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We are sad to report our friends and fellow Texan Business, VapeWild will be closing their doors on September 9th. We have made it our mission to support VapeWild and all of its customers by highlighting some of their top flavors and giving an alternative product from our own lines.
VapeWild is an amazing company and we are sad to see them go, as they hold themselves and their product to an extremely high standard that we not only respect but find very similar to ours. Us Texans have to stick together!
Best VapeWild eJuice
#1 VapeWild Murica eJuice - Rocket Popsicle Flavor
Sweet cherries, delicious blue raspberries, and mouth-puckering lemon-lime come together to bring you this delicious ejuice reminiscent of a certain frozen treat. We cannot confirm or deny whether this Vape Wild eJuice tastes even better while rocking an American flag bandana, riding a bald eagle, and jamming to some classic rock.
Hometown Hero eJuice Alternatives
With a variety of Berries, Melons, and Citrus flavors, our Ambrosia eJuice is a great alternative to Vape Wild's Murica eJuice! Everyone who tries this flavor tells us they've never vaped anything like it.
#2 VapeWild Summer Solstice eJuice - Mixed Tropical Fruit Flavor
Basically a beach vacation in a bottle, next up we have Vape Wild's Summer Solstice eJuice! A tropical blend with oranges, strawberries, pineapples, and bananas topped with a refreshing coconut rum that will make you want to grab your swimsuit and immediately hit the beach!
Hometown Hero eJuice Alternatives
A delicious blend of mango, ripe strawberries, and creamy yogurt that will leave your taste buds in a state of bliss that you will not be able to even fathom. Perfect for a nice sunny day!
We took the delicious flavor of banana cream and combined it with the rich sweetness of rum to make this dessert vape scientifically designed to be enjoyed by your favorite body of water. If you're a fan of sweet desserts or beverage flavors you're guaranteed to go wild for Legend.
An ejuice to transport your taste buds to a nice sunny beach, go ahead and lose yourself in the lush clouds of juicy pineapple with our Abyss eJuice!
#3 VapeWild Blueberry Cheesecake eJuice
Plump Blueberries? Check. Creamy Cheesecake? Check. Smashing both together to make a decadently irresistible eJuice? Double Check. Treat your taste buds with Vape Wild's Blueberry Cheesecake eJuice!
Hometown Hero eJuice Alternatives
Red Dream
For the first alternative to Vape Wild's delicious Blueberry Cheesecake eJuice we have one of our favorite ejuices, Red Dream. We took strawberries and cream but added our own little twist, savory-sweet kettle corn. Might sound a little unusual, but everyone who tries to it instantly falls in love.
While developing crunchy, we wanted to make an ejuice that reminded everyone of those crunchy, gooey marshmallow rice crispy treats we all loved as a kid. Make sure to let us know how well we did in creating that experience.
#4 VapeWild Strawberry Waterfelons eJuice - Strawberry and Watermelon Flavor
I think we can all agree that Strawberries and Watermelons are the gold standards when it comes to fruit. Now meld the delicious taste of strawberries with a sweet fusion of watermelon and you get this absolutely magnificent ejuice.
Hometown Hero eJuice Alternatives
Angel Tears
An ejuice inspired by everyone's favorite snow cone flavor, Tiger's Blood. This sweet fusion of watermelon, berries, and coconut is gonna leave you with a smile on your face and a lush cloud of delicious smoke.
Angel's Breath
The same taste of our Angel Tears, but with a twist, we added menthol for those who want that refreshing, cooling taste.
#5 VapeWild Cowboy Cooler eJuice - Menthol and Mixed Berries
Carrying certain qualities of its combustible contemporaries, Vape Wild's Cowboy Cooler lassos an array of tasty berries with that refreshing menthol taste that will have your spurs spinning with delight.
Hometown Hero eJuice Alternatives
Candy, fruit, and menthol lovers will regret not trying out this seriously tasty peach menthol vape. This refreshing and cool (not minty) vape is a fan favorite of Hometown Hero's loyal customer base, with many satisfied customers proclaiming it's like vaping candy peach rings!
Angel's Breath
Another great menthol vape alternative to Vape Wild's Cowboy Cooler eJuice, our very own Angel's Breath has a cool, refreshing watermelon inhale with a sweet berry and coconut exhale.
With a unique array of berries, melon, and a citrus background, everyone who tries this flavor tells us they've never vaped anything like it. Ambrosia is a good alternative minus the menthol to Vape Wild's Cowboy Cooler eJuice.


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SULU, April 16, 2020 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program farmers in the province and barangay officials of Barangay Laum Suah in the municipality of Parang strengthened their partnership through an agreement to purchase the farmers' agricultural products during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The partnership was led by the association president, Nurhashim M. Abubakar, and the barangay chairman, Shariff M. Abubakar, and was facilitated by SAAD Area Coordinator Alkhartemar C. Sangkula.
The harvested goods are eggs and cassava, which were part of the relief goods to be given to the residents of the said barangay. Egg is a good source of protein while cassava is one of the Tausug's staple food and a famous alternative to rice in the province.
The farmers' association agreed to lower the price of their harvest for the benefit of the community. Since April 3, SAAD farmers have been providing table eggs to the village. As of April 16, 200 trays of eggs were sold for Php 230/tray with total sales amounting to Php 46,000.
Meanwhile, 350 pieces of pressed cassava (processed using a cassava grating machine) were sold since April 14 with total sales of Php 24,500. They were sold for Php 70 per 4 kilogram (kg).
The current market price of eggs per tray in the province during ECQ range from Php 240-280, while the packed pressed cassava is sold at Php 90 per 4 kg depending on the location.
The sales from their production is used to purchase essential items for the replanting of their crops and for the egg production. The project also provide additional income to pay for their families' expenses.
SAAD Implementation in Sulu
Barangay Laum Suah is one of the recipients of DA-SAAD in the Municipality of Parang. During the first year of program implementation in 2018, the farmers in the barangay received agricultural inputs worth Php 1,786,433 for 50 beneficiaries. Another Php 1,639,585.75 was given to 55 beneficiaries in 2019. The intervention received by the group is an integrated agricultural project composed of cassava, corn, peanut, banana (Lakatan variety), vegetable, goat, native chicken, and layer chicken egg production.
The DA-SAAD program is still implemented in the province of Sulu through the DA Region 9, under the leadership of Regional Executive Director Rad Donn L. Cedeňo, in partnership with Provincial Agriculture Officer Mercyan A. Aspi of Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR). ###
Writer: Jeffrey Salih, SAAD Sulu Provincial Coordinator
Editor: Natalianne Marie O. Delos Reyes, SAAD PR & Communications Officer


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The fourth episode of Yeh Dil Mera is out. It traverses through a predictable arc but entertains in part. Here is my review for the same.
Tag: #YehDilMera
Yeh Dil Mera: Episode 3: Harrasment Indeed, But A Different Kind
The third episode of Yeh Dil Mera adds more to our curiosity, while also giving a hint about how the plot may shape up in future. Here is my review for the same. Please read the review of first episode and second episode.
Yeh Dil Mera Episode 2: Does it aim to tackle the taboo around mental illness?
The second episode of Yeh Dil Mera adds more to our curiosity. Here is my review for the same.
Yeh Dil Mera Episode 1 – A Visual Treat
The first episode of Yeh Dil Mera is uploaded. Yeh Dil Mera is a new HUM TV drama. There was a big fuss on internet about it when the teaser was released. Obviously, it stirred a lot of interest. That alone does not make me watch the drama. The teaser had an element of mystery. I would love to watch a mystery for a change, even though the romance and drama are more prominent in the story.
Yeh Dil Mera Teaser (English)
What's with the social media stir around this drama?


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Sanjiv Shah (Intel vice president and general manager of Developer Software Engineering) announced that the oneAPI Image Processing Library (oneIPL) is a new element in the oneAPI v1.2 provisional specification.
As the name implies, oneIPL contains image-processing functionality—filters, geometric transformations, color and type conversions, and various 3D operations—that allows developers to take advantage of diverse computational devices through SYCL* APIs without changing their code. The oneIPL specification is a top-level API (similar to the oneAPI Math Kernel Library [oneMKL] specification) that describes the image data-abstraction and processing pipelines plus the programming, running, and memory models. (The proceedings of the oneIPL Technical Advisory Board are on GitHub*. An overview of recent discussions is in this presentation.)
Continued High Performance & API Support
The upcoming Intel® oneAPI Image Processing Library product (Intel's implementation of the oneIPL specification) carries the imaging-processing capabilities from Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel® IPP), which has been delivering high performance for decades. It continues to:
- Support the C API
- Provide the new SYCL* API to offload image computations to accelerator devices in a portable, performant way
The oneIPL specification (provisional version 0.8) includes an initial set of functionalities targeted to image preprocessing for deep learning:
- Basic geometry transformations
- Color conversion of RGBA and RGB images to grayscale, NV12, i420, or RGBP
- Basic fixed filters
Similar to the APIs of oneMKL and oneAPI Data Analytics Library, oneIPL:
- Uses the SYCL queue to construct pipelines of heterogeneous parallel operations
- Has APIs designed to work over linear device memory and with hardware-accelerated tiled-image memory for supported formats and datatypes
- Includes a new data abstraction (to represent images) that works over several types of memory
- Controls memory allocation via an allocator
- Supports the region-of-interest part of the processed image
Example: Offloading to an Accelerator
Let's discuss how to use SYCL and oneIPL to offload Gaussian image filtering to an accelerator.
Gaussian filtering is commonly used to blur images, remove noise, and remove detail. A Gaussian function is used to calculate the transformation for each pixel in the image.
The radius of the blur defines the standard deviation value of the Gaussian function (in other words, how many pixels are used in the blend operation to compute each new pixel). A larger radius means more blurring.
- Notice how the SYCL queue is used to specify where the images are initialized (host or device memory) and where the computation takes place (host or device).
- The Gaussian function is nonblocking (asynchronous) so the host can continue while the computation runs on the device.
#include <oneapi/ipl.hpp>
using namespace oneapi::ipl;
const sycl::range<2> size{1920, 1080};
// Create device queue
sycl::queue queue;
// Create images on device associated with queue
image<layouts::channel4, std::uint8_t> src_image{queue, src_image_pointer, size};
image<layouts::channel4, std::uint8_t> dst_image{queue, size};
// Set the radius of the filter
const std::size_t radius = 20;
// Apply Gaussian filter on the device associated with queue
const gaussian_spec spec{radius};
gaussian(queue, src_image, dst_image, spec);
Source image
radius = 20
radius = 50
Cross-Architecture Performance
oneIPL provides performant portability across CPUs and various accelerators.
For people already using Intel IPP image processing, the C and C++ APIs continue to have consistent developer ease-of-use with oneIPL.
Beta Opportunity
Select users can participate in the oneIPL Beta in 2022. To participate, contact us on Support under Intel IPP.
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Preventing Fires In Your Business
Fires are never good. In businesses, a fire is a sign that you're doing something wrong. It's a sign that you're not being proactive about your company planning, problem prevention, and customer retention. While no one and no company is perfect, it's your job to prevent any situation from escalating to this point of extreme urgency.
So how bad are "fires"? As I work with many business, I see many trends amongst those that have frequent emergencies that the "safer" businesses don't have:
- Employees work in a constant state of stress, which means they don't do their job as well and they get frustrated
- Productivity is down because employees are often distracted from their core job
- Turnover rate is higher than average – employees don't feel "safe" when they come to work
- There are more mistakes made, especially with detailed tasks
- It's a sign that the rest of the system doesn't work perfectly well, which means the company is inherently set up for failure
The good news is that you can change this. You can make your environment predictable, comfortable and safe for your employees. You can give them the tools that they need to succeed, inspire loyalty and confidence, and make them true partners in your business's growth and development.
Let's take a look at the most common types of "fires" in businesses and what you can do to prevent them:
1.Technology Breaks Down
Every time your computer systems or internet is down, your entire company is at a virtual standstill. That doesn't mean you shouldn't use technology – on the contrary, using technology can automate a lot of processes, prevent mistakes, and give your company an incredible boost. It does mean, though, that you need to be smart about it:
- Have a good backup system. If your server crashes, you should be able to restore to a recent point in time (experts suggest backups every hour) so you'll be up and running in no time.
- Partner with an IT firm that has a good response time. Anything over 4 hours is not responsive enough.
- Check your software. Make sure the software you use is supported for all users, and that you have the right server speed and internet to use it well. The PC's you're using should also be running at optimal speed. Invest in more RAM – it makes a huge difference in performance.
2.There's a Problem with Your Workflow
Take a good look at the reasons behind each emergency. For every emergency that comes up, see if you can figure out one policy change that you could make to prevent that situation.Very often, the emergency is traceable back to someone who's supposed to do something but didn't do it and no one knew about the lapse. Perhaps it was an honest mistake. But those kinds of gaps are lethal to businesses, and you can prevent them. Here are a few changes you can make to avoid them:
- Delegate control to people and systems. If more management and oversight is needed, do it. One person can't manage the intricacies of more than 10-15 employees' job details. If you're supervising more than that, you'll need to either automate the oversight (project management systems are great for that), incorporate a communication tool (Slack is a good example), or get help. Taking on more than you can handle is a recipe for failure.
- Perform "safety" inspections. Periodically, throw in a curveball on purpose to your team. See how they handle it, and if the finished product is what you'd like it to be. The result should be that they do the job well and without extra stress. If they don't pass that test, you'll need to rethink your system.
- Communicate Less. This often-overlooked aspect is critical for all businesses. Employees rely on emails for information, which means they get distracted and overwhelmed by the emails that constantly pour in. Emails are hard to trace, and they're hard to use to retrieve information. People forget to include others or notify someone when a crucial task is complete. You need to find a way to automate or streamline a lot of that. Again, it's all about control – set up a system where it's easy to collaborate and communicate. Find the right project management and communication tools that will let you do that. The less that needs to be articulated, the more likely it is that people will have the information they need.
- Leave flex time. There will always be new things to take care of that aren't in your schedule. Build in time for that so that you don't end up overwhelmed. If you schedule yourself right, there's less opportunities for true emergencies to arise.
3.You're Not Planning Well
You, as the boss, don't want to be in the position of creating urgency by asking for things last minute (I call it the ASAP syndrome). It creates a lot of unnecessary tension, and usually the results you'll get won't be as good as something done without that urgency associated with it. Here are some steps you can take to avoid ASAP syndrome:
- Plan your week. Set aside time at the beginning or end of each week to decide your goals for the following week, and what information or tasks you need from your employees. This will give you time to ask your employees to perform and expect results in a timely but not-ASAP fashion. It also gives you clarity on your week, so your week will be a lot calmer as well.
- Make your team transparent. If someone is out, or you need to know the status of a project, you need to be able to see that information without bothering anyone. This might be incorporated into your time/project management system.
- Reflect. At the end of every week, document what ASAP requests you made that could have been a standard request had you thought about it early enough.
There are lots of steps that you can take to make your business safe. The end goal is a safe, healthy, growing business, and worth every ounce of planning that you put into it.
Have any fires that you resolved and prevented? Comment and share your experiences!


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Your hair is as big a deal as you want it to be! It's what we spend hours of time and money on each week to make sure it looks perfect. But have you ever considered rice water? Rice water has been used in many cultures for centuries. But the most recent study done by the International Journal Of Cosmetic Science reveals that rice water can solve your hair problems better than any other product in the market!
What Is Rice Water For Hair Growth? And How Does It Work?
Rice water is a product that has been used for centuries in many cultures. It contains amino acids and minerals, which are great for your hair, significantly when it's damaged from chemicals or heat styling. The nutrients help restore your scalp's natural oils and give strength to the roots, so you'll have healthier-looking hair after every wash!
Rice water also helps keep dandruff away by cleansing the scalp of any dead skin cells while providing essential proteins and vitamins needed to create new ones.
These benefits men with thicker, coarser hair and women with more delicate locks who want fuller strands for themselves! In other words, rice water will make your life easier because it does all the work itself instead of making you do double-time trying not to damage your hair in the first place. So let's delve deep into these claims with the help of two studies discussed below.
The Science Behind That Proves This Claim
The International Journal Of Cosmetic Science researched rice water and its role in the hair care routine followed by Japanese women. Court ladies during the Heian Period grew long and glossy hair that reached to the floor. Each day, they combed their hair with Yu-Su-Ru (water leftover from washing rice). Yu-Su-Ru extract reduced surface friction in hair and made it more manageable & less frizzy.
Another reason they were compelled to research them is that the Japanese have excellent hair genetics. This might have to do with rice being a staple diet in Japanese culture. What's more? Rice is researched and proven to reduce DHT(Dihydrotestosterone) when consumed in a healthy amount.
We researched another study that Korean Health Department supported. This study was done on Rice Bran mineral extract (RBM). After comprehensive research, it was concluded that RBM prolongs the anagen phase. The anagen phase is your hair in its active state. During this stage, your hair grows at an accelerated rate. What RBM does is that it makes sure this active state is there to stay for more extended periods, thus delaying the telogen or the shedding phase.
When you combine the fact of its remarkable effects with a product that's so easy to find an affordable, it becomes one more reason why your hair care routine should have at least one cup of rice water!
How To Make Rice Water For Hair Growth?
There are many ways to make rice water for hair growth. One way is by boiling a cup of brown or white uncooked rice, then letting the mixture cool to lukewarm. Finally, strain the liquid and fill it in an airtight container or bowl with plastic wrap before refrigerating.
Another option is using the leftover water when making rice for your lunch or dinner. This is the easiest method if you want to save yourself from the hassle of cooking it separately.
Benefits Of Using Rice Water On Your Hair
Rice water has many benefits for your hair. These include restoring your scalp's natural oils and giving strength to roots for healthier hair. It also cleanses the scalp of any dead skin cells while providing essential protein needed to create new strands!
The pH levels of rice water are very similar to your scalp, which explains its widespread use in shampoos in recent years. These shampoos strengthen hair & promote hair health, but you can get all the rich benefits without spending an extra dime with rice water.
A mix of 18 amino acids creates protein and keratin needed to form hair. Out of these 18, around 8 amino acids are found in rice water. This actively promotes healthy hair and increases the growth phase of your hair shaft. DHT blocking benefits that are present in rice gets carried over on their topical application as well. This will delay your hair loss and will protect it from baldness.
Side Effects Of Using Rice Water On Your Hair: Is There Any?
Although rice water is generally considered safe for most hair types, it can cause dryness and breakage if used too much. However, there are no side effects as long as you rinse after use but remember not to go overboard too much if you have very thin/fine hair because this may lead to breakage.
People with very thin or fine hair should be limited in their use of rice water as the starch content may cause a build-up on your scalp over time.
Tips To Use Rice Water For Hair Growth
A few tips can help you get the best results out of rice water for hair growth. These include:
- Use it at least once or twice every week to feel the difference! This will ensure your scalp is cleansed and nourished with essential nutrients on all fronts.
- It would be best if you also used shampoo when using rice water. This gives long-lasting effects without overloading your hair, skin, and scalp with too much protein, which may lead to dryness and breakage.
- Rinse off after each application by massaging in circular motions until you've lathered up enough. Don't forget to rinse off any residue left behind as well! We recommend staying away from overwashing so that you don't have a dry scalp.
- Lastly, you can use a deep conditioner to give your hair some extra care because of the heat and water that has been used for rice water. This will also help make it stronger from root to tip while giving your hair a shine you have never experienced before.
FAQs About Rice Water For Hair Growth
- How long does it take to see results from using rice water?
You can start feeling a difference in as little as two weeks by using rice water once or twice every week! But don't treat your hair too much as it may become greasy and dull due to clogging pores from excessive rinsing.
- Do I have to rinse my entire head with it, or is it okay if I only apply it on certain parts of my hair?
When you're investing so much time, there's no reason not to go all out! We recommend you follow the complete procedure; soak and rinse your entire head instead of applying it only on certain parts of your hair. Allowing the rice water to work its magic on your entire scalp is the only way to ensure overall growth from all fronts.
Final Verdict On Rice Water
People have used rice water for centuries to cleanse and beautify their hair. The process is simple, yet it's worth noting that the quality of rice you use will determine how well your hair responds. So, make sure you get a good quality organic kind! If you follow these steps correctly, we're confident that your hair will be softer and shinier. So, what are you waiting for? Get out there and get those supple strands soaked with rice water today!


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PDX Pet Design is a brand that makes fun cat toys and grooming products and they have been labelled one of the wackiest products to be pitched on Shark Tank. Their 2 best-selling products include the Licki Brush – which is basically a cat tongue that goes into a human's mouth – and SHRU – which is an egg-shaped interactive toy with a colorful feathery tail.
Even though PDX Pet Design might seem wacky to many consumers as it did for Shark Tank investors, they were the result of an opportunity in the pet toys and grooming industry. You see, most pet stores offer pet owners uninteresting and cheap toys that are mostly noise makers, balls, things-on-strings or will only manage to entertain your pet for the first few minutes.
Jason and Tara O'Mara, the husband and wife team behind PDX Pet Design, therefore, designed two products that would really tingle the interest of cats. They chose to produce toys and grooming products especially for cats because they were proud cat owners themselves and even brought their furry friends to their Shark Tank pitch.
Without digging too deep into both of their products, the SHRU was intended to be a moderately priced cat toy that would help improve cats' brain power and keep them occupied for a number of hours. The Licki Brush, on the other hand, instantly formed a love-hate relationship with everyone who had tuned in to the show that day.
This inexpensive grooming brush was intended to help form a strong social bond between the pet parent and their feline. However, before the duo could prove its ability to form an intimate relationship between cats and humans, the product had already gone viral. It was now being called the product that allows pet owners to lick their cat.
Since the Sharks and thousands of tuned-in viewers thought the product was a joke, the cofounders of PDX Pet Design let them know that they had made $300,000 worth of sales from this product alone. Additionally, the couple thought that with a little boost from the Sharks, they would be able to grow their business and design marketing campaigns to boost the slightly more expensive SHRU.
Sadly, PDX Pet Design could not convince the Sharks to invest in their wild ideas and walked out of the show without a deal.
Our Review of PDX Pet Design
- Soothe yourself: licking your cat is an oddly meditative practice, soothing for you and kitty
- Bond with your fur baby: Bond with your cat by communicating in their love language
- Glows in the dark, making returning midnight head-butts easy
- Made of a Japanese food-grade silicone designed to feel pleasurable to kittys sensitive skin
- Soft and flexible brush with bristles on top and bottom for ease of use
Every cat owner knows that it is a very fun sight to watch cats mess around with toys. However, most cats tend to be fussy about the toys they would like to play with and finding the perfect cat toys can sometimes turn out to be a real challenge.
If you agree with all of the above, then you might be interested in our brief review of PDX Pet Design's SHRU. This cat toy is designed as an electronic device that can entertain your cat, even while you may be elsewhere.
How it works is that the pet owners will switch SHRU on in the morning and walk out of the house. SHRU will then interact with your cat and play with it for anywhere between 5 to 15 minutes until it's finally time for your cat to rest. This is when SHRU will automatically power off, which also means that the cat finally killed it.
After around an hour or so, SHRU will automatically be turned on and will swat or nudge your cat to begin play time all over again. Additionally, SHRU can really challenge cats during playtime because they automatically detect obstacles in front of them and change direction accordingly. As a result, they can mimic real hunting experience. Even if your cat manages to trap SHRU, it will shake wildly and 'struggle' to escape.
Moving further, it is a common sight to see cats groom each as their own form of social bonding or love. Some animal psychologists also believe that cats see their human captors are larger cats. For this reason, PDX Pet Design's Licki Brush can help you create your own intimate licking ritual with your cat at home.
At best, the Licki Brush helps create a one-sided licking relationship with felines, however, it helps develop intimate bonds with them; just like a mama cat would bond with her young.
- The Licki Brush can work as another fun and meditative activity to do with your cats
- SHRU can keep cats busy and keep them from causing trouble around the house
- SHRU promotes healthy exercise in felines and breaks their lazy lounging habits
- SHRU can keep your cat entertained automatically while you're away
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The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called for greater commitment to self determination and freedom on the part of the Ogoni people.
Newly elected president of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, made the call in Bori in a Christmas message to the Ogoni people. Nsuke urged the Ogoni people to stand firm to demand their rights and to protect the very costly Ogoni struggle. He also called on the Nigerian government to respect the rights of citizens and end the discrimination against the Ogoni people. Nsuke blamed the protracted Ogoni conflict on Nigeria's penchant to exterminate Ogoni civil rights advocates rather than negotiating a solution to the problem.
He called on the present government to adopt a more civil and friendly approach to resolve the Ogoni problem noting that the Ogoni demands have all centered around basic rights and recognition of the Ogoni people as a distinct ethnic nationality who have been deprived their political rights to self determination leading to profound deprivations.
On the cleanup of Ogoniland Nsuke said the present arrangement is largely deceptive and have already shown clear indications of failure. "The present approach to implementing the Ogoni cleanup is faulty and will fail as the basic and foundational structures which should support the implementation and make it a success are not being followed" he said.
He noted that the provision of water for the Ogoni people and the establishment of the Integrated Soil Management Center are fundamental for the success of the cleanup process. Nsuke rejected the desperation of HYPREP to award cleanup contracts ahead of the 2019 elections noting that HYPREP has seriously compromised the integrity of the process, "UNEP had recommended water provision because they knew that the cleanup will involve a lot of excavations and that will pollute all the waters in Ogoni.
Secondly, the massive wastes from the sites will need to be managed because you cannot hip them in the communities to cause more problems. And so building the Integrated Soil Management Center and providing water for the Ogoni people are essential for the success of the program What HYPREP and the government are trying to do is to see how they can spend the cleanup funds ahead of the 2019 elections and not about a diligent commitment to implement the UNEP report on Ogoniland" he said.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Microtransactions Are Here. Are They Less Predatory Than Before?
Season One for Modern Warfare has kicked off, with a new online store in tow.
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It was two weeks after launch when Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 introduced microtransactions, just like Call of Duty: WWII before it. In Black Ops 4, there was a battle pass, goods to buy, but no loot boxes in sight. But that changed months later in February of this year: loot boxes were shoved in, and players weren't happy about it. In November, the whole Black Market system that housed its microtransactions was overhauled so that players could grind for items and not pay a cent—but it was too little, too late obviously. Most people had already moved onto the new Call of Duty hotness: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Today, well over a month since its late-October release, Season One of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launches. Activision and Infinity Ward hyped it up as "The Biggest Free Content Drop in Call of Duty History," not quite clarifying that today marks just the start of such a content drop. There's a new map, a new mode, a new perk, and some other fixes. The rest is yet to come.
The biggest addition today though is its new store column on the main menu. Pre-Season One, the main menu let you choose between Campaign, Multiplayer, and Co-Op. Now, you can click on "store" as well. The store is structured very differently from past Call of Duty games. Now, there are themed bundles you can buy with the series staple "Call of Duty Points." For instance, a bundle called "The Huntsman" costs 1800 (roughly $18, but you can buy 2400 CoD Points for $19.99) and includes 10 items, including an orange tactical skin and a new finishing move. One bundle, called Viking Burial II, even includes a melee knife that looks like it doesn't belong in Modern Warfare. Below, you'll see how much buying CP costs.
The Battle Pass, meanwhile, isn't buried in the store menu, instead hiding in the Multiplayer section. This is what really marks the dawn of Season One. It's a 100-tier Battle Pass with watches, weapon charms, and more to equip to your operators. 23 random' tiers are free for all players, with the rest being included if you pay for the Battle Pass. And that brings me to its cost: the base Battle Pass is 1000 CP (approximately $10), or 2400 CP for the "Battle Pass Bundle," which unlocks the first 20 tiers. Apparently, this will usually cost 4000 CP—and $40 nets you 5000 CP. Today, it shows as only 2400, a "40% discount."
The Battle Pass also locks behind it a new operator named Mara. Operators don't have tactical skills as they do in Black Ops 4—they're really just a skin, and nothing else. And as expected for a Call of Duty very bent on "realism," the new skins are pretty boring. Oh well.
Skimming through the Battle Pass tiers, there are a lot of blueprints—specific prebuilt kits for weapons you already have—and a handful of guns that are also available for free at certain tiers, so-so operator skins, and a medley of XP bonus tokens. There's also a lot of stickers and calling cards, as expected. At the outset, similar to Apex Legends' approach to its Battle Pass, COD Battle Pass owners get four items too: Mara, a new skin for Azur, a watch that tells actual time, and a double XP token.
I played a few matches in Crash 24/7, the new map playlist that's unfortunately replacing Shoot House 24/7 (a.k.a. the best map in Modern Warfare), to see how fast progression on the Battle Pass is. After just three matches, I reached level one. It doesn't feel too slow, like Black Ops 4's was at the start, nor too fast. It feels like how progression should be for a thing that's 100 tiers long, and meant to last players for months and months until the next season rolls around.
When stacked to past games, the microtransactions in this year's Modern Warfare seem fine. The worst case is that for the Battle Pass, new guns are gated behind certain tiers. You can pay your way to Tier 20 to get one of the new guns immediately, or play for hours to unlock it eventually. The other new gun unlocks at Tier 31. That's the closest thing to a "pay-to-win"-like microtransaction in this year's Call of Duty, at least from what I can see.
The biggest grievance is the rewards just plain don't seem like a good investment. It's hard to see who this Battle Pass and storefront is for—who would spend $15 on a cute cat charm (among other slight digital goods). Where are the cool Operator skins? Where are the colorful weapon skins? I've always seen microtransactions as a way to tip a developer for a game I'm playing for much more than is healthy. In that respect, Modern Warfare's microtransactions feel like a true tip, because for now, we're barely getting anything out of it.
I suppose that's a good thing though. Activision and EA, the two biggest game publishers in the biz arguably, have long been known for its respective predatory microtransactions. Call of Duty swearing off loot boxes earlier this year was a step in the right direction for the future of the series. And if the game's fundamental issues like its rampant camping wasn't such a big problem, the free content updates would be enjoyed with no controversy for the year to come, surely.
Modern Warfare, and by extension Activision, are remaining true to its "most content will be free" approach to this year's Call of Duty. With free maps, new Spec Ops missions, new modes, and even freely accessible Battle Pass tiers for the Call of Duty player who doesn't want to spend any money, it's clear they can enjoy the game now too. It's just in the case of guns, it will take them longer to experience such things. No longer will they be guilted for not having the season pass, as is so often was with last year's Black Ops 4 and its taunting exclamation mark next to my name signifying that yes, I did not own a season pass. Modern Warfare has no such foolishness. So for that, I'm grateful.


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The Indian actor has sent back 18-20,000 migrant people (who were walking several kilometres back home following the national shutdown due to the Covid 19 situation) by arranging transport and food for them. The population on foot along with their families, elders and kids in tow, was walking for days at a stretch. Sonu, who had first opened out his hotel to help medical staff attending to Covid 19 patients decided to do something about this vulnerable population as well.
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Sonu cites his own upbringing and parents for the reason of him reaching out.
His mother was an English lecturer at DM College, Moga and she would never take fee from underprivileged students who would come home for tuition and his dad used to organize free langars outside his shop. "When I came to Mumbai, I came on a train without a reservation. During my engineering days in Nagpur, I used to travel in buses and trains without reservation. I have been in a similar situation. My mother used to says that 'if you can't help anyone then don't consider yourself successful'. My background, the values my parents imbibed in me are the reason I am doing this," he says.
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Migrating to v3
This chapter aims to help developers migrate from Centrifugo v2 to Centrifugo v3. Migration should mostly affect the backend part only, so you won't need to change the code of your frontend applications at all. In most cases, all you should do is adapt Centrifugo configuration to match v3 changes and redeploy Centrifugo using v3 build instead of v2.
There are a couple of exceptions - read carefully about client-side changes below.
In any case – don't forget to test your application before running in production.
Client-side changes
Client protocol has some backward incompatible changes regarding working with history API and removing deprecated fields.
No unlimited history by default
Call to
history API from client-side now does not return all publications from history cache. It returns only information about a stream with zero publications. Clients should explicitly provide a limit when calling history API. Also, the maximum allowed limit can be set by
client_history_max_publication_limit option (by default
We provide a boolean flag
use_unlimited_history_by_default on configuration file top level to enable previous behavior while you migrate client applications to use explicit limit.
Publication limit for recovery
The maximum number of messages that can be recovered is now limited by
client_recovery_max_publication_limit option which is by default
Seq/Gen fields removed
Deprecated seq/gen now removed and Centrifugo uses
offset field for a position in a stream. This means that there is no need for
v3_use_offset option anymore – it's not used in Centrifugo v3.
Server-side changes
Time interval options are duration
In Centrifugo v3 all time intervals should be configured using duration.
For example
"proxy_connect_timeout": 1 should be changed to
"proxy_connect_timeout": "1s".
We provide a configuration converter which takes this change into account.
Channel options changes
In Centrifugo v3
history_recover option becomes
history_lifetime renamed to
history_ttl and it's now a duration.
server_side removed, see protected option as a replacement.
We provide a configuration converter which takes these changes into account.
Some command-line flags removed
Configuring over command-line flags is not very convenient for production deployments, Centrifugo v3 reduced the number of command-line flags available – it mostly has flags frequently useful for development now.
Enforced request Origin check
In Centrifugo v3 you should explicitly set a list of allowed origins which are allowed to connect to client transport endpoints.
"allowed_origins": ["https://mysite.com"]
There is a way to disable origin check, but it's discouraged and insecure in case you are using connect proxy feature.
"allowed_origins": ["*"]
Updated GRPC API Protobuf package
In Centrifugo v3 we addressed an issue where package name in Protobuf definitions resulted in some inconvenience and attempts to rename it. But it's not possible to rename it since GRPC uses it as part of RPC methods internally. Now GRPC API package looks like this:
package centrifugal.centrifugo.api;
This means you need to regenerate your GRPC code which communicates with Centrifugo using the latest Protobuf definitions. Refer to the GRPC API doc.
Channels API method changed
The response format of
channels API call changed in v3. See description in API doc.
The channels method has new additional possibilities like showing the number of connections in a channel and filter channels by pattern.
Channels API call still has the same concern as before: this method does not scale well for many active channels in a system and is mostly recommended for administrative/debug purposes.
HTTP proxy changes
When using HTTP proxy you should now set an explicit list of headers you want to proxy. To mimic the behavior of Centrifugo v2 add to your configuration:
"proxy_http_headers": [
If you had a list of extra HTTP headers using
proxy_extra_http_headers then additionally extend list above with values from
proxy_extra_http_headers. Then you can remove
proxy_extra_http_headers - it's not used anymore.
Another important change is how Centrifugo proxies binary data over HTTP JSON proxy. Previously proxy mode (whether to use base64 fields or not) could be configured using
encoding=binary URL param of connection. With Centrifugo v3 it's only possible to use binary mode by enabling
"proxy_binary_encoding": true option. BTW according to our community poll only 2% of Centrifugo users used binary mode in HTTP proxy. If you have problems with new behavior – write about your situation to our community chats – and we will see what's possible.
JWT changes
eto claim of subscription JWT removed. But since Centrifugo v3 introduced an additional
expire_at claim it's still possible to implement one-time subscription tokens without enabling subscription expiration workflow by setting
"expire_at: 0" in subscription JWT claims.
Redis configuration changes
Redis configuration was a bit messy - especially in the Redis sharding case, in v3 we decided to clean up it a bit. Make it more explicit and reduce the number of possible ways to configure.
Refer to the Redis Engine docs for the new configuration details. The important thing is that there is no separate
redis_host and
redis_port option anymore – those are replaced with single
redis_address option.
Redis streams used by default
Centrifugo v3 will use Redis Stream data structure to keep history instead of lists.
This requires Redis >= 5.0.1 to work. If you still need List data structure or have an old Redis version you can use
"redis_use_lists": true to mimic the default behavior of Centrifugo v2.
SockJS disabled by default
Our poll showed that most Centrifugo users do not use SockJS transport. In v3 it's disabled by default. You can enable it by setting
"sockjs": true in configuration.
Other configuration changes
Here is a full list of configuration option changes. We provide a best-effort configuration converter.
allowed_origins is now required to be set to authorize requests with
Origin header
v3_use_offset removed
redis_streams removed
tls_autocert_force_rsa removed
redis_pubsub_num_workers removed
sockjs_disable removed
secret renamed to
history_lifetime renamed to
history_recover renamed to
client_presence_ping_interval renamed to
client_ping_interval renamed to
client_message_write_timeout renamed to
client_request_max_size renamed to
client_presence_expire_interval renamed to
memory_history_meta_ttl renamed to
redis_history_meta_ttl renamed to
redis_sequence_ttl renamed to
redis_presence_ttl renamed to
presence_ttl should be converted to duration
websocket_write_timeout should be converted to duration
websocket_ping_interval should be converted to duration
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history_ttl should be converted to duration
history_meta_ttl should be converted to duration
nats_dial_timeout should be converted to duration
nats_write_timeout should be converted to duration
graphite_interval should be converted to duration
shutdown_timeout should be converted to duration
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proxy_connect_timeout should be converted to duration
proxy_refresh_timeout should be converted to duration
proxy_rpc_timeout should be converted to duration
proxy_subscribe_timeout should be converted to duration
proxy_publish_timeout should be converted to duration
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client_stale_close_delay should be converted to duration
client_channel_position_check_delay should be converted to duration
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sockjs_heartbeat_delay should be converted to duration
redis_idle_timeout should be converted to duration
redis_connect_timeout should be converted to duration
redis_read_timeout should be converted to duration
redis_write_timeout should be converted to duration
redis_cluster_addrs renamed to
redis_sentinels renamed to
redis_master_name renamed to
v2 to v3 config converter
Here is a converter between Centrifugo v2 and v3 JSON configuration. It can help to translate most of the things automatically for you.
If you are using Centrifugo with TOML format then you can use online converter as initial step. Or yaml-to-json and json-to-yaml for YAML.
It's fully client-side: your data won't be sent anywhere.
Unfortunately, we can't migrate environment variables and command-line flags automatically - so if you are using env vars or command-line flags to configure Centrifugo you still need to migrate manually. Also, be aware: this converter tool is the best effort only – we can not guarantee it solves all corner cases, especially in Redis configuration. You may still need to fix some things manually, for example - properly fill
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President Trump announced yesterday that he would not be doing a presentation tomorrow on the anniversary of January 6th. Today he provided his official statement.
Last night we learned President Trump would not be holding a presser on the anniversary of January 6th, the one-year anniversary of the certification of the fraudulent results of the 2020 election.
President Trump Cancels Jan. 6 Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago
Today the President provided an official statement on why he decided to cancel his presser.
In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media, I am canceling the January 6th Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally on Saturday, January 15th, in Arizona—It will be a big crowd! What has become more and more obvious to ALL is that the LameStream Media will not report the facts that Nancy Pelosi and the Capitol Sergeant-at-Arms denied requests for the D.C. National Guard or Military to be present at the Capitol. Their emails and correspondence with the Department of Defense exist, but the media won't ask for this evidence, or report the truth!
This is the Democrats' Great Cover-Up Committee and the Media is complicit. Why did Adam "Shifty" Schiff forge and change the statement of Congressman Jim Jordan without any consequence? Why will Crazy Nancy Pelosi not provide her communications with the House Sergeant-at-Arms and the House Chief Administrative Officer, or promise to retain these vital messages, which many feel she has already destroyed—perhaps illegally? Also, why is the primary reason for the people coming to Washington D.C., which is the fraud of the 2020 Presidential Election, not the primary topic of the Unselect Committee's investigation? This was, indeed, the Crime of the Century.
I look forward to seeing our Great American patriots in Arizona next weekend for a big rally to Save America!


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A recent report from one among the leading car insurance comparison sites in Britain shows that about one in every six Britons have been driving on the UK roads without a valid insurance cover. The online comparison website, Moneysupermarket has been able to find out the exact number of drivers running without a genuine car protection while they also have been clearly admitting to the same. It is surprisingly an interesting thing to see that about 4% of the UK citizens understand that they are taking law in their hands when they drive their vehicles without even the slightest trace of an insurance cover. Likewise, about 2% of the poll respondents have admitted to the fact that they do not know that having an insurance cover comes under the UK law. For so long, they have been leaving out their insurance cover under the potential veil of ignorance.
The poll also showed that close to eight percent of the UK drivers admit that they have not been able to find relevant time to buy an insurance policy or for renewing their existing insurance cover. Some of the people, the worst of the lot, believe that they will never be involved in an accident which bars them from any need of an insurance cover for their cars. The head at the leading car insurance comparison sites comments on the findings that people driving without insurance cover need to be tackled by the state law. It should be understood that uninsured drivers do not only endanger themselves, they also pose a severe threat to the genuine drivers who have taken insurance covers. When such people are involved in accidents, the honest drivers have to pay additional costs because the former do not own an insurance cover from which they should otherwise payout to the accident victims.
The government has been burning midnight's lamp to solve the issue before it goes too large. A conviction for driving without insurance includes a liability of six penalty points while it also levies a heavy insurance premium for the offenders. Such people could also be stripped of their license.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is another installment in a beloved series of tactical shooters, where your firepower is not as important as tactics and cooperation with your team. Many players admit that Six Siege created by Ubisoft, is less of a tactical shooter and more an action game, at least in comparison to other titles from the series.
However, the tactical aspect is still one of the most important elements of the game. In R6S you cannot simply go gun blazing and take enemies head-on like it is often the case in other action shooters. If you are going to do so, then you will be killed in a matter of seconds. Keep that in mind before playing this game.
As the name suggests, it is the standard, classic version of the game. In comparison to the Starter Edition, you will be able to unlock operators much faster. Unlocking of one standard operator costs between 500 and 2000 points of Renown while in comparison in the Starter Edition you would need 12500. Besides that, they aren't many additional differences.
As it was mentioned before, the gameplay of Rainbow Six Siege is mostly a the mixture of a tactical shooter known from previous installments and an action game. There are different scenarios for both single player and multiplayer modes that include rescue the hostage, defuse the bomb, secure the area or a terrorist hunt.
During the game, the player can use different characters that are mentioned above, for specific tasks in order to complete a mission. Choosing the unit line-up is often crucial in order to successfully complete a certain objective. Games take place in one of more than a dozen maps, depending on the game version. There are also tons of settings which you can modify and analyze before the fight even starts.
The biggest focus of the game is the environmental destruction that enables players to interact or destroy objects or structures around them in order to secure better position and ultimately to finish the mission. The game also offers a very good multiplayer mode which enables gamers to compete against each other in PVP or PVE modes on various maps and scenarios.
Rainbow Six offers multiple game modes and scenarios for both single player and multiplayer. As it was mentioned before, the majority of gameplay modes are designed for multiplayer. The Bomb is a mode which can be compared to a Counter-Strike match. One group is supposed to defuse the bomb, while the other makes sure it will detonate.
Hostage, as the name suggests, is a game mode in which one group of players is supposed to save hostages which were taken and are held captive by the second team. It is much more tactical than the bomb mode. A single mistake might lead to the death of a hostage, which equals with a loss of the attacking team. Secure Area is a mode which can be compared to a variation of a king of the hill. One team needs to take control over a biohazard room and survive in it for a while.
The second team obviously needs to stop them. Terrorist Hunt is probably the most interesting gameplay mode for both single and multiplayer. It is a PVE where players need to take on the terrorist group, known as The White Mask. In Terrorist Hunt, the Rainbow Six you are going to disarm bombs, eliminate threats and protect hostages all in one mode. It might sound simple but the White Mask consists of many hardened battle veterans that are going to use all your mistakes against you. Besides standard game modes, various DLC-s provide you with additional ones, and more maps to play at.
Rainbow Six Siege offers the player both an interesting single player campaign and a multiplayer mode. You can feel like a real anti-terrorist special force operative by being assigned a mission to complete from your supervisor. You either have to save the hostages, stop a terrorist assault or hunt down a rogue group that plans to start a third world war. Each mission is different are both a great way to get engaged in game's story as well as polish your skills before you start your multiplayer experience.
Members of Rainbow Six come from different special units from all over the globe such as SAS, FBI SWAT, GIGN, Spetsnaz and GSG 9. Each character, known as the operator in this game, has his own different abilities. For example, Smoke from SAS is a defender class who loves to use gas grenades to take control over the battlefield. Then, there is Ash, an FBI agent who is an attacker class equipped with M120 CREM that shoots breaching rounds. Last but not least is Rook from GIGN, a defender operator who can provide "Rhino" armor plates which increase the damage resistance of other members of the squad. As it can be seen, even among the same type of class, each character plays a different role depending on his abilities. This alone gives you countless advantages which you can use to overpower your enemies. Remember that your tactic is far more important than your firepower.
Tom Clancy's R6 Siege for PC received mostly positive reviews from game critics as well as acclaim among the gamer community. Many players praised the game's design, emphasis on tactics, teamwork and interaction with the surrounding environment as well as its great multiplayer mode. The unpredictability of each match, as well as the open-nature, were key factors in the success of the Six Siege multiplayer. Many players jointly agree that is actually the best online tactical shooter available on the market.
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Finance Committee
The Finance Committee of the Village of North Barrington advises the President & Board of Trustees regarding financial matters, budgets, and investments to ensure the conformance with the goals and objectives of the Village.
The Finance Committee also suggests the Annual Budget. The Village Investment policy is the written stated goals of the Village, and has been recently revamped and expanded to incorporate the Village's goals.
Audit Documents
- 2022 Management Letter
- 2022 Audit
- 2021 Management Letter
- 2021 Audit
- 2020 Audit & Management Letter
- 2019 Audit & Management Letter
- 2018 Audit, Management Letter
- 2017 Audit, Management Letter
- 2016 Audit, Management Letter
- 2015 Audit, Management Letter
Budget Documents
The Current Members of the Finance Committee are:
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- Mike Sands, Village Treasurer
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After launching Aquila at the boatyard in Key West, we did an overnight
sail to Coconut Grove, Miami. The water is very shallow and we had
to anchor out. We had a long dinghy ride to the public dock and the
weather kept things pretty choppy. I cut holes in a trash bag and
wore it over my shorts to stay dry. Due to us being anchored out so
far, we did not venture out at night. We got to know our way around
Coconut Grove pretty well by bus and on foot during our week there.
Then we headed north to our marina in Ft. Lauderdale a week early when our
generator conked out. (It's always something!)
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Becoming Dad
Becoming Dad is our new guide for expectant and new fathers, launched in November 2021 by the Fatherhood Institute and Mental Health Foundation.
Supporting breastfeeding during Covid-19
Supporting your wife/partner to breastfeed is a key way that you can help out, and minimise pressure on the NHS, during the Covid-19 crisis.
Free online groups for new and expectant dads during Covid-19
Dads have a critical impact on babies, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, fathers face significant extra challenges.
Many dads are being excluded from NHS appointments, scans or early labour, and access to health visitors or other family support is limited.
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Couscous is high in carbs, at 36 grams per cup. Foods made from grains like couscous, bread, rice, and pasta do not make the list of approved Keto foods. Couscous should be avoided while following the Keto diet or strictly limit your serving size to 1/4 cup serving to be eaten as part of a larger meal.
If you add a small amount of couscous to your meal plan, top it with a serving of meat or protein and veggies. It is best to consume couscous with other sources of protein or foods rich in fiber to balance out blood sugar levels.
In this article, I have included a low carb Moroccan stew recipe with cauliflower couscous, a great low carb alternative to traditional couscous. So keep reading…
How Many Carbs are in Couscous?
- A 100 gram serving of cooked couscous contains 23 grams of carbs.
- A full cup of cooked couscous contains 36 grams of carbs.
How Many Calories are in Couscous?
- There are 112 calories in a 100 gram serving of cooked couscous.
- There are 176 calories in a full cup of cooked couscous.
What is Couscous?
Couscous (كُسْكُس) is originally a dish from the Maghrebi regions made up of small steamed balls of crushed durum wheat semolina (about 3 millimeters in diameter). Although it can be eaten on its own, couscous is traditionally topped with a stew made of meat and veggies.
Pearl millet, sorghum, and other cereals can be cooked using a similar method are also sometimes called "couscous".
In North American supermarkets, couscous is often sold in instant form with a flavor packet.
The origin of couscous originates from the eastern and northern regions of Africa, where it was consumed by Berbers as early as the 7th century. In traditional North African cuisine, it is a popular delicacy among Maghreb countries. Couscous is a staple food throughout the North African regions of Algeria, Mauritania, Libya, Israel, Morocco and Tunisia.
Nutrition Facts
|Serving Size: 100 grams of Cooked Couscous
|Calories 112
|Total Fat 0.2 grams
|Saturated fat 0 grams
|Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 grams
|Monounsaturated fat 0 grams
|Cholesterol 0 milligrams
|Sodium 5 milligrams
|Potassium 58 milligrams
|Total Carbohydrates 23 grams
|Dietary fiber 1.4 grams
|Sugar 0.1 grams
|Protein 3.8 grams
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
|Vitamin D
|Vitamin B-6
Health Benefits
Rich in Selenium
Couscous is rich in the vital nutrient, selenium. Just one cup of cooked couscous contains more than 60% of the recommended intake of selenium. Selenium is an important mineral with many nutritional benefits. It is a powerful antioxidant that decreases inflammation in the body and repairs cells damaged by free radicals.
Selenium plays a role in thyroid health as well, protecting it against damage and assisting in hormone production.
The selenium that is abundant in couscous helps lower your risk of heart disease by reducing LDL cholesterol from arteries.
Strengthens the Immune System
The selenium in couscous can boost your immune system as it plays a role in the regeneration of vitamins C and E. Not only does this antioxidant reduce inflammation in the body, it strengthens your body's immunity by reducing oxidative stress. A deficiency in selenium may harm immune cells and their function.
Good Source of Plant-Based Protein
It is vital to consume plant proteins as they contain amino acids that are involved in almost every metabolic process in your body. Couscous is a great source, providing 6 grams of plant based protein per cup. Individuals who consume plant-based protein regularly are known to have a reduced risk of stroke, cancer and heart disease.
Helps Lower the Risk of Cancer
The selenium in couscous may also help lower your risk of cancer. Studies show that high selenium blood levels from eating selenium-rich foods like couscous may protect against certain types of cancer.
Increased risk of prostate cancer has been linked to selenium deficiency. Consuming selenium-rich foods like couscous regularly, along with vitamins C and E, has been shown to decrease the risk of lung cancer.
High in Fiber to Aid Digestion
Did you know 80% of your immune system resides in the gut? The fiber in couscous supports gastrointestinal health by aiding in digestion and assisting gut health. Couscous is often considered a healthy alternative to pasta since it's made from whole-wheat flour. Other types of pasta are typically more refined. The fiber in whole grains like couscous functions as a prebiotic, which enhances immunity.
Keto Moroccan Couscous Recipe
(Made with Cauliflower Couscous)
Stew Ingredients:
- 1 ½ pound of beef steak
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- 1 small zucchini, diced
- 1 small eggplant, diced
- ½ red pepper, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 1 cup beef broth or bone broth
- 2 tablespoons harissa seasoning
- 5 cloves of garlic or 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 large can of crushed tomatoes (400 grams)
- 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan sea salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- Fresh or dried mint leaves (for garnish)
Cauliflower Couscous Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 head cauliflower, crumbled in food processor
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 4 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 3 stalks spring onions sliced
- ½ celery stalk diced.
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Chop all vegetables for the stew and cut the beef into 1 inch squares. Sautee the chopped onion, eggplant and zucchini on low heat with one of the tablespoons of oil.
- In a separate frying pan, heat another spoonful of oil over medium- high heat and braise the beef evenly while turning. Combine with vegetables and continue to simmer for 1 hour on medium-low heat, while stirring occasionally, until meat is tender and cooked through.
- Add the remaining stew ingredients and pour stock over the meat and vegetables.
- In another large frying pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the cauliflower and fry for 2 minutes until it achieves a golden brown coloring.
- Add the stock and cumin and stir to combine. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for about 10 minutes until the liquid is reduced and the cauliflower is cooked through.
- Add in spring onions and combine.
- Serve the cooked stew over couscous and garnish with a few mint leaves on top. (Makes 6 servings.)
How to Prepare Couscous:
Couscous is a very versatile food that accompanies many dishes. Much like tofu, it tends to take on the flavor of other ingredients. When cooked, couscous is light and fluffy, like rice.
Couscous is quite simple to cook. All you need is boiling water. Much like the process of cooking rice, it is important to use the correct ratio of couscous to water. For most types of couscous, use 1 and a half cups of water to every cup of couscous.
The instant version sold in North American supermarkets has been pre-steamed and dried. You just need to add water or broth and boil for the amount of time listed on the package. Then simply fluff with a fork and serve.
Couscous can be added to salads or served as a side dish with meats and vegetables to add more nutrients and amino acids to your diet.
Side Effects
Couscous is made of hybridized wheat that is genetically modified.
Couscous also contains gluten and should be avoided by those with gluten sensitivities or Celiac disease.
This grain is also very high on the glycemic index, ranking a 65 per 100 grams. Diets that are high on the glycemic index can contribute to type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Fiber in Couscous
A 100 gram serving of cooked couscous contains 1.4 grams of dietary fiber, which is about 5% of your daily requirements.
Protein in Couscous
There are 3.8 grams of protein in a 100 gram serving of cooked couscous.
Gluten in Couscous
Those with gluten allergy or celiac disease should be aware that couscous contains gluten. Individuals who are sensitive to gluten will greatly benefit from eliminating gluten from their diets. People with celiac disease should not consume couscous.
Is Couscous Good For Weight Loss?
The best thing about couscous is that it is low in calories, which makes it an ideal dietary food. At less than 200 calories in each cup, a serving of couscous contains less than 10% of the daily calorie intake recommended for adults. This makes it a good food option for people trying to lose weight through dieting.