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We had these over Christmas and then Asda reduced their Christmas stock from the normal £1 for these 20 Sausage Rolls to 50p, so we bought a couple more bags of these and the little Snack Pizzas as well.
Although I find that these are a bit greasy, they have a nice enough taste as well, which sounds a bit odd.
Although these are larger than other frozen Sausage Rolls, since you only get 20 it doesn't seem like quite as good a deal, after all the other ones are 50 for the same price, but these taste like the Meat is more expensive.
You just cook these in the oven for about 20-25 minutes and the Pastry turns out flaky and golden and the Meat inside is tasty and juicy.
There is a good lump of Meat in here and this has the nice Cumberland taste to it. A slight spice to it as well, and there is a slight seasoning. The Pastry has a few cuts on the top of it, which seems to let the Grease out, but as I mentioned these still end up with a bit of a Greasy aftertaste.
A nice tasty Sausage Roll but if they were able to get rid of a bit more of the Grease then they would be even better.
Every year we throw a Christmas Eve Buffet for my family. It's a nice chance for us to catch up, and everyone brings their Presents to my house and we all swap them over to be ready for the big day. Sausage Rolls are part of every Buffet in my view, as they are lovely.
I picked these up in the freezer section from Asda. THey cost £1 for 20 Sausage Rolls. I know you can get 50 of the budget ones for £1, but these felt larger and bigger through the pack than the budget ones. I would have liked to think that these included a bit more Meat than the cheaper ones, but since they only had 20% actual Meat, and quite a high Pork Fat content, but I don't tend to read the ingredients on Sausage Roll, as often I don't like what I see (if that makes any sense!)
The packaging is alright on this. The bag is a medium red colour and there is a tasty looking pile of Sausage Rolls piled up on the front.
You cook these in a 200o oven for approx 15-18 minutes.
Once cooked these are pretty nice. The pastry is quite thick, but flaky as well. There is 3 deep cuts in the top of the pastry and you can see the large chunk of Meat inside. The Cumberland Sausage Meat is Meaty, Tasty and has a slightly Herb-y, Spicy taste to it. The only problem with these is that I feel they taste a bit greasy. When you take these out of the oven, there is a good amount of grease left on the tray, which I wouldn't mind if it meant there was no grease on the Rolls, but it is like the Meat holds the grease in as well.
Nice tasting and a good enough buy, but pity about the grease.
When you enter the giant supermarkets you can almost feel the tension, the competition for Christmas business is fierce and Asda is making it clear that they intend to go all out to try and offer the best possible value.
Our local Asda is always busy at the best of times but at the moment it is like a madhouse, there are special offer signs hanging here, there and everywhere. Good news for the consumer and if Asda have got it right it will be good news for them when they announce their after Christmas sales figures.
Asda Cumberland sausage rolls - 20 mini pastries that are stuffed with Cumberland sausage and all for the humble price of £1.
We often have a couple of sausage rolls at lunch time and the last packet of frozen sausage rolls that I bought came from Tesco, the fluffy pastry was good but the sausage meat filling was tasteless.
I had very little to lose by picking up a packet of the Asda Cumberland sausage rolls, after all 20 for £1 is a small price to pay.
Being naturally inquisitive ( notice I didn't say nosey ) I wanted to take a peek at the list of ingredients. So, the Asda Cumberland sausage rolls contain no artificial colours or flavourings but the pastries do contain egg, milk and gluten.
Reading down through the list of ingredients you can hardly help but notice that the Asda sausage rolls contain only 20% pork and an unspecified amount of pork fat. But there does seem to be a lot of tasty herbs and spices to pep things up a little.
If I am handing over a minute amount of money to Asda then I am not silly enough to think that I am going to get a premium product.
Inside of the plastic storage bag you have 20 small frozen sausage rolls. The Asda Cumberland sausage rolls are made with puff pastry and they need to be cooked in a hot oven.
I like to brush the top of the pastry over either with milk or beaten egg, the pastry always looks so much better for it.
Asda say that the sausage rolls should be turned half way through the cooking time.
The Asda Cumberland sausage rolls smell fine when they have been cooked and you can instantly smell some of the herbs and spices that they have been flavoured with. The bronzed puff pastry is fluffy and light and after trying to work things out I have come to the conclusion that four of these Asda mini sausage rolls would be the equivalent of one that you buy from Greggs the bakers.
One Gregg's sausage roll costs about 50p and four of the Asda mini sausage rolls costs you 20p - so if you look at it like that then if they are reasonably tasty they are offering good value for money.
I feel that Asda have recognised the need for seasoning, sausage rolls can fall flat on their face if they are not well seasoned. I would say that they are sufficiently seasoned to be tasty and I quite enjoyed my four, though I must admit I could have eaten another couple ! ( two mini sausage rolls = 159 calories )
I don't know what it is about Gregg's sausage rolls but they are fabulously tasty, the Asda mini Cumberland sausage rolls don't quite live up to that but they are still enjoyable.
If you are having a family get together or maybe you are organising a party over the festive season then these would make a great addition to the table.
A party wouldn't be a party without a sausage roll and why not make it an Asda sausage roll ?
Yesterday I wrote a review on 'Asda's Bacon and Sausage Wraps' that have appeared instore in their party food range and mentioned that we had bought other foods from this range. We have just taken a tray of Cumberland Sausage Rolls out of the oven and our home smells like Greggs at the moment so I thought I'd take this opportunity to review these today.
Packaged in the bag pictured above you get 20 Cumberland Sausage Rolls in the pack, in their frozen state they are nothing to write home about - about 2 inches square in size the pastry and sausage meat look just like you imagine they would do - a mini sausage roll.
Cooking instructions advise that you place on a baking tray and cook for about 15 minutes turning them after halfway through. As they start to heat up you can smell the pastry and sausage start to cook and start to fill your kitchen with a lovely aroma.
Making sure not to burn them, once cooked for the suggested time the sausage rolls come out of the oven a lovely golden brown in colour. Biting into one (after allowing to cool a little) the puff pastry is nice and crumbly and is light and tasty, as these are Cumberland sausages the meat is pleasantly seasoned and to me is slightly peppery. Chewing them allows the flavour to really come through and they do taste absolutely delicious.
They do seem to slightly expand when cooked so you can easily get a couple of bites from a single sausage roll, we had ours with a simple sandwich for tea as didn't really fancy anything too much tonight and they accompanied this really nicely.
Nutritional Information reveals that a 2 sausage roll serving provides:
159 kcals
3.7g protein
10.9g carbs
0.6 sugars
11.2g fat
5.6g saturates
0.8g fibre
So are not at all bad if you want a savoury treat. Due to their size they make an ideal buffet food for the upcoming festivities and at £1.00 for a bag of 20 you can't really go wrong.
These are a favourite in our household, being easy to prepare and very tasty. We actually prefer these to the larger packaged sausage rolls that are already cooked as we find by heating up those ones up they pastry seems to dry out a little bit.
Being a branded product they are only available instore and online at Asda, they are located in the freezer section, and are normally with the rest of the party food range.
5/5 from me, tasty, quick and no hassle - Perfect!
Yep you have guessed it another Asda party food review this time is of the good old party favourite sausage rolls.
Asda Mini Cumberland Sausage Rolls are part of the party food range. The packaging is branded consistently with the Asda party food range; a deep red plastic bag with a very festive look to it. There are 20 items per pack. There is an image of the cooked product on the front of the box.
The cooking instructions are also on the box and the mini quiches should be cooked at 200C for 12-15 minutes.
A pack of 20 Mini Cumberland Sausage Rolls costs £1 in Asda. I feel that this is very good value however you can get slightly cheaper mini sausage rolls from the chilled aisles in Asda.
***Asda Cumberland Mini Sausage Rolls***
The sausage rolls when removed from the oven smell and look delicious. The sausage rolls have quite a medium - dark colour puff pastry covering with the Cumberland sausage poking out of them slightly. On appearance they have slightly darker pastry than some sausage rolls which I find appealing as the pastry often appears almost raw on some brands of sausage rolls. The scent is of baked savoury pastry.
As soon as you bite into the sausage rolls you get the taste of the light and crispy puff pastry. This has a pleasant baked taste but is very light tasting and not overly salty. The taste of the Cumberland sausage then hits you. This is a much stronger sausage taste than most sausage rolls I have eaten. The sausage has a meaty but quite herby taste to it.
The after taste is not particularly strong yet not at all bland. There is quite a spicy sausage taste left in your mouth. The only thing I found unpleasant about the sausage rolls was that the pastry left a slight greasy coating in my mouth in particular on the roof of my mouth, which in my opinion spoilt the sausage rolls.
**Nutritional information**
70 calories
3.8g fat
Personally I prefer sausage rolls cold and would more than likely get sausage rolls from the chilled aisles of the supermarket but as far as warm sausage rolls go these are pretty good. These are very good value for 20 per pack costing £1 and do not taste like a cheap sausage rolls. I encountered no gristly pieces of sausage and this tasted peppery and delicious. The puff pastry covering the sausage rolls was light and crispy but my only gripe was that it left a slight greasy coating in my mouth, hence the four star rating.


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Discussion in 'Pros' Racquets and Gear' started by degrease, Jan 31, 2014.
Usually pros use very heavy rackets yet tsonga is using the babolat pure strike 100.. any ideas?
His footwork is not good enough.
Ha ha.. ok serious answers now plz
He has customized it. His is 325g unstrung with a custom handle to make it longer. The lighter the base racquet, the more easy it is to customize it. Not to mention that he most likely wanted to keep the 100in² headsize and 16/19 pattern he's accustomed with.
I'm pretty sure he knows more about what he needs than any of us...
wait...different people like different rackets? But that means that one racket is not absolutely the best?
The Force is strong in this one. Please continue to spread the good word.
Tsonga likes open patterns as far as I can tell.
I think it has more to do with advertising and the consumer audience. Not a lot of people are able to handle the "Tour" version. Since the standard version fits a bigger variety of players, it would make sense to emphasize its endorsement more.
I agree with greystar. Tsonga's the second biggest name using Babolat, so they are going to want to capitalize on the money they're sending him and use him to try to make people try and buy pure strikes... since the 100 is the one most people would be able to use effectively, that's the one they advertise.
This is your answer. It has nothing to do with marketing to hackers
it is just a PJ. he uses still APDC (no GT version)
Not even close. You can't paint an Aero racquet to look like a Pure Strike.
In the words of a wise young guru, "He's mediocre at best. At best"
New year, new paint job.
Not an APD+ paintjob. Lukhas has it right. You can call it Tsonga's special Pure Strike Tour+ 100 16x19 version.
He sucks, that's why!
Just kidding, he probably has it customized just the way he likes it; the paintjob was most likely decided by Babolat's marketing team
I do like how some people are just sooo sceptical. Paint job is the default setting. The distinctive throat of an apd looks nothing like a conventional racket yet they still say paint job. If tsonga used a cricket bat they would say it a paint job of his old apd
I am sure his racket is weighed different and is heavier than stock. Babolat can customize the weight distribution for each player.
Well like the others said, Tsonga's rackets, like any other players' rackets, are customized. And plus, it's not like the stock form Tsonga's previous racket was that heavy. Tsonga is known to put long strips of lead tape on his rackets.
I should have included that basically, weight and balance are customizable and not to worry about. It's the specifications like the beam width, string pattern, and head size that aren't able to be customized easily.
Man, it is not even tsonga out there. Underneath the fit, french biracial guy with curly dark hair, it is shane warne. just a really good paintjob.
Clearly you are blind then... that's no APD
nice ha ha ha
Thanks, i don't know why i thought of an australian cricketer. Must've been during the oz oipen.
Could have gone with someone more popular in france and the us. Like jerry lewis.
Back on topic.
It has to be the string pattern. Jo is used to having 16 mains. His APDs were/are generally loaded up with a ton of silicone in the handle and upwards of 12g of lead in the head. So i am sure what he is packing is specd out much heavier than a tour, but w the sotring oattern and headsize of a strike 100.
I am going to get a pair of the strike 16x18 when it comes out in may. Probably do the silicone and lead thing, too.
Same here. They are also cheaper than the tour
Is there a new Pure strike with a stronger force coming out soon?
I think he is right. Look at what Federer is doing with his PJ, making his pro90 into looking like Prostaff 97. it is amazing
The RF97 frame actually looks a lot like Federer's old stick . I personally think he's playing with the same racquet he's always had. Wilson most likely only changed the PJ.
I purchased, played with and eventually sold the PST for the best part of two months. Loved the racquet once I tweaked it to be more headlight, but I never felt "connected" to the ball, as much as I did with the Blade 93.
Different beasts - one that I've managed to tame, and one that (for my game) I will admire from afar.
Props to Babolat for introducing the Strike line of racquets. If not for the lack of "feel" I'd have switched to the PST in a heartbeat.
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drfish wrote:I should emphasize that the new patterns are just me screwing around - they are not intended to become standard color options. The purple camo was actually just a sample of a new material weight and I happened to have purple webbing to make a matching harness.
What color did I send you druidcent? Would you like a different one? I can probably send a prototype with the divider/back-straps your way next week if you want to continue testing for us.
Coran, same question, which color do you already have or should I send a complete new unit with the divider/back-straps or just the tablet side?
Now that I think about it back-straps might mean late next week or even the week after since I used up all my samples already...
I've got the silver/dark grey color, which I really like. I'd be more than happy to test it again with the improvements on the divider/back-straps. I can send back the original one if you let me know where to send it.


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A Walk On The Dark Side With Nick Mason
Pink Floyd founding member Nick Mason was the featured guest for a recent installment of the GRAMMY Museum's An Evening With series. In an intimate interview setting, Mason discussed Pink Floyd's unique sound, classic albums such as The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall, and EMI Music's recent Pink Floyd collectors' box set releases.
"We knew we'd made the best record, so far," said Mason regarding The Dark Side Of The Moon. "We were conscious of the fact that this was a step forward. It was much more sophisticated."
Formed in 1965 in London, Pink Floyd originally consisted of drummer Mason, lead guitarist/vocalist Syd Barrett, bassist Roger Waters, and Rick Wright. The band applied an experimental approach to their music, incorporating instrumental flurries, feedback and various sound effects within a psychedelic rock framework. Pink Floyd's debut album, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, was released in 1967. Prior to their sophomore effort, 1968's A Saucerful Of Secrets, Barrett departed the band, with guitarist David Gilmour replacing him. Released in 1972, Obscured By Clouds was Pink Floyd's first album to crack the Top 50 on the Billboard 200. As the band continued to polish their sound, in 1973 they released an ambitious concept album, The Dark Side Of The Moon. The album addressed themes of conflict, death, time, and insanity, with each side of the album spanning a continuous piece of music. The Dark Side Of The Moon hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and ultimately remained on the chart for a record 741 weeks. Featuring the hit "Money," which reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, the album has sold more than 15 million copies in the United States.
The band's follow-up, 1975's Wish You Were Here, also topped the Billboard 200. Containing just five songs, the album's themes center around the corruption of the music industry and the mental illness of former bandmate Barrett. Following 1977's Animals, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200, in 1979 Pink Floyd released their most commercially successful album of all time, The Wall. Produced by Bob Ezrin, the double album was masterminded by Waters and weaves themes of isolation and abandonment. The Wall became the band's third chart-topping album, was nominated for Album Of The Year at the 23rd GRAMMY Awards in 1980 and spawned the No. 1 hit "Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2." The Wall has sold more than 23 million copies in the United States.
Pink Floyd dissolved following 1983's The Final Cut, with band members pursuing solo projects. Gilmour, Mason and Wright convened to reform Pink Floyd, resulting in 1987's A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. The album was recorded without Waters, who had sought an injunction against the trio for utilizing the Pink Floyd name, but lost the case. Pink Floyd won the lone GRAMMY of their career in 1994 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Marooned," a song from their second studio album without Waters, the chart-topping The Division Bell. In 1995 Pink Floyd scored their fifth No. 1 album with Pulse, a double live album featuring The Dark Side Of The Moon performed in its entirety.
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A gun that went off inside Grady High School last month was stolen by the 17-year-old student who shot herself, Atlanta Police investigators say.
According to multiple reports, Morgan Tukes accidentally shot herself in the thigh outside the school building with a stolen .380 Taurus handgun that was in her possession. She has been charged with felony possession of a pistol by a minor, carrying a weapon within a school safety zone, reckless conduct and disruption of a public school in the Feb. 27 incident.
Her arrest in the accidental shooting also led to her being charged in a previously unsolved hit and run from October.
She may also be facing more charges.
WSB and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution report that she may face more charges due to the status of the gun.
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"Investigators now believe the gun found at Grady had been stolen. They said the serial numbers on the weapon were filed down."
WSB said Atlanta Police detectives are also looking into whether a shooting on Boulevard a few days before the Grady incident was related to Tukes taking the gun to school.
Police are now looking into whether gang activity was at the root of the accidental shooting and possession of the illegal firearm.
Parents at the school report that metal detectors have been installed at the school and there are now long wait times to get inside.
Atlanta police declined to say where Tukes may have gotten the gun she allegedly brought to Grady.


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|Pope John Paul II waves after arriving at Miami International Airport at the start of his 1987 trip to the United States. He made seven visits to the U.S., including two stopovers in Alaska, during his pontificate. (CNS photo / Joe Rimkus Jr.)
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|Pope John Paul II leans against his crosier during Mass in New York's Central Park in 1995. He had a habit of leaning on the staff in prayer or contemplation. (CNS photo / Michael Okoniewski)
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Jodziewicz calls John Paul II a wonderful example of truth and charity.
"We live in a world where any sense of eternal truth or truth itself is disappearing, so we were very fortunate to have him as pope when we did," he explains. "His witness helped give the rest of us courage to stand for Christ."
The educator visited Rome several times, but the closest he came to seeing Pope John Paul II in person was from a distance at a Corpus Christi benediction. His late father, Zygmunt Jodziewicz, had better luck. Visiting Rome with a tour group, the elder Jodziewicz and his wife met the pontiff during a general audience. A video camera captured the moment for the rest of the family.
"My father stopped and started talking with the pope in Polish. For those few moments, they looked like old buddies," his son explains. "It's a wonderful memory."
For Margie Gomez, the man born Karol Jozef Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland was a saint long before plans for his canonization on April 27, 2014 were announced,insists the St. Andrew parishioner who stood inches from Pope John Paul II when he visited San Antonio in 1987.


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www.flickr.comOnce again the rich are getting richer as the poor get poorer in America.
Although rich people took a hit in the financial crisis, the stock market has recovered strongly.
Main Street has not: Median household income has fallen 10% since the beginning of the recession and unemployment has increased by nearly 5 percentage points.
Populist movements among Democrats and Republicans have finally put this issue in the spotlight. If you haven't seen these charts, then prepare to have your mind blown.


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Volume 6 Number 5 January 30, 2009
On Tuesday, State Farm Florida made the announcement that it is planning to withdraw from writing homeowners insurance in Florida and will phase out of the state over the next two years. The announcement led many consumers to seek assistance by calling the CFO's consumer helpline for information. Along with the toll-free helpline, 877-My-FL-CFO, consumers who have questions about finding a new insurance policy are encouraged to visit the Department of Financial Services Web site for additional information at www.MyFloridaCFO.com.
Fortunately, there are many insurance providers in the state who are committed to helping Florida's families protect their property and assets, and CFO Sink will continue to advocate for a competitive, affordable insurance market for Floridians.
Our concern goes out to the more than one million Floridians who may need to transition to a new insurance company during the next two years. We have an established team of trained consumer specialists within the department to assist Floridians who might have questions about finding a new insurance policy. The Florida insurance market has become more competitive, and those who are looking for a new plan are encouraged to shop around.
The Florida Market Assistance Plan (www.fmap.org) is a great online referral service that puts shoppers in contact with agents from different companies. Also, CFO Sink encourages Floridians to evaluate the ways in which they may save money on their insurance premiums through home hardening and wind inspections.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink visited the United Way House of Ft. Myers on Friday to promote Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day, a nationwide effort to increase public awareness about the EITC and free tax preparation sites. Millions of low- to moderate-income workers in Florida may be eligible to receive this additional tax credit, as well as free help preparing their tax returns.
The IRS estimates that 20 to 25 percent of eligible taxpayers fail to claim the credit, which could put as much as $4,824 into the pockets of a family with two children, send as much as $2,917 to a family with one child, or provide $438 for a worker with no children. The EITC is the federal government's largest program benefiting lower earning workers.
"Especially in these difficult economic times, the extra dollars eligible taxpayers can receive through the EITC can make their lives a little easier," said CFO Sink. "When Floridians sit down to file their taxes this year, I encourage everyone to check to see whether they are eligible for nearly $5,000 in tax relief."
CFO Sink also said some individuals and families may qualify for the credit for the first time because of unemployment or other changes in their financial, marital or parental status during the past year.
Taxpayers with the earnings of or below $38,646 ($41,646 if married filing jointly) for families with two or more children; $33,995 ($36,995 married filing jointly) for families with one child; or $12,880 ($15,880 married filing jointly) if there are no children should check to see if they qualify. The EITC is a valuable but complex tax break. Free help is available to determine eligibility and assist eligible Floridians with tax preparation at volunteer tax assistance sites or at a local IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center.
The locations and hours of operations of free tax preparation sites statewide are available online at http://www.MyFloridaCFO.com/docs/2009FLSitesCty.pdf.
People visiting the tax preparation sites should arrive prepared with the following items:
To file taxes electronically on a married filing joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink on Thursday met with 90-year-old Naples resident Hildegard Hudson, the recipient of a substantial amount of unclaimed funds from the State of Florida's Bureau of Unclaimed Property. Hudson, who immigrated from Germany at the age of 18 with eleven cents in her pocket, received a ceremonial warrant for her unclaimed funds at the Options Thrift Shoppe in Naples, where she volunteers regularly.
"I'm so glad we were able to find Ms. Hudson and help her get her money back," said CFO Sink, who oversees the Bureau. "I encourage all Floridians to visit our Web site at www.FLTreasureHunt.org. With nearly eight million accounts, the chances are good we are holding cash or property for you or someone you know."
"I want to thank the state of Florida and our Chief Financial Officer for being so diligent, because it could have taken a very long time," said Ms. Hudson. "They were very helpful and I hope everyone double checks to see if the state has found their money."
Since the program's inception 46 years ago, the Bureau has successfully reunited owners with more than $1.2 billion in unclaimed property. During Alex Sink's tenure as CFO, the Bureau has successfully reunited owners with more than $406 million, which is thirty-four percent of all the money returned since the beginning of the program – due largely to aggressive efforts by the program to contact owners.
The Bureau is currently holding 7.8 million accounts, mostly from dormant accounts in financial institutions, unclaimed utility deposits, insurance benefits, premium refunds, uncashed checks and trust accounts, as well as watches, jewelry, coins, stamps and historical items from abandoned safe deposit boxes. Unclaimed property can be claimed for free at any time by the rightful owners or heirs by logging on to www.fltreasurehunt.org or by calling the Bureau at 1-888-VALUABLE. Until claimed, the unclaimed funds are transferred to the state's School Trust Fund to benefit public schools. Since the program's inception in 1961, more than $1.5 billion has been transferred to the fund.
Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On (right) and Israel Bonds President & CEO Joshua Matza (left) express appreciation to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink after she announced the state would invest $5 million in State of Israel bonds. The announcement was made at the Israel Bonds campaign inaugural, which kicked off with $122 million in new bond purchases.-- an overt expression of confidence in Israel's economy. Florida has invested more than $65 million in Israel bonds over the years.
Minister Bar-on recognized CFO Sink for her leadership, and the State of Florida for its longstanding commitment in the purchase of Israel bonds. He thanked the CFO and legislative leaders for the friendship Florida has continued to provide to the State of Israel, noting that Florida led the nation with progressive legislation providing local municipalities the ability to purchase Israel Bonds.
In 2007, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives passed legislation to divest the Florida pension fund of financial sectors and businesses that deal with governments that foster terror, such as those of Iran and the Sudan.
Addressing over 500 Israel Bonds supporters from the US and Canada, Bar-On announced a major economic infrastructure program that would be funded in large measure through Israel Bonds funding. The Bonds organization has provided Israel with nearly $28 billion since the organization's founding in 1951. Matza emphasized that Israel Bonds would remain Israel's most cost-effective means of raising foreign capital.
(Photo above: Robbie Cohen, RBC Production)
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink on Tuesday recognized the achievements of Myron Rolle, a Florida State University (FSU) graduate who was recently awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, at Tuesday's meeting of the Florida Cabinet. Rolle is the only football player and the third FSU student to win a Rhodes scholarship in the last four years.
Presenting him with a framed resolution, CFO Sink applauded Rolle's stellar academic and athletic accomplishments.
"By being awarded the highly competitive and coveted Rhodes Scholarship, Myron has brought immense pride to his family, Florida State University and the people of Florida," said CFO Sink, who oversees the Department of Financial Services (DFS). "Florida's young people have a tremendous role model in Myron Rolle."
The prestigious Rhodes Scholarship program was created in 1902 and is the oldest international study award available to students. Rolle won the scholarship based on his research of the metabolic profile of stem and cancer cells and his development of a program on diabetes and obesity for children at the Brighton Charter School on the Seminole Tribe reservation.
Aspiring to both the National Football League and medical school, Rolle played as a safety with FSU, completed all necessary pre-medical requirements, and was able to graduate in just 2.5 years with a 3.75 grade point average, earning a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science. Despite helping the Florida State Seminoles reach many football victories, Rolle is postponing his NFL aspirations to study at the University of Oxford.
Rolle was joined at the resolution ceremony by his family and representatives from Florida State University. His mother, Beverly Rolle, is a DFS employee working in the Division of Workers' Compensation in Tallahassee.
From left: Attorney General Bill McCollum, Governor Charlie Crist, CFO Alex Sink, Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson, Myron Rolle, Beverly Rolle, McKinley Rolle and FSU President T.K. Wetherell.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink teamed up with VISA, the NFL, and PLAYERS INC to encourage young Floridians to learn the right plays to secure a strong financial future. Sink was joined by Tampa Bay Buccaneer Running Back Warrick Dunn and New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees in launching the statewide release of Financial Football, a money management computer game for high school and college students, at the Tampa Convention Center this past Monday.
The event was planned to coincide with the beginning of Super Bowl XLIII week, and students from Armwood High School were happy to help demonstrate the game.
"This financial education initiative provides a winning playbook for students' financial future. Students retain these life-long lessons because they're being entertained while they're being educated," said CFO Sink. "Financial Football is a great start for high school or college students who need to learn the basics of money management."
"High school kids need to know how to make smart money management decisions before heading off to college or entering the workforce," said Dunn. "It takes the combined efforts of parents, teachers, and mentors within the community to give teenagers a strong background in personal finance."
"It doesn't matter whether you make minimum wage or millions," added Brees. "If you don't learn to budget, save, invest and pay bills on time, the consequences can be devastating."
As Florida's CFO, Sink oversees the Department of Financial Services, which is responsible for assisting consumers who need information and help related to financial services, including banking, securities and insurance. A former banker for 30 years, including seven years as president of Florida's largest bank, Bank of America, Sink has made it a priority to educate Floridians of all ages about financial literacy.
Sink oversees the Florida Literacy Council, and has launched two large initiatives – Be the CFO of Your Family and Safeguard our Seniors – that are providing a range of educational services to help Floridians take control of their finances.
The department is distributing nearly 1,000 DVDs of Financial Football to Florida high schools, colleges, universities and public libraries. The game is also available at www.MyFloridaCFO.com and is accompanied by a classroom curriculum. Mobile customers can play the game on their cell phones by texting the word VISA to 24421.
Left to right: Marta Arrington, Bureau Chief for Consumer Services, Tammy Teston, Deputy CFO, Warrick Dunn and CFO Sink.
"Financial Football" is part of Practical Money Skills for Life (www.practicalmoneyskills.com), a free, award-winning, teacher-tested and teacher-approved financial education program that is available in English, Spanish and Chinese. The program contains three comprehensive sections, complete with money management resources and lesson plans tailored for use at home, in the classroom or at work. It also contains an array of tips to help prepare for life changing financial events, from planning for a baby to saving for college and retirement, as well as a number of other budget calculators and interactive games.
The Department of Financial Services has consumer outreach coordinators available throughout Florida to present Financial Football programs or other educational presentations on a range of issues from how to buy auto insurance to disaster preparedness. To schedule a program or to request further information, call the CFO's consumer helpline at 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236).
On Wednesday, Attorney General Bill McCollum presented the 2008 Attorney General's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award, recognizing the accomplishments of law enforcement officers who have been distinguished as "officers of the year" by Florida agencies and organizations statewide.
Two detectives from the Department of Financial Services were nominated for the award.
Detective Ted Padich, a retired Boynton Beach Police Department Captain, has been with the Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud for over ten years. Having anticipated an increase in mortgage fraud at the start of the housing crisis, Detective Padich worked to develop a streamlined system of mortgage fraud investigation four years ago. In the past year, his investigative work has resulted in seven convictions on four mortgage fraud cases, which led to a combined $1.75 million in court-ordered restitution. He also identified victims of a mortgage fraud scheme in the Orlando area valued at over $8 million.
From left: Deputy Chief Financial Officer Brian London, Detective Ted Padich, and Colonel Vicki Cutcliffe
Detective Michael Vitta is a member of the State Fire Marshal's Honor Guard and represents the office on many formal occasions. During the past year, Detective Vitta investigated 119 fires, of which 83 were arson, and his investigations resulted in 13 arrests in 11 arson cases. In 2007, Detective Vitta began working on a sensitive case when an arsonist was identified as a juvenile with autism. Detective Vitta spoke at the first court appearance and stressed the need for placement in medical facilities as opposed to a correctional setting; thanks to Detective Vitta's perseverance, the juvenile was placed in a group home in November 2008.
From left: Deputy CFO Brian London, Detective Mike Vitta and Major John Corbett.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is urging the commercial trucking industry and the public to provide any information that may assist the Department of Financial Services' ongoing criminal investigation into an agent who pocketed at least $500,000 in commercial auto premiums and failed to place coverage for dozens of truckers, causing them to unknowingly operate without insurance.
Margarita D. Martin, owner and operator of Martin-Argote Insurance Group, Inc., in Medley, has been permanently barred from any involvement in the insurance industry, based on a final order the department issued in December. Sink took expedited action against Martin, including an emergency order in October. The department's Division of Agent and Agency Services, Bureau of Investigation, also found she forged two letters from a doctor and claimed to have cancer to try to postpone hearings on the allegations.
"The actions of this agent put many Floridian's jobs and licenses at risk, in addition to putting thousands of innocent drivers at financial risk," said CFO Sink. "The revocation of this agent's license will immediately protect the consumer as our ongoing criminal investigation by our Division of Insurance Fraud seeks to hold her accountable."
Martin sold commercial liability insurance and had customers throughout Florida. Between January 2006 and November 2008, some truckers lost their licenses and even their jobs after having to pay for accidents that occurred during the time they were supposedly insured under policies written by Martin's agency.
Martin sought to hide her actions by creating three "branch" offices using the names of insurance agents with whom she had no relationship. The three offices were Reliable Insurance Underwriters, Inc. of Jacksonville; Specialized Insurance Solutions, Inc. of Virginia Gardens; and Atlas Permits & Insurance Services, Inc. in Medley. Anyone who did business with Martin-Argote Insurance Group, Inc., or any of Martin's branch agencies is urged to check their proof of insurance to identify the insurance company, and then can call the CFO's consumer helpline at 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236) to verify coverage.
Anyone with information that may be of assistance in the criminal investigation is asked to call Detective Bill Lee at 954-321-2980.
"I commend our Miami investigative staff, led by Lidia Azcue, for bringing us the evidence we needed to take swift action to protect Florida drivers, including the professional truckers who keep our economy moving," Sink said.
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Agent and Agency Services, Bureau of Investigation, investigates violations of law by insurance agents including health, life, auto, property, workers' compensation, bail bond and title insurance. To file a complaint against an agent call 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236) or visit www.MyFloridaCFO.com
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today announced she has ordered a St. Petersburg funeral home, which has been the subject of complaints regarding inappropriate presentation of bodies, to immediately cease from providing any embalming and refrigeration services.
Sink issued the emergency order last week against Morning Glory Funeral Chapel of St. Petersburg, located at 3301 5th Ave. The emergency order is based on complaints from two families regarding funeral services last year.
"Funeral homes should be comforting and assisting families, not adding to their suffering. Instead, we have received complaints that are extremely disturbing," said CFO Sink. "We have issued this emergency order to protect consumers while we continue to investigate and ensure quality services are provided."
CFO Sink oversees the Department of Financial Services, which licenses and regulates the funeral and cemetery industry through the Division of Cemetery, Funeral and Consumer Services. The department received complaints from members of two families claiming that they saw fly larvae, or maggots, on their deceased loved one's bodies and that a foul odor emanated from the bodies during funerals.
Consumers wishing to file a complaint about this or another funeral home should visit www.MyFloridaCFO.com or call the CFO's consumer helpline at 1-877-My-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236).
On January 15 Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink addressed members of the Florida Prosperity Partnership (FPP), an emerging statewide initiative that unites local prosperity and asset building organizations offering free services and making them more accessible to those who need them.
Sink detailed the recent state budget cuts and outlined the effect they would have on local economies throughout Florida. "One in every 10 families in our state is in financial difficulty." Sink told the group. "Now is the time to be efficient, smart and strategic in helping people to keep their money."
FPP formed in the fall of 2008 and evolved from a number of efforts aimed at building financial assets for low and middle income residents. Some of the previous efforts included the establishment of the Florida Assets Building Coalition as part of a four-state effort funded by the Ford Foundation; a regional convening of the National Community Tax Coalition at which Florida participants drafted an initial state action plan; the evolution of the Florida Prosperity Campaign, an alliance of local and statewide groups to promote legislation, and increase access to prosperity services.
FPP is currently exploring the development and implementation of a formal governing body that will link and unify these efforts.
The FPP and its partners include the Federal Reserve Bank Jacksonville; Broward Children Services Council; Human Services Coalition of Dade County, Inc.; Real$ense Prosperity Campaign; Florida Family Network; Central Florida Second Harvest Food Bank; University of Florida, War on Poverty; and United Way of Florida.
In the supermarket, it appeals to us all - especially in the ice cream aisle: buy one, get one free.
In the current economy, this has been taken to the extremes: a Florida car dealer advertised "buy one truck and get a second at no additional charge," and in California, even houses have been marketed as two-for-the-price-of-one.
An eViews reader suggests: 'Start getting familiar with the "buy one, get one free" scams that we are being inundated with by retailers. One often costs more than two formerly cost. Big cereal boxes come with fewer ounces of contents.'
It may be the case that some prices are increased and contents may be less, but in general, two-for-one deals are legitimately good ways to save.
These promotions are generally a good buy because you are buying both items at 50 percent off the regular price, and this can be an excellent bargain for those everyday staples that you are certain to use.
Being aware of the regular or comparable price, however, can help determine whether a get-one-free promotion is a good deal. Some retailers will give you one item at half the price; others will require the full price be paid regardless of whether you take one or two.
From the grocery aisle to restaurants (two meals for the price of one), taking advantage of these offers can be a great way to spend less and get more. It can even apply to travel: many hotels and motels offer a free night's lodging if you pay for a specified number of nights at the regular price.
Did you know that about 1/3 of the space in landfills is taken up with organic waste from our yards and kitchens? By choosing to compost, a person can accomplish several important goals. First, by composting your material, a person can reduce the amount of waste going into the local landfill. Second, a person will save money by using the compost on your yard and garden instead of buying commercial fertilizers.
Explained briefly, the concept behind composting is to replicate nature's natural system of breaking down materials into smaller materials, to become a light and fluffy soil known as "humus". By knowing the right conditions of heat, moisture, air and material, the composting process is sped up and produces great humus.
Most important in getting a good compost pile going is establishing the proper ratio of carbon-rich material ("the brown stuff") and the nitrogen-rich material ("the green stuff"). The brown stuff includes things such as dried leaves, straw and wood chips. The green stuff includes materials such as grass clipping and kitchen scraps. Achieving the best mix of green stuff to brown stuff is more of an art than science, but a good rule of thumb to start with is 25 parts of browns to one part of greens. Judge the amounts roughly equal by weight. A pile with too much carbon will break down too slowly, whereas a pile with too much nitrogen will smell bad. Remember, carbon provides energy for the microbes and the nitrogen provides protein.
Next week's article will give more tips for locations for compost piles, times to get one started and the difference between passive and highly managed piles.


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Isabelle "Annie" Broomhall, 19, and Kayla Knight, 20, were the only employees on duty at the time the customer came through.
"He pulled up to the window and after we made some small talk, he asked if we had any cookies left," Broomhall, who waited on the customer, said. "We had four and he ordered three of them. After I handed him his change from buying the cookies, he handed me two bills, said, 'Merry Christmas' and drove off. I looked down and was shocked."
The customer had given Broomhall two $50 bills. Typically, the store puts all tips in a jar that is divided evenly among all the employees each month. Broomhall and Knight decided almost immediately they wanted to donate the $100 to the Salvation Army.
They called store manager Leslie Messec, who said the two of them could keep the tip because they had to work on Christmas Eve.
"When they said they wanted to donate it, I was very surprised," Messec said. "They could've kept it themselves." Messec has been store manager for nearly six years and said that was the biggest tip made in that time.
The girls, at their current rates of pay, would have each had to work more than seven hours to earn the money they would have gotten by dividing it among themselves.
"We just felt like it was the right thing to do," Knight said. Broomhall said she didn't recognize the tipper, but described him as a white man in his 30s or 40s.
"He wasn't a regular," she said. "I didn't recognize him. I wish I knew his name."
The girls said to their knowledge, the customer has not been back to the store since that night.


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The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Reasons Why Joe Gorga Should Be in the Magic Mike Sequel
If you haven't heard of Magic Mike or The Real Housewives of New Jersey, I feel so sorry for you. Chances are if you're reading this, you are familiar with both of these amazing sources of entertainment and want to know just what I am actually talking about. Now hear me out, we all know that Joe Gorga loves sex. He loves to be naked. He loves to strip. He loves to walk around without a shirt on. Why was he not cast in Magic Mike?! I can only assume that he has seen the movie and whispered to his wife the whole time, "I could do that!"
And I bet he could.
Joe Gorga has a reputation for being the sex fiend of the show. With the buzz on Magic Mike growing each day, I thought I would list a few reasons why I think that Joe Gorga would be perfect for the Magic Mike sequel.
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It be nearly a yaaaar since this here vessel the Tweetquod happn'd upon and rammed that thare 1 thousand thousand t-shirt'd kraken known only as the Sadlar. It was as brutal leviathan as I evar did see. But the haaaaaarpoons from the great Tweetquod and har sister vessel the Blogosphaaaar fell'd that great sea beast, which sank baaneth the waves amidst squirts of inky harterade.
That seem'd a lifetime ago, and we thought that arrre captain had given' up the dream of go'in after thar sea creatures, for they be very laaaaarge and mute and not so easy to teach about the concepts of efficient uses of in-kind aid and the proper representation of NGO overheads (whare I come from, NGO stands for "Not Going Overboard").
I had figur'd that we'd be heading back to dry land, whare we could get away from the tricky business of chasin' around them mighty mastodons, fellin' them one by one in an attempt to induce good behaviaaaar. Maybe we could instead think about slapping them with a tax of 100 pieces of gold for every shaart they send, or providing them with some other kind of direct incentive to behave correctly, rather than spinnin us in circles trying to be a winnin' some grand argument.
Yet me hopes were dashed when, when we ware nearly back to port, the first mate Starbuck Schimmelpfennig spotted that all-destroying but unconquering whale, goes by the name of World Vision, for some reason dressed head to flipper in Pittsburgh Steelers t-shirts. I was a'hoping that cooler heads would be prevailing, and for a while things seem'd pretty quiet aboard the Tweetquod and the Blogosphaaar, but then the first mate just said that was because we were all a'scaaaaared of that thaaaar whale.
And I had been thinking that we were quiet because maybe the crew was gettin' tired of chasing them whales, or maybe because thaaar be bigger fish to fry, but then them haaarpoons started being thrown from all directions. Even them haarpooners over at the blog run by Parseasterly, who casts a shadow over all others, couldn't resist letting loose into at the whale of an NGO.
But the great Christian leviathan just flipped and flapped and sank beneath the sea over thar, and a great call went above deck to give chase. And I thought: maybe I could be wrong (and I most certainly have been before), but maybe it's time we tried a different approach.
The Drama's Done. Why then here does any one step forth?


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Lol on ice-t calling out soulja girl. Yo, I don't know who's worse soulja or that other fool he chills with. What's his name? You know, that guy that's as black as wesley snipes
Lol on ice-t calling out soulja girl. Yo, I don't know who's worse soulja or that other fool he chills with. What's his name? You know, that guy that's as black as wesley snipes
is that the dude a-rab?...cause one of his boys came out in one of his songs with that name loll, they both suck, and should have never gotten a record deal..
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
I'm not too familiar with their names but I remember that he had a song called "get silly" (???), not sure though. At night that ***** doesn't have to run from the cops, all he has to do is close his eyes lol
ROFLMAO , soulja boy should just stop rapping cause with every song he makes he's making himself worse and worse, at this point he's so bad he cant possibly get any worse he's horrible
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Its funny how these fake rappers can put out albums because they're commercial and a guy like Q-tip makes an album (kammal the abstract) and does not even drop because its "uncommercial". I was listenning to some tracks on "kammal the abstract" (made in 2000) and I was amazed. It had all different types of sounds. A lot of jazz influenced beats and also some rock.
Q-Tip got some skill he's really underrated its a shame because he's a real artist and produces real ****, speaks the truth, while guys like Soulja Boy makes money for rapping about bapes , and doing the superman
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Soulja boy is killin his own career. Hes nothing but a one hit wonder bitch.
BTW, have any of you guys seen this?
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Sorry idk how to actually put it up on the post
But soulja boy has the guts to say that **** about Nas,
A fake ass mainstream bitch dissing one of the greatest, if not the greatest....
i think Soulja Boy should listen to "ether" before trying to diss nas.
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
I would love to see that, but I know Nas doesn't want to battle wack ass rappers. The thing is, that's the only way to stop bad rappers from rapping. Ending their career.
thats what i think too. NaS would never waste his time on a lil wack ass rapper like soulja boy
Even putting the two in the same sentence is like comparing Channing Frye to Patrick Ewing lol.
I have a 14-year old lady friend (I'm 14 myself) and shes keeps telling me how much she loves Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, and that crap,
and i keep telling her i love NaS, Raekwon, Mos Def, Notorious BIG, etc...
and other than Biggie, she's like "Whoo?"
it disgusts me the mainstream feeds teenagers garbage. and i consider myself one of very few that know ACTUAL hiphop.
There are local MCs you'll find on your local street corner that **** all over Wayne and Soulja.
The problem is, apparently, the realness DOESN't appeal to the "mainstream media"
Craziness. We go from talking about how hiphop has influenced us to how hiphop is dead. And im right in the middle of it.
i guess thats my welcome to the forum!
nas is right though, hiphop is dead (or ina coma). All we gotta to is keep it real, dont let the garbage find its way into yo mp3s.
oooo, soulja boy and lil wayne sold a mil each. SO WHAT?!
record sales only take you so far. its the realness in your heart that does it.
Now back to the original topic. How has music influenced me? Well, music saves my life. Music gives you something to go to, something to relax you, something to pump you up, something to find closure, to take your mind off the world, and so on and so forth. If you want to listen to people singing about licking lollipops and gettin low in the club, thats ok, i dont hate. I'm just saying, that isn't what hiphop is. If you talk about life, tell stories, and use that amazing lyrical flow that only a certain few have mastered, then i'm DEFINITELY feeling ya. Ever hear of "Get By" by Talib Kweli?
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The chorus of that song is what i try to live by every day.
This morning, I woke up
Feeling brand new I jumped up
Feeling my highs, and my lows
In my soul, and my goals
Just to stop smokin, and stop drinkin
But I've been thinkin - I've got my reasons
Just to get by
now THAT is what i consider realness.


text: I better start this thread before I get too far into the project and don't get to the posting. A little history first. I got the '96 Bandit 600 as a sidecar rig in trade for my KLR, details here . Which promptly got crashed in a lapse of parental judgement, details here . This leads to looking for a donor bike to scavenge parts off of. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the Bandit so I was open to anything. Fix the front end and leave it as a hack tug? Leading link front and keep it as a hack rig? Put it back as a street bike and sell it and look for something else for the Ural tub? I found a donor 1990 CR500 with good suspension and new plastic...now we have a plan.


text: Black Tea May Lower Blood Sugar Steven Popec (0) Many teas have health benefits, and black tea has many such benefits. This tea, which has been used for thousands of years in China, has many positive effects on the body, including lowering blood sugar.Black Tea and Diabetes Black tea is known to improve the health of the heart and to improve the immune system. Recent research also indicates that black tea can lower blood sugar. This would help people who suffer from diabetes. Research studies have found a substance in black tea that works in the same way that prescription medication which is used to control blood sugar levels work. These medications are used in patients with type 2 diabetes, and a substance that works in the same way is in black tea. This naturally occurring substance is found in higher levels in this type of tea than in others such as green tea.How Does it Work? The polysaccharides found in black tea help to inhibit an enzyme which changes starches to sugars. This decreases blood sugar levels, and this is the same process the prescription drugs use. Polysaccharides help to stop the absorption of sugar, and research has pointed out in the past that this might help people who have diabetes. Black tea also is shown to possibly help prevent cancer and other diseases.So Can You Drink Black Tea in Place of an Oral Diabetic Medication? No. Talk to your doctor before ever making a change in your treatment. These studies are not clear whether drinking the tea would be enough for treating diabetes. The study extracted the polysaccharides from the teas using chemical methods, which is not the way you brew tea at home.Why is the Tea Black? Traditional teas actually come from the same plant. The difference in color is due to the amount of processing. The black interacted with oxygen until the leaves darkened, in a process called oxidation. The process of the black variety only involves the tea leaves and oxygen. There's no yeast or fermenting involved in this tea making process.Black Tea has a Higher Level of Caffeine This method does, however, leave much higher caffeine content in the tea. Black tea has a much higher level compared to other teas, including green and white teas. A cup of black tea has just about 50% less milligrams of caffeine in it than coffee has. A cup of black tea is used in many parts of the world instead of coffee in the mornings.Where Can I Buy Black Tea? Black teas are available at most grocery stores. Organic brands are becoming more readily available in stores, or they can be purchased online or at local health food stores. It may be available as a single tea packet, or in a blend. There are many different brands, and the choices can be a little overwhelming. Try a few different brands and types. Find the flavor you most enjoy. Brew the leaves in a pot-bellied teapot for the most delectable experience of the drink. And drink up the deliciousness, and know that's good for you too! The benefits of this drink are many, and it perhaps could lead, with more research and study, to another breakthrough for helping to lower blood sugar. facebook twitter google+ email


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Genealogy and Family History Myth #2
We were Great Irish Famine Immigrants.
Learn more at www.Irishroots.com
Click here for my Irish Famine podcasts
Grandaddy of Irish famine songs here 'Skibbereen (1847…)
Later 'famine' famine song here 'Kilkelly' (1860…)
The Famine Immigrants
For 30 years, thousands have explained to me
what they know of their own family history. Often
it goes like this:
"We know grandpa's name, but he never talked about
anything so we don't really know anything else.. but
we know we were famine immigrants .. So whenever
that famine was, that was when we came over."
Family members take note:
1) Famines were fairly common in Ireland. The crop
failed several times in the 1800's, both before and
after the famine, to say nothing of famines in the
centuries prior. So, saying they came over during
the famine might not provide a date for you. ( Though
it can be a good starting point).
2) The 'Great Irish Famine' period runs from about
1845-1852, and that includes not only famine, but
the resulting disease that the people suffered through.
1847 seems to be the worst of it.
A song that records the trials of the famine, as well
as the immigrants who went abroad is 'Skibbereen'.
(see the song link at the top of this post).
A song that notes continuing troubles and failure
of the crop, and immigration from 1860-1890 is
'Kilkelly". (see the song at the top of this post).
Take your pick, it is a sad story, and makes
you wonder how an immigrant could smile at all….
3) Many people who lived through the 'Great Famine',
did not leave Ireland until after the famine was over.
This also makes the date of immigration vague.
4) Though many records are destroyed, the set of
books and online records for the famine immigrants
at the Port of New York, can be very helpful.
5) As often is the case, it's not what grandpa said
that will help you, it is where his name was put
down in writing in records ! …and even more
so for your gr gr grandfather on back….
For those interested in more information on the famine:
My two free podcasts on the famine from our Hedgerow
History series are given at the top of this blog.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The killing of a nightclub co-owner in Grand Park in Northwest Jacksonville is raising questions about the nightclub in the middle of a neighborhood.
Four people were shot Sunday outside Chicago Club. James Darren Graham, 45, who co-owned the club, died at a hospital.
Channel 4's Elizabeth Cate has since looked into whether the club should even be there and if it's legally operating.
Within rows of houses in Grand Park, there's an out-of-place cinder block building with iron rod bars, shattered glass and a bad paint job. The members-only club looks closed. There's no sign, address or business.
But neighbors in the area know some nights it's open. It was in the early morning hours of New Year's, when the quadruple shooting happened.
"They always just rowdy, just rowdy, just rowdy," resident Winfred Noisette said.
Concerned about her family's safety, Noisette wants the place shut down. She said she's not surprised to hear about a shooting because she's had to dodge bullets before, as can be seen by the hole in her car.
"It's going to get worse. It's not going to get better as long as it's a club, and I don't want nobody else to get hurt or hear about nobody else getting hurt," Noisette said.
Since Cate notified the city earlier this week about possible violations at the property, just two days later, the city slapped a citation on the wall citing improper display of address, nuisance vegetation and too much garbage, trash and rubbish.
"I think the questions remain whether or not they were legally operating, and one, if they were legally operating, did the city make a mistake in issuing a permit?" City Councilman Warren Jones said. "And I think those are the questions in my mind."
Jones, who represents that area, said he's surprised to hear a nightclub is operating in the middle of the neighborhood that's plastered with "no parking" signs.
According to the city's zoning map, it's marked RLD-60, which means it's supposed to be a single-family home.
Built back in the '60s as a neighborhood market, it's possible that with the proper permitting it's grandfathered in.
The city has yet to confirm if it's legal or not. But Jones said it's up to citizens to make a complaint to help clean up the city.
"When you suspect something that's improper in your neighborhood, we always encourage people to call (904)-630-CITY to lodge a complaint, and they can remain anonymous, so you don't have to live in fear that somebody's going to find out who made the call," Jones said.
All too often, Jones said, neighbors never speak up, and because of city cutbacks, it's nearly impossible for code enforcement to drive around searching for violations, which is likely what happened at Chicago Club. But with a complaint call to the city, it should get the process started.
If there's a building in your neighborhood that used to be a market or barbershop but is now operating as something else, it's possible it's in violation, too.
In the early '90s, the City Council developed a 2010 plan, designed to convert properties that are out of place to something that's zoned more appropriately, making it compatible with the neighborhood. But that's possible only if electricity has been turned off for six months or longer.
Still, residents will never know if they don't make a call.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call police at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
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A BILL to amend and reenact sections two, nine and seventeen, article twelve, chapter sixty-two of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, all relating to criminal procedure; probation and parole; and requiring certain felony and sexual offenders to advertise when they are to be released and where they will be living in advance of their probation or parole.
§62-12-2. Eligibility for probation.
§62-12-17. Conditions of release on parole.


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A fail2ban lite. IPQ BDB is a netfilter userspace daemon that can block or mark IP packets according to iptables rules that issue the corresponding -j NFQUEUE, as well as a Berkeley database of bad IPv4 addresses. A log parser and a banning utility add entries to the database. An IP has to be caught a configurable number of times before being blocked. Transitions between blocked and non-blocked are faded using probabilities. A halving period governs IP rehabilitation.
Synspam uses Netfilter NFQUEUE to catch the source IP address of any machine connecting to your mail server, running multiple tests against it (RBL check, regexp on the reverse name, etc.) before forwarding the connection to the MTA. In order to have as few false positives as possible, a scoring system is used. If the source IP address is believed to be a spammer IP address, the connection can be dropped. There is a dry run mode if you just want to test it, which is the default.


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Hmm, I wonder if this is the same truck that Kristen told Premiere.com she purchased when asked, "How long did it take to shake off the character of Bella?"
"I bought a truck, the truck that Charlie [Bella's dad] has in the movie, and I drove it home from Portland, and it was like driving away... Not that it was something I had to get away from. It was just, it was such a complete experience. I got over it. I drove all the way home. I mean, it was okay. [laughs] It didn't take that long. Just the drive home, I guess."
Does anybody remember what Charlie was driving in the movie? :) Image Source: TMZ


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Hmm, i am bored for doing so much english lately that i am turning retarded.
So i was planning to make a simple game on console but i really dont wanna make a text rpg and other games like tic tac toe are too easy.
I was thinking about making tetris or something, but how would i go about doing collision and what not? Do i make the tetris board a big array?
I was wondering if ppl have other cool suggestions or people that have made tetris can help me out (if u have AIM/MSN or something).


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maybe it's not too much to be optimistic and think that organised religion is extinct and that contraception is much more advanced and plentiful. Of course, it's already a stretch to think the human race will last that far into the future but that's the nice thing about fantasy, it can be wildly optimistic. Besides, didn't one of the guys get pregnant on the show already? Now that's what I call optimism!
considering that life on earth is at the grace of a very delicate ecological balance and that balance is being currently challenged, yes. Of course, humankind is more like a virus and a few may escape during the last days the earth can sustain life so that they may inflict the same fate on another unsuspecting planet.


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Rogues hate unpredictability. Chance is what the others will try to stand on, and a well-prepared rogue will pull that pillar out from under them. Rogues perform at their peak efficiency when they're setting the tempo. While it may seem like chaos to the uninitiated, a veteran rogue is always in control. In order to properly manage our energy, combo points, and cooldowns, we need to stay several steps ahead of our opponents.
Our talent trees and rotations reflect our love of predictability. Aside from the occasional talent like Ruthlessness, we don't rely on chance for anything. In the past, chance has encroached on our playstyle in a few areas, but those have largely been eliminated. Cloak of Shadows and Sap are now guarantees, and we don't have to hope that we get lucky with Initiative or Vanish. Our rotation is in always our control.


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Sherrington: Until UT's defense catches on, its offense has to keep up with OU's Landry Jones
When Mike Stoops called the Big 12 style of play "video football," he didn't mean it as a compliment. Bob's little brother is a defensive coordinator. His job is to get the ball for his own offense, the sooner the better. He prefers football the way it used to be his first time around at Oklahoma, when offenses fired their shot, stepped back, mulled it over, took a deep breath and fired again. Football in the Big 12 was so much more civilized back then.
Now it's full-scale anarchy, from Lubbock to Waco to Stillwater to Morgantown, W. Va.
Even Mack Brown's attempts to model Texas after the run-first, defense-dominated SEC won't affect the game plan much out at the State Fair on Saturday. Until Texas' defense catches on, its offense has to keep up with Landry Jones.
Texas couldn't quite hang with Geno Smith and West Virginia last week. The Mountaineers not only passed all over the lot but ran at will.
The Longhorns are giving up 182.4 yards rushing per game, 83rd in the nation, suggesting that if the Sooners have been paying attention, they'll make Texas stop the run first. Not only is that a basic precept, it keeps Texas from putting undue pressure on Jones, who historically hasn't played well when harassed or evicted from the pocket.
As bad as the Longhorns have looked against the run — Manny Diaz probably counts broken tackles when he can't sleep — let's consider some explanations.
First of all, Texas isn't as good at linebacker as it was last year, especially with Jordan Hicks out. The Longhorns' defensive front has also had problems maintaining gaps. Jackson Jeffcoat and Alex Okafor are tremendous pass rushers, but they occasionally overrun plays, enabling some big runs.
Even more problematic for Texas this season has been its schedule. The Longhorns have already played Oklahoma State and West Virginia. Frankly, that's enough to skew any team's defensive stats.
Here's what Mike Stoops meant when he talked of how much the Big 12 has changed while he was at Arizona: In 2003-04, most of the league's offenses averaged around 72 plays per game. Only the Pirate pushed it at Texas Tech, which led the nation at 85.6.
Now everyone in the Big 12 has a lead foot. Oklahoma State (85.7), Baylor (83.3), West Virginia (78.8) and Tech (78.2) all far exceed the former Big 12 average.
For a little perspective, consider that, in the NFL, New England leads the league with an average of 77.6 plays a game. The Cowboys are 21st at 62.0, and Jacksonville is dead last at 55.6.
Not to put too fine of a point on it, but Mike Gundy is running 30 more plays per game than Mike Mularkey.
NFL games are gummed up by quarterbacks who can read defenses changing plays at the line of scrimmage, effectively bleeding the play clock. College quarterbacks can't do that. But they don't have to.
No-huddle offenses have not only enabled most of the increase in plays, they've created other advantages for offenses. Logic dictates that the more plays you run, the more chances you have to score. But it's not just in the numbers. The faster a team gets to the line of scrimmage, the harder it is for defensive coordinators to get everyone lined up, much less substitute new personnel.
The longer you keep a defense on the field, the more tired it gets. A tired defense is a sloppy defense.
And a sloppy defense makes for some interesting commentary.
After facing Ole Miss' hurry-up offense last week, Alabama's Nick Saban questioned the "fairness" of no-huddle offenses. He even suggested it could lead to more injuries.
Pardon me for doubting Saban's sincerity, but he's hardly the bleeding-heart type. I'm thinking he's less concerned about player safety than the fact that Ole Miss scored twice as many points as his NFL-caliber defense had given up in the previous three weeks.
Fortunately for Saban, he has the kind of talent on defense that mitigates those concerns. Mike Stoops and Manny Diaz aren't so lucky. Not only do they not have as much talent on hand, everyone in their league runs an offense like Ole Miss, only better. And there's no sign of a let-up, either.
As Stoops put it, "Video football is here to stay." It was a lament, not a proclamation.


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A recent letter from Ed Moritz purports to provide "facts" about Menlo Park Councilmember Kelly Fergusson, even suggesting that Ms. Fergusson's punch was spiked. Given the large number of falsehoods in his letter, Mr. Moritz appears to be the one who's imbibing "strange ingredients". Consider:
* a FALSE claim that 35-40% of Ms. Fergusson's 2008 election contributions were from unions. Most came from individuals; less than 10% were from unions.
* a FABRICATED claim that Ms. Fergusson supported an employee salary increase that was outside of "normal" labor negotiations. The city strictly follows national and state laws in conducting labor negotiations and there have been no increases outside of "normal" negotiations.
* a FALSE claim that Ms. Fergusson opposed placing the pension reform measure on the ballot. In May of 2010, the Council unanimously voted to put Measure L on the ballot. * a FALSE claim that Ms. Fergusson traveled to Washington to seek funding for HSR. Ms. Fergusson's trip, in her role as a member of the Council sub-committee on HSR, was to reinforce the City's lobbying efforts against the proposed four track, elevated design. As an elected official himself, Mr. Moritz should appreciate the added impact when elected officials are directly involved in lobbying.
* a MISLEADING claim that Ms. Fergusson had a conflict of interest between her job at Siemens work for the City. Ms. Fergusson received an FPPC opinion that there is no conflict.
It took me less than an hour to verify these facts. Mr. Moritz's letter thus receives five Pinocchios and a Pants On Fire rating. Let's hope his fact checking improves in future letters."
I don't care to endorse Moritz's comments, but Heyward's defense of Kelly has its own "Pinocchios". As a former supporter I can only say NO MORE.
Kelly was one of the strongest proponents for raising the pension benefits of the staff. From this she cannot escape. Although she may not have voted against putting Measure L on the ballot, she was certainly against Measure L. She headed up the campaign to have it defeated. Fortunately almost 80% of the voters disagreed.
She then got caught in a Brown act violation, and seeking to polish up her images, she, without approval from council tried to piggy-back on a trip to DC, dealing with High Speed Rail. She could and should have just had a local conversation with Anna Eshoo, saved her time and money. She accomplilshed nothing.
Although she is not currently in a conflict with her job at Siemens, Siemens will no doubt shorty be pursuing contracts for High Speed Rail; at that time a conflict most likely will occur.
Her 2 terms on council have led many of her former supporters to abandon her. The fiasco with the Park Theater. Her entering into lone negotiations with David Bohannon on his project and claiming a big victory --- what a joke. I voted for her twice before. It won't happen this time.


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MIAMI, Florida, September 5, 2008 (ENS) - Tropical Storm Hanna is heading toward the coast of South and North Carolina "in a hurry" says the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, forecasters say Hanna could reach the coast in less than 12 hours as a hurricane since it only needs five knots for its winds to reach hurricane speed of 74 miles per hour. But the storm is expected to weaken after it makes landfall.
Hanna now is moving north at a rate of 20 miles per hour and is expected to turn to the northeast and increase in speed on Saturday. The center of Hanna should be moving across eastern North Carolina early Saturday and across the mid-Atlantic coast later Saturday and Saturday night.
A Tropical Storm Warning has been extended northward to Watch Hill, Rhode Island, including all of Chesapeake Bay, Washington, DC, New York Harbor and Long Island sound. This means that Hanna is expected to sweep through the warning area within the next 24 hours.
The District of Columbia activated its emergency operations center at noon today in preparation for Hanna. The Department of Public Works is distributing sandbags to residents who experience flooding during heavy rains.
DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Darrell Darnell is urging citizens to clear gutters, drains and downspouts and remove or secure any loose objects such as lawn furniture or barbecue grills from their yards, as they may become projectiles during high winds.
As Tropical Storm Hanna nears, Coast Guard units throughout New England are pre-staging their crews and equipment and warning mariners in anticipation of severe weather conditions expected to arrive late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
Falcon jet crews from Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, began flying storm tracks Thursday to broadcast the warnings to mariners offshore.
"We will be flying the storm tracks to alert the mariners as long as the weather allows us to do so safely," said Lt. j.g. Morgan Roy, an operations duty officer for Air Station Cape Cod.
On land, a flood watch is in effect for portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York from Saturday afternoon through late Saturday evening.
"The time to prepare for the storm is now. We encourage New Yorkers to review their emergency plans. This storm could produce significant rainfall and high winds that could cause power outages," said John Gibb, director of the New York State Emergency Management Office.
Gibb said that nearly half of all flash flooding fatalities are flood-related. "When driving your automobile during flooding conditions, look out for pooling water at highway dips, bridges and low areas. Do not attempt to drive over a flooded road. Turn around and go another way."
In flood conditions, motorists should not underestimate the destructive power of fast-moving water, Gibb said. "Two feet of fast-moving flood water will float a car. Water moving at two miles per hour can sweep cars off a road or bridge."
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from east of Watch Hill to Merrimack River, Massachusetts, including Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect from north of South Santee River, South Carolina to Currituck Beach, North Carolina, including Pamlico Sound. Forecasters predict they will issue a Hurricane Warning for this area by early Saturday.
Coastal storm surge flooding of three to five feet above normal tide levels with large and dangerous battering waves are expected along Hanna's path. Rainfall of three to seven inches is likely, forecasters say, with the potential for flash flooding in the mid-Atlantic region and southern New England.
The center of Hanna will remain well east of the Florida Peninsula, however, outer rain bands from Hanna will affect the eastern peninsula and could produce periods of heavy rainfall, according to state emergency managers.
Right behind Hanna, a major hurricane is tracing an erratic path through the Caribbean. Hurricane Ike was located about 425 miles north of the Leeward Islands, or about 1100 miles east of Miami this afternoon.
Ike is moving west at around 16 mph, but it is expected to turn more toward the west-southwest Friday and Saturday, with a turn back toward the west on Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph, making Ike a Category 3 hurricane. Ike is likely to maintain a Category 3 or 4 intensity as it moves toward the southeastern Bahamas this weekend. Hurricane watches were issued for the southeastern Bahamas earlier this afternoon.
Forecasters say Ike may be a threat to portions of Florida by early next week.
{Photo: U.S. Coast Guard airmen fly over the Atlantic coast broadcasting storm warnings to mariners, urging them to seek shelter from Tropical Storm Hanna. Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard}
Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 2008. All rights reserved.


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