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Tips on how to add some formality to your gardens with topiary - plus, find out what else needs doing in the garden this week.
By Hannah Stephenson
I have to admit it, I love formal gardens, those with a definite structure, sense of purpose and everything in its place.
Clipped box hedges, strong geometry using evergreens shaped carefully into balls and pyramids, evenly spaced in uniform lines or sections, can give a garden - front or back - a contemporary lift. Even a couple of box balls or standard bays in pots either side of your front door can give your home a grand entrance feel.
If you want to add some formality to your patio this summer as a backdrop or accompaniment to pots which are full of colourful blooms, topiary may be the answer.
Potted topiary can add emphasis to a garden design, for example, placing uniformly clipped globes along the edge of a path. Shaped plants are often used in formal settings but can also act as valuable exclamation marks in more informal schemes.
Among the plants easiest to shape to your requirements are box (Buxus sempervirens), sweet bay (Laurus nobilis), yew (Taxus baccata) and privet (Ligustrum delavayanum).
While slow-growing evergreens are the traditional topiary plants, you can use climbers to cover wire frames for a faster result.
So, where do you start if you want to have a go?
Beginners should start with a simple box ball or bay pyramid that has already been trained to shape and keep it that way by trimming it twice a year, in early summer and early autumn. Potted topiary also needs to be watered well in summer and protected from frost in winter, so it's best to place it near the house.
As your topiary grows, clip it very lightly every couple of months, taking off the tips of the shoots, to keep its natural shape while it grows and encourage branching, which will help thicken the shape.
Tools you will need are secateurs, small hand shears or one-handed 'sheep' shears. Secateurs should be used to shape larger-leaved plants including bay, holly and viburnum.
If you are trimming a ball or dome, stand above the plant, turning the shears upside down so that the shape of the blade follows the curve. Keep walking around and standing back to view the shape, making sure everything is even.
Most topiary is based around a wire framework. Young shoots are tied into the frame to create bushy growth, then sideshoots are tied into the framework and cut back regularly to maintain the shape.
If you have a little more time to create your own pyramid in a pot, choose a plant which looks like it will grow to roughly the right shape, plant it in the pot and place three bamboo canes made into a wigwam shape around it, tied with twine at the top. Tie any long shoots to the cane with twine to form the outer edges, then prune the plants to the 'pyramid' template to maintain the shape.
You should avoid shaping evergreens between the end of summer and mid to late spring, or the soft re-growth might not survive frosts.
For a quick fix, grow some plain green ivy over a wire topiary frame to create a traditional effect much quicker. Just plant the ivy around the rim of the pot and twine the trails around the wires of the frame. The leaves should hold the stems in place and you can snip off unwanted shoots once your frame is covered.
Suitable ivy with short joints includes Hedera helix 'Duckfoot' and 'Tres Coupe', which remain compact.
Remember that potted topiary can also be slotted into your flower border at any time of year to fill gaps and add interest, although in winter more elaborate shapes you may have created out of bent wire, from peacocks to teddy bears, will be a good talking point when there's nothing else on the patio.
Best of the bunch - Crocus These pint-sized bulbs herald the start of spring, providing cheery early colour to borders, patio pots and naturalised in grass. They look stunning planted in drifts of one variety, opening wide in the sunshine to attract pollinating insects, their seedheads carried low in the foliage.
They may look fragile, with their delicate flowers in shades from purple and pale lavender to yellow and white, but crocuses are surprisingly resilient and can be planted at any time in autumn or early winter providing they have been stored in a cool dark place. When the narrow, dark green leaves wither, you can mow over them as long as you don't cut the grass too short.
The smaller-flowered specie crocus, such as C. tommasinianus, look great under trees and can spread rapidly, especially on poor, free-draining soil.
The larger-flowered Dutch crocus, also work well naturalised in grass or gravel, although can be susceptible to weather damage, especially when the flowers are fully open. But they are ideal for pots and look particularly effective planted in one colour in a container and left on the patio as an early-spring taster.
Specie crocus provide early colour in pots with other bulbs and bedding. The small corms can be planted above later-flowering bulbs and won't interfere with emerging shoots.
Good enough to eat - Broad beans Good quality fresh broad beans are quite difficult to buy in the shops, but they are easy to grow, hardy and the dwarf varieties are free-standing, so it's worth having a go yourself.
Make an early sowing outdoors under cloches or garden fleece or in a coldframe in February or March.
Before sowing, rake in a general fertiliser, then sow the seeds in drills 5cm deep in rows with plants 20cm apart each way, sowing more than you need at each end so you can transplant any extras to fill in gaps.
The dwarf varieties won't need supporting, but tall varieties should be staked using lengths of string along each row secured by canes. They shouldn't need watering before the flowers appear, but hoe between plants to stop weeds competing for nutrients.
Once the flowers are forming, give the plants a good soak once a week. In June, when the plants are flowering, pinch out the top 10cm to encourage the pods to form.
The first crops should be ready in June if you sowed in February. Pick them when they are 5-8cm long and cook the pods hole. If you want to shell them, harvest when the beans have begun to show through the pod but before the scar on each shelled bean has become discoloured.
After harvesting, dig the plants into the soil to provide green manure. Longpods are the hardiest of the beans, producing slender pods with kidney-shaped beans inside, which are sown in autumn.
The second group is Windsors, for spring sowing, which have short fat pods containing flat, round beans which are said to have the best flavour.
Good Windsor varieties include 'Green Windsor' and 'White Windsor', while favourable longpod types include 'Aquadulce Claudia' and 'Red Epicure'.
Three ways to... Control pests on the veg patch 1. Early in the year, put a layer of garden fleece over young plants to protect them from flying insects such as aphids, carrot fly and cabbage white butterflies. In the summer, replace the fleece with very fine plastic netting, draped over hoops of stiff wire and weighed down at the edges.
2. Keep rabbits out by installing a barrier of chicken wire fencing 1m high above the ground and 30cm below the surface around the patch.
3. Protect young plants from surface slugs with rings cut from plastic bottles, cutting sections 10cm high and pushing them 2-3cm into the ground. Copper tape is also worth trying around small raised beds.
What to do this week :: Spike lawns with a fork to alleviate drainage problems and fill in holes with sharp sand.
:: Sow spinach while the soil is workable.
:: If further snow persists, continue to brush snow off branches to stop them buckling under the weight.
:: Lift, divide and replant clumps of rhubarb which need rejuvenating.
:: Prune winter jasmine as the flowers fade.
:: Add a top dressing of gravel or chippings to the rock garden to help drainage around plants.
:: Prick out and pot on sweet pea seedlings sown last month.
:: Continue to harvest winter veg such as Brussels sprouts, kale and spinach.
:: Sow early peas in a length of plastic guttering filled with compost and keep in a cold frame or greenhouse to germinate.
:: Apply a dose of rose fertiliser to create a greater resistance to disease and encourage healthier plants.
:: Transfer fuchsia cuttings taken in the autumn into 5cm (2in) pots, but avoid heavy watering until the root systems are fully established.
:: Continue to plant fruit trees and bushes if soil conditions are suitable. Otherwise heel the plants in or put them, still wrapped, into a frost-free shed until the soil conditions improve.


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On November 3, the non-profit World Preservation Foundation co-hosted with Dods Parliamentary Services a unique gathering at the historic Central Hall Westminster in London, with speakers from government, science, media and advocacy organizations, to discuss the increasingly evident effects of climate change and explain how the production of food, and in particular livestock raising, is seriously impacting global warming, biodiversity loss, water shortages, and more.
"Leaders Preserving Our Future: Pace & Priorities Climate Change," was attended by experts and dignitaries such as the Duchess of Norfolk; High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda, Dr. Karl Roberts; Dr. Ester van der Voet, a representative from the United Nations Environment Program, and the ambassadors of such countries as Russia, Bolivia, Nepal, and others.
The highlight of the afternoon was the presence of Supreme Master Ching Hai who delivered a message via video on solving the large environmental crises of concern in the meeting, as well as urging leaders and co-citizens alike to make courageous Earth-saving changes.
We now invite you to join us for part 1 of the 7-part rebroadcast of the live conference "Leaders Preserving Our Future: Pace and Priorities on Climate Change" on November 3, 2010, in Westminster, London, in the United Kingdom.
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Fairfax County residents will have an opportunity to provide their input on the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget (which runs from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011) to county leaders in a variety of ways this year. The county, in conjunction with Fairfax County Public Schools,has scheduled 12 community dialogue sessions and established a budget hotline and an online budget feedback form.
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The input gathered from the public will be used as a key factor to help guide the development of criteria for making budget decisions, providing the public with greater opportunity to help shape the budget before County Executive Anthony H. Griffin presents his proposed budget to the Board of Supervisors in February 2010. Residents will still have an opportunity to provide feedback in March and April to the board at the budget hearings as in previous years.
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According to the FDA, Breakthrough Therapy designation is intended to expedite the development and review of drugs that treat serious or life-threatening conditions if the therapy has demonstrated substantial improvement over an available therapy on at least one clinically significant endpoint. The designation includes all of the fast track program features, as well as more intensive FDA guidance. The Breakthrough Therapy designation is a distinct status from both accelerated approval and priority review, which can also be granted to the same drug if relevant criteria are met[3].
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Initial results from a Phase I study investigating the maximum tolerated dose, safety, pharmacokinetics and antitumor activity of LDK378 in 88 patients with ALK+ advanced malignancies, as detected by an FDA-approved test and who had progressed during treatment with, or were intolerant to, crizotinib, were presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology 2012 annual congress. The data showed marked responses in a majority of patients with ALK+ NSCLC[1]. A response rate (including complete response [CR], partial response [PR] and unconfirmed PR) of 80% was observed in the patients who had experienced disease progression after crizotinib treatment[1].
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LDK378 is a highly selective inhibitor of an important cancer target, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)[1],[4]. Because it is an investigational compound, the safety and efficacy profile of LDK378 has not yet been established. Access to this investigational compound is available only through carefully controlled and monitored clinical trials. These trials are designed to better understand the potential benefits and risks of this compound. Because of the uncertainty of clinical trials, there is no guarantee that LDK378 will ever be commercially available anywhere in the world.
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer accounting for 85-90% of all cases[5]. Approximately 3-8% of patients with NSCLC have the ALK gene mutation[1]. There are limited treatment options for patients with ALK+ NSCLC, who tend to be non-smokers and younger than NSCLC patients without an ALK translocation.[2]
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OROVILLE >> An Oroville woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted and raped during an October 2012 incident identified the three men on trial as her attackers.
The woman, who was 19 during the incident, identified defendants Alex Delashan McNack, 22; Marshall Nixon, 18; and Benny McCoy Williams, 20.
She didn't know Nixon by name, but said Tuesday in Butte County Superior Court that she never forgot a face. The woman also knew Williams by a nickname.
The defendants, all from Stockton, are on trial for seven felony counts each for the alleged incident at an apartment on the 600 block of West Fourth Avenue in Chico early on Oct. 27, 2012. Charges include acting in concert with another to forcibly conduct oral copulation, sodomy and forcible rape with a foreign object; two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object; sexual battery by restraint; and forcible rape.
The woman, who began testifying Friday, was the only witness Tuesday.
Under questioning by supervising deputy district attorney Kelly Maloy, the woman continued to recount what happened.
The woman had previously testified she had traveled to Chico from Oroville to meet friends for pre-Halloween festivities. She got separated from her friends, but encountered one who agreed to let her stay at his apartment.
The alleged incident took place when that friend left the apartment. McNack, who had been staying in the same room as the woman, had briefly left before returning. Two other men entered moments later.
On Tuesday, the woman testified how the three men engaged in the alleged acts. She said she had not given consent and told them repeatedly and strenuously to stop.
The woman said one of the men threatened her by telling her they knew where she lived and that she had children.
After the alleged incident and when two of the men left, McNack allegedly told her that they were scared when her demeanor changed. The woman replied that it was she who should be scared.
"He said 'You knew what was going to happen. You knew what was handed to you,'" the woman said.
She said she had a previous social friendship with the defendants on Facebook. About a week after the incident, a video was posted to her Facebook page. She reported it to police because she was scared about a reference to killing a woman.
It was a music video by a hip-hop group that included McNack and Williams. The video appeared to mostly be about bragging about a certain lifestyle that included money and marijuana. The phrase the woman was concerned about appeared to be one line from the two minute, 37 second song.
Defense attorneys representing the three defendants cross-examined the woman. Williams' attorney, Kevin Sears, asked the woman about what she initially told officers following the incident and what she said during the trial.
The woman testified that three men removed condoms and left bodily fluid. She said she didn't recall telling an officer that it was just two.
Sears also asked about how the woman ended up at West Fifth and Ivy streets, where she flagged down a police officer at about 5 a.m. She testified a man from a neighboring residence had given her a ride to Columbus Avenue, where she was looking for a family friend, and later to West Fifth and Ivy.
The woman said she didn't recall telling police that the man drove her first to West Fifth and Ivy and then left her at Columbus before she walked back to West Fifth.
Testimony will continue Wednesday.
The defendants remain in custody.
Reach reporter Ryan Olson at facebook.com/NorCalJustice and 896-7763.


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The event - chaired by futurologist, broadcaster and author, Dr James Bellini - has seen industry leaders from all over the world come together to discuss innovation, future trends and how to produce the next generation of foods to feed the world.
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I wish I knew the song you were referring to in that other thread.
this post does not count
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granted you are unharmed but the ones you love die
i wish that didn't seem so fucked up
Granted, but you have to watch an hour of E news.
I wish for something that has already been granted.
Granted. but you get all the corrupted wished.
I wish I could sing in a rock band!
I wish the recognize the movie game thread was more popular.
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Rising From The Storm T-Shirt Sale
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Purchase a "Rising from the Storm 2012″ tshirts to benefit the Food Cupboard in Ocean City. Proceeds will help them continue their relief efforts. T-shirts are $25 and can be purchased at Gabrielle & Company, OC Local Fitness Gym, 7th St. Surf Shop, City2Shore Gourmet and Boyar's Food Market. These are all merchants on Asbury Avenue in Ocean City and ALL these places were damaged by Hurricane Sandy but are reopened for business.


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Ilton Bed and Breakfast
Ilton, its nice to feel at home
We created Ilton because we have been long dreaming about the ideal place to stay in Pisa. We restored the place trying to create the best for our guests, who will find only a few but very nice rooms, quiet, silent and spacious. All equipped with all technological comforts, they are the quintessence of hospitality, privacy and independence.
after two years of hard work this dream came true, and Ilton is now open.
Iton B&B is situated just 30 metres from the Cisanello general hospital, a few minutes from the national research council (cnr),2 km from congress building the historical centre with the famous miracoli square and the leaning tower less then 4 km from international airport Gallileo Gallilei, 15 km from Livorno port
The rooms, all equipped with private services and modern technologies, have been realized in order to satisfy our guests comfort needs. They re all fit out with elegance and design.
At your arrival we will consign you the main doors key and the room key, so youll be free to go out and come back to ILTON B&B whenever you want. We will be there to welcome you at you arrival: we will arrange it by telephone. Therefore, you can contact us by telephone 24 hours on 24, and, in case of need, well be at ILTONs in a few minutes.
Check-in hour is from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. If you need to arrive in different hours,(no earlier then 10 a.m.), you can deposit your luggage and wait for the room to be ready. We will arrange together check-in conditions by telephone or by e-mail, when the reservation is confirmed.
You have to leave the room within 10 a.m, but you can leave and deposit your luggage at the B&B until 8 p.m.
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Please note: Payment cash only, on arrival.
Please advice about arrival time.
예약 가능 여부 및 가격예약 가능 여부와 가격을 보려면 날짜를 선택한 후 '날짜 업데이트'를 클릭하세요'
- 공항 픽업 및 드롭오프
- 조식 불포함
- 어린이 친화적
- 예약 가능한 아기침대
- 엘리베이터
- 무료 주차
- 무료 와이파이
- 헤어드라이기
- 청소
- 인터넷 액세스
- 금연
- 주차
- 애완 동물 환영
- 타월 포함
취소 정책이 숙소는 1일 취소 정책이 있습니다. 이 시간 내에 취소하지 않으면 체류 첫날 밤에 부과되는 숙박료와 똑같은 금액의 취소 수수료가 발생합니다.
약도지도 보기지도 숨기기
How to reach us:
by car: from the Railway Station Pisa Centrale
From the Railway Station go straight on in Viale Gramsci and take the second on the right (viale Bonaini) and go on to the big roundabout in Piazza Guerrazzi. Take the fourth exit in direction of Vittoria Bridge, cross the river Arno and at the roundabout take the second exit (via Matteotti), go through two sets of traffic lights and at the roundabout go straight on (so that on the right youll have the Superstore), go through a traffic light and at the roundabout take the second exit (via Manghi), and just after, at the second rounabout, take the first exit (via Martin Lutero); at the end of the street turn on the left in Via San Biagio, go along the entrance of the Cisanello General Hospital, turn on the left in Via Paradisa and turn immediately on the left in via di Mezzana. The last building is the n. 19. We are at the 5th floor (take the elevator).
By foot/Bus from the Railway Station.
Take the Blue LAM Bus and go until the end of the line (11 bus stops), in via Martin Lutero. At the and of the road turn on the left in Via San Biagio, go along the entrance of the Cisanello General Hospital, turn on the left in Via Paradisa and turn immediately on the left in via di Mezzana. The last building is the n. 19. We are at the 5th floor (take the elevator).
From the International Airport Galilei:
we suggest to take a taxi, or take the RED LAM bus line and arrive at the Pisa Centrale Railway Station. (look above).
By car from all directions (motorways A11 and A12).
Exit at Pisa centro and take the highway SGC FI PI LI (East direction, as to reach Florence) and go on until you reach the 3th exit Pisa Nord-Est. Take the exit and go on for 2 km (cross also the Arno river) until you reach the roundabout, take the first exit and at the next roundabout take the first exit (via Martin Lutero). At the end of the street turn on the left (in via san biagio), go along the entrance of the Cisanello General Hospital and
turn on the left in Via Paradis, then turn immediately on the left in via di Mezzana. The last building is the n. 19. We are at the 5th floor (take the elevator).
How to reach:
The historical centre: the leaning Tower, the Cathedral.
From the B&B go straight on and turn on the left in via Paradisa, then turn on the right in via San Biagio, go along the entrance of Cisanello General Hospital and turn on the right in via Martin Lutero, when youll find the Bus Stop of the BLUE LAM Bus (direction: the Railway Station). From the Railway Station you can take the RED LAM Bus and go directly to the Miracoli Square, or take the Green LAM Bus which goes through the beautiful Lungarni (the streets all along the Arno river). Go until Lungarno Pacinotti, from which youll easily reach the city centre and the beautiful shopping streets (Borgo Stretto and Corso Italia)
The international Airport G.Galilei:
Go to the Railway Station, then take the RED LAM bus, which reaches the Airport.
Pisas environs, the seaside, and the other important towns of Tuscany:
Reach the railway Station (see above): by train you can reach Lucca, Firenze, Livorno, Roma.
To take the suburban bus lines, which go to the seaside, go to the Railway Station, and, to reach the Suburban Lines Station, go straight on to viale Gramsci and reach Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, turn on the left in via santAntonio, and youll find the CPT: the suburban bus lines station.


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Depending on how far you're planning to go on your first day, I'd recommend stopping in the Quad Cities for a trip around one (or more) of the courses here:
West Lake (Davenport, IA... a must. Wonderful 24-holer with about 8 signature holes. Lotsa water.)
Camden 2 (Milan, IL. Just finished this past season. All 18 are through the woods. Incredible course. My personal fav.)
Middle Park (Bettendorf, IA. Great mix of open and wooded holes. Awesome layout and very challenging.)
http://www.qcdiscgolfclub.com/courses/index.php#maptop for details
If it fits your plans, PM me and we can try to rendezvous for a round. I love showing people around West Lake for their first time. Common quotes: "Holy shit", "I don't know which one was my favorite hole", "I've never seen a course like this." I've even had a "I'm almost out of discs" once. Lotsa water.
Hope you can make the stop. --Andy
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Spilanthes Flower
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 14, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Spilanthes flower (Spilanthes oleracea and Spilanthes acmella)
Spilanthes flower (Spilanthes oleracea and Spilanthes acmella) is also known as the 'Toothache plant'. It is a flowering native plant found in Brazil. This small and erect plant has broad leaves which grow rather quickly and that has delicate gold and red flowers that are commonly used in herbal preparations.
The Spilanthes flower is mainly ornamental but the flower heads contain a great amount of an analgesic agent known as Spilanthol. This is specially used to numb toothaches and gum aches as well.
History and Origin
The Spilanthes flower has been used as a remedy for toothache and as an astringent for many decades now. In the Northern parts of Brazil, this flower is added to vegetables during cooking. It adds flavor to stews and salads. It is combined with garlic and different types of chillies for flavor.
In Southeast Asian countries, the Spilanthes flower is used to douse the intense heat and taste of chili and different types of peppers.
Ancient Uses
Ancient tribes of Central America have used the Spilanthes flower as a vegetable and also for its medicinal value. It was a remedy for toothache, digestive problems and also throat and gum disease. In India, it was used as an additive in tobacco for flavor.
Modern Uses
The Spilanthes flower uses in modern times still reflects its use during the ancient times. It is still a notable treatment for toothache owing to the analgesic effect of spilanthol. Aside from toothaches, it can treat gum disease and throat infections; it is also used as an oral antiseptic.
Spilanthes flowers are also a treatment for fungus and ringworm infestation. In the tropics, where malaria is prevalent, the Spilanthes flower has been known to also treat this debilitating disease.
There have been studies in the use of extracts of the Spilanthes flower as a treatment to decrease facial lines and facial wrinkles. There is a promising effect for relaxing facial muscles to decrease visible wrinkles in the face and to diminish ageing lines and age spots. Many are eager to know if the Spilanthes flower extract can ultimately be a replacement for expensive Botox treatments but results regarding this study have yet to be announced.
Spilanthes flowers may be used fresh; it can be chewed for the treatment of toothache and can also be eaten with other leafy greens or added to cooking as well. Spilanthes flowers were taken as tea or extracts added in water to get its full therapeutic effect.
Side Effects
There are no known side effects of the Spilanthes flower yet. Since Spilanthes flowers should be used sparingly for toothaches, experts have reported no side effects even with a double dose of the herbal remedy. It is however contraindicated in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers since little is known yet regarding the effect of the Spilanthes flower on the developing fetus or child.
Although the Spilanthes flower can relieve toothaches, it is still necessary to visit a dentist regarding the appropriate treatment or dental procedure to be done. Ask your dentist too regarding any adverse effects of the Spilanthes flower in your current medications if you want to take Spilanthes preparations for your toothaches.
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Topic: Leg Cramps and Constipation Tips 'n Tricks
Just thought I'd post this as these are things that help my husband Tom for Leg Cramps and Constipation.
Severe Leg Cramps:
If your loved one who has CC experiences severe leg cramps this may be of help.
1) Place dryer sheets under the bottom sheet where the calves of the legs would be when sleeping. About 8 - 10 of them laid out, then place the bottom sheet over them. Don't know why, but it works to eliminate them. Tom used to experience them about every 3 days, now after using the dryer sheets he only has them maybe 1x a month. Change the dryer sheets each time you change out the bed linens or at least every week.
2) When / if experiencing those pain wrenching leg cramps, the CC patient is usually in such pain that you can't even touch the leg to try to massage the cramp out, so what we use are hot/wet towels. I run hot water over towels (as hot as my hands can stand) then wring them out, place each one in a plastic bad, then wrap the affected leg with the plastic covered towel, (being careful not to burn the patient) You may have to place a thinner dry towel over the leg first. The keep replacing the hot towels until the cramp subsides. (Generally within 5 - 10 minutes) It's a lot of running back and forth from the patient to the sink, but IT WORKS. I have been doing this for Tom for the past year, and these are the ONLY things that we have found that work for his severe leg cramps! (Don't laugh, try them both)
Many CC patients suffer from constipation, and moreso if they are on painkillers!
Tom has tried colace, milk of magnesia, miralax....etc. and NONE of them were effective!
I then remember that one of my grandchildren suffered from severe constipation as a very young child and one of the things we gave her to 'help her go' was pear juice!
So off to the store goes I and the search for pear juice begins....well you can't find it in the regular juice section of the store, so go to the baby section, where they have diapers, baby food, etc. And you WILL find PEAR JUICE.
Have your constipated CC patient drink one 4 - 8 oz glass of pear juice every day and like clockwork, they WILL be able to go to the bathroom! Don't know why it works, or how it works, but it does! Tom has been constipation free for the past two weeks since he started drinking pear juice (before that he suffered terribly from constipation with nothing relieving it) This also works for young children all the way to adults/seniors. For young children, be careful not to give them too much (no more then 3 - 4 ozs daily) or you will have the opposite of constipation!
Hope these tips 'n tricks help others out there!


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Hawthorne rocket maker SpaceX has taken a big step in its push to develop reusable launch vehicles.
The company officially known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp. released a video Monday showing the test flight of its Grasshopper rocket, which took off and hovered 12 stories off the ground.
The test flight was conducted Dec. 17 at SpaceX's rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas. The rocket rose 131 feet, hovered and landed safely on the pad using closed loop thrust vector and throttle control. The entire test lasted 29 seconds.
SpaceX sees development of a reusable rocket as a way to significantly reduce launch costs. Development of reusable rockets has so far eluded the aerospace industry.
Such a vehicle would also advance SpaceX founder Elon Musk's dream of sending people to Mars to establish human colonies. The idea is for the Red Planet's new inhabitants to be able to soar to Mars and then use the same rocket to return to Earth.
SpaceX's Grasshopper stands 10 stories tall and consists of the company's Falcon 9 rocket first stage, a SpaceX Merlin 1D engine, four steel landing legs with hydraulic dampers and a steel support structure.
The latest test was a major improvement over the Grasshopper's previous flight tests. In November, the rocket flew 17.7 feet, or two stories, and hovered briefly. An earlier test in September saw the rocket rise six feet.
SpaceX said it expects to continue testing the Grasshopper with "successively more sophisticated flights" over the next several months.
In business for only 10 years, SpaceX has already leaped past more established rocket companies in some respects.
For example, in May, SpaceX became the first private company to send a spacecraft to successfully berth with the International Space Station.
The company sent a second successful mission to the ISS in October, starting the first of at least a dozen regular flights to the orbiting outpost.


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Vegamót - Hafnarbraut 4 GPS: 65° 58,047'N, 18° 31,848'W
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Dalvík is a typical fishing village with around 1.500 inhabitants. The village is surrounded by the ocean, deep valleys and the high mountains of the Tröllaskagi peninsula. There are countless possibilities of things to do in Dalvík area; whale watching, museum, horse rental, swimming pool and gym, great hiking routs and areas for outdoor activity, birdwatching in a nature reserve, golf, skiing area and more! In Dalvík area there are great possibilities to watch the Northern lights during winter time. There is a short distance to grocery store, atm, cafe and restaurant among other things from the hostel.From Dalvík the ferry Sæfari sails three times a week to Grímsey island which lies on the Arctic Circle. Sæfari ferry also sails two times a week to Hrísey, the Pearl of Eyjafjörður fjord.
Opening times (daily/weekly): The reception is open 09:00 - 10:00 and 17:00 - 18:00Opening times (over the year): Open all year
Siglufjörður 34 km (ca. 35 min) - Akureyri 44 km (ca. 35 min) - Berg 127 km (ca. 1 hour 30 min) - Árbót 124 km (ca. 1 hour 30 min)
412 km (ca. 4 hours 50 min)
We want to contribute to supporting and strengthening the environmental consciousness and sense of responsibility of both Icelandic and foreign travellers in Iceland by offering guests facilities, services and recreation where responsible treatment of natural and cultural surroundings are the guiding principles; The environmental policy of HI Iceland
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The Green Hostel certification is based on environmental and social requirements set out by HI Iceland, with the professional support of an independent consulting agency which audits the hostels.
Dalvik HI Hostel has proved its commitment to sustainable practices and put special emphasizes on topics like consumption/purchasing, reusing and recycling, pollution, energy and water, transportation, external surroundings and environmental education.
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HI Iceland has included enviromental and social aspects in the organization's Quality Standards for many years. All HI Iceland hostels must fulfill the General Quality Standards which include mandatory environmental requirements.
Dalvík community has two Swimming Pools, in Dalvík there is a 12,5m x 25 m pool, with hot tubs, shallow childrans pool, watermushroom, waterslides, solarium, steambath and a very nicely equipped gym. Svarfaðardalur valley indoor swimming pool was built in 1929 and its the oldest specially made indoor pool in Iceland. The pool can be rented for families or groups, contact Dalvík Swimming Pool for reservation, tel. +354–466-3233
The museum in Dalvík has a lot to offer its guests. The room and things of Jóhann Pétursson who was among the tallest men in the world, collection of birds, a polar bear and a seal. The story of the great earthquake of Dalvík 1934 can be read. Skiing On mountain Böggvisstaðafjall we enjoy one of Icelands best skiing resort. Dalvík has a long tradition of skiing and many great skiers from Dalvík have competed for Iceland at international competitions and the Olympics.
Whale watching and sea angling can be enjoyed on the orginal oak fishing boats Viktor from Dalvík and Níels Jónsson from Hauganes village.
The reserve is about 8 sq.km. of wetland by the Svarfaðardalur river. Very good conditions for many species of birds which can be seen in the area. Marked trails for birdwatching and two huts by nearby small lakes. Birdwatching can also be done by the whale watching boats or by taking a trip to Grímsey island.
Grímsey island lies 40 km north of Iceland, directly on the Arctic circle. The ferry Sæfari sails from Dalvík three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
From Dalvík you can choose from a lot of hiking possibilities on Tröllaskagi, wether its for a short day trip or for longer trips. Tröllaskagi is a rugged peninsula lying between Skagafjörður and Eyjafjörður, filled with mountains, rivers and small glaciers.
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PAULA Walker confesses she is still waiting to click with Sochi's Olympic bobsleigh track – and says she is running out of time.
The former world junior champion, from Trowbridge, will have six official practice runs at the Sanki Sliding Center before she joins forces with brakewoman Bex Wilson when the competition starts for real on Tuesday.
Four years ago, on her Olympic debut, she finished 11th with all the expectations on teammate Nicola Minichiello, who arrived at the Games as the reigning world champion.
This time Walker is Great Britain's only woman driver in Sochi and has been given a stiff target with a top-eight finish to secure future funding, which could in turn also decide her plans in the sport.
"If I'm honest the track has not clicked with me yet and I'm hoping that six practice runs will be enough to get the feeling I need for it," said Walker, pictured right.
"I was at the test event here last year, but I really struggled. I'm working hard to tell myself everything will be okay because normally I'm a fast learner.
"Vancouver was a very hard track, but I quickly mastered it. I need to find the inner vibe you need to get accustomed to a track.
"We've got a target of top eight, but on this track it's going to be tough. My last runs here were a bit of a wild ride but until I've done my practice runs I've no realistic placement for myself."
British Bobsleigh held an extensive selection process to decide who would sit behind Walker in Sochi, with Kelly Denyer and former world champion Gillian Cooke among those trailed before Wilson, 22, was given the nod.
"Bex has got great trust in me and to know she's the best physically in our team and has the faith in me to keep her safe, really puts me in a positive frame of mind," added Walker, who nicknames her sled Morris.
"I don't think I have to prove myself to her, I know she's got my back no matter what happens and I'm chuffed to have her on my team.
"It would have been nice to be settled, but I also wanted to know who was going to be the best for my team and that's why we tried out so many different combinations.
"Gillian is a fantastic athlete and was with me for two years and it was always going to be hard to get her out of that seat.
"I wanted to make sure that Bex was absolutely the best person and we gave everyone a fair opportunity because it's the Olympics and everyone deserved a shot to prove themselves."
Walker, 27, is keeping her options open about her post-Games plans – though they say it takes ten years to become a world-class driver and the 2018 Games would mark a decade in the sport.
"I don't know whether my knees can hang out," she added. "I'm not thinking of 2018, I don't know whether I would last physically until then, but I certainly can't rule it out.
"If I'm seeking to do better than here I might get drawn in again. If I'm happy with how I do, then I might think differently."
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If you ran out and tried the Galette De Roi we recommended last week from Epicerie Boulud—and I know you did—here's another King Cake for you.
Maison Kayser's version ($6.95 for an individual portion, $28 for full size) is quite different from Epicerie Boulud's. For starters it's sold as an individual round mini cake with crust on all sides, not a cake slice. Then there's the lightness of the crust. It's far less dense than the Boulud offering and most King Cakes I've eaten over the years, something like the crust you'll find in an apple turnover.
That means if you eat the entire cake in one sitting, oh I don't know, for breakfast, you don't feel too stuffed afterward. But it's available for a limited time only, so get it now.
About the author: Native New Yorker Niko Triantafillou is the founder of DessertBuzz.com his photographs of desserts and pastry chefs have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Dessert Professional Magazine. He is an unabashed foodie nerdling. Follow him on Twitter at @DessertBuzz.


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At one point in my life I had a naive and somewhat delusional sense of what the game industry must be like. I thought an idea (and ideas in general) were the bread and butter, the sole resource, the industry ran on. Obviously, all great developments and designs start as ideas. However, it took some harsh realizations and shifts in perspective to note that ideas are the least sought after commodity within the industry. This insight came largely in the form of articles written or suggested by Sir Tom Sloper.
I shed a large portion of the arrogance that followed the way I envisioned the role I wanted to play within the design and development of a video game. Part of me believed I could waltz into a publisher or design studio with what I thought was a great idea, lay out my thoughts and if I was lucky enough, gain the resources as well as control over a project to develop said idea. I never wanted to pass off an idea and just have someone make my game for me but even so my proposal was unrealistic to say the least. I now know that completed work, and in essence, "fleshing out" of a project is far more sought after than how innovative the idea behind said project may be. In fact, ideas that are too far from the norm tend to be deemed risky or too much of a gamble from a publishers perspective.
Dispirited and at a loss of hope I started to give up on the notion of becoming a game designer. The climb necessary to be in a position where I COULD put my own ideas into play didn't seem appealing so it was realistically out of reach. After shattering the narrow goals and naive career path I had once thought existed I settled on following one of my strengths, writing. I had always found it easy to convey my ideas as well as paint vivid imagery with only written words. Deciding that I may still want to be a part of the game industry as a story or dialogue writer I was able to mentally revisit my design ideas from a different perspective. This all left me thinking "well, what CAN I do with my ideas?". I've always thought story mechanics/plots were simple to come about if you have the imagination for that sort of thing. In my opinion, the only things that set the greats apart is the creative attention to detail as well as diverse exposure/inspiration. I had always focused on game play mechanics and environmental interactions/properties due to this stand on story development.
Although I didn't feel like I could get much of anything worthwhile down if it only pertained to story and lore I started simmering in my ideas again. I didn't have the same goal of one day presenting it to some company or even working through the DIY method to bring it to life; As arrogant as it may sound the scope/scale of my ideas could never come about efficiently/effectively with limited resources. With my renewed interest in game design and a more humble/modest approach I reread a lot of the articles which had, in a sense, broken my spirit. This time around I realized something that had been obscure to me before with my delusional sense of things which should have also been obvious. Ideas are nothing in and of themselves, this much is true, if they are all you have. As Sir Sloper had said (paraphrasing here) an idea is nothing, it takes dozens and dozens of ideas to even get the ball rolling. In all these years of thinking up concepts and "designs" I had never once wrote anything down. I kept my ideas vivid by revisiting them constantly which kept them alive and partially let them grow. Nonetheless it was a key error because what is an idea when its just sitting in your head? Nothing but a dream. But if you can coherently write them down for someone ELSE to make sense of...
My ideas were developing to some extent since about 2001. They took a sudden halt when I found a game that had almost all of the things I originally sought after while designing and conceptualizing. I no longer felt the need to develop a game with some concepts which weren't mainstream due to this game. That game was Fable, with its announcement my ideas seemed to have been played out closely enough. A lot of the things I had wished for were coming into the industry in one form or another so why should I keep developing them? Others would eventually think of everything I had so why not sit back and enjoy it right? I didn't feel cheated or bitter as some would think when it was released, I was glad I could enjoy the things I wanted for so long. After playing Fable (and eventually all of its successors) I realized the experience was satisfying but didn't quite quench my thirst. It added loads for me to build on and furthered many of my original concept. Yet, I still felt I had more to offer.
With the ideas instilled by Sir Sloper and many others I finally decided to start writing. I wrote the basis of my ideas down in a coherent manner which anyone (even a non-gamer) could grasp. The more I wrote the clearer things became. I was determined to, if nothing else, write the building blocks for what I wanted. It didn't have to be technical or specific (as in for the programmers or graphic artist) but I just wanted it to be understandable across the board from designers to artist to programmers. I later realized I had started on what is known as a GDD (game design document). The skeleton on which everything is mounted on. Even though ideas were worth nothing, I now had plenty of ideas piled on one another which, in my opinion, could realistically start something meaningful. After I had written all I thought summarized what I wanted and essentially sown the seeds which could grow into a game, something resounded in a part of an article I read. I had recently read something similar, to what had resounded within me, about writing books (for a somewhat separate project; my story/my book~~). What I had remembered was that Sir Sloper said something along the lines of "why would a company want to hire you for one idea/game?". They want someone who has the ability to develop ideas and manage projects effectively, not someone who has an idea to develop. The article on writing said that it is unwise to try and one shot a masterpiece/your life's work. Tolkiens don't write the Lord of the Rings and Rowlings don't write Harry Potter in one shot or one part. For multiple reasons this made sense. Proving your worth with lesser projects, cutting down how daunting the scope of your project must be into manageable portions, building a fan base as well as learning from trial and error in technique/approach to a project itself.~~
At this point I decided to halt any further mental/written development of my concept/design. I was to partition my three main "innovative/trademark" ideas into three projects. Since then I have developed and documented those three ideas decently enough but all of my writing still feels like just that, ideas. I know I can't realistically take it any further because it would be time consuming to get any concrete progress done with "indie"/home brew methods. So I guess my reason for this post is simply for opinions. I know I will reach the same point I originally did and "sow the seeds" for what would be needed to start an actual project. But then what? If I am to believe what I've read from experienced veterans in the field, the chances of me even getting a meeting to pitch my thoughts are slim to none. So what hope do I have in actually succeeding at getting my ideas into reality? I've accepted that my work could never see the light of day but positive feedback from anyone I've shared with has lead me to think I should pursue it a bit more actively.
Open to opinions/suggestions, Alfred ←§•ɸ◦§→
The only way someone will listen is to do something that they can see and which makes an impression on people, which probably means indy work. Take a look at games like "To the Moon", which was extremely low budget but made an impression on people.
There are plenty of indie wannabe's that are lacking in ideas, so you can probably post on a site like Unity community, or an rpg or adventure game community. Generally, though, it's a good idea to have some programming experience, so it's a skill you should think about, at least a scripting language. Another thing to try might be a game mod from a popular game.
This will probably mean you need to pare down your ideas to a smaller game, or possibly put them on the shelf and design a new, smaller game. No one starts at the top designing a AAA game. There aren't that many game designers at a game company. Most of them are doing programming or modeling work, so you are seeking a job with very few openings except in the indy market, and even there, most developers have their own ideas already.
I've seen a lot of cases of people trying to either develop or design games that are way beyond what they can carry out. All it leads to is frustration and eventually giving up. Start small.


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any thing on thatcher's prospective role with the Dbacks? is he still going to garner holds?
Jul 31, 2013 13:14 PM
Exceptionally light trading deadline action. It seems between the August deals to come and the added wild-card spot, many teams are/were reluctant to move players as they have been in past years...
Jul 31, 2013 14:25 PM
What you mentioned, plus the loss of compensation picks for rentals and the fact that all 30 teams have enough money to lock up their best players have completely killed the trade deadline.
Jul 31, 2013 16:31 PM
Interesting. Might just be me, but this seems like a quieter trade deadline than usual. The biggest players dealt were two 2-3ish starters, while the biggest prospect was probably Garcia(?).
Jul 31, 2013 14:26 PM
Hey, did the Yankees ever send anything back in the Chris Nelson trade with Colorado? It matters for my fantasy league, where we still award the PTBNL (if there is one) to the owner of the player traded. It was a PTBNL or cash, but since they dropped him off on the Angels, they aren't sending a player to COL are they? Is the trade still open or is it closed?
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Varejao is in beast mode today, 6 points 21 rebounds and 7 assists, man I wish the Pacers had him.
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Varejao is in beast mode today, 6 points 21 rebounds and 7 assists, man I wish the Pacers had him.
This Cleveland/Washington game is pretty good too.
What a great pass by Varejao damn.
Varejao has always been an underrated player in the league.
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
Kobe was carrying around a rather cute purse.
17 points for Waiters is not bad for his first game, Irving with 29 points and Varejao with almost a triple double 9, 23 and 9 damn.
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If you mean the Pacers' best assets are too valuable for Varejao, and their lesser assets are not valuable enough, thus, there's no reasonable deal possible, then I'd agree.
I think the Wizards really suck.
Mario Chalmers has really grown on me.
I still hate Chalmers, man how I hate that guy
Yep Barbosa
Barbosa is on fire.
Boston has a lot of work to do, in getting all their new possible contributors to play defense
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
Small ball is bringing Boston back, of course Lebron been out also helps.
This might be a new NBA season, but Miami is still getting the calls.
And Barbosa is making some people here eat crow.
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
Swear, how does Wade get away with that High elbow clear out like that? Then Rondo gets a T for calling it out. Utter BS. I will never respect DWade.
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RIM hasn't given up on its 7-inch PlayBook tablet, but it seems Best Buy is done with the tablet that's failed to catch on. Reports are coming in that Best Buys are canceling all PlayBook orders. Read »
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In another bout of bad news for Research in Motion, Google has announced it will end support for its BlackBerry GMail app. Read »
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Because of a lack of 3G connectivity, the iPhone hasn't really taken off in the developing nation, but BlackBerry is selling strong, Read »
RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android apps later this year after a software update. That much we do know. Now, Bloomberg reports that all QNX-based BlackBerry smartphones will run Android apps as well. Read »
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- Topics that can be "translated" to relate to issues of the day or issues that the public deals with everyday can attract good crowds
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One of the top names in genre and cult classic DVDs and Blu-rays is Shout! Factory, and we were happy to stop by their booth at Comic-Con and check out all of their cool stuff. In addition to a great selection of products on sale, the friendly Shout people had lots of other items on display, free bags and My Little Pony Princess Twilight Sparkle crowns, and even a Red Ranger photo station! What really drew in crowds was a prototype of the upcoming Red Ranger head packaging for the Power Rangers Legacy: The First 20 Years. The massive iconic helmet looked amazing with all of the details you remember from the show, and work continues to make it even better! The final product will store all of the DVDs plugged into the back of the head horizontally, and will have a fantastic paint job that makes this the perfect Power Rangers display piece for your home. Look for it at the end of this year.
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Year to date, we've seen a robust 13% rise in the large-cap index S&P 500. Sure, the index has seen significant support from Apple (AAPL), which has reaped a 34% gain for 2012. But, even discounting this, the S&P has enjoyed a double-digit increase for 2012.
I am not a soothsayer, and I do not profess to know how well large-caps will do in the coming year, but at this point I see no signs of a slowdown anytime soon -- so let's take a look at a few large-cap stocks, or those with more than $10 billion in market capitalization, that look well-priced and worth considering as portfolio additions.
When I choose stocks to recommend, I rely on my guru strategies -- computerized stock screens I created that mirror the investing methods of some of Wall Street's greatest minds. One such investor is noted financial theorist, analyst and mutual-fund manager James P. O'Shaughnessy.
My O'Shaughnessy-based strategy favors the nation's largest retailer of organic and natural foods, Whole Foods (WFM), which has more than 340 stores spread around the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
The O'Shaughnessy growth strategy likes Whole Foods' large market capitalization of $16.8 billion; its earnings-per-share increases for each of the last five years; and its reasonable price-to-sales ratio -- the latter of which shows the stock is a good buy. The strategy then takes all the companies that have passed the previous tests and picks the top 50 based on their relative strength, which is a gauge of how well a stock has performed relative to the market during the past year. With a reading of 80 here, Whole Foods makes it into this elite group.
Another retailer worth looking at is home-furnishings maven Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), which is preferred by a strategy I modeled on the thinking of Peter Lynch. This screen focuses on the P/E/G ratio, which is the price-to-earnings ratio relative to growth, and is a measure of how much the investor is paying for growth. A P/E/G of up to 1.0 is allowed, and Bed Bath & Beyond sports a reading comfortably below that level, at 0.61. Another big plus is the fact that it has zero debt.
A third large-cap to consider is oil giant Chevron (CVX), which is a favorite of my Lynch strategy and has a market cap in excess of $211 billion. Its yield-adjusted P/E/G is a very acceptable 0.71. At the same time, the company has a very low level of debt, with equity coming in at more than 10x debt.
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A few Reds elected free agency today:
RHP Sun-Woo Kim
RHP Joe Mays
LHP Chris Michalak
C Dane Sardinha
1B/OF Andy Abad
OF Dewayne Wise
Well, at least Sardinha HAD a major league contract at one time. When he was 17 and hadn't played an at-bat or half-inning in the minors yet.
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I think mine was the most basic of basic quilt tops shown at the CMQG two weeks ago. I've only been quilting for a bit over 2 years so I don't feel too much pressure to be all complicated and fancy schmancy. (Ok, sometimes I do feel the pressure but I do not succumb! I have a 1 year old for goodness sake!) We were challenged to each design a quilt with the "Bright" Kona charm packs that RK so generously donated to our (and every) modern quilt guild.
This is what I came up with. Well, I didn't even come up with the design, I first saw this Zig-zag quilt on Rita's Flickr stream ... it was a more earthy colored quilt and I loved it and wanted to try it for myself. I LOVE zig-zag quilts, had never made one, and thought hey, I need to atleast try this! I do love how it turned out!
But I think I would have laid out the colors differently if I could do it again. I kept the colors in order from the charm pack, started at the top left, went straight across, then dropped down and straight left and so on.... I should have started in a corner and gone diagonal. Hmm, following the zag, if you know what I mean. Lucky for me I happen to have the other halves of all these Kona squares so I may just have to make another quilt and lay it out again, but better. That's what happens when you're crunched for time and just want a completed top to bring for show and tell!
To quilt it I'm mulling over some free-motion zig-zagging along the coal gray. I'm hoping for an organic design but still showing off the waves of color.


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Bethel College will host the visitation and service for Mishawaka Cpl. James Szuba and K9 partner Ricky. The visitation hours start Thursday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center. The service will take place Friday, Jan. 15 at 11 a.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center.
Both officers were killed in the line of duty this past weekend.
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Call Me MacLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
The local Scots Society ran a Robbie Burns Party with free whiskey for all true Scotsmen. Five friends decided to join in, except they weren't really Scottish. As persistent wannabes, however, they found creative ways to introduce themselves.
e.g. One young lass, famous for her crispy coconut cookies said, "Och, I'm ____. Call me 'Mac'!" Her assumed name? Macaroon!
Can you guess the other four names based on the given snippets of bio-data? All names start with "MAC" ... of course!
1. Edinburgh's nutty professor, an eccentric Australian, said, "Och, I'm _____. Call me 'Mac'!"
2. Known for making the best pasta in Edinburgh, another claimed, "Och, I'm Chef ______. Call me 'Mac'!"
3. The third, a South American parrot trainer, insisted, "Och, I'm _____. Call me 'Mac'!"
4. Finally in this group, a suspicious looking guy in a long, dark raincoat mumbled, "Och, I'm _____. Call me 'Mac'!"
HintThe lengths of the names are given:
It might also help to know that they introduced themselves in alphabetical order.
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The NW finally decided it is time for winter after a mostly dry end of the year. I have two questions. One probably should be posted in the general forums but they are related.
I see there are a couple of products the report to help you grip during wet conditions. Do any of these work or is using lots of towels like I do now work best?
I have been playing around with my thumb position during these wet conditions and have discovered that if I raise up my thumb and concentrate on pinching with the tip of my thumb I can get a stronger grip/rip. Now I know that most of my early releases are due to trying to throw too hard too fast, but that said this does seem to work. I don't see this done where I play, or talked about here though. It seems like using the tip of your thumb would create a stronger "single point" but a full thumb pad grip would create a "longer" but less concentrated grip point. Is this a method that could be used year round or does it not get talked about because it is fatally flawed on some level? This is the question I am the most curious about. Thanks


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This is a first for me on two levels. I have been encouraged by heavenwildfleur to join the Mactweets challenge for a while now, and yes, after making macarons a few times now, I am happy to say that I'm finally onboard with the folks at Mactweets! For this attempt, I've also used a new way of incorporating flavours into my macarons…with tea-infused jelly! As you can see, this is all very exciting for me!
This month's Macattack Challenge 12 is PINK, and mind you, this is no ordinary pink. It's PINK, representing the pink ribbons for the Breast Cancer Awareness month of October. I am very glad to be partaking in this on my first Mactweets challenge, as breast cancer is a debilitating disease that has struck close to home when one of my loved ones was diagnosed with it a few years ago. So most of all, whilst it is exciting to be caught up in the macarons buzz, this challenge is very meaningful to me. If you're able to, please do spread the word and take part in the campaign for raising awareness on breast cancer. Thank you.
As I've mentioned, I am trying out a new way of incorporating flavours to my macarons. This is not a novel method, but it certainly is in my kitchen and thank goodness, it worked! My friends loved the macarons, even more so when they knew that these were made for a good cause.
I have always loved the Ispahan, a lychee-based rose pastry, and so for this challenge, I decided to make some lychee mascarpone macarons. I wanted to give another dimension to the sweetness of lychees, and to achieve this, I made some jelly infused with one of my favourite teas, Emperor's Seven Treasures, which is a blend of different green and black tea leaves with fruity peach-like nuances. I thought this was a really delicious combination; the floral and fruity fragrance of the tea-infused jelly complimented the sweetness of lychees and white chocolate mascarpone very well! The watery and soft nature of jelly also cuts the thickness of the lychee white chocolate and mascarpone cream I made, and when eaten on the day after they were made, the cream and jelly came together as a wonderfully light filling with different textures to delight the palette.
Here are the recipes for the shell and filling.
For the macaron shells:
(adapted from heavenwildfleur)
100g egg white, aged
3g egg white powder
90g caster sugar
140g almond flour
160g icing sugar
1/2-1 teaspoon red food colouring
1. Preheat oven at 170 degrees Celsius.
2. Sift almond flour and icing sugar together in a bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites and egg white powder till soft peaks are formed. Whisk in caster sugar until stiff peaks form.
4. To the egg white mixture, fold in dry ingredients from Step 2 in 1/3 portions to combine. Add colouring, then fold in the mixture more vigorously. Test the consistency from time to time by lifting a generous dollop of macaron paste and dropping it into the mixing bowl. If the macaron paste does not settle smoothly after 30 seconds, continue folding the paste. If the macaron paste smooths out too quickly, you've gone too far.
5. Pipe out the shells onto a baking sheet lined with parchment and leave them to rest for 25 minutes before baking.
6. When a crust is formed, turn temperature on oven down to 140 degrees Celsius and bake for 15 minutes, turning the tray halfway through baking.
7. Cool parchment of baked shells on cooling rack. Unmould when the shells are completely cool.
For the Lychee White Chocolate Mascarpone Cream:
120g white chocolate
20g unsalted butter
150g mascarpone, room temperature
150g lychees
1. Melt white chocolate and butter and leave to cool.
2. Blitz lychees in food processor, remove the juice by pressing purée through a sieve. Retain 6 tablespoonsful of the lychee juice, and also retain all of the pulp.
3. Whisk mascarpone till loosened, and beat in white chocolate mixture till combined.
4. Add the lychee pulp and 3 tablespoons of lychee juice, beat till combined.
For the Emperor's Seven Treasures Tea-infused Jelly:
1/2 tablespoon Emperor's Seven Treasures tea leaves
120ml boiling water
3 tablespoons lychee juice (from above)
1 tablespoon gelatin (depends on the instructions on the packet and how hard you want the jelly to be)
1. Steep tea leaves in boiling water and lychee juice for 10 minutes. Filter.
2. Add gelatin to filtered tea and refrigerate to set.
3. Once jelly is set, cut jelly into small cubes.
Assembling macarons:
1. Spoon lychee mascarpone cream onto one shell.
2. Add 2-3 cubes of tea-infused jelly on top of the cream.
3. Sandwich, and you're done!
There you go, my PINKarons for PINKtober and my first Mactweets challenge! Hope you enjoy making these and let me know what you think of the recipe!
If you love macarons, join me on my macaron journey. But if you adore lychees, you might like my Lychee Chiffon Cake with Matcha Whipped Cream Frosting. Also check out my Lychees, Rose and Raspberries Entremet here – The Ispahan Cake!
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New regulations regarding postharvest chemicals could take a huge bite out of New York's apple exports.
The European Commission has proposed limiting residues of diphenylamine, or DPA, on apples to 0.1 parts per million.
That presents a huge risk for U.S. apple shippers looking for overseas business.
"The EC's decision is particularly disappointing for us because it's unnecessary," said Julia Stewart, spokeswoman for the Fishers-based New York Apple Association Inc.
"There is no sound science base for it."
The regulation, which likely will be implemented next year and affect apples stored from this year's crop, would not affect organic apples.
Some varieties — such as red delicious — do not require DPA even if they are grown conventionally.
However, with such a low threshold for the chemical, apples not treated with DPA still could fail to meet requirements if they are cross-contaminated in bins or on lines that have been used with DPA-treated fruit.
"We expect to have to leave the European market entirely and focus our attention elsewhere — for example, developing markets," said Stewart, who noted 10% of New York's fresh-market crop is exported.
Empire apples shipped to Europe account for about half those exports.
Shippers accommodate for rules
Not all New York shippers are giving up on the EU.
Tim Mansfield, director of sales and marketing, said Sun Orchard Fruit Co., Burt, N.Y., has a new packing line that it will use for export fruit, and the company won't use DPA on fruit designated for the EU.
Growers participating in the company's export program also will use new bins.
"It's a challenge, but with a good plan and execution, we think we can still deliver a good product and meet their demands," he said.
Meanwhile, Eastern apple growers outside New York said whatever European regulators decide, it won't affect them.
"Our exports have always been south," said Sheila Gantz, vice president of Bear Mountain Orchards Inc., Aspers, Pa.
Gantz said the company's top export target is Honduras, where it ships red delicious apples.
However, Maggie Travis, Bear Mountain's director of sales, said the company is working with the Sub-Saharan Africa Chamber of Commerce to find new export markets on that continent.
"We're pretty excited about that," Travis said. "It's going to be interesting."
Although growers in Virginia and Pennsylvania weren't mourning the loss of the European market, they acknowledged that if New York shippers abandon their EU deals, there could be increased competition elsewhere.
John Rice, vice president of Rice Fruit Co., Gardners, Pa., said his company already has experienced decreased demand from Central American markets because importers there have been able to secure cheaper shipping rates from the West Coast.
Jamie Williams, president of Turkey Knob Apples Inc., Timberville, Va., said his company primarily sends its exports to South America and the Caribbean, but he said U.S. apple growers are receiving increased attention from India.
"That seems to be the next destination," he said.


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