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Les Bergeries de Palombaggia, Porto-Vecchio
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 17 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Restaurant and pool bar
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- In-room childcare
- Terrace
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Front desk safe
- Free WiFi and free parking
For families
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
What's around
- Palombaggia Beach (0.9 mi / 1.5 km)
- La Chiappa Lighthouse (4 mi / 6.4 km)
- Santa Giulia Beach (5.5 mi / 8.9 km)
- Lezza Golf Course (6.1 mi / 9.8 km)
- Porto-Vecchio Marina (7.9 mi / 12.7 km)
Les Bergeries de Palombaggia, Porto-Vecchio
Hotel Info: 866-266-9798from $1 330 CAD
- Junior Suite, Sea View
- Suite, Sea View (4 people)
- Suite, Sea View (2 people)
- Double Room, Patio
- Suite, Sea View (3 people)
- Double Room, Sea View
- Panoramic Double Room
- Deluxe Suite, Sea Facing
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 17 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 1 floor
- Check-in time 3 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
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In the hotel
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Pool umbrellas
- Conference space size (meters) - 25
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Terrace
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Turndown service
- In-room massage available
- Furnished balcony
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Hair dryer
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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DiningLa Table de Mina - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Open select days.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
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- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
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Les Bergeries de Palombaggia, Porto-Vecchio's small print
Also known as
- Bergeries
- Bergeries Palombaggia
- Bergeries Palombaggia Hotel
- Bergeries Palombaggia Hotel Porto-Vecchio
- Bergeries Palombaggia Porto-Vecchio
- Palombaggia
- Les Bergeries De Palombaggia Corsica/Porto-Vecchio
- Les Bergeries De Palombaggia Hotel Porto-Vecchio
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.45 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 3 years of age.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 70 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 24 for adults and EUR 16 for children (approximately)
Cribs/Infant beds are available for EUR 15 per night
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.
LEADERS: Azerane Bam BinkyBunny JerseyGirl LBJ10 LittlePuffyTail LongEaredLions RabbitPam
So, what is everyone's thoughts on bonding rabbits and cats. Not sure how this predator/prey relationship will work out. Nova (cat) was just a kitten when I found her on my porch and introduced her to Felony (the bunz). Felony was almost two years and had been living all that time as an only child in my apartment. They got along just fine, but my roommate decided she hated cats and I had my mom adopt Nova until my roommate moved out.
So the roommate is out, and Nova has been living the luxurious life of an only kitty with her grandma and grandpa. She is also much bigger than she was a few months ago. I'm thinking of going home to get my cat back soon. Any advice for getting them back to being friends?
My two cats and Tucker are good friends. One of them I don't have to worry about with Tucker, he's very mellow and doesn't ever swat at Tucker, the other one is my diva cat and sometimes she gets in a mood where she'll swat at Tucker when she's in her way. I always just make her leave the area when she's being like that and she'll go back later when she's in a better mood.
I think alot depends on the rabbit and the cat really. Tucker doesn't attack the cats but I think if she did that they might try to swat her more. And my cats are pretty mellow and aren't that active or crazy so they don't seem to think of Tucker as prey. I think they just think she's a silent cat with big ears and a short tail.

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Upstagers' 27th annual pantomime Snow White opens on January 24, starring a host of local young people.
Snow White is a fairytale known across much of Europe and is today one of the most famous fairytales worldwide.
The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales.
At the beginning of the story, a queen sits sewing at an open window during a winter snowfall when she pricks her finger with her needle, causing three drops of blood to drip into the freshly- fallen snow on the black windowsill.
Admiring the beauty of the resulting colour combination, she says to herself, "Oh how I wish that I had a daughter that had skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony."
Soon after that, the Queen gives birth to a baby girl who is as white as snow, as red as blood and with hair as black as ebony. They name her Snow White, but sadly, the Queen dies after giving birth to her.
After a year has passed, the King takes a new wife, who is beautiful but also wicked and vain.
The new queen possesses a magic mirror which she asks every morning: "Magic mirror in my hand, who is the fairest in the land?"
The mirror always replies: "My queen, you are the fairest in the land." The Queen is always delighted with this, but as Snow White grows up she becomes even more beautiful than the wicked Queen.
What are Queen Evillene's wicked plans and will Snow White and her friends prevail? Come along to the King's Hall, Ilkley, and all will be revealed.
Audiences are promised wonderful musical numbers, spectacular sets, beautiful costumes, oodles of young talent, bags of energy, lots of audience participation and fun for all the family in abundance.
Snow White will be on stage from January 24 to February 1, at 7.15pm, with Saturday matinees at 2.15pm.
Online booking is available at upstagers.org.uk or telephone (01943) 607944. The box office at The Barn, at the rear of the Midland Hotel, will be open from 11am to 1pm daily from Sunday, January 17. Prices: £15, concessions £12, family ticket £50.
In March, Upstagers will present the musical phenomenon, Les Miserables: School Edition at the King's Hall.
Visit the Upstagers website at upstagers.org.uk for more details.


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This was the start of my first airlock cap attempt.
I new that I was not satisfied with our fermenting set up. Not the antique 2 gallon crock nor the one gallon glass jar with glass lid. The mold and scum, while expected, was not acceptable. Internet research had turned up fermenting systems that used an airlock but I was unwilling to spend what they where asking. So we set out to make our own airlock system.
I started by buying a half dozen, half gallon, wide mouth, Ball mason jars. Then I found a local beer making supply house that sold airlocks. So my first airlocks where constructed using the standard wide mouth two piece canning lids, a couple of varieties of airlocks and some tight fitting o-rings to seal the airlock to the lids. I also used one piece metal lids saved from grocery store products that fit standard Ball canning jars.
From these first tries I found that the o-rings did not seal well enough by themselves. And the 2 piece canning lids where not convenient to use during fermentation. All the metal lids tended to develop rust spots after repeated usage. And the one piece "S" shape airlocks where too difficult to clean.
That brings me to my present, and very acceptable, airlock cap system. The o-rings have been replaced with 100% silicone sealant. This needs to be food grade silicone, no kitchen and bathroom silicones with mildewcides. Most, easily found, aquarium 100% silicone sealants are food grade. But check the ingredient list.
Then there was the rusty metal lids. These have been replaced with plastic lids made by Ball.
They come in wide mouth and standard mouth sizes. I found them at my local grocery store along with the other canning supplies for about $3 per box of 8 caps. These are also very handy to use to cap the fermentation jars after they are done fermenting and need to be stored in the refrigerator. If not found locally, they are available on EBay.
And for the airlock itself, I have settled on the 3 piece design made by Buon Vino Mfg.- Canada. It is inexpensive and the unit comes apart for cleaning. These cylinder airlock units are carried by most beer and wine making supply stores. I have also seen them for sale on EBay, just search for "airlock". Locally they cost me $1 each.
The actual construction of the cap system involves drilling a hole in the center of the plastic cap. The three piece airlock shaft has a slight tapper, so the hole is sized such that the airlock fits snuggly when inserted to a depth of about half an inch.
A bead of silicone is then applied around the shaft both on top of the cap and then on the underside as well. Wait a couple of days for the silicone to completely cure before using the cap.
And that is the airlock cap design I am presently using.
Future design changes: My next version will incorporate a grommet seal instead of the silicone sealant. I hadn't already gone this route because of the cost of the grommets in small quantities and the fact that I could not find the correct size locally. I'll post pictures when that design change is made, but until then I'm satisfied with the performance of my current airlock caps.


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Blue Jays keep rolling in romp over Giants
Slugging trio sets tone; Ortiz gets first win as starter since 2007
TORONTO -- It's probably safe to say the Blue Jays have figured things out offensively, and they can thank the three big men atop the lineup.
Since moving Melky Cabrera, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion to the top of the batting order, Toronto has reached double digits in runs in three straight games and has scored 36 runs over its last four.
Wednesday was no different, as the three sluggers paced the Blue Jays to an 11-3 victory over the defending World Series champion Giants at Rogers Centre.
"You're facing three tough hitters right out of the gate," catcher J.P. Arencibia said after the game. "Melky can hit third anywhere, Jose can hit third anywhere, and Eddy can hit third anywhere. You face those three guys out of the gate and it's not going to be an easy inning."
Against Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants, the trio went 4-for-11 with three RBIs, two walks and five runs scored.
Since slotting them at the top of the lineup, the Blue Jays have gone on a season-best winning streak of four games and have won back-to-back series for the first time. During that stretch, the three sluggers have combined to go 21-for-46 (.457) with two home runs, 14 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
"Eddy's gotten hot, Jose's gotten hot, and Lindy's [Adam Lind] been swinging the bat well. I think a lot of guys have been swinging the bat well, and it kind of just rolls," Arencibia said. "When the guys are swinging the bats well, everyone else does."
"We really are swinging the bats now," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons added. "We are on a nice little roll."
It all got started in the first inning for the second straight game, and the Giants' defense made it a little easier.
First, second baseman Marco Scutaro bobbled a popup in shallow right field to allow Bautista to reach base. After a walk to Encarnacion, center fielder Angel Pagan missed a sinking liner off Arencibia's bat, scoring both runners for a 2-1 lead.
Three pitches later, Adam Lind went deep into the first deck in right field to extend the Toronto lead to three.
When the first finally came to an end, Vogelsong allowed five runs, all of them unearned.
"The last couple of games, they've made a couple errors each game that we've taken advantage of it," Gibbons said. "A lot of ways that was what was killing us early in the season. We benefited from it tonight."
"Groundhog Day," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy about the team's first-inning woes this series. "Probably the worst thing that could have happened for [Vogelsong] is what happened there."
For Vogelsong, it continued his struggles this season, as he's now allowed 37 earned runs in 41 1/3 innings and has given up at least one home run in seven straight games.
"It's not always sunshine and roses out there. You've got to find a way to fight through and get outs," said Vogelsong, who gave up eight runs (three earned) during his two innings.
It marked back-to-back games that the Blue Jays batted around in the first inning against the Giants, and the first time since April 10-11, 1994, vs. the Mariners and Athletics.
The early offense was more than enough for starter Ramon Ortiz, who had his best start in a long time. The almost 40-year-old pitched seven strong innings, allowing a single earned run for the second consecutive outing, on six hits and a walk while striking out one.
The last time Ortiz pitched that deep in a Major League game was as a member of the Twins on April 22, 2007, vs. the Royals.
"He probably never envisioned that he was going to be in this situation where he was going to be making starts in the big leagues again," Gibbons said. "Now he's getting it and he's taking advantage of it."
"The key right now is I have a lot of confidence in all my pitches, in my changeup, my slider, my two-seam, my four-seam," said Ortiz, who picked up his first win as a starter since April 17, 2007. "When you have confidence in your pitches, you can throw it in any count. And that's what I'm doing right now."
With Toronto scoring 10 or more runs in three straight games, it marked the first time since May 30-June 1, 2003, that they had accomplished that.
"Obviously, earlier in the year we were having a tough time scoring runs. Like we said before, there's a track record with these guys in this clubhouse," said Arencibia, who hit his 10th home run of the season in the second inning. "These guys can swing the bat, and we have that from top to bottom."
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In recent years, the research into new treatments and cures
diabetes has shown promise. Research also offers hope
that diabetes will become easier to monitor and treat, or even that a cure may
be found in the near future. But all of these treatments are
Treatment areas currently being explored
If you have a strong interest in any of these treatments,
discuss the treatment with your doctor.
monitors and lancets that minimize the pain from frequent finger
sticks or that allow alternate testing sites, such as your forearm, are now in
A continuous glucose monitor is a device with a sensor that is placed under the skin to measure blood glucose.
A combination insulin pump and
glucose monitoring system is approved for adults by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). With this system, you insert a disposable sensor under
the skin around your waist. The sensor measures your blood sugar over 280 times
a day. An alarm sounds if you have unsafe sugar levels. You still need to test
your blood sugar using finger sticks to calibrate the device and before
changing your insulin dose. This device has the potential to give you more
information about how diet, exercise, and medicines affect blood sugar
New dietary research has shown
that certain foods may have an even more beneficial effect on diabetes
treatment than was first thought. For instance, increasing your consumption of
soluble fiber has been proved to help prevent high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)
as effectively as taking an oral hypoglycemic medicine. Also, eating foods with
a lower
glycemic index may help keep your blood sugar levels within your target range.
Diabetes can be greatly affected by what you
eat. New research reaffirms this and reinforces the importance of having a
registered dietitian on your diabetes treatment team. A
registered dietitian can help you determine which new
dietary recommendations might be helpful.
The insulin patch is another
new method currently under development. An insulin patch functions much the
same way as a nicotine patch. A patch is placed on your skin, usually on your
arm, where it delivers a constant low dose of insulin. To increase your insulin
dose at meal times, you remove a tab on the patch to expose the skin to more
insulin. While the patch provides a very convenient, painless method of insulin
delivery, insulin does not travel through the skin easily.
shorter needles are available that make it less likely that you would inject
insulin into a muscle. Newer needles are also smaller in diameter, which makes
injections less painful.
Researchers have recently
identified a gene that is linked to
insulin resistance and that might predispose a person
to type 2 diabetes. This gene seems to promote excess production of
a protein called PC-1, which interferes with insulin's ability to help a cell
use glucose. It is hoped that this knowledge will help identify people who may
develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives and possibly help improve
their treatment. Possible therapies might include:
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The VIRTUAL "GLOBAR" - Race (Coast to Coast)
PICK YOUR FAVORATE 5K, 10K, 10 Mile, Half Marathon
Sat 01/19/2013
5 mile, 5K, 8K, 10 mile, 10K, Half Marathon, Road Race, Spinning, Trail
500 Participants
How it Works: First, register at www.active.com using the link(s) on this page. 10 days before the race your bib and shirt will be mailed to you. On race day, run the miles that you had registered for (if you registered for the 5k, you will run your 3.1 miles; 10K (6.2 miles), 10Mile (10 miles), Half Marathon (13.1 miles). Make sure to keep track of your time from the time you start to the time you finish in hours, minutes, and seconds. On race days our home page changes to a site where you enter your time. When you log on to enter your time, you will need your bib number, first and last name, time (in hours, minutes, and seconds), and the distance you ran. The day after the race, results will be tallied and posted on coolrunning.com (a link to the results will be available on our website). RESOLUTION RUN - (January 19th 2013 Race Opens...January 26th 2013 Race Closes) COMING.... THE PREDICTION RUN - March 11th (race opens) March 17th, 2013 (race closes) Awards: Mailed within 10 days after the race ends OVERALL & AGE GROUP AWARDS Awards will be awarded to the top 3 participants (male and female) in each age group and Most Improved male & female (in each age group) for the Prediction Run. Age Groups: 10 & under, 11-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ A few days after each race: prizes, and certificates will be mailed. In order to receive your award, you must post a time. While running your miles, we encourage you to take a picture to post on our web page!
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Dewald earned a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS).
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White Down, Ranmore rankings
Difficulty ranking world: 11428 (all)
Ranking United Kingdom: 340 (all)
Ranking : 12(all)
Difficulty score: 19.8 what?
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The White Down, Ranmore is situated in Surrey.
Starting from A25 West of Dorking,
the White Down, Ranmore ascent is 2.17 km long. Over this distance, you climb 120 heightmeters.
The average percentage thus is 5.5 %.
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The real climb does not start until you are part the railway bridge and then the road turns to the left in a hairpin and ramps up quickly. Take it easy and dont push too hard and youll have a good climb if you pace.
The road then turns to the right and my Garmin begins saying all kind of high gradients. You climb past an only Pill Box gun emplacement on your left and youre about a third the way up.
You cant see the top because youre hedged in all around by overhanging trees and very high banks that are beautifully covered in lush green moss.
This road is narrow and cars use it as a cut through from Guildford to Dorking and vise versa.
As you reach the next bend you are over half way but youre still not sure you are at the top. Only in the last 50 meters or so are you sure youre there and your heart thanks you for it.
I try to surge the last bit. There is a felled tree about another 50 meters or so further on from the climb which is good sit on and have a drink or chat before enjoying turning round and descending to take on the Leith Hill climb on the opposite side of the A25.
Enjoy.I love the Surrey Hills
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For implementing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) approach, the SEI can help organizations understand the importance of aligning business goals and technological strategies, determine the feasibility of migrating their legacy systems, and develop governance policies.
We can organize and facilitate workshops for
In addition, we offer these courses:
We also offer SEI certification of SOA-SMART team leads who can conduct SEI-Authorized SMART workshops on behalf of SEI Partner organizations.
Further, we can work with you to employ the following methods and tools:
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Imagine for a moment that you're sound asleep in bed. All is calm and quiet, you're busy catching zzz's when all of a sudden, a beastly bulldozer comes charging into your home, destroying everything in its crushing path. If you're lucky enough to escape in time, this Fern Gully nightmare leaves you without a home or habitat to speak of. Where do you go? What do you do now? This is the sad reality millions of animals that call the Amazon Rainforest home experience every day.
There is a clear link between the health of the Amazon and the health of the planet. The rainforest, which contains 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon, help stabilize local and global climate. Deforestation may release significant amounts of this carbon, which could have catastrophic consequences around the world. Deforestation is also a particular concern in the Amazon because it is home to a huge portion of the world's biodiversity.
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), around 17% of the forest has been lost in the last 50 years, mostly due to forest conversion for cattle ranching. Deforestation in this region is particularly rampant near more populated areas, roads and rivers, but even remote areas have been encroached upon when valuable mahogany, gold and oil are discovered. About 80% of the world's documented animal species can be found in tropical rainforests. When species lose their rainforest homes, they are often unable to subsist in the small portions of left-behind forest. This makes them much more vulnerable to hunters and poachers, causing their numbers to dwindle and even eventually potentially cause the species to go extinct. Even localized deforestation can result in extinctions as many unique species live in small isolated geographic locations in the Amazon.
"I've actually witnessed it firsthand," Ryan Drum, Texas State Aquarium Aquarist, said. "A lot of it pertains to clearing for agricultural purposes like cattle ranching, but we need to implore people to do so in a sustainable way."
Not only has he personally seen the destruction deforestation can cause, Drum also works largely in the Aquarium's Amazon exhibit and is part of our animal husbandry's fish and herpetology department. Drum says there are a number of ways that people can learn sustainable forest management, reforestation, and how to maintain the integrity of already protected areas. He advocates the promotion of sustainable bioenergy – using scrap wood, sugar and starch crops, residues and wastes as fuel instead of biomass (wood and charcoal) for cooking purposes.
The WWF has done a ton of work concerning protecting and extending the life of the Amazon. In addition to protecting biodiversity, the Amazon Region Protected Areas program has demonstrated that a system of well-managed and sustainably-financed protected areas contributes to reduced CO2 emissions from deforestation. The WWF also created the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) to combat illegal logging and promote responsible forestry. The network links forest-dependent communities, NGOs, and entrepreneurs around the world with the goal of creating a market for environmentally responsible forest products. Additionally, GFTN works to encourage demand for "good wood," wood and paper products from those-well managed forests.
"Good wood" is good news for the countless frogs, piranhas, snakes, insects, parrots, and even prehensile-tailed porcupines – animals that reside in our Amazon exhibit – that call the rainforest home.
"There's such a huge variety of species, and many of them arboreal, that inhabit the Amazon," Drum said. "The Amazon actually has one in ten known species on Earth. It's a habitat that we literally can't afford to lose."
Ways you can help at a grassroots level:
-Always recycle and used recycled materials as much as possible; when people use recycled products and make a conscious effort not to waste, the demand for new raw material to replace these items can decrease.
-You also want to be responsible about cutting down and planting trees. When cutting, be sure to target older trees and spare the younger varieties, and in the event that you must remove a tree for a legitimate reason (for safety issues or power line interference), make sure that for every tree lost another is planted in its place.
-If you do any kind of farming, rotating crops is a responsible and sustainable way to maintain soil fertility. And right now while we're experiencing a cold front, turn to coal instead of wood to heat your home (if you have a fireplace).While it only takes a couple of hours to consume a few logs here and there, keep in mind that it takes years for one tree to fully grow.
-Wield your consumer power! Pledge to only purchase from companies that have a commitment to reducing deforestation through an environmentally friendly purchasing policy.
-Reforestation is also a great way to prevent deforestation – plant trees whenever you have the opportunity!


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[Reposted from 2009.]
I hope you are planning your Halloween dinner menu. How about starting the evening with Foamy Black Black Bug Juice?
Foamy Black Bug Juice photo by vsimon
Foamy Black Bug Juice
Sweet, tasty, fragrant. Spicy fragrance, not icky stinky. And just gross enough in a clear glass. Make this right before serving for maximum foam. You can spike it with ETOH (alcohol) for the adults if you like.
|serves 6
|metric measures
|1 tablespoon honey
|15 ml
|1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
|1 gm
|2 tablespoons dark raisins
|15 gm
|1 cup grape juice concentrate
|240 ml
|1/3 cup orange juice concentrate
|80 ml
|5 cups sparkling water
|1.200 liters
In a small bowl, stir cinnamon into the honey. Drizzle honey mixture around the inside rim of the glass. You will have sticky fingers if it gets on the outside. And that isn't always a bad thing.
Add a few raisins to each glass.
Carefully add juice concentrates to a tall glass pitcher. Try to be neat and not to get it on the side of the pitcher. Or be messy, it just adds to the eeewww factor.
Add the sparking water and watch it foam.
Pour into prepared glasses. Garnish with lots of foam. It will sparkle in your nose.
Stay tuned for the entree.


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A collection of historical newsreels covering topics from the 1700's through the 1960's. Topics include news events, personalities, sports, entertainment, and more. Each newsreel runs approximately 3 minutes. Dominion Day, United States Liner speed record and the 1951 Water Disaster.
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Woman Finds Razor Blade In Burger King Burger
WILLITS, CA - A local woman bit into her Burger King hamburger and found a razor blade. A few weeks ago, relatives of 46-year-old Yolan...
WILLITS, CA - A local woman bit into her Burger King hamburger and found a razor blade.
A few weeks ago, relatives of 46-year-old Yolanda Orozco went to the Burger King in Willits and ordered a few hamburgers.
"I bit off of it, I checked for onions and then I saw a razor blade in there," said Orozco.
Fortunately, she didn't take a big bite.
"I was in shock. I was just looking at it. Somebody at Burger King was careless," she said.
Officer Mark McNelley with the Willits Police Department took the call.
"To be honest with you, I thought it was going to be a hoax," he said.
The razor blade was the kind that can be bought at almost any hardware store. It had a single edge and "009-RD" etched into the side.
Orozco said the blade was hidden between the burger meat and the cheese.
McNelley and his partner spent six hours investigating, trying to determine who was malicious enough to intentionally place the razor on the burger.
However, they soon discovered there was no criminal wrongdoing, that no one intentionally did this. Rather, the officers determined it was an accident that could have easily been prevented.
That night, Burger King employees took the officers on a tour of the restaurant.
"And that's when we saw the disconcerting sign of three other razor blades in close proximity to food," McNelley said.
In such close proximity, one blade apparently fell onto Orozco's burger.
According to the police report, employees told officers they use the razor blades for cleaning purposes. McNelley found them above the condiment area, on the counter in front of and even above the burger warming trays.
"I was definitely surprised. I didn't expect to see that," McNelley said.
Because no one broke any laws, the Willits Police Department has closed its investigation, but the Mendocino County Department of Environmental Health has stepped in.
Inspectors are mandating better training and a better system to track and store the blades.
Orozco said management from the restaurant has contacted her.
"They've called me and offered to see what I need. But right now, I'm just really paranoid," Orozco said.
The Burger King Corporation issued a statement, reading:
Food safety is a top priority for BURGER KING® restaurants globally. Burger King Corp. has strict food handling and guest policies and procedures in place that all crew members are required to follow. Franchisees are responsible for implementing these policies and emphasize the proper food safety procedures to all crew members. The franchisee, who independently owns and operates this restaurant, is fully cooperating with the Willits Police Department.
Burger King's media relations department did not respond when asked if using razor blades to clean was an accepted practice at its restaurants.


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There is a semi-upscale burger joint in downtown LaGrange, IL, Back Alley Burger - www.backalleyburger.com - they also have a location in Elmhurst, IL. One of their specialty burgers is the "Hot-est Insane - est Burger Ever-est.
1/2 lb grass fed beef topped with habanero jam, Trinidad Scorpian sauce, Bhut Jolokia flakes, fried jalapenos, red onion, Thai chili cream cheese on a cayenne spiced Kaiser bun.
I plan to eat one of these next Tuesday night. I will also order one of their chocolate milkshakes in case I need something to tame the heat.


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Art and Ale returns to the Akron Art Museum's Beatrice Knapp McDowell Grand Lobby March 8 from 6 to 9 p.m., offering guests the opportunity to enjoy beers from Ohio brewmakers and food from regional food purveyors.
"Pinging the Keg" to celebrate the opening of Art of Ale will occur at 6 p.m. Throughout the evening, experts and home beer making demonstrations will be available to discuss brewing troubles and successes.
At the event, enter to win several great brewmaking prizes. The grand prize is a day of brewing at Thirsty Dog Brewery. Other prizes include a home brewing kit from Abruzzi, items from participant breweries and a bucket of suds.
New this year, the galleries will be open for the first hour of the event.
Tickets are $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers. All tickets purchased at the door are $50. Nonmembers who attend will automatically receive a one-year "green" museum membership.


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VIDEO: 8 EPIC FAIL Marriage Proposals
It's hard enough to screw up your courage to ask someone to marry you, but when the person of your dreams says, 'No,' it's pretty horrible. And it's worse when it's on TV.
-PJ Gach
Ah, the joys of love! Two people find each other, start dating and whammo! Someone starts hearing wedding bells. The guy, or occasionally the gal, screws up some courage and asks the inevitable question, "Will you marry me?" Ninety percent of the time they hear a yes, but the other 10 percent of the time, they get turned down. With so many guys either filming their proposals or using TV shows or sporting events as the place to pop the question, the video of these proposals gone wrong have created some epic fails.
Read How to Talk Dirty to Your Man
Here are 8 of the craziest on YouTube.
1. UCLA proposal on Jumbo Vision
During Christmas at a UCLA game, the Mistletoe Cam got a bunch of couples to kiss and caught one proposal that went horribly wrong.
2. NBA national game on TV proposal
What is it with guys and sporting events?
Mall proposal fails up next!


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Liberty Claims 2nd NorPac East Title With 6-0 Win at Appalachian State
A stifling defensive effort and a balanced offensive attack helped propel the Liberty Lady Flames field hockey team to a 6-0 blanking of the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Sunday afternoon at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The victory clinches Liberty's second consecutive NorPac East Division title and the No. 1 seed for the upcoming conference tournament.
A couple of different records fell on Sunday for the Lady Flames. Liberty set a new program record with its sixth shutout of the season, breaking last year's mark of five. Natalie Barr and Bethany Barr each tallied an assist against the Mountaineers, tying them atop the single-season program record list with 10 apiece.
The Lady Flames run their winning streak to eight games, tying the program record which was set last season. Liberty also extends its winning streak against NorPac East foes to 14 consecutive games. Liberty improves to 13-4 overall and remains unblemished in NorPac East play at 7-0. Appalachian State drops to 2-15 overall and 1-6 in conference contests.
Liberty pushed the tempo early, forcing three penalty corners in the first 3:17 of the contest. Sarah Gipe put the Lady Flames on the scoreboard in the fifth minute, scoring her first marker of the game from the left side of the cage. Natalie Barr delivered the assist on the play as Liberty took the early 1-0 advantage.
With 23:05 showing on the first-half game clock, Bethany Barr drove into the Mountaineers' circle and around multiple defenders. The freshman's dribbling display took her to the right post, where she ripped it on an angle into the far side of the cage, giving Liberty the 2-0 lead.
The Lady Flames extended their lead to 3-0 with just over nine minutes remaining in the half. Helen Doolittle knocked a pass in from the top of the circle on a Liberty short corner attempt. The pass sailed toward Sarah Gipe right in front of the goal. Gipe blasted the ball out of the air and past Appalachian State goalkeeper Sarah Anderson for her second score of the contest and fourth of the season.
With the Liberty offense busy peppering shots at Anderson, the Lady Flames' defense was a wall, allowing the Mountaineers just two runs into the circle in the opening half. Appalachian State wasn't able to register a shot or a penalty corner on either attempt inside the circle, as Liberty went into the halftime break with a commanding 3-0 edge.
The Lady Flames started the second half equally as strong as the first, scoring with less than three minutes elapsed on the game clock. Erin Dombach found herself open in the top left portion of the circle. The Lancaster, Pa., native drilled a shot along the turf and into the right corner of the cage for her fourth goal of the season.
Liberty tallied its fifth goal of the game in the 56th minute of play. Serena Barr played a great ball from the top of the circle toward the left side to Hannah Goldsborough. The sophomore stopped the pass and flicked it into the top of the cage for her first goal of the year.
Abby Batdorf pushed the Lady Flames' lead to six goals with less than 12 minutes remaining in the contest. The junior ripped her first goal of the season into the cage from the top of the circle off of an assist from Bethany Barr, sealing Liberty's 6-0 victory.
The Lady Flames dominated the statistics line, recording 29 shots and nine penalty corners to just one shot and one penalty corner for Appalachian State.
Thanks to another strong effort by the Liberty defensive unit of Hannah Jones, Olivia Carroll, Helen Doolittle and Serena Barr, goalkeeper Ann Jefferis did not face a shot on goal during the contest. Anderson tallied nine saves in the cage for the Mountaineers in 64:51 of action. Cristinia Ceppi played the remainder of the minutes in the goal, but was not forced to make a save.
Liberty returns home for its final regular-season game on Saturday against Radford. The NorPac contest against the Highlanders is slated to begin at 1 p.m. The game will serve as senior day for the Lady Flames' Jefferis, Jordan Richardson and Micailah Sloman.
For a more in-depth look at the Lady Flames' field hockey program, including postgame interviews and video packages, follow the team on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.


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- BBC ripped for handling of sex abuse scandal tied to former host
BBC ripped for handling of sex abuse scandal tied to former host
The predatory pedophilia of a former British radio and TV celebrity has shaken the BBC to its foundations, as the broadcaster struggles to reconcile itself to charges of mismanagement and allowing an "unacceptable culture" of sexual abuse to go unchecked for decades.
Jimmy Savile, who died in October 2011 two days before his 85th birthday, rose to fame in the 1960s as a dance-hall promoter and later BBC radio disc-jockey. In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, he was a regular fixture of the BBC TV schedules, where his popular, family-oriented shows attracted top ratings. He was honored by the queen, networked with politicians and celebrities and was feted for his charity fundraising and good works.
But in the months since Savile's death, a catalog of accusations has emerged, stretching from 1959 to 2006, in what London's Metropolitan Police described as "abuse on an unprecedented scale."
It has also come out that Savile's sexual exploitation of children may have been known to some people at the time, including former colleagues and managers at the BBC, who failed to report or act upon the rumors and accusations. What's more, it has been revealed that in late 2011, the BBC axed an investigative news item into Savile's pedophilia at the same time that it was planning a Christmas tribute program to him.
The head of the BBC denied on Tuesday helping to cover up the allegations but accepted that it had been damaged by the crisis.
In a BBC TV documentary broadcast Monday night, Panorama investigated the original news item, which was to have aired on BBC TV's Newsnight program until it was shelved by the Newsnight editor.
By accessing the original Newsnight video and interviews, Panorama drew a portrait of Savile as a shrewd, calculating and devious predator who preyed on vulnerable young people. Among the accusers were some victims who said Savile had sexually abused them in his BBC dressing room after he recorded his TV shows.
Panorama also looked into the circumstances that led to the Newsnight item being dropped.
Suggestions that it was dropped as part of a BBC cover-up were refuted in a blog by the program's editor, Peter Rippon, who wrote, "I was told in the strongest terms that I must be guided by editorial considerations only and that I must not let any wider considerations about the BBC affect my judgement."
However, on Monday Rippon "stepped aside" from his post as the BBC issued a correction to his blog, in which it became clear that Rippon had made factual errors about what the BBC had known. In particular, the correction clarified that there were "some allegations of abusive conduct on BBC premises."
'Broader cultural problem'
BBC director-general George Entwistle was quizzed on Tuesday about all of this by a parliamentary select committee into the BBC's handling of the affair.
Although he denied the BBC was facing "its worst crisis in 50 years", Entwistle said Savile's alleged behavior had been possible only because of a "broader cultural problem" at the BBC.
When pressed by parliamentarians for detail, Entwistle told them, "We are looking at between five and 10 serious allegations relating to activities over the whole period in question, the Savile period." He added the allegations included claims of sexual harassment made against people still working at the BBC, but could not say how many.
The director-general's grilling created an impression of BBC management out of touch with the broadcaster's day-to-day running.
Instead of evidence of management interference in editorial matters, committee members described themselves as "astonished" at the "lack of curiosity" exhibited by senior management into rumors and "water-cooler" revelations.
The BBC has announced two independent reviews into the Savile affair: one looking at how the abuse he is accused of could have been allowed to happen, and the other looking into the circumstances of the shelved Newsnight item.
Meanwhile, the police enquiry into Savile's activities has developed into a criminal investigation which has yet to establish the full extent of his crimes. Police are following more than 400 lines of enquiry involving more than 200 potential victims.
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If yesterday's exhibition game against the Cardinals is any indication, there won't be a question about the Mets' lack of power this year. David Wright, Gary Matthews Jr. and Ike Davis all hit home runs in a wild 17-11 game.
Wright's was first as he hit an opposite field two-run shot in the first inning. Matthews Jr.'s had a solo homer in the fifth, while Davis belted a grand slam in the ninth inning that was just a complete bomb.
However, there are a couple of problems with this. First, can this kind of production be maintained against much better pitching? Second, Wright's opposite field power was nice to see but probably wouldn't have cleared the fences in the cavernous Citi Field.
Third, you could really see what the management and scouts are so excited about when you see Davis take a swing. The Mets, however, have indicated they want to give him another year in the minors to get more seasoning. I couldn't agree more. Take the time to really cultivate a player and don't rush his development. We could still see him later in the season after he's had some time in Triple-A.
The Mets pitching is another matter altogether. Starter and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey had a horrendous day, allowing five earned runs in 2 2/3 innings.
His relief had much more mixed results. Sean Green entered the game, but he might still be struggling with his new, lower delivery. He was tagged with two runs in less than an inning.
Others fared better. Tobi Stoner pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing a run, while Jack Egbert threw two scoreless innings and recorded three strikeouts.
The Mets have split-squad games today against the Marlins in Port St. Lucie at 1:10 p.m. and with the Cardinals in Jupiter at 1:05 p.m. The Marlins game will be televised on SNY.
Other News
MLB.com talks about how the Wright-Jason Bay connection is promising, even though Bay did not get a hit in his debut.
The Mets and fans can breathe a sigh of relief as Jose Reyes has been cleared to play after a follow-up doctor's visit.
Johan Santana seems no more worse for the wear after throwing 40 pitches to live batters yesterday.
Adam Rubin talks about how the Mets are still looking to add a second left-hander, in addition to Pedro Feliciano, to the bullpen.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 20/9/2013 (1431 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Last week I detailed the complexities of growing ripe fruit through the summer and into the grape harvest for making wine. Once that fruit gets back to the winery, it's an equally involved, complex and labour-intensive effort by numerous workers to get the juices flowing and then fermenting.
Here's how it works it works for most wines, keeping in mind there are many variations based on what you're making that couldn't possibly fit in this space.
Many wineries employ a crushing and de-stemming machine to take care of two jobs at once, especially for red grapes. A crusher is a big machine with a rotating drum; once crushed, the juice and skins of red grapes (called must) are taken from the crusher and placed in airtight, stainless steel fermentation tanks. The must for white wine, meanwhile, goes to a press, which separates the juice from everything else. Some winemakers use more traditional (and typically gentler) basket presses, while others employ a mechanical press.
Once pressed, the white grape juice is placed in fermentation tanks -- this is where yeast converts the sugar in the juice into carbon dioxide and alcohol. And while some winemakers opt to use the yeast native to the grapes to cultivate fermentation, most add the more predictable cultured yeast.
This primary fermentation usually takes a couple of weeks at least, and in the process winemakers monitor pH levels and acidity. Once the primary fermentation is done, the red wine must is sent to the press to separate the juice from the skins and stems with which it has been fermenting.
At this point, the winemaker has to decide on what type of aging the wine should undergo, and in what kind of vessel it should take place. Lighter, crisp white wines are typically sent back to stainless steel tanks, while more complex whites and many reds are sent to oak barrels for maturation. Oak imparts woody, vanilla and spice flavours to a wine while allowing minute levels of oxygen to come into contact with the wine, which softens it up.
For a more intense oak flavour, winemakers use new barrels made from either French or American oak, while other wines might spend time barrels that have been used a couple times or more. Larger and older barrels are more neutral, impacting the flavour of the wine only slightly. Oak barrels aren't cheap, and some wineries get around investing in them by adding oak staves or chips into a stainless steel fermentation tank.
Some wines also undergo a secondary fermentation. Called malolactic fermentation, the process converts harsher malic acid to the softer lactic acid via the introduction of a specific bacteria. This is more common in reds but is sometimes employed to get richer, creamier textures in whites like Chardonnay.
As the wine ages, either in stainless steel tanks or barrels, winemakers continue to monitor pH, acid, alcohol and residual sugar levels -- usually in labs. These levels can be adjusted slightly along the way if needed. Of course, there's constant tasting that happens as well, as in the end it's the flavours that are most important.
Some wines are then fined and filtered to remove yeast cells and other particles as well as to clarify a wine. From there, wines made from a single grape variety can then be bottled; if a winemaker is creating a wine from a combination of different grapes (or one kind of grape from multiple sites), blending tests take place until it's just how they want it.
Like I said, this doesn't account for additional steps involved in making wines such as port, sherry, bubbly, icewine, and many more.
So while making wine involves long periods of farming, there's an incredible amount of chemistry, biology, instinct and artistry that goes into what ends up in a bottle on your favourite shop -- and then in your glass.
- Whitehaven 2011 Pinot Noir (Marlborough, New Zealand -- $22.96, Liquor Marts and beyond)
New Zealand Pinot Noir often has this cola aroma I can pick out, and while it's there in the Whitehaven it wasn't as apparent as the complex mushroom, raspberry and cherry notes. It's a light-plus bodied Pinot Noir, with the raspberry and cherry notes out front on the palate and rhubarb, earth and light vegetal notes underneath. 3/5
- Torres 2012 Viña Esmerelda (Catalunya, Spain -- $13.80, Liquor Marts and beyond)
A blend of Moscatel de Alejandríaand Gewürztraminer, this white continues to be an outstanding value. Ripe peach aromas work so well with spice, floral and lemon zest notes on the nose. It's a light-bodied, off-dry, crisp white, with peach and apricot complemented by spice notes. It's an intense yet delicate wine that would excel with seafood or Thai fare. 4/5
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A Visual Guide to the iPhone 5 on T-Mobileby Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/29/2013 12:21 PM EST
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DryCty - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkThe problem is this does nothing to address the real question: Why is Apple not allowing existing A1428's to receive a modem firmware update to support AWS? http://cloudycup.com/2013/03/27/hey-apple-enough-i... Reply
danstek - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkSince all original A1428 models (both unlocked and At&t units) are being phased out and replaced with the new A1428, I would agree with Brian's assumption that there's some technical issue involved that has to take place at the factory. I honestly doubt that Apple would do something so nonsensical as to alienate the same hardware model in this manner if there wasn't a technical issue. I do agree that it definitely sucks for anyone trying to distinguish the new/old A1428 if they're buying second-hand off eBay or Criagslist. We just have to hope that Apple will provide a way to clear up the ambiguity rather than retcon the ordeal. Reply
darwinosx - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkApple isn't doing this to sell more iPhones. Its a hardware issue. Reply
danstek - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkThat's what I just said...? Reply
darwinosx - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkThe real question is why you are uninformed as to think this is possible. Reply
DryCty - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkdarwinosx: Why don't you explain it to us? You seem to have the time to post offensive comments on my site so please do share your infinite knowledge. Reply
FalcomPSX - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkif they are really so different, why not release it as a new model # to avoid the confusion? Reply
ATimson - Sunday, March 31, 2013 - linkOther devices allow their broadband firmware to be updated - if iPhones can't, then they seem to be unique in that poor design. Reply
Devfarce - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkThe reason that Apple isn't enabling these features on the existing handsets is a licensing/IP issue. If you think back to the Samsung/Apple lawsuits, Samsung would countersue based on 3G patents. Every radio mode that is actually used in the phone is patented many times over has to be licensed and Apple simply didn't pay for the unused technology that it didn't need even though the hardware was technically capable of these modes. And they aren't going to back pay for every iPhone 5 already in the market so that's how that works. I wish Anand would touch in on this a little more in depth so more people knew why they won't be enabling these features on existing phones. Reply
DryCty - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkDevfarce: Your theory is thoughtful, which I appreciate. However, I am dubious about your arguments validity in this case. Apple was/is utilizing nearly every conceivable frequency and cellular technology supported by the Qualcomm MDM9615 in the current A1428 and A1429. Therefore it seems improbable that a company with Apple's legal department and scale would leave anything uncovered from a licensing standpoint. Reply
Devfarce - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkI respectfully disagree. Not questioning Apple's legal department, however if you look back to the 4S where there was one model that was provisioned via software for CDMA+GSM or just GSM. There had to be additional licensing for CDMA technologies on the Verizon phones even though the AT&T version is technically capable but it wasn't used.
Now since TMo USA is one of only carriers in the world to use AWS bands, I find it hard to believe that Apple would license this technology for all A1428 handsets. My assumption is that AWS implementation of DC-HSPA+ is patented and licensed for TMo A1428.
Around the release of the iPhone 5 TMo also said it didn't need the iPhone and had something along the lines of irreconcilable differences. Reply
DryCty - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkLet's assume for the sake of argument that you are 100% correct. Let us also assume that the added licensing fee is egregiously high - say $1 per handset.
Since the iPhone 5 launched Apple has sold roughly 85 million iPhones - that's all models aggregated. We'll give them a generous 50% sale through mix on the 5 itself which puts us at 42.5 million iPhone 5's. Even that is over sating it because many of those were the A1429 NOT the A1428 in question. Yet, for illustrative purposes let's stick with that number.
So, 42.5 million units at a licensing fee of $42.5 million. In the most recent full fiscal year Apple reported net earnings of $41.7 Billion. Therefore the $42.5 million expense amounts to slightly more than 4.75 hours of net earnings. Thus even in this exaggerated scenario Apple could pay to license all existing A1428 iPhone 5's from the morning bell to lunch in one day.
Back to the beginning: this further underscores my entire premise that for Apple this is a middle finger to customers. There is no great financial or technical hurdle to warrant the lack of support for AWS UMTS on existing A1428 handsets. None. Reply
mveras1972 - Sunday, April 28, 2013 - linkI think you are all confusing yourselves with these rumors. I don't believe any of these rumors about licensing by Apple, etc. I don't believe there is any such "new A1428". The so called "new" iPhone 5 is simply the same iPhone 5 with carrier update T-Mobile 14.1 which is being sent over the air to T-Mobile iPhone 5 users to enable AWS on iPhone 5 phones old and new. You must be on iOS 6.1 or later to receive the update. This is NOT an iOS update so that's why Apple says it cannot be updated that way. It is T-Mobile's update, not an Apple update. They have nothing to do with this. So yes, you can take your unlocked AT&T iPhone 5, hook it up with a T-Mobile nanoSIM and let it get the OTA carrier update. If the Carrier field of your iPhone 5 says T-Mobile 14.1, then you have AWS bands enabled to enjoy 3G and 4G data. Reply
Mr.Haswell - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkWould a ipcc update kill a jailbroken iPhone? Reply
bearxor - Sunday, March 31, 2013 - linkI'm pretty much just expecting a modem firmware flash from the new model on to existing A1428 devices.
It's irritating, but at least I'm currently jailbroke and in a position to do something like that. Reply
Mr.Haswell - Sunday, March 31, 2013 - linkNow since it's just a ipcc file update, could someone theoretically extra the file from a T-Mobile iPhone then upload it to the internet? One might have to jailbreak their iPhone to install the file, but it's a small price to pay if Apple doesn't release an update. Reply
bearxor - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkIt's likely not a carrier bundle update. There's already a hacked carrier bundle that will activate LTE. The modem baseband is going to have to be flashed.
Hopefully someone can extract that from the iOS update that will be released on April 12th (or the ipsw for the new version of the iPhone) and make an installer to patch it to older A1428 devices.
There was something similar done with the iPad modem firmware being put on iPhone 3G's so they would be unlockable so I'm optimistic something can be done to get current A1428 units on AWS HSPA+.
Now, how long it might take is a different story. Reply
makabe - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkReally good explanations--I'm not thinking of selling my unlocked 64GB iphone 5 anymore. Looking forward to the modem firmware update... Reply
bearxor - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkThere's no guarantee. I'm just very optimistic. Reply
Shadowmaster625 - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkWhy is there no blackberry Z-10 review? I consider this an epic fail for what I thought was a respectable tech site. Reply
guju - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkThx for the clarification, Anand. The lower mobile plans by T-Mobile could be a huge change that AT&T/VZW will have to match, I think. De-coupling the T-Mobile $20/month subsidy cost, will let people save alotta moola after their contracts expire, since currently, AT&T/VZW don't lower your bill $20/month after your 2-yr contract expires...
You hinted at DC-HSPA+42 advantages on T-Mobile for customers leaving AT&T & Verizon after their iPhone 4S contract expires, but can you confirm it...? Even though iPhone 4S doesn't support LTE, bringing an unlocked iPhone 4S to T-Mobile should give you access to faster HSPA+42 speeds, no? Or just HSPA+14.4..?
(And an old iPhone 4 bought on eBay, would support only HSPA+7.2 on T-Mobile..? The CDMA A1429 iPhone models from VZW & Sprint support HSPA+, also.) Reply
bearxor - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkThe iPhone 4S can't do DC-HSPA+. I believe it's limited to HSDPA 14.4Mbps.
The iPhone 5 A1429 model supports HSPA+, but only on 850/900/1900/2100. So you'll only get HSPA+ on TMobile refarmed markets, same as the previous A1428 model and the GSM A1429 model.
The new A1428 will do HSPA+ on 850/900/1700/1900/2100. Reply


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This recipe comes from Lori Twitchell, of Lemons and Lavender, and is part of our Bake a Healthier Holiday promotion with California Olive Ranch.
Iced Sweet Potato and Orange-Spice Loaf
- 1 cup Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- 1 cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground Nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground Cloves
- ¼ tsp ground Mace
- 3 extra-large Eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 tsp pure Vanilla Extract
- 2/3 cup California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil (grown at Artois Ranch)
- ½ cup Golden Brown Sugar (do not use dark brown sugar)
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup roasted and mashed Sweet Potato
- 2 Tbsp Whole Milk
- 2 tsp Orange Zest
- ½ cup chopped Pecans
- Orange Icing (recipe below)
- Preheat oven to 350° F and grease and flour standard size ( 8 ½ x 4 ½ x 2 ½ ) loaf pan.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and mace, and mix together with a whisk. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with a hand-held mixer, add eggs and blend on medium speed until well mixed. Add vanilla. With mixer running on medium speed slowly pour extra virgin olive oil in a steady stream into the bowl until fully incorporated with the eggs and vanilla.
- Add sugars, mashed sweet potato, orange zest, and milk and mix until combined.
- Add dry ingredients all at once and mix just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Add chopped pecans and fold into batter by hand.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and place into preheated oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour. The loaf is done when a wooden skewer is inserted and removed and a few crumbs remain.
- Cool loaf in pan for 10 minutes before removing to cooling rack. Loaf must be completely cooled before icing.
- Makes 1 loaf.
- 2 cups Confectioner's Sugar, sifted
- 2 Tbsp fresh Orange Juice
- 2 tsp Whole Milk
- ½ tsp Orange Zest
- Mix all ingredients together with a wooden spoon and pour over loaf. Icing will be thick.


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And the Oscar should have gone to...
So which movies won for best picture (and which one should have won)? Leave it to Stuck in the 80s to determine right from wrong.
Nominees: Coal Miner's Daughter, The Elephant Man, Ordinary People, Raging Bull, Tess.
Does anyone actually own: Tess.
Winner: Ordinary People.
Should have been: Raging Bull. Of all the baffling choices in the 80s, picking Ordinary People over Raging Bull ranks at the top. (View trailer)
Nominees: Atlantic City, Chariots of Fire, On Golden Pond, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reds.
Does anyone actually own: Atlantic City.
Winner: Chariots of Fire.
Should have been: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Tougher call, because I actually own Chariots of Fire and still enjoy it (whereas I never bought Raiders -- I mean, why? It's on TV every other week anyway). (View trailer)
Nominees: E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial, Gandhi, Missing, Tootsie, The Verdict.
Does anyone actually own: Missing.
Winner: Gandhi.
Should have been: Gandhi. OK, I know people are going to howl at that, but I can't still can't stand to sit through more than 3 minutes of E.T. without flipping the channel. I'd go as far as to say E.T. would rank behind both Gandhi and Tootsie on my list. Maybe even Missing -- and I never saw that one either. (View Gandhi trailer)
Nominees: The Big Chill, The Dresser, The Right Stuff, Tender Mercies, Terms of Endearment.
Does anyone actually own: The Dresser.
Winner: Terms of Endearment.
Should have been: The Right Stuff. Sure, Terms of Endearment is an icon of the 80s, but The Right Stuff is an icon of the 20th century. (View trailer)
Nominees: Amadeus, The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart, A Soldier's Story.
Does anyone actually own: A Passage to India.
Winner: Amadeus.
Should have been: Amadeus. Not to take anything away from Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham, but this was probably the weakest year of movies in the 80s. (View trailer)
Nominees: The Color Purple, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Out of Africa, Prizzi's Honor, Witness.
Does anyone actually own: Prizzi's Honor.
Winner: Out of Africa.
Should have been: The Color Purple. Spielberg just couldn't win at this point in his career. (He has to wait until 1994's Schindler's List.) (Scene from Color Purple)
Nominees: Children of a Lesser God, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mission, Platoon, A Room with a View.
Does anyone actually own: The Mission.
Winner: Platoon.
Should have been: Platoon, with Hannah and Her Sisters a VERY close second. (Platoon trailer)
Nominees: Broadcast News, Fatal Attraction, Hope and Glory, The Last Emperor, Moonstruck.
Does anyone actually own: The Last Emperor.
Winner: The Last Emperor.
Should have been: Broadcast News. This was the first year where I saw every nominee in the theaters before the Oscars. And the last. (Scene from Broadcast News)
Nominees: The Accidental Tourist, Dangerous Liaisons, Mississippi Burning, Rain Man, Working Girl.
Does anyone actually own: Mississippi Burning.
Winner: Rain Man.
Should have been: Rain Man. I think it was the "K-Mart sucks" line that clinched it for Rain Man. (By the way, I love Working Girl, but Oscar-worthy? Not quite.)
Nominees: Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poet's Society, Driving Miss Daisy, Field of Dreams, My Left Foot.
Does anyone actually own: My Left Foot.
Winner: Driving Miss Daisy.
Should have been: Field of Dreams or Dead Poet's Society -- two of the best movies of the 80s and they lose to a movie about a chauffeur and Dan Aykroyd's painful Georgian accent. (Final scene of Dead Poet's Society)


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Central Taiwan
The central Taiwan is home to the highest, most dramatic landscapes in Taiwan, excellent hiking country among the bamboo forests, waterfalls and peaks of Alishan and Tungpu. Above all of this is mighty Mt Yushan- a challenging summit for experienced mountaineers
The mountain resort of Alishan is a popular place for Taiwanese residents to escape the heat and stress of the city. The cool fresh mountain area and timeless beauty of the forests make this an ideal place to relax, unwind and explore.
There are a large number of hiking trails through the hills and mountains, with plenty of options for varying levels of fitness.
One of the most popular hikes is the easy ascent of Chushan to watch the sun rise over the surrounding countryside.
Mt.Yushan is the highest point in Taiwan with an elevation of 3952 meters. It has 11 separate peaks, all of which are steep and rocky. This makes Yushan an extremely challenging climb for Mountaineers. The best time to climb the mountain is from October to December during the dry season. From January to March, there are deep snows on the upper reaches of the mountain.
There is a great deal of wildlife in the forests surrounding Yushan, including black bear, wild boar, water deer, longhaired mountain goat, flying squirrel, and monkeys. About 151 species of birds and 228 types of butterflies, can also be seen on the mountain.
The route to and from the mountain passes several spectacular waterfalls, such as the Seven Threads and Dragon Cloud falls.
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This high cool area is widely regarded as one of the most romantic places in Taiwan, - a peaceful forest reserve located near Sun Moon Lake. The main attraction here is the deep still bamboo forests, ideal for long relaxing walks.
The peaceful atmosphere of Hsitou makes this Taiwan!|s number one Honeymoon destination.
Less known and visited than Alishan, Tungpu is one of Taiwan!|s best kept secrets- a paradise for hikers and trekkers.
Completely unspoilt and relatively isolated, Tungpu has a series of hiking trails along high mountain passes and along precipitous clifftops with spectacular views.
When you!|ve completed your hike and want to relax- nature has provided several hot springs in the area, perfect for sinking into an resting your tired muscles.
Anyone with a love of truly wild hiking should strap on their pack and head for Tungpu.
Lion's Head Mountain
The peaceful hills of Lion's Head Mountain are Taiwan's leading Buddhist retreat and the rolling green countryside is dotted with pagodas and isolated monasteries. This beautiful countryside encourages stillness and contemplation, and attending a dawn service at one of the temples or monasteries is a glimpse into the eternal and timeless art of zen.


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Happy Hearts
February is a natural time to talk about love. Isn't it best when we start with a healthy heart? And add chocolate?
hot cocoa with hearts photo by dan taylor
There are good but preliminary scientific studies that show the cardiovascular benefits of cocoa and dark chocolate. The studies have serious sounding names.
For example, Effects of Low Habitual Cocoa Intake on Blood Pressure and Bioactive Nitric Oxide. Or Acute Dark Chocolate and Cocoa Ingestion and Endothelial Function. In everyday language, the say that a small serving of cocoa or dark chocolate lowers high blood pressure.
And there are reports of either no effect, or an improvement on total, HDL, and LDL cholesterols. (Don't stop taking your medications though).
Nutritional Benefits
One ounce of cocoa is a very good source of fiber (yeah), iron (double yeah), magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper and manganese.
A 1-1/2 ounce serving of dark chocolate offers similar amounts of antioxidants as a serving of green tea, red wine, or blueberries.
Both cocoa and dark chocolate are very low in sodium and have no naturally occurring cholesterol. It truly is happy heart health food.
The most nutritious choice is natural cocoa powder. Nothing is added to it. Dutched cocoa is a reasonable second choice for cocoa, it has been treated with alkali. It has lighter color, milder flavor, fewer antioxidants, and mixes with liquids more easily.
When choosing chocolate, choose dark, the darker the better. Look for at least 65% cacao. The higher the percentage of cacao, the lower the amount of added sugar. Sugar reduces the cardiovascular benefits.
And white chocolate? Pfff! It lacks the nutrition and flavor of dark chocolate, so does not even count as chocolate to me.
Add five minutes of happiness to each day.
Pop a small piece of fine dark chocolate in your mouth. Close your eyes. Savor the silky texture and deep flavor as it slowly melts on your tongue. Quietly say "mmmmm."
Or try some tasty ways to add cocoa to your day.
- Toss gluten-free breakfast cereal with a spoonful of natural cocoa before adding the milk.
- Make a smoothie. Cocoa with raspberries, strawberries, bananas or peanut butter are classic combinations.
- Add a tablespoon to a recipe of chili, sloppy Joes, or BBQ.
- Revive your afternoon with a steaming mug of hot cocoa, made from scratch. Put 1-2 tablespoons of cocoa, a tablespoon of sweetener, and a tablespoon of milk (any kind) in a mug. Stir until the cocoa dissolves. Fill the mug with milk and microwave for 1-2 minutes.
- Add some to a gluten-free spice rub and use it on pork tenderloin or chicken with the skin. Roast meat at 400-degrees until it is tender inside with a dark, flavorful coating.
photo by procsilas
Or make a treat.
I eat chocolate in some form everyday. Usually just as plain dark chocolate, that "mmmm" thing. But I consider cocoa and chocolate as noble ingredients. And sometimes you want something a bit more special. Here are some suggestions.
Silky Tofu Chocolate Pudding aka Chocolate "Moose"
Chocolate Angle Food Cake with Teff Flour
And just to be careful, how to determine if your chocolate is gluten free. Does this have gluten in it?
What is you favorite way to enjoy cocoa? Chocolate?


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This article was published 7/1/2013 (1688 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WINNIPEG -- With the most likely scenario that the shortened NHL season will be 48 games and not 50, there's a growing wish from some NHL teams to play an unofficial 49th.
Chatter around the league today is that some clubs would like to squeeze in one exhibition game before the regular season starts.
As of today, the season start is likely to be Jan. 19.
With CBA ratification votes still to come this week from both the owners and players, it's looking like training camps in the 30 NHL cities will be opening late in the week or possibly on the weekend.
The exhibition-game possibility seems low, since it's debatable whether there will be enough time to either arrange or play a pre-season contest. Still it's surely to be discussed later in the week as the league and players work through the logistics of starting up the season.


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>General Running>Talking about running
My MIL has demintia she can't remember anybody's name but she always ask if I ran today.
My MIL has demintia she can't remember anybody's name but she always ask if I ran today.
Sounds like a cool lady with good priorities.
My sister is visiting. She arrived just after I was coming home from my 16 mile long run. We had talked a little about running off and on throughout the day but our in-depth running conversation about running that evening went something like this:
Sister: So, how much do you run?
Me: About 70 miles a week or so.
Sister: Oh, how much do you run everyday?
Me: It varies. I did 16 today but sometimes I run as little as 6.
Sister: So, what do you do? 16,6,6,6,6.
Me: No, it varies. (Reaching for Pfitz Advanced Marathoning, flipping to the 18/85 plan, and handing it to her). I'm following this plan.
Sister: (Reading). Mesocycle?
Me: Yes, the program has different phases where you emphasis different things.
Sister: What's lactate threshold?
Me: It's a workout where you try to train your body to get rid of lactic acid. Runners need to do that efficiently so we tax our bodies by running comfortably hard on some runs.
Sister: So, where are you in this program?
Me: (Pointing to the 16 mile square).
Sister: You were only supposed to run 68 miles this week.
Me: (Seriously?)
Sister: VO2Max?
Me: That's speedwork. Like intervals. You do those closer to the marathon.
Sister: (Flipping through book). He has a lot of plans in here. It looks hard to follow.
Me: He's not even that bad. There's this guy Daniels who wrote a book and it's really complicated. He's really into the science of running. He hooked runners up to machines so he could measure all kinds of stuff.
Sister: There's even a glossary in the back.
Me: Really?!
My sister was great at feigning interest in running. And as a result, if any of you meet her, she should not ask you the annoying "How much do you run everyday?" question because she's been schooled. She may even ask you about your workouts, so you better be ready.
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the fight in the dog. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
My blog is JT Running DC. It's awesome.
S Army Kettle run...
My other hobby is racing stock cars (been doing it for 30+ yrs). There are two guys I see in passing at work .. rarely work with them on projects etc.
Every time I see them I say..."How's it going"? and they reply..."Good" ... "How's the racing ... " and I reply " Going well ...". This time of year I'll throw in "...tough sleddin' with the track under a foot of snow". That's the only thing we say to each other. This has been going on literally for years.
Kinda wish they would ask about running instead ... I gotta come up with something on those guys ....
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I do. Hey, they talk to me about work or their kids or their hobbies, how are mine any less boring?
i don't expect them to be as into it as I am, nor do I think they expect me to be as into their issues. Talk is talk. Do I need to go into every little detail? Well it depends. How much did they bore me with theirs, because I bet I can win this contest!
Interval Junkie --Nobby
Great, now when I meet here she's going to interrogate me about my VO2Max. I better bone up.
2016 Goals: Lose the 10lbs I gained for not having goals
I used to be a long distance hiker who managed to do several very long hikes over several years. After my first thruhike, on the Appalachian Trail, I soon learned that when people asked, "How was your hike?" They didn't want the long version, just a one sentence answer. It's very hard to sum up a six month hike in one sentence. It was hard to keep from telling them a lot more detail than they were willing to hear. When I discovered online hiking forums and long distance hiking Gatherings, I finally found a place where I could talk to my heart's content about past and future hikes. So when I started running, the first thing I did was look for a forum where I could talk about running. It is good to have people who really understand. My husband doesn't run and he has had to listen to a lot of running talk since I started running. I share things I learn online, talk about every step of my rehab. process, my hopes for the future. I know he'll listen because he loves me, but it's better if I bore him a little less and you folks a little more. For friends and family, they know only that I was running and got injured. Very few remember to ask how I'm doing and whether I've started running again. If I ever get healed enough to start racing again, I'll probably put out something on facebook after a good race, but I know better than to expect anybody in my close circle to ask for any details.
I used to be a long distance hiker who managed to do several very long hikes over several years. After my first thruhike, on the Appalachian Trail, I soon learned that when people asked, "How was your hike?" They didn't want the long version, just a one sentence answer.
Oh, but I want the long version! Very cool. That's something I've wished I could do for a long time, but I've never been able to figure out how.
Here's my conundrum: If I talk to other runners about running I either get glazed-eyed non-interest, or a verbal condescending pat-on-the head because I'm 48 and have only been running for a couple of years. Also, I am only running very short distances so far, like between 2 and 3.25 miles every other day. However, when I talk to non-runners about running, I get glazed-eyed non-interest or that "wow, you're obsessed, I couldn't even walk 3 miles". My significant other seems genuinely interested in my progress and patiently listens when I talk about the highs and lows, so overall I suppose I'm lucky!


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Sales and marketing have a strong relationship. We rely on each other. We need each other.
However, Romeo and Juliet we are not.
But Romeo and Juliet we must become because our mandate is clear: partner or perish.
Here are two points that show the chasm that has long plagued marketing and sales (GoldMine blog):
50% of marketing spend is deemed ineffective by sales
70% of leads generated via marketing are not actively pursued by sales
How do we bridge this gap? First, admit there's a problem. Second, take action to resolve.
Focusing On Step two: Resolving the Problem
I am either a marketer who works with some of the most amazing salespeople in the world or I'm in total denial because we've got a good thing going between our sales and marketing teams. We partner – truly partner – on the most contentious issues that lie between the two functions: finding and cultivating new prospects for our business.
Our partnership was something we sort of stumbled upon and developed over time. I am incredibly proud of the teams, as we have collectively generated over $14M in revenue from a marketing investment of $100K.
We've developed an aligned partnership. For the sake of clarity, I will describe our approach in three steps. For sake of authenticity, this is a great B2B approach.
As marketers, we know that our role in the sales/marketing partnership is to be a presales generator of highly qualified prospects. It's not a volume thing, it's a quality thing, and in order to dig in and really find quality prospects, the marketing team and I do a lot of planning, gathering and analyzing of where to place our bets and marketing spend.
We take an industry or vertical approach – within our top targeted industries – starting with research from our friend who answers all: Google. Then, we identify associations to join, partners to recruit, and relevant targets and messages to develop. Additional research around specific industry pain points and a vertically specific view of marketer vs. consumer perception helps us to become credible and relevant.
That is marketing's presales role in our vertical approach.
Sales and Marketing Are Co-owners
We work together at creating an intimate, face-to-face event for individuals in an industry. Analysts and educators are brought in to share facts and trends, with ample time for facilitated and free form sharing and networking. We are the hub of the wheel, bringing it all together in an educational, business and social setting. (We are in Colorado? Yes, an unfair "setting" advantage).These events are one of our most helpful and effective ways to learn, to teach and to start building relationships. Current customers are invited and asked to share honest, unscripted feedback. Prospects are invited to learn more from peers.
At the end of these industry-themed events, we ask to be graded on the event. Consistently, I see rave reviews. The key is to have the discipline to do something for the good of the industry and the good of the attendees without any form of sell. This "detail" is the foundation for success and for truly uncovering and understanding, which individuals at the event can benefit from future discussions.
Now we know who would like to take a next step forward with us based on mutual interest.
The last step is spearheaded by our great sellers. In this step, the interested individuals from our event are invited into a relationship with us that our sales reps cultivate. The outcome of that relationship is based on what the customer wants. Consistently, it has translated into revenue opportunities because, in my view, we have made the investment to have a conversation that is honest and transparent enough to reveal ourselves to prospects. Then they can decide. The outcome is one in which everyone wins.
Partner or parish. It's an irony, that being vulnerable enough to cross the chasm and partner with a challenger is the only way to triumph. In the Romeo and Juliet love story to be woven between sales and marketing, the partner approach will always win. Always.
Sandra Zoratti is Vice President of Marketing, Executive Briefings and Education at Ricoh, where she manages a business created from former IBM and Ricoh companies located in Boulder, Colorado. She is the author of "Precision Marketing: Maximizing Revenue Through Relevance."


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Monday, August 21, 2017
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Sexual Intercourse with Emphysema for Male
I will be 76 the 30th of this month. I seem to have lost my ability to get an erection readily in the last 1 1/2 years. My urologist has recommended erectile pump (which helps) and cialas (which has done some good). I find that increase use of oxegyn helps. My wife is 65 and has a bi-polar disorder and has lost all desire for sex. I guess this is a problem that needs to go to a higher level. Daily intercourse is a usual thing for me. I have no loss of weight. Quite the contrary. I have gained a lot of weight in the abdomen. I go to PT 2 times a week at a local hospital. Any suggestions?
I am sorry but I do not see any problem to be addressed. At your age you should be satisfied with your performance even though you get some help from the pills or vacuum device. Your wife also seem not to be sharing your concerns at all. There you have it with little or no problem.
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
Formerly, Professor of Clinical Surgery
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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FINAL: Florida Tech 3, Saint Leo 1 – (Saint Leo, Fla. – Thomas B. Southard Stadium)
SAINT LEO STARTERS: Brnovich (DH), Rawdow (2B), Twitty (RF), Moses (LF), Torres (C), Revell (1B), Newcomb (CF), Vitale (3B), Perez (SS), Krauss (P)
FLORIDA TECH STARTERS: Wortman (RF), Johannessen (CF), Bartlett (2B), Carcaise (1B), Allen (C), George (3B), Mazur (DH), Alfonso (SS), Bodziak (LF), Boyer (P)
AT A GLANCE: Saint Leo (23-11, 4-6 SSC) outhit the Panthers 7-5 but were unable to produce many runs off of Florida Tech starter Jason Boyd, who came one out away from a complete game. Lions' starter Brent Krauss tossed eight innings for the Lions—allowing just three earned runs while striking out nine.
- Saint Leo lit up the board first when Chris Newcomb belted his fourth homer of the year to give the Lions a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning.
- In the third inning Florida Tech (24-11, 9-4 SSC) outfielder Dan Bodziak led off the inning with a double down the left field line and advanced to third on a stolen base. The Panthers then pushed the run across the board on a ground out from David Jahannessen, tying the game at one.
- Two innings later in the top of the fifth, a two-out walk started the Panthers' inning and the next batter doubled to the left-center gap to bring home Bodziak to give Florida Tech the advantage.
- In their next at bat the Panthers extended their lead to two runs when Scott Carcaise homered to right field.
- In the bottom of the seventh inning the Lions found some life when Dillon Vitale laced a ball over third baseman David George's head for a base hit. On the next play Taylor Perez softly hit a ground ball up the middle and on a bang-bang play at second base Vitale was called safe and the inning was extended. Ryan Brnovich then hit a ground ball to the right side that looked like it had enough on it to get into the outfield and bring home a run, but second baseman Andrew Bartlett made a diving stop and throw to first just in time to retire Brnovich.
- Newcomb went 2-for-4 at the plate while scoring the Lions' only run of the ballgame on his second inning homerun. His second hit—a frozen rope down the line—came with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
- Brent Krauss pitched well enough to give the Lions a chance to win—allowing just five hits over the course of his eight innings of work while striking out nine Panther batters.
- Collecting one hit each for the Lions was Brnovich, Frank Rawdow, Bobby Twitty, Vitale, and Perez
- Going nearly the complete game for Florida Tech to earn the win was Boyer (5-3) —who tossed 8.2 innings and allowed just one run while striking out five Lions' hitters.
"There's nothing to really be disappointed about. It was a good old fashioned pitchers' duel. They got a clutch hit here or there and we couldn't string them together and they win the ball game." - Head Coach Sean O'Connor
Saint Leo continues its three-game series with Florida Tech tomorrow right back here at Thomas B. Southard Stadium. First pitch of the doubleheader will be at 1:00 p.m. with the second game coming approximately a half hour after the conclusion of game one.