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One of the key ingredients in incense is incense oil, which has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. The antibacterial properties prevent infection and keep the environment clean and germ-free. Aromas inhaled when burning incense can help open the nasal passages, relieve headaches, improve digestion and even lower blood pressure.
A pleasing aroma such as the one released when burning incense can get the creative juices flowing. It can put one in a dream state allowing the imagination to roam free. Incense can also trigger the generation of new ideas and innovation. The improved focus and concentration also boost creativity.
 About 10-15% of adults would be classified as having short-term insomnia. Chronic insomnia was seen in 33% of the adult population sampled in a study. This shows the prevalence of this condition. The calming effect of incense sticks helps those struggling to fall asleep and promotes restful sleep. It is also much safer than using candles to promote and aid sleep.
Different scents can help increase your sexual desire and libido. Burning incense is believed to confer the same benefits.
For those who believe in karma, burning incense is infamous for creating “good karma”. This is because it’s said that you are giving an offering to the atmosphere without asking for anything in return which is a sign of generosity and kindness. In some religious traditions like Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, using it daily can make you feel a lot closer to spirituality.
The six Team GB athletes forced to isolate, because a passenger on their flight to Tokyo tested positive, were given permission to train yesterday after all tested negative.
They trained as individuals, socially distanced from coaches, and will continue to train on those terms before returning to full training on Wednesday or Thursday.
A return to full training with the rest of the group is dependent on them all returning another negative PCR test.
However, that comes after there were nine new cases of Covid-19 among Games-related personnel, taking the total to 67.
That number includes the two athletes who tested positive yesterday - a Czech beach volleyball player and a US gymnast, who is a team reserve.
Meanwhile, the close contacts of positive cases in the South African football and rugby 7s team have been cut from 21 to 18.
Team GB 800m runner Daniel Rowden said many from the British party had been left "in a little bit of a panic" following news of their isolation.
He told Eurosport: "To be locked in a room and not be able to train takes away from your confidence, takes away from your preparation.
British sprinter Richard Kilty added everyone is slightly anxious they may have been a close Covid contact with someone.
"If someone was to come and miss out on their individual event this close to the Games it'd be heartbreaking for anybody. I wouldn't wish it on anyone."Well when I went to put the first of the 9th grade layouts into Kaela’s album I found some layouts already in there from convention.
We always make a few layouts during convention to showcase new products and I guess I did not want to loose these so I placed them in the empty album that I have pre - labeled as Kaela’s 9th grade year.
I LOVE this layout and I forgot that I even did it! Can you imagine? How in the world did I forget about this beauty?
The next two layouts from from Studio J. As a general rule I do not use Studio J mainly because I love the smell of paper. I know that I am a weirdo but that is just me. Studio J is fantastic just not what I reach for first.
I added some 3-D bling to the pages and was very happy with the way they turned out. A plus to Studio J is that the pages are very light without the adhesive or layers of paper on each 12 x 12 page so the whole album will be lighter if you do a full Studio J theme. It is also much cheaper than regular traditional scrapbooking because you do not have to print your photos before you scrap them. They get printed with the layout and shipped to you! How cool is that!
But I am still old school and love the smell and feel of paper in my hands. But if we ever RV full time Studio J will be going with me!Yesterday was a pretty good day for Cole. He was able to get his dressings and some of his tubes taken out. His personality came back and he was in very good spirits. In the afternoon Julia kicked me out of the hospital room to go take a nap, and when I got back I found out that he had sat up, and that he had been playing monopoly and monopoly deal with Elisa and Julia. Seeing him vertical (or at least his top half vertical) made me very happy.
Also yesterday Uncle Chris showed up to help out. He came armed with, I am sure, thousands of dollars of fun electronic equipment for Cole to play with including but not limited to a Nintendo Wii. The arrival of Chris also brought about another happy little battle won. Since his surgery on Friday, Cole had drunk about 15 apple juice boxes. On Sunday he finally was able to eat. The result of that apple juice and food apparently came quickly and unexpectedly. Sorry Chris (but only kind of) that Elisa and I had taken Logan home for the night before that.
I finally said the word Cancer out loud today. I did not really mean to, and I did not really plan to. I definitely did not come to any sudden realization nor did I find some heretofore hidden reservoir of strength. Someone and work just casually asked me if I watched the Super Bowl. After saying no, he asked why, and I said that my son had been diagnosed with Cancer and that I had been at the hospital. Strange how things that you stress over seem to resolve themselves in very anti-climactic ways. As an interesting side note, the person I was speaking with just happens to have the name Angel. Go figure.
Chris and Julia have been kind enough to take the duty for the next couple of days so that Elisa and I are free to spend time working, being with Logan, being with each other, etc. Elisa is going to go down and visit Cole this afternoon, and I am going to be at home with Logan. Trying to balance spending time with everyone is going to be difficult, and is very hard, but all we can do is do the best that we can.
Chris has been sending regular updates (I have no idea how people lived without text messaging and internet even though I am old enough to remember it). Cole has been up and has been sitting in chairs, so that is good news.
I may post again later tonight, but for now please raise your glasses and toast Cole, the inventor of something even more awesome than the internet.Fayer is the record label from Edu Imbernon. Focused on bridging the gap between the worlds of indie and electronica and the more club focused sounds of house and techno music. The debut release features Qtier, two London-based electronic musicians, who already released on Bpitch Control. The remix package here covers all corners of the electronic world. The first comes from Edu Imbernon himself, Culprit boys Bambook deliver second one and David August brilliantly closes the package.PROPERTIES OF BREAD MADE WITH PALM-BASED FLUID SHORTENING

thin and expandable gluten films that assist ABSTRACT Fluid shortening is frequently used as an alternative to solid shortening in the food industry. Fluid shortening is preferred over solid shortening because it is more convenient and easier to handle. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of palm-based fluid and solid shortenings and palm olein (POo) on the physical, firmness and sensory properties of bread. Fluid shortening produced the highest weight of bread and had similar volume, specific volume and density to bread made with solid shortening, while bread made with POo had the lowest volume, specific volume and density. The colour was similar in terms of lightness (L*) and blueness-yellowness (b*) of the crusts of all the bread. The crumbs of all the bread had similar L* and a* (greenness-redness) values. Crumbs of the bread made with fluid shortening were the softest of all. In terms of sensory properties, the bread made with fluid and solid shortenings were preferred, and both received comparable sensory scores for taste, colour, aroma and overall acceptability. On the contrary, bread produced from POo were of inferior physical, textural, and sensory quality. These results indicate that fluid shortening produced bread has comparable properties to those made with solid shortening.


INTRODUCTION
Bread is classified as a fermented product made from flour, shortening, yeast, water, sugar and salt. The bread-making process includes mixing flour with water, yeast, sugar, salt and fat to form a dough. The dough is kneaded until the gluten structure is developed through the hydration of the proteins in the flour (Cauvain, 2012). Fat is an important ingredient in baking products and it plays a variety of roles in providing desirable textural properties to baked goods. The presence of fat, commonly in the form of shortening, is essential in bread-making. The amount of shortening added is approximately 2%-5% of the flour weight (Pareyt et al., 2011).
Shortening is made of 100% of oils and fats. Plant oils and fats are the most common lipid used for shortening. However, animal fat can also be used to produce shortening (Aguilar et al., 2015). In the making of shortening, the fat blend is texturised to obtain a homogenous and plastic texture. Shortening can be in a solid or