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Cashew Chicken Casserole will remind you of your favorite Chinese Cashew Dish. This casserole is loaded with tender chicken in a delightful creamy soy and cashew laden sauce that is nestled between layers of Chow Mien Noodles.
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Growing up there were 4 chicken casseroles that rotated around the meal plan menu! Chicken Broccoli Casserole, Chicken Rice Casserole, Chicken Tortilla Casserole, and this personal favorite, Cashew Chicken! It's a delicious soul warming casserole full of rich creamy flavors.
I love serving it over steamed long grain white rice. Not a fan of steamed white rice? That's fine! It can be served over noodles, or even wild rice. (That's two year old rice high on sugar! lol…if you don't get that joke…I can't help you!)
It truly leans towards an oriental flavored dish thanks to the addition of soy sauce…so the white rice goes nicely along with it as it's companion side dish…but you can choose which ever side your family prefers!
In a large sauce pan, over medium heat, melt 2 Tablespoons of butter…or as I like to say "Buttah"!
Add 1/3 cup Chopped Onion, and 1 cup chopped celery. Saute until tender and onion is translucent! (Don't ya just love that word? Translucent. I haven't heard that word in connection with my beauty in…hmmm…NEVER! Great Onions are more beautiful than I am! Another Life Goal failed! Maybe I should saute in butter?)
Moving along…In a large bowl add 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup and 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup. (That's appetizing photography at it's best! Still wanting those "step-by-step" instructions?)
Add 2 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce and mix until well combined.
Add in 1 Cup Whole Cashews.
TIP: First you have to find the can of cashews you hid from your husband! (I found this can in my mini roasting oven!)
That's right…I proudly hide nuts at this Nest! I live with a human Squirrel!! I kid you not. That man can put down an entire canister of roasted nuts in less than 30 minutes! (Yes! I forget where I hide them… I'm 56…I'm lucky if I can remember where I put my glasses! Let's be real here!)
Add those beautiful "Translucent" veggies and 4 cups of chopped COOKED chicken! (You can use a "live" chicken, however just know that it can get a little messy when their wings and feet get to flapping around in that sauce!)
Mix everything together really well…and PLEASE don't really use a live chicken! ( We don't need more nuts involved in this dish…the cashews are the only nuts…other than the author!)
Preheat your oven to 350°. Spray a 4 quart baking dish with non-stick baking spray. Begin making the casserole with a layer of Chow Mien Noodles. (You just started munching on them didn't you?)
Add a couple heaping spoonfuls of chicken cashew mixture.
Alternate with another layer of chow mien noodles and continue ending with Chow Mien Noodles. Start and End with the noodles…in case that point escaped you because you're chasing a wet live chicken around the kitchen!
Bake uncovered for 40 minutes until sauce is bubbling. While casserole is baking make steamed rice, noodles or other side dish to serve casserole over.
One of my favorite things about this dish, besides how easy it is and how tasty, are how those center noodles turn out. They absorbs all the spectacular flavorful sauce and become soft…not mushy…just soft and tender.
I don't want you thinking you're going to be "crunching" your way through this casserole. There is a little crunch from the noodles on top. Otherwise the remaining noodles because soft like a pasta noodle.
This dish is superb served with Asian Coleslaw and steamed snow peas! You can even skip the sides and just make a rice bowl with this casserole served on top!
It's a true comfort dish thanks to that flavorful creamy lip licking sauce with it subtle hints of soy sauce! The cashews become tender, during baking, like the noodles and add to the rich tastes combined in this simple dish.
I hope the birds at your nest love this Chinese inspired Cashew Chicken Casserole as much as we do! I hope it makes its way into your meal plan rotation very soon!
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Family Dinner just got easier with this luscious Cashew Chicken Casserole with hints of your favorite Chinese Dish. This dish can even be made the day before.
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One of the first main dishes I made, were these yummy easy ground beef enchilada…
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I thought I had tried every chicken casserole out there…then I ran across this…
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I love so many of your recipes. Thank you for sharing. I'm making Cashew chicken casserole next. One of our favorites is oven baked squash.
Hi Tammy!
You're gonna love this casserole! It's one of my very favorite dishes and I love the leftovers for lunch the next day or two. So good. I love the oven baked squash too…perfect time of year to make that! It's on my dinner menu tonight.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a GREAT week!
Happy Nesting!
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- Military history of Spain
The military history of Spain, from the period of the Carthaginian conquests over the Phoenicians to the current Afghan War spans a period of more than 2200 years, and includes the history of battles fought in the territory of modern Spain, as well as her former and current overseas possessions and territories, and the military history of the people of Spain, regardless of geography.
Spain's early military history emerged from her location on the western fringes of the Mediterranean, a base for attacks between Rome and Carthage. With the fall of the Roman Empire, Spain was devastated by successive barbarian invasions, with stability only gradually appearing with the later years of the Visigothic empire. The early Middle Ages for Spain saw the country forming the front line in a battle between Christian and Islamic forces in the Mediterranean; the Conquista and Reconquista took several centuries to reach a military resolution. The 16th and 17th centuries marked the peak of Spanish power, the so-called 'Golden Age' of Spain. Spain acquired a huge empire by defeating the centralised states of the Americas, and colonising the Philippines. Her tercio units, backed by imperial gold and silver, were dominant in Europe. It was not until the years after the Thirty Years War that Spanish military power began to fade; even then, supported by a reinvigorated navy, Spain remained a major military player throughout the 18th century, in fierce competition with Britain and France on the global stage.
The Napoleonic Wars changed Spanish military history dramatically; defeated at home, the Peninsula War saw the development of guerrilla warfare against the occupying French forces. The collapse of central Spanish authority resulted in successful wars of independence amongst Spain's American colonies, drastically reducing the size of her empire, and in turn led to a sequence of civil wars in Spain itself, many fought by frustrated veterans of the French and colonial campaigns. Attempts to reassert imperial power during the mid-19th century, enabled by the development of the steam frigate ultimately failed, leading to the catastrophic collapse of Spain's remaining empire in 1898 at the hands of the rising power of the United States. The political tensions that had driven the Carlist Wars remained unchecked, spilling over once again in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-9. Bringing a foretaste of the tactics of the Second World War, several nations used the conflict as a testing ground for new aerial and armoured warfare tactics. In the post-war period, Spain has increasingly turned away from the last remaining colonial conflicts in Africa, and played a growing modern military role within the context of the NATO alliance.
The Classical period: the Rise of Rome
In the classical period, Spain was a mix of Celtic and Iberian tribal states, and Greek and Phoenician trading ports, with the largest state being the kingdom of Tartessus. With the eruption of war between Carthage, a Phoenician colony in North Africa and the Greeks, the Carthaginians begin extending their influence in Iberia, creating the city of New Carthage (Cartagena), in hopes of creating a trading empire. Following the First Punic War with Rome, in 237 BC, Hamilcar Barca, the famous Carthaginian general, then began the conquest of Turdetania (the successor state of Tartessus) and Gades to provide a springboard for further attacks on Rome. Hamilcar entrusted the conquest and military governance of the region to his son Hasdrubal the Fair - his other son, Hannibal, would march his troops across Hispania with elephants to lead them on Rome in the Second Punic War. During that war, Rome declared Hispania to be a Roman provincia in 218 BC, beginning a century-long campaign to subdue the people of Iberia to Roman.
After the expulsion of the Carthaginians from Hispania in the Second and Third Punic Wars, Rome attempted to subdue the native tribes. In the northeasterly province of Hispania Citerior, the Celtiberian Wars occupied Roman forces for the better part of the 2nd century. In Hispania Ulterior, the Lusitanian War did the same. The resistance of the Lusitani under Viriathus became legendary across the Empire. In the troubled final years of the Republic, Quintus Sertorius held most of Iberia as a de facto independent sovereign against the partisans of Sulla. His attitude towards the natives and his military reforms - he was a partisan of Marius - secured him the loyalty of the populace and the army and his general success until his assassination. The Spanish Era, a dating system predominant in Iberia until the close of the Middle Ages, began in 38 BC. The last region of Hispania to be subjected was the northwest, finally being conquered in the Cantabrian Wars, which ended in 19 BC.[1]
Under Roman rule, Hispania contributed, like the rest of empire, to the Roman military, providing both legionaries, and auxiliary forces, in particular alae cavalry. Hispania also shaped Roman military affairs more subtely. The famous Roman infantry sword, the Gladius, stemmed directly or indirectly from the Spanish development of the Gladius Hispaniensis; with minor alterations, this would form the standard Roman weapon for several centuries. Hispania also provided several of Rome's more famous military Emperors, including Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius.
The collapse of Rome and barbarian invasions
During the third through 6th centuries AD, the Roman Empire was beset by numerous barbarian invaders, mostly Germanic, who migrated through her borders and began warring and settling in her territories. While the Vandals and Alans were fighting each other for supremacy in southern Gaul, the confederation of the Suevi crossed the Pyrenees and passing through Vasconia, entered Gallaecia in 409. The Vandals soon followed the Suevi example, with the Alans close behind. The Alans settled in Lusitania and Carthaginiensis and the Siling Vandals in Baetica, while the Asding Vandals vied with the Suevi for Gallaecia. The Visigoths crossed the Pyrenees to expand their kingdom in 416. They pushed the Vandals and Alans south, defeating and killing the Alan king Attaces in 426 and forcing the two tribes to amalgamate and retreat across the Straits of Gibraltar into Africa. For almost thirty years, Spain was the location for vicious tribal conflicts.
The first barbarians to settle were the Suevi, whose king Hermeric, a former foederatus of Rome, ratified a peace with the local Hispano-Roman population in 438. Weary of fighting, Hermeric abdicated in favour of his son Rechila. As the Visigothic kingdom expanded into Iberia, expelling the Vandals and Alans, the Suevi expanded their own realm as far south as Mérida. In 456, the new Catholic king, Rechiar, died in battle with the Visigoth king Theodoric II and the Suevi kingdom began to retreat under Gothic pressure. Beset by internal political conflict, the Suevi capitulated to the Visigoths in 585. Some resistance was maintained for a few years, but soon the last of Suevi resistance was erased.
The Visigoths consolidated a kingdom spanning most of Iberia and Gaul. For the next two centuries, they warred not only amongst themselves in a sequence of succession crises - which followed the election of a new king after every royal death,[2] but also against the Byzantine Empire, which was trying to regain lost territory in the south, the Arian Suevi trying to preserve their hold on Gallaecia, and the Franks pushing south against them from Gaul. The Visigoth military structure was highly decentralised - the great territorial magnates, the duces (dukes), maintained their own armies, as in all the great Germanic kingdoms of Europe at the time. These armies rarely cooperated in campaigns.[3] At the Battle of Vouillé in 507, the Franks under Clovis I wrested control of Aquitaine from the Visigoths. The Visigoths lost all of their territory north of the Pyrenees except the province of Gallia Narbonensis. The first half of the 6th century was largely a failure for the Visigoths. They failed to hold onto their Gallic possessions, they failed to oust the Suevi, and they failed to repulse the Byzantine Empire when it first endeavoured to reassert control over its Iberian provinces, taking advantage of a local rebellion.[4] In 554, Granada and southernmost Hispania Baetica were taken from the Byzantines; under the last Arian king, Leovigild, the Suevi kingdom was annexed in 585 and the war of reconquest against the remainder of the Byzantine territories was begun, finally being completed under King Suintila in 624. The Visigoths faced no serious external threat from then on until the sudden Moorish invasion of 711.
Islamic conquest and Reconquista
For almost seven hundred years, Spain was the battleground for the opposing forces of the Islamic Caliphate and Western Christian forces. Both Muslims and Christian were motivated by religious conviction, which inspired the warfare. The initial Islamic invasion of Iberia was sudden and unexpected. The varied Moorish tribes of Morocco united under the leadership of Arab generals sent by the reigning Umayyad caliph and crossed the Straits of Gibraltar in 711 under the leadership of the Berber Tariq ibn Ziyad. Tariq won a swift victory at the Guadalete and defeated and killed the reigning Gothic king, Roderic.[5] In a campaign lasting eight years, the whole of Iberia was subjected to Umayyad authority, except for the Asturias mountain range in the far northwest and the pockets of resistance in Navarre. The Islamic offensive ultimately paused after the losses it suffered in Frankland and in the Asturias, where battles such as those at Tours and Covadonga showed some of the potential weaknesses of the Arab methods of warfare.[6]
The Islamic conquest was only very slowly undone, over the course of seven centuries in what the Christians of Spain called the Reconquista. Three main forces were involved in this process, the Visigothic holdouts in the Asturias, the holdouts in Navarre and the Pyrenees, and the Franks of Aquitaine. The Reconquista, as a concerted effort to remove the Muslims from the territories they held, commenced in the reign of Alfonso I (739 – 757). Alfonso led an offensive into the valley of the Duero and left the region depopulated, the so-called "Desert of the Duero." For the next century, this prevented any serious Islamic incursions into the Christian territories of the north. During the late eighth and early 9th centuries, the Franks under their Carolingian rulers took up the cause of reconquest along the Mediterranean littoral. By 797, Charlemagne's son, Louis the Pious, captured Barcelona, establishing a clear bulwark against future invasions. The Basques extended their kingdom as far as Nájera, and a widespread repoblación of the depopulated areas began, extending Christian borders southwards.[7]
Despite a resurgence during the 10th century, the Caliphate of Córdoba's attempts to reverse the Reconquista failed, and by the 11th century, Christian Iberia was united under Sancho the Great, the King of Navarre, whilst the caliphate was divided and engulfed by civil war, the period of the taifas. The 11th century saw the development of a concept of Christian holy war, to be waged against Islam with the purpose of recapturing long lost territories - the Crusade. Crusading, under other names, also took place in Spain; Franks and Normans and even Papal troops took to Spain in increasing numbers to join the locals in their fight against "the Moor." The last threat of the 11th century came in the form of the Almoravids, who with their well disciplined forces first established a hegemony over Morocco and then extended it over al-Andalus. While the Reconquista paused in the west, to the east Alfonso the Battler, the King of Aragon, redoubled efforts to retake the valley of the Ebro. In 1212, the Reconquistadores gained a decisive victory over the Almohads at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Shortly after the battle, the Castilians retook Baeza and, then, Úbeda, major fortified cities near the battlefield, and gateways to invade Andalucia. Thereafter, Ferdinand III of Castile retook Córdoba in 1236, Jaén in 1246, and Seville in 1248; then he took Arcos, Medina-Sidonia, Jerez and Cádiz, effectively bringing the bulk of the reconquista to a conclusion.
Unification of Castile and Aragon
Late medieval Spain was divided into the three Christian kingdoms of Navarre, Castile and Aragon, alongside the small, last remaining Islamic state of Granada. The civil wars and conflicts of the late 14th and early 15th century would result in the unification of the Christian kingdoms; combined with advances in naval technology, this would pave the way for the rise of Spain as a dominant European power.
Castile, a medium sized kingdom with a strong maritime tradition, was plunged into civil war following the death of Alfonso XI in 1349; the conflict between Pedro of Castile and Henry II of Castile became bound up with the wider politics of the Hundred Years War. With France supporting Henry and his descendants, England exploited opportunities to destabilise the regime. Attempts by John I, Henry's son, to unify Castile and Portugal, resulted in a Portuguese uprising and the intervention of the English John of Gaunt, claiming the Castilian throne by right of marriage. Not until 1387 was the civil war finally concluded, with John of Gaunt accepting a cash settlement.[8] Aragon, a smaller kingdom but with widespread claims to lands across the Mediterranean, also saw internal clashes over dynastic inheritance; Peter IV fought a harsh campaign against his nobles from 1346-9 over his daughter's right to inherit the throne.
The threat of internal stability remained until the marriage of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1469. The two monarchs were promptly challenged by Joan of Castile but were swiftly successful. Isabella would go on to establish the Hermandad militia system, which would provide her with a royal counterbalance to any future challenge from the nobility.[9] The two monarchs proceeded to conquer the Kingdom of Granada, the last Arab-Muslim state in the Iberian peninsula, which was completed by 1492. In that same year, the Alhambra Decree was issued, expelling all Jews from both Castile and Aragon. Now unified, Spain now enjoyed relative internal stability; rights and lands across the Mediterranean; and a strong tradition of sea-faring in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean, which it would maximise in the coming decades.
The conquest of the Americas and the beginnings of empire
After Christopher Colombus's successful navigation to the New World under Spanish patronage, Spanish forces rapidly began to occupy much of the new territories, rapidly taking the Bahamas and defeating the local Arawak speaking indigenous groups. The efforts of Ferdinand Magellan, reaching the island of Limasawa in 1521,[10] led to the subsequent establishment of the colony of the Philippines under Miguel López de Legazpi which was to become an essential Spanish military base in the Pacific. The challenge of the Barbary Pirates encouraged defensive and punitive expeditions across the Mediterranean, resulting in the conquest of various outposts in North Africa, including Melilla in 1497, Mazalquivir in 1505, Oran in 1509, Algiers in 1510, Tripoli in 1511 and the smaller Plazas de Soberania.
The most dramatic impact of Spanish military power, however, lay in the defeat of the American empires of the Aztecs and Incas. From 1519-21, a coalition army of Spanish soldiers and Tlaxcalan warriors led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger defeated the Aztec Empire; in 1532, Francisco Pizarro and his brothers Gonzalo and Hernando invaded and occupied the Inca Empire from their base in Panama. Both wars in which very small numbers of Spanish soldiers - the conquistadors - who were mostly veterans of Spain's European or North African campaigns, were backed by local allies and defeated well established empires, shared many similarities. The highly proficient conquistadors benefited from their access to cavalry, steel swords, helmets and armour, not to mention small cannon, none of which were familiar to local forces. The Spanish also benefited from their immunity to many common European diseases which were to decimate their local enemies.[11]
The Spanish were to fair less well against the less centralised societies of southern Chile, however, particularly once local forces began to adapt to, or actually adopt similar military technologies. Although Pedro de Valdivia was able to successfully invade Chile in 1540, the first great rebellion of the Arauco wars was to begin only 1553 later, marking the beginning of a conflict that would last until the 19th century.[12] Spanish forces, operating at huge distances from their European or even Caribbean centres of power, were frequently available in small numbers; Valdivia had great difficulty in recruiting even the 150 Spanish soldiers he used to invade Chile, and the frequent reversals during the Arauco wars led to losses that often took several years to replace. As time progressed, the advantages of the Spanish began to increasingly centre on their access to early modern firearms, especially the musket, rather than the technologies that had won them their early successes.[13]
The 16th and 17th centuries, Spain's 'Golden Age'
During the 16th century, Habsburg Spain saw a steady growth in Spanish military power. The Italian Wars (1494–1559) resulted in an ultimate Spanish victory, and control over northern Italy. The wars also transformed the battlefield, evolving from a primarily pike- and halberd-wielding force to a more flexible arrangement of arquebusiers, pikemen, and other troops. This evolution was epitomised in the form of the Spanish tercio infantry formation, which made a strength out of Spain's inability to field large cavalry forces.[14] Habsburg Spain came to enjoy an axis of allied and neutral territories from Naples through Milan and northwards to the Netherlands, a route for reinforcements that came to be called the Spanish Road.[15] Backed by huge financial resources drawn from the Americas,[16] Spain could afford to mount lengthy campaigns against her key enemies, such as Protestant England during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), marked by the failure of the Spanish Armada, and the long running Spanish challenge to the Dutch revolt (1568–1609). The Spanish Army grew in size from around 20,000 in the 1470s, to around 300,000 by the 1630s, requiring the recruitment of soldiers from across Europe.[17] With such numbers involved, even Spain had trouble funding her huge wars - the non-payment of troops led to regular mutinies and events such as the Sack of Antwerp (1576), when unpaid tercio units looted the Dutch city.
In the east, Habsburg Spain fought alongside other Christian allies against the Ottoman Empire, taking part in numerous naval campaigns over the period. This naval competition culminated in the Spanish victory at the battle of Lepanto in 1571, the last naval battle in the Mediterranean to see the large scale use of galleys by both sides. In the Atlantic, Spain and other nations had developed the galleon for naval warfare,[18] using them in convoys to link her possessions in the Philippines, the Americas and Europe. The Manila galleons sailed once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean,[19] whilst the Spanish treasure fleets linked Mexico back to Europe.
The Thirty Years War (1618–1648) drew in Spain alongside most other European nations. Spain entered the conflict with a strong position, but the ongoing fighting gradually eroded her advantages; first Dutch, then Swedish innovations had made the tercio an increasingly obsolete formation, having less flexibility and fire power than more modern equivalents.[20] French entry to the war in the 1630s put additional pressure on Spain, with the French finally eliminating many of Spain's most experienced forces at the battle of Rocroi in 1643. By the signing of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, which brought an end to most of the fighting, Spain was clearly exhausted. Politics too had begun to count against Spain. While Spain was fighting in France, Portugal — which had been under personal union with Spain for 60 years — acclaimed John IV of Braganza as king in 1640. Spain was forced to accept the independence of the Dutch Republic in 1648, another sign of her diminishing power. By the second half of the century, the much reduced Spanish army was infamous for being poorly equipped and rarely paid.[21] For the remainder of the century, France continued to grow in relative power under Louis XIV. If the Franco-Spanish war (1635–59) ended ambiguously, despite Spanish concessions, the following War of Devolution (1667-8) was to remove any doubt as to the ascendancy of France to military dominance in Europe.
European rivalry in the 18th century
The centre of Spanish military power shifted dramatically in the early 18th century. The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) confirmed Philip as King Philip V of Spain at the Peace of Utrecht, but in the process Philip lost the Spanish Netherlands, Naples, Milan, Sardinia, Sicily, parts of Milan, Gibraltar and Minorca to the victorious alliance. Spain responded by modernising its army and navy,[22] including through the work of Cardinal Alberoni, in an attempt both to regain its military position in the Mediterranean and to reintroduce a degree of parity with France, the predominant European land power. Spain's defeat by France in the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) confirmed her junior status for the coming decades, whilst the successful deployment of the Britain's Royal Navy into the Mediterraean,[23] exploiting the fortress of Gibraltar, gained in 1704, would place Spain at a significant naval disadvantage for many years.
Globally, Spain remained an important naval and military power, depending on critical sea lanes stretching from Spain through the Caribbean and South America, and westwards towards Manila and the Far East. The 18th century saw an ongoing struggle between the growing naval power of Great Britain and imperial Spain for control of these vital and lucrative trade links. The number of Spanish galleons deploying across the Atlantic sea routes increased significantly in the first half of the century, undoing some the decline of the late 17th century.[24] Britain used the exclusive right to non-Spanish slave trading in Spanish America for thirty years which she had gained at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession as an excuse for increased military intervention, such as during the War of Jenkin's Ear (1739–1748).[25] During the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) Britain attempted to leverage its existing island bases along the Spanish Main and the Spanish West Indies, briefly occupied Havana and Manila, but practical and strategic considerations led to their return to Spain in exchange for Florida; which was then lost to revitalized Spanish forces during the American revolutionary war. Both Spain and Britain made extensive use of privateers throughout the war, the Spanish exploiting fully the British prejudice against using the convoy system to protect its expensive merchant assets in times of war. The war of Austrian succession was still seen as positive for Spain, as the kingdom did recover the territories lost after the war of Spanish succession, in Italy.
The huge distances involved in warfare between European powers in the Americas usually counted in favour of the defenders; major attacks on Spanish possessions, such as the amphibious assault launched against the strategically vital Cartagena de Indias by the British in 1741 ended in disaster for the overstretched attackers. Nonetheless, Spain's involvement in the American Revolutionary War (1779–83) was a relative success, and underlined the global resources that Spain still had at her disposal and the opportunities for taking on Britain at the right moment. Spain entered the war after the Battle of Saratoga, with the aim, as in the Seven Years War, of recovering Gibraltar and Minorca from the British, and thereby reestablishing control over the western Mediterranean. Spain's successful defence of the Louisiana Territory, her invasion of Minorca in 1781,[26] whilst seizing West Florida from the British, showed her continuing strength in the New World, although the British defence of Gilbratar by sea prevented Spain of achieving all her war goals.[27]
The Napoleonic Wars and the loss of the Americas
The Napoleonic Wars were to have a tremendous impact on Spanish military history, both within Spain itself and across her American colonies. French armies invaded Spain and in 1808, rapidly deposing the Spanish king. Spain's subsequent liberation struggle marked one of the first national wars and the emergence of large-scale guerrillas, from which the English language borrowed the word.[28] While the French occupation destroyed the Spanish administration, which fragmented into quarrelling provincial juntas (in 1810, a reconstituted national government fortified itself in Cádiz) and proved unable to recruit, train, or equip effective armies, Napoleon's failure to pacify the people of Spain allowed Spanish, British and Portuguese forces to secure Portugal and engage French forces on the frontiers while Spanish guerrilleros wore down the occupiers.[29] Acting in concert, regular and irregular allied forces prevented Napoleon's marshals from subduing the rebellious Spanish provinces.[30] The Spanish navy, put to sea in support of France during the War of the Third Coalition in 1805, suffered terrible losses at the Battle of Trafalgar, having been weakened by yellow fever in the preceding years; in many ways this marked the nadir of Spanish naval history.
The events in mainland Spain had extensive consequences for her empire. Spain's colonies in the Americas had shown an increasing independence in the years running up to the Peninsular War; British attempts to invade the Río de la Plata in 1806-7, for example, had been rebuffed by well organised local militia.[31] The occupation of the Spanish homeland, however, resulted in first a sequence of uprisings in support of the imprisoned king, and then a struggle for independence that increasingly formed a series of civil wars across the Spanish dominions in the America. The conflict started in 1808, with juntas established in Mexico and Montevideo in reaction to the events of the Peninsular War. The conflict, lasting twenty years, was far from one sided. Patriot forces were often underequipped, largely peasant militia armies commanded by amateur officers; Royalist forces, partially supported from Spain over huge sea distances, were frequently able to gain the upper hand.[32] The Spanish navy was easily able to dominate the local, coastal navies of her colonies. Campaigning across the huge distances of South America, frequently in winter conditions with minimal supplies, resulted in terrible privation. Ultimately, Royalist exhaustion and growing political maturity amongst the new states resulted in the creation of a chain of newly independent countries stretching from Argentina and Chile in the south to Mexico in the north. Only Cuba and Puerto Rico remained under Spanish rule.
19th century Carlist Wars and the final days of empire
In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, Spain's military found itself involved in an increasing number of internal conflicts, distracting military attention from other priorities, and continuing to undermine the Spanish economy.[33] The first of these, the Trienio Liberal (1820-3) involved a revolt by soldiers against King Ferdinand VII while they were being embarked for a campaign in America.[34] France intervened militarily to support the monarchy, restoring order, but this was short-lived. When Ferdinand died in 1833, his fourth wife Maria Cristina became Queen regent on behalf of their infant daughter Isabella II. This splintered the country into two factions known as the Cristinos - the supporters of the Queen regent - and the Carlists, the supporters of Carlos V, who had rejected the Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 that abolished the Salic Law.[35] The First Carlist War lasted over seven years and the fighting spanned most of the country at one time or another, although the main conflict centered on the Carlist homelands of the Basque Country and Aragon. Many of the military officers involved had served in the Peninsular War a few years before. The Second Carlist War was a minor Catalonian uprising in support of Carlos VI, lasting from 1846 to 1849. The Third Carlist War began after Queen Isabella II was overthrown by a conspiracy of liberal generals in 1868, and left Spain in some disgrace; four years later, the latest Carlist pretender, Carlos VII, decided that only force of arms could win him the throne. This Third Carlist War lasted until 1876.[36]
Under Isabella II of Spain, there were several, ultimately unsuccessful, attempts to reassert Spanish military influence around the world, often in partnership with France. In 1848 Spain intervened to support Pope Pius IX against local republican opposition. In February 1849, five warships, including the frigates steamed to Gaeta from Barcelona, three more from Cadiz following in May.[37] In total, 4,000 Spanish soldiers were deployed in Gaeta and placed at the Pope's disposition. This marked the Spanish Army's first expeditionary venture into Italy since the War of the Austrian Succession a hundred years prior. In partnership with the French, Spanish columns secured the region. In 1858 Spain joined with France to intervene in Cochin China, donating 300 Filipino troops to the invasion.[38] Spain joined an allied expedition in support of the French intervention in Mexico. In 1859, Spain fought a short war with Morocco, resulting in a stronger Spanish position in North Africa. By the 1860s, Spain had built up a very large navy again, and in 1864 Spain intervened along the South American cost, seizing the guano-rich Chincha Islands from its former colony of Peru. Although the new Spanish steam frigates were superior to local vessels, the huge distances and lack of land support ultimately concluded with Spain handing back the islands at the end of the Chincha Islands War. An attempt to recolonise Santo Domingo similarly failed by 1865 in the face of fierce guerrilla resistance.
Spain faced a sequence of challenges across her colonies in the second half of the century that would result in a total defeat of empire at the hands of the growing power of the United States. Spain's colony of Cuba rebelled in 1868, leading to a sequence of brutal guerrilla insurgencies and retaliations,[39] through the Ten Years' War (1868–1878), the Little War (1879–1880) and finally the Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898). Spain, although militarily occupied with the Carlist troubles at home, put increasing resources into the conflict, slowly taking the upper hand,[40] and assisted by American sales of modern weaponry.[41] By 1898, however, increasing U.S. political interests in Cuba were encouraging a more interventionist policy. The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbour provided the trigger for the Spanish-American War, in which Spain's aging navy fared disastrously. Cuba gained its independence and Spain lost its remaining New World colony, Puerto Rico, which together with Guam and the Philippines it ceded to the United States for 20 million dollars. In 1899, Spain sold its remaining Pacific islands — the Northern Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands and Palau — to Germany, reducing Spain's colonial possessions to Spanish Morocco, the Spanish Sahara and Spanish Guinea, all in Africa.
Early 20th century and the Civil War
Although Spain remained neutral during the First World War (1914–18), despite suffering considerable economic losses to German submarines,[42] she was militarily active elsewhere during the early part of the 20th century, attempting to strengthen her position in North Africa. Despite successes in the late 19th century, the first Rif War (1893-4) around Mellila had also shown the potential weakness of the Spanish position along the coast. The second Rif War (1909–10) was initially a fiasco for the under-equipped and undertrained Spanish, until heavy artillery was brought in; in the aftermath of the war, Spain began to raise units of local Regulares. The third Rif War (1920–1926) also began badly for the Spanish, especially after the disaster of Annual (1921), resulting in various changes to the Spanish approach. Working in alliance with French forces in the region, Spain created the Spanish Legion along similar lines to the French Foreign Legion to provide additional experienced forces. Spain also became the first country to deploy chemical weapons by air, dropping mustard gas from aircraft.[43]
The Spanish Civil War (1936-9) began after an attempted coup d'état by parts of the Spanish Army against the government of the Second Spanish Republic. The ensuing Civil War devastated Spain, ending with the victory of the rebels and the founding of a dictatorship led by Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the leader of the Nationalist army.
The civil war was marked by the extensive involvement of international units.[44] Many joined the Republican side under the banner of the International Brigades. The Nationalists enjoyed support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, with several new technologies being trialled as a result.[45] The Nationalist side conducted aerial bombing of cities in Republican territory, carried out mainly by the Luftwaffe volunteers of the Condor Legion[46] and the Italian air force volunteers of the Corpo Truppe Volontarie - the most notorious example of this tactic of terror bombings was the bombing of Guernica.[47] The first combat use of the Stuka occurred during the conflict. The civil war influenced European military thinking on the alleged supremacy of the bomber. Armoured warfare was also trialled by Nationalist supporters; German volunteers first used armor in live field conditions in the form of the Panzer Battalion 88, a force built around three companies of PzKpfw I tanks that functioned as a training cadre for Nationalists. Weakened and politically still fragile, Spain remained neutral during the Second World War (1939–45).
The Post-war period
In the post-war period, Spain was initially still heavily influenced by events in North Africa, particularly surrounding its colony of Western Sahara The first of these conflicts, the Ifni War (1956-8) saw Spanish forces, including Spain's first paratroop unit, clash with the Moroccan Liberation Army, a Moroccan state backed insurgency movement. In 1958, a joint French-Spanish offensive, using massively superior European air power, crushed the revolt.[48] In the 1970s, the rise of another insurgency movement, Polisario, resulted in the Western Sahara War (1973–1991), with Spain withdrawing from its colony in 1975 and transferring its support in the continuing conflict to Morocco.
From the 1950s onwards, however, Spain began to build increasingly close links with the U.S. armed forces. The Spanish Air Force received its first jets, such as the F-86 Sabre and Lockheed T-33, from America, whilst the equipment of the Spanish military was again modernised in the 1970s to prepare for Spain's membership of NATO in 1982. Spain sent a small medical unit to the Vietnam War, with Spain lending airpower to the NATO efforts during the Bosnian War and the Kosovo War. Most recently, Spain has participated in both the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Spanish military cultural legacy
Historically, the Spanish adapted a great deal of military terms from the Arabic of their Muslim rivals. Subsequently many Spanish military terms have been adopted in English and other languages.
Spanish term Original language Original meaning Modern English term Notes alcaide Arabic kaid master, leader Medieval Spanish military commander or castellan. alcazaba Arabic al-casbah walled citadel alcázar Arabic al-qasr castle or palace Could refer to a residence, citadel, or hilltop fortress. alférez Arabic Used in medieval Castile-León and Navarre to denote the standard-bearer and commander of the royal military household. In modern usage in Spain and Equatorial Guinea, a second lieutenant. almirante Arabic amir-al-bahr commander of the seas admiral Adopted in Latinisation (ammiratus) by the Siculo-Normans and later brought to Spain by the Catalans after Sicily became part of the Aragonese Crown. armada Spanish armed (fem.), later navy, fleet armada Came into English usage after the defeat of the Great Armada in 1588. caballero villano Spanish "commoner knight" A villein who owned a horse and armour and owed cavalry service. coronel Spanish or Italian (colonnello), ultimately Latin (columnella) diminutive of colonna/columna (column) colonel Rank popularised by the tercios. flotilla Diminutive of Spanish flota, from French flotte (little) fleet flotilla granada Spanish pomegranate grenade guerrilla Spanish diminutive of guerra (war) guerrilla Quinta Columna Spanish fifth column Fifth Column First used during the Spanish Civil War by Emilio Mola at the siege of Madrid in reference to his supporters within the city. tercio Spanish third Infantry unit developed by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba during the Italian Wars.
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- ^ O'Callaghan, 2002.
- ^ Holmes, pp.62-3.
- ^ Holmes, p.258.
- ^ Zaide and Zaide, 2004.
- ^ Diamond, pp358-9.
- ^ Villalobos, p.55.
- ^ Diamond, 1997.
- ^ Davies, 1961
- ^ Wedgewood, p.31.
- ^ Elton, p.181.
- ^ Anderson, p.17.
- ^ Holmes, p.235.
- ^ Glyn, p. 4
- ^ Meade, p. 180.
- ^ Anderson, pp109-10.
- ^ Anderson, p.97.
- ^ Simms, p.135.
- ^ Walton, p.177.
- ^ Olson, pp. 1121–22
- ^ Chartrand, pp54-56.
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- ^ Laqueur, p.350.
- ^ Gates, pp.33–34.
- ^ Chandler, p. 164.
- ^ Fletcher, 1991.
- ^ Chasteen, p.53.
- ^ Palmer, p.67.
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- ^ Fernandez, D. Fernando Sánchez Principales Campañas.
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Guest Speaker: Mark Claireaux
As a back pain sufferer himself, Mark gained a terrific amount of benefit from the Alexander Technique. He knew much of the problem was related to bad posture, but was quite shocked at how he held stress and undue tension in his body, not only in the obvious places, ie. neck and back, but also in shoulders, hips and ankles, etc.
It took time but he went from being on very strong prescription drugs to becoming relatively pain-free. He felt he had gained control of his body rather than being a slave to it. This impressed him so much that he decided to embark on the 3 year training course to become an Alexander Technique Practitioner.
There is nothing physically aggressive about the work. On the contrary, it is a process of allowing the pupil to release tension and interfering habits, at a pace that suits the individual. Comfortable clothes that you are happy to lie down in are advised.
Qualifying in 2004, Mark is a full member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique and he teaches from his dedicated studio in Spring Street, Central Brighton. He also holds regular workshops and classes at Brighton Natural Health Centre and has tutored at the Brighton Alexander Technique College which is a training facility for those wishing to become Alexander Practitioners themselves.
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Atlanta and several other U.S. cities are getting more popular with tourists traveling from outside the U.S., according to TripAdvisor Inc.
A new study evaluates major U.S. tourism cities seeing the greatest increase in interest from international travelers according to searches on the travel website.
The Top 10 U.S. cities with the greatest increase in share of traffic. (Number listed is increase in interest year-over-year):
The TripAdvisor ranking of Top 10 U.S. Cities with the Greatest Increase in Traffic from International Travelers is based on the largest year-over-year increases in share of international traffic sessions on TripAdvisor August 2014-2015 compared to August 2013-2014 for U.S. cities with at least 100 million sessions during this period of time.


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Wayne Rooney - My Fake Diary
Friday, 20 July 2012
Stuart Pearce wanted me to play in the 'Team GB' football squad for the Olympics, but I said 'naaaaaaaaaaaaa mate - not likely'.
For a start - he wasn't offering me any money. I earn £250,000 a week for Manchester United, and about the same from sponsorship with sporting clothes brands, Nike or summit, I can't really remember which one. Pearce said the Olympics is for amateurs. Sod that for a game of sardines!!
And why would I interrupt my summer break to come and play for a team that haven't got a chance of winning anything? Bad enough I already play for two teams of losers - England (knocked out of Euro 2012 at the quarter-final stage) part-time and Manchester United (2nd in the premier league) full-time!! That's one hat-trick I don't want!!!
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During yesterday's trading session the cost of the Internet retailer Amazon rose above one trillion dollars. The company's share price rose by almost 2% to 2 thousand US dollars, but then it fell back to the level of 1.1%.
Before now, Apple was the only company in the world, whose value was more than the cherished mark of one trillion. The company has managed to cross it in early August this year. At the moment, the company's capitalization is being estimated at $ 1.1 trillion.
Other media-technical corporations of America- Google (Alphabet) and Microsoft- are progressively approaching the capitalization of one trillion.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon's owner, founder and general director, is the richest man in the world. Forbes estimates his wealth at 167 billion US dollars. Before that, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, could boast such personal wealth. In 1990 he had 100 billion US dollars. If he prices stayed unchanged, it would be $ 149 billion at the moment.
Mr. Bezos left only one record unconquered. It deals with the ratio of the personal wealth to the gross product of the country. This achievement belongs to the world's first billionaire John Rockefeller. At the beginning of the last century, his wealth was equal to 2% of GDP. To achieve such an indicator in the current conditions, Jeff Bezos will have to at least double his wealth.
Amazon was created in 1994 and at first a garage was the company's office. When Amazon started its business, the site sold only books. The current Amazon is a global corporation with revenues of $ 200 billion per year. The company employs more than 550 thousand people.
The material was prepared with the participation of Anjela Chromova,
a leading analyst of the brokerage company CT Trade


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"The most important things I can tell my clients is that we are a team, we solve problems together, we strategically plan, we play devil's advocate with each other and we do not sugar coat any situation. We deal with it, we dive into it."
Mitchell R. Cohen | Real Estate and Solar Energy Development Attorney
Mitch is an attorney in Obermayer's Business & Finance Department, focusing his practice on mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate and solar energy development. Mitch considers himself to be, before all else, a problem solver and strategic planner with his clients.
Mitch became a lawyer because of his exemplary people-skills. He enjoys building quality working relationships with a foundation grounded in honesty and trust. To Mitch, the critical element of any attorney-client relationship is listening to a client tell his or her story, including who they are, what they have built, how they got there and why they need his services. Once the story is told, Mitch does his due diligence to learn everything there is to know about the client, the issue, the problem, and the prospective transaction.
Outside of the office, Mitch is extremely active. He is a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and teaches karate and self-defense classes. He also runs marathons and plays men's hardball and softball. Mitch is also active on a number of charitable Boards of Directors and other community organizations.
Mitch represents corporate clients in all aspects of business-related matters and transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring and planning, repositionings and recapitalizations and divestitures. He has particular experience in corporate financing, including senior debt, mezzanine and equity funding, and workout and restructuring financing. He has represented international oil and refining companies, transportation companies, high-tech and biotech companies, medical service providers, solar energy development companies, equity funds and national lenders.
In his real estate practice, Mitch has served as counsel to retail, office, industrial and residential developers throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania with respect to acquisitions, dispositions, land use, financing, construction, leasing and property management matters. In this arena, Mitch has represented large national REITS, small developers, equity funding sources and lenders. He also represents clients engaged in or considering business ventures in emerging green energy fields. Mitch brings a unique perspective to his representation of real estate clients, as he has years of experience as a real estate developer himself.
In the renewable energy arena, Mitch served as General Counsel to the New Jersey Renewable Energy Commission. He worked closely with Governor Chris Christie and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in forming a solar renewable credit program that brought thousands of solar energy-related jobs and millions of dollars in revenues to the state.
One deal that Mitch is particularly proud of involved the sale of a real estate portfolio during the 2005-2009 real estate crisis, when the client had been advised by prior counsel that a sale was an impossibility. He was able to help his client structure interim foreign financing and close the sale, a transaction that saved the client from bankruptcy.
Mitch has been named to the Top Attorney List of SJ Magazine for his work in alternative and renewable energy. In 2011, he was also named to the "Legal Elite" list by Smart CEO magazine.
Mitch is active in the Jewish community, lending his time to a variety of affiliated charitable activities. He has served as President of the Jewish Community Relations Council, Chairman of the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy (formerly Akiba Hebrew Academy) Board of Directors, on the Boards of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and the Jewish Federation of Philadelphia, and the Board of the American Technion Society – Israel Institute of Technology, in Israel.


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This tutorial is borne from my own manipulated lil' mind.
Any similarity to any other tutorial(s) is purely coincidental.
This tutorial was written for those who have a working
knowledge of PSP and was written using PSP X2,
tho' any version should work.
Supplies Needed:
Scrapkit: I'm using my All Lips Go Blue kit.
You can find this in the stores I sell at, located on the right.;)
Tube: I'm using the photography of Joonas Brandt
You can find more of his amazing photography at
Do not use any artwork unless you have a license to do so
& have purchased the tube.
Mask: Circular-type mask of choice.
I'm using Mask 50 MB and SW from Moonbeams & Spiderwebs.
If you wish to use the same mask, you can find it here.
* Leave some love when grabbing the mask.
Word Art: Supplied by me, here.
Filters: Xero- Radiance
Eye Candy 4000- Gradient Glow
Font: Angelic War
Drop shadow: 3 3 55 4, black
Save your progress often.;)
Let's do this! =)
Open a new canvas 650 X 650 px.
Copy & paste a solid coloured paper of choice.
Copy & paste frame 2. Resize 85%.
Then, copy & paste frame 3 underneath.
Resize this one 90%.
Use your magic wand & click inside this frame.
Modify- expand by 10. Invert & delete frame 3.
Add your paper of choice, resizing 75%.
Hit delete. Keep Selected & add your tube (or image of choice).
Resize as needed, hit delete & select none.
Crop to canvas.
Apply Xero-Radiance at settings that look best to you.
(I'm not showing my settings, since they'll look not so good on a tube.)
Then, add a drop shadow to your tube (or image) & the frame.
Now we'll add some elements.
For each one I added, I added a drop shadow to,
unless specified otherwise.
cross- 55%. Rotate 12 right.
Place on the lower right.
fixed heart- 33%.
Place on the right of frame.
laced wings- 75%.
Place in the bottom center of the frame.
speaker- 70%.
Place in the top center of frame.
note doodle- 75%.
Place this over the speaker.
Then, on the speaker layer, use your lasso to draw a selection
around the bottom part of the middle speaker, like my example
(I've brightened the area to make it easier to see):
On the music note layer, hit delete.
Select none.
No drop shadow on the music notes.
mirror ball chain- 45%.
Place on the left.
staple- 30%. Rotate 15 left.
Place on the chain of the mirror ball.
guitar- 60%. Rotate 10 left.
guitar 2- 60%. Rotate 10 right.
vinyl- 45%. Place on the left with the black guitar.
Move below the guitar in layers palette.
cd- 30%. Place to the right of guitar 2.
Move below the guitar in layers palette.
ALGB skull- 35%.
Place in front of the black guitar,
off to the left.
mic- 40%. Rotate 12 left.
Place in front of the laced wings.
skulls- 33%.
Place in front of the blue guitar.
lips- 27%. Place in the top right.
Add any other elements if you prefer.
Now, add the word art I'm supplying for this tutorial.
Place it in the top left like my example.
Add a gradient glow:
Then, add your drop shadow.
Crop & resize the tag to your own liking.
Now add your proper copyrights & watermarks.
Now add your name.
Add a gradient glow at these settings:
Then add your drop shadow to this layer.
Finally, merge visible & save as a PNG & enjoy.
I hope you enjoy trying this tutorial.
As always, I LOVE seeing your results! =)


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US Goods Orders Dip in September
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods dipped slightly in September as a key category that tracks business investment fell by the largest amount in seven months.
Orders for durable goods edged down 0.1 percent in September after gains of 0.3 percent in August and 3.6 percent in July, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Orders in the category that serves as a proxy for business investment plunged 1.2 percent in September, the biggest setback since a 2.1 percent drop in February.
U.S. manufacturing has struggled this year as American companies have been confronted by a strong dollar which makes U.S. exports more expensive in foreign markets and by the lingering effects from a big drop in oil prices which triggered big investment cutbacks at energy companies.
Economists are hoping that better days are ahead for American manufacturers as the impacts of the stronger dollar and plunge in oil prices begin to fade.
The government will release its first look at overall economic activity in the July-September period on Friday and analysts are forecasting that the gross domestic product will rebound to growth around 2.5 percent to 3 percent, a big improvement from anemic GDP readings of 0.8 percent in the first quarter and 1.4 percent in the April-June period.
For September, orders were weak in a number of areas. Demand for primary metals such as steel fell 0.3 percent while demand for computers dropped 8.6 percent.
Orders for civilian aircraft, a volatile category, jumped 12.5 percent but that increase followed a 24.2 percent plunge in August. Demand for military aircraft fell 44.8 percent in September.
Demand for machinery was up 1.2 percent while orders for appliances and other electrical equipment rose 1.5 percent.


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When we speak of a diabetes control diet or diabetes, the first thing that usually comes to our mind is an ailment resulting from insufficient insulin in the body. When an individual's body starts rejecting insulin, that individual will be considered suffering from a Type II diabetes; this means that the body cells is unable to absorb sufficient amounts of insulin for normal release of energy. When this takes place, the levels of blood sugar shoots up and it becomes a necessity to manage the spikes and drops in blood sugar levels. This is regularly done by means of a diabetes control diet.
A diabetes control diet is created to assist the body to burn fats and not insulin. The moment your body starts to refuse accepting insulin, your cells start to waste away or starve. This takes place despite of how frequently you eat. The cells in the body are no longer working well and even if you have eaten a minute ago and are in fact well fed, the body cells still sense starvation.
This predicament results in the human body to lose a healthy cycle because of the diabetic ailment. The body faces restriction and control from burning glucose and this is where a good diabetes control diet comes in handy. It will be a guide in controlling excessive consumption of carbohydrates.
A correct diabetes control diet will assist you to control the body's energy needs in such a way that it will begin to burn up fat rather than glucose. Through the use of a hormone called glucagon, a sequence of reactions allows the body to burn up fats for the body's energy needs.
In addition, it is also vital to recognize that it is essential to trim down carbohydrate consumption when following a diabetes control diet. A good strategy in lowering consumption of carbohydrates is very helpful to a diabetic individual. Instead of consuming carbohydrates, you can modify your diet further by consuming foods that are rich in proteins. It is then ideal to look into the different diabetic diets to discover and verify whats most suitable for you, which fits both your taste profile and lifestyle.
In truth, a diabetes control diet is a serious concern for anyone with diabetes, as having one will certainly make the diabetic condition more manageable and less burdensome. Pursuing a diabetes control diet helps to stabilize the levels of blood glucose in the body and can sequentially help to diminish the seriousness of complications related to diabetes.
Moreover, a diabetes control diet is a natural way formulated towards finding an answer to the crisis of high levels of blood glucose. Although this diet will not change the life of a diabetic overnight, when nurtured and applied over a certain period of time, it will result in a healthier physical condition.
Observing a diabetes control diet will also entail close screening of your day by day consumption of food and calculating sugars and carbohydrates intake. This is done to control your levels of blood glucose and not leaving this to chance. Hence, taking daily readings of blood sugar levels without fail and regulating your consumption of calories accordingly is the finest measure in stemming a worsening diabetic condition.
Using a diabetes control diet may pull off a number of accomplishments; such a diet will also be better reinforced by the addition of numerous forms of routine day to day exercise. In nearly all cases, walking is the safest and best technique of day by day routine exercise.
Prior to engaging in any diabetes control diet, you will need to understand the seriousness of your condition by testing for diabetes. If you experience signs of excessive thirst, baffling weight loss, repeated urination, tingling of feet and hands and increased hunger, your general practitioner may perform a procedure in testing for diabetes.
In one country alone, as stated by the American Diabetes Association, approximately twenty four million adults and even children in the United States of America is suffering diabetes these days. There may also be millions of people in America who are not aware of having diabetes, as there may be no all too obvious warning signs and symptoms.
To confirm a diagnosis of diabetes, medical experts usually conduct testing for diabetes procedures which include Casual Plasma Glucose Test, Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, Hemoglobin A1c Test, Fasting Plasma Glucose Test and Blood Glucose Test.
These testing for diabetes procedures will help medical experts assess your level of blood glucose or blood sugar, to arrive at a good diagnosis. If these tests are carried out and it turns out that you are having diabetes, medical experts will recommend the needed treatment or even include in the treatment a regular testing for diabetes to monitor the progress and response of the condition.
A diabetes medical supply is also essential in order to arrive at an accurate result when self testing for diabetes. The most important medical diabetes supply is the blood glucose monitor. Without the capability to self monitor the levels of blood glucose during the day it would be more or less not viable to manage this ailment. In nearly all cases of testing for diabetes, levels of blood sugar are tested from three to seven times per day, making restocking of your diabetes medical supply a vital component for diabetes management.
The primary goal in the management of diabetes is to maintain the level of blood glucose to as close to normal as possible. If in any case that the level of blood glucose is always stabilized, it will help to prevent further complications.
A natural product which has been well received in this area of stabilizing blood sugar levels in diabetic patients , is the original Mangosteen Juice. Numerous testimonials attest to the fact that daily consumption of Mangosteen Juice in fixed amounts has done much to manage and control the symptoms of diabetes, which also includes boosting energy levels and not feeling tired or sleepy all the time. Although science is trying to catch up on how exactly Mangosteen Juice is improving the condition in diabetics, many who have tried it have fed back promising and effective results. One of them had this to say:
"Hi, My name is Phil Denman & my wife Joy is a type 1 diabetic. We have been keeping her cholesterol & sugar levels stable with other natural products but when we discovered mangosteen juice & read the research we switched immediately to using that only. After Joy's recent 6 monthly blood check we found the ratio of good to bad cholesterol is even better & the consultant just cannot believe it. The background sugar levels have also improved. This is just by taking mangosteen juice in place of 3 previous products. Wow!!"
Phil from United Kingdom
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Mangosteen Juice clearly helps in improving the overall health status of individuals with diabetes, thus creating spillover health benefits. Experts claim it can, for the reason that it puts off and slows down insulin resistance which, sequentially, enhance blood sugar management by decreasing blood sugar fluctuations. In several cases, blood sugar which has reached unhealthy spikes, has been noted to immediately go down to healthy levels after consumption of Mangosteen Juice, since cells' resistance to glucose stops.
Hence, after undergoing testing for diabetes procedures and if diagnosed of having this condition, a medical diabetes medical supply, a diabetes control diet and daily Mangosteen Juice consumption would be the recommended approach to better manage this condition.
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June 11, 2018
City of Hereford Swimming Club - Annual General Meeting - 29th June 2018
As per recent correspondence, the City of Hereford Swimming Club are holding the Annual General Meeting on Friday 29th June. At this meeting, there are a number of posts which require nominations or re-election to the executive committee, including my own.
I would encourage anyone and everyone who can put something back into the club to do so in whatever way is possible. Nomination forms are available to download below, or alternatively please come and speak to one of the current executive committee members about the roles available.
There is also a good section on the club website explaining a little more about volunteering.
Chairman's Position
With regards to my own position at the club, my three year tenure is up this summer and it has prompted me to reflect a little bit on these last three year as the club's chairperson.
First of all, it doesn't seem like 5 minutes ago that I took on the chairman's role, but a lot has happened in that time. I never dreamt that my first task would be to oversee the appointment of a new head coach, with Alex Dallimore moving to West Wales. To be honest, those first twelve months were possibly the toughest time for myself and the club. Three years ago we were in a healthy position, with the club keeping its head above the water (sorry, I couldn't resist that pun!). However, over those first 18 months, the number of swimmers dropped and finances were getting more and more of a concern – to the point that we were over 15% lower than when I took over the role. This did lead to some very difficult and challenging decisions for us as a club, and whilst not necessarily a popular decision for all at the time, we did make the decision to part company with the head coach after only nine months.
The first 12 months were not all bad news, with a number of positive steps being taken. The first round of restructuring of the committee occurred, with some people taking on specific roles to share the workload a little more.
The decision to appoint a new head coach, the second change of head coach that I've overseen, has proven to be the right choice. Since the low point we have grown the membership in Hereford by 50%. The positive vibe has returned and the City of Hereford Swimming Club is being talking about again for the right reasons.
All in all, we've come a long way in the last three years and I'm very proud of what we have achieved in that time. Some highlights to note are:
- Membership has increased by over 25% in the last three years
- Increased professional coaching staff to two full time roles
- Restructured the club's committee to make committee roles more transparent and more effective distribution of workload
- Increased level of volunteers base (team managers, officials, committee, etc)
- Implemented new membership database, which will undoubtedly will save a huge amount of time and effort for volunteers in the future
- Structured and progressive budgeting method for training fees, with long term objectives and fees being agreed for next three years
- New website, with more relevant for current and prospective members (i.e. competition calendar, training information, how to join, etc)
- Increased use of social media, putting CoHSC in the spotlight
- New and professional looking club kit in partnership with TYR
However, as a club, we cannot rest on our laurels and we must strive for even better and greater things in the future. I believe that we now have the right coaching team and executive committee structure to take the club to the next phase in the life of the club – which is a great position to be in.
For those of you who do not know, my job is now taking me away from the UK more and more with most weeks now spent working in Germany. This has led to me being in Hereford and at the club less and less. Whilst nobody knows what the future will hold, my work commitments are unlikely to decrease in the future.
With the club being in a much stronger position that when I joined, the time might be appropriate for someone else to take the reins and carry it forwards to the next chapter in the life of the club.
If no one is willing to step forwards, then I am happy to stay on as chair. However, for the reasons outlined above, I cannot commit to another three year term - as I simply do not know how much time and commitment I can give.
Whatever happens, we all need to support the club in some way. This is a volunteer run club and without volunteers we simply cannot operate. Even the most busy person can give something back to the club.
Whilst we have some fantastic volunteers today, if everyone helped a little, it would dramatically ease the burden on the usual suspects.
So, please, please, please, when we do come and ask for support and volunteers - consider it seriously - as the future success of the club does rely upon all of us, not just a few.
Kind regards,
James Cockroft
City of Hereford Swimming Club


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I've been getting too much lovin' from my oven this summer. It makes no sense to me because with no air conditioning, who turns on their oven? Not smart, Britt. Now that I have a bigger kitchen, it has set free all kinds of devilish thoughts--particularly as I browse through food blogs. Their wickedly delicious photographs of treats are going to destroy me. Add on top of that, freshly picked local fruit and what do you have? A busy Britta baking like a Betty. I can only hope I'm going through a phase.
Because sharing is what blogging is all about, I'm listing some recipe links of baked goods I've made the past two months.
- New England Pandowdy. Pandowdy is a type of berry cobbler with maple syrup...please use the real stuff, okay?
- Blueberry Lemon Muffins. I am a blueberry convert. For some reason, blueberries taste soooo good out here.
- Whole Wheat Apple Muffins. I used a tart apple for these--a perfect marriage for cinnamon and sugar.
- Zucchini bread. (Grandma's recipe and I added chocolate chips to it...definitely not health food.)
- Craisin White Chocolate cookies. All because white chocolate is the bomb diggity dawg.
- Red Velvet Rice Krispie treats. Red Velvet Cake lovers, beware.
- Bread. Nothing worth sharing...yet.
I am still hunting for a favorite bread recipe. I wasn't kidding when I said I'm striving to memorize one and bake it weekly. When the cooler weather kicks in, I plan to be more devoted to that goal. My hopes get shot down each time I find a recipe that asks me to put the bread dough in a mixer. And I'm forced to believe that my kneading techniques are sub-par. Maybe it's time I bite the bullet and get a KitchenAid.
If you think it's too early to turn your oven, I'll have you know that Red Velvet Rice Krispies are your friend. Just sayin'.
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This year both Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year happen to be in the same day. I'm sure most of my (guy) friends who were under immense pressure picking out a gift or choosing a perfect place for the candle lit dinner will feel relieved.
For those who still make it a point to celebrate V-Day, I hope this little dining guide will do some help. It is a continuation from last year's dining guide with some newly featured restaurants. Have a great Valentine's Day (or CNY) people! 🙂
21 Kitchen & Bar
Where (is it):
20-1, Changkat Bukit Bintang,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03 2142 0021
Why (here):
Locating at a superb location at Changkat Bukit Bintang, the spanking new Twentyone Kitchen and Bar offers a large variesties of dishes but the fusion cuisine clearly dominates, it is also a great place for a drink or two as you can see, the bar is heaving with bottles of alcohols.
Alexis Bistro & WIne Bar
Where (is it):
Lot f209 1st Floor
The Gardens
Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Why (here):
Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar, a place that has been blogged to death. Beautiful cakes, extensive wine list, jazz performances; there isn't any reason to hate Alexis though. I just realized that I have not written anything about this uber cool place despite having numerous tea sessions here.
Bermuda & Onion
Where (is it):
No.41, Changkat Bukit Bintang,
50200 Kuala Lumpur.
Why (here):
With great food, reasonable price, fun ambiance and attentice services (look for Romain, the restaurant manager), B&O is certainly the place to go for a hearty fare.
Café Café
Where (is it):
175, Jalan Maharajalela,
50150 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-21458141
Why (here):
Stepping into Café Café, one leaves the mundate streets of Kuala Lumpur and is immediately enthralled by its lavish interior; magnificent Occident in this part of urban Orient.
Where (is it):
Solaris Mont Kiara,
No.2, Jalan Solaris,
Mont Kiara
Tel: 03/62036780
Why (here):
Dubrovnik Restaurant offers an unforgettable Croatia experience in an easygoing and relaxed setting. Definitely not light on the pocket, but every dollar spent on the food and ambiance is worth while.
El Cerdo
Where (is it):
43 & 45, Changkat Bukit Bintang,
50200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2145 0511
Why (here):
El Cerdo, (means the pig) used to nestle around Tengkat Tong Shin but was shifted nearby, at a walking distance I suppose to Changkat Bukit Bintang. From its exterior, you couldn't tell it's serving a rather exclusive meal, but the poshy interior laid down with dimly lit environment, sophisticated furnishings and most importantly the adornment with little piggy figures as well as piggy paintings to match with it.
Where (is it):
No 9 Jalan Delima,
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03 2144 1022 / 1077
Why (here):
The layout of restaurant is created to bring back the reminiscent of a wealthy Japanese family home in the olden days complete with a courtyard surrounded by mock houses, and secret corridors. It is an absolute pleasurable experience of dining the genuine Japanese way.
Gobo Upstairs
Where (is it):
Traders Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
50088 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2332 9888
Why (here):
A quaint restaurant plopped amidst the busy KLCC area, Gobo Upstairs has the best food and excellent services for the most reasonable price; the total bill came less than RM 200 for a 3 course meal. 2 hours of parking is free upon validation for total bill above RM 250. However, for those who pay less than RM 250, you can park your car at Suria KLCC (RM 7 flat after 5 pm) and take a slow walk instead of going into the hotel's parking which charge a higher rate.
Kampachi Japanese Restaurant
Where (is it):
Hotel Equatorial,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50250 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-21617777 extension 8444
Why (here):
With jet-fresh supplies of premium and fresh ingredients, one can be sure that they are getting what they paid for. Apart from that, service was impeccable because all the Japanese speaking staff in Kampachi is very well trained. If I have that extra cash to spare, Kampachi would be the first place that appears on my mind. If only…
Kin Shui Tei Japanese Restaurant
Where (is it):
Tropicana Golf & Country Resort,
Jalan Kelab Tropicana,
47410 Petaling Jaya,
Tel: 03-78042079 / 03-78804437 ext 315
Why (here):
I've been on a kind of quest lately to fine a really good Japanese restaurant near my home and I'm glad that I found one.
The interior is simple and the colours of the whole restaurant is easy on the eye and rather classy. There's even tatami rooms with Japanese style table where you sit low to the floor.
Kura Japanese Restaurant
Where (is it):
Kura Restaurant
One World Hotel
Bandar Utama
Petaling Jaya
Tel No: 03 – 7681 1111
Why (here):
On this special occasion, we went to Kura Japanese Restaurant at One World Hotel for a simple meal. Look at our previous anniversary dinner here (2nd, 3rd, 4th)
The interior is elegant but not overdone, making the restaurant stylish but providing a vague hint of coziness at the same time.
Max! Kitchen
Where (is it):
Max. @ iHaus
Lot No. 32,
Jalan Jati
Off Jalan Bukit Bintang
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 – 2142 9720
Business hours: Open for lunch (12-3pm) and dinner (7-11pm) daily.
Website: http://www.ihausgroup.com/
Why (here):
The food was perfectly cooked and presented but the giant, plump seared scallops that we had lacked in flavor. Certain parts of our lamb cutlets were burnt with a bitter note as well. Minor gripes aside, the melt-in-the-mouth braised wagyu beef cheek and braised duck leg were excellent. Max @ iHaus is a simple restaurant where you can appreciate fine cooking at a reasonable price. One can enjoy Chef Max's cooking for only RM25++ too; just drop by for lunch on a weekday .
Moxie, Damansara Heights
Where (is it):
44 Jln Medan Setia 2
Plaza Damansara
Bukit Damansara, KL.
Tel: 03-2095 0016
Why (here):
Moxie is more than just an exciting addition to KL's dining scene. It has got indisputable food quality, just like its reputable sister outlets at Jalan Bangkung. Though 'glam' dining as such is not light on the pocket (for us lar), Moxie still warrants a revisit. As I am writing this, I can't help but to keep thinking about the seafood parcel, the cod fish and my banana toffee pie!
Opus Bistro
Where (is it):
67, Jalan Bangkung,
Bukit Bandaraya,
Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
Why (here):
We'll be coming back for sure! The atmosphere, food and staff are great! Price is quite reasonable too!
Where (is it):
Block B, Lot 2A,
Chulan Square,
92 Jalan Raja Chulan,
50200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-21456200
Why (here):
Ambiance wise, Rakuzen has one of the most pleasant settings. The starter selection, sashimi selection and sushi selection was good but the same does not go to the skewered grilled item and tempura item.
Ribs by Vintry
Where (is it):
120-122, Jalan Kasah,
Damansara Heights,
50490 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2096 1645
Opening hours: Noon till late. Kitchen closes 3.00pm to 6.00pm.
Why (here):
Just a few doors away from Vintry, Ribs by Vintry has a similar menu but most people come here for their R-I-B-S. Bad business strategy I would say, thou shall never put all your eggs into a basket. But apparently it works another way for Vintry because most of the tables in both premises were seated on the Friday night when we dined in.
Where (is it):
The Residences Level 6,
The Gardens,
Mid Valley City.
Tel: 03-22681328
Why (here):
It was a very satisfactory dinner, the starters and mains were beyond excellence while we think that we are going to give it a pass to the desserts the next time (wrong choices maybe, as other floggers raved about the desserts).We will definitely be going back and would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone. Ooo yes, Sage is perfect for Valentine's Day celebration and to impress your dates as well. Reservation is a must, unless you want to try your luck and get turn down.
Villa Danieli
Where (is it):
Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : 0327179922
Why (here):
Overall Villa Danieli is one of those authentic Italian restaurants that set itself apart from the rest. The food is always great, the wine selection is nice and the staff are very helpful and knowledgeable when it comes to recommending wine to pair with your food choices.
Vincenzo Ristorante Italiano
Where (is it):
One Bangsar,
63H Jalan Ara, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-22871686.
Why (here):
Anyway. it's the best place for dates or family gathering. The waiters are humourous and attentive.A tips to my noob guy friends: if you have meet this fantastic girl and you want to win her hearts, bring her here.
Xenri Japanese Restaurant
Where (is it):
No. 20, Wisma Elken,
Jalan 1/147C,
Batu 5, Jalan Kelang Lama,
58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03 77838118
Why (here):
Xenri is a great place to experience good Japanese food, in a seemingly Japanese atmosphere. Be it food, service or ambiance, it was all great Not so great thing would be the great hole burnt on our pocket but it was all worth it.
Yuzu Japanese Restaurant
Where (is it):
T236, 3rd Floor,
The Gardens,
Mid Valley City.
Tel: 03 – 2284 7663
Why (here):
Though a meal at Yuzu can take a chunk out of the monthly entertainment budget, it is generally worth it for the excellent quality and ambiance. For something that is light on the pocket, one can always go for the set meal which can easily feed two. The wait staff is always friendly, attentive and knowledgeable about everything on the menu too. I wouldn't mind returning to Yuzu for some quality Japanese food in the future.
Stay Tune for Part II – The Budget
* The list was painstakingly compiled by the author of KampungboyCitygal. Please credit the source for any images/articles taken.
* The list referred to only places that the authors have actually been to and compiled based on their personal preferences and opinions. For restaurants that we have been to, sans the blog posts, pictures were taken from other sources with link backs.
* Price and quality might differ from the Big Day itself. Please dial to inquire about the menu before proceeding with reservations.


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Bali Glimpses – Beautiful Entrances
In Bali, a country of artists and spirits, the entrances are considered very important. Dewa, our local friend, explains Balinese design, "We want to treat our eyes."
The entrance gate is a very important part of the Balinese house because this is where evil influence from the outside can enter says J. Stephen Lansing in The Balinese, p. 26. So not only should the entrance be beautiful, it should be useful as well.
"The main entrance to the house should be a gate in the kelod-kauh corner" of each property p. 25. "Kelod" means "downstream" or "towards the sea."
The Balinese often have a half wall or a statue within the entrance. "Since minor demons are stupid and only travel only in straight lines, the wall can help prevent them from entering," says Lansing p. 36.
Come visit Bali. You are sure to notice all the art–even in the entrances to homes, temples, and businesses.
Aloha and sampai jumpa, Renée
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