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I found a local place that can order me a refractometer and i have a link to the one i think i want, but i don't know if it can be used for Honey ?
here is the link
I found a local place that can order me a refractometer and i have a link to the one i think i want, but i don't know if it can be used for Honey ?
here is the link
Those are the wrong end of the scale. An analogy would be that they appear to measure how much sugar (and other things) in water. You want one that measures how much water in the sugar. So you want to be able to measure 17% water rather than 17% sugar.
From what I've seen, most companies will have one specifically made for honey moisture content.
beedee is correct, see this link for the reasons why
I know everyone has their favorite and you did not ask but...
I recently went through purchasing a refractometer and after returning one I gam going to keep the one from Blue Sky. It has only one scale and that one scale measures water in honey and that scale has 10 divisions between each whole precentage. I have been pleased with it. It is still hard to read to the tenth of a percent but not dificult to read to a two tenths of a percent.
A lot of refractometers have only a single line for each whole precentage with no divisions inbetween.
Just some thoughts.
i am having a hard time deciding what one to get, the blue sky one will be a bit over 100 bucks according to the shopping cart price, hopefully it includes customs /brokerage if there is any on it ?
But i contacted a canadian supplier Ancansco they sell one for 120 bucks plus shipping and it is the same one from beemaid, but beemaid sells it for 160 bucks plus shipping.
the model /part number is KZHO 100ATC the seller tells me it reads 13-25 % moisture and has a +/-0.1 % accuracy rate.
I wish there was only 1 refractometer for honey LOL !
Ancansco most likely has a good one and they sound like a reputable company.
One other item, some refractometers use oil for calibration, if it does make sure they also sell the oil separately in case you need more in the future.
Just some thoughts.
We bit the bullet & got this one from bluesky a couple years ago. http://www.blueskybeesupply.com/digi...actometer.html
Easy to calibrate using distilled water, automatic temp compensation, & digital readout.


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WEST SALEM, Wis. -- For students in Dana LaFleur's third grade class at West Salem Elementary, the sky is the limit.
"One of my favorite posters up there is 'No one can do everything, but everyone can do something," LaFleur says. "I try to refer back to that a lot: Find your strengths, find them. And then don't back away from your challenges. Fight through them."
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APCNews 136 – I Don't Forward Violence, Spectrum in India, S Africa – 28/2/11
APCNews 136 – I Don't Forward Violence, Spectrum in India, S Africa – 28/2/11
APCNews – February 28 2011 – Year XI Issue 136
The news service on ICTs for social justice and sustainable development
Every thirty months the amount of information that can be transmitted over a wireless internet connection doubles. Wireless could be the way to provide affordable broadband to millions of people currently living with poor connectivity. However the policy and regulation related to spectrum is often inefficient, secretive and ill-informed. A global shift in spectrum regulation is currently under-way and regulatory reforms are being developed and proposed in many different countries. As part of APC's work on open spectrum for development (http://www.apc.org/en/node/10445/), we have commissioned studies in five countries http://www.apc.org/en/node/11863/ to identify loopholes in current policies and recognise good practices. Previously we covered Kenya (http://www.apc.org/en/node/11616/) and Nigeria (http://www.apc.org/en/node/11800/), now read our features on India and South Africa. And watch out for Brazil in the coming weeks.
I don't forward violence! Take a stand and join the campaign
NEW YORK (Take back the tech! for APC) – Boyfriends and girlfriends rarely make commitments and plans to delete private photographs of each other when they snap them. What happens when the relationship breaks down and one of them decides to post them online? What about the people who receive and forward the images and videos? In each act of viewing and forwarding, they are continuing and replicating the violence. APC is launching a new campaign to stop the spread of violence by committing not to forward abusive messages. We invite you to take a stand.
India's untapped potential: Are a billion people losing out because of spectrum?
CALGARY (LC for APCNews) – As one of the world's fastest growing economies and with over 65% of its billion-plus population under 35, India has huge potential. But according to a new report by Shyam Ponappa, commissioned by APC the current model for managing spectrum in India could be a huge barrier to the country's economic and social development. Instead, he suggests that "it would be much more conducive to a sound economy…to have two to three main operators as we do with the provision of utilities.
South Africa: Untapped TV spectrum can make internet more affordable
GULMARG (LC for APCNews) – "Open spectrum is important because access is important" says Steve Song, telecommunications fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation in an interview with APCNews. But in South Africa, the problem is not lack of access – it's that access is not affordable. Freeing up wireless spectrum, such as television white spaces —the space between channels— or making more information available on spectrum that is currently not in use could help to make affordable access a reality. Song is the author of a new country survey report commissioned by APC in which he explores how spectrum is currently managed in South Africa, and the barriers that are blocking availability.
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MONTREAL (Evan Light for APCNews) – Most communications policies around the globe have been developed on models based on the economic, political and social realities of North America and Europe – which assume large private companies build expansive national wired infrastructures. So laws and regulations have evolved with the understanding that these wired networks are the main communication infrastructure and that wireless networks connect through them. But wired networks do not exist in many developing countries and do not necessarily need to be built.
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Inaugurate the year of the Rat (representing spirit and alertness) with the 100 classical Chinese dancers, musicians, and vocalists assembled for a CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECTACULAR at the Opera House (January 10-12; 800.954.4606) and the GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS at Symphony Hall (January 13; 617.482.6661). In February, the New Year celebrations continue with DANCE REVELASIAN AND BOSTON GUZHENG ENSEMBLE at Springstep in Medford (February 23; 781.395.0402).
If you're hot for Victoria's Secret ads and addicted to Dancing with the Stars, Tango Fire will be right up your alley. The Argentine dancers of ESTAMPAS PORTEÑAS appear at the Cutler Majestic (January 11-13; 800.233.3123).
Eight mostly veteran Massachusetts troupes (Andary Dance, Caitlin Corbett Dance Company, CrabtreeDance, EgoArt, Inc., Kelley Donovan & Dancers, Kelli Edwards, Megan Schenk and Nell Breyer) provide a tasty sampler of local talent in "TEN'S THE LIMIT" at the ICA (January 18-19; 617.876.4275). If your appetite is whetted by EGOART's offering, you can venture further into Nicole Pierce's contemporary dance and video sensibility at Green Street Studios in Cambridge (January 25-26; 617.864.3191).
Expect to hear Russian spoken in the lobby of both the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford and Boston's Symphony Hall when the MOISEYEV DANCE COMPANY comes to New England (January 19 at the Zeiterion, 508.994.2900; January 20 at Symphony Hall, 617.482.6661). MOMIX brings its humor and black-light stage illusions to the Cutler Majestic (January 25-27; 800.233.3123). Love indeed triumphs — and so does historically informed performance — when the world of Louis XIV's court is evoked by the KEN PIERCE BAROQUE DANCE COMPANY and ENSEMBLE CHACONNE performing at Springstep in Medford (January 26; 781.395.0402).
BREAK! AN URBAN FUNK SPECTACULAR traces hip-hop's 30-year journey from the street to global prominence at Northeastern University's Blackman Theatre (February 1-2; 617.373.4700). Choreographer ELIZABETH STREB and theoretical physicist BRIAN GREENE discuss "Movement and the Calculations of Truth" at the ICA (February 6; 617.478.3103).
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER makes a brief Black History Month stop at the Zeiterion (February 5; 508.994.2900) before its annual Celebrity Series visit to the Wang Theatre (February 7-10, 617.482.6661). In addition to Ailey's own works, this year's offerings include the Firebird of the recently departed Maurice Béjart, the important revival of Talley Beatty's The Road of the Phoebe Snow, and Unfold, a new work by Robert Battle. Battle brings his own energetic company, BATTLEWORKS, to the ICA soon after (February 22-23; 617.876.4275).
The African heritage of slaves who built new lives — and discovered new musical traditions — in the Andes forms the foundation of PERU NEGRO appearing at Weston Auditorium at Fitchburg State College (February 7; 978.665.3347).
World Music/CRASHarts' winter FLAMENCO FESTIVAL at the Cutler Majestic brings back two superb female dancers, Eva Yerbabuena and Soledad Barrio. Yerbabuena's troupe presents Santo y Seña (Signs and Wonders) (February 9-10); Barrio fronts the troupe Noche Flamenca in a program of stirring flamenco puro (February 15-17; both concerts 617.876.4275).
The BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY's Chapel/Chapter "proceeds from the assumption that we always live in the court of public opinion, transgression, and judgment" as it explores a media-saturated world. This not-to-be-missed event at the ICA features set design by Jones's partner, Bjorn Amelan, video by long-time Jones associate Janet Wong, and a score by Haitian-American composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (February 13-16; 617.478.3103).
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A University of Colorado Boulder physiology laboratory conducting research to improve locomotion for lower limb amputees, including military service veterans, is being featured nationally as part of 2014 Veterans Affairs Research Week May 19-23.
CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Alena Grabowski and her research team are working with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense on several projects, including one on improving electrically powered ankle-foot prostheses and another on helping to improve running-specific leg prostheses. National VA Research Week is designed to call attention to the achievements of VA researchers and the role they play in providing high-quality care for veterans and advancing medical science.
CU-Boulder's Applied Biomechanics Lab, a VA-approved facility run by Grabowski within the Denver VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, conducts research to understand the implementation and effects of powered and passive leg prostheses. The national poster for VA Research Week May 19-23 features a veteran running across the CU-Boulder campus wearing a running-specific leg prosthesis as he warms up for a study in Grabowski's lab on how running-specific prostheses affect sprint performance.
"The ability to walk and run should never be taken for granted," said Grabowski. "It is extremely satisfying to witness and help veterans with leg amputations regain their ability to walk and run through the implementation of prosthetic devices."
For the first time in history, people with lower limb amputations have regained near-normal function during level walking due to the development of a powered, ankle-foot prosthesis, said Grabowski, a faculty member in CU-Boulder's integrative physiology department. Her team is conducting the VA research with a unique prosthesis called the BiOM, developed by Personal Bionics in Bedford, Mass., which helps restore natural gait, balance and speed, and lowers joint stress.
"With the increasing number of veterans with leg amputations, there is a heightened demand for advanced prostheses," said Grabowski. "One of our goals is to characterize ankle-joint function during walking and running on slopes in order to further develop advanced, powered ankle-foot prostheses."
Grabowski's DOD project involves the analysis and development of running-specific prostheses for active people, including veterans, with below-the-knee amputations. The team is varying the stiffness and height of the devices and measuring the biomechanical and performance effects during running across a range of speeds using a special treadmill in her lab. "We hope to improve and expedite rehabilitation for soldiers and veterans with lower leg amputations, which would save time, money and resources."
Improving such devices could cut down on health-care costs and allow soldiers and veterans with amputations to regain the greatest possible function – even to return to active duty if they so desire, she said. "We intend to develop a set of guidelines for prescribing the stiffness and height of running-specific leg prostheses so that people with amputations can attain their best performance."
Grabowski's research team includes both graduate and undergraduate students as well as doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows. "My students provide an enormous contribution to my research," said Grabowski. "Their creative energy is infectious and they offer important insight into research development and implementation."
Grabowski's Applied Biomechanics Lab, which includes about a dozen people, is funded in part by a five-year Career Development Award to her from the Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation, Research and Development Service. The VA allocated funds for Grabowski to establish a state-of-the-art gait laboratory that includes a dual-belt treadmill, a high-speed treadmill, an eight-camera motion analysis system, sophisticated metabolic analysis machines and two powered ankle-foot prostheses and more than 60 running-specific prostheses.
She also is funded by the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.
"We believe our research will improve advanced leg prostheses for walking and running, facilitating the reintegration of veterans with amputations in all facets of civilian life."
To watch short videos on research taking place in Grabowski's lab go to http://spot.colorado.edu/~grabowsa/Homepage/Homepage.html. To visit the Grabowski lab page go to http://www.colorado.edu/intphys/research/appliedbiomechanics.html. For more information on CU-Boulder's integrative physiology department go to http://www.colorado.edu/intphys/.
Grabowski collaborates with a number of institutions on her research, including MIT, Brown University, The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray, Utah, and Colorado School of Mines.
The Veterans Health Administration is America's largest integrated health care system with more than 1,700 sites of care serving 8.76 million military veterans each year. To visit the National VA Research Week website go to: http://www.research.va.gov/researchweek/default.cfm
Alena Grabowski, 303-492-5208
Jim Scott, CU-Boulder media relations, 303-492-3114


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Hello! I'm new to beekeeping and I'm picking up 2 packages today. I live in Manassas, Virginia. I have my hives built and placed in a spot in my yard. I took a class in April on beekeeping but I'm still pretty nervous about installing the packages. I have a couple questions and would appreciate any input you could offer!
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A lengthy (620km) cross-outback trek lay ahead so we got up at a respectable 7am and indulged in a large filling breakfast before packing up, filling Gizmo's belly with diesel and embarking on the marathon at 9:15.
Taking turns throughout the 8 hour journey we eventually pulled into Broome just in time to catch the visitor centre before it closed. We picked up a few brochures and local maps for us to browse through during the evening and then did a quick circuit of the town to get our bearings.
Parking up at our caravan plot we were greeted by an unusual welcome party; a small kangaroo frolicking around in the dust about 5 metres away from Gizmo (PICS).
After staring at the roo until he disappeared to the other end of the caravan park we took a dip in the pool and then settled down with our brochures and leaflets to plan the next couple of day's activities.
Day 2
First port of call of the day was to suss out where all the local tourist attractions were, what would be the best time to visit them and in what order to ensure we fitted them all in. Having popped into the Crocodile park and driven past the gate for the crystal Buddha we soon established that almost everything was better seen (read open!) later in the afternoon.
One site that was open and we were interested in seeing was the Japanese cemetery which dates back to the very early pearling days and bears witness to the hundreds of young Japanese divers that died either from the bends or drowned in the 1908 cyclone (140 men). A Japanese benefactor funded the restoration (and ongoing maintenance) of the cemetery to its current pristine condition (PIC). Sadly no-one has stepped forward and gifted the same upon the adjacent Muslim cemetery (PIC).
After a brief walk around the cemetery taking in the harsh reality that many of them were not much older than ourselves, we headed out to Roebuck Bay (PIC) which is renowned for its fishing (and evidently not much else sadly).
Unable to get any decent access to Roebuck Bay we progressed to the next door Town Beach for a stroll before checking out the local shops and jumping on the internet to waste some time until the croc feeding.
We arrived at the crocodile park just in time for the 3pm feeding tour where we were taken around a number of the larger crocs (salties and fresh water) enclosures. The guide talked through some of the characteristics of the crocs and some of their individual stories whilst enticing them out of their pits with a tasty lunch of half chicken carcasses (feathers and all!). Some of the feisty salt water crocs were up to 5 metres in length and put on a real display of obtaining their lunch (PICS).
For some unexplained reason the park also housed a number of orphaned kangaroos, wallabies and wallaroos (PICS) - hopefully they weren't intended as dinner for the crocs!?. A couple of the more unusually coloured roos (albino and black) seemed to take a real interest in us, coming up close and happily posing for photos. We were lucky enough to spot a joey poking out of its mother's pouch and then even luckier to spot the aforementioned albino and black roos busy trying to make a baby roo of their own!! (PIC).
By the time we had finished at the crocodile park the Buddha centre was finally open (and just around the corner) so we popped there for a quick peak at the giant crystal Buddha (PIC).
From our readings we had ascertained that today at 5pm was one of the rare occasions (in the whole year!) where the tide was low enough to expose the dinosaur footprints at Gantheaume Point. This was also the area that had the local lighthouse and Anastacia's pool; a pool carved out of the rock by a former lighthouse keeper for his arthritic wife. We figured we would kill a few birds with one stone and see the dino prints while taking in all the other sites at sunset.
Reaching Gantheaume Point via an unsealed detour (the main road hasn't been finished yet!) we pulled up to the car park with just enough time to stroll passed the lighthouse (PIC) down to Anastacia's pool (PIC) and then precariously descend the rocks to the exposed sea bed to hunt out the dinosaur footprints (PICS). The footprints were actually a lot smaller than we expected and thought to have been created by a 3 metre high dinosaur.
As we scrambled back up the rocks the stunning sunset was a cause for further snapshots (PICS). It was at this point that a Japanese girl asked us if we could give her a lift back into town as she had walked there on her own in the daylight (!?!)- a two and a half hour trek, which she did not fancy repeating in the dark.
As it turns out it was a wise move on her behalf to ask for a lift as not only was it a lengthy trek back to her accommodation but we also saw a huge 2 metre snake slither across the road shortly after leaving the lighthouse...it would have easily eaten her whole for dinner!
Good deed done, we said goodbye to our ever-grateful Japanese friend, and drove back to the campsite.
Day 3
With all of Broomes key sites (bar one!) visited the previous day we took the opportunity to have a late morning and spend some time giving Gizmo a thorough spring clean before preparing him for a bug bomb to rid him of all the little critters that might have still been lurking (we hadn't seen anything for a few days but had already bought the bomb and didn't want to take any chances).
We set the bomb off and headed down to Cable Beach (PICS) while we left it to do its work. Cable beach has a big reputation and is considered to be Australia's most popular and beautiful beach....we beg to differ. After the hype and build up from other tourists and literature it turned out to be quite a let down.
In comparison to most beaches in the UK it is still stunning but we have been to quite a few that were much prettier; Esperance, Bunbury and even Sydney's to name but a few. We stayed for around an hour, taking a dip in the azure waters and lounging on the white-ish sand before calling in at a bistro for lunch to kill some more time.
Back at the campsite we tested out the huge pool for a while before aerating Gizmo. Luckily the 'bomb' didn't leave any kind of residue or even much of a smell so it was just a case of leaving the doors and windows open for a while before closing all the cupboards and draws.
Showered and refreshed we headed to the local internet caf� which tripled as a grocery store and newsagent. While Andrew spent some time on the web, Verdi took the opportunity to catch up with the folks on the mobile phone outside...which turned out to be more dangerous than it would sound; sat at one of the outdoor tables chatting away a large ute suddenly started to reverse out of the car park straight towards the seated area....only becoming a problem when he didn't stop and continued to plough through the barriers directly at Verdi!! Luckily enough Verdi had been watching him in disbelief and managed to jump up out of the chair and out of the way in time. She was left gobsmacked as the seemingly drunk driver didn't even stop to look out of the window or apologise, he merely swerved forward and drove off. Verdi's parents heard the commotion down the phone and were slightly more shaken than Verdi while Andrew remained inside at the PC blissfully unaware of the whole fiasco.
Having exchanged a few books and picked up dinner at the caf� we returned to the campsite for the night.
Day 4
Our longest drive yet lay ahead, and required an early start to finish before it got dark. We were heading for Kununarra but the journey was too long (over 1000km) to be possible in one day. We aimed to drive to Halls Creek the first day and then complete the journey to Kununarra the following day.
The 700km trek took us through immense mountain ranges (PICS), through dried up creeks and rivers and even through a couple of flooded ones. At one point we had to drive across a floodway which must have had about 0.5m water in it. This doesn't sound like a lot but when you drive through and the water surges up over the height of the van then it seems a bit more extreme.
The recent wet season didn't seem to be having much effect on the roads or most of the rivers on the journey, but the scenery was a lot more lush and green than we had expected. This however did not stop a number of bush fires sprouting up (PICS) along the roadsides at regular intervals, some of which were scarily close to the van.
Soon after crossing the Fitzroy River (PIC) we called into Fitzroy Crossing; the other 'main' town on the road between Broome and Kununarra. There was not a great deal in the town, which seemed to be largely populated by aborigines, so we just filled up with fuel and stopped for lunch at the Fitzroy Lodge on the outskirts of town for some lunch before carrying on with the journey.
We finally pulled into Halls Creek as the sun was setting (PICS) and checked into one of the few basic campsites in town, which again appeared to mainly be an aboriginal community.
After a quick dip in the pool we popped into adjoining tour shop which offered flights over the Bungle Bungles. We had already deduced that we were not going to be able to drive around the Bungle Bungles as much of it is off limits (designated sacred aboriginal sites) and the rest of the roads are only accessible by four wheel drive; flying over them was going to be the only way to see them.
Halls Creek is closer to the Bungle Bungles than Kununarra (making their flights slightly cheaper) and most air tours offer a combined flight taking in the Wolfe Creek meteorite crater. (Tours to the Bungle Bungles from Kununarra fly over Lake Argyle, instead of the crater).
We would have liked to have seen the crater (the second biggest in the world) but it was not meant to be as we could not get booked on a flight the following morning (not enough interest from other customers to warrant a flight) and we did not want to hang around in Halls Creek for another day in the hope that one would become available.
The most eventful thing that was to happen in Halls Creek was taking a shower; the already uninviting amenities block was to become like a scene from a horror movie(or comedy depending on your outlook) as Verdi took a shower. Choosing what appeared to be the best shower of a bad bunch Verdi set about washing her hair when she noticed a giant spider (well...fairly big anyway! Verdi has an inherited morbid fear of spiders) on the wall next to her but figured she could just keep her eye on it while she quickly rinsed her hair. The plan was going fine until the lights decided to go out!! Panic set in as Verdi weighed up the idea of making a naked dash to the light switch as opposed to just finishing in the dark and hoping the spider kept its distance. Luckily the lights flickered back into life before the naked dash became a necessity and Verdi was relieved to see the spider hadn't moved much. Certain death averted....for the spider that is.
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While Ritchie and Caron have left, Zahner will stay on until Sept. 30.
At a special meeting held Thursday, the Board of Education voted to allow Onofrio to move forward with filling the interim positions of principal and assistant principal to replace Ritchie's and Zahner's roles. The tenures of these positions are still unclear and would depend on the availability of applicants as well as feedback from focus groups, town surveys and a study of the school's administrative structure.
At the meeting, board member Mary Ann Pudimat updated the board on the study, which is being run by the town, saying that it has been delayed while the town continues to interview companies that might conduct the study. Pudimat suggested the board discuss at the September meeting whether it would like to move forward with a town survey in the meantime.
"(We) need to have somebody to get school started," said school board Chairman Stephen Buck on Friday. "There's also the question of what the structure of the school should be in the future, but we still need to do business today."
Until those administrative positions are filled, board members acknowledged that Onofrio and Zahner will have their hands full making sure the school starts smoothly.
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As for the board vacancy, Onofrio accepted applications for the position through last Thursday and received two, one from Democrat Phil Teixeira and the other from Republican Roland Trailor.
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When my husband, Mike, and I were married 40 years ago, we were eager to start a family, but little did we know that wish wasn't going to be filled any time soon. After trying for six years, we applied for adoption at a Catholic agency in Louisville. Three years later, we found out the wait was over and we were going to have a son. We had the name picked out for a long time, Joseph William — Joseph for my father and William for Mike's Dad.
He was a wonderful baby and a wonderful son. Time went quickly and before we knew it he was enrolling in kindergarten at St. James School, and then Central Hardin High School and then Western Kentucky University.
He dated while at WKU, but never found that special one. However, he found his special one two years ago and Sunday he will marry that special lady. Not only did he meet his bride, but he has another special someone, her 5-year-old daughter. She will be the flower girl and their best childhood friends will be matron of honor and best man.
I have been helping the bride by helping her choose a dress, meeting with the florist, planning the menu for the reception and designing invitations and programs. There also are a lot of details to be worked out beyond that list.
My husband and I and some friends are making the food for the reception. Crazy, I know, because I had back surgery July 29 and broke a bone in my foot on Sept. 2, but my doctor assured me I would be able to wear flats for the wedding.
Today, I'm sharing a couple recipes from the reception menu.
The first recipe I have for you is for Cream Cheese Mints. I've had this recipe since I was in college and have made them several times. A friend and I made and froze 300 for the upcoming wedding. We made them pale purple and pale orange to complement their color theme, eggplant and burnt orange. I chose to use pale colors instead of dark , which would cause the mints to look as if they were made with children's modeling clay. Remember, pale always is more appetizing.
The second recipe, Pineapple Cheeseball, is my sister's recipe and she's preparing it for the wedding. I serve this a lot and it always seems to be a hit.
Then, of course, dessert will be wedding cake. My son and the bride-to-be love the series "Doctor Who," so the cake topper will be a groom taking his bride's hand as they run into a TARDIS, something reminiscent of an English phone booth.
Unlike my niece's wedding reception, where I made and decorated the wedding cake, the wedding cake will be made and decorated by a team. Mike and I will work on baking the cake layers and one of the bride's friends will decorate it. We will use some of the decorations my mom made when decorating another wedding cake. They were frozen for this very event.
Along with a couple kinds of sandwiches, pasta salad and fruit, iced tea and lemonade round out the menu.
I know that you know me well enough to know you will be hearing about the wedding and even seeing a picture of the new family later. Keep us in your prayers to help us all get through the wedding preparations.
Many have worked hard to make this a memorable event for the bride, groom and our granddaughter-to-be. I hope the guests will enjoy all the efforts.
Cream Cheese Mints
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 pounds confectioner's sugar
¾ teaspoon peppermint flavoring
6 tablespoon butter, softened
½ teaspoon vanilla
3 drops or less food
coloring (I use gel)
Mix cream cheese and butter with a mixer until well blended. Add powdered sugar until too stiff to knead, add vanilla, peppermint flavoring and food coloring. Take out of bowl and place on waxed paper, keep kneading until it doesn't stick to your hands. If it still too sticky, continue to add powdered sugar until it no longer is sticky.
Roll into small balls, imprint once with a fork and leave on wax paper to dry.
Nora's Note:I have made these in orange and used a whole clove for a stem to make little pumpkins for Halloween or Thanksgiving.
Pineapple Cheese Ball
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese,
8 ounces crushed pineapple, drained
2 teaspoons minced onion
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Mix the first four ingredients until well blended and form into a ball. Pour pecans onto waxed paper and roll cheese ball onto the pecans until well covered. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate. Serve with snack crackers.
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#11 Wed 19 Sep 07 3:10pm
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Re: Your Kitchen...
Oh ... is the tour over? I'm exhausted.
Can I have my drink now?
You'll find me sitting atop the 9ft. baking surface, overlooking the garden.
#12 Wed 19 Sep 07 4:25pm
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Re: Your Kitchen...
hehe, I am going to have to re- read it so it can sink in! But it does sound like you have it just the way you want it, so far! Would love to see the pics too.
itsmarie, I love the sound of your mousedoor!
#13 Wed 19 Sep 07 7:03pm
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Re: Your Kitchen...
Its the 5th kitchen I've had ahand in designing and building, but the others were constrained by having to agree everything with the diocese, who owned the houses. This is thefirst time I've had a free hand, constrained only the dimensions.
#14 Wed 19 Sep 07 7:53pm
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Re: Your Kitchen...
We're renting so the kitchen is like sooooo small (one of those little american kitchen which are part of the living-room!) - I cringe every time I have to make some space coz my work top is ridiculously small!!!!
But hey, here are the joys of renting!!! but I cant wait for my own place and the first thing I will make to my taste is the kitchen!!! the other rooms can just stay the way there are for the first few months... but the kitchen will have to be great as this is my domaine... and there WILL be a dishwasher I can promiss you that!!!!
My only art work is made of a huge picture frame where I stuck postcards I got off Charles de Gaulle's airport in Paris one day... it's all about different types of food like: different sorts of bread, cheese, hot peppers etc.. loads of pictures and it's really colourful compaired to that "magnolia" colour on all the walls of this apartment... gives it a kick!!
#15 Wed 19 Sep 07 11:03pm
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Re: Your Kitchen...
itsmarie wrote:
A small part of one of my walls is filled with cookery books i have collected over the years and my window sill has growing herbs my only problem i have is little black flies there driving me mad!!!!!! any suggestions helpfull.
Marie, I think we had the same problem with our indoor plants, they're fruit flies or related to them I think, the only way to get rid of them is to repot all your plants. I think they are a result of overwatering, but don't quote me on it!
I'm in the process of (very slowly) improving my kitchen. I painted it a beautiful pale yellow last spring with bright white trim. I did all of the cupboards in white (that took forever, we have so many cupboards!), and painted the window the same yellow as the walls. I have a nice stainless steel sink with the window right above, a long counter on the right for prep work with all my cupboards above the counter. My appliances are a joke, but they work and will have to do for now. I don't have a dishwasher and I don't want one as it's just two of us and I think the dishwasher is too harsh on most things anyway, so I don't think I would use it very much.
Not a lot of artwork as of yet, our house is very old and I'm trying to respect that as we work to improve it, so I was thinking of hanging some old windows with photographs behind them or doing shadowboxes to showcase some of my grandmother's old silverware. Def. nothing modern so I have to scour antique shops and such for ideas. I am collecting Bakelite flatware, but the color I'm looking for is obscure so it's slow going. Once I get enough pieces I'll build a shelf for them or mount them on the wall somehow.
The next big project is the floor! I think we'll go with cork or marmoleum.
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#16 Thu 20 Sep 07 2:42am
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Re: Your Kitchen...
Picture a galley style kitchen. White cupboards with a touch of grey/silver. Knobs/pulls are stainless steel. Counter tops are stainless steel, except where we eat which is laminate... still can't afford the granite/marble I want! When you walk into the kitchen you see the long island/eating space. It looks like granite, haha, and has black/green/beige flecks. I have 4 countertop stools with off white cushions ( they have been Scotch Guarded as we do have children ) They are countertop and without backs so I can slide them under the table so I can use as a workspace. To the direct left as you enter you have the fridge/freezer, I think it's a 25 cubic Kitchen Aid. Next to that is a small countertop where I keep the coffee stuff and wine. Under that is drawer space, cutlery/pots/casserole dishes... next to that is my pantry... wall... big countertop/island space... above the counter space is a large window overlooking the deck, if you are on the deck you have a Mt. Baker view.. then there's the patio doors, water cooler, then the entrance to the dining room we never use! To the right of the dining room entrance is the opposite wall that has most of the stainless steel countertops, which holds the microwave/toaster/rice cooker and the food processor then the dish rack and sink.. counter space, stove and a small countertop and above that is the spice cupboard, which brings us back to the entrance of the kitchen! The color in the kitchen is what's called, pickle.. I think it's nicer than it sounds but I picked it out because it has black in it, to comliament the stainless steel and to bring some warmth to it... hey, if you have another color in mind please let me know!! I still din't have a back splash but I think I want a smaller tumbled stone in a natural or a white subway tile?? Since the house is older, I don't know that a glass tile would be ok.. but I do like the look of the tiny mosiak tile...
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#17 Thu 20 Sep 07 4:10am
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P.S the flooring is a beech laminate thats why I chose the backsplash as I did.
I like modern but I like to warm it up a bit... next time I go to Ikea, I am planning on getting new pulls/knobs for the cupboards to moderize it a bit. I really want to paint it another color but need to keep it on the lighter side as it's an east facing kitchen. I would also like to add a black iron hurricane ( 3 ) candle holder to a wall but have been hesitant as i have a very busy 5 year old...
#18 Thu 20 Sep 07 5:18am
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there is a pic of my kitchen on the bloggers section right now..
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the table in front of the microwave was there for extra space while canning.. fairly big kitchen 14ft x 12 ft . when we moved in the cupboards were a nasty 70s brown laminate and the floor had a light blue
indoor/outdoor carpet ‼‼GLUED‼‼ down . the appliances left by previous owners were avacado green 70's lady kenmore . stripped the cupboards, sanded, then primed and painted with a bluetinged white melamine paint. new basic white electric element stove. new white 23cu/ft white allfridge. carpet pulled up and light wood colour laminate for flooring now. i would like to switch out the countertop soon. solid wood is my preference for replacement. unfortunatly the last time i was at ikea the countertop i had my eye on seemed to have been discontinued. eventually i would like to take down the microwave shelf and put top and bottom cabinets on that wall as well. will have to repostion the stove accordingly as well.. I figure by the time we are ready to sell the house i should be happy with the kitchen
Only a fool argues with a skunk, a mule or a cook. { cowboy saying}
#19 Thu 20 Sep 07 11:21pm
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Re: Your Kitchen...
My kitchen is all white with stainless steel apliances-I have a huge fridge/freezer, dishwasher, micro oven, cooker and a proper fan.
A round white dining table inspired by Saarinen's tulip table and 2 white and steel chairs. It is all very minimalistic...
I hate clutter and decorative stuff in my kitchen! My counter is pretty big but the only thing out on display is my KitchenAid machine and blender because they are not only in use almost daily but they look good too-both fire red!
Another decorative touch is my Vipp trash can-red as well...It gives a good balance to the white and the stainless steel!
In one corner on the counter I have an old wooden tray that I bought at the Portobello market in London some years ago. It's always full of different types of onions and garlic. I also have this really beautiful black ceramic bowl made by a local artist in my hometown in Norway on the kitchen table which normally contains fresh fruit.
I used to have my knifes hanging on the wall on this stainless steel rack but I felt it looked messy so off they went and back in the drawers!
So my kitchen is modern, minimalistic and clutter free-perfect to work in.
#20 Fri 21 Sep 07 4:48am
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Re: Your Kitchen...
My kitchen is cramped and small and is what it was made for ie. a weekend getaway. But...it is mine and I do anything I want inspite of it cuz I'm a stubborn, ornery, SOB. No, it's not eveything I'd love but it's what I have. John Lennen once said, "Give me a tuba and I'll make art."
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Thank you so much Mary, (lawsonmugs) I was going to send her a pm but your way was much better and all new people can see it also. There are so many places to change when I copy and paste each month and if I don't catch it right away I can't get in to change. I hope everyone understands that it is Sept 13 (Friday). Thanks Lori
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Shampoo 0.53 fl oz / 15 ml: Aqua purificata (purified water), sodium cocoamphoacetate, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, disodium cocoyl glutamine, sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide DEA, decyl glucoside, linum usitatissimum (linseed seed extract), polyglyceryl-4 diisostearate/polyhydroxystearate/sebacate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus globulus oil), rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary oil), citric acid, sodium chloride.
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text: My bad, I meant to post this in the trash can mods please move!! Sorry!! My picks: 1)Jeremy Abbott 2010 Nationals FS- Absolutely the best blend of technical merit and artistic brilliance by a US man ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xemJfMK_TFg 2)Jeremy Abbott- 2008/2009 GPF FS- An incredibly clean and difficult program with intense choreography. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOGsLuzdtug 3)Johnny Weir 2008 Cup of China FS- Front-loaded, but beautifully completed all elements and great attack in this performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9XqGT4rJI 4)Michael Weiss 1999 Worlds FS- slight two-foot on the quad as always, but otherwise a really outstanding program showcasing nice lines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFCEl12zNyc 5)Todd Eldredge 2001 Worlds FS- A thrilling, clean long with great jumps and spins and more exciting choreography than his winning LP in 96. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEZyj0DM_5o 6)Christopher Bowman 1991 Skate America FS- The epitome of style. Only gripe is that most of the program was quite slow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7O073KWClY&feature=related 7)Matt Savoie 2002 Worlds FS- A brilliant skate by a brilliant skater who never received his due simply because he never tried a quad in competition. Far better Concerto in F than Yuna's in my opinion... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w872zjNfzY&feature=related 8)Adam Rippon 2010 4CC FS- Wonderful program with great technical merit and emotional choreography. My only gripe is the back pumping during crossovers. Have to believe he'll be moving up the list very soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pHhqa7b1yA 9)Timothy Goebel- 2002 Olympic FS- A weak overall skater, but the excitement of hitting three quads added to his presentation greatly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQXiiknXAH8 10)Johnny Weir 2004 Nationals (or worlds for that matter) FS- All elements completed with complete confidence and control. As always, a little front-loaded for my tastes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkmUPsON6x8 Honorable mentions: Lysacek (2007 Nationals), Galindo (1996 Nationals/Worlds), Weir (2005 Nationals) Your turn!


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Council of Europe's Anti-Racism Commission publishes new report on Belgium
Strasbourg, 25.02.2014 - The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) today published its fifth report on Belgium. ECRI's Chair, Mr Christian Ahlund, noted steps forward, but also a number of issues, such as the problematic application of the anti-discrimination legislation in certain areas and certain questionable aspects of the integration programmes.
On the positive side, the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism will be able to work at all state levels due to an agreement between the federal authorities and the federated entities. Numerous judicial proceedings have been initiated against individuals and legal entities advocating hatred and violence. An ambitious action plan to combat homophobic and transphobic violence has been launched and legislation guarantees respect of most aspects of family and private life of LGBT persons on an equal footing with the rest of the population.
However, despite specific provisions of the law, there is no independent body competent on questions relating to discrimination on ground of language, no guidance is provided in the fields of the implementation of positive discrimination measures and no assessment of the anti-racism and anti-discrimination legislation has been carried out yet. Data on hate speech and racist violence are too fragmentary to give a clear picture of the situation in the country. Ethnic and religious groups, in particular Muslims, continue to face many disadvantages, including discrimination in key fields of life.
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A new Pulaski Technical College student organization is in the works: the Pulaski Tech Athletic Club. Membership will be open to all full-time and part-time students. The purpose of the Pulaski Tech Athletic Club is to help students stay active and healthy as they develop social and leadership skills by participating in athletic activities on campus. The clubs' members and advisor will conduct activities that enhance the development of these skills. The activities may include football, basketball, running, walking, tennis and other sports. The clubs' members and advisor will also focus on and promote health awareness on campus.
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Did you watch the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last night? We couldn't help but notice all those long, sexy legs strutting down the runway. Who can get their legs to look that damn good during the winter months? Ugh, only a VS Angel of course!! Experts from Schick gave us the scoop on how to score smooth, sexy angel legs, even in the winter.
1. Make sure to use a razor with a pivoting head and multiple blades. Single blades won't get you the closest shave possible, and you could end up cutting yourself from trying multiple strokes. We don't won't to have a million Band-Aids covering our legs—ouch! Try Schick Quattro for Women TrimStyle which has acai and jojoba oils to moisturize your skin.
2. Make sure you always shave in the shower, but make it the last thing you do. The warm moisture that builds up from your shower will make your hair soft and plump, opening up your pores for a closer shave and your skin won't be dried out.
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Well I guess I'll post my own art here. x3
My future druid, Areto. She has a story in the works. ^^
Back when I was practicing coloring on photoshop, messing around with things. I kinda like the eyes but the rest is pretty much fail. xD
My beloved Enhancement shaman, Zyljah! In Alterac Valley, on her black war wolf.
A night elf druid in mid-morph. x3
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Alden "Gary" Crocker
Alden "Gary" Crocker
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Alden "Gary" Crocker went home to his Lord peacefully, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 with his wife and children by his side.
Born To Harold and Matilda (Swanson) Crocker in Brainerd, Minn., on April 3, 1942. He was raised on a farm south of Pillager with his three brothers, Marvin, Roger and Harold Jr. (Mickey).
He married the love of his life, Beverly Flategraff, on Nov. 16, 1962. Together they raised four children: Bobbie Crocker of Hudson Wis., Mitchell (Kristi) of Lake Shore, Minn., Paula Crocker of Hudson Wis., Kelly (Mick) McBrien of Lake Shore, Minn. Gary had twelve grandchildren: Michael, Samantha, Molly, Carley, Mitch, Ian, Kendall, Taylor, Elly, Afton, Kaiden, and Nikki. He also had five great-grandchildren: Connor, Preston, Isabelle, Scarlett and Charlie and one soon to be born.
Gary was a rancher with his brother, Roger, for 35 years. At that time he was on the Board of Directors for Production Credit Association for 14 years. He also was on the Lake Shore City Council for 12 years. For the past 29 years Gary has owned Crocker Collision with his son Mitch. Although Gary loved to farm, hunt and fish it was nothing compared to the love he had for his family.
Gary's love for all of his grandchildren was second to none. Family and God were the two things that mattered in his life and Gary would readily tell that to all he knew. Gary is survived by his loving wife, his four children and their spouses, his grandchildren, his brother, Mickey, and many dear, close friends. His smile and storytelling will be missed by all.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church, Pequot Lakes. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church, Pequot Lakes, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery, Pillager.
Arrangements are with Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes.


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How-to: Letters to the Editors
Original post made by Just me, another community, on Oct 9, 2008
An often asked question requests an outline for writing letters to you and other editors that will gain readership and consideration. I often recommend direct contact to you by telephone and suggest that you have offered assistance to authors in writing letters, news releases and guest articles.
At these critical times, with a financial crisis consuming global wealth, authors wish to write commentary on the importance of our in-depth consideration of our ballot selections. More importantly, such authors want to demand candidates and proponents fully present their critical evaluations of our issues in local, county, state, national and global issues.
A newsworthy letter has the following components in less than 200 words:
A topic sentence that states clearly the purpose of the letter and invites interest by the readers.
Two or three sentences that summarize issues that provoked the letter writing.
A paragraph that details the issues' impact on the reader.
A paragraph that offers possible resolve.
A closing sentence that requests an action.
Possibly, Dolores, in your very well-written editorials you could outline how letters are the voice of the people and provide an author's guide to format and style.
Just me
a resident of Danville
on Oct 10, 2008 at 4:40 pm
We welcome letters that comment on stories we've run or on any issue of local interest. Our word limit is 250. If you have a more lengthy commentary, the Danville Weekly also runs Guest Opinions.
E-mail me at email@example.com with Letters to the Editor, Guest Opinion ideas, or with comments just for the staff. For letters to be printed, we need your name, street address and daytime telephone for our records, atlhough we just run your name and town in the paper.
a resident of another community
on Oct 11, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Thank you, Dolores,
I would hope that many neighbors that are working together to pursue community throughout our region would consider guest article and letters to illustrate this very positive effort.
Best wishes,


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Dr Patel graduated from the University of Essex, UK, where he also obtained his Ph.D in 1996. He then joined the Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a post-doctoral fellow, where he is currently Professor and director of the HHHMI Med to Grad program and Department of Pathology Graduate program. Dr Patel's research centers on understanding the mechanisms that regulate acute and chronic inflammation with a goal of using these insights to develop and test therapeutics targeted to prevent or limit inflammatory injury. Current areas of research include i) investigating how heme proteins interface with reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (including nitric oxide and nitrite) to modulate transfusion toxicity, acute lung injury and ischemia reperfusion injury and ii) understanding how post-translational regulation of protein by N-glycans regulate endothelial cell reactivity and monocyte adhesion in the context of atherosclerosis.
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Modulation of Inflammation by Reactive Species and N-glycans
Inflammation is recognized as a key component in the development of both acute and chronic diseases affecting all organ systems. Reactive species (also referred to as free radicals or reactive oxygen, nitrogen or chlorine species) have been identified as important mediators in inflammation with roles in both initiating and preventing disease. We are interested in understanding what regulates the reactivity and function of reactive species and pursue this aim in the following contexts 1) interactions of nitric oxide and nitrite with red blood cells during normal physiological conditions, during red cell storage and inflammation associated with Sepsis, ischemia-reperfusion and transfusion –related injury. Specifically, we are pursuing the idea that hemoglobin regulates blood flow and acts as a switch that controls the anti- and pro-inflammatory effects of nitric oxide 2) evaluating mechanisms by which inhaled toxicants (specifically Chlorine gas) impairs endogenous nitric oxide signaling and developing nitric oxide based therapeutic strategies to limit chlorine gas induced pulmonary toxicity, 3) anti-inflammatory effects of dietary antioxidants. Specifically, consumption of isoflavones is associated with decreased incidence of the chronic inflammatory disease, atherosclerosis. We are investigating the mechanisms of these effects and focusing on how synergistic interactions between components in the diet, and physical forces associated with blood flow modulate endothelial surface N-glycans which in turn control monocyte adhesion during inflammation, 4) Finally, we are translating insights gained from these studies into the clinic by evaluating NO-based therapeutics in inflammatory diseases and specifically organ transplantation.
Selected Publications
Cornelia S Hahn, David W. Scott, Xin Xu, Mojtaba Abdulroda, Gregory A. Payne, J. Michael Wells, Liliana Viera, Colleen J. Winstead, Patricia L. Jackson, J. Edwin Blalock, Rakesh P. Patel*, Amit Gaggar (2015) The Matrikine N-α-PGP Couples Extracelllar Matrix Fragmentation to Endothelial Permeability. Science Advances In Press
*Co-Senior Author
Jaideep Honavar, Eddie Bradley, Kelley Bradley, Joo Yeun Oh, Matthew O Vallejo, Eric E. Kelley, Nadiezhda Cantu-Medellin, Stephen Doran, Louis J. Dell'italia, Sadis Matalon, Rakesh P. Patel (2014) Chlorine gas exposure disrupts nitric oxide homeostasis in the pulmonary vasculature. Toxicology 321: 96
John D Lang Jr, Alvin B Smith, Angela Brandon, Kelley M Bradley, Yuliang Liu,D. Ralph Crowe, Nirag Jhala, Richard C Cross, Luc Frenette, Kenneth Martay, Youri Vater1, Alexander Vitin, Gregory Dembo, Derek DuBay, J Steven Bynon, Jeff M. Szychowski, Jorge Reyes, Jeffrey Halldorson, Stephen Rayhill, Andre Dick, Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam, Jo Ann Broeckel-Elrod1, Laura Sisson-Roberts, Terry Jordan, Lucinda Chen, Arunotai Siriussawakul, Devin E Eckhoff and Rakesh P. Patel (2014) Inhaled Nitric Oxide Administered Preemptively Improves Allograft Function and Decreases Post-operative Complications in Human Liver Transplantation PLOS One 9, e86053
Victoria Harper, Joo-Yeun Oh, Ryan Stapley Marisa Marques, Landon Wilson, Stephen Barnes, Chiao-Wang Sun, Tim Townes, Rakesh P. Patel (2015). Peroxiredoxin-2 cycling is inhibited during erythrocyte storage. Antioxidant Redox Signaling 22: 294
Jaideep Honavar, Stephen Doran, Joo Yeon Oh, Chad Steele, Sadis Matalon, Rakesh P. Patel (2014) Nitrite therapy improves post-chlorine gas exposure survival. AJP Lung Cell Mol Physiol 307:L888
Jaideep Honavar, Stephen Doran, Joo Yeon Oh, Chad Steele, Sadis Matalon, Rakesh P. Patel (2014) Nitrite therapy improves post-chlorine gas exposure survival. AJP Lung Cell Mol Physiol 307:L888 PMCID: PMC4254962
Shuai Yuan, Rakesh P Patel*, Christopher G Kevil* (2014) Working with nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in biological systems AJP Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2015); 308: L403
*Co-senior authors
Vitturi DA, Sun CW, Harper VM, Thrash-Williams B, Cantu-Medellin N, Chacko BK, Peng N, Dai Y, Wyss JM, Townes T, Patel RP (2012) Free Rad Biol Med Antioxidant functions for the hemoglobin β93 cysteine residue in erythrocytes and in the vascular compartment in vivo. [Epub ahead of print]
El-Ferzli GT, Dreher M, Patel RP, Ambalavanan N.(2012) ABO blood group is associated with response to inhaled nitric oxide in neonates with respiratory failure. PLos One 7(9)
Samal AA, Honavar J, Brandon A, Bradley KM, Doran S, Liu Y, Dunaway C, Steele C, Postlethwait EM, Squadrito GL, Fanucchi MV, Matalon S, Patel RP.(2012) Administration of nitrite after chlorine gas exposure prevents lung injury: effect of administration modality. Free Rad Biol Med 53(7):1431-9
Scott DW, Chen J, Chacko BK, Traylor JG Jr, Orr AW, Patel RP.(2012). Role of endothelial N-glycan mannose residues in monocyte recruitment during atherogenesis. ATVB 32(8) Epub Ahead of print
Stapley R, Owusu BY, Brandon A, Cusick M, Rodriguez C, Marques MB, Kerby JD, Barnum SR, Weinberg JA, Lancaster JR Jr, Patel RP. (2012) Erythrocyte storage increases rates of NO and nitrite scavenging: implications for transfusion-related toxicity.Biochem J. 446(3);499-508
Owusu BY, Stapley R, Patel RP.(2012)Nitric oxide formation versus scavenging: the red blood cell balancing act.
J. Physiol. 590(Pt20):4993-5000
Greenway FL, Predmore BL, Flanagan DR, Giordano T, Qiu Y, Brandon A, Lefer DJ, Patel RP, Kevil CG.(2012)Single-dose pharmacokinetics of different oral sodium nitrite formulations in diabetes patients.Diabetes Technol Ther. 2012 Jul;14(7):552-60
Weinberg JA, Barnum SR, Patel RP.(2012)Red blood cell age and potentiation of transfusion-related pathology in trauma patients.Transfusion. 2011 Apr;51(4):867-73.
Christopher G Kevil and Rakesh P Patel (2010) S-nitrosothiol biology and Therapeutic potential in metabolic disease. Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs. 10: 1127-34
T. Scott Isbell, Chiao-Wang Sun, Li-Chen Wu, Xinjun Teng, Dario A. Vitturi, Billy G Branch, Christopher G Kevi, Namasivayam Ambalavanan Lisa Schwiebert, Jinxiang Ren, Kevin M. Pawlik, Matthew B. Renfrow, Rakesh P. Patel*, Tim M. Townes*. (2008) Role of SNO-Hemoglobin in Normal Development and Physiology. Nature Medicine 14(7); 773
* Co-senior author
Shiva S, Rassaf T, Patel RP, Gladwn MT (2010) The detection of the nitrite reductase and NO-generating properties of haemoglobin by mitochondrial inhibition. Cardiovascular Res. 89: 566-573
Bennavides GA, Squadrito GL, Mills RW, Patel HD, Isbell TS, Patel RP, Darley-Usmar VM, Doeller JE, Kraus DW Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007. 104; 17977-82
Kelpke SS, Chen B, Bradley KM, Teng X, Chumley P, Moore B, Head H, Viera L, Thompson JA, Crossman DK, Bray MS, Eckhoff DE, Agarwal A, Patel RP (2012). Sodium nitrite therapy protects against brain death induced kidney injury and improves post-transplantation function. Kidney International. 82(3):304-13
John D Lang Jr, Xinjun Teng, Phillip Chumley, Jack H Crawford, T. Scott Isbell, Balu K Chacko, Yuliang Liu, Nirag Jhala, D. Ralph Crowe, Alvin B Smith, Richard C Cross, Luc Frenette, Mike Fallon , Eric E Kelley, Diana W Wilhite, Cheryl R Hall, Grier P Page, J Steven Bynon, Devin E Eckhoff and Rakesh P. Patel (2007) Preemptive Administration of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Accelerates Restoration of Liver Function in Adults Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. J Clin Inv. 4;117(9):2583-2591
Chacko BK, Scott DW, Chandler RT, Patel RP (2011). Endothelial surface N-glycans mediate leukocyte adhesion and are targets for the anti-inflammatory effects of PPAR ligands. J Biol. Chem. 286(44):38738-47
Jack H Crawford, James Huang, T. Scott Isbell, Sruti Shiva, Balu K Chacko, Alan Schechter, Victor M Darley-Usmar, Jeffrey D Kerby, John D Lang Jr, David Krauss, Chien Ho, Mark T Gladwin, Rakesh P Patel (2006) Hypoxia, Red Blood Cells and Nitrite Regulate NO-dependent Hypoxic Vasodilatation. Blood 107, 566-574
D. Vitturi, X Teng, JC Toledo, S Matalon, JR Lancaster Jr, RP Patel (2009) Effects of Hemoglobin Fractional Saturation on Nitrite transport in Red Blood Cells: Evidence for Hypoxic Regulation of Nitrite Export. Am J Physiol In Press
Cantu-Medellin N, Vitturi DA, Rodriguez C, Murphy S, Dorman S, Shiva S, Zhou Y, Jia Y, Palmer AF, Patel RP (2011). Effects of T-state and R-state stabilization on deoxyhemoglobin-nitrite reactions and stimulation of nitric oxide signaling. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry. In Press
C. Rodriguez, D. Vitturi, J He, M Vandromme, A Brandon, A Hutchings, LW Rue III, JD Kerby, RP Patel (2009) Sodium nitrite therapy attenuates hypertensive effects of HBOC-201 via a nitrite-reductase activity. Biochem J 422(3), 423-432
Weinberg JA, MacLennan PA, Vandromme-Cusick MJ, Angotti JM, Magnotti LJ, Kerby JD, Rue LW III, Barnum SR, Patel RP (2012). Microvascular response to red blood cell transfusion in trauma patients. Shock 37:276-281
Yadav AK, Doran SF, Samal AA, Sharma R, Vedagiri K, Postlethwait EM, Squadrito GL, Fanucchi MV, Roberts LJ 2nd, Patel RP*, Matalon S* (2010) Mitigation of Chlorine Gas Lung Injury in rats by post exposure administration of sodium nitrite. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011 Mar;300(3):L362-9.*Co-senior authors
Honavar J, Samal AA, Bradley KM, Brandon A, Balanay J, Squadrito GL, Mohankumar K, Maheshwari A, Postlethwait EM, Matalon S, Patel RP (2010). Chlorine gas exposure causes systemic endothelial dysfunction by inhibiting eNOS-dependent signaling. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2011 Aug;45(2):419-25.
Stéphane P Dufour, Rakesh P Patel, Angela Brandon, Xinjun Teng, James Pearson, Horace Barker, Leena Ali, Ada HY Yuen, Ryszard T Smolenski, José González-Alonso (2010) Erythrocyte dependent regulation of human skeletal muscle blood flow: Role of varied oxyhemoglobin and exercise on nitrite, s-nitrosohemoglobin and ATP. Am J. Phys-Heart and Circ Phys. 299: H1936
Shoman ME, DuMond JF, Isbell TS, Crawford JH, Brandon A, Honavar J, Vitturi DA, White CR, Patel RP, Bruce King S (2011). Acyloxy Nitroso Compounds as Nitroxyl (HNO) Donors: Kinetics, Reactions with thiols, and vasodilation properties. J Med Chem. 2011 Feb 24;54(4):1059-70
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SNDK Better Bet than MU as NAND Closes 'Leadership Gap,' Says RBC
RBC Capital Markets semiconductor analyst Doug Freedman today informs us that last week was the best week so far this year for pricing of NAND flash memory chips, rising 15% from the prior week on the spot market.
NAND is "closing the leadership gap" with DRAM's pricing surge, writes Freedman, which also had a healthy 8% price rise last week, though DRAM pricing is still up 40% so far this quarter over the prior quarter, while NAND is up only 10%.
Freedman notes the price increases are a matter of both demand for flash in solid-state drives for consumer and enterprise devices, but also the effect of some curtailment of supply by Samsung Electronics (005930KS), among others:
NAND: In our view, we believe that NAND strength in the week could partially reflect a move by Samsung to move customers towards allocation buying, as the Samsung's bits are becoming increasingly absorbed by internal mobile ramps, particularly its Galaxy S/Note family (with our Telecom Hardware Analyst Mark Sue expecting 275mil units +30% Y/Y in 2013). We expect industry supply to be far more rational than years past. Our thesis is that cost savings due to depreciation roll-off is only slightly less than cost declines created by capital deployment, creating less incentive for capital intensive node shrinks. DRAM: Pricing momentum continues to be driven by: 1) planned supply cuts; 2) slowing bit production given node migrations; 3) strength in the mobile market with LP mobile DRAM loadings moving higher in new smartphones; and 4) conversion from traditional PC DRAM to higher growth mobile DRAM and specialty DRAM (server and networking), resulting in an extended push-out of production.
Freedman has an Outperform rating on both SanDisk (SNDK) and Micron Technology (MU), and a $65 price target on the former and a $10 target on the latter, but he likes the upside in SanDisk better:
While we like MU longer-term on Elpida leverage, we recommend new money into SNDK, as there is risk that the upwards momentum in pricing could be curtailed by execution risks. Consequently, we see SNDK as possessing more upside from current levels with the next catalyst being visibility into higher handset builds in Q2.


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