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If you've spent much time on Facebook recently, you've seen all sorts of crazy videos involving people dumping buckets of ice on themselves. Gasping for air, the thoroughly chilled subject then shouts out a challenge for others to do the same. All in the name of ALS Research. Although the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge started…Read More »
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So who won that HoliAuction we held to help tornado victims in Oklahoma? Meet Keith. After quite the bidding war in our HoliAuction, Keith triumphed, winning a prize pack overflowing with Holiday World memorabilia. All proceeds (plus some generous donations from our staff, matched by the park) went to support the American Red Cross's tornado…Read More »
Helping Oklahoma
Did anyone else just stop and cry the other night when the news came on about the devastation in Oklahoma? The thought of so many children and other family members lost in that tornado is just heartbreaking. We've put together an online HoliAuction to help raise funds for the American Red Cross's relief efforts. We…Read More »
The shirts say it all
When the parade of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Walkers comes through our front gate each year, it's an emotional time. There are lots of excited smiles and delighted laughter. And team shirts all the colors of the rainbow with messages to make you think: … and smile: … and even shed a quiet tear….Read More »
Play Day 2013
As our Dispatch called "park is clear" on our two-way radios this afternoon, the first clap of thunder boomed. Perfect timing. All the darling children we saw today were returning to school safe in their buses and dry as a bone. Well, almost all … Maddy, from Boonville, and some friends took advantage of the…Read More »
Closer to a Cure
In the four years we've hosted the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, we've seen a lot of walkers. About 1,430 today. Raised about $275,000 today. Thanks to all who helped make this possible.Read More »
Walk this way
I'm not going to write much in this post, as this slide show says it all. (It also makes me cry.) Holiday World & Splashin' Safari will host the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes again this year. Last year, our Walk raised $225,000. On May 17, Logan, his family and friends will be here to…Read More »
The coaster is 1.2 miles – and so is the Walk
The Walk to Cure Diabetes, that is. We're hosting this walk next Saturday, May 20. Mrs. Koch spoke at the news conference when the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation announced the details. As she told the media, "They can send a man to the moon and back. Why can't we all pull together to fund research…Read More »


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|Nestled on an island in the middle of the Mae Kok River in Thailand's northernmost province,
Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai is conveniently located near Chiang Rai's city centre,
providing the perfect gateway to the unique sights and sounds of the region, including soaring mountains,
lush forests, serene rivers, ancient temples and colourful hill tribes.
Spectacular views of the Mae Kok River or the resort's tropical gardens are available from every guest room and suite, which feature luxurious decor and furnishings that reflect the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of Northern Thailand.
With world-class leisure facilities, a wealth of local activities on offer and comprehensive meeting and event services, the resort offers the ideal getaway for all types of travellers.
Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai offers accommodation in a setting that reflects the distinct culture and style of Northern Thailand.
Each guest room and suite offers quiet respite, with soothing views of the Mae Kok River or the resort's landscaped tropical gardens out every window.
Superior RoomRoom size: 36 sq m
With king-size beds, a host of modern amenities and tasteful, Thai-inspired furnishings, our Superior Rooms offer complete comfort and relaxation.
Deluxe RoomRoom size: 36 sq m
Spacious and superbly outfitted, our Deluxe Rooms pamper guests with all the comforts of home, complemented by signature Thai style.
Landmark SuiteRoom size: 75 sq m
Our one-bedroom Landmark Suites are extra spacious and include a balcony that afford guests their own private outdoor space.
Island SuiteRoom size: 100 sq m
Spacious and serene, our one-bedroom Island Suites feature private balconies and boast inspiring views of the river and pool.
At Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai's restaurants and bars, guests can enjoy a wide range of cuisines and dining experiences,
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The Peak is an exquisite steakhouse offering the finest gourmet dining in Chiang Rai and boasting an elegant setting with commanding panoramic views from the rooftop.
Opening Hours : Dinner Daily 18:30 - 22:30 hours.
The China Town
With a range of Cantonese delicacies, including dim sum and regional specialities and a serene river view, The Chinatown restaurant is Chiang Rai's choice destination for Chinese cuisine.
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At Island Café, guests can enjoy all-day a la carte and buffet dining amid casual surroundings, with an impressive view of the Mae Kok River.
Opening Hours: Breakfast: 6:00 to 10:30 hours.
Lobby Lounge
Relax in the peaceful and comfortable setting of the Lobby Lounge and enjoy tea, coffee or cocktails accompanied by live music every evening.
Opening Hours : Daily 7:00 to 24:00 hours.
Cattleya Pool
Enjoy light snacks and long cool drinks either around the pool set in lush gardens, or at the pool bar.
Opening Hours : Daily 10:00 to 19:00 hours.
Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai offers a range of customisable event and meeting facilities to
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Nestled on an island in the middle of the Mae Kok River in Thailand's northernmost province,
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Fenway Curse gets the Rays again
Red Sox 5, Rays 1
When this roadtrip started, I stated that we might just see what kind of squad we really have here in Tampa Bay. What I am seeing is a hard fighting, slick pitching team that is a bit shellshocked by the last two games.
Rays manager Joe Maddon stated earlier this season that any playoff hopes for anyone in the AL would go through Boston. I truly feel that it is up to this squad to re-energize and focus to strive to get thing back into order. The last two series between these teams were sweeps by the home squad. Tomorrow's early evening start will tell what will happen totally for the Rays on this roadtrip.
Trivia Fact of the Night:
Ty Cobb hit .300 for 23 consecutive seasons, the longest such run of any major leaguer.
The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly
The Good
Evan Longoria is stepping up in the absence of slugger Carlos Pena and trying to produce some extra offensive "pop" into the lineup. Longoria went 2-3 tonight and also got a walk in the 5-1 loss to the Red Sox.
Longoria hit a blast to deep center that went for a doulbe and scored the teams' only run after a Eric Hinske single in the 4th inning. Evan has upped his average to .244 recently and ajusted his swing to get better contact on the ball. His .960 Fielding Percentage is second in the AL, trailing only Boston's Mike Lowell.
Honorable Mention "Good Guys":
*** BJ Upton got his 7th outfield assist tonight on Manny Ramirez trying to score in the bottom of the 7th inning. B J is currently second in the AL, trailing only Nick Markakis of the Orioles for the lead.
B J is the Rays best road hitter this season hitting .310 away from the Trop.
** Akinora Iwamura hit two great shots to right tonight that were robbed by Boston's J D Drew. He got two singles later in the night to center and right to up his average to .276.. He has handled the ball 265 times this season.
* Eric Hinske knows that he will be the guy the Rays look towards to fill the offensive void left by Carlos Pena's visit to the DL today. Eric responded by hitting a rocketing double and a single to score Evan Longoria for the Rays only run tonight.
Eric also stole third on Josh Beckett to the amazement of the Rays bench and to the Red Sox's catcher, Jason Varitek. He leads the Rays with 20 extra base hits, and is would rank 7th in the AL in Slugging Percentage (.513 ), if qualified.
The Bad
Rays long reliever, Jason Hammel has to develop a faster delivery to the plate with men on base. Baserunners have now stolen a base 7 out of 7 times on Hammel this season. With his long extended windup, runners are getting great jumps on him and catcher Dioner Navarro doesn't have a chance to get an out on them.
The Rays have now visited Boston 25 times without winning a series from the Red Sox. For the Rays to go to the next level of their development, they need to win in the hostile land of Fenway Park. The playoff will probably go through this park, so the Rays need to develop a better plan of attack on the Red Sox in their next series here September 8-10th. A mateer of weeks before the playoffs start for the American League.
The Ugly
The Rays put slugger Carlos Pena on the 15 Day Disabled List today because of a crack in his finger after being Hit By a Pitch in the game Tuesday night. Pena went through the game and produced a double and a homer before developing a throbbing pain in the evening at the team hotel.
Pena was examined by Rays Trainer Ron Porterfield in the room and informed Rays Manager Joe Maddon. Pena wanted to try and play through the injury, but the team doctors' convinced him that the situation could get worse and he could be spending even more time away from the diamond.
The Rays are still optimistic that the team will rally around the injury and other members of the team will step up for the Rays. Eric Hinske and Wily Aybar will get the bulk of the time at first base in Pena's absence.
"It's a pretty good test right now," Maddon said. "It's equivalent to the SATs in some respects right now. You have to play through these kinds of things to be good. And we have very worthy replacements. The lineup we're putting out there tonight is a pretty good lineup, also. Of course you never want to lose Carlos and you never want to lose Percy or Carl, but it happens. In the course of a championship season, it happens. And we just have to deal with it and move on, like everybody else does."
"I'm extremely heartbroken, because I want to be out there playing," Pena said. "It is what it is, but at this moment, I'm just going to go through the process to get better."
"We understand we have to overcome adversity to become a championship team," Pena said. "We have all the necessary tools, including the most important one, which is character. This is a team, not a one-player scene here. My absence should have no effect on how we go."


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For that to happen, IT and business leaders must embrace IT Service Management (ITSM). A service orientation and smart use of clouds can help with operational reliability and improved IT accountability if, as part of that transformation, you adopt some ITSM best practices. Yes, OK, I'm talking about Information Technology Information Library (ITIL) and other frameworks, but keep reading. My message is that ITSM can't become an end in itself; in fact, that kind of thinking gives frameworks a bad name. Frameworks are a means to an end.
ITSM and the Cloud
When IT services develop a split personality with an uncontrolled shadow (and sometimes even rogue) element, the danger is that IT's left holding the bag. ITSM can offer a pragmatic way to rein it all in, while not stifling business optimization and agility. An agile and action-oriented CEO might question the smarts of bringing in COBIT or ITIL when more immediate priorities related to cloud migration are on the agenda. The answer: Do some governance now to avoid having costly mistakes come home to roost later.
The motivation for ITSM shouldn't be direct monetary benefits as much as indirect savings through governance, risk avoidance and compliance. Yet cost reduction still weighs heavily on the discussion. For instance, an interesting study by the APM Group showed that reduced costs ranked second among a list of ITIL benefits that include improved service quality, standardized processes and working environments, and customer satisfaction.
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Even if you go into it with realistic goals, ITSM adoption is fraught with disappointments and obstacles, especially when pursued as a silver bullet instead of best practices for processes, people and technology. Some pitfalls include:
• Too many standards and too little enforcement of policies. Policy creation and enforcement for clouds has been gaining traction and mindshare only for the last three years or so, but it's critical.
• A lack of policy portability. Policies are an integral part of your IP and hence your apps and services. And, like apps and services, policies need to be portable. But are they? And what about lifecycle management of polices themselves, important because policies have to move at the same speed as the business?
• Complexity. Many-to-many relationships among workloads/services; users, as in role-based IDM; geographies; and deployment zones demand a powerful policy engine to govern and control all the rules that encapsulate the many permutations and combinations.
• Skepticism about ITSM, and especially its readiness for clouds. In a survey by ITSM provider Axios Systems, more than half of IT professionals (51%) didn't think their ITSM processes were mature enough to effectively manage cloud-based services.
Contrary to what ITSM and ITIL purists and naysayers alike may attest, cloud is neither at odds nor incompatible with the goals of service management, particularly change management. Cloud is simply a more optimized form of IT delivery, and as such it very much fits within the purview of ITIL's best practices of service lifecycle management.
Yes, cloud does abstract a lot of the minutiae related to infrastructure change management--and that should be viewed as a big plus. Freedom from those chores, not to mention the money and time saved, should free us up for customer-facing service management.
ITSM will also help make sure certain critical requirements of a cloud service are met, including:
• Well-defined control over physical and virtual environments, both on-premises and in the cloud, for routine health checks and the ability to diagnose and recover from failures.
• Provisioning, metering/billing and cataloging.
• Transparency over on-boarding and off-boarding of resources and services.
• Unified management for on- and off-boarding of resources and services.
ITSM is not plug-n-play, not for hybrid IT, but we have the benefit of proven frameworks, processes, standards, repositories and tools. It's time to take advantage of them.
Sreedhar Kajeepeta is Global VP & CTO of Technology Consulting for Global Business Services at CSC.


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Larry Brown valued Kenyon Martin's defense and his tenacity when the former Net played for him during the Olympic qualifying tournament in 2003.
Based solely on those two weeks, Martin is a player Brown would love to add to the Knicks' front line. But there should also be a buyers beware label on Martin's resume. He hasn't fully recovered from a debilitating knee injury. Plus, without Jason Kidd throwing him lob passes, his production has slipped over the past two years in Denver.
There are also lingering questions regarding Martin's attitude in the wake of the Nuggets' suspension of the volatile power forward for Games 3, 4 & 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Clippers.
The Knicks pursued Martin before the February trading deadline but were reluctant to include rookie Channing Frye in any trade. There are also whispers around the league that Brown, who is a lifelong friend of George Karl, was having second thoughts about adding Martin because of the problems Martin was having with the Denver coach.
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" Brand: Birds Eye / Type: Fish "
Of late I have ditched eating so much meat. I find fish and vegetable dishes that bit lighter on my tummy and fresher in taste somehow and really fancied some battered cod and so took to Asda to get me some and that's when I came across this fish costing me £3.00 for four portions which are deemed to be 'large'.
The Packaging:
These fishes comes in a dark blue box with a photograph of the battered fish on the front of it and we are told that they are Birds Eye 4 Large Cod Fillets 'Simply' and there is an at a glance nutritional chart shown. On the back of the box other information listed includes being told a bit about the product, the ingredients and allergy advice is given, there is a full nutritional chart stated as well as cooking instructions and contact details for Birds Eye are given. Nice enough and minimal packaging this is.
The Fish:
Well I bought this fish in the battered variety though I am aware this comes in breadcrumbs too however I've had a lot of fish lately covered in breadcrumbs so basically fancied a bit of a change. To cook this it takes about half an hour in the oven from frozen which is simply enough to do of course and it comes out of the oven golden, crunchy looking and rather large though not massive to be fair.
This is beautiful, good quality cod...simply lol. White fish with no bones or skin at all within any of my four battered fishes, its flaky, moist and unsalted fish. The batter is quite thick, not stodgy but crispy and light and delicate in flavour, unsalted and fresh and there's plenty of it.
I really do like this fish. For me nothing beats battered cod from the chip shop however this is a nice simple and easy fish portion to cook of high quality and nice flavour and its not so bad for your hips and arteries as that, that comes from the chippy and not so pricey either lol.
Nutritional Information Per Portion (Baked):
Energy: 270 kcal
Fat: 14.0g
Saturated Fat: 1.9g
Available in all reputable supermarkets and I bought mine in Asda.
I like Fish; I don't love it, but I like it and from time to time I really enjoy eating it. The sorts of fish I usually have are good quality fish fingers. I usually eat these because I sometimes buy them for my son !
I like Cod or Haddock usually in Breadcrumbs or batter and I also prefer fish that isn't chunky. I much prefer it if it is in a sort of fish shape !
I love to have fish with either chips (Home made) or baby new potatoes and sweet corn or salad usually.
I was in Asda again recently and I wanted to get myself and my partner some nice fish for dinner. I saw they had this Birds Eye (Simply) 4 large cod fillets in crunchy golden breadcrumbs. It looked appetising although I thought It was a bit pricy at £3.54.
Birds Eye describe this fish in the following way ' Simply, from Birds eye uses only the freshest, chunkiest and flakiest cod fillets. Then we coat them in our very own light and crunchy, golden breadcrumb to create simply irremediable fish'. I have just realised that they refer to the fish as being 'chunky'. Personally I wouldn't call it chunky. I would say it is about medium. I have seen far chunkier than this and as I have stated I don't like chunky fish. I cooked this fish for about 35 minutes in the oven. The recommended cooking time is 25 minutes, but this is only a guideline and this will vary from oven to oven. I always like to make sure my fish is very well cooked and I also like a really crispy breadcrumb coating; so I always cook it for slightly longer than suggested.
The fish comes out lovely and crispy crunchy and tastes great. The fish is nice and white throughout and I enjoyed my fish supper greatly.
Cod fillet (54%)
Vegetable Oil
Breadcrumb contains Wheat flour, Malt flour (from Barley)
Vegetable Fat, Raising Agents (E450, E500), Salt. Yeast, Whey powder, Sugar, Vegetable Oil
Batter contains Wheat flour, Water, Wheat starch, Salt, Mustard, Turmeric
*There are no artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives*
Allergy Information
Contains fish, Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Milk
Each piece of fish contains 285 kcals
This is a great tasting fish from Birds Eye. Whilst it may be a little expensive; if you buy fish at the fish and chip shop these days its very costly, so if you are trying to save money, and want a decent piece of fish to eat, I highly recommend trying this one out.
I love fish but get a bit bored of plain oven cooked fish so like to keep a good selection of breaded and flavoured fish in the freezer, these Simply Cod Fillets from Birds Eye are quite expensive but mega filling and tasty so that makes them worth the money I reckon.
It's a big thick cod fillet that has been coated in breadcrumbs, the good thing is that the breadcrumbs are quite thin on the fish so you know most of your meal is going to be fish instead of a tiny bit of cod inside a majorly thick breadcrumb coating!
The fillets take about 30 mins to cook in the oven and that leaves the fish flakey but makes sure that the breadcrumbs go nice and crunchy. The breadcrumbs have got a nice fresh flavour that makes them taste a lot nicer than the breadcrumbs you get on fish fingers and stuff like that. The breadcrumbs on the bottom of the fish go a bit soggy feeling but you can't help that because of the fish sitting on them while it's cooking.
The fish is wicked, it's loads thicker than I expected it to be and has got a yummy fresh taste. It flakes as you cut into it but will slice through good so that you can easily get a good mouth full of fish without it falling off the fork all over the place. It's cooked well all the way through and even the ends of the fish are moist and flakey and haven't dried out or anything.
I had my fish today with salt and vinegar over it and some tartare sauce on the side, I wasn't in the mood for a Sunday dinner and there was only me and my sister in so I did us both one of these cod fillets with chips and peas. The meal was sooooooo filling that I didn't even eat all my chips and that's something that never happens! lol
I thought the meal was as good as fish and chips from the chippy even though it wasn't dripping in fat like would happen if you did buy it from the chippy. Each large fillet has only got 245 calories and I was quite surprised about that, there IS 11g of fat in it though and that's because of the breadcrumbs but I still recommend this fish because if you're feeling good on your diet you can always take some of the breadcrumbs off.
If it's not Chicken i'm eating, then it would probably be Fish, apart from the Junk Food that I eat as well. Fish from the Chippy is nice as well, but with this kind of Fish it is fluffy, and not as greasy as Chip Shop Stuff.
Cod isn't my favourite Fish but we have it now and again. Haddock is the best in my view. Think you get more of a flavour with haddock.
This is frozen and normally costs around £3 for the box of 4 pieces. The bits are a good enough thickness and size, so alright for the money I guess. We have 2 bits each with Chips and it makes a nice tea.
You cook this in the oven for about 40 minutes and the coating comes out slightly crisp and the Fish inside fluffy and that bit dry, which is good.
The Fillets are a bit of an odd shape. They are sort of triagular shaped, but not quite. They aren't the usual shape anyway.
Each bit of Fish has 220 calories and 9.5g of fat.
The coating isn't that thick and a nice think crumbly coating. This is enough for the Fish, as you want that bit contrast, but it is all about the Fish inside. The Fish is quite thick but it flakes off easy enough. As I mentioned it is chunky and you can eat a large chunk of Fish with the coating still staying stuck onto the top of the Fish.
This is a nice fish and although a bit more expensive than other makes, it is worth it as it tastes so much more nicer.
The 'Simply' range from Birds Eye are a firm favourite in our home and now that we have gone back to making homemade chips again thanks to our trusty 'Actifry' we decided that yesterday we would have a good, hearty meal of homemade Fish, Chips and Peas.
Birds Eye launched their 'Simply' range a few years ago, and the aim of these products is to provide the best ingredients they can and prepare them in such a way that they are quick frozen to preserve all the goodness and then are ready to cook through in an oven. In the case of 'Simply Cod' you can expect thick, white, flaky cod fillets that have a fine, crispy batter coating on them and are essentially a more expensive variation on the frozen fish products that you usually find in supermarkets.
For a four piece box you can expect to pay £3.99 which when compared to other brands and options is expensive, however you are paying for quality with these and when cooked you can really tell a difference between these and cheaper alternatives. Taking the portions out of the box you first of all notice that they are not a uniform size with each piece varying in shape and thickness. For your money you get 450 grams in weight (in the 4 piece box) and cooking instructions advise that they are best eaten cooked directly from the freezer, so don't defrost first.
After around 35 minutes the fish is cooked through and the batter has a golden, crunchy appearance to it. Taking a knife to the fish the batter splits and crumbles beneath the blade to reveal thick, white flakes of cod. The batter gives the fish a crispy coating but doest detract from the flavour of the fish itself which is meaty (fishy? Lol) and breaks up between your teeth. With the addition of lemon or vinegar the whole tasty experience is filling and satisfying and definitely delicious.
It would be easy to dismiss these as an expensive gimmick, after all fish is just fish right? Well in the case of these it is evident that the fish tastes fresh, has been made from whole fillets that have had nothing added to them and they really are leagues apart from the cheaper fish options that you can buy.
As you would expect from the claims surrounding the ingredients there are no added inclusions in these and the ingredient list reveals nothing untoward, and for the reason of a thorough review I will list them in case anyone is interested in trying these for themselves:
Cod Fillet (61%), Batter, Vegetable Oil, Breadcrumb.
Wheat Flour, water, Wheat Starch, Maize Flour, Salt, Baking Powder (contains Raising agents: E450, E500), Mustard, Vegetable Oil, Dextrose, Skimmed Milk Powder, Yeast Extract.
Allergen information warns that these do contain fish (!), Wheat, Milk and Mustard so if these ingredients are of concern then do bear this in mind.
Nutrition wise a single portion of fish will provide 245 calories, 15.0 grams of protein, 17 grams of carbohydrates (of which only 0.8 grams are sugars) 13.0 grams of fat (of which 1.8 grams are saturates) and 0.55 grams of sodium. So these figures shouldn't cause too many concerns to anyone really.
In conclusion, for the taste and quality they really can't be beaten. The price does make them a considered purchase for us and not one that we can justify on a regular basis, however for a once in a while change they do make a fantastic meal that we always thoroughly enjoy.
Highly rated by me and well deserving a 4 star rating only losing one star for the price, available from all the major supermarkets in the frozen food section. Priced normally at £3.99 but currently on offer at £3.00 for a box of 4 portions. A 2 piece box can sometimes be found for just over half the usual price of 4 but doesn't seem as widely available as the 4 in my experience.
Definitely recommended and thanks for reading.
Birds Eye Simply Cod Fillets
Normally I am not really a fan of fish. When I worked at sea we had an arrangement. I would not eat them if they did not eat me. However not back living on dry land I have thrown that agreement out the window and have started to delve in to the murky world of battered fish. Probably my favourite is fish fingers but I have now moved onto other battered fish based products such as the birds eye simply cod range.
A bit about Birds Eye
Bird Eye is an international brand of frozen food stuff that include fish, chicken and meat. The fish side of the business is famously represented by Captain Birds Eye in the UK. The company was founded in 1929 and was made possible at the time by modern refrigeration techniques.
About the product
Birds Eye simply Cod fillets come in boxes of four. The box is predominately blue in colour with a picture of two fillets accompanied by two salad leaves and a slice of lemon. I am pleased to say that the frozen fillets do resemble the fillets pictured on the box.
I have notice the price of this product has reduced in the past six months. Currently a four pack in Tesco costs £3.54. Its also worthwhile checking Iceland as they often have this product on sale at the best price.
For each fillet you will receive 1030KJ, 245 Kcal, 15g of protein, 17 g of carbohydrates,13g of Fat of which 1.8 is saturates.
My opinion
I have to say that I am quite a fan of this product. I did read the other review about their being bone issues but thankfully I have not experienced this. This size of the fillets are normally always of a pretty good and uniform size and the breadcrumb coats the fish on all sides.
The fish itself tastes very good and is lovely with a drop of vinegar and some chips. The breadcrumbs probably make this fish not as healthy as it could be. That being said its still a lovely product and forms part of a very tasty meal. Plus its oven cooked in 30 minutes so it does not take too much effort to make.
PRICE: £4.70 for 4 pieces, at my local Somerfield
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per fillet, baked):
Calories: 220
Kj: 910
Protein: 15.0g
Carbohydrate: 18.0g
(of which sugars): 0.6g
Fat: 9.5g
(of which saturates): 1.2g
Fibre: 0.8g
Sodium: 0.45g
(equivalent as salt): 1.1g
Cod fillet, water, wheat flour, wheat starch, salt, mustard, turmeric, malt flour (from barley), vegetable fat, baking powder, E450, E500, yeast, whey powder, sugar, vegetable oil
Contains fish, wheat, barley, milk, mustard
E450 and E550 are the basic ingredients of baking powder (used to crisp the batter)
Some small bones may remain although great care has been taken to remove them
At the end of the day and overall, I prefer fish to meat, and do like to keep a plentiful supply of different brands and varieties in my freezer.
Never having tried them before, I recently bought Birds Eye Simply Cod, needing to sample them and see if they were better than, equal to, or worse than other brands of similar frozen fish products.
Birds Eye Simply Cod is a breadcrumbed product, and is to be found in the deep freeze of most supermarkets or local corner shops. The largely dark blue box shows two beautiful-looking breaded chunky cod steaks on the front, with a salad dressing, together with the standard Birds Eye logo. The rear of the box shows nutritional information, ingredients, dietary/allergy advice, freezing & cooking instructions, and Birds Eye's quality claim which also promises a money back guarantee if you feel that the frozen fish doesn't taste like fresh.
Inside the box, each cod fillet is loose - not inside any kind of cellophane wrapping, hence lots of breadcrumbs floating free, which if you're not careful, can scatter everywhere. The pieces of fish are thick and chunky, with a liberal coating of breadcrumbs that are rather orangey in colour.
I chose the oven-bake method of cooking (they can also be grilled or fried), and my accompaniment was jacket potato and a big green salad.
During the cooking, I didn't notice any smell at all emanating from the oven, but once the fish was done and I removed the tray, they looked nice - still thick, and the breadcrumbs had browned nicely.
So, for the taste test! The first thing was that the breadcrumb coating was thicker than I personally like, but the fish inside appeared succulent, white and chunky. Upon chewing, I declared the breadcrumb coating, aside from being a little too thick, was strange - it was hard in some places and soft in others, with a gritty, almost gravelly feel. The fish was superb though - juicy, tender and delicious, with a lovely subtle cod flavour. I decided to abandon the breadcrumbs as I wasn't keen on them at all - they had a very fried flavour - and I scraped them off of the fish and concentrated on that instead.
For the most part, I enjoyed the fish and felt as though I was eating a quality product, but then disaster hit! At the end of both pieces of fish was a huge wodge of bones, almost as if the filleting process had driven the whole skeleton along the length, accumulating at the end. There was a large amount of bones making up each of these clusters, and it really did put me off. I realise that Birds Eye do give a warning on the packet that despite efforts to remove them all some bones may remain, but I felt that for this particular fish product, not enough effort had been made in that area.
It was a good job that I'd eaten most of the fish before I found these wodges of horrid bones, because if they'd been the first thing I'd found upon cutting into the fish, then I'd have been put off eating it altogether.
Overall, I'd say that Birds Eye Simply Cod is a matter of mixed fortunes. The fish in itself is excellent, but the breadcrumb coating is less than satisfactory, and the accumulation of bones is a real no-no in my book - consequently, I shan't be buying this product again. It's a shame, because if more care were taken with the coating and the de-boning process, this could be a regular feature on my dinner plate.
I am giving two stars, solely for the quality of the fish, and say that it is the breadcrumbs and bones that have knocked off the other three stars. Had they have been good, then I'd have awarded a full house. Not a good experience for a rather pricey product! I'd recommend steering clear unless you like a tangle of bones in your fish, and not very nice tasting batter.
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The Blu-Comm Bluetooth Wireless Headset for 2-Way Radios from Klein Electronics
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Preparing for baby number two has got me nesting and reconfiguring nurseries and bedrooms. Not wanting to spend a huge amount on another glider, I started searching for a comfortable yet modern rocker for my toddler's bedroom. If I had the extra money, I might splurge on the sassy brown swank chair, as the padded arms look quite comfy. But my thrifty brain steers me otherwise.
Simple: At $149, Ikea's Lillberg rocker would suit a traditional, modern or artsy type child's room. Add some punch to the white cushions with sprightly decorative pillows.
Swank: If money is no object, the $900 Sleepytime Rocker is sure to send your tot into sweet dreams. The microsuede fabric makes it easy to clean and cozy to lounge on. If brown doesn't suit your fancy, you can have it custom made with the upholstery of your choosing.
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The South Asia Reef Resilience Workshop, held in Bentota, Sri Lanka, 15-18 January 2007, brought together coral reef scientists, managers and policy makers from five countries in South Asia and around the Bay of Bengal: Indonesia, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The main objectives of the workshop were to provide insight into the state of coral reef resilience research and management adaptations internationally, identify and discuss regional needs and priorities, as well as to promote learning and exchange of information.
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The No. 24 Florida Gators were woeful through two quarters. Playing in College Station, Texas, Florida was beaten up and down by SEC newcomer, Texas A&M.
If the Aggies wanted to prove they are as physical as any team in the best conference in football, they did that. But they still didn't win. Down 17-10 at the break, Florida came from behind to defeat the Aggies, 20-17.
Texas A&M has moved to a new league, has a new coach and a new quarterback, too. But it hasn't stopped the poor practice of collapsing in the second half. And perhaps this was less of an A&M collapse as it was Florida getting its act together.
"We did a better job in the second half of controlling the line of scrimmage," Florida head coach Will Muschamp said. "That was the difference. There was no magic potion."
After losing multiple starters to injury, including linebacker Jelani Jenkins, in the first half, Florida became the aggressor coming out of the locker room. Quarterback Jeff Driskel, sacked seven times in the first half, had less trouble staying on his feet after the break.
"We were really composed in here," Driskel said of the mood at halftime. "No one was pointing fingers at each other. We just came in and got the things we needed corrected corrected. We knew there was a whole other half to play."
With one of the best legs in college football, kicker Caleb Sturgis followed a 51-yard first-half field goal with 1:56 left in the second quarter with a 25-yarder on the opening drive of the third quarter to make it 17-13.
The Aggies didn't convert a third down in the third quarter as Florida's defense turned the corner. Mike Gillislee picked up 5 yards on a run play, Driskel completed a 39-yard pass to Omarius Hines, Solomon Patton rushed for 6 yards and Gillislee capped the drive with a 12-yard to give the Gators a 20-17 lead after Sturgis' extra point.
"I'm disappointed like anybody else that we didn't win the game," Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said. "There's things that we're working to fix. We didn't make enough plays to win the game — Florida did."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Arsenal end trophy drought with FA Cup win
Arsenal ended its nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, coming from two goals...
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Boston Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino
is not in the starting lineup for Monday's Game 5 of the World Series against
the St. Louis Cardinals.
Victorino, who is hitless in 10 at-bats against St. Louis with two strikeouts
and a walk, was a late scratch from Sunday's lineup due to lower back
Jonny Gomes, who smacked a three-run homer in Game 4 to help the Red Sox even
the series, will get his second straight start in place of Victorino.
Gomes will play left field and bat fourth, followed by Daniel Nava, who will
start in right.
Second baseman Dustin Pedroia will slide into the two hole to fill the void
vacated by Victorino, while first baseman David Ortiz will move from fourth to
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Ellsbury, Lester come up big vs. Orioles
One day after Buchhholz's no-no, youth serves Boston again
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Less than 24 hours removed from Clay Buchholz's no-hitter, the Red Sox received strong performances from center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and left-handed starter Jon Lester. The result was a 3-2 victory in the rubber match of a three-game series against the Orioles.
Ellsbury, who is Boston's best position prospect, belted his first career home run in the bottom of the fourth inning and made a tremendous diving catch in the fifth.
Lester, back after a one-start return to the Minor Leagues, earned the win by limiting the Orioles to six hits and two runs over six-plus innings.
"It's kind of an exciting day when we can send out some young kids right in the middle of a pennant race and be excited about it," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "Their impact of the game was everywhere. That's a really good feeling. Sometimes you get in positions where guys are beat up and you're playing people. But when you've got young guys coming up and you're excited about them helping you win, that's a good feeling."
Brandon Moss, yet another callup, also made his presence felt. Making the start in place of the injured Manny Ramirez, Moss rammed into the Green Monster to make a nice catch.
"It's been fun to watch," said Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein. "We've talked for a few years now about how our biggest organizational challenge is to develop players who can come up in the middle of a pennant race and contribute. I think we saw that happen a little bit this weekend. It's a credit to our scouting and player-development staff and to our Major League staff to have the right touch with these guys and seamlessly integrate them into the big league club."
Not that it was all about the youth movement. J.D. Drew made a tremendous throw from right field for an inning-ending double play in the fourth. Mike Lowell, Mr. Reliability, drove in two more runs to give him 97 RBIs for the season.
The Orioles made a strong comeback bid from after being down, 3-0, and had a chance to tie the game in the top of the eighth after putting a runner at third with one out. But Hideki Okajima got himself out of that jam by striking out Kevin Millar and Aubrey Huff.
Jonathan Papelbon effortlessly put away the Orioles in the ninth for save No. 31.
With the win, the 82-55 Red Sox boosted their lead over the Yankees back to six games in the American League East with 25 games to go.
"I didn't want us to have a letdown because of how exciting everything was last night, and I think Jon did a good job," said Lowell. "He gave us a quality start. We were able to hold on to a lead. Oki did a great job in the eighth. It was a good win. Lose the first game, come back and win the series, that's a good job."
The Red Sox broke out first against Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera when Lowell belted an RBI single to left in the bottom of the first, extending his hit streak to 15 games. They got another jolt when Ellsbury put one into the Boston bullpen in right-center for a solo shot.
"It was very exciting," Ellsbury said. "You know, I wasn't really trying to do too much with it, just try to hit it where it's pitched and hit it hard. ... He left a changeup up in the zone, and I was just hoping [Nick] Markakis wasn't going to catch it.
While Ellsbury's ability to hit for contact and blaze around the bases and center field are well-known, his power is his biggest unknown.
"Right after we signed him, we brought him in here with wood and he was launching balls over our bullpen," Epstein said. "I don't think we have any questions about his raw power. I think, as he learns his swing and as he continues to develop, he's going to figure out how to backspin the ball more consistently. When he does, he has much more raw power than you would think from his frame."
While O's Cabrera was holding his own, the Red Sox were doing just enough to maintain the lead. Dustin Pedroia led off the fifth with a double to left and Alex Cora sacrificed him to third. That put Lowell in position to loft a sac fly to left.
Aided by some strong defense, Lester had a shutout after five.
The Orioles got one back in the sixth on Melvin Mora's RBI single to left. Ramon Hernandez led off the seventh with a homer into the Monster seats, and that was all for Lester, who picked up the win to improve to 3-0.
"It felt good," said Lester, "a lot better than my last couple of starts. When I was in Portland, I started to figure some things out consistency-wise and where my body is, where my arm was at. ... At times today, I felt really, really good."
Lester had plenty of familiar company on the field with him in this one.
"We've come up through the system together," said Lester. "We know what we can do and we push each other. Jacoby made some great plays out in center today as did Moss. You know, [Pedroia] made some plays up the middle. The defense played really well, and it's fun to see those guys up here."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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About getting a job: Ask The Headhunter [asktheheadhunter.com]
About the extra ten pounds: the hacker's diet [fourmilab.ch].
About the second: I had heard about this years ago, but I might actually have the chance to track it these days, so I may give it a shot. There's also the good chance that once my stress levels return to normal (which is happening already) and my blood pressure goes back down, my weight will return to its relatively static value.
Don't thank me; thank Andy Lester [perl.org].
I found that after I graduated college my weight immediately went up ten pounds. It slowly crept up another 16 until I was diagnosed with cholesterol problems. My low fat diet started slowly draining the weight off, without my being concerned much with calories. I'm currently tracking my weight as described in the hacker's diet, and following the fitness program. I'll probably start using the meal planning described in the book some day soon to get rid of my last few
Good stress drops my weight ten pounds or so. Bad stress makes it start to rise. I haven't seen it fluctuate past 5+ in a few years, though, so it worried me. (Especially along with the BP increase, that really worries me with my salt intake.)


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HOUSTON - A man was shot in the parking lot of a northwest Harris County fast-food restaurant.
Around 11 p.m. Sunday, Harris County sheriff's deputies said shots were fired in the parking lot of a Taco Bell on West Road and Beltway 8.
Investigators said several shots were fired and a 29-year-old man was wounded
A vehicle leaving the scene was spotted a few blocks away at the Trails at Corinthian Creek apartment complex at 8655 Jones Road. Deputies said the vehicle's back windows were shot out.
The 29-year-old man was found at the complex and was taken to Houston Northwest Hospital in critical condition.
Deputies have not released any information about possible suspects.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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Catholic Politicians Who Cooperate With Grave Moral Evil, Publicly Contradict Who They Say They Are!
(CNA)– The right of the Catholic institutions to exist with integrity is threatened by the Health and Human Services contraception and sterilization mandate, Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt of Greensburg said in a pastoral letter to his diocese.
The mandate "relegates religious freedom to the sacristy, and will not allow it to exist or be operative outside of the Church and in the public square," the Pennsylvania bishop wrote in "Integrity and the Political Arena," which was issued on Oct. 11.
"This corresponds to a conception of religious freedom which means only freedom of worship. But those who share the same faith also have the right to a collective or institutional religious freedom which is public," he stated.
Bishop Brandt's comments come with the elections only two weeks away, and Pennsylvania is expected to play a key role as a battleground state. Though Democrats won the last three presidential votes there, the Republican Party won the governorship and Senate elections in 2010.
Under the contraception mandate, "religious freedom becomes just a type of privacy right which can be given, restricted or withdrawn as the government sees fit," wrote Bishop Brandt.
"The founding documents of this country, however, clearly indicate that religious freedom is an inalienable right which comes not from government but from the Creator Himself."
Much of the letter was dedicated to the importance of integrity among politicians, particularly on the issue of abortion. Bishop Brandt said citizens can use their right to vote to "bring our faith perspective … to evaluate the integrity of the candidates and the validity of the positions they advance or support."
The bishop said that a Catholic politician who has "an established pattern of voting in favor of abortion legislation and an established pattern of public rejection of a core teaching of the Church" is "engaged in public cooperation with a grave moral evil."
The bishop said he also believes that Catholic politicians who continue to receive Communion "should be challenged to take ownership of the consequences of a lack of integrity by publicly acknowledging that what they do contradicts who they say they are," he said.
"Any individual who says he can advocate for and enable the practice of abortion and claims that he can still be a Catholic in good standing, has a very serious problem with integrity which any community can ignore only at its own peril."
Politicians who live in such a disintegrated way are a matter of concern not only to Catholics, but to "society itself," Bishop Brandt said.
"It is a cause of very serious concern for all the citizenry about a matter of integrity. It is a very serious concern about placing public trust in a person who has demonstrated public misrepresentation."


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Jason Statham and Jimmy Fallon went head-to-head in a giant hamster ball race through Rockefeller Plaza on Friday's episode of "The Tonight Show."
But first, Statham told Fallon that he had a near death experience while filming "The Expendables 3." Apparently the action-film star almost lost his life after plunging 60-feet into the Black Sea while test driving a truck.
"I'm thinking 'This is how it all ends'," Statham said.
Eventually he was able to swim out of the vehicle. Statham also revealed Sylvester Stallone's surprising reaction to the incident.
"At this point, you really do understand who your friends are," Statham said. "I look at [Stallone] and he's still at the dock looking at his iPhone. He's like, 'Do You need a towel?'"
Finally, Fallon and Statham raced in giant hamster balls through Rockefeller Plaza. Who won? Watch the video above and find out. You can also hear about the near-death experience in the video below.


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Shut Down Your Email & Reduce Your Stress
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Perhaps we would all be more efficient if we multitasked less and focused on individual tasks more.
Like most of us these days, I've grown used to multitasking. In my case this involves writing articles while answering telephone calls and handling email. Perhaps I'd be more efficient if I multitasked less and focused on individual tasks more.
As you may recall from my Welcome to the Pleasure Dome blog, when I'm ensconced in my command chair I'm surrounded by a wall of screens. Two of these screens are predominantly devoted to displaying the status of my two main email accounts. I typically receive a couple of hundred emails a day, so there is a steady stream of bing! sounds indicating new arrivals.
On the one hand I pride myself in answering incoming emails as quickly as possible, and also to responding to anyone who emails me, even if the answer is "No, I'm terribly sorry that I cant do your student project for you." (LOL!) On the other hand, every time I glance away from whatever writing project I'm working on to look at what just binged, it takes me a few seconds to regain my train of thought, even if I decide that particular email can wait until later. Things are worse if I decide to respond to an email, because it can take at least a minute to regain my stride with regard to my main project.
Interestingly enough, my chum Jay just emailed me a link to "An Empirical Study of Work Without Email." The creators of this study cut off email usage on five workdays for 13 information workers in an organization.
During the course of the study, the researchers observed and classified a total of 5,643 activities carried out by the 13 participants. They recorded millions of sensor readings, including things like window changes on computer screens and the heart rates of the subjects, during more than 700 hours of data collection. This data collection encompassed both the baseline condition (with email) and the no-email state.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the study revealed that, when without email, the participants multitasked less, focused longer on the tasks at hand, and experienced lower stress. (It wasn't all good news, because some of the participants reported feeling a sense of being "cut off" from their colleagues.)
Now that I think about it, I realize that having my email systems up all of the time is actually putting me under some amount of stress. There have been numerous bings while writing this column, for example. Many of these, upon inspection, I've subsequently realized lack importance (especially in the case of spam). Some have caused me to utter words of which my mother would certainly not approve.
Thus, for the remainder of this week, I am going to perform an experiment on myself. (I'm a professional. Dont try this at home without medical supervision.) I'm going to power-up my email systems only three times a day -- once when I first come in in the morning, once in the early afternoon, and once just before I head out of the door in the evening. The idea is to see if I feel as though I'm being more productive and under less stress.
Actually, I just took a moment to close down both of my email systems. I have to say that I feel under less stress already. I shall report back further at the end of the week. In the meantime, what are your thoughts on this?
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Choose The Revitol Skin Lightening System
Having even toned and blemish totally free skin is some thing that's desired by many individuals. No matter if you are in mid 20s or approaching your 50s, a reliable skin lightener can help you maintain a youthful radiant glow.
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Sydney workers dodge death in crane crash
One of Sydney's busiest roads will remain blocked for at least another day as investigations begin into how a fire erupted in a crane towering above the city and sent the machine's arm crashing into nearby buildings.
Construction workers ran for their lives as litres of diesel caught alight and engulfed the 65-metre crane at a University of Technology Sydney construction site on the corner of Broadway and Wattle streets in Ultimo.
Although no one was seriously injured, a union official said many people could have been killed if the boom had fallen onto busy Broadway, the thoroughfare linking George Street to Parramatta Road.
The crane driver escaped, but not before he managed to swing the crane's arm away from the busy street below and tried to extinguish the fire once he had descended.
"The fire just started," he told Network Ten.
"I got down, tried to extinguish it but I needed more than an extinguisher, I needed a bigger one."
The emergency which began soon after 9.30am on Tuesday, forced the evacuation of hundreds of construction workers, students, university staff and office workers.
Broadway was blocked for about five hours between Wattle and Harris streets, causing major traffic disruption.
Police rescue officers and company engineers managed to reach the top of the crane many hours later, at 5.30pm, after firefighters had stabilised it using lasers to determine the structure's movement.
An exclusion zone is expected to remain in place along Wattle Street for some time as investigations by WorkCover, emergency services and the construction company Lend Lease try to unravel how the incident occurred.
Construction Forestry Mining and Engineering Union NSW secretary Brian Parker said the problem of fuel leaking from the crane had been raised earlier with Lend Lease.
Mr Parker told reporters the fuel leak was reported after the UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology construction site was shut down for a four-day safety inspection.
"Given the fact that it's got a number of leaks within the motor, fuel has dropped onto something that's created a fire," he said.
Mr Parker praised the crane driver and a CFMEU organiser for quickly raising the alarm and risking their lives as they tried to fight the fire with extinguishers.
He said there could have been many deaths if the crane fell onto the street.
A Lend Lease spokesman said a team had been sent to determine how the fire started.
"It's unusual, very unusual," he told AAP.
Firefighters were called to the site about 9.40am (AEDT) but had to back away from the blaze when the crane became unstable.
A UTS staffer said she could see "flames bursting out of the platform" on the crane.
She told AAP she had seen smoke then noticed a "very nasty burning smell" before the alarms went off and people were evacuated.
Another eyewitness was stopped at nearby lights at the time of the crane collapse. He told Macquarie Radio it was a frightening moment.
"It just looked like the cables just snapped from the base of the unit ... and about 10, 20 seconds the whole thing's just started wrapping around the building."
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Volcom Pipe Pro: Day 2 Highlights
Instead of the usual three-to-the-beach style of reporting, here are a few moments and characters that caught my eye today at the Volcom Pipe Pro... For up to the minute updates right off the beach, check out our Twitter and Instagram (@transworld_surf) feeds.
Oliver Says Ouch!
Florida's Oliver Kurtz had a rough go this morning at Pipeline. Just a few minutes into his heat, he had a two-wave hold down, got smashed against the reef, suffered a concussion, and got nipped by Billy Kemper at the last second, ending his Volcom Pipe Pro campaign. He was rattled and physically shaking when I talked to him but was able to walk off under his own power. There's a reason they call the dudes in this contest "warriors"...
Gavin Gillette
"No matter how big or small it is, I always feel like I'm going to throw up before a heat," said Gavin Gillette before he paddled out. The Kauai surfer locked into some great waves at Backdoor en route to a round of 96 win over Yujiro Tsuji (4th), Flynn Novak (2nd), and Makua Rothman (3rd) and will live to fight (and maybe barf) another day at Pipeline.
Going Green At Pipeline
With the assistance of Tr3ees, the Volcom Pipe Pro is doing its part in recycling and composting the lunch scraps and trash created by the event. Even the forks that were given out at lunch break down in a compost pile!
Volcom Pipe Pro Wahine
While the crowds on the beach aren't nearly as thick as you see during the Triple Crown, the talent is still there...
Volcom Pipe Pro On The Tube
It is so cool to be able to watch the contest live and on TV. It's in HD here in Hawaii and available via Time Warner Cable. If you really had your shit together you'd DVR it and fast forward through the lulls, then again you'd miss TWS' Chris Cote's commentary so maybe it's not such a great idea. Either way, it's great to see it live from the comfort of your own couch--even if you're posted up just down the beach from the comp like I was this morning.
The Bats And Zeke
No, that's not one of the NFL Pro Bowl players with Volcom's Jason Shibata, it's Ezekiel Lau from the South Shore. Big Zeke tuned into Jason's heat smarts and won his round of 96 heat. Coming off a pro junior win at Sunset Beach last week, Ezekiel is hitting his stride here at the Volcom Pipe Pro. Consider this kid a contender!
Insta Updates
This is the view from the channel this afternoon during the Volcom Pipe Pro. We hooked our photographer, Brent Bielmann, up with a LifeProof case for his iPhone this morning and he's already outing it to good use. Between our Instagram @transworld_surf, twitter, and the live webcast, you can be in the middle of Kansas and still feel like you're here on the North Shore.
Peruvian Powerhouse
Up until Chris Ward went ballistic later in the day, Peru's Gabriel Villaran had the highest heat total of the day with a pair of long, draining tubes at Backdoor. The Peruvians are one of the oldest surfing tribes in the world and between Cristobal De Col and Volcom rider Miguel Tudela they make their presence here on the North Shore known by surfing incredibly well and always charging.
Parker Coffin
Volcom wildcard Parker Coffin was on a major roll at the Volcom Pipe Pro until he got steamrolled by fellow Californian Chris Ward--who went on an absolute rampage dropping nines like nobody else en route to the highest heat score of the day. Photo: Brent Bielmann with his LifeProof iPhone case.
ASP Press Release: Chris Ward And Carlos Munoz Set Early Pace At Volcom Pipe Pro
HONOLULU – (Jan. 29, 2012) — Conditions settled down at the Banzai Pipeline today and yesterday's death-defying closeouts were replaced by long, hollow tubes at the Volcom Pipe Pro. California's Chris Ward and Costa Rican Carlos Munoz put on incredible performances at Backdoor that saw them clearly emerge the pacesetters.
A $130,000 5-star Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) event, the Volcom Pipe Pro still has two days of competition to run before crowning the 2012 champion. The defending champion is John John Florence (Hawaii), who will make his debut on the next day of surfing.
Carlos Munoz, 19, was the only surfer to post a perfect 10-point ride today, earning a bonus $1,000 for the ELECTRIC Pefect 10 award. He did it at Backdoor with an air-drop takeoff into a deep, long barrel that ran the full length of the break. The crowd erupted when he emerged through the curtain of water with fists pumping. His second high wave of 8.6 gave him a total of 18.6 points.
"This is one of my dreams and I'm so stoked to make the 10 and to make my heat as well," said Munoz. "I felt like the wave was going to be a close-out but I just run, run, run the tube and I can get out. It's amazing and I can't believe it. I really don't have words to explain. Amazing! I heard about the $1,000 before but I didn't know that I was going to win it. I'm trying to get good scores here and then maybe I'll start traveling to get points for the pro tour."
Chris Ward, 33, who placed third in the final here last year, logged the highest heat score of the contest so far with a total of 19 points out of a possible 20. Counting a 9.57 and a 9.43 as his best two waves, Ward even had a third 'throwaway' wave of 9.0. "I haven't really surfed since I injured my knee," said Ward. "I surfed a couple of heats in China and then stayed off it until today. I guess it paid off because you get hungry and you want to catch good waves. I didn't want to go on any bad waves and I guess it worked, I lucked out.
"I've been coming here to Hawaii since I was 12. Being around the local guys and the legends… learning from the best in good waves… you learn a lot surfing with your favorite surfers. Being out at Pipe when the conditions are good tests your ability. Any heats at Pipe are amazing – just three guys out, so I'm looking forward to more heats." Peruvian Gabriel Villaran was the third-highest scorer today, with 17.07 points. He was rock solid on the lefts of Pipeline and is feeling confident of a good-showing this year.
"I made a final here in 2006, so I know what it takes to make it all the way," said Villaran. "Today's a great day and hopefully I keep the mojo going through the whole event. When the wave is big, I prefer to go left because I feel more secure. But if the right Backdoor wave comes to me, I'm not going to hesitate."
On the local front, Hawaii's Torrey Meister was the top scorer of the regular Pipeline chargers with 15.67 points. "Today it's a little more manageable so I'm glad they decided to hold off yesterday," said Meister. "I surf this wave a lot. I like Backdoor a lot and I felt like I could sit a little more wide and pick off a few. It worked. I want to get in the Pipe Masters and this qualifies you for it, and it's an opportunity to surf Pipeline."
Organizers will assess the conditions at first light tomorrow to determine if there will be an 8am start. Two more days of competition remain.
Surfers shown in order of 1st through 4th. Scores shown are based on each surfer's best 2 rides and are out of a maximum 20 points.
H3: Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR) 11.40pts; Jeremy Johnston (USA) 8.94pts ; David Wassel (HAW) 5.80pts; Landon McNamara (HAW) 2.77pts
H4:Flynn Novak (HAW) 11.90pts ; Koa Smith (HAW) 7.86pts ; Gregg Nakamura (HAW) 5.93pts ; Solomon Ortiz (HAW) 5.76pts
H5: Anthony Walsh (AUS) 11.57pts ; Parker Coffin (USA) 9.17pts ; TJ Barron (HAW) 7.47pts ; Kaimana Jaquias (HAW) 3.10pts
H6: Liam McNamara (HAW) 7.80pts ; Carlos Munoz (CRI) 7.50pts ; Jonah Morgan (HAW) 5.83pts ; Eli Olson (HAW) 5.10pts
H7: Danny Fuller (HAW) 12.23pts ; Alexander Gray (USA) 8.77pts ; Kawai Lindo (HAW) 5.30pts ; Dylan Southworth (MEX) 3.94pts
H8: Koa Rothman (HAW) 13.76pts ; Brett Barley (USA) 9.12pts ; Alex Smith (HAW) 5.10pts ; Nathan Florence (HAW) 4.20pts
H1: Torrey Meister (HAW) 15.67pts ; Billy Kemper (HAW) 12.80pts ; Oliver Kurtz (USA) 12.07pts ; Love Hodel (HAW) 5.27pts
H2: Nils Schweizer (USA) 15.60pts ; Kevin Sullivan (HAW) 11.07pts ; Mikey Bruneau (HAW) 10.50pts ; Teppei Tajima (JPN) 5.57pts
H3: Ezekiel Lau (HAW) 12.50pts ; Derek Peters (USA) 10.16pts ; Chris Foster (HAW) 8.50pts ; Taylor Thome (USA) 2.83pts
H4: Makai McNamara (HAW) 10.44pts ; Dane Gudauskas (USA) 8.93pts; Fisher Heverly (USA) 6.83pts ; Manuel Selman (CHL) 5.43pts
H5: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 11.83pts ; Ramz Boukhiam (MAR) 9.53pts ; Sunny Garcia (HAW) 8.63pts ; Dennis Tihara (BRA) 7.33pts
H6: Gabriel Villaran (PER) 17.07pts ; Tyler Newton (HAW) 12.76pts ; Jeremy Johnston (USA) 9.34pts ; Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 7.40pts
H7: Gavin Gillette (HAW) 10.84pts ; Flynn Novak (HAW) 9.74pts ; Makuakai Rothman (HAW) 4.90pts ; Yujiro Tsuji (JPN) 3.77pts
H8: Koa Smith (HAW) 13.23pts ; Jamie O'Brien (HAW) 11.07pts ; Brad Ettinger (USA) 10.93pts ; Angelo Lozano (MEX) 2.04pts
H9: Anthony Walsh (AUS) 7.00pts ; Stephen Walsh (AUS) 6.46pts ; Dane Anderson (USA) 6.33pts ; Matt Pagan (USA) 4.10pts
H10: Chris Ward (USA) 19.00pts ; Sean Moody (HAW) 11.50pts ; Parker Coffin (USA) 5.90pts ; Cristobal De Col (PER) 5.27pts
H11: Balaran Stack (USA) 10.60pts ; Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 8.27pts ; Liam McNamara (HAW) 7.00pts ; Lan Crane (USA) 4.90pts
H12: Carlos Munoz (CRI) 18.60pts ; Kalani Chapman (HAW) 7.07pts ; Bino Lopes (BRA) 5.50pts ; Cory Arrambide (USA) 4.54pts
H13: Myles Padaca (HAW) 11.67pts ; Leandro Usuna (ARG) 8.64pts ; Ian Gentil (HAW) 6.16pts ; Danny Fuller (HAW) 4.54pts


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Section Chair's Column: Amplify Your Voice
By David L.Douglass,Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Washington, DC
Last month I attended the ABA Section Officers Conference. As the name reflects, the SOC, as it is called, is comprised of the officers of the ABA Sections, Divisions and Forums. The Conference affords an opportunity for the officers to compare experiences, share ideas, and promote collaboration. It also provides opportunity for the officers to dialogue with the Association's leadership about the state of the ABA, the challenges it is facing, and solutions and initiatives it is pursuing. Although, as you might expect, a lot can be said about two days of meetings with hundreds of attorneys each of whom believes he or she has their own perspective on an issue that must be heard, invariably the meeting is productive, informative and occasionally uplifting. I want to direct my comments this month to two of those inspiring moments.
I was surprised—and proud—to learn from ABA President Laurel Bellows that one of her signature initiatives is the establishment of a Task Force on Human Trafficking. As some of you know, I was a former civil rights prosecutor and I know that human trafficking or—as President Bellows exposed it to be—modern day slavery, is a terrible, present, tragic crime. Women are trafficked. Children are trafficked. Men are trafficked. They are smuggled as cargo, concealed as contraband, and abused as objects. This crime goes well beyond sexual trafficking, which is probably most known, to include a wide range of labor, including domestic help, manufacturing and agriculture. Part of the tragedy lies in the fact that most people are unaware of this crime's existence, scale or cruelty. Human trafficking is an injustice that has too long needed a champion. And it is the kind of injustice that President Bellows rightfully mobilizes our Association to expose and fight. Here is a link to President Bellow's remarks on this issue, http://www.abanow.org/2012/08/aba-president-bellows-on-human-trafficking.
I was later approached by the Chair of the Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER) who noted that I had not appointed a liaison from our Section to SEER. I confessed that I had not done so in large part because I did not see the natural link between our Sections. She quickly yet tactfully pointed out to me that the consequences of environment and energy law and policy directly affect health issues, such as the issue of environmental toxins. Of course, once she pointed them out, they were obvious. Our discussion was another reminder that health law touches all segments of society and we as a Section should aspire to engage as broadly and as deeply as we can.
I often feel that I should devote more time to pro bono or social justice activities hearing. My experience at SOC reminded me that through my ABA membership I support an organization that whose mission is to apply the legal profession's expertise, resources and power to the cause of safeguarding legal rights, protecting civil liberties and spreading social justice. As ABA members we can not only support these efforts as members, we can actively engage in them. As members of the Health Law Section we are the voice of the ABA on health law and policy. Yet by joining with other powerful voices in the ABA we can amplify our voice and our ability to strengthen our profession and advance the cause of justice. If you are interested in becoming involved in either of these two initiatives on behalf of the Section, I would love to hear from you. You would be performing a great service to our Section and our profession.
The ABA Health eSource is distributed automatically to members of the ABA Health Law Section . Please feel free to forward it! Non-members may also sign up to receive the ABA Health eSource.


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I opened Family Tree Maker (FTM) for Mac 3 today and found an update waiting for me. The version number was 22.2.3 (I had 22.2.1, so I guess I missed one). Here are the update notes:
This update includes the following new features and enhancements:
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite specific bug fixes
Duplicate person alert
Manage (add, edit, delete) historical facts
Application Name change to "Family Tree Maker 3"
Task List Report – New Custom options
Print Plan workspace tasks as filtered/sorted in display
Fan Chart – New options (full circle, semi-circle, quarter, etc.)
Pedigree chart – New option to include spouses of primary individual
Relationship chart – Option to use short place names
Outline descendant report – Option to list only direct-line descendants
Option to omit home country in charts/reports
Allow bookmarking of spouse
LDS ordinance display in the family view
LDS ordinance – Include initiatory and confirmation
Numerous other bug fixes
I'm happy to see that Ancestry.com is still developing and improving FTM3. I have found it much more stable than the previous version, but it's still missing a few features that the Windows version has, and there are a few minor irritations yet. I wonder if the name change signifies anything? After all, version 3 files are cross-platform compatible.
When I clicked the button to update, I noticed that FTM3 closed and backed up automatically, as usual. If you do the update (which you probably should if you plan to upgrade to Yosemite), you should also make sure you have a current backup. I was then asked if I wanted to retain the current file and convert a copy (Figure 1).
I picked this option, even though I had a backup, because auto-backups are overwritten every time you close FTM. A few seconds later my file was converted and my tree opened. Immediately the media started processing again (Figure 2).
This seems to happen almost every time I open my tree whether new media completed processing the last time or not. Processing seemed to take longer than usual this time, and when it was finished, I received a message that 134 media had not completed due to a process error (Figure 3).
I clicked the link and they tried to process again, but I was still left with the error. So I closed and reopened FTM3, the media processed again, and this time I got the "Media Complete" message (Figure 4). Hopefully this will work for you, too, if you receive the process error.
OK, I'm off to try out some of the new features and will write more about them at a later date. Please leave a comment if you have any issues with the update (in addition to contacting Ancestry Support, of course).


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