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By Jonatan Goode,
Land Agent – AlaLandCo
If I could impart two pieces of simple wisdom to landowners about increasing your odds of selling your property they would be: (first) price your property correctly and (second) build and maintain a good internal road or trail system to let prospective buyers see what you are offering.
Owners or agents will find it easier to effectively show a property to a prospect if there is an adequate means of navigating the land. Buyers do not respond well to an agent pointing and saying "And just over there is a nice creek". It is infinitely better when an agent pulls up to the creek and cuts the engine so the buyers can enjoy the sounds of the ripples on the rocks. Below are a few suggestions for building or improving trail systems to help sell your land.
At a minimum you need a trail system that a four wheeler can navigate easily. Trails of this nature should be at least 4 feet wide with all overhanging limbs and vines (that could unseat a rider) trimmed neatly to the edges. A step above the four wheeler trail is a small road that can be used by UTV's. One of the best ways to show a property is in a "buggy" like a Polaris Ranger, Yamaha Rhino, or Bad Boy Buggy. These lanes need to be at least 6-8 feet wide to allow for easy passage to the important parts of your property. Many wooded properties will already have fire lanes around the perimeters of the tract or at least the margins of the timbered areas. Some forestry services recommend lanes of 10-20 feet in width to prevent the spread of fires. These lanes are excellent avenues for showing property when properly maintained.
Trail systems should provide access to the highlights of your tract such as creeks, property boundaries, ponds, food plots, caves, and scenic overlooks . Stream crossings are extremely helpful, and I find that your odds of hooking a buyer increase as you get the tires wet driving through a flowing waterway. Build roads so that you maximize the time spent observing the pretty parts of the land. Whenever possible construct trail networks so that you never have to backtrack, because this makes the property feel much larger to the buyer.
Four wheeler trails can be built using only a chainsaw and loppers. You may need to hire a dozier to push in some roads, particularly if your property has significant elevation changes. It is important to slope the roads for drainage and to build waterbars to prevent the erosion of your investment. In a densely wooded or shrubby area you might consider bringing in a woodland mulcher to carve out roads and foodplots. These mulchers are amazing and can turn mature trees into toothpicks in seconds. The rate for the mulcher may be a little more per hour than a dozier, but the finished product from an experienced operator often justifies the extra expense.
The bottom line is that you need an effective means of showing off the key features of your property to potential buyers. . Investing in a good internal road network will pay off, and in this market can help distinguish your property from others that are competing for your buyer.
See Jonathan's Blog Here: http://landforsaleinalabama.blogspot.com/


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There's something about autumn that makes us want to curl up in a corner with a favorite book, a thick blanket and – a hot cup of tea. For many people tea is the comfort drink of choice, and depending on the blend, it can conjure up a host of moods and thoughts. In autumn a spicy chai or a tangy orange tisane might set the mind wandering to memories of roaring fires, rain clouds and holiday cheer. With its potential for pleasure tea makes a perfect fall or winter gift, and when packaged in an elegant glass tube with homey accents, it can delight before it's even brewed.
- 1 glass test tube with cork stopper
- 1 scrap of decorative orange paper
- 1 scrap of decorative brown paper
- 1 scrap of muslin fabric
- Orange embroidery floss
- 2 gold brads
- 1 medium glass bead
- 1 small pearl bead
- 2 gold decorative bead caps
- 1 2-1/8 inch gold head pin (flat head). Must be long enough to wire through the two beads, the end caps and the cork stopper with about a 1/4 inch to spare
- 3 small orange flower drop beads (the kind where the hole runs through the vertical center of the flower)
- 1 9/16 inch gold head pin (flat head). Must be long enough to extend about a 1/4 inch from one of the flower drop beads
- Teacup rubber stamp and black ink pad
- Loose leaf tea (I used Organic Saigon Chai from DAVIDsTEA – it's just right for autumn with its spicy flavors and colorful ingredients)
- Straight pin (the kind used for sewing)
- Sewing needle
- Round nose pliers
- Pinking shears
- Black felt-tip pen (I like to use Paper Mate Flair® pens)
- Hole punching tool (1/16 inch hole size)
- Paper trimmer
- Scissors
- White glue
- Wash the glass part of the test tube thoroughly and dry it. Set aside.
- Using the straight pin, pierce the top center of the cork stopper so that the hole goes all the way through to the underside.
- Assemble the pearl bead, the glass bead and the bead caps on the 2-1/8 inch head pin in this order: pearl, bead cap, glass bead, bead cap. Then poke the head pin through the hole in the stopper until the stack of beads rests on top of the cork. There should be about 1 inch of the head pin sticking out the bottom of the stopper.
- Use the round nose pliers to bend this excess wire into a simple loop that's flush with the cork's surface. This will secure your beads and prevent the pin from sliding out.
- Add one of the flower drop beads to the 9/16 inch head pin. Form another simple loop with the pliers, but before you close it off all the way, link it to the loop under the cork.
- For the test tube label, rubber-stamp the image of a teacup onto your scrap of muslin (make sure to iron the fabric first!). With the pinking shears, cut out the image in a rectangle shape (leave about a 5/8 inch margin around the image).
- Using only three strands of embroidery floss, hand-sew a running stitch around the border of the fabric rectangle. Secure the thread at both ends to prevent slipping.
- Cut a rectangle out of the brown paper that's about a 1/2 inch bigger on all sides than the fabric rectangle. Tear along all four edges for a distressed look (the paper should now be only slightly larger than the fabric).
- Align the fabric rectangle with the brown paper rectangle. Punch a hole to the left of the teacup that goes through both layers, is vertically centered and isn't touching the stitched border. Repeat on the right side of the teacup.
- Insert the brads into the holes and open the closure tabs so they don't show from under the paper.
- Cut a rectangle from the orange paper that's slightly larger than the brown rectangle. Align the brown paper/fabric ensemble on top of the orange rectangle and glue them together. Your label is complete!
- Write the name of your chosen tea and its brewing instructions on the back of the label with the black pen.
- Cut a 12-inch length of embroidery floss (six strands). Wrap the label around the test tube and loop the floss around the two brads, leaving yourself two tails to tie a bow.
- Thread one of the remaining flower drop beads onto each tail of the floss. Knot the floss so the bead doesn't slide off (you may need to double or triple the knot).
- If your bow tails are too long, you may knot them a little higher and trim off any excess thread. But be careful – don't trim them so short that you can't retie the bow again!
- Fill the test tube with tea leaves (be sure to leave enough room for the flower drop bead to dangle above the tea) and cork it! You're ready to give someone a taste of autumn.

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The focus of the School's spiritual life is our beautiful Chapel. All pupils and staff attend services two or three times a week and there are many opportunities to share Holy Communion on a voluntary basis. These services aim to raise the spiritual awareness of pupils and are made lively with active pupil participation, whether through singing in the choir or leading the worship. For those who are keen to explore issues of faith further, there are opportunities through a variety of faith-based discussion groups.


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I started a very large painting (large for me anyhow) which is about the size of a door...1mx1.8m approx. This is a detail of it. I was going to take it RAWByron, but had to pull out. Just can't afford the flights at the moment.
Anyway, I will finish the painting...I will aim for it to be one of my best, and I will put it up for sale at Artfinder. There is something freeing about the start of a BIG painting...it's when it gets to finishing it I run into problems...how to make it sufficiently detailed and not fussy.


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The prime minister has fended off criticism by the Labour leader Ed Miliband over the latest employment figures which suggest that more than 118,000 people lost their jobs in October and November.
The unemployment figure jumped to 2.68 million in the three months to November, the worst since the summer of 1994, giving the UK a jobless rate of 8.4%.
The number of unemployed 16-24-year-olds increased by 52,000 over the quarter to 1.04 million, the highest since records began in 1992.
Miliband said in the Commons that unemployment had risen for the sixth month running and asked David Cameron: "Do you think it has anything to do with your government?"
But Cameron turned on Miliband and accused him of having "no idea" of how to make policy. He said Miliband was "so incompetent he can't even do a U-turn properly".
The prime minister said: "The government takes absolute responsibility for everything that happens in our economy and I take responsibility for that.
"Any increase in unemployment is disappointing and it's obviously a tragedy for the person who becomes unemployed and can lead to real difficulty for that family and that is why we are taking so much action to try and help people to get back into work."
But he stressed there were some positives in the Office for National Statistics figures.
"If you look at the figures, it is noteworthy that while the increase in unemployment is hugely unwelcome there is still an increase in the number of people employed - another 18,000 people in work.
"What that shows is that we need more private sector employment; we need to move further and faster on that agenda.
"It is also noteworthy to note that there is a small decrease in long-term unemployment and I hope that shows that schemes like the Work Programme are beginning to have an effect."
Miliband, who had earlier changed his policy on spending cuts to align Labour with the government, was accused of "standing on a rake" by the PoliticsHome.com editor Paul Waugh after he said: "The prime minister has to change course."
Cameron stepped up his attack on the Labour leader, joking that Miliband "changed course every day" and was "an expert in changing course".


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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Baby Steps...
Like a lot of people, I love making resolutions. New year resolutions, birthday resolutions, Monday resolutions, morning resolutions...I'm "resolving" to do something ALL the time. Problem is, my follow through rarely matches the enthusiasm of my beginnings. If I fall off a little bit, I get all discouraged and want to quit, waiting to start over until the next, dramatic opportunity to start fresh comes around. Well...that's how I acted when I was a kid (last week, lol), but now that I'm all grown up ;), I'm determined to change this trend.
So you have some context, my three main resolutions for the first quarter of 2009 are that I am going to 1) abstain from eating and web surfing after 11:00 p.m. (when you see the time I posted this blog, you'll know how well that one is going, lol), 2) proactively improve my health with daily flossing and vigorous exercise, and 3) learn how to swim. The good thing about these resolutions is that they work together, so if I'm successful with one, I should be able to do all three. Here's how it should all work: I'm off the internet by 11, floss my teeth so I don't want to eat, go to bed by 11:30 since I've vetoed late night distractions, which makes it easy to get up in the morning, to go swim at the gym...see? In theory, my plan is perfect!)
When it comes to setting goals, I've learned that clear definitions and timelines make it easier to stay on track. In previous years, I might have said "I'm going to stop eating 'late'", without giving "late" an operational definition, therefore giving myself an easy out to do whatever I want. This year, I know that if it is 11:15, and I'm stuffing my face, then my actions are clearly out of alignment with my objectives. Also, the idea of a year-long resolution leaves the door of procrastination WIDE open. I know that I only have three months, so there is NO time to waste.
2009 is my year. My resolutions are not optional, and I have decided that they WILL work! When I fall off the wagon, like tonight (it's 3:54 a.m., and my computer should have been off hours ago, but peer pressure is a bee-hotch, and my only follower kind of insisted that I post something new), I get right back on. Baby steps are ok. Changing sleeping habits from going to bed at 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. just won't happen overnight, no matter how strongly I try to will it to be so. It's ok if I go to bed at 4 a.m. for a week or so, then 2, then midnight, etc. I'm taking baby steps, and that's ok, as long as I can see myself consistently inching closer and closer to my goals...
5 comments:
- Natalie said...
I have always found that I am better at sticking to my goals if I don't beat myself up too much for a minor slip here and there. I used to feel that if I fell off once it was all over. Lately I have been working out (a little) in the mornings and have been successful because I have opted to sleep in my work out clothes. Therefore, I suggest that you sleep in your swimsuit. When you get up and already have it on you have no reason but to go and use it.
- January 7, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Monica said...
you can do it.
- January 7, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- tuscanb said...
Good tip, Natalie. I will try it :)
Monica - thx for the encouragement!
- January 7, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Hey Chanda! I'm coming to swim with you this summer (scheduled trip to the Egyptians afterwards ;-) ) so you gotta get ready! I know you will be!
- January 9, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- atrackbrown said...
dude! where'd all these posts come from? last time i checked, there was one post--great progress.
i hate resolutions, but i should seriously borrow yours. for the record, i just had a grilled cheese, BBQ chips, a sweet tea, and a beer. it's 12 am.
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Sometimes I need a little inspiration to get me going. Especially because we have hardly bid farewell to Chinese New Year yet (there are 15 days of celebration), it is hard to get myself into Valentine's day mode. One thing that has helped is that everywhere I go in the blogworld, I see Valentine's Day ideas. These are some of the lovely ideas that I have seen that I love. I hope I manage to get going to spread some love around come February 14th!
cute kid photo packaging idea from martha stewart
show off your cookies in glassine envelopes
heart-stamped baking paper via martha stewart
cookie envelopes from polkadotprints via birthdaygirl
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Birthday: 8th August 1961
Birth Name: David Howell Evans
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record. As a guitarist, The Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive ambient, chiming sound that has become a signature of U2's music.
The Edge was born in England to a Welsh family, but was raised in Ireland after moving there as an infant. In 1976, at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, he formed U2 with his fellow students and his older brother Dik. Inspired by the ethos of punk rock and its basic arrangements, the group began to write its own material. They eventually became one of the most popular acts in popular music, with successful albums such as 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1991's Achtung Baby. Over the years, The Edge has experimented with various guitar effects and introduced influences from several genres of music into his own style, including American roots music, industrial music, and alternative rock. With U2, The Edge has also played keyboards, co-produced their 1993 record Zooropa, and occasionally contributed lyrics. The Edge met his second and current wife, Morleigh Steinberg, through her collaborations with the band.
As a member of U2 and as an individual, The Edge has campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes. He co-founded Music Rising, a charity to support musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. He has collaborated with U2 bandmate Bono on several projects, including songs for Roy Orbison and Tina Turner, and the soundtracks to the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and the Royal Shakespeare Company's London stage adaptation of A Clockwork Orange. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine placed him at number 38 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"In 2007,
Edge and Bono began work on a broadway musical, Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark. After years of delays, onstage accidents, cast departures, budget overruns and scathing reviews, the show ended up the most expensive ever staged on Broadway, with total costs of around $65 million. It seems highly unlikely that Edge will ever see any return on his investment! In 2008, Edge got together with Jimmy Page and Jack White to record a guitar documentary entitled It Might Get Loud, which looked at the careers and playing styles of the 3 men and was altogether better received than Spiderman.
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We're keen to support cycling in the Borough, not only is it a cost effective alternative for many short car journeys, it can improve your health, reduces congestion, improves air quality, and it's great fun.
This is why Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is committed to delivering and maintaining a safe cycle network, and to delivering great cycling events such as Stockton Cycling Festival and Stockton Duathlon:
A network of on and off-road cycleways crosses the Borough, making cycling a feasible and healthier option to car use for every trip. See the following maps for Stockton's cycleways.
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a fascinating mix of old and new. If you know where to look, you can find traces of the past going back more than 3000 years. Our short self guided cycle routes take you through some of these areas, routes range from 4 miles to 7.8 miles so there's something for everyone.
Cyclestreets can help you plan a cycle route depending on the type of journey you want. Select quiet roads if you're not confident on two wheels, the quickest route if your against the clock or most recreational if you want to see the sights.
Getting the best out of your bike needs some specialist knowledge and skills, there's much more to riding than just turning the pedals. Bikeability is cycling proficiency training for the 21st century, designed to give the next generation the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today's roads. For more information please view our Sustainable travel page.
You may also find the following websites useful:
In July 2015 Highways England implemented a decision to ban cycling on the A19 between the A689 Wolviston Interchange in the north and the A174 Interchange in the south following consultation with stakeholders. The downloadable map shows an alternative route for cyclists heading north or south through the Borough avoiding this section of the A19.
The Hub runs a variety of walking and cycling activities throughout the Stockton area. The project is based at The Hub in central Stockton, a dedicated one-stop resource centre providing volunteering opportunities, training, information and outreach services to give people the skills and equipment that they need to walk and cycle more often.
If you have any cycling or walking related questions feel free to give The Hub a call or pop into the Hub for a chat.
FREE services at the Hub:
Indoor cycle parking - Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 5.30pm.
Guidance and information on local cycle routes
Monthly 1/2 day cycle maintenance courses
Bicycle MOT and minor repair - Thursday mornings.
Adult cycle training - beginner and advanced levels.
Bicycle recycling - we take unwanted bikes to recycle them back into the community.
Stepping Out in Stockton guided walks - for more information please contact The Hub.
Weekday Rides - free loan bikes and helmets are available for you to try on all of the weekday rides.
Out and About is our handy guide to walking and cycling in Stockton-on-Tees, focusing on 12 parks and green spaces across our Borough.
Pick up a printed copy in our libraries today or download a digital Out and About version.
Can't find what you're looking for? Let us know and we'll do our best to point you in the right direction


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The Game called Life
Imagine that life would be a video game. How would it be described on the package? What can you do with it? What is it like? What's the goal?
Life is a game that takes place in an infinitely large universe where the player controls an avatar on a small planet called earth. It's an exploration and creation game where you develop your avatar in order to achieve the goals you choose to pursue. The game has no pre-set missions except for staying alive and exploring the world in which it is set.
When you start playing the game you are `born` in a random place and time, over this you have no control. Once you start playing the game you first need to learn to control your avatar. You start making sense of your senses and slowly gain control over your body. Once you learned how to use your avatar and how to communicate with other players you set out to explore.
As a player it is up to you to set out your own goals and develop the skills necessary to achieve them. In order to get inspiration on what is possible you can look around and see what other players have achieved (or have yet to achieve). You can collaborate with other players in order to achieve greater results or choose to go at it alone. Because of the laws that govern the universe in which the game is set your possible moves are limited. However, even though the possible moves are limited you are still able to combine those possible moves in countless ways and achieve an infinite number of outcomes.
The more you explore the world and learn about the laws that govern the universe the more possibilities open up. Goals which were out of reach at the start can become achievable with the right training and studying. However, one thing to watch out for is that there is no reset button. Every move has consequences which you as the player have to deal with until the end of the game.
Because the way the game is structured obstacles, disasters and other problems will pop up along the way. Even though you have no control over the majority of these forces it is still up to you to deal with it. The good thing is that whenever a new challenge is conquered you upgrade. You will be able to deal with similar obstacles in the future with less effort and you'll be able to tackle bigger roadblocks.
You may have noticed that most of the game happens on just a tiny planet in an infinite universe. So what's the point of that infinite universe? Expert mode! Once the earth is fully explored and understood players can collaborate to start exploring the rest of the universe. Expanding civilization and explore unknown worlds.
By the time you reach the end of the game you'll be able to look back at the best bits of your gameplay. How interesting this is fully depends on how you've spend the time playing the game. Just keep in mind that you can only play this game once, you only have one chance to make the most of it. So what are you waiting for? Go out and play!


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Being Realistic About Research
Research is often shrouded in mystery; prevailing stereotypes depict mad geniuses performing mysterious miracles in their labs. Occasionally stereotypes have a grain of truth. After speaking with a tenured professor within the Chemistry department, Dr. Lauren Webb, I gained a deeper sense of the nature behind research. She explores the difficulties and the rewards of research throughout her experiences.
Dr. Webb focuses specifically on physical chemistry. She has recently been working on a project that measures the Coulombic forces between enzymes and proteins in order better understand potential drugs that can help stop proliferation of cells in cancer.
She started out in Bowdoin College where each department had one professor to maintain it. Within her undergraduate years, she became intrigued by research, delving into the possibilities it entertained.
In such an environment, where the departments were very small in comparison to UT, she says, "As far as day-to-day solving problems and figuring things out, I was independent."
She believes it is this sort of independence that acclimated her to research as a whole. She says, "You're going to be independent and you're going to be solving problems on your own. And that's ultimately what research is about."
There's nothing wrong with independence. All college students embrace it with love and excitement. The problem comes when you think in terms of the responsibility of managing things on your own.
Within research, you have to gruel through the problem on your own. You can't get the answers from Slader or look in the back of the book. You have to endure the confusion and the frustration to get to a result that may or may not mean anything.
In class, the professor or TA will ask a question, and you know there's an answer. Within research, there may or may not be an answer.
This sort of open-ended limbo of solutions accompanies research. Dr. Webb addresses this issue by bringing in as many perspectives into her lab as possible "because each new field brings a new type of solution." This combination of diverse approaches leads to fruitful collaboration.
Research is not a group project though. Dr. Webb elaborates that "If you haven't learned to think for yourself and work by yourself then research will not be driven forward and collaboration will not help."
Very often you will be working in a lab and through problems alone, with guidance but no one to hold your hand.
When asked what moment she thought of to capture the essence of research, Webb stated that is was "at 2 AM or so working in the lab, pulling my hair out." The frustration of how slow research is and the enormity of the problem that is being tackled can make the prospect unappealing to some.
Webb explains a difficult part of research is "the lack of immediate results. A paper could be published, and you don't start hearing back about it until four months later." Research will strain and stretch your patience; it will test your dedication to the project you're focusing on.
This can be best explained by a distinction between passion and obsession. When I asked Dr. Webb why she was passionate about research, she told me she was not. She was obsessed. Whenever the word passion was used to describe something, she imagined this sort of "frolicking through a meadow" mentality. The word "passion" just "made it seem so easy."
Research is not easy. Webb explains that she is obsessed with research more than she is passionate about it. The tenured professor who published over forty articles on her research and has won numerous awards states "It's just hard."
She follows this obsession because she "has to get to the bottom of it." Her curiosity drives her forward into pursuing something that she gruelingly loves.
Alas, research is not for the faint of heart.


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Natalie AKA @spikyfit
If you don't recognize this name, maybe spikyfit will help you remember.
Natalie, the mysterious BBG girl. A few things intrigued me about Natalie, and maybe you thought the same.
Natalie shares her fitness journey on Instagram, and had successfully done it without showing her face! Yeap. Is certainly a mystery to me how she has done it and why, but don't let it fool you. This LA babe has proof that she has more than a strong body. Her words of encouragement and tips on living a healthier live shows everyday. She values friendship, hard work and dedication, and to be honest, all that is what you need!
She also has a pretty interesting mix of culture. Her husband is Korean, so no surprise her food photos are always the best (yummmm).
I will let you judge for yourself, but I am sure you will love Natalie as much as I do.
My nickname is:
Oh man! I've never really had a nickname! Feel free to call me Nat.
The first thing I do when I wake up is:
I should probably say stretch or drink tea or something… but I…check Instagram. Doesn't everyone? I love waking up every day to fresh inspiration and motivation. The fitness community is pretty incredible.
I can't live without:
Hmm. In the order they popped into my head: kimchi, chocolate, Spiky (my Korean jindo), Mr. Spikyfit (my Korean husband). Eek!! Of course, the mister has to move to the front of the line because without him I'd only have chocolate, and as great as it may be, it just isn't enough.
If I had one week to escape:
Somewhere tropical! I've been really fortunate to be able to live in Paris and travel throughout Europe and parts of Asia, but I have never been to Hawaii or a tropical piña colada destination. I would love to do yoga on a secluded beach somewhere.
If I only had $10 in my pocket:
For food right? A BBG girl has got to stay fed for everyone's own protection. It's gotta be macarons or an acai bowl.
Everything tastes better with a little:
Kimchi! I'm seriously obsessed! And it is so good for you. I actually just learned how to make it from scratch from my mother-in-law. I'm literally typing with spicy-scented fingers right now! I eat a lot of Korean food, so kimchi is a staple in my diet.
Throughout the last 9 months of my fitness journey, I have found that my passion is to encourage and empower. I am constantly in awe of how amazing everyone is and can be. I get SO much joy and satisfaction from encouraging others to work towards their goals because I know just how much it has changed my own life. So with that in mind…
My Top 4 Tips for the Fitness Newbie
Do give yourself a break. - If you are about to start your fitness journey or if you are a #bbgnewbie, please don't be too hard on yourself. Give yourself some credit for even thinking about making a change. That's a huge deal! Making small changes (more water fewer sugary drinks, more vegetables fewer chips, more doing less sitting) will eventually add up to a drastic lifestyle makeover. Too much too soon is really hard to maintain! Just think of any fad diet or exercise you've tried in the past. Do allow yourself to make modifications to your exercises. Then when you're ready, push harder. It is the greatest feeling ever to realize you can do more today than you could do yesterday!
Do build your squad. - You've heard all about #squadgoals, but seriously it makes THE difference. Sometimes the people in our "real" lives are not the most supportive. They may not understand why you want to make a change or they may even try to discourage you out of their own insecurities. Even if we have great "real-life" support, who would turn down more?! I can say wholeheartedly that I would never have lasted 9 months of BBG without my BBG babes. Creating a fitness Instagram was paramount to my success. Support and encourage others. What you will get in return is immeasurable.
Do throw out the scale. – It can't measure your value or your happiness. If you are anything like me, you have lived your life with a goal weight in mind. "If only I weighed X-pounds, THEN I would be happy." Stop the madness!! What I've learned is that self-love comes from self-investment. It's easy to say "Just love yourself!" But in reality, it takes spending time, energy, and sweat to take the best care of your body. That it what has given me the greatest sense of LOVE towards my body for the first time. I didn't know if it was ever possible to love what I saw in the mirror, but if you spend time taking care of yourself, exercising for yourself, and fueling yourself with nutritious food, what you see will change. You will see your commitment, discipline, strength, and progress. Self-love starts with loving the body you have…by literally taking care of it. Disclaimer: I still have my scale and weigh myself from time to time but the big difference is that it doesn't define my mood like before. I actually ended up gaining weight in muscle! Woohoo!
Don't compare. - Your body, progress, wardrobe, smoothie bowl, account, abs, or vacation photos with anyone else. Use social media for the good it can offer, but be wary of hidden dangers. For the most part, we only see the manicured, posed, well-lit parts of others' lives, but we are all human. Our bodies are all different. Our lives are different. Someone else's beauty does not take away any of my own or yours! You are perfectly you!
Don't make excuses. - A little harsh, but to me, necessary. I posted recently, "Tired, sore, lazy, busy, moody, anxious, stressed. We have that in common." You CAN do this. Why has BBG spread like wildfire? It's because we are just normal everyday human women. Teens, 20-somethings, post-partum moms, grandmothers, athletes, and newbies starting at every imaginable weight and fitness level. Spend a few minutes browsing #bbgprogress and tell me if you can stay on the couch for one more minute? If you want it bad enough, you got it! And I've got your back.
Thank you Natalie for sharing your story!
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Bulldogs prepare to sign balanced class
ATHENS - Last year's signing class worked out well for Georgia, but head coach Mark Richt hopes never to have to go through something like that again.
The Bulldogs found themselves desperate for offensive linemen heading into the 2007 season and had to sign eight in last year's class. Not only that, they knew they would have to count on several of those to play right away.
"By the grace of God we were able to not only get the players we felt we needed, a tremendous amount of good-looking linemen, but guys who were able to come in and play," Richt said. "I never would have predicted that it could have ended like that."
Georgia, which finished No. 2 last year despite starting three freshmen on the offensive line, arrives at today's National Signing Day with its roster smoothed out and no pressing need at any one position.
"Right now, I think we're real healthy," Richt said.
That health is allowing the Bulldogs to bring in a class of 24 players spread evenly across their team — five defensive backs, four running backs, four offensive linemen, four defensive linemen, two wide receivers, two tight ends, two linebackers and a place-kicker. The class is projected as the nation's third-best by Scout.com and fourth-best by Rivals.com.
Arriving at that balance is a challenge, Richt said. The Bulldogs recruit based on their projected needs two years down the road and head into each recruiting season with a target number of players they would like to sign at each position.
"If you hit every number right where you target it, that works out great," Richt said. "Sometimes you don't get as many as you wanted at a certain position, so you start looking at the best available athlete. It's definitely an inexact science, but we do have a plan and try to stay within two or three of that number."
The balance of this year's class is always the goal, Richt said, but he's not promising there won't be any more years when the Bulldogs have to load up on players at a specific position.
"I'm not going to sit here and say that something couldn't happen at a position to put us in a dire straight again," he said. "It's one thing to feel like you need a certain amount of guys at a certain position. It's another thing altogether to feel like they have to go out and play with you right away. That's the position I hope we are never in again."


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Beautiful 20-year-old Leila sets off from a small village with a group of women to fetch water from a source high up in the mountains. The route is long, steep and treacherous. A friend of Leila's who's five months pregnant takes a bad fall and loses her unborn child. It's not the first time this has happened…a woman here is cursed.
Outraged, Leila urges the women to go on a love strike—no more affection
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Life for 26-year-old Farid is spent juggling law school—which he barely attends—and a job at a telemarketing company. He lives with his parents in the projects of Paris' inner suburbs, and his Algerian-born father is gravely ill. Farid's uncle calls from back home to warn them the city district is planning to seize the land the family home is built on. Without documents proving ownership, the land will be requisitionedDirected by Jean Marc ValléeRead more
A family drama about the often extraordinary life of ordinary people in search of happiness. December 25, 1960: Zachary Beaulieu is born to a loving mother and a father who's a bit of a grouch but who is deeply proud of his sons. That's how C.R.A.Z.Y. begins, the story of a boy unlike any other, who, growing up with four brothers, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, while sneaking joints, getting into scrapes, and cruisingDirected by Florent Emilio SiriRead more
Algeria, 1959. Military operations are intensifying. High up in the Kabylie mountains, young, idealistic Lieutenant Terrien is brought in to take over command of a French platoon, where he meets Sergeant Dougnac, a war-hardened, disillusioned soldier. Their differences—and the brutal reality of a war with a hidden agenda—will soon put both men to the test. They will discover their greatest enemy is themselves.Directed by Gary McKendryRead more
Danny, once the best special ops agent around, agrees to come out of self-imposed retirement and reassemble his team to take on his most dangerous mission: rescuing his ex-partner and mentor Hunter. To succeed, he'll have to penetrate the secrets of one of the most lethal military forces in existence—the British SAS. Amid double bluffsDirected by Jalil LespertRead more
Paris, 1957. At barely 21, Yves Saint Laurent is called on to take over the reins of the prestigious fashion house founded by Christian Dior, recently deceased. At his very first—triumphant—fashion show he meets Pierre Bergé, an encounter that will change his life forever. Both lovers and business partners, the two men join forces three years later to create the Yves Saint Laurent fashion empire. Despite all his obsessions and inner demons
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Sam and Stephane are two friends and associates working together in their workshop designing hand-crafted high-quality skis. To promote their skis, their business being put in jeopardy by the competition from the larger brands, they take a crazy gamble and decide to qualify Sam for the Winter Games in cross-country skiing under the flag of his father's country, Algeria.<


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Titan Development sells hotel near the Rochester International Airport
(THE MED CITY BEAT) - Titan Development & Investments has sold the AmericInn near the Rochester International Airport to a company from Wisconsin.
Rochester-based Titan will be aligned with the new owner, CLT Investments of Prairie Du Chien, as a partner; however Titan will no longer be involved in the day-to-day operations of the hotel.
"With the numerous focuses that we have around Rochester and across the country, we felt that it was a good time to sell the AmericInn," said Titan CEO Andy Chafoulias. "It's a great hotel with consistently solid numbers and we foresee a very successful future for it."
The financial terms of the agreement were not made public. CLT Investments has immediate plans of enhancing the exterior and interior of the 72-room hotel, according to a news release.
Titan has been involved with the development several businesses around the airport, including Ground Round and the International Event Center.
The company is currently working on two major downtown projects: the $17 million H3 Plaza building (nearly finished) and the $138 million Broadway at Center project (awaiting final approval).
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Hanah is thrilled to be joining the RBD team as a Program Assistant. Most recently she worked at Bend the Arc, a national non-profit bringing Jews together to advocate and organize for a more just and equitable society. Hanah also has a background in urban agriculture, edible education and leadership development. Hanah received her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Urban Design from Lewis & Clark College in 2013. Her capstone project addressed the proliferation of volunteered geography and its unique ability to influence how communities can be instigators of change in their own built environment. Hanah is interested in how people experience urban public space and how the design process can be driven by community engagement. She hopes to pursue these interests through graduate study in landscape architecture. Hanah is from Seattle but currently resides in Oakland where she spends her free time dancing and throwing pottery.


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The BAYEUX TAPESTRY
The Bayeaux Tapestry is really an embroidery but the word tapestry has stuck. The Bayeaux Tapestry is now on permanent public display in the city of Bayeaux in Normandy, France. It tells the story of the Battle of Hastings; why William felt he had to invade, the preparations made for the crossing and the battle itself. Tapestries were not rare in the time of William but the size of this particular tapestry is an indication that it was important. The story it tells was to have a huge impact on Medieval England.
It is made out of linen (eight bands sewn together) and is 270 feet long and about 20 inches wide. It was once even longer but part of the tapestry at the end - after the Battle of Hastings - has been cut off. The writing on the tapestry is in Latin. The main stitches used are stem stitching and laid-and-couched stitching.
Here you can read the tale told by the Bayeux Tapestry -The story of William the Conqueror and Harold, Earl of Wessex, the men who led the Norman and Saxon armies in 1066. William's defeat of Harold at the Battle of Hastings ensured the success of the Norman invasion of England.
The Bayeux Tapestry is preserved and displayed in Bayeux, in Normandy, France. Nothing is known for certain about the tapestry's origins. The first written record of the Bayeux Tapestry is in 1476 when it was recorded in the cathedral treasury at Bayeux as "a very long and narrow hanging on which are embroidered figures and inscriptions comprising a representation of the conquest of England".
The Bayeux Tapestry was probably commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, half-brother of William the Conqueror. It is over 70 metres long and although it is called a tapestry it is in fact an embroidery, stitched not woven in woollen yarns on linen. Some historians argue that it was embroidered in Kent, England. The original tapestry is on display at Bayeux in Normandy, France.
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Electric Picnic offers music fans a chance to cool off
Dylan Kerr, Megan Russell and Eva O'Beirne at Stradbally lake Picture: Alf Harvey/HRPhoto.ie
THOSE nice people behind the Electric Picnic music and arts festival have introduced yet another new area for the Stradbally event – a lake for punters to cool off in.
Details of the festival's all new lakeside swimming area – Stradbally Lake – were announced this Tuesday, with punters to be offered the chance to "knock off the cobwebs after the night before and take a refreshing dip in an area surrounded by a copse of ancient oak and ash trees," organisers say.
The new area will be located in the idyllic surroundings of the Stradbally Hall estate, with a signposted riverside path leading from the Jimi Hendrix campsite area daily.
Have no fear, because there will also be Picnic lifeguards on duty to watch out for everyone's safety over the course of the weekend at the the September 2 – 4 festival, which is long sold-out.
Limerick will be well represented with Fox Jaw, Rusangano Family, White Cholera – featuring Dave Blake of the Brad Pitt Light Orchestra – with long time Picnic attendees Karl Spain and The Rubberbandits will be doing their respective thing in the comedy tent.
Headliners for EP '16 include a reformed LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Rey, the Chemical Brothers and New Order, as well as Noel Gallagher, the 1975, The Shins, Bat for Lashes, Editors and more over three days.
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dfinn Posts: 1I have the same problem. I have a 2005 Sienna, the AC works great on the passenger side but only blows hot air on the drivers side. Any suggestions on how to correct this issue? Thanks for the help.0
Recirculate mode CANNOT be over-ridden if MAX cooling is being used.
Sienna start-up procedure after setting in bright Tampa sunlight:
A) Open the rear quarter panel venting windows.
Turn the A/C on, the blower to maximum and the temperature control just a tad, one "click/notch", below maximum cooling.
C) disable recirculate mode.
Once the previously heated cabin atmosphere, HOT cabin atmosphere, is purged then close the rear vents and return the temperature setting to maximum cooling (the system will automatically go into recirculate) and use the blower speed to set/maintain your comfort level.
I also ran the rear A/C blower on low most of the week we were in FL but much of the time the 2010-11 Sienna could not quite overcome the FL heat. Running the system on maximum cooling yields the best A/C efficiency (bypasses the reheat/remix airflow path) and FE.0
Hi there,
I have a 98 Toyota Sienna with just over 100k miles on it. For the past one year or something, when I turn on air conditioner, it will produce a loud squeaking noise for about 10-15 seconds. The harder you step on the gas pedal the louder and faster (higher frequency) the noise gets. But it diminishes after ~15 seconds. The air conditioner itself works fine, blowing out cold air with no problem. So, could it be alternator? Belt? even battery? Please shine a light. I really don't want be pushed around by dealer mechanics with some $2,000 estimate. Thank you.
Most likely the drive belt driving the A/C compressor but a distinct possibility of the A/C compressor clutch itself beginning to fail.0
Oh, then it sounds like we need to replace the compressor. Won't be a cheap fix......Thank you very much, WWEST!......But.....will it be workable to just replace the clutch?0
No, it would be too inexpensive to simply replace the drive belt first as a trial.0
roam4adventure Posts: 1Did that work? Do you know which relay to replace? I cannot find the info in the manual.0
WWEST, Looks like I've got it fixed. I totally agree with you that the noise is from some bad friction between magnetic clutch and rotor, but I was not sure if is from a bad belt, tortured axils, some dirty stuff stocked in between, or not enough current to produce ample megnetic field so that clutch would not get close enough to the rotor. So, I started with the cheapest try, changing battery......and amazingly, it stopped......at least for today. I am glad that this is easy and hope it'll be a real problem solver. Will keep you guys posted.0
Look for RR A/C relay in fuse/relay box next to battery in driver's side of engine compartment. The relay next to it labeled HTR is for the front blower motor. If you switch the two the problem should move from the back to the front. The relays pull straight out but are very tight in the socket. You can take the cover off the bad relay and polish the contacts with crocus cloth if you are so inclined. A new one cost me around $20 and only the Toyota dealer had it. Last year I replaced the rear relay with a repaired one and it has worked ever since. Good luck!0
switchover Posts: 1I'm in Canada, where can I get the part? I asked dealer in canada, was told $123.09+tax, is too expensive, Is there any possibility I can buy from US dealer? don't know if they can ship to Canada. Does anybody have info pls let me know. thanks a lot.0
ctbas2005 Posts: 1I have 95,000 on the Sienna and have not had any major issues. Since last winter, I have a new battery and new belt. Perhaps this is an issue where the belt is incorrect?
The heat works but when at idle, the air comes out cold. The heat is back instantly as soon as the car is moving. Any ideas on why this is occuring?0
ateixeira Posts: 72,587That's so strange I just had to respond.
Do you have recirc on? Or fresh air?
I would try toggling that to see if it makes a difference.
Wonder if some vaccum hoses are loose and the leak prevents certain trap doors from opening in those circumstances?
I know for the intake a vaccum tube opens a secondary port for more air at high revs.0
You have a "vapor lock", air bubble, in the coolant hose to the heater core. Check coolant level.0
Hello there
Did you find out what the problem was? I have the same exactly issue and the dealer still saying there is nothing worng. But it is, sometime it heats ok, sometimes is only COLD air and my children are freezen. I got tired and dont know what to do.
HELLO THERE. HAV ETHE SAME PROBLEM, HOW DID YOU FIXED IT! Thanks caroina0
:mad: On my 2008 Sienna I setup the air to be hot in the front and I also setup to control the rear to be hot. While I am HOT in the front I found out there in only COLD air coming from the rear vents. My kids are freezing and there is no way they can tell me that is COLD because they are 6 months and 1 ½ . I took the car to the dealer at the moment it was happening and even though the guy saw that it was COLD air coming from the rear vents either way he tried , so at the end he told me to set up the AIR to come out from the floor vents , because the vents on the floor were giving HOT air , that way at least my kids won't get COLD air from the rear VENTS , just while they found an appointment for my car, I had to come back after three days and what happened? They said everything looked fine! There was nothing wrong, that the rear vents are made to only give COLD air. What!!? And he also mentioned that the rear right vent is supposed to give warmer air. What?? I don't think they are right. I am waiting for this to happen again but I don't want to go thru this ONE MORE TIME! My kids don't deserve it! I paid for a NEW CAR to be working OK and so far this looks like a LEMON car because I reported this problem when my car had 300 miles (winter) , now that has 12000 miles (WINTER AGAIN) it is happening again. What do you recommend to do?0
Regretably "They" are correct, your automatic climate conntrol system is operating AS DESIGNED.
NipponDenso/Denso US, actually has a US patent, "two-layer airflow", regarding this aspect of their HVAC designs. Under the patent warm air for heating is ONLY distributed through the floor vents while cooling airflow primarily through the upper vents. Being able to get HEAT from the front "cooling" vents is a compromise of the "two-layer" airflow aspect so the windshield can be heated in cold weather.
There are a couple of C-BEST options that can be an aid. Two of those allow you to disable the A/C compressor for an indefinite period simply by switching it off manually ONE TIME. Second one unlinks A/C from operating automatically in defrost/defog/demist mode. Yet a third option will prevent the system from automatically switching into cooling mode once the cabin atmosphere is raised to your temperature setpoint.
Otherwise you MUST be fully alert and quickly switch the FRONT system back into heating mode once it automatically switches into cooling mode.
In some climatic conditions leaving the A/C enabled will/might be an aid in keeping the windshield defogged or defogging it. But in other climates the use of the A/C will often result in sudden and spontaneous windshield fogging subsequent to the A/C use for defogging.0
anorton111 Posts: 1I am also having this exact problem. Can you let me know how you resolved it? Thanks so much.0
Hello there
thanks for replying, but I have one more question. My car doesnt have the automatic climate control system. I have been able to bring the car two more times to the dealer and they have seen the two scenarios in my car. I had put the HOT air and also control the back fron the front panel and COLD air still coming oout fron the rear vents while in the front is HOT HOT HOT. Also, the second scenario, both, front and reas VETNS are HOT HOT HOT, so what is the problem here? They have tried to reproduce the problem with out success. Now, there is a problem if you say there is suppose to be COLD, so why there is HOT HOT air coming out?0
yatesjo Posts: 186Carol, on the manual system the rear vents are set up so that upper = cold, lower = hot. I run into that on my own van where my kids will get cold if I forget to switch upper to lower when the weather changes.
As he said it is the designed function. The reasoning is simple: hot air rises, cold air falls so you get maximum mixing into cabin air if you put the hot flow low and cold flow high. Designing the heating coils to go low and cold coils to go high is also a lot simpler and cheaper than designing both to go both ways.0
Then this is strange. I had checked again the VAN and the rear vents were blowing hot iar between 74 to 84 degrees, and that was only the begining, after running the car for another half hour it reached almost 100. And that is the way it was at the beginifn, the first year I was always in the back of the car, so there is definitly sometihng worng with this car, it doesnt follow a pattern0
nivle Posts: 1I have the same problem with my Sienna 06. Looks like the whole panel of fuses for A/C, fan, heater, etc (#58-68) is missing. There is, however, a transparent fuse box. There is another fuse panel in the instrument panel, driver side, but I can't figure out how to access it. Do I have to remove the instrument panel to access the fuse box? Thank you very much for the information.0
zea3 Posts: 2I'm pretty sure the front blower motor is bad. How hard is it to change out, and how do I access the blower motor?0
unmesh59 Posts: 1Having gone through this whole thread, I'm beginning to wonder of the climate control is behaving as designed.
The front vents are nicely blowing hot air as we go down the highway when suddenly, they start blowing cold air. To get warm air again, we have to jack up the temp settings extremely high which causes it to blow *very* hot air and we have to dial down the settings to their usual position. The cycle then repeats.
Somehow, we don't remember it behaving this way in previous winters but it may have.
The other and possibly related problem is that the air from the upper vents is not as warm at a given setting, say 72-deg, as our other cars. As per this thread, this might be as per design.
Don't even get me started on the fogging of the interior glass surfaces!
The dealer found nothing wrong the last couple of times.
Are there C_BEST (what the heck is that any way?) settings that might get the system the way we expect it to i.e. not be overly intelligent? I have a service visit coming up.
New models of the NipponDenso HVAC system will automatically switch modes if/when the OAT declines to/below about 35F. At that point the A/C is disabled and the "target" outflow temperature is raised in order to prevent windshield fogging since the A/C dehumidification functionality is off.
You don't say so but I am of the understanding that along with the above, the system also automatically switches to footwell outflow mode, away from "dash" outflow. Only in footwell or partial footwell/windshield mode is any level of warming airflow routed to the interior surface of the windshield.
There is a C-best option, serveral actually, that can be helpful.
1) The A/C can be disabled indefinitely simply by switching it OFF once. It will not activate again, EVER, until you switch it back on. I always have. leave, my A/C disabled throughout the winter period, only have it enabled for actual COOLING requirement.
2) The A/C can be unlinked from automatic operation in defrost/defog/demist mode. Mind is ALWAYS set so.
3) The system can be prevented from switching to cooling mode, dash outflow, automatically once the cabin temperature has risen to, or nearby, the temperature setpoint. There is NO warming airflow to the windshield in cooling mode(***). I do not have this C-best option, '01 F/awd RX300, so I must be fairly diligent in monitoring the system to prevent this switch.
Use of these measures will help dramatically to prevent interior windshield fogging when the OAT is below ~47F and the dehunidification capability of the A/C is mostly, often, non-functional.
If the windshield should fog up, say due to "loading" a couple of wet and sweaty snow skiiers, turn the heat up to MAX and use the windshield defrost/defog/demist mode.
Try to use the A/C and it may, or may not, be functional, but even worse when it subsequently switches off the moisture previously accumulated on the ~10,000 sq. in. of evaporator surface vane area will now become free to evaporate into the cabin.
*** outlet airflow from the upper, dash, and windshield vents will often be as much a 20F lower than airflow from the footwell vents. NipponDenso has a US patent pertaining to their two-layer airflow technique.0
nicko333 Posts: 1This might help clear things up for anyone that still has this question. The Sienna is DESIGNED to have the UPPER (ceiling) rear vents blow cold/AC air ONLY. The BOTTOM (floor) rear vents are the only vents that can blow warm/hot air. If you wish to heat the rear area (in a Sienna with a manual system), turn the fan speed selector (the one located on the dashboard) to "rear." On the rear control panel (located above the driver side captain seat/first row seat), select the foot air flow selector, turn the temp knob all the way to the right, and select the desired fan speed. Place your hand over the FLOOR vents. If the air is not warm/hot after 10 minutes of highway driving (15 mins side road), then you have a problem.0
On my 2005 Sienna with manual heater/air conditioner controls the air temperature from the upper and lower rear vents is the same - warm/hot when using the heater and cold when using the air conditioner. In addition I can find nothing in the owner's manual stating anything different.0
You CAN get heated airflow from the dash/upper vents AND the windshield vents but only via somewhat extreme measures. Turn the temperature setpoint all the way to MAX heat and manually select dash vents or defrost/defog/demist position.
That latter mode is how I most quickly defog the interior windshield surface.0
Yes, the owners manual only hints at the issue. If you read the factory shop/repair manual's information on the operation of the HVAC system then it becomes much easier to understand, clarify, the information in the owners manual.0


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- 125g plain flour
- 150g polenta (or cornmeal)
- 15g sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
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- 60 ml oil
- 240 ml buttermilk (or mix 2 tsp vinegar with milk)
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Tomato Pesto Stuffed Cornbread Muffins
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I've never seen this done before, what a great idea. I've got some chilli pesto somewhere, I bet that would be great in these. I can imagine eating them for breakfast tooReplyDeleteReplies
Oh definitely. I'm trying a gluten free version next time with buckwheat flour!Delete
Hi Laura, I do hope you'll come over to Food on Friday: Corn to add this to the recipe collection! Cheers from Carole's ChatterReplyDeleteReplies
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I adore cornbread at the moment as I've only recently discovered IT. These muffins look wonderful and I love the tomato pesto. So lovely. Thanks for the brilliant Simply Eggcellent entry xReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Dom. I've found cornbread can be very moreish.Delete
I love tomato pesto. These look marvelous!ReplyDelete
I love the look of these! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDeleteReplies
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These look really good!ReplyDelete
I love savory muffins, these sound delicious!ReplyDelete
Really cool addition with the filling.ReplyDelete
Such a clever idea! I'd quite happily scoff a few of these with my chilli :D Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge!ReplyDeleteReplies
When I made these I was a little bit sad that I'd already used up all my many batches of chilli from the freezer. I must make more of both when I'm in my new house.Delete
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Battleborn, Overwatch and Homefront: The Revolution install sizes revealed
You could be fighting on far off planets, fighting for your freedom or simply fighting for enough hard drive space.
As regular readers would know, we have the internet's master list for install sizes on both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, a seemingly innocuous figure in previous generations, but one that can provide plenty of frustration in the modern day. Nothing irritates quite like having to delete one console game so you can play another, but for many gamers that is the reality.
Today we've unearthed the details on three of May's upcoming blockbusters, and they require vastly different chunks of your available space. Battleborn weighs in at 19.7 GB. The new IP from Borderlands developer Gearbox successfully merges Halo and League of Legends while retaining the studio's quirky character designs and sense of fun. What we've played has been quite enjoyable, and satisfyingly challenging.
Meanwhile, the troubled sequel Homefront: The Revolution finally lands with a 34.34 GB storage cost. The series fell victim to the THQ collapse in 2012, was sold off to Crytek and put in the hands of Timesplitters developer Free Radical. Unfortunately, Crytek then folded the beloved studio and sold the game off to Deep Silver. However, despite its troubled gestation, the shooter is looking like it could be quite a lot of fun.
Finally, there is the new IP from Blizzard and it's called Overwatch. The studio behind World of Warcraft and Starcraft isn't one to dip its toe into uncharted waters too often, but this bright and colourful online superhero-styled shooter is sure to find an audience. Interestingly, the install size is relatively very small – just 7.04 GB. Proof perhaps that bigger doesn't necessarily mean better.
Also revealed today is the 8.13 GB install size for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan. Developed by Platinum Games – action specialists behind the likes of Vanquish and Bayonetta – it looks to satisfy fans both new and old by providing more than your typical TV tie-in and a game with a deep combat engine.


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Does approval from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability offer Christians useful information about an organization's financial discipline?
Does approval from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability offer Christians useful information about an organization's financial discipline?
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John S. Dickerson's The Great Evangelical Recession (Baker, 2013) is a young pastor's thoughtful discussion of what American Christians are doing right—and what we're doing wrong.
What we're doing right: "When someone is addicted to alcohol, pornography, marijuana, or illicit heterosexual sex, we tell them (if we are scripturally sound) they need Christ's power to overcome that lifestyle. When someone from those same tribes comes to Christ, we expect them to be drawn to their former way of life. We expect that learning to walk with Christ will include some stumbles, falls, and retreats into those old entrenched patterns."
What we're often doing wrong, in relation to both heterosexual and homosexual sinners, is forgetting that "A person must come to Christ, and then Christ can free them from their slavery." Dickerson argues that "many evangelicals swap the cart and the horse—expecting homosexual unbelievers to overcome their behavior without the power of the cross or the Holy Spirit." As he says, "No matter what tribe an unbeliever belongs to, we should lovingly expect them to act like pagans until they come to Christ."
Dickerson's biblical conclusions: "As with any tribe, don't focus on changing behavior. Focus on changing relationship to God through Christ. … Don't be surprised when you are hated and misunderstood about this issue. You will be. … When you are hated or misunderstood, don't defend yourself or other evangelicals. Instead, let your quiet good actions eclipse any accusations."
Law professor Patrick Garry's A Faith Brief (Kirk House, 2012) also counsels patience as he notes, "We expect understanding God to be easier than playing baseball." The analogy rings true: A child first learns to catch when a parent stands three feet away and practically drops the ball into his glove. A child first learns to hit off a tee. Then come years of practice: "And yet, learning to have faith is something we expect to achieve after a few Sunday attendances at a religious service." Garry's explanations are useful both for new Christians and those who work with them.
And that brings me to a book selling far more copies than either Dickerson's or Garry's: Cross Roads, by Wm. Paul Young, author of—as the cover of his new book declares—the 18-million-copy bestseller The Shack. Cross Roads (FaithWords, 2012) has clunky writing but it kept me turning the pages. Cross Roads offers sentimentality and takes potshots against orthodox doctrine, but it proclaims that death is not the end.
Overall, with atheism on the march, Christians who understand that God is love (which Cross Roads affirms) but God is also holy (which the book underplays) should not be snarky toward Young's evangelistic tool. Yes, it is dangerous to base a theology on stories of mostly-dead people seeing bright lights and Jesus, but people who take a baby step toward faith may next, with God's grace, develop a deeper relationship with Him.
Robert Hall thinks our biggest problem is loss of personal relationships—not the federal deficit or the crisis in public education. The Dallas-based business consultant knows other issues—he helps the homeless and volunteered in the Hurricane Katrina cleanup—but relationships top his list in his book, This Land of Strangers (Greenleaf, 2012).
"Relationships are society's greatest safety net," he writes, and backs that up with startling statistics: "Divorced men are six times as likely to suffer depression." He partly blames technology for helping us become strangers, but solutions are harder to find and government can't help. He takes a non-partisan approach: Conservatives could applaud his lament about fatherless families, and liberals might appreciate his cry for true community.
Hall's Christian faith lurks behind the book, but he is sad that faith can be divisive. He knows the heart of the problem is a me-first emphasis, so he says those on the left and the right should not blame each other: All should look in the mirror. —Russell Pulliam


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This week we got to put together some beautiful small favors for a bridal shower - a party of 60 people. We also got to do the centerpieces for the tables. Working on this project with the bride's mother was a treat. She's understandably happy for her beautiful and accomplished daughter and is gaining a son-in-law she adores.
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Will Motorola Pull The Plug On Webtop And The Lapdock?
Back in early 2012, Motorola sounded positively enthusiastic about its Webtop docks, including the laptop-style Lapdocks. CEO at the time Sanjay Jha talked about plans for the next generation of Webtop, adding features and expanding functionality. Could it be, though, that Motorola has finally succumbed to the general lack of user interest in the system, and given up on those plans? That's the feeling we get from the new Atrix HD.
While the original Atrix, as well as the Atrix 2 supported Webtop, the new Atrix HD does not. We might not jump to so severe a conclusion if this was just some random Moto handset that lacked Webtop, but for the company not to bring it to the latest Atrix model really feels like a bad sign for the project's future.
In a statement, Motorola explains the lack of Webtop on the Atrix HD as a cost-saving decision, and doesn't touch upon its future. That's a rational explanation, but are there really still users out there who would pay a premium for Webtop on other Motorola models?
Jha had admitted back in January that not even ten percent of its users with Webtop-capable phones take advantage of the feature; for it to continue investing money in something so unpopular, even with plans to dramatically improve Webtop on the table, might have simply become an untenable position. If that's true, it's a shame, because even if it wasn't getting the kind of use Motorola wanted to see, it was a genuinely useful feature that maybe just wasn't given the promotion it needed to succeed.
Until we hear something official, it may be too early to speculate on just where Webtop might have fallen apart, but for the sake of getting things started: Lapdocks were never given the kind of pricing they'd need to be really attractive. With a Lapdock itself costing nearly as much as a stand-alone netbook, it just didn't make sense to go with the less capable option. If they had cost half as much, things might have been very different.
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Well spring is well and truly here and so we hope that this weeks recipe will see your springing into your craft space and creating something wonderful.
The team drew inspiration from the tree, the colours and the whole spring/summer feel of the image this week - just take a look and be inspired. Kate, inspired by the colours, created this stunning tag. Ann saw summer and sunshine when looking at the image and created this cheerful layout.
It's clear to see where Annette, who provided our recipe this week, drew her inspiration from!
And last up for this week Christine with her lovely layout inspired by the springtime feel of our recipe.
Have a lovely weekend crafting, enjoying the sunshine, or shopping if you are off to the stamp and craft show at Alexandra Palace in London. As always please share your ChickenSoup projects with us, and don't forget you can find us on Facebook too if you haven't already - just look for ChickenSoup DT.
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Georgia communities won't see as much pork due to budget woes
The state will hold back on some $6 million in local assistance grants — commonly called pork in the budget — as Georgia continues to deal with a funding shortfall.
The grants, which go to local communities and typically total a few thousand, or a few tens of thousands of dollars, are used for a bevy of projects around the state. But, with state departments taking cuts because of a $1.8 billion budget shortfall, the House and Senate leaders who request the projects each year on behalf of local governments agreed to forego the funding for now, according to the Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor's offices.
"Although Local Assistance Grants are important to local communities, we cannot ignore the budget shortfall and must hold back this money until January when we will re-prioritize based on the limited resources available," Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson said in a news release.
For more on this story, including a list of some of the Middle Georgia projects affected, come back to macon.com or read Thursday's Telegraph.


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Back on Track
With the registration system complete and our first patch released, Hamled is now working on getting user-submitted flags and sails working again and on restoring the transfer system so we can resume processing transfers between Antigua and Roberts. After that's done he will look into the best way to bring the forums back online.
While Hamled is taking care of that, Fodderboy and I are moving forward with the cannon changes described in recent dev logs. We are also planning to release some new items (including some new ships!) in early December. We'll have more information about what you can expect in the new builds soon, stay tuned!


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Our challenge was to create tactics and messaging for Thanksgiving that would drive home the current consumer facing idea of "Uncommon Turkey." But what makes Plainville Farms Uncommon? They Never EVER use added growth hormones, antibiotics, artificial ingredients, EVER. So we came up with the idea #NeverEverBadStuff and launched the idea with an experiential food truck which was a spoof on the upcoming Presidential election. We created the "Uncommon Candidate" campaign truck that toured New York City for 3 days. It made noise and engaged people with music, samples, coupons, and photo engagements. We also interviewed people and created "man-on-the-street" style videos that were used as Facebook and Instagram content around Thanksgiving.
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International Financial Institutions and Population Programs: A Survey of Current Activity
Publication Date: March 1998
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Topic: Banking and finance (International financial institutions)
This report examines the population or family planning activities financed by the international financial institutions (IFIs), based on a survey of their activities. Only the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank currently fund family planning projects. The regional multilateral development banks do not fund projects in this area. The International Monetary Fund also does not finance projects. Brief reference is made to the international framework for family planning activity approved by the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994. Tables are included listing all family planning programs funded by the World Bank and ADB between 1993 and 1997. The report will be updated if the IFIs should institute significant policy changes in this area.


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Fresh off a critically-acclaimed stint hosting Saturday Night Live, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has just been announced as the host of the 85th Annual Academy Awards, taking place on February 24, 2013.
2012 was a great year for MacFarlane, with his FOX comedies, Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, all performing well in the ratings and his movie Ted (in which he played a talking teddy bear) raking in the cash at the box office.
MacFarlane has proven to be a charming and versatile host, as he was on SNL during the show's season premiere. His bit as Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte was particularly great. He can sing, dance and drop one-liners with the best of them, so he should be a great fit for the Oscars.
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MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2005 (HealthDay News) -- High doses of vitamin C administered intravenously can fight cancer -- at least in the laboratory, researchers report.
They took another look at the vitamin years after studies first suggested in the 1970s that high doses of ascorbate or vitamin C may help fight cancer. In the wake of those studies, additional studies using the same high doses found no benefit, although some of them used only oral vitamin C, not intravenous doses of the vitamin.
After those initial, failed studies using oral vitamin C, "the conclusion was that this therapy should be shelved, that it doesn't work," said lead researcher Dr. Mark Levine, chief of the molecular and clinical nutrition section and senior staff physician, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases.
But Levine and his team took another look at the therapy after working for the federal government on the latest recommended daily intake levels for vitamin C.
As part of those studies they examined the body's absorption of the nutrient and found that while oral intake does reach a saturation point, "when you give doses intravenously they go through the roof in the blood and then they are cleared," Levine explained.
According to Levine, a 10 gram dose of vitamin C given intravenously produces bloodstream concentrations more than 25-fold higher than concentrations achieved from the same oral dose.
Some antibiotics are poorly absorbed when given orally but fight infections effectively when given intravenously, and Levine and his team thought that might be the case with vitamin C and cancer.
Working with cell lines in the laboratory, they used high doses of vitamin C that could only be achieved by IV administration.
"At the highest concentration of ascorbic acid, if given intravenously, they don't touch normal cells and they kill lots of cancer cells. We don't know why," Levine said.
According to the study, published in the Sept. 12-16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vitamin C led to the formation of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical that can kill cells. This suggests a potential mechanism for therapy, Levine said.
"The mechanism has to be validated in animals -- the effects tested in animals to see if this is true," he said.
The newest study will likely set off another round of investigations about vitamin C's cancer-fighting ability, said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society. He called the study interesting and noted that it was conducted by respected scientists.
However, he said, laboratory findings are a long way from clinical practice and more study is needed. But the American Cancer Society, after careful evaluation, does note the value of dietary vitamin C in reducing cancer risk, stating that "vitamin C may have a protective role" in reducing the risk for many types of cancer when it is consumed as part of a prudent diet.
If alternative medicine practitioners -- who have continued to use vitamin C treatments for cancer -- provide evidence that it works, this would be the ideal time to step forward with their findings, Lichtenfeld said.
In another study published in the same issue of the journal, researchers from Pennsylvania State University found that retinoic acid, also known as vitamin A, can boost immune system functioning, at least in mice.
Researchers A. Catharine Ross and Yifan Ma found that injecting mice with the vitamin boosted their production of natural killer cells after they got a tetanus vaccine, improving their immune system response.
Newborns are susceptible to infectious diseases, and because their immune systems are immature often respond poorly to vaccines. Adding the vitamin A may help, although further study is needed, the researchers said.
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