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TLC premieres 'All-American Muslim' reality TV show
By Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press
Shadia Amen has plenty of piercings, a few on her left eyebrow and 20 on her ears. She says her hair changes color monthly, "anywhere from pink to blue-black to black to whatever tickles my fancy."
And tattoos cover 40 percent of her body, including one that depicts "the rock star sign with the hand" shaped like the devil's horns. Despite that, the 31-year-old Dearborn woman — who calls herself a hillbilly at heart — is a proud Muslim.
Although she has drunk alcohol and once was a single mom, her Islamic faith is still a part of her.
"I've read the Quran three times," says Amen, referring to Islam's holy text. "I know a lot about the religion. I was raised with it, going to all the Islamic Sunday schools growing up. Because I don't follow it to a T, that doesn't make me any less of a Muslim. Because in the end, it's God who's judging us, and I think He and I are cool."
Amen's story will be featured in a new reality-TV show debuting at 10 p.m. Sunday on TLC called All-American Muslim. The eight-part series is the first show on American television that depicts the lives of Muslim Americans, a community that has been in the spotlight for the past decade, but often misunderstood.
Filmed this year, the series looks at five Lebanese-American Shia Muslim families in Dearborn, the city that has the highest concentration of Arab Americans in the U.S. Women are a big part of the show, which reflects the community's diversity: The female characters range from a conservative who frowns on bellydancers at Arab weddings, to a woman with an Islamic head scarf who's outspoken and who dances, to a married businesswoman who wears short skirts and tight tops when hitting the city with friends.
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IMO, just like Christianity and other religions, there are huge ranges from fundamentalist interpretations and practices, to very adapted and individualized ways to follow one's chosen religion, regardless of what world religion one chooses to follow. Fortunately, in this country, that freedom is available, if people choose to exercise it. I don't have a lot of respect for "reality shows" but perhaps this one will at least help dispel stereotyped and often bigoted ideas about Muslims in the U.S. That remains to be seen, however...

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A CSF leak is an escape of the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebrospinal fluid leak
Exams and Tests
Outlook (Prognosis)
Possible Complications
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Alternative Names
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Any tear or hole in the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (dura) can allow the fluid that surrounds those organs to leak.
This fluid is called the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). When it leaks out, the pressure around the brain and spinal cord drops.
Causes of leakage through the dura include:
Certain head, brain, or spinal surgeries
Head injury
Placement of tubes for epidural anesthesia or pain medications
Spinal tap (
lumbar puncture
Sometimes, no cause can be found. This is called a spontaneous CSF leak.
Symptoms may include:
A headache that is worse when you sit up and improves when you lie down. It may be associated with:
Light sensitivity
Neck stiffness
Drainage of CSF from the ear (rarely)
Drainage of CSF from the nose (rarely)
Exams and Tests
Diagnosis is usually based on your history of injury, surgery, or lumbar puncture.
Tests may include:
CT scan of the head
with contrast dye
CT myelogram
MRI of the head
or spine
Radioisotope test of the CSF to track the leakage
Depending on the cause of the leak, many cases go away on their own after a few days. Complete bed rest for several days is usually recommended. Drinking increased fluids, especially drinks with caffeine, can help slow or stop the leak and may help with headache pain.
Headache may be treated with
pain relievers
and fluids. If the headache lasts longer than a week after a lumbar puncture, a procedure may be done to block the hole that may be leaking fluid. This is called a blood patch, because a blood clot can be used to seal the leak. In most cases, this makes symptoms go away. Rarely, surgery is needed to repair a tear in the dura and stop the headache.
Symptoms of infection (
, chills, change in mental status) that occur after surgery on the brain or spinal cord or a lumbar puncture are a medical emergency and need to be treated with antibiotics.
Outlook (Prognosis)
The outlook is usually good depending on the cause. Most cases heal by themselves with no lasting symptoms.
If the CSF leak keeps coming back, high pressure of the CSF (hydrocephalus) might be the cause and should be treated.
Possible Complications
Complications may occur if the cause is surgery or trauma. Infections after surgery or trauma can lead to
and serious complications, such as swelling of the brain.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
You have a headache that gets worse when you sit up, especially if you have recently had a head injury, surgery, or childbirth involving epidural anesthesia.
You have a moderate head injury, and then develop a headache that is worse when you sit up, or you have a thin, clear fluid draining from your nose or ear.
Most CSF leaks are a complication of a spinal tap or surgery. The health care provider should use the smallest needle possible when doing a spinal tap.
Alternative Names
Intracranial hypotension
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Cecil Medicine
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Garza I, Swanson JW, Cheshire WP Jr, et al. Headache and other craniofacial pain. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, eds.
Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice
. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 69.
Stippler M. Trauma of the nervous system: craniocerebral trauma. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J.
Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice
. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 50B.
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PNU Cadiz Campus
The PNU in Cadiz City came into existence with the enactment of RA 4242, which was approved on June 9, 1968. This act provided for the establishment of regional branches of PNU. Upon its approval, the late Congressman Armando C. Gustilo immediately worked out the establishment of the branch in the Visayan region. With the help of former Mayor Heracleo Villacin, the PNC Negros Occidental Branch in Cadiz City was opened on July 22, 1968.
From Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education, its program offerings expanded to include master's degrees and, more recently, doctorate. For a few years, it also offered engineering courses in consortium with Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas.
The performing groups, the Dalawidaw Chorale and the Makawiwili Dance Troupe, have continued with the tradition of keeping a love for the arts alive. Just recently, another feather has been added to the cap of the university when Cheryll Faldas, cum laude of Class 2005, ranked second in the PRC National Licensure Examination for Teachers.
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All About: Under-Cabinet Range Hoods
Range Hood Spotlight
If you've already renovated a kitchen or are just beginning the process, you know how overwhelming the details can be. Our Fittings and Material Spotlights are quick guides to basic kitchen fixtures to familiarize you with terminology, pros and cons, and relevant reader reviews. Today we begin a series on range hoods:
About Range Hoods: The primary purpose of a range hood is to ventilate your kitchen to remove the smells, steam, smoke, and heat that result from frequent cooking. By doing this range hoods also help absorb and trap grease so that it doesn't build up on your cabinets and appliances. When purchasing a range hood, you'll want to consider the speed and loudness of the hood. The speed is measured in CFM (cubic feet per minute) which determines the rate at which the hood replaces air. The higher the CFM, the more air it will move, but the louder it will be. Noise volume for range hoods is measured in sones. For more on life with and without range hoods, see this post: Do You Have a Range Hood? And Coping Without.
Range Hood Style: Under-Cabinet
Distinctive Features of Under-Cabinet Hoods: Under-cabinet range hoods are exactly what they sound like: they're range hoods attached to the underside of kitchen cabinets. They can be either ducted (or vented, which means they vent air to the outside) or ductless (re-circulating, which means the range "cleans" the air and circulates it back into your kitchen).
Installation: If your kitchen already has the required ductwork and cabinetry in place, installing or replacing an under-cabinet range hood is pretty easy and very DIY-able. Factors to consider: 1) The height of your cabinets, and thus the height of the range. The lower your range hood, the closer it will be to the steam and heat, but also the more head space you'll lose, and 2) The width and depth of the range hood, which is affected by your cabinets. A space of 2-3" on either side of the range hood is recommended for ideal ventilation. You'll also want a deeper range hood for higher CFMs.
Pros: Inexpensive, easy to install.
Cons: Many people don't like the look of a range hood sticking out from the cabinets, especially if it's one of the basic, unattractive models. Also, re-circulating under-cabinet models (the least expensive models) can be pretty worthless at effectively cleaning the air.
Cleaning: You should periodically clean the range filter. To clean the filter, soak it in a degreasing solution, wash it with warm, soapy water, then run it through the normal cycle of your dishwasher.
Price range: $35 for basic recirculating models; up to $300 for ducted models.
Kitchn Reader Reviews:
I have the clunky and annoying look of a range hood with cabinets. But it's not even positioned over the stove. It's about 1/2 over the stove and 1/2 off to the side of it (from some prior remodel work done before I bought the house). And it's incredibly feeble as well. So, it looks bad, doesn't work, and supposedly vents to the outside, but I'm not buying it. It's on the list of things to remodel at some point. - Carl1
Everyone has the same crappy hood that I have! No vent, just circulates the smell around a little faster. I gave up on the vent years ago and just open the two windows for fresh air. -BroBry
Broan makes some fairly good under cabinet recirculating hoods. Higher CFM is better, and the Allure III will give you a decent amount of air movement and has good filtration. They usually run somewhere between $300-$400. They will never do as well as one that is vented to the outside, but will really help eliminate smells through the house. One tip is to make sure to turn on the fan before you start cooking. It will create a draft that will help the air to start moving in that direction. Also if you have a gas range/cooktop you absolutely have to have a vented hood or over-the-range microwave. The fumes from the combusted gas can build up if you don't. - RPoole11
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This post is a very timely one, as my fiancee and I have been commenting about the pleasant and yet distasteful penchant we have for cooking foods that taste and smell wonderful, but then have lingering odors that stick around like gum on a shoe.
Our house doesn't have a range hood, and it would be prohibitively expensive to get a ducted model*, so we've been investigating a recirculating model.
*The electric stove is situated on an internal wall, as opposed to an external wall, and we'd have to cut through 5-6 feet of cabinets, which are small enough as it is, to vent externally.
I love my over the rang hood. It has two fans and if I run both of them I have to hold onto the dog but I wouldn't give it up for anything. I do have to watch how long I run it as it can suck fireplace smell from across the room if I run it for too long. Other than that, it replaced a useless hood that I rarely used.
I love our under the cabinet hood. It definitely helps keep the walls from getting too greasy. But, ours is vented to the outside.
I replaced a DISGUSTING range hood in my home (note, clean the filters from time to time, particularly if you do a lot of high-fat cooking (meat, frying, etc). One thing that I quickly did was replace the standard halogen bulbs with low heat/low energy LED. Sure, the replacement bulbs were expensive ($60 for two), but considering the heat output of the standard bulbs and the fact that I don't have AC...it was a great investment!
I guess my point is, pay attention not only to the air movement and noise, but also the light quality and source!
In the apartment we lived in before we bought a house, we had a hood with a duct; it was loud but worked wonders. In our house, we had a re-circulating hood (because, as with just about everything else the former residents installed or "improved," they took the cheap way out). When we had to buy a new fridge and switch the positioning of the stove to fit the new fridge, we decided not to bother with the hood. I haven't noticed a difference, so it really was useless. The only thing I miss is having the a light directly overhead. When we can renovate the kitchen a bit, I want to put the appliances back where they were when we moved in, and I want to install a range hood with a duct.


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I've always hated this stupid song. My FIL loved it and he played it all the time.
Patience is not the ability to wait, but how you act while you wait. - Joyce Meyer
Scotty says he's performing Swinging by Leanne Rhymes. John Anderson did the original Scotty.
YouTube - John Anderson Swingin'
Horrible song choice for Scotty.
He is doing those crazy eyebrows again too. Not liking this at all.
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Pan Am stewardesses: prepared for anything!
I see them as getting in some practice for the tour coming up.
Scotty: It was OK. Most weeks he has sounded much better.
DWTS is the Americal Idol of the dance world this year. It is as good as Idol has been. Surprise!
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When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, you know which one you hit by the one that yelps!
Weird going up and down, high and low. Judges picking on him.
Count your blessings!
I loved everything about Scotty's performance!
Judges aren't effusive, though. JLo thinks he could've picked a different song. Randy agrees; "so safe; kind of boring for me."


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Ee SambhashaNe (Kannada) - Cover by Vishak Subramoney & Sarada
Lyrics & Chords
A beautiful romantic duet that has a lasting impression on me ….
Thanks so much Vishak for singing this with me!
Title : Ee SambhashaNe
Film : Dharmasere (1979) (Kannada)
Original Singers : S.P.B & S.Janaki
Music : Upendrakumar
Lyrics: Vijaya Narasimha
Sung By : Vishak Subramoney & Sarada Bhagavatula
Mixed By : Vishak
Kala Vijay said
it is so madhura that i think i should learn kannada.lovely singing by both of you.
sarada and vishak.very clean mixing too.
wonderful duet.felt like a proffessional singing.
Adithi said
Two of my most favourite singers covering one of my childhood favs! Brilliant singing by you both.
Please sing more such Kannada oldies! List will follow :D
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Harish said
very nice song, and beautifully sung by both of you. Sarada, i knew you were a damn good singer. I had forgotten that Vishak too is an amazing singer too!
Romiyo said
waaaaaaaaaahhhh……what a pick !!!!! athi manohara vaadha haadu….and well sung both of you……(y)
keep it up (y)
Hi! Sarada ji & Vishak,
Great Performance u both.
Lovely divine Voice ……Sarada ji.
"Someday I will give back what you have given me. Thank You."
Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said
Vishak & Sarada Very nice singing lik eit
Sojan Chacko said
Very nicely sung by both of you and nice voice. Liked it.
Vishak Subramoney said
thanks all for the nice comments. I apologize for the delay in my visiting this page. thanks Sarada again for singing this song with me.
Swati Prasad said
You sung so sweetly
I loved it so much
and i dont have words to describe how I am feeling to hear you
great singing by you both
Saroj Nair said
beautiful song very nicely sung by both of you
well done Vishak and Sarada
Krishnan N v ( nvk ) said
Beautiful song, very well sung by both of you. Loved it very much…
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Uthra said
Sarada: You have a sweet voice. Well done. Enjoyed the aah…aahs…
Vishak: Well sung.
Enjoyed this melody in your voices.
Arun said
Vishak and Sarada very well sung …
Vishak u sounded like spb charan… Very nice to hear this song in ur voice.
Jayanth Jayvas said
hi sarada u r songs are very nice and will u listen to my songs then check it out these are my own copmositions thanku http://www.muziboo.com/jayVAS
Adwait Ranade said
Beautiful! Ati Madhura!!
Very well sung Sarada and Vishak :)
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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Sarada & Vishak, lovely song. Both of you have re-created the magic of this old song. Enjoyed it very much-Congrats!
Shelly Kurian said
hi Sarada and Vishak
Beautiful romantic melody !
Sarada: Lovely voice and sweetly rendered.very expressive.
Vishak: Nicely rendered with your cute modulations. liked your voice.
"Music is the shorthand of emotion"
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Thinkal govind kumar said
Sarada & Vishak,
Beautiful rendition by both of you with lot of expressions !
LOVED it !
Hats off !
Cheers !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.
Latha Ganti said
Beautiful rendition :-)
Meera Manohar said
Vishak & Sarada,
Unfamiliar with the song, which is no surprise :)
Enjoyed this one in both lovely voices. Observed a huge difference recording/mixing wise in both your voices…
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Ajay m nair said
what a lovely song to pick…. one of my fav song is this…… sarada suuuuuper thumbaa channagiide nimma haaddu…. keep it up
vishak…… suuuuper singing…… loved this duet…. keep it up
Vishak Subramoney said
thanks all for the comments.
Meera gaaru…naan than mix panninen….dont know what went wrong….will ask u next time.
Latha Ganti said
listening one more time !Eee gaanamee … ati navya …Madhura madhura madhura …:-)
Sarada . in the segment 'Sundara sulalitha' …your aalapana is faboulous …so soothing …
like the same ,
Vishak at 'Manjula mdhumaya' aalapana superb !
To favs!:-)
Sangeeta Sutar ... said
Listened it today and I should say….i fall in love with this song everytime i listen.Great singing sarada and vishak!
Keep it up!
Latha Ganti said
Wonderful ! listening again ! :-)
Ananya Ramprasad said
Aati Madhura ………sarada and vishak :)……what a pick ……wow !!! superb singing …
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Title: Studies of Seismic Behavior of Steel Base Plates
Authors: Jackie Burda and Ahmad Itani
Date: May 1999
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This report summarizes studies conducted on steel base plates and their effect on the overall seismic response and behavior of a steel building. A two part program, experimental and analytical, was carried out to determine the cyclic behavior of column-base plates assemblies under large deformations and the response of a steel building designed with several base plate configurations. Based on this investigation a design procedure that limits the inelastic activity, during severe ground motions, to the steel plate is recommended.
Six one-half scale column-base plates with various plate sizes and thickness were tested under constant gravity load and lateral cyclic deformations. The base plate assemblies were designed according to the recommended design procedure. The test results showed that the column base plate assemblies were able to dissipate significant amount of energy by plate bending. In addition, these tests showed the vulnerability of the welded connection between the column and the base plate. The failure mode for all six columns was the fracture of the weld between the column and base plate.
Nonlinear finite element analyses using ADINA program were conducted on column base plate assemblies to determine the stress distribution profile underneath the base plate. In addition, Drain-3DX program was utilized to determine the seismic response of a four-story building with several base configurations. The base of this building was modeled as fixed, pinned, and semi-rigid to study its effect on the overall seismic response of the building.


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Probably Guerlain and Creed. It is tough to choose only two, with so many good ones out there, including Amouage. I just find that I wear more Guerlain and Creed than any other house.
I have a brief conversation last night, with anohter BNer, and I told him I should have just gone with Amouage and stuck to my guns. He said Amouage would be far too rich and would like something lighter. He chose Micallef and I went with Amouage and YSL or Dior, as a second.
What would you go with, if you could only buy from 2 houses, from now on ?
Probably Guerlain and Creed. It is tough to choose only two, with so many good ones out there, including Amouage. I just find that I wear more Guerlain and Creed than any other house.
Guerlain and ... Serge Lutens I suppose. Or maybe one of YSL and Dior.
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Creed and Chanel.
Tough decision, but I think I would go with Histoires de Parfums and Editions de Parfums.
Dior and Montale
guerlain and guerschmain
Guerlain and Serge Lutens - including their exclusives
Their range of frags are suitable for all occasions
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Currently splitting:
Amouage - Tribute, Homage and OPUS VII
Andy Tauer - Noontide Petals, Miriam and Loretta
HdP - Veni, Vidi, Vici and Rosam, Ambrarem, Petroleum
The Different Company - Oud Shamash, Oud for Love and Aurore Nomade
Guerlain - Sous Le Vent, Angélique Noire, Bois d'Armenie, Cruel Gardenia, Rose Barbare
and many more niches up for split...
L'artisan is my #1 choice. Don't have #2 just yet.
MPG and Profumum
Guerlain & Dior
Creed and Tom Ford or Hermes.
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
commes des garcons and dunhill
Bulgari and Cartier.
Chanel and CdG
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Guerlain and Lutens, of course.
Guerlain and Hermes. Runner up: Dior. (Tough choice, as I think I have exactly three top houses now-- those three.)
I send thee this sweet perfume a fragrance to the fragrant, as one would offer wine to the god of wine.
YSL and Chanel
Creed and Thierry Mugler or maybe Dior.
Dior and Creed
Creed and Lutens.
Definitely CdG, but not having sampled broadly enough I'm having trobuble choosing a 2nd. Lutens? Dyptique? Creed?
Lutens and Creed!
Chanel and Calvin Klein...but it would be hard to let Dior go
Tom Ford and Creed
Imagine there were no hypothetical situations.
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Surely Amouage and Guerlain.
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Guerlain and Hermes
Creed and Dior
Definitely Maison Francis Kurkdjian, number 2 is difficult but maybe Comme des Garcons...
I can't think of a house that has a consistent range of fragrances that I like enough! L'Artisan de Parfumeur would qualify but their longevity on me is middling. Lutens - nice but the bases all smell the same to me. Amouage - good but too rich and again, similar.
Hmm...I'd say Histoire de Parfum and...I can't think of another one just yet.
Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Frapin.
I'd rather check out a favourite designer's offerings - such as the late Guy Robert, or anyone else who's compositions I really liked.
Although new regulations must be challenging IFRA members.
Definitely Malle would be one, the other is much more difficult... Probably Estée Lauder for their variety.
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
Guerlain & Dior (with Chanel as a favorite indiscretion)
interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art. - Susan Sontag
Guerlain and serge lutens today BUT if Rochas originals where still in production it would have been Guerlain and Rochas.
Guerlain and Chanel.
At this moment: Malle and Amouage...
The unnatural and the strange have a perfume of their own
― Fernando Pessoa
Ormonde Jayne and Mona di Orio.
Though I would dearly miss Guerlain and Lutens...
Amouage and Creed if I could only buy from 2 houses ever.
Dior and Creed probably
Surely Kurkdjian's Maison and probably Guerlain.
Chanel and L'Artisan
Bvlgari only.
Seasonal favorites :
Winter : The Dreamer & Burberry London & La Nuit de L'Homme
Spring-Autumn : Aqua Fahrenheit & Bvlgari Pour Homme
Summer : Bvlgari Extreme & Bvlgari Aqva & Bvlgari Aqva Marine
All-Rounders : Terre D'Hermes & Bleu de Chanel
Indispensible : The Dreamer & Bvlgari Extreme & Bvlgari Pour Homme & Bvlgari Aqva
Creed and Amouage
Creed and Hermes at the moment.
Diptyque and L'Artisan, though it would mean going without Chergui...
Malle and SL
When we come to the other world and meet the millions of Jews who died in the camps and they ask *what have you done for us*.......I will say * I did not forget you*. Simon Wiesenthal
At this moment, Serge Lutens & EDP Frederic Malle.
***My favourite from my collection***
-------- Amouage Tribute Attar
------ Serge Lutens: Ambre Sultan
-------- Les Exclusifs de Chanel: Sycamore
------ Amouage: Fate Man
-------- Amouage: Epic Man
------ Tom Ford Private Blend: Noir de Noir
-------- Terre D'Hermès Pure Parfum
------ EDP FM: Carnal Flower
-------- Neela Vermire Creations: Trayee
------ Dior: Leather Oud
------- Hermèssence: Ambre Narguilé
Creed & Tom Ford.
Easily Mugler and Creed
Creed and Tom Ford
Aramis/Estee Lauder
Guerlain and Lutens for me
Creed and Guerlain
1. Creed
2. Tie between Xerjoff and Guerlain
Taj Mahal and Château de Versailles.


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We recommend it.
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Last December I came up with a character design and color concept for a Kateri Tekakwitha comic in celebration of her upcoming canonization next October. Then I promptly forgot about it! Gah. I guess I'll need to draw it next month.
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I'd check origin of this 17-40L....
It's legit - I purchased 3 lenses - sold 2 so far for much more than i paid, leaving me with $150 left in the negative, but with the 17-40 still to sell.
That's the plan. I could also list a "holy shit cannot pass this up" price, make a profit, and get it sold in 30 minutes. Likely go somewhere in the middle.
May be trading it for a 28-70L and a 580ex II --- stay tuned.
That makes sense now.
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Q: I think I ruined my beloved pizza stone! HELP! Last week I made a summer strawberry and rhubarb pie and it overflowed onto my pizza stone. I was unable to scrape the hardened, burned-to-a crisp pie filling off the stone, so I soaked it in warm water and dishwasher powder (eep, I know! even as i was doing it, I was thinking this is a terrible idea — pizza stones are porous).
Well not only is the black grime still there, but the stone is seeping out a white film of soap. How can I bring my pizza stone back to life and get rid of the soapy residue AND the crusted pie filling?
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Mine looks just like this - I scrub and scrap, and have actually used a paint scrapper to get rid of raised black stuff (that usually works). The stains remain and have no negative impact on my end products.
The first time we used our stone, we didn't put cornmeal down and the crust stuck to it. I just kept putting it in the oven and burning everything off. It took forever but it worked. As far as the soap still coming out of it, I would throw it out and start over.
I haven't dealt with the soap issue, but to remove stuck on grime with out soaking I have had much success in scraping/grinding. I purchased a set of small drill mounted wire brush attachments and just use them to grind off the baked on bits. If your stone is sufficiently seasoned you will grind off the top layer of crusty burnt pieces that may stick to other foods but the oil is deep enough to keep the non-stick properties. The stone might be stained but it won't affect the taste of the food. Sandpaper or a small power sander (like a Black and Decker 'Mouse') may work also or the kit I bought also came with a sanding disk/wheel that I haven't tried yet, I would think the finer the grit the better but would worry about leaving sand behind for the first bake or two.
Maybe soaking it in just plain water a couple times...? Mine looks like the photo too and I just leave it to burn off in the oven when its preheating. It doesn't seem to transfer to my final product. Good Luck
The best thing I have done for my pizza stone is just leave it in my oven all the time. It both helps regulate heat in the oven and the heat of cooking bakes off anything that gets on there. If you really need to get something off, turn the oven up as high as it goes and bake the pizza stone for a while, then take it out and brush it off. Maybe that would also bake out the soap? I am not sure though because I never put soap on mine.
The concern with getting it wet, is the water will stay in the stone and cause it to split. I can actually had my first pizza stone break in half in the oven and I think it was because I got it wet, in inadvertently.
I agree with oncahuenga. I leave my pizza stone in the oven at all times. Actually, once I accidentally self-cleaned the oven with my pizza stone still inside. Luckily, my pizza stone was fine and even cleaner. I don't know how that would work with other brands, but if you're going to throw it out anyway, it's a good last resort.
Yes, your first mistake was using soap. NEVER NEVER NEVER soak a stone in soap. You can use a tiny amount if you just can't stand the thought of not using soap to clean, but make sure you rinse it thoroughly and immediately. I soak my stone in water all the time to help loosen baked on bits.
After much use and love, the best stones are completely black. This is what makes the non-stick properties so wonderful.
If the crusties are continuing to be very stubborn, you can put the stone in the oven through a self-cleaning cycle. It will remove the nonstick properties of the stone - meaning you'll need to reseason it, but it should get the really really baked on bits off.
I also leave my stones in the oven all the time - helps ensure they are completely dry and also helps facilitate even heating in your oven.
Your stone may or may not be the Pampered Chef brand, but here is a link to their website outlining use and care guidelines for their stoneware products.
I think the soap is the real issue - you need something to absorb it. I would try scrubbing with a dry (or barely wet) baking soda and/or kosher salt. Let the dry baking soda sit on the stone for awhile and absorb the soap.
I would also heat it up very slowly the next time you use it to give it some time to dry out before cranking up the heat. I turn my oven all the way up to make pizza, but would leave a damp stone in there at like 200 degrees for a few hours first to try to prevent cracking.
I washed mine in soap after a particularly bad first experience. (I now form my pizza on parchment... transfer to the stone... bake for 3 min... slightly lift the partially done pizza and remove the parchment. Then finish baking the pizza... another 3 min. All at 550 in my electric oven. Works like a charm.)
The crusties will eventually burn away and the discoloration is like the patina on antiques... does no harm and actually enhances the "look". As far as the soap... yeah, now we know soap is bad... but what to do? Before you throw it out, I would soak it again in plain water, dry it out and repeat a few times. Then do a trial pizza... just the crust and if you want a little sauce and cheese. Taste it... maybe the soap will be gone. Mine was and I've been using it ever since... over 10 years. It's worth a try. Good luck!
maybe let it sit in the sun.
I never bother cleaning mine except to maybe push some of the soot off with a spatula; but I had the same experience as arparker23. Left the stone in for the self clean cycle, and it ended up looking exactly like new, no soot, no black stains, nothing.
My stone is over 15 years old and is also in the over at all times. Stuff gets burned on and eventually gets burned off. I don't use soap on it although I will wipe it down on occasion. But as someone else said, this really is a kind of patina--the stone shows its history and it doesn't affect how well it works so...I wouldn't worry about it.
I would start over again rather than have dishwashing detergent getting in my bread. The stones are pretty cheap.
And like everyone else says, they all look like that if you use them regularly. I use mine at least once a week for pizza, and it's mostly black. No weird flavors on the pizza or any bread I make on it, though.
Not sure about the soap issue, I agree with @waterlily81, maybe soak it a few times in clean water? But the black coloration is not a problem as long as the actual raised char was scraped/brushed off.
If you can't get it off and you can't stand to use with with the black marks on it, just go to Lowe's and buy an unglazed 18x18 porcelain tile. That's what we use, and it does the same thing as a pizza stone. We got it for $3 and it just stays in our oven all the time. If something drastic happens to it we will just get a new one.
I would try baking it on a low heat (maybe 300 F) with cornmeal on top of it to absorb any soap. Once the white residue seems to have ceased, generously coat it with vegetable oil and bake it again for about 30 minutes. The oil will help it to become non-stick.
Pizza stones are rather resilient - Mine is so dark from years of use, don't worry if a little stuff gets burnt on. My mother uses the same stone she's had for close to 2 decads - it even stood up to a run through the dishwasher courtesy of my father :-)
+1 to what jennipearl said.
It will take a lot more time and aggravation to get the soap out of that stone that it would be to just start over. Unless you want soap leeching into your food...
The way I clean my stone is to put it in my sink, at an angle and let hot tap water run over it. I scrape bits off with a plastic scraper and immediately dry it off with lots of paper towels (since there's usually oil to wipe off) and put it back in my oven where it will air dry until its next use. Soap never touches that stone, much like soap never touches my cast iron pan.
I've had the same stone for at least 15 years. I leave my stone in the oven while it's self-cleaning. And then I just brush off the soot and ashes. Re: the soap...I would soak it in water a few times and then do a test bake. If it's still there than I'd get a new one.
You are not supposed to soak a pizza stone. The water can stay trapped in the porous surface of it, expand when heated, and crack the stone. You should also be careful about buying an unglazed tile from the home improvement store because some of the tiles have lead in them. To clean your stone, you should try heating it and scraping the hot stone.
I dunno if it's recommended, but at one point my stone had become dirty enough that it was emitting foul smelling smoke in the oven that impacted the taste of whatever was baking.
I just left it in the oven and ran and oven self-cleaning cycle. Starting both the stone and the oven cold so that they would heat up together, the high heat of the self-clean did away with all of the mess. It came out pristine.
As for getting the soap remains out of the pizza stone, maybe get the stone wet - a brief soak, then pour baking soda on it. Baking soda should probably have been the thing to soak it in initially, but maybe it will absorb some of the soap? I've just started using a pizza stone in the past year and still learning how to care for it.
We managed to do this to our pizza stone a few months ago. Not the soap, just the burned-on bits. Some pieces had also fallen to the bottom of the oven and burned on there and i had been a while since we'd last cleaned the oven, so we figured a self cleaning cycle with the stone still inside would do the trick.
BEWARE! It didn't seem like much of the crunchy stuff was still there since we'd scraped it thoroughly, but apparently it was too much because after half an hour we were smoked out of our apartment. We had all the doors and windows open with five fans going. It was terrible. We ended up throwing out our pizza stone and getting a new one. Without the pizza stone in it, the self-cleaning cycle on the oven went just fine the next day. It was so strange. I hope you have better luck than we did!
Warm water on wicked hot stone. I keep my stone on the bottom of my oven and it gets killed, mainly with baked sweet potatoes. I scrape off whatever gunk gets on it. When I move it into the middle of the oven after its good and hot I open the stove and pour a little luke warm water on it. I initially did this to make my pita bread puff up easier, but found that the stains were getting lighter and lighter.
I soaked soap into my parents' pizza stone when I was a teenager and the next time we reheated it it released a horrible chemically smoke. I would recommend just tossing it.
Now I use a hard plastic scraper to get burnt pieces off, but the stone discoloring is actually good for it, it kind of builds up a patina with use and eventually will be pretty much non-stick. Sometimes I do use steel wool to scrub the stones, and sometimes baking soda or salt -but never ever soap!
The best way to deal with a soiled pizza stone that you just cannot get clean is to find a ceramic shop with a kiln large enough to accommodate your stone. It must be ABSOLUTELY dry or it will explode. It usually takes about 24 hours or even longer for the kiln to reach maximum temperature and then cool down enough to open it. Everything will burn off/out of the stone. What this will cost will depend on the shop, but I am sure it will be less than buying a new stone.
The stone would have originally been fired in a kiln, so it will surely be able to survive another firing.
I first saw these stones years ago at a Pampered Chef party, and the rep said if we accidentally washed it with soap, it could be absorbed by baking a solid layer of something like Pillsbury biscuits (and then tossing them, of course). Dishwasher powder is a bit intense and stones are inexpensive, so I'd probably throw it out, but you could give the biscuits a try. Deanna's idea of cornmeal is also interesting, but might be trickier to avoid spilling in the oven.
As for the stains, I wouldn't worry about them. They're "seasoning," and common in stones. But the best failsafe to keep the stone looking nice is to only bake dry goods on it.
Cut your losses. Parchment paper is your pizza stone's best friend.
I think once it's been exposed to soap, the stone is toast. I'd toss it and get another.
The dark stains are part of the deal. Stuff's gonna spill and bubble over. I leave my stone in the bottom of the oven at all times, it helps to regulate the heat in the whole chamber. I scrape off the big stuff with a spatula, and wipe it down to get rid of excess cornmeal after it's cooled down. NEVER EVER put water on a hot stone, it'll crack immediately.
I even leave it in the oven during the self-clean cycle. That will burn off any really heavy stains, but the others will become part of the patina that helps to make the stone truly non-stick. Similar to seasoning cast iron.
Scrape as much as possible and try the pillsbury biscuit trick. I was told to make a couple batches of crescent rolls on mine before using it...they are very fatty and the fat seeps into the pores and makes the stone non-stick. After a few years of constant use, mine is definately all stained and discolored, but doesn't seem to impact the flavor of foods at all.
My roomate washed mine in soap before. I baked some pizzas on it and it smelled awful for awhile. It eventually went away but some of them did taste like soap! Its fine now that its been baked in the oven so many times.. but I'd get yourself a new one to avoid the trouble.
I agree that the real issue would be the soap--I wouldn't bake anything high fat on it; I'd think that might trap some of the soap in the stone. I've let water run over a stone for an hour (stone I got at a garage sale & was most likely run through a dishwasher once or twice) and not had any issues with soapy tasting food.
My Pampered Chef stone came with directions not to put it in an oven hotter than 450°F ("Stoneware is heat-resistant to 450°F (230°C)"), and self-cleaning cycles typically run 800-900°F. I think you run a risk of cracking the stone. But if you're thinking about just replacing it anyway, I suppose it would be worth a shot.
This may be crazy, but what about running it through a dishwasher cycle without soap? Might get water into the pores to get the soap out.
My pizza stone is close to twenty years now. I think the suggestion to do repeat soakings may be a way to remove the residue soap. For my regular use I just scrape it clean with a spatula or wire brush or metal spackle blade. If it's dusty I might wipe it with a damp cloth, but never a sponge or anything that's really wet.
IF you have racks that are safe to put in the oven cleaning cycle (chrome ones really are not; cycle safe ones are usually black when new) just put the stone directly on the rack and run the cycle. Be sure that the stone is totally dry else it will crumble or snap.
I almost never 'clean' mine, what I do do is use my bench scraper to get the heavy stuff off. Then, I get a damp paper towel and wipe the remaining soot/dust off.
Apologies for getting all geeky on everyone - but here it is. Soap binds to lipids - so soak it in lipids (oil). I'd drench it with canola (or the oil of your choice) a couple times, to titrate away the soap. Wipe if off between oil applications.
My stone just broke - my first attempt at 550˚F pizza making - after the oven cooled the stone was now stoneS. I have seen family members getting it wet, so I'm guessing water is to blame. Oh well.... This was an interesting read - I learned a lot about stones.
my stone is very thick but i have left it in the oven on the clean cycle quite a few times and it always comes out clean it hasnt broke my stone is 1/2 in. thick.
I know this is a two year old thread, but I need to vent.... I've told my roommate time and time again, the pizza stone (and Le Cruset pans!) CANNOT go in the dishwasher. He doesn't care and now I'm hiding my nice kitchenware in my closet until I move.
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