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I wanted to find out what music y'all are giving for Christmas this year and. . . what recordings are you hoping to find in your stockings? I just heard a translated, yodeled version of Little Drummer Boy on one of the Swiss radio stations and it shot me straight into holiday mode (how could it not?)! I hope it's a joyous and peaceful time for all of you!
I've been trying to find that animusic2 DVD..really like that one multi-instrumental on combo stringed acoustic fantasma (what I call it, since it's not real). Fascinating. Hmmm...I wonder if Jake Shimabukuro has recorded a holiday album... something about "Sleigh Bells" and "It's Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas" on Uke amuses me.
I'm makin' a list and chicking it twice..........i want to touch you, hold you, smell your skin...make your skin feel alive with warm. I want to find the lost sensation again.
Come again (perhaps I shouldn't have asked that..)? I do not recall those lyrics to any song. I was thinking that it's most probably not lost, just got cold enough out to numb it away! Got down to 26 degrees here the other night. Even duck tape wouldn't stick to the pipe insulation.
Stephen - "Little Drummer Boy" YODELED!? I've heard Cat and dogs "singing" Christmas songs before, but...yodeling? THIS I've got to hear!
Music from band's I want this xxx-mas:
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Country Joe and The Fish Chocolate Watchband The Electric Prunes Sopwith Camel Sweetwater Atomic Rooster The Collectors The C.A. Quintet HP Lovecraft
Send all CDs to Folk Alley. In care of me.
Uhm, Chris...those seem to be a pair of fishnet stockings you want filling! (And if you think I mean one thing, it's most probably another, or several!)
..or perhaps you're not merely fishing, but trauling for those CDs..
"Smokey Mountain Christmas" by the Cumberland Gap Revival Band. Yes, it was released back in '97. No, I haven't found another CD that puts the holiday sound into the house quite like it. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" on hammer dulcimer! Yay!
I want a USB turntable to bust my vinyl down to MP3...
...and Lynn's phone number!
Chris, you are really into those more obscure 60's bands aren't you? Were ANY of those recordings ever put on CD? I could see maybe one or two might have been, but all of them? Good luck! I would check the record stores for the vinyl.
Yes--it seems there is tons of this stuff on CD. I'm just discovering a lot of it now. I wasn't even born when these bands did their thing. There's just something about the sound of the late 60s that I love!
I've been listening to last year's Christmas releases and I'm really loving the Skaggs Family Christmas and the Chanukah album by the LeeVees. As far as what I want - the Sufjan Stevens Christmas box set and some Ben Harper and maybe the new Guster. I was really hoping that I would get the Jack Johnson Curious George soundtrack, but I gave up and bought it on my own (along with some Rosemary Clooney). I gave my brother Richard Shindell's latest for his birthday.
I really can't get enough of that first Fairport album Chris, and I know you're a fan. Those first couple of records (Fairport is a house on Fortis Green near where I live, and the cover of Unhalfbricking was photographed in Totteridge just across the road from where I'm sitting now) were the spur that pushed my schoolfriends and I into forming bands and gigging. I'd love to get Pyewackett's vinyl in digital form, and a number of other non-famous bands from the London scene - one of the folk record labvels from that time (and earlier) was Dingles, which also ran a club in Tottenham Court Road - I played there in about 1983, during a rail strike which eventually saw the club out of business.
My all time fav Christmas album is something a (now late) friend recorded to a cassett tape for me in about 1988, and it is sung with rough and tumble gusto to the Anglo concertina and a simple drum by several guys in the North Eastern US who sound as if they're from the British Isles somewhere. The songs are traditional to the British Isles. My personal tape is simply marked with a hand drawn holly leaf and berry and no label, unfortunately. Someone once told me the names of the three singers., so it's in my memory somewhere... If I can find my tape, I'll list the songs, and see if you all recognise it so I'll know what I'm looking for. It's been on my wish list for 28 years!
My favorite Christmas album is the first John Fahey Christmas album. I used to have it at one time, but I don't know if it was stolen with most of my records many years ago.
The theft of vinyl is a grave offence, in my opinion, and a back breaking one at that. Look for the thief with the funny walk. Dead give away.
My favorite Christmas album is the Kingston Trio's Last Month of the Year, which Joe Gunderman burned to CD from my vinyl for me (handy to have friends with equipment). I also really love the Roches' We Three Kings and Barenaked Ladies' Barenaked for the Holidays (which I made Jim Blum add to the Folk Alley playlist).
Barenaked for work is sadly not an option in the NHS!
I thought y'all just smeared yourselves with woad, or bear grease, or something over there.
Yeah ... and danced around rocks, stuff?
Only on the weekends. Weekdays we spend trying to find a virgin.
I'd have to endorse all of Anne's Christmas picks. The Kingston Trio album still makes me smile every time I hear it. The Roches' version of Good King Wenceslas is one of my favorites. I still like the Joan Baez album that had the Peter Schickele instrumental interludes. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Christmas album is also good (sounds just like 'em). But my favorite (favourite?) is one from Huw's neck of the woods: the first King's Singers Christmas album which features, among other things, an a capella version of 'God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen' in 5/4 (when I was a child I thought it was called God Rescue Married Gentlemen). The unrecorded album I'd love to hear: A Girlyman Christmas.
"..(when I was a child I thought it was called God Rescue Married Gentlemen).." That's priceless, Stephen! Hey! What about an album of all of those carols, like Steven's, which we as children misunderstood? Hmmm..what might some of the titles me? "The Frist Snow Well" "We Three Kings of Orion Tar"
Very cool (and suggestive!) suggestions so far, folks. My favorite is still John McCutcheon's winter album (can't recall the title). Aside from Christmas in the Trenches, it's a nice, festive collection of music.
BUT...I also have a request for the Folk Alley management. Back before this place was the wonderful Alley, it was a nice little site at WKSU. And every holiday season, I would hunt down the page with the archives for the "Ornaments and Icing" show Jim put together for NPR. Nice collection of holiday tunes, including rare live performances.
Is that archive still available online anywhere? I'll Google it here soon, but just thought I'd ask.
Today's Folk Alley news gives me my favourite album of the year, and I haven't heard it yet! Swarbrick and Carthy release a new record! This is a true miracle, as poor old Swarb has no real business being alive after the last couple of years. They are a duo to watch for - try and see them on video or whatever. If Carthy is a god Swarb is the devil, in the traditional fiddle playing sense and in both appearance and occasional past behaviour. I cannot recommend these two more highly.
I said, "It's been on my wish list for 28 years!" I'm no mathmatician, and no typist either, obviously. Should read only "18" years.
Rupis Dance by Ian Anderson is getting FA play at the moment, and it shows a return to form. He's not been this good since tull won the Grammy for Best Newcomer after they decided to sound like Dire Straits for a living (Dire Tull as a friend of mine dubbed them!). To cross the pond and look at newer blood - Arlington Priest sound mighty fine. As does Martha Wainright.
Huw--I'm listening to the Carthy/Swarb record right now. Good stuff!
Mike-- Not only are the Ornaments archives safe and sound, Jim and Joe broke down and created an all-new hour for this year (Chad & Jeremy, Peter Yarrow, The Wailin' Jennys, Nanci Griffith, Adrienne Young and vintage Joan Baez with an intro by Schickele). All are included in the Folk Alley holiday stream. We have a new, pretty web site for all of the Ornaments programs (where the national listeners can find them more easily) at OrnamentsandIcing.com.
Anne: Thank you for the early holiday gift--I just heard the announcement on the regular stream and tuned in. Very cool. Thank you, and best wishes to all the Alley Cats for a blessed holiday and peaceful new year.
"My all time fav Christmas album is something a (now late) friend recorded to a cassett tape for me in about 1988, and it is sung with rough and tumble gusto to the Anglo concertina and a simple drum by several guys in the North Eastern US who sound as if they're from the British Isles somewhere..."
JoLynn, sounds like you might be talking about Nowell Sing we Clear. Tony Barrand, John Roberts, Fred Breunig and Andy Davis ring a bell? We just heard them again after a several year hiatus. Their live concerts are high energy, pokes at our politicians, little historical tidbits, lots of inuendo--fun for everyone in the family
Nancy, thanks for remembering who it was. . . I also had a feeling that they're who JoLynn was referring to. In fact, they can be found at: http://www.sover.net/~barrand/NSWC.html Lots of fun and much of what I like about folk music.
When I was boy at Catholic school, the class was asked by the nuns to draw a manger scene. I drew one with a fat guy in the corner...Round John Virgin! Nuns never did like me that much.
I played my annual Xmas concert with David Gardner (champion Scottish fiddler on the east coast) down in Chesapeake, Va last Tuesday. First time I've played my guitar in five months due to a finger/shoulder injury. My shoulder's doing better but the finger has heeled back crooked and looks pretty ugly. But I managed two songs, Sans Day Carol, and The Holly and the Ivy on the guitar. Does anyone out there know of a recording of a song called The Nailsbourne Beast Song? I'm recording it next year and was wondering if anyone else has yet. It's from Somerset, UK.
I've uploaded my friend Sam, the Singing Prairie Dog and friends doing a couple of carols on Folk Alley Open Mic. Take a listen any Prairie Dog fans out there. And don't forget your favorite Prairie Dog this Christmas....Merry Christmas one and all!
Here is our choir and congregation singing Christmas carols at Midnight Mass. Got me in the spirit, for sure.
http://www.st-matts.org/homilies (Click on Carols at top of chart).
Or click here: http://www.st-matts.org/homilies/12-25-2006_Christmas_carols.mp3
Is this folk?
Stephen Ferron and Nancy - YES! That's it! "Nowell Sing We Clear". I looked at the link, and haven't heard it yet, but I do recognize a few of the names from the group and the lyrics are the same, so that has to be the one! Thanks you so much for solving a long standing mystery for me!
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An Irish Blessing: "May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night."
I noticed mention of an article by Greg Costikyan entitled Randomness: Blight or Bane over on Grognardia late last night and, given the name of my blog, I felt a slight o-blog-gation (ouch) to slog through Greg's very long post and pop in a few roleplaying game/game master comments of my own.Winning by Luck: I abhor winning a game purely by the role of the dice. Randomness is best used in moderation, as with anything else in life. With regard to game mastering, I've found that dice shouldn't be used to decide every outcome, nor should dice decide the really big ones either. My rule of thumb is this: avoid feeling like a slave to tables; use them to help make decisions, not decide for you.
If you already have in mind what should logically, reasonably or desirably happen then "make it so." This too is random in a way because we make decisions based on a number of fuzzy factors such as mood.
Use dice too much and the roleplaying experience can become painfully nonsensical. You might as well flip a coin, get to the end outcome without even playing and save yourself the time to spend on something else. Use dice too little and you're on a "railroad to adventure" rather than on a "journey of discovery" though the veins of decision tree. Lay down cause you're already dead.
Winning by Skill: I personally love to win by using brilliant tactics or outwitting a skilled opponent but without randomization there's little happenstance to the challenge. The game becomes relatively predictable. I also don't like to win by the mistakes of the other player.
I become a John McEnroe lycanthrope when I play Star Fleet Battles. Captain Kirk doesn't like to lose and neither do I. This game has the potential to make me feel especially inferior as a tactician. Also, the high school friend I once played hundreds of games with loved to gloat. He didn't even have to say anything!
In my defense, I've played with other folks without suffering from extremely bad sportsmanship. One of the big reasons I seemed to lose at this game was crappy phaser damage (1d6), even at close range! Don't even get me started on wild weasels...
Illusion of Luck: Luck is a myth, a beautiful mortal illusion that's hard to ignore or pass up. I actually believe that everything in the universe happens for a reason, though we may not understand what exactly that reason is. At the most base level, air currents and dust particles move about the dice as they fall, the accidental edge of the notebook (about which players love to complain so they can reroll), the surface of the table, the ceiling fan, maybe even the photons of light coming from the game room bulb, have an effect on the outcome. There are more physics involved than luck, fortune or "pure" chance. That's my take anyway.
Predestination: I took some medieval philosophy in college, but I'll stay in the shallows today. Anyway just because luck is an illusion and everything happens for a reason, doesn't mean that everything is predestined just because it's "known in the mind of God." Free will is still a factor, or in the case of gaming, skill. And skill boils down to the ability to make good decisions.
The Gambler: The illusion of luck is too compelling for even me to pass up, so I express things in terms of luck too, just like anyone else. Human being love to gamble. I just prefer to avoid the real world risk of gambling. (No comment on horse racing or poker. Those aren't games that interest me.)
(Yet I find it fascinating that Jennifer Tilly, as an attractive, successful actress, would have any interest in gaming, that is poker. She even won the 2005 World Series of Poker.)
Science and Superstition: I think people, including gamers of whatever "stripe" (preferring skill vs. luck) are still far more superstitious than the article says. My supposition is that people have actually changed very little and still attribute luck to divine or other forces, no matter how far we move into the "computer age."
I think what's changed is how we express superstition. In gaming its expression is just less serious. I've seen more than one player reach for that set of "lucky dice," throw dice at the "blast shield" to realign the "molecules" or even utter a little faux prayer.
Blast Shield (n.): Blast shield, in this context is a set of vertical blinds covering a patio door that cushions or deflects the angry throw of failed dice. Possibly a reference to Star Wars, but more likely the original Battlestar Galactica.
Backgammon: The decision of which pieces to send home first is a factor in winning, so I do see backgammon as a game of both chance and skill, yet it bores me to tears.
Chess: "No Chess player ever leapt from a board shouting "Woot! Ph34r my l33t sk1llz!", and "pwned" is not likely to become synonymous with "checkmate" anytime soon."
This one made me chuckle. My wife and I have several chess sets, including an "Official D&D Chess Set." We've played many games of chess and we enjoy playing a lot as long as we're able to concentrate, which isn't often with four kids and two cats. Nevertheless chess remains a really amazing game. It really is a game that takes minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. (Slogan stollen from Othello, a game that's more of a bore than backgammon.)
FPS: My favorite first person shooter is Half-Life 2. I killed my son by throwing a wooden crate at him with the gravity gun last night. It was everything I dreamed it would be.
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posted by: jakethewonderdog on 05.27.2014 at 11:47 am in Heating & Air Conditioning Forum The flue does move around, and a properly installed flashing and storm collar will allow that while still keeping it watertight.
The flashing itself probably should have been replaced with the roof. The storm collar and such probably should have been assessed by the roofers and included in the bid if it was questionable at all -- that way they don't get called back for a leak. If they wanted to sub that out to an HVAC person, would be reasonable. Look at your roofing contract: It should include replacing the flashing on anything that protrudes through the roof. If the rest of the furnace flue was in bad shape though, it was stupid for them not to include it on the bid, but they probably aren't responsible for it. Here is a very detailed explanation of repairing a flue leak. The roofer should have been responsible for the flashing boot and sealing around the storm collar. If there's other problems, that would be an HVAC person. Here is a link that might be useful: How to fix a flue vent. This post was edited by jakethewonderdog on Tue, May 27, 14 at 12:07 NOTES: sealing a flue
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For 11 innings, the Walker Valley Mustangs did their best to disprove the unwritten law of baseball that a team has to hit the ball to win the game.
In the end, a hit started the finish, but an unearned run in the bottom of the 12th gave Walker Valley (11-18) a 3-2 win over McMinn Central (13-16) in the Mustangs' final home game of the season.
Junior right-hander Kyle Goins got the win for Walker Valley with four innings of solid pitching. Goins gave up three hits and an unearned run to the Chargers before handing the ball to senior John Simmons, who started the fifth. The Mustangs' reliever allowed five hits and one run for six innings. Sophomore Ben Clark took the leather in the top of the 11th and held off the Chargers for six outs to get the save.
"We had good pitching and no errors, and that gives you a chance to win ball games," said a happy and relieved Mustangs Coach Joe Shamblin after the four-hour, 22-minute marathon. "Eight hits in 12 innings — you aren't beating the ball to death, but a win's a win."
Walker Valley left 11 potential winning runs on base — five in the first three innings — falling behind 1-0 before taking a 2-1 lead in the fourth on two unearned runs. Without the benefit of a hit, the Mustangs took advantage of McMinn Central mistakes to ease past the Chargers.
Dillan Church walked to first after getting hit by a pitch, R.J. Hammonds was the beneficiary of catcher interference, and Josh Bean loaded the bases with the second walk of the inning. A fielder's choice put the first Walker Valley run on the board, and a wild pitch made it a 2-0 game.
Two hits and a wild pitch in the top of the sixth allowed the Chargers to tie the game at 2-2.
Walker Valley left runners on base in the bottom of the inning and missed chances in the ninth, 10th and 11th to put the game away.
It was the bottom of the 12th before before the Mustangs were able to push a final run across.
The inning started with a Brice Gibson to right. Bradley Smith worked Central pitching for a walk and a wild pitch moved the runners up one base. Gibson was eliminated minutes later after getting caught in a rundown between third and home. Elijah West kept the inning going after being hit with a pitch putting two Mustangs back on the pads.
The Chargers elected to intentionally walk Simmons — who had picked up three hits in five trips to the plate — to load the bases for Church. With the pads full of Mustangs, Church ripped a ground ball to Central's shortstop, who elected to try and keep the run off the board with a double play to end the inning. The Chargers got the out at second, but the throw to first bounced wide, allowing Smith to touch home with the winning run.
"Our base running was not very good, that's for sure. Young guys. Young guys make young mistakes. But a young guy came though for us and got a big hit. Brice did a good job. I'll take it," said Shamblin.
"Maybe this will give us some momentum heading into the district tournament."
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The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the University of Edinburgh are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor David Hume as the first director of a new world-class research centre being established in Edinburgh.
Professor Hume will take up his post, initially on a part-time basis, from 1 May 2007, approximately a year ahead of the centre's establishment. From 2010, the centre will be based around a new £55M building on the University of Edinburgh's Easter Bush campus.
Professor Hume is an international authority in genome sciences, with a particular focus on the function of specialised cells of the immune system in infection, inflammatory diseases and cancer. Currently Director of the ARC Special Research Centre for Functional and Applied Genomics at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland, Australia, Professor Hume has also held research positions in Germany, the UK, Japan, and the USA.
He will be the first Director of the new centre that will bring together around 450 scientists and support staff from the University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, the Institute for Animal Health Neuropathogenesis Unit, the Roslin Institute and the Scottish Agricultural College, to tackle some of the most pressing issues in animal health and welfare and their implications for human health.
"I look forward to coming to Edinburgh to lead this exciting new centre and to build on the expertise and international renown of the partner organisations," says Professor Hume.
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The focus of the new Centre will be on basic research, using the knowledge harvested from modern genome science to understand the shared biology of animals and humans. Applied aspects of the Centre will include harnessing the natural genetic variation that makes some animals more resistant to disease than others, development of new treatments in veterinary as well as human medicine, and control of diseases that can pass between wildlife, domestic animals and people.
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Quoted from BTypeAUS Yum sounds good, I've seen it at Indian grocery stores ,,,will check it out, thanks
Quoted from Victoria Essentially all the milk solids are clarified out and sink to the bottom. What is left is pure butter oil.However, no one can guarantee to you that there is not a trace of milk solid left, so it is a dairy product. The oil comes from a dairy product, much in the way that olive oil comes from olives. Olives may be an avoid for many people, while olive oil is beneficial.Many people who are intolerant of dairy products are able to thrive on ghee, but it is your own body that must inform you. It is your choice as to what your reasons are for avoiding dairy and what you want to achieve.
Quoted from Spring I love ghee.
Quoted from C_sharp "Vegetarian Ghee" found in Indian grocery stores is not dairy
Quoted from chrissyA Ghee is acceptable to vegetarians. Vegetarians will eat dairy, vegans will not. Did you mean vegan?
Quoted from Spring The strainer MUST be fine, though.
Quoted Text Why go off something that is good for you?
Quoted from 14922 Argh I wish I could agree. I tried it and cannot stand the taste or smell of ghee. And of course it's a superfood for me. However, I do take butter oil caps. That I can tolerate
Quoted from Ribbit I was going to start a thread about dairy allergies and ghee, but I'll just post here instead. Here's my question:Is there anybody actually here on the boards (meaning, not just in theory) that knows they're allergic/intolerant to dairy but who can still do ghee without any trouble? We've taken our 4 y.o. completely off dairy, but I'm unsure whether she can still have ghee or not. I'm tempted to give it to her, but I wanted to hear from somebody not just in theory who can eat ghee but no other dairy at all.


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I have several areas in my garden that have single blackberry vines that must have been planted by passing birds. I would like to get rid of these before they take over. Is there some way to eliminate them? I have tried spraying with Roundup, but they are still persisting. Pulling them does not get the roots. Any ideas? Cheryl |
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Smack / Oct 19, 2011 / 12:00 am
Kevin Garnett Slows Lockout Talks; Andrea Bargnani To Italy
You can thank Kevin Garnett for the lockout. No, he isn't playing the same role he did in the last one when his newly-minted $126 million contract was seen as the albatross that the owners needed to kill and never allow to come back from the dead. Now he's in another mode: old veteran looking for one more big pay day. From that angle, it's cool that he came to NYC and pointed a finger at the owners and at his fellow players. No more concessions, he told his guys over and over. Things got nasty in the meetings – as they're bound to do with someone like KG – and then progress was halted. In some cases, things went backwards. Read More »


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The mission of the Food Pantry of Wasilla is: "To provide persons who reside in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley with needed supplemental food supplies. Food Pantry of Wasilla distributes goods to its clients in a manner which gives dignity to all. All distributions made by the Food Pantry of Wasilla shall be made notwithstanding any persons race, color, sex, age, handicap, religious affiliation, or national origin. Food Pantry of Wasilla believes that no one deserves to be hungry. We are a nonprofit agency that distributes food to hungry Alaskans. We are partners with the Food Bank of Alaska who help us complete our mission in the Mat-Su Valley.
Get a Helping Hand It's hard to go to work if your stomach is empty. It's hard to go to school and learn if you're hungry. If you need a bit of help getting by, come to the Food Pantry of Wasilla. We're here to help and will treat you with kindness and dignity.Give A Helping Hand We welcome volunteers to assist in keeping our pantry running efficiently. Most importantly we ask that you support our mission through donations. All donations go to support your neighbors in the Mat-Su Valley. DONATIONS WELCOME
Please support the Food Pantry of Wasilla in your Pick Click Give donation.
These are the requirements: A picture I.D. and some sort of proof you live in the Mat-su Valley. Proof of income is not required by the Pantry, but is asked for by The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). We are an emergency food supply and you are allowed to visit only once. Call us today @ (907) 357-3769 or come by 501 East Bogard Rd. Wasilla, AK 99654 on Mon-Fri from 10am-1pm. Anyone can need help sometimes. High gas prices, layoffs, unemployment, abuse, divorce, fixed incomes - simply the high costs of getting by today can leave anyone in need of a friendly hand to help them through a tough time. Food Pantry of Wasilla is here to help you through those tough times, so you can get on your feet again. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.


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Michelle's Sides, Salads & Sandwiches
(13 Recipes) Created by MICLIL07
Recipes in this Collection
A double-hitter: Each portion has almost two servings of vegetables. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 47.5g | Fat: 2.1g | Fiber: 10.4g | Protein: 8.6g | Calories: 228.3
Most pasta salads are heavy on the pasta and light on everything else. This version, which can be served warm or cold, includes a hefty portion of vegetables--both spinach and tomatoes. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 33g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 12g | Calories: 267.2
Lemony coriander and smoky cumin pair perfectly with sharp Cheddar in this grown-up spin on scalloped potatoes. Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 20.9g | Fat: 4.2g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 5.5g | Calories: 139.8
A great recipe that is easy to make. Submitted by SPROUT Carbs: 8.5g | Fat: 8.5g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 13.4g | Calories: 161.2
Use with a bag of pre-shredded broccoli & cauliflower; makes this recipe super quick. Submitted by PBERGER3 Carbs: 6.2g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 60
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A great side dish for many main courses. Submitted by ZUZKA1 Carbs: 20.1g | Fat: 5.8g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 4.7g | Calories: 147.2
This tastes just like cheese pizza! Pair this with a salad and you have a great pizzeria style lunch without the calories attached--or the bill. Submitted by PUNKGIRL213 Carbs: 26.3g | Fat: 8.3g | Fiber: 4.4g | Protein: 15g | Calories: 242.3
Tapenade is a traditional sauce or condiment from Provence, in the south of France. It adds a punch of flavor for very few calories. You can buy premade tapenade, but you'll spend more money and be consuming more sodium than if you made it at home. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 1g | Fat: 1.5g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 0.4g | Calories: 17.4
Fresh and juicy during spring and summer months, strawberries are delicious when combined with tender spinach, creamy goat cheese and crunchy toasted almonds. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 6.4g | Fat: 16.6g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 4g | Calories: 181.2
A fantastic side dish that is quick and easy to make. Submitted by ACROQUES Carbs: 4g | Fat: 7.2g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 12g | Calories: 123.2
Warm meat, gooey cheese, and grilled vegetables--what's not to love about a Philly cheese steak? How about the more than 1,600 calories in each one! This take on the classic skimps on fat but not flavor. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 41.2g | Fat: 10.2g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 34.4g | Calories: 409
This recipe sings of the fall and early winter harvest. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 15.8g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 1.4g | Calories: 82.1
Cheesy, rich, delicious--just what you expect in macaroni and cheese. What you won't expect? 2/3 the fat and half the calories of the original! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 39.5g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 4.1g | Protein: 12.6g | Calories: 259.6


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News: Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding events
Local Credit Unions hold Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding events throughout Northern Colorado
Monday, October 1, 2012— The Rocky Mountain Chapter of Credit Unions is providing the community with Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding events on Saturday, October 13th in four locations across Northern Colorado in celebration of International Credit Union Week.
Identity Theft is a major concern for many people in our communities and securely shredding documents is a great step in reducing ID Theft. With recent legislation too, Electronics Recycling is the safe, certified and legal way to dispose of electronics in Colorado. Donations of $5 are encouraged to help offset the disposal costs of large items like TV's and monitors.
Everyone is welcome at these events which are free and open to the public.
The events will be held in four locations on October 13, 2012 from 9am -12pm:
Paper Shredding
Greeley at Security Service Federal Credit Union, 1220 Ninth Avenue.
Broomfield at Community Financial Credit Union, 6855 W. 119th Avenue.
Electronics Recycling
Ft. Collins at Public Service Credit Union, 700 Whalers Way.
Longmont at 2151 Main St. near Elevations Credit Union in the Old Kmart Parking Lot.
About the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Credit Unions: The Rocky Mountain Chapter of Credit Unions is a collaborative effort of twelve different credit unions in Northern Colorado. Combined, the institutions work together for the financial well-being of the community. For a full list of credit unions from the RMCU Chapter visit www.creditunionsrule.org.
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Thanks for offering this event. I am concerned about the final disposition of the electronics however. Can the recycling company you're working with provide documentation that the electronics will be recycled domestically or to the highest international standards (such as the Basel Action Network's standard)?
Please reply as this information will determine if I participate.
Are there limits on what you will accept for electronics recycling? We have several old computers and monitors and a rather large older copy machine that we'd like to have recycled.
Thanks for doing this; it's another great service to the community.


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TR1200-DT5 Treadmill Desk
- Product Review (submitted on July 1, 2013):
I LOVE my treadmill desk. I tell everyone about it. I had been thinking about something like this for several years. Did a bunch of research, figured out how it would fit in my tiny home office and finally decided on the LifeSpan. I work on average 10 hours a day and many days more. I work weekdays and weekends. Always, found it hard to make the time for a little exercise.
I usually walk my dog about 2 – 2.5 miles in the morning, then hop on my treadmill desk for about 3 - 4 hours. I do mostly computer/phone work and I'm averaging about 2.8 miles per hour, and still being able to type/talk with no problems. When I'm on a conference call, that I only have to listen in on, I ramp it up to 3.5 mph. If I'm going to have to do any talking on the call, I usually keep it about 3 mph. My goal is to just keep moving during the day. I've had a "desk job" for about 8 years and I feel like it really takes its toll in a number of ways.
I work from home, so the concerns of some about sweating throughout the day, don't really apply. My dog doesn't care as long as she gets her walk first
I haven't "retro fitted" it with anything special like a lot of posts I read. I work off a laptop and just move it from the treadmill to my docking station and back as needed. Really need to convince my company to get me a wireless printer!
That's about it. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Worth every penny!
Thank you!


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2:17pm | Orgone "Do Your Thing" from The Killion Floor (Ubiquity Recordings, Inc. www.ubiquityrecords.com/ 2007) —Orgone returns to STL twice in upcoming months at the Pageant - on Tues, Feb. 1 with Rebelution, and Thur, Mar 17 w/GalacticBuy it! |
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Fans of American racing have had a lot to cheer about the past decade. Even setting aside Lance Armstrong, the sport is enjoying a wave of talented racers ranging from experienced pros like Levi Leipheimer and Christian Vande Velde to up-and-coming phenoms like Tyler Farrar. But to keep that pipeline of talent full, someone has to develop it.
Some of that talent - Farrar, for one - resulted in part from the new decade-old USA Cycling National Development Team, which offers young American racers the chance to live, train and race in Europe for extended periods of time. (Read Bill Gifford's feature about the program for Bicycling.) That exposure is crucial to continued success in racing, which is dominated by Europe both geographically and culturally. But the program got a crucial boost this week with the news that both American-registered ProTour teams, Columbia-High Road and Garmin-Slipstream, have signed on to support the program.
USA Cycling's U23 director Noel Dejonckheere tries out some new wheels.
Slipstream and High Road will offer monetary, technical and personnel support to the program, which former Motorola director Noel Dejonckheere runs from a base in Izegem, Belgium. "It's an endorsement of this program in particular as the focal point for growing top young American talent in a European environment," said Bob Stapleton, General Manager of the Columbia-High Road team.
Crucially, Stapleton pointed out, the sponsorship agreement is with the management agencies of both teams - High Road and Slipstream, which allows USA Cycling to continue to seek other sponsors. "We can support them with materials, share lodging or training and work directly with some of the pro riders," says Stapleton of the options. Riders in the U23 program could benefit from attending pro team training camps or developing mentor relationships with established pros on Garmin-Slipstream or Columbia-High Road.
Both teams are acutely aware of the importance of developing young talent. Garmin-Slipstream features 11 riders who are 25 or younger and several of its star riders, like Farrar and Zabriskie, spent considerable time in Dejonckheere's program, as well as rising talents like Steve Cozza and Lucas Euser. Columbia-High Road also features a young roster, built around emerging talents like Edvald Boassen-Hagen, who won Gent-Wevelgem last week. Its primary American project, Craig Lewis, is also a graduate of Dejonckheere's Izegem program.
But while both organizations are committed to developing talent, that wish is sometimes at odds with the financial realities of fielding a ProTour team. Garmin-Slipstream has a trade U23 team (Felt-Holowesko Partners) but this year does not have the juniors program it supported for several seasons prior to this. Columbia-High Road fields a top-level women's team, but Stapleton said it's "unlikely" that High Road would ever be able to run a development program on top of its men's and women's teams.
That's what makes the USA Cycling agreement so promising for both teams - riders like Peter Stetina, of the Felt-Holowesko team, will get a chance to race extensively in Europe with Dejonckheere's program - to an extent not possible on the trade U23 program. (The junior and U23 programs have already enjoyed some solid success, with Colin House winning the Grand Prix Waregem for the U23 team and Adam Leibovitz scoring a win in the prologue at Ster Van Zuid-Limburg for the juniors, among other results.)
Stapleton is unaware of a precedent in other countries, but says that the partnership is a good model that should ultimately produce more American racing talent, which he'd like to see. Despite being American-registered, managed and sponsored, Columbia-High Road features just two American pros in George Hincapie and Lewis.
"Some of the guys who are out there right now need more European experience," he says, adding that life experience is just as crucial. "Noel and his team teach them how to live in Europe - they fill a big role in racing, training and life experience. I'd like to have more American riders on the team, but right now we've got more spots than candidates." Perhaps the new agreement will change that.


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