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Brushing, flossing, and gargling may all be part of your daily oral hygiene routine, but taking these steps may not be enough if you have other issues. Medications like antidepressants, diuretics, and aspirin can dry the mouth. With dry mouth, there is a lack of saliva, and saliva is what rinses away bacteria that make breath odor foul. Bacteria - Some people may be prone to bad breath more than others. Bacteria exist on the tongue, and expel gases as they munch on food particles and other substances broken down from saliva. Also, they multiply at night, since the salivary glands slow down when you are sleeping. H. pylori, a type of bacteria that can cause stomach ulcers, can cause bad breath and gum disease if it finds a place to reside in your mouth. Respiratory tract infections- While gum and tooth infections can cause bad breath, so can bronchitis, sinusitis, and even colds. RTIs break down tissue, which starts a flow of mucus and cells that feed bacteria that can emit foul odors. Skipping breakfast-- Not only does breakfast benefit your body and mind, but it helps to stimulate saliva production and scrub bacteria from the tongue (depending in what you eat, of course). Diet- Low-carb diets can burn stored fat, thus creating toxic-smelling ketones. Foods that generate large amounts of amino acids, like dairy products and foods high in protein, can fuel the bacteria that produce bad breath. Obesity has also been linked with bad breath. Breathing out of your mouth- When the tissues in your mouth are dry, saliva is prevented from washing away bacteria; thus, bad breath is encouraged. Major candidates for this are people who suffer from sleep apnea, asthma, and snoring. Chronic illnesses- Breath that is chronically potent in a certain smell can signify a disease. For example, kidney failure can make your breath smell fishy, and uncontrolled diabetes can make your breath smell fruity. Alcohol- Plain and simple, alcohol is dehydrating, and having a dry mouth encourages bad breath.
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With the announcement of Brent Ozar (Blog | Twitter ) leaving Quest for SQL Skills, Exceptional DBA finalist Jorge Segarra (blog | twitter) taking a new job far from the Novice Chef, Kathi Kellenberger getting a new job, and more, a few people pinged me to ask if I were next.
I have the best job in the world (I need to blog that!) and I love it. It fits my life wonderfully, I have a good balance, I get to do things I enjoy, at my pace, I get to ski during the week, what more could I want?
Actually I'm sure there are things I'd want, and I could do better, but overall I have a great job.
And I have a contract. With Red Gate being a UK company, people have employment contracts, and even though I'm a US guy, I have one. It's fairly binding and I have to give months notice to leave. However it's fair in that Red Gate has to give me equal notice, so I have good job security in the short term as well.
Provided I don't do anything egregiously stupid, which I try not to do every day.

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This Guest Post is by Bill Lucas of Kishaba Juku of Tallahassee.
Dear Readers,
For the last 9 months, Tallahassee Karate Club (Kishaba Juku of Tallahassee) has enjoyed training in the clean, air conditioned comfort of a nice Aikido dojo here in Tallahassee, FL. Considering we had trained in a garage and local parks for a number of years before that, the dojo was a welcome change.
Unfortunatley, the dojo was lost to fire on Sept 23rd and we're back to training wherever we can once again.
Our hope is to help North Florida Aikikai reopen the dojo as soon as possible so Tallahassee Karate Club can once train in a real dojo.
If you know anyone who would be willing to make a tax-deductable donation of either money or equipment, please direct them to the NFA website at:
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Tickets to sample the chile and salsa cost $3 and include the right to vote for your favorite dish. This year includes a jalapeno eating contest for adults and a watermelon seed spitting contest for children, both include prizes. Adams State clubs and organizations will be selling baked goods, drinks, and other special treats.
Voting stops at 1 p.m. and the event will close at 2 p.m. after announcing all award recipients.
Autumn@Adams Week is September 9 through September 14. Events compliment the 2013 theme, Health, Fitness, and Beyond/Salud, Buena Forma Física y Más, including promoting positive mental health; exploring meditation and inner peace; stronger leadership through physical health; and a comprehensive look at future wellness.
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I love glitter nail polish. It is sparkly and fun and statement-making and just so nice to look at while I type all day. I do not love removing said glitter nail polish. I usually apply 2-3 coats to get maximum sparkle impact, but then am stuck scrubbing and scraping it off when I decide it is time for a new manicure. Personally, I do not think it is right to spend more time removing nail polish than it took to apply it in the first place.
Enter my glitter fairy godmother at a nearby beauty store. I had a bottle of Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance in my hand – it is a gorgeous color, but I was complaining about what a pain it is to remove glitter nail polish.
She suggested placing a nail-polish remover soaked cotton ball on the polished nail, wrapping the tip of your finger and cotton ball in aluminum foil, waiting a few minutes, and the glitter would come right off.
I was skeptical but intrigued. After Google-ing "nail polish remover + aluminum foil interactions" and deciding that this method would not make my fingers fall off, I gave it a try.
HOLY CRAP, did it work. I made myself little alien fingers, waited about 5 minutes, and voila! The nail polish came almost completely off, and the leftover edges came off after another swipe. I am beyond excited to have a foolproof way to remove my most glittery polish!
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) — U.S. rock group Green Day says it has rescheduled its concert tour starting in March now that lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong has been treated for addiction.
The tour originally was to kick off in Seattle in September and was to end in Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 10.
All of those gigs, as well as scheduled appearances for January and February, were canceled after Armstrong checked into a treatment facility.
The singer said he was seeking help for substance abuse problems after he ranted on stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival because he thought his group's set was cut short to make way for other acts.
The band later said it had as much time as expected and apologized for Armstrong's behavior.
"We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months," the musicians said in a statement on their website Sunday. "We are very excited to hit the road and see all of you again, though we regret having to cancel more shows."
Armstrong wrote a separate message, expressing his gratitude to fans who offered him their support.
"I just wanted to thank you all for all the love [and] support you've showed for the past few months," he wrote. "Believe me, it hasn't gone unnoticed and I'm eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I'm getting better everyday. So now, without further ado, the show must go on… We can't wait to get on the road and live out loud! Our passion has only grown stronger. Happy new year. We love you all. Rage and love."
Green Day said it will now kick off its string of shows March 28 in Chicago. The tour will wrap in Quebec City April 12.


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by Terry Duffy
Members of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Community Action Council held a productive session with the U.S. Army Corps, Buffalo District, earlier this month at Lew-Port. Discussions covered the Corps' ongoing feasibility study on the Interim Waste Containment Structure at the Niagara Falls Storage Site.
Much of that meeting involved planning, notably on the Corps' next technical memo and expected public presentation covering Remedial Alternatives for the IWCS. Both are the latest in a now years-long feasibility study process undertaken by the Corps to determine the future of the IWCS. The Corps is expected to release the Remedial Alternatives memo this spring en route to a public presentation planned for June at the Lewiston Senior Center.
The Corps IWCS feasibility study itself isn't expected to be finalized until sometime in 2014, followed by release of a record of decision on the site's future, by late 2014 or 2015.
In its exchange of its ideas with John Busse, LOOW/NFSS project manager for the Corps, and other attending reps, CAC members suggested topics for the presentation they felt could benefit residents. Among them was a good, detailed overview of the IWCS itself. Corps members agreed this would be helpful, in order to better reacquaint the community with the site and the NFSS overall - its operable units and balance of the property. It was also conveyed by CAC that greatly simplifying the presentation process with animations would be beneficial.
Corps attendees likewise felt this was needed, given the lengthy timeframe that's elapsed since its last public presentation to the community on the IWCS and NFSS in March 2012, plus the overall very complex nature of the topic.
Doug Sarno, Corps-appointed facilitator who works with CAC on conveying Corps' information on IWCS to the community, suggested the upcoming presentation also include discussion on enlisting government interest on funding. Noted was the very limited funding availability under the Corps' Formerly Utilized Sites Remediation Action Program covering IWCS, a complete lack of appropriated funding for future remediation cleanup at IWCS, the problem of multiple competing sites in WNY facing same funding dilemma, and the need for the community to engage local Congressional members to build support in hopes of enhanced government funding for IWCS remediation.
Discussions then moved to Remedial Alternatives for the IWCS, best described by the Corps as options that could be considered for the IWCS.
"This will outline the potential strategies" the Corps is considering, said Dr. Joe Gardella, LOOW-CAC co-chair, and John and Frances Larkin professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo.
These will be our "actions taken to fulfill objectives," said Jane Stanton, Corps' project engineer for the NFSS. She said the Corps "general response actions" under consideration for IWCS would examine the technologies available, what is ultimately desired to be achieved at the site and how to best achieve it.
Options discussed ranged from taking no action at all, to varied treatment and containment work on the inside wastes but no removal; partial and/or complete removal of sectionalized IWCS wastes for disposal elsewhere; and a new option described by the Corps as "enhanced containment."
This would involve containment of the cell with land use controls, said Stanton. She said it would entail a redesign of the cell's sides and addition of soils to the existing clay cap. Among its objectives would be to provide for enhanced stability of the cell against any breakdown/erosion; further prevent outside intrusions; prevent/neutralize any influences from any seismic activity; and to greater secure the cell for a prolonged period of time. Under this scenario the cap would not be breeched and the existing IWCS contents would remain intact.
Corps officials stressed that this and the others discussed thus far in the Remedial Alternatives should be only considered as options and nothing further. At this point all these are "basically serving as qualitative analysis for the feasibility study," said Stanton.
Gardella wrapped up the meeting, reporting that CAC will be continuing its outreach with local staff members of the area's Congressional delegations, and that CAC would meet again on Tuesday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lewiston-Porter Community Resource Center to discuss updates. The session is open to the public.
For more on the LOOW-CAC, visit its website, www.loowcac.org.


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The second suspect allegedly involved in a string of recent convenience store robberies has been taken into custody.
Detectives brought Shameca La'Shawn Pugh, a 37-year-old Beaumont woman, in for questioning Wednesday, Oct. 19.
Groves Police arrested two black males in connection with four aggravated robberies Thursday morning at two Groves convenience stores — Fast Lane, 3911 Highway 366 and B & B No. 2 at 3301 Cleveland. The men were confirmed by Groves Police Department Lt. Kirk Rice as Odis Sparks,25, and Ernest Lee Wilson, 30, both of Port Arthur.
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We've had about a dozen rides on this brake system and we are ready to utter a few words about them. Powerful, modulates well, exotic and expensive. End of story. If you want to know more, then read on.
The brake lever is one-finger optimized so it is short and needs to be brought in close to the grip. There is a carbon fiber strap that needs to be tightened with two bolts to attach the lever securely. Care has to be taken to alternate between the two bolts while torquing down or one can snap the carbon strap.
The big knob is for contact point adjustment and should be set up (by personal preference) to optimize the point at which the lever travel will result in contact between the pad and the rotor. Unfortunately, in some settings, this affect the lever return and lever will not return to its neutral position as freely.
The manufacturer advised us to move in the reach-adjust to compensate and get the lever returning to neutral in a more enthusiastic manner. This change worked, however it altered the reach setting that we had dialed in to our liking.
We cut our brake cables to the perfect length and got familiarized with the bleeding procedure of the Brake Force One. It is a 'closed system' that uses mineral fluid so proper bleed is important. But luckily, the brake lines are clear. So one knows exactly when the brake line bubbles are gone.
The calipers are powdercoated with very fancy colors and the painter is reportedly a very prestigious aftermarket auto-industry shop in Germany. The striking thing about these brakes is the lines are clear so the brake fluid is visible. Brake Force One allows the consumer to customize the color of their brake fluid so that is a nice touch for the ultimate color-coordinated bike.
In Europe, this brake is getting a tidal wave of attention not only because of its innovation but because of its innovative founder, Jakob Lauhoff. Jakob invented the brake when he was thirteen years old and when he was seventeen, he founded the company Brake Force One. Banking on his genius, a successful businessman Frank Stollenmaier funded the operation to get the company going. Regardless of wether the brakes will be a commercial succes or not, folks can't really argue about the innovation that derived from young Jakob's mind. The world can hardly wait for Jakob's next inventions and ideas.
Closed System
An open system uses a resevoir to compensate for fluid expansion when the fluid heats and expands, closed systems don't have a resevoir. With closed systems the pads get pushed up against the rotor when the fluid heats and expands. A diaphram in the master cylinder aids in the expansion with open systems. Almost all bike brake systems today are open brake systems for this reason. So the closed system of the Brake Force One is a bold and risky proposition. The bleed needs to be perfect and temperature has to be dissipated before it can affect brake fluid expansion. As for upsides, the caliper contact point can be controlled and adjusted more easily. One of riders' greatest frustrations with open systems is the distance between the pad and the rotor cannot be adjusted and rotor rub is a constant annoyance.
Brake Booster
With the brake in action, there is ample space between the pads and the rotor, that's the key to being able to use a closed system with no expansion reservoir. Typical master cylinders have a small bladder (as in open systems) that expands to make room for more fluid volume as things heat up. Brake Force One's brakes simply let the pads move in a bit closer when things get hot, and the extra space between pads and rotor makes this possible without the dreaded brake rub where the pad contacts the rotor even when not in use.
The plunger in the master cylinder is a massive 16mm in diameter and this pushes fluid into the caliper, which is required in order to move the pads far enough to make contact. The normal trade-off for pads that moved in quickly would be less stopping power.
Once the pads make contact, pulling the lever deeper into the stroke starts moving the outer part of the stepped piston forward, closing the inside off as it hits the "top hat". This essentially closes off the fluid facing the brake pads and attempts to compress it, making them squeeze the rotor harder. This is where the power comes from.
During the first part of the stroke, the oil flows into a small port in the caliper, around a "top hat" and into the chambers behind the pistons. This moves the pads in quickly but with little force at the beginning of the stroke. The spring you see in the system pushes the piston back as you let off the brakes, which helps forcefully retract the pads far away from the rotors. The pads are pushed by 22m diameter pistons.
So here in lies the genius of the Brake Force One brakes. The pads sit far from the rotor and a two stage piston drives it to the rotor quickly then a brake booster slows it down and translates it to big braking power. Finally, a spring retracts the pads away from the rotor when the lever is released.
Break In Period
We installed these brakes, took it to a nearby hill, climbed and descended to test the power of these brakes. We came away disappointed. The brakes felt soft and felt like they had no power. "Uh-oh," we thought. "Another expensive product that doesn't work." So we looked at the manual, did some research and realized that the brake requires a real 'bedding-in' procedure. 'Bedding-in' is the process of mating the brake pad to the brake rotor surface and transferring some of the pad material to the rotor. We did this by going on a high speed run of about 20 mph and then slamming on the brakes. Do that for each rotor and we were thoroughly tired. But one can really feel the power of the brakes increase with each pass.
Riding Impressions
Do you ever wonder why your car brakes feel different from your bike brakes? On your Shimano XT brakes, you hit the pad when the lever is about halfway down then the lever doesn't really move that much anymore. You modulate the brake by exerting more force on the lever as it stays in relatively the same position.
In your car, you hit the brake pad to the rotor almost immediately when you depress the brake pedal. But then brake pedal movement occurs almost all the way to the floorboard as you keep pressing on the pedal. The effort to push the pedal increases a bit but most of the braking force is determined by how far you press the pedal. This brake pedal travel enables modulation. The farther you press, the harder it brakes. That's why a car brake is so much easier to modulate than a bike brake. You make contact very quickly but then you have all that brake travel to modulate the braking force.
That sensation is key to how the Brake Force One system actuates. You make contact pretty quickly with the lever and then the lever can sink all the way down to the handlebar almost as braking power is increased. On the ride though, we never got the levers close to the bar as there was way too much power already that a skid would be induced before then. So the system was actually easy to modulate. The brake power is modulated by brake lever travel, just like the car. The fact that the system is so powerful can initially mask the fact that it is easy to modulate.
So in the most important areas of power and modulation, the Brake Force One system delivers. And it is indeed true that only one finger is needed to bring any speeding bike to a modulated halt. Riders who prefer to use two fingers though will not have any option (like all other brands) as two fingers simply will not fit in the one-finger cradle of the lever.
The fundamental problem of this brake is performance per dollar. Just like with an S-Works bike, a Bentley or a Pagani, the buyer seeking to maximize value per dollar will be disappointed. This is an R&D intensive product with limited volume so the economies of scale are not at work here. Couple that with German labor, Euro to dollar conversion and the American consumer will end up looking at an exotic component purchase.
The other problem is they are encountering a category that is experiencing a Shimano phoenix. Shimano realized a few years ago that their brakes were not competitive so they revamped every component of their XTR system. Then they brought it down to XT and SLX level. So Brake Force One is not only competing now with the Shimano XTR brake but also the SLX which sports about the same performance as the XTR.
Is this system more powerful than Shimano XTR? Yes, we think so and elaborate tests by a Velotech lab in Germany confirm that. It seems to be 20-30% more powerful from what we can decipher. XTR and SLX though are so darn powerful that you don't really need any more power. What the brake Force One does is allow you to use one less force, aka one finger.
We talk about Shimano a lot here but the true high-end competition for these brakes are:
Magura MT8 – $800
Formula R1 -$900
Sram XX -$740
All are expensive brakes but with a line of more price-sensitive models that share the same technology.
So the buyer cannot be the value-conscious comparison shopper. The buyer needs to be one that is looking for the exotic brake that looks cool, offers technology that actually works and is rare so he will be the envy of all.
So bottom line is these brakes are not a great value, require long break in, require commitment to one-finger braking and a different feel from the rest of the market. But beyond that, it looks absolutely trick and exotic and it actually works. The brake is the most powerful one we have used and one can actually control it quite easily. The power and modulation of this brake is the key innovation it brings to market.
As far as US distributors and retailers are concerned, the customer is in good hands. The US distributor is Ibex Sports at http://www.ibexsports.com/ and they have been bringing European brands to the US (Exposure Lights) and have always taken very good care of the customer. And for retail, Competitive Cyclist sells these brakes and the professionalism and integrity of Competitive Cyclist is second to none http://www.competitivecyclist.com


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I've often been asked to share the most surprising thing I've learned about Woody Allen after spending two years making "Woody Allen: A Documentary." My stock answer can be distilled to this: "He's a fake."
What I mean is that the public persona we've come to know as the "Woody Allen character" is just that — a character. The three N's so often used to describe the public Allen are nebbishy, nervous and neurotic. But the contrast between the Woody character and the "real" Allen is never more in focus than when he's on the set, directing.
Because any director must have the confidence to think on his or her feet and answer about 20 questions every minute, it's hard to imagine that anyone as anxious as "classic" Allen would survive in the midst of all that chaos. But the "real" Allen does more than survive. He displays a remarkable sense of calm when at work, a confidence and security that are the antithesis of his public image, and both the crew and the actors take their cues from him.
Every actor I spoke to on the London set of "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," and every actor I interviewed who's worked with Allen over the years, from Diane Keaton to Owen Wilson (and dozens in between), all speak of Allen as a low-key, unflappable director. A veteran cinematographer once told me the only directors he knew who got exactly what they wanted acted like fascists on the set and ran over anybody who got in their way. Allen proves him wrong.
Since histrionics are the last thing you'll find on Allen's set, he even questioned whether it was worth my while to film him at work. "My sets are boring," he warned me. "Nothing exciting ever happens, and I barely talk to the actors."
Yet some sort of alchemy does take place, because, more often than not, the end result with Allen's films can be quite remarkable. (At the age of 76, he finds himself the recipient of four more Oscar nominations for his most recent release, "Midnight in Paris" — an accolade that seems to impress everyone but Allen.) For a guy who "barely talks to the actors," Allen seems to repeatedly bring out their best. Under his tutelage, those actors have been nominated for 16 Academy Awards and have brought home the coveted statuettes six times.
So what's his secret? As the saying goes, it's complicated.
The comfort level that actors find on an Allen film might play a role. Josh Brolin refers to the set as "very blue-collar," meaning it lacks the self-importance, the preciousness of many movie sets run by less accomplished directors. For instance, Allen does not retreat to his trailer while the crew is setting up the next shot. In fact, he has no trailer, which tends to diffuse any complaints an actor may have about his or her own accommodations. Between takes, Allen remains accessible to cast and crew as he sits in any nearby chair, talks to his assistant or his producer (who is also his sister), reads the paper or practices his clarinet until he's needed again. "It's a great loafer's job," he confessed to me. "Much less stressful than if I were running around delivering chicken sandwiches in a deli somewhere."
It also helps that the hours are reasonable, and the actors aren't overtaxed. Allen works mainly in single master shots and doesn't bother shooting coverage from numerous angles. This alleviates the need for actors to do the same scene over and over again just so that the editor will have different shots to use within the scene. So what appears to be a stylistic choice — a minimalist aesthetic — is actually just Allen's way of staying on schedule by eliminating a lot of repeated takes. In his usual self-deprecating manner, he claims he simply doesn't have the patience to seek absolute perfection. Once he gets a good take, he wants to move on, wrap at a decent hour and get to the Knicks game in time for the tipoff.
This is not to say that actors who go to work for Allen are pampered. Far from it. His actors receive no more than the guild-mandated minimum payment for their services. There are no inflated star salaries and no perks — not even a second airline ticket for spouses, let alone for an entourage. If you prefer to live high on the hog while on location on an Allen picture, you could literally lose money. And some do! Yet countless actors of the highest caliber wait for that call from Allen's casting office saying the director is interested in them for a role.
Why do so many actors want to work with Allen? It may have something to do with his Zen-like ability to direct by not directing.
Sean Penn tells me: "He didn't ask to see or know anything [about my character] until he rolled the camera. His feeling is that the best, complete thing he's going to get is going to come out of the actor's instinct. And what he finds out on day one is whether or not he cast it well."
The conventional wisdom about "serious" actors is that they want to dissect their character with their director, discussing everything from the character's back story to what he or she had for breakfast that morning. Allen engages in none of this "nonsense" (his word). His theory, rather, is to "hire the best actors, shut up and get out of their way."
The actors eat it up. Many of the performers I interviewed spoke of the sense of liberation they feel when a director is confident in their ability to come up with the goods without micromanaging their performance. Says Martin Landau: "We never discussed the character. I never heard anyone complain about it because I think it allows a good actor a kind of freedom: 'Here's a canvas. Paint!' "
Allen may be uninterested in babbling on about his "process," but he's definitely going after a specific result, whether or not his actors realize it. Naomi Watts seems to have caught on to his subtle sleight of hand. She refers to Allen as "the best actor's director I've ever worked with," but concludes, "There's not as much free rein as we're led to believe, because he has a sense of how the scene's going to work and we need to move within those parameters." Still, she realizes that "he wants to empower us to find it . . . and he'll do it in such a gentle fashion that we don't even understand it's being done."
Larry David is more to the point: "This notion I hear that he doesn't direct, I mean, that's kind of ridiculous. He gets what he wants."
It's not unusual for genuinely modest artists to oversimplify the creative process that led to their success. Allen is no exception. "It's not rocket science," he said. "This is not quantum physics. If you're the writer of the story, you know what you want the audience to see because you've written it. It's just common sense. It's just storytelling, and you tell it."
So much for Allen revealing the bag of tricks that has led him to become one of the most heralded auteurs of the past four decades. Finding him more at ease discussing practical matters, I pressed him on one that I was especially curious about: Why is he so willing to eschew his right to that private trailer on the set — something few directors are willing to live without?
On this point, he was more open.
"I don't like the bathrooms in those trailers," he told me. "I don't know where that water comes from."
Sometimes, the Woody character and the real Woody are indistinguishable.
Weide was the executive producer and principal director of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." His most recent film, "Woody Allen: A Documentary," has been released on DVD. Twitter: @BobWeide.


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By Julia Ferrante
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The road to the motel in San Pedro, Guatemala, was narrow and steep — about 5 feet wider than the bus — and descending on a 20-degree incline, as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Charles Kim recalls it.
The bus driver had mastered the hairpin turns on the mountain roads between Guatemala City and the lakeside village of San Pedro. But the last stretch of the 3 1/2-hour trip seemed a formidable final obstacle, especially in the pouring rain — with no guardrails.
Still, the passengers had little idea that day in August 2011 of what challenges the bus driver had overcome to get them to their destination. They would find out later that he had done so without the benefit of eyeglasses and with significant vision impairment.
The bus driver is among many in Guatemala who do not have proper vision care both because of expense and the scarce availability of optometry services. Kim and Associate Professor of Management Jamie Hendry, along with a number of student researchers, are working to change that. They are developing tools and a sustainable business plan to diagnose vision deficiencies and manufacture and distribute eyeglasses in remote villages.
The project was initiated by Bucknell alumnus Adam Andersen, a 2010 graduate in mechanical engineering and management who completed his master's in mechanical engineering in 2012. He recruited Kim and Hendry to help after reading Paul Polak's book, Out of Poverty, in which the author asserts that uncorrected vision is a crippling factor in overcoming poverty. Other groups have pursued the idea, but cost, distribution, local involvement, and sustainability are continuing challenges.
The right fit
As part of the project, Kim and mechanical engineering students Tyler Campbell, Greg Epremian, and Andy Klein perfected a design for a diagnostic tool, which they jokingly dubbed the "pirate telescope." It is made with two pieces of PVC piping that slide into one another and enables anyone to diagnose vision deficiencies within .5 diopter, the common measure used by optometrists, Kim said. Kim and his students also previously designed a lens edger, which includes a grinding wheel and round template lens — much like a key cutter — to enable a local entrepreneur to make eyeglasses for about $5 rather than the standard $300 to $400.
During the 2011 trip, the Bucknell group traveled with a cohort from Christ Wesleyan Church in Milton, including Lewisburg optometrist Robert Lipski. Lipski examined dozens of children and adults, including the bus driver. In most cases, the optometrist found that even those who wore eyeglasses had the wrong prescription. The Bucknell and Christ Wesleyan group took several suitcases full of donated eyeglasses to Guatemala in the hope of matching villagers with their proper prescriptions, Kim said, but that method proved a bit like finding a needle in a haystack.
"Bob examined the bus driver, and he couldn't see anything," Kim recalled. "Bob searched in his suitcase full of donated glasses and fortunately was able to find a pair with the right prescription."
Style counts
The project has taken some unexpected turns, in part after the revelation that children even in remote parts of Guatemala are concerned about style.
"During our trip in 2011, Andy, Adam and I designed a lens cutter but found we could not cut oblong shapes," Kim said. "We simplified the machine so it could cut circular-shaped lenses, and it worked well. But we found that no one wanted to wear circular-shaped lenses."
The group also realized they needed to involve the community and get buy-in for the effort, rather than trying to determine what was best for the villagers, Hendry said.
"If we are going to create a sustainable business, it is essential that this is a local organization," Hendry said. "Local folks need to get involved in designing and eventually running the business. And once it's up and running, we go away, and they handle it on their own."
Sustainable business
Hendry, meanwhile, has been working with management students to determine appropriate business models. The management group is considering a model comprising three workers: one to diagnose and fit the eyeglasses; one to cut lenses and assemble them with frames: and one to manage the office, inventory, maintenance and supplier relations.
A continuing challenge is the cost of transportation.
"Most of the optometry services are in Guatemala City," Hendry said. "Just the expense of traveling is prohibitive for most people. The town where we would like to set up the business is on a lake. There are little villages all around the lake, but if you need to get to one side or the other, it costs a week's wages."
One idea for reducing transportation costs is to travel with local churches and schools to offer optometric services periodically in remote areas, Hendry said.
Pursuing partnerships
This winter, Kim and Hendry plan to travel to Guatemala again with students. The management students will be researching legal issues and surveying optometry students about their interest in serving in rural areas. The Bucknell group also will pursue partnerships with suppliers and other churches and schools and search for space for a warehouse and workshop. The engineering students will continue to work on creating optometric devices that can be constructed using locally available materials and local labor and equipment and that will produce eyewear that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Over time, the group hopes to increase the sustainability of the operation. The team will investigate, for example, whether scraps produced from lens cutting may be reused or recycled and whether frames can be manufactured locally.
Despite the challenges, Hendry said, the project is rewarding. She recalled delivering a new pair of glasses to a girl at an elementary school during a trip in March. Lipski, the Lewisburg optometrist, had examined the girl's eyes the previous August and discovered the glasses she had were the wrong prescription. So he made new glasses for her and sent them back to Guatemala with the Bucknell team.
"This girl was wearing a pair of glasses with a cord around her neck. She tried on the new pair of glasses and found she could see so much more, so she ripped off the older pair. That really brought it home for me, how important it is for these people to get the eye care they really need."
Hendry and Kim eventually hope to expand the project by replicating it in other locations in the developing world, such as Nicaragua, they said.
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Recognizing, however, that variety is the spice of life, you do have the ability to choose from a variety of shirt colors – and a variety of shirt styles. The basic t-shirt comes in a good-better-best trio (i.e., a little more money gets you a nicer/thicker shirt with a few extra color choices), and there are men's styles, women's styles, a long sleeve version, a "sport" version, etc. Check out the shop to see all of the varieties. You will see I've also made available versions of the shirt that have only the site logo, in case you don't dig the "Obsessing Since 2008" thing.
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For the first time in the six years of the Scottish Magazine Awards, the judging panel agreed that a special commendation should be awarded to one publisher. Although shortlisted on a number of occasions, Bite Me magazine published by Arlene Russo from Revamp, has never quite managed to take the top slot in a given category, but the full judging panel, led by Helen Alexander CBE, former CEO of The Economist Group, unanimously decided that a special commendation would recognize her achievements over the years. The judges said "Bite Me is an original and exciting product".
The judges of the 'Oscars' of magazine publishing decided to single out one person for special commendation this year. They said: "If ever there was a great example of never-say-die, then this is the person. She has single-handedly edited, published and distributed a magazine against all the odds for the past ten years."
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March 17th: Hotel Chocolat Less Sweet Selection
In and amongst all the Easter goodies Hotel Chocolat sent my way this year they were also nice enough to include this Less Sweet Selection Box. Described as a collection of 'less sweet recipes so that the authentic flavours of cocoa and praline shine through' it sounded like a decent enough proposition to me, and I eagerly read the handy menu included inside which handily identified the chocolates inside.
The collection comprised of 21 pieces - milk and dark batons, gianduja cubes, mellow caramel truffles, hazelnut praline truffles and lastly some orange praline truffles. The presentation was was pretty familiar looking in style, and combined sleek and sophisticated outer packaging with several protective inner layers that ensured the freshness and high maintenance of each of the different pieces. As you will see from the chocolates below all of them looked pretty appetising, but it was the caramel piece that really stood out with some intricate swirls on the surface of each chocolate.
Below are my thoughts on each of the different chocolates rated from Awful-to-Superb ...
Milk & Dark Chocolate Batons - These were both excellent as I expected, with the milk chocolate batons formed of the 50% house recipe and the dark chocolate batons formed of the 74% house recipe. The milk chocolate was noticeably a little less sweet than the normal 40% cocoa recipe used across the majority of Hotel Chocolat products, though the dark batons really stood out taking the depth of flavour that stage further and had a richer, longer lasting taste. Both chocolates melted with infinite ease into their liquor states and provided an experience that was not only luxurious in taste but also wonderful feeling in the mouth. They were a real joy to eat. Superb.
Mellow Caramel - This pieces was the best looking in the selection and was the one that I was really looking forward to trying. Much like the dark chocolate batons the outer chocolate was superb and had a nice long, rich taste that grew in flavour volume as it melted. The inner caramel praline centre did bring a small notes of sweet toffee and butter to the party, however I was expecting more and would have really welcomed a minor hint of salt to play off the sweetness of the caramel flavours which would have made it truly outstanding. Good.
Hazelnut Praline - The outer 50% chocolate was super smooth in melt and established a creamy, rich cocoa taste as soon as it was placed on the tongue. Sitting below this glorious outer chocolate layer a drier filling of hazelnut praline provided strong woody hazelnuts which further reaffirmed the fresh tasting, crunchy whole hazelnut pieces that lined the top of each truffle. As hazelnut chocolates go this was absolutely fantastic, so much so I made a point of swagging all three before my family could nab them :D Superb.
Orange Praline - out of everything in the selection this piece appealed to me the least, however I am glad to say it wasn't out of place amongst the other fantastic chocolates. The outer 74% dark chocolate brought strong, unsweetened cocoa flavours to the party straight away and melted with a pleasant smoothness to reveal the soft, smooth filling below. Conversely to the outer chocolate the orange filling was sweet tasting, with some zingy citrus flavours that contrasted well with the dark chocolate. Orange chocolates are never my first choice but this was up there with the best of them. Very Good.
Gianduja Cubes - Well I have reviewed these on their own before (See HERE) so I need say very little apart from refer you that previous review. These are among the very best of all the great things that Hotel Chocolat make, if you haven't tried these already and love praline you really need to do yourself a favour and buy some. Superb.
Overall this Less Sweet Selection provides a good insight into some of Hotel Chocolat's capabilities, however I wouldn't rank it alongside some of their other finer selection boxes. The quality of the chocolate involved here is unquestionable - the 50% milk chocolate and 74% dark chocolate are amongst the best out there and I think it is a very safe bet to say you will get undoubtedly get a lot of pleasure out of the plain chocolate batons. The Gianduja Cubes are quite simply in a league of their own - I can't say anything more positive about them than that, you simply need to try them for yourself to really understand how good they are. Personally I think the truffles are what hold this selection back somewhat. Although I have classified all of them as Good or above, you have to consider the fact that if someone doesn't like orange, nuts or caramel the options are a little limited. This collection isn't the most varied that Hotel Chocolat offer but if you are looking for a small selection of fine chocolates you do well looking at this Less Sweet Selection.
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Climate change will impact directly and, through land-use change, indirectly
on a wide range of soil processes and properties that will determine the future
ability of land to fulfill key functions that are important for all terrestrial
ecosystems, as well as several socioeconomic activities, that underpin the well-being
of society. The following subsections summarize key effects. Further information
is summarized in the section on soils in the European ACACIA report (Rounsevell
and Imeson, 2000).
Soil water contents respond rapidly to variability in the amounts and distribution
of precipitation or the addition of irrigation. Temperature changes affect soil
water by influencing evapotranspiration, and plant water use is further influenced
by elevated CO2 concentrations, leading to lower stomatal conductance
and increased leaf photosynthetic rates (Kirschbaum et al., 1996). Soil water
contents are highly variable in space (Rounsevell et al., 1999), so it is difficult
to generalize about specific climate impacts.
Climate change can be expected to modify soil structure through the physical
processes of shrink-swell (caused by wetting and drying) and freeze-thaw, as
well as through changes in soil organic matter (SOM) contents (Carter and Stewart,
1996). Compaction of soils results from inappropriate timing of tillage operations
during periods when the soil is too wet to be workable. Soil workability has
a strong influence on the distribution and management of arable crops in temperate
parts of Europe (Rounsevell, 1993; Rounsevell and Jones, 1993). Therefore, wet
areas with heavy soils could benefit from climate change (MacDonald et al.,
1994; Rounsevell and Brignall, 1994). In a similar way, grassland systems can
suffer poaching by grazing livestock (i.e., damage caused by animal hooves)
(Harrod, 1979). Thus, drier soil conditions for longer periods of the year would
affect the distribution of intensive agricultural grassland in temperate Europe
(Rounsevell et al., 1996a) and may result in intensification of currently wet
upland grazing areas.
Soils with large clay contents shrink as they dry and swell when they become
wet again, forming large cracks and fissures. Drier climatic conditions will
increase the frequency and size of crack formation in soils, especially those
in temperate regions of Europe, which currently do not reach their full shrinkage
potential (Climate Change Impacts Review Group, 1991, 1996). Soils that shrink
and swell cause damage to building foundations through subsidence, creating
a problem for householders and the housing insurance industry (Building Research
Establishment, 1990). Crack formation also results in more rapid and direct
movement of water and solutes from surface soil to permeable substrata or drainage
installations through bypass flow (Armstrong et al., 1994; Flurry et al., 1994).
This will decrease the filtering function of soil and increase the possibility
of nutrient losses and water pollution (Rounsevell et al., 1999).
Accumulation of salts in soils (salinization) results from capillary movement
and dispersion of saline water because evapotranspiration is greater than precipitation
and irrigation (Vàrallyay, 1994). Such conditions, which are widespread throughout
the warmer and drier regions of southern Europe, will be exacerbated by temperature
rise coupled with reduced rainfall. Climate change also will increase flood
incidence and salinity along coastal regions, through the influence of sea-level
rise (Nicholls, 2000).
A decrease in precipitation and/or increase in temperature increases oxidation
and loss of volume in lowland peat soils that are used for agriculture. It has
been suggested that under climate change, the volume of peats in agricultural
use will shrink by 40% (Kuntze, 1993). Some peat soils in western Europe are
associated with acid sulfate conditions (Dent, 1986); strong acidity largely
precludes agricultural use (Beek et al., 1980). Soil acidification also can
result from depletion of basic cations through leaching (Brinkman, 1990) where
the soil is well drained and structurally stable and experiences high rainfall
amounts and intensityas in many upland areas of Europe. In wetter climate,
soil acidification could increase if buffering pools become exhausted, although
for most soils this will take a very long time.
Climate change is likely to increase wind and water erosion rates (Rosenberg
and Tutwiler, 1988; Dregne, 1990; Botterweg, 1994), especially where the frequency
and intensity of precipitation events grows (Phillips et al., 1993). Erosion
rates also will be affected by climate-induced changes in land use (Boardman
et al., 1990) and soil organic carbon contents (Bullock et al., 1996). Relatively
small changes in climate may push many Mediterranean areas into a more arid
and eroded landscape (Lavee et al., 1998) featuring decreases in organic matter
content, aggregate size, and stability and increases in sodium adsorption ratio
and runoff coefficient. However, increased erosion in response to climate change
cannot be assumed for all parts of Europe. For example, in upland grazed areas,
erosion rates will be reduced as a result of better soil surface cover and topsoil
stability arising from higher temperatures that extend the duration of the growing
season and reduce the number of frosts (Boardman et al., 1990).
Climate change will impact directly on SOM through temperature and precipitation
(Tinker and Ineson, 1990; Cole et al., 1993; Pregitzer and Atkinson, 1993) and
indirectly (and possibly more importantly) through changing land use (e.g.,
Hall and Scurlock, 1991). SOM contents increase with soil water content and
decrease with temperature (Post et al., 1982, 1985; Robinson et al., 1995),
although rates of decomposition vary widely between different soil carbon pools
(van Veen and Paul, 1981; Parton et al., 1987; Jenkinson, 1990). Changes in
SOM contents depend on the balance between carbon inputs from vegetation and
carbon losses through decomposition (Lloyd and Taylor, 1994); most SOM is respired
by soil organisms within a few years. Net primary productivity (NPP) usually
increases with increasing temperature and elevated atmospheric CO2,
leading to greater returns of carbon to soils (Loiseau et al., 1994). However,
increasing temperature strongly stimulates decomposition (Berg et al., 1993;
Lloyd and Taylor, 1994; Kirschbaum, 1995) at rates that are likely to outstrip
NPP and lead to reduced SOM contents (Kirshbaum et al., 1996). This effect will
be strongest in cooler regions of Europe, where decomposition rates currently
are slow (Jenny, 1980; Post et al., 1982; Kirschbaum, 1995). Conversely, excess
soil water resulting from increased precipitation will reduce decomposition
rates (Kirschbaum, 1995) and thus increase SOM contents.
Plant growth and soil water use are strongly influenced by the availability
of nutrients. Where climatic conditions are favorable for plant growth, the
shortage of soil nutrients will have a more pronounced effect (Shaver et al.,
1992). Increased plant growth in a CO2-enriched atmosphere may rapidly
deplete soil nutrients; consequently, the positive effects of CO2
increase may not persist as soil fertility decreases (Bhattacharya and Geyer,
1993). Increased SOM turnover rates over the long term are likely to cause a
decline in soil organic nitrogen in temperate European arable systems (Bradbury
and Powlson, 1994), although, in the short term, increased returns of carbon
to soils would maintain soil organic nitrogen contents (Pregitzer and Atkinson,
1993; Bradbury and Powlson, 1994). Greater mineralization may cause an increase
in nitrogen losses from the soil profile (e.g., Kolb and Rehfuess, 1997; Lukewille
and Wright, 1997), although there is evidence to suggest that temperature-driven,
increased nitrogen uptake by vegetation may reduce these losses (Ineson et al.,
There is great uncertainty surrounding the response of soil community function
to global change and the potential effects of these responses at the ecosystem
level (Smith et al., 1998). Most soil biota have relatively large temperature
optima and therefore are unlikely to be adversely affected by climate change
(Tinker and Ineson, 1990), although some evidence exists to support changes
in the balance between soil functional types (Swift et al., 1998). Soil organisms
will be affected by elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations where
this changes litter supply to and fine roots in soils, as well as by changes
in the soil moisture regime (Rounsevell et al., 1996b). Furthermore, the distribution
of individual species of soil biota will be affected by climate change where
species are associated with specific vegetation and are unable to adapt at the
rate of land-cover change (Kirschbaum et al., 1996).
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text: So ive been on a Joe Rogan Experience Podcast (big fan) kick for a couple months now and those of you that are not familiar with the show might not know that Rogan is a HUGE believer in the Squatch (as they call it on "Finding Sasquatch", horrible show by the way). Anyways, he does make some compelling arguments and has even quoted Jane Goodall (Foremost authority on Chimpanzees) as saying that it is very likely that there exists an undiscovered primate in the Pacific Northwest and that "I'm not going to flat-out deny its existence," . Rogan also had Les Stroud from Survivor Man (way superior to Bear Grills show)on the Podcast and Les was stating that he had two seperate instances of unexplained noises and Ape-like sounds while in Canada filming the show(not caught on tape of course). Anyways, wondering how many Junkies are believers in Bigfoot aka Sasquatch?


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CS 496W Senior Seminar in Computer Science II (.5)
Students implement their project (proposed in CS 495W). Weekly meetings offer a forum for progress reports and practice presentations. A final write-up and presentation of the project is required. Required for majors in Computer Science.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing-centered
- Prerequisite: CS 495W
- Offering: Spring
- Instructor: Staff


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From Middle English hot, hat, from Old English hāt ("hot, fervent, fervid, fierce"), from Proto-Germanic *haitaz ("hot"), from Proto-Indo-European *kay- ("hot; to heat"). Cognate with Scots hate, hait ("hot"), North Frisian hiet ("hot"), Saterland Frisian heet ("hot"), West Frisian hjit ("hot"), Dutch heet ("hot"), Low German het ("hot"), German Low German heet ("hot"), German heiß ("hot"), Danish hed ("hot"), Swedish het ("hot"), Icelandic heitur ("hot").
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏt, IPA(key): /hɒt/
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hot (comparative hotter, superlative hottest)
- (of an object) Having a high temperature.
- He forgot the frying pan was hot, and dropped it suddenly.
- 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs; […].
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.
- It is too hot to be outside. It is hotter in summer than in winter.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- I was so hot from being in the sun too long. Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you.
- Feverish.
- (of food) Spicy.
- Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting. [from the 19thc.]
- He's a hot young player, we should give him a trial.
- Stolen. [from the 20thc.]
- hot merchandise
- (incomparable) Electrically charged.
- a hot wire
- 2004, Phillip Moore, Sealed for a Purpose (page 213)
- The microphone was hot and the show was on the air.
- (informal) Radioactive. [from the 20thc.]
- (slang, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
- That girl is hot!
- (slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (Can we date this quote?), Rick R. Reed, Moving Toward The Light, →ISBN, page 50:
- There was only one problem. Paul was HIV positive. And just a few weeks after his hot encounter with Max, a letter arrived for him, containing some legalese about HIV infection being a criminal act, with a few chilling words
- (slang) Sexually aroused; horny.
- Popular; in demand.
- His new pickup is hot!
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- Am I warm yet? — You're hot!
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- 1938, Harold M. Sherman, "Shooting Stars," Boys' Life (March 1938), Published by Boy Scouts of America, p.5:
- "Keep going! You're hot tonight!" urged Wally.
- 2002, Peter Krause & Andy King, Play-By-Play Golf, First Avenue Editions, p.55:
- The ball lands on the fairway, just a couple of yards in front of the green. "Nice shot Sarah! You're hot today!" Jenny says.
- 1938, Harold M. Sherman, "Shooting Stars," Boys' Life (March 1938), Published by Boy Scouts of America, p.5:
- Fresh; just released.
- 1960, Super Markets of the Sixties: Findings, recommendations.- v.2. The plans and sketches, Super Market Institute, p.30:
- A kid can stand in the street and sell newspapers, if the headlines are hot.
- 2000, David Cressy, Travesties and transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England: tales of discord and dissension, Oxford University Press, p.34:
- Some of these publications show signs of hasty production, indicating that they were written while the news was hot.
- 1960, Super Markets of the Sixties: Findings, recommendations.- v.2. The plans and sketches, Super Market Institute, p.30:
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- 1997, David Wojnarowicz; Amy Scholder, The Waterfront Journals:
- I've been living here a few weeks and it's starting to get a little hot for me … I've written myself out of several states in the last six years.
- 1999, Sam Llewellyn, The shadow in the sands, page 68:
- The police are looking for an anarchist who answers my description, seen leaving the house the day before the fire; there was an explosion […] So what with one thing and another, His Grace thinks the country a little hot for me now
- 2004, Meredith Blevins, The Hummingbird Wizard:
- "Things are a little hot for us in San Francisco. We'll burn the vardo at Drake's Bay and then head to your place." "Things are hot, so you're heading to my place?" "Hot's not a big deal. Just a matter of jurisdiction and time.
- 2008, Charlaine Harris; Toni L. P. Kelner, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, page 287:
- I'd also thought things might have gotten a little hot for him in Atlantic City, so he'd moved West to its bigger, badder cousin, where he wasn't as well known
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- He was finished in a hot minute.
- I dated him for a hot second.
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:hot.
- (having a high temperature): heated; see also Thesaurus:hot
- (of the weather): baking, boiling, boiling hot, sultry, sweltering
- (feeling the sensation of heat): baking, boiling, boiling hot
- (feverish): feverish, having a temperature
- (spicy): piquant, spicy, tangy
- (slang: stolen): stolen
- (electrically charged): live
- (radioactive): radioactive
- (slang: physically or sexually attractive): attractive, beautiful, cute, fit, foxy, gorgeous, handsome, hunky, lush, pretty, sexy, studly, tasty, yummy
- (having a high temperature): chilled, chilly, cold, cold as ice, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, glacial, ice-cold, icy
- (of the weather): cold, freezing, freezing cold, icy
- (feeling the sensation of heat): freezing, freezing cold
- (spicy): bland, mild
- (electrically charged): neutral, dead
- (slang): lifeless
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Terms derived from hot (adjective)
having a high temperature
of the weather
feeling the sensation of heat
slang: stolen
electrically charged
slang: physically very attractive
popular, in demand
very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed
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hot (third-person singular simple present hots, present participle hotting, simple past and past participle hotted)
Borrowing from Russian хоть (xot').
Pennsylvania German[edit]
hot (invariable) or hot (plural hots)
hot n
- a threat
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Three dental instruments in a leather pouch, England, 1800-1850
The pouch contains two iron dental keys and a pair of iron dental forceps. These instruments would have been used in tooth pulling. Dental keys or tooth keys were introduced in 1730 and became the instrument of choice for tooth pulling from the 1770s onwards. The claw was placed over the top of the tooth and the bolster, the long metal rod to which the claw is attached, was placed against the root of the tooth. The instrument was then turned in much the same way that one would turn a key to open a lock. Undoubtedly this was painful for the patient and could cause much damage to the remaining teeth. It is believed that these instruments were made and owned by a blacksmith in Leicestershire, England. Tooth pulling was carried out by a number of people, including barber-surgeons, travelling practitioners and blacksmiths. Dentistry did not become a regulated and licensed profession until the late 1800s.
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The removal of a tooth from the mouth. Extractions are performed for a wide variety of reasons, including tooth decay that has destroyed enough tooth structure to prevent restoration. Extractions of impacted or problematic wisdom teeth are also routinely performed.
Glossary: dentistry
The study, treatment and management of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, gums, teeth and their supporting tissues.
Glossary: dental key
Used in dentistry to remove diseased teeth. The dental key's 'claw' would be tightened over a tooth. The instrument was then rotated to loosen the tooth. This often resulted in the tooth breaking, causing jaw fractures and soft tissue damage. It has been replaced by modern forceps.


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Author Notes: This is a favorite go of mine that I make for parties. It is inspired by a delicious pea crostini I had at Otto in New York. I had it for the first time about a year ago, and immediately went home to try to replicate the flavors. I love this recipe because it it easy to make for a crowd, and also easy to make ahead of time and just assemble it before guests arrive. Enjoy! —KateSmith
Makes: 22 crostini
Large Baguette
tablespoons Olive Oil
Clove Garlic
ounces Ricotta
ounces Frozen Peas, blanched and cooled
cup Grated Parmesan
Salt and Pepper to taste
pound Pancetta (or Bacon), thick cut and cubed
Handful of Basil
Handful of Mint
- For the Crostini-Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Slice baguette on the diagonal into 22 slices and lay flat on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and bake 7-10 minutes until golden brown. While still hot, rub the garlic over each toasted piece of bread.
- For the Pea Topping- Add Ricotta, Peas, Parmesan, Salt and Pepper to a food processor and blend until mixed well. (Should be a pale green color). Chill mixture for at least an hour, but can easily be made a day ahead of time and stored in an air tight container in the refrigerator.
- Sautee Pancetta(or bacon) over medium heat until very crisp. Remove from heat, and drain excess fat on a paper towel.
- Assemble crostini with 1 tablespoon of pea mixture and 3-4 pieces of pancetta. Either tear, or chiffonade Basil and Mint and sprinkle over the crostini. Enjoy!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish with Meat as a Flavoring
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Zoya Adina
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really pretty! Lemony Flutter is amazing! You'll love it :) Seems expensive, but you really only need to use a little bit, so it lasts forever!ReplyDelete
Oh golly. I've been reading your blog for so long that I remember when you first posted this!! Still looks great on you. :) Loving the short nails.ReplyDelete
Oh man, Adina is amazing - seriously one of my favorite duochromes. Nubar made an awesome duochrome collection a while back too - Purple Beach is one of my favorites, but Peacock Feathers is the king of Nubar multichromes.ReplyDelete
Yes, let us know how that stuff works! My cuticles suffer horribly during the winter and I've been using the Burt's Bees lemon cuticle butter as well, and it's been helping but it's not perfect. Would happily pay $16 for that stuff if it worked!ReplyDelete
I like the purple!ReplyDelete
Please keep us updated on your cuticles! I want to see the results. :) I'll probably go run out and grab this too once I start running low on my other stuff.
I'm so confused about the Spring Essies! Are we getting the "Go Overboard" or the "Spring to Invest In"? Or (*crosses fingers and clutches wallet*) both?ReplyDelete
My two most absolute favorite duochromes ever: Hard Candy's Beetle and Mac's Bad Fairy. Can't wait to try Lemony Flutter myself. I find that with any cuticle treatment, cream or oil, you have to reapply them throughout the day. I always have one in my purse, nighttable & car. Creme Abricot by Dior (very old school) is way too expensive but soooo fabulous!ReplyDelete
Always seems like a rush with the spring product hitting. Zoya's spring line will be out THIS month - Jan 13th. Essie has been showing what's coming and it was set to spring out in Jan. OPI will be out with the spring Holland collection a tish later than others but soon - Feb 12 is their release date. This is always how the market works - get in the new colors for those who a)are off to resort warm climate b)drive out the Xmas stuff because folks want not to see it anymore, it's over/done. c) even with the spring collection out, some can slide in an early and mid summer line. So this is not anything new I recall 4 collections a yr as standard not any more!ReplyDelete
Can't wait to hear how the lush lotion works on your cuticles. I can't believe the Spring Collection for Essie is already out in stores!ReplyDelete
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you bought Armed and Ready from Essie. I'm obsessed with it. Also, I'm normally super against this color purple but that duochrome is to die for.ReplyDelete
Funny thing is I bought is Adina months ago and still have yet to wear it! Every time I see it on a blog I wonder wtf! Why haven't I worn this beauty yet! Let me know how lemony flutter works for you. Have never tried it!ReplyDelete
Orly's Space Cadet is probably my favorite duochrome, if I had to pick one, but Adina's wonderful too! ^_^ReplyDelete
Heck, if it's duochrome I probably love it! I just ordered some from Llarowe, so I anticipate lots of me staring entranced at my nails in the near future...
I love, love, love your comments, guys! Thanks so much for leaving them! I try to respond to questions either in the comments section or in forthcoming posts, so check back later!


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Soaring high for five years, the single-family housing market consistently contributed to U.S. construction activity while the impetus for other sectors, such as commercial building and public works, came and went. But the bubble finally burst in 2006 at a much faster pace than analysts anticipated, leading to excess housing inventory and slowed construction starts across the nation. However, despite this year's expected rocky beginnings, economists predict the market will level out by mid-year.
The long demand for new homes has been driven by a combination of improved economic conditions and household wealth, lower mortgage rates, more inclusive credit underwriting, and favorable demographics, according to Wachovia Corporation Economics Group's "2007 Housing Market Outlook." In the early part of the decade, Wachovia reported weakness in the stock market added to the residential market's attractiveness for homeowners and investors — sales of new single-family homes jumped 11.7% in 2003, 10.1% in 2004, and 6.6% in 2005. In 2005, single-family housing peaked at 1.716 million starts, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
With investors increasingly attracted to the market, prices dramatically increased. "Speculative buyers poured into the housing market, much as they had into the market for tech stocks in the 1990s," said Bernard Markstein, director of forecasting for the National Association of Home Building (NAHB).
According to Wachovia, virtually all growth in new home sales between mid-2004 and mid-2005 was due to investors. However, once they saw the devastation from Hurricane Katrina and began to hear tales of how it would slow the overall economy, many began to get nervous, said Mark Vitner, senior economist for Wachovia. "The swing in speculative activity, from buying to selling, turned the entire housing market," Vitner said.
Contract cancellations doubled, even in markets where investor activity had been active the year before. But many investors wouldn't walk away from their deposits, closing on properties and trying to sell them at a loss. Builders were basically competing with their own product at a lower price. Once in demand, new homes became a source of over supply, contributing to the sharp drop in prices. The market retreated 15% in 2006 and is expected to decline another 7% in 2007.
Reed Construction Data's "U.S. Construction Outlook 2007-2008" stated that higher mortgage rates, higher monthly house payments due to tighter lending standards, and slower growth in the economy will keep housing starts near a 1.7 million-unit pace through 2008, but a dip is possible for several months before the current inventory surplus is absorbed. According to Reed's outlook, the surplus is currently equivalent to about 10 weeks of supply, but a dip in home sales — or a sour economic report that saps confidence — could quickly push the surplus to 12 weeks or more and prompt builders to cut production more sharply.
The demand for new and existing homes is, however, showing some signs of shoring up. Wachovia reported mortgage applications have been on the rise since August, and it is attributing the pickup to a drop in mortgage rates and aggressive discounts by homebuilders. It expects mortgage applications and sales to slide back during the first half of 2007 and bottom out around mid-year.
Markstein offered the same sentiments. "We're in the final throes of the adjustment process," he said. "The demand side is firming up, new and existing home sales are holding steady, and builders are working through the inventory overhang."
He added the adjustment process will continue through the first and second quarter before home construction activity starts pick up again (see chart).
While home inventories appear to have topped out, the U.S. Census Bureau's official numbers understate the problem. According to Wachovia, these homes form a shadow inventory that will likely hang over the housing market for some time, delaying any recovery in new construction. It's these understated inventory numbers that are largely having an effect on contractors. "From the contractor's point of view, new work will not be coming in quickly," Markstein said. "So if you're offered a job, take it."
He added the currently strong remodeling market may be the answer for contractors looking for work.


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