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I have lots of happy childhood memories of Pembrokeshire: family camping trips, activity holidays with school, youth hostelling with friends and the odd day trip to Tenby in the summer. I always loved the area but somehow after the age of 16 didnt go back for 14 years. I moved out of my parents home in South Wales at 18 and so it became a much less convenient holiday destination. Im now going to tell you about my most recent experiences of Pembrokeshire, I can only tell you what I know, but there is a lot more to the area so if youre interested, check out one of the excellent tourist websites for the area including the Visit Pembrokeshire site.
*** 1st adulthood trip Easter 2005 - Tenby and beyond
Then during the Easter weekend of 2005 my boyfriend and I were staying with my parents and decided to do an overnight trip to Tenby which is only an hour and a halfs drive from where they live. It was a bit of a last minute decision so our choice of accommodation was limited, but I did find somewhere, a small B&B just a street away from the road that overlooks Tenbys South Beach for £40 a night for the room, it was basic but clean accommodation, but couldnt complain for that price, especially on such a peak weekend. The place we stayed has now been sold however so theres not much point me discussing that one further.
We had a lovely time that weekend, we arrived just before lunchtime and after checking in to our B&B took a look around Tenby town. It was a lovely, sunny day (despite all the jibes about Welsh weather, mostly true for the South and North, Pembrokeshire is actually one of the sunniest areas of Britain) so we just walked along the two main beaches, the imaginatively named North and South beaches.
Cast aside all your preconceptions now of a British seaside resort town. I think if youre thinking Weston super Mare or Blackpool youd be very pleasantly surprised. The beaches are fabulous, especially South beach, long, golden and not too overdeveloped. Apart from one stupidly allowed tall tower block of holiday flats on the hill in front of North beach (which is the also the Tenby harbour area) there are no building eyesores from the 1960s and 1970s of the kind which blight so many British and European resorts either.
The harbour is very pretty indeed, no tacky shops or food stalls have been allowed to set up there, so all youll find is a fish and seafood stall (reasonably priced considering the location and offering a good selection) and 2 small huts offering boat trips to Caldey island. Ive not yet made it to Caldey island has been inhabited since the Stone Age and has been home to many orders of monks since Celtic times. A characteristic feature of Tenby harbour and indeed other parts of the town are the pastel coloured painted houses. They add a nice bit of colour to the scene and look particularly striking at sunset. There is also some castle ruins and a lifeboat house and information centre nearby which merits a quick visit, especially I imagine if you have young boys with you.
That evening we wandered around looking for somewhere to eat. Tenby has a fairly decent range of restaurants, theres a curry house by the river, a few fish and chip shops (not totally escaping the typical British resort then!), seafood places, loads of pub and a few Italians. However, struck immediately by the medieval and romantic ambience, we chose to splash out on this occasion and eat at the Plantagenet House restaurant. This is the most expensive restaurant in the town (if not one of the most expensive in Wales) main courses go from about £13 for some vegetarian dishes to an average of £18 for steaks, lamb shank, £22 for lobster and £30 £7for an incredible seafood platter (could easily be shared).
I had a delicious seafood salad for starters (£7) and steak for my main course which was easily one of the best steaks Ive ever had in my life. My partner had a delicious French onion soup for starter (about £5) and the lamb shanks, which were huge and tender. We both somehow found the room for dessert delicious home made icecream for me and profitaroles for him. Desserts were also around a fiver from what I recall so along with the bottle of London wine bar priced red, a diet coke and a bottle of South American beer the bill came to around £80 including tips I think. There was a slight error with the bill, cant remember what, but I was most impressed when the owner (a cheery Cockney) came over to apologise and offered us both a drink on the house from the bar downstairs. He also showed us the medieval chimney, which he was very proud of!
I wouldnt normally divert into a restaurant review inside a travel review but I was so impressed by that place, I had to tell you all about it. If you can afford to splash out on one night of your trip (check the opening times though as they can be erratic off season and book ahead as its renowned and therefore very popular), or you want to treat someone, then Id really recommend a visit here. Ive never been at lunchtime but you can get a different cheaper menu if you go in the day, although I think its in a different part and I cant see the wonderful candle atmosphere being quite the same during the day.
Anyway, back to the travel review! After a tipsy walk back to the B&B we slept very well and woke early the next day to more bright sunshine. Having seen most of Tenby at by then we decided to drive up the coast, stopping off at various beautiful beach side pubs on the way and ending up in the pretty village of St Davids which is actually Britains smallest city. Theres a cathedral there and some more fab beaches in the area so we spent a few hours there before driving back to my parents.
** 2nd adulthood trip - September 2005 - Tenby and beyond
So enthused were we by this very successful trip we raved about it to my whole family and got straight into planning a longer trip later in the year. On an internet lunchtime at work the following week I stumbled upon the FBM holidays site (email me if youd like more details) and booked a bungalow called Hafod for September, 3 bedrooms, for us, my parents and my fabulous Gran.
The setting was amazing. On the top of the cliff, overlooking an expanse of ocean from the back garden (the large garden ends with a gate and a sheer drop but it is well fenced off) and to the side north beach and the harbour. Its a ten-minute walk from the centre of the town, with a house on either side but feels far from the buzz of things. We were lucky on all 4 days of our September trip and had lots of warm sunshine again and I have very fond memories of the warm evenings we spend with the bbq and a few glasses of wine sitting on the bench looking at the moonlit sea.
The cottage was homely and well equipped. All the rooms overlook the sea and the garden has two barbeque patio areas. The owners had gone to every effort to make us feel at home, leaving us a bottle of wine, lots of tea and coffee, biscuits, magazines, brochures, golf clubs and board games! I could go on further about the place as I loved it and would thoroughly recommend it for a week or long weekend (again I can give you more information if you are interested, just email me), but should really move on!
During this trip, we took it very easily as my Gran isnt as mobile as she once was so ate in every night, but even if she hadnt been with us I think wed have had very little inclination to leave our cosy home. We did however take a few short trips in the car with her and were all very impressed with yet more golden, clean and almost deserted beaches further up the coast. Basically the further north you go from Tenby (out of peak season at least) the quieter the beaches and countryside become so you really feel as if youre getting away from it all, especially if youre from London!
We also visited the small village of Dale which is near where my Grandfather was stationed in the second world war. It was interesting for us to see his old barracks which are still standing, but I wasnt that impressed with the town itself. Its for a start the only place in Pembrokeshire where Ive experienced bad service (although service is often slower than Im used to in serve them quick and get them out London). That said if youre into water sports windsurfing, sailing, surfing, kayaking and powerboating there is lots of those going on there and the West Wales Wind, Surf and Sailing school is based in the centre of the tiny village. The only other interesting fact I remember from this visit is that Dale is the spot where Henry Tudor landed in 1485, returning from his exile in France, before he met his fate at the hands of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.
That's about it for that trip, apart from Saundersfoot, another seaside town, a similar side to Tenby but less pretty. We stopped there for a few hours and had a nice lunch in a very friendly pub, but I've forgotten its name. I'd been told that Saundersfoot was a little rough around the edges and that's about right, it's more an old person's place I'd say as well, but it still had a good, sandy beach and is much cheaper both for accomodation and for eating out than Tenby so might be worth considering if you're on a tight budget and don't mind there not being loads to do on your doorstep.
** 3rd adulthood trip - March 2006 - Tenby and beyond
I was back in Pembrokeshire once again in mid March of this year when my boyfriend and I hired another place with FBM holidays with 4 friends. Wed wanted to go back to the Hafod bungalow but our friends, expecting a typical British seaside resort, voted for somewhere more rural. We decided on Lydsep, a pretty village about 4 miles from Tenby and got a cheaper, 4 bedroomed house called Windy Ridge, again through FBM holidays. It was not quite as homely as Hafod but was of a very high standard nevertheless. Lydstep beach was about a 5 minute walk away.
This time we decided to see a bit of the Pembrokeshire coastal path. Pembrokeshire is the only coastal national park in Britain and if you were to do the entire path it would take you along 186 miles/ 299 km of stunning clifftop scenery with beaches very similar to those in quieter parts of Cornwall. If you were to do the whole thing it would take you 12 or 13 days, but it is easy to break it into segments and do it over several visits. Some of the sights you might see, depending on the time of year, include wild flowers, dolphins, seals, Norman castles and ancient churches, including the remarkable St. Govans chapel. This minature 13th century chapel is wedged into a tiny chapel on a steep cliff and is definitely worth a visit if you have an interest in ancient sites. There is some spectacular scenery in the area, although it is very close to a military camp.
Anyway, that was another slight digression, as we visited the chapel on another day. The walk we did was around 12 miles and took us from Bosherton Lily ponds (a large area of ponds, which are more like lakes which if you time it right will be full of Monet style lilies) back to Lydstep. The walk was stunning, taking in some fabulous beaches, including Barafundle bay, an award winning site, Broadhaven South, Little Haven and Manorbier. As well as beaches there are some amazing limestone areas, castles a few stop off points with tea houses or friendly pubs, wild ponies and blowholes. The walk was tiring, it was an unseasonably warm day and there were far too many ups and downs for my liking, unsurprisingly I suppose for a cliff top walk but Id definitely do it again.
I dont have children so cant tell you much about what to do with them if you if theyre coming with you, but from brochures I came across I could see that there is a wide range of activities and places to take them in rain or shine. Theres Folly Farm, Oakwood Theme park, a chocolate factory, boat trips to see seals and dolphins, nearly every type of land and water sport from kayaking to horse riding and of course all the fantastic beaches. Outside the summer season dogs are also allowed on the beaches but please take your poop scoop and keep those blue flags flying.
I have to remind you as well that, in recent times at least, Ive only been in spring and autumn which I think are the best times to go if youre as lucky as Ive been on all 3 trips with the weather. I imagine its great in summer too, just busier and Tenby is no doubt full of hen and stag parties at this time too. I havent seen much evidence of them on any of my trips but its meant to be one of the most popular destinations for hen parties in the UK, so they must all go in summer.
Getting there takes around 4 hours from London, 2 from Cardiff and 2 ¾ from Bristol. Like, Cornwall, its not the easiest of places to get to from many areas of Britain, which I think helps it stay so relatively unspoilt. There is a train station in Tenby but from most places, including London, this will involve at least one change and possibly a long wait at Swansea.
I cant think of anything else right now that I need to mention, but I will add to this review if you leave me a comment about anything youd like to know, or as Ive said youre welcome to email me at the address on my profile.
St David's in Pembrokeshire is, not surprisingly, named after Wales's own patron saint. The location is really spectacular, and if you are nearby I recommend you visit the town, or should I say city, for it has in fact gained city status although it is a very small city indeed! The Cathedral is lovely, and so is the nearby beach. St David's Cathedral dates from 1176, and has some beautiful carvings and architecture. The Cathedral is built from a purplish colored stone. St David's Cathedral lies in a hollow, and you have to go up before you go down so to speak, so prepare yourself for a little aerobic walking! It is well worth the effort though, once inside you can admire the tombs and effigies of the great and the good, light a candle in memory of someone perhaps, explore the nooks and crannies and read about the Cathedrals history. The tomb of Edmund Tudor is there; he was the Earl of Richmond and the father of Henry VII. There are other tombs too, of Bishops who were an important part of St David's history over many hundreds of years. The mortal remains of St David and St Justin are said to be in an oak casket inside the Cathedral. This is an important place of pilgrimage for Christians right up to the present day. Another spot, which is a must to visit, is St Non's Chapel and Well, which stands on a cliff top, overlooking the sea. St Non was St David's mother, and the little Chapel is well worth a visit, it is not too far from St David's by car. The well is said to be near the place where St David was born, and many people like to drink from it, as I intended to, until an inconsiderate tourist allowed her dog too pee in it! Needless to say, I was suitably put off :-) The whole area is within the Pembrokeshire National Park, and is ruggedly beautiful, there are some fine beaches, perhaps some of the best in Britain. If you head for Caerfai beach, you will not be
disappointed, although it is a fairly steep climb when you come back, so not suitable for the disabled. However, if you go to the website listed below, you can find the locations of many other beaches which have flat and easy access, along with pictures and other tourist information. Enjoy this part of Wales, which can be a lot less crowded than you think, even in high summer. http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org/english/enterfm.htm
A few weeks ago me and my family travelled to Tenby in Wales for the week. It was an excellent break and all of us thoroughly enjoyed it. With its flowers, and multi coloured buildings Tenby is a beautiful town. It also has a wide range of shops where you can find almost anything. Around the area there are also a lot of long beaches to relax on and many places to visit. My favourite part of the week was going to an Island owned by a group of monks. The island has its own long, quiet beach, shops and a cliff from which you can see seals play in the sea. The villages around the area are extremely nice and quiet and some have excellent pubs. Tenby is a place for all age groups and a place that will suit the need for all.
I took my family to Pembrokeshire for the first time last year and was impressed enough to take another visit this year. Whilst it is not bustling with night-life it has the coastal path which can provide excellent walks, plenty of nice pubs (many of which are family friendly), great beaches at Tenby and St Davids and most of all....SPACE. If you do get bored there are ferries to Ireland and boat trips to nearby islands. There is a well organised amusement park at Oakwood which has a large wooden roller coaster, countless water chutes and much more besides and you DONT spend the majority of the day queueing. For a chance of a good low-cost holiday in the UK where you will not be in a traffic jams every time you take you car out and yet there is plenty to see and do i would recommend Pembrokeshire. If you have children you will have the opportunity to give them a wide range of different types of trips each day. The only drawback is of course the weather but then....i did mention those welcoming Welsh pubs!


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SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers defense won't be the one facing a multi-dimensional quarterback that runs the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds on Sunday.
Instead, San Francisco must deal with multiple weapons surrounding a Pro Bowl quarterback in Matt Ryan.
If Ryan has learned anything from the 49ers' recent opponents, he'll get rid of the ball fast to stymie the 49ers' pass rush in Sunday's NFC Championship Game.
"Teams have respect for our rush (so) they throw it quick sometimes," 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said.
That helps explain why Aldon Smith hasn't produced a sack in his past four games, a shutout streak magnified by the franchise-record 19.5 sacks he collected in the first 13 games.
"I don't look at it as a drought," Fangio added. "You guys were at the game last week. And the guy was throwing the ball extremely fast."
In last Saturday night's 45-31 win for the 49ers, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers couldn't conquer a defense that allowed the league's second-fewest points and third-fewest yards in the regular season.
Now Ryan gets a crack at the 49ers inside the Georgia Dome, where he owns a 34-6 career record. Only the New England Patriots' Tom Brady has been more dominant at home, though it's worth noting his 86-15 record includes a Dec. 16 loss to these same 49ers.
"There's no doubt, we most certainly have to get pressure on Matt Ryan," linebacker Patrick Willis said. "For the most part, we're really going to count on those (front-four linemen) to get after him .... They have some good skill guys that we have to account for."
Wide receivers Roddy White and Julio Jones are both Pro Bowlers, totaling 1,351 yards and 1,198 yards, respectively. They combined for 17 touchdowns in the regular season.
The Falcons, with running backs Michael Turner and Jacquizz Rodgers, present a more balanced attack than the Packers. But that dual threat at wide receiver can't be ignored. The 49ers defensive backs have praised White and Jones this week as big, physical targets with all the speed, hands and route-running discipline a quarterback could want.
To their credit, the 49ers allowed teams to pass for 200.2 yards per game, ranking fourth in the NFL and marking the franchise's best showing since 1997 (when they led the league, yielding just 165.4 yards per game).
"Our corners do a good job not allowing receivers past them on double moves," safety Donte Whitner said. "And then when they come in the middle of the field, we're going to be extremely physical."
Neither White nor Jones have compiled a resume that can yet compare with tight end Tony Gonzalez, who is contemplating retirement at season's end. Gonzalez would walk away with the second-most receptions in NFL history (1,242) behind only Jerry Rice (1,549).
Willis often will be responsible for stopping Gonzalez, not to mention the Falcons' respected tailback tandem of Turner and Rodgers. In Sunday's 30-28 escape against the defensive-minded Seattle Seahawks, the Falcons' backs combined for 162 rushing yards using their low centers of gravity and ability to break arm tackles.
"We can't create big seams," Fangio said. "You give backs big seams, and then a good back becomes a great back. A great back becomes unstoppable. So, it all starts before the tackle is even attempted."
Hence, the 49ers' defensive front needs to overpower the Falcons' linemen, and that matchup revolves around Justin Smith, who missed the final 2.5 regular-season games with a partially torn triceps tendon. He'll go head-to-head with left guard Justin Blalock, who'll likely get double-team help from left tackle Sam Baker or center Todd McClure.
Regarding Aldon Smith's recent outings, Justin Smith said: "He's demanding a lot of extra attention. If you don't study tape, there's a lot of attention over there and rightly so. The guy's a beast. "
Fangio agreed, adding: "It's not always stats. Don't look at your play-by-play (sheet) and make your conclusion. Watch the game."
Come Sunday, the 49ers defense will have plenty to keep their eye on with a multi-talented Falcons offense.

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Zito, Posey drive Giants to sweep in blowout victory
Giants extend winning streak to 16 in games started by lefty
SAN FRANCISCO -- No Pablo, no comebacks. No problem. The Giants had Barry Zito on the mound.
Zito looked like an ace again, and with slugger Pablo Sandoval resting, the Giants' other bats exploded for a five-run second inning en route to a 10-0 win Wednesday and a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park.
A day after coming back twice from four-run deficits, the Giants (6-3) chased Rockies starter Jeff Francis (1-1, 5.87 ERA) in the second, and nearly everyone in the lineup contributed for their first series sweep this season.
After tossing a seven-inning shutout in his season debut, Zito (2-0, 0.00 ERA) tossed another Wednesday, spreading seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts. He even contributed offensively: along with his sac bunt during the second-inning onslaught, he singled and scored in the fifth, and singled to left in the sixth before chants of "Barry! Barry!" in his first career multihit game (2-for-3 with three runs).
"You can't have more confidence than what Barry has right now," manager Bruce Bochy said.
It was the 16th consecutive game, including last postseason, in which San Francisco won with Zito starting.
The way the Giants were swinging, though, they didn't even need him to be so sharp. San Francisco banged out 16 hits, including six extra-base hits, and six different players tallied at least a hit and an RBI.
"Today the boys came out swinging it," Zito said.
The victory was the ninth in a row against the Rockies (5-4) and the second consecutive sweep.
Angel Pagan led off the game with a single, and two batters later Buster Posey brought him in from first on a deep triple to right-center, making it 1-0. With two outs, Joaquin Arias -- starting at third base to give Sandoval a break -- singled to left to score Posey.
In the second inning, Brandon Crawford led off by doubling to the warning track in right-center. Zito laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt, moved Crawford to third and beat the throw to reach first safely. Pagan walked, Marco Scutaro drove in Crawford on a sac fly and Posey plated Zito from third on a ground-rule double to right-center. Hunter Pence then hit a grounder to third baseman Chris Nelson, who gloved it diving left, but his throw -- meant to start a rundown -- to catcher Wilin Rosario was off target and allowed Pagan to score on the throwing error for a 5-0 Giants lead.
Francis intentionally walked Arias, Brandon Belt popped out, and Andres Torres looped a two-RBI single to right, making it 7-0 and ending Francis' day. Francis, who entered with a career 5.72 ERA in 61 1/3 innings at AT&T Park, allowed seven hits, seven runs and two walks in 1 2/3 innings. It was the shortest outing of Francis' career.
"You miss a pitch, and they whack it," Francis said. "And then you make a pitch. They whack it, too."
Posey led the offense, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs. He was a home run away from hitting for the cycle, but flew out to center in the seventh.
"I was aware of [the cycle]," Posey said. "I really wanted to concentrate today on letting the ball travel. Making sure I get good pitches to swing at. I had been a little out in front, swinging at borderline pitches. When I feel right, I'm even taking pitches. The goal today was to see the ball a long time."
Andres Torres (3-for-5, three RBIs), starting at left field, notched his first multihit game this year. Marco Scutaro made progress out of his slow start by going 2-for-3, including a double, with one RBI to raise his average to .235.
And as much as there was to celebrate with the Giants offensively, it was really Zito's day. Though he allowed a runner in scoring position in the third through sixth innings, he was in control and calmly worked out of trouble. When he allowed a leadoff single in the seventh, the defense backed him up with a double play, and Zito struck out the final batter.
"Today was better than the last couple [of outings]," Zito said. "The last three innings probably felt the best for me."
The fans basking in a beautiful San Francisco day felt just as good, giving him a standing ovation.
"He's hitting his spots, mixing them up," Bochy said. "It's a thing of beauty when you have a guy who's not just reaching back and throwing 95 [mph]."
Willie Bans is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Don't combine all of the stuffing ingredients or stuff the bird until just before baking. Then loosely spoon stuffing into the neck and body cavities.
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I have been discing for several years. And it seems the more I read about technique the more it messes up my shot haha. Lately it seems that as I transition from reach back to hit my disc ends up shanked way off the line to the right. It's not that the disc turned over, it's that somehow my follow through happened before I released.
Over the winter I had a lot of great rounds then I started thinking about ways to improve my shot. Some of my friends had told me I was rounding off. And I have read some articles on technique. It seems the more things I have in my head to think about the worse I get at the game haha.
I have been experimenting with a few things:
1. Keep my arm locked and swing it back to the reach back. It seems to work good for understable discs as it produces more of a hyzer.
2. When my disc gets to my stomach / chest, make sure to add some curl so that it goes hand, disc, chest in parallel. Works well with a comet!
3. Keep the disc lower at my stomach. Again more hyzer.
4. Always trying to figure out release angle and grip.
A few things I notice right away when a shot goes wrong: I didn't follow through, I am not low enough, I threw from my back shoulder, or my body spins off the line ...
I really feel like I forget how to play! One day I go to the park and kill each shot further than ever. The next day I am throw my mids into the bush on short holes.
My main focus now is just throwing down the intended line. So when I shoot I reach back, try to bend my elbow and get the disc close to my body and at that point my body starts to spin. I think what I need to do is throw then spin? It just feels like I am stopping myself and losing power.


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A former Carshalton Chinese restaurant owner has been hit with a £960 fine, following multiple breaches of food standards laws.
Xian Cao, who used to run Dragon City in Stanley Road, was charged with failing to comply with four food hygiene notices.
Sutton Council's trading standards officers also prosecuted Cao for eight breaches of hygiene standards.
The restaurant has now been passed to a new owner.
The floor of Dragon City was like a scene from the apocalypse
Cao's shortfalls included failing to clean the kitchen, not calling in pest control, and not buying a new fridge freezer.
Mr Cao, 49, pleaded guilty to the 12 offences at Croydon Magistrates Court on Wednesday, July 30.
He was fined £80 for each offence, totalling £960.
Cao was also ordered to pay costs of £500, and a victim surcharge of £20.
The pipe's at Dragon City were coated in a thick layer of grime
A council spokesman said: "The safety of food and standards of hygiene in our food businesses is of the utmost priority to us. The owner in this case failed to deal with the issues raised by officers and has been prosecuted as a result.
"Cases like this are extremely rare but officers will take tough action against any business found to be in breach of food hygiene laws. Residents can be reassured that the majority of food outlets in the borough are operated at a very high standard."


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The Emmy's always bring out the hottest stars in television, and this year's ceremony was no exception. Kerry Washington, Zooey Deschanel and three-time Emmy winner Claire Danes were among the A-list stars flaunting their beauty and talent at Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium.
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The playoffs are going to be nuts. I honestly cannot wait.
I think the Falcons are a great candidate to pull an 05 Colts and lose the divisional game at home after a phenomenal regular season.
I just hope the Colts stay matched up against Baltimore. It will be extremely tough to get a playoff win there, but I'd sure as hell rather go there than Foxboro.


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Goof: During the driving scene part of a hand can be seen outside the window behind Britta.
Donald Glover is removed from the opening credits.
Changenesia is defined as "the complete loss of memory caused by a sudden trauma that was, itself, also forgotten."
GOOF: Britta isn't interested in Inspector SpaceTime in this episode at all, and even asks Troy if the show has really been on for 50 years. Yet in "Biology 101" Britta is the one who introduces Abed to Inspector SpaceTime, so she had to have some interest in the series if she's the one who introduced it.
In Troy's air-conditioning class, the board reads "This is my Limpkin wrench. There are many like it but this one is mine! My Limpkin wrench without me is useless--my Limpkin wrench is part of me."
Evil Abed is a reference to season 3 episode 4 "Remedial Chaos Theory."
Goof: When Abed enters the apartment to recruit Troy, Troy is eating a sandwich. It alternates by Troy holding the sandwich to it sitting on the plate with no time to pick it up or put it down.
The song "Daybreak" by Michael Haggins is played throughout different episodes. For example, Abed hums the song during his Halloween story, and it is the song played on the radio during the pillow fort and blanket fort war.
One of the green screen videos in the background shows the ship from the 1978 show Salvage 1.
In the second to last scene, Pierce is shown throwing away the present he brought for Troy. Few seconds later, when Jeff returns, he can be seen doing the same thing again.
In the first shot, Annie asks Britta "didn't they say 304?" at the door of Troy and Abed's apartment (No. 303) and Britta responds "No, 303, I wrote it down twice".
This is a reference to the fact that this episode was shot as the third of the season and planned to air as 3x03 but was later changed to 3x04. Gilian Jacobs wrote the joke after the change was made.
Actors Busy Philipps and Dan Byrd who are stars on the show Cougar Town make a short cameo appearance toward the end of the episode when Greendale celebrates its win in the paintball game. Cougar Town was referred to several times in the episode "Critical Film Studies" when Abed explained what a big fan of the show he is and how he got invited to the set of the show, which indeed occurs as Danny Pudi had a background cameo in the Cougar Town season 2 finale "Something Good Coming".
Jeff's costume is the same one he wore in "Introduction to Statistics"
The Jeff/Annie shipper video to "Gravity" in the middle of this episode was influenced by a real life fan video, found on YouTube.
In this episode Abed is an expert of Who's the Boss? but in the episode "Communication Studies" he says that he never saw more than the opening credits of the show.
Pierce's Hawthorne Manor wine has the Italian motto "La tua diventa più bello con ogni bottiglia," which literally translates to "Your becomes more handsome with every bottle." Note that it actually reads "your" instead of "you" and "becomes" instead of "become." The sentence doesn't actually make sense in Italian.
In the opening scene, Annie waves the flag in her hand when she says that one of the dishes is popular in Ghana, likely to imply that it is the Ghanese flag. However, the flag that she is holding and several others in the room are in fact Zimbabwean.
Goof: When Troy and Abed are giving their first comments on the candidates, the profile on Jeff shows his Kryptonite as "Women's Tears". However, the word Kryptonite is spelled without the "r".
In "Aerodynamics of Gender", Abed's visor features a foreshadowing note about Troy's birthday being in 2 weeks.
In Abed's visor in the episode "Aerodynamics of Gender" has a Memo of building a blanket fort and he does build one in this episode.
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WARREN -- Ever long for a little English cottage, surrounded by roses, poppies, delphiniums, lavender and daisies? Such tiny treasures can be hard come by in real life, but Teresa Layman, a skilled craftswoman with a penchant for creating miniature houses and their accessories, was able to make her own dream house.
Layman's cozy Warren home is filled with country furnishings and art reminiscent of early America, but notable among the decor are her own creations--an exquisitely crafted English cottage in the living room and a "chocolate house," the second installment in Santa's North Pole Village, in the kitchen.
"I made the English cottage before I ever got to go to England," she said cheerily, as she sat on the sofa in her living room, skeins of embroidery thread in many colors carefully arranged along its back cushions. On the coffee table in front of her was an intricately detailed "tapestry" of a lion rampant, chasing a peacock into the air, and surrounded by a detailed scrolled border.
Layman explained that she has her own small business, Teresa Layman Designs, for which she creates kits of her miniature designs for crafters to use. She also makes complex pieces to sell at miniature shows.
The tapestry, at 8-by-8 inches, "is a monster," the crafter said. "Most of my rugs are credit-card size. There are 2,000 French [embroidery] knots per square inch, so there will be 160,000 knots in this when it is done. This is a one-of-a-kind and will never be replicated again."
When done, it will have consumed some two years of work and will sell for somewhere around $15,000.
The detail in the tiny rugs that she makes is just another example of the kind of workmanship that miniature makers lavish on their creations. She said that within the world of miniature houses, artisans tend to specialize. Rugs are her area of expertise, while other crafters of her acquaintance work on making delicate little chairs, cupboards, desks and other furniture. Others supply miniscule dolls, stoneware, animals, flowers, pictures and other items typically found within a home.
Layman surrounded her thatched-roof stone cottage with a profusion of flowers and shrubs, but inside she became whimsical, turning it into a "mouse house," peopled by a Beatrix Potter-style mother mouse, who lives amidst rustic furnishing typical of a country cottage. "I even put a mouse in my mouse house," she said, removing a tiny "split ash" bushel basket filled with apples smaller than peas. Behind it crouched a miniscule mouse that had just emerged from a hole in the cottage wall.
Layman has been interested in the world of miniatures since she was a child. "I made my first doll house when I was 10," she related, adding that she was never interested in playing with dolls themselves. "In fact, I never put dolls in my houses," she said. "This is like perfection, and I don't want someone in there messing things up. And dolls are so static--this way it looks like someone has just stepped out and might return at any time. You are free to imagine who they are."
She said there are different scales in miniatures, just as there are in model railroad layouts. The simplest is a one-inch-to-one-foot scale, which was approximately what she used for her first effort as a child, although she did not measure at that age.
"A friend of mine got a dollhouse for Christmas, and I wanted one in the worst way," she said. "We were a family who did things for ourselves and there was not a lot of money, so I made one from scratch. I didn't measure, but I knew as long as my friend's miniature furniture fit in it, I was on the right track."
After that, her father, the late Michael Johnson, who worked as an inventor of medical equipment, turned his creative talents to making his daughter a Swiss chalet doll house of her own. Like his daughter, he was detail oriented, and replicated the building right down to its diamond-shaped windowpanes.
While she finally had her doll house, Layman never again turned away from miniaturization. "All my passions have tininess in common," she observed, pointing to her collections of antique lace and decorated Ukrainian Easter eggs.
She created miniature items throughout her teen years before going off to college to take a degree in interior design. "I kind of left it behind while I was in college," the Seattle native said. Then, after earning her degree, she met her husband, Ken, while he was helping to install a metal sculpture created by Cond� Nast editor and artist Alexander Liberman, who maintained a home in Warren.
"Ken, his brothers and dad were the crew who built things for [Liberman]," she said. "They were in Seattle installing a piece at the Space Needle, where I was working." The young people fell in love and she eagerly embraced the idea of moving east to New England.
"I grew up in a city, but I am a small-town girl at heart," she said. "New England sounded perfect to me."
Since she has been here she has tried a number of different careers, including her own shop in New Milford and a stint as a licensed Vogue designer of children's clothing, doll clothing and craft items. "I design the kind of things no one actually needs," she said with a laugh.
While trying to make a miniature Victorian house for herself in 2003, she found she needed a "hooked" rug to decorate it. As needlework is one of her talents, she started with needle and thread and an encyclopedia of embroidery stitches. She surprised herself by completing the rug within a matter of days, so she tried doing some more, experimenting with other knots to see how fine the designs could become.
When the couple's daughter, Karen, was born, she decided to do the work full time because it was a career she could pursue at home and still be a mom.
"There are only a couple of people in the country who do rugs the way I do," she said. "I do not make reproductions; they are all my own designs, although I do some commissions." She said one woman, for instance, created a replica of her own house and ordered wallpaper that closely matched that in her home. She wanted rugs to complement it and Layman produced them.
She found she loved her new career. "If you are going to spend that much time on a project, you had better love what you are doing," she said.
That she can become totally absorbed in a project was demonstrated by her first "stone" miniature house.
She said she had heard about the medium of creative paper clay and wanted to attend a class for making "stone" miniature houses given by Rick Pierce. "He builds castles and ancient houses," she recounted. "I wasn't able to go to the class, but a woman who attended put the information up online, and I thought, 'I can do this.'"
True to her word, she did, crafting her English cottage. "I took the information and just played with it," she said. "I worked 14 or 15 hours a day for a month. It was better than being in college. I just loved it. Then I took his class and found out I had done everything right."
In class they made a Hobbit house, but the creative Layman was not content with the standard design when she got home. "I took a knife to it," she said, "and cut it apart. It was not quite what I wanted when I brought it home so I changed it. Rick loves it when people take what he teaches them and run with it."
With those experiences behind her, she decided to expand her business. She attended the International Guild of Miniature Artisans Show, displaying her tiny rugs and accenting her display with her Hobbit house. "The rugs were $200 to $400 each. I also sell kits because not everyone can afford a $400 rug for a doll house. A woman came by and said, 'I'll have this one, and that one and that one.' I said, 'You want the kits?' and she said, 'Oh, no, dear. I don't have the time to do that, and, by the way, how much for the house?' I had put what I thought was a ridiculous price on it, and she said, 'I'll take that, too.'"
Layman declined to tell the price for publication, but it amounted to more than a year's wages for many people. The house and the rugs were purchased by Kaye Browning for her Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection at the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center in Maysville, Ky.
"She has been very supportive of my work," Layman said. So supportive that she also acquired a second of Layman's exquisite houses for the museum.
"I like to make gingerbread houses and have written two books on how to make things in gingerbread," she revealed, "but it is heartbreaking because the houses eventually fall apart."
She decided that she would like to make "gingerbread" houses out of the creative paper clay so they would have longer lives, and set her sights on eventually producing all the buildings that might be found in Santa's village at the North Pole (she is looking for a sponsor to underwrite the project). She first designed a gingerbread kitchen, where the elves produce all the gingerbread goodies delivered to good boys and girls on Christmas Eve.
A year went into its making. The exterior of the building is textured to look like gingerbread and it has a Germanic flair to its design.
A round tower is topped with a pointed "tile" roof, while the windows and door have rococo accents. Between the roots of a nearby tree, a tiny mouse sits outside his front door, a miniature candy cane clasped in his paws.
Inside, the interior is filled with whimsical features--tiny gingerbread houses sit on tables, while cats, not the least bit interested in the mouse outside, loll on the floor in front of the fireplace. Upstairs the elves' beds are neatly made.
This beautiful little building became a major focus of the Chicago International Miniature Show and earned ooohs and aaaahhs at the International Guild of Miniature Artisans show in Teaneck, N.J., at The Sturbridge Festival of Miniatures, in Sturbridge, Mass., and also at the National NeedleArts Association trade show in Columbus, OH. It was featured in the June issue of Miniature Collector magazine as well as in several other international publications in 2008 before being purchased for the Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection.
Layman says she is inspired by all manner of things, including antique handworks, nature, architecture and excellence in works of all kinds. She has appeared on the Food Network demonstrating techniques for making real gingerbread houses, and was featured as a guest designer on the program series, "Sewing Today."


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- BSO Case Number: 12-1307-003121
- PIO Number: 13-7-33
- Date: July 29, 2013
- Time: 10:40 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 339 E. Prospect Rd., Oakland Park
- Jurisdiction: Oakland Park
- Jean Roselet Adelphonse, 42, male, 101 N.E. 45 St., Oakland Park (DECEASED)
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A man attempting to install a rooftop antenna late Monday died in Oakland Park when the antenna came into contact with a power line.
Jean Roselet Adelphonse, 42, died on July 29, 2013, as he and his friend, Clebert Durand, tried to install an antenna for a pirate radio station on the roof of an Oakland Park strip mall. Adelphonse was climbing a tree when the incident happened. Durand called 911 and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the scene. The receiver for the pirate radio station was later recovered from the victim's vehicle.
BSO Homicide detectives are conducting a death investigation.
- INVESTIGATORS: Det.Valerian Perez, CID
- THIS REPORT BY: Gina Carter/PIO 7/31/13 1245
Posted At: 07/31/2013 12:36 PM
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If the Pacers are going to trade Granger, which I have long been an advocate of them doing, they need to address one of two areas:
If they feel Lance Stephenson isn't the answer as a starting SG, either his upside on offense or defense, they must address that position for the long term. Unless they feel Orlando Johnson is enough of a prospect and Lance has become a bridge in light of Granger's injury. Paul George is best at SF. It is clearly a position he can guard and rebound from, and it's a position on most nights he's quicker than his defender.
They need to address their PF position for at least the next two years, if not longer. If they feel David West will resign for a similar contract for two years, that keeps their current core at the same contract level through 2015. Even assuming George would sign an extension, Granger comes off the books in 2014. Signing West for a similar contract or mild raise would still just give the Pacers three players with 8-figure contracts.
If they feel both of these areas are certain for the next two years, I'd keep Granger through at least the year. His $14M final year could be a great deal for a team looking to get out of cap hell.
It seems, being that we're in Indy, Granger is often paired with Eric Gordon in deals. I'm always hesitant to like that because of Gordon's injury history. That still is the case despite Granger's current health status. I wouldn't mind an Arron Afflalo package for Granger if they felt he could space the floor on a good team. He's a good defender, and I'd gladly take that with his 2010-2011 year of 49% FG, 42% 3pt, and 12.6 ppg along with a pick. (This would assume West signs for a two year deal after this year.)
Going back to Stephenson/Johnson being future options. If they like either or both are long term options, even if it's just a matter of fitting into Vogel's system, then you push Granger for a youthful PF with a bright future, even if it's a gamble. I saw a deal involving Thomas Robinson on this board. I like that as part of a package for Granger, so long as the Pacers are truly committed to Hibbert. Robinson could be a rebounder and solid offensive presence, but he isn't going affects at the rim. Like West, he would be a nice compliment to Hibbert.
Have we talked about how much I like Royce White's potential, especially offensively, and how he'd be much better in the East than in the West, as well as a great compliment to Hibbert? (Well, I just did.)


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Blagojevich Likely to Lose State Pension
Convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is likely to lose his $65,000 annual state pension.
Director of the General Assembly Retirement System Timothy Blair said according to state law, any elected official or public employee convicted of a felony committed on the job, is ineligible for retirement benefits.
"No other benefits would be payable," Blair said. "So that's happened several times, in most of the retirement systems. That would apply to people who are teachers, state employees, and of course members of the General Assembly Retirement System. And that's the provision that George Ryan was subject to."
Blair said employees like Ryan can get back contributions they made to their pensions. He said Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office will be asked to make a recommendation on whether Blagojevich should lose his pension. Then the board will take a vote based on that opinion.
A spokeswoman for Madigan's office said the former governor must first be sentenced before the pension can be denied.
It is uncertain when he will be sentenced.
The 54-year-old Democrat could start collecting his state pension on his next birthday December tenth.
Blair said he hopes the pension board will have a ruling before that.
Blagojevich could get $15,000 a year in federal retirement for the years he served in Congress. He could start drawing his federal pension at age 62.


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Natural Standard® Patient Monograph, Copyright © 2017 (www.naturalstandard.com). All Rights Reserved. Commercial distribution prohibited. This monograph is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. You should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.
Dong quai is also known as Chinese angelica. It belongs to the same plant family as parsley, celery, carrots, and poison hemlock. Dong quai has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese medicine. It is one of the most popular plants in Chinese medicine.
Dong quai has been called "female ginseng" because it is commonly used for health conditions in women. The plant has been used for menstrual cramps, anemia associated with menstruation, pregnancy, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), pelvic pain, recovery from childbirth or illness, and fatigue or low energy. Dong quai is used in both men and women for heart conditions, high blood pressure, inflammation, headache, infections, and nerve pain.
It has been suggested that dong quai has weak estrogen-like effects. However, it remains unclear whether dong quai has the same effects as estrogens, blocks estrogen activity, or lacks significant hormonal effects.
Dong quai is often used in combination with other herbs for liver and spleen problems. It is thought to work best in people who have a calm, reserved profile, and is thought to be a mildly warming herb. Dong quai is believed to help nourish the blood and balance energy.
There is little human evidence to support the medical use of dong quai. Dong quai has been studied for many conditions, including absent menstrual periods, arthritis, blood circulation, brain disorders, heart disease, immune problems, and sexual dysfunction. More high-quality research is needed to confirm the use of dong quai for any condition.
The below doses are based on scientific research, publications, traditional use, or expert opinion. Many herbs and supplements have not been thoroughly tested, and safety and effectiveness may not be proven. Brands may be made differently, with variable ingredients, even within the same brand. The below doses may not apply to all products. You should read product labels, and discuss doses with a qualified healthcare provider before starting therapy.
Dong quai has been taken by mouth three times daily in the following doses: 520 milligrams per dose in people under 100 pounds; 1,040 milligrams per dose in people 100-175 pounds; and 1,560 milligrams per dose in people over 175 pounds. Dong quai has been taken by mouth in the following forms: a decoction (a teaspoon or tablespoon of cut root simmered in one cup of hot water); dried leaf (taken in an infusion); dried root (taken directly by mouth or in an infusion); a fluid extract; a leaf liquid extract; a leaf tincture; dong quai tea (root steeped in hot water); candied dong quai stems; whole root or root slices (boiled or soaked in wine); and a root tincture. Dong quai has been injected into the vein or artery in doses of 20-40 milliliters, and has been injected into acupuncture points in doses of 0.5-1.0 milliliters. There is a lack of evidence in support of these and the following doses.
For reproductive conditions (including menstrual cramps and menopause), dong quai has been taken by mouth in the following doses and forms: 1-15 grams of dong quai root 1-3 times daily; 4-6 fluid extract tablets 2-3 times daily; 1-8 milliliters or 10-40 drops of tincture up to three times daily; 1-2 grams of powdered root three times daily; and 1-2 grams of dong quai in tea three times daily.
For symptoms of menopause, dong quai has been taken by mouth in the following doses and forms: three capsules containing 4.5 grams of dong quai, three times daily for 24 weeks without benefit; 1-4 grams of powdered root as an extract, capsules, tablets, or tea, for up to three times daily; and 1 milliliter of fluid extract three times daily.
For menstrual cramps, a teaspoon of dong quai tincture has been taken by mouth twice daily, one day after the end of menstruation, and discontinued when menstrual bleeding begins. With a light menstrual flow, one teaspoon of tincture has been taken every two hours.
For premenstrual syndrome (PMS), dong quai has been taken by mouth in the following doses and forms: 0.5 grams of extract twice daily; 2-3 grams of dong quai capsules or tablets daily; 4-8 milliliters of a fluid extract daily; 1-2 grams as a tea three times daily; 2-4 milliliters of tincture up to three times daily; and one-half teaspoon of dong quai mixed with water up to four times daily.
For poor circulation, one teaspoon of dong quai mixed with one cup of water has been taken by mouth 1-2 times daily.
For inflammation, 10-15 drops of diluted dong quai essential oil have been applied to the skin.
For reduced blood flow to the brain, 200 milliliters of dong quai has been injected into the veins daily for 20 days.
For lichen planus (itchy skin rash), 1.5-2 milliliters of dong quai have been injected into acupuncture points once weekly for eight weeks.
For high blood pressure in the lungs, dong quai has been injected into the vein with glucose (250 milliliters daily) for 10 days.
For ulcerative colitis (a type of inflammatory bowel disease), 40 milliliters of dong quai added to 250 milliliters of glucose have been injected into the vein once daily for three weeks.
There is no proven safe or effective dose for dong quai in children.
These uses have been tested in humans or animals. Safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider.
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The below uses are based on tradition or scientific theories. They often have not been thoroughly tested in humans, and safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider.
Dong quai may increase the risk of bleeding when taken with drugs that increase the risk of bleeding. Some examples include aspirin, anticoagulants ("blood thinners") such as warfarin (Coumadin®) or heparin, anti-platelet drugs such as clopidogrel (Plavix®), and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®) or naproxen (Naprosyn®, Aleve®).
Caution is advised when using medications that may lower blood sugar. People taking drugs for diabetes by mouth or insulin should be monitored closely by a qualified healthcare professional, including a pharmacist. Medication adjustments may be necessary.
Dong quai may affect blood pressure. Caution is advised in people taking drugs that lower blood pressure.
Dong quai may increase the amount of drowsiness caused by some drugs. Examples include benzodiazepines such as lorazepam (Ativan®) or diazepam (Valium®), barbiturates such as phenobarbital, narcotics such as codeine, some antidepressants, and alcohol. Caution is advised while driving or operating machinery.
Dong quai may also interact with acetaminophen, agents that increase sun sensitivity, agents that stimulate or treat disorders of the nervous system, agents that treat abnormal heart rhythms, agents that treat muscle spasms, agents that treat stomach and intestine disorders, agents that widen blood vessels, antibiotics, anticancer agents, antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs), birth control, bleomycin, calcium channel blockers, disulfiram (Antabuse®), hormonal agents, laxatives, lung agents, metronidazole (Flagyl®), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs), and pain relievers.
Dong quai may increase the risk of bleeding when taken with herbs and supplements that are believed to increase the risk of bleeding. Multiple cases of bleeding have been reported with the use of Ginkgo biloba, and fewer cases with garlic and saw palmetto. Numerous other agents may theoretically increase the risk of bleeding, although this has not been proven in most cases.
Caution is advised when using herbs or supplements that may lower blood sugar. Blood glucose levels may require monitoring, and doses may need adjustment.
Dong quai may increase the amount of drowsiness caused by some herbs or supplements.
Dong quai may affect blood pressure. Caution is advised in people taking herbs or supplements that lower blood pressure.
Dong quai may interact with antibacterial herbs and supplements, anticancer herbs and supplements, antidepressant herbs and supplements (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs), antioxidants, birth control, herbs and supplements that affect or treat disorders of the central nervous system, herbs and supplements that increase sun sensitivity, herbs and supplements that prevent muscle spasms, herbs and supplements that treat abnormal heart rhythms, herbs and supplements that treat stomach and intestine disorders, hormonal herbs and supplements, laxatives, pain relievers, St. John's wort, and vitamin E.
This information is based on a systematic review of scientific literature and was peer-reviewed and edited by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration (www.naturalstandard.com).
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Selected combination products: Angelica-alunite solution, angelica-paeonia powder, Bloussant( breast enhancement tablets, Bust Plus(, danggui huoxue tang (blood stimulant decoction of dong quai), danggui buxue tang (dong quai hematinic decoction), hormonal and immune system tonic, Four Things Soup (dong quai, Rehmannia glutinosa, Ligusticum wallichii, and Paeonia lactiflora), koo sar pills (containing 11 ingredients, including dong quai), Phyto-Female Complex (SupHerb®, Netanya, Israel; ingredients: standardized extracts of black cohosh, dong quai, milk thistle, red clover, American ginseng, and chaste-tree berry), shou wu chih, dong quai four, shenyan huayu tang (decoction for nephritis and stasis), Sini decoction, Siwu tang, shimotus to, tokishakuyakusan, xiao yao powder, xiao yao wan ("free and easy wanderer," Bupleurum, and dong quai), yishen tang (kidney tonic decoction).
Note: Angelica dahurica is commonly known as Chinese angelica; however, it is not included in this bottom line.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not strictly regulate herbs and supplements. There is no guarantee of strength, purity or safety of products, and effects may vary. You should always read product labels. If you have a medical condition, or are taking other drugs, herbs, or supplements, you should speak with a qualified healthcare provider before starting a new therapy. Consult a healthcare provider immediately if you experience side effects.
Avoid in people with a known allergy or sensitivity to dong quai, its parts, or members of the plant family that includes anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, and parsley.
Like all Chinese herbs, there are many different grades and qualities of dong quai. Chinese herbal products may be contaminated with heavy metals, prescription drugs, or other undesirable substances. There is a risk of dangerous side effects when herbal preparations are mixed together or when taken with prescription drugs.
Dong quai is likely safe when taken by mouth in recommended doses, under the care of a medical professional.
Dong quai may affect blood pressure. Caution is advised in people taking drugs or herbs and supplements that lower blood pressure.
Drowsiness or sedation may occur. Use caution if driving or operating heavy machinery.
Caution is advised in people with diabetes or low blood sugar, and in those taking drugs, herbs, or supplements that affect blood sugar. Blood sugar levels may need to be monitored by a qualified healthcare professional, including a pharmacist, and medication adjustments may be necessary.
Use cautiously in amounts higher than recommended doses.
Use cautiously in people who have alcohol dependence or intolerance, anemia, cancer, eye disorders, heart problems, liver disease, lung problems, sensitive skin, and stomach problems.
Use cautiously in people taking agents that are affected by alcohol, agents that widen blood vessels, and heart agents.
Use cautiously in children.
Dong quai may increase the risk of bleeding. Avoid in people with bleeding disorders (including abnormally heavy menstrual periods) or taking drugs that may increase the risk of bleeding (such as warfarin (Coumadin®)). Dosing adjustments may be necessary.
Avoid before surgery or major dental procedures, and during prolonged exposure to sunlight or other sources of ultraviolet light, menstrual periods in women with heavy menstrual flow, and viral infections such as the cold or flu.
Avoid in people who have hormone-sensitive conditions (such as breast cancer, endometrial cancer or endometriosis, ovarian cancer, and uterine cancer or uterine growths), stroke, and thromboembolism (clotting that blocks blood vessels).
Avoid in people who are taking birth control by mouth, hormone replacement therapy, St. John's wort, and tretinoin.
Avoid in pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Avoid using suntan oils with concentrations of greater than 1 percent dong quai.
Dong quai may cause abnormal heart rhythms, anorexia, asthma or difficulty breathing, bloating, burping, changes in menstrual flow, changes in sex drive, chills, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, estrogen-like effects, excess breast growth in males, fever, headache, hot flushes, increased cancer risk, increased risk of miscarriage, irritability, kidney problems, loss of appetite, low energy, nausea, relaxant effects, sensitivity to sunlight, skin irritation (burning, pain, or rash), sleep difficulty, sweating, upset stomach, uterus stimulation, vision loss, vomiting, weakness, wheezing, and widened blood vessels.
There is a lack of scientific evidence on the use of dong quai during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Avoid in pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Portions of this document last updated: Nov. 01, 2013
Original article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/dong-quai/background/hrb-20059206
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55th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1989
Auburn didn't impress Florida State. Not in the least.
This was expected to be a showcase game for Auburn's stifling defense - a much ballyhooed unit that came into the game surrendering 63.2 yards. No single back had cracked it for a hundred yards since 1986.
But on Florida State's first series, the Seminoles took straight aim at the Tigers, driving 84 yards for a touchdown, a two-yard run by fullback Dayne Williams. All but 23 yards of the drive were by rushing - just a hair under Auburn's per game yield - and tailback Sammie Smith alone gained 34 of that yardage.
That is called making a statement.
Tiger tackle Tracy Rocker, winner of the 1988 Outland Trophy as the nation's top defensive lineman, said part of FSU's early success came from showing Auburn an offensive look it hadn't encountered all year.
"Teams usually come straight off the ball to block us," Rocker said. "This time they waited one count to see which way we were going. Then they would just go where we were and block us. Their backs would cut back."
After FSU's early touchdown, Auburn ran three plays and punted, and the Seminoles came right back with a 13-play drive that resulted in a 35-yard field goal by Bob Mason. Then Mason kicked another, giving the Seminoles a 13-0 lead.
Was the rout on?
Auburn finally got its offense untracked and climbed back into the game when Reggie Slack hit Walter Reeves with a 20-yard touchdown pass after Deion Sanders bit on a fake pitch and left his zone uncovered.
"Auburn tricked us on that TD," Sanders said. "They lulled us to sleep during the drive, and that touchdown was my fault."
Then Bowden called a questionable play. Leading 13-7 early in the fourth period, the FSU coach sent in a pass play on third-and-goal from the 1. It was mishandled and wound up as a lateral pass/fumble that was recovered by the Tigers at the 18.
"We really needed to score there, at least a field goal," Bowden said. "...Three points there could have put the game away, because I don't think they could have scored twice on us. If I could do it again, I'd run."
Auburn coach Pat Dye wasn't dead yet, nor was he thinking of his controversial decision to go for a tie in the 1988 Sugar Bowl against Syracuse. Or so he said.
With 8:05 remaining, on fourth-and-nine from the FSU 15, Auburn went for it all. The Seminoles chased Slack out of the pocket and Slack was called for grounding the football.
"I didn't think there was enough (time) left for us to get down there again," Dye said. "If we had kicked the field goal then, we would have still needed a touchdown to win. I wasn't worried about what happened last year. We needed a touchdown to win and that's why we went to it."
Auburn did get the ball back and Slack mounted an impressive last-minute drive in a gallant attempt to beat the clock, and the Seminoles, converting three-fourth-down situations to reach the FSU 22 with 12 seconds left.
He then lofted an end zone shot to Lawyer Tillman. Sanders, though, timed his pursuit of the ball perfectly. Seemingly out of nowhere, Sanders stepped in front of Tillman and snatched the potential winning touchdown away from the receiver.
A split second later Sanders dropped to his knees in the end zone, securing the victory for the third-ranked Seminoles - and fulfilling his dream.
"When Deion Sanders doesn't make a big play," he said of himself in the third person afterward, "he has a bad game. It was a storybook ending, but I'm still not satisfied with my game. The ending made it OK, but I'm still not satisfied."
Florida State had every reason but one to be satisfied. The Seminoles gained 305 yards, most of any Auburn opponent in 1988, and Smith gained 115 of that total. Further, the Tigers managed only 270 total yards, 135 fewer than their season average.
"The only thing I didn't like was my play-calling on the goal line," Bowden said. "I let Auburn's defensive line intimidate me. I looked at 11 games on film, and nobody stuffed the ball on Auburn at the goal line. We could have scored a whole bunch of points."
A whole bunch of points would have been nice, but, as it was, 13 were enough. Just barely enough.
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Louisiana Superdome
Att: 75,098
Florida State 10 3 0 0 - 13
Auburn 0 7 0 0 - 7
FSU: Williams 2-yard run (Andrews kick)
FSU: Mason 35-yard field goal
FSU: Mason 31-yard field goal
AU: Reeves 20-yard pass from Slack (Lyle kick)
FSU: Smith 24-115; Carter 7-25
AU: Danley 19-68; Joseph 8-47
FSU: Ferguson 14-26-1, 157 yards
AU: Slack 19-33-3, 162 yards, 1 TD
FSU: Anthony 3-47; O'Malley 2-31.
AU: Tillman 4-48; Taylor 5-35.
Miller-Digby Award recipient: Sammie Smith, Florida State tailback


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The island is topped with Calacatta Gold marble and trimmed with brass corner guards for steamer trunks, from Brettuns Village Trunk Shop. Its metal tubular legs are fitted with parts from Brass Finders. Footed cabinets by Wood-Mode reflect the period of the 1905 house. The black countertops are made of two slabs of soapstone equaling two inches and forming a double ogee edge. Hough designed the herringbone pattern of the floor, which is quartersawn oak.
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Another minibus, another drive between cities. After being dropped at the out of town bus station in Laos' capital we jumped in a cramped shuttle with a bunch of other tourists from the minibus and were taken into town. Like a few others in the shuttle we hadn't booked accommodation in advance, thinking we could wing it like we'd been able to so far. We didn't count on it being a holiday weekend though.
We found a cheap room, good enough and even came with a small window; unlike a few of the others we'd looked at. It wasn't the most comfortable place though so we decided to head out to the Rivertime Resort and Ecolodge 30km from town. Being a hot hot holiday day we were sufficiently overcharged for our trip out to the "resort" (my excellent haggling skills got us an aircon minivan for the same price as a tuk tuk though!). We hadn't booked, again, because we weren't able to get hold of anyone on the phone the day before. I almost died when we were initially told they had no room for us. Thankfully it was just a communication mix up with neither of us speaking the other's language.
Rivertime's floating restaurant and "pool"
Is it just me, or do you expect snakeless bathrooms, rooms without huge bugs crawling up through the sizable gaps in the floorboards, and actual showers when you hear the word resort? In an ecolodge in Laos you'd be wrong to expect that. One night in the 3 bed dorm with outside bathroom and I'd had enough. I paid the difference for the 3 of us to be moved to a room with an en suite just so I could go to the bathroom in the night and not have to bathe in the river.
During the day the lodge was lovely, green, and relaxing sitting in the floating restaurant. Once the sun went down it turned into a bugfest so bad I almost wanted to go home. It's one of the 3 worst things I remember about the trip.
Anyway. A few days later I convinced the boys it was time to leave and we went back to Vientiane, and back to exactly the same room we'd had when we first arrived. 4 days till our flight to Hanoi was plenty enough time for me to be eaten alive by bedbugs. I'd never encountered the critters before so I just assumed I was covered in mosquito bites, which wasn't an unreasonable assumption considering the state of my legs before we arrived in Vientiane. But by the last night I noticed the patterns of two and three bites and spent an uncomfortable night terrified I was going to see the bugs crawling all over me as I tried to sleep. Ugh.
So long and good riddance Vientiane.
The Mekong River border with Thailand
Patuxai – The Victory Gate monument in the centre of Vientiane. Built with funds and concrete given to Laos from America to build a new airport.


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The holidays are a challenge for the grief-stricken
There's no magic wand for coping with grief around the holidays. But opening up about it can help.
Susan Garruto is an operating room nurse practitioner at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Recently at an informal staff chat about grief during the holidays, she offered this guidance.
"I think it's important to acknowledge people's grief when you know that they've lost a parent or a good friend or a child," said Garruto. "So my advice was to just go up to them and give them your heart and a hug and not to shy away or think that they might not want to talk about it because they do. It's huge."
Garruto is spot-on, says Reverend Joseph Leggieri, director of pastoral care at Jefferson. He says people generally assume those who are grieving don't want us to mention the name of their departed. But that's seldom the case.
"Most of us want that name honored," said Leggieri. "They want that name mentioned so that at times like this around the holidays where families are getting together and there's kind of this conspiracy of silence -- nobody speak about mom or brother or whoever it might be -- it hurts, it hurts the individual who needs that for themselves."
Leggieri says grief and the holidays are intimate partners because they are both emotional events. He says people can acknowledge their loss this time of year while still celebrating, albeit in a different way.
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Does the "Perfect Midyear" make for a perfect project car?
In the eyes of a lot of Corvette enthusiasts, the '67 Sting Rays are indeed the ideal midyears, thanks to their build quality, appearance, and array of optional engines.
The quality came from St. Louis Assembly's experience over time with the C2, with more than 95,000 of them having rolled out since the second-generation Vette's Job 1 in September 1962. Shaving off a lot of the chrome trim that had appeared on the Sting Ray since 1963 helped it in the looks department--per many diehard Corvette lovers, anyway. They also point to the four available 427s for '67, from the streetable, hydraulic-cammed, 390hp L36 to the take-no-prisoners, race-intended L88 (whose output was said to be at least 100 horses higher than its factory 430hp rating).
It's also a midyear that almost didn't happen. After the Mako Shark II's enthusiastic reception on the auto-show scene early in 1965, Chevy's top brass wanted that styling carried over to the production Corvette ASAP, if not sooner. That meant the makeover would appear for 1967. Unfortunately for the brass, the engineering and production problems that can crop up in a new-model changeover did--upsetting their timetable and causing them to push back the production shark to 1968. Thus, the C2 was given an extra year.
However, many potential Corvette buyers back then were looking forward to the sharks, and 1967 sales dipped to 22,940, down from 1966's 27,720.
One of those '67s--one of the 8,504 coupes, to be precise--was optioned with the 435hp L71, the close-ratio Muncie M-21 four-speed gearbox, side exhausts, transistorized ignition, Positraction, and Elkhart Blue paint. When Phil Castaldo found it, it still had its original triple-Holley-carbed 427. However, it wasn't driveable. "It was in a restoration shop, and the car's owner wasn't interested in it, [so] I picked up where he left off," he says. "It was in the shop probably 20 years. It was a nice, original-engine car."
It needed help at the front of the body, as Castaldo recalls. "The guy quit because he couldn't put the grille in the car. We had to take it back apart and repair it when I got it." That also meant a new '67 427 hood, to replace the damaged one that was on the car, along with bodywork (by Benchmark Restoration in Lindenhurst, New York) around the corners of the engine bay so the fresh bonnet would fit properly.
The L71 didn't need any attention other than a good cleaning and detailing. In fact, Castaldo says it's never been rebuilt and is still all original inside. The same goes for the rest of the powertrain and chassis. Inside, a set of Al Knoch reproduction carpets complement the OEM black seats, dash, and interior trim.
Once all the restoration work was done, Castaldo had a gem of a C2, as evidenced by the NCRS Top Flight award it received soon after its completion. It's not the only midyear in his collection, though: he has another '67, plus every other year Sting Ray (including a '63 Z06 tanker), along with four first-gen Corvettes ('53, '56, '58, and '62).
What's it like to drive? "It's a nice car," says Castaldo. "It's very tight, and everything works the way it should."
He adds that if you're looking for a midyear to add to--or start--your collection, you may not want to choose one that's a project. "If you're not handy at all, and you're looking for a quality car, then buy one that's already done," he says. "I went through all the heartache and misery of getting it right--finding all the parts, finding the people to do all the work, and [ensuring] it turned out the way I wanted it. Buy the best car you can, put the key in it, and go!"
And go it does, thanks to the L71. Nineteen sixty-seven turned out to be that engine's high-water mark, with production totaling 3,754--considerably more than in the two other years it was offered (2,898 in 1968, and 2,722 in 1969).
Still, the clean look of the '67 Sting Ray sets it apart from its fellow C2s, and in the eyes of many, that makes it the perfect midyear. And given the shape this car was in when Castaldo found it--low original miles, original powertrain in place--he wound up with what turned out to be a perfect project as well.
|Spec Sheet
|'67 Coupe
|Philip Castaldo; Smithtown, New York
|Stock cast-iron with four-bolt mains; casting No. 39404351
|427 ci
|Compression Ratio
|Stock cast-iron with rectangular ports and closed chambers; casting No. 3904391
|Stock 2.19/1.72
|Stock solid lifter
|Rocker Arms
|Stock 1.7 ratio
|Stock forged aluminum
|Stock forged steel
|Stock forged steel
|Intake Manifold
|Stock cast-iron
|Three two-barrel Holleys; R3660A (PN 3902355) for center; R3659As (PN 3902353) for front and rear
|Fuel Pump
|Stock mechanical
|Stock K66 AC Delco transistorized
|Exhaust System
|Stock N14 side-mount system, 17⁄8-in diameter
|Stock M21 Muncie close-ratio four-speed manual
|Stock coil springs, unequal-length A-arms, antisway bar, and tubular shocks (front); stock steel leaf-spring bundle with tubular shocks (rear)
|Stock with RPO G80 Positraction
|Stock four-wheel manual discs
|Stock 15x6-in stamped-steel Rallye
|Firestone 7.75-15 redline bias-ply
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|Manager of Club Sports, Intramurals and Sports Camps
|5th at MIT
|Previous College:
|Franklin & Marshall, '03
A familiar face to the MIT Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER), Jamie Drahos returned to the Engineers as the department's Director of Club Sports, Intramurals and Sports Camps in 2013. She previously was on the staff at Boston University where she was the Assistant Manager of Club Sports and Intramurals.
At Boston University, Drahos worked with a club sports program that includes over 30 programs. She managed and supervised the day-to-day operations of the program, including working with the clubs on facility scheduling, budgeting, fundraising, travel, hiring of coaches, goal setting, recruiting and marketing.
From 2008-10 Drahos served as the Assistant Director of Aquatics at MIT. She also has worked with the recreation programs at Saint Joseph's University and Ithaca College. Drahos graduated in 2003 from Franklin and Marshall College with a B.A. in business management and holds a Master of Education degree in sport and recreation administration from Temple University.
A 2003 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, Drahos holds a BA in business management. She went on to earn a Master's degree in sport and recreation management at Temple University in 2005.


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Thousands of visitors from across the country descended on Lacock this weekend for the annual scarecrow trail over the three days of the Bank Holiday weekend.
The popular trail, which is organised by the friends of Lacock Primary School had a round-the-world theme, with different countries represented by each of the displays around the National Trust village.
Friends' association chairman Chris Chappell said: "Saturday was a washout, but Sunday was busy, and Monday also went really well.
"This year we have done extra things with the tombola and barbecue, so that's hopefully raising a bit more funds.
"The school's looking to update some of its technology this year, to get iPads and things for the children, as well as improving the back playground and the toilets.
"I just want to say a special thanks to all the staff and volunteers who helped make this all possible."
Among those deciphering the scarecrows and identifying all the countries represented on the trail were Kelly Parker and her five-year-old son James.
She said: "We usually come and do it every year. He really loves it, he just keeps running on ahead trying to find the next one.
"We live in Melksham, so it's not too far for us.
"It's enjoyable, a nice day out, and it helps towards the school, which is really important."
Many of the village's shops, pubs and cafes were also proving popular with visitors. Steve Clarke travelled from north Somerset with his sons Theo and Nathan.
He said: "It's been a lovely day out, there are plenty of good local crafts in the shops to investigate, and the trail is really good for the kids."


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Topic: Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers
Hi all,
Thought I would post this now because with all I have left to do, I probably won't be able to speak or write in complete sentences by Saturday!
Just wanted you to keep my family in your thoughts and prayers as we make the final plans for my daughter's wedding on Saturday. I thank God that my Mom will be at her granddaughter's wedding which was the main reason we moved the wedding up a year. I saw Mom yesterday in Greensboro and watched her try on her dress. She was as beautiful to me as my daughter the bride. Talk about a bittersweet time in my life. On top of everything else, the groom now has his "window" of deployment and will be heading back to the big "sandbox" in Iraq in January.
Know that as always all of you and yours are in my daily thoughts and prayers. God is good!
Lots of hugs to all of you that keep me going!
"A prognosis is simply an audit of how truly precious each day is. Live each day to the maximum, celebrate what was, and what is - Don't spend your life looking forward to what will or might be." .... words of wisdom from my beloved son on hearing of his grandmother's CC prognosis.


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Topic: Clinical trial testing Tuesday
After hours on the phone with the stupid insurance company, everything is a go for tomorrow... CT scan, blood and urine tests, genetic mapping and who knows what else? I hope to know in a couple of days if I'm cleared for continuing to try to get into the study... We will set up the biopsy and give it a go! I can't believe it's actually going to happen!
I finally realized God has been in control all this time. I'm in His hands. I am so sure this is where I'm supposed to be that I have not taken a Xanax or a sleeping pill in days.
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CQB CITY AIRSOFT ACTION NOVEMBER 28th 2010 (MILSIM JUNKIE IS BACK 3 DOG BISCUITS AND A PEPSI)
Please visit: www.milsimjunkie.com Please follow www.twitter.com ========= Special thanks to all those that DONATED in person at CQB CITY or via Paypal. I owe many thanks and gratitude to all of you that continue to watch the videos and support quality CQB action. I am back with a new camera and new stuff to show the airsoft and youtube community. Stay Frosty! ========= Most Notable Weapon of the Day: KWA MAC 11 ========== Location: CQB CITY Stockton, California www.cqbcity.com =========
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