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I originally saw this idea on Pinterest (of course) and ended up finding a great tutorial for it on Dollar Store Crafts blog!! What a great idea!! I have a lot of extra corks lying around from where I work, and I thought this was the perfect way to use a few!! I just re-painted a cabinet in my kitchen and needed some knobs, so I decided to browse Pinterest and see what I could find as an alternative solution to buying new ones. This project couldn't be any easier, and it actually turned out pretty cute!! Let me know what you think, and if you end up doing this project yourself!! Enjoy 🙂
You will need:
-Champagne Corks
-Screws with a sharp end (I used 2″)
-A screwdriver
(As she said on Dollar Store Crafts , I had all of these things on hand as well, so the project was FREE!!)
– Place the screws pointed side out in your existing knob holes
-Center the screw on the bottom of your champagne cork (Some corks have a dot already in the midde)
-Hold the screw steady with the screwdriver and twist your cork clockwise until its flat against your door/drawer surface
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A soundtrack of sultry engines
and gnashing blades. Loggers
are warping my neighbor's woodlot
to bloody his eager bank account
with tire ruts through the wetlands
and slaughter of nesting songbirds.
But my perennial plots retort
with clustered stalks of orchis,
a gift from an unknown source
windblown about the cosmos.
Alien, epipactis helleborine
welcomes me into the garden
with a sudden flurry of blossoms.
Tough ribbed leaves clutching the stem.
Green-tint flowers shaded purple,
hearty lip thrust forward, a sac
with pointed tip underslung.
I hadn't noticed the stalks growing,
although they must have required
days or weeks of nourishment
to rise from the bottom of things
and crown themselves in mottled shade.
As I kneel before their glory
a double-rigged truckload of rubble
hacked from the living white pine
lumbers along the road and sneers
its lonesome diesel sneer,
mocking with carbon emissions
the defeat of entire forests.
But I've come to these flowers
as one returned from a distant star
to linger for a final close-up.
The helleborine looks aloof
yet available, tough but frail
like a character in film noir.
Its aroma defies my sense of smell
with subtleties I can't parse
from the larger photosynthesis.
So never pick an orchid. Tiny
but finely sculpted blossoms
climb their stalks and peer at me
with that floral curiosity
that feels so much like a feeling
crawling right over me, groping
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I have degenrative disk disease
They say that with diabetes type 2 that you need to exersize but i have degenrative disk disease and can not exersize like everbody else so trying to do so just makes my back worse so i was wondering if anybody can think of any workout that would not make my back worse.
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This may sound a little funny, but scuba diving is a way of exercising without pain. In the water, you are weightless. I know you have the tank and the waves and all of these other items, you have your friends take these down to the water for you, and you put them on in the water. I realize this means you're going to have to learn to scuba dive first. But it is Worth it! I am able to work out regularly getting a really good workout in my legs I can do more things with my arms and because I am weightless in the water the tank And the added weight that you need for diving you do not feel therefore you're not going to be getting any pain or cramps from that. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this.
That's not a bad thought. Now that I remember, before my surgery the best nearly pain free exercise I got was when we were snorkeling. The pain part came in when we had to get back in the boat.
Maybe some time at a local pool with some training/swim fins like this might be the ticket (not to mention fun).
Do you know what disks are most affected right now? That can make a difference in what exercises would be beneficial.
I recently had a discectomy and fusion to correct my DD. When mine got bad, I could only walk on a treadmill which has a bit of rebound/cushion to it and not on hard or concrete surfaces.
I'm a strong advocate of chiropractic care to relieve some of the pain associated with DD where possible. Has the possibility of getting the bad areas repaired come up?
You could talk to a physical therapist or a personal trainer for suggestions.
I also have the same trouble withy back and I have found if you can walk a lil and then rest a little bit then you will do your back a favor by moving and I know it hurts but that's how I did it plus I lost about 80 + lbs.
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The Education and Manpower Bureau of Hong Kong (EMB) released the first consultation document of new academic structure for senior secondary education and higher education in October 2004. The document suggested that the new "3+3" secondary system, known as New Senior Secondary (NSS), should replace the current "3+2+2" pyramidal system. Therefore, the lower
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The Nokia Lumia 900 reviews are in and they are mostly disappointing.
If you hoped the new Nokia Lumia 900 LTE Windows Phone would be a challenger to the iPhone 4S or top of the line Android phones you will be disappointed. The pundits have reviewed the Lumia 900 Windows phone, which will go on sale this weekend and they are not impressed.
Walt Mossberg's verdict: "If you're looking for a $100, high-end smartphone, or are a Windows Phone fan who has been waiting for better hardware, the Lumia 900 is worth considering. But the phone had just too many drawbacks in my tests to best its chief competitors."
Joshua Topolsky loves the hardware design of the Lumia 900, but that is about it. This is not all Nokia's fault. Microsoft is still behind with the Windows Phone OS. The eco system for Windows Phones is also still limited.
The TechRepublic is an interesting report that explains why the Lumia 900 is offered for $99.99 on contract. Nokia is not using the latest and greatest hardware components inside the Lumia 900.
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The first time I heard it, in August, almost exactly three months before my arrival here, a German girl in Berlin who I met through a friend from Bangkok was talking. She'd spent time living in Cape Town, and she was telling me what to expect. If I didn't believe her then, I'll never doubt her again.
Just as it was in Melbourne (and pretty much every city on the planet, except, perhaps, for Sydney), people who've lived in Cape Town forever are dying to get out. Apparently, paradise is just another dead-end town if you've spent most of your life looking at the breathtaking scenery there.
At least two South Africans in the last three weeks (since my arrival in their country) -- the boyfriend of my friend Dolores in Johannesburg and a publicist in Cape Town -- have expressed a burning desire to leave their beautiful country behind for greener pastures elsewhere. Everyone here seems to be obsessed with New York City, practically to Argentine proportions, but I have to keep reminding them that the grass is only green(er) in Central Park there. The rest of it is concrete.
When I suggested a change of scenery in Australia to the two restless South Africans, I figured that it would be easier to get a visa to relocate to another Commonwealth country than it would be to acquire one for an extended stay in NYC. Both of them shot me down: "That would be just like staying in South Africa." Their responses echoed each other.
Touché, I conceded after the second Oz rejection, but the more time I spend in Cape Town, the more I notice that it's only Melbourne with mountains on a superficial level. That might not be enough to make the grass down under any greener for South Africans itching to relocate, but it's enough to remind me that it's a long way back to there. What does Australia have that South Africa doesn't, and vice versa? Here's a list of 10 reasons why I no longer keep forgetting where I am.
1. Nobody calls me "mate" in South Africa. "Buddy" neither -- but I'm not complaining about that.
2. I haven't heard the phrase "hot as" to describe a sexually desirable person since the night before I boarded that direct Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Bangkok last June. I miss being "hot as." It has such a nice, colloquial ring, and it's much more colorful than a simple "Sexy."
3. Pedestrians apparently never have the right of way in Cape Town. In Melbourne, I used to get frustrated because cars would sit at the corner waiting for me to cross when I was still 50 meters away from the intersection. That meant I was constantly speeding up so they wouldn't have to wait too long. In Cape Town, I don't have to worry about keeping anyone waiting, because they won't. Cars race down mountains and turn corners like bats out of hell, pedestrians be damned if they happen to step off the sidewalk and into the way. It's actually a little like being back in Bangkok, minus the constant bumper-to-bumper traffic.
4. You don't have to take out a mortgage to enjoy a night out in Cape Town. I spent Saturday night downing Amstels, Jack and Cokes and shots of Jose Cuervo at Crew with friends, and the entire night out (taxi fare included) set me back only about $50. In Melbourne, it would have cost three times as much, though the guys would have been taller (1.85 meters and up up up), with more facial hair.
5. Speaking of tall, hairy guys in Melbourne, where are all the Bens, Nathans and Andrews in Cape Town? I still haven't come up with any defining first names here like there were in Melbourne, Buenos Aires (Federico, Alejandro and Sebastian, kiss, rinse and repeat) and Berlin (Alex, Alex and yet another Alex), but I'm working on it.
6. People actually dress weather appropriately in Cape Town. The climate here is frustratingly similar to the climate in Melbourne: In other words, expect the unexpected -- and bring a jacket, just in case. On yet another spring day in Cape Town that feels more like autumn, the only guy under-dressed in board shorts and Havaianas will probably be me.
7. Cape Town's DStv networks are obsessed with Fox/UPN U.S. TV from the '90s and '00s (Melrose Place, Half & Half, One on One, Sister, Sister, Arsenio Hall). In Melbourne, it's all about Nick-at-Nite-style series from the '60s and '70s (The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, The Love Boat, Green Acres). Frankly, I'd rather watch Maude, which, thanks to all of the YouTube episodes I watched in Tel Aviv, has replaced The Golden Girls as the vintage Bea Arthur sitcom that I'd rather waste an entire day laughing at.
8. Bilingual (and multilingual) rules in South Africa. Australians, like non-Hispanic Americans, are notoriously monolingual. Someone told me that South Africa is one of the most bilingual countries in the world, and every time I listen to (or eavesdrop on) conversations flowing between Afrikaans and English, or English and some other language I don't recognize, I realize that he's probably right.
9. In Cape Town, fish and chips, not chicken parma, seems to be the pub grub of choice for those who aren't in the mood for an ostrich burger. (It's all about chicken schnitzel here.) And at something like 55 ZAR ($5.50) a plate, the fish and chips at Long Street Cafe cost nearly one-fourth of the AU$20 that you'd pay for the chicken parma at Windsor Castle in Melbourne.
10. The other day when I spotted a squirrel scurrying across the street, I realized that it's been months since I saw a possum (or a kangaroo, or a wallaby, or a koala, or a bat, or a cockatoo). I'm going to have to book an African safari soon because I'm ready for some exotic wildlife. All of these dogs that look like the 21st U.S. President Chester Alan Arthur resurrected as a canine just aren't cutting it.


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NATCHEZ and RIDGELAND — Ridgeland-based Victory Properties has bought 11 convenience stores and nine dealer accounts of Cloutier Oil in Natchez. Lawrie Cloutier, owner of Cloutier Oil, tells the Natchez Democrat the sale was completed March 19. Terms were not disclosed. Cloutier Oil was started Oct. 1, 1958, and originally served commercial businesses that had fuel tanks that needed refilling. ...Read More »
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GULFPORT — Now that downtown historic storefronts have been renovated, drawing new tenants and customers, Gulfport's Main Street director is turning her attention to vacant lots potentially contaminated by petroleum or hazardous chemicals. The city wants to identify and assess contaminated properties that can be returned to productivity, generating jobs and tax revenue. Lisa Bradley, executive director of Gulfport Main ...Read More »
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JACKSON — Some Jackson officials are questioning whether a new city law on convenience store security is enforceable, and some store owners say the law will unreasonably increase their costs of doing business. The city council voted last month to require each 24-hour convenience store to have a security guard on duty from midnight to 5 a.m. Convenience stores that ...Read More »


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What I do hear from many professionals who deal in a hundred or more (or less) real time DVD duplication and delivery per event productions is that it pays off. Many who produce multiple-day or daylong competition events such as regional- and state-level band, cheerleading, track & field and similar scholastic events are unanimous. They say that in spite of the ability of virtually anyone with a little confidence & technical prowess being able to break copy protection codes, it keeps the "honest" people honest.
The multiple sales category would include dance recitals, martial arts reviews and demonstrations, youth sports game videos, school and community drama and/or choral performances, band reviews and more. This would be any event where you work once with the anticipation of selling many.
There will always be consumers, young and old alike, who will attempt to break the copy protection of a commercially produced DVD or the limited-run duplications offered by independent professional video services providers. On the other hand, while the percentage of these folks is small and the overall effect on your sales of copies of productions is not always huge, it can have a significant effect on your bottom line (profits) over time.
This is more than a personal opinion
Again, when asked, a number of professionals have said that the additional $200 or so increase in the cost of a tower DVD duplicator with hardware or software (more on THAT difference later) is "well worth" the investment. They tell me the difference in total sales of any given multiple orders DVD production MORE than makes up for the original duplicator investment. All confirmed a noticeable increase in total orders received per event.
Why? Because, on average, the above-mentioned exceptions notwithstanding, honest people are, well, honest. If it proves more challenging to simply make a copy of your production on a branded silver blank with hand-written titles using a blank DVD marker (and not always a DVD marker ... there ARE markers they shouldn't use as they can and will effect playback) or purchasing your reasonably-priced professionally packaged duplications, they'll opt for buying from you!
I lied to some of my past clients.
During a "test" period some while back I started putting a small "This DVD is copy protected" notice on some of my productions. When asked by my clients if they could make their own copies, I would say: "Sure, if you can figure out how to break the copy protection." Yes, my orders increased significantly during the "test period" once or twice by as much as 30 percent. Then some kid took up my challenge and discovered there was no copy protection and called me on it. I stopped testing.
is that they "get around" the issue simply by making their copies ultra-cheap ... I'm talking about $10 or less, printed, packaged and using commercial or custom color inserts. Or, in the case of single sales events such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other celebratory events, simply giving away a number of copies, avoiding the issue of pirating altogether. Ostensibly this also generates "good will" some claim.
They also claim to have "factored in" the cost of this. Question: how do you "factor in" these costs when most of you have not factored in all the other relative costs of doing business? There are insurance premiums, pens, pencils, paper, meals, rent (even if you operate out of house) and the other variables that virtually NEVER see their values subtracted from the bottom lines of independents' P&L sheets.
I beg to differ. Good will, repeat and renewable business, return clients and referrals are generated by quality production, reasonable turnaround times, reasonable but fair pricing and professional decorum. Rarely does good will, and never does loss of profits by giving product away, generate healthy business levels. Loyalty is not earned nor received by giving product away. Loyalty, unfortunately, is also not something upon which most of us can depend ... sad to say.
These approaches, my friends, do not constitute good or profitable business practices, and they dilute the value of the product and our industry. Like it or not, that is a verifiable fact. Whatever happened to the marketing adage "never give away something you can sell"?
There are real costs you must cover to survive
At best, depending on the grade and quality of the media used, the variety of price levels from various resources, ink, your time and all the other cost factors, you'll spend somewhere between a couple of dollars and possibly a whole lot more, for the blank, the case, the insert, the ink if you design/print your own, and the wear and tear of your equipment. I don't know what your time is worth, but I have to make something when I'm working.
Or maybe you also invested hundreds of dollars (often $1K or more) on an automated burn-and-print device, saving time, but still with ink, materials and wear-and-tear costs. Somewhere, somehow, you need to recoup your expenses. Selling below your actual costs, including labor, equipment investment, replacement and other variables, or giving the product away WILL NOT generate profits.
To be continued ...
In Part 2 I will talk about my personal research into various model DVD duplicating towers offering copy protection. I will share pricing information and point out the differences in software- and hardware-based protection and why I will pull the trigger on one over the other.
I will also offer some real life experiences in the world of duplication regarding speed of dubbing, whether to use the hard drive or a direct-from-master-DVD duplication, and whether to print first or burn first.
I will share information from others who have found ways around some of the print or burn first issues and what my personal experience has been both ways even using their approaches.
And I will provide links to the various companies and resources for any readers interested in moving into DVD duplication either of their own productions or the home productions of their clients from other services. I do not plan, however, to share or divulge information regarding how to break copy protection code of personal or commercial productions. That information is readily available for those who wish to engage in pirating.
For now remember: If you market, you will make it! © 2011 Earl Chessher


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Model Flavia de Oliveira channels legendary French screen siren Catherine Deneuve in the September 2009 issue of Elle Spain. The editorial, 'Belle Dame,' was shot by Mario Sierro and styled by Inmaculada Jimenez.
Falvia de Oliveira lacks the curves, blonde bouffant and soft yet ice-cold sensuality that made Catherine Deneuve a household name, but she is still a beautiful girl. Armed with fashions from Ferragamo, Emporio Armani, Dior and Valentino, the team at Elle Spain try and recreate a few iconic shots of the renowned actress, which you can see above.
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Acting on the advice of a dying tramp, unemployed salesman Yosuke (Koji Yakusho) heads down to a small town on the Noto Peninsula, in search of a golden Buddha statue allegedly hidden in a house near the red bridge. Once there, the middle-aged man encounters the mysterious Saeko (Misa Shimizu), a young woman whose body secretes gallons of water when she makes love – a discharge which replenishes the local river.
Simultaneously a magic-realist love story, a portrait of provincial eccentricity and a generous tribute to female desire, this bizarre comedy-drama from veteran Japanese writer-director Shohei Imamura (whose entrancing drama, The Eel, picked up the Palme d'Or in 1997) also contains various quirky subplots. Composed and photographed with effortless assurance and appealingly acted by its romantic leads, Warm Water Under A Red Bridge may not possess the most subtle of governing metaphors, but it's hard to resist a film which encourages its melancholic central character "throw yourself into lasciviousness".


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Study on Parameter Optimization Design of Drum Brake Based on Hybrid Cellular Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm
Study on Parameter Optimization Design of Drum Brake Based on Hybrid Cellular Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Mathematical Problems in EngineeringVolume 2012 2012, Article ID 734193, 23 pages
Research ArticleHubei Key Laboratory of Hydroelectric Machinery Design and Maintenance, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 44300, China
Received 19 July 2012; Revised 14 October 2012; Accepted 15 October 2012
Academic Editor: Jyh Horng Chou
Copyright © 2012 Yi Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In consideration of the significant role the brake plays in ensuring the fast and safe running of vehicles, and since the present parameter optimization design models of brake are far from the practical application, this paper proposes a multiobjective optimization model of drum brake, aiming at maximizing the braking efficiency and minimizing the volume and temperature rise of drum brake. As the commonly used optimization algorithms are of some deficiency, we present a differential evolution cellular multiobjective genetic algorithm DECell by introducing differential evolution strategy into the canonical cellular genetic algorithm for tackling this problem. For DECell, the gained Pareto front could be as close as possible to the exact Pareto front, and also the diversity of nondominated individuals could be better maintained. The experiments on the test functions reveal that DECell is of good performance in solving high-dimension nonlinear multiobjective problems. And the results of optimizing the new brake model indicate that DECell obviously outperforms the compared popular algorithm NSGA-II concerning the number of obtained brake design parameter sets, the speed, and stability for finding them.
Autor: Yi Zhang, Hu Zhang, and Chao Lu
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Join us for the 14th Annual Katie Ride, scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2018!
Presented by Mayo Clinic, the Katie Ride has become one of the nation's most anticipated and beloved cycling/walking/running/triathlete events. Benefiting the Katie Caples Foundation's organ donor education programs, this 9 island coastal ride through stunning Amelia Island and the surrounding areas offers an event for all skill levels. Events include a 100, 63, 34 or 18 mile cycling course, an Off-Road cycling course through historic Fort Clinch State Park, and an 8K Walk/Fun Run and a Fun Tri (300 yard pool swim, 18 mile ride, 5K run). Register HERE!


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Depeche Mode
What is your favourite album?
- PenguinPants, pentargo, and pip_ this'd this
Yeah I'd say the same.
Music for the Masses is cracking as well though.
It's not that strangely titled by the way
It's really about violation, whether consensual or not, sexual or emotional. The frivolity of it all.
Playing the Angel
probably.robluvsnic this'd this
but it's got to be Violator.
Some Great Reward
Love the rawness of this album. It's almost industrial sounding in places but also has some of their best pop moments on it e.g. people are people, etc. Also has It Doesn't Matter which is a slice of pure excellence and probably one of their most underrated songs.
i would probably say music for the masses
however i probably enjoy listening to the 101 live record the most, as i prefer a lot of the live versions of their 'hits'.
i realise this is similar to saying 'the best of the beatles' is my favourite beatles albumfunkycow this'd this
and Masses.
hats off to DIS for not going with the typical fannish thing of saying 'Black Celebration' which although brilliant isn't a patch of Masses/ Violator.
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It's harvest month here in The Kitchn, so a metaphor from the fields feels appropriate. The one that intrigues me the most these days is fallow time. Technically, fallow refers to not planting seed on a field, allowing it to rest, to be unproductive.
These days, being unproductive is a rather radical suggestion.
But it's one worth considering. Who are you when you're not doing, producing, creating a future in the present? Is it possible to try, even for a few hours, not to achieve anything? What might happen?
There's a beautiful image from the ancient texts of a still pond in the middle of the forest where eventually all sorts of animals come to drink. It might be interesting and informative to see what visits you when you're quiet and still.
Fallow time can be a Sunday afternoon, or it can be an entire phase of one's life. But it's important to allow for it and to respect it as part of a process, a part of life. I used to feel anxious in fallow times and it's only been recently that I've been able to consider the possibility that the anxiety is extra, that there's wisdom and trust in pausing. It's worth trying out.
Food for fallow time: since this is not about making anything, simple foods are best. Dried apricots, apples, almonds, a wedge of cheese. Maybe your fallow time food would be packaged peanut butter crackers and slim jims. Or maybe you'd fast, sipping weak tea.
The harvest is almost in, and despite these difficult times or perhaps even because of them, it will soon be the season to prepare for the coming quiet, the blanket of snow, the still and fallow field.
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One of my all-time favorite science fiction novels is Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers. It takes a very provocative look at aspects of Western Civilization that are critical to how we function, such as our notion of citizenship and what entitles us to suffrage. Mind you, I don't read a lot of science fiction because it has so much in common with the banana—when a banana is good, it's really good, and when it's bad, it's terrible and I toss it in the trash with all possible haste.
Forgetting for a moment Paul Verhoeven's awful film depiction of Heinlein's meisterwerk, I still marvel at how Heinlein took ordinary characters, some of them certainly not as bright as the author and placed them in extraordinary circumstances to create a futuristic society. It's the same basic device that creates farce, which is normal people in odd circumstances—think "Gilligan's Island"—as opposed to comedy, which is funny people in normal circumstances—think "Seinfeld." Yet, in Heinlein's hands, we get a fresh take on Western Civilization, complete with its own slang.
Of these, my clear favorite is "on the bounce," the phrase used by the starship troopers to allude to both how the soldiers move in their powered armor space suits and when they do things, a kind of "on the move" for the 22nd century.
Recently, I've taken to paraphrasing the saying into a cycling-specific version: on the drop. It entered my angst-ridden head recently while I was on a climb and because I wasn't climbing particularly well (the legs had gone into shutdown mode with 2k left to climb) and I was concerned that the boys wouldn't be waiting for me at the top. I thought to myself, "I'll get them on the drop."
Without time to sit around at the top and finish a bottle, eat a bite or two, pull my armwarmers up and take my glasses off my helmet and put them back on my face, I knew I'd have to do them all on the drop. But that was the beauty of the road turning down; with gravity on my side, I had the opportunity to eat and make up ground at the same time.
Sure, you can drink on a climb. You can pull down armwarmers on a climb. Some riders can even sit up, no hands, and take off a vest or jacket. And sure, there are climbs that are so long you've got to keep fueling as you move just to keep the bonk at bay, but the question I often ask myself is when the best time is to GSD*.
Racing has taught me there is a simple answer: the best time to do anything that isn't in and of racing, is on the drop. Even if the opportunity is only slightly downhill, I know I can relax my pedaling a bit and gravity's finite pull will do the rest and allow me to ditch a vest, pull food from my pockets, empty a bottle or stuff armwarmers into my jersey pockets.
There was a long period when I thought that descending was descending and downhill was too serious a concern to gum it up with something so frivolous as eating. Then I remembered something I saw while in a Mavic neutral vehicle on a mountain stage of the 1996 Tour DuPont.
Near the top of the biggest climb of the day, a Category 1 mafia-style enforcer, Frankie Andreu lost contact with the second group. Over the final kilometer up to the pass, he lost more than 20 seconds; the group was out of sight. Group three wasn't far behind and that was as much a concern for us in a Taurus wagon as it was for him.
On the drop, Frankie got into a head-over-stem, butt-in-air full tuck, not one of those crazy Marco Pantani rodeo-style tucks. He grabbed his bottle and tipped it into his mouth with his fingertips while resting the heel of his hand against the handlebar. And he dropped down an intestinal stretch of asphalt through turns I thought surely would require brakes.
We were doing 50 mph just to keep up with him. Those turns I thought would require brakes we were drifting through with all four tires grabbing the pavement with the stunned desperation of a child's hand for the string of a balloon.
At one point, hearing the car engine race and the roar of rubber on asphalt, Frankie sat up and turned around to look at us. (I asked him about it the next morning and he said he was afraid we were going over the cliff.) Then he put his head back down and before the bottom of the descent, he rejoined group two. Might as well have been the stage win I was so impressed.
Joe Parkin told me a story he has since blogged about a bit. After returning to the United States and joining Coors Light, Joe was at a race and his team leader told him he wanted a Coke. He got the Coke from the team car. Easy enough, right?
The rider wanted it in a water bottle.
Joe sat up, opened the Coke, opened the bottle and while descending he poured the Coke into the bottle. Even Joe was impressed with the move.
Perhaps my favorite aspect of doing things on the drop is what it says of your knowledge of the bike and the degree to which you can control it with just your hips if necessary. So much of cycling comes down to trust—trusting our bodies, our fellow riders, traffic and, yes, the bike—and few of us really trust our bike to do what it is most inclined. Once above 15 mph, it wants to stay upright and the imperative of physics only increases with speed.
Yet, for all its beautiful utility, and any tool properly used is beautiful, what I most love isn't the GSD*, it's knowing that anything you might need to accomplish during your ride or race you really needn't stop, that riding can be as seamless as breathing.
*Get shit done
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reverend dick
Beautifully written.
I had recently begun feeling better about my descending skills. Until I read this.
I'll bet I could do the Coke thing, but the Frankie and GH elbow thing from a previous post are in the realm of whaa?
Charles Cushman
I agree with your views about Starship Troopers. A great book that was made into a horrible movie. Hopefully someone will do it right one day.
I definitely need to work on my "on the drop" skills. My teammates make fun of me because I have lost races by being dropped on the downhill.
I'm just hoping the drivers with whom I have to share the road don't read this and think, 'hey, I'll do my texting and chatting on the phone "on the drop." Too many of them already subscribe to the notion, "hat anything you might need to accomplish during your" drive or daily commute" you really needn't stop, that" driving "can be as seamless as breathing." Of course it isn't. My advice: cyclists – ride with your full attention on the road and the risks. Drivers, please do the same.
Larry T.
Nice bit Padraig. Don't know why any of this has gotten folks stirred up as it's all part of riding a bicycle vs pedaling one. Here's a link to an article by my good friend Maynard Hershon…one so important and well-written we linked to it in a recent issue of our electronic La Gazzetta dello CycleItalia
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Went to BKW today and saw the date of the last post and also saw the RKW link. Great stuff and on my fav. bar. If I could afford it, the Parlee Z5 would be my ride also. The most trad. looking carbon bike with sloping tube.
I have been holding down a day job "on the drop," since my kids were born.
That beats a coke in a water bottle six days-a-week and twice on Sunday.
this is why I read this site.
thats the funny thing about 'roadies' without the truly epic time training on the road they don't develop the descending skills that come from any amount of the other cycling disciplines. Switch it up, it'll help


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Dr. Edward Ramirez is the medical director of Monterey Bay IVF, a women's fertility & gynecology center located in Monterey, California. He hopes to provide those who read his infertility blog with insights into the latest advances in women's health & infertility issues. He respectfully shares his knowledge as a specialist with women and men from all over the world. Visit his center at www.montereybayivf.com
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
45 Year Old Woman With FSH Of 13, Fails Four IUI Cycles: Go To IVF With Her Own Eggs Or With Donor Eggs?
Hello Dr. Ramirez,
I'm writing to you from Texas. I just turned 45 and in the past 4 months I have gone through 4 IUI cycles (3 w/Femara) and one natural. None worked, but my fertility specialist thought it was worth a try because there is no problem with me (other than my age) or my husband and our ability to conceive. He did mention that there was a small amount of endometriosis, but nothing to be concerned about. We had been trying for over 3 years before I finally went to a specialist. I know I should have gone much sooner.
My question is this: We have decided to try IVF . My big concern is the age of my eggs. My FSH was 13. Is there any greater chance of my becoming pregnant if I use my eggs and my husbands sperm to create an embryo, or if I use a donated embryo from a younger couple? I get somewhat different answers depending who I ask at my fertility clinic and it's quite frustrating. I don't want to change clinics if I can help it, because my doctor is top notch. His staff knows their stuff, but they seem to be too busy to give me any real in depth answers. I look forward to getting your opinion on this issue. I've found all kinds of websites that deal with donated embryos - are there any that you would recommend? Thank you! J. From Texas
Hello J. from the U.S.,
I am very, very surprised that your "top notch" doctor recommended you to try IUI's (intra uterine inseminations) that many times based on your age and elevated FSH. Did he tell you that your chance of pregnancy was less than 0.5% per month? Did he tell you that your FSH was elevated and give you the diagnosis of decreased ovarian reserve, which essentially means time is critical for you. You may already be in a pre-menopausal state!
Unless my patient absolutely demands it, I do not recommend IUI in my 42+ year old patients or patients with FSH levels greater than 10. In my opinion, in order to have the best chances of pregnancy in the short time that you have left, IVF is the treatment of choice. At least there is a pregnancy rate at 45 years old that is about .5%, and for this reason I will let them try with their own eggs (many clinics do not), but it is with the understanding and plan that if it does not work then they will proceed with donor eggs. I have also had a few patients decide to mix their eggs with frozen donor eggs so that they don't know which resulted in the pregnancy (they preferred to not know that it was absolutely a donor). These eggs are purchased from an egg bank and are slightly less expensive than going the fresh donor egg route.
I think that based on your age of 45, and the elevated FSH of 13, I would strongly recommend that you proceed with donor eggs and IVF (in vitro fertilization). That will give you a pregnancy rate of 75% per attempt in my clinic and many other clinics.
In terms of finding a donor, there are three options: (1) finding your own donor that is either your family member, friend, acquaintance, which is the least expensive because you don't have to pay the donor but there could be some social issues, or (2) use a donor that is registered with that IVF center if the center has donors registered. This is usually the second least expensive way to go but there may be limited donor choices (3) Purchase frozen eggs from an egg bank or (4) go through an agency. There are many agencies across the country and you have to be very careful which agency to use. Some are reputable and some are not. This is the most expensive way to go and can double the cost of IVF because of the agency fee. We have worked with several agencies in the past, although most of my patients elect to use an egg donor in our registry.
Donor cycles are fairly easy to do from your side and will require a minimal amount of time at the IVF center. Because of this, many patients will travel to an outside clinic for a donor cycle due to price or the location of the donor. Many clinics, such as ours, can even arrange for preliminary and initial cycle visits to be done at a local clinic or IVF center so that the only travel required would be at the time of embryo transfer. So don't be limited by where you are. You have lots of options open to you. You just need to decide how you want to proceed from here.
I don't mean to be critical of your current clinic and I'm sure your doctor appreciates that you have a high opinion of their clinic. However, keep in mind that infertility clinics, doctors and treatments differ greatly. The fact that the staff at your center seem to be "too busy to give you any real in depth answers" should not be acceptable to you, considering the urgency of your situation. For example, our clinic is only one-on-one. Each patient is handled individually, and there is only one doctor that sees you, does your ultrasounds, does your procedures and makes recommendations. My patients have 24/7 email and phone access to me or my key staff. There are no mid level providers. We pride ourselves on being a boutique IVF center. It is what sets us apart from other, high volume, IVF centers that tend to make you feel more like a number. I hope this helps.
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Hello again Dr. Ramirez, After reading your response I felt pretty emotionally bad, for lack of a better way of putting it. I was aware of the limitations with the IUI, the reason I did it is because my doctor felt there was nothing "wrong" with me or with my husband's sperm, and he assumed sluggish motility may have been part of the problem. I was planning on doing IVF next month, either using my own eggs (which I'm not entirely comfortable with) or a donor embryo rather than donor eggs, because of the price disparity. I don't live in CA where infertility treatments are covered under alot of insurance plans.
I said my doctor was top notch, in part because of the high ratings and recognition he has received in his field. That being said, I've never had a true one on one relationship with anyone at the clinic - although I tend to deal w/the same nurse and doctor. The clinic does offer an egg donor program, but based on your answer, I'm not so sure if I should continue on with them, since I don't believe their database is that comprehensive. In fact, I believe they go outside the clinic for donors, and the cost of the IVF with an egg donor is somewhere around 18,000. I asked you about FET (frozen embryo transfer), but you did not comment. I would like to get your opinion about this and if you have any recommended facilities that house frozen embryos. Unfortunately, the clinic I'm working with does not have any recommendations for embryo donors. After reading your answer, I'm not so sure about anything anymore. Thanks for answering, J. from Texas.
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Hello J.,
I apologize for causing you this strife. I don't want you to give up, rather, I am just here to give you advice and opinion. Certainly you can see that my opinion is greatly different from your doctor's.
California is not a mandated state in terms of infertility, so many of the insurances don't cover it here either. So I am very aware of the costs of treatments. It is a dilemma in my clinic as well where we lose 10-15 patients per cycle because of finances. Yes, I know that egg donor cycles can cost $18,000 or more per attempt.
Embryo donation is a fairly new option. I would recommend that you look at the web and you will find several organizations that assist with embryo donation. Keep in mind, however, that there are not a lot of embryos out there that are donated. Many parents do not want siblings all over the country. This certainly could be a lower cost than standar IVF because the transfer procedure is fairly simple. The medication cost is less and the procedure cost is less involved. Our clinic would charge $3500 for an FET (frozen embryo transfer). That is about what it costs in most of the clinics in our state. I don't know what the cost of these embryos would be, however, and most IVF clinics do not have embryos to donate. Most of the embryo banks are Christian organizations that either facilitate the process or have their own storage facility so that the embryos are not destroyed.
Another option is Frozen Egg Banks, which has now become a viable option. I recently had a 45 year old patient use that method. The costs were still higher than an IVF cycle, because the Frozen Egg cost was high, but it was less than using your own egg donor. Unlike embryos, these are unfertilized eggs that were frozen and can be fertilized with your husband's sperm. The protocol you would go through would be like an FET. It is more expensive than a simple FET because you have to purchase the eggs (I think then sell them in lots of two), ICSI would have to be done and the embryology process would have to be done like a regular IVF cycle. The only step that would not have to be done is the egg retrieval step, which is the most expensive part of the IVF cycle.
For both embryo transfer and frozen egg transfer, the pregnancy rates would be very high (75% per attempt in our clinic). It certainly is better than your own eggs.
Again, I apologize for the comments that I made because they deflated your hopes and made you feel emotionally deflated. I hope these new comments will help you more constructively.
P.S. Kelly Preston (John Travoltas wife) just delivered a healthy baby boy at the age of 48. Of course, she doesn't say whether she used any assisted reproductive technology (and I would bet she did), but if not, then there is always a chance. I never say NO to my patients that want to try, I only make sure they understand all their options and their chances up front.
Good Luck,
Edward J. Ramirez, M.D., FACOG
Executive Medical Director
The Fertility and Gynecology Center
Monterey Bay IVF Program
Monterey, California, U.S.A.
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- AnonymousApril 14, 2012 at 1:50 PM
I would love to have a child from my hubby but we dont have much money.. my hubby really wants me to have a child I have tubed tied Im stuck no way to untied tube how much that cost for this? for my age 45 and my hubby 44 so will its work if I decide wants to untied my dr said its too risky. what kind is risky? I have thyroid meds but my friend who have thyroid she is fine have a wonderful daughter! how can success to child with thyroid? please give me opinion Thanks Yvonne ( Michigan )ReplyDelete
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I would NOT recommend trying a tubal reversal surgery. It is not risky but the chances of success are not that good and you have one other major impediment. You are 45 years old which means that your natural chances of pregnancy are less than 0.5% per year of trying. Tubal reversal surgery, if it is successful (and it is not always successful) will only restore your "natural" fertility potential, which is not good. For this reason, I don't recommend the surgery.
If you are sincerely interested in and dedicated to becoming pregnant, the best option if IVF. If your ovaries are still functioning correctly, you could try with your own eggs, but you need to know that there are very very few pregnancies worldwide in a 45 year old woman using her own eggs. The treatment of choice, or best treatment for you would be using IVF with donor eggs.
Good Luck


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Teeth falling out of their mouth... This seems to be a very common dream among women. I wouldn't have believed it until TWO women I know told me an exact description of such a dream they had had.
I was truly surprised and read about it on the internet again. There are a myriad reasons and interpretations given while nothing much really makes sense. And of course nothing could clearly tell why such a dream would not be part of a man's dream.
Almost all articles that I read had the following listed as interpretations of such a dream(in the order of popularity):
1. Shows the woman is going through a transition in her life
2. Anxiety due to imbalances in life
3. Unable to deal with the fact that you are getting older.
4. Then there are some random myths about some ill luck, bad omen yada yada yada.
I am really not interested or intrigued about the luck, charm or omen that people claim dreams bring about because of two reasons:
1. It is not something that I have seen happen in real life and even if it did, no one would be able to relate it with a dream because the stretch of time it takes would be huge unlike how they show it in movies...
2. I strongly believe that dreams are more of an extension of what your mind is put to think of... what you are currently experiencing... with a dab of past life moments slapped on it...
Given what I believe, I can only conclude that the human mind is capable of putting up some symbols, pictures and sequences when it is in a particular state. That explains the commonality. But still it does not explain why it is widely a common dream ONLY among women.
Men have the same anxiety, ageing issues, insecurity, imbalances and even teeth issues. I take myself as an example of how I hate visiting a dentist but at the same time worry about having healthy teeth.
Maybe the mind of a man and the mind of a woman also have their own differences. That is a bigger research that I don't think anyone could fathom. Not seriously but just for my amusement I try to record my own dreams just for me to recall at a later stage and possibly see a pattern with what I was going through in my life...
But coming back to the 'teething' issue... I think that if you come to know of someone who has such dreams and if they are close to you, just ensure you keep them happy and be more supportive... That is what sounds about right.


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[Perspectives] Xueqing Yu: a driving force in Chinese nephrology
Born to farming parents in China's Jiangxi Province, Xueqing Yu was among the first generation of his family to benefit from a university education. "I lived in the countryside and saw how difficult it was for people to have a good medical service", he recalls. The idea of joining the struggle to improve health care was sown and, in due course, he became a physician: an academic whose career has taken him to the pinnacle of nephrology, his chosen specialty. Now Professor of Medicine and Director of Sun Yat-sen University's Institute of Nephrology in Guangzhou he's also the current President of the Chinese Society of Nephrology.


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ANTIVIRAL (2013 - UK Certificate 15)
I don't know if Brandon Cronenberg minds living in the shadow of the respected master of body-shock, or whether he ultimately wants to make his own way, but two things can be said: His name undoubtedly helped him helm a film that drew more professional and critical attention than many debut efforts, even capturing the attention of cult favourite Malcolm Mcdowell (yes, him of A Clockwork Orange), and that not only does the apple not fall far from the tree, but this particular piece of nastiness is effectively on the same branch! Antiviral, as an idea, could easily be part of his father's early canon; what sets it apart is the lack of experience, which does show a bit.
Obsession with celebrity has gone far beyond Celebrity Big Brother and it is now the norm to consume meat derived from cell cultures of the famous, and you can buy colds and infections carried by your idol, if you can pay for it. The story is of Syd, working for an agency whose business is the buying, selling and administering of these infections. Through an act of carelessness Syd finds himself hunted for the disease he carries, and on the road to death because of it. There are those who will talk about the extreme silliness of the idea, but if art is not free to push the boundaries of metaphor and ideas, what is? In any case, this is not the first time we have seen a troubling idea taken to a disturbing extreme; aside from the aforementioned similarity to his own father's more fleshy, extreme work, you may easily see reflections of Darren Aronofsky's Pi here.
She is also perfect casting, and although given fairly little to do other than lie down a lot, I suspect there is thinking behind the idea that she is little more than a beautiful star for people to fawn after. In selling herself to The Lucas Clinic, the company for which Syd works, she represents the rather spiritless (talentless?) artist who has only to exist in order to be celebrated.
The film has its pacing issues, could have been trimmed, and even hits a hurdle in the middle, where it goes a bit 'conventional thriller' mode, but for a first timer Brandon Cronenberg puts together a solid, visually exciting, sufficiently unsettling body-shock drama to live up to his family name, although it could be said it never gets as extreme as some may want it to. Whilst it does not tie up as well as it could, Antiviral certainly makes for a strong debut, and suggests great, better-honed work in future. Well worth a look.
3.5 / 5
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Catch it if you like: Pi, David Cronenberg.
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (2012 - UK Certificate 12)
This is not to say it doesn't have its charms, such as the score, the central performance, and it is impressive that for a nothing budget it comes out so solid, clearly echoing and commenting on events in America's very recent history, but it ends up feeling like it has more to say than it actually does; for the most part it lacks engagement, which is frustrating given that the final ten minutes are rather poetic. Had the rest of the film hit the same height, perhaps I would have been more impressed. There is potential here, and clearly I am in a minority, but I just didn't get to grips with it; my recommended alternative to this is the gorgeous New Zealand film Whale Rider.
To buy or rent.
THE FLOWERS OF WAR (2012 - UK Certificate 15)
Yimou Zhang brings to the screen an astonishing, brutal beauty that looks at a situation where pure humanity and bravery stood against the evil that men do. The less said about the synopsis here the better; it is enough to know it is set in 1937, the fall of Nanking at the hands of the Japanese, and that it is beautiful and terrible in equal measure. It takes a mature look at the loss, or perhaps we should say theft of innocence, and the sacrifice and virtue of the brave.
A terrific, subtle performance from Christians Bale, which was hugely and unfairly overshadowed by his other films around the time of its release; this is the performance that should have won him the Oscar. The women playing the prostitutes are good, but the young girls in the roles of the schoolgirls are incredible! The photography is fantastic, but this is no surprise from the director of House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower, although it is understandably a generally darker pallet than his previous work. Tough when it needs to be tough, and tender when it needs to be tender, this film does not fail to move you.
The only things holding it back are a few misjudged moments, and even with these the intentions are clear; they simply do not play as well as they could have done, which is strange given how well balanced and observed the movie is as a whole. Nevertheless, simply by virtue of the fact nobody saw it, and that it is the dramatization of an important, overlooked, and even a denied part of history, this is a film you must watch. The critics did not respond well while audiences were far more generous; in this case, the critics were so wrong, and the audience are so right!
One of my picks of 2012.
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Send Demographics (Guildford, England)
Send is a ward in Guildford of South East, England and includes areas of Cartbridge, Send and Mays Corner.
In the 2011 census the population of Send was 4,245 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.
The average age of people in Send is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.
88.2% of people living in Send were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.5% Scotland, 1.0% South Africa, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Australia, 0.4% United States, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India.
97.8% of people living in Send speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% German, 0.2% French, 0.2% Swedish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Vietnamese.
The religious make up of Send is 69.9% Christian, 21.0% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 298 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.
61.0% of people are married, 8.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.3% are separated or divorced. There are 156 widowed people living in Send.
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Grief and Loss: Together Finding Ways to Making Sense of it All
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Playing in a manner that can be conservatively described as larger than life, Kurt Russell plays a macho truck driver who agrees to go to the San Francisco airport and pick up his friend's (Dennis Dun) fiancee (Suzee Pai, freshly arrived from China. Suddenly, a gang of Chinatown toughs kidnap the girl right before Russell's eyes. After a wild chase sequence, Russell discovers that the girl has been abducted by a genuine, bonafide sorceror (James Hong), the ghost of a 3000 year old warlord. And that's just for starters.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Director: John Carpenter
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Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Donald Li, Carter Wong, Peter Kwong and James Pax
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Nightmares On Wax celebrates '21 Years of Smokers Delight' with his first headline show in South Africa.
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Pumpkin Frangelico Pie with Mascarpone
Try a new twist on your pumpkin pie recipe by adding mascarpone cheese and hazelnut liqueur. Sprinkle glazed hazelnuts on your finished dessert.
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Pumpkin Frangelico Pie with Mascarpone
- Prepare Hazelnut Pastry. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten dough. Roll dough from center to edge into a 12-inch circle. Wrap pastry circle around rolling pin; transfer to a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate without stretching it. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry. Crimp edge as desired.
- In a small bowl, combine the 1 egg, the mascarpone cheese, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and the vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until smooth. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Pour mascarpone cheese mixture into crust, spreading evenly. In a medium bowl, combine the 2 eggs, the pumpkin, evaporated milk, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, Frangelico, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg. Slowly pour over mascarpone cheese mixture, spreading evenly.
- Cover edge of pie with foil to prevent overbrowning. Bake about 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Meanwhile, prepare Glazed Hazelnuts.
- Cool pie on a wire rack. Cover and chill within 2 hours. Before serving, sprinkle pie with the glazed nuts. Makes 8 servings.
Hazelnut Pastry
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place hazelnuts (filberts) in a shallow baking pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally. Rub hazelnuts in a clean kitchen towel to remove skins. Place nuts in a food processor or blender. Cover and process or blend until finely ground.
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A publisher I'm with (and dear friend) suggested I box-set my older books for print availability. Something that these particular books have never offered before.
So, if you see a sudden disappearance, now you know.
There will be 3 sets. One contemporary set, one paranormal set (which will hold the non-series para's) and one White Shifter Series set. So if any of these were stories you'd wished you could hold in print… hang on, they're on the way!