With Easter weekend fast approaching, we've compiled a list of ethical, Fairtrade and organic chocolate treats to enjoy.
- Is it Fairtrade? Look for the Fairtrade symbol to protect workers' rights.
- Is it organic? Look for organic certification to support farming methods that are not reliant on harmful pesticides and chemicals that threaten wildlife and contaminate water supplies. Soil Association is a common organic certification to look out for.
- Is it excessively-packaged? Easter eggs traditionally come wrapped in layers of foil, plastic and cardboard. Look for options with minimal or plastic-free packaging, and try to ensure that any non-biodegradable packaging can be recycled.
Cocoa Loco's range of Easter Eggs are all organic, Fairtrade-certified, palm oil free and handmade with love. From individual mini eggs perfect for Easter Egg hunts (which come packaged in a plastic free compostable bag); to giant Easter eggs filled with Fairtrade walnuts, cherries and almonds and vegan-friendly dark chocolate options - Cocoa Loco has your Easter covered.
Divine Chocolate's Fairtrade chocolate eggs come in a range of flavours and sizes - including dairy-free options. The ingredients used are free from palm oil and come from certified FairTrade sources.While Fairtrade ensures farmers receive a better deal for their cocoa and additional income to invest in their community, Divine is owned 44% by the Ghanaian farmers who grow the cocoa beans, which gives them a share of Divine's profits and a stronger voice in the cocoa industry.
Booja Booja's beautiful handpainted Easter eggs contain delicious handmade truffles that are all dairy free, gluten and soya free; and are Soil Association-certified organic. The eggs are handpainted by a community of artists in Kashmir, India and the truffles are handmade in Norfolk. Choose from Fine de Champagne, Almond and Sea Salt and Hazelnut Crunch flavours.
Montezumas' Eco Eggs come packaged in a biodegradable paper outer shell/sleeve and a foil wrapping. Inside, the British-made organic chocolate egg comes in two flavours - milk chocolate and vegan-friendly dark chocolate. Montezumas is a family-run business, with its own factory in West Sussex where it makes all of its products, meaning it has direct control over what it is making.
Cococaravan's raw, organic and vegan chocolate Easter eggs are made by hand using peruvian criollo cacao and unrefined and liquid coconut nectar to sweeten. Within the easter eggs is Cococaravan's signature caramel, made with coconut, coconut sugar and cashew nut.
And finally, if you really want to spread some Easter cheer with minimum waste - head to your local bulk food store to find package free Easter treats.


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B: This is a question too complicated for me to answer. As far as I know, the number of stars is uncertain since science and technology are developing everyday and we can not be so sure about the number of stars we have discovered, not to mention those unknown to us. The fact of matter is we need to see beyond those numbers, which means what those number means to us matters much more than the number itself. That is basically how I look at this question.
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Attempt had been made by others to classfy plant species into groups,but the breakthrough came with the work of Carl Linnaeus.


Another roundup of new proposed Crew logos as designed by fans not named Justin Bell.
Justin Bell's 28 in 28 project has been really fun to follow as a fan of both the Crew and the city of Columbus. From the start, we've wanted this project to be more than just Bell's work, though. Each of Bell's posts at massivecityffc.com have included a call to fellow designers (amateur or otherwise) to submit designs for their own mock-ups. Presented herein are more designs we've received since last week's roundup, along with any explanations included by the designer.
I don't believe there is any one object, or even group of objects, that could be used as a symbol to represent Columbus on a new Crew logo. We have some very cool images and phrases that represent either our city or our state (the Short North arches, the Scioto Mile, "The Heart of the Heart of It All," "Ohio is for lovers," etc.), but I feel that any of these items being represented on the Crew logo would feel too forced and contrived. I don't believe we need to try and box in what represents this city in a new logo like so many professional sports teams have done in the modern era.
I also don't believe the logo needs to try and represent any one subset of our diverse community. To go off the topic of where the current FO has mentioned they want to go with the logo, I don't think we need to go the route of trying to represent either "white collar" or the "blue collar." As I would imagine, I think there would be many people in the Columbus community that wouldn't want to be categorized into either of those ideas, and as we have the opportunity to represent not only Columbus but the state as a whole, I think trying to patronize to any subset of our community would be a mistake. That includes trying to make a logo either more "German," "English," "South American," etc. to try and play to the cultural background of a potential fan base within the city/state.
So where does that leave us? So far, it seems to be a lot of no goes. No symbol, no phrases, and no pandering to a subset of this diverse community. I believe what we need a symbol that can represent the community as a whole, and that also still pays homage to our beginning and to the foundation laid out by Lamar Hunt Sr.
I believe that Precourt is right in that we should not change the colors. Out of a league filled with very limited variations blue and red, our colors are a refreshing change of pace that allows us to stand out as a smaller market team. As many Crew supporters would say, "I'd rather be dead than red."
I also believe that any logo change needs, needs, NEEDS to have "1996" as a focal point. As the league continues to expand, and at some point I'm sure we'll see 30 teams in MLS, we should take pride in the fact that Columbus was the first MLS franchise awarded. While MLS, and soccer as a whole, may be the new hot thing in town for a newly awarded franchise, we were here since the beginning, and have been supporting this league through the highs and the lowest of lows.
My last point of what should be considered for this new logo, and probably the one that would bring the most debate, is that it should be simplistic. In this era of new teams, new logos, re-brands, etc. we tend to see teams try to go the route of some cutting edge look where there is just a complete hodgepodge of marketing and/or graphic designer ideas rolled into one ball of puke (see: San Jose Earthquakes and their "Brand Constitution").
I believe a simple logo plays a few important roles. For one, in terms of thinking about the sport traditionally, a simple design can tie into inspirations from a variety of different countries/cultures (Italy, England, Germany, Argentina, etc.). In thinking about what makes an American sports logo iconic, the first ones that come to mind usually have a very simple approach (see: Packers, Yankees, Cowboys). A simplistic approach allows for easy variations and alternative designs that can be taken from the main logo without completely losing the concept and image of that logo.
More than anything, as you feel with your "28 in 28" project, I hope people are able to build off these concepts, and that the ownership, at the very least, takes your ideas into consideration. Not only are there some great ideas, but some great stories to back them up as well.


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The Innovative SunBuddy Lotion Applicator allows sunbathers to easily apply sunscreen, moisturizer, self-tanner, tattoo ointment, or any other body lotion to their back. Say goodbye to making awkward requests.
Unless you are Stretch Armstrong, applying lotion on your own back is not an easy task. Fortunately, ZeroEdge Inc. has just announced the launch of their new product, the SunBuddy Lotion Applicator (available at http://www.GetSunBuddy.com). The unprecedented and ergonomic design of the SunBuddy Lotion Applicator makes it possible for anyone to reach their back with ease and comfort, making it the perfect gift for him or her. Whether it's the summer season when skin tends to burn or the winter season, when skin tends to become dry and flaky, SunBuddy 'has your back'.
"There's always that moment of awkwardness, especially for men, when you ask your friend to apply sunscreen to your back. Sometimes, I try to avoid this awkwardness by contorting my arms and wrists to reach my back. I'll end up missing a few spots and getting sunburned. We've all been there, with our own experience of the tomato red sunburn or we've seen a victim of it. Not only is it embarrassing, it hurts," says founder and innovator Patrick Tran. "I really wanted to create something that is stylish, sleek and in a class by itself. Different from other lotion applicators currently on the market that resemble a tool from the hardware store," explains Tran.
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The Fall season is approaching, but that does not mean UV rays from the sun are less strong. Don't be fooled by the cooler weather and 'weakened' sunlight - this is all a false sense of security. The sun is still as strong as ever.
Considering this summer was the third hottest on record, and we need to continue to protect our skin and allow it to recover. Some skin cancer spots begin as benign, but then develop into cancer after continued exposure to the sun. Also, be sure to keep track of those innocent looking dark circular moles that may have been on your skin for years. If you notice any change or growth, be sure to see your dermatologist.
According to Dr. Kleine, "Skin cancer is increasing, perhaps due to the effects of our stronger sun and perhaps because of other environmental factors. It's important to protect your skin all year round."


These Baked Oatmeal Cups are topped with your favorite sweets! A standard baked oatmeal recipe is prepared in a muffin tin and topped with whatever you have on hand: chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc. The perfect grab-and-go breakfast or afternoon snack.
Grab a buddy, grab an erg, grab a beer!
Back by popular demand, we're bringing you another Crew & Brew Half Rowathon! We're mixing two favs to create one awesome day of goal crushing: rowing and drinking! That's right, this is your chance to row towards a common goal, drink some crafty brews, and have a lot of fun doing it.
The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, the pumpkin spice is literally everywhere... all this can only mean one thing... Fall is upon us! And with Fall comes our best challenge yet.
In case you haven't heard... the Great Minnesota Get-Together is here and now! And while we love the idea of washing down a bucket of chocolate chip cookies with some milk, we also don't want to completely ditch our fitness progress. So, your Crew is offering some tips on navigating the State Fair food scene for some fun and healthy treats.
5 Fitness Fanatics weRow Follows on Instagram... & You Should, Too!
We go to together like avocado & literally everything! It's the happiest day of the year and we're celebrating this glorious fruit with some of our favorite avocado recipes.
It doesn't have to be New Year's Day for setting your goals. You can recommit to your goals any day of the year — including today!
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Turn your back on that long, frigid winter and greet summer with a stronger, leaner, toner and sexier you with the Power Ten Summer Challenge. 10 weeks to row it up with your favorite Crew and a chance to win 1 month of FREE unlimited membership!
We're throwing another heart-racing, calorie-burning challenge your way this month. We're mixing two favs to create one awesome day of goal crushing: crew and brew! That's right, this is your chance to row towards a common goal, drink some crafty brews, and win some money along the way!


Microsoft yesterday released one of its rare "out-of-band" security updates to patch a vulnerability in all versions of its Windows Server software.
The update, designated MS14-068, was one of two bulletins that Microsoft withheld a week ago when it issued 14 other patch collections for Windows, Internet Explorer (IE) and Office.
On Nov. 6, Microsoft announced it planned to release 16 updates, but between then and Nov. 11's Patch Tuesday, dropped two. One for Exchange Server -- Microsoft's enterprise-grade email server -- was delayed, the company said, because of a problem with the installer package for Exchange Server 2013.
"We have discovered that in some instances, OWA [Outlook Web Access] files will be corrupted by installation of a Security Update," the Exchange team blogged on Nov. 11. The team added that there was a workaround, but believed it "acceptable" because the problem might crop up only after the security update, and the damage to OWA, had been done.
The Exchange update was pushed back to December.
Microsoft had not explained why it had postponed what became today's MS14-068, however, saying at the time only that the release date would be determined later.
MS14-068 quashed a critical vulnerability in all versions of Windows Server, from the to-be-retired-in-2015 Windows Server 2003 to the latest Windows Server 2012 R2. The client editions of Windows -- ranging from Vista to Windows 8.1 -- will also be updated by MS14-068. Although the vulnerability cannot be exploited in those versions, Microsoft is modifying Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 in case a future exploit technique is discovered.
The Server bug is in Microsoft's implementation of Kerberos KDC (Kerberos Key Distribution Center), a network service that supplies temporary session keys to users and computers within a firm's Active Directory domain. A successful exploit lets attackers impersonate anyone on the domain, including administrators, giving them full access to company secrets and data, and the right to install malicious programs.
Microsoft confirmed that attackers have already leveraged the bug. "When this security bulletin was issued, Microsoft was aware of limited, targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability," the company reported in MS14-068. "Note that the known attacks did not affect systems running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2."
The admission got the attention of Chris Goettl, a product manager with patch management developer Shavlik. "This is pretty severe and definitely explains why Microsoft only delayed the release and did not pull it from the November Patch Tuesday release altogether," said Goettl in a Tuesday email. "Our recommendation: include this in your patch cycle ASAP."
Microsoft credited Qualcomm's information security and risk management team for reporting the vulnerability, and called out Qualcomm cyber security engineer Tom Maddock in particular for his help.
After patching, IT administrators must restart their Windows Servers, and users must reboot their client PCs.


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Our Chick is Two Weeks Old!
In the last two weeks, we have had some fun watching "our" peregrine family. It is hard to believe that the eyas is already two weeks old. It is amazing to see how fast they grow and change. In just two weeks, this little bird has acquired a second dense layer of down to keep himself warm. On warmer days, the parents are able to leave their little one alone a lot longer without it getting cold. On cooler days, the adults will still stay in the box and snuggling up with the eyas to keep it warm. Along with the layer of dense down, the eya is also growing in it's flight feathers. You can see straw like structures coming out of the tail and the wings with feathers starting to protrude from them. Already, this little bird is working on developing its muscles to fly. Just today we were able to watch the eya stand up and stretch its wings out.
This eyas seems to be more active at this age then previous eyases. Maybe this is because it does not have other siblings to lean on. Through our scopes we have seen it peak its head out of the box already. We have also watched it walk around the box, following mama as she walked around and pecked at stuff. At this age, the young birds are usually still huddling together in the box mostly but this one has no siblings to lean on so may be more adventurous.
All the while, papa has still been doing his job hunting a lot. We have spotted a couple of caches with prey in them that looked like they were not plucked and untouched. Today we were able to see papa chase after a very brave pigeon. This pigeon landed on the top of the building around 10 feet away from the nest and were he was perching. Papa immediately took off and flew after the bird. The pigeon reacted fast and took off over the parking ramp nearby with papa right on its tail. He was close to catching it but the pigeon dove down in between buildings and papa headed back to the Greysolon building. Part of me wonders if he was wasn't just having a little fun on a cool rainy day. If only we could really get into their heads.
The forecast looks like rain tomorrow and then we are off for two days. It will be exciting to see what has changed when we return to the park to observe them. I expect we will see the eyas continue to grow and see more of the flight feathers emerging. While he is working on growing, I am sure mama and papa will continue to put on a fun show. If you can, stop by and observe this falcon family with your own eyes. If not, stay tuned to read about what they are up to next.


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I hope you're getting ready for a nice long holiday weekend. I'm sure you have plenty of magazines, books and your favorite blogs to catch up on. While you're taking some time to relax, head on over to the brand new Elledecor.com!
The new site truly lives up to what you would expect from the iconic shelter magazine. In a time where shelter publications are closing each month, Elle Decor is reinventing itself and fully utilizing technology to bring us deeper into the magazine.
Some of my favorite features on the new site include a lookbook where you can select your room, favorite style, and view an inspiration gallery. And of course the online articles are just beautiful. You can flip through slideshows on decorating ideas.
Color ideas for the home.
And the latest decorating trends.
This new site has it all! I'm sure you'll be spending lots of time on Elledecor.com this weekend. Enjoy!
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Research shows how lack of sleep can cause a car accident | Fanelli, Evans & Patel, P.C.
On behalf of Fanelli, Evans & Patel, P.C. posted in Car Accidents on Friday, December 16, 2016.
Pennsylvania drivers are undoubtedly accustomed to seeing other motorists who are operating their vehicles erratically. In most instances, they might be under the impressions that the drivers of these vehicles are under the influence, are using their smartphones or are simply reckless. However, new research is indicating that the danger of a car accident increases with the less sleep a driver has gotten the night before. This is an important consideration as the accident investigation commences and those who were injured or lost a loved one seek compensation.
A report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Study says that drivers who have only slept for five to six hours within the prior 24 are at almost twice the risk for an auto accident. Drivers who got between four and five hours of sleep have four times the risk of a car accident. This is the same as someone whose blood alcohol content surpasses the legal limit. The executive director of AAA says that drivers cannot be deprived of sleep and expect to be able to operate the vehicle safely. This is of significant concern because more than 35 percent of Americans who took part in the survey stated that, on average, they slept for fewer than seven hours each night.
The AAA study used a sample of nearly 4,600 accidents that included more than 7,200 drivers. In these accidents at least one of the vehicles had to be towed from the scene and emergency crews were called. The drivers were asked how much sleep that had gotten in the previous 24 hours. Those who had six to seven hours were 1.3 times as likely to be in an accident. Those who got five to six yours were 1.9 times as likely. With four to five hours, they were 4.3 times as likely. And with fewer than four hours, they were 11.5 times more likely.
When out on the road, there are many different dangers that a driver must be aware of. With this study, the lack of sleep on the part of other drivers is added as something to consider. When there is a car accident, there can be injuries that require hospitalization and other treatments or it can lead to a fatality. Those who were affected need to make certain they are protected and a full investigation takes place to determine why it happened. Speaking to an attorney about pursuing litigation after a car crash can provide guidance and assistance in moving forward and gathering evidence.


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Fraud allegations on rise at Western Cape municipalities
Cape Town – The number of fraud allegations has spiked at Western Cape municipalities in the 2019/2020 financial year.
Compared with 20 cases in the previous financial year, the Western Cape legislature oversight committee says the province had received 160 allegations of fraud at municipalities.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, reporting on the 2018/19 local government audit results in July, said most of the municipalities with clean audits were in the Western Cape and Gauteng.
Out of the 257 municipalities in the country, only 20 were awarded clean audits, with more than R1 billion spent on consultants and over R32 billion in irregular expenditure.
According to Eda Barnard, chief director of Municipal Performance Monitoring and Support, and Department of Local Government head Graham Paulse, reports of fraud allegations rise closer to election periods. The local government elections are scheduled to take place between August and November 2021.
Oversight committee member Danville Smith, who is also the opposition ANC's spokesperson on local government, doesn't agree with this view, the Daily Maverick reported, saying the ''dramatic increase in cases of fraud allegations reported to the department is shocking but not surprising''.
"That is not the first nor the last time we hear that line. It is often repeated every time the DA finds its back against the wall. For instance, when service delivery protests increase, they use that line to say it's engineered chaos.
"This has nothing to do with elections. There is rampant corruption in the Western Cape, and the government must investigate and take action against the culprits and stop hiding behind these claims of 'election periods'."
Municipal manager Trevor Botha, former mayor Melvin Naik and three other senior officials at the George municipality appeared at the George Magistrate's Court on October 9 on charges of fraud, corruption and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act.
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'Bee-harming' pesticides also hit bird populations: Study
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PARIS (AFP) - Already suspected of killing bees, so-called "neonic" pesticides also affect bird populations, possibly by eliminating the insects they feed upon, a Dutch study said on Wednesday.
The new paper comes weeks after an international panel of 29 experts found that birds, butterflies, worms and fish were being harmed by neonicotinoid insecticides, although details of this impact were sketchy.
Studying areas of the Netherlands where surface water had high concentrations of one such chemical, imidacloprid, it found that the population of 15 bird species tumbled by 3.5 per cent annually compared to places where the pesticide's level was far lower.
The fall, monitored from 2003 to 2010, coincided with rising use of imidacloprid, noted the study led by Caspar Hallmann of Radboud University in Nijmegen.
Authorised in the Netherlands in 1994, annual use of this neonicotinoid increased more than ninefold by 2004, according to official figures. Much of the chemical was found to have been sprayed at excessive concentrations.
By wiping out insects - a crucial source of food at breeding times - it affected the birds' ability to reproduce, the authors suggested, cautioning that other causes could not be ruled out.
Nine of the 15 bird species monitored are exclusively insectivore.
"Our results suggest that the impact of neonicotinoids on the natural environment is even more substantial than has been reported in the past," declared the probe, published in the journal Nature.
"Future legislation should take into account the potential cascading effects of neonicotinoids on ecosystems."
Neonics are widely-used as a seed treatment for arable crops. They are designed to be absorbed by the growing seedling and be toxic for the nervous system of crop-munching pests.
In a commentary carried by Nature, Dave Goulson, a biologist at Britain's Sussex University, said neonicotinoids may well have a long-term impact on insect populations.
Only about five percent of the pesticide's active ingredient is actually absorbed by the crop, he said.
Most of the rest enters the soil and soil water, where it can persist for months and even years - it can take more than 1,000 days for concentrations to fall by half.
As a result, the chemicals build up over time if fields are sprayed seasonally or annually, he said.
The chemical may also be taken up by the roots of hedgerows and follow-on crops, and be washed from soils into lakes, canals and rivers, where it could affect aquatic insects, a food for birds and fish, Goulson said.
He saw a similar knock-on process to that of DDT, a notorious pesticide whose environmental damage came to the fore in 1962 thanks to Rachel Carson's investigation "Silent Spring."
The debate over neonics has raged since the late 1990s, when French beekeepers blamed them for the collapse of honeybee colonies.
In 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) declared that neonic pesticides posed an "unacceptable risk" to bees.
This was followed by a vote by the European Union in favour of a two-year moratorium on the use of three widely used neonic chemicals on flowering crops, which are visited by bees.
But the measure does not affect barley and wheat, nor does it cover pesticides used in gardens or public areas.
Last month, the White House ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out its own review of the effect of neonicotinoids on bees.


What's the Current Weather on the AC100 Course?
A couple of weekends ago we had cool weather for a 28 mile Angeles Crest 100 training run from Islip Saddle to Chilao Flat. It was a bit windy and chilly at Islip Saddle, but once we were up and over the shoulder of Mt. Williamson the wind settled down and the weather for the remainder of the run was near perfect.
This was the second of four supported AC100 training runs, each covering a different section of the course. These organized runs account for just a tiny fraction of the total mileage a runner does to prepare for this event, and much of the mileage is done on the AC100 course.
Where is the AC100 course? Incorporating segments of iconic trails such as the Pacific Crest Trail, Silver Moccasin Trail and Gabrielino Trail, the AC100 starts in the mountain community of Wrightwood, California and ends in Altadena near JPL, traversing a large part of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Mountain weather — even Los Angeles County mountain weather — can be extremely varied and changeable. At about mile 18 the AC100 course reaches an elevation of more than 9,200′, near the summit of Mt. Baden-Powell. On the same day temperatures on the course can differ by 50 degrees or more. One section can be inundated by a flash flood while another is bone dry. During a Spring training run it might be 100 in the sun at Echo Mountain, while it is snowing on Baden-Powell.
The Mt. Wilson Towercam is usually pointed in the direction of the Angeles high country. When it is, it provides a great overview of about two-thirds of the AC100 course. The view extends from the top of the Acorn Trail at about mile 4 (in the distance on the far right), along the crest past Mt. Baden-Powell, Throop Peak, Twin Peaks and Waterman Mountain to Three Points at about mile 43. Chilao is hidden from view, but the Charlton Flat area and a section of Edison Road is visible on the left. Newcomb Saddle, at about mile 68, is on the lower right. Here's an annotated Towercam image that shows the approximate location of these features.
Bill Westphal's Altadena Weather & Webcam gives a lower elevation view of the San Gabriels, near the AC100 Finish. The view is NE toward the Sunset Ridge Trail and Mt. Lowe Road, around mile 93 or 94. The course goes from the right of the photo to the left, but is mostly hidden from view.
If you are willing to jump through some Java security hoops the Mountain Hardware Live Interactive Cam in Wrightwood is a couple blocks from the AC100 Start. It has views of downtown Wrightwood, Wright Mountain, the Heath Canyon landslide, Blue Ridge and several other locations. I temporarily enabled Java and followed the troubleshooting info linked on the web cam page. I've been able to get it to work on a desktop system using Firefox or Internet Explorer. Note that enabling Java and adding non-secure URLs to the Java exceptions list decreases the security of your computer.
Following are several Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) and Weather Underground Personal Weather Stations (PWS) along or near the AC100 course, in order from Start to Finish.
Wrightwood KCAWRIGH7 PWS (5996′) – Approximately 0.25 mile W of Start. Was 55°F at 5 a.m. for 2015 AC100.
Wrightwood KCAWRIGH9 PWS (6000′) – Approximately 0.6 mile SE of Start. Was 59°F at 5 a.m. for 2015 AC100.
Big Pines BPNC1 RAWS (6964′) – Off Hwy 2 near Mountain High Ski Area. Top of Mt. Baden-Powell can be 12+ degrees cooler and much more windy. Was 64°F at 6:54 a.m. for 2015 AC100. Fuel temp at 11:54 a.m. was 92°F.
Mountain High Ski Area Base & Top Conditions – Approximate elevation of Base is 7000′ and top is 8000′. Compare Base temp to Big Pines temp.
Chilao CHOC1 RAWS (5450′) – Approximately 1.25 miles WNW of Chilao aid. Fuel temp at 1:53 pm was 95°F for 2015 AC100. Air temp at 6:53 pm was 79°F.
Clear Creek CEKC1 RAWS (3000′) – Approximately 6.8 miles W of Shortcut Aid (~4793′) and 2.9 miles W of Red Box Aid (~4620′). Was 71°F at 8:54 p.m. for 2015 AC100.
Mt. Wilson MWSC1 (5710′) – Approximately 1.5 miles NW of and 780′ above the top of Mt. Wilson Toll Road (~4930′). Compare to JPL 5600′. Was 69°F at midnight for 2015 AC100.
Henninger Flats HNGC1 RAWS (2800′) – Approximately 0.8 miles WSW of Idlehour Aid (~3168′). Marine layer can increase humidity on this section of the course. Was 69-70°F from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. for 2015 AC100. Fuel temp was 89°F by 11a.m.
Altadena KCAALTAD18 PWS (1214′) – Approximately 0.6 miles S of Finish. For 2015 AC100 temp ranged from 66°F at 2 a.m. to 63°F at sunrise. Temp was 79°F at 9 a.m., 82°F at 11 a.m., and 86°F at 1 p.m. Humidity was high with dew point about 70°F.
Altadena KCAALTAD41 PWS (1348′) – Approximately 0.4 miles NW of Finish.
It's not on the AC100 course, but the Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts Web Cams and Weather can be useful for estimating mountain temps and for Baldy area training runs. The weather conditions are for the Notch at 7800′.
Updated June 29, 2018. Elevation profile updated to 2017 AC100.
Switchback after mind-numbing switchback you work up the mountain. White firs and sugar pines give way to lodgepole pines and then the forest begins to thin. Views of the high desert stretch out to Edwards Dry Lake and the Southern Sierra looms hazily in the distance.
This mountain, Baden-Powell, is the second of several big climbs on the Angeles Crest 100 Mile course. While it reaches the highest elevation on the course — about 9250′ — it is not the longest climb or the ascent with the most elevation gain. Which climb on the course is the most difficult is an all together different question, and one that can only be answered on race day.
This elevation profile of the 2017 AC100 course (PDF) was created in SportTracks from a runner's GPX track. The profile uses elevations corrected with pkan's Elevation Correction Plugin and NED 1/3 arc second DEMs and a conservative elevation data smoothing setting.
2017 Angeles Crest 100 Mile Elevation Profile. Click for PDF.
The mileage is from the GPX track and is the calculated distance over the terrain, including any extra wanderings of the runner at aid stations and on the course. Placemark locations, mileages, and elevation gains and losses are approximate.
Using the smoothed, corrected elevations, the cumulative elevation gain on the AC100 course worked out to around 18,520′ and the loss to around 23,215′. These are conservative values. The gain and loss could easily be a bit more.


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by November 10th, 2016 October 14th, 2020
A Mountain Grove man was killed Monday night in a single-vehicle accident in Texas County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Slayton R. McGowan, 21, was ejected from his vehicle after it overturned multiple times on Highway MM four miles north of Mountain Grove. McGowan was not wearing a seat belt.
The patrol said McGowan was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital in Springfield at 1:21 a.m. Tuesday — just over six hours after the accident. The 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 he was driving was totaled.
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Bauer Pitches Like All-Star, Bullpen Like Trash; Reds 7, Indians 4 | Did The Tribe Win Last Night?
When you recap 162 games a season at a minimum, you kind of feel as though you see everything that can happen. Generally amidst the highs and lows of a long season, you may get a few firsts, you may see some stories that are a lot of fun to script, and a few others still that are absolute torture to relive.
But then this game – Tuesday, July 10 – happened. For the first time in more than a decade, the Cleveland Indians blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning. And it was not just the fact that it occurred, because in professional sports strange and unpredictable things can happen. It was the way that everything transpired that made the Tribe's 7-4 shocking loss to the Cincinnati Reds all the more difficult to digest.
So, the short version is the Indians got eight innings of All-Star worthy numbers from Trevor Bauer and two big first inning home runs from repeat All-Stars Francisco Lindor (his 24th) and Jose Ramirez (his 25th). Two more runs scored in the bottom of the second inning against Sal Romano when Jason Kipnis walked and Tyler Naquin doubled to start the inning and a run scored on an error at third by Eugenio Suarez on a grounder by Roberto Perez. Greg Allen sacrificed the runners up and Lindor drove in his second run in as many innings with a grounder to second, making it a 4-0 game.
For eight innings, the Tribe deserved the win, even after Romano settled down to retire 15 straight batters after the onslaught in the first two frames. Cleveland got two on in the seventh and two more on in the eighth and even had a leadoff single in the ninth from Naquin, but could do no more damage against Cincinnati.
Bauer worked eight innings and turned the game over in a non-save situation to Cody Allen after firing 111 pitches on the night. Allen started the final frame looking to be in good shape, going 0-2 to All-Star Scooter Gennett before plunking him with a curveball. Suarez reached on an infield single off of the glove of a diving Ramirez at third. Allen struck out Jesse Winker on a 2-2 knuckle-curve in for the first out and got Tucker Barnhart to fly out to the wall in left for the second out, but then things dramatically unraveled. Jose Peraza pinch-hit and blooped in a single just past Yonder Alonso in shallow right, scoring Gennett to put runners on the corners. Adam Duvall pinch-hit for Billy Hamilton and doubled to deep center, scoring both runners to make it 4-3. Scott Schebler was intentionally walked and Allen lost Dilson Herrera to load the bases.
Manager Terry Francona exited the dugout, but unbeknownst to him, it would be right-hander Dan Otero to emerge from the bullpen gates to face the left-handed Joey Votto and not southpaw Oliver Perez. Otero and Votto fought the count full over the first six pitches before Votto blasted a bases-clearing double to the gap in right-center to put the Reds on top, 6-4. Gennett returned to the plate for his second at bat of the inning and was intentionally walked before Suarez singled to right, scoring Votto before Gennett was caught between second and third to end the inning.
Raisel Iglesias allowed the single by Naquin to start the ninth, then struck out Perez and Allen before getting a weak dribbler back to the mound from Lindor as the Indians limped off of the field with a crushing loss and to the tune of boos from the disappointed hometown crowd.
The Reds have now won 16 of their last 22 games and improved to 41-51 on the year. The Indians fell to 49-41 and have now lost two straight series.
While Otero had held Votto hitless in six career plate appearances previously (with a walk, a strikeout, and a hit by pitch), the splits have not favored the Tribe right-hander against lefties this season and the professional hitter and former MVP made him pay for the mistake that occurred well before Otero took the mound.
Francona owned his role in an error that is hard to fathom in an age of such advanced technology, as the lefty Perez ("OP") was the man that he expected to emerge from the center field gate.
With plenty of coaches around in the dugout and in the bullpen who were aware of the events unfolding rapidly on the field before them, it is a head scratcher that no one suggested that Perez warm with the dangerous Votto looming in the short distance between the Reds' dugout and the left-handed batter's box.
To be fair, Votto is 4-for-13 (.308) in his career against Perez with a homer and six RBI, but he has struck out in six of the 14 lifetime trips to the plate against him.
Bauer post-game press conferences are generally an interesting display, and Tuesday's was no different as his displeasure at the final outcome of the contest could be seen clearly in his body language and heard in his carefully thought out discussion with the media.
The first-time All-Star, making his first start since being recognized on Sunday, carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and would allow just three hits over eight innings. He did walk four batters, but he was once again a strikeout machine, setting down 12 Reds hitters on strikes, including Schebler and Suarez three times.
Bauer's approach throughout the game helped to minimize any potential damage that could have been caused by the extra base runners surrendered on the free pass.
Romano recovered after the mess that occurred in the first two innings to make his longest start in nearly a month and just his third this season of 100 pitches or more. He worked seven and one-third innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits with a pair of walks and just one strikeout. He retired 15 in a row after the Indians padded their lead in the second inning and he got some help from former Indians reliever Kyle Crockett, who retired the final two outs of the eighth inning with a pair on base, needing just six pitches to get the job done. His efforts earned him his first win of the season.
Prior to the game, the Indians placed right-hander Josh Tomlin on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain. In a corresponding roster move, Adam Plutko was recalled from Triple-A Columbus and re-inserted into the bullpen.
The Indians also learned that Lonnie Chisenhall is expected to miss eight to ten weeks with a Grade 3 left calf strain after he received the results of his second opinion. Tyler Olson and Ryan Merritt are inching closer to rejoining the club from their current rehab assignments.
The last time the Reds came back from a four-run deficit in the ninth inning of a ball game was June 30, 2006, with Adam Dunn delivering the walk-off grand slam off of Bob Wickman to complete their five-run comeback, 9-8, from Great American Ball Park. Wickman started the inning in a non-save situation with a four-run lead.
The last time the Indians lost a four-run lead in the ninth inning and lost the game was April 19, 2007, when the home New York Yankees rallied for six runs in the ninth to shock the Tribe, 8-6. Alex Rodriguez won that contest with a three-run walk-off home run off of closer Joe Borowski, who like Allen and Wickman had entered in a non-save situation with a four-run ninth inning lead.
The Indians will look to end their four-game losing streak on Wednesday night in a 7:10 PM ET contest with the Reds. Carlos Carrasco (9-5, 4.28 ERA) will make his second start off of the disabled list. He earned a win in that outing over the Oakland A's, working five and one-third innings of three-run baseball. Young right-hander Tyler Mahle (7-6, 3.66) will counter with his first career start against Cleveland. He has been on a tear since the beginning of June, posting a 4-0 record with a 2.04 ERA in that span.


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First on CNN: Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home
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A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered dozens of classified documents at Pence's Indiana home last week and has turned the classified records over to the FBI, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Sources told CNN.
The FBI and the Justice Department's National Security Division have begun reviewing the documents and how they ended up at Pence's home in Indiana.
Sources said the classified documents were discovered by Pence's lawyer in the wake of revelations about classified materials found in President Joe Biden's private office and residence at Pence's new home in Carmel, Indiana. The discovery came after Pence repeatedly said he had no classified documents.
It is not yet clear what the documents relate to or their sensitivity or classification level. Pence's team plans to brief Congress on Tuesday.
Sources said Pence asked his attorney to search his home more carefully, and the attorney last week began going through four boxes in Pence's home, including one of the classified documents. A small number was found.
Pence's lawyer immediately notified the National Archives, sources said. In turn, the Archives notified the Department of Justice.
Pence's lawyer told CNN that the FBI requested documents with classified markings that evening, and Pence agreed. Agents from the FBI's field office in Indianapolis seized the documents from Pence's home, the lawyer said.
On Monday, Pence's legal team took the boxes back to Washington, D.C., and turned them over to the Archives to review the remaining material for compliance with the Presidential Records Act.
In a letter to the National Archives obtained by CNN, Greg Jacobs, Pence's representative at the archives, wrote that "a small number of classified documents" were inadvertently boxed up and delivered to the vice president's home. was given.
"Vice President Pence was not aware of the presence of sensitive or classified documents at his personal residence," Jacobs wrote. "Vice President Pence understands the high importance of protecting sensitive and classified information and is ready and willing to cooperate fully with the National Archives and any appropriate inquiry."
According to sources, classified materials were stored in boxes that first went to Pence's temporary home in Virginia before being moved to Indiana. The boxes were not in a secure area, but once the classified documents were discovered, sources said they were kept inside a safe in the house.
Pence's Washington, D.C. office was also searched and no classified material or other records were found under the Presidential Records Act, Pence's lawyer said.
The news about Pence comes as the special counsel is investigating the handling of classified documents by both Biden and former President Donald Trump. The revelations come amid speculation that Pence is set to run for the Republican nomination for president in 2024.
Since the FBI searched Trump's Florida home for classified material with a search warrant in August, Pence has said he did not keep any classified material after leaving office. "No, not to my knowledge," he told The Associated Press in August.
In November, Pence was asked by ABC News at his Indiana home whether he had taken any classified documents from the White House.
"I didn't," Pence replied.
"Well, there would be no reason to have classified documents, especially if they were in an unsecured area," Pence continued. "But I will tell you that I believe there are better ways to solve this problem than executing a search warrant at the personal residence of the former president of the United States."
Although Pence's vice-presidential office generally did a strict job when he was leaving office of sorting out and turning over any classified and unclassified material under the Presidential Records Act, it appears that these classified documents were inadvertently leaked. The process slipped through the cracks because most sources told CNN that Pence's personal papers were packed separately from the vice president's residence.
The Vice President's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington has a secure facility for handling classified material, among other security, and it is common for classified documents to be held there for the Vice President to review.
Some of the boxes were packed from the vice president's residence, while others came from the White House in the final days of the Trump administration, containing last-minute items that didn't make it through the rest of Pence's paperwork process.
The discovery of classified documents at Pence's residence marks the third time in recent history that a president or vice president has improperly retained classified material after leaving office. Both Biden and Trump are now being investigated by separate special counsels over their handling of classified material.
Sources familiar with the process said the discovery of Pence's classified documents after the Trump-Biden conflict would suggest a more systemic problem with classified material and the Presidential Records Act, which allows official records from the White House to be transferred to the National Archives. Need to hand over. Termination of administration.
On Friday, the FBI searched Biden's Wilmington residence for additional classified material, an unprecedented search of a sitting president's home that turned up six additional items marked with classification. The search comes after Biden's lawyers discovered the classified material in Wilmington in November, following an initial discovery of classified documents in Biden's private think tank.
Biden's lawyers say they are fully cooperating with the Justice Department, trying to distance themselves from the Trump investigation.
The FBI obtained a search warrant for Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in August. Federal investigators took the step because they believed Trump had not turned over all classified material despite a subpoena and were concerned that records were being moved to Mar-a-Lago.
Last week, Pence told Larry Kudlow in a Fox Business interview that he received the president's daily brief at the vice president's residence.
"I'm going to get up early. I'm going to go to the safe where my military aide keeps these classified materials. I'm going to take them out, review them," Pence said. would receive and then, obviously, often rather than Larry, I would just return them to the file in which I received them. The military aide would collect and then destroy the classified material—the same material I would find at the White House.
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The ECB and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina successfully complete their cooperation programme
Today the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) successfully completed their 18-month technical cooperation programme. The programme, which was launched on 1 April 2010, was financed by the European Union (EU) through the "Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance" with a budget of €1 million and was implemented by the ECB in partnership with seven Eurosystem national central banks: the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Bank of Greece, the Banco de España, the Banca d'Italia, De Nederlandsche Bank, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank and Banka Slovenije. Experts from the national central banks of Bulgaria and Romania also participated in the programme.
The completion of the programme is an important step forward in the CBBH's efforts to join the European System of Central Banks when Bosnia and Herzegovina accedes to the EU. As a result of this programme, the CBBH is in a better position to provide further enhanced public goods and services. The programme has contributed to the conduct of sound monetary and financial stability policies, for the benefit of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thus, the programme can be seen as a role model for cooperation programmes involving the EU and other authorities or institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The main results of the programme are as follows:
New interest rate statistics will soon be implemented, and an action plan has been drawn up for the development of portfolio investment statistics. However, further improvements need to be made to statistics in many areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including those prepared by the CBBH.
Staff has been trained in the use of short-term forecasting models for economic analysis and research, and the CBBH has established a unit specialising in econometric modelling. This has allowed the CBBH to further enhance both its economic analysis and its understanding of economic developments in the country. The CBBH intends to construct more comprehensive models, incorporating additional elements of the economy, as improved statistical data become available.
A road map has been established setting out the CBBH's involvement in and contribution to the process of integration with the EU. This will allow the CBBH to plan its work over the next few years and help it to set priorities as regards the allocation of resources.
The programme has contributed to the harmonisation process that needs to take place in order to comply with the EU's legal framework. The opportunity to share experiences with EU central banks has provided the CBBH with a solid basis on which to begin aligning the country's financial and central banking legislation with EU law, as well as helping it to further strengthen and safeguard central bank independence as defined by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The CBBH has established a more forward-looking and risk-focused framework for financial stability analysisthereby enabling its Financial Stability Review to become broader, more informative and more user-friendly, for the benefit of both the local population and the international community. With its new institutional capabilities in this field, the CBBH is now better placed to support the work and analysis of the country's Standing Financial Stability Committee, paving the way for timely, well-informed policy decisions.
The CBBH has drawn up an action plan establishing priorities as regards further improvements in IT services and security over the next few years. A separate action plan has been developed for the CBBH's data management. This foresees the replacement of the limited IT tools currently in use with more adequate infrastructure and services, thereby providing more effective support to the CBBH in the future.
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Estonia - 11-17 July 2016 - CEPA STRATCOM PROGRAM.
A popular Moscow-based, Russian-language website denies Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's assertion that Russia is militarily involved in eastern Ukraine and has illegally occupied Crimea.
Event: In an opinion piece published 7 July by the Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko offered to help teach NATO members how to fight Russia and stated that Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea was a military occupation. The next day, the Moscow-based, Russian-language website Lenta.ru repeated Kremlin claims that there is no evidence of Russian involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine and rejecting Poroshenko's statement on Crimea. The article was reprinted in Rus.delfi.ee, a Russian-language version of Estonia's leading Internet portal.
The false fact or narrative: Russia claims that the armed conflict in Donbass began in spring 2014 after Ukrainian authorities attempted to use force to suppress popular anti-Kyiv uprisings in Donetsk and Luhansk. The Kremlin also denies the existence of evidence proving Russian involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and insists that the 2014 referendum on Crimea's political status and Russia's subsequent annexation of Crimea were legal.
Reality on the ground: Many reliable sources confirm Russia's military presence in eastern Ukraine, including studies by reputable organizations such as the Atlantic Council (Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin's War in Ukraine); the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Fog of Falsehood: Russian Strategy of Deception and the Conflict in Ukraine); and Bellingcat (MH17: The Open Source Investigation, Two Years Later). There also is considerable evidence that Russia has supplied military equipment to anti-Kyiv fighters; Bellingcat's reports can be found here, here, here and here. Russian President Vladimir Putin himself admitted the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine at his annual press conference on 17 December 2015.
Internationally, the Crimea referendum is considered illegal because it was inconsistent with Article 73 of the Ukrainian constitution, which states that "issues of altering the territory of Ukraine are resolved exclusively by an all-Ukrainian referendum." Voting took place under conditions of illegal armed occupation, with no freedom of expression or media access for the opposition, and without credible international monitoring.
Techniques: Since Western principles of journalism require articles to be balanced and present all points of view, the Kremlin can easily disseminate propaganda in Western media even if it is false. The Lenta.ru article also uses terms or metaphors that support the Kremlin's narrative. By using expressions such as "Crimea's reunification with Russia," it creates the impression that Russian sovereignty over Crimea is a "natural" condition that was disrupted by the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Audience: Rus.delfi.ee gets 170,000 visitors per week.
Analysis: Using Western media's principles to spread disinformation is a noteworthy Russian disinformation techniques, an approach described by Michal Weiss and Peter Pomerantsev in their November 2014 report The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money. This study showed how Russia exploits the Western concept of a marketplace of ideas and the principles of journalistic balance to inject disinformation into society. The goal is not to persuade or earn credibility, but to sow confusion through conspiracy theories and the proliferation of lies. The West has difficulty devising a response because restricting the flow of information violates Western journalistic values.
In his analysis Identifying Disinformation: An ABC Approach, Ben Nimmo points out three key criteria to consider when looking for disinformation: accuracy of factual statements, balance in reporting and credibility of sources chosen. In this case, Delfi—a leading Estonian Internet portal—probably failed to look for or detect disinformation because the need for balance was fulfilled: the story presented both Ukrainian and Russian viewpoints. Here lies the paradox: Russian disinformation was spread not because of a lack of balance, but because of the effort to achieve it.
More importantly, how should Western media prevent itself from unintentionally spreading Kremlin disinformation? Should it give up its principles of good journalism and change its requirement for balance in articles? That would likely be the worst reaction possible—not only because, as Nimmo's analysis shows, a lack of balance can be used to spread disinformation, but also because it would harm the core values of Western journalism. In short, Western media must continue to present both sides, but should also give readers all the background facts. And if the facts presented by one side have already been proven false, publications or websites should point that out.
Description of sources: Lenta.ru is one of the most popular Russian-language online resources, with more than 600,000 visitors daily. In 2014, its owner, Moscow oligarch Alexander Mamut, fired 39 of Lenta's 84 employees, including the editor-in-chief, Galina Timchenko, and Director-General Yuliya Minder. All 84 employees signed a statement alleging that the purpose of the firings was to install a new editor-in-chief directly controlled by the Kremlin and turn the website into a propaganda tool.
Delfi is a major Internet portal that provides daily news to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It operates in the Baltic states under the domain names delfi.ee, delfi.lv and delfi.lt. Aside from versions in the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian languages, the company offers Russian-language versions of its portal in all three countries. Delfi is owned Estonia's Ekspress Grupp.
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Ocimum sanctum is Latin name of Holy Basil or Tulsi. Tulsi is a sacred plant in Hinduism. It is indigenous to India and present in every Hindu home. Tulsi is a medicinal plant and used in Ayurveda for treatment of wide variety of ailments since time immemorial. It has antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, adaptogenic and expectorant properties.
Ocimum sanctum L. (Tulsi) is an erect, much branched sub-shrub 30-60 cm tall, with simple opposite green or purple leaves that are strongly scented and hairy stems. Leaves have petiole and are ovate, up to 5 cm long, usually somewhat toothed. Flowers are purplish in elongate racemes in close whorls. Tulsi is native throughout the world tropics and widespread as a cultivated plant and an escaped weed. It is cultivated for religious and medicinal purposes and for its essential oil.
Tulsi is an important symbol in many Hindu religious traditions, which link the plant with Goddess figure. The name 'Tulsi in Sanskrit means 'the incomparable one'.
The presence of a Tulsi plant symbolizes the religious bend of a Hindu family. Tulsi, the Queen of herbs, the legendary 'Incomparable one' of India, is one of the holiest and most cherished of the many healing and healthy giving herbs of the orient.
The sacred basil, Tulsi, is renowned for its religious and spiritual sanctity, as well as for its important role in the traditional Ayurvedic and Unani system of holistic health and herbal medicine of the East.
It is mentioned by Charaka in the Charaka Samhita; an Ayurvedic text. Tulsi is considered to be an adaptogen, balancing different processes in the body, and helpful for adapting to stress. Marked by its strong aroma and astringent taste, it is regarded in Ayurveda as a kind of 'elixir of life' and believed to promote longevity. Tulsi extracts are used in Ayurvedic remedies for common colds, headaches, stomach disorders, inflammation, heart disease, various forms of poisoning and malaria.
Traditionally, O. sanctum L. is taken in many forms, as herbal tea, dried power or fresh leaf. For centuries, the dried leaves of Tulsi have been mixed with stored grains to repel insects.
It is given for clinical conditions like Asthma, cold, opthalmia nenatorum (clinical condition associated with severe inflammation of the eye or the conjunctiva or deeper structure of eye) typhoid, complaints related to worm, tonsillitis. It is very useful remedy for remittent fever (Fever which alternately diminishes and after sometime returns) associated with cold, cough or diarrhoea. It is very important remedy for pneumonia and bronchitis. It can be given in children when there is remittent fever during dentition, diarrhoea or worm complaints.
It is excellent remedy in influenza and fevers associated with cough and diarrhoea. There is pain all over the body. Pain is also felt in bones. There is soreness of the muscles with severe headache.
It is beneficial for typhoid fever with feeling of chilliness. Along with fever patient feels very much drowsy. There is intermittent fever which comes on in the afternoon with extreme chilliness, hands and feet become cold. There is loss of sensation of feet. Feet are difficult to warm easily. Sensation of extreme heat and flashes of heat during the hot stage, burning in palms and soles relieved by a cool breeze and cold washing. In general patient feels better by cold water application.
It is very good remedy for influenza. There is bleeding from nose, nasal catarrh blockage of nose with frequent sneezing, with white or yellow discharge from the nose.
It is very good remedy for diarrhoea and fever associated with cold, cough, bronchitis. It is very good for asthma where the patient sits bent forward and supports the head with the hands while the elbows rest on the knee, cannot lie quite in bed. There is pain in the chest while coughing or sneezing.
There is pain and sensitivity of throat with difficult in swallowing. Pain in throat is seen while coughing. There is great hoarseness in throat. It is very good remedy for tonsillitis, with altered voice ulceration of the throat and mucus in throat.
Mentally the patient is very forgetful, he forgets to perform his usual duties. He do mistakes in every work. Patient is very sensitive and starts from sleep, does not like to lie in bed. There is total lack of concentration. Patient is very weak and always feel drowsy, he falls asleep while answering.
There is throbbing pain in head, and head feels heavy. He feels as if a nail is being driven in head. This kind of pain is better by pressure, application of cold water and by fanning the head, by covering the head. Pain is worse by walking.
There is sensitivity of eyes with pain and there is continuous flowing of tears from eyes. Sensation as if there is mist before the eyes when the patient is trying the eyes to fix on something.
It is very important remedy for pain in ears due to nasal complaints, with offensive discharge from ears. There is noise in the ears and loud sounds appears to be very painful.
There is bitter and putrid taste in the mouth. It is very good remedy for aphathe (small ulcers) in mouth, because of which entire tongue is bright red. Lips are dry and black, as if burnt. It is very good remedy for bad smell from mouth. Pain in teeth which is worse at night, on touch and from cold.
It is often seen in this remedy that there is distension of abdomen. There is feeling of heaviness. There is no relief despite frequent passages of stool. There is pain in stomach.
It is very good remedy for diarrhoea which is generally seen in rainy season or in autumn. In this there is very copious stool and very offensive, watery, full of mucous at times stools or bloody, involuntary during high fever.
It is very good remedy for involuntary urination is children with burning while passing of urine. There is frequent passing of urine in children.
In females there is lochia (It is vaginal discharge seen after delivery) which is terribly offensive, last long, and at times mixed with pus, blood and mucus. Menses are irregular.
The dosage of Mother Tincture of Ocimum Sanctum is 20 drops to 2 ml, twice or thrice a day. The exact dose depend on diseases and intensity.
No, never give any medicine to infants without consulting a doctor.
How do I differentiate between ocimum sanc and justicia ad in case of cough and cold ?
Can I give it to my grandson age 3 for cough & cold .
What would be the doses.
Can we give it with honey .
Am suffering from Gout can I use this medicine.
It is A very important remedy for daily need .
This remedy generally used in human life cycle.
It's very effective remedy for general acute disease.
Can I give Ocimum Sanctum MT to my 3 years 7 months girl kid , who oftenly suffered Cold , cough , her tendency is dry the cough very fast.
some people suggest osumim san 200M for joint pain aafter chikungunia fever. Does it works???
can we use it in the very start of chicken gunya or it is used after the fever finish??
you can give this remedy in start of fever. It will cure rapidly.
Is ocimum sanctum and ocimum canum 30p are same or can be used for chickengunya?
i do not have any information of this.
Give in mother tincture only. Add Justicia Q with it in equal parts and give thrice a day in all cases of flu.
How much dose of Ocimum 200 can given to a patient in 101 fever with cold and high joint painalthough although There is no headache and cough symptoms?
Yes, you can take this. Or take ayurvedic medicine Yograj Guggul.
Can I give this to 5months old baby to increase immunity??
No, never give any medicine or supplement to small baby to boost immunity. Just give her Mother's milk.
To boost the immunity of baby give this medicine to the mother. Via mother's milk baby's immunity will increase.
its excellent results in chikingunias bone pain.
it has answer to all the problems which are common in the family,from childrens to old people.
very useful & beneficial information & knowledge.
Please consult an Homeopathy Dr because dosage of Homeopathy medicines are most important thing, only dr can calibrate required dosage. I clearly written in post, read at bottom of the post.


Day 2 of Main Event – ALL IN was a blast! Although there wasn't much opportunity for resting, students had plenty of time to hear God speaking to them through two more large groups sessions by Tom Yeakley and two different small group workshops. They all went out into the Ames community for a dinner provided by a family and were able to process through and discuss things as a small group Saturday night.
Check out some pictures from the day and hear what God taught Carissa Newman!


Social justice warriors paint a dismal picture of American society. They say America is inexcusably racist, sexist, "Islamophobic," homophobic, and guilty of a laundry list of other -isms and newly named offenses. In July 2015, when feminist blogger Kiran Gandhi ran a marathon without a tampon while on her period to protest "period shaming," I didn't even know "period shaming" was a thing. Who, of influence, has ever shamed women for having a natural occurrence take place?, I thought.
I found out a few weeks later, when, after the first Republican debate, the man who would become the presumptive Republican nominee appeared to shame moderator Megyn Kelly for just that. "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever," Donald Trump said, as he tried to dispute the allegation that he had expressed misogynistic views. Just like that, what once appeared to be a manufactured boogeyman became a real thing, and feminist SJWs had an actual example they could point to of what they oppose.
Ever since he started his campaign, Trump has been remarkably persistent at proving PC millennials right. Does America need a lecture on not being bigoted towards Muslims? When a presidential nominee proposes a blanket ban on Muslims entering the country, regardless of individual circumstances, and attacks Muslim Americans whose son died on the battlefield, then it starts to sound like we do.
Is America institutionally racist? We have been getting better, but then again, some influential people would still attack a judge's impartiality on the basis of his ancestry. Trump has done a much better job of bringing public attention to discrimination and prejudiced views in America than activist college students occupying the lawn over microaggressions ever could.
Is "political correctness" just a word conservatives use to stop criticism of their views, as liberals assert? The way Trump has used the term, they could argue it is. Trump's insistence that his campaign is a crusade against political correctness appears to be hurting the brand of the "anti-PC" movement.
An interesting thing happens when you ask people if they think political correctness is a problem. When asked to agree or disagree, 68 percent of Americans agree PC is a big problem, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson poll. But when that statement is attributed to Trump, the percent who agree drops to 53 percent. That poll was taken before Trump's unfavorability rating hit a historic high of 70 percent in June. Trump's unfavorable ratings currently, er, trump Hillary Clinton's.
The problem is, Trump isn't actually opposing political correctness. When he took umbrage at Kelly's question, for example, he was defending himself calling particular women a "fat pig" and an "animal." He wasn't speaking a controversial truth, just being uncivil.
The way Trump uses the term "political correctness" conflates it with good manners. He calls his opponents "losers" and mocks the appearance of their wives, and then pleads that he is just being anti-PC. That's not being anti-PC, it's just being a contemptible jerk. When Trump behaves like a jerk and calls it anti-PC, he's teaching the public that it's okay to do whatever you want as long as you call it something enough people dislike. But what we need in this country is not more incivility, but more courage. Courage implies knowing the right thing to do and doing it prudently despite opposition, not refusing to feel bad for despicable behavior.
That is not what political correctness is about. Being PC is a means for uncompromising activists to enforce their dogmatic views on others without debate or consideration of alternative views. It's why hardline leftists want to keep from campus speakers with whom they disagree—even liberals who don't buy into leftist dogma. It's how Muslim activists can get mainstream films like "American Sniper" banned from showing at the University of Michigan by invoking "Islamophobia." It's why liberals want us to examine our every word—from "poor" to "rich"—and encourage us to use unwieldy synonyms just so we don't inadvertently "stigmatize" even 0.3 percent.
For PC liberals, it's not enough to simply avoid taking part in an event you do not approve of, you must make sure no one can take part. PC liberals actively look at the world through a prism of offense, and they microanalyze everything to pick out microaggressions, whether intended or not, whether real or not. Political correctness is not about getting offended by things that are objectively offensive. It's about seeking offense to excuse yourself from having to grapple with different ideas.
Standards of public decency have existed throughout human history, much longer than before leftists started trying to remake every aspect of society. So to hold yourself and public figures to standards is not politically correct but rather a traditional conservative value.
In fact, Trump's assault on public decency is only made possible because leftists have corroded the standards of society. With their attacks on people being "judgmental" and their argument that anything should go, anything does go for Trump, who built his schtick in the reality TV world of crass sexuality and naked selfies.
The truth is, people are judgmental for good reason. Some behaviors and qualities really are inappropriate and should not be encouraged. One can debate about what those qualities are specifically, but many of Trump's antics, from his raging narcissism to his bald-faced lies and overt rudeness, are so far on the side of things we would punish our children for that there isn't a debate.
But in a world where we aren't supposed to judge other people, Trump is heralded for "giving a voice to the frustration of millions of working Americans." Whereas leftists say we shouldn't be too critical of radical Islamist immigrants to Europe because that would be "punching down," Trump-sympathetic conservatives say the Trump movement consists of "the unprotected," who ought to be treated as a protected class of their own. It's a conservative version of political correctness.
Trump has succeeded this election cycle not only in destroying the Republican Party but also in destroying the meaning of the concept of "political correctness." That's a shame, because we need a terminology to describe our support for free speech and open discourse that doesn't imply unrestrained boorishness.


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Tud est un groupe de musique à danser de Bretagne que l'on retrouve dans les festoù-noz du sud-Finistère. Le groupe a un répertoire de danses assez vaste et propose des suites qui se raréfiaient dans les festoù-noz comme la suite de l'Aven ou la suite Bigoudène.

Historique
Le groupe est né en 1990 de l'association de trois musiciens : Thierry Beuze à l'accordéon diatonique, Franck Le Rest à la guitare et Éric Ollu au hautbois. Il s'est enrichi par la suite d'une flûtiste d'origine américaine, Carolyn Langelier et d'un contrebassiste, Olivier Boedec.
Le groupe a subi en 2005 quelques modifications et évolue désormais en quartet, sans la contrebasse.

Discographie
 1994 : Deus Kerne (Escalibur)
 1997 : La Plume de paon (Autoproduction)
 2001 : Setu ! (Keltia Musique)

Liens externes
 Page Tamm-Kreiz

Groupe de musique bretonne

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