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Kristin Armstrong (USA) took her second successive gold medal in the women's Olympic time trial, beating German Judith Arndt by a full 15 seconds over the 29km distance.
Olga Zabelinskaya (Russia) added another bronze medal to the one she claimed in the road race on Sunday. The home team was denied a medal as Great Britain's Emma Pooley struggled on the flat, fast course.
In cool conditions and with light sprinkles, the women avoided the worst of the rain. Only 24 women were on the line, and due to the maximum 30km distance under Olympic rules, the women faced just 29km against the clock.
Road race bronze medalist Zabelinskaya was the fastest early time with a 37:57.45, setting the best checks along the way.
Olga Zabelinskaya sits in the hot seat (throne) as Emma Pooley rides past
Emma Pooley gave the British fans a thrill when she went under the Russian's time at the first check, but she was quickly surpassed by Clara Hughes (Canada) and then Linda Villumsen (New Zealand).
The Kiwi was a full eight seconds faster than Hughes, and once Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Arndt came through she was still quickest at check 1. Arndt lagged almost nine seconds behind - she was only fourth with one more rider to come, with both Hughes and Pooley going through quicker
When Armstrong came through, she was 1.51 seconds ahead of Villumsen, but had she gone out too hard?
The second check would be telling.
Arndt picked up her pace ahead of the second time check, getting time back on Hughes and Pooley to move into second overall behind Villumsen. The German was picking up her pace.
But when Armstrong came through check 2, she had carved another three seconds out of Villumsen's time, and had a strong lead as rain began to come down a bit more steadily.
Villumsen began to crack in the final section, and as she headed up to the line it became clear she had gone out too hard. She faded to second, just a slim second behind the Russian and out of the medal position.
Lizzie Armitstead exits Hampton Court
With Vos having dropped anchor early on, being passed by both Arndt and Armstrong earlier, it would be down to the American and the German to unseat Zabelinskaya.
Arndt, staying low in her aero tuck through the final bend and gritting her teeth, pushed hard to the line and managed to climb into the top seat at 37:50.29.
But it was clear that Armstrong would need to seriously implode in the final third of the race in order for Arndt to win gold, and when the American headed so quickly into the final bend that she had to stop pedaling for a moment, it was clear that was not the case.
Armstrong came through the line 15.47 quicker than the German to repeat her Olympic gold medal performance from four years ago in Beijing.


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Appropriate and healthy feeding of your baby during the first year of life is extremely important. More growth occurs during the first year than at any other time in your child's life. For the first few months, breast milk or formula is all that is needed. As your baby grows, starting a variety of healthy foods at the proper time is important for proper growth and development. And, starting good eating habits at this early stage will help set healthy eating patterns for life.
Do not give solid foods unless your baby's physician advises you to do so. Solid foods should not be started before 4 months of age for the following reasons:
Breast milk or formula provides your baby all the nutrients that are needed to grow.
Your baby is not physically developed enough to eat solid food from a spoon.
Starting your baby on solid food too early increases the chance that he/she may develop a food allergy.
Feeding your baby solid food too early may lead to overfeeding and being overweight.
As a general rule, solid foods do not help babies sleep through the night
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all infants, children, and adolescents take in enough vitamin D through supplements, formula, or cow's milk to prevent complications from deficiency of this vitamin. In November, 2008, the AAP updated its recommendations for daily intake of vitamin D for healthy infants, children, and adolescents. It is now recommended that the minimum intake of vitamin D for these groups should be 400 international units (IU) per day, beginning soon after birth. Your baby's physician can recommend the proper type and amount of vitamin D supplement for your baby.
Amount of Formula Per Feeding
Number of Feedings Per 24 Hours
1 month
2 to 4 ounces
6 to 8 times
2 months
5 to 6 ounces
5 to 6 times
3 to 5 months
6 to 7 ounces
When starting solid foods, give your baby one new food at a time - not mixtures (like cereal and fruit or meat dinners). Give the new food for five to seven days before adding another new food. This way you can tell what foods your baby may be allergic to or cannot tolerate. Egg whites are more likely than yolks to cause an allergic reaction. Most physicians recommend that you wait until after one year to introduce whole eggs.
Begin with small amounts of new solid foods - a teaspoon at first and slowly increase to a tablespoon.
The first solid foods are dry infant cereals, mixed as directed. Once your baby adjusts to these, you can add vegetables. Then add fruits, then add meats.
Do not use salt or sugar when making homemade baby foods. Canned foods may contain large amounts of salt and sugar and should not be used for baby food. Always wash and peel fruits and vegetables and remove seeds or pits. Take special care with fruits and vegetables that come into contact with the ground. They may contain botulism spores that cause food poisoning.
Iron-fortified infant cereals should be fed until the baby is 18 months old.
Cow's milk should not be added to the diet until the baby is 12 months of age. Cow's milk does not provide the right nutrients for your baby.
Fruit juice without sugar can be started when the baby is able to drink from a cup (around 6 months or older).
Feed all foods with a spoon. Your baby needs to learn to eat from a spoon. Do not use an infant feeder. Only formula and water should go into the bottle.
Avoid honey in any form for the first year because it can cause a type of botulism.
Do not put your baby in bed with a bottle propped in his/her mouth. Propping the bottle is linked to ear infections and choking. Once your baby's teeth are present, propping the bottle can cause tooth decay.
Your baby's physician can advise you on how to wean a baby off the bottle.
Avoid the "clean plate syndrome." Forcing your child to eat all the food on his/her plate even when he/she is not hungry is not a good habit. It teaches your child to eat just because the food is there, not because he/she is hungry. Expect a smaller and pickier appetite as the baby's growth rate slows around 1 year of age.
Healthy babies usually require little or no extra water, except in very hot weather. When solid food is first fed to your baby, extra water is often needed.
Do not limit your baby's food choices to the ones you like. Offering a wide variety of foods early will pave the way for good eating habits later.
Fat and cholesterol should not be restricted in the diets of babies and very young children, unless advised to by your baby's physician. Children need calories, fat, and cholesterol for the development of their brains and nervous systems and for general growth.
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Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche Homemade
Unfortunately I don't have as much time to devote to delicious recipes like milk caramel that takes quite awhile to make from scratch. I would like to make everything from scratch, as that is always the best. This time I took the easy way out, being a career working woman, you sometimes have to find new ways to make great tasting desserts. I love this one, because it doesn't require alot of time in the beginning, perfect for summer. I love my crockpot, and I use it for so many things that I never dreamed would come out so good, and continue to experiment with things that shock me on how good they end up. This one here is another example of it. I loved this idea and it worked like a charm. Making something at night before I go to bed, then viola, the next morning magic is made.
I was amazed how easy it was to make this wonderful milk caramel flavored Dulce de Leche. Using condensed milk and in a crock pot? Doesn't heat the house and did I mention there is no work involved other than pouring ? Wow , it comes out perfect! So you have to try this just once, maybe twice! Amazing, simple and oh so good delicious milk caramel! Try it on pancakes, bananas, poundcakes, ice cream, waffle's, cereal, breads, cookies and much more~
Here's all you have to do:
2 cans (14 ounce size) sweetened condensed milk
Place individual oven-safe ramekins in the bottom of your slow cooker. Pour water around the dishes (do not get water in the dishes) up to three quarters up the side of these dishes.
Pour sweetened condensed milk into the ramekins. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. I use the small ramekins, depending on how big your crockpot is you will have to adjust on how many you can fit in your pot. Try one can see how you like it, no fuss about this recipe so easy....I really was pleasantly surprised! I used this on my apple slices over pancakes for breakfast! Your imagination is waiting for you! I have a cookie in mind next. This time I used this with pound cake, caramel topping, banana's and whipped cream!
35 comments
- jelena said...
love shortcuts in cooking...unfortunatly no condensed milk here....
- August 3, 2010 at 5:27 AM
- Greg said...
I will be trying this one.
- August 3, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Belinda @zomppa said...
I can see soooo many uses for this...ice cream...bread...
- August 3, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- Patsyk said...
What a great no-fuss way to make dulce de leche at home!
- August 3, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- Emily Malloy (Ziegler) said...
Licking my computer screen while at work. Eek!
- August 3, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Claudia said...
What a sweet reminder that the crockpot is not just for winter. Shortcuts are an absolute necessity when working. Nothing wrong with that. Just pride yourself that your meals don't come from a window! Dulce de Leche warms my inner being.
- August 3, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- Lori Lynn said...
Terrific idea. YAY for simple, and cooking while you sleep.
- August 3, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Stella said...
Hey! This is so pretty. I'm always afraid to make Dulce de Leche, as I know I'll make it curdle or something. Very nice instructions, Claudia, and yummerz!
- August 3, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Trix said...
That's crazy that that's all you have to do!! You are a genius.
- August 3, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- alison said...
very interesting method for obtained dulce de leche!
- August 3, 2010 at 3:30 PM
- Cajun Chef Ryan said...
I love my crock pot, and this is now on my must to do list!
- August 3, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Drick said...
nothing finer than liquid caramel ... so how amazing is this, in a crockpot - Bet our relatives would have liked one of these, huh...
- August 3, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Magic of Spice said...
What a brilliant idea! I love this:)
- August 3, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- bunkycooks said...
Great idea to prepare it in the crockpot! I stirred the stuff I made from scratch forever! It was awesome, but really time consuming.
- August 3, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- baking.serendipity said...
I've never heard of this trick before, but I love it! This is perfect for me to try now that I'm headed back to school and life is getting busier again...
- August 3, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- Gera @ Sweets Foods Blog said...
Claudia you've made my national treasure - dulce de leche!! Even here there are candies and bars..and everything!!
Wow your wonderful sweetness is making hungry!!
- August 4, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
A cool and effective idea!
- August 4, 2010 at 3:38 AM
- Tania said...
I love dulce de leche's flavor, thanks for sharing!
- August 4, 2010 at 5:16 AM
- pegasuslegend said...
A big thanks goes out to all of you. Hope you all try it, you won't be dissappointed!
- August 4, 2010 at 6:51 AM
- Joanne said...
OMG! That is so easy and such a great process for making my all time favorite sweet treat: caramel.
You've ruined my healthy eating pledge for sure, this time.
- August 4, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Cinnamon Girl said...
I could spoon it up! So heavenly! Great idea to use the crockpot.
- August 4, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Megan said...
I just made Dulce de Leche and posted it too! I'll have to try it your way, sounds so easy!!!
- August 4, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- The Mom Chef said...
I'm headed to my kitchen to get out the sweetened condensed milk right now! Thanks so much for passing along this tip. It's wonderful!
- August 4, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- Lazaro Cooks! said...
I am such a huge fan of dulce de leche. Great job!
- August 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- Jamie said...
This looks awesome. Who would have thought it was made in a crockpot. A crockpot is a wonderful thing.
- August 4, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- Moogie said...
Girl... I am so very impressed. I've made this the crazy way, boiling cans in water. This is a bit safer.
- August 4, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- Cristina said...
Claudia...I am so trying this! I've been so hesitant to make my own because I've heard horror stories of the cans bursting. This is genius using the crock pot and making in the ramekins. I look forward to using this method!
- August 5, 2010 at 12:36 AM
- My Man's Belly said...
You and I should start a slow cooker fan club. I've been thinking about making this in my slow cooker, but I didn't want to cook it in the can. This looks perfect. Thanks for sharing.
- August 5, 2010 at 1:05 AM
- denise @ quickies on the dinner table said...
Love me a good shortcut! This is brilliant Claudia and begs to be tried! Thanks for sharing your discovery :)
- August 5, 2010 at 4:54 AM
- Daydreamer Desserts said...
Great tip Claudia, I can just imagine how amazing your house must have smelled the following morning. YUM!
- August 5, 2010 at 9:07 AM
- Gloria said...
I love Dulce de Leche, your recipe is nice! gloria
- August 6, 2010 at 9:45 PM
- Sook said...
What a quick and great caramel recipe! Looks awesome.
- August 7, 2010 at 1:01 AM
- Anne said...
That's the best ever method I've seen for making dulce de leche!!! And easier than trying to find it already made in the stores, which is nigh to impossible around here. Thanks for the great tip!
- August 13, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Anne said...
That is by far the easiest method I've ever seen for making dulce de leche, which is very difficult to find ready-made around here. Thanks so much for the tip!
- August 13, 2010 at 9:56 PM
- Susan said...
This is ingenious, thank you, thank you.
- August 19, 2010 at 2:04 PM


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Watch The ::God Is Imaginary Videos On YouTube ::
Having a humanitarian love for someone does not exclude recognizing that person's faults or guilt. Take my brother-in-law (please take him! ta-doosh ) for example. I love him as a person, but because of his drug-induced beating of his step-son, he deserves conviction, jail time, and psychiatric treatment.


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Title: Joseph Modrey papers, 1960-1980
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Subjects: Mechanical engineering--Study and teaching, Modrey, Joseph, Purdue University. Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology
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Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
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The Origins of Mental Illness
Daniel S. Pine '85, a section chief at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and a leading researcher on mood and anxiety disorders in young people, will deliver the Scholars' Convocation at noon Wednesday, March 5.
Pine's talk, "Seeking the Origins of Mental Illness and Finding Our Humanity," will take place in the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 101. The free event is open to the public.
Pine is chief of the Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience at NIMH. He and his team at the NIMH Intramural Research Program work to understand stress and anxiety in children and adolescents and develop novel treatments for pediatric emotional problems. Pine's most recent work examines how mood and anxiety disorders in young people are associated with underlying abnormalities of various regions of the brain.
Before joining the NIMH, Pine spent 10 years teaching, training, and conducting research at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He has chaired the Child and Adolescent Diagnosis Group for the DSM-5 Task Force and also was chair of the Psychopharmacologic Drug Advisory Committee for the Food and Drug Administration.
The author of more than 350 peer-reviewed papers, Pine has received a number of awards for his work, including the Joel Elkes Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the Blanche Ittelson Award from the American Psychiatric Association, and the Ruane Prize from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.


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I was originally against it until I saw the reaction from Steelers fans.
They seem to really love this guy. One of them called him the Steelers secret weapon. There is a lot of NOOOOOOOOOOOOOs from them.
A capologist couldn't mean this much to a informed fanbase like the Steelers.


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"The Book of Mormon," the exuberantly foul-mouthed hit show about comically mismatched missionaries in
-ravaged Africa, won the award for best musical, along with eight other awards, and Nick Stafford's "War Horse," starring a life-size puppet of a noble steed, won five awards capped by the best play trophy at Sunday's
As was widely predicted, Sutton Foster won the leading actress in a musical award for
's "Anything Goes," the best musical revival winner.
won the leading actor in a play award for "Jerusalem."
won the leading actress in a play award for "Good People." Norbert Leo Butz was named leading actor in a musical, playing a dogged lawman tracking an elusive con artist in "Catch Me If You Can." It was the second Tony each for Rylance and Butz.
The steamroller showing by "Book of Mormon," whose artistic team was led by
in their first Broadway foray, came as no surprise to anyone, including presenter
, who feigned
shock! shock!
as he announced the winner.
"Book of Mormon" had topped the list of nominees with 14, despite – or perhaps because of – its aggressively, politically incorrect tone, which continued during the ceremony at the
. In accepting the award, Parker thanked "our co-writer,
," the founding father of the Mormon faith.
"Book of Mormon" fell short, however, of the record number of 12 Tonys won by "The Producers" a decade ago.
In contrast to Parker and Stone's irreverent entertainment, another of the evening's most-honored shows, the best play-winning revival of Larry Kramer's 1985 "The Normal Heart," treats its serious subject as anything but a laughing matter. Kramer's drama raised an impassioned warning cry about the AIDS crisis when it was first produced at the Public Theatre 26 years ago.
In accepting the award, Kramer gave a shout-out to gay men and women. "I could not have wrtiten it had not so many needlessly died," he said of his drama, which also won acting awards for
(lead actress) and
(featured actor). First-time nominee Barkin, in her acceptance speech, teared up as she thanked Kramer "for thinking you can make the world a better place."
Of the principal cast for "Book of Mormon," Nikki M. James won for performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical. The show also won trophies for best original score and for best book (to Parker, Stone and Robert Lopez), direction (Parker and Casey Nicholaw), orchestration (Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus), scenic design (Scott Pask), lighting design (Brian MacDevitt), sound design (Brian Ronan).
"War Horse," which is based on a children's novel set during
, and is being adapted into a feature film by
won awards for its directors, Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris. It also won for best sound, scenic and lighting design.
McDormand, the star of the Coen brothers' "Fargo" and other films, scored with her portrayal of an embattled Boston single mother in David Lindsay-Abaire's "Good People."
In one of the evening's most competitive categories, best actor Rylance won for his turn as a Falstaffian modern-day anti-hero in
's "Jerusalem." Fixing the audience with a mischievous look, Rylance turned his acceptance speech into a slyly absurdist, blank-verse ramble (courtesy of a Louis Jenkins poem) before concluding with a simple thank-you.
Echoing the honors bestowed on "The Normal Heart," the ceremony at the Beacon Theatre made a point several times of emphasizing sexual tolerance. That started with a comic opening number led by host
on the theme that Broadway isn't "just for gays anymore," it's also "for fine upstanding Christians who know all the songs from 'Grease.'"
won the award for actor in a featured role in a musical for the revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." The actor, best known for his television roles, thanked the musical's star, "
" actor
"without whom I would be sitting at home watching this in my underwear."
Predictably, there also were a number of guffaws at the expense of the eternally postponed musical "
: Turn Off the Dark." The $70 million musical, scheduled to open Tuesday, has endured countless delays and earlier this year was halted for a creative makeover that included replacing its original director, Tony-winner
Cameras captured the show's song-writing duo,
and The Edge of the rock band
, laughing during Harris' 30-second joke-a-thon about "Spider-Man." Later, as the bandmates introduced a musical number from their show, they professed admiration and having been humbled by their Broadway experience.
As has been customary in recent years, the ceremony got an extra dose of celebrity cachet from a number of Hollywood stars, TV personalities and super models who turned up as presenters and performers:
(who got bleeped for an impromptu obscenity),
, a breathlessly effusive
and a hirsute
, who has been making his Broadway debut in the drama "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo."
Theatrical royalty was on in hand, in the venerable personages of presenters
, who spoke of theaters as magic places and "shrines." "The floorboards are worn down by generations of players," Jones intoned in his best Darth Vader bass-baritone. "The curtains are imbued with secrets of days gone by."
South African playwright Athold Fugard ("Master Harold ... and the Boys") won the lifetime achievement award, and Eve Ensler, author of "The Vagina Monologues," received the Isabelle Stevenson Award, in recognition of her achievements in the areas of social and humanitarian work.
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According to the Open Meetings Law, the Board of Trustees must make their meetings open to the public to allow them to comment.
On February 7, one day before the public was made aware that the SUNY board would be closing LICH, a meeting was held, which the court ruled was in violation of the law.
"It is the court's determination that the respondents notice was intentionally vague as to shield the public from the true purpose of the meeting," read the decision by Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Johnny Lee Baynes. The decision went on to say that the meeting, "failed to meet the standard of transparency required by the Open Meetings Law."
At the hearing, arguments were made by representatives of SUNY that delaying the closure of LICH will be detrimental due to the financial hole it is currently in.
According to Downstate officials, the hospital is facing a $40 million budget shortfall and will run out of money in less than a month
"We strongly disagree with the court's interpretation of the events surrounding the Board of Trustees vote," said David Belsky, a representative of Downstate. "The ruling hinges on a procedural technicality and does not question Downstate's legal ability to seek closure for LICH."
"Inaction and the status quo are simply not an option if we have any chance at succeeding," Belsky said.
Downstate stated it will have their board vote again and submit the results to the Department of Health.
This decision is coming off of the heels of an earlier case in which Justice Betsy Barros issued a temporary restraining order to stop Downstate from sending out a 90-day warning notice to the staff of LICH stating that they would be laid off.
The board has also been criticized for taking into consideration the Cobble Hill real estate where the hospital is located. While representatives for Downstate have consistently refuted that accusation, it is estimated that selling the Cobble Hill property net an estimated $500 million.
Belsky would not comment on the allegations that the board had been discussing selling the property to real estate developers.
Following the decision to keep the retraining order alive, Jill Furillo executive director of the New York State Nurses Association said, "This victory is the first of many,"
"We are setting the stage to win safe staffing ratios, good contracts and benefits for all public and private sector nurses and healthcare for all New Yorkers," she said.


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MikeSilver: Dave Caldwell will be the Jags' next GM
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MikeSilver: Dave Caldwell will be the Jags' next GM
enter scott cohen.
MikeSilver: To clarify: that was a strong prediction, not a report, on caldwell. Stay tuned...
still dont think he would throw that out there without a strong belief its true.
Ugh. I guess that's why Cohen is "gaining support".
this is getting worse and worse by the minute!!!
all that's missing is 'mark sanchez gives us the best chance to win'.
I've had it.
Why have faith in anything anymore?
Michael Silver @MikeSilver
For you Jags fans: go listen to bob marley's 3 little birds... And wait for good (official) news re caldwell
The people that whined about Sanchez were proven to be right.
The people that whined about our poor safety play were right.
The people that whines about our lack of olbs were right.
the people that whined about our lack of good rBs in a run offense were right.
the people that whine about Rex's devotion to sub par players were right.
the people that whined about Tannys lack of depth Gming were right.
the people that whined about Ass clown holmes getting a huge contract were right.
the people that blasted the Jets for hiring Sparano were right.
You earn faith in this world it is not handed to you. Once the Jets start having any degree of success and sound like they know what they are doing you will see a lot more faith, even on decisions you are not 1005 on board with.
can woody be stupid enough to hire a consulting firm and hiring from within??? only in Jetland!!!
He doesn't want to confirm but seems pretty damn confident. If Caldwell comes off the board, we better nab Gamble. Otherwise it's probably Cohen or some other BS.
We hired a firm to help find a GM and we end up hiring the dumbass down the hall. This team is so pathetic.


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Altered functional B-cell subset populations in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome compared to Healthy Controls
– Source: Clinical & Experimental Immunology, Nov 2012
By A.S. Bradley, B. Ford, A.S. Bansal
[Note: This article, abstracted below, is not yet available in formatted full text. The research took place at an NHS center serving ME/CFS patients in southwest London and Surrey.]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a heterogeneous disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by disabling fatigue, headaches, sleep disturbance and several other symptoms.
The onset of CFS may follow a viral infection or period of stress. Patients with CFS do not have hypogammaglobulinaemia, predisposition to recurrent bacterial infections or symptoms of autoimmunity.
To date, defects in B-cell numbers or function have not been shown in the literature. [In autoimmune disorders such as RA, immune B cells mistakenly attack self.] However, treatment with anti-B-cell therapy using Rituximab has recently shown benefit to CFS patients.
We therefore postulated that patients with CFS had a subtle humoral [found in the body fluids] immune dysfunction, and performed extended B-cell immunophenotyping.
We undertook a detailed characterization of the proportions of the different B-cell subsets in 33 patients with CFS fulfilling the Canadian and Fukuda criteria for CFS and compared these with 24 age and gender matched healthy controls (HC).
CFS patients had:
• Greater numbers of naïve B-cells as a % lymphocytes – 6.3 % versus 3.9 % in HC (P=0.034),
• Greater numbers of naïve B-cells as a % of B-cells – 65 % versus 47 % in controls (P=0.003),
• Greater numbers of transitional B-cells – 1.8 % versus 0.8 % in controls (P=0.025)
• And reduced numbers of plasmablasts – 0.5 % versus 0.9 % in controls (P=0.013).
While the cause of these changes is unclear, we speculate whether they may suggest a subtle tendency to autoimmunity.
Source: Clinical & Experimental Immunology, abstract online Nov 2012, full text article not yet formatted. DOI: 10.1111/cei.12043, by Bradley AS, Ford B, Bansal AS. Department of Immunology, St. Helier University Hospital NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey, UK. [Email: firstname.lastname@example.com]


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The leader of the Knights of Columbus extols Pope John Paul II's 'civilization of love' as a way for Christians and non-Christians to work together.
Americans overwhelmingly admire the late Pope John Paul II and agree that he is worthy of beatification, according to a new survey commissioned by the Knights of Columbus.
Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, is in Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul.
Anderson is the author of five books, including A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World and Called to Love: Approaching John Paul II's Theology of the Body. Pope John Paul appointed him a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life in 1998 and the Pontifical Council for the Laity in 2002, and as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in 2003.
He spoke with Register Rome correspondent Edward Pentin in Rome.
What do you most hope Catholics and non-Catholics will take away from this beatification?
I hope that, really, the beatification accomplishes its purpose, which is to say that in holding John Paul II up as a model of Christian life, a model of heroic virtue, Catholics and others will see in that model someone they want to emulate. He was a man who showed us a Christian way of life. He forgave the man who tried to kill him. He looked for forgiveness for things that had occurred in the past. He tried to be a reconciler with Jews, Muslims. It was clear he was a man who, in so many ways, tried to love his neighbor — that model of what it means to be a Christian.
I remember seeing him at Masses early on in his pontificate, and he started this tradition of inviting sick and handicapped people to be close to him at Mass. And then after Mass he'd take a few minutes to greet each of them individually. Those kinds of things: going beyond what was expected to really show how Christians should be living. So I hope that people, if they're watching the beatification, if they're admiring John Paul II, that they're emulating some of this way of living.
In terms of the world today, what aspects of his life and teachings would be most applicable and relevant to the world today?
One of the things the beatification will encourage is not to let his pontificate recede into history, but for people to pay more attention to his writings, his ministry, because now it's not only simply a historical period in the life of the papacy, but it's the work of a saint. And many Catholics and many people go back through history to read the lives of the saints for their own spiritual edification. So I hope that continues. He really gave the universal Church a global vision of the importance of diversity within the Church in terms of different continents, different ethnicities, all having important roles within the Church. His vision of youth, of young Catholics, his idea of the Church being young and for there to be a role in the Church for young Catholics, I think is extremely important. The Knights of Columbus helped sponsor a concert of reconciliation; the Pope was there, and Muslim and Jewish representatives were there. In his speech at the end, he said, "Love conquers all." Coming through what happened in Poland, what happened in Warsaw in the Second World War, what happened under communism, if anybody had a right to be angry, to be vengeful, to want retribution, it is these people. But here is someone who keeps saying over and over again: "Reconcile. Let's understand each other better." And his final message is: "Love conquers all."
And to create a "civilization of love," which was a term he created.
Right, because there again, this is the genius of John Paul: to be talking so often about the civilization of love, because obviously you don't have to be a Christian to love. Everybody is looking for an authentic experience of love, whether they are Christian or not. But from the Christian perspective, in Jesus you have the greatest example of what that means. So here's a way of being true to your own identity and yet reaching out to others in a way that we can cooperate and build something together that doesn't require you to give up your tradition or identity but allows me to preserve mine. It gives us a bridge through which to work together. So it's not just to say John Paul II was trying to build bridges, but trying to build bridges in a way that could last, that could work.
Your recent survey showed that American Catholics and non-Catholics have a great esteem for John Paul II. He had a lot of admiration for the U.S. as well. What is it at the root of the mutual respect between John Paul II and Americans?
I think maybe three things. First as a Pole, like so many of his countrymen for so many years, [he] looked to the United States as a beacon of hope; and then the United States came true and was that beacon of hope. It didn't let Poland down in the end, so that's No. 1. John Paul II admired greatly the commitment to freedom in the United States and not only the commitment to freedom within the boundaries of the country, but to reach out. I think he also admired greatly the Judeo-Christian foundation of American society. So I think when you look at those three things, you can see why he felt such a bond with the United States. Also, although we don't think of America as one of the large Catholic countries of the world because Catholics are a minority, there are still 65 million Catholics in the United States, making it the fifth- or sixth-largest Catholic country in the world. So it's very important what happens in the United States, in terms of the Catholic Church.
What is your view of the criticisms of the beatification — that some say it was rushed or that John Paul shouldn't be beatified because of questions over his governance of the Church?
Well, I was there at his funeral when people started chanting "santo subito." I might have been chanting it too. Look, I think the judgment of the world on that day was that we've seen this person for 26 years; we've got to know him; we see what he's like. And in the eyes of the world, I think they felt santo subito was accurate and true.
What doesn't concern me is the speed so much, because I think whether you had the five-year wait or not, what's five years? If you had the five-year waiting period or you didn't have it, what's important is whether the procedures were followed, that careful attention was paid to the questions that are asked during the process. And if those were met — and I believe they were — I think the beatification is fine. I don't see a problem with the timing of it. In fact, I think it's good that we have it sooner rather than later because of the expectation of people and the great model that he is for people.
No. 2, the beatification is not about whether he was an effective pope or the best administrative pope; it was about him as a person, about his living a Christian life and whether, on a personal level, he exemplified that heroic virtue.
What would be his most urgent appeal today, in terms of the world situation?
It's very interesting because in his message for the World Day of Prayer for Peace in 2001 — and we know what happened later in 2001 — but his message for that year was to be a craftsman for building a civilization of love, where you have respect, reconciliation, greater understanding of working together among people. I think he'd be saying that over and over again this year. For the Middle East certainly, but also for how we find our way out of the economic crisis that we have in the world, how we deal with globalization. So I think much of what he was saying has greater relevance today, not less relevance.
What would you say is the greatest fruit of his pontificate today?
If I could maybe put two together which are the same, in a way: He's John Paul the Great because of the great renewal of the Church that's occurring because of him and his leadership. I remember seeing him at the Mass on the Mall when he came to Washington in 1979, when he said where there is injustice we will stand up, a sense of empowerment, a sense of responsibility. And clearly that happened in Poland; I think it happened in the United States; it happened in Cuba; it happens in every place he goes, and he lives this sense that the Church is alive, that Christianity is alive. It's dynamic, empowering, and we have got to not be afraid, but go forward and do in the world what we're called to do.
It's interesting that almost every dictator he met, or dictatorship he encountered, would fall pretty much soon afterwards.
Yes, for them it wasn't a good thing, though they might have thought it was a good thing at the time! And I think, too, of course, this is at the heart of the beatification process: You don't measure him by his geopolitical accomplishments. On the other hand, when he came to Warsaw and gave that great speech in Victory Square, and at the end of it, he said: "Send forth your spirit to renew the face of the earth," then he said, "and this land." He didn't come with a political agenda; he came with the central message of Christianity. So he really was reflecting for the world the fundamental truth of his own life, which was his Christian faith and the power that has to change things for the better — not by means of a political platform, but what he was talking about: building a civilization of love, having a sense of responsibility, of solidarity and of caring for other people.
Watch for Register Rome correspondent Edward Pentin's coverage of the beatification of Pope John Paul II this weekend.


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Paulo Trevisani & Paulo Winterstein – Fox Business, 02/26/2013
Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Tuesday that inflation control is a priority and so despite a slowdown in inflation the government won't be complacent in monitoring prices.
"Inflation control is a priority . . . so we will never relax with inflation control," Mr. Mantega said during a presentation to investors in New York.
"Inflation is slowing down but we will not be lax," he said, citing the IPC consumer price index, which slowed yet again during the third week of February.


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POPLARVILLE — The fifth-ranked Pearl River Wildcats swept Copiah-Lincoln in MACJC South Division baseball doubleheader action here Tuesday, taking a 6-2 win in the first game before rallying late for a 7-6 nightcap victory.
PRCC improved to 28-10 overall and 11-5 in division play, while CLCC's Wolfpack dropped to 16-19 and 5-11.
The Wildcats went up 3-0 in the bottom of the first in the opening game when Ole Miss signee Braxton Lee of Picayune High led off with a walk, Darius Knight of Pearl High was hit by a pitch, and both advanced the bases via a sacrifice bunt by Paul Pickerrell out of John Hardin High in Elizabethtown, Ky.
Two straight booted infield grounders resulted in RBIs for Krisjon Wilkerson of St. Stanislaus and Forrest Dungan of Columbia High, before a third boot saw Nathan Pugh of Starkville High reaching to load the bases. Kyle Dolan of Forrest County AHS pushed The River's third run home with a sacrifice to right before Joe Kirkland of Moss Point High grounded out to the mound to end the inning.
The second and third innings were scoreless before the Wolves added a solo run in the top of the fourth. Matt Smith led things off with a single, moved to second off Dylan Anglin's single to right, and scored an out later off Caleb Dugas' single to make it 3-1 before Will Gatlin grounded to second for the final out.
Pearl River padded its lead with three in the bottom of the fifth when Lee led off with a single, Knight reached on a fielder's choice, Pickerrell was belted by a pitch, and Wilkerson followed with a three-run homer for his 10th dinger of the season to make it 6-1 Wildcats.
Dungan followed with a base on balls and Dolan walked a strikeout later, but Kirkland fouled out to end the inning.
In the top of the sixth, Jonathan Santana led off with a walk and stole second before Anglin singled to right. With runners at first and third, Julio Rivera flew out to right, Dugas fouled out, and Devonte Tarleton flew to center for the final out.
Bradley Rayborn of Purvis High relieved starter Jake Brumfield out of Adams Christian Academy to start the seventh. Rayborn walked lead off Ryan Young, who scored an out later when Milton Griffin reached on an error before Smith hit into a double play to end the game.
Brumfield (7-0) got the win in his six innings on the mound, giving up eight hits, striking out four, and walking one; while Rayborn walked one in the seventh.
Starter Tyler Simmons (3-4) got the loss in going the distance, giving up four hits, striking out one, and walking three.
Anglin, Dugas (one RBI), Smith, and Gabe Wilson paced Co-Lin's eight-hit attack with all cracking two base hits a piece; while PRCC finished with four hits. Dungan had two singles (one RBI), Wilkerson a home run (four RBIs), and Lee a base hit. Dolan also had an RBI for the Wildcats.
CLCC committed three errors in the game to PRCC's two.
In the nightcap game, the Wolfpack led the entire game until the bottom of the seventh when the Wildcats rallied for five runs and the victory.
Co-Lin went up 3-0 in the top of the first inning, only to see The River add a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame before the Wolves padded their lead to 4-2 with a solo run in the top of the second.
After scoreless third and fourth innings, CLCC added solo run in the top of the fifth and sixth to make it 6-2 before Pearl River pulled off its game-winning rally in the bottom of the final frame.
Reliever Ryan Deemes (4-2), a Nicholls State (La.) signee out of Holy Cross High in Chalmette, La., got the win after taking over the mound in the fourth. He gave up two hits, struck out three, and walked two; while starter Bubba Stockstill of Pearl River Central High went one-and-a-third, giving up four hits and walking three. Rayborn relieved with one out in the second, going two_and-two-thirds, giving up a hit, striking out one, and walking one; while Cameron Reynolds of Gulfport High relieved also in the fourth, giving up a hit and a walk.
Starter Dugas (1-6) got the loss in his six innings on the mound, giving up seven hits, striking out four, and walking six; while Casey Hurley pitched the seventh in relief, giving up three hits and walking a batter.
CLCC finished with eight hits, led by Smith's double and two singles (two RBIs),, while Dugas (one RBI), Christopher Perry (one RBI), Rivera (one RBI), Wilson, and Young all had base hits.
Dungan's two doubles (three RBIs) paced the Wildcats' 10-hit attack, while Darien Brown of Hattiesburg High and Lee both had two singles each. Knight, Derek Martin of Poplarville High (one RBI), Pickerrell (one RBI), and Wilkerson (two RBIs) all had base hits.
Co-Lin played error free, while PRCC had two defensive miscues.
The Wildcats and the Wolfpack split an earlier doubleheader played March 16 in Wesson. Pearl River won the first game 6-4, while Co-Lin was a 10-9 winner in the nightcap game.
Pearl River returns to action Saturday when it travels to South Division arch-rival Mississippi Gulf Coast in Perkinston Saturday for a 3 p.m. doubleheader before division foe Hinds visits Wildcat Stadium Wednesday, April 17, for a 4 p.m. twin bill.
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POPLARVILLE — The fifth-ranked Pearl River Wildcats swept Copiah-Lincoln in MACJC South Division baseball doubleheader action here Tuesday, taking a 6-2 win in the first game before rallying late for a 7-6 nightcap victory.


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Ubuntu Phone OS Unveiled 248
Today Canonical announced Ubuntu for phones. The new operating system is designed to provide easier access to apps and content than is provided by current mobile OSes. They do this by relying on swipe gestures from the edges of the phone's screen. "Every edge of the phone is used, letting you move faster between apps, settings and content. A short swipe from the left edge of the screen is all it takes to reveal your favourite apps. Page either left or right from the home screen to see the content you use most. A full left-to-right swipe reveals a screen showing all your open apps, while a swipe from the right brings you instantly to the last app you were using. ... A swipe from the right edge takes you back to the last app you were using; another swipe takes you back to the app you used before that. It's natural to keep many apps open at once, which is why Ubuntu was designed for multi-tasking. ... Swiping up from the bottom edge of the phone reveals app controls." The Ubuntu phone OS is built to work well on low-powered devices. Canonical will be at CES next week working on raising interest from manufacturers. As far as software goes, they have this to say: "Web apps are first class citizens on Ubuntu, with APIs that provide deep integration into the interface. HTML5 apps written for other platforms can be adapted to Ubuntu with ease, and we're targeting standard cross-platform web app development frameworks like PhoneGap to make Ubuntu 'just work' for apps that use them." (In the attached video, the phone OS discussion starts at about 6:37.)


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I tried so many times, Sugar Kookies do, but I try each dough comes in a paste. ive tried Alton Brown recipe for sugar cookies, a recipe of all recipes that called for 4 eggs, I even bought the mix of business and the instructions I was given a batter, not dough. Alton Brown actually had the best recipe of the dough, but I ended up adding more flour to get the desired results. I'm tired of wasting my money on all these ingreedients. What am I doing wrong Best answer:
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La Cima Club Member helps The City of Irving win the 2012 Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award
Congratulations to The City of Irving, Texas on recently winning the 2012 Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award!
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, The Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award is the highest level of performance excellence recognition an organization can receive in the United States.
Irving City Manager Tommy Gonzalez has been a Member of La Cima Club in Irving for more than six years and has been on the Board of Governors for two years.
Originally from West Texas, Tommy brought more than 20 years of managing experience to The City of Irving when he started working there six years ago.
What clinched the prestigious award was the total transformation of both the quality of life in the city and the way it was run. Incredibly, in just a few short years, Irving reached a plateau that the vast majority of cities never reach.
According to the NIST, the City of Irving is one of five cities in Texas and 89 cities nationwide that holds an AAA rating from both Standard and Poor's and Moody's. In addition, Irving has maintained these ratings continuously since 2007, throughout the worst recession in our nation's history.
In a survey that rated many key service departments, including the police, code enforcement, libraries and recreation, the number of city residents who rated the city as 'good' or 'excellent' has increased by double digits since 2006.
The rating for overall quality of service in the city of Irving is 74%. This is significantly higher than the rating for the state of Texas (46%), and almost double the rating for the United States Government (38%).
Additionally, the city's crime rate dropped considerably during the past six years. According to the NIST, overall crime per 1,000 city residents has decreased a noticeable 35.5% since 2006.
"[The application process] was a very rigorous review of our operations, things we've been working on for the last six years," said Tommy. "These kinds of things do not make [Irving] recession-proof but they do show that these are sound practices."
Winning the award goes to show how hard work and dedication behind the scenes can really begin to show in the the long run.
Instead of just making these changes into goals, Tommy and the rest of his dedicated staff made them into a reality.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- It's been nearly a month since the Tennessee Tech women's golf team competed in a tournament, so Monday morning can't come soon enough for coach Polk Brown and his players.
"We have been away from tournament action for the past few weeks, so the girls have been working very hard on aspects of their games," Brown said. "It will be great to see how the practice has paid off."
Tech joins nine other teams at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate, a 36-hole event to be played at the Clarksville Country Club. The teams play 18 holes on Monday beginning at 8 a.m., and the final round of 18 on Tuesday on the 5,960-yard, par 72 layout. Tuesday's action starts at 8:30 a.m.
Teams in the field include Austin Peay, Belmont, IPFW, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb, Morehead State, Murray State, Southern Illinois, SIU Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech. In addition to the 50 players in the teams' lineups, the field will also include 17 playing as individuals.
"We're looking forward to getting to compete with teams such as Austin Peay for the first time this season," Brown said. "They have traditionally been a rival of ours, and it will be great to see how we stack up against them amongst all the other teams in the event as well."
The Golden Eagle lineup will incude senior Katherine Bell, redshirt freshman Maddi Everts, freshman Megan Williamson, senior Amanda Randolph and freshman Katya Hoffman. Sophomore Amber Shepherd (in photo) and freshman Allison Geer will compete as individuals.
Tennessee Tech won the inaugural tournament championship in 1999 with Golden Eagle Cherry Bevis capturing medalist honors. The Golden Eagles also claimed the team title in 2008 as Megan Bradford was medalist. TTU has also pruduced the individual medalist two other times, with Kylie Crouch in 2000 and Julie Smith in 2002.
Murray State has won the title the last two years.
Results will be available each day on TTUsports.com as soon as they become available.
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Vet snaps shot with Marilyn Monroe in Korea
Marilyn Monroe was in Korea as part of the USO entertainment during the Korean War. Army veteran Luis Miranda (far right in the photo) remembers her visit as an inspiration to soldiers. When her helicopter touched down and she stepped on to the base, the whole atmosphere changed.
"It was a surprise to us and the military service because we were not expecting her," Miranda said. "And after all, she was a very important person in the United States." She would soon marry Joe DiMaggio, he said.
It wasn't just that she was blonde, buxom, beautiful. Everyone knew that. She was also kind, professional.
"To me she has a good personality," Miranda said. "She was a happy lady, she was supportive of the troops. She didn't mention anything about her private life - she was attending the troops."
She didn't perform there, but did make time to meet with the many servicemembers who wanted a brush with fame.
"There were so many people who wanted to talk to her," he said. In his youth, even though Miranda was willing to fight for the United States in war, he was unable to summon the courage to hold court with Monroe, who was "very important" to him.
But he did manage to have a picture snapped of him with the actress. In fact, he's the youngest in the photo, he said.
Plus, the simple act of kindness she made in visiting the troops stuck with him. When she died, Miranda said he felt hurt. He thought of all the soldiers with their pictures. He stressed the importance of her visit, and other visits and shows the USO provided the military.
"It's not easy to be around in an island or a place for 10 or 16 months with the troops," he said. "The USO shows are one of the most important activities that the U.S. Army has because when all the troops are in the field and they get the word that some important person is coming around, they really like it. ... Their feelings go high, really high and they act nice to everyone around."
After that photo was snapped, Miranda went on to serve in the United States, Vietnam, France and Germany before finally retiring from the military as a sergeant first class in the 1970s.
USO shows in both wars helped him maintain morale to serve well. That service, he said, changed his life for the better.
"Believe me. ... Learning all the facts about military life and getting the best of the military life will make you a better person because you have to go through all these frustrations, instructions, people giving you details, obeying the orders, stuff like that. That will make you a better person in my judgment," he said.
One of his sons, David Miranda, also decided to serve. He recently retired from the Navy.
"I'm grateful to the United States and the U.S. forces."


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Kanzaki/Mai/Tate/Shiho and others
Ah...I hope I'm not doing anything wrong. Heh. I suppose this thread is for both the anime and manga so it doesn't really matter.
But this love square is probably the best love square of the year. Kanzaki dating Mai - who seemed so oblivious to the inner workings of a love triangle. Kanzaki too suspicious but always seemed sincere with Mai. All the while Tate is having his own love triangle but it looks like he's dropped dead fallen for Mai. Poor poor Shiho, who made Mai promised not to make Tate fall in love with her (although she wasn't aware of that either) but she did, whether it was unintentional.
Reito pissed off at episode 13.
Then in the manga we've got the (Shizuru?)/Natsuki/Tate/Mai/(Mikoto?) and many mores to come... Is Reito planning on adding himself?
What can I say? Haha, it's very juicy romance to me.
I still like Reito/Mai more than Tate/Mai, but since episode 13, Tate/Mai has been dangerously growing on me.
We obviously all know who'll get big boobs in the end. A possible Reito/Shiho perhaps?
So which pairing do you guys like? The most interesting triangle? square?
I think hands down that a Shizuru/Natsuki would be the best.
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In a way, the manga's relationships are completely different to the anime's, so it'd be hard to put them together.
For the manga, I don't really care, as long as Tate doesn't become the key for any more HiME's...
As for the anime, I'm hoping for a Tate vs. Reito, and also I'm hoping for NatsukiX'kendo guy'. (Gotta cheer the underdog on right?)
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Dude, Mai will obviously falls for Tate at the end. Though I had to admit, I liked Reito >< Mai more, because Reito seems like the one who shows the purest affectionate towards her, rather than Tate.
But seriously, Reito will had a battle with Tate to win Mai's love, because Mai has already fallen for Tate right from the start.
and maybe then, Reito will become evil because he couldnt won her and will do anything to take her from Tate. The horror of a man's jealousy.
or maybe Reito will act like a gentlemen and let Mai go, thus that will made us like Reito even more. A gentleman's BADASSness.
Shiho? She's maybe in there just to make the "Mai's guilt feeling for Tate because she promised her".
Natsuki? She's maybe doomed with the Kendo guy.
About the manga, I still stand firm for Tate >< Natsuki, couldnt care less about Mai.
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I'm leaning more towards Mai and Kanzaki, personally. When they are lost in the cave in episode 8, separated from Takumi and Tate, I found Kanzaki's asking Mai out to be very romantic. Not candlelight and roses romantic but his warm voice and gentle presence did it for me.
In episode 3 where Tate is taking Mai to see the director, he mentions that Kanzaki and Fujino are the school's most perfect couple in history. Then it was never brought up again. So were they a couple and are they still one?
For some reason, I suspect Fujino is pregnant. I think it's mostly when Haruka is insisting on mobilizing the student body to find the vampire, Fujino backs her up by saying she's also female. You can see her hand on her stomach, almost protectively. You see a similar mannerism in the next episode.
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Oh yeah I remember that. I thought it was very strange, but it never occured to me that she might be pregnant! Wow, that would be if she was. Yeah, I wonder what's going on with Reito and Fujino.
(on another note, Kanzaki Reito hasn't appeared in the manga yet and I'm up to chapter 19...)
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Which is sad because I personally thought Shizuru and Reito would make a good couple Maybe they're too similar or something.
Regarding that ep where she puts her hand over her abdomen, either she's pregnant, or she might have a HiME mark there or something. It'd be very interesting if she was pregnant...
Personally, I sitll like Mai and Tate all the way because they just seem so suited to each other and I'd like to see Tate happy cos he seems like just a nice guy all around (which is VERY rare, usually I hate the guys that take Tate's role, but somehow he's likeable...)
As for Kanzaki, I want him to be happy too because he is just sooo sexy (Toshihiko Seki... *melts*) and he really does seem nice... And why am I not rooting for Mai/Kanzaki, because I think Mai doesn't deserve Kanzaki I think Kanzaki should go with someone cool like Fujino!! OR even Natsuki, but Natsuki is a loner and should STAY a loner. (Though Fujino/Natsuki is also not bad. )
Ep 13 had the best evidence to show that Tate really isn't comfortable at all with Mai/Kanzaki. And Shiho is such a bloody annoying bitch I just feel like throwing her out, but sure she'll become a HiME and go whack stuff at Mai.
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Warning: Beware clicking my spoiler tags! There are some pretty big spoilers in there, so you've officially been warned.
Spoiler for Chapter...11? Somewhere around there:
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I don't think she's pregnant, so much as she was using her hand to emphasize the part about being a woman by gesturing at her internal plumbing. Now if she was making a habit of slowly rubbing her stomach in circles, as pregnant women tend to do, then I'd be leaning much more towards her being with child...no pun intended.
Kanzaki still seems too mysterious to be just a hot guy. I suspect his intentions towards Mai go much farther than just a high school romance thing. He's a little toooo cool to be your average cucumber.
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There's no way around Tate-Mai. Sorry, that would totally shock me if THIS was going to happen. They have all indications of modern anime relationship theory going for her
Shizuru is as gay as it gets. Just look at her harem fighting over putting sunscreen on onee-sama. I hope that she'll continue to work on Natsuki ^_^ ... that would be just a WONDERFUL pairing continuing Natsuki's affinity for deeply embarrassing moments. Besides, Shizuru is clearly the girl Natsuki is closest to, and cooperating with the most.
Kendo guy has been reduced to a humorous sidekick in ep13. No chance for Natsuki, sorry.
Kanzaki - no matter what he was telling Mikoto earlier on, I still think he's ani-ue, or at least somehow linked to him.
And of course Yukino is _definitely_ romantically invoved with Haruka. This one will also be interesting to watch.
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The wails began before dawn Thursday, minutes after the Emmy nominations were announced.
Left out of all the fun were some of the most acclaimed shows on television, including "The Good Wife" and actors like Michael Sheen ("Masters of Sex") and rising star Tatiana Maslany, a fan and critical favorite for her virtuoso performance on the sci-fi thriller "Orphan Black."
But the perceived slights may have less to do with poor TV academy judgment than be a testament to the riches of sophisticated original programming on the medium, once derided as a "vast wasteland." And it is a problem of abundance that other awards programs would love to have as the Oscars, Grammys and Tonys have sometimes strained in recent years to fill their categories with worthy contenders.
"There are many more channels and platforms to see good television. Each new service seems to bring a signature series that defines it but also pushes the genre in a new direction," said Ron Simon, curator of the Paley Center for Media in New York. "There's a lot to choose from, and that's a good thing, but it's very easy for intriguing, provocative programming just to be snubbed."
In a sign of the sheer depth of quality programming available on television, both traditional and otherwise, many dramas considered worthy were left out of the series category — despite a rule change that could have potentially expanded the field to seven slots.
One of the most egregious oversights was for CBS' "The Good Wife," which was edged out of the increasingly competitive drama series category. Only one new contender, HBO's "True Detective," earned a slot in a field crowded with established favorites like "Mad Men," "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "House of Cards" and "Downton Abbey."
The veteran legal drama starring Julianna Margulies enjoyed renewed critical praise for its moving fifth season, and it was thought to have a strong chance of vying again in the category after a two-year absence.
CBS even launched a pointed Emmy campaign earlier this year highlighting the number of episodes produced this season (22) versus cable dramas like "Mad Men" (seven) or "True Detective" (eight). But the argument seemed to have landed on deaf ears this year, the third straight in which broadcast television was shut out of the prestigious category.
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"Maybe there should be another category for shows that come up with quality for 22 in a row," suggested Christine Baranski, nominated for supporting actress for her role on the show. "It takes stamina, and that takes a great deal of imagination and craft to sustain a show through 22 episodes."
Unlike the Academy Awards, which expanded the possible field of best picture nominees to 10 in 2009 but have, in some years, struggled to find even half that many worthy nominees, the Emmys honor at most seven series in the comedy and drama categories. This despite an ever-expanding array of TV options, and the increasingly obvious formal and aesthetic differences between network, cable and online programming.
And while the Oscars are preceded by a months-long awards circuit that helps establish clear favorites, the Emmys have fewer reliable indicators — other than previous Emmys, of course.
"The Emmys just sort of come out of nowhere. The snubs might be a little more felt because they can't be anticipated in the same way that Oscar snubs are," noted Phillip Maciak, an assistant professor of film at Louisiana State University and a writer for the blog Dear Television.
"Good Wife" cast members Margulies, Baranski and Josh Charles were at least recognized in their respective categories, something that could not be said for FX's Cold War drama "The Americans." It's a critical favorite that has yet to see its glowing reviews translate into awards recognition, either for drama series or for its leads, Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.
"Homeland," which dethroned "Mad Men" as outstanding drama series for its freshman season in 2012, only to endure an intense backlash in its sophomore outing, was similarly left out of the drama category, as was previous nominee "Boardwalk Empire."
Timeline: Emmy winners through the years
The inclusion of "True Detective," entered somewhat controversially as a drama rather than a miniseries, left little room for the well-received newcomer "Masters of Sex," or popular, pulpier fare such as "Scandal" or "The Walking Dead." Still others cried foul over the exclusion of Bellamy Young for her portrayal of a complicated first lady on "Scandal" and Sheen for his understated performance as sex researcher William Masters on "Masters of Sex."
But perhaps no group was more outraged than the fans of BBC America's "Orphan Black," who were reaching for their pitchforks when Maslany, who plays close to a dozen different parts in the sci-fi series, was overlooked for a lead drama nomination for the second straight year. The Canadian actress has won fervent critical praise for her chameleonic performance as a group of wildly different clones — enough roles to fill an entire category, as some have noted — as well as smaller prizes such as the Critics' Choice Television Awards, but has yet to overcome the Emmys' institutional inertia.
Maslany and her admirers can take comfort knowing that she was passed over in one of this year's most fiercely competitive categories.
With only six slots to fill and a bevy of rich female dramatic roles on the airwaves, an unusually high number of noteworthy performances were shut out of the category. In addition to Maslany and Russell, Elisabeth Moss, a previous nominee for her role as Peggy Olson on "Mad Men," whose poignant slow dance with Don Draper was one of this season's most memorable moments, was also snubbed.
Only one truly fresh face, "Masters of Sex" star Lizzy Caplan, was able to elbow her way into the running.
"I think it says something really, really positive how steep this category is and how many deserving women got snubbed," Caplan said. "And it's because they are writing on television the most nuanced, layered and wonderful female roles. You hold those roles up to film roles and they just pale in comparison."
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Mark Shuttleworth is trying to entice OpenSUSE developers to join Ubuntu. "Novell's decision to go to great lengths to circumvent the patent framework clearly articulated in the GPL has sent shockwaves through the community. If you are an OpenSUSE developer who is concerned about the long term consequences of this pact, you may be interested in some of the events happening next week as part of the Ubuntu Open Week."
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Holy cow. Atrobotic gets NASA to pay for their lunar mission and they get a chance to win the Google Lunar X-Prize along the way. Very clever.
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it's a lot more than just astrobiotic, and it doesn't pay for the mission. it pays up to $1mil before launch, and up to $9mil in addition after landing. so it really retires almost no risk. also, they gave it to all the other serious contenders too, except Odyssey Moon for some strange reason... weird Bob Richards isn't in on it.
i'll have to try to track down the real story. it's probably a little questionable and involves relatively secretive negotiations. anyways, it's nice for them to make a gesture of offering more money, but this isn't a sponsorship by any means- it's more of an additional prize purse.
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This is great news for all six teams awarded. Our team member, Draper, was the paperwork "lead" for Next Giant Leap. We all have 21 days to complete the required system definition review (SDR)specified by our contract. Everyone who completes that work will be paid the minimum $10K. I don't expect addtional tasking orders until after the SDR's have been reviewed. I also don't expect that all of the six teams will get additional tasking (CLIN #1 is worth $500K). Keep an eye on Moon Express, Inc. too!
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I know your asking yourself why I'm posting a recipe using winter squash when the first day of Spring just smacked me in the butt. I bought this squash a week or two ago when Spring was still a long-away wish in my heart and the market's bins were overflowing with newly stocked squash and cheap prices. And because it's one of my favorite veggies no matter what season were in and I want to gorge myself on it while I still can. So here it is in all it's decadent glory and you can thank me for it later. Like next fall. Unless you still have one laying around…just hiding out in the back of your fridge because you've had enough squash to last you until next season and your trying to pretend it isn't there. In that case you can thank me now.
This was a dreamy, creamy, cheesy comfort meal with lovely little hints of nutmeg and garlic. The star of the show shined through in every sweet, nutty, bite. This is my farewell to winter and all of my favorite seasonal vegetables like squash, especially the pumpkin-like Butternut.
Butternut Squash Baked Ziti
(by Reeni)
8 ounces Penne or Rigatoni Pasta
1 medium Butternut Squash (about 3 cups, mashed)
Sea Salt and fresh cracked Pepper
Olive oil
2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced into rings
3 cloves garlic, minced
15 ounces Ricotta Cheese
8 ounces Mozzarella, shredded
1 egg
¼ cup milk
For béchamel:
2 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoon Flour
2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 teaspoon dried Thyme
1 teaspoon fresh Sage, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tablespoon fresh Basil, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut squash in two and clean out the seeds. Sprinkle with a little olive oil and salt and pepper. Roast about 45 minutes cut side down until a fork pokes in easily.
In the meantime you can caramelize the onions. In a large sauté pan or iron skillet place two tablespoons olive oil and the onion rings. Season with salt and pepper. Cook over low-medium heat for about 40 minutes. Mix often and add more oil as needed, a little bit at a time. Onions are done when they turn a dark brown; at this point add in minced garlic and sauté for two – three minutes on low. Remove from heat and set aside.
Remove squash from oven and let cool until you can handle it.
Cook Rigatoni until al dente according to package directions. Drain and place in a large bowl, coat with a tablespoon or two of olive oil or butter. Set aside.
Prepare an 8×8 casserole pan with a thin coating of butter or baking spray. Set aside.
Make béchamel sauce. Melt two tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan whisk in flour, and cook for two – three minutes over low heat, until it turns a light golden brown. Whisk in milk slowly and simmer for a few minutes, whisking frequently until sauce begins to thicken. Whisk in nutmeg, thyme, sage, and basil, pour into bowl with pasta and toss to coat.
Remove the skin from the squash and using a food processor pulse until smooth. Add the ricotta, season with salt and pepper and pulse until well mixed. You can use a fork or potato smasher if you don't have a food processor; first mash the squash, then add the ricotta and mash together until well mixed. Add this to the bowl of pasta. Add the caramelized onions and ½ of the Mozzarella cheese.
Beat the egg and ¼ cup milk together, add to pasta. Stir everything together until evenly mixed. Put into your prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella over top.
Cook at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes until top turns golden brown. Let set for five minutes before serving.
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Submission + - Trip to Mars Could Damage Astronauts' Brains
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Alex Knapp reports that research by a team at the Rochester Medical Center suggests that exposure to the radiation of outer space could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer's disease in astronauts. "Galactic cosmic radiation poses a significant threat to future astronauts," says M. Kerry O'Banio. "Exposure to radiation levels equivalent to a mission to Mars could produce cognitive problems and speed up changes in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer's disease." Researchers exposed mice with known timeframes for developing Alzheimer's to the type of low-level radiation that astronauts would be exposed to over time on a long space journey. The mice were then put through tests that measured their memory and cognitive ability and the mice exposed to radiation showed significant cognitive impairment. It's not going to be an easy problem to solve, either. The radiation the researchers used in their testing is composed of highly charged iron particles, which are relatively common in space. "Because iron particles pack a bigger wallop it is extremely difficult from an engineering perspective to effectively shield against them," says O'Banion. "One would have to essentially wrap a spacecraft in a six-foot block of lead or concrete.""


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The signed zeroNumbers always need to be encoded to be stored digitally. Why do some encodings have two zeros? As an example, let's look at encoding integers as 4-digit binary numbers, via the sign-and-magnitude method. There, one uses one bit for the sign (0 if positive, 1 if negative) and the remaining bits for the magnitude (absolute value). Therefore, −2 and +2 are encoded as follows.
Binary 1010 is decimal −2Naturally, that means that there will be two zeros: 1000 (−0) and 0000 (+0).
Binary 0010 is decimal +2
In JavaScript, all numbers are floating point numbers, encoded in double precision according to the IEEE 754 standard for floating point arithmetic. That standard handles the sign in a manner similar to sign-and-magnitude encoding for integers and therefore also has a signed zero. Whenever you represent a number digitally, it can become so small that it is indistinguishable from 0, because the encoding is not precise enough to represent the difference. Then a signed zero allows you to record "from which direction" you approached zero, what sign the number had before it was considered zero. Wikipedia nicely sums up the pros and cons of signed zeros:
It is claimed that the inclusion of signed zero in IEEE 754 makes it much easier to achieve numerical accuracy in some critical problems, in particular when computing with complex elementary functions. On the other hand, the concept of signed zero runs contrary to the general assumption made in most mathematical fields (and in most mathematics courses) that negative zero is the same thing as zero. Representations that allow negative zero can be a source of errors in programs, as software developers do not realize (or may forget) that, while the two zero representations behave as equal under numeric comparisons, they are different bit patterns and yield different results in some operations.JavaScript goes to some lengths to hide the fact that there are two zeros.
> -0 0The reason is that the standard toString() method converts both zeros to the same "0".
> (-0).toString() '0' > (+0).toString() '0'The illusion of a single zero is also perpetrated by the equals operators. Even strict equality considers both zeros the same, making it very hard to tell them apart (in the rare case that you want to).
> +0 === -0 trueThe same holds for the less-than and greater-than operators – they consider both zeros equal.
> -0 < +0 false > +0 < -0 false
Where the zero's sign mattersThe sign of the 0 rarely influences results of computations. And +0 is the most common 0. Only a few operations produce −0, most of them just pass an existing −0 through. This section shows a few examples where the sign matters. For each example, think about whether it could be used to tell −0 and +0 apart, a task that we will tackle in Sect. 4. In order to make the sign of a zero visible, we use the following function.
function signed(x) { if (x === 0) { // isNegativeZero() will be shown later return isNegativeZero(x) ? "-0" : "+0"; } else { // Otherwise, fall back to the default // We don't use x.toString() so that x can be null or undefined return Number.prototype.toString.call(x); } }
Adding zerosQuoting Sect. 11.6.3 of the ECMAScript 5.1 specification, "Applying the Additive Operators to Numbers":
The sum of two negative zeros is −0. The sum of two positive zeros, or of two zeros of opposite sign, is +0.For example:
> signed(-0 + -0) '-0' > signed(-0 + +0) '+0'This doesn't give you a way to distinguish the two zeros, because what comes out is as difficult to distinguish as what goes in.
Multiplying by zeroWhen multiplying with zero with a finite number, the usual sign rules apply:
> signed(+0 * -5) '-0' > signed(-0 * -5) '+0'Multiplying an infinity with a zero results in NaN:
> -Infinity * +0 NaN
Dividing by zeroYou can divide any non-zero number (including infinities) by zero. The result is an infinity whose sign is subject to the usual rules.
> 5 / +0 Infinity > 5 / -0 -Infinity > -Infinity / +0 -InfinityNote that -Infinity and +Infinity can be distinguished via ===.
> -Infinity === Infinity falseDividing a zero by a zero results in NaN:
> 0 / 0 NaN > +0 / -0 NaN
Math.pow()The following is a table of the results of Math.pow() if the first argument is zero:
pow(+0, y<0) → +∞Interaction:
pow(−0, odd y<0) → −∞
pow(−0, even y<0) → +∞
> Math.pow(+0, -1) Infinity > Math.pow(-0, -1) -Infinity
Math.atan2()The following is a table of the results that are returned if one of the arguments is zero.
atan2(+0, +0) → +0Hence, there are several ways to determine the sign of a zero. For example:
atan2(+0, −0) → +π
atan2(−0, +0) → −0
atan2(−0, −0) → −π
atan2(+0, x<0) → +π
atan2(−0, x<0) → −π
> Math.atan2(-0, -1) -3.141592653589793 > Math.atan2(+0, -1) 3.141592653589793atan2 is one of the few operations that produces −0 for non-zero arguments:
atan2(y>0, +∞) → +0Therefore:
atan2(y<0, +∞) → −0
> signed(Math.atan2(-1, Infinity)) '-0'
Math.round()Math.round() is another operation that returns −0 for arguments other than −0 and +0:
> signed(Math.round(-0.1)) '-0'Here we have the effect that we talked about at the beginning: The sign of the zero records the sign of the value before rounding, "from which side" we approached 0.
Telling the two zeros apartThe canonical solution for determining the sign of a zero is to divide one by it and then check whether the result is -Infinity or +Infinity:
function isNegativeZero(x) { return x === 0 && (1/x < 0); }The above sections showed several other options. One original solution comes from Allen Wirfs-Brock. Here is a slightly modified version of it:
function isNegativeZero(x) { if (x !== 0) return false; var obj = {}; Object.defineProperty(obj, 'z', { value: -0, configurable: false }); try { // Is x different from z's previous value? Then throw exception. Object.defineProperty(obj, 'z', { value: x }); } catch (e) { return false }; return true; }Explanation: In general, you cannot redefine a non-configurable property – an exception will be thrown. For example:
TypeError: Cannot redefine property: zHowever, JavaScript will ignore your attempt if you use the same value as the existing one. In this case, whether a value is the same is not determined via ===, but via an internal operation that distinguishes −0 and +0. You can read up on the details in Wirfs-Brock's blog post (freezing an object makes all properties non-configurable).


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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. The civil war in Syria is unrelenting. More than 300 people killed in the past 10 days, according to opposition activists in a government air assault around the city of Aleppo. We're going to get an update and also consider the diplomatic possibilities in this part of the program, and we'll start with the latest on the fighting.
Syrian air force helicopters have been dropping barrel bombs on the city. Those are oil drums packed with metal scraps and explosives, and their effects has been devastating. Rebel forces are also stepping up the fight with a surge of gruesome sectarian attacks in Adra, an industrial town just north of Damascus. NPR's Deborah Amos has been following these developments and she joins us now from Beirut.
And Deborah, tell us, first, what's happening in Adra.
DEBORAH AMOS, BYLINE: Well, Robert, the story of these two cities shows you just how violent this conflict has become. Adra is a mixed city. You find minority Alawites, Druze and majority Sunni Muslims. It's about 100,000 people. On December 11, rebel fighters from the most extreme wing of these armed groups stormed the city. And according to their Facebook pages, some Syrian sources, they came with lists of names.
They went around door to door, took people who were government supporters from their homes and executed them, many by beheading, and we've seen some of those videos online. They can't be confirmed. There are no reliable figures of how many people have been killed. Some people did manage to escape from Adra and so there are accounts from them which tell us that there were bodies in the street.
Those people who are still in Adra have been told to stay in the basement and not to come out.
SIEGEL: Now, forces of and supporting the Syrian regime have shown over the past couple of weeks that they can take back territory from the rebels. Is this assault on Adra a rebel attempt to reverse that?
AMOS: Indeed. And what is interesting about this town is many of these rebels came from a place called Guta(ph), which has been under siege by the government for more than a year. International aid workers say that the regime has been using starvation tactics in Guta to break the rebels. Yet, this group was able to move out of Guta 12 miles from the capital to Adra and actually be able to besiege a government stronghold.
SIEGEL: Let's turn to Aleppo, Syria's largest city. Nine days of strikes and more than 300 people dead, but the regime evidently cannot gain full control of this city from the air. What's the point of the air strikes in that case?
AMOS: It's been a very brutal nine days and they expanded that campaign today to three other rebel-held towns. There are some people who make the connection. They say that Adra, because the regime is not able to retake that town, that Aleppo - these are revenge strikes. It also may be softening up. The regime has been saying for the last eight months that they will retake Aleppo.
They have not been able to. They have been stalled every time they have tried. They get close, but the rebels have been stronger than the regime in Aleppo and have retained their half of the city.
SIEGEL: Is the Geneva - as they say, the Geneva II framework, the big conference that's supposed to be held, is it seen as the framework governing what's happening on the ground in Syria now?
AMOS: It appears that both sides are trying to show their strength ahead of Geneva. There are many analysts who say that what Geneva may put in place is a divided Syria between the regime and the opposition and it is clear that the regime is trying to press its military advantage. They have the advantage of the air, but the rebels have their own counter strategy which they make surprising attacks from places that you don't expect, even after they have been besieged for a year.
These are all messages to each other before Geneva begins.
SIEGEL: That's NPR's Deborah Amos updating us on the fighting in Syria. She's in Beirut, Lebanon. Deb, thanks.
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2-3 Days Ahead: Everything Must Go
Before you start filling the fridge with appetizers, be sure to clear enough space. Toss anything that's past its shelf life to make room for party essentials.
1-2 Days Ahead: Prepare Snacks
Items like sliced vegetables can stand a couple of days of storage and remain fresh, so get them chopped and ready to go well in advance. Store them in zip-top bags in the appropriate refrigerator section: Samsung's Twin Cooling technology keeps them fresh by controlling the temperature and humidity of the refrigerated and freezer compartments individually. Each compartment features its own cooling unit, so air doesn't circulate between the fridge and freezer, keeping odours from spreading. A built-in humidifier maintains a constant 75 percent humidity—perfect for keeping food in tip-top condition.
The Big Day: Get Organised
Adjust the internal shelving to accommodate beverages, trays, cakes or larger items like a roast or turkey. Samsung refrigerators feature a variety of options to let you customise and maximise internal storage space. Some models feature long, removable trays that span the width of the refrigerator and can go directly from the refrigerator to the table, saving you time and cutting down on dirty dishes. Samsung's Z Shelf is a flexible shelf designed to hold cans, large bottles and other bulky items, and its Wine Shelf stores bottles properly on their side while preventing them from rolling.
Before the first guests arrive, place clean glassware near the refrigerator doors so guests can get ice directly from the in-door dispenser—far more elegant space-hogging buckets or, worse, plastic bags from the grocery store. Don't worry if your tumblers are oversized: Samsung's in-door ice dispenser accommodates tall glassware.
During the Event: The Refrigerator as Focal Point
Party guests like to huddle in the kitchen, so let your fridge work as an informational signpost. Use magnets (or if the door is stainless steel, tape) to attach notes directing guests to beverages, ice, water, trash and recycling bins, and—crucially—bathrooms.
Ice can run short—especially in hot weather—so be sure to monitor the supply as the party progresses. Samsung's ClearView Ice Maker makes it easy with a see-through bin.
The Aftermath
Toss refrigerator trays in the dishwasher and stash leftovers back in the fridge (since there will be plenty of room for them). As for the rest of the mess? Leave it for morning and get some sleep.