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Submitted By: Brandon Perkins
Submitted From: Oklahoma, USA
- 1 Package Ramen (I prefer chicken)
- 1 Uncooked Egg
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- Onion to taste (Red or white)
- Shredded Cheese to taste
- Salt
- Pepper or Lemon Pepper (More tangy with lemon)
Basically, I crush the noodles in the bag, dump them in the bowl with hot water (not a lot of water). I then add the butter and heat it up until the butter melts. Stir and cook again until just short of the noodles being done. I drain the water if there is too much. Now I add the ramen seasoning as well as the salt and pepper, sometimes more butter. Drop in the egg and cook until it fluffs up. Take it out and stir, if not cooked, obviously cook some more.
Once egg is done add the shredded cheese and chopped onion and enjoy!
20 Responses to "Quick Egg Ramen"
This is the best one, its sooo good try it!!!
This reminds me of how a college roommie used to dress up her ramen! Very tasty 🙂
Delicious! I've made this 4 times now. Great quick meal.
yum! Me loves ramen ^^
I must have done something wrong, as my egg never fluffed up.
Still, it was pretty good, once I'd cooked it enough to cook the egg!
I was awesome! although, my egg never fluffed up either ^^; I guess it might have something to do with the type of egg *shrugs*
but still really good! n__n
i like to put spoonfuls of this on ritz crackers.
I'm on my second time making it now and absolutely love it.
I have difficulty with the egg as well- I can't see it ever, it sinks into the ramen. So I don't know if it's fluffed and I end up stirring it in and breaking it up. It looks terrible, but it tastes really good.
this is the best ramen ever,especailly the thick broth and it looks awsome especially the chopped onions.
If you beat the egg first and drizzle it in, it will "fluff" up better. 🙂
How do you mix Ramen and eggs without the extra stuff?
i take it you are using a microwave?
Ramen rules
In order to cook the egg properly, beat it a little in the pot. Instead of regular onions, I use green onion or chives. Also cut up leftover steak or chicken into little pieces to make a complete meal.
This is delicious. i'll admit i was hesitant. but after i took a bite i was hooked. all i had was the chicken ramen, butter and an egg. and it tasted phenomenal. if i added cheese or onions or anything else i would have just died of pleasure. A+
i just made this with two packets of ramen, one beef, one chicken, and its awesome!
Here's what you do…poach 1 or 2 eggs (in water). In a saucepan, cook the ramen. I use my own spices here. They will both be done around the same time. Now, put the egg(s) on top of the ramen. Voila!
I just kind of mixed it all together but made sure the egg cooked somehow xD but it turned out really goood <3
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Edamame-Chive Toasts with Ricotta and Goat Cheese
The toasts are versatile: any herbed oil would work, and sweet peas or cherry tomatoes would be a delicious substitute for the edamame. The brightness of the lemon makes these toasts taste like springtime, but they're also a perfect way to end a day in the snow.
- Char the bread on both sides on a grill. Brush one side of the charred bread with the chive oil. In a small bowl, combine the goat cheese and ricotta with a dollop of chive oil.
- In a small food processor, pulse the edamame a few times so it's chopped but not pureed. Add it to a bowl with the lemon zest, lemon juice, a drizzle of chive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste. Stir in the fresh herbs (reserving a little bit of parsley for garnish).
- On each piece of oiled toast, smear some of the cheese mixture and then spoon some of the edamame mixture on top. Drizzle lightly with more oil and top with fresh cracked pepper and sprinkle with parsley.
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After an absence of nearly 20 years, Shell Aviation announced its return to the U.S. general aviation market last month. "This is not just a trial run," said Shell Aviation North American vice president Rick Woods. "We plan to be here for the long haul."
Woods said fuel and other Shell products are now available at 284 branded FBOs across the country following the completion of a reseller agreement with Eastern Aviation Fuels.
Shell is also launching a Shell Aviation card that gives operators access to the fuel network in the U.S. and more than 90 countries worldwide. The card allows the purchase of Shell fuel and lubricants and any other items stocked by the FBO.
Another card specifically for business pilots covers additional services including route planning, weather information and hangar space. Both cards offer flexible billing in a currency of choice and online access to management information.
"This long-term strategic initiative fills what, up to now, has been a large gap in
our global general aviation business," explained Woods. Eastern president Buddy Stallings said the term of the agreement was "in excess of five years." Eastern, which was founded in 1975, is the largest fuel distributor in the eastern U.S., supplying FBOs, airlines and other aviation operations. Stallings said he plans to expand distribution across the country in the next six months.


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We know that some people out there are excited about the BlackBerry Tour 9650 coming out soon, but maybe someone really wanted to tell everyone about its entrance. Apparently RIM's Facebook page dropped a quick note on the popular social networking site that "The BlackBerry Tour 9650 is coming! Check back soon for all the official news!" After some time, the posting was later removed – we'd guess someone was just too excited and accidentally popped it up on the site. Either that or we're close to the actual launch of the smartphone. Still, it's not too long now before we start seeing the Tour 9650 on store shelves – it's expected to make its debut in the first part of 2010; so there's still a bit time for the carriers to get as many BlackBerry Tour 9630 units out the doors. With roughly 6 months into its life, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 managed to leave its mark on enough people – it's time for a new handset to take its place.
RIM BlackBerry Tour 9650 Preliminary Specifications
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RIM teases about the BlackBerry Tour 9650 on Facebook
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain has temporarily halted the export of a record-breaking painting by English master J.M.W. Turner which was sold at auction in July for 29.7 million pounds ($48 million).
"Modern Rome -- Campo Vaccino" went under the hammer at Sotheby's in London and set an auction record for the artist. The 1839 landscape was Turner's last painting of Rome.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey announced the decision on Wednesday, and gave individuals and organizations until February 2, 2011 to demonstrate serious intent to keep the masterpiece in the country by meeting its market value.
If it appears to be a real possibility that the funds can be raised, the deadline will be extended to August 2 next year, he said in a statement.
His decision follows a recommendation from the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest, administered by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
"If one needed evidence of Turner's greatness as an artist, this is it," said Lord Inglewood, chairman of the Reviewing Committee.
"'Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino' is an astonishingly beautiful painting that underlines Turner's thoughts and experiences of Rome, and in turn it has played a fundamental part in forming our perception of Turner and his work."
The J. Paul Getty Trust, which bought the painting, said it had expected the Turner's export to be delayed.
"We greatly respect the export process in the UK and look forward to the possibility of having this masterpiece in our collection," said David Bomford, acting director of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
"When joined with the other works by Turner in the Los Angeles area, this painting will give visitors to Southern California an opportunity to see the entire range of work by one of Britain's greatest painters."
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Nitin Kawale, president of Cisco Canada, believes Canadian companies are being held back by their reluctance to embrace flexible working options.
"This is one of that things that is hamstringing Canadian businesses, and I think it's slowing down our innovation and productivity," he says.
At Cisco, they use the company's TelePresence HD video-conferencing platform and Directory, the company's own version of Facebook, to ensure employees have flexible working options.
"Our folks have access to these tools every minute of every day," Mr. Kawale notes. "On top of that ... everyone's enabled on their devices and everyone's enabled at home. So what happens is 48 per cent of our work is done off-hours and off-premise."
So can flexible working options really cut costs and increase productivity? And what's the best way to organize a telework initiative in your office? Nitin Kawale joined us for a live discussion earlier.
Niamh O'Doherty - Hello everyone, my name is Niamh O'Doherty and I'll be moderating this live chat today. Please feel free to send in your questions now.
Niamh O'Doherty - Everyone, please allow me to introduce Nitin Kawale, president of Cisco Canada. Nitin, in your opinion, is the flexible working trend here to stay?
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
Hello everyone...it's great to be here!
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
yes, absolutely. I think flexible work environments are definitely here to stay and will proliferate every work environment. It's a reality! And one that our company uses for tremendous competitive advantage.
Niamh O'Doherty - Thanks Nitin, and welcome. On to the first reader question then, from Robyn:
[Comment From Robyn Bews]
What is the greatest impediment to large scale adoption within organizations?
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
I think it's history and inertia. Companies are accustomed to working certain ways and have opinions about what work is and isn't. We need to focus less on the buildings people are in and the hours they work. We need to focus on the results they produce...regardless of where they are and what time it is.
[Comment From Jacqueline Sloboda]
Hi Nitin. Thanks so much for initiating discussion on such an important topic. Many Canadian firms are embracing the importance of flexibility in the workplace and the benefits to both the employer and the employee. I had a chance last March to try Cisco Telepresence last year and it's awesome. Do you see it being used more broadly in more geographical areas soon?
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
Thanks Jacqueline. We all know that video is a game changer for both businesses and consumers. Using video for business benefit is not a trend...the train has left the station. Our telepresence product line is now five years old...and is among our fastest growing solutions. Working this way is second nature to our employees.
Niamh O'Doherty - Thanks Nitin. I know working from home has a bit of an image problem; do you think people who work from home really contribute as much as those in the office?
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
Without question. There's a stigma about working from home. But if you focus on what people actually deliver...and if you work in a collaborative environment then things are self-correcting when people aren't producing.
Niamh O'Doherty - So, if you want to encourage your boss to let you work from home, what's the best way to go about it, in your opinion?
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
You definitely know it when someone isn't pulling their weight or breaks the value chain. Peer pressure in remote working situations is often stronger than direct supervision.
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
Work with your boss to set aggressive metrics that both of you can live with. And track these metrics, together.
Niamh O'Doherty - So you believe productivity will increase with flexible working, Nitin? Have you seen evidence of this in your own corporate culture?
[Comment From Nitin Kawale]
I'd also add that at Cisco, 48 per cent of our work is done outside of regular business hours. I dare say that we probably get more time from people outside the office.
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Acorn TV to Air Series Finale of Agatha Christie's POIROT Series
With the summer 2014 premiere of the final episodes, David Suchet will have completed the unsurpassed feat of portraying Agatha Christie's beloved detective Hercule Poirot in all 70 Poirot stories.
For the last 25 years, David Suchet has been synonymous with the brilliant Belgian detective and recently received Royal Television Society's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on Poirot. RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of Agatha Christie's Poirot's final three feature-length mysteries, including Curtain: Poirot's Last Case, on Acorn TV, the first streaming service focused on the best of British TV in North America.
Series 13 features five TV movies and begins with The Big Four and Dead Man's Folly airing on MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! on Sunday, July 27 and August 3; and available the day after broadcast on Acorn TV. The final three mysteries will be available ONLY on Acorn TV, at www.Acorn.TV and its popular Roku channel, among other platforms, beginning Aug. 11 for Elephants Can Remember, Aug. 18 for Labours of Hercules, and Aug. 25 for Curtain. Thereafter, all five mysteries will be available on Acorn TV, along with more than 60 of the previous episodes.
Miguel Penella, Chief Executive Officer of RLJ Entertainment, Inc., said, "We are thrilled to exclusively offer the final episodes of one of the most iconic series in television history to Acorn TV subscribers. For the last quarter of a century, David Suchet has made an indelible mark on television with his portrayal of Poirot, and these final episodes feature a fitting goodbye to a beloved series." Penella added, "Acorn TV continues to provide a welcome alternative for viewers looking for highly entertaining international content that can't be found anywhere else. After a record-setting 2013 with the exclusive premieres of Doc Martin, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and Guy Pearce's Jack Irish, Acorn TV is set for another breakout year led by Agatha Christie's Poirot."
Since its debut on television in 1989, Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective has put his brilliant intellect and fastidious nature to the test as he solves the most mystifying crimes of the Art Deco era. Brimming with opulent 1930s period details and pitch-perfect performances, these final five lavish adaptations feature the return of several fan favorites, including Hugh Fraser as Capt. Hastings, Philip Jackson as Inspector Japp, and Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon, as well as guest stars Iain Glen (Jack Taylor, Games of Thrones), Helen Baxendale (Friends), and Philip Glenister (Life on Mars). The feature-length mysteries in series 13 include: The Big Four, Dead Man's Folly, Elephants Can Remember, Labours of Hercules, and Curtain.
Acorn TV streams the very best in British television as well as select series from Australia and Canada, including many series not available to U.S. and Canadian audiences anywhere else. Offering a free 30-day trial, Acorn TV is available at www.Acorn.TV and through Roku, iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, among other soon-to-be announced platforms.
Currently, Acorn TV features a catalog of mysteries, dramas, documentaries, and comedies for catch-up viewing and discovery of new series, with no set end dates. Acorn TV adds at least six series each month and features many of the most celebrated series in all of television with the complete series of Upstairs, Downstairs, Helen Mirren's Prime Suspect, and Brideshead Revisited, as well as all previous episodes of Midsomer Murders, Michael Kitchen's Foyle's War, and Martin Clunes's Doc Martin.
RLJ Entertainment owns the hugely popular period detective series Foyle's War as well as a 64% share in Agatha Christie Ltd, which manages Christie's extensive literary works including characters Hercule Poirot, Tommy and Tuppence, and Miss Marple. Called the "chief curators of the best Brit TV" by TIME magazine, RLJ Entertainment's Acorn brand holds exclusive North American distribution rights to the most critically acclaimed British programs, which are available for broadcast television, digital streaming, and in lavishly packaged DVDs/Blu-rays.


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Self Esteem Quotes, Sayings about self-worth
Nothing builds self- esteem and self- confidence like accomplishment.
– Thomas Carlyle
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
– Ayn Rand
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self- esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
– Nathaniel Branden
Low self- esteem is like driving through life with your hand- break on.
It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!
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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
– Michael Jordan
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Love yourself, for if you don't, how can you expect anybody else to love you?
You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, "I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself."
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Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken.
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I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
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I've worked hard to get what little self- esteem I have, and I refuse to let you take it from me.
Asking for help does not mean you are weak or incompetent. It means quite the opposite. You have to be strong, confident and intelligent enough to realize when you need help and courageous enough to ask for it.
Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness.
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New research from Greenwich Associates indicates that corporates are willing to settle for lower investment returns in exchange for reduced risk on short-term investments. 293 CFOs, Treasurers, and Assistant Treasurers were surveyed in February and the results are compared to results of a similar survey in May of last year.
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Check out this preview of the 2011 Lollapalooza festival, complete with set times, stage locations and tons of music!
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Split a Six Pack with Andy Kiel of Moon Furies
Before Moon Furies heads out to play 100 shows in 100 days, we at UPChicago got a hold of guitar player Andy Kiel. We had six questions. He had six answers. If you like 'em, turn 'em up.
The Hideout
Itching for a new spot to check out some cool local bands? Check out our review of the Hideout, an underground bar & music venue.
The Smashing Pumpkins: Chicago's Musical Juggernaut
The rise and fall (and rise again) of Chicago's very own Smashing Pumpkins. An epic love story by Gene Wagendorf.
The California Clipper
The California Clipper will make you feel like you have entered another decade with its old school drinks and feel. And who can say no to a place that NEVER has a cover?
Split a Six Pack with Jeremy David Miller of Rambos
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Disco Demolition Night: Chicago Baseball Meets Rock 'n' Roll; Things Explode
100,000 people. Bonfires. Booze. Pot. Sex. Explosions. Baseball? Welcome to the death of disco and the destruction of Comiskey Park.
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Billy Corgan
You can call him a musician, a poet, a celebrity, an asshole- he has been all of those things through the course of his career- but more than anything you have to call him driven. Thirty years after forming the Smashing Pumpkins, Chicagoan Billy Corgan is still recording and releasing music.
Perry Farrell's 3-day music festival Lollapalooza features great live music with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop. Check out a brief history of the show and our tips on how to have the best time possible.
The Chicago Blues: A Brief History
Chicago has long since been the Blues Capitol of the World. But how did that come to be? Learn a bit about the history of this unique musical genre.
Karaoke at Trader Todd's
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Nasturtium Bouillon
Nasturtium calyx, the part of the flower that lies below the petals, makes an innovative flavoring for chef David Kinch's bouillon, which is used in his Nasturtium Risotto.
- Yield: Makes about 6 cups
Source: The Martha Stewart Show, May 2010
- 8 cups nasturtium calyx
- 6 cups mineral water
Place calyx in a large bowl; add water to cover. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and transfer to refrigerator. Let chill for 24 hours. Strain and discard calyx.


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Seabourn Quest
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Read the best port reviews and tips for this cruise itinerary.
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|Flaam, Norway
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|Alesund, Norway
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|At Sea
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|Svolvaer, Lofoten, Norway
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|Tromso, Norway
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|Honningsvag, Norway
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|At Sea
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|Cruise Nordfjord
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|Olden, Norway
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|Bergen, Norway
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|Skagen, Denmark
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|Skagen, Denmark
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|Copenhagen, Denmark
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|At Sea
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|Tallinn, Estonia
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|St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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|St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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|St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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|Helsinki, Finland
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|Stockholm, Sweden
A roll call is a space for members who are signed up for the same cruise (same ship & departure date) to connect.
Make friends BEFORE you sail, exchange tips on what to do onboard and in the ports and maybe even organize a shore excursion with your ship mates.


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I laugh at myself and random things. Also enjoy making others laugh and smile. Easily entertained and could watch grass grow.
Cooking/foodie, animals/nature, music, hiking, biking, kids, guitar, cartoons, reading, sports, yoga, ...
Have a positive attitude and make a brighter day for those around me
Learn from others and be open-minded
Help teach others to be better citizens of world and be better people
Exploring and roaming
Playing with kids and animals
Putting a smile on someone's face or making them laugh
Having random conversations
Cooking random things
Being a good host or guest
Making myself at home
Fixing things or get things to work
Something in my outfit
How I carry myself
My walk or strut
Educational stuff like npr, pbs, and other..
Enjoy all types of music - could be listening to classical to hip-hop to chinese music to salsa to instrumentals
Old school soul, funk, blues, jazz
Fresh air
Public transportation
Where all the things in grocery store come from
What the world would be like if everyone recycled and composted
How much of a difference if people reduced their environmental footprint
How nature has amazing scenery and beauty
At home taking care of things
Out on my own exploring or doing something different
Prepping for something
Anything could be on agenda


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U.S. solar panel manufacturers SolarWorld and Suniva say their days are numbered without relief from a flood of cheap imports China and Taiwan.
Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Hapag-Lloyd are scheduled to launch a new loop between Europe and the East Coast of South America at the end of September that will deploy nine vessels with an average capacity of 9,000 TEUs.
Transit rates for container vessels in the northern and southern Suez ports will be reduced effective Oct. 1, with vessels carrying more containers receiving larger reductions.


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WARNINGS about ''killer grapefruit'' have been blown out of proportion, according to two Canberra medicos who say it is safe to eat the tart citrus fruit unless specifically prohibited by your doctor or pharmacist.
This week the Canadian Medical Association Journal reported the number of drugs that can cause serious problems when taken with grapefruit increased from 17 to 43.
As little as one grapefruit or one glass of grapefruit juice can affect some medications and cause conditions such as irregular heartbeat, kidney failure, muscle breakdown, difficulty with breathing and blood clots.
And some very common drugs are on the danger list including cholesterol-lowering medication Lipitor, Verapamil, which is used to treat high blood pressure, and the chemotherapy drug Vincristine.
But Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Canberra Gabrielle Cooper said Australian pharmacists and doctors were aware of problem.
''Grapefruit has a strange interaction with a range of drugs and when a pharmacist dispenses that group of drugs they put a sticker on the box saying do not use with grapefruit,'' she said.
Dr Cooper said grapefruit can be a danger because it interferes with how drugs break down and can cause a drug overdose.
''There is an acidic interaction but there is also a metabolic pathway inhibition which occurs with grapefruit.It stops things being excreted normally.
''We have pathways in our body which have enzymes involved and that enzyme is inhibited by that grapefruit so it stops that drug being removed by the body in the appropriate time frame so you build it up.''
Chairman of the ACT Medicare Local Board Rashmi Sharma said Warfarin, an anticoagulant that stops blood clotting, interacts with anything green.
''The take home message is that it's not just grapefruit juice that can affect the enzyme system, so without wanting to be alarmist it's important that people do tell their doctors what they are taking,'' Dr Sharma said.
And other citrus fruits including Seville oranges, limes and pomelos can cause the same effect as grapefruit.
''It's not a new warning, we were aware and as prescribers we warn our patients.'


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Now there's your real pollution, Sheila, too blasted many people per million are professional busybodies and dogooders who believe everything tastes better if they piddle in it! -- L. Neil Smith
Sunday, July 24, 2011
"Atlas Shrugged" was a Warning, not a Manual: When private money belongs to the public
There's a long story behind this one, in which the Wake County (NC) government school system decided that discriminating against kids and their parents based on economic status was wrong. Major local media outlet thinks that wrong is right, and is now complaining that some parent-teacher organizations are helping their associated schools more than others are helping theirs.
Note to socialists everywhere: This is why we work and strive to be successful--so that we can do these things. This is opposed to your ethic, where you steal from us and use it to buy favor in quarters where people do not strive. Beware of the outcome when we decide that we are tired of being stolen from and decide to act on that decision.
To those parents with children in the "rich" schools, a thought. If you can afford to do this, why not put that money to work and put your kids in a private school instead?
2 comments:
- Sean D Sorrentino said...
What a bunch of idiots. They never really understand how their statements illustrate that they just hate successful people. They have a pathological need to take money from those that have it and give it to people who haven't earned it.
- Michael R. Brown said...
The government has been mismanaging the economy for many decades - it shouldn't "manage" the economy at all - and fiat currency is showing its badnesses right now in dramatic relief. Paper money penalizes savings, and allows bubbles like the education bubble. Government should get out of the education business; when they did that in African countries, education improved radically.


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JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, we remember Billy Taylor, jazz pianist, composer, educator, and advocate, who died Tuesday in New York of heart failure.
For millions of listeners and viewers, he was Dr. Billy Taylor, the wonderful pianist who also had a Ph.D. in music education and a passion for spreading his love of jazz.
BILLY TAYLOR, musician: I feel very strongly about the arts. And I feel very strongly about the country that I live in.
JEFFREY BROWN: Taylor began his professional career in New York in 1943, eventually serving as house pianist at Birdland, a legendary jazz club, and playing with many of the era's greats, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis.
He started his own trio in 1951 and also began lecturing and writing on jazz, the beginnings of decades of work in radio, television and schools bringing jazz to a wider audience.
BILLY TAYLOR: I'm Billy Taylor. Welcome to "Jazz Alive."
JEFFREY BROWN: Taylor was well-known in the public broadcasting world, hosting several programs on NPR from the 1970s until 2002.
In the early '80s, he became a correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning." He interviewed other artists and on occasion performed himself. Taylor also reached out to young people in numerous ways. He took his Jazzmobile into New York's poorer neighborhoods and around the country. And he worked with up-and-coming musicians in his role as artistic adviser to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Taylor was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the National Medal of the Arts. He wrote more than 300 compositions, including "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," which became an anthem of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Shortly after 9/11, the Billy Taylor Trio performed the piece as part of a Kennedy Center special titled "A Concert for America."
Billy Taylor was 89 years old.
Video courtesy: CBS Sunday Morning, The Kennedy Center and WETA.


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NPR has a seriously bad habit of running "news" stories that are stuffed with liberals...who then aren't called liberals. On Thursday's All Things Considered, NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner reported on how Team Obama is queasy about letting girls under 15 – middle-school girls -- get access to "emergency contraceptives," even after a federal judge mandated they be sold to all ages.
As Rovner put it, "the administration's decision to appeal that ruling has outraged many of the president's allies in the women's health community." That's what they call the aggressively "sex-positive" feminists. The only "conservative" view in this story was...Obama! Well, that's not fair. The Obama quotes they used were liberal-pleasers, too. Everyone else wanted to make America safe for sixth-grade sex.
Of course, Rovner never put it that way. Rovner began her radio-by-and-for-liberals story by just sticking to how liberals are disappointed Obama hasn't grasped that their position to sell "Plan B" to all ages is the scientific and idealistic one that doesn't involve politics:
The whole blowup over the administration's refusal to make the morning-after pill more widely available, despite the recommendation of its own scientists, is striking even many of the president's allies as ironic. That's because President Obama has been front and center on both the issues of reproductive rights and the intersection of science and politics over the past week.
Notice how "the whole blowup" is only on the liberal side. There's no blowup from a parent who's appalled at the liberal view that you're never too young to have precious "access" to contraceptives and abortions.
Rovner ran a quote from Obama's "historic" speech to Planned Parenthood – which NPR previously ignored: "When it comes to a woman's health, no politician should get to decide what's best for you." Then she ran a snippet from a speech to the National Academy of Sciences a few days later: "But in all the sciences, we've got to make sure that we are supporting the idea that they're not subject to politics."
There you have it: by having any moral scruple or objection to sex under 15, a person is anti-woman and unscientific. As usual, NPR never finds it ridiculous to include 12-year-old girls in the word "women." NPR is just channeling the liberal objections:
ROVNER: But now, many women's health advocates say the administration isn't putting its actions where the president's rhetoric has just been.
NANCY NORTHUP: It doesn't square and that is what is so disappointing.
ROVNER: Nancy Northup is president of the Center for Reproductive Rights. It's one of the groups involved in the lawsuit against the administration over emergency contraception that's prompted this week's activity. The judge in the case has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make Plan B available without a prescription to everyone.
NORTHUP: There couldn't be a clearer record than there is in this case that emergency contraception is safe and effective for all ages; that we had not one but two administrations who continued to put what they judged as the politics of the issue about contraception ahead of what's doing right for the public health.
Rovner also quoted Cora Breuner with the American Academy of Pediatrics who can't stand uptight people who have moral concerns: "We get derailed over and over again about people's ethic and moral concerns about whether teens should be sexually active, and not into the fact that this is a safe drug that can be and should be available to all women of reproductive age."
Then Rovner finished with Susan Wood, an activist who left the Food and Drug Administration under President Bush for his "failure" to bend to "science," that is, her liberal will:
ROVNER: Women's health advocates say even the steps the FDA did take this week -- to lower the age for sale without a prescription from 17 to 15 -- doesn't do much because they still have to show an ID. Susan Wood is a former assistant commissioner for women's health at FDA.
SUSAN WOOD: Really, 15 and 16-year-olds are much less likely to have an actual government ID with your birth date on it, so that doesn't really expand access to that age group very much.
ROVNER: What most worries women's health groups though is the prospect of extending even longer a fight that's already more than a decade old. Julie Rovner, NPR News, Washington.
Rovner is the perfect publicist for this lobby. She concluded by expressing disgust that there's still a debate -- and she certainly demonstrated she had no interest in allowing a debate on taxpayer-funded radio stations across America. Fairness? Balance? That's for obstructionists.


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Solving obesity — a serious, but complex problem – is about balancing calories consumed from all sources with calories burned through exercise. According to the National Institutes of Health, obesity risk factors are fueled not by any single food or beverage, but rather a complex interplay of environmental, social, economic and behavioral factors acting on a background of genetic susceptibility.
A recent systematic review in Nutrition Research Reviews concludes there is little evidence from epidemiological studies that sugar-sweetened drinks are more likely than any other energy source to lead to obesity.
If we're truly trying to reduce obesity, a tax on soda or other food product just won't work. A tax will not make people healthier. Strong scientific and real world evidence verify this. In fact, West Virginia and Arkansas are the only two remaining states with added excise taxes on soft drinks, yet are also among the 10 highest rates of obesity in the nation.
People do not want government using tax laws to tell them what to eat or drink. Last year, Maine imposed a beverage tax to pay for the state healthcare program. In a November ballot initiative, Maine voters rejected the tax by an almost two-to-one margin. This year in New York, the governor proposed a major tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. New Yorkers revolted so strongly, the governor publicly scrapped the idea. A recent nationwide Rasmussen poll revealed that 70 percent have no appetite for taxing everyday products they enjoy, while only 18 percent support the idea of an obesity tax.
As a policy matter, David Brunori, a George Washington University public policy professor, states: "There are no sound policy arguments for supporting excise taxes on soda or other 'junk' food. These are nothing but thinly disguised attempts to raise revenue and to do so on the backs of low- and middle-income taxpayers." And according to Ole Miss' Barnard Distinguished Professor of Economics William Shughart II, "Singling out consumers of some products to finance a health-care plan the President says will benefit all Americans is fiscal discrimination at its most brazen."
Our industry is meeting the public's demand for nutrition information, more choices and less calories and portion sizes. Since 1998, calories in marketplace beverages have reduced 21 percent. It's hard to single out regular soft drinks as a unique contributor to obesity when their sales declined 9.6 percent since 2000, while obesity rates continued to rise. Cumulatively, soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks and sweetened bottled water combined contribute only 5.5 percent of the calories in the average American diet, according to the National Cancer Institute.
The beverage industry is pro-actively fighting obesity. In 2006, we developed national School Beverage Guidelines with the American Heart Association and President Clinton's Foundation as part of a broader effort to teach kids about the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. With our full support, Mississippi was the first state to fully implement them. Full-calorie sodas were removed from student vending at Mississippi's public schools in 2007, and only lower-calorie, nutritious and smaller-portion beverages are allowed.
With Mississippi also leading the nation in lack of physical activity, we helped pass legislation in 2007 requiring comprehensive school nutrition guidelines and physical exercise. We have followed up with significant financial support for our state's teachers to receive needed training.
Our voluntary commitment is ongoing and achieving results. A CDC official recently proclaimed Mississippi as the "healthiest school nutrition environments in the nation". As policymakers seek ways to fund healthcare reform and solve obesity, we encourage them to seek policies based on science and common sense. We cannot tax our way to better health, but must continue working together to overcome this critical health problem.
Ron Aldridge is executive vice president and general counsel for the Beverage Association of Mississippi.


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Exotic pets come in all shapes, sizes and colors— so whether you're an experienced reptile keeper or a parent looking for a good first pet for your child, there's probably one for you. The key, local experts say, is to be prepared. Being armed with knowledge about the pet's needs—both in terms of care and financial investment—helps ensure both health and happiness for the newest member of your household.
The first thing to know when you're thinking about a reptilian pet is that their needs vary widely based on the breed, says Dr. Allen Weltig, who specializes in avian and exotic veterinarian medicine at Webster Groves Animal Hospital. "A bearded dragon is not the same as a leopard gecko or a water dragon," he says. He recommends talking to an experienced keeper or your veterinarian before making a purchase, as accurate care information is vital to raising a healthy pet. For example, bearded dragons are classified as omnivores, but they eat mainly insects as juveniles and transition to plants later on, Weltig says. An expert can help you determine when that switch should come.
Reptiles generally need to be set up with a proper habitat, including UV lights, as well as temperature and humidity controls, Weltig notes. Improper diet or lighting can lead to vitamin deficiencies and eventually illness. "A lot of them are not cheap to set up properly—it's not exorbitant, but it's more than a few bucks," he says. Most of the problems Weltig sees are related to the habitat—either diet or environmental setup—and pets might not show visible signs of distress until the illness has progressed. "All of the species that I deal with on a daily basis are good at hiding illness for one reason or another," he says.
Small Mammals
When an animal lives in a cage or other confined habitat, there can be a misconception that it won't need a lot of interaction. That's not always the case, though, says Dr. Daniel Fraser of Animal Clinic of Clayton. Sugar gliders are an example of an animal that needs a lot of interaction. Hedgehogs are another: "They are, like most small animals, a prey animal. If they're stressed, they will curl up into a ball with the spikes sticking out. They're cute and make good pets for children, but owners need to realize that this is not one of those pets you can just buy and hope it will be interactive and socialized," he explains. "You need to put in the effort to get them used to home life, and they require more interaction."
Exercise is another key element for many of these breeds, Fraser says. In the wild, hedgehogs, guinea pigs and gerbils naturally forage for food underneath leaves. "They need a simple sort of cage, but you want to incorporate a walking wheel for proper exercise," he says, adding that a big part of the pet-owning experience for families is getting the children involved in the animal's care. "I have kids at that age, and we have a little zoo going on. But every one becomes a little project for them, and they learn all about the care. I think it's a great learning experience for little ones."
Feathered Friends
A bird's basic needs seem pretty simple: an appropriately sized cage, perches, and food and water, says Mandy Vaughn of Varietees Bird Shop. But to have a happy pet, a little more care is required, including about two hours of interaction per day. "It could be for half an hour in the morning before going to work, then again when you get home," she says. "You want the bird to be well-socialized just like a dog, so people can play with it and pet it." A play stand that's separate from the bird's cage also can help keep birds from being territorial, and gives them more opportunity for play and exercise. "You remove them from where they sleep, and it allows them to be in the room with you," she says.
Regular bathing also is important for birds, since it gets rid of dander and makes molting less painful. Other grooming includes clipping the toe nails every three to four months. Clipping the wings is a personal decision, but one that Vaughn recommends. "I get too many phone calls from people whose birds have flown away," she says. "We're in Missouri where there are a lot of hawks, and they can become dinner really quick." Birds also stay tamer if their wings are clipped, because they are dependent on their owner to get around, she adds.
These tips provide a starting point, but talking to your veterinarian or another well-regarded expert is an important step before taking home a pet. Proper care will keep them happy and healthy—and your pet just might help keep you happy and healthy, too!


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This article was published 2/3/2012 (1999 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
IT was built to be a point of pride and a cultural gathering place for the growing Filipino community, the first of its kind in Canada.
Today, for the second time since it opened eight years ago, the Philippine-Canadian Centre of Manitoba owes the city big bucks for tax arrears.
"It's been in rough (financial) shape since its creation in 2004," said Lito Taruc, who was elected president of the centre last year, inheriting the centre's $98,000 tax bill and financial problems.
Originally, it was supposed to be a cultural centre on land leased from the city for $1 a year with a city library attached and a seniors housing complex to generate revenue, he said.
City councillors kiboshed that plan, leaving the community with a much smaller site and no source of income.
The cultural centre was supposed to be big enough to host major events such as Folklorama, said Fred DeVilla, who recalls the community meetings held to discuss the proposed centre.
Ideally, there would have been room for a basketball court, said the community leader who's served on the PCCM board in the past.
In the end, it's not large enough for either, said DeVilla.
Today, the place is fully rented with commercial tenants, doesn't receive government funding and barely breaks even, said Taruc.
No one knows for sure how it ran up the debt because financial records and statements weren't properly kept, and they are still waiting for a 2009 external auditor's report, Taruc said.
Until they see the books and clear up what happened, it won't be easy passing the hat to cover the latest arrears, he said.
"It's hard to approach the community asking for money again," he said.
In 2007, the city reported the centre owed $209,000 in unpaid property taxes and uncollected commercial rent. It's required to pay about $57,000 in annual city property taxes on its $1-a-year city lease, but it's exempt from provincial education taxes.
It hadn't paid the city any property tax since it opened in 2004, said the report the city prepared. The centre was supposed to pay the city a percentage of the net income on commercial rent it collected from seven tenants, including a travel agency and dental centre. The city agreed to write off late-payment fees and pressed for the reimbursement of only $188,000. The community rallied and raised the money to pay the tax bill.
And they will again, said Winnipeg Coun. Mike Pagtakhan, who was elected to the centre's board last year. He says the centre is still in its "infancy" and the tax arrears are a symptom of "growing pains" that are about to end.
"The centre hasn't reached its heyday yet," he said. "I see opportunity with so many Filipinos coming every year."
He said close to 60,000 Winnipeggers claim some Filipino heritage and nearly 2,000 more arrive in the city every year from the Philippines.
"I want to harness the energy of the Filipinos coming here -- the working professionals with kids who are really gung-ho. They want to get involved in the centre and celebrate the arts, dance, computers and comics," he said.
"When you get more people involved, it will be more successful financially and sustainable. Tax arrears will never be an issue again," said Pagtakhan.
But DeVilla believes unless it can expand with a gym and serve more of the community, it will continue to muddle along.
"To me, as long as our community is supporting the Philippine centre, a future is there," said DeVilla.
Its crowning glory is the dome incorporated into the building's design -- a salakot, traditional headgear worn in the Philippines.
"It's such a beautiful building," said Winnie Navarro, who moved to Los Angeles from the Philippines before she and her husband put down roots in Winnipeg more than a decade ago.
"We're one of the lucky ones to have a place like this to do things," said Navarro.


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I spent six years living in Hawaii, surrounded by everything that IS summer. The clear water, warm breezes, and thriving flora created an environment of perpetual summertime in my mind, body, and soul. There is something truly magical about living a life where the best parts of summer are your daily routine. It changes you, gets into your blood. And, even when you leave and move to another state, it stays with you. For me, this turned into a need to have a lot of green around me. From plants to trees to flowers, I feel like my best self when I am surrounded by greenery. Too bad my thumbs don't have the same desires. My solution? Succulents and air plants.
Sea & Asters has been a favorite shop of mine for quite awhile. Run by the husband and wife team of Monica and James, Sea & Asters is full of perfectly curated Tillandsias (a lovely member of the Bromeliad family), terrariums, and other gorgeous vessels to house your air plants. If you are like me and you struggle with keeping an aloe plant alive (sigh, it's true) let me introduce you to the sunshine filled life that exists for you with air plants. They are low maintenance enough for any color thumb and they will bring that feeling of a long summer morning into your home with the least amount of work on your part. What better way to celebrate our "Endless Summer" than with a gorgeous way to bring the outside in? Hello, September. We welcome you.
Sea & Asters is giving away two $25 gift certificates to two lucky winners (one each)!
To enter to win, please answer the following question by Tuesday, September 11th. *Also, please note that this giveaway is open only to US residents (except Hawaii and Puerto Rico)…thank you!* Comments now closed…good luck!
What is your favorite plant or flower and why?
Start checking the winner's box on Monday, September 17th, to see if you've won!
A simply potted pink orchid.
My favorite plant is cactus because it requires little care. I work a lot, so it fits my schedule better. Plus, cactus flowers are beautiful.
Peonies are my favorite flower. There is something so beautiful about them, I love how they are soft and fluffy and delicate…and I love they way they feel against my nose when I sniff them!
While eating bugs isn't necessarily pretty, it is fascinating… I love my venus fly trap. Its tiny, delicate and has beautiful limey green and red colors. He currently hangs in a glass bulb above my dining table. One of my favorite things about the plant is if it eats something poisonous, it will kill off that part of itself in order for the plant in its entirety to survive. I find it sort of romantic. 😉
It's wonderful reading everyone's choices and their memories attached to the different flowers.
The first time I saw a morning glory was when I was about 5 and it was planted around a mailbox. I was so amazed when the flower closed at night and reopened in the morning showing it's delicate petal and bright colors.
I love orchids. They are exquisite and delicate.
My favorite flower is the snapdragon! When I was little, my grandma grew those flowers in her yard. I went to her house a lot so she could babysit me.. and I would always be pretty bored (nobody my age to play with!) I still remember once she showed me her snapdragon flowers and taught me how to push the pedals to make them "snap." After that day, I would always make time to play with the flowers whenever I was over.
My grandma stopped planting snapdragons years ago.. but I still check her flowerbeds for them every once in a while out of habit!
My favorite flower are spider mums… I love that they come in several colors, they last a really long time, I can fill my house with them and not have to worry that they will for in 2 days. I love that these flowers are really wide and unique… You can float them in a bowl or fill a vase with several! These are absolutely always in my house!
I love mint !! smells so mood and makes delicious tea!!
I love a nice, tall pine tree because it has one of the nicest and happiest smells on earth.
I love Mandevilla vines. We used to live in a historic part of town, all brick roads, old brick houses… there was this little house behind a book store, that boasted of 132 rooms, and the owner had mandevillas climbing poles around the entire house and garden. It was like a magical land.
I love peonies. They are such a beautiful flower. Slightly vintage looking, but youthful and bright. I can't help but feel happier when I have them around the house.
The oleander- it's beautiful, pure but poisoness.
The flowers that bloom before they turn into fruit. Whether its on my strawberries or my melons, I know good things are to come!
My favorite flower is any kind of rose. I've grown them for years so I can surprise my mom with one, whenever they are in bloom.
Bromiliads. These beautiful plants can thrive in their non-native environment. They are highly adaptabole to a number of environments and climates. They even do well in my San Francisco apartment. The red stomates on my bromiliad often look like flowers when they are in bloom.
My favorite flowers are bleeding hearts. I love the shape, and simple elegance that they have. I also love how they hang from the stem, and coming from the bottom of the heart is what appears to be a pink-ish drop. Their name is perfect because they truly look like a bleeding heart! Although uncommon, they are still beautiful. ♥
I love honeysuckles! They look so lovely, and of course I love their scent and the nectar.
Gardenia… they remind me of my grammie
Peonies. My Mom has many many very big peony bushes at her house & I can remember far into the past going outside barefoot to cut for bouquets. My husband & I were married at my parents' house, & of course we used peonies from my Mom's garden : )
I love ferns! I used to love how they looked covering a hillside in the wooded areas behind my best friend's house growing up. I love the soft layers of leaves, and I love the shape of the individual fronds. I even think the spores are cool-looking and fascinating. We got some hanging giant ferns for our porch this year, and they really make it feel more homey. There are tons of flowers that I like well enough, but ferns always make me smile!
I love orchids & dahlias. They smell sooo good and look soo lovely!!!
I love, love, love Peonies. They are so soft and delicate. So feminine and gorgeous.
Thanks for the opportunity!
It's a magnolia… my grandmother always kept one in a bowl of water so her house always smelled fragrant.
doesn't everyone love peonies! also love me some orchids – they remind me of far-off tropical places.
I love aloe plants for their soothing, healing powers and resilience. It is beautiful in its functionality.
Dahlia's, I love how they come in all different sizes and amazing colors.
Sweet peas hands down easy to grow,love the scent and are so sweet as a cut flower<3
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I was a little conflicted about writing this, because people often assume that when you proclaim your love for one thing, you are simultaneously stating your hate or dislike for another. But, the article written by Lashaun Williams forced it out of me. She wrote an article entitled. "8 Reasons to Date A White Man." I don't disagree with the premise; I am open to more than just my own ethnicity/racial background. But the "reasons" she listed are an explicit summation of gross, hyperbolic, and racist generalizations about a rather large demographic.
Here's a brief overview of why Ms. Lashaun Williams believes Black Women should date White Men (direct quotes!):
- 1. Gay White men are more forthcoming about their homosexuality. (Translation: More Black men hide their sexuality than White men.)
- 2. Black men have backwards expectations when it comes to romantic relationships, and are looking for someone to take care of them. White men come from "stronger family structures."
- 3. In White culture, education is valued and expected, while Black men continue to drop out.
- 4. White men at least attempt marriage before making babies; "White men don't have children sprinkled around the world like Black men."
- 5. "White men have a firmer grasp on what really defines manhood.They are smart enough not to act out rap music."
- 6. Black men are always trying to shine, spend more money than they have. White men make better decisions when it comes to managing money.
- 7. White men have no problem turning a ho into a housewife. They have the ability to look beyond our past.
- 8. White men don't take everything as a challenge to their masculinity. As a result of their insecurities and low self-esteem, Black men are intimidated by the strength of an educated and ambitious Black woman.
So here we are...
5 Reasons A Sister Should Date A Black Man.
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An adventure series based around helping animals big and small, fully endorsed by the RSPCA.
Cassie Bannerman is a nine-year-old girl who love animals, especially her dog Ripper, who is always by her side. She lives close to the local RSPCA shelter, and she knows everyone and everything that's going on in her local neighbourhood. When Ben Stoppard moves into Abbotts Hill with his English sheepdog, Florence, Cassie is determined to befriend them both. The four of them take part in the RSPCA fundraiser, The Million Paws Walk, and team up together to help round up a naughty runaway pup.
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Language: English
Number Of Pages: 96
Published: 1st May 2012
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Woman Tries To Kill Her Husband By Poisoning Her Vagina
You think you've heard of every kind of crime there is and then a woman tries to assassinate her husband with her vagina. According to the UK's Mirror, a Brazilian woman, whose name is being withheld, is accused of putting a toxic plant substance on her hoo-ha and asking her husband to give her oral sex. According to reports, his life was spared because he noticed a "strange smell" emanating from down there and took his wife to the hospital to get to the bottom of her unusual odor. The tests, of course, revealed that her vagina was poisonous. Is it possible to poison your vagina without poisoning yourself? I'm getting hung up on that. Details and logistics aside, WTF, world? [Mirror UK]


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So when you open the dmg file on your windows machine, it will reveal the ipsw file? then you move the ipsw to your desktop so you can open it with SHIFT- RESTORE?
The developer site only has a dmg file - are you saying when you download it on a windows machine it automatically turns into an ipsw file?
No, I just confirmed with my employee, when he downloaded it, it was dmg, not ipsw and itunes would not recognize the dmg file when doing shift restore-- does he have to extract the dmg file somehow?
No he did download the right file, apple does not post ipsw files on their dev site - what source on the web do you have to support what you are saying?
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turnip tops / Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) 'Namenia'
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Producing crunchy leaves with a tangy spinach-like flavour, namenia is ideal for adding to mixed salads where its deeply divided leaves will add flavour as well as textural interest to the bowl. Best picked when young, it is an easy and fast crop to grow and will be ready to harvest in just a few weeks after sowing.
- Growing Instructions: Sow into trays or modules in the greenhouse or on a windowsill and harden off before planting out. Or sow direct in shallow drills where they are to grow, either in containers or in the open ground, thinning seedlings to 15cm apart. Protect from slugs and cover early sowings with a cloche. Ready to pick when the plant is approximately 15cm tall - the leaves and their soft stalks both have a good flavour.
- Sow: April - October
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Two Townsend teams will meet in the District Championship final after securing victory against their opponents in the semi-finals.
Jason Hall, Simon Gilbert and Danny Marco easily saw off Harpenden opposition by 25 shots to seven.
A second Townsend team, made up by Peter Thomson, Roger Potter and Dave Houghton, overcame a fight-back from a Harperbury trio to secure 13-12 victory.
The two woods triples final line-up will be a repeat of last year's, with both Townsend teams going head-to-head for the title.
There were further matches in the pairs semis with Thomson and Houghton taking on Colin Driscoll and Rick Catchpool from Harpenden.
The rink had been altered for the pairs' matches, causing difficulty for all four bowlers throughout the game.
After a match that saw both teams equal it was Thomson and Houghton who claimed victory by the slimmest of margins, 21-20.
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Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday include the following.
■ Insurance Australia Group (IAG) is up 6.5¢, or 1.32 per cent, at $4.995.
■ QBE Insurance Group (QBE) is up 41¢, or 3.63 per cent, at $11.69.
■ Suncorp Group (SUN) is up 12¢, or 1.12 per cent, at $10.83.
■ Wesfarmers (WES) has fallen 64¢, or 1.65 per cent, at $38.18. The company has lifted sales in all its retail businesses in the first half of the financial year, with the strongest growth coming from Coles and Bunnings.


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Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.Margaret Mead
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.Lewis Mumford
There's an old saying that victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream now seem to effortlessly push some Senate leaders toward conduct the American people don't want from their elected leaders: Abusing power. Inserting the government into our private lives. Injecting religion into debates about public policy. Jumping through hoops to ingratiate themselves to their partys base, while step by step, day by day, real problems that keep American families up at night fall by the wayside here in Washington.John Kerry
He doth entreat your grace, my noble lord, To visit him to-morrow or next day: He is within, with two right reverend fathers, Divinely bent to meditation, And in no worldly suits would he be moved To draw him from his holy exercise.William Shakespeare
Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majorityBarber B. Conable
Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers - and fathering is a very important stage in their developmentDavid M. Gottesman
At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons.Chinese Proverb
Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotismBarry Goldwater
If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.James Baldwin
All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out at night. Darkness brings home fathers, with their real, unspeakable power. There is more to fathers than meets the eyeMargaret Atwood
Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development.David Gottesman


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Brent crude oil rose above $112 a barrel on Thursday on renewed confidence that major central banks will keep taking steps to support the global economy.
Brent crude for April delivery gained 55 cents to $112.42 a barrel by 1300 GMT, after earlier rising to $112.37. It slipped to $111.65 on Wednesday, its weakest since Jan. 22.
The benchmark crude is still down around 2.8 percent this month, putting it on track for its steepest monthly drop since October.
U.S. oil fell 1 cent to $92.75 and was on track for an almost 5 percent drop this month after three straight monthly gains.
Strong domestic demand for Italian debt in a sale on Wednesday reduced worries about its political deadlock and helped boost appetite for riskier assets such as oil, equities and other commodities.
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi reiterated on Wednesday the ECB would continue injecting liquidity into markets.
Comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who testified before a congressional panel for a second straight day on Wednesday, were seen as implying the central bank would maintain its bond-buying strategy to support the economy.
Oil hit its lowest level in over a month on Wednesday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles rose for a sixth week last week, but a more optimistic outlook for growth due to central bankers' comments brought money back into the commodity.
"It's hard to resist the stronger equities and more positive mood in Europe, so for the short term it should be bullish," Bjarne Schieldrop, an analyst at SEB in Oslo, said.
In the longer term, there are bearish factors that are likely to keep a cap on strength, he said. One potential drag could come from a political deadlock over the U.S. budget.
Without a deal from the White House and Congressional Republicans, $85 billion will automatically be slashed from the budget from Friday, which President Barack Obama warned could shave at least 0.6 percentage point off economic growth.
Despite Bernanke's reassurance, investors remained cautious over the prospect of a dramatic rise in demand from the U.S., the world's top oil consumer, after data showed its inventories of crude oil rose for a sixth straight week last week.
"While confidence is high, there are still risks present. Negative political news from Italy may provide headwinds, while the looming March 1 deadline for the U.S. sequester could trigger $85 billion of across-the-board budget cuts," said Miguel Audencial, a sales trader with Sydney-based CMC Markets.
Worries about Iran's nuclear ambitions have helped support oil prices, but on Wednesday Iran gave an upbeat assessment of two-day talks with six world powers, which ended with an agreement to meet again in Istanbul in March.
"The outcome was as good as you could expect it to be, so that is fairly bearish (for the oil price), and there is unlikely to be any disappointment until the next meeting," SEB's Schieldrop said.
Analysts in a Reuters poll forecast that crude oil prices would fall this year due to weak demand in many industrialised nations and improving global supply.
In a monthly survey of 27 analysts, the consensus forecast was for Brent crude oil to average $110.10 per barrel in 2013, down from an average of $111.70 last year. But the figure was up slightly from last month's forecast of $109.70 for this year. (Editing by Jane Baird and James Jukwey)


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January 24, 2017
Tierpark Berlin's Polar Bear, Tonja, gave birth to a cub on November 3, 2016. Zoo officials announced that keepers were recently allowed to carry out their first physical exam of the cub.
Dr. Andreas Knieriem (veterinarian and Park Director), Detlef Balkow (keeper), and Dr. Günter Strauß (veterinarian) entered the nesting box to carry out the examination. The young bear was weighed, chipped and dewormed. The team was also able to finally determine the new Polar Bear is a male!
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For about seven weeks, keepers worked to prepare Tonja for the exam day. Andrea Fleischer, zoo veterinarian, slowly approached the stable of the young Polar Bear family and conducted daily visits.
In order to ensure that the small offspring could be safely examined, mom Tonja was also temporarily locked into the neighboring box. There she was kept busy with snacks of grapes, carrots and meat.
According to the examination team, the Polar Bear baby has developed quite fantastically. Thanks to the extremely nutritious mother's milk, with a fat content of 30%, the baby has grown rapidly in recent weeks. Keepers report, at the moment, he nurses for about three hours.
The little male was measured by the team and is currently 67 cm from the nose to the tail tip, and the bear now weighs-in at 4.6 kg.
"It was a great pleasure for me to be able to be part of the first vet check of our young Polar Bear. The little one struggled and was very curious, "notes Dr. Knieriem. "So, keeping a small Polar Bear on the arm is always a special experience."
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District 191 Community Education will offer the following classes for children:
• ARTic Expedition offered by Watch Me Draw after school at each elementary school beginning the week of Jan. 28. Students will learn to draw animals and scenes with an arctic theme using a variety of media and techniques. Five sessions, $65.
• Monet Masterpiece offered by Kid Create Studios, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 18, at Hidden Valley Elementary. Students will paint on canvas and learn about the impressionist painter Claude Monet while creating their own masterpiece. One session, $35.
• Mini Museum Art for ages 5-12 begins the week of Jan. 28 at Gideon Pond, Rahn, Harriet Bishop, MW Savage and William Byrne elementary schools. Students will throw, splat and splatter paint on canvas to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Five sessions, $65.
• Spanish classes for grades K-5 will be offered by Futura Language Professionals and ISD 191 Community Education. Classes begin Feb. 5 at Harriet Bishop and William Byrne elementary schools. Students will learn practical language components to engage in "real world" conversations. Eight sessions, $139.
For more information or to register, visit www.communityed191.org.


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Beautiful still image and video quality. Fast auto-focus with optical viewfinder or in Live View mode. Articulating LCD. Innovative in-camera software for noise reduction, HDR, and panoramic photos.
Manual focus-only video recording. No control over shutter speed while recording video. Limited selection of video modes.
Bottom Line
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is the only digital SLR that can deliver beautiful images and blazing fast autofocus whether you're framing your shots with the optical viewfinder, or with the LCD in Live View mode. Video-capture options are a bit limited, though.
Still- and Video-Capture Performance The Sony A580 is a traditional D-SLR, but it has a very useful trick up its sleeve. Most cameras in this class feature true optical viewfinders and offer super-fast autofocus through a system called phase detection. This system splits the image from the lens so you can view it through an optical viewfinder and the dedicated autofocus sensor scans the image at the same time. When you shoot, this system is bypassed for a moment, so the image is sent directly from the lens to the main image sensor. Before this camera, no D-SLR could engage its phase detection auto-focus system while shooting still images using the LCD as a viewfinder. In a brilliant move, Sony added an extra image sensor to the A580, so the hyper-fast phase detection system can be used in Live View mode. Thanks to this feature, shooting images in Live View is a pleasure, and makes the articulating LCD even more useful.
As far as the camera's overall speed, the A580 can power on and shoot in an average of 0.8 seconds and continuously shoot at 7 frames per second. It's also capable of incredibly fast sporadic captures, without a reduction in image quality in burst mode, after hitting the shutter release the A580 captures an impressive 44 JPEGs or 22 RAW image files. This same speed powers its movie recording mode which captures at full 1080 HD at 60 interlaced frames per second using the AVCHD codec up to 17 megabits per second.
Images from the A580 look fantastic; they're sharp whether you're shooting in well-lit conditions or low light. In the PCMag labs we use Imatest to objectively measure image quality, and the A580 earned a very high score on our sharpness tests. At the lowest (cleanest) sensitivity level of ISO 100, the camera scored a center-weighted average of 2,006 lines per picture height. The Editors' Choice Canon EOS Rebel T2i scored just a bit higher at 2,296, but both scores are excellent.
In terms of noise, the A580 was also on par with a Canon T2i. If Imatest measures less than 1.5 percent noise in a photo, typically, the image will be usable. Anything over 1.5 percent is considered too grainy. The A580 keeps noise levels below 1.5 percent up to and including ISO 3200. Higher sensitivity levels are very useful when shooting indoors without a flash.
Video recorded on the A580 looks fantastic, but your capture options are limited. First off, autofocus is not available while recording video, so if your subjects go out of focus, you'll have to adjust the focus manually while shooting. Second, while you can adjust the depth-of-field (via the lens aperture), you can't adjust the level of blur (shutter speed). In its defense, other D-SLRs that offer autofocus, also have caveatsautofocus is generally slow and not continuous, and noise from their lenses can typically be heard. Sony does have APS-C sensor cameras that offer autofocus while recording videothe Sony Alpha55 and the Sony Alpha NEX-3 ($549.99, 4.5 stars).
Videos can be recorded as either large, high-quality files, or smaller, lower quality files that can easily be uploaded to Facebook and YouTube. These lower quality files are saved as MPEG-4s, while the highest-quality video is recorded with the AVCHD codec (17 megabits per second), capturing 1920 by 1080 at 60 interlaced frames per second. Video looks incredibly smooth at this setting, but other D-SLRs offer the option to record at different frame rates like 30 frames per second or 24 frames per second to make the footage look more like film.
Connectivity on the A580 is among the best you'll find. The camera offers both standard mini-HDMI and mini-USB ports for connecting to HDTVs and computers, and there's a 1/8-inch analog input for adding an external microphone. There are also dual memory slots, so you can record your photos and videos on Sony Memory Sticks or SD/SDHC/SDXC cards.
Overall, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is impressive. You won't find any D-SLR that can focus as fast when shooting in Live View, making its articulating LCD incredibly useful. Unfortunately, its video modes are fairly limited. If you're looking for a simple-to-use D-SLR with camcorder-like features, try the Sony Alpha55. For a camera with top-notch performance and image quality along with more professional video recording features, we recommend our Editors' Choice, the Canon EOS Rebel T2i.
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Graduate Student to Present Research at International Conference
Bob Crimian, a student in the College of Charleston Master of Science in Environmental Studies program was selected as one of six Student Fellows to present his research at the international Ecosystem Services (ACES) and Ecosystem Markets 2012 conference, taking place December 1014 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Crimian is also a research assistant at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's Hollings Marine Laboratory.
Crimians research focuses on the relationship between urban salt marsh restoration and human well-being. He was selected from more than 70 of the most qualified students in the world who are studying "ecosystem services," a phrase that encompasses many direct and indirect benefits humans derive from our natural world. At the Hollings Lab, Crimian is working on a variety of projects focused on the well-being of coastal communities.
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