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How to Grow an Indoor Herb Garden
If you need a reminder of spring in the depths of winter or want fresh herbs all year knowing how to grow an indoor herb garden is imperative. Growing herbs indoors isn't difficult with a few basic materials and a little time. Most herbs grow inside just fine as long as they have plenty of light and are watered according to their needs.
Materials You Will Need
- A grow light or a window that gets 5-6 hours of sun (South facing is best)
- Potting soil (preferably organic)
- Fertilizer (preferably organic)
- Pots or containers with drainage
- A pan to keep the containers on
- Pebbles
- Herb plants or seeds
Herbs to Grow Indoors
Some herbs grow inside better than others. Here is a list of some of the easiest herbs to grow in your home.
Basil can be used for salads, soups, and sauces. It has a slightly minty flavor and is the main component of pesto. There are numerous kinds and colors, and many basil varieties have unique flavors. Consider growing several types for a variety of uses.
Chives have a delicate onion flavor that goes well in eggs, salads, and to garnish foods. They look like thick stems of grass when growing.
Cilantro imparts a warm, earthy flavor to foods and it is an important ingredient in salsa and other Mexican dishes.
Rosemary will give your kitchen a fresh fragrance. It looks like a tiny evergreen tree and is good with poultry or lamb. You can also add the fresh leaves to olive oil with salt and garlic for a bread dip.
Other Herbs to Grow Indoors
- Lavender
- Bay leaf
- Chervil
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Sage
- Tarragon
- Thyme
Tips for How to Grow an Indoor Herb garden
Preparing Pots and Planting
If you don't have a sunny window you can use a fish tank with a grow light over it. This actually makes a very effective "garden" in your home. Place a few inches of gravel in the bottom of the fish tank to set the pots on. This ensures good drainage.
Place some river rock in the bottom of a pot and then fill with organic potting soil. If you are planting seedlings just plant as you normally would. If you are planting seeds then scatter them across the surface of the pot and add a thin layer of potting soil. Keep moist. You will need to thin the plants out as they grow.
Place the pots on the river rock in the bottom of the fish tank. If you aren't using a fish tank you will want to put the pots on small dishes filled with gravel on the window sill.
Using a Grow Light
Grow lights are usually fluorescent lights. They should be placed no more than five inches above the top of your seedlings so that your plant gets plenty of beneficial light. You should ensure that the plants get about twelve hours of light per day. The easiest way to keep up with your plants' schedule is to put the light on a timer.
Most of all don't forget to turn the grow light on. If the leaves seem to be getting scorched raise the light a little bit more.
How Often to Water
Herbs, like any plant, need water to flourish. It is important that you give your plants just enough water, too much or too little will harm them. Usually, watering well once every two weeks will keep your plants in good health. The soil should be moist but not waterlogged.
If the leaves begin to turn yellow you know that you have been watering the plants too much.
Fresh Herbs for Fresh Flavor
You can create a variety of fresh herb gardens in your home for different looks and purposes. You can have a "spaghetti garden" and plant oregano, basic, and even garlic in one area. Keep lavender, lemon balm, and other fragrant herbs for a potpourri garden in another area. You can even grow your own tea garden with herbs commonly used for herbal tea.
Fresh herbs will bring a new excitement and fresh flavor to your cooking. An added benefit is that plants are natural air filters and remove pollutants for the air in your home. Growing them is a great hobby that has lasting benefits.
I really, really like the fish aquarium idea!!! I've never tried herbs indoors before, but this article has inspired me. Thank you!!!! and happy spring!
Great hub. I love the fish tank idea. Thank you.
catnip also grows great with the fish tank method. I grow some for my cat every couple of methods using a very similar method. great hub
We have grown our on herbs indoors before, it was a lot of fun and our herb plants got so big we ended up giving clippings to the neighbors! Right now we are not growing herbs but we are growing lettuce on the kitchen counter!
I would love so much to do this in the future too!! I do allot of at home made things anyway, and I like to cook healthy but hearty. I just don't have the indoor space right now. Much more room outdoors, and I do want to learn how I could do this. I mostly just grow flowers and some climbing plants, some peony bushes. I had some giant sun flowers last season, hope to do that one again this Spring for sure!!! You can see pictures of our flowers and plants on my HUB. Since I do consider that a home made thing too. Thank you. A.B.
How to Grow an Indoor Herb Garden great stuff, thanks for the ideas. Mike
It is very interesting, to see how it works. Mybe a project for the future?
Great hub! I agree that you can use a florescent light to grow the plants but imho LED's are definitely the way to go.
I like the aquarium idea alot. I think this might be my next project. Thanks for the ideas!
The aquarium idea is excellent! The methods you describe are much cheaper and probably afford more growing room than an AeroGarden. Instead of telling people about that, I'll just send them to your hub. Thanks so much!
I love having fresh herbs for cooking at my fingertips. Buying them at the grocery is so expensive. I've had a windowsill herb garden before and don't recall why I gave it up. Your Hub has given me renewed inspiration to do it again. Thanks!
Great list! Thank you for this!
Thank you for a very inforamative hub.
Hi Marye,
This is a great hub for me because i am the one who has bought 3 different herb garden kits and they have all perished.
So if I am more successful after reading this I will let you know.I also see that you have another hub on this subject so that will be next.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Take care Marye.
Great suggestions
This was just in time. I couldn't figure out why my chives where turning yellow. I'm a chronic over-waterer!
Thanks! voted up!!!
Great ideas...
I opened this site with the exact profile of your Avatar.. one elbow on desk, chin on hand, looking at screen while moving mouse...
This would be a great project for a general science class in middle school...
I think the aquarium idea is brilliant, I might have to give that one a try this year.
What a great idea with the aquarium...and to think I was going to sell it on eBay! I'll have to give this a try.
The timing of this hub is amazing! I've been wanting to grow an indoor herb garden this winter, especially basil, to be able to make my favorite pesto dishes. Do you know how the senate bill that's going through Congress right now will affect our ability to buy herb seeds and grow our own gardens? I've heard it's not good. Any input you have on that would be appreciated.
Good hub with very useful and helpful ideas, like the use of a grow light, though it might be a bit expensive. I managed, last winter to keep some basil growing on a windowsill. It was a bit thin and leggy, but it did the job. Forgot to grow some this year, so thanks for the comprehensive hub and reminding me to get grwoing with fresh herbs.
Are the grow lights expensive in the winter to use.Nice job.
Good practical advice. I really think the aquarium idea is perfect. Thanks!
I caught one ....and ya caught my eye with this one.....duh. Very nice. Hurry up people and grow your own; before it's banned by the Food Safty Bill-Senate Bill 510: http://www.naturalnews.com/030588_Food_Safety_bill...
Thank you Marye.


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USA Today: What the American Idols are Up ToMatt Richenthal at . Comments
USA Today's Bill Keveney is spending time behind the scenes with American Idol's final four singers, watching their singing, wardrobe and promotional duties as they prepare for Tuesday's performance show (8 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT).
His full report will appear in the paper on Tuesday. Here's a brief description of Thursday's activities:
Only 14 hours after saying goodbye to Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson, American Idol's four remaining competitors - Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks - were back at Idol's studio complex narrowing down song choices for Tuesday.
With preliminary Bee Gees song choices in hand, Blake and Jordin went to separate rehearsal rooms, each conferring with a vocal coach and music director to pick two songs and find the right musical interpretation. After more rehearsal, they will work with the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb at a mentor session this weekend.
At the same time, LaKisha and Melinda went shopping, each picking out her clothes for next week. Blake went for a fitting in the afternoon, with Melinda and LaKisha returning to pick their songs and record a version for arrangers and the Idol band. As the one remaining singer under 18, Jordin had school responsiblities for three hours.
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``They said I would be more comfortable in it,`` Kelly said, referring to Tamarac`s large senior population.
Kelly, 43, takes over as city manager July 1 in Tamarac. His last day as Davie`s economic development director was Friday.
Instead of the usual cake and candles, Kelly was treated to a roast by town officials and others in the community at the Rolling Hills Country Club in Davie.
``It was good-natured fun,`` Kelly said.
He didn`t even mind that the size 34 suit was way too small for his size 46 frame.
Coral Springs Mayor Ben Geiger was upset that Gov. Bob Graham didn`t respond to his city`s request for reapportioning the Metropolitan Planning Organization. So, he made a simple request to the city attorney for a writ of habeas corpus, which is legal mumbo jumbo to have a person (in this case, the state`s top democratic politician) brought forth.
``I just couldn`t believe the governor would ignore 250,000 people of west Broward,`` said Geiger, who is a Republican, recalling what happened a few months back.
``I don`t think there`s a governor. I know there`s a guy who cooks hamburgers, teaches schools and broadcasts baseball games,`` Geiger said.
But since the MPO reapportionment, which gave Coral Springs representation on the board, Geiger has retired his campaign to find the governor.
``I know there`s a candidate for the United States Senate,`` he said.
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Drobniewski F, Balabanova Y, Nikolayevsky V, et al. Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Clinical Virulence, and the Dominance of the Beijing Strain Family in Russia. JAMA. 2005;293(22):2726–2731. doi:10.1001/jama.293.22.2726
© 2018
Context Tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a serious public
health problem in Russia.
Objective To address the extent of "Beijing strain" transmission in
the prison/civil sectors and the association of drug resistance, clinical,
and social factors with the Beijing genotype.
Design and Setting Cross-sectional population-based molecular epidemiological study of
all civilian and penitentiary tuberculosis facilities in the Samara region,
Patients Consecutively recruited patients with bacteriologically proven tuberculosis
(n = 880).
Main Outcome Measure Proportion of Beijing strains and association with drug resistance,
human immunodeficiency virus infection, imprisonment, radiological, clinical,
and other social factors.
Results Beijing-family strains (identified by spoligotyping and composed of
2 main types by mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit analysis) were
predominant: 586/880 (66.6%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 63.4%-69.7%) with
a significantly higher prevalence in the prison population (rate ratio [RR],
1.3; 95% CI, 1.2-1.5) and those aged younger than 35 years (RR, 1.2; 95% CI,
1.0-1.3). Comparable proportions were co-infected with the human immunodeficiency
virus (≈10%), concurrent hepatitis B and C (21.6%), drank alcohol (≈90%),
smoked (≈90%), and had a similar sexual history. Drug resistance was nearly
2-fold higher in patients infected with Beijing strains compared with non-Beijing
strains: multidrug resistance (RR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.9-3.0), for isoniazid (RR,
1.8; 95% CI, 1.5-2.1), for rifampicin (RR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.7-2.7), for streptomycin
(RR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.5-2.3), and for ethambutol (RR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.6-3.2).
Univariate analysis demonstrated that male sex (odds ratio [OR], 1.5; 95%
CI, 1.1-1.9), advanced radiological abnormalities (OR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.3-8.4),
homelessness (OR, 5.6; 95% CI, 1.1-6.3), and previous imprisonment (OR, 2.0;
95% CI, 1.5-2.7) were strongly associated with Beijing-strain family disease.
Multivariate analysis supported previous imprisonment to be a risk factor
(OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.4-3.3) and night sweats to be less associated (OR 0.7;
95% CI, 0.5-1.0) with Beijing-strain disease.
Conclusions Drug resistance and previous imprisonment but not human immunodeficiency
virus co-infection were significantly associated with Beijing-strain infection.
There was evidence that Beijing isolates caused radiologically more advanced
Drug-sensitive and resistant tuberculosis (TB) rates continue to increase
globally and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) has become a serious public health
problem in many regions including countries of the former Soviet Union such
as Russia, with an incidence rate reaching 83.0/100 000 in 2002.1 Molecular epidemiological techniques have contributed
to the understanding of TB transmission2-4 and
identified related Mycobacterium tuberculosis–strain
families such as the "Beijing," which may have distinctive properties.5 This family includes strain W responsible for MDR-TB
outbreaks in the United States and other low TB–incidence countries.2-4
Studies have demonstrated high Beijing-strain prevalence in Asia and
former Soviet Union countries.6-9 Explanations
for the rapid dissemination of Beijing strains have included a putative higher
virulence, enhanced transmissibility, an ability to escape from BCG vaccine–induced
protection, greater mutability, and an association with multidrug resistance
rendering cure more difficult and prolonging infectivity.1,3,5,7,9-14 However,
by contrast, only a very weak association with resistance and the above factors
was noted by Lillebaek et al.15
Many TB cases originate among prisoners in Russia where there are almost
1 million incarcerated persons (approximately 0.7% of the total population).16 For example, the TB incidence rate was nearly 25-fold
higher among prisoners compared with the civil population in the Tomsk region.16 In the Samara region, the incidence of TB among civilians
and prisoners at the time of the study was 86.1/100 000 and 2190.0/100 000,
respectively, with incidence in pretrial detention centers of 1889.9/100 000.
Overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, and long periods of incarceration facilitate
transmission. Poor patient adherence to treatment during and after incarceration
and high loss to follow-up after release from prison encourage the development
of drug resistance, which facilitates transmission into the general population.13,17,18
We performed one of the largest (and the largest in Russia) population-based
molecular epidemiological studies to systematically address: (1) Beijing strain
transmission in the prison and civil sectors in the Samara region; and (2)
correlation of drug resistance, clinical, and social factors with Beijing
genotype to support or contradict immunopathological studies suggesting that
Beijing strains had either enhanced pathogenicity or association with drug
Consecutive pulmonary TB patients aged 18 years and older, from all
civilian TB dispensaries (18) and the prison TB hospital (admitting all TB
cases in the prison sector) were included over 1 year (September 2001-September
2002). All patients provided written consent. Patients were interviewed by
a team of trained Russian health staff who recorded clinical (including details
of radiological examination) and social data. A structured questionnaire was
used to collate data that were supplemented and verified with information
from the medical notes.
The questionnaire and study were developed and approved by Federal Tuberculosis
Institutions, Samara TB Service and Ethics Committee, and the Samara Health
Ministry under whose auspices the study was conducted. The following data
were collected: age, sex, accommodation, previous imprisonment, presence of
TB symptoms and signs (cough, phlegm, hemoptysis, weight loss, night sweats,
fever, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, and body mass index), investigations
including chest radiograph (cavitation, lung areas affected, and nature of
pathology), blood pressure, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) status (HIV testing was performed routinely on all TB patients),
history of treatment, history of TB contacts, social and sexual health history
(including alcohol consumption, smoking history, history of sexually transmitted
infections, and sexual activity).
Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were
isolated at the Regional TB laboratory, and drug susceptibility testing was
performed with the resistance ratio method using Lowenstein–Jensen media
in Samara, Russia and London, England. Spoligotyping was used to identify
Beijing family isolates and performed as previously described.19 Mycobacterial
interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU) analysis at 12 loci20 was
also performed on 113 Beijing isolates selected proportionally from patients
in the prison and civilian TB facilities.
Data were analyzed using EpiInfo version 6 (US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga), and SPSS version 10 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, Ill),
statistical software packages. Pearson χ2 or Fisher 2-tailed
test and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare
categorical and continuous variables, respectively.
All variables were included in a univariate analysis. From the univariate
analysis, all variables that had a P value of ≤.01
(as multiple comparisons were used) were included in a subsequent multivariate
logistic regression analysis. Multivariate analysis was performed by binary
logistic regression using forward stepwise and Wald statistical criteria for
logistic regression collinearity and confounding, and interactions were assessed.
The final regression model used 93.3% of all available information due to
some missing clinical and social data.
Nearly all eligible individuals participated in the study (<2% did
not participate). Beijing family strains were dominant overall among the 880
patients recruited (253 civilians and 333 prisoners; 586/880, 66.6%; 95% confidence
interval [CI], 63.4%-69.7%) of all isolates (Table 1).21 A significantly higher
prevalence was seen in the prison population (rate ratio [RR], 1.3; 95% CI,
1.2-1.5), and was more common in those aged younger than 35 years compared
with older patients (RR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.0-1.3). Two MIRU-12 loci profiles
were predominant (Table 2) as recently
described in a smaller study of isolates in St Petersburg.22 In
this study, however, MIRU type 2 was more common among prisoners while MIRU
type 1 was more common among civilian patients.
The number and proportion of Beijing and non–Beijing-infected
patients with TB symptoms and signs, chest radiological appearances, social
problems, and sexually transmitted diseases are given in Table 3. Comparable proportions in the 2 groups were co-infected
with HIV (≈10%) and hepatitis B/C (≈20%), drank alcohol, smoked, and
had a similar history of sexually transmitted diseases (Table 3). The number of episodes of imprisonment for Beijing and
non–Beijing-infected patients is given in the Figure. Nearly three quarters of patients infected with Beijing
strains had been in prison at some time and many had been imprisoned more
than once, typically 2 to 4 times, while more than half of patients infected
with non-Beijing strains had a history of imprisonment. Recreational drug
use with opiates was common, usually intravenously in both groups. Prison
appears to be the major site for contacts with TB cases.
A risk factor analysis was conducted for Beijing-strain family–associated
infection. Univariate analysis demonstrated that male sex (OR, 1.5; 95% CI,
1.1-1.9), older age (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1-1.7), homelessness (OR, 5.6; 95%
CI, 1.1-6.3), and previous imprisonment (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.5-2.7) were strongly
associated with Beijing-strain family–associated disease (Table 4). Advanced radiological damage (multiple zones affected
with fibrotic changes and widespread cavitation) was also significantly associated
based on univariate analysis (OR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.3-8.4). There was less association
based on univariate analysis with night sweats (OR, 0.7; 95% CI, 0.5-0.9).
Multivariate analysis (Table 4) supported
previous imprisonment to be a risk factor (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.4-3.3).
The number of prison episodes did not differ significantly between Beijing
and non-Beijing–infected patients, suggesting that a single episode
was sufficient to acquire Beijing-strain TB. Previous treatment for longer
than 4 weeks and male sex failed to reach statistical significance (the latter
presumably related to the confounding effect of imprisonment on sex, because
the majority of prisoners were men). Although homelessness failed to reach
significance on multivariate analysis, living in one's own apartment
(ie, the reverse of homelessness in terms of independent stable accommodation
and a surrogate marker of wealth) was less associated with Beijing infection
(Table 4). There were no significant
differences in BCG vaccination rates in patients infected with Beijing strains
(88.6%; 452/510) and in non-Beijing strains (90.6%, 213/235; 95% CI for the
difference, −2.6% to 6.6%); vaccination status was unknown for 74 and
55 patients, respectively.
Drug susceptibility testing on 561 viable isolates detected high levels
of resistance with significantly higher rates of resistance among strains
belonging to the Beijing family (Table 5).
Resistance to isoniazid, rifampicin, multidrug resistance, streptomycin, and
ethambutol were more than 2-fold higher in Beijing- vs non-Beijing–infected
patients (Table 5).
The high prevalence of drug-resistant Beijing–associated TB and
increasing rates of both legal and illegal migration from Russia to the United
States and Western Europe makes this study relevant to all physicians treating
patients with TB. The expansion of the European Union includes states of the
former Soviet Union with a substantial ethnically Russian population that
until recently could freely migrate within the Russian Federation and cases
of MDR-TB in former Russian nationals have been identified.
Beijing family strains comprised two thirds of the isolates in this
population spanning the entire prison and civilian TB systems. Drug resistance
rates were significantly higher, particularly for MDR-TB among those infected
with the Beijing genotype. Co-infection with HIV did not appear to have a
significant impact on Beijing-associated characteristics and high rates of
co-infection (approximately 10%) were seen in both groups. High rates of concurrent
hepatitis B and C infection as well as HIV were seen overall, reflecting on
the importance of intravenous drug abuse in this population.
There was some evidence that clinical presentation differed between
the Beijing- and non–Beijing-infected groups. Although a smaller study
in the Netherlands23 showed no difference in
radiological appearance, this study did show that Beijing-infected patients
were more likely to have radiological features of advanced disease supporting
in vivo studies demonstrating a different immunopathological response in Beijing-infected
mice.24 There was a lower likelihood of night
sweats in Beijing-associated disease. The underlying cause of night sweats
remains unclear but is presumably associated with a heightened TH1
cytokine response, which might be reduced in Beijing infection. The study
by Lopez et al,24 which demonstrated that BALB/c
mice infected with Beijing isolates exhibited a more severe pathology also
noted a high but transient tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and
low interferon γ output. Consistent with these observations were the findings
of a study in which a biologically active lipid species (a polyketide synthase–derived
phenolic glycolipid [PGL]) produced by Beijing strains inhibited the release
of proinflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor α; PGL
appeared to be responsible for the "hyper-lethality" of Beijing
strains in murine models.25
Beijing-infected patients were more likely to have been treated previously.
Whether this implies greater treatment failure or relapse due to intrinsic
properties of Beijing strains per se or is due to the association with drug
resistance requires further study.
The younger age of those infected with Beijing strains would support
recent and active transmission, particularly among prisoners who are younger
than civilian TB patients and who are more likely to be homeless or to share
communal accommodation before imprisonment and on release.
Definitive TB contacts were identified in 250/582 (43.0%) of cases for
Beijing and 98/289 (33.9%) for non-Beijing–individuals with the majority
occurring in the prison (145/243, 59.7% and 50/92, 54.3%), respectively. Nevertheless,
there was no other significant difference in the nature of TB contact between
Beijing and non–Beijing-infected groups. Although 2 MIRU types predominated
in both the prison and civilian sector, the proportion of each type differed
(ie, MIRU type 223325153533 was more common among civilians and type 223325173533
was more common in prisoners with TB). The exact significance of this is unclear
but the allelic difference may confer variation in pathogenicity or transmissibility
within the populations (ie, sub-Beijing families may have different and advantageous
properties, which confounds comparison of all patients infected with Beijing
and non-Beijing strains). A larger comparative analysis of patients with the
2 types is needed to resolve this.
The higher rates of drug resistance among Beijing isolates in the prison
(nearly twice as high as in the civilian population) supports imprisonment
as the principal source of drug resistance. Smaller molecular epidemiological
studies in the former Soviet Union6-9,19 demonstrated
that a high proportion of TB strains overall belonged to the Beijing family
but were limited to either prison or civilian patients or did not include
knowledge of patients' HIV or clinical status.
When introduced de novo, Beijing-strain family isolates have been shown
to spread successfully. For example, on Gran Canaria, 1 of the 7 Canary Islands,26 rapid dissemination of the Beijing genotype was observed
over a 3-year period from its introduction onto the island in 1993. It has
been postulated that Beijing isolates are more virulent and also that they
may be escape mutants circumventing BCG-induced immune protection. In a country
such as Russia with a historical policy of multiple BCG vaccinations throughout
childhood, it is possible that the widespread prevalence of Beijing isolates
in this setting is because of an evolutionary advantage over other strains.
Nevertheless, we have not discovered significant differences between the BCG
status of patients infected with Beijing and non-Beijing strains. The widespread
prevalence of Beijing isolates in this setting is, therefore, likely to be
a combination of high levels of drug resistance that reduce cure rates and
maintain a pool of infectious cases, and the opportunity for institutional
spread particularly in prison and intrinsic properties of the Beijing family
itself in the interaction with the host.
Given the existing epidemiology, rapid and inexpensive methods for diagnosing
rifampin-, isoniazid-, and multidrug-resistant TB are urgently required, coupled
with improved institutional cross-infection procedures for both TB and HIV.
Correction of current weaknesses in the system for TB health care delivery,
accompanied by the implementation of a directly observed therapy short course
(DOTS-style program), supplemented by rapid diagnosis of resistance and appropriate
regimens for the treatment of highly drug-resistant TB are required. Delivery
of antiretroviral therapy for those with HIV infection is essential.
This was a large prospective population-based study but larger clinical
and immunopathological studies are needed with more discriminating molecular
epidemiological tools to verify enhanced virulence of the Beijing family (or
other strain-family groups) in humans.
Corresponding Author: Francis Drobniewski,
MD, PhD, HPA Mycobacterium Reference Unit, Clinical Sciences Center, Institute
of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Queen Mary's School of Medicine, Newark
Street, London E1, England (email@example.com).
Author Contributions: Dr Drobniewski had full
access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity
of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Study concept and design: Drobniewski, Balabanova,
Acquisition of data: Drobniewski, Balabanova,
Ruddy, Zakharova, Fedorin.
Analysis and interpretation of data: Drobniewski,
Balabanova, Nikolayevsky.
Drafting of the manuscript: Drobniewski, Balabanova,
Critical revision of the manuscript for important
intellectual content: Drobniewski, Balabanova, Ruddy, Kuznetzov, Zakharova,
Melentyev, Fedorin.
Statistical analysis: Balabanova, Drobniewski.
Obtained funding: Drobniewski.
Administrative, technical, or material support:
Drobniewski, Balabanova, Ruddy, Kuznetzov, Zakharova, Melentyev, Fedorin.
Study supervision: Drobniewski, Balabanova,
Ruddy, Zakharova, Fedorin.
Financial Disclosures: None reported.
Funding/Support: This work was funded by the
UK Department for International Development (CNTR 00 0134).
Role of the Sponsor: The funder had no role
in the design or conduct of the study and no role in the collection, management,
analysis, or interpretation of the data or preparation, review, or approval
of the manuscript.
Acknowledgment: We thank the staff of the Moscow
Federal Central Tuberculosis Research Institute and Research Institute for
Phthsiopulmonology and Samara Regional TB service dispensaries and hospitals
for their valuable advice and support. We are particularly grateful to the
bacteriologists, physicians, and nurses as well as the patients who took part
in the study.


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Brilliant filly Omei Sword has joined equal favourite Astern at the top of the market order for the Group 1 $1m De Bortoli Wines Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday after being declared a definite starter by trainer Chris Waller.
Waller had been toying with the idea of keeping Omei Sword against the fillies in the Group 2 $175,000 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday week but the premiership winning trainer confirmed she would take her place in the Golden Rose via a statement released on twitter today.
The leading trainer also said that Nikitas would be lining up in the first Group 1 of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
"Our stable intends to have two runners in the De Bortoli Wines Golden Rose, the first being Omei Sword who has done well since her first up run and whilst taking on the boys, I feel that she is strong enough and has the ability to be competitive in this race. Nikitas will be our other runner, this colt has taken good benefit from his unlucky first up run," Waller tweeted.
Omei Sword now shares favouritism for the Golden Rose with the John O'Shea trained Astern at $3.50 at Ladbrokes.com.au just ahead of Team Hawkes' Divine Prophet at $4.60.
The High Chaparral filly looked very good in scoring a first up three and a quarter lengths win in the Group 2 $175,000 Alpha Flight Services Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on August 20 with Brenton Avdulla in the saddle.
Nikitas is rated as one of the outsiders in the early Golden Rose market order at $51 on the back of a first up sixth to Astern in the Group 2 $175,000 MTA Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill on August 27 with Tye Angland aboard.
Early Golden Rose market order at Ladbrokes.com.au: $3.50 Omei Sword, Astern, $4.60 Divine Prophet, $11 Yankee Rose, Impending, Derryn, $15 El Divino, $19 Mediterranean, $26 Thronum, $31 Good Standing, $51 Nikitas.


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2 arrested after narcotic search warrant executed
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:37:35 GMT —
Two were arrested after APD executed a narcotic search warrant at a rear apartment on S. Austin.
Today at 11 a.m., a narcotic search warrant was executed by APD Narcotics and SWAT at 1814 S. Austin, rear apartment.
During the search of the residence, officers seized approximately 14.5 grams of methamphetamine.
Officers also seized various mixtures of pharmaceutical drugs and drug paraphernalia. Street value on the methamphetamine is apprxomately $1,300.
The following were arrested and transported to jail and booked on the charges shown:
Robert Kelly Hunt, 37, of Amarillo was booked into the Potter County Detention Center for manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, penalty group 1, over four grams but less than 200 grams; possession of controlled substance, penalty group 3, over 28 grams, but less than 200 grams; possession of drug paraphernalia; felony parole warrant.
Christina Bonds, 33, of Amarillo was booked into the Randall County Jail for several local traffic warrants; and a Hartley County warrant for theft of property.


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Not since Cain and Abel duked it out in the Bible has a brother-versus-brother battle played out on such a prominent stage. Tomorrow's Super Bowl pits Baltimore against San Francisco, but it's coaches John and Jim Harbaugh's gridiron rivalry that has even non-fans noticing.
For those who can't tell a "fourth and long" from "this game's too long," here's a guide to help you hang out with the football faithful.
Baltimore Ravens
You might want to consult Google Maps to get a handle on Ravens history. The franchise was the Cleveland Browns until 1996, when the team moved from Cleveland to Baltimore, replacing the old Baltimore Colts, who moved to Indianapolis after the 1983 season. Got that? The Ravens won Super Bowl XXV in 2002, beating the Giants, 34-7.
Celebrity fans: Michael Phelps, George Clooney's gal pal Stacy Keibler (once a Ravens cheerleader), Carmelo Anthony
Mascot: Poe, purple-clad giant raven is named for Edgar Allan Poe. Although he lived in Baltimore for many years, the real Poe wrote "The Raven" in New York City.
Coach John Harbaugh
At 50, he's a year older than Jim, and may be the funnier bro, too. He pranked his own family during a national press event. With his parents and sister fielding questions, he called in asking the senior Harbaughs, "Is it true that both of you liked Jim better than John?''
Ray Lewis, No. 52, linebacker
Controversy is Lewis' middle name. The 12-time Pro-Bowler was linked to a double homicide at an Atlanta nightclub before the 2001 Super Bowl. And just this week, he was connected to the A-Rod anti-aging clinic, where reports say he used deer antler spray (with a banned substance) to recover from an injury. In 1996, his first career sack was 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, then a Colts QB. He's retiring after the game.
Joe Flacco, No. 5, quarterback
The Audubon, NJ, native, in his fifth season, is married to childhood sweetheart Dana — their first child, Stephen, was born last June. The oldest of six kids, Flacco's little brother, Mike, plays minor league baseball for the Baltimore Orioles.
Michael Oher No. 74, tackle
Remember Sandra Bullock's Oscar for "The Blind Side"? That was Oher's real life story. Now, he says, "I'm tired of the movie. I'm here to play football."
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco has won five Super Bowls — but they haven't hoisted the Lombardi Trophy (made by Tiffany and Co.!) since 1995 — when Boyz II Men topped the pop charts. Known for great players such as Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, the 49ers also have a Clint Eastwood connection. Scenes from "Dirty Harry" were filmed at Kezar Stadium, the team's home from 1946 to 1971.
Celebrity fans: Robin Williams, Jennifer Garner, Dana Carvy
Mascot: Sourdough Sam is a bearded miner who harkens back to the California Gold Rush days of 1849. And SF is known for its sourdough bread.
Coach Jim Harbaugh
The younger Harbaugh, 49, played QB for Baltimore — both the Colts and the Ravens before getting into coaching. In his second year as San Francisco head coach, Harbaugh is known for the red Sharpie pen on the whistle (which he never uses) that hangs around his neck.
He has five children, from his first marriage, and another with his wife, Sarah.
Colin Kaepernick, No. 7, quarterback
Underdogs love Kaepernick, who was forced off the bench when QB Alex Smith got hurt, midseason. He's known for kissing his heavily tatted biceps after a touchdown pass in a move called — he's attempting to trademark "Kaepernicking." Perhaps he keeps his inked muscles so ripped by lifting Sammy, his 115-pound pet tortoise.
Randy Moss, No. 84, wide receiver
Aching for a Super Bowl win to add to his resume, Moss came out of a yearlong retirement to join 49ers and achieve his Super Bowl dream. The outspoken West Virginia native recently owned a NASCAR team.


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Increases in processing power, memory, and bandwidth have made the human voice as powerful a tool for inputting and sharing data as the computer keyboard. The linguistics cognate introduces you to the science of human languages, with a focus on language acquisition and converting speech to data.
This cognate prepares you for a career in data analysis, voice interface design, and computational language. Students interested in graduate school should consider further studies in informatics and linguistics.
- LING-L 203 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
- LING-L 306 Phonetics
- LING-L 307 Phonology
- LING-L 308 Morphology
- LING-L 310 Syntax
- LING-L 325 Semantics
- LING-L 431 Field Methods
- LING-L 445 The Computer and Natural Language
- LING-L 485 Topics in Linguistics
- MATH-M 385 Mathematics from Language
- Any course from outside the Department of Linguistics with sufficient computational content, subject to approval by the Linguistics Undergraduate Advisor.


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Jo Hunt's email account isn't just a means of communication. It's her lifeline.
The Downers Grove resident has survived two major ischemic strokes, and she sends emails to friends and family as a kind of therapy.
"This allows her language capabilities to be exercised and, if not improved, at least maintained," said her husband, Norm. "There's also an uplifting of her emotional state through these family contacts. … Having that email capability is important."


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Mathias wins fifth round of INRCOctober 19th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, Oct 19 (IANS) Vikram Mathias (co-driver PVS Murthy) of Team Red Rooster Racing, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Cedia, comfortably won the IMG Mill and Monsoon Rally, the fifth round of the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), here Sunday.Mathias, after team-mate Amittrajit Ghosh (co-driver Ashwin Naik), also in a Cedia , dropped out with gearbox problems Saturday, had no competition and had the luxury of driving at his own pace to clinch the overall title.
The victory, his third of the season, meant that Mathias is virtually assured of the National title, his fourth in eight years. By picking up the full complement of 16 points here, Mathias has taken his tally to 47.
"Since I had a comfortable lead overnight, I eased off a bit as my focus was on to finish the event and pick up championship points. Also, we had to be careful in view of the slushy conditions following overnight rains," said Mathias who finished over seven minutes ahead of second placed Girijashankar Joshy (co-driver Prajal Pai) who was in a Maruti Baleno.
Overnight rains had rendered some sections of the two Special Stages that were run twice, slushy and treacherous, but only two of the Leg-2 starters failed to finish the course.
For Joshy, it was a huge relief to win in his class (1600cc) after a string of non-finishes this season. Driving sensibly, Joshy, representing Team Winspeed, eventually completed the course three minutes ahead of his nearest rival and championship leader in the class, Sanket Shanbhag (co-driver Ramesh Shanbhag).
The Rally Star Cup witnessed some close competition before Shailendra Hegde (co-driver Sheraz Ahmed) chalked up his second success of the season in this class, sparing over two minutes to Byram Godrej.
In the Gypsy class, Sanjay Agarwal (co-driver Elias Paarel), who was lying third overnight, pulled out all stops and finished second behind Sandeep Sharma (co-driver Rashid Raza), pushing J. Aravind to third.
Provisional (unaudited) classification:
Overall: Vikram Mathias/PVS Murthy (Red Rooster Racing, Cedia N+) 1 (1hr, 41mins, 15secs); Girijashankar Joshy/Prajal Pai (Team Winspeed, Maruti Baleno) 2 (1:48:41); Sanket Shanbhag/Ramesh Shanbhag (Team Winspeed, Maruti Baleno) 3 (1:52:23).
1600cc: Joshy/Pai 1 (1:48:41); S Shanbhag/R Shanbhag 2 (1:52:53); Yogeshwar Singh Gill/Khushwant Randhawa 3 (1:55:14).
1400cc: JM Manju/Jeevarathinam 1 (1:54:26); Saurabh Chaudhari/Uday Kumar 2 (1:55:14); S Sujay/SM Bharath 3 (1:55:24).
Rally Star Cup: Shailendra Hegde/Sheraz Ahmed 1 (1:53:02); Byram Godrej/George Varghese 2 (1:54:49); Deepak Paul Chinnappa/M Chandrasekar 3 (1:54:52).
Gypsy: Sandeep Sharma/Rashid Raza 1 (1:54:30); Sanjay Agarwal/Elias Paarel 2 (1:55:38); J. Aravind/Pramod Raman 3 (1:57:14).


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Duluth sees fifth-snowiest winter on record
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DULUTH -- A spring storm Wednesday made it feel more like winter in parts of Minnesota, and the snow it dumped on Duluth made this season the city's fifth snowiest on record.
The Duluth airport received 7.2 inches of snow as of 7 a.m. Thursday, boosting the 2013-14 total to 125.3 inches.
The heaviest snow stayed south of the Duluth-Superior, Wis., area. Parts of Pine County and northwestern Wisconsin received more than a foot. Farther south, Isanti received 19 inches of snow, while southern parts of the Twin Cities metro area saw mainly rain.
To the north, the Iron Range saw little if any accumulation. Ely and Grand Rapids reported only a half-inch of accumulation.
Last year the Duluth area saw repeated rounds of heavy snow in April en route to the city's third-snowiest winter on record, at 129.4 inches. The city's snowiest winter was 1995-96 with 135.4 inches, followed by 1949-50 with 131.8 inches. The fourth snowiest was 1996-97, when 128.2 inches fell.


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The Beauty of Books: Part 4 - Paperback Writer from The BDB on Vimeo.
Originally shown by the BBC, this short documentary looks at the aesthetic beauty of books, derived from their cover designs and artwork, particularly those from the Penguin range.
It also features a look at the diverse range of covers for George Orwell's '1984', and an interview with David Pelham, discussing his now iconic design for 'A Clockwork Orange'.


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Sapphirecut is not a PR company and does not charge or discriminate on this show. A wide variety of sounds have been included to date from Ferry Corsten, James Holden, Steve Porter, Omid 16B, Chris Fortier, Frankie Bones, Infusion, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Tom Stefan, Gemini Wolf, Pole Folder, King Britt, John Bourke, The Kandywhales, Justin Paul, Saeed Younan, Murray Richardson, Behrouz, Solvent, Gavin Keitel, Geogg Gains, Pete Moss, Nigel Richards, etc ...it is about bringing the sound Together.
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In a perfect world, Joe Johnson would have returned from a five-game injury absence last night, scored a bazillion points and led the Nets to a rout.
But rarely are matters perfect in the Nets' world, especially games in which they get out to a big, early lead and are forced to do things like play the third quarter or finish.
So facing the pitifully shorthanded Bulls, the Nets — and specifically Brook Lopez, who in the final minute turned over the ball, got blocked and missed an open shot to tie at the buzzer — came apart and lost, 92-90, at Barclays Center. One of the few positive elements that emerged from the disheartening mess was the team in part achieving one of the goals interim coach P.J. Carlesimo set beforehand.
Work Johnson back in, get him time.
"We don't want to lose [the] eight games … we have left but the No. 1 priority would be for Joe to be healthy and play minutes and us get used to him being on the floor again," Carlesimo said.
Well, they lost one. But the Nets had Johnson on the floor and were within 74 seconds of him being the hero. Down one, the Nets vaulted to an 88-86 lead with 1:14 left when Johnson nailed a 3-point shot, his third of the fourth quarter.
"I felt pretty good. My wind isn't where I would like for it to be but I felt pretty good out there," said Johnson, who shot 4-for-11 and scored 12 points (11 in the second half) in his first game since March 23 after sitting with a sore left heel and sore right quad.
"In the first half, I was just trying to feel my way through. I just wanted to get up and down the floor a little bit, see how it felt," Johnson said. "In the second half, I wanted to be a little bit more aggressive and go off the dribble and I was able to do it a little."
Carlesimo concurred.
"I thought Joe was significantly better in the second half than first," he said.
Ditto Deron Williams, who said: "You miss that much time and your timing is off, but it was great to see him back on the court."
But down the stretch, when the game teetered every way, the Nets went to Lopez, not Johnson, one of the league's best clutch shooters all season. Johnson waved off any notion that he felt the Nets dialed the wrong number at the end.
"P.J.'s our coach," Johnson said. "I ride him 100 percent and he went with what he felt was best for this team. So it's [what] P.J. drew up, the play down the stretch, and it don't bother me one bit. Deron and Brook were rolling."
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Why it's time to elevate groundwater
Groundwater stored in the earth's crust underpins all our lives – the ultimate source of freshwater for billions has become victim of over-extraction and the ultimate sink for pollutants.
For too long, not enough has been done to regulate the use of this precious, on-demand resource and manage disposal of waste. If rates of groundwater depletion have tripled in the past 3 decades, then the rate at which pollutants have accumulated in shallow aquifers can only have equaled or exceeded that rate.
The lack of care given to groundwater is placing a huge tax on the poor who have no access to clean piped water supply and depend on groundwater for their health and livelihoods. Self-supply, through the use of wells, from polluted aquifers in urban and rural areas is widespread, but un-reported. The impacts are all too apparent in the densely populated urban slums and rural communities that often live just centimeters above polluted soil and rock. Out-migration of poor farmers who are no longer able to access deepening groundwater tables has been a feature in arid and semi-arid regions, but intensive agriculture is also leaving behind a legacy of nitrates and pesticides which imprint aquifers for decades.
Mining in the Congo Basin: Getting to the Heart of the Challenges
Film is a powerful tool for explaining environmental issues. I first learnt this lesson while trying to enlist local communities in northern Vietnam to help protect a strange blue faced and critically endangered primate called the Tonkin Snub Nosed Monkey. After a morning spent bombarding local leaders with facts and figures, they were polite but unmoved.
The Earth Hour City Challenge: How cities are leading the way towards a more sustainable future
On the eve of Earth Hour, taking place this Saturday 23 March, WWF this week announced the City of Vancouver in Canada as its Global Earth Hour City Challenge Capital 2013 at an award ceremony in Malmö, Sweden. The Earth Hour City Challenge is an initiative that takes Earth Hour beyond the symbolic gesture of switching off lights for one hour, encouraging concrete action on the ground to combat climate change.
The City Challenge is designed to identify and reward cities that are prepared to become leaders in the global transformation towards a climate-friendly, one planet economy. Working in collaboration with the leading association of cities and local governments dedicated to sustainable development, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, WWF worked across six countries (Canada, India, Italy, Norway, Sweden and USA), from which a total of 76 cities registered for the City Challenge.
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The winners are endorsed by WWF Switzerland as best solution providers and are awarded global visibility, networking and capacity building opportunities from the challenge partners such as, Good Company, Sustainatopia and Thomson Reuters Foundations'. These Challenge rewards are important as many early-stage entrepreneurs face resource gaps – such as networks and training – that inhibit their ability to scale high potential ventures.
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Returning to Siberut: 30 years later, little has changed on remote Indonesian island
Go anywhere after a 30 year break and you expect to see change – and you hope things will be better. Thus my wife Jane and I, together with our four children, were intrigued to see what life was like now on Siberut, the largest and most northerly of the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra, when we visited it a few weeks ago. Jane and I had lived in a hut in the middle of the island conducting wildlife research for over two years until 1978. We wanted to see our closest friend there, Potifar Tengatiti Siribetuk, as well as other old friends, our old study area, some of the remaining traditional houses, and as many of Siberut's four endemic species of primates as we could.
Visiting the island and the provincial capital of Padang also provided an opportunity to observe the impacts of the $1 million of grants which had focused on Siberut under the Phase 1 of the World Bank-implemented Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. These grants had followed on from an Asian Development Bank loan project (pdf) from 1992-2000 which was not a resounding success for a variety of reasons. This had itself followed on from WWF projects.
Rainforest-for-carbon-credits save Ulu Masen forest from conversion into palm oil plantation
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Filed under: baking | Tags: Apple, Caramel, Cheesecake
I'm back! It's been two long months since I've been able to dedicate time to my baking and my blog. It was a long move with a lot of hiccups a long the way, but finally we are settled in!
Just in time for my favorite baking season of the year, fall!
Sigh… I must admit though, it hasn't been very fall like here in Texas and my heart aches for the beautiful Hudson Valley.
It's still SO incredibly hot here and feels nothing like the cool autumn days I cherished in New York . So I figured I'd take the best of this seasons baking ingredients and mix it with one of summer's cool treats to make these delicious mini cheesecakes. They are FABULOUS. Creamy and cool with that spicy jolt of cinnamon and comfort of simmered apples.Mmm mmm!
I'm also always looking for fun new recipes Sierra and I can make together and these caramel apple bites stole my attention as soon as I saw the idea.
They didn't hold up very well, so I definitely suggest doing them as an activity for a party or quality time with the kids and serving them immediately. Messy, but yummy! 🙂 (It is notable that they are not any messier than classic caramel apples)
For the caramel apple bites:
1 package Kraft wrapped caramels
2 tbls heavy cream
2 large Granny Smith apples
Sprinkles and/or mini chocolate chips/nuts
20 or so skewers/lollipop sticks (I couldn't find mine last minute so we winged it with corn on the cob holders, but I don't recommend it! 🙂 )
Using a melon-baller scoop out round circles of the apple. (Each apple makes 8 or so 'bites')
Add caramels and heavy cream to a double boiler. Heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth.
Dip apple bites in warm caramel and roll in sprinkles/chips/nuts.
Let set up a few minutes and devour!
(Reserve left over caramel for the cheesecakes if making both)
Now for these incredible little cheesecakes!
For the caramel apple topping:
2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced thin.
1/2-1 tsp cinnamon (I like a full teaspoon but I LOVE cinnamon)
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbs sugar (more or less to taste)
2 tbls butter
1/2 cup melted caramels
For the graham cracker crust:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tbls butter, melted
1 tbls sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
For the filling:
2 (8ounce) packages cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
dash of salt
Caramel Apple Topping:
In a medium sauce pan combine sliced apples, butter, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. Cover and simmer about an hour or until apples are soft.
Remove from heat and stir in melted caramels. (See above for directions on melting caramels)
Set aside.
Meanwhile for graham cracker crust:
Preheat oven to 350
Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, cinnamon and sugar. Press about a tablespoon of the mixture into 12 cupcake liners.
Bake at 350 for 5 minutes.
Reduce oven heat to 300.
For the filling:
In a medium mixing bowl, beat soften cream cheese until light. Add sugar, vanilla and dash of salt. Beat well. Add eggs and beat until just mixed.
Layer cheese mixture over cooled graham cracker crusts.
Bake at 300 16-20 minutes.
Let cool to room temperature then layer cooled caramel apples on top. Cool in the fridge at least an hour.


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Zanzibar's Islamic Leaders Use Qur'an to Shift Attitudes About Sex, Contraception, HIV/AIDS
November 1, 2011
The Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog" examines how religious leaders on the island of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, are using the Qur'an to shift attitudes about the issues of sex, contraception, and HIV/AIDS in an effort to reduce HIV infection, improve maternal health and curb rapid population growth. "Their aim is to shift deep-rooted views in their devout Islamic society that contraception is a sin," according to the blog. "Compared with the Tanzanian mainland, Zanzibar has half the rate of use of contraception -- just 13 percent in fertile women in 2011 -- and more than double the proportion of Muslims, at 95 percent," the blog notes, adding that imams' work to educate the population is working, as "contraceptive use has crept up from nine percent to 13 percent in the past four years" (Carrington, 10/31).
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Just as ripples from a single raindrop in a pond spread into infinity, simple acts of kindness can turn into ripples of altruism and giving that last throughout eternity. A Journey of Ripples is a series of stories as told by Matt, an eyewitness to the power of paying it forward as he chronicles the experiences of his friends in Oregon. The first story begins in 1986 when Paul reaches out to help Jo Ann on the darkest day of his life: the day he buries his wife of more than fifty years. In turn, Jo Ann promises him that she will do the same for someone else. The rest of the stories tell of the extraordinary responses to that promise. This moving collection is about sacrifice and most importantly, about giving and receiving beyond our fear, pride, and circumstances.Early the next morning she stopped at the tire shop to have the flat tire repaired. A friendly young man greeted her before she got out of her car with a smile, aGood morning maa#39;am. How can we help you?a aI had a flat tire last night. Ita#39;s in theanbsp;...
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Beautiful garden flat adjacent to and with full use of a 2 acre communal garden with playground in quiet and leafy residential street. This lovely, fully modernised 2.5 bedroom flat is situated in a charming Victorian house has direct access to its own patio/garden as well. The flat sleeps 6 adults comfortably and wifi, cable tv, cleaning services and all other modern conveniences are available within the weekly rate. The flat provides a perfect combination of peace and tranquility within a short distance from the hustle and bustle of Central London and the village feel of Hampstead Heath. These qualities together with a 3 minute walk to Finchley Road underground and a 20-25 minute journey to Stratford on the tube or Overground (8 minute walk), makes this flat the perfect accommodation for your time in London during the Games.
Things to do nearby
3 minute walk to Finchley Road underground (Jubilee and Metropolitan lines) - 25 min journey direct to Olympic site at Stratford and 10 minute journey direct to Wembley stadium. 8 minute walk to London Overground at either West Hampstead or Finchley Rd. and Frognal - 25 minute journey direct to Stratford. 10 minute tube or bus journey to Central London and key attractions such as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and London Zoo, etc. Waitrose, Boots, many excellent restaurants and other amenities only a 3 min walk from flat.
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T. Leigh Anenson is a Professor of Business Law at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. She is an Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation, and Crime (C-BERC) and an Affiliate Faculty to the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She is the Core Coordinator for the business law curriculum and helped form the Business Law Fellows Program. She serves as a faculty advisor to the Business Law Society. She was honored with the Smith School Distinguished Teaching Awards for the 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 academic years.
Professor Anenson is an internationally recognized scholar working in the area of American equity law and the related areas of remedies, private law, and jurisprudence. Equitable principles arise in a variety of commercial settings comprising unfair competition, contracts, corporate governance, and financial fraud. Professor Anenson's pioneering research has focused on equitable defenses, including laches, unclean hands, and estoppel. Her studies have been building a theoretical foundation for these historic defenses in modern litigation.
One of her projects centers on current issues concerning the fusion of law and equity. She has several articles concentrating on the extension of the doctrine of unclean hands to bar legal remedies like damages. She also has a book on that subject, "Judging Equity: The Fusion of Unclean Hands in U.S. Law," forthcoming at Cambridge University Press. Another equity project is developing a theory of statutory interpretation and equitable discretion in federal regulation. She has two forthcoming articles analyzing Supreme Court decisions on equitable defenses across multiple statutes. In addition to providing a critique and justification of the Court's jurisprudence, these papers derive a decisional model for determining the availability and scope of equitable defenses in federal legislation.
Her secondary research stream is interdisciplinary and involves pension law and policy. One of her recent articles, "Reforming Public Pensions," was published as the lead article in the Yale Law & Policy Review. She has another recent lead article in the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, "Public Pensions and Fiduciary Law: A View from Equity," on the subject of pension governance.
Professor Anenson's research has earned numerous awards, including the two most prestigious international awards given by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). (Ralph C. Hoeber Memorial Awards, 2005, 2006, 2007) (Holmes-Cardozo Awards, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009). Several of her articles have been published in the leading business law journal, as well as in journals at top law schools. Her research has been widely cited in academic articles, leading law textbooks, and court opinions.
Professor Anenson has held visiting fellowships in commercial equity law at the University of Cambridge, the University of Sydney, and the Australian National University. She is a former Staff Editor of the American Business Law Journal and Executive Articles Editor of the International Business Law Review. She is past President of the International Section of the ALSB as well as its Pacific Southwest Region. Professor Anenson was a recipient of the academy's Early Career Achievement Award.
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Furniture Friday: Dining Room Tables
Friday, September 04, 2009 | Category: Furniture
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Ahh, the Waldorf Dining Room…to me, it's the epitome of Upper East Side Glamour. At first I wasn't so sure about the custom cushions for the ghost chairs, but now…I kind of love it! I know I've said it over and over, but I LOVE Dining Rooms! This Furniture Friday is dedicated to the Dining Table!
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Above three tables, Oly Studio
Williams Sonoma Home "Moderne" Table
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The reach-for-your-dream spectacle of TV competitions like So You Think You Can Dance has become a pop culture narrative. But those trumped-up melodramas can't come close to the real-life sacrifice, stunning talent and dedicated characters in First Position, a documentary film about the Youth America Grand Prix, the world's largest and most prestigious ballet competition.
Child ballet dancer and former journalist Bess Kargman brings a dancer's passion and insight to her directorial debut, illuminating the addictive magic and fierce demands of a dancer's life.
Kargman's film focuses on five very different young dancers as they prepare for Youth America, which awards life-changing prizes including scholarships and jobs at the world's top classical dance institutions:
Aran Bell, 11, from a U.S. military family, likes pogo sticks and BB guns, spins like a dervish and hovers like a bee.
Japanese-American sprite Miko Fogarty, 12, is the disciplined pride of her uber-tiger mother. "People say that I've missed out on childhood," Fogarty says of her hours of daily practice. "I think I've had just the right amount of childhood and the right amount of ballet."
Self-described "Barbie" Rebecca Houseknecht, 17, hides steely determination beneath her sleek blonde exterior.
Most compelling are two dancers who have overcome seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
Joan Sebastian Zamora, 16, the hope of his family in Cali, Colombia, lives with a fellow teenager in a bleak New York apartment and dreams of following Cuban Carlos Acosta, also a dark-skinned Latino, to England's Royal Ballet.
Michaela DePrince, 14, is a war orphan from Sierra Leone, adopted by a Jewish family in Philadelphia, who at the orphanage clung to a picture of a ballerina in Dance Magazine because "she just looked so happy and beautiful." DePrince has lived through horrors (her mother starved to death after her father was killed) and overcome racist stereotypes to advance to the Grand Prix.
What all five have in common are desire, discipline and spectacular talent.
"He's one in a million — one in a lifetime," Aran's teacher says.
These children are stunning — sleek, powerful, poised, capable of feats that most grown dancers couldn't achieve. Gaya Bommer, a young Israeli girl who bonds with Aran, seems possessed by an emotional intensity when she performs that exhilarates and bewilders her.
Kargman contrasts this out-of-body elation with up-close looks at the gritty physical work, the daily hours of practice, the body-twisting stretches and blistered feet that make the soaring results all the more amazing. These children's determination is inseparable from, and as moving as, their talent.
Knowing the dancers' stories, the stakes at the Grand Prix finals in New York seem terribly high. There's a satisfying rush of details: young girls folded weeping into their tutus, dressing room signs in 12 languages, perfectly made-up eyes flickering at competitors a few feet away.
DePrince goes into the finals limping with tendonitis, a painful condition that could derail her dancing where war and race could not. Can willpower and talent keep her going or will she ruin her body? Will she win a scholarship that will take her to the next level or does her dancing stop here?
You'll have to see First Position to find out.