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" Brand: Febreze / Product Type: Air Freshener "
~Caribbean Paradise~
Febreze is a range of household products including cleaning liquids and home fragrance products. Today, I will be reviewing the Caribbean Paradise air freshener spray which is part of the Air Effects (not Mist and Refresh as stated above) range that Febreze offer.
This air freshener is designed to eliminate household odours rather than masking them. It has a special odour elimination technology and a non-flammable propellant which is made up of 80% nitrogen. As you would expect, the scent is designed to be exotic. A plug in and a candle in this identical scent are also available.
This air freshener is presented in a tall, attractive can. The can is blue with a floral design and features a trigger spray. The illustrations on the cannister show a sandy beach and some flowers and an open coconut - very exotic looking. The important product information and safety guidelines are noted on the can and it can be recycled once empty.
~Where To Buy~
Febreze is available from most supermarkets and stores such as Wilkinsons. At the moment, a 300ml can of Caribbean Paradise can be bought from Asda priced at just £2.00. The normal price is around £3.00 a can.
~My Thoughts~
Febreze is my favoured brand when it comes to buying air fresheners. I like to keep my home looking and smelling fresh so spend quite a bit on extra scented goodies to enhance the cleanliness of my home and make it appear welcoming to guests. I always buy Febreze when it is on offer and find that in the long run, it is better value for money and more pleasant to use than the cheaper Glade air freshener sprays.
I have tried most of the Febreze sprays and whilst pondering which one to buy recently, I ended up deep in conversation with a fellow shopper who recommended a few of her favourites and I recommended a few of mine. I eventually opted for Caribbean Paradise at £2.00 a can (I bought from Asda) and this was a tough choice as I like most of the scents that Febreze offer! Anyway, I chose this particular one as I knew I liked it and I also like the plug in too.
Using this spray couldn't be simpler. The can is well designed, comfortable to hold and perfectly easy to store. I have never had issues with the trigger spray on Febreze can and this one is no exception. A quick pull back on the trigger whilst aiming the can into the middle of the room results in a fine mist being propelled into the air. What I like about Febreze is that the mist seems to cling in the air rather than immediately dropping to the floor. As we have mainly wooden flooring in our home, this is an excellent aspect as our flooring isn't left wet or slippy.
I use this around my home when guests are due or to eliminate cooking or unpleasant toilet odours (sorry!) and find that it works very well indeed. It isn't the strongest Febreze scent but you don't need to spray lots for the desired effect. It quickly eliminates odours and leaves my home smelling immediately clean and refreshed. I adore the scent of this particular spray as it is beautifully exotic and noticeable in the air without being overpowering or cough inducing. It is definitely the ideal scent to have lingering during warmer days and evenings as it fresh and Summery. I notice a lovely fruity, sweet scent which smells very natural and not at all synthetic like with cheaper air freshener sprays. I can pick up on pineapple, mango and perhaps a touch of something citrussy. If I spray this in the room that I am sitting in, I notice a creamy coconut undertone to the scent which I love. It is a well balanced, cocktail sort of scent which I find leaves my home smelling gorgeous.
I find this spray to effectively refresh each room in my home and leave it smelling clean and welcoming. The scent lasts longer than with cheaper sprays and is no where near as harsh - it just hangs in the air in a pleasant way. I notice the scent of Caribbean Paradise to last for an hour or two but the actual freshening and eliminating aspect of this spray to last several hours which I am impressed about. It is light, fragrant and tropical.
A 300ml of can of Febreze lasts well as you don't really need much per use. I find that with daily use, there is often still some left after a month or so. I can highly recommend Caribbean Paradise if you are a fan of exotic scents. It is well worth buying and I will be re-purchasing. The quality is excellent and you get a lot more in terms of scent and longevity for your money compared to cheaper sprays.
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My daily household cleaning regime air freshener as I think it just gives the house a nice, clean fresh scent as opposed to cleaning products and chemicals. I'm going through a Febreze phase at the moment and one of the air fresheners I've used recently is this Caribbean paradise one.
The air freshener is quite widely available to purchase from supermarkets and a 300ml can usually costs around the £2 mark. It's worth noting that there are a few different fragrances in this range, not just Caribbean paradise.
The can for this one is the same shape as the rest of the range being cylinder for the majority of it and gradually getting thinner at the top where the trigger is. The trigger is long enough to fit a couple of fingers over it, it isn't as long as cleaner trigger sprays but it is still easy to pull back. It has quite a vibrant blue colour to it meaning it stands out on the shelf compared to the more neutral coloured air freshener cans.
After pulling the trigger a fine mist appears from the end, it does tend to linger for quite a while whilst floating down. For that reason, I tend to spray away from the direction I'm going to be walking in as it isn't very pleasant walking through the air freshener. The Caribbean paradise name indicates that the scent is going to have a Caribbean twist to it and it's not wrong. I would explain the scent as a mix between coconut and pineapple; it definitely has a fruity twist to it.
I spray my whole house with this, starting upstairs and working my way down. The air freshener does give a nice smell for a while, it takes away the horrible cleaning smell and leaves behind a fruity smell that starts off quite prominent. The only problem I have with this air freshener is that it doesn't last very long and within three quarters of an hour the fruit scent has disappeared. However, once the scent has gone, it doesn't reveal the horrible smells that it was sprayed over as Febreze has a special formula that claims to eliminate nasty odours rather than just masking them and it lives up to the claims it makes.
The air freshener is quite expensive for one where the scent doesn't linger for very long. That being said, I would still recommend it as it does get rid of unwanted odours and smells lovely when it's first sprayed.
I like to have a lot of nice candles and aerosols around the house to spray whenever there's a musty smell about. Usually to counteract this we open the windows and doors and air out the house as it were, but in the winter months when I'm already spending a ridiculous amount on heating and having to wrap up in lots of layers to keep the thermostat down low, I don't really want to open up any doors or windows if not entirely necessary. It just seems like a waste and in times like this comes Febreze.
Febreze is a very popular aerosol brand that you'll probably be familiar with from their many adverts which often feature people excessively smelling random items like pillows and sofas to show just how great they smell. As they explain in the adverts, Febreze claims to remove the odour and combine it with a light new fragrance rather than masking the smell.
The air freshener comes in a blue aerosol can. There is an excessive amount of flowers which made me think this aerosol would be less light and airy than their other product, particularly because other designs are usually pastel colours with a white accent however this wasn't the case so perhaps I shouldn't judge a product based purely on the design. Although in fairness as the product is 'Caribbean Paradise' the colours do resemble this and looks nice and tropical.
The can works by pushing down on a lever to release the fragrance. It is distributed evenly and if you hold on for a few seconds you get enough to fill the room/area with a lovely light smell. I would describe it as a coconut smell and you really get the sense it is tropical. It is light and not too overpowering although you must be careful not to spray too much as more than about 3 clicks will really fill the room with the fragrance.
It lasts a reasonable amount and having been using it every day or so, it still lasted the month. I got a lot of use out of this and really enjoyed the fragrance. The can has 300ml and you can feel the weight of the fragrance in the can. This is also useful as you can feel when you're running low and after shaking well you still have quite a bit left over for use.
Overall this is an excellent product. It really does get rid of all the bad smells in the room. A single spurt of the can will fill the room with a really nice scent of the tropic and you don't need to push the trigger too many times to adequately replace bad smells. Its cheap at only £2.00 and lasts for a reasonably long time also so you do get a lot for your money. The dispenser is really easy to use and also doesn't leak so you get the perfect amount whenever you spray.
I didn't actually buy this, it was left in a car we bought. A quick look on Tesco and Asda's websites tells me that it's £2 at the moment for 300ml, there's loads of different scents to choose from. The one I've inherited is Caribbean Paradise.
The can is turquoise with a fancy shaped lid. It doesn't have the usual push down button to dispense the spray, but like a pump action handle. It says it's 'Inspired by the freshness of exotic fruits enjoyed on a Caribbean beach enclosed by palm trees'. and that it 'Eliminates odours and freshens'. It is a nice smell but I'm not 'Tempted to roll up my trousers and build a sandcastle' like it says I might be!!. It comes with the usual precautions for example don't inhale- I wouldn't want to anyway as it's an intense smell!
First Impressions:
The directions are to hold upright and spray into the air with a sweeping motion- so I did. I'm not keen on the pump action, it isn't as easy to just spray everywhere and takes a bit more effort to dispense than 'normal' aerosols. It feels more like a spritzer but does create a fine misty spray which doesn't settle on things.
When first sprayed it smells citrussy and strong, but then as it settles it's definitely coconut- the bathroom smells like I've just showered with the Bodyshops coconut shower gel, really quite nice.
It definitely covers any smells in a room for some time maybe an hour before it fades away leaving just a hint, but being a neutralizer rather than a masker the bathroom especially stays odour free. I don't need to use it everyday so this can has lasted ages.
I would buy it again but will probably try one of the other scents.
4 stars from me as I'm not too keen on the pump action handle.
I have been a fan of the original Febreze for years as I really like the fact that it doesn't just cover up and mask smells around the home but actually neutralises them and leaves the house smelling fresher again.
Although the original Febreze is fantastic there are also a couple of more exotic smelling versions which are all gorgeous although the Caribbean Paradise is probably my favourite one out of them.
The air freshener comes in a spray bottle but it isn't like the old fashioned sprays where when you spray it the freshener just shoots off in a jet. With this it comes out in a fine mist that is easy to disperse throughout the whole room that you are spraying it.
The smell is lovely and really tropical. It smells strongly of coconuts as well as exotic fruits. It's an unusual smell for an air freshener and one that really does lift my spirits when I spray it round the house. For me it smells like summer and sunny days and is a real pick me up in this cold dark weather.
It does a really good job of freshening up a room and getting rid of all kind of smells. I have a dog and it gets rid of doggy smells and over Christmas when I had family and friends over it did well as getting rid of the smell of food and also cigarette smoke.
It doesn't just mask the smells and I like the fact that I can still smell the fragrance the next day when I enter a room.
Also this doesn't smell artificial and I could actually tell this was supposed to be Caribbean smelling unlike a lot of air fresheners which claim to be one smell but just have a generic flowery smell to them.
It is quite expensive for an air freshener but I think it is worth every penny. It costs on average £3 but you can usually get it cheaper if you look around plus a lot of the supermarkets have these on 3 for 2 so you can try the Thai one too which is also gorgeous.
I really like this and think it smells gorgeous. A little also goes a long way so a bottle should last a long time.
I like to have something to freshen the bathroom but I tend to find that most stand air fresheners just don't work for long, candles I never get round to burning in the bathroom (and I would probably forget them anyway) and I like using electrical ones in there either; so what's left is the old fashioned spray can.
I wanted something fresh, invigorating and not to clinical. I saw the febreeze Caribbean paradise aerosol in the supermarket and it appealed to me not only because of the bright blue can and fragrance description but the fact it incorporated febreze, which is supposed to eliminate odours.
My fragrance is "inspired by exotic fruits, beaches and palm trees" according to the can. I gave my small bathroom a good spray when I got home and was immediately in love with the smell. It definitely has a fruit smell to which I find the most striking is coconut with a hint of pineapple. It is quite strong when you first spray but this disperses and the scent usually lasts about an hour. It would be nice if the scent lasted longer however as the spray eliminates the odours they don't come creeping back when the fragrance is gone so you don't have to keep going back and spraying over and over again.
It does smell very beach like and that matches the theme of my bathroom; let it transport you off to a tropical paradise.
The can is a sturdy 300ml canister with an adjoined top and a firm spray trigger that is very easily to use with little force. As with all aerosols spray away from you into the air, so as not to get it in your face, especially the eyes. Never done that but I'm sure it would be unpleasant, if you do wash your eyes with water preferably running from the inside out.
Also the other warning factors keep away from children, don't sniff it and as the spray is flammable and it's in a pressurized can don't pierce it or heat it!
Most recyclable bins know have the option for aerosols too.
So how much does it cost? £3 approximately. I know this may seem expensive but as a little goes a long way I feel it is worth it. Bag a bargain at the moment Tesco are doing 2 for £4! Until 4/12/12.
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I don't normally use spray air fresheners but a few months ago when I was visiting my boyfriend I noticed this on top of his wardrobe and after spraying it in his wardrobe to try get rid of the smell of his trainers I fell in love with the smell. I bought my own from Morrisons for £3.
The can of this air freshener looks a lot nicer than most, in my opinion anyway. Instead of the usual press-top spray of most air fresheners, this one has a trigger spray, which somehow makes it look more high quality and expensive. The trigger is easy to press and it gives a nice even mist of the freshener.
The scent is really just like you would expect, a tropical scent that reminds me of being on holiday. The scent is of fresh tropical fruits and it's quite a subtle beautiful scent, not in-your-face or overpowering, even though it's quite strong at first. I don't need to spray much in each room because the scent quickly spreads through the whole room.
This is not just an air freshener though, as you would expect from Febreze it is also an odour eliminator, so it gets rid of smells rather than covering them up. It doesn't eliminate odours immediately, it seems to take around 5-10 minutes after you've sprayed it for any unpleasant odours to completely disappear, but this is much better than most sprays that just cover up the smell for a while.
The only slight downside to this spray is that the scent doesn't seem to last that long really, I stop noticing it after about half an hour which is not great, but then again it's still better than a lot of sprays which seem to disappear almost instantly.
Overall though I really do love this air freshener and the can lasts ages, I've had mine months now and it still doesn't feel any lighter even though I use it loads!
I still have a little drop of this Air Freshener left and I have to say it is a really nice scent. I first bought it when I got another Car and I had left the Car in question all parked up and didn't go in it for a few months. This was because I bought it when it was a good price and I didn't have a need for it at the time, but I did know I had a need for it for myself so just got it and left it up my drive. Anyway when the time came for me to start using it and although I left the Doors open to air it the Car did smell a bit unfresh and slightly Musty, so I looked in Asda for something that would scent but also tackle the smells deep down and this range stood out for me. I have used other Febreze products in the past and find that they work well, but this scent wasn't 1 that I was familiar with but since it sounded so nice then I thought I may as well try it - especially when it was on a special offer price.
This comes in a 300ml tin and I think the right price for this one is around £3. I got this on a special offer Asda Rollback for £2 and after having a sneaky sniff in the shop I decided that this was a scent that I liked.
The tin looks alright. A nice blue colour and it stands out well enough on the shelf. Although the spray part may look a bit awkward, it's easy enough to hold and squirt this. This is designed to freshen the area you wish to freshen but also tackle the cause of the scent in the first place so it is designed to eliminate the deep down scents so that the scent shouldn't linger. I feel that this works good for this.
I sprayed a generous amount of this the night before I was going to start using the Car and the smell is a lovely Coconut-y scent. It isn't too strong or overpowering and there seems to be other notes in here as well, but this just smelt like a Sunny, Warm Coconut scent. Very nice and just the kind of scent that I like.
I could still smell this faintly the next day when I got into the Car and that was about 10 hours later. This freshened everything up and tackled the Musty scent. Also this is safe to spray on fabrics so you can schoosh this everywhere.
A really nice scent from a great brand. Just a pity this wasn't nearer the £2 mark all the time.
I am not a prolific buyer of household cleaning products. There are several reasons for this: the primary one is that I don't care about cleaning enough to bother buying an array of products for each individual little task, I prefer to use just one or two products as widely as possible which suits me well as I don't have a huge amount of storage space. Additionally I find that most packaging from these products can't be recycled, at least where I live, and I like to use items that won't result in lots of landfill. Finally I prefer to spend my money on something else; like a gin and tonic, for example, which leads me nicely to the topic of air freshener.
Perhaps I've become inured to the particular smell of our home but I rarely find that I need to use air freshener around the place. I tend to keep windows and doors open at every opportunity and much prefer to have a neutral aroma than an artificial one. Recently, though our netbook experienced a temporary death situation which meant that the two of us had to "share" the desk top in the spare room. For most normal people this would not be a problem but when, like I do, you have to share with a person whose typical snack regime involves a Pound of peapods, there are elements of unpleasantness. Having found that the nozzle on a cheap aerosol spray had irreparably clogged up, I made a mental note to purchase a new one.
Personally I find shopping quite a stressful experience, in part due to unnecessary amounts of choice; you just don't need so many different ways to create artificial smells in your house. It is better to mix a margarita or a gin and tonic fill your home with the zingy aroma of freshly squeezed limes than it is to agonise over the array of products in Wilkos, but it's not always ideal to start on the margaritas at eight in the morning, alas.
Swayed by a special price and the temptation of a scent called "Caribbean paradise" I plumped for a sky blue can of Febreze. A 300ml can should last me pretty much into the next millennium so even when my pension prospects are being abused, I'll have at least one thing to bequeath to my descendants.
A word first on the packaging. This tall aerosol tin has a trigger mechanism which is ergonomically designed to be easy to use; there's no chance, as I find with other products, that you'll cover your hand with air freshener when you try to spray. It's sturdy too and I doubt that this mechanism is going to jam leaving me with loads of product I have no way of using. While the top of the can fits nicely into the hand, you do need to be quite firm when squeezing the trigger in order to get an even spray, otherwise you get a spray of liquid coming out rather than the fine mist which is intended; I'd say you're probably going to struggle with this if you have arthritis in your hands.
The mist that is released when the spray is actuated properly is very fine and only just visible. It disperses very nicely and don't have time to settle on surfaces. Although this is a Febreze product it's a simple air freshener and there's no mention on the packaging that it's intended for special use on fabrics like other Febreze products, although neither are there any warnings to the contrary. As a result I tend to just give one quick burst of spray into the air above me and occasionally, if we've been cooking food that smells quite strongly I'll aim at the curtains but try not to get too close.
The scent is described as having "the freshness of exotic fruits enjoyed on a Caribbean beach enclosed by palm trees" and Febreze suggest that "you might just be tempted to roll up your trousers and build a sand castle in your living room". The smell is light and fresh with an emphasis on fruit but there's a vague floral scent in there too. It's a bit pineapple-y and a bit mango-ey but it's not cloying and over sweet. The smell lasts some ten to fifteen minutes before disappearing altogether although it does what it says on the tin and eliminates the original odour rather effectively. I'd much rather have a quick burst of scent than have it lurking all day, even if it is a nice scent. As for hitching up my trews and having a quick paddle I can't say I'm inspired, though it does make me yearn for a pina colada.
I'd recommend Febreze Caribbean Paradise air freshener as a quick fix solution; it's easy to use, deliciously fragranced and so far has proved effective even against the might of the legacy of many mountains of consumed peapods. If you prefer a long lasting method of fragrancing your home, Febreze do a plug-in with the same scent. The product is now selling in Tesco for £3 which is relatively expensive in comparison with a lot of brands and supermarket own brands but I find I use it so infrequently I would be happy to pay a bit extra. (If you are an ASDA shopper - and shame on you if you are, Walmart's evil empire must be defeated - you might like to know they have it on offer for £2 right now, while Ocado are offering 2 for £4 until 19th July - prices quoted by mysupermarket.co.uk)
As I mentioned in my last review while I might not be the cleanest girl on the planet I cannot stand bad smells in the house and that goes for any room. One thing I absolutely hate is going into the toilet when someone has been in there and it stinks to high heaven - I wont go into the room if thats the case and so a few weeks ago when I noticed we had run out of the small spray air freshener that sticks to the wall I thought Id buy a proper can as it would last longer. The can I chose was this 'Frebreze Caribbean Paradise Aerosol' which wouldnt have been a usual choice for me as I cannot stand the original Frebreze fragrance but Im so glad I took a chance on this one because it smells AMAZING - definitely the best one from this Frebreze collection.
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Price: Around £2 as of this date - 12.04.2011
Stockists: All major supermarkets SHOULD stock this brand & scent.
Other Info: Comes in a 300ml bottle which is also available in Thai Orchid & Egyptian Mystique scents.
This air freshener comes in a bright blue, 300ml can that is decorated all over with little flowers - very tropical and caribbean Id say. At the top is a plastic lid - which cannot be removed - and underneath that is the trigger which you simply press in to release sprays of this scent. Even though it doesnt have a lid over the trigger I dont think that matters as I havent found that this sprays out randomly by itself or leaks out so the design is different but no less effective. On the front and back of the can is all the information you could need on this product - directions for use, cautions and an extra address to write to should you have any other questions or problems with the product.
To use this is very simple as its no different from normal air freshners. You simply push the trigger back a few times to release a few sprays - thats more than enough to get enough of the scent in my opinion - and then let it settle into the air in your room. The spray comes out very lightly BUT a enough comes out each time so only a few sprays is more than enough to fill the whole room with fragrance - using too much would make the smell too overpowering for me personally and you dont need loads to get maximum results from this. Ive been using this LOADS for about a month now and a quick shake of the can tells me there is barely anything gone from it so use a small amount and you will get brilliant results and a long lasting air freshener.
The fragrance was certainly the main reason I picked up this can - along with the gorgeous blue coloured can - and Im happy to report the scent is actually amazing, one of the best Ive tried so far. Have you ever had a Malibu & Pineapple and thought mmm this smells delicious? Well if you answered yes to that then you will love this fragrance as that is exactly what it smells like. Coconut mixed with pineapple which is means it is incredibly sweet and fruity - which is a mixture that is right up my alley personally and one which I adore. The scent fits in very well with the caribbean theme of this product and I dont think they could have linked the name and scent any better here. I think this will be one most people will like - although people who dont like very sweet air fresheners should maybe stay away! Having said that I adore it, and I like it even more because the scent lingers in the air and on fabrics so I get lovely wafts of this for hours after Ive sprayed it - it certainly has staying power!
The results Im even happier to report are just as brilliant as the scent as for me this does everything it promises. It gets rid of any nasty odours in any room of the house and makes sure that those horrible scents dont return by lingering in the air and on fabrics. This will make any room in your house smell gorgeous for hours ensure those nasty odours are a thing of the past - I highly recommend this especially while its on offer. The best Frebreze product Ive tried so far and I will continue to use this for a long time to come.
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With a little more than a quarter of the season remaining, the unofficial Dark Era is over in the Eastern Conference. There likely won't be anymore coaching changes, there definitely won't be anymore trades no matter which players and coaches aren't getting along, and one team can officially begin an Eastern Conference renaissance by somehow winning four out of seven games against a Western foe in the NBA Finals.
Now that all the dust has settled, who has the best chance to do that? There are a handful of contenders.
With Rasheed Wallace now in the fold, the Pistons seem to have the best combination of talent to match up with a Western Conference powerhouse.
At the very least, adding Wallace says they're trying to match a team out West and not just contend for an Eastern Conference crown.
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Have they gotten good enough to beat a team led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, or Peja Stojakovic and Chris Webber, or Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell, or Tim Duncan and Tony Parker?
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The scoring, meanwhile, can come from either Chauncey Billups (the player who most resembles Tim Hardaway when he played in Miami), Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace or Tayshaun Prince.
Toss in Corliss Williamson and Mike James, and the Pistons have one of the best eight-man rotations in the league.
The last time Rasheed Wallace was on a team this good, it (Portland) was one fourth-quarter collapse away from beating the Lakers in 2000 and delaying Los Angeles' rise to dynasty status.
The Nets aren't playing as well as they played the past two seasons, when they reached the Finals twice. They're playing even better.
Under Lawrence Frank, who replaced Byron Scott last month, the Nets are clobbering everyone and playing with a sense of purpose they've lacked for some time.
Frank, at 33, is already being celebrated for his motivational techniques. He's a head-in-an-ice-bucket away from being the next Pat Riley.
Take his speech prior to the Nets' game against the Hawks, who had just added four new players. The diminutive coach came into the locker room with a stool and explained how a lion tamer uses the piece of furniture to distract the beast.
'He was like, `What does a lion tamer bring into the cage with him? center Jason Collins said. ``A whip, a chair and a tranquilizer gun. He was like, `Why the chair?' And he said when you hold up the chair, the lion focuses on the four legs, and that paralyzes the lion because he can't focus.''
The lesson: ''Don't be the lion,'' Collins said. ``Don't get distracted by the legs of the chair. Don't get distracted by what we did last week or by the next opponent or by what's going to happen next week. Focus on one thing -- tonight's opponent, the Atlanta Hawks. Go out and get the win. Don't be the lion.''
While it might not make all the sense in the world, Frank's antics are effective.
And it's not much of a stretch to say that had Scott not been the Nets' coach last season, they, not the Spurs, would be defending champions. New Jersey took two games from the Spurs in last year's Finals, and that was despite the fact players were annoyed with Scott's game plan in the series.
This year, preparation won't be a problem.
Before the Pacers can be a factor in the playoffs, they have to be able to avoid a collapse in the regular season. With Ron Artest likely out until the last two weeks of the season, the Pacers will need to regain their midseason form very quickly to be a factor in the postseason.
''What makes it so serious is we've got only 28 games left in the regular season,'' Reggie Miller said of the Artest injury. ``And when he does come back, is that going to be enough time for him to come back and get his rhythm and groove back?''
Even when he does return, the Pacers still don't have enough to compete with the Kings, Lakers or Timberwolves when healthy. Jermaine O'Neal is not enough. If a Garnett or Webber can keep O'Neal under control, the Pacers have no perimeter players who can create for themselves or their teammates on a consistent basis.
Artest can handle that responsibility on occasion, but he'll have trouble if guarded by a Bruce Bowen, Bryant or Doug Christie. Indiana's still a player away.
The Hornets have the size up front with P.J. Brown and Jamaal Magloire to at least bother the top frontcourt players out West. And they have the ability to score with anyone when Jamal Mashburn, Baron Davis and David Wesley are at their best.
But depth will be the Hornets' problem. Robert Traylor, Darrell Armstrong, George Lynch and Stacey Augmon aren't enough to keep up.
Plus, there's the Mashburn factor and how he'll respond under the ultimate pressure History says he'll abandon the Hornets when they need him most.
The Knicks have nice parts but a bad sum. Stephon Marbury can penetrate and kick to Allan Houston and Tim Thomas, run a pick-and-roll with Kurt Thomas and pull up for three-pointers all he wants, but jump-shooting isn't going to beat any of the top Western contenders this year. The Knicks' only hope is that Dikembe Mutombo and Nazr Mohammed prove to be a daunting defensive tandem inside, keeping scores relatively low. No chance.


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Men in same-sex couples in Oklahoma earn 26 percent less than their straight married counterparts, according to a new study on employment discrimination against LGBT people in the Sooner State.
The study, released today by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, also concludes that LGBT Oklahomans are frequently subject to harassment and discrimination in the workplace because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
The study estimates that there are between 43,000 and 57,000 LGB people working in Oklahoma, along with as many as 6,800 transgender people.
Expanding the state's nondiscrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity would have little impact on state agencies, resulting in only 21-29 additional complaints per year, according to the study.
"Laws that provide protection from discrimination not only benefit employees, but also help businesses recruit and retain highly-skilled employees," said study co-author Lee Badgett.
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Tammy's AgeMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
I was talking to a friend Tammy, the middle child of five. She has a younger sister Tracey, and three brothers Tommy (oldest child), Timmy and Tony (youngest child). I asked her how old she was, but she hardly ever gives a straight answer. The following is the conversation we had.
"How old are you Tammy?"
"I am three times as old as Timmy was when Tony was born. Actually, it's funny, but Timmy's, Tracey's, Tommy's and my ages were all factors of Mum's age when Tony was born. The only other year where the ages of more than two of us were factors of Mum's age was when Tracey was half as old as I am now."
"How old is your Mum now?"
"There's another funny thing. When Mum turns 50, Tony will be the same age Mum was when she gave birth to Tommy."
Assuming Tammy was talking in terms of whole years, and with my mathematical and reasoning abilities I was able to quickly deduce not just Tammy's age, but all of their ages. So how old are Tommy, Timmy, Tammy, Tracey, Tony and Mum now?
AnswerTommy is 23, Timmy is 19, Tammy is 18, Tracey is 16, Tony is 13 and Mum is 43.
x = Mum's age when she gave birth to Tommy = Tony's age when Mum turns 50;
y = Tommy's age when Tony was born
z = Mum's age when Tony was born
From Tammy's last statement, 2x + y = 50 and it can be deduced that x = z - y, where y is a factor of z. By combining the two equations you get 2z = 50 + y The only possible solutions for that equation so that y is also a factor of z are (z = 26, y = 2) and (z = 30, y = 10). Only 30 has four or more factors, so Mum was 30 and Tommy was 10 when Tony was born.
This means that of the remaining factors of 30, Timmy was 6, 5 or 3, Tammy was 5, 3 or 2 and Tracey was 3, 2 or 1. This makes Tammy 18, 15 or 9 now. The only other time where the ages of more than two of the children were factors of Mum's age was when Tracey was half what Tammy is now, so Tammy must be 18 now.
In the second multiple-factors-of-Mum's-age year, Tracey was therefore 9. When Tony was born, Tracey was either 3, 2 or 1, giving possible time differences of 6, 7 or 8 years, which correspond to Tony's age in the second multiple-factors-of-Mum's-age year. It also means Mum was 36, 37 or 38 that year. 37 is prime and 38 has factors of 1, 2 and 19, and as Tony was at least 6, it means that Mum must have been 36 that year.
Going back to when Tony was born we have that Mum was 30, Tommy was 10, Timmy was 6, Tracey was 3, and as the middle child Tammy must have been 5. If Tammy is 18 now then Tony is 13, Tracey is 16, Timmy is 19, Tommy is 23 and Mum is 43.
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Much remains the same, and that's a good thing. Walking up the broad steps into the big brick house on Wayne Street is like stepping back in time. The tea house is divided up into three rooms. Tables are dressed with linen tablecloths and hankies protected under glass tops, and napkins are cloth, not paper. Our table was set with mismatched teacups and saucers, and a small table lamp added a soft glow.
Service was friendly and efficient. Our server — I assume it was Debbie Woodroof, as she referred to it as "her" tea house — was knowledgeable about the teas and lunch menu.
We could have ordered soup, sandwich or salad, but decided to splurge instead on the Duchess of Bedford Afternoon Tea, described as a "traditional English-style tea served on a tiered stand." At $18 per person, it wasn't cheap, but the description of sandwiches, savories and sweets was too tempting to resist.
The scones were round, not triangular, as are the scones I have eaten in the past. They also were more moist and sweeter than I expected, and were dusted with powered sugar. Almond slivers gave them a nice texture, and lemon curd and mock Devonshire cream made them divine.
The tea I chose was a gingerbread orange herbal decaf variety, and it was the perfect accompaniment to the scones. If autumn had a taste, it would be that tea.
Shortly after we dispensed with the scones, a beautiful three-tiered platter arrived at our table. On the bottom level were eight sandwich triangles, with the crusts cut off. The assortment included chicken salad, ham salad, tuna salad and roast beef salad. It was obvious each had its own recipe; they each had a distinct taste.
All had a mayonnaise base, but the chicken salad was made with pecans, Craisins, green bell pepper, celery and paprika. The ham salad had extra flavor from scallions and dill. The tuna salad and roast beef salad both were flavored with sweet pickle relish.
On the second tier were two small pieces of quiche and two cheese puffs.
The top tier included two smallish cookies packed with chocolate chips and nuts; two pastries that were like tiny pumpkin pies; and two adorable, moist mini banana nut breads that must have been baked in tiny pans shaped like acorns.
It was a great selection of food, but there wasn't a lot of it. I love sampling tiny foods, and I love bite-sized pieces. I was in heaven. We polished off every bit of food, and I think I drained my teapot.
Going to the tea house feels like a special occasion. It's so … feminine. Ladylike. I walked in and immediately took stock of my manners. I didn't drink my tea with my pinky finger extended, but I was mindful of being on my best behavior.
My only caveat about the tea house is that it is expensive, particularly if you get the Duchess of Bedford Afternoon Tea — $36 for lunch for two is steep, especially when it involves such dainty portions.
Of course, you can go there for less money — soup and sandwich with a warm scone is $8.50.
I was pleased to see Woodroof carry on a great tradition started by Sue Shull and Karen Starn, proprietors of the Peony Tea House. I wish her much success, and I look forward to going back again.
Every other Tuesday, Cindy Larson describes a one-time dining experience at an area restaurant. The News-Sentinel pays for meals. This column is the personal opinion of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinion of The News-Sentinel. You can reach her at 461-8284 or firstname.lastname@example.com. To read other columns, go to www.news-sentinel.com/section/LARSON.
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Sweet Violets Tea and AntiquesWhere: 503 W. Wayne St.
Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; reservations preferred
Phone: 426-4832
Outdoor seating? No
Credit cards accepted? Yes
Handicapped accessible? Yes, access is on Fairfield Avenue side of the building
Menu sampler:
•Yogurt parfait, $6.50
•Soup and salad, $7.50
•Soup and sandwich, $8.50
•Quiche of the week, $8.50
•Butler's board: croissant sandwich and small pot of tea, $8.50
•Edwardian lunch: sandwich or quiche, soup or salad, assorted pastries and small pot of tea, $13.50
•Duchess of Bedford Afternoon Tea: tea sandwiches and savories, scones, assortment of pastries and a pot of tea, $18 per person
•Nursery tea, suitable for guests 10 years old or younger: peanut butter and jelly or cream cheese and strawberry tea sandwiches, fruit, assortment of pastries and a pot of tea, hot chocolate or lemonade, $10.50 per person.
•Cream tea: two scones served with Devonshire cream, lemon curd and strawberry jam with a small pot of tea, $7.50.
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A renegade ex-cop wanted for three murders eluded capture for a third day on Saturday, as Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck announced he will review the disciplinary proceedings that led to the fugitive's firing.
Beck told a local TV station that Christopher Dorner's case would be reviewed as a way to secure the public's trust in the agency.
"Dorner's allegations are about a police department that doesn't treat African Americans fairly, and I don't think that's true," Beck said. "And I want to make sure we don't lose this precious ground we've gained."
"That's the totality of the reason I will look at this investigation again. More important than the Dorner aspect is the community aspect. I'm not doing this to appease Dorner," he said.
"It's about restoring faith," Beck added. "I worry whenever faith in the police department is eroded."
Dorner claimed in an 11,000-word "manifesto" posted online that his career was undone by racist colleagues. The document vowed revenge against Beck and several other officers he held responsible for his firing in 2008.
"Any threat assessments you generate will be useless," the posting read. "I have the strength and benefits of being unpredictable, unconventional, and unforgiving."
During a televised news conference, Los Angeles Police Department Cmdr. Andrew Smith said authorities were protecting "more than 50 officers and families" out of concern they could be targeted by Dorner.
In addition, he said, the LAPD was joining with other Southern California police departments, as well as federal agencies, to create a task force dedicated to capturing Dorner.
Smith also said he hopes the weeklong manhunt for Dorner ends peacefully.
"No one else has to die," Smith said. "He can turn himself in anywhere."
Police have said they believe Dorner is carrying multiple weapons, including an assault-style rifle.
Dorner's rampage began a week ago in Irvine, where he is accused of fatally shooting Monica Quan and her finance.
Quan's father is a former LAPD captain who had represented Dorner during the proceedings that led to his termination. Department officials said Dorner had lied when he accused his training officer of kicking a suspect during an arrest.
On Wednesdsay night, just hours after authorities identified Dorner as a suspect in the double murder, police believe Dorner shot and grazed an LAPD officer in Corona and then used a rifle to ambush two Riverside police officers, killing one and seriously wounding the other.
A funeral for the slain officer, whose name has not been released because of concern for his family's safety, has been scheduled for Wednesday.
Authorities were drawn to the Big Bear area on Thursday, when Dorner's Nissan pickup truck was found burning on a rugged fire access road. Officials said Saturday they'd determined that the axle had snapped, and that he's set the vehicle ablaze.
Inside the burned-out truck, authorities said, they found an arsenal of weapons.
Tracks believed to be Dorner's were found in the area. One San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy said it appeared that Dorner had doubled-back in his own footprints and set off in another direction in order to confuse authorities.
The deputy, who demanded anonymity, also said that authorities discovered a makeshift shelter nearby - a cubby he likened to a duck blind - they believe may have been built by Dorner.
Over the next two days, SWAT teams and officers in cold-weather gear conducted door-to-door searches for Dorner, even breaking into locked vacation homes in the picturesque skir resort.
The operation was interrupted Friday when a blizzard moved in, but a break in the weather Saturday allowed two heat-sensing helicopters to resume their search for any new clues.
Officials said they plan to continue combing the Big Bear area today with about 50 officers, down from 125 at the height of the search.
While the hunt for Dorner has centered near Big Bear, other agencies have been looking for clues into his life and how long he may have been planning his ramgage.
On Friday, officers served a warrant at a house in La Palma that is owned by Dorner's mother and collected 10 bags of evidence. Police also colleged evidence from a Buena Park storage unit, but refused to say what they'd found.
In addition to his training with the LAPD, Dorner also received specialized training as a Navy Reservist, earning a rifle marksman ribbon and pistol expert medal. He was assigned to a naval undersea warfare unit and various aviation training units, according to military records.
He took leave from the LAPD for a six-month deployment to Bahrain in 2006 and 2007. An LAPD newsletter has carried a photo of Dorner with then-Chief Bill Bratton, who gave him a gold coin as a souvenir.
Feb. 1 was Dorner's last day with the Navy and also the day CNN's Anderson Cooper received a package that contained a note on it that read, in part, "I never lied." The coin that Bratton gave him, now riddled with bullet holes, was also in the package.
Despite Dorner's law-enforcement and military background, deputies searching for him Saturday in below-freezing temperatures said they now viewed him as just another murder suspect.
"He's no longer one of us," one deputy sadi. "Once someone targets a police officer and takes the life of a police offeicer, they are considered the most dangerous of all dangers.
"Because he has no regard for the life of a police officer means he has no regard for anyone else's life."
Los Angeles News Group staffers Brian Day, Doug Saunders, Beatriz Valenzuela, Ryan Hagen and Barbara Jones contributed to this report.


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Entering the final six-month stretch of his eight years in office, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hasn't said yet what he'll do professionally after he leaves City Hall, but he has at least two important items on his to-do list.
"I'll probably have to take driver lessons, and I'll need to find a place to live," Villaraigosa said during a recent interview in his City Hall office. "I haven't driven myself in about eight years - that's because of the LAPD's concern with security and liability. And, (ex-wife) Corina has our house.
"So those will be first on the list."
Villaraigosa, 59, who leaves office on July 1, insists that his mantra to his staff has been that they will work right up until 11:59:59 p.m. on June 30 to complete his work as the city's chief executive and he has no plans to slow down or curtail any of his activities.
For instance, he is scheduled to address the National Press Club on Jan. 15 on the issue of gun control, return to Los Angeles and then fly back to Washington, D.C., to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Other trips might come up as needed to get federal or state funding for various programs, particularly transportation and education.
One trip the mayor did not want to discuss was a recent one to Baja California where actor Charlie Sheen posted a picture of the two of them on Twitter with a caption, "Antonio Villaraigosa knows how to party." It was apparently taken at a party the actor hosted for the opening of a new hotel bar.
Villaraigosa said he would not discuss the picture.
But, he said, it is not uncommon for him to pose with people. "That's part of the job," Villaraigosa said. "Someone asks if they can take a picture with you and you try to accommodate them."
There has been wide speculation that Villaraigosa could land a post with the Obama administration after his term as mayor, but he downplays that, saying he is looking forward to time out of the limelight to reflect on his years in office and possibly write a book about the need for the "radical center" to emerge as a political driving force.
Jaime Regalado, former director of the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles, said he would like to see Villaraigosa remain more grounded in the city in his final six months.
"One of the things he has been most criticized for is not being in the city," Regalado said. "If he really wants to build up his legacy, he has to be around the city for the final stretch. I think the legacy he would like to promote is public transportation and public safety. Both of those require a lot of attention."
Regalado said it is difficult to assess Villaraigosa's legacy since much of what he started will not be finished for years - whether it is his vaunted "Subway to the Sea," education reforms or environmental programs.
"A lot of that will take 15-20 years before we have a full sense of the impact," Regalado said. "It's difficult to say now what worked or what didn't."
But Dan Schnur, director at USC's Jesse M. Unruh Institute, said he has been surprised at how active Villaraigosa has been.
"In most cases where you have a two-term limit on a president, a governor or a mayor, they coast through the last year or two in office," Schnur said. "I don't see that with the mayor. It seems like he is more focused now than he was in his first couple of years where he was all over the map with multiple proposals."
To back that up, Villaraigosa provides a list of some 50 different initiatives and achievements from the past year such as the continued drop in crime, efforts to reform the city's business tax system, environmental programs, pension reform, a trade mission to South America - which occurred at the same time as a strike at the port, which he helped settle.
In between, he wrapped up his term as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and campaigned across the nation on behalf of President Obama, including serving as chairman of the Democratic National Convention.
For this year, Villaraigosa said he has a list of programs he plans to deal with, including completing the port deepening at the Los Angeles Harbor to compete with the Panama Canal, opening the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX and getting the Department of Water and Power completely off coal.
The main problem he will face continues to be the city budget, which is projected to have a $216 million shortfall next year.
"At one point, it was going to be $1.2 billion," Villaraigosa said. "So, we've come a long way in reducing that."
But, even with the financial problems, Villaraigosa said he is still wavering in whether to support a half-percent sales tax measure approved by the City Council.
"I was serious when I said I wanted to see a commitment to the LAPD and LAFD as well as bringing in a new management structure at the zoo and the convention center," Villaraigosa said. "Without those, I don't see how I can support the tax. Part of the problem in California is we have taxes that are too high.
"I'm a liberal, but I have become fiscally moderate in this job," Villaraigosa said. "After what we've been through, you have to be that way."
Councilman Tom LaBonge said the mayor should return to the portions of the city that have changed over the past eight years.
"He should go back to see what he has achieved," LaBonge said. "He shouldn't worry so much about the numbers - how many streets were paved, how many miles of bike paths were created. I know we are in tough times, but there have been successes that he should celebrate to elevate the city."
Council President Herb Wesson said he would encourage the mayor to continue to be aggressive in proposing programs but he also wants to see attention paid to the city's budget issues.
"I think it is up to him to lead us out of the difficult financial situation we are in," Wesson said. "I think he is the one who can deal with it best."
Wesson, who serves as acting mayor when Villaraigosa is out of the city, joked that he also would encourage him to continue his busy travel schedule.
"I love it when he's out of town," Wesson laughed. "But, seriously, this is a mayor who is going to work until the last minute and he should continue to offer his ideas."
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WINSFORD's Barry Rowlands is encouraging locals to help raise money for Brain Tumour Research by getting involved with Wear a Hat Day tomorrow.
The 53-year-old Rookery Rise resident was diagnosed with brain tumours last year, after already braving three months of chemotherapy for lung cancer.
He, his wife Heather and daughter Nicola will be wearing hats and collecting donations for the charity outside the Winsford branch of Morrisons tomorrow, March 28.
During the following weekend, staff from Morrisons, where Barry's son Martyn works as produce manager, are holding a sponsored cycle ride from the store along the Whitegate Way towards Cuddington and back to raise further funds.
Barry said: "Research into brain tumours receives less than one per cent of national cancer research spending in the UK, yet this devastating disease – with which over 16,000 people are diagnosed each year – kills more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer.
"I felt that Wear a Hat Day was worth doing to support a very important cause. I am hoping that by wearing a hat and collecting donations for the charity on March 28, we will be helping fund the scientists who are investigating more effective treatments and ultimately a cure."
Get down to Morrisons Winsford tomorrow to help support Barry's fundraiser.
To sponsor him, visit justgiving.com/Baz-Rowlands or to donate to Morrisons cycle ride for Wear a Hat Day, go to justgiving.com/Bazza-Rowlands.
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We've all seen the ads and read the stories about how important breakfast is for our kids. But they're not the only ones who need the energy – and wits – to get through the day.
For mums, breakfast is the most important meal of their day. That's the message from Australia's glycemic index (GI) guru, Dr Alan Barclay.
He is the GI Foundation's chief scientific officer and says it's vital mums stock up on "smart carbs" to ensure they have not only the physical energy but the brain power to get through the long days (and often nights) of caring for littlies.
And he has this other important piece of information all mums need to know – eating these smart carbs can make you thinner.
"Eating low GI foods helps burn up body fat," Dr Barclay says.
"Skipping meals like breakfast is the last thing mums should be doing if they want to lose weight.
"The body needs to find energy from somewhere and it will break down muscle mass for fuel, the metabolism can slow down and it can be much harder to build up that muscle again."
The GI Foundation describes the glycemic index as a dietary tool that helps people differentiate between the various carbohydrate foods they eat and how their bodies use them. It's a ranking from 1 to 100 which measures the effect of a food on your blood glucose level over the two hours after the food is eaten.
Basically the lower the GI the better. Low GI foods are healthier because they don't cause sudden spikes in our bodies' blood glucose levels and instead release glucose more slowly and provide sustained energy.
Eating low GI can help us not feel compelled to eat that chocolate bar, cake or packet of chips at 10am because we skipped breakfast or had a high GI bowl of cereal made of refined sugars and flours.
Smart carbs or low GI foods include wholegrain foods, many fresh vegetables and fruits, such as cherries, plums, grapefruit, peaches, apples, kiwi fruit and oranges, and pulses, legumes and low-fat dairy foods.
Here's a key reason for mums to eat a healthy breakfast. Recent research has shown that kids who eat a low GI and higher carbohydrate breakfast were able to do maths tasks more quickly and accurately and displayed improved attentiveness.
Dr Barclay says the results of this research can easily be applied to mums who also need to be firing on all brain cylinders to look after their kids.
"Mums need to be attentive and think quickly – and having breakfast can help provide the fuel the brain needs for this," he says.
Studies have shown that the human brain is powered only by glucose and must have a constant supply to ensure optimum brain function.
"One-third of our bodies' daily glucose requirements is used by the brain," says Dr Barclay. "What this latest research (into kids) has confirmed is that when a low GI breakfast is eaten, people are better able to perform the harder cognitive tasks."
The GI Foundation suggests these breakfast ideas for mums:
Look out for the low GI symbol on food packaging. Foods which have been found by the GI Foundation to have a low GI carry this symbol.
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include the GI Foundation.
Last revised: Monday, 9 July 2012
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Packaging. Marketers know from a host of consumer studies that the first time most consumers become acquainted with products is at the point-of-purchase, which still primarily occurs in a brick-and-mortar store. Not only that, but also the majority of purchase decisions—despite the consumer's previous exposure to advertisements and other forms of promotion—are made at the point-of-purchase, sometimes rather spontaneously. All of this means that labeling and packaging decisions should be of paramount importance to product developers. Therefore, the decisions involved are not just about what is put into a product, but what goes on the product package—and to this latter point, the rules pertaining to desired claims.
For example, as is generally known in the United States, regulations surrounding most labeling decisions are under the purview of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There are labeling requirements for both categories of topical products, i.e., cosmetics and drugs, as well as certain claims that are allowed and disallowed depending on the product category—a rule that seems randomly enforced. By now, this area should be well-understood by marketers, although it is often abused as too many cosmetics companies continue to make claims that are not allowed, such as "reduces wrinkles" or "reverses aging." These drug claims are monitored by the FDA, although it has the resources to address only the most egregious of offenders.
In relation, the industry has been waiting patiently for the government to create a "cosmeceuticals" category for topical products, just as the Act of Congress (DSHEA 1994) created the intermediate "nutritional supplements" category between "food" and "drugs," which is now almost 20 years old. Indeed, certain statements of "nutritional support" are allowed when a product is classified as a dietary supplement rather than a food or drug, but these statements cannot be "health" claims, which are only allowed for products classified as drugs.
In the world of natural and organic products, where many highly questionable active ingredient claims abound, there is another confusing labeling aspect through which consumers must sort: various third-party certifications. These relate to products that are greener, and more naturally derived and processed, but have become a source of further confusion for both consumers and marketers alike. On the other hand, having such certifications is helpful since government regulation is lacking in this high growth segment, resulting in "green washing" and product puffery among marketers. Due to this, it is no longer enough to simply make a natural or some other green claim on a label. In the name of transparency and authenticity—two emerging issues in the industry—marketers must strive to differentiate and prove to consumers that products are exactly what they say they are. How does one sort through this mess?
First, take a deep breath; it's not that complicated. If a product is sold through a natural foods outlet such as Whole Foods Markets, it has already endured a litany of scrutiny, as the requirements these retailers impose on themselves are equally as rigorous, if not more so, than any certification. That is, the "easy way out" is to trust the standards of Whole Foods Markets. Bear in mind, however, that not everyone has the means to shop at premium outlets, so what about the standards of mass retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.? Not so much; over 20 years in the industry has taught this author at least that. If a product is to be sold through channel that does not have its own natural and organic standards, it is important that the product carry a seal from a third-party certifier. There are far too many certifications around the world to analyze them all, and many do not apply to personal care. Therefore, for the sake of relevancy (and sanity), the focus here will be on commonly used seals within the natural and organic personal care area.
USDA: In the United States, there are a few highly recognizable seals commonly displayed on the labels of natural and organic personal care products. One of these is backed by the U.S. government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees a program that allows third-party organizations to denote products as "Certified Organic" if they meet the stringent requirements of the National Organic Program1 (NOP). Since this process is relatively expensive, not many personal care products carry the now-ubiquitous green and white seal, but there are certainly quite a few food brands that have gone this route. The USDA standards were originally developed solely for food and not for topical products, so in the past there has been some difficulty in adapting them for personal care.
Due to its popularity with food products, this is the preferred seal in the United States if one's product is positioned as organic—although there is another certification issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for products having less organic content, or for companies that do not wish to qualify their products for the USDA seal. This seal is a relatively recent introduction, developed to provide a distinction for products that contain lower levels of organic ingredients. It has yet to gain wider use by branded product manufacturers.
NPA Natural seal: Another certification that has proliferated in the United States is a seal whose origins lie in a task force organized and managed by this author, back in 2003. The task force, called the International Association of Natural Products Producers (IANPP), consisted of three dozen organizations from throughout the supply chain, which after three years finally succeeded in drafting a definition for "natural." Note that natural and organic are two different designations, and the Natural Products Association (NPA) seal deals only with "natural" and not "certified organic."
Whereas organic ingredients are inherently natural, natural ingredients are certified organic only if they meet the NOP requirements. In general, a natural ingredient can be neither synthetically derived nor synthetically processed; in turn, a natural product must be comprised of a large majority of natural ingredients. Human health/safety, animal testing and biodegradability are also issues addressed by the NPA but it is important to note that the association has been criticized for allowing the use of genetically modified ingredients (GMOs).
This work by the IANPP was forwarded to the NPA and resulted in the NPA Natural seal, which has now been incorporated on the packages of just over 1,000 different personal care products. If one is selling a product positioned as natural in the United States, this is the preferred seal because it is backed by the major U.S. association for natural products companies.
OASIS: Worth mentioning are the Organic and Sustainable Industry Standards (OASIS),2 developed in 2008 by the namesake OASIS nonprofit organization, these reportedly were the first U.S. organic standards for personal care. They were written in response to confusion over the relevancy of USDA Organic regulations to personal care. Much of this confusion has apparently been addressed by USDA and aforementioned NSF certifications, however, as there is not much recent coverage about the group's activities.
If the USDA Certified Organic and NPA Natural seals are achieving notoriety in the United States, what about other regions? As one might expect, the landscape is scattered with not-for-profit efforts to certify products as being something other than synthetically derived and/or synthetically processed. The health and wellness movement is now a well-established trend, rather than a short-lived fad, so the quest for products that are better for people and the natural environment will not go away. Therefore, efforts to distinguish products as such also will not abate; consider the following look around the globe.
Standards around the world for natural products are largely the same, and each standard is really intended for products made and marketed within the country or region of the certifier. Products are generally analyzed and rated along several different parameters, including the origin and processing of their ingredients, and the total composition of them in the product; their storage, manufacturing and packaging; environmental management; labeling and communication; inspection; and certification and control. The bottom line is that the certification must resonate with consumers in that particular country or region. Some markets, such as the U.S., have been a little late to the game of natural and organic personal care product certification. This is why the Ecocert seal (detailed later in this article), offered by a French certifier, is found on so many products in the United States. Until relatively recently, it was one of the only options available to American manufacturers.
COSMOS: While there are a number of different certifiers in Europe, the good news is their standards have been harmonized under the Cosmetics Organic and Natural Standard (COSMOS). This means that an Ecocert-labeled product will have been subjected to the same scrutiny as a BDIH product, for example; following, these are described in more detail. The COSMOS distinction should eventually replace all of the individual certifications, but this will take some time as each certifier is a separate entity, and therefore self-interested. But consumers will ultimately be best served by one COSMOS seal.


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The objective of this study is to evaluate patients with tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) for eligibility in the National Cancer Institute s research studies. These patients will undergo a series of procedures, usually including a complete medical history and physical examination; laboratory testing of blood, CSF, urine, bone marrow, or other samples; an evaluation of tumor location and size by x-rays, CT (computed tomography) or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, or nuclear medicine scans; lumbar puncture; electrocardiogram and echocardiogram; and procedures to evaluate the function of specific organs. A bone marrow biopsy is occasionally performed. Research samples may also be collected and stored to avoid having to do a painful test more than once. Tissue specimens collected during this process may be stored and used in future studies.
Patients of both genders, any age, and all racial and ethnic groups with tumors of the CNS or a history of a CNS tumor are eligible. Up to 100 people are expected to participate.
The physician will discuss the results of these procedures with the patient and his or her family. On the basis of the eligibility screening and the patient s wishes, the patient may then be enrolled in a primary research protocol.
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- Evaluate patients with tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS) for eligibility in National Cancer Institute (NCI) research protocols. [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
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-Adult patients (greater than or equal to 18 yrs of age) with tumors of the central nervous system who are being evaluated by the Neuro-Oncology Branch (NOB) for National Cancer Institute (NCI) primary research protocols will be entered onto this screening protocol for eligibility screening.
- Evaluate patients with tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS) for eligibility in National Cancer Institute (NCI) research protocols.
- Patients with tumors of the CNS or a history of a CNS tumor who are being evaluated for protocols within the National Cancer Institute.
- The screening tests and procedures that are required by the primary research protocols will be conducted in order to establish eligibility for these protocols.
- These procedures may include, but are not limited to, laboratory tests on blood, CSF, urine, or other specimens, and radiographic and nuclear medicine studies, which may require the administration of contrast or a radioisotopic tracer.
- This protocol will also allow for evaluation of existing tumor specimens to determine if targets are present, when applicable.
- In some cases, specific research samples required for the primary research protocol may be collected during the screening process in order to prevent us from having to subject the patient to a painful procedure on multiple occasions (e.g., bone marrow aspirations).
- Research specimens will be discarded, if the patient is not eligible for or elects not to enroll on the primary research protocol. A total of 3000 patients will be enrolled.
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|18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Senior)
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Adult patients (greater than or equal to 18 yrs of age) with tumors of the CNS or a history of a CNS tumor who are being evaluated for protocols within the National Cancer Institute.
All patients or their previously designated LAR (Legally Authorized Representative) (if the patient is deemed by the treating physician to be impaired or questionably impaired in such a way that the ability of the patient to give informed consent is questionable) must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study and the risks of the procedures that will be performed to assess eligibility for primary research protocols.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00035373
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Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Cancer Institute (NCI) ):
Radiation Therapy
CNS Tumor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases
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Boat Tests
- Horizon
- Vision 74
- 2010
- Cruiser
- 76'9"
- 20'6"
- 5'8"
- 63 tons (full load)
- 2/1,000-hp Cat C18 ACERTs
- various diesels from Caterpilar, MAN, and MTU
- 2,096 (gal)
- 360 (gal)
2/1,000-hp Caterpillar C18 ACERT diesel inboards
ZF electronic controls
Hynautic hydraulic steering, power-assisted
27.5- and 17.5-kW Onan gensets w/ enclosures
Delta T engine-air intakes w/ 2/intake and 2/exhaust fans
oil-change system
Nutone central vac
Marine Air chilled-water A/C
38-hp American Bow Thruster bow thruster
2/Charles Iso Boost transformers
2/Glen- dinning CableMasters
Charles 50- and 20-amp battery chargers
Cantalupi lighting
GE washer/dryer
Buele air horns
2/Elbex CCTV cameras
Steelhead hydraulic davit
3/Speich wipers
Maxwell windlass
2/Outback 3-kVa inverters
audio and nav systems
skylounge w/ Stidd helm chair
ABT hydraulic stern thruster
TRAC hydraulic stabilizers
2/underwater lights
900-gpd Sea Recovery watermaker (right)
4/36-volt rooftop solar panels
saloon skylight
granite countertops in heads and galley
100-amp Isoboost transformer
fold-down TV in master
2/1,000-hp Caterpillar C18 ACERT diesel inboards
ZF 550A marine gears w/ 2.317:1 ratio
42x33.5 4-blade nibral props
The Numbers
skylounge w/ Stidd helm chair
ABT hydraulic stern thruster
TRAC hydraulic stabilizers
2/underwater lights
900-gpd Sea Recovery watermaker (right)
4/36-volt rooftop solar panels
saloon skylight
granite countertops in heads and galley
100-amp Isoboost transformer
fold-down TV in master
New and Improved
How Adding a cockpit made a good yacht better. Much better.
Nothing piques the interest of a boat fanatic like a new model. But as all of us know, some "new" models are newer than others.
Take the Horizon Vision 74 CMY. She is new but she's also basically a Vision 68 to which a six-foot hull and cockpit extension have been added. So technically speaking she's not really a new boat, right?
That's what I thought before I boarded her in February. I quickly discovered (once again) that despite what I think I know about boats, I need to approach every one with an open mind and a blank notepad. In this case, the cockpit addition so vastly improved the 68, I was left wondering why anyone wouldn't fork over the extra $250,000 for the 74.
First, as happens any time you add waterline, the cockpit version should have a higher hull speed, which should translate into better efficiency. Since PMY never tested the 68, I can't prove this hypothesis, but it is one that has been born out time and again. And while the scale of any speed/efficiency improvement may be in question, the 74 nevertheless vastly exceeds the 68 in range. That's because Horizon moved both of the 68's standard gensets (27.5- and 17.5-kW Onans) to the new lazarette and the Sea Recovery watermaker to beneath the port-side crew berth, freeing the space outboard of each engine for a 520-gallon fuel saddle tank. That effectively doubles total fuel tankage from about 1,000 to 2,000 gallons. (The figure of 2,096 in our specs is derived from the graduated sight glasses on each tank.) It also gives the standard Caterpillar C18 ACERTs 360-degree access. Indeed, one could easily rebuild an engine in situ—although a removable panel above each engine allows either one to be extracted, too. Generous headroom—6'6" on center and 5'10" outboard—adds to the feeling of spaciousness here.
With four tanks instead of two, fuel distribution and sourcing complexity could have become issues had not Horizon manifolded all tanks so they are self-leveling and dedicated the center of the forward engine bulkhead (actually the aft face of fuel tanks) to one of the best fuel-manifolding systems I've seen on any boat of any size. Even the Racors—including those for the gensets—are here. In fact, everything that pertains to fuel is in one easy-to-get-to spot—except, oddly enough, the switch for the fuel-transfer pump; it's abaft the starboard engine. But remember, you normally won't need to move fuel around.
I spent a lot of time in this engine room because I so admired its layout and lack of clutter. Besides superb access and comprehensive labeling, all ancillary equipment (battery chargers, hydraulic reservoir, major breakers, etc.) is grouped on the aft bulkhead. (House and cranking batteries are under the crew-quarters sole, where your captain is a lot more likely to look in on them occasionally.)
I did manage to find two things to gripe about here: One, the top of one of the bolts securing the Cat engine mounts to the beefy stainless steel engine caps was rusted. This is in no way a potential structural problem; the issue's purely aesthetic and rather annoying in such a clean, white space. The other is the lack of a crash pump. Everything else is so high-end here I can't imagine why Horizon didn't include one as standard equipment. Re-dundancy is certainly ubiquitous, including hydraulic pumps on each ZF gear (but, alas, only one engine-driven power steering pump).
There's one more benefit accruing from the addition of a cockpit, one that's a purely personal observation: The boat is better proportioned. If you opt for the skylounge ($159,900 on either the 68 or 74), it will fall roughly amidship with the cockpit version, making for a nice fore-to-aft balance.
The lone access to the engine room is from the crew quarters abaft it, which you reach either via a watertight transom door or, for times when there's a sea running, an overhead hatch to the upper cockpit. The crew quarters on our boat were laid out to accommodate a single person (one berth and a nicely sized wet head aft of it), but the area can be configured pretty much any way you want it (i.e., two-person crew quarters, dive locker, etc.). In any guise it also contains the electrical distribution panel, inverters, and a small freezer. While Horizon is not a custom builder, it is happy to alter its boats in relatively minor ways to accommodate each owner.
Before leaving this area, I must mention one other feature that I found here and repeated many times elsewhere: Kidde combination CO-smoke alarms. In this issue you'll find "Sound the Alarm," an article decrying the lack of smoke alarms as standard equipment on boats. Horizon deserves praise for installing plenty of these critical-but-ridiculously-cheap life-saving devices.
Of course the cockpit is the major advantage of the 74 over the 68. Internally, it measures 5'8" fore to aft and comes with a standard transom door leading down to a 2'10" deep swim platform. Although not designed for serious fishing (there's no room for a chair), the area includes a big, lighted transom livewell and lots of stowage in the transom. Port and starboard stairs lead to the upper cockpit from which you can access well-protected port and starboard 1'5"-wide side decks.
The 74's interior is virtually identical to the 68's, and the accompanying photos and accommodation plan should give you a good feel for its three-stateroom layout and for this builder's fine joinery work. Noteworthy of mention is the galley, which on this boat was all the way forward on the main deck to make room for a formal dining area. It's an unusual configuration in a boat of this size that provides the cook with panoramic views on three sides, plus plenty of stowage, including dedicated cabinets and drawers for the china, flatware, and crystal (plus linens) that come standard on this boat. (Horizon likes to say that when you buy any of its boats, all you need to bring aboard is a suitcase.) A smaller galley farther aft with dining area forward is also available.
Piloting the 74 was a thoroughly pleasant experience despite the four-footers that were running. Of particular note were her good manners running downsea; it's not uncommon for vessels with hull extensions to bow steer since the center of balance has moved forward. Not here. The Greg Marshall-designed hull performed well on all points and provided a generally dry ride, even when taking the wind on the beam.
A yacht designer once told me that there are two ways to tweak an existing boat: the quick and easy way and the difficult and time-consuming way. An afternoon aboard the Vision 74 reminded me what a pleasant surprise it is when you're aboard a vessel where the job's been done right.
Horizon Yachts (561) 346-5966.
What's ACERT?
The engines in our Vision 74 were Caterpillar C18 ACERTs. The C stands for Caterpillar and the 18 designates engine displacement in liters. But what's ACERT?
It's Advanced Combustion Emissions Reduction Technology, a package of modifications Cat developed to meet the EPA Tier 3 emissions standards that went into effect on January 1, 2005. These rules apply to all diesels, which is why ACERT is installed on 26 Cat engine models. The modifications include a fuel system that provides multiple fuel injections on each power stroke because smaller injections are more thoroughly combusted. There's also a more responsive wastegate turbocharger, high-efficiency cross-flow cylinder heads, and an intake system that provides more cool air to the cylinders. Since cool air is denser, more fuel can be burned. —R.T.
This article originally appeared in the April 2010 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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