text: Teeth-Installed Hearing Aids Are ComingAdam Frucci12/21/09 7:40pmFiled to: MedicalSonitus medicalHearing AidsTeethScience23EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkA company called Sonitus Medical is currently working on a new type of hearing aid for people with single-sided deafness, one that uses vibrations in your teeth to allow you to hear again.The small device would connect around the teeth and use bone conductivity to take sounds from a microphone in the deaf ear and turn them into vibrations that could be heard by the working ear. Pretty crazy! It's currently being tested, with plans for it to hit the FDA next year for approval and then official release. [New Scientist via io9]

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Banana bread is just not quite as good in this baker's opinion, without the crumbs on top. I find that true for most tea breads and muffins too. There is just something about the crumbs that makes people say, "Wow!" In the past, my boys wanted me to make a loaf of just "crumbs." I think that is like eating the icing without the cake….
Sourdough Banana Bread is moist and delicious. You can add walnuts if you like, I like walnuts, but it seems I am the only one, so my bread is walnutless.
You can also substitute pumpkin puree and make pumpkin bread, but I would add more spices then. If I had my way, I would not only add walnuts to the batter but I would put chopped walnuts in the crumbs as well…. yum! Ah well…
Sourdough Banana Bread with Butter Crumbs
Makes two loaves
Wet ingredients- Mix in a medium mixing bowl:
- 13 oz/368g- Sourdough Starter @ 100% hydration
- 12 oz/340g- milk (don't forget to scald and cool before using or use canned milk)
- 11 oz/311g- (about two large bananas or three small) Pureed/mashed very ripe bananas
- 8 oz/226g sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 5 oz/113g oil
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 18 oz/510g All Purpose flour
- .5/14g oz salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until the two are incorporated. Fill the baking tins about 7/8 full and spread crumbs on top, pressing some of the crumbs into the batter.
Butter Crumbs:
- 4 oz/113g sugar
- 5 oz/141g AP flour
- 4 oz/113g oz butter
This recipe will make two loaves and uses about half the amount of sugar and fat as a regular loaf, so if you like sweet bread, you may want to add double the amount of sugar.
Optionally add chopped walnuts, raisins, figs or other chopped dried fruit.
Yummy Banana Bread…. with Butter Crumbs! Have fun baking… I always do, Teresa
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The Planning Board will hold an application submission/public hearing/deliberation on Tuesday, June 5 beginning at 6:30 pm at the town office. Under discussion will be a site plan review for Gary Michael for a proposed 40 foot by 80 foot storage building. Property located on Industrial Way. If the application is accepted a public hearing will follow. A copy of the application and related material are available at the land use office.
The elementary school will participate in "Walk NH Week" on Tuesday June 7. This will be quite a parade with 275 students and 45 staff members walking around the block beginning at the school. A police office will be on hand to help with street crossings. The last day of school is June 13 with dismissal at 12:10.
Members present at the recent meeting included, Larry Brown, Eric Ohlenbusch, Jennifer Crone, Bob Carrier and School Representative Lue Snyder.
Snyder told the group that there would not be as much of a surplus as previously thought because of a deficit in the school lunch program and an addition of 2 special education students. She noted that the school budget is frozen and it would not be until mid July that numbers are clear and final for the 2011/12 school year. There was discussion regarding the lunch program deficit. It was noted that food costs have gone up considerably and there is an increase in the level for free and reduced lunches making more students eligible for the program.
The board held two public hearings, one to accept a $20,000 grant from Rural Development Funding toward the purchase of a new ambulance and the other a $25,899 grant from EMPC toward the purchase of a fire department command vehicle. The board agreed to accept both grants.
The board acknowledged three town employees' birthday in the month of May, Orville Goff, Evan favorite and Pam Arnold.
The board asked respectfully for a moment of silence for the family of George Banks who recently passed away.
Mike Currier who owns Milton Pump & Filter met with the board to discuss a "Puppy Mill" on Kingsbury Drive. He stated that the smell is keeping nearby residents from going outside. The selectmen agreed to contact the town's health inspector and he in turn will contact the state health inspector.
There was some discussion regarding the water precinct's billing rates for town owned buildings. Mike Currier said that he would put in a well and irrigation system at the town's beach at no cost to the town for labor, thus saving the town $3,000 per year by using the water that is there. The matter was tabled until June as was the water precinct's billing.
Richard Howard met with the board to discuss property on Ellis Drive owned by the town. It was noted that the property has been condemned as of December 2011. Howard would like to continue caring for the fowl that was left at the site. Board Chairman Tom Gray said that was OK but not to go into the building and to give the police department his license plate number so there would be no confusion of the reason he was at the property.
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A company i officially resigned from continues to pay me for 8 months erroneously. Do they have legal grounds to recoop that money?
Asked on 3/08/12, 5:20 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle
Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC
Of course they do. By continuing to take the money, you were stealing it. There are consequences for that (perhaps well beyond the money).
Answered on 3/08/12, 5:23 am
Glen Ashman
Ashman Law Office
Of course.
(Your post has nothing to do with administrative law).
And since you are aware of the error and did nothing, you are a thief, and besides risking a lawsuit, there is some chance you will go to prison for not coming forward sooner and returning what wasn't yours.
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Hey everyone,
I had read on here that WM was going to be moving their stock of Star Wars figures...but the question was: where?
I went in there tonight, thinking that they wouldn't have moved them (our WM doesn't do anything..so I figured that they wouldn't do this either, or at least not yet). When I got to the normal aisle, they were gone, and I checked most of the toy section for them: no where to be found.
Do you know where I finally found them? In the clearance aisle, and they're not clearance items. And on top of that, the price increase was in effect as well.
It apparently seems that WM does not like Star Wars collectors. First they raise the price, and then they move them to where most people wouldn't be looking for them.
But anyway, if you have trouble finding them in your WM, the clearance area (if you have one) is probably a good place to look.


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Submission + - MacTech Conference First to Show Mac-based Planeta (mactech.com)
neilticktin writes: In just a couple of weeks, MacTech Conference will have the first public display (outside a university or research setting) of Mac-based planetary exploration rovers and boat controlled by iPod Touch's. Professor Wolfgang Fink, who came to the University of Arizona from Caltech last year, will be demonstrating the units on the first day of the conference prior to the Conference's keynote by Andy Ihnatko. The rovers which can carry a payload of 40 pounds, and the boat, are based on Mac Minis and controlled by iOS devices such as the iPod Touch over the Internet. Fink and his colleague Mark Tarbell will be available to answer questions and discuss University of Arizona research using smart robots to explore planets, and will speak about them on the last day of the conference. For those that want to attend, educational discounts are available, and a special bundle option/discount expires on Mon Oct 25.


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Immigration Reform, Wild West for E-Cigarettes, Sushi Drones: June 12
byThe Senate voted 82-15 to begin formal debate on the Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill, Alan Gomez and Susan Davis report. [USA Today]
A new study estimates that workers who smoke cost employers $6,000 more than non-smokers each year, after accounting for reduced productivity, sick days, and other expenses, reports Gabrielle Karol. [Fox Business]
A Food and Drug Administration official described the market for electronic cigarettes as "the wild, wild West," writes Justin Bachman. A prominent player in the market, NJOY, just raised $75 million in new funding, including an investment from former Facebook President Sean Parker. [Bloomberg Businessweek]
It's illegal to sell foie gras in California, writes Rachel Tepper. The owner of a San Jose doughnut shop who decided to give away foie gras-filled doughnuts received death threats for his trouble. [Huffington Post]
A sushi restaurant discovers a better way to deliver dinner: drones (video). [Telegraph]
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Posted on 01/28/2014 12:32:49 PM PST by moonshinner_09
Boy, 3, killed after 'drunk driving illegal immigrant with no insurance slammed into family's vehicle leaving them unable to pay for funeral'
A three-year-old Utah boy has been killed after an allegedly drunk driving illegal immigrant rear-ended his family's car while it was stopped at a red light, causing a five-vehicle pile up. Zane Thurber, who was strapped into his car-seat in the back of his dad Matt's Subaru, died instantly in the horrific collision that occurred at a Taylorsville intersection Saturday night. Witnesses said suspect Manuel de Jesus Guinea, 55, was driving at about 70 mph shortly before he slammed into the Thurbers vehicle, and 'smelled like a bar' as he attempted to blend in with the crowd. Onlookers managed to hold him until officers arrived. Because of his immigration status, Zane's family believe Guinea does not have insurance and fear they will be unable to pay for his funeral and medical costs.
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Just another illegal doing the job Americans wont do right amnesty lovers..this poor child, this did NOT have to happen..my condolences to his family..of course this won't be reported in the amnesty loving media because they want these types of scum to get amnesty
Wonder how many times he's been deported? Wonder how many times he'll be back?
On second thought, the whole family ought to be able to tap their amnesty campaign fund.
'Suspect Manuel de Jesus Guinea' will be seated to the right and slightly behind 0bama tonight at the SOTU speech!
Yeah, I noticed the UK source right away. Possibly the local weekly might cover it as well.
I hear these stories all the time, illegals driving drunk, illegals doing drive-bys..it happens all the time but it hardly gets reported because it doesn't help the media's narrative that illegals deserve amnesty
Killing the children American's don't want to kill.
This is clearly the Tea Parties fault. If they (Tea Party) weren't racists the illegal immigrant could have had insurance. More proof we need amnesty right now. /s
On a serious note, I grieve for this family. May God give them strength and grace through this difficult time.
:: as he attempted to blend in with the crowd. ::
Some folks are just not "inventive" enough.
Pocket knife, meet ACL. Ain't no walking away from that!
This little boy was simply a broken shell in the making of a splendid progressive omelet. Bob
Will Manuel be sitting with the First Lady tonight?
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
I agree, there should be some person or charity group that can pay for a funeral. The article seems to infer that the family's biggest problem will be paying for the funeral. Instead it should focus on the sad, sad tragedy, and the fact that the frequency of these crimes could be reduced by getting illegals out of the USA.
Yep, I agree, the left makes me SICK..I want to see amnesty lovers look the parents of this child in the face and explain to them why scum like this child's killer deserves citizenship
My husband told me last night that a client had to cancel an appointment because the client's daughter and newborn baby were just killed by an illegal immigrant drunk driver in California.
Illegal-alien-killing-American PING
Maximum of 15 years in prison:
Taylorvlle, Illinois ???
Pretty soon he won't be illegal - which of course will change everything. He'll have insurance that he can afford with taxpayer subsidies, he won't drink because taxpayers will end him to rehab, and he'll be offered a better than minimum wage job because he is a vaunted minority...someone who just wants to live the American Dream ...as long as he votes rat.
You can knock it off with the keyword abuse.
How strange, not a single mention of his "immigration" status on any of the Salt Lake City TV stations. a simple oversight i'm sure. oh well, just collateral damage in a state that has chosen to take a "compassionate approach" to immigration.
The Republicrat/Dumbocan Party has this boy's blood on its hands.
Yes neither the Salt Lake Tribune nor the Deseret News has any mention of him being an illegal alien
It was Taylorville, Utah and the family cant afford the funeral expenses because Zane's 6 yo brother was injured and is in hospital
according to the SLTrib they are trying to raise $50,000 for medical expenses and the funeral..
Which Democrat is inviting Manuel de Jesus Guinea to sit with them at the State of the Union show?
Some funeral homes will donate a casket and their services in the death of a small child.
another hard working dreamer and possible future GOPe voter?
What I just don't understand is how all of these illegals are able to buy their SUVs and pickups, when they don't have a driver's licence, insurance required by loan holder and State, etc. ......Are they just waltzing in and throwing cash to buy the vehicles outright? ........Seems that the people selling the autos to the illegals should be put out of business and sent to the graybar hotel for years.
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"There was another smoke that did not catch much attention from the American media," continues Raja, former general secretary of the U.S. Muslim youth organization Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya, USA. "Just days before the election of the new Pope, a violent Muslim mob burned homes and buildings in a Christian colony in Lahore, Pakistan. Why? Because of a Christian man's alleged blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam. As an American Muslim, I feel a connection to both these events."


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BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarendon rallies Eisenhower to outright league title
RIALTO â" Terry Clarendon wasn't interested in losing the final regular season home game of his career, especially to Fontana Miller.
So, Rialto Eisenhower's senior point guard made sure that didn't happen.
Clarendon nearly had a triple-double and hit the decisive free throws in the final seconds, and the Eagles rallied to beat the Rebels 60-59 and secure the outright Citrus Belt League title.
âSince I was a freshman on varsity we haven't lost any home league game except to Miller, so this was personal,â Clarendon said. âIt really meant a lot to all of us.â
Clarendon finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Eisenhower (14-10, 8-1) rallied from an eight-point third quarter deficit. His biggest moment came from the free throw line.
With the Eagles up 58-56 with 5 seconds remaining, Clarendon stepped to the line in a 1-and-1 situation and calmly hit both free throws. Those points proved crucial when Miller's Jordan Robinson banked a 3-pointer off the backboard with 1.2 seconds left.
âCoach puts us through situations like that every day in practice,â Clarendon said. âSo when it comes to game time, I just clear my head and think about practice and it feels natural.â
Marquane Harris scored a team-high 15 points and his younger brother Markell added 12 for Eisenhower.
The Eagles got off to a miserable start offensively and trailed 35-27 early in the third quarter.
Then Clarendon kicked into gear. He converted a three-point play to pull Ike into a 35-all tie, and the Eagles took the lead on a pair of free throws by Deshawn Shelton, made possible by an offensive rebound by Clarendon. Markelle Harris nailed a 3-pointer from the left wing on the next possession, off an assist from Clarendon, to cap a 13-0 run that put Eisenhower up for good.
âTerry kind of led us a little bit in the second half,â Eisenhower coach Ray Jimmerson said. âWhen we needed some plays it seemed like he was there to make them, or he was at the end of the plays. It was big.â
Phillipe Salowa scored 16 points and Michael Johnson had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Rebels (14-12, 5-4), who are now in a three-way tie for second place with San Bernardino Cajon and Redlands East Valley.


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It's been bugging me for years. But is there a reason why the Bucks colors are red and green? It just oozes x-mas to me, not Bucks. Shouldn't they be beige/brown and white? I reckon green is for trees, but what's with the red?
It's been bugging me for years. But is there a reason why the Bucks colors are red and green? It just oozes x-mas to me, not Bucks. Shouldn't they be beige/brown and white? I reckon green is for trees, but what's with the red?
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LOL I think we as Bucks fans just want a winning team. I could personally care less about our colors, if we win thats all I care about.
Sure would I like the 90's throwback's instead? Ofcourse but right now I just want to see the Bucks with a legit shooting guard.
" Failure is only defined by someone's perception of what failing is."-His Airness
I'm not sure what the colors really have to do with the mascot in basically any case. Why aren't the hornets yellow and black? Shouldn't the Lakers have blue in their jerseys for lakes? Why aren't the Timberwolves gray, black and brown?
I think you can look through the league and see the majority of the teams aren't colored to match the mascot.
Bulls are not red..
Grizzlies are not blue.....
Wizards dont suck... Oopsssss.....
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Even teams that don't match their name aren't as shocking as red and green. There's stepping away from the name, and then there's drifting out to sea like the Bucks colors.
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Go green as the main color and a cool brown as secondary and the opposite on road games. I t could almost be green and gold.
Not be be a jerk, but technically bulls are colorblind and red doesn't actually make them crazy. But you are right, the color red is associated with Bulls. But again, I don't see how the Bucks are any different than quite a few other teams. Why are the Lakers purple and gold? Isn't the Lakers team name derived from the lakes of Minnesota, which presumably aren't purple and gold? Hornets have nothing to do with a light blue color, but yet that's New Orleans colors, even though yellow and black would be obvious choices. Shouldn't the Pistons be a metallic silver color? You can go around a lot of the league and say the colors don't really match the mascot.
Side note though, after actually looking at a list of team mascot names around the nba, I guess I never really realized how strange a lot of the team names around the league really are.


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The generous severance packages were disclosed as the Government published details of the cost of so-called "Spads" to the taxpayer.
The figures show that David Cameron is employing fewer advisers than Gordon Brown did as Prime Minister.
At the beginning of 2009-10 Mr Brown had 23, while the Tory leader has 19 on his staff.
However, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has five - meaning the total for Downing Street as a whole is slightly higher than previously.
The highest earners are Number 10 director of communications Andy Coulson, on £140,000 a year, and Mr Cameron's chief of staff Ed Llewellyn on £125,000.
Altogether the public is said to be paying £4.9 million for Government Spads this year, some £700,000 below the sum declared under Labour last year.


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CBS has been struggling to find an audience for its nightly newscast, a show that has been in last place for 12 years, so it might not come as a surprise that network executives have been fishing around for new ideas.
Now comes word that CBS could be joining forces with CNN, according to the New York Times. CBS leaders aren't commenting on any possible deals, but the Times spoke with other anonymous sources that claim talks about sharing news gathering resources with CNN have recently picked up.
CNN/U.S. president Jonathan Klein told advertisers last month that his network will "continue to evolve our news-gathering and programming approaches," which if such approaches include joint work with CBS, could potentially strengthen both of the channels' news power.
'CBS Evening News with Katie Couric' has struggled for viewers since the former 'Today Show' host took over its anchor chair, while CNN was the weakest news performer in prime time last month among the highly coveted 25-54 demographic.
The idea of a complete merger isn't likely, according to executives, however some in the industry see potential in giving Couric a chance to expand her coverage of breaking news stories by using CNN's airwaves — a possible lifeline for the female news anchor as her contract is up next year.


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"Save America's Treasures" has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington's tent.
65% of Americans don't know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
The "Teaching American History" grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
40% of Americans can't identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
"There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country," John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
The "We the People Program," which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
To most people, prairie country is farm country—big fields of corn and oats, rolling pastures with lone trees standing on the slopes. But when the virgin timber that originally covered the river valleys was slaughtered to make room for corn and cattle, homesteads and town sites, good bits of it were left, down along the creeks and river bottoms, under the crests of low hills. These are the prairie woods, where farmers turned loose their cattle and where country communities held Sunday-school picnics and Fourth of July celebrations.Read more »


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Not too sure if this will be repeated but there was a really cool hour long ISS documentary on last night. The show went out on Channel 5 in the UK and was part of the Big, Bigger, Biggest series. Anyway, thought id highlight it as i thought it was really cool! loads of interesting facts and videos!
Here is the tv guide review! Space Station The documentary series examines the technological advances that have led to the construction of the International Space Station, set to become one of the greatest engineering feats of all time, and scheduled for completion in 2011 Category Documentary 8.2/10 with 72 votes If anyone gets a chance to watch it then give it a go Not sure if people outside the UK can watch it but try this: http://demand.five.tv/Series.aspx?serie ... gerBiggest Rob |
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Rob Goldsmith wrote: If anyone gets a chance to watch it then give it a go Not sure if people outside the UK can watch it but try this: http://demand.five.tv/Series.aspx?serie ... gerBiggest Rob I gave it a go and it was a no go! LOL. It actually said "Sorry this show is for UK audiences only." |
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All you need is a proxy with an IP address from UK and it should be possible - haven't found a free one of those yet.
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Found it on youtube:
5 parts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrANMpT8uGs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O1MdUS3Zys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkQvR0D1E2c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v74QDSogjeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6b2oI-Wy3E hf! edit: now that I have seen it I can confirm that it is indeed quite interesting - I actually learned a few things I didn't know yet like the decompression chamber between Soyuz and Apollo. The only thing I have to criticize is that they keep talking about 10 crew members on the ISS (at least the CGI stuff shows that number)... dunno where they came up with that number. _________________ pride comes before a fall |
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The funny thing about Snyder threatening to sue the City Paper is that more people than ever will now read the piece he's so upset about. Also funny? The next time someone writes that sort of piece they'll be sure to include Snyder's threat to sue the City Paper.
The scary thing is that, if Snyder is willing to sue the City Paper, call for Dave McKenna's firing and charge Dan Steinberg with conspiracy (for linking?), he could come after anyone not conforming to his Ministry of Truthiness. He could come after us. And we don't have any money.
So, if you happen to be a media law expert, please peruse this sampling of the 45 posts we've tagged with our Snyder Sucks category and make sure we're in the clear. Because we don't want Snyder suing us for:
— Being the top result for "dan snyder we play physical we win".
— Having the audacity to google "dan snyder".
— Telling the story of fans getting kicked out of FedEx.
— Having Carlos Rogers pose with a "Snyder Sucks" shirt.
— Casting him and Vinny Cerrato in Dumb and Dumber.
— Saying he treated Jason Campbell like shit.
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"Welcome to the Pelaran Alliance...."
With those simple words, the Guardian spacecraft openly revealed itself to humanity, heralding a new chapter in its 500-year-long mission to cultivate our world. Earth's population must now make its first planet-wide decision - join the most powerful alliance in our galaxy or chart our own course, deciding for ourselves which civilizations are worthy of our trust. Will we be the first world to decline the Pelarans' invitation, or does their offer come with an implied threat?
Aboard Terran Fleet Command's flagship, TFS Navajo, Admiral Kevin Patterson assembles his formidable but untested forces in hopes of defending the Earth. Knowing that an attack is imminent, he must risk everything in hopes of finding his enemy and taking the initiative.
Returning from TFC's first battle, Captain Tom Prescott learns that his frigate, TFS Ingenuity, is more heavily damaged than expected. Now he must race against time to prepare a new ship, then execute a daring mission to save Earth's last and best hope of avoiding full-scale interstellar war.
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"great series with good story and action "
I dropped one star because it's like the book is over just when it's getting good. book 1 and 2 could have made one good book. still can't wait for the next book in the series.
"Great listen loved it can't wait for book 3"
Hopeing for book 4 and book 5 ect it could go on for a long time
"Not since the early work of Ryk Brown have I enjoyed such a series"
I don't know if it is Mr Kafer reading or the parallels between young, outgunned, overmatched Captains but I really am into this series. It's probably a little of both.
The story is original and great with the perfect mix of important factors. In all my reviews I try not to say too much, I just to try convey my ratings and whether or not I think people should buy. Do yourself a favor and buy.
I eagerly loom forward to the next in series.
"Entertaining! Believable."
This was an military story set in the future. I could believe that this is a future reality. I enjoyed this very much and I am downloading the next book right now
"Great story!"
There is a certain type of voice that I like to hear in action novels. I don't know if a similar tone can be heard while reading the same novel but the situational and tactical response descriptions kept an imaginative picture in my mind. Then sadness arrived as the book ended - But I wanted more! Can't wait till the next book is available in audio format!
"Great continuation of the story"
Really enjoying this series. I hope book 3 is available soon. Excellent narrator for this book.
the action is just beginning and very very captivating story. can't wait to book 3 book 4 and others
"Great naval sci-fi series"
This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite sci-fi series. Closest style comparison I have is Troy Rising by John Ringo and David Webers Safehold or Honor Harrington series. If you like those series I feel confident you will like the tfc saga. While shorter than I would like and a quick listen it scratches the itch for more.
"Great story - Great characters"
The Captain. Great character development!
The battle at the end. Good excitement!
While I usually like the narrator to have several voices....Jeffery Kafer does a wonderful job. He carries the story from scene to scene and makes the characters come alive.
Yes - to bad I don't have kind of time. But it only took 2 days......
Ready for the next one - keep them coming!!!
"Better than Book 1"
I enjoyed this book quite a bit more than Book 1. Looking forward to the next in the Series.
"Good book"
It is a good story, goes along slowly with all the descriptions and the book is very short so the author could add a few more interludes. Yes just bought the third book,
"Went off the rails "
I was very disappointed by this book. Went completely off the rails towards the end. You are left no further forward in the main story at the conclusion of this book. Sure, some nice things happen and there are good moments that make you whoop/curse for humanity but the primary arc advances slower than a sub light excursion to the edge of the known Universe.


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Anna's First Soccer Practice
I grew up playing soccer.
Big-time, weekend-consuming competitive soccer until I entered high school. At that time I had to choose between swimming and soccer because they were the same season. Swimming won out.
I have great memories of playing soccer as a kid. Many a weekend and evening were spent on the field and often times in the Northwest, in the rain.
When I drove Anna to school yesterday we were talking about her going to soccer "practice" and that it might just be in the rain. I talked about how much fun it was to play in the rain and that my favorite part was that you got to come home and take a hot bath and get all clean again. She liked that part best.
Luckily it was just a bit windy and the rain held off.
This is what I call parents & kids & helpers & coaches all-over-the-place soccer.
It was a little chaotic but Anna was excited. It's just a fun, 4-week soccer introduction. A great chance to get outside and see if it's something she'd like to do more of in the future.
She got to run around, kick the ball into a net, try trapping, and run around some more.
She does pretty good waiting her turn too.
And as usual, there was some Simon chasing involved.
Looking forward to next week and maybe a bit-warmer weather.
Go Anna go!


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Today in unsurprising news: it turns out nobody records quiz shows.
With the final consolidated ratings for The God Complex standing at 6.77 million viewers, a further 1.57 million time shift viewers makes light work of trouncing dark overlord and Flora flogger known as Verrrrrrrnnunouuuoonn Kay.
To those unaware; The God Complex was beaten on overnight ratings by the Kay hosted All Star Family Fortunes – a revamped version of the Bob Monkhouse/Max Bygraves/Les Dennis void filler – sparking The Guardian to use the lower than expected ratings to beat Doctor Who over the head with until it admitted it was 'too complex'
While the consolidated figures again reinforce the argument that overnight ratings can never offer the full picture when it comes to a fair representation of viewing habits, The Guardian, again using the fact that the overnight viewers for All Star Family Fortunes were again better than Doctor Who this week for Closing Time, have again raised the issue of Doctor Who's 'mixed fortunes'.
It is so sad to see such a culturally savvy up market broadsheet aligning itself with The Sun. These aren't 'mixed fortunes' but a fantastic example of the game completely changing and the sooner The Guardian stops misrepresenting the figures (to be fair to them the article is far more reasonable than the headline) the better.
If in fact you want a sober, clear-headed breakdown of viewing habits for the whole of the nu-who run then look no further than this blog entry by DWM editor Tom Spilsbury and rejoice in the fact that Doctor Who ratings have increased since 2005!
By now the comments section on The Guardian website should be overflowing with Doctor Who fans, but feel free to join them in expressing your ire…


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Get an overview of this hotelContemporary luxury hotel in London's Covent Garden
Strategically located, close to several shops and theaters.
Occupying a handsomely updated Edwardian building, this Covent Garden hotel is 0.2 kilometers (0.1 miles) from the Royal Opera House and 0.8 kilometers (0.5 miles) from Trafalgar Square. Several shops, restaurants, galleries and West End theaters are within a short walk.
Spa, top-notch dining
One Aldwych features a restaurant, an acclaimed event venue and a chic bar. The health club includes 3 treatment rooms, a sauna, a state-of-the-art gym, and a chlorine-free indoor pool with underwater music and adjacent steam rooms.
Beautifully designed guestrooms and suites featuring Frette linens.
Guestrooms offer flat-panel TVs, DVD players, and complimentary WiFi. Beds are layered with Frette linens and feather/down duvets. Dine in with 24-hour room service. Baths include mini-TVs and 100% natural PlanTation products.
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- Swimming pool
- Sauna
Hotel Amenities
One Aldwych offers a prime location in London's Covent Garden district. Set within a 10-minute walk of many top West End theaters, and with shops, restaurants and the world-famous Royal Opera House right on the doorstep, this five-star hotel is perfectly placed for enjoying London. One Aldwych is known for its warm, attentive, and personalized service. The hotel's health club features a chlorine-free indoor pool with underwater music and mood lighting (children must be accompanied by adults). Sauna and steam rooms are adjacent. The spacious gym, open 24-hours to hotel guests, offers the latest Technogym equipment and personal training services. One Aldwych is one of a select number of spas in the world to offer treatments from the prestigious Spanish skincare specialist, Natura Bissé. An extensive list of treatments are available, including a range of signature treatments which are exclusively available at One Aldwych.
Other highlights include a luxurious private cinema which is equipped with the latest digital cinema technology and 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound and an impressive collection of contemporary art. Airport transfers can be arranged at a surcharge (advanced reservations required). This hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Total number of rooms - 105
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 1907
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Full-service spa
- Health club
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- 24-hour front desk
- Luggage storage
- Bar/lounge
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Wedding services
- Smoke-free property
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- iPod docking station
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free toiletries
- Room service (24 hours)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Hair dryer
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Shower/tub combination
- Slippers
- Satellite TV service
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Frette Italian sheets
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
One Aldwych's Lobby Bar serves award winning craft cocktails and a dairy-free afternoon tea with a modern twist.
Indigo the main hotel restaurant offers a modern British and European menu, with a cooked-to-order breakfast served daily from 6:30 AM to 11 AM; lunch and dinner are also available.
Eneko the hotel's traditional Basque restaurant and wine bar, offers bottles direct from the Spanish region.
Room service is also available 24 hours a day.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Spa Services
One Aldwych offers three treatment rooms, sauna, massages, and a steam room.
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Number of treatment rooms 3
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Steam room in spa
- Detoxification wrap
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Sauna in spa
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 72 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Parking height restrictions apply
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: GBP 27 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: GBP 194.00 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Valet parking fee: GBP 47 per night (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: GBP 72 per night
Hotel Name
- Aldwych
- Aldwych One
- One Aldwych
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- One Aldwych Hotel London
- One Aldwych London
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- One Aldwych London, England
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
National Rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.


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Writer, composer and singer Dee (born Martin Granger) is also a multi-instrumentalist, a DJ and a producer. The musician made a name for himself with the Montreal-based band The Urbanauts. After the group disbanded in 2002, Dee launched a solo career. As well as tour, he has released a debut album, and his songs have been featured on popular American television series such as Grey's Anatomy, The Hills and Scrubs. In 2008, Dee launched Day by Day, a sophomore album with shades of electro-pop, funk and disco.
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On 16 January 2013, David Burns and Maghnus Collins Smyth, the two Irishmen who are on a 16,000-kilometre adventure, arrive in Shanghai, and their final stop on the journey is at Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai.
The journey from Istanbul to Shanghai named "Silk Roads to Shanghai" was undertaken to raise funds for Self Help Africa. The team embarked on the journey back on 29 March 2012. The journey consists of three stages: the first stage (8,500 kilometres) from Istanbul to Kathmandu by bicycle; the second stage (1,000 kilometres) from Xining to the source of the Yangtze River on foot; and the final stage of 6,300 kilometres from the source of the Yangtze River to its mouth at Shanghai by Kayak. As of today, their initiative has raised €24,500.
As the final stop of the adventure, Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai has extended warm hospitality to the two-man team, including comfortable accommodation, an overdue hair cut and the hotels signature Wushu Body Massage to release the tension of 10.5 months of tough travel.
"David and Maghnus were on their journey for charity, challenge and exploration. I've seen guest check in weary from travel, but this was something totally new to me. Most people endure a delay, some turbulence, loose a bag or the likes, but they had the better part of a year experiencing all of the above daily to get here. This is a great achievement and Kerry Hotel is proud to be part of it," said Peter Clarke, the hotel's general manager.
For details about their adventure, please visit www.sand2snowadventures.com.
Kerry Hotels are the next generation of luxury hotels! Vibrant, unpretentious and flexible. Today's traveler wants to engage all senses whether at work or at play. Kerry Hotels have a fresh and energetic vibe and offer some unexpected touches that fuel creativity yet allow time to recharge and relax. Service is less bound by protocol but is enthusiastic and intuitive.
Launched in February 2011 in Pudong, Shanghai with a sister property in Beijing, Kerry hotels are seamlessly integrated with the surrounding environment in multi-purpose complexes. Extensive sports and wellness facilities and trend setting Food and Beverage concepts cater to the youthful and spirited business and leisure traveller looking for a quality five star hotel that focuses on their individual lifestyle needs. Kerry hotels represent passionate hospitality wrapped up in a stylish package.
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James tries to get Donna to Kiss and Make Up.
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Full Moon Madness
Trip Start
Jan 09, 2006
Trip End
Aug 15, 2006
Once on board and settled it was, per usual, Big Chang time. While on the bus we met a lovely Irishman and part time U.N. representative named Mark(the U.N. bit is an inside joke) who traveled and drank with us during our trip. We must have done a good job as Mark declaired that Ricky was to be made an honorary Irishman for his help in getting Mark "pissed". We would be fortunate enough to run into Mark several times during our stay, though Mark may use a different term. Just teasing ya Mark!
Tired, sweaty, worn out and ready to relax(strange how that phrase keps repeating) we haggled ourselves a ride to our accomidation. The First Villa, our destination, turned out to be quite the nice place, though the beach was lacking. The room was great and the A/C worked and the pool was fantastic.
(Why I love pools)
So good in fact that we lounged there for 2 days before we even left the resourt to explore the town. As a matter of fact, we had many many Big Changs around the pool. So many in fact that most of the other residents stayed away from our side of the pool. Wonder if it had something to do with views like this:
A few days before the big Full Moon Party we went into town to do some exploring. We hopped the 'Snoop Dog' boat tour and circled the island in a large and crowded long boat to see the local sites. We got to see waterfalls and beautiful beaches and do some snorkeling. Unfortunatly, unlike many other countries, the Thai's do not seem to much care for the upkeep of their reefs. They recklessly push polled the boat around the coral all the while dumping in tourists right on top of reef. No warnings or requests not to touch the coral. When we arrived at the site there were at least 40 people in the water and the majority were standing on the coral with their faces in the water. The reef had some serious damage and there is no doubt in my mind that it will only get worse.
After a few lazy days on the beach we made ready for the Full Moon Party. I had heard alot about these things. The Full Moon parties claim they host the largest raves on the planet. Not being a big raver I cannot tell you one way or the other, but it was big. Picture Mardi Gras day Bourbon Street crowds on a beach with the ocean on one side and bars on the other blasting out rythmic beats.
It was an amazing site. We arrived about 11pm and road the night out until way after sunrise. Each bar had it's own DJ spinning and one would think with all of them going at once it would sould terrible. In reality, as soon as you took 5 steps away from the bar the sound disapeared and as you approached the next bar there was no distortion. The beaches were also littered with passed out Thai's exchausted from the days water throwing. Later in night it became littered with light weights and dumb hippies who thought they could drink like they were born in New Orleans.
A few hours after sunrise we crawled away from the beach and after some street food, headed home. After some recovery time we were ready to go again. Unfortunatly Ricky and I chose to do this on our last night and had to sail home with big hangovers.
So, thats about it. We came we saw, we boozed and we partied. Now we're back in BBK and the Monkey is preparing for the long flight home. What will we do with no Monkey?
The world may never know....if they don't stay tooned that is!


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just moved back to dallas needs to cycle
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We are a fun 2 part group. Fitness buddies that want to be social too! So we combined what we like doing, riding the bike trails around Dallas/Fort Worth and doing pub crawls with our friends on special occasions. We are not professional road racers or mountain bikers. Instead we are a group of 40+ year olds that just want to have fun and enjoy life to it's fullest. We welcome all ages, but prefer 40 to 70 year olds that feel like they're 30 again. We also mountain bike, destination travel, do triathlon's, swim, hike, kayak, camp and more.
Our rides will be around the DFW area on all types of paved trail roads and lake roads. Typically, the organized rides will be an hour or two, depends on the group; and the pace is leisurely to moderate. If you are a racer, you may get bored because we are a social cycling group that may enjoy talking and laughing as we ride together. We are always looking for people to schedule rides in McKinney, Plano, Fort Worth, Irving, Arlington, Garland, Dallas, Grapevine, and Wylie.
The other activities will be purely social events like pub crawls on McKinney Ave, Knox/Henderson and Greenville Ave. We may even do a drink or 2 after our rides if you are up to it. We will try to keep the group active with 2 or 3 meetups each week. If you apply to join, we just ask that you participate at least once a month and volunteer occasionally to plan the rides. We are also looking for planners for bowling, movies, concerts, and trips.
This is for singles, couples and married persons that just want to meet new friends that have something in common through cycling and social events.
While this is an adult Meetup and many of our events are strictly for adults, your teenagers are welcome on this ride, if you believe they can keep up and be respectful of our members and policies. Most of our events end at a bar or restaurant, so please take that into consideration when bringing pre-teens or young children to an event. We ask that you respect everyone's limited "Adult" social time when you're considering bringing your pre-teens or young children to one of these social events.
We have grown this group with a dedicated purpose of inclusion and friendly adult socialization opportunities. We are very excited to meet everyone and want you to feel like this is a fun group that you want to do things with over time. So join now and we look forward to sharing some fun times with you.
Ride Pace: based on 1 lap around the outer loop of white rock lake with no stops:
Beginner/trail ride (8-10 Mph pace): 1 lap will take you an 65 minutes
Intermediate/social (12 mph pace): 1 Lap in 50 minutes
Advanced/cardio (15 Mph pace): 1 lap in 40 minutes
Racer (18 MPH pace): 1 lap in 33 minutes
Distance rides / training rides: You should be able to do at least 2 hours on a bike with a few rest stops before you consider these type of rides
Profile Photos: We are foremost a social group and with over 800 members, it is impossible for everyone to know everyone else. Please make sure your membership profile picture accurately represents your current look so those of us with aging memories can use your photo as a cheat sheet to put together names and faces, both before and during the events. Also, if we lose you at White Rock Lake, off the Sylvan Street Bridge, or next year in Italy, we'd like to have a representative photo to show the local authorities and the search parties (this is not the kind of party we want).
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A recent Alaska Journal of Commerce editorial called for punishing the public interest groups who challenged the proposed railroad out to Port MacKenzie. As the chief advocate for one of those groups, I think citizens should be rewarded for trying to save Alaskan tax dollars while protecting our dwindling salmon populations in the Mat-Su Valley.
I grew up in a Republican household and it was fiscally conservative. I learned not to spend more than I had. Today, the words "fiscal conservative" get a lot of lip service, but in Congress, in Juneau and in the Mat-Su Borough, any notion of true fiscal conservatism has been tossed out the window.
The Mat-Su Ferry is a classic case. The Mat-Su Borough for years touted its high-tech ferry as a transportation savior for Upper Cook Inlet. But anyone taking an honest look at the ferry's business plan knew it was a bust. Now, after spending $4.5 million in public dollars on a fancy ferry terminal, the Mat-Su Borough is offering to give away — that's right, give away — its $80 million ferry. It's already spent over a million tax dollars just to store the ferry, and the Mat-Su Borough will have to pay back many millions more to the feds if and when it disposes of it. Assembly member Ron Arvin hit the nail on the head when he said "[w]e're spending money like drunken sailors."
But the Mat-Su Ferry is small potatoes compared to the proposed railroad to Port Mac. Current construction costs for the 32 mile rail spur to Port Mac are estimated around $300 million, but like all big government projects, that number will certainly rise. And project proponents estimate annual operations and maintenance costs at roughly $2 million a year, which is several hundred percent lower than similar per mile costs on existing Alaska rail lines.
The problem with the proposed Port Mac rail is simple math. Similar to its ferry project, the Mat-Su Borough relies on fanciful assumptions to sell its project to politicians willing to look the other way. For example, according to studies commissioned to support the project, the economic viability of the railroad to Port Mac hinges on a series of eye-popping "what ifs," including: the development of a massive new Portland cement facility in the Interior (there is no plan currently for the facility or the mine to feed it); 3 million tons of coal annually for the shuttered Agrium fertilizer plant in Kenai, which has no plans to re-start using coal; 200,000 tons of benzene annually from a new production facility that's not even in the planning stages; and 2 million tons of mineral ore exports annually, which is more than the Alaska's largest mine — Red Dog — now produces. All this, and Alaska already has three tidewater ports along the railroad.
Unfortunately, the Port Mac rail spur threatens the Alaska Railroad. In its 2013 report to the state, the AKRR presents a bleak fiscal outlook, with net income dropping from $13.4 million last year, to around $11.5 million in 2012, and only an estimated $2.9 million in 2013. Yet, the AKRR only survives due to federal subsidies, so its "net" income disappears when federal earmarks dry up. Last year Don Young bragged how he bucked the anti-earmark trend of his own party to secure the $31 million annual subsidy the AKRR needed. Now, looking ahead at the fiscal gamesmanship in Congress, it's hardly a sound business plan to continue to rely on federal hand-outs to keep the AKRR afloat.
The Port Mac rail spur has created valuable construction jobs, but those one-time jobs get overly expensive if the state or the borough loses money on operations and maintenance costs year after year.
For nearly a decade, Cook Inletkeeper and others tried to sound the alarm about irresponsible design and financing concerns around the massive Port of Anchorage expansion. We used every avenue open to us, short of litigation. But Bill Sheffield and his cronies pushed on and no political leader had the courage to question the crazy assumptions used to rationalize the project. Now, taxpayers have lost hundreds of millions of dollars, and the state's most important port lies in limbo.
Having our valid cries fall on deaf ears at the Port of Anchorage makes it all the more important to use every available option to stop similar waste at Port Mac. Later this session, the Alaska legislature will consider spending up to another $130 million on the Port Mac rail spur. Before we throw more good money after bad, I encourage every fiscal conservative to take a hard look at the numbers behind the Port Mac rail spur and ask one of Jay Hammond's basic questions: will it pay for itself?
Bob Shavelson holds the title of Inletkeeper with Homer-based Cook Inletkeeper.


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2011 Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) Lidar: Burns Study Area
This kmz file shows the extent of coverage for the 2011 DOGAMI Burns Study Area lidar
data set.
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) contracted with Watershed
Sciences, Inc. to collect high resolution topographic LiDAR data for multiple areas
within the State of Oregon. The areas for LiDAR collection have been designed as part
of a collaborative effort of state, federal, and local agencies in order to meet a
wide range of project goals. This LiDAR data set was collected from June 19 - 21,
2011 and encompasses a portion of Harney County in Oregon. This data set consists
of bare earth and unclassified points. The average pulse density is 8.25 pulses per
square meter over terrestrial surfaces. The area of interest (AOI) totals 79 square
miles (49,083 acres) and the total area flown (TAF) covers 80 square miles (51,401
acres). The TAF acreage is greater than the original AOI acreage due to buffering
and flight planning optimization. In some areas of heavy vegetation or forest cover,
there may be relatively few ground points in the LiDAR data. Elevation values for
open water surfaces are not valid elevation values because few LiDAR points are returned
from water surfaces. LiDAR intensity values were also collected.
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#2185 closed bug (fixed)
animate does not work properly with non-block-level elements (table, tr, td, inline, etc.)
Reported by: | Johnath | Owned by: | snover |
Priority: | high | Milestone: | 1.4.3 |
Component: | effects | Version: | 1.4.2 |
Keywords: | Cc: | snover | |
Blocked by: | Blocking: |
Using slideToggle to hide/show a div styled with
display: inline-block;
Causes the display to go to "none" when hidden, and then "block" when restored. Ideally, the display should be set back to its original value.
It's simple to workaround by wrapping the styled div(s) in a normal block div, but obviously that's suboptimal. Obviously, testing this requires a browser that understands inline-block. I am seeing this behaviour in the Firefox 3 betas.
Change History (13)
comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by michaeltsmit
Just to clarify, this bug is also reproducible with slideUp and slideDown. show() & hide() don't reproduce the error. Further, this error also occurs for items with displays other than display: inline... table rows go from display: table-row to display: none (on hide) to display: block (on show again). Seems the patch would be either be for an option to add the display parameter or for jQuery to somehow remember the proper display type.
comment:2 Changed 9 years ago by josephtate
I can confirm the same behavior that michaeltsmith85 is seeing. An inline css style of "display:none" set for a <tr> is being set with slideToggle to "display:block" which borks the table. It should be set to "table-row". I would opt for/maybe prefer setting the display parameter myself as it seems it could be complicated for jQuery to determine what sort of element needs what sort of display type.
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by dmethvin
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by dotnetCarpenter
Seems that there is two issues here.
- 1) height and width animations are always set to display: block
- 2) not all animations revert display back to the original
In jQuery.fx.update we need to check for inline-block or table-row.
// Set display property to block for height/width animations if ( ( this.prop == "height" || this.prop == "width" ) && this.elem.style ) this.elem.style.display = "block";
line 4022-4024 in jQuery 1.3.2
The second issue is solved in jQuery.fx.animate.
if ( ( p == "height" || p == "width" ) && this.style ) { // Store display property opt.display = jQuery.css(this, "display");
line 3878-3880 in jQuery 1.3.2
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by dotnetCarpenter
found a whole bunch of issues with this problem.
- http://dev.jquery.com/ticket/4313
- http://dev.jquery.com/ticket/4173
- http://dev.jquery.com/ticket/4096
- http://dev.jquery.com/ticket/2503
Will look into this now.. :)
comment:8 Changed 7 years ago by dmethvin
comment:10 Changed 7 years ago by yehuda
- Resolution set to worksforme
- Status changed from new to closed
This was fixed a while back and there are tests for it.
comment:12 Changed 7 years ago by esteluk
- Resolution worksforme deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
Is this genuinely fixed? My test case at http://estel.uwcs.co.uk/jquery/inlineblock.html still shows this issue to persist, and it's fixed by an amalgamation of fixes in this and #2503.
comment:13 Changed 6 years ago by snover
- Cc snover added
- Milestone changed from 1.2.3 to 1.4.3
- need changed from Review to Patch
- Owner set to snover
- Priority changed from minor to high
- Status changed from reopened to new
- Version changed from 1.2.2 to 1.4.2
comment:14 Changed 6 years ago by snover
- Status changed from new to assigned
- Summary changed from slideToggle doesn't preserve "display" style to animate does not work properly with non-block-level elements (table, tr, td, inline, etc.)
comment:16 Changed 6 years ago by john
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from assigned to closed
comment:17 Changed 6 years ago by snover
#4908 is a duplicate of this ticket.


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Modeling of Articular Cartilage Growth Using COMSOL
K. Manda, and A. ErikssonKTH Mechanics
Royal Institute of Technology
100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Articular cartilage is an avascular connective soft tissue in the diarthrodial joints and functions in a highly demanding mechanical environment. The degeneration or wear of the cartilage is a huge problem that effects millions of people every year.
The long term objective of the present work is to develop an analytical articular cartilage growth model. A simplified 2D axisymmetric representation of the human knee joint, including cartilage layers, meniscus and underlying bones, was developed. The cartilage was modeled as a biphasic fluid saturated porous medium and an uniform growth was simulated by a thermal expansion of the solid phase.
The results obtained in the current work show that the cartilage was seen growing onto the implant with time. The deeper the implant, the higher the cartilage grew onto the implant, and into the gap between the cartilages. This and other results will be presented.


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Spring Garden: New Contender for Brooklyn's Best Dim Sum
Ja leung--a fried cruller wrapped in rice noodle--is wonderfully executed at Spring Garden.
Brooklyn has long led Manhattan and Flushing in the perfection of its dim sum. There are a half-dozen distinguished eating halls that provide the set of small dishes this meal entails with exemplary freshness and at bargain prices. Now a new contender looms on the horizon, perhaps providing the best dim sum in Brooklyn.
Opulent yet well lit, Spring Garden has yet to become a foodie destination.
Cantonese joint Spring Garden (sometimes styled New Spring Garden) is by no means new. But its location on 65th near Fort Hamilton Parkway has masked its greatness. It's not really in Sunset Park's Chinatown proper, though it's located in a mainly Chinese industrial district that extends eastward from the neighborhood.
What's more, it's on the same street as East Harbor Seafood Palace, a well-known foodie destination celebrated for its dim sum quality.
A recent daytime visit showed the excellence of Spring Garden's output, though we're not yet prepared to declare it the winner for the entire borough. That visit was at 2 p.m., a time when most dim sum parlors are long out of most varieties. At that late hour, Spring Garden was going strong, and three of us ate our asses off for less than $10 apiece.
Here are a few of the plates we enjoyed.
The shrimp har gow are more elaborately turned out than usual, the wrappers so light as to be almost invisible.
These somewhat newfangled steamed-pork dumplings also incorporate diced vegetables, possibly in a nod to modern ideas about nutrition.
The pork riblets steamed with black beans called pie gwat here come with bonus cubes of pumpkin, improving the color range of the dish, at least.
Shanghai-style pork meatballs seasoned with orange zest
Hong Kong-style steamed rice with Chinese sausage
The tenderest soy-braised chicken feet you've ever tasted
By 3 p.m., the place has cleared out.
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Bonds Drop as Dollar Gains on Fed; S&P 500 Little Changed
Lu Wang and Daniel KrugerTreasuries fell while the dollar strengthened as the U.S. economy grew faster than forecast in the second quarter and the Federal Reserve reduced stimulus again. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was little changed.
Yields on 10-year Treasuries added 10 basis points to 2.56 percent by 5 p.m. in New York, as the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index climbed 0.4 percent to a four-month high. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1 percent, after an earlier decline of as much as 0.4 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2 percent while the Nasdaq 100 Index gained 0.4 percent. Crude oil slid 0.7 percent to a two-week low and gold dropped.
Fed policy makers tapered monthly bond buying to $25 billion in their sixth consecutive $10 billion cut, staying on pace to end the purchase program in October. The U.S. economy rebounded more than analysts estimated in the second quarter, expanding 4 percent after shrinking in the first three months of 2014. S&P said Argentina was in default as talks between the government and hedge funds continued beyond a grace period.
"We've seen continued improvement in economic growth and the labor market, and that is putting an upward bias on yields," said Gary Pollack, who manages $12 billion as head of fixed-income trading at Deutsche Bank AG's Private Wealth Management unit in New York.
The Fed said slack in the labor market persists even though the economy is picking up, as it continued to trim the asset-purchase program that has expanded its balance sheet to a record $4.41 trillion. The Fed's Open Market Committee reiterated at it's likely to reduce bond buying in "further measured steps" and to keep interest rates low for a "considerable time" after ending purchases.
'Close Attention'
U.S officials led by Chair Janet Yellen are mulling when to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006 as unemployment falls faster than expected and inflation picks up toward their 2 percent goal.
"There's some reassurance that the Fed isn't going to be quick to raise rates and that they're paying close attention to the progress we're making," Bruce McCain, who helps oversee more than $20 billion as chief investment strategist at the private-banking unit of KeyCorp in Cleveland, said in a phone interview.
Gross domestic product rose at a 4 percent annualized rate after shrinking 2.1 percent from January through March, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 80 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 3 percent advance.
Argentine Default
A separate report today from the ADP Research Institute showed companies in the U.S. added 218,000 workers to their payrolls in July, below economists' forecast for a 230,000 advance. The private payrolls report comes before Friday's data from the U.S. government that may show the addition of 231,000 non-farm employees in July, according to the median estimate.
Three rounds of monetary stimulus from the Fed have helped fuel a five-year bull market as the S&P 500 almost tripled from 2009. The benchmark gauge, which is up 6.6 percent this year and reached a record on July 24, has gone without a 10 percent correction since 2011.
Argentina's credit rating was cut to selective default by S&P as settlement talks with U.S. hedge funds led by Paul Singer's Elliott Management Corp. continued past the country's grace period.
The South American country missed today's deadline to pay $539 million on bonds due in 2033, after a U.S. judge ruled that the funds couldn't be distributed unless the hedge funds holding defaulted debt also got paid.
Argentine Markets
Argentine bonds rose earlier in the day on speculation that government officials and holdout creditors would reach an agreement averting the country's second default in 13 years. Yields on dollar-denominated bonds due in 2033 slid 141 basis points, or 1.41 percentage point, to 8.82 percent. One-month non-deliverable forwards on the peso gained 1.1 percent in most recent trading after declining the previous six days.
The country's benchmark Merval stock index jumped 7 percent to a record in Buenos Aires, before the S&P announcement. The cost of insuring the nation's debt for five years using credit-default swaps fell 403 basis points to 1,481 basis points, according to data from CMA.
Equity markets will see declines at some point after surging for the past several years, according to Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan.
"The stock market has recovered so sharply for so long, you have to assume somewhere along the line we will get a significant correction," Greenspan, 88, said today in an interview on Bloomberg TV's "In the Loop" with Betty Liu. "Where that is, I do not know."
Bill Gross
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross said investors should say "good evening" to the prospect of future capital gains in asset markets as interest rates are set to rise while the economy grows at a slow pace.
Kraft Foods Group Inc., MetLife Inc. and Whole Foods Market Inc. are among 36 S&P 500 companies reporting earnings today. Whole Foods slipped more than 4 percent in extended trading, after lowering its annual sales forecast amid increased competition from new rivals.
About 77 percent of S&P 500 member companies that have posted results this season have beaten analysts' estimates for profit, while 67 percent exceeded sales projections, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Profits probably rose 8.2 percent in the second quarter, while sales gained 3.5 percent, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Twitter Inc. soared 20 percent after results topped analysts' projections and the company boosted its annual sales forecast. Amgen Inc. rallied 5.4 percent after saying it will cut jobs and close plants.
European Stocks
Utilities slid the most among the 10 main industries in the S&P 500 as the jump in Treasury yields made their dividends less attractive. Genworth Financial Inc. lost 14 percent as rising claims costs forced the insurer to review whether its reserves are adequate.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slumped 0.5 percent amid worse-than-forecast corporate earnings. The equity benchmark added 0.3 percent yesterday, paring gains in the final half hour as the European Union agreed to new sanctions on Russia in an attempt to get President Vladimir Putin to back down in Ukraine.
EU governments agreed on their most sweeping sanctions against Russia to date, barring state-owned banks from selling shares or bonds in Europe, restricting the export of equipment to modernize the oil industry and barring the sale of technology with military uses.
Banco Espirito
The measures were followed hours later yesterday by U.S. penalties against three Russian banks and a state-owned shipbuilder, adding to restrictions announced two weeks ago. The EU added eight people and three entities to its sanctions list today after the market closed.
Banco Espirito Santo SA, Portugal's third-biggest bank by market value, fell 11 percent before the publication of first-half results. After the close of U.S. markets, the lender reported a loss for the period of 3.6 billion euros ($4.8 billion) as it created provisions for its exposure to companies of the Espirito Santo Group, which includes its biggest shareholder.
Global financial markets were roiled early this month after another holding company in the group missed payments on commercial paper.
The ruble advanced amid speculation some investors viewed new sanctions from the U.S. and Europe yesterday as milder than anticipated. Russia's currency gained 0.6 percent, gaining for the first time in five days against the dollar.
Dollar Index
"The markets were preparing for a much worse" outcome, Luis Costa, a London-based strategist at Citigroup Inc. in London, said in e-mailed comments.
The Bloomberg dollar index, which tracks the U.S. currency against 10 major counterparts, rose to 1,020.59, the highest close since March 20.
The euro weakened as much as 0.3 percent to $1.3367, the lowest level since Nov. 13. The dollar rose 0.7 percent to 102.82 yen to cap a nine-day advance that marked its longest winning streak against Japan's currency since March 2005. Japan's currency fell 0.6 percent to 137.71 per euro.
Gold slipped 0.2 percent to $1,296.30 an ounce in a third day of declines as the GDP report crimped demand for the metal as an alternative investment. Copper futures advanced 0.7 percent as the rebound in the U.S. economy signaled stronger demand for the industrial metal.
West Texas Intermediate crude fell for the sixth time in seven days, dropping to a two-week low of $100.27 a barrel, after a government report showed that U.S. gasoline supplies gained as demand slipped. Gasoline for August delivery slipped 1 percent to $2.8433 a gallon.


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HRH Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso visits Maliba Mountain Lodge.
It's not every day that a member of the Royal family of Lesotho visits Maliba Mountain lodge, however each visit is a very special one and lives long in the memory.
Kokonyana "Juliet" Nkopa, reflects on what it means to welcome Prince Seeiso and his wife Princess Mabereng to Maliba Lodge.
"I am very happy because I really wanted to meet him face to face, and he is very good to Basotho people especially the orphans, he usually gives them the presents. This also shows that he hasn't forgotten about us here at Maliba Lodge, as this was his second visit. I was nervous to go to him, but because of his friendly appearance it was easy to talk to him and to serve him as well. I would really like to see him again with his children." …


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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
- Freshwater Aquarium Equipment
- - Where to purchase a stand for my tank?
Where to purchase a stand for my tank? I purchased a 40g breeder from Petco, utilizing the 1$/gallon sale. I have a 30g high that I purchased on craigslist for 30 dollars. It's an old turtle tank - it holds water, but it's far too scratched from the turtles to make as a nice showcase tank. So it's going to get some water-safe GE2 silicon and with some ballasts become my sump. I need to purchase a nice stand for my 40g tank (regular breeder dimensions I believe are 36 x 18 x 16). Where do you guys get your stands? Aside from going to a fish store and purchasing one of their ready-made stands which run upwards of 200 dollars, or going to walmart and purchasing a stand that is 'safe' for 55g but probably shouldn't be trusted with a 20g on it, what do you do? Is there a good site online that offers competitive stand prices with shipping that's not ridiculous? Am I forced to DIY? |
My tank stand is a bedroom night stand it holds my 36 gal bow front. |
Yea, $200 is a bit steep. You might want to 'think outside the box' (not that yer in a box, I just wanted to write that!) and look at other used or unfinished furniture that's not necessarily made for the aquarium market. (remember to write down the dimensions you need as sometimes looks are deceiving) and remember you want a height of three feet or so and strong enough to support the weight of almost 10#'s per gallon. A while back, I was thinking about setting up my 29g (got the 60g instead) and have an unused TV stand in the garage that would work great, just needs to have the swivel base removed and be reinforced slightly. On the 'down low' DIY, a few 2x4's and some plywood makes an inexpensive stand. Even cement blocks and a plywood top works unless you want/need fine furniture. AD |
I picked up a 40b the begining of this past summer when petco had the $1 sale, I found it impossible to find a stand that fits 40b thats not expensive. So $60 later at home depot I built my own. 40B has to be one of the most neglected sizes when it comes to stands plenty of cheap 29 and 55g ones but nothing in between. |
Thats because of what the name says.... both 30 and 40 gallon breeder tanks are just that. They are breeding tanks. That is why they are wider then they are tall, where as a non-breeder would be taller then it is wide. Most breeder tanks end up in low cost rack systems, thus there is not much of a demand for nice looking stands for these sizes of tank. Most who are looking for a show tank pick the taller tanks because they display better, where as breeders want the larger footprint. |
Try drsfostersmith .com. (also--fosterandsmith.com) I bought a 55 gallon stand for a 29 gallon aquarium because I wanted extra room around the tank. I ordered part #CD26677. Cost was $120.00 with free shipping. This stand is absolutety awesome. It is constucted with some kind of heavy duty particle board. When the box arrived I could barely carry it upstairs it was so heavy. It looks great and is made to withstand getting wet. One of the best purchases I ever made. Trapperwolves |
Garage sales and thrift stores work nice for heavy duty tables that can work as stands. Craigslist too. I have my 15g on my kitchen counter, and my 29g on a stand I got at Walmart made for a 29g (it works, I just dont trust to lean on it, or put any added weight on it). Also, if you have a local aquarium store, as I do, they often sell used tanks and stands at great prices. |
I would find a used stand or build your own. IMO premade stands will be way overpriced if you get them new. I also have never found a premade stand I am satisfied with. The used one for my 20 I got for $20 and is a nice wooden cabinet stand. I still ended up putting my own shelves in it and its also made of that heavy duty particle board which IMO is cheap construction. It holds the tank,but doesn't have any actually vertical support beams in it. |
I found a solid wood buffet on craigslist for $20, it is about 1ft longer on each end and 6-8 inches wider than the tank itself. It is solid wood and holds my 55g tank perfectly. It also takes about 3 people to carry it....at least. Oh, and I found a stamp on the back of a company indicating it was made by some prisoners in a prison wood shop. =) |
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Heartbreaking content triumphs over self-indulgent form in the highly emotional and personal docu "My Stolen Revolution."
Heartbreaking content triumphs over self-indulgent form in the highly emotional and personal docu "My Stolen Revolution." Iran-born, Sweden-based helmer Nahid Persson Sarvestani ("The Queen and I") tracks down five female activists who, like her, were stalwarts of Iran's Communist Party in the late 1970s. But unlike Sarvestani, who managed to flee the country, these women spent years suffering physical and mental tortures in the prisons of the Islamic regime, and their gripping accounts of their horrifying experiences contrast sharply with the director's narcissistic, self-serving narration. Fest, cinematheque and human-rights-forum play should segue into broadcast.
(Documentary) Pic is framed by Sarvestani's quest to understand the final days of her younger brother Rostam, 17, who was executed by the Islamic Republic after six months of imprisonment. She longs to expiate the guilt she feels over his death, a sense that dominates the pic even though the testimony of her strong, dignified interviewees is far more compelling. Descriptions of how their jailers tried to break their spirit, and turn them into collaborators, are especially chilling. Archival footage and photos and artwork created by the women poignantly illustrate their recollections.My Stolen Revolution
A Real Reel Doc production in association with SVT with the support of SFI, Media, in association with NRIC. (International sales: Illumina Films, Amsterdam.) Produced, directed by Nahid Persson Sarvestani. Screenplay, Sarvestani, Zinat S. Loyd.
Camera (color, HD), Nicklas Karpaty, Makan Ebrahimi; editor, Emil Engerdahl, Sarvestani; music, Adam Norden; sound, Jons Meyer Leegard; animation, Masoud Raouf, associate producer, Setareh Persson. Reviewed at Gothenburg Film Festival (Inside Iran), Feb. 3, 2013. (Also in Rotterdam, Thessaloniki Documentary film festivals.) Running time: 75 MIN.
Nahid Persson Sarvestani, Monireh Baradaran, Azar Al Kanaan, Nazli Partovi, Parvaneh Aref, Soudabeh Ardavah.
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Cheetah-looking cat spotted in Langley but still missing
The family of Tigger the serval cat are not giving up hope and are offering a reward for finding their exotic pet, after sighting of him last weekend.
It is almost two weeks since Tigger, the African serval cat, got out of his home in Langley during a hail and thunderstorm. His owner Kelly Allen believes he is roaming the Federal Naval Base in Aldergrove. He has been scene going into the forested area at Robertson Crescent and 256 Street at 3 p.m. last Saturday (March 24).
"He is part of our family and it is like losing a child," said Allen.
He is not a danger to the public and was hand-raised since six weeks old and is declawed. Tigger was wearing a bright orange sapphire crystal collar with a petsmart pink heart tag with his name on it. He will not come to anyone so just call Kelly at 604-831-1519, the RCMP or Al from Pet Searchers Canada at 604-825-6913 if you see him. There is a $1,000 reward for any information that may lead to his return, so if you see him, act fast, she said. You can see more pictures of Tigger on his facebook site at "Tigger the Serval."


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As the early fall days grow cooler, I am eagerly reaching for butternut squash and other autumn vegetables, ready to turn them into silky purées and hearty stews, dreaming of spicy curries and creamy soups. And in these plans for fall cooking, there's one key ingredient, a magic touch, that I always make sure I have stocked. Coconut milk is a pantry staple that adds richness and luxury to everything it touches, gilding vegan stews with a sweet tropical touch, and lending its creamy goodness to puddings, breakfast dishes, and other sweets.
If you have a can of coconut milk you'd like to put to good use, or need some hearty and delicious inspiration for your fall kitchen, start here. Just one little can — so many delicious ways.
8 Ways to Cook with Coconut Milk: Watch the Video
Today we have 17 ways to use a can of coconut milk, from tangy chickpeas and spinach, to curried carrot soup, to roast chicken in coconut milk. Coconut milk can lean sweet as well as savory, too; we show you how to make classic Thai mango and sticky rice, and give you recipes for chocolate coconut pudding and (vegan! Gluten-free!) coconut snowball cookies. Plus — the magic trick that turns coconut milk into vegan whipped cream!
Tips for Buying Coconut Milk
As far as buying coconut milk, I personally like to buy coconut milk at the Asian grocery. I really like Chaokoh, a Thai brand. I specifically avoid coconut milk that has added stabilizers or gums, or has been homogenized or shaken. I want to open a can and see a clear distinction between the coconut milk and the cream sitting on top.
- Braised Coconut Spinach & Chickpeas with Lemon
- Curried Coconut Carrot Soup
- Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk & Vanilla Bean
- Slow Cooker Coconut & Green Curry Pork
- Slow Cooker Recipe: Curried Vegetable and Chickpea Stew
- Roasted Red Kuri Pumpkin & Coconut Soup
- Chicken in Coconut Milk
- Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
- Thai Green Coconut Curry with Chicken and Zucchini
- Coconut Gooseberry Clafoutis
- How To Make Thai Mango with Coconut Sticky Rice
- Coconut Chocolate Pudding with Coconut Flakes
- Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Smoked Sesame Seeds
- No-Bake Recipe: Coconut Snowballs (Gluten-Free, Nut-Free & Vegan!)
- Dairy-Free Dessert Recipe: Strawberries & "Cream" Chia Pudding
- Coconut Milk Bread Pudding
- Coconut Milk Cupcakes, Two Ways
Bonus Tip
What's your favorite way to use coconut milk in your cooking?
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text: I need a vacation … I think I'm seriously going to (after spending some time with him of course) ask Alan for a weekend off when he gets home from deployment. I want a full weekend off – we're talking, TIME OFF! Let's use some of my money (the $$$ I earn) to book myself into a spa for 2 days. I think I deserve it! I know he will give me those puppy eyes and try and make me feel bad, but honestly, I need it. After this move I'm really going to need it. He'll get his time off/sleep in time when he gets home also. Eventually!