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NEW-boy Diomansy Kamara today checked into The Hawthorns vowing to help Albion establish themselves in the Premiership.
The Baggies completed the #1.5million signing of the Senegal international yesterday, beating off a challenge from Southampton.
As exclusively revealed in the Evening Mail a fortnight ago, Albion stepped up their pursuit of the 24-year-old as soon as they learned that he would not be kept on by Portsmouth.
Kamara spent last season at Pompey, firing six goals in 19 starts, before returning to Modena, who resumed his registration following the year long spell at Fratton Park.
The Paris-born star, who has also enjoyed spells with Italian clubs Chievo and Catanzaro, is now hoping to repay Albion's faith by firing the goals that keep them in the division.
"I am very pleased to join West Brom," said Kamara, who put pen to paper on a three-year deal with a further 12 months option in the club's option.
"I had a chance to join Southampton but decided on West Brom because it is a Premiership club.
"I was impressed with the atmosphere at West Brom, especially when I played here on the final day of last season.
"Most of all I was impressed with Bryan Robson and the chairman because they were very keen to bring me to The Hawthorns.
I know how hard the manager worked last season to keep West Brom's Premiership status.
"I'm just looking forward to showing my talents and hopefully the goals will come to help establish West Brom as a Premiership club.
"The problem at Portsmouth is that they had three different managers in one year.
"I signed for Harry Redknapp but then Velimir Zajec came in and his style did not suit me. Alain Perrin followed but I didn't really get the chance to show my talents to him."
Bryan Robson was delighted with his fourth signing of the summer, explaining that he hoped to exploit Kamara's versatility.
"One of the big reasons we have brought Diomansy on board is because he is very versatile," added the Baggies boss, who also hopes to add Maksim Shatskikh to his forward line.
"He can play in three different positions - wide left, wide right or through the middle as a centre-forward.
"The sheer pace he's got makes him very dangerous and we're delighted to have him on board."


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New 'Do
Clippers hate me. They just do. I'm nice to them - I oil my blades, keep them clean, try not to drop them, and never ever put them away with hair stuck in them. I don't try to clip through dried-on mud or sweat. I brush my pony thoroughly before clipping, and spray my blades liberally with coolant during the process. But inevitably, in the middle of a body clip my clippers tend to self-destruct. This has happened with at least 3 different sets of clippers. It's a curse.
So I've learned to clip in phases. This way, if something horrendous happens in the middle, the potential for my pony looking as if I totally intended to stop clipping at that point is much higher.
Tuesday was Phase 1:
|slightly blurry, but you get the idea.
We also tried on his new blankie, which fits pretty well!
|blurry face. cute blanket.
Wednesday we completed the final phase, Phase 3. And I have to say, it looks pretty darn good. Aside from the fact that it's clear that I cannot be bothered to bathe before clipping (ain't nobody got time for that), I'm rather pleased with the outcome.
I originally intended to leave some hair over his stifles and make the hind legs more 'pointy', but then I wasn't thinking and cut straight across on one side, so had to make the other side match. Oh well. It's just hair. Pony can also clearly not be bothered to get his face out of the grass for pictures.
Or his feed tub...
|mmmm alfalfa slop.


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1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ 08857Phone: 732-721-5600 Fax: 732-607-7900
Please be advised that the proposed start date for this project will be Friday, February 19, 2016
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Matawan Road (CR516) over Route 18 Bridge Deck Replacement
Township of Old Bridge, Middlesex County
NJDOT desires to replace the structurally deficient bridge deck of the County Route 516 over Route 18 Bridge (Structure Number 1211-152) in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County
as part of its bridge deck replacement program. Matawan Road (CR516) is an Urban Minor Arterial on the Federal Aid Highway system traversing Middlesex County
generally in the East/West Direction. At the location of the bridge over Route 18 the roadway consists of one (1) 12 foot lane in each direction, a three (3) foot shoulder, a six (6) foot sidewalk,
and one (1) foot concrete parapet on the westbound side, a 13 foot auxiliary lane, a 1 foot-6 inch brush curb, and a one (1) foot concrete parapet on the eastbound side.
The total bridge width is 49 feet-6 inches out-to-out radial. The existing speed limit is 45 MPH. The proposed scope of work includes in-kind replacement of the bridge deck,
replacement of the impact damaged south fascia girder over Route 18 northbound, and incidental bearing replacement and minor superstructure and substructure repairs.
Traffic Control / Detour
To accelerate the construction with minimal disturbance to the community a detour is needed as part of a two-stage construction scheme.
The detour of CR516 westbound traffic by routing vehicles to the ramp from CR516 westbound to Route 18 northbound is recommended considering all traffic impacts.
Traffic will then follow Route 18 northbound for 0.6 miles to the reverse jughandle at the intersection with Hillsdale Road to make a U-turn.
The detour route then proceeds on Route 18 southbound to the exit ramp for CR516/CR527 where it ends on the west side of the bridge.
This detour route, approximately 1.7 miles long, includes one signalized intersection at Hillsdale Road and is expected to be in place for about six (6) months.
Additionally, to accommodate CR516 westbound emergency vehicle access, temporary portable traffic signals with pre-emption will be provided.
A sketch of the detour is included below.
Estimated Project Schedule
Construction Start February 1, 2016
Substantial Completion September 16, 2016
For further information, please contact:
Ray Tomczak, Regional Manager
Office of Community and Constituent Relations
New Jersey Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 600, Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
Phone: 609.530.2110; Fax: 609.530.4638
Governor Chris Christie Acting Commissioner Richard T. Hammer


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Americans for Inequality, a satirical Facebook group promoting inequality, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, in a New Hampshire event on Monday, according to a press release issued on its Facebook page:
(Manchester, New Hampshire)-The Board of Directors of Americans for Inequality, a citizen's advocacy group which promotes the benefits of inequality, voted to endorse former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) for President. "The Board of Directors voted to emphatically endorse Governor Romney's candidacy for President" said Warren Bancroft, interim Chair of Americans for Inequality. "Americans for Inequality is prepared to commit considerable resources to help make Mitt Romney the next President of the United States."
In the 2012 Presidential campaign, Americans for Inequality has been the first organization to educate voters about the benefits of vast inequalities. Americans for Inequality has been a pioneer in changing the narrative away from the costs and perils of inequality---and toward a new appreciation of how inequality plays an important and beneficial role in our economy.
"For far too long the poor, unemployed, and elderly have been coddled by America's generous welfare system and exempted from contributing their fair share in taxes, while banks and companies have suffered under an oppressive regime. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's budget plan will mostly rely on ending the era of entitlement and providing tax relief for upper-income households. That's the beauty of the Romney/Ryan plan: the higher the income, the higher the tax break. Their budget plan will ensure that inequality will remain with us, as it should, for many years," said Bancroft.
The Americans for Inequality endorsement was not, however, a unanimous one. One member of the Americans for Inequality Board voted against the Romney endorsement.
Chester Prattfield noted how inequality has accelerated under President Obama, and that it could continue for another four years. "The current recovery has been the weakest and most unequal recovery since WWII, both in terms of income and wealth. The financial industry is back on its feet and corporations are making record profits. Class mobility and opportunity are declining as inequality becomes entrenched, and that's what we want to see. But there is room for improvement. Job creators do 100% of the work, but from 2009-2011, they only received 88% of the national income. And companies such as Exxon Mobil pay as high as 2% in federal taxes—they need relief."
"While I voted to endorse President Obama, and will continue to personally support his campaign, I understand and respect the decision of the Americans for Inequality Board," said Prattfield, Americans for Inequality co-founder. "I appreciate the thoughtfulness the Board of Directors has put into this decision."
Income inequality has risen dramatically over the last 40 years, with some economists and public advocacy groups pointing to the issue as an important problem that needs to be addressed. Americans for Inequality is trying to do just the opposite.
"After analyzing the Ryan budget plan as well as other aspects of the social and economic policies of both presidential candidates, we support Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan because they will ensure that inequality will remain for some time -- as it should," an Americans for Inequality spokesperson, who calls himself Warren Bancroft, said in a phone interview with The Huffington Post.
During its first three days of existence, the group's Facebook page has obtained nearly 500 supporters. And although some of the advocates are in on the joke, others haven't picked up on the satire and are serious endorsers of both inequality and the Romney-Ryan ticket, Bancroft said.
Bancroft also defended Americans for Inequality's information, saying that it comes from veritable sources. But the spoof is not made explicitly clear on the group's Facebook or Twitter page, providing closeted supporters of inequality a platform on which to speak out.


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Mystery/Chick Lit
Stephanie Plum is a horrible bounty hunter. When sexy and mysterious Ranger asks her to help him out with a problem he's having with break ins of customers for his security firm, Stephanie knows it's too good to pass up. Especially since her and Morelli have had a huge argument and are no longer seeing each other. Stephanie starts to spy on Ranger's employees, thinking that one of them may have something to do with this since the robber knows the codes. Stephanie can't give up her day job though, and still has to find her skips, including the ancient old man who likes to flash to elderly ladies.
The end of this book, at the BBQ competition, almost had me laughing on the train. I would have been nice to know what happened with Lula and Tank. In the last book they were together and in this book it was no more. What a shame!
A frequent complaint I have about these books is that the mysteries are solved and then the books instantly end. It would be nice if there was a bit more closure on the books before they wrapped up.
First Line: "When I was a kid, I was afraid of spiders and vegetables."


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Female weightlifter Le Khong My Phuong won a gold medal at the 2015 IWF Youth World Championships held in Lima, Peru on April 9.
Phuong lifted 70kg in the snatch category of the women's 44kg discipline to take gold, followed by Chinese athlete Gao Yimei who lifted 67kg.
In the clean and jerk category, she ranked fifth with her lift of 76kg.
However, she lifted 146kg in total to gain one more silver medal.
Gao Yimei won two gold medals in the clean and jerk category (88kg) and total lift (155kg).
In the men's 50kg category, Le Nguyen Quoc Bao won two silver medals and one bronze medal.
Next, Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan and Ly Quang Vinh will compete in the men's 56kg event.
Vietnam has sent four athletes to take part in the tournament, which will end on April 12.-VNA
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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a warning to potential investors to stay away from a teen's NZD$220 million cryptocurrency venture, fearing that its success may be overblown.
In August, 19-year-old Ashutoush Sharma, a former student at Auckland Grammar, launched e-commerce site Sell My Good. This week, he began accepting investor funds with the aim of raising $220 million for his cryptocurrency SMG Cash, the New Zealand Herald reports.
However, according to the FMA, SMG Cash falls under its jurisdiction and, therefore, warned potential investors away from it. A spokesperson for the authority said:
We recommend New Zealand investors do not subscribe to this offer.
A white paper for his initial coin offering (ICO) states that the e-commerce site has five million users with 10,000 new listings of goods for sale on a daily basis. It also claims to have conducted $80 million of sales since its launch.
However, despite claims that Sell My Good is 'seeing explosive growth rates,' an investigation by Weekend Herald suggests that economic activity and traffic on the site have been inflated by a factor of 10,000. Additionally, the investigation showed that there were only up to 400 listings on the site, many of which were up to four months old.
It's also alleged that 10 percent of the sales on the site were placed there by Sharma and Dinyar Irani, a University of Auckland student and the company's CEO. Interestingly, with nearly 100 percent of visitors originating from Japan, Sharma said:
It's not [true] that we're bullshitting.
The FMA has raised concerns about the cryptocurrency venture, but claimed they had 'not received a satisfactory response' from Sharma.
According to him, though, many early investors from New Zealand are investing their money into the scheme, with claims that he has raised over $2 million to date. But, with the FMA failing to trust and believe in Sell My Good, they have to now consider 'whether statements in the white paper are accurate and can be substantiated.'
The use of ICOs to raise funds for various projects has become a contentious topic of discussion in recent months. Even though ICOs have helped countless companies get up and running, there are many others that are linked to fraudulent activities. Such is the feeling toward them that South Korean authorities banned the use of ICOs in September, following similar steps taken by China as it cracked down on the market.
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The two images we are comparing are both posters with a purpose, focused on first capturing the audience's attention and then delivering the proposed message. Both posters deliver their meaning through a combination of image and text, it will be interesting comparing the similarities and differences in their advertising methods as the posters were produced decades apart.
The first poster, entitled 'The Uncle Sam Range' was created by Schumacher & Ettlinger in 1876 and is a poster advertising a cooking oven. The second poster was created by Savile Lumley in 1915 and is a propaganda poster aimed at persuading middle class men to join the army.
Firstly, both posters sell you the dream of your life being better in some way. The 'Uncle Sam' poster is aimed at the American middle and upper class, as the illustration depicts a scene of wealth and affluence. Moreover, there are patriotic American references drenched in every space possible. The use of patriotic references makes the poster relevant to its target audience, people aspiring to live the American dream. Additionally, The poster created by Lumley is aimed at middle class men in Britain. Created as a world war two propaganda poster, the image depicts a man lost for words as his children question him about his role in the war. The poster cleverly hints at the fact that this man played no role in the war. Through his distant stare, the artist portrays his feelings of remorse and cowardliness. Portraying a clear message to men viewing the poster, join the army and become a hero your family can be proud of.
Both of the posters rely heavily on illustration to help convey the message and connect to the viewers. In the poster by Lumley, we see the use of children, they help question the male ego, as there was a focus put on how a man should provide for and protect his family. The male's blank stare reiterates the fact that not going to war will leave you looking like a coward to your family. However, contrasting this 'The Uncle Sam' poster uses images of wealth and patriotism to entice its viewers. Using illustration, the poster shows an American family cooking a variety of food on their new oven. Everyone is smartly dressed and the interior of the house oozes prosperity. Moreover, there are aspects of racism also included on the poster. At the time the image was created slavery was still generally accepted in America, a small slave working around the oven makes this apparent. Additionally, there is also list of food, making fun of the foods eaten is other countries, the purpose of which is to show how America is more culturally sophisticated than the rest of the world.
To conclude, both posters portray a similar message, that if you buy or do what the poster is advertising your life will be better off. However, each poster uses a very different technique of persuading its viewers to do so. The 'Uncle Sam Range' portrays a life of affluence that can be obtained if the product is purchased. Contrasting this, the poster created by Savile Lumley uses guilt and shame to persuade its viewers to join the army and help the war effort.


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Posted On 22-01-2016 13:21 GMT
'The Righteous' Joseph Conners seems to be making a bigger and bigger impact on NGW as the weeks and months go on. His dominance has begun to show not just inside the ring, where he has a series of very impressive victories under his belt, but also outside the ring.
Along with the appearance of his mysterious female friend, Lillith, the last few months have seen Dan James turn on his best friend Liam Slater and align with Conners and Dara Diablo, in the midst of a heated fued against his former tag partner El Ligero.
Our last show in Hull saw the group about to unmask El Ligero only for the save to be made by Slater, of course assisting Ligero, but also writing the wrongs of Conners, James, Lillith & Diablo.
Messages from Conners, seen recently by regular viewers of NGW British Wrestling Weekly, have become increasingly dark and enigmatic. Conners and Diablo team up for the first time here against the NGW dream team of Ligero & Slater, which is sure to be nothing but heated with these four strong characters in the ring.
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Managing user lookups
You can use the API to manage user lookups.
To add user lookups update the user record and include the relationship 'lookup_by_user_id'. In these examples the id of the user is 100 and we are adding a single lookup named 'favorite_food'.
PUT /api/v2/system/user/100?related=lookup_by_user_id
{ "lookup_by_user_id": [{ "name": "favorite_food", "value": "pizza", "private": false, "description": null }] }
To retrieve user lookups include the relationship 'lookup_by_user_id'. The 'user_id' field for the lookup will be set to 100. This is what links the lookup record to the user record. Since this is the first user lookup in the system its id is set to 1.
GET /api/v2/system/user/100?related=lookup_by_user_id
{ "id": 100, "name": "Test User", "username": null, "first_name": "Test", "last_name": "User", "last_login_date": "2016-09-13 16:28:08", "email": "[email protected]", "is_active": true, "phone": null, "security_question": null, "confirm_code": "y", "default_app_id": null, "oauth_provider": null, "created_date": "2016-09-20 14:12:59", "last_modified_date": "2016-09-20 18:12:59", "created_by_id": 1, "last_modified_by_id": 10, "lookup_by_user_id": [ { "id": 1, "user_id": 100, "name": "favorite_food", "value": "pizza", "private": false, "description": null, "created_date": "2016-09-20 18:25:04", "last_modified_date": "2016-09-20 18:25:04", "created_by_id": null, "last_modified_by_id": null } ] }
To modify user lookups update the user and provide the new name or value along with the lookup id.
IMPORTANT: You must provide the user_id for the lookups you are updating, otherwise they will be deleted.
PUT /api/v2/system/user/100?related=lookup_by_user_id
{ "lookup_by_user_id": [{ "id": 1, "user_id": 100, "value": "grilled cheese" }] }
To delete user lookups update the user and set the user_id for the lookups to delete to null.
PUT /api/v2/system/user/100?related=lookup_by_user_id
{ "lookup_by_user_id": [{ "id": 1, "user_id": null }] }
You can also modify these lookups via the API Docs tab
Migrate over to the System Management endpoint inside of the API Docs tab.
Scroll down to the _user/{id} endpoints where you can perform CRUD operations on various lookup keys.
Using the same example data as API example above, but with a
user_id of 2 in this case, we update our related lookup values with a PUT request. You can, of course, use PATCH to modify any of the currently created lookups.
You can see the successful response code (200) that is generated as well as the normal URL and cURL endpoints as well. The
user_id is confirmed as 2, and the
id of the newly added lookup is 7.
You can perform a GET request, and add the related data to confirm that this new lookup has in fact been added.


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Lime Juice Benefits
Limes are packed with vitamin C (ascorbic acid), a natural antioxidant, important for boosting the immune system, protecting against colds and many bacterial illnesses.
Nutrition in 1 lime (44g)
Consisting of 90% water, limes are fat-free, have no cholesterol, and when the pulp is left in the juice, it is high in fiber.
As with all citrus fruits, they do contain a moderate amount of sugar, so they should not be eaten in great quantities.
Minerals include small amounts of:
Calcium: bone and teeth health.
Magnesium: muscle health and preventing cramps by stabilising the nerves.
Phosphorus: for cell wall, bone and teeth health - it combines with many other minerals in the body.
Potassium: brain function, cell and muscle health and preventing cramps.
Zinc: immune function, eye, nail and hair health, but also other organs. Zinc combines with many other vitamins and minerals in the body.
Vitamin E (skin, nails, hair, and cell health) and vitamin K (blood and bone health), plus niacin (blood and heart health) and folate (cell and DNA health) are found in small amounts, in addition to a large dose of vitamin C (immune functions).
Eight Ways Lime Juice Fights Against Illnesses
It can play an important role in fighting several common and some much more severe illnesses.
1. Treat and Prevent Common Colds
Vitamin C has been shown in many studies to be important in preventing and recovering from colds and flu1.
Add the juice to glasses of water to increase vitamin C intake throughout the day, especially in winter during the cold and flu season.
A hot lime, honey and ginger drink can be used to calm a sore throat and boost your immune system at the same time.
2. Aid Digestion
Citrus juices have been found to remove harmful bacteria and reduce gastric inflammation, again because of their high vitamin C content.2
Add the juice to your meals to improve your digestion and protect against gastric illnesses.
Limes go extremely well in Mexican and Thai dishes, highlighting flavor with a fresh, acidic taste, and can be used to tenderize meat.
3. Supercharge Your Immune System
Lime juice in particular has been shown to have other positive effects on the immune system.
One study found it even stopped the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as Golden Staph, from multiplying.3
4. Improve Malaria Treatments
In conjunction with malaria medication, lime juice significantly improved both the speed and success of treatment. Plus it is negative side-effect free!4
5. Protect Your Eye Health
Vitamin C was found to protect the cornea in eyes against ultraviolet B radiation, produced by the sun.5
6. Reduce Inflammation Naturally
Vitamin C has been shown in many studies to have good anti-inflammatory effects.6
If you suffer from arthritis, fibromyalgia, sciatic nerve pain, gout or other inflammatory conditions, consider using citrus juices more regularly!
7. Manage Diabetes
Used in conjunction with metformin, vitamin C supplements help diabetes sufferers manage their blood sugar levels.7
The best way to increase vitamin C is to have a healthy diet with vegetables and fruits with high levels of this vitamin.
8. Prevent Bacteria in Cooked Foods
Because of a lime's high acidity, it can neutralize some dangerous bacteria, found in foods which have been stored incorrectly.
One study showed that the juice added to foods strongly protects against cholera, especially when the dishes were stored without a refrigerator.8
Add the juice to meals that sit outside a fridge for long periods to protect against bacteria, such as at barbecues and potluck dinners.
It is highly unlikely you'll be fighting golden staph, malaria and cholera in your own home. However, these studies clearly show that lime juice has a powerful and healthy effect on our immune systems and to kill bacteria.
Lime Juice in History
References to 'lime juice' being prescribed to sailors, dating back to the 1700s, are found in the journals of ships' doctors treating scurvy.
Fresh citrus fruits and juices were found to be the most successful at treating this disease.
The earlier references to 'lime juice', however often meant a juice or cordial made from lemons.9
A Patented Cordial?
A concentrated cordial, made without alcohol from West Indian limes, Rose's Lime Juice was patented by Lauchlan Rose in 1867 in Britain. This was immediately prescribed to sailors to prevent scurvy by the 1867 Merchant Shipping Act.9
Because of its success and enforced use in the navy, British sailors were often called 'limey'. The term since evolved into a derogatory nickname for a British person.
You can still buy this brand today in many parts of the world.
Recipes With Limes
How to Use Lime Juice
- Squeeze some juice into a glass of water, or add sliced limes to a jug of iced water.
- Use as a mixer for home-made cocktails and mocktails, such as mojitos and daiquiris.
- Make sweetened cordial or limeade, perfect for summer!
- Make fresh lime curd or marmalade.
- Make some desserts: jelly, key lime pie, or sorbet.
- Make a birthday cake.
- Add to Mexican or Thai dishes when cooking for a fresh finish.
- Marinate meat, pour over grilled chicken breasts or fish to make them tender and juicy.
- Make a tangy salad dressing with various herbs, sesame seeds and olive oil.
Lime Juice Can Improve Your Skin and Hair
- Dandruff: wet scalp with the juice, and leave for 10 minutes before rinsing with water to reduce or eliminate dandruff.
- Skin mask for oily skin: combine 1 teaspoon of the juice with 1 teaspoon of rosewater and 1 tablespoon of pureed cucumber. Apply to skin, leave for 10 minutes, then rinse. Do not use this if you have sensitive skin.
- Scrub for oily skin: combine 1 teaspoon of lime juice, 1 tablespoon of ground oats and 1 tablespoon of ground almonds to make a rough paste. Scrub face and rinse. Do not use this if you have sensitive skin.
Home Cleaning Tips
- Odor control: Boil cut limes and juice to freshen up a musty smelling home.
- Rust: Sprinkle salt on the rust and squeeze some juice on the salt until it is soaked. Leave for a few hours, then scrub the rust away.
Freshly squeezed lime juice keeps in the fridge for up to a week in a tightly sealed container.
You can store the juice longer by freezing it in ice-block containers. When completely frozen, store the cubes in a strongly sealed freezer bag.
Alternatively, processed juice is readily available, and will keep in the fridge for a month. It is also typically higher in vitamin C.
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What are you favorite ways to use limes?
Let us know in the comments below!
© 2012 Kymberly Fergusson
I make an "amp'd" version of this by taking 8 limes, cutting them in half, taking about 2-3" of ginger slicing it up into small pieces (coin size or half) then adding them to a pot of boiling water (200 mm size).
Boil the limes for 15 minutes, you will smell the fragrance of the limes as the skin breaks down and releases the all important oil and nutrients. Allow to simmer for another 5+ minutes then turn off the heat and cover and allow to cool down overnight, then bottle and refrigerate.
I produce approx 1 litre of this mixture which lasts me 7 days if I take a cup full every morning (I tend to mix with hot water sometimes).
Benefits are outstanding, I was not expecting this to work but it's really surprised me. I have not had a serious illness for almost a year, my body recovers incredibly fast now, healing factor has improved and more importantly its virtually god rid of the bowl related issues I had.
Just lime and ginger and it acts as a stimulant, clears brain fog, with 1 clove added its more medicinal.
Give me a lime over a lemon any day! :)
Thanks for the info on limes.
I love them and always using them in baking, drinks ect.
Key limes are a favorite, smaller but they can pack a punch, and great to know there are so many benefits from using them.
I've been on a bit of a health kick these four past years Kymberly and am recently looking into other uses for Limes, which is how I found your hub. I've been squeezing one lime into 1.5 litres of water each day and drinking it as part of my daily water consumption. Now, it might just be coincidence, but I've not had a single cold, sore throat, or runny nose since that day. Before I started on the lime I got at least a couple of coughs, colds, and sniffles each year, just like every other Joe average.
And just today, I read about how lime can act as a good deodorant. I cut one in half this morning and rubbed the juice under my armpits, and I've been as fresh as a daisy (I mean lime!) all day long. I've actually saved that lime in a sealed container and will use it again tomorrow. I'm not a cheapskate, but I am seriously wondering whether I should buy another deodorant again or not, especially seeing as I live in a tropical climate where the sweet smell of commercial deodorant is quickly gone anyway.
Nice article, glad I found it ;)
Andy Aitch
Great hub! I love lime and always prefer that to lemon, but I didn't know that lime has many great benefits.
Hi what a great article! Love using limes and you have packs of reasons to benefits us with this magical fruit! Will link this to my body scrub recipe hub invigorating ginger and lime body scrub if okay!
I use lime juice in a lot of recipe of mine. And after reading your hub I came to know that it has so many benefits. Thank you nifwlseirff for sharing the useful and informative hub. Voted up and useful.
Very informative hub! I like limes to marinate a meat before frying and I love drinking them too with hot water and a bit of sugar. Thanks for sharing.
I love lime juice and use it frequently. I knew how beneficial it was, but I didn't know all these facts and figures. Fascinating! I'm going to link my limeade hub to it. Thanks so much!
Great hub! I'm a big lime fan too and often use them in recipes that otherwise call for lemon. Last month I published a Hub with recipe for Limeade that uses the whole lime--peel and all. And, of course, who can no to ceviche! I even posted a hub on tofu ceviche for vegetarians....that one really showcases the flavor of limes.
Regarding your lime juice in history section, it was why the sailors in the British navy were known as "limeys" the world over. They were among the first to serve lime juice to the sailors for scurvy.
Anyway, great hub! I really enjoyed it.
great hub! I prefer limes over lemons. I live in south Texas and we grow lots of citrus down here. Limes are easy to find in our markets. Limes are definitely a staple and great addition in Mexican dishes. I like lots of lime in my pico de gallo. It is kind of a relish of tomatoes, onions, peppers and cilantro - add lots of lime. YUM! Plus, we can't forget the margarita! :)
Excellent information - thank you for sharing.
I just found out how to use tables. Your table is excellent. Wonderful hub!
I prefer to sanitize my limes and lemons with filtered ozonated water - just in case there is some bacteria left on the skin.
I love limes, even just in seltzer or to marinate chicken. But finding out all these health benefits is terrific!
Very informative hub.Drinking lemon/lime water is actually very cleansing for your system. It's good for your liver, kidneys, and stomach also.
Goodness gracious, limes rock! I've never bought one before... I just haven't used a recipe that requires them. But now I really want to find some excuses for incorporating limes into my life. Perhaps it's face mask time!
I love lime marmalade ... but I don't suppose that is a particularly healthy use for limes.
Good hub, I especially like your list of technical references. Most impressive.
Have to confess I would just use some lime juice in a fairly boring sort of way on a salad or something. You have highlighted some really, really useful and interesting attributes of the lime. It encourages me to follow some of the ideas. Good stuff.
Besides all this, their flavor can't be beat! Thanks for teaching me more about this delightful fruit.
Believe it or not, we have one lime tree here in the Carolinas that we winter in the garage. It provides us with about 25 big limes in a good year and we love them.
Lovely limes, they are sublime, to do without them is a crime! Um, that just popped out here at the end of my comment. 8-)


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1. Avengers: Age of Ultron/Disney Wknd/$ 187.7 Total/$ 187.7
2. The Age of Adaline/Lion's Gate Wknd/$ 6.3 Total/$ 23.4
3. Furious 7/Universal Wknd/$ 6.1 Total/$ 330.5
4. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Wknd/$ 5.6 Total/$ 44.0
5. Home/Fox Wknd/$ 3.3 Total/$ 158.1
6. Cinderella/Disney Wknd/$ 2.4 Total/$ 193.7
7. Ex Machina/A24 Wknd/$ 2.2 Total/$ 10.9
8. Unfriended/Universal Wknd/$ 1.9 Total/$ 25.2
9. The Longest Ride/Fox Wknd/$ 1.7 Total/$ 30.4
10. Woman in Gold/Weinstein Wknd/$ 3.5 Total/$ 21.6
Surprising absolutely no one, Avengers: Age of Ultron opens at number one and I found this to be superior to the original because it's more of a movie unto itself and not so much concerned with setting up the next film. This is not to say it's not setting up the next movie. Oh, no. They're not afraid to let you know they're saving shit for you to pay for later. But it's less of an obvious placeholder. Scenes that showcase every character individually are less forced and even the sub-plots don't drop like so many lead weights. And last but not least, there's no 10-minute sequence where Captain America and Iron Man fix an engine. Seriously. I cannot believe they shot that. The movie opens in full swing with The Avengers going after Hydra, which if you remember where the bad guys in Captain America's two movies because god forbid he fight a Nazi (yes, I will forever be annoyed by that). There they recover Loki's scepter from the first film and from it Tony Stark creates an artificial intelligence known as Ultron, whom he intends to use to protect the world from the next invasion. Unfortunately Ultron more than has a mind of its own and thinks humanity is the problem and just plans to wipe us all out, Stark in particular. This sets up the basic plot of the film: superheroes vs. giant angry robot. With Ultron are two enhanced (because Fox owns the rights to the term mutant) people who also hate Tony Stark, Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch making more of a fair fight and actually kicking Avenger ass. Ultron is longtime Avengers villain in the comic whom I actually have never cared for, but James Spader via writer/director Whedon has been improved immensely. Before he was just a one note bad guy while they've given him a much-needed personality, which is basically what if your angry, sarcastic teenage son had the power to wipe out the world? He hates Tony Stark but has elements of Stark's personality and hates being reminded of that. You need these moments of humanity given 90% of the film they're swimming in a sea of CGI and it gets a little tiring. Seriously. It's fun to watch, but when it's over you really don't need to see any more of it anytime soon (which why I had Daredevil to watch, but we'll get to that). Ironically the Summer Movie Season has more or less begun, so I guess I'll be seeing more of it next week. And the week after that. And the week after that.
Age of Adaline actually moves up to number two, a result I gather of women (or men) who just drew a line in the sand and decided not to accompany their men (or women) into seeing Age of Ultron (which would explain why the sequel failed to be top its predecessor). Basically, if they were going to watch some wacky fantasy movie, it was going to be something they were actually interested in with more kissing and less CGI. Also in this is Harrison Ford and playing him younger, Anthony Ingruber who basically got the job doing Harrison Ford impressions on YouTube. You damn kids today. Once upon a time you had to sleep your way into movies. Granted, it helps that he looks like Ford, but can also do him perfectly. If I'm at Disney I'm hiring this kid and just creating a new revenue stream of Young Han Solo movies. Tell me more people wouldn't see that than the main Star Wars films themselves!?! And now that Lucas is gone there'd be a whole lot of shootin' first!
Furious 7 is down to number three and trying to get on the comic book money train is Tyrese Gibson. Not that I blame him, but I do not want to see this fool as any character I actually care about. Not to mention at 5'11 he's too short to play the character he wanted, who was Luke Cage (who will have a series on Netflix like Daredevil, but we'll get to that). That role went to Mike Colter from The Good Wife, who is 6'3". Damn right. Now Gibson wants to be Jon Stewart, one of the Green Lanterns. Given how Ryan Reynolds crashed and burned, DC will probably go that way. I mean given how bad all their other decisions have been, I wouldn't be surprised if Gibson got the job. Needless to say, I don't give a crap about Jon Stewart. I mean, I didn't care when Common's talentless ass was cast as him for the aborted Justice League movie, so why would I start now?
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is down to number four, followed by Home at number five and Cinderella oddly returning to the top ten at number six. I have no idea how or why. The number of screens actually dropped by almost a thousand and still it popped up. Again, I'm thinking somehow The Avengers had something to do with this. Short sighted fathers who dropped their daughters off here instead of taking them with their brothers to see The Avengers.
Ex Machina is down to number seven, followed by Unfriended at number eight, The Longest Ride at number nine and The Woman in Gold at number ten and it's gotta be humbling at home for Ryan Reynolds with Blake Lively's movie getting more exposure than his. Especially when she's the star of hers and he's the co-star of Helen Mirren. Yeah, technically this did better, but is it better to the co-star in a success of the star of a disappointment?
Since we're discussing The Avengers and other comic book movies, it's time I got to my long overdue discussion of Daredevil (told you we'd get to it). Simply put: it's awesome. Seriously. Forget about that godawful movie with Ben Affleck that even he admits was crap. This. Is. Amazing. Netfilix and Marvel have pulled off something I quite frankly had my doubts about. I know it's not saying much but this is best superhero TV show ever made. It is gritty and serious as a heart attack, but they make it work. It helps they have time. It's not so much at TV show, but a 13-hour movie. Each episode builds on the previous episode to a great climax. Having been a fan of the comics this is based upon, my jaw dropped at some of the scenes. They're making it clear that the comics are merely source material and they feel no obligation to follow them to the letter. Their changes are amazing and may have set the bar too high for them to follow, much less other shows that are coming set in this same world. One primary reason is the villain. It's an old conceit that your movie can only be as good as its villain and Vincent D'Onofrio brings to life a great villain, The Kingpin. He's not some two-dimensional bad guy, but a fully realized traumatized human being who has been consumed by his darkside, though he doesn't admit it even to himself. The other saying is that a good villain is the hero of his own story and in this Wilson Fisk (never called The Kingpin, because what is this, a comic book?) firmly believes he's saving the city. This city is the New York post-Avengers alien invasion. Hell's Kitchen isn't the new home of luxury high rises and nice restaurants that's threatening to price me out of it, but the crime ridden HK of old thanks to the damage of the alien invasion The Avengers fought off. In a plotline all too real, criminals are making the most of all the new money coming in to redevelop the area. Having grown up there, Fisk thinks he's saving his old neighborhood and the city with a small consortium of organized crime leaders, from Yakuza to Triads to Russian Mobs (clearly the Italians and Irish are old news). Unfortunately for him, Daredevil, aka, Matt Murdock also grew up in Hell's Kitchen and is having none of it, going out every night dressed in black, using his hyper senses (developed when he was blinded by radioactive chemicals saving a man's life) to find crime and beat the crap out of people committing it. They actually make you believe one unarmed guy can derail a business of armed gangsters. It's fairly simple: you screw up their business enough and the partners start getting impatient and wind up finishing them off. They also do a great job of fleshing out the supporting characters. In the comics Vanessa, The Kingpin's love interest, is a borderline idiot who has no idea he's a gangster. Here she's a woman knowing enough to bring a gun on her second date. She knows what he is and not only accepts it, but helps him somewhat. Karen Page is the secretary/love interest with little going on beyond that in the comics, but here she goes from being a damsel in distress to a pit bull determined to take The Kingpin down no matter what it takes. Daredevil himself had the sense of humor that comes and goes in the comics (depending on who's writing) and takes a fairly realistic beating for someone fighting crime with no superpowers. When his ability to take a pounding without complaining is pointed out, he quips, "That's the Catholicism in me." Seriously, I cannot recommend this enough. It's not perfect (Asians take it only the chin in all kinds of stereotypes and Daredevil functions a little too well despite vicious beatings). Let me put it this way: just make it to the hallway scene in episode two. That's when I knew this was the real deal.


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Christopher RodriguezChristopher Rodriguez, a 12-year-old boy paralyzed by a robber's stray bullet as he was taking a piano lesson in Oakland last year, had a message for the gunman who shot him, "I forgive you."
Christopher delivered his words after rolling in his wheelchair to the front of the Oakland courtroom on Tuesday June 16, 2009 where the shooter Jared Adams, 26, had just been sentenced to 70 years to life in prison. Then he shook the convicted man's hand. Adams received a stiff sentence for wounding Christopher and committing other crimes 18 months ago that left him with a dozen felony convictions. The crime binge included the carjacking at gunpoint of then-state Senate leader and current Oakland mayoral candidate Don Perata.
"I know it wasn't your intention to shoot me, but remember - actions always have consequences," Christopher said. "Two of the bullets almost hit my mom. You could have killed my piano teacher, other students, yourself, your girlfriend and just normal people nearby."
During a gas station robbery Jan. 10, 2008, a drunken Adams fired three shots. Two of his shots went across the street to the Harmony Road Music School which is located along Oakland's busy and normally safe Piedmont Avenue corridor. One of the shots penetrated the school's wall and severed Christopher's spine.
Because of his powerful act of forgiveness, Christopher Rodriquez, will be awarded the Hero of Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Peace Award at the 13th Annual International Forgiveness Day Awards Ceremony.


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"Michigan has the opportunity to again be the hub to export products made in Michigan to the world, just like what we did 100 years ago with the automobile." 330,000 signatures are needed to put the proposal on the ballot in November. -Emily Fox, Michigan Radio Newsroom Michigan business group opposes new mandate for renewable energy By Mark Brush • May 29, 2012 user vaxomatic / flickr Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce officials said today they opposed a ballot initiative aimed at creating a new renewable electric energy standard for the state, according to MLive. The state is currently working toward a standard that calls for generating 10 percent of the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2015. The ballot initiative seeks to bump up that mandate to 25 percent by 2025. From MLive: Chamber officials said any changes to Michigan's renewable energy standard should wait until the current standard has been fully evaluated in three years. "Michigan is already on an intelligent and affordable clean energy path because of the 2008 energy law, which passed the Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support, said Chamber president and CEO Sandy K. Baruah in a statement. The Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs campaign is still seeking to collect enough signatures to get the proposal on the November ballot. Last week, during a segment for the Environment Report, James Clift, Policy Director for the Michigan Environmental Council (MEC), said Michigan currently gets around 3.5 percent of its energy from renewable resources. The MEC supports the ballot initiative. Clift said a new standard would continue the progress made after the 2015 standard is met (adding about 1.5 to 2 percent of renewable energy each year). "The Michigan Environmental Council commissioned a report last year looking at the nine oldest coal plants in Michigan, said Clift. "That report found that Michigan residents have health care costs and damages of about $1.5 billion a year – just from those nine oldest coal plants. So, transitioning away from coal to clean more renewable energy, we hope will put a significant dent in those health costs that we are currently occurring. " Utility companies oppose increasing the renewable electric energy standard saying such a standard should not be set by amending the state constitution, which the ballot proposal calls for. Michigan Radio's Zoe Clark spoke with Brad Williams of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce about the issue: "We're looking at this as a protection of the constitution," said Williams. "There are legislators who can serve their full fourteen years in Lansing without having a good grasp of energy policy. And, so, to ask voters to make this decision and embed it into the constitution really isn't fair to voters."


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44 Jalan Merah Saga
Singapore 278116
11:00am - 10:30pm
One of my favourite place at Holland Village for pizza and pasta!! 🍕🍝👌🏻
Had a lovely meal experience, good pizzas and pasta, cozy atmosphere and really attentive servers.
Ambience is great and location is convenient.
If you're looking to satisfy a pizza craving, this is the place in the vicinity.
Personally a white base pizza fan, so it's the perfect place for me!
Highly recommend the mushroom truffle pasta for those cheesy white base pizza fan!! 🍕🤤🤤👍🏻💯
Rating: 9/10
Price: $25-$40(per dish,depending on dishes)
📍44 Jalan Merah Saga, Singapore, (S)278116
Back at Da Paolo for pow wow pizza!!! Just 3 main ingredients (truffled mascarpone, mushrooms and truffle oil) to create this simple but well-executed pizza! There was just the right amount of truffle flavour to get us all sniffing the air and salivating when it arrived on our table 😋 I liked the mascarpone cheese which provided a smooth creamy base to the pizza with a tinge of sweetness
I used to frequent da paolo for this hearty crabmeat tagliatelle; the sauce is rich and flavourful and filled with fine crabmeat pieces. The ambience at their Holland Village outlet is also pretty nice and relaxing for a night out away from the bustle of town. And you can get Sunday Folks for dessert right next door after!
The best parma ham & rockets pizza I've had so far! 😋
Great portions of rockets & parma ham. This was also the first place where they drizzled a good portion of olive oil on the pizza (other places leave this out entirely)! I would definitely come back for this! 👍🏻
Rating: 5 / 5
One of the best pizzas I had so far! The mozzarella & mascarpone base was great, and the mushroom paired well with it! 👍🏻 But might be too rich/jelat for some.
Would definitely come back for more of this! 😋
Rating: 5 / 5
Parma ham, wild rocket and shaved cheese.
A classic order for me at all pizza restaurants. This rendition by Da Paolo Pizza Bar was alright, not any more outstanding than the other places like Pepperoni's but the ambience here at HV was fantastic. Tucked away in a small quieter corner of HV, this place is the perfect hideout if you want to have a chill hangout with your friends or a nice romantic date, away from the noise and the constant buzz.
Pro tips:
1. Use the entertainer one for one to get 2 huge pizzas (bigger than your face and my face and trust me you'll be stuffing your face full) at just $15 per pax!
2. Choose to dine alfresco (on a not so hot Singapore day, that is)


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Update #13
- Moderate populations of mice for this time of year were detected in NW Victoria, Northern Adelaide Plains & Yorke Peninsula (Figure 1) – potential risk of damage to crops leading into spring. Crops will compensate for minor damage, but can't compensate for heavy damage.
- Mouse abundance remains low in all other regions (Figure 1).
- Mouse numbers will continue to decline through winter, they will not breed again until early spring.
- Growers should actively monitor mouse activity and look for signs of mouse damage (chewed tillers and nodes).
> If mouse population high: Consider application of bait now (before flowering). Flowering crops are highly vulnerable to damage from mice.
> If mouse population low-moderate: Continue to be vigilant until start of spring (watching brief)
- Communicate with your local bait supplier to understand supply time-frames and help decide if you need to prepurchase
bait. Crops can't be treated with bait within 14 days of harvesting beginning (withholding period).
- GRDC are pro-actively investing in R&D so that growers have new management tools and strategies for mouse
management in the future.
- Please continue to use MouseAlert. Please report and map mouse activity using MouseAlert (www.mousealert.org.au) so other growers can see what mouse activity is being observed in their neighbourhood. Follow on twitter using @MouseAlert.
Current situation
Mouse abundance has remained moderate across the southern and eastern sites (South Australia, Victoria & southern NSW). Mouse abundance remains relatively low across all other monitoring sites (Figure 1). Mice caused damage to crops at sowing and growers have had variable success with zinc phosphide baits. Mouse numbers will continue to decline through until spring when breeding starts. Growers should check for mouse activity in their own paddocks using active burrows or mouse chew cards. Mouse damage to growing plants (ie damage to tillers) will become evident. Once crops have emerged, mice will chew tillers. Most cereal crops can compensate for some damage providing it is not extremely high. Please continue to report activity on MouseAlert.
- South Australia: Mouse numbers have declined in North Adelaide Plains, Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas but remains moderate for this time of year (Figure 2). Trap success at Mallala (north of Adelaide) was 13% in June (moderate) despite widespread baiting. Density estimates were 30-50 mice/ha (anything over 200 mice/ha will cause economic damage). Widespread damage occurred at sowing and mouse signs and activity were highly variable between paddocks. Growers should remain vigilant and act accordingly if damage is likely during crop growth. Because of this unexplained variability, growers are advised to monitor across multiple paddocks to gauge mouse numbers and inform their management decisions.
- Victoria: Mouse abundance remains moderate in all locations. Mouse numbers are moderate across Mallee and Wimmera regions (Figure 2). Trap success was 18% in June (density estimates of 30-60 mice/ha). Some damage occurred at sowing. Growers should remain vigilant and act accordingly if damage is likely. Mouse sign and activity was moderate in some paddocks, but low in others (from active burrow counts). Because of this unexplained variability, growers are advised to monitor across multiple paddocks to gauge mouse numbers and inform their management decisions.
- Queensland: Mouse activity remains low: Live trapping, chew cards and active burrows were all nil in monitoring conducted in June/July (Goondiwindi and Darling Downs regions). Mice are not likely to be a problem, but if growers observe any activity, they should report it on MouseAlert.
- Northern, Central & Southern NSW: Mouse numbers are moderate in Southern NSW and low in Central
& Northern locations. There is activity on freshly sown wheat and activity in rice stubbles around Coleambally.
Mouse damage was reported from almond orchards in southern NSW. Because of this unexplained variability, growers are advised to monitor across multiple paddocks to gauge mouse numbers and inform their management decisions. Low activity in Central West (a few cards chewed and a few active holes) and very low around Moree. Data for Central NSW were collected as part of the CWFS "Rain Grain and Stubble" GRDC project.
- Western Australia: Mouse activity is low in all locations. Ravensthorpe and Geraldton: Nil or low activity reported (a few cards with chews and evidence of a few holes). No baiting.
The 'Mouse Forecast'
Northwest Victoria: There was a high likelihood of an outbreak in autumn 2017 (probability of 0.58). The model will be re-run in September 2017 to estimate the likelihood of an outbreak in autumn 2018.
Central Darling Downs (QLD): The density index for the mouse population is currently very low (<1%). The probabilities for May 2018 are High (0.01), Moderate (0.04), Low (0.33) and Very Low (0.62). The Darling Downs model has achieved a 78% success rate from these long-term predictions over the period of 1989 to 2003.
Future activities
The next scheduled monitoring is set for September 2017. Please continue to report mouse abundance on your farm (presence and absence!) using MouseAlert (www.mousealert.org.au) on your smart phone, tablet or computer and to check what other mouse activity is being reported locally and regionally. There are now 530 records. We welcome any information at any time. You can also follow progress on Twitter (@MouseAlert). You can now download the App for MouseAlert from iTunes app store or Google play.
This is an update on surveillance of mice across the grain-belt of Australia for June/July 2017. Mouse populations were monitored in typical grains farming systems in WA, SA, Vic, NSW and Qld during early winter 2017 (June/July). The monitoring provides data on the size (abundance) of mouse populations, their breeding status and overall activity. This information is used in models that have been developed progressively over the last 20-30 years to predict mouse outbreaks. Monitoring was conducted on (Figure 3):
- Benchmark sites: live trapping data collected for use in models in Adelaide Plains (SA), Walpeup (Vic) & Darling Downs (Qld).
- Quantitative rapid-assessment sites: mouse chew cards & active mouse burrows assessments on 110 transects across 11 sites.
- Qualitative monitoring networks: from farmers and agronomists in 11 local areas.
This is part of a study funded by the GRDC to monitor mouse populations and forecast the likelihood of mouse outbreaks. The project is a collaboration between Landcare Research (New Zealand), CSIRO and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions. The project will finish in December 2017. The next monitoring is set for September.
Further information
For further information about the monitoring or models, or if you have observed mouse activity in your area, please contact the people below, or see www.mousealert.org.au
Dr Peter Brown
Simon Humphrys
Steve Henry (@MouseAlert)
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Warm, high temp of 64 F, no need for gloves. I had to take my fleece off because I was too hot in my drysuit. I got my first planing duck jibes! The steps that seemed to help me to think about were, 1- move my rear hand back on the boom, 2- lean my hips to the inside to carve, 3-lean the sail to downwind and oversheet like a regular jibe, 4- duck it before reaching half way in the turn- pretty early- but keep carving. It was a surprising feeling to stay up on plane through it. It felt great! It was easier on the 4.2 but I started getting them on the 6.2 first. Duxbury exploration, I sailed up wind of the launch to explore. It was about 1 ½ to 2 hours before low tide. I could sail for a very long way right behind the ocean beach. There is a channel behind the ocean beach with an occasional sandbar or gravel bar upwind of the channel. Way up wind there was 1 sandbar exposed but there were others that I had to walk across when I tried to cut out into the bay. I did see 1 rock that was just below the surface of the water making me realize that it is a little risky up there near low tide. When I headed back I discovered that the water right in front of the launch is deeper than almost anywhere else I had been, except for the channel behind the beach. At dead low I was hitting the fin a little when I went upwind out in the bay but when I sailed right in front of the launch I was fine. The deepest water at dead low, in the main channel, was waist deep. Dead low is nice there, right at the launch!


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Our house value has been rather stagnant for 3-4 years at this point. When we moved here (2001) so many people were moving up from So Cal and Bay Area, for the more affordable housing. At the time, the median house price in the Bay Area was $500k. (We thought *that* was absurd). Now? $1 mil! $1 mil-ish, if you just want to buy a small starter home.
& so I have been wondering why things are so stagnant here. I know that was really instrumental in the housing bubble, regionally. Not that we need another housing bubble, but I would expect a little more growth. I guess I have mixed feelings about it all. I do like that housing is more in line with wages and people are being more prudent.
In the end, I saw an article last week that so many people are moving here that we should be building an extra 2,000 homes per year. So I guess it's happening. I just haven't seen it so much myself, and home prices seem to be left in check.
I also got a flyer from a local real estate agent and it listed that a 3-bedroom house (down the street) sold for $450,000. What in the heck!? I figured that must have been a typo or it must have been one of the bigger houses which have been selling at that price point, but I looked it up out of curiosity. Indeed, the largest home model on our block and the smallest home model just both sold for the same price. WOW!
I have to back up a bit though. It's funny when I look back and some of the most ridiculous splurges in our family have ended up being the best long-term investments. & it's not like these purchases were made with any regard to long-term investments or making money. It was just about ridiculous splurging. So, our home is the perfect example of this. We changed cities to lower our housing costs by 70%. The housing seemed so cheap to us, that we decided we would buy a home with space for a movie theater. In the end, the price was an even trade for our Bay Area condo. (We didn't even spend any more money to get the theater space).
The sole purpose of this purchase was "ridiculous splurge". The End. But, we ended up only paying pennies for the extra space. The reason is because land is so expensive here that land is the primary driving cost of housing. If you buy a larger two story house, it's not going to cost a lot more. I've said before, but our first floor cost $130 per square foot. The second floor only cost $35 per square foot. Seriously!
We did buy new construction, which is a lot of why we got such a substantial discount on our home. On the open market, our house had never fetched less than a $100,000 premium over the smaller models, so this was obviously an immediate financial gain we received for going bigger. & of course, bigger was better during the boom. At the peak, our home could fetch an additional $200,000 over the single story homes.
As our house prices have stagnated, I have noticed the trend of increasing values of smaller homes. It's clear that people are buying what they can actually afford, and maybe even embracing that more is not always better.
For the most part, we weren't planning to sell for another 6 years minimum, so it will be interesting to see where things head. A lot can change in 6 years. I expect the market to eventually adjust and allow some benefit for bigger homes, even if it's just a very small premium. I expect that we will see some movement on our home value this summer. Will see.
The other interesting thing is that our house is still a solid $200,000 below the housing bubble peak. The peak is nothing I expect to get back to before we sell. It was pretty absurd in our region. But it just hit me that the single stories in our neighborhood have hit peak levels. Amazing!
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Our house value has been rather stagnant for 3-4 years at this point. When we moved here (2001) so many people were moving up from So Cal and Bay Area, for the more affordable housing. At the time, the median house price in the Bay Area was $500k. (We thought *that* was absurd). Now? $1 mil! $1 mil-ish, if you just want to buy a small starter home.


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added manufacturing jobs for a sixth straight year, according to data collected by
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reports manufacturing employment in
climbed 2.7% between February 2016 to February 2017, extending the meteoric rise in manufacturing employment the state has seen since 2011.
's 13,618 manufacturers employ 706,899 in the state, reports
. Since the end of the recession, employment in
's industrial sector has surged at a rate unmatched by any other U.S. state, adding 90,492 jobs or 15%.
"Although many states have seen manufacturing employment inch up over the past several years, none have added jobs like
. The state has fostered a unique manufacturing hub that allows automakers and related suppliers to grow and thrive, which has in turn boosted employment across multiple sub-sectors." says Tom Dubin, President of the Evanston, IL-based publishing company, which has been surveying industry since 1912. "However, global competition and a strong dollar remain a challenge."
's job gains were led by the transportation equipment industry, which rose 7% in the past year, and stands as the state's largest sector by employment, employing 145,292. The auto industry remains the engine behind
's manufacturing growth, adding more than 21,000 jobs over the past six years.
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. Major bright spots for the industry include Ford shifting investment to its Flat Rock facility after ditching plans to build a factory in Mexico, and Fiat-Chrysler's expansion of its Warren truck assembly plant. In addition, Grupo Antolin announced it will establish a new auto interiors manufacturing facility in suburban Detroit, and Coastal Automotive plans to expand its factory in Holland.
Additional gains were reported in stone/clay/glass, up 8.4%; food processing, up 5%; electronics, also up 5%; lumber/wood, up 2.6%; and industrial machinery, up 2.4%.
Gains were offset very slightly by losses in furniture/fixtures, down 3.8%; printing/publishing, down 2.6%, and primary metals, down 1.5%.
Industrial locations announcing closures included Grand Rapids Plastics, which shuttered its automotive plastic injection molding plant; and plastics manufacturer Concept Industries, which shuttered its Grand Rapids facility.
Employment gains were strongest in the south of the state, with jobs in the Southeast region surging 3.3% to 410,946 jobs and climbing 3% in Southwest
to 225,881. Manufacturing employment remained steady at 20,230 jobs in Northeast
, and declined 1% in the Northwest region to 34,085. The Upper Peninsula posted a gain of 992 jobs or 6%, and is now home to 16,749 workers.
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It's hard not to see the continued sell-off on Wall Street and the growing fear on Main Street as a product, at least in part, of the realization that our new president's policies are designed to radically re-engineer the market-based U.S. economy, not just mitigate the recession and financial crisis.
By Michael Boskin
The Wall Street Journal
The illusion that Barack Obama will lead from the economic center has quickly come to an end. Instead of combining the best policies of past Democratic presidents — John Kennedy on taxes, Bill Clinton on welfare reform and a balanced budget, for instance — President Obama is returning to Jimmy Carter's higher taxes and Mr. Clinton's draconian defense drawdown.
Martin Kozlowski
Mr. Obama's $3.6 trillion budget blueprint, by his own admission, redefines the role of government in our economy and society. The budget more than doubles the national debt held by the public, adding more to the debt than all previous presidents — from George Washington to George W. Bush — combined. It reduces defense spending to a level not sustained since the dangerous days before World War II, while increasing nondefense spending (relative to GDP) to the highest level in U.S. history. And it would raise taxes to historically high levels (again, relative to GDP). And all of this before addressing the impending explosion in Social Security and Medicare costs.
To be fair, specific parts of the president's budget are admirable and deserve support: increased means-testing in agriculture and medical payments; permanent indexing of the alternative minimum tax and other tax reductions; recognizing the need for further financial rescue and likely losses thereon; and bringing spending into the budget that was previously in supplemental appropriations, such as funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The specific problems, however, far outweigh the positives. First are the quite optimistic forecasts, despite the higher taxes and government micromanagement that will harm the economy. The budget projects a much shallower recession and stronger recovery than private forecasters or the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office are projecting. It implies a vast amount of additional spending and higher taxes, above and beyond even these record levels. For example, it calls for a down payment on universal health care, with the additional "resources" needed "TBD" (to be determined).
Mr. Obama has bravely said he will deal with the projected deficits in Medicare and Social Security. While reform of these programs is vital, the president has shown little interest in reining in the growth of real spending per beneficiary, and he has rejected increasing the retirement age. Instead, he's proposed additional taxes on earnings above the current payroll tax cap of $106,800 — a bad policy that would raise marginal tax rates still further and barely dent the long-run deficit.
Increasing the top tax rates on earnings to 39.6% and on capital gains and dividends to 20% will reduce incentives for our most productive citizens and small businesses to work, save and invest — with effective rates higher still because of restrictions on itemized deductions and raising the Social Security cap. As every economics student learns, high marginal rates distort economic decisions, the damage from which rises with the square of the rates (doubling the rates quadruples the harm). The president claims he is only hitting 2% of the population, but many more will at some point be in these brackets.
As for energy policy, the president's cap-and-trade plan for CO2 would ensnare a vast network of covered sources, opening up countless opportunities for political manipulation, bureaucracy, or worse. It would likely exacerbate volatility in energy prices, as permit prices soar in booms and collapse in busts. The European emissions trading system has been a dismal failure. A direct, transparent carbon tax would be far better.
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