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Saturday, January 8, 2011
... a problem." - KittyBoy
The Princess is blocking passage. For an appropriate fee I suspect she'll let KB back in his cuddly bed.
What is it worth???
6 comments:
- Glenna said...
Princess as Gate Keeper! Ho, ho, KB--outsmarted!
- January 8, 2011 at 6:57 PM
- Ann (bunnygirl) said...
I'm not surprised. This is the Princess's territory and no cat is going to get past without paying appropriate homage!
- January 8, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- Jade said...
It's about time KB learned that The Princess is Head Bunny for a reason. This is what he gets for all those times he's entered her domain without invitation. ;)
- January 8, 2011 at 8:35 PM
- Katie said...
LOL I just had a thought of "YOU! SHALL! NOT! PASS!" Looks like Princess has the situation under control. =)
- January 8, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...
Two bits and a carrot and ye shall pass. Otherwise, move along mortal feline.
xx, shell - January 9, 2011 at 5:40 AM
- Roni said...
You really hate princess don't you kitty? Anyways, Princess just look for rabbit hutches in the neighbor where you can hang out. I think kitty is planning something bad.
- January 28, 2011 at 6:30 PM
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We love the rattle's workmanship. This is our small contribution to supporting families in rural Bangladesh, to removing the need for economic migration to the cities, and to providing women with flexible working opportunities which are close to their homes. By purchasing this Fair Trade item, you are empowering artisans and promoting social justice by working directly with underprivileged artisans and paying them fair wages for handmade, quality products. Because of the fair wages artisans are paid, they are able to bring home enough enough money to support their entire families and send their children to school to receive an education.
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New video and great article by Rick Nelson in the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Zoe and I were interviewed last month by Rick Nelson, food writer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and the article came out on December 6, 2007. Rick was more than kind to us: "…If holiday gift-givers are aiming to buy one new cookbook title for the bakers in their lives, they should look no further than the remarkable Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day… Hertzberg and Francois should have called their burst of genius Breadmaking for Dummies — that's how user-friendly it is… their master recipe is wildly flexible, generously adapting to a wide range of breads, pizzas, flatbreads and pastries." Read the entire review.
We're just as excited about Jenni Pinkley's fantastic video that she shot for the paper's website. Astute and attentive viewers will note Zoe's incisive comment as the video closes. Click here to see the video. Speaking of video, I think Martha Stewart was talking about us when she interviewed legendary cookbook editor Judith Jones on The Martha Stewart Show that aired last week. Martha asked Judith (who edited Julia Child and James Beard) "what do you think of this wet bread that you hardly let rise, you hardly do anything to it, you just sort of put it in the oven?" Judith wasn't buying; she told Martha that "kneading is the fun of making bread." Martha asked her "I know, but what if you don't have to?"
Couldn't have said it better ourselves. See the video (click on the "video" tab once you get there; Martha brings up bread at 2:15 into the video).


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We have years of experience now, we have seen a lot. Each patient of ours is different, so is their way of obtaining dental quotes. It is at times easier to get on the same wavelength, other times it is a lot harder to be fair. Put yourselves in our shoes: we are sitting in front of our computers and a patient asks us for a quote. But the most we know about the patient is the few lines they have provided us. So we have had many opportunities to discover how to make dental plans for seniors.
A treatment plan is more complex than you think
We ask for a telephone number, not because we want to interfere but because we want to understand their case in depth. This is how we can choose the best, the most suitable clinic for them. And anyway, it makes everything more efficient and faster. What you have to understand is that a patient usually does not know anything (or just very little) about dentistry. On the other hand for a dentist it is quite a challenge to put together a quote and dental plans for seniors without examinig the patient. The patient needs to have patience with us and invest a lot of trust. When a dentist gives out dental plans for seniors he is convinced that this is THE suitable treatment. This conviction is based on his vast experience, of course taking into account the specific wishes of the patient. At the time of sending out the dental plans for seniors, it only will include the materials to be used. Everything else like shape, color, and so on will be defined upon the visit. And of course we make a real effort to help the patient understand the treatment plan in detail, specifically what treatments are necessary to restore his smile.
So what do we need in order to be able to create dental plans for seniors?
Of course we do the bigger job from here, but it is necessary for the patient to work with us, that is, to open up. We want our patients to understand that the things we are asking for have a reason. We want them to understand that designing a treatment plan is quite complex. It takes a lot of organization, logical thinking, empathy towards each individual. There is a lot of work behind it. We want our clients to provide as many information details as possible when they request a dental plans for seniors. A few lines written about where a tooth is missing and what they want to happen with it will simply not be enough. Many things must be considered, such as bone structure, allergies, teeth surrounding the hole and so on.
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We trained our personal assistants to be a friend of the patients, to get close to them. At the end of the day, if such interventions are to change lives, even the smallest treatment will do so. Teeth, smile and the health of the mouth should be on top of everyone's list. We are doing our best to assist each patient to achieve all of the above. Look at us as your friend. We have the best and most affordable dental plans for seniors.


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There's nothing about Edward Said in Obama's memoirs because of Obama's relentless refusal to include anecdotes about famous people he had met just because readers might find them—horrors—interesting.
I mean, in the unlikely event that I ever write my life story, I'd include the time I was interrogated by a Maryland chief of police on suspicion of attempting to assassinate former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with a letter bomb.
Their robot bomb disposal unit was ready to hurl into the Chesapeake Bay the small dense package I had mailed to myself at a hotel where both Mrs. Thatcher and I would be staying for a conference when I finally convinced the police the package just contained some new business cards I had had printed up.
Granted, this story doesn't reveal anything about my inner soul, but it's more entertaining than any single anecdote in Obama's boring book.
Obama left out random stories about famous people he had met because they don't have anything to do with his own personal all-absorbing "story of race and inheritance." And, besides, who knew whether potential Jewish donors in some future campaign would be pleased to hear about the impact Said had on Obama? Why leave a paper trail?


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Enhancing AppleWorks 4
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Last summer, I found my copy of the 1993 VHS tape Enhancing AppleWorks 4, a 26-minute video in which software developers Randy Brandt and Dan Verkade discuss the program's origin and the optional enhancements one can make to Quality Computers' 1993 update to the classic word processor, spreadsheet, and database productivity suite.
I recently decided to part with the video (before finding out that the intended party didn't want it), so I finally digitized it so that everyone could enjoy it. It seemed especially timely to do so, given Randy's recent reappearance in the Apple II community. Though it's true this video is already available on YouTube courtesy the generous Antoine Vignau, he writes, "My VCR is NTSC compatible on output to a TV screen, but my Plextor digitizer sees the flow as black & white only." I knew from my previous conversions of Quality Computer videos that my setup was capable of color, so I now offer a more picturesque alternative in this single Vimeo video:
Q/Vision, a division of Quality Computers, presents this introduction to AppleWorks 4 and the Apple II programmers behind it. Starring QC employees Randy Brandt, Dan Verkade, Katherine Hempton, and Walker Archer, written by Jerry Kindall, and produced and directed by Sam Mannino, this 1993 video was converted from VHS and is posted here with permission from copyright holder Joe Gleason.
I am not skilled at editing video and so did not run the above MP4 file through free utilities such as JES Deinterlacer and JES Video Cleaner. If anyone wishes to do so, the video file can be freely downloaded from Vimeo for further processing. Please let me know of your results, and I can replace the Vimeo file with a superior quality version without changing the URL.
It's important to remember that physical media have additional aspects that can be lost in a straight conversion, so I have also scanned all pertinent materials associated with this VHS tape into a PDF.


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Throughout out website, you will learn about old garden roses. How select one for your landscape along with how to plant and care for them. We are totally organic gardeners and care for our roses in a chemical free environment using compost, native mulch, beneficial insects and drip irrigation. We have five acres of gardens and with close to 1,000 antique roses within them. Commercially, we propagated about 180 variety. The Selecting Antique Roses link will show you our description of each with out photos from our Needville, Texas home (about an hour west of Houston.)
Why Antique Roses?
Because they can take whatever is thrown their way. Antique roses have been found in old cemeteries and abandoned homesteads dating from the 1800s. Settlers from Europe brought many of their best roses with them to remind them of home. The amazing thing is that these roses are still alive and blooming. They have withstood droughts, floods, hurricanes, heat waves, freezes, insect infestations and (more recently) lawnmowers. Having been abandoned for the most part, they have not been fertilized or sprayed or watered or pampered. Once their root system is established, many roses can live to be hundreds of years old. The roses are hardy and easy to grow.
By definition, old garden roses were found or propagated prior to 1867, the year the first hybrid tea rose was propagated. The roses available through florists are not antique varieties. They sell hybrids that provide long, straight stems with a single beautiful bloom on top. While the hybridized rose bush is not long lived, the flower typically lasts longer after being cut. For the most part, antique roses don't have these characteristics. On the down side, the hybrids have lost most of the qualities we look for when landscaping our homes.
Besides being hardy and long lived as a plant, antique roses are known for their fragrance. When you hear someone tell you to "take the time to stop and smell the roses", they almost certainly are talking about very old ones. They are great to pick and share with friends and family, and the more you pick the blooms, the more they bloom. The majority of people today have never had the opportunity to hold and smell a really old rose. So share them with everyone!
In the south, most antique roses are evergreen. They are perfect plants for landscapes. Whether along a fence, climbing up a trellis or as a focal point in that special place, they look great even without blooms. There are a few special varieties that only bloom once a year, but most repeat their blooms or never stop blooming.
Where should you buy old roses?
It is always to your advantage to buy direct from a local, professional grower. Most nurseries buy and sell plants of many types. Buying directly from the source, you will find a wider variety of plants available, specialized expertise and healthy plants.
Instead of six or eight varieties to choose from, growers will have more than 100. Not all roses are alike. Some love to be planted in wet areas. Others can withstand a lot of shade. A few varieties are "thornless", which are perfect grown next to the front door. Some will only grow to a height of 12 inches, while others can exceed 12 feet. They each have different scents, different colors and different needs. While not high in number, there are growers of antique roses scattered throughout the U.S. Visiting a grower might require a day trip. But it will be worth the time and effort as the plants will last for decades.
Another alternative is buying your plants directly from the grower over the Internet and having them shipped. That will work, too! Do your homework and identify the roses that thrive in your zone. If your grower is physically located in your zone, you can buy anything they grow!
Local nurseries might also be an option. But you must be careful when shopping locally. National chains have a centralized, national buying office. Unfortunately, the local stores will end up with plants and trees that will not thrive (or even survive) in their zone. There are exceptions, but their clerks typically won't know any better. Thus, it is imperative you know what you are buying before you take it home when dealing with Home Depot, Lowes or similar chains. Locally owned nurseries are your better choice. Particularly if the owner is on the premises. Locally owned nurseries know what grows well in their (thus your) area. Many employ Master Gardeners as their help.
Last, but not least, there are garden clubs that have plant sales. Many County Extension Agents have Master Gardeners that hold annual plant sales, typically in the Spring. Some even grow their own plants locally.
Wherever you buy your roses, do your homework. Old Garden Roses have a heritage. Look them up and see how they do in your area. We have photographs and growing habits for some 200 old roses on this web site. Every rose was pictured was grown in our garden in Needville, Texas (zone 8b). This is a hot and humid climate. Sometimes, there is no winter to force the roses into dormancy. It is the most challenging climate in the U.S. If they can grow well here, they can grow further north. If you live in a zone that includes a cold winter or a couple of seasons with 50 degree nights, you will have many more choices.
Good luck and be careful. Old garden roses are very addictive!


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Hydroelectricity (also known as hydro) is a well-developed renewable energy technology that has been around for more than a century.
Hydro uses flowing water to spin a turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity. The amount of electricity generated depends on the volume of water and the height of the water above the turbine.
Large hydroelectric power stations need dams to store the water required to produce electricity. These dams are often built to hold irrigation or drinking water, and the power station is included in the project to ensure maximum value is extracted from the water.
Hydroelectricity does not actually consume any water, as all the water is returned to the river after use.
While hydro plants can have very large capacities, the amount of electricity they generate can vary considerably from year to year depending on rainfall and electricity demand. Hydro can provide both baseload and peak load electricity, and hydro generators can start up and supply maximum power within 90 seconds.
Hydro power accounted for 23.3 per cent of total clean energy generated and 6.4 per cent of Australia's overall electricity in 2020. There are more than 120 working hydro power stations in Australia, with most of the nation's hydroelectricity generated by Hydro Tasmania's network of power plants and the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme in New South Wales.
After losing its crown as Australia's leading renewable energy generator in 2019, hydro slipped to third place in 2020 as generation from the booming rooftop solar sector overtook hydro for the first time. This came despite hydro generation increasing by 473 GWh in 2020 to 14,638 GWh, its highest level since 2018.
However, while the technology's share of renewable energy generation may have shrunk in recent years, its importance to the industry's future is growing with each new megawatt of solar and wind capacity that is installed. This is because of the critical role that hydro will play in firming Australia's substantial wind and solar resources, with a number of major hydro projects under development that will enable further expansion of renewable energy in Australia.
The biggest new hydro project is Snowy 2.0, a 2000 MW/350,000 MWh project currently under construction in New South Wales. The project reached a number of significant development milestones in 2020, including state and federal environmental approval, which were both fast-tracked as part of the governments' COVID-19 recovery efforts, a $125 million transmission investment by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and approval of a segment factory, which will manufacture 130,000 concrete tunnel segments for use during construction of the project.
Tasmania's Battery of the Nation project also continued to progress in 2020, with Hydro Tasmania naming Lake Cethana in north-west Tasmania as its first pumped hydro site for the project. Marinus Link, a second interconnector connecting Tasmania to the mainland that is a critical component of the Battery of the Nation project, also took a step closer to realisation after the Federal Government committed $94 million to take the project to the final investment decision stage.
Snowy 2.0 and the Battery of the Nation clearly show that there is considerable desire in expanding the nation's hydro resources to provide additional storage capacity to complement renewable energy such as wind and solar power.
jobs created during the lifetime of Snowy 2.0
5000The future of hydro also looks bright in New South Wales after the state government committed $50 million in grants to support the delivery of pumped hydro projects in the state as part of its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, the proposed Oven Mountain pumped hydro project was deemed as Critical State Significant Infrastructure by the state government and GE signed an agreement with Walcha Energy to develop a 500 MW pumped hydro project at Dungowan Dam.
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WPS salary protection system. How to open an account in the UAE and WPS?
When opening a corporate account in the UAE, the bank also provides access to salary payments through the WPS system. In this article we will look at what WPS is and how it works.
What is WPS and how does it relate to opening a bank account in the UAE?
The Wages Protection System (WPS) is an electronic salary transfer system that allows organizations to pay salaries to employees through banks, bureaus and financial institutions approved and authorized to provide this service. Continue reading


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Media And Police: Coping With Generation Barkha – OpEd
By B. Raman
Concepts keep evolving. When I was in service, one used to talk of media management by the police. It is now a hated concept. After I left service in August,1994, one started talking of perception management. This too has now fallen into disfavour. One now talks of perception correction. It is a politically neutral concept acceptable both to the police and the media.
Police officers have a right and a responsibility to identify wrong perceptions created by the media either consciously or unconsciously and have them corrected. For that, continuous interaction between the police and the media is necessary — not only in times of crisis, but also in normal times.
Cordial relations with the media is not just a question of entertaining it from time to time. It is a question of respecting it as playing a useful role in keeping its spotlight on the police and winning its respect through our professionalism.
A good professional doesn't have to all the time strut around projecting himself as one. He will be sensed from a distance by the media and the public. Professionalism is a combination of various factors — your competence, your efficiency, your record, your integrity and your ability to earn respect by giving respect.
The media expects from us respect, accessibility and a willingness to share correct information that can be shared for the benefit of the media and the public and in the interest of the public and the nation. If these factors are kept in mind, one can more effectively than at present prevent the emergence of wrong perceptions and correct wrong perceptions that arise despite the best efforts of the police to prevent them.
Not only concepts evolve, but the media landscape also keeps evolving. When I was in service, dealing with the media was simple. Today, it has become difficult and complex. In those days, we had to deal only with the print media and the Government-run electronic media. The media landscape has since changed beyond recognition due to the mushrooming of privately-run TV and radio networks, the easy availability of foreign channels for the viewers due to satellite TV, the blooming of the new media which has enabled any individual with the required motivation and energy to become a virtual journalist.
The rapid advance of media-related technologies has further empowered the media and given the police the impression and feeling of having been disempowered. The police, like other wings of the Government, does not know how to deal with this phenomenon of an aggressive and assertive media and equally aggressive and assertive citizens. Those who understand this phenomenal change in the media landscape and use it for their benefit are the driving force of today. Those, who do not, find themselves left far behind by the march of the new forces and new ideas in the real and virtual world of the media.
Without a proper understanding of the new forces and the new ideas sweeping across the media world, the police, like other wings of the Government, will not be able to deal with the multiplying complexities of media relations today.
The journalist profile has also been evolving. When I was in service, I had to deal with journos who were in their late 40s or early 50s. They were reverential to senior Government servants, they were respecters of persons and they knew and respected the Laxman Rekha in the relations between the media and the Government.
Today, while the media continues to be driven commercially by people in their middle ages, it is driven professionally by journos in their 20s and 30s. There has been a spectacular bloom of young journos, who respect no age, who respect no person, who respect no authority and who observe no Laxman Rekha. For them, getting at the news and reporting it as they think it should be reported is the end-all and be-all of their profession.
Today's young journos, unlike their predecessors, are risk-takers and risk-seekers. Their predecessors used to come to us for advice and briefing before they undertook any dangerous reporting assignment. Today's journos don't care. The moment they decide to go somewhere to get the news, they make a dash for it without worrying about the risks and dangers. A new generation of journos has come up since the Kargil conflict driven by a fearsome passion to get at the news even if they have to ruffle the feathers of those in authority. I call it the Barkha generation—- full of determination, drive and courage. Look at the way Barkha dashed into rebel-controlled Libya without worrying about the consequences for her.
The Barkha generation has its positive and negative qualities. Look at the way it complicated the handling of the Kandahar hijacking in December 1999. Look at the way Barkha, in alleged disregard of the difficulties of the police and other security forces, covered the 26/11 terrorist strikes in Mumbai. I am yet to come across a single IPS officer who does not talk critically of the way she covered the 26/11 strikes. Look at the way she went after a blogger who chose to criticise her style of news coverage. She would expect the Police to understand and be responsive to her style of news coverage, but she could not understand and be responsive to a blogger's criticism — however immoderate — of her style of reporting. This brought out the double standards adopted by some of the young journos of today.
We have not yet found an answer to the question as to how to cope with this new generation of journos with its insatiable hunger for the Breaking News because many of us are not even aware that the media world of today and the ever-bubbling journos of today are unrecognisably different from those of yesterday. This question has to be debated carefully in our search for an answer.
Look how poorly we understand the mind-boggling reach and potential of the new media. How many of us have thought of ways of using the new media for disseminating the correct news, for projecting the police point of view and for correcting wrong perceptions? Improving the conventional ways and style of relationship with the media alone is not sufficient. The police has to be proactive in the world of the new media. Instead of understanding the new media and its social networks and benefitting from them, we are thinking of curbing and even suppressing them. This shows that while the mindset of Generation Next in the media world is galloping forward, our mindset remains shackled to the past. It is time to break this.
( This is a post-seminar expansion of introductory observations made by me at a seminar on Police and Media at Hyderabad on December 15 and 16, 2011)


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AZP 80 – Food waste disposal
Hygienic and cost-effective food waste systems for the catering industry
What to do with food waste?
Many restaurants and large catering establishments still use the conventional waste removal method. This means that the resulting vegetable cleaning and peeling waste, and food leftovers are collected in unsanitary manner in slop buckets. In addition, the waste in the waste bins often remains in the kitchen area for a long time.
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The food waste is fed through a flume to the comminution plant. The comminution of the food waste is carried out in the horizontally arranged comminution plant, which consists of a rotating grinding disc with milling and cutting teeth made of tungsten carbide with sieve ring, pump housing and motor. The wall of the comminution plant is in the form of sieve ring. Integrated pump impeller blades create a suction effect that transports of the shredded residues to the solids separator. The dewatering of the food particles takes place in the solids separator. The volume reduction is possible up to 85%, usually about 70%. The food waste system is equipped with a rinsing function for reliable cleaning.
The comminution unit with tungsten carbide teeth shreds all leftovers. Residues and metal parts collect in the sieve basket below.
The rinsing system located in all four corners ensures thorough cleaning of the screen cylinder by means of powerful cyclical rinses.
The open double-walled insulated doors guarantee unrestricted access to the mechanical systems over the entire length of the system.
The sieve cylinder along with worm spindle can be removed, cleaned and replaced with a few simple movements.


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When you hear that a new or updated piece of software that you're interested in is 'in beta', your immediate reaction is usually a positive one: 'Great - it's nearly ready to be released!'
Once beta testing has begun, it's easy to assume that the hard programming yards have been covered and now it's just a case of dotting the 'i's and crossing the 't's. Is this really the case for every company, though? Some products seem to be in beta for just a few weeks, while others remain in this state for months - maybe more! In some cases the beta process is shielded from users, with the public only hearing about the product when it's ready for release; but in others, the great unwashed are asked to test several different versions.
Also, how do developers know when beta testing should stop? Can a product be declared 'finished' once it's out of beta, or does this just mean that it's stable enough to be sent to market?
To beta or not to beta
Let's try to define exactly what a company means when it says that its software is 'in beta'. Scott Fisher is Communications and Marketing Manager at Image-Line, developers of FL Studio. How would he define it?
"I suppose we would contrast beta with alpha," Fisher says. "In alpha, the software is still under development, is likely to have structural changes and is tested by perhaps ten to 20 people. We go to beta when we have found most of the bugs we can with the alpha group and the software is basically in release form.
"At this stage, it is far less likely to have any structural or design changes, but we are always open to that possibility. This phase is mainly about bug-hunting based on the wider testing and gathering feedback on workflow issues."
Jonathan Hillman is Product Manager for PreSonus's Studio One. His view is that beta software "is a version that is ready to be evaluated beyond our internal group. At that point, to our knowledge, everything works as intended. The scope of the release is more or less proportional to the length of time we spend in beta; that is, a larger release requires more extensive beta testing."
This is confirmed by Ohm Force, which is putting the finishing touches to its long-awaited, collaboration-friendly DAW Ohm Studio - the beta phase is currently in full effect.
"Ohm Studio actually needs more beta testing than other sequencers because you need to also test the server loads, bandwidth, storage and features such as collaborative freeze that deal with non-shared plug-ins with a handy bounce. That means not only a beta, but a public one."
Ah yes, the public beta testing programme - this has become increasingly common in recent years, particularly as the internet has made it easier for users to get hold of software and submit feedback on its performance. What are the benefits of public beta testing versus in-house/private evaluation, though?
"Public beta testing involves a huge quantity and variety of systems, which is very desirable," says Hillman. "However, the quality of feedback tends to be inversely proportional to the size of the beta group. There's also the obvious disadvantage of showing your hand to the competition, which matters when you are innovating."
There may be pros and cons to public beta testing, then, but Image-Line's Scott Fisher is of the view that the positives far outweigh the negatives - both for developers and users.
"We adopted a strategy of public beta testing many years ago, simply because it means that when we do launch software formally, it's been pretty thoroughly tested by tens of thousands of people. We also have a core of customers who love to get their hands on our latest products as soon as possible. It's a win-win really."
Is it the case, though, that customers are constantly being asked to use software that isn't finished? Scott Fisher doesn't think so.
"Using the beta is entirely optional," he says. "We always direct customers to the latest official release for time- and mission-critical work. We do our best to keep the two separate in our customers' minds."
Ohm Force makes the point that if you're going to send your beta out for public testing, you need to ensure you don't do it too early in the process.
"If we had given access [to Ohm Studio] to anyone at the early stage of development, most people would have been disappointed, to the extent that frustration caused by technical failure would have been greater than frustration caused by staying on the pending list. Public testing can begin when a product has reached a certain level of quality but now needs larger-scale feedback."
Knowing when to stop
Just as importantly, how do you know when beta testing should end? "We set and track objectives for releases: address certain issues, expand or add features, rethink an interface element, and so on," says PreSonus' Jonathan Hillman.
"When the objectives are met and stability is solid in our in-house tests, we enter beta. When stability is reported as solid within the beta group, and we're satisfied that no workflow issues have come up, we're finished."
That sounds pretty clear, but 'finished' can be a tricky concept in software development, as Ohm Force confirm.
"The truth is that Ohm Studio, like any DAW, will never be finished. Remember Ableton Live 1.0: it had a really innovative feature, but was also missing other big ones - it had no MIDI instruments at all! Many features that we consider essential were added in later versions.
"Well, the same goes with Ohm Studio. As of today, no one offers a collaborative solution comparable to ours. While that and other aspects of Ohm Studio will be improved over the years, some people are very happy to use it already. That's one key marker - not for saying it's 'finished', but for the release. The other marker is having the package of features and bug fixes without which selling Ohm Studio would feel unacceptable."
What should a company do if they've reached a set deadline for the end of beta testing and know that there are still problems to be fixed? Should the beta period be extended, or is it better to release first and iron out the kinks later?
"Deadlines are man-made, so they are always open to being changed," says Scott Fisher. "If it's not ready, it's not shipped. On the other hand, software will always have bugs. Every developer knows there will be issues no matter how thorough the beta test was."
In other words, you can beta test for as long as you like, but there will inevitably be some bugs that slip through the net. The important thing is that any issues that do remain aren't fundamental to the way the software works and performs.
"If those issues have the potential to affect stability or functionality for a large number of users, no, [the software] should not be released," says Jonathan Hillman. "At the end of the day, users correctly value stability over everything."
This article originally appeared in issue 182 of Computer Music magazine.


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[Image: Courtesy U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)].
A gigapixel bathymetric map of the Gulf of Mexico's seabed has been released, and it's incredible. The newly achieved level of detail is almost hard to believe.
[Images: Courtesy U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)].
The geology of the region is "driven not by plate tectonics but by the movement of subsurface bodies of salt," Eos reported last week. "Salt deposits, a remnant of an ocean that existed some 200 million years ago, behave in a certain way when overlain by heavy sediments. They compact, deform, squeeze into cracks, and balloon into overlying material."
This means that the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico "is a terrain continually in flux."
How the salt got there is the subject of a long but fascinating description at Eos.
It is hypothesized that the salt precipitated out of hypersaline seawater when Africa and South America pulled away from North America during the Triassic and Jurassic, some 200 million years ago. The [Gulf of Mexico] was initially an enclosed, restricted basin into which seawater infiltrated and then evaporated in an arid climate, causing the hypersalinity (similar to what happened in the Great Salt Lake in Utah and the Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan).
Salt filled the basin to depths of thousands of meters until it was opened to the ancestral Atlantic Ocean and consequently regained open marine circulation and normal salinities. As geologic time progressed, river deltas and marine microfossils deposited thousands more meters of sediments into the basin, atop the thick layer of salt.
The salt, subjected to the immense pressure and heat of being buried kilometers deep, deformed like putty over time, oozing upward toward the seafloor. The moving salt fractured and faulted the overlying brittle sediments, in turn creating natural pathways for deep oil and gas to seep upward through the cracks and form reservoirs within shallower geologic layers.
These otherwise invisible landscape features "oozing upward" from beneath the seabed are known as salt domes, and they are not only found at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
[Image: Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress].
The black and white photos you see here are from a salt mine on Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress. The photos date back as far as 1900, and they're gorgeous.
[Image: Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress].
This is what it looks like inside those salt domes, you might way, once industrially equipped human beings have carved wormlike topological spaces into the deformed, ballooning salt deposits of the region.
[Image: Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress].
Obviously, the Gulf of Mexico is not the only salt-rich region of the United States; there is a huge salt mine beneath the city of Detroit, for example, and the nation's first nuclear waste repository, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP—which my wife and I had the surreal pleasure of visiting in person back in 2012—is dug into a huge underground salt deposit near the New Mexico/Texas border.
[Image: Inside WIPP; photo by Nicola Twilley].
Nonetheless, the Louisiana/Gulf of Mexico salt dome region has lent itself to some particularly provocative landscape myths.
You might recall, for example, the story of Lake Peigneur, an inland body of water that was almost entirely drained from below when a Texaco drilling rig accidentally punctured a salt dome beneath the lake.
This led to the sight of a rapid, Edgar Allan Poe-like maelström of swirling water disappearing into the abyss, pulling no fewer than eleven barges into the terrestrial deep.
[Image: Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress].
But there is also the story of Bayou Corne, one of my favorite conspiracy theories of all time.
[Images: Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress].
As the New York Times reported back in 2013, "in the predawn blackness of Aug. 3, 2012, the earth opened up—a voracious maw 325 feet across and hundreds of feet deep, swallowing 100-foot trees, guzzling water from adjacent swamps and belching methane from a thousand feet or more beneath the surface."
One resident of the area is quoted as saying, "I think I caught a glimpse of hell in it."
More than a year after it appeared, the Bayou Corne sinkhole is about 25 acres and still growing, almost as big as 20 football fields, lazily biting off chunks of forest and creeping hungrily toward an earthen berm built to contain its oily waters. It has its own Facebook page and its own groupies, conspiracy theorists who insist the pit is somehow linked to the Gulf of Mexico 50 miles south and the earthquake-prone New Madrid fault 450 miles north. It has confounded geologists who have struggled to explain this scar in the earth.
To oversimplify things, the overall theory—that is, the conspiratorial part of all this—is that the entire landscape of the Gulf region is on the verge of subterranean dissolution. The very salt deposits so beautifully mapped by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management are all lined up for eventual flooding.
As this vast underground landscape of salt dissolves, everything from east Texas to west Florida will be sucked down into the abyss.
[Image: Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress].
It's unlikely that this will happen, I should say. You can sleep well at night.
In the meantime, the sorts of salt-mining operations depicted here in these photographs have carved their worming, subterranean way into the warped terrains of salt that dynamically ooze their way up to the surface from geological prehistory.
[Image: Avery Island, Louisiana, archived by the U.S. Library of Congress].
Be sure to check out the full gigapixel BOEM map, and the helpful write-up over at Eos is worth a read, as well. As for the Bayou Corne conspiracy—I suppose we'll just have to wait.
(Bathymetric maps spotted via Chris Rowan; salt mine photos originally spotted a very long time ago via Attila Nagy).


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Cumin oil is being used in California for enhancing the immune system of AIDS patients and has been proven in building immunity in allergic patients as well.
Celebrated as one of the most potent digestive aid in India, these cute little seeds stand special among the many natural condiments used since the ancient times, for it always blend with the food, making it extraordinarily delicious with its distinct earthy aroma and enticing flavor.
Ayurveda beckons Cumin as Jiraka, Ajaji and Ajajika. Botanically called as Cuminum cyminum, Cumin belongs to the Apiaceae along with its other siblings including Parsley, Caraway and Dill. Apart from its widespread culinary uses, Cumin seeds and its essential oil are being used in addressing digestive problems, migraine, low secretion of breast milk, piles, convalescence, poor blood circulation, anemia, skin disorders, insomnia and respiratory infections.
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Historical importance of Cumin:
The most notable accolade to sing the glory and historical reference of Cumin seed is its use in the mummification process that dates back to 5000 years. Biblical references clad Cumin seed as one of the best offering to God. Moreover it was crowned as a tithing spice and valued as a currency used in exchange for trade.
Being a native of the Mediterranean region, Cumin seed has found its application and cultivation throughout the world for its ubiquity, low cost, culinary and medicinal properties. Best known for its ease in cultivation, Cumin seed is a part of the traditional cooking.
Cumin is the second most popular spice in the world; it is often used in culinary as a substitute for black pepper which was highly expensive. Being the only medicinal part of the plant this aromatic herb has been used since the primordial times as the best aphrodisiac, for which loafs of bread seasoned with Cumin seeds along with chicken were served for newly married men.
As a common subject of the works of Hippocrates, Pliny and Dioscorides, Cumin was used vastly in Greece and Rome for its bactericidal, culinary and stomachic qualities.
Few sources state that this herb had the ability to improve skin complexion. Cumin was also considered as a spice of avarice and greed, for which the Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius were nicknamed as Cumin.
The Talmuds used Cumin seeds in the circumcision ritual to arrest bleeding and prevent infections. Cumin seed oil and cumin seed powder are still an effective digestive aid that helps one to get rid of flatulence, indigestion and constipation. It is an active component of the Jeera water in India that grants instant refreshment and makes one to feel warm and active from within.
Chemical constituents and therapeutic properties of Cumin seed oil:
Cumin seed oil consists of numerous chemical compounds and the major ones among them are aldehydes, monoterpenes hydrocarbons and oxygenated sesquiterpenes that include cumin aldehyde, α-pinene, safranol, linalool, thymol, myrcene, limonene, 1-8-cineole, p-menth-3-en-7-ol, p-mentha-1, 3-dien-7-ol , caryophyllene , β-bisabolene , β-pinene, P-cymene, β-phellandrene, D-terpinene, flavonoids, cuminyl alcohol and β-farnesene.
Cumin seed oil also serves as a rich source of iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, calcium, carbohydrates, starch, Vitamin C, A & B1 and glows as a rich dietary fiber.
It is often employed for its anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, anti-microbial, anti carcinogenic, anti-diabetic, antitussive, stomachic, carminative, diuretic, stimulant, appetizer, galactogogue, anti-mutagenic, emmenagogue, antiseptic, astringent, detoxifier, anti-tumor, aphrodisiac, nervine and tonic properties.
Ayurvedic Health Benefits of Cumin Seed Oil:
Ayurveda is a 5000 year old medical practice from India and the word 'Ayurveda' means 'Knowledge of life', which insists on awareness about one's life for leading a hale and hearty living.
Unlike other healing methodologies, Ayurveda aims at gifting mankind with holistic health by preventing illnesses and paving way for healthy aging and longevity. The National Institute of Health rightly quotes this as "The aim of Ayurvedic medicine is to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit. This is believed to help prevent illness and promote wellness."
The ancient Ayurvedic texts namely Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita, written by the renowned Ayurvedic physicians Charaka (the Father of Medicine) and Sushruta (the Father of Surgery) throw light on all kinds of treatment methodologies and healing techniques used in Ayurveda. These texts even talk about complex surgical treatments including plastic surgery and caesarean deliveries even before the evolution of machines or medical equipments.
Ayurveda conquers the world of medicine for thousands of years with its natural remedies including essential oils or the life force of plants, herbs, yoga, meditation, prayers, Ayurvedic routine and other Ayurvedic therapies like Panchakarma (Cleansing or Detox treatment) and Abhyanga (the art of Ayurvedic massaging).
These remedies reveal the trust of Ayurvedic philosophy on the power of Mother Nature, which is made up of five vital elements namely earth, water, fire, air and space.
This traditional system believes that everything on earth is a part of nature and is built up with the same five elements of nature. Every person on earth is a unique creation with a unique individual constitution that is made up of 3 dynamic biological forces known as doshas. They are vata, pitta and kapha. Each dosha is a combination of the 5 elemental forces of nature.
Pitta is a symbol of fire and water and is held responsible for metabolic activities and body temperature. Vata is a combination of air and space and is in charge of respiratory functions, circulation and nervous functions of the system.
Kapha is a representation of earth and water and is accountable for physical build up, reproductive health, sustenance and movement of fluids in the body. According to Ayurveda, balance between these doshas symbolizes health and imbalance causes illnesses.
Ayurvedic therapies are prescribed in such a way to correct the imbalance of doshas and to be in harmony with nature. Cumin seed and its essential oil is known to decrease kapha and vata doshas and increase pitta dosha, which makes this oil as an effective natural remedy for treating digestive disorders, respiratory illnesses, nervous problems and reproductive problems.
The Ayurvedic health benefits of Cumin seed oil are:
1. Attenuates all your stomachic problems:
Cumin essential oil is known for its pitta-enhancing properties that are responsible for metabolism and body temperature. With the Sanskrit name Jiraka, which literally means digestion, Cumin seed oil enhances the metabolism and alleviates all kinds of digestive disorders. Indians drink Jeera water (Cumin seeds boiled in water) for augmenting their digestive potential.
The presence thymol, a natural stimulant in Cumin oil along with its rich iron content induces and regulates the secretion of bile and other digestive and pancreatic enzymes that assist in easing digestion, absorption of essential nutrients and excretion. The carminative properties of this oil helps in relieving flatulence with ease and comfort along with preventing the formation of gas.
The process of digestion starts in the mouth. Cumin aldehyde, the prime aromatic compound of Cumin seed oil triggers the salivary glands in the mouth that results in the proper secretion of saliva with good PH value. It also inhibits the growth of harmful microbes.
The anti-fungal and antibacterial activity of Cumin seed oil is found effective in preserving food items, destroying human and animal pathogens and in protecting plants from hazardous micro-organisms in the soil.
Using 3 drops of Cumin oil blended with 1.5 ml of sesame oil for massaging your abdomen, aids in stimulating Agni or the digestive fire that helps in alleviating flatulence, indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhea, intestinal spasms, gastrointestinal infections, colic in infants, nausea and morning sickness due to indigestion.
You can also add 2 drops of Cumin oil in warm bathing water or in diffuser for enhancing your appetite and soothing your stomachic disorders.
2. Benefits in preventing cancer:
Cancer has now turned as an unavoidable life threat for the whole of humanity. The presence of flavonoids, monoterpene alcohols and linalool make Cumin seed oil an effective extinguisher of free hydroxyl radicals and lipid peroxides that play a major role in oxidation that initially targets in the single cellular death and when left unattended it may lead to fatality.
With its rich antioxidant property, Cumin seed oil is widely employed in preventing cancer and other health hazards caused due to cellular oxidation. A 2011 study on the numerous healing attributes of Cumin seed as published in PubMed states that no colon tumors were observed in the rats provided with a dietary supplementation of Cumin, in spite of being subjected to a colon specific carcinogen.
Along with this, Cumin seed oil decreases the activity of β-glucuronidase and mucinase enzymes that functions in liberating toxins and enhancing the hydrolysis of protective colonic mucus, either of which leads to the onset of colonic cancer.
Furthermore, Cumin seed is also an effective anti-mutagenic, apoptotic, anti-proliferative and anti-tumor herb enriched with the presence of Vitamin C, Vitamin A and monoterpenes that tones down the carcinogenic metabolism by increasing the activity of the corresponding enzymes.
Massaging your body with 20 drops of Cumin oil mixed with 10 ml of Virgin Olive oil helps in lessening the effects of free radicals and curbs the spread of cellular damage by penetrating through the skin and reaching every cell in the system.
3. Helps in treating diabetes and its associated symptoms:
Cumin seed oil has anti-diabetic and anti-glycating properties that assists in treating diabetes and its other associated symptoms. Certain studies on this regard state that rabbits when treated with Cumin seed oil exhibited a significant reduction in the blood glucose level and inhibited blood urea nitrogen along with inducing pepsin digestion and improvement in insulin and glycogen in tissues.
The anti-glycating property of Cumin seed oil delays the onset of cataract due to diabetes. It also lowers the cholesterol, fatty acids, triglycerides and phospholipids thus creating a protective shield on the liver, pancreas and the kidneys by lowering the level of toxic substances.
Inhaling the healing aroma of Cumin oil by adding 2 drops of this oil in burner, vaporizer or diffuser helps in controlling blood sugar levels, which is done when the aromatic molecules of this oil reach the limbic system and pituitary gland, the control center of the body by passing on the therapeutic properties of this oil to the entire system.
4. Helps in alleviating womanly concerns:
As a natural stimulant, Cumin seed oil induces and regulates the secretion of hormones and enzymes especially in women. Flavonoids and monoterpenes present in this oil have an estrogenic effect that corrects hormonal imbalances and cures blocked menses and irregularities in the menstrual cycle.
It increases the estrogen levels and strengthens the uterus and ovary which in turn has a positive effect in increasing the immunity.
The phytoestrogens in Cumin seed oil strengthens the bones by reducing the urinary calcium excretion and increasing the calcium content in the body thus helping in dealing with osteoporosis after menopause.
For dysmennorhea or painful menses, delayed or blocked menstruation and menopausal discomforts, massage your thighs, lower abdomen and genital part with 4 drops of Cumin oil mixed with 2 ml of coconut oil. Using 2 drops of Cumin oil in hot or cold compress is also a good idea in alleviating pain and treating hormone fluctuations.
Cumin seed and its essential oil have thymol, which acts as an effective stimulant in inducing the secretion of milk and increasing the quantity and quality of mother's milk thus proving beneficiary for both the lactating mother and the baby. As a natural source of iron, manganese and zinc, Cumin seed oil helps in transporting oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body through blood and increases the immunity power of women.
5. Aids in skincare:
Cumin seed oil has an age old history of being applied on wounds, acne, boils and stitches for its antiseptic quality and quick healing attribute. Antioxidants play a vital role in maintaining the complexion and beauty of the skin. Cumin seed oil is rich in antioxidant with the presence of monoterpene alcohols, linalool and flavonoids.
Moreover it is rich in Vitamin A and C, which along with the antioxidants helps in blocking the pores and strengthening the roots of the cellular tissues. It is for these strong reasons, Cumin seed oil is used in skin care for enhancing skin complexion and in oral care for strengthening teeth and gums.
Mix 2 drops of Cumin seed oil with 1 ml of jojoba oil or your mild skin care cream and lotion and apply it on the skin for improving your complexion, fighting against aging symptoms like wrinkles, healing wounds and curbing the growth of microbes, which causes acne and other skin infections.
6. Detoxifies the body:
Being a natural diuretic, Cumin seed oil aids in increasing the quantity and frequency of urinating. It is for this important reason, it is often recommended for people with high pressure and rheumatism.
It aids in cleansing the system by reducing the bad cholesterol, fatty acids, urea and acid levels in the body. Cumin seed oil serves as a protector of kidneys and liver as it helps in effective excretion of toxins and poses less pressure on these organs.
With its kapha-reducing and pitta-increasing properties, Cumin oil increases the heat in the body and results in discharging water retention and fluid deposits along with fostering active metabolism.
Its stomachic property attributed by pyrazine and Cumin aldehyde helps in treating constipation and piles. Add 4 drops of Cumin oil in warm bathing water or massage your body with 20 drops of Cumin oil mixed with 10 ml of coconut oil for effective detox cleansing.
7. Alleviates the respiratory tract infections:
Cumin seed oil helps in treating common cold, bronchitis, asthma, coughs and other respiratory tract infections, which are caused by excess of kapha dosha causing phlegm and mucus deposits to block the nasal passages, bronchial tubes and the respiratory tract.
Being an antimicrobial agent it kills the harmful viruses and bacteria that cling onto the respiratory tract and its kapha-lowering and expectorant qualities help in loosening even thick deposits of mucus and phlegm thus relieving from cold, cough, bronchitis and other respiratory infections.
Add 2 drops of Cumin oil in steam inhalation followed by a warm and gentle massage with the decongestant ointment blended with 2 drops of this oil on the chest, throat and back can help in relieving nasal congestion, cough, sore throat and breathing difficulties.
8. Soothes the mind and strengthens the intellectual power:
Cumin seed oil is a natural relaxant and with its unique aroma, this oil instills a calming effect on the mind and it acts as an effective stress reducer. The presence of rich nutrients and other therapeutic chemical constituents make Cumin seed oil a powerhouse of energy that reinforces your mind and relaxes your body and results in sound sleep.
Studies have also proved that Cumin seed oil possesses anti-stress and memory enhancing activity, making it a must for students with poor memory and weak intellectual skills. 2 drops of Cumin seed oil added to your diffuser or vaporizer or to a tissue placed near your pillows helps in pacifying the mind, clarifying thoughts, clearing confusions and improving memory skills.
Other health benefits of Cumin Seed Oil:
Cumin seed oil is also used in treating anemia, insect bites and in the manufacturing of perfumes and disinfectants.
This information is only for the purpose of education and is not intended to treat, prevent or diagnose any health condition or replace any prescribed medicines or professional medical advice. We are not medical professionals and we share this information only with the interest in spreading the richness of Ayurveda, the oldest traditional healing methodology.
Never take essential oils internally and dilute essential oils before topical use as pure and organic essential oils are highly concentrated substances and may cause harm if used directly on the skin. Always consult your Ayurvedic practitioner/healthcare professional before choosing the appropriate essential oil that is suitable for your medical condition and unique individual constitution.
Cumin Seed Oil Possible Skin Issues:
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The essential oil of Cumin is said to have phototoxic effects, which may lead to allergic reactions, mild skin irritation, sunburn, blisters and hyperpigmentation when the skin is exposed to direct light from the sun with increased use of dermal application of Cumin oil (more than the safe level) for up to 12 hours after use. The major chemical constituents held responsible for the adverse skin effects of Cumin oil are Cuminaldehyde and certain other phenols.
According to the International Fragrance Association, the safe and maximum level of dermal use of Cumin oil is 0.4%. Photosensitivity and other associated skin defects are said to occur when the safe limit of Cumin oil is exceeded and is used on the parts of the skin that are exposed to visible sunshine. This is applicable only for leave-on products like creams, massage blends, ointments and lotions and not for rinse-off products like bath preparations.
Cumin oil has the status of Generally Recognized as Safe by the FDA. The Research Institute of Fragrance Materials (RIFM) reports about 5% No-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) for phototoxic effects on volunteers for Cumin seed oil.
Never use Cumin oil in an undiluted manner and ensure that you always blend essential oils with appropriate carrier oils as pure essential oils are highly concentrated and might cause adverse effects on the skin, eyes and the system.
The National Association For Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) states Cumin oil as a photosensitizer and dermal irritant thus it is always recommended to use in a diluted form and should be avoided on damaged skin, eyes, allergic skin conditions and inflammatory parts.
Cumin seed oil is prescribed safe only for topical applications and not for internal use. Certain animal studies have concluded that overdose of Cumin seeds proved anti-fertility activity. Cumin seeds, due to their emmenagogue properties were proved to exhibit mild abortifacient activity, when tested on rats with the gestational age of 8 to 12 days with aqueous cumin extracts.
These seeds were proved to cause anaphylactic reactions on overdose. Caution should be taken in using Cumin oil, if you have a history of irritation or inflammation of the kidneys. It is also said that Cumin seeds may also cause low blood sugar so it is best to avoid the use of Cumin oil prior to 2 weeks before and after any surgical conditions.
Kindly avoid Cumin oil if you are pregnant or getting ready to conceive as Cumin oil has abortifacient and anti-fertility effects, when used more than the prescribed level can end up in miscarriage, stimulate menstruation or premature labor and might delay the chances of getting pregnant.
Reference Links Substantiating the Possible Skin Issues of Cumin Oil:
- Cumin, American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition by Zoe Gardner, Michael McGuffin
- Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals By Robert Tisserand, Rodney Young
- Cumin by Drugs.com
- Cumin side effects and safety by WebMD
- Safety Information on Essential Oils by the National Association For Holistic Aromatherapy
Thought for the day:
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. -Albert Einstein
Suggested Reading:
- Ayurveda & Aromatherapy: The Earth Essential Guide to Ancient Wisdom and Modern Healing by Dr. Light Miller, Dr. Bryan Miller
- Fragrance & Wellbeing: Plant Aromatics and Their Influence on the Psyche by Jennifer Peace Rhind
- Cumin & Coriander: A celebration of everyday North Indian cooking by Archana Nirad
- Cumin (Cuminum cyminum): Production and Processing from Science Publishers
- Curry Leaves and Cumin Seeds: A Healthier Approach to Indian Cooking by Jeeta Gandhi
Reference Links:
- Cumin by Wikipedia
- Cumin from Ayurveda and Aromatherapy by Light Miller and Bryan Miller
- Cumin (Cuminum Cyminum) as a potential source of antioxidants by Muhammad Nadeem and Asad Riaz from the National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- A 2011 study on Cuminum Cyminum and Carum Carvi by R.K.Johri as published in PubMed.
- A 2009 article on Delay of diabetic cataract in rats by the antiglycating potential of Cumin through modulation of alpha-crystallin chaperone activity.


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The following publications from the U.S. Government provide pertinent information that encourages the incorporation of a healthy lifestyle. Products include cookbooks that provide recipes for healthier eating; guides that give tips for shaving off extra pounds; booklets that educate people on nutrients contained in certain foods; data on which foods to avoid to control sugar and salt intake and much more. These publications help promote a healthy diet to reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Federal publications for or about physically or mentally impaired individuals.
From the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, the Discover MyPlate Emergent Readers series include six interactive eBooks featuring kindergarten-level sight words that help children build literacy skills while learning about the five food groups and MyPlate.
These free eBooks include audio narration that highlights the text as it's read aloud, drawing and coloring palettes, colorful characters, and interactive games and mazes.
What is the Government's guidance relating to Diseases & Pandemics? You will find an abundance of information relating to different diseases, such as AIDS/HIV, cancer, diabetes & obesity, Clinical Prevention Services, top health issues for LGBT population, population health, Health Statistics on prescription drugs, Health Statistics on Emergency Care, Health Statistics with special feature on Medical Technology, Physician References and Handbooks, resources for nurses, Opioid treatment, men's health, women's health, and more.


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Slave Patrols
Slave patrols, constabulary bands of white citizens, enforced North Carolina's slave codes from the mid-eighteenth century until the end of the Civil War. A duty of all white men until the 1830s, patrolling connected nonslaveholders with the slave system, reinforcing poor whites' legal supremacy and control over blacks.
North Carolina, unlike other southern states and perhaps due to the lack of major slave rebellions, was slow to establish formal slave patrols. South Carolina first addressed the issue in 1704, ordering its militia to punish any African American caught away from home without a pass. Virginia introduced a patrol system in 1726 that restricted the guards to the apprehension of slaves. The North Carolina General Assembly did not organize patrols until 1753, although earlier laws had recognized the right of any white citizen to apprehend slaves who ran away or otherwise violated the laws of the colony. The 1753 statute required the county courts to appoint, when necessary, "three freeholders in each district as searchers" to comb slave quarters for weapons at least four times a year. Throughout the century of its existence, the slave patrol in North Carolina remained a civil organization controlled by the county courts; the state militia was called out only in periods of serious unrest.
As an aspect of daily life, the slave patrol fluctuated in importance. Its primary duties were to check the passes of slaves and free blacks and break up gatherings of African Americans. In the absence of slave disturbances, patrollers sometimes neglected their duties or viewed them more as social occasions. Patrols often were ridiculed by slaves and scorned by slaveholders, who feared abuse of their chattel. Patrolling was rarely lucrative; authorities used fines, small salaries, or dismissal from other civic obligations to induce conscientious performance.
The rise of the abolitionist movement in the late 1820s stirred fears of slave insurrections across the state. In 1830 the legislature increased the maximum punishment to 39 lashes and authorized patrols to arrest anyone, white or black, caught trading with a slave. The new law also required the county courts to establish an oversight committee to appoint the patrol and hear any complaints against it.
Despite the lack of major slave uprisings in the state, Virginia's Nat Turner Rebellion in August 1831 produced criticism of the patrol system in North Carolina. In response, new laws permitted officials to call out the militia in times of hysteria caused by runaway slaves but did not allow its complete takeover of patrol duties. Nevertheless, after 1831 the patrol system lost much of its prestige. In the cases of State v. Isham Hailey (1845), State v. Caesar (a Slave) (1849), and State v. Jacob Boyce (1849), the North Carolina Supreme Court curtailed the powers of the slave patrol.
The efficacy of the state's slave patrols is unclear. Unremarkable in their daily operations and varying over place and time, the patrols provided white owners assurance, however superficial, that their chattel would not rise up against them. For blacks, the patrol served as a constant reminder of their absolute lack of freedom. After the Civil War, whites attempted to regain control of African Americans through black codes. The Ku Klux Klan's campaigns of violence and intimidation served many of the same purposes as the antebellum slave patrols.
B. F. Callahan, "The North Carolina Slave Patrol" (M.A. thesis, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1973).
George P. Rawick, ed., The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography (19 vols., 1972-76).
Image Credit:
"Slave Patrol." Image courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Geogia. Available from http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-1948 (accessed May 4. 2012).
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Good Bathroom Ideas make your bathroom appealing and attractive with a little imagination and plan. If you've always envied folks' who flaunt their bathrooms and snazzy bathroom accessories, it is no more a great deal. Although, bathrooms have become more stylish and contemporary, prudent use of space and sophisticated fittings can transform the smallest bathroom into a glamour room.
When you are executing your bathroom ideas, you need to use the space wisely and keep the fixtures and fittings in proportion to the size of the room. If you are fitting a small bathroom, there are sinks designed specifically to suit the purpose. Ceramic is by far the most sought after and affordable material used in the manufacture of sinks, and it is the most hygienic and durable. Provided you take good care of it, it will still look as good as new even after a decade. Stylish alternatives such as glass or steel will need more work to keep them looking good. Stone and marble may look fantastic but it will definitely blow the budget.
While many bathrooms have laminate or solid surface countertops, tiles of all shapes and styles are the pick of the day. For any variety of looks and durability, choose glass, ceramic, stone or metal tiles. You can also scatter hand painted or embossed tiles at intervals on a wall to create texture and color. At present, bathroom taps for sinks and showers come in a variety of shapes, materials and designs to choose from. Konseling Online Although they look expensive, they fit most bathroom budgets. The popular bathroom budget taps are made of steel while some look elegant with ceramic knobs. If your bathroom is small and you want to save on space and money opt for a bathtub fitted with shower instead of separate shower cubicle.
Don't overlook the easy, low cost bathroom ideas .For instance, decorative touches such as new window treatments, colorful shower curtains towels and bath mats, or even basic items like soaps and candles will create a whole new look. Cut the clutter. Lowongan Kerja Install a glass shelf on a wall to keep the counters clear .The shelf can be used to hold functional bath products or decorative items like picture frames or votive candles. Many bathroom shelves are available to complement the finishes to bath accessories and taps.
Clever bathroom ideas, suggest using hooks at the back of the bathroom doors instead of expensive towel rack for a low budget bathroom. Laundry baskets in wicker or mesh are available at cheap price. It can be hung or
placed in a dry corner.
Bathroom can be made appealing with attractive flooring. Make sure that your bathroom has non slip floor tiles for safety purpose. Ceramic and stone tiles have become popular for bathroom flooring. This is low maintenance material and is perfect for bathrooms. They are available in a variety range of colors. The monotony can be broke by using contrast borders. Go in for a throw rug instead of thick carpet to add color and warmth to the bathroom interiors.Anti skid cotton bath rugs are also a good option. Thus, with innovative bathroom ideas, you can accessorize your bathroom in an inexpensive way.


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December 2019 New Releases (ACFW)
It's time for the monthly TBR Pile Tip-Over. 😉 Also, CONGRATULATIONS Kim H. on winning the choice of one of my top six books I am thankful for from last week's post. Check your email so we can exchange details!
Everyone else, HAPPY READING!!
December 2019 New Releases
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Stranded for the Holidays by Lisa Carter — Running away led her right where she belonged. A new mom for Christmas? She's everything they've wished for. Runaway bride AnnaBeth Cummings needs shelter for the holidays when a blizzard leaves her stranded, and rancher Jonas Stone's happy to help. But his son's been wishing for a mommy for Christmas, and town matchmakers are convinced Annabeth and Jonas are perfect for each other. As the storm clears, city girl AnnaBeth will have to decide: does her heart now belong in the country? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
The Dating Charade by Melissa Ferguson — After a knockout first date where Cassie Everson and Jett Bentley claim to not want kids, both come home to find three children dropped in their laps. . . each. While struggling to keep their heads above the parental waters, and without wanting to break up their relationship, they decide to do the mature thing: hide the kids from each other while sorting it all out. What could go wrong? (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
Home for Christmas by Candee Fick — After an embarrassing failure, a prodigal retreats to a secluded cabin in backwoods Missouri where he encounters an intriguing young woman and an old guitar. When the message in the music touches his heart, will he make it home in time for Christmas? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
Getting Out of the Comfort Zone: Ayanna by Barbara James — While interning as a hospital chaplain, a young military officer falls for an EMT who is an antiwar activist. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
Battle In The Valley by Susanne Blumer — The church bell tower transports Chip, Caroline and Billy back thousands of years to an ancient battlefield. There they meet a young shepherd destined to be king and a giant warrior bent on his destruction. Will the children survive the upcoming fight and make it back to Palmetto Island in one piece? (Middle-grade from Sutton Avenue Press)
Hope Unchained by Carol Ashby — When a former legionary and a gladiator are hired to escort a young woman on her quest to rescue her brother and sister from slavery, more chains are broken by forgiveness and love than any of them thought possible. (Historical from Cerrillo Press)
The Major's Daughter by Regina Jennings — In a western land run, an adventurous socialite stakes a claim on an orphaned outlaw's chosen land, so he decides to stake a claim on her heart. (Historical Romance from Bethany House [Baker])
Sew In Love by Debby Lee, Jacquolyn McMurray, Darlene Panzera, and Kimberley Woodhouse — When four women put needle and thread to fabric, will their sewing lead to love? In Hearts Sewn with Love, during the California gold rush, a beautiful seamstress finds her heart torn between the men who want to marry her and the one fortune hunter who won't. In Woven Hearts, a shirtwaist factory fire survivor struggles to provide for her family despite the disastrous misguided intentions of the handsome union organizer who tries to help. In A Language of Love, a milliner with thick Irish accent and a renowned baseball player with speech impediment meet at the office of a language teacher. But the issues with their backgrounds that first brought them together will also drive them apart. In Tailored Sweethearts, a parachute seamstress struggles with her faith in desperate circumstances. A fighter pilot teaches her to hope in her darkest hours. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear — During the clash between Union and Confederacy, quiet Tennessean Pearl MacFarlane is compelled to nurse both Rebel and Yankee wounded who seek refuge at her family's farm. She is determined to remain unmoved by the Yankee cause—until she faces the silent struggle of Union soldier Joshua Wheeler, a recent amputee. The MacFarlane family fits no stereotype Joshua believed in; still he is desperate to regain his footing—as a soldier, as a man, as a Christian—in the aftermath of his debilitating injury. He will use his time behind enemy lines to gather useful intelligence for the Union—if the courageous Rebel woman will stay out of the line of danger. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
Silent Night Suspect by Sharee Stover — Suspected of a crime she knows she didn't commit… All she wants for Christmas is to remember. Blood on her blouse. A gun in her hand. A cartel leader's dead body in front of her. Widow Asia Stratton can't remember what happened—just that she's been framed. The only way to prove her innocence is to work with her ex-sweetheart, Nebraska state trooper Slade Jackson. But can they clear her name before this Christmas turns even deadlier? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Brand of Light by Ronie Kendig — After a catastrophic explosion, Kersei Dragoumis awakens in a derelict shuttle, alone, injured, and ignorant of the forbidden technology that has swept her into a nightmare. The brand she's borne since childhood burns mysteriously, but the pain is nothing to that when she learns her family is dead and she is accused of their murders. Across the quadrants, Marco Dusan responds to the call of a holy order-not to join them, but to seek a bounty. Gifted-or cursed-with abilities that mark him a Kynigos, a tracker sworn to bring interplanetary fugitives to justice, Marco discovers this particular bounty has nothing to do with justice and everything to do with prophecy. One that involves the hunter as much as the hunted. (Speculative from Enclave Publishing)
Laynie Portland, Renegade Spy by Vikki Kestell — Laynie must fight to earn her place on the task force—even as unfolding events expose a looming danger. Wolfe's task force has a leak . . . one that threatens them all. (Suspense, Independently Published)
Plus check out these recent additions to Fiction Finder published within the past month:
Promise for Tomorrow by Michelle De Bruin, Historical Romance
Call to Love by Mary A. Felkins, Contemporary Romance
Joy's Song by Ruth Kyser, Contemporary Romance
Hope Between Us by Christy LaShea, Contemporary Romance
The Trouble in Willow Falls by Pat Nichols, Contemporary
Off the Ground by Catherine Richmond, Historical Romance
Crinoline Cowboys by Patty Smith Hall, Cynthia Hickey, Marilyn Turk, Kathleen Y'Barbo, Historical Romance
A High-Country Christmas by Davalynn Spencer, Historical Romance
The Christmas Gazebo by Marilyn Turk, Lenora Worth, Historical Romance


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Please join Epstein Becker Green's Health Care & Life Sciences, Employee Benefits, and Labor & Employment practitioners as we continue to review the Affordable Care Act and its ongoing impact on hospitality employers and their group health plans and programs.
Since the Presidential election, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving quickly to implement the Affordable Care Act. Rules have been released in the past few weeks concerning participation in federal exchanges, discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, essential health benefit requirements, and expanded employment-based wellness.
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- Review the ACA implementation timeline
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