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Welcome: Clementine Family!
Our goals for Clementine Daily are ever evolving (as are we as women!) and thus we decided it was time to expand our content to include a glimpse into the myriad of family life: the joys and triumphs, the trials and tribulations of motherhood and family dynamics in their many forms. We hope you enjoy this next phase and please let us know what would inspire you to know, learn, and read - we would love your feedback!
And now, without further ado, we are pleased to introduce and welcome the newest member of our team: Lindsay Meyer-Harley, Family Editor. As a mother of two and a small business owner (of online shop Darling Clementine, as fate would have it), we know you will enjoy her wisdom, tips and positive vibes as she dishes on life with littles. First up: how to move cross country as a family of 4 - it's just the beginning of much more goodness to come!
Hello! It's so great to be here as the new Family Editor of Clementine Daily. Let me introduce myself, I'm Lindsay Meyer-Harley. I am a mother of two (Juliette, 6-years-old and Jack, 2-years-old), married to my best friend (Kevin) and I own and run Darling Clementine, a children's shop that's been going strong since 2011. I grew up all over the world: New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Rome and finally settled in New York City in 2000 for college at The New School. I met my husband there, had both of my children there and just recently (last July) made the heartbreaking and equally exciting decision to uproot out family of four and move across the country to Portland, Oregon. To say it's been a roller coaster ride of emotions is an understatement - I thought I would delve a little deeper on the subject with you all. It's an emotional one, are you with me?
New York City was home, and it was amazing, but as many can understand it was getting too expensive (1 bedrooms in our Brooklyn neighborhood average $2500+). We knew this as the years went on, as we talked about having a second baby and as we saw our friends moving out of town left and right. But we were committed to sticking it out and wanted to stay in this magic city we loved so much. Then things got real -school overcrowding was the final straw for me. I watched my then pre-kindergartener accepted into our 4th choice school, where the wait list topped over 500. I saw this as a metaphorical slap across the face: what were we doing here? Staying because it's OUR favorite city, OUR home? What would our children's education look like if we stuck around? We'd be constantly shuffling them around trying to better the situation.
I admit, I got angry, really angry . I wanted to stay and have it all, it was New York City for goodness sakes! If you can't have it all here, where could you have it? We dismissed moving to the suburbs immediately, almost without a single conversation. It was just not a good fit for our family - we thrive on the energy, noise and activity of a city. Then we began seeking out cities that could lure us away, we hopped on a plane to Portland, to feel it out and see if we could make it our next hometown. We fell in love with it! The green everywhere, the clean air, the food (the food!) - it all added up to our next chapter.
A year passed while we organized, job hunted, researched neighborhoods and schools. We wanted to enjoy New York to its fullest and stay for that last year and not rush out in a hurry. It allowed the emotional transition to begin early. It also made it harder—knowing we were leaving is something that became a weight we carried, only getting heavier as we got closer to our move date. We kept this move a secret from our 6-year-old (and obviously our then 1-year-old) to not burden her with the emotions of it all too early. Thank goodness we did, as it was a huge conversation and a lot for her to comprehend.
A child doesn't grasp distance, finances or reasoning the way adults do. To explain to her how far away we would in fact be was heartbreaking. To her we were simply moving to a new home, not a new city. I remember watching her face as she asked us questions about the move with a lump in my throat. I remember listening to her plan her birthday party with all of her New York friends (we moved in July, her 6th birthday was in September, and it was brutal) and I had to leave the room to cry. We were taking her away from her world, her everything, her grandparents. (Don't even get my started on this one - by far the hardest part of the entire process!)
Jump ahead to the move itself, we focused on the exciting parts, and heck it was exciting! We were starting over and getting to discover a new city as a family. We chose to move during the summer and take the time to adjust before school began. I am thankful for the time we had to settle in, as we spent every day as a family attacking our to do list (which is of course endless when you have just moved!).
Though we enjoyed our summer of exploring it constantly felt like we were on an extended vacation, and we were going to pack up and go home any day. But then school began. Oh school. Thank goodness for the structure it gave our family, the community it introduced us to and the friends it gave our sweet Juliette who so badly missed her clan back in Brooklyn.
To watch your child watch other children playing and seeing how their eyes light up, then turn down out of shyness or nervousness is such a hard thing to experience. My normally bubbly confident girl was suddenly quiet. The first morning Kevin and I put her on the school bus (a bus for the first time!) and held back tears as the doors shut, we waited for her tears, and her face to contort into sadness through the window, but what happened next was unbelievable. She smiled, she smiled! It was going to be okay. We fell into each others' arms and walked back home with Jack to get on with our day, and get on with our lives here in Portland. It finally seemed okay to be here.
We just passed the six month mark of the move in January and things are really great. We have our moments of sadness and homesickness for New York City but that's to be expected, right? Little by little Portland is feeling like home. We aren't rushing it, we're acknowledging our emotions as they come up and are assuring Juliette that it's okay to be sad sometimes, to miss old friends and also to be happy to be here—it doesn't take away from our memories of life back in New York.
I'd love to hear your moving tips if you've got them, as we're still looking for new ways of dealing with the transition. But, in the meantime, I put together a few tips that helped us get through our cross-country journey:
Tell your kids how you feel. They should know that mom and dad are excited AND sad to be moving, it's okay for them to see you vulnerable. But be sure to keep greater worries between the grown-ups, no need to shake their secure foundations.
Wait to share the news. We waited until about 2-3 months before moving day so there was no need for them to be constantly thinking about it (like you are) when they can just enjoy their life. Make sure the adults in their lives know you're keeping the news a secret though!
Let them decorate their new space. Take it as an opportunity to redecorate or update their space. It'll be a fun project for you all to get your mind off the hard parts of moving.
Ask for help from good friends. Give your address to friends and ask that they write lots of letters right away, so trips to the mailbox will be filled with messages of love from "home" for the first few months. Have your children share stories and adventures of their new city - postcards are especially fun and help them feel proud of their new life, instead of dwelling on missing friends and previous surroundings.
Have anniversaries with your family! Think a "1 month since we arrived!" ice cream party, or "we took the city subway for the first time" pizza lunch! Make exploring FUN, and congratulate each other on your new experiences.
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Thanks for the information! Unlike the last build, this latest build does what it should for the "Check for Updates" menu: It reports "You're up-to-date!" . . . So, we'll see whether the auto update feature works when the next build comes out.
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It's not just video, exiting full screen from anything will cause the crash. (I know you're on the case, didn't want to be silent in case this was new info).
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Confirmed with Vivaldi 64bit on Win7 64b.
As Thomas mentioned, this happens if you have altered the standard Vivaldi install path (which is somewhere in \data I believe…) to somewhere else (i.e. Program Files (x86)).
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Vivaldi crashes when going from full screen to normal (restored) size in this link channel 9 videos.
I take it back. It's not unorthodox at all. A standard Windows application closes when double-clicking the application icon on the Windows Title bar. A single click opens the window menu, and a double-click closes it.
If the menu bar is shown, the tooltip on the Vivaldi icon says, "Double-click to close."
The only difference between Vivaldi and other apps, is that if some unsaved work such as a typed message exists, there is no warning on save, as there is in other applications.
Yes, a known issue. See Olli's comment of 13 hours ago.
Is this related to Chrome, now utilising the (equivalent) Tab Suspender?
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Yes but you don't need to wait that long. I have added in the Win64 build now.
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The refresh button does not work at all on windows platform.
Scroll Cursor needs to be coloured, also, can it be returned to its original position,
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It still happens with this x64 Build that was just added:
"The Installer couldn't create a temporary directory. Please check for free disk space and permission to install software".
I think the Vivaldi x64 installer is the first installer not asking for elevated rights I've ever seen…
It works just fine if I start the installer with rightclick "Run as Administrator", but that prevents the automatic update from working.
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Carrots are especially rich in beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, or retinol. Your body converts beta-carotene into active vitamin as it needs it. A 1-cup serving of raw, chopped carrots provides enough beta-carotene to produce slightly over 1,000 retinol activity units, which is slightly above the daily amount required for an adult male. Vitamin A is sometimes called the anti-infective vitamin because it boosts your immune system, supporting formation of immune cells called lymphocytes. These cells are found in tissues of the digestive tract and help fight off pathogens you might ingest with food. Vitamin A is also essential for maintenance of the lining of the digestive tract, which is the first line of defense between food-borne pathogens and the rest of your body.
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Carrots are also a good source of several essential minerals, including calcium and potassium, with a 1-cup serving of raw, chopped carrots providing about 40 milligrams of calcium and 400 milligrams of potassium. Both minerals are required for normal contraction of all types of muscle, including smooth or involuntary muscle, which is found in the wall of your stomach, intestines and colon. After you eat, rhythmic contractions of this muscle layer help move food through the digestive tract, so taking in sufficient quantities of these minerals is essential for good digestion. If you have questions about the potential benefits of carrots, talk to your doctor or to a registered dietitian.
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Budapest is often called the Paris of the East. Its grand boulevards, sumptuous architecture, and focus on food are not to be rushed, so we've devoted an extended weekend to Hungary's capital. Then on to the Alpine sweetheart, Slovenia. Spend two nights in private wooden huts where we explore local lakes, the marvellous Alps and kilometres of caves. And finally, Ljubljana offers a little taste of the big city. Here we'll enjoy top-notch cuisine, a lovely boat ride, and a day trip to the Goriška Brda wine region.
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As many of you may already know, December saw the launch of The Kernel, a new technology-centric publication founded by one of London's most vocal technology journalists, Milo Yiannopoulos (who's name I still have to google whenever I write it but hey, nobody's perfect – right?).
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Abacus Data and the Corporate and Community Social Responsibility Conference have partnered to produce a series of public opinion and market research studies on CCSR in Canada.CCSR is a growing area of interest not only for corporations but also for community organizations, social enterprises, consumers, and government. There is a significant amount of research data from American and European sources.
The intent of this six-part research series is to gather data from Canadians by Canadians over a 12-month period. It will give us a Canadian perspective on corporate and community social responsibility and allow us to track attitudes and behaviour over time
A new survey from Abacus Data and the Corporate and Community Social Responsibility Conference finds that when it comes to corporate social responsibility, few industries perform well in the eyes of Canadian consumers, despite high expectations from those consumers.
The sixth survey released as part of the year-long Corporate and Community Social Responsibility research series focused on the performance of a number of Canadian industries, the appetite for cause marketing among consumers, and the natural linkages between the corporate and non-profit (community) sectors.
Industry Performance
Comparatively speaking, Canadians were more likely to believe that it was important for the health services, electricity production, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries to have good social responsibility records. In contrast, Canadians were less likely to believe that it was important for telecom services, home building supplies and shipping industries to be socially responsible.
When it came to assessing the performance of different industries, the survey found that few of the industries tested were perceived to perform well when it came to social responsibility. The best performing industries were grocery retailers, home building supply chains, and food and beverage manufacturers. The industries perceived to be the weakest performers were the oil and gas and electricity production industries.
Aligning Industries with Causes
Respondents were then asked to match an industry with the most appropriate cause for it to support. Natural alliances did emerge from the test. Industries involved in health care services were linked by respondents with health research or children's health care while industrial industries and shippers were aligned with environmental protection. Grocery retailers and food and beverage manufacturers were more likely to be matched with organizations that promote active living.
When asked which cause was most important to them personally, 25% of Canadians surveyed said poverty reduction, followed by health research (22%), environmental protection (20%), and children's health care (11%). Amateur sport, arts and culture, and international development were least likely to be selected with only 2% of respondents selecting each.
Cause Marketing
A large majority of Canadians (79%) said they have purchased a product or service that promised to contribute a percentage of the profits to a cause or charity. Among those respondents, 64% said the contribution to the cause or charity was either very important or somewhat important to their decision to purchase the product. This indicates that there is a significant number of Canadians can be persuaded to purchase products or services that are linked with social or environmental causes.
Finally, respondents were shown two different cause marketing ideas: (1) a loyalty card that they could use at participating stores to earn points that have a dollar value which they can donate to a charity or cause of their choice and (2) a voting system whereby consumers can vote from a given list to help decide which causes or charities the retailer or producers should support with a major financial contribution.
Overall, a majority of Canadians surveyed said they would be interested in both ideas. Seven in ten Canadians (72%) said they would be interested in the cause voting system while 62% said they would be interested in the cause marketing loyalty card.
"Canadians are willing to buy products or services that partner with causes they support," said David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data. "They see a natural connection between certain industries and different causes and want to be engaged in the decision making process about how their spending can improve the world around them."
"Engaging the consumer directly in CSR strategies is a win-win for both the cause and the corporation," said Eli Fathi, Chair of the CCSR Conference. "By giving the customer a voice in which causes a corporation supports, corporations can build loyalty and good will with consumers while aligning with causes that their stakeholders support."
Survey Methodology
From September 23-25, 2011, Abacus Data Inc. conducted an online survey among 1,013 randomly selected Canadian adults from an online panel of over 150,000 Canadians.
Since the online survey was not a random, probability based sample, a margin of error could not be calculated. The margin of error for a survey of 1,013 respondents using a probability sample is +/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20.
Results of the survey were statistically weighted by gender, age, region, language, and immigration status using census data from Statistics Canada and by past vote using Elections Canada results from the 2011 General Election. Totals may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Sacred Heart University baseball head coach Nick Restaino announced on Thursday that RHP Brent Teller and OF/C Bobby Garbuio have been named team captains for the 2019 season.
"I am happy to announce both Bobby and Brent as captains for the upcoming 2019 season. Both have exemplified dedication, selfless leadership and competitiveness throughout the fall season," Restaino said. "Their contributions go further from the field and are committed to the teams' success as the ultimate goal."
Teller led SHU with 79 innings pitched and ranked fourth in the NEC with 77 strikeouts. Teller recorded four wins on the hill for the third straight season. Teller fired seven strong innings with seven strikeouts in the season-opening win over Norfolk State on Feb. 23. He also fanned a career-high nine batters in a pair of wins at Kennesaw State on Mar. 10 and at FDU on May 5.
Garbuio appeared in 26 games for the Pioneers last season with 11 starts. He drove in a pair of runs against Stony Brook on Feb. 26 and recorded first multi-hit game on March 29 versus Wagner.


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Cubelets Curriculum for Grades K-5 (1 year license)
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The study points out that the growth is expected to come on the back of rising consumer demand, growing disposable incomes, declining prices of electronics, and various government-driven initiatives.
Growing reliance on imports for electronic components and rapidly increasing demand for electronic products makes it crucial to enhance and strengthen India's electronics manufacturing capabilities, Assocham said in a statement.
"The Make in India initiative, combined with global manufacturers looking to relocate their manufacturing base from China to alternate locations such as India, Vietnam and Indonesia due to mounting labour costs provides a strong impetus to the Indian electronics and hardware industry," Milan Sheth, Partner and Leader – Technology, EY said.
The current situation Sheth said presents an opportunity to become a manufacturing-led sector in India from being predominantly consumption-driven.
The industry group said that there are certain challenges around ease of doing business, taxation-related issues, and lack of end-to-end manufacturing value chain including component ecosystem, skilled labour unavailability and infrastructure bottlenecks in the country.
The Government has undertaken steps to promote India as a manufacturing hub in the last two budgets, certain areas are yet to be addressed, it said in a statement.
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Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have set a date.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, announced Friday that the couple will wed on Oct. 12, 2018 at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle—146 days after Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle at the same venue. Dating since 2010, Eugenie and Jack publicly announced their engagement Jan. 22.
In their first joint interview on BBC's The One Show With Matt Baker, Eugenie said keeping the news private was tricky. "We literally told just our mother and fathers, brothers and sisters, and my grandparents," she said, adding that she'd been wearing her ring less for than 24 hours. "Granny actually knew right at the beginning. She was one of the very few people we told. We left her this weekend, and had a very lovely time and she's very happy, as was my grandfather."
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April 28, 2016 Town Hall Meeting Summary
On Thursday, April 28, 2016, at his request, our Chief Appraiser, David Luther came to Ivanhoe to explain the appraisal process and how that was going to affect us this year. The presentation was very informative and the question and answer portion allowed clarification of issues many of us had.
Ivanhoe had not been re-appraised since the lakes were down so the time had come for us to be re-appraised.
Last year some property values were re-adjusted but it was only those who had added some sort of improvement since the last appraisal. For example, an addition to the home or a garage added.
This year they will be adjusting the entire community which includes the increased land value, so everyone should notice a difference in their appraised value. It gets confusing so this is the reason Mr. Luther suggested coming here to Ivanhoe to talk about the process.
One thing that is very important that he explained to us last night was the process for contesting the value placed on your home. The notices will be sent out to us sometime before the end of May. We have 30 days after they are mailed to contest the value. You can do this by calling the appraisal office or sending in the form attached to the notice. Since there could be a large number of requests, it could take some time for them to get back with you but the important thing is to get your request in before the deadline so that you will be in line to be heard as soon as possible.
Most issues are settled by talking to the appraisers, but if there is still disagreement, the next step is to go before the Appraisal Review Board. This is a group of our peers consisting of a representative from each of the different entities in the county. Mr. Luther told us that of all the folks who contested their values last year, only one ended up going before the review board.
We sincerely appreciate Mr. Luther's willingness to come and talk to us and sincerely thank him for offering to come again AFTER the notices are received to answer questions we have at that time. We will more than likely take him up on that offer.
The next thing on the agenda was the transfer ownership of the Community Center and the surrounding grounds to the City and it was decided to move forward with the transfer working out the details with the IPOIA and the attorneys.
Cathy Bennett
Wednesday, April 27, the City of Ivanhoe experienced its first officially called emergency since we incorporated.
We received a call from Constable Dale Freeman at 8:52 AM informing us that the Judge had officially called the emergency and that Dale was acting Emergency Management Coordinator for the event and that the emergency command center was open and operating in Woodville.
Folks around Ivanhoe were already out on the streets reporting fallen trees and the Fire Department was removing the trees from roadways as quickly as they could. Neighbors also were out assisting with the tree removal.
Many fallen trees affected power lines and had to be removed by Sam Houston Electric. They reported having close to 20,000 customers without electricity as a result of this storm.
Power was lost in most of the city. Our generator came on immediately powering the Community Center and the office so our Command Center was operational. A special thanks to our IPOIA for getting the generator serviced and operational.
Neighbors in need of electricity for things such as breathing treatments were able to come to the Community Center for power. We kept the Community Center open for those in need of assistance until the emergency was officially over on Thursday morning.
Bottled water was brought from the Command Center in Woodville for those who were in need of drinking water. Many folks in Ivanhoe have wells and in the event of a power loss do not have water unless they have a functioning generator.
The water shortage experienced by the customers of Monarch was caused by their generators not functioning properly. There were no breaks in the water lines. After Hurricane Rita, our Fire Chief, John Paul Feeley, acquired a grant for generators not only for the Community Center but also for the water company. Their generators had not been maintained and therefore their customers experienced low water pressure/no water. We have sent a letter to Monarch requesting them to make sure that these generators be serviced and maintained in working condition, especially since we are coming into hurricane season.
A Special Thanks to all those who helped during our storm event!
Chief James Harmon and the entire Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department not only were they out there cutting trees away from roads, they volunteered to take shifts, keeping the Community Center open around the clock.
Big Thicket National Park Service
Neighbor, Friend and Constable, Dale Freeman, Karen & Ron Sikora, Gay Lynn & Danny Muzny, James Landry, Lloyd Omsberg, Jana O'Neal, Patsy Sterlise, Tommy, Patsy and Beth Morris, Rowland & Jackie Priddy, Debbie Peterson and of course, C.D. Woodrome!
Tree Removal
Judge Blanchette asked us to notify everyone that there will be no assistance for the removal of downed trees. Although there was extensive damage here in Tyler County from the storm, there was not enough to declare a disaster, therefore there will be no assistance from FEMA or any other public entity for the removal of tree debris.
Please be aware that you are responsible for the safe and timely removal of debris on your property.
While burning is allowed in Ivanhoe, be sure that any burning be done safely and under constant supervision. Never leave a fire unattended!!
City Hall Facility Update
A special meeting was called on Saturday, April 23 to meet with Ken Austin, Ivanhoe property owner and builder, and his contractor regarding the proposed build out of the porch at the Community Center. His company had given us the lowest bid for the construction. Mr. Austin agreed to furnish us with a final bid.
Councilmembers Tommy Morris & Chuck Vonderlin along with Mayor Bennett were asked to meet with the representatives of the IPOIA to discuss the terms of the property transfer/sale and report back to Council at the Town Hall Meeting April 28.
At the Town Hall Meeting, by unanimous vote, it was decided that we would move forward with the property transfer, working out the details with the IPOIA and the attorneys.
Any further action will be discussed at the next regular Council Meeting May 19.


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Nio Far is a Dakar based clothing, shoes and accessories brand for men and women in Senegal. The brand was created by emerging African fashion designer, Milcos Badji.
Milcos Badji recently launched his own sneaker brand Nio Far by Milcos. The collection is called Nnema, which means comfort. The Nio Far sneakers are all handmade with traditional mud cloth. Mud cloth is a Malian textile made from hand woven cotton, dyed in multiple processes with leaves, branches, and river mud. As Africa is the continent of spirituality, every pattern in a fabric has its own unique story and meaning. The same applies to the patterns used in the Nio Far sneakers. Each symbol and shape in the mud cloth tell a story. Depending on the pattern, meaning can be given to social status, character, the history of the community, etc. In addition to the use of story telling patterns, Milcos Badji stitched African proverbs into the patterns.
The designer has recently expanded his range of collection with bags for men and women. Nio Far is a young African fashion brand that is taking the world by storm. The collection is vibrant, edgy and trendy. African designer fashion is taking the fashion world by storm.
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No need to throw these out!
These Factory Throwouts are so darn tasty, you'll be left scratching your head and wondering what makes them throwouts anyway. Slight discoloration, sun spots, minor and miniscule blemishes....that's it. The good part is that they are a fraction of their full-priced counterparts. Straight from J.C. Newman's Florida factory, here you'll find tasty treasures in a variety of sizes. Each is wrapped in an Ecuadorian sun grown wrapper and then filled Cuban-sandwich style with Dominican tobaccos. No bands, no labels, no boxes, no frills – just pure, unadulterated goodness that the money-minded should be stocking up on, and often.
Man, this Churchill is hitting the spot. It has a smooth, creamy taste. Just what I was looking for in an everyday cigar.
These Factory Throwouts are a can't miss. I know you hear and read this a lot, but these taste better than some more expensive smokes. Plus they always burn good and they always stay together. Factory Throwouts are better and more reliable than many bundles ranging up to $30 bucks and they are always consistent. The biggest mistake I made was sorely underestimating these smokes a few years back because a bought a bundle of crap at a big store in Florida and the Factory Throwouts were setting next to them. Guilt by association I guess? Aside from some La Aurora Principes, Factory Throwouts are the best $1/sub $1 cigars I've smoked.
Factory Throwouts are now some of my favorite cigars. I first saw these and thought to myself "these are probably O.K. cigars and for a dollar a piece I can't go wrong" and boy were my initial thoughts wrong. The sweet cigars are fantastic with their nice aroma and their great taste. There is no better option at this price and even at a $5 a piece price there are few better options.
Great machine mades at a great price.
These are a good working man's cigar - a nice mild cigar that doesn't get harsh or hot. You don't need to think too deeply while smoking these; they deliver a consistent - perhaps one-dimensional smoke like many sandwich-style cigars - therefore it allows you to work outside or in the garage and not worry if you need to put it down for a minute or two - as you won't forget for too long and you'll keeping reaching for it because they're that enjoyable. The only minor issue is a homogenized binder - but it's almost unnoticeable. However, for me the keep buying these factor was the sweet tip - it is clearly there (unlike some very lightly sweetened tips). It stays sweet the entire cigar, yet it does not have an overpowering or artificial sweetness like some cigars. There is a nice degree of firmness to the cigar - and they do hold up to some chewing while your day dreaming in your backyard enjoying a smoke while raking the leaves!
Stick these in your humidor for a few months and they become really soft throughout and very sweet in the head of the cigar. I've smoked 2 bundles of the corona size and only 2 were inconsistent. Packed tight and has a nice ring size to it.
I've reordered these twice now because they are just that good. Excellent for a buck a piece. If you want a cheap every day cigar with decent quality this is for you. Pretty smooth mild and flavorful.
Great stick for the price,an if you're looking for quantity these are a great buy. They have a great draw and a very nice flavor. Every now and then you will get one with a weak wrap or a very tight wrap, but that is just something to expect. The wife loves the aroma which is always a plus. I have one every evening while we watch our shows. Of course I will be purchasing more, the Churchill's are great.
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Scuba Diving Through The Gulf Oil SpillWednesday, June 9th, 2010
A rare and different perspective at the oil spill from beneath the surface. The AP's Rich Matthews got an exclusive look at the spill by joining a dive team who explored how the oil is impacting the Gulf of Mexico. Found at YouTube from AssociatedPress.


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Not sure what the significance of this study is, but it's interesting. If I had to make an evolutionary guess, I'd wager that slightly larger women signify health and resilience while skinny, model types seem rather frail and not adaptable to stress.
You can read the whole paper at the link below - it's from the open source PLOS ONE.
The Impact of Psychological Stress on Men's Judgements of Female Body Size
Viren Swami, Martin J. Tovée
BackgroundPrevious work has suggested that the experience of psychological stress may influence physical attractiveness ideals, but most evidence in favour of this hypothesis remains archival. The objective of this study was to experimentally investigate the impact of stress on men's judgements of female body size.
MethodsMen were randomly assigned to either an experimental group, in which they took part in a task that heightened stress (experimental group, n = 41) or in which they did not take part in such a task (control group, n = 40). Both groups rated the attractiveness of female bodies varying in size from emaciated to obese, completed a measure of appetite sensation, and had their body mass indices (BMIs) measured.
ResultsBetween-groups analyses showed that the experimental group was matched with the control group in terms of mean age, BMI, and appetite sensation. Further analyses showed that men in the experimental group rated a significantly heavier female body size as maximally attractive than the control group. Men in the experimental group also rated heavier female bodies as more attractive and idealised a wider range of female figures than did the control group.
ConclusionThis study found that the experience of stress was associated with a preference among men for heavier female body sizes. These results indicate that human attractiveness judgements are sensitive to variations in local ecologies and reflect adaptive strategies for dealing with changing environmental conditions.
Citation: Swami V, Tovée MJ. (2012). The Impact of Psychological Stress on Men's Judgements of Female Body Size. PLoS ONE 7(8): e42593. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042593


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Aims, Scope and Mission
Aims and Scope
The Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine (Turk J Emerg Med) is an International, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes clinical and experimental trials, case reports, invited reviews, case images, letters to the Editor, and interesting research conducted in all fields of Emergency Medicine.
The Journal is the official scientific publication of the Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey (EMAT) and is printed four times a year, in January, April, July and October. The language of the journal is English.
The Journal is based on independent and unbiased double-blinded peer-reviewed principles. Only unpublished papers that are not under review for publication elsewhere can be submitted. The authors are responsible for the scientific content of the material to be published. The Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine reserves the right to request any research materials on which the paper is based.
The Editorial Board of the Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine and the Publisher adheres to the principles of the International Council of Medical Journal Editors, the World Association of Medical Editors, the Council of Science Editors, the Committee on Publication Ethics, the US National Library of Medicine, the US Office of Research Integrity, the European Association of Science Editors, and the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors.
The Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine's mission is to distribute and expand medical data as well as build a supportive and vibrant community of scholars to connect and explore ideas by publishing articles related to Emergency Medicine.


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My long absence from this blog has been because we've finally moved into our new house! The one in Vatika City that I wrote about a few posts ago. Since it's pretty appropriate for this blog, I'll be sure to write about the entire moving experience and things to watch for especially when moving into a new colony. I will get to that as soon as I get a tiny bit of energy back. This update is just to explain what I've been up to and celebrate my new wifi connection from Spectranet. Yay and yoohoo - the connection is great, and I was afraid it'll keep dropping but so far so good. More later:-)
Saturday, March 22, 2008
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quite a unique topic for a blog handled beautifully!
- March 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM
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thanks! glad you like it. let me know if you have any other feedback on the blog:-)
- March 28, 2008 at 8:53 PM
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After reading your blog, i have been waiting to hear more... its been over a month since your last update... what happened?
- April 25, 2008 at 3:45 PM
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Hi SSB. Thanks for your interest in my blog:-) Have you tried refreshing your page or something? I've been updating fairly regularly over the past month...perhaps it's not showing up on your screen for some reason??
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The comedy "This Is the End" was the last movie rented from a Blockbuster store, the retailer said.
The final transaction, as Dish Network shuts down the remaining 300 stores Blockbuster operates, took place at 11 p.m. on Nov. 9 in Hawaii.
Company heralded the moment in its history by posting a photo of the customer on Twitter.
Seth Rogen, who co-stars in the Sony film, also tweeted the moment.
Around 50 licensed Blockbuster stores will remain open once Dish shutters its company-run stores by mid January. Blockbuster will begin liquidating its current assets this week.


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Commission for an online children's storybook. Our intrepid hero has found himself in a bit of a quandary. The creature he faces is the Grocc, king of the swamps. A chimerical mash-up of a crocodile and scorpion.
My personal art journal: Sketches, Studies, Sculpts and Illustrations by Katie Pfeilschiefter
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Lightning Lure
Critter sketch. A sharky, bone jawed, tentacled cat thing. The whip I imagine behaves like a stingray's spine or a jellyfish tentacle. The creature is immune to its own sting, but prey is stunned/paralyzed by it. Could also use the whip as a lure. The tail is good for whacking things, that's about it.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Yule Deer
My obligatory holiday themed drawing. Saw some reindeer at a garden center and drew this later. The Elder Futhark runes carved into one of his antlers reads "yuletide".
A belated Happy Holidays to everyone!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Talk Sketches
Doodled during a talk at Digipen. Given by people from various game companies ranging from Bungie, to Valve to Airtight games. Got a lot of good names to look up, Carlos Huante and Jordu Schell for example. Already loved their stuff, but will definitely pay more attention to them now.
Basic rules reinforced were form over detail. Detail can always come later and should compliment form. Go back to the basics whenever you struggle. Always approach character and creature design from anatomy. Characters should have dramatic roles, not just exist to fill space. Think of them as actors. Look to nature when searching for abstract forms. And always always seek improvement.
Monday, October 29, 2012
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
I love wolves, and I love monstrous demon wolves. So Wargs are just fantastic. These creatures originate from the Norse mythological legends of Fenrisulfr, Hati and Skoll. The Norse and old English word for wolf is warg or vargr. They appear as well in Tolkein's Middle-Earth, and so though I have a great love for Smaug, I chose to redesign the Wargs for The Hobbit's Middle-Earth design contest. (John Howe already painted the perfect Smaug anyway).
I prefer my Wargs hairier than the hyena-inspired creatures from the Lord of the Rings movies, and was inspired specifically by the old illustrations of Dorothy Hardy and John Bauer.
Odin and Fenrir, (1909) by Dorothy Hardy
Tyr and Fenrir, (1911) by John Bauer
Prowling Wargs
The contest entry can be found here: http://www.thehobbitdesigncontest.com/entry/5773
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Wargs and Spikey Things
Some critters and Warg concepts. First one is a creature for the Aerie, an omnivorous descendant of wyrms .
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Autumnal Qilin
A Qilin/Kirin. Revamp of an old drawing, now with an environment background. I don't know where the idea of Kirin as fancy unicorn horned deer came from. In Chinese/Japanese myth and in ancient illustrations and statues they have antlers, and look more like cloven hooved dragons than anything. The more unicorn-like variations on the creature remind me more of another Chinese creature called the Sin-You.
Anyway. Here's the process I used for this one.
Thumbnail drawing, for establishing composition, lighting and rough values.
Lowered the opacity and sketched the critter in more detail overtop.
First, painting underneath the sketch lines, I started painting things in more detail/figuring out what was going on. Tossing textures around. Then I painted overtop the critter sketch a tad.
Next, make a color overlay layer, for ya know colour. Then started painting over top that once satisfied.
Then detail detail, and finished.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Big Fox
This image went through a lot of changes. Was initially inspired by some much more subdued looking nature illustrations and somehow, turned into this. Had lots of fun towards the end though with the teeth and slobber.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Daily Dragons
Going to start drawing a dragon head (or creature) a day to relax from schoolwork and stay sharp. Here are some from mostly this week.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Fun and practice with Copic markers. Here's the painting and process of a creature I originally doodle/sketched a few weeks ago. This includes the original pencil/Micron pen sketch, the first few marker washes and the final. He's some kind of bat-nosed, hairy, crocodile-pig, with long hand hooves.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Wanted to paint more dragons, and Arro (The protagonist of my Aerie story/world concept) needed an updated look. Here are some wips of the painting process. Went with straight colour for this one, so not too many steps other than detail detail detail. Was inspired by some of my fave dragon artists, Todd Lockwood and L.D. Austin.
Final image is on the very bottom.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Edmund B. Leighton Study
Mastercopy/Study of E.B. Leighton's "Forest Tryst". Saw this image featured on James Gurney's blog and immediately wanted to paint it. I love forest scenes and medieval clothing. Didn't worry too much about the specific details except for the figures; primarily did this for colour and lighting practice. Looks like I found a new artist to admire.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Wyvern at Dusk
Haven't actually painted a dragon in a while. So here's a wyvern for practice.
Started in grayscale, threw some colour on top via color and overlay layers, then detail detail detail.
Monday, September 3, 2012
8212 Figure Study
Friday, August 31, 2012
Enviro Flotsam
Doodlin' around. First image is a photo study. Second is a practice speedy.
These next three are all wips, to hopefully be tidied up and finished eventually.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Sketch Dump
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Inside Microsoft Windows Vista Release Candidate 1
It's been a long time coming, but Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 is finally here. As Microsoft starts to collect feedback from a broad spectrum of users in one of its largest test programs ever, the company will soon be in a position to decide whether the product is solid enough to meet announced ship dates of November for enterprise customers and January 2007 for consumers.
Earlier this week, I started using Vista build 5568, a version that Microsoft says should be virtually indistinguishable from the actual RC1 code. Since recent Vista revisions have been focusing on improving performance, compatibility, and stability rather than adding features, there's not a lot to highlight that's truly new. Instead, I've compiled a walkthrough of 100 screen shots recapping what Vista looks like from top to bottom.
The most pressing question for RC1 is whether it shows that Vista is good enough to ship. In my experience so far, it's getting a lot closer, but it's not quite there yet. Microsoft representatives acknowledge that the term "Release Candidate" might be slightly confusing, as it implies a non-zero probability that the code might be what actually goes into productionwhich clearly isn't the case for RC1.
With build 5568, I've encountered recurring problems when resuming from sleep, anomalous network behavior, and some performance issues. That said, for the most part, the experience is remarkably goodenough so that I'm thinking I may finally be able to start using Vista as a production platform. Most of the flaws I've encountered are minor nuisances rather than showstoppers.
Some of the improvements RC1 offers over beta 2 are substantial. Installation proceeds much more quicklyabout 30 minutes on a newly-formatted partition, versus an hour or so in the past. My hardware devices have all been recognized during or immediately after the installation process. (Microsoft claims to have dramatically improved hardware support lately, particularly for wireless devices, printers, Serial ATA controls, and Media Center tuners.)
The UAC (User Account Control) security feature has been tuned to be far less intrusiveit can no longer steal focus from an active application, for exampleand there's an easy way to turn it off if you find it unbearable. RC1 also lets non-administrator users install ActiveX controls approved by corporate IT.
Bundled applications like Windows Media Player 11 that were flaky in earlier builds have so far proved solid. Of a few dozen third-party software packages, only a couple have shown overt compatibility issues.
Vista now exhibits a level of interface polish and consistency that wasn't present in earlier versions. In some cases, it seems like minor features whose capabilities weren't quite solidified have simply been removed.
On the whole, I've found performance and stability in the builds leading to RC1 to be tolerableand dramatically better than beta 2but not yet what I'd expect from a release-quality product. Resuming a machine from sleep is especially slow, and I sometimes encounter cases where the Windows shell lags.
Although Vista doesn't explicitly include a lot of the core features that Microsoft initially touted, from the WinFS file system to the NGSCB (Next Generation Secure Computing Base) security infrastructure, it nevertheless incorporates a substantial portion of their capabilities and is clearly a step beyond Windows XP in many ways. But whether it's really ready to ship in the next couple of months will depend on what the larger ecosystem of PC software and hardware developers, system OEMs, enterprise customers, and consumers has to say about its experiences with RC1. If you're running RC1, tell us about your experience in the forums.
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Jerk Chicken & Jamaican Rice and Peas
One of the last produce items we bought from our local farmer was a pair of habeneros. These little lantern-shaped peppers are some of the hottest in the world, rated between 100,000 and 350,000 Scoville units! Now, compare that to a jalapeno which weighs in between 6,000 and 8,500 Scoville units! Wow, that's hot, isn't it? Still, for all their bite, they're also floral and add a definite flavor that's hard to duplicate without their help.
A side note on super-hot chiles… I've had the pleasure of having ghost chile verde made by a chef friend of mine in…
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Spicy Stirfry
I have a hard time justifying posting stirfry recipes. I've been making stirfries since I began cooking for myself and usually my sauces consist of whatever I throw together to match what I want in my head. There's no measuring, no tasting, I rely on scent to tell me if I've gotten it right. It works for me.
Sometimes I actually read stirfry recipes, but usually avoid any that are hardcore on veggies or protein – you can quite easily throw half the fridge at a stirfry and be happy with the results. It, with its sister fried rice…
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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
I cannot believe I haven't talked about this yet. This is the first recipe that we made in our new slow cooker and it is absolutely fabulous. (Kudos to ArachneJericho who recommended it to us!) I've already made this three times and we haven't even owned our slow cooker an entire month!
I love barbecued pulled meat. Chicken and pork especially. But I've never really attempted to make it myself because it seemed so complicated and involved lots of oven-time, which heats up our small kitchen incredibly. (However, in the winter, it makes for a nice room to play…
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Slow Cooker Chili
I promise it won't be all slow cookers all the time, but I do have this nifty new toy. :D We're working on adapting some of our favorite Latvian recipes to it, like plovs and šķovēti kāposti, which we think are very well-suited. (The plovs was made to my father-in-law's recipe, which is braised in a sealed roasting pan in the oven. It worked well but there's still some testing to do before I write the final recipe.)
One thing I really wanted to do with our new slow cooker was make a real chili. I've tried before on…
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Spicy Tortilla Soup
We watched a great independent Latino comedy called, "Tortilla Soup" on Netflix Instant. I wish that there were recipes from the show, but alas, I've not been able to find any. There was this squash blossom soup, you see, that looked amazing. If I can get blossoms from my farmer this late in the season, I think I'll try that next.
The day after we watched the show, I put together a version of tortilla soup inspired by the movie, attempting to recreate as best I could what I saw on screen. While I don't know how close it…
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Stuffed Zucchini
Boy, you can get some HUGE zucchinis locally. I tried to grow two plants but the bugs ate my seedlings. :( Luckily, even monsters like the one I bought only cost 50c at the market.
The huge zucchinis are nowhere near as tender as the little 6″ – 8″ guys you find at most grocery stores. So, while they're good to fry up (they take a while), they're really good to stuff and bake. You definitely get your veggies out of this one…
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Buffalo Burgers
Ahh, summer. It's too hot to cook inside, especially here, but from what I've been hearing, it's hot just about everywhere. Even our family in Latvia have been hit by some major heat. Me, I'll be glad when it's the end of September and temperatures return to something I can deal with on a day-to-day basis.
Still, despite the heat, July is a busy month if you live in Utah. Not only does Utah celebrate Independence Day like the rest of America, but there's also another excuse for a cookout – Pioneer Day on the 24th. It's basically the…
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Patch 8.17 marks the halfway point of the Nexus Blitz alpha, and while it's still too early to tell if the mode will stick around, we're thrilled with the response so far. Today we're talking about common feedback trends and questions, and sharing some changes coming with the next patch.
We patched in Scuttle Racing (event), Wrath of the Hunter (reward), and a bunch of balance changes during the 8.16 patch. Check the week 1 and week 2 boards threads for details!
We set out to build a mode with less pressure than Summoner's Rift, so the plan is to avoid a lot of the metagame features that lead to hypercompetitive feels. These have been pretty common requests, though, so we're looking into what we can accommodate for the future.
Everything you're seeing on the map right now is temporary for the sake of the alpha. If Nexus Blitz becomes permanent, it'll get its very own high-quality map with a unique thematic identity!
Like other things, this comes down to the alpha nature of Nexus Blitz. We've been focusing on critical needs first, like a functioning queue and an exciting events system that keeps you coming back. That said, we're looking into a few load time trends to see if there are any simple fixes to make things faster.
We're using a similar approach to matchmaking that's been used for rotating game modes in the past, but every mode requires different considerations. While we've managed pretty fast matchmaking (which is huge for this mode), we've also seen some match-ups that are... questionable... particularly for the first few matches you play. It's definitely not the desired experience, and something we'll be looking at for future prototypes or if NB becomes a permanent mode.
We want each event to be an exciting moment where either team could make an awesome play and win, even when one team has a big lead going into it. The event system currently overcompensates in some cases, though, creating bad scenarios like a circle in the fountain. We're still tuning this part of the feature, including some 8.17 work (see above).
For a less competitive mode, we think Blitz is doing pretty well on the balance front. We want you to be able to pick whichever champ you feel like playing and so far that seems to be the case. One specific observation we're excited about: almost any champion can viably jungle if paired with the right partner.
We've got a few more additions in 8.17! In terms of removing or reworking events and rewards, our plan is to keep everything in since the alpha only runs for two more weeks. We'll then evaluate what worked and what didn't, and make deeper changes (including additions/removals) if we bring Nexus Blitz back.
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The other day I was on a plane on our way to vacation. Instead of spending the 2 hours between Milwaukee and Denver reading or sleeping I had a great conversation with a woman from Colorado about food, farming, gardening and all kinds of other topics. I of course enjoy sharing the story of dairy and I picked up some great gardening ideas from her. Towards the end of the flight she asked me if she could ask me a question. I think you can probably guess what her question was. The idea that chocolate milk or strawberry milk is made from bloody or pus filled milk is something that has been floating around the internet for a while. If you google "is chocolate milk bloody" or "blood in chocolate milk" you will get a lot of websites that are anti-dairy helping to spread this rumor. I don't know where it started but I think it's time to put a stop to it.
Let's break this down into a few parts… First, the logistics of how milk is handled. The very first thing that puts this rumor to rest is that if a cow did have blood in milk for some reason, the milk would be dumped out and wouldn't end up in the bulk tank with the milk from the other cows. Cows can get bumps and bruises just like us and that could cause blood in milk but it doesn't happen very often at all. Which leads me into my next point. If a single cow did have bloody milk and for some reason her milk wasn't dumped, which again, it would be, her milk would go into the bulk tank with the milk from all the other cows on the farm. Then that milk would go into the semi truck tank with all the milk from the other farms that truck picks up every day. Finally that semi's milk would go into an even bigger tank at the milk processing plant. There is no possible way that flavored milk could be made out of bloody milk because there is no way that milk would end up in a tank and there would be no way to sort bloody milk from the other milk. That should put this rumor to rest right there and if you don't believe me check out Snopes.
So what milk do they make chocolate, strawberry or other flavored milk from? Regular old milk. The exact same stuff that is unflavored. Why do they make flavored milk? Hello! Because it's super tasty, duh! My favorite way to drink chocolate milk is in my coffee in the morning. Instant mocha deliciousness.
Do me a favor and share the heck out of this page. The more it is shared, the more people who read it, the more likely this post will come up at the top of the page when people turn to google to ask about chocolate milk instead of anti milk propoganda sites. Smokey the Bear says "Only you can't prevent forest fires!" and I say "Only you can stop food rumors."
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I have not heard this particular rumor but am not shocked that there are those out there who would believe it! Honestly, WHERE do these things come from?!! Everyone knows that chocolate mile comes from brown cows. Big Duh! 🙂 How do I know that? Well, I read it on the internet. Gotta run…my hubs just came in for breakfast. He's a French model dontchaknow?
Wow, I can't believe that people are actually thinking that! Although I'm sure it's mostly innocent people like that poor woman who don't know what to believe because there's so much anti-ag propaganda on the internet. I'll share this for sure!
When I was a little kid, probably 3rd grade or so, I remember a girl telling us in the lunch room that she was drinking a glass of milk and there was a large piece of cow "skin" floating around in her milk, and that she would never drink milk again. I told her that there is no possible way that it could possibly happen. I after all was a dairy expert after my class trip to a dairy the year before, and had spent all my time studying farming since the field trip 😉 She was certain that it was skin in there I was almost in tears I was so worked up about the fact that there is just no possible way it could have been in there. I'm guessing my child hood passion for agriculture is probably why I am still passionate about getting the truth about farming and ranching out there even if I am still a town kid living in the country.
Was she sure it wasn't a band-aid that came off a kitchen lady's finger!? LOL
I grew up on a dairy farm & we had every cow's milk tested, Also the whole tank would be tested. If the bacteria count showed to high the whole tank would be dumped. The whole dairy set up was checked for cleanliness. We all worked hard to keep our operation superior.
Ok, I eventually had to comment on this……… Do people who believe that Chocolate milk is cows blood pawned off on the public with some flavoring added…….. also believe that the moon is made out of cheese?? If so, I think they should probably use the game "Frogger" as a practical guide on how to safely cross a road…..
How do you know if a cows milk is bloody prior to milking in order to hook it to the "dump tank"? Is each cows milk tested before hooking them up to the milking machine each time they are milked? With the antibiotics, I understand the medicated cows have red bands on their legs so they automatically get "dumped" until tested neg for antibiotics. I just don't understand the process of knowing if milk is bloody or has pus in it prior to actually milking? So are they each checked somehow every time prior to hooking up to milking machine?
Laurie, yes cows are usually "stripped out" by hand before the units go on. On our farm each teat is foamed with an antibacterial light iodine solution, we wipe that off and then milk a few squirts out by hand from each teat. This allows us to catch any signs of mastitis or anything else it also encourages the cow to let her milk down. She learns the process and her brain says "ok, it's time to milk" when this happens. After she is done being milked we apply the foam again to keep her teat from being subject to any contamination until the sphincter that controls her teat end has closed up again.
Honestly, it's pasteurized anyway so I wouldn't think some blood is a problem…we eat it in our meat!
Hi Laurie,
I realize this is over a year old, but Carrie just re-shared this piece and I just saw this comment and had to clear the air. There is no blood in meat. All animals are exsanguinated – so while you see "red juices" it is not blood. It's the myoglobin and myostatins in the muscles. No blood :-).
Well, there's always something to be surprised about. As your other comments mentioned it's really hard to believe how naive some people are about farming. But they are! That's why we have to continue to get the truth out there and politely answer any questions people might have.
Hi I was trying to do research on a similar topic and I came across this page. My friend swears by this organic milk, it says horizon on the carton but other than that I'm not sure of the brand… Regardless I asked her why she always had that milk wherever she was and she told me that its safe and clean and the regular swiss valley or store brand milk in the regular cartoon is full of blood and bad stuff because they leave the machines on the utters for days and give the cows medicine and chemicals and I suppose this is similar. Now I trust that you don't do this, cause you seem nice plus why would a horrible farmer like that have such a cute blog but is that even legit or possible or anything? I was skeptical when my friend said that, but I guess it would be possible…? Thanks for reading & answering:-)
Hi Kat, I'm really glad you found my site, please share it with your friend. What she thinks happens at a conventional dairy is just wrong. Organic or conventional no dairy cow is milked for days on end. In fact each cow only spends about 20 minutes out of 24 hours being milked. The other 23 hours and 40 minutes they spend time eating, sleeping and just hanging out. That has nothing to do with size of farm or organic, it's just how it's done on all farms.
Grew up milking by hand; the cows on our farm – when My older brother went to college, Dad got a milking machine…we milked around 20 cows, morning before school and in the evening before dark…washed the udders and then milked them… and then put the milk in cans that were then hauled to the milk cooler to be collected by the milk truck – except for the ones that we skimmed off the cream to make ice cream…YUMMM….If a cow had a problem, the milk was put in a special bucket and given to the barn cats and dogs….they were healthy as could be!
Peta has done a lot of propoganda to try to make everyone become vegans…but let me tell you they will have to pry my fork out of the meat…raised on a farm and proud of it! We let our chickens run free and they were great at eating behind the cows….and they tasted good! So, watch where those free range chickens have been..ha.ha.
Hahaha I grew up as we were switching to those individual milking machines where you got one bucket of milk at a time and poured it out, put the machine on the next cow, etc… I remember my dad hand-milking a fresh (ie cow who had just given birth) cow. There's often a bit of blood along with the colostrum, so the milk was pink. My dad told me that's where strawberry milk came from and even though I knew he was totally BSing me I've never, ever drank strawberry milk… shudder… This is also the man who told me to 'open your mouth and close your eyes and you will get a big surprise' from the far side of the milking parlour… I got a face full of milk straight from a teat… What a guy.
thank-you very much for the information on the chocolate milk l am sick of arguing over this issue.
My economics professor used this claim as a tangent in one of his classes (he always gave us stories that would wind around to a point about the topic that day on economics and it was a super interesting class). He claimed a woman who's father was a dairy farmer stood up one day and mentioned this fact about her father's dairy farm. He insisted it was true (he emphasized the "it's sterile so it's ok" part) and I had no reason to not believe him. I don't care for chocolate milk anyway (but I'm sure it is great for those who like it), so I had nothing to lose. That being said I have mentioned the story to others on numerous occasions until now. I think I'll stop my part in the rumor mill!
Thanks for sharing!
I was a lab tech at a cheese making plant. I was also a milk supplier for this plant for 10 years. You were talking about bloody milk as chocolate milk. It just isn't going to happen. Each tank full of milk has a snap test done before it is put into the tanker truck. This tests for antibiotics also a cmt paddle test is done. Any mastitis would show on that. Cheese is a "live" product. and antibiotics would kill the enzymes used to make the cheese. Most dairies are cleaner then most houses. You are paid for quality and cleanliness as well as protein and quantity. We are proud of our products. So rest easy. We wouldn't sell a product we wouldn't consume ourselves.
It's hard for me to believe there's folks dumb enough to think that's true. One of my favorite treats is our local Gustafsen farm dairy chocolate milk. It's sooo thick and rich! It's difficult to change ignorance when there's college professors spreading lies with their authority though.
Love the blog!
I had to set a few friends straight this year at our county fair. I had never heard this rumor before, and was shocked that people would believe such a silly notion!
Dairy Carrie, I am taking a bet on you so don't let me down. Yours is the only website I have ever let onto my facebook page, exposing me to the big, scary internet as well as my true feelings about a topic near and dear to me. But I feel your voice must be heard as a counter voice to all the nasty rumors and fear mongering that has been popping up about was does and does not go on in the dairy industry and why. So far, your explanations and clarifications are accurate and informative, keep up the good work and don't let me down! Shannon
This is brilliant. I had never heard that before. Hoping I can find someone who actually believes that to talk with. This is really interesting.
Everyone knows chocolate milk comes from brown cows!
"The very first thing that puts this rumor to rest is that if a cow did have bloody milk for some reason, her milk would be dumped out and wouldn't end up in the bulk tank with the milk from the other cows."
"There is no possible way that flavored milk could be made out of bloody milk because there is no way that milk would end up in a tank and there would be no way to sort bloody milk from the other milk."
These comments conflict with one another. First one says if there was blood it would be dumped, well that is separating it from the good whole milk.
Second comment says there is no possible way to sort the bloody mild from the other milk, but you just said that if there is blood in the milk they would dump it.
I know they use the bloody milk for chocolate milk, not every companies but for sure some. As long as that milk is boiled there is no harm what so ever and that is why the FDA allows it
Wow just wow, shows how far removed people are from agriculture and how things are done when it comes to the food we eat. I enjoy reading your posts, with all the negativity and anti ag organizations out there we need more people telling the truth about all aspects of agriculture. Thanks you
A guy in my class told us today that chocolate milk was made from bleeding cows and that this site dairycarrie was his legitimate sourse.
I'll never drink chocolate milk again


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