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The U.S. subprime-mortgage crisis sent shockwaves thoroughout world markets.
It certainly took the luster off financial stocks, pushing that sector down about 21 percent in 2007.
It also caused extreme volatility with the CBOE Volatility Index up nearly 20 percent during the same period.
But even with this turmoil, there were plenty of places to make money in 2007. Crude oil prices posted their biggest annual gain in a decade, and gold prices made their biggest advance since 1979.
But what about 2008? What fresh ideas will make investors money in the coming year? CNBC asked some experts to weigh in with their thoughts.
Municipal Bonds Get Their Day in The Sun
Municipal bonds are an overlooked investment opportunity, according to Mike Holland, of Holland & Co.
There's a good reason that investors like Warren Buffett are looking at municipal bonds, he said. Holland explained that many of these investments don't really need to be insured, but they are.
"You don't have to worry if they go bump in the night," Holland said.
"People are worried about lower-quality fixed income," he said. "If you look at the municipal bond market, which most people don't, it's yielding the same thing (as two-year Treasury notes) and you don't pay taxes (on the investment gains)."
Low-End Retailers and Rent-To-Own Companies
Greg Estes, a portfolio manager at Intrepid Capital Funds, expects markets to ride out another volatile year in 2008.
His advice for investors: "Let the volatility work for you, and just wait, wait, for the right pitch."
At the moment, he likes low-end retailers and rent-to-own companies. His picks include Rent-A-Center and Aaron Rents as well asFamily Dollar.
Rent A Center and Aaron Rents are currently trading at "seven-to-eight-times free cash flow," Estes said. Meanwhile, Family Dollar has a "very clean" balance sheet, he said.
Currencies & Oil in '08
Happy New Year for the Dollar?
The U.S. dollar is on pace to log its biggest annual decline in four years. But what will the New Year bring?
Meg Browne, of Brown Brothers Harriman, says the dollar is nearing its cyclical bottom because she expects investors to begin to react to the the U.S.'s "pro-growth" fiscal policy and the rounds of interest-rate cuts.
As a result, Browne expects the Canadian dollar and the sterling to continue to weaken against the dollar.
However, Chuck Butler, of EverBank WorldMarkets, disagrees. He still says the best bet is on Asian currencies such as the yen, which have not participated in the dollar's weakness to date.
$100 Oil: A Floor or a Ceiling in '08?
Crude oil prices started off the year at about $61 a barrel.
"It's been a heck of year," said Adam Hewison, of ING.com. "Oil is up (about) 55% for the year."
Hewison expects to see another year of strong oil prices, propped up by several trends. Among them is strong demand and an uncertain geopolitical climate.
"In ten years, you've gone from bicycles in Beijing to BMWs," he said, explaining that China's growth is creating new demand for oil.
Meanwhile, John Kilduff, an energy analyst at MF Global and a CNBC contributor, expects there to continue to be "some upside vulnerability" for oil prices next year.
However, with the Bush Administration entering the last year of its term in office, some of the geopolitical premium will come out of the oil price, he said.
Other trends that may tame oil prices next year? A slowing U.S. economy, a rebound in oil inventories and a stronger dollar, Kilduff said.
Think Small, Win Big
It's been a rough year for small-cap stocks, with the Russell 2000 down nearly 3.5 percent in 2007.
However, Mary Lisanti, chief investment officer at AH Lisanti Capital Growth, said there's more to the sector than those numbers would suggest.
According to Lisanti, growth stocks in the small-cap sector have outperformed the market and she expects that as long as the U.S. doesn't slip into a recession, those stocks will continue to do well in 2008.
"If the economy just slows, but doesn't stop, what will happen is the growth end of the market will continue to do well because they are not impacted as much," Lisanti said. "Partly, because these companies are small. They are in the early part of their growth phase."
Health-care, technology and energy are the three sectors Lisanti favors.
Within the health-care sector, mergers and acquisitions will likely help drive stock values higher.
Within the technology sector, Lisanti is more cautious about consumer-related technology companies, which could see their growth slow if consumers cut down their spending.


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The 21st century is here in full force; time-honored fund-raising and promotional practices are being forever changed with the advent of mobile technology, and it's a race for nonprofits the world over to keep up with the new paradigm of mobile marketing. Luckily, it's easier than ever for organizations and charitable enterprises of all sizes to put themselves in the literal palm of their supporters' hands.
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Depending on the mission of the organization commissioning them, mobile apps for nonprofits can fill a variety of roles. Primarily, they will be used as a link with that organization's supporters (or, in some cases, clients). A simple RSS feed can be maintained to push out newsletters, special event notices, and other articles to users at the push of a button; the connection made with said supporters is stronger through the voluntary use of an app than it may be through e-mail and traditional mail-outs. Others may use the same app to develop connections within the community itself; discussion forums are not at all difficult to implement into a mobile app, and can allow both members and supporters to freely discuss issues pertaining to the organization and its mission.
Mobile apps for nonprofits may also appeal to charitable enterprises. Using apps to market goods to users is a common and well accepted practice, and incorporating it into a nonprofit sales model is simply a matter of ingenuity. Even those organizations which aren't explicitly attempting to push goods or services could benefit from the same technology; incorporating an electronic donation function into an app is no mean task, and would put yet another channel of contribution in supporters' hands.
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As easy as it is to not only develop a mobile app for nonprofits like yours, and with the wide range of prices and features, it's easy to put your organization in the hands of your supporters. The only question is, given such a direct and powerful link to those who believe in your cause, what will you do with it?
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How better trained home care workers could save the US billions
In 2015, nearly 33 million people in the U.S. reported that they had difficulty completing some of the tasks necessary for daily, independent living. Fourteen million of those people are currently over 65, but that number is expected to balloon to 22 million as the baby boomer population ages.
Many people who need help with daily living — and don't live in a nursing home — have some sort of help at home. While unpaid family and friends typically shoulder the brunt of this work, there are millions of home care aids and certified nursing assistants who also help. They are typically low-paid and limited in what they can do for their clients. In some states, they cannot even administer eye drops.
MIT Sloan professor Paul Osterman examines the problems facing the home care workforce in his new book, "Who Will Care for Us: Long-term Care and the Long-Term Workforce." He argues that reforms like better training to manage health issues at home and increased compensation for home care workers could not only improve outcomes for clients, it could save the system money. One study concludes that better transitional care and management for chronic conditions could save billions.
You're a labor economist — what motivated you to look at the state of long-term care? I first I became interested in this because a lot of my work had to do with low-wage jobs and how to improve the quality of those jobs. And health care workers represent a large number of very low-wage workers, so I wanted to understand their situation and how to potentially improve it.Once I started doing that, I came to understand that to make any progress I really needed to understand the industry itself — which I think can be seen as a model for thinking about how to improve low-wage jobs in general. And as I learned about the industry, I also became interested in the more general problem of long-term care, and the challenges we'll face in providing that care as baby boomers age.
What is providing long-term care like for the workers? Home health aides engage in everything from simple companionship to help with what are called "activities of daily living," such as shopping, bathing, toileting, those kinds of functions. The work is typically isolated — they're alone in people's homes. It can be both physically and emotionally very challenging.Paul Osterman
One of the key points of the book, though, is how disrespected these folks are. They're not treated with respect by the remainder of the medical members of the health care team nor by insurance companies. Policymakers both at the federal and the state level don't really understand them. A lot of this disrespect is due to the status of the job and the hierarchical nature of medicine. But it's hard to overlook the fact that these are overwhelmingly women, and they're disproportionately people of color and immigrants — groups that are typically not well treated in the labor market. A key issue here is the attitudes towards these folks and how that constrains what they could potentially do.
A central argument of the book is that training home care workers better and paying them more would address a number of issues. What would it achieve? These folks are very constrained by state level scope of practice rules that limit what they can do. They can't perform anything that even looks like a medical task. If they were trained to do a little bit more, it would lead to both better outcomes for clients and it would save the system money in a variety of ways.First off, some work could be shifted from higher paid occupations such as nurses to these people, which would result in cost savings. With better training and the ability to do a little more, we'd save on unnecessary calls to 911 and emergency room visits. We'd have better transitions out of acute care episodes at hospitals. Today, too many transitions end up in nursing homes, which are very expensive.
More generally, we'd reduce the use of nursing homes. We'd also have better care of long-term chronic conditions, since home health aides could be health coaches. For instance, they could advise and help diabetic clients with exercise and diet. They could act as physical therapy assistants. They could help administer prepackaged medications.
What are some of the barriers to reform? There are multiple barriers to reform. One is the attitudinal barrier that comes with the demographic of the people in these jobs, and I don't think you should underestimate that.The second barrier has to do with the politics of occupational competition. Health care is full of examples of one occupation trying to keep a set of tasks to itself, which is true here too. Nurses could be opposed to expanding the scope of practice of aides, and it's been a challenge to overcome that.
Another barrier has to do with some elements of the younger, cognitively capable disability community opposing training requirements for aides. They are concerned that training standards will undermine their autonomy and control. That could be a barrier politically in getting this to happen at a state level.
Of course, another obstacle is just the general knowledge and interest of payers. Medicaid and insurance companies need to understand what is possible.
You also are somewhat optimistic. Why is that? There are two sources of optimism. One is that as the baby boomers age, and as the supply of unpaid family caregivers decline, the lack of home health aides is going to become a huge issue. There will be a constituency of baby boomers pressing for reform, and since it is also in the interest of the work force, there is the potential for a consumer-worker alliance here. This will provide an opportunity for our political leadership to pick up on this and do something.Secondly, the institutions that have money in the system and who pay — the insurance companies, Medicaid — will have a self-interest in doing this too, and they have power.


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Pressure Mounts on U.K. Chancellor in Wake of Dire Jobless Figures
There's been no shortage of weak economic data for U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to fend off lately, but there's one particular set of figures that politicians particularly fear: unemployment statistics.
These are the numbers that resonate the most with the public, with a bad set of data sending anxiety racing through the community and causing people to tighten their belts even more.
The government was justified to dread today's figures, which showed that the number of unemployed people in the U.K. hit 2.62 million in the three months to September, the highest number since 1994. But it was the youth unemployment figures that made particularly grim news for the government. The number of unemployed people aged between 16 and 24 breached the symbolic one million mark for the first time since comparable records began in 1992. That means that more than one in five young people are now unemployed, giving rise to renewed talk of a 'lost generation'.
Aware that the dire youth unemployment figures would dominant the headlines, the government was poised and ready this morning to show that it is taking the problem seriously. Mr. Cameron hosted a business meeting at Downing Street to discuss the problem, while Business Secretary Vince Cable made another announcement about apprenticeships, this time saying that small firms would be given £1,500 to take on an apprentice.
Despite the government's efforts over the past 18 months to boost apprenticeships and to open-up work experience opportunities to introduce young people to the labor market, nothing it has done has managed to stop the relentless upward march of the youth unemployment figures. Which meant it was also ready this morning with a cracking excuse to counter the statistics: the euro zone crisis.
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Why the indicator light of the quadcopter is flashing?
1. The quadcopter is not binding to the transmitter correctly, please refer to the user manual to re-modulate the frequency;
2. Battery power is insufficient, recharge the battery.
Why one of the blades spin slower than others?
1. Check the tightness of the blades ;
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3. Re-modulate the frequency, the quadcopter must be put on a flat ground;
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1. Usually, motor with red and blue wires is usually a forward motor, while the reversed motor presents black and white wires. Diagonal direction motors have the same steering, adjacent motors have opposite steering.
2. On the motor surface sometimes you can find CW or CCW. CW stands for forward motor, while CCW refers to reversed motor.
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1. Check and make sure that the batteries are installed by the right polarity;
2. Battery power is insufficient, please full charge the battery, or replace with a full charge battery.
Why the voltage of single battery cell is lower?
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As the euphoria and celebration come to an end regarding the Kenyan victory over the ICC as stipulated in the amendments to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence (RPE) granting UhuRuto blanket excusal from attending their cases, its time to take a critical look as we always do, at what really happened.
We have read a lot of inputs from different actors and it all boils down to, will Uhuru attend his trial when it starts in February or will the ICC be pressured to grant him excusal from the proceedings? As for Ruto, well that's a done deal, he will continue to attend to the very bitter end, but we shall nevertheless still consider also whether his continued attendance/presence under the amended RPE is impacted
So first a look at the text
John Dibbley also reminds us to pay attention to the Appeals Chamber ruling and for which the relevant articles under the Rome Statute (RS) used in the rationale remain unchanged, and the possibility that where there is conflict between the RPE vs RS, then the RS prevails.
This post assumes that there is no conflict and that the RPE will be in effect as adopted come February and either the Trial Chamber or Appeals have to make a ruling on excusal
I am drawn to the language in the amendment and its most likely intepretation by the judges
The amended RPE provides for four possibilities
a) accused to attend all sessions
b) 134bis accused attend via video link (this is very precise – see note below) to be decided on a case by case
c) 134ter excusal of accused from attending under exceptional circumstances also to be decided on a case by case
d) 134quater excusal of accused from attending due to extraordinary public duties
Generally speaking attendance is mandatory but lets look at (c). If we review the ruling by the Appeals Chamber reversing blanket excusal granted by the Trials Chamber and directing that the Trial Chamber instead exercises its discretion such that attendance is the norm while excusal is on exceptional basis, and this is soundly backed by various articles in the RS, so therefore options (a) and (c) above are adequately covered by that ruling and therefore in my opinion 134ter offers nothing new. It was already applied by the Trial Chamber and the Appeals Chamber reversed that and there is nothing added
We therefore have options (b) and (d) to consider
Starting with option (b) i.e 134ter – providing an option for the accused to attend via "video link" in my view is a poisoned chalice. Note that comparison is given with a case in which the accused is removed for disruptive behavior and placed under detention at ICC facilities and herein lies the problem. The video conference facility is on premises or within technology provision of ICC, essentially their internal networking.
Now the ICC will need to be protected or insulated for failure resulting from technology failure (poor connectivity, power outage, etc) associated with data transmission across continents. i.e the court cannot be blamed and the accused cannot in turn not blame bad technology for lack of appearance if granted video link – note that audio link would be more reliable, but unfortunately can be faked (for that matter, so can video link) nevertheless, video transmission/conferencing still is quirky and prone to failure, severe lag, etc. The court will therefore have to establish and likely repeatedly test reliability and most likely will have to second an officer to be present on the other side of the transmission for credibility. This method of administration of justice will most likely be an unreliable and expensive undertaking for the courts and hostile to the officer seconded to the remote site. Considering the budgetary constraints, I'd be interested in knowing how the ICC presidency will respond to that possibility. There will be some significant logistical considerations to be taken into account. So 134ter is possible but someone needs to take financial and functional responsibility for the logistics
And then lastly is option (d) – 134quater, this is the so called sucker punch that Kenya will apply for so that Uhuru is excused from attending.
Excusal from presence at trial due to extraordinary public duties
1. An accused subject to a summons to appear who is mandated to fulfill
extraordinary public duties at the highest national level may submit a written
request to the Trial Chamber to be excused and to be represented by counsel
only; the request must specify that the accused explicitly waives the right to be
present at the trial.
2. The Trial Chamber shall consider the request expeditiously and, if
alternative measures are inadequate, shall grant the request where it determines
that it is in the interests of justice and provided that the rights of the accused are
fully ensured. The decision shall be taken with due regard to the subject matter
of the specific hearings in question and is subject to review at any time."
I believe the judges at the Trial and Appeals Chambers will be required to interpret what constitutes "Extraordinary public duties"
Just like they did with Ruto when granting his excusal, i.e they will have to read the Constitution of Kenya and then tie that into the RS and RPE to make that determination. Granted judicial intepretation is a complex exercise and could go in a lot of different directions, however looking at Ruto's case, the judges determined that when Uhuru is out of country, then Ruto is required by the law (constitution) to be in country to deputise, and thus far that is how he has obtained excusals
These very circumstances are in fact what sets the stage or framework for what kind of excusal Uhuru can get, i.e it has already been established for a fact that when Uhuru is out, Ruto can deputise.
So the question then is, what are the "Extraordinary" circumstances under which Ruto CANNOT deputise for Uhuru
The Kenya constitution lists these under article 134 (2)
Exercise of presidential powers during temporary incumbency.
(1) A person who holds the office of President or who is authorised in terms of this Constitution to exercise the powers of the President —
(a) during the period commencing on the date of the first vote in a presidential election, and ending when the newly elected President assumes office; or
(b) while the President is absent or incapacitated, or at other times contemplated in Article 147 (3), may not exercise the powers of the President specified in clause (2).
(2) The powers referred to in clause (1) are—
(a) the nomination or appointment of the judges of the superior courts;
(b) the nomination or appointment of any other public officer whom this Constitution or legislation requires the President to appoint;
(c) the nomination or appointment or dismissal of Cabinet Secretaries and other State or Public officers;
(d) the nomination or appointment or dismissal of a high commissioner, ambassador, or diplomatic or consular representative;
(e) the power of mercy; and
(f) the authority to confer honours in the name of the people and the Republic.
Ladies and gentlemen, those listed 6 items are what Ruto as Deputy cannot do, and consists the Extraordinary public duties that only a president can do, and the text does not even provide for extra room using words like "or any other national crisis (manufactered or real)"
So unless these nominations, power of mercy and the conferring of honors are a 10 year continuous/contiguous event, i think our constitution has shot down that possibility.
But then again this is Kenya, anything is possible, so we could set up a situation where we are hiring and firing these civil servants at the rate of 1 per week for the next 20 years.
In conclusion, these amendments have provided some temporary relief and jubilation for the jubilant jubilee crowd, but what really has changed?


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I stumbled into a discussion of the group Fantasy Writers on Facebook. A writer posed a question that garnered over 200 comments.
Here is the question. But remember, read all of it including the points before formulating an opinion:
Ladies! I need your input here since I'm not fond of the idea of physically asking strange women at a bar lol.
If you were forced to get naked, not in a good way, and then told to put clothes back on. What would you put on first and why?
The scene is a man who is to train an unruly and difficult woman in martial arts. She has to be broken mentally so this exercise is designed to break her further by making her realize that she has no control or power over anything, even her own body.
He gave these points:
- This is a training exercise, to "break her further" and watch 'for any frailties'.
- There is nothing sexual about this training procedure. Nothing.
- She is "also a mother of a child that the state is trying to take away from her. The man is trying to help her so she can prove to the state she is adult and able to care for her child".
- The trainers "role in this book is to define the MC, which is the woman, and to further explain the Order of the Mages".
- The training is "the same way knuckle heads get trained in military boot camp. Sometimes you have to knock heads around make the points clear".
- Shaming her isn't the goal. "The goal is to break her spirit so that she can receive the training well. So that she can understand. Because she is so stubborn the male (trainer) understands this and knows it has to be done to save her and her child.
- The goal isn't sex and the motive was never sexual in nature.
- The training is voluntary, requested by the woman
I took it as a training exercise to break the MC's inhibitions and school her to *listen* to the trainer, just like a bootcamp.
Other writers went a whole nuther way. They were greatly offended. It was sexual, it was demeaning, it was rape. How could the author "...possibly understand how terrible it was since he wasn't a woman...."
Insert my *confused face* here.
I found the different views fascinating. Even with the author's explanations in the comments, still people expressed their disgust to what they determined was sexual and demeaning in nature.


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Yeah, it's been more than a month since I blogged. Hey, it's summer! I'd rather be outside working on my tan than working on my blog. I've been traveling, attending social media conferences (Evo'11, a social media conference for women, in Park City...where I met Elmo!), turning 28 for the 10th time, and, oh yeah, getting ready for my upcoming 20 year Windham High School class reunion in Maine.
We're going to party like it's 1991!
|That's me and my bestie, Jen, in the bottom left corner. I think that's from Jr. High.
So, other than having weird dreams about all the people from high school I haven't seen in 20 years, I've been obsessing about how I'm going to get ready. Figuring out what steps I have to take to look my hottest require a lot of thought and careful planning.
For the next two weeks before the reunion, I'll be posting my prep for this momentous occasion of noticing how much everyone has aged.
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There are many reasons to be worried about a stuck mash. It can cost you time. It can be messy. A stuck mash is frustrating and in rare cases may change the character of the final beer. But there are two very good reasons not to be worried. One is that a stuck mash is rare. With a well built lauter tun and properly maintained equipment you'll probably never have to deal with one. The second reason is that a stuck mash will never prevent you from creating a beer. You might not wind up with the beer that you originally envisioned but that's part of the fun of homebrewing.
Preventing a Stuck Mash
The best cure, as they say, is prevention. When you brew, make sure you follow a few simple guidelines and your chances of actually having a stuck mash will be almost zero.
Clean Your Equipment
This reminder might seem redundant. Homebrewers know that brewing means cleaning. But sometimes it can be easy to relax cleanliness standards for the equipment that touches the wort before it is boiled. There is really nothing wrong with that. Any microorganisms that could infect your brew will be killed in the boil. I usually clean all of my "before the boil" equipment with hot water. The heat loosens any sticky sugars hanging around that I didn't find when I cleaned up from my last brew and removes anything that might influence the beer or create clogs.
My mash tun/lauter tun is a converted rectangular cooler. I use standard 3/4" PVC pipes with small drilled holes for the wort collection manifold. If you build a similar contraption, which works great for either type of cooler, never glue or weld the pieces together. It is helpful to be able to take it apart for cleaning. Grains and sugars will find all sorts of places to deposit themselves and create clogs. When you can pull these pipes apart you can see anything lurking inside or in the joints and clean it out. Don't be concerned that leaving the manifold loose will create leaks. This is a system that is designed to leak so if you create a few extra places for the wort to seep out that's fine. Just make sure that the manifold fits snugly and will hold together in the mash.
If you use a false bottom for wort collection then life is that much easier for you. Again, do not permanently secure it in place; you'll never be able to clean under it well. Just give it a place to sit and trust the weight of the grain bed and water to keep it there. Make sure that it's clean to the eye and you're ready to go.
Maintain Your Equipment
This is another obvious point but one worth noting. If you're ready for your first all-grain homebrew, then you know by now that this homebrewing as much a tinker's hobby as it is a beer lover's obsession. There is always something fix or a piece of equipment that could stand some improvement. The wort collection manifold for your lauter tun is one of the more fickle pieces of your brew tool repertoire. Another is the sparger, the other side of the healthy mash equation. These two systems need to be balanced, precise and controllable. Before brewing make sure that the spigots that control the sparger and wort collection manifold are both working properly, that water flows easily through the system, and that there are no significant leaks anywhere.
Don't Crush Your Grain Too Small
If you don't have a grain mill simply ask you homebrew equipment supplier to crush the grains for you. They're pros and they know what they're doing. I've never been burned asking them to do it. They may charge a buck or so to do it but it's worth it.
If you do crush your own grains, be very careful about how small you crush them. Try to do no more than to break each grain in half. Anything more can leave bits of grain small enough to clog the holes in the manifold or produce too much dust which is nothing more than flour. This flour can create a mash clogging dough in your grain bed. It is better to err on the side of caution here. Letting a few whole grains through your crusher will only result in a slight loss in efficiency.
There's really no need to try to crush your own grains. If you're going to brew within a month or so of getting your supplies nothing will happen to the crushed grains in that time. You could probably even wait a bit longer but the dictates of the hops and yeast won't allow that.<br/>
A word about dust – too much can be made of the dust resulting from crushing grain. First I should say that it is unavoidable. Even if you sit down with two pairs of tweezers and break each individual grain perfectly in half, you won't be able to prevent dust. So if there's a bit of dust at the bottom of the bag of crushed grains that you get from your supplier, don't worry about it. Most of it will simply get washed into your boiling vessel where it'll be sanitized, get suspended in the wort then fall away with the trub. The flour from ground grain can stick a mash as described above but it takes a considerable amount to have this effect.
The real danger of this dust to a successful brew is infection after the boil. There are naturally occurring microorganisms that live on the grain. They can infect a brew and completely ruin it. If you've ever had a deliberately soured beer like a Berliner Weisse, you have an idea of the effect that these little bugs can have. The dust can carry these microorganisms. If any of it finds its way into the fermentation tank without first being boiled infection is likely. This is why it is often recommended that you crush your grains in a separate area or the day before brewing. Here's my solution. I don't bother to clean my "after boil" equipment until I've started the mash when any danger of floating dust is gone. There is just the right amount of time to thoroughly sanitize my carboy and other equipment while I'm mashing.
Drain and Sparge Slowly
Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to the mash. Don't let anything get you in a hurry. The main reason for the slow drain and sparge is to keep from disturbing the grain bed.
After conversion, turn the drain spigot on as slowly as possible. Once you've established a slow trickle let the wort drain out at that rate and no faster. The point of this is to let the bed hold its shape. The sparge should be just as slow. Anything more than gentle drips will cause the bed to start to collapse.
This can have a couple of negative effects. First, a collapsed bed will produce "rivers" within the bed where the hot water is channeled around deposits of sugar resulting in a less efficient mash. Second, when the bed collapses it can cause a stuck mash. Once the bits of crushed grain are shaken loose from the bed they can follow the water down to the holes in your wort collection manifold and in a short time clog each individual hole. Never stir or deliberately disturb the bed after conversion for the same reasons.
Dealing With a Stuck Mash
Sometimes mashes get stuck anyway. It's not over, though. Remember, a stuck mash should never spoil a beer.
Is It Really Stuck?
The first thing to do is make sure that it's really stuck. It is better to wait another hour or so for a slow mash than to start mucking around with the situation. Actually, you can wait quite a while without seriously affecting the quality of the beer. Once I was making a brown ale and things were simply not going well. I got started late, had trouble crushing the grains and had to rush out to replace my propane tank when I was trying heat my strike water. By the time I was ready to start sparging the sun was beginning to set. I would have finished up but my mash started draining excruciatingly slow. It was down to drips. By this time I was too tired and frustrated to try to deal with it so I emptied all over my sparge water into the lauter tun, covered everything as much as I could, left the drain open and called it a day. The next morning, my boil vessel was full. I went ahead with the boil and the beer turned out just fine.
So, if you've got the time and patience you can let a slow mash go at it's own pace. I would never recommend emptying all of the sparge water as I did. Sparge at a slow enough rate to match the drain.
But, if you truly have a stuck mash or you simply don't have the patience to wait it out here are a few ways that you can get it unstuck.
The first thing that you can try once you're committed to the problem is to stir the mash. This advice is in direct opposition to what I said earlier but once the mash is stuck there's no need to try to maintain the grain bed. If you're trying to correct a slow mash then this step might stop it completely.
When you stir, try to scrap the top of the wort collection manifold to loosen any grains that may be clogging the holes. If this works it could be a temporary solution as whatever it causing the problem will likely repeat itself. You might have to occasionally stir and scrap until the mash drains completely. This could cause some of the grains clogging the holes to be pushed through and wind up in your boil vessel. A few grains won't hurt but if it continues, grab a colander with fairly fine holes and run the wort through it. Too many grains in the boil can affect the character of your beer.
If stirring doesn't help the problem more drastic measures may be in order. Gravity drives the drainage system so any clog is held in place by the constant pressure of the wort and grains trying to get past it. A quick shove on the other side of the drain can fix the problem.
Open the drainage valve all the way and blow into the tube with a quick sharp burst. Remember that drainage tube could be quite hot so use caution. If this works, the hot wort will start flowing again quite rapidly so be ready to aim the tube away from your face and into the boil vessel. Once it's flowing nicely, turn the valve back down to a trickle.
Remove Drainage System
If all else fails, it might be time to remove the drainage system completely.
The lauter tun isn't really that sophisticated of a piece of equipment. Historically brewers have used a lot of tricks to filter the water out of the grains. Some brewers in northern Europe put down a bed of juniper branches over a single corked hole in the bottom of their tun. After conversion, they simply pulled the cork and let the wort filter through the branches, leaving the grains behind. How about some beer with your pine sap?
In England, some brewers used a similar tun but left out the branches. They simply let the grains flow. They would continually sparge the grainy wort back into the tun until the wort flowed clear. This demonstrates the importance of the integrity of a good grain bed. If allowed to, it will actually filter itself.
So, if you're hopelessly stuck, removing the manifold in the bottom of the lauter tun might do the trick. Get a smaller pot and move the drainage tube to it. Have another small pot ready. Open the drainage valve all of the way. Stick a long spoon or whatever you use to stir the mash down to the drainage system. If you didn't weld or otherwise fix it into place it should be fairly easy disconnect the manifold. The wort and grain will flow freely. When the first pot is full, move the tube to the other and gently pour the first pot back into the lauter tun while the second fills then switch them again. You shouldn't have to do this too many times before the grains begin to filter themselves. When the draining wort is free of grains, move the tube back to your boil vessel and continue the drain and sparge as usual.
If the drained wort isn't free of grains by the fourth or fifth switch close the drainage valve and pour any remaining wort back into the tun. Put the lid on it and let it sit for thirty minutes or so. This should be enough time for a bed to form again. After the thirty minutes are up, reopen the valve and try again. If the wort still contains grains after a few switches this method isn't going to work for you.
Chances are you won't get to the point but if everything else has failed you might simply have to run all of your mash through a colander. Hold the colander as close to the bottom of your boil vessel as you can. Hold the drainage tube as close to the colander as you can and open the valve. When the colander is fairly full of grain, turn off the valve and return the grains back to the tun. Once most of the wort has drained start the sparge water and continue draining through the colander.
After some of the wort has drained away and your mash becomes less soupy it might start to filter itself as described above. But it if doesn't, there's no need to worry. This will result in a mash and beer with little to no change in quality. Besides, you might end up with a great beer. The only problem will be in recreating it later!
Whatever happens, just keep trying. A stuck or slow mash should never ruin a beer. With patience, inventiveness and a few of the tips here you should be able to work around a stuck mash and brew a fine beer.
Sometimes mashes get stuck anyway. It's not over, though. Remember, a stuck mash should never spoil a beer. With patience, inventiveness and a few of the tips here you should be able to work around a stuck mash and brew a fine beer.


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Most of us are aware of Google Maps right? This feature was available on all the Android devices. Then, what about Apple devices? What kind of Maps functionality is available for Apple users? The question to the answer is quite simple. We do have Apple Maps app for the Apple devices which is available by default on all the iOS devices like iPad, iPod touch and iPhone.
Apple has designed its authorized Apple Maps app with various functionalities. Besides providing various kinds of functionalities, it also provides public transport information to its users. When this feature was first launched it has started providing its public transport information services to Beijing, Berlin, London and New York City. Later this service was extended to Sydney and Boston cities.
Currently, Apple Maps has started providing its service of public transport information to Los Angeles city. With this service, you get information about all the public transport providers like local trains, buses, ferries and metro. You can get the complete directions instructions both through direction maps and through Siri.
You can also get the information about the status of the public transport providers like their current location, next destination point and the appropriate timings of their arrival to your current location. You can get information of all the public transports along with the appropriate route maps. So, it becomes easier for you to travel anywhere with the simple steps of Apple Maps.
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In Chapter 7 we learned about the sacrifice of this life for the rewards of the next. We come to the realization that we aren't living forever after we die, we're living forever now. We'll have that twinkling of an eye moment when death comes to our door, then go right on living. But, oh how different living will be then. We learned of the silliness of putting so much infuses on money and stuff in the short time we have on this side of eternity. In fact, we should live this life with abandon for the sake of the Kingdom of Christ. All too often we are content with just playing it safe and blending in. Jesus never would have been accused of blending in, more likely, a radical. His walk matched His talk and His motivation was love. John must have been thinking of Jesus' example when he wrote in the 3rd chapter of his first epistle "Little children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth". True love requires sacrifice and NO ONE portrayed that more than our Savior. Jesus gave of Himself, in fact, He spent Himself for others as an example for us to follow. We must learn to love and give as Christ did, to the extent that it's a natural response, so that just looking out for me and mine becomes unattractive.
God has given to us and invested in us that we might give to and invest in others. It gains us no reward to spend on ourselves, but we will be truly blessed when we spend ourselves on others. Why? Because this world is not our home and will never compare to the best life, which is to come.
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SaLuSa: You See the Attempts to Mislead
SaLuSa tells us today (June 28) that "the countdown has started and one way or another, opportunities will be created to allow matters to advance more quickly."
The galactics see a tremendous wave of determination taking hold of us.
"The will to go ahead with monumental changes is being supported by more and more members of the public. Their awareness of what has been happening in the past has greatly increased, as the truth circulates far and wide. It cannot be hidden away as in the past, and you are becoming much more adept at spotting the deliberate attempts to mislead you."
We've moved from a place of not trusting government generally to being ready to act. The galactics and their Earth allies are helping the new leaders who are arising.
"Trust is something that has been lacking for a long time, but with new leaders appearing in many countries all over the world it is returning. It has also given you people who are right for the times you are in, who are ready to move on from the old ways. We are behind them and our allies are supporting them where possible.
"It must lead to prompt changes, as time is passing so quickly that action needs to be taken now. From many different sources your support is known to be growing, and the pressure has been increased on those who are the decision makers."
He advises us to assist the White Knights we see emerging around us. They will lead us into the New Age.
"You have battled with the dark forces and their insidious plans, and have stopped their onward march. All has been up in the air, but you will see before long clear signs of where you are going.
"Listen carefully to those who shine out, as the White Knights are leading you all into a New Age. It is their powerful Light that is clearing a pathway to Ascension, and you will recognize them by the work they are doing.
"Many dear souls are at the ready to help those who are at the forefront of the changes, and you are assured it will be used."
Again SaLuSa reminds us of the effectiveness of the Law of Attraction. If we keep our minds focused on the outcome we desire, we'll attract it to us.
"Our message is that you should keep your minds, eyes and focus on the outcome you desire. The energy produced by your mass consciousness is so powerful that it can shape your future, and is indeed doing so. In fact it has carried you forward since the Millennium, and it is now that you are seeing the changes manifesting that you the people have helped create."
The galactics are still focused on finding the right timing for their next move.
"The correct timing is still very much on our minds, and it is your state of awareness that is a key factor where it is concerned. The dark Ones still harbor thoughts of causing mayhem, and you must guard against falling for their acts that are simply to create fear amongst you."
It is we whom, in the end, determine what must and will be done.
"We can and do help in many ways that you are unaware of, but at the end of the day it is you who really call the tune.
"Fortunately our work and that of your Guides and Masters has well prepared you for the present time. You have made the transition from a set of rigid beliefs to those that are more flexible, and consequently you are more open to the truth and not afraid to move on.
"Your past history shows how you have been mislead to believe in the ruling hierarchy, who have held you back for their own benefit and power. Now you no longer find the need to be told how you must lead your lives. You are sufficiently aware to be able to go within and speak with your personal God."
Well, that reminder resonated with me, who had just finished going inside and exploring what I needed to do. He counsels us to take time to go inside and find our inner peace.
"Take time out regularly to meditate and it will benefit you in many ways, not least of all you will become relaxed and less prone to illness. Stress has been your worst enemy for eons of time, but that is changing as the prospect of lasting peace and happiness is within your grasp."
He reminds us of our sovereign freedom, which we will most fully realize in Ascension.
"We say again, that you are sovereign Beings and you have God-given rights that will be observed, and we of the Galactic Federation will lead you to the Promised Land.
"You sometimes talk of desiring Heaven on Earth, and as the changes take place you shall see it forming before your very eyes. It is yours to claim and where you really should be, as duality is not your home but merely a cycle of experiences that were never meant to be permanent.
"It has served your purpose, and elevated your levels of consciousness to higher ones that are taking you on to Ascension."
He reminds us as well that all is taking place by a perfect plan of the Creator's.
"The plan of the Creator is perfect and… your expression of freewill … has directed your personal experiences in the direction you chose. It is now time to close that period, and the cleansing is under way so that all can eventually be restored once again."
He attempts to straighten out confusion about other extraterrestrials visiting Earth. In part he says:
"By Universal Law another civilization cannot interfere with the development of another civilization, but can be authorized by us to visit Earth providing it follows certain guidelines. What you often find is that when such visits take place, once the Space Beings are seen, they quickly move away.
"In the past there have been exceptions regarding actual contact, but these have been pre-arranged with the permission of the contactee.
"So you may ask, how is it that there is talk of Extraterrestrials having bases upon Earth. The answer is once again that, providing they do not interfere with the people, they are allowed to have such bases as indeed we ourselves have.
"They are usually deep within the Earth, or under the sea beds safe from any intrusions. They are protected by advanced technologies so as to keep them safe and secure from the dark Ones, who try to penetrate or destroy them.
"There have been occasions where privileged persons from Earth have been allowed access but these are special exceptions.
The actions of the Greys have been one source of confusion.
"Where it often gets confusing is, because of the Greys, who have had bases on Earth for many years by agreement with the U.S. government. As we informed you previously, since they were invited to stay we cannot make them leave unless they violate the conditions relating to it.
"Even the 'abductions' and cattle mutilations were approved, and this aspect was also confused by the U.S. Military who were also involved. It was further compounded by brief skirmishes that took place between the two factions.
"We hope to have clarified this matter and would remind you that Disclosure and First Contact are necessary to give us the clearance and permission to officially land on Earth, and then we can immediately move into action."
He closes by reminding us that, after a divine deadline, the galactics no longer need to seek our permission to stage First Contact. After that date, they are authorized by Creator's Plan to land and get on with the divine plan for our Ascension.
"The Creator is the only authority that can override such conditions, and when a certain time is reached we have permission to organize First Contact ourselves. These events approach ever nearer, and become more urgent as the conditions on Earth worsen. Fear not, as the Light will be with you always."
Patte permalinkJune 28, 2010 8:50 am
Thank you for your dissections of Salusa's communications. You need to get out more!!! Great article about looking at your level of fear.It would not be my musing of choice on a beautiful sunny day, but I love your article!!!!!!


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what do you mean by "it works very well"? Did you actually mod any standard USB device to connect to the UltraBay connector?
Wyrfel 02:30, 7 February 2006 (CET)
i have soldered an usb-port on it and an usb-lancard or mouse is working also an usb-storage is working
You're talking about the UltraPort, not UltraBay, right?
--Thinker 01:06, 8 February 2006 (CET)
Yepp, that's what we mean. ;-) Thanks for the notion. Wyrfel 03:32, 8 February 2006 (CET)
yes i talk about the UltraPort (the UltraBay has mutch more pins)


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The Cape Epic is a South African stage race I've heard mountain bikers talk about for over a decade. Held in March, racers can look forward to 49,000 feet of climbing over eight days and 434 miles. Participants are required to race in two-person teams. This rule adds a fun and challenging dynamic to an exciting event.
Mark Seaburg had secured a spot in the race, but his initial race partner informed him six months before the race start that he would no longer be able to make it. Fortunately, that gave Mark enough time to find another teammate.
Thanks to a recommendation from my husband JayP, that turned out to be me. Mark and I have known each other for several years through ultra-bike racing circles. We've attended many of the same events and have ridden together here and there. We were confident we would be able to ride and work well together. However, we both come from the land of ice and snow, so we knew the South African heat would be one of our biggest challenges.
Traveling to Cape Town is a two-day epic journey in itself. We arrived with all our luggage late Thursday evening and were greeted by our mechanic for the week who transported us to our hotel. Our Salsa Spearfishes were ready to join the group ride early Friday morning, up to the scenic Table Mountain for views of Cape Town and the Atlantic Ocean. After some fun downhill singletrack, we headed back to the hotel for some rest. That evening, the race staff held the Around the World dinner party where all the participating countries were announced. It was fun to see racers from all corners of the globe.
Saturday morning, after a 15-minute walk to downtown Cape Town, we had our race briefing, registration, and packet pick up at the historic Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. We met our local driver for the week, Daniella, and then did our final shakedown ride back up to Table Mountain before checking in our bikes in to be transported to Sunday's prologue race.
It was finally go time! The 8:50 a.m. prologue was 16 miles with 2,460 feet of climbing in time trial fashion. It was a short bus ride to the Meerendal Wine Estates, one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa and the center of mountain biking in the Western Cape. We waited in line for our turn on the stage, 3,2,1 GO!
We were off, and it felt great! We rolled out on some grass and got right into the climbing, which was loose, steep and technical. It was HOT. Mark and I rode well together through the rolling vineyard and super fun singletrack. About five miles from the finish, my stomach went south. The heat and my nerves were probably the cause. I had to get off my bike and walk a bit. Once over the finish line, I sat down in the shade and chugged the Hulk green juice which became a favorite drink for the remaining days of the race. Mark was fine.
It was a two-hour drive to the seaside town Hermanus the start of Stage 1. We stopped along the way at a store for some delicious locally made snacks. The food in South Africa is all very fresh, locally grown, and made with pride. Known for whale watching opportunities, Hermanus is beautiful, and our hotel was right on the spectacular waterfront.
In the background, you can see a racer being carried to the top of the mountain for a helicopter evacuation. The heat was that debilitating…
Monday morning's Stage One was 63 miles with 7,545 feet of climbing and a difficulty rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. The riding was a super fun mix of double and singletrack. We were having fun and feeling good until we reached the two-mile, 2,000-foot climb over Haarkapper's Roete. The temperature rose to 118 F according to my Garmin. That's when the carnage began. We saw other teams vomiting and lying on the ground. One man was being carried by another to the top of the pass where he would get evacuated by a helicopter. Once we started heading down, Mark began to feel the heat and started to slow down. We were pouring water over each other to try and cool down, and took rest in the shade under the very sparse trees on course. Things got worse as the sun just beat down on us on a wide open sandy doubletrack.
When we arrived at the last aid station, we were showered with cold water by volunteers. Time was running out. The cutoff was 9.5 hours, and it wasn't looking good for us. The last six miles of the course was rolling technical singletrack with a few steep climbs. Mark was having a hard time riding and needed to walk up several sections. His stomach had failed; he could no longer eat or drink and began to suffer from heatstroke. We made it to the finish line in 10.5 hours missing the cut off by an hour. The rule is that if a team misses the cut off one day, they are assigned Blue Board numbers and can no longer be classified as official race finishers, but can continue to race. This is pretty harsh considering the race entry fee, travel time, and expense to get here.
Back at the hotel, Mark felt so bad that he was unable to eat or drink to recover properly. We spoke about our options for the following day. The rule is if a team misses the cut off a second day, they are out of the race and no longer allowed on course. But if one team member finishes within the cut off time, that person can continue, though they will not receive an official finishing time.
Stage Two on Tuesday was shortened from 64 miles to 40 due to the number of competitors who suffered from heatstroke on Monday. Mark and I decided that if we got to a point during the race where it was obvious we would not make the six-hour cut off, I would go ahead. It took us three hours to get to the first aid station and halfway point of 20 miles. The temperature had reached 108 F. Mark was not feeling well, and there was a fair amount of climbing ahead. He suggested that I continue without him. I didn't want to, but our race would be over if we didn't make the cutoff. He assured me he would be fine and finish, just at a slower pace, so I went on ahead.
I told him I would wait until five minutes before the cutoff to see if he made it, which I did. Unfortunately, Mark did not make it, so I finished myself and waited for him to cross the line. Mark arrived a half hour later. He had stopped to rest and vomit due to heatstroke again, and his Cape Epic was over. It was hard for both of us. We had come so far and wanted to finish this together as Team Salsa! Mark got some rest that evening and was able to make a quick recovery. For the remainder of the trip, he helped crew our group while I continued to race.
There was no longer any reason to crush myself, so I enjoyed the next five days of racing. They were filled with cooler temps and the most beautiful epic rides on varied terrain of doubletrack, singletrack, and pavement through vineyards and apple orchards. There was a lot of climbing! The downhills were wicked fast and technical which is right up my alley and is where I passed many racers.
The starting corrals were labeled A through I and went off in 20-minute intervals. Due to missing the cutoff on the first day, we were Blue Boarded (which is exchanging our original number plate with black numbers for one with blue numbers) I had to start in the last coral labeled "I" every day. This added the challenge of riding my way up and around other racers, but also added fun by challenging myself to catch those who started 20 minutes ahead of me.
The aid stations were in located in villages filled with locals and kids who loved to give high-fives. They were stocked with the kindest and most helpful volunteers, water, Energade and picnic type food like sandwiches, fruit, cake, potatoes, and candy. There were mechanics to oil chains and help make bike repairs if needed. The Oakley company was there to clean the sweat and dirt from our sunglasses. I felt like a rock star which I believe had a lot to do with my recovery. As soon as I finished each day, I would eat a meal, drink tons of water, and take in 12-15 GU electrolyte pills along with another meal. As part of our package, we were offered a 45-minute massage every day which also aided recovery.
Many of the same spectators were on the course every day. All the racers had their names on their backs so many people would yell my name as I rode by and cheered, "Well done!" "Looking great!", and I would tell them they were looking great too, which made them laugh. My energy was high, and I enjoyed every minute with a big smile knowing how fortunate I was to be in South Africa participating in the Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race. It was a pleasure chatting and riding with different teams from all over the world who would always ask, "What happened to your partner?".
I knew the last day would be emotional so I savored it, stopping to look around and take pictures. We rode past the huge Nelson Mandela statue located at the Drankenstein Correctional Center where he spent the last part of his imprisonment for campaigning against Apartheid. As I neared the finish at the renowned Val de Vie Polo fields, the tears started to flow. I didn't want the race to be over! I was greeted by staff who whisked my bike away to be cleaned and led me to a huge lunch box filled with treats.
Most of the course was ridable if you had the skills and confidence. Mark and I were both very impressed with how the Spearfishes climbed liked Billy Goats and ripped the downhills like tornados. For us, the Spearfish was the perfect tool for this race. Mark got his crash out of the way before the race while trying to climb some stairs in the city. I was fortunate to have only one minor crash as I was passing some riders on a downhill. Neither of us had any flats or mechanicals.
The Cape Epic is a super fun, stunning, and demanding course with tight cutoffs. I would highly recommend it. But be sure to focus on a training plan and come prepared for anything, especially seriously hot weather. I was proud of my accomplishment and ability to make it through each day. Thank you, Salsa Cycles, Mark Seaburg, JayP and everyone that followed along and shared this adventure with us.
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Endurance cyclist Tracey Petervary is a New Jersey native residing in Victor, Idaho. She started adventure racing 18 years ago, enjoying multi-day, multi-sport team events traveling to places such as Fiji, New Zealand and across the United States. Her stable includes several bikes (MTB, road, cyclocross, commuter, fat, tandem), which allow her to ride every day of the year in any condition.
Good article and nice photos.
Thanks for the well written article.
Congrats… Awesome job.
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A strange phenomenon can occur after you eat raw fruit. You may notice that your lips swell, your mouth tingles or tongue feels sore and itchy. Although you may suspect that you're allergic to fruit, you are more likely experiencing a common syndrome related to pollen allergies. Pollen allergies are airborne allergies to pollen produced by trees, weeds and grasses. If you have pollen allergies, your eyes water, your nose runs and your throat itches when you inhale pollen during the spring and summer months. If you have a known pollen allergy, you may develop a sore tongue and other symptoms after eating certain fruits.
Pollen Allergy
Pollens are airborne particles that are created and released when plant life is blooming. Pollen is very light and is carried away by the wind. If you have a pollen allergy, when pollen counts are high, you inhale the particles and your immune system malfunctions. Instead of recognizing that the pollen is harmless, the immune system reacts as if the substance is dangerous. This causes various chemicals to increase in your body, especially histamine. Histamine is released throughout the respiratory system, leading to asthma, sneezing, throat irritation and skin inflammation.
The reason you may develop a sore tongue after eating certain fruits is because of cross-reactivity. Cross-reactivity is the process in the body where the immune system mistakes the proteins in the fruit for a certain type of pollen, according to MayoClinic.com. The soft tissue in the local area where the proteins touch release histamine causing itching, irritation, stinging and tingling. The symptoms of this type of reaction are commonly minor and generally last for a few minutes. If your tongue remains sore, you need to call your doctor.
Types of Fruit
Watermelon, honeydew, bananas and cantaloupe may cause this type of reaction if you suffer from ragweed pollen allergies. Birch pollen may be cross-reactive with kiwi, prunes, cherries, apples, peaches, pears, apricots, cherries and nectarines, according to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. If you are allergic to certain grass pollens, then melons, tomatoes, oranges and peaches may cause your tongue to feel sore and itchy. You can experience this same reaction with certain nuts and raw vegetables. This is not a complete list of pollen and fruit cross-reactivity.
If you notice that your tongue is sore almost every time you eat fruit, try to cook the fruit before you eat. This changes its protein structure and may not cause this type of reaction, according to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. In severe cases, immunotherapy or allergy shots may help alleviate symptoms over a long-term period.


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Al-Haloub Cow Luncheon Loaf
For many people in the United States, April 15th is a very significant date. It's the deadline for doing something that they really don't want to do. For us at Armenian Fungus Cake, the looming deadline was May 15th. That was the day when the Al-Haloub Cow Luncheon Loaf that had been sitting in the AFC laboratory for several years would finally expire. The amount of time that it had been waiting unopened clearly indicated that eating it was something we didn't want to do.
Rather than allow this mysterious meat to go to waste, I decided that I would finally open it up and give it a try. As expected, the can was filled with a loaf of pink meat that required a bit of effort to extricate. After a bit of agitation, it finally emerged with a satisfying "plop". The meaty monolith stood on the plate for some time as a pork-free monument to the worldwide appeal of rectangular prismatic luncheon loaves. After taking a few moments to ponder the significance of this quivering meat loaf, I sliced it up and cooked it, along with some polenta that came from a tube. This didn't look nearly as appetizing as the picture on the can, but the Al-Haloub Cow Luncheon Loaf still proved to be just as tasty as virtually every other canned meat product (however tasty that happens to be).
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Hexus has taken a 2.26GHz P4 and has overclocked it to 3GHz.
I've found it somewhat eye-opening to see just how well the present Northwood P4 will scale. Those that lamented the release of the P4, one with a low work-per-cycle ethos, may now want to review their assumptions. Sure, the Pentium4 requires an additional 30 - 40% more clock-speed to match the Athlon XP's benchmarks, but when you can scale as well as it does, clock-speed becomes rather academic, we solely focus on the benchmarks results.More information at Hexus
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