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Freezing will have killed >99% of the cells.
Quote from: a10t2 on November 03, 2011, 09:08:44 pmFreezing will have killed >99% of the cells.I'm not so sure of this. I'd give it a try..
Quote from: bo on November 03, 2011, 10:01:00 pmQuote from: a10t2 on November 03, 2011, 09:08:44 pmFreezing will have killed >99% of the cells.I'm not so sure of this. I'd give it a try..Me too. 25 or 30 years ago I was given some Budweiser yeast. which was kept frozen...frozen solid for several months in fact....and it performed quite impressively when I got around to using it. Maybe some was killed off, but there sure was enough left to get a good ferment going!
Freezing yeast without some form of cryoprotectant leads to massive die off. That said, when you have trillions of cells even if you kill off 99%+ you can have billions of cells left to make a starter and brew with. Treating the yeast in different ways can help them survive freezing better.For example, if you refrigerate the yeast for a few days and then move it directly into the freezer you will have better survival than if it was warm and put in the freezer. When they are cold for a while they anticipate freezing temps and will create the sugar trehalose which is protective. Trehalose is broken down within minutes of warming, so you really need to go straight from fridge to freezer. If you add glycerol as a cryoprotectant then you get even better survival.Slow freezing is better than fast freezing. Part of the yeast's protective mechanism is to eject cell contents. This may be so that when the internal water expands with freezing they are not automatically exploding. It may also cause internal freezing point depression and smaller ice crystals due to the reduction in water content. Their ability to survive freezing in this way is highly dependent on the strength of their aquaporin genes, which will let them push water out of the cell more easily and then rehydrate during thawing. I have not found any viability difference between yeast that is slowly thawed on ice vs. room temp vs. quickly thawed in a heat block.Bottom line - everyone is right You probably got massive die off, but might still have enough cells to make beer with. I would make some serial starters and try to get rid of dead cells.
If you buy in quantity, I would portion it out into small bottles and pressure can them for sterilization.


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Watch Jimmy Kimmel's 2018 Oscars Opening Monologue
Jimmy Kimmel returned to the stage to host the Oscars during the most interesting year in recent memory. In the midst of the #MeToo movement, as the Academy currently boasts its most diverse voting body, and as a few of this year's nominees have made history for women and people of color…the 2018 Oscars are primed to be a night to remember.
The Oscars opened with old-timey-style newsreel footage of some of the evening's notable guests along with some relatively safe humor. Thankfully, Kimmel's presence livens things up a bit by immediately revisiting last year's Best Picture scandal. Also thankfully: Kimmel assures the audience that the accountants have promised that their singular focus tonight is running things efficiently and ensuring that the correct envelopes are delivered. Whew!
Kimmel didn't shy away from the #MeToo movement, either, hitting Harvey Weinstein and Mel Gibson — the latter of which got the biggest laugh (from me, anyway; I was laughing too loud to hear the crowd's reaction). I also have to wonder if Kimmel had writing help from some women because his jokes about sexual harassment were on-point.
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1. Fixed the double capital/no-capital bug.
2. Fixed the graviton launcher overproduction bug.
3. Combines multiple alert messages of the same type into a single one, instead of infinitely stacking them.
4. Introduced the Beacon mechanic for jumpships: restricting jumpship movement to within 250LY of a friendly jumpship yard.
5. The Great Rebalancing: completely changing stats of all units to be fairer overall, encouraging players to use different unit types.
6. Restricted sector capital placement to areas outside an existing sector capital's control radius.
7. Prevented foundations from uplifting worlds past the capital's tech level, and disallows using the foundation to uplift the capital itself.
8. Allowed purchasing of every ship type from Mesophon.
We were promised "1-2 weeks" of development towards an Era 4 with some more bugfixes/features in late 2017, which didn't happen. That's okay, given releasing Transcendence Part II is a priority. George also stated that Anacreon development would resume once Part II is released, which hopefully would be sometime this year.
Certainly not complaining though, I'm used to waiting... and besides the pace of Anacreon development certainly can't beat this, another project I'm tracking which has been in "Beta" for over 8 YEARS without a stable 1.0 release.
That aside, and given the situation, I thought it would be a good idea to compile a list of desired features/changes/bugfixes that could be prioritised for the next time George does takes a look at Anacreon. For everyone contributing, please keep them simple, realistic and easy to implement (e.g. no grand ideas about introducing new mechanics like different star types or whatever)
I'll start with a personal list...
TLDR: these are some simple things that could realistically be done in the next update:
New map would be great too!Interface:
1. Button in top panel to dismiss all on-screen messages. Checkbox beside it to prevent any new messages from appearing for as long as it's checked (toggle on/off during war, etc).
2. Button in bottom panel that appears when selecting own fleet with 2+ others in orbit over the same world: "Merge". Immediately transfers all ships in all other fleets to the one selected. There's even space for it below "Deploy", or between "Transfer" and "Deploy".
3. Ability to input number of ships when purchasing from Mesophon worlds, or at least changing the base purchase quantity from 1k to 100k.
4. Allow selection of empire color which will replace the default white for yourself/red for other players scheme from options menu in top panel, perhaps from a few pre-selected colors/color wheel? Alternatively, allow each player to set the color of another player's empire in their own view, via a button next to "Send Msg" in the capital empire tab. Not everyone is an enemy by default, and the color red used in games traditionally seems to imply this is the case.
1. Find out what is causing the additional dark nebula layer to appear and mess up ramjet movement.
2. Disallow purchasing of ramjets if the Mesophon world is located in clear space, perhaps by using two different lists of ships (one with ramjets, one without) and using the appropriate one based on whether the Mesophon world is located in a nebula or not.
1. (Controversial!) Increase capital starship movement speed to 1.0 LY/min (same as capital ramjets), and increase capjet speed to 2.0 (double). Reasoning: the speed at which capships move restricts them to being primarily defensive units, which is bad. In the original Anacreon, starships could feasibly be used in offense as well. 1.0 is a good speed, not so mind-bogglingly slow as 0.2 LY/min but still slow enough for other players to notice them and react appropriately.
2. Buff stats of planetary defenses even more. As it stands, most players still do not use them, as a sacrifice of 5-15% efficiency per world is still not worth the extra minimal defense provided. Double stats? Triple? Or increase their half-lives instead.
3. Buff stats of low tech units OR decrease Supply-Chain-Inclusive Work Units cost. There is still no reason to use low-tech units over high-tech, as more high-tech units can be produced than low-tech ones given the production bonus of higher tech levels. This should obviously be the opposite i.e. low-tech = low stats, high quantity and high-tech = high stats, low quantity. A good instant solution would be to double the halfLife attribute of all low-tech units across the board i.e. low-tech = low-maintenance.
4. Make citadels useful: Increase the LAMRange attribute from 100 to 150 LY. Triple the stats of jumpmissiles to count:48, damage:540, halfLife:12.
New Features/Gameplay:
1. Add a brief timer when redesginating worlds, similar to the sector capital timer when building the "administration" building. So the main structure e.g. the "jumpship yards" structure would take 5-10 minutes to build. This is to prevent instant redesignation in wartime. Should be just copy-paste code and change variables.
2. New units! Specifically: Low-tech WARP-transport with exactly the same stats and cost as the Reliant jumptransport, but with 40KT capacity as opposed to 20KT and a speed of 3 LY/min (same as low-tech Sirius gunship). And its high-tech counterpart matching stats and cost with the Warphant, but with 80KT capacity travelling at 5LY/min (same as the high-tech Minotaur gunship). Votes/suggestions for names welcome... I'm leaning towards "Providence-class" and "Leviathan-class".
3. If time permits:
Rebalance doctrines, so there is an incentive to go with something other than L&O. Perhaps no need to introduce the new ones like "Faith & Destiny" mentioned in this thread, but an idea that I had which would probably be easy to implement was giving the existing jumpship and starship production doctrines ("Fire & Movement" and "Strength & Honor" respectively) a 1000% boost to labor on capitals and sector capitals (10x), to offset the benefits of having a "Law & Order" empire that can control more than 2 sector capitals and 100 worlds. The boost can be applied via a structure unique to that doctrine, like "imperial security" for L&O. As for "Trade & Enterprise", it's already quite strong if the Mesophon buying limit is raised/removed (above), as their capitals also act as hubs, so no need to change it.
Feel free to add to/comment on/refute any suggestions in this list.
George also posted a series of topics about game balance thoughts: on Economy and War. Interesting reads for anyone who hasn't seen those.


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Those of you who are unfamiliar with the Keys to the Kingdom series need to start with Mister Monday, then go on to Grim Tuesday, and finally Drowned Wednesday. This is not a series you can pick up in the middle and fully appreciate.
Arthur's dealing with the longest week of his life. Although it's just Thursday to his family, months and months have passed by for him because of his travels to the House and it's alternate time scheme. Thinking that he can go home after dealing with Drowned Wednesday and getting the 3rd Key and the 3rd part of the Will, Arthur is dismayed to discover that a spirit-eater is impersonating him on Earth. He cannot go back home until he destroys the spirit-eater and he can't do that at all because he's been drafted into the Army of the Glorious Architect. While he's at boot camp his friend Leaf returns to Earth and battles the spirit-eater. Arthur survives boot camp, but spends most of it not knowing who he is after he's been cleaned between the ears. It's not until Arthur is in battle that he begins to remember himself and his important mission.
Arthur must battle Sir Thursday at the same time he battles the curious New Nithlings led by the Piper. He must win the 4th key and free the 4th part of the Will while trying to avoid using it and turning more into a Denizen than he wants to be. He wrestles with the knowledge that saving the people of the House and the people of his world will require sacrificing a little bit of his humanity each time he uses his power.
Although it takes a while for the action to really begin, I loved this book. Leaf's battle against the spirit-eater is told in alternating chapters with Arthur's story. There's more religious allegory here too--Mister Monday is said to have failed because of his sloth (laziness), Grim Tuesday because of his avarice (greed), and I think it's clear Drowned Wednesday's sin was gluttony (she turned into a whale!). Although I enjoy seeing the underlying religious story, it's not necessary to understand or appreciate the series. Kids who don't pick up on it won't be missing out and people who don't want to see it won't be offended.
The book is a major cliff-hanger and I hope we see Lady Friday soon!
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It's no secret that we get a lot of rain in Longhoughton. With an average of 33.7 inches every year, it's little wonder that the ground can become sodden with rainwater and the requirement of damp proofing becomes evident. Water tables around the country rise and fall, often saturated with vast amounts of groundwater, which contributes to flooding. This is frequently made worse through a lack of proper surface drainage.
Even when our properties aren't at risk of flooding they can still be affected by water penetration. This is when water is absorbed by foundations and walls, which can result in structural damage. Not only are brick and stone affected by water infiltration, but timber within the interior structure can be susceptible to dry rot and wet rot. Problems like these often remain undetected for years, until the evidence starts to show itself inside the property.
The tell-tale signs are easy to spot:
If you notice any of these (usually found in combination with each other) then it's fairly certain that you have a damp problem. And although the water around your property can be to blame, it is by no means the only cause. Let's investigate the common causes of damp, along with the reasons why damp proofing is vital for the long term protection of your house.
We've mentioned groundwater, but it might not be clear how or why it gets into your home. When water sits in large amounts within the ground hydrostatic pressure forces water through the foundation walls. The more water there is, the greater the pressure on the water table. The deeper your foundation walls are, the wetter the soil, and the more likely it is that you'll experience moisture-related problems such as penetrating damp or rising damp.
Water infiltration through foundation walls is also caused by damage from tree roots, and not always because of larger cracks. Even hairline cracks are enough to allow water to seep into the foundations. Existing damp proof courses can be breached, which renders them useless.
It doesn't have to be liquid water, either. Water vapour can make its way through fissures and hairline cracks. And this is even more problematic if it freezes as it expands and widens the cracks.
This applies to concrete foundations as well as masonry foundation walls. In concrete structures, as they dry during the building process, the moisture evaporates, making capillaries within the material which effectively makes it porous. Materials such as limestone can also be problematic, especially in older buildings or where poor quality mortar has been used in the pointing.
Poorly maintained or damaged guttering and downpipes, as well as leaking internal pipes, are a big cause of damp within buildings, especially in old properties where bricks have become porous.
And finally, poor ventilation, especially in kitchens and bathrooms, is a major contributor to damp. Water vapour and condensation can build up within these areas, increasing the risk of mildew and mould. Not only does it look unsightly, but it could also cause other issues.
Firstly, the longer it remains within the walls, the more damage it will cause, requiring extensive repairs. Prolonged periods of dampness can cause gypsum board to rot and swell, any metal components (wiring, coils, fixtures etc.) to corrode, and flooring adhesive to fail.
Damp walls will also have a negative effect on your energy bills as they affect the insulating qualities of the property. They can also affect your health; mould and mildew produce spores that can cause respiratory illness and asthma.
The sooner the problem is identified and resolved, the better.
This term covers a range of methods and treatments used by Longhoughton damp proofing experts to provide protection against moisture damage to buildings, under the umbrella term damp proof course (DPC). This can be made of slate, plastic, metal, or even a special type of brick. It is usually set in the mortar close to the ground levels to seal off the building from the damp ground.
The most familiar of these solutions is probably the damp proof membrane (DPM), a waterproof barrier placed within the walls or floors during construction to stop moisture from entering and damaging the interior. This is ideal for rising damp or penetrating damp.
However, the damp proofing treatment used will depend on the types of dampness diagnosed, as well as its location within the property. Floor levels need to be taken into account, as those below ground need to be waterproof rather than just damp proof.
For example, in concrete basements, a bituminous coating could be used to provide a waterproof layer.
The reason for this is that moisture in the levels above ground needs to allowed to evaporate, which is why a DMP is applied to internal walls after the source of dampness has been located and repaired. Its uneven surface creates recesses that allow the moisture to dissipate instead of accumulating inside the cavity.
The best course of action is to contact a few damp proofing specialists, without delay! They can conduct a damp proofing survey as well as give you advice on subjects such as condensation control for your home. As we already mentioned, frequent condensation can cause serious problems to your health as well as your home. Simply by installing adequate ventilation or a suitable extractor fan, you could put a stop to the problem.
Professional damp proofing surveyors will be equipped to examine the evidence, identify the type of damp issues, and provide a quote with damp proofing guarantees.
A reputable damp proofing team will work with their customers to produce a plan to suit their needs and budget, undertake any necessary repairs to the interior and exterior of the property, and safely remove and/or replace any damaged materials such as plaster or timber.
They will return your home to you safe, clean, and free from damp.


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NASCAR has finished its investigation and says it still doesn't know who tied a noose that was discovered this past weekend in the garage stall used by African American stock car driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
NASCAR also released a photo taken on Sunday by its security personnel of what it says was the garage pull rope tied into a noose at a Talladega race in October of 2019, and not reported until last weekend.
In a Thursday conference call with reporters, NASCAR President Steve Phelps said investigators conducted a thorough sweep of all garage areas across the tracks where NASCAR races. That's 29 tracks and 1,684 garage stalls. 44 of them are at Talladega. Phelps said they found only 11 stalls using a pull down rope tied in a knot. And only one was tied into a noose – the one discovered in Wallace's garage.
"We further determined," Phelps said, "the noose was not in place when the October 2019 race weekend began, but was created at some point during that weekend."
"Given that timing and the garage access policies and procedures at the time, we were unfortunately unable to determine with any certainty who tied this rope in this manner and why it was done."
"We'd like to have complete resolution here and have all the answers. I know that's unfulfilling. I wish there's more we could do but we can't and so we've drawn this matter to a close."
Phelps acknowledged the investigation's findings prompt another question – how could [the noose] have gone unnoticed by so many people in October 2019 and this past Sunday morning. The noose wasn't reported to a NASCAR official until late Sunday.
"Our ultimate conclusion for this investigation is to ensure this never happens again," Phelps said, "that no one walks by a noose without recognizing the potential damage it can do."
Toward that end, Phelps said NASCAR will be conducting thorough sweeps of garage areas and installing additional cameras in all garages.
"[And] we will mandate that all members of our industry complete sensitivity and unconscious bias training," he said.
NASCAR's findings follow an FBI investigation that determined Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR's top racing division, was not the victim of a hate crime. Federal law enforcement officials confirmed the noose was in Wallace's garage since last October, long before he and his team were assigned the stall for this past weekend's scheduled race.
The FBI announcement earlier this week, that no crime was committed, unleashed allegations on social media that Wallace had perpetrated a hoax.
"Bubba Wallace and [his team] had nothing to do with this," Phelps said. "Bubba Wallace has done nothing but represent this sport with courage, class and dignity. It is offensive seeing anyone suggest otherwise, and frankly it's further evidence of how far we still need to go as a society."
But Phelps acknowledged his words might have fueled the emotions accompanying the roller coaster events that started with Sunday's report about the noose and now have ended with two investigations that found no crime, nor the person or people who tied the rope into a noose.
Sunday night, Phelps said in the initial statement that NASCAR was "angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act."
Thursday, Phelps took "full responsibility" for using the strong words. At the time, he said, NASCAR felt one of its drivers had been threatened. But he said, in hindsight, he should've used the word "alleged" when describing the "heinous act."
"Should we have toned that message down slightly?" he said, "Maybe we should have."
Phelps said he made the statement in the highly charged environment of recent days.
Wallace has been in the spotlight this month for his successful push to get the Confederate battle flag banned from NASCAR events – a move motivated, in large part, by the nationwide protests after the police killing of George Floyd in late May. At Talladega last weekend, supporters of the flag demonstrated outside the track – a procession of cars and trucks flew the flag while a plane overhead pulled a huge Confederate flag and a banner reading "Defund NASCAR."
Phelps hopes the investigation results don't diminish the impact of what happened before Monday's Talladega race, when fellow drivers, their teams and NASCAR officials joined together in a slow procession down the track's pit road in a show of solidarity with Wallace.
"The world saw our true colors," Phelps said, "and it made us all incredibly proud."
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Once the apotheosis of a pro-Western, dependable Muslim democracy, this week Turkey officially left the Western alliance and became a full member of the Iranian axis.
It isn't that Ankara's behavior changed fundamentally in recent days. There is nothing new in its massive hostility toward Israel and its effusive solicitousness toward the likes of Syria and Hamas. Since the Islamist AKP party first won control over the Turkish government in the 2002 elections, led by AKP chairman Recip Tayyip Erdogan, the Turks have incrementally and inexorably moved the formerly pro-Western Muslim democracy into the radical Islamist camp populated by the likes of Iran, Syria, Hizbullah, al-Qaida and Hamas.
What made Turkey's behavior this week different from its behavior in recent months and years is that its attacks were concentrated, unequivocal and undeniable for everyone outside of Israel's scandalously imbecilic and flagellant media.
Until this week, both Israel and the US were quick to make excuses for Ankara. When in 2003 the AKP-dominated Turkish parliament prohibited US forces from invading Iraq through Kurdistan, the US blamed itself. Rather than get angry at Turkey, the Bush administration argued that its senior officials had played the diplomatic game poorly.
In February 2006, when Erdogan became the first international figure to host Hamas leaders on an official state visit after the jihadist group won the Palestinian elections, Jerusalem sought to explain away his diplomatic aggression. Israeli leaders claimed that Erdogan's red carpet treatment for mass murderers who seek the physical destruction of Israel was not due to any inherent hostility on the part of the AKP regime toward Israel. Rather, it was argued that Ankara simply supported democracy and that the AKP, as a formerly outlawed Islamist party, felt an affinity toward Hamas as a Muslim underdog.
Jerusalem made similar excuses for Ankara when during the 2006 war with Hizbullah Turkey turned a blind eye to Iranian weapons convoys to Lebanon that traversed Turkey; when Turkey sided with Hamas against Israel during Operation Cast Lead, and called among other things for Israel to be expelled from the UN; and when Erdogan caused a diplomatic incident this past January by castigating President Shimon Peres during a joint appearance at the Davos conference. So, too, Turkey's open support for Iran's nuclear weapons program and its galloping trade with Teheran and Damascus, as well as its embrace of al-Qaida financiers have elicited nothing more than grumbles from Israel and America.
Initially, this week Israel sought to continue its policy of making excuses for Turkish aggression against it. On Sunday, after Turkey disinvited the IAF from the Anatolian Eagle joint air exercise with Turkey and NATO, senior officials like Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon and opposition leader Tzipi Livni tried to make light of the incident, claiming that Turkey remains Israel's strategic ally.
But Turkey wasted no time in making fools of them. On Monday, 11 Turkish government ministers descended on Syria to sign a pile of cooperation agreements with Iran's Arab lackey. The Foreign Ministry didn't even have a chance to write apologetic talking points explaining that brazen move before Syria announced it was entering a military alliance with Turkey and would be holding a joint military exercise with the Turkish military. Speechless in the wake of Turkey's move to hold military maneuvers with its enemy just two days after it canceled joint training with Israel, Jerusalem could think of no mitigating explanation for the move.
Tuesday was characterized by escalating verbal assaults on the Jewish state. First Erdogan renewed his libelous allegations that Israel deliberately killed children in Gaza. Then he called on Turks to learn how to make money like Jews do.
Erdogan's anti-Israel and anti-Semitic blows were followed on Tuesday evening by Turkey's government-controlled TRT1 television network's launch of a new prime-time series portraying IDF soldiers as baby- and little girl-killers who force Palestinian women to deliver stillborn babies at roadblocks and line up groups of Palestinians against walls to execute them by firing squad.
The TRT1 broadcast forced Israel's hand. Late on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry announced it was launching an official protest with the Turkish Embassy. Unfortunately, it was unclear who would be coming to the Foreign Ministry to receive the demarche, since Turkey hasn't had an ambassador in Israel for three weeks.
TURKEY'S BREAK with the West; its decisive rupture with Israel and its opposition to the US in Iraq and Iran was predictable. Militant Islam of the AKP variety has been enjoying growing popularity and support throughout Turkey for many years. The endemic corruption of Turkey's traditional secular leaders increased the Islamists' popularity. Given this domestic Turkish reality, it is possible that Erdogan and his fellow Islamists' rise to power was simply a matter of time.
But even if the AKP's rise to power was eminently predictable, its ability to consolidate its control over just about every organ of governance in Turkey as well as what was once a thriving free press, and change completely Turkey's strategic posture in just seven years was far from inevitable. For these accomplishments the AKP owes a debt of gratitude to both the Bush and Obama administrations, as well as to the EU.
The Bush administration ignored the warnings of secular Turkish leaders in the country's media, military and diplomatic corps that Erdogan was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Rather than pay attention to his past attempts to undermine Turkey's secular, pro-Western character and treat him with a modicum of suspicion, after the AKP electoral victory in 2002 the Bush administration upheld the AKP and Erdogan as paragons of Islamist moderation and proof positive that the US and the West have no problem with political Islam. Erdogan's softly peddled but remorselessly consolidated Islamism was embraced by senior American officials intent on reducing democracy to a synonym for elections rather than acknowledging that democracy is only meaningful as a system of laws and practices that engender liberal egalitarianism.
In a very real sense, the Bush administration's willingness to be taken in by Erdogan paved the way for its decision in 2005 to pressure Israel to allow Hamas to participate in the Palestinian elections and to coerce Egypt into allowing the Muslim Brotherhood to participate in its parliamentary poll.
In Turkey itself, the administration's enthusiastic embrace of the AKP meant that Erdogan encountered no Western opposition to his moves to end press freedom in Turkey; purge the Turkish military of its secular leaders and end its constitutional mandate to preserve Turkey's secular character; intimidate and disenfranchise secular business leaders and diplomats; and stack the Turkish courts with Islamists. That is, in the name of its support for its water-downed definition of democracy, the US facilitated Erdogan's subversion of all the Turkish institutions that enabled liberal norms to be maintained and kept Turkey in the Western alliance.
As for the Obama administration, since entering office in January it has abandoned US support for democracy activists throughout the world, in favor of a policy of pure appeasement of US adversaries at the expense of US allies. In keeping with this policy, President Barack Obama paid a preening visit to Ankara where he effectively endorsed the Islamization of Turkish foreign policy that has moved the NATO member into the arms of Teheran's mullahs. Taken together, the actions of the Bush and Obama White Houses have demoralized Westernized Turks, who now believe that their country is doomed to descend into the depths of Islamist extremism. As many see it, if they wish to remain in Turkey, their only recourse is to join the Islamist camp and add their voices to the rising chorus of anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism sweeping the country.
Then there is the EU. For years Brussels has been stringing Turkey along, promising that if it enacts sufficient human rights reforms, the 80-million strong Muslim country will be permitted to join Europe. But far from inducing more liberal behavior on the part of Turkey, those supposedly enlightened reforms have paved the way for the Islamist ascendance in the country. By forcing Turkey to curb its military's role as the guarantor of Turkish secularism, the EU took away the secularists' last line of defense against the rising tide of the AKP. By forcing Turkey to treat its political prisoners humanely and cancel the death penalty, the EU eroded the secularists' moral claim to leadership and weakened their ability to effectively combat both Kurdish and Islamist terror.
At the same time, by consistently refusing to permit Turkey to join the EU, despite Ankara's moves to placate its political correctness, Brussels discredited still further Turkey's secularists. When after all their self-defeating and self-abasing reforms, Europe still rejected them, the Turks needed to find a way to restore their wounded honor. The most natural means of doing so was for the Turks writ large to simply turn their backs on Europe and move toward their Muslim brethren.
FOR ITS part, as the lone Jewish state that belongs to no alliance, Israel had no ability to shape internal developments in Turkey. But still, Turkey's decision to betray the West holds general lessons for Israel and for the free world as a whole. These lessons should be learned and applied moving forward not only to Turkey, but to a whole host of regimes and sub-national groups in the region and throughout the world.
In the first instance it is crucial for policy-makers to recognize that change is the only permanent feature of the human condition. A country's presence in the Western camp today is no guarantee that it will remain there in the future. Whether a regime is democratic or authoritarian or somewhere in the middle, domestic conditions and trends play major roles in determining its strategic posture over time. This is just as true for Turkey as it is for the US, for Iran and for Sweden and Egypt.
The loss of Turkey shows that countries can and do change. The best way to influence that change is to remain true to one's friends, even if those friends are imperfect. Only by strengthening those who share one's country's norms and interests - rather than its procedures and rhetoric - can governments exert constructive influence on internal changes in other states and societies.
Moreover, it is only by being willing to recognize what makes an ally an ally and an adversary an adversary that the West will adopt policies that leave it more secure in the long run. A military-controlled Turkish democracy that barred Islamists from political power was more desirable than a popularly elected AKP regime that has moved Turkey into the Iranian axis. So, too, a corrupt Western-dependent regime in Afghanistan is more desirable than a Taliban-al-Qaida terror state. Likewise an unstable, weakened mullocracy in Iran challenged by a well-funded, liberal opposition is preferable to a strong, stable mullocracy that has successfully repressed its internationally isolated liberal rivals.
Turkey is lost and we'd better make our peace with this devastating fact. But if we learn its lessons, we can craft policies that check the dangers that Turkey projects and prepare for the day when Turkey may decide that it wishes to return to the Western fold.


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Eileen Jones' new screed on America's cinematic flameout, Filmsuck, USA, is currently available on Amazon for the absurdly low price of $1.99. Buy it today!
Here's an excerpt from the intro:
That loud sucking noise you hear is American cinema going down the drain. We've been listening to that slow slurping gurgle for a long time now, and are used to it. Still, sometimes you might wonder how American cinema, which was once the best in the world, wound up circling the drain with a mournful glugging sound for years and years and years. And you might also wonder how much longer it can go on like this, before the Final Suck occurs and we're looking at nothing but empty drainpipe.
It'll never happen, you might say. That'd be like saying America's going to shut down its space program, and let other people take over, like the Russians and the Chinese and the Indians and any random jerk-off billionaire looking for an expensive hobby. Oh, wait…yeah. That already happened, didn't it?
Anyway, I have a few ideas about how it all went to hell. They're presented here in two forms: the longer, concentrated rant of this introduction, plus the short ranting bursts erupting out of a number of reviews of specific films from the years 2008 – 2012. The reviews are there to help you chart the American cinematic decline as it actually occurred, from the point of view of a reporter in the field, somebody risking her life by standing right next to the drain during The Big Suck of the 21st century.
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Key Words: Communication; email; healthcare professionals, systematic review
Review question:
What are the effects of healthcare professionals using email to communicate clinical information to each other, on healthcare professional outcomes; patient outcomes; health service performance; and service efficiency and acceptability compared to the usual forms of communication such as face-to-face, postal letters, telephone, and text messaging?
Nursing Implications:
Email is a popular and commonly-used method of communication, but its use in healthcare is not routine. Nurses often need to discuss cases and liaise with doctors and other healthcare allies to coordinate patient care. There are advantages and disadvantages in the use of email for clinical communication and the effects of email use for clinical communication have yet to be established.
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This is a summary of a Cochrane systematic review. The review included one randomized controlled trial involving a total of 327 patients and 159 healthcare providers. There were two intervention arms of the trial which assessed the use of electronic medical record (EMR) reminders alone, or EMR + patient reminder, compared to usual care (no email reminder). However, to meet the objective of the review, only the comparison between the EMR reminder group (101 patients) and the usual care group (101 patients) was considered. Participants were women aged between 50 and 89 years who had suffered a fracture in 1999 and had not received bone mineral density (BMD) measurement or medication for osteoporosis. The intervention (EMR) was delivered to the primary care physicians of the patients to remind them of the patient's risk of osteoporosis and the need for evaluation and treatment, as well as a reminder (three months later) for ordering a BMD
Measured outcomes included: (1) health professional actions and performance in terms of whether the care provider ordered a BMD measurement, and/or prescribed osteoporosis medications; and (2) patient outcomes including behaviors such as calcium intake and activity level and patient satisfaction with the care and services received for bone health.
This study was at high risk of bias due to inadequate allocation concealment and blinding and unclear risk of bias due to other sources, including use of a patient questionnaire that had not been validated.
Summary of Key Evidence:
As the review included only one study, it was not possible to conduct meta-analysis and the main findings were described using narrative summary. The results showed that the use of EMR prompts improved health professional actions/performance. Patients whose physicians received the EMR message were more likely to receive the recommended care; specifically, a BMD measurement (Odds Ratio [OR] 31.17; 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.13 to 235.51); a BMD measurement or osteoporosis medication (OR 16.80; 95% CI 6.75 to 41.85); or osteoporosis medication only (OR 3.27; 95% CI 1.02 to 10.51). Those in the usual care group were more likely to receive neither a BMD measurement nor osteoporosis medication (OR 0.06; 95% CI 0.02 to 0.15).
There was inconclusive evidence on the patient response. Participants whose physicians received the EMR message had a significantly higher calcium intake (P = 0.02) compared with those in the control group. However, differences in regular activity, calorie expenditure and satisfaction with care and services were not statistically significant between the two groups.
Overall, there was a lack of studies meeting the inclusion criteria. With only one study included in the review, the findings were incomplete with regard to outcome measures and applicability of evidence. The effects of email communication between healthcare professionals on provider and patient outcomes remains inconclusive.
Best Practice Recommendations:
Results of this review were inadequate to inform clinical practice in regard to the use of email for clinical communication between healthcare professionals. Future studies should focus on high quality RCTs to investigate the effects of email use and also examine the effects of technological developments, such as the widespread use of 'smartphones', on the use of email communication.
Summary Author
LiHui Tay, BSc (Nursing) (Hons)
National University Cancer Institute
Singapore National University Health System
A member of the Cochrane Nursing Care Field (CNCF)
Pappas, Y., Atherton, H., Sawmynaden, P., & Car, J. (2012) Email for clinical communication between healthcare professionals (review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 9. Art. No.:CD007979. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007979.pub2.


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By: Cliff Kincaid
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The most successful campaign initiated by billionaire hedge-fund operator George Soros has been the legalization of marijuana. California has been the focus of most of his efforts. But there are indications that the campaign has gone too far, too fast in Colorado, prompting a backlash from the black Democratic mayor of Denver, who fears his city is becoming a new capital for the marijuana industry.
During my recent trip to Denver to cover the National Conference for Media Reform, I visited a "Native Roots Apothecary," an official dispensary of "medical marijuana" in Denver, and discovered that a Colorado resident can get two ounces of marijuana a day (at an average of $150 an ounce), and "self-medicate" for almost any reason. Even a heavy marijuana user goes through only a quarter of an ounce a day. So fears are growing that "medical marijuana" is quickly becoming integrated into the illegal drug business. It was not supposed to happen this way, but state "regulation" of the industry has been a tragic joke.
Colorado has been in the news lately for passing new "gun control" legislation, at the urging of President Obama. But the state is also becoming known as a magnet for drug activity and a destination for what is called "drug tourism."
The Denver Post says that on Saturday, April 20, the city will be the venue for a "coming out for cannabis" party that will attract thousands. The liberal paper also lists "Dozens of marijuana-themed and marijuana-friendly concerts [which] are happening Friday and Saturday."
April 17-23 is "World Cannabis Week" in Denver.
Marijuana is still illegal on the federal level, but President Obama told ABC News that recreational users of marijuana, in states that have legalized the substance, should not be a "top priority" of federal law enforcement officials.
Denver's Mayor Michael Hancock, who welcomed participants to the National Conference for Media Reform, is already concerned about the possible damage to his city's reputation.
Before the state legalized the drug last November, Hancock said, "I do firmly believe it's a gateway drug. I also think it's the wrong message we want to send our children that it's okay for them to consume or use marijuana…We don't want to be the first state in this nation that legalizes marijuana. I believe we will lose our attractiveness to companies, employers who want to come to our state. Tourism is the number-one industry for the City of Denver, number two in the state of Colorado, and I believe that sector will be disproportionately harmed with the perception that Denver is the marijuana capital."
Now that the state has legalized the drug, Hancock has advised the City Council to outlaw private marijuana clubs. He is also worried about public consumption of the drug. The Denver Post reported on his testimony: "As a father, Hancock said he is opposed to marijuana. 'There is no denying …the potential for a negative impact on our kids—on their home lives, their health, their education and their future."
There are already over 1,400 "medical marijuana" businesses in the state. Full-blown legalization, which passed last November, is still being implemented.
In Denver, there is even a magazine, "Culture," described as "The #1 medical cannabis lifestyle magazine." So being "sick" has become a lifestyle? This just goes to show that "medical marijuana" is a scam to get high.
I was not permitted into the section of the "Native Roots Apothecary" offices where the drugs are actually stored or sold. But I did take several photographs in the lobby, or waiting room. For some reason, the owner came out later demanding that I delete these photos. The back of the door featured a big "I medicate" poster advertising the arrival of the "Cannabis Cup" in Denver on April 20.
The Colorado State government says the total number of "patients" who currently possess "valid" ID cards for "medical marijuana" is an astounding 108,951.
State law says you must have "an active, debilitating medical condition." But I was told any problem or ailment will do, as long as a "medical marijuana doctor" certifies your need for the drug. Postcards advertising a website were available to direct people to doctors willing to help. A $25 gift certificate made it even easier.
"No prior medical records required," the postcard said. "Compassionate doctors [are] on staff to assist you in obtaining your medical marijuana license." In other words, you don't need to show medical records or pass a physical examination to determine the nature of your health problem. Just walk in, tell them what ails you, and walk out with your card.
In addition, Colorado cannot monitor the source of the dope, to determine it is not coming from criminal gangs or Mexican cartels. And they can't control what you do with it, after you smoke your daily allotment.
There is an obvious failure by Colorado to regulate the "medical marijuana" industry. This means that a new marijuana industry, following the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, is making the problems that already exist much worse. Inevitably, we will be seeing more social, economic and legal problems, not to mention hundreds of thousands of more mostly wasted, alienated, and disoriented youth.
Fortunately, Denver's liberal paper, The Denver Post, is being forced to cover this debacle. It recently reported that "State regulators charged with watching over Colorado's medical marijuana industry have fallen short on everything from tracking inventory and managing their budget to keeping potential bad actors out of the business, a state audit released Tuesday found."
It went on to say that "The findings are a blow to the state Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division as it prepares to take on the additional task of regulating recreational marijuana legalized by Amendment 64."
In addition to the prospect that legalization will end up assisting the illegal drug business, there is growing evidence that marijuana causes serious mental problems.
Jared Loughner, who in 2011 shot former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and subsequently pleaded guilty to 19 charges of murder and attempted murder, was a heavy marijuana smoker. Documents recently released in the case by the Pima County (Arizona) Sheriff's Department, after Freedom of Information requests from news organizations, reveal that Loughner's parents knew that he had been smoking marijuana and using cocaine.
Ironically, therefore, "medical marijuana" may be creating more cases of deranged individuals with even more serious mental problems and sicknesses, leading to dangerous and irrational behavior and "gun violence."
But look for the liberals to blame the guns, not the drugs.
An excellent piece in The American Spectator by Peter Hitchens, "The Right's Reefer Madness," highlights "the hilarious falsehood" known as "medical marijuana," which he points out was originally promoted by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) as a "red herring to give marijuana a good name."
But it is not so hilarious, Hitchens writes, when you consider the evidence linking marijuana to mental illness. He writes, "There are experienced psychiatrists, such as Professor Sir Robin Murray of London's Maudsley Hospital, who have little doubt of the connection. Likewise, there are nurses from British mental hospitals who have contacted me to tell of their conviction that there is a connection between marijuana and mental illness."
He laments that too many so-called conservatives have abandoned the fight against these dangerous drugs.
Cliff Kincaid is the Director of the AIM Center for Investigative Journalism and can be contacted at email@example.com.


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Hello everyone! It's Katie, Jennifer and Mike's assistant. This month's blog post is all about coffee, something near and dear to every Seattleite's heart. Before I moved to Seattle, I was a barista for two years in a local coffee shop. Therefore, I have some knowledge of the coffee world and my own coffee preference. So with this opportunity to live in a city built on coffee, I decided to explore two very different Starbucks' with my best friend Mallory. The two places we visited were the Starbucks on the 40th floor of the Columbia Tower and the newish Starbucks Roastery and Tasting Room in Capital Hill.
The Columbia Tower is the tallest skyscraper in downtown Seattle and they have an Observatory on the 73rd floor, which costs about $15. But, the elevator ride to the Starbucks on the 40th floor is free! Obviously the views are not as great, but it's free and Mallory and I are both financially conscious. So we grabbed an elevator and rode it to the 40th floor where we found a pretty typical looking Starbucks. The views were alright, but blocked by some nearby buildings and the weather was overcast so we couldn't see very far. So, Mallory took some pictures and we headed on our way. However, this might be a good place for a cheap date on a nice afternoon.
Next, we grabbed a bus to Capitol Hill to visit the Starbucks Roastery and Tasting Room. This place is massive! According to an article I found, it is a 15,600 square foot property that is rumored to have cost $20 million to build. Starbucks has taken their love for coffee and created a once in a lifetime experience. As soon as I walked in I was in awe of the design and layout of the Roastery. There is copper everywhere! Starbucks even went so far as to design their own espresso bars. Espresso bars are extremely expensive in the first place, so you can tell how much thought they put into the environment of the roastery. There are multiple areas where you can order coffee and a large gift shop. Mallory and I began by talking with the barista we met at the door and he suggested we go to the Experience Bar in the lower level of the building. Once at the Experience Bar, we ordered a flight of three different types of Starbucks coffees and a smoked butterscotch latte. (That was probably too much coffee, but I'd like to think that's not possible.) The coffee flight was cool because there was a very distinct difference between all the coffee's we chose. It was interesting to taste them at the same time. The latte was good, but not something I would order again. It wasn't overly flavorful and if I order a latte with butterscotch flavor I want to taste the butterscotch.
The best part about the roastery is that it is so different from every other Starbucks. You can tell from your first step in the door that a lot of time, money and research went into building this facility. This is a specific, behind the scenes look at the high end product that Starbucks can create. It is not your typical Starbucks on every single street corner, selling the exact same thing to impatient customers. The details are my favorite part, besides the coffee of course!


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Actor Mel Gibson is trying to clean up his criminal record by petitioning the court for an expungement to remove his no contest plea to a battery charge. Back in March of 2011, Gibson pled no contest to slapping his wife, Oksana Grigorieva, across the face knocking out several veneers.
Gibson's motion hearing is set for later this month where he will provide proof that he has completed all terms and conditions set by the judge during the 2011 battery sentencing, which included; 16 hours of community service, 52 weeks of counseling, 3 years of probation, and adhering to "peaceful contact" at all times with his ex-wife, Grigorieva. After reviewing the motion, the judge will decide to grant or deny the expungement.
What is an expungement? An expungement, also known as sealing a record or record sealing, is the legal processes of clearing a past criminal conviction and removing it from general view. Only certain criminal charges are eligible for the expungement process and specific requirements must be met before a judge will grant an expungement. Once an expungement is granted, for the most part it looks like it never happened and the past conviction would not need to be divulged on documents such as a job application.
Mel Gibson is no stranger to the expungement process. Back in 2009, the Brave Heart actor was granted an expungement of a 2006 DUI that occurred in Malibu California. Gibson was a first time DUI offender and was eligible to have the DUI expunged after he completed all of his DUI sentencing terms. The motion was heard by Judge Lawrence J. Mira, and only took minutes for the DUI record seal to be granted.
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King Prawn and Smoked Salmon Cocktail*
Dressed in a bloody Mary Marie Rose sauce on a bed of tomatoes & lettuce. Served with artisan bloomer bread
'Twas the night before Christmas in Uxbridge, when all through our pubs… we made memories on Christmas Eve 2023 with those we love.
In fact, it meant so much to us that we're already open for Christmas Eve 2024 bookings*, excited for an occasion just as memorable – and delicious! – as the main event with a sensational 2-course Christmas Eve menu for £31.95.
While our lovely chefs put the finishing touches on this year's dishes, have yourself a merry little peek at our sample menus and book your table, knowing everything is taken care of at The Malt Shovel.
*Please note that a £5pp deposit is required on tables of 7 or more for Christmas Eve.
Sample Christmas Eve Menu
Dressed in a bloody Mary Marie Rose sauce on a bed of tomatoes & lettuce. Served with artisan bloomer bread
Served with our rainbow greens & grains salad & creamy chickpea hummus
Topped with ciabatta croutons and served with artisan bloomer bread. Vegan alternative available
Baked in mozzarella, cheddar and garlic sauce on a bed of spring onion mash. Served with a toasted rustic roll
Cheddar cheese, camembert and garlic fondue sauce with fresh mushrooms topped with lovage pesto. Served with toasted artisan bloomer to dip
Served with apple, date & tamarind chutney and a toasted rustic roll
Rich shallots cooked in ale, topped with sliced goats cheese on a flaky puff pastry base. Vegan alternative available
Served with roasted vine cherry tomatoes, triple-cooked chips and a sauce of your choice (+£4.00 supplement)
Tender fried buttermilk chicken topped with camembert cheese, maple cured bacon, cranberry sauce and a Cumberland pig in blanket
Fire roasted red pepper & onion confit served with baby potatoes & Tenderstem® broccoli
Tender steak and rich venison simmered in a hearty red wine sauce. Served with spring onion mash & seasonal greens
Served with a roasted red apple, crispy crackling, classic Bubble & squeak, Tenderstem® broccoli & topped with an apple, brandy & pink lady jus
Served with a lemon & thyme stuffing wrapped in bacon, Yorkshire pudding, crispy roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and a rich gravy
Candied carrot, sweet potato, onion, parsnip & beetroot roast, topped with pumpkin seeds and served with tomato sauce
Aged for 21 days
Sirloin of beef, pork belly & crackling and turkey breast & stuffing
Served warm with custard
Vegan option available
Choux pastry profiteroles filled with whipped cream, topped with salted caramel sauce
A selection of Double Gloucester, Blue Shropshire, Cenarth Brie and sharp Coastal Cheddar cheese served with an apple & date chutney, savoury biscuits and grapes (+£3.00 supplement)
Filled with vine fruits and soaked in rum, served warm with brandy sauce
Decadent salted caramel & dark chocolate ganache on a Chocolate chip cookie base. Served with fresh cream and rich chocolate sauce
Glazed with cinnamon & nutmeg sugar, served with home-baked butter biscuit
Served with our tasty burger dip
Served on a bed of rainbow greens & grains salad
Served with artisan bloomer bread
Candied carrot, sweet potato, onion, parsnip & beetroot roast, topped with pumpkin seeds and served with tomato sauce
Served with a pig in blanket, Yorkshire pudding, crispy roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and a rich gravy
with gravy
With lettuce and tomato in a toasted bun
Pasta tubes in tomato sauce
Chargrilled tomatoes, red peppers & mushrooms, with steamed broccoli
With lettuce and tomato in a toasted bun
Fruity Christmas pudding served with rich custard
With vanilla ice cream
Made with apple, banana, pineapple and mango
(V) = made with vegetarian ingredients, (VE) = made with vegan ingredients, however some of our preparation, cooking and serving methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server. * = this dish contains alcohol. Dishes containing game may contain shot. All items are subject to availability. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. We are proud to be part of the Vintage Inns family; for details of our country pubs in the Vintage Inns collection, please visitvintageinns.co.uk. Please note that for tables of 8 or more a discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All items are subject to availability. All calories are correct at the time of menu print. Live nutrition information is available online. Adults need around 2000kcal a day.