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"Friends who tell me that they're dealing with bad mood swings and problems sleeping blame it on standard busy-life syndrome and the stress that accompanies it. I've had to break it to them that it might be perimenopause—they're often shocked to know it can start in your late 30s. If you're feeling 'off,' tell your ob/gyn. It could be related to changes in your reproductive health, and she can recommend solutions to help you feel better all around. Why suffer in silence?" —Mary Rosser, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology and women's health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in New York City
"By now, my friends have all heard that douching is a no-no because it can disturb your vagina's healthy bacterial balance. But I find I have to warn them to stay away from those body-wash-type products that are marketed specifically for your vagina. Same goes for scented wipes, sprays, perfumes, shower gels, or fragranced panty liners. Don't put them near the area! When you disrupt your vagina's pH, you open yourself up to yeast or bacterial infections—definitely not what you want. The only soap that should be put near your groin area is a mild and unscented one. Save that coconut stuff for your arms and legs." —Amanda Calhoun, M.D., ob/gyn and physician director for maternity services in the East Bay at Kaiser Permanente in California
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"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS
Toronto didn't want EdE and they surely weren't trading Rolen for Roenicke.
I have almost 2,300 posts since joining RZ in 2003. Have you read all my posts? If not, I don't appreciate your accusations.
Perhaps you can share with me what I should be happy with right now? Other than Jay Bruce's impressive tear, this team is an absolute train wreck right now. I'm sorry I'm not singing Kumbaya with the rest of the "It's still early" or "Everything will be fine" crowd.
I think it's pretty safe to say that Jocketty's overall body of work has been good. He's made the right decisions and put money into the core of the team. At the same time, he has been a great bargain hunter with veteran complimentary players.
In the end, we have a payroll, and he has used virtually every penny in a smart manner. I'm not sure if there were tru impact moves that could have been made with the money that we have. We can always trade prospects for some potentially useful cheaper players, but at the same time, I want the Reds to contend long term. I like that the window doesn't have aforseeable closing date. Trade the main prospects and it could certainly crash fast.
All things equal, the Reds are more or less in a position to add a signficant player at the trade deadline where the overall bottom line is only touched for a part of the season. We cant add a 15M player at the beginning of the year, but we might at the deadline. That's when it makes sense.
Otherwise, trading prospects for marginal upgrades was probably a smart road to bypass.
I'm sorry, but I'll take the Phillies offense over the Reds. That doesn't mean I think the Reds are at the level of the Padres, Dbacks or Pirates in terms of offensive production and I never once suggested anything remotely close to that.
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS
Bailey was put on the 15 day DL and Leake was activated.
I haven't seen any other moves so right now you have Fisher who is probably unavailable for a while, Thompson who is also probably unavailable for a few days and LeCure who has forearm tightness.
"This isnt stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Baker on Willis:
I only got a few fingers left to put in the dike, Baker said. With a groin, youve got to be careful. Thats real serious injury if he tears it. Were hoping he comes back soon. We sure could use him.
Here is one writer's proposal to fix the Reds
1. Stop messing around with Paul Janish as the starting shortstop.So Walt Jocketty and Dusty Baker haven't been sitting on their hands, but the Reds should be thinking in terms of what other moves they can make to exploit their depth on the big-league roster as well as within a farm system that provides them with good alternatives. The danger of doing nothing is that they might wind up watching as the Cardinals get out too far ahead, and waiting until July to seriously reconsider their roster could only add to the challenge
2. Stick with Lewis and Heisey in left, but not in a straight platoon -- if Heisey wins the job, let him.
3. Shop a catcher, either catcher.
4. Deal from depth to get what they need: an ace starter.
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Dodgers announce first annual LGBT Night Out at Dodger Stadium on September 27
LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers announced today the first annual LGBT Night Out at Dodger Stadium on Friday, September 27 (vs. COL, 7:10 p.m.). This special event was designed by the Dodgers in partnership with Tom Whitman and Flip Events. Fans can purchase tickets for LGBT Night Out at Dodger Stadium by visiting www.dodgers.com/out using the promotional code OUT. Groups of 20 or more will receive special recognition opportunities.
"We welcome all fans to Dodger Stadium throughout each season," said Dodger Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Lon Rosen. "We are especially proud to welcome and recognize the LGBT community of Los Angeles, an integral part of the city and of the Dodgers community."
LGBT Night Out at Dodger Stadium will feature a celebrity first pitch, the national anthem performed by a special guest with the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. September 27 also includes Friday Night Fireworks with music by DJ Manny Lehman. Fans are invited on to the field immediately following the game for the fireworks show.
"The Dodgers have been standing on the right side of history from the days of Jackie Robinson through today," said Whitman, Senior Vice President Flip. "LGBT Night Out on September 27 will be an amazing night for baseball fans, for the LGBT community and everyone who is true blue."
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Lots of people tell me they wish they'd heard my Lightning Talk from the PASS Summit. This was the one that was five minutes, in which I explained Collation using examples comparing US English, UK English and Australian English. At the end, I showed my Arsenal thongs. You can see a picture of them below. There was a visual joke involving the name Arsenal too...
After the recordings became available, I asked the PASS legal people, and they said I could do what I liked with my own five-minute set, so long as I didn't sell it.
So I made an MP3. I've uploaded it to the LobsterPot Solutions web server, and provided an easy link via http://bit.ly/RFCollation. It's a link straight to the MP3, and you're welcome to download it, put it on your iPod, whatever you like.
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A pink shirt and Arsenal jandals? You sure?!? :)
Loved the talk!
Red, Paul, that's a Red shirt. It's one of my LobsterPot shirts. I think the pink tinge is just down to an effect that Kendra's camera applied.
Yes Rob that does look like Red shirt to me and not a PINK one (Not !) Sorry couldn't resist
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Irish Rolled by Alabama
by John Vannie
Alabama won its third national title in the last four years on Monday night with a convincing and thorough defeat of Notre Dame by the score of 42-14. The Crimson Tide raced to a 28-0 halftime lead behind a powerful running game and the crisp passes of quarterback A. J. McCarron that shredded the Irish secondary. It was a tough loss for previously undefeated Notre Dame, whose return to prominence this season took a step backward as Alabama physically dominated the contest from start to finish.
The Notre Dame defense, which had been heroic all season, could not hold the edge against the Alabama running game. They also failed to pressure McCarron, who had an easy time picking apart the soft zone employed by the Irish back seven. Sadly, outgoing senior end Kapron Lewis-Moore suffered a significant knee injury in the second quarter.
Offensively, quarrterback Everett Golson and wide receiver DaVaris Daniels played well, but te offensive line could not generate any running room against the Tide's stout defenders.
Update 1/8/2013: Sorry for the short summary above, but the game ended very late and traffic out of the stadium was horrible. As I sit here in the Miami Airport, here are the answers to the pregame questions:
Will Notre Dame be emotionally prepared to get off to a solid start in the game? No, the Irish were clearly not ready to play a game of this magnitude.
Can the Irish defenders tackle well enough to keep Lacy and Yeldon from breaking long runs? Not at all. The Irish were actually in position to make many tackles for limited yardage, but were not physically up to it.
Will McCarron hurt Notre Dame with screens and deep play action passes? The Irish handled the screens fairly well, but the deep and intermediate passes were wide open all night. McCarron had enough time in the pocket to wave to his hot girlfriend in the stands.
Which special teams will contribute a game-changing play? Almost, but the referees didn't see it that way. Later in the game, the Irish special teams grew progressively worse.
Will the Irish score touchdowns or be forced to settle for field goals? Notre Dame scored touchdowns, but few people were still awake to see them.
Can Alabama effectively neutralize Manti Te'o? Manti Who?
Will Golson's mobility be a difference maker for the Irish? Alabama's puirsuit made even Golson look slow. He did manage to escape long enough to throw the ball away on a few occasions.
Which team will have the most energy in the fourth quarter? Saban was still coaching like a madman in the fourth quarter, but the most energy displayed during the period was the fight between McCarron and center Barrett Jones.
Thanks to the Irish for a great season and many more good memories than bad. Now, go and hit the weight room in the offseason, boys.


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A fire occurred on an offshore oil and natural gas platform in West Delta Block 32 in the Gulf of Mexico Friday injuring several people, reported Houston's KHOU TV, citing the U.S. Coast Guard. The fire has been extinguished.
According to the news station, four people were airlifted to a nearby hospital and were in critical condition. Two more people are said to be missing following the tragedy on the platform - operated by Houston-based and privately-owned Black Elk Energy Co.
Black Elk did not respond to requests for comment.
The Coast Guard has activated a "command center" to investigate the incident, consisting of two helicopter teams, one from Mobile, Alabama and one from New Orleans to help with the search, reported KHOU. The government agency also called in two small boat stations out of Grand Isle and Venice to assist.
Black Elk hasn't filed a recent work permit or exploration plan for that block. The most recent plan filed for the block WD 32 was Aug. 30, 2010 for Maritech to remove platform Caisson 3.
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Kenny Ajan sr. | Jan. 18, 2013I worked six years on the platform wd,32. If anyone could send me a good picture of the platform it would be great. I think what might have happened is the tank that was being cut or welded on was not properly isolated from the the gas source.
Richard | Nov. 19, 2012Sounds like a clear failure of management to apply training, permit to work and risk assessment principles to enforce a safe working environment. Carrying out hot work on a facility filled with flammable materials must be highly controlled and supervised. Its not a new problem, the regulations already exist of course.
Daniel Dominick | Nov. 17, 2012There is absolutely no surprise in yet another fatal occurence on yet another offshore asset in US waters. The management in the GOM is an absolute disgrace. To have the losses being experienced within this sector accepted by the industry leaders is a disgraceful waste of assets. Forget about legistlation from goverment the leaders of our industry should be bringing the high level managers to account for these incidents. HS&E is not just about telling workers to put in incident reporting cards. It makes me absolutely rage when upper safety managers go on about having the personnel under our supervision to put in 4 reporting cards per week. They become erelavent. They do not prevent absolutely deplorable management. Facts speak for themselves.
Jamel Jackson | Nov. 16, 2012Wow! That is really sad, why didnt they use fire blankets to cover the side of the storage that would be exposed to sparks? That is a shame people had too lose their lives because of over looking safety standards
trey | Nov. 16, 2012This is a horrible accident.. we need regulation on the tools and practices used in this volatile environment spark-less grinders and spark-less cutting equipment keep this type of accident from happening.. Thoughts and prayers go out to the familys involved..
Clay Harryman | Nov. 16, 2012My prayers are with the folks on board and their families. But also with this country - that this will not further impact the negative image that the media has put on the industry.
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Maddon weighs in on pickoff rule change
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Tony La Russa visited Port Charlotte this past week to inform the Rays about some rule changes going into place this season. Among those brought to light by the special assistant to the Commissioner was the one that declared that a pitcher can no longer fake a throw to third then throw to first. Doing so will now result in a balk.
Joe Maddon wasn't crazy about the change, noting that the play was "misunderstood."
"A lot of people thought it was a worthless move that had no significance because nobody was picked off," the Rays manager said. "And that was the furthest thing from the truth."
Maddon pointed out basestealers will love the change. He believes the reason the rule change was made was to try and loosen up the offense.
"That's exactly what's going to happen," Maddon said. "It puts a lot more pressure on the pitcher. A lot more pressure on the defense."
Desmond Jennings, the Rays' most prominent basestealer, agreed with his manager that the change should make a big difference.
"As a baserunner, you're going on the [pitcher's] first move," Jennings said. "With a runner on third you've had to wait and see if he was going to go to third or first, or whatever. Now you don't have to worry about it. You treat it like you're the only person on base."
Maddon believes that the threat of executing the play was part of the play's effectiveness.
"It was always there to be had, it just becomes a little more comfortable to do certain things, the stolen base in particular because the threat of the stolen base is gone," Maddon said. "I've had a lot of good baserunners, basestealers, that was very uncomfortable for them to get a good jump with a runner on third base. For all those sportscasters for years who said they've never seen that play work, they're totally wrong."
Jennings smiled when asked if the change could mean an extra 10 or 15 steals for him this season.
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Paris, Nov 28 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's economy, which will grow 3.8 percent this year, will see growth slow to 3.3 percent in 2013 due to weakness in some of its main trade partners before rebounding and growing 3.6 percent in 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, said Tuesday.
The gross domestic product growth outlook for Mexico was revised downward by two−tenths of a percent for 2012 and was reduced by five−tenths of a percent for 2013, the OECD said.
The downward revisions were made because the Mexican manufacturing sector, which has improved its competitiveness since 2009 and regained market share abroad, is being affected by the economic situation in countries, especially the US, that import its products as the year winds down.
As the global and US economies rebound in late 2013 and into 2014, Mexico will benefit from stronger GDP growth, the OECD said.
Mexico's economic growth outlook is much better than that for other developing countries, which are looking at GDP growth of 1.4 percent this year and about the same level in 2013 before rebounding and growing 2.3 percent in 2014.


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DETROIT, Mich. - Don't plan your next getaway this summer without checking out some cool new apps and sites on the market. There are great road-trip planning websites and must-see travel apps that can help you plot your route, find fun adventures – even on a moment's notice – and save you money.
If you hate keeping track of all the confirmation numbers from airlines, rental car companies and dinner reservations, then you might want to try Tripit. This travel itinerary planner organizes confirmations automatically when they hit your mailbox. If there are gate changes, flight delays, or other last minute changes, Tripit updates automatically.
If you're stranded by weather or flight concellation, Hotel Tonight is a free app offering the best same-day deals. Also, it keeps you from sleeping at the airport. When Forbes tested the site they found a price $170 cheaper than the hotel's own website.
Don't forget about Twitter! You can get great travel deals on the social networking site. @JetBlueCheeps notifies you of JetBlue's discounts. If you fly Delta and need assistance, @DeltaAssist is monitored 24/7.
Consumer Reports test drove several of the available travel apps and websites on the market, and found AAA.com is powerful, and you don't need to be a member to use it. Not only does it give you everything to plan your adventure, but it also can help you find great hotel and meal deals.
RoadTripAmerica.com has a fuel cost estimator, and there's a road trip compatibility quiz which analyzes how compatible you are with your trip mates.
If national parks are more your style, US-Parks.com helps you find America's wonders. It also offers a tool to suggest how to take in several parks and monuments in one trip.
Finally, if you don't want to leave your furry family members home, TRIPSwithPETS.com suggests pet-friendly hotels as well as pet policies for major airlines and rental car chains. It even has its own travel club for your pet. Sign up for the newsletter to get advance word on discounts.
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What is this medicine?BECLOMETHASONE (be kloe METH a sone) is a corticosteroid. It helps decrease inflammation in your nose. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of allergies like sneezing, itching, and runny or stuffy nose. This medicine is also used to prevent the return of nasal polyps.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for use in the nose. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Do not use more often than directed. Make sure that you are using your inhaler correctly. Ask you doctor or health care provider if you have any questions.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 6 years of age for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Interactions are not expected. Check with your doctor before you use any other medicine for your nose or sinus.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Check with your doctor if your symptoms do not improve in 1 to 2 weeks of regular use.
Do not come in contact with people who have chickenpox or the measles while you are taking this medicine. If you do, call your doctor right away.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date or after the labeled number of sprays have been used, whichever comes first.
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HOUSTON - Con artists have reached a new low. Local 2 consumer expert Amy Davis found them targeting the unemployed with offers that will set them back even more financially.
Marion Cardoza has been looking for work for months. When she received an express mail package, she found just what she thought she needed inside -- a big check made out to her.
"My thought was, "Oh my gosh! $1,800! That's a lot of money," Cardoza said.
The package also came with instructions for how to be a Walmart secret shopper.
"It explains your job duties," Cardoza explained. "You know, you're a Walmart secret shopper and, you know, you're going to be doing this, this and this."
She was instructed to do the mystery shop, deposit the check into her bank account, keep $150 for herself and then wire $1,650 to someone else.
Fortunately, the instructions raised a red flag.
KPRC Local 2 told Cardoza the official-looking check was bogus. Her bank would probably take it, believing it was good. After she wired that cash and the bank realized the check was fake, Cardoza would be on the hook for the money.
"That would destroy us," Cardoza replied. "I mean, it would totally destroy us. Who has $1,800 just lying around, just to throw away?"
What's worse is the scam seems to target people already financially strapped -- the unemployed. It turns out, all that job hunting on websites, like Monster and Career Builder, had left Cardoza's mailing address visible to the public. She wanted job offers, but she doesn't want anyone in her situation falling for the scam.
"When you're out of work, you are desperate, especially if you get a check for $1,800," she said.
Cardoza went back and checked the three job sites where she had posted her resume and found where her address was available to anyone who looked at the site. She was able to remove it. That's a good idea for anyone using those sites. Employers can always reach you by email or telephone.
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has been recognized for its environmental leadership by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) in its recent "Greenest Vehicles of 2005" list. In the organization's annual ranking of environmental friendliness, Honda earned the top spot with its natural gas powered Civic GX and four of the top twelve spots with the Insight in second place, the Civic Hybrid in fourth and the Honda Civic HX tied for seventh. In addition, the all-new 2005 Odyssey minivan earned top marks in its respective category. This is the fifth year in a row that a Honda vehicle receives the number one ranking in this study and the fourth consecutive year that Honda vehicles hold at least four positions in the top twelve.
"Honda is proud to receive this recognition from ACEEE," said John Mendel, senior vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "As part of our commitment to being a company that society wants to exist, Honda recognizes that it has an ongoing responsibility to the protection of the environment."
Using a singular measure that incorporates air pollution and global warming impacts, all vehicles are analyzed and given a "Green Score." This score is used in ACEEE's ranking system, resulting in a ranking of a vehicle's total environmental performance, including a list of the 12 "greenest" and 12 "meanest" vehicles.
"Once again, Honda is prominent among the "greenest" and absent from the "meanest." said Therese Langer, Transportation Program Director for ACEEE.
This environmental recognition adds to the accolade that Honda has received recently from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), which recognized Honda as the "Greenest Automaker" in its most recent biennial ranking of corporate environmental performance, making the Honda/Acura vehicle fleet, among the six largest volume manufacturers, the fleet with the lowest average emission levels and highest average fuel economy. Honda has a long history of environmental leadership including the introduction of America's first hybrid, the Honda Insight, and the first vehicles to meet stricter emissions standards, including:
The Honda Insight and Civic Hybrid captured four of the top five spots in the EPA's 2004 fuel economy rankings and with the introduction of the Accord Hybrid, Honda become the only automaker to offer U.S. customers three distinct hybrid models and the first company to offer a V6-powered hybrid.
For more information or downloadable high-resolution images of Honda award winners and other Honda vehicles, please visit www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at www.hondacars.com.


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So last month we were sitting in Norfolk, in the sun, worrying about how the lack of rain was affecting the local barley crop.
Ah well, we thought, at least if it's like this, we'll have a great time in Cornwall next month - sun, sea, sand, seafood and a nice golden ale on the beach.
I didn't realise we were planning on doing this the same weekend as Glastonbury and Wimbledon.
It was freezing cold, rainy, windy and unpleasant. Of course it was. I returned from the Baltic the day before, and there was no difference.
Never mind. We got to have a look around St Austell brewery. I've been a huge fan of Tribute ever since I went to Portland, Oregon in 2004, and learned that brewer Roger Ryman was in a sort of cultural exchange with the brewer at Portland's Bridgeport brewery. Roger was teaching the Yanks about cask ale, and they were showing him the secrets of American hops. Many readers probably don't think of St Austell Tribute as a particularly hoppy beer, but ten years ago there were few beers like it in the UK. It accounts for 75% of the brewery's output, and has become a nationally recognised brand.
If you like Tribute, you'll love Proper Job, a beer that truly cuts the mustard as a 'proper' IPA. In this moth's style guide, we take a 60 second look at probably the most argued over beer style the world has ever seen.
Then we're off down to Falmouth, in search of all that sun and seafood. We settle instead for a few beers in the Front, recently named Pub of the Year by Kernow CAMRA. It should be obvious why form the video, in which we try beers from Skinners, Chough and Tintagel breweries.
Next month we finally make it to Edinburgh, where we'll be looking at the Caledonian Brewery and seeing why Scotland is the fastest growing cask ale region in the UK.
And after that, our final Vlog will be from the trade day of GBBF. If you're going, bring along your 'Hello Mum' signs. And whether you're going or not, if you think there's any particular aspect of British cask ale we should be looking at there, let me know.
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Monday, 27 June 2011
Surviving the Great Baltic Adventure
|Yes, I know it's the middle of the summer - that's why it's daylight at 11pm. But this is the Baltic Sea. On a good day.
Life is never boring.
Following the absolute exhaustion of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival, I'd like to say it seemed like a great idea to join the Great Baltic Adventure, sailing to St Petersburg with fourteen casks of Russian Imperial Stout. Except it didn't – it felt like a really stupid idea.
And it was.
Like my last big sea adventure, we weren't long into it before my wife wanted to divorce me. Not because I was away from her this time, but because she was on the ship with me. We were ill equipped and under-prepared, yearning for sleep and running on fumes.
Two weeks later, Liz declares it the best holiday she's ever had (despite the entirely fictitious account on her Beer Widow blog of how it came about) and we're both in some kind of wonderful sensory overload phase where flushing toilets and hot baths give us all-over intense pleasure, where after two weeks of listening only to waves, wind and engine noise has made music in my headphones feels more intense and beautiful than it ever has, and yet part of each of us is still on the ship, still swaying, still squinting at the horizon, still sharing inanities, UHT-milk flavoured tea and endless Custard Creams with the ragged, wasted bunch of beery eccentrics we now call close friends.
"Father" Tim O'Rourke is my new beer hero. When I pissed off to India with Barry the Barrel, it was one man's search for a book idea that could trump the previous one. Tim, while inspired by Hops and Glory, has managed to achieve something much greater, something that turned into a trade mission for British beer and a quirky news story that repeatedly captured the imagination of the BBC - here and here - and various other media outlets.
If you saw me standing in a Russian brewery wearing a tri-corner hat, looking greasy and smelly, I apologise. If you heard Tim and me on the Today programme, I hope we sounded not too mad.
Between us, we have a great deal to say about the effects of sea-aging on beer. I've got more to say about Russian Imperial Stout in general, as well as Finnish Sahti, Russian Kvass, the Baltika Brewery, Finnish microbrewers, why you should go and drink in Tallinn, or if not then at least the Red Bull in Histon, Cambridgeshire, and why there's no people like boat people like no people I know.
From Sting personally trying to ruin my life, to watching films about dogs turning into men while deep in conversation with Russia's first Belgian microbrewer, to face-offs with pathetic gangsters driving ancient Ladas (or 'cab drivers' as the Russians call them) to the case for Disturbingly Random Theme Bars, to why it can be handy to view British ale as others see it – it's not a book. It's not a coherent article or single blog post. I don't know what it is yet. I'll try to make sense of it and present the best bits in the most appropriate and interesting way over the next couple of weeks.
Till then – would anyone like a Custard Cream?*
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*Sorry – on this score I think you probably had to be there.
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Off up the Baltic
Writing this from a Helsinki hotel room: endless days, Mediterranean temperatures and six quid pints.
I blogged in March about the harebrained scheme that's been hatched to take casks of Imperial Russian Stout from London to St Petersburg by boat. I won't repeat the overall idea here - if you didn't catch it, check out the link.
In mid-May, pins of each beer were tapped in Woolwich, South London, and I was one of a dozen or so people to take part in a blind tasting of them. Beer style purists would have disappeared in a twisted spiral of smoke at the extraordinary diversity of beers all supposedly brewed to the same quite distinct style. There were some awful ones, some OK ones and some fabulous ones. Some of the latter were from the people you would expect, others were surprising (it was supposed to be blind - I made a note of what they were afterwards). I'm not going to go into more detail now, because I want to wait until we taste them in St Petersburg and compare the effect of the journey.
So after four weeks the ship, containing more pins of each beer, has travelled from St Petersburg as far as Helsinki. Thermopylae, her crew and a bunch of ragged beer eccentrics all entered port yesterday, while the Beer Widow and I landed at the airport late last night in the 10pm sunshine. We all meet up today.
We set sail for St Pete's early tomorrow morning. For most of next week I'll be out of email and phone contact so apologies for any unanswered messages or blog comments that go unpublished (I have to keep comment moderation on because of the immense volume of spam - I'll check up whenever I have a signal).
I'll try to blog from St Pete's about how it all goes- y'all behave now!
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I blogged in March about the harebrained scheme that's been hatched to take casks of Imperial Russian Stout from London to St Petersburg by boat. I won't repeat the overall idea here - if you didn't catch it, check out the link.
In mid-May, pins of each beer were tapped in Woolwich, South London, and I was one of a dozen or so people to take part in a blind tasting of them. Beer style purists would have disappeared in a twisted spiral of smoke at the extraordinary diversity of beers all supposedly brewed to the same quite distinct style. There were some awful ones, some OK ones and some fabulous ones. Some of the latter were from the people you would expect, others were surprising (it was supposed to be blind - I made a note of what they were afterwards). I'm not going to go into more detail now, because I want to wait until we taste them in St Petersburg and compare the effect of the journey.
So after four weeks the ship, containing more pins of each beer, has travelled from St Petersburg as far as Helsinki. Thermopylae, her crew and a bunch of ragged beer eccentrics all entered port yesterday, while the Beer Widow and I landed at the airport late last night in the 10pm sunshine. We all meet up today.
We set sail for St Pete's early tomorrow morning. For most of next week I'll be out of email and phone contact so apologies for any unanswered messages or blog comments that go unpublished (I have to keep comment moderation on because of the immense volume of spam - I'll check up whenever I have a signal).
I'll try to blog from St Pete's about how it all goes- y'all behave now!
Friday, 10 June 2011
Confused cognitive pathways and books and beer
Synaesthesia – it's one of my favourite words.
According to Wikipedia, it's "a neurologically-based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway". So seeing colours might evoke sounds, you might 'taste' texture, and so on.
Since I learned of it, I'd tell myself I had it. And recently, doing a bit of research, I discovered I do have a particular strain. Since an early age, I've always thought that numbers have personalities – 6 is a bit hysterical, 7 cool and aloof, 5 friendly and garrulous, 2 cool and elegant, 9 a bit sly, and so on. I also visualise dates, years, and days of the week three-dimensionally, on curved lines. I'd always thought this was entirely normal. Turns out it's all a variant of synaesthesia known as 'ordinal linguistic personification'. So there you go.
But I think we all have a yearning for cross-neural pathways. Information from one sense can fit – or not fit – with information from another sense to create a more or less pleasant holistic sensory experience.
Everyone who has ever put a soundtrack to a movie, chosen music for a pub, restaurant or dinner party, decided they prefer the feel of a book in their hands to the theoretical convenience of a Kindle, or played the Withnail and I drinking game has, at some level, matched different sensory stimulation to create a more pleasing experience.
So while beer and food matching is being extensively promoted by beer writers and brewers, you can also match beer with music, films, books, anything really. I wrote a few years ago about how research at Herriott Watt discovered that different styles of music actually changed the enjoyment of wine that was drunk while it was being played.
You can take words that apply to experiences in any sense – music, pictures, flavour, texture – and whether it's complex, loud, light, spritzy, heavy, dark or whatever, they go well together.
But on another level, it's just a bit of fun – a ruse to get some interesting beers in front of people who may otherwise be unaware of them or choose not to drink them.
The success of this ruse was borne out at my first proper 'beer and book matching' talk, last Sunday as part of the Beer Widow's Stoke Newington Literary Festival. The sell-out audience (OK, it was a small venue) was one of the most mixed I've ever spoken to, about 50-50 men and women, mostly unfamiliar with my writing, mostly unfamiliar with the beers I'd chosen. It worked really well, taking the beer conversation into completely new territory and making porter fans out of at least two steadfast red wine drinkers.
I didn't have time to go out into the wider field of literature and match non-beer related novels thematically or tonally, but I hope to do some of that in future. All the following are beer or pub related and simply provide a platform to talk about some good beers, while showing in a different way how important beer and pubs are to society, and to our collective imagination.
Hops and Glory with Curious Brew IPA
Obvious starting point – the reason I came up with this idea is that I've been half-jokingly calling readings/tastings of my beer trilogy 'beer and book matching'. I used the title here, then realised people were probably expecting something more. And H&G led in a very convoluted way to StokeyLitFest happening – it was while I was touring the book round literary festivals in 2009 with the Beer Widow at my side that she had the inspiration for the event.
I read bits that showed what she'd had to put up with when I made the journey, and tasted a restrained but flavourful IPA from the folk who make Chapel Down Wines.
The Flying Inn by GK Chesterton with Brentwood Summer Virgin
Chesterton is one of my favourite writers, a total polymath whose ideas and language feel totally relevant today. A century ago, he wrote "The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected." This struck me as having some resonance with the whole CAMRA vs Blogeratti debate.
But that wasn't why I chose him. The Flying Inn is the story of a slimy, devious, PR-savvy Prime Minister trying to kill pubs and usher in prohibition via the back door. It seems to have a particular contemporary relevance.
It's a charming read, a pastoral ramble down English country lanes, across fields and through copses. (No one talks about copses any more. Where have all the copses gone?) As such, I felt it needed a golden ale, a beer that evoked summer evening and birdsong. Brentwood, an Essex brewer, were very generous in response to a Twitter plea and supplied me with Summer Virgin, their first brew, which won the Chelmsford Summer Beer Festival in 2007 and fit the bill perfectly.
London Fields by Martin Amis with Brew Dog Avery Brown Dredge
On one level, Amis and Brew Dog feel like a perfect match: undeniable brilliance, undeniable arrogance, they piss off a lot of people, but even those people have to admit that on their day, few can match them.
I love Keith Talent, the lager-drinking, darts-obsessed protagonist of London Fields. This is easily Amis' best work. Even though he can't help sneering at the stupid poor people in down-at-heel boozers, frustratingly he captures something true and timeless about those boozers. And Keith's defence of lager – "It's kegged, innit? You know what you're getting. Kegged," meant I simply had to read it now.
ABD is a lager I hope Keith would have liked. It's still tasting bloody marvellous. It combines the brute power of Keith 'The Finisher' with the elegance and mystery of his obsession, the beguiling Nicola Six. Shit, I should probably have said that on Sunday.
'Neath the Mask by John M East with Curious Brew Porter
Long story – this is a biography of an actor by his grandson – also an actor. The family had a long association with the George Inn in Southwark, subject of my next book. This biog has some great material about the George, especially its association with Charles Dickens, who was a regular porter drinker in the pub. And there's a punchline to this particular luvvie biog that I'm going to have to keep under wraps till I've got it right in the book. Another showing for Curious Brew – their beers are really rather good, if you don't believe a beer has to tear up the rulebook to be good.
Honourable mention: Westerham Little Scotney Pale Ale
I recently featured this beer in my 50 best British beers in the Morning Advertiser. I love it because it's one of those beers that's hoppy without being HOPPY, structured, refined and friendly. Westerham's offered to send me some beer for the tasting. In the middle of festival chaos I was told it had arrived. Three hours before my event I was looking for it, couldn't find it. The following day it turned up, unopened, behind one of the festival bars. Guys, I promise I will make good, literary use of it.
So, I think I'll take this format out on the road – just as soon as I've ironed out some of the kinks such as Chesterton's casual racism and Amis' tongue twisters, and perhaps broadened the repertoire.
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In fact, they said, the woman admitted to making the whole thing up.
San Jose police Officer Albert Morales said they don't yet know why the woman would concoct such a false tale, but they are seeking charges of filing a false police report, which could result in a $1,000 fine and six months in jail.
"The entire incident is reprehensible," Morales said. "To think about how many lives were affected as a result, and the fear it caused in this city and elsewhere — it's despicable. I can't say that enough, especially when it's dealing with kids."
Morales said the lie came to light after detectives again canvassed the neighborhood where the crime allegedly occurred on Thursday, talking to neighbors. He didn't give specifics, but he said certain elements of the woman's story came into question and when she was brought in for another chat with investigators, she soon admitted that the story was a hoax.
The woman was not arrested — the crime is considered a misdemeanor — and Morales said she still has her two children, including the toddler whom she said was nearly abducted.
The woman — who Morales said has a criminal record — told police and reporters in great detail how she was in her Dayo Court front yard with her two children on Tuesday when a man approached and began complimenting her kids.
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Jeffrey Lyon of Lyonsport lives in Grants Pass, Oregon. Jeff is a fisherman, a surfer, a father and a husband as well as a bicycle frame builder. He grew up racing in the Bay Area and early-on became determined to learn the craft of building. Lightweight bikes weren't readily available and the small bourgeoning domestic building scene was secretive and unproven, so he moved to England. After seven years of apprenticeship, Jeff returned to America to continue building and innovating.
I got exposed to lightweight bikes at an early age. I saw my first at a shop in my hometown of Palo Alto. It was a Giordango, an Italian racing bike. It had Clement tires. We thought they were called sew-ons and we barely new how to pump the tires up because all we knew were the car-valve stems like on our Schwinn Stingrays. It was the lightest bike I'd ever seen. You could take that bike and drop it and it would bounce a little bit where everything we had just made a "clunk".
Climbing was the only way out.
Upon seeing that bike, I was addicted. I became a shop rat and any chance I could, I'd borrow that bike and go for a ride. I wanted to get out of the neighborhoods. The other kids hated me, they wanted to go to the ice cream shop but I only wanted to go up hills. We were surrounded by hills so climbing was the only way out.
There was a big racing scene in Palo Alto. I'd see guys go by with their funny little hats on and their little jerseys and I thought, "I want some of that, that looks right". I was sixteen when I started racing. I was a runner and on the track team so I got it, I liked sweating and effort. Of the six guys selected to go to Junior Worlds on the road, I was riding with five of them all the time – Keith Vierra, Steve Lundgrend, Jack Bouyee, Hank Tolhurst, David Meyer Oaks and I'm missing one. It will come to me.
I want some of that.
Tom Ritchey and Peter Johnson appeared out at the races, these guys were the same age I was and they were building their own frames. I thought "yeah, I want some of that". In high school we had acetylene bottles in shop class and I was already taking as many industrial art programs as I could. I had no illusions that I could make a better bike but it took a year to get a lightweight racing bike. It's not like you could walk into a bike store, buy a bike and be on a ride the next day.
I might have stayed working at Lynches in Menlo Park and doing my $3 wheels on the side, except for these two English guys I worked with. They said I should go and I thought, "hell I got nothing else going, why not". Everything was in Europe. Either I wanted to be a racer and that was in Europe, or I wanted to build the race bikes and that was in Europe. I wrote probably half a dozen letters and I got replies from maybe two guys. Witcomb and Ken Byrd. Witcomb seemed like the right place to start so I called him a number of times to make sure everything was in order and I went. I got to Deptford in South London where Witcomb was and it was totally cool. Form my suburban Northern California lifestyle where every lawn was neat and every third house was owned by a Lockheed or a Hewlett-Packard engineer to working-class gritty, grimy London. It was such an extreme difference, bikes were everywhere and races always happening. I was a fish out of water and I loved it.
Mister X Builders.
It fell apart on the first day. Before I left, I'd sold my lightweight frame expecting to show up and find a brand new 23" Witcomb ready and waiting for parts. And it wasn't. Instead, they had this touring frame for me. I hated that bike but it was all I had so I raced it. Two weeks later I met Ken Byrd, he wasn't building any frames but at least he was a real mechanic and had a real shop. At Witcomb we weren't brazing or really building bikes anyway. I can't even remember now what we were doing there, it must have been something. So two months later I moved on to Ken's. He wanted a frame builder on the premises, he was using what they called 'Mister X Builders', guys that didn't build under their own name they just built for whomever. But Ken didn't have any control over what they were doing, he just gave them numbers and it might come out like he wanted to and it might not. He wanted more control and I wanted to apprentice but I wasn't able to recruit anyone.
Eight months later I needed a cross bike for the worlds in Switzerland when my landlord told me to go talk to Bill Philbrook. At that point I was working for Ken's brother, Alec Byrd, in a little shed behind a women's lingerie store. I supplied the elbow grease, Alec had the cutters, a torch and an account with the BOC to get bottles – which you couldn't get right away, there was year-long waiting list and no other way to get them. Philbrook started to help me out whenever I had a problem. I'd just put a bike on my shoulder, get on my scooter and buzz down to his shop. Later when I was building a tandem to take home, my first return trip in two and half years, he recommended that I share his space when I got back.
After I got back Philbrook and I built a couple more tandems. One ended up at Fulton Street Cycles and mine at Buds Bike shop. Bud's wanted us to build 30 tandems a year. I was filing them all by hand and doing the paint work, Philbrook was doing the brazing and already had a year back log at the time, so we said no way. They used that double lateral design and went on to become Santana.
Better luck next time.
Every time I went home I'd see how much the guys here (in the US) were earning and getting for their frames. At the same time the English vibe and feeling like a second-class citizen started to get me down. You'd tell people that you worked on bikes or built bikes, and they just thought, "too bad buddy, better luck next time". So I moved back to the Bay Area for a while, then Seattle and finally Grants Pass, Oregon, where I've been since 1990.
All-rounder point of view.
Some builders have specialties but I take the all-rounder point of view. The rando thing is an interesting exercise. After you've done a few hundred road bikes you realize that they are all pretty much the same. I also really enjoyed the early days of cyclocross when you couldn't walk into shop and buy a complete bike off the rack. I enjoyed converting touring bikes, retrofitting brake studs and building new forks. I like cross because it looks like fun but it isn't. It looks like playing in the mud but it's much harder than road, there's no sitting in, no hiding. Mostly it's an hour-and-a-lap time trial.
Watching the brass flow never get's old. I've got a tig machine and was tig-welding bikes but I couldn't get into it. I don't like being all scrunched-over and rigid. Frames start with wheels, tires and brake clearances. It works backwards. You want a bike that you won't have to fight. To me it's both a craft and an art, there are days when I say "you know that's artful", and there are days when I simply feel like a journey craftsmen.
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Breast soreness
Is it normal to have breast soreness during menopause or pain? It's been 4 years since my last period.
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Disney Stars Rock Natural Hair
Disney shows young women that curls and coils are just as beautiful as straight and wavy hair.
Like most kids, I spent a lot of time in front of the TV watching my favorite shows. I would sometimes even go so far as to imagine myself as some of the characters. I mean, who wouldn't want to be the cute and adorable kids from shows like "Full House" and "Seventh Heaven?" But the problem is none of those girls ever really looked like me.
Fast forward to now. I'm a lot older, and I still find myself watching and loving children's shows and with new shows have come new characters that surprisingly look something like me. I was more than overjoyed when I saw beautiful black girls with… NATURAL HAIR. While I have no issue with straight tresses, it was refreshing to see something different. After a lifetime of being bombarded with images of beauty that I could never attain, it was truly heartening to know that Disney was slowing but surely expanding its definition of beautiful — a standard that finally included me.
What excites me even more is that young girls will finally see more TV characters who look just like them. I shudder when I hear stories of children who wrap their heads with towels and t- shirts, or buy costume wigs to pretend that they have long locks like Hannah Montana and other child stars. I can't help but wonder if those girls would have been more accepting of themselves and their hair if the girls they looked up to on TV had hair just like them. I can't help but wonder how many young black girls would beg their mothers for big poofy hair if Hannah Montana was black and rocked a fro. We might have to wait a while for a major Disney star to rock their kinks, but we are slowly but surely getting there as more and more Disney stars opt to rock their natural hair.
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G&S Boats builds custom fiberglass long range and light tackle sport fishing yachts.
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Using a one-off construction method G&S is capable of building fiberglass composite boats to suit each buyers requirements as to style, speed and size. Tell us what you want and we will build it to your requirements using the latest fiberglass materials and techniques. We are totally custom and have no hull molds. Your custom G&S will be a light weight boat of superior strength, capable of handling any body of water in the world. If you are a light tackle fisherman, we can build you a boat that will give you the maneuverability necessary for that style of fishing. Or if you travel long distances to far off fishing grounds we can build you a boat that will get you there quickly using less fuel because of our superior bottom design and light weight composite construction.
The "Gladius" was built especially for light tackle fishing. It is 50' long and was shipped to Morocco which is it's home port, but it also spends several months each year in the Cape Verde Islands. It already has several light tackle records.
The 65' "Mollie" is a fast (43 knt) long range boat with all the amenities. It is powered by a pair of 1900 hp, 12V2000 M93 CR MTU Diesel engines and two 20 KW generators. It is the third Mollie we have built for the same people.
The "Miss Babbies" is a 50' sportfisherman with lots of beam and a sharp entry. It has twin QSM11 Cummins Diesels (660 hp) and a 15kw Phasor Generator. It carries 900 gal. of fuel and 250 gal. of water. It is the second boat that we have built for this customer. He has used it to cruise and fish the islands from the Bahamas to Saint Thomas.
The "Silver-Rod-O", is 45' long with a 15.5' beam. It too was built especially for light tackle fishing. It has QSM11 Cummins Diesels (580 hp) and a 15 KW generator. It carries 750 gal. of fuel and 150 gal. of water. It fishes mostly off Costa Rica but also travels up and down the Central American coastline to where ever the main concentration of fish might be located.
The "Hookin' Bull" is a 48' boat and is another of our light tackle boats. It fishes off New Zealand but has also fished the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. Check the record books they too have been regularly breaking records.
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"Mollie" "Hookin' Bull" "Miss Babbie" "Silver-Rod-O" "Gladius" Catamaran
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Four months after giving birth, Kim Kardashian is feeling confident enough to show off her post-baby body, and the only way we can describe it is bootylicious.
The new mom snapped a mirror selfie — one of her favorite pastimes before getting pregnant with daughter North West — in which she is wearing a very revealing white bathing suit. Not only does the sexy shot show sideboob, but it also puts the blonde's famous backside on full display.
The 32-year-old let her nearly 20 million followers know that what they were seeing was all her, tagging it "#NoFilter."
One immediate fan of the photo was boyfriend Kanye West. An hour after Kim posted the shot, he retweeted to his 10 million followers, writing, "HEADING HOME NOW."
Comments from fans about the steamy Instagram photo ranged from "She's back!!!!," written by user hiimlala, to "You're a mom now. Let's keep it in mind," which came from jnorth2013.
Over the weekend, the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star revealed that she has been on the protein-rich Atkins Diet to help shed her baby weight. The reality TV star has also been working out regularly, including hitting a boot camp-style fitness class with Kanye last week.
We'd say her hard work is paying off.


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Research to find an effective postharvest washing solution for organic produce is being spurred by a $2 million grant from the from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and North Carolina State University are involved with a multi-year study that began last fall with a grant from the USDA's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, according to a news release from the universities.
"The goal of the project is to provide safe, alternative, sustainable and effective treatments to reduce foodborne illnesses caused by E. coli, listeria and salmonella contamination in organic produce," Qixin Zhong, an associate professor in the UT Department of Food Science and Technology, said in the release.
While allowed for organic produce, chlorine in wash water is not preferred, said Penelope Perkins-Veazie, a professor and postharvest physiologist with NCSU's Plants for Human Health Institute.
"The problem that organic people have had with it is that it is not exactly considered sustainable," she said.
The chlorine smell and difficulties in monitoring chlorine levels add to the need for alternatives, Perkins-Veazie said.
Zhong said in the release that the group hopes to provide effective treatments in the form of alternative organic antimicrobials — naturally occurring substances such as organic essential oils that fight pathogens like E. coli — added to postharvest wash water.
"To improve microbiological safety of organic produce, there is an urgent need to develop washing practices that not only enhance sanitation effectiveness but also fulfill the requirement of organic fresh produce," Zhong said in the release.
Effective treatments are being sought in the form of naturally occurring substances such as organic essential oils, which can kill pathogens like E. coli when added to postharvest wash water, according to the release.
The projected four-year study, "Alternative Post-harvest Washing Solutions to Enhance the Microbial Safety and Quality of Organic Fresh Produce," will consider the economics of alternatives, potential changes in taste and smell, and the effect on shelf life, according to the news release.
"We have started the preliminary testing and just now getting to the stage where we are getting our base anti-microbial systems together," said Faith Critzer, a University of Tennessee extension specialist and faculty member of the UT Department of Food Science and Technology.
If successful, research could also lead to changes in processing conventional produce, she said.
The food industry is looking for label-friendly alternatives to traditional antimicrobials, she said.
"If you can say something is a cinnamon extract versus sodium benzoate, (consumers) know what cinnamon is," Critzer said. "End game, we're trying to find a couple of good solutions that fit the bill for organic growers."
Researchers plan to consult with a group of organic produce growers at least every six months about the progress of their work, Critzer said.
Researchers will also share findings through Web seminars and other media, according to the release.
Other researchers on the project are:
- P. Michael Davidson, UT professor of food microbiology;
- David Lockwood, UTennessee professor and extension specialist in fruit and nut crops;
- Annette Wszelaki, UT assistant professor and commercial vegetable extension specialist;
- Jonathan Baros, NCSU farm and agribusiness management;
- Jeanine Davis, NCSU associate professor and extension specialist in organic crops;
- MaryAnne Drake, NCSUniversity professor in sensory analysis and flavor chemistry; and
- Diane Ducharme, GAPs program coordinator and extension associate in horticulture and food safety at NCSU.


text: da Vinci Surgical Robot St. Francis Health has brought the newest da Vinci surgical robot to Topeka to provide the most state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical care available in northeast Kansas. St. Francis brought its first da Vinci surgical robot to Topeka in 2006, and now the third generation da Vinci will enable the hospital to further expand its surgical capabilities to improve patient well-being. "It's a more advanced machine," says Alfredo Iloreta, MD, Topeka Urology at St. Francis. "There's an advantage for patients because they have a shorter stay and less pain and blood loss. It's good for the surgeon because there's more magnification and better control." Specially trained surgeons across multiple specialties use the da Vinci and other minimally invasive techniques for heart, lung, uterus and prostate surgeries at St. Francis. "In a typical minimally invasive hysterectomy, a patient could lose a soda can's worth of blood and have a three-day hospital stay, but with the da Vinci they lose about a tablespoon. And many of my patients are discharged just 12 hours after the procedure," says Cathy Dahl, DO, St. Francis Gynecology Clinic. The robot has a three-dimensional high-definition magnification system and provides surgeons with enhanced dexterity and greater precision and control with typical incisions for procedures just one to two centimeters long. "We have performed upward of 400 prostatectomies, and the new da Vinci will allow us to expand our surgical options to renal-sparing surgeries," Dr. Rupp says. "It really helps with the three C's-cancer, control and continence." These physicians use the da Vinci surgical robot at St. Francis: OB/GYN Surgery Cathy Dahl, DO St. Francis Gynecology Clinic 785-228-2218 Elizabeth Babin, MD Lincoln Center 785-273-4010 Urologic Surgery Brad Rupp, MD Rupp Urology Clinic 785-354-7877 Alfredo Iloreta, MD Topeka Urology Clinic at St. Francis 785-232-1005 Mark Bransted, MD Urology Associates of Topeka 785-233-4256 Chu-Chi Chen, MD Advanced Urology Clinic 785-233-8188


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SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Organovo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX ONVO) ("Organovo"), a creator and manufacturer of functional, three-dimensional human tissues for medical research and therapeutic applications, presented at the 2013 Experimental Biology conference in Boston, Massachusetts data on the company's in vitro three-dimensional liver.
"We have achieved excellent function in a fully cellular 3D human liver tissue. With Organovo's 3D bioprinted liver tissues, we have demonstrated the power of bioprinting to create functional human tissue that replicates human biology better than what has come before. Not only can these tissues be a first step towards larger 3D liver, laboratorytests with these samples have the potential to be game changing for medical research. We believe these models will prove superior in their ability to provide predictive data for drug discovery and development, better than animal models or current cell models," said Keith Murphy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Organovo.
For the first time, human liver tissues have been generated that are truly three-dimensional, being up to 500 microns in thickness in the smallest dimension, and consisting of multiple cell types arranged in defined spatial patterns that reproduce key elements of native tissue architecture. The tissues, fabricated using Organovo's proprietary NovoGen bioprinting platform, are highly reproducible and exhibit superior performance compared to standard 2D controls.
Dr. Sharon Presnell, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Research and Development, stated, "We've combined three key features that set our 3D tissues apart from 2D cell-culture models. First, the tissues are not a monolayer of cells; our tissues are approximately 20 cell layers thick. Second, the multi-cellular tissues closely reproduce the distinct cellular patterns found in native tissue. Finally, our tissues are highly cellular, comprised of cells and the proteins those cells produce, without dependence on biomaterials or scaffold for three-dimensionality. They actually look and feel like living tissues."
Key findings from Organovo's research include:
About Organovo Holdings, Inc. Organovo designs and creates functional, three-dimensional human tissues for medical research and therapeutic applications. The company is working in collaboration with pharmaceutical and academic partners to develop human biological disease models in three dimensions that enable therapeutic drug discovery and development. Organovo's technology can also be applied to create surgical tissues for direct therapy. Their three-dimensional bioprinting technology was selected as one of the "Best Inventions of 2010" by TIME Magazine. Organovo leads the way in solving complex medical research problems and building the future of medicine. Visit www.organovo.com.
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VITAL work to fix the roof of Holy Rood Church is nearing completion thanks to the generosity of its parishioners.
Last year, the church launched an appeal to raise funds to fix a leaky roof, as well as the failed heating and lighting systems which were making services a struggle for those in attendance, especially during the winter months.
Once the first amount of money was raised, work began and the roof renovation is now entering its final stages.
Canon John Cunningham said: "The roof is not quite finished but it is more than 90 per cent completed. Hopefully within a couple of weeks it should be completed, assuming the weather holds off.
"The original part of the church only needed a small amount of work but the newer part, built in 1971, had lots of leaks so almost the entire of that part of the roof has been replaced.
"It should mean we no longer have major leaks. A brand new lighting system has been fitted which will make a big difference. The new heating wasn't fitted until after the winter so we haven't had chance to test it yet but hopefully the church should be a lot more comfortable."
The total cost of the works will be in the region of £450,000, with just over £100,000 of that raised so far. Rev Cunningham says he has been overwhelmed with what people have given so far.
He said: "Although we now appear to be coming out of the recession, when we launched the appeal people were still struggling so to raise this amount is absolutely fantastic.
"It has been raised through a mixture of fundraising events and some private donations. I want to say thank you to all the parishioners who helped as well as those who have moved away but still helped because they feel close to Holy Rood.
"We are still looking for something in the region of £300,000 so fundraising is still going on. Some of the money will come from savings but we won't be using it all because we need to have some in the pot for a rainy day, so to speak."
The next big fundraising event will be later this month when Goan group, Hanv Khuxal Asam will be putting on several shows at the Wyvern Theatre. There will be two shows on June 29, the first starting at 1.30pm and the other at 6pm.
The proceeds of the event will go into the Building Fund.
Ticket details are available from all contact names on the poster on the noticeboard outside the church.


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Dear Readers: Here it is again, folks, the "teen-n-twenty" shopping list that's direct from the source. I probably sound like a broken record, but I continue my progressive advice to "think outside the box" (or in this case the flat screen) and avoid addicting and social-skill-depriving gifts such as video games, or TVs and computers for the bedroom.
Laptop computers are essential for college, but are known to abruptly end family life when given to high school students. Think instead about upgrading the family desktop station so your teens don't become "missing persons" in their bedrooms. (Imaginary friends were fine when they were toddlers, but interactions with "imaginary Internet friends" are best kept to the public rooms of the house.)
Ditto for holding off on smart phones until senior year. There are plenty of great (non-Internet) cell phones that call, text and take photos -- with no monthly fee. Be strong, and (ironically) ahead of the curve.
At the bottom of today's column we've compiled the top tech gifts, games and books for young people -- all panel recommended. Happy shopping!
-- Lauren
Brandon, 20, Mapleton, Maine: Best tip: Ask people what they want! Give cash. Gift cards get lost or lie around. For kids who can't be trusted with cash, Walmart, Amazon and eBay cards offer best selection and deals. Regarding books, consider an e-reader. Buying books, including text books, is cheaper in e-version. College-student ideas: water-filter pitchers, prepaid cell phone cards, healthy flavorful snacks, paper plates. Favorite game: Nintendo Wii U. Favorite clothes store: Express.
Hannah, 18, Safford, Ariz.: Books make great gifts. "The Hobbit," "Les Miserables" and "Life of Pi" are GREAT books coming out as movies this December -- and much better than the movies.
Taylor, 15, Santa Rosa: I'm into photography so I'd like a camera strap, lens and tripod. Additional ideas: iPod charger, headphones, mini-fridge, money for clothes and shoes. Less-expensive: makeup, slippers, leg warmers, coffee mug, high school sweatshirt. Best gift cards: Forever 21, iTunes, Target, Starbucks. (Avoid spend-anywhere credit cards, they usually have activation fees.) Top books, "The Hunger Games" and "The Host."
Colin, 19, Los Angeles: I would like a less materialistic society. I prefer books, audio/video courses, magazines, charity or cash. Desired book: "Passage of Power," President LBJ's biography.
Brennan, 19, Colorado Springs, Colo.: I like gift cards to outdoor stores (REI, Sports Authority, etc.). I combine them with sales to get the hi-end jacket, backpack, skis I've been wanting. Even better, take me shopping there! Desired book: Hemingway's collected works.
Nicole, 23, Santa Rosa: For young people on their own, you can't beat local, organic food. All health food stores have gift cards. Favorite books: "The Alchemist" and "The Prophet."
Molly, 20, Berkeley: Things like a good vacuum, iron, or kitchen knives would be great. Best is to ask. We don't care about being surprised as much as having something we really could use. My mom got me some boots early. It was great because I picked them out, thus, I LOVE THEM! (Thanks Mom!)
From the Panel: Top tech gifts, games and books:
* Smart phones: Most youth-preferred: iPhone. Price, monthly charges equivalent to rival Droid.
* Computers: College students want laptops, not desktops or tablets. Top in cool: 13" Macbook Pro (workhorse, $1200). Best for price: 14" Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 ($500, super quality, rugged).
* MP3 music players: iPod most popular, but Sansa Clip also popular, great reviews, $35.
* Cameras: Kodak Easy Share Sport ($105, underwater, quickshare to e-mail, Facebook).
* E-Readers: Kindle Paperwhite (best dedicated reader, worth the $119).
* Watches: Casio Pathfinder, best sport watch.
* Top Card Games: Taboo, Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity (older teens).
* Board games: Game of Thrones, Settlers of Catan, Scrabble (with Scrabble e-dictionary).
* Boys' favorite books, in no particular order: "Song of Fire and Ice" (series) -- (includes Book 1: "Game of Thrones"), "Harry Potter," "Wheel of Time" (series), "The Hobbit," "Life of Pi," "DaVinci Code," "Kite Runner," "The River Why," "Outliers," "Power of One," "Confederacy of Dunces," "The Sun also Rises," "East of Eden," "Infinite Jest," "The Sound and the Fury," "Into the Wild," "Lord of the Flies," anything by Tom Robbins, Ernest Hemingway.
* Girls' favorite books, in no particular order: "The Hobbit," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Letters to a Young Poet" (older teens), "Water for Elephants," "The Alchemist," "The Prophet," "The Red Tent," "Cannery Row," "Siddhartha," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Perzival," "Bel Canto," "Garden of Eden," "Love Walked In," "The Scarlet Letter," "Secret Life of Bees," "The Help," "Tess of the D'urbervilles," "Love in the Time of Cholera," "Harry Potter," "Hunger Games," "Twilight," "The Host," "Game of Thrones" (older teens).
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* Other great ideas from the panel: Car breakdown kit, gas card, shampoo, movie passes, utility knife, bicycle, other sporting goods per recipient's interest, underwear and socks (these really are highly requested by boys, but usually the boy is particular about them; ask Mom). Warning: clothes are a top gift, especially for girls, but except for accessories, all are high-risk to purchase without the recipient by your side.
Editor's Note: About those gift cards... Brandon is correct that most are lost or lie around. This is the estimated fate of about 50 percent of gift cards given to youth, especially when given to boys. I witnessed it with my own teen sons. Cash is a better option unless, as Brandon says, the kid "can't be trusted with cash." And many can't. Check with parents. If grades are low, chances are the teen is involved in drugs, alcohol or other addictive behaviors
Best: take the young person shopping and get to know him or her. If that's not possible, consider a gift of tutoring, counseling, extracurricular classes such as singing lessons, dance, fencing, weight lifting, or a gym membership. One year, two different panelists recommended the Landmark Forum as a great gift. Another recommended study abroad for a college student.
Don't worry if funds are tight, the best gift of all is active involvement in a young person's life. Regular phone calls if you live remotely totally qualify. Members of this generation tend to like family, so don't be shy! If you're a regular reader you know plenty about their world to start a conversation. :)
-- Lauren
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I remember when MTV was all music videos. Along with HBO it was the reason you paid your hard earned cash for Cable Television. Right from the start MTV was a major player in the music business making some unknown artists superstars. Unfortunately sometime in the mid 90s soon after the grunge lost it's lead man MTV switched it format. About half the programming on the channel became shows like The Real World. When you did see an actual music video it had a decidely teen audience in mind. Today are there any music videos on MTV itself?
Considering you can see every music video ever made on YouTube you have to admit that MTVs newly launched MTVmusic.com is late to their own party. However, the site is pretty and you can leave comments, embed videos, rate videos and create your own profile.
I remember waiting up every sunday night to watch 120 Minutes with host Dave Kendall just to see the one electronic music video they would play. I think they knew it was the only reason I was tuning in as they always seemed to play the video last! As with 120 Minutes the new MTVmusic is suffering from a bit of pop-itus. What do I mean? I can find Depeche Mode and Aphex Twin but so far no Front 242 or my own biggest video (The Horrorist, One Night in NYC) which was played on heavy rotation on MTV Europe. That said, the site is brand new so I can give them time to get it right.
Head on over and check it out: www.mtvmusic.com
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There's more fallout for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) over the organization's policies against homosexuals. Intel and UPS have pulled their support.
This week, the UPS Foundation announcedthat it would no longer provide financial support for the BSA.
The UPS Foundation websiteoutlines the organization's giving policies, and says it seeks to support organizations with non-discrimination policies, including those regarding sexual orientation. The Human Rights Campaign consistently gives UPS extremely high marks in their Corporate Equality Index, which rates corporations on their policies and practices toward homosexual employees and consumers.
Intel pulled its funding in late September following the launch of an online campaign protesting the BSA's discriminatory policies. A petition on Change.org got more than 30,000 signatures, and Intel announced it would stop funding BSA troops that follow the BSA national policy banning gays.
The UPS and Intel foundations are generous charitable organizations. The Foundation Center, an organization which researches philanthropies, ranks both foundations as top 50 corporate donors by total giving.


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Feeding Your Newborn
The general recommendation about newborns is to feed them on demand. This means you should breast- or bottle-feed your baby whenever he or she seems hungry rather than setting a strict schedule. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breastfeeding your baby for at least 1 year, using breast milk exclusively for the first 6 months. This means not supplementing your baby's diet with water, formula, juice, cereal, or other foods. After 6 months, the AAP recommends gradually introducing other foods to your baby while continuing to breastfeed. Some babies may be ready for solid foods at 4 or 5 months. Ask your doctor when you can start feeding your baby solid foods.
During the first few days or weeks, on-demand feedings occur every 1 to 3 hours (about 8 to 12 sessions in a 24-hour period) for breastfed babies. Formula-fed babies may have slightly fewer feedings, about 6 to 10 every 24 hours. You may have to wake a sleepy baby to feed in the first few days after birth.
These early feedings often are short. Sometimes a newborn nurses or drinks from a bottle for only a few minutes. Over time, feeding sessions will become longer. You will learn to recognize when your baby is satisfied with enough milk.
Babies younger than 6 months should be fed only breast milk or infant formula. Around 6 months of age, you can gradually introduce solid foods.
Do not give your baby any milk other than breast milk or infant formula until he or she is 1 year of age. Cow's milk does not contain the amount of fat and iron that very young babies need to grow and develop properly. Also, cow's milk may contain too much protein for young babies.
Current as of: May 20, 2016
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics & John Pope, MD - Pediatrics & John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
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