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Vanilla planifolia Andrews - syn.Vanilla fragrans Ames; Vanilla aromatica Willd. - Orchidaceae
vanilla, Mexican vanilla, Vera Cruz vanilla, bourbon vanilla, (Echte) Vanille
Evergreen vine, native to Central America, cultivated elsewhere (Madagascar); flowers greenish-yellow;
"The fruits are 15-23 cm (6-9 in) long pods (often incorrectly called beans)… Vanillin was first isolated as a relatively pure substance in 1858 by Nicolas-Theodore Gobley, who obtained it by evaporating a vanilla extract to dryness, and recrystallizing the resulting solids from hot water."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_planifolia
[Gobley, N.-T. (1858). "Recherches sur le principe odorant de la vanille". Journal de Pharmacie et de Chimie. 34: 401-405]
Quantitative analysis (GC) of vanilla oleoresin revealed 1 ppm of cis/trans-vitispirane in the ratio of 1:3. The cis diastereomer seems fresher and more intense (reminescent of the green scent of chrysanthemum, with a flowery-fruity wine note) than the trans-compound (heavy exotic flower scent with an earthy-woody touch).
[Schulte‐Elte, Karl H., et al. "Vitispiranes, Important Constitutents of Vanilla Aroma." Helvetica Chimica Acta 61.3 (1978): 1125-1133]
"The level of the aldehydes, vanillin and p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and their respective acids (vanillic acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid), in cured vanilla beans is used as an indicator of cured vanilla bean quality for commercial purposes. Although they are important, these compounds alone do not account for the flavour strength and extremely complex structure of this flavouring.
Ten phenolic compounds were detected in vanilla extracts as being aroma-active. Guaiacol, 4-methylguaiacol and acetovanillone, occurring at concentrations of 3.8-13.7 ppm, were similar in intensity to vanillin, which was detected at a concentration of more than 1000 times that of these compounds. Methyl salicylate, detected at a level of less than 1 ppm, was perceived as being as intense as vanillin. p-Cresol, methyl cinnamate and anisyl alcohol, occurring at concentrations of 1.1-2.4 ppm, were of medium intensity. Sweet, woody, balsamic, spicy, vanilla-like and toasted notes were attributed to phenolic compounds. Vanillic acid was not perceived by panellists, because its elution required a high temperature, which caused a burnt odour in the sniffing port. The aldehydes 2-heptenal and (E)-2-decenal, identified here for the first time in vanilla beans, were perceived as being of medium intensity, with green, oily and herb-like floral notes. Aliphatic, acetic, isobutyric, isovaleric and valeric acids were perceived by the panellists as having sour, buttery and oily notes. In conclusion, this study is in agreement with previous observations of the contribution of minor constituents to the overall aroma of cured vanilla beans, through GC-O analysis of a representative aroma extract from cured vanilla beans."
[GC-MS and GC-olfactometry analysis of aroma compounds in a representative organic aroma extract from cured vanilla (Vanilla planifolia G. Jackson) beans., Pérez-Silva, A., Odoux, E., Brat, P., Ribeyre, F., Rodriguez-Jimenes, G., Robles-Olvera, V., Günata, Z., Food chemistry, Vol.99(4), 2006, 728-735]
By GC-MS and GC-O, 78 odorants were identified in traditionally cured Bourbon and Ungandan vanilla bean extracts. Vanillin was the most abundant followed by guaiacol (105/169ppm) and the two isomers of 2,3-butandiol (36/46ppm; plus their acetals with vanillin 30/14ppm). In the range of 1-10ppm were 3-methyl-2-butanone, acetoin, isovaleric acid, γ-butyrolactone, phenol, pantolactone, benzyl alcohol, 4-methylphenol, octanol, phenylethanol, benzoic acid, octanoic acid, 4-methylguaiacol, methyl salicylate, p-anisaldehyde, nonanoic acid, anisyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, isovanillin, cinnamic acid, ethyl cinnamate, acetovanillone, methyl vanillate, cis-18-heptacosene-2,4-dione, and cis-20-nonacosene-2,4-dione. Carvacrol and β-damascenone were only found in Ugandan beans. Among the twenty-three most powerful odorants (medium or strong odor intensity, but ⇐ 0.05ppm) were 3,5-octadien-2-one, nonanol, γ-octalactone, 4-allylphenol, heliotropine, methyl decanoate, β-damascenone, and some nitrogen-containing compounds. "Interestingly, of the six more concentrated strong odorants, namely, acetic acid, methyl salicylate, p-anisaldehyde, methyl trans-cinnamate, trans-cinnamic acid, and methylparaben, five were more abundant in the Ugandan vanilla beans, with p-anisaldehyde as the most different in terms of concentration."
[Zhang, Suying, and Christoph Mueller. "Comparative analysis of volatiles in traditionally cured Bourbon and Ugandan vanilla bean (Vanilla planifolia) extracts." Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 60.42 (2012): 10433-10444]
Correlating well with previously reported data from the literature, the "good" vanilla samples contained high concentrations of acetic acid, 2-methoxy phenol, hydroxyl dihydromaltol, 5-(hydroxymethyl) furan-2-carbaldehyde, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, hexadecanoic acid, and 1-octadecanol.
"Bad" vanilla beans were noticed with high concentrations of 2-methoxy phenol, 2-methoxy-4-methyl-phenol, hexadecanoic acid, and 1-octadecanol, as well as low concentrations of vanillin, hydroxyl dihydro maltol and hydroxymethyl furfural.
[S.J. Toth, Comparison and integration of analytical methods for the characterization of vanilla chemistry. Proquest, Uni Dissertation Publishing (2012)]
4-methyl guaiacol
(valspice)
(E)-β-damascenone
ethyl cinnamate
"…the most odor-active compounds (FD 3125), vanillin (sweet), guaiacol (phenolic), ethyl (E)-cinnamate (fruity) and β-damascenone (raisin-like), were common to red whole and cuts beans. Moreover, in the same FD factor range (FD 3125), 2-methylbutanoic acid (buttery), 3-methylbutanoic acid (buttery) and p-cresol (fecal) contributed more to the aroma of MV red whole, whereas γ-nonalactone (coconut-like) and eugenol (clove-like) contributed more to the aroma of MV cuts. Based on their odor qualities, vanillin and guaiacol respectively contributed to the sweet and phenolic attributes by the sensory evaluation, and both ethyl (E)-cinnamate and β-damascenone contributed to the resinous and dried fruit-like attributes."
[Takahashi, Makoto, et al. "Key odorants in cured Madagascar vanilla beans (Vanilla planiforia) of differing bean quality." Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 77.3 (2013): 606-611] https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/77/3/77_120842/_pdf
Quantitative analysis (HPLC) of vanilla extracts showed mean concentrations of guaiacol and vanillin (µg/mL) in 'MV red whole' with standard quality (17.8/2480) and 'MV cuts' with substandard aroma (88.7/1540).
[Takahashi, Makoto, Shizuka Sakamaki, and Akira Fujita. "Simultaneous analysis of guaiacol and vanillin in a vanilla extract by using high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection." Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 77.3 (2013): 595-600] https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/77/3/77_120835/_pdf
"There are different methods of curing, and each one is unique and named after the places of its origin like Mexican process and Bourbon process. Recently, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore has developed know-how of improved curing process, where the green vanilla beans are cured immediately after harvest and this process takes only 32 days, which otherwise requires minimum of 150-180 days as reported in traditional curing methods."
[Vanilla-Its Science of Cultivation, Curing, Chemistry, and Nutraceutical Properties., Anuradha, K., Shyamala, B.N., Naidu, M.M., Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, Vol.53(12), 2013, 1250-1276]
"HS-SPME combined with GC-MS was used to analyze the volatile components from V.planifolia fruits… A total of 28 components were separated and identified, accounted for 98.17% of total volatile components. Among them, vanillin had the maximum content (48.28%), followed with guaiacol (15.54%)."
[Analysis of the volatile components in the fruits of Vanilla planifolia Andrews by HS-SPME combined with GC-MS., Huan, L., JinQing, L., Yi, D., XiaoShuang, L., ShengNan, G., Qiang, L., Medicinal Plant, Vol.5(4), 2014, 23-26]
Main volatile compounds of SDE extracts from Bourbon vanilla from Madagascar were furfural, phenol, guaiacol, p-vinylguaiacol and vanillin.
"Vanilla planifolia showed stronger phenolic, woody, smoky notes [than V. tahitensis] due to guaiacol, creosol and phenol, which were found to be biomarkers of the species. Vanilla sensory properties were linked by partial least squares regression to key volatile compounds like guaiacol or creosol, which are indicators of lower quality."
[Brunschwig, Christel, et al. "Volatile composition and sensory properties of Vanilla× tahitensis bring new insights for vanilla quality control." Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96.3 (2016): 848-858]
"Though cis-6-dodecen-4-olide [dairy lactone] has a similar chemical structure as gamma dodecalactone, its threshold value is 700 times lower than that of gamma dodecalactone and it affects the vanilla beans aroma only with a slight amount. A plenty of experiences and keen sense of smell of our researchers discovered the contribution of a trace of this component… cis-6-Dodecen-4-olide enhances the whole vanilla note and lasting sweetness when added to vanilla flavor at a certain concentration."
http://www.soda-sales.com/15054409387349 Retrieved 21 June 2018.
Kohl, F.G., Die officinellen Pflanzen der Pharmacopoea Germanica, t. 25 (1891-1895) [F.G. Kohl]
http://www.plantillustrations.org/species.php?id_species=1051111
Vanilla planifolia flowering in Florida Southern College's greenhouses (2012) CC BY-SA 2.0
Author: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA Wikimedia Commons
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But are any of them destined to be true classics?
A lot of brands try to brand a bag as a "new classic" at its debut, but few of them ever are, and it's almost impossible to predict any design's potential staying power at the outset. Even a really good bag can disappear after a handful of seasons if it debuts at a bad time or doesn't get the sustained support from the brand's marketing and design teams that is often required for a bag to fully catch on among shoppers; it rarely happens overnight, or even in a single season.
Sometimes, though, a relatively new bag is able to break free of those constraints and last far longer than most, which puts it in a middle ground between a seasonal offering and a true classic for which we have no name, like the Chloé Paddington or Fendi Spy Bag. While those pieces are undoubtedly iconic to a certain generation of bag lovers, it's hard to imagine the Paddington having a revival in 15 years. (Although I suppose stranger things have happened.)
Since 2011 or so, the accessories market has seen the debut of a solid half dozen of these bags at least, and several more for which you could make strong arguments. It's rare for a bag to make it to this point at all, and of the ones that do, almost all languish here before being discontinued instead of continuing on to eternal classic status. Let's check out the candidates to make the jump and evaluate their odds.
1. The Givenchy Antigona Bag
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The Givenchy Antigona dates back to Fall 2011, which is around when many of these bags started emerging. Instead of meteoric and immediate success, the Antigona slowly built momentum over the course of several years, eventually being seen on the arms of basically every kind of celebrity you can think of, from Instagram models to Oscar-winners. Even though Riccardo Tisci, the designer who oversaw Givenchy's renewal and the Antigona's launch, has since moved on to Burberry, we still see the bag being carried all the time and its still getting released in plenty of new versions. Designer Clare Waight Keller may eventually move away from it, but if she plays the transition correctly, I think the Antigona has a reasonable shot at becoming a true classic.
2. The Valentino Rockstud Bags
The Valentino Rockstud Bags debuted for Spring 2011 (2011 was a very big year), and initially, I didn't like them at all. A big stud trend had just draw to a close in accessories, and at the time, I was puzzled by what I saw as beating a dead aesthetic horse. Valentino stuck with the look, though, and before long, Rockstud bags and shoes were everywhere. Now, they're inextricably linked with the Valentino accessories heritage.
What makes the Rockstud distinct from all the others on this list is that there isn't just one bag to consider; the Rockstud line includes many recognizable bags and shoes, which gives the brand more opportunity to expand and modernize the look as seasons progress and public tastes change. I don't know of the Rockstud will make it to the realm of true classics, but this versatility gives it a fighting chance.
3. The Céline Luggage Tote
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The Céline Luggage Tote is the only bag on this list that ever achieved It Bag status in the truest sense of the word, and that may ultimately be what works against it when it comes to whether or not it ever makes the leap to all-time classic status. At a certain point, if a bag becomes too closely tied with a specific era, shoppers tend to leave it there. New Céline designer Hedi Slimane's ability (or willingness) to work with and continue the style going forward will likely have a big impact on the Luggage Tote's legacy, and based on his arrival at YSL, I'm guessing he'll instead focus on his own ideas for the brand's future.
4. The Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag
Speaking of Hedi Slimane's time at YSL: the Sac de Jour Bag was inarguably one of his biggest successes during his relatively short tenure there, and successor Anthony Vaccarello seems totally content to continue on in the Saint Laurent image Slimane created, including the front-and-center positioning of the SDJ. It wouldn't surprise me if the style continued successfully for years, but its structural similarity to the Hermès Birkin may prevent it from becoming a forever classic.
5. Chloé Drew Bag
The Chloé Drew is the most recent of the designs we've featured here; it debuted in Fall 2014. Its relatively short history makes it harder to judge exactly what its longevity will be, but the bag has the sort of high-but-not-saturated popularity that makes it a good longterm contender. Plus, it's already survived one designer transition: new Chloé creative director Natacha Ramsay-Levi gave the Drew a prominent spot in her first-ever runway show for the brand.
6. The Chanel Boy Bag
$4,300 via Chanel
Of the bags listed here, the Chanel Boy may be the easiest call. It's a Chanel Flap Bag, after all, and history has shown kindness to those and their ability to evolve and still maintain their beloved status. Chanel clearly thinks it's a winner, too, with lots of interesting versions every season since its Spring 2012 debut. And shoppers don't seem to be tiring of it at all; the design already seems like it has a safe spot in the Chanel pantheon.
7. Fendi Peekaboo Bag
$5,900 via Fendi
Of all the bags listed, the Fendi Peekaboo has already accomplished what's an impossible feat for most bags, and especially for bags released relatively recently: it's made a comeback. The bag debuted in 2009 and experienced the usual bell curve of popularity that most prominent designer bags have over the course of their lifespans. A few seasons after cycling out of its prominent spot in Fendi's accessory lineup, the brand brought the bag back, and against all odds, it totally worked. The Peekaboo now enjoys permanent residency atop the brand's handbag collection, and it shows no signs of moving from that spot. Most important for its longterm prospects, the bag no longer feels like it's on the regular trajectory of even a super popular bag; it already feels like it's made the jump into classic territory.
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Public Library Provides Condoms, Lube, and Chest Binders at Teen Pride Event
Todd Starnes · Jun. 25, 2019
A public library in Renton, Washington, gave children free condoms, lubricant, and held a raffle for "chest binders" during a "teen pride" celebration.
A number of concerned citizens showed up at the King County library wondering what in the name of Dewey Decimal was going on.
But when the parents started asking questions, librarians called the police and the concerned citizens were physically removed from the property.
Lynn Meagher, one of those moms who was physically removed by police, told the "Todd Starnes Radio Show" she was appalled by what she saw.
"The entire event was about sex," she told me. "The vendor tables were covered with condoms, lube, bookmarks shaped like an erect penis and all sorts of other sexual information," Mrs. Meagher told me.
Folks, I want to apologize for the graphic nature of this column, but it's important for you to understand the vile filth that these librarians spewed into the minds of the children.
The event was described as a pride celebration for tweens and teens and the "most rainbow filled fun you can imagine." It included presentations on "safer" sex, a drag show, an "advice panel," and a "free binder raffle."
Planned Parenthood was one of the exhibitors and its presentation involved children reading about putting on condoms.
"Examples of the cards were 'ejaculate into the condom' and 'hold the condom while withdrawing,'" Mrs. Meagher told me. "The kids were told, for example, that if they were sharing a sex toy with their partner, they should apply a fresh condom each time the toy was passed back and forth."
At some point in the event a number of chest binders were given away, she said. Those are devices used by transgender individuals to flatten their breasts.
Mrs. Meagher said around 5 p.m. the librarians announced that the building was being closed and all adults would need to leave the building — unless their children wanted them to stay.
"We were concerned about what was going on after all the things we had just witnessed and refused to leave," she told me. "The police were called and we were physically removed from the library."
She said they were later surrounded by four men who "threatened, filmed, blew whistles at us and told us our pictures and license plates were going on Twitter," she said. "We had to call 911 in order to get to our cars safely."
Public libraries are being turned into indoctrination centers for the LGBT movement. Parents and taxpayers should be absolutely concerned about what is going on between the stacks behind closed doors.
And based on Mrs. Meagher's descriptions of what was happening in that library, it sounds like the police accosted the wrong people.
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Hyundai Motors India limited finally officially revealed the images and some of the specifications of Hyundai Alcazar. With the images revealed it more looks like an extended version of Hyundai Creta.
150mm longer than Creta having a wheelbase of 2,760mm
Alcazar gets new 2.0-litre petrol engine same engine is offered in the Hyundai Tuscon, Hyundai Elantra
The 1.5 litre Diesel engine is taken from sibling Hyundai Creta
Offering the longest wheelbase in the segment
The Petrol 2.0 Liter engine offers an acceleration of 0-100 Km/H under 10 seconds
Hyundai Alcazar 2021 Design
While extending the length Hyundai engineers have also extended the wheelbase of the SUV. As a result, Alcazar is not offering the longest wheelbase in segment resulting in additional legroom for the rear row passenger seats.
Hyundai Alcazar wheelbase is – 2,760mm which is 150mm more than the Creta. As a result, the Alcazar has the longest wheelbase in its segment, it's more than the Tata Safari (2,741mm), MG Hector Plus (2,750mm) and Mahindra XUV500 (2,700mm).
In terms of design, it moreover looks like the stretched version of Hyundai Creta. having a lot of similarity in looks for example front fenders, doors and bonnet design is the same. Still to differentiate between Alcazar and Creta. The automaker has introduced some minor changes to the SUV. In Alcazar, you notice a new tweaked front grille having a studded pattern.
A new bumper having minor changes, A new rear quarter glass, A new Wraparound tail light is given in the Alcazar. Compare to Creta 17 inch alloy wheels Hyundai has given a new 18-inch alloy wheel to ALCAZAR. It's similar to TATA Safari Offering 18 inch alloy wheels whereas Tata Harrier continues to offer 17 Inch alloy wheels.
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Hyundai ALCAZAR 2021 Interior and features
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Hyundai Alcazar 2021 Engine Specifications
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Photos: A look at the most famous royal engagement rings
With the recent engagement of Princess Beatrice of York, we take a look at some of the famous rings given to signify royal betrothal.
Author: Kay Quinn
Published: 2:45 PM CDT October 3, 2019
Updated: 2:45 PM CDT October 3, 2019
ST. LOUIS — They've been used to seal a promise for centuries. Historians trace them back to the Roman Empire, although there's some evidence they were used by the ancient Egyptians. The first one to feature a diamond was said to be presented to Mary of Burgundy by Archduke Maximilian of Austria in 1477.
We're talking about engagement rings.
Over the centuries, they've evolved to symbolize more than a couple's intention to marry. They can also be an expression of personal style or cultural tastes. It's clear the custom is in no danger of fading.
And when it comes to royal engagement rings, we're almost certainly talking serious bling. Here's a look at some famous royal engagement rings, starting with the most recent betrothal.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Princess Beatrice is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. Mozzi is a British property developer. The couple announced their engagement in September 2019, with photos taken by the bride-to-be's younger sister, Princess Eugenie.
According to Town & Country Magazine, the ring was designed by Shaun Leane, who drew from the Edwardian, Victorian and Art Deco eras for inspiration. Leane told People Magazine the center diamond is 2.5 karats with four, .75 karat baguettes on each side. The platinum band is also set with diamonds.
Some say it's very similar to the Queen's own engagement ring, which you can see at the end of this story.
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Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Britain's Princess Eugenie wears a ring containing a padparadscha sapphire surrounded by diamonds, as she poses with Jack Brooksbank in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace after they announced their engagement in London, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. Princess Eugenie is engaged to be married later this year, several months after her cousin Prince Harry's nuptials. Eugenie, the daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, will marry Jack Brooksbank in the fall, Buckingham Palace said Monday. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)
Princess Beatrice's sister Eugenie married British wine merchant Jack Brooksbank in October 2018.
According to People magazine, the ring's centerpiece is an oval, coral-colored padparadscha sapphire which is surrounded by diamonds and looks quite a bit like the engagement ring of our next royal.
Sarah, Duchess of York
Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II, holding Sarah Ferguson's hand to display the engagement ring, a large oval ruby set in 10 drop diamonds on a yellow and white gold band, at Buckingham Palace in London on March 19, 1986 after their betrothal became official. Red-haired Sarah, a commoner, has had close family ties to the monarchy for many years. (AP Photo/Pool/Press Association)
When Prince Andrew proposed to Sarah Ferguson, he presented her with an engagement ring that matched her hair, according to Good Housekeeping. It featured a Burmese ruby surrounded by diamonds and was said to be designed by Prince Andrew himself.
Price tag: $33,000 in 1986.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry
FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle shows off her engagement ring as she poses for photographers during a photocall in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London. The jewelry maker who worked on the engagement ring Prince Harry gave to Meghan Markle says it's been inundated with requests for replicas_ but it won't be taking any orders for copycat rings, it was reported on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
They got engaged in November 2017 and married in May 2018.
But by Meghan and Prince Harry's first wedding anniversary, her engagement ring had been completely redesigned.
Some reports say Prince Harry designed both rings but decided to replace Meghan's solid gold band holding three diamonds with a new eternity band as a gift for their one-year anniversary. According to Good Housekeeping, the ring now features that micro-pave band set with tiny diamonds.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William
The engagement ring worn by the former Kate Middleton is possibly one of the most famous in the world. It was the ring given to Lady Diana Spencer on her engagement to Prince Charles on February 6, 1981.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles would go on to divorce. Diana died in a car crash one year later.
But the ring stayed in the family when Prince William gave it to Kate when they got engaged in October 2010 in Kenya.
And it's stunning. The ring features a 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire, according to Good Housekeeping, and is surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds set in 18-carat white gold. The maker of the ring, Garrard, the crown jeweler, was said to have been inspired by a sapphire and diamonds brooch made for Queen Victoria in 1840.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles
ROYALTY BRITISH HEIR THRONE FIANCEE ENGAGEMENT RING
The world learned Prince Charles would remarry in an announcement by Clarence House in February 2005.
According to Wikipedia, the Prince of Wales gave Camilla a diamond ring that was believed to have been given to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, when she gave birth to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. It features a square-cut diamond with three diamond baguettes on each side.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
This official picture of Princess Elizabeth heir presumptive to the British throne, and her fiance, Lieut, Philip Mountbatten, was made on July 10, 1947 in London. The Princess engagement ring can be seen on her finger.(AP Photo)
This story comes from our friend Lauren Kiehna, who writes a blog called The Court Jeweller. Prince Philip was a naval officer, and while he was born into Greek and Danish royal families, he didn't have vast family wealth. But Kiehna said his mother had received a fantastic suite of jewelry from her aunt and uncle. They just happened to be Nicholas and Alexandra, the last emperor and empress of Russia. When Prince Philip got engaged, his mother went to the bank vault, got the tiara encrusted with aquamarine and diamonds, and told Philip to use the gems to make something for his wife-to-be.
The result was a three-carat diamond ring, which, according to Town & Country, Queen Elizabeth wears alongside her Welsh gold wedding band.
Prince Philip also had the Edinburgh Wedding Bracelet made and gave it to Elizabeth as a wedding gift.
The Duchess of Cambridge has been seen wearing the bracelet in public.
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"And so they've killed our Ferdinand," said the charwoman to Mr. Svejk, who had left military service years before, after having been finally certified by the army medical board as an imbecile, and now lived by selling dogs -- ugly, mongrel monstrosities whose pedigrees he forged.
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This is Page 3 of a 15-page guide explaining how to paint photorealistically.
On this page we'll discuss paintbrushes for photorealistic painting.
Paintbrushes are the tools you will use to create your magic upon the canvas. Below, you can see 7 brushes that I use when making small photorealist paintings (6" x 6" or 5" x 7"). On the brush handles, you can read the brush size, type, and brand. If you're planning to do small photorealist paintings, you can get an idea of the size and type of paintbrushes you'll need by taking note of these!
The brush types that I use are liner, round, filbert, and flat (also called "shader").You can learn more about the different types of paintbrushes and what they are used for in my Artist Paintbrush Guide. For each brush shape, I generally have at least 2 different sizes at my disposal. Depending on the size of your painting, you may want more sizes.
It is recommended that you use synthetic paintbrushes for use with acrylics, rather than brushes with natural hairs. I think it's important to first buy paintbrushes in person, as opposed to online, so that you can examine the brushes up close and compare them. Later, once you've used different paintbrushes and fallen in love with certain ones, you will know which ones to get if you want to buy your art supplies online.
When purchasing a brush, go to the section of the paintbrushes that are labeled for use with Acrylics. Look for the sizes and shapes that seem most appealing to you. The size of the brushes you'll need depends on what size your painting will be, but no matter how large it is, you will always need a good range of small and tiny brushes to do all the tiny details involved in photorealism.
Back to American Painter brushes: they are not even labelled as "best/highest" quality by Loew-Cornell - in fact, they are labelled as "better" quality, meaning they are good and solid paintbrushes, but more affordable than the highest quality ones. And they work splendidly. Paintbrushes, especially tiny ones used for extremely detailed work, do have a limited life span. As soon as the hairs start to become a little frayed, they are no longer suitable for the detailed work of photorealism, because they can't contain or handle the paint correctly. I never throw them away though - when they reach this stage, I just use them for my abstract painting, where precision is less important! In conclusion, I use American Painter brushes because I have also used more expensive brushes, and they all seem to fray after more or less the same amount of time. If they're going to function in pretty much the same way, I'd rather save a few dollars rather than splash out on the brushes that are supposedly the "best".
Although I use and recommend American Painter brushes (or any of the other brushes by Loew-Cornell), I suggest you try out a range of brushes to decide on your own what works best for you!
So when you're in the art supply store looking for the perfect brushes, remember that they are not all created alike. Some are cheap quality, some are good quality; some have soft bristles, some have harder bristles; sometimes have flexible bristles and some have stiff bristles. I always feel the hairs with my fingers to get a sense of its softness and how easily it bends. I look for hairs that are nice and soft but not too bendy. Bristles that are too bendy mean that when loaded with paint, the bristles will flop around and be hard to control. Also, you will need a tiny brush or two, but you probably won't need to get brushes that are too mega-tiny (meaning the ones with just a few teensy-weensy hairs sticking out). They can be hard to control as well. I tried them when I first started painting photorealistically, and could never get them to do what I wanted them to do. So if you need to do mega-tiny details, I would suggest just using a tiny amount of thin paint on the very tip of a tiny brush.
Aside from the background, I typically use just one, very tiny brush for the majority of the painting. On the right you can see the size of the brush as compared to the size of the painting. To give you an idea of scale, the width of the bunny's ears from left to right is about 1.5 inches, not including the shadow. Using a tiny brush allows for excellent precision and control.
Read my Artist Paintbrush Guide to learn more about the different types of paintbrushes and what they are used for. You will also find information about how to properly care for, clean, store and transport your paint brushes, so that they last you a long time!
These paintbrushes are excellent value! The American Painter product line by Loew Cornell is a legend among artists from coast to coast. Starting with the finest blend of double-filament, dyed synthetic golden Taklon hair, each brush is made by hand to work flawlessly, allowing the artist a high degree of control and maximum dexterity.
The hair is firm enough to work well with heavy body paints and is blended with soft hair as well to facilitate excellent shaping to a square edge or a pointed round. Use with any medium — especially recommended for use with acrylics and watercolors. Designed for use in decorative painting, ceramics, fabric arts and crafts.
I can also recommend a couple of paintbrush sets, which gives you the added benefit of acquiring all your paintbrushes at once. The Maestro Series XV Paintbrush Set includes 15 paintbrushes of various sizes and shapes, such as round, filbert, flat, angle, etc. 11 of the brushes are synthetic and 4 are natural hog hair brushes. The Minute Series XII Paintbrush Set includes 12 synthetic brushes designed for painting in small details, which is especially handy when it comes to painting photorealistically. The Minute Series includes pointed rounds, flats and liners. I've used both of these sets with acrylics, gouache and watercolors and found them to be great quality brushes at an affordable price.


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Dr Oz: The Vegan Diet Is 'The Single Biggest Movement of 2017'
The popular TV show continued its vegan coverage - this time with an epic sound bite
Klaus Mitchell
The Dr. Oz Show just dedicated an entire episode to the vegan diet. A three minute segment can be seen in the video below.
In the episode, "The Beginner's Guide to Going Vegan Without Going Crazy," Dr. Oz confidently told his audience that the vegan diet will be the "single biggest movement of 2017," before busting a few myths about the lifestyle.
Dr. Oz noted that 3.7 million Americans now eat a vegan diet, and that the lifestyle has increased significantly in popularity in recent years: "we all probably know someone who's vegan," he noted on his show on Thursday.
"And here's the big deal," he said. "Studies continue to show people who live like this end up being healthier, feeling better, and living longer."
The segment is the latest of Dr. Oz's recent discussions of vegan diets, including an appearance earlier this month on The Wendy Williams Show where he touted the benefits of ditching animal products for the new year as part of the "21 Day Weight Loss Breakthrough."
Source: Thanks to Jill Ettinger for breaking the story.
Klaus Mitchell is the Founder & Editorial Director of Plant Based News.


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Joe Higgins, "the Best Fighter Money Can't Buy," Elected as MEP
Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party, receiving 82,366 votes (of which 50,510 were first preference votes), was elected to the Dublin Constituency for the European Parliament.
Listen to Higgins' speech to the media after his victory.
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"This is a roar of opposition by ordinary people in Dublin to the savage policies of the Fianna Fáil-Green Party government in making working people and the unemployed pay for a crisis caused by speculators, by big developers, and by big bankers, facilitated by Fianna Fáil." — Joe Higgins
Click here for a brief biography of Joe Higgins. For more information, go to the Web site of the Socialist Party (at www.socialistparty.net) or Higgins' campaign Web site (at www.joehiggins.eu).
MEDIA LENS ALERT: CARTOON KOREA – FILTERED TO FIT: How The Media Keep Us Angry, Ignorant And Afraid
8 June, 2009 – Media Lens – Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media
How much do you know about the increased political tensions on the Korean peninsula? The answer, even for diligent readers of the mainstream press, is likely to be 'not much'. In place of serious, penetrating analysis the public has been sold a cartoon version of events based on a well-worn propaganda template. It is a tale spun by journalists who appear to know little of the real issues and who have internalised the key rules of 'balanced' reporting: do not point the finger of blame at your own government (or its allies), and do not question your government's demonisation of official enemies (learn nothing from the past).
The message being delivered is that North Korea is of the James Bond school of cackling, malevolent villains. This is signalled through unsubtle trigger words whose true meaning is hidden but understood. Thus Simon Tisdall writes in the Guardian:
"What is clear is that the grand panjandrums [self-important people] of Pyongyang, the secretive leaders who dwell in the hermit kingdom's mysterious palaces of smoke and mirrors, have confounded their adversaries once again." (Tisdall, 'Analysis: shock waves felt in US, but Kim's real target may be closer to home,' The Guardian, May 26, 2009; www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/25/north-korea-nuclear-test-analysis)
Lina Suleiman – State of "Caged" Palestinians
8 June, 2009 – Palestine Think Tank
American rhetoric is full of devious political Language. The Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an interview with Al Jazeera in May 19 confirmed that "the US is going to be pushing for a two-state solution which, by its very name, implies borders that have to be agreed to".
But why the borders should be negotiated and agreed to? Aren't they fixed by the UN resolutions? Do resolutions drop by the reason of time elapsing? Shouldn't the US and their western allies push for the implementation of international law as they did in the Iraqi and Lebanese cases? And who is expected to negotiate with whom? Is it the corrupt, self-serving, feckless and illegitimate government of Abbas and Salam Fayyad? The CIA and President Obama could not trust but only the latter to have the lead for the new Palestinian government? By that, we have to thank the current American administration, the unity talks have turned into hostility again. That is so convenient for both Israel and the US to maintain the propagandized claims of "there is no real partner for peace" and "Palestinians cannot rule themselves". But should it be a surprise at all? Wasn't it the Bush administration that agitated the bifurcation among Palestinians in line with the widespread conventional political wisdom of "divide and rule"? According to Vanity Fair, a covert initiative to provoke a Palestinian civil war was approved by Bush and implemented by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Deputy National Security Adviser Elliott Abrams. The plan was for forces to be trained by the "moderate" Arab governments to remove the democratically elected Hamas-led government from power. Then why we should believe the mendacious cries by the US and the branded "moderates Arabs" for Palestinians unity afterward?


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Teen Mom's Mackenzie McKee Answers for Her Racist Kamala Harris Comment During Reunion
Television By TooFab Staff | 4/28/2021 8:52 AM PT
Josh, meanwhile, calls out Dr. Drew for always wanting to "jump down my throat" while addressing cheating accusations.
Mackenzie McKee had more than one uncomfortable conversation on Tuesday's Part 2 of the "Teen Mom OG" reunion, where she had to confront her racist comments about Kamala Harris and was put in the hot seat over her cheating allegations against her husband Josh.
Let's start with the Harris comments, as McKee was dubbed a racist for posting on social media, "It blows my mind that out of all the amazing colored women in this world, that is the one who is making history."
Teen Mom Mackenzie McKee Reveals Fallout from Cousin 'Affair' Accusation (Exclusive)
Obviously, the word choice is extremely problematic -- something McKee said she didn't realize at the time.
"I used the word that I thought I was politically correct on and I woke up the next day with all these articles saying that I am racist and I would have never ever ever used that word if I knew it was derogatory and I never meant to hurt anyone and to who I did hurt I am so sorry," she said.
"Then I got on the phone with Color of Change and I am so thankful for that," she continued. "My eyes have been opened to so much and I've had so many amazing amazing, humble conversations. That word, I didn't even know why that word was offensive and now I do, so that was a whole learning experience in itself."
The show, of course, filmed the Zoom conversation between Mackenzie and the Vice President of Color of Change, Arisha Hatch, who gave McKee a long-overdue lesson on why certain words are disrespectful.
"The term colored has a deep history in the United States, it was used to oppress Black people, especially during the Jim Crow, segregation era," explained Hatch. "For a lot of Black people, the word is definitely a reminder of a time where we were legally regarded as less than human. That's what the term colored sort of brings up."
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Mackenzie admitted she was 100% in the wrong here and asked what other words are and are not okay to say. She also said the entire experience has made her realize how privileged she really is.
"I used to say, how am I privileged, I lived a hard life too, things were hard for me too … but my life was never hard because of my skin color and so that was a good experience alone to learn," she said. "I've been shown a lot of grace, but I think if we could just get uncomfortable, that's when we grow the most."
Things got uncomfortable again later in the show when McKee's husband Josh joined her and Dr. Drew Pinsky asked whether he had anything to say about Mackenzie's cheating allegations. The mother-of-three previously claimed she discovered Josh and her cousin had been allegedly texting back and forth and accused him of cheating on her in a since-deleted Facebook post. "It was a huge mistake because it wasn't true," she later said on the most recent season of the show.
"Why are you doing this? I can't, I have family watching, like I can't. I'll be in a lot of trouble," said Mackenzie once Pinksy broached the subject. "Basically, it was really rough for me after my mom died ... there were situations where I would check his phone record and see this and jump online and accuse him of cheating when it wasn't true."
Josh, however, wanted nothing to do with the conversation.
"I have nothing to say … what's the next question?" he said, visibly frustrated. "You're adding more, you're giving them what they want," he then told Mackenzie, before once again asking, "Next question."
"Do not do this right now, I'm about to blow up," he told her, as she said they were only giving him a platform to clear the air. "Please blow up," she sarcastically replied.
Teen Mom's Mackenzie McKee Opens Up About Quarantining with Josh After Cheating Scandal (Exclusive)
"I wish he could sit and have a healthy conversation with me," she pleaded, as he said he could, but not with the "Teen Mom" crew around. "It's really frustrating when the cameras start rolling and he behaves like this and people think this is what's going on," said Mackenzie, as even Josh admitted this isn't how he normally acts.
"When I have to talk to you, you just want to jump down my throat!" he then said to Dr. Drew. "Every single reunion that I've ever talked to you, it's been like that. This is all you need to know: I love Mackenzie, I love my kids, I'll do anything for my kids, I'll do anything for Mackenzie. Whatever the show portrays me as, that's fine."
When she once again said they're merely giving him the "opportunity to fix what has been shown," Josh showed zero interest in keeping the conversation going.
"Some of it has been my fault," he admitted, "but ever since '16 and Pregnant,' I've been portrayed as something I'm not."
The back and forth ended there, with little resolution.
#MackenzieMckee #TeenMom
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Making my series of OOAK gemstone necklaces and their decorative puzzle clasps has become a journey into clasp making. I am really enjoying the challenge and technical aspect of these projects and there was one clasp that I wanted to try that just didn't seem to work with the gems I had. Now every goldsmith knows that the run up to Christmas is not the time to start experimenting with new designs, but then I was never one for convention : ) Just look at how fun these keyhole clasps turned out! Beautiful in silver or 9 karat yellow gold – what's not to like?
Fueled by the excitement of my latest mischief, I dove into my collection of interesting beads and emerged with this limited edition of gemstone necklaces: a few single strands of larger Jasper beads and two multi-strands with smaller faceted beads on 9 karat yellow gold. I think they work well with both – what do you think?
The wide range of colours of these necklaces reminded me of the coral reefs I saw in my scuba-diving days. The soft matte finish and decorative off-set holes in the surface are a nod to the little polyps that build these beautiful and delicate natural structures.
Here's hoping you like them as much as I do.
Pop into DesignYard to try one on, or buy direct from my website.
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package org.apache.ignite.schema;

import javax.cache.Cache;
import org.apache.ignite.Ignite;
import org.apache.ignite.IgniteCache;
import org.apache.ignite.IgniteException;
import org.apache.ignite.Ignition;
import org.apache.ignite.cache.store.jdbc.CacheJdbcPojoStore;
import org.apache.ignite.cache.store.jdbc.CacheJdbcPojoStoreFactory;
import org.apache.ignite.cache.store.jdbc.dialect.H2Dialect;
import org.apache.ignite.configuration.CacheConfiguration;
import org.apache.ignite.transactions.Transaction;
import org.h2.jdbcx.JdbcConnectionPool;

/**
 * This demo demonstrates the use of cache with {@link CacheJdbcPojoStore}
 * together with automatic Ignite schema-import utility.
 * <p>
 * This Demo can work stand-alone. You can also choose to start
 * several {@link DemoNode} instances as well to form a cluster.
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public class Demo {
    /**
     * Constructs and returns a fully configured instance of a {@link CacheJdbcPojoStoreFactory}.
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    private static class H2DemoStoreFactory<K, V> extends CacheJdbcPojoStoreFactory<K, V> {
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        @Override public CacheJdbcPojoStore<K, V> create() {
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            return super.create();
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     */
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IgniteException {
        System.out.println(">>> Start demo...");

        // Start Ignite node.
        try (Ignite ignite = Ignition.start("examples/config/example-ignite.xml")) {
            // Configure cache store.
            CacheConfiguration<PersonKey, Person> cfg =
                CacheConfig.cache("PersonCache", new H2DemoStoreFactory<PersonKey, Person>());

            try (IgniteCache<PersonKey, Person> cache = ignite.getOrCreateCache(cfg)) {
                // Preload cache from database.
                preload(cache);

                // Read-through from database
                // and store in cache.
                readThrough(cache);

                // Perform transaction and
                // write-through to database.
                transaction(ignite, cache);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Demonstrates cache preload from database.
     */
    private static void preload(IgniteCache<PersonKey, Person> cache) {
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println(">>> Loading entries from database.");

        // Preload all person keys that are less than or equal to 3.
        cache.loadCache(null, PersonKey.class.getName(), "select * from PERSON where ID <= 3");

        for (Cache.Entry<PersonKey, Person> person : cache)
            System.out.println(">>> Loaded Person: " + person);
    }

    /**
     * Demonstrates cache read through from database.
     */
    private static void readThrough(IgniteCache<PersonKey, Person> cache) {
        PersonKey key = new PersonKey(4);

        System.out.println();
        System.out.println(">>> Read-through person from database for ID: " + key.getId());

        // Check that person with ID=4 is not in cache.
        Person p = cache.localPeek(key);

        assert p == null;

        // Read-through form database.
        p = cache.get(new PersonKey(4));

        System.out.println(">>> Loaded person from database: " + p);
    }

    /**
     * Demonstrates cache transaction joining database transaction.
     */
    private static void transaction(Ignite ignite, IgniteCache<PersonKey, Person> cache) {
        PersonKey key = new PersonKey(5);

        System.out.println();
        System.out.println(">>> Update salary and write-through to database for person with ID: " + key.getId());

        try (Transaction tx = ignite.transactions().txStart()) {
            // Read-through from database.
            Person p = cache.get(key);

            System.out.println(">>> Loaded person from database: " + p);

            double salary = p.getSalary();

            // Raise salary by 20%.
            p.setSalary(salary * 1.2);

            // Write-through to database
            // and store in cache.
            cache.put(key, p);

            tx.commit();
        }

        System.out.println(">>> Updated person: " + cache.get(key));
    }
}


While enjoying the sights and sounds of Las Vegas nightlife for a weekend visit, no one plans to be involved in an auto accident in their rental car, slip and fall at a hotel as a result of someone else's negligence, or visit a popular eatery only to then become the sick with food poisoning. While no weekend vacationer to Las Vegas plans these types of misfortunes, they do sometimes happen.
While many local residents also enjoy the Las Vegas strip, out-of-towners often fly in for their weekend adventure. To get around town, limousine services, taxicabs, and rental cars are a part of the norm. Since most of the Las Vegas "night life" is a 24/7 experience, these popular transportation services have the ongoing challenge and responsibility of constantly maintaining their vehicles and ensuring they are running properly. If you are involved in an automobile accident – whether a result of another driver's negligence or a default with the vehicle, you need to hire an experienced personal injury attorney Las Vegas who understands the special laws that apply to accident claims.
One of the most common injuries to visitors in Las Vegas is a result of tripping over something and falling at a casino or other popular attraction. Hotel, restaurant, and casino owners have the duty to maintain their properties and keep them free from unnecessary hazards that may cause harm to visitors or staff. If a property owner has allowed a dangerous condition to exist without rectifying it or failing to warn patrons of it, then the owner is responsible for whatever injuries may occur as a result. Should you experience an injury from tripping and falling from someone else's negligence, it's important to get a record of and document the incident immediately.
While many travelers to Las Vegas enjoy the excitement of the casinos, others prefer to spend more time enjoying the live music, magic, and dance shows and dining at the popular and plentiful buffets offered by many restaurants. In the spring of 2013, the Associated Press reported that 200 visitors to an established Las Vegas restaurant were afflicted with food poisoning symptoms after dining at the establishment. Although this was the largest outbreak of food poisoning in Las Vegas in the past ten years, even one report of a food-related illness can result in a personal injury claim against the eatery.
If you're planning to be one of the nearly 40 million visitors to Las Vegas this year, be proactive and plan on what you would do should you be wrongfully injured as a result of the negligence of casinos, food preparers, medical professionals, limousine drivers, or business owners. Being from out of town and away from home compounds the stress and uncertainty of the situation even further. Add Robert Apple's phone number to your list of contacts before you head to Las Vegas, (702) 646-0085.


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Finn Balor Likely To Return To Action in a Week or Two
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Finn Balor arrived on the main roster last year and made an immediate impact, becoming the inaugural Universal Champion. Unfortunately for fans of his NXT work, his reign was extremely short-lived. He suffered a bad shoulder injury in the same PPV match where he won the title, sending him to the operating table and to the sidelines for months.
With WrestleMania 33 just around the corner, Dave Meltzer has reported that Balor is extremely close to returning. In fact, he popped up during the NXT tapings on Wednesday to save Shinsuke Nakamura from a two-on-one beatdown, although that segment may never be shown on TV (we'll have to wait and see).
From Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Radio:
"He's not going back to NXT. He's going to be on the Raw brand. He is supposed to start back in two weeks, maybe [sooner]. He's on his way back. He's always been scheduled for WrestleMania … I don't know what role, though. But they'll do something [with him at WrestleMania]."
We expect Balor to immediately get back into the title mix when he returns, since he never officially lost the Universal Title — he had to vacate it due to injury. If they don't do that, then maybe, just maybe, they will consider having him reform the Balor (Bullet) Club with Gallows and Anderson. Pity that A.J. Styles is on the other brand, although anything can change in pro wrestling.
Devon has been writing about random things online since 2013. His favorite video game is Rocket League, his favorite TV show is The Sopranos, and he hated the last season of Game of Thrones. Follow him @DevonTaylor113.
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Ginger is one of my favorite "herbs". The hearty and spicy root is used in herbal preparations to harmonize other herbs in the formula, great to settle the stomach and alleviate vomiting. Drink it when you have a cold and you are feeling more cold, have a cough with phlegm, along with achey neck and shoulders. Try it in a chew, fresh in some bubbly water, or as a tea if you have morning sickness. Or do what we do in our house, add it to everything we put garlic in! A Homemade Ginger Ale Recipe for you to try!
Here are two recipes for homemade ginger ale I tried recently. One is for the impatient (me) and the other for those, who don't mind waiting few days (sometimes me) and then be rewarded with truly home-brewed ginger ale or you could even call it a ginger beer. It does have small amount of alcohol and superb, intense gingery flavor. Spicy and very refreshing, would definitely make a great cocktail mixer. It makes Gin and Ginger sound very good all of a sudden.
Through a funnel add sugar and yeast to a plastic bottle. Mix grated ginger root and lemon juice and then transfer it to a bottle, add water to fill it half way and shake well to mix all ingredients. Add more water, leaving about an inch head space, screw the cap on and shake again. You can also mix all the ingredients in a jar and then transfer to a plastic bottle (as I did). Leave in a warm place for about two days and then transfer to refrigerator, to stop fermentation process. Refrigerate overnight. Pour it trough a strainer and enjoy!
Combine ginger, sugar and water in a saucepan. Simmer slowly for 10 minutes, until sugar is dissolved and ginger is softened. Strain warm syrup and allow to cool. Fill a tall glass with ice, add 1 part(used 2oz shot glass) of ginger syrup and 3 parts of club soda. Squeeze lime and lemon wedge into glass. Use more syrup if desired. Garnish with mint. Stir and enjoy the zing.


The air conditioning system in your vehicle works hard all year round to maintain a comfortable temperature for you and your passengers, while filtering out pollen and dust and minimising condensation. Continuous use actually helps to keep your air conditioning working more efficiently, but it should be maintained periodically as with any other vital component.
By passing air from outside through the micro-filter, your vehicle's air conditioning system removes 80% of the particles and deposits from traffic fumes. An evaporator assists in regulating the air temperature before it is circulated throughout your vehicle to ensure you're always sitting comfortably.
Continuous use of your air conditioning helps prevent the build-up of mould and microbes inside the micro-filter. It also stops seals from becoming brittle, which can cause the refrigerant to leak. However, to keep your system operating at peak efficiency and avoid musty smells, the micro-filters should be maintained at regular intervals and the correct level of refrigerant gas should be checked and replaced.
We offer two levels of maintenance to ensure that your air conditioning remains in optimum condition.
Choose a Refresh if there are musty odours when you first switch on the engine, or when you adjust your air conditioning or temperature settings.
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That little speeding ticket probably isn't sounding so minor now. Of course, the increased insurance premiums are not spread out equally among all drivers, those with the most penalty points on their licence are paying significantly more for their insurance. This is probably no surprise but what might surprise you is how much extra those repeat offenders are paying. Drivers with more 10-11 and 12 points on their licence are paying 81.8% and 89.3% respectively for their car insurance.
The IAM and MoneySuperMarket have kindly calculated the increased insurance premiums for each point bracket too and it's not just the top offenders paying through the nose. People with one to three points pay 5.1% more, this might not sound a lot but will certainly add up over time. The next bracket is where it really steps up, people with four to six points can expect to pay 25.8% more for their insurance and people with seven to nine will pay 45% more! That's nearly half what you are paying stacked on top which, depending on your car, could be a huge sum of money.
Let me put that in to real numbers for you. UK drivers with one to three points collectively pay £49.5 million extra, those with four to six points rack up £57.4 million. Drivers with seven to nine pay £18.9 million (there are thankfully far fewer people with seven to nine points in the country), ten to eleven points is costing £3.5 and 12 or more points is costing an extra £2.6 million.
You may as well do this.
They have also figured out how much extra people are paying by location and to the surprise of absolutely no one, it is motorists in London paying the most due to points, costing them a whopping £2.4 million on top of what they should be paying. Glasgow is the next worse off at £1.4 million extra and close behind is Birmingham at £1.2 million.
These are the top ten cities by how much extra they are paying.
Bournemouth residents, Creditplus' neighbours, are paying just over £1 million in extra insurance premiums. Along with Brighton, Bristol, Chester, Coventry, Derby, Leeds, Liverpool, Norwich, Oxford, Portsmouth, Preston, Southampton, Stoke and York.
Sarah Sillars, who is the IAM chief executive officer, adds: "If people don't understand the safety dangers of the offence they have committed which has earned them the penalty points, they should certainly understand the damage it will do to their bank balances." An extremely valid point.
Guys! Come on! Stop with the points, just think what all that money could have been spent on. £132 million buys an awful lot of hot tubs an instead of being all warm and bubbly we are just giving that money to insurance companies.


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Currently (2016) Shamdasani serves as a professor in the School of European Languages, Culture, and Society (SELCS) at University College London, and is also Director of the UCL Centre for the History of Psychological Disciplines.
Shamdasani edited the first publication of Jung's major work: Liber Novus, The Red Book. Although its title had been well known for years, it was not until 2009 that its contents were revealed to the public and practicing psychotherapists.
In a 2009 interview with the Times of India, Shamdasani gave this brief biographical note:
In 2003 Shamdasani founded, along with Stephen Martin, the Philemon Foundation, which sought to publish all of Jung's works. Although Jung's Collected Works had been published in twenty volumes, there were manuscripts and other works by Jung that remained unpublished. Shamdasani commenced and continues now his labors at Philemon as the foundation's General Editor.
By 2000 Shamdasani had arranged to begin work editing Jung's The Red Book. In 2003 he stepped in as Editor of the Philemon Foundation's successful project to publish, in 2009, this much awaited volume. Although Jung had worked on the writing and the designs for it between 1914 and 1930, he did not then have it published. In 1959 Jung added a short Epilogue to his Red Book, commenting on his 'confrontation with the unconscious' that started prior to World War I: "It could have developed into [madness] had I not been able to hold the overpowering force of the original experiences. ... I knew of nothing better than to write them down... and to paint the images that appeared when reliving it all--as well as I could."
Jung's heirs had for many decades held the original manuscript of the Red Book in a bank vault for safe-keeping. They withheld its publication and declined offers to do so. During the 1990s Shamdasani's research, however, had uncovered the existence of text from the Book outside the family's control. Another transcription was found by Marie-Louise von Franz. It was demonstrated that Jung had sent a copy of his manuscript to a publisher. Shamdasani entered into delicate negotiations with Jung's descendants in Zürich and, in May 2000, obtained their agreement "to release the work for publication". His editing tasks then began.
He gained his BA from Bristol University in 1984, followed by an MSc in the History of Science and Medicine at University College London/Imperial College London. Later Shamdasani was awarded a Ph.D. in the History of Medicine from University College London's Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He then became a professor at the Institute.
Sonu Shamdasani (born 1962) is a London-based author, editor, and professor at University College London. His research and writings focus on Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), and cover the history of psychiatry and psychology from the mid-nineteenth century to current times.
"If one does not place Jung's confrontation with the unconscious in a proper perspective, or understand the significance of the Red Book, one is in no place to understand fully Jung's intellectual development from 1913 onwards, and not only that, but his life as well: it was his inner life which dictated his movements in the world. ... For Jung's work on his fantasies in Black Books and the Red Book formed the core of his later work, as he himself contended. The Red Book is at the center of Jung's life and work. [Understanding Jung] without an accurate account of it would be like writing the life of Dante without the Commedia, or Goethe without Faust.
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AI Tools Are Next Frontier for Business Software
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Information on customers. Information on inventory. Information on cash flow. Information on marketing campaigns. Information on vendors. Information on paperwork. The amount of data a business can catalogue is nearly limitless. With the right tools, that data can help to improve efficiency and productivity.
And increasingly, the tools to do so incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning.
"It's becoming cheaper to build the model, both from the computing perspective and from the time perspective, so the barrier isn't there any more. The real trick is how you apply it," says Quentin Fisher, founder of HC Analytics.
The company, based in Cleveland, is a Youngstown Business Incubator portfolio company that developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to help medical offices predict when patients will miss appointments, allowing the practice to keep its schedule as full as possible. In some cases, Fisher says, offices have been able to increase their capacity 20%.
While HC Analytics' platform, AIdan, is tailored to the medical field, the basics of how it operates are much the same as other platforms that use artificial intelligence and machine learning. After a model is developed, the user plugs in the data he has and the program picks up on trends and patterns, allowing it to model future results. The more data that the program is given, the more accurately it can predict.
Another application of AI is in enterprise resource planning software, which collects, stores and analyzes data and can automate some internal processes.
"In times like these, with so much uncertainty, it's useful to look at payment history. The system analyzes payment history of customers so businesses can better predict their own cash flow. It can predict, based on the past, what you can expect," says Pat Cioffi, vice president of NEO3.
The company in Canfield is a provider of the NetSuite ERP platform. Through its available suite of tools, the software can be used in everything from sales and marketing to inventory and shipping. When it comes to sales, Cioffi offers an example: A system using AI could examine what online shoppers are looking at and what similar users buy to show the shoppers items that they're most likely to buy.
"It can put those items right in front of them because it's what they've looked for before or because similar people are interested in it. All of it uses learning that these systems do," he says. "It works the same as marketing. It can optimize marketing campaigns to show you what worked in the past: what they clicked on, what webinars they watched, where leads are coming from. It takes data you're already using and combining it with technology to create more profit."
Artificial intelligence can also be used to smooth out internal processes. At accounting firm Packer Thomas, director of information technology consulting Jeff Sheets points to the software the company sells to clients – Accumatica – and its implementation of machine learning on the platform's help pages. If a user searches for help on, say, purchase orders and closes the first two results quickly but spends 10 minutes reading the third, the system remembers and pushes that result to the top for the next search.
And rather than sift through spreadsheets, Accumatica also features integration with Alexa and Siri, allowing users to use the devices to quickly access data.
"You can ask it questions about a customer's balance or inventory and it'll tell you. If it's too much information – if you ask for the inventory of a specific product by each of your locations – that may be too much for Siri or Alexa to convey. But the software knows that and can display it on your screen," Sheets says.
Implementing Accumatica is as simple as migrating the data over using an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file, he says.
"You're not changing how you do everything by switching from one ERP system to another. How you run your business is still how you're running your business," Sheets says. "What's happening is implementing the software that can best serve you. The key to these newer solutions is better functionality that you didn't have in your existing system."
Over the past three years, PNC has implemented artificial intelligence or machine learning into more than 100 of its processes, says Dan Pavlick, vice president of strategic services and enterprise architecture at PNC Financial Services Group. One of the most straightforward and easiest to understand, he says, is its use in the bank's online bill pay system. If a payment has a return because of something like an incorrect address or account number, the system can match up the correct data and continue to process the payment.
"It used to take five to seven days to resolve that issue. Now, because there's so much data acquired – making sure we're solving for the right customer, where the data is located, where the vendor changed something – we can use those processes to take that time down to less than a day," he says.
For businesses, AI in the processing system can route payments through the shortest path to their destination, which can reduce the cost of sending them – especially if they're international – because each stop along the way adds fees.
"There are multiple paths. So if you model out to suggest back the best way from Point A to Point B, it can take into consideration the timeliness of settlement and the costs associated with it," he says. "We can find those savings and pass them along."
AI is also used to detect fraud and onboarding new clients, both consumers and businesses, Pavlick says. For each use – whether at a small machine shop or a national bank – the most important thing to have is data, Pavlick says.
"If you want to do something, you need the data to train the model. When you look for historical data [to do that], you may look back and find some of the data that allows for the model; but you don't have all of it," he says. "It might be something that at one point in time you viewed as disposable or, in a more analog world, was less important."
And for any size business, HC Analytics' Fisher says, adding AI and machine learning tools can be a benefit. Platforms like NetSuite or Accumatica can be customized to every business, either internally or through industry-specific additions, and be used in just about whatever way the business sees fit. With the capabilities becoming greater and the costs dropping, the tools are needed by businesses that want to stay on top of the competition.
"It's not that expensive and it can have an incredibly high business return if you have a real problem. … They're quite economical to build and there are organizations like us that will help you do it. Once they're up, there really isn't much maintenance at all," he says. "I can do more with three people today than I could have done with 30 people three years ago. It's moving that fast."
Appalachian Hub Project Gets OK to Apply for Funding
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Ford F-150 Lightning Wins North American Truck of the Year
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New Vehicle Sales in Mahoning Valley Took Hit in 2022
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sales of new vehicles to residents of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties were substantially lower in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to a dealer's association report. Data provided by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association…


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Day 174: How Do I Feel About PBL?
Let me preface this post with a tangent: I swear Southern California weather is out to spite me. The weather starts showing wonderful hints of summer just as dental school midterm week rolls around. Yes, it's 81 degrees outside! Sadly, I'm sitting next to a pile of textbooks and notes, enviously looking outside.
So the $5 million question is this: should I frolic around at the beach, bathed in the warmth of the southern California sunshine or should I sit in the confines of my room cramming for midterms?!
I figured that I would have more success with this resolution than the "I'm-going-to-give-up-rice-for-Lent-even-though-I'm-Asian-and-rice-is-basically-a-staple-of-my-diet" fiasco from a few years back. Journaling would also give me a little more time each day for introspection and thinking. Going off this daily journaling resolution, I realized that I should probably post on this blog more often. Problem is there's always a positive correlation between the amount of workload on my plate and the level of neglect this blog is subject to.
I've had the pleasure of conversing with a few applicants who are interviewing/have interviewed at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Naturally, a topic that comes up without fail is "So, how do you feel about PBL?"
My honest opinion? I like PBL. It suits my learning style perfectly.
Let's be real. Is PBL a perfect system? Absolutely not.
I have a running list of things I believe could be changed about PBL to make it more effective. In addition, there are many non-constant variables that will dictate each student's PBL experience - the dynamic of the 8-person PBL group, the individual's motivation to learn, the individual's preferred learning style, the facilitator for the case, etc.
Despite some of its shortcomings, I still prefer PBL over lecture. At USC, we have two-hour lectures on Tuesdays on restorative dentistry/composites and two-hour lectures on Wednesdays on dental morphology and occlusion.
You know what I do during a 2-hour lecture?
I listen and take notes for the first 20 minutes. Then, for the next 10 minutes, I attempt to follow the lecture as my attention span dwindles. Around this time, I give in to the futility of the situation. I hit the "record" button on my iPhone recording app and snooze for the duration of lecture.
So yes, I much prefer PBL to lecture.
If there is a lag in blog posts, it's because we start midterm week in exactly 9 days. Naturally, there's a small population of our class who began studying 2 weeks ago. There's also a small population of our class who probably won't start studying until the day before the exam. As for the rest of us, we are simply trying to find our niche in the middle of the bell curve.
Day 164: Dental School Morphology Lecture in 3D?


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SE 110.16 includes a pre-shaped parabolic arch. It can be subjected to point or distributed loads. One of the arch's supports is fixed, the other is on a roller bearing. Weight sets are used to cancel this movement. The movable support thus becomes a fixed support. Additional weight sets compensate for the vertical support reaction.


Wolf Creek Angler Lodging & Flyshop has four cabins, three bungalows and four motel units at Wolf Creek. Most units have been recently remodeled and featured comfortable beds, kitchens with ranges, microwaves, refrigerators and air-conditioning. Three of the units will accommodate 2-3 adults comfortably, or a young family of four. The cabins have either two singles or a double and single bed with roll-aways available. The motel units have comfortable beds, air-conditioning, and are best suited for 1 to 2 persons. Some have a double and a single bed and two have one double bed. The bungalows have 2 single beds, air conditioning, full kitchens. These units are equipped with a hide-a-bed, chair and are suitable for 1 - 4 persons.
Our full service fly shop has a complete line of rods, reels, flies, accessories, and clothing. Available too are driftboat, raft, canoe, kayak, and kick boat rentals and sales, fishing equipment rentals, shuttle service, and up to date fishing reports.
Wolf Creek Angler Lodging & Flyshop has the best 'bang for your buck' in the canyon with great values and reasonable prices. We have the best fly selection in the canyon, the most reasonable quality lodging, and the very best guides and customer service available.
Wolf Creek Angler Lodging & Flyshop is located 0.25 mile off of I-15 at the Wolf Creek Exit. Little Prickly Pear Creek flows near our shop, and we are less than 3 miles away from the famous Blue Ribbon stretch of the Missouri River below Holter Dam.