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Speaker #1: Bill Currier, Chair Oregon Republican Party Speaker #2: Rebecca Tweed, Defeat The Tax On Oregon Sales
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7:00 pm • Wed. • Portland Airport Shilo Inn
Our FIRST speaker this month, Rebecca Tweed, leads the fight against this fire-breathing beast, with a war chest commensurate with the stakes for Oregon’s economy,(Click here for Oregonian article on the campaign costs) and the backing of every major newspaper in the state. (Click here for newspaper endorsements) Rebecca Tweed is the Campaign Coordinator for Defeat The Tax On Oregon Sales, the official statewide coalition of Oregon consumers, taxpayers, small and large businesses, associations and organizations who have joined together to oppose Measure 97, the $6 billion tax on Oregon sales on 2016 state ballot. Continue reading →
Democratic voters in Oregon are leading Republican voters in Oregon in turning in their ballots – both as a percentage and even more so in number of votes.
According to Oregon Secretary of State statewide numbers, 250,255 Democratic voters have returned their ballots compared to 166,103 Republican voters – through 10/30/2016. Democratic ballot returns represent 25.3% of the 987,396 eligible Democratic voters compared to 23.2% of the 715,181 eligible Republican voters.
Oregon voters not registered as Democrats or Republicans – mostly Nonaffiliated (NAV) voters – have returned even fewer ballots. Only 13% (112,271) of the 865,473 eligible small-i independents have returned their ballots. Small-i independents include NAV, Independent Party of Oregon, Libertarian, Pacific Green, etc.Continue reading →
In 2002, the Metro Council enacted a garbage tax for the specific purpose of funding operations and maintenance of Metro parks. That amount was raised to $2.50 per ton in 2004. Between 2002 and 2015, the garbage tax brought in $46.8 million for Metro parks.
Given that Metro raised all this money for parks, why is Metro asking for voter approval of another $80 million parks levy in the upcoming November election? Where did the $46.8 million in garbage tax money go? Continue reading →
The housing crisis has actually forced many blacks to move outside of the region. According to Census Bureau estimates, between 2010 and 2014, white numbers grew by 6.8 percent in the city of Portland and 6.5 percent in the Portland urban area, while black populations fell by 11.5 percent in the city and 5.3 percent in the urban area, thus reaffirming the claim that Portland is “the whitest city in America.” Continue reading →
Wednesday’s column dealt with the bias and corruption of the mainstream media. In that column I noted that the mainstream media has now become the propagandists for the Democrat Party. In large part is has as much to do with what they refuse to write as it does with what they do write. Following is a reprint of a May 2012 column I published in OregonCatalyst (http://oregoncatalyst.com/16950-edwards-scandal-mainstream-media.html). During this year’s presidential election the mainstream media has paid scant attention to the massive scandal attendant to Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton (pay-to-play, Benghazi, use of an unlawful email and server, destruction of public records, lying under oath, etc.) while focusing singularly on allegations of sexual misconduct by Republican candidate Donald Trump. There is considerably less evidence supporting the accusations against Mr. Trump than there was regarding former Democrat vice-presidential and presidential candidate John Edwards. This four-year old column notes the difference in treatment and reinforces the bias and corruption of the mainstream media.
A new Clout Research telephone poll of likely General Election voters shows the race for governor of Oregon very close, with incumbent Democrat Kate Brown leading Republican challenger Bud Pierce, 45% to 43%.
The survey showed three other candidates winning less than 2 percentage points each, with another 6% yet undecided in the race.
Both Brown and Pierce are struggling somewhat to gather the support of voters in their respective parties, as Brown is winning just 75% of Democrats and Pierce wins just 77% of Republicans, but Pierce enjoys a 11-point advantage among political independents, an all-important demographic group which is keeping him in the race, the survey shows. Continue reading →
More questions on Brad Avakian’s campaign violation case
By Taxpayer Association of Oregon,
This week, Forbes dropped a bombshell on Democrat Brad Avakian, Oregon’s labor commissioner who is running for secretary of state.
The article claims that Avakian has regularly commingled his official duties with his campaigns for his current position for the secretary of state post he is seeking. In particular, it is alleged that three employees at Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries headed by Avakian, worked on his political campaigns while on-the-clock at BOLI. It also alleges that the BOLI employees, Charlie Burr, Jesse Bontecou, and Paloma Sparks were paid bonuses out of Avakian’s campaign warchest.
Burr received payments totaling of $3,000, Bontecou $1,000 and Sparks $500 in payments from the Committee to Elect Brad Avakian. In The Oregonian it states that he, Bontecou, and Sparks “volunteered” for Avakian’s campaign in 2015 and 2016. Webster provides a simple definition of volunteer as “a person who does work without getting paid to do it.”Continue reading →
The mainstream media doesn’t really like Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Mostly because she has for years chosen to ignore press conferences and decline to answer questions from the press. You can add to that they know whatever she tells them is most likely to be a lie and that each succeeding response is likely to also be a lie.
But the mainstream media loathes Donald Trump. While the media cites all of their favorite “politically correct” rationale for their loathing, the greater evidence is that they loathe him because he has shined a bright light on their bias, their failures, their hypocrisy and their corruption. The once lordly perception of the mainstream media as the “government watchdogs” has been shattered and the evidence mounts daily that they are simply propagandists for the Democrat Party. According to an April 17, 2016 Associated Press article, the mainstream media’s credibility lies in tatters – approximately equal to the politicians they cover:
“Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans’ skepticism about what they read on social media.
“Just 6 percent of people say they have a lot of confidence in the media, putting the news industry about equal to Congress and well below the public’s view of other institutions. In this presidential campaign year, Democrats were more likely to trust the news media than Republicans or independents.”
This latest national attention is on Oregon’s Labor Commissioner, Brad Avakian, who is now running for Oregon Secretary of State.
Yesterday, Forbes Magazine wrote about Avakian – “a powerful state commissioner” – who “acts as if rules are only for other people.”
The Forbes article reveals “Public records show that Avakian has a ‘compliance for thee, but not for me’ attitude. Avakian enjoys cracking down on the private sector but is flagrantly mixing public and campaign funds and functions as he tries to move-up to Secretary of State in this election cycle.”Continue reading →
by Cascade Policy Institute Monday, October 24. 2016
— Why You Should Vote Down Metro’s Natural Area Levy
By John A. Charles, Jr. and Allison Coleman
In 2006, the Metro Council submitted to the voters a general obligation bond measure in the amount of $227.4 million to fund natural area acquisition. The measure was approved.
In a little-noticed appendix to Resolution No. 06-367A, the Metro Council stated that greenway lands acquired with bond funds would be land-banked with limited maintenance beyond initial site stabilization and possible habitat restoration. The Council noted that it had the financial means to carry out this promise:
“Once the 2006 Natural Areas Bond Measure is approved by voters, Metro will commit existing excise taxes to this basic level of maintenance, with Metro having sufficient resources currently to manage the newly acquired properties in this manner for a period of approximately ten (10) years.”
If the phrase “existing excise taxes” seems puzzling, there’s a reason; almost no one remembers that in 2002, the Metro Council enacted a garbage tax of one dollar/ton for the specific purpose of funding operations and maintenance (O&M) of parks. That amount was raised to $2.50/ton in 2004. Between 2002 and 2015, the garbage tax brought in $46,789,044 for Metro parks. Continue reading →
Oregon’s Democrat leadership has demonstrated resolute determination to implement policies under the guise of protecting our environment that are tantamount to social engineering. Examples are numerous.
During the 2015 legislative session, the controversial Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) was enacted. Again in 2016, the so-called “Coal to Clean” bill was passed and signed into law by Governor Kate Brown.
These kind of policies are not new to Oregon. Citizens in other nations whose leaders have decided to take them down a similar path are finding the costs prohibitive while the benefits are not measurable. We can expect similar policies will have little, if any, environmental benefits for Oregonians, while causing significant negative economic consequences. Continue reading →

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Seth Udinski, FISM News
One of the most newsworthy topics in the Christian Church in the last several months has been the fate of the United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States. The denomination is barreling down the path towards an inevitable split over the biblical definition of gender and sexuality. If not for the lockdowns from the COVID-19 pandemic, the church would likely already be severed. The UMC’s General Conference, where many believe the denomination will formally split, has been postponed several times, with a target date of August 2022.
According to a report by Christianity Today, many Methodists on both sides of the theological and political debate are leaving the denomination before the split. FISM News previously covered the case of the Global Methodist Church, a group of conservative Methodists who have already announced their plans to form a new denomination whether the UMC splits or not. 54 congregations chose to leave the denomination in 2020, and already 38 have abandoned ship in 2021.
No matter the outcome, it is best for the UMC to split, for the sake of those who have remained faithful to the Word of God. Hopefully those who have remained faithful will obtain the funds necessary to continue in ministry, and hopefully those who have not will repent.

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A memory kit for every occasion
G.Skill went a little nuts today (not necessarily a bad thing, mind you) and expanded its RipjawsZ line with a whopping 15 new DDR3 quad-channel memory kits, all of which the company claims have been optimized for Intel's Core i7 processor line for socket LGA2011 and X79 motherboards (Ivy Bridge-E, in other words). The new kits range in frequency from 1866MHz (10-11-10-30 timings) to a blistering fast 2933MHz (12-14-14-35 timings).
If you favor capacity over raw speed, two of those 15 kits are 64GB packages (8x8GB) running at DDR3-2666. They're not the fastest of the bunch, but at the same time, 2666MHz is hardly considered slow. In fact, G.Skill also rolled out four other 64GB kits at slower frequencies (1866MHz, two at 2133Mhz, and 2400MHz).
While overclocking performance is never guaranteed, G.Skill said it was able to push one of its 16GB (4x4GB) kits to 3000MHz on air cooling using an Intel Core i7 4960X processor and Asus Rampage IV Extreme motherboard.
Good stuff, though we'll temper our excitement until pricing and availability becomes known.


- DJ Fatxo performs in the US.
- Kenyan US based business woman Sue Gacambi splashes dollars at him.
- Fatxo’s US show comes about two months after he was cleared of murder allegations.
Popular Mugithi singer DJ Fatxo seems to have made a comeback with his recent show in the US which came days after he dropped his latest tune ‘ Nondiukira’.
In videos shared by the entertainer on his social media pages, a crowd can be seen enjoying the performance and singing along to the tunes as Sue Gacambi, a businesswoman and content producer living in the United States is spraying dollar bills at Fatxo.
“Bestie Bestie 😂 @SueGacambi Izi Madollar zikam kukam sasaa😂.” Reads the caption.
Fatxo’s US show comes about two months after he was cleared of murder allegations.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions concurred with the decision of the Director of Criminal Investigations in finding that Mugithi star Lawrence Njuguna alias DJ Fatxo was not involved in the murder of his friend Jeff Mwathi.
Despite being linked to Jeff’s death,Fatxo has sternly continued to defend himself noting that people have their own perspectives and that he cannot stop them from having speculations.
The death of Jeff Mwathi who was a promising interior designer was one of the most publicized homicide cases in 2023.


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The first promo of The Kapil Sharma is out and it’s rather emotional than funny. It takes us back to the time when the show was one of the most popular ones in the country. Though Kapil went through a roller coaster of emotions and controversies before the show went downhill, he has bounced back now and fans are excitedly waiting for it. The promo begins with a narration of how Kapil united families, friends and turned sad situations into happy ones. Now one would expect a very funny promo from the comedian but this one will just get you emotional.
But we get why the comedian chose to get emotional before he gets funny. It has been a very emotionally gruelling time for him before he managed to bounce back. Kapil recently made a special appearance on Kaun Banega Crorepati 10’s grand finale and fans were elated to watch him back in action. It made them believe that Kapil is finally back and got them more excited for his comeback show. The new promo of the show doesn’t reveal the release date yet but reports suggest that the show will go on-air from 23rd December 2018. [ALSO READ: Kaun Banega Crorepati 10 grand finale highlights: Amitabh Bachchan gets emotional, Kapil Sharma makes us ROFL]
Check out the promo of The Kapil Sharma Show right here.
Before his show goes on-air, Kapil will be tying the knot with long-time girlfriend, Ginni Chatrath, on 12th December 2018 followed by a reception in Chandigarh on 14th December 2018. Stay tuned with us for more updates on TKSS.


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A couple of weeks ago I went to Belfast for the very first time. I went at the invitation of Lynne McClelland who loves bread and wanted to become a bread angel. A couple of other lovely ladies had heard about Virtuous Bread and wanted to learn to bake sourdough. So, we structured a couple of courses and I hopped on a plane (thanks to the grant from Unltd which allows me to travel within reason and as Northern Ireland is in the UK I think that is reasonable!) to enjoy Lynne and her husband Miller’s hospitality for a few days and to start the process of re-introducing good bread to Northern Ireland.
Lynne had an epiphany when she visited Dubai a while back. She missed good, Northern Irish bread in Dubai but then started to think that the bread in Northern Ireland was not as good as she remembered. In fact, she realised that it was pretty difficult to get good bread and that the bread scene in Northern Ireland was dominated by industrially baked bread sold in supermarkets. Not readily available were the soda breads, soda farls, and wheaten breads of her childhood and yet, people love bread. It was time to do something about it.
Not only did we do a day long sourdough course in Lynne’s kitchen, we also did the full Bread Angel course so that Lynne can set up her own home baking business. In addition, having done some homework and tweeting, we had a tour around the Neill’s flour mill!
The welcome at the mill could not have been warmer. The master miller took us from top (8 storeys up) to bottom of the mill, explaining the process and describing how Neill’s mills their own flour and mills flour to specific recipes for supermarket own label flour and for plant bakers. I knew plant bread was baked quickly but was not aware that it can be in as little as 45 minutes – from flour to bag. The mill kindly sent me some bags of flour to try and I must say I was impressed particularly with the coarse whole meal flour which has great big bits of bran in it that provide lovely texture to bread. If you like chewy, textured bread, this is definitely a flour you should investigate.
Belfast people are charming, friendly, open, and generous. Lynne and Millar could not have been more warm and lovely and there was plenty to see and do in this delightful city. I would love to go back and am thrilled to have a Bread Angel there bringing back good bread to the people of Northern Ireland.

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NetherRealm developers reveal some of their favorite fatalities from the upcoming gore-fest fighter Mortal Kombat 11.
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It's a news-focused episode of Drop In/Drop Out with topics including Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, and Mortal Kombat 11.
A new Hitman 2 trailer was shown during the E3 conference at E3, and it offered players a view into new disguises and weapons for Agent 47.
Agent 47 briefly returns in Hitman: Sniper Assassin with refreshing elements in gameplay and a staggering level of replay value for a pre-order pack-in.
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Title: Savage Secrets
Series: Titan Series, Book 5
Author: Cristin Harber
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Rating: 5 Notes and 4 Flames
*A copy of this book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.
Glimpse My Thoughts: Cristin Harber has upped the ante in this one creating a heart wrenching, tear jerking story that left me emotionally drained and damn proud to call her one of my favorite Romantic Suspense Authors!
When the past is impossible to ignore, love may be the only
way to survive.
Caterina Cruz has no home. No loyalties. No objection to exacting torturous revenge. Her life’s mission is to destroy the terrorist who murdered her family. Then she steps into an elaborate game of charades alongside a Titan Group operative posing as an arms dealer—and her newlywed husband. The sexy distraction may be more than she can handle.
Attacked with a psychedelic drug weeks before, Rocco Savage is plagued with hallucinations that threaten his new rank as Titan’s second-in-command. No one knows and he wants to keep it that way. Throwing him further off his game, he now has a wife with her own secrets he can’t crack and an agenda he can’t control.
Their mission—an elaborate deception of heated glances and passionate kisses—spins out of control. With Rocco's mind already compromised, can he keep his secret and his distance? And with Caterina's tragic past controlling her every move, can she keep the con up long enough to secure her revenge? Or will both go down in flames?
I had absolutely no idea when I started Savage Secrets that it would become my favorite book in the Titan Series! Cristin Harber threw me for a loop and upped the ante by delivering a heartbreaking, gut wrenching, emotionally charged story that kept me guessing all the way to the end!
Rocco Savage gets thrown into an unusual case when Jared sends him to London to work undercover with the sexy Caterina Cruz. Having just ended a relationship with a woman who refused to accept his love for his work, Rocco is most definitely not looking to fall in love. After just a few short hours with Caterina however, he finds that he doesn't hate playing house as bad as he initially thought.
Caterina has been chasing the elusive "Dog Killer" for most of her life. When the opportunity presents itself to allow her to get close enough to exact revenge for his heinous crimes, she calls in a once promised favor from Jared for assistance. Rocco strolls in and rocks her foundation, making her feel and want things she never thought possible. Will she be able to carry out her plans before Rocco finds out her true intentions? Will she survive her dance with the devil?
Holy Smoke (Alas I'm trying to stop cursing so bear with me), this book rocked my world, turned it upside down and placed it in a new dimension. When I say this was an emotional roller coaster for me, I mean, I laughed, cried my eyes out, screamed for justice, and then screamed some more. Cristin Harber you sly girl, you've one upped yourself and Savage Secrets will be darn hard to beat!
If you have enjoyed the other books in the Titan Series, Savage Secrets is NOT to be missed! I'm dying to see where she takes the series, but even more, I'm proud of the subject she addresses in this book. I won't spoil it for others, just know Harber took a difficult subject to address and gave it true justice! I'm giving this one 5 Notes and 4 Flames!

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Throughout these Reasons, I will be referring to this vehicle as, "the Ford Ranger," "the Ranger," "the pickup truck," "the Ranger pickup truck" or simply "the vehicle." I have found it impossible to select and stick to one description (such indecisiveness, hypocritically, would attract my criticism if practiced by counsel).
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From Keith Shaw.
AT a parish assembly at the Town Hall on 25 November Item 2 on the agenda will be: ‘The reorganisation of refuse collections and introduction of a parish-wide recycling scheme for St Helier.’
This item was previously on the agenda for the meeting on 30 September, but withdrawn to enable discussions between the parish and its staff. This, sadly, removed any opportunity to discuss the equally important second part of the item.
I think that the issue of recycling in the parish is far too important for it to be parcelled up with changing the refuse collection rounds.
I believe that:
• Insufficient public discussion has taken place following the recycling trial scheme in the Havre des Pas area.
• There has been insufficient information about the initial trial and its subsequent scheme reported back to the residents.
• Residents have not had sufficient opportunity to contribute to the process re their experience.
• The refuse staff have not been asked for their comments about the trial scheme.
• There isn’t evidence that the trial scheme was effective or that it could be ‘rolled out’ in other areas of St Helier. Where will residents keep five bins and two sacks of assorted domestic waste in their homes?
The Constable quoted a take up rate of nearly 60% in September 2007, which I challenged as I believed it to be closer to 30%. A few days later I provided him with the results of my simple research, which indicated a figure closer to 19%. My figure remains unchallenged and I would expect it to have decreased by now.
At that time, Deputy Robert Duhamel was advocating the use of a single simple waste sorting machine, which he took other politicians to examine in the UK. Much more cost effective and efficient than complex and expensive multiple collections.
Is the parish’s concept of ‘going it alone’, with all the resultant risks and costs involved, the right one at this time?
Wouldn’t it be more cost effective to have an Island-wide scheme for an Island-wide issue, as it is not a St Helier ratepayers’ issue but a Jersey taxpayers’ one.


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Are you looking for an easy, stress-free way to make a delicious and healthy dinner? Search no further than your trusty slow cooker! Cooking frozen chicken in a crock pot is the ultimate convenience and can bring tasty comfort food to your table with minimal effort. Not only does this method take the guesswork out of meal times, but it also ensures that you are getting quality nutrition every time. With just a few simple steps, you can have a tender and juicy poultry simmering away all day – ready when you are! In this post, we’ll discuss everything from cook times to ingredient swaps so that anyone can make amazing meals regardless of their culinary skill level. So get ready; let’s show you How Long To Cook Frozen Chicken In A Crock Pot
How Do You Prepare the Frozen Chicken for Crock Pot Cooking?
Cooking with a crock pot is a convenient and easy way to prepare a delicious meal without spending hours in the kitchen. One ingredient that many people often turn to when making meals in the crock pot is frozen chicken. However, when it comes to cooking with frozen chicken, preparation is key.
To prepare frozen chicken for crock pot cooking, start by thawing it in the refrigerator overnight or using the defrost setting on your microwave. Once thawed, season the chicken with your desired seasonings and place it in the crock pot along with any other ingredients needed for your recipe. With a little bit of preparation, you can create a mouth-watering meal with tender and juicy chicken perfect for any occasion.
Benefits of Cooking Chicken in a Crock Pot
One of the main benefits of using a crock pot is that it can save you a lot of time and effort. Simply toss the ingredients in and let the slow cooker do the work while you go about your day. The chicken will come out perfectly tender and infused with all the delicious flavors of the seasonings and vegetables. Plus, cooking in a crock pot is a great way to eat healthier because it requires minimal amounts of oil and traps the nutrients and flavors of the food.
Which Crock Pot Setting Do You Need to Use?
There are normally two basic settings when using a crock pot, often known as a slow cooker: low heat and high heat. The setting you select will be determined by the amount of time you want to cook and the recipe you’re using. Here’s a broad rule of thumb:
Low heat setting: This setting is appropriate for longer cooking times, which typically range between 6 and 8 hours. It allows for gentle and gradual cooking, which is ideal for harder cuts of meat or recipes that call for long simmering times. It tenderizes the ingredients and allows the flavors to mingle over time.
High heat setting: This setting is suitable for cooking times that are shorter than 4 to 6 hours. It has a greater heat setting, which is useful when you need to cook food rapidly or are short on time. For recipes that call for pre-cooked or softer components, high heat may be appropriate.
Some crock pots may additionally feature a “Keep Warm” or “Simmer” mode. The “Keep Warm” setting is designed to keep cooked food warm without overcooking it, and the “Simmer” setting is useful for gently simmering sauces, soups, or stews without heating them to a boil.
How Long To Cook Frozen Chicken In a Crock Pot
It is critical to reach a safe internal temperature while cooking frozen chicken in a crock pot. Here’s a rough time guidance, however, keep in mind that cooking durations will vary based on the size and thickness of the chicken pieces:
Cook for 6 to 8 hours on low heat or 4 to 6 hours on high heat for boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
For bone-in chicken thighs, drumsticks, and so on: Cook for 7 to 8 hours on low heat or 5 to 6 hours on high heat.
Cook a complete frozen chicken for 8 to 10 hours on low heat or 6 to 8 hours on high heat.
It’s important to use a meat thermometer to ensure the internal temperature of the chicken reaches a safe minimum of 165°F (74°C) to prevent foodborne illnesses. Cooking times may vary depending on the specific crock pot and the size and thickness of the chicken, so it’s always best to check the internal temperature for doneness.
Please note that it’s generally recommended to thaw chicken before cooking for more even and predictable results.
How To Tell If Frozen Chicken Is Cooked Through
One method is to use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. Chicken should be cooked to a minimum of 165°F to ensure it’s safe to eat. Another way to tell if the chicken is cooked is to pierce the flesh with a fork and make sure the juices run clear. If they’re still pink or have a red tinge, the chicken needs more time in the Crock Pot.
Difference between Cooking Fresh & Frozen Chicken in the Crock Pot
|Needs to be thawed beforehand
Can be cooked directly from frozen
|Generally shorter cooking time
|Longer cooking time
|Maybe more tender
May be slightly firmer
|May have a fresher taste
|Retains moisture and flavor well
|Requires pre-planning for thawing
Convenient for quick and easy meals
|Minimal risk of bacteria growth
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Can You Cook Frozen Chicken in the Crock Pot on High?
You can cook frozen chicken in a crock pot on a high setting. When cooking frozen chicken in a crock pot, it is recommended to use the high heat setting for a shorter cooking time to ensure that the chicken reaches a safe internal temperature.
Cooking frozen chicken on high heat in a crock pot typically takes around 4 to 6 hours, depending on the size and thickness of the chicken pieces. It’s important to use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken to ensure it reaches a minimum of 165°F (74°C) for safe consumption.
Remember to follow the specific instructions provided by your crock pot’s manufacturer, as cooking times may vary slightly. It’s essential to prioritize food safety by ensuring thorough cooking and reaching the recommended internal temperature.
Tips To Cook a Perfect Frozen Chicken in a Crock Pot
Cooking a perfect frozen chicken in a crock pot can be quite tricky. However, with the right tips in mind, it becomes pretty easy to achieve exceptional results.
- Firstly, ensure you thaw the chicken thoroughly before putting it in the pot, this ensures that the chicken cooks evenly and reduces the chances of foodborne illness.
- Secondly, choose the right size of chicken for the crock pot and add the appropriate amount of seasoning to enhance the flavor.
- Lastly, cook the chicken on high for the first hour then lower the heat to low for the remaining hours.
- These tips will ensure a juicy, tender, and perfectly cooked chicken. With these tips in mind, get ready to impress family and friends with an effortless, yet delicious chicken dish that everyone will love.
Troubleshooting Frozen Chicken in a Crock Pot
You’ve done everything by the recipe book, carefully laying out your ingredients and setting the Crock Pot on low, ready for a delicious dinner hours later. But when you check on your chicken, it’s still frozen solid as a rock. What do you do next? Don’t worry, this problem is quite familiar with slow cooking. Or another trouble could be:
- Longer cooking time: Frozen chicken generally requires a longer cooking time than fresh chicken. If you find that your chicken is not fully cooked after the recommended cooking time, continue cooking it until it reaches a safe internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).
- Uneven cooking: Thicker pieces of frozen chicken may cook unevenly in a crock pot. To promote more even cooking, consider using smaller chicken pieces or cutting larger pieces into smaller chunks. You can also ensure that the chicken is arranged in a single layer at the bottom of the crock pot.
- Excess liquid: Frozen chicken tends to release more moisture as it thaws, resulting in excess liquid in the crock pot. If you find the dish is too watery, you can try removing the excess liquid by carefully pouring it out or using a ladle. Alternatively, you can use a thickening agent like cornstarch or flour to help absorb some of the liquid and create a thicker sauce.
- Soggy skin: If you prefer crispy skin on your chicken, cooking frozen chicken in a crock pot may not provide the desired texture. Consider removing the skin before cooking or transferring the cooked chicken to a baking sheet and broiling it in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up the skin.
- Seasoning absorption: Frozen chicken may absorb seasonings differently compared to fresh chicken. To enhance the flavor, you can try using bolder spices and seasonings or marinating the chicken before cooking. This can help ensure that the flavors penetrate the chicken even as it cooks from frozen.
- Food safety: Always prioritize food safety when cooking frozen chicken. Ensure that the chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) to ensure it is fully cooked and safe to eat. Use a meat thermometer to check the temperature, especially if you encounter longer cooking times or uneven cooking.
What To Serve With Cooked Frozen Chicken in a Crock Pot
One great option is to serve your chicken with steamed veggies like broccoli, carrots, or green beans. This will add a healthy dose of vitamins and minerals to your meal. Another option is to serve the chicken with some rice or quinoa, which will give your meal a bit more substance. If you’re feeling adventurous, you could also try serving the chicken with a pasta dish like spaghetti or macaroni and cheese.
Conclusion: How Long To Cook Frozen Chicken In a Crock Pot
Cooking frozen chicken in a crock pot is an excellent way to get warm, tasty meals quickly and easily with minimal effort. It’s especially convenient for busy people who still want to have home-cooked food even on hectic weeknights. If you follow the tips outlined earlier in our post, you can enjoy delicious and nutritious pieces of poultry with confidence— without worrying about overcooking or undercooking it. Since crock pots offer both low and high heat settings, all you need to do is determine how long it will take your particular model and size of the pot to properly cook your frozen chicken for the best results. The time of cooking can differ depending on the weight of each individual piece, so keep that in mind when cooking as well. To test if your chicken is done being cooked, use a meat thermometer and insert it into the thickest part of the meat for an accurate temperature reading; at 165 degrees Fahrenheit, your meal is ready! Finally remember that cooked frozen chicken in a crock pot can make superb dinners when associated with various side dishes like steamed vegetables, couscous or mashed potatoes – so be creative!
Should I add extra liquid when cooking frozen chicken in a crock pot?
Frozen chicken tends to release more moisture as it cooks, so there is usually no need to add extra liquid. However, you can add sauces, broths, or other flavorful liquids to enhance the taste if desired.
How do I know if the frozen chicken is cooked thoroughly?
Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken. It should reach a minimum of 165°F (74°C) to ensure it’s fully cooked. Insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken to get an accurate reading.
Can I cook other ingredients with the frozen chicken in the crock pot?
Yes, you can add vegetables, herbs, spices, or sauces to cook alongside the frozen chicken in the crock pot. This can help infuse additional flavors into the dish.
Can I cook frozen chicken with a sauce or marinade?
Yes, you can cook frozen chicken with a sauce or marinade in a crock pot. The longer cooking time allows the flavors to penetrate the chicken, resulting in a more flavorful dish.
Is it safe to cook frozen chicken in a crock pot?
Yes, it’s safe to cook frozen chicken in a crock pot as long as it reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) to ensure food safety.
Can I use the leftovers from cooked frozen chicken in other dishes?
Absolutely! Leftover cooked chicken from the crock pot can be used in various recipes like soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, or casseroles. It adds convenience and versatility to your meal planning.
Can You Freeze the Chicken for Later Use Once It’s Been Cooked?
The answer is yes, you absolutely can freeze cooked chicken for later use. In fact, it’s a great way to save time and ensure that you always have a healthy, protein-packed meal at your fingertips. However, there are a few things you need to keep in mind if you want to freeze your cooked chicken successfully.
Nirmal Prashad is the owner and chef of Bombay Cuisine, a renowned restaurant located in West Michigan that has been serving authentic Indian cuisine since 1998. Nirmal was born in India and received additional culinary training in Toronto, which has helped him to develop a deep understanding of Indian cuisine.


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How looking on-line to see if there is anything that explains how people can help those who may be alone, at least at holidays.
And all I see is people telling alone people to go spend time with family, go make friends.
How strange that as a society we don't put more emphasis on helping those right around us. I would be that everyone who reads this knows at least one person who doesn't have people to be with on holidays and other times. When is the last time you made an effort just to spend a little time with them?
Why is it that this society makes it so that unless you are invited to be with others you are a loser. Why doesn't the reverse happen? Why is it the alone person's fault all the time?

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The ability to scroll the map with the arrowkeys. I find it a bit cumbersome to use space and drag around the map, especially since the map window is so small if the sprites are visible at the same time.
Be able to switch "sprites" by right-clicking on them. This might be a little more tricky but it's a feauture I really like from Charpad (C64 map and tile-editor). If you right click on a sprite it will swap place with the currently selected sprite and "remap" them on the map. This is just for tidyness - makes it easier to move things around.
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An article by Gerald Reed in the Lewiston Evening Journal Jan. 3rd, 1935 reported that the CWA helped with the funding of the construction of a sub fire station in East Auburn and the renovation of another sub fire station on Court Street on Goff Hill. Total cost of the projects was $13,846.95 with the city covering $4,396.40 for the materials.
The sub station on Center Street was rebuilt in 1974, and the the sub station on Court Street on Goff Hill was demolished and a new station built nearby on Minot Avenue in 1972.
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Janie Holmes is a business owner, community volunteer, insurance agent, mother, and proud resident of the Kemah, League City area. One thing she doesn’t consider herself though is a salesperson. “I’d much rather be an educator,” she said. “I want to educate my insurance customers about what they’re
buying and why.” This was driven home to Janie in a powerful way, when she served as a catastrophic adjuster, after hurricanes devastated parts of New York and New Jersey. Little did she realize how a chance encounter in New York, after one of those storms, would serve to put her own life in perspective.
Unexpected Life Lesson
“It was at a time when I was feeling overwhelmed by all I had to do and all that was expected of me,” she said. “I popped into a deli to grab my lunch to go and get right back to work. An old woman in line in front of me was struggling to transfer her tray full of food to her table. So, like anyone would do, I stepped in to help her.”
A smalltown girl at heart, Janie asked the older woman whether she might join her at her table, while she waited for her own to-go order. Next thing she knew, two hours had passed while she listened to the harrowing story of this woman’s childhood. “She’d been taken from her parents, when she was seven, because her father was a doctor helping Jews escape, during the Holocaust,” Janie said. “She was snatched off the street on her way to school one morning and placed in a Nazi concentration camp. Rumors were circulating that the war was coming to an end which motivated the Nazi soldier to continually relocate their prisoners. During one of these relocations, she heard planes overhead. When she looked up, something was falling from the plane that looked like snow. It was actually little bit of folded paper which, when unfolded read, ‘Don’t give up. We’re on our way to rescue you.’ It wasn’t long before she and the other prisoners were liberated. I’d been so stressed about all the work I had to do before I could go back home. But I left that restaurant with a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and a feeling of complete peace.”
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Although Janie never saw the old woman again, her message of hope and faith has stuck with her ever since. “I’m especially blessed to do a job I’ve loved since 1998 where I’m able to make a real difference in the lives of the people I serve,” she said. “My agency isn’t about seeing how big we can get. It’s about knowing each of our customers and making sure—when a storm comes or when a pipe breaks—they’ll have the proper coverage.”
Janie and her team operate their agency with an open-door policy. “My customers know, when they have a question, we’re here to answer it,” she said. “Over the years, many of our customers have become friends and it’s not unusual for them to pop in just to chat. At the same time, they know we won’t hesitate to send them to another company, if someone else can help them better. When someone calls us for the first time, we want to make them a customer for life.”
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A Texas resident for over 41 years, Janie is proud to serve League City, Kemah, and the surrounding areas as their hometown Farmers Insurance agent. Having served in the US Air Force, she understands what it’s like to serve in the best interest of her community. She believes in beings hands-on, walking her customers through the insurance process to ensure they’re fully educated on all their coverage options, understanding what they’re buying and why. Whether you’re looking for home insurance for a new house, auto insurance for the family car, recreational coverage for that prized boat, business insurance to set up a new shop or restaurant, or life insurance to protect your family when you’re gone, Janie wants to make sure you’re in the best position you can be in. When not on the job, Janie enjoys staying busy with family and friends and enjoys being outdoors. “I live close to the water in Bacliff,” she said. “And I’m blessed to have family only a block away. Family and friends are what matters most, that and doing the job God has gifted me to do.”
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Inter are soon going to receive double the amount they currently do from Nike for making their kits, according to a report in the Italian print media today.
As has been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter has already entered into negotiations with Nike to increase the amount they receive each season.
The current deal was signed in 2014 and given how much times have changed in football, Inter wants it to be adjusted. They currently receive €12.5 million per season but that will soon be raised to €25 million per season.
The talks have already begun and there is confidence that the deal will go through and be in place from next season.
The kit deal with Nike does not run out until 2024. The primary shirt sponsor was changed from Pirelli to Socios.com for this season but that will become Digitalbits next season who are currently the company that sponsors the sleeve of Inter shirts.

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For those wishing to relive the glory days of the Los Angeles Lakers, go pick up a copy of the book “Showtime” by Jeff Pearlman.
For all you Blazers fans (and non-Lakers fans), relish this: The Lakers’ third consecutive defeat and sixth in eight games came Friday night, 134-126 to the Nuggets. It ensured the Lakers’ first losing season since going 34-48 in 2004-05.
Not only that, but when was the last time the Lakers gave up 266 points combined in back-to-back games? (They lost 142-94 on Thursday to the Clippers.)
Yes, shed a tear for L.A.
Somebody had to be second. In this case it was pitcher Brent Strom. And the case was Dr. Frank Jobe’s second ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery — or as we know it now, Tommy John surgery.
The sports and baseball world was remembering Dr. Jobe after he passed away on Thursday at the age of 88.
Strom just did not have the post-surgery career that John did.
“It’s probably a good thing it’s called Tommy John surgery and not Brent Strom surgery,” Strom said Friday. “Tommy John wins 288 and I win 22.”
The Portland Winterhawks will remember Nathan MacKinnon as the kid from the Halifax Mooseheads who had a hat trick against them in the 2013 Memorial Cup final.
The rookie forward for the Colorado Avalanche is already showing more greatness in the NHL.
MacKinnon broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for consecutive games (13) with a point for an 18-year-old NHL player.
The soft-spoken teenager said it was “pretty cool.”
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Emilio Espadas was born in Uayma, Yucatan. He descends from a mayan potters family, that has been using ancestral techniques for generations, as well as experimental techniques by integrating different kinds of muds and diverse mineral substances from the region on his art. He therefore has obtained an extraordinary outcome on his smells and textures that reminds us our natural bond with Mother Earth.
Emilio Espadas and his family hosted a workshop that took place inside the Beach Pavilion of Art With Me 2019, inviting the assistants of the festival to learn about his technique and the process on creating amazing pottery pieces in minutes. All of the workshop assistants took a piece created by them home and lots of valuable knowledge from Emilio.

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Citrix Synergy 2012 is in Barcelona Spain this week, focusing on the technology trends for the cloud era, unveiling new solutions, and promoting partner alliances and announcements. Citrix TV will stream many of the keynotes and moments from the event, and the conversation can be followed on Twitter hashtag #CitrixSynergy.
Carriers and CloudStack
Citrix said many telecommunication providers have selected Citrix CloudPlatform, powered by Apache CloudStack, as the foundation for their next generation cloud computing offerings, including: BT, China Telecom, EVRY, IDCFrontier, KDDI, KT, NTT Communications and Slovak Telecom.
Citrix CloudPlatform delivers a hypervisor-agnostic platform that helps customers of all sizes build Amazon-style clouds. The company said CloudStack has been deployed at over 140 customers worldwide, has more than 30,000 community members, thousands of certified apps, and hundreds of production clouds, collectively generating more than $1 billion in cloud revenue.
"As the industry continues to move to Cloud-based solutions, we focused on developing offerings that help partners leverage the rapid growth taking place in this segment, while also bringing the benefits of Cloud to small and medium businesses," said Motoo Tanaka, Senior Vice President, Cloud Services at NTT Communications. "By partnering with Citrix around Apache CloudStack and utilizing the commercial Citrix CloudPlatform, we have launched flexible, scalable, and cost-effective global public cloud service called “Cloudⁿ” which can expedite time to market and develop highly reliable solutions to expand our partners’ business opportunities."
Citrix (CTXS) unveiled the next phase of Project Avalon, a new solution designed to deliver Windows for the mobile-cloud era. Initially launched at Synergy San Francisco, project Avalon is a way to deliver Windows apps and desktops as a true cloud service to any device. It will be delivered in two major releases - Excalibur this quarter as a tech preview, and Merlin, which will be available as a tech preview in early 2013.
The Excalibur release includes FlexCast 2.0, which for the first time ever allows Windows administrators to have a single integrated place to design any mix of virtual applications and desktops from a common management console, and deliver them to end users with any mix of virtual delivery technologies. It also includes significant new upgrades to component technologies like HDX Broadcast, HDX RealTime and HDX MediaStream, delivering powerful H.264 “Super Codec” video compression, and advanced multicasting for video playback. Excalibur features new HDX EdgeSight technology that gives administrators real-time analytics on the experience of end users, helping them quickly diagnose and solve problems.
The Merlin release of Avalon will include service orchestration and cloud-style management to enterprise customers by integrating technology from Citrix CloudPortal and the Citrix XenApp Cloud Provider Pack. It will also transform Windows application and desktop delivery into a true cloud service, courtesy of Citrix CloudPlatform. Customers will be able to simultaneously run their environment on a diverse mix of different Windows Server and Client versions, and a mix of different versions of XenApp and XenDesktop.
Citrix unveiled the next phase of its strategy to enable the mobile enterprise. Citrix announced a new version of XenClient, providing virtual desktops to go for the millions of new lightweight Ultrabooks, using a client-side hypervisor that runs directly on the laptop, but is connected to the corporate datacenter for centralized synchronization and management.
To address the issue of securely sharing data in the cloud Citrix announced Citrix ShareFile with StorageZones. This new solution gives employees the flexibility they want, while providing IT with the ability to choose where corporate data is stored, including on-premise within their own secure data centers. New StorageZone Connectors for ShareFile allow customers to securely connect a ShareFile StorageZone instance to data in existing network storage systems.
The final piece of a comprehensive mobile enterprise strategy for IT is an integrated solution that brings together the management of mobile apps, data and devices into a single, unified control point. New MDX features gives Citrix CloudGateway a set of mobile app management technologies that enable full security and control over native iOS, Android and HTML 5 apps. Citrix also announced a new [email protected] mobile app family. @WorkWeb is a native mobile browser for iOS and Android devices that will enable secure access to confidential web apps, and @WorkMail is a secure native email, calendar and contacts solution.


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A synth rock song with psychedelic tendancies and nostalgia.
The El Paso, Texas-based music group, TheOdicy, is an emerging rock band. They are made up of Stephen (producer, bassist, keyboardist, and musician) and Louie (musician, guitarist, and songwriter); these two are “sonic explorers of musical worlds.” With their love for creating, TheOdicy combines synth and rock for an “outlandish, and yet utterly human” sound. Whatever they say, though, this isn’t the type of music usually found on the charts. The song will release on all major platforms on the 24th of May. In the meantime, you can stream it on Bandcamp and SoundCloud. TheOdicy’s debut release is the rock single, “Automaton Phenomenon.”
Strangely, “Automaton Phenomenon” is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a mix of sounds that create an image of robots and weird occurences. Lyrics like “You’re always in the position to be validated. The jury’s out and I don’t believe you are satiated” and “Was I born to save or just to be a slave?” give us a captivating exploration. With that being said, TheOdicy delivers lines with a unique perspective; they investigate the human condition. It’s a synth rock hit with guitar; however, it also oddly gives us an otherworldly escape. This song sounds like something out of the psychedelic music age. There’s no telling where it leads from one moment to another, but it’s still a great journey to take. So, press play and let TheOdicy’s “Automaton Phenomenon” show itself off.
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40th Anniversary Celebrations for Quadrophenia movie on Sky Arts
It’s an incredible 40 years since the film Quadrophenia was released in 1979, and to mark the occasion, Sky Arts are a holding special celebratory evening on Saturday 21 September. Sky Arts will present an evening dedicated to the cult classic with Quadrophenia – Reunited 40 years On and Quadrophenia – Our Generation and, of course, the 1979 film.
Quadrophenia – Reunited 40 Years On reunites eight of the main cast, Phil Daniels (Jimmy), Mark Wingett (Dave), Phil Davis (Chalky), Leslie Ash (Steph), Toyah Willcox (Monkey), Gary Shail (Spider) and Trevor Laird (Ferdy), for the first time in 40 years to perform a unique table read of the original film script, hosted by Lauren Laverne and filmed in front of a live audience at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in July.
The brand-new documentary Quadrophenia – Our Generation, sees the cast, writers and producers of the acclaimed cult classic sharing their memories. Our Generation tells the story of the maverick filmmaking and the complex themes present within the film and looks at the history of the Mod movement, the music, fashion, youth rebellion and cult of Quadrophenia.
Quadrophenia, loosely based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera, premiered in the UK in September 1979 and quickly became a massive hit featuring tracks by The Who including ‘The Real Me’, ‘I’m One’, ‘Love Reign O’er Me’, ‘The Punk and the Godfather’ and ‘Doctor Jimmy’. Pete Townshend wrote the screenplay with Martin Stellman, David Humphries and Franc Roddam, who directed the film. The film was also executively produced by Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and David Gideon Thomson.
Quadrophenia – Reunited 40 Years On, produced by CC Lab, and Quadrophenia – Our Generation, produced by Karma, were commissioned by Sky Arts, the only channel dedicated to arts and culture in the UK. You’ll also be able to catch both programmes on NOW TV!
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LAST weekend saw a concert reaching two billion people which aimed to trigger a global movement to take a stand against climate change.
While the 100 music artists on the bill in eight venues across the world were enjoyed by viewers, Live Earth raised questions about what tangible results it will achieve.
There is no doubt that there is now a recognition that climate change is a real threat with mainstream scientific studies regularly highlighting how the challenge is becoming ever more alarming – there was much talk of reaching the climate change tipping point on Saturday night.
Yet despite our new “green” awareness, focus must now turn to how we are to deliver changes needed to meet the targets that our governments are setting themselves.
There was much studio debate between acts at Wembley about whether a solution can/should be delivered by governments or whether individuals genuinely have the power to effect collective global change. The answer is clearly a combination of both – we need to find new ways to secure an efficient, sustainable supply of energy while at the same time incentivising consumers to reduce energy consumption and waste.
The UK energy challenge is well known – the need to meet carbon targets and ensure the timely replacement of ageing UK power stations, while at the same time avoiding over-dependence on gas imports and keeping energy prices competitive.
The UK Government White Paper on energy has already gone some way to show how the Government plans to meet its end of the bargain. They recognise the need to address issues linked to supply, demand and use of energy.
Firstly, we agree that there is a need to revise the existing market framework for energy production so that it incentivises sufficient investment in a diverse range of lower carbon electricity generation and gas import/storage assets, in order to ensure secure supplies and meet carbon targets in a cost-effective manner
And secondly, it is necessary to put in place a mixture of incentives and targeted regulation to ensure energy efficiency gains are achieved throughout the economy and wider society.
While the business community agrees on the overarching strategy now is the time to iron out the details of how these are going to be tackled. For instance, any change to our energy generation infrastructure needs massive investment which will not be made until the detail of the revised market framework is closer to completion and investment risk can be properly judged, which all means we need to act now.
Provided investment in a diverse set of generating assets does start around the turn of the decade, it should ensure that an energy gap is avoided and that the energy sector can play its part in helping meet UK carbon targets.
But if investors feel that the investment framework is still unclear, or that for whatever reason it does not make the more costly and riskier investments such as nuclear, carbon capture plants and advanced renewable generation attractive, then the result would probably then be rapid construction of large numbers of less green gas power stations – avoiding the energy gap but leaving the UK increasingly dependent on imported gas and with greater difficulty in meeting carbon targets.
While government and big business are acting to solve the problems on a macro-level, Saturday’s concert highlighted the need for individuals to make a much greater contribution to cutting carbon emissions.
Global emissions are projected to increase on current trends by 50% by 2030. While power generation and transport will account for most of the increase, business is already leading the way in tackling the issue. Total business related CO2 emissions in the UK have fallen by 8.4% since 1990, compared to a reduction of 2.7% in the residential and household transport sector.
So if government is acting on energy generation and transport, and business is progressing well in reducing its emissions, we need to look at how we can change the behaviour of consumers. After all, consumer change will not only have a direct impact on energy consumption and efficiency but will also drive government and business to respond to changing patterns of behaviour and demand.
The level of behavioural change that is being asked of consumers can only really be accelerated through financial incentives. For example currently, energy saving light bulbs that cost £5 compared with 25p for a standard bulb are a hard sell to the average consumer. And are consumers really going to be prepared to pay more for their energy to achieve security of supply and stable prices through renewable or cleaner generation technologies?
Governments in Westminster and Cardiff Bay will need to give careful thought to how they can use a combination of fiscal incentives and regulation to persuade consumers to live greener lives. While business has shown leadership on addressing the issue of climate change, this stance will need to be supported by consumers – and governments need to start making some difficult (and perhaps unpopular) choices about how the wider public can be incentivised or compelled to act.
David Rosser is director of CBI Wales


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-Kyle Fletcher defeated Christopher Daniels.
–Matt Sydal defeated Zack Clayton
-Dralistico (w/Jose The Assistant) defeated Willie Mack.
Tony Khan was on the ramp announcing that Samoa Joe will defend the ROH Television Championship against Matt Sydal Next week. Khan also announced a new Board of Directors, comprised of former manager of AEW’s The Firm & former A1 Outer Limits Champion Stokely Hathaway, and former ROH World Heavyweight Champion & former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn.
–NJPW Strong Women’s Championship Match: Willow Nightingale (c) retained over Rachael Ellering
–ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship – Proving Ground Match: The Embassy (Brian Cage, Kaun and Toa Liona) (c) defeated Marcus Kross and Shinobi Shadow Squad (Eli Isom and Cheeseburger)
–Mercedes Martinez defeated Vertvixen
-Lee Moriarty def. Griff Garrison
–Kiera Hogan defeated Robyn Renegade (w/Charlette Renegade)
After the match, ROH Women’s Champion Athena attacked Hogan from behind. Athena tried to hit Hogan with a Kendo Stick, but Hogan evade and took the stick before slamming it onto Athena’s back before shattering the kendo stick.
-Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds and John Silver) defeated Shane Taylor and The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry)
-Stu Grayson and The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) were interviewed backstage. Grayson said that he was not impressed with Dark Order’s performance before Vincent said that if what Dark Order was bad, what they would do next week would be worse.
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The Kingdom (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven) (w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett) defeated Cobarde and Dragon
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Bazi alis Subrata Ray
Woman, -Beyond One’s Grasp.
Ah! Woman, -the beauteous beauty of Creation,
My mother image, -I feel humble to pay you my homage.
You are fostering bed, -both from within and without,
You pour nectar to life, and affirm granite –anchor,
By your inborn virtue, -you are divine mother.
Your body is the only temple where the soul takes birth,
None but you are careful, empathy-evoked on the earth.
Your true kind, one may find by honoring your divine art,
With submissive ardency as devotee to Goddess’s heart.
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I will start off with the issue of littering. Littering is done by almost all people and makes the streets unpleasant to see and can be harmful to nature. So, my plan is to add a fine to littering that can go as high as $500. I also want a public space cleaning department which will travel around the city picking up all the garbage found on public grounds such as streets, parks, parking spaces, etc. However, it will be different, because high schoolers can get community service hours for their school and also benefit the city by volunteering. My next decision would be to establish a new guideline for all shopping and dining places that prohibits the use of plastics and requires the place to give out biodegradable or eco-friendly bags and utensils.
Now, I will discuss about what I will do to satisfy the residents. There are always some problems in the city with some of the residents being upset about, so, I will try to comprise. If there was a problem with the streets, I will redesign the road without having to create another inconvenience. One other important way to keep the residents safe and comfortable is to have all their power, electricity, etc, running top notch. I will have more frequent checks on all systems such as purifying plants and energy grids, and always try to restore all parts cost effectively and quickly.
Next, I will discuss public services and safety departments. Safety departments are the most important service in a city, so my plan is to have as many safety departments as I can have in my city so that if there is traffic or obstructions on the way to a safety department, there is always another one close by to go to. I also want to have a public service department that can help people when setting up events or with anything that requires at least two people to perform for example helping elderly people with some of their daily routines.
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CHICO – In Chico Art Center’s latest exhibition, artists are showing their real and interpretive views of the world amid a pandemic.
The local hub of art invited the world to contribute to “Windows Into the World.”
“It’s an effort to unify us and create community,” Cameron Kelly, gallery director said.
Nearly 200 works were submitted from such places as Brazil, Amsterdam and Spain.
“We’re thinking of community in the terms of global community. How can a regional art center serve communities during this global pandemic?” Kelly pondered.
As the world joined in, Chico Art Center reserved a special spot in the show for Chico Jr. High students.
Kelly reached out to school art teachers to see if their students would still be interested in presenting their work virtually.
Isla Kerr, a teacher at Chico Jr. High, readily responded. Before the offer was ever made, she had given her students assignments having to do with the pandemic.
The first was to use quotes from teachers about their thoughts during the first week of remote learning to create art.
The second was to keep a photo diary consisting of one daily entry with an artist statement. The prompt was “My life during social distancing.”
“I wanted them to use this time to be a little reflective of what they’re going through,” Kerr said.
Vanessa Valle created an oil painting based on a quote from school custodian Zac Van Roekel, “Are we all in the same boat?”
The eye is first drawn to a man in a boat, but there’s more. In the calm of the waters is a reflection, but not of the man alone. A group of people are silhouetted beneath him to symbolize that, during this time of global uncertainty, “we all want to help each other,” the 13-year-old said.
She also created a mixed drawing outside of her school assignments to be shown in the show, a literal view from her bedroom window.
She crowded the objects on her windowsill in the foreground to represent that this is a time of distress for many, but also added sweeping splashes of blue to the houses and sky in the background to represent the calm that will eventually come.
Ava Hougland created a watercolor piece based on a quote from English teacher Maya Price, “I feel like I put my head in a microwave.”
The 14-year-old is fascinated by object heads, which are normally done with televisions. She took the concept, but instead of using a television as the head, used a microwave.
The box-headed figure is black and white as television programs once were to symbolize how dark life in quarantine can be, but is also surrounded by splotches of rainbow colors to symbolize hope.
Gavin Newkirk made a clay bust based on a quote from STEM teacher Alex Erwin, “I have become a talking head.”
He spent 16 hours shaping and reshaping it until, eventually, it took six forms he felt shared a story of progression. He photographed each throughout the molding process to create a photo collage.
“I had this very, very blank facial expression to begin with. I kept building on it and exaggerating it and exaggerating it,” the 14-year-old potter said.
Some facial expressions are silly, while others are serious. He did not intend for his piece to have a specific meaning, but instead wanted to leave room for viewers to interpret it however they wish.
Ella Cook’s April 23 photo diary entry, titled “Hope Flower,” shows a yellow flower pushing its way through concrete.
“Now that everything has slowed, I see the beauty of little details. This little flower of hope. Rising out of the concrete that is our situation,” the 14-year old wrote in her artist statement.
Her April 24 entry, titled “Lens After Lens,” shows her view through a polaroid lens.
“At this time, we are seeing everything through a camera lens or on a screen. We aren’t able to go places we usually would go in person. Almost everything we see of the outside world is virtual now,” she wrote in her second artist statement.
Abigail Darling reimagined herself in an acrylic painting. The character has six hands to do all the multitasking necessary during this awkward time of balancing both her school classes and dance classes from home. On a wall behind her is a to-do list stretching so far down, the bottom can’t be seen.
Her April 24 photo diary entry, titled “An Instant of Life,” shows a reflection of her phone in a mirror.
“This picture made me think of how pictures can hold an event still for generations to come. It is almost like a time machine because pictures will never fade away like memories. So all of these pictures I take during this time will be remembered throughout my life as the Quarantine Time,” the 14-year-old wrote in her artist statement.
All five eighth-graders have grown a deeper affinity for the arts in Kerr’s advanced class and plan to take art classes at their respective future high schools.
The virtual exhibition will last through the month and can be viewed at chicoartcenter.com, but will also forever remain in the online archives to be viewed at any point.