rLG CEO wins top marketing prize
TELECOMS| Sept. 9, 2012, 4:13 p.m.
The Chief Executive of rLG Communications, Roland Agambire, has made history, emerging the youngest recipient of the highest honour in marketing in Ghana, the Marketing Man of the Year award by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG).
The award crowned Agambire's compelling success story, which has previously attracted the local and international recognition.
The occasion was the 23rd Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana Marketing Performance Awards, an annual event dedicated to the celebration of excellence in marketing locally.
The rLG CEO took home the most coveted award on the night previously won by Mr. Samuel Amo Tobbin, CEO of Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Group of Companies.
The 38-year-old CEO hails from Sirigu in the Kassena Nankana, one of the poorest districts in Northern Ghana, and has widely been acknowledged as one of the most successful young entrepreneurs on the continent.
His business, which he began a decade ago now has presence in Nigeria, the Gambia, china and Dubai.
He chairs the AGAMS Group made up of 8 integrated companies.
Ellen Hagan, Chief Executive Officer of L’aine Services, a Human Resource Development organisation headquartered in Accra, was adjudged the CIMG Marketing Woman of the Year at the impressive and colourful ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of the State House.
An elated Agambire, whose rLG phones also won the Product of the Year, expressed disappointment that there are no policies that protect the indigenous industries against established foreign companies.
According to Agambire, the situation has created an unhealthy competition for his firm explaining that this was one of the reason why people don't patronise rLG phones.
The 23rd Marketing Performance Awards rewarded the efforts of 34 individuals and organizations who distinguished themselves in the year under review. The theme for this year's event was The Role of Marketing for Sustainable Multi-Party Politics.
The CIMG President, Shola Safo Duodu, in her address stated that what the Ghanaian political terrain requires is better marketing that focuses on current and emerging needs of the electorate.
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Theresa Romain has the wonderful capacity to sustain a delightfully funny, rompish feel to her romances while underlying them with seriousness. Her latest, Lady Notorious, 4th in the Royal Rewards series and one of her strongest novels yet, exhibits this balance. It’s heartfelt romance, adorable hero, loveable heroine, compelling suspense plot, thematically underlined with the idea that love coupled with purpose make for contented lives. Romain brings together her cross-class heir-to-a-dukedom hero, George Godwin, Lord Northbrook, and Bow-Street-Runner heroine, Cassandra Benton, via the mystery surrounding George’s father’s, Lord Armore’s, involvement in a “tontine”, a monetary agreement whereby a set amount increases on interest and is “won” by the last person left living. But many of the tontine’s members are dying under mysterious circumstances. George fears for his father’s and godfather’s lives and sets Cassandra Benton the task of helping him both protect and discover who’s threatening them. Cassandra joins the Ardmore household disguised as a notorious cousin, hence, how the “notorious” made it to the eponymous “lady”. Continue reading
I kept Felicia Grossman’s Appetites and Vices close to my reader heart for weeks, patiently awaiting release day. I was excited about a new romance writer with an unusual premise. Sadly, work kept me at a panting pace and my reading was sporadic at best, a chapter here, a nodding over a page in bed there. My interest, maybe because of the pace at which I read, was equally uneven, enthralled at times, sluggish at others. More of that later.
For now, to the plot and premise! Which proved convoluted. In 1841 Delaware, 21-year-old Ursula Nunes, adored daughter of Judah, smart, eccentric, and Jewish, is insider and outsider to society. Outsider thanks to her religion, insider thanks to her family’s wealth. Whatever makes her an outsider to society by virtue of her birth is compounded by her eccentricities: beautiful, blonde, curvaceous, and blunt, blurting painful truths and creating awkward silences, gaps in sociable chitchat, and painful stretches without dancing partners, female friends stand at nil. Continue reading
It’s been a while since I read a Camden sort-of historical romance. I’ve also drifted away from inspirational romance, thanks to the end Harlequin’s Love Inspired Historical line, where many a favourite author resided. With A Desperate Hope, Camden has moved away from the inspirational (which was fairly “light” to begin with) and towards “Americana” à la Deeanne Gist. (I loved Gist’s Tiffany Girl, but haven’t seen anything from her since. This makes me sad.) But Camden is a solid stand-in and I enjoyed the 1908 upper-state-NY-set historical fiction with a mild romance running through it. Unlike standard inspirational fare, the hero and heroine, while they’ve believers, also have a youthful affair, the heroine had lost her virginity to the hero, and there’s a fair amount of ale-drinking. Hurrah for Americana: this felt more believable than the inspirational romance’s leached ethos. Continue reading
Honestly, folks, I’m scared to take a reading-breath, I’ve had SUCH a run of great books since New Year’s and Holiday’s Three Little Words gets on that list too. Not that I’m complaining, but as an introvert and pessimist, I do wonder: when will the reading ball drop?
So, Holiday’s #3 of Bridesmaids Behaving Badly: I wasn’t super-keen going in because, while I enjoyed #2, it didn’t rock my world. I liked it well enough and I especially liked Holiday’s smooth, easy-as-pie prose. There were also intriguing little moments with Gia Gallo, one of the quarto of girlfriends that make up Holiday’s series and this is Gia’s story and the intriguing Cajun chef in whose restaurant heroine Wendy and hero Noah dine in It Takes Two. Gia is gorgeous, a model, and a mess when it comes to food. She’s got a problem with it. In Three Little Words, we learn that, at days-away from 30, her body isn’t doing the skinny-model thing it used to and Gia’s having trouble coming to terms. Groomed from girlhood to compete in the pageant circuit, Gia doesn’t know what else she can be, what else she can do. She puts her existential crisis on hiatus at the novel’s start, however, because she‘s on her way to deliver her friend’s, Wendy’s, wedding dress to her Pink Palace Florida wedding. With a fitting scheduled, Gia has to get there ASAP. Continue reading
Heroine Darcy Barrett is a mess. Hero Tom Valeska is perfect. Author Sally Thorne has a conceit. When the novel opens, Darcy possesses 1% of Tom Valeska; by its end, 99. Isn’t that a neat little metaphor of the genre’s narrative arc and the reader’s journeying along? Thorne also gives 99 Percent Mine a nice “flip”; just as Tom “flips” the cottage Darcy inherited from her grandmother Loretta, Thorne flips the romance convention of perfect heroine (because women must be perfect) and flawed hero (because a man’s embroiling in the messiness of the world must be redeemed by a good, virginal woman): typical HP-fare. Not in Thorne’s funny, heart-clenching romance of the befriended-boy now turned man and the girl and her twin brother who claimed him as their own, as if he was a stray animal turned family pet. Tom Valeska, six-six and perfectly striated muscles, warm, kind eyes, and gentle, rumbly voice has loved Darcy Barrett and her brother Jamie and their parents for giving him a home, their friendship and love, and the stability the poor boy of a single mum didn’t have. Now, he has a chance to give them their inheritance back a hundred-fold by making their grandmother’s cottage a great big ole moneymaker. And he cannot fail them.
Donna Alward’s follow-up to Best Man for the Wedding Planner has a premise worthy of Janice Kay Johnson, especially with a title like Secret Millionaire for the Surrogate. The Surrogate‘s premise is dependent on the first book: if you’d like to read both, then this might be a tad spoilerish, but it can’t be helped. At the end of Planner, when heroine Adele Hawthorne marries the reunited love of her life, Dan Brimicombe, her best friend and business partner, Harper McBride, offers her a gift of unusual, profound proportions – since Adele had a hysterectomy in her youth, Harper will carry a Dan-fertilized-Adele-egg for her. For Adele and Dan, it’s the completion of their dream and the three embark on making this come true. Adele and Dan’s wedding, however, also brings Drew Brimicombe, Dan’s younger brother, into Harper’s life, a man who travels the world, making his freedom and business interests the centres of his life. Nevertheless, “he was warm and funny and put people at ease” and Harper wants to be close to him. Drew, in turn, is blown away by Harper’s generosity, genuinely enjoys her company and is attracted to her. Harper is cautious with her heart, however, and kindly declines his invitation to spend some happy days together amidst the beauty of Banff. Continue reading
As winter sleet, ice, snow, and ice loom, and the day-job continues its relentlessly demanding pace, I can at least celebrate the coming holidays. And the hols bring the Christmas romance and Hallmark Christmas movies in double-time! What does this have to do with Marnie Blue’s Mistletoe Kisses? Everything, as it’s a slip of a romance that sounds like category rom and smells like Hallmark. If you like one or t’other or both, you’re going to be a happy camper.
Blue is a new-to-me author and the first of my newly-resolved reviewing decision to try new romance authors every few months. My introvert’s heart can’t really take much more change than that. I started Blue’s romance with trepidation, experienced delight, eye-rolled several bits, and ended up replete with reader satisfaction. Blue’s Mistletoe Kisses doesn’t break any romance molds and its Hallmark-Christmas-movie ethos will be familiar to those of us who revel in the joys of tinsel, garland, frosted gingerbread men, and tree-lighting ceremonies, of which there is a hilarious one in Mistletoe Kisses. When the novel opens, Grinch-like cop-hero Justin Weaver is sneezing his way through his Santa-beard as he grumbles at his commanding officer’s “request” to make nice with the public by playing Santa to collect toys for underprivileged children. It’s a good cause and Justin is a good egg, he just hates Christmas, his tight Santa costume, and public appearances … especially speeches. Continue reading
Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner write one of my favourite historical romance series and Free Fall is their fifth story in it. I love that it’s set in the 1960s, a decade I was born into, but don’t remember much of … other than a vague black-and-white memory of MamaB, in bouffant hair, sitting on the coffee table, smoking, and weeping over Bobby Kennedy’s assassination flickering on our tiny, bunny-eared TV. Barry and Turner’s series avoids America’s many ’60s tragedies and focusses instead on the American race to space. Their novels are peopled with astronauts, space scientists and engineers, and Jello-mold-making wives. There is one marvelous female engineer heroine and her grumpy second, Parsons, the scowling engineer who makes an appearance in this present volume. To us, living in these bizarre times, and without the ’60s’ take-to-the-streets ethos, Barry and Turner give their novels a setting that feels like a more innocent, less fraught one. Yet, just around the corner are the women’s movement that will change the genre and us forever and the loss of whatever hope and possibility our American neighbours wrought in Camelot. What I really liked about Free Fall, by way of introduction, is how it’s a domestic novel and more focussed on the heroine’s growth. Vivian Grace “Vivy” Muller is loud, brash, colourful, big in every way, physically, in her laugh, walk, and taste for “bouffant hair” and “winged eyeliner”: “She laughed too loudly, and she did more than wink at boys, and she was always losing her gloves.” Continue reading
No matter the claims to originality, no matter how new and fresh the voice, 99.9% of romances follow the narrative pattern of encounter, attraction, obstacles, false Eden, betrayal/estrangement, and resolution/HEA, and all centring solely, exclusively on the central couple, their conflict, their feelings, and their between-the-sheets time. But Bliss always manages to surprise me, always twists that old familiar, comfortable pattern to make me stand up and notice. In historical romance, only Rose Lerner has managed to do the same (see especially my review of True Pretenses). I’ve loved each of Bliss’s Rock Star romances. She delighted, moved, and surprised me in each one, but her fourth, Resurrection, might be the best one yet. Surprisingly, its quota of romantic tension is near-zero. The hero and heroine’s feelings are so apparent and easy that all the while, Bliss sneaks in other interesting things, themes and ideas, and still, in the end, makes me sigh with the perfection of her HEA (I also ugly-cried, but the scrunched-up faced Miss Bates is a thing best left unimagined).
I never knew I was a fan of the tropish goodness of a marriage-in-trouble romance until I read Nicole Helm’s Bride For Keeps. It’s not that I avoided the trope, it’s just not one that’s done often, or at least favoured by the authors I tend to read. One of my earliest reviews was of Ruthie Knox’s marriage-in-trouble novella, “Making It Last.” There was an edge to Knox, an anger, that made the marriage compromise, no matter how cheerfully I tried to review it at the time, about diminishing the hero and heroine. This is not the case for Helm’s category-length romance.
Bride For Keeps opens with a family bombshell for the hero: the diagnosis of his father’s MS accompanied by the revelation that he is the product of his mother’s affair. Dr. Carter McArthur is floored: he has striven to be the perfect son, to stand in his father’s medical and community footsteps, giant, important, arrogant footsteps. His one rebellion, his one out-of-perfection decision was to marry wild-child Sierra Shuller. Continue reading

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North Launceston captain Brad Cox-Goodyer has emerged as the winner of the prestigious TSL player-of-the-year award for the 2019 season.
Cox-Goodyer capped off a sensational home-and-away season with another strong performance in his side's 51-point win over Glenorchy on Saturday.
The two votes in the final round had the four-time premiership player take the award ahead of injured Launceston midfielder Fletcher Seymour.
The top Bomber finished on 21 votes, one ahead of Seymour, who had led the competition for much of the latter part of the season.
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North Launceston teammate Josh Ponting finished the year in third on 16 votes, ahead of Lauderdale ruckman Haydn Smith on 14 and star midfielders Sam Darley (North Hobart) and Bryce Walsh (Lauderdale) on 12.
Cox-Goodyer polled in 10 matches this season, including three best afield performances in a year that also saw the golden boot score 45 goals to finish second in the race for the Hudson Medal.
The individual honour is another addition to one of Tasmanian football's most decorated resumes.
Cox-Goodyer won the 2017 Alastair Lynch Medal and is a two-time Darrel Baldock Medalist as the best player in the 2017 and 2018 TSL grand finals.
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This is the time of year when Cape Cod gets geared up to plant annuals and at Hyannis Country Garden we are thrilled to stock one of the largest selections of flowering plants in the area. In the front of the property we offer thousands of Proven Winners. These plants are New England Grown, and homeowners, garden geeks and professional landscapers alike love them. Brenda, our in-store container designer, uses many of these plants because they fill containers and look stunning from day one.
Here are a few tips for getting the most out of your Proven Winners annual plants:
- Be sure to use fresh potting soil in your containers and fill the entire container with the potting mix. Don’t put rocks, shards, mulch or other materials in the bottom if you can possibly help it…the roots end up in this “filler” where there is no soil or moisture.
- At Country Garden we’ve found that using a mix of equal parts time-release fertilizer (such as Osmocote) along with an organic fertilizer such as Flower-tone feeds the growth of these annuals all summer. Mix the combination of fertilizers into your potting soil or sprinkle on the surface of the garden where you’ll be planting your annuals. Given this mixture you won’t have to use a liquid fertilizer for the rest of the summer.
- When planting annuals that either hang down or grow long, pinch the the tips of any stems that are longer than 6″ when you plant. This will cause them to branch out and become more bushy. Scaevola, Supertunias, and Superbena all benefit from this pinching. As the summer goes on periodic pinching or cutting back of a few Supertunia stems will also encourage branched growth and this results in more flowers.
- Be sure to place your Proven Winners plants where they’ll get the light they desire. Any annual that’s labeled for full sun should be located where it will receive at least 5 hours of dead-on sun including the noon hour.
- Water your plants immediately after planting, even if rain is in the forecast.
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This post covers the hike from Mile 1.0 (approximately where the trail label is pointing on the map) to Mile 2.5 and about 100 steps beyond to “Ende Moalepe Trail.”
Beyond the first mile, the trail ascends from pasture through a tunnel of old eucalyptus and albizia trees and into forest. In the pictures below, the view at left is on the portion of the trail that overlays old Kalama Road, which terminates at its intercept with the old Moalepe Road through the first eucalyptus tree tunnel in the photo on the right.
Old Moalepe Road is a meandering assortment of ruts, wider in some places than others, but obviously a roadbed that’s fallen on hard times. Beyond the first summit the eucalyptus gives way to ohia trees, and a different variety of wildflowers from those encountered in the first mile.
In spite of the fact that it hadn’t rained at home for several days, many segments of the trail within the forest reserve were considerably wetter than expected. Nevertheless, these obstacles were easily leaped over, and skirted or filled in with fallen branches close at hand.
Speaking of obstacles, bear in mind that this trail is shared with horseback riders (and their horses). Although I’ve never encountered horses on this trail, it’s evident that they have been here so one must step carefully.
Beyond the muck the trail remains fairly dry and an easy hike. The highest point along the trail is a little over halfway between the 1.0 Mile marker and the footbridge at the end of the trail. Just beyond the 1.75 Mile marker I captured a nice shot of Kamali‘i Ridge and its most significant peak, Kamāhuna, to the right (north) of the trail.
Many plants found upland, in the interior, vary greatly from their lowland neighbors. Such is the case with the little ginger plants beside the trail in moderately wet places. An additional bonus when hiking anywhere on the island is finding the odd lilikoi (passion fruit) because they pop up so unexpectedly.
Past the summit, eucalyptus tree tunnel number two shades half of the remaining hike. On warm days in early Spring, when the bark is popping and curling, the aroma is so soothing and cooling for the better part of a quarter-mile along the old roadbed. On the day I was hiking, the trail was simply calm with scattered direct and indirect light—the cathedral effect.
Moss covered stumps, “moss men,” seemingly keep watch over the east end of the tree tunnel. The steep descent from the far end of this tree tunnel was increasingly mud-slicked, ending in a hog wallow at the bottom, by the 2.5 Mile marker.
Even the bridge across the headwaters of Opaeka’a Stream was covered in a heavy layer of mud. In spite of this, it wasn’t really slick and the bridge still felt strong under foot. Although the signpost indicates that it’s 2.75 miles back to the trailhead at Olohena Road, the actual distance back to the 2.5 mile marker is no more than 250 feet (quite a bit shy of a quarter-mile).
Remarkably, the forests have grown so much in the past three years that it’s difficult to see the ocean from the trail. Near the trail summit (approximately 1,000 feet above sea level), I captured one good shot looking southeast to Wailua Water Gap. Nounou, better known as Sleeping Giant, is on the left, extending north from the confluence of Opaeka’a Stream and Wailua River, and Kalepa Ridge is to the right, extending south to Lihue.
At a break in the trees near the 1.0 mile marker, I caught a glimpse of blue ocean further east at Kapa’a.
Almost home, I stopped to photograph this hala tree, also known as screwpine, at about one quarter-mile from the trailhead. This was a ‘canoe plant’, among the first brought from Polynesia, and the leaves originally woven into mats and used for thatching roofs because it kept out the rain longer than palm leaves.
Depending upon where you look, the total length of this trail is variously reported between 2.15 miles and 2.75 miles, but based on the trail markings it’s fair to call it about 2.6 one way, and depending on how often one stops to enjoy the scenery, allow 2-3 hours for the entire hike.
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I like beets “quick pickled”. Mom cuts or slices them in a deep glass bowl. She mixes equal parts water and vinegar just enough to cover the beets. Adds a generous amount of salt to it and mixes that well. She then pours the solution on the pickles. Throws in a few peeled garlic cloves and lets this sit in room temperature for a day or two depending how pickly (I am sure that’s not a word) you like your beets. This pickle does not last very long so, we make just enough to last for a week. Mom thinks they don’t last very long because of me but I know better of course.
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That’s OK – I think the recipe sound terrific, and I LOVE pickled beets!Thank you!
Looks like a beautiful trail to hike
Thanks Vivian, ‘Tis! And, it’s among my top three least mucky along with Wai Koa Loop Trail in Kilauea and the Sleeping Giant Trail (East) up from the Wailua House Lots.
After a hike like this, a cold beer and a plate lunch from Mark’s Place would do the trick!
Actually, if you get a plate lunch to go, you could pack it and extend your hike another half mile further to the picnic shelter on the Kuilau Trail–views all around from Wai’ale’ale to the Blue Hole, to the Makaleha Mountains and a handy place to set your beer while grabbing the next bite.
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Spring has sprung and to celebrate the coming of sunshine and warmth (fingers crossed!) our lovely choir is playing a special concert at Richmond Adult Community College. Anyone who came to the choirs Christmas concert last December will know what a lovely bunch they are, how petrified they were and how much everyone loved the concert. Details are on the poster and thanks to the generosity of RACC the concert is again free of charge. The Berakah Players will be performing a very short recital too, so it’ll be another very special night.
Hello Friends, We are pleased to announce that 150 specially priced early bird tickets have gone on sale this morning for the 10th Anniversary concert by The Berakah Project at St. James Church in Piccadilly. To buy tickets go to : http://berakaharts.org.uk/londontickets/ This promises to be a very special night with new music from us and performances by the choir as well as the brand new youth ensemble. I’m sure I don’t need to remind you about the tensions both here and abroad. It Now is the time to get behind something that’s working to bring people together rather than tear us all apart. Please share, re-tweet and spread the word. We can’t do it without you! Mo x


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Mexico City, D.F.
Non-traditional wine bar
Those with thick wallets and a love for wine
Tokyo-style bar food, served in courses or a la carte
Le Tachi is a standing-room only bar for serious natural wine enthusiasts.
Cool. So who’s there?
Chefs just off their shifts, wine nerds, Japanese tourists, and anyone for whom money is not an issue.
How are the drinks?
There's an interesting catalog of wines, most of which are natural or biodynamic. There are also rare sakes and a few beers. The markup on wines is higher here than at places that offer similar bottles, like Loup Bar or Cicatriz.
Worth ordering something to eat, too?
Despite being standing room-only, there's a light three-course omakase menu, featuring anything from beef broth and a dry-aged burger to grilled mushrooms with rice.
Did the staff do you right?
The cooks double as hosts, pouring the wine and bussing your plates. They're friendly, open, and dedicated.
Wrap it up: what are we coming here for?
Come here to impress a date, or if you're intrigued by the standing restaurant meets wine bar concept.
Got the skinny on this place? Let our editors know!

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This week, I obsessed over every aspect of the meal-replacement program, Nutrisystem. We’ve heard a lot of talk about this alternative, so we did one of our comprehensive reviews, looking closely at the ingredients, potential side effects, customer service quality and clinical research. Plus, we read hundreds of testimonials and experiences from all over the internet. Then, we summarized and condensed it all to give you the info you need.
What You Need to Know
First off, Nutrisystem is a diet based on the glycemic index, where meals are sent directly to your home. There are several options for dieters, including a vegetarian and diabetic. There are three plans, each at different price points, based on whether or not you want to choose your meals and if you want to include frozen foods. One benefit is that you do not have to shop for groceries or cook.
The company was founded in 1972 and works well for both men and women. We do like the longevity of the business and some of the positive comments we’ve seen online, but read on…
The Cost – “Yee-Ouch?”
The first concern with Nutrisystem is the cost. The basic plan is $9.29 a day and includes a four week plan. Customers on this plan don’t even get the luxury of choosing the foods they’d like to eat. At this price point, users can expect to spend $259.99 a month if they opt for automatic delivery and $344 if they don’t. Other options may be even higher than that. “For the majority of dieters, these solutions are too cost prohibitive. When you consider the fact that most of us have more than one person to cook for at home, there is still the cost and hassle of grocery shopping,” said our Research Editor.
“The portion sizes are sooo small. It’s not possible to just grab and go. To feel satisfied you have to add fruits and lots of vegetables,” said one user.
“id not like the flavor and didn’t seem to curb my appetite as advertised. Also, too expensive,” said another.
Meal Options – “Could Get Boring”
Sure, there are plenty of meals to choose from, but at some point in the future users are likely to get bored with eating the same things time and again. And, depending on a user’s taste preferences, some options may not be worth trying again, further limiting the number of choices for future use.
One user said, “The problem is that the choices just taste bad so when I’m practically starving myself, it is hard to get motivated to eat this food.”
“Not only is this food inedible, they don’t include all the food you need,” said another.
Another user said, “The foods are very high calorie (170 calories for a TINY TINY muffin?!?!?) but they just don’t give you much food to make it low calories overall.”
Our research indicates that if there’s part of a diet program that’s difficult, like the cost to keep up the program, it will be hard to maintain long enough to see substantial weight-loss results. Users who don’t like the taste may have a problem sticking with the program.
The Science – “Valid?”
Nutrisystem itself does not have any scientific studies published to support the program. We don’t have anything to convince us this approach is any better than following the glycemic index approach, which uses healthy carbs. For us at DietSpotlight, it’s critical when reviewing a product to find research indicating it delivers results beyond those you’d experience with a much-cheaper alternative.
The Bottom Line – Does Nutrisystem Work?
Well now, this one was a little concerning. We were looking forward to reviewing Nutrisystem because it seemed like such a simple approach to dieting and weight-loss. We were disappointed to see a number of complaints about the taste of the food and the portion sizes. When you add the fact that you need to include fresh fruits and vegetables, it makes the program even more expensive, which leaves us hesitant about recommending this option. We also saw many reports of difficulty canceling within the 14-day money back guarantee and high return shipping fees.
If you’d like to melt off pounds, we suggest opting for a supplement or program that delivers both value for the money and good taste, with a scientifically proven platform or set of ingredients.
Among the best products we’ve seen this in 2016 is one called Leptigen. It is made with a unique blend of four clinically proven ingredients all known for their ability to help increase metabolism and fat loss. As we’ve conducted research, we were not able to find any negative comments about it or side effects, suggesting that users are seeing good results.
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Successful production of the first semiconductor chip designed by ChatGPT in the world proves the huge potential of AI. A few months ago, New York University researchers achieved a unique breakthrough in exploiting ChatGPT to design and develop a CPU without the need for a hardware definition language.
The research team was led by Dr. Hammond Pearce of New York University
All they used was just plain English with definitions and examples describing the functions of semiconductor processors from which ChatGPT came up with design instructions for this chip. This chip is not a complete processor like Intel or AMD, but it is a component of the CPU, a logic chip within the architecture of the new 8-bit microprocessor.
In the clip, the Core C1 chip is connected to another circuit board with a link to the screen used to operate several decorative lights on the pine tree. This is a demonstration of the effectiveness of using ChatGPT to design and develop semiconductors without having to be too proficient in hardware language HDL (Hardware Description Language) like Verilog.
Similarly, researchers from Georgia Tech University have leveraged ChatGPT to design computer circuits more quickly and efficiently. This process includes providing specific instructions for ChatGPT and creating designs based on available source code.
However, there are limitations in understanding hardware concepts and creativity in programming. The team is trying to train the model more deeply for IC design.
The model has difficulty connecting hardware concepts to actual source code due to the lack of specific training in IC design. By using language models to document source code, researchers can improve the training process.
This not only helps reduce costs but also reduces time and increases semiconductor chip development productivity. The ultimate goal is to train ChatGPT to reason and explore the design space to create comprehensive ICs. Although actual implementation still has many limitations.


Date: July 19, 2022 | Outlet: The Washington Post | By: Karoun Demirjian
The Pentagon this week said it reached important new milestones as it scrambles to catch up with China and Russia in what has become a fraught arms race between the world’s most advanced militaries, conductinga successful hypersonic missile test and securing a $1.3 billion dealto helpdefend against such threats.
Monday’s test of the air-breathing hypersonic missile, a partner venture of defense-tech manufacturersRaytheon and Northrop Grumman, follows separate successful tests announced last week using hardware built by Lockheed Martin. Together, they hint at a potential breakthrough for the Defense Department, which has faced growing scrutiny from lawmakers who fear the United States is losing ground to its adversaries and just last month conceded a full-system test fail.
Yet with China testing advanced-engine hypersonic missiles and Russia promising to use hypersonic cruise missiles in battle by the end of this year, U.S. officials say there is perhaps greater urgency to develop adequate defenses against such weapons. Central to that, they say, is a deal to have L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman design and launch 28 satellites as part of the Pentagon’s new missile defense network.
“People talk about space as a war-fighting domain,” Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, told reporters in announcing the contracts. “These satellites are specifically designed to go after that next generation of threats out there.”
Since China successfully tested a hypersonic glide missile a year ago, Beijing’s and Moscow’s recent strides have put Washington on high alert. While these recent successful U.S. tests are seen as encouraging, they have not yet evened the playing field: Russian government news service Tass reported this week that Moscow completed testing its hypersonic cruise missile and intends to put it into use.
The Pentagon has laid out plansfor developing resilient defenses over the next five years — a timeline that has disquieted the lawmakers tasked with funding and overseeing such research and development.
“I get really nervous when I hear dates like 2028 for something, and we’re pleased that it’s 2027,” Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) said to Vice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, during a discussion about hypersonics at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing in May. “So how are we going to condense the time period?”
Hypersonic missiles can fly at speeds at or above Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, and can travel at low atmospheric altitudes. Unlike ballistic missiles, they can also change course during flight, enabling them to dodge traditional defense systems.
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“Historically, we have not flown satellites that were designed to go after and detect hypersonic maneuvering vehicles,” Tournear said.
The Pentagon expects that by positioning a large number of heat-detecting satellites in the atmosphere, orbiting on different planes at low and medium altitudes, the U.S. military will be able to see when and how such missiles change direction. By compiling tracking data from multiple satellites in real time, the military believes it will be able to create an accurate picture of the hypersonic missile’s activity and warn those in its path to anticipate incoming strikes, either so they can attempt an intercept or take cover.
“Right now, today, we have limited capability to do that tracking aspect,” Tournear said. “The satellites we’re going to launch … can do that complete missile warning and missile tracking.”
Two years ago, the Space Development Agency awarded contracts to L3Harris and SpaceX to produce four satellites each. The first two of those satellites are expected to be launched in September, Tournear said, while the other six are set for next March.
The 28 satellites covered by the contracts announced this week are scheduled to begin launching in April 2025, in four sets of seven, each of which will orbit on a different plane.
The tranche that follows is likely to have 54 satellites, officials say.
“We get resilience by proliferation,” Tournear said.
Bidding for the next round of satellite contracts has not yet opened, and it is unclear how many firms will compete. In the initial round, 10 companies sought to build eight satellites; in the current round, seven firms put in bids. Tournear would not identify which companies were excluded but said that, overall, the quality of submissions improved markedly between rounds.
Still, at a current cost of about $50 million per satellite, which is about half the full budget for launching and operating them, the cost to American taxpayers will only grow as the program becomes a permanent fixture of the federal budget. The projected life span of each satellite tops out at five years, Tournear said, meaning the entire fleet will have to be replaced at regular intervals.


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The fine details on a receipt for a mountain bike tripped up a would-be fraudster.
Kristin Wright, of Everett, Wash., pleaded guilty in Snohomish County Superior Court to a gross misdemeanor count of filing a false insurance claim on her renter’s insurance.
She will serve 40 hours of community service and pay $500 in court fees.
Prosecutors charged Wright in December 2018 after an investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit.
According to the investigation, Wright reported a burglary at her Everett apartment in 2017. She filed a claim of more than $8,600 with American Bankers Insurance Co. for stolen items, including a mountain bike, two helmets, two crates of wine and some tools.
Wright provided a receipt for the bike showing she bought it in December 2016 for $7,000. The bike store told the insurer’s investigator that the details on the receipt were wrong, and the model of bike listed on the receipt was not available for sale until January 2017. American Bankers concluded the receipt was falsified, denied the claim and referred the case to Kreidler’s CIU.
Kreidler’s CIU investigates insurance fraud and works with Washington State Patrol and state and local prosecutors on criminal cases.
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It's difficult for most parents to imagine a time in which they'd need to turn their child into police for doing something wrong. Granted, it's not something any parent wants to think about doing. But, it may happen more often than most moms and dads think.
Whether a parent has to turn in her teenager or grown son or daughter, the process can't be an easy one. She's tasked with the tough choice of doing the right thing by the law and for her child, or protecting her child from the law. If it was anyone else but her own child, the answer would probably be easy. But will a kid ever forgive and forget when it was his own parent who turned him in?
Maybe not, but in the case of the 15 parents in this article, they knew what they had to do, even if it meant that their children hated them for the rest of their lives. These brave parents took matters into their own hands when they found out that their children were doing things against the law. Some were conflicted, while others didn't hesitate to call the police. Either way, it couldn't have been a simple decision to make.
15 Caught On Video
Can you imagine catching your own child on camera doing something illegal? Such was the case for a North Carolina couple who saw an image of their own sons (yes, TWO) when they sat down to watch the local news one night. Plain as day, their sons' pictures showed up on the TV screen as part of video surveillance footage from a local electronics store.
The 14 and 16-year-old boys were taking high-price items, like laptops and cell phones, along with three other people. It only took a couple of hours for the parents to get both boys down to the police station, where they awaited several charges against them, like breaking and entering and possession of stolen goods. The owner of the store publicly thanked the parents for being so brave in turning in their own sons and doing the right thing.
14 Preventing Mass Casualties
A few years ago, Blaec Lammers was an 18-year-old with a scary past. He'd been in a mental hospital twice and was even picked up at the local Walmart by police after he scared several customers by wearing a mask and holding a butcher knife, telling his father later that he planned to follow someone into the bathroom. His parents tried everything they could to get him healthy.
One day, Blaec's mom was forced to call the police after finding a receipt for an assault rifle in his pants pocket. It was something that concerned his parents because of his mental health history. Once Blaec made it to the police station, he confessed to having a plan to start a mass shooting spree at the same Walmart and possible a nearby movie theater. His parents singlehandedly helped avert a would-be tragedy.
13 Too Close To Tragedy
Last year, a Utah couple helped prevent what could have been a school shooting, but their quick thinking led to their son's arrest before anything serious occurred. One morning, the teenager was acting particularly odd before leaving for his junior high school. His parents were concerned, but became terrified when they noticed two of their guns missing.
They immediately rushed to the school, where they found him in a classroom filled with his peers and a teacher. At that point, he had only fired a shot into the ceiling, and his parents were able to physically hold him and get the guns away from him. Thanks to the couple's intuition that something was off with their son and their quick thinking once they found their missing guns, a senseless tragedy was avoided.
12 Sending Harmful Images
What would you do if you found out your teen daughter was sending racy photos of herself to other people on her phone? One couple in Virginia decided to send her a solid message by turning her into the police. The girl was only 13 at the time, but her parents found several messages and photos extremely inappropriate for her age that she had sent to other boys.
But, it wasn't only her behavior that forced them to go to the police. They also found texts from an older teen to the girl who was asking her inappropriate questions. So, they took her to the police station so she could be questioned about the people she was talking and sending photos to. It was unclear if the girl would be facing charges related to her messages, but according to an article on the Huffington Post, it was a possibility.
11 Taxi Driver Attacks
An Australian couple recently helped turn their 20-year-old son in to police by physically taking him to the police station and convincing him to turn himself in. It all happened after the parents caught their son, Nick Spasojevic, on their local news station. His image was caught clearly on surveillance. Nick's crime? He was responsible for the robberies of nine taxi drivers in the area, all by knife-point.
The robberies took place in May and June of this year, and Nick escaped with cash from some of the drivers, but wasn't able to get any from others. Fortunately, Nick's parents were able to get him to turn himself in, leading to several charges connected to his crimes, including aggravated assault. Thankfully, no one was hurt as a result of Nick's crimes, but we can't help but think about what his parents helped to possibly prevent in the future.
10 Pay The Price
In 2012, a Greenfield Wisconsin teenager was turned in by his parents when he stole one of his dad's guns. Not only did the parents turn him into police, but they also pressed charges related to the stolen item. The teenager later admitted to police that he stole it in exchange for marijuana, which is also illegal in Wisconsin. The police were even able to track down the teenager that he gave the gun to, who was charged with receiving stolen property and possession of a dangerous weapon.
Although this boy didn't admit to doing anything harmful with the gun, who knows about the hands it fell into. Plus, the situation also alerted the authorities to the teenager's use of drugs. It might have been a tough choice, but these brave parents definitely made a good one.
9 Plotting To End A Life
We've so far talked about several stories involving parents turning in their sons. What about daughters - don't they do anything wrong? Well, here's one. Earlier this year, Nichole Cevario had been plotting a massive killing spree at her school. Her dad found a journal that detailed the school's emergency plan, bomb materials, and writing about weapons. Nichole's dad immediately alerted police and she was pulled out of school that day.
Police searched the home and found several of the items Nichole detailed in her journal and believe that she had planned the huge attack for a long time. She even had a scheduled date of April 5th, which was only a couple of weeks from when her dad found her journal. The teenager was evaluated at a nearby hospital before being charged for her crimes.
8 Dad Finds Homemade Explosives
Just a little earlier this year, a father found tons of weapons and materials to create homemade weapons and explosives in his own basement. The culprit? His 17-year-old son, who was apparently making successful bombs that were designed to shoot shrapnel from them when they went off. In addition to admitting to making the explosives, the teenager also later admitted that he had stolen the things he needed to make them from his own home and his neighbors' homes.
In his home state of Missouri, 17-year-olds can be tried as adults. He was. His charges included unlawful possession of an illegal weapon and another charge related to all of the materials he stole. The teen didn't admit to having anything planned as to when or how to use the devices, but we're glad that his dad took it upon himself to stop any would-be disaster.
7 Bad Boy Break-Ins
In 2016, a mom turned her 15-year-old son into the police. She became suspicious of him during a parent-teacher conference when he began using a cell phone that she knew didn't belong to him. The mom, Lakesha, was able to track down the owner of the cell phone through her own investigating. Apparently, Lakesha's son, Chris, had broken into that man's truck and stole the cell phone, his wallet, and credit cards.
She later found receipts from stores and restaurants at which Chris made purchases with the stolen credit cards. She told the owner to call the police on her son because she didn't want him to go down the same path she once had - a path of substance use and theft. Chris was eventually charged with four counts of burglary related to his crimes.
6 Preventing ISIS From Growing
One father not only had to turn his son into the police, but he also had to face the terrible realization that his son desired to become a member of ISIS and planned to kill 1,000 people for the terrorist organization. Justin Sullivan planned to use an assault rifle and open fire at a location in North Carolina where many gathered at once, like a concert venue.
Fortunately, his father noticed warning signs about him before the event ever unfolded and alerted police to his behaviors, like covering the family religious statues in gasoline. Eventually, Justin was also found to be a suspect in a murder that happened in 2014, where Justin allegedly killed his neighbor and buried his body in the area. Upon searching Sullivan's home he shared with his parents, they found weapons they believe he was planning to use in the mass attack.
5 Viral Bullying
Michael Palomino already had ties to the local sheriff's department, as he was a deputy himself. But he never thought he'd need to use the department to turn in his own son. Michael made the choice after seeing a YouTube video that showed his son, who was 17 at the time, with a group of other teenagers, beating up another boy. His son was the only one to show his face to the camera and Michael immediately recognized him.
Michael's son was charged as an adult for the crime, which made Michael upset, believing that his son was being used as an example of what can happen when you bully others to this point. Although he believes his son deserved to get punished, he doesn't believe the other children involved had a fair punishment.
4 Keeping "Them" Out
In 2015, the police were called to the home of Debra London, where her 24-year-old son also lived. Debra had a feeling that her son was involved in illegal activity with drugs based on his erratic behaviors. Debra told her son she was going to call the police, and he eventually gave in. When they arrived and searched the home, they found that her son had been making methamphetamine in one of the rooms.
Debra's son asked for a hug from him mom before he got into the police car, almost like he was thanking her for getting him the help he needed. Debra was upset by the fact that she needed to go to such great lengths, but she remained hopeful that her son would be able to clean up his act after his arrest.
3 Bad Parenting, Good Grandparenting
Dave Hansen recently had to call the police about his daughter, a 26-year-old mom who once had a gorgeous face and a good life ahead of her. His daughter, Lacey, had four children, three of whom tested positive for illicit substances. Dave learned that Lacey and her husband had been doing drugs around their children, and he didn't hesitate to go to the police about it - not so much for the sake of the adults, but for the sake of the grandchildren. His bravery could have helped saved the lives of the four children.
One of the kids who tested positive was a newborn baby the couple had. Dave told KUTV, "As a grandparent, I felt like it was my obligation. You may call it tough love, tough love so be it. If they want to be mad at me or whatever so be it, I don't care."
2 Son's Face On The News
I's hard to imagine so many parents seeing their own children's faces on the news. But yet another story leads us there. This recent incident involved Brandon Smith, a man who was accused of robbing a number of women in Memphis, Tennessee. All of the alleged robberies occurred on one day in May of this year. Smith was able to get away with the crimes until his dad spotted his picture on the TV during a news broadcast.
Smith's dad brought him to the police station, where he turned himself in. Smith was charged with aggravated robbery after he took over $7000 worth of phones, debit cards, cash, and more from their purses. Thankfully, one dad's willingness to do what was right led to Smith getting the punishment he deserved for his crimes.
1 Little League Robbery
Earlier this month, a dad was tipped off about his teenage son getting into some illegal activity when he went through his cell phone and found messages to others about stealing items from the concession stand at the local Little League field, including candy and a laptop. The police had begun an investigation into the incident beforehand, but hadn't yet had a suspect named. Five laptops were taken and the robber had tried to get cash from the register.
After discovering the messages, the dad waited for his son to come home and then called the police to notify them. The teen did admit to the crime. Unfortunately, the police were only able to get back some of the laptops and other stolen goods. The boy sold one laptop on Craigslist for cash.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government says it will send the federal government a $200-million bill to cover the costs of resettling thousands of asylum seekers who illegally cross the Canada-U.S. border.
In the latest escalation of tensions between the province and the federal Liberals, Ontario Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod said she will send a letter to Ottawa itemizing the costs of the border crossers. She said the $11-million Ottawa set aside to help Toronto deal with the added costs is a far cry from the $74-million tab the city will rack up this year in shelter costs for asylum seekers.
“What I’m simply asking is that they pay their bills,” Ms. MacLeod said on Tuesday after an emergency meeting of the House of Commons immigration committee in Ottawa. “I would love a cheque.”
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the federal government had not received a request for funding as of Tuesday evening. He underlined the government’s interest in continuing to work with Ontario, despite its decision earlier this month to withdraw the province’s support for the resettlement of asylum seekers who cross the border illegally.
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British neo-noir trio The xx may appear to be reclusive, guarded types, but don’t judge them by their calculated, minimalistic sound or deceptively dark appearance: This is a band that is laying it all on the line for itself and its fans.
Bassist/vocalist Oliver Sim, guitarist/vocalist Romy Madley-Croft and producer/percussionist Jamie Smith are still touring promoting latest album Coexist, globe-trotting on a multi-legged trek that took them to Vancouver last fall at the Vogue Theatre and sees them return May 24 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
The band is lugging around about twice as much lighting gear as it is amps and musical equipment, which includes its trademark array of downtempo guitar, bass and synthesizers, aiming to give fans an experience as striking as possible.
Among the elements we saw last fall were high-definition ambient visuals fed by giant projectors from the back of the room, X-shaped Plexiglas stands, strobes, and a giant LED-speckled X that came down from the ceiling at the end of their set.
The xx are, quite literally, going for broke.
“We’ve always said, ever since we were able to play a proper venue rather than a pub, that we wanted to have something people could go away with afterwards and talk about,” Smith said in a recent phone interview from Prague. “We’re happy not to make that much money off touring if that means people will remember the show for a long time.”
The man known as Jamie xx is a charming, soft-spoken guy.
When it was mentioned that what The xx are doing is risky considering the current music business landscape where everyone is struggling to make a living, Smith gave an audible shrug.
“I guess so,” he said. “When we thought of doing this we did it because we loved it. We didn’t want to do anything else, and we always came at it from a creative approach rather than wanting to be a ‘big band’ or to make money.”
Beyond Coexist, the band has started to work on pieces of songs for a future album, though Smith admitted the process was haphazard on the road.
The band’s newest piece of music is a song entitled Together that appears on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s latest musical epic The Great Gatsby, a soundtrack that also features Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, will.i.am, Florence + The Machine, Jack White, Jay-Z, Emeli Sande, Gotye and more.
A clear snapshot of today’s musical landscape, the soundtrack immediately recalls that of Luhrmann’s late ’90s hit Romeo + Juliet, which featured Radiohead, The Cardigans, Garbage, Everclear and other alternative acts of that era.
Does Smith feel The xx is part of a musical moment in time by being included on the Gatsby soundtrack?
“I hope not,” he said with a chuckle. “I like most of the artists that are on the soundtrack and we’re so happy to be on it. But I hope we don’t become one of those bands that people remember as ‘of this era.’ I want to keep going.
“We love the Cardigans but we don’t want to be them.”
When it is revealed to Smith that the soundtrack was being pressed on vinyl via Jack White’s Third Man Records label, Smith audibly lit up.
“That’s great! I didn’t actually know that,” Smith said. “We went to Jack White’s studios when we were on tour in the U.S. last time and it was amazing to see. It made us want to have everything of ours in one place and have people come to us. It’s a really nice idea. But I guess you have to get to a certain level like Jack has.”
Beyond The xx’s work, Smith admitted he remains constantly busy working on his own stuff.
A sought-after remix artist, one of his most famous collaborations was with late great poet Gil Scott-Heron for 2011’s We’re New Here, a remix of Scott-Heron’s final studio album I’m New Here from 2010.
These days, Smith admitted craving to work on bigger pop albums with major label artists.
“I’m interested in going down that route as well as still making more underground releases,” Smith said. “When I went to work with Alicia Keys (for Girl On Fire track When It’s All Over), it was a very interesting and exciting experience and I want to do more of that.
“She seemed like somebody who lives in another world to us. To be able to go in the same studio with her and make music and hear her sing at me was something I’d never imagined I could do.”
The xx @ Lucerna, Prague
The first Night+Day happened in Lisbon last week and it was so much fun! To see it for yourself and to get an idea of what to expect from Berlin and London, take a look at this video. xx The xx

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How Not to Murder Your Grumpy by Carol E. Wyer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
How Not to Murder Your Grumpy won't tell you to take deep breaths and step away from the gun. It won't suggest marriage counseling or make you take a million personality tests. Instead, it will alphabetically lay out 700 hobbies and activities to distract your grumpy old man while coping with retirement. From aeroplanes, art, and archaeology to yoga and Zumba, it is chock full of ideas to keep your grumpy occupied. Packed with puns, it will make you giggle. At 108 pages, it's a great, quick read for anyone dealing with a man suffering from "Irritable Male Syndrome."
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Taking full advantage of MTR advertising uniqueness and flexibility, global sports giant Reebok launched an interactive Rhythm Challenge to roll out its ZPump Fusion 2.0 at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station.
The game invited MTR passengers to play rhythms by pumping a button on the panel each time it lit up. Those taking part were subsequently rewarded with a discount coupon, while players rating 80% or over received an attractive ZPump Fusion iPhone case.
A giant visual of the Reebok ZPump Fusion 2.0 shoes with moving lighting to mimic the air flow through the bladder on the Poster On Wall ensured strong visual impact and successfully drew the attention of passersby to Reebok Pump Technology. The campaign offered a remarkably engaging customer experience which perfectly dovetailed with Reebok’s core advertising idea.


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I may have previously mentioned how much I love my slow cooker. During Winter soups, stews and shanks are on high rotation in our house. But I think I've become stuck in a crock-pot rut. I keep revisiting the same flavours over and over.
Yesterday I decided to try something new. My inspiration was the large rolled pork roast lurking in the bottom of the deep freeze. I gazed deep into the pantry, called upon MacGyver for inspiration and Thai Satay Slow Cooker Pork was born!
Thai Satay Slow Cooker Pork
3.5kg rolled Pork roast *
olive oil for searing
3 tablespoon minced ginger
3 tablespoon minced garlic
¾ cup peanut butter
1 cup diced tomato (I used the tinned variety)
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
2 tablespoon Gourmet Garden Thai seasoning
½ cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon kecap manis**
Remove crackling and excess fat from pork.
Combine ingredients for the sauce in a food processor. Blend until combined.
Heat oil in a fry pan over a high heat. Sear pork, browning all sides.
Place pork in the slow cooker.
Pour over blended sauce.
Cook on high heat for three hours, stirring sauce occasionally. After three hours, reduce heat to low and allow to cook for another three hours.
To serve, remove pork from slow cooker. Allow to rest for twenty minutes.
I served slices of pork on top of wilted Asian greens, and drizzled with the satay sauce. Rice would also be an ideal compliment.
* This was a massive piece of pork. If you want to cook something of less-epic size, you can reduce the sauce quantities proportionately.
** Kecap Manis is an Indonesian sauce. It's dark brown, syrupy and sweeter than normal soy sauce because of added palm sugar. It's sometimes sold as Indonesian Soy Sauce.
Terrific flavours! This meal got rave reviews, D declared it 'Top Ten". It's an encouraging first step in getting out of my crock-pot rut. Do you cook any great slow cooker meals?


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Review for Florida Parrot Rescue Inc, Tampa, FL, USA
I adopted my Rosie from Florida Parrot Rescue. They were so thorough in the screening process, ensuring I knew how to properly care for a bird, doing a home visit, meeting the foster mom. They really care about their birds. I also knew I was getting a healthy bird because all of their birds are checked by an avian vet before becoming adoptable. The foster mom took the time to talk with me and meet with me, answering questions, giving advice. The whole experience was so worth it! And Rosie is a delight!
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Staffed by a rotating team from Cockeysville’s R&D, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering departments, the incubator touches on all industry segments and applications that Saft serves.
Work in progress includes advancing cell development by utilizing lithium manganese iron phos-phate (LMFP). Compared to lithium-iron phosphate, this low-cost material promises increased energy density (operating time) without compro-mising on safety. Currently the team is working to improve the LMFP cycling life and power capability by optimizing electrode structure and electrolyte composition. With successful devel-opment Saft will be able to produce extremely safe cells (similar to iron phosphate today) without sacrificing energy density in comparison to tradi-tional lithium-ion (Li-ion) chemistry based cells. Thus, answering the need for next-generation technology that brings higher performance, enhanced safety and advanced functionality.
The incubator fosters collaboration across Saft’s scientific community to ensure that our engineers are develo-ping products that offer solutions to real world problems, more effectively and more quickly. For instance, the electrical engineering team members designed and demonstrated a new module-monitoring circuit board that reduces size and cost by half, when compared to Saft’s legacy electronics. The demonstration effort provided the confidence needed to propose the new electronics in a large defense project with critical space constraints.
Saft not only takes great pride in improving the future of battery technology, but also in the community’s. In partnership with the University of Maryland, the Cockeysville incubator works with graduate students to learn about industry advancements and innovative technologies in tandem, collaborating on real-time projects, as well as cases from the students’ coursework. These mutually beneficial partnerships allow our experts to explore new ideas and the students to gain real world experience.
Technological innovation is at Saft’s core, and the Cockeysville incubator is an exceptional example of our pioneering efforts to further technology and commercial applications through new chemistries, and mechanical and electrical designs. With great pride in improving the industry, Saft is investing in research and innovation and will continue to develop next-generation battery systems for future applications.
“If you’d like to see what we’re currently working on, or share insight into upcoming technology challenges you’ve identified within your own business, we’d love to hear from you,” highlights Carine Margez the Cockeysville incubator leader.
The incubator fosters collaboration across Saft’s scientific community to ensure that our engineers are developing products that offer solutions to real world problems, more effectively and more quickly.


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With Snow still on the mountains in early spring the Lake District show why it it one of the UK’s most beautiful and popular tourist spots for hill walkers.
The clouds forming a huge shadow from which the sunlit hills and mountains behind rise and tower over the farmers fields.
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the Railway between St. Petersburg and Murmansk washed away by the flood. Traffic was stopped, passengers one of the trains had to reach the destination by buses.
As reported by the leadership of the Oktyabrskaya railway, about 16:46 Kola river overflowed and blocked the path of trains. The result was a damaged railway bridge was blocked by train No. 15 to the Moscow train No. 144 Vologda — Murmansk. The passengers of the train № 22 St.-Petersburg — Murmansk was forced to go to the Output stage — Cola.
we will Note, earlier the flood in Murmansk flooded land East of the bypass road.
Stories about how you tried to get help from the Russian state in terms of coronaries and what came of it, email it to COVIDemail@example.com

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Dumfries and Galloway expands vulnerable children help scheme
An "early intervention" scheme to help tackle potential social problems in vulnerable children is to be expanded in Dumfries and Galloway.
It comes after the charity Aberlour secured a funding award of £400,000 from Inspiring Scotland.
It will help increase the delivery of the Born to Learn programme already being run by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
Their work supports vulnerable young children to develop language, problem-solving and social and physical skills.
The project is being delivered in partnership with another charity, Quarriers, with support from Dumfries and Galloway Council and local health services.
Steve McCreadie, Aberlour's director of business development, said: "This money will prove invaluable in helping us continue to tackle pressing social issues among our young people from the earliest time in their lives and divert them away from the possibility of becoming involved in problems later in life.
"This will be of significant value to these vulnerable children and we welcome this award wholeheartedly.
"The success of our bid to Inspiring Scotland is a great example of how different organisations can work together to bring about great results for those who need help most.''
Inspiring Scotland is a group of investors and supporters who aim to provide funding and skills to improve the lives of some of Scotland's most vulnerable people.


The continuous single shaft granulator is used for granulation of sludge (pre-mixed). The granulator consists of an enclosed housing with a rotating shaft with pins with hardened tips. The tip speed of the pins in combination with the distance in between the pins and distance of the pin tips to the housing makes the forming of the correct granules.
The rotation speed is controlled by a frequency convertor. Rotation speed and distance of the pins to the housing is to be determined and adjusted in practice at product start up. After the granulation the material is dried on a Tema Process Fluid Bed Dryer.


After decades of allowing anti-competitive mergers in the TV, radio, phone and internet sectors, Canada's telcoms regulator, the CRTC, has taken an important step to address the underperformance of Canada's monopolistic, bumbling phone companies and cable operators, declaring internet access to be an "essential service" and thus something that operators must offer in all territories in which they operate.
The CRTC has set an up/down target of 50Mbps/10Mbps for every Canadian, and will require ISPs to offer unlimited data packages; in return, it is offering the sector $750M in subsidies for rural rollouts.
However, the CRTC will not set prices for these services, which provides the sector with an obvious way to subvert the order, simply by pricing their services out of the range of the customers they do not wish to serve.
The Commission has also announced a suite of customer-friendly reforms, including a requirement to upgrade wireless infrastructure to LTE or better and clear notification about mobile data overages.
Industry has six months to act on these targets, and after that point, Canadians can ask the regulator to intervene to enforce its rules.
The CRTC estimates two million Canadian households, or roughly 18 per cent, don't have access to those speeds or data. The CRTC's goal is to reduce that to 10 per cent by 2021 and down to zero in the next 10 to 15 years.
To achieve that, the CRTC will require providers pay into a fund that's set to grow to $750 million over five years. The companies will be able to dip into that fund to help pay for the infrastructure needed to extend high-speed service to areas where it is not currently available.
The fund is similar to one that subsidized the expansion of local landline telephone service in years past. Providers used to pay 0.53 per cent of their revenues, excluding broadband, into that fund. Now they'll pay the same rate on all revenues, including broadband.
CRTC declares broadband internet access a basic service
United Airlines and American Airlines have signalled the end of their participation in Trump's practice of kidnapping children to scare away potential asylum seekers, (AA: "We have no desire to be associated with separating families, or worse, to profit from it"; UA: "Our company’s shared purpose is to connect people and unite the world. This […]
Ibrahim Diallo was eight months into a three year contract with a big company when its systems abruptly decided that he was fired: first it told his recruiter that he'd been let go, then it stopped accepting his pass for the parking and the turnstyles, then his logins stopped working, and at each turn, his […]
David Graeber defined a "bullshit job" in his viral 2013 essay as jobs that no one -- not even the people doing them -- valued, and he clearly struck a chord: in the years since, Graeber, an anthropologist, has collected stories from people whose bullshit jobs inspired them to get in touch with him, and now he has synthesized all that data into a beautifully written, outrageous and thought-provoking book called, simply, Bullshit Jobs.
Your pet might be photogenic, but getting them to stare long enough at your camera to snap that Instagram-worthy photo isn’t as simple as telling them to sit. Bribing your pets with their favorite treat, however, might just do the trick, and with the Adjustable Pet Selfie Smartphone Attachment, you can do just that while getting […]
The cybersecurity landscape is changing, and now one of the most effective ways to counter hacking threats is to employ another hacker against them. Commonly referred to as ethical hackers, these professionals use a cybercriminal’s tools against them, checking networks for vulnerabilities and patching them up before they can be exploited. The Certified Ethical Hacker Bootcamp […]
The human eye is a powerful thing, but it’s not so great at seeing in the dark or around tight spaces, which is partially why most of us struggle with unplugging drains, cleaning under the fridge, and other hard-to-reach jobs. This 1080p HD Waterproof WiFi Wireless Endoscopic Camera, however, gives you the flexibility necessary to get […]


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27 Metallica Metallica is an American Thrash Metal band formed in 1981 . The original lineup was James Hetfield (Vocalist and Rhythm guitarist), Dave Mustaine (Lead Guitar), Lars Ulrich (Drums), Ron McGovney (Bassist). The group came into mainstream from their Self-Titled album and the hit single “Enter Sandman”. …read more.
Yes deserves to be on this list because, like Queen, they were totally unique and very talented musically. Hard to believe bands like Motley Crue are above them. Any decent cover band can play a Motley Crue song as well as the original, but no one even attempts Yes songs because you have to be great musically.
Energetic, talented & professional – Cover Down is a versatile cover band serving North Texas and beyond, whose members are college degreed, many of whom graduated from UNT’s esteemed music program. Cover Down is a 7-piece variety band – with male and female vocals, sax, keyboards, guitar, bass and drums – playing the best rock, country, jazz standards, old school and top 40 dance tunes with complimentary emcee and DJ services. We also have an optional 9-member configuration that adds… (more)
If people could have been up close and seen this song played live, they easily vote this song #1. I have seen Jimmy l’ve do his solo and although iconic and legendary, it pales in comparison to Alan Collins and Gary Rossington’s live performance to Freebird’s guitar lead. What few people know is that they played those simultaneously and seamlessly giving the sound of what most people believe as one lead guitar playing. If you listen closely you can here two distinct guitars from the beginning and about midway through they split into their own tracks. Had I not witnessed this first hand standing less than 10 feet away with Ronnie Van Zant standing between them I would have continued to believe it was one guitar lead with another playing rhythm. It was an awesome concert back in 1975 Brussels, Belgium on their world tour.
Bon Jovi has and still is putting out the best rock music in the world. His most famous songs from Livin’ on a prayer is expected to be heard by. Not listening to this and another couple songs are not like watching the Matrix or like not hearing Don’t stop believin’. The lyrics of Bon Jovi speak truth and encourage many people. Unlike some other bands Bon Jovi are still living and playing. Not only does Bon Jovi make a ton of great hit songs they are aslo activist’s and help the community. Bon Jovi sold many, many, many records when recording and was said to put on some of the best concerts of that time.
Pink Floyd’s 1995 live album Pulse has been remastered and is to be reissued as a 4LP set in May: http://teamrock.com/news/2018-03-22/pink-floyds-live-1995-album-pulse-set-for-vinyl-reissue …pic.twitter.com/PzkaGvRaEe
29 The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The members consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were soon known as the foremost and most influential act of rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat, and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented …read more.
Closely related to power metal is progressive metal, which adopts the complex compositional approach of bands like Rush and King Crimson. This style emerged in the United States in the early and mid-1980s, with innovators such as Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, and Dream Theater. The mix of the progressive and power metal sounds is typified by New Jersey’s Symphony X, whose guitarist Michael Romeo is among the most recognized of latter-day shredders.
Young Thug, Meek Mill, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Fat Joe & Remy Ma, Lil Uzi Vert, NF, Cardi B, 21 Savage, Yo Gotti feat. YFN Lucci, J. Cole, Rae Sremmurd, Kodak Black, Big Sean, Future, Big Boi feat. Killer Mike & Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Drake, DJ Khaled feat. Jay Z & Future, N.E.R.D & Rihanna, Bryson Tiller, French Montana feat. Swae Lee, Travis Scott, Schoolboy Q, Vince Staples
Ωστόσο το ύφος σου στα σχόλια ήταν έντονα επικριτικό κι επιθετικό. Φυσικά και δέχομαι διορθώσεις και προτάσεις, αλλά ισχύουσες, όχι προσωπικές γνώμες. Επίσης, αφαιρέθηκαν σχόλια που ήταν άσχετα με τη συλλογή και θα παρακαλούσα, γενικά, τα σχόλια να είναι όλα επί του θέματος κι όχι πολεμική αρένα μεταξύ χρηστών.


How to Determine the Age of Your John Deere Lawn Tractor
The John Deere Company has been developing products for farmers, builders, landowners, business owners and loggers since 1837. Since the company's inception, it has made millions of machines that help people work. The John Deere lawn tractors make home lawn care easier. When performing repairs or ordering parts, it is sometimes necessary to know the manufacturing year of your tractor so you will get the correct part. You can easily find this information on the tractor or through John Deere customer service.
Locate the serial number on your John Deere lawn tractor. The number is located on a metal plate on the tractor engine. Push the hood release on top of the engine cover at the top of the tractor to expose the engine. Write the serial or model number down.
- The John Deere Company has been developing products for farmers, builders, landowners, business owners and loggers since 1837.
- When performing repairs or ordering parts, it is sometimes necessary to know the manufacturing year of your tractor so you will get the correct part.
Download a copy of the serial number lists from the John Deere website. Compare the serial numbers with the numbers on the lists. For example, a tractor with a serial number from 150001 to 160000 has a manufacture date of 1969.
Contact customer service with the serial number if you are unable to locate the year on your own. Some products are unlisted on the download pages due to the large quantity of products.
Determine The Age Of Your John Deere Lawn Tractor
You may be surprised to learn that not all John Deere lawn tractors sport traditional green and yellow. In 1969, John Deere produced lawn tractors with customized hoods and seats in four colors: red, orange, yellow and blue. The entire tractor, other than the hood and seat, was painted white. Pinpointing the age of a vintage John Deere lawn tractor is as simple as checking its color. This metal plate attached to the frame of the mower provides you with the tractor’s model and serial number. Tags may be located under the hood or along the front on older models. Each list contains one decade of lawn tractors. Search for the model number in the first column labeled “Model” on the left hand side of the chart. Model numbers appear in numerical order from lowest to highest. This lists a range of serial numbers. Look to the column to the left to determine the manufacture date of your lawn tractor.
- Download a copy of the serial number lists from the John Deere website.
Based in Atlanta, Melody Dawn has been writing business articles and blogs since 2004. Her work has appeared in the "Gainesville Times," "Player's Press" and "USA Today." She is also skilled in writing product descriptions and marketing materials. Dawn holds a Master of Business from Brenau University.


It looks like it's straight line, while AFV sights tend to be prismatic.
What does the writing say?
The yellow warning triangle looks like a radiation hazard warning, so I'd guess trilux illumination (once)
The dovetail on the bottom makes it look like a sight for a ground weapon like a towed gun of some description, like a light gun or a WOMBAT, used for the direct fire role.
i 'reckon its of Russian origin. i saw a scope in the 'jingly' market at Kandahar the other weekend, that was old and i can onnly describe as reminisent of something you'd look over the top of a 5 in deep trench with!
the scope in the pic you've put up is similar in style/manufacture to the one i saw, albeit a different shape