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Written and illustrated by Sui Ishida, Tokyo Ghoul is the hit manga series serialized in Weekly Young Jump. A sequel to Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul:re began in 2014 as well as a prequel series Tokyo Ghoul: JACK on Jump Live. The TV anime adaptation produced by Studio Pierrot aired in 2014 and was followed by a sequel Tokyo Ghoul √A in 2015.
Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate Tokyo where flesh-eating ghouls live in secret among the normal population. Protagonist Ken Kaneki finds himself drawn into this strange world when he accidentally goes on a date with a ghoul, Rize Kamishiro, and gets into an accident whereupon he receives a transplant from her at the hands of unknowing doctors. Now a half-ghoul himself, Ken needs to eat human flesh and is taken in by the ghouls who run the Anteiku coffee shop including waitress Touka Kirishima, and manager Yoshimura, who teach him how to survive in his new form.
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Tarsal coalition is a bone condition that causes decreased motion or absence of motion in one or more of the joints in the foot. The bones found at the top of the arch, the heel, and the ankle are referred to as the tarsal bones. A tarsal coalition is an abnormal connection between two of the tarsal bones in the back of the foot or the arch. This abnormal connection between two bones is most commonly an inherited trait.
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The one household chore I despise is the laundry, ok maybe the dishes too. My house if filled with two messy teen girls, two dirty, sweaty, little boys, a hubs who never unrolls his gym socks (gag), and then me, "Laundry-Ella". The constant piles of clothes are never ending and rather overwhelming. I'd walk by the ugly laundry room, void of any character or color, and just shut the door in disgust. I couldn't take it any longer! If I had to spend such a large amount of my time in the laundry room then it had to at least be beautiful! It was time for a Laundry Room Makeover!
Ta-da!!!! Isn't it gorgeous? Giddy doesn't even describe how excited I am with how the room turned out!
Now don't get me wrong, I was very grateful to even have a laundry room. Our last house didn't have one and doing the laundry in the unheated garage was no picnic. This laundry room was a decent size for one person to work in, but wow it was plain-Jane boring. Just look at the before and after pictures.
The first thing we did was Install a Bead Board Ceiling and crown molding. It added instant character! Then we installed this beautiful seeded glass pendant fixture from Ballard Designs. You can read my tutorial How to Install a Light Fixture to see how manageable it can be.
The room had to be a happy color. I didn't want a sophisticated neutral color, I mean who the heck feels sophisticated while doing laundry? The color needed to be cheerful yet not so cheerful that it was obnoxious and distracting. I ended up painting the room…. twice. The color I first chose was nice and bright, but it clashed with the rooms adjacent to it, so we repainted the room in Rainwashed by Sherwin Williams. Paint is inexpensive and I seriously believe that if you don't love the color then you just need to change it! Yes it takes some time and effort, but painting a room a new color can completely transform it!
It was time to create a Sorting Station! One of my best friends, Tiffany, has the most amazing laundry rooms I've ever seen and she had a huge sorting station. I thought how clever it was and knew I had to have one also! We installed two shelves, painted them white, and gave each member of the family their own basket.
It was time to retire the name of "Laundry-Ella"…
and I'm not Superwoman. My kids are old enough to help out with the laundry and I believe every child should have responsibilities and learn how to contribute to a family. When the dryer is finished, who ever is assigned "sorting duty" opens the dryer and sorts the clean clothes into the respective bins. No folding required, just toss the clothes in the bins. Then each member of the family has to take their bin of clean clothes to fold and put away. Of course I help my preschooler with his laundry. This has really helped to make laundry more manageable, and piles of clean clothes no longer sit on my couch for a week, waiting to be taken care of.
To clear the clutter off the washer and dryer, we made semi-FLOATING SHELVES, two on each side of the window to hold the detergents. Click that link to see how to make these shelves yourself. We buy detergent in bulk, but those containers are so ugly! I wanted EVERYTHING to be pretty, so why not use creative containers for the detergent and softener? Just refill the bottles once a week! They work great, are easy for the kids to use, and look beautiful! The baskets, bottles, jar, and vase were all found at TJ Maxx/ Home Goods.
Time to accessorize! I'll show you soon how easy it is to make this paisley DIY framed fabric art.
The shell prints were found at Target. I placed them high above the top shelves to draw the eye upward toward the bead board ceiling.
To hide the fabric softener sheet box I placed the sheets in a pretty basket. The small planter of succulents requires minimal watering which is great if you don't want a ton of plant maintenance.
I love walking by the laundry room now! The door is rarely ever closed either.
Well, because I can't get it closed with all the dirty laundry on the floor!
Yes, the laundry room may be pretty now, but it's still a laundry room that looks like the picture below 75% of the time. (Sigh) Welcome to my home!
I hope you enjoyed my Laundry Room Makeover!
For more ideas check out the DIY Project Gallery tab up at the top of the page!
Check out my laundry room featured in First for Women Magazine!


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The April 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Esther of "The Lilac Kitchen". She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very traditional British ingredient: suet.
- Black or white pudding which are both sausages. Black pudding is made with blood (English version of "Boudin"). White pudding is very similar to black pudding, but it does not include blood (English version of "Boudin Blanc").
- A generic word for dessert.
- Any sweet or savory dish cooked in a pudding bowl or pudding cloth and steamed, boiled or sometimes baked.
- An endearment i.e., "How are you today my pudding?".
English puddings have had a great reputation since the 17th century. One French visitor, the protestant exile François Maximilien Mission who came to England at the end of the 17th century wrote a very interesting description in his memoirs in which he was very lyrical about the unexpectedness and variety of English puddings (" Mémoires et observations faites par un voyageur en Angleterre" published in 1698). "They bake them in an oven, they boil them with meat, they make them fifty several ways: BL ESSED BE THAT WHO INVENTED PUDDING, for it is a manna that hits the palates of all sorts of people."
There are many different sweet or savory puddings (the possibilities are nearly endless), but all are made with the same basic ingredients such as flour, milk, eggs, butter or suet (mostly suet), sugar and fresh or dried fruits (if it is the sweet version) and meat or marrow (if it is the savory version). This comforting and homely dish adapts itself perfectly to the seasons and is extremely versatile. That's surely the reason why it has b een cherished by legions of people over the centuries.
Unfortunately, this gorgeous speciality has also become the first victim of mass catering and manufacture. It's reputation has suffered from the bad image given by the unappetizing, bad quality and industrially made puddings which have been commercialized in mass in supermarkets and served in chain restaurants since decades (that's how British food got most of it's bad reputation.). It is very saddening to see th at it's reputation has been dragged through mud and that it is rare nowadays to fin d somebody who actually makes that treat from scratch. Real puddings are so unique as well as delightful and have nothing to do with the bland, stuffy and extremely unhealthy versions that you can find in stores. Nothing compares to a luscious homemade pudding. Not only is it made with love, but also with a great deal of respect for the culinary traditions of Britain!
Since I have officially become one of the biggest procrastinator (well, I'm also a chicken and "stress bag" LOL) on the planet, it is now in my habit to wait until the very last minute to gather up enough strength, courage and energy in order to get my sorry ass off my chair and into the kitchen! That is why you'll never fi nd my Daring Bakers' post up one minute after midnight anymore, but rather more than 20h hours after the official release date...
Anyway, when I had decided that it was about time for me to get started and once I could not have a lame excuse not to raise hell in the kitchen a ny longer, things got rolling and moving fast. My "Suet Pudding" dough was made in a zip and placed in it's personal "sweat lodge" for a few hours!Did you know that I had been meaning to make pudding since a very long time, but for no real reason the steaming process always daunted me a little? Not that I never steamed any food in my life, though. It was just one of th ose scares that had no reason for being. I mean, I have an electric steamer and a Chinese steamer which I very much use, but have not been able to make pudding until now. Go find out why... Yes, even the most daring of us bakers can have doubts and fear!
As we were free to choose the recipe that we w ere going to make, I decided to make the "My Fair Lady Pudding" which is a sponge type suet pudding containing lemon rind. I added some rhubarb (mixed with light brown sugar and a dash cinnamon) at the bottom and served it with "Custard Sauce".
This "Suet Pudding" is easy as Sunday morning and require no other skills than being incredibly patient (it has to get steamed for about 3 hours) and, although it might look not too attractive (and photogenic), boy, this dessert is to die for. The texture of that pudding is so smooth, fluffy and moist. Taste-wise it is really pleasant as it has a refreshing lemony aroma, an interesting nutty flavor (thanks to the suet used) and is not overly sweet. I really recommend you to serve it with custard sauce as it adds a dimension more to the pudding (it goes from delicious to lipsmackingly scrumptious). Heaven in a bowl!
I wish to thanks Esther for having chosen that great British treat and for making me realize there's no reason to fear pudding. I will certainly make this goodie on a regular basis now!
~ Suet Pudding ~
Equipment required:
• 2 pint (1 litre) pudding bowl or steam-able containers to contain a similar amount they should be higher rather than wide and lowTraditional pudding bowl
• Steamer or large pan, ideally with a steaming stand, upturned plate or crumpled up piece of kitchen foil
• Mixing bowl
• Spoon
• Measuring cups or scales
• Foil or grease proof paper to cover the bowl
• String
100g (4 Oz) All-purpose flour
1/4 Tsp Sea salt
1.5 Tsp Baking powder
100g (4Oz) Breadcrumbs
75g (3 Oz) Caster sugar
75g (3 Oz) Shredded suet or suet substitute (i.e., Vegetable Suet, Crisco, Lard)
1 Large egg
6 to 8 Tbs Cold milk
1. Sift flour, salt and baking powder into bowl.
2. Add breadcrumbs, sugar and suet.
3. Mix to a soft batter with beaten egg and milk.
4. Turn into a buttered 1 litre (2 pints) pudding basin and cover securely with buttered greaseproof paper or aluminum foil.
5. Steam steadily for 2.5 to 3 hours.
6. Turn out onto warm plate.
Add 75g/ 3oz currants and 25g/1 oz of mixed chopped peel with the sugar.
Syrup or Treacle or Marmelade Pudding
Put 2 Tablespoons of golden syrup, treacle or marmalade at the bottom of the bowl before adding pudding mix.
My Fair Lady Pudding
Add finely grated rind of 1 medium orange or lemon with the sugar.
Ginger Pudding
Replace the sugar with 100g/4oz of treacle, and add 1/2 tsp ground ginger.
Serving suggestions:
Serve with sweet sauce to taste such as custard, caramel or a sweetened fruit sauce.
The easiest way to steam a pudding is in a dedicated steamer as the water is kept away from the pudding so it can't boil over. If, however, you don't have a steamer use a pan large enough to easily fit the bowl you are cooking.
Don't fill the water more than about a third of the way up the bowl or it may boil over and into the bowl. Keep an eye and top up as needed with boiling water.
You need to lift the bowl off the bottom of the pan. This can be done with a steamer stand, an upturned plate or even crumpled up kitchen foil — anything that can stand being in boiling water and lifts the bowl off the bottom of the pan will work.
Make sure you have a well-fitted lid on the pan as you want the steam to cook the pudding not to boil off.
Make sure you put a pleat in the foil or paper you cover the bowl with to allow for expansion and then tie down tightly with string. This is a bowl ready for the steamer, note the handle made from the string that also ties it together around the top (this makes it very much easier to lift out when hot and is well worth doing).
Etant donné la longueur du texte original, je n'ai malheureusement pas pu faire une traduction française de ce billet et je m'en excuse auprès de tous mes amis lecteurs et blogueurs francophones!
C'est pourquoi je vous suggère de vous rendre sur le blog mentionné ci-dessous. Vous y trouverez cette recette en version française.
Chez Isa de "Les Gourmandises d'Isa" (Canada)
Chez Vibi de "La Casserole Carrée" (Canada)


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The slowly recovering U.S. job market has helped women rebound faster than men: They've now regained all the jobs they lost to the Great Recession. Men are still 2.1 million jobs short.
And the gender gap is expected to persist until the job market is much healthier.
The nation's economic power — and hope for recovery — depends on where its women go.
To understand why, consider the kinds of jobs that are, and aren't, being added.
Lower-wage industries, like retail, education, restaurants and hotels, have been hiring the fastest. Women are predominant in those areas. Men, by contrast, dominate sectors like construction and manufacturing, which have yet to recover millions of jobs lost in the recession.
"It's a segregated labor market, and men and women do work in different industries, and even in different areas within industries," says Heidi Hartmann, an economist and president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research.
Economists have long known that the recession hit men the hardest. "A man-cession," some have called it. Or a "she-covery."
The August jobs report issued last week spotlighted the divergence:
The unemployment rate for women was 6.8 percent — nearly a full percentage point less than the 7.7 percent rate for men.
All told, 68 million women said they were employed last month. That topped the 67.97 million who had jobs when the recession began in December 2007, the government says.
Among men, 76.2 million were employed last month. That was down from 78.3 million in December 2007.
Since the recession officially ended in June 2009, education and health services have helped drive job growth: That sector added nearly 1.6 million jobs, the second-most of any category. And women gained nearly 1.1 million of them.
While that category includes some good-paying jobs such as nurses and physical therapists, many are lower-paying positions such as home health care aides.
Women also make up more than half of the workforce in hotels and restaurants, which has produced the third-largest job gain of any industry.
Heidi Shierholz, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute, says the lackluster economy has limited the growth of good jobs — the kind traditionally held by men. Low-paying jobs, more typically held by women, have been growing instead.
The trend likely won't reverse, she says, until economic growth picks up and unemployment falls significantly below August's 7.2 percent. That might be two years away, Shierholz says.
"It's not like women are fine now," Shierholz says. "Women have been disproportionately in lower-quality jobs."
Even though women's employment has recovered faster than men's, there are still more men with jobs than women. And more men than women have found work since the recession ended. Yet men still haven't recovered all their losses because the cuts were so deep in sectors such as manufacturing and construction.
"We hope, and expect, that men's employment will come back to normal" as the economy strengthens, Hartmann says.
Female workers have regained their job losses in the recession even though they were hit hard by government budget cuts, especially by states and localities. Since the end of 2007, state and local governments have cut 689,000 jobs. In a report last year, the liberal Economic Policy Institute calculated that women accounted for 70 percent of those lost jobs.
Despite their overall job gains, the percentage of women working or seeking work has been dropping, just as for men. The so-called labor force participation rate for women — the percentage either working or looking for work — was 57.3 last month. That was down from 59.4 percent in December 2007.
For men, the participation rate has dropped to 69.5 percent from 73.1 percent.
Both men and women have been retiring, enrolling in school, registering for Social Security disability payments and just giving up on a weak job market.
Not all the jobs women have regained are in lower-wage areas. They've also recovered jobs in professional and business services, a grab-bag category that includes both higher and lower-paying jobs, from architects and engineers to information technology workers and temp workers.


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11.3. Multicolumn Indexes
An index can be defined on more than one column of a table. For example, if you have a table of this form:
CREATE TABLE test2 ( major int, minor int, name varchar );
(say, you keep your /dev directory in a database...) and you frequently issue queries like:
SELECT name FROM test2 WHERE major = constant AND minor = constant;
then it might be appropriate to define an index on the columns major and minor together, e.g.:
CREATE INDEX test2_mm_idx ON test2 (major, minor);
Currently, only the B-tree, GiST and GIN index types support multicolumn indexes. Up to 32 columns can be specified. (This limit can be altered when building PostgreSQL; see the file pg_config_manual.h.)
A multicolumn B-tree index can be used with query conditions that involve any subset of the index's columns, but the index is most efficient when there are constraints on the leading (leftmost) columns. The exact rule is that equality constraints on leading columns, plus any inequality constraints on the first column that does not have an equality constraint, will be used to limit the portion of the index that is scanned. Constraints on columns to the right of these columns are checked in the index, so they save visits to the table proper, but they do not reduce the portion of the index that has to be scanned. For example, given an index on (a, b, c) and a query condition WHERE a = 5 AND b >= 42 AND c < 77, the index would have to be scanned from the first entry with a = 5 and b = 42 up through the last entry with a = 5. Index entries with c >= 77 would be skipped, but they'd still have to be scanned through. This index could in principle be used for queries that have constraints on b and/or c with no constraint on a — but the entire index would have to be scanned, so in most cases the planner would prefer a sequential table scan over using the index.
A multicolumn GiST index can be used with query conditions that involve any subset of the index's columns. Conditions on additional columns restrict the entries returned by the index, but the condition on the first column is the most important one for determining how much of the index needs to be scanned. A GiST index will be relatively ineffective if its first column has only a few distinct values, even if there are many distinct values in additional columns.
A multicolumn GIN index can be used with query conditions that involve any subset of the index's columns. Unlike B-tree or GiST, index search effectiveness is the same regardless of which index column(s) the query conditions use.
Of course, each column must be used with operators appropriate to the index type; clauses that involve other operators will not be considered.
Multicolumn indexes should be used sparingly. In most situations, an index on a single column is sufficient and saves space and time. Indexes with more than three columns are unlikely to be helpful unless the usage of the table is extremely stylized. See also Section 11.5 for some discussion of the merits of different index configurations.


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China, U.S. Rushing To Resolve Crisis Over Blind Activist Chen
With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner due in China for economic talks that start on Thursday, the U.S. and China are rushing to avert a diplomatic crisis over the fate of blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng.
Chen escaped from house arrest earlier this month. Amid unconfirmed reports that he has found refuge at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, "sources in touch with the State Department tell us there's a push to sort out a deal for Chen and his family before the official talks between the U.S. and China kick off," CBS News reports. "Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell is said to be involved in tense negotiations over Chen's fate."
At The Atlantic Wire this morning, there's talk of a way that things could be worked that would "give both governments a dignified way out of the mess":
"If the Americans agree to take Chen in, that removes him as a potential distraction within China and serves a gracious concession on behalf of the party ahead of the upcoming summit. It isn't the ideal situation, but given the disaster that Chen's escape could have become, it's a chance turn a failure into a positive. Plus, the Americans get to say they took a stand for human rights, while simultaneously doing the Chinese a 'favor.' "
But as NPR's Louisa Lim and CNN's Steven Jiang report today, the way Chinese authorities are clamping down further on social media is a sign of how sensitive the situation is.
According to Louisa:
"There's a long list of forbidden terms on Chinese Twitter-like services, words for which searches are banned. In recent days, the list got longer still. Freshly banned words include 'blind man' 'U.S. embassy' and 'consulate,' as well as 'Chen Guangcheng.' "
Jiang reports that:
"Outside a busy Beijing subway station Monday, CNN randomly asked more than three dozen people about Chen — only two had heard of him and his escape. One, ... a young man who declined to give his name, said: 'It was all over Weibo [China's largest microblog service] for a while before the topic was censored.' "
Jiang adds that after he posted online about a web video that implied Campbell was in China to negotiate over Chen's fate, " 'StevenCNN' — my Weibo name — has become a banned search term."


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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Cream Scones with Blueberries, Cardamom and Masa
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I have been working my way through the gift basket and recipes that I received from McCormick for participating in their Flavor Forecast this year. As often happens, I find it hard to drop a good thing when I'm on a roll, so, despite the fact that my obligation to them had been met, I continued to test and experiment with the new flavor combinations when time permitted. I was intrigued by McCormick's suggested pairing of blueberries with cardamom and corn masa and it immediately called to mind a recipe for cornmeal scones that I had originally seen on the the blog, Joy of Baking. I really liked the scones and the recipe lent itself to a simple ingredient swap that would allow me to test the new combination. So, corn masa replaced stone ground cornmeal, frozen blueberries took the place of currants, and cardamom was added to the dry ingredient list. The changes to the recipe were minimal but the flavor profile was completely different. While the addition of cardamom took these scones to another level, they still retained the nuttiness and hint of grittiness that was characteristic of the original recipe. Because of the temperature at which these bake, the scones have a crisp crust that belies their soft and tender interior. They really are lovely, though less sweet than many might prefer. These are very easy to make and can be on the table within an hour. They will not disappoint. Here's the recipe for those of you who would like to give this new flavor profile a try.
Cream Scones with Blueberries, Cardamom and Masa...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, inspired by Joy of Baking and McCormick Flavor Forecast 2012
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup masa harina (instant corn masa flour)
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup half and half or whipping cream
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Glaze: Cream
1) Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and place oven rack in center of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2) In a large bowl, whisk together flour, masa, sugar, baking powder, salt, cardamom and orange zest. Add frozen blueberries to flour mixture and stir well. In a small measuring cup, whisk together cream, egg, and vanilla extract. Add this to flour mixture and stir just until the dough comes together.
3) Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then pat, or roll, dough into a circle that is about 7 inches round and about 1-1/2 inches thick. Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 4 pie-shaped wedges (triangles). Place scones on baking sheet. Brush tops of the scones with a little cream.
4) Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Yield: 8 scones.
You might also enjoy the recipe for Blueberry Cardamom Corn Muffins on the blog, Jersey Girl Cooks. They sound delicious.
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33 comments :
- Ginny Hartzler said...
I have never made scones before, but enjoy them whenever I find any. The difference between recipes and places that sell them is amazing.
- February 8, 2012 at 1:27 AM
- kitchen flavours said...
Such interesting combination! I never would have thought of pairing blueberries with cardamom, sounds really nice! I can imagine the flavours of the spice in the tender scones! Thanks for sharing, have a nice day!
- February 8, 2012 at 1:29 AM
- Andrea V. said...
Those look sooo good. I love scones!
- February 8, 2012 at 1:44 AM
- Jeff @ Cheese-Burger.net said...
I love blueberries. I'm always looking for new recipes to use them in. Thanks for sharing!
- February 8, 2012 at 1:48 AM
- Katarina said...
I love scones and bake them very often! Blueberries and cardamom sounds delicious!
- February 8, 2012 at 1:59 AM
- Gerry @Foodness Gracious said...
I'm very partial to a good scone with my coffee. These sound great with the addition of cardamom!
Take care :) - February 8, 2012 at 2:12 AM
- My Little Space said...
Cardamom such a flavourful spice. I bet the scones smell amazingly delicious. Yeah, you're right...it's hard to get something perfect to be done in a roll & in such a short notice. While the brain is like a bunch of wrongly connected wires in it. haha... Looking forward to something wonderful coming out from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite. ((hugs)) Take care & enjoy your day.
Kristy - February 8, 2012 at 5:11 AM
- Rita said...
Looks so good; great combination of ingredients.
Rita - February 8, 2012 at 6:41 AM
- Martha said...
oh Mary, they sound delicious! I'll take one with some morning tea! I've just recently discovered cardamom and I love blueberries!
- February 8, 2012 at 6:45 AM
- Kim said...
I love when scones aren't that sweet, so this recipe really pleases me. With the cardamom, the blueberries scones looks really lovely!
- February 8, 2012 at 6:45 AM
- Unknown said...
I love scones but have never actually made them. These look so good... I'm intrigued by the flavor combination for sure!
- February 8, 2012 at 7:22 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
It's amazing how different spices can really change the taste of a traditional recipe. Would love those with a cup of tea!
- February 8, 2012 at 9:11 AM
- Shug said...
Are you kidding me? I'm sitting here with that feeling of starvation. (which is far from the real happening)
One of my favorite things are scones and blueberry scones at that!
My mouth is watering as I sit here and drink my coffee and wishing I had one of these scones right NOW.
shug - February 8, 2012 at 9:22 AM
- Cindy@NorthofWiarton said...
Mary, could regular flour be used? Hope the Sun is shining on you where you are, as it is here Just North of Wiarton. Spring is in the air!
- February 8, 2012 at 10:28 AM
- Becka (The Elegant Eggplant) said...
Looks absolutely delicious!! Great flavor combo here.. yum!
- February 8, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Clint said...
Ummm Ummm UMMMM! I can eat both of those---at once.
- February 8, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- http://platanosmangoes.com said...
Interesting adding the masa. I enjoy a good scone and these look perfect. Now if only I would learn to bake. My last try with cookies was a disaster.
- February 8, 2012 at 11:24 AM
I love the sound of this combination. I like to play with new flavors in interesting ways. I have some masa flour that I'd like to use up too.
- February 8, 2012 at 11:51 AM
- France@beyondthepeel said...
I love playing with new flavors and this is a combination I have yet to try. I even have masa flour kicking around!
- February 8, 2012 at 11:52 AM
- Patti said...
I love scones, and I actually have some masa in the pantry and some blueberries in the freezer. I will definitely be trying these.
Thanks for sharing,
Patti - February 8, 2012 at 1:15 PM
- David said...
Mary, I love scones and I love blueberries...this recipe can't miss! Thanks and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
- February 8, 2012 at 1:45 PM
- Claudia said...
I don't have masa right now or I would be whipping up a batch. I have been pairing blueberries with cardamom in smoothies to delicious results.
- February 8, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- Isabel Salvador said...
I love scones...delicious...;)
- February 8, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- sonia said...
Hmmm, I love scones ad I really love making them. Thanks for the recipe!
- February 8, 2012 at 8:06 PM
- Joanne said...
I feel like cardamom is one of those secret ingredients that makes everything taste a gazillion times better!
- February 8, 2012 at 8:07 PM
- The Harried Cook said...
Cardamom and blueberries! How interesting :) I adore good scones... Thanks for sharing :)
- February 8, 2012 at 9:03 PM
- tender b. said...
Blueberries and cream scones sound like a great combo.
- February 8, 2012 at 9:11 PM
- Alicia said...
I love scones! A few weeks ago my mom and I baked a cookie that is traditional to our family, it's called a Biscocho and it's sort of like a snickerdoodle except the secret ingredient is Anise. I decided to take a little of the dough and back them thick, like a scone and they were pretty darn good. This is interesting with the Masa. I'll have to give it a try :-)
- February 8, 2012 at 11:27 PM
- Chelsea said...
I'd never thought to use masa for scones! Brilliant!
- February 8, 2012 at 11:42 PM
- Rambling Tart said...
I really like scones that are crispy on the outside and not too sweet. :-) Cardamom is one of my favorite spices and lately I've been adding it to so many things. I will definitely have to add it to my next batch of scones. :-)
- February 9, 2012 at 12:01 AM
- Margaret Murphy Tripp said...
They look wonderful!
- February 9, 2012 at 4:51 PM
- Leslie said...
They sound wonderful..I love scones with crispy shells and soft interiors!
- February 10, 2012 at 7:27 AM
- Pauline said...
Scones with no butter!?!!? Ooo, gotta make this; they look as decadent and pristine as the buttery ones. Can whole milk be used instead of cream?
- February 19, 2012 at 3:54 AM


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Talk:Liturgy of St. Tikhon of Moscow
- Archive 1a and Archive 1b.
At 80kb, I'm fairly sure that this is the single longest Talk page on OW, probably even including those with archivals - so big that it needed to pages to archive it. It's the kind of thing that I instinctively congratulate, purely on the basis of perseverance - all 80,000 characters and six months of it. That said, this does need to stop.
So, my adjudication on the matter - the Observations aren't binding (they're observations), so it is thoroughly irrelevant whether they were followed to the letter (indeed, 'to the letter' gives quite a bit of scope to the diocesan). This is something that both 'sides' can accept, since one advanced this idea to begin with and the other highlighted that the diocesan needed to implement them properly. The way the article currently is (and I did edit it in the last couple of days) reflects this.
Secondly, I'm not convinced that the SASB is authorised in the same way as the OM is authorised - the definite and indefinite articles clearly have an important part to play in the English language, and only the latter has the definite article.
Regarding citations, the OM/SASB issue should be settled with a citation (e.g. Andersen, B., (2006). Lengthy Thesis: Title with Much Capitalisation that Rivals The Thesis' Word Count. Crestwood, New York: Publisher), but I strongly encourage that the critical part of this thesis be put online. The critical part about this thesis is what the Vicar-General says - if there's only one authorised text according to him, then that's it - if that wasn't the case, then in the same way that the Archbishop has full authority to authorise texts, he also has full authority to un-deputise people to speak on his behalf. At a minimum, all bibliographical details need to be given. In addition, whether there is a conflict of interest regarding the thesis is not an issue, for the simple reason that it was submitted to an impartial marker. One would not claim a conflict of interest if someone said 'I'm innocent' after the court case was thrown out. On another note, however, Occidentalis cannot be used as a source, for the simple reason that it is a "blog [that] is open to invited readers only".
In short, I hold that the article, as it stands, is correct. I'm archiving the rest of the page. For any further complaints about the article, click on my complaints link feel free to state this on this page or find another sysop. — by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 23:01, August 8, 2008 (UTC)
Sorry-- I didn't notice that this was a final edit. I will be quiet on this one, wasn't trying to wake the dead or anything. removing previous comment.--JosephSuaiden 02:32, August 9, 2008 (UTC)
Deleting my comment as I hope the discussion on this page is done.
- Moved from Archive 1b to main Talk page by Pistevo
- Well, it is a talk page, so if there is something that needs saying, it should be said. The above was simply my adjudication on the matter. — by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 12:35, August 10, 2008 (UTC)
- Just an addendum to my adjudication - I feel that having heard the arguments for the last six months, there's not much new that can be said. My default position of not responding should be taken as precisely that, not as support for (or against) a new position. Perhaps another sysop can see something that I do not. — by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 23:05, August 11, 2008 (UTC)
SASB, Part II
Can I please understand, as an impartial observer, HOW this book isn't authorized, when it has a blessing from the Ruling Bishop to be used by clergy and laity (p.2), claims to include the authorized liturgies and devotions of the AWRV, has undergone a change in the name but not the text in the "Western Rite Service Book" and is stocked by Western rite Vicariate Parishes not an official book?
Thanks.--JosephSuaiden 22:08, August 24, 2008 (UTC)
- Pistevo is an impartial observer, and the detailed explanation has been spelled out in the archives 1a and 1b. I see no need to rehash the entire thing again. --Willibrord 23:51, August 24, 2008 (UTC)
Yes, but all he said was "Sdn Benjamin's thesis would be an example of citable material, and my viewpoint is that the interviews with Fr Paul Schneirla would suffice. I would strongly encourage the posting of, or linking to, this thesis online (right now, we can say 'according to Andersen, 2006', but I'm not sure how much further we can go). However, the links to the Occidentalis blog can be considered 'privileged' - it appears that it's now a closed blog."
That certainly doesn't sound like he agrees with two pages of mostly your explanation, just that a thesis paper can be cited as a source. He also says the interviews would suffice, but I have no understanding where to access these interviews. I also find it odd that a Western-rite book put out by the Archdiocese *directly*, as has been noted on Wiki, would require Fr Paul's permission to exist as "approved".--JosephSuaiden 05:58, August 26, 2008 (UTC)
SASB Authorized
The main article has a link to a download of the SASB. Here is the letter from Metropolitan PHILIP:
The First Edition of the St. Andrew Service Book was approved for use by the Western Rite Congregations of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America in 1989. This, the Second Edition, improved in format and expanded in content, will be welcomed by the clergy and laity of our archdiocese who worship in a tradition as ancient as the Eastern. We take this opportunity to commend and sincerely thank Archpriest Michael Keiser, the original compiler of the service book, as well as the Board of the Orthodox Christian Press, Archimandrite Michael Trigg, Fr. John Downing, and especially Mr. Karl Steinhoff, for their many hours of dedicated labor in preparing the revised edition. We pray that the attentive use of these authorized liturgies and other rites and ceremonies by the Western rite clergy and laity of our beloved Archdiocese will be the cause of a spiritual and liturgical renewal within our church in North America. + Metropolitan PHILIP Primate Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America"
I fail to see any ambiguity in this letter to warrant the claim that the SASB is not authorized in the same way that the OM is. --Fr Lev 22:57, August 9, 2008 (UTC)--Fr Lev 22:57, August 9, 2008 (UTC)
Misreading "exclusive use"
Willibrord and Pistevo seem to misunderstand the meaning of the English sentence in Metropolitan PHILIP's letter of authorization of the OM: "These approved texts are the exclusive use of our Archdiocese." That says that these liturgies are used only by the Antiochian Archdiocese. If one reads it as Willibrord does, then the sentence says that the Antiochian Archdiocese (not the AWRV) uses only these texts, which is patently false, as most of their parishes use the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom and Liturgy of St Basil. --Fr Lev 23:04, August 11, 2008 (UTC)
The article as it stands
The ajudication by Pistevo was that this article -- as it stands -- is correct. Despite Willibrord's claims to the contrary, the article does not take a position on how many of the recommendations/requirements of the Observations were made to the Liturgy of St Tikhon. As to the SASB, it and the OM are both listed as sources, and no statement is made about one or the other being or not being authorized by the Antiochian Archdiocese. --Fr Lev 17:25, August 22, 2008 (UTC)
- Pistevo's edit of this article as it stands removes reference to the SASB as equal to OM and states affirmatively, "An Incomplete Text of the Liturgy of St. Tikhon is contained in the" SASB, meaning it is not authorized in the same sense as the OM (as she affirmed above). That should put this to rest. Incidentally, Subdn. Benjamin Andersen's SVOTS M.Div. thesis, which cites the Vicar General as a source and was praised by him and SVOTS faculty, is An Anglican Liturgy in the Orthodox Church: The Origins and Development of the Liturgy of Saint Tikhon (2005). --Willibrord 18:15, August 22, 2008 (UTC)
As indicated before, the ruling Metropolitan of the Antiochian Archdiocese is a more authoritative source than a subdeacon's thesis on the point of what liturgies are authorized in the Archdiocese. The letter of the Metropolitan is quite clear that the SASB is an authorized service book. --Fr Lev 18:50, August 22, 2008 (UTC)
- The issue of authorization has been put to rest, as noted in the ajudication. The issue is dead. It's time to stop wasting bandwidth on arguments that have been decided.
- Incidentally, what Pistevo actually said about the Observations is: "So far, uncontested agreement on the Orthodox Missal having followed the Observations." As the OM is acknowledged as the official text of the Mass of St. Tikhon, this also settles that issue.--Willibrord 19:12, August 22, 2008 (UTC)
ROCOR English Liturgy NOT St. Tikhon's
The article still contains the misinformation of the ROCOR English Liturgy being 'St. Tikhon's'. ROCOR has not authorised St. Tikhon's, nor is it in use. The link to the ROCOR English Liturgy (which I placed on that site as webmaster) contains no reference to St. Tikhon's liturgy. A comparison of the two shows their dissimiliarity: the English liturgy has no Decalogue, 'Comfortable Words', or other marks of the St. Tikhon's liturgy. The St. Tikhon's also does not contain the Sarum canon, the Vestry Chapel Vesting office, the preparation before the liturgy, the Cherubic Hymn, a Western epiclesis, or the Divesting office. St. Tikhon's propers are also not the Sarum propers that the English liturgy requires. That is a pretty major difference altogether. Nevermind that ROCOR WRITE clergy and their hierarchs do not refer to the English liturgy as "St. Tikhon's", nor do they wish to. --Ari 21:30, August 25, 2008 (UTC)
Agreed. Please do change it. At the same time, I have yet to see any other reference to the Liturgy of St Tikhon being approved by the Churches of Moscow or Alexandria. Perhaps they have some form of an English liturgy, but there are many differences between an English usgae of the Roman rite (such as the Sarum), an Anglican liturgy (from an authorized Book of Common Prayer), and the Liturgy of St Tikhon. --Fr Lev 21:38, August 25, 2008 (UTC)
The following still is not quite correct: "The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia has approved a service with many similarities (under the name 'The English Liturgy')." The dissimilarities are far greater. To begin with, the Ceremonial and Propers for the St. Tikhon's follow the Tridentine/Anglican Missal form. That of the English Liturgy follows the Sarum use. The text of the Divine Liturgy itself also heavily differs - in content, form, and origin. The most important being that the English Liturgy is of English tradition, while the St. Tikhon's follows the American/Scottish tradition. This is true to the point where the two liturgies differ more from each other than do the Liturgy of St. Gregory from the Sarum use, or the Slavic recension from the Greek recension of the Byzantine rite. The only major similarities are that both are primarily in the English language, have used some Book of Common Prayer for source material, and depend thus on the Russian Observations of 1904-07. Which Book of Common Prayer, of course, is cause for serious differences. (Noting - I have nothing against St. Tikhon's.) So, it might be best to have a separate article for the English Liturgy. --Ari 00:35, August 26, 2008 (UTC)
- ...Perhaps you'd like to suggest a way of saying that ROCOR also has an Anglican-based WR Liturgy? — by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 01:48, August 26, 2008 (UTC)
Pistevo - The best way would be a separate page, or mention of both on a page about the Russian Observations (the common link.) However, the term 'Anglican-based' can be misleading. In the sense we use 'Anglican' we mean English - the ancient Church, and that heritage nearly two millenia old. The sense others use is 'Protestant' which we wouldn't mean at all - Anglicana is simply Latin for 'English'. The Observations, of course, suggested that any diocesan adaptation of services from a BCP would have to include restoration from older Western use ( as Simeon Bogolovsky wrote for "Edinaia Tserkov" One Church in the article "Orthodoxy and the Western Rite" published sometime after 1948 - but before the mid 1950s.) The Antiochian St. Tikhon's was done in the Antiochian Patriarchate using an American prayer book (of Scottish lineage) and used the Roman (Italian) rite for its re-catholicization. The Russian implementation by Vladyka Hilarion was different (as noted in the SCPB - Sarum base, with some items from 1549 BCP, 1718 Non-Juror liturgy, York, Gothic, etc.) - making it a faithful English Use Orthodox Liturgy following the Russian directives and ukazes. Of course, the 'Book of Common Prayer' is not in use - nor adapted whole. Nor do we have an 'Orthodox Book of Common Prayer' (the Saint Colman Prayer Book is rather like a Western version of the Jordanville or Old Rite Prayer book - and has accompanying volumes.) --Ari 11:15, August 26, 2008 (UTC)
Thank you! I am so tired of these little word-games. The "English Liturgy" is based to a large degree on the BCP-- P. Ben Johnson's objections to the SHP Sarum note at least three Cranmerian liftings, which are obviously not Sarum. Fr Michael has advertised this to disaffected Anglicans as an "Orthodox version of 'the prayer book'", which in Anglican parlance can only mean the BCP.--JosephSuaiden 05:39, August 26, 2008 (UTC)
Dropping "of Moscow"
Neither the OM nor the SASB uses "of Moscow" to modify St Tikhon in the name of the liturgy. For the same reason that "the Great" was dropped from the Liturgy of St Gregory, "of Moscow" should be dropped from the article's title here. --Fr Lev 22:01, August 25, 2008 (UTC)
Liturgy of St. Tikhon of Moscow
Hello, could someone email me the complete text of the Western Rite version of this liturgy or a link where this text is available?? Greatly appreciated! Vasiliki 06:08, August 26, 2008 (UTC)


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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how we use your personal data collected via www.volcom.co.uk ("Website"), and by other means (e.g., via social media, cookies, etc.). Please read this Policy carefully.
Volcom respects the privacy of all of its Website visitors, and wishes to provide the best possible experience. This Policy explains what personal data we collect about you, how we use such data, and the rules we follow to guarantee security.
Personal Data We May Collect About You
We will collect various types of personal data about you for the purposes described in this Policy, and in particular:
• Contact information (such as your name, birthday, nationality, email address, postal address, telephone number and any other personal data) that you provide by completing forms on the Website, including if you subscribe to our newsletter or register and create an account on the Website;
• Details of any transactions made by you;
• Personal data that may be contained in communications you send to us, for example to report a problem or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Website or its content;
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You are under no obligation to provide any such information. Providing your personal data to us (in particular, your personal details, your email, your address, and your telephone number) is necessary for processing your order to purchase products on the Website, for supplying other services provided on the Website upon your request, or for fulfilling our obligations required by law or regulations, as applicable. Refusal to provide us with any personal data necessary for performing the above purposes may consequently prevent us from processing your order to purchase products sold on the Website or fulfilling obligations required by law and other regulations. Therefore, failure to provide personal data may constitute, in some cases, a legitimate and justified reason for not processing your order for the purchase of products sold on the Website or for not providing the services proposed on the Website.Disclosure of further personal data to us other than that required for fulfilling legal or contractual obligations and for properly browsing our services with necessary traffic data is, on the contrary, optional and does not have any effect on the use of the Website and of its services or on the purchase of products on the Website. We will inform you at every step whether disclosing your personal data to us is required or optional by marking with an appropriate symbol (*) the information that is required or data needed for the purchase of products and/or for the provision of requested services on the Website.
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• processing is in our legitimate interests as a business, and our interests are not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms. Our legitimate interests may include our interest in using customer and Website user personal data to conduct and develop our business activities (including by carrying out standard marketing activities) with current and potential customers and Website users; and in establishing, exercising or defending legal claims;
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We may however disclose your personal data to any of our affiliated companies, or to our service providers who assist us in providing the services we offer, processing transactions, fulfilling requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analysing data, providing support services or in performing other tasks, from time to time.
Your personal data will be accessible by authorized personnel of Volcom and affiliated companies, and service providers acting on our behalf on a need-to-know basis. Your personal data will be transferred from your country of residence to third countries where we operate, including France, Germany, Austria, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Canada, Japan, Australia and the United States of America.
Some of these countries are subject to a data protection adequacy decision of the European Commission, whereas others such as the US are not. To ensure the protection of your personal data is consistent with applicable law, such transfers outside your country of residence or the EEA will be made pursuant to the EU Model Clauses, the EU-US or CH-US Privacy Shield certification, Binding Corporate Rules or other acceptable legal mechanisms of which you can request a copy via firstname.lastname@example.com.
We may also share your personal data with third parties in connection with potential or actual sale or restructuring of our company or any of our assets, or those of any affiliated company, in which case personal data held by us about our users may be one of the transferred assets.
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We place great importance on the security of all personal data associated with our users, and have instituted various security measures to protect the data you provide to us. Such data is stored on secure networks and can be accessed only by a limited number of people who have specific rights and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have adopted security measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access. For the best possible protection of your personal data outside the limits of our control, your device should be protected (such as by updated antivirus systems) and your internet service provider should take appropriate measures for the security of network data transmission (such as, for example, firewalls and anti-spam filtering).
While we take reasonable steps to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee that the personal data you disclose to us will be 100% secure, nor that any data breach will not occur.
You accept the inherent security implications of dealing on-line over the Internet and will not hold Volcom or its processors responsible for any data breach unless it is due to our negligence. -
Retention of Your Personal Data
Our general approach is to retain your personal data only for as long as required to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. We generally retain your personal data for three years from the end of our relationship or from the last contact from you, unless local law requires otherwise. However, in some circumstances we may retain personal data for longer periods of time, for instance where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, tax and accounting requirements.
In specific circumstances we may also retain your personal data for longer periods of time corresponding to the applicable statute of limitations so that we have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges. -
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You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
• Right to withdraw consent - where applicable, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. For example, if you wish to opt-out of receiving electronic marketing communications, you can change your settings in your account on the Website, use the 'unsubscribe' link provided in our emails or text the STOP number in our SMS, or otherwise contact us directly and we will stop sending you communications.
• Right of access, rectification and erasure - you have the right to request access to and obtain a copy of any of your personal data that we may hold, to request correction of any inaccurate data relating to you and to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances. You can see and update most of this data yourself online, or by contacting directly firstname.lastname@example.com.
• Right of data portability - Under certain conditions, you have the right to receive all such personal data which you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and also to require us to transmit it to another controller where this is technically feasible.
• Right to restriction of processing - you have the right to restrict our processing of your personal data where:
- you contest the accuracy of the personal data until we have taken sufficient steps to correct or verify its accuracy;
- the processing is unlawful but you do not want us to erase the data;
- we no longer need your personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require such data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
- you have objected to processing justified on legitimate interest grounds (see below) pending verification as to whether we have overriding compelling legitimate grounds to continue processing.
Where personal data is subject to restriction in this way, we will only process it with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
• Right to object to processing justified on legitimate interest grounds - where we are relying upon legitimate interest to process personal data, then you have the right to object to that processing. If you object, we must stop that processing unless we can either demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms or where we need to process the data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Where we rely upon legitimate interest as a justification for processing we believe that we can demonstrate such compelling legitimate grounds, but we will consider each case on an individual basis.
• Right to object to processing for marketing purposes - where we process personal data for direct marketing purposes, then you have the right to object to that processing at any time.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable law.
For further information regarding your rights, to exercise any of your rights, or if you have any complaints or questions regarding the processing of your personal data please contact email@example.com.
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We may occasionally change this Policy, for example, to comply with new requirements imposed by the applicable laws or technical requirements. We will post the updated Policy on the Website. We may also notify you in case of material changes and seek your consent to those changes, where required by applicable law. You are thus encouraged to periodically review this page.
In order to be able to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will pass to Klarna certain aspects of your personal information, such as contact and order details, in order for Klarna to assess whether you qualify for their payment options and to tailor the payment options for you. General information on Klarna you can find here. Your personal data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection law and in accordance with the information in Klarna's privacy policy.


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Determining Body Mass Index for Teens
What is body mass index?
Determining how much your adolescent should weigh is not a simple matter of looking at an insurance height-weight chart, but includes considering the amount of bone, muscle, and fat in his or her body. The amount of fat is the critical measurement.
A good indicator of how much fat your adolescent carries is the body mass index (BMI). Although it is not a perfect measure, it gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your teen's body is composed of fat.
The formulas below apply to adults only. For children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 years, the BMI varies by age and sex. An additional step must be performed after the BMI has been determined using one of the formulas below: the BMI-for-age percentile is determined by comparing your teen's weight to that of other teens of the same age and sex.
In other words, by plotting your child's BMI value into the CDC's BMI-for-age growth chart (located at www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm), you can determine if your child is underweight, within normal range, overweight, or obese.
To calculate an adult's BMI using the English formula
BMI can be calculated using pounds and inches.
BMI=Weight in Pounds x 703
(Height in Inches) x (Height in Inches)
Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.
Divide that answer by your height in inches.
Divide that answer by your height in inches again.
For example, a person who weighs 165 pounds and is 5 feet 4 inches tall has a BMI of 28.
165 lbs x 703=28
(64 inches) x (64 inches)
To calculate an adult's BMI using the metric formula
BMI can be calculated using kilograms and meters.
BMI=Weight in Kilograms
(Height in Meters) x (Height in Meters)
Your weight in kilograms.
Divided by your height in meters.
Divide that answer by your height in meters again.
For example, a person who weighs 99.79 Kilograms and is 1.905 Meters tall has a BMI of 27.5.
99.79 Kg=27.5
(1.905 Meters) x (1.905 Meters)
A BMI between 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight. Anything over 30 is considered obese. Normal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9.


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As we continued our Iowa travels in the days leading up to next week's presidential caucuses here, NPR photographer Becky Lettenberger and I have been struck by the utter seriousness of the state's Republican voters.
Presidential caucus seasons past have often been marked by fun and some frivolity at campaign events: Funny T-shirts and hats, jokes and punch lines offered up by candidates, a sense of hope and anticipation.
Not so this year. Republican voters — especially the undecided ones we've been seeking out — are dead serious, not easily moved to applause, and pressing for answers as thoughtful as their questions, and signs they've found a candidate they believe can lead — and can win next fall.
In our ongoing effort to chronicle the voices of the state's undecided voters, we headed to events for Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the central Iowa city of Indianola, and to a boisterous rally for Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday night in Des Moines.
Here's what we saw and heard.
Ron Wyckoff, 61, of Carlisle, retired from the heating and air conditioning business, at the Perry event:
"Rick Perry is leading for me right now because I like the idea of his faith and I've heard he's a doer. But still in the running? Mitt Romney because of his electability and business background and Michele Bachmann because she has lots of good ideas," he said. "Newt Gingrich would be a tremendous debater but may not be electable. I want someone who can beat Obama."
Celma Higgins, 63, of New Virginia, at the Perry event:
"I think Gingrich has oratorical skills and is someone who can beat Obama," said Higgins, who came to the Perry event with her friend, Janet Erwin, a Perry supporter. "But I liked Herman Cain first - his business sense, the freshness of him not being from Washington, D.C." Higgins, who voted for Romney in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, says she "likes him if he is what he says he is." But he already had his chance four years ago, she says, "and didn't make it."
Katherine Burns, 18, of Des Moines, and a senior at East High School:
"We're candidate hopping," said Burns, who with a couple friends planned to attend at least three candidate events on Wednesday. "What am I looking for? I'm not quite sure." Burns will be a first-time caucus-goer, and, it turns out, does have some idea of what she wants in her candidate: "Security, security for families, helping families to be able to be supportive," she said.
Edith Hirsch, 81, of Indianola, at the Perry event:
"There's a lot of sorting out you've got to do," Edith Hirsch said. "I like Perry's idea of a part-time Congress, but I don't know if that's feasible or not." She says she is leaning toward Romney, whom she voted for in the 2008 caucuses, because "he's been a success in business, leadership in government." She's not been persuaded by her granddaughter, a Ron Paul supporter, because of what she views as his isolationist foreign policy views. "We live in a different world than what he's talking about," she said.
Natividad Hirsch, 18, Edith Hirsh's granddaughter and a senior at Indianola high school:
"It's hard to find a perfect solution. I'm for Ron Paul because he's for getting our troops out of other nations, and he doesn't come off as fake to me as the others do."
Rick Halvorsen, 54, insurance salesman in Indianola and chairman of the Warren County Republicans:
"I'm stuck between three candidates — Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Rick Perry," Halvorsen said at the Bachmann event. "I told Santorum's people that I'd support him, but now I don't know." Halvorsen said he'd like to see support coalesce behind one of his three favorites — "I don't care who gets in the front seat" — to thwart Romney. "We're not interested in working for Mitt Romney," he said.
Gregory Welsher, 65, Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and retired postal worker from Hampton:
"At first I was leaning toward Perry because he seemed like the outsider. But I didn't like it when I heard he was taking a state pension and salary as governor at the same time," says Welsher, who came to Wednesday night's Paul rally with his neighbor, a Paul supporter. After the rally, Welsher, who has never participated in a caucus, said he was moving toward Paul. "Why do we got our noses up in everybody's business in the world?" he said. "Why don't we keep that money at home?"
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