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Saturday, August 14, 2010
No More Poo
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- CarmenV said...
Dear sweet sister, you beat me! I tried this last week, and loved it. one less expense and a shorter grocery list! I'll be posting and link you up for a great first testimony. Im lovin livin a simpler life, don't you?
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- August 15, 2010 at 12:47 AM
- torahmama said...
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I went to the forum this morning and signed up, still waiting for approval.....
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- August 15, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I'll be waiting to see how you feel after the couple of weeks! :-)
I've wanted to give it a try, but I have been afraid that my hair would look oily/be smelly, and that with my naturally wavy hair, I would still need conditioners. Without conditioner - using commercial haircare products - it is very hard to brush out my hair. But since your hair is silky and you don't need conditioner, I imagine that I will just have to break down and give this a try for myself. ;-)
- August 15, 2010 at 1:45 PM
- Mia said...
I hope all works out well with you! I just started going no-poo a couple weeks ago, and I'm with you on the conditioner issue. The hardest point for me is to remember to rinse the baking soda out of my ears! :)
- August 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Mommy Set Free said...
It does sound like you have different hair than me. However, all the testamonials had hair woes that me, and they were very happy with the No Poo Method...so I encourage you to give it a try! Just add Vinegar for your conditioner.
Mia....I'm going to go check my ears...just in case. :-)
- August 15, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- crunchy mom said...
I'm curious to see if this works for you long term too. I also have fine hair but it's curly so I need to control frizz w/o buildup. I tried to make my own shampoo last year and gave up. Please do give updates! And thanks for linking in to Simple Lives Thursday.
- August 16, 2010 at 3:17 AM
- Stephanie said...
Yeah, welcome aboard! I am doing it too!
To Michelle: I have thick curly hair, and with the apple cider vinegar rinse, I was able to run a brush through my hair just as if I used conditioner, easy peasy.
- August 16, 2010 at 7:07 AM
I've been no poo for a whole year now. I keep meaning to post about it but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm still happy with my hair and haven't felt like I "needed" shampoo at all. My hair isn't the same texture as yours so I do use a cider vinegar rinse. I look forward to your future reports!
- August 16, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Raven said...
I'm also on the nopoo train. Been doing it about 3 weeks & I love it. My hair is long & thick, so the 1 cup only lasts me one wash, but my hair looks & feels great. I use it on my dishes when I need to get grease off or a big stain & it's perfect. Tub & tile cleaner, too. Baking soda is really a wonder product.
- August 16, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Sarah said...
Were there any updates to this method. This was so long ago and I'm wondering how it worked out for the other 3 that have different hair.
- November 15, 2013 at 11:16 AM
- MommySetFree said...
I find with my fine hair that gets oiling - that it is still something I have to "give a break" by alternating it with another cleaning method. I like the no poo method and still use it - but I do not use it exclusively like I had originally hoped I could. I have been told that the vinegar rinse is the answer..but I do not care for it. My hair is very long and (especailly in the summer when it is hot), I can still smell the scent of vinegar in my hair...that does not appeal to me. I have asked others if they notie the scent and they ALL say they do NOT...so it might be "me" or my water, or my nose. :-) Not sure....so when I do it, I do it without the vinegar rinse for that reason. It is a GREAT alternative for me to stretch my use of shampoo. It is also very budget friendly. I would just say that you have to TRY IT for 4- 6 weeks! I know several people who have used this method and it stood the test of time for them - they love it and don't use shampoo any more. Hope this helps.
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DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 26, 1864 From the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "Longstreet's Command--East Tennessee" "The Exchange Question" "Accidental Death of a Gallant Soldier" "Opposition to Lincoln" & other war-related items. The back page has a lengthy editorial concerning General Butler & Abraham Lincoln, with another part of the editorial beginning: "Impudence, sublime in audacity, astounding in assumption, is certainly the most marked trait of the Yankee character..." with much more. Also: "Confederate Saddles"; a letter from "Camp of 2nd Maryland Infantry" and other items.
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Remember that first time you saw Service Broker and thought of all the great things you could do with it? Remember when you actually tried Service Broker and found all the limitations and pain points? Enter Apache Kafka. Apache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribe messaging system which can scale out to handle millions of messages per second and support a distributed, microservices-oriented architecture. In this talk, we will cover the basics of this powerful system, including general architectural and design principles. We will also build a .NET project which uses Kafka to produce and consume messages quickly and efficiently.
The slides are available in HTML 5 format. All modern browsers (including tablets and phones) should be able to navigate the slides successfully.
The slides are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike.
The demonstration code is available on my GitHub repository. This includes all of the console applications and Kafka scripts to work with topics.
To get the flight data we loaded and the airport data we used to enrich our data sets, check out the Data expo '09 contest's set of flight data, including the 2008 flight data and airports CSV file.
The source code is licensed under the terms offered by the GPL. The slides are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike.
I presented a version of this talk at NDC Oslo in 2018. You can get the recording on the NDC Youtube channel.
At this point, I highly recommend using the Confluent .NET client for Kafka due to its official support. Nevertheless, I think it's valuable to have an idea of other Kafka libraries which are available, as until late 2016, there were several viable alternatives.
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In 2016, the Tennessee Department of Transportation lost three workers in the line of duty. All three were struck by passing motorists. Those tragedies bring the total number of TDOT lives lost to 112. TDOT doesn't want to lose another member of their family.
That's why TDOT started a new safety campaign - they are asking you to #WorkWithUs
Signup Instructions:
1. Raises awareness and share with your classmates.
2. Get the movement going! Find creative ways to spread the message and get others involved!
3. Get Social! Share your experience on social media using the #WorkWithUs.
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1. Take screen shots/photos of your Step 1, 2 and 3 (listed above).
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3. Follow instructions on the submission form.
4. Upload your photos and screenshots, as well as a brief description of the activity (including the date of completion and any people pictured in the photo).
**Note -- Points for all award levels will be counted instantaneously, but the Silver Award will not be granted until a participating school has earned the Bronze Award!**


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There's not much left to do to the Pro Leather to make it better, except give John Varvatos a try at it. JV took the classic Converse silo and did his usual distressing and dirtying of the sneaker and killed these. Let the chic chicks know what's up.
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32nd RINCON CLASSIC SURF CONTEST | SANTA BARBARA
The Rincon Classic has moved to the second weekend of the waiting period which means if there's a decent swell the contest will be held this Friday Jan 16th – Sun 18th, which is good news for me since I just got back to Santa Barbara and am excited to watch my friend Keith Hastings surf in the Masters division. I don't attend many surf contents, mostly because I try to avoid crowds wherever there are good waves lol, but this will be my fourth time heading to my favorite surf spot to cheer on our local surfers. We are lucky to have such an amazing wave so close to SB, which has helped produce some of the most talented surfers in the world. 2013 marked the 30th Annual Rincon Classic and the 13th year the event was produced by Surf Happens Surf School.
Rincon Classic History
The event where legends are made, The Rincon Classic is the oldest and most revered surfing contest in Santa Barbara's rich surfing history. Showcasing generations of the areas best surfers at the Queen of the coast, the Classic is a locals only event, serving as a community gathering each winter. To guarantee optimal conditions the Classic has a six week waiting period from the originally scheduled date. Over it's 30 year history the event has showcased such house hold names as Tom Curren, Bobby Martinez, Chris Brown, Kim Mearig, Davey Smith and Dane Reynolds to up and coming stars, Lakey Peterson, Conner and Parker Coffin, Demi Boelsterli and Kilian Garland. For every known name there are a handful of underground rippers that will always own the line up at Rincon.
Founded in 1979 by Roger Nance, Jeff White, and a crew of local surfers, the Rincon Classic ran for 17 consecutive years before falling dormant in 1996. In 2001 the event was resurrected by Chris Keet and the Surf Happens crew to continue the legacy. Under the tutiledge of this generation the event has grown exponentially and now involves the community in grass-roots fundraising efforts.
More info> www.rinconclassic.com
I am elated to announce the launch of my new eco-friendly line SUMMERLOVE SWIMWEAR! Designed in Santa Barbara, California, this fresh, new line of mix and match separates makes going green fun and affordable. All swimwear is made in the USA and produced with a new advanced sustainable techno-fabric made with ECONYL (a 100% regenerated polyamide fiber from post-consumer materials) which is luxuriously soft and very durable, offering a wide range of benefits that are set to revolutionize the swimwear industry. Each swim separate comes in a reusable organic eco swim bag and all orders are shipped in recycled mailers. SUMMERLOVE is also a proud member of 1% FOR THE PLANET, joining companies such as CLIF Bar, FIJI Water, and Patagonia, who believe that health and wellness come from the environment, that business is responsible for positive change and that we can leave this planet better than we found it.


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02 January 2017
Design and production intern Jana
To give a sneak peek behind the scenes of Maiami we would like to present our interns. In this post it is going to be the 26-year-old Jana, who has been a part of our team since September 2016.
Find out more about her!
Jana grew up in Munich and came to Berlin when she was 19 years old. Before this she worked on an ecological farm in spain for one year. In Berlin she first went to a specialized school for textiles and clothing, after graduating she began to study fashion design at the AMD university and is currently in her fifth semester.
Dancing, learning the accordion and especially knitting are her hobbies as well as enjoying going to the theater, exhibitions and organizing events. Her passion for fashion started when she was 13 years old, she started to make her own clothes and found an enthusiasm for knitting. Jana finds the experimental creative journey to her finished product the most inspirational.
Her look of the day is a layering our Bomber Vest from FW14/15, a grey sweater, a sparkly dress, sports leggings and her favorite shoes: vegan Dr.Martens. She likes the combination of sporty and eccentric pieces.
Jana has some good cooking skills and her happy mood is infectious! After half a year of having her as a part of our team we are already sad to say 'Goodbye' at the end of February!
Look out for Jana's graduate collection!


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PGA Tour Professional Dustin Johnson addresses the media after his third round 65 on Sunday at the 10th Annual Deutsche Bank Championship. Dustin's T3rd with Tiger Woods ~ both are 6 shots back of current DBC Leader South African Louis Oosthuizen heading into today's Labor Day Finish! Be sure to tune into 95.9 WATD's The South Shore's Morning News Tuesday morning from 5 ~ 9am to hear the final results! (photo courtesy of Pat Eastman)
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Tourism Review International 21(3) Abstracts
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Tourism Review International, Vol. 21, pp. 223-239
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/154427217X15022104437701
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Travel and Insight on the Limen: A Content Analysis of Adventure Travel Narratives
Jasmine M. Goodnow* and Samit Bordoloi†
*Department of Health and Human Development, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA
†Woodring College of Education, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA
Travel narratives, both historical and modern, depict a hero's quest for insight and self-discovery where the outward journey is a literal and metaphorical search for one's authentic self, spirituality, and life's meaning. This article reports the results of a study that examined the association between travel's liminal experience and insight. Using content analysis of 50 published adventure travel narratives, a significant association between insight and liminality was identified, and the tentative conclusion that liminal experience may be a stimulus for insight was made. Variables (solo/group travel, travel motivation, gender, and cultural novelty) hypothesized to moderate the association between liminality and insight were also explored. Hierarchical log linear modeling identified only one significant three-way association: travel motive. Travelers who sought to escape negative associations with home were less likely to experience liminality and insight than those who were motivated to travel for other reasons.
Key words: Liminality; Insight; Travel narrative; Content analysis
Tourism Review International, Vol. 21, pp. 241-254
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/154427217X15022104437729
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Perceived Resource Quality as a Framework to Analyze Impacts of Climate Change on Adventure Tourism: Snow, Surf, Wind, and Whitewater
Ralf Buckley
International Chair in Ecotourism Research, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Surf, snow, wind, and whitewater provide natural resources for adventure tourism. Both the resources themselves, and access for tourism, are dependent on weather and hence are affected by climate change. For some adventure tourism subsectors (e.g., skiing and snowboarding) the industry has already responded to climate change, along with other pressures, by changing its geography and business models. In most subsectors, commercial tour operators perceive themselves as affected by short-term extreme weather events, and climate change models are not yet precise enough to predict how these will change over the short time horizons of tourism business planning. Some particular subsectors, however, can provide early warning indicators of industry responses to climate change. These include: heliskiing and heliboarding; professional big-wave surfing; and whitewater rafting and kayaking on snow melt, monsoon rainfall, or dam-release water flows. These responses may be detected through multiparameter models of visitor numbers and the geography of preferred sites or, more immediately, from the perceptions of commercial tourism operators involved in these subsectors.
Key words: Adventure tourism; Climate change; Impacts; Resource quality; Snow; Surf; Wind; Whitewater
Tourism Review International, Vol. 21, pp. 255-273
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/154427217X15022104437738
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Trail Accreditation as a Mechanism to Enhance Hikers' Confidence During Decision-Making
Liandi Slabbert* and Elizabeth Ann Du Preez†
*Tourism Development and Marketing Division, South African National Parks, Pretoria, South Africa
†Division of Tourism Management, Department of Marketing Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Though regarded as a "soft" adventure activity, the growing popularity of hiking has led to increased documentation of associated risks and unfortunate incidents. Various systems are being used to facilitate adequate trail management to prevent risks, and information provision through accreditation systems provides a means to manage risk perceptions. However, little research has been done on the influence of accreditation systems on consumers' decision-making and buying behavior within the adventure tourism context. This study took a quantitative approach to measure the importance of and future intended response towards trail accreditation among a sample of 926 hiking tourists in South Africa. A hypothetical country-wide implementation of a case study accreditation system was presented to respondents. The study indicates safety-related information as one of the key components of an accreditation system. It also demonstrates a link between trustworthy information, accreditation, and future hiking participation through addressing perceptions of risk.
Key words: Hiking; Adventure tourism; Trail accreditation; Risk perception
Tourism Review International, Vol. 21, pp. 275-306
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/154427217X15022104437747
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Examining the Behavioral Intentions of Bungee Jumping Tourists at the Macau Tower: A Quantitative Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling
Hung-Che Wu,* Ching-Chan Cheng,† and Yi-Chang Chen‡
*Business School, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou City, China
†Department of Food and Beverage Management, Taipei University of Marine Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan
‡Accounting School, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou City, China
This study aims to examine the structural relationships among experiential quality, perceived authenticity, novelty seeking, experiential satisfaction, and behavioral intentions using a multidimensional and hierarchical model. The findings of this study are based on structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis of a convenience sampling of 410 tourists completing experiencing bungee jumping at the Macau Tower. The results indicate that the model proposed by this study fits the data. The analysis results contribute to the services marketing theory by providing additional insights into experiential quality, perceived authenticity, novelty seeking, experiential satisfaction, behavioral intentions, and the dimensions of experiential quality.
Key words: Experiential quality; Experiential satisfaction; Behavioral intentions; Dimensions of experiential quality
Tourism Review International, Vol. 21, pp. 307-316
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/154427217X15022104437756
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An Ecological Dynamics Perspective on Adventure Tourism
Suzanne Peacock,* Eric Brymer,* Keith Davids,† and Michelle Dillon*
*Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
†Centre for Sports Engineering Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
Traditional definitions for adventure tourism have focused on the adventure tourism activity or the adventure tourism environment. In these cases the activity is most often associated with risk and the environment associated with unfamiliarity and natural terrains. Critiques of these definitions have pointed out that this traditional perspective is limited. The risk focus is paradoxical as clients purchase adventure experiences involving risk and uncertainty, whereas tour operators must minimize the risk and emphasize safety. Additionally, adventure tourism can also take place in urban or man-made environments. Furthermore, the traditional definitions mostly ignore the lived experience of the adventure consumer. Individuals undertake adventure for a variety of reasons, including risk and thrills, health and well-being, connection to others and nature, recreational mastery, and personal development. We propose a nuanced conceptual understanding of adventure tourism within an ecological dynamics perspective that considers the relationship between the person, the adventure activity and the surrounding environment, and the recognition of affordances that support well-being. This theoretical approach provides a useful framework for operators and researchers that encourages a more personalized and meaningful experience for the tourist.
Key words: Affordances; Ecological dynamics; Effectivities; Adventure tourism; Relationships
Tourism Review International, Vol. 21, pp. 317-329
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/154427217X15022104437765
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Tourist Photographs and Destination Imagery on Social Media: Reading The Stellenbosch Winelands Through a Tourist Lens1
Louise A. Bordelon and Sanette L. A. Ferreira
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tourists tend to visit the same places as other tourists where they focus their activity and spending on recognized iconic landscapes. This study analyzed user-generated images of the Stellenbosch winelands found on two social media platforms, namely Flickr and Instagram, and compared the images with promotional material of the same area. The research covered image locations, user origins, as well as the content and genre of the photographic representations. The research methods were detailed cataloguing, mapping, and analyses of over 1,500 photographic images found on Flickr and Instagram. To gain an understanding of the destination imagery used by the Stellenbosch winelands marketing fraternity, interviews were conducted with relevant stakeholders to garner information about supply-side perceptions and marketing strategies. Results show that certain elements of the tourist experience are overlooked and a number of opportunities exist for destination marketers to create a more inclusive Stellenbosch winelands experience.
Key words: Destination imagery; Flickr; Instagram; Representation; South Africa; Stellenbosch; Tourist gaze
1This article was originally intended as part of the Special Section, Part 2 on Research in Africa, edited by Christian M. Rogerson and Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, that was inadvertently omitted from the previous issue.


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So apparently something went wrong with my host and I lost all the files at the root of the server. In the meantime, you can download Yamas here "yamas.sh" and have some XKCD sweetness:
Sorry for the inconvenience. I don't know how long this will last, or if I'll ever be able to get my files back. Msimdb remains unaffected, as well as the remote IP checker.


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Passing an Emergency Vehicle (Press Release)
Over the past weeks several Abilene police officers have reported that when emergency vehicles are on the side of the road with their emergency lights on they are being passed very closely by other cars travelling very fast. We would like to remind the public that this is very dangerous to both the emergency personnel and the citizens that are being contacted.
In light of the changes in Section 545.157 of the Traffic Code that includes fire trucks and tow trucks as well as police vehicles it states that when approaching an emergency vehicle on the roadway with activated emergency lights you should always vacate the lane nearest the emergency vehicle if there are two or more lanes. If this is not possible then you should decrease your speed to at least 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit until you are past the emergency vehicle.
We are putting out this reminder to slow down and move over so we can all have a safer holiday season.


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Nomad Livestock Transfer
This wonderful tour will let you view the imposing livestock transfer by the nomad people in Northern Xinjiang, which happens in Autumn and Spring. You might not see it in the future.
D1. Arrival Urumqi
Arrival Urumqi, met and transferred to the hotel
Accommodation in Urumqi
D2. Urumuqi/Fuyun
Take a ride to Multi-colored bay in the Kuerbantongute Desert to take photos, then continue driving to Fuyun grassland where you will meet the nomad people who just arrived to prepare the yurt and dinner.
Accommodation in the Yurt
D3. Fuyun
Full day follow Nomad people to take pictures
Accommodation in local guest house
D4. Fuyun/Habahe
Take a ride to Habahe where you will see more sheep, camels, horses being transferred. It is great opportunity to view t he wonderful scenery where it might not be seen in the future as the nomad including Kazak and Mongols are changing their life.
Accommodation in local guest house
D5. Habahe/Baihaba
Take a ride to the Village Baihaba, you will view more sheep, camels on the way. This is a board village between China and Mongol.
Accommodation in local guest house
D6. Baihaba/Kanas Kake
Take a ride to Kasas Lake that is the stunning lake in autumn as the water changes color with the red and yellow tree leaves to construct impressive picture.
Accommodation in local guest house
D7. Kanasi/Hemu
Take a ride to Hemu Village that is well-known for its peaceful life and huts.
Accommodation in local guest house
D8. Hemu/Buerjing
Take photos in the morning before being transferred to Buerjing County.
Accommodation in local guest house
D9. Buerjing/Wuerhe
Take a ride to the Wuerhe where you will view the multi-leaved trees and visit the wonderful Yardan Landform.
If you wish, you can camp tonight to get close to the wildlife.
Accommodation in local guest house
D10. Wuerhe/Urumqi
Take a ride back to Urumqi where you trip concludes.
Porpulation:3.1 million
Ürümqi is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country. With a built up population of 3.1 millions as of 2010 census (5 urban districts plus Midong), Ürümqi, whose name means"beautiful pasture" in the Mongolian language of the Dzungar people,is the largest city in China's western interior. Since the 1990s Ürümqi has developed economically and now serves as a regional transport node andcommercial centre.
The largest city in western China, Ürümqi has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as th emost remote city from any sea in the world. It is about 2,500 kilometres(1,600 mi) from the nearest coastline as Ürümqi is the closest major cityto the Eurasian pole of inaccessibility. The city has an administrative area of 10,989 square kilometres (4,243 sq mi) at an average elevation of 800metres (2,600 ft).
In Ürümqi a semi-arid climate prevails, with very large differences between summer and winter, hot summers, with a July daily average of 23.7 °C (74.7 °F), and very cold winters, with a January daily average of −12.6 °C (9.3 °F). The annualaverage temperature is 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The city is semi-arid, with its summers slightly wetter than its winters. Yet sunny weather is more likely inthe warmer months, and relative humidity is the lowest during summer. Itsannual precipitation is about 290 millimetres (11.4 in).
Although Ürümqi is situated near the northern route of the Silk Road, it is likely to be a relatively young city. According to Chinese scholars, during the 22nd year ofEmperor Taizong's reign in the Tang Dynasty, AD 648, the Tang government set up the town of Luntai in the ancient town seat of Urabo, 10 kilometers from the southern suburb of present-day Ürümqi.
Thus, little is heard ofthe region following the Tang Dynasty in the Chinese texts until the Qing Dynasty conquest of Dzungaria in 1755 under the Emperor Qianlong. Qianlong Emperor named the expanded town of Luntai "Dihua", meaning "to enlighten." In 1884, the Guangxu Emperor established Xinjiang as a Province, with Dihua (today's Urumuqi) as its capital. Following the founding of the People's Republic of China, on 1 February 1954, the city was renamed Ürümqi, meaning"beautiful pasture" in the Mongolian language of the Dzungar people.
Travelers are advised to read the Trip Notes before your China tours.
Visas - A China visa is required for entry into China for all nationalities except Japan, Singapore and Brunei. Travellers holding APEC cards are allowed entrance visa free if their card has already been approved for China. Please view our web page for detailed information about China Visa: http://silkroadtrips.com/260.html
Insurance - Travel insurance is compulsory for all our customers. Please provide us with:
• Insurance company
• Policy number
• 24 hour medical emergency contact number
• The expiry date of the policy
You may check our webpage for more detailed information as below.
Vaccinations and Your Health - We recommend that you contact your primary care physician or a travel doctor for advice on vaccinations and travel health and we advise that you check to see if your tetanus-diphtheria booster is still valid every 10 years.
Luggage - We suggest you to take one main piece of lockable baggage and a shoulder bag. Total allowance: 44lbs/20kgs. Don't overload yourself, because you have to carry your own baggage.
Itinerary Disclaimer – The information in this trip details has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it is subject to change, and does not form part of the contract between the client and the operator. The itinerary featured is correct at time of printing. Occasionally our itineraries change as we make improvements that stem from past travellers, comments and our own research. Sometimes it can be a small change like adding an extra meal along the itinerary. Sometimes the change may result in us altering the tour for the coming year. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding experience.
Accommodation - Each tour lists the hotel standard, you can check it before your booking, The hotels are selected for convenience of location, comfort or character, and can range differently from tour to tour. In some remote areas, accommodation may be of a lower standard and may not have all western amenities. Please note that there is no international classification system for hotels, and differences and quality do exist between the European Countries and China, though it is marked 4 or 5 star hotel.
In bigger cities and large towns the standard is similar although on a lesser scale. In small towns or villages where tourism is less prevalent, the hotels we use are smaller and facilities are more limited, though we generally stay in the best place in town. Rooms will still be en suite but rooms can be basic. Plumbing and electricity supplies can be somewhat erratic and although the welcome is warm, service levels may be less efficient than you may be used to.
Booking a Single Room – Silkroadtrips are pleased to offer travellers the option of pre-booking a guaranteed single room. Kindly note our single supplement do not include sharing cabins on the overnight trains or cruises. All of our tours are planned and operated on a twin-share basis, meaning that the standard cost is based either on individual travellers sharing accommodation with another group member of the same sex, or people who book together sharing accommodation.
Aboard the overnight sleeper train, berths are usually in 1st class 'soft sleeper' lockable compartments for 4 which have 2 sets of bunks with clean bedding provided. WC and washbasins are provided for shared use at the end of each carriage. Hot meals and snacks are sold to your berth on all overnight journeys. In times of large demand we may have to travel in 2nd class 'hard sleeper' which consists of sectioned off compartments for 6,leading off an open plan carriage.
Bullet trains are getting popular, it is very modern with a high velocity of 300km per hour. There are western toilets, dinning car on the bullet trains, and normally for short distance running 1—8 hours.
You can check in 20 kg baggage and carry 5kg hand bag with you while boarding a flight in China. Please be aware, before boarding a flight in China that the Chinese authorities will only allow bottles onto aircraft if they have been checked in as main luggage. Any bottles in the hand luggage may be confiscated.
Eating is always an important part of the tours. Each tour of Silkroadtrips has listed the included meals, please check it on-line. Our professional guide will always arrange the meals at clean local restaurants to taste different food with different budget approximately from CNY20 to CNY200 per person per meal. Please check our webpage for Chinese Cuisine as below.
Tipping - If you're happy with the services provided then a tip - though not compulsory - is appropriate. Tipping is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across China and other Asian countries. We recommend that any tips are given to the intended recipient by a member of your group, rather than collected and passed on by the group leader.
The following amounts are based on local considerations and feedback from our past travellers:
Restaurants: Tipping is not common practice at restaurants in China or Tibet.
Tour guides: Throughout your tour you may at times have local guides or national guide. We suggest CNY10-15 per person per day for guides.
Porters: In some hotels a porter may offer to carry your bag to your room. We suggest CNY5 per bag for porters.
Drivers: You may have a range of drivers on your trip. Some may be with you for a short journey while others may be with you for several days. We would suggest that you tip only those more involved with the group (for example those that help you with your bags etc). CNY5-10 per person per day is generally appropriate.
Optional Extras - Our standard tours are planned to be as fully inclusive as possible. However, from time-to-time you may be suggested to join optional tours/sightseeing in addition to the standard sightseeing planned for that city. Such options are at an additional cost, with prices ranging from 20-200 CNY per person. If you do not wish to take part in any optional extras, you will have the option of enjoying some free time at leisure or to return to the hotel.
Personal Expenses - Kindly check the inclusions for your tour, you will need to take some extra money to cover drinks, laundry and souvenirs, plus any additional sightseeing that may be offered to you. Based on the advice of previous customers an approximate amount of $250 per week should be sufficient; however for those that can't resist a bargain, consider allocating a higher amount.
Electricity Supply & Plugs
China operates on a 220V and uses a combination of US/European and Chinese style plugs in most hotel rooms. You can buy an international adaptor before the tour
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Taste: 8/10 (nice curry prawn in coconut and fresh seafood).
Price: 6/10 (generally its considered as reasonable except for prawn & crab which is a bit pricy).
Restaurant main enterance.
Bamboo type of lala.
Seafood taufoo with raw egg yolk.
Restaurant main enterance.
Failed fried ngaku (arrow head chips) during chinese new year. Try again next year!
Claypot taufoo
Marmite chicken
Raider of the Lost Ark(1981)
Archeologist and university proffesor Indiana Jones must retrieve the mythic Lost Ark of the Covenant before it gets into the hands of Adolf Hitler who plans on useing its power to guarantee his global conquest.
Temple of Doom(1984)
Indiana Jones finds himself on a new adventure, trekking across Asia with a gold-digging woman and a young child to rescue a village's missing children and find a magic stone. But, along the way he must contend with an evil cult.
The Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana and his father outwit the Nazis in their attempt to find the Holy Grail.
Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull(2008)
In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull.


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Event sign-up for Gameday 38 is now live.
Go to the Gameday 38 Warhorn site to sign up
Remember, Gameday 38 starts at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14th and is being hosted at Games Plus.
If you need help signing up, there are sign-up instructions on the ENWorld companion thread for Gameday 38.
Feel free to contact me or post in the companion thread if you have any questions or comments.


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One of the pillars of the CPA profession is closing in on its 40th anniversary, and like many of us who pass the big 4-0, it's going through a bit of a mid-life crisis.
I'm talking about peer review. Its importance in ensuring audit quality has never been greater. Neither has the scrutiny it faces, and changes are on the horizon.
"(T)he status quo is untenable," Allison Henry writes for the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs. "A variety of changes are being explored that could dramatically transform the current peer review program to a more rigorous practice monitoring system."
The AICPA recognized the need for changes earlier this year when it launched its "Enhancing Audit Quality" initiative. The two-pronged effort will focus on both near-term improvements and "the transformation of the current peer review process."
And sure, there's room for improvement — a lot of room, actually. Regulators for the Government Accountability Office and the Department of Labor, for instance, are finding many more audits that are considered "not acceptable" than are peer reviewers.
Still, Henry writes, many of the complaints lodged against the peer review system — including the notion that the work performed by PCAOB-registered firms is superior to the work done by other peer-reviewed firms — are unfounded.
"It is imperative that the profession counteract the misperception of higher quality among PCAOB registrants by demonstrating the rigor of the AICPA peer review program," Henry writes. "Only the commitment of high-quality CPA firms who have a vested interest in retaining this self-regulatory program can fight this inaccuracy."
Strengthening the profession's history of self-regulation requires some serious soul-searching for practitioners who are thinking about taking on high-risk engagements. Henry suggests asking these questions:
"Having an engagement quality control review (EQCR) for high-risk engagements, or engagements in a practice area outside of the firm's ordinary practice area, can be a great way to achieve high quality," Henry writes.
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The Ashdown Group has been engaged by a successful finance company looking to take on a Marketing Executive. An important part of this role will be to write engaging copy for B2B articles, promotional material and email marketing, as well as across the websites and social networks. As such, the successful candidate will have impeccable communication skills, both written and verbal and have demonstrable copywriting skills.
In addition, you will actively contribute to the creation of artwork for a wide range of marketing collateral, such as brochures, adverts, leaflets, newsletters, calendars and event marketing. Any experience with the Adobe Creative Suite - such as Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop would be particularly advantageous.
You will overall maintain the company's online presence with Intranet, websites and social media. You will also be doing B2B email campaigns on a regular basis, and write press releases.
This role would suit a creative and driven individual, with excellent communication skills and who comes from a diverse marketing background. It is essential you have experience of producing marketing materials yourself, rather than just managing designers or agency relationships.
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Ancient Greek MythologyCovers the Olympian gods and goddesses, heroes and major mythological stories.http://www.historylink102.com/greece2/index.htm
Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica Online on Windsor CastleThe travels of Jason and the argonauts and other stories, adapted from R. C. Seaton's translation.http://oaks.nvg.org/sa4ra16.html
AskMen.com - Greek MythologySnippets of Greek mythology.http://www.askmen.com/toys/special_feature/39_special_feature.html
Dick Caldwell's Greek MythsAn exploration of Greek Myths categorized by city.http://www.greecetravel.com/greekmyths/
Empire Arts ResourceThe Greek mythology poetry of Michael J. Farrand.http://www.empirecontact.com/narrative/
Gods Metaphysics and Philosophy in modern HistoryHow Greek Myths are becoming today's reality.http://godsmetaphysicsandphilosophyinmodernhistory.net/
Greek MythologyA reference of Greek gods, goddesses, Titans, heros and monsters.http://olympianmythology.blogspot.com/
Greek MythologyDevoted to the early Greek mythology from the Iliad to the fall of the last tyrant.http://messagenetcommresearch.com/myths/
GreekMythology.com - Greek MythologyGreek mythology offers extensive information and pictures on the gods, goddess and myths of ancient Greece.http://www.greekmythology.com/
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and HomericaPart of the Online Medieval and Classical Library.http://omacl.org/Hesiod/hymns.html
Medea's LairA collection of mythology stories from ancient Greece, with paintings to compliment the pages.http://www.medeaslair.net/
MythWeb: Encyclopedia of Greek MythologyMythweb's illustrated encyclopedia of Greek Mythology.http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html
Mythman - Greek MythologyModern style re-telling of the Greek Myths. A new one each month. Illustrated and in a fun style.http://www.thanasis.com/myth.htm
Perseus Project - Summary of Apollodorus's LibraryFrazer's summary of Apollodorus' handbook of Greek mythology all aspects of ancient texts, and including a superb image library.http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts/apollod.summ.html
The Greek HeroesTales of Perseus, the Argonauts, and Theseus, by Charles Kingsley.http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php3?author=kingsley&book=heroes&story=_contents
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenTales of Perseus, the Argonauts, and Theseus, by Charles Kingsley; e-text at the Project Gutenberg.http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=677
Theoi Greek MythologyExploring mythology in classical literature and art. Illustrated biographies of the gods, spirits, creatures and heroes of Greek mythology.http://www.theoi.com/
Women in Greek MythsA who's-who on all females in Greek mythology, with a section on Greek Men, and collection of myths.http://www.paleothea.com/


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A Lone Oryx Makes His Way Past a Large Dune in the Namib Desert
Nowhere else on earth does life exist in such harsh conditions. The oldest desert in the world, where daytime temperatures may reach 70 degrees Celsius (126 F). Here grass seeds and plant matter get deposited by the wind and the moisture carried in by the fog. The oryx is one of the only antelopes that has an ability to survive in waterless areas. It survives by digging up roots and bulbs, filling its water needs.
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Welcome to The Heat Beat Podcast, a weekly NBA/Miami Heat podcast hosted by Giancarlo Navas and Brian Goins bringing you the latest dose of Heat news, insight, and commentary.
In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, we welcomed Chris Cochran of 790 the Tickets to join Giancarlo Navas, Jack Alfonso and Leif discussions that involve:
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NoDef Art Writer Kathy Rodriguez heads to Julia St. for Common Ground, a group exhibit at the Arthur Roger Gallery.
A megalith of concrete, plastic, steel, and marble chunks appeared in front of the Fine Arts building at University of New Orleans last spring. It was almost as though it landed overnight – it seemed like one day it wasn't, and then, suddenly, impossibly, it was. The Times-Picayune coverage of the journey of this sculpture by Peter Lundberg, titled Loup Garou, relates the complex narrative of its move from City Park to the university campus. In that time span of about two years, the ground had been scored, the material cast, the sculpture plucked from its mold, the title changed, the monument rejected, then accepted, then moved across the street onto a brand-new industrial strength platform that could accommodate its thirty-three feet of height and support its hundred-ton weight.
While its story is rich, the sudden appearance of the work on campus belied the effort and time taken to get it there. Concrete monuments simply can't happen overnight. But for some, that instantaneity is the criterion by which successful art is evaluated. Good art takes long hours of practice and devotion, but looks effortless in its execution.
The works of the artists in Common Ground currently on display at Julia Street's Arthur Roger Gallery are examples. The show is the most recent curatorial effort of UNO fine arts professor Jim Richard, who, in his own decades-long career, has met with some of the greatest successes in the art world. For this exhibition, his expert eye fell on the work of eight artists who are either approaching or enjoying the accolades of the New York scene.
Emerging artists Aaron McNamee, Nina Schwanse, Sophie Lvoff, and Jason Derouin, all of whom have been or are students of UNO's Master of Fine Arts program, use that mass information disseminator, the print, in various ways. But, rather than holding to that content, each artist uses the medium to elevate humble materials and explore ideas of beauty, celebrity, and art itself.
Both McNamee and Schwanse – who showed together at Barrister's Gallery early this past spring – somehow alter printed material and therefore change the content of the form. The results are highly conceptual, and in part both rely on the aesthetic of Pop, commerce, and celebrity.
McNamee's Column I curves gracefully toward the light emitting through a nearby window like a growing stem. This organic loveliness is offset by the medium of stacked record covers. The images recall Pop and kitsch, but the text repeats the words "hits" and "go," suggesting the fleeting pleasure of the one-hit wonder. Simultaneously, they command forward force and the avant-garde and, again, the idea of growth. The form reaches toward the history of monuments and classical sculpture – lasting examples of art objects – but tempers that authority with the record covers, symbols of impermanent celebrity. The vulnerable, yellowing paper speaks not just of decaying popularity but of changes in meaning that occur with changes in historical context.
Schwanse's paint-splattered prints obfuscate identity. White washes and drips conceal figures in stills from her "Babe Rental" series, which in itself explores the ways individuals create public personas. "K-A-T-E-S" operates on a similar level. In this video, Schwanse disguises herself as various public icons located by a Google search of their first names. The result is Sherman-like in its self-portraiture, but slightly different. Rather than asking the viewer to consider the individual subjective response to the characters she portrays, Schwanse questions how the public in general responds to celebrities, and how celebrities construct their own specific identities – which, in turn, disguise themselves.
Photographic prints by both Lvoff and Derouin emphasize form over concept. Their still lives are rich with color, texture, pattern, and shape, and reach from the precedent of clean, modern abstraction. That makes for interesting contrast – while the photographs are doubtlessly representational images, their beauty is in the brilliant composition of elements more than the subject matter itself. The photograph allows for manipulation beyond what is capable by the human eye alone, mystifying Derouin's tiny scale models and enlarging, saturating, and clarifying Lvoff's odd objects.
These four artists join four others who have each gained representation in New York and internationally. Their work is part of the art world architecture, the structure that houses the idea of professional artistic success. They share a strong link to UNO: Wayne Gonzales and Joseph Ayers were undergraduates in the studio program. Gonzales uses economic brushstroke and limited palettes in compositions that up close are completely non-objective, but from afar form images of crowds. Ayers' "Deposition" is a series of tiny panel paintings that together form the image of a beached whale. Both accumulate small images into one unified monumental whole. Megan Whitmarsh, a graduate of the M.F.A. program, stitches together fabric pieces that speak formally to the saturated color of Lvoff's photographs. Like Ayers and Gonzales, the immensity of her works is the result of a multitude of small parts. The work of both Whitmarsh and Marlo Pascual moves between flatness and space; Whitmarsh's wall piece joins a freestanding sculpture, and Pascual's installation hangs a sepia photograph of a potted plant from a chain and hook affixed to the ceiling. The effect is a frozen moment that paradoxically, constantly moves.
Pacual's piece suggests, in this specific context, that a successful point in one's career is not a place to stop. Rather, it is a place to move from, or a means to move around. Ayers, Gonzales, and Whitmarsh create monuments, which are generally symbols or commemorations of success, from a process of organized, small and individual steps. McNamee, Schwanse, Derouin, and Lvoff are taking those steps to follow paths to success. Their debuts in the art world have less of the sudden appearance and more of the solid constancy that characterizes their campus monument, which itself is a symbol for the slow accumulation of events that progress into great and powerful things.


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Starting Splitboarding in New Zealand
When I first started going out with Genevieve (my now wife) I lived a pretty boring life, I really didn't have any adventurous hobbies. I was working at STM (a local performance workshop) and really that was all I did, if someone asked what I was into I would say marketing and cars. I really made a conscious effort to find something to do that would really push me outside of my comfort zone. G was has been snowboarding for years and pushed me to give it a try.Read More Starting Splitboarding in New Zealand


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When it comes to smart technology for your home, let's start with a bit of an overview. Smart technology is not as new as it appears, though it has been improved over time and it has found more applications, including those for your home. Smart technologies for your home aim to simplify your life, at times help you control usage and usage costs associated with your home, and add a feeling of more security to your life.
The following are smart technologies to consider for your home:
Smart thermostats
Smart smoke detectors (and smart carbon monoxide detectors)
Smart keyless entry
Be aware however that smart technology for your home come with some considerations and even caveats. We asked one of our local home inspectors, Nick Falus of Greenfield Inspections, for some thoughts and feedback about smart technology for the home. He points out the following:
As a homeowner, make sure to have warranty information clearly outlined. That applies to two separate warranties: the product warranty and the installer's warranty.
If your home has security cameras, have them linked to your mobile device.
This is especially important if you are away from home for some time or if the property is a second home.
Link a 'water sensor' to your mobile device in case your home is either susceptible to flooding or to having water in the basement – or both.
Link the operation of your lights to a mobile device. Doing so can provide you with additional security.
Know how to manually reactivate any of these systems in case any one of these programs fails.
While electronic door locks are easy to use, there should always be a secondary manual deadbolt lock to assure positive entry security when the home is occupied.
And if you own a vacation home or a second home, install an electronic water valve on the main water service for ease in turning the water off when the property is vacant.
You are set to enjoy smart technology for your home with these tips.
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PLSJC Director Alan Hall writes a weekly column discussing library and community news, history, and other interesting subjects.
For 23 years, I have been searching for information about our first librarian, Ellen Summers Wilson.
She was a fascinating librarian from all accounts, and it is detective work to peel back the layers of history and find tid-bits about her brief time in Steubenville.
Miss Wilson didn't even finish three years as our first librarian. My first information was that she was hired in Dec. 1901 and departed in March 1904.
Further search found that she contracted tuberculosis and returned to her home in Albany, N.Y., where she died Nov. 6, 1904 at the age of 31.
The new information that I found is that she was the eldest child of James H. Wilson, and he was a wholesale grocer in Albany.
In 1880, they resided at the corner of Jay and Lancaster Streets, and the three brothers listed in her obituary had not yet been born.
Ellen Summers Wilson was a student at the New York State Library School in Albany from 1896-1898, and moved to Pittsburgh to work for the Carnegie Library before coming to Steubenville.
In Pittsburgh, she was manager of the West End Branch Library and the Wylie Ave. Branch Library.
She had started several clubs related to the library, in both Pittsburgh and Steubenville.
Many people at the turn of the 20th century were immigrants wanting to learn English, and clubs were a way of introducing them to reading and libraries.
After being hired, she had a mere 2 months to organize the book collection for the new library in Steubenville.
There were some new books, but most were 50-75 years old and came from the former City Library.
After the new library opened in March 1902, Miss Wilson began organizing clubs for library support.
The King Arthur Reading Club was for children, and a Bird Class began which led to an Audubon Society.
Other clubs included The Good Citizen's Club, The Homemaker's Club, The Home Library Club, and the Steubenville Civic League.
She promoted the library by having business cards printed with the new library's phone number, and passing them out at the Mill Gates.
Civil War veterans were invited to the library to study battle atlases provided by the government in a downstairs room arranged for that task.
Lectures were held in the library lyceum by the University Society, on topics of interest to the public.
Her obituary makes an eloquent statement about libraries, "she made the library a popular resort for all who were bent on intellectual improvement."
100 years, and the purpose of a public library has not changed.
It was indeed sad that her contribution was so short; many local organizations sent flower arrangements to Albany for her funeral.
For some today, Ellen Summers Wilson may be the source of the library ghost that supposedly inhabits the S. 4th Street building.
If that is true, she is simply watching over her library to be sure it is still serving the public as a "popular resort."


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Alpine has just revealed the first images of the new two-seater sports car it will introduce at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Called the A110, the car is apparently a compact, lightweight and agile model designed to hark back to the Berlinette. Further details will be announced at the launch, so stay tuned for more info!


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The color of garlic
Harold McGee has a new occasional column in the New York Times, called The Curious Cook, and dedicated to the chemical properties of food and how cooking works. McGee, of course, wrote the essential book on food chemistry, On Food and Cooking. In today's column, in addition to recounting his personal history of how he got into writing about food science, and noting some interesting new theories about smell, he tackles the interesting colors of garlic and onions.
Now that grocery stores have started selling containers of whole peeled garlic cloves, I've been buying them, thankful for the end of the tedious chore of peeling off the skins. But a container of garlic in the fridge, uh, "ripens" rather quickly. After a couple of weeks in a closed container, the moisture causes the garlic to become pungent, its odor permeating through the rest of the fridge. Storage in an open container is hardly better. So I started looking into preserving garlic. First idea: store in olive oil! Bad idea! Dangerous! It turns out (as I learned through Google research, not through personal experience, thankfully), garlic in olive oil is a prime way to grow Salmonella bacteria in your own home! The oil seals out air, while the garlic has the optimal pH to grow the toxic anaerobic cultures. So don't do that. Instead, to preserve garlic, you have to soak it in an acidic solution, like a 1:1 vinegar/water mixture. This is safe and lasts for a long time. To use preserved garlic, just rinse it, dry it off, and mince normally; it has a higher liquid content then dried garlic, but seems to taste similarly.
But, the garlic sitting in the vinegar sometimes turns blue. And that's what McGee wrote about today:
I hear every year from cooks who have been alarmed at seeing normally pale garlic turn bright green and even blue, sometimes when the cloves are pickled whole, sometimes when they're chopped and cooked with other ingredients. I'd often been puzzled by little blue-green specks when I made garlic bread with loaves of sourdough, but I was really rattled the first time I puréed raw garlic, onion and ginger together in a blender to make chicken in yogurt from Madhur Jaffrey's "Invitation to Indian Cooking." When I fried the purée the entire mass turned turquoise blue.Interesting, I just went to look at my blue garlic, and the color has faded! McGee doesn't talk about it, but perhaps the "multipyrrole" molecules he talks about that give the color are unstable. In any case, I am relieved to know that the blue and green chemicals are perfectly safe to eat.
...a strong green color develops in [Chinese preserved] garlic only with acetic acid, the main acid in vinegar (also found in sourdough), because it's especially effective at breaching internal membranes and mixing the cell chemicals that react together to create the green pigment. The pigment itself turns out to be a close chemical relative of chlorophyll, which gives all green leaves their color.


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Want to get ahead in business? Get an app! Today on Appstorm I'm going to highlight 25 fantastic web-based business applications. Some will help you manage a team, manage your finances or even manage your customers, and all of them will help you to improve your businesses efficiency. These apps all have a free version, or at least a very comprehensive free trial.
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[Note] This article was originally published in December 2012. It was updated in October 2015 to include freemium apps for business.
Sometimes it seems that it's easier to create an awesome product than it is to efficiently support your customers. Your customers issues can range from simple issues to major problems that your whole team will need to resolve. If you simply rely on a forum or a default inbox, it's easy to overlook issues and fail to get back with your customers.
Recently, Zach wrote up a detailed review of one of the newer support tools online that's designed to solve this problem: Help Scout. Help Scout is a support web app that's built entirely around email, making it incredibly easy to manage your tickets from your favorite email app or their beautifully designed web app.
Today, we're excited to share an with you our exclusive interview with the Help Scout team. They've shared with us their passion for support and email, their favorite apps, and the things that motivate their team. After the break, we have a dozen questions with their thoughtful answers about their company and the market in general.


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I bring you a double release by the exciting Pastor Saki, another amazing talent from the prodigious LoveWorld production line that boasts of greats like Buchi, Sinach, Frank Edwards, Eben e.t.c. The two singles; "Liquid Love" and "You changed my life" are wonderful gifts that would inspire many to worship. ...Read More »
Jahdiel getting plaudits with "This my hands"
Jahdiel is getting deserved plaudits with "This my hands"; an exciting track from her new album "Majesty", which earned her the Hit Song of the year Award at the 2015 LoveWorld Music Awards. The song delves into the power that a Christian wields, the impact of the anointing and the ...Read More »
Ada clinches LoveWorld Best Song Award 2015
It is no longer news that Ada clinched the prestigious Best Song Award at the LoveWorld Music Awards 2015 with her song; "Our God Reigns". The gist rather, is that at the rate she is going, the prolific song-writer and gospel artiste has many more awards in her sights. The ...Read More »
Victory: Timely release by Eben
Fresh from the resounding successes he recorded at the the just concluded International Pastors and Partners Conference (IPPC) 2015, Eben has graciously made his new single; "Victory" available for download. The celebratory song was unveiled at the 6th International Music Concert (IMC) which held at the LoveWorld Convocation Arena (LCA) ...Read More »
The Comfort Zone ventures into music
The Comfort Zone, an independent online magazine based in Sweden has successfully added music to their growing repertoire of inspiring resources with the release of their maiden album; "Awesomely Awesome God". Driven by the Great Commission, the venture into music is another exciting step in their journey of expression of God's love. This development, ...Read More »
Another classy video by Laureche: You Reign
I bring to you another classy video by Laureche; "You Reign". I had listened to the audio several times before the release of the video, yet it was an entirely new experience watching the video as it brought a new dimension to the song. The excellent artistic expression gave new wings ...Read More »
Brilliant video for TB1's "Untouchable"
Here's another beautiful video to brighten your day… Michael Omoria a.k.a. TB1 fetes us with the brilliant video of his song; "Untouchable" featuring Prince Micah. A member of the Rap Group; BLW RapNation, featured here, TB1's captivating style stands him out as he seeks to express himself and share the ...Read More »
Fresh video from Sinach: I know who I am
It's fresh, it's different… In this fascinating video, Sinach breaks away from her usual pattern of live worship recordings to bless us with this unique interpretation of her hit song; "I know who I am". The song, which she aptly described as "The Believers' Anthem", is a faith-filled confession of ...Read More »
Laureche's video shoot for "You Reign" (Photos)
Laureche, one of my favourite Gospel Artistes, just concluded the video shoot of her song; "You Reign", an inspiring worship song from her maiden album; "More than enough". The song, which was unveiled at the BLW International Pastors' and Partners' Conference (IPPC) in November 2014, is one of those songs that never fails ...Read More »
High Grade: Agent Snypa's stylish introduction
She has that unique flavour that would draw one to dance along with her and she is making the right waves with her new single; High Grade. She is Grace Faridah Samuel a.k.a. Special Agent Snypa, a budding Gospel Reggae Artiste, who sure knows her onions and packs quite a punch. ...Read More »


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Apple Computer will meet the Beatles' Apple Corps in court this week in London, where a judge will determine whether Apple Computer's iTunes online music service violates a 1991 agreement between the two companies that, the Beatles' Apple claims, blocked the computer maker from selling music.
Apple Corps, which represents the Beatles' business interests and markets their post-1968 recordings on disc, wants the computer firm to stop using the Apple trademark to sell recordings online, along with unspecified damages. Apple, the maker of Macs and iPods, said the 1991 agreement permitted using the Apple name to sell online data transfers, which are what downloaded songs amount to.
The judge hearing the case, Justice Edward Mann, is an iPod user, but neither side has asked him to recuse himself.
This is the third time the two companies have sparred. Apple Corps first sued Apple Computer in 1980 over the use of its name; a modest settlement was accompanied by an agreement that stipulated that Apple Computer, then a Silicon Valley start-up, would stay out of the music business. In 1989, after newer hardware and software made it easier to use Macintosh computers to synthesize sound, the Beatles' company sued again, resulting in a $26.5 million settlement in 1991 that left Macs able to edit and play back sound files but not create music. After the iTunes music store and software were introduced in April 2003, the record company filed suit a third time.
The Beatles set up Apple Corps in 1968, partly as a tax shelter. These days the firm, led by Neil Aspinall, a longtime Beatles confidant, functions as record label, merchandiser and general defender of the Beatles' business rights. Apple Records has reissued original Beatles recordings on CD, as well as the mid-1990's Beatles singles "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" and a DVD of George Harrison's 1971 Concert for Bangladesh.
While Apple Records has made no effort to sell or license music online and none of the Beatles' recordings are yet available for legal download anywhere, Apple Computer announced on Feb. 23 that it had sold a billion songs through iTunes.Continue reading the main story
Steven P. Jobs, the chief of Apple Computer, has made no secret of his love for the Beatles' music, but all sides have so far denied rumors of a potential settlement that would allow iTunes to begin selling the Beatles' songs online.Continue reading the main story


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