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AMANTILLA
DEEP OCEAN TRACE MINERALS
ENULA
EZOV
NATURAL BOOST
SPARGA
TANGARANA
TEASEL
VERMELLA
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SEXUAL DESIRE AND INTENSITY
Hormonal Balance is a proprietary blend of the extracts of seven plants — Epimedium grandiflorum, Jatropha macrantha, Lepidium meyenii (Peruvian), Ptychopetalum olacoides, Eustephia coccinea (Peruvian), Tribulus Terrestris, and Eurycoma longifolia. Hormonal Balance's ingredients counteract many of the factors that affect normal libido including stress, low testosterone, diabetes, depression, arthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), poor sleep, consuming too much alcohol, anger, menopause, medications, chronic pain, anemia, hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease. When left untreated, low libido is often associated with decreased sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, hair loss, lack of energy, increased body fat, mood changes, fatigue, loss of muscle mass, or a decrease in bone mass. The ingredients in HormonalBalance not only cleanse and eliminate built-up toxins and promote cellular repair, they also balance hormones, promote blood flow, relax and build smooth muscles, and relieve hormone imbalances (i.e., PMS) coinfections that are usually associated with this condition.
Some Reported Medicinal Properties
HYPERTENSIVE
ANTI-ASTHMATIC
ANTITUSSIVE
ANTI-CEPHALGIC
ANTI-OTEALGIC
ANTI-PYRETIC
ANTI-ULCEROUS
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IN VIVO – ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY TESTS
An acute oral toxicity study was conducted by the University of Guayaquil, Ecuador concluding that Hormonal Balance did not produce toxic effects, thus the product is considered practically innocuous for humans when administered in the acute form. Therefore; studies of acute toxicity at higher doses in humans are not necessary. Full Article
Medical Conditions [peer-reviewed journals]
Human Influenza Virus (HIV)
del Valle Mendoza, J., Pumarola, T., Gonzales, L. A., & Del Valle, L. J. (2014). Antiviral activity of maca (Lepidium meyenii) against human influenza virus. Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine, 7, S415-S420. Full Article
Menopausal symptoms
Lee, M. S., Shin, B. C., Yang, E. J., Lim, H. J., & Ernst, E. (2011). Maca (Lepidium meyenii) for treatment of menopausal symptoms: a systematic review. Maturitas, 70(3), 227-233. Full Article
Kardono, L. B., Angerhofer, C. K., Tsauri, S., Padmawinata, K., Pezzuto, J. M., & Kinghorn, A. D. (1991). Cytotoxic and antimalarial constituents of the roots of Eurycoma longifolia. Journal of Natural Products, 54(5), 1360-1367. Full Article
Do, J., Choi, S., Choi, J., & Hyun, J. S. (2013). Effects and mechanism of action of a Tribulus terrestris extract on penile erection. Korean journal of urology, 54(3), 183-188. Full Article
Zenico, T., Cicero, A. F. G., Valmorri, L., Mercuriali, M., & Bercovich, E. (2009). Subjective effects of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) extract on well‐being and sexual performances in patients with mild erectile dysfunction: a randomised, double‐blind clinical trial. Andrologia, 41(2), 95-99. Full Article
Gauthaman, K., & Ganesan, A. P. (2008). The hormonal effects of Tribulus terrestris and its role in the management of male erectile dysfunction–an evaluation using primates, rabbit and rat. Phytomedicine, 15(1-2), 44-54. Full Article
Bussmann, R. W., & Glenn, A. (2011). Traditional knowledge for modern ailments plants used for the treatment of diabetes and cancer in Northern Peru. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(31), 6916-6930. Full Article
Amin, A. M. R., Lotfy, M., Shafiullah, M., & Adeghate, E. (2006). The protective effect of Tribulus terrestris in diabetes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1084(1), 391-401. Full Article
Medicinal Properties [peer-reviewed journals]
Antitumor
Jiwajinda, S., Santisopasri, V., Murakami, A., Kawanaka, M., Kawanaka, H., Gasquet, M., ... & Ohigashi, H. (2002). In vitro anti-tumor promoting and anti-parasitic activities of the quassinoids from Eurycoma longifolia, a medicinal plant in Southeast Asia. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 82(1), 55-58. Full Article
Bussmann, R. W., Glenn, A., & Sharon, D. (2010). Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants of Northern Peru–can traditional applications provide leads for modern science? Full Article
Al-Bayati, F. A., & Al-Mola, H. F. (2008). Antibacterial and antifungal activities of different parts of Tribulus terrestris L. growing in Iraq. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B, 9(2), 154-159. Full Article
Zhang, J. D., Xu, Z., Cao, Y. B., Chen, H. S., Yan, L., An, M. M., ... & Jiang, Y. Y. (2006). Antifungal activities and action mechanisms of compounds from Tribulus terrestris L. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 103(1), 76-84. Full Article
Zhang, J. D., Cao, Y. B., Xu, Z., Sun, H. H., An, M. M., Yan, L., ... & Jiang, Y. Y. (2005). In vitro and in vivo antifungal activities of the eight steroid saponins from Tribulus terrestris L. with potent activity against fluconazole-resistant fungal. Biological and pharmaceutical bulletin, 28(12), 2211-2215. Full Article
Anxiolytic
Ang, H. H., & Cheang, H. S. (2001). Studies on the anxiolytic activity of Eurycoma longifolia Jack roots in mice. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology, 79(4), 497-500. Full Article
Libido Support
Ang, H. H., & Sim, M. K. (1997). Eurycoma longifolia Jack enhances libido in sexually experienced male rats. Experimental Animals, 46(4), 287-290. Full Article
Tambi, M. I. B. M., Imran, M. K., & Henkel, R. R. (2012). Standardised water‐soluble extract of Eurycoma longifolia, Tongkat ali, as testosterone booster for managing men with late‐onset hypogonadism?. Andrologia, 44, 226-230. Full Article
Immunomodulatory
Wang, W., Zou, Y., Li, Q., Mao, R., Shao, X., Jin, D., ... & Yang, L. (2016). Immunomodulatory effects of a polysaccharide purified from Lepidium meyenii Walp. on macrophages. Process Biochemistry, 51(4), 542-553. Full Article
Ang, H. H., & Ngai, T. H. (2001). Aphrodisiac evaluation in non‐copulator male rats after chronic administration of Eurycoma longifolia Jack. Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology, 15(4), 265-268. Full Article
Gauthaman, K., Adaikan, P. G., & Prasad, R. N. V. (2002). Aphrodisiac properties of Tribulus Terrestris extract (Protodioscin) in normal and castrated rats. Life sciences, 71(12), 1385-1396. Full Article
Zha, S., Zhao, Q., Chen, J., Wang, L., Zhang, G., Zhang, H., & Zhao, B. (2014). Extraction, purification and antioxidant activities of the polysaccharides from maca (Lepidium meyenii). Carbohydrate polymers, 111, 584-587. Full Article
Varghese, C. P., Ambrose, C., Jin, S. C., Lim, Y. J., & Keisaban, T. (2013). Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of Eurycoma longifolia Jack, a traditional medicinal plant in Malaysia. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nanotechnology, 5(4), 1875-1878. Full Article
Zheleva-Dimitrova, D. I. M. I. T. R. I. N. A., Obreshkova, D. A. N. K. A., & Nedialkov, P. (2012). Antioxidant activity of tribulus terrestris—a natural product in infertility therapy. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, 4(4), 508-11. Full Article
Siqueira, I. R., Fochesatto, C., Torres, I. L. S., da Silva, A. L., Nunes, D. S., Elisabetsky, E., & Netto, C. A. (2007). Antioxidant activities of Ptychopetalum olacoides ("muirapuama") in mice brain. Phytomedicine, 14(11), 763-769. Full Article
Večeřa, R., Orolin, J., Škottová, N., Kazdová, L., Oliyarnik, O., Ulrichová, J., & Šimánek, V. (2007). The influence of maca (Lepidium meyenii) on antioxidant status, lipid and glucose metabolism in rat. Plant foods for human nutrition, 62(2), 59-63. Full Article
Sandoval, M., Okuhama, N. N., Angeles, F. M., Melchor, V. V., Condezo, L. A., Lao, J., & Miller, M. J. (2002). Antioxidant activity of the cruciferous vegetable Maca (Lepidium meyenii). Food Chemistry, 79(2), 207-213. Full Article
Piato, A. L., Detanico, B. C., Linck, V. M., Herrmann, A. P., Nunes, D. S., & Elisabetsky, E. (2010). Anti-stress effects of the "tonic" Ptychopetalum olacoides (Marapuama) in mice. Phytomedicine, 17(3-4), 248-253. Full Article
Hormone Regulator
Gonzales, G. F., Gasco, M., Cordova, A., Chung, A., Rubio, J., & Villegas, L. (2004). Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on spermatogenesis in male rats acutely exposed to high altitude (4340 m). Journal of endocrinology, 180(1), 87-95. Full Article
Oshima, M., GU, Y., & Tsukada, S. (2003). Effects of Lepidium meyenii Walp and Jatropha macrantha on blood levels of estradiol-17 β, progesterone, testosterone and the rate of embryo implantation in mice. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 65(10), 1145-1146. Full Article
Sperm Count
Low, B. S., Choi, S. B., Wahab, H. A., Das, P. K., & Chan, K. L. (2013). Eurycomanone, the major quassinoid in Eurycoma longifolia root extract increases spermatogenesis by inhibiting the activity of phosphodiesterase and aromatase in steroidogenesis. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 149(1), 201-207. Full Article
Gonzales, G. F., Nieto, J., Rubio, J., & Gasco, M. (2006). Effect of Black maca (Lepidium meyenii) on one spermatogenic cycle in rats. Andrologia, 38(5), 166-172. Full Article
Bustos‐Obregón, E., Yucra, S., & Gonzales, G. F. (2005). Lepidium meyenii (Maca) reduces spermatogenic damage induced by a single dose of malathion in mice. Asian journal of andrology, 7(1), 71-76. Full Article
Gonzales, G. F., Cordova, A., Gonzales, C., Chung, A., Vega, K., & Villena, A. (2001). Lepidium meyenii (Maca) improved semen parameters in adult men. Asian Journal of Andrology, 3(4), 301-304. Full Article
Zanoli, P., Zavatti, M., Montanari, C., & Baraldi, M. (2009). Influence of Eurycoma longifolia on the copulatory activity of sexually sluggish and impotent male rats. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 126(2), 308-313. Full Article
Brooks, N. A., Wilcox, G., Walker, K. Z., Ashton, J. F., Cox, M. B., & Stojanovska, L. (2008). Beneficial effects of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on psychological symptoms and measures of sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women are not related to estrog en or androgen content. Menopause, 15(6), 1157-1162. Full Article
Lentz, A., Gravitt, K., Carson, C. C., & Marson, L. (2007). Acute and chronic dosing of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on male rat sexual behavior. The journal of sexual medicine, 4(2), 332-340. Full Article
Rubio, J., Riqueros, M. I., Gasco, M., Yucra, S., Miranda, S., & Gonzales, G. F. (2006). Lepidium meyenii (Maca) reversed the lead acetate induced—damage on reproductive function in male rats. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 44(7), 1114-1122. Full Article
Ang, H. H., Ngai, T. H., & Tan, T. H. (2003). Effects of Eurycoma longifolia Jack on sexual qualities in middle aged male rats. Phytomedicine, 10(6-7), 590-593. Full Article
Gauthaman, K., Ganesan, A. P., & Prasad, R. N. V. (2003). Sexual effects of puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) extract (protodioscin): an evaluation using a rat model. The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 9(2), 257-265. Full Article
Gonzales, G. F., Cordova, A., Vega, K., Chung, A., Villena, A., & Góñez, C. (2003). Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a root with aphrodisiac and fertility-enhancing properties, on serum reproductive hormone levels in adult healthy men. Journal of endocrinology, 176(1), 163-168. Full Article
Gonzales, G. F., Rubio, J., Chung, A., Gasco, M., & Villegas, L. (2003). Effect of alcoholic extract of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on testicular function in male rats. Asian journal of andrology, 5(4), 349-349. Full Article
Gonzales, G. F., Cordova, A., Vega, K., Chung, A., Villena, A., Góñez, C., & Castillo, S. (2002). Effect of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) on sexual desire and its absent relationship with serum testosterone levels in adult healthy men. Andrologia, 34(6), 367-372. Full Article
Cicero, A. F., Bandieri, E., & Arletti, R. (2001). Lepidium meyenii Walp. improves sexual behaviour in male rats independently from its action on spontaneous locomotor activity. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 75(2-3), 225-229. Full Article
Hooi Hoon, A. N. G., Cheang, H. S., & Yusof, A. P. M. (2000). Effects of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) on the initiation of sexual performance of inexperienced castrated male rats. Exp. Anim, 49(1), 35-38. Full Article
Zheng, B. L., He, K., Kim, C. H., Rogers, L., Shao, Y. U., Huang, Z. Y., ... & Zheng, Q. Y. (2000). Effect of a lipidic extract from Lepidium meyenii on sexual behavior in mice and rats. Urology, 55(4), 598-602. Full Article
Ang, H. H., & Sim, M. K. (1998). Eurycoma longifolia increases sexual motivation in sexually naive male rats. Archives of Pharmacal Research, 21(6), 779. Full Article
Ang, H. H., & Sim, M. K. (1998). Eurycoma longifolia Jack and orientation activities in sexually experienced male rats. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 21(2), 153-155. Full Article
Memory Improvement
da Silva, A. L., Piato, Â. L., Bardini, S., Netto, C. A., Nunes, D. S., & Elisabetsky, E. (2004). Memory retrieval improvement by Ptychopetalum olacoides in young and aging mice. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 95(2-3), 199-203. Full Article
Various Conditions
Sabandar, C. W., Ahmat, N., Jaafar, F. M., & Sahidin, I. (2013). Medicinal property, phytochemistry and pharmacology of several Jatropha species (Euphorbiaceae): a review. Phytochemistry, 85, 7-29. Full Article
Medical Conditions [other journals]
Patient Reports
"My husband and I hadn't really had a good run of things. Once we began taking Libido Support, we were calmer and looked forward to when the kids went to bed. We were actually able to stay awake! Thanks for such a powerful product."-Z.R.
Dosage Information
May be taken under the tongue or in 2-4 oz. (60-120 ml) of water twice daily. For women: 20 drops.
Lepidium meyenii: Hormone Regulator (Yellow)
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is a plant of the Brassicaceae family that grows between 4,000 and 4,500 metres above sea level (m.a.s.l.) in the Peruvian Central Andes, particularly in Junin and Pasco. Maca grows in these places in the range of temperatures from a maximum of 12°C to a minimum of 1.5°C. This range of temperatures occurs in the Central Andes because of its proximity to the equator.
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Lepidium meyenii: Antioxidant (Supplement)
Antioxidant effects of plants used in daily nutrition are investigated, their bioactive contents are analyzed and its mechanisms are revealed. Recently, bioactive compounds with antioxidant effects have been found in many plants traditionally used. These plants cross their local region, cultivated in many parts of the world, and take place in markets as various supplement products.
Lepidium meyenii: Antioxidant (structure)
Lepidium meyeniiWalp. (Maca) belonging to the Brassicaceae is a perennial herbaceous plant native to South America, it grows under low temperature and high altitude varying between 3700 and 4450 m. Maca, as a food source, possesses high nutritive value and is rich in starches, proteins, minerals and sugars.
Lepidium meyenii: Antioxidant (Macamides)
Maca is known to be rich in macamides. The objective of this study was to analyse macamide profiles of macas with different colours cultivated in Yunnan, China, and commercial Peru maca by ultra-highperformance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry.
Lepidium meyenii: Antioxidant (Isolation)
Maca (Lepidium meyenii), an annual or biennial plant of family of Brassicaceae, mainly grows in the Andes region of Peru where the altitude is between 3500 and 4500 m above sea level. This area is characterized by freezing temperature, intense sunlight, fierce winds, barren, androcky terrain.
Lepidium meyenii: Coccidiosis (fruits)
Coccidiosis is an infectious disease by protozoa Eimeria and an important parasitic zoonotic disease. It induced severe losses of mortality, morbidity in the poultry industry. In addition, a lot of anti-coccidial medications to prevent Eimeria infection have revealed the decreased efficacy because some Eimeria species have developed resistance activity to anti-coccidials.
Hormonal Balance (Macrapuama): Anti-stress effects of the tonic Ptychopetalum olacoides (Marapuama) in mice
With the recognition that high levels of sustained stress are associated with the natural course of countless illnesses, effective anti-stress agents have gained importance. Improved endurance to particularly stressful periods is one of the medicinal claims for Marapuama (Ptychopetalum olacoides Bentham, PO). a popular Amazonian herbal. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if PO possesses anti-stress properties.
HB: Eurycoma longifolia - Sexual Behavior (impotent)
The root of Eurycoma longifolia Jack, native to South East Asia, has long been used as a male aphrodisiac remedy to treat sexual disorders.
Lepidium meyenii: Menopausal
Maca (Lepidium meyenii), an Andean plant of the brassica (mustard) family has been used for centuries in the Andes as an adaptogenic plant to manage anemia, infertility and female hormone balance. The aim of this review was to assess the evidence for and against the effectiveness of the maca plant as a treatment for menopausal symptoms.
Tribulus terrestris: Sexual Behavior (rat evalutation)
Apart from its claims for improvement of sexual functions in men, the puncturevine plant (Tribulus terrestris: TT) has long been considered as an energizer and vitalizer in the indigenous system of medicine. Sexual behavior and intracavernous pressure (ICP) measurements were taken in rats to scientifically validate the claim of TT [containing protodioscin (PTN)] as an aphrodisiac.
Tribulus terrestris: ED (Rabbits)
Hormonal effects of Tribulus terrestris (TT) were evaluated in primates, rabbit and rat to identify its usefulness in the management of erectile dysfunction (ED). TT extract \Vas administered intravenously, as a bolus dose or 7.5. 15 and 30 mg kg. in primates for acute study.
Tribulus terrestris: ED (Effects and Mech)
Tribulus terrestris has been used as an aphrodisiac. However, little is known about the effects and mechanism of action of T. terrestris on penile erection. Therefore, the effect of a T. terrestris extract and the mechanism of action of the extract on relaxation of the corpus cavernosum (CC) were investigated. The erectogenic effects of an oral preparation of the extract were also assessed.
Tribulus terrestris: Diabetes
Tribulus terrestris L (TT) is used in the Arabic folk medicine to treat various diseases. The aim of this article was to investigate the protective effects of TT in diabetes mellitus (DM). Diabetes is known to increase reactive oxygen species (ROS) level that subsequently contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetes.
Tribulus terrestris: Aphrodisiac
Tribulus terrestris (TT) has long been used in the traditional Chinese and Indian systems of medicine for the treatment of various ailments and is popularly claimed to improve sexual functions in man. Sexual behaviour and intracavernous pressure (ICP) were studied in both normal and castrated rats to further understand the role of TT containing protodioscin (PTN) as an aphrodisiac.
Tribulus terrestris: Antioxidant (infertility)
Antioxidant potential of Tribulus terrestris L. herbal preparations was evaluated using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) di-ammonium salt (ABTS) free radicals, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and inhibition of lipid peroxidation by ferric thiocyanate method (FTC).
Tribulus terrestris: Antifungal
Antifungal activity of natural products is being studied widely. Saponins are known to be antifungal and antibacterial.
Tribulus terrestris: Antifungal (Eight ST)
In recent twenty years, the risk of opportunistic fungal infections has greatly increased in patients who are severely immunocompromised due to cancer chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow transplantation, and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Tribulus terrestris: Antibacterial
Traditional medicine has been practiced for many centuries by a substantial proportion of the population of Iraq. The interest in the study of medicinal plants as a source of pharmacologically active compounds has increased worldwide. It is recognized that in some developing countries, plants are the main medicinal source to treat infectious diseases.
Ptychopetalum olacoides: Memory
Cognitive deficits are often observed in old humans, as well as in various neurological conditions. It has been previously proposed that memory retrieval in the elderly appears to be more impaired than acquisition or storage. Moreover, the first symptoms in Alzheimer's disease include impairment of new information storage or retrieval.
Ptychopetalum olacoides: Antioxidant (mice brain)
Ptychopetalum olacoides (PO) roots are used by Amazonian peoples to prepare traditional remedies for treating various central nervous system conditions in which free radicals are likely to be implicated.
Lepidium meyenii: Sperm Count
Aim: To observe the effect of the aqueous extract of hypocotyls of the plant Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on spermatogenic damage induced by the organophosphate insecticide malathion in mice.
Lepidium meyenii: Sperm Count (cycle)
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) grows exclusively between 4000 and 4500 m above sea level in the Peruvian central Andes. The hypocotyls of this plant are traditionally used in the Andean region for their supposed fertility-enhancing properties.
Lepidium meyenii: Sexual Behavior (spontatneous)
The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of acute and chronic oral administration of a purified extract from L. meyenii root on male rats sexual performances and spontaneous locomotion.
Lepidium meyenii: Sexual Behavior (serum)
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is a Peruvian hypocotyl that grows exclusively between 4000 and 4500 m in the central Andes. Maca is traditionally employed in the Andean region for its supposed aphrodisiac and/or fertility-enhancing properties.
Lepidium meyenii: Sexual Behavior (postmenopausal))
Objective: To examine the estrogenic and androgenic activity of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) and its effect on the hormonal profile and symptoms in postmenopausal women.
Lepidium meyenii: Sexual Behavior (lipid)
Objectives: To determine the effect of oral administration of a purified lipidic extract from Lepidium meyenii (MacaPure M-01 and M-02) on the number of complete intromissions and mating in normal mice, and on the latent period of erection (LPE) in rats with erectile dysfunction.
Lepidium meyenii: Sexual Behavior (damage)
Rats were treated with 0, 8, 16 and 24 mg/kg of lead acetate (LA) (i.p.) for 35 days with or without Maca. Maca was co-administrated orally from day 18 to day 35. The lengths of stages of the seminiferous epithelium were assessed by transillumination.
Lepidium meyenii: Sexual Behavior (acute and C)
The use of natural remedies for the treatment of sexual disorders is under current investigation. For generations people of the rural community in Peru have used Lepidium meyenii Walpers (Maca), because of their belief that it improves fertility and sexual desire.
Lepidium meyenii: Sexual Behavior (absent)
This study was a 12-week double blind placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel trial in which active treatment with different doses of Maca Gelatinizada was compared with placebo. The study aimed to demonstrate if effect of Maca on subjective report of sexual desire was because of effect on mood or serum testosterone levels.
Lepidium meyenii: Immunomodulatory
A polysaccharide (MP21) was extracted and purified from Lepidium meyenii Walp. using DEAE-52 and SephacrylTM S-500 columns. Its physicochemical properties and macrophage immunomodulatory activity were investigated in vitro. T
Lepidium meyenii: Hormone Regulator
The effects of two Peruvian folk medicines, Lepidium meyenii Walp and Jatropha macrantha, on mouse sex steroid hormones and embryo implantation were investigated. Progesterone levels increased significantly in mice that received L. meyenii Walp, while testosterone levels increased significantly in mice that received L. meyenii Walp as well as in those that received both L. meyenii Walp and J. macrantha.
Lepidium meyenii: Hormone Regulator (spermatogenesis)
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is a Peruvian hypocotyl that grows exclusively between 4000 and 4500 m in the central Andes. Maca is traditionally employed in the Andean region for its supposed fertility-enhancing properties.
Lepidium meyenii: HIV
Objective: To investigate antiviral activity of maca to reduce viral load in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells infected with influenza type A and B viruses (Flu-A and Flu-B, respectively).
Lepidium meyenii: ED
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is a cultivated root belonging to the brassica family used in the Andean region for its supposed aphrodisiac properties. We carried out a double-blind clinical trial on 50 Caucasian men affected by mild erectile dysfunction (ED), randomised to treatment with Maca dry extract, 2400 mg, or placebo.
Lepidium meyenii: Antioxidant
Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a plant from the Andes of Peru. Maca is used as a food for its nutritional value and ethnomedicinal properties linked to fertility and vitality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of Maca. For all experiments an aqueous extract of Maca was used.
Lepidium meyenii: Antioxidant (purification)
Water-soluble polysaccharides were separated from maca (Lepidium meyenii) aqueous extract (MAE). The crude polysaccharides were deproteinized by Sevag method. During the preparation process of maca polysaccharides, amylase and glucoamylase effectively removed starch in maca polysaccharides.
Lepidium meyenii: Antioxidant (glucose)
This work focused on the effect of maca on lipid, anti-oxidative, and glucose parameters in hereditary hypertriglyceridemic (HHTg) rat. Maca (1%) was administred to rats as a part of a high-sucrose diet (HSD) for 2 weeks. Rosiglitazone (0.02%) was used as a positive control.
HB: Jatropha macrantha - Various conditions
The genus Jatropha that belongs to tribe Joannesieae in the Euphorbiaceae family contains approximately 170 known species. The name Jatropha is derived from the Greek word ''jatros'' (doctor) and ''trophe'' (food), which implies its medicinal uses.
HB: Eustephia coccinea - Diabetes
Various cancers and tumorous conditions were treated by healers. A total of 47 plant species belonging to 42 genera and 30 families were documented and identified as anti-cancer and anti-diabetic herbal remedies in Northern Peru, with 31 plants used for diabetes treatment and 17 species used for conditions identified by local healers as cancer.
HB: Eustephia coccinea - Antibacterial
Bacterial infections and inflammation are among the ailments treated by traditional healers. The World Health Organization has expressed high interest in traditional medicine, and it is important to demonstrate scientifically that remedies employed in folk medicine are indeed therapeutically active. In this communication, antibacterial assays for 165 plant species conducted under simple laboratory conditions in a private clinic in Trujillo, Peru has been reported.
HB: Eurycoma longifolia - Testosterone
In most countries, millions of people are relying on herbal medicines as remedy for numerous ailments. In South-East Asia, Eurycoma longifolia Jack, also known as 'Malaysian ginseng' or Tongkat ali, is used to combat stress and disease and to improve physical strength.
HB: Eurycoma longifolia - Sperm Count (Phosphodiesterase)
Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Simaroubaceae family), known locally as 'Tongkat Ali' by the ethnic population, is popularly taken as a traditional remedy to improve the male libido, sexual prowess and fertility. Presently, many tea, coffee and carbonated beverages, pre-mixed with the root extract are available commercially for the improvement of general health and labido.
HB: Eurycoma longifolia - Sexual Behavior (orientation)
Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Simaroubaceace), identified by its local name as Tongkat Ali, is commonly found along the hilly jungle slopes of Malaysia. Over the years, pharmacological evaluations of the various compounds isolated from this plant showed that it possessed antimalarial, cytotoxic, antiulcer, and antipyretic, properties.
HB: Eurycoma longifolia - Sexual Behavior (naive male)
The aim of this study is to provide evidence on the aphrodisiac property of Eurycoma Iongifolia Jack. An electric grid was used as an obstruction in the electrical copulation cage in order to determine how much an aversive stimulus the sexually naive male rat for both the treated with E. Iongifolia Jack and control groups were willing to overcome to reach the estrous receptive female in the goal cage.
HB: Eurycoma longifolia - Sexual Behavior (Jack qual)
The word aphrodisiac is derived from 'Aphrodite', the Greek goddess of love, beauty and sexuality, and aphrodisiacs are the substances which stimulate sexual desire. The possibility of bioactive aphrodisiacs which may be derived from plants, animals or minerals, bas been attractive throughout recorded history.
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Some quassinoids (1-6) isolated previously as plant growth inhibitors from the leaves of Eurycoma longifolia Jack. (Simaroubaceae) were subjected to in vitro tests on anti-tumor promoting, antischistosomal and plasmodicidal activities.
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Richmond Hill, ON. March 30th, 2015. Volvo Cars has been awarded one of the world's premier product design awards for its ground-breaking XC90 luxury SUV.
The Best of the Best award, based on the results of a 39-strong international jury of experts, was presented to Volvo for the XC90's pioneering design and high level of quality. The car was chosen from almost 5,000 participating product designs across 31 product categories in the much coveted Red Dot awards.
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The XC90 represents a new beginning for Volvo in terms of design philosophy and has been credited with taking the luxury SUV to a new level. Characterized by precision design and attention to detail, the XC90 paves the way for future Volvo car designs with signature design elements. These include the new face of Volvo with a new Volvo logo and a floating grille, and the celebrated T-shaped 'Thor's Hammer' daytime running lights.
The XC90 design was made possible thanks to the new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) which will underpin many of Volvo's forthcoming models which supports the dynamic and balanced proportions of the new XC90.
Red Dot: Best of the Best is awarded for pioneering design and is the highest individual Red Dot award: Product Design. Only the outstanding products in a category receive this award - in 2015, only 81 products from 31 categories received the coveted seal of approval.
"For 60 years, the most respected design experts come to Essen in order to reward the best designs. This year we had just under 5,000 products a record number of entries - an extreme workload for our judges who evaluate each product, and due to the high numbers, this illustrates the special value of the awards. The winners of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015 have delivered an extremely high level of performance and have therefore been recognized by the largest design competition in the world," said Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of Red Dot Awards.
About Volvo Cars of Canada
Volvo Cars of Canada Corporation is part of the Volvo Car Group of Gothenburg, Sweden. The company provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to the 38 Volvo automobile retailers across the country. The S60, S80 and XC60 are among only 22 vehicles that have been awarded the prestigious new Top Safety Pick+ by IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). Volvo Cars is committed to Vision 2020, our goal that no one shall be killed or seriously injured in a Volvo by the year 2020.
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Blue Haze documents two Prestige sessions from May 1953 and March 1954 (plus "I'll Remember April," with altoist Davey Schildkraut, from the April 3, 1954 session that yielded half of Walkin'). During this time, a resurgent Miles Davis began to zero in on his own style and sound, taking significant steps away from the rhythmic and harmonic devices of his mentor Dizzy Gillespie. Paralleling his recorded work for Blue Note, Davis was also working with some of the greatest rhythm players in the history of jazz. Blue Haze finds Davis the lone featured horn
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3 Old Devil Moon
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Rajeev Singhal, (Finance) Oakland University, Rochester, MI.
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Rajeev Sooreea, (International Business) Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
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Angelica Bahl, (Marketing) Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO.
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This thesis presents an evaluation of primary prevention intervention working towards ending men's violence against women. In 1995, a committee was created by the Waterloo Regional Public Education Committee for the Prevention of Violence and Oppression Against Women and Children to develop a presentation kit on the topic of men's violence against women. The presentation kit is to be used by staff and volunteers from the local agencies in talking to groups of men about violence against women. The presentation kit provides background materials about violence against women, the philosophy behind the development of the kit, instructions on how to begin the presentation, tips about speaking to groups of men, and six different presentation exercises that can be used to develop presentations for groups of men. The presenters are free to choose as many of the exercises as they would like, depending upon the purpose of the presentation and the time available. This thesis presents a process evaluation of the presentation kit. I explore the literature research regarding the men who use abuse and the programs created to treat them. I compare the lessons from this literature with the content of the presentation kit. I discuss the process of the development of this kit and the process that we used to create this resource. I share the findings of an evaluation of the presentation kit itself, drawing on data collected from men who participated in a presentation, potential presenters who attended a one day training workshop, and members of the large public education committee. In this thesis, I share with the reader my experiences during the thesis process at both an emotional and an intellectual level. I call this the difference between lessons learned in my head and lessons learned in my heart. I share my struggle with how to integrate these different experiences of the information and process in a way that provides a more complete understanding of the issue of violence against women and how I was affected by process of development of this primary prevention intervention. In the conclusion I integrate the meaning of this process of learning for me. I discuss why the intervention is important and I suggest further steps towards ending men's violence against women.
Fisher, Patrick, "Lessons learned in the heart need to be changed in the heart': The development and evaluation of a primary prevention intervention of men's violence against women" (1996). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 580.


The Lower Garden District is a great area for condos that have those historic qualities that many people are looking for in New Orleans. Virtually all the condos in this area are conversions from historic homes, 4 plexes, doubles and double town homes. Many date back to the 1850's. The transition was from old homes to apartments and then to condo complexs. That is why most the complexs and associations are small and have that neighborhood feel.
The location of the Lower Garden District is great between Magazine Street and St. Charles Ave. The area is cheaper than the Warehouse District which is walking distance away. Parking is generally not an issue. Many units do come with parking but street parking is easy. Jackson Ave is the edge of the Garden District where prices tend to rise once you cross the street. Most of the condos in this area are on Magazine Street.
The Area is vary walkable as it is just not that large. You can walk to the St. Charles Street Car line and to Magazine Street with all its shops and places to eat and drink. Its mostly one of a kind shops that feature local antiques, cloths, gifts, crafts, art and much more. Its a long walk but you can walk to the French Quarter or take a street car. No need for a car everyday.
The condos became more popular in this area in 2000-2004 when condos were hot in the New Orleans market so the conversions are not that old. It was easier for a developer to transform an apartment complex into condos. It is harder to go from an old home straight to condos. It all depends on the developer and the extent he went to develope. Some did mainly cosmetic updates while some developers did a total redo. Most of the condos fall within the two extremes.
I will give you a brief description and address on as many of the condos in the area. I have sold more in this area starting in 2010 as it has had some great choices at good prices. If you are looking in the Warehouse District then this neighborhood is close and you just get more for your money. My clients in this area have been second homers as well as clients buying for a primary residence.


Kenneth ("Ken") E Welke, Jr., passed away on the same day his father, Kenneth E Welke, Sr., died… February 25th, 2017.
He is survived by his life-long best friend, Julie Kay Welke, his partner and wife for 34 years.
As well as his beloved mother, Frances Welke, and his sister, Teresa "Teri" Johnson.
Ken was born at the Ballard Hospital on November 7, 1955. Julie says he was a very tiny baby, and I guess Fran can confirm that.
Ken was born a go-getter. He was the Peewee Golf Champ of Seattle at the age of 5.
He graduated from Shoreline High School in 1974, and according to Julie, he was very upset when his school was made into a Senior Center.
From there, he went north to Alaska, where he worked hard loading and preparing the fishing fleet for sea, but was rewarded with eating fresh salmon six days a week, and on the seventh day, steak.
In 1980, on October 10th, in fact, Ken met Julie. She was working for the City of Edmonds, and Ken was working for a cable TV company in Edmonds next door, and became known as "Ken Cable Macho Man" in Julie's workplace.
Ken proposed to Julie on his birthday, November 7th, 1981. They were married on April 10th, 1982, in Edmonds, at the Methodist Church, and honeymooned at Disneyland.
Ken was a quick study. He worked at Egghead Software and was promoted quickly because he caught on to computers as a natural. When Egghead relocated from Seattle to Issaquah, he started his own computer Desktop Publishing business out of their home.
He was truly an entrepreneur, and excellent at sales. He worked as an outside salesman for Interstate Batteries where he broke sales records for the company. Then he took on a distributorship with Interstate Batteries in Moses Lake with wife Julie. When Julie's mother became ill, they moved back to the Seattle area, where Ken started another entrepreneurial venture called Welcome Communications.
Ken loved anything with a steering wheel, and he was fastidious in how he cared for all his vehicles, whether cars, trucks or motorcycles.
One day, after Ken bought a Jeep Wrangler for Julie, she told him she was too short to get in and out of it. So to make it easier for Julie and Fran to get in and out of that Jeep, he invented Grab Bars—"GraBars"—and of course, the rest is history.
In 2006, Ken went on a trip to Africa with some Christian Relief Fund missionaries, with Milton Jones in the lead. Julie says that when he returned, Ken came back a "changed" man. He knew this would be his mission in life. His big dream was to build a high school in Kisumu Africa.
It became his motto. It was his life.
The memorial service for Ken Welke will be Saturday, March 11 at 1:00 pm at the Northwest Church, 19820 Scriber Lake Road, in Lynnwood. Ken died on Saturday February 25. Please join us in celebrating the life of this faithful and visionary man of God. Ken made an impact in his business, in his prison ministry and in the lives of hundreds of orphans at the Ring Road School in Kisumu, Kenya. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife Julie and to his mother Fran. Milton Jones, president of the Christian Relief Fund, will be coming to conduct the Ken's memorial service.
It was always one of Ken's visionary dreams to build a high school in Kisumu to continue the education of the children that he loved so much at the Ring Road School. Julie has requested that memorial contributions in Ken's name be given to a special fund set up with the Northwest Church to make that dream a reality. You may give online by clicking on the link below. In the drop-down menu, select Ken Welke Memorial Fund.


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Canceled Flight
The Southwest terminal at LAX
I had a 9:30AM meeting this morning in Sacramento, so I got up at 3AM to catch the 6:15AM flight out of LAX, just 8 miles from our house. Normally, on day trips like this, I drive myself and park at the airport, but Tim insisted on taking me (I think he thinks dropping and picking me up at the airport is romantic). I went through security and was at the gate by 5:20AM. Forty minutes later a voice came over the loud speaker, saying there were maintenance problems with the plane; therefore, our flight was being delayed indefinitely. Fifteen minutes later, exactly when we were supposed to be taking off, the voice returned to say our flight had been canceled altogether.
Passengers had two options: they could use their tickets to board the 9AM flight to Sacramento or take the 8:30AM flight to Oakland (huh?). Since the 9AM flight wouldn't get me to my meeting till 11AM—well after it had already started—I opted to go home. I called Tim.
"My flight's been canceled. Can you come and get me?" I asked.
"Oh oh," he sheepishly replied. "I'm already at work." He was, after all, wide awake, so why not get an early start on the day? I decided to grab a cab.
But there were no taxis to be had at 6:30 on a Thursday morning. Apparently cabs don't start lining up until 7Am-ish when flights start arriving. My only hope was to take the #6 Culver City bus that travels down Sepulveda Blvd., two blocks from our house. I headed toward Sepulveda.
Unlike most airports, LAX is located in the heart of a residential/ business area. In fact, the northernmost runway starts at Sepulveda, on which thousands of cars traverse every day. If you've ever flown into LAX, you've no doubt thought your plane was going to land on those very cars. We regularly drive this part of Sepulveda to get to our favorite taco joint on the other side of LAX, but I've never walked along this stretch. What a thrill when a gigantic Qantas airbus flew right over my head before landing on the north runway!
It's been several years since I rode the bus and so had no idea how much the fare was. Having spent my last three dollar bills on a croissant at the airport, I decided to walk to the nearest Starbuck's to break a twenty. Luckily, the bus stopped right there.
Getting on, I asked the bus driver how much the fare was. He looked at me and whispered, "Thirty-five cents."
"$1.35?" I asked.
"No," he whispered again. "Just thirty-five cents."
And that's when I noticed the sign saying that seniors get to ride for 35 cents. I didn't complain, even though I certainly don't consider myself a senior citizen . . . at least, not yet.
The ride took about 25 minutes. I was the only one who looked like she was dressed for a business meeting. Everyone else looked ready to tackle real work. The woman who got off the bus with me complemented my dress. I wanted to explain about LAX, but just thanked her instead. I then walked the two blocks to our house.
When I got home, the answering machine was beeping. It was Southwest letting me know that my flight had been canceled.
Labels: LAX, Travel
One of the biggest surprises at the Star Trek (ST) convention Karen and I attended last February was when Patrick Stewart announced that he and acting buddy, Ian McKellan, were going to perform together in a play "not too far from here." We were hoping they'd be in L.A. or at the Old Globe in San Diego, but instead the play is being staged—this month only—at the Berkeley Rep in northern California. Despite my well-documented fear of flying, Karen and I hopped on a plane yesterday morning to attend a matinee performance of Harold Pinter's four-person play No Man's Land, starring Sirs Patrick and Ian as well as Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley.
Perhaps best known for their roles in ST (Patrick), The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies (Ian), and the X-Men trilogy (both), Stewart and McKellan were, of course, distinguished Shakespearean actors long before their more recent careers in blockbuster films. McKellan, in particular, is considered one of the greatest actors alive and has been nominated twice for an Oscar. Although we've seen Patrick perform on stage many times—including his tour-de-force one-person show The Christmas Carol—I had only seen McKellan once, playing a minor role in The Cherry Orchard at UCLA a few years ago. Karen and I were excited to see both of them on the same stage.
We arrived in Oakland by 10:30AM in hopes of strolling through UC Berkeley's renowned Botanical Garden; but by the time we took the shuttle to the BART station, and then the BART to Berkeley, we barely had time for lunch before the 2PM show. We were in our seats by 1:30PM. Coincidentally, the two women sitting next to us were also from L.A., proving once again that the world is very small.
Waving outside Gather, where we had a lovely lunch
"Are you here to see Patrick?" I asked the women, suspecting that they, too, were Trekkies.
"Yes," one of them confessed. "What are the odds that we'd be sitting next to the only other Trekkies in the audience!"
"Oh, we're not the only Trekkies here," I joked, looking around. "I think we're all just on our best behavior because it's the Berkeley Rep!"
Indeed, Karen noticed a sign in the lobby admonishing that "should they be available for autographs, [the cast] will only sign material related to No Man's Land." In other words, no signing Star Trek photos, copies of The Hobbit or X-Men comicbooks!
Harold Pinter, whose work I haven't read or even seen since college, can be a hard nut to crack, so it was no wonder we left the theater with more questions than when we went in. Still, the play was highly entertaining and extremely well acted. Patrick was especially good in the second act during a long—and hilarious—monologue about his (real? imagined?) youthful sexual exploits. Crudup and Hensley were also very good, though they played supporting roles to the main actors. The true marvel, however, was Ian McKellan, who completely embodied his character: an old down-on-his-luck poet who is trying to ingratiate himself to his former rival, Patrick. As much as we love Patrick Stewart, Karen and I both agreed that Ian McKellan was absolutely amazing. We are so glad we got to see him perform.
From Berkeley, the play is traveling to NYC, where all four actors will perform it on Broadway, starting October 31.
Labels: Berkeley, Ian McKellan, Karen, Patrick Stewart, theater
I'm still recovering from this past weekend's D23 Expo, the three-day fanfest where all things Disney are promoted, passionately debated, and sold. Like I wrote two years ago, the last Expo experience was far from ideal. And yet, Tim and I got up at the crack of dawn, Friday and Saturday, to schlep out to Anaheim and stand on line with thousands of other fans. Exhausted, we decided to stay home on Sunday.
Although not as wacky as Comic-Con, some fans do
dress as their favorite Disney characters
A big part of Expo is learning about new and upcoming Disney projects. Each day we waited more than two hours to see clips and performers from Disney's slate of animated and live action movies due to be released over the next three years. Celebrity presenters included Bill Hader, the voice of various characters in three upcoming animated films (so this is why he left Saturday Night Live!), Tom Hiddleston (cue the screams!) and Christina Hendricks, both lending their voices to characters in the new Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy DVD, Dane Cook, the lead voice of Planes, Natalie Portman, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Tom Hiddleston (again), all starring in the Thor sequel being released this November, Chris Evans, without his Captain America costume, a very funny Ty Burrell (Tim's favorite), talking about Muppets Most Wanted due out next spring, and Jason Schwartzman and B.J. Novak, who play the famous songwriting Sherman brothers in Saving Mr. Banks, a dramatization of the making of Mary Poppins. Schwartzman, who has a very good singing voice, by the way, and Novak were joined by the real Richard Sherman to sing "Let's Go Fly a Kite." The audience, of course, went wild and, without invitation, sang along.
We were not-so-secretly hoping Tom Hanks, who plays Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks, would appear, and were holding our breath in anticipation of George Clooney, who's been cast in next year's strangely mysterious live action movie Tomorrowland. Instead, we got Angelina Jolie, who stars as the title character in Maleficent, an origins story about Sleeping Beauty's nemesis and my all-time favorite villainess (evil but beautiful!). Jolie looked thin but fit and was extremely gracious, relaying her enthusiasm for the project as well as the character. In fact, everyone appearing on stage proclaimed his/her life-long love of Disney, prompting Tim to whisper a pointed comment about "drinking the Kool-Aid." Hmmm . . .
Me sporting Maleficent head-gear
For me, one of the best things about Expo is meeting like-minded people who love the same things I do. It's amazing how quickly one can make new friends while standing on line for two hours. Among the more interesting folks we met: a member of the Disneyana fan club, who lives here but frequently flies to Orlando to attend Walt Disney World events; a British podcaster, who plans his family's trips to the U.S. around Expo dates; and an 18-year-old, who knows everything about every Disney ride ever created. I felt completely at home.
Tim and Monsters University characters
The Dark Side and me
Labels: D23, Disney, Tim
California Car Trip
Mission mural in Lompoc
When I was a young woman, I'd hop in my car and go for a long drive at the drop of a hat. Not so much now. I've become a real homebody: with my work, gardens and favorite TV shows, it's been several years since I've left the house for more than just a few days.
Recently, I either read an article in the AARP Magazine or saw something on the Today Show about traveling and how it can actually generate new brain cells and improve one's memory—I am, after all, turning 60 at the end of the year. So I decided to take a weeklong car trip, starting in the Central Coast and then heading north to Monterey and San José before stopping in Fresno, where I had scheduled a workshop. I had various job-related meetings along the way and also saw friends, making the week a nice mix of work and pleasure.
Here's what I learned (in no particular geographic order):
It's almost impossible to avoid traffic in California. No surprise that it took me nearly two hours to drive out of Los Angeles, but I was shocked, as well as exasperated, when it took three hours to drive from Monterey to San José, Sunday afternoon—a ride that should have taken a little over an hour. As I found out two days later, it can also take three hours to get from Gilroy to Fresno via Highway 152 if there are enough slow-moving trucks ahead of you. Maybe I shouldn't have spent the entire afternoon at the Gilroy Premium Outlets (?).
We've always loved antiquing in Cayucos, a cute little beach town north of Morro Bay. Now there's another reason to stop there: the Brown Butter Cookie Company, an unassuming storefront that hides a bevy of activity inside. The friendly staff offer newcomers an array of samples as soon as they walk in the door. The cookies are impossible to resist, made with natural ingredients and a touch of sea salt. They ain't cheap, but boy are they tasty! I bought two dozen, plus a bag of lemon cookies. YUMMY!
Moss Landing, a small town north of Monterey, hosts a highly anticipated flea market, once a year, that draws hundreds, if not thousands, of bargain-hunters. Lots of great items; but get there early or you may have to park a mile away. Interestingly, Moss Landing is also home to several well-known local restaurants. But, again, plan to eat early or you may have to wait forever for a table, like we did.
Lunch (at last!) at Haute Enchilada
Downtown San José is a fun place to stay: historic buildings, the light rail, a new mini-Safeway market, and a movie theater across the street from my hotel. While taking my morning walk, I discovered the San José Museum of Art and a new exhibit, called "Pilgrimage," by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The exhibit is absolutely wonderful: digital images of private artifacts that once belonged to an eclectic assortment of iconic figures (e.g., Abraham Lincoln's hat and gloves, Virginia Woolf's room, the television that Elvis Presley famously shot, a bullet hole made by Annie Oakley, Freud's couch, etc.). From here, the exhibit moves to the Columbia Museum of Art in October and finally the Lincoln Presidential Library next year.
You can take the librarian out of the library, but not the library out of the librarian. So, of course, I visited many libraries—old and new—on my trip. My favorites were the Lompoc Carnegie library, local historical landmark no. 1 and currently the Lompoc museum, and the Pacific Grove library, where I helped administer a grant, last year, to create a much-needed teen area.
The former Lompoc Carnegie Library
Pacific Grove library's teen area
On a whim, I decided to take the beautiful but (oh so) harrowing two-lane Highway 1 from Cayucos to Monterey. I thought I saw my car smile when we started to ascend the notoriously winding road north. I, on the other hand, was terrified. As magnificent as the scenery was, it's hard to enjoy the view when you're constantly worrying about accidentally driving off the edge of the continent! I didn't dare stop to take pictures for fear of not wanting to get back into the car again.
I did, however, take lots of photos of Lompoc's amazing murals, which the L.A. Times once called "an outdoor art gallery." Sprinkled throughout Lompoc, the best murals are those that decorate the walls of older buildings on the town's south end. Themes range from historic Central Coast scenes to artistic military tributes. Here are just a few of the many murals I saw in Lompoc (click on images to enlarge):
Labels: Central Coast, Central Valley, Northern California


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using Hyena.Data;

using Banshee.Sources;
using Banshee.ServiceStack;

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        private PropertyStore property_store = new PropertyStore ();
        private BansheeIconFactory icon_factory = new BansheeIconFactory ();

        private BaseClientWindow primary_window;
        private PrimaryWindowCloseHandler primary_window_close_handler;

        public event EventHandler ThemeChanged;

        public GtkElementsService ()
        {
        }

        private void OnStyleUpdated (object o, EventArgs args)
        {
            SourceInvalidateIconPixbuf (ServiceManager.SourceManager.Sources);

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                Gtk.Settings.Default.MenuPopupDelay = 225;
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Gates, who got his first big break—while only 15—debugging grid control software for TRW, told the audience how he's always been interested in energy because of its capacity to affect the human race and human development. Energy affects an enormous range of basic human needs, he explained.
Research into carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) should also continue, he said.
While immediate returns may not be obvious, "things that are economic will come out," he said. "We should put a whole lot more into basic research." Some of this extra money could come from carbon taxes.
Among the ideas that might be pursued, Gates showed a particular interest in advancing nuclear technology. He also lauded potential advances in simulation software for nuclear plant design that could lead to safer, more efficient reactors.
Gates spent some time discussing his involvement with Bellevue, Wash.–based TerraPower, which is working to develop a new, safe form of breeder reactor.
The first test reactor is currently under development in China. Given China's commitment to nuclear power, this project is "particularly attractive" to them, Gates said.
Gates was less optimistic when the discussion turned to renewables.
Because renewables are intermittent in nature, getting them beyond a limited percentage of the mix means "you're going to need mind-blowing advances in terms of storage capacity," he said.
Right now, those storage technologies are "so far away from being economic." That means there's still a need for baseload resources like nuclear and fossil fuels with CCS.
The best long-term solution, he repeated, is likely going to be nuclear. If advanced, inherently safe designs like TerraPower prove to be viable, "You've got a source of energy that is incredibly economic without putting out CO2," but that can also operate full time whenever needed.
Moving on from energy, Gates also discussed climate change and how this has impacted his work with the foundation he started with his wife.
"We need to provide tools to help those farmers" deal with climate change, he said.
That led to questions about cybersecurity, something Gates has been thinking about since his very beginnings in software development.
The future for cybersecurity, Gates went on, is developing better isolation practices. "Isolation is a primary solution for many of these problems," not only physical isolation, but sandboxing of code so that software can't be manipulated to do things it isn't supposed to do.
"We'll never completely solve it," but plenty of progress can be made.
Asked about "big data" and its application to energy, Gates envisioned a database combining everything a utility might do and be involved in or concerned with, over a long period of time, which could then be mined for patterns and new applications.
—Thomas W. Overton, JD is POWER's gas technology editor. Follow him on Twitter @thomas_overton, @POWERmagazine.


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SNC Demo-1, also known as Dream Chaser Demo-1, is the planned first flight of the Sierra Nevada robotic resupply spacecraft Dream Chaser to the International Space Station (ISS) under the CRS-2 contract with NASA. The demonstration mission is planned for launch in Summer 2023 on the second flight of the ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) developed a new reusable spacecraft to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS), based on decades of lifting body programs. Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) program, SNC designed Dream Chaser with industrial partner Lockheed Martin. SNC also designed the accompanying Shooting Star cargo module with subcontractor Applied Composites. At the end of mission, the Shooting Star will destructively reenter the atmosphere and the Dream Chaser will land at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.

Spacecraft
The Dream Chaser Cargo System will fly cargo resupply missions to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services-2 program. This system features the Shooting Star, an expendable cargo module with solar panels, and the Dream Chaser, a reusable lifting body capable of returning  of pressurized cargo to Earth while undergoing maximum re-entry forces of 1.5 g.

The Dream Chaser design is derived from NASA's HL-20 Personnel Launch System spaceplane concept from the 1990s, which in turn is descended from over 20,000 hours and six decades of experimental lifting body vehicles, including the X-20 Dyna-Soar, Northrop M2-F2, Northrop M2-F3, Northrop HL-10, Martin X-24A and X-24B, and Martin X-23 PRIME.

The vehicle to be used in SNC Demo-1 is named Tenacity. The Shooting Star carries pressurized and unpressurized cargo, and serves as the power supply for the Dream Chaser. The Shooting Star will have a cargo capacity of . Its design is similar to the Exoliner cargo container shown in Lockheed Martin's Jupiter proposal for NASA's CRS-2.

Mission
SNC Demo-1 is the Dream Chaser demonstration mission under the Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract with NASA. Production and integration of the Dream Chaser spacecraft is performed in Texas, Colorado, and Florida. The Dream Chaser is mated with the Shooting Star at the launch site, and mission operations are conducted from control centers in Colorado and Houston, Texas. Sierra Nevada selected ULA's Vulcan Centaur as its launch vehicle for this Demo-1 mission and the six contracted NASA CRS-2 missions.

See also
 Cygnus Orb-D1
 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2

References

External links
 Dream Chaser at Sierra Nevada Corporation

Sierra Nevada Corporation aircraft
Supply vehicles for the International Space Station
2023 in spaceflight
2023 in the United States
Test spaceflights

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Gather your family and friends to register for the Florence Parks and Recreation Department's Hiking Club.
The next hike is Saturday, February 9th and it starts at the Peralta Trailhead in the Superstition Mountains. It is a five-mile, moderately difficult hike, along the Peralta Trail to Fremont Saddle. Hikers will then enjoy a spectacular view of Weaver's Needle, the central landmark in most versions of the Lost Dutchman's Mine story.
Participants will meet at the Florence Fitness Center, located at 133 N. Main Street, at 8:45am. Departure time is 9:00am sharp and participants will drive themselves to the trailhead. The hike and drive-time for this event is approximately 5 to 6 hours.
The registration deadline is Friday, February 8th. A hiking information sheet is provided upon registration. There is no fee for this event but there is a 15 person group limit. Hikers under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
The club's next hike is scheduled for March 9, 2013. Future destinations will be announced approximately one week prior to each hike.
For more information, please contact Laura Kinney at 520-868-7584.


Many of our wonderful supporters have asked us if we could carry some all natural, hormone & antibiotic free Chevon goat meat. We are offering 4-4 oz patties in a vacuum tight package to satisfy their request. They are quite good, unlike any you might have ever tasted & cook very fast.


This is a unique opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary and highly innovative Be Safe Service. The 2015 and 2018 CQC Inspections rated this service as outstanding in a number of areas. The service is regarded highly both locally and nationally.
Be Safe is involved in a number of collaborations including with the Green House sexual abuse counselling service in delivering a Restorative Justice Project, Kent University in developing and implementing a treatment programme for young people with learning disabilities and their parents/carers, and replicating and adapting a treatment programme for children and their parents carers/carers developed by Oklahoma University Health Sciences Centre, and Circles of Support and Accountability, South West.
We are looking for a creative and energetic individual to work in collaboration with the team in helping families to heal and support them in moving forward. Systemic practice is highly valued within the service.
take a lead role on the provision of a high quality specialist Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy provision (including consultation, assessment and therapeutic intervention) within the Be Safe Service for children and young people who have engaged in harmful/problematic sexual behaviour and their parents/carers and the system supporting them.
offer systemic clinical supervision and specialist systemic multi-agency consultations to a wide variety of professionals in line with the service objectives and delivery targets, as well as appropriate training as required.
work collaboratively with referrers, and partner agencies including CAMHS and Social Care.
work alongside the Clinical Team Manager and CAMHS Specialist Services Operations Manager to support excellent leadership and governance within the service.
Family Therapy plays a key role in the delivery of our CAMHS and Specialist services. We are hoping for Family Therapists/Systemic Psychotherapists to join us who will share our passion and commitment for systemic psychotherapy across a range of presentations. The service places a strong emphasis on continuing professional development and clinical supervision for all team members. There are a number of other Family Therapists across the Trust creating a vibrant and exciting systemic community. We encourage the development of professional networks and support. We are looking for individuals to build on our existing provision and approaches, identifying service priorities with other team members, and also assisting with developments from a Family Therapy/systemic practice perspective.
In addition to this part time post there is also another vacancy available for one day a week for 6 months.


Whitehaven Coal Limited -- Annual Report 2010 57 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30 JUNE 2010 3.S UMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) i) Property, plant and equipment (i) Recognition and measurement Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labour, any other costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to a working condition for its intended use, and the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located. Cost also may include transfers from equity of any gain or loss on qualifying cash flow hedges of foreign currency purchases of property, plant and equipment. Purchased software that is integral to the functionality of the related equipment is capitalised as part of that equipment. Borrowing costs related to the acquisition or construction of qualifying assets are capitalised as part of the cost of the asset. Mining property and development assets include costs transferred from exploration and evaluation assets once technical feasibility and commercial viability of an area of interest are demonstrable and subsequent costs to develop the mine to production phase. When parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items (major components) of property, plant and equipment. Gains and losses on disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds from disposal with the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment and are recognised net within "other income". (ii) Subsequent costs The cost of replacing part of an item of property, plant and equipment is recognised in the carrying amount of the item if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the part will flow to the consolidated entity and its cost can be measured reliably. The costs of the day-to-day servicing of property, plant and equipment are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income as incurred. (iii) Depreciation Depreciation is charged to the statement of comprehensive income on a straight-line or units of production basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and equipment. Land is not depreciated. Mining property and development assets are depreciated on a units of production basis over the life of the economically recoverable reserves. The depreciation rates used in the current and comparative periods are as follows: • plant and equipment 2--20% • leased plant and equipment 11--14% • mining property and development assets units of production The residual value, the useful life and the depreciation method applied to an asset are reassessed at least annually.