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Number of emerging high-street restaurant brands falls 38%, Crosstown Doughnuts fastest-growing: The number of emerging high-street restaurant brands has fallen 38% in the past 18 months, reflecting the overall slowdown in the market that has been exacerbated by increasing capacity, according to the latest Ones To Watch report. In the report, which tracks fast-growing brands in the UK, Peter Backman said small-scale operations are in growth while the rest of the casual dining market is effectively going backwards. Crosstown Doughnuts is the fastest-growing brand in the Ones To Watch list as measured by percentage growth in outlet numbers. Meanwhile, German Doner Kebab topped the list again when measured by actual increase in site numbers during the past three years. Also noticeable is the expansion of overseas brands within Ones To Watch. Turkish restaurant Simit Sarayi is investing heavily in the UK, while North American brands Tim Hortons, Taco Bell and Shake Shack feature. The number of brands listed has continued to fall – now 136 – and is roughly the same size as in 2015. That was a year, Backman said, when there was immense energy among private equity firms which, having identified the potential of the restaurant sector, were ramping up the roll-out of their estates. A total of 41 brands were unable to sustain the pace of growth required to stay on the list – at least 20% during the past three years – while there were only 25 newcomers. Changes to the market since 2015 have exposed many operators and their investors, leading to many of the larger companies reducing their site numbers, Backman said. He added casual dining was falling out of favour as a growth vehicle in Ones To Watch with recent leaders falling behind, including Italian, Thai and cosmopolitan cuisines. Nevertheless, there are growth trends, notably the continuing expansion of coffee shops and the re-emergence of sweet snack offers. Backman said this continued development underlined the investment attraction of small-footprint offers that require comparatively low investment per site. Japanese dining has continued to grow at above-average rates, while the rate of expansion by Mexican outlets has slowed. The number of units per brand was slightly down compared with six months ago (10.4 outlets per brand in May versus 10.6 in November last year). The overall number of Ones To Watch outlets has grown from 1,402 in May 2015 to 1,413 – an increase of 0.8% in three years. Backman said: “The numbers in Ones To Watch have grown significantly year after year until May 2017 and then they went into reverse. The number of emerging brands has fallen by a huge 38% over the past 18 months and, unsurprisingly, is continuing to fall, echoing the closures we’ve seen in recent months among larger restaurant chains. However, there are still growth trends in the market. Coffee shops continue to grow and we are seeing sweet snack offers re-emerge. They are small-scale operations with a small footprint and limited fit-out costs. Coupled with a franchise-based growth model, they are as attractive to investors as small-scale startups.” Top performers (fastest growth in estate numbers 2015 to 2018): 1. Crosstown Doughnuts 1,100% (12 outlets); =2. The Little Dessert Shop 800% (18); =2. Insomnia 800% (18); 4. Shake Shack 700% (eight); 5. German Doner Kebab 667% (23); 6. My Restaurant 600% (seven); =7. The Hub 500% (six); =7. The Honesty Group 500% (six); 9. Black Sheep 450% (22).
Propel launches video service for Premium subscribers:
Propel is launching a new service for Premium subscribers that will see them receive regular video recordings of key speakers from Propel events and conferences. On Friday (15 June), Premium subscribers will receive the first, a 30-minute videocast featuring Clive Watson, chief executive of City Pub Group, in which he talks about his experience of undertaking an initial public offering (IPO) and the pros and cons of being a public company. He also reveals how City Pub Group’s IPO turned into a twin-track process after the company received interest from a trade buyer. Propel Premium subscribers also receive their morning newsletter 11 hours early at 7pm the evening before our 6am send-out, and have access to our database of 1,100 multi-site companies. Propel managing director Paul Charity said: “We plan to compile an invaluable library of senior leaders and advisors offering insights and advice, a resource Premium readers can tap into.” An annual premium subscription costs £345 plus VAT for operators and £445 plus VAT for suppliers – plus £50 each for additional team members. Email email@example.com to sign up or call her on 01444 817691
More part-time senior positions and real-life examples can boost hospitality sector diversity: Offering more part-time senior positions and showcasing real-life examples of progression would help to diversify and promote the hospitality industry, the second session of the UK Hospitality Commission 2030 was told. MPs at the session, which took place in the Houses of Parliament, heard from Courtney Avery, a youth employment ambassador; Nikki Kelly, acting chief executive and director of programmes at Tottenham Hotspur Foundation; British Future director Sunder Katwala; and Conor D’Arcy, senior research and policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation. Other ideas discussed included reviving the Saturday job and developing work schemes that suit older workers. Speakers also called for the government to put hospitality at the heart of its Industrial Strategy. Chair of the session Michael Tomlinson MP said: “It was brilliant to hear from a variety of speakers on how we can work together to promote hospitality across the UK. I was particularly interested to hear Courtney’s comments on why young people don’t view the industry as a long-term career path and I look forward to working with the Commission to develop tangible recommendations to address this issue.” UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls added: “The industry employs more women than men and is the second-largest employer of EU workers and the fifth highest as a percentage of the workforce. Now is the time for government to step up and support our industry in developing the hospitality workforce of the future.” The Commission, led by UKHospitality, aims to promote understanding of the importance and potential of the UK’s hospitality sector and brings together a wide range of employers, all-party parliamentary groups, stakeholders, industry bodies, and authorities to deliver an employment foundation for the sector. The third session will be held in early July focusing on education and skills.
London hotel market sees rise in supply and demand during May: The London hotel market saw a rise in supply and demand during May, according to the latest data from STR. Supply increased 2.0% during the month compared with April 2017, while demand rose 0.9%. However, occupancy rates fell 1.0% year-on-year to 82.3%, a 12th consecutive month of decline. Average daily rate decreased 4.1% year-on-year to £146.51, the third consecutive month to register a fall following 16 straight positive months in the metric. Revpar dropped 5.0% compared with May last year to £120.59. STR analysts noted that although there was a weakening of the pound in May, there was no significant increase in demand. The Royal Wedding on 19 May also failed to produce a significant impact on performance.
World Cup to create biggest pub trading days in 2018: The World Cup is set to create the biggest pub trading days in the 2018 calendar, according to beer quality and insight expert Vianet. The company’s customer sales data revealed that in 2016, major sporting events accounted for the biggest trading days outside Christmas. The Euro 2016 match between England and Russia showed the highest trade of all sporting fixtures that year. The average number of pints served per session during the tournament was 197 (223 if the game was won by England). Pubs showing the 2016 match between England and Wales saw an uplift in volumes of 108% versus the same day in 2015. Vianet managing director Steve Alton said: “The data has clearly shown football is the biggest sport in terms of trade increase by pubs – Euro 2016 took more in sales than the Six Nations that year. Pubs need to be prepared to make the most of the World Cup and that’s not just having enough stock, its making sure it’s served perfectly and the pub is getting the maximum number of pints from each keg or cask.”
Pub Accommodation Group launches free event to help maximise rooms revenue: The Pub Accommodation Group has launched a free event to discuss how pub operators can maximise revenue opportunities from rooms. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, 4 July at Fuller’s pub The Counting House in London. Discussions will centre on how pubs can implement marketing strategies, and technology solutions to manage all aspects of room bookings and the guest journey. Additionally, pub companies will find out how guest reviews can help them increase loyalty, growth and profitability and how they can capitalise on the growth of foreign tourism via a new VisitEngland scheme. The authority is launching £1.2m inbound tourism scheme England’s Great National Walks, in which pubs and accommodation will play a key role. The event will also include a Tourism Alliance overview of the new Package Travel Regulations, which come into force on 1 July and will have an impact on businesses that combine accommodation with any other product or service provided by a third party. To book a place, call 01206 752571 or email firstname.lastname@example.org. The Pub Accommodation Group comprises Stay In A Pub, British Beer & Pub Association, UKHospitality, VisitEngland, Eviivo, Guestline, Ei Group, Punch, Fuller’s and Young’s.
London Craft Beer Festival reveals food line-up: London Craft Beer Festival, which will take place from 3 to 5 August, has announced its food line-up. Sri Lankan restaurant Hoppers, barbecue pioneer Pitt Cue, “Britalian” concept Luca and Cantonese bun specialists Bun House will take part alongside a seven-course tasting menu by chef Tom Hunt. Meat specialists L’onglet and festival circuit favourites Big Apple Hot Dogs will complete the line-up. More than 65 breweries will take part in the event at its new location in Tobacco Dock, Wapping, with ticket-holders able to enjoy unlimited 100ml pours from a selection of 100 beers. Festival co-founder Dan Sylvester said: “Each year the festival is a unique chance to eat some of the city’s best food with some of the world’s best beer and we’re excited to be joined by our biggest line-up yet of international and home-grown brewing talent.”
Almost 70 UK projects shortlisted for 2018 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards: A total of 68 UK sites have been shortlisted in the 2018 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. The list includes 257 projects across 34 categories from the world’s leading architects, interior designers, lighting designers and hospitality operators. The competition is an independent annual awards programme dedicated to celebrating the best food and beverage spaces from around the globe in all types of environments, including hotels, transport, business, culture, leisure and retail. Now in its tenth year, the 2018 awards received more than 900 submissions from the UK and 70 other countries. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in King’s Cross on Thursday, 4 October.
Steamin’ Billy secures £1.5m funding package to support expansion: Leicestershire-based Steamin’ Billy Brewing has secured £1.5m from HSBC to support its significant expansion plans. Founded in 1998 by Billy Allingham and Barry Lount, the company owns 13 sites across the East Midlands. The funding package, which Propel reported earlier this year was close to being completed, will allow the business to continue its expansion across the region and carry out extensive renovation work. Allingham told East Midlands Business Link: “Our ongoing expansion programme has seen us purchase pubs across the East Midlands and transform them into quality establishments, ensuring they become a central part of the community. HSBC has extensive experience of our sector as well as in-depth knowledge of the Midlands market, so we are confident our new relationship with the team will be a great success.” David Tomlinson, HSBC’s area director in the East Midlands, added: “We are glad to provide support and guidance to Steamin’ Billy as it continues its expansion strategy. We look forward to seeing the company enter this new acquisition phase.” Since opening its first pub in Leicester, Steamin’ Billy has undertaken a series of strategic acquisitions, identifying and purchasing properties that have untapped potential. It has established a presence in Leicestershire, Rutland and Derbyshire and recently expanded into Warwickshire.
Notes caps fund-raise as it passes £1m mark: Notes, the nine-strong, London-based coffee shop and wine bar concept chaired by James Horler, has capped its fund-raise on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube at £1.2m. The company has already passed the £1m mark having shot through its initial £600,000 target within two days of launch, offering 5.66% equity in return for investment. So far, 712 investors have pledged £1,011,550 and the campaign is “overfunding” with eight days remaining. Notes said trading continued to be strong across the business with like-for-like sales last week up 13.5%. The pitch states: “Since our last Crowdcube raise in 2015, we have opened four locations, doubled our revenue to almost £5m (£0.2m Ebitda), increased site Ebitda by three times and expanded our roastery, which now produces more than one tonne per week for Notes and our wholesale partners.” Notes raised £908,400 on Crowdcube in June 2015 after setting a £600,000 target.
Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse to open debut UK chocolate shop: Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse is to open a debut UK site for his chocolate brand, Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse, in London. The venue, at Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross, will be the second outpost for Le Chocolat following its launch in Tokyo in March. The King’s Cross site, which will open in October, will offer single-origin and flavoured ganache, praline and chocolate bars among other items. Located in a reimagined set of coal drops next to Granary Square and Regent’s Canal, Coal Drops Yard will house more than 50 stores from a mix of established and emerging brands, along with cafes, bars, independent restaurants and new public spaces when it opens in October. Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse was founded in 2013. Its chocolates are made traditionally in Paris in a workshop at the back of a small cobbled courtyard, with each step of the confection process mastered and controlled by Ducasse’s artisan chocolate maker Nicolas Berger. Ducasse’s restaurant at The Dorchester hotel is one of only three in London to have been awarded three Michelin stars.
Loungers eyes North Wales debut: Loungers, which is backed by Lion Capital, has submitted plans to open its first site in North Wales. The company has applied to Denbighshire County Council to change the use of a former NatWest branch in High Street, Prestatyn, into a cafe restaurant. The site has been empty since the bank closed in 2016, the Daily Post reports. Loungers operates more than 120 sites through its Lounges and Cosy Club brands, with plans to invest £10m to open a further 16 Lounges in 2018. The company was founded by friends Dave Reid, Alex Reilley and Jake Bishop in 2002. Its nearest sites to Prestatyn are Milo Lounge in Liverpool and Benito Lounge in Manchester.
Wahaca to launch menu next week inspired by Test Kitchen creations: Mexican restaurant brand Wahaca will launch its new menu next week inspired by creations from its Test Kitchen. The menu, which will be available from Wednesday (20 June), will highlight the breadth and diversity of the country’s cooking using produce from Mexico and the UK. Inspiration has been taken from its recently opened Test Kitchen in Shoreditch, where consumer feedback has guided the most popular dishes to appear on the new menu. New items include Mexican bowls with ingredients such as black beans, green rice, slaw and salsa, plus toppings including Wahaca classic slow-cooked pork pibil. The DIY taco board comes straight from the Shoreditch Test Kitchen, with bavette steak, grilled fundido cheese and fresh meco salsa. The crispy duck croquetas, which were a recent special, will now feature on the new menu. Co-founder Thomasina Miers said: “Our food is in a new phase of creativity as we see how the nation is whole-heartedly embracing Mexican food. Where we were once cautious about pushing the boundaries too much, we are now excited about how much we can offer in terms of flavourful, healthy, vibrant food. We feel this is only the beginning.”
Healthy ‘happy eating’ cafe High Mood Food launches second London site: Healthy “happy eating” cafe High Mood Food has opened its second site in London. The concept has a unique focus on gut health and “intuitive eating”. The new venue has opened in Old Spitalfields Market to follow High Mood Food’s debut site in Duke Street, which launched in late 2017 following an initial pop-up in Duke of York Square, Chelsea. Executive chef and co-founder Joey O’Hare told Propel: “Our food is nutritious and inclusive. We champion a varied vegcentric menu enhanced by the bold flavours and beneficial live bacteria of fermented foods.” O’Hare has been a chef for ten years and made it to the final 12 of MasterChef: the Professionals in 2015. Her business partner and co-founder Ursel Barnes trained as an executive coach, working with highly pressurised professional clients, and knows the “critical difference a healthy diet makes to wellbeing on every level”.
Asian-inspired Yen Burger to launch in London this month: Asian-inspired Yen Burger is launch in London at the end of the month. Owner Yen Nguyen has secured a 2,630 square foot site at Borough Market through agents CDG Leisure. The Japanese urban-inspired restaurant will offer premium Asian-influenced burgers that combine ingredients such as Japanese chilli and kimchi mayonnaise, plus Asian herbs such as shiso, a Japanese leaf known for its taste and health benefits. Each burger will be made in-house, while there will also be a gluten-free option. All bread buns will be made daily at Bread Ahead. Side options will include Asian coleslaw, edamame beans and homemade sweet potato chips. The Asian-influenced cocktail menu will include a range of spice-infused aperitifs charged with fresh kumquat, calpis, and fresh mint. Seating will be spread across two floors for up to 70 guests, not including the bar. Nguyen, who has experience at leading restaurants in the UK and Germany, said: “Although I grew up in Europe surrounded by lots of great western food chains, I could never go a day without my mother’s Asian cuisine. I wanted to create something that combined western food with light East Asian ingredients – an Asian burger. The opening of Yen Burger sees this dream come to fruition.” Sammy Weinbaum, of CDG Leisure, who brokered the deal, added: “We are excited to secure this off-market deal for Yen.”
Kent-based operators to launch Italian restaurant with rooms for second site: Nick Levantis and Darryl Healy are set to launch an Italian restaurant in West Malling next month for their second site in the Kent town. Amano, which is Italian for “by hand”, will specialise in authentic dishes and offer four boutique hotel rooms. Chef Fabio Moschini’s menu will include dishes such as calamaro grigliato (grilled squid, aioli and lemon) and scaloppina di pollo alla milanese (crumbed chicken escalope with green bean salad), alongside freshly made pasta dishes, classic recipes and pizza. Ingredients will be sourced from Italy and the local area. Interiors will include blackened timber cladding, clay wall finishes and marble table tops, while an internal courtyard will house an orangery and banquette seating. Levantis said: “West Malling is a vibrant and bustling market town with plenty of places to eat but one thing missing is a good Italian restaurant. Amano will bring a new flavour to the neighbourhood, a friendly, local eatery with boutique rooms for those visiting from elsewhere.” Levantis and Healy’s other site is The Swan bar and restaurant, which they opened in 2011.
McDonald’s adds cold-brew coffee to US McCafé menu as Dunkin’ Donuts duel heats up: McDonald’s has added cold-brew coffee to its McCafé menu in the US as its battle with rival Dunkin’ Donuts heats up. Customers can order a cold-brew frozen coffee or cold-brew frappe at $3.09 for a medium-sized drink or $3.79 for large. However, a small McCafé drink, including the new cold-brew beverages, cost $2 as part of the $1, $2, $3 menu. Cold-brew drinks are especially appealing to younger consumers because they tend to drink more coffee during the day, like trying new products and are open to trading up, according to Mintel’s 2017 coffee report. McCafé menus have remained largely unchanged since the concept’s launch in 2009, Nation’s Restaurant News reports. The move follows an announcement by Dunkin’ Donuts it plans to increase sales through coffee. This year, the company rolled out two next-generation restaurants rebranded as Dunkin’, dropping the “Donuts” to underscore a focus on all-day coffee. Last year, Dunkin’ added Frozen Dunkin’ Coffee to its line-up. Last month, Starbucks said it planned to focus on cold beverages, which make up half of all beverage sales in the US and generated almost $5bn in 2017.
Douglas Jack – Revolution Bars Group should eventually maximise shareholder value: Peel Hunt leisure analyst Douglas Jack has said he believes Revolution Bars Group should eventually maximise shareholder value despite things not going as management planned. Issuing a ‘Buy’ note on the shares with a target price of 200p following the company’s trading update, Jack said: “On 17 October, the board said it ‘remains confident regarding the underlying strength’ of the business and its ‘ability to operate and grow as a standalone business’. The latest statement is less bullish – second-half like-for-like sales are down 1.7%, resulting in full-year like-for-like sales falling 0.5%, with drink performing better than food. We believe 20% of this was due to management issues – no chief executive, the operations director left in January, the property director has resigned, and four of 11 area managers have left. We expect Revolution Bars Group to be a small loser from the World Cup, leaving limited scope to recoup sales during the last three weeks. Small pockets of positivity are this year’s five new sites are performing well, with a further six due by Christmas; the completed roll-out of labour scheduling; and the appointment of a new food director. The management losses have not been a secret, having been regularly written up in the trade press. Our view has not changed – this is a company that should eventually maximise shareholder value.”
Mikhail Investments acquires second Liverpool pub: Merseyside-based operator Mikhail Investments has acquired Liverpool local The Brewery Tap for its second pub in the city. The Stanhope Street pub is being given a new lease of life as part of the Cains Brewery Village regeneration. Mikhail Investments owns former Cains pub Doctor Duncan’s in the city alongside the Bold Hotel in Southport and the Eccleston Arms in St Helens. It also owns Punch Tarmey’s Irish pubs in Southport and St Helens. Chairman Andrew Mikhail told the Liverpool Echo: “Cains Brewery Village is undergoing a huge resurgence. It’s a really busy, vibrant part of the city and we look forward to playing a part in its future. This pub is steeped in history and has something unique to offer.” Mikhail Investments will launch hotel and champagne bar Lord Street in Southport next month.
Papa John’s franchisee opens second Oxfordshire site: Papa John’s franchisee Bally Brar has opened a store in Didcot for his second site in Oxfordshire. Brar has been a franchisee since 2014 and originally worked in a Papa John’s in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, before striking a deal to buy the business, which he ran with his brother before they decided to build their own portfolios. Brar said: “The Papa John’s property team identified the location and found the property in Didcot for me. It is a thriving town known for its rail links to Oxford and London and there are a number of housing developments being created, which all offer opportunities. It’s also close to my Abingdon store, which is helpful for staff training and marketing.” Papa John’s was founded in the US in 1984 and has more than 350 stores across the UK and over 5,000 stores in more than 40 international markets and territories.
US Subway franchisees no longer required to serve breakfast: Subway is no longer requiring its US franchisees to serve breakfast. The company has changed its policy to allow franchisees to opt out of opening by 7am daily. Subway’s breakfast options have never caught on across the US in the eight years since they were launched. Research found 43% of Subway customers do not visit for breakfast, while 19% didn’t even know the company served breakfast. Subway’s US store count fell by 909 in 2017, losing almost three times as many locations as it did the year before. It expects to close about 500 of its US locations this year. Finding employees to work during the early hours was another complication that helped convince Subway to change its breakfast policy, reports Bloomberg.
Brixton Brewery pumps up the volume at new site: Brixton Brewery, the fledgling firm in which Heineken acquired a minority stake in November, has started full-scale operations at its new south London brewery. The new facility in Dylan Road is near the brewer’s original railway arch site, which will remain open to the public on Friday and Saturday nights. The new brewery will allow capacity to rise from about 14,000 pints a week to a potential 100,000 pints. A canning line has also been installed, which can handle 6,000 cans an hour, allowing Brixton Brewery to make its beer available in cans for the first time. Senior brewer Cam Mitchell said: “The best bit is the automatic mash tun rake. No more climbing into the hot mash tun to shovel out bags of heavy, wet grain at the end of a brew. It’s the dream!” Brixton Brewery was founded in 2013 by two couples – Jez and Libby Galaun and Mike Ross and Xochitl Benjamin. It brews a core range of six beers, most named after Brixton landmarks. All brews are vegan, unfiltered and unpasteurised. At the time of the deal, Heineken called Brixton Brewery the “perfect London brewer to partner”.
Fledgling escape room business gets go-ahead to open first site, in Birmingham: A fledgling escape room company has been given the go-ahead to open its first site, in Birmingham. Escape Brum has been granted permission by the city council to transform a storage and distribution building in Camden Street, which has a floor space of about 4,865 square feet. The business will initially operate two games rooms and expand to six, creating about 25 jobs. The site has been vacant for the past 18 months, reports Insider Media.
Serviced apartment company SACO reveals plans for Locke site in Manchester: Serviced apartment company SACO, which is backed by Oaktree Capital, has revealed plans for a site for its Locke brand, in Manchester. The company will convert the former Atrium Serviced Apartments complex on the corner of Princess Street and Whitworth Street into a 160-bedroom aparthotel called Whitworth Locke. The development will include a mix of 258 square foot studios and one-bedroom suites, housed over three former cotton mill buildings. Whitworth Locke, which is due to open in October, will include co-working space, dining options, a cocktail bar, gym and apparel kiosk. Locke Hotels has also struck a partnership with local organisation Foundation Coffee to oversee the complex’s coffee and cultural programme, which could include yoga, live music and film nights. Eric Jafari, co-founder and creative director at Locke, told BDaily: “We believe travellers are willing to compromise on a short stay but not necessarily for longer trips. They want an aspirational second home.” Locke, which “combines the best aspects of boutique hotels and serviced apartments”, launched in 2016 in Aldgate, central London. It also has a site in Edinburgh while it is developing a £40m aparthotel in Dalston.


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Interesting. Black Sabbath is officially done and over with. They released one final studio album in 2012 and they just completed a final tour titled, “The End”. Why did Sabbath suddenly decided to break up? Maybe it was because Ozzy didn’t enjoy being in the band anymore?
Ozzy says that he kept getting bad vibes from Tony and Geezer. I think what Ozzy was trying to say is that Tony and Geezer saw him as a singer, Ozzy saw himself as more than that. Tony and Geezer didn’t appreciate Ozzy being Ozzy meaning being part of the celebrity pop culture. Ya know, Ozzy turned himself into a TV star like with “The Osbournes” and he kept doing other projects with the Osbournes. Ozzy is also an author and has books out too. He’s also currently doing a TV show with his son Jack on the History Channel. So Tony and Geezer just sees Ozzy as a rock singer and not seeing him as celebrity Ozzy is that what Ozzy is mad about???
I love Ozzy Osbourne but I’m not afraid to admit that he is a bit of an egomaniac and narcissist and this should be good enough to prove that. I always saw that Ozzy sold himself out when he did “The Osbournes” TV show. He’s supposed to be a rock singer and metal guy. Instead, he turned himself into a TV star and Hollywood celebrity. That’s how people see Ozzy now. They don’t see him as a rock singer anymore.
Tony and Geezer don’t keep up with the times… they don’t get themselves into this reality TV garbage. They see themselves as musicians, not celebrities. It seems to me that Tony and Geezer don’t appreciate Ozzy doing all that celebrity stuff… trying to be a celebrity and not a musician. I can see where Tony and Geezer are coming from so I’m on their side for sure.
I believe Ozzy destroyed his rock star image when he did the Osbournes which to me was pretty sad and disappointing. Black Sabbath went out on a positive note and it was pretty low of him to talk negative stuff about Tony and Geezer but oh well, what do ya know? It’s the music industry… there’s gonna be huge egos all over.
Fans will always see Ozzy as a celebrity and not a rock singer. Ozzy did that to himself. He needs to get over himself already!

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Before we start, let's cover some basics about this Whole Foods Detox. Here is a list of things you MUST and MUST NOT do to lose weight., reset your body & Thrive!
1. Do not overcomplicate your meals. A healthy meal consists of a protein, green, and healthy fat. That’s it – it’s that simple. It doesn’t need to be complicated.
2. Drink water to flush the fat – 80-100 ounces per day is ideal. Without the adequate amount of water, the weight will not fall off.
3. Movement – move your body 3-4 times a week. This can be dancing, walking, running, yoga, pilates, etc. Something you LOVE to Do!
4. Do not deprive yourself. It does not work, and you'll starve your body of essential nutrients and end up binging on junk food.
5. Focus on Adding. I've provided recipes & suggested meals but as long as it is REAL WHOLE food (fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, healthy fat, good protein) go nuts & enjoy!
6. Be conscious of your mindset. If you are shaming yourself or constantly telling yourself that you are fat, and weight loss is impossible, you will not find the desired results.
Treat your body, mind, and soul with love.
7. In this program, you have a seven-day suggested meal plan with a shopping list. I encourage you to download and print these and go shopping the weekend before you start the program, so you're ready for the week ahead.
8. Take advantage of batch cooking on the weekends. If you do not like to reheat your foods, then buy a crockpot or pressure cooker to make cooking easier.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday rejected accusations that he had lied in previous congressional testimony about his knowledge of contacts between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, insisting to House lawmakers that his answers on the matter “have not changed.”
In a tense five-hour hearing, Democrats questioned Sessions over muddled explanations about contacts with the Kremlin and asked him repeatedly about his prior congressional testimony. Sessions recused himself from Russia probes in March, after a Washington Post report undermined his January confirmation hearing statement that he “did not have communications with the Russians.”
“I will not accept and reject accusations that I have ever lied. That is a lie,” Sessions told the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. “My story has never changed, I’ve always told the truth, and I’ve answered every question to the best of my recollection, and I will continue to do so today.”
Sessions told the Senate Judiciary Committee in October that he did not communicate with the Russians, and he was “not aware of anyone else that did.” Democrats pointed to an event Tuesday that they said is “difficult to square” with that statement.
During a March 2016 meeting that Sessions attended, Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos said that he had Kremlin ties and could help set up a meeting between then-candidate Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last month to lying to the FBI.
Sessions told House lawmakers that he “now recalls” that March 2016 meeting, but that he has “no clear recollection” of the details of Papadopoulos’ proposal during the meeting. He later added that he did not recall whether anyone else at the meeting, including Trump, reacted to the suggestion.
“I had no recollection of this meeting until I saw these news reports,” he said. “After reading that account and to the best of my recollection, I believe that I wanted to make clear to him that he was not authorized to represent the campaign with the Russian government, or any other foreign government, for that matter.”
In his testimony Tuesday, Sessions repeatedly answered using variations of the phrase “I don’t recall.”
He suggested in his opening statement that the chaotic nature of the campaign influenced his ability to answer detailed questions on events that occurred “a year ago,” such as “who I saw on what day, and what meeting, and who said what when.”
“It was a form of chaos every day from day one,” he said of the Trump campaign. “We traveled, sometimes to several places in one day. Sleep was in short supply, and I was still a full time senator with a very full schedule.”
New York Democrat Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday noted that during Sessions’ hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in June, the attorney general responded with some variation of “I don’t recall” 36 times.
In a heated exchange on Tuesday, Texas congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee asked Sessions about that June testimony. Sessions said he stood by it, and reading off of a sheet, repeated it for the record: “I have never met with or had any conversations with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with the campaign or election in the United States. Further I have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the Trump campaign.”
Jackson Lee also asked Sessions, who previously served as Alabama senator, about allegations of sexual assault against Alabama’s GOP Senate candidate, Roy Moore.
“I have no reason to doubt these young women,” Sessions said.
Republicans on the panel have called for the appointment of a special counsel in order to investigate matters such as Obama-era officials’ handling of the Clinton email investigation and alleged unlawful dealings related to the Clinton Foundation.
The Justice Department said in a letter to the panel Monday that federal prosecutors are evaluating “certain issues” raised by Republicans and will make recommendations about “whether any matters not currently under investigation should be opened” and “whether any matters merit the appointment of a Special Counsel.”
Asked about what it would take to appoint a special counsel, Sessions said Tuesday that there must be “a factual basis that meets the standards of the appointment of a special counsel” and that “looks like” is not enough of a basis.
In a separate line of questioning from the panel’s chairman, Bob Goodlatte, Sessions said that the Justice Department has 27 open investigations into leaks, compared with nine over the past three years.
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FasTag: A few Toll Plazas in Chennai Will Not Accept FasTagArjun Krishnan (Author) Published Date : Dec 05, 2019 19:10 IST
From 15th December, the Central Government plans to implement Fastag toll payments throughout the country. There are thousands of toll functioning to provide a smooth and seamless transition from one place to another for all commuters.
The Government of India plans to replace the ongoing manual payment methods with Fastag Scanning Schemes in-order to encourage digital transactions and paving the way for future development.
Fastag is generally an online portal which deducts the required toll charges automatically, without spending too much time on waiting in toll plazas. It's more reliable and very easy to use because of its user-friendly specifications. Fastag is based on the concept of advanced technology known as Radio â€“ Frequency Identification (RFID), and it's been stamped on the windscreen of your vehicles for quick access.
At present, there are around 180 toll plazas that are accepting the Fastag Schemes. It has a validity of 5 years and needs to be recharged as per your requirements.
FASTag: How to apply for FASTag through ICICI Bank Web Portal?
One of the Official said that it is not applicable for the State Highways in Chennai. This Premium expressway has five toll plazas, which include Perungudi, Sholinganallur, Navalur, Medavakkam, and Thoraipakkam will follow the oldest mode of manual payments.
This major route was used by more than 1 Lakh people daily for their daily works. These five tolls are placed in the zone of East Coast Road and Old Mahabalipuram Road.
People around 7 km radius use the smart card facilities for traveling to different places and will be renewed each year. Chennai is one the largest IT hub of the nation, and it's a monumental task to link all these members into this scheme, he added. But the travelers feel that this facility should be enforced immediately to avoid excess traffic and prolonged wait time.


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“The Legal Person After the Sexual Revolution: Criminal Law, the Church and the Family”
Prof. Ngaire Naffine (University of Adelaide)
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Criminal Law, the Family and the Church have worked together as a mutually reinforcing economy, keeping the married woman in her place. All three institutions have prescribed rules for intimate married life, conferring authority on the husband, never the wife. But times are changing. The traditional marital rights of men have been formally curtailed, husbands can be charged with the rape of their wives and the married woman now has at least formal powers to refuse sexual access. The family has loosened its form and the power of the Church over intimate sexual matters has diminished. This paper considers the effects of this modernisaton of the lives of married women and men on the character of the criminal legal person. Are they his undoing?
Ngaire Naffine is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Adelaide. An innovative contributor to debates in jurisprudence, feminist legal theory, criminology, criminal law, and medical law, Professor Naffine is the author of Law’s Meaning of Life: Philosophy, Religion, Darwin and the Legal Person (Hart 2009).

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A Way To Escape
One of Satan’s lies is that the besetting sin in your life (you know the one) will always defeat you. “That’s just the way you are and it will never change.” Remember that the devil is a liar and the father of all lies (John 8:44). The God of truth says something quite different: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it (1 Corinthians 10:13). A way to escape. There it is – God makes a way to live…Read More
5 Books to Read On The Book
There is no book on earth like God’s Book – it is the very Word of the Living God, and every word of it is for us! I love the Bible. This library of 66 books has changed and continues to change my life. We should never allow our reading of good books to substitute for the reading of Scripture. In my study of God’s Word I have come to appreciate a number of helpful resources that deal with the divine revelation, inspiration, preservation, translation, and illumination of Scripture. In uncertain times believers should be certain about the Bible. I recommend these books to you with the hope that they will help to strengthen your own conviction and love for…Read More
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How many times have you heard about the importance of hand washing over the last few months? The entire world is being reeducated in basic hygiene that our mothers tried to teach us! What is true for physical wellness is a picture of a higher truth – it is a principle of spiritual health. In the Old Testament there were daily, ritual washings that were required of the priests who were to enter into the presence of God. When the Lord Jesus Christ came He said to His disciples, “Now ye are clean through the Word that I have spoken unto you” In fact, one of the lasting pictures of Christ and His disciples is the image of the Master…Read More
3 Things To Look For As You Study the Bible
Are you hungry to know God in a deeper way? We come to know God through His Word – literally, through His words. We believe that the very words of Scripture are given by God and that every word is essential (2 Timothy 3:16-17). “Every word of God is pure…” (Proverbs 30:5) The Lord Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). He also promised, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). Pay attention to every word of the Word! Here are 3 things I try to look for as I study God’s very words… Repetition. When…Read More
What Do You See When You Look In The Mirror?
The Word of God is an amazing book. Only through its divine lens do we begin to see clearly. Without it our view of reality is skewed by sin and clouded by the world around us. God’s Word is a window that shows us God. The Bible sheds light on who God is. As we gaze through it we are given a vision of his holiness. God’s Word is a telescope that shows us the future. It is full of prophecy – looking beyond this sad, broken world and into eternity. With eyes of faith we see what cannot be seen around us now (Hebrews 11:1). God’s Word is a microscope that shows us truth. Scripture reveals the truth about…Read More
Our Next Bible Study Series
It is a joy to study God’s Word and a privilege to share it with others. More and more people are joining our daily Enjoying The Journey episodes and we are grateful for the Lord’s blessing. Nothing brings joy like meditating on the very words of the living God! “I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil” (Psalm 119:162). We have just completed a brief study of the book of Hosea. I am continually amazed how a message given to another people thousands of years ago speaks to our spiritual need today! You may listen to these and all of our archived studies at http://podcast.scottpauley.org. On Monday we begin a new series that I am praying will…Read More
7 Ways The Bible Helps Your Prayer Life
We all know we ought to pray more. We all want to pray more effectively. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if God wrote a manual on prayer? Indeed, He has! God’s Word is the most thorough, powerful prayer book in the world. If you want to be a person of prayer then you must be a person of the Scriptures. George Mueller’s life illustrated this connection. He prayed in provisions for hundreds of orphans and saw miraculous answers to prayer all of his life. The secret? He began every morning on his knees with an open Bible getting His own heart happy in Jesus and finding a promise He could claim that day. The more attention I give to reading and…Read More
A Fresh Look At Familiar Scriptures
“Why didn’t I see that? Where did that preacher get the understanding of that passage…and how could I have missed it?” Sound familiar? We have all had these questions. Perhaps you have had the experience of reading a well-known Scripture and suddenly seeing something you did not see before. This is the adventure of God’s truth. It was there all along, but there is always more to discover. Sometimes it is passages that are most familiar that are most neglected. We have read it hundreds of times. It could be recited from memory. Dozens of sermons have been given on the same verses. And, yet…could it be that there is more God has for us? The more I study the…Read More
Dear Preacher, Preach In Faith.
All of us who have preached for any length of time can testify that some things are different every time we stand to preach. The truth never changes, but the preacher’s mind, the audience attitude, and the general circumstances do! Some days the message flows. Sometimes it does not. I have wondered of late if this was some of what the Apostle Paul had in mind when he wrote to a young minister, “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season…” (2 Timothy 4:2). Seasons change and some are more enjoyable than others. At this juncture in ministry I am preaching many times every week. To be perfectly transparent I must confess that some days I do not…Read More
Improving Your Devotional Life
Just today over lunch the topic of the devotional life came up. Let’s be honest. We all struggle with it. Not just consistency, but truly having a meaningful time with God. How can my quiet time become a true meeting with the Lord? In college I was given a copy of George Muller’s Soul Nourishment First. It has been a joy to share it with many people through the years, and I find myself going back to its principles again and again. I am posting it below in its entirety. It is a longer article than most but it can be read in less than five minutes. It will be time well spent. I am praying that the Holy Spirit will…Read More

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If recent annual general meetings held by struggling mobile device-maker BlackBerry (BlackBerry Stock Quote, Chart, News: TSX:BB) have conjured images of villagers chasing the monster in the classic 1931 Boris Karloff version of Frankenstein, tomorrow’s meeting promises an even more impassioned mob.
After losing more than one-quarter of its market value following its disappointing Q1 on June 28th, BlackBerry’s critics, who had taken a brief reprieve as rookie-CEO Thorsten Heins appeared to have been righting the ship following his surprise appointment in January of last year, were out in full force.
“The future is bleak for BlackBerry as an operating business, in our view,” said Macqurie Capital analyst Kevin Smithen following the results.
“Generally speaking, momentum wanes after the initial push and so the company is certainly running out chances.” said Edward Jones analyst Bill Kreher.
This is the “beginning of the end” for BlackBerry, offered William Blair analyst Anil Doralda.
Tomorrow’s meeting, which will take place in a hall at the Humanities Theatre at the University of Waterloo at 10:00 a.m local time, promises to be contentious, to say the least. A BlackBerry shareholder who owns more than 1.5-million shares of the company set the tone in an interview today with Reuters.
John Goldsmith, deputy head of equities at Montrusco Bolton said “The results were a quasi death knell for BlackBerry. The share move last week was very violent. I think you are going to get people standing up and making their voices heard at the AGM.”
When those voices are heard, many will, without doubt, be calling for the sale of the company. Value investor Donald Yacktman, who joined other Ben Graham disciples in buying shares of Research in Motion back in 2011 and now owns 5.8-million shares, hinted at the possibility.
“It is the board’s job to deal with this objectively, and we hope they would be objective enough to do the best thing for the shareholders,” he said.
At press time, shares of BlackBerry on the TSX were up .5% to $10.13.
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As a parent, you may find yourself caring for a sick child at home. Here is some advice on how to care for common problems at home.
Fever is one of the most common symptoms of illness in children. It is normal for temperatures to rise as high as 105 degrees even with minor illnesses. After giving a weight appropriate dose of fever reducer, a warm bath done properly can bring your child’s temperature down to a comfortable level. Fill a bathtub with warm water deep enough to cover your child’s legs. The temperature of the water should be warm enough that your child does not shiver. After placing your child in the tub, wrap a towel around the back and shoulders. Then, pour warm bath water over the towel. Keep doing this until your child’s fever begins to come down. This method works well because water is an excellent conductor of heat away from the body. By having a towel around your child, the skin does not get cold, so your child is much less likely to shiver. Do not add anything to the water such as rubbing alcohol or vinegar. They are not needed and alcohol fumes can be hazardous to a young child.
If your infant gets a stuffy nose, clearing it with saline solution works well. You may purchase saline for infants, but it is expensive. Alternatives include saline solution for contact lenses or homemade saline. To make it yourself, add 1 level teaspoon of table salt to 16 ounces of water and mix well. You may apply the saline to the nostrils with a dropper or use a cotton ball. After putting saline in the nose, wait a few minutes and suction. Block one nostril while suctioning the other. A very effective device for nasal suction is the Nose Frida, which is easy and quick to use to clear a congested nose.
If your child has an earache, heat often brings quick relief. If you have some uncooked rice you can make a heat pack by putting some in a sock and tying a knot in the open end. Microwave your heat pack for 1 minute and check the temperature. If needed, continue to heat 30 seconds at a time. Apply this to the painful ear to relieve the pain.
If you are concerned about dry or hard ear wax, vegetable oil is a safe solution. Put 3 drops of any vegetable oil in your child’s ears daily with a dropper or cotton ball. The oil will blend with the wax and gradually soften it. You may need to continue this for several weeks. After softening the wax with oil, you may remove the wax by using hydrogen peroxide in the ear. Have your child lie on one side and put the peroxide in the ear, keeping it facing up. The peroxide will bubble and loosen the wax. You may need to repeat this process for several days. Cotton swabs are not recommended because they just push the wax deeper into the ear canal and may cause injury to the ear.
If your child has cradle cap (seborrhea) vegetable oil is useful for that as well. About an hour before bath time, massage some oil into your baby’s scalp. During the bath, shampoo the scalp vigorously with a washcloth and a tear free shampoo.
Many children will get upset tummies and feel nauseated. Ginger has been shown to help ease nausea. Many larger groceries and Asian markets have candied ginger either in the bulk food section or in the spice aisle. Have your child chew a few small pieces of candied ginger to help ease nausea. Ginger is not recommended for children under 2 years old. Homemade cola syrup may also help a nauseated child. To make it, pour 8 ounces of regular cola into a glass and stir as much table sugar into to it that will dissolve. Give 1 teaspoon of this syrup every 5 to 10 minutes to help soothe a queasy stomach.
Teething is a natural process that usually begins at 7 to 12 months for most children. For most children, have a cool or cold teething ring works well. There are also child safe teething rings. A wet washcloth or spoon that has been chilled in the fridge is also helpful. Not recommended are teething tablets or gels. Some teething tablets have been found to have dangerous levels of belladonna alkaloids in them which may harm your child. Most of those products are nothing more than some type of sugar with miniscule amounts of other ingredients. I do not advise amber teething necklaces. Several children have died after being strangled by their necklace. There is no evidence that wearing amber around the neck provides any benefit and the danger of injury cannot be ignored.
Of course, your child’s pediatrician can be a reliable resource for advice on caring for common problems. Please feel free to call if you have questions about your child’s health.
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Tucson Canyon del Oro High School's Ka'Deem Carey, who was named The Republic's 2009 Big School Player of the Year, has given Mike Stoops and the Arizona Wildcats a commitment to play college football.
Carey rushed for 2,738 yards and 43 touchdowns on 224 carries for his 14-0 team as a junior last season. He averaged 12.2 yards a carry. He ran for 299 yards and four TDs, scoring on three consecutive touches in CdO's 44-0 rout that ended Scottsdale Saguaro's Class 4A-record, 37-game winning streak.
Carey is the latest member of Arizona's 2011 recruiting class.
Carey's high school coach Dusty Peace says his grades could become an issue when it comes to getting him eligible. "His report card wasn't too good," coach Dusty Peace said.
Peace said Carey also has to take his entrance test.
"He is a little down," Peace said. "I told him, 'Try not to let this affect your high school experience.' "
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Software solutions provider CDL is to pilot a commercial lines software system starting in April.
CDL general manager Rick Slater said the system, called CDL Strata, will be rolled out initially as an ASP service, but will eventually be available on a distributed basis.
"By September this year we plan to have about 100 individual users running on the system," said Slater.
Slater said the company, known for its personal lines software, wanted to grow both its reputation and share of the commercial market.
"It's our ambition with CDL Strata to provide the number one personal and commercial lines systems in the market place and we are very well placed to do that."
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Human Health Implications of Specific Group of Food Additives
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Maria Concetta Tenuta and Mariarosaria Leporini
Additives are added to food in order to stabilize or increase the nutritional
quality and quality and/or safety of the food matrix. Moreover, additives have a
technological function and could improve the sensory properties of food.
For a long time, synthetic food additives are largely applied in food industries. Since
the last year, there has been a decrease in chemical additives which are less welcome
by consumers who prefer the use of additives from a natural source. In this chapter,
several groups of additives are described such as antimicrobials, antioxidants and
antibrowning agents, with colouring and flavouring agents.
Additives, Colorants, Flavouring, Health, Nutrition, Preservatives.
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, Arcavacata di Rende (CS) 87036, Italy.


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Rotisserie capons with chestnut stuffing. It just sounds like Christmas, doesn’t it? When I saw it mentioned in Canal House Cooking, I knew what I was making for the holidays this year.
Now, I’ve never cooked a capon before. Capons are roosters that are…um…fixed, as a veterinarian would say. The result is a big, lazy bird that grows nice and plump – the average size of a capon is eight pounds. It’s the right size bird if you need something larger than a chicken, but smaller than a turkey.
Now, for the stuffing. My hero, Alton Brown, said that stuffing a bird is evil. By the time the stuffing is cooked to a safe temperature, the bird around the stuffing is wildly overcooked. I solved this with a trick from Cooks Illustrated – preheat the stuffing in the microwave. The stuffing is hot when it goes into the bird, and the meat doesn’t overcook.
Then came my next problem. Rotisseries and stuffing are not a good combination. I stuffed the bird, trussed it tight, and turned on the rotisserie. As the bird rotated, the stuffing worked its way out of the cavity and fell into the drip pan. The result was an empty bird and a pan full of burned stuffing.
I thought of trying a stuffing bag, but I didn’t think I’d be able to get the rotisserie spit through the tough cotton. Then I saw Kenji Alt’s idea of using cheesecloth to make a stuffing bag. Perfect! Cheesecloth has a very loose weave, leaving gaps for the point of the rotisserie spit to push through. As a bonus, the bag of stuffing is easy to pull out of the bird and pop in the microwave for pre-heating.
Now, a stuffed bird doesn’t hold enough for a crowd. I could only get a few cups of stuffing in the cavity. No worries – I made a batch of stuffing, filled the bird with as much as I could, and put the rest in a spare drip pan. I cover the pan with foil so the stuffing steams as it cooks; I cut slits in the foil so the drippings can flavor the stuffing. When everything is done cooking, I mix the stuffing that was absorbing the capon juices from the cavity with the stuffing in the pan, so everyone gets a taste.
Recipe: Rotisserie Capon with Chestnut Stuffing
Adapted From: Canal House Cooking Vol 7, La Dolce Vita
Cooking time: 2 hours
- Grill with Rotisserie attachment (I used a Weber Summit with an infrared rotisserie burner. Here is the current version of my grill.)
- 2 aluminum foil drip pans (9″x13″x2″ deep)
- 1 foot by 1 foot square of cheesecloth
- Butcher’s twine
- 1 (8 pound) capon
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 4 ounces diced pancetta (or prosciutto or bacon)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoons kosher salt
- 10 ounces vacuum packed peeled chestnuts, chopped into large chunks
- 1 teaspoon minced rosemary
- 1 pound dried bread cubes (look for the bags in the bakery of your local grocery store)
- 1/2 cup minced parsley
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1. Dry brine the capon
Season the chicken with the salt, inside and out. Gently work your fingers under the skin on the breast, then rub some of the salt and pepper directly onto the breast meat. Refrigerate for at least two hours, preferably overnight. One hour before cooking, remove the capon from the refrigerator, and let it rest at room temperature.
2. Saute the aromatics
Melt the butter in a large frypan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, pancetta, raisins, and garlic, then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt. Saute until the onions are soft, about five minutes. Stir in the chestnuts and rosemary, and cook for one more minute.
3. Mix the stuffing
Put the bread and parsley in a large mixing bowl. Scrape the chestnut mix from the frypan into the bowl, then stir until evenly mixed. Pour in the chicken stock, add the salt and pepper, and stir until all the bread is damp.
4. Stuff the capon
Line the cavity of the capon with the cheesecloth, then spoon in the stuffing, packing it in as tight as you can. Tie off the end of the cheesecloth and trim any extra cheesecloth or twine. Pull the cheesecloth-wrapped stuffing pouch out of the capon. (Click here for trussing instructions.) Set the pouch on a microwave safe plate. Pour the rest of the stuffing into one of the foil pans. Cover the pan with a sheet of aluminum foil, crimp it around the edges to seal, then cut slits in the foil so the capon drippings can drip through into the stuffing.
5. Set up the grill for indirect medium heat
Set the grill up for indirect medium heat (350°F) with grates removed and the second (empty) drip pan in the middle of the grill. On my Weber Summit, I remove the grates, then preheat with all the burners set to high for 15 minutes. Then turn burners 1 and 6 down to medium, turn off all the other burners, and put the drip pan in the middle of the grill. Finally, I turn on the infrared rotisserie burner and set it to medium.
6. Re-stuff, truss, and spit the capon
While the grill is pre-heating, put the plate with the pouch of stuffing in the microwave and cook until it measures 180°F in its thickest part, about 5 minutes. Use kitchen tongs to re-insert the bag of stuffing in the capon. Fold the wingtips underneath the wings, then truss the capon. Skewer the capon on the rotisserie spit, forcing the point through the cheesecloth at the center of the bag of stuffing. (Aim the spit just below where you tied the cheesecloth together.) Secure the capon to the spit with the spit forks.
7. Cook the capon and the stuffing
Put the spit on the grill, start the motor spinning, and make sure the drip pan is centered beneath the capon. Cook with the lid closed for 1 hour. Then, replace the drip pan with the pan full of stuffing, pouring any drippings in the pan onto the sheet of aluminum foil covering the stuffing; it will drip through the slits into the stuffing. Close the lid and cook for another 30 minutes. At that point, remove the foil from the top of the pan of stuffing and check the capon. The capon is done when it measures 155°F in the thickest part of the breast; the stuffing is done when it is browned and crispy on top and measures 150°F in its thickest part. Both should take 15 to 30 more minutes, for a total cooking time of about two hours.
Remove the capon from the rotisserie spit and remove the twine trussing the capon. Wear heat resistant gloves or oven mitts – the spit and forks are blazing hot. Carefully remove the pan of stuffing from the grill. Pull the bag of stuffing from inside the capon, cut the bag open, and stir it into the pan with the rest of the stuffing. Let the capon rest for 15 minutes, then scoop the stuffing into a serving dish, carve the capon, and serve.
- You need a really big bowl for step 2; if your bowl is overflowing, start with half the bread cubes, the onion/chestnut aromatics, and half the stock. Stir, and the bread will shrink; then add the rest of the stuffing.
- As you can see in the pictures, I cooked two birds. I stuffed them both, and used an extra drip pan under the second bird, with a pan full of drip pan potatoes.
- I buy bags of dried bread cubes from the bakery in my local grocery store. This bag had a mix of different breads, including one that looked like a cranberry or raisin bread, which added a nice flavor to the stuffing. If that sounds good to you, add a half cup of raisins or dried cranberries to the pan with the chestnuts.
What do you think? Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below.
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A leading conservationist group informs that fish stocks, living in international waters are being devastated to the point of extinction! According to a WWF report, illegal fishing and deep water bottom trawling are responsible for this devastation.
According to WWF, the current regional fishing regulation system should share a part of the blame. It is failing to tackle the problem, and has done little to enforce quotas or replenish stocks.
Tuna and the orange are the species under most threat from this devastation. The bottom-trawlers target the orange. The bottom-trawlers also destroy coral and other ecosystems by dragging heavy rollers over the ocean floor.
Simon Cripps, director of WWF’s global marine programme said,
Given the perilous overall state of marine fisheries resources and the continuing threats posed to the marine environment from over-fishing and damaging fishing activity, the need for action is immediate.
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If you are looking to get out of debt, the snowball method is a great way to get the ball rolling – pun intended. If you’ve made a snowman before, you already understand the basic concept. As you pack more snow into a tight ball and roll it around the snow-covered yard, you gain momentum and speed as your snowball becomes a snow boulder.Continue reading “What is the Debt Snowball Method and How Does it Work?”
Student loan debt is a very hot topic. With borrowers owing a combined total of federal student loan debt that is nearing a trillion dollars. One in five adults currently has student loan debt and we don’t see college tuition dropping in the near future.
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It sounds unusual, but it’s effective: Eating like gladiators can help you lose a pound or two. The gladiator diet is particularly suitable for vegetarians because, surprisingly, meat was not part of the gladiator diet.
Most people think of Roman gladiators as hulking types who ate heaps of meat to maintain their piles of muscle. But a study a few years ago found out what gladiators ate. They followed a strict diet that is still valid today – because the gladiator diet is a healthy way to lose weight.
Gladiator Diet: No meat, lots of grain
The menu of supposedly muscular gladiators is ideal for losing weight. A study by the Medical University of Vienna shows that gladiators eat very differently than is commonly thought. Researchers examined the bones of gladiators from the 2nd to 3rd centuries to shed light on the diet of Roman warriors. Historical records supported the surprising findings:
Gladiators’ diets were vegetarian and high in protein and carbohydrates. Despite all the physical exertion, meat was not usually on the menu, but a lot of legumes, such as beans and cereal products. In contemporary sources, the professional fighters are often referred to as “hordearii” – so-called “barley eaters” – because of these eating habits.
The Gladiator diet consists of carbohydrates and proteins
The gladiator diet is not only suitable for vegetarians, but also for anyone who wants to combine their diet with regular exercise. The body needs carbohydrates for physical performance, but after training, a lot of proteins should be on the menu for regeneration. The combination of healthy grain foods such as rice and whole grain bread and vegetable protein sources is therefore ideal for a sports-based diet.
But beans and rice aren’t the only foods allowed in a gladiator’s diet. Vegetables and fruits with a low sugar content as well as nuts and seeds and a small proportion of eggs and dairy products complete the diet plan. Processed products, sugar, alcohol, and coffee are taboo. Thus, the gladiator diet is the epitome of a healthy and balanced diet that helps to achieve a slimmer line. A strict diet plan is not necessary. Avoiding meat (products), chocolate, and processed foods is enough to promote fat loss. However, it is important to limit eating to three fixed meals.
A day during the gladiator diet could look like this:
- Morning: oat flakes with linseed and sunflower seeds in oat and almond milk, plus blueberries
- Lunch: Rice with fried vegetables
- In the evening: chickpea salad with tomatoes, red onions, and some feta cheese, plus a slice of wholemeal bread
Gladiator Nutrition: Natural Power Shakes
The gladiator diet also pairs well with formula diets, where nutrient-enriched, reduced-calorie weight-loss shakes replace either all meals or one or two. How does this relate to the gladiator diet? The researchers at the University of Vienna came across another peculiarity during their investigations: Gladiators drank a special mineral drink that was probably intended to serve as a tonic and bone-building elixir before the fights.
The researchers were able to prove that the gladiators took cold ash in the form of viscous shakes to absorb important minerals such as calcium, magnesium, or strontium. The interesting thing: even in ancient times, extreme athletes wanted to avoid broken bones and signs of physical fatigue in this way. According to the researchers, the health effect achieved in this way is comparable to a calcium or magnesium tablet.
To reduce calories and provide the body with additional nutrients, weight loss shakes (of course not from ashes) can complement the gladiator diet well and ensure weight loss faster.


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Donald Shaw (academic)Donald Leslie Shaw (February 11, 1930 – January 30, 2017 in Italy) was a writer, literary critic and the Brown-Forman Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Manchester (B.A., M.A.) and the University of Dublin (Ph.D.). He lived in Italy, spending each academic semester in Charlottesville, Virginia.
He wrote several books, including ''A Literary History of Spain: The Nineteenth Century'' and ''A companion to modern Spanish American fiction'' Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, N.Y. : Tamesis, 2002. . Also, he wrote ''The generation of 1898 in Spain'', London, E. Benn, 1975. He wrote extensively on, and taught a course about, Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.
Shaw died on January 30, 2017, in Bologna, Italy. Provided by Wikipedia


Construction of a $2.7million new water main project at Cable Beach (WA) is currently underway. WA Water Minister, Mia Davies, says the project forms part of a suite of water supply upgrades for Broome with more than $20 million invested over the past three years.
The West Australian State Government upgrades to Broome’s water supply continue with, “The Water Corporation installing a 1.5 kilometre section of water main between Fairway Drive and Coucal Street, to improve the water supply to the areas of Cable Beach and Roebuck Estate,”said Ms Davies.
“Work on the water main is expected to be completed by about July 2015 and is the latest in a suite of projects to cater for long-term growth.”
The Minister said the State Government, through the corporation, had completed a $6.9 million project in early May to upgrade the borefield which supplied Broome with water.
“The borefield expanded by 4.5 million litres a day by installing three new groundwater bores, which will boost drinking water supplies to ensure peak demand can be met,” said Ms Davies.
The corporation also plans to use solar energy for the first time to help power the pumps at the borefield and has called for expressions of interest from organisations with experience in off-grid hybrid power supply. If successful in Broome, solar power could be used at other borefield pumps across the state.
Late last year a new $3.8 million water main was installed along Broome’s Port Drive to connect the port and Light Industrial Area (LIA) to the storage tank at Blackman Street. The new 3.5km main will improve the reliability and pressure of the water supply to the port and LIA.
“These projects ensure water supplies and infrastructure cater for growth, helping Broome continue to prosper as a top tourist destination and a major regional commercial and administrative centre,” said Ms Davies.


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Even as the civil aviation ministry looks to push India’s budding drone sector to become a $30-billion industry by 2030, disruptions caused by pandemic-induced lockdowns and geopolitical risks have led domestic players to seek self-reliance.
One area hit hardest by these headwinds is the supply of lithium-polymer and lithium-ion batteries, resulting in manufacturers migrating to graphene-based cells, whose weight weighs on the drones’ efficiency.
“We explored solar but it results in a trade-off with the payload capacity. There needs to be support on battery technologies, where we can produce newer batteries in India,” says Samriddhi Pandey, Founder and CEO of drone-making start-up Defy Aerospace.
Similarly, Indian manufacturers are reliant on Chinese imports for avionics such as motors and flight controllers. “It’s difficult to get them from India. The ones we have come from the US and are very expensive, taking away our cost advantage,” informs Pandey.
“The harsh truth is, we are dependent on battery imports,” says Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. “Import substitution requires growth-oriented policies, production incentives, and demand creation. Investments, infrastructure and supply chain will automatically follow.”
A long-term approach will involve attaining self-reliance with everyone working towards getting rid of import dependence, suggests Vipul Singh, Co-founder and CEO of AUS, an enterprise drone maker. “There is a gap in terms of creating intellectual property (IP). If we don’t do that, we will create a manufacturing hub with a lot of blue-collar jobs, but the wealth will flow where the IP resides,” he warns.
The ministry, meanwhile, emphasises its collaborations—with start-ups, academia and various government departments—are aimed at boosting the domestic drone industry. As the production-linked incentive scheme funnels financing to battery manufacturers, the ban on drone imports aims at helping domestic start-ups. “The massive demand for agriculture, survey, surveillance, cargo and military use cases is likely to attract investments in battery design and manufacturing. We hope to achieve aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in drone batteries over the next five years,” asserts Dubey.
Some companies have started working with local manufacturers to fill the gap. “Domestic companies have... started work on battery assembly. We are working on R&D to help drive the indigenisation of components,” says Nihar Vartak, Co-founder of Asteria Aerospace, which designs military and enterprise drones.
For drones weighing less than 2 kg, it sources batteries from local suppliers that give the same level of performance as imported ones. These drones are now successfully conducting enterprise activities.
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The true leader makes grand plans to achieve his goals. He thinks about the larger community. Dick Devos has conquered Grand Rapids, now he is ready to conquer the world.
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Life is about conquering the obstacles that are before you. Dick Devos and his wife, Betsy started an academy at the Grand Rapids Gerald Ford International Airport to train future pilots. As a pilot himself, Dick Devos was able to see the “big picture.”
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So, who was President Gerald Ford and why was the airport named after him? Gerald Ford was an Eagle Scout, so he was always prepared. He played on two national championship football teams at the University of Michigan.
He was versatile playing center, linebacker and long snapper at Michigan. One of his coaches said “Ford and Sweet played their hearts out” during one loss. His teammates thought that Gerald Ford “was one guy who would stay and fight in a losing cause.”
On July 31, 1926 flights were flown from the Grand Rapids airport. This was the first regularly scheduled passenger airlines flight with Stout Air Services. Stout was eventually merged into United Air Lines.
Gerald Ford grew up in Grand Rapids. It was his home town. Would Dick Devos follow a similar political path as Gerald Ford to Washington D.C.? Would he be there when the nation was fighting “in a losing cause?” Those parallels would be very interesting, wouldn’t they?
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Dick Devos ran for the Michigan Governor position on a platform supporting charter schools. He had already set one up at the Grand Rapids Gerald Ford Airport and wanted all children to have the opportunity to fly high.
Unfortunately, just as Gerald Ford did not win all of his games at the University of Michigan, Dick Devos did not win the governor’s race. What did he learn? Could President Donald Trump trust in Dick Devos like President Richard Nixon trusted in Gerald Ford? Is there something in the Grand Rapids water that can save nations?
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Up to date July three, four:38 pm ET: Though EA, Respawn and Microsoft didn’t present any further feedback or updates on the difficulty, we discovered a repair that addresses the difficulty, at the very least for Xbox players utilizing the Xbox Elite Wi-fi Controller Sequence 2 with directions. from this Reddit submitand detailed under.
Final week, EA’s Battle Royale shooter Apex Legends launched a “assortment occasion”, which is the abbreviation of a restricted time configuration, which primarily refers back to the buy of gamers of quite a lot of cosmetics within the in-game retailer. The one drawback is that this time, the large replace made the sport virtually unplayable for many individuals on consoles.
With out warning, the often tight and receptive instructions of the Battle Royale shooter – a amount identified for Respawn Leisure video games since Titanfall and a mirrored image of it Name of responsibility inheritance – have develop into sluggish, delayed and infrequently unresponsive. Even worse, the sport can merely make the management inputs really feel modified even within the dashboard and whereas utilizing different video games; restarting the console appears to unravel this drawback. Gamers have discovered a approach to clear up the issue reliably by working firmware on sure Xbox wi-fi controllers, which we have confirmed work, and you’ll learn on to learn the way to do it.
We proceed to research reviews of entry delays that some Xbox players expertise. Thanks on your endurance as we try to handle this.
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Gamers on Xbox Sequence X consoles appear to complain probably the most, particularly when paired with one in every of Microsoft’s Elite gamepads. With out particular details about the issue, I can solely describe what I skilled, which is a mixture of delay, in addition to failed entry detection that may make it tough to perform issues like use weapons, change route, and even choose up objects. of the solar. After attempting it out a bit over the weekend, I largely observed the entry delay as an in-game difficulty on the Xbox Sequence X and S Sequence, utilizing each an Elite 2 gamepad and newer Xbox Sequence gamepads that embody share button.
Recognition of the issue by builders was restricted to a couple of responded to tweets last week and on a Monday afternoon saying the team was continuing to investigate. Nonetheless, not everybody who performs the sport is following their official Twitter account or in search of solutions to seek out the preliminary statements, leaving many gamers in the dead of night about what may occur whereas attempting to play a aggressive shooter utilizing instructions. which simply does not work.
I’ve stated rather a lot, however I actually like Apex, it has components that at all times convey me again, however I am carried out. Respawn has no real interest in listening to the vast majority of its participant base, solely profile streamers or “professionals” make their voices heard, and the adjustments they’re crying about will not be the most effective for the Apex neighborhood. I do know I am unable to be alone with this sense. #Apex #apexisdying #devsdontcare #xbox
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As it’s, the individuals who play this recreation have been left to find the issue themselves and to cross on doable options. I attempted a few of them, similar to updating the controller firmware or not updating it or connecting the pad with USB as an alternative of enjoying wirelessly. . Of those, connecting the gamepad appeared to assist a bit of, but it surely nonetheless wasn’t as responsive as earlier than. What I noticed was according to some reviews posted on Reddit, the place the connection appeared to unravel the issue of detecting the failed entry with out resolving the hole and stuttering. This submit highlights how, after the sport Apexthey skilled system-level entry delays on the dashboard and different video games, which I additionally observed.
Though there have been no updates from EA, Respawn or Microsoft on what’s inflicting the issue, gamers appear to have discovered at the very least one factor that alleviates the issue. For individuals who have a second-generation Elite gamepad, returning the controller to an Xbox One model of the controller firmware, for some cause, restores the entries to a playback state. I attempted this and though the issue is so laborious to understand that I am unable to say whether it is utterly solved, the sport felt significantly higher and is totally playable.
This Reddit submit has directions on what to do, and monitoring them has mounted the enter hole difficulty whilst you’re attempting to play. Apex Legends on my Xbox Sequence X and Xbox Sequence S consoles. You will want a pc working Home windows 10 or 11 (if you happen to’re on a Mac, putting in Home windows in Boot Camp ought to work), the place you may set up the Xbox Equipment app from the Microsoft Retailer .
After getting it, simply use a USB cable to attach the Elite 2 controller. Then you definitely will not use the app itself as a result of it does not have a built-in button for the operate you want. As a substitute, open the Home windows run menu (you are able to do this by urgent the Home windows key on the keyboard and the letter r on the identical time) and enter this complete string, with nothing else round it:
xboxaccessories: firmwareupdate? legacyDowngrade = true
Press the OK button. Then the appliance will open and ask you to verify if that is what you wish to do. Say sure by urgent the button proven above labeled “Revert Firmware” and it’ll set up the older firmware on the controller. Whenever you use your Xbox gamepad, it’ll inform you newer replace is offered. You may skip this by urgent the Xbox button on the controller and play as regular, and if it really works the way in which it did on my system, then it’s best to have a a lot better expertise and I have never observed any issues with different video games both.
My Halo Version Elite Sequence 2 wi-fi controller displayed model 5.13.3143.zero when it was up to date to the newest firmware out there. After utilizing the downgrade command to return the firmware, the model was listed as four.eight.1908.zero.
I attempted the identical course of on two customary Xbox Wi-fi controllers, each newer fashions with the Share button. The software program wouldn’t enable a rewind with the command and try and play Apex Legends with any of them nonetheless having an enter hole. One has been up to date to the newest firmware out there (5.13.3146.zero), whereas the opposite is on an older model (5.11.3118.zero).
Surprisingly, this is probably not the one recreation with this difficulty on the Xbox, as it’s MLB The Present 22 gamers complained of comparable issues, but it surely was one which didn’t exist inside Apex Legends earlier than final week’s replace.
The newly launched Awakening occasion contains a possibility to play the well-lit Management mode once more, which additionally serves as an opportunity for brand spanking new or new gamers to provide the sport’s characters a spin in a extra permissive, match-style setting. workforce. than the usual choices of the sport Battle Royale or 3v3 Enviornment.
He additionally modified one of many recreation’s authentic characters, Lifeline, with higher therapeutic talents to go together with a particular part on the World’s Edge map devoted to her and, for many who acquire all of her objects, entry to a particular merchandise. Legacy for Character Valkyrie. The builders have additionally introduced some long-awaited adjustments to the sport’s ranking system, which is able to take impact quickly. It could all be nice if simply enjoying on the Xbox wasn’t such a painful expertise, which seems like an added insult to the injuries after final week’s replace. also pause Xbox players for hours on end in the morning. For some cause, the brand new model of the sport began downloading on consoles early, and because the servers weren’t prepared, that meant you could not play this recreation simply on-line in any respect and even attempting to launch it on Xbox was ample. to provoke the replace.
Within the meantime, transfer on Apex Legends Cell (which is developed by a separate workforce), gamers have greater than servers and useful controls. They’ve entry to an unique legend for cellular gadgets, in addition to the options that the gamers in the primary recreation have requested. These embody added character talents such because the thief Loba, who is ready to seize rebirth banners for defeated teammates utilizing her Final capacity, or the Mirage “holographic trick” that sends baits that appear to be his colleagues as an alternative of himself.
With Apex hit by the platform I often use (and the place I unlocked many objects within the recreation), I attempted the cellular model. It is not likely sufficient to achieve the place – even when utilizing an actual Bluetooth controller – however I respect what the workforce behind it has managed to attain. At this level, it solely displays the place the fundamental recreation fails, each by way of use and communication about any points that happen.
The drawback of the out there repair is that I can verify that it solely works with Elite 2 gamepads, I’ll take a look at it with different controllers and see if it really works on them, however to this point the reviews have been blended. An answer that requires skipping the replace menus and a $ 179.99 controller will not be a repair in any respect, even when it really works for now. Respawn has launched a patch because the final replace, however, so far as he can inform, it does not clear up the entry drawback by itself, and the one seen change is a brand new $ 5 stage to purchase the coin within the recreation.
And, as some individuals who reply to this submit on social media have identified, this is not even the one drawback they face. Apex Legends proper now – the sound within the recreation appears worse than regular, Loba’s teleportation bracelet fails extra usually than it really works, voice communications from Xbox gamers are virtually utterly ineffective with compressed and agitated sound, plus assorted complaints about matching, kick recording, scoring for the ranked recreation and extra. Some folks referred to as for a boycott of the sport all through August to work for change.