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Author Notes: This recipe was inspired by a similar one I saw on Clotilde Dusolier's "Chocolate and Zucchini" sometime last year. Hers called for using just the radish greens, and she also used a more traditional hard Italian cheese such as parmesan or romano. I've added basil for a little more complexity, marconas for their sweetness, feta for its tang, and finely diced radishes for a little extra spice and crunch. This pesto is delicious as a sandwich spread, tossed with whole wheat pasta, or stirred into some smashed potatoes. - Oui, Chef —Oui, Chef
Food52 Review: Let me preface this review by saying that I am not a huge fan of basil pesto. Perhaps I overdosed in the eighties, but I find the intense spicy licorice flavor of the basil overwhelming. This recipe, however, intrigued me. While it is indeed a pesto with basil, it also includes a few unique ingredients I love, such as feta, lemon and radishes. Right up front, this pesto does have a distinct basil flavor however, unlike the ubiquitous basil-only version, it's smoothed by creamy feta, freshened with crispy radish and brightened by lemon. The traditional pine nuts are replaced with rustic marcona almonds which add extra salt and crunch and are very satisfying to eat. Finally the use of bitter, earthy radish leaves is not only efficient, but grounds the basil, which I appreciate. If I have one quibble it's that the flavor of the radishes is masked by all of the other strong ingredients, so only their texture is represented. I served the pesto with oven roasted chicken breasts and roasted radishes, and my family loved it.- TasteFood —The Editors
Serves: 4-6
cup packed, fresh radish greens, well washed and dried
cup packed, fresh basil leaves, well washed and dried
cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
cup marcona almonds, roughly chopped
cup EVOO (or more to taste)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
cup feta cheese, finely grated using a micro-plane
radishes, finely minced
tablespoon finely minced fresh chive
Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- Place the chopped garlic and almonds in the bowl of a small food processor with a pinch of salt and a few grindings of pepper and pulse until finely minced.
- Add the radish and basil leaves, and process while pouring the EVOO through the feed tube, stopping as needed to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Continue until you have incorporated all of the oil, and the pesto has achieved the consistency you desire. Add a little more oil here if you wish.
- Pour the pesto into a medium sized bowl, and mix in the lemon juice, and grated cheese. Slice the 3 radishes on a benriner (or mandoline), and then finely mince each slice. Add the radishes to the mix along with the chive.
- Test for seasoning, adding more salt, pepper or lemon juice as desired. Spoon into an air-tight container just big enough to hold all the pesto, pour a thin layer of EVOO to coat the top, and store in your fridge for up to 3-4 days.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Radish Recipe
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As part of several moves being made on Oklahoma's coaching staff, the Sooners found themselves in need of an offensive line coach. Reported to be the frontrunner for that vacancy was West Virginia's O-line coach, Bill Bedenbaugh.
According to at least one report from Mitch Vingle of the Charleston Gazette, that rumor will come to fruition. Footballscoop.com is also reporting the move and SoonerScoop had it first this week. Obviously, OU has not yet commented on the reports.
"I anticipate speaking with several candidates that I have identified for our coaching staff, but I have yet to interview any of those individuals," Bob Stoops said in a statement yesterday.
Bedenbaugh has spent the past two seasons at WVU after coming over from Arizona, where he coached under current Sooners defensive coordinator Mike Stoops.
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6 Successful 'As Seen On TV' Products We Can't Believe Women Actually Buy
The "As Seen on TV" commercials are always a wonderful source of entertainment. Once in a rare while, the products are actually useful (my wife has used the Pasta Pro for years and OxyClean has been a miracle worker around the house--RIP Billy Mays).
More often than not, they're bizarre creations aimed at solving problems we didn't even know we had. And nowhere is that more evident in health and beauty products targeted at women.
Every one of these products started out as an "As Seen On TV" product and are now available for sale online, which we can only assume means that some crazy women (or the even crazier men in their lives) out there have actually bought these things.
Here, in all their WTF glory, are the most bizarre products we can't believe some women actually bought.
The Kush Support
We get that life isn't all smooth sailing for large-breasted women but we have to admit that we'd never thought about uncomfortable sleeping or wrinkled chests among those problems. Enter the Kush Support, a solid piece of plastic with a "slip-resistant" silicone surface that acts as a support to help keep breasts from pressing together when a woman lays on her side.
The makers of the Kush Support say their product can help undo the effects of gravity, reducing wrinkles in the chest area and alleviating pressure to help promote more comfortable sleep. The product is designed for women with C-cup or larger breasts, women with breast implants, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
While we're all for helping women get a good night's rest and certainly support more attractive chest areas, we're pretty sure that we could find a plastic bottle in the kitchen, a pair of rolled-up socks or a willing male volunteer who could do just as good a job of supporting large breasts at a fraction of the cost.
Booty Pop
Aside from having a name that resembles a very niche-porn video, this product is essentially a padded bra for women's backsides. According to the commercial, Booty Pop panties can instantly transform those mom jeans into Kim Kardashian's finest. Even better, they come in a variety of colors and fabrics and you get two pairs for the low, low price of just $19.95.
While a nice butt is certainly an, ahem, asset, this product just looks weird, uncomfortable and unsexy. If you absolutely must order some Booty Pops for yourself or a special woman in your life, we strongly advise you to wait until you get home. Googling bootypop.com at the office is a good way to get yourself into a nice, uncomfortable meeting with your HR manager and IT guy.
The Bumpit
Is that a massive brain tumor on your head, or are you just happy to see me?
The Skinnies Instant Arm Lift
For those women looking to get Michelle Obama arms without all the gym work, there is now the Instant Arm Lift which is a miracle substance that . . . ah, who are we kidding? It's a clear sticker that you use to tape up your saggy underarms and hide your arm flab.
The Instant Arm Lift must have been a huge success because, according to the company website, you can now get similar products for sagging thighs, breasts, stomachs, back fat, eyes and butts (we may need a battle royal throwdown between Instant Butt Lift and Booty Pop).
The stickers are transparent, but are designed to be hidden under clothes, which really makes us wonder why you couldn't achieve the same results with plain old duct tape?
The Tiddy Bear
No, that's not a typo. The Tiddy Bear has perfected the art of the motorboat to help make riding in a car more comfortable by cushioning the seatbelt as it sits across a woman's chest. Yep, that's pretty much it. It's a stuffed animal that you strap onto the seatbelt to act as a cushion and keep the seatbelt from rubbing on sensitive areas.
We may have finally found a use for all those Beanie Babies our grandma still swears are going to come back in value and finance her golden years.
The Cami Secret
It's basically a mini-apron worn under a shirt to cover up cleavage. Ridiculous, right? Right? Who the HELL would want to cover up cleavage?!?


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Atlanta researchers are preparing to test an HIV vaccine they believe can lower the viral load of HIV-positive individuals.
The trial follows promising results of simian tests of the vaccine at Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
GA Voice (Atlanta)
06.11.2010; Matt Schafer
New Path to Therapeutic HIV Vaccine Discovered by Studying Immunologic Profile of Rare HIV Controllers
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City Councilmembers, City Staff
and members of the community: 2012
was a quite a year! It was of groundbreaking
and historic accomplishments and
it was also a year of deep controversy
and difference of opinion. It was
eventful and unprecedented in so
many ways. Whether it was difficult
controversies or groundbreaking
accomplishments, we have risen
to the occasion and I remain honored
to represent the great diverse
community that resides here in
our great city. In the midst of
our ongoing challenges, it's easy
to lose sight of the ground we've
gained. This is a collective journey,
and many, many people, businesses
and organizations have made it
possible…that is why I'm pleased
to share this 2013 State of the
City Address with all of you today.
Public Works,
Engineering and Development Projects
I want to start off with sharing
some of the many accomplishments
in terms of Public Works, Parks,
Engineering and development projects.
For starters, let's acknowledge
with pride that Richmond won the
2011 Pavement Management Award
for "Most Improved Roads" from
MTC. We had an increase of 13 points
from 2010. While we still have
a lot of work to do, this is a
great achievement.
In addition to paving many city
blocks, Public Works did remodeling
work at Fire Stations and painted
various city buildings such as
the Disabled People's Recreation
Center, the main Library and the
interior of the Auditorium.
Our Parks and Landscaping Division
were busy, as always, with great
projects. Thanks to our very committed
and able Parks staff in collaboration
with an engaged community, on August
11, 2012, we celebrated the Grand
Opening of a beautifully renovated
Solano Playlot. We also celebrated
the renovation of Burg Park as
well as a new pedestrian bridge
at Booker T. Anderson Park. This
in conjunction with ongoing maintenance,
repairs, and landscaping work to
beautify our city public spaces.
Engineering was extremely busy
this year as well.
Projects including the Via Verdi
Culvert Replacement Project, previously
known as the Via Verdi "sink hole"
problem. El Portal Drive was opened
in December and the pipe that ran
under the road has been completely
Some other quick facts include:
100, 000 sq. yards of pavement
were slurry sealed.
35 curb ramps were completed
28,589 sq ft of sidewalks were
completed through the City program
Engineering should also be congratulated
for its Railroad Crossing Improvements.
Richmond is now a national leader
in Quiet Zones with a total of
eight (8) zones established.
Engineering also replaced lights
on major streets throughout the
City (such as Macdonald Ave, Barrett,
23rd, San Pablo, Cutting Blvd,
portions of the Parkway, Castro
St., Nevin, Bissell, Pennsylvania
and various downtown streets. 1,100
antiquated series streetlights
were replaced with LED lights.
Old lights use 80% more energy
than the new LED lights AND the
LED lights are 4 times brighter
than older lights.
And one more engineering project
I want to mention is the Stormwater
Improvements at Garrity Creek.
The first large trash capture device
was placed in a stormwater pipe
at Hilltop Mall such that it captures
trash dropped by shoppers preventing
the trash from getting in the creek.
New development projects continue
to move forward in Richmond: Rosie
the Riveter Visitor and Education
Green aspects of
the bypass road project
Rigger's Loft
Rigger's Loft, after some controversy,
is well into its rehabilitation
work and is already being marketed
by the City.
Crime and
Violence Prevention
Now, I 'd like to focus a bit
on the extraordinary accomplishments
we have collectively made happen
in the area of crime and violence
In recent years, we have seen
a massive decrease in violent crime.
We ended 2012 with 18 homicides,
while it was just a few years back
in 2009, we had 45 homicides. We
are clearly moving in a very strong
downward trend. All this reflects
a collective effort on the part
of our community-involved police
department, our Office of Neighborhood
Safety, many community violence
prevention groups and great programs,
such as the Ceasefire Program.
As we all know, one homicide and
one shooting is a tragedy beyond
words. Let us always remember that
these statistics represent real
human lives and people loved, and
mourned, by many.
In addition, just recently a great
crime prevention victory has been
accomplished thanks to a grassroots
community organizing effort that
was successful in getting state
realignment money dedicated to
re-entry services as opposed to
expanding the county jail. I will
be presenting this year's MLK Award
to those community groups that
really helped shift the focus onto
resources needed for re-entry service
to decrease recidivism….rather
than trying at arrest our way out
of crime problems.
My office is also working directly
with the Richmond Project, a program
in San Quentin, where Richmond
residents in prison are transforming
themselves and sharing their profound
message with our youth encouraging
them to focus on healthy lifestyles.
So in many ways we are addressing
the roots of our crime and showcasing
Richmond as a leader in crime prevention.
Economic Development
and Jobs
And along with moving to a more
peaceful Richmond, we have moved
to a moved our local economy forward
as well.
Richmond saw 249 new businesses
started in 2012 which generated
457 jobs.
n example of one of these new
businesses is Nutiva. Nutiva the
world's leading brand of organic
hemp foods, coconut oil, and chia
seeds and moved its headquarters
to Richmond this year. It is in
the process of hiring 100 workers
and has reached out to our local
residents for these jobs. In addition,
Nutiva, is doing great community
work, including a commitment of
planting fruit tree orchards in
every Richmond school, which it
has already begun!
Ekso Bionics is another great
business that has moved to Richmond.
Ekso Bionics is pioneering the
field of exoskeletons, designing
and creating some of the most forward-thinking
solutions in offering people with
physical limitations new, innovative
options for extending their physical
abilities. Ekso Bionics was named
by Time Magazine as "One of the
50 Best Innovations in 2010." And
we are proud that they chose Richmond
to be home to their exciting business.
AND of course as we all know,
The University of California Richmond
Field Station was selected as the
preferred site for the second campus
of the Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory. The development of
the Richmond Bay Campus in Richmond's
Southern Gateway will serve as
a center for innovation, catalyst
for other research facilities,
and will support broader economic
revitalization locally and regionally.
The start of the operation is expected
between 2017-2020.
We just recently passed a resolution
calling on DTSC to move forward
with a clean-up to unrestricted
standards of the toxic Zeneca site
(which is adjacent to the Richmond
Field Station) so that we are not
held back in our economic revitalization
of the South Gateway, including
the development of LBNL's 2nd campus.
But in addition to traditional
models of economic development,
we are also promoting alternative
models by way of encouraging Richmond
worker-owned cooperatives. In 2011
we saw our first Richmond worker-owned
coop get started. That was the
Liberty Ship Café, a healthy catering
service owned collectively by Richmond
residents. This year we have continued
to promote coops and are seeing
a restaurant coop, a bike coop,
an urban agriculture coop, an entertainment
coop, and a solar installation
coop in the works. This style of
economic development has a three-pronged
benefit. Worker Coops are 1. a
source of job creation, 2. a source
of local wealth-building, and 3.
a source of workplace democracy.
We also saw a non-profit emerge
this year, the Richmond Revolving
Loan fund, that is helping provide
start-up money for local co-ops.
Job training continues to be an
extremely high priority for us
RichmondBUILD, of course, continues
to be a star program in the City
as we train and steer our residents
toward jobs in the new green economy.
But we've also seen some new advancements
as part of our YouthWORKS program.
A big plus is that at that at the
end of 2012 YouthWORKS moved into
their own building at 2705 Macdonald
Our 2012 Summer Youth Employment
Program employed about the same
number of Richmond youth as last
year. We had 263 youth receiving
up to 100 hours of meaningful,
career path work experience.
The after-school Academic Program
"Straight Talk on Prison" has provided
academic support and community
service learning to over 70 youth
participants. In collaboration
with the National Park Service,
we saw the emergence of the "Hometown
Richmond' team working in gardens,
urban agriculture locations, and
planting trees through the community.
Our stellar LEAP program with
its excellent staff, instructors
and volunteers continues to provide
intense learning opportunities
so that their graduates succeed
educationally, thereby enhancing
their earning power.
Health and
Sustainability Initiatives
In terms of policies and initiatives,
our greatest accomplishment this
year was on April 24, when we passed
our 2030 General Plan based on
health, sustainability and equity.
We now have a great blueprint for
a healthy and vital urban landscape
meeting the needs of our community
as a whole!
Another great initiative occurred
on June 19 when we voted to participate
in Community Choice Aggregation
(CCA) by joining Marin Energy Authority
to provide customers with a choice
of purchasing electricity with
higher renewable energy content.
We're excited that our R3 – Richmond
Recovery Rebate Program provided
$377,691 in rebates to residents,
generating in the process $3,166,191
in total economic activity and
an estimated 35 new, local jobs.
For every $1 of R3 funds awarded
to a project, $7.1 dollars were
invested back into the local economy.
We are making great progress in
the field of health and were selected
as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Roadmaps to Health Prize finalist
for innovative Community Health
and Wellness strategies!
We also have a new partnership
called the Richmond Health Equity
Partnership (RHEP), where we are
partnering with Contra Costa Health
Services (CCHS), West Contra Costa
Unified School District (WCCUSD)
and others and are engaging in
various strategies and projects
to advance full-service community
schools and to track and measure
health outcomes.
We've also made progress on brownfield
assessments to facilitate the development
of community gardens and have shared
Richmond's experience with other
cities as part of the California
Endowment's Building Healthy Communities
efforts. Thank you to the community,
to the Health Initiatives Team
and everyone working to better
the health or our community.
In the area of sustainable transportation,
our "Easy Go Richmond" project
just won a State Award from the
Governor's Office and is providing
opportunities for car-sharing,
bike sharing and electric and hybrid
vehicle usage, as well as discounted
public transportation passes.
Further sustainability efforts
of course include the city's various
Compost and Tree Giveaways. In
partnership with Self Sustaining
Communities and Richmond's Cities
of Service Program, 3,000 various
fruit and olive trees were given
away. And Self-Sustaining Communities
is continuing to outreach for more
trees for our community from regional
Community groups and non-profits,
such as Urban Tilth, Groundwork
Richmond and Richmond Trees have
helped us beautify our neighborhoods
and promote a healthier Richmond
with the planting of new trees
and growing of community gardens.
And our Richmond Food Policy Council
continues to explore ways of accessing
healthier food for our community.
We also participated in green
tours for Richmond youth in conjunction
with Lana Husser and Earth Team
so that youth from various schools
have an opportunity to see all
the great sustainable initiatives
we are engaged in.
In addition, we've participated
with the community in various healthy
recreational activities and events
such as the Walk to Nature led
by Youth Enrichment Strategies
and Bike to Work Day; and we celebrated
the closing of a Bay Trail gap
with the completion of the Wildcat
Marsh Trail.
Chevron Fire
Amid all these wonderful things,
let's not forget the horrendous
experience of the Chevron Refinery
fire which sent 15,000 people to
local hospital for treatment of
respiratory issues and other health
impacts of the fire. We remain
very concerned about the health
and safety risk that this major
refinery poses to our residents
and to the greater Bay area. I
brought forward 2 resolutions in
recent months, which the City Council
approved, addressed the issue of
Chevron's rebuilding their Crude
Unit where the fire occurred. Concerns
remain that they utilize the best
technology available and that the
highest safety precautions are
put into place. Some of us are
watching very closely as more information
We are also very concerned that
Chevron be held totally accountable
for the damage they have imparted
on us which includes the health
impact, the impact to land and
property, and the impact to our
City's image. Chevron has imparted
great harm to our community by
way of their pollution, their accidents,
and frankly their impact on our
elections and democracy for decades.
Many of us remain greatly concerned
about all of this.
But while we are putting our nose
to the grindstone and making sure
that our health and safety isn't
put in jeopardy once again, we
continue to develop and rise as
a city with heart, mind and soul
committed to transform ourselves
and bring our dreams into fruition.
One of the most profound ways
we rise and transform ourselves
is through arts, culture, festivals,
and special city events.
Festivals and events are a reflection
of our diversity and our outlook
as a community and we had a flowering
of such activities last year. In
addition to some of our now long-standing
festivals such as Cinco de Mayo,
Juneteenth, the Homefront Festival,
National Night Out, and the North
Shoreline festival, we had the
joy of experiencing our 3rd Annual
Native American Pow-Wow last summer….and
the 2nd Annual Major Taylor Bike
Fiesta organized by Building Blocks
for Kids happened last year.
Other new traditions, including
the North Richmond Blues Festival
and the North Richmond Green Festival,
have continued to build community
spirit and empowerment throughout
North Richmond. Our downtown Music
on the Main concerts and Pt Richmond's
various music and arts festivals,
have shown that we have no shortage
of talent in the City of Richmond!
To add to that, we had a great
Spirit and Soul Festival in downtown
Richmond last summer where thousands
of people filled out downtown to
experience good food, entertainment
and many wonderful vendors showcasing
their wares.
In 2012, the 3th Annual Homelessness
Conference also took place in Richmond,
organized by Saffron Strand, a
non-profit dedicated to helping
homeless individuals find their
way into healthy lifestyles with
job opportunities.
Additionally, I am very proud
of the continued success by my
office and the community in organizing
our International Women's Day event.
Last year was our 5th Annual Sisters
in Solidarity event which brought
together more women than ever,
who demonstrate by their solidarity
the kind of Richmond that we can
become and are becoming!
The arts in Richmond continue
to thrive with poetry and essay
contests, as well as neighborhood
arts projects. This year the City
Council established a Poet Laureate
Program and we honored Dwayne Parish
as our first Poet Laureate in Richmond!
Creative groups of young people
such as RAW Talent and the young
people at East Bay Center for the
Performing Arts continue to make
us proud.
And….public arts murals took center
stage in Richmond in 2012 as the
Greenway has become transformed
with beautiful murals alongside
beautiful gardens.
New Volunteer
Impact volunteering program, managed
and coordinated by Rochelle Monk,
branded as "Excellence Serving
our Community" with various initiatives
already launched like the WriterCoach
Connection at Richmond High School
to address the writing achievement
gap with one-on-one volunteers
helping 120 students to improve
literacy and writing skills. .
In December 2012, Youth Service
America announced its selection
of Richmond ESC as a lead agency
to engage and organize youth to
lead projects that improve the
Richmond community.
The official launch of the ESC
is on Feb 20 at 11:30 at Civic
Center Plaza.
Youth empowerment
We have also seen that great organizing
work around youth sports, activities,
and education has taken a big step
forward this year. Our youth, with
adult mentors, have shown that
yes, they can advocate on their
own behalf for more sports fields
and more education and youth activities.
Richmond Pulse (a youth-run newspaper)
continues to focus on positive
happenings in Richmond with the
determination of showcasing Richmond
as a city with character and integrity.
I'm thrilled that my office has
worked with these groups to help
them move their efforts forward
and we will continue to do so.
We continue to work also with the
RYSE Center and other youth-focused
groups as we explore concrete ways
to make sure the City sets the
highest priority for youth needs
in every decision made, including
and especially funding decisions.
The year ahead
There is much to be done in 2013.
While there will be many surprises,
there are a few interesting projects
on the near horizon:
1. In the very near term,
on February 4, we will consider
filling the City Council seat vacancy.
2. In the coming months,
we will also see our Municipal
ID implementation. The contract
should be signed in March and IDs
are expected to be issued starting
in June.
3. We also will see the
unrolling of Community Choice Aggregation
in Richmond, as we offer residents
the option of being customers of
4. In addition to our
annual Women's Day event, my office
will also be organizing a Youth
Forum later this year that will
bring together various youth groups
to focus on how our Youth Can Help
us build a Better Richmond.
5. Another exciting effort
underway is our Healthy Vendors
Ordinance. We hope to see this
completed in 2013 to help stimulate
our local economy by way of policies
and incentives for healthy food
6. Other efforts underway
for 2013 are the Plastic Bag Ordinance
and the Climate Action Plan.
7. Larger efforts, like
review of LBNL's plans and also
Chevron Revised Renewal Project
plans will of course continue as
8. Efforts surrounding
the clean-up of Pt Molate will
continue as well, and hopefully
the re-opening of Pt Molate Beach
will be forthcoming soon, so we
can all enjoy this beautiful area
that we collectively own as a city
and community!
In conclusion, these continue
to be difficult, but also very
interesting, times we live in.
As we all know, there is much controversy
in the political climate of our
city. This controversy should not
deter us at all, but only cause
us all to look deep at what we
want and need.
I expect the City Council will
continue to have different points
of view. I call on every member
of the City Council to seek respectful
ways to express these differences.
The future of Richmond rests in
many hands shaped by the participation
of the community, its elected representatives
and our City staff. Social, environmental
and economic justice must continue
to be our compass. We have much
to be proud of, but what excites
me, what inspires me, is the resiliency
and spirit of our community. So
let's dream big and work hard together
in 2013. We are in this together
and together we will continue to
open more doorways and overcome
more and more challenges!
Thank you very much for your attention.
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In the event of an emergency, visit the emergency page.
It is the responsibility of everyone to ensure the safety of themselves and others. The department will help where and when it can, but it is essential that everyone is alert to the possible hazards and reports any concerns.
Copies of all Health and Safety related documents are held in Reception.
- The emergency pages provides all the information you need should there be an emergency at the department.
Keep this page bookmarked on your Internet browser. In times of panic (especially out-of-hours), you may find it useful.
- The first aid pages contain information on first aid and who the first aiders are in the department.
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The broker configuration property logDeadMsgs controls the logging of events related to the dead message queue. When dead message logging is enabled, the broker will log the following events:
A message is moved to the dead message queue.
A message is discarded from the dead message queue (or from any physical destination that does not use the dead message queue).
A physical destination reaches its limits.
Dead message logging is disabled by default. The following command enables it:
imqcmd update bkr -o imq.destination.logDeadMsgs=true
Dead message logging applies to all physical destinations that use the dead message queue. You cannot enable or disable logging for an individual physical destination.


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Italian artist Enrico Ferrarini builds upon the famous art history of his country, quite literally, in his unique style which takes traditional sculpture to its digital conclusion. By carving and casting sculptures and then creating multiples of them, Ferrrani combined them, bring a glitched, modernly repetitive styling to time-honored sculpting methods.
The Moderna, Italy-born artist has studied at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts (where some of the most famous sculptures of all time, including Donatello and Michelangelo's Davids reside), and employs methods of sculpture which are not typically learned by today's artists. Perhaps that is why his work has a deeper resonance; employing the methods of the past to work with the styling of today. (via myampgoesto11)


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distinct email address- this is so that we can properly
handle your email and look up your account for lost passwords, etc. If two or more people want to sign up, then we recommend obtaining a free email account at a service
such as hotmail.com.
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text: Hi Ivan, Ivan Paganini wrote: > The myrinet connection was working right, but sometimes a user program > just got stuck - one of the processes was sleeping, and all others > were running. Then, the program hangs. Investigating this further, Unless you are using bocking receives ("--mx-recv blocking" or "--mx-recv hybrid"), the default mode is polling. So, a process will only sleep if it is still in the spawning phase (in MPI_Init) or if it's blocking on something outside MPI (like disk IO). > overheat. mpirun.ch_mx -v shows that all the processes are issued ok > to the nodes, but somehow one (or more) process go to sleep or never > starts, and all the other processes just hangs. The mx diagnose tools All processes wait on everybody at spawn time, so if one process never starts, the rest of the MPI world will wait for it, possibly forever. The root problem is the process not starting. The spawning phase in MPICH-MX uses socket and ssh (or rsh). Usually, ssh uses native Ethernet, but it could also use IPoM (Ethernet over Myrinet). Which case is it for you ? Patrick


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Add the ability to write plugins using jruby or groovy.
This project is part of Google Summer of Code 2007, project link is here.
Student: Anton Arhipov
Blog: http://arhipov.blogspot.com
Scripting language like Groovy (or JRuby) is an ideal choice for Java developer to do quick prototyping. The biggest benefit of Eclipse support for Groovy plug-in development is that while changing the plug-in on-the-fly there's no need to start a separate Eclipse instance or restart the IDE when something was changed in the code. This would rapidly improve the speed of lightweight plug-in development.
This project aims to add ability to write plugins in JVM-based scripting language, like Groovy and JRuby. But it could be a starting point for any other JVM scripting language, like BeanShell or Jython.
04.06.2007 (in progress) Implementation of runtime engine to run the scripts. I will use javax.scripting API for this purpose.
The main results to be reached:
- An Eclipse extension/plug-in to (re)load (Groovy/JRuby) scripts on the fly.
- Command line console support to modify and change the program behavior interactively. This could look like in case Apache Derby ij plug-in


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Vegan. Gluten Free. Lactose Free. Sugar Free. Saying "NO" to Pharmaceutical Meds. Low Glycemic. Lovin' On – Ayurveda. Herbcraft. Fashion. Music. Art & The Good Life.
This post is for Stephanie Maurer who left me a wonderful comment on my previous post – Living Holistically In A Modern World.
Making our own cosmetics is yet another way in which we can move towards a more natural, handmade lifestyle. Personally, I would never put anything on my skin If I couldn't eat it. My skin is my body. It protects my inner organs. It is a natural filter of bodily waste and so I need it to perform at optimum level. Plus, I love the idea of tailoring my beauty products to my own specific needs whilst eliminating unnecessary amounts of preservatives and petro-chemicals. From a financial viewpoint, my husband loves that it saves us money!
I started making my own natural cosmetics in the 80's. The very first thing I made successfully was lip balm. I remember we used to have beeswax candles in our home and one day when my mum was out, I melted one in a saucepan on top the stove and added olive oil in equal proportions. I wanted it to taste nice, so a little rummaging around in the kitchen cupboards and I hit the jackpot – a small brown bottle of Vanilla Extract and an equally small bottle of Lemon Oil. There was no real measuring involved, I basically just eyeballed everything. When it was all melted together, I poured it into a clean jar and waited for it to cool down and set. That was it for me. I was hooked! Been DIY-ing ever since.
Natural cosmetics have limited shelf lives. They can turn rancid and get moldy without the proper care and attention. This is the downside to DIY cosmetics. Store bought skin care can last for years without any outward sign of decay but don't expect your natural handmade products to behave in the same way. For the sake of convenience and economics, it is great to have something that will last and last, but really, decay is a natural part of life. Accept it, don't fear it. Bacterial growth of the kind we can see, is just natures way of saying "hey there, throw me away, my time is up". To my mind, anything that won't go off, is not natural. Your creations should be made in small batches and used frequently with most of them being kept in the fridge to increase longevity. To avoid spoilage from microbes, all containers must be thoroughly sanitized. Avoid dipping your fingers into finished products, use a tiny spatula, popsicle stick, toothpick or cotton wool bud instead. The basic guidelines are simply: treat your natural cosmetics with the same common sense that you treat your natural food.
Oil and water won't mix without the help of an emulsifier. Not all plant and seed oils are created equal. Anhydrous (without water) formulations reduce the risk of contamination. More on this later.
Nature provides us with some wonderful preservatives and when measured correctly, can extend the life of your products and prevent anti-oxidation. 2 months is about the average expectancy, although some can stretch to 3 or 4. Remember, you can't stop deterioration all together, the best we can do is slow it down.
Now, I should warn you, there is some controversy involved with using what is termed 'natural' preservatives. The word on the scientific grapevine insists that there are no proven all natural or organic preservatives, available to the home crafter. Grapefruit Seed Extract or GSE is not a preservative. Studies have shown the only preserving power this ingredient has derives from the preservative used to preserve the GSE. If you use this product, you are not preserving your lotions properly and gross things could grow on it. Despite the many claims, Vitamin E is not a preservative. It is a great anti-oxidant, meaning it will prolong the shelf life of your oils when added to blends but it will not keep nasty things from growing in your lotion.
So, I urge you to do some research of your own and to be responsible when deciding on a preservative. If you mix oil in water O/W or water in oil W/O you must use a preservative. Water is the basis for all life and thus contains all the ready elements for basic bacterial growth. Unpreserved and poorly preserved homemade lotions can lead to rashes, serious illnesses and even blindness.
Preservatives which I choose to use, include:
Bee Propolis
A mixture of beeswax and resins collected by the honeybee from plants, particularly flowers and leaf buds, it is used to line and seal the comb. The propolis is effective in protecting the hive offering both antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Benzoin (Styrax)
Benzoin Resin is a good old-fashioned, reliable, preservative and fixative. The Ancients used it primarily in their incense making due to its fixative qualities. It is also used in perfume making for the same reason. Benzoin has a distinct aroma, almost like a warm vanilla. Because it is easily absorbed through the skin, it should be diluted in plant alcohol before use in cosmetic recipes.
Citric Acid
A very important ingredient for use in natural body care and cosmetic recipes. Since citric acid is present in almost every life form, it is consequently easily metabolized and eliminated from the body. Citric acid is often a base ingredient in bath bomb recipes, and is the agent responsible for the "fizzing" action. In the majority of body care recipes, it is used in small proportions, usually not making up more than 0.5% of the total solution. At room temperature, citric acid is a white powdered form. However, it may be dissolved and easily incorporated into your recipes by heating it in a liquid mixture to a temperature above 74 degrees Celcius.
While appearing to be a liquid, honey actually has a very low water content. It therefore can keep the growth of water-preferring bacteria at bay. There has been some scientific research indicating that honey creates what is known as a viscous barrier against bacteria and infection. This means that it creates a sticky barrier between itself and other ingredients in the product. This barrier traps bacteria and prevents it from penetrating through to the ingredients that may be liable to spoil with air and water-based bacteria. Honey creates this barrier by a process which involves Hydrogen Peroxide. This chemical is created from activity from the enzyme Glucose Oxidase, which is naturally present in honey. This reaction occurs more frequently in honey that has been kept out of direct sunlight. Therefore, if you are using honey as a preservative, you must ensure the honey used has spent as much of its lifespan away from direct light sources. One teaspoon to one tablespoon of honey can be added to most any natural cosmetic recipe to improve its shelf life.
Jojoba is often combined with those oils that are known for having a limited shelf life, such as almond oil, apricot kernel oil, and rosehip seed oil. Get in the habit of substituting a tablespoon of jojoba oil for the more fragile carrier oils
Rosemary Extract
Helps against aging processes, such as browning, thickening and wrinkling; and melanoma and other skin cancers are thought to be accelerated by the accumulation of peroxides in the skin tissues. These peroxides are produced by environmental factors such as heat and ultra-violet radiation from sunlight, a primary cause of sunburn and melanoma. In a study conducted to test photoprotectivity, it was discovered that Carnosic acid (found in Rosemary) did protect the skin from UV damage. [3] This evidence is further corroborated in expired US patents 5,358,752, which show in the examples complete elimination of peroxides as a result of UVB radiation. Rosemary also has a history of anti-bacterial and anti-microbial applications. One study found it to be effective against HIV-1 [4]. Via naturalcosmeticnews.com
Neem Oil
Neem is one of the most powerful oils on the market today. Today it is recognized as an all around oil. It is anti-fungal, anti-bacterial as well as anti-protozoan and a spermicide.
There are other anti-microbials on the market which are not quite as natural and some are known irritants and others are controversial. Now, I don't use them. If I sold my formulations, then yes, I would have to use them in order for my products to reach the regulated standards. I'm going to list some of the more popular ones and you can make up your own mind on whether you wish to include them in your formulations:
Grapefruit Seed ExtractGrapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) is a citrus seed based anti-microbial used as a preservative in skin care products. GSE is made with the extracts of citrus seeds and pulp. It is blended with vegetable glycerin to make it non-irritating to the skin and mucous membranes when used in formulations. GSE is even safe enough to use as a disinfectant for drinking water when necessary.Our Grapefruit Seed Extract is professional strength. It is 60% GSE in 40% vegetable glycerin. It is not the usual 33% found elsewhere. Please be sure to take that into consideration when using a recipe that simply calls for "GSE". GSE has a shelf life of 7-9 years. It is said to be anti-microbial, anti-septic, anti-bacterial, astringent and does also have some antioxidant activity.Use GSE at .5 to 1% to preserve most formulations, or use at 2% to create anti-bacterial creams, salves, rinses and soaps. Please note that adding 2% GSE to your products does not mean that you can market or label the product as an "anti-bacterial" product.
Wear gloves while handling Grapefruit Seed Extract. GSE can be irritating to the skin in its undiluted form.
INCI Nomenclature: Grapefruit (Citrus Grandis) Extract (and) Glycerin
Germaben II
Germaben II is a convenient, ready-to-use broad spectrum anti-microbial preservative for personal care products such as shampoos, conditioners, lotions, creams, body sprays and other formulations. It is highly effective against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, yeasts and molds and does not need any additional preservatives. It is a clear, viscous liquid with mild odor. It is soluble in both oil/water emulsions and aqueous formulations up to a level of 1.0%. At 1%, Germaben II provides 0.30% Germall II, 0.11% methylparaben, 0.03% propylparaben, and 0.56% propylene glycol. Germaben II should be added slowly to your product under gentle agitation before the addition of fragrance oil.
Recommended usage rates are provided only as guidelines for proper preservation. All new formulations should be challenge tested to ensure preservative efficacy.
INCI Nomenclature: Propylene Glycol (and) Diazolidinyl Urea (and) Methylparaben (and) Propylparaben
Germaben II-E
Germaben II-E was developed to protect formulations that contain ingredients that inactivate parabens. It is a liquid preservative system that contains 20% Germall II, 10% methylparaben, 10% propylparaben, and 60% propylene glycol. It is used to preserve water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions but should not be used in aqueous formulations. It is readily soluble at 1.0% and should be added to the emulsified product under gentle agitation before the addition of fragrance. Germaben II-E is a complete preservative effective against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, yeasts and molds. It is compatible with almost all cosmetic ingredients including surfactants and proteins.Recommended usage rates are provided only as a guideline for proper preservation. All new formulations should be challenge tested to ensure preservative efficacy.
INCI Nomenclature: Propylene Glycol (and) Diazolidinyl Urea (and) Methylparaben (and) Propylparaben
Liquid Germall Plus
Liquid Germall Plus is a broad spectrum, water soluble preservative for oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions and water soluble formulations. It is highly effective against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, yeasts, molds and commonly found organisms. It is compatible with most cosmetic ingredients and has no known inactivators. Liquid Germall Plus is effective at low concentrations of 0.1 – 0.5% (the higher % should be used in conjunction with high protein and complex formulations). It remains active through a pH range of 3-8. It should be added during the water phase or to the emulsified portion of the formulation at a temperpature of 120F or less. Liquid Germall Plus has a safe toxicology profile and has been evaluated as safe for both rinse-off and leave-on formulations. It is a good choice preservative for shampoos, conditioners, lotions, creams, body washes, body sprays and other such formulas.
Recommended usage levels are meant only as a guide for proper preservation of your product. All new formulations should be challenge tested to ensure that your preservative is working properly.
INCI Nomenclature: Propylene Glycol (and) Diazolidinyl Urea (and) Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
LiquaPar Oil
LiquaPar Oil is a clear, liquid blend of isopropyl, isobutyl and n-butyl esters of para hydroxybenzoic acid. It is a very stable and effective preservative against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, yeast and mold. LiquaPar Oil is readily incorporated into various types of formulations, including anhydrous products, without heating. It is a good choice for salt scrubs and bath oils where no water is present but may be inadvertently introduced to the container during regular use. The recommended usage rate is 0.3 – 0.6% however, in complex formulations, 0.1% Germall II may be required for adequate preservation.
Recommended usage rates are meant as guidelines only. All new formulations should be challenge tested to ensure proper preservation.
INCI Nomenclature: Isopropylparaben (and) Isobutylparaben (and) Butylparaben
In his book: Preservatives for Cosmetics, David C. Steinberg, writes that some essential oils have demonstrated antimicrobial properties.
Oils such as: caraway, cinnamon, clove, cumin, eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, oregano, rose, rosemary, sage, sandalwood and thyme. There are many, many others, which we will look into in greater detail as this tutorial continues. However, please note that the percentage required to adequately protect a product from microbial growth generally exceeds the recommendations for safe amounts of essential oils to use in skin care products. Myself, I am very free with my use of EO's. I have been using them for years and have never had any adverse reaction. In my Oil Serum blends, I rely solely on essential oils to act as preservative. I always self test. A little dab on the wrist and a 24 hour wait. Of course there is science involved here, but one must not all together abandon common sense.
Oils extracted from plants and seeds form much of the basis of any natural skin care product. To get the best possible result, you will need to get to know your oils, how they work, what they mix best with, their shelf life, their major constituents and healing/health/beauty benefits. Not all oils are created equal, some are better economical performers whilst others are fragile but contain a greater percentage of a desired component such as, for example, Ferulic Acid which can help in the fight against wrinkles. Moreover, one must consider the cost effectiveness of oils as the price range varies drastically with quality and availability.
Oils are volatile and best kept away from direct sunlight and heat. Extreme temperatures, wrong storage, and inherent fragility can cause oxidation in your oils. Once they turn rancid, that's it I'm afraid. You'll have no choice but to throw them out and start again from scratch with a fresh supply. The work around, is finding oils with stabilising qualities, that when mixed with other oils, can either enhance shelf life of an oil or at the very least make certain that you reach the suppliers use by date.
One of the very best online resources I have found, not only about plant oils, comes from the marvelous and very gifted Susan Barclay-Nichols of swiftcraftymonkey blog fame. Susan explores lotion crafting from a scientific background and her knowledge, for me, has been indispensable. I am so grateful that she shares her precious knowledge with us all. She also has some terrific recipes.
Here is what she has to say on the topic of rancidity:
There are different ways by which our oils can become rancid, most of them involving oxygen. I know we need it to live, but it's such a nuisance!
The double bonds of the fatty acid react chemically with oxygen. This turns the fatty acid molecules into other molecules that smell awful! This can be a result of photo-oxidation or auto-oxidation.
Interestingly enough, this process – the hydrolysis, not the rancidity part – is saponification or soap making. Saponification is the hydrolysis of a fat and an aqueous base like sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Glycerol (or glycerine) is formed as the fatty acids are removed from the triglyceride form and converted into salts! So hydrolysis can be a benefit for soap makers and a bane to lotion makers!
Yes, our little beastie friends can cause rancidity in our lotions! (Which is why you must ALWAYS use a preservative!) Microorganisms use their little enzymes (usually lipases) to break down the chemical structure in the fat. Which, again, results in rancidity. Wow, when you consider how many ways a lotion can go wrong – between rancidity and flocculation and separation and so on – it's a wonder we can make them at all. Fortunately, we have anti-oxidants ready and waiting to stave off rancidity as long as possible!
Every oil will eventually go rancid. Some take longer than others – compare grapeseed oil with fractionated coconut oil – but they will all get that horrible smell and have to be thrown out with great vigour. By adding an anti-oxidant, you can push that rancidity date backwards, which why we refer to it as retarding rancidity rather than stopping rancidity.
We can figure out the theoretical shelf life of our oils – our suppliers generally give us something like "6 to 12 months upon opening" – but there are so many variables in rancidity, it is really hard to come up with a hard answer without doing all kinds of exciting and interesting chemistry involving large machines that I don't own yet but one day will! (And that shelf life doesn't include how long the oil has been at your suppliers after being decanted from that giant metal bin!)
Oils can be oxidized by light (photo-oxidation) and by heat (heat speeds up chemical reactions), which is why you always see suggestions to keep your oils in a cool, dark place. So let's say you leave your olive oil on a shelf in a window that gets an unexpected amount of sun on a lovely spring-like April day because you had to run to work (I have never done this!). How much of an impact will 6 hours of direct sunlight have on that oil? Will it speed it up by a day, two days, a week, a month, or create instant rancidity? We have no idea: There are simply too many variable.s.
Refrigeration and freezing are good ideas for oils or butters you aren't using right now. Chemical processes, like rancidity, generally slow down when the temperature is reduced (and speed up when when the temperature is increased). So you can retard rancidity to the point where it's negligible with freezing, and consider the best before date to be the date you take it out of the freezer (if you put it in right after buying it). In the fridge, I don't know. Again, without a lot of special equipment and a fantastic lab filled with beakers and Ehrlenmeyer flasks and test tubes, I couldn't give you an exact number.
Remember to heat the oils so you can make them uncloudy (the cloudiness is called the titer point and you can read more about it here) before using!
Adding an anti-oxidant will ensure you get to that expected shelf life, but I really wouldn't count on it to go further. If you're using a clear bottle, are you guaranteed that the end user won't leave it in a sunny car or on a beside table that gets a lot of sunlight? Are you assured she doesn't have the room temperature at 75˚F or 22˚C, which would increase the general warmth of the lotion? And what about those products that end up in steamy, warm bathrooms with lots of humidity?
There are some lotions that seem to repel rancidity for ages. I have a lotion I made three years ago – it's an experiment – and it still doesn't smell rancid. But that doesn't mean that rancidity hasn't set in. Rancidity is happening every single day. There's a threshold where we can smell it, but it's there long before my nose notices it. (I don't use that lotion because pretty much every ingredient is well past its shelf life date, but I keep it around and observe it for changes.)
There are just too many variables to determine the shelf life of a product, but we can make a guess by sticking to the shelf life of our oils and other ingredients. And by using anti-oxidants, we're assured we can at least get to that date. As for longer than the suggested shelf life, I really wouldn't count on it as we simply can't figure out how much more life we can get out of an oil using anti-oxidants!
These oils are more on the pricey side but they have wonderful qualities that can take your formulations from mundane to stratospheric! This is not a complete list (I wish it were). There are far more exotic carrier oils to choose from than those shown here. At the end of this post I will give some links to trusted suppliers that I use myself.
A few things to note…
Cost scale – these prices will be higher for cold pressed or organic oils.
$ = $1 to $5 for 1 oz or 30 grams
$$ = $6 to 8 for 1 oz or 30 grams
$$$ – $8 to 12 for 1 oz or 30 grams
$$$$ – $13 for 1 oz or 30 grams
Aloe vera oil ($): An oil based extract from the aloe vera plant in a soybean or sunflower oil base. Antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing. Contains allantoin, which is an FDA approved barrier for wind and cold chapped skin. This is a great way to get the awesome-ness of aloe vera in an anhydrous lotion bar, serum, or manicure scrub. Recommended usage: 1 to 50%
Borage oil ($$): INCI: Borago officinalis (Borage) Seed Oil. A very rich source of GLA (between 22 and 27%), it is known to restore moisture and smooth dry, damaged, or aging skin. Shelf life: 9 to 10 months
Calendula ($): INCI: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil (and) Calendula officinalis (Flower) Extract. Regenerative and anti-inflammatory, a great treatment for burned, irritated, inflamed, or chapped skin. Effective for aging skin. Shelf life: 12 to 14 months
Camellia seed ($): INCI: Camellia sinensis Seed Oil. Camellia Seed Oil is very high in oleic acid, and has great anti-oxidant properties. It has been used in Japan for centuries to moisturize and condition the skin, hair and nails. Contains Vitamins A, B, and E, and is great for hair and hand care products. It is described as non-greasy, and is absorbed quickly. Usage rate: 1 to 100%. Shelf life: 6 to 12 months
Carrot tissue oil ($): INCI: Helianthus annus (and) beta carotene. Effective for prematurely aging and dry, itchy skin. Rich in beta-carotene, Vitamin A, and other nutrients. Generally infused in sunflower oil. It may have an earthy scent. Shelf life: 12 months
Comfrey oil ($ to $$): INCI: Symphytum officinale. Comfrey oil and salve are used treatment of dry skin and chapped lips. As a note, some people have concerns about this oil on open wounds – it can sting – so use only in products that are not going to be used on open cuts or scrapes. (I'd suggest doing more research before you include comfrey oil in your products as it contains an ingredient – can't remember the name at the moment – which Health Canada doesn't like very much).
Cranberry oil ($$ to $$$): INCI Name: Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil. Cranberry seed oil is rich in antioxidants, omega 3 & 6 and Vitamin E., and can be a barrier on the skin. It contains a variety of minerals, including calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, and selenium.
Evening primrose ($): Contains about 10% gamma linoleic acid, and high levels of linoleic acids. Eases inflammation, has superb moisturizing qualities, and treats dry skin. Great for aging skin.
Neem oil ($): INCI: Punica granatum seed oil. An effective anti-fungal and antiseptic oil. Rich in fatty acids and glycerides. This oil smells very funky – a bit garlicky! Usage rate: up to 10%
Pumpkin seed oil ($): INCI Name: Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil. High in linoleic acid, omega 3 and 6 fatty oils. Also contains potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, copper, manganese, selenium & zinc as well as vitamins A, D, B1, B2, & B6.
Rosehip oil ($): INCI: Rosa canina (rosehip) fruit oil. Rosehip oil is very high in essential fatty acids, retinoic acid (a derivative of retinol or Vitamin A), and Vitamin C. It contains high levels of GLA, which has uses in treating eczema and psoriasis. It may treat stretch marks, wrinkles, and soften scars. It may diminish broken capillaries, but may aggravate acne or blemished skin.
Sea Buckthorn oil ($$$): INCI: Hippophae rhamnoides Oil. Used for acne, dermatitus, irritated, dry, itching skin. Great source of vitamins A, C, and E, and contains essential fatty acids and phytosterols. Rich source of various B vitamins. A good oil for hair care products or facial serums. Usage rate: up to 10%
Shea oil ($): INCI Name: Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Seed Oil. Anti-inflammatory and soothing, shea oil contains phytosterols which soothe skin. Great in lotions and shaving products. Especially good for sun care products for dry, irritated, or chapped skin. Shelf life: up to 2 years, very stable
Squalane ($ to $$):
This is steam distilled from olive oil (squalene comes from sharks…) It is soft, silky, and non-greasy. It is absorbed into the skin very quickly, and resembles human sebum so you skin can "breathe" (allows your skin to function normally). Helpful for acne, dry scaly skin, and rashes (shaving or diaper rashes, for instance). Anti-bacterial and protects from environmental factors such as sun, cold, and pollution. Can be used alone as a moisturizer or in other lotions or serums at 2 to 10%.
So how do you use these oils? I'll give you a few examples…
Outdoor bar – aloe vera (chapping and soothing), calendula (anti-inflammatory), and evening primrose (inflammation and dry skin), on top of the other non-exotic oils. I used them at a total of 10% (4% aloe, 3% calendula, 3% evening primrose) for their qualities.
Hair care – sea buckthorn and camellia oils are my choice in my intense conditioner at a total of 10% (6% camellia and 4% sea buckthorn) because both are great moisturizers and emollients. You could use shea oil (a bit heavy, but really nice) or jojoba here (more like a wax, but good for your scalp).
Moisturizer – for a moisturizer for my acne-prone, irritated, slightly dry and aging skin I wanted to include ingredients with high GLA (evening primrose), good emolliency that would allow the normal functions of my skin (squalane), and anti-inflammatory properties (calendula). I didn't include aloe oil as I was using aloe vera juice, but I would include it here for its great properties if I weren't including the liquid. (As a note, it would seem neem oil would be a great inclusion for a moisturizer, but I couldn't get past the smell!)
Serum – if you wanted to make an anhydrous (oil-based, no water) serum for your skin, you'd want to pick a really lovely carrier oil – I'd suggest jojoba, fractionated coconut oil, or olive oil, or a combination of all three – at about 80% and add about 20% exotic oils to the mixture. If you were looking for anti-aging ingredients, you might consider rosehip oil (or for acne prone skin, evening primrose oil), sea buckthorn, carrot, and squalane in your mixture. If you were looking to soothe really dry or chapped skin, aloe oil, calendula, and shea oil. You'd only want to make a bit, as you only put a few drops on your skin with a serum! (If you wanted to be really decadent, you could use squalane as your base, then add your exotic oils on top of that.)
Now that we know more about oils and their behaviour and how best to care for them, we can move on and start to explore the world of butters and wax. These elements will give your formulations body and solidity, all crucial elements in the creation of Bath Melts, Lotion Bars, Salves, Creams and Lotions. Butters are extracted from seeds such as the Mango, Avocado, Shea, and Cocoa. Wax, in natural terms, refers to Beeswax which is taken from the hive of bees. Lanolin, is another animal based wax which is natural. Other natural waxes include plant based such as Candelilla and Carnuba. There are also synthetic waxes to choose from, such as Paraffin.
BUTTERS – butters are rated from 1 to 10 for hardness. 10 is very hard.
Aloe butter: Hardness 4. Melts easily at room temperature, good for salves. Aids in rapid hydration of dry skin caused by eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, sun burn, wind burn, and general chapping.
Avocado butter: A very rich, moisturizing treatment, but it can be a little heavy or greasy. Use in small amounts. Again, you might want to use a secondary butter to harden a lotion bar.
Cocoa butter: Hardness 10. A very good butter for trapping in moisture as it stays on the skin as a barrier. This is good as a primary oil in a lotion bar.
Mango butter: Hardness 8. A very creamy butter, doesn't go grainy after melting. It is less greasy than other butters and very emollient.
Olive butter: Olive butter offers the goodness of olive oil, which includes high level of phytosterols and humectant qualities.
Shea butter: Hardness 7. Shea butter penetrates deep into skin and returns elasticity. It has high levels of Vitamins A and E, as well as phytosterols, fatty esters, and phenolic acids. May help repair skin damage. It softens and heals cracked and aged skin. If you are allergic to latex, please avoid shea butter.
So how do you choose a butter? If you have skin that is wind chapped and red, you might choose aloe butter. If you need serious moisturizing, then shea or mango butter may be perfect for you. If you want a humectant with lots of phytosterols, you might be a fan of olive butter.
You'll notice a lot of these waxes are listed by their solubility in castor oil. This is because castor oil is one of the main oils used in making lipsticks and other lip colouring products. (More about castor oil tomorrow). If the wax isn't friendly with castor oil, it's less likely to be used or used in far smaller quantities than an oil that plays nice with castor oil!
Hydrocarbon waxes include paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
Paraffin wax: This is what a lot of us think when we hear the word "wax". It's a hydrocarbon blend with a melting point of 45 to 70C. It is translucent with little odour or taste, which makes it perfect for lip products. It is quite inflexible with an oily feel and has poor solubility in castor oil.
Microcrystalline wax: These are long chained saturated hydrocarbons (mostly linear) derived from mineral oil that melts between 60C and 120C. Their small crystal size prevents sweating of your product. They have limited solubility in castor oil.
Mineral waxes include waxes from bituminous products, meaning they come from coal derivatives. These include ozokerite and ceresine (some sites have ceresine listed as coming from vegetables – this is not true).
Ozokerite wax: A naturally occurring white wax with a high melting point – 58C to 100C – used to prevent softness in products. It can also help with emulsification if you want to include some water based ingredient into your lipstick or anhydrous product.
Ceresine wax (also called refined ozokerite): A white wax derived from ozokerite with a melting point of 50 to 90C (it depends on the purity and manufacturer). It can be used interchangeably with ozokerite.
Vegetable waxes are probably the most popular of the waxes because of their vegan friendly profile and availability from local suppliers.
Candelilla wax: Produced from the Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisiphlitica trees found in Mexico. It is composed of hydrocarbons and esters, meaning it confers some moisturizing properties. It's melting point is high at 70C, and it confers strength to stick products. It offers a nice gloss, which is always a bonus in lip products. A good substiute for carnauba wax.
Carnauba wax: Produced from the Copernica prunifera tree (Tree of Life, a Brazilian palm tree). It is composed of 85% (or so) esters, so it offers some great moisturizing qualities. Its high melting point of 85C offers great rigidity to a lipstick and it will contract as it cools, making it easier to remove your product from a mould.
Japan wax: Produced from the berries of the sumac tree, it is a brittle glyceride wax with a melting point between 50 to 56C. Because of the fatty odour and oily feel it is usually used in pencils, not lipsticks.
Rice wax: This is the hydrogenation of crude rice oil. The melting point is high at 75C, so it sounds suitable for making a hard lipstick or bar, but it has an unpleasant odour. I'm not really sure why I'm mentioning here…
Sugar cane wax: A by-product of sugar production that offers a very hard lipstick or bar. It's not used very frequently.
Animal waxes are waxes derived from animal products, primarily beeswax and lanolin.
Beeswax: Composed of 70% fatty esters and 10 to 13% hydrocarbons, beeswax offers flexibility and plasticity to a lipstick or lotion bar. It generally has a pleasant odour, which is a plus for a product you're going to use on your lips. Its melting point is 50 to 55C, so it is generally combined with another wax to offer a higher melting point for warm days in your pocket. Too much beeswax can lead to poor stability and drag in a lipstick. it plays very well with castor oil – it is partially soluble in it, so it creates a viscous but tacky system that will keep the lip colour from seeping into fine lines in the lips or lip area. Include it in your lip sticks, but use another wax that will have a higher melting point and add more rigidity to your stick.
Lanolin: This isn't really a wax, but is used this way in a lipstick. It offers emulsification and moisturization. A lot of people are convinced they are sensitive to this, so it isn't used widely.
So there you have it – waxes! As a general rule, you wouldn't use just one wax in a lipstick the way we do in a lip balm. Each brings something to the party. Let's take a look at a possible "classic lipstick formulation" and why we use each ingredient…
2.5% carnauba wax – rigidity, high melting point
20% beeswax – solubility with castor oil, plasticity
10% ozokerite – high melting point, less softness
5% lanolin – moisturization and emulsification, if required
2% cetyl alcohol – conditioning and co-emulsification, if required
3% liquid paraffin (polyisobutene) – emollient
3% IPM – emollient and de-greaser
10% pigments – colouring, obviously
46% castor oil
0.5% Vitamin E
Let's say you're not a fan of animal products, what could we use instead? Beeswax and lanolin could be substituted by candelilla wax and more cetyl alcohol.
Or if you're avoiding petroleum based products, you could use more carnauba and candelilla wax or beeswax and another wax instead of ozokerite and squalene or other light emollient for the liquid paraffin (mineral oil).
There are so many substitutions you can make with waxes – you really have to try them to see which one you prefer. via swiftcraftmonkey
In PART 2 of How To Make Your Own Natural Cosmetics, we'll be looking at some basic formulations and recipes to get you truly started on the path to handcrafting!


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I wish i had the knowledge to create something as beautiful as this. The project Mark created allows him to tune in to twitter posts in real-time using the analog radio. You can use the knob to scan "stations", which are different twitter posts. Amazing, amazing, amazing. He used an arduino board and lot of grey matter at SARc.
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Manufactured by Mondo USA, the track was part of a $2.979 million renovation in 2000. Hawkins Construction of Omaha was the contractor in charge of the project, which was finished 44 days ahead of schedule.
The Devaney Center accommodates up to 5,000 spectators for all track and field events and new bleachers were installed prior to the 2012 season.
The Devaney Sports Center has played host to a number of the country's premiere track and field events, having hosted the final Big Eight Indoor Championships in 1996 and the first-ever Big 12 meet in 1997. Nebraska played host to the Big 12 Indoor Championships nine times in 15 years, including six straight championships from 2001 to 2006 and in 2011. The Husker women won the team title in the team's final season in the Big 12 Conference. The Big Ten Indoor Championships came to the Devaney Center in 2012, the Huskers' first season as a member of the Big Ten.


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activadm, cryptoadm, snkadm - manage the ActivCard, CRYPTOCard and SNK- 004 token databases
tokenadm [-1BDERT] [-d] [-e] [-m [-]mode] [-r] [user [...]]
The tokenadm utility displays and edits user entries in the various token databases. It may also be invoked as one the following: activadm, cryptoadm, or snkadm. The options are as follows: -1 Display users, one per line. -B Display users with no banner. -D Display disabled users. -E Display enabled users. -R Display users in reverse order. -T Display users in terse format (only the user names). Unless -1 is also specified, four users will be displayed per line. -d Disable users without removing them from the database. This prevents the users from authenticating, but does not lose their shared secret. The -m flag may also be used with the -d flag. -e Enable users. This should be used to re-enable users who were disabled by the -d flag. The -m flag may also be used with the -e flag. -m Add [or remove] the specified mode of authentication for the user. Modes available are decimal (dec), hexadecimal (hex), phonebook (phone), and reduced-input (rim). Not all modes are available for all types of cards. The -m flag may be used alone or in conjunction with either the -d or -e flags. Whenever reduced-input mode is set the reduced-input state is reset. This should be done if a paper copy of challenge/responses had been produced and then misplaced. -r Remove users from the database. Use of any of the -1BDERT flags precludes the use of any of the -demr flags. The -demr flags all require at least one user argument.
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In the days since Aaron Hernandez went from a Patriots tight end to a murder defendant, his jerseys have become hot sellers on eBay, as memorabilia collectors and Hernandez's remaining fans have looked for opportunities to buy Hernandez jerseys used now that the NFL and the Patriots are no longer selling Hernandez jerseys new.
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One seller told Yahoo! Sports that the $305 winning bid he got for a Hernandez jersey and a signed mini-helmet was followed up not with payment, but with a hostile message from the supposed buyer.
"I don't think that I will be getting paid," the seller told Yahoo! Sports. "The person emailed me stating I should 'burn the jersey and stop seeking money for that morons actions'. Looks like the person has some kind of social agenda."
That same buyer has done the same thing in at least 15 other eBay auctions, which means that many of the people trying to sell Hernandez jerseys have simply wasted their time by "selling" to someone who is never actually going to pay.
Winning an auction and then refusing to pay is a violation of eBay's rules and possibly a violation of the law, but it's not clear whether anyone will be able to track down the bidders who have been doing it here. So if you're trying to turn a profit on your Hernandez jersey, seller beware.


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Rackspace has announced that the customer base for its open cloud is expanding, with "thousands of customers" signing up to both its public and private cloud services each month.
Back in August, Rackspace became the first company to deploy a large-scale open source public cloud powered by OpenStack, with the aim of stealing customers from market incumbent Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The public cloud offering includes servers and databases, but also files object storage with a content delivery network, cloud sites, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for .NET and PHP, load balancers and monitoring.
Around the same time, Rackspace released its private cloud software known as Alamo, which includes an Ubuntu operating system running a KVM hypervisor. Alamo allows companies to install, test and run OpenStack in a multi-node private cloud environment.
According to Rackspace, organisations are largely adopting its offerings as part of a hybrid cloud strategy. As everything is based on the same OpenStack compute platform, customers can spread applications across their on-premise and public clouds.
In an interview with Techworld, Jim Curry, general manager of Rackspace's Private Cloud business, said that the vast majority of users don't care what the infrastructure looks like, as long as it works.
"Since infrastructure is moving to software, we think you can get that exact same experience running in your data centre," he said.
Curry said that most CIOs love the efficiencies and service model aspect of the public cloud and want to push forward on it very quickly. However, they need to justify the move from a business perspective.
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Anyone who knows me knows I am a numbers geek. I count everything…the stairs (twelve from my second floor to the first then one more), cars ahead of me in the toll line, people at a boardroom table wearing school colors, and how many wheels of parmesan cheese were in the aging vault in Parma, Italy (over 26,000 valued at over $1.7 million).
I have been Tweeting a lot lately about how important I think it is to read the Tweets of a follower before making the decision to follow them. Being followed is a privilege, not a right.
In March I revived my original Twitter account @JudeCaserta and decided to keep track of my followers. Along with doing this I paid careful attention to the Tweets of folks before I would follow back. Over time, there was one relatively sure fire way to know if an account is spam without reading too many Tweets.
Take a look at the ratio of total followers to number of lists they appear on. For example, just a few hours ago I was followed by someone who has 1,407 followers and is following 1,548. Not bad, actually. His problem is that he is listed only 6 times and one of the lists he is on is actually called spammers! Dude is listed 1 time for every 234 followers. Not a good addition to your timeline.
Mine is a reasonably good 17. I have 734 followers and appear on 42 lists (none of which say spam or imply spam!). I was followed yesterday by a woman who is followed by 5,605 people and is on 393 lists – so that's about a 14 (I think that's great!). One of my favorite Tweeps has 764 followers and is on 116 lists for a ratio of about 6. He is a superstar!
So, for a quick way to vet your followers, check the number of lists they appear on to the number of followers. A quick block never hurt anyone!
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