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Hooray, hooray the first third of the cemetery records for Brompton Cemetery, London are now online at our good friends Deceasedonline's website. As regular readers of this website will know I am a great fan of DeceasedOnline as I think they do a great job making available what has been up until recently difficult and/or expense to access records. I have quite a few London ancestors so have had great success in finding their burials using the website.
Brompton Cemetery is situated in South West London and is run by the Royal Parks which means that it is beautifully maintained. Opened in 1840 it occupies 39 acres and holds 205,000+ burials. It is one of the cemetery's that make up the group of London burial grounds know as "The Magnificent Seven". You may sometimes see it referred to as the West of London & Westminster Cemetery.
At one time the famous children's author Beatrix Potter lived nearby and it is said that she found the names for many of her characters on Brompton Tombstones on her regular walks round the cemetery. Mr. Nutkins, Mr. McGregor, Jeremiah Fisher, Tommy Brock and Peter Rabbett are all to be found here resting in peace in Brompton!
The period covered by this new release is 1840 – 1871, the remaining records go online over the next three weeks.

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The Crap We Missed – Thursday 8.9.12
Welcome to Thursday's The Crap We Missed where you get to passively rage on low-level fame whores or just delight in watching Jean-Claude Van Damme crack a walnut with his asscheeks like these few lucky fans. Either way, enjoy Heidi Klum's dress blowing strangely in the win–PREGNANT!, Sean Penn cleverly disguising the motor oil he slicks up his hair and skin with as an iced coffee, Tony Danza and Steve Guttenberg not believing security let them onto the red carpet either, and finally, Benjamin Brady wondering if he gets one of those when he grows up too.
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The Australian dollar hit multi-year peaks on the yen and held close to multi-month highs on the US dollar on Monday as a change of government in Japan raised the prospect of more aggressive monetary stimulus.
The dollar struck a 19-month high of 89.08 yen, before pulling back to 88.47, weighed by profit-taking in euro/yen.
The Aussie has gained 12 per cent so far this year and a break of 90.04 yen, the May 2011 peak, would test 2008 levels. Immediate support was found around 88 yen.
The broad fall in the yen followed the return to power by Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Sunday, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his "unlimited" monetary easing.
The Bank of Japan meets later this week and is under intense pressure to expand its debt buying, so creating more yen.
Traders stressed there was scope for a yen rebound in the very near term.
"It's almost certain the Aussie will go to 90 yen, but in the interim, positions are far too stretched one way," said David Scutt, a trader at Arab Bank Australia.
"The market wouldn't be doing its job if it didn't test some of the weak longs established in recent days," he said, seeing 87.80 as a key level tested several times.
Against the US dollar, the dollar took a breather at $US1.0539, from $US1.0557 in NY on Friday, having climbed last week to a three-month high of $US1.0585.
The local currency is up one per cent so far this month, underpinned by hefty gains in commodities. The price of iron ore, Australia's top export earner, has climbed 50 per cent from its September lows to almost reach $US130 a tonne.
Immediate support was initially found at $US1.0510, with $US1.0585 as immediate resistance ahead of key barriers at $US1.0625, the September peak.
Australian government bond futures firmed but remained near 4-month lows as the contracts rolled over from December to March. The three-year bond contract rose 0.045 points to 97.245, having touched 97.160, its lowest since August.
The 10-year contract added 0.035 points to 96.680 after slipping as far as 96.650.


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Did you know?
The Meteor crater that is the Vredefort Dome is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Free State, South Africa, is a province of extreme diversity, natural, cultural and historical. The province's nature reserves and mountains, museums and monuments, and its extensive cultural offerings are popular Free State attractions.
It feels as though time itself began in this picturesque province. It is home to the Vredefort Dome (the world's oldest meteorite impact site), ancient San rock art, dinosaur remains and fossils. The National Museum in Bloemfontein has prime examples of the latter.
As one of South Africa's agricultural hubs, the Free State comprises rolling farmland, meandering between its dominant natural features: beautiful sandstone cliffs.
Located in the province's north eastern region, at the foot of the Maluti Mountains, is the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Aside from its imposing sandstone peaks, the park's highland habitat sustains a great variety of animals and birds, including the rare bearded vulture. It offers guided walks, hikes, game viewing and horse riding.
Thanks to its great diversity, the Free State boasts a number of tourism routes. Do the Maloti Route and discover the eastern highlands and Maluti Mountains of neighbouring Lesotho; follow the Goldfields Route and delve into the history of Lejweleputswa's gold mines; or explore the province's battlefields and war museums on the Battlefield Route.
Experience the region's cultural and political heritage on the BBT Heritage route or walk in the footsteps of the diamond prospectors on the Diamond and Wine Route. This tour also features the Landzicht, Wilreza and Jacobsdal wine estates.
If authentic home-grown hospitality is what you're after, make sure you do the Friendly N6 Route, which covers the route from Bloemfontein to Aliwal North.
With its bountiful natural, historical and cultural attractions, there's something to tempt every visitor's fancy in the golden Free State.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Free State Tourism
Tel: +27 (0) 51 411 4300
Email: email@example.com
SANational Parks reservations
Tel: + 27 (0)12 428 9111
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
Fly direct from any of South Africa's major cities to Bloemfontein Airport. If you're driving; from Johannesburg and Cape Town take the N1 south and north respectively to Bloemfontein. From Durban, take the N3 out of KwaZulu Natal, and pick up the N5 at Harrismith to Bloemfontein.
Best time to visit
Spring to autumn (September to April). Summer days get very hot, while winter days are mild, with cold evenings. Snow regularly falls on the eastern highlands.
Tours to do
Tour Winnie Mandela House in Majwemasoeu; the region's various wine cellars; the self-drive tourism routes (Battlefields, Friendly N6, Diamond and Wine, BBT Heritage, Maloti and Goldfields); the National Museum in Bloemfontein; the Basotho Cultural Village; the Golden Gate Highlands National Park.
Get around
In order to cover the large stretches of territory required, getting around by car is recommended.
Length of stay
While great day trips can be organised, exploring the region fully would require one to two weeks.
Where to stay
The region offers a full range of accomodation from backpackers and B&B's to hotels and guest houses.
What to eat
Traditional boerekos (farm-style food) and potjiekos (pot stew) in most towns and villages; authentic African cuisine at the many African cultural villages; the Free State's famed corn on the cob and juicy cherries.
What's happening
Philippolis Witblits Festival in June (a festival featuring traditional home-brewed alcoholic spirits); NAMPO Farm Show (agricultural show) at Bothaville in May; the Bloemfontein Show (agricultural and entertainment festival) at Bloemfontein in April; the Free State Food Fair and Macufe Mangaung African Cultural Festival, both at Bloemfontein in October; the Cherry Festival at Ficksburg in November.


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Infrastructure constraints in the Northeast, particularly in Northern Pennsylvania, have led Marcellus prices to diverge from the Henry Hub since May 2012.
Additionally, BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek) reported that infrastructure constraints have led Northeast Pennsylvania production to flatten in recent weeks. Bentek estimates that more than 1,000 wells have been drilled but are not yet producing because of insufficient pipeline capacity. Several infrastructure projects have been proposed recently to help ease constraints in the region:
- Earlier this month, Williams Partners LP (Williams) announced plans for a major infrastructure expansion in Pennsylvania that would expand capacity on its existing Transcontinental Pipeline's Leidy Line by 800 million British thermal units (MMBtu) per day by late 2015. Williams, which received interest for the expansion from shippers in a recent non-binding open season, will begin the pre-filing process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in early 2013. The expansion would serve the needs of gas distributors and power generators on the East Coast.
- Tennessee Gas Pipeline recently announced a binding open season (when the pipeline obtains firm commitments for capacity from shippers) for its proposed Rose Lake Expansion Project, located in its Zone 4 area in Pennsylvania.
- The project will add 230 million cubic feet per day of capacity. The entire system, which has about 13,900 miles of pipelines from the Gulf Coast, has existing capacity of 6.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day.
(For the Week Ending Wednesday, August 1, 2012)
- Natural gas prices declined for the report week (Wednesday to Wednesday) at many of the country's trading locations, although a few points in the Northeast defied the trend. Algonquin Citygate (for delivery to Boston) began the week at $3.97 per MMBtu and rose to $4.24 per MMBtu yesterday, while the Henry Hub price closed at $2.96 per MMBtu, down 24 cents for the week.
- The natural gas futures market sank a bit week-over-week. At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the September 2012 natural gas contract fell 23.8 cents per MMBtu to close at $2.933 per MMBtu yesterday.
- Working natural gas in storage rose last week to 3,241 Bcf as of Friday, August 3, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). An implied storage build of 24 Bcf for the week moved storage levels 465 Bcf above year-ago levels.
- The Baker Hughes Incorporated natural gas rotary rig count declined by 7 to 498 active units on the week ending August 3. The oil-directed rig count increased by 13 to 1,429 units.
Natural gas prices fell across most spot market locations, with the exception of certain Northeast and Marcellus pricing points. Spot prices fell by about 10 to 25 cents per MMBtu across most trading points for the week. Marcellus price points saw large price drops early in the week that had mostly rebounded by yesterday. Tennessee Zone 4 Marcellus increased by 19.2 percent week-on-week, beginning the week at $1.82 per MMBtu last Wednesday, falling to $1.40 per MMBtu on Friday, and jumping back up to conclude the week at $2.17 per MMBtu. Tennessee Zone 5 Line 300, which also serves the Marcellus region, ended the week down 2.1 percent, although it showed a similar pattern, moving from $2.34 per MMBtu last Wednesday, falling to $1.45 per MMBtu on Friday, and landing at $2.29 per MMBtu yesterday. The overall low prices in the Marcellus region are attributed largely to pipeline constraints. The Northeast saw warmer-than-normal weather, pushing the Algonquin Citygate (for delivery into Boston) price up 6.8 percent to finish the week at $4.24 per MMBtu.
The NYMEX September 2012 futures contract fell by 7.5 percent from $3.171 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.933 per MMBtu yesterday. The settlement price dropped week-on-week after rising consistently throughout June and July. It fell to a low of $2.877 per MMBtu last Friday, and gained slightly thereafter. The 12-Month Strip (average of August 2012 to July 2013 contracts) fell by 2.9 percent, starting at $3.539 per MMBtu last Wednesday, dipping to $3.296 per MMBtu on Friday, and rebounding to $3.436 per MMBtu yesterday.
Total consumption for the report week showed an overall increase, driven by an uptick in natural gas consumed for power generation. According to Bentek estimates, natural gas consumption in the residential/commercial sectors fell by 1.5 percent, but was more than offset by an increase in consumption in the power and industrial sectors, which grew by 1.0 and 1.5 percent, respectively. Higher demand for electricity due to warmer temperatures in the Northeast outweighed a drop in demand in the Southeast stemming from cooler temperatures.
Supply fell by 0.3 percent week-on-week, driven by lower dry gas production. Bentek estimates a 0.4 percent drop in dry production for the report week, although it is nonetheless 2.2 percent higher than the same week last year. Imports from Canada increased by 1.3 percent, having little impact on the overall supply change. Similarly, liquefied natural gas (LNG) sendout had little effect on the overall change in supply. Despite increasing by 6.5 percent for the report week, LNG accounts for only a small fraction of overall supply and is now 42.3 percent below 2011 levels for the corresponding week.
Working natural gas in storage increased to 3,241 Bcf as of Friday, August 3, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents an implied net injection of 24 Bcf from the previous week. This week's injection was 21 Bcf below the 5-year (2007-2011) average injection of 45 Bcf, and 7 Bcf below last year's injection of 31 Bcf. Since April 27, injections of working natural gas into underground storage have fallen short of both year-ago levels and the 5-year average, although stocks remain well above historical levels. Inventories are currently 465 Bcf (16.8 percent) greater than last year at this time and 386 Bcf (13.5 percent) greater than the 5-year average.
Only one of the three storage regions posted an increase this week. Inventories in the East region increased by 30 Bcf (the 5-year average net injection is 44 Bcf). The West and Producing regions posted decreases of 1 Bcf (the 5-year average net injection is 5 Bcf) and 5 Bcf (the 5-year average net withdrawal is 4 Bcf), respectively. In the Producing Region, working natural gas inventories decreased 8 Bcf (3.4 percent) in salt cavern facilities and increased 1 Bcf (0.1 percent) in nonsalt cavern facilities.
Temperatures during the storage report week were 2.0 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 2.0 degrees cooler than the same period last year. Temperatures in the Lower 48 States averaged 77.4 degrees, compared to 79.4 last year and the 30-year normal of 75.4. During the week all regions were warmer than normal, particularly the West South Central and West North Central divisions, which, respectively, averaged 4.1 and 3.9 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal.


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Guess the AnimalsLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
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8. these make up a chain
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A federal judge convicted three Jacksonville brothers of marriage fraud on Thursday for participating in a conspiracy to enter into marriages for the purpose of evading U.S. immigration laws.
Officials say the three brothers, 43-year-old Mowafak "Mike" Shahla, 42-year-old Antoun "Tony" Chahla and 40-year-old Fadi Chahla, were also found guilty of making false statements to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and unlawfully attempting to obtain naturalization and citizenship.
According to testimony and evidence presented at the trial, the brothers are Syrian citizens who recruited three U.S. citizens, two sisters and their sister-in-law, to enter into fraudulent marriages. The men entered into the marriages to become legal permanent residents and then citizens of the United States.
Officials said Mowafak Shahla married in 1999, Antoun Chahla in 2002, and Fadi Chahla in 2005. The three women the brothers married previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, agreed to cooperate with the investigation, and were each sentenced to two years' probation.
Evidence shows Shahla, Antoun Chahla, and Fadi Chahla made cash payments to the women, including monthly payments. During part of the conspiracy, officials said payments totaling $3,000 were made to one of the women in exchange for her agreeing to travel to Syria on two occasions.
Through their fraudulent actions, Shahla, Antoun Chahla, and Fadi Chahla became legal permanent residents of the United States, but the conspiracy was discovered by law enforcement authorities before their citizenship applications were processed. Officials said they are now subject to deportation based on their convictions.
Each of the brothers face a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison for the conspiracy charge and up to 10 years in federal prison for each of their other offenses. Attorneys said their sentencing hearings have not yet been scheduled. They were indicted on April 26, 2011.
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Runaway Melbourne to Hobart winner Goldfinger has joined the record-breaking frenzy at Constitution Dock, bettering its own mark by nearly an hour.
Goldfinger has crossed the finish line after two days, eight minutes and seven seconds to beat the record it set in 2010 by 51min19sec.
The former Ichi Ban has left a group of following boats standing in the Eastcoaster race, with second placed Matrix still more than 100 nautical miles from home.
The first of the Westcoaster fleet is expected later this afternoon with Extasea in front, 68nm from Hobart.


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In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Mouqol is the Baklunish god of Trade, Negotiation, Ventures, Appraisal, and Reciprocity.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004).
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How to get to PACKAGING INNOVATIONS
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27 February 2013, 10:00-17:00
28 February 2013, 10:00-16:00
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Tel: +44 (0) 121 780 4141
Web: www.necgroup.co.uk
By Road
Birmingham is at the hub of the UK motorway network, enabling visitors to travel directly from the M6, M1, M40 and M42. The NEC has its own on-site car parks while the city-centre venues are served by a car park at The NIA and others in the immediate vicinity. More information...
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The NEC and The NEC Arena are served by Birmingham International station, connected by a covered bridgelink. London is only 90 minutes away and trains also run direct to many regional towns and cities. More information...
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More than 20 international airlines serve Birmingham International Airport, which is conveniently situated a few minutes from The NEC. Together they provide scheduled flights from 34 destinations in the UK, Europe and North America. The NEC is also easily accessible from London Heathrow, London Gatwick and other regional airports. More information...
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Kristen Stewart: 'Being famous is just like rape.'
With Megan Fox being shoved into irrelevancy, we needed somebody, anybody, to start spewing shit out of their face so ridiculous it makes Gwyneth Paltrow want to whip an organic scone at a Louis Vuitton ottoman. Enter Kristen Stewart:
Talking about the paparazzi's loathing, Kristen said, "It's so… The photos are so.. I feel like I'm looking at someone being raped." The rumored lover of Robert Pattinson added, "A lot of the time I can't handle it. It's f**ked. I never expected that this would be my life."
Let's conduct a little experiment here: Somebody pay me millions of dollars to have my picture taken for pretending to dry-hump an attractive vampire from the opposite sex, and I'll let you know if its anything like forced sexual intercourse. Although based on my equally scientific hypothesis, I can safely say the answer lies somewhere between "The sparkles chafed my wiener" and "Go cry into your emo money, I thought you were a boy in Panic Room."


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Last updated: 31 May 2017
Materials needed
- Reflective accordion-folding car sunshade
- Black pot
- Bucket or cardboard box
- Oven cooking bag
- Cake rack (or wire frame or grill) (optional)
- 12 cm. (4 ½ in) of Velcro (optional)
(Note that the windshield shade can be attached to itself by means other than Velcro.)
- Lay the sunshade out with the notched side toward you, as above.
- Cut the Velcro into three pieces, each about 4 cm or 1 ½ inches long.
- Stick one half of each piece, evenly spaced, onto the edge to the left of the notch. Attach the matching half of each piece onto the underneath size to the right of the notch, so that they fit together when the two sides are brought together to form a funnel. (I first tried sewing these on a sewing machine, but found it cut through the reflective material.) If using stick-on Velcro, you can align the two pieces easily like this: Stick down one side of the Velcro, then press the two pieces of Velcro together, fold the shade into the funnel shape and stick down the second side.
- Press the Velcro pieces together, and set the funnel on top of a bucket or a round or rectangular plastic wastebasket.
- Place a black pot on top of a square cake rack, placed inside a plastic baking bag. A standard size rack in the U.S. is 25 cm (10 inches). This is placed inside the funnel, so that the rack rests on the top edges of the bucket or wastebasket. Since the sunshade material is soft and flexible, the rack is necessary to support the pot. It also allows the sun's rays to shine down under the pot and reflect on all sides. If such a rack is not available, a wire frame could be made to work as well. Note: The flexible material will squash down around the sides of the rack.
See also Solar Funnel Cooker.
- The funnel can be tilted in the direction of the sun.
- A stick placed across from one side of the funnel to the other helps to stabilize it in windy weather (see photo).
- After cooking, simply fold up your "oven" and slip the elastic bands in place for easy travel or storage.
Kathy Dahl-Bredine writes: "I have found this totally simple solar oven extremely practical, as it is so lightweight and easy to carry along anywhere. But in addition, it has reached a higher temperature in a shorter time than all the other models I have experimented with so far (I haven't used a parabolic) - a little above [177 °C] 350 degrees F. I have cooked black beans in about the same amount of time as on a gas stove; I've used it to bake breads, granola, brownies, lasagna, all sorts of vegetables, and to purify water. The sunshade may not be available everywhere, but I suspect it can be found in most urban areas, since I found it here in southern Mexico. The Velcro was also available in fabric stores. Cost of the sunshade was about $3.00 USD; the Velcro about $0.25."
It is clear that the windshield style cooker is somewhat flimsy in any sort of windy conditions. One approach is to tie a horizontal support brace across the front of the cooker. This is often done with something like an untwisted metal coat hanger. A perimeter wire can also be used, held with stationary clips, as seen in the adjoining photo.
"Super-size" variationSharon Cousins has come up with a super-size version made from a windshield shade cover sized for a large pickup truck or SUV. The larger size requires something on the order of a tub instead of a bucket for support. The 48 cm (19 in) round grate from a broken fan helps hold the windshield shade in the tub and helps maintain the shape. Pots rest on a flat grate laid across the edges of the round grate, which lets a lot of light get under the food. This cooker is vulnerable to wind, so put some weight (such as a large rock or two or three) in the tub, and if it is very windy you can also put a few foiled rocks on the grates to help hold it all down. This super-size version can handle up to two gallons of food or up to ten pounds of meat in decent sun. In really good sun, it has gotten a full two-gallon water boiler hot enough for dishwashing (too hot to put a bare hand in) in less than an hour This cooker gets almost hot enough to saute, and will get smaller amounts of food very hot very quickly. In one soup stock cooking adventure at the height of summer '07, a 1 L (1 qt) cooking jar stuffed with the bones and skin of a roast chicken, some seasonings, and water with a little wine to fill, was set to cook on a glass plate under a glass cover. The contents reached a good boil and fat from the top began boiling over and out of the jar, where it not only continued to boil and bubble on the glass plate under the cover but also bubbled on the plate outside of the glass cover where it was seeping under the edge! NOTE: The double-grate system will work with a smaller shade, too... usually around 33-36 cm (13-14 inches) in diameter is about right for the broken fan grate. At least in the developed world broken fans are not hard to come by. Double-grating probably gives more benefits to those suncooking in the north than it would closer to the equator, though even close to the equator it will help to cook with early and late sun.
Steel bowl variation
See also Aluminum Roasting Pan Solar Cooker.
Two steel bowl variation
Arnies-Solarcooking blog also came up with this variation that sandwiches the windshield shade between two metal bowls.]
The picture above was my first attempt using an 1.024 mm (18 gauge) stainless steel mixing bowl and a windshield shade. I used the buckets (weighted with rocks inside) to hold the shade around the bowl. I could get water temperatures up to 150F, but not much higher. I bought the bowl at a restaurant supply house in my home town.
I struggled for a month to find some way to attach the shade to the bowl... eventually I thought I need something the same shape as the bowl to easily hold it in place, hence, the second mixing bowl.
I used silver 'pinch' style paper clips to hold the ends of the shade onto the bottom bowl, and at the back where the rear view mirro depression was to help the shade conform more to the bowls.
With this design, I have been able to get 237 mL (2 cups) of water to a boil within an hour. Larger amounts of soup- with broth, vegetables and meat- will get to 93 °C (200 °F) easily.
I have more photos of this cooker at my blog.
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UltraLightCooker variation
The UltraLightCooker uses foam panels for support, and was designed by Andrew Kotowski. He built this cooker specifically for this trip to Poland. The objective was to build a simple cooker, collapsable, light, cheap, and easy to carry. It is useful for demonstrations and to cook simple meals.
Materials used: Sunshades car and plate of polystyrene (1.5 cm, or approximately 5/8 inches, thick).
Weight: 0.5 kg (1 lb) (no recipient).
See more information on this variation on the French Wiki - (English version).
The Haines variation
- See Haines Solar Cooker.
Haines Foam Insulation Cooker
Kettle Cooker variation
Sharon Cousins built this powerful cooker from an old kettle grill. The addition of windshield shade reflector at the back makes it a very strong cooker. On its maiden flight, temperatures in the cast iron fry pan under the glass lid reached 107 °C (225 °F) by 8:30 a.m., 121 °C (250 °F) by 8:45 a.m., and by mid-afternoon it was running just shy of 163 °C (325 °F). The tilt angle of the reflector can be adjusted to keep the hot spot over the pan. This is a very good cooker for demos, as it can turn out a hot quesadilla or pan of nachos (slip black plates or shallow pans of nachos into the pre-heated cast-iron fry-pan—use an upside down Pyrex pie pan or bowl for a lid if your glass lid is too shallow for a pile of nachos) in under ten minutes.
A disposable aluminum pie pan is used to close the hole in the bottom of the kettle and the rest of the kettle is lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. The fry pan rests on the grill that formerly held the charcoal and is covered with a glass lid from a thrift shop. The top of this kettle is covered with a 61x76 cm (24 in x30 in) oven bag, available from restaurant supply stores that carry specialty bags such as the Webstaurant Store. It is laid flat, so it is actually a double cover, and held on with binder clips. As shown, the cast iron pan with glass lid gets very hot, but the ambient air temperature in the kettle is not tremendously hot, so any clear plastic might be worth a try if you do not have access to an extra-large oven bag, or you could cut open two turkey-size bags to get large flat pieces and cross them over the opening, which might work depending on the size of your kettle. Sturdy spring clamps are used to secure the windshield shade and adjust the angle. If you still have the metal cover to your kettle grill and you are in the time of year when you use your kettle cooker almost daily, you can cover your cooker (at least if you used small binder clips, which do not interfere) and leave it out without having to end up with dew residue and excess dust clouding your cooker top. In the morning just take off the cover, clip on the booster, and let your pan start heating. To perform well, the cast-iron must be pre-heated, so if you're going to use it, the sooner you start it heating the better.
Part of what makes this arrangement so hot is the thermal mass of the cast iron. One attempt to bake bread in it indicates that lighter pans would need to be oven-bagged or otherwise greenhoused in addition to the clear cover on top of the kettle. Sharon believes that this cooker will cook in alternative pans, but only with an additional greenhouse around the pan. This is a case where cast iron gives vastly superior performance, but only if it is well pre-heated.
Sharon has since switched to the poster-board relector panels (See Aluminum Roasting Pan Solar Cooker and click on the project sheet link for information on making these powerful reflectors) and is reaching temperatures up to 204 °C (400 °F) in the glass-lidded fry pan. This has turned into a terrific cooker for quesadillas, among other things. Sharon is planning to give this cooker its own wiki page as soon as she can make a little more time for it. This jury-rig cooker is really a prototype for something that could be ground-breaking, and Sharon would welcome contact and feedback from other solar cooking engineers and innovators on how to maximize its potential.
Armando Herculano variations
HVAC insulation variation: 1
Stacy Ryerson has made a cooker using a material similar to the windshield screens. It is a quilted insulating plastic covered with mylar. However, it differs from the typical windshield screen because it is designed to bend in only one direction, and sold on a roll, intended for wrapping heat ducts. This means it appears to stand vertically on its own without support, except for lateral wind bracing. The windshield screen must bend in two directions to conform with the complex shape of the glass. This allows it to form a funnel shape cooker, but the cooker usually requires additional support aids. This cooker is sturdy and is able to pack flat for transport. The back cardboard panel is shingled with strips of duct tape to make it waterproof.
HVAC insulation variation: 2
Solar Cooker at Cantina West offers another inexpensive design possibility using reflective HVAC insulation. The Reflectix bubble insulation can be purchased in a roll, (7.5 m x .5 m, or 25 ft x 2 ft) allowing you to make several reflective panels, or you can buy a pre-cut length in some home improvement stores. This particular reflector panel is a 1 m x 1.5 m (3 ft x 2 ft) panel. The flat sheet first has a tab cut at the base, which is folded up. The adjacent bottom tabs then fold underneath. The tabs can be secured with various clips available at office supply stores. The edges of the cooker can be covered with reflective tape. A dark colored pot enclosed in an oven roasting plastic bag sets in the center for cooking. It is best to raise the pot up, off the reflector, with a trivet or small stones or sticks for better heating. See more detailed instructions...
Wheelbarrow variation
Camping chair variation
- May 2017: Your folding camp chair can be used for cooking. Spread windshield shades across the chair as shown in the photo.
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Behind the Scenes: A Hot Tamale, Green Day and Obi-Wanby Debra Puchalla in Behind the Scenes, June 29, 2010
Think about the best thing you ever ate and how you'd make it again. Now think about someone else's fondest food memory and cook it, recapturing their happiness. Then make the dish the pick of a world-famous chef. Good luck, right?
That's why on Sunday, guest judge Chef Susan Feniger of Ciudad in Los Angeles (and co-host with Mary Sue Milliken of Food Network classic Too Hot Tamales) was "impressed with the calmness of many of them." Keyword many. Herb had a tough time, still recovering no doubt, and Serena and Paul stumbled while Aarti and Brianna sparkled. (Check out some caught-in-the-act pictures.)
Guest judge Eric Greenspan of The Foundry on Melrose and sometime Food Networker, said, alluding to his own experience on last year's Next Iron Chef, "One of the greatest things about these shows is everyone is working from their own perspective." After the challenge, Chef Jonathan Waxman of Barbuto, kind of a cook's Obi-Wan Kenobi (he says) and a mentor to Bobby Flay, offered advice to the finalists. Note to producers: This would've helped the finalists, uh, beforehand. "Make it simple," Waxman said. "It's harder to edit yourself than to add." Standing next to Waxman and introducing him as an inspiration, Bobby needed a little editing--see for yourself.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 10/4/2013 (1595 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
This was originally a pizza outlet, and the present owners found it easier to keep part of the name. If it were up to me I'd change it to the Best Donair & Shawarma, which would be more accurate -- if they aren't the best in town (there may be some I haven't yet found) they are certainly among the best.
Although they are intended primarily for takeout you can, if you wish, eat them on the spot, but it will be at one of two little tables or four stools along the window, in a utilitarian hole in the wall, and you'll be eating them with plastic utensils from takeout containers. On the other hand, they will be freshly cut from the roasts, hot, and at their succulent best.
I had my first donair in Istanbul, where it was called doner kebab, and I've been looking for one to equal it ever since. Without success, unsurprisingly, since so many local donairs are commercially prepared roasts imported from faraway places. But although these owners are generically Middle Eastern (they hail from different countries, at different times), the donair I had at Best Pizza and Donair came closest to my Istanbul ideal. For one reason, because (according to the server) it's made in Turkish fashion; for another, because it is made from scratch with fresh meats.
The beef slices (halal, like all the meats here) are blended with a few slices of lamb for added flavour, and marinated overnight in a complex mix of spices. They are then constructed into a long loaf and speared by a spit, which rotates slowly in a vertical rotisserie. As the outside of the loaf becomes done, thin, crisp slices are carved from the surface, and served in two different ways.
They are either piled into a pita ($7.99), or onto a platter ($11.50). I chose the platter because it comes with two outstanding sides ($11.50) -- the creamy, smooth hummus and a wonderfully refreshing tabouli salad of bulgur wheat grains mixed with finely chopped tomatoes, onions, and bright green mint and parsley (both are also sold la carte in eight-ounce containers, at $3.50 and $5 respectively).
Also included are a crisp lettuce salad, nice rice and two wedges of pita, as well as a sweet white sauce that is based on evaporated milk (a popular concoction in Eastern Canada, I was told), which many like but is too sweet for my taste. I prefer the potent but smooth garlic sauce (more of a paste, actually), and if you have any doubts ask for the sauces on the side.
The pitas are pliant and puffy, but sturdy enough to hold the fillings without falling apart (these are the least messy shawarmas I've found). When the donair is tucked into a pita it is still called a donair and is fleshed out with lettuce, onions, tomatoes and that sweet white sauce. When filled with chicken it is called a shawarma, which is how I tried it.
The chicken is cooked in similar fashion -- the marinated slices stacked and roasted on a rotating spit, yielding chunks of tender, juicy and superbly flavourful chicken, with citrusy undertones. In the pita it's augmented by the usual suspects, but with garlic sauce instead of white sauce, and with the addition of some colourful pickles -- pink turnip and green wild cucumber. ($7.99). When served on a platter it includes the same sides as the donair, plus the garlic sauce and pickles ($11.50). Not only is it delicious, it is also one of the most generous I've ever had, packed with almost enough chicken for two shawarmas.
Another delicious meat is the kebab of freshly ground lamb, which is butchered and cut to the restaurant's specifications, mixed with a little beef for flavour, and seasoned with onion and hints of cilantro ($8.99 in a pita, or $12 for a two-kebab platter). The chickpea falafel are small, dense and slightly dry, but so nicely spiced they perk up in a pita, where they are moistened with tahini, the salad veggies and those colourful pickles ($6.99 in a pita, $9.99 on a platter, or 50 cents each la carte).
There are pizzas, of course, among them the Donair Pizza, which (in the picture on the menu) looks loaded with meat, tomatoes, onions, feta and sweet sauce ($21 large, $27 extra large). I opted for a single topping pizza -- an ultra thin crust spread lightly with cheese and ground beef (the smallest size is 12 inches for $11.99). I found it flavourful, but it may not satisfy those who like a thicker topping. The same is true of some of the tasty Middle Eastern pies -- thin crusts topped by thin coatings of ground beef, spinach, haloom cheese or a sprinkle of mixed spices ($4 to $5).
The service is friendly and helpful, but during meal times there may be lineups at the order counter. Phoning ahead for a pickup order is probably a good idea. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays, to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.


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Flashback: The Manhattan That Stole Carrie Bradshaw's Heart
"I have arrived, to the place so many before me have come to live out their dreams," Bradshaw mused while crossing Brooklyn Bridge, setting her sights on the famous New York City skyline, during the series premiere of The CW's The Carrie Diaries, a Sex and the City prequel based on Candace Bushnell's young-adult series.
But the Manhattan that AnnaSophia Robb's Bradshaw — a reinvention of the beloved SATC character made famous more than a decade ago by Sarah Jessica Parker — falls for is a world away from the concrete jungle of today.
For better or worse, the city that never sleeps has changed over the last three decades — since that fateful day back in 1984 when one Ms. Carrie Bradshaw first fell for the city she came to call home.
Celebuzz remembers what Manhattan was like back then — and how far it has come since.
Twin Towers
Any New Yorker will tell you: The city's skyline will never be the same after Sept. 11, 2001. When Bradshaw first came to the Big Apple, the landmark Twin Towers of the World Trade Center stood out in lower Manhattan. But the once-tallest buildings in the world came crashing down on 9/11, after Al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two jets into each tower, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths. And though The Carrie Diaries' first episode took place in the shadow of the WTC, the show creators chose not to include the towers.
Call the Police
When baby Bradshaw first stepped into NYC, she had better be thinking safety first. In the late 1980s, crime rates spiked in the Big Apple, as the crack cocaine epidemic hit the city streets. But since 1990, violent crime has continue to decline. Much of that thanks goes to the New York City Police Department, which cracked down on wrongdoings in a heavy-handed way in the 90s. So by the time Bradshaw was settled into her quaint East 73rd Street brownstone apartment, the Upper East Side was safe and sound.
Meat to Manolos
Not even two decades ago, the Meatpacking district (or the Gansevoort Market, as it's officially known) was the grittiest industrial corner of the city, home to — as the name would suggest — butchers, meat-cutters and factories full of carcass. But by the 1990s, the once-blood-stained streets of the waterside neighborhood turned trendy as high-end eateries, nightlife hotspots, and haute fashion boutiques opened up shop. Sex and the City actually captures the area in transition when Samantha (Kim Cattral) moved to the area and faced off with a few neighborhood prostitutes.
Back when high school-aged Bradshaw was merely dreaming of becoming a Manhattan success, New York City was home to just more than 7 million people. But those bustling Time Square streets, Broadway theaters, Park Avenue boutiques, and West Village restaurants became all the more cramped over the years. By 2010, the Big Apple's population had crossed the 8 million mark, making it a bit harder for Bradshaw to stand out in the most populous city of the United States.
Smoke Signs
Back in 1984, Bradshaw could have lit up in just about every corner of New York City. But that began to change with the first Smoke Free Air Act in 1988, when smoking was banned in public restrooms and taxis. Cigarette aficionados suffered another blow in 2002, when smoking in indoor spaces — including restaurants and bars — was outlawed. And in 2011, that restriction even reached the outdoors, extending to the city's parks, public beaches and even some pedestrian plazas like Time Square. So nowadays, Sex and the City's Bradshaw would have new reason to kick her Marlboro Lights to the curb.
The World of Publishing
On the series premiere of The Carrie Diaries, Bradshaw has a chance encounter with famed international fashion editor Larissa Loughton (Freema Agyeman), who takes the bright-eyed Connecticut teen under her wing within the world of Interview magazine, a glossy founded by the late great Andy Warhol during the golden era of print publications. The glamour of it all quickly sweeps young Bradshaw off her feet: the models, the fact-paced photo shoots and, of course, the fierce fashions. Even two decades later, Sex and the City sees Bradshaw penning a weekly column for fictional newspaper, The New York Star, and freelancing for Vogue, or what she terms "Mecca." But nowadays, the magazine industry is but a bare-bones skeleton of its previous self, mostly stripped of its big budgets, high circulation and mainstream media prowess.
The Underground
The 1980s New York City subways were, well, sub-par: filthy trains, failing tracks, tons of graffiti, too many outlaws and some of the strangest of passengers in the continental United States. But the transit authority seized those 10 years as a chance to clean up the underground system, successfully kicking off the 1990s with (graffiti-free!) stainless steel subway cars and lower crime rates — though those strange riders may be, for better or worse, here to stay.
The Carrie Diaries airs Mondays at 8PM on The CW.


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Habey Launches Fanless BIS-6922 and BIS-6636 Computers for Industrial Applicationsby Ganesh T S on 11/19/2012 12:00 PM EST
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MadMan007 - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkLooking at the third picture for the BIS-6922 the PCIe connectors seem to be along the left side of the motherboard, one complete x4 and one complete x16. My question is, how is one supposed to use them? First, the PCIe x16 is blocked by a heatpipe. Also, there is little to no clearance between the connectors and the chassis side, so I don't see how a PCB riser would work but maybe one would be thin enough. Maybe there's a flexible riser...ok, either way, where do you mount the card? There isn't an external slot for anything with outputs, but even for internal cards there isn't a mounting mechanism...not very sturdy for industrial use. I looked on Habey's website quickly and didn't find anything under accessories. Reply
HabeyUSA - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkThere are two mini-PCIe slots on the board, one on the top, one on the bottom. If you need additional expansion or need full size slots, you can use the gold finger (PICMIG standard) that you see on the left side of the board. The nice thing about the board used in this system (MITX-6922) is that it is expandable to accommodate more than one full size PCIe slot with a raiser (passive backplane). However, the BIS-6922 case is not able to take full advantage of the expansion capabilities of the board to to reasons you've pointed out. To utilize the expansion feature of the MITX-6922 board, a different fanless case or 2U case is required to accommodate this setup, which Habey USA does offer depending on the needs of the application or project. Reply
MadMan007 - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkQuick manufacturer reply, great! I did miss the mini-PCIe slot shown in the picture. I understand that making one motherboard for different enclosures or use needs makes sense, thanks for explaining. Reply
HabeyUSA - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkThe mini PCIe slot is the white connector towards the top center of the board that has the bar code on top of it. There's also one on the underside as well as an additional SO-DIMM slot and a SIM card slot. Reply
DuckieHo - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkNo internal shots of the BIS-6636? Reply
DanNeely - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkJust 1xMiniPCIe it seems. There's not much room for anything else though; atom only gives a total of 4 lanes to play with. the miniPCIe took 1; the twin realtek ethernet is probably taking 1 lane per port, and the RS232/GPIO ports/hardware watchdog controller is probably consuming the 4th. Reply
HabeyUSA - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkSorry, this is just a pre-release (for the BIS-6636). A full release with additional pictures and video will follow in the next week or two. Stay tuned! Reply
DuckieHo - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkI just notice the BIS-6636 is running Realtek RTL8xxxx.... would have liked to see Intel NICs instead.
Everyone should note that the GMA3650 is really just a licensed PowerVR SGX545. Intel/PowerVR have only provided a Win7/8 32-bit GPU driver and will probably never provide any other video card drivers. That means you can only use basic generic drivers for Windows 64-bit, XP, and any other OS.... so that means no hardware acceleration and low-resolutions for Linux or 64-bit OSes. Reply
HabeyUSA - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkOur BIS-6630 is a very similar model using dual Intel® 82574 Gigabit Ethernet ports. You are correct about the GMA 3650, however we have a solution for Linux users in place and will release more information about it when our official release for the BIS-6636 drops in the next week or two. It really is some pretty exciting stuff and it addresses the graphics issue of the GMA 3650 on a Linux platform. Reply
HabeyUSA - Friday, November 30, 2012 - linkWe've just shot a quick video of the full HD graphics on a Fedora based OS. We were able to get 1920x1080 Resolution and play full HD videos with no problems. Take a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-UcU1YtxRE Reply
Mr Perfect - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkThe Habey site has six pages of models to choose from, is there a way to sort them by features? I was interested in finding a sealed unit with at least three serial ports on it(the BIS-6636 is promising, but it looks like it's vented), but sifting through them all manually is a little daunting. Reply
Mr Perfect - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkWow, I take it back, there are eight pages of industrial PCs, not six. Reply
HabeyUSA - Monday, November 19, 2012 - linkWe understand that our website is currently a bit difficult to navigate. We are working on fixing the shortcomings of the current site. While I do not have a specific model in mind, I am pretty sure we will have a model that suits your needs, if not, we can always just custom build it. In addition to providing commercial off the shelf products we specialize in OEM/ODM with full customization. Your best bet is to give us a call and talk to a sales engineer that will be able to find the right product for your needs and application. Reply
Mr Perfect - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - linkOkay, thanks for the reply. Reply
markstock - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - linkI welcome this new part, having used a dual-core Atom-based Habey for three years in a public art installation. The Sandy Bridge CPU will be significantly more powerful than the Atom, especially for floating point. Plus, these cases are terrifically sturdy, and the hardware is durable---ours have survived unharmed even when left in an enclosure with a 20k lumen projector and a broken A/C unit.
One quirk that I'd like to see addressed by Habey is the lack of any visible indication that the unit is on. Maintenance people will either assume that the computer is off, or bump it and fear that they turned it off, and will toggle the power button. Would one LED hurt?
I'd also like to ask the reviewers if the hard drive mounting bracket is as hard to use as they were a few years ago: I had to carve plastic off the SATA connector on the hard drive side because the bracket had a piece of metal that protruded into the connector's space.
Thanks for paying attention to this product space! Reply
HabeyUSA - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - linkAlways good to hear positive feedback from a customer! As far as I know, all of our current cases and systems will have a power indicator light. If you could let me know which system it is you are currently using we should be able to get you more information. We might even be able to send a different power switch that has an integrated indicator light. Shoot us an e-mail, we'll take care of you. Reply
Kerdal - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - linkI must admit I'm a bit impressed, these are definitely a step above the products I currently have to use in one of my projects and the pricing on the BIS-6922 is certainly reasonable.
I was wondering, is there (or will there be) a non-barebone version of the 6922 (with an i5 cpu, hdd or ssd, preinstalled windows)? I searched the website a bit but could only find versions with the older cpus or atoms.
The problem is that we design systems but we can't actually buy the hardware for the client. Personally I wouldn't mind a barebone version and some assembly but I can hardly expect the guys over there to be able to do it. Reply
HabeyUSA - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - linkThanks, we appreciate the positive feedback from the community. As to your question, yes we will be offering non-barebone configurations. We're actually in the process of getting it finalized, so we should have these systems up ready to order on Amazon within just a few weeks. Also, the actual price is much lower than the initially projected price we provided to Anandtech, I think you'll be quite surprised! Reply


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Citroma Side Effects
Generic Name: magnesium citrate
Note: This page contains information about the side effects of magnesium citrate. Some of the dosage forms included on this document may not apply to the brand name Citroma.
For the Consumer
Applies to magnesium citrate: solution
Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur while taking magnesium citrate (the active ingredient contained in Citroma)
Diarrhea; stomach discomfort.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blood in the stool; cramps; dizziness; fainting; irregular heartbeat; severe diarrhea; sweating; weakness.
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to magnesium citrate: compounding powder, oral capsule, oral liquid, oral tablet
Mild hypermagnesemia is generally well-tolerated. Moderate or severe hypermagnesemia affects the nervous and cardiovascular systems primarily.[Ref]
Nervous system
Nervous system side effects have included a decrease in tendon reflexes, muscle weakness, mental confusion, sedation, mental depression, areflexia, coma and respiratory paralysis. CNS depression, often presenting as somnolence, may be more likely and more severe in patients with renal dysfunction.[Ref]
Nervous system side effects from hypermagnesemia result from suppression of neuromuscular transmission in the CNS and at the neuromuscular junction (which can be antagonized by calcium). Clinically, if serum magnesium (Mg) levels increase to 4 to 7 mEq/L, there may be a decrease in tendon reflexes, muscle weakness, and/or mental confusion or sedation. At levels of 5 to 10 mEq/L, the respiratory rate slows and blood pressure falls. At levels of 10 to 15 mEq/L, there is usually profound mental depression, areflexia, coma and respiratory paralysis. Mg also has a curare-like effect at the neuromuscular junction at serum levels above 10 mEq/L. Death is not uncommon when serum Mg levels rise to 15 mEq/L.[Ref]
The cardiovascular consequences of hypermagnesemia are due to peripheral vasodilation. Hypotension may be observed when serum Mg levels rise to 5 to 10 mEq/L. Hypotension, depressed myocardial conductivity, and bradyarrhythmias may be associated with levels greater than 10 mEq/L. While some patients are inexplicably able to tolerate extraordinarily high Mg levels, there is a significant risk of asystole when levels rise to 25 mEq/L. The risk of cardiotoxicity from hypermagnesemia is increased in the presence of hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, acidosis, digitalis therapy, and renal insufficiency.[Ref]
Cardiovascular side effects have included hypotension, depressed myocardial conductivity, asystole, and bradyarrhythmias.[Ref]
A metabolic concern in the case of acute hypermagnesemia is hypocalcemia. Elevated Mg may cause hypocalcemia due to suppression of the release of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and competition for renal tubular reabsorption between calcium (Ca) and Mg. The latter can lead to decreased Ca reabsorption and hypercalciuria, which aggravates the hypocalcemia produced by decreased release of PTH.[Ref]
Metabolic side effects have included hypocalcemia. The effects of hypermagnesemia may be worsened by the presence of hypocalcemia, especially in patients with uremia.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects include nausea when serum Mg levels rise to 4 to 5 mEq/L.
Rare cases of paralytic ileus associated with serum Mg levels greater than 5 mEq/L have been reported.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects have included nausea, and paralytic ileus (rarely).[Ref]
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2. Schrier RW, Gottschalk CW, Eds. "Diseases of the Kidney, 5th Edition." Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company 1-3 (1993): 183-2653
3. Alison LH, Bulugahapitiya D "Laxative induced magnesium poisoning in a 6 week old infant." BMJ 300 (1990): 125
4. Wilson J, Braunwald E, Isselbacher K, Petersdorf R, Martin J, Fauci A, Root R "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th Edition." McGraw-Hill, Inc., Health Professions Division, New York 1 (1991): 1938
5. Jenny DB, Goris GB, Urwiller RD, Brian BA "Hypermagnesemia following irrigation of renal pelvis. Cause of respiratory depression." JAMA 240 (1978): 1378-9
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7. Golzarian J, Scott HW, Richards WO "Hypermagnesemia-induced paralytic ileus." Dig Dis Sci 39 (1994): 1138-42
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Steak, empanadas, Malbec. Think of food in Buenos Aires and these classics are probably first to spring to mind. But boundless imagination and a dynamic, young spirit are re-inventing cuisine in this South American city; Buenos Aires is having a culinary coming-of-age. Join me as I dive in to the changing food scene here, on a quest to discover what it's all about.
Though the old-school joints undoubtedly still hold their charm in Buenos Aires, a new generation of chefs and foodies are embracing contemporary Argentine cooking. Take, for instance, closed-door restaurants. Typically operated out of private homes, these underground spaces allow chefs the freedom to create without the constraints of traditional restaurants. The result is an innovative wave of modern cooking that is exclusively Argentinean.
One such favorite is Casa Felix. Here, Diego Felix serves-up inventive menus inspired by regional herbs grown in his urban garden. For Chef Felix, creating dishes based in these indigenous flavors, like Patagonian sand perch ceviche with huancaina sauce, speaks more to the "real" Argentina than a cow ever could.
But you don't need to go underground to taste this foodie revolution. Popular chefs like German Martitegui are pioneering "cocina creativa" – a new movement that flips Argentine cuisine right on its head. Think veal rib cooked sous-vide with charcoal-infused mashed potatoes. How's that for your barbecue?
And this energy is contagious. Around Buenos Aires, much-beloved ice cream joints are experimenting with flavors to create mouth-watering helados, like chocuquinnas: a rich combination of dulce de leche, cream cheese, and coffee-spiked chocolate cake. Vineyards too are moving away from Malbec, taking the plunge into diverse varietals that have sommeliers buzzing. Curious? Check out the fresh Colomé Torrontés, or the stellar Chacra 55 Pinot Noir.
This creative, passionate spirit seems limitless as a fresh culinary culture is emerging. But Buenos Aires is not alone. In cities around the world, cutting-edge concepts are dreamt-up each day, pushing the global food scene to new, spectacular heights. And as The Urban Grocer, I'm here to uncover it.
Tune in to The Urban Grocer on Sunday, April 10th, at 8 p.m. ET.


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Mendham Collection in peril.
On Chris Paton's blog I read about the selling off of part of the Mendham Collection by the Law Society who it seems think themselves above the law!! Below is the information sent to Chris by Tahitia McCabe from the University of Glasgow's School of Culture and Creative Arts.
'Canterbury Cathedral and the University of Kent have joined forces in a bid to prevent a unique historic collection of several thousand manuscripts, early books, and pamphlets being broken up.
The Mendham Collection, which is owned by the Law Society of England and Wales, contains about 5,000 invaluable items including medieval manuscripts, rare books and unique copies of some of the earliest books to have ever been printed. It has been held under the custodianship of the University and Cathedral for nearly thirty years.
Despite an agreement that Cathedral and the University will retain the custodianship of the Collection until the 31 December 2013, the Law Society has given notice of its instruction to Sotheby's to remove the most valuable items on 18 July 2012 as part of a fundraising drive.'
There's an online petition to sign at Change.org which is where the above text came from: www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-law-society-of-england-and-wales-stop-the-break-up-and-sale-of-the-mendham-collection.
Please do take a few minutes to sign the online petition it need 5,000 signatures and when I signed had just over 3,000 so at least another 2,000 are needed. Please don't stand by and allow our precious archives be sold off piece meal.
Chris Paton's blog http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.nz/


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Aging changes in vital signs
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Vital signs include body temperature, heart rate (pulse), breathing rate, and blood pressure. As you age, your vital signs may change, depending on how healthy you are. Some medical problems can cause changes in one or more vital signs.
Checking your vital signs helps your health care provider monitor your health and any medical problems you may have.
Normal body temperature does not change much with aging. But as you get older, it becomes harder for your body to control its temperature. A decrease in the amount of fat below the skin makes it harder to stay warm. You may need to wear layers of clothing to feel warm.
Aging decreases your ability to sweat. You may have difficulty telling when you are becoming overheated. This puts you at high risk of overheating (heat stroke). You can also be at risk for dangerous drops in body temperature.
Fever is an important sign of illness in older people. It is often the only symptom for several days of an illness. See your health care provider if you have a fever that is not explained by a known illness.
A fever is also a sign of infection. When an older person has an infection, their body may not be able to produce a higher temperature. For this reason, it is important to check other vital signs, as well as any symptoms and signs of infection.
As you grow older, your pulse rate is about the same as before. But when you exercise, it may take longer for your pulse to increase and longer for it to slow down afterward. Your highest heart rate with exercise is also lower than it was when you were younger.
Breathing rate usually does not change with age. But lung function decreases slightly. Healthy older people can usually breathe without effort.
Older people may become dizzy when standing up too quickly. This is due to a sudden drop in blood pressure. This kind of drop in blood pressure when standing is called orthostatic hypotension.
Risk of having high blood pressure (hypertension) increases as you get older. Other heart-related problems common in older adults include:
- Very slow pulse or very fast pulse
- Heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation
Medicines that are used to treat health problems in older people can affect the vital signs. For example, the medicine digitalis used for heart failure and blood pressure medicines called beta blockers may cause the pulse to slow.
Diuretics (water pills) can cause low blood pressure, especially when changing body position too quickly.
As you grow older, you will have other changes, including:
Chester JG. Vital signs in older patients: age-related changes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011;12:5:337-43.
Duthie ER. History and physical examination. In: Duthie EH, Katz PR, Malone ML, eds. Practice of Geriatrics. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2007:chap 1.
Minaker KL. Common clinical sequelae of aging. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 24.


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MTA Advances Contract to Develop Ticketing Apps For Metro-North Railroad Customers
April 28th, 2014
Metro-North customers are one step closer to buying and getting tickets scanned right on their smart phones and tablets.
Committees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board have registered their approval of a contract to launch a mobile ticketing program that for the first time would enable Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road customers to buy and display train tickets on their smartphones and tablets. The contract, with Masabi, LLC, moves to the full MTA Board for final consideration on Wednesday.
Through the program, Metro-North customers would be able to purchase a train ticket before boarding by using a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device, and then display the ticket on screen for inspection by a conductor. Conductors would visually verify the digital ticket in the same way that paper monthly and weekly tickets are verified today or could use handheld devices to scan and validate tickets through a process similar to reading a barcode or QR code.
The convenient new option would let railroad customers avoid waiting in line to buy tickets at stations. It would complement the recently released commuter railroad Train Time apps, which have proven immensely popular with customers.
"This is a step forward as we look to use the latest technologies available to make fare payment at all our agencies easier, faster, and more convenient," said Thomas F. Prendergast, Chairman and CEO of the MTA.
"Being able to purchase and display train tickets easily via an app will increase customer convenience," said Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti. "The ability to securely purchase a train ticket anyplace at any time is something our customers have been requesting for quite some time, and it will help transform travel on Metro-North."
The railroads offer four main types of tickets: one-way, ten-trip, monthly and weekly. (Round-trip tickets consist of two one-way tickets.) One-way and ten-trip tickets come in either the peak or discounted off-peak varieties. While all ticket types could potentially be offered through mobile ticketing, not all would necessarily be offered at first. Each railroad may roll-out mobile ticketing through a phased-in approach.
Metro-North Railroad, which handled this procurement for itself and the LIRR, received 11 proposals seeking a mobile ticketing supplier in March 2013. Masabi was one of four firms that were short-listed for more intensive evaluation.
Masabi is also implementing mobile ticketing programs for MBTA Commuter Rail in Boston, MTS in San Diego, and NICE Bus on Long Island.


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In October 31, 1989 Mitsubishi Estate bought a controlling stake in the Rockefeller Group, owner of iconic buildings including Rockefeller Center and Radio Center Music Hall. The acquisition, for many, underscored the inevitable rise of Japan Inc. In the preceding decade, best-selling books like Clyde Prestowitz' Trading Places: How we are Giving Our Future to Japan and How to Reclaim It and Ezra Vogel's Japan as Number One confidently predicted that Japan Inc. would dominate wide swaths of the global economy by the 1990s. Instead, Japan lost a decade, and Japan Inc lost its luster.
In the past few years, firms from emerging markets have acquired high-profile firms. Mittal Steel bought Arcelor, while the Brazilian-Belgian brewer InBev acquired Anheuser Busch. Many North American and European managers reassure themselves that the rise of emerging market firms will repeat the Japan Inc story–initial success, followed by massive hype that ends in a fizzle. The analogy to Japan Inc is reassuring, but deeply flawed. This comparison ignores the underlying sources of advantage enjoyed by the best emerging


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text: Mayouuu 116 Report post Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Hi, I am new to gaming server development, i am currently starting a new server, my first one and a huge one I have allways programmed in C/C++, i come from embedded systems programming in pure C in the las year , now i have been told that developing that gaming server/framework will be much easier in C#, so I am in the way The gaming server goal is to be able to manage 50k clients using some normal hardware, core i7 4-8 cores, 12Gb of RAM ....etc... some good machine but not a NASA one I have made one layer that will accept and Log in gamers into the server using TCP, TCP will be used for login and some kind of ping with every user. This part seems to be working at the moment. I have a thread that is getting datagrams from udpInputSocket of the server, it will only take that datagrams from every user and delegate them to other stage that will process them in many stages/threads. Now what I am trying to do is just taking every datagram from every user (currently simulating 1k users) and then re-stream this packet to every user, the problem is that it is taking too long.... it is so so slow compared to the UDPReceiveThread..... The thing here is that the receive thread enqueues every message received and the "broadcaster" thread is taking every queued message and sending it to each of the 1k users, this seems a huge task as it is running so slowly, i just loop over every messange and the over ever client calling socket.SendTo(.........). The main question here is, am I doing it as it should be done? is it a matter of more "broadcaster threads" needed? or am I missing something like socket multicasting or broadcasting. I think I can´t broadcast or multicast becouse we are not aiming at LAN gaming rather than online internet gaming and i don´t know if in that scenario we can use that broadcast/multicast techniques. Any help or suggestions in my new challange?? Thank you very much to every body! PD: This would be the "broadcaster thread": [CODE] private void UDPBroadCastThread() { List<String> broadcastQueue = new List<string>(); ASCIIEncoding encoder = new ASCIIEncoding(); byte[] buffer; _udpSendSocket.SendTimeout = 1; //Miliseconds timeout while (true) { if (broadcastQueue.Count > 0) { for (int i = 0; i < broadcastQueue.Count; i++) // Loop through List of messages to broadcast { // Wait until it is safe to enter. _clientsListMutex.WaitOne(); for (int client = 0; client < _myClientsList.Count; client++) // Loop through every user { buffer = encoder.GetBytes(broadcastQueue[i]); int bytesSent = 0; bytesSent = _udpSendSocket.SendTo(buffer, broadcastQueue[i].Count(), 0, (EndPoint)_myClientsList[client]._clientUDPEndPoint); if (bytesSent != broadcastQueue[i].Count()) { Console.WriteLine("Error sending data: {0}", broadcastQueue[i]); } } // Release the Mutex. _clientsListMutex.ReleaseMutex(); } broadcastQueue.Clear(); } else { Thread.Sleep(10); // Wait until it is safe to enter. this._broadCastMutex.WaitOne(); broadcastQueue = (List<String>)this._newBroadcastQueue; this._newBroadcastQueue = new List<String>(); // Release the Mutex. _broadCastMutex.ReleaseMutex(); } } } [/CODE] Edited June 6, 2012 by Mayouuu 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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RECIPES: Recipe Details
The Down Home Country Livin' Burger
I really wanted to create this burger in order to capture the greatness of down home country living. All of the ingredients I use really evoke the country life. The delicious patty is made with beef as well as some pecans and andouille sausage for flavoring. The burger is topped with some Kansas' own Maytag blue cheese and some of Virginia's finest country ham. The burger is served with some delicious White Barbecue Sauce (an Alabama favorite) and some shredded cabbage. And it's all served on a hearty potato bun. Now, that's some tasty country livin'!!
White Barbecue Sauce:
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup pecans, toasted
1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
1/2 pound andouille sausage, finely chopped
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
4 ounces Maytag blue cheese, crumbled
6 potato buns, split
2 1/2 cups shredded cabbage
6 thin slices Virginia country ham, cut into thin strips
Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
To make the White Barbecue Sauce, in a small mixing bowl combine mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, and black pepper. Mix until well combined. Refrigerate until serving
To make the patties, in the bowl of a food processor place toasted pecans; process until fully ground. In a large bowl, combine ground pecans, beef, sausage, salt, and pepper. Handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix well. Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and form the portions into patties to fit the buns.
Brush the grill rack with oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover, and cook, turning once, just until done, about 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare. During the last few minutes of cooking, top the burgers with equal amounts of Maytag blue cheese and place the buns, cut side down, on the outer edges of the rack to toast lightly.
To assemble the burgers, spread a generous amount of White Barbecue Sauce on the cut sides of the buns. On each bun bottom, place an equal amount of shredded cabbage, a cheese-topped patty, and equal amounts of country ham. Add the bun tops and serve.
Makes 6 burgers.


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Topic: Happy 90th Mom! I raised just over $2000.00 and runnin in a tutu!
Today would be my mom's 90th birthday... it's a bitter sweet day. I have raised just over $2000.00 in just over 2 weeks (to date) in memory of my mom. My friend and i have spent the day making tu tu's in CC Fundation colors and are decorating shirts to wear tomorrow for the Hunstville Half Marathon tomorrow.... (please don't sue me for using the CC image..... we want to represent!) Pics of finished product to come if i can figure out how to post. We are not going to win so we might as well have fun and bring some awareness.
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Mean Betty on Levi Johnston's Reality Show
"Anything you can do, I can do better!"
-Mean Betty
Too fabu, darlings! Fresh on the heels of the news that Sarah Palin's Alaska fantasia reality show / "documentary" is about to get the green light, comes word that none other than her arch nemesis is shopping his own reality show! No not Barack Obama, you silly geese. Levi Johnston of course!
Read Mean Betty on Sarah Palin's Reality Show
The enterprising young Playmate (can you call a boy a Playmate? What are they called then?) is indeed shopping his very own Alaska reality show … but he's putting a "folksy" (read: PWT) spin on it that Mean Betty is sure Sarah Palin wishes she thought of: He's pulling up to his network meetings in an RV / party bus. Yes! Levi Johnston is bringing Alaska trailer-park-fabulousness to Hollywood!
According to RadarOnline.com, "The show is currently titled Levi Johnston's Last Frontier and will show him riding on pimped out snow machines with jet fuel in them."
The show will also feature Levi hunting, hanging with his pals and is described by one source as "sort of an Entourage on ice."
[Levi's] pitch to cable networks will include positioning Levi as "one of the world's most famous teenagers" and will show parts of his life including "business opportunities, strange offers, appearances and … lots and lots of women."
Did you hear that darlings? Ice! Jet fuel! Strange Offers! Lots and lots of women!
It's reality TV at its finest. Plus, Mean Betty is sure some of the episodes will focus on the family court as Levi tries to explain why he can't pay child support. Let the good times roll!
Mean Betty simply cannot wait. Battle of the Alaska reality shows! In fact, Levi has already thrown down the gauntlet: "Good for her but mine (show) is gonna beat it," Johnston said of his former mother-in-law-to-be's upcoming show, while he cavorted with fellow revelers at Perez Hilton's birthday bash at LA's Paramount lot. RadarOnline has the video if you just can't wait for a taste of Johnston-Palin TV smackdown.
Oh kittens. Alaska hasn't gotten this much play since … well … since ever! Bless America, the Land of Opportunity.
So what do you think, kittens? Who would win the Battle of the Alaska Reality Shows? On one hand, can Levi Johnston, even with his own hunting and fishing "entourage" possibly outshine the star power of Sarah Palin? But then again, just think of all the degrading plotlines Johnston would be willing to undertake – he doesn't have his rep with the Republican Party to worry about! And as for guest stars … can John McCain really outdo Perez Hilton?! Hmmm … only time will tell, darlings, only time will tell.
Mean Betty can't wait.
Mean Betty