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Eucalyptus oil is a well-known favorite when it comes to helping with respiratory issues. Considering its remarkable ability to support healthy respiratory function, clear congestion, and reduce mucus, it's no wonder! But did you know that there are several types of eucalyptus oil and that they each have different benefits due to their varying chemical components? That's right, not all eucalyptus oils are the same, so it's important to know which one is best for your intended purpose before buying or choosing one for your blends. So how do you know which one to use and for what? Let us introduce you!
Meet the Members of the Eucalyptus Family
Eucalyptus trees, although mostly native to Australia, are now found all over the world due to worldwide cultivation. These tall, flowering trees are members of the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae) and are also often referred to as gum trees. Interestingly, eucalyptus trees can have the hardest and heaviest wood known (garnering it the name "ironbark") and some species are considered both the tallest flowering plants in existence as well as among the tallest trees in the world. Now those are some impressive stats! Although there are hundreds of species of eucalyptus trees (sources vary from 600-900 species), only about 20 or so are used commercially. Out of those 20, only a handful are commonly used for essential oil production. To produce the incredibly fragrant and remarkably therapeutic eucalyptus oil that we all have come to know and love, distillers typically steam distill the leaves and twigs of the particular variety of eucalyptus tree of their choice. This process can also produce a beautiful eucalyptus hydrosol after the oil has been collected! Aromatics International carries four varieties of eucalyptus oil. These oils were handpicked by Karen Williams, Aromatic's International's Head of Sourcing, and are of the highest therapeutic quality and always 100% pure (GC/MS tested!). They are never adulterated or rectified. Ever. If you like eucalyptus, we are confident that you will fall in love with these beautiful eucalyptus oils. So, without further adieu, here are our favorite eucalyptus oils as well as a quick "bio" on each of them:
1. Eucalyptus Globulus Oil ("crude" or "authentic")
Main Chemical Components:
- Oxide - 1,8-cineole (50-75%)
- Monoterpene - α-pinene (14-18%)
This intense, camphorous, woodsy eucalyptus globulus essential oil, also called blue gum, is one we often turn to at the first sign of a cold or flu to help support healthy lung function and boost the immune system. Its high content of oxides, including 1,8-cineole (52.96%), makes it brilliant for aiding the respiratory system. It acts as b0th an expectorant and mucolytic and has anti-inflammatory effects on the bronchial tubes, which helps decrease coughing and shortness of breath. Eucalyptus globulus is also a great antiseptic thanks to both its oxide and monoterpene content. It is an excellent choice for reducing the presence of bacterial, fungal, and/or viral activity. Additionally, eucalyptus globulus is known to have a stimulating, clearing, and uplifting effect on the mind and spirit. We love using this essential oil in steam blends, a diffuser, or a personal inhaler. Often, Eucalyptus globulus is rectified, so it is important to find one that is authentic or crude. Rectification is redistilling an essential oil thus removing specific components. This is done to boost the 1,8-cineole percentage. However, to increase the 1,8-cineole percentage means to decrease other components. The Aromatics approach is to use oils that are in their natural state (and not standardized or rectified). Authentic or crude eucalyptus globulus has a camphorous, medicinal, woody, penetrating and sweet aroma with green notes.
2. Eucalyptus Radiata Oil
Main chemical components:
- Oxides - 1,8-cineole (65-80%)
- Monoterpene - limonene (5-7%)
- Monoterpenol - α-terpineol (7-11%)
This fresh, camphorous eucalyptus radiata essential oil has an even higher 1,8-cineole content than the globulus variety (69.96%), making it exceptionally powerful for aiding with respiratory issues, soothing inflammation, and reducing unwanted microbes, including bacteria, fungus, and viruses. Its monoterpenol content can help ease muscle spasms as well as prove useful for strengthening the immune system. Eucalyptus radiata is uplifting and mentally clearing. It can help soothe when one is exhausted and can foster a sense of emotional fortitude. Eucalyptus radiata has a clear, fresh, camphorous aroma.
3. Eucalyptus Dives Oil
Main chemical components:
- Ketone - Piperitone ( 35-48%)
- Monoterpene - α-phellandrene (20-29%)
- Monoterpene - p-cymene (6-7%)
- Monoterpenol - terpinen-4-ol (4-5%)
This strong, camphorous, slightly minty eucalyptus dives essential oil, also known as broad-leaf or blue peppermint, is quite different from the others, owing to its high monoterpene and ketone content. We love the bright peppermint notes! In addition to its natural calming and decongestant support on the respiratory system, it is particularly useful for soothing muscle pain and inflammation. The ketone and monoterpene content of eucalyptus dives also has rubefacient properties, helping to increase circulation. This lovely oil makes a wonderful addition to blends formulated for helping soothe arthritis, rheumatism, sprains, and even headaches. Eucalyptus dives also helps clear and soothe both emotionally and energetically. It is a fantastic choice for promoting mental clarity and can encourage motivation during times of increased exhaustion.
4. Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil
Main chemical components:
- Aldehyde - citronellal (64-89%)
This fresh, lemony, camphorous eucalyptus citriodora essential oil is phenomenally calming and relaxing to the nervous system as well as the respiratory system thanks to its high aldehyde content. Eucalyptus citriodora, also known as lemon-scented gum originates from Australia and is cultivated in many other countries including South Africa. Distilled from the leaves and twigs, this is one of our favorite oils for helping to purify the system and our surrounding environment from unwanted bacteria, fungal, and/or viral activity. Eucalyptus citriodora makes its fame with all-natural bug repellents. This beautiful oil is very cooling and cleansing. It is ideal when needing to cleanse, freshen, and soothe the mind, body, and spirit. We love how this oil revitalizes and brings laughter to our space. Due to its unique aroma, this eucalyptus is often used in the perfume industry. Eucalyptus citriodora has a strong, fresh, lemony with a citronella floral aroma.
Eucalyptus Oil Safety
As much as we adore eucalyptus oil, there a few safety precautions we want to share with you. Due to the strong, potent nature of eucalyptus oils, they should be avoided on or near the faces of children under 10 years old. This includes in steam blends. Care must also be taken with asthmatics. Although research has shown that eucalyptus can help with bronchial asthma, it also has shown that it can potentially trigger an asthma attack. Some eucalyptus oils may also antidote homeopathic remedies. Additionally, Aromatics International does not recommend the internal usage of essential oils without significant education. The aldehyde component in eucalyptus citriodora, citronellal, can be a moderate skin allergen if used above 3% dilution. As with most oils, if oxidized, eucalyptus oil can cause skin irritation or sensitization. We recommend doing a patch test to check for skin sensitivities. It is also worth noting that eucalyptus is considered to be toxic to cats, so use with caution around your feline fur-babies!
Explore, Learn, & Meet New Oils
If you'd like to read more about the different chemical component groups and their therapeutic properties, check out our Chemical Families page. While you're there, don't be afraid to explore the rest of our learn section. If the aromatherapy "bug" has bitten you and you'd like to take the next step in your journey, we whole-heartedly recommend signing up with the Aromahead Institute, founded by the amazing Andrea Butje. You will LOVE Andrea's classes! We hope you enjoyed meeting the eucalyptus family and can feel more confident in choosing which one(s) you want to add to your own. Let us know which eucalyptus oil is your favorite in the comments below!
8 Eucalyptus Oil Recipes
Below is a collection of some of our favorite recipes incorporating the various types of eucalyptus oil described above:
Eucalyptus Globulus Oil Recipes
1. Healthy Travels Inhaler Blend
Fight against germs with this inhaler blend and arrive at your destination in top form!
- 5 drops of Eucalyptus Globulus Oil
- 5 drops of Lemon Oil
- 5 drops of Fragonia Oil
- 1 Blank Inhaler
- Drop the essential oils onto the organic cotton wick of a blank inhaler.
- Assemble the inhaler and enjoy your own personal germ-fighting inhaler ninja as you travel!
2. Healthy Breathing Steam Blend
This blend can help bring soothing relief to the respiratory system by working to remove excess mucus from the lungs, open up the airways by reducing inflammation, and easing muscle spasms including those that cause spastic coughing.
- 4 drops of Hemlock Oil
- 4 drops of Tea Tree Oil
- 4 drops of Ravintsara Oil
- 4 drops of Myrrh Oil
- 4 drops of Eucalyptus Globulus Oil
- 4 drops of Cedarwood Oil
- 1 Glass bottle w/orifice reducer
- In an amber glass bottle with orifice reducer, combine the essential oils as a stock blend for use in a steam.
- Only one drop of this blend is needed for each steam.
- To do a steam, add 1 drop of blend to a bowl of steamy water. Make sure the water is just steaming, not boiling.
- CLOSE YOUR EYES and lean over the bowl and breathe in the oil.
- To enhance the effects use a towel over your head to create a tent.
- Steam for 5 - 10 minutes.
Eucalyptus Radiata Oil Recipes
3. Stuffiness Ease With Eucalyptus
This blend is so helpful when experiencing a cold, flu, or allergies, especially when dealing with thick mucous. These oils work to reduce congestion, mucous, and inflammation so you can breathe easier!
- 9 drops of Pinyon Pine Oil
- 3 drops of Eucalyptus Radiata Oil
- 4 drops of Mandarin (Green) Oil
- 2 drops of Cypress Oil
- 1 oz. of Lotion - Unscented
- 1 - 1 oz. Glass jar
- Blend the essential oils into 1 oz. of unscented lotion or a carrier oil.
- Massage onto throat, chest, and upper back as needed for relief.
This powerful blend works to relieve the respiratory ailments that accompany a cold or flu and can help bust the nasty germs that cause them, too!
- 5 drops of Eucalyptus Radiata Oil
- 5 drops of Tea Tree Oil
- 1 Blank Inhaler
- Add the essential oil drops to the cotton part of a blank inhaler.
- Inhale several times a day, as needed.
Eucalyptus Dives Oil Recipes
This beautiful eucalyptus steam blend is so helpful for relieving sinus congestion. These essential oils work to reduce thick mucus congestion and inflammation, bringing welcome relief when experiencing a cold or flu!
- 10 drops of Siberian Fir Oil
- 10 drops of Ravintsara Oil
- 10 drops of Eucalyptus Dives Oil
- 1 Glass bottle w/orifice reducer
- Combine oils in glass bottle with orifice reducer. This undiluted combination of oils becomes your "stock bottle."
- Use one drop total from the stock bottle in a bowl of steaming water.
- Place a towel over your head and the bowl, close your eyes and breathe.
- Be sure the water is not too hot and that your skin feels comfortable with the steam.
- Steam for about 5-10 minutes 1- 2 times a day.
- Great way to clear your head!
This lovely massage lotion blend supports the lymph system by working to increase lymph circulation and decrease fluid buildup. These oils also have powerful antiviral and antibacterial properties and may help reduce the germs in your body that can cause lymph swelling, such as during a cold or flu!
- 5 drops of Cedarwood Oil
- 5 drops of Mastic Oil
- 5 drops of Eucalyptus Dives Oil
- 5 drops of Lemon Oil
- 1 oz. of Lotion - Unscented
- 1 - 1 oz. Glass jar
- Blend the essential oils in 1 oz. of unscented lotion.
- Massage onto the congested lymph areas.
Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil Recipes
This all-natural bug spray will help keep those pesky bugs away! No more bugs!
- 10 drops of Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil
- 10 drops of Patchouli Oil
- 10 drops of Cedarwood Oil
- 2 oz of Peppermint Hydrosol
- 1 - 2 oz. PET bottle w/spray cap
- Add the essential oils to a 2 oz spray bottle filled with either water or peppermint hydrosol (Catnip hydrosol can be a great substitute for the peppermint hydrosol).
- You can spray this on your clothes.
- Shake well before spraying.
8. Eucalyptus Lemony Antimicrobial Shower Spray
This lovely and potent shower spray is great for discouraging fungal and microbial activity. Useful for a quick spritz not only in the shower and bathroom areas but the kitchen as well, while energizing the area with a lemony aroma. A great addition to your home cleaning arsenal.
- 40 drops of Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil
- 20 drops of Niaouli ct 1-8 Cineole Oil
- 20 drops of Black Spruce Oil
- 20 drops of Lemon Oil
- 1 - 2 oz. PET bottle w/spray cap
- Add 1.5 ounces of hydrosol or water to the spray bottle.
- Add .5 ounces of white vinegar to the hydrosol or water portion.
- Add the essential oils to the hydrosol or water/vinegar solution.
- Shake well before each use.


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Our couple met whilst travelling and currently live in Australia but came back to Heather's hometown in Whitstable Kent for their stylish wedding day. David's parents had never left Australia so it was a big trip for his family. How special that this lovely occasion brought together two families living so many miles away! Their chic wedding attire has also come from all over the world, including Heather's stunning dress from a Spanish designer, suit's from Australia and accessories from New York!
Bride Heather & Groom David did everything to focus on spending as much time with their loved ones as possible and incorporating both nationalities. There was the best of Britain, afternoon tea, Pimms drinks reception & fabulous lawn games at their English country garden venue Mount Ephraim. The lawn games resulted in Heather beating David in a space hopper race! Well done Heather! They then decked out their cool modern, sea front gastro bar JoJo's in Whitstable with Australian flag bunting.
I can not finish without adding Heather & David had a quirky dinosaur/bird theme for their day to reflect their love of these beasts and that they even have dinosaur nicknames for each other; now come on guys don't leave us hanging, we'd love to know what they are?
The Dress
Heather The Bride: The dress was from a Spanish designer – Raimon Bundo – based in Barcelona. This was a lovely coincidence as I had spent 6 months living and studying there previously. The detail, material and 'fall' of the dress was important, as I wanted it to have beautiful and intricate detailing, without being over the top. From the front, the dress looks simpler with beautiful layers to soften the dress and help the dress fall beautifully to the ground, to create a circle. The back of the dress was the focus, as it was a gorgeous, lace detail complete with many buttons down the back. As soon as I tried it on, I fell in love!
Bridal Accessories
The accessories all had meaning to me – the headpiece and garter I made myself as I couldn't find what I wanted anywhere else – which made the day even more unique. I also wore pearl earrings that my Mum gave me, my Nan's pearl necklace, and a bracelet that David bought for me at Tiffany & Co. when we went to New York together. I also have a few ear piercings and a tongue piercing, of which I ordered ivory pearl balls for online, to complete the bridal look!
David bought me the pair of shoes I stared at everyday I walked past the shop as a nice surprise! They're a soft, light gold leather lace up brogues from Midas, Australia and the comfiest shoes in the world! As my dress was long, I decided to team these up with light silver sparkly socks from Jonathan Aston and wore them to the wedding!
The Grooms Attire
David went for a vintage/English Gentleman theme with a dark, tailored navy suit from Rodger David in Australia. It was topped off with one of his favourite flat caps – he's very into his hats! A bow tie and pocket square completed the look, along with tan brown shoes and belt from Aquila, in Australia. David also wore his vintage Mickey Mouse watch, which he found in Peru when we were staying at the same hostel. He brought up a radiator to my dorm and the watch was behind it – this was our first conversation and good karma! It has been a part of our story ever since. He looked very dashing indeed!
The Wedding Party Attire
We had a large wedding party, just because we have so many amazing friends and family members! We just wanted all of our closest and most positive people around us. We were going for a relaxed vintage, English tea party theme but most importantly, wanted everyone to be themselves.
I had 7 bridesmaids, all of which chose their own dresses of a similar knee length and in a variety of pastel colours. They all have different personalities and are all very different and I wanted to reflect this in their dresses – I wanted them to feel beautiful and happy too – as it's a day we're sharing with everyone. They all chose gorgeous dresses and just looked stunning! I'm a big believer that not everyone looks good in the same dress or colour. Headwear and hats was a theme of the wedding, so I made special headwear for the bridesmaids to wear on the day.
David had a best man and groomslady, both from Australia. Scott was dressed in a similar suite from Rodger David in Australia and Jen picked a dress that was similar to the bridesmaids.
The Venue's
Our ceremony venue was held at the beautiful Mount Ephraim stately home, where I, my Mum and all 7 of my bridesmaids set up the venue and got ready in the large bridal suite bedroom. The house is just stunning with large, landscaped grounds – perfect for romantic pictures and an English countryside theme with lawn games too. The venue is still a functioning family home and has many years of history. We decorated the garden but didn't need to do anything on the inside as it is already very ornate – which made life easier!
The ceremony was held in the hall of the house, with all our guests seated around us. I walked down the spiral stairs after my bridesmaids with my Dad – which was a very special moment.
We had photos taken in the Japanese garden and by the large lake too – the light was perfect!
The reception was a local restaurant call JoJo's on the Whitstable seafront and was perfect for our rustic and causal dinner and dancing. The venue is decorated with plenty of natural wood and with a modern, tasteful seaside theme – so we didn't need to do too much to decorate it ourselves, as it's beautiful anyway. We had a little bit of English and Aussie influences with Aussie flag bunting across the bar as well as in our photobooth.
Colour Scheme/Décor
No particular colour scheme – we were relaxed and had a mix of all the things we love instead of conforming to strict themes and colours.
Loose themes of the day included: Hats and Headwear (because we both love it!), dinosaurs (based on our nicknames for each other) and love birds (using English and Aussie birds throughout our stationery).
The Flowers
The bouquets were handmade by my Mum and my bridesmaids the day before the wedding. We had a bridal high tea were all our Aussie and English friends could meet and everyone made the bouquets and button holes. Looking at them, my Mum did an incredible job as you'd never think they weren't professionally made! They were just gorgeous featuring pink roses, branches of heather and seasonal wild flowers.
The table décor was all DIY – we had a dinosaur theme and I hand sprayed toy dinosaurs gold to place on the tables for bit of fun and to tie in our theme in a subtle and more elegant way. And we had wild English flowers in teapots arranged by my Mum. The stationery was hand illustrated by one of my bridesmaids – Jo Bell and was a 'love bird' theme for the table names and table plan. Having so many personal elements to the day made it even more special.
The most exciting part was when my bridesmaids and my dad saw me in my dress for the first time and the anticipation of walking down the gorgeous spiral stairs. As I walked down I could see my beautiful bridesmaids all smiling and welling up and then a sea of happy faces before I saw my fiancé follow me as I walked down into the ceremony.
We had 2 special readings, the first from David's sister Kristy who flew in from Australia of which was very heartfelt and didn't leave many dry eyes in the house! The second was from my brother Adam, who wrote his own personal words and had me in tears.
We danced out of the ceremony to the bag piper playing us out as friends and family threw rose petals – we were on such a euphoric high that we were just bouncing and skipping out of the door! In the afternoon we had a mix of tradition English and Aussie games on the lawn such as: welly wanging, boules, croquet, space hoppers and cricket. And the bride won the space hopper race against the groom!
In the evening we had an Aussie DIY photobooth and a playlist of all our favourite English and Aussie tunes to dance the night away too – and dance we all did! The highlight was having 2 first dances (we chose one each) and the second was a "join in" one for everyone to get the party started – and then seeing my brother Adam slide between David's legs on the dance floor!
We decided to cut the cake after our ceremony, whilst we had everyone in the same place. We have been to many weddings where the cake is almost forgotton, or not eaten as dessert as everyones keen to start the party! We had a delicious, Belgian Chocolate mud cake with over 1.5kg of chocolate so we were determined to eat it! We cut the cake (with the handmade dinosaur toppers made by Heather) and served it with Pimms and M&S canapes on the lawn in the afternoon.
Our evening food was all catered for by Jo Jos and included meze style platters, slow roasted lamb and couscous, greek salads, roasted vegetables, cod goujons, mozzarella balls, a cheese platter, chocolate tortes and an epic pavlova for dessert. Everyone was very very full and it was incredible.
As soon as we met Rebecca, we absolutely loved her! We had an engagement shoot back in Kent last year and knew she was the perfect person to capture our day. Rebecca really cares about her clients and invests herself heavily in making sure we get what we want out of the day, and during the entire process. It's a very personalised service that Rebecca has, making you feel absolutely special and that your day is the most important in the whole world – because for you, it absolutely is! We had to correspond mainly via email as we live in Australia but Rebecca was all over it all the time – working late and working hard to get our sneek peaks up and to get our albums shipped to the other side of the world, in time for Christmas too! She's an absolute delight and went above and beyond to help us out and keep me calm on the day!
Our videographer is a close friend of mine and has a wonderful soft and romantic approach – Elliott edits the film down to play to our ceremony song "Big Jet Plane" by Angus & Julia Stone as a highlight reel instead of a documentary of the day. He emailed me to tell me it was done and that "he'd be upset if there weren't any tears!". He needn't have worried – everytime I watch it I tear up as it's such a beautiful film and memories of our perfect day. It was very especial having Elliott capture our day from a personal perspective.
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- Dress Designer Raimon Bundo 'Deli' Dress
- Bridal Boutique Angelica Bridal
- Groomsmen Suits Roger David in Australia
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- Ceremony Venue Mount Ephraim
- Reception Venue & Catering JoJo's Restaurant
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SNETTERTON 2013 - part 1
After last week's aborted start with the driver who forgot to enter the race, the season now gets underway for real.
This support crew gig is a pain in the arse sometimes. Kutuka have three drivers out this weekend, all of who expect us to be on hand for whatever plans, schemes and crazy project they have in mind, indeed they can do very little without us. It's like having kids, from what I hear.
That means being on site ready to roll cars on track first thing Friday morning. And that means being ready well in advance, and that means 2 days off work. A glimpse at the race times, some idiot scheduling the Jags for 5pm on Sunday, means a calculation of a 10-11pm return home, and two days off becomes three. One wonders how many people give up their entire holiday allocation to trek off to race meetings they won't even compete at. Not that I'm complaining. Much. Or often. Much.
Pre-season tinkerings have achieved interesting things. Comer's new car developed a misfire during Cadwell testing, and a new lambda sensor appeared to cure it. That car has been drag-raced up and down the Kutuka driveway as fast as there is space for, and having lost rear traction at 5000rpm as I passed the house and pretty much soiled myself it struck me that it felt fixed.
The hire car, Vanessa, has had last week's damage erased with a polish and a new sticker to hide the Ginetta junior smiting that took place, but is fighting fit already and our one consistent, known quantity.
The Jeffery car, whose pilot ran the engine without oil at Oulton last year until it destroyed itself, has needed engine work doing. A delay in confirming that repairs could take place mean that it's not going to have an engine in time, and the Bear, generous to the point of stupidity, has decided to loan that car his own race engine from the all-conquering Christine, to see how the boy-child does with what might be the most powerful AJ16 on the grid.
Everyone on nice new 888s, and off to Snetterton, the Bear as ever trying to break his own record, which is under 3 hours door to door. Given that I understand it's over 170 miles, and that the truck has a speed limiter, I don't see how that can be done, but as he chased a Warbutons lorry up darkened Norfolk roads at full chat, and I slowly sank deeper into my seat to avoid looking outside, it occurred to me that though I was to test a new car tomorrow the greatest risk to the whole weekend was happening before my terrified eyes.
And they wonder why I drink.
The morning dawned damp and deserted, leaden skies pregnant with cold misery. A Kutukan was seen in a coat, for Christ's sake. Three cars unloaded, and noise tested, the Jeffery car out of curiosity, to check that new horsepower wouldn't equal loud problems later.
The skies delivered their payload as I headed out on circuit in Katy, the new Comer car, on shiny new 888s. Now in fairness these conditions were pretty piss poor, and a sensible man would have stayed in the paddock, but am I really going to miss the chance to find out what these tyres are like in heavy standing water? Of course not. All data, however dangerous it is to collect it, is data.
I may have reconsidered this plan as we floated around the track, the car appeared well behaved but there were clearly moments that I was aquaplaning in a way that I would not expect on the older R1R tyre. So that answered that then. Heavier rain = R1Rs. Good to know.
Caterhams appeared out of the wall of spray the Jag threw up, as I gingerly slithered into the braking zones a tiny pair of headlights would suddenly appear and the car would instantly develop an "Oh shiiiiiiit" attitude in the mirror as he spotted the big silver roadblock. Spun Caterhams were everywhere. I love these conditions, they are a good laugh, if perhaps designed to get your attention.
A sphincter twitching like a rabbit's nose tends to mean I'm having fun, but it was also clear that the car wasn't right in the engine department. Low down hesitation, the top end flat as spilled ink, it pulled beautifully between 3800 and 4600rpm only, and that made life quite tricky because you really can't drive in an 800rpm band very well. It would rev beyond 4600, but it took forever, if you'd told me that the rev counter was lying and that in reality the numbers were 1000rpm out I would have been sold on it.
Investigations would occupy the entire day as we swapped every single ignition component on the car, every connector checked, every sensor, potentiometer, and mystery box changed, probed and replaced. Nothing. Philip, taking over for the far drier but still wet afternoon shift, was sent out anyway to get track time and wet weather experience in the car, given tomorrow's forecast for a wet race. Oddly he didn't try the short-shifting multi-gearchange approach I did to keep in that tiny power band, but whatever works for you.
Eventually a diagnosis of sorts was reached, and a swapped fuel pump appeared to restore order to the world. Frustrating as hell, these gremlins. We do prefer the older cars like my beloved Helen, with an actual distributor that does half the job, and a magic black box in the boot whose sole job in life is to say "yes" to giving you more petrol.
Of course the American hire driver, Jay, had a worse day, as he had left booking testing late, and there was no room at the inn, his day spent dejectedly begging for track time to no avail.
The Jeffery creature had to be encouraged to go out and try the wet track, but we watched that car go past the pits like land-based missile, making a noise like the devil's vaccum cleaner chasing Cerberus, and concluded that it appeared to have the ability to drag that vast barge through the air at speed. Which was rather the point.
As the day ended, a strange yellow orb in the sky created a peculiar warmth that caused most Kutukans to explode into flame as if doused in holy water. We could at least therefore light the barbeque.
Morning brought more cars, a late start, and sunshine. A few notable developments around the paddock. The Barclay car now in class B form still has the same basic engine underneath all the modified class trickery, and we immediately list him as a contender. Anyone moving from roadgoing to modified class in the same car has to be worth watching if they can drive to begin with, and this bloke was immediately fast last season, none of that messing about for five years spending thousands in development, he appear, blew the class away, and now he's moved up. He will be fast.
One thing Seath and Pizzala have in common is illegal bodywork, and with an eligibility scrutineer lurking about the one thing in their favour is that he didn't appear to have read the rules. Suits us, frankly, because who really cares about the nit-picking anyway? So far as we're concerned the rule ought to specify your weight, tyres, brakes and engine mods, then leave you alone, not look at minor details like whether you have cut your exterior bodywork as these 2 have. You do actually have to admire Chris' approach, because not only has he got the NACA scoops in the rear wings, but he's augmented them with exterior scoops in addition to really flout it. Dear Mr eligibility scrutineer, in your face, I defy thee, take issue if you dare. I think I approve.
V12s thin on the ground with no Doyle – word has it that the senior Doyle has no engine yet and presumably that means no race for junior either – and no Merrett – seen lurking about but with no car we can only assume the next 600bhp engine is still in development and hasn't yet been tuned to blow itself to pieces with sufficient ferocity to be allowed to race.
The younger Dorlin, however, has the customary West Riding start to the race season, in that they have come up with a new and interesting plan to fit AJ6 engines in XJ6 coupes, it bristles with 6 throttle bodies, but due to a slight fubar in interpreting the rules that moves him to class D with the V12s, and due to time constraints the engine is claimed to be essentially standard in all other respects. That leaves the maniac in the fully modified class with an estimated 260bhp or so, which is less than some class A cars have fielded lately. Clearly Rich had picked a whole bouquet of oopsie-daisies.
New boys in the shape of 2 new class A XJS, one a repainted ex-BCB car in disguise, the other of unknown origin. A returning Seath has a new car that looks nothing like the photos that we've seen on Facebook and appears in a dirty grey rather than what appeared to be gleaming silver, but it is at least straight and if Seath's past is any guide likely to be fast in a straight line.
Class C are the usual suspects in the form of Palmer and Ramm, supplemented by our resident colonial Olson, and the ex-Quirke car last seen in 2008, now run by Lenthall. He would give us vast entertainment as he decided to lighten the car at the event during the long downtime between races, treating us to the occasional display of swearing and a flying heater blower. A peek under the bonnet revealed the ugliest damned exhaust manifold I've ever seen, apparently a leftover from the car's class D (2008 class D, roadgoing 6 cyl XJS) past, which we'll decide cannot be true because it wouldn't have been legal for the class back then so it's clearly all a scurrilous rumour. Ahem.
Ramm's car was barely dry from the paint shop after last year's argument with Oulton park, and the engine sounded as if it has more to give yet, but the pilot himself looked a good deal more chipper than the last time I saw him, no sign of the defeated look in the eyes that marks a driver who's had enough. Good.
The saloon turnout generally seemed a little low. Butterfield's XJ40 has been on a diet, but add Gail's XJ40 to the list with Derek's Mk2 and Lewis's XJ6 there really weren't many more saloons out, and every single one was in class B, save for the undefeatable V12 of Howard. Howard appears to be planning a full season in the series, meaning the rest of us should resign ourselves to a fight for second place.
There were probably lots of other developments, but we can only plant listening devices in so many motorhomes. Some of you should be ashamed of yourselves. You know who you are. Not as many Satan-worshippers as I suspected though. We take particular interest in what the newer drivers are up to, because we've been around for a long while now, and we already know what the older drivers will do, give or take we can tell you now the order they're all going to finish and who they'll be racing. The only wild cards in all this are who has completely messed up their car over the winter, who is going to make the first big mistake that smashes one up, and who the new boys are.
Saturday dawned unexpectedly bright, got everyone all excited in qualifying, then drowned them when they least expected it. Scrutineering was a mere formality, the new rule about scrotes not pulling the kill switch pull handle means most of them aren't testing it, indeed the whole process now seems swifter than I remember it. I think part of it is the general look of a car, some look sorted, some don't, but it also depends on your attitude. We watch Gail flirt with her scrutineer, which is not something that's likely to work for us, so I offer to bring our guy some girls. Didn't seem that taken, so Bear didn't get to try his cheerleading outfit on.
It shouldn't be possible to tell from the pitwall who is going well, but you can. Even better if you can borrow the timing screen from the FFCorsa Ferrari team and find out for real, but we teased ourselves with that by waiting til the end. From the pitwall visual speed trap Ryan looked faster than usual, Howard faster than anyone, but Palmer going well, they looked like the front end of the grid to us.
Comer, on the other hand, appeared to corner well, but the car was slow in a straight line. It didn't seem to be misfiring as such, but it had no guts to it, and that's a real problem at this of all circuits. Bear's engine sounded its customary, aggressive self in the Jefferymobile, and there was an awkward moment as Dave Bye commented that it sounded like that old red XJS. Look innocent, because it's a secret this weekend, don't want anyone picking up on what's lurking under that bonnet and copying it.
Oddly Jay doesn't seem as slow as we'd think he would be, brand new circuit and all that, he's not going to be last. One of the new boys sounds offbeat, engine clearly not best pleased, but a couple of cars seem slower than usual.
To the timesheets and largely as expected. Howard on pole by a lot. Comer last, by a lot. We immediately fall on the Comer machine, and now that we know it's petrol delivery, a great deal to do. Swirl pot out and cleaned, filter cleaned, extra filter added. Measure the fuel flow. Fuel regulator borrowed and tried, fuel pressure tester borrowed from that same friendly Ferrari team, who pronounced "Kutuka" in a way that only a small Italian chap could.
Eventually, of course, it all came down to a bodge. The issue is something really quite complicated, and there is no fix for it. All we can do is have David fool it. To me, fooling the ECU means make it watch a card trick whilst Bear sneaks up and unplugs it, but he knows better. It's not a fix, but a terrible bodge that will give it too much fuel, but it might be better than not enough.
Our other drivers are faring better, Jay is a good few spots faster than his last meeting, and Matt is closer to the front of the saloon pack than ever before in the dry. A chance to watch some of his footage on one of those fancy little computer things made by that fruit company makes us wince a little, still not got the hang of slowing the car down before slamming the gearbox down a cog, we look forward to asking the ECU what max rpm was today, but it is also clear he can go faster yet, and we like that.
With cars bodged as needed, refuelled, and the drivers slapped for good luck, the long wait for the race, and the inevitable demand for parts from racers far and wide. The downside to the big truck is people assuming you have everything.
To the race, and the inevitable happened. The grey skies rolled in, and opened with the same deliberate consideration as the pigeon full of blackberries sitting above your freshly-washed car. You cannot shoot clouds in the face in retaliation. As they sat in assembly, the rain started, and it would fall ever heavier throughout the race, starting almost dry and ending in a cold April deluge.
From the rain-swept howling gale that is the artificial hill at Agostini you cannot see the start, but nearly all of the rest of the track. With three cars to watch, each with differing classes and goals, it gets a bit muddled, but entertaining. At the front end it looked like a scrap, if Howard is to be beaten anywhere it will be in the wet, and his dice with Palmer was uncertain, you couldn't tell how much faster he might be able to go, or if this is the wet weather lottery at work, we know Howard is not as enthusiastic in the rain as some. It did make for an entertaining race, but there was a nagging feeling that whatever Chris did, Howard would let him have the overtake knowing that he could breeze back past down Revitt on the last lap to take the win. Cat and mouse goes the way of the cat when there is nowhere to hide.
There is method to the Kutuka madness here, we are very interested in what he's capable of in that car because when we head off to Rockingham in a month's time with the touring car boys, I'll be racing him. And I'll be doing it in a 3.6 that doesn't have any of the trick toys on it that Palmer's car does, and worse still, Howard isn't the quickest car in the pre-83 category. The only way to make it work against the phenomenal torque of that XJ12 is to out-corner the monster and get out of range down the straights, and that was Palmer's only hope here. Chris didn't make it work, and his is a better car than mine. I may be in quite a lot of trouble.
As the field floods through on lap 1, Jeffery is just about holding station, he is always poor on the first lap and lets the field swamp him, but he's about where he started for a change. Olson has dropped back fast, whilst as they round Agostini Comer is setting class leader Pizza up for the overtake at Hamilton, and is then leading class A from the very back of the grid in only half a lap. That's 12 times better than my record, the bugger. We are often asked why we put the time in on that car, what the joy is in it. Races like these are the answer.
As the race matures and the rain begins to drip down my neck, Office David smug in the sort of outerwear that a North Sea trawlerman would find to be a little bit over the top, and everyone trying to use the Bear as a windbreak, conditions clearly deteriorate. It is only in such moments that I wish I were out there, we used to make this sort of weather work for us so very well that you wish you could have a play, but I had my fill of that yesterday morning. And as the conditions worsen, so does Coppock the First speed up.
He is still running the R1R tyre. Whether the rain was such that suddenly the 888 fell away and the R1R came into its own is unclear, because we have in the past equally seen that Coppock in the rain does improve lap after lap to come on strong in the final phase of the race. Either way, he closes down the lead pair, Howard measuring the gap backwards in this filth, and the run to the flag is not anything like as comfortable as it looked it should have been. You just don't know with Howard though. He would later explain that a missed gear made things closer than expected.
Further back, and Comer made a quick gap on the class A cars, then appeared to fall asleep, pottering round like a big nancy boy he gets overtaken again by both Pizzala and Seath. Waking up from his afternoon nap, the timesheets say Comer then immediately takes a full 6 seconds off his laptime, passes Pizzala back, and hurtles into the essess alongside Seath, who falls off the road, leaving Comer to win the class. So that I understand myself, he passed the rest of the class in half a lap, then had a snooze, got passed back, woke up, and did it all again. But, that aside, he could have been going 6 seconds per lap faster? Which is the same pace as the guys up in 10th place, despite the sick car. Philip did confess his sins the following morning, and threw orange juice all over his own crotch in what we assume to be a ceremony of penance down in Somerset.
Somewhere in between these 2 extremes on the grid, Jeffery demonstrated his wet weather pace by hanging on to the tail of the saloon scrap for the class lead, right in the mix most of the time but just lacking that killer instinct that could have stolen p2. We don't know if it's experience or the sheer weight of polish that causes that, but the saloon scrap was tight, and encouraging. Tomorrow's dry track might be a different tale. As predicted, however, Barclay was the one to watch, his amazing opening lap put him in the lead of the saloons, and there he stayed, if anything looking better in the worsening conditions.
Our colonial Olson, not loving the rain, did lay on a nice little late-race spin at Agostini to wave to us, which was nice, but he's already on record as hating the wet, and he wasn't last by a long shot, a distinct improvement since Oulton Park.
As the downpour increased and the cars sloshed their way back in to paddock, the inevitable sodden misery as race boots, overalls and steaming drivers all became immediately PWT – piss-wet through – such that prizegiving had a distinct smell of wet dog.
Tomorrow a whole new day, dry, a new track, a new quali and a new race to be had. Time to put wet feet up, raise a glass and eat curry. The chauffeur-driven Daimler service to the curry house was a bonus, it's worth bringing Officer David for this alone.
Part 2 shortly. No, you'll have to wait.
A pre-season misfire for Vanessa was diagnosed in traditional style - driveway drag racing. The neighbours are really appreciative.
And a little pre-season paint erased the scratches I put in the poor girl during ambitious qualifying last October. Add stickers and go...
That's two thirds of them ready to go.
There is a sweepstake as to how long they stay looking this good.
Damp, wet and soggy.
Typical really, it was dry when we arrived, rained for testing, then dried out again. Cheers.
"And what did you get for Chistmas?"
"A pony and a shiny ankle bracelet Gail, you?"
Drivers haven't seen each other in 6 months you know.
Thankfully somebody in this paddock still has a sense of humour.
You can always rely on Derek.
The first meeting of the year usually has the largest, shiniest turnout.
Chris Palmer is the only car in class E, which doesn't exist.
It is a bit odd really. 6 months on, 6 off, then catch up on half the year in ten minutes of gossip in assembly, then combat.
Howard cleared off in qualifying, by a lot. It wasn't close at all.
The race was better.
Comer was slowest, by a lot, with about half his horsies having run away.
He is pictured here desperately looking for the rain.
OK, so, this is turn 3, and Pizzala leads the class, our boy is 5 cars back. At turn 6 he took the class lead. We were watching, and we don't know how that happened!
Vanessa had a clean race in tricky conditions.
Anyone notice that only the Kutuka cars had gone to the trouble of shrinking the sunstrip to fit properly?
Whereas young Jeffery is so high up the grid today that he got a nosebleed.
He could have done with a bungee cord to Rich Dorlin's rear bumper though, that boy was off.


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Vintage shopping is like a treasure hunt, but you are looking for buried pre-loved clothing. I found 2 of my favourite items the black flats and black shoulder bag seen in the first photograph. They were discovered at this small little vintage stand in Nelson, BC at their monthly street festival, which happens on the last Friday of every month. The black flats I fell in love with right away as they are so fashionable right now and they were only $15! The shoulder bag was great while traveling around during the day as I could fit so much stuff (Lonely Planet book, bottle of water, wallet and more) and for only $15 too! Find all Miss Kitten Vintage here on Esty
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When I chaired the recent Safety Service Levy committee, we talked quite a bit about the issues that our police and fire departments face on a daily basis. The one issue that came up time and time again was the problems heroin is causing for our community. I know this is something many of us do not want to think about it, but the truth is heroin is here, just as it is present in other cities around us as well.
In the 1980s, I worked on an in-patient substance abuse program, and at the time, the drug we saw the most of was crack cocaine. I can remember working in the detox unit and observing firsthand the withdrawals and pain folks went through as they came off of the drug. Crack was easy to get and crack was cheap, very cheap.
Heroin is what crack was in the 1980s. It is cheap, usually about $10-$25 a hit, and it is very easy to get. An individual who has a "hardcore" heroin habit may pay $150-$200 per day in order to support their habit. The nature of heroin is in the addiction, because as an individual becomes more and more dependent on the drug, they build up a tolerance to it. So it will then take more and more heroin to get high. This eventually will lead to a very expensive habit, which includes the constant threat of overdosing. Because of the need to "chase the high," heroin addicts will do just about anything to get a fix. In order to support their habit, heroin users will resort to theft, which is a reason there's so much petty thief and criminal damage within our community. Many times the neighborhood robberies and car hijackings we see here in our community are done to provide a quick way to get money to support an addiction. I do want to make note here that there is not a "stereotype" heroin addict. One of our detectives told me that we have heroin users as young as 12 years old here in our community!
I am tired of looking at face after face on the news of hollowed-out eyes in the person pictured bringing me to the quick conclusion that the need for more heroin led this person to do this crime. Addiction brings desperation, and the truth is that we have a lot of desperate folks here in our community. Desperate folks who are addicted to heroin and will steal, cheat, and lie to get this drug.
In my work as the Chair of Citizens for a Better Piqua, one of the first issues we tackled this year was heroin. Now, I am not naive enough to think that we can quickly solve this problem, but I do believe that with education and awareness we can begin to say "NO" to heroin — telling folks that, "Heroin is not allowed here in Piqua!"
In order to build a great city, it must first be functional and safe. Citizens for a Better Piqua has been working to get the right folks together around the table to talk about the problem, to share how they are working to address it, and to discover ways they can work together. We did this in February at our monthly meeting. During that meeting, we had a roundtable discussion with folks from Salvation Army, Miami Recovery Council, and Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health. The discussion was enlightening and very informative. Our hope is to keep the right people at the table to work on this in the best way we can as a community. We also heard at another meeting this past spring from Karen Kelly, a mother who lost her son because of his heroin addiction. She spoke to us about a program she started called Project Recovery in Dayton and we discussed the advantages of having a similar program here in Piqua.
As I said before, I know this is something we don't like to talk about and some of you may feel that I am airing some bad laundry here, but it is true. Heroin is here and it has and is causing a variety of issues in here in Piqua. This must be looked at, addressed, and not pushed under the carpet. We must keep the conversation going seeking ways to rid our community of this horrible drug that is ruining lives and families, taking up way too much of the precious time our fire and police personnel have, and shedding a negative light on our beautiful community!
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M was so kinda in teaching me the art of toque making. It started off slow, with just me watching and struggling hard, but then we finally got a chance to sit down and for her to teach me. Since then, I have made 23 hats (and have sold 4!)
Today I sat down and taught my little sister. She picked it up so quickly, I was very proud. Then my Oma (Grandma) tells us that it is in our blood. Our great Oma crocheted/ knitted for a living! Then our Mum pulled out all of the old scarves and gloves that our Oma made for her!
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With the onset of Diwali celebrations, I went outside to the local mall to check out the decorations and the festivities happening. A mini mela was setup inside the mall with people swooning to them like moths to fire. Ranging from chocolate box gift sets, artifical jewellery to myriad diya, I saw everything one can think of buying this diwali.
With all the razzle dazzle around, I stopped at something quite not expected during festive season: a book store. A direct descend to the cookery section, I was like a little girl looking up at santa claus and making her wish!
Searching through numerous books on various cuisines and styles of cooking I found the book perfect one for me: the cookie and biscuit bible.
As I flipped through it to understand the intended audience, I knew it was JUST right. What can I say.. a perfect gift to myself for diwali.
Now came the difficult part: selecting the first recipe to try from this book! Flipping through the book one page at a time, I wanted to make everything right away..
People like collecting true to life models of sports cars, I like collecting cook books.. yeah, that's me! Anyway, I did not want this book to go back on my shelf like the rest of my books and luckily my eyes fell upon this recipe of Old-fashioned ginger cookie.. Drool drool drooooolll!
Ginger coookies
- 300 g plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger (see glossary)
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 5-6 cardamom, finely ground (see glossary)
- 115 g butter, at room temperature
- 350 g castor sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 4 tbsp treacle / honey
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Preheat the oven at 170 degree Celsius and grease baking sheet.
Sift the flour, sosa bicarbonate and the ground spices and keep aside.
Place the butter and 2/3 of the sugar in a bowl and cream together with an electric mixture till the light and fluffy. Lightly beat the egg, pouring it little at a time into the creamed butter stir it in.
Stir in the treacle/honey and lemon juice. Add the flour mixture and using a spatula, mix well to form a soft dough.
Taking approx 2 tsp of the dough per cookie and shape into flat balls – 3/4 " in size. Roll the balls into the remaining castor sugar and place them on the prepared baking sheet, slightly spaced to allow the dough to rise.
My family loves crunchy cookies, hence baked for about 15-20 minutes. In case you want the cookies to have that soft interior, which I prefer, bake for around 10 mins or till the cookies are just firm to touch.
Transfer to a wire rack using a spatula and let them cool.
These classic ginger cookies go perfectly with an afternoon tea and kids love to munch on them with a glass of cold milk.


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Iron goalkeeper Luke Daniels was understandably delighted to keep a second successive clean sheet, as United defeated Barnsley at Glanford Park.A 2-0 victory made it five wins out of the last six games, and we're beginning to make ground on those at the top of League One. Strikes from Tom Hopper and Gary McSheffrey in the first half were enough to seal the three points.
Daniels told The Iron Player HD he was pleased with the clean sheet.
"We're absolutely delighted," he said.
"It's great to stick another win on the little run we've got going and the fact that we've got another clean sheet is great."
The clean sheet was a prominent talking point post-match, with Daniels modestly saying it pleased him.
"It makes you feel good about what you've done," he said.
"At the end of the day it's our job to keep clean sheets, so when you're not it's disappointing but we've battled hard and dug in at times – and come away with the win and a clean sheet."
With half-time nearing, Murray Wallace gave away a penalty for a tug on Sam Winnall. It was Winnall himself that stepped up but, after hesitating, he gave Daniels the chance to judge his shot, with the United man pushing it wide.
He said: "Having saved it, my first thoughts were let's not concede from the corner. There's no point making the save from the penalty if we go and let a sloppy one in from a corner.
"It's good that I've managed to save the penalty but there are a lot of other good things that have gone on, so we're pleased as a group.
"Obviously you don't want to concede goals, so if you do things that stop goals going in it's positive. We will all take confidence from that."
United's upturn in fortunes has seen them rise up the table, and now sit just three points off the play offs. Daniels believes the team have worked hard to cut out the individual errors.
He said: "These last six weeks or so I think we've been really good, and we've been a lot more solid than we have in the past.
"We've cut out a few individual errors. We're quite a new side really and we had a lot of players come in over the summer, so I think it took us a bit to really gel as a group, and now I think we're starting to see the benefits of that."
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Many people start to panic when they have yet to sneak away for a beach vacation as the end of July approaches. The truth is that you are better off if you missed that July baking in the sun. The best time to visit North Carolina's Crystal Coast is later in the season. Read more here
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The Real Spirit of July 4th
I posted this yesterday to my friends. The message resonated well with many people so it has now made it to my soapbox for all.
I love my country of birth, but having lived in two countries, I also feel great pride when I hear "Oh Canada." Having visited many countries, I feel great respect for a number of them and understand that there are other paths to happiness besides just ours.
Today the Fourth of July, I salute the vision of our country's founders and hope that we can live up to their thoughts and ideals which have helped us evolve to a better but far from perfect place. We will eventually emerge from this nightmare of children caged along our borders.
Any student of our battle for independence will attest to our founding fathers great fear of standing armies. Changing times have resulted in the need for a professional US military. There is little doubt that we have the best armed forces in the world but why brag about it?
Our founding fathers would be appalled at a Four of July celebration of military power. There is a big difference between honoring those who have served in the defense of freedom and celebrating military power.
Celebrating military power is no more a part of the American tradition than separating children from their parents and holding them in intolerable conditions. We will overcome this at the ballot box.
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Hurricane Florence reshaped and changed many beaches on the Crystal Coast. Even the sand is different in places. Read more.
We hear lots of talk about inequality in incomes, but there is an underlying problem that continues to get worse. It infects government, corporations, and even neighborhoods. It is not new but it is getting worse. Read more
Each of us is an interesting mixture of what we were born with, who raised us, where we have lived and the people whose lives have intersected our paths. How we have reacted to all those situations ends up defining us and our world view. Some of my best friends are living just miles from where they grew up. My wife, Glenda, and I have lived a far different life and it is about to get even more interesting again. Read more
Keeping Our Brains Wired
Our minds are amazing but like most things, they perform better if they are used regularly. Could it be that reading complex books primes our brains to keep track of more information than if we only read short articles? Read More
Too Much Communication, Too Little Listening
Clearly, things are changing in the world of communication. Our telephones ring so much with unwanted calls that many of us, myself included, like to make the few telephone calls that we take meaningful. Read More


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Advice for Alzheimer's Caregivers Michael Kirby Smith (New York Times)
We all need things to do. People with an Alzheimer's diagnosis have a big change to their lives. Sadness and depression happens a lot when people have do have many things to do.
Here is a helpful article. The article offers lots of tips. Sometimes people living with Alzheimer's disease become depressed, due to a "lack of stimulating activities". There are fun activities such a joining a choir and museum programs. My favorite activity is Jigsaw puzzle-solving, alone (if the puzzle piece count is appropriate) or with a partner, which provides a lot of stimulation, and a purpose.
Kid Caregivers is a 501c3 nonprofit organization which supports and empowers children who are acting as caregivers. Our mission is to help young people cope and to enliven the lives of adults living with Alzheimer's disease. We offer intergenerational Puzzle Time programs and training to enhance eldercare globally. We encourage young people to use their skills to benefit the dementia community.
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We are procurement specialists in the Caribbean region catering to your maritime needs. With over 30 years' experience in the marine industry, we excel in marine procurement and shipbuilding and boatbuilding solutions.
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We represent international shipyards and boatyards and work with them to bring you vessels tailored to your specifications. In addition to procurement services, we offer brokerage services and provide fender systems and specialty ropes for ports. We also have the capacity to build shipyards for governments.
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We serve a range of clientele, including ports, navies and coast guards, law enforcement, offshore oil and gas companies, transportation companies, and agencies such as environmental protection and firefighting.
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Avi has extensive experience in the marine industry. He has been actively involved in the development, production, and procurement of a wide range of marine products. He has a solid background in managing international projects, bids, and purchases both with the private sector, as well as the government. By considering each customer's requirements and by applying his extensive knowledge of current trends and developments in the international marine market, Avi provides specific solutions rather than simply products.
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Kathy Wells, Manager of GriefLine's helpline, said the online service was ideal for people who were more comfortable with the written word, did not have time to access services, or had busy lives and could not easily spend time on the phone.
"We find that many people who are experiencing fear, anxiety or stress prefer to use the online service because it is less confronting than talking directly with a stranger but at the same time they receive the support they are looking for in a way that suits them," Kathy Wells said.
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Operation Smart Water looks to improve watering applications to trees common in the Inland Empire. Our projects research team—Dr. Darrel Jenerette and Dion Kucera, who is currently working on his Ph.D. at UCR—have devised a list of tasks that you, the community scientist, can help with in order to accomplish important environmental research.
Those who live in the study area are familiar with Southern California drought, which is what makes this study so important. There are two important questions we need to answer for our research:
- How does surrounding plant material influences the way urban vegetation responds to drought?
- How can we efficiently use water for urban trees without degrading plant status?
This study examines two commonly planted urban trees, crape myrtle and orange. The crape myrtle study will take place summer 2019, while the orange study will take place fall 2019.
What you will learn to measure: Helping us take tree measurements will help gauge tree health and how they respond to changes in irrigation. We will need your help identifying and measuring trees.
Tree Identification
First, we need to make sure we are looking at the right tree species. If you are unsure of the species, take picture with your phone and send it to the researcher with the rest of your notes. Want to double check? Download the App iNaturalist. On your iPhone or Android phone in the field, take a photo of the tree- it's very easy! Visit our Measuring Trees Training page for some helpful videos about iNaturalist and taking measurements.
Diameter at breast height (DBH) is perhaps the most common tree measurement and is used to gauge tree growth over time as well as to estimate how much carbon the tree has stored.
When wrapped around the tree, the DBH tape gives you the tree's diameter
DBH is taken at 4.5 feet (1.3 m) above ground, approximately breast height. If you do not have a DBH tape, you can simply measure the circumference of the tree and we will calculate the diameter for you.
GPS Location
When recording data, it is important to record your location and to take a picture of the tree so that the data can easily be verified. You can record your GPS location using an app on your smartphone such as iNaturalist.
Tree Canopy Size
Next, we will measure the tree canopy size in the four cardinal directions, first north-south and then east-west. The measurement is undertaken by finding the cardinal directions and placing a measuring reel under the furthest reach of the canopy in those directions. This is so the research scientists can draw an approximate polygon to determine how big the canopy is.
Measure % Permeable Surface Around the Tree
To measure this, you will need your ~33ft string to visualize a circle around the tree and estimate how much surface within the circle is permeable. A permeable surface is any surface that allows water (or any other liquid) to percolate or seep down underneath the surface. Soil is permeable, concrete is not.


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(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Buchanan County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday that no criminal charges will be filed in the fatal officer-involved shooting death of Christopher Kelly.
The shooting happened on December 29, 2018, inside a home located at 1007 S. 12th St. in St. Joseph.
The officers involved in the shooting were Brett Sagel and Matthew Kneib.
According to a press release, officers went inside the home to attempt to locate an individual in reference to an outstanding warrant. As officers searched the home, they entered a bedroom where they observed Kelly standing in the closet. Kelly was told to show his hands to officers when he verbally refused. Officers then observed a firearm in his right hand and told him to drop the weapon and he refused. Officers then deployed a taser, which had no effect on him. Kelly then raised the firearm at the officers and both officers discharged their firearms, striking him multiple times. Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene.
A toxicology report revealed Methamphetamine and Amphetamine in Kelly's blood.
Buchanan County Prosecutor, Ron Holliday said his office reviewed the evidence and concluded the use of deadly force by both officers, in this case, was "permissible and not unreasonable."
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Special Division of Drug and Crime Control conducted the investigation at the request of the St. Joseph Police Department.
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One can do better if one considers simultaneously proving the knowledge of many instances of the above linear equation. The protocol that has the smallest amortized communication complexity while achieving close-to-optimal slack (i.e. the ratio between the coefficients in the secret and those that can be extracted from the proof) is due to Cramer et al. (Eurocrypt '17) which builds on an earlier work of Baum et al. (Crypto '16). The main downside of this protocol is that the amortization only kicks in when the number of equations is rather large -- $4k^2$. This means that for $k=128$, it is only truly optimal when one has more than $2^{16}$ equations to prove. The aforementioned work of Cramer et al. also shows how to achieve a protocol requiring $o(k^2)$ samples, but it is only applicable for much larger values of $k$ and the number of required samples ends up being larger than $2^{16}$.
The main result of our work is reducing the concrete minimal number of equations required for the amortization, while keeping the communication complexity almost unchanged. The cost of this is an increase in the running time of the zero-knowledge proof. More specifically, we show that one can decrease the required number of equations by a factor of $\Omega(\log^2{\alpha})$ at the cost of increasing the running time by a factor of $\Omega(\alpha)$. For example, increasing the running time by a factor of $8$ allows us to decrease the required number of samples from $66000$ to $4500$ -- a factor of $14$. As a side benefit, the slack of our protocol decreases by a factor of $\log{\alpha}$ as well.
We also show that in the case that $f$ is a function over the polynomial ring $\mathbb Z[X]/(X^d+1)$ and we would like to give a proof of knowledge of an $\mathbf x'$ with small coefficients such that $f(\mathbf x')=2y$, then the number of samples needed for amortization is even lower. Without any trade-offs in the running time, our algorithm requires around $2000$ samples, and for the same factor $8$ increase in the running time, the requirement goes down to $850$.Category / Keywords: cryptographic protocols / zero knowledge, protocols, proofs of knowledge, one-way functions Date: received 27 Mar 2017, last revised 2 Aug 2017 Contact author: afe at zurich ibm com Available format(s): PDF | BibTeX Citation Version: 20170802:082953 (All versions of this report) Short URL: ia.cr/2017/280


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Brand is king – Less than one-third of Brits trust influencers for shopping recommendations11-Mar-2019
More consumers trust shopping recommendations from brands than online influencers, according to new research from IRX (InternetRetailing Expo), Europe's leading event focusing on growth and innovation in online and omnichannel retail. 45%* trust recommendations offered directly from a brand (online and in-store advertising, shop assistants, in-store displays) compared to a quarter (29%) who trust online influencers like Instagrammers, YouTubers and Fashion bloggers for recommendations.
Online influencers do however top the list when looking at trust by those turning to third parties for shopping recommendations, beating national newspapers (26%), media celebrities (18%) and fashion magazines (17%). Those aged 16-24 who have turned to others for shopping recommendations are more likely (34%) to be influenced by in-store shopping recommendations from online influencers compared to those aged 55+ (7%).
The research into online and in-store retail experiences and expectations, conducted by Censuswide, also found that over half of Brits (51%) think e-commerce giant Amazon provides the best delivery and returns service.
"There is no denying that social media stars influence what we as consumers buy – whether it's a new outfit, kitchen appliances, or food items in the weekly shop," said Stuart Barker, Portfolio Director of IRX. "The encouraging news for marketers is that brands still have the biggest influence over purchasing, validating decisions to continually invest in their own content, websites and marketing campaigns, which in turn lead to knowing their customers better."
Despite the headlines about the high street, the survey found that shop assistants (24%) are valued the same as online influencers (24%) by those who have received in-store shopping recommendations from others. Smart retailers using technology to lend a helping hand to shop assistants will reap the benefits of building on this. Providing tablet computers for example, can deliver the best of both worlds and excellent customer service, linking the online and in-store shopping experience with capabilities such as instant stock checks, reserving goods, flexible delivery and tailored shopping recommendations based on previous purchases.
The research found that men who said they trust others for shopping recommendations are nearly twice (22%) as trusting of recommendations from media celebrities, including TV, film and sports stars, compared to women (12%). They are also nearly twice as likely to have been influenced by celebrities when shopping in-store, with 20% acting on a recommendation or endorsement compared to just over 10% of women.
Women put higher value on returns services than men, with 27% disliking the inconvenience of online returns, and 72% saying a reliable returns service is important to them when choosing which sites to buy from. Female shoppers rated Amazon (50%), Argos (30%) and Next (21%) as having the best delivery and returns services.
Women are also the most reliant on brands to help their shopping experience, with 39% relying recommendations from brands for online shopping. The high street is also still highly valued by female shoppers – 42% miss being able to 'experience' the product look, feel, fit when they shop online. Participants at IRX, which runs from the 3rd-4th April 2019 at Birmingham's NEC, will get to see first-hand the latest technologies helping retailers build shopping experiences that delight customers and boost business.
Note to editors
The research was conducted by Censuswide with 1,001 UK General respondents (Aged 16+) between 13.02.2019 and 15.02.2019. Censuswide abides by and employs members of the Market Research Society, which is based on the ESOMAR principles.
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IRX (InternetRetailing Expo) 2019 is an unmissable two days of essential, thought-provoking content, featuring the the UK's largest multichannel education programme, and attracting thousands of attendees.
IRX 2019 will take place over two days on the 3rd-4th April 2019 at Birmingham's NEC. It's totally free for all online retailers, industry professionals and press to attend and registration is now open at www.internetretailingexpo.com.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Some Riley Hospital doctors are focused on giving this Thanksgiving holiday. They're donating their time to children abroad.
Right now, they're in the country of Jordan, performing life-changing operations.
"These are children who come from very desperate means," said Dr. Mark Turrentine, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Riley Children's Health.
This is Turrentine's and his team's 25th mission to Jordan. We spoke with him and Dr. Tim Cordes over Skype between surgeries.
"We're used to being able to go access healthcare and you can get things taken care of, that need to be taken care of. Over here, access is a problem. The ability for a health care facility to provide the service you may need is really restricted," said Turrentine.
The Riley doctors will complete at least 10 surgeries in about a week's time, adding to the more than 400 heart surgeries for children in other countries they've already done. Riley International Heart Missions has served families in Jordan, Kampala, Uganda, Beijing and Beirut.
"A lot of hard work, but everyone here is so grateful and so supportive that everyone leaves here waiting to come back again the next time they can," said Cordes.
Out of the 400 cases, one story stands out. A little girl was barely alive when she arrived at the hospital for care. She was selected randomly to be helped by the Riley doctors.
"The family somewhat left her in a hospital in Yemen because her family didn't think she was going to survive," Turrentine recalled.
Thankfully, this little girl survived. She was reunited with Turrentine this week. Now walking and acting like a normal child, she gave him a big hug to say thank you.
"That's one of those rewards you get for coming over and helping those children," said Turrentine.
All of the money donated goes directly to pay the direct hospital expenses. You can see how to help and donate by clicking here.
"That all directly and indirectly benefits the children and the families back in Indiana," said Turrentine.
These trips are made possible thanks to the collaboration of multiple Rotary clubs from Indiana and Amman, Rotary International, and Gift of Life programs with Chain of Hope London. The Riley doctors volunteer their time and talents. They aren't paid.
If you would like to keep up to date with the doctors, you can visit their blog.