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Let your presence be welcomed, and let your hearts be glad. For everything there is a season, a time and a purpose for every matter. And this is the time and this is the place to celebrate the marriage of Bill and Jacqueline.
We've come to do all of those things both old and new that are appropriate to just such an occasion. To say solemn words, to confirm a covenant, to recognize in this event the place of family, friends, and the larger human community. To laugh and to cry, to sing and to feast and to dance but above all to celebrate love and all of its possibilities.
And you all have been called here to witness this wedding because of your special relationship to Bill or Jacqueline or their families. And so I ask if you affirm this marriage and give it your blessing. {The guests reply "We do."}
And who presents Jacqueline to be married to Bill? {Jim replies, "Her mother and I."}
Jacqueline and Bill, come now and really be together to make your vows. You've known each other for some time now, and through the first glance of acquaintance through this moment of commitment, at some moment along the way you decided to marry. From that moment of "yes" through this moment of "yes", indeed, you've already been making promises in an informal way. All those conversations that you held riding in a car, or over a meal, or on a long walk, all those sentences that began "When we're married," and continued with "I will if you will" and "we will." Those late-night talks that included words like "someday" and "somehow" and "maybe." Now, all those promises, and still all the unspoken promises of your hearts, those are the real things of a marriage and a wedding. The vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, "You know all of those things we hoped and dreamed? Well, I meant it. Every word."
So, Bill, Jacqueline, I'm going to have you turn and face one another now and look at one another. Remember this moment in time. Before this moment you've been many things to each other. You've been acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, even teacher. For you've already learned much from each other. Now you will say a few words that will carry you across a threshold of life, and things will never quite be the same between you two. For after these vows, Bill, you will say to the world, "This is Jacqueline, my wife." Jacqueline, you will say, "This is Bill, my husband."
Bill, I would like you to carefully repeat after me these words:
And, Jacqueline, will you also carefully repeat after me:
For several thousand years men and women have exchanged rings as a token and symbol of their wedding vows. Bill and Jacqueline, these simple rings are not of great value in and of themselves, but what they come to mean today and what they will come to mean over time will be beyond price. The circle of life itself is contained in these symbols that you will now wear on your fingers.
And Bill, holding her hand in yours, would you repeat after me:
Now, Bill and Jacqueline light the unity candle, symbolizing that in marriage they are no longer two people: they are becoming one flesh.
Now I ask all of you who are gathered here today to join me in this pronouncement:
Bill and Jacqueline, you have made vows and exchanged rings, so now on behalf of the state of Nevada and the larger human community, I say that what you have desired has come to pass.
So, come let us celebrate. If a wedding is supposed to be joyful, I believe we've accomplished that, and more. Bill and Jacqueline, the spirit of joy here is one blessing among many. Another blessing is this gathering of families standing close to you. Another blessing is all these friends who have come here to witness this wedding on behalf of the larger human community.
But more than this, Bill and Jacqueline, may the sun of many days and years shine upon you both. May the love that you have for one another today continue to grow over time and hold you close. May the good true light within you guide you on your journey together, and may every one of your dreams come true. But when they don't, may new dreams arise in their place. So long long years from now you may be able to look at one another as you do today and be able to say, "Because of you I lived the life I always wanted to live. Because of you I became the person I always wanted to be."
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Sorry to hear that, and I really hope that things get a lot better for you.Originally posted by Tarnished Halo
Having been in the position where my "introduction" was less than charming, loving and presented in a way that my heart almost leapt out of my chest, I would STRONGLY agree that to proceed with caution. A GREAT deal of caution. Had we (or he) done things a whole lot differently, I wouldn't be going through some of the mind bending things that I had to.
That's why I'm so glad that I found this board as the advice has been great. I can't imagine how people years ago without these resources got the help they needed.
[B}The bottom line (not to be mean) is that you do want to have sex with another woman, but hopefully, you can do so in a way that doesn't demoralize and endanger your relationship.[/B]
I had to think about this long and hard as I didn't want to come across wrongly. However, my coming across the book was just an occurance. Up to that time, I was not looking for variety in sexual partners nor was I even thinking about having sex with any other women. Sure the very fact of swinging means that this would/may occur and yes that sounds like a lot of fun, but it's not the primary reason that I have started to explore this. My No.1 reason would be for the potential benefits to our relationship as we become able to be erotic together and discuss anything and everything. The other reasons are the sense of community and belonging to a group of people who I would respect for their liberal views as well as the desire to see my wife experience untold joys and experience some myself. It's certainly not just about me having sex with other women.
Having been married for 20+ years, it is very important to let her know (assuming that she is important to you and you don't want to lose her or your relationship over being anxious to start swinging) that this is something that you BOTH can do, and there are benefits to her (I am still trying to figure that one out, I am very well aware of the benefits to my husband). Perhaps you can avoid the pit that I fell into.
If we couldn't do it together, I wouldn't want to do it at all. I haven't looked for any other sexual fulfillment in my life except with my wife and if it wasn't for reading that book I still wouldn't be. I genuinely believe there are benefits to both of a couple of getting rid of the dirty, naughty, wrong embarassing feelings of sex that I was certainly brought up with.
Yeah everyone....it's been a rough weekend so far. I just had to add my caution too.


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Melissa Brunner of Cheektowaga, NY, knows all about it. Now 35, she was in college when she had her first flare-up an episode of severe diarrhea and terrible stomach pain that lasted for three months. Her doctor ordered a series of tests, which all turned up normal, at which point he diagnosed IBS. As for treatment, "he told me there was nothing I could do about it," she says.
For the next dozen years, IBS dominated Brunner's life. She often passed up on dining out with friends for fear she might not make it to a restroom in time: "The cramping sometimes came out of nowhere. I could be shopping, then suddenly doubled over in pain, trying to get a grip so I could reach the ladies' room." Then, about two years ago, Brunner found help at the Behavioral Medicine Clinic at the University at Buffalo and was able to reduce symptoms through behavioral techniques and stress management, along with diet changes. Today she pronounces herself "85 percent cured."
In one sense, Brunner is lucky she knew what was troubling her and she (finally) got effective care. "Many doctors still don't recognize IBS as a real condition," says Lin Chang, M.D., co-director of the UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress. Lots of women are in the dark as well: A survey of 5,009 adults found that as many as 76 percent of IBS sufferers may be undiagnosed. Which also means they're not getting the help that could change their lives.
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Though it's not known for sure, experts believe that when you have IBS, there's a breakdown in the normal communication between your gut and your brain. Nerves in your GI tract shoot pain signals to the brain when there's nothing really wrong just a little gas passing through, for instance. Or garbled messages may get sent from the brain to the muscles in the intestines, causing them to overcontract so food is forced through with lightning speed, triggering diarrhea. In other cases, muscle contraction slows almost to a standstill, leading to constipation.
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[Greeneville, Tenn] -On Thursday, October 23, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville, a jury returned a guilty verdict against Lillian Denise Fanney (35), of Morristown on one count of arson of the South Cumberland Shopping Center in Morristown.
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Israeli Couscous and Beet Salad
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A mix of golden and ruby red beets give this couscous salad a hefty dose of flavor, as well as fiber, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and potassium.
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Calories | 681 |
Total Fat | 22g |
Saturated Fat | -- |
Cholesterol | -- |
Sodium | -- |
Total Carbohydrate | 100g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 24g |
Calcium | -- |
Ellen Silverman
Serves: 4
Total Time: 1 hr 5 min
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 10 min
Oven Temp: 425
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- 2 medium red beets, washed, trimmed
- 2 medium golden beets, washed, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cup(s) Israeli couscous
- 1 can(s) (14 1/2-ounce) chicken broth, plus 1 can water
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
- 1/2 cup(s) dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup(s) red wine vinaigrette dressing
- 4 ounce(s) fresh goat cheese, crumbled
- 3 cup(s) mâche
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- Toasted whole almonds, for garnish
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Wrap beets in foil. Roast until a metal skewer inserts easily through them, about 50 minutes.
- While beets roast, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add couscous and toast, stirring often, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add broth, water, and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes; stir in cranberries. Cover and continue to cook 5 minutes, or until couscous is tender and all liquid has been absorbed. Transfer couscous to a large bowl and let cool slightly. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette dressing.
- Remove beets from foil and let cool until warm and easy to handle. Slip off skins and cut beets into thick slices.
- To serve, spoon couscous onto plates. Top with beet slices, goat cheese, and mâche. Spoon the remaining dressing over salads and season with pepper. Garnish with almonds.
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Flickr for "Low Level" EFL Students
A co-worker made a comment recently discouraging the use of Web 2.0 internet applications for our "low level" EFL students, arguing that their ability to even grasp the basics of English was too low to even bother trying. While this argument could be made for the use of weblogs, I think a photo sharing application like Flickr is ideal for beginning and lower level students.
Students can begin by constructing their own galleries and profiles, while adding short descriptions and 'notes' to their own photos. This can be coupled with tag searches for themes of interest, followed by building a contact list and making simple comments on interesting photos. It doesn't take a linguistic expert to carry out these tasks, and they are fun to do, too.
Many of our lower level EFL students have already had six years of English study, but have retained little, due more so, in my opinion, to their lack of interest in learning the language rather than a cognitive handicap. Furthermore, they are required to take another year or so at the university level if they want a degree. Placing them in a Web 2.0 environment and showing them how to use its tools to meet people and express themselves, is far more likely to motivate them to want to learn further than sitting in a traditional classroom with their peers doing pair work - they've already been exposed to that and it has obviously failed to do the trick.
Imagine Kenji, a typical low level learner at our school: he doesn't want to learn English because it has no relevance to him and his worldview. He does, though, like Japanese hip-hop and old American cars, particularly candy paint Chevy Impalas from the 60s. He dreams of owning one someday. In the meantime, he works at a local convenience store and spends his money on stylish clothes. In his dreaded 'required EFL class', his teacher introduces him to Flickr, and actually encourages him to take pictures of cool cars and trendy clothes with his cell phone, and construct a gallery of images. "Sweet" he thinks to himself, "Thank God I don't have to spend all that time looking at some stupid textbook." He happily goes about taking photos and uploading them - painless.
Suddenly he receives a comment from a guy named, Jose, in Miami, who owns several lowriders, including a '64 Impala with hydrolics and stainless steel rims. Kenji follows the link to Jose's gallery and is blown away at his taste in cars and fashion. Having a contact in Miami would be an good source of new information, not to mention something cool to tell his friends. Kenji quickly grabs an English-Japanese dictionary to try and decipher Jose's message. The journey begins….
How likely is a traditional classroom environment to tap into Kenji's intrisic interests this way? Is it really a waste of time to introduce "low level" students to the Web 2.0? Why bother?


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 I missed five days in Ramadaan when I did not fast because I was sick. Do I have to fast them consecutively, or can I fast one day each week?
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My mother has died, and she told me when she was still alive that she owed the fasts of two months, Ramadan in two years, when the month of fasting came when she gave birth. When she died, she had not made up these fasts. Should I fast on her behalf or feed the poor? How is feeding the poor to be done? Should I slaughter some goats and share it out among sixty households, or should I give the value of the food in money?
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My wife has days to make up from the previous year, but she has forgotten exactly how many days she has to make up. What should she do?
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If a man is keen to fast in Ramadaan and to pray in Ramadaan only, but he gives up praying as soon as Ramadaan is over, is his fasting valid?
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What is the ruling on fasting six days of Shawwaal? Is it waajib (obligatory)?
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Is it permissible for me to fast the six days of Shawwaal with the same intention as making up the days I did not fast in Ramadaan because of menstruation?
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A woman is asking about making up missed Ramadaan fasts and feeding the poor (as fidyah for delaying that). Should she give food for each day, or should she give food for all the days in one go after she has finished making up the days?
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I read in some article that it is not permissible to say faatir (to mean not fasting) because the word faatir means khaaliq (creator), and it says in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning): âthe Creator faatir of the heavens and the earthâ al-Anâaam 6:14. Saying I am faatir is like saying I am a khaaliq (creator). It is better to say ana muftir or ana muftirah (I am not fasting) I would like you to tell me whether this view is correct. May Allah reward you with good.
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My sister did not fast some days in Ramadan two years ago when she was pregnant, and she is still unable to make them up. What should she do?
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When I was fasting in ramadan I slept after fajir, and I had ISTIHLAM ( Dream of sexual intercorse) and I had a manu ( clear liquid)coming out, my question is, does my fasting for that day is excepted if I continued, even though I didn't have control over it, my second question is that those kinds of dreams come form the IBLESS, but IBLESS is locked in the skies in Ramadan?
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My father died owing two days of Ramadan because he was sick in the year before the year in which he died. He died in Shawwaal and he said that he was going to feed poor people in return for those days. What is the ruling and what do we have to do with regard to that? Should we fast on his behalf and feed the poor, or feed the poor only? Please note that we do not know whether he fed poor persons or fasted to make up those days, because he had diabetes and used to fast Ramadan even though it was ...
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Do I have to take out my removable braces when fasting? Because when I speak with them in my mouth, it creates a lot of saliva and I cannot help swallowing it. Please advise me, may Allaah reward you with all good.
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Is it permissible for a sick person to break the fast because of toothache?
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If a Muslim travels during Ramadaan to another country where they started the fast later or earlier than his country, and he stays in that country until Eid, with which of the two countries should he break his fast?.
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I have the problem of spotting that comes at times other than the regular monthly period, and this makes me confused as to whether my fasting and prayer are valid. What is the Islamic ruling on this?
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I have a problem in my stomach that makes food come back up when I have some liquid in the mouth, and this happened in Ramadan. Do I have to make up that day?
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One of my friends has been stricken with the onset of cancer and has to take a course of treatment in Ramadaan, consisting of a number of medicines dissolved in liquids which are to be administered intravenously. Is his fasting valid?
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I am a student studying in the state of Karnataka in India. The Muslims here differ concerning the beginning and end of Ramadan. The state here set the beginning of Ramadan at the beginning of the year, which means that they do not rely on moonsighting. This prompted some of the Muslims, most of whom are Arabs, to ignore them and start Ramadan with Saudi. Is this correct? What should the one who fasts with them do now?
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If a womanâs period is going to come in the last ten days of Ramadaan, is it permissible for her to use contraceptive pills so that she can continue to worship during these days of blessing?
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"excellent results
by Bernie
Have made my first two batches of yogurt with and without added powder milk. Both gave wonderful results. Would highly recommend this product, wonderful yogurt with very little effort. Thank you to all the people who left the reviews on UHT milk, just heated it to 47 degrees in my Thermomix and added starter. Fantastic!
Published 29 04 2013
"Delicious Yogu
I have been using the yogurt maker every week for some years. I add three tablespoons of dried milk powder to 1 litre of UHT milk - either full cream, semi-skimmed or skimmed - together with two or three teaspoonfuls of starter saved from the previous batch. I store the starter in the freezer to ensure it remains fresh and have had to buy a commercial starter only a couple of times ever. It looks very runny once defrosted but it works. I store the yogurt a tall tub which seems to overcome the whey problem & allows me to make another batch before the previous one is finished. Great success
Published 29 04 2013
"Fantastic Value !
by Antony
I found this product easy to use and it makes wonderful yoghurt...I use full fat UHT milk (plus 2tbs of previous yoghurt) and 2 Tablespoons of dried skimmed milk (this helps it to thicken)...Pop it on overnight and you awaken to yummy yoghurt... I like mine with honey...my husband likes it with fruit YUMMM :) Sue
Published 15 04 2013
"My recent purchase of the Lakeland Yoghurt Maker
by Mr Bache
Following my recent purchase of the Yoghurt Maker, and making several batches of yoghurt, I've finally managed to get the right consistency, but the taste is really bland with very little taste. Reading many of the reviews for this product, it appears to me that there is no consistency in the suggested recipes, with vastly different amounts of starter to be used, also the amounts of dried skimmed milk powder either being used or not used. I feel that the product could be excellent with less of these variations in recipes, and much more flavour.
Published 08 04 2013
"A good buy
by Mrs Patricia Jones
I bought this when it was on offer, but I have no hesitation recommending it as a good buy at full price. It does exactly what it says, makes good yoghurt easily, without fuss and cheaply. I haven't had any failures, starting off with a live bio culture and UHT milk. The full fat makes deliciously creamy yoghurt, but I am currently dieting so I have used skimmed and semi-skimmed. Because the recipe asks for 900ml and a carton is a litre, I freeze the remainder of the milk and use it next time, alternating between semi and skimmed milk. The handles are rather small though, so be careful!
Published 28 03 2013
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by Angela Jullings
What a great machine! My husband thought I was bonkers buying a yoghurt making machine but he's the biggest fan of this buy. We have saved lots of money from making our own healthy, organic and fresh live yoghurts. Delicious. Couldn't be easier. We use the UHT milk as it's cheaper and easier to work with. It's so cheap to make we even feed our hens with it to keep their guts in top condition. Well worth the buy. What we should have done though is buy 2 of the yoghurt pots/containers so we can make another fresh batch as the old one is running out.
Published 20 03 2013
"Love It
by Elizabeth
Simple to use and great results. We use a litre of longlife milk and mix in a little of the last batch of yogurt to get it started. We put it on a timer switch for 9-10 hours and it turns out well every time, although it took us a couple of tries to find a good commercial yogurt to get it started. We use a fresh starter about once a fortnight to ensure it keeps a good balance of cultures. The only quibble I have is with the design of the pot - the spoon is pointless and the indentation in the pot to accommodate it just serves to make the pot harder to clean.
Published 15 03 2013
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"Easy n' Good
by Gillian
A simple, effective machine which works. Our yoghurt maker arrived yesterday. I pre-warmed it for a few minutes, popped 2 tsp live plain yoghurt in the bowl, added 1 litre room-temp UHT skimmed milk (it fits), mixed, put the lid on and promptly forgot about it. The next morning, 17 hours later: lovely yoghurt. There was a little whey on the top, normal when incubated for this length of time - increase in acidity/tartness. Mixed the whey back in, and chilled. Made some lemon sauce, cooled. Combined the two. Result? Delicious lemon yoghurt.
Published 06 03 2013
by Ruth
Thisvery compact yogurt maker is a must for me. I have been using it for must be 20 years now and it is the only machine which really makes beautiful yogurt with no fuss, specially good with fresh raspberries and also jelly mixed in it after it has been made. Fortunately I still have the original sieve baskets to drain the liquid. I don't believe you are still able to buy these. To have them all this number of years goes to show how strong they are. Now need to make some more as it doesn't last me long as it is so yummy.
Published 04 03 2013
by Mrs Berry
Very runny yoghurt, more like milk although the taste is of yoghurt. Followed instructions to the letter.
Published 04 03 2013
A note from the team: Thanks for placing your review. We're sorry that the yoghurt isn't setting properly. It could be for a number of reasons, so we'll be in touch shortly to help.
"Absolutely Amazing!!
by Danika
I bought the yoghurt maker simply because I saw it on offer whilst purchasing another product, and thought it might save a bit of money in a house with three young children. I must say, I'm absolutely delighted with it. I've made both full fat yoghurt for my hubby and boys, and fat-free for myself, and cannot believe how well it's turned out every time!!! I would say it's a must-buy for anyone who has a busy home like mine, as it takes no effort whatsoever, and keeps everyone happy. Will save me a fortune!!
Published 01 03 2013
"electric yoghurt maker
by Ann
Fantastic, used 3 times in first week with just 1litre of UHT full fat milk and 2-3 tablespoons of yoghurt from previous batch stirred very gently in, for between 8.5 and 10 hours. Great taste, used on cereal, with fruit, nuts and honey for snacks and deserts, in home-made naan bread and in curry. And the spoon is great for lifting out yoghurt and the indentation for it seems to make the container more rigid so I think it's fine
Published 01 03 2013
"Once brought it will never be put away!
by Martin
After a couple of failed batches we now have it cracked. The instructions say use 900ml, but the pot will hold 1ltr so we now do not waste any out of a litre UHT semi skimmed milk carton. We add 2 tbsp of skimmed milk powder and pre warm the machine. Two desert spoons of our previous batch and off it goes. Put in on during the day so we benefit from our free solar power and it's done by tea time. We have found although fairly thick, there is still some water, so put a muslin square over the top of the pot, rubber band to hold in place and invert over a bowl. Then just chill overnight.
Published 01 03 2013
by Mrs Suzanne Tutton
This yogurt maker is the bee's knee's. I purchased this item a few weeks ago along with the extra pot and since then we have had creamy, tasty yogurt everyday. My partner and I love natural yogurt and we have bought a fair few shop varieties in our time. By far this is the tastiest and best yogurt that we have experienced. Thank you Lakeland for such a great gadget. I do suggest adding 2 tbs of milk powder to obtain the smooth creamy texture. :)
Published 01 03 2013
by John Dobson
This yoghurt maker is very good, I have made with uht semi-skimmed, uht full cream, and evaporated milk, all successful, BUT that spoon it gets in the way, granted you need a spoon but I have a drawer full of spoons, metal and plastic, but that silly recess for the spoon makes it very awkward to clean. I will buy a spare container when you re-design it, without a spoon.
Published 27 02 2013
A note from the team: Thanks for taking the time to write your review. I'm pleased to hear how successful the yoghurt maker had been for you. I'll be happy to pass your comments on to our buying team.
by Stella
I really love this. I make the yoghurt with UHT full cream milk warmed up slightly. If you put the machine on 20 minutes before you add the milk it seems to work even better. Would recommend to anyone who eats a lot of yoghurt.
Published 25 02 2013
"Everyday essential
by Susan
We've had ours over a year now, so feel qualified to review it. Simply put, it never lets us down. Consistently delicious yogurt - I have to be firm and not eat it warm as soon as it's made! And all we use is a carton of UHT; a small YV pot as a starter and a bit of dried skimmed. No pre-heating and no expensive sachets. After extensive research of the market this looked like the best, and we were right! Of course. Thank you Lakeland - keep it on the catalogue!
Published 21 02 2013
"Great, but why is my yoghurt slimy?
by Mrs Arora
I used unheated UHT milk plus 3 tsps on supermarket's own greek yoghurt. Kept the yoghurt maker running all night (for 8+ hrs). The next morning the top layer looked like amazing creamy yoghurt but when I stirred through, I found slimy yoghurt. Any idea why?
Published 24 01 2013
A note from the team: Thanks for placing your review. We would recommend adding 2 tablespoons live yoghurt gives better results than 2 teaspoons.
"Excellent Yoghurt maker
by Deborah
This is the best kitchen gaget I've bought recently. I love yoghurt & I bought this yoghurt maker after trying yoghurt my friend had made using the same model. It's quick and easy to start it off and the machine does the rest. After experimenting, I've found the best starter for me is a live Greek style yoghurt with a semi-skimmed UHT milk. It makes a thick, creamy consistency yoghut that tastes wonderful. I'm hooked! This is now my staple breakfast with a dash of honey. I also bought the spare bowl so I don't need to run out!
Published 26 11 2012
This review is for an older version of this product
"just fantastic
by Mrs greaves
I bought this yogurt maker as we eat a lot of yogurt. I spent a whopping £20 a few weeks ago and decided I had to do something to save money. I researched and found this to have the best results with the least faff in the reviews. I'm on a diet and can make a litre of syn free yogurt for less than 60p and it is pro biotic so good for my tummy. Fab, wish I'd done it sooner. I use skimmed milk, a dollop of my previous yog batch and 2 tbsp skimmed milk powder (used 0% fat bio yog for my first batch). Silly spoon (that I now use to fish pickles out of jar)
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On Tuesday, Microsoft announced Office 365–the combining of BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite), Microsoft Office Live Small Business, and Live@edu with Office (cloud or software). I posted about it yesterday; Jeff Mann posted about it the day before. In his post, Jeff mused about the name:
Do I really want to be in the Office 365 days per year? What happens in leap years (Microsoft gives you a day off once every four years). I honestly don't think that it would be possible to come up with anything that would not have some kind of downside, and it certainly is better than BPOS or some other anodyne acronym.
I'd also thought about the name–"Why didn't they call it Office 366? That would take care of leap year and on a 1-to-10 dial it would be like going to 11 for normal years." As a former product manager (9 years) I was involved in many product naming exercises, and I thought it would be fun to meander through some possible alternatives and the potential discussion around them.
To be clear, this is a fantasy naming exercise. Microsoft never asked me for my advice about the name "Office 365″ and I have no idea if they pondered any of the following alternatives. This is to be taken as a lighthearted romp through the daily humdrum of a product manager. Some alternative product names could have been:
- Office 24/7–"On the upside, it shows that it's always available. On the downside, if the service ever goes down, some irate customer will sue us for making a promise with the product name that we didn't fulfill."
- Office Blue–"Hey, what about using a color? We've done nouns (Word), verbs (Excel), made up words (Visio), combination words (PowerPoint), numbers (Office 97), and years (Office 2010), but never a color. How about 'Office Blue'? It's a nice, calm color; Bing, MSN, and Silverlight all use blue in their logos. Calling it Office Blue would irritate Big Blue (IBM) and that would be a good thing… Oh, good point. I'd forgotten about the BSD (Blue Screen of Death). Never mind."
- Office 2011–"Well, that's when we'll ship it, but then we'll get support calls from people wondering how it differs from Office 2010, and that will get way too complicated and keep Customer Support Engineers on the phone too long. We can't afford that name."
- Office/BPOS/MOLSB/Live@edu–"This is excellent! It preserves the investment we've made in the previous brands while bringing them together under one moniker. Huh? What do you mean it's too difficult to remember?"
- Office Partly Cloudy–"This name highlights the fact that this is a combination cloud/software offering. It's 'partly cloudy'–get it?"
- Office As You Like It–"Customers can buy as little or as much as they need–it's "As You Like It." Oh. Hmm. You don't like the Shakespeare connection, huh? Worried that people will start calling it, 'The Taming of the Shrew?'"
Given what could have been, the name "Office 365″ doesn't look too bad….
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By PNA and U.S. News Agency / Asian
At least 23 of 48 towns and cities in Pangasinan have so far given the nod to the operation of jail-alai in their respective jurisdictions.
Senior Superintendent Rosueto Ricaforte, police provincial director, said that based on their monitoring as of April 11, business permits for the operation of on-line betting stations were issued by these 23 towns and cities.
These betting stations were all set up by Meridien Gaming Vista Corporation, a company believed to be owned by Charlie Atong Ang, a former crony of deposed President Joseph Estrada.
Ricaforte told newsmen that policemen raided some of these betting stations about three weeks ago but were presented with business permits validly issued by town and city mayors, including a copy of an injunction order issued by the court in connection with a civil case enjoining the defendant Games and Amusement Board (GAB) and the Philippine National Police from stopping the gaming operations of the plaintiff (Meridien).
The order dated March 23, 2011 was issued by Judge Conrado Manauls of Branch 08 of the Regional Trial Court, Second Judicial Region in Aparri, Cagayan.
Meridien presently operates jai-alai at the Cagayan Export Processing Zone (CESA).
Ricaforte said the injunction order of the court at first had a time frame of "non-extendible period of 17 days" but the time frame has already been removed which means that the injunction shall take effect till the issue is resolved.
"We cannot do anything if they are legal," said Ricaforte, adding that what the police are only stopping are those that are operating illegally.
However, he refused to comment on speculations coming from various sectors in Pangasinan that jai-alai was a mere cover of jueteng which already grounded to a halt in the province ever since this was exposed in a senate investigation last year by retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz.
It was learned that the former collectors of jueteng that were previously displaced were taken back as collectors of jai alai bets. The only difference is the jai-alai collectors now wear uniform whereas jueteng collectors did not.
Asked if the injunction is limited to Cagayan province under the jurisdiction of the court which issued this, Ricaforte believes the order is in effect throughout the Philippines.
Prior to this, Governor Amado Espino Jr. virtually washed his hands on the issue of the growing operation of jai-alai in Pangasinan, saying it was the mayors, not him, who issued the business permits for the betting stations.
On the other hand, there is a pending resolution in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan proposed by Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. seeking to stop operations of jai alai in the province.
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When journalist Christian Parenti was invited to talk about Iraq on the March 2 broadcast of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Parenti's criticism of the reconstruction contracts granted to corporations like Halliburton and Bechtel seemed to cross a line for the program's host.
According to a report by Cynthia Cotts in the Village Voice newspaper (3/17/04), Lehrer objected to comments Parenti made in response to a question about whether bombings in Iraq would "make the American job harder on the ground in Iraq":
Two nights later (3/4/04), Lehrer made an unusual on-air announcement: "An editor's note before we go, for those who were watching two nights ago: A discussion about Iraq ended up not being as balanced as is our standard practice. While unintentional, it was our mistake, and we regret it."
According to the Voice report, producers for the show suggest that Parenti's mistake was referring to the Halliburton contracts. The Voice quoted NewsHour senior producer Michael Mosettig saying: "This was not reportage, this was giving his opinion, and that's not why we brought him on." Mossetig's deputy, Dan Sagalyn, told the Voice that Parenti's comments lacked "balance."
The remarks seem to have gotten Parenti virtually blacklisted from the show. "I would have liked to have him on again... but because of this it would be very hard," Sagalyn told Cotts. "When you have a loose-cannon experience with somebody, you're going to be wary," Mossetig said.
The NewsHour did not claim that Parenti's statements were inaccurate--a legitimate concern for any media outlet--but instead seemed to be saying that he should have kept his opinions to himself. Lehrer has declared (1997 Catto Report on Journalism and Society) that one of his principles of journalism is to "carefully separate opinion and analysis from straight news stories and clearly label them as such."
But that's not been a consistent policy at the NewsHour. New York Times reporter John Burns, for example, often shares opinions on the NewsHour while being interviewed about his reportage--as when (11/17/03) he suggested that he felt "profoundly dispirited and disappointed" by the situation in Iraq six months after U.S. troops pulled down Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad. Burns recommended a renewed commitment to the occupation: "It's going to take stout hearts on the part of the people of the United States, and the government of the United States, to see this through."
Those are certainly opinions, and the NewsHour audience is entitled to hear them. What the NewsHour seems to be arguing is that it just didn't care for Parenti's opinions-- specifically, that official corruption might be to blame for some of the problems the occupation is facing.
After FAIR issued an Action Alert on this issue, NewsHour executive producer Les Crystal sent an email to activists that read:
We have no quarrel with what Christian Parenti said at the end of the segment in which he was interviewed. He was asked a question and appropriately gave us his answer. Our concern was with the lack of another view. We should have asked the other guest, Professor Juan Cole, for his reaction.
Balance is one of our most important standards. It is a signature characteristic of the program. We believe our viewers value it as much as we do. Therefore, we decided to acknowledge that we regretted the imbalance which occurred.
Crystal's explanation was very different from the comments NewsHour producers gave to the Voice, which were clearly directed at the content of Parenti's response.
But more importantly, the response did not address the inconsistent application of NewsHour's standard. Do the opinions of all guests require a balancing perspective, or was there something unique about Parenti's criticisms of Bush administration policies?
As FAIR noted in its Action Alert, factually inaccurate statements made on the NewsHour by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (9/18/02) passed without comment, either by Lehrer or another guest. (See FAIR Activism Update, 9/20/02.) It remains curious that Parenti's words would be singled out for an apology.


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Yesterday was a great day on the Skunk–this time using a foot path rather than a water trail. Local historian Jim Graham led a short hike to the site of the former Hannum's Mill dam site north of Ames. The low water levels allowed participants to see exposed timbers from the crib-wall design of the mid 1800's dam still in place. Jim also explained that remnants of the old mill can still be occasionally found in the stream. The exposed limestone outcroppings at this site reminded all of us why this section of the river is so important to protect and preserve.
One important and outstanding aspect of the Skunk River community in Story County is their willingness to engage people and issues they find on the river. Skunk River Paddlers and others are constantly removing the trash others leave and debris from the river while they float and hike. The Skunk River Navy, an ISU student-led organization, is also a significant resource in keeping the Skunk and other rivers clean. Landowners and other users understand and really appreciate their help!
See a drawing of Hannum's Mill dam and read more about it at the Ames Historical Society webpage:http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/pdf/AHSNewsletter_3_07.pdf


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For such a small island, there's a flourishing art scene on Bequia. Artist Claude Victorine's studio displays her handmade silk creations—some of which are for sale—as well as paintings by her daughter (784-458-3150). On Mount Pleasant there's Melinda's, where the crafts on display include hand-painted t-shirts and stained glass (784-458-3409). Also look for Jacob Scott, another celebrated local talent who scours Bequia's shores for coral, shells, flotsam, and recyclable refuse, which he turns into surprisingly stylish jewelry and fashion accessories (Hope Beach; 401-848-9360). Finally, you can buy ceramics or watch pottery-making demos at the Spring Studios. The gallery is housed in an old sugar mill built in the 1800s and operational until the 1940s (784-457-3757; closed mid-May to late November).
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By his will, Dr. Radcliffe directed his Trustees to spend £40,000 on building a library, and today the Radcliffe Camera is one of Oxford's architectural glories. The Trustees subsequently built two other important Oxford landmarks, the Radcliffe Observatory and the Radcliffe Infirmary, precursor of the modern John Radcliffe Hospital. In 1970 the agricultural holdings which Dr. Radcliffe had bought in 1713 were acquired to become the new town of Milton Keynes, leaving the Trustees with a substantial endowment and increased income.
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For all the men out here, since to find the kind of jeans required are tough to find, here what would make it easier. Usually men's jeans are represented as the baggy, loose fit and comfortable ones, there would be something in this category that would set you apart from the only factor your pants is being analyzed on, the level of looseness.
With the growing demand escalating, the designers and retailers are taking no risk in setting this trend outcast. Conventionally, the mount in men's pants is 12 inches bringing it to just below the navel. With the mounts available of 9inch and 7 inch in the market, a bonus that can be seen is that of the Levi's advertising jeans with a 7.5 inch mount.
Most of these pants can be found when you are hunting low rise jeans for your girlfriend. So, now to shop for your girlfriend is not such a tedious job. You might land up finding it for yourself. You can always opt for your girlfriend's pants if you intend to give yourself a lean, tight pair of low rise jeans for men with some flare up.
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Soft Power In Women's Hands – The Key to Social Media Success
Women and Soft Power
In a recent blog posting on the Harvard Business Review, (January 19, 2011), Vineet Nayar made the following important comment:
"The leadership of women in politics, business, and society is becoming evident across the globe."
Years ago, this idea might have been controversial — today it is axiomatic — particularly in the business of Social Media.
And soft power is the secret ingredient in women's new recipe for success.
What is Soft Power?
Joseph S. Nye Jr., the former dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, defined soft power as:
"The ability to influence or lead through persuasion or attraction, by co-opting people rather than coercing them."
While noting that "soft power isn't the exclusive preserve of women," Nayar continued, "women are more inclined than are men to use soft power through tools such as dialogue and engagement." This is a key success component in Social Media.
He also commented, that "research has shown that women are excellent mediators, great networkers, and they place more value on building relationships than do men. They also keep cool during crises."
This form of soft power, whether wielded by businessmen or women, is the engine that is fueling the phenomenon that we call Social Media, and it may become the single most powerful key to Social Media success.
As has been noted in my previous blog postings, women like Ms. Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods, Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo, and Anne Sweeney of Disney, have made enormous contributions — not only to business and Social Media — but to the human condition and to the relative impact of women in business.
The Glass Ceiling – A Little History
The proverbial glass ceiling, as it is called, and the gender inequality that forms its basis, have been unfortunate facts-of-life in American business since long before Social Media became a force.
To understand the glass ceiling's impact on Social Media, it is first necessary to review a little history.
The glass ceiling has been legislated against, defined in the business literature, confirmed by governmental commissions, and made a substantive issue in various business appointments, as well as in political contests from the Congress to the Presidency:
- Gender inequality was legislated against in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- The term "glass ceiling" was defined as the "invisible barriers that impede the career advancement of women in the American workforce" in the March 24, 1986 edition of the Wall Street Journal.
- In a 1991 study by the The Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, it was confirmed that women encountered considerable glass ceiling barriers in their careers.
- It was dismissed as non-existent by Carly Fiorina upon becoming CEO of Hewlett-Packard, and then interestingly reasserted after her term at HP concluded.
- It was highlighted by Hillary Clinton in her run for the U.S. Presidency, which is often seen as the highest glass ceiling in America.
- And it has made its existence known twice in recent political developments: When Michele Bachmann announced her presidential ambitions, and when Mitch Daniels, the Governor of Indiana and presumed presidential aspirant, announced that he might appoint Condeleezza Rice as his Vice Presidential running mate.
Why Is It Happening? What Are The Implications for Social Media
The Federal Glass Ceiling Commission noted a number of barriers to women in its findings. I have listed these barriers below, with the implications of each for Social Media.
Historical barriers to women in business:
- Outreach and recruitment practices fail to seek out or recruit women. While it is true that typical recruitment practices in American business have favored men in the past, the advent of Social Media has changed this considerably. Social networking websites like LinkedIn have now become the de facto location for executive recruitment. Additionally, there are a large number of women active in the blogosphere — building strong reputations, considerable influence and Social Media knowledge — and modern recruitment practices have taken this change into consideration.
- Prevailing culture of many businesses is a white male culture and such corporate climates alienate and isolate women. More than any current change in American business, Social Media has begun to usher out the extant "Good Ol' Boy" network. While it still exists, particularly in older companies, the remarkable achievements of CEOs like Rosenfeld, Nooyi and Sweeney (linked to above), have shown irrefutably that women have the requisite skills to command even the largest companies.
- Initial placement and clustering in staff jobs or in highly technical and professional jobs that are not on the career track to the top. One of the remaining liabilities of the Good Ol' Boy network is the erroneous presumption that women are best suited for support roles only. This is wildly untrue. In fact, as has been noted above, the very characteristics that are best suited for successful Social Media activity are more prevalent in women candidates. As Social Media undertakes its logical movement toward C-Level responsibilities, more women will find themselves in executive suites than in smaller offices or cubicles. Companies that ignore this transformation do so at their peril.
- Lack of mentoring and management training. While this may have been true in the past, today there are hundreds of mentoring and training blogs, designed specifically for women, and this number will undoubtedly grow. (Watch for future blog postings on this subject.)
- Lack of opportunities for career development, tailored training, and rotational job assignments that are on the revenue-producing side of the business. Increasingly, Social Media is becoming an important profit center for business. As discussed in a previous posting, Social Media – Time Is The Wisest Counselor Of All, the time has come for business to "Read it and tweet: Social media takes a lot of time, but it pays off."
- Little or no access to critical developmental assignments such as memberships on highly visible task forces and committees. Prominent CEOs who are currently running some of the largest companies in America, (women like Ms. Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods, Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo, and Anne Sweeney of Disney) to mention only three, also sit on highly influential boards, charities and other powerful and important organizations. This has in no way adversely affected their performance, in fact it has contributed mightily to their company's profits, brand excellence and public visibility.
- Special or different standards for performance evaluation. The benchmarks for success and performance evaluation should be, predominantly: Profits, shareholder value and contributions to society. The women CEOs mentioned above, and countless others, have shown conclusively that their sex is irrelevant. They deserve to be graded against the same yardsticks as men, and when they are history has shown that they will excel.
- Little or no access to informal networks of communication. Before the growth of Social Media, the Good Ol' Boy network was the typical circle for communication. Today, a Social Media-competent woman has at least three additional channels for communication: The company's Social Media following, a growing base of potential customers on Twitter and Facebook, and an increasingly engaged customer base from those sources. Taken together, these new Social Media networks have kinetic energy never before available.
- Counterproductive behavior and harassment by colleagues. President John F. Kennedy once commented, "Failure is an orphan and success has a thousand fathers." With the growth and acceptance of Social Media, and the resulting profits therefrom, women with the soft power to make Social Media successful will be much-heralded within their companies. Harassment will become a thing of the past for the women who marshal Social Media success. Unless they get firmly seated on the Social Media bandwagon, their male colleagues will become the brunt of criticism and harassment.
By placing soft power in women's hands, American business will achieve a level of accomplishment like never before. Women have shown particular skill in the uses of proper strategy, execution and management in Social Media. And while it requires an investment of time and resources, that investment can and will pay dramatic dividends.
The barriers to women in business have become the new springboards to acclaim.
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AB de Villiers smashed 30 off 13 balls and chipped in with a run out and catch to help South Africa win their rain hit 2012 ICC World Twenty20 game against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Saturday.
Heavy rain delayed the start of play to the extent that it was reduced to a 7 overs a side game. Hashim Amla (16) gave South Africa a good start after they were put in by Australia, taking them to 27 by the time he was dismissed in the 3rd over. AB de Villiers then provided a spectacular boost, adding 38 with Faf du Plessis (13) in just 3 overs, combining swift running with hits to the boundary. AB was dismissed for 30 (13b, 4x1, 2x6) at the end of the 6th over and SA finished at a score of 78/4.
Sri Lanka's reply started poorly as Tillakaratne Dilshan was run out without facing a ball as AB de Villiers again produced a superb athletic display at the wicketkeeper's end. South Africa's bowlers were hard to put away and the dismissal of Mahela Jayawardene (4) further dented Sri Lanka's chances in the 2nd over. Sangakkara's dismissal, caught behind by de Villiers off Kallis in the 5th over meant SL had no chance of fighting back.
SL finished on 46/5 in their 7 overs, giving SA an easy 32 run win and AB de Villiers won the Man of the Match award for his all round display.