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LETTER: Wood fires--wholesome or hypocritical?
Dear Editor,
I've just been reading your story "Only YOU can prevent cancer now" and can support wholeheartedly the mission of the PCN (Prevent Cancer Now) campaigners.
What I find ironical though, and even hypocritical in some instances, is that we often read about campaigns about carcinogens from BPA, tanning beds, nuclear power, coal fired power, cigarette smoking, garden chemicals and weed killers, incineration plants and many other sources of cancer causing chemicals and toxins and yet quite happily ignore a major source in our own towns that we are, or can be, in total control of…wood smoke.
Your story uses the expression "you can't fight fire with fire". You can however "fight fire with no fire"…from burning wood.
Wood smoke is known to contain more carcinogens than cigarette smoke. It harms you and your neighbours, especially children and people with respiratory problems. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) researchers suggest that the lifetime cancer risk from woodstove emissions might be 12 x greater than the lifetime cancer risk from an equal amount of cigarette smoke.
One EPA study concluded that breathing wood smoke on high pollution days is equivalent to smoking 4 to 16 cigarettes.
Another study concluded that a single wood stove operating for an hour and burning 10 lb. of wood will generate 4300 times more carcinogenic aromatic hydrocarbons that 30 cigarettes.
The health risk from wood smoke pollutants is well documented. Wood smoke contains over 100 chemical compounds including many of the same chemical compounds as cigarette smoke including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hazardous metals, and known carcinogens such as formaldehyde, dioxin, benzene and toluene compounds.
The greatest hazard is from fine particulates less than 2.5 microns in size (a human hair varies in diameter from about 20 to 120 microns). These fine particles can enter homes, even with doors and windows closed and even homes without wood stoves have reportedly been found to reach 50 to 70% of outdoor levels. Moreover, it has been found that these fine particles penetrate deep into the lungs and are long lasting.
Wood burning stoves have been found to be the largest single source of small toxic particles entering our homes, in many cases from neighbours wood stove
A BC Government report says that wood provides about 10% of residential space heating requirements in BC whilst accounting for 97% of the pollution from space heating. . It mentions an air-shed modeling study in Quesnel which determined that the "residential" sector contributed up to 62% of fine particulates.
In the Rossland energy surveys, 7 to 9% of respondents use wood as a primary fuel source and over 50% use wood as a secondary heating source. A low cost solution to preventing or reducing these carcinogens in the air from wood smoke is quite simple….stop burning wood.
A further incentive to many conservation minded people who burn wood, under the impression that it is carbon neutral, should be the message from a campaign kicked off in February by Hillary Clinton on behalf of a Climate and Clean Air Coalition". This campaign involves about 6 countries and the United Nations and targets "soot" from wood burning and diesel engines. The particulates or "black carbon"are now considered by researchers to be a significant contributor to global warming in addition to its known health risk.
Ken Holmes
Thanks for all these great points.
While winter air quality in many valley towns really is terrible, depending on the time of day, this issue is much more nuanced - more sides to the story - for rural living.
Discussing these nuances is most helpful:
- Wood heat feels fabulous and is a great way to heat;
- The fuel is readily available; volunteering around us all the time;
- Where ventilation is good the impact of carbon monoxide, benzene, and fine particulates is greatly reduced.
- Here in the Kootenays, the choice for other fuels has challenges: the electrical capacity may not even exist to convert;
- The cost of conversion can be prohibitive; might be better to focus on new constructions;
Attempting an outright ban might generate needless opposition.
Wood heat resources
Thanks for this discussion, folks! There is more information on the Prevent Cancer Now website - www.preventcancernow.ca. Scroll down a bit on the home page to see the article about wood heating, which links to information compiled by the Canadian Lung Association.
A wood stove by any other name...
Thank you for the valuable points and information.
And please follow Ken's link to donate to Prevent Cancer Now!
I agree, the vast majority of wood stoves gobble wood inefficiently and, consequently, belch out all manner of toxins—those characteristic campfire smells.
But not all wood stoves are created equal, and most toxins can be avoided by intensely hot, turbulent, oxygen-saturated fire on fuels with a high surface area.
Benzene (mentioned in the comment below) has a combustion temperature around 570 deg. C, but a commercial "high-efficiency" stove burns at 600 deg. C, and the masonry stoves of the old continent burn at around 800 deg. C.
Even better, especially for do-it-yourselfers, is the rocket mass heater invented by Ianto Evans. I was fortunate to spend several weeks with Ianto a decade ago to learn how to build cob houses—he also showed us how to build his ingenious burner out of inexpensive materials.
I was astonished how well the stove burns. It literally roars, and it produces no smoke, no ash, no soot, and no smell. Ianto says the combustion chamber reaches 1000 deg. C (1800 F).
It works through a clever use of fluid dynamics and the "chimney effect."
Typically, wood stoves have tall chimneys to generate enough draw from the relatively cool flame. Because the fire's heat isn't stored in much mass, people have to damp down the stove to keep it smouldering all night. This practice generates even more awful chemicals and wastes wood.
Furthermore, the interior shape of most stoves doesn't create a good airflow, especially around the fat logs that are usually stuffed in. So even when there's enough heat, there often isn't enough oxygen to make a complete burn.
Much of the heat that is created leaves the building through the chimney.
Ianto's stove is completely different. It uses small diameter wood and the combustion chamber is narrow, heavily insulated, and has abrupt corners to create turbulence. The heat is so intense that the stack can be short (around 4 feet) and the strong chimney effect pushes the air forcefully.
As a result, the flow can be diverted back down and through standard stove pipe buried into some kind of mass to capture the heat. By the time the air leaves the house, it's just CO2 and water vapour at room temperature.
My nose is quite good, but I couldn't smell a thing, even when I stuffed my face fully into the outlet in the side of the wall.
There are many ways to heat a house well. Good passive solar design is incredibly effective, so long as the sun beats down on a mass such as a trombe wall. Solar hot water is another good idea. Electricity can be a good way to heat, if you feel good about how the electricty was generated. Natural gas burns clean, but there are a lot of other impacts before it reaches your house.
Ultimately, the best answer to heating is to require less. North America is awash in houses that are too big and leaky.
That all said, there are plenty of people in BC, especially in rural areas, for whom wood heat is the only affordable option. It can be as cheap as their labour and there's plenty of wood out there.
Inexpensive but ingenious solutions such as Ianto's rocket mass heater are a big part of the answer for people in this situation. The only drawback is having to split the wood into slimmer pieces, but people will also use one-third the amount of wood, or less.
Although I would rather see wood turned into mushrooms, insects, habitat, and soil through a long rot, maybe burning it cleanly beats building more hydro dams or drilling for natural gas?
Those interested in rocket stoves should check out Ianto's 2006 book, "Rocket Mass Heaters."
A reader sends in this
A reader sends in this information on the alleged carcinogenic properties of wood smoke:
Beware of the Benzene in the air
Benzene, a Toxic chemical that permeates and pollutes our air, is emitted from industrial sources and from all residential forms of Wood burning.
Benzene, a known carcinogen to humans, destroys the air we breathe in our residential neighbourhood, placing everyone at the potential risk of developing cancer.
Woodsmoke pollutes the surrounding air for miles, seeping into homes, onto property, into lungs and our cells doing irreparable damage.
Woodburning stoves, Wood burning fireplaces, pellet stoves, pellet factories, OWBs and outdoor open air burning contribute to the toxic air we breathe daily.
Benzene Facts:
Will benzene cause cancer?
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has concluded that there is sufficient evidence for carcinogenicity to humans. The overall IARC evaluation is Group 1 - carcinogenic to humans. The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has determined that benzene is a substance known to be carcinogenic. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) has designated benzene as a confirmed human carcinogen (A1). There are common limitations in the human studies because exposures usually cannot be accurately assessed, the numbers of cases is small and frequently there is exposure to other chemicals. However, there are so many case reports and epidemiologic studies of exposed workers, that a causal relationship between benzene exposure and leukemia has been clearly established. Benzene exposure has also been associated with cancer of the lymph system (lymphoma), lung cancer and bladder (urothelial) cancer.
Benzene also damages the bone marrow, where new blood cells are produced, resulting in aplastic anemia, which can lead to leukemia.
"The tragedy of benzene is that it has taken so long for science to be translated into protective action. Many thousands of workers and other persons in nations around the world have suffered unnecessarily and died prematurely while regulatory agencies, industry and the courts debated the carcinogenicity of benzene and argued about the need for protective regulation. In the current era of global proliferation of toxic chemicals and hazardous technologies, all who are involved in the production and use of benzene have a heavy responsibility and a duty to protect their workers and the general public against this highly toxic and carcinogenic compound. The debate over whether benzene is carcinogenic has long since ended, and controversy about the need to protect humans against benzene must not continue."
- Dr. Philip Landrigan
Chair of Community Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Environment Canada States:
"Benzene has been classified as carcinogenic to humans. It is a non-threshold toxicant - a substance for which there is considered to be some probability of harm for critical effects at any level of exposure. The main sources of benzene are:
• wood combustion (including forest fires and residential wood combustion);"
Bans to prohibit the use of all residential Wood burning devices and appliances must be adopted via by-laws and regulations to protect all Canadians from the cancer causing chemical Benzene and all toxic chemicals in Woodsmoke.
From Linda Baker Beaudin, founder of the group Air Is Precious.


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1A man had his phone taken from him while waiting for a bus at North 62 Street and West North Avenue at 12:45 p.m. Dec. 12. The robber walked up to him, asked him if he or his friends needed any marijuana. They said no, but the stranger then asked to see the man's phone to add his number and when he was given the phone, he said "you don't need it!" and ran off. The phone was worth $250.
2Two young men robbed a Speedway gas station, 6804 W. North Ave., at gunpoint at 5:38 p.m. Dec. 16. They took cigarettes, $153 in cash and the Children's Miracle Network donation jar. They were able to get away and no one was injured.
3Multiple cellphone accessories were taken from a storage basement at Verizon Wireless, 2500 N. Mayfair Road. Police believe the suspect climbed a ladder to get to a ceiling above the storage room and removed ceiling tile to get in.
4Cash and two televisions worth $1,480 were taken from a home in the 10000 block of West Keefe Avenue between 2 and 4 p.m. Dec. 11. The victims believe the burglar is a former tenant who used a door code to get in.
5A concession stand was broken into at Wisconsin Lutheran College, 8725 W. Wisconsin Ave. between 3:50 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. Dec. 13. Although a cash register was damaged, nothing appeared to be taken except for one bottle of soda. Damage to the building is valued at $2,500.
6Burglars removed a window to break into a home in the 6200 block of West North Avenue between 12:30 and 1:58 p.m. Dec. 14. Nothing was taken and the only damage was to latches on the window, valued at $10.
7A home was broken into and several items stolen from it in the 7300 block of Portland Avenue between 4:45 and 6:15 p.m. Dec. 15. Police responded after a neighbor saw the window open and were able to recover a television in some bushes. An iPad and laptop computer worth $1,450 were taken.
8A home in the 6600 block of Revere Avenue was broken into via the basement window and several iPods and laptop computers were taken from it between 1:20 and 2:24 p.m. Dec. 16. Total loss is $1,410.
9A thief stole $101 worth of food by abusing the self checkout at Pick 'n Save, 6950 W. State St., at 12:52 p.m. Dec. 3. The woman punched in the wrong codes, getting expensive deli items at the price of cheaper produce. She used this tactic four times before getting caught but escaping after an argument during the fifth attempt.
10An iPod was taken from a girl's backpack while she was at Wauwatosa East High School, 7500 Milwaukee Ave., between 12:41 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 7. Total loss is $115.
11A Toyota Corolla worth $7,500 was stolen while its owner went to Number One Chinese Restaurant, 6119 W. North Ave. between 2:30 and 3 p.m. Dec. 8. The car was found in Milwaukee on Dec. 12 undamaged.
12 A 26-year-old Chicago woman and a 25-year-old Brookfield man were arrested for taking $182 worth of clothes from Macy's at Mayfair, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 3:08 p.m. Dec. 10.
13A 38-year-old Wind Lake woman was arrested for taking $559 of crystalware from Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, at 4:56 p.m. Dec. 10. She tried multiple times to steal the items and bit security guards when they tried to stop her. She swore on the way out and kicked over a mannequin on her way out, breaking off its head. The mannequin cost $2,000.
14A GPS and two packs of cigarettes were taken from a car in the 2300 block of Lefebar Avenue between 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 and 6:30 a.m. Dec. 11. Total loss is estimated at $164.
15A vehicle's window was smashed and a fly fishing rod was taken out of it at Radisson, 2303 N. Mayfair Road, at 10:49 p.m. Dec. 10. Total loss is $550.
16Two Milwaukee boys, ages 15 and 13, were arrested for taking two pairs of jeans worth $142 from Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road at 7:39 p.m. Dec. 11.
17Two catalytic converters worth $8,600 were taken from trucks at FSA Network, 4320 N. 124th St., at 10:51 p.m. Dec. 11. The thieves drove a dark silver SUV police believe was the same one used in two prior thefts. The thieves attempted taking a third converter, but it was welded on.
18A catalytic converter worth $4,300 was taken from Elite Energy Distribution, 4700 N. 124th St., between 10:21 and 11:59 p.m. Dec. 11. A dark silver SUV was seen in video surveillance. Police believe this is the same SUV tied to prior thefts.
19A laptop computer and other electronics were taken from a car in the 2400 block of North 63rd Street between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 12. Total loss is $600.
20A man stole four bottles of liquor worth $96 from CVS Pharmacy, 7520 W. Bluemound Road, at 1:38 p.m. Dec. 12. Employees believe the man has stolen from CVS over 10 times.
21A car's window was shattered and a check worth $4,175 and $15 in change were taken from it in the 2400 block of North 63rd Street between 12:30 and 7:45 a.m. Dec. 13.
22A 17-year-old Milwaukee girl was arrested for taking a $35 fragrance set from Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, at 6:34 p.m. Dec. 13. She had $105 of stolen clothing on her from Crazy 8 and Hollister.
23A car's window was shattered and a purse stolen from it at Cardinal Fitness, 2885 N. Mayfair Road, between 7 and 8:10 p.m. Dec. 13. The purse had a driver's license, credit cards and cash in it. Loss is valued at $1,270.
24A 25-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for taking $177 of socks from Macy's at Mayfair, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 1:35 p.m. Dec. 14.
25A man drew a knife on employees trying to stop a woman from taking a $30 bottle of alcohol from Walgreens, 10800 W. Capitol Drive, at 4:05 p.m. Dec. 14. No one was hurt and the suspects escaped.
26A woman had $1,740 stolen from her while she left her door open at Holiday Inn Extended Stay, 11121 W. North Ave. at 6:25 p.m. Dec. 14. She went to the lobby to help a friend and forgot to put the bolt in the door. Among the items stolen are a laptop computer, a tablet computer and credit cards.
27An unattended cellphone worth $280 was taken while its owner was shopping at Macy's, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 6:58 p.m. Dec. 14.
28A woman had a cellphone worth $800 taken from her by a man she had a one-night stand with at Days Inn Hotel, 11811 W. Bluemound Road, at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 14.
29A 31-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for trying to dine and dash from Applebees, 2500 n. Mayfair Road, at 6:16 p.m. Dec. 15.
30A man pulled a knife on an employee of Walgreens, 6600 W. State St., when she tried to stop him from taking a cellphone worth $50 at 8:07 p.m. Dec. 15. The man put the cellphone back and did not hurt anyone.
31A 44-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for taking six bottles of alcohol worth $114 from Sendik's, 8616 W. North Ave., at 8:05 a.m. Dec. 16. The man ran from the store and was found in a driveway shortly after.
Police responded to thefts of six items valued at less than $100 this week.
32A 37-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drug possession after an employee of called the police about a suspected drug deal in the parking lot of Puhl's True Value Hardware, 1525 N. 68th St. at 3:35 p.m. Dec. 12. Police found multiple prescription pills that the 37-year-old had in a cigarette pack, two iPhones and a Garmin Nuvifone. The suspect denied selling drugs and said that they were from his knee surgery in 2008. The other man had powder in his truck, but it was undetermined if it was from a drug.
33A 33-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunken driving, first offense, at the intersection of North 81st Street and Rogers Avenue at 2:23 a.m. Dec. 10. Officers found the man slumped over, passed out in his car. He woke up to their flashlights and interrupted them, saying, "Yes, I'm drunk. I didn't want to drive anymore." His blood alcohol content was 0.24.
34A 25-year-old New Berlin woman was arrested for drunken driving, second offense, in the 10500 block of West North Avenue at 2:55 a.m. Dec. 11. The vehicle slowly drove through a red stoplight. While going through field sobriety tests, she said "can you just arrest me?" Her BAC was 0.20.
35A 47-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested for drunken driving, first offense, after he got into an accident at the intersection of 68th Street and Meinecke Avenue at 2:54 a.m. Dec. 15. The man had fallen asleep at the wheel; his BAC was 0.13.
36A 23-year-old Wauwatosa woman was arrested for drunken driving, first offense, after she nearly hit a car on Interstate 94 at 1:31 a.m. Dec. 16. She was followed to her parents' driveway and arrested at the intersection of Michigan and 106th streets. Her BAC was 0.18.
37A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunken driving, first offense, at the intersection of 76th Street and Bluemound Road at 2:59 a.m. Dec. 16. He had a burned out headlight and refused to take a breath test.
38A 32-year-old woman was taken to Froedtert Hospital after a 23-year-old woman rear-ended the car she was riding in at the intersection of North Avenue and Menomonee River Parkway at 1:59 Dec. 9.
39A 20-year-old woman hit a pedestrian with her car in the 1100 block of North Mayfair Road on Dec. 11. The pedestrian, a 52-year-old man, was taken to Froedtert Hospital for a bruised knee.
40A man claims he was scammed out of $650 by a false advertising company when his business, Action Law Office, 933 N. Mayfair Road, tried to purchase advertising for football calendars on Sept. 28. The alleged scammer used a contact at Wauwatosa East without her permission and never made the banners for the victim.
41A man passed a $4526 bad check to Kitchen Saver, 6531 W. North Ave., at 9:07 a.m. Dec. 2. The man was paying for cabinet and countertop work and didn't answer his phone after his check was declined.
42A 27-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for forging checks at Associated Bank, 2645 N. Mayfair Road, at 10:20 a.m. Dec. 10. Banks were on alert for a certain type of check through Florida that he was using, which hit four banks before. The man said he was conned into trying to cash the $1,000 check from a man named Terrance who was not his friend or family member.
43A 21-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for disorderly conduct after people were concerned that he would jump from an apartment stairwell in the 1100 block of North Mayfair Road at 3:42 p.m. Dec. 11. He resisted arrest in the parking lot and was shocked by police.
44A stolen 1996 Ford Ranger was found in the 4200 block of North 94th Street at 4:16 p.m. Dec. 13.
45A woman called police in reference to a prowler in her yard in the 2300 block of North 62nd Street at 1:35 p.m. Dec. 14. She heard a back door open, investigated and saw a stranger in her house. He asked if she needed yard work done, to which she said no and he left.
46A woman's credit cards were stolen from her purse in Brookfield and used in an attempted $1,256 purchase at Target, 3900 N. 124th St. at 1:53 p.m. Dec. 14. She canceled the cards and the money was refunded.
47A man was found in possession of two counterfeit $20 bills while at Walgreens, 6950 W. State St., at 7:21 p.m. Dec. 14. The man got the money from his tenant, who used the money for rent.
Police made one arrest for a domestic disturbance call this week.
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Dipyridamole prevents platelet clumping and is used with warfarin (Coumadin®) to prevent blood clots from forming after heart valve replacement. It may be used alone or combined with aspirin to prevent strokes.
Common brand names:Persantine
Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, & Foods
Replenish Depleted Nutrients
Some studies suggest the taking of too much iron by individuals who are not iron deficient can result in tissue damage that may contribute to heart disease.1 Test tube studies have shown dipyridamole blocks platelet clumping caused by iron,2 which might reduce the damage caused by this mineral. Controlled human studies are needed to test this possibility.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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A test tube study has shown ajoene, a compound found in garlic that prevents platelet clumping, enhances the beneficial action of dipyridamole on human platelets.3 Controlled research is needed to determine whether taking garlic supplements together with dipyridamole might enhance the effectiveness of either compound taken alone.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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Foods with Caffeine
Taking dipyridamole can cause a reduction in the amount of oxygen delivered to the heart, resulting in a rare side effect known as angina pectoris . Because dipyridamole has this effect, it has sometimes been used in heart stress tests. One person who consumed coffee prior to the test failed to experience the expected reduction in blood flow caused by dipyridamole.4 Controlled studies are needed to determine whether consumption of beverages containing caffeine might reduce the likelihood of developing angina from the drug.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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1. Tzonou A, Lagiou P, Trichopoulou A, et al. Dietary iron and coronary heart disease risk: a study from Greece. Am J Epidemiol 1998;147:161-6.
2. De la Cruz JP, Garcia PJ, Sanchez de la Cuesta F. Dipyridamole inhibits platelet aggregation induced by oxygen-derived free radicals. Thromb Res 1992;66:277-85.
3. Apitz-Castro R, Escalante J, Vargas R, Jain MK. Ajoene, the antiplatelet principle of garlic, synergistically potentiates the antiaggregatory action of prostacyclin, forskolin, indomethacin and dipyridamole on human platelets. Thromb Res 1986;42:303-11.
4. Smits P, Aengevaeren WR, Corstens FH, Thien T. Caffeine reduces dipyridamole-induced myocardial ischemia. J Nucl Med 1989;30:1723-6.
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The brother of the man burned to death in South Auckland has appealed for information on his brother's killers.
Shalvin Prasad's body was identified by police after being found in a scrub fire near McRobbie Rd in Kingseat on Thursday morning.
Today would have been his 22nd birthday.
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#1 Wed 31 Oct 12 3:10pm
Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
Hello all,
A recent road trip has led to a freezer full of bony animal pieces. This isn't too unusual - any trip down the M6 is not complete without stopping in at Tebay Services and the farm shop.
So I have mutton neck chops and a couple of foreshanks of lamb, all from Herdwick sheep, which makes me happy. I love this kind of gnarly bony awkward meat - (especially mutton, which I can't buy here despite being surrounded by sheep!) so I don't want to waste it on something uninspired.
Does anyone have any good recipes that would suit this? I own a slow cooker so feel free to suggest slow cooker recipes, but I'm interested in oven/hob dishes too, or anything really.
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Re: Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
For both of the mutton neck chops and a couple of foreshanks of lamb I would slow cook them , not at the same time !
Do you have a slow cooker ?
I cooked lamb shanks only last week and this is what I did...
I browned off some chopped onions in a fry pan and put them into the slow cooker , browned of the lamb shanks and added them also , I deglazed the pan with some red wine and added this and around 1/3 bottle of the red wine to the slow cooker.
I also added a couple of bay leaves , a few mixed herbs ,around half a bottle or so of passata and around 6 or 7 cloves of garlic that I had roughly chopped .
Thats it ... lid on and slow cooked for around 6 hours
(but less time would be fine that was just a convinient time on the day ).
If you dont have a slow cooker then it would be fine cooked in a lidded casserole dish in the oven. Just cook at a highish temperature for the first hour then turn down low .
Neck of lamb... much the same . long slow cook is best.
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Re: Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
Hi Hippytea!
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Re: Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
for the perfect tasting meat dont bother with getting it from the supermarkets make sure you get it from staight from the producer as it will be 100% fresh. if you are unsure how to get hold of these kind of people then go to foodbritain and they act as a kind of communicator for you so you can get hold of the freshest produce around!
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Re: Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
Hello Hippytea.....lucky you!!!
Presuming your mutton neck chops are either scrag or neck chops and the foreshanks are "foreshanks".....and not shanks, I would avoid the 10hr slow roasting recipes with tons of red wine as preferred by TV chefs when cooking shank of lamb. I would go for a medditeranian style of lamb casserole. As your meat (and bone) will not be in a large lump. this is how I would attack the lamb......
Put a little OO in a frying pan and heat well. Hard fry the lamb and mutton (even if it means multiple batches...if you have a lot) until a good colour is achieved. Remove the lamb from the pan and place in a warming ceramic or cast iron casserole dish. POUR AWAY all the fat from the lamb and de-glaze with a cup of cider. Pour this on the lamb.
In a mortar and pestle put 1 level tsp of dried rosemary and 1 level tsp of dried oregano with a good pinch of course sea salt and grind lightly to slightly bruise the dry herbs.
In the de-glazed pan pour in a little more OO and add chopped onions, peppers and a pinch of chillie flakes. Fry on a fair heat for 4 or 5 minutes then add the bruised herbs and 2 cloves of finely chopped...or sliced garlic and fry for a further minute. Add this to the lamb....de-glaze this pan with a small glass of Marsala or port and add to the casserole.
Add a tin of quality.....or decent plum tomatoes to the pot (I find Napolina tomatoes really good) .....at least 10 grinds of black pepper. good pinch of sugar and salt if needed. Bring the pot to the boil then reduce to a simmer. Leave uncovered for the first hour to reduce the sauce, then cover and simmer for a further 40 minutes.
You can also add mushrooms or celery etc, but very often with a Medditeranian peasant dish less is often more.
After an hour of cooking scoop off any "froth" which comes to the top of the pot.
Eat with freshly baked bread.....torn apart, not cut.
This is just my take on your initial ingredients.......
#6 Sun 18 Nov 12 8:54pm
Re: Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
Thanks everyone for your responses! I didn't get these til now as I hadn't set up my notifications properly and didn't know anyone had responded.
In the end I just did a basic stew with a bit of rosemary and garlic. Next time I will trim excess fat first and cook with more liquid, and leave it overnight to let me skim the fat off, as it was mega mega greasy. Tasty as all getout, but the fat! My goodness. It was mainly coming from the neck chops. I also wish I had boned it before adding dumplings as the bones escaped and got all through it, especially those little intercostal discs. Hard on the teeth, those.
At least I have a notion how to treat neck chops now; a bit like oxtail, trim the fat, brown REALLY well. I'd bone before serving next time and probably contain the neck chops in a little colander or something during cooking to stop the little discs escaping. I've done that with oxtail before and it worked well. By comparison the shanks were a doddle, not much fat and the big bones were easy to remove.
Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone!
Edit to add, I did it in the slow cooker overnight. Definitely the right choice, the meat was melting and super tasty.
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Re: Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
hippytea if you bone it you dont get the same flavour , like wise if you remove all the fat. I thiink its best to let things cool a bit then fish out the bones you can find and skim off the excess fat as it will rise to the surface.
#8 Mon 19 Nov 12 12:51pm
Re: Lamb foreshanks and neck of mutton - suggestions please!
Hi mummza - I meant I would bone it after cooking and before serving, rather than just dumping it on the plate caveman-style. As for the fat, I know a bit of fat helps the flavour, but you didn't see the sheer amount of fat that came out of this. Oceans and seas of grease! As much grease as gravy, I reckon. Far too much to skim, as it was all over the meat and veg as well as floating on the gravy. A bit of trimming would do no harm at all in this case!
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Some companies experience demand for testing services that exceeds the capability of the existing testing team. Even when the company has a large testing team, it may not have the bandwidth or expertise to take on ad hoc testing tasks (i.e. a capacity test for measuring the response times for a new GUI, hardware component, or LAN). Employing an outsourcing firm to handle surges or increases in demand for ad-hoc testing tasks provides a practical solution for test teams that cannot support such efforts.
Many companies regard test tools, or test automation, as a foreign and esoteric subject. Even companies that have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in test tools struggle because they don't have the properly trained in-house resources to implement these test tools. Sometimes the test tools are not even suitable for their intended environment (i.e. a test tool for a CRM web based system may not support a Mainframe environment). Another common problem with purchasing test tools is resistance to change that compels many companies to conduct their regression and functional tests by hand because the testing team is resistant to the tools.
In contrast to these problems with test tools, outsourcing firms own licenses to a variety of test tools from different vendors and have testers who are savvy in test automation. Outsourcing firms understand what can be automated and how it should be automated. Automation of business processes and test cases is critical to providing consistent and repeatable test results; many outsourcing firms are capable of providing this service.
Minimize Costs
Hiring full-time testers involves providing them with company benefits and training which is a costly and time-consuming venture. Furthermore, recruiting costs for qualified full-time testers are additional. Companies looking to cut costs should seriously look into outsourcing as a cheaper alternative. The cost of employing a tester from an outsourcing firm with specific testing experience in a given industry or with a particular test tool is far cheaper than the cost of hiring in-house testers.
Outsourcing firms lower testing costs by offering testers and testing solutions at a percentage of the cost of hiring full-time testers. Furthermore, outsourcing firms have libraries and repositories of automated tests that can be leveraged or recycled for other testing needs, which also lowers the costs of various test automation tasks.
Special Testing Requirements
Sometimes companies have testing needs that exceed the capabilities of the existing testing team members. A company should seek help from an outsourcing firm if it's facing testing requirements that its existing test team does not have the knowledge to provide test coverage or traceability for. Some areas that may require the service of an outsourcing firm include:
- Foreign language requirements
- Usability testing requirements for individuals with disabilities (i.e. Section 508)
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New York, August 22, 2011--A midday attack on three Khyber TV personnel in central Peshawar underscores the vulnerability of Pakistan journalists as the country's security situation grows more precarious, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Reports | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Sri Lanka
Reports | Multimedia, Sri Lanka
In "Murdered With Impunity," Sri Lankan journalist Sonali Samarasinghe describes the unsolved murder of her husband, the editor Lasantha Wickramatunga. Although Wickramatunga was beaten to death on a busy street in broad daylight, the government has failed to apprehend his attackers. (3:32)
Read our accompanying special report, "Getting Way With Murder." Please visit our Global Campaign Against Impunity and see how you can help. CPJ's Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
New York, May 31, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed and angered by the targeted killing of senior Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, the Pakistan bureau chief of the Asia Times online website. Shahzad, considered an expert on Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, disappeared on Sunday night as he was on his way to participate in a talk show on Dunya Television, media reports said. His body, showing signs of torture, was later found outside Islamabad, according to local and international media reports.
Do you believe the free flow of information must be protected? Sign the #RightToReport petition and demand that President Obama immediately:
1. Issue a presidential policy directive prohibiting the hacking and surveillance of journalists and media organizations.
2. Limit aggressive prosecutions that ensnare journalists and intimidate whistleblowers.
3. Prevent the harassment of journalists at the U.S. border.
Or click here to see the full petition, and join leading journalists like Christiane Amanpour, The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the AP Kathleen Carroll, and Arianna Huffington in signing on.


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Olam Tomato Processors, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Mild and Medium Chunky Salsa Because It May Contain Large Glass Pieces
(800) 876-8697, ext. 15918
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 22, 2013 – Olam Tomato Processors, Inc., today announced the voluntary recall of three production codes of Chunky Salsa because it may contain large glass pieces. The production codes for the Mild Chunky Salsa (UPC 3927759137) are L12142 (Best By Date June 2015) and L04093 (Best By Date October 2015) and for the Medium Chunky Salsa (UPC 3927759139) is L01313 (Best By Date July 2015). The labels of the affected product will say distributed by Greenbrier International, Inc. Pictures of the affected product appear at the end of this press release. This product was sold at Dollar Tree and Deals 'stores, Dollar Express and Dollar Bill$.
The voluntary recall is limited to these three lots of production, which were distributed nationwide. No other production dates, sizes or varieties of Chunky Salsa products are affected by this recall. This voluntary action is being taken after reports by a total of three consumers that glass had been found in the product. No injuries have been reported. This recall is being undertaken in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration and the California Department of Public Health.
Due to the popularity of the product and proactive measures that have been taken, it is believed that no product remains in retail distribution. For this reason, consumers are asked to examine their refrigerator and pantry for specific packages of Mild Chunky Salsa, UPC 3927759137, production codes L12142 (Best By Date June 2015) and L04093 (Best By Date October 2015) and Medium Chunky Salsa, UPC 3927759139, production code L01313 (Best By Date July 2015). To locate the production code, consumers should look on the glass jar itself below the cap and above the label. Pictures of product bearing the affected lot codes appear at the end of this press release.
Consumers who may have purchased the recalled Chunky Salsa should not consume the product, but instead should return it to the store for a full refund.
Olam Tomato Processors is dedicated to product quality, and the health and safety of its consumers. For these reasons, Olam Tomato Processors has voluntarily initiated this recall. We apologize to consumers and sincerely regret any inconvenience created by this voluntary product recall.
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Is this an actual polling place? Update: Judge orders mural covered Update: Philly does really bad job covering mural
posted at 11:22 am on November 6, 2012 by Allahpundit
And to think, they wouldn't let me carry my life-sized Mitt Romney cardboard cutout in with me to vote here in NYC.
Seriously, Philly?
Unreal: Obama mural inside polling place in Philly. No wonder they are kicking out GOP officials. Photo twitter.com/Timodc/status/…
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 6, 2012
Update: Looks like that polling place is indeed real.
Update: Election Judge in PA has ordered Obama mural in polling place covered up. Order here –> twitter.com/Timodc/status/…
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 6, 2012
Update (MKH): Philly covers up an Obama mural about as effectively as Obama governs. Pic at the link.
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Olive Leaf reminds me of visiting a favorite vineyard tasting area, where olive trees mix their scent with rosemary and other herbs. Every time I wash my hands or use the lotion, it takes me back to this favorite place, all while cleansing and moisturizing my hands. It is always ready to greet my guests in my guest bath!
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This fragrance smells very fresh, clean and green! It also has a bit of spicy warmth behind it as well. I purchased the hand wash in this scent and after you wash your hands, the scent lingers for quite a while. I would consider this fragrance to be very neutral. If a man were to wash his hands with this, it wouldn't be too feminine or perfumy for him. This might be my new year round favorite. My absolute favorite is still Frasier Fir.
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Intended for backcountry touring's descent and rest phases, the Stikine Jacket is a light, packable GORE-TEX® shell with a layer of waterproof Arc'teryx Thermatek™ synthetic insulation. Thrown on during rest and transition phases, it provides warmth and wind protection to help prevent chill. On descents, the waterproof/breathable N40p-X GORE-TEX® 2L shell blocks driven and falling snow, and the Thermatek™ insulation protects from the cold. The Stikine has mesh lined pockets that, when opened, provide ventilation. A low profile powder skirt helps seal out snow without adding unnecessary bulk, and the insulated helmet compatible StormHood™ provides protection and warmth without sacrificing visibility.
Knowing the Stikine is likely to come in contact with sweat and snow, the jacket is water resistant inside and out. Thermatek™ is the highest performing technical synthetic insulation Arc'teryx uses. Directly laminated to the lining fabric, Thermatek™ provides warmth, lightweight performance and longwearing resiliency. Treated with a DWR coating for water resistance, it has excellent characteristics for situations where it will be worn over wet layers.
Arc'teryx designers think in terms of systems, creating clothing and equipment that come together to work as a single unit. The Stikine works with a variety of pieces, including the Sawatch Pant, Ephus Hoody, and Phase baselayers to provide the flexibility required for self propelled powder seeking away from the ski resort's comfort zone.
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Preparation is key, says Head Coach
Kenny Jackett says Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without football as he and Wolves prepare for the Molineux double-header with Crewe and Leyton Orient.
The Wolves staff and squad will be in for training on Christmas Day as is the usual the day before a game, continuing preparations for the Boxing Day clash with Crewe (3pm) and follow-up with Sky Bet League One leaders Leyton Orient on Sunday (3pm).
And Jackett believes the hectic festive schedule is something that both players and supporters should relish and enjoy.
"You have to be dedicated at this time of year, the players have to be dedicated, and as a staff we have to be organised which we are," says the Head Coach.
"We were back in on Sunday morning after Rotherham to make sure the lads recovered and did everything they possibly could to be in tip top condition for Boxing Day.
"And yes we will be training on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day – it has to be like that.
"Christmas without football isn't really Christmas.
"I think it's a great part of our game – the amount of games which take place over the Christmas period.
"We chose it and I think we should enjoy it.
"We will make sure we will do everything possible to win these games because it is such a vital period.
"We want to do well and want the club to be successful so we have to make sure we do everything we possibly can to get the players well prepared for these games."
Jackett, who will check on the availability of Jake Cassidy who was suffering from swollen glands at the weekend, acknowledges there is always a balance to be struck during a hectic schedule of keeping the squad fresh without damaging any continuity.
"You think about using your squad at this time – it's very important we have full energy but don't lose any cohesion when we change the team," he explained.
And he will not be taking the challenge of Crewe lightly.
Managed by Wolves fan Steve Davis, the Railwaymen have endured a difficult season but arrive at Molineux unbeaten in their last three.
"Crewe are a good footballing side and I think it will be almost like a local derby as coming to Molineux for them will be a big day," says Jackett.
"It's similar to what we have faced and all we have got to do is make sure we look after ourselves.
"We have got to keep improving our team, analysing our performances and making sure we try to improve.
"It's about respecting the opposition - we will do our homework and we do know all of the division very well by this stage and have had many reports.
"But on Boxing Day it will be like a cup tie atmosphere, and the most important thing is to concentrate on your own team.
"It is about ourselves and making sure we put on a performance for our home crowd.
"We are really looking forward to the game and to the day and doing it justice and taking the opportunity that we have to try and get some points."
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I got a sample Nuc box from Jester Bee.
Today I got my chance to put it through it's
paces with a cut out.
I can only compare them to the Mann Lake
waxed cardboard Nucs.
The EZ Nuc is well worth the extra $3.00 with out a
Much better frame rests.
Much better frame fit.
Ventilation is superb.
Nice space over top bars for pollen patties.
Nice entrance that can be closed down (no
plastic plug to buy and lose).
Lid is hinged and that makes it really convenient.
Heavy duty. This should stand up and out live
5 cardboard nucs.
Only complaint..... The slot above the entrance
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In short, at this point I won't use anything else.
When my Mann Lake cardboard ones are gone,
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Avista owns and operates six hydroelectric plants on the Spokane River. One of those plants, Little Falls, is operated under separate congressional authority and is not licensed by FERC. On June 18, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a 50-year operating license to Avista for our Spokane River Hydroelectric Project, which comprises the remaining five of Avista's six Spokane River plants (Post Falls, Upper Falls, Monroe Street, Nine Mile and Long Lake). The license includes a variety of measures designed to protect and enhance natural resources connected with the Project and the Spokane River.
Over the six-year licensing process, more than 200 stakeholders helped scope studies, gather information and make natural resource protection, mitigation and enhancement recommendations reflected in Avista's 2005 application to FERC.
The conditions in the new license reflect important agreements with many of those parties, including the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Spokane Tribe, Colville Confederated Tribes, federal, state and local natural resource and recreation management agencies, the Sierra Club, and other interested groups and organizations.
These agreements detail the many actions Avista will take over the next half-century to protect and enhance fish, terrestrial, water quality, recreation, cultural and aesthetic resources related to the project. These are significant environmental measures, which will benefit both the communities and the natural and cultural resources where our facilities are located.
New conditions that will be implemented in the project area will take place on a schedule that is set out in the license. Major efforts include, but aren't limited to, the following:
According to Avista's 50-year FERC license to operate, issued in June 2009, collectively the hydro project relicensing agreements comprehensively resolve numerous issues that have divided Avista and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, in particular, for a century, including those pertaining to land use, water use, potential trespass, resource usage and Tribal sovereignty. The Tribe agrees with Avista that these agreements have fostered a mutual spirit of cooperation and trust that will allow Avista and the Tribe to work together over the term of the new license and beyond to ensure continued efficient operation of an important hydroelectric resource. At the same time the agreements protect and enhance the Tribe's natural and cultural resources and provide the Tribe with appropriate compensation for Avista's use of its land and waters. Avista's commitment to enhancing relationships with the area's indigenous people is reflected in the company's appointment of a full-time Tribal liaison.
As part of our Spokane River Project License, we are developing and implementing a transmission line management plan. This work will help minimize raptor injuries and mortality, and will include provisions for non-chemical vegetation management in the transmission line corridor, supporting native vegetation.
The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) is a water quality improvement plan that states the combined amount of phosphorus allowed into the Spokane River from both point sources and non-point sources, including a plan on how to stay within that targeted amount. While Avista is not a discharger of phosphorus, the reservoir created by Long Lake Dam (Lake Spokane) and other portions of the river have seasonal levels of dissolved oxygen that do not meet Washington State's water quality numeric standards.
Concurrent with seeking a new FERC license, We applied for a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification from the Washington Department of Ecology. In working through the certification process, we volunteered to participate in the Dissolved Oxygen TMDL process. That resolution, which was incorporated into our new license, was captured in an agreement between Avista, the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Sierra Club and others. It requires Avista to work with the entities who are dischargers of phosphorus to find ways of improving water quality, including dissolved oxygen levels, in Lake Spokane.
For more information on the TMDL, visit the Washington State Department of Ecology's TMDL website.
Avista's Clark Fork Hydroelectric Project includes Cabinet Gorge and Noxon Rapids dams on the Clark Fork River in Northern Idaho and Northwest Montana.
In 2009 we celebrated two major milestones in our Clark Fork Project – the 50th anniversary of the first power generated at Noxon Rapids Dam, and the 10th anniversary of the Clark Fork Settlement Agreement.
The Clark Fork Settlement Agreement, a multi-stakeholder agreement for managing and protecting the natural resources of the area, was signed in 1999 after several years of collaborative negotiation. It resulted in a 45-year operating license from FERC to operate both Cabinet Gorge and Noxon Rapids. This single Clark Fork Project License took effect March 1, 2001, in an unprecedented issuance of the license by FERC a year before the existing Cabinet Gorge license expired.
As part of the Clark Fork Settlement Agreement, we began implementing protection, mitigation and enhancement measures in March 1999. Measures in the agreement address issues related to fisheries, water quality, wildlife, recreation, land use, cultural resources and erosion. The first ten years' implementation has led to a number of environmental success stories.
For specific details on land managed, protected habitats, biodiversity impacts and strategies, see our Spokane River Project FERC License , and Clark Fork Project FERC License.
A number of species in the Northwest are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In our operational area these species include primarily bull trout, though grizzly bears and wolves are also in the surrounding areas, particularly in western Montana. Avista consulted with the United States Fish & Wildlife Service regarding the ESA for relicensing both the Spokane River and Clark Fork hydroelectric projects.
The restoration of wild fish stocks, particularly bull trout, is a key part of the Clark Fork Settlement Agreement. The result is a collaborative bull trout recovery program with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Native American tribes and the states of Idaho and Montana on the lower Clark Fork River, consistent with requirements of the FERC license.
While not involving ESA-listed species, we have ongoing programs to reduce harm to raptors, including hawks, ospreys and bald eagles, by minimizing nesting on transmission and distribution line structures, providing nesting platforms, taking remedial action in the event of bird injury, and training employees in raptor identification and protection.
As part of our Clark Fork Project License, Avista is required to provide for the monitoring and protection of bald eagle occurrence and nest sites, to ensure there are no project-related human activities related to recreation or other land use activities that could harm eagles.
The Spokane River Project License also requires Avista to prepare and implement a bald eagle management plan to protect bald eagles. The effort will include surveying, monitoring, and protecting bald eagle nests. In addition, we plan to provide for a bald eagle education and interpretive program.
Our protection, mitigation and enhancement expenditures in 2009 for implementing the Spokane River Project License were $3.26 million. For the Clark Fork River license implementation, we spent $5.45 million. These totals reflect environmental affairs activities associated with license implementation only, and as Avista practices environmental stewardship in all of our daily operations, including generation and production, the costs of doing so are absorbed throughout our capital and operations & maintenance budgets.


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Today, EPA issued a section 18 for amitraz in beehives to South Dakota, who
was the original requesting state. The section 18 use pattern is for food
use so honey harvest is allowed. It closely resembles ... the
*proposed* section
3 label for Apivar Strips, which is currently under EPA review.
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This update to the procedures will address new industry regulations along with advances in technology and delivery methods, according to Mattijs ten Brink, Cargo 2000's chairman. He added that due to the current economy, industry players the world over are looking for ways to cut costs; Cargo 2000, he said, is one way to do that. Non-members will soon be able to download an "intuitive electronic version" of the platform.
"We believe the time is now right to allow non-members to download the new MOP and map their existing processes to it," he said in a statement. "We are confident that this will lead to greater recognition of the value that Cargo 2000 brings to quality programs and ultimately increase membership of the group as companies choose to access the full range of benefits enjoyed by our members."
The MOP was originally put in place to establish an industry standard in regard to electronically track goods from the shipper to the end-user. According to a Cargo 2000 press release, the program is better than traditional means because it "is less labor intensive and improves the process for managing shipments in a paperless environment. It substantially reduces time spent managing irregularities … cuts the time required for manual track-and-trace procedures and leads to a reduction in service recovery costs."


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