text: Weight Management Weight gain, which can lead to obesity, occurs when more energy is ingested from all foods than expended through normal bodily functions and physical activity. The cause of such an energy imbalance is complex and involves a number of factors including genetics, culture, physical environment, socioeconomic status, and education. All food sources of protein, carbohydrate (sugars and starches), fat, and alcohol contribute calories. All of these nutrients can be converted into body fat if eaten in greater amounts than needed by the body. Sugars, like other macronutrients, contribute calories, but do not uniquely contribute excess calories. Overweight and Obesity Defined Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Canada Factors Contributing to Obesity Sugars and Obesity References Overweight and Obesity Defined Overweight and obesity are generally defined using the body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing body weight in kilograms by height in metres squared. Body weight categories are defined in the Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in Adults as follows: BMI (kg/m2) Classification Health Risk < 18.5 Underweight Increased risk 18.5-24.9 Normal Weight Least risk 25.0-29.9 Overweight Increased risk 30 and over Obese 30.0-34.9 Obese class I High risk 35.0-39.9 Obese Class II Very high risk > 40.0 Obese Class III Extremely high risk This weight classification system applies only to people age 18 years and over and does not apply to pregnant or breast-feeding women, or to very muscular people. In children, unlike adults, adiposity varies and BMI changes substantially with gender and age. Therefore, age and sex-specific cut-offs are utilized for children from 2-18 years. For additional information on assessing and monitoring growth in Canadian children, please visit the Canadian Paediatric Society. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Canada Obesity rates among children and adults in Canada have increased substantially during the past 25 years, according to the 2004 Statistics Canada Canadian Community Health Survey, which directly measured the height and weight of a nationally representative sample of over 30,000 people. Adults According to the 2004 survey, 23% of Canadians aged 18 or older, an estimated 5.5 million adults, had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, indicating that they were obese (see table below). Men and women were equally likely to be obese at 22.9% and 23.2%, respectively; however more men (42%) than women (30%) were overweight. Similar data on Americans show that 29.7% of Americans aged 18 or older were obese in 1999-2002, significantly above the 2004 figure for Canada (23.1%). Most of this difference was attributable to the situation among women. Whereas 23.2% of Canadian women were obese, the figure for American women was 32.6%. Percentage distribution of Canadian adult population according to BMI, 2004 Adults 18+ (%) Men (%) Women (%) Underweight 2.0 1.4 2.5 Normal weight 38.9 33.6 44.1 Overweight (not obese) 36.1 42.0 30.2 Obese (BMI ≥ 30) 23.1 22.9 23.2 Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25) 59.1 65.0 53.4 Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition Children and Adolescents In 2004, the overweight rate for 2 to 17 year-olds was 18% (an estimated 1.1 million), and 8% were obese (about 0.5 million) — for a combined rate of 26%. Compared to Americans, based on the most recent data (1999-2002), the combined overweight/obesity rate of 2 to 17 year-olds was similar in the United States and Canada, but the American obesity rate was slightly higher (10% versus 8%). Overweight and obesity rates among Canadian children, aged 2 to 17, 2004 Overweight (%) Obese (%) Overweight/Obese (%) Total 18.1 8.2 26.2 Boys 17.9 9.1 27.0 Girls 18.3 7.2 25.5 Total 2 to 5 15.2 6.3 21.5 Total 6 to 11 17.9 8.0 25.8 Total 12 to 17 19.8 9.4 29.2 Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition Factors Contributing to Obesity Weight gain occurs when more energy (calories) is ingested from all foods than is expended for normal bodily functions (e.g., heart beating, breathing) and physical activity. Fluctuations in energy balance (higher or lower energy intake relative to expenditure) within a meal, day or week are normal and will not necessarily lead to a persistent change in body weight. However, large increases in energy intake relative to expenditure (i.e., positive energy balance) at regular intervals or small consistent increases over a long period of time can result in weight gain, and potentially lead to obesity. All food sources of protein, carbohydrate (sugars and starches), fat, and alcohol contribute calories. All of these nutrients can be converted into body fat if eaten in greater amounts than needed by the body. Energy In: Typical Breakdown of Caloric Intake protein 0.15 fat 0.3 carbohydrate 0.55 Energy Out: How Calories are Used physical activity 0.30 digesting food 0.1 basic body functions 0.6 Many factors contribute to people eating more calories than they use, including dietary and physical activity patterns, environmental and societal influences, and genetics. There is no single factor that causes weight gain. Sugars and Body Weight The Dietary Reference Intakes report on macronutrients (2005), published by the US Institute of Medicine in collaboration with Health Canada forms the basis of dietary advice in Canada and the United States. The DRI report reviewed available evidence and concluded that no Tolerable Upper Intake Level could be set for total or added sugars in relation to obesity. The report concluded that "there is no clear and consistent association between increased intake of added sugars and body mass index (BMI)." In fact, according to the DRI report, higher intakes of total or added sugars are associated with a lower incidence of obesity (see below Figure) as the DRI report states that "a negative correlation between total sugar intake and BMI has been consistently reported for children and adults", and "a negative correlation between added sugar intake and BMI has been observed." Most recently, a comprehensive expert scientific review of sugars and obesity commissioned by the World Health Organization published in 2013 concluded that the changes in body weight were linked to changes in caloric intake (i.e. there was no unique effect of sugars as compared to other carbohydrates on body weight). Based on data from Statistics Canada, higher consumption of calories independent of the sources increased the odds of obesity. UK (2,197 adults) Men Women <10 25.9 26 10-13 25.5 24.9 14-16 24.8 24.2 17-20 24.4 24.1 >20 24.1 23.8 Body mass Index (kg/m2 Added Sugars intake (% of energy) Scotland (11,626 adults) Men Women Low 27.2 26.5 26.4 25.8 Medium 26.1 25.6 25.4 25.4 High 24.5 24.1 Body mass Index (kg/m2 Added sugars intake by quintile (% of energy) Association between added sugars and body mass index (BMI) from the Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults (top) and the Scottish Heart Health and MONICA studies (bottom). A significant negative correlation between added sugars and BMI was observed in both studies. Adapted from US Institute of Medicine, Dietary Reference Intakes for Macronutrients (2005). Trends in sugar consumption in Canada plotted against obesity rates support this inverse correlation (Figure 2). Other countries, including Australia, the UK, and the US are also showing a declining trend in added sugars consumption while obesity rates have plateaued or continue to rise (Barclay and Brand-Miller, 2011; Welsh et al, 2011). The consistently observed association between higher intakes of added sugars and lower incidence of obesity may be due to the fact that higher intakes of added sugars are associated with lower intakes of fat, or that those with higher intakes of added sugars have greater energy needs (e.g., greater physical activity). It has been suggested that this association could be due to overweight individuals reducing sugars intakes after becoming overweight; however, this is unlikely because the association is observed across the entire range of BMIs, in children and adults, and in people who do or do not restrict sugars. Obesity is a complex issue, which involves a combination of factors including but not limited to overconsumption of total Calories and physical inactivity. References Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in Adults, Health Canada, 2003 Consumption of added sugars is decreasing in the United States, Welsh et al, Am J Clin Nutr, 2011. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids, Institute of Medicine, 2005 Dietary Reference Intakes for Sugars, Canadian Sugar Institute, 2004 Promoting Optimal Monitoring of Child Growth in Canada: Using the New WHO Growth Charts, Map of Obesity According to Measured Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adults in Canada, Health Canada, 2004 Adult Obesity in Canada: Measured Height and Weight, Statistics Canada Canadian Community Health Survey, 2004 The Australian Paradox: Obesity Trends Contrast with Declining Sugar Consumption Patterns, Barclay and Brand-Miller, Nutrients 2011, 3(4), 491-504.


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How To Operate An Espresso Machine
No other brewing method is as complex and controversial as operating an espresso machine. In fact, if you want to control every aspect of your perfect espresso, you have to invest in a good equipment and time to practice. But do not worry; operating an espresso machine will let you make your delicious espresso at home, and by using the right technology, it's no problem at all. Check what is the best nespresso machine and learn how to operate it.
How to operate your espresso machine's mill
Espresso machines produced to be used at home instead for professional cafés can be very expensive too. Contrary to the obvious opinion, however, it is better to invest in a good espresso mill. The most important thing for a perfect espresso is the uniformly fine grinding degree of the coffee powder – and this can only be achieved with a good grinder.
An espresso machine is a purchase that should last a few years. Therefore, pay attention to stable housing, if possible made of metal. Check the filter carrier bayonet and all the switches and levers before purchasing your espresso machine. If something feels shaky or cheap, you should look for another model.
How to prepare a first class espresso by operating your espresso machine
The brewing temperature is, as with any other preparation methods, one of the keys to good coffee. Depending on the model, your espresso machine should not take longer than 15-30 minutes to fully heat up, so that the brewing water does not cool too much on the way from the boiler to the filter holder.
Take the filter holder out of the machine and let a little water run into your espresso. This ensures fresh water in the brewing unit (the foremost part of the machine) and warms up the cup.
Important things you should know while using your espresso machine
- The proper dosage and the appropriate degree of grinding depend on many factors, e.g. the age of coffee or variety of beans. In addition, external influences such as ambient temperature and humidity play an important role.
- To find the right grind, you will need several tries at the beginning. It's normal! No reason to worry.
The right amount of coffee
- For a double espresso, you need 18-21g of coffee.
- Your filter should be clean and dry. The espresso machine presses the water under high pressure through the coffee bed.
- Put coffee beans into the sieve rack, then smooth the coffee bar in a "north-south" and "east-west" movement smoothly by using your fingers.
- Compress the coffee in the sieve rack with a tamper. The exact pressure is not of too much importance, more important, the surface of the coffee has to be straight and smooth. To avoid scratches, there are also special tamping mats and stations available.
You're ready to use your espresso machine
It's time! Place the filter holder into the machine, place the cup where it belongs and press Start. (If it does not work: Just try again). Disconnect the machine after 20-30 seconds.
Operating your espresso machine like a pro
- Tip 1: Professionals weigh their espresso instead of relying on time. A double shot should weigh about 35-45g.
- Tip 2: To skip common opinions, Espresso should be drunk as fast and hot as possible.
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The City provides referrals for all recommended immunizations for children age 4 and older. You also can get referrals for children less than 4 years of age, school medical exams, and tuberculosis (TB) tests.
As of January 1, 2015, New York City Health Department clinics adopted new health insurance and billing practices in order to comply with State law and Medicaid rules. If you are 19 or older, immunization clinic staff will ask for your health insurance information or a sliding scale fee based on your income and family size. If you do not have health insurance or cannot pay the fee, you will still get services.
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Welcome to the IGN Playlist, where we hit "shuffle" on the top shelf of our extensive movie collection to bring you a random assortment of some of the best that a genre has to offer. In honor of Armored which opens tomorrow, we're going to offer up our favorite modern heist flicks (meaning from 1980 on).
Every "best heist films" list includes Topkapi, The Asphalt Jungle, The Killers, Rififi... we wanted to spotlight some of the more recent entries in the genre, with one major exception: Reservoir Dogs. We left Quentin Tarantino's breakthrough film off our list because, well, you can't really have a heist movie without a heist in it.
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Jonathan Glazer directed this 2000 import from across the pond. British gangster Gary "Gal" Dove (Ray Winstone) is coerced out of retirement in Spain by mad dog hoodlum Don Logan (Oscar nominee Ben Kingsley) to partake in a heist masterminded by the even more menacing Teddy Bass (Ian McShane). Logan is a force of nature who ultimately bullies Gal into accepting one last job. Will this score prove to be Gal's undoing? In addition to Kingsley's searing performance, Sexy Beast also features a riveting underwater vault break-in sequence.
In Michael Mann's sprawling, all-star 1995 crime saga, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief... an expert thief... one of the best. His philosophy: become attached to nothing in life that you can't walk away from in 30 seconds if you spot the "heat" around the corner. His crew of criminals is a high-tech outfit pulling off professional jobs that impress even the likes of Detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). But Hanna, a man driven through life only by his work, becomes obsessed -- at the expense of his private life -- with bringing McCauley down. As McCauley's crew prepare for the score of a lifetime, and Hanna's team tries to bring him in, the two find that they are challenged by the greatest minds on the opposite side of the law that either one has ever encountered.


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Blog by Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON
Theresa May has now been the Prime Minister for a year. In that year she has contrived to lose her majority in Parliament, her political authority and her credibility as a leader. After being roundly rejected by the British people, Theresa May should have left Downing Street for good.
Yet it's not only herself and her party she's done damage to, she's also presided over a year of harm to our health service. Statistics released today show the full impact of May's tenure – and it makes grim reading for everyone who works in our NHS or relies on it.
Millions have been forced to wait more than four hours in A&E.
Too many people are stuck for too long in hospital when they should be discharged – including hundreds of thousands trapped in hospital because of diabolical cuts to social care provision.
Hundreds of thousands have been added to waiting lists. Tens of thousands have seen elective operations cancelled.
These are just some of the impacts of an underfunded NHS that UNISON members working in our health service know so well. Election after election, this Conservative government have promised to properly fund our health service, yet Theresa May has followed in the footsteps of her predecessor and done nothing about it.
Unless the government acts, the NHS faces a bleak situation. A recruitment and retention crisis is already unfolding as years of pay freezes and caps take their toll on a dedicated workforce. The abolition of the NHS bursary makes it harder to get new qualified staff into the NHS without burdening them with debt.
And one of the early knock-on effects of Brexit is that recruitment from the EU to the NHS has dried up whilst vital NHS staff from EU countries lack the certainty they need over right to remain. And all the while, that £350m for the NHS has yet to materialise.
A year ago, Theresa May promised she'd govern differently. Of course, the past 12 months have shown that her promises aren't worth listening to. But it is not too late for the prime minister to take a different course, and invest in our nation's health and in those who care for us.


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A sensational 89th-minute Josh Reynolds try has ended Manly's NRL season, with Canterbury defeating the Sea Eagles 20-16 at ANZ Stadium.
Reynolds chased down a Sam Perrett grubber that went between the legs of Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic with just 79 seconds on the clock on Thursday night for the Bulldogs to consolidate their top-four spot in a patchy performance.
Reynolds was controversially earlier been denied what would have been the match-winning try by the bunker in the second minute of extra time.
Reynolds kicked 25m out from Manly's line and chased through and picked up a Daly Cherry-Evans fumble to crash over.
But video referee Bernard Sutton somehow ruled that Reynolds pushed Cherry-Evans in the back before he picked up the ball.
The loss ends any chance of Manly making the finals this year under first-season coach Trent Barrett.
Manly skipper Jamie Lyon missed an 80th-minute penalty goal, from a Sam Kasiano ruck penalty, that would have kept the visitors' slim playoff hopes intact.
The Sea Eagles were the better side for much of the contest but missed a number of field-goal attempts in extra time as the Dogs held their composure.
However, Canterbury's effort will have only given ammunition to those who have written them off as a premiership threat.
Cherry-Evans chipped and chased for himself and outleapt Will Hopoate for the game's first try in just the fourth minute.
Brett Morris scored his first try from a "Falcon assist" from his brother Josh when the Steeden bounced off his head and Brett pounced in the in-goal.
Brett added his second five minutes later, scything his way past three defenders to score his 130th career try.
The Dogs led 12-6 at the break before Matt Wright crossed two minutes after halftime on the back of a Lyon linebreak.
The Dogs went ahead again in the 56th minute through winger Perrett but his opposite Jorge Taufua answered six minutes later after a Nathan Green tapdown.
Taufua was denied 10 minutes later via a double movement and the game moved into the golden-point period after Lyon's miss.
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A Brief Introduction:
IMMUNET Protect Free is a versatile antivirus solution which utilizes cloud computing to provide enhanced community based security to PCs and computers. The community driven free antivirus uses the technology of ClamAV and its own engine to build a secured wall around the system on which it is being installed.
The antivirus software application occupies around 10 MB of disk space and it is very fast in its operation providing up-to-date protection to your PC against threats. The signature files of the viruses detected by the free virus protection are stored in the cloud not on individual computers and that is why update download is not at all required making its use more simple. Once a virus has been detected by Immunet, all other Immunet users receive the same protection instantly.
The Varied Features of Immunet:
Well, if you have a close look, the antivirus business is more or less like the exterminator business. You can always have the exterminator fumigate your apartment to drive away the cockroaches. But the reality is the cockroaches just go for a visit to your neighbour's house. As soon as the fumes disappear, they are back. To bring out a permanent solution, all your neighbours have to debug their own domiciles. The same is the idea when you think about the community centric Immunet Protect best free antivirus solution. With Imuunet, every other user of the software automatically becomes an ambassador with the My Community feature thus making antivirus solution reach roughly a billion users.
The signatures are kept in the cloud and it uses collective intelligence, data mining and machine learning methods to quickly detect threats in the computer. It detects viruses, worms, bots, spyware, keyloggers and Trojans without downloading any update ever. Another important feature of Immunet Protect best antivirus is that it is always connected to the internet and this thus can automatically update information by gathering from the other users. In other words, once a threat has been detected on any system on which this antivirus has been installed, the same threat is blocked on every other system that hasImmunet installed. Interesting, isn't it?
The cloud based nature of the free antivirus software makes it very lightweight. The antivirus solution may be a young player in the market but it definitely has the arsenal to do well in the market. The antivirus abolishes the fact that multiple antivirus working concurrently cannot be effective. It has compatibility with AVG, Avast, Avira, Norton, McAfeea and Microsoft Security Essential.
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The malware detection function and feature of the antivirus solution is not that effective. When tested for rootkit removal, it scored zero. Even some malwares were blocked By Immunet, the samples got installed in the clean test system.
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Japanese napkin lets you eat a huge burger without losing your flawless look
Have you ever felt self-conscious eating a juicy hamburger in public, and therefore you ordered just a drink or salad instead? Well, this is a very real problem for women in Japan where it is considered extremely impolite for women to open their mouths wide to eat. Thus one hamburger chain designed the "Liberation Wrapper" to allow women to hide their "sloppy" eating behind the image of a polite smile.
The wrapper claims to release women from "the spell of ochobo", or the preference for small mouths in Japanese women and the expectation that they cover their mouths while they eat.
Apparently, the wrapper has been successful at encouraging women to eat hamburgers in public, as Fresh Burger said that sales of the Classic Burger to women were up by 213% one month after its introduction.
Watch the video below for an explanation and demonstration of this ingenious invention:
What do you think of this design? Is it fair to expect women, but not men, to eat this kind of food discretely? Comment below!


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The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, in collaboration with the The Lucille and Jack Yellen Foundation, announced today it is holding a songwriter contest open to local high school and college students. One winner will receive a full day of recording at Goo Goo Doll member Robby Takac's GCR Recording Studio. Ina addition to the full day of recording, Hall of Fame inductees will be on hand as session musicians to play on the recording.
The winner will have the very unique opportunity to work with world-class musicians to help along the way with songwriting insight as well as the recording process. In addition, the winning song will be mastered by Hall of Fame board member and Grammy nominee Anthony Casuccio and engineered by Justin Rose of GCR Studios.
"This is something that we are very proud to offer. We have never done this before and one very lucky aspiring musician will walk away with a finished, professional master of their song," said Casuccio, Buffalo Music Hall of Fame vice president.
A Buffalo Music Hall of Fame panel will choose the winner. Age is limited to high school and college students up to 21 years of age. The contest is open to songwriters, not full bands.
This is not a call for full band demos. The submission could be a simple recording of a person playing a guitar and singing. Organizers are looking for the originality of the song and not the performance or recording quality.
Submissions should be MP3 or a link to the song or video. Visit www.buffalomusic.org/contest.html for complete rules and entry information.
The contest runs from now until Dec. 16. The winner will be announced before Dec. 31, with the recording session to take place in the new year.


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Game of Thrones Star Joe Dempsie Is Going from Gendry to Sexy Spy Show
May 10, 2017 1:02 PM EDT
Potential spoilers for Game of Thrones follow, read at your own risk! Four years after he rowed away from our hearts seemingly forever, we've finally located Game of Thrones' missing heartthrob Gendry (Joe Dempsie). Problem is, "Gendry" booked a star… Read more


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Add Glamour to Your Wedding with Sequin Bridesmaid DressesZoey
If you want to add glamour to your wedding, consider having your bridesmaids wear dresses with sequins. Your first thought might be that you don't want your bridesmaids to outshine the bride. And you also might be thinking that sequins could take away from the elegant and tasteful look you want to achieve for your ceremony. Those certainly are legitimate concerns but with a few simple guidelines, you can definitely pull off having your bridesmaids sparkle!
Tips for Sequin Bridesmaids Dresses:
1. Choose a dress with sleeves.
2. Choose a neutral color.
3. Keep the style simple.
4. Consider mixing sequins with fabric, especially if using a color.
With sequins you have to be careful that your bridesmaids don't look like they are going partying! Having them wear dresses with sleeves will really help in that regard. Sleeves with sequins creates a chic and tasteful overall look for your bridesmaids.
You may want to consider having your bridesmaids mix and match to have sequins only on the top or bottom. The look achieved by the bridesmaids in the first photo below is one that really makes sequins work to perfection. This is also a good choice if your bridesmaids are wearing sequins in a non-neutral color. It will help tone down the whole effect.
As shown in the second photo, pairing sequins with a tailored, short dress achieves instant sophistication. The simple, straight-lined skirt creates an elegant look.
Sequin bridesmaid dresses look best when they are in a neutral color — that is what makes them work so well. Choose beige, rose gold, gold, silver, pewter and other similar neutrals and you can't go wrong. The bridesmaids below look amazing in their neutral, sequined dresses.
You may be wondering how sequin bridesmaid dresses would look in an actual wedding. Here is a link to the wedding pictured above. This is a really gorgeous wedding and having the bridesmaids wearing sequins makes it even better.
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Drinking beer may be healthy. Hey, it's not a joke.
Did you know that some brands of beer contain significant amounts of chromium? It's true and that's great news for all the beer lovers out there. Chromium is an essential trace mineral that helps the body maintain normal blood sugar levels.
Chromium (III), also known as picolinate, is an efficient supplement against diabetes types 1 and 2, hypoglycemia and high cholesterol.
Let's go back to the beer subject. Brewer's yeast is the best source of chromium, which is also found in grains and cereals. Several types of beer are made of brewer's yeast, making beer a rich source of this nutrient. Beer may also contain high amounts of some other nutrients, including magnesium, biotin, selenium, potassium, phosphorus and B vitamins. Sounds too good to be true? But here's the warning.
The main active ingredient of beer is alcohol and, therefore, the health effects of alcohol may apply to beer.
Now back to chromium, a daily intake of 200 mcg is recommended by many doctors. Diabetics may take Chromium to regulate blood sugar levels and several natural supplements contain high amounts of the mineral in conjunction with an herbal blend.
Studies have shown that continue intake of chromium supplements may improve glucose metabolism in diabetics. Chromium may also support stable cholesterol levels, reducing LDL "bad" cholesterol and preventing some related heart diseases.
Certain medicines may interact with chromium. Check with your doctor before taking any chromium supplements.
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Events for April 19, 2017
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Celebrate Colorado Natural Wine Week with wine flights and delicious bites at Luca! Starting Tuesday, April 18 Luca will feature a flight of Fattoria Poggerino wines along with delicious bites from the Luca chefs. Don't miss your chance to meet the wine maker. Piero Lanza, on Thursday April 20. Reservations are recommend. Please call 303.832.6600 toFind out more »


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11. Conclusion
When used correctly and sensibly, in-ear monitoring can greatly benefit the sound and performance of a whole band, and eliminate the risk of long-term hearing damage. However, in-ear systems can also cause hearing fatigue and even damage remember that they are actually small loudspeakers placed literally millimetres from your ear drums. To this end, it is well worth investigating a system with integrated limiting (or adding a limiter into the signal path) to catch the transients associated in particular with the snare drum and cymbals and reduce their effect on your ears.
As with any other piece of new equipment, it is advisable to try an in-ear monitoring system a few times in rehearsal before gigging with it, as it can take some time to get used to them and find the settings that work best for you.
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Portable concrete mixer options
The 1-yard Cart-Away Mixing Trailer has been the mainstay of the mid-sized concrete mixer business since 1993. Over a million cubic yards have been produced and delivered using one of these portable concrete mixer options.
The CMT-100 can be towed by a 1/2-ton truck and is very easy to maneuver into very tight spaces. Contractors, Homeowners, Municipalities and more are using the 1-yard concrete trailer as a tool to save time and money.
- Hydraulic rotation and tilt
- Large internal mixing blades
- Carry wet mixed or dry materials
- Dumps into full size wheel barrow
- Operator controlled from rear panel
The MixKing is a 1.75-cubic yard portable concrete mixer. It has quickly become one of the top portable concrete mixer options for contractors and municipalities. The extra capacity means fewer trips to and from the job site. It is larger, but it still can be pulled by a Heavy Half-Ton truck – Fully loaded it is still under 10,000lbs.
All of Cart-Away mixing trailers can be order with useful options like loading and unloading chutes, on-board water systems and much more.
Mixer Options
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Citizen AV0050-54H Calibre 2100 Gents Chronograph Watch, Grey Batons Dial, Stainless Steel Case and Bracelet, Eco Drive Movement. We featured a similar model, AV0050-54A, back in September with a white dial. Although this is still available, and at the offer price is costs £299. This offer represents a saving of 49%.
Stainless steel case bracelet. Charcoal dial with black sub-dials, Daily alarm. Date display. water resistant 200m. Eco-Drive movement gathering power from any available light therefore never needs a battery.
- Calibre 2100
- Eco-Drive movement
- Chronograph
- Stainless Steel case and bracelet
- Alarm
- Power reserve indicator
- Water Resistant Depth: 200 metres
- Perpetual calendar
- Case Diameter: 44 millimetres
- Case Thickness: 15 millimetres
RRP is £449 however we've found this for £229 at Goldsmiths, saving you 49%. The next best price available online is £330.
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All of our UK marinas can be reached on VHF Channel 80.
Registered Office:
Marina Developments Limited, Outlook House, Hamble Point Marina, School Lane, Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire SO31 4NB.
Registered in England and Wales No. 1056715
Tel: (023) 8045 7155 | Fax: (023) 8045 7154
VAT Number: 211921502
Members of: The British Marine Federation, The Yacht Harbour Association and The International Marine Institute
Listed below are the telephone numbers for all of our marinas and our Head Office for General Enquiries. Alternatively you can send a direct email using the respective email button.


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Frequently Asked Questions
And answers!
How long is the waiting list for subsidized child care?
Waiting list times vary, and usually are at least several months long. As of September 2017, when additional funding is available, the next families who will be offered funding applied in March 2017. We expect that the wait for funding will be six months and longer.
How much will I have to pay when I get subsidized child care?
A family's weekly copayment (fee) for child care is based on the family's total gross income (before taxes and deduction are taken out) and number of people in the family. Pennsylvania uses a scale called the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines to determine who is eligible and how much a family should pay. Certain deductions such as very high, ongoing medical expenses and child support paid out can be deducted.
Once the CCIS has all of your verifications, we will determine how much your copayment is. Changes in your income will affect your copayment, so it is important to report changes promptly. This may mean you will pay less.
The copayment is for the family, no matter how many children are in child care. Sometimes if the family's copayment is high, such as $50 or more, it will be split between the children who are receiving subsidy, but it is still a family copayment.
When a family begins receiving subsidy, the parents must pay their copayment to the child care program every week. Not paying your copayment on time may mean that you lose your subsidy or that your provider will not provide care.
How many hours do I have to work to get subsidy?
Parents or guardians must work at least 20 hours per week, or if hours vary, must average at least 20 hours over a 4 week period of time. Parents who are enrolled in school or training may work fewer hours, but no less than 10, as long as the total of work and school equals 20 hours.
Can I get subsidy if I go to college?
Yes, but you still must work at least 10 hours per week (or average 10 hours/week over a 4 week period). The combination of work and school must equal at least 20 hours/week.
You can use child care during the time you work or go to school or both, depending on what you need. You cannot use subsidized child care for study time.
If you receive cash assistance (TANF) or food stamps, you may qualify for subsidy during the hours you are in training. Talk with your caseworker at the County Assistance Office about this.
What if my husband works and I go to school?
Each parent still must work at least 10 hours per week (or average 10 hours over a 4 week period), and each parent must have at least a total of 20 hours per week of school and work combined.
What if I get a raise after I'm getting subsidy?
Any increases in your income will not affect your copayment or your eligibility until your next redetermination which are done every six months. If your income is still within the state guidelines, your funding will continue although your copayment may increase. If you are no longer eligible, you will get written notice that your funding will end.
Do I have to report changes before my redetermination is done?
Yes, parents are expected to report changes in address, family members, and employment information within 10 days of the change. If you lose your job, get a new job, change your hours or days of work, become disabled, have a new baby, move in with your child's other parents, move, or anything else that could affect your eligibility, you must report that to your caseworker. If you're not sure if you should report a change or not, it is best to report it and your caseworker will tell you if the information is needed.
Is court-ordered child support required for a family to get subsidy?
At this time, court ordered child support is not required for child care subsidy, although it is for other government programs. Any income, whether it is court ordered support or voluntary child support, must be reported and documented. Voluntary child support is any money that a parent receives from the other parent to help with a child's expenses.
If I live with my boyfriend, do I have to include his income?
If the boyfriend (or girlfriend) is the child's parent, that person's income must be included and that person must meet the work/training requirements. Failing to report that a parent is in the home is considered welfare fraud. If the boyfriend (or girlfriend) is not the parent, that person is not required to be included in the family for the subsidy program.
I work overnight. Can I use child care so I can sleep during the day?
Yes, parents can request child care for sleep time if their work shift ends at midnight or after, up until 9AM.
If I apply for subsidized child care on-line (or if I do my redetermination on-line), do I need to send paperwork in?
Yes! Applying or doing your redetermination on-line is just the first step in applying for or reviewing your eligibility for subsidized child care. The CCIS is required to have documentation such as the employment verification form and paystubs of your eligibility in a file.
What is the age cut off for getting subsidized child care?
Children are eligible for subsidized child care until the day after the child's 13th birthday. If the child is disabled and requires supervision, an exception may be made with a letter from the child's doctor.
Can a family member be my child care provider?
A grandparent, aunt or uncle or sibling over age 18 can be the child care provider as long as that person does not live in the same home with the child. A biological parent cannot be paid as a child care provider no matter where he/she lives.
Can I have my children at different providers?
Yes. Parents can choose a different provider for each child if they want. Generally the family copayment is paid to the provider who cares for the youngest child.
Do I have to tell my provider in advance/give notice if I want to change providers?
Most providers expect advance notice of a week or in some cases, two weeks. If a parent fails to give notice, the provider may pursue the cost of care for that period. However, subsidy may be transferred at any point after the parent calls the CCIS to notify them of the need for a change of provider. Subsidy usually cannot be transferred in the past, only the future.


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Internet cafe laws stump law enforcement
By John Joyce
Published in News on September 5, 2013 1:46 PM
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The Vegas Lights sweepstakes cafe in Pikeville is shown. Local law enforcement authorities, along with many across the state, say they are waiting on more direction from the state before attempting to shut down the cafes, which were declared illegal by the state Supreme Court. Many have changed their games and are arguing that the ruling is no longer applicable.
Wayne County officials are playing a game of "wait and see" before determining their next course of action when it comes to Internet cafes operating online sweepstakes for cash prizes.
Since the state Supreme Court decided in December 2012 to uphold a previously overturned ban on games that have an "entertaining display," counties throughout the state have cracked down on the controversial businesses, shutting the doors to many and charging their owners.
But not Wayne.
It falls under the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division to enforce gambling, Wayne County Sheriff Carey Winders said.
The ALE disagrees.
In an email sent from Communications Officer Patty McQuillan at the N.C. Department of Public Safety, the state agency cited N.C. State Statute 18B-500, which outlines the duty of a sworn A.L.E. officer:
"The primary responsibility of an agent shall be enforcement of the ABC laws, lottery laws, and Article 5 of Chapter 90 (The Controlled Substances Act); however, an agent may perform any law-enforcement duty assigned by the Secretary of Public Safety or the Governor."
Attorney General Roy Cooper's office said it fought long and hard to win law enforcement agencies the right to police Internet sweepstakes establishments, and now it is entirely up to them to do so.
"The Supreme Court has said the law can be enforced, period. (Each) law enforcement agency has to go out and do investigative work, consult with their district attorney," said Noelle Talley, public information officer for the Department of Justice. "Our lawyers fought for many years and in many legal battles to get that right, for law enforcement agencies and district attorneys to be able to enforce these laws."
In March, the Associated Press reported that Cumberland County Sheriff Earl "Moose" Butler had his deputies raided six gaming establishments resulting in nine arrests and the seizure of dozens of computer terminals.
"We've talked to Cumberland County, and they've had some lawsuits," Winders said. "I'm not willing to put this county in a financial bind enforcing this or any law without training from the state."
Winders cited more confusion surrounding the operation of the gaming locations, stemming from cities and townships within his and other counties continuing to issue permits to new Internet cafe businesses.
"We're looking into it, but it sure doesn't help out when these cities have their own law enforcement, and their councils are issuing permits," he said.
Goldsboro police Chief Jeff Stewart agrees.
More guidance from the state or from the district attorney would help his officers enforce the laws that are on the books, he said.
"We plan on going around and doing it, but we haven't yet," Stewart said.
There is some confusion lingering over what is an entertaining display and if the "pre-reveal" software updates added to many of the games after the Supreme Court's decision brought the games within the law.
"You have to go in and look at the 'entertaining display,'" Stewart said.
Mount Olive Police Chief Brian Rhodes has only one sweepstakes establishment left to contend with in his jurisdiction.
Three others closed down months ago.
But that doesn't make it any easier to enforce a law he says is "conflicting in the way it is written.
"The attorney general says 'the law is there, read it,' but we've had no training, no emails. What are we to look for? What evidence (do we) collect," Rhodes said.
Duplin County Sheriff Blake Wallace isn't waiting around any longer.
His office has active investigations into several locations within his jurisdiction and he expects to shut some of them down within the next few months.
"We discussed it early on with our elected district attorney and set up certain guidelines for what our investigators are to look for and to only pursue certain leads," he said. "We are charged with enforcing the law, so if there is probable cause, the (operator) will be charged."
Wallace was more certain of his understanding of the law.
"If they are paying out any money, they're in violation of the law," he said.
The issue is not strictly clouded by a law many authorities find "conflicting" in the way it is written.
Money is at stake -- and lots of it.
"Fayetteville, when Cumberland shut them down, that city lost $1.4 million a year," said Blake Proctor, Pikeville town administrator.
Proctor was town manager in Fairmont during the period when the gaming sites were being shut down and investigated in many southeastern counties, he said.
He helped institute fees per computer terminal in Fairmont, a plan the city attorney there also used in Rowland.
"Fairmont charged $1,500; Rowland, $600 and Lumberton, $2,500," he said.
So when the businesses were forced to close, his city lost $40,000 in annual income.
Proctor has proposed a fee of $2,500 on each of the 20 computer terminals operated in Pikeville -- an amount he admits is high, but is up to the town board to modify, to accept or to reject.
A public hearing on the issue is scheduled for the next Pikeville town meeting, to be held Sept. 9.
Wayne County Planning Board Director Connie Price said this county charges no fees and draws no income from the gaming sites.
At last check, in May of this year, Goldsboro brought in $72,000 a year, an amount sure to be missed if the cafes were forced to close.


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For the second consecutive year, Marshall University will host a series of forums designed for faculty, students and members of the community to discuss the future of higher education funding in West Virginia.
Forums will take place over a one-week span in mid-November at three of the university's locations. The forums, which are sponsored by the office of President Stephen J. Kopp and the Marshall University Faculty Senate, will again be moderated by Beth Vorhees, news director for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Each forum begins at 6 p.m. and will run as follows:
- Thursday, Nov. 13, in the Drinko Library on the Huntington campus
- Tuesday, Nov. 18, on the South Charleston campus
- Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Mid-Ohio Valley Center in Point Pleasant
Legislators and representatives from the governor's office as well as members of the Higher Education Policy Commission are invited to attend. Each of the forums, which are designed to give the public an opportunity to learn about budget cuts and their impact as well as to ask questions, is open to the public.
Higher education institutions have weathered more than 11 percent in cuts to their state budget appropriations since Fiscal Year 2013, and are anticipating further cuts for Fiscal Year 2016 and beyond.


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Some leaders of the failed IndyMac Bancorp have agreed to settle a shareholder class-action lawsuit for $6.5 million.
The lawsuit names former IndyMac CEO Michael W. Perry and Chief Financial Officer Scott Keys as defendants.
IndyMac collapsed in July 2008, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over the Pasadena, Calif.-based mortgage lender. IndyMac was one of the largest mortgage originators in the United States, and its collapse marked one of the biggest bank failures in U.S. history.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit represent shareholders who bought the mortgage lender's stock from March 1, 2007 to May 12, 2008. The lawsuit accused the defendants of making statements that concealed the true extent of IndyMac's deteriorating capital and liquidity as well as its growing exposure to regulatory action, among other claims.
The payment will be made in exchange for a dismissal of the claims against the defendant, according to federal court papers filed last week.
The proposed settlement represents "a reasonable resolution" for the case and eliminates the chance that shareholders may recover nothing, according to a shareholders' motion for preliminary approval filed July 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division.


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Mrs Bridges Rhubarb and Ginger Preserve 340g
*2014 Great Taste Awards winner*
Another classic from Mrs Bridges' kitchen. Rhubarb and ginger - a match made in heaven.
INGREDIENTS: sugar, rhubarb 43%, ginger 2%, gelling agent (fruit pectin), acidity regulator (citric acid)
Nutritional facts per 100g
Energy 1157kJ/272kcal
Carbohydrate 67.5g
Contains negligible amounts of fat, protein and salt.
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MRC on CNN; Clinton & Blair Both to Center?
1) L. Brent
Bozell, Chairman of the Media Research Center, will appear Sunday on
CNN's Both Sides with Jesse Jackson. The topic: media coverage of the
CIA-crack conspiracy theory promoted in a San Jose Mercury News series
last summer of which the editor of the paper earlier this month
admitted was misleading and "fell short of my standards."
Bozell will be debating Joe Madison, a Washington, DC radio talk show
host and a leading proponent of the CIA/Contras/drug smuggling/get
every black person addicted to crack cocaine conspiracy.
Both Sides airs at 5:30pm ET
on Sunday, June 1. That's 4:30 CT, 3:30 MT and 2:30 PT. And 6:30pm AT.
2) A common
theme of Thursday coverage of the meeting between Bill Clinton and
Tony Blair: They have much in common, such as how both have moved
their political parties to the center. Blair, yes, but not Clinton.
Reporting from London on
Thursday's (May 29) NBC Nightly News, David Bloom insisted: "Tony
Blair, the new British Prime Minister, and Bill Clinton are two peas
in a pod." Bloom elaborated: "It was clear the new British
Prime Minister and American President are indeed soulmates. Both
Oxford educated, married to high-powered lawyer wives, they took their
political parties from the left to the center, winning elections and
today winning each other's admiration."
Earlier in the day, on This
Morning, CBS News reporter Bill Plante asserted: "Blair has been
often compared to Clinton for changing his party's ideology."
Only one has really moved his
party, the American Enterprise Institute's Irwin Stelzer demonstrated
in a May 19 Weekly Standard piece, "Why Tony Blair Isn't Like
Clinton." Stelzer contended:
"Start with the efforts
of the two leaders to rebuild their parties. Blair has actually done
it. The voting procedures that permitted the trade unions to dominate
policy and select candidates are gone, replaced by a one-member,
one-vote rule. The party's election manifesto -- its platform -- was
approved directly by the membership, rather than by a small group of
left-wing ideologues. This has institutionalized and made permanent --
or at least as permanent as these things can be in politics -- the
party's shift to the center.
"Clinton, meanwhile, has
tacked this way and that. After his first election, he deferred to the
Old Democrat grandees in Congress and to the Left in his party on
everything from tax increases to gays in the military. And in order to
assure his re-election he signed an Old Democrat pact with the trade
unions, promising, among other things, to deny jobs to workers who
choose not to join a unions, in return for a $35 million trade-union
television campaign attacking Republicans. The result is that the
Democratic Party remains in thrall to its unreconstructed wing on
trade policy, environmental policy, abortion and a host of other
Another example of the
networks conveying an image they created over substance. -- Brent
Baker (NQ follows)
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How To Grow Marijuana Step 5: Curing & Max-Your-Bud Hacks!
Step 5 in our Grow Series; Why it's essential to dry your weed and why you should take the extra time to cure it. And what is curing? Plus a few hacks we've learned over the years to maximise the potential of all your hard work.
I hope you all have gleaned some helpful information from this grow series. We have gone over what do to set up your grow space, seeds & clones, veg stage, nutrients, flowering, harvesting, trimming, drying, and more!
But if you are sitting there with your harvest trimmed and dried, ready to smoke, WAIT!
Curing Your Bud: Why Wait?
Drying your weed after harvest is absolutely essential. If you don't, you have wet buds that taste like grass or hay, and they will get moldy quick. Drying preserves your weed, and all of it's compounds. So why take the extra time to cure it? And what is curing?
Curing your bud is the final process of a quality harvest, and makes a huge impact on the shelf life of your marijuana. Properly cured weed can stay potent and deliciously smoke-able even after years! HUGELY important if it is going to be stored before use. If you plan on selling it, you want it to stay fresh until it is all gone, and if it's all for you, you want to grow enough to last between harvests. You can't smoke it all at once! (Well, you could… It would be a spectacular waste, however!) I believe every "prepper" out there should have a large stash in their bunker, good for years.
Proper curing enhances flavor and smell. Many of the more subtle undertones become more pronounced, which is the difference between good weed and great weed. Think of it like aging a fine wine or whiskey. The longer it stays in the barrel in the perfect conditions, the more developed the character.
How To Cure Bud:
Start with Mason jars from the canning section of the grocery store, preferably tinted ones to prevent light seeping in. If you don't have those, then wrapping the jars with brown paper bags is fine. I have even seen black construction paper glued to jars, but as long as the jars are stored in a dark place, they should be fine. UV light deteriorates your bud. A one-quart jar will hold about an ounce of bud.
You want the humidity inside the jars to be exactly 60 – 65%. This is right at the drying point where buds are dry, but not crispy, to the touch and small stems snap, but big ones still bend.
Check on your buds daily, opening the jars for 10 minutes a day to vent the humidity out. If your buds feel wet (>70% humidity), take them out and sit them on a piece of cardboard for 1 – 2 hours, gently repositioning and rotating them halfway through the time. If they are damp but not wet (65 – 70% humidity), leave them in the jars, but leave the kids off for an additional 15 – 30 minutes. If they feel dry, this is perfect, just stick with the 10 minutes, and then close them up for the day. If they are crispy, they may have dried too fast. When humidity reaches this low level, the curing process is halted. You can just live with it, or you can use a humidi-pack to add moisture back into the jar.
The purpose of the curing process is to slowly pull the moisture in the center of the buds out. The conversions that your terpenes go through during this process are what gives the best smoke, one that will burn clean, and give the most therapeutic effects.
Curing Time Frames
Curing can go from two weeks to several months. The longer you cure your buds, the longer they will last, and the better they will be. This is why any smoker worth his bong keeps his bud in sealed containers, like glass jars or plastic bins. If you don't believe it, just take a single plant's buds, and cure them for different amounts of time. The difference is profound.
If you want to cure for longer than two weeks, great! After your buds are staying in the perfect humidity zone for curing, after 2 – 3 weeks, you can go to just opening the jars once a week. After 8 – 10 weeks, you can just go to once a month, for a maximum cure time of about 6 months. After this, the process ceases to have any further effect.
If you have decided to cure for long term storage, then after this cure time, the best way to keep your buds preserved is air tight containers, and to store for longer than a few months, I suggest vacuum sealing them. You can store buds like this for years. The high tends to mellow slightly over time, and buds will turn light tan, but they are still good.
What Is Water Curing, And When Should I Use It?
Water curing is a quick method of curing buds, and takes a completely different approach. You would want to water cure if you have a strain with unsavory flavor, like Super-Skunk. Only trust water cured weed through a reliable source, as some might do it to hide moldy buds.
The premise of water curing is that instead of using natural processes to break down chlorophyll, nutrients, and sugars that can make your smoke harsh, you dissolve them in water. Because the oil-based cannabinoid compounds won't dissolve in water, this leaves behind the good stuff.
The upside is a much faster cure and a SUPREMELY smooth smoke. The smoke will hardly even smell like weed! The downside is that all attempts at "bag appeal" are lost, as the weed looks lousy, loses almost all smell, and loses weight. It makes up for the weight loss with potency, though.
Simply put buds in a water-tight jar, and fill to the brim with clean, cool reverse-osmosis water. If they try to float, weigh them down. Change the water at least once a day, preferably twice a day, for about 5 days. Then remove water and dry buds to normal. Be careful if any remaining water on buds, you don't want to cause mold! Rack dry with good airflow or lay them out and rotate regularly. The whole process takes about 10 – 12 days.
More Grow Hacks For Maximum Yields!
Within each article in this series, I have included tips and tricks to help grows stay healthy, and help you get the most from your plants. Here are some more. Some you have heard before but are worth repeating. Some are tricks I forgot to mention. Some are new grow ideas, including my own, that I hope you give a try!
* Don't skimp on equipment! Temperature control, humidity, ph, nutrient ppm, light intensity, light duration, these are all vital to the success of a grow. Save some headaches and get the gadgets that will help you monitor you grow at each stage, to prevent problems before they get out of hand. If these items save ONE crop from being destroyed, they have already paid for themselves!
* Proper electrical setup is critical to your grow! A poorly wired grow can damage equipment, and potentially cause a fire. It is well worth the time and expense to learn about wiring and power draw, or better yet, find an electrician you can trust to give you a consult (I know several who have exchanged services for a percentage of the first crop.)
* A way to make buds swell in size even further… Add a teaspoon or two of blackstrap molasses to each gallon of water. Simple sugars work with the natural microbes in your soil. Sugars help buds grow thick and tasty, increasing bud weight towards the final weeks of flowering. Many commercial products that claim to do the same thing are expensive and achieve the same results by adding simple sugars. Don't use in a hydro setup, as it can clog pumps.
* Mild stress causes your plants to increase terpenes production in the flowering stage, so LST (low-stress-training) while avoiding touching the buds can increase flavor.
* Give your plants three days of absolute darkness just before harvest, but keep the temperature stable.
* Defoliate lower leaves away from bud sites, and any blocking light and air to buds. Plants focus nutrients to buds with the best chance of pollination, and in the wild, those are the ones with the best exposure to the wind and light.
* Drop the temperature during the flowering stage. This mimics the onset of fall when marijuana plants naturally flower. 60 degrees is fine, but some strains can go down lower. In many strains, this can cause the buds to change colors (the Purps). It also keeps terpenes from evaporating.
* When trimming and drying bud, if humidity is low (<30%), leave the buds on branches, and hang upside down to dry. This will act as a wick to gradually pull moisture from the stem, preventing your buds from drying too quick. If humidity is high (>60%), trim as much leaf and stem off as possible, and increase warm air circulation, but don't blow directly on the buds.
* If you grow in soil, try using composted super soil. It has been shown to increase the complexity of the flavor profile.
* Plants grow to their natural best with sunlight, so if you can grow with sunlight, it will benefit your buds and probably your wallet. If sunlight isn't an option, add LED's to your flowering stage. Growers note similar yield increases with high-quality LED's.
* Working in a small closet, or just want enough to have your own couple ounces? Try a Space Bucket Grow!
Have Some Potent But Flavorless Bud?
Want to add flavors to your buds? Buds will absorb smells from their environment, be they good or bad. Some will add diluted flavorings to the flush at the end of flowering, others people will add fruit rinds to the curing jars to impart the right level of moisture in a dry environment. If you want to do this, I suggest using coarse salts that have been stored with the rinds instead of the rinds themselves. They will absorb the scent of the fruit, and not increase the moisture.
I personally like the flavor of bud as-is. If I want a particular flavor, I get the strain that imparts it, like Strawberry Cough, or Chocolope. However, I have read of a new method! Cut off a stem, and add a tiny plastic funnel around the opening. Tape it in place, then add a few drops of natural vanilla extract or whatever flavor you want to add. The plant will absorb it directly into its system, helping the flavor come through better. Do this in the final weeks before harvest. Be sure that any flavorings are safe.
My Own Super Stealth Grow Technique!
Virtually no space to close off to build a grow? Would even a Space Bucket be hard to hide? Need it to be totally invisible and out of the way? Try growing in a slot box! A grow style of my own design and perfected over 15 years with friends. A slotbox grow design is similar to a double-pane window but wider. Lights are placed in panels that flank the glass, with spacers to get the right distance. Use CFL's to minimize width.
Aggressive growth training and close monitoring pay off with bud production in a space 1/5 as wide or smaller than a normal plant. Ensure intake air and exhaust air are at opposite corners, exhaust high. Use 3-tube flourescents on one or both sides of the box. The top of the box can have a single fluorescent tube, and pull off to adjust the plant as it grows.
Use Manifolding and LST to make plant go wide and flat. Water plants at the far end of the box to encourage roots to go wide horizontally. Great for stealth grows, a wall paneled with slot box grows can remove just 12 – 18 inches from a room, but have over a dozen plants, and yield well over a couple pounds. Use drywall sheets with border strip to hide panels, and the grow is invisible! Open each panel like a closet door! Advanced micro-growers only!


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Ovince St. Preux showed fans that he is continuing to evolve and improve in MMA, earning a victory over Ryan Jimmo at UFC 174 Saturday night.
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2. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Vern Reynolds-Braun May 17, 2011 7:45 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
Hi Harm,
Thank you for your prompt reply. I've read your the posting re Tapeless workflow and Sandy Bridge. I think I'm not understanding something. Is the Sandy Bridge (which you suggest is only good for KISS systems) what the Z68 Express chipset is? Also, I think I would be in the LOVE category.
3. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 17, 2011 7:46 AM (in response to Vern Reynolds-Braun)
its very simple
if you dont need a raid card for a large raid array (8+ drives) then the P67/Z68 sandy bridge is the smart money. the 2600 is right there with the 980x.
4. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Harm Millaard May 17, 2011 7:55 AM (in response to Scott Chichelli)
It is very simple:
If you never want a raid controller and never want a BM, Aja or Matrox card, then you are OK. If you may want one in the future, you are out-of-luck.
If you want a system that is (when heavily overclocking) around PAR with a 920, then the 2600K is the way to go. I you want something that performs about equal to a 950, forget about a 2600 CPU.
5. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 17, 2011 8:07 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
How many times are we going to do this.
1) you most certainly can use a Decklink, AJA, Matrox with sandy quite telling people they cant.
They work 100% fine. End of stinking story dude.
Have you tried one? NO! have you benchmarked one? NO do you have any experience to draw from? NO..
We do.. so stop spreading this false propaganda.
And to end this once and for all I am making Eric stop working on systems to finally benchmark the sandy bridge WITH a raid card.
2) round and round we go. Only YOUR 920 has any kind of decent numbers on PPBM
Everyone else's falls on their face when compared to the 2600k. that included every X58 processor other than the 980x.
And only those with CRAZY raid arrays beat it..
In a REAL world test then 2600 does even better.
I don't know why you have to cling to this absurd idea that X58 beats the 2600.
A REAL world test:
4 WD 1Tb Sata 64 Meg Cache 600 Drives in 2 Raid 0 arrays
Video material - AVCHD 1080P 24 Frame Each Cut to 30 minutes of material
Export Codec - H264 HDTV 1080P 24 Preset Default
4 Effects per Layer - Fast Color Corrector, Brightness & Contrast, Video Limiter, Sharpen
Each Layer Scaled to 50% for 4 frame PinP view.
I7 2600K 3.4GHZ Turbo to 4.7GHz <---winner
16GB Blackline 1600 CL 9
3 Layer - 31:35
4 Layer - 34:35
I7 980X 4GHZ <----looser
12GB Blackline 1600 CL 9
3 Layer - 32:30
4 Layer - 35:25
6. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Vern Reynolds-Braun May 17, 2011 8:12 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
Thanks again. I think I have enough research from you and all the other experienced contributors to this foru
m (and thanks to all for the links to other postings on this forum) to start to make an informed choice. Happy editing!!
7. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Bill Gehrke May 17, 2011 8:23 AM (in response to Scott Chichelli)
Why only 12 GB of RAM for the X58 when we know that optimum performance requires more than 12 GB?
Was this CS5 or CS5.5?
8. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?RjL190365 May 17, 2011 4:35 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)
Potentially, true. Practically, however, I would not call the i7-9xx a good BFTB any longer because it requires spending an extra several hundred to several thousand dollars in coolers and drives just to perform as well as it should. In fact, I would not go for an i7-9xx quad-core CPU without increasing the total system budget to more than $2,500 USD.
And as I had demonstrated many times (based on the systems that I had submitted to the PPBM5 site), no i7-9xx quad-core system without a discrete hardware RAID controller card performs as well as my current i7-2600K system that's also without a RAID card unless I apply an extremely massive overclock to the i7-9xx (which in my environment is completely impossible without spending thousands of extra dollars USD for a liquid nitrogen CPU cooler). The best overclocked score at the maximum comfortable overclock out of my i7-950 when I had the CPU was 209 s (with 16GB of RAM) @ 4.0 GHz - and that's still slower than the 202 s achieved by the i7-2600K @ 3.8 GHz. Now I know why: Without the RAID controller to take the burden off the CPU, the scores for the MPEG2 DVD and especially H.264 BR encodes are quite a bit slower than it should have been. In addition, the communication between the ICH10R and the X58 IOH takes place at only half the bandwidth of the connection between the LGA 1155 CPU and the P67 PCH, resulting in the X58 platform being not as efficient as it should be without the discrete RAID card installed in one of the PCIe 2.0 x16 slots.
And in my testing the i7-950 is actually a bit slower than the i7-920 on a per-clock basis even though they are both Bloomfield CPUs. This might be due to the QPI clock being slower on the 950 than on the 920 at the same GHz clock level. (After all, the i7-950 does not need its BCLK to be raised as high as the i7-920 does just to reach any given overclocked speed.)
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9. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 17, 2011 8:39 AM (in response to Bill Gehrke)
Also proven is the difference from 12 to 24gig ram is nominal
Its more to do with workflow, effects etc as to if its much of an improvement..
10. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?RjL190365 May 17, 2011 8:41 AM (in response to Scott Chichelli)
Actually, there is a much greater difference in CS5 performance between 12GB and 16GB, especially in MPEG2 encodes, than between 16GB and 24GB.
11. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Harm Millaard May 17, 2011 8:50 AM (in response to RjL190365)
You are right Randall, but that argument falls on deaf ears with Scott. He can't seem to understand it. Maybe he should let Eric do the talking.
12. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Harm Millaard May 17, 2011 9:02 AM (in response to Scott Chichelli)
i7 2600K 4.7GHZ <---loser
16GB Blackline 1600 CL 9
3 Layer - 31:35
4 Layer - 34:35
I7 980X 4GHZ <----winner
24GB Blackline 1600 CL 9
3 Layer - 28:30
4 Layer - 30:25
Shows you.
13. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 17, 2011 9:07 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
That's your reply? Come on Harm you are a man of many words...
So then are you saying the only reason the sandy bridge wins is over 4 gig ram?
But you would also argue elsewhere that triple channel out does dual channel
So tell me how do I retest that's fair in your eyes. Since we have the inferior dual channel sandy with 16G max
And the X58 triple channel with 24max?
SB with 8? SB with 12?
X58 with 16? Or 24?
14. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 17, 2011 9:15 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
Where are you getting those numbers from?
I cant find them in my files anywhere
I looked in CS5, 5.02, 5.03 and 5.5 folders of benchmarks we have..
15. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?RjL190365 May 17, 2011 9:23 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
Your point is valid primarily because CS5 scales well with more threads. Those results show only that a 12-thread CPU performs better than an 8-thread CPU. Enough said.
16. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Alan Craven May 17, 2011 10:42 AM (in response to RjL190365)
Surely the bottom line is that this is not a good time to build a new system? The i7 range is getting past its sell-by date, and the Sandy Bridge range is still in its infancy.
You guys are trying to compare apples with oranges. Harm promotes a system which delivers absolute power and speed, while Scott builds solid commercial systems which deliver all the power and speed that the overwhelming majority of users need. This is like comparing a Ferrari Dino with my BMW 530d touring!
It is a few months only till we get the second generation Sandy Bridge motherboards, and then the source of all this bickering will be history.
Patience is the order of the day!
17. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 17, 2011 10:52 AM (in response to Alan Craven)
Not a bad comparison..
Don't forget I do sell the Ferrari as well..
Dual Xeons @ 4GHz, 48Gig ram, and 2 sets raid 5 8 drive raid arrays... a mere $22k
About 2-5% of Adobe users need that kind of insane power
Yes the rest only need a SB system..
18. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?ECBowen May 17, 2011 3:22 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)
BTW where did this unfounded rumor start that you could not use Blackmagic, AJA, Or Matrox cards with the SB platform. I have been testing, selling, and shipping I/O cards on these since they launched. Remember, most of the I/O cards are PCI-e 1X cards which work fine on the SB boards without changing the Video card slot. There are also 1155 boards out there that give you other slot configs for the 4X cards as well. This rumor is completely false.
BTW thanks for the extra work
19. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?RjL190365 May 17, 2011 4:50 PM (in response to ECBowen)
Thanks Eric. However, one would need a motherboard with a PLX and/or an NF200 extender chip in order to use all of the PCIe slots on an LGA 1155 motherboard that has three x16 physical PCIe slots. My Asus P8P67 Pro, without the NF200 or PLX chip, shares its PCIe x4 slot with both PCIe x1 slots, the eSATA controller and the second (front panel) USB 3.0 controller chip. Setting the x4 slot to its full bandwidth means that I could no longer add any additional PCIe cards to that system if both of the other x16 slots are occupied - nor could I use any eSATA drives, and I could only use the two onboard USB 3.0 ports.
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20. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 17, 2011 5:32 PM (in response to RjL190365)
We are not talking about using all the slots only adding a 1X card
16x is off the processor and isolated (assuming you only have a vid card) however there are generally 2 16x when adding something into the 2nd 16x is when that get reduced to 2x 8 electrical
(Will have a definitive answer as to if adding a raid card into the other 16x will reduce video or drive ability in a day or so) tired of hearing about that as well..
There is an additional 8 PCIe X1 off the south bridge if you will or PCH. An average board looks like this.
1) firewire
2) GB Ethernet
3) eSata
4) PCIe to PCI bridge
5) PCIe to USB3
6,7,8) actual 1x slots
Each 1x is capable of 5GB/s
The DMI is 20GB/s
That means 4 of the 1X can be active at full bandwidth at once, (where it seems people arrived at the 20 lanes) or all 8 at 1/2 bandwidth.
Let me also remind you that I know of nothing that saturates the PCIe bus 100% not even raid cards (assuming an 8x or 4x slot) and certainly not a capture card.
In various benchmark tests of PCI vs PCIe there were little to no difference in ability. (raid cards, capture cards, pro audio interfaces)
All that to say again nothing uses the full bandwidth.
Looking at all 8 PCIe 1x slots/connections I don't see 4 being used simultaneously under any circumstance. Even adding a pro audio interface into the mix.
So again adding a capture/preview card to the sandy bridge platform works 100% right and with 100% performance ability. (not counting the driver issues with matrox)
21. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?RjL190365 May 17, 2011 6:46 PM (in response to Scott Chichelli)
Sorry that I didn't make it clear enough, Scott. I was speaking for those people who want to use more than three PCIe cards in the same system. I do understand that relatively few people have even three PCIe cards, let alone four or five, in the same system.
22. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 18, 2011 6:34 AM (in response to RjL190365)
On a side note to that.. for pro audio we have had EVERY slot filled and it works flawlessly
Including using 2 RME Madi cards which do 64 I/O each card and 4 UAD cards (DSP cards)
And doing it at the lowest buffer setting. (only audio guys will get this)
Suffice it to say that's a lot of bandwidth being used
23. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?TyRip May 18, 2011 3:37 PM (in response to Scott Chichelli)
I can attest (as an audio guy) that this scenario is definitely impressive, and bandwidth intensive.
24. Re: x58 chipset vs z68 chipset?Scott Chichelli May 18, 2011 3:49 PM (in response to TyRip)
and just to add to that we had all 128 INs and OUTs on the 2 madi cards running with the UADs @ 95%
Now I do have to mention that 2 x PCI madi will not work on SB.. at least not the board we use.
But we just shipped a system with 1 PCI madi and 3 PCIe madi for live recording 128 @ 96k. (or 256 @ 48k)
Also it had a 4 drive raid 5 for the recording drive.
So much for lite bandwidth ability on SB platform