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Originally posted by adam_nox Solo play and playing in solitude are two very different things. Or do you love having a group of family members hunched over you, trying to talk to you and sitting next to you while you play a mmo? Just because you like to play alone doesn't mean you want to be alone. It also doesn't mean you are not aware of the presence of others in game. Having that awareness that you are among many greatly effects what you play just as much if not more than how you play.
My case is a bit different. I am married and I work till late. So I can't find enough time to look for x many people to do just one quest. And even I find the time to find a group to do a quest or dungeon I may not be online long enough to finish it and I don't want to leave the group in the middle of it. So in my humble opinion, it's very convenient that it is %100 soloable. |
Originally posted by Fearum Is the main storyline not a personal storyline? Hmmm. I thought it was. Guess not. Enter a whole new realm of challenge and adventure. |
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Originally posted by kevjards ^^I agree ^^ Well said. What happens when you log off your characters????..... |
Originally posted by c0exist Rofl. Imagine if in real life everyone but you was a robot and just a programmed individual, like an NPC. Yeah, it would be pretty boring. But real life isn't like that, it's filled with other people doing all kinds of things that aren't always preprogrammed and you never have to interact with any of them if you don't want to. Which one would you choose? Robots or real people? Yeah, now apply that same analogy to MMORPGs. Get it now?! |
When you do a story quest in a group and you want to read/listen to the NPC before moving on, there is always a go go 14 year old who write in group chat "MOVE MOVE, COME ON "&T#¤&"/#¤" and that idiot runs off and aggro half the place before I even had the chance to reading/listen to the NPC, and then he write in chat "#%%¤&% RP NOOB NERD" or something like that and blame everyone and his mother that he died. So yeah It's perfect that the main story is 100% solo. If it's not broken, you are not innovating. |
Originally posted by c0exist Probably because being able to solo to the max level is the expected standard in AAA MMOs. "Tiny clown, he got wet. I was talking to a psychic and I can't sleep in the ozone. There are too many different peanuts, looking sad. |
Group content is awsome and needed in any mmo. However being forced to group in order to progress is just a bad idea. Look at lotro the main story quests in that game used to include quite a lot of group content, which at launch was fine however a few months later it became a major complaint because people didnt want to HAVE to find a group in order to progress so in the end turbine made the bulk of them soloable. Forcing people to group just creates a barrier for new players, encouraging grouping helps new players find new friends. How you encourage grouping, now thats the issue |
Originally posted by deakon That wasen't the reason at all. The reason was that new players after 6 months to a year had really a hard time to find groups for the group book quests, most people were at cap and the new players were not that many so Turbine made em soloable. If it's not broken, you are not innovating. |
Originally posted by Torgrim Thats pretty much what i said was fine at launch became a problem a few months down the road |
Originally posted by deakonMissread your post. If it's not broken, you are not innovating. |
Originally posted by kevjards I kind of disagree with you here man. We see the single player story in most every MMORPG anymore and that's a shame. I think there really is a place for actual group stories on the large and small scale where you can have your own role in events with everyone else too in the same way we have ensemble casts and stories for TV shows. I think and feel that there really should be more of a place made for group stories in multiplayer online gaming rather than giving up because its hard to design and just going single player. When I am playing a game with other people for fun it doesn't always have to be about me. |
Being able to solo is fine, that's hardly the problem with the "main story". They said it's a SINGLE PLAYER story line, and the only context of SINGLE PLAYER I'm aware of is, you do it alone. Firor said in a video some time ago, that the "personal" story was a single player story line that you'll do alone. That's bad. |
thank you for all your responses, i really hope this game is as epic as I hope it will be. Nevertheless, i find that the best mmo's have the best communities. Without the need to group consistently there is no need to interact. I love the way ffxi did it, forced grouping to level, soloable side quests and any miscellaneous farming, camping etc. But by grouping to level up you build helpful friends for later quests and for me, because i can only speak for myself, this os what makes these games enjoyable. There arent a whole lot of story quests, but when you do one they should be difficult and take you on a journey with others. But thats just my feeling, we are all different and one game sadly wont please us all. I asked on a previous thread, if they made instead of pve and pvp servers; hard and normal servers. Where the servers are identical but on the hard the mobs hp is more so grouping is essential and your exp gain is cut by a decimal place. So everyone can play it the way they want to. Just a thought. What do you guys think? |
Originally posted by c0exist Well, in a way Age of Conan had something similar to that with their challenge mode option for zones. So instead of servers it was just something one could choose when entering each zone. Not sure how many people used it, I know I never did and really never would or will. I'm not a challenge gamer, but I respect that there are, but that's why games like Wizardry online are coming out for people like that. I too enjoyed FFXI, but I found the necessity for having to group just to level a major hindrance, at least in the post 50 levels when it takes so long just to get one level. I like to solo level and then group for other stuff in my MMOs. |
My question is this, if leveling and story quests are soloable why not just make another single player game? Becuse there are alot of mmorpg players that dont like forced elements as guilds, raids, and grp instents. But like to play with others when they have the time and the feeling for it. |
Originally posted by ShakyMo Because you either do something well or not at all. Having no story is a lot less of a turndown than having a bad story. Personally I think there should be a multiplyer story as well as a solostory (if you must have a solostory, I prefer playing MMOs with others) if a game should have a story. And I think GW2 is right with instancing the solostuff, people soloing can do that by themselves. Watching others solo is about as exciting as watching paint dry... TESO should have a good story with both single and multiplayer parts (separate or together) or they should just skip the whole thing. |
If there is a big solo element of the game thats fine, but they should make the group content extra HARD and obviously have much better rewards so people are attracted to the challenge and reward and actually play it with some degree of social interaction. I hate hate hate playing solo orientated MMO's where there is no need to communicate at all... kills the whole vibe and in my opinion purpose all together. But maybe thats just me...
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One of the most co-dependent games I've ever played (SWG) had plenty of content I could solo any time I felt like it. I could fully skill a combat toon without ever running around with others. We also used what were coined as solo groups to pull harder missions that we would then complete solo (more xp). Your point is? For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson It is a sign of a defeated man, to attack at ones character in the face of logic and reason- Me |
Originally posted by c0exist The biggest problem with forced grouping is...well forced grouping. At some point, parts of the gameworld become less populated due to people out-leveling the zone, or have spent a lot of time there previously and are now bored with that particular area. Which then creates massive gates for folks looking to get into the game at a later date, or even re-roll a new alt. Communities can be created without having to be forced into it. Let's say a game is mostly soloable, but then has a very robust crafting system, so much so that you couldn't possibly craft everything you want/need by yourself. You then create a community which is based upon economy rather than having to always kill stuff together. Grouping should always be rewarded, and harder content should be created so groups can have a challenge, but grouping shouldn't ever be a forced mechanic for the entirety of a mmo. The multiplayer part of MMO doesn't state grouping only, nor does it even imply it. There's a ton of ways to interact with others. Unfortunately, many mmo companies don't exploit that to the fullest extent. |


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When I handled the camera, I could tell that Canon had put many long hours of work into its design. With the Canon 7D you can shoot movies in HD at 24 fps, group your autofocus points, and even use the new face detection technology.
I also liked that the fact that they brought back the pop-up flash for this body. I'm not one to use flash that much. When I do I'm usually using an external flash mounted on the hotshoe. But it's nice to able to turn on the built-in flash to capture an important shot when timing is crucial.
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Published: Monday, October 14, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
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Gaining momentum as it prepares to launch a new state-of-the-art brewery in Mills River, Sierra Nevada took home a second consecutive silver medal for its Narwhal Imperial Stout at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver on Saturday.
Last year at GABF the largest commercial beer competition in the world Sierra Nevada earned silver in the Imperial Stout category for Narwhal, then a brand new beer that hit store shelves in Western North Carolina later in the fall.
This time, a 12.9 percent alcohol, bourbon barrel-aged version of Narwhal released in January scored silver in the Wood & Barrel Aged Strong Stout category.
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Narwhal, a 10.2 percent dark brew, was first produced last year by Steve Dresler, Sierra Nevadas head brewer in Chico, Calif., and Scott Jennings, now head brewer of the Mills River facility, as a new addition to the companys High Altitude series of specialty beers. It was created on Sierra Nevadas smaller pilot brewing system in Chico, similar to the one that eventually will operate in Mills River and spawn many small-batch ales and lagers available only at the future Mills River restaurant and taproom.
The traditional Narwhal, described by Sierra Nevada as a massive, malt-forward monster rich with notes of espresso, bakers cocoa, roasted grain and a light hint of smoke, is available in local grocery and specialty stores.
Meanwhile, Wicked Weed Brewing Co. brought Asheville a first-ever GABF gold medal with Serenity in the American Style Brett beer category. Serenity is fermented with 100 percent Brettanomyces or Brett a wild yeast used to create Belgian-style wild/sour beers. Wicked Weed, which just opened its downtown brewery and restaurant last December and quickly developed an extensive wood-aging and wild/sour beer program, becomes just the second Asheville brewery to win a GABF award after Lexington Avenue Brewery earned a bronze for its brown porter in 2011.
Other North Carolina medal winners this year were Olde Hickory from Hickory with a silver for its Irish Walker barley wine, Mother Earth from Kinston with a bronze for its Bohemian Pilsner and Carolina Brewery from Pittsboro with a bronze for its Genuine Oatmeal Porter.
Now in its 27th year, the GABF saw its largest participation, with 200 certified beer judges from 11 countries evaluating more than 4,800 entries from 745 breweries representing all 50 states. Medals were handed out in 84 beer categories covering 138 beer styles.
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dani96pepi wrote:Being a big fan of the Mad Hatter, I decided to make a shirt in honor to him :-) I hope you enjoy it!
We're all mad here!
Re: Hidden Wolf
"Little Red Riding Hood".
Love it! GMV
Re: Alice in Wonderland - White Rabbit
tjschaeffer wrote:+1 Your work is always so whimsical and easily identified!
Thanks tjshaeffer!:D
thewronggrape wrote:I was about to post the same thing! Love everything about this, especially the text style.
The text style is... jasneko hand written;) Thanks thewronggrape!
fritty wrote:Absolutely wonderful design... Love it!
Much thanks fritty!
Re: To Grandmother's House We Go (Red Riding Hood)
Just chiming in with the admiration of your typography. Also it looks quite nice on the shirt. Nice job !
Awesome design! Based off a good book took!!
Re: Firemakers - White Fang
From a true admirer of your work.... the text design and scrollwork are phenomenal ! The wolf appears a bit tired, comparatively speaking.
I'm disappointed in some of the shirts that get sent into the fog...
Re: The Scarlet Letter
Love it!!!! Actually looks like an artistic piece unlike too many of the other shirts that get posted here that are absolutely ghastly and somehow get tons of votes. I'm starting to wonder how people actually vote and what exactly they are looking for in a shirt. It's a shame so many awesome, creative shirts get ignored and the ones that rise to the top are over-used ideas that look horrible as shirts.
taylor1313 wrote:Love it!!!! Actually looks like an artistic piece unlike too many of the other shirts that get posted here that are absolutely ghastly and somehow get tons of votes. I'm starting to wonder how people actually vote and what exactly they are looking for in a shirt. It's a shame so many awesome, creative shirts get ignored and the ones that rise to the top are over-used ideas that look horrible as shirts.
I agree with you on the fog picks... go check out the community and you will see how most of these have worked out. This shirt is very creative and original, a nice change ! But... in my opinion, I would have liked to have seen a bit more definition in her face, on this design. +1
Re: The Raven
Very beautiful and evocative! I'd like the shirt a little better if the design was a bit smaller, rather than taking up the whole shirt. Really nice work though!
Re: The Wizard of Oz
Here's my entry. I actually had to think long and hard about this one. At first, I was going to go with the Count of Monte Cristo, because it's a great story, but no ideas were coming to me. A friend mentioned The Wizard of Oz, and this just kind of popped into my head... and I thought it was pretty funny. :P
Re: The Art of War
Very dynamic! You did a great job of capturing that sense of motion.
Re: Jabberwocky
Very well done! I love that you can see Alice reflected in the mirror.
And here's a larger image...
kateofdoom wrote:I like how this turned out!!
Thanks KoD! The oil paint style came through.
caramelarrow wrote:One of my favorite books!! And I LOVE the design.
Thank you so much! I've been working on designing straight from my Wacom tablet as opposed to drawing things out at my table to scan and then render. This was a bit of a trial and a restart for my derby entries.
izzy1333 wrote:Awesome design! Based off a good book took!!
Thanks Izzy! I really enjoyed that book in my earlier days. I should probably read it again.
neuropsychosocial wrote:I believing Hunting of the Snark is j5's pastime.
Yeah, I raise them in captivity now.
Re: McGregor Pie Co.
Here's an idea I've had kicking around a while. This derby gave me an excuse to finish it. Based on Peter Rabbit, if it's not painfully obvious.
tomspc wrote:"Rejected because: No photos please" What? What? No what? No PHOTOS?? Say What??? ROFL
No Woodcuts then. How about "original artwork only."
Re: Mad Luck (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
The cleverosity oozes from this design.
Re: Maybe this wasn't the best idea...
The swirlies on this are so awesome, but I wonder how well they will show up on the printed shirt. Perhaps the coloring is just off on my monitor...Is the shirt navy or black?
Ooh, perfectly creepy! (You've been missed. Welcome back!)
any comments or suggestions?
Re: Winnie the Pooh
No cranberries blanks this Derby... and that red/yellow shape is close enough to a trademarked logo of McDonald's, and there's no modern pop culture references this week so you might get a visit from the Rejectionator.
Re: Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came is an epic poem from Robert Browning's collection, "Men and Women". This poem, whose title comes from Shakespeare's King Lear, shows up in modern culture in numerous places. In particular, Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series (and much of King's Universe) was inspired by this work...
Re: Little Red, Riding Hood
The shadow! Nice touch.
orabbit wrote:The shadow! Nice touch.
Thanks Orabbit... Now I gotz to get me some sleep!!! I'll have to take a look at everything in the derby tomorrow. My contacts are way to cloudy at this point. I'm not really sure how I finished this design through the blur.
Re: excellent - hope you win so I can get one.Hidden Wolf
Re: Alice in wonderland
Love it, GMV
Re: Moby pencil
Amazing job, I want this shirt. GMV
Re: Alice in Wonderland
There's something in the tea - flamingos, probably. Mad Hatter and March Hare hallucinate.
Re: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
6 colors on asphalt. Hope you like it! Like me on Facebook
Re: Treasure Island
deborah11565 wrote:Well deserved ! That is an awesome pic ! It will take off tomorrow when everyone gets up....
I hope so, thank you ^u^
deborah11565 wrote:Flattop says "good job" also.... he is over here still working on his pic ! lol...
That's such an honor =D thank you
Re: The Ugly Duckling (21st century version)
So funny!
Re: Frankenstein
Great one!
Love it!
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Any XML file can be validated with this plugin. The plugin provides static code analysis of XML files within Sonar. Typical use cases are validation of files for coding or usability standards.
The following functionality is provided:
- XML validation
- XML schema validation
- Configurable rules using XPath
- sizing (files, lines of code)
The XML validation is available out-of-the box. The configurable XPath rules requires some knowledge of XPath.
The plugin scans the following files by default: .xml, .xhtml. The file extensions and the file inclusion patterns are configurable.
The plugin imports the XML files in Sonar, and performs the validations. The checks are configurable in the Sonar rules repository.
Use Cases
Typical use cases:
- validation of XHTML files
By using the XHTML schemas as provided by the W3C (strict, transitional, and others) quickly validate the markup of a set of XHTML files.
- validation of XML files
Validate a set of XML files for conformance to the provided XML schema.
- Validate rules in XML files
e.g. validate the maven pom files for conformance to coding standards.
The following properties of the plugin are configurable:
property |
description |
default value |
sonar.xml.sourceDirectory |
folder that will be scanned (relative to project root) |
sonar.xml.fileExtensions |
file extensions that will be scanned |
xml, xhtml |
sonar.xml.includeFileFilter |
additional filter for the files to be scanned |
sonar.xml.schemas |
namespace of schema to use for validation |
The properties may be set in sonar, the maven pom or the maven commmandline.
In the rules profile the main checks are XMLSchemaCheck and XPathCheck. These checks are explained below.
Usage & Installation
- Copy the jar into /extensions/plugins/ directory
- Restart Sonar Web server
Create a maven pom for your project. Set the following properties:
- sonar.language: xml
- sonar.xml.sourceDirectory: [folder of the xml files]
- sonar.dynamicAnalysis: false
Schema Validation
The rules profile contains the check XmlSchemaCheck. This check can be copied and instantiated multiple times.
The check has two properties:
property |
description |
description |
filePattern |
filter for the files to be validated with this check |
schemas |
namespace of schema to use for validation |
e.g. xhtml1-strict for a built-in schema |
If you specify schemas=autodetect the parser will try to load the schema based on the doctype or the namespace declaration in the document.
Note that the project setting sonar.xml.schemas is a shortcut for configuring the property schemas on the check itself. The project setting will override the setting in the XMLSchemaCheck itself.
Schema validation is performed by the xerces parser using XML schemas (XSDs). The plugin has a couple of schema's available:
namespace or short name |
Doctype |
Description |
http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd |
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml |
XHTML1.0 Strict |
xhtml1-strict |
-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN |
XHTML1.0 Strict |
xhtml1-transitional |
-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN |
XHTML1.0Ttransitional |
xhtml1-frameset |
-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN |
XHTML1.0 Frameset |
-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 Strict//EN |
http://java.sun.com/jsf/core |
JSF core |
http://java.sun.com/jsf/html |
JSF HTML Basic |
http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets |
JSF Facelets |
http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 |
Maven Project Model |
- You can use the names in the first column to identify the schema for validation, e.g. sonar.xml.schemas=xhtml1-transitional.
- For validation of XHTML files it is recommended to use autodetect, xhtml1-transitional or xhtml1-strict.
- If you specify autodetect the plugin will try to detect the schema from the document itself.
- There is no XML schema for HTML 5 provided by W3C.
- If you need to check with another schema, you can provide the path to the schema. The plugin will search for the schema on filesystem using a relative path.
Rules Profile
There are quite a few checks related to XML validation. Each check corresponds to a certain rule. The checks are grouped in two categories: XML Violations and XMLSchema Violations. The checks are derived from the error and warning messages provided by the Xerces parser. In the rules profile, you can disable checks or provide another priority for a check. Please note that the XmlSchemaCheck must always be active.
XPath Check
The XPath Check allows to specify checks on XML documents using XPath expressions.
The purpose of the check is to look for nodes and attributes that are not allowed. In Sonar, you can create the XPath rules while editing the rules profile.
In Sonar, goto the configuration pages where you can edit the Quality Profiles. The first step is to make a copy of the Default XML profile so you can start editing the rules in your own profile. Now select the XPath rule. The rule has two properties: expression for the XPath expression, and filePattern to specify files to be included (e.g. */myfiles/.xml). The XPath expression should look for nodes or attributes that are not allowed.
In the quality profile you can make multiple XPath rules, in the same way as is done for PMD, see this page for documentation: Quality profiles
Example expressions:
expression |
description |
//b |
Find all occurrences of <b> |
//td[@nowrap] |
Find all occurrences of td with the deprecated attribute nowrap |
The XPath expression language is extremely powerful. It would be possible to create rich libraries of checks using XPath expressions. The XPath Check can be instantiated multiple times in a rules profile.
Quickly validate a set of XHTML files for validity. The output of the analysis is comparable with online HTML validators. The xhtml files must be reasonably wellformed. The parser is capable to handle documents that are not wellformed (e.g. tags not closed).
Save your XHTML files with extension .html to the folder src/main/web and create the following maven pom file:
With this pom, you can simply call mvn:
Maven POM Validation per project
Recursively check the pom file in a project and its subprojects. The plugin has a schema for maven pom file that follows the code conventions as documented by the maven team here. The maven schema was adopted to validate for the order of the elements as documented in the code conventions.
sourceDirectory is set to . means all files in the project are scanned.
includeFileFilter specifies to scan only pom.xml files (relative path to project root). So only the pom file in the current project will be scanned.
schemas is set to maven namespace so all pom files will be validated with the maven xml schema.
Maven POM Validation (quick)
Quickly validate all pom files in a project and its subprojects. This method is faster than the above method because it does not recurse into each child module.
-N is specified so only the root project will be analyzed by maven.
sourceDirectory is set to . means all files in the project are scanned.
includeFileFilter specifies to scan all pom.xml files. With this filter, also pom files in child modules will be scanned.
schemas is set to maven namespace so all pom files will be validated with the maven xml schema.
Plugin Architecture
The plugin uses the Xerces library for parsing and validation.
Release 0.2 (9 issues)
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SONARPLUGINS-1146 | Create friendly names for error messages | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1145 | Check for Illegal Tabs in XML documents | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1196 | Code colorizing in sonar source view does not work | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1186 | XPath check should have configurable message | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1152 | Validate Indenting in XML documents | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1153 | Validate newlines in XML Documents | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1150 | Escape messages when loading MessagesRepository | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1723 | Sources are no more imported by the XML Plugin since Sonar 2.9+ | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-1742 | Plugin not compatible with Java 5 | Closed | Fixed |
Release 0.1 (3 issues)
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SONARPLUGINS-852 | XML Schema check for XML documents | Closed | Fixed | ||
SONARPLUGINS-851 | XPath Check for XML documents | Closed | Fixed | ||
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Hi Liz, definitely adding cinnamon for flavor!
Rawtarian's silky green smoothie recipe
Prep Time
5 min -
Total Time
5 min -
Shelf Life
Consume immediately -
5/5 (from 9 ratings)5 -
1 serving -
1 large smoothie
- 2 bananas (peeled)
- 2 medium oranges (peeled - use a knife, cut generously around the edges to remove a lot of the white rind as well as the skin)
- 1 apple (chopped)
- 1 cup spinach (or more)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
Recipe Directions
- 1. Add all ingredients to blender. Place soft ingredients like bananas in first, because that's what I was taught!
- 2. Blend in your high-speed blender until nicely smooth.
- 3. Your green smoothie is ready! Pour green smoothie into cup(s) or a large mason jar for on-the-go goodness.
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
By The RawtarianI have been a raw vegan for over two four years. And for breakfast almost every single day I have a green smoothie. And I am still not sick of them yet, if you can believe that! I can make them super quickly, and I always keep the main ingredients on hand.
If you have any trust in me believe me when I tell you that in order to make a tasty green smoothie you absolutely must have a high-speed blender like a Vitamix or a Blendtec. Otherwise it'll be chunky and grainy and downright disgusting and you'll have to pinch your nose to get it down. When it comes to green smoothies texture is everything and high-speed blenders are going to take a slightly disgusting chunky mixture and turn it into a silky smoothie like the one in this photo that actually tastes delicious--like a treat. Texture is everything when it comes to this green smoothie recipe.
This may not be the most exciting green smoothie recipe in the world, but it's what I have for breakfast almost every morning so I figured that you'd like to know what I have for breaky! What I like about it as well is that it's not too expensive, since bananas are inexpensive here in Canada.
To clean your blender: Add 1-2 cups of water into your blender immediately and blend again to aid in cleaning process. Take carafe to sink and finish rinsing/cleaning blender right away. I am not a good housekeeper but the one rule in my house is to NEVER let the Vitamix carafe sit uncleaned. NEVER! Why? Because then if I'm lazy later on and it's not clean then I won't use it, then I won't know what to make, and I'll just eat nuts for dinner because I'm too lazy to clean the blender. NEVER store recipes in your blender for this reason. :)
This recipe makes quite a large green smoothie, it's a perfect breakfast for 1 person. This is my go-to breakfast.
Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Fat, and Sodium.
- This recipe provides you with 100% of your daily Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin K.
- This recipe is a good source of Dietary Fiber, Riboflavin, and Vitamin A.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Calcium, and Iron.
Amounts per 721 g (25 oz) suggested serving
Name | Amount | % Daily |
Calories | 423 | 17 % |
Protein | 6 g | 11 % |
Fat | 1.6 g | 2 % |
Carbohydrates | 108 g | 32 % |
Dietary Fiber | 14 g | 45 % |
Sugars | 61 g | |
Calcium | 127 mg | 13 % |
Iron | 2 mg | 15 % |
Sodium | 33 mg | 1 % |
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Hi I have a 1000w home use breville blender (New Zealand) it was about $250nz Would this do the trick for this recipe? would like to try these for breaky.
Used a mango instead of bananas and the result is just as awesome!!!Simply heavenly!
Good thing I don't care much about texture! I make this with a mini blender and yes, it's a bit chunky, but probably because I don't add any water in it. I eat it with a spoon like oatmeal! Not disgusting at all. To keep it low in calories and sugars I add only one banana, chopped, at the end. So my point is, you can make this without a powerful blender. if you're not very fussy about texture details. :)
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Rawtarian's silky green smoothie recipe
My thanks for the recipe! I'm enjoying this smoothie right now actually :))
i can't eat bananas any suggestions
I love green smoothies and this recipe rocks. The addition of cinnamon is really tasty.
Did I understand correctly that this recipe is for one serving? It seems like a lot.
This was great. Thanks!
This is a great tasting smoothie.
So, we don't usually have oranges, but we usually have orange juice. What would be the equivalent amount?
Hi! I love the simplicity of this recipe. Alas since last sync I cannot see any images, none for any recipe. Is anyone else having same problem?
Thanks so much for using the app and also for letting me know that there is an issue with the images. We have a fix on the way, but it hasn't been approved by Apple yet.
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That's part of the problem with having a quasi-state, pseudo-police authority not being supported by taxpayers and serving at the pleasure solely of the governor of Arizona. Undeterred, I submitted a Freedom of Information Act to the National Indian Gaming Commission asking for the aggregate poker revenue generated by Arizona's tribes for an arbitrary fiscal calendar year (2011). This request was denied by the FOIA officer who stated that no such records are retained. I appealed this initial decision, stating that the NIGC must have such records, because their fees are based on the reported revenue (by gaming type) generated by each tribe, which is submitted quarterly. The appeals officer told me that the initial decision was not in error... get this... because prior to this year tribes reported on "calendar years", not "fiscal years". Egads. Seriously? But, in the NIGC's defense, the appeals officer did say that in trying to meet with the spirit of my request, he requisitioned the information for the year in question from the NIGC's accounting department. The answer: The 8 gaming tribes that reported poker revenue in 2011 totaled about $30 million aggregate gross.
Two things struck me here. First, that only 8 of the 17 (at the time*) tribes with poker rooms even reported revenue to the NIGC. This is probably because 9 of the tribes have opted to "self-regulate" their Class II poker operations without assistance from the NIGC. This is something that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act allows gaming tribes to do for Class II games. Begs to question just how accurate and true any revenue reporting (if any) to the Arizona Department of Gaming is made by these nine tribes, doesn't it? Who is policing the police? It's not the tax payers, that's for sure.
The second thing that I found fascinating is that historically, the tribes have "tithed" around 4% of their revenue to the euphemistically named "Arizona Benefits Fund". You may hear that this amount is closer to 5% over the span of the past decade, but Arizona doesn't really "benefit" by the amount of money that goes towards 100% of ADoG's operating budget or the money spent on problem gambling programs. The ABF money earmarked for these areas should really be considered part of the BIA's operational budget because without BIA casinos neither the ADoG or the problem gambling programs would exist. Back on point: using the NIGC FOIA data, $1.2 million was what the State saw from BIA poker rooms operating in 2011. By comparison, our neighbor California saw 88 licensed off-rez cardrooms in 2012 generate $880 million gross revenue. Revenue that is taxed locally and by the State (for GENERAL fund use no less!) at 8-15%. Using 10% as the median, that's $88 million for the government cut. A far cry above what the BIA generates for Arizona with their exclusive monopoly over poker.
The solution still remains legislative, judicial or executive. All three branches of government can make the change necessary to free poker in Arizona from the BIA crime cabal. And it is a crime cabal, make no mistake folks. Gambling is illegal, a felony, in our State. The IGRA law created a compacting process that required States to negotiate with the BIA tribes that wanted a casino. Arizona did, because not doing so would allow the BIA tribes to get their compact approved by the Interior Department regardless of State laws and with no State input/cut negotiation. Three years later, in Florida v. Seminole, the forced negotiation was ruled unconstitutional. Too late? No, it was not. Arizona governor Fife Symington famously claimed he would not negotiate any more compacts and in 2003 he would not renew those that were already executed. This threat is what prompted the BIA tribal gaming syndication known as the Arizona Indian Gaming Association to lobby hard, spend millions, and put prop 200 and prop 202 on the 2002 ballot. Prop 202 passed, by a mere 20 thousand votes. This was "the people" speaking, and saying "let's keep Indian Gaming" and "let's allow the tribes to cut the State in for 2 to 8% of their Net Class III win" and "while we're at it, let's grant the tribes exclusivity over regulated gambling so that non-Indians can't have it, not even for Class II poker, although Class II Bingo is already regulated off-rez so the pale skins can keep that.
The unconstitutional law that created the initial compacts abrogated state law that says gambling is a felony. The governor unilaterally changed that, going against the law of the land. Whoever sat down and said "I know how we can get around State laws against gambling for the BIA tribes" committed conspiracy, just in talking about it. The actual act is nothing short of racketeering and a manifestation of that conspiracy and felony gambling to boot. Prop 202 is a conspiracy, and the legislative body knew it, but wrote the law anyway. The conspiracy was created by the BIA gambling syndicate, that was in the habit of approving gambling compacts prior to any federal regulatory framework that came with the IGRA in 1987.
The better solution, is to cut off the head of the monster that the BIA has always been. To learn more, please visit www.TecumsehFederation.org, and click on the links page for days worth of information and empirical data that supports these claims.
*Twin Arrows casino added an 18th poker room when they opened their northern Arizona casino in 2013. They probably have signed the Poker Memorandum of Understanding, and are on the path to self-regulate their poker room, but the revamped ADoG website no longer makes this information readily available. Hmmm. More covering up against an increasingly aware and wary public?


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