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Aromatic, erect, branched and hairy herb, growing to a height of 0.5 to 1 meter. Leaves are oblong-ovate to ovate, 5 to 11 cm long, with coarse and doubly-toothed margins, a blunt or pointed tip. Flowers are pinkish-purple, crowded and borne in hairy, terminal, axillary spikes, 2 to 8 cm long, 1 cm in diameter, with a corolla 9mm long with obtuse lobes.
Chemical constituents and properties
Leaves yield a volatile oil, 6-10% – Patchouli alcohol, cadinene, coerulein, benzaldehyde and eugenol.
Diuretic, carminative, stimulant, emmenagogue.
The oil may have antibactericidal activity and pogostone may have antibacterial and antifungal activities.
Components eugenol, cinnamaldehyde and benzaldehyde have insecticidal activity.
Important components of the essential oil are patchoulol and norpatchoulenol.
Study on the chemical constituents of an essential oil of PC yielded 22 compounds, 18 sesquiterpenes and three oxygenated sesquiterpenes; among these, patchouli alcohol was the major component, followed by germacrene.
Parts used and preparation
Leaves, flowering spikes, roots.
Arthritis and rheumatism: Crush leaves and apply on affected part.
Infusion of fresh leaves for painful menses.
Infusion of leaves, dried tops or roots used for scanty urination.
In Malaysia and Japan, has been used as antidote for venomous snake and insect bites.
In traditional Chinese medicine, used for colds, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Patchouly oil
Essential oil of patchouli used in perfumes and cosmetics.
Also called: Huo xiang, Putcha-Pat.
Oil also used as ingredient in foods and beverages.
An ingredient of East Asian incense.
Had a surge in the commerce of oil and incense during the free love and hippie decades of the 60s and 70s.
Leaves and tops used as insecticide repellant for cockroaches, moths, ants, etc.
Leaves used with gogo for washing hair.
In some countries, used as ingredient in tobacco smoking.
Juice of leaves used to repel leeches in climbing mountains.
Used as hair conditioner for dreadlocks.
• ROS-scavenger: Pogostemon cablin as ROS Scavenger in Oxidant-induced Cell Death of Human Neuroglioma Cells: Study suggests the beneficial effects of PC on ROS-induced neuroglial cell injury possibly as a ROS-scavenger.
• Antimutagenic: Antimutagenic Activity of Flavonoids from Pogostemon cablin: Study of methanol extraxct of P cablin showed suppressive effects against furylfuramide, Trp-P-1, and activated Trp-P-1. Test isolated suppressive compounds (7,4′-di-O-methyleriodictyol among others) plus three flavonoids, mobuine, pachypodol and kumatekenin.
• Mosquito Repellent Activity: Study of the mosquito repellent activity of 38 essential oils from plants against Aedes aegypti on human subjects showed the undiluted oil of patchouli, together with citronella, clove and makaen, to be effected in providing 2 hr of complete repellency.
• H Influenza Adhesion Inhibition: Study has shown inhibition of H Influenza on oropharyngeal cells to be inhibited by aqueous extracts of P cablin and A rugosa; a mixture also effective in preventing otitis media and sore throat.
• Anti-Platelet Aggregation: Study isolated a-bulnesene, a sesquiterpened from the water extract of P cablin. It showed a potent and concentration-dependent effect on platelet-activating factor (PAF) and arachidonic acid (AA) induced rabbit platelet aggregation; a first study demonstrating a-blnesene as a PAF-receptor antagonist and anti-platelet aggregation agent.
Health Benefits of Patchouli Essential Oil
The health benefits of Patchouli Essential Oil can be attributed to its properties like anti depressant, anti phlogistic, anti septic, aphrodisiac, astringent, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicide, insecticide, sedative and tonic.
Essential Oil of Patchouli is extracted by steam distillation of leaves of Patchouli, whose botanical name is Pogostemon Cablin or Pogostemon Patchouli. The basic components of Patchouli Essential Oil are Alpha Patchoulene, Beta Patchoulene, Alpha Guaiene, Alpha Bulnesene, Caryophyllene, Norpatchoulenol, Patchouli Alcohol, Seychellene and Pogostol. The insecticidal and insect repellant properties of this oil were known from a long time ago and were particularly used in protecting clothes from insects. Then later on, its other benefits were discovered.
Its medicinal properties include;
- Anti Depressant: This oil works great on people suffering from depression. It helps them to get over from the feeling and fills them with new hopes. That is why it is very much in use in aromatherapy. It uplifts mood, drives away disappointment and relaxes tension.
- Anti Phlogistic: It soothes inflammation, particularly those resulting from fever and gives relief.
- Anti Septic: Protects the wounds and ulcers from infections and from being septic.
- Aphrodisiac: Patchouli Oil is also good for treating sexual problems such as impotency, loss of libido and interest in sex, erectile problems, frigidity etc. and acts as an aphrodisiac.
- Astringent: It induces contractions in muscles, nerves and skin. This helps strengthening hold of gums on teeth, preventing shagging of skin, hair fall and loosening of muscles. This astringency of Patchouli Oil also helps stop haemorrhage by contracting the blood vessels.
- Cicatrisant: It helps heal cuts and wounds and also speed up the fading of their scars. This is equally effective in vanishing marks left by boils, acne, pox, measles etc.
- Cytophylactic: This property of the Essential Oil of Patchouli promotes growth by helping generation of new body cells. This helps in production of red blood cells too. It was seen mainly helpful in regeneration of new skin cells, thus keeping the skin healthy, young and vibrant.
- Deodorant: The strong sweet, spicy and musky aroma of this essential oil keeps away body odor. But it should be used in dilution as sometimes the aroma of Patchouli Oil might feel too strong to bear.
- Diuretic: It increases the tendency of urinating as well as the frequency of urination and quantity of urine. This helps loose weight, lower blood pressure, increase appetite, lower cholesterol and removal of toxins from the body.
- Febrifuge: Reduces body temperature in case of fever by fighting the infections causing the fever. Being an Anti Phlogistic, it gives relief from the inflammations caused by fever and this way too helps bringing down the fever, since fever can be reduced to some extent if the pain and inflammation associated with fever are taken care of.
- Fungicide: Patchouli Essential Oil has been found quite effective in inhibiting fungal growths and infections, thereby providing protection from some of the notorious infections like athlete's foot.
- Insecticide: As said earlier, the insecticidal property of Patchouli Oil was recognized long ago. Despite smelling sweet, it is very effective in keeping insects away. It may be used in sprays, body lotions, fumigants, vaporizers, incense sticks or can be mixed with water to wash clothes and bed linen to drive away mosquitoes, ants, beg bugs, lice, fleas, flies and moths.
- Sedative: It calms down inflammations and sedates convulsions, coughs and epileptic attacks resulting from hype sensitivity or hyper reactivity of nerves. It can also stop eruption of allergies by sedating the hyper sensitivity of body towards certain elements.
- Tonic: This property of Patchouli Oil tones up the whole body. It makes right the metabolic functions like decomposition of food and absorption of nutrients by toning up the liver, stomach and intestines, helping you grow stronger and healthier; takes care of proper excretion; regulates the endocrinal secretions of hormones and enzymes and also tones up the nervous system, thus making you more alert and active, and finally, boosts the immune system, protecting you from infections.
- Other Benefits: Helps treat eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis and sores. Gives relief from constipation. Can be used as an antidote against insect bites temporarily.
Few Words of Caution: The long lasting aroma of Patchouli Essential Oil, though sweet, may not be welcome for a few.
Blending: Patchouli Essential Oil blends well with essential oils of Bergamot, Clary Sage, Geranium, Lavender and Myrrh.
This article was contributed by Aparup Mukherjee
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Parts utilized
Whole plant.
Properties and constituents
• Considered antibacterial, astringent, antiscorbutic, febrifuge, antidiabetic, stomachic, refrigerant.
• Study on volatile components of AB fruits showed 6 mg/kg of total volatile compounds; 62 compounds were identified, nonanal and (Z)-3-hexenol were dominant.
Eaten raw.
Prepared as a relish and food flavoring.
· Skin diseases, especially with pruritus: Reduce the leaves to a paste and apply tolerably warm to areas of affected skin.
· Fruit juice used as eye drops.
· Post-partum and rectal inflammation: Infusion of leaves.
· Mumps, acne, and localized rheumatic complaints: Paste of leaves applied to affected areas.
· Warm paste of leaves also used for pruritus.
· Used for boils, piles, rheumatism, cough, hypertension, whooping cough, mumps and pimples.
· Cough and thrush: Infusion of flowers, 40 grams to a pint of boiling water, 4 glasses of tea daily.
· Fever: Fruit as a cooling drink.
· The fruit has been used for a variety of maladies: beriberi, cough, prevention of scurvy.
· Infusion of leaves also drank as a protective tonic after childbirth.
– In Malaysia, leaves are used for venereal diseases.
· In Indonesia, leaves used for boils, diabetes, mumps, fever.
· In French Guyana, fruit decoction or syrup use for hepatitis, diarrhea, fever and other inflammatory conditions.
· Because of high oxalic acid content, fruit used to remove stains from clothing and for washing hands, removing rust and stains from metal blades.
• Hypoglycemic / Hypotriglyceridemic / Anti-Atherogenic / Anti-Lipid Peroxidative: Effects of Averrhoa bilimbi leaf extract on blood glucose and lipids in streptozotocin-diabetic rats: Study showed that AB extract has hypoglycemic, hypotriglyceridemic, anti-lipid peroxidative and anti-atherogenic properties in STZ-diabetic rats.
• Antioxidant / Antimicrobial Activities: The scavenging of NO by the extract of AC fruits was dependent on concentration and stage of ripening. Extracts showed antimicrobial activity against E coli, Salmonella typhi, staph aureus and bacillus cereus.
• Phytochemicals / Antimicrobial: Phytochemical screening of fruit extracts yielded flavonoids, saponins and triterpenoids but no alkaloids. The chloroform and methanol fruit extracts were active againsxt Aeromonas hydrophilia, E coli, K pneumonia, S cerrevisiae, S aureus, Strep agalactiae and B subtilis. In conclusion, AB fruits possess potential antibacterial activities that warrants further studies.
• Anti-diabetic: Study showed the aqueous fraction was more potent than the butanol fraction in the amelioration of hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in a high fat diet-fed STZ diabetic rats and suggests the AF as the potential source for isolation of the active principle for oral antidiabetic therapy.
• Anti-bacterial: Study of the aqueous extract of AB leaves and fruits showed antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The antibacterial activity could be associated with the presence of bioactive compounds of the flavonoids type, like luteolin and apigenin. The results suggest further studies to isolate and identify the responsible compounds.
Gotu Kola comprises a rich amount of vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). The principal bio-active chemical constituent of gotu kola is saponin. It is believed that this herb improves brain function and the mental ability as well as improves memory and learning performance. The herb heals chronic wounds, varicose vein, stomach ulcers, skin disorders i.e. eczema, psoriasis or leprosy, dreaded viral infections i.e. hepatitis and syphilis.
Asiatic pennywort, Gotu Kola, (English), Bacopa monniera, Chi-hsueh Ts'ao, man t'ien hsing, Brahmi, Brahma-manduki, Bemgsag, (Hindi), Mandooka Parni (Sanskrit), Vallarai keerai (Tamil), Centella asiatica (botanical name) family, Umbelliferae is commonly found near river banks, water streams or water ponds or reservoirs. This herbaceous plant grows well in moist soil conditions. The perennial herb is abundantly found in swampy, tropical regions. You can easily identify this slender, long stemmed creeping plant and its small, kidney shaped (reniform) lobed, green leaves as well as its pinkish red or white flowers. The plant has no taste or smell.
Nutritional Values
The herb comprises rich amount of vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin) vitamin B3 (niacin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). This will help you to convert carbohydrates into glucose as well as to improve the functioning of your nervous system. It has also good amount of vitamin K. It has an excellent source of minerals i.e. calcium, magnesium, sodium, manganese and zinc.
Bio-active Chemical constituents (Phytochemicals)
The principal bio-active chemical constituent of gotu kola is saponin. The two saponins present in this plant are brahmoside and brahminoside. The saponins restrict from excessive formation of scars. The triterpenoids comprises asiaticoside, madecassoside and madasiatic acid. It also has two triterpene acids i.e. brahmic acid and isobrahmic acid; betulic acid and stigmasterol. The tripene acids show excellent wound healing properties. The plant also comprises important amino acids i.e. asparate, glutamate, serine, threonine, alanine, lysine and histidine. The other bio-active chemical constituents are sugar, glycosides, sterols, alkaloids (hydrocotyline), tannin, and few other inorganic salts
Medicinal Values
In India the roots, stems and leaves has been traditionally used as an herb for treating acute and chronic diseases for thousands of years. The indigenous Siddha system of medicine recognizes gotu kola as 'Kaya Kalpa' or 'elixirs of life'. Many of the 'Ayurvedic Rasayana' preparations use gotu kola as an important ingredient. The traditional physicians of ancient Indian have recognized the plant's ability in healing chronic wounds, varicose vein, stomach ulcers, skin disorders i.e. eczema, psoriasis or leprosy, dreaded viral infections i.e. hepatitis and syphilis. The herb has ability to balance your excessive BP to near normal level. It is highly recommended as a de-worming agent. The herb is also prescribed as an expectorant since it clears phlegm from your respiratory system.
It is a tonic and has ability to tone up your muscular tissues. . It improves hemoglobin percentage, RBC, serum cholesterol and blood sugar in your blood. It activates fast growth of your hair, skin and even nails. It is identified as an excellent brain and nerve stimulant. It is believed that this herb improves brain function and the mental ability as well as improves memory and learning performance. You are able to overcome easily all your negative effects related with fatigue and stress. The herb has potentials to improve I.Q. among children. It is also recommended for mentally retarded children. People often compare this herb with Chinese ginseng.
Rich in Vitamin B, it can be eaten as a salad or vegetable dish.
· Infectious hepatitis, measles, respiratory tract infections – colds, tonsillitis, laryngopharyngitis, bronchitis.
· Fresh material: 60 to 260 gms, dried material: 30 to 60 gms: Take in form of decoction.
· Counterirritant: Pound fresh leaves, mix with vaseline or oil and apply over affected area as poultice.
• Wounds and sore: The sap of the leaves is used on wounds and skin sores.
• In many folkloric systems, used for tuberculosis, syphilis, dysentery, hypertension, venous extremity probolems and common cold.
· In India and Fiji, roots used forskin inflammation, to improve blood circulation, to treat bloating, congestion and depression.
· Also considered to be a brain and memory stimulant, used for Alzheimer's disease and senility.
• In Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, used for depression and anxiety.
• In Sri Lanka and Madagascar, used for a variety of mental and neurological problems.
• Anxiolytic: Rat studies have shown decrease in locomotor activity, enhanced maze performance and attenuated started response. This placebo- controlled studysuggest Gotu Kola has anxiolytic activity in humans as shown by the ASR (acoustic startle response).
• Bactericidal: In vitro study on the effect of CA on enteric pathogens. The alchol extract was bactericidal against V cholera, Shigella spp, and Staph aureus and suggests further studies in its potential as an antidiarrheal drug.
• Wound Healing: Study on albino rats showed the leaf extract of CA significantly promoted wound healing and was able to overcome the wound-healing suppression of dexamethasone.
• Antioxidant: Study showed CA extract and power may ameliorate H202-induced oxidative stress by decreasing lipid peroxidation.
• Immunomodulatory: Study revealed immunomodulatory activity of C asiatica and R nasutus extracts in both non-specific cellular and humoral immune responses. Results suggest a chemoproventive or anticancer potential.
• Nerve Regeneration: Study indicates components in CA ethanolic extract may be beneficial for accelerating repair of damaged neurons.
• Scleroderma: Single study found gotu kola decreased joint pain and skin hardening and improved finger movement. source
• Periodontal Healing : Study results indicate that the combined use of extracts of CA and P granatum pericarp significantly reduced the clinical signs of chronic periodontitis.
• Larvicidal: Crude extract of leaves of CA showed larvicidal and adult emergence inhibition against mosquite Cules quinquefasciatus, possibly through various biogically active compounds–phenolics, terpenoids and alkaloids.
Gotu kola is a perennial creeper found in swampy areas of the tropics and subtropical areas worldwide. Gotu kola is also known as Centella asiatica, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, white rot, thick-leaved pennywort, hydrocotyle, Indian water navelwort, and talepetrako.
Gotu kola is a tasteless, odorless plant that thrives in and around water. It has clusters of red flowers and bears fruit. The leaves and stems of the gotu kola plant are used for medicinal purposes.
Gotu kola contains triterpenoid saponins (asiaticocide, brahmoside, thankuniside, madecasosside), volatile oils, bitter principles (vellarin), alkaloids (hydrocotyline), flavonoids, an alkaloid hydrocotyline, amino acids, resins, tannins, sugars, manganese, sodium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, and vitamin A.
The triterpenoid saponins have antioxidant benefits and an ability to stimulate collagen synthesis for tissue regeneration. These saponins may increase collagen formation and also to have anti-inflammatory effects.
They prevent excessive scar formation by inhibiting the production of collagen at the wound site. Triterpenes also help to keep blood vessels strong and assist in producing essential neurotransmitters.
Medicinal uses and health benefits of gotu kola
When applied externally, gotu kola expediates the healing of burns, wounds, and various skin irritations by stimulating the production of keratin in the skin.
Taken internally, gotu kola is widely used to minimize varicose veins, boost memory, sharpen the mind in general, and stall memory loss related to Alzheimer's disease. Gotu kola is most useful in building healthy connective tissue, thereby reducing formation of scar tissue.
The triterpenoids in gotu kola aid in wound healing, support faster healing of skin sores, wounds, and cuts. Because of these properties, gotu kola has been used externally for burns, psoriasis, prevention of scar formation, and treatment of external fistulas.
Gotu kola may help improve blood flow in leg veins and may help with blood vessel damage and nerve damage caused by diabetes.
Gotu kola improves the strength and tone of blood vessels and may help to improve vein problems, particularly varicose veins, haemorrhoids, spider veins and skin ulcers. Gotu kola has also been used reduce edema in patients with diabetes and in at-risk patients during long flights.
Gotu kola is an excellent mental stimulant. Gotu kola dilates the peripheral blood vessels, so mental performance is improved through increased blood flow to the brain. It relieves mental fatigue and senility, and aids the body in defending itself against toxins.
The health benefits of gotu kola are quite extensive. Gotu Kola in its various forms has been used extensively over several thousand years in treating a lot of physical conditions like syphilis, hepatitis, stomach ulcers, mental fatigue, epilepsy, and diarrhea. Herbalists and natural medicine practitioners strongly believe that Gotu Kola has several curative qualities. There are a huge number of them who uphold that the Gotu Kola herb has properties that help reduce fever and relieve congestion caused by colds and upper respiratory tract infections.
Women have been using Gotu Kola for the purposes of birth control, and some herb specialists have established that Gotu Kola is an antidote for poison mushrooms and arsenic poisoning. They also claim that Gotu Kola preparations can be used to treat snakebites, herpes, fractures, and sprains.
Traditionally Gotu Kola benefits include the herb being used to treat some extremely serious conditions like syphilis, rheumatism, leprosy and mental illness. It is also used to stimulate urination and to relieve physical and mental exhaustion, eye diseases, inflammation, asthma, high blood pressure, liver disease, dysentery, urinary tract infections, eczema, and psoriasis.
During the recent past, Gotu Kola has gained popularity as a natural remedy for disorders that cause connective tissue swelling such as scleroderma, psoriatic arthritis (arthritis occurring in conjunction with psoriasis), anklylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine), and rheumatoid arthritis. However, its use in connection with these conditions is not supported by clinical trials.
More recent studies confirm many of Gotu Kola's traditional uses and also suggest possible new applications for Gotu Kola, such as lowering high blood pressure, treating venous insufficiency (pooling of blood in the veins, usually in the legs), boosting memory and intelligence, easing anxiety, and speeding the healing of wounds and burns.
While treating stress-related disorders like panic attacks and problems related to anxiety Gotu Kola has shown some extremely remarkable results. Scientists have established that compounds in Gotu Kola known as triter-pene acids bind to receptors in your central nervous system and reduce your startle response.
One of the many benefits of Gotu Kola include its effectiveness in treating various skin conditions and it is also felt to be very helpful in the treatment of cellulite and keloids. The hardening of connective tissue cells below the skin's surface causes cellulite and Gotu Kola seems to be very effective in slowing down this process. Having said the above, it should be noted that it isn't possible for cellulite to go away just by taking a few Gotu Kola capsules. The Gotu Kola herb is highly beneficial mainly because it contains certain substances and properties that work on the general strengthening and toning effect on the connective tissue. By itself it might not work wonders but can certainly contribute towards cellulite reduction when combined with diet, exercise, and massages.
Benefits of Gotu Kola
The benefits of Gotu Kola come from a slender creeping plant. The herb grows in the swampy areas of India, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar. Its Latin name is Centella Asiatica.
Gotu Kola is also grown in Australia, South America, and even the south eastern United States.
Uses For Gotu Kola
Some uses for Gotu Kola include the reduction of fatigue, the strengthening of memory, and in treating venous insufficiency. Varicose veins, circulation, and wound healing are also aided by Gotu Kola.
The benefits of gotu kola help increase longevity, prevents memory loss, and it is also used as an aphrodisiac. Substances called Triterpenoid Saponis in Gotu Kola aid in wound healing; this is done by decreasing venous pressure in venous insufficiency.
Benefits of Gotu Kola
Asiatocide and madecassoside have anti-inflammatory properties and may promote wound healing by stimulating collagen and glycosaminoglycan synthesis. The herb has preventative and therapeutic effects on gastrointestinal ulcers.
Gotu Kola be anti-ulcer, as a result of the strengthening action on gastric mucosal lining, and the suppressing of free radical damage. The herb has been used as a sedative, an anticonvulsant, and analgesic (pain reliever). Gotu Kola may also have antibacterial activity against various bacteria, such as pseudo moans, pyocyaneus, trichidermia, and mentogrophytes.
Other areas that might benefit from the use of Gotu Kola include aging, arteriosclerosis, depression, and headaches. High blood pressure, hypoglycemia, chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins and wound healing can all be helped with the use of Gotu kola.
Further benefits of Gotu Kola
The herb Gotu kola is known widely for promoting healthy skin, and helping in the aid of skin irritations, such as burns, scar tissue, psoriasis, and similar conditions.
Studies have shown recently that Gotu Kolait can have further benefits benefits than the ones mentioned, such as improving mental acuity, combating and aiding in memory deterioration, and improving ones blood flow by strengthening numerous blood vessels.
Many other herbs don't have much information on them, however, the benefits of gotu kola benefits are shown in various clinical studies.
A book we recently came across from Reader's Digest called "The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs" says that: "In one study, 30 developmentally disabled children were found to have significantly better concentration and attention after taking gotu kola for 12 weeks…" and "In more than a dozen studies observing gotu kola's effects on veins…about 80% of patients with varicose veins and similar problems showed substantial improvement."
As you can see from above, studies are shown that that the herb has some excellent
benefits for ones health.
Known Side Effects From The Herb
The herb is not an essential nutrient, and because of this, there is no RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) set for this particular herb. We have found some side effects related to this herb, however, they are very rare. Some side effects we did come across are: extra sensitivity to sunlight and more susceptible to headaches. When the herb is applied on the skin, gotu kola can cause rashes on certain individuals.
If you are looking to supplement with Gotu, stay with a reasonable dosage of around 75 mgs to 100 mgs.
Women who are Pregnant or nursing should avoid taking gotu kola extract, unless advised otherwise from their physician. Medical experts advise against using gotu kola if you have a history of squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell skin cancer, or melanoma. People with liver disease should also avoid gotu kola.
Lemon grass is a perennial plant that is native to India and Nepal; it has a light, lemony scent and flavor, with a hint of ginger. Lemon grass is one of the wondrous herbs; it is very useful as medicinal plant and a delicious food flavoring. Few knows that the other name of Lemon grass is citronella, a popular scent in perfume, candles and soaps. Citronella is known for its calming effect that relieves insomnia or stress. It is also popular as a mild insect repellant.
In a study that was conducted it has shown that every 100g of edible lemon grass, when boiled can contain up to 24.205 micrograms of beta-carotene the powerful anti-oxidant that scientist believe can help prevent cancer. In another study it has shown that lemon grass oil has the potential as topical eye medication against keratomycosis, an inflammation of cornea often associated with burning or blurring of vision. Researchers note that lemongrass oil's antioxidant qualities and ability to inhibit the enzyme that promotes the growth of cancer cells are promising.
Health Benefits of Lemon Grass:
- It contains an antibacterial and antifungal properties
- It helps to detoxify the liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder and the digestive tract.
- Helps boost the immune system
- Helps reduce uric acid, cholesterol, excess fats
- It helps alleviates indigestion and gastroenteritis.
- Helps improve the skin by reducing acne and pimples
- It helps tone the muscle and tissues.
- Helps in menstrual troubles
- Helps reduce blood pressure and improve blood circulation
- Helps reduce cellulite
- Act as sedative for the central nervous system.
- May help prevent color cancer.
- Helps in reducing fevers
- Help in flatulence and colic
- Relieves arthritic pain and rheumatism
Lemon grass for Cooking: The leaves and base of lemon grass are used as a food flavoring especially in Southeast Asian dishes. The long thin grey-green leaves are tough and fibrous, the outside leaves and the tips are usually chopped very finely or discarded from the dish before it is served.
How to Use Essential Oil: Apply 2 drops of concentrated lemongrass oil per ounce of organic unrefined almond oil, olive oil or any of you favorite oil. You can use the mixture to your skin as massage oil, lotion and moisturizer. As a relaxing scent add 1 – 2 drops in a cloth and inhale to relax your senses.
How to make Lemon grass Herbal Tea:
- Fresh Leaves: Pour 2 cups of water to ¼ cup lemon grass leaves, then boil and simmer for 3minutes. Let is cool and drink.
- Dried Leaves: Pour a cup of boiling water over 2 teaspoons of dried lemon grass leaves. Steep for 5-10 minutes before drinking.
Author: By len7288
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Considered as a sacred herb by the ancients due to its magical healing and protecting properties, lemon grass is valued even today due to its ability to ward off problems like anxiety, headaches and fever amongst others. Along with its health benefits, this tropical grass is usually known for its aromatic citrus flavor which provides taste and unique aroma to turn a food item into an exotic delicacy. The common and popular name of lemon grass is citronella which is used as a common scent in candles, perfumes and soaps. It is also known for its soothing and calming effect which helps in relieving stress, tension and anxiety.
Along with providing scent and aroma, lemon grass is also useful for the various health benefits they provide to its consumers. It has been found that lemon grass has antibacterial and anti fungal properties along with possessing natural cleansing properties which help of the liver, kidneys and bladder. Moreover, it also helps in the healthy functioning of the digestive system as it helps in decreasing problems related to indigestion and gastroenteritis. This is because it helps in cutting down the levels of cholesterol, fat and toxins from one's body along with aiding in the stimulation of blood circulation in the body. As lemon grass can help in reducing blood pressure and cholesterol, it plays an important role in maintaining the health of one's heart.
It has been found that lemon grass can prove to be beneficial for women as it helps in treating menstrual troubles and nausea. By mixing lemon grass with pepper, one can get rid of a majority of problems related to women's menstrual cycle. Along with providing numerous health benefits, lemon grass also aids in the beautification process of the skin as it helps in preventing the formation of pimples and acne along with acting as a useful muscle and a tissue toner.
Lemon grass was usually known only for its aromatic properties. However, it also possesses numerous health benefits which makes it an invaluable herb which was rightly termed by our ancients as a "sacred herb".
Source: http://www.ayushveda.com/womens-magazine/benefits-of-lemon-grass/


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This Saturday, June 23rd, Michael Stars will be hosting an afternoon of wine, appetizers and custom-key engraving in support of the Giving Keys.
Guests will be able to purchase a blank key and chain and the Giving Keys staff will be available in-store to hand-engrave an inspiring word of the shopper's choice onto the key.
Each custom necklace is available for $38 and helps to employ the homeless.
The Giving Keys are meant to be worn for awhile and then passed on at some point to a person whom you feel could benefit from the message on the key.
See you this Saturday (June 23rd) from 12-2pm and bring your friends!
You know this story, it has been on the local news...
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The University of La Verne's men's and women's track and field teams competed in their final meet to qualify for nationals or improve their personal records last Saturday.
Eight student-athletes participated in the Occidental Invitational in Los Angeles.
They prepared for weeks getting their minds and bodies ready for the meet.
Some concentrated on getting more sleep and eating right, whereas others swore off sexual activity.
The men and women that participated in last week's track meet did it for different reasons some wanted one last chance to compete in nationals, while others simply wanted to improve their personal records, and others was a combination of the two.
"I wanted to get a provisional mark to qualify for nationals," said sprinter Dwayne Griffths, a senior movement and sports science major from Brooklyn. "I missed the mark by a fifth of a second."
Those who still did not hit the mark to be able to compete in nationals still felt like they had improved.
Senior middle distance runner Efrain Partida's time has gotten better year after year, even though he will not able to go to nationals this year.
"I am very happy with my performance, I have no regrets," Partida said.
Many of the participants agreed the competition was fierce.
"The field was very strong, there were a lot of professional runners," said Seve Villarreal a freshman sprinter from Denver. "The competition was tough."
The people who did not qualify for nationals still improved their personal records and they hope to continue to get better as the years progress.
Freshman sprinter Adam Kazub wants to thank the coaches for motivating and pushing him to do well throughout the year.
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Servings: 15
Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 tablespoons brandy or bourbon (optional: if not using, substitute 1 tablespoon vanilla)
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups white chocolate chips
raw sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Add your brown sugar and granulated sugar to the bowl of your mixer. Melt your butter in a microwave-safe bowl, then add it to your sugar. Beat for 3 minutes or so, until well combined. The mixture should look like wet sand. Add in your egg, beat fully, then add in your egg yolk, and beat until fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of your bowl. Beat in your your vanilla.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together your flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add half of the flour mixture to your dough, beat to combine, then add in the rest, and beat to combine, being careful not to over-mix your dough. Fold in your white chocolate chips. Refrigerate your dough for 30 minutes or so, to firm it up.
3. Roll your dough into 2-tablespoon sized balls and place them about 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets and sprinkle with raw sugar, if you like. Bake for 11-13 minutes or so, until golden and mostly set but not browned. Allow the cookies to cool slightly on your baking sheets for 5 minutes or so, before moving them to another surface to cool completely. These will keep well, covered in an airtight container, at room temperature, for up to 5 days. These cookies will also freeze well for up to 3 months.


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About Us
Run-Fast, "The Home of Champions", was born out of one man's absolute obsession with running and everything related to it…
The Run-Fast Founder
The founder of Run-Fast, Peter, is a renowned athletics coach (both domestically and internationally), as well as an IAAF manager, international lecturer, race director and previously president of a London running club.
He is well connected within the England athletics and running club communities, as well as in the Kenyan and Ethiopian athletics communities.
In 2009, when founder Peter was asked by the organisers of the Carpi Marathon to look after two Kenyan athletes whose manager had not accompanied them to the race in Italy.
Having only travelled to support runners from his local club, Peter accepted and was subsequently asked by the athletes if he would represent them in an official capacity.
Word spread fast and soon Peter was inundated with requests from athletes seeking a manager. Knowing this was not something to take lightly, Peter established Run-Fast Sports Management and opened an altitude training camp in Iten, Kenya (also known as the Home of Champions). The team has gone from strength to strength and Run-Fast represents more than 50 international distance running athletes, who have won races from 5km to ultra-marathon.
A company like no other, Run-Fast has expanded beyond sports management and now comprises London's largest independent running store, training experiences hosted in the UK and abroad and is the driving force behind the Amba Hotels City of London Mile race.
Our passion for athletics is at the heart of everything we do, from our London running community to the podiums of the world's greatest races.
The Running Works, London
London's largest independent running store nestled in the heart of the City.
From the moment you descend the steps into The Running Works you can tell this is a running store like no other. Boasting an innovative shoe wall, clean modern design and in-house coffee shop we are equipped to meet all of your running needs, whether you're a beginner or seasoned club runner.
The Running Works sales team is staffed by enthusiastic, experienced individuals who are all competitive athletes and have raced every distance from 1 mile to ultramarathon. Our team offers free gait analysis to help analyse your biomechanics, which in turn assists us in recommending your running shoes, selected to meet your own specific requirements.
The Running Works Run Club
The Running Works has firmly established itself as an inclusive hub for the running community and the run club has grown exponentially in the past year. Free group runs are open to the community every week day including track sessions, a couch to 5k plan for beginners and mixed ability social runs. We also offer membership to the England Athletics registered Run-Fast club.
Come and see us in-store at 28-30 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7DB which is walking distance from major tube stations such as Bank, Aldgate, Liverpool Street and Tower Hill. Click here for directions to the London store.
The Running Works Sports Clinic
The Running Works is fortunate to be equipped with a spacious treatment suite where our skilled clinicians offer a range of services, including physiotherapy, sports massage and even bike fitting.
The Run-Fast Sports Clinic team have years' of combined experience supporting runners to recover from injury, stay injury-free and optimise their performance.
All members of the Sports Clinic team are keen runners so understand the frustration of injury, and the importance of returning to the sport as quickly as possible and with confidence.
Run-Fast Sports Management
Run-Fast is proud to support and develop a team of international elite athletes, hailing from the United Kingdom, Kenya, U.S.A, Uganda and Ethiopia. The Run-Fast Sports Management Team has a permanent high-altitude training camp in Iten, Kenya, and a secondary facility in central London where the Run-Fast athletes live and train whilst racing around Europe.
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In 2015 Run-Fast invested in the next generation of British athletics stars by setting up Run-Fast Birmingham, a team of elite distance runners based out of the University of Birmingham coached by Bud Baldaro and Luke Gunn. The university provides the athletes with an extensive training support structure which includes medical and physio treatment; physiological testing; strength and conditioning training and nutritional and psychological advice.


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As the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games approach, ordinary Brazilians are holding the country's biggest protest marches in decades. Sports journalist Dave Zirin traveled to Brazil to find out why. Join us in welcoming him for rollicking tales of his travels from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the fabled Maracanã Stadium. Zirin will break down how athletic mega-events turn into neoliberal Trojan horses.
DAVE ZIRIN is the sports editor for the Nation and the author of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down. Named one of UTNE Reader's "Fifty Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World," Zirin is a frequent guest on MSNBC, ESPN, and Democracy Now! He also hosts the weekly Sirius XM show Edge of Sports Radio and has been called "the best sportswriter in the United States," by Robert Lipsyte.
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"People think speaking truth to power is easy, but if it was easy everyone would do it. This book does it… It speaks truth to the powers that be, from Brazil to the US to FIFA to the IOC. It hits you like an uppercut that rattles your brain and sets it straight. I cannot recommend this book highly enough."
—John Carlos, 1968 Olympic medalist
"Dave Zirin has long stood on the edge of the sports writing world, exploding topics many of his colleagues are scared to approach. With Brazil's Dance with the Devil, he puts to bed any notion that the IOC and FIFA have the best interests of their host countries at heart. Brazil is a special country and Dave Zirin honors its people and history while mercilessly going after those who would undermine its people. This book is a remarkable mix of investigative sports journalism and insightful social history."
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His name is Rio and he dances on the sand. David Beckham has confirmed he will buy an MLS franchise and locate the team in Miami. The former LA Galaxy star also revealed players are already lined up to join America's newest club, setting tongues wagging that Rio Ferdinand could be first on the list.
Accompanied by Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, Beckham announced that he would create a club in Miami and said he wanted to create a global team that would personal to himself. The ex-England captain also revealed that players are already interested in joining his venture prompting rumours that Rio Ferdinand will hook up with his ex-Man United team-mate.
Ferdinand's relationship with under-fire Red Devils boss David Moyes is believed to be under strain with the defender's contract expired this summer.
"We will bring great players in," he said. "The fortunate thing about my career is players are already interested in coming to Miami."
Last week the 38-year-old's investor group Beckham Miami United met with Mayor Carlos Gimenez's office to discuss up to 30 possible sites for the construction of a purpose-built arena.
Part of his contract with the LA Galaxy gave the former England captain an opportunity to buy an expansion franchise at a heavily discounted rate — believed to be $25 million.
Florida previously had an MLS club in Miami Fusion until they were disbanded in 2001. Beckham alluded to the former club in his announcement: "I know there was a team here 10 years ago that unfortunately folded, but I know that Miami is ready for football again."
Florida neighbour Orlando City became the newest league side when announced by the officials last November.
The search for a stadium site will continue with some reports suggesting the proposed arena could cater for 75,000 spectators with add-on hotels and shops as part of the project.
The Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, is believed to be in the pipeline as a temporary venue for the team, though no date was given for when they would be introduced to the league


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Staff from the City Manager's Office, Fire Dept., Police Dept., and Public Works departments met this morning to review current updates for Monday afternoon's projected weather conditions.
These departments have been preparing staff and equipment to respond to situations that may arise. City Staff has been in contact with Vermont Emergency Management.
On Sunday October 28th Governor Peter Shumlin issued his declaration of a State of Emergency. This was in order to allow placement and access to state and federal resources.
As of Noon today the South Burlington School Department has cancelled all classes and activities for Tuesday October 30th. Also the South Burlington Community Library will be closing today at 5:00 p.m. and will remain closed Tuesday, October 30th. All South Burlington Recreation Department activities for Monday, October 29th and Tuesday, October 30th are also cancelled.
The South Burlington City Hall will be closed for business on Tuesday October 30th and all non-essential staff will be told to remain home.
The City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 30th has been cancelled.
Absentee/Early Voting and Voter Registration
Absentee/early voting will not be possible at City Hall on Tuesday, October 30th as the offices will be closed.
The last day to register to vote is Wednesday, October 31st by 5:00 p.m. Voter application forms can be found on the front page of the City's website at www.sburl.com Please print the form, fill it out, scan it and e-mail to the City Clerk at firstname.lastname@example.com or deliver it to City Hall on Wednesday, October 31st. For those with no computer access we expect to be open at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 31st.
Weather and Information Updates
Please do not take this storm lightly. This is a very serious storm. A major flood event is not likely. However, very strong and sustained high winds and gusts are expected to cause trees to fall with resultant power outages. Dangerous winds will begin by mid-afternoon Monday and last through 1100 AM on Tuesday. Information can change so please be diligent in checking which can be found by going to www.sburl.com and click on our Facebook or Twitter Icons.
City of South Burlington Emergency Management Officials are urging people to stay at home and not go out in this storm.
Suggested preparedness actions in advance of power outages for the public:
Check flashlights and portable radios to ensure that they are working, and you have extra batteries. A battery powered radio is an important source of critical weather and emergency information during a storm.
- If your water supply could be affected by a power outage (a well-water pump system), fill your bathtub and spare containers with water. Water in the bathtub should be used for sanitation purposes only, not as drinking water. Pouring a pail of water from the tub directly into the bowl can flush a toilet.
- Set your refrigerator and freezer to their coldest settings (remember to reset them back to normal once power is restored). During an outage, do not open the refrigerator or freezer door unnecessarily. Food can stay cold in a full refrigerator for up to 24 hours, and in a well-packed freezer for 48 hours (24 hours if it is half-packed).
- If you have medication that requires refrigeration, check with your pharmacist for guidance on proper storage during an extended outage.
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions and guidelines when using a generator. Always use outdoors, away from windows and doors. Carbon Monoxide (CO) fumes are odorless and can quickly accumulate indoors. Never try to power the house wiring by plugging the generator directly into household wiring, a practice known as "backfeeding." This is extremely dangerous and presents an electrocution risk to utility workers and neighbors served by the same utility transformer. It also bypasses some of the built-in household circuit protection devices.
- Make sure your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors have fresh batteries and are in working order.
- Be extra cautious when you go outside to inspect for damage after a storm. Downed or hanging electrical wires can be hidden by trees or debris, and could be live. Never attempt to touch or move downed lines, and keep children and pets away from them. Do not touch anything power lines are touching, such as tree branches or fences. Always assume a downed line is a live line. Call your utility company to report any outage-related problem.
- Electric telephones may not work during power outages. Please be sure to have cellphones charged for use.
- Use caution should you need to leave home as roads may be flooded and traffic signals may not be working.
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Ornello wrote: The 720 filter is the lightest of the deep filters.
Looking through it at foliage, you can see some effect with the eye alone.
My question is what is the difference in response between the Rollei film and Ilford SFX, and will the SFX film record with this filter?
AFAIK the the Ilford film has extended red sensitivity up to 740nm while the Rollei film goes up to 820nm (I think).
This image on Flickr was taken on SFX with a 720 filter on the lens according to the author, but as you can see, it has a different look from Kodak HIE.


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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Chocolate To End All Chocolates
There is chocolate, and then there is chocolate. The first chocolate is the stuff of your childhood memories: probably Hershey's, or Nestle, swirled into your glass of milk. Maybe once in awhile you dabbled in Lindt truffles, or perhaps even Ghiradelli around the holidays. It was special chocolate, because the holidays are special. It was the kind of chocolate that most women talk about when they say they're addicted to chocolate. Sub-standard, unoriginal, and dare I say it? Milk chocolate.
And then there is chocolate. There is chocolate out there that all the other chocolate companies wish they could produce. And that chocolate company's name is Valrhona.
My mom and step-dad just came back from a wonderful 10-day trip to the south of France, and while they were there, they were able to take a tour of Valrhona's show room. When we saw them this past Sunday, my mom gave me some cute lavender keepsakes from Provence (as well as some wonderful Herbes de Provence). And then, with a gleam in her eye, she handed me a big bar of Valrhona Dark Chocolate: Guanaja at 70% cacao.
I was beyond overjoyed, because I've never had Valrhona chocolate. But I know it's one of the finest chocolates in the world. Here's the scoop on the company: It was founded in 1922 by Albéric Guironnet, a patissier, and named Chocolaterie du Vivarais. He built it in Tain l'Hermitage, and eventually changed the name to Valrhona to suggest its location in the Rhone Valley. Today it has a standard of excellence that is unmatched. What makes it so exceptional is that it works with cocoa producers in every single stage of the process, from the planting and cultivating of the trees, right down to when the bar gets wrapped. They have a small army of people who have a complete mastery of the sensorial analysis process in tasting.
And believe me when I say, the taste is unlike anything you've ever experienced in chocolate. Here's the description of the bar I received:
Named after the now-famous Caribbean island where Christopher Columbus landed in 1502, Guanaja offers a completely original blend of cocoas, with subtle Criollos, and powerfully fragrant Trinitarios and Forasteros. This Grand Cru has a high cocoa content and is surprisingly bitter, but the range is full of warm notes. The recipe, of course, remains a closely guarded secret.
I had to look up some of the words to understand what it meant, but doesn't that just sound amazing? That's some incredible chocolate wrapper copy right there. Here are the terms you're probably scratching your head over (I know I was):
Criollos – A term used to describe the trees the best fine beans come from.
Forasteros – Ordinary Venezuelan cocoa trees producing a bitter, flat tasting cocoa.
Trinitarios – The rough term for trees that produce a mix of Criollos and Forasteros.
I have always loved dark chocolate, but I was disappointed on my first bite that it tasted like many other dark, bitter chocolates. And then the wave of warm notes came washing over me. It was like eating a full-bodied red wine. I could even detect some very subtle plum fruitiness in there. It's a taste that sticks with you for a while.
Remember up above when I used the words "milk chocolate" like a bad word? I really have nothing against it, but it's just average in my opinion. And then I tasted the little milk chocolate morsels my mom brought home from Valrhona. Once again, you think you know what to expect (milk chocolate is milk chocolate after all, right?), but then come all the different warm notes, turning it into something extraordinary.
I did a little searching and apparently you can find Valrhona sometimes in Whole Foods, and also in Trader Joe's – both of which surprise me, because I've never seen it in there. But maybe I just wasn't paying attention. I will now – our bar is sadly half gone already.
Posted by Jenna at 5:23 PM
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- Shauna said...
Europeans take chocolate very seriously, and they know what they're doing. My mom toured a chocolate factory in Austria and I think it took about three hours, which included a whole lot of tasting. She brought back some really good stuff. I was not a fan of the lime and pepper chocolate she brought home once though. Blech. Have you ever been to For the Love of Chocolate in Cary Town? That's where all the good stuff is. We get all of our Christmas stocking candy there. :-)
- September 28, 2011 at 6:53 AM
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The French sound of your name, and the French sound in your words,
fire all the sounds, and start a new harmony –
Rimbaud. What is it even about the gutters of Paris?
But you are not a gutter of Paris. First daughter of the Western Church,
sun-setting beauty behind the Alps,
They even moved the papal seat behind your skirts.
So here I am, old reader of Baudelaire and Verlaine,
Both long-forgotten until your flashlight face dazzled my eyes,
and your lilting feminine chime entered my ears.
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Introduction: Mrs. & Mr. Yarn Dolls (Martenitsa)
When I was little I loved to make things to play with. I had made it recently for a friend of mine.
No big crochet techniques involved. A "Yarn magic" creation!
I made these doll after I came across a picture and I never knew there is a wonderful tradition behind them. Thanks Rldkfl.
So coming to the tradition -
A Martenitsa is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and usually in the form of two dolls, a male and a female.
To know more please do click the link.
I have added few crochet embellishments to give it a small difference from the traditional dolls.
So let's get started.
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Step 1: Materials:
Yarn - Red and Cream (4ply) - You might need a full ball of them.
Yarn - Red and cream (3Ply)
Black beads
Step 2: Mrs Wrap 1 - Red
Take a cardboard of desired length. Start warping the yarn around the cardboard really well. I am using a 4ply yarn. Hence I wrapped around 75 turns.
Step 3: Head
After wrapping just take it out carefully. You might need the help of someone. Hold the yarn tight and with another yarn tie around the neck. This will form the head.
Step 4: Wrap - White
It is all about wrapping and tying. By now you would have understood how the rest of the body is done. In the same way wrap around the cardboard the cream yarn. Again this would require about a 30 turns. Remove it carefully from the cardboard and insert in the middle of the body of the red yarn wrap horizontally. This would form the hand.
Step 5: Pom Poms at the Hand
With the same color yarn tie near the edge of the cream yarn wraps. Shape the pom poms at the end with you scissors.
Step 6: Body and Skirt
Now another yarn to be tied around the waist. All the ties should be very secure. Thus you get the skirt. Trim the skirt with the scissors.
Step 7: Flower and Cap for the Girl
1: Start with a Magic Circle; SC 10 in the circle. Join with Slip Stitch into first SC and pull center tight to close the gap.
2: *Slip Stitch into next SC. In same stitch, ch2, 3DC, 1HDC, ch1. Slip stitch into next SC* around.
You will end up with 5 small petals.
1. 6 DC in magic circle.
2. Ch2, 2 DC in each stitch around.
3. Ch2, *1 DC, 2 DC* around.
4. Ch 2, 1 DC around.
5. *3HDC in same stitch, ch 1 and slip stitch on to next stitch* repeat this around.
Fasten off.
Glue or sew the flower and cap onto the doll.
Step 8: Mr. Yarn Doll
Follow the same procedure as the Mrs. Doll. Here the colors are interchanged. The cream yarn wraps at the bottom are split into two and tied again to form the legs.
Now the pic is self explanatory. Do the same you have done for the girl doll to get the pom pom.
You can add on any embellishments you like. I just added a bow and a clown hat.
Step 9: Complete With Eyes
Add on the beads to form the eye. Tie the Mrs. & Mr. Yarn dolls together. They would look lovely together.
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This is cool!!!
I shall change the name also I guess :)
Woooow I never knew it. Thank you for sharing. I made these dolls seeing a pic I came across. :)


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Faux fur destroyed jacket & concho belt: Vintage via Ebay || Motörhead top: EMP || Velvet skirt: Urban Outfitters (old) || Platform boots: Schuhtempel 24
Today I'm getting a bit more grungy with some slight boho touch to it. Army green and burgundy always look great together, so I decided to combine my new knit-like fake fur jacket (it's such an unique piece! I found it on eBay the other day. It's vintage) with my all time favorite velvet skirt.
A band tee from my rock n roll loves Motörhead mustn't be missing.
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ASPIRA of Florida is joining The Miami Foundation in its ANNUAL GIVE MIAMI DAY 2015 on Thursday, November 19, 2015. This is a 24-hour virtual fundraising event that supports numerous Miami charities! Click here to go to the ASPIRA's Page to donate on 11.19.15! Help ASPIRA put TECHNOLOGY in ALL classrooms!


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W.I.S. with OOG Shipment from Italy to South Korea
6th September 2017
Italian members, W.I.S. have had a busy summer with many successful projects including the cargo photographed in the gallery below which was picked up from various origins in Northern Italy and shipped to South Korea.
The cargo was loaded at Venice Port for shipping to Busan. W.I.S. handled the following:
- Provision of road permits and suitable low-bed trailers for the collection of the OOG cargo;
- Pick-up of general cargo by tilt & flat-bed trailers;
- Complete handling;
- Storage until consolidation of all cargo was completed;
- Customs formalities;
- Pick-up of empty containers;
- Stuffing, blocking & bracing;
- Production of suitable wooden saddles to ensure a safe & sound voyage and delivery at the final destination;
- Lashing certification of cargo loaded on FR containers.
The shipment was sensitive and urgently needed at the destination and due to strict handling guidelines, all lifting and securing plans and procedures were required by the client. The whole loading process involved the use of heavy lifting equipment as well as special lashing and dunnage. W.I.S. ensured the client's full satisfaction with their reliable services.
The OOG cargo was loaded onto 10 x 40' and 20' FRs with details including:
- 2 x 40'FR loading 9.13 x 2.20 x 2.21m - 22tns each
- 1 x 40'FR loading 9.75 x 3.90 x 3.39m - 12tns
- 1 x 40'FR loading 7.79 x 1.24 x 1.85m - 9.2tns
- 1 x 40'FR loading 4.84 x 2.07 x 2.67m - 3tns / 5.20 x 2.40 x 2.50m - 16.21tns
- 3 x 20'FR loading 5.20 x 2.40 x 2.50m - 16.21tns each
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Meditation resumes this Sunday 1/7
Join us Sunday evenings at 5:30pm for weekly meditation.
This week, our guided meditation will focus on gratitude. Take time to focus on:
- the medical benefits of appreciation and gratitude
- appreciation for your body and mind
- the sensory experiences available in daily life
- modern affluence and convenience
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Microsoft is giving their customers an opportunity to win a $200 gift card at the Microsoft Store this weekend. All you have to do is head into a local Microsoft Store and try out the Microsoft Band. The contest is only open to customers in the U.S., who can opt to purchase Microsoft's $199 fitness band, if they happen to win the prize.
While not everyone can win the $200 gift card, Microsoft is giving a $5 Starbucks gift card to everyone who tries out the company's first wearable. That is, as long as supplies last.
The Microsoft Band is a fitness tracker with 10 inbuilt sensors meant to monitor your workouts, steps and even your sleeping habits. You can use it to set certain fitness and activity goals, monitor your heart rate, and it runs for 48 hours before needing to be charged. The Microsoft Band is a cross platform device, which syncs to iOS, Android or Windows devices through the Microsoft Health app. On top of tracking your fitness, the Microsoft Band also offers calls, text and other notifications from your smartphones via Bluetooth. Windows Phone customers have the added advantage of Cortana integration on the Microsoft Band.
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The 4* Flegra Palace is situated on 2.5 acres of luscious evergreen gardens, surrounded by a forest. The hotel offers 89 rooms (78 double rooms, 6 junior suite & 5 grand suites). The story of this hotel begins in 1987 when it started as a small family business and expanded through the years offering hospitality and excellent service to its repeaters guests. In 2005 is became an official member of the small elegant hotels of the world. This hotel guarantees a most relaxing and enjoyable stay.
Distance from the Beach: ca 200m
Distance from the Airport: ca 100km
Distance from the nearest village/town: ca 1km from the center of the village
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Linen Change: every 2 days
Towel Change: daily
Beach description: public, coarse sand, beach bar
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The NEW Holy Grail of Information Marketing
For many years, people who are in the information marketing business would brag about their SIZE. LIST SIZE that is. I suspect that the bragging will soon shift to another number. Number of RSS subscribers.
As email gets more and more difficult to get through people's spam filters, deliverability of email will present even more of a problem than it is today. Which is HUGE!
To avoid spam filters you need to have a metaphorical HOTLINE between you and your customers and prospects. That HOTLINE is the RSS feed. The RSS feed is set up between your blog and a person who wants to know when new content is added to your blog.
It's the ULTIMATE opt-in methodology.
There is NO filter between your musings and your customers in-box. Anytime you have something of value to say, your customers know about it in an instant. Why? Because they have asked to be notified when it happens.
If you don't understand how this works, you need to. Over time, I predict that email effectiveness will continue to DECLINE. Not just because of the volume of HYPEY offers that people send out, but also because of technology preventing people from even SEEING the emails that they have opted-in to receive.
So, your goal at this point if you sell info products is to get positioned as one of the few people that your customers and prospects have set up a HOTLINE with. That your RSS feed is coming right to them, by-passing all the filters and delivering the information that you want them to see.
The number of RSS subscribers is also becoming a huge element of site valuation. For many years, people would estimate value of a site based on many factors, not LEAST of which was the number of names on your list.
This will remain important, but the number of RSS subscribers will become even MORE important.
When a client or prospect signs up for your RSS feed, they are making you one of their BFFs! Or whatever the heck they are calling it these days. You are at the TOP of their list of people they want to hear from. AND, they know IMMEDIATELY when you have posted something new.
Sure, they haven't unsubscribed from a number of email lists, but the open rates on those emails has gone WAY down. And I mean WAY DOWN!
What do YOU need to do?
Make sure that everyone has a way to get your RSS feed. Don't know how to do it technically? Find out! Need someone to do that? Contact my buddy Dave Hamilton, the WebMarketingMagician. He can help you out if you need it.
Let me know how that works out for you!
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As Oscar season ramps up there are a few tried and true subjects that let actors work out their gravitas, and there are few better than cancer. And maybe because of its popularity it has a tendency to degenerate into kitchy and weepy sentimentality. In fact, the illness is almost incidental; a MacGuffin that at best gets used to highlight the dying character's relationships to those around them, and at worst — as we've seen recently — gets used to highlight some other character entirely. That's why I'm so glad to find that 50/50 is a soberingly honest look at what it can be like to be a young adult and have cancer.
Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is in a good place. He's 27, loving his job in Seattle Public Radio, and his girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) has started to move into his house. He's just been having a little back pain recently, so he goes to see a doctor about it, only to have a pretty massive spinal tumor show up on an MRI.
And suddenly Adam becomes The Guy Who Has Cancer. His mother (Anjelica Huston) flips out; his girlfriend struggles to be supportive; his crude friend and co-worker Kyle (Seth Rogen) doubles down on the bright-side thinking. Adam's oncologist is little help, talking more to his voice recorder than to Adam, and his therapist (Anna Kendrick) is still a graduate student and is completely unprepared for this. The best support he gets, actually, comes from the friends he meets in chemotherapy, Alan and Mitch (Philip Baker Hall and Matt Frewer).
It's actually not surprising that 50/50 rings so true, since it's loosely based on screenwriter Will Reiser's own experiences. It also helps that director Jonathan Levine brings an indie sensibility that's more given to cynicism and black humor than to long-awaited rapprochements and slate-clearing. We see that no matter what else was going on, cancer has a way of becoming the focal point of every scene in your life.
Gordon-Levitt has a lot to do with how realistic Adam's reaction comes across. His emotional arc feels utterly natural from the early preternatural calm to the eventual angry release to the coming-to-terms that follows. His body language is perfect, communicating an underlying tension even as he claims to be fine.
Rogen is pretty much himself, as always. But this time he does have an excuse: he's basically playing himself, in the same relation to Adam as he was to Reiser in real life. And he does react pretty much like a lot of guys I know would, because nobody expects to have to deal with this sort of thing in their late twenties or early thirties.
But I have to say that Hall and Frewer absolutely steal every scene they're in. This isn't just an unusual cancer movie because Adam is particularly young; Alan and Mitch are at a more usual age, and yet they still feel more like actual cancer patients than the usual cinematic fare.
50/50 may be Oscar bait, but it goes after the awards honestly, by making a really good movie. It's emotionally brutal, and yet keeps its humor, which holds it back from turning insufferably lachrymose. Because if you don't laugh in the face of something like cancer, you'll cry all the time, and nobody wants to watch that.
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The Next Phase of a Multi-Million Dollar Project Underway at MSU
The promise is that the multi-million dollar project will bring not only needed revenue to Michigan, but also brain-power of the highest degree. And that promise entered another step today toward completion.
WILX.com is reporting today that concrete work began this morning at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, also known as F-RIB. The cement was the first of four rounds to be poured in the East Lansing facility's tunnel structure.
The more than 700 million dollar project will attract scientists from all over the world, MSU officials say. They'll be working primarily on medical breakthroughs along with developments in the area of national defense.
The report indicates that up to 5,000 construction jobs could be utilized and that 400 of them could be permanent.
The project, which has gained international recognition, has been in the planning stages for decades. It's being made possible with help from a federal grant.
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September's Newsletter
posted 28th September 2017
Greenaway Scott Advises BitCoin Leader In Seven-figure Investment Deal
Greenaway Scott Group advises bitcoin gold exchange company Vaultoro on its 7 figure investment from FinLab AG.
Greenaway Scott recently advised Vaultoro, the first and longest-running bitcoin / allocated gold exchange company on their seven-figure investment from German-based fintech investor FinLab AG.
Vaultoro is an asset-based security solution that enables people to not only secure Tangible assets like gold and silver bars but also digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash and IOTA. The company enables the mainstream to be able to move away from holding pure paper like Euros or Pounds and into tangible fully insured, audited and allocated assets like gold (and soon silver). Vaultoro clients are able to save in allocated gold, secured in a top-tier high-security Swiss bullion vault and spend it down to the cent anywhere that Visa or MasterCard are accepted.
Vaultoro is the first company of this type in the world to offer its clients a real-time debit card and internet banking functionality using gold without the need of a bank. All gold is allocated in the users name as their legal property, not on Vaultoro's balance sheets, so if anything happened to Vaultoro not even liquidators could touch their clients' assets.
With the investment from a serious fintech focused VC like FinLab, Vaultoro can materialize their vision of further expanding its bitcoin/gold platform into a multi-asset platform a lot faster. Vaultoro's first upgrade will be a way for anyone to save in allocated gold and spend that gold using the world's first real-time gold-backed debit card.
Joshua Scigala, Co-Founder of Vaultoro commented "The investment from FinLab AG into Vaultoro will enable us to scale fast. Our mission is to enable as many people as possible to secure their savings in assets away from the banking system before another major currency crisis."
Matthew Sutton, Corporate Director at Greenaway Scott commented 'We are delighted to have worked with Vaultoro on this transaction. It's been great to be a part of the growth of such an innovative growing company and we are very excited to work alongside them as continue with their global expansion.."
Commercial news
Negotiating Standard Terms
It is common for parties to deal on the other party's standard written terms. However, the Court of Appeal has recently held that negotiated standard terms are not considered dealing on written standard terms for the purposes under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA).
Under UCTA a requirement of reasonableness is imposed upon a clause that aims to limit or exclude a party's liability for breach of contract, provided that the agreement was made on one of the party's standard terms. However, written terms are not defined under UCTA.
Very often standard terms are negotiated between the parties. The question must then be asked whether the terms have remained as the standard terms. The negotiations may have caused substantial amendments to the extent that the terms are no longer the standard terms.
In previous cases, it was accepted that if the clauses in relation to the liability had not changed then the terms remained as the standard terms. However, in more recent cases the changes to the standard terms have been more narrowly interpreted.
It has now been stated that the terms must be automatically adopted without any opportunity to alter or negotiate for them to remain as the standard terms.
Where standard terms are negotiated and subsequently amended by both parties, there is more chance of the court finding that they are no longer the standard terms, however, it will always be a question of fact.
If you would like advice on protecting your intellectual property in any commercial contracts please contact the Commercial and IP team by emailing email@example.com visit our website at www.greenawayscott.com.
Employment news
Workplace Privacy
A major ruling was passed this month in conclusion to a decade-long appeal of the case of Bărbulescu v Romania. This case involved the dismissal of an employee and the reasonableness for an employer to monitor an employee's emails. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against the decision made in the Romanian courts in 2007, which was that a Romanian employer acted lawfully when it monitored an employee's email account.
Although the employer had a strict rule in place against the use of computers for personal purposes, there was no reference to monitoring emails or computer use. The employee was asked to set up an email account to answer clients' enquiries but used it to exchange private messages with his brother and fiancée.
The ECHR'S initial ruling was misreported as creating a right for employers to spy on their staff's activities at work. The employee claimed that the privacy of his emails should have been protected by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees respect for private and family life and correspondence.
The ECHR initially decided that the firm had acted reasonably in monitoring his emails in the context of disciplinary proceedings and found there had been no violation of his rights. On appeal, it was held that employees had a right to privacy in the workplace and they should be warned in advance if their emails are to be monitored.
Although the ECHR cannot establish new laws, its decision could form significant guidance and legal precedent about when and how far monitoring is permissible by an employer. The ECHR is an institution comprised of the 47-member state Council of Europe and not the European Union, meaning its decisions will still carry weight in Britain after Brexit.
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Ellen P. is a giver. This 53-year-old mother of seven has always put others before herself. First, for her husband of 26 years (they are now divorced), children and grandchild, and now the long-term care patients she works with, others have always been her first priority.
Ever since she could remember, Ellen's focus has been on making sure everyone else received care and attention before herself.
Faced with breast cancer four years ago, Ellen underwent a full mastectomy. This life threatening scare had a definite effect on Ellen and sparked a thought of change.
"I realized maybe I need to do something for myself," she said.
With her three youngest children (age 14 and 10-year-old twins) still living at home, Ellen's life continues to revolve around family and work. Her oldest son, however, took it upon himself to do something for his mom. He submitted an application for her to the Vancouver Island Makeover Team to be selected for a makeover. Ellen was surprised and delighted to be chosen.
"I'm thrilled that I'm going to get my teeth fixed", she said. "The chemotherapy made my teeth worse then ever. They are discolored, loose and softer than they were before." She is excited to see the results and hopes for straight, even teeth with no gaps in between. Dr. David Babin and his team will work with Ellen to create her dream smile using cosmetic dentistry.
Just like the rest of us, Ellen's appearance shows the signs of aging. While she doesn't mind an occasional wrinkle, she is excited about making improvements to her skin. Dr. Mark Lupin and the Cosmedica staff will help Ellen correct her problem areas by creating a more youthful appearance. Using today's top technology in cosmetic dermatology, Dr Lupin will help Ellen look as young as she feels.
Ellen currently exercises, but is looking forward to having a more structured program. By working out with Michelle Shorter with Body Dynamics and Bootcamp Victoria, Ellen will receive the guidance she needs to reach her goals. She thinks having a trainer to work with will be a big help - "you kind of slide when you think nobody's looking," she laughed.
The nutritional advice is also a high priority on Ellen's list. "Because I'm so busy, I'm eager to learn how to eat properly when I'm rushed," she said. Michelle will help Ellen access her diet and show her how to eat a balanced diet.
Le Spa Sereine have a blank canvas in Ellen. "I've had the same hairstyle for years now," she said. "I'd like my hair to be different, longer, but I don't know how." She can't wait to see what the stylists will do, and intends to let them have free reign. "Whatever they think looks good," she said. Between hair, make-up and spa treatments, Ellen can't wait to be pampered.
With other's needs always in front of her own, Ellen is ready to shift the focus on her needs. While she will always work for others, she knows she must work on herself as well. It's been a long time coming, but it's definitely Ellen time to shine.


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Who: Jigger, Two Guitars Clash, Wizards of Kaos
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The heavier sounds of Jigger, Two Guitars Clash, and Wizards of Kaos at The Ship. This show will kick off at 10:30pm with an acoustic set from Stephen Green before things get amped up into the wee hours. Cover for this night is $7
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What you probably didn't know about the Great Chicago FireBy Kate Dries
What you probably didn't know about the Great Chicago FireBy Kate Dries
The 140th Anniversary of the Chicago Fire is this Saturday. Not-so-coincidentally, Lookingglass Theatre Company's production of The Great Fire is running at the same time. WBEZ asked a member of the crew, and amateur history buff, Ari Clouse to tell us a bit about the production and what we might not know about the fire that shaped Chicago history.
My favorite moments working run crew for Lookingglass Theatre's The Great Fire are when I'm up in the catwalk. Hiding in the dark, dressed in all black, I drop "cinders" -- little red pieces of felt-- on the stage, cued by the stage manager, Kathleen, on headset. I get a great view of the entire theater up there, so once I've grown weary of seeing the same scene performance after performance, I watch a different one -- the audience's reaction. The play is based on real people and events that occurred during Chicago's greatest disaster. Throughout previews and opening, there's been one character who is a clear crowd favorite: James Hildreth (excuse me, Alderman James Hildreth), played with relish by Cheryl Lynn Bruce.
Hildreth's story is compelling because he's a total badass. He single-handedly devised a mission to create a fire line to keep the flames from reaching and destroying the southern part of the city. It's a noble cause, to be sure, but it's the execution that really astounds. Hildreth's plan: blow up entire streets' worth of buildings to beat the fire at its own game. The ashen rubble from the intentional explosions would deprive the fire of fuel and stop it in its tracks without anything to burn. Basically his plan was to destroy the city before the fire could, no big deal. Let me point out that in 1871, the only thing available to blow stuff up with was gunpowder. This is part of why Hildreth's character is so popular--it takes a certain kind of person to run around with a hundred kegs of gunpowder when the sky is raining fire in every direction. I wanted to see what the real Hildreth had to say about his experiences fighting The Great Fire with, well, more fire. Thanks to director/playwright John Musial's extensive research (the script has four pages of Works Cited endnotes to look through), I knew I had to find the city's official Inquiry into the Cause of the Chicago Fire. Anyone can find the transcript of the Inquiry at the Chicago History Museum's Research Center. On Wednesdays, it's open until 4:30pm, which is fortuitous because my call at the theater is at 5 o'clock.
It was a while after the fire started in the O'Leary's barn on DeKoven street late on Sunday, October 8, 1871 (true story, although we'll never know if it was the fault of the cow for sure) that Hildreth suspected that the conflagration was getting worse and out of the firefighters' control. According to his official testimony, he found the fire marshal and told him of his demolition idea, but "the marshal felt as though the blowing up of the buildings was a matter that he did not understand," probably because it was a totally counter-intuitive firefighting method, proposed by a total stranger. Our man Hildreth could not be discouraged, however, and he eventually got permission--and the gunpowder--for his stunt from the mayor, Roswell B. Mason. The fire had crossed the river at that point, and was spreading faster with every passing minute. Mayor Mason desperately told Hildreth, "Go on and do something!"
So Hildreth took action, in the most kickass way imaginable. He gathered up anyone who seemed willing to help him collect the kegs and distribute them--a difficult task because "the word 'powder' was a terror" to most people he came across. To protect the gunpowder from the continuous shower of cinders and coals, Hildreth used his coat to cover the kegs "if we had time," and went about his business of destruction. He smashed the kegs in with his own foot to effectively spread the powder around. When he couldn't find anyone to give him fuses, he rolled his own out of pieces of paper, sprinkled gunpowder on them, lit them up, and ran away. Hildreth blew up about thirty to forty buildings in this manner during the Great Chicago Fire. He couldn't pin down an exact number and admitted that he "drank more than the firemen did" the entire evening. Hildreth was apparently such a pyrotechnics expert that he offered his (unsolicited) advice on how he would blow up the very building his hearing was conducted in--always put the powder on the first floor, never the basement. As to the effectiveness of his methods, Hildreth said his work spoke for himself: "If you went through and noticed...the buildings were thrown flat to the ground, and the flames and everything were smothered together in the debris." Whether or not Hildreth actually did much to stop the fire is unclear. While much of the South Division of the city was spared, it's more likely to be due to the weather--the wind simply wasn't blowing the fire in that direction. Although Hildreth's story is undeniably awesome, this may be the reason it's not often a part of the general historical Great Fire narrative.
In our production of The Great Fire, the actors carry around small barrel kegs with "GUNPOWDER" spray-painted on them. They are apparently so realistic that a terror threat was called into the FBI after they were spotted in the back seat of the assistant prop designer's car parked near the John Hancock Building, where Lookingglass's administrative offices are located. While it resulted in a bit of a tense situation, the misunderstanding was cleared up quickly--they are entirely fake props, and while gunpowder worked for Hildreth in 1871, it isn't usually anyone's first choice for effective destruction in our time. I won't reveal how we dramatize Hildreth's explosions in the play, partially because I don't want to spoil the trick, but I also couldn't tell you what it looks like because I never see it. My fellow run crew member Todd and I "set off" the trick, and then, like Hildreth himself did 140 years ago, run to get the hell out of the way.
For more reading, check out:
City of Chicago. "James Hildreth Testimony." Inquiry into Cause of Chicago Fire and Actions of Fire Department Therein, December 1871. Vol. 3, pp. 123-. Transcribed by Richard F. Bales in 2002.
Musial, John. The Great Fire. 2011. Adapted/revised from original 1999 script and production.
Ari Clouse received her B.A. in History from the University of Chicago in 2010. She has been a non-Equity stage manager in Chicago for the past five years. Her days are spent in libraries and her nights are spent in theaters.