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Paul's dream start to provincial competition
YOU can't keep a good club down and so it was for Blackrock AC as it took home lots of metal from the Leinster Track & Field Championships, staged at Tullamore last weekend.
One of the earliest to star was Paul O'Grady (pictured below) in the Javelin, where he broke the Under-13 Boys championship record with his very first throw! Not only was it his first throw, but it was his first ever appearance in the Leinsters. Paul was robbed of gold late on when the reigning champ came back and actually surpassed Paul's mammoth 27.8m throw. But silver was tremendous, and Paul added an excellent fourth in the shot to ensure he appears in the All Ireland finals in two events in July.
On the other end of the spectre, Joy Akpemoses - returning to the Leinsters at under-17 level after a three-year absence - showed she is on the way back to her best with bronze in the Long Jump with an excellent 5.07m and qualified for the final of the 100m, but was unable to compete owing to illness.
Joy's under-15 sister, the brilliant Gina, continued her immense form when streaking to gold in the 100m and Long Jump, and silver in the 200m. Gina then anchored the Louth
team to drive her colleagues to a huge victory in the Under-15 4x100m relay.
Also posting two golds and a silver was Annabelle Morris who was very impressive in both Under-17 Hurdles events, the 100m and 300m. Annabelle, who has been having High Jump run-up problems recently, nonetheless took a brave silver in that event.
Annabelle's sister Penny did herself proud also. Whilst not reproducing her Leinster silver from last year, Penny did record a fine personal best in the Under-13 High Jump, but was shaded out of the medals.
Penny's pal Kelly Breen was another to show great promise. Having eased into the final of a very hot Under-13 Girls 600m, Kelly produced a superb 1:54 which sadly wasn't enough to place her on the podium.
Gemma McCrave is another wonderful young Blackrock athlete who will be back in Tullamore for the All-Irelands. Although Gemma did not reproduce her fine Louth Championship-winning 4.61m in the under-14 Girls Long Jump, she did produce her great Hurdles form. Having won her semi-final with authority, Gemma pushed the top hurdlers all the way in the final to grab a hugely deserved bronze.
Although the excellent Rebecca Carr had to cope with the heartbreak of losing the under-18 Girls Long Jump by just 2cm, she was majestic when leaving her challenge late to take a thrilling 400m, with what appeared to be a bit in hand. Rebecca also ran very well in the sprints. Right at the end of the day, she was joined by Megan McGuigan and Aine Lynch to bag a great under-19 county 4x100m relay win for Louth.
Also starring on the day were Aoife Cunningham, Erica Murphy and Aine McElarney who were unlucky not to go home with a medal when, along with Annabelle Morris, they comprised the whole Louth under-17 relay team, but had to be content with fourth place.
Meeanwhile, the Blackrock AC Annual Beach Races kick off at 7pm this Friday in the village, with contests from tots up to under-19.
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The backlash for Kobe Bryant's two-year, $48.5 million contract extension was quite incredible with fans calling him greedy for taking so much money with his career coming to an end. Even if you don't agree with the ridiculous deal, Bryant is certainly not the person that should be blamed for it.
"This was easy," Bryant told Yahoo Sports on Monday night. "This wasn't a negotiation. The Lakers made their offer with cap and building a great team in mind while still taking care of me as a player.
"I simply agreed to the offer."
That's right folks. The Los Angeles Lakers came to Bryant with the offer. It wasn't as if he held the organization hostage and told them his price was $50 million or he walked. Los Angeles decided that Bryant was worth every penny, and who are we to decide otherwise?
The fact is Kobe will still make the Lakers competitive, assuming he can stay healthy. He also will put fans in the stands, which is half of the battle in the NBA.
"This wasn't something I decided to do; this wasn't something [general manager] Mitch Kupchak decided to do. This was a Buss family decision," Lakers executive vice president of player personnel Jim Buss told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Monday night.
"We made him the highest-paid player in the NBA because we felt like it was the right thing to do. This wasn't about what somebody else would pay him or outbidding anyone for him.
"This was to continue his legacy [with the Lakers], our legacy of loyalty to our iconic players."
If any fan thinks it was wrong for Bryant to ink the large deal, don't blow up his Twitter handle about it. Write letters to the Buss family because it was all on them. However, before you do such a thing, take a while to think about it. Kobe is one of the greatest players to ever play the game. Not to mention, he has proven he still has the determination and ability to take the Lakers to great heights.


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Attack of the Common Cold!
by Tania Houspian, PharmD 2011 | firstname.lastname@example.com
You're fiancé is sick. His nose is running, he's sneezing every two seconds while concurrently coughing up a lung. In between all these bodily functions, he still manages to complain about how sick he is. On your side of the bed, you're struggling to get a good night's sleep because you have work early the next morning. You drag yourself out of bed and head to the local 24-hour pharmacy hoping to find something (really anything) to help his symptoms and your chance of getting some sleep. Instead of finding the remedy to soothe his symptoms, you develop a symptom of your own: a headache. As you look around the never-ending aisles of drugs, you realize you have no idea where to start. They all promise to alleviate every symptom under the sun. What's the difference between them all? Your head begins to pound.
Let's back up the story to the point at which he caught the cold. It's called the common cold because, well, it's common. It's all around us. It turns out that there are over 200 viruses that can cause the "common cold." So yes, you're surrounded and outnumbered. People usually get the common cold by touching the virus (i.e. touching something someone with a cold sneezed on) and then touching their eyes or nose (yes, you can get sick from touching your eyes with infected hands). We hate to admit it but we are the ones giving the virus a free ride into our bodies. Another way to catch the virus is by inhaling or swallowing a droplet that someone expelled via sneeze or cough. Droplets from a sneeze can travel up to 30ft away (impressive and terrifying at the same time) and infect someone on the opposite side of the room. Now you see why your mother always told you to cover your mouth and wash your hands after you sneeze?
So let's say your fiancé is a teacher and caught the virus from one of his students at school whose mother never taught him to cover his mouth when he sneezes (not a rare scenario since 75% of viral infections are transmitted by children). About 1-2 days after catching the virus, he started to complain of a sore and scratchy throat. Day 2 started off with a symphony of sneezing and sniffling. Then there's the predictable transition in your nose: clear discharge slowly becoming hazy and booger filled later on as the infection progresses. Day 2 -3 is when things heat up (i.e. you develop a fever). Children and older adults are more likely to develop a fever while everyone else usually just gets that general feeling we medical professionals call "yuck + aches." Days 4 and 5 bring coughing. Early on, nothing came out when he coughed (called a "dry cough") but as the cold progressed he started coughing up sticky mucous clumps (predictably called a "wet cough"). This is the general scheme of how the common cold progresses. At the same time, every individual is different and every virus is different. The common cold is also different from the flu which has similar but more severe symptoms that last longer. The common cold usually last 5-12 days while the flu can last anywhere from 2-3 weeks.
Now lets go through each symptom and outline the medications of choice to minimize the suffering. Remember, there is no cure for the common cold for many reasons, one of which being the fact that so many different viruses can cause it. All the recommendations below help reduce symptoms so you can go on with your life (and stop his complaining) while his body fights off the cold but they are not "cures" for the cold. Your body will take care of that on its own. When shopping for medications, be sure to look at the Active Ingredients. This is what you are paying for. Active ingredients are the components of the medication that work to improve your symptoms. As you browse, you may begin to notice that many of the medications contain similar ingredients…not a coincidence. What matters when shopping for the right treatment is the active ingredient, not the fancy name and logo on the front of the box.
Symptom 1: Sore/Scratchy Throat
Complaint: "It hurts to talk. It hurts to swallow. It even hurts to breathe."
A sore throat can make it hard to drink and eat, both of which are very important in helping your body fight off a cold. Common components of medications that help soothe a sore throat are Benzocaine, Menthol, Phenols, and Dyclonine. Benzocaine and Dyclonine are painkillers and stop your nerves from feeling the sore throat. Menthols are extracted from peppermint or other mint oils and, similar to phenols, produce a cooling sensation in the throat. They're all equally effective and come in two different forms (pick whichever better suits your fancy).
Lozenges: Hard candies you can suck on which release the medication into your mouth and help relieve the pain. Some common brands include Halls, Cepacol, or Cholraseptic. You can take one lozenge every 2 hours to relieve the soreness.
Liquids: Usually sprayed, swished, or gargled then spit out. You can use them up to four times a day.
Whichever formulations you choose, remember to try not to eat or drink for an hour after using the medication since doing so will wash away the medication.
Symptom 2: Runny Nose (or "Sniffles" for the under 10 crowd)
Complaint: "My nose has turned into Niagara Falls and I've gone through enough Kleenex to fill a landfill!"
You can either blow your nose or do what you did in second grade (remember taking a big sniff and swallowing your spoils…yum). You can also try something that will stop the flow (the more socially acceptable approach). The class of medications usually used to relieve the sniffles is called decongestants. Decongestants cause your blood vessels to contract so that less fluid is allowed to leak out of the capillaries in your nose and, viola, the sniffles go away. One problem with decongestants is what is called "reflexive vasodilation." When the medication wears off, the blood vessels in your nose dilate causing the return of Niagara Falls. An unfortunate side effect of temporary relief. Decongestants come in two forms: topical and oral.
Topical decongestants come in little spray bottles that you insert in your nostril, delivering the medication directly to your nasal capillaries. Some common topical decongestants are:
Short-Acting (will relieve runny nose for 4-6 hours)
Medium-Acting (8-10 hours)
Long-Acting (12 hours)
Oxymetazoline (Afrin)
When shopping for your decongestant, take into account how long you want the medication to work. They are included in many different brand name decongestants so be sure to turn the bottle around and read the back where it tells you the "active ingredients." Oxymetazoline is a popular one since it works the longest and can be found as the brand name "Afrin." An important note about topical decongestants is that using them longer than 3-5 days will actually cause a condition called rhinitis medicamentosa (fancy word for your runny nose will get WORSE…a much more severe form of reflexive vasodilation). Take Home Message: don't over these medications and start to wean yourself off of it after 3 days.
Oral decongestants come in tabs and take longer to work since you don't apply them directly to your nose. The two most common ones are Phenylephrine and Pseudoephedrine. Phenylephrine is shorter acting (about 3 hours) while pseudoephedrine can work for up to 12 hours with one dose. All pseudoephedrine-containing medications (brand name is usually Sudafed) are stored behind the counter at the pharmacy. You have to show your ID to prove you're over 18 and sign a document in order to purchase it. Why? It turns out that people have figured out a dangerous way of making an illegal drug using pseudoephedrine and the government would like to discourage such activities. If you have high blood pressure or are pregnant/breastfeeding, avoid using this product since it causes blood vessels to constrict which is unfavorable in any of those conditions. Also, oral decongestants can cause you to become more alert and energized so avoid taking them close to bedtime…unless you want to pull an all-nighter when you're sick. We wouldn't recommend it.
Symptom 3: Sneezing
Complaint: "AAACHOOOOOO! If I sneeze one more time my head may explode."
Sometimes a sneeze feels great. When you're sick, it just hurts. So what can you do to make them stop? Antihistamines are typically used for allergies but they also decrease mucous production throughout your body. Take an antihistamine and you can say goodbye to sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat, and runny eyes. Yes, antihistamines are amazing. The downside is they can be very sedating.
Most sedation: Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), Clemastine fumarate (Tavist)
Intermediate sedation: Pyrilamine maleate (Theracof), Pheniramine, Brompheniramine (Dimetapp), Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton), and Tripolidine (Actifed)
Least sedating: Loratadine (Claritin) and Cetirizine (Zyrtec)
If you're about to go to bed, taking Diphenhydramine may not be such a bad idea since it'll help you fall and stay asleep. If you're about to go to work, Loratadine is the better choice. It's all a matter of what you need at that time.
Symptom 4: Fever
Complaint: "I'm hot then I'm cold. I feel like Katy Perry."
Treating a fever is tricky because a fever can be an indication of a more severe illness than your garden-variety common cold. If you have a fever for more than 24 hours you need to see your doctor. If you have a fever and you're taking medications to help reduce it but the fever continues to get worse even after three days of treatment, definitely go see your doctor. The best medications to take for a fever are Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil). They both work equally well to lower a fever. They both come in many forms including tablets, capsules, liquid capsules, liquids, and suppositories so pick whichever you're most comfortable with.
Tylenol overdoses are more common than we would hope and are very dangerous (Tylenol can wreak havoc on your liver). Be sure you are not taking too much and follow the directions on the bottle carefully. The maximum amount you can take is 4000mg (4 Grams) per day. Ibuprofen is safer but it's recommended that you take no more than 1200 mg a day.
If you have a child with a fever, just go see your doctor. Fever-reducers are much more complicated and dangerous in children so working with a pro is recommended here.
Symptom 5: Cough
Complaint: "Between sneezing and coughing I have no time left for breathing…which I can't do anyway since my nose is so stuffed up!"
There are two types of cough (as we previously mentioned): nonproductive and productive. Nonproductive coughs are dry hacking coughs during which time nothing comes out (i.e. nonproductive). Productive coughs are the ones where you get a nice surprise in your mouth at the end (yup, a gooey ball of mucous). These two types of coughs are treated differently.
For nonproductive coughs, try Dextromethorphan (Robitussin) or Diphenhydramine (Benadryl). We don't know how Dextromethorphan works and some doctors claim that it really doesn't. It's one of those medications that has been around for such a long time and used so frequently that nobody bothered to study it. Diphenhydramine (yes, our friend the antihistamine is back) is actually one of the best treatments for a cough caused by the common cold. It's great at bedtime if you want to fall asleep and will prevent you from waking up coughing. No cough and a good night's sleep sounds pretty awesome to us.
For productive coughs, Guaifenesin (also called Robitussin) is the way to go. Guaifenesin won't stop your cough but it will make it easier to cough up the mucus in your airway so that you will eventually stop coughing. Out is better than in. It's important to drink lots of water when taking this medication (and when your sick in general). Drinking water helps the drug loosen up the mucous, making it easier to cough out. Getting rid of all this mucous will help eliminate the infection as opposed to stopping the cough and keeping the virus-infected mucous in your throat and lungs.
You now know the basic components of just about every cold and flu medication on the market. There are tons of combination products that mix and match ingredients to suit the limitless permutations of symptoms. Next time the common cold strikes, turn the bottle around read the ingredients. You know how to treat each of your symptoms in a much more strategic fashion. If you forget, you can always ask your friendly and knowledgeable pharmacist (or just print out this article and take it with you to the drug store).
We've gone over the most accepted treatments of common cold symptoms. What about all that other stuff you find in the aisle?
The "Other Stuff"
When Airborne hit the market in 1999, who wasn't swearing that it could cure the common cold? Nine years later, Airborne Health, Inc. found itself waist-deep in class action law suits for making claims about therapeutic efficacy that it couldn't support with medical research. All the lawsuits were settled out of court and Airborne Health, Inc. paid truckloads of money to make the lawsuits go away. The main problem was that Airborne claimed it could "prevent or reduce the risk of colds, sickness, or infection; protect against or help fight germs; reduce the severity or duration of a cold; and protect against colds, sickness, or infection in crowded places such as airplanes, offices, or schools." Not a single clinical trial was done to prove that any part of that statement was correct. If you've checked out their website or commercials, you know that a lot has changed. Now they only claim that, "The Airborne health formula helps to support your immune system through its blend of vitamins and minerals."
The verdict? Their new advertising campaign is much more accurate. Airborne is simply a combination of vitamins and minerals that your body will generally be getting from a well-balanced diet. It never hurts to take a multivitamin to compensate for any dietary deficiencies but that's all Airborne is. It has higher amounts of specific vitamins, like vitamin C, than your average multivitamin. The adult tablets have 1000mg (1gram) of vitamin C. If you took the tablets the way they recommend you do (every 3 hours while awake) you would be consuming up to 5 grams of Vitamin C per day. Doses that high aren't necessarily bad for the average person but they can cause kidney stones in certain individuals. In addition, there is no benefit to taking that much vitamin C (unless you enjoy a good dose of diarrhea which doses that high can cause). Doses of 2-3 grams per day have been shown to help reduce the duration of cold symptoms but do nothing for the severity of the cold. Also, Vitamin C does not work as a preventative measure.
The Final Verdict: Sure, go ahead and take airborne as long as you realize you are taking an overpriced yet tasty (yum, pink grapefruit) multivitamin. Oh, and it's not a miracle cure. Did we mention that?
Zicam brand makes every form of medication you could ask for. From nasal swabs to lozenges, they are working hard to please the full spectrum of consumers. Their line of products called "Symptom Relief" contain the spectrum of medications we discussed earlier (from menthol to Tylenol) so make sure you read the back before you buy any of them. You may be just able to buy a bottle of Tylenol and a decongestant for less money. The Zicam uniqueness is found in their line of "Cold Remedy" products. The active ingredients in this line of products are Zincum Aceticum and Zincum Gluconicum (different forms of Zinc). One line of zinc-containing products (Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel, Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size) was completely removed from the market because they caused people to lose their sense of smell (definitely not a good thing). These were zinc-containing products that were applied directly to the inside of the nose. NOTE: If you have any at home, throw it away! The company is currently considering the FDA's request to discontinue the product…until the controversy settles, don't use them.
Back to the other zinc-containing products: The makers of Zicam believe that zinc prevents the rhinovirus (one of the viruses that causes a cold) from invading human cells. Some studies have found that zinc-containing products can shorten the length of time cold symptoms last and minimize the severity of the common cold if they are taken within 24 hours of symptom onset. Other studies claim that these initial studies were poorly designed and that zinc does little to help with the common cold. Who should we believe? Let's think about this logically. If Zicam prevents the rhinovirus from invading human cells but there are over 200 different viruses that cause the common cold, the odds of Zicam helping your particular cold seem slim. On the other hand, rhinoviruses are the most common cause of the common cold so the odds go up a bit.
The Final Verdict: It really depends the particular virus you have. If you take Zicam as soon as you develop cold symptoms and you don't get better, you probably don't have a rhinovirus. At this point, refer to all of the medications outlined above that have been proven effective for your cornucopia of symptoms.
You are now officially an informed consumer! Next time you're in the pharmacy shopping for treatments for your cold symptoms, flip the box around and strategically target your symptoms of choice with the correct active ingredient. No need to suffer any longer! We wish you a sneeze-less, cough-less, and complaint-less night. Go get some shut eye.
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When your children are asked what type of work do you do?
When your children are asked what type of work do you do?
When your children are asked what type of work do you do? What do your children tell other adults? Do you tell your children you are a Blogger? Can your children explain to adults what a blog is and how it works?
Because Charlie amazes me at how well he explains what a blog is and what all I have to do. Plus how much of a help he can be when I am blogging. Charlie loves taking pictures for me for the blog. As well as finding new items for us to review on the blog. Even helping Charlie write out a post for the blog. He's grown up around my blogging for so long now it's not like I still have to carry diaper bags and push him in a stroller to get to a quite place where I can load the laptop! lol
With Christmas being right around the corner I knew I wanted to get Charlie something new and unusual he wouldn't think about. So when I was on Amazon the other day I started searching blog shirts for David and I.
Then a light bulb went off and I decided to see if they had children's shirts that talked about blogging. Which they did and there was quite a few different ones. So I picked out the one above for Charlie which I can't wait to give him.
Plus there are quite a few other shirts we can purchase in the New Year for all three of us when we are out and about as it is a new and different way to advertise the blog. Without spending a lot of money on items we wouldn't use. Plus David tries and finds me local clients, to work with which makes my work so much easier.
Thank you for taking the time to read "When your children are asked what type of work do you do?" Now, come and share with me one thing your children do on your blog to help you out. As well as one thing your husband does to help.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates


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Credit Suisse downgraded The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) from Neutral to Underperform in a report released today.
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Credit Suisse has downgraded The Mosaic Company(NYSE:MOS) from Neutral to Underperform in a report released on 8/3/2016.
Just yesterday The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) traded 1.02% lower at $27.26. MOS's 50-day average is $27.80 and its 200-day moving average is $27.32. With the last stock price close down 7.47% from the 200-day average, compared with the S&P 500 Index which has fallen -0.01% over the same time. 3,599,911 shares of The Mosaic Company exchanged hands, down from ann average trading volume of 5,462,260.
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With a total market value of $0.0, The Mosaic Company has a one-year low of $22.02 and a 52 week high of $36.95 with a price-earnings ratio of 16.
A total of 22 analysts have reported on the company. Zero rate the company a strong buy, 0 rate the company a buy, 0 firms rate the company a hold, 0 rate the stock to underperform, and lastly 0 firmsrate the company as sell with an average target price of $27.57
General Company Details For The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)
The Mosaic Company is a producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. The Company's segments include Phosphates, Potash and International Distribution. Its Phosphates Segment sells phosphate-based crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients throughout North America and internationally. The Company's Phosphates business segment owns and operates mines and production facilities in Florida, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients, and processing plants in Louisiana, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients. Its Potash segment mines and processes potash in Canada and the United States. Its Potash Segment sells potash throughout North America and internationally. Its International Distribution Segment consists of sales offices, crop nutrient blending and bagging facilities, port terminals and warehouses in Brazil, Paraguay, and India and China.
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Sorry for the delay, but hopefully it will be worth it. In this post, I talk about going all grain.
Brewers have a tendency to rank themselves based on the level of brewing. Beginner brewers may use pre-hopped malt extract that comes in a can. Basically, you choose a can of whichever style of beer you want, then you boil it and add water. The next step up for brewers is extract brewing. This is where you buy extract which is a sticky, thick, sweet solution of concentrated wort. Most extract brewers steep grains, which can add color and flavor to the beer, but still the sugars come from the malt extract. The next step up is all grain. While there is nothing wrong with extract, most brewers seek to get to the level of all grain.
One of the reasons going all grain is a big step is the initial investment of new equipment. To make the switch, I had to buy things like a cooler, turkey cooker, propane, stainless steel pot, and a bunch of random hardware. I won't go too much into the assembly of my equipment, because 1) its probably not that interesting 2) I literally got my directions off of this website (www.brewmorebeer.com) and followed them almost identically. However, with all grain, you really do save more money per batch and you have a lot more control over the flavor and style of your brew.
The basic purpose of brewing is to get the flavor of the beer (with grains and hops) and create a sugary mixture. Once you drop in the yeast, you pretty much sit back and let them do the work of converting sugars into alcohol. So, as stated before, its possible to buy extract or you can convert starches into sugar through a process called mashing. Here is a basic rundown of our process:
1) We had to heat up 4.5 gallons of water. We got the water up to 165 degrees because we figured we would lose some heat when we switched it over to the mash.
2) We added all of our grains to the mash tun. Then we filled it with hot water and let it sit for an hour at around 157 degrees. During this hour, the starches in the grains are converted into sugars, which can later be consumed by yeast and transferred to alcohol and CO2.
3) We drained the mash to get our wort. Then we heated more water to sparge the leftover grains. Sparging grabs any remaining sugars that might be left in the mash tun.
4) Now that we had our wort, we boiled for an hour, adding our hops at the appropriate times.
5) After an hour, we had to cool down our wort with a wort chiller. This is basically a length of copper tubing that is coiled around. We ran cold water through the tubing, which takes the heat away from the wort, leaving a temperature that wont kill the yeast.
6) Pitched our yeast, the same as we would have using an extract method.
7) Clean up.
Our first all-grain recipe was for a pale ale, actually a clone of Stone's Pale Ale. Here is the recipe we used with a few alterations to the original recipe.
10 lbs 2-Row Pale Malt
1.5 lbs Crystal Malt (60˚ L)
6 oz Crystal Malt (75˚ L) [We just used 2 lbs of Crystal Malt (60˚ L)]
.6 oz Magnum hops [We used Yakima Magnum]
1 oz Ahtanum [There was another substitution here, but I can't find the sheet where I wrote it down, so it will be considered a secret]
White Labs WLP002 (English Ale) Yeast [We used Nottingham Ale Dry Yeast]
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Welcome to A Novel Tea! I thought I would take a moment to introduce myself and talk a bit about A Novel Tea. I'm Renee, a mother, a writer, an avid reader, somewhat of a crafter, a baker and a novice cook.
I would like A Novel Tea to be a place where I can share my love for books, tea, crafts, home decor, clothes, fitness and also a place to share my experiences trying new things in cooking and baking or elsewhere. I am always looking for advice or musings from fellow readers and crafters or anyone else, so feel free to comment.
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In the 1960's a group of charter members built the area's first gated golf community on 2000 acres around the beautiful Watson's Lake in Pinehurst. The Country Club of North Carolina today has two championship golf courses, over 300 homes and is now one of many gated golf community options available to golfers and families in the Sandhills. One of the most recent developments, boasting championship golf courses designed by Fazio, is Forest Creek located on Airport Road. Jack Nicklaus is associated with the gated community at the popular National Golf Club, and Arnold Palmer with the Mid-South Club just down the road. Of the Pinehurst Resort Courses, only Fairwoods on No. 7 is set up as a private, gated golf neighborhood.


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Tomorrow – March 22 – is the end of the road for Carnegie-licensed 1590 AM (WZUM). This marks one year since the station went dark after the studios were padlocked for unpaid bills. The station's fate was sealed in December when Crafton Borough Council decided to have the three-tower array torn down. The towers sat on leased borough property for which rent had not been paid for several months. The last owners were Believe and Achieve Family Educational Center, Inc.
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Happy weekend! I'm still on vacation and the boys were at daycare yesterday which has given me some time this week to finish off a few things around the house. Including my front porch rockers (that post coming soon) and some Halloween projects that I've been obsessing over since all the goodies hit the store last month.
I really wanted to have some inexpensive cushions on the rockers but I couldn't find anything I liked at for what I wanted to spend. But when I was at Home Sense yesterday I saw these adorable little kitchen towels.


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10th February 1918 The Bakar Mockery 1918 The Bakar mockery (Italian Beffa di Buccari) was an escapade of the Italian Navy (Regia Marina) in the last year of World War I. Whilst it had little material effect on the war at sea, it was a particularly bold venture which had a welcome effect on Italian morale. This was at a low ebb following the defeat at Caporetto a few months previously.
In World War I, Italy was allied to France and Britain against the Central Powers, Austria-Hungary and Germany. Italy's campaign on land against the Austrian army had been stalemated for two and a half years, with little movement, though at the cost of huge casualties. At sea an equality with the Austro-Hungarian Navy in capital ships had led to a deadlock, with neither side wishing to risk their loss. The war in the Adriatic Sea was a contest between small ships with night raids and patrols leading to losses from mines and submarines. In this arena, the Italian Navy had developed a commando force of fast torpedo boats, the MAS, which attracted men with a buccaneering spirit. In November 1917 the deadlock was upset by an Austrian offensive supported by German forces made available by the collapse of the Russian front. In the battle of Caporetto the Italian army was defeated and in a period of three weeks the front was pushed back 50 miles to within striking distance of Venice.
The Bakar raid was conceived by the Italians as an attack on Austrian shipping in the harbour at Buccari (now Bakar, in Croatia). As it lay 80 km inside a sheltered waterway, it was thought to be beyond attack, so the raid was intended as a psychological, as well as a physical, assault. The operation was led by Capitano di Fregata Costanzo Ciano and comprised three MAS boats, with a total crew of 30 men. One of the boats, MAS 96, was commanded by Lt Luigi Rizzo, who later led the assault on the battleship SMS Szent István off Premuda. Also on board was Gabriele D'Annunzio, the poet. On 10 February 1918 the three MAS boats, under tow by torpedo boats to conserve fuel, escorted by two destroyers and a scout, set out from their base. After 14 hours sailing, at 2200, they entered the Farasina channel, a waterway between Istria and the island of Cherso (now Cres). Several hours later, having evaded Austrian patrols and the shore batteries at Porto Re (now Kraljevica), the flotilla arrived outside the Bay. The MAS boats slipped their tows and entered as their escort withdrew. At about a mile from the target, the MAS switched from petrol engines to silenced electrical engines for the final approach. Closing with their targets the three fired their torpedoes, launching a total of six. However their boldness was not rewarded and the torpedoes scored no hits. Five of them became entangled in nets or otherwise failed to explode, while the sixth exploded harmlessly, slightly damaging a freighter and raising the alarm. Despite the alert, however the MAS boats were able to escape and, making a dash down the channel, regained the open sea where they were re-united with their escort.
Aftermath <> Despite the lack of material success, the raid was a considerable fillip to Italian morale, as well as a psychological blow to the Austrians. In this it resembled the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in the Second World War and was a prelude to the Flight over Vienna, D'Annunzio's air raid on the Austrian capital. The Bakar Mockery was celebrated in several booklets at the time and was heavily publicized by D'Annunzio, who realised its propaganda value.John Doran
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Bend Outdoor Worx (BOW), Central Oregon's outdoor industry accelerator, is pleased to report on the successes of the companies that have participated in sessions with BOW and continue to receive mentorship.
Since 2014, BOW has worked with eight start-up outdoor companies providing them with mentorship from their industry founders and an extended mentor group. Through a process of discovery meetings, analyzation and curriculum building, BOW determined the company needs and provided guidance. The accelerator supported these companies by aligning them with additional resources needed to succeed, including legal, financial, marketing, logistics, sales and product development.
BOW's alumni have experienced many successes and milestones, those of particular note include Bend Chamber member Cairn, a monthly subscription box service for outdoor enthusiasts, who raised $ 1.7 million in equity, while experiencing huge growth going from 150 to over 10,000 monthly subscribers, adding 10 employees, and moving into an office/warehouse space. Cairn was also a "concept stage" finalist at the 2014 Bend Venture Conference and won the 2015 Oregon Entrepreneur Development Stage Category award.
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Thrillers usually are playful, entertaining affairs going back to many Hitchcock pictures through such contemporary thrill rides as the "Mission: Impossible" and James Bond films or even more dramatic films such as "The History of Violence" and "Ransom."
Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" does fall into the "thriller" category since it's too melodramatic to be a drama and its mystery-within-a-mystery plotting owes so much to web-weaving detective fiction and police procedurals. Seldom though does a thriller deal with such deeply disturbing, hardcore emotional distress as "Prisoners."
The title "Prisoners" can be take literally or metaphorically since many of its characters are trapped by cruel circumstances or nature. The film delves with serious intent into such things as child kidnappings, mental illness, torture, alcoholism, suicide, family trauma and sheer terror.
Aaron Guzikowski's original screenplay is unusually tough stuff for a studio picture so it will be interesting to see how the general public reacts to such a graphic, unsettling experience in the guise of a "thriller."
You could simply lose the label, of course, but that would deny the carefully calibrated, almost too minutely detailed puzzle the movie sets out to solve. There are enough twists for an old-fashioned Agatha Christie murder mystery. And enough creepiness for any horror flick.
The film is deeply flawed by unnecessary length, repetition, stagnation in several places, implausible behavior and contrivances. Nevertheless its French-Canadian director, who scored an art-house hit with an earlier thriller-mystery, "Incendies" (2011), provokes a white-knuckled, breathless, sinking feeling in his audience during many passages.
It begins almost immediately as black-and-white credits and an opening scene slowly bleed into muted winter colors. A father — we'll soon learn his name is Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) and that he's a survivalist — urges his teenage boy to shoot a deer in the woods not far from their small Pennsylvania town.
The film's only respite comes next during a Thanksgiving Day visit to nearby neighbors for a traditional feast.
Even here though there is something ominous about the way Villeneuve shoots and edits the sequence, and how the emphasis is on keeping watchful tabs the families' two small girls — until there's a momentary lull in that priority as the satisfied glow following a fine dinner settles over everyone.
Perhaps this feeling of dread has something to do with a mysterious, dilapidated RV parked nearby that the girls momentarily play around. A shot from inside tips you off that someone in there may be watching those girls.
Then as feared by alert audience members, the girls go missing after dinner.
As hours go by in a frantic nighttime search in drenching rain and then days go by in tense conflict with police, media and each other, the two families fracture.
The neighbors, Franklin (Terrence Howard) and Nancy Birch (Viola Davis), are no less unnerved but a tad more stable than Keller. This survivalist has seriously violated his mantra of "Be Ready." He didn't see this one coming. Yet he blames everyone other than himself.
His wrath especially falls on local ace cop, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), who heads the investigation. Loki has swiftly identified and arrested the youthful driver of the RV, Alex Jones (Paul Dano).
But since police find absolutely no evidence to connect Alex to the crime, either in the RV or a home where he lives with his melancholy aunt (Melissa Leo), he gets released in 48 hours.
Which drives Keller into unrepentant fury. At one point he attacks the youth outside the police station. At many others, he looks like he'd like to take a swing at the detective too.
While Loki continues to investigate other leads — there is at least another one that points in a much different direction — Keller does the unimaginable: He abducts Alex and in an empty, shuttered house his family owns interrogates the youth brutally.
Now here is where I find the film overly manipulative. Alex is so mentally disabled as to have the IQ of a small child. As played by Dano, it's clear Alex would be incapable of carrying out this crime — of abducting two boisterous girls in broad daylight by himself.
Were he less severely retarded the father's insistence that kidnapping and torture are the only means to find the missing girls might have made some sense. As it is, the brutal actions are morally indefensible, all the more so when he drags Franklin into his horrifying scheme and Franklin reluctantly goes along.
So the film touches on such current topics as enhanced interrogations and the morality/efficacy of such tactics — but only touches on them. Ultimately, this mostly serves the purposes of the advancing puzzling mystery. For that matter, in one key sequence toward the end, Loki himself is guilty of misguided violence against a prisoner.
The movie eventually languishes in a kind of doldrums where Loki keeps turning up at bizarre crime scenes or stares at a computer screen containing newspaper stories about long-ago crimes, while Keller, later joined by Franklin, continues the torture interrogation of Alex with, understandably, no results as the lad is driven senseless by his pain and suffering.
It might give away too much to go into more detail about other manipulative or implausible elements. But the film, for all its brilliance in inducing rising tension and gut-wrenching family conflicts, leaves one queasy.
Too many characters go unhinged. Along with this there are enough incidents of mental illness within a few square miles in this small town as to constitute what is medically known as a "cluster." While not completely implausible, this has all been contrived in service to a thriller/mystery.
On the other hand, Villeneuve and Guzikowski dig deep into their characters to reveal levels of credible conflict, deep-rooted neuroses and afflictions. The film never indulges in easy caricatures but rather forces you to continually modify your opinions about these people and their beliefs.
While the film often gets seen through the eyes of Gyllenhaal's cop, Jackman's panicky Keller is the true protagonist and not an easy one on an audience. Deeply flawed and swift to anger, he nevertheless is a compelling and empathetic character.
Ultimately it's hard to get a read on Loki but there's no doubt about his dedication and determination to solve this case.
That marvelous actress Maria Bello in the role of Keller's wife has many poignant, heart-rending moments that make you understand his misguided motives in taking the law into his own hands.
The script, however, almost abandons the Birch family. While on screen more than enough and played by two of Hollywood's best actors, a similar insight into their motives, mores and decision-making is never offered. Frankly, they have little to do as the story wears on.
The damp and chilly atmosphere of the Pennsylvania community comes off with perfection thanks to the brilliant cinematographer Roger Deakins abetted by the editing of Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, editors on many of Clint Eastwood's films.
Patrice Vermette's production design for the characters' houses speaks volumes about each one of them.
So there's no denying the effectiveness of this thriller despite its 153-minute length. It moves relentlessly into darker, increasingly mordant territory with each new twist. It reaches back over the decades to disclose hidden secrets and bitter truths about this community and its troubled denizens.
The film will stay with you long after its final images —whether you want it to or not.
Opens September 20, 2013 (Warner Bros.)
Production: Alcon Entertainment presents an 8:38 Productions/Madhouse Entertainment production
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Dylan Minnette
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Screenwriter: Aaron Guzikowski
Producers: Broderick Johnson, Kira Davis, Andrew A. Kosove, Adam Kolbrenner
Executive producers: Edward L. McDonnell, John H. Starke, Robyn Meisinger, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson
Director of photography: Roger A. Deakins
Production designer: Patrice Vermette
Music: Johann Johannsson
Costume designer: Renee April
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We have no choice but to pay back the €700m Anglo bond, says Dukes
THE country has no choice but to pay back the €700m which falls due to Anglo bondholders today, the Chairman of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) - the former Anglo-Irish Bank - Mr Alan Dukes said today.
The former Minister for Finance said the payment had to go ahead as the bank and the bondholders had entered into a valid commercial agreement for the bonds which were issued on November 2, 2006.
He pointed out that there would be serious implications for the banks if the country defaulted on this payment.
And the Taoiseach Enda Kenny claimed that such a course of action would also have serious implications for further investment in this country.
Finance Minister Michael Noonan today accused the last government of making a disastrous arrangement and compounded it by nationalising Anglo. Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, he said: "I'm not at all happy about it. Taxpayer has no liability and the only way out now is to act in consultation with the European Central bank."
However many of the opposition Dail Deputies have called on the government to contact the European Central Bank and to halt the payments.
Mr Dukes said he understood how people could be upset about having to make today's payments and warned that there was another €1 billion due to bondholders next January.
"According to all rules of the market, the repayments have to be made," he explained, adding that .the undertaking was that this would be the case and today is the due date.
He claimed it was a situation we had not been in before and it would cost serious difficulties for our banks and for others if we did not comply. "We have to live up to commercial contracts."
Mr Dukes refused to comment on whether the government could have got a better deal from Europe. "We have to meet our obligations," he said.
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Here's something I've thought about once or twice: when I finally enter the dating game (you'd think that at age 28.5 I'd be a seasoned veteran, right?), I'd have to figure out how to tell a boyfriend that I don't intend to "put out" until I'm married. I dread this conversation and I dread having to deal with a stream of men running for their lives the instant they hear that I will not be having sex with them after three dates, three weeks or three months. Or longer.
I agree that if a guy leaves me over that, then he's not worth it anyway and I'll be glad I got away from him without getting my heart (or body parts) too involved. And if I was having any doubts, a book that I'm reading reinforced my decision to wait before having sex and answered some questions I had. I am 2/3 through Not Tonight Mr. Right, by Kate Taylor. The book isn't written from a Christian perspective, although she acknowledges that some may be waiting before having sex for religious reasons. A UK native, Taylor's book is hilarious: I've actually had to stop myself from bursting into laughter while reading this book on my morning commute to work.
If you're looking for a lasting relationship or marriage, and if you've been dating men without any success, I'd recommend you read this book to find out what bad habits you may have picked up from the way you've been dating. She also explains the role that oxytocin, adrenaline and dopamine play in this whole relationship/commitment/love thing. The book is less than 200 pages and so easy to read that you'll fly through it in no time.
That being said, I don't know any friends who waited longer than three months before having sex, and the author above recommends that those who aren't waiting for their engagement or their wedding night to have sex should wait at least six months. And of course my friends who didn't wait past a couple of months are happily married to good men who adore them so I guess sometimes having sex "early" doesn't doom your relationship. I, however, like the explanations the author gives for her suggestions and would encourage any of my friends who are having dating troubles to consider them. All my friends are married or engaged or almost engaged so really, I can only offer it to the singles who read this blog (and myself).
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So, remember the guy that I met who is unsuitable? Well I think he thought I was playing hard to get or something. Admittedly, I wasn't being harsh in my emails because I think he's a genuinely good guy but I did tell him that we can't be anything but friends. He said he was fine about that but then made some noise about he not thinking that I would be easy to win. He calls me Olori, which is a bit addictive to hear but bad me! I cannot swoon at such things, no matter how much I like that kind of nonsense. So finally I had to tell him that we may not be able to be friends if he doesn't stop with the flattering words and vows to win me and he didn't respond to that email. I'm not mad, because this is probably best, but why do I feel disappointed? Oh I know: because it's been a while since I got excited about a guy and darn it, why couldn't he live in Canada and be Christian?
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Firstly, I probably wouldn't mind so much calling my guy friends hun or something, if I didn't think they'd find it weird or anything. i did use to with one guy but then he was like huh hun?
but anyway, I know a lot of girls who are friends call each other things like that and they feel normal
but guys just feel weird if another guy says whats up honey? or something
is it just the male/female nature which does that?
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I sometimes call my friends "babe" even my guy friends 😂 They don't mind being my babes 😂10|10|0
Or sometimes we say "darling"
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I think I just call everyone "dude" or "man", regardless of sex/gender, if I ever use any of those terms. (like, hey dude, what's up or hey man, what's up; back in the day I also used "good day Sir" regardless of sex, too)
No, I don't use "babe" nor "honey".
My girlfriend sometimes refer to me as "my heart" (yeah, it works better in Hungarian), but I think she only does that if I did something that made her dumbfounded and she's correcting me.00|00|0


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McGeady magic can cast spell
In football, familiarity may or may not breed contempt, but it saves clubs a substantial amount of expenditure on foreign travel. During the two months since Celtic were paired with Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League - the first leg is at Parkhead on Wednesday - Gordon Strachan has not embarked on any reconnaissance missions to the Catalan capital.
The gesture has been reciprocated by his rival, Frank Rijkaard. Neither manager is likely to go into the confrontation 'cold'. Apart from the four meetings between the teams in recent years, in the Champions League and the Uefa Cup, video and television evidence of each other's current form is instantly available.
'That's been one of the beneficial changes for coaches over the past 20 years or so,' said Strachan. 'When I was a player at Aberdeen in the 1980s, for example, Alex [Ferguson] would have three meetings lasting about an hour-and-a-half each, showing us recordings of opponents, giving us some sense of how they went about their work.
'Now, we can watch teams like Barça simply by tuning into Spanish league football every weekend on satellite TV. Our players can do so, too, although I'm not sure how many of them actually do. And our coaching staff all have various videos of Barcelona, so we are pretty well informed.
'Very few managers these days travel abroad to watch prospective opponents in the flesh. Frank hasn't been to see us and it was the same with [Milan's Carlo] Ancelotti last season at this same stage. With the kind of commitments we have, it's just too difficult to find the time. But you can be sure we know pretty much all there is to know about each other.'
What Rijkaard will have seen of Celtic in recent weeks is likely to have caused even the imperturbable Dutchman at least a frisson of apprehension. Four days before Aberdeen drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich in the Uefa Cup on Thursday, the Scottish champions swamped them 5-1 at Pittodrie with an irresistible exhibition of attacking football, most spectacularly from the exceptionally gifted Aiden McGeady.
That mauling was preceded by victory at Kilmarnock by the same score, suggesting a resurgence of form by Strachan's side that could hardly have been more timely. Another possible fillip for Celtic is the likelihood that Rijkaard will be without his celebrated captain in defence, Carles Puyol, and the prolific Samuel Eto'o in attack, the striker having sustained hamstring damage playing for Cameroon in last week's Africa Cup of Nations final.
Strachan, however, has to overcome the absence of midfielder Scott Brown because of suspension. No other player at his disposal has the high energy levels of Brown, capable of seemingly relentless, ball-carrying runs from box to box. His singular talent was the reason Strachan paid Hibernian £4.4 million - a record between Scottish clubs - last year.
But the manager does have McGeady, the 21-year-old Ireland international now beginning to vindicate the predictions of greatness made by those within the game who have been aware of his sometimes breathtaking natural talent since his early teens.
Strachan's other virtuoso, Shunsuke Nakamura, is now back to peak fitness following a three-month absence. Celtic's extraordinary home form was enough to see them through the group phase, with victories over holders Milan, Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk. 'Given the difference between our home and away records in this competition, I think it's fair to say that the match in Glasgow will probably be key to our prospects of making the quarter-finals,' said Strachan, well aware that the only visitors to have won a Champions League group match at Parkhead in 15 attempts were Barcelona in 2004.
'But this isn't the kind of game where we can go rushing in, trying to overrun a team of their quality. They have terrific players everywhere, and we all know about [Lionel] Messi, [Thierry] Henry and Ronaldinho. But, for me, Andrés Iniesta is a proper midfield player, who is a master of all the aspects of that role. He is strong, skilful, intelligent and sees everything. When we saw Barça take the lead against Rangers in their group match earlier this season, some of their players seemed to switch to half-power. Not Iniesta, he sustains his high level of performance throughout a match.
'But we have some players of our own, such as McGeady and Nakamura, who can produce moments of magic. We don't expect them to run over the top of people, but we know they are capable of those moments and we have to be ready to support them.'


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Goldman plans to dole out some $16.2 billion in compensation, an average of roughly half a million dollars per employee. He compared that to the firm's new 10,000 Small Businesses project — which he called a laudable idea.
But the firm only put $500 million into that project, about three percent of what it plans to lay out for compensation and about two percent of what it received in taxpayer assistance.
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text: Human Rights Observatory UN Report Criticizes Australia's 'Inhuman' Asylum Policies A United Nations report has found that Australia's asylum seeker policies violate international conventions against torture. A U.N. special rapporteur has been particularly scathing about an Australian-run immigration center in Papua New Guinea, where an inmate was killed last year. Australia's asylum policies have been scrutinized by the U.N.'s special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez. His report criticizes Canberra for detaining children, and for failing to stop the...Read complete article© Voice of America - Monday, March 9, 2015


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What to Buy
The best ways to shop online, according to Vogue editors
The Vogue team share their best online shopping tips.
"Wishlists, apparently. I never use them, but recently realised it's the reason I have missed out on restocked items or even better, when the items you have been eyeing go on sale!" — Rebecca Shalala, editorial coordinator
"Start in advance. I save items I want in my wishlist so come sale time, it's an easy add-to-cart and purchase. With clothing, I also check the fabric composition as photographs are usually not that accurate so as a general rule I stay away from synthetic fibers and other materials that age badly like angora and mohair." — Zara Wong, fashion features and content strategy director
"Downloading apps can make for a much nicer experience. Net-a-Porter, MatchesFashion.com and The Outnet have great ones, and sometimes have one-off app discounts or sales. Also, linking reward programs like frequent flyer accounts can mean that bag pays off in more than one way." — Francesca Wallace, web producer
"Shop around. Different websites have different buys from the same labels so you're getting a narrowed view of what is out there if you stick to one. When they have the same pieces - compare the price, factoring in shipping. Also, don't ignore 'first time shopper' discounts. Most sites have them and they're roughly 10-15 per cent." — Alice Birrell, senior fashion features editor
"I prefer to scour online offerings of my favourite local boutiques in lieu of shopping larger luxury e-commerce sites. This way, I'm more likely to find the pieces I'm looking for and escape the danger of them selling out before I've had the chance to claim them for my wardrobe." — Bethie Girmai, market editor
"I always check the fabric of the garment and add products to my wish list to help stop those impulse purchases." — Dijana Savor, senior designer
"I have no method to shopping online! Half the time I'm buying things with very little thought while sitting on a train home, and on other occasions it will take me months to decide whether or not to commit to a piece (not to mention the constant influx of those 'You forgot something in your cart!' emails...)" — Arquette Cooke, junior designer
"I find if I add to cart and don't purchase, I end up forgetting about it. So my rule of thumb is to just impulse buy online and then return anything that doesn't fit or isn't quite right. Also, particularly when it comes to shoes, I'll buy two sizes knowing that I'll return the one that doesn't fit. That tactic works well particularly if you leave your online shopping to the last minute." — Remy Rippon, beauty editor
"I like to use the handy filter options so I don't get excited about that perfect thing I've always been looking for only to see it's unavailable in my size! But, going from that, I also select a size up and down to allow for styles that look better a little tighter/looser." — Michelle Loreto, fashion assistant
"My number one tip, which is non-negotiable, is to create a perfectly curated wishlist. This means when VOSN kicks off on September 20 you'll have a clear list of the items you want to shop already to be sure you land the best deals. My best tip is to have a look at the list of retailers here and start your wishlist today." — Danielle Gay, assistant digital editor


text: I asked in this thread (http://forum.purseblog.com/general-discussion/what-to-buy-in-vietnam-88394.html) about things to buy in Vietnam. Well, I came back last week after a very week of seeing visiting Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City -- though much of it was spent on a bus, or a boat, or an airplane. Without further ado, here are some pics!!! First, here's a shot of one of the bays of Halong Bay. We spent several hours on a "jongue" just looking at lots of sights like this. Very Beautiful!! Two scarves I picked up for a steal, with what Vietnamese money I had left on my last day. And, lastly, the reason for the existence of this forum, I bought a purse!!! This is a hard to find, hand-made and hand-embroidered purse that I bought for a mere $10!!! Some of my friends paid $5 for theirs but their purses used a cheaper, thicker and single color white thread for the embroidery. This is a shot of the purse fully flattened and not ready for use. A close-up of the embroidered detail... And now she's ready to wear!!!


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CLICK HERE - CDC - MMWR - Vital Signs: Update on Zika Virus–Associated Birth Defects and Evaluation of All U.S. Infants with Congenital Zika Virus Exposure — U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry, 2016
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One in 10 pregnant women in the continental United States with a confirmed Zika infection had a baby with brain damage or other serious birth defects, according to the most comprehensive report to date on American pregnancies during the Zika crisis.
The report, published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also provided more evidence that the risk of birth defects was greater when women were infected in the first trimester of pregnancy. Fifteen percent of women with confirmed Zika infection in the first trimester had babies with birth defects, the report found.


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I've written a tiny program in Ansi C on Windows first, and I compiled it on Ubuntu with the built-in GCC now.
The program is simple:
Because that's what the keyboard actually sends to the PC (more precisely, what the terminal prints for what it actually receives from the keyboard).
bash for example gets those values, deciphers them and understands that you want to move around, so it will either move the cursor (in case of left/right) or use its history to fetch previous commands (up/down). So you can't expect your program to magically support arrow keys.
However, reading from standard input from the terminal already supports left/right arrow keys (I believe, but I'm not in Linux right now to test and make sure). So my guess is that there is another issue interfering. One possible cause could be that one of your modifier keys is stuck? Perhaps ALT, CTRL or SUPER?


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Ouzo to accompany your sefood, ocatpus, sardines
what Greece is for. Adding the sea=sun+ Happiness factor, you are
allowed to experience some of the happiest days , by just sensing and relaxing
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Eggs contain moderate-to-large amounts of Zinc, Vitamin B, Iodine, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and protein. Not only can eggs keep you energized, they can also keep you full (stomach-wise) for longer! A 2008 study in the "International Journal of Obesity" found that people who had eggs for breakfast lost considerably more weight, compared to those who ate bagels for breakfast.
All tomatoes have a substance known as lycopene. Lycopene is an antioxidant that fights inflammation in the brain and generally protects the brain. For best results, eat them with olive oil; olive oil helps to increase the absorption of lycopene.
2. Perfect!
Tomato exists in almost all meals you will be served in Greece, especially in tavernas. Greek Salad, -the famous and pop in NY- WITH FETA CHEESE AS WELL-
TAKOS, BY WHOLE BREAD CRITSINI , TOMATO AND GOAT CHEESE, and
the famous Santorini cherry tomatoes, by unforgettable taste and flavor
It may have been the abundance of iron in this leafy green that made Popeye strong, but it was most likely the folate that kept him happy.
Several clinical studies have linked depression to folate deficiency, as low levels of this essential B vitamin appear to reduce the amount of mood-regulating serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline produced in the brain.
SERVE IT: Replace lettuce with iron- and folate-rich spinach in any salad, sandwich, or wrap. It also makes a great addition to pasta dishes.
4. Yoghourt
For women experiencing PMS-associated moodiness, a cup of yogourt may be just the pick-me-up they need.
A small study found that women suffering from PMS were less irritable, weepy, and depressed when they ate a daily diet consisting of 1,300 mg of calcium versus 600 mg.
HOW MUCH: Containing 415 mg of calcium per cup (250 mL), plain, low-fat yogourt provides 42 percent of the daily recommended value of calcium.
SERVE IT: For a mood-elevating treat, top a 1/2 cup (125 mL) of plain, low-fat yogourt with crushed walnuts and antioxidant-rich blueberries.
Calcium – which Greek yogurt has large amounts of calcium (more than milk) – helps a person's brain by causing it to release happiness-inducing neurotransmitters. Greek yogurt also has more protein than regular yogurt, which makes weight-loss easier.
In regards to health, honey is far better than regular sugar. Honey contains kaempferol and quercetin, which helps to prevent depression (and keep your brain healthy) by reducing inflammation in the brain. It also won't send your body into "fat-storage" mode, like regular sugar can, by having less of an impact on blood-sugar levels.
This antioxidant-rich nut is an excellent source of serotonin-boosting omega-3 fatty acids and magnesium, a mineral that helps stabilize mood by regulating blood sugar levels.Clinical studies have found that a dietary deficiency of magnesium combined with excess calcium and stress may cause symptoms associated with depression including agitation, anxiety, irritability, and insomnia. Although more research is needed, magnesium may also alleviate mood swings associated with PMS.
HOW MUCH: One 1 oz (30 g) serving of walnuts provides 43 percent of the daily recommended value of magnesium and 95 percent of the daily recommended value of omega-3 fatty acid.
SERVE IT: Eaten alone, walnuts make a great mood- and energy-boosting snack. A handful of walnuts can also be a tasty addition to oatmeal, salads, or stir-fries.
7.: Bananas
Rich in energy-producing potassium, mood-elevating magnesium, and vitamin B6, a banana with breakfast will get your day off to a good start.
Vitamin B6 is essential for the synthesis of
neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine in the brain and may
reduce symptoms of depression.
HOW MUCH: One banana has 34 percent of the daily recommended value of vitamin B6.
Blend banana with low-fat yogourt, skim milk, and your favourite
berries for a mood-boosting smoothie. Cheer up with a childhood
favourite: a peanut butter and banana sandwich made with whole wheat
Considered by many to be an aphrodisiac, oysters not only create feelings of love in some, but also are exceptionally high in zinc, a trace mineral that calms the body and stabilizes mood.
When under stress, zinc reserves in the body can become depleted. Lower levels of zinc can lead to mood swings and agitation. Increasing dietary zinc levels may help ease anxiety and may have an antidepressant effect.
HOW MUCH: Oysters contain more zinc per serving than any other food. Six medium oysters provide over 500 percent of the daily recommended value.
SERVE IT: Eat them on their own or alongside folate-rich vegetables such as asparagus and broccoli, carb-heavy crusty whole wheat bread, or clam chowder.
(See alive's love-inspired meal for two for deliciously simple ways to serve oysters.)
This heart-healthy fish is packed full of omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin D, two nutrients that have been shown to increase levels of the feel-good neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.
A clinical study found that over the course of five years, individuals suffering from depression significantly reduced their feelings of sadness and hostility by eating a healthy diet that included fatty fish two to three times per week.
Salmon is also one of the few dietary sources of
vitamin D. Studies have linked low levels of this sunshine vitamin to depression and seasonal affective disorder.
HOW MUCH: One 3.5 oz (100 g) serving of wild salmon contains approximately 360 IU of vitamin D, 90 percent of the recommended daily value, and 87 percent of the daily recommended value of omega-3 fatty acid.
10. Brazil nuts
If you're stuck in a foul mood, a handful of Brazil nuts may be just the thing needed to cheer you up. Brazil nuts are one of the most concentrated food sources of free radical-fighting selenium, a trace mineral that when deficient can lead to feelings of hostility, irritability, anxiety, and depression.
In one study, participants who ate a diet high in selenium for 15 weeks reported feeling more confident, clear-headed, and elated, while those who ate a diet low in this essential mineral reported feeling worse.
HOW MUCH: Just 1 oz (30 g) of dried, blanched Brazil nuts provide a whopping 780 percent of the daily recommended value of selenium.
Eat them alone as a snack, add them to trail mix, toss a handful into a
salad, or crush them to make a delicious ice cream topping.
10: Turkey
At the centre of many festive feasts, turkey is not just for the holidays anymore. It's high in protein, low in fat, and is a good source of selenium, vitamin B6, and tryptophan.
Tryptophan is essential for the production of mood-enhancing niacin and serotonin, and acts as a mild sedative that promotes sleep.
Choose organic turkey whenever possible. The stress-free lifestyle and balanced diet make for a much tastier bird.
HOW MUCH: One 4 oz (115 g) serving of turkey has almost 110 percent of the daily recommended value of this relaxing amino acid.
SERVE IT: Next time you cook chili, replace the ground beef with ground turkey. Add sliced turkey to a green salad for an instant protein boost.
Note: Turkey, the great source of tryptophan, while it has been known to make people sleepy during Thanksgiving, the tryptophan requires calories in order to activate its sedative-like effects.
Asparagus has high levels of folate and tryptophan. Low levels of folate have been linked to depression in half of all cases of depression, according to recent research. Tryptophan is also used by the brain to make serotonin, which is one of the human brain's main mood-stabilizing neurotransmitters.
11. Feta a happy cheese?
: Dark chocolate
The ultimate comfort food, dark chocolate contains high levels of the amino acid phenylalanine.
Although more research is needed, some clinical evidence has suggested that phenylalanine may be an effective treatment for depression, as it enhances production of the mood-elevating chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain.
HOW MUCH: For best effect, choose chocolate that is at least 70 percent cacao. As chocolate is high in calories, remember less really is more when indulging in this sweet treat.
SERVE IT: Make your own mood-boosting trail mix by adding a handful of mini semisweet chocolate chips and calcium-rich slivered almonds to whole grain cereal. Melt a few squares of dark chocolate and dip antioxidant-rich strawberries into it.
Despite the fact that coconuts are most commonly found in unhealthy desserts, coconuts do contain medium-chain triglycerides. Medium-chain triglycerides are special fats that fuel better moods and promote general brain-health. Note: Coconut milk, on the other hand, is actually pretty unhealthy. Stick with unsweetened coconut shavings
By moodhacker, Greek2m
classic Recommendations for Happy food, on the left, by listverse.com
Neurotransmitters are the brain's chemical messengers that deliver information between one neuron (nerve cell) to another.
Specific neurotransmitters regulate energy, carbohydrate cravings, and sleep cycles, and shape our overall mood.
a.Vitamins, minerals, and protein
which aid in the production of neurotransmitters and aid the transmission of messages.
dry fruits
*full fat yoghourt
b. Amino acids
Tryptophan is the amino acid that is converted to serotonin, our "happy" neurotransmitter. About 20 percent of serotonin resides in the central nervous system, helping to regulate mood, sleep, and appetite.
A serotonin deficiency is largely correlated to depression. This is especially important for women as they tend to synthesize 52 percent less serotonin than men.
Since some amino acids compete for absorption, it's important to incorporate foods with a higher percentage of tryptophan as a percentage of protein
Excellent sources include
*egg whites,
*sesame seeds, ( try the koulouri)
*beans,(try mavromatika, ladera,fresca)
*chicken, (ask for xoriatiko)
and turkey.
Sixty percent of the brain is made up of fat, and omega-3 fatty acids are among the most important fats.
A 2007 meta-analysis of 10 studies found that omega-3s had significant effects in treating depression and bipolar disorder, but overall research results have been inconsistent.
Omega-3s improve the communication of neurotransmitters across synapses.
Direct sources of EPA and DHA (essential omega-3 fatty acids) are naturally found in oily fish, such as
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Classic sources of Omega3 include
and cod.
Plant-based sources of omega-3s in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) are converted into EPA and DHA in the body, however, at modest amounts. Sources of ALA include flaxseeds and flaxseed oil,
pumpkin seeds
pumpkin seed oil,
walnut oil.
Studies suggest that this trace mineral can improve mood. The intake of 100 mcg of selenium per day over a five-week period was associated with lower feelings of depression, anxiety, hostility, irritably and fatigue.
Brazil nuts are one of the highest sources of selenium, with one to two nuts supplying 100 to 200 mcg.
Other sources include
*seafood :
*clam (78%)
*lobster (89%)
*sunflower seeds ( find them at the cinemas)
it helps regulate the amount of mood regulating serotonin and dopamine as well noradrenaline that is produced in the brain
*figs (DRIED)
Helps to fight the inflammation of the brain and generally protects the brain
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When under stress, zinc reserves in the body can become depleted. Lower levels of zinc can lead to mood swings and agitation.
*radicchio (popular boiled salad in Greece)
*green salad
h. Superoxide dismutase
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a primary antioxidant clinically proven to improve stress and fatigue. In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, French researchers found that this antioxidant supplement derived from melon juice concentrate decreased the signs and symptoms of perceived stress and fatigue in 70 healthy volunteers.
Longevity no-no No. 1.
On Ikaria, watches are as useless as speed bumps. Ikarians are famous for moving at their own pace, working when they want to work, chilling when they want to chill.
Do as the Ikarians do, and you'll add years to your life, and life to your years:
Eat Your Greens. Over 150 kinds of wild greens grow all over the island, and Ikarians enjoy them in a variety of tasty salads and pies. They're a super source of anti-oxidants, and eaten, like almost everything else, with a splash of olive oil on top.
Drink Herbal Tea. Ikarians drink endless cups of tea made
from wild mint, chamomile and other local herbs high in compounds that
significantly lower blood pressure and decrease their risk of heart
disease and dementia.
Take a Nap. Ikarians take daily 30-minute naps at least five
times a week.
Blue Zone researchers calculate this lowers their risk of
heart attacks by 35 percent!
In a few of the mountain villages, they sleep by day and live through the night. Why? Because they want to.
Keep Moving. Ikarians live in remote steep villages that
require vigorous walking. They keep gardens, tend to animals and get
lots of exercise every day without even thinking about it.
Connect to Community. Ikarians put family first. Their strong social ties, to their neighbors, to their villages, promotes longevity and lowers depression.
Get Your Goat. Ikarians avoid dairy but consume gallons of
goat's milk, rich in blood-pressure-lowering tryptophan and
anti-bacterial compounds. They drink it straight, or make it into yogurt
or cheese, including an amazing blue goat cheese served to us one night
at dinner. Bliss!
Eat the Ikarian Way. Ikarians thrive on local fresh food, all of it organic and unprocessed. Their version of the Mediterranean diet is
high in vegetables,
potatoes olive oil,
and low in meat,
and whole grains.
They drink a glass or two of local
wine a day — absent nitrates and pesticides —
and benefit hugely from daily doses of their local honey, a unique blend rich in anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory compounds.
"Based on interviews, we have reason to believe that most Ikarians over 90 are sexually active." — Dan Buettner
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To stay healthy and happy, registered dietician Brenda Arychuk recommends:
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