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Greinke dominates Rox with fourth career shutout
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' resurgence over the past three weeks has been aided by strong starting pitching, particularly by Zack Greinke.
Greinke was in peak form again on Saturday, firing his fourth career shutout to lead the Dodgers past the Rockies, 1-0, in a pitchers' duel at Dodger Stadium.Full Game Coverage
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' resurgence over the past three weeks has been aided by strong starting pitching, particularly by Zack Greinke.
Greinke was in peak form again on Saturday, firing his fourth career shutout to lead the Dodgers past the Rockies, 1-0, in a pitchers' duel at Dodger Stadium.Full Game Coverage
"He was pretty special and pretty dominant," said catcher A.J. Ellis.
Greinke, who took a perfect game into the fifth inning and allowed just two hits, threw his first shutout since 2009, when he won the American League Cy Young Award with the Royals. Greinke struck out nine against one walk and recorded 14 outs on ground balls.
"I stayed good all the way through, I haven't done that in a while," said Greinke, who won his eighth game of the season and 99th of his career. "I felt good out there. It was a fun game."
The Dodgers are now 17-4 since June 22, the best record in the Major Leagues in that span. Greinke has won five of those games. Los Angeles is 14-3 over its past 17 games against the National League West.
Greinke was perfect through 4 1/3 innings, before Todd Helton singled to left. The Rockies hadn't gotten a ball out of the infield up to that point.
"You could see that he was just locked in early," said Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.
The right-hander was economical with his pitches, needing just 34 to get through four innings. Greinke was able to get ahead in most counts and made eight pitches in the first, six in the second, nine in the third and 11 in the fourth.
"It's a lot of fun to play behind, because you don't have a lot of time to think about anything else besides what he's trying to do to get outs," said Skip Schumaker, who scored the game's only run. "Greinke is one of the smartest pitchers I've been around. He's pretty tough when he's on his game."
The Dodgers, who were shut out on Friday, gave Greinke an early lead to work with. Schumaker led off with a double against Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood, moved to third on a groundout and scored when Hanley Ramirez hit a chopper to shortstop.
"I guess one was all we needed," Schumaker said.
Without Yasiel Puig (bruised left hip) and Carl Crawford (sore lower back), the Dodgers managed just four hits against Chatwood, who tossed the first complete game of his career in a losing effort. The right-hander struck out four and allowed just five baserunners to reach scoring position.
"Definitely a tough game, but you've got to tip your cap to that guy sometimes," said Chatwood, who grew up in nearby Fontana. "[Greinke] threw a [heck] of a game, sometimes that's just how it goes. I felt like I threw the ball pretty good today. Like I said, that's just how it goes sometimes."
Greinke had one of those hits, a single in the fifth. He then stole second, his first steal since 2011. The last Dodgers pitcher to steal a base was Ted Lilly on June 11, 2011. Greinke is hitting .367 this season, with hits in three straight starts.
Jonathan Herrera had the only other hit against Greinke, a single to lead off the sixth. But he was erased when Ellis caught him stealing. Ellis has thrown out 18 of 38 runners attempting to steal this season.
After battling elbow soreness during Spring Training and missing five weeks with a fractured left collarbone sustained during the brawl in San Diego in early April, Greinke has finally gotten into a routine and found his groove. He's won five straight starts.
"I've felt good for the past month and half," said Greinke, 5-0 with a 2.17 ERA in seven starts at home. "I mixed in some bad starts, and you don't want to do that. But it just took about a month after the injury. But I haven't been as consistent as I want."
Greinke has thrown 16 consecutive scoreless innings over his past two starts, the second longest scoreless streak by a Dodgers pitcher this season behind Clayton Kershaw's 19 scoreless innings to begin the year.
"I think the last few starts are more vintage Greinke," Schumaker said. "He's as tough a pitcher as you're going to find in the game."
Greinke said he made a mechanical adjustment after his July 3 start in Colorado, which has helped him increase velocity on his fastball. That was clear on Saturday, when he reached 96 mph with his heater and still sat at 94 mph in the ninth after crossing the 100-pitch plateau.
"He had a really good fastball today," Ellis said. "He had strong velocity, probably as strong as he's had all season."
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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|Beautiful Hike
|A wonderful and easy climb that we have done multiple times. Great hike to bring dogs, beautiful views the entire way up.
|Posted Jun 23, 2015 4:55 am
|day hike from hidden falls
Date Climbed: May 3, 2015
|solo day hike
|Posted May 4, 2015 1:34 am
|Along North Ridge via Summit Lake
Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2014
|Hiked along the ridge starting at ~9400' from Summit Lake. 6 miles round trip, but a bit arduous due to a couple of talus slogs/ bushwhacking bonanzas.. All class 1 or 2, we had a couple of 3rd class sections but they could be easily circumnavigated. Great hike and a beautiful peak!
|Posted Oct 14, 2014 1:32 pm
|Standard route
Date Climbed: May 23, 2014
|Much brushier than Moses and less interesting as a scramble or the views. Good thing there were Giant Sequoias scattered throughout the forest as consolation. Pictures
|Posted May 26, 2014 6:32 pm
|NW Slope
Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2013
|Got into some bushwacking on the way up from the second stream crossing that I mostly managed to avoid on the descent... or maybe was just going downhill. Then over to Moses in the afternoon.
|Posted Oct 8, 2013 6:42 pm
| North Ridge
Date Climbed: May 11, 2013
|But for the seemingly inevitable bushwhack not a memorable peak. Not much of a view from the summit.
|Posted May 11, 2013 8:11 pm
|Spring hike
Date Climbed: May 4, 2013
|Climbed with brother Jon. Camped at Hidden Falls and hiked from there, taking the turn advised by Holliman (below). Headed for the saddle north of the peak then turned south. Brush was not so bad -- was just being released by the melting snow.
|Posted May 5, 2013 7:22 pm
|Long Meadow Approach
Date Climbed: May 11, 2009
|It's easy to avoid the brush by going up the chute at about 7100 feet. Pretty much an easy cruise to the summit when not surrounded by chinkapin and manzanita.
|Posted May 12, 2009 2:44 pm
|SPS/WTC Trip
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2005
|John C. earned his I-wings on this one.
|Posted Jul 1, 2008 5:48 pm
|East Side Route
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006
|Fist SPS peak of the season. Easy climb from Maggie Lakes to the east.
|Posted Sep 18, 2007 12:40 am
|Matthew Holliman
|Western bushwhack
Date Climbed: Dec 2, 2006
|Tried to take a shortcut to the regular ascent chute, and encountered some of the most miserable brush I've ever had to fight through in the Sierra. (It is best just to hike along the river to the base of the chute, 1/4 mi past the point where the trail crosses to the west bank of the river). Summit views are primarily of trees, with a few nondescript peaks off in the distance. This peak seems like it belongs on the HPS list.
Not the greatest peak on the SPS List.
|Posted Dec 4, 2006 4:26 am
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: From the west Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2005
|An enjoyable dayhike with Moses Mtn out of Mountain Home with Matthew. Trip Report
|Posted Nov 22, 2005 10:33 pm
|Desert Solitaire
|Date Climbed: October 2, 2005
|Great SPS trip led by Jennie T and Greg R. Fantastic happy hour and great vibes equalled to enough mountain stories to keep me climbing for a very long time.
|Posted Oct 11, 2005 12:50 am
|Date Climbed: Oct, 2, 2005
|SPS trip lead with Greg R. We had 10 participants along for a great two day trip. Hiked in late Saturday, camped in Longs Meadow on Saturday night with a great happy hour. Then, did the peak on Sunday. Great trip with great people.
|Posted Oct 9, 2005 6:23 pm

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LeahBanicki replied to LeahBanicki's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithCopied from website - Different than sodium. Each of the twelve cell salts are thought to be helpful for many conditions, but the following information covers the main uses of these remedies. Calc Fluor is used for bones, teeth, blood vessels, and connective tissue. It can be used in treating hemorrhoids, fibroids, varicose veins, swollen glands, and weak ligaments and tendons. Calc Phos is also used for bone tissues, restoring strength after illness, and for muscle cramps and spasms. It can also be used in osteoporosis, broken bones, poor development of bones or teeth, hiatal hernias, uterine prolapse, and chronic infections. Calc Sulph is used for wound healing, building new tissues, and to help the liver detoxify the blood. It is also used in superficial burns, acne, ulcers, boils, abscesses, mucus membrane inflammation, bronchitis, sinusitis, and pinkeye. Ferr Phos helps the blood carry oxygen, strengthen the blood vessels, and fight infections. It is used in low-grade fevers, bruises, trauma, excessive nosebleeds, and anemia (especially during pregnancy), bleeding ulcers, irregular menses, toothaches, and inflamed gums. Kali Mur is contained in muscles, nerve, brain, and blood cells. It is used with to treat closed eustachian tubes, laryngitis, pleurisy, dry eczema, diarrhea, vaginal discharge, dry coughs, and can help thin mucus. Kali Phos regulates and regenerates the nervous system. It is used in fatigue, stress, exhaustion, vertigo, spasms, numbness, depression, nervous headaches, skin eruptions, stress-induced high blood pressure, numbness, and anxiety. Kali Sulph carries oxygen to the cells. It is also used with chronic ear infections, skin problems, joint or nerve pain, and chronic thick mucus. Mag Phos is found in the blood, bones, teeth, spine, nerves, and brain. It is used with muscle spasms and cramps, sudden loss of energy, back pain, pre-menstrual cramps, irritability, teething pain, and heart arrythmias. Nat Mur helps with the proper distribution of water in the body and corrects excessive dryness or moisture anywhere in the body. It is used with wet eczema, dry mouth, tinnitus, cataracts, diarrhea, blisters, fever, hayfever, and swelling. Nat Phos regulates the acid-base balance and the assimilation of fats. It can help with heartburn, arthritis, poor digestion, acid stomachaches, gall and kidney stones, excess perspiration, morning sickness, and fibromyalgia. Nat Sulph removes excess water from the cells and the connective tissue and improves liver function. It is used in diabetes, enuresis, poor appetite, jaundice, swelling, influenza, and poor digestion. Silica is found in connective tissues, bones, hair, teeth, nails, and nerve cells. It is used to improve kidney function, exhaustion, adrenal weakness, poor absorption of nutrients, and patients who are easily chilled.
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LeahBanicki posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithWe have been having a heatwave in Michigan- no rain and over 90 degrees for 2 months. I have been struggling getting my guts back in a harmonious balance, during my female cycle it always makes my guts a mess, no matter what I eat. Sometimes when it's in a bad cycle it wants to stay there. On my regime, lots of peppermint tea. Good vitamins that I can take, lots of fiber and tons of water. Started taking Bioplasma again , had forgotten about cell salts. Within a few hours of taking the Bioplasma it helped me with the weakness and the headache from the days of D. Just sharing. I gave it to my kid and my hubby, since we are sweating so much because of the heat wave it works better than Gatorade which is a lot of sugar and food dye. Bioplasma cell salts... who knew
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LeahBanicki replied to Ranne10's topic in Celiac Disease - Post Diagnosis, Recovery/Treatment(s)It takes time for your body to heal and cross contamination is a VERY big deal I have learned. Your intestines are trying so hard to heal and even the smallest crumb will trigger a reaction. I avoided Dairy for a long time to help the healing process too. Dairy if hard for your damaged villi to digest, especially if your guts are very damaged. You are probably detoxing from the wheat too. You are early in the process and packing a lunch is a good thing to do. Restaurants are dangerous places for us Celiacs and they don't understand how militant we have to be to keep it away. I have found strong peppermint tea to be helpful. Peppermint oil pills from the healthfood store can help with some of the 'hot belly' I would get. Keep your diet simple for a while and keep track of what bothers you and what doesn't. You may discover a certain thing that triggers that makes no sense. I cannot have any citrus fruits at all. NOT ONE SIP! or 5/6 days of terrible gut pain. It's tricky trying to heal something you use every day. You can't tell your intestines to go on best rest, it is a useful part of your body that has to heal and work at the same time. hang in there... We have all gone through this too.
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LeahBanicki replied to LeahBanicki's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI was diagnosed in 10/2010 Still healing, quit dairy for a long time and hadn't had any problems with it for a few months. It's fun cause our dogs are gluten free now too and so much healthier. My older dogs were having seizures and hasn't had any since we switched to 'Taste of the Wild' brand. I was the kind that gained weight while I was still undiagnosed and starving. I have been steadily losing weight and wondering if any of the fat I am losing was storing gluten. I have heard that can happen with leaky gut... Not sure if it's true. I am hyper viligant about all the extras, but fruit like apples peaches pears, etc just kill me. No citrus of any kind, not even a sip or horrible D for days. It's funny cause the last two days of taking 1000mg mg mag/cal/D in 250mg increments has actually helped my D. Just trying to be smart and write everything down. thanks for the support!
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LeahBanicki posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithHad a rough patch and really struggling to keep eating when my guts are killing me. 5 days of D and now slightly afraid to eat. All my safe foods are bothering my delicate system. My legs are crampy at night and now the extreme headaches have started up. I started taking Magnesium and Calcium and it's slowly helping. I am starting to think I need to head back to the doctor. Worried about anemia and mineral deficiencies. Most multiple vitamins make me sick and really hurt once they are slightly digested. So tired of the IBS label that explains nothing. The sublinguals cost so much that I opt out of them too often because the cost of my groceries is so high, my budget is toast. I know that I just need to be patient but being able to share my issues somewhere does make me feel better. Now to find the energy to cook something...
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I'm a big fan of the boots number 17 range of make up. It is really good value and good quality stuff as well. I have bought a number of different things from the number 17 range including eye liner, mascara, concealer and nail varnish, which I will be reviewing today.
The nail varnish comes in a huge variety of colours, I tend to go for black, red, pink or blue but there are a whole load of other colours available. I usually go for the number 17 fast finish nail varnish because I am very impatient when I'm waiting for nail varnish to dry! Even after it drys I still do everything with the weird my-nails-are-still-wet manerisms, the nail varnish wearing people will know what I'm talking about! As well as fast dry nail varnish the boots number 17 range also does crackle coat, lasting fix and supreme shine.
The fast finish nail varnish comes in 8ml bottles and currently costs £2.99 in boots, I think that is very good value, a brand named nail varnish would probably charge you up to ten pounds for a similar sized bottle. The bottle is made of clear glass so you can see the colour of the nail varnish inside and see how much nail varnish you have left. The lid is made of plastic and has a twist top, the underneath of the lid has the nail varnish brush attached.
I find the nail varnish is very good and it does dry a bit quicker than other nail varnishes which are not quick drying, The consitancy of the nail varnish is nicely thick without being too gloopy, nor is it too runny so it runs off your nails! My only gripe with the nail varnish is it tends to chip fairly easily, although I have tried some other brands of nail varnish and they chip as well, I guess a solution would be to by a chip resistant nail varnish!
All in all this is a great nail varnish, I would recommend you give it a go, might even save you a bit of money :)
I have been buying these tesco value tissues for a while as they are the cheapest available at my local tescos. The come in a box of 150 2ply tissues and currently cost 68p per box (though a quick look at the tesco website it says the box has 225 tissues in it, my box only has 150 tissues)
The box is very plain as you would expect from a product from the tesco value range. The box is rectangular and is mostly white with a red stripe around it. the top of the box has a push out oval bit that you remove after buying the tissue so you can get the tissues out!
Tesco has recently rebranded its value range to "everyday value" so the packaging has changed slightly, I have found with other items from the new "everyday value" range is nicer looking than the old value packaging.
The tissues themselves are plain white and rectangular shaped, they are 2ply so are relatively thin compared to more expensive brand named tissues. Although I prefer thicker tissues, for the price I paid I didn't expect the tissues to be equivalent to more expensive brands. The tissues are quite soft, not as good as more expensive brands but are pretty good, I find the don't hurt my nose when I blow it and are also good for wiping up small spills. The tissues do tent to tear more easily than other tissues, I sometimes use more than one to stop them tearing.
Overall these tissues are pretty good, for the price of 68p you cant really go wrong as long as you don't expect them to be the best tissues ever! I will certainly keep buying them but if you have a sensitive nose or prefer thicker tissues you might want to go for something more expensive.
I always like to have plasters in the house, nothing more annoying than cutting yourself and being unable to find a plaster, have to use some toilet roll or something to stem the bleeding.
I don't think I have ever really bought branded plasters, don't see the point really for something your going to wear for a day at most and then bin. I usually go for shops own brand plasters, whether that be the supermarket or boots I try and make sure I always have a box kicking about the house/
These boots cushioned plasters come in a green cardboard box and area available in most boots stores and online. They come in a pack of 20 assorted sizes, 16 that measure 19mm x 72mm and 4 that measure 30mm x 72mm. The plasters are all individually wrapped so they are easy to apply. The boots range also do clear plasters and waterproof plasters if that is more what you are after.
The plasters themselves are nice and cushioned without being too bulky. I find these especially useful for cuts or injuries somewhere they might get rubbed, such as on your feet or round the waistband of your trousers, the padded bit of the plaster gives the area more protecting. I have sometimes even used the plasters proactively if I am wearing shoes that rub.
Overall I would recommend these plasters, especially if you are looking for plasters with a bit of padding. They currently cost around £2 in boots for a pack which I think is a great deal.
The number 17 range is a make up range by boots. They do everything from eyeshadows to lipgloss, nail varnish to mascara. The number 17 range is usually one of the cheapest ranges of make up you will find in boots and is great value for money. I have bought several things from the boots number 17 range including the eyeshadow pots and I am very pleased with the range as a whole
The eyeshadow pots come in a huge variety of colours from subtle nudes and browns to vibrant purples greens and blues as well as sparkly silvers and golds. I have owned quite a few different colours from the range and I like to try different colours every now and again.
The eyeshadow pots are circular and are a bit bigger than a 10p piece, they are made of black plastic and have a clear plastic lid so you can see the colour inside. The lid twists off easily and you get a good amount of eye shadow within the pot. The eyeshadow is in a powder form and can be applied to your eyes with a makeup sponge or brush or even your finger. I find that the eyeshadow lasts very well and I only need to apply it once before I go out.
The current price per eyeshadow pot in boots is £3.89 which is a great price, some brand named eyeshadows can cost you up to £10 or more which I think is shocking! I would definately rather save my pennies and buy the boots number 17 eyeshadow pots.
Overall I would definately recommend these eyeshadow pots, the price is great, the colour range is excellent so there is likely to be a colour to suit everyone and every ocassion, so definately worth giving them a go.
I have suffered from hayfever on and off for around 11 or 12 years, some years I get it quite bad, some years its pretty non existent. It is not nearly as bad as it was when I was around 15 or 16, my eyes were streaming and nose was running no matter what I did! I always like to keep some antihistamines in the house just in case it flares up again.
These tesco non drowsy hayfever relief tablets contain 10mg of loratadine, I usually go for non drowsy hayfever relief as I don't want to be falling asleep! How much the others would make me fall asleep I'm not really sure. Though if loratadine doesn't work for you tesco also do cetirizine tablets which may make you drowsy.
The tesco non drowsy hayfever tablets are very cheap, currently costing 85p for a packet of 7, the cetirizine tablets cost even less at only 50p for 7! This is compared to brand named tablets such as clarityn (which contains loratadine as well) costing up to £3 for a pack of 7.
The tablets come in a cardboard box with instructions and the tablets themselves are in a blister tablet packet. The tablets are very small, kind of oval shape and white. They are very very easy to swallow, I usually don't even need to use water to swallow them. You should take one tablet every 24 hours so if you are having a massive hayfever attack one packet should last you a week.
As with most antihistamies if I am having a bad hayfever attack I find it doesn't completely stop all the symptoms, but makes them more bearable. My hayfever hasn't been too bad for a number of years, when I was younger I used antihistamines, eye drops and nasal spray to keep the symptoms at bay, and I still suffered sometimes!
Overall these are great value for money and I would definately reccomend these to any hayfever suffers, especially if you normally buy more expensive tablets. some people may fine these don't work as well for them but for 85p a packet, it is worth it to give them a go, you may save a lot of money!
My doctor recommended I get some of this cream after I was suffering from dry itchy skin on my legs. I dutifully popped off to boots to buy some and came away with a big 350g tub of e45 which cost me around £6 or £7.
E45 is a cream especially for the treatment of dry skin conditions, this includes dry, itching, flaking, chapped, rough and calloused skin as well as sunburn and detergent hands. E45 can also be used for more severe skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis. E45 is a very recognisable brand, all the products come in plain white packaging with E45 written on the front in a blue bubble, so although it is simple packaging it is easy to spot.
As well as the tub of cream I purchased, E45 is also available in a variety of other forms, this includes, lotion, emollient bath oil, shampoo, shower cream, foot and heal cream, itch relief cream, lip balm, body lotion, junior bath foam and many more. The cream I bought is also available in a 50g tube and a 125g tub. The 350g tub will cost you about £6.50 in tescos and £7 in boots.
Th cream itself a white colour and is really thick. This is really good as some creams can be quite thick and watery so If you are trying to apply the cream to a large area such as your legs it doesn't just run off onto the floor. The cream is unperfumed, it does have a bit of a smell to it but it is not overly strong, it should be suitable for most people, even those with allergies. The cream is nice and cooling when you apply it, I did find after only a few days use my skin felt softer and was less itchy. I don't use the E45 cream all that often just when I need it, so my 350g tub has lasted a long time.
The active ingredients of the E45 cream are white soft paraffin, light liquid paraffin and Anhydrous Lanolin (Medilan). It contains other ingredients as well so anyone with any allergies should check the ingredients but E45 cream should be suitable for most people.
Overall I would recommend E45 cream for those with dry skin conditions especially if you have skin allergies that might be aggravated by ingredients added to other creams.
These tesco value beans and sausages are great value and can be turned into beans on toast in less than 5 mins! A 405g tin (weird amount I know) will cost you 33p, compared to heinz version which will cost you about £1 a tin. The whole tesco value brand has recently been rebranded to "everyday value" so the packaging has changed slightly but its still the same old beans!
The tin needs to be opened with a tin opener (prefer ring pulls, but for 33p I'm not complaining) and the beans and sausages can be cooked on the hob or microwaved (they can probably be eaten cold as well if your desperate!). Half a tin does me for one meal of beans on toast but if you are extra hungry you could eat the whole lot! I usually microwave the beans and sausages and keep the half I haven't eaten in a bowl in the fridge. If you are doing this you should decant the beans and sausages out of of the tin and keep in the fridge, they should be eaten within 3 days.
The beans and sausages come in a tomatoy sauce, I find the sauce to be quite thin and watery compared to more expensive beans and sausages, but it doesn't really fuss me, can pour out some of the sauce if it is too saucy for you ;) You get around 8 sausages per tin which I think is very good, I would have thought being from the value range they may have scrimped on the sausages but they haven't. The sausages are made of pork and are pretty tasty, I'm not a big fan of sausages but I like the ones you get in tins of beans.
Nutritionally these beans and sausages are not bad. Per half tin:
Calories: 230
Saturated fat: 2.4g
Sugar: 8.3g
Salt: 1.6g
Compare this to heinz beans and sausages, per half tin:
Calories: 193
Saturated fat: 2.6g
Sugar: 9g
Salt: 2.1g
So overall they are very similar, you sometimes find that value products can be a lot less healthy compared to brand named or more expensive versions. In this case the value beans and sausages arn't too bad compared to heinz.
Overall I would recommend these beans and sausages if you are trying to save a bit of money, I think heinz are better but I will definitely continue buying these as they are great value for money!
Toilet duck is a well known brand of toilet cleaner with very recognisable adverts involving a duck! As well as the toilet duck toilet cleaner the brand also make fresh disks (deposit these on the side of the toilet instead of a rim block), fresh brush (a disposable toilet brush) and rim block
Toilet duck 3 in 1 active comes in a 750ml bottle with a curved head, this allows you to squirt the liquid under the rim of the toilet for maximum cleaning. The lid on the bottle is child safe, meaning you have to squeeze and turn it to open the bottle. Toilet duck comes in 3 "flavours"; fresh (green bottle), marine (blue bottle) and citrus (yellow bottle). I have only ever bought the green version.
The toilet duck liquid is quite thick, thicker than normal bleach and brightly coloured green (I'm assuming the other flavours are different colours). Toilet duck claims to kill 99.9% of germs, clean thoroughly and attack limescale. To use the toilet duck you just undo the lid and squirt the toilet duck under the rim of the toilet. You can either leave it in the toilet for a few hours to clean it or you can scrub it straight away. I find the toilet duck is very effective at cleaning and I only need to clean my toilet every so often as it stays clean. The smell is very pleasant, it smells kind of bleachy as you would expect from a toilet cleaner but that is fine.
Toilet duck currently costs around £1.40 and is available in most supermarkets. I feel this is a very reasonable price. Overall I would recommend toilet duck as it cleans very well and leaves your toilet smelling and looking nice and fresh
I was quite surprised to see that the tesco value pasta sauce has got such high star ratings, in my experience it is not nice at all.
I bought a couple of jars of tesco value pasta sauce a couple of months ago to go with some fresh tortellini pasta I had bought. The tortellini only needs a small amount of sauce so I didnt want to splash out on an expensive sauce, so when I saw the jars of pasta sauce for only 39p I though that was great deal and I actually bought two jars! The sauce is tomato based and comes in a glass screw top jar, each jar contains 440g of sauce. The sauce is pretty basic and contains mostly tomato, with some herbs and garlic added for extra flavour. The nutritional information per 1/4 jar is:
Calories: 23
Saturated fat: 0.2g
Sugar: 2.4g
Salt: 1.6g
Overall the calorie content is quite low which is good, though the salt and sugar seems a little high to me, though that is a common occurrence with value products, they tend to be less healthy than more expensive varieties.
The sauce is very easy to cook, can just microwave it for a few minutes or cook it on the hob, it is very fast to heat up. Since the sauce comes in a screw top jar you can reseal the jar if you don't use all the sauce and keep it in the fridge for later. The sauce should be consumed within 3 days of opening.
The sauce consistency is medium thickness and smooth. I would prefer a sauce that is a bit thicker with some lumps of veg in it but since this is from the value range I didn't expect it to be the perfect sauce. I guess if you wanted to add extra to the sauce, like bacon or chopped tomatos that would be very easy to do, I just had it on its own. The sauce smells very nice and tomatoy and i used around 1/3 of a jar to go with my tortellini.
The taste of the sauce is quite sweet but also has a tomatoey taste. At first I thought the sauce was pretty good but after a few mouthfuls I began to get a nasty after taste in my mouth, sort of a metallicy kind of bitter taste, kind of hard to describe really. I'd had the tortellini many times before and had never experienced the taste so I assumed the taste was coming from the pasta sauce. I persiveered and finished the meal but I wasn't very impressed with the sauce at all.
Overall I wouldn't recommend this sauce based on my experience, maybe I just had a bad batch as it gets mainly positive reviews from other dooyooers, but I have to say I put the rest of the the jar of sauce and the second jar I bought straight in the bin. I'm always willing to try items from the tesco value range to save a bit of money, some are good, some are not, this certainly goes in the latter category and I won't be buying it again.
I use foil quite a lot, mostly for covering the grill pan when I'm grilling stuff or for covering food in the fridge if I don't have a lid for it.
I have bought this tesco value foil for a while now, at the moment it costs 90p but prices can vary. The next brand of foil up (tescos own, but not value) will cost about £1.49 but that is only for 10m of foil while the value foil measure 290mm by 25m. The foil comes wrapped up around a cardboard tube, is a good thickness and tears easily. Unfortunately the foil does not come with a cardboard box, this can make it quite difficult to tear as you don't have the edge of the box with the teeth on it to tear against. I have got round this by originaly buying some more expensive foil with a box and keeping the box to put new rolls of foil in. Not a major issue, but it is worth noting if you are buying this foil for the first time.
Overall I would recommend this foil, especially if you use a lot of it, though I would suggest you keep an onld foil box so you can use the teeth on it to tear the value foil as it can be a bit difficult to tear other wise! (I guess you could cut it with scissors....)
These tesco value kindey beans are very good value, for only 18p for a 400g tin the cant be beaten on value! Next brand up (tescos own kidney beans, not value) are 49p for a 400g so more than double the price!
The kidney beans come in a metal tin which is plainly decorated. The tesco value range has recently been re-branded as "everyday value" so the packaging has changed slightly. The tin is now a sort of off white colour, with a nice colour picture of some kidney beans. The tin says "everyday value red kidney beans in water" and states that half a tin counts as 1 of your five a day (should have 5 portions of fruit and vegtables a day). Half a tin contains
Calories: 140
Sugar: 4.3g
Fat: 0.7g
Saturates: 0.1g
Salt: trace
The kidney beans tin needs a tin opener to open, would be nice if you had a ring pull on them but I guess you need to pay more than 18p to get that! The beans can be just cooked by themselves, either in the microwave or on the hob or can be added to meals (need to be drained first). I use them mainly for adding to home made turkey and beef burgers or for chilli concarne. The beans are a nice dark red colour and taste really nice!
Once opened the kidney beans should be used within 2 days and should be kept in the fridge. You should transfer the beans to a non metallic container and put in the fridge if you are keeping them.
Over all I would recommend these kidney beans, I have been buying them for a while and have never had any problems with them, why pay more when you can only pay 18p!
I have a wee first aid kit at home that contains things like plasters, painkillers, tape, bandage, antiseptic cream ect.I'm a bit of a clutz (not so much now but when I was a kid I actually used to fall over every day) so its handy to have these things around.
I used to keep savalon in my wee kit but as I'm a cheapskate (times are hard right now, every penny is a prisioner!) I decided to try boots own brand antiseptic cream instead. It cost me around £1.39 for a 35g tube, it is also available in a 60g or 100g tube, but as I don't use it that much (my clutzy days are coming to an end) I decided to go for the 35g tube. A 60g tube of savlon will cost you around £2.89 in boots. Ok so not a huge price difference if you look at gram for gram, but better than nothing.
The boots antiseptic cream comes in a green coloured cardboard box with the tube of cream inside which is also green (I'm guessing this is an old picture that is shown here. The box has instructions on it as well as on the tube. the tube has a screw cap and it is sealed when you first open it.
Boots antiseptic cream is a non-greasy cream that can be used for healing and soothing of, minor cuts, grazes, burns or scolds, sunburn, dry chapped skin, nappy rash, insect bites and spots/pimples. I mainly use it if I get a cut or a small burn. The cream is a white colour and has a slight scent too it, it smells quite medical, like a hospital or something but it is in no way unpleasant. I find the cream to be very cooling and soothing and I do feel it helps things heal a bit faster.
Overall I would recommend this cream, I think it is great value for money and a great item to have in your first aid kit.
My boyfriend was in need of some new deodorant, he was a bit fed up of his old deodorant (I forget what it was, some other lynx deodorant though) so next time we were at the shops we browsed the isles for something new and came across this.
This review is on africa lynx dry, not sure if its exactly the same as africa lynx but I'm assuming its very similar. The lynx africa dry comes in a silver 150ml metal can with a black lid. The lid is quite funky, instead of coming off the lid bit twists which pushes up the spray bit of the can. I guess this means that you can't lose the lid which might happen! The smell of the lynx is very nice, I think some lynx deodorants can smell horrible but this one is lovely. It is quite sweet smelling which might put some people off, but it does have that kind of "manly" smell to it as well, other wise it would be quite girly!
The instructions on the can suggest you shake it well, hold it about 15cm from your armpit and spray, pretty standard instructions for deodorant really. Obviously since this is an aerosol can it is highly flammable so no spraying it and lighting it! My boyfriend says the deodorant works well and tends to last him all day, he sometimes has to re-apply if he's been out working on his car or something but otherwise its fine.
The deodorant cost around £3 which is pretty standard for a brand name deodorant, if you want cheaper you can go for own brand. Overall I would recommend it based on the smell and my boyfriend would recommend it because it works well :)
My bathroom seems to be a bit of a dust magnet for some reason. When I use a cloth to wipe it down it just gets full of the dust and when I try and rinse it away it just kinda sticks to the cloth which isn't great. I noticed these wipes in tescos recently so I thought I may as well give them a go.
The wipes are located in the cleaning isle in tescos and come in a bright blue packet. The packet says "bathroom wipes" in large letters and currently cost £1.20 for 40 wipes. They are currently on offer at 2 for £2 and there is a whole range of tesco cleaning products included in this offer. The packet of wipes has a resealable opening, much like packers of baby wipes, to keep the wipes from drying out.
It is easy to pull a wipe from the packet although sometimes 2 or more can come out at once so you have to be careful. The wipes do not have a strong scent and are only slightly moist but are very good at cleaning. I use them all over the bathroom including the sink, bath, toilet and even the floor so they are very versitile! The biggest plus side of these wipes is that you can just through them out after use so you don't have to rinse them out. I find the wipes do get the bathroom nice and clean and the wipes are pretty robust so they don't fall apart when they get wet (worth noting they should NOT be flushed down the toilet, will clog up the drains!)
Overall I would definitely recommend these wipes, my only concern with them is they are rather wasteful (use once and through away) however I only have one bathroom and it is pretty small so I dont feel too bad about it!
I am a big fan of irn bru, although I don't drink fizzy drinks all that often but when I do I mainly go for diet irn bru (sugary stuff is good too but this I better for your teeth and your weight).
Irn bru is made in Scotland (from girders!) and is sometimes advertised as "Scotland's other national drink" (whisky being the first national drink of course). Irn bru was first produced in the town of Falkirk in Scotland in 1901 and was then known as "Strachan's Brew", it was changed to Irn Bru in 1946 due to a change in the law, it couldn't be called a "brew" because it wasn't brewed. A low calorie version of Irn Bru was launched in 1980, it was re-branded as diet Irn Bru in 1991 and changed again in 2011 to sugar free Irn Bru.
Sugar free Irn Bru is a low calorie fizzy drink which is a very vivid orange colour, the drink contains caffeine and a vast range of flavourings. What does Irn bru taste like? well that's anyone's guess really! The manufacturers claim that it has a slight citrus flavour, all I can say is it tastes like Irn Bru and I love it!
Both standard and sugar free Irn Bru is widely available in the UK, especially Scotland where for a long time it outsold Coca Cola (number one seller everywhere else in the world) but now sales of Irn bru and Coca Cola are about equal. Sugar free Irn Bru comes in cans and bottles. It is available in a variety of can sizes which are: 150ml (fun size), 330ml (standard) and limited edition 500ml (not sure if this is available any more). The fun size and standard size cans available in multipacks of various amounts (6,8,12,24). There are also a variety of bottle sizes that sugar free Irn bru is available in, 250ml, 500ml, 1 litre, 2 litre and 3 litre. The 250ml bottles usually come in multipacks (but also come as single bottles) and the 2 litre bottles can be bough in packs of 2 or 4. You can also get sugar free Irn Bru in glass bottles (some people say it tastes better in fact) the glass bottles are 750ml and if you return them to a shop you get money back (think its 25p?).
The cost of Irn Bru is about the same as any other brand named fizzy drink, around 60p for a 330ml can, £8 for a pack of 24 cans or around £1.70 for a 2 litre bottle. Irn bru certainly is a taste experience, some people don't like it, some people love it, so if you have never tried it then I suggest you give it a try!


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If you can think of a formula to set-forth with brown sugar and molasses, I would be willing to try it for this Tuesday. I knew molasses is added to white sugar to make brown sugar, because of our use of brown sugar in our Caramel Corn business. I know from adding brown sugar and corn syrup together from making the caramel corn, the taste is sweet when the caramel corn is finished, but not that really sweet, if that makes any sense. I asked how the crumb of the MMs pies became so nice and light brown in color, and the kitchen manager said it was from the molasses. I find you comment about Vitamin E interesting. What do you suggest to do about that?Edit: I didn't have time to search, but is there any meaning from what the sign that MM's had posted on the one door that said Dough Boys Enterprises LLC? Is there anything you want me to look for in the whole pie I brought home? It is still whole.
Norma, First things first. To preserve the slice of MM pizza for Steve, you might want to immerse it in embalming fluid from a local mortuary. No, just kidding. I think I would freeze it. The slice might be a bit soggy upon defrosting, but if you reheat it in your deck oven at market, that might drive off some of the moisture and let Steve at least taste the crust and its relative sweetness. On the matter of crust sweetness, the MM pizza I had in Florida had a distinct sweetness. Maybe it is because I use so little sugar in my diet that I have a lower threshhold for detecting sweetness. It drives me crazy when I pick up sugar in products where I don't think that it should even be present, or to the degree that it appears to be present in the products. As you may know, when food processors got rid of fat and some of the salt in their products, they replaced them with sugar and other sweeteners. In the case of MM, it is also possible that using messy liquid molasses, as the MM rep told me is used, that the manufacturing process in the MM commissary has variations in molasses from dough batch to dough batch. The reason I asked you about the dough management protocol at the MM DC location is because I wanted to see if they were doing something that might reduce the sweetness in the finished crust. In one of my first experiments in this thread, I used 7% molasses (Grandma's Mild Flavor molasses), 2% oil and 54% hydration. And no other sweetener. The "adjusted" hydration to compensate for the water content of the molasses was 55.54%. When I added the 2% oil, I got an "effective" hydration of 57.54%. However, while I thought that the finished crust was delicious, principally because of the molasses flavor, the crust (and the dough from which it was made) was much darker than an MM dough and the dough was hard to open up to form a skin because it was stiff. That is what led me to increase the hydration. When I later switched over to the Grandma's Original molasses, which is a first boil product, I was able to use more of that molasses without adversely affecting the dough and crust coloration because it is a lighter molasses. Whether the samples of liquid molasses that you will soon be receiving allow you to use more of those products remains to be seen despite the admonition that were given to you by the lady at Domino's Specialty Ingredients. My thinking at this point is to drop back or even eliminate the added turbinado (raw cane sugar) and stick with the liquid Grandma's Original molasses but use more of it, mainly for the complexity of the sweetness of the molasses as opposed to the somewhat cloying sweetness of the raw cane sugar. Maybe we have been looking for love sweetness in all the wrong places. On the matter of the tenderness and moistness of the finished crust, November once indicated that oil and sugar both have the capacity to retain moisture although oil is better at retaining moisture before the dough is baked and sugar is better at retaining the moisture during baking (see Reply 1 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,5043.msg42739/topicseen.html#msg42739). I had lowered the amount of oil that I first started playing around with to make the finished crust less breadlike and more dense and chewy. I think I would rather increase the amount of molasses rather than increasing the amount of oil, even if it means a darker dough and crust. Peter
I have one other observation I have wondered about since I was on the way home last evening. I saw the pie makers open the dough for my pies, dress my pies, and watched them baked in the oven. I saw them take my pies out of the oven, but than sat down to wait for my pies. When the pie maker removed the pies from the oven, I didnt watch how the melted butter with garlic was brushed on, or how the Parmesan cheese was applied. They take the pies back somewhere to do that. It makes me wonder how the pies rim then gets so brown and glossy looking, when it wasnt like that when they first took it out of the oven. None of the pies coming out of the oven has that brown glossing looking rim. I now wish I would have tried to watch how they did that if I could have watched. Did anyone else watch that process when they were at a MMs pizzeria?
Norma,I recall seeing a couple of MM videos where there was a fellow next to the oven who applied the garlic butter to the crust and dusted it with grated cheese. I seem to recall in one of the videos that the garlic butter was in a clear container. I tried to find that particular video but there are so many MM-related videos that I couldn't find it even though I thought it was referenced in this thread. However, I did find this video, at , that also shows a fellow next to the oven putting something on the pizza with a brush, with a cheese shaker in the same general work area. I couldn't make out what he was dabbing on the pizza. After we struggled trying to find out why the crusts were not sweet, I even wondered whether the MM workers who made the MM pizza I had put something like honey on the rim so that the grated cheese would stick better and not get absorbed into the garlic butter yet make the crust taste sweet. To test out this theory, I put some honey on the rim of the crust of one of my test pizzas. The rim was sweeter but it was not the same kind of sweetness I remembered. Maybe they are putting something like regular sugar or a sugar syrup in the garlic butter or in another container. That might give the rim the glossiness you mentioned. The use of cornmeal on the top of the skin is shown in the video with Dustin at .Peter
I am back here are the few pics I got from the new Mellow Mushroom location in Hilton Head Island SC
Norma,Sometimes it makes sense to take a break from the action. But if you are interested in trying out another MM clone, I am willing to assist. I would just need to know what ingredients you want to use. I have been assuming that you have been using an unbleached high-gluten flour but I couldn't recall whether you had used the Grandma's Original molasses yet.Peter
Yes Norma I detected a sweetness in the crust that I had a hard time to put my finger on the taste. Cake Yes My crumb and texutre was very similar to yours quite tight, small, Cake like ? not High gluten chewy from what I remember. I am thinking they do not do a long fermentation which does not give it time to develope much flavor. Maybe that is why they put the cheese on the rim and stuff other flavors in there? I think the sauce had a different flavor as well. I tried to get a suace only bite to see if I could get the tomatoe but there were alot of flavors spices going on in the sauce as well. I do prefer a good NY style bit thinner, or cracker but i dont know many chains that are making anything I could eat on a regular basis . I only tried this because the locals said go and I wanted to see the buzz about this thread. I liked the overall taste and as far as chains go I feel it is very good. They put out alot of pies I counted 10 people in the kutchen 4-5 on the full length pizza table. I am home now and guess what I am making 100% caputo last night Pizza Napolitano tonight miss it after 2 weeks and its beautiful outside !good luck with the cloning I will be watching now for sure John
Turns out I know the wife of the guy that owns our local Mellow Mushroom store in Decatur, Ga.I will probably see her in sometime in the next couple weeks. Post a list of questions and I will see what I can find out.
Norma,I think it makes sense to try using a combination of Grandma's Original molasses and brown sugar. That thought crossed my mind when I was at the supermarket recently, as I reported, and saw the light and brown sugars and wondered whether they were refined sugars. It was the "refined white sugar(s)" versus "refined sugar(s)" issue that led me to call MM. Where we are missing useful information is in relation to the protocol for the frozen dough balls. I saw a video yesterday where the MM pizza maker mentioned placing the frozen dough balls into the cooler to let them defrost. However, he didn't say whether it was one day, two days, or maybe even three days--or maybe something different. From a fermentation standpoint, it makes a big difference whether you are using one, two or three days of defrost/fermentation. For example, if the fermentation time in the cooler is long, say, three days, the protease enzymes can attack the gluten structure and cause release of the water from its chemical bond. That could make the dough more extensible even though it might look like it is quite dense, and the dough might open up more easily even if it is cold. I'm guessing here. Also, knowing the defrost/fermentation protocol could also tell us more about the amount of yeast, and maybe other ingredients, one might start out with to fit the fermentation period. As we speculated before, maybe the defrost/fermentation period determines how sweet the finished crust is. Before I forget, I am going to pose some questions to GlennC. for when he visits the Decatur, GA MM store soon. In your case, you might try using a fair amount of Grandma Original molasses with either light or brown sugar, with the goal being to end up with a final dough color that is close to the color of an MM dough. There is no easy mathematical way of determining how much of the two ingredients to use to achieve that objective. So, some experimentation will be required. Maybe something like 7% Grandma's Original molasses and about 4% brown sugar will work. You can also lower the nominal hydration by a percent if you think that is called for based on your recent observations at the DD MM location. You might skip the wheat germ this time also. I am thinking of making an MM clone dough ball and just watch it go over a cycle of two or three days after moving it from the freezer to my refrigerator compartment to see how it changes over the entire period. Peter
Norma,Today I made a clone MM dough ball with a hydration of 54%, soybean oil at 3%, light brown sugar at 4% and Grandma's Original molasses at 7%. Light brown sugar has around 3.6% molasses, so the 7% molasses inches up a little bit. It is hard to know from photos and videos when you have matched the dough color of an MM dough. You would have to place one of your clone dough balls right next to a real MM dough ball. However, I believe that around 7% Grandma's Original molasses comes quite close. I was looking for a more golden-tan color than a pure tan color and I believe that I achieved it. Now I'd like to see what effect the non-molasses part of the light brown sugar has on final crust sweetness. If it is too sweet, I can raise the amount of Grandma's Original molasses and lower the light brown sugar, or visa versa if the crust is not sweet enough. But sweetness alone is not enough. I want the complexity of sweetness that molasses brings.It is often tricky to extract information out of people without sounding knowledgeable and tipping your hand. You almost have to conduct yourself like Lieutenant Columbo, the TV detective that Peter Falk made famous. You want them to think that you are somewhat of a harmless, bumbling klutz. But behind the klutz facade is a scheme that gets the information.Peter


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by Portfolio Grader | February 27, 2013 8:00 am
This week, three Semiconductor stocks are improving their overall ratings on Portfolio Grader[1]. Each of these stocks is rated an "A" ("strong buy") or "B" overall ("buy").
This week, FSI International (NASDAQ:FSII[2]) is showing good progress as the company's rating jumps from a B ("buy") last week to an A ("strong buy"). FSI International is a supplier of processing equipment used at key production steps to manufacture microelectronics, including semiconductor devices and thin film heads. In Portfolio Grader's specific subcategories of Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, and Sales Growth, FSII also gets A's. For more information, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of FSII stock[3].
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ARCATA -- The Fire Arts Center is presenting "The Elephant Show" this month, with a reception tonight during Arts! Arcata from 6 to 9 p.m. Partial proceeds from this event will go to The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn.
Many members of the Fire Arts Center have created diverse elephant-inspired pieces, from platters with intricate glaze design work to detailed sculptural pieces, all of which will be on display.
Members said the reason for the show is that they are "truly inspired by the work being done at The Elephant Sanctuary to support and protect these endangered animals."
The Elephant Sanctuary is the country's largest natural-habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. Residents at the sanctuary are retired from circuses and zoos, with ample acreage and specially designed habitats to facilitate a healthy and natural life. Each elephant has its own special story, each life and story as individual as any human being's.
One such story is that of Sissy, an Asian elephant born in Thailand in 1969. In 1981 while captive in a zoo in Gainesville, Texas, a flood killed many of the animals at the zoo. Sissy was presumed dead as well, but when the waters started to recede, she was seen with her trunk wrapped around a tree; she had managed to keep it above the water line and thus survived.
After that experience, Sissy was traumatized around water. She retired in 2000 and has lived at the Elephant Sanctuary, where she has healed from her trauma and is now seen swimming with her friends.
For more information on the Elephant Sanctuary and the upcoming elephant show, visit www.fireartscenter.com to find a link to the sanctuary. The artists are also working on a web page featuring the artwork to be sold at the show.
Indian fusion music will be provided by Thatcher Holvick-Norton from 6 to 8 p.m during the Arts! Arcata opening tonight.
The community is invited to come support these magnificent and endangered elephants.


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Madonna Pictures With Brahim Zabat and Lourdes Leon
Madonna Hits the Water With Boyfriend Brahim and Bikini-Clad Lourdes!
Madonna Hits the Water With Boyfriend Brahim and Bikini-Clad Lourdes!
Madonna was back on a jet ski yesterday for more fun in the Mediterranean with her kids Mercy and Lourdes, as well as her boyfriend, Brahim. Lourdes Leon was in a bikini for their latest day on the water, just as she was last week, though this time it seemed she had a guy pal there to hang out and jet ski with. Madonna and her crew have moved to the South of France, where they're staying at the Eden Roc Hotel in Antibes, following a stay on the Basque coast. She's due to show off her movie WE at the Toronto Film Festival, but first up will be a stop in Italy. Madonna will also premiere the biopic about Wallis Simpson and Prince Edward on Sept. 1 during the Venice Film Festival.
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KAZAN, Russia -- KAZAN, Russia -- The 2013 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team (3-0) completed preliminary round play with a perfect record and will advance to the quarterfinals as the top seed from Group B after dispatching Brazil (1-2) 105-75 on Wednesday at Miras Sports.
Next up for the USA will be a quarterfinal match-up at 2:30 a.m. ET (10:30 a.m. Kazan time) on Friday, July 12, where the team will face the No. 2 seed from Group A, which will be the loser of Wednesday's meeting between Russia (2-0) and Sweden (2-0).
Tennessee point guard Ariel Massengale (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) came off the bench to register a team-high-tying 21 minutes of action in the triumph. The 5-foot-6 Lady Vol standout contributed two points, an assist and a steal for her squad while missing on her only attempt from the field and going two of four from the charity stripe.
In three games this week, Massengale is averaging 18.0 minutes, 4.3 points, two assists and 1.7 steals per contest while committing only two turnovers in those contests. She is shooting .500 percent from the field (3-6), .333 percent from three-point range (1-3) and .750 (6-8) from the free throw line.
Aaryn Ellenberg (University of Oklahoma/Las Vegas, Nev.) shot 5-of-9 from 3-point range and scored all of her game-high 19 points in the first half, including 14 in the first quarter to lead the U.S. attack vs. Brazil. Ellenberg's five 3-point makes tied Suzie McConnell (1991 versus Ireland) for the most 3-pointers made by a U.S. player at the World University Games. Also etching her name into the record book, Odyssey Sims (Baylor University/Irving, Texas) tied the USA World University Games individual game high with 10 assists, matching the mark previously recorded by Kamie Ethridge in 1985 against Canada.
"We had a great start and a big first quarter," said USA head coach Sherri Coale (University of Oklahoma). "Every time that we shared the ball, went inside-outside or changed sides of the floor, we got great shots and made most of them. I think the take-away for the team is to understand how shooting percentage is so positively affected by the number of passes you make in a possession."
The USA scored the first 10 points of the game against Brazil, much like they scored the first eight points against Czech Republic on Tuesday night, and the catalyst, once again, was Ellenberg, who scored 14 first-quarter points after scoring 10 in the opening period against Czech Republic. Ellenberg hit four 3-pointers before checking out for the remainder of the quarter with 3:53 left and the USA ahead, 22-5. The U.S. advantage would build to 36-16 at the end of the first quarter.
The USA built its lead to 56-32 at the halftime break and continued to stretch the margin in the third period. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (University of Connecticut/Anaheim Hills, Calif.) made a 3-pointer assisted by Sims with 4:22 left in the third quarter to put the USA ahead, 75-39, and allow Sims to tie the U.S. World University Games single-game assist record. The USA led 82-51 entering the final quarter.
A jump shot in the paint by Liston with 7:55 left in the fourth quarter gave the USA its largest lead of the game at 37 points (89-52), an amount the USA would reach three more times in the game before ultimately arriving at the final score of 105-75.
Crystal Bradford (Central Michigan University/Detroit, Mich.) scored 12 points, while Jordan Hooper (University of Nebraska/Alliance, Neb.) and Mosqueda-Lewis each added 11 points and ReShanda Gray (University of California/Los Angeles, Calif.) contributed 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting to give the USA five scorers in double-digits. Theresa Plaisance (Louisiana State University/New Orleans, La.) led the USA with seven rebounds.
The USA shot 48.8 percent from the field (41-84 FGs) with 24 of the field goals being assisted. Brazil shot 46.9 percent from the field (30-64 FGs) but turned the ball over 23 times which led to 36 U.S. points coming off turnovers. Mosqueda-Lewis and Sims each had three steals to lead the USA.
"I expect to see a little bit more of an edge," said Coale on what she expects to be different in the quarterfinal round. "I sure hope our team has a little bit more of an edge, but I expect the opponents will. I expect there will be a few more people in the arena, and it will have a little bit more of a heartbeat to it than today's game did."


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AiS Challenge Awards
In addition to being an educational experience, the Challenge is a
competition. It is designed to encourage
students to perform at the highest possible level. While we recognize
that many first-time participants may feel as though they cannot compete
with more experienced students, there are many levels of recognition that
can be attained for participants of all level.
First Place Team: Each student on the team will receive a
$1,000.00 Savings Bond. The teacher will receive a donation of
computer equipment for their use in their classroom.
Second Place Team: Each student on the team will receive a
$500.00 Savings Bond. The teacher will receive a donation of
computer equipment for their use in their classroom.
Honorable Mention Teams: Each student and sponsoring teacher
on the team will receive a Gift.
The following are anticipated as additional awards consisting of trophies and/or plaques:
Additional Team Awards
Judges Special Recognitions
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Teamwork - IBM
Best Written Report - Society for Technical Communications
Best Professional Presentation - Albuquerque Tribune
Electronic Search and Browse - New Mexico CHECS
High Performance Computing - Cray
Creativity and Innovation - Sandia National Laboratories
Environmental Modeling - LANL
NMNWSE award -
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Engineering (NMNWSE) will present an award to the best project
by a woman or a team with a majority of women. The award will consist
of $50 for the team to split, plus for each team member a CD of our
booklet "Careers: Exploring the Possibilities" (also available online
at http://nmnwse.org), a NMNWSE book bag, and an NMNWSE award certificate.
NMNWSE is sponsoring this award to promote
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Chapel: Dr. Paige Patterson - February 25, 2014 - Calendar - Cedarville University
Chapel: Dr. Paige Patterson
February 25, 2014 from 10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Today's speaker is Dr. Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Their motto "Preach the Word, Reach the World" captures for students the historic pledge of Southwestern Seminary to serve both churches and a lost world by equipping ministers for their God-ordained task. Dr. Patterson has served as president since 2003.
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Tensions between American Airlines and its pilots have been impacting passengers with hundreds of flight delays and cancellations, but there may be some movement in the contract standoff on Wednesday.
The company has invited pilots back to the bargaining table. The pilots and American haven't set a date yet, but the formal invitation by the airline to resume negotiations is a start to ending the stalemate.
Leaders for the Allied Pilots Association will meet at its Fort Worth Headquarters Wednesday afternoon to plot their next stop.
The tension between pilots and the airline boiled over in early September, when a bankruptcy judge allowed American to toss out its pilots contracts. The union rejected the company's final offer.
American immediately imposed new pay and work rules, which angered pilots.
Since then, passengers have been caught up in the fallout with a series of flight changes.
The airline blames pilots for more maintenance write-ups. The pilots argue that they're just being cautious, until they say they get a fair deal.
"You've got to realize, without the safety net of a contract guys are going to engage in some cautious operational decision-making," says Tom Hoban of the Allied Pilots Association. "This corporation can come in at any time and terminate anyone for cause. So we're going to dot our "i's" and cross our "t's. It's a lot like pulling up alongside a state trooper on the highway, How are you going to behave? Well, I'm going to go the speed limit. I'm going to use my turn signals. I'm going to do everything I can to stay within the limit of law. It's hard to describe the effect on how we operate, and it does tend to cause to be a bit more cautious because our license are on the line here."
American is under pressure to reach a compromise with pilots before it emerges from bankruptcy and claims the company has been trying to meet with pilots for weeks. Pilots wanted the invitation back to the bargaining table in writing. The flight attendants and ground workers have already agreed to concessions and have new contracts.
Wednesday morning, NBC5 expects to learn exactly how many of American's Transport Workers Union members opted for an early retirement option by the midnight deadline, avoiding looming layoffs.


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San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 5: Tim Lincecum not quite dominant, but close
At first glance at Tuesday's start, it seems like the same old story for Tim Lincecum.
One bad inning.
Lincecum gave up four runs on five hits — and just one walk — in six innings of work. All four runs (not to mention four of the hits and the lone walk) occurred in the second inning.
In the other five innings, Lincecum set down 15 of the 16 batters he faced. Carlos Quentin's sixth-inning double was the lone baserunner in those innings. All eight of Lincecum's strikeouts came after the Padres' four-run second.
But even the second inning wasn't as terrible as it looked.
It started off bad, with a Quentin home run followed by a Chase Headley double.
After John Baker flied out, Logan Fosythe walked, then Everth Cabrera singled home the second run.
But this is where Lincecum almost escaped without further damage.
Anthony Bass, attempting to sacrifice, bunted hard to Brandon Belt, who threw out Forsythe at third. But in making the glove exchange, third baseman Joaquin Arias dropped the ball, preventing an inning-ending double play.
However, on second glance, the Giants were lucky to get one out on the play.
Replays showed that Arias not only came off the bag before catching the ball, it's not even clear he caught the ball cleanly at all. So could have easily had been bases loaded with one out.
That's important because Cameron Maybin then hit a Lincecum changeup off his shoe tops for a broken-bat, two-run double.
Lincecum said: "Nine times out of 10 if I throw that same pitch to him, maybe it's a double play."
Well, as long as Starlin Castro isn't your shortstop.
But after the second, Lincecum shut down the Padres and gave his team a chance to rally, which they did by tying the game with a three-run sixth.
The Giants even took the lead in the seventh, giving Lincecum the chance to get the win.
But home runs in the eighth by Quentin and in the ninth of Forsythe (his first career home run) turned a possible win into a Giants loss — the seventh consecutive loss in a Lincecum start.
Since May 4, the Giants are 0-7 in Lincecum starts; 19-5 in starts by the other four starters.
Madison Bumgarner starts against Clayton Richard in a funky San Diego 3:35 p.m. start.


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ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly), 1999-2001 [United States] (ICPSR 4248)
Alternate Title: ACTIVE, 1999-2001
Principal Investigator(s): Tennstedt, Sharon, New England Research Institutes; Morris, John, Hebrew Senior Life-Boston; Unverzagt, Frederick, Indiana University; Rebok, George, Johns Hopkins University; Willis, Sherry, Pennsylvania State University; Ball, Karlene, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Marsiske, Michael, University of Florida
ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly), 1999-2001 [United States] was a multisite randomized controlled trial conducted at six field sites with New England Research Institutes (NERI) as the coordinating center. The field sites included the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged in Boston, Indiana University, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Florida/Wayne State University (Detroit). The primary aim of the trial was to test the effects of three distinct cognitive interventions -- previously found to be successful in improving elders' performance on basic measures of cognition under laboratory or small-scale field conditions -- on measures of cognitively demanding daily activities. Trainings consisted of an initial series of ten group sessions followed by four-session booster trainings at one and three years. The three cognitive interventions focused on memory, executive reasoning, and speed of processing. The design included a no-contact control group. Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after training, and annually thereafter. A total of 2,832 older adults were enrolled in the trial, and 2,802 were included in the analytical sample. Twenty-six percent of the participants were African American.
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Tennstedt, Sharon, John Morris, Frederick Unverzagt, George Rebok, Sherry Willis, Karlene Ball, and Michael Marsiske. ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly), 1999-2001 [United States]. ICPSR04248-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-06-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04248.v3
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- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Nursing Research
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: activities of daily living, aging, aging population, cognitive functioning, cognitive processes, everyday life, independent living, living conditions, mental health, older adults, quality of life
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, United States
- 1999--2001
- 1999--2001
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Persons 65 and older who were noninstitutionalized, but were at risk of loss of functional independence.
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- AN1 -- 1st Annual Post-Test
- AN2 -- 2nd Annual Post-Test
- AVLT -- Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
- BL AVLT -- Baseline Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
- CRT -- Complex Reaction Time
- EPT -- Everyday Problems Test
- HVLT -- Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
- OTDL -- Observed Tasks of Daily Living
- PAN1 -- 1st Annual Post-Test
- PT -- Post-Test
- PT AVLT -- Post-Test Baseline Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
- Rivermead -- Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test
- UFOV -- Useful Field of Vision
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Only a particular subset of the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test was used for ACTIVE.
The 10th Annual Post-Test of the ACTIVE study is also available from ICPSR (ICPSR 36036). Included in ICPSR 36036 is a newer version of the Analysis Dataset which includes data from the 10th Annual Post-Test as well as data from the previous tests. Users are advised that the ICPSR 36036 version of the Analysis Dataset may include updates to the earlier data and should consider using the newer version of this file for analyses.
Sample: The sample consisted of 2,832 persons aged 65 to 94 recruited from 6 metropolitan areas in the United States. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recruited participants from residents of Jefferson County, Alabama, who were licensed to drive or who possessed nondriver ID cards issued through the Alabama Department of Public Safety, and they recruited from UAB eye clinics. The Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged (HRCA) in Boston, Massachusetts, recruited from congregate and senior housing sites, senior centers, and a registry of volunteers for aging research at the Harvard Cooperative Program on Aging. Indiana University recruited clients of the Community Centers of Indianapolis and through local churches and senior organizations. Johns Hopkins University recruited from senior centers, churches, senior housing, and senior organizations in the Baltimore, Maryland, metropolitan area and in Cumberland, Maryland. Pennsylvania State University recruited from the enrollment files of a state-funded pharmaceutical assistance program for low-income elders, called PACE. And Wayne State University recruited from community organizations, churches, and senior housing in metropolitan Detroit, as well as from state of Michigan driver registration lists. The study design also included a no-contact control group.
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- 2010-06-30 Part 43, Analysis Dataset, has been updated.
- 2009-08-06 This is the update of the previously archived ACTIVE study, Limited Access from Baseline to Second Annual. The current submission is for Third Annual and Fifth Annual assessments. New datasets include: Forms 706a, 706b, 713, 714, 803, 804, 813, and 814. The following datasets have been updated and include Annual 3 and 5 data: Forms 5, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 411, 422, 611a, 611b, 612, 613, 614, 615a, 615b, 616, 617, 619, and 717. The Analysis dataset (analydat) has data from baseline to Annual 5.
- 2008-09-29 New datasets added are Forms 5, 411, 510, 616, 618 and 619. Updated datasets are Forms 2, 4, 700, 705 and 610.
- 2006-05-02 Additional Principal Investigators were added. No other changes were made.
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GAIL - Global Alliance for Innovative Learning
What is GAIL?
Kristin School is part of the Global Alliance for Innovative Learning (GAIL), a community of eight schools that are geographically dispersed, but share a common vision for school education in the 21st Century. All of the members of the Global Alliance are independent, not for profit, co-educational schools committed to fostering understanding and authentic, purposeful friendship around the world.
Who makes up the GAIL community?
There are eight schools:
Woodstock School, Mussoorie, India
Kimball Union Academy, New Hampshire, USA
Grange College, Santiago, Chile
Western International School of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, Scotland
Prestige College, Pretoria, South Africa
Scotch College, Adelaide, Australia
Kristin School, Auckland, New Zealand
What does GAIL do?
There are a wide range of opportunities for our Kristin community to engage in the GAIL programme.
GAIL Convention
Since 2014, students have been given the opportunity to connect and form lifelong friendships through an annual GAIL convention. Students from each school gather together, working on a meaningful global challenge and sharing their culture and perspectives on important issues. Recent conventions in Adelaide, Australia and Mussoorie, India have been very successful. Projects emerge from each convention such as the educational resources our students created for a local Indian school (Kapani) and we have recently financially supported the implementation of a wireless internet connection for the Kapani children. 2016 saw a successful convention in Aberdeen, Scotland with "Energy" as a theme to bring everyone together.
2016 Convention in Aberdeen, Scotland >>
GAIL Student Exchanges
Each year there are opportunities for our students to spend a period of time experiencing life in another GAIL school. The exchange aims to engage students in a broader educational experience, immersing them in the culture and tradition of a host school, while also developing a wider global perspective. In 2016, Kristin had the opportunity to host their first GAIL exchange student, Kelsey Schiltkamp, from Kimball Union Academy, USA. Kelsey's Exchange >>
GAIL Teacher Fellowships
As part of our professional development programme, Kristin supports GAIL staff to participate in an international educational experience with a focus on action research. This programme offers the opportunity for new knowledge and understandings to be generated by our staff, for the benefit of all GAIL schools. Recently two members of our Technology team visited Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen, Scotland to learn more about both the STEM curriculum and the extra-curricular Duke of Edinburgh programme.
Year 1-13 Classroom Connections
A powerful form of collaboration is the connection of students from all eight GAIL schools within the classroom - for all ages across our three schools. Whether it is Humanities, Science or Music, students from each of the GAIL schools can connect with each other, to gain an international perspective on the curriculum they are currently focussing on. The sharing of new ideas, experiences and cultural understandings can add significant value to the educational experiences for our students here at Kristin School.
If you would like to know more about GAIL and the many different opportunities to engage in the programme please email Sarah Wakeford.


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Wars, floods and the gift of chickens (2011 True Spirit of Christmas)
Yesterday, November 28, marked the start of World Vision's 2011 True Spirit of Christmas trip -- a three-week quest to discover the true meaning of the season and to witness just how Gift Catalog donations impact children and families around the world. This post was written by Kirsten Stearns, host for this year's trip, on day 1 from the community of Horowpothana in Sri Lanka. Stay up to date with our team on the World Vision Facebook page and website.
Although my time in Sri Lanka has been brief so far, I have learned a lot and am excited to spend more time with the community in the coming days.
Our Sri Lanka trip is based in the community of Horowpothana in the northern part of the country. This community is just coming out of 30 years of war, which ended in 2009 but was followed by one of the worst floods in the area on record. Despite all of this hardship, World Vision staff are working to help local community members lift themselves out of this terrible poverty cycle, fueled by years of war and natural disaster.
As the World Vision director in Horowpothana said, "Now people are looking forward and thinking about the future [not just about safety]."
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Today, I got to meet Chamila and her daughter, Piyumi, who have received the gift of chickens through World Vision's Gift Catalog.
Chamila had nothing before the chickens. She would take Piyumi, who is now 6 years old, to day jobs with her in an effort to make enough money to survive. But the travels during war time and after were dangerous for Piyumi. Even so, Chamila had no choice.
Now, with the chickens, not only is Chamila able to stay home, but Piyumi is able to attend school. She says she loves being in school and being with her chickens.
It is obvious that little Piyumi loves the sense of responsibility that comes with her chickens — she feeds, waters, and catches any loose chickens that escape from the coop. It was amazing to see a 6-year-old girl so eager to help with her family's chores. It's clear she understands the incredible impact these chickens have had on her and her mother's life.
When asked about how the chickens benefit her family, mother Chamila only talks about her daughter's future. She is in school, she is happier, she has a future, and her mom can spend time with her. Neither Chamila nor Piyumi stop smiling. Their smiles are infectious and beautiful.
World Vision's goal is to partner with each of you to create 600,000 smiles like Chamila's and Piyumi's this Christmas — through items like chickens and others we will see together over the duration of this trip in the next several weeks. As we seek to discover the impact of your Gift Catalog donations, I know that with Chamila and Piuymi, we've already found a family thriving because of them.
This Christmas, your gifts will create a ripple of smiles across the world; I'm sure of that. I look forward to sharing more smiles with you in the coming weeks.
Tomorrow, Kirsten and team meet Chooti the cow. Check back for details on their visit!
Follow Kirsten and team on their quest to discover the true spirit of Christmas.
This Christmas, give a gift that's too big for a box and bow. Give a gift from World Vision's Gift Catalog.