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As cars whiz by on West Center Street in Lexington, nearly every driver takes a glimpse of the small brick building with large windows.
The old blue-and-white sign that once pictured a large "Z" has long been gone, as are the winding lines of anxious investors who used to frequent this place, but passersby still know what the building represents.
It's been one year since the federal government shut down Zeek Rewards, the penny-auction based company that attracted nearly 2.2 million users in 100 different countries from the one-story structure that connects to a Laundromat. In less than two years � 19 months � the company's rapid rise and promising payouts gave hope to millions of people who looked to earn a quick buck � "affiliates" who would only later be immersed in what some claim to be the densest Ponzi scheme of all time.
"Lexington has always been known for barbecue. Whoever thought so many people would be coming to Lexington for a penny auction company?" said Randy Jarvis, a former Lexington resident and Zeek Rewards user who met hundreds of affiliates while working at the Holiday Inn Express next to Childress Vineyards.
Jarvis, 48, who now lives in Pennsylvania, said upper-level affiliates would nearly book the entire hotel, some staying for weeks to attend "Red Carpet Events" run by the program's former chief officer, Davidson County resident Paul Burks.
He said affiliates from Australia showed him how they were making $200,000 a day through the program while another couple from Vermont, who eventually talked him into signing up, showed him actual checks to validate the thousands they were making.
"I met all these people from all over the world who were going to this small building in Lexington and putting all their money in this program," Jarvis said. "It was like something I've never experienced."
Zeek Rewards was one of the first penny auction-based programs to present profit-sharing opportunities to its customers. Promoted as the advertising division of the penny auction website, Zeekler.com, affiliates essentially invested by purchasing large quantities of bids to be used on the auction site. Most affiliates then sold or gave away those bids to new auction users and placed one daily advertisement for the program online, which enabled them to share in the company's daily net profits.
However, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged Zeek Rewards affiliates were not buying into a legitimate business model, but rather financing other investors' paychecks. The SEC, which froze the company's assets Aug. 17, 2012, claimed that more than 90 percent of the company's revenues, and subsequent daily net profits, were derived from new affiliates, rather than actual retail purchases on the penny auction site, according the SEC's original complaint.
Receiver projects 'substantial' returns
Dr. Lloyd Lohr of Lexington has an innate distrust for "get rich quick" schemes. Yet after seeing the success of others in Zeek Rewards in the summer of 2012, he decided to give it a shot.
"After watching what it was doing, I thought, 'I hope I'm right that it's a good thing,'" said Lohr, a medical doctor specializing in women's health. "But I still had that gut feeling that it's too good to be true."
Most affiliates bought in with Zeek Rewards anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000 in the company. Some families who invested together bought in for upward of $50,000 total. Most, like Lohr, have little hope of getting all their money back.
"I don't imagine I'd get most back, but I'd like to get some back," Lohr said.
About 840,000 people lost money in Zeek Rewards, estimates the court-appointed receiver Ken Bell, who is tasked at collecting money to return to "net losers."
So far, more than 110,000 claims, totaling more than $350 million, have been filed through the ongoing claims process, which ends Sept. 5. In his uptown Charlotte office earlier this month, Bell said some affiliates may be returned more than they think.
"There will be a substantial return to some of these victims," Bell said. "I just hope that everybody who has a legitimate claim will make one. My job is to make people as whole as possible, and I can't do that if people don't make a claim."
While Bell said it would be impossible to project a specific "on the dollar" amount that "net losers" could receive, he did not think 10 cents or 20 cents on the dollar was "substantial."
Claims can be made through a portal located on www.zeekrewardsreceivership.com. The claims process is being held electronically mostly to save money, Bell said, but affiliates can request to submit a claim by other method by sending an email to email@example.com.
To date, the receivership team has collected more than $300 million for "net losers," mostly from financial institutions and online payment processors and "e-wallets."
Bell said he is happy overall with the progress of the receivership, adding that he would like to make a preliminary distribution to valid claimants by the end of the year.
There have been some setbacks, though, including sorting out terabytes of information in Zeek's databases without nearly any help from company insiders.
"It's not on standard business software. It's stuff they created on their own, and they wrote code on their own," Bell said. "We didn't have access to the insiders who created that software and data because they had government problems and aren't at liberty to talk to me, I suppose."
Burks was the only company insider who offered some assistance in sorting out the company's databases early on, Bell said, but that communication has since ended.
The receivership also ran into delays from profiting affiliates who fought for Zeek Rewards. Some claimed the SEC action was an overreach by the government and defended the program.
It's estimated that about 77,000 "net winners" pulled out more money than they put in. Several of the highest-profiting affiliates, who made more than $1 million through the program, filed motions early on obstructing the receivership's progress, including one that intended to dissolve the receivership altogether. A federal judge denied all the measures.
Bell said the receivership has also spent some time responding to federal and state class-action lawsuits filed by large groups of affiliates.
The receivership team has requested about $4.5 million in fees and expenses, which reflects about 1.4 percent of the total recovery of about $325 million so far. When it's all said and done, Bell thinks overall fees and expenses of receivership as a percentage to recovery will be remarkably low.
"The mantra I always hand out when we have team meetings is, 'Be as efficient as possible and as cost efficient as possible,' because every dollar the receivership spends on professionals and people working on it is a dollar not available to go to the victims," Bell said.
'Clawback' suits coming
The receivership estimates that more than $295.5 million was "fraudulently transferred" to thousands of Zeek's "net winners."
Bell intends to get that money back through "clawback" lawsuits, which seek to recover profits from investors, employees or other parties who were transferred money. Bell said the plan is to sue a handful of the largest profiteers by name, then follow up in a defensive class action, which will target a much larger group of "net winners."
"I think we'll sue 15,000 or 16,000 people in the next few months," Bell said, adding that number does not reflect all the affiliates capable of being sued.
One potential clawback subject could be Burks, who declined a request for an interview. Burks' attorney, Noell Tin, did not respond to a phone call.
Burks, who moved from his home near uptown Lexington to another location in northeastern Davidson County in recent months, paid a $4 million fine and settled with the SEC without admitting or denying the allegations. Burks has not been charged criminally.
Jordan Maglich, a Florida attorney and expert on Ponzi schemes and white-collar crime, said the Zeek "clawback" process could be one of the most complicated efforts in the history of receiverships due to the large number of potential targets.
"Clawback litigation is costly, can last for several years and does nothing more than both delay the claims process and deplete the potential funds available for distribution to victims," Maglich said, speaking generally of clawback lawsuits. "And 99 percent of the time, there is no allegation that those clawback targets were complicit in the fraud or somehow anything different than those victims who lost money. However, it is their decision to fight to keep their fraudulent gains to the detriment of their fellow victims that sets them aside from that group."
About 150 Zeek profiteers have already settled with the receivership team, and the agreements are expected to add about $2 million to the total recovery, according to court documents.
Bell said he encourages "net winners" to continue to contact his office to reach a settlement.
"They are literally holding other people's money," Bell said.
As for Jarvis, who lost about $1,000 in the alleged scheme, he just hopes he can get some of his investment back.
"It's my own fault I did this," Jarvis said. "Nobody ever pressured me, and nobody ever got pressured in Lexington to do anything against their free will. There was always a choice of whether you wanted to get in or out. I wanted in, and that's how it played out."


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In Defense of Chef Chris Cosentino's Foie Gras
Eat Me Daily reports that chef Chris Cosentino of San Francisco's Incanto recently received a video and letter from anti-foie gras protesters, urging him to stop his signature culinary move: animal organs.
In response, the restaurant put together a 3,000-word piece called Shock & Foie, which defends foie gras, one of the few debates in the food word that is so "controversial, emotional, and fraught with moral peril."
Serious Eater Zach Brooks was just in the Bay Area and dined at Incanto: "As somebody who ate there last week, I can honestly say (putting all morality aside, of course) it would be a crime against stomachs everywhere if Cosentino were to never make this again: Corzetti with trotters, foie gras, dates, and pangrattato. Oh my god, so good. Easily my favorite dish of the night."
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Gasthof Groenhove
Gasthof Groenhove is an oasis of peace within walking distance of the historic centre, that won't leave any visitor indifferent. The 3 Star hotel is an old, charming villa and has six comfortable rooms with bathroom (some with bath, most with walk-in showers), telephone, mini-bar, safe, wireless internet and TV. The limited number of rooms guarantees a personal welcome and a family atmosphere.
The rooms vary in size, and are elegant and romantically furnished. Most of the roomshave lovely large windows overlooking the gardens which surround the hotel. Breakfast is served in the light and airy glass-sided veranda with a view of the hotel's garden or outside in the garden. It is also possible to have breakfast in the room.
Reception is the large hall of the old house, which has a beautiful staircase leading to the first floor, from where a staircase leads to the top floor where there are two very large rooms, perfect for families.
The gardens are quite extensive with water features, and give the hotel the air of being in the country. Bicycles are available to hire from the hotel (free of charge for our guests). A cot can be provided in the rooms free of charge for infants less than 1 year old. Pets are welcome at this hotel and we provide free parking in the grounds
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hotel Facilities & Policies
- Bar
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Direct Dial Telephone
- Free City Maps
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Mini Bar
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Safe Deposit Box
- Taxes included
- Tours/Travel Desk
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
By Train:
Brugge railway station is about 2 km from the hotel.
By Bus:
The bus stop called 't Peerdeke is about 100 meters from the hotel. You need bus 1 or 11.
By Car:
You can get to Bruges by the E40 via exit 9 (Oostkamp), from here it is 7 km via the N 50 to the ring road. Before the Katelijnepoort turn right and follow the ring road (R30) until the next bridge: this is the GENTPOORT. About 20 meters before the Gentpoort, you turn right and take the Generaal Lemanlaan. After about 400 meters you take the Dhoorestraat at your right side. At the end of this street, you go left. Now you're in the GULDENPEERDENSTRAAT. After 60 meters you'll see the hotel at your left side.
Nearest Airports:
Oostende (23 Kms)
Brussels (100 Kms)


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511 Harrington Highway | Eden, NC | 336.627-2600
RCS Vision: Rockingham County Schools will empower each child to be a life-long learner, equipped to contribute in a changing, complex society.
RCS Mission: Through effective relationships with family and community partners, Rockingham County Schools will provide a safe, dynamic, nurturing, and innovative learning environment in which each child has the opportunity to reach his/her highest potential.
In compliance with Federal Law, Rockingham County Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, age or disability. The following persons have been designated to handle inquires regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Holly Williamson, 504 Coordinator or Dr. Cindy Corcorcan, Title IX Coordinator 336.627.2600.


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Often times, these audio Tech articles are insights into what you can do if you take the time to learn and build, but let's face it, we rarely have that luxury anymore. We all start out with good intentions wanting to add sounds to our rides, but reality soon sets in. For some, the answer is a second set of speakers in the doors. For others, the front stage loses importance really fast.
So how important is the front stage to you? before you answer that, here's a quick solution to a more complex installation. Performing this install will not take more than a few hours, so you could finish a complete sound system installation with kick panels before hitting the park on a Sunday afternoon.
This type of installation is an adaptation from some of our upholstery friends.This isn't anything new, just new to us.
From the stereo installer in me, I have to tell you that the frequency range is not optimal in that the low end response is not where it should be due to the "free air" characteristics of this installation. but then again, hot-rodders have been mounting speakers in this fashion for years.
More and more upholstery shops have been offering their car stereo installation services. While they always look really good, they're not the kick panels that we have come to know. no fiberglass, just the simple upholsterer's materials and the patience to shape them. so the curves are less complex and you don't need hours or days to let things cure. no time needed for body filler and sanding.
For this installation, we'll be using the factory kick panels and adding to them before wrapping them in matching material. In traditional installation style, we'll create a solid mounting surface and use the upholsterer's tricks to shape the rest of the kicks in place of our poly material stretch and fiberglass, effectively cutting out a half-day's worth of work or more.
So follow along and watch as these kick panels are quickly transformed, making them "quick panels," for lack of a better term.


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Seguin strikes again for Dallas in Winnipegby Patrick Williams
WINNIPEG - Tyler Seguin has found himself a new home with the Dallas Stars this season, but he's also made himself quite comfortable inside MTS Centre.
Seguin combined with linemate Jamie Benn to overwhelm the Winnipeg Jets 6-4 on Saturday. Seguin scored twice and assisted on both of Benn's goals, giving him his second two-goal, two-assist outing at Winnipeg this season. Benn ended an 11-game goal drought by scoring for the first time since Nov. 14, and defenseman Sergei Gonchar finished with four assists, a career-high in his 19th NHL season.
Winnipeg overcame three one-goal deficits to tie the score 3-3 late in the second period. But Jets forward Anthony Peluso was assessed a major penalty for boarding for a hit to Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski with 4:32 left in the period, giving the Stars' 30th-ranked power play five minutes to work.
"I thought the Peluso hit was a joke," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "For a guy who plays that amount of time and runs a guy like Goligoski from behind. The hit is just stupid, and it's something that we want to get rid of. There's no place for it. It was a hard-hitting game, a lot of emotion in the game. But we don't have any room for that type of hit."
The Stars got their revenge on the scoreboard. Benn needed 2:18 to put the Stars ahead, ripping his second goal of the game past Ondrej Pavelec for a 4-3 lead. Seguin scored again 62 seconds later with the Stars still on the power play, unleashing a heavy left-point shot that beat Pavelec for a 5-3 lead.
"Up until that [five-minute major], it was a 3-3 game," Jets captain Andrew Ladd said. "It's more the mental errors and not playing a smart game that [hurts] us every time."
The win pushed the Stars (15-11-5), who broke a two-game losing skid, two points ahead of Winnipeg in the Central Division. The Stars hold three games in hand.
Colton Sceviour scored his first NHL goal in his season debut with the Stars, and rookie Valeri Nichushkin scored his fifth of the season and his third in his past six games. Kari Lehtonen, who exited Dallas' previous visit to Winnipeg with a lower-body injury that caused him to miss the next five games, made 34 saves.
The Jets (14-15-5) finished a three-game all-Central Division homestand with an 0-2-1 record after returning from a 4-2-0 road trip. They entered the day eight points out of a playoff berth, have seven wins in their first 19 home games (7-8-4) and have not won at MTS Centre since Nov. 15 (0-3-3).
"It was a tough one," Jets coach Claude Noel said. "A tough homestand for us, no doubt."
A goal from Matt Halischuk, two goals from Blake Wheeler, and a late goal by Olli Jokinen accounted for the Jets' offense. Pavelec stopped 19 of 24 shots before Al Montoya replaced him to start the third period and allowed one goal on eight shots.
Stuck in a 2-for-30 power-play slump, the Stars dedicated most of their practice time Friday to special-teams play. The practice paid off with a 2-for-5 performance.
"We said it before the game - [special-teams play] was going to make the difference," Benn said. "Our power play got a couple [of goals], and it made a difference."
The Stars have two games this season in which they have scored two power-play goals; both have come at Winnipeg.
"We've been getting so many chances and haven't been getting bounces," Seguin said of his team's power play. "We know that the top teams in the [Western Conference] have great special teams, so we've been trying to figure that out."
Seguin had two goals and two assists in his previous visit to MTS Centre, a 4-1 Dallas win on Oct. 11, and has two four-point performances in his past four games.
Seguin scored 7:14 into the game before Halischuk scored his third goal of the season halfway through the first period. Halischuk later exited the game near the end of the first period with an upper-body injury after blocking a shot by Dallas forward Alex Chiasson and did not return. Nichushkin's goal at 14:24 gave Dallas a 2-1 lead after one period.
Wheeler tied it again 12:58 into the second period, Benn scored 48 seconds to give the Stars a 3-2 lead, and Wheeler scored again at 14:53 to get the Jets even at 3-3. Wheeler has 11 goals this season; six of them have come in his past six games after he went 14 games without a goal.
But the game then fell apart for the Jets, who had a very unhappy dressing room afterward.
"What I say doesn't matter," Wheeler said. "It's what you do out on the ice. You can blow smoke as much as you want out in the media; we've been blowing smoke for three years. [I] and everyone who has stood in front of a microphone for three years, we've said the same [words]. What do you want me to say? That's about it. I don't really know what else to say."
The Stars took a 1-0 lead when Gonchar took advantage of a botched Winnipeg line change and zipped a pass through the neutral zone that reached Seguin at the Winnipeg blue line. Seguin broke across and snapped a high, hard shot over Pavelec's blocker. Halischuk replied 2:58 later when he fished the rebound of Mark Scheifele's shot from between the circles and slid it past Lehtonen.
The Stars jumped on another bad Winnipeg line change to regain their lead. Nichushkin, the 10th pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, raced through the neutral zone, cruised past Halischuk and defenseman Jacob Trouba, and tucked the puck past Pavelec.
"I didn't think we played a very intelligent game, and it reflected in their first two goals," Noel said.
Ladd reflected his coach's frustration.
"Their strength is their offensive attack and the guys they have up front," Ladd said. "We gave them, I don't know how many, 2-on-1 and breakaways. The first two goals were just terrible changes. That's just mental stuff that, to me, quite frankly, is embarrassing."
Wheeler and Dallas forward Antoine Roussel took coincidental delay-of-game penalties for a skirmish before a faceoff. When the two exited the penalty box, and the Jets having just finished their second 5-on-3 power play of the period and still on the second half of another power play, Wheeler headed straight toward the Dallas net and beat Lehtonen.
Benn knocked in a rebound to make it 3-2, but Wheeler tied it again when he drew Lehtonen far out of his net before putting a shot under the crossbar.


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I just found this Kitty printed top at Forever 21.
and was drawn to the idea: pretending like a kitty for tonight's out.
I should confess...that I was welcomed a kinda sweet laughter...
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The Royal Ballet, a world-class classical ballet company based in London, will perform in Taiwan over a four-day period as part of the country's 100th anniversary celebrations next year.
In its first ever performance in Taiwan, the world famous ballet company will present two dance programs to the accompaniment of the National Symphony Orchestra, according to the National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH)
The first piece comprises three short dances and the second features the full-length romantic ballet Giselle, the NTCH said. They will be staged from June 30 to July 3 at National Theater Hall.
Kevin O'Hare, administrative director of the Royal Ballet, said the two programs will give Taiwanese audiences a chance to see the range of the company.
In Giselle, there will be four movements and they will be led by four sets of principal dancers.
"No role is too small," O'Hare said. "Everyone in the company is very involved in the performance, and whenever you look, you will see the story continue."
He said the Royal Ballet always brings the full company — 92 dancers and more than 50 technical personnel — when it tours.
"If you come to see a ballet and you don't know anything about ballet, you still will be moved by the performance, because the whole company is telling the story," he added.
Coincidentally, the Royal ballet will be celebrating its 80th founding anniversary next year, he said.


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This is the United States of American...
This is not Communist China, Communist North Korea, Communist Cuba, or Iran....
You cannot do this. You cannot ban a religion plain and simple.
Even though it is a Muslim place of worship, you still cannot ban it.
Sorry Religious Nut Cases.....
This isn't Burger King, you can't have it "your way."
In fact, this goes back to the early days of our country.
The letter Jefferson wrote to the Baptist church whose Episcopal neighbor church was saying that the Baptist church wasn't allowed. Hence, the letter that mentioned the old adage, of "Separation between Church and State."
No, sorry Tea Party crazies, this isn't anything new. It goes back centuries when people dreamed that they would be able to free their government from religious control, say by some old man sitting on a throne in Rome or in London.
Now all this is, is simply political rhetoric by third rate politicians playing on peoples fear and ignorance in order to get their vote.
You see, the thing is, if you start to ban Religion "A", then you can also ban Religion "B", "C", "D", and so on. You keep on banning the ones who oppose you until, yes, that's right, the religions that support you get to stay.
And then like until the American Revolution, the religions are the mouth piece of the government. If you don't believe me, then read up on the French Revolution.
Then you'll see why France is so adamant about separation between Church and State.
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If communities can ban mosques, they can ban churches.
I'm in!
This is the same wienie who also went on a diatribe about legislation being too big and should be limited to 3 pages...
Someone should point out to him that godfathers pizza is probably responsible for causing more terror and possibly death then muslims in this country.
"Our Constitution guarantees the separation of church and state," Cain said in an interview with Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." "Islam combines church and state. They're using the church part of our First Amendment to infuse their morals in that community, and the people of that community do not like it. They disagree with it."
At least he acknowledges the separation of church and state. That is good news. And in addition, it is true Islam is more than a religion - it encompasses politics as well. But - I am not agreeing with his assessment. I am just happy that he acknowledges the separation of church and state.
Why is it that some people (correctly) protect the individual rights of others only when it comes to defending Islam? If I take Rick's example and extend it to, for example, the right to not be health-insured (therefore going against Obamacare) will he be so, ahem, libertarian? I guessed not.
Let me be clear: I agree 100% with the right of muslims to practice their religion. But I hope those who are so adamantly against cutting individual rights in this case use this newly acquired reflex to protest against the Almighty State intervention in other cases.


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The clues come from a remote area down under. It's a place where a new mineral was recently discovered. It's called Putnisite and it was found on volcanic rock in western Australia.
Miners were prospecting for nickel and gold when one of them noticed some bright pinkish-purple crystals. The miner sent a sample to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization for analysis. It wound up on the desk of Peter Elliott, a research associate with the South Australian Museum, for examination.
It turned out to be something mineralogists hadn't seen before.
"When the rocks ... were deposited millions of years ago, they contained small concentrations of strontium, calcium, chromium and sulfur," Elliott told Live Science. "Over time, weathering released these elements and concentrated them, allowing Putnisite to crystallize."
The mineral is named after husband and wife mineralogists Andrew and Christine Putnis.
"Of course it's an honor to have a mineral named after you," Christine Putnis said. "We have a sample of it. It's a very, very small sample — it's just a couple of millimeters or maybe even less than that. It doesn't grow into big crystals. It's pretty, very pretty."
Putnisite joins the list of more than 4,000 known mineral types. But don't expect to find it at your local jeweler or new-age crystal shop.
"When we were first asked if they could name it after us, my husband's first question was 'Can I make a ring out of it?' [But] it's not possible to make jewelry out of something that is so soft," Putnis said.
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Designed to be a response to problems encountered by users of traditional bottle cages who have smaller geometry frames or mountain bikers with rear suspension, the Slidecage is a fiendishly simple idea. As well as accessing the bottle from the top as per normal, the user can choose instead to slide it out of the side of the cage, thereby making it much easier when a lack of frame clearance doesn't allow for top loading.
The cage is constructed from fiberglass particle reinforced polyamide, to give high impact resistance combined with low weight. There's a fair bit of force going into the cage when popping a bottle in and out of the side, so this needs to be strong. The design is such that the cage can be positioned to allow for either left or right side access, which is handy for those with a preference.
It's incredibly easy to pop the bottle out of the side on the move, but not so easy you'd worry about accidental ejection. Getting it back in that way can prove a little more tricky, but it's a lot easier if you feed the bottle part way in from the top. this still solves the lack of space problem the cage is designed to address. Practice helps. The cage seems to put up with the abuse inherent in this process quite well, and hasn't shown any signs of snapping so far. It's straightforward to fit, and doesn't look out of place.
For some the weight will be a bit of a minus point, being somewhere between 5 and 15g heavier than many cages available on the market, although to put that in to perspective 15g is not very much - mind you I can also hear the retort that in percentage terms it is. However if you ride a small geometry frame that won't allow for a standard bottle cage the ability to fit a cage is probably a worthwhile trade off against a 15g weight penalty. It is also useful as a second cage on a tourer.
A neat solution to a niche problem
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Make and model: SKS Slidecage
Size tested: One
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Aimed at those with small sized frames, or rear suspension that doesn't allow for traditional top-loading bottle cages to work
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Made from polyamide strengthened with fibreglass particles.
Designed to be positioned either to face left or right.
Well made from seemingly sturdy materials.
Easy to remove bottle from side and replace.
Easily accessed from top still as well (provided you have the space)
Seems sturdy and resilient.
On the weighty side in comparison with other bottle cages.
Not bad value if you can's use a traditional style bottle cage.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Performed fine.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Design, functionality
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
It's heavier than the competition
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Possibly.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Possibly for those with small frames.
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
A well designed cage but lacking in distinguishing features for those with frames large enough for a standard bottle cage and a bit on the heavy side.
About the tester
Age: 37 Height: 1.65m Weight: 67kg
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, touring, general fitness riding, mtb,
Lara has been riding bikes for longer than she'd care to admit, and writing about them nearly as long. Since 2009 she has been working as part of the road.cc review team whilst championing women's cycling on the side, most notably via two years as editor of the, sadly now defunct, UK's first and only women's cycling mag, erm, Women's Cycling.
Believing fervently that cycling will save the world, she wishes that more people would just ride a bike and be pleasant to each other.
She will ride anything with two wheels, occasionally likes to go fast, definitely likes to go far and is always up for a bit of exploring somewhere new and exciting.


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Please Note: There are several recipes listed on this page. Please scroll down the page, to find the recipe you are seeking. Thank you!
Cashew and Quinoa Loaf
I love this loaf!
1½ cups raw cashews
1 cup (packed) sprouted whole grain breadcrumbs (about 2 slices)
1½ cups cooked and cooled quinoa (see note)
4 tablespoons wheat germ or oat bran, plus more as needed
1 cup diced onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons vegetable broth, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon tamari
½ cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk, plus more as needed
Zest of one large lemon
½ teaspoon dried marjoram
½ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
½ cup diced onion
1 cup diced sweet red pepper
2 tablespoons water or vegetable broth, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
½ cup shredded vegan cheese (optional)
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line an 8x4 loaf pan with unbleached parchment paper, allowing a 2-to 3-inch overhang on the two lengthwise sides of the pan.
To make the loaf, put the cashews in a blender or food processor and process until they become coarse crumbs.
Put the ground cashews, breadcrumbs, quinoa and wheat germ in a large bowl gently stir until combined.
Put 1 cup onion, olive oil, tamari and vegetable broth in a medium sauté pan and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until the onion is translucent. Add more broth, 1 tablespoon at a time, if the mixture gets dry. Add the garlic and sauté one minute more. Add the onion mixture to the cashew mixture and stir together until combined.
Put the almond milk, lemon zest, marjoram, salt and pepper in a medium bowl and stir together until combined. Stir the almond milk mixture into the cashew mixture. If the cashew mixture seems dry, add more almond milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture is slightly wet, but holds together easily. Or, if the cashew mixture seems too wet, add more wheat germ 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture holds together. Set the cashew mixture aside.
For the filling, put 1/2 cup onion, sweet pepper, olive oil and water or broth into a medium sauté pan and cook for 3 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and transfer to a medium bowl. Cool for 10 minutes, then stir in the optional vegan cheese.
Firmly press half of the cashew mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Top with the filling. Using a rubber spatula, spread the filling over the cashew mixture in an even layer. Top with the remaining cashew mixture, spreading it into an even layer with a spatula.
Fold the excess parchment paper over the top of the loaf and press down. This will keep the loaf moist while baking. Press down again to make the loaf more compact. This will help the loaf to hold together.
Bake the loaf for 20 minutes. Remove the loaf from the oven and peel back the parchment paper that is covering the top of the loaf. Put the loaf back in the oven for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until the loaf is slightly golden in color, firm to the touch and heated through. Remove the loaf from the oven and cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
Turn the loaf onto a serving platter and carefully peel off the parchment paper. Cut the loaf into very thick slices, using a serrated bread knife and wiping the knife clean after cutting each slice.
Serve warm. Refrigerate any left over loaf. This loaf makes great sandwiches the next day!
NOTE: To cook quinoa: Thoroughly rinse ½ cup quinoa under cold running water. Place in saucepan with 1 cup of vegetable broth. Cover and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 15 to 17 minutes.
Asparagus with Vegan Hollandaise Sauce
Makes 4 to 6 Servings
Asparagus is one of the first crops of spring. Paired with rich tasting vegan "hollandaise" sauce, it makes the perfect vegetable side dish for any spring meal! My grandmother grew asparagus in her back yard and she often served it with a rich hollandaise sauce, that as a child, I loved! So, I came up with this easy to prepare vegan version that tastes delicious and is low in fat too!
1 large bunch asparagus, trimmed
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ block soft silken or regular tofu, well drained
¼ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Place the asparagus in a large steamer and steam for 4 to 6 minutes, or until just crisp tender.
Meanwhile, place the lemon juice, tofu, turmeric and sea salt into a blender and process until smooth and creamy. Pour into a small saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until heated through.
Arrange the asparagus on a serving platter and pour the sauce over top. Serve immediately.
Paprika and Rosemary Roasted Red Potatoes
Makes 3 to 4 servings
6 medium red potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon crushed rosemary
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a medium-large baking pan with unbleached parchment baking paper.
Place potatoes, olive oil, paprika, rosemary, garlic powder, sea salt and pepper into a large mixing bowl and toss until coated.
Place potatoes on the prepared pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until potatoes are soft to the touch and slightly golden.
"O's" Oatmeal Lace Cookies
Makes 10 to 15 Cookies
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup "O's" style cereal
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup vegan chocolate chips
1/3 cup vegan margarine
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoon organic molasses
½ teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper.
Pour the oats into a blender and process into a course flour. Transfer to a large bowl. Put the O's cereal into a blender and process into course crumbs. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the cinnamon and sea salt. Whisk together. Add the raisins and chocolate chips and stir to coat.
Place the margarine, sugar, molasses and vanilla into a small mixing bowl. Mix all the ingredients together until well-combined.
Add the margarine mixture to the dry ingredients and stir or mix with your hands until ingredients are well incorporated.
Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet, flattening with a flat spatula as you go.
Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden around the edges.
Remove the cookies from the oven. Cookies will be very soft. Transfer the entire paper to a room temperature baking sheet and allow cookies to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the parchment paper and place them in a single layer on a cooling rack or platter. Chill for 30 minutes or until set.
Store tightly covered in the refrigerator.


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A friend sent me a link: HEADSPACE: MEDITATION MADE SIMPLE: just 10 minutes. live a happier healthier life. I replied.
You are replacing outer noise with inner noises spoken in your ears. It is a short-term solution.
The challenge, use a mantra to empty the mind and make space for the body to breathe.The mantra focus attention on your breath. You become conscious. Its like going to a laundrette, cleaning your brain of thinking. Thinking is an addiction, rationalizing everything. Like trying to straighten a monkey's tail. Empty the mind and you discover a deepening silence. In this silence you become aware of yourself changing. Stick with the discipline even when its tough going. The reward is confidence, courage, strength and love. ..for yourself. This LOVE is not self-centred but an aspiration to face whatever is blocking you from living your life to the full.
My friend replied: I am not using this tool. I am still using what you taught me years ago:"Be like a slow moving car and a fast turning wheel". A good description of Meditation.
Meditation is like a slow moving car. But a time arrives and you become aware of the changes in your life. You become more determined like a fast-changing wheel to clear out the habits, obsessions, thoughts that were holding you back.
My friend replied, You don't need to convince me. I trusted you when we met and I still trust you with all my heart.You taught me so much not to use any "electronic" tool for Meditation.
The love that emerges in meditation is a power that attracts you to persevere, to KEEP GOING. It is powerful. In the old philosophy it is called god.
26 years ago, Meditation was a major discovery.
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Our time in The Netherlands is coming to a close. Today was our last day in Amsterdam. Tomorrow we begin the trek across Germany to Dresden. We have to be on the train about 7 AM and will find ourselves winding to Berlin. From Berlin, after some quick touring, we will make the final leg to Dresden. It should be an interesting day.
Today was fascinating. We made our way to Den Haag, The Hague. What a pretty little city. We walked around the Dutch Parliament Buildings, got some pictures with the UN Justice Building, and went to see the Prison Gate Prison. There we got to see the old ways of torture. This was more Amanda's bag than anything else. I was along for the ride. I really didn't mind.
We are on our way out. Have a great day! Look forward to Dresden.


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Got to be the longest, most frustrating movie I have ever forced myself to sit through. It felt like the 3rd hour of the movie hit and I was still asking myself, "Is this ever going to get anywhere? What am I watching?" It is a real downer and depressing movie, as well. The story keeps shifting between the characters' lives, and just when one scene finally gets to any action or point, it shifts again! If you are fortunate enough to not have had to (or made the decision to force yourself to) endure this film, I would NOT recommend putting yourself through it!
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Mitt Romney, with a win the New Hampshire primaries under his belt, seems ready to take the GOP presidential nomination in a walk. However, if the last few days are any indication, it's not going to be a cakewalk. There's plenty of time for Romney to stumble, and plenty of people can easily trip him up — his opponents, his surrogates, and even the candidate himself.
Romney won the New Hampshire primaries, but some Granite State Republicans were "disappointed," and some even complained that Romney's "insincere comments" during his victory speech didn't do much to "seal the deal." That's funny, because it was a very conservative speech according to Michael Tomasky, and one almost tailor-made for the GOP's base.
Romney's attack on Obama was four-pronged. First—duh—he has presided over a failed economy, and we can and must do better. Second, he "wants to put free enterprise on trial." Third, he wants to turn America into a Euro-paradise for the shiftless and unmotivated. And fourth, Obama runs a foreign policy of appeasement (he used that word), while Romney will restore American greatness and so on.
Let's break them down. The first line of attack is obvious and potentially quite effective, depending on the state of the economy this fall. But notably, it stands out for a more important reason: it's the only argument of the four that is directed at all Americans generally, and at swing voters. It's the only one that's practical more than ideological. That section of the speech also includes within it the best applause line, the couplet about Obama having run out of ideas, and now let's make 2012 "the year he runs out of time."
So that's all right. The other three, though, are all aimed at the base. Obama wants to put free enterprise on trial. Really? Most Americans don't believe that, and most swing voters don't believe that. That kind of thinking is strictly the province of Obama haters. It is within this rubric that Romney utters the line in which his campaign is about "saving the soul of America." Oh, come on. Middle Americans don't think, by and large, that Obama is a threat to the soul of America. That's just dog-whistle stuff to the World Net Daily crowd. I used to cringe when John Kerry talked that way in 2004. I even kind of believed it about the Dubya crowd, but that doesn't mean that I thought it was an effective argument to make to middle America, and if I didn't think it then, I don't think it now.
Tomasky goes on to practically write President Obama's responses to Romney's charges, and ends with a summary that echoes Peggy Noonan's advice to Republicans in 2008 (and which they failed to heed then, too): "…Romney and his people are making the error conservatives and Republicans often make, thinking that regular Americans share their paranoias and obsessions to a far greater extent than they do."
Mitt's having enough trouble "sealing the deal" with the GOP base, which at least starting to exhibit some resignation to or willingness to settle for Romney as their nominee. From here on out, he's auditioning for the job of "sealing the deal" with the rest of the country. That's looking like it will be a tough sell. Break out New Hampshire's Republican primary voters by income, and Romney did well among the wealthy voters who carried him to victory — gaining 14% from voters making over $100k a year, compared to how he did in 2008, and making his biggest gain among those earning $200k and up.
That's not surprising, his payoff to the 1% in his economic plan.
The fact that Romney relied on the wealthy to win is not surprising. His economic plan is set to deliver a massive $6.6 trillion tax cut to the richest 1 percent and corporations, a cut that is 100 times more than what his plan offers middle-income Americans. Indeed, nearly three-fourths of households that make $200,000 or less a year would get "literally nothing" from his plan which — incidentally — actually raise taxes on half of middle-class families with children.
That also goes a long way to explaining why Romney only gained 4% in the under $100k category, and why the only group income group he didn't carry was the under $30k group.
Writer Maya Angelou once said, "When people show you who they are, believe them." It looks like that's what happened with Romney and New Hampshire voters in the 99%. Romney's opponents are still spending millions to show Republican voters and the rest of the country Mitt Romney really is. Romney is doing a fine job of it himself, with enough "Mitt-isms" and gaffes to comprise a "blooper reel" that will almost certainly grow between now and November.
Romney and the rest of the Republican field are telling and showing Americans who they really are. It looks like more of us are starting to believe it, and doesn't bode well for Romney and Republican come election day.


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Financial meltdowns often start with a small thing – the figurative straw that breaks the camel's back.
I've read stories from readers about the many small things that have caused them to start reassessing their lives. They had a credit card rejected at an inopportune moment. They didn't have enough cash to pay for the groceries in their cart. For me, it was facing a stack of bills that I didn't have the money to pay.
For some, that figurative back-breaking straw can come with the first real sign of financial distress. For others, it takes something much more severe, and sometimes nothing will make them change their routines.
When people reach that back-breaking point, though, whatever it may be, their first instinct is usually to get their short-term finances in good shape. In other words, they want to do things so that they know they're going to make the rent this month and that their bills are paid. Once that's under control, medium and long-term planning can begin to take priority – how can we get out of this mess, in other words.
Today, let's focus on that first step. What do you do when you finally reach a breaking point, realize that your finances are a disaster, and need a plan to help you get rid of some late bills and still make the rent?
The first step to take is to get those credit cards out of your wallet. If you are carrying a monthly balance on any of these cards, you need to stop using them for a bit until you get things under control.
Open up your wallet, take the cards out, and put them in a safe place so that you don't have access to them when you're out and about. Don't give yourself the opportunity to add more debt load to your situation.
The second step is to assess how close you are to paying off your bills for the next month. Are you going to be able to make the minimum payment on any and all bills as they come in? Can you take care of any late bills that aren't yet in collections?
Quite often, you'll find that you're not able to do that with the cash you have on hand plus the cash you're bringing in for the month.
If that's the case, you need to sell off some stuff. Clean out your closets and find any and all items that you don't use that might have value.
Once you have a stack of items, hit Craigslist and offer them for sale. If you don't find any luck there, try eBay, particularly if the items are collectibles.
The purpose of this is to turn things you're not regularly using into enough cash so that you're not struggling to keep your head barely above water every week. Before you can take the next steps forward, you need to be sure that you're not late on any of your bills and that you can easily take care of your bills over the next month. Often, it takes a small boost of cash to get a person up to that point, and the easiest resources for that is found in a person's closet.
The next step you should take is to engage in cost-cutting, but don't do it to the point of misery. Look for obvious ways in your life to spend less, but stick to the ones that feel good when you spend less.
Many people reach this situation and then respond by diving deep into hardcore frugality. They try to avoid spending anything.
Doing that is no different than going on an all-lettuce diet. Eventually, you're going to resent it and you're going to "snap back," undoing all of the progress you made.
Instead, stick to cost-cutting measures you feel good about. Every time you have to make a spending decision or consider buying something, consider the path of spending less, but only choose it if it feels like the right choice. If you always choose the cheap path, particularly if it's not something that comes naturally to you, you will eventually have a big resentment-filled backlash against it.
In other words, choose to spend less on the things that are less important to you, and don't cut back on the things that are important.
How do you know which is which? Try cutting back on something and decide for yourself if it's having a real negative impact on you. If it is, go back to the way things were before the next time you have to make a similar purchase. If you feel you "have" to always do something you don't like, frugality becomes misery – and, trust me, frugality done well is the opposite of misery. When frugality becomes misery, it becomes very easy to walk away from it – and then it becomes very easy to find yourself right back where you started.
Remember, always, that you can do this. I've done it. Many of the readers of this site have done it. We've been in financial situations that seemed overwhelmingly bad. We've been depressed about it and we've often felt completely hopeless.
It doesn't have to be that way. You can do this. You can dig out of your financial hole. It just requires you to make some changes regarding how you use your money.


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Lastly, JGRUBER, the reason why heterosexuals don't mention their sexual orientation is because they don't have to; heterosexuality is considered to be the "norm" in our society.
I'm in a particular situation with my personal statement. I'm wondering if I should include my sexuality, and the face that I'm gay as a key focus of it. I think that I probably should, because as a result of being removed from my household in my first year of university my marks suffered notably. Through hard work, the building of confidence, and friends I was able to get my average back up to an A-A+ level. Is it wise to focus my personal statement around this aspect of my life? I'm thinking of applying to Columbia, Yale, NYU, Princeton, and Harvard, and am not sure how they'd respond to such facts. I welcome any suggestions.


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Hatteras Yachts rolled out a redesign of its popular 80 motor yacht in October during the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show.
Hatteras Yachts rolled out a redesign of its popular 80 motor yacht in October during the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show.
The new 80 MY retains key elements that have made it one of Hatteras' most successful selling motor yachts; offering a new and improved layout, and additional standards and options.
Brent Barkley, director of marketing and product portfolio for Hatteras and CABO Yachts, said the redesign has some significant layout changes and exterior and interior styling changes.
The original Hatteras 80 MY debuted in 2003, and since then 45 have been sold, Barkley said.
�The 80s have been very popular considering the size and expense,� he said. �It is one of the best-selling models we�ve had in the last several years.�
The retail price for a basic 80 MY is $5.34 million, he said.
Exterior modifications to the 80 MY include the relocation of the arch on the flybridge, giving the yacht a rakish and sporty profile. Large port lights, centered between two horizontal port lights on each side, offer a change in styling compared to the previously used vertical port lights. Also new to the exterior is a standard riding seat on the bow deck, offering additional comfort and relaxation.
From the salon and galley to the companionway and sleeping quarters, adjustments to the 80 MY's interior layout improve volume, functionality and comfort. Side-by-side berths are now standard in lieu of bunks in the starboard stateroom, and the crew area now features a new "lounge" layout, making the space a comfortable and welcoming retreat, according to a Hatteras press release.
The redesign also features aesthetic changes as well as appliance and amenity upgrades. Stone showers with frameless shower doors provide a home-like impression, and now come standard in the master and guest heads.
In addition to the stylish shape change of the master stateroom port lights, new port lights have been added to the bow and starboard guest staterooms; improving the allowance of natural light, supplementary to the standard LED lighting.
John Ward, senior vice president of global sales and marketing for Hatteras and CABO Yachts, said Hatteras Yachts was excited about the new design.
"There is no doubt that the general effect of the design change introduced aboard the 80 MY is greater than the sum of its parts," Ward said in a statement. "We are extremely excited to present the redesigned 80 Motor Yacht in both our current and developing markets."
Barkley said the redesigned 80 MY introduced in Ft. Lauderdale was the result of working with a customer from Latin America who wanted to make some modifications to the original 80 MY.
�We worked with the customer to development something he was satisfied with,� Barkley said. �He was a repeat customer and he wanted to do some custom work. We liked a lot of his ideas and rolled them into the standard.�
Barkley said it was not unusual for Hatteras to work with the customers on yacht modifications.
�A lot of them have specific things they want and not all of them are good for the mass market,� he said. �This is not the first time we have taken a customer�s idea (to improve a design). It helps make the product better each time. But this is a fairly significant step in the number of customized items we have rolled into the production.�
The 80 MY has two Caterpillar C-32A engines that produce 1,600 horsepower each. Customers have three additional engine options, with even more horsepower, Barkley said.
Hatteras Yachts still have a couple of the original 80 MYs in varies stages of production. The redesigned model should be out sometime in the fall of 2013, Barkley said.
Hatteras Yachts, a unit of Brunswick Corporation, is recognized as a world leader in the construction of convertible sport fishing and luxury motor yachts.
Based in New Bern, Hatteras began production of its first model in 1959 and pioneered the production of large offshore fiberglass powerboats. Hatteras builds luxury motor yachts from 60 to 100 feet and sport fishing convertible yachts from 54 to 77 feet.
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