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#1 Tue 13 Feb 07 7:07pm
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A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
Hi guys,
I wonder if any of you can help. Wilst out today I bought a dozen oysters for £2.88, ( half price in Tescos ). My big problem is that I have no recipes at all for them. Do you have to eat them raw ?, if so what do you eat them with ?, dips ?.
Can you cook them ?, if so have you got any recipes ?.
Hope some of you can help.
Thank you in advance, keep smiling,
#2 Tue 13 Feb 07 7:11pm
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
Ady, seriously, oysters are absolutely NOT something you buy cut price or from Tesco - ever.
oysters are only good when they are super super fresh, these ones are cheap for a reason.
For goodness sake don't eat them!
#3 Tue 13 Feb 07 7:27pm
young mum
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
http://www.fishworks.co.uk/N1esw7EX.php … p;season=3
Last edited by young mum (Tue 13 Feb 07 7:28pm)
#4 Tue 13 Feb 07 7:34pm
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
Thanks guys,
Anyone else got some ideas ??
#5 Tue 13 Feb 07 8:10pm
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
Steamed oysters in the shells are always good. Don't eat the ones that don't open. Then dip them in butter or cocktail sauce.
#6 Tue 13 Feb 07 8:42pm
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- From Bradford, West Yorks
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
I wouldn't eat them raw - but this will probably be ok.
* 24 oyster, freshly opened *
* 50-75g rice flour * or plain flour
* 250g self raising flour
* Maldon salt and freshly ground pepper
* 125ml beer
* 1 egg yolk (beaten)
1. Batter:Mix the flour, salt and pepper in a bowl, make a well in the centre and pour in the beer and egg yolk. Mix the batter until smooth.
2. Oysters: Heat the oil fro deep frying to 180°C. Remove the oysters from their shells and pat them dry. Place the flour in a bowl and lightly lightly dust the oysters, shake off any excess flour. Dip the oyster in the batter and coat them, remove them from the batter and deep fry, a few at a time, until golden brown, around 2 minutes. Remove them from the oil and drain and kitchen paper.
3. To Serve: Serve the oysters as a light main or starter with a rocket salad with basil, tomato, pine nuts and a light pesto dressing (pesto sauce with some olive oil and white wine vinegar) or on a bed of vermicelli noodles tossed with garlic, ginger and soy sauce and served with Thai sweet chilli sauce or as substantial winter main on steamed shredded cabbage and mashed potatoes with a tartar sauce.
* To Open:Place the oyster in your hand with the flat side up and the hinged corner facing towards you. Place an oyster opening knife in the hinged corner and twist it to break the muscle, then carefully lever the shell off. It is a good idea to either wrap the hand holding the oyster in a tea towel or wear a thick kitchen glove.
* I prefer to dust food which is being battered in rice flour as it gives the food a crisp coating.
* You can vary the batter by adding herbs and spices such as roughly hopped basil or coriander or five spice powder.
#7 Tue 13 Feb 07 8:48pm
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
i must admit, cut-price oysters do sound sound a bit scary!!
nevertheless, if you can get fresh ones they need no more than a squeeze of lemon and a drop of tabasco. luv-lee.
#8 Tue 13 Feb 07 9:55pm
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
Dredge in seasoned flour, dip in beaten eggs, dredge in breadcrumbs of your choice, season with S&P, once all oysters are coated, pan fry them in oil and butter, on a medium temp. until golden brown. Serve with your favorite dip and/or fresh lemon juice. I like a mayo based dip with some Tabasco.
#9 Tue 13 Feb 07 10:36pm
Dave Barker
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
Hi guys, check out post number 18 on this thread... it's awesome...
http://forum.jamieoliver.com/viewtopic. … 73&p=2
But I am with Pete on this, buy the freshest, best oysters you can get or you could be put off for life by eating bad ones..
All the best
Last edited by DB27 (Tue 13 Feb 07 10:38pm)
#10 Wed 14 Feb 07 5:43am
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Re: A dozen oysters and no recipe !!
Last time I got some cheap oysters, I made steak and oyster pie. For this you really do need cheap oysters, or avery deep wallet.
Ironic really - oysters used to be the food of the poor, and oysters were added to the steak to bulk it out.
There is really only one place to buy cheap oysters - and otger cheap shellfish, and that is from ne f the many oyster stalls on the Bouzique, which runs along beside the oyster beds in the Basin du Thau on the south coast of France.
Couldn't be fresher or cheaper - and all the stalls offer a "degustation gratuit" so you can try their various wares before you buy.
Even the local pizzarias offer 6 or 12 oysters as a starter
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Thromboembolic Disorders And Other Vascular Problems
Stop Beyaz if an arterial or venous thrombotic (VTE) event occurs.
Based on presently available information on DRSP-containing COCs with 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol (that is, Yasmin), DRSP-containing COCs may be associated with a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) than COCs containing the progestin levonorgestrel or some other progestins. Epidemiologic studies that compared the risk of VTE reported that the risk ranged from no increase to a three-fold increase. Before initiating use of Beyaz in a new COC user or a woman who is switching from a contraceptive that does not contain DRSP, consider the risks and benefits of a DRSP-containing COC in light of her risk of a VTE. Known risk factors for VTE include smoking, obesity, and family history of VTE, in addition to other factors that contraindicate use of COCs [see CONTRAINDICATIONS].
A number of studies have compared the risk of VTE for users of Yasmin (which contains 0.03 mg of EE and 3 mg of DRSP) to the risk for users of other COCs, including COCs containing levonorgestrel. Those that were required or sponsored by regulatory agencies are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Estimates (Hazard Ratios) of Venous
Thromboembolism Risk in Current Users of Yasmin Compared to Users of Oral
Contraceptives that Contain Other Progestins
|Epidemiologic Study (Author, Year of Publication) Population Studied
|Comparator Product (all are low-dose COCs; with ≤ 0.04 mg of EE)
|Hazard Ratio (HR) (95% CI)
|i3 Ingenix (Seeger 2007) Initiators, including new usersa
|All COCs available in the US during the conduct of the study b
|EURAS (Dinger 2007) Initiators, including new usersa
|All COCs available in Europe during the conduct of the studyc Levonorgestrel/EE
|"FDA-funded study" (2011)
|New usersa
|Other COCs available during the course of the studyd
|Levonorgestrel/0.03 mg EE
|All users (i.e., initiation and continuing use of study combination hormonal contraception)
|Other COCs available during the course of the studyd
|Levonorgestrel/0.03 mg EE
|a "New users" -no use of combination hormonal contraception
for at least the prior 6 months
b Includes low-dose COCs containing the following progestins: norgestimate, norethindrone, levonorgestrel, desogestrel, norgestrel, medroxyprogesterone, or ethynodiol diacetate
c Includes low-dose COCs containing the following progestins: levonorgestrel, desogestrel, dienogest, chlormadinone acetate, gestodene, cyproterone acetate, norgestimate, or norethindrone
d Includes low-dose COCs containing the following progestins: norgestimate, norethindrone, or levonorgestrel
In addition to these "regulatory studies," other studies of various designs have been conducted. Overall, there are two prospective cohort studies (see Table 1): the US post-approval safety study Ingenix [Seeger 2007], the European post-approval safety study EURAS (European Active Surveillance Study) [Dinger 2007]. An extension of the EURAS study, the Long-Term Active Surveillance Study (LASS), did not enroll additional subjects, but continued to assess VTE risk. There are three retrospective cohort studies: one study in the US funded by the FDA (see Table 1), and two from Denmark [Lidegaard 2009, Lidegaard 2011]. There are two case-control studies: the Dutch MEGA study analysis [van Hylckama Vlieg 2009] and the German case-control study [Dinger 2010]. There are two nested case-control studies that evaluated the risk of non-fatal idiopathic VTE: the PharMetrics study [Jick 2011] and the GPRD study [Parkin 2011]. The results of all of these studies are presented in Figure 1.
Figure 1: VTE Risk with Yasmin Relative to
LNG-Containing COCs (adjusted risk#)
Risk ratios displayed on logarithmic scale; risk ratio < 1 indicates a lower risk of VTE for DRSP, > 1 indicates an increased risk of VTE for DRSP.
*Comparator "Other COCs",
including LNG-containing COCs
† LASS is an extension of the EURAS study
#Some adjustment factors are indicated by superscript letters: a) Current heavy smoking, b) hypertension, c) obesity, d) family history, e) age, f) BMI, g) duration of use, h) VTE history, i) period of inclusion, j) calendar year, k) education, l) length of use, m) parity, n) chronic disease, o) concomitant medication, p) smoking, q) duration of exposure, r) site
(References: Ingenix [Seeger 2007]2, EURAS (European Active Surveillance Study) [Dinger 2007]3, LASS (Long-Term Active Surveillance Study) [Dinger, unpublished document on file], FDA-funded study [Sidney 2011]4, Danish [Lidegaard 2009]5, Danish re-analysis [ Lidegaard 2011]6, MEGA study [van Hylckama Vlieg 2009]7, German Case-Control study [Dinger 2010]8, PharMetrics [Jick 2011]9, GPRD study [Parkin 2011]10)
Although the absolute VTE rates are increased for users of hormonal contraceptives compared to non-users, the rates during pregnancy are even greater, especially during the post-partum period (see Figure 2). The risk of VTE in women using COCs has been estimated to be 3 to 9 per 10,000 woman-years. The risk of VTE is highest during the first year of use. Data from a large, prospective cohort safety study of various COCs suggest that this increased risk, as compared to that in non-COC users, is greatest during the first 6 months of COC use. Data from this safety study indicate that the greatest risk of VTE is present after initially starting a COC or restarting (following a 4 week or greater pill-free interval) the same or a different COC.
The risk of thromboembolic disease due to oral contraceptives gradually disappears after COC use is discontinued.
Figure 2 shows the risk of developing a VTE for women who are not pregnant and do not use oral contraceptives, for women who use oral contraceptives, for pregnant women, and for women in the postpartum period. To put the risk of developing a VTE into perspective: If 10,000 women who are not pregnant and do not use oral contraceptives are followed for one year, between 1 and 5 of these women will develop a VTE.
Figure 2: Likelihood of Developing a VTE
If feasible, stop Beyaz at least 4 weeks before and through 2 weeks after major surgery or other surgeries known to have an elevated risk of thromboembolism.
Start Beyaz no earlier than 4 weeks after delivery, in women who are not breastfeeding. The risk of postpartum thromboembolism decreases after the third postpartum week, whereas the risk of ovulation increases after the third postpartum week.
Use of COCs also increases the risk of arterial thromboses such as strokes and myocardial infarctions, especially in women with other risk factors for these events.
COCs have been shown to increase both the relative and attributable risks of cerebrovascular events (thrombotic and hemorrhagic strokes), although, in general, the risk is greatest among older ( > 35 years of age), hypertensive women who also smoke. COCs also increase the risk for stroke in women with other underlying risk factors.
Oral contraceptives must be used with caution in women with cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Stop Beyaz if there is unexplained loss of vision, proptosis, diplopia, papilledema, or retinal vascular lesions. Evaluate for retinal vein thrombosis immediately. [See ADVERSE REACTIONS]
Beyaz contains 3 mg of the progestin DRSP, which has anti-mineralocorticoid activity, including the potential for hyperkalemia in high-risk patients, comparable to a 25 mg dose of spironolactone. Beyaz is contraindicated in patients with conditions that predispose to hyperkalemia (that is, renal impairment, hepatic impairment, and adrenal insufficiency). Women receiving daily, long-term treatment for chronic conditions or diseases with medications that may increase serum potassium concentration should have their serum potassium concentration checked during the first treatment cycle. Medications that may increase serum potassium concentration include ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-II receptor antagonists, potassium-sparing diuretics, potassium supplementation, heparin, aldosterone antagonists, and NSAIDs. Consider monitoring serum potassium concentration in high-risk patients who take a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor long-term and concomitantly. Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors include azole antifungals (e.g. ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole), HIV/HCV protease inhibitors (e.g., indinavir, boceprevir), and clarithromycin [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].
Carcinoma Of The Breasts And Reproductive Organs
Women who currently have or have had breast cancer should not use Beyaz because breast cancer is a hormonallysensitive tumor.
There is substantial evidence that COCs do not increase the incidence of breast cancer. Although some past studies have suggested that COCs might increase the incidence of breast cancer, more recent studies have not confirmed such findings.
Some studies suggest that COCs are associated with an increase in the risk of cervical cancer or intraepithelial neoplasia. However, there is controversy about the extent to which these findings may be due to differences in sexual behavior and other factors.
Liver Disease
Discontinue Beyaz if jaundice develops. Steroid hormones may be poorly metabolized in patients with impaired liver function. Acute or chronic disturbances of liver function may necessitate the discontinuation of COC use until markers of liver function return to normal and COC causation has been excluded.
Hepatic adenomas are associated with COC use. An estimate of the attributable risk is 3.3 cases/100,000 COC users. Rupture of hepatic adenomas may cause death through intra-abdominal hemorrhage.
Studies have shown an increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma in long-term ( > 8 years) COC users. However, the attributable risk of liver cancers in COC users is less than one case per million users.
Oral contraceptive-related cholestasis may occur in women with a history of pregnancy-related cholestasis. Women with a history of COC-related cholestasis may have the condition recur with subsequent COC use.
High Blood Pressure
For women with well-controlled hypertension, monitor blood pressure and stop Beyaz if blood pressure rises significantly. Women with uncontrolled hypertension or hypertension with vascular disease should not use COCs.
An increase in blood pressure has been reported in women taking COCs, and this increase is more likely in older women and with extended duration of use. The incidence of hypertension increases with increasing concentration of progestin.
Gallbladder Disease
Studies suggest a small increased relative risk of developing gallbladder disease among COC users.
Carbohydrate And Lipid Metabolic Effects
Carefully monitor prediabetic and diabetic women who are taking Beyaz. COCs may decrease glucose tolerance in a dose-related fashion.
Consider alternative contraception for women with uncontrolled dyslipidemia. A small proportion of women will have adverse lipid changes while on COCs.
Women with hypertriglyceridemia, or a family history thereof, may be at an increased risk of pancreatitis when using COCs.
If a woman taking Beyaz develops new headaches that are recurrent, persistent, or severe, evaluate the cause and discontinue Beyaz if indicated.
An increase in frequency or severity of migraine during COC use (which may be prodromal of a cerebrovascular event) may be a reason for immediate discontinuation of the COC.
Bleeding Irregularities
Unscheduled (breakthrough or intracyclic) bleeding and spotting sometimes occur in patients on COCs, especially during the first three months of use. If bleeding persists or occurs after previously regular cycles, check for causes such as pregnancy or malignancy. If pathology and pregnancy are excluded, bleeding irregularities may resolve over time or with a change to a different COC.
Data for Beyaz show the average number of episodes of bleeding per reference period (90 days) was 3.2 in Cycles 4-6. The average number of bleeding and/or spotting days with Beyaz was 15.1 days. The intensity of bleeding for Beyaz based on the ratio of spotting-only days versus total bleeding and/or spotting days was 5.2/15.1 days.
Based on patient diaries from two contraceptive clinical trials of YAZ, 8 to 25% of women experienced unscheduled bleeding per 28-day cycle. A total of 12 subjects out of 1,056 (1.1%) discontinued YAZ due to menstrual disorders including intermenstrual bleeding, menorrhagia, and metrorrhagia.
Women who use Beyaz may experience absence of withdrawal bleeding, even if they are not pregnant. Based on subject diaries from YAZ contraception trials for up to 13 cycles, 6 to 10% of women experienced cycles with no withdrawal bleeding. Some women may encounter post-pill amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, especially when such a condition was pre-existent.
If withdrawal bleeding does not occur, consider the possibility of pregnancy. If the patient has not adhered to the prescribed dosing schedule (missed one or more active tablets or started taking them on a day later than she should have), consider the possibility of pregnancy at the time of the first missed period and take appropriate diagnostic measures. If the patient has adhered to the prescribed regimen and misses two consecutive periods, rule out pregnancy.
COC Use Before Or During Early Pregnancy
Extensive epidemiological studies have revealed no increased risk of birth defects in women who have used oral contraceptives prior to pregnancy. Studies also do not suggest a teratogenic effect, particularly in so far as cardiac anomalies and limb-reduction defects are concerned, when taken inadvertently during early pregnancy. Discontinue Beyaz if pregnancy is confirmed and initiate a prenatal vitamin containing folate supplementation.
The administration of oral contraceptives to induce withdrawal bleeding should not be used as a test for pregnancy [see Use in Specific Populations].
Women with a history of depression should be carefully observed and Beyaz discontinued if depression recurs to a serious degree.
Interference With Laboratory Tests
The use of COCs may change the results of some laboratory tests, such as coagulation factors, lipids, glucose tolerance, and binding proteins. Women on thyroid hormone replacement therapy may need increased doses of thyroid hormone because serum concentrations of thyroid-binding globulin increase with use of COCs [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
DRSP causes an increase in plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone induced by its mild anti-mineralocorticoid activity.
Folates may mask vitamin B12 deficiency.
A woman who is taking COCs should have a yearly visit with her healthcare provider for a blood pressure check and for other indicated healthcare.
Other Conditions
In women with hereditary angioedema, exogenous estrogens may induce or exacerbate symptoms of angioedema. Chloasma may occasionally occur, especially in women with a history of chloasma gravidarum. Women with a tendency to chloasma should avoid exposure to the sun or ultraviolet radiation while taking COCs.
Patient Counseling Information
See "FDA-approved patient labeling (PATIENT INFORMATION)."
- Counsel patients that cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from COC use, and that women who are over 35 years old and smoke should not use COCs.
- Counsel patients that the increased risk of VTE compared to non-users of COCs is greatest after initially starting a COC or restarting (following a 4-week or greater pill-free interval) the same or a different COC.
- Counsel patients about the information regarding the risk of VTE with DRSP-containing COCs compared to COCs that contain levonorgestrel or some other progestins.
- Counsel patients that Beyaz does not protect against HIV-infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- Counsel patients on WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS associated with COCs.
- Counsel patients that Beyaz contains DRSP. Drospirenone may increase potassium. Patients should be advised to inform their healthcare provider if they have kidney, liver or adrenal disease because the use of Beyaz in the presence of these conditions could cause serious heart and health problems. They should also inform their healthcare provider if they are currently on daily, long-term treatment (NSAIDs, potassium-sparing diuretics, potassium supplementation, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-II receptor antagonists, heparin or aldosterone antagonists) for a chronic condition or taking strong CYP3A4 inhibitors.
- Inform patients that Beyaz is not indicated during pregnancy. If pregnancy occurs during treatment with Beyaz, instruct the patient to stop further intake. However, women should be advised on the continued need of sufficient folate intake.
- Counsel patients to take one tablet daily by mouth at the same time every day. Instruct patients what to do in the event pills are missed. See "What to Do if You Miss Pills" section in FDA-Approved Patient Labeling.
- Counsel patients to use a back-up or alternative method of contraception when enzyme inducers are used with COCs.
- Counsel patients who are breastfeeding or who desire to breastfeed that COCs may reduce breast milk production. This is less likely to occur if breastfeeding is well established.
- Counsel any patient who starts COCs postpartum, and who has not yet had a period, to use an additional method of contraception until she has taken a pink tablet for 7 consecutive days.
- Counsel patients that amenorrhea may occur. Rule out pregnancy in the event of amenorrhea in two or more consecutive cycles.
- Counsel patients to report whether they are taking folate supplements. Beyaz contains the equivalent of 0.4 mg (400 mcg) of folic acid.
- Counsel patients to maintain folate supplementation if they discontinue Beyaz due to pregnancy.
Nonclinical Toxicology
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment Of Fertility
In a 24 month oral carcinogenicity study in mice dosed with 10 mg/kg/day DRSP alone or 1 + 0.01, 3 + 0.03 and 10 + 0.1 mg/kg/day of DRSP and EE, 0.1 to 2 times the exposure (AUC of DRSP) of women taking a contraceptive dose, there was an increase in carcinomas of the harderian gland in the group that received the high dose of DRSP alone. In a similar study in rats given 10 mg/kg/day DRSP alone or 0.3 + 0.003, 3 + 0.03 and 10 + 0.1 mg/kg/day DRSP and EE, 0.8 to 10 times the exposure of women taking a contraceptive dose, there was an increased incidence of benign and total (benign and malignant) adrenal gland pheochromocytomas in the group receiving the high dose of DRSP. Mutagenesis studies for DRSP were conducted in vivo and in vitro and no evidence of mutagenic activity was observed.
Long-term animal studies have not been conducted to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of levomefolate. Mutagenesis studies for levomefolate were conducted in vitro and in vivo and no evidence of mutagenic activity was observed.
Use In Specific Populations
There is little or no increased risk of birth defects in women who inadvertently use COCs during early pregnancy. Epidemiologic studies and meta-analyses have not found an increased risk of genital or non-genital birth defects (including cardiac anomalies and limb-reduction defects) following exposure to low dose COCs prior to conception or during early pregnancy.
The administration of COCs to induce withdrawal bleeding should not be used as a test for pregnancy. COCs should not be used during pregnancy to treat threatened or habitual abortion.
Women who do not breastfeed may start COCs no earlier than four weeks postpartum.
Nursing Mothers
When possible, advise the nursing mother to use other forms of contraception until she has weaned her child. Estrogen-containing COCs can reduce milk production in breastfeeding mothers. This is less likely to occur once breastfeeding is well-established; however, it can occur at any time in some women. Small amounts of oral contraceptive steroids and/or metabolites are present in breast milk.
After oral administration of 3 mg DRSP/0.03 mg EE tablets (Yasmin), about 0.02% of the DRSP dose was excreted into the breast milk of postpartum women within 24 hours. This results in a maximal daily dose of about 0.003 mg DRSP in an infant.
Studies to date indicate there is no adverse effect of folate on nursing infants.
Pediatric Use
Safety and efficacy of Beyaz has been established in women of reproductive age. Efficacy is expected to be the same for postpubertal adolescents under the age of 18 and for users 18 years and older. Use of this product before menarche is not indicated.
Geriatric Use
Beyaz has not been studied in postmenopausal women and is not indicated in this population.
Patients With Renal Impairment
Beyaz is contraindicated in patients with renal impairment [see CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
In subjects with creatinine clearance (CLcr) of 50–79 mL/min, serum DRSP concentrations were comparable to those in a control group with CLcr ≥ 80 mL/min. In subjects with CLcr of 30–49 mL/min, serum DRSP concentrations were on average 37% higher than those in the control group. In addition, there is a potential to develop hyperkalemia in subjects with renal impairment whose serum potassium is in the upper reference range, and who are concomitantly using potassium-sparing drugs [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].
Patients With Hepatic Impairment
Beyaz is contraindicated in patients with hepatic disease [see CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]. The mean exposure to DRSP in women with moderate liver impairment is approximately three times higher than the exposure in women with normal liver function. Beyaz has not been studied in women with severe hepatic impairment.
No clinically significant difference was observed between the pharmacokinetics of DRSP or EE in Japanese versus Caucasian women [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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The tour begins at Mount Namsan cable car station and can be taken in the evening. Take a taxi there, or walk by exiting Myeong-dong subway station via exit 2 and walking ahead past the Sejong Hotel on the left, then turning right along the road leading up. Continue past the Seoul Animation Museum on the left and follow the road up and around to the (1) cable car station on your right (last car is at 11:00 p.m.).
Ascend Mount Namsan (South Mountain) in the cable car (adult round trip ticket $7). Just beyond the cable car station at the top, on the left, is what looks like a set of castle chimneys. This is the restored (2) medieval smoke signal beacon, once used to transmit messages from mountain tops the length of the peninsula. Mount Namsan today has a microwave TV tower on one of its peaks.
Walk to the summit, where there is a plaza complete with a traditional pavilion and the 774-foot (236-meter) (3) Seoul Tower. You will need to buy a ticket to ascend the tower to the viewing platform ($7). As you wait for the elevator, watch the dozens of LCD screens showing different Seoul sights. The 360° viewing platform offers telescopes and amazing views over the city: The restored city walls on Namsan; downtown with its mountains, palaces, and skyscrapers; the park-like Yongsan U.S. Army base; and the Han River. There are also distances for world cities on the windows, including Singapore, 2,883 miles (4,641 kilometers) and New York, 6,872 miles (11,061 kilometers). Around the central pillar are dozens of mini LCD screens with more Seoul sights. Ignore the expensive Grill restaurant with its unprofessional service, and grab a snack and a beer, coffee, or ice cream at the restaurant or food court at the base of the tower. The terrace offers expansive vistas.
Return to the mountain's mid-levels by cable car or walk down the steps next to the cable car station. You are now at (4) Namsan Ring Road. This spectacular highway curves around the mountain's contours; few cities boast such an alpine road in their very centers. You can either walk—it is about two miles (three kilometers)—or take a taxi from the entrance to the cable car station to the Grand Hyatt hotel, at the other end of the mountain. Whichever you choose, turn right at the entrance to the station's car park, not left, which will lead you down to Myeong-dong.
The road will lead you past Namsan Library, the Goethe Institute, and a house with a giant golden goblin in its garden (the home of a mudang, or shaman) before you reach the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Walking it will take around an hour; the taxi will do it in less than ten minutes. On your right, Seoul, all the way down to the river, lies at your feet. On your left are the forested slopes of the mountain, with various walking trails, exercise areas, springs and tennis courts. Ask the taxi driver to drop you at the Hyatt. A footbridge leads from the Hyatt to (5) Namsan Park. This park, with its tall trees, its botanical garden, a pond at its apex, and a trail leading up to a fresh spring and exercise area on the mountain proper, offers some of the best jogging tracks and views in Asia.
After the park either take a taxi or walk down to (6) Itaewon, Seoul's foreign quarter. The taxi only takes a couple of minutes; walking will take around 15 minutes. To get there, stand in the Hyatt's entrance and turn left. Walk up, past the clothing shops on your right, and follow the road around to the left, past Top Mansion apartment. You are now in one of Seoul's most exclusive residential areas: Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee lives in the neighborhood as do many ambassadors in their fortress-like houses. Follow this broad road as it curves down left, then right past the Harue Coffee Shop. Keep going down, past the Belgian Ambassador's residence, round to the right, and then left past the Chalet Swiss Restaurant. You will emerge at a crossroad. If riding, get out of your taxi here.
Turn right at the crossroad and proceed toward the Hamilton Hotel. The main street further along is full of vendors, tailors, and shops selling clothes, faux watches, and fashion goods, sports gear, and leather wear. The main area for foreign restaurants and bars is in the alleyway behind the Hamilton.
If you have less refined tastes, instead of turning right at the cross road, go straight. The steep alley on your left is named "Hooker Hill" for obvious reasons. Have a drink in the friendly little Debut, which is not a red light bar, a few yards (three meters) up on the left, and watch the action. The next alley parallel to Hooker Hill is Seoul's gay district. There are also a large number of transvestite clubs in this area, some of which offer shows.
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Teams from the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club make a boat or raft out of cardboard, then they wrap it with colorful duck tape. Then then bring those boats out to the Marina cove and have a little race. They set up a balloon type marker in the water a few feet out and the team of kids get in the boat and make it to the marker, around and back. It's super fun to watch!


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Good call on people straightening out this thread and refocusing it on local riding/racing stoke. I'm not a fan of the "guerrilla" type promo/advertising where you're duped into participating in the promo, which is the grumpy old man in me blossoming, which I know something about since I went out last week in sandals with socks and didn't care. A principled stance is better placed somewhere else rather than here, I guess. I've missed out on the other referenced drama......And bashing on Pemby as the red-headed step-child of the local trail-world is generally common, at least in the poke in the ribs way. I didn't intend to bash on the event itself.
I'm sure DCB goes a great job, or else they wouldn't be almost full. As my mind refocuses on riding and racing, and away from the ontological aspects of responsible by-the-books fully disclosed advertising better suited for another thread not tied to some local fun, I wish all participants to have a great event! I certainly didn't intend any ill will. If anything would make Pemby any more interesting, it would be riding with a few hundred other people. This is what the night ride series does out there. The last thing I want to do is decrease riding stoke, whatever the flavor, intentionally or unintentionally. Riding is the goal here, not flaming advertising methods or rule bending. Go get'm!
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Just wanted to say a big thank you for the help this season. I had a relatively good year for a 1st season. No honey but my hives are strong and ready for winter I believe.
Here is what I have done for winter:
Treated with Hopguard in late september and early october. Results: Definately varroa but did not get a huge drop.
Treated for nosema with nos-e-vit
Placed popsicle sticks underneath the inner cover to get some air flow. (hives had very high moisture)
Wrapped hives in three inch styrofoam that was given to me.
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The Orange County Beekeepers Association is offering a 10-week Intensive Class in Beekeeping beginning Tuesdays, January 8th 2013. Knowledgeable instructors will cover the history of beekeeping and getting started to seasonal management and the treatment of pests and diseases. At the end of the course, a hands-on beekeeping field day will be held where practices discussed in the classroom will be demonstrated. This course will focus on beekeeping using generally accepted practices with Langstroth style hives.
The class will meet at 7pm each Tuesday evening for 10 weeks at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Hillsborough located at 1710 Old NC 10, Hillsborough, NC. The first class will be held on January 8th and will begin at 7:00 pm.
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Congrats on your win. They answered. All that money for the Yanks and it's coming down to a rookie pitcher. Good luck!


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Diplo to Release Directorial Debut: Favela on Blast
Favela On Blast, the directorial film debut from Mad Decent's main man, Diplo, and his partner Leandro HBL, documents a vibrant and innovative musical subculture that has emerged in Brazil's impoverished slums aka favelas. Well beneath the radar of mainstream society for the last 20 years, they have their own language, style and heroes.
An Official Selection of SXSW's Film Festival, Favela On Blast was not an easy feat to complete. Between little funding, unfamiliar territories, and broken translations, the filming proved to be hold harsh obstacles for Diplo and Leandro. The obstructions were overcome however, as the film captures the rarely seen stories of MC's, DJ's, dancers, and cultural producers through the filmmakers' eyes, with memorable appearances from funk superstars Deize, Tigrona, Mr. Catra, and Duda Do Borell.
The film will be available digitally and on DVD through Mad Decent on July 20, however, fans will get an early chance to preview the film when it airs on Pitchfork TV's One Week Only starting July 9.
Watch the trailer for Favela On Blast now.
mp3: Joao Brasil - Let It Injecao Be (The Beatles x Deize Tigrona)


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I agree with Deborahlees. Do look at used machines at your local dealers. Also let it be known you are looking when you go to your quilting groups/classes.
I found my Featherweight in an estate sale, so I encourage you look at garage/estate sales, taking some thread and material with you to check out the machines.


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>Someone who knows is this the face to the name??
I don't know any faces here, but the photo xcugat linked to is a person 53 years old. The one involved in this thread is 32 according to the Rankin County Sheriffs's arrest report in post #116.
>Someone who knows is this the face to the name??
I don't know any faces here, but the photo xcugat linked to is a person 53 years old. The one involved in this thread is 32 according to the Rankin County Sheriffs's arrest report in post #116.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
I didnt see the post about the age I guess this guy just was a coincidence
Specialists in Ground Cover plants since 1937. Talk to me about ground-covers!
I met rob Hughes or Robert Russell or whoever he is and that isn't him. I'm sure there are plenty of Robert Russell's though. I haven't seen the pic Special K is talking about but I would bet that it is the same man I talked to in ms as well. The place was a dump and I knew when I left there things didn't add up. I got 5 nucs from him and if they came from BSH bees I'm sorry about that too but they are all dead. They where some of the sorriest nucs I've ever seen and one superceded the queen about a week after I got them home. I complained about how subpar they were but like every one else here who was taken I was just spitting in the wind. In the end I hope the man gets what's coming to him. Good riddance.
Just a bit of geography the 53 year old was arrested in Jackson Co. not Jackson MS. Jackson Co is 150+ miles from Rankin Co. and the Robert Russell of this soap is 32 born 8/19/1980. He is lives in Rankin Co - 212 Fannin Landing Circle.
Thank you for clarifying that for us, as many of us dont know the lay of the land in MS. This is indeed a sad, sad ordeal. Many of us have been taken by a very good con man, that used his dads name to further his financial status. Somewhere he has a lot of other peoples money, and likely where none of us will ever see it again.
As sub producers we were given the same song and dance that the public was, about tornados hitting the office, deaths of crew members, issues with cell shipments, etc... all of which I believe to be made up by Robert Russell. I believe that Robert acted alone, or possibly with the PDG honey guy on the russellapiaries.com site. We were conned just like all the folks here.
Allegany Mtn. Bee Farm
Quality Queens and Honey from Western New York
I have issued most of the refunds for queen orders through Russell Apiaries NY site. I will get the remaining few refunded tomorrow. I sold nucs from the site also, but the nucs were not sourced from Russell Apiaries, but from my own bees and from a friends apiary. I will have the nucs ready in April and May, just as planned originally.
I have had people want to know some information.
I started Allegany Mtn Bee Farm in 2010, prior to my association to Russell Apiaries. I produced an Italian/Carniolan hybrid, that was open mated to local stocks of bees. I will continue to raise and sell queens, but not until I settle up with those folks who ordered queens from Russell Apiaries NY, which will be tomorrow. I am not going to make people wait for a refund of their own money.
Allegany Mtn. Bee Farm
Quality Queens and Honey from Western New York
This is like the guy who claim he was going to be bringing bees to people his name was rory boloware remember him and he stiffed alot of folks out of their money
and never made good on his word sounds to me we all need to take care of who has to much hype about what they got until we or others had has some kind of dealing with them. I am very careful with people i get queens from and i have my favorites and they have done very well by me so lets all beware of these so-called bee breeders who carry so many so-called strains of bees like cedar glen they are fakes too are they still in business.
AS I have said... it is rather a privilege for queen/package producers to be paid in advance for their work. That is why a bee producer should take those prepayments very seriously and be SURE he doesn't stiff anyone, which goes back to what JN Russell always said.. " If you can raise good bees you can always sell them"
AND really... all the exaggerations, smoke and mirrors, and lies wouldn't have mattered if people had gotten their orders and the bees were good. He inherited good bees no doubt.... and if he had spent even HALF the effort to making bees as he spent making that website and the facade around himself... no one here would have complained even if he had claimed to be the king of a 3rd world country.
After all is said and done... I hope people will discuss what sold them on his bees.... because I am very interested in that. He had a VERY good thing going... and the only thing missing was his ability to fulfill orders. Any queen producers that want to increase their market share.... would be looking close at his business model. I am still amazed by what he did.... and I really want to know what each of the people here were sold on. Was it his father's reputation? The fancy website? His knowledge on the forums? The 12 exotic races of bees? What convinced the Sub's to buy in on his system?
I dont think ANY of the sub's knew what was going on FWIW.... but I think many of us here would like to know what convinced people to get in on his sub program. He had what seems to me a PERFECT business model....
So I hope the discussion will eventually roll around to what convinced people to buy in to all of his cons....
Checking their website I notice PGNhoney? posted 12 hours ago about classes he is offering. Just out of curiosity has anyone ask him to comment on what is going on? Has anyone tried to post on their site with this link to warn potential nuc and queen purchasers. I wonder what would happen to a post asking about the health of Robert, if it would get deleted or would stay up for a while. I still have hopes of receiving the nuc I ordered last year but it is looking bleak, very bleak. Amazing that there have been no posts on this site from the Russels or an employee trying to defend themselves.
The sub producers, except for NYbees have been very quiet, has anyone seen their posts elsewhere?
Can the sheriff's department shut down a website if it proves to be operated to commit fraud? It appears "Rob Hughes" is still taking orders for nucs to be picked up in Central MS and I had a private message with him as recently as Feb 11 to schedule pickup of a nuc he owes me.
I ordered queens from him 3 years ago, had some issues with communication and the timing of the shipment. I posted my experience here and people really slayed me for not understanding how things can be for a producer. I understood that weather effects the industry but always felt there was something not right about the inherent difficulty in contacting his staff- it just didn't seem right.
You will notice that he denies selling nucs in one post, since this broke. He's in this up to his neck and looking for a way out.Checking their website I notice PGNhoney? posted 12 hours ago about classes he is offering. Just out of curiosity has anyone ask him to comment on what is going on? Has anyone tried to post on their site with this link to warn potential nuc and queen purchasers. I wonder what would happen to a post asking about the health of Robert, if it would get deleted or would stay up for a while.
Cam Bishop
1) Glowing reviews from beesource members who actually received and worked with his SK queens.
2) His apparent knowledge of many things related to bees.
3) His ability to communicate in written forums.
4) The fact that he came from a long-established beekeeping family with a good reputation.
5) His connections to trusted beesource contributors.
6) And yes, his website was good too. Looking at his website was like setting a kid in a candy store.
All these things came together to sucker people in. Gratefully, I never threw down my money, but I came VERY close.
I agree with you Sippy, that he had the potential to really make this happen, which also contributed to the likelihood of people buying into this scam.
Horseshoe Point Honey -- http://localvahoney.com/
From the limited discussions I've had with some of the members after this information came out, I think I may have been the only member of the sub-producer program that met him in person and can positively identify him. I wasn't aware of this until recently. I thought many other members had met him. And by him, I mean Robert Russell and/or "Rob Hughes".
Regards, Barry
When my orders kept getting delayed last year I sent a PM to Robert or Rob telling them that I was coming on a certain date and that I was leaving with either bees or a refund. I met and spent several hours with Phillip Butts (of PDG Honey Farm) and "Rob Hughes."
I left with the number of nucs I ordered and the number of queens I ordered but not the SKC because they didn't have any.
Another member provided this link: https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/initMap.do
You click on the state of Mississippi, then enter the name Robert Russell, select age range 31-35, and it brings up his profile. Click on "show photo" and there is a picture of the man that introduced himself to me as Rob Hughes.
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I met someone in Hattiesburg to pick up a couple of nucs spring of 2011. He was in his early 30s, around 200 - 220 lbs, dark hair. I thought he identified himself as Bob Hughes. We met in Hattiesburg because Russel had out yards in the area.
In retrospect I remember hearing about how they kept their breeding colonies on islands of the MS coast. That was the reason they would be gone for such long stretches of time "helping Dr Hughes or Dr. Russel" rebuild the colonies on the island after a storm. It sounded like a great idea and would be a good way to build a pure strain, isolating them on an island, but having lived on the Gulf Coast my entire life I could never identify anything far enough off-shore to call it an isolated island. Who was I do disagree with them?
I mentioned these threads to a long time member of our local club and he basically smiled and looked around the room. Not sure what that means but I guess there are a lot of people in the club that had a great relationship with the family at one time. I explained the condition of the nucs when I picked them up, talked about how I took care of them and how they died. I complained that I must be a lousy beek, quite possible since 2011 was my first year. After listening for a minute he smiled again and said that I had bad nucs. I did the right things and strong nucs would have build up and survived.
Why did I buy from Russel Apiaries? Because when I started into beekeepping they where the only ones to have late season nucs available. They also had a great presence on the forums and a lot of people that liked their bees.
Live and learn, I am going to keep a positive but sceptical attitude about this situation. Not much else I can do. As previously stated on Feb 11 they promised delivery end of March, beg of April.
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Maybe I missed this, but why was he arrested?
Wow, now I am confused. The Robert Hughes on Vinelink is African American and the person I met was Caucasian. Must have been an employee that did work the outyards in the Hattiesburg area.
Here's a more direct link:
Regards, Barry


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City's unhealable scar
To the mayor and Pequot Lakes City Council:
I would like to thank you and the council for a thankless job in getting the tax issue between old Sibley Township and the city of Pequot Lakes finally settled. Or is it?
The animosity between the two locations, unfortunately, has put an unhealable scar on the city. The individuals who created this interference while the council attempted to do its job should be ashamed. The idle threat that it could go back to the way it was is not a fearful thing to some in the old Sibley Township locations as we were not for the change to start with.
One definition of "tax" is to provide funds for services. Years back a fine, devoted man named Don Nelson provided the maintenance and services as needed for Sibley Township. He was on call and willing to do the job.
Where we are located on South Sluetter Road the road maintenance is shared by Loon Lake Township and the city of Pequot Lakes. Loon Lake Township is very dependable. I have doubts if this tax increase will change anything as far as services and the chance of paved streets and streetlights like our city cousins have.
It cost $180 to pump the septic tank recently, and if the well goes dry it's our responsibility. Just thinking.
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The defending MIAA champion Flying Dutch are ranked among the nation's top NCAA Division III teams in the pre-season poll of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
Coached by Becky Schmidt, the Flying Dutch are ranked 22nd. Defending national champion Emory, Ga. is the top-ranked team. MIAA rival Calvin is ranked 16th.
The 2008 Flying Dutch posted a 26-7 record, won 15-of-16 conference matches and were ranked 19th in final NCAA Division III poll of the AVCA.
The Flying Dutch open their season on Labor Day weekend (Sept. 4-5) in a tournament at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Washington is ranked fifth in the pre-season poll.
The home opener will be a conference match against Alma on Tuesday, Sept. 8.


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The Digs
Stone Manor Bed & Breakfast is a beautifully restored manor home on winding Mountain Road. Inside, you'll find antique-appointed guest suites stocked with botanical spa products and a circular staircase ascending from the dining room to the music room and the library above. With windows overlooking the organic vegetable and herb gardens, the library beckons visitors to settle in with a book from its collection, spanning genres from history to mystery and everything in between.
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Here's another video of Petrus against the Packers. He routinely got a great push in the run game including yet again another big time block on a two point conversion against Raji.
Yes he gave up some pressures, but thats more of a technique thing (getting offbalance, once again he was only 24). He certainly has the physical ability and mental tenacity to be a starter in this league


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B.C.'s Most Romantic Places
The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 02.14.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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1024-bit RSA encryption cracked by carefully starving CPU of electricity
"Now, three eggheads (or Wolverines, as it were) at the University of Michigan claim they can break it simply by tweaking a device's power supply. By fluctuating the voltage to the CPU such that it generated a single hardware error per clock cycle, they found that they could cause the server to flip single bits of the private key at a time, allowing them to slowly piece together the password.
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They used to be giants, chosen for their scrum-splitting ability. The evolution of hookers, led by the All Blacks, has created a different beast - athletic ball-controllers, ball-carriers and ball-stealers - giving New Zealand a competitive edge.
Thanks to hookers like Keven Mealamu and Andrew Hore, the position has changed and arguably no one in world rugby fills the new role better than they do. Mealamu played his 101st test overnight against Italy and clocks up 10 years as an All Black this week. Andrew Hore played his 73rd test against Scotland last week - and the selection of Dane Coles can be seen as an effort to keep the hooking evolution on track.
Gone is the brutal scrum-power of hookers like England's Steve Thompson and South Africa's John Smit, the respective starting hookers of the 2003 and 2007 World Cup winners. Mealamu, Hore and now Coles clock in below 110kg and all are a mix of fourth-loose-forward mobility, ball-running, ball-snaffling and lineout accuracy. Thompson and Smit generally threatened 120kg and beyond - with 10kg making a big difference in today's high-paced, multi-phase game.
Former All Blacks selector Peter Thorburn says scrums punctuate the modern game less, meaning hookers have to be picked on a wider skill set.
"Hookers have to match flankers and the No8 by being quick away from scrums and lineouts and possessing all-round skills. That's why Coles has the edge over Hika Elliot at the moment; he is a more productive and explosive ball runner. Elliot tends to die with the ball too often and has become too readable. Smaller, mobile hookers can be handy in that regard. The Frenchman Dimitri Szarzewski plays in a similar vein; a terrific ball-carrier.
"Whether Mealamu and Hore play the next World Cup is debatable, not because of ability but because wear-and-tear could get them. Coles has convinced me there is still a conveyor belt of good, mobile hookers out there."
"I think mobility and throwing accuracy almost come first these days when picking a hooker because games can go 20-30 minutes without a scrum. Even props need to be picked on a different skill set as lifters and clean-out men rather than pure scrummaging.
"It doesn't mean you can afford to go into a test with an inferior scrum but fortunately, the All Blacks have Mike Cron as a scrum coach who knows those details in depth."
Nine-test All Black Norm Hewitt loves what Mealamu and Hore offer the All Blacks as a point of difference: "They still do the core duties well; they're in the tight burrowing, stealing and ripping ball. That remains a key role, especially as the game evolves further into a rugby league-style defence with more players in the line and less in contact.
"Mealamu and Hore have got speed too, something the coaches will look for from Coles. In fact it's almost been an evolution across the whole forward pack, looking for more athleticism. Players even wear GPS units to monitor it in training these days. Any way you can refine or enhance someone's performance by a few centimetres or 0.1 of a second, you've got an advantage. We saw that at the World Cup.
"The lineout has also changed. When I started it was simply between you and the jumper, now it comes down to a co-ordinated effort. Hookers need to make adjustments for tired lifters, which could be half a foot as the game progresses. Throwing into that is a skill to be considered."
Hewitt played provincial and international rugby from 1988-2001, when hookers became bulkier to cope with the demands of the scrum.
"They still talked about us being the fourth loose forward. That hasn't changed but when I started we were moving from an era of smaller hookers such as Hika Reid and Andy Dalton into the likes of Australian rake Tommy Lawton. [At around 120kg] he was one of the biggest, toughest scrummagers I played by virtue of sheer size. He wasn't mobile but packing down against him was like hitting one of those D8 Caterpillar bulldozers. Sean Fitzpatrick was a cut above because he could blend both aspects; a good scrummager capable of running with the ball in hand and throwing accurately."


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Classic Car Show planned Aug. 3
The second annual "Save Your Classic Rod" car show will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Breezy Point Ice Center.
All proceeds will go to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Us/Too, the prostate cancer support group of Crosby. Last year the show raised $2,700 plus an anonymous gift of $2,200 for a total of $4,900.
Trophies will be awarded to the top 20 cars selected by entrants and the top two people's choice voted on by the spectators. Many door prizes and trophies will be awarded at 3 p.m.
Show car registration is $15. Cars must be registered by 10 a.m. to be eligible for trophies.
Admission to the show is $3 per adult, $5 for two adults and free for kids younger than 12.
For more information, contact Kent Brothen at 218-562-4563.


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Series 3, Episode 2 - Netbooks, SSDs and Intel is fined £948 million
Posted on 23rd May 2009 at 16:35 by Podcast with 8 comments
Episode 2 of Series 3 of the all new combined Custom PC and bit-tech podcast is here. CPC Editor Alex, Deputy Editor James are joined by bit-tech's Richard and Joe. The main topic of discussion is of course the massive £948 million fine the EU has imposed on Intel, along with AMD's most recent attempt at a netbook, and the fact that it looks like time has finally been called on Duke Nukem Forever.


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2013 - Senior Season
Earned All-ACC honorable mention accolades after starting all 12 games and finishing the regular season with 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, nine pass breakups and a forced fumble • Had four solo tackles and a pass breakup against Duke • Had eight tackles (seven solo) and forced a fumble in the win over Old Dominion • Had five tackles and two pass breakups in the win at Pitt • Finished with seven tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups in the win over Virginia • Matched a career high with 10 tackles (six solo) and a tackle for loss against NC State • Had six stops in the win over Boston College • Finished with a career-best 10 solo tackles and a pass breakup against Miami • Finished with seven tackles (five solo) and a tackle for loss at Virginia Tech • Had seven solo stops against East Carolina • Tallied five tackles (four solo) and shared a tackle for loss at Georgia Tech • Had one solo stop and broke up a pass in the win over Middle Tennessee • Posted four tackles, including a 1-yard tackle for loss, in the season opener at No. 6 South Carolina.
2012 – Junior Season
Started 11 games at cornerback • Finished third on the team with 76 tackles tied for the team lead with nine pass breakups • Also tallied four tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and an interception • Registered at least four tackles in every game • Had five stops and a pass breakup in the win at Virginia before missing the season finale due to injury • Finished with eight tackles, including five solo efforts, against Georgia Tech • Notched a career-high 11 tackles at Duke • Playing in his home state of Florida, had six tackles in the win at Miami • Had nine stops, two breakups and a quarterback hurry in the win over Virginia Tech • Finished the Idaho game with four tackles and breakup • Picked up his first career sack to go with eight tackles and a breakup in the win over East Carolina • Earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors for his efforts against the Pirates • Had six tackles and a breakup at Louisville • Finished with seven tackles and a tackle for loss at Wake Forest • Had six stops, five of the solo variety, a tackle for loss, two breakups and his second career interception in the season opener against Elon.
2011 – Sophomore Season
Missed the first four games of the season after tearing a tendon in his right hand during preseason practice, which required surgery • Made his season debut against ECU and started against Louisville and Miami • Finished the regular season with 16 tackles, including 10 solo stops • Broke up two passes and had a tackle for loss • Had one tackle vs. Missouri in the Independence Bowl • Posted one tackle vs. Duke • Did not start, but had two tackles in a 59-38 loss to Clemson • Broke up a pass and had three tackles in a 30-24 loss to Miami • Made his first start of the season in a 14-7 win over Louisville • Had four tackles, including a tackle for loss, against the Cardinals • Played, but did not start, in the 35-20 victory at East Carolina • Posted five tackles and broke up a pass against the Pirates.
2010 – Freshman Season
Played in all 13 games and started the final four as a true freshman cornerback • Started against Virginia Tech, NC State, Duke and Tennessee • Also saw significant action on special teams • Finished the regular season with 20 tackles, including 15 primary stops, four pass breakups and one interception • Had one tackle in the 24-19 win at Duke • Posted a season-high five tackles and broke up a pass vs. NC State • Had two tackles and two pass breakups in his first career start vs. Virginia Tech • Posted three tackles vs. ECU and had two at Miami • Had one tackle in games against LSU, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Virginia, William & Mary and Florida State.
Blanche Ely High School
Named an All-American Scholar by the United States Achievement Academy • Played in Florida's annual Dade vs. Broward County high school all-star game in January • Rated the No. 83 cornerback in the country by Rivals.com • Opponents only threw his way 23 times all season and he made five interceptions and broke up 12 passes • Played cornerback and free safety • Finished his senior season with 39 tackles and five forced fumbles • First-team selection on the Sun-Sentinel Class 6A-5A-4A All-County team as a senior • Named All-Broward county as a senior • Helped lead Ely to an 11-2 record and the state 5A regionals, where they nearly pulled off an upset of St. Thomas Aquinas, the nation's No. 1 team • Coached by Rodney Gray.
Son of Portia Williams and Lalanda Price • Exercise and sport science major • Born Aug. 31, 1992.
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