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Venting to a company's Facebook or Twitter account may be costly. Customers satisfied with customer service via social media tend to spend more than those who complain by other means, a new study finds.
Complaints addressed on social media result in 21% more sales with that company than those by traditional methods, reports American Express. In comparison, consumers satisfied with phone or email customer service spend just 11% more. Experts say it's normal for consumers to feel loyal after getting good customer service. "It's not about being perfect, it's about the response," says Deborah Mitchell, a clinical associate professor of marketing at Ohio State University. "People like to feel like the company was proactive in responding, and bent over backward to fix it."
That good feeling is easier to achieve on social media, says Jeff Green, an independent retail analyst. Even if it takes the company longer to respond than you might wait on hold, there's the perception that you've wasted less time, he says. Social media response teams often have more power than call-center reps to solve a problem, and replies often seem more personal. "It has all the elements of self-service, including speed and transparency," says Robert Wollan, the global managing partner of consulting firm Accenture's customer relationship management practice.
That Twitter and Facebook complaints lead customers to open their wallet may also just be a sign that customer service is more effective on social media, experts say. "People are spending more because they're happy," says Mitchell. "It's not as pernicious as more subtle marketing tactics that play on our psyche."


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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Devil's Food White-Out Cake
A few weeks ago, I saw that Melinda,Pink Nest and Evil Cake Lady started their own internet baking club. I horned in on it, and begged them to let me join their projects, even though they baked a fancy cake with caramel and peanut topping that looked really hard. They said I could join, but they had already planned May's project, which was another cake that also looked quite hard. I told them they could always make fun of me if my cake turned out to be really lame.
Melinda named their group the Lazy Bakers' No Rules Club. My daughter Sarah came over for Mother's Day today, and I told her about the group. She said, "But Mom, you love rules!" It's true. But once a month, surely, I could be a no-rules kind of gal.
May's project is from Baking from My House to Yours, by Dorie Greenspan. This devil's food cake requires baking a cake (naturally) and then slicing the layers in half. (Help!) You also make a marshmallow-like frosting (Help again!), ice the whole thing, and then artfully glom on cake crumbs. The picture (it's the cover picture on the cookbook) is quite beautiful. (If you want to make this cake and don't want to buy the book, you can google the name of the cake and get lots of hits, most of which include the recipe).
I tried to match the picture with my level of expertise at cake baking and decorating, and I couldn't. But I decided to slog ahead.
I had to buy some eight-inch cake pans. At Target, they were all out of eight-inchers, so I went to Williams-Sonoma instead. Maybe the shelves at Target had been emptied by people who went first to Williams-Sonoma and were appalled by the $18.50 price tag for the deluxe gold pan. That is $18.50 per cake pan. The lovely woman at W-S assured me that these pans would last me the rest of my life. That better be a good long time, I grumbled under my breath.
I decided to do everything exactly as directed. Normally, I would just spritz some Baker's Joy on the cake pans. But the recipe said to butter the pans, flour them, and then line with parchment. And so I did. Often when a recipe says to sift the flour, baking soda, etc., I ignore it. But today I sifted. Cake recipes that specify adding the dry ingredients in three installments, separated by two additions of milk, seem a little silly to me. But I obeyed. (Sarah pointed out that I was being a little rule-bound considering this was a No-Rules Club. I said I wished I was a little better at the no-rules thing, but maybe I'd improve as I went along).
I was hoping that the layers would be nice and thick so that cutting them in half wouldn't be so scary. But they weren't. And it was really, really scary. I remembered an old trick about putting toothpicks along the middle of the cake layer to guide the knife. If I hadn't done that, God knows what I would have ended up with, but I did manage to cut both layers more or less in half.
If the cake wasn't scary enough, there was still the frosting to contend with. Frosting that required a candy thermometer, boiling sugar, beating egg whites at the same time the sugar is boiling, and pouring the hot sugar-water into the beaten egg whites. I told Sarah that I had a bad, bad feeling. She said, "What are you worried about?" I said, "Everything. It's all going to be bad." She told me again that I was lacking the devil-may-care spirit implicit in the Lazy Bakers' No-Rules Club.
I'll admit the frosting turned out to be quite pretty. It has a whole tablespoon of vanilla in it; at first I thought it was too much, but it married well with the chocolatey, chocolatey cake (cocoa powder, melted bittersweet chocolate, and miniature chocolate chips). And, although I am not a good icer, the frosting was pretty easy to handle.
When the whole cake was frosted, I still had one layer to crumble, and throw on the sides. I was feeling a little giddy by now, and I really did want to throw the crumbs, but I just kind of patted them instead.
Three layers of chocolate cake, filled and frosted with airy, fluffy frosting--my Mother's Day present to myself.
We all had a piece mid-afternoon. Actually, Jim had two, which is how I know he liked it. I restrained myself, but the rest has to go in to work, or I'll be in serious trouble.
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- Melinda said...
Welcome! You are officially a No Rules, Lazy Baker member! But there are no rules or as my husband would say...there is no spoon. (His favourite 'The Matrix' movie line to sputter if he can work it into the conversation.)
Your cake looks beautiful. It probably was those expensive gold pans. (Man,those WERE pricey!)
I will be baking mine this coming weekend...if I can get myself in gear. But I may not. See? This is the lazy baker attitude you need to adopt.
I don't suppose you'd be a lawyer if you didn't love a good set of defined rules to argue over.
Next bake, I will make some hard rules to follow, just for you.
I hope my cake turns out half as nice as yours did.
- evil cake lady said...
BBC! Your cake looks excellent! Hooray!! I'm with Melinda, I hope my cake turns out half as nice. Since your gold pans are so fancy-pantsy and long lasting they might become family heirlooms. Your great-grandchildren can point to this blog post as the origin of the family cake pans.
I'm probably going to bake it the last weekend in May, so check in while you're down under!
- jini said...
good lord.....fancy pantsy golden ruby-doozy pans in the fancy pantsy oven, but what a gorgemous cake came from it all. good work.
As Melinda has invited me to join the club, so to speak, I am so glad to see your account of making the cake, I just hope I can do it as well as you have.
Yours looks very, very good! I will probably do mine next week sometime, I must read the recipe very carefully first and make sure I've got the right tins!
- breadbasketcase said...
You know, I think if you're really a lazy baker, you use a cake mix. I'm not so sure you are lazy at all. But thanks for the promise of a nice set of rules, just for me! I think you may actually find this cake fun to make, if you don't obsess about slicing the layers in half.
Wow, do I love the idea of my future great grandchildren handling the slightly dented cake pans and saying, "Tell me again how Granny used to bake cakes in these and say bad words when she couldn't get them out of the pans."
I hope this cake turns out to be a lovely birthday cake for you!
Good lord indeed. Are you speaking English? Gorgemous? Thank you, I think.
So glad that you joined the club. How do you feel about rules? I can't wait to see all the rest of the pictures!
Love the pans ! As a bread/pizza baker I'm always on the lookout for STUFF. The tools are important. Wanna see my stone, peel, mixer, scale, thermometer, etc.. They're not interested, but I am. It's not magic. Gotta have the proper tools. Great cake.
- breadbasketcase said...
I love stuff too. And I do like the pans, even though they were crazy expensive. They're nice and tall, and heavy, and they're nonstick, although they don't have the peel-off Teflon coating that gets in your food. I have to say, though, that my mother and grandmother made some great food with really crappy equipment.
A very interesting point. With all my stuff I have yet to make something that I think equals my mother's or grandmother's. How many times I watched, but did not learn. However, I will keep trying. Perhaps they will both smack me in the head from above and say "zuccone" (thickhead). Ok, let's get cooking and have some fun.
The cake looked great! BTW: Have you ever tried dental floss (or thin fishing line) to split thin cake layers? My Gran used to have two big old wooden spoons with deep circular notches in the handle at various heights. Tie the floss/line around at the notch which matches the height you want, place a spoon on it's end on each side of the cake with the line tight and gently draw through the cake (sometimes you need to use a tiny gentle sawing motion. Works best on cakes without fruit, peel, carrot etc which can catch and tear.
I just spent quite some time reading through a lot of your posts and enjoying them immensely! I am on a bread baking mission this year, albeit a smaller one (following one bread/pastry recipe a week) and have mastered my fear of yeast breads. I'll be sticking around here and reading!
- breadbasketcase said...
The dental floss technique sounds way beyond my ability! Your gran must have been quite a baker.
That's an ambitious goal! I'm trying to get enough nerve to try to make Danish pastry, so let me know if you ever try that.

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For Johanna: Carrot Cake
My very favourit-ist carrot cake of all time. Made again, yesterday.
Johanna: you have to follow this to the tee. I've made slight variations - all to detrimental effect. In fact, the picture of the cake above didn't work out because I used all white flour and no nuts. Didn't turn out at all.
Carrot Cake
175g brown sugar
150mL sunflower oil
2 eggs
100g white flour
100g wholemeal/barley/rye flour (whichever you have on hand)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon mixed spice
3 medium sized carrots - peeled and grated (no doubt using your Thermomix *jealous*)
50g chopped nuts
1 orange, zested and juiced
Additional 75g brown sugar
Preheat oven to 180° Celsius. Beat together the brown sugar and oil. Add in the zest of the orange and the eggs, beating between each additional. Beat until lighter in colour and slightly foamy. Tip in the flours, baking powder and spice and mix until well combined. Fold through the carrot and mixed nuts. Transfer into two prepared sandwhich tins and bake for about 30-45 minutes until cooked (you know when ;).
While it is baking prepare an orange syrup by slowly heating the orange juice and additional brown sugar over a low heat. When the cakes are removed from the tins (after cooling slightly) poke holes all over them and pour over the syrup.
Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
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3 cups icing sugar (I know I'm terribly inconsistant with my measurements - try 500mL)
175g cream cheese
Juice from half an orange
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Many wrestlers wait their whole careers for a chance to shine on the industry's biggest stage, and many have delivered memorable performances when WrestleMania rolls around. Even on years when the whole card didn't come together, something always stands out. It may be a cliché, but careers really can be made if someone comes up big when the whole wrestling world is watching.
But effort and dedication aren't enough to make it to the top, as countless examples over the years have proven. Wrestlers need to have their hard work intersect with opportunity, and that means having the right spot on the card. You don't need to be in the main event, but you need to be somewhere something positive can spin out of a great night in the ring.
Running down the card for WrestleMania 22, there are a few people who are in position to gain or lose more than the rest:
John Cena
There might not be a performer on this year's card whose immediate future seems as cloudy as that of the current WWE champion. While his gimmick has progressed ever so slightly away from hip-hop to the point where his promos now remind you of The Rock (in a good way), it's clear the fans aren't all behind him. He's received a mixed reaction from crowds for so long now that the WWE brass has to be concerned. Add that to the fact that his last WrestleMania match was, to be kind, not too exciting, and it's not hyperbole to say that the 22nd could be a career crossroads kind of night for the Doctor of Thuganomics.
Could a victory over Triple H be the cure to what ails Cena? It might give his title reign a bit more credibility, but simply having the belt around his waist hasn't been enough to get people to cheer for him. A double turn a la Steve Austin and Bret Hart makes
some sense, though the current writing team's track record doesn't exactly inspire tons of confidence that such a move could be pulled off successfully. Plus that would involve The Game actually wanting to turn face, something he isn't likely to want to do.
Whatever creative has planned for Cena, one thing's for certain: simply getting wrecked by Triple H won't be doing him any favors. He needs something, anything, good to happen to give him some momentum for the rest of the year.
Love him or hate him -- and hating him is the point of his character right now -- it's hard to deny that things got interesting when Edge cashed in on his title shot a few months ago. The ratings spike during his very brief title run probably had more to do with lowest common denominator curiosity in the "live sex show" than anything else, but since the WWE took the strap off of him so quickly, we'll never know for sure.
Fortunately, Edge is in a great position to gain some steam despite participating in a non-title match, something that doesn't happen all that often. Common sense dictates that he'll be booked to win since he's facing a part-timer in Mick Foley. And if he does, it will only make the fans hate him more, which won't bother him a bit. Stranger things have happened, but it's not hard to see Edge leaving Chicago poised to be a factor in the WWE title picture all year long.
Rey Mysterio
As always, Rey is fun to watch in the ring, and his win at the Royal Rumble (dedicated to Eddie Guerrero) couldn't help but make you smile. The doubters were proved wrong over the past few months as Mysterio held on to his slot at WrestleMania. Actually, make that mostly wrong, since the WWE hedged its bets by adding Randy Orton and making the match a three-way dance. Having Kurt Angle and Mysterio involved virtually guarantees the Smackdown main event will be worth watching for its in-ring value, and that hasn't been the case for quite some time.
If Rey comes out on top, he would be the feel-good story of the year in much the same way Guerrero and Chris Benoit were two years ago. The trouble is, putting the belts on two veterans who paid their dues didn't exactly do much for business, so the WWE could justifiably be gun shy about doing it again. Fairly or not, there are always going to be questions about a performer Rey's size and whether or not fans buy him as a champion against the big boys. It will be interesting to watch how Mysterio fares in his biggest opportunity and how he's used going forward.
Everyone in the Money in the Bank Match
Edge already proved that this match can be the springboard to bigger and better things, even if the writers don't have you take advantage of the
title shot right away. Simply having the title shot in your back pocket makes you a main event factor. Oh, and the briefcase makes a handy weapon if you happen to be a heel.
A win would be a boon to any of the six combatants, but three stand out as especially intriguing possibilities. If Ric Flair comes out on top, it could be a signal that he's getting a final shot this year as a prelude to retirement. A victory for Rob Van Dam would jumpstart the push he's never quite received despite a long run as a fan favorite. And Matt Hardy prevailing would also be a fan-friendly move, at least if the people who vote in the WWE's online polls are representative of the fan base as a whole. More than any other match on the card, the winner here is guaranteed to have a higher profile over the next 12 months, so it behooves the powers that be not to miss out on the chance to do something with it.
The Undertaker
This is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as Mark Henry has about as much chance to break the Dead Man's WrestleMania streak as I have of getting a call to do a run-in to help The Boogeyman. But the Undertaker's spotless record at wrestling's biggest event is about more than just wins and losses. Almost every time out, 'Taker has found it within himself to turn in great performances, often while suffering injuries and occasionally (Giant Gonzales, anyone?) against less than stellar opposition. If he can carry Mark Henry to a decent match, it might trump everything he's done so far.
The Raw announce team
It's not only the wrestlers who have something to prove come WrestleMania time. Michael Cole and Tazz seem pretty solid as the team calling the action on Smackdown, but even though many fans -- including this one -- got what they asked for when Joey Styles joined Raw, the three-man booth with
Styles, Jonathan Coachman and Jerry Lawler hasn't seemed to click too often. The trio experiment should probably be ended no matter who's involved, but that's a column for another time.
If the pattern of the last few years holds true and the announce teams from both shows get to call their respective matches, expect Styles to shine in his first crack at WrestleMania. The onus will be on the color guys to make the commentary shine the way the biggest night in wrestling deserves.
Vince McMahon
Last but certainly not least, the Chairman deserves a mention along with everyone else. After all, he's put himself on the card, and pretty high up by the looks of things. Catching a glimpse of McMahon on the cover of Muscle and Fitness suggests that if anyone can semi-believably be in the ring at his age, he can. Still, his bout with Shawn Michaels will have to have more than just McMahon
family shenanigans to hold fans' interest.
The larger issue is whether or not the next year holds more air time for the McMahon clan. Vince and company pop up seemingly any time business is slumping or stagnant, and the jury is always out on the benefits. Vince's match could simply be the culmination of his feud with the Heartbreak Kid, which has had its moments, despite not being overly original. But it could just as easily be the onset of another year of Vince, Stephanie and Shane on camera again, and the world might not be ready for that.
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A Reflection on the Nooherooka 300th Anniversary Commemoration
By Victoria Albanese, East Carolina University History and Philosophy Major
Imagine your hometown being invaded, sacked, and seized by a cruel and remorseless army representing people who had been exploiting you for decades. Imagine mercilessly losing half of your town's population in a matter of less than three days. Now imagine being one of the few who survived. What do you do? Where do you go? How do you move on? On March 20th, 1713, 900 Indians and 33 Europeans from South Carolina were led by Colonel James Moore in an attack on Fort Nooherooka. The fort was protecting the Native American tribe of Tuscarora Indians on this last day of the Tuscarora War that had begun in September of 1711. The war was against European colonists who wanted to take over Tuscarora land and make them slaves. This war was an indescribably tragic loss by the Tuscarora. The last death toll was taken at 1,400 Tuscarora, while 1,000 had been captured and enslaved. With no other option to consider, the Tuscarora resorted to leaving their homeland of eastern North Carolina and headed to upstate New York. The site of the Battle of Nooherooka lies just west of Snow Hill in Greene County, North Carolina.
The disastrous outcome of the Tuscarora War could not more perfectly exemplify the brutality and ruthlessness of European colonists during the eighteenth century. It had been made a point by John Lawson, a British explorer, saying that the Tuscarora provided for the colonists better than the Europeans provided for them, always taking care that they were armed against hunger and thirst but with the favor rarely returned. This caring society of Tuscarora Indians was grossly disrespected, and then stripped of every last possession they had. The only thing they could keep to themselves was their culture. The traditions they cherished and their mental strength were the only possessions they could take with them to rebuild their society seven hundred miles north of their historic homeland. Tragedy is not a severe enough word to depict the sort of struggle, hardship, or misfortune experienced by the Tuscarora in the early eighteenth century.
The pain of this event is still felt today. While I come from European descent, I can barely trace my ancestry back before my great grandfather, today's Tuscarora have direct lineage to their ancestors who were involved in the Battle at Nooherooka. This alone is reason enough to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the battle. Knowing that there still exists a Tuscarora Nation, within which reside the family and the memories of the Tuscarora who were subjected to these horrors, there is every reason that this event should be remembered with fear and trembing.
I was fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to talk with and interview four members of the Tuscarora Nation, all of whom play a different role on the Tuscarora Reservation today. They enlightened my colleagues and me to the overwhelming sense of hope and strength amongst the Tuscarora. This is a society of deep devotion to their culture, rich with tradition and values. The Tuscarora are an impressively courageous and enduring society – despite their tragic history. This unbreakable and tenacious nation of the proud Tuscarora deserves the appreciation of all for not allowing such a catastrophic past to hinder peaceful and fruitful life today. The commemoration of the Battle at Nooherooka is a proper way to shed light on how the Tuscarora became who they are and what they've faced.
The commemoration will take place on the 300th anniversary, to the date, of the Battle at Nooherooka (21st -23rd of March). During the commemoration, an exhibit will be available for viewing that displays an abridged history of the settlement of Europeans in Eastern North Carolina, the Tuscarora land, and the conflicts between the two ending with the Battle at Nooherooka. This exhibit offers a unique depiction of the history leading to the battle, while at the same time displaying replicas of artifacts from the time period. The exhibition will be on the first floor of Joyner Library from January to May 2013.
The March commemoration will also include a symposium addressing a variety of topics concerning the Tuscarora homeland, perspectives about the war, and how to keep awareness about the war alive. Artifacts and remnants of the war will be held and preserved at The Phelps Archaeological Laboratory at East Carolina University and The Greene County Museum. Both will be available for viewing on the second day of the commemoration (22nd of March) at 5:30pm and 8:00pm, respectively.
On the final day of the commemoration, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the site of the Nooherooka Fort in Snow Hill, NC (2:00pm). This will offer attendees the opportunity to stand within the boundaries of one of the most pivotal and important events in Tuscarora and North Carolina history. This will be a moving experience for visitors as this fort is the exact site on which the Tuscarora defended their lives and lands during their final days in North Carolina.
The culmination of the commemoration will be a planned walk by a hearty group of Tuscarora from eastern North Carolina to the Tuscarora Nation in upstate New York. You read that correctly. A group of Tuscarora have decided to walk the nearly seven hundred miles just as their ancestors did three hundred years ago. It is difficult to imagine taking the journey of seven hundred miles leaving behind a destroyed homeland and perished family, but the Tuscarora walkers will demonstrate one of the constant refrains of the Tuscarora which that they are a people always moving.


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OK, Beyoncé's overnight surprise album drop isn't news only to fans -- it's news to other celebs too.
Because that's how Sasha Fierce rolls.
Queen Bey dropped her "visual album," "Beyoncé," which features 14 songs and 17 videos, late Thursday, disrupting quite a few fans and much of the Internet.
"I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it. I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans," she


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District of Columbia Doctorate in Sociology on Campus Programs
Since Doctorate in Sociology on Campus programs often entail human research and are planned around a lot of interaction with professors and academic colleagues, a campus program may be a wise choice. Sociologists gather, analyze and interpret data to increase the understanding of human social behavior and interaction. In many ways a PhD in Sociology is a versatile degree in that it may potentially prepare students not only to become Sociologists but also to apply their knowledge to other fields such as criminology, social work, business, law and policy analysis.
Sociology Doctoral Programs Overview
Many doctoral-level sociology programs require students to have a Masters in Sociology, although the variety of different programs means that students should check with the graduate school that they are considering to determine admissions protocol.
Often, the first few years, students take theory courses and research classes in techniques like surveys, interviews, observation and demographic analysis and statistical methods. Elective seminars are used to focus the classroom training on a subfield of sociology, such as human development, crime and law, business administration and policy, education, or health.
After 2-3 years of classroom study, students typically use about one year to prepare a qualifying paper and take exams to advance to doctoral candidacy. As a doctoral candidate, students engage in original research and write their dissertation for 1-2 years before defending it to a faculty panel in a public forum.
Potential Advantages to Studying For Your PhD in Sociology on Campus
One of the potential careers that a doctorate degree in Sociology may prepare you for is teaching at the post-secondary level. If this is your goal, then a campus program would give the most hands-on learning. Plus, some postsecondary teachers gain teaching
experience by working as graduate teaching assistants, so this may be a good opportunity for experience in your chosen career.
Some students prefer campus-based doctorate programs because they enjoy networking, and spending time in real libraries, or simply live close enough to commute. You can review the listings on GradSchools.com to see what is available in your city or state, unless you prefer to relocate and study abroad; the location settings will show you available programs. Some of these listings might include: PhD in Human Development and PhD Sociology options.
Is A PhD in Sociology Right For You?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, future Sociologists with PhD level education will fare the besting the competitive job market, and likely, many of the jobs will not be in Sociology per se, but rather in fields such as policy analysts, demographers, survey researchers, and statisticians. For instance, sociologists may research the impact of a new law or policy on a specific demographic.
PhD in Sociology: Become a Professional Sociologist
Achieving this terminal degree in Sociology does qualify students as Sociologists, who have pretty versatile skills and whose work is intertwined with other fields.
Here are a few things sociologists might do:
- Studying human behavior, interaction and organization within the context of larger social, political, and economic sphere.
- Observing and recording the activity of social, religious, political, and economic groups, organizations, and institutions
- Examining the effect of social influences, including organizations and institutions, on different individuals and groups
- Tracing the origin and growth of these groups and interactions
- Applying sociological knowledge to conduct research and analyze penal systems and populations and to study the causes and effects of crime
- Writing reports, articles and publications with their findings
- Collaborating with researchers in other social sciences, such as economists, psychologists, and survey researchers, to study how social structures or groups influence policy decisions about health, education, politics, criminal justice, business, or economics
Ready to Pursue a Doctorate in Sociology on Campus Degree?
If this is interesting to you, while a PhD does not guarantee a specific job, it may give you an edge over the competition, and give you the research and critical thinking skills prized by other career fields. Why not look into your available programs and graduate schools today!
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One of the challenges of scientific investigation, perhaps especially in the complex arena of medicine, is teasing apart specific from non-specific effects. A specific effect is one that derives from the details of a particular intervention, with a distinct mechanism of action. Non-specific effects are everything else.
Non-specific effects are part of placebo effects, but not the same as placebo effects also include statistical effects, bias, and other sources of illusory effects. Non-specific effects are real; they just do not derive from the specific intervention itself.
For example, with therapy techniques for anxiety or depression, non-specific effects would include the caring attention of the therapist, taking time out from one's regular schedule to think and talk about their feelings and problems and the hope generated from taking positive action to address one's symptoms. Any specific technique, therefore, would seem to be effective due to these non-specific effects of the therapeutic interaction.Before one claims that moving the eyes back and forth, or guided imagery, or being regressed to a prior life has specific effects, and is therefore evidence of a specific mechanism, the non-specific effects outlined above need to be carefully controlled for. This is especially true when the alleged mechanism is outside the bounds of currently known biological phenomena.
This confusion of specific with non-specific effects is at the core of much of what is labeled "alternative" medicine. Acupuncture is another great example. The best evidence strongly supports the conclusion that there are only non-specific effects from acupuncture, deriving from the kind attention of the acupuncturists. It doesn't seem to matter where or even if you stick needles through the skin, arguing against any specific underlying mechanism.
Another treatment increasingly popular in the world of alternative medicine is meditation, or specifically transcendental meditation. Interestingly, one study on TM (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23204989) contained the following statement: "Transcendental Meditation and TM are trademarks registered in the US. Patent and Trademark Office, licensed to Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation and are used with permission." I noticed that few other studies of TM contained this statement, and realized it was probably because the studies were all conducted at the Maharishi University of Management (more on that below).
TM is a specific meditation technique and proponents claim that it is effective at reducing blood pressure, reducing cardiovascular risk factors and generally promoting health. This sounds like another perfect example of confusing specific and non-specific effects. Relaxation therapy and stress reduction have been demonstrated to lower blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. There is a known mechanism for this - emotional stress increases sympathetic tone, which raises blood pressure and stresses the heart.
Unless there is very good evidence controlling for the non-specific effects of stress reduction, there is not reason to believe that TM has any additional specific effects that relate to the details of the TM procedure. Occam's razor would favor the known over the unknown as an explanation.
In looking over the literature on this question, however, I ran into a significant problem. All of the primary research into TM is conducted at one or another Maharishi institution. Every one. Perhaps this has something to do with their patent. I could not find any truly independent replication. I did find one review (the one above with the patent disclaimer), but this was just a review of Maharishi studies.
A conflict of interest alone does not prove that the results are unreliable, but given how difficult it often is to tease apart specific from non-specific effects and the obvious motivation to promote TM, it certainly places a question mark at the end of all such research. Further, it is impossible to fully blind such interventions - subjects know if they are performing TM or not.
Subjects could be trained in one of several relaxation techniques, without being told which one, and then assessed by blinded evaluators. That would be one way to reasonably separate specific from non-specific effects of TM. Until then, it's difficult to take pro-TM research at face value.
Further, the result of TM on blood pressure and cardiovascular risk tend to be modest, barely statistically significant and variable from study to study (where various outcomes are measured - systolic vs. diastolic BP and stress response vs. ambulatory blood pressure, for example). (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9134445 and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15691622). The data, in other words, are a bit noisy if generally positive.
I remained unconvinced that there is any specific effect from TM that is not present with any reasonable method of stress reduction. The kind of studies that would tease apart specific from non-specific effects, independently replicated by researchers not affiliated with TM, would be more convincing.
Meanwhile, any method of stress reduction appears to be a reasonable intervention for high stress people with increased blood pressure or cardiovascular risk.
Steven Novella, M.D. is the JREF's Senior Fellow and Director of the JREF's Science-Based Medicine project.


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
Every spring and fall, Chestnut Hill's seasonal street fairs seem to attract more and more people who crowd Germantown Avenue, browsing the art, listening to bands and eating food from the local vendors.
But Chestnut Hill is a place where you can find art every day. Chestnut Hill does not have a reputation for being a great art neighborhood, but it has more than its fair share of art – from visual arts to literature to music. You don't have to wait for one of the seasonal art invasions of Germantown Avenue to find art in your backyard.
First, we have one of the best art museums in the city in the Woodmere Art Museum. The institution has recently become a showcase for great regional artists. Take the museum's new exhibition of the work of Mt. Airy artist Peter Paone. (See museum director William Valerio's column about the exhibit)
There are art galleries galore, too. From The Carol Schwartz Gallery to Gravers Lane Gallery and Chestnut Hill Gallery and Frame Shop, where legitimate works of art by well known artists can be purchased. There's Wendy Concannon's Photography studio – she has her own work and that of others. She recently had a show of Photographer Steve Ladner, a former New York City fashion photographer, who has shot for the Local, too. Off the avenue is The McCarty Gallery, too. There are many more.
We also have the Muse Center for Literary Arts, where visitors can take classes and catch readings by notable local poets and writers. From poetry retreats to haiku workshops, it is the kind of resource few other communities enjoy.
For music, there's always The Mermaid Inn, the small stage of which is a regular site for small rock, folk and blues bands. It's a good place to see local legends like the Ted Fink, Roger Learnard Band and Rev. Chris and the High Rollers.
Those are just off the top of my head. I'm sure I'm forgetting others, and it's not intended to be a slight. There are many artists in Chestnut Hill and many venues where their works can be found. It's important to support them every chance we get.
And speaking of local arts it's time for the Kids Edition
Chestnut Hill artists start young. And the Local likes to give young artists an early start on finding a place to display their best work in our annual Kids Edition. We're doing this edition later than we've done in the past, in part to feature it at a time when the season is busier and more people are reading the paper.
There are some important "rules" worth mentioning.
First, all submissions should be clearly labeled "Kids Edition" on either the envelope in which it is sent or on the subject line if it is emailed as a jpg attachment. Send physical copies to the Chestnut Hill Local, Kids Edition, 8434 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19118. Email submissions to email@example.com. Remember to put Kids Edition in the subject line.
As in the past, we're looking for drawings, paintings, creative photos and sketches. We're also looking for stories and poems, but they must be short. Stories and poems must be a page or less in length. Visual arts must also be no bigger than one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper unless it is emailed in.
We always get a lot of submissions and do our best to run as much as we can, but space is limited.


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Cornishrob1 needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 68 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Gain Higher Ground
I run an online business from home. My new blog gainhigherground.com is about providing online marketing advice.
The concept of the "Gain Higher Ground" brand is to take your business to the next level. That is, to reach that higher ground where we all want to be. I thought of the spirit of an adventurer climbing a mountain.
With the help of your creativity, I'd like to capture the spirit of this in the banner & logo.
Home-based internet marketers either looking to grow their online business or start an online business from scratch.
I would like a banner & logo designed to replace the current text headline and tag line at gainhigherground.com.
The new design should include:
Headline: "Gain Higher Ground" with "by Rob Cornish" in smaller text
Tagline: "How To Start And Grow Your Online Business"
And then a *simple* but catchy logo placed somewhere in the banner (perhaps on the right hand side with the headline & tagline being on the left).
The target width for the banner is 930 pixels.
Currently, the primary headline color on the site is green (#349E31). Designs can be based around this but other colors are fine (a blue perhaps?) if you feel this would work well for my target audience.
I'm open minded and would like to make the most of your creativity.
No cartoons please.
Many thanks.


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As I've mentioned in previous posts, such as Chalk Art Paintings, Live Music and Delicious Food at Little Italy Festa!, I live in a beautiful and vibrant neighborhood in San Diego that is extremely lively with a ton of local events for it's residents.
One of everyone's neighborhood favorites is the Little Italy Mercato that happens every Saturday from 9 AM – 2 PM.
It's a great place to grab a coffee, breakfast and shop for the weeks groceries!
This week I stopped by Suzie's Farms to pick up some fresh produce.
Suzie's Farms provides most of the produce for Quality Social, a local restaurant and the location of my first "Chef Inspired Dish" interview.
I decided to make the dish super authentic, I would pick up my ingredients at the same place they buy theirs!
They have everything from beautiful squash and beets, to gorgeous colorful carrots!
With food, the more color, the better!! I talk about the amazingness of eating purple vegetables in my Adventures at the Farmers Market post. (Similar concept, different farmers market, different city!)
They also sell a variety of sprouts that look super yummy! I didn't pick them up this week, but they're now on next weeks list!
My next stop was to visit my friends over at Tea Gallerie.
I was lucky enough to meet Krizia, the marketing rep for the company at my San Diego Bloggers Happy Hour. She was sweet enough to give me some samples of their amazing tea!
They were all amazing, but I am now completely addicted to the Masala Chai!
As you can see, they have a lot to choose from, and just check out all the benefits of drinking tea!
Delicious and healthy is my favorite combination!
Next, I went to pick up some fresh herbs to add to my growing window sill garden. Now that I've kept my little basil plant alive for almost 3 months, I was confident enough to give it a couple of friends! Meet Rosemary and Cilantro!
I'm going to take the advice of the sign and grow them 🙂
Although I wasn't quite confident enough to purchase a larger plant today, I still had to get a picture of this beautiful purple kale!
I then cruised by some of my favorite spots, like the lemonade people!
Seriously, this lemonade is amazing y'all! When shopping at the Mercato this summer in the warm San Diego sun, this lemonade saved my life!
Then I cruised by the "Goat Cheese Guy". Of course, being the Goat Milking Girl I am, I would have a goat cheese guy in every city!
Their Lavender Goat Cheese is killer!!
I concluded my lovely day in Little Italy with a delicious coffee at my favorite local shop, Pappalecco, where I sit to write this post to you now!
Happy Saturday Everyone! Make it a beautiful day and remember "When Nothing Is Sure, Everything is Possible!" – Margaret Drabble


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Jo Brown
After studying music and art at Bretton Hall College, Wakefield in the 1960s, Jo went on to teach and raise a family, before graduating with a degree in Fine Art from Sheffield Hallam University. Born in Kent, she has lived and worked in the South Pennines since the 1980s and has worked from her studio at Dean Clough in Halifax, exhibiting and attracting international interest. She has had exhibitions in the Highlands of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides; the North of England; London; Tunbridge Wells; Marlborough; Uppingham; Orange County, California, USA. Her work features in a range of collections and galleries, including Bradford, Rotherham, Wakefield and Calderdale Art Galleries; Paintings in Hospitals, London; Carey Jones Architects, Leeds and London; Deutsche Bank, London. Taking landscape as my starting point, I am interested in finding ways of using colour and layers to express memory and mood, to transform the experience of being into a communicative painting, which can be both vibrant and radiant in colour and also meditative and contemplative.


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Gyanu Lamichhane, a 1999 Wabash graduate and researcher at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, has drawn the world several steps closer in finding a better, faster and reliable treatment for tuberculosis (TB), which kills over two million people across the globe each year.
His latest findings have paved the way for a much faster approach of weakening the TB causing bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which could potentially shorten TB treatment that now takes at least six months.
In recognition of his achievement, the National Institutes of Health honored Lamichhane with the 2011 New Innovator Award, which includes direct funding of $ 1.5 million for his research.
Lamichhane has discovered the key role of enzyme L,D-transpeptidase in forming chemical linkages inside the protective cell wall in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria responsible for TB diseases (or tuberculosis). The same enzyme and chemical linkages help hold together the cell walls of other disease-causing bacteria, including salmonella, Enterococcus and Escherichia coli.
Lamichhane's recent research shows that when L,D-transpeptidase is unable to function, especially in chronic infections when the enzyme is more active, the TB bacterium loses its virulence, as chemical linkage formation stalls and the bacterial cell wall weakens. This, in turn, exposes other chemical linkages holding the cell wall together, linkages that are known targets of widely prescribed beta-lactam drugs, such as amoxicillin.
As part of the new project, Lamichhane plans to investigate chemicals that interfere with L,D-transpeptidase activity and whether these compounds, when used in combination with antibiotics, hasten treatment of chronic TB or other kinds of bacterial infection. He will also study the enzyme's fundamental role in the physiology of the bacterial cell wall.
"Our research shows the potential for relatively simple genetic observations about bacterial enzymes to have a broad and powerful impact on possible treatments for a host of infectious diseases," says Lamichhane, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins.
"As a whole new class of drugs, L,D-transpeptidase inhibitors, plus antibiotics, could potentially shorten TB treatment, which now takes a minimum of six months, and it could offer new treatment options to people who have developed drug resistance," he adds.
Experts estimate that two billion people worldwide are infected with tuberculosis, 10 million of whom fall ill each year. Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among people co-infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, leading to some half-million deaths annually among those co-infected.
Information for this story was provided by eKantipur.com and Johns Hopkins University.


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HIV, Vitamins and Supplements
January 17, 2017
Table of Contents
Micronutrients and HIV
Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are called micronutrients. Even though the body only needs small amounts, micronutrients are essential for good health. Our bodies use them in the different chemical reactions our cells go through as part of the body's normal functions. While some people get the nutrients they need through a healthy, balanced diet, many people living with HIV (HIV+) need more micronutrients to help heal cells damaged by the virus and support the immune system. Several studies have shown that taking micronutrient supplements can help keep people living with HIV healthier longer.
Vitamins generally fall into one of two categories: (1) fat-soluble, or those that dissolve in fats, and (2) water-soluble, or those that dissolve in water.
When you take in fat-soluble vitamins (through foods or supplements), your body uses what it needs and stores the rest. Fat-soluble vitamins include vitamins A, D, E, and K. It is important not to take too much of these vitamins because they can build up in the body and cause harmful side effects. For example, too much vitamin A (betacarotene) can cause nausea, blurred vision, birth defects, and liver problems.
When you take in water-soluble vitamins, such as B vitamins and vitamin C, your body uses what it needs and filters out the extra into your urine. Side effects from water-soluble vitamins are less common, but can occur. For example, large doses of vitamin C can cause nausea, stomach cramps, and diarrhea.
Minerals form the structures in the body (calcium in bone, iron in blood) and play a role in the normal functioning of nerves, muscles, and hormones. Several minerals, including zinc, selenium, and iron have a role in fighting HIV. The role of calcium is especially important for women during the time around menopause (perimenopause) and after menopause.
The body produces molecules called free radicals as part of its normal functioning. Free radicals can damage your body's cells. Certain factors, like infection, pollution, and cigarette smoke can increase the number of free radicals in the body. Antioxidants can keep the extra free radicals from causing damage. Some vitamins, including vitamin C and vitamin E, are antioxidants. Beta-carotene (vitamin A) and selenium are also antioxidants.
Getting Enough
While micronutrients can be found in foods, some people living with HIV cannot meet all their nutrient needs through their diet. People living with HIV who do not to get enough micronutrients may not get them for a number of reasons: because of HIV infection itself, changes in metabolism, poor appetite, diarrhea, poor absorption of nutrients, or HIV-related conditions such as HIV wasting and AIDS.
Micronutrients that are often low in people living with HIV include vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, selenium, zinc, and B complex vitamins (B1, Thiamine; B2, Riboflavin; B3, niacin; B6, Pyridoxine; B12, Cobolamin; and B9, folic acid). Some research shows these low vitamin levels can lead to lower CD4 cell counts and worsening of HIV. They can also cause problems like diarrhea, neuropathy, and skin conditions.
In resource-poor countries, many women do not get enough micronutrients because they do not have access to enough food or good-quality foods. Yet even in resource-rich countries, it is possible to eat well, feel fine, and still not be getting enough of certain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) guidelines are set by the US government to let people know how much of each micronutrient they need each day to maintain good health. Due to dieting, eating unhealthy foods, lack of time, or other pressures, half of all women in the US do not eat what they need to meet even the basic RDA requirements for folic acid, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, copper, vitamins A, D, E, and certain B vitamins. This puts women, especially women living with HIV, at particular risk for low levels of micronutrients. In addition, women are more likely not to get enough nutrients because of menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause.
Eating a well-balanced diet should be the basis of any plan to correct micronutrient deficiencies. Since different vitamins and minerals are found in different food groups, it is important to include foods from each group in your diet every day. (Read more about food groups at the USDA's "Choose My Plate" website.)
For more information, see our fact sheet on Nutrition and HIV.
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Eighth Annual Georgia Law Alumnae Evening
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Sutherland; Atlanta, Georgia 30309
The 8th Annual Georgia Law Alumnae Evening will feature guest speaker Ertharin Cousin (J.D.'82); Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme; Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres; Business Attire. Please RSVP by February 1, 2013 to 706.542.7959.
Parking: Located in the 999 Peachtree Building Garage, Enter on 9th Street between Peachtree and Juniper. Parking tickets will be validated at the event.
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Enviro-Solutions Announces Going Enviral Contest
Greener Schools Video Challenge 2012 Announced
Enviro-Solutions, a leading manufacturer of proven-green cleaning chemicals, announced the start of Going Enviral Greener Schools Video Challenge 2012, a contest conducted at the company's Facebook page which can be found here.
The contest, which will be open to school children grades 7 through 12th throughout North America, invites participants to send in videos describing how they can make their schools greener and more sustainable.
It officially began on March 1, 2012 and will end on June 1, 2012.
Voting for the winning video will begin on June 2 with the winner announced on July 15, 2012. The winning video will be selected by Facebook visitors as well as an in-house panel of judges.
The winning student(s) will receive $500 and their school will receive $500 worth of Enviro-Solutions green cleaning chemicals.
All rules and regulations as well as easy instructions on how to enter the contest and upload videos are available at the company's Facebook site.
"We are also asking our distributors, DSRs, and other company reps to invite school principals, student councils, and other groups to help promote the contest,"says Mike Sawchuk, Vice President and General Manager of Enviro-Solutions. "Virtually all of them market to schools already so we are expecting a pretty good response.
Sawchuk adds that ultimately, the goal of the contest is to get students more and more focused on green and sustainable issues. "These kids are our future,"he says. "The more focused they are on green and sustainable issues now, the greener and more sustainable the world will be tomorrow.
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Josh Turner recorded dozens of his concerts earlier this year for his appealing new album, Live Across America, released through Cracker Barrel. Along with electric live versions of his hits, he takes an acoustic approach on three tracks: "Me and God," "So Not My Baby" and a subdued cover of Waylon Jennings' "America."
"It's not a patriotic record, but it's definitely an American record," Turner says. "Each one of these cities is very different. … The energy that I get off these different crowds is very different. The venues are very different, but it's all under that American umbrella."
Live Across America reads almost like a road map because all 12 songs were recorded in separate cities. As a result, Turner believes that the all-inclusive "America," originally a Top 10 hit for Jennings in 1984, sums up the message of the project.
"I didn't want to choose your standard, straight-up patriotic song," he says. "I was looking for something else — something that told the American story in a cool way that would still fit in with what we were doing. We created our own arrangement of this song, and obviously it's more broken-down than Waylon's version. I wanted it to be more intimate, and I wanted it to be as though I were telling a story. I was really pleased with the way it turned out."
Turner cites Johnny Cash's Live at San Quentin album from 1969 as a crucial piece of his own music collection. Turner said he found a vinyl edition at an antique store back home in South Carolina, and the dusty discovery made him want to delve more into Cash's catalog.
"It was cool because you got to hear a show that happened a long time ago," he says. "And you got to hear the banter between the songs and all the imperfections within the song and the energy from the crowd. You knew that they were inmates and that this was a special time for them. It was an experience to be able to sit and listen to something like that."
Turner released his debut single "She'll Go on You" in 2002. However it rose only to No. 46, lost amid a restructuring of his label's radio promotion department. "Long Black Train" followed and chugged to No. 13 in 2003. Still, Turner considers that track his signature song.
"It's not a commercial song," he acknowledges. "I was surprised when they even decided to release it. I thought they were crazy. But I really am proud of them for choosing that song because they were like, 'We need to choose the song that really sums up who Josh Turner is.' Still in the back of my mind, I was thinking, 'This is not going to be good.'"
He continues, "Even when I wrote it, I didn't think anybody would want to hear it. I thought it was too old-fashioned and too old-timey. And it is. It's not a song that you automatically say, 'Oh, that's a radio-friendly song.' I was surprised by how well the song did. I was surprised by the impact that it had on people. The impact that it had on my career. … I can't do a show and not sing it. The fans still love it, thank goodness."
Asked what he remembers about performing in the early days of his career, he quickly replies, "Too much!" After a few laughs, he adds, "I'm still trying to forget some of it. It was humbling times. We started out with a van and a trailer. We thought we were big stuff when we got a bus and were all in there together. But even then, it was pretty rough when I was starting out. Some nights, we would have to play an hour and a-half, and I only had one Top 30 hit. That's hard to really pack a punch when you have that kind of repertoire."
He continues, "But I've always been a fan of songs, and I've always been really in tune with the American public and with my fans and what they consider good material. So even if it was a cover song, I wasn't out there pretending to be some rock star. I wasn't trying to look cool. I was trying to entertain the fans. I was trying to speak to them. I was trying to leave them with some thought-provoking material and something to take their minds off their challenges and struggles."
Since those modest beginnings, Turner has notched four No. 1 hits: "Your Man," "Would You Go With Me," "Why Don't We Just Dance" and "All Over Me." All four are included on Live Across America. Crowd favorites like "Firecracker" and "Everything Is Fine" are on the album, too. But there's something less tangible spotlighted on the album — and that's the feeling that comes with connecting with fans a country music concert.
"When I do a show, I try to be real," he says. "I try to be relatable to my fans. Even when I didn't have the string of hits, I was still trying to get in their head and get in their hearts with my music and my voice and my personality. I always try to let my fans know that I care about them and that I'm a real person, just like they are."


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1. Introduction of Meat Dryer :
Dried beef is savory, making with various condiments with many technologies, so there are a lot of flavors to sufficiently satisfy the people everywhere. People are fond of dried beef as a sock during leisure time. In the past time, dried beef was produced by drying under the sun, or by burning the soil, in these ways, the quality is bad and lead to serious pollution. Later, there were some factories to refine the technology that built steam baking room, so that the sanitary condition got improved and the dust, bacteria was decreased.
However, there are three big problems in it.
First: taking long time to dry it. After soaking and drying the beef, the water in it is about 30%, if it should meet the requirement that only 10%-12% water in it ,it must take a long time that limit the improvement of output.
Second: This method consumes more vapor and electricity that result in high cost and low profit.
Third: The bacteria canât be sterilized thoroughly, the sanitary index canât meet the requirement.
Our company introduces microwave technology overseas in 21 century, and researched and developed the equipment for processing the meet in the production line(drying and sterilizing with microwave).During the course of using it, that equipment is proved to thoroughly change the quality, output and sanitary index, and solve the problem of coking that many factories failed to work out during many years.
I. Introduction to the equipment
It adopts the technology of radiation with several microwave sources and it is equipped with imported temperature controller, The heat is distributed evenly. It is installed suppressor against the microwave leakage at the heaterâs inlet and outlet for the materials. Its leakage index has met America UL standard, we can assure it is absolutely safe. During the course of roasting, the dried beef on the trays can rotate at stepless speed that is convenient for the adjustment of various technologies.
II. The features of drying and sterilizing
High efficiency, energy saving, evenly heating. Microwave has excellent penetrability, It can penetrate into the inside of the dried beef, heating it inside and outside at the same time, besides, only the dried beef which is heated can absorb the microwave energy. Therefore, it has high thermal efficiency and the heat is homogeneously distributed that diminish the loss of heat energy. Compared with general electrothermal drying method, 1/3 to 1/2 of electricity can be saved.
2.Good result of low-temperature sterilization, both thermal effect and nonthermal effect. Compared with regular method, it is characterized by low temperature and fast speed. It can keep the origional color,pleasant smell, taste without spoiling the nutritious components and has good expanding effect. The taste of the food is excellent.
3.It is convenient and quickly to control it without being affected by the weather. There is no heat inertia of the microwave equipment. The microwave power and transmission speed can be regulated continuously. This equipment can keep producing last for 24 hours.
4.There is no heat radiation of the microwave equipment itself when heating, so this can improve the work condition. The microwave leakage conforms to national standard. It has compact structure with less land area occupied.
III. The key problems in the producing course
There a lot of flavors of dried beef produced by the different factories such as spiced beef, curry dried beef, spicy dried beef and so on. There are different preparation ways for different flavors, but the processing technologies of dried beef itself are similar, just as :select materials---steam and boil ---- slice --- infuse --- cool -- dry.
There are three common ways to make the beef:1.After preparing the seasoning extract ,stir-frying the sliced beef in the boiler, the time and fire should be noticed.2.After preparing the seasoning extract, boiling the sliced beef in the boiler, the time should be noticed. 3.After preparing the seasoning extract, boiling the slices in the boiler, then infusing it under negative air pressure in order to shorten the time.
These points should be notices when using microwave to process it: 1.When the dried beef is infused and dried, generally, it contains 35%water, if microwave is directly used to dry it, the power should be big, a lot of money should be invested. So for the sake of profit, the water contained should be controlled in about 20%, then dry and sterilize it with microwave. 2. The containers which are used to put the dried beef should adopt the special plastic only for microwave and should often been cleaned and washed. 3.The way that combining microwave and other drying methods can lower the cost and get more profit.4.If there is large amount of water contained, that combing microwave and other drying methods is suggested in odder to obtain the premium and most effective drying effect. There two ways are nature drying and microwave drying.
The former one is economical, when dry and solarize it ,dust and other flies should be prevented, and longer time and more land area is needed ,the latter one can use steam baking house, or electrothermal baking house. General food factories all have steam furnaces, the ready-made steam is used that can save money.
IV. other application field
Microwave energy technology is able to successfully dry and sterilize the dried beef as well as the dried pork, chicken,pork ear ,bone etc. It also can be used to ripe and sterilize the pastry, bake the melon seeds, process the bean flour and other foodstuff.
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