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First published in 1945, Bailey's has become the standard reference on the food chemistry and processing technology related to edible oils and the nonedible byproducts derived from oils. This sixth edition features new coverage of edible fats and oils and is enhanced by a second volume on oils and oilseeds. This sixth edition consists of six volumes: five volumes on edible oils and fats, with still one volume (as in the fifth edition) devoted to nonedible products from oils and fats. Some brand new topics in the sixth edition include: fungal and algal oils, conjugated linoleic acid, coco butter, phytosterols, and plant biotechnology as related to oil production. Now with 75 accessible chapters, each volume contains a self-contained index for that particular volume.
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Fried foods have provided culinary delight to people worldwide for centuries. It is difficult to determine when and where frying was first used by mankind. However, there is evidence that man used fried products long before the modern civilization reinvented fried products. Modern day frying involves sophisticated equipment, techniques, ingredients, and packaging. This is because the industrial fried products require long shelf life for warehousing, distribution, and sale.
In the frying process, food, such as vegetables, meat, or seafood, is brought in direct contact with hot oil. The food surface becomes golden yellow to dark brown in color and develops a pleasant fried food flavor.
Frying is done in homes, restaurants (food services), and at large industrial operations. Pan frying or griddle frying is done mostly at homes or at the restaurants. In this process, a thin layer of oil is heated on a skillet or a griddle. The food is fried in a layer of oil and fried until completion.
Restaurants also use batch fryers, where the food is placed in a wire basket, which is lowered into a bed of hot oil. The basket is removedfrom the hot oil when the product is fully fried.
The restaurants follow their guidelines on the frying temperature and time of frying. Frying temperature and frying time vary with the products fried.
Large-scale production of snack food is done in deep fat fryers. These are either batch or continuous fryers. In a batch fryer, the food is added into a large pan of hot oil. The oil is heated either directly from under the fryer or in an external heater. In the latter case, the oil is continuously recirculated into the pan and it is stirred with a stirrer. Formerly, manual stirring was common but modern kettles are generally equipped with mechanical stirrers. Fried product is removed and spun through a centrifugal device to remove the excess oil from the surface. The product is seasoned and packaged. The recovered oil is reused.
In a continuous fryer, the food enters the fryer at one end, is fried and taken out from the other end. The product is submerged in a bed of hot oil for a specified time depending on the type of food being fried. The oil is heated directly or indirectly as described above for the batch fryers.
Products in the above procedures are fully fried and are ready for consumption. There is another industrial method of frying that is used quite extensively. This is known as the par-frying process. The food is partially dehydrated in an industrial fryer and flash frozen at -20°C. The packaged par-fried food is stored at -5°F (20.6°C) to -10°F (23.3°C) and distributed in freezer trucks. The product remains in a freezer at the destination. It is taken out of the freezer and fried immediately without thawing. Most common par-fried products are French fries, potato wedges, breaded chicken, coated or uncoated vegetables, cheese-filled vegetables, coated cheese sticks, etc. This reduces the manpower and preparation times at the restaurants and provides a great deal of convenience and cost savings to the restaurants and food services.
Advancement in the packaging materials and packing methods has enabled the industrial frying operations to extend the shelf life of the fried products so they can be stored, distributed, and marketed over several weeks to several months, without losing freshness in the product. This has provided a tremendous boost to the growth of the packaged fried food industry.
Oil plays a great role in determining the storage stability quality of the fried product. However, oil is also prone to oxidation, which leads to rancidity of the product in storage. Use of packaging material with high oxygen, nitrogen, and moisture barrier properties can significantly reduce oil degradation and increase the shelf life of packaged fried food.
Frying oil has been available to man in various parts of the world. Most of the time a specific oil has been selected for frying because it is locally available. Man also has moved from the crude expelled oils to refined oils as the oil technology advanced. In addition, the availability of most oils across the world has also increased due to improved transportation and storage systems developed over the years. Consumers have been exposed to the taste of products fried in different types of oil for quite sometime. Production of other than the indigenous oils has also become common where the local climate, soil conditions, and overall agronomy have been favorable to a particular type of oilseed or oil palm trees.
In spite of the widespread distribution of various types of oils across the world, it is found that there are regional preferences for particular oils in fried foods. For example, cottonseed oil is considered as the "gold standard" for potato chips in the United Sates. This is largely because cottonseed oil was the primary vegetable oil grown in the United States when potato chips were introduced 150 years ago at Saratoga Falls, New York.
Similarly, the Mexican consumers prefer sesame seed oil or safflower oil in fried snack foods. Consumers in the Indian sub-continent prefer peanut (groundnut) oil in fried snacks. Bias towards the original indigenous oil can be found in every oil-producing country. Availability and the necessity for sufficient supply of the oil have played a great role in local selection of oil for frying products. For example, the Mexican consumers have accepted palmolein for frying snack foods because the fried food has good flavor and taste, although they prefer safflower oil or sesame seed oil. Acceptance of palmolein in Mexico has been influenced by the fact that sesame seed and safflower oils are in short supply and more expensive and palmolein produces good fried food at reduced cost.
Oil provides several important attributes to the fried product that makes the fried food palatable and desirable to the consumers, these include:
Fried food flavor
Fortunately, oil has also been an excellent heat transfer medium for dehydration of the food during frying. Some mechanical engineers in the frying industry tend to treat the oil as a true heat transfer medium. Subsequent discussions in this chapter will show that oil plays a much greater role than just being a heat transfer medium in frying.
As previously mentioned, frying oil is used in homes, restaurants (food services), and industrial frying operations. Home fried food is consumed almost immediately after preparation. At restaurants, the fried food is generally made to order and consumed within minutes of its preparation. Frying oil is always considered acceptable at homes or restaurants when it produces good flavor and texture in the food. There is little or no concern regarding the shelf life of the fried product at either of these locations.
Industrial products, on the other hand, are packaged and distributed for sale. Some of these products may require weeks or months for their distribution and sale. Therefore, these products must maintain good flavor and texture in order to be acceptable to consumers when they are purchased. The oils (fats) used for industrial frying must have good oxidative and flavor stability in order to achieve good shelf life for the products. In this chapter, one will be able to understand the requirements that are critical for industrial frying oil. All subsequent discussions on oils in this chapter will be pertaining to industrial frying, although, the same criteria apply in restaurant frying.
The following criteria are applied for the selection of oil for industrial frying:
1. Product flavor
2. Product texture
3. Product appearance
4. Mouthfeel
5. Aftertaste
6. Shelf life of the product
7. Availability of the oil
8. Cost
9. Nutritional requirements
Flavor, aroma, and appearance are generally the first three attributes that the consumer looks for in the fried food. Subsequently, the consumer judges the fried food for texture, mouthfeel, and aftertaste. Thus, the first five items from the above list are important for consumer acceptance of the product.
Product shelf life is important for quality and economic reasons. All products require a certain number of weeks or even months for distribution and sales. The product flavor and texture must be acceptable to the consumer at the time it is used. The texture of the product (staleness) is caused by moisture pickup during storage. This can be corrected through proper initial moisture control and the use of appropriate packaging with a good moisture barrier property.
Oil quality and oil flavor stability greatly influence the flavor stability of the product in storage.
Availability and cost of oil are important economic factors. Even the best performing frying oil is not beneficial to the business if it is not available in sufficient quantities. The cost of oil is extremely critical for the industry. Most fried snack foods contain 20-40% oil. Therefore, the snack food company has to minimize the delivered cost of oil at the plant. Sometimes, the procurement department purchases oil from a supplier that does not have good control over their operation. This ends up costing money and goodwill for the snack food company in the long run.
Nutritional value of oil in the snack food has become important. To meet today's consumer desire's, the frying oil must have the following attributes:
1. Low in saturated fat
2. Low in linolenic acid
3. High oxidative and flavor stability
4. Not hydrogenated (trans-fat free)
This is a difficult challenge for the snack food industry to meet because the modified composition oils are in very limited supply. Palmolein has no trans-fat but it is high in saturated fat. Soybean oil and canola oil must be hydrogenated for industrial frying. Thus, they will have trans-fat. Moreover, it is important to recognize the fact that the joint supply of palm oil and soybean oil constitutes almost 80% of the world's oil consumption. There is not enough of either of these two oils to supply the world's total oil needs. Corn oil, cottonseed, modified sunflower, and modified canola oils are in limited supply. They are grown in limited geographic areas where they are facing stiff competition against other cash crops. Therefore, nutritional needs in fried snack foods can be met in limited geographic areas and at a significantly higher cost.
Frying is a complex process where simultaneous heat and mass transfer as well as chemical reactions take place. In this process, the hot oil supplies the heat to the product being fried. Heat turns the internal moisture of the food product into water vapor. The water vapor comes out of the product through the outer surface (see Figure 1). This is why one can always see bubbles around the food being fried. Bubbling is vigorous at the beginning when the food is added into the hot oil and stops when the moisture in the product drops to a low level.
The food product undergoes dehydration. At the same time, several physical changes and chemical reactions occur in the food as well as the frying oil, as described below:
5.1. The Changes Occurring in the Food
The food loses moisture
The food surface develops a darker color (sometimes, hard crust)
The fried food develops a firmer texture (or crust)
The food also develops fried flavor and aroma
5.2. The Changes Occurring in the Oil
The fresh oil passes through a breaking-in period during which the fried food appears quite bland
Fried food flavor develops as the frying process continues
Along with flavor development, the oil undergoes the following chemical reactions:
1) Hydrolysis 2) Autoxidation 3) Oxidative Polymerization, and 4) Thermal Polymerization
The oil in the fryer becomes darker
The oil quality and the fried food flavor go through an optimum stage. Thereafter, both oil quality and product flavor decline. All of the above chemical reactions alter the chemical structure of the oil molecules. The unsaturated fatty acids are mostly affected. Some desirable as well as undesirable chemical compounds are formed in the oil during frying. Oil in the freshly fried foods contains the same compounds that are present in the fryer oil. The desirable compounds help provide good flavor to the freshly fried product. Sometimes, the undesirable oil components can affect the fresh product flavor. In many instances, a fried product with good initial flavor may develop oxidized or rancid flavor during storage. This is because the products of oil oxidation are strong catalysts and cause further degradation of the oil (contained in the product) during storage. This phenomenon is quite pronounced when the oil is abused in the frying process. This is even more evident in products fried in oil with poor fresh oil quality. Therefore, oxidative stability of the oil in packaged fried foods is critical for achieving the desired shelf life for the product.
Darkening of the product surface, also called the browning reaction, is produced by the chemical reaction between the frying oil or oil present in the food (lipids in general) and proteins, and saccharides present in the food. This reaction is known as Maillard reaction, which is responsible for the following:
1. Brown or dark brown surface appearance of the fried product
2. Fried flavor of the product
Browning reaction also provides some protection against photooxidation, which will be discussed later.
It has been mentioned earlier that several chemical reactions take place in the oil during frying. These include hydrolysis, autoxidation, oxidative polymerization, and thermal polymerization, as explained below.
6.1. Hydrolysis
In this process, an oil (triacylglycerol, also known as triglyceride) molecule reacts with a molecule of water, releasing a molecule of fatty acid, commonly known as free fatty acid (FFA), and a molecule of diacylglycerol (DG, also called diglyceride). The reaction scheme is shown below:
Triacylglycerol + [H.sub.2]0 = Free Fatty Acid(FFA) + Diacylglycerol
Although, it is common for the oil to undergo this reaction during frying, presence of a surfactant is required for hydrolysis to occur. Hydrolysis cannot occur unless oil and water form a solution. Oil and water do not mix except at very high temperatures under high pressure at 500°F (260°C) or higher, water boils at 212°F (100°C), at sea level. Therefore, one can expect that very little oil and water solution should result at frying temperatures (300-415°F or 149-213°C), unless there is a small amount of surfactant present in the fryer. A surfactant can facilitate the formation of an oil/water solution during frying. This is primarily responsible for generating the FFA in the fryer oil. Several sources of surfactants are listed below.
6.1.1. Fresh Oil. Fresh frying oil is obtained by refining palm oil or seed oils. It would be appropriate to briefly discuss the vegetable oil refining process for the readers to understand how various processing steps impact the quality of freshly refined oil. Vegetable oils are refined principally by:
1. Physical refining method
2. Chemical refining method
Palm oil and coconut oil are refined by the physical refining method. The crude oil is bleached with acid-activated clay and citric acid at elevated temperatures under vacuum. The objective is to remove phosphorus (phospholipids), trace metals, oil decomposition products, and some of the color bodies from the crude oil. The volatile impurities in the bleached oil are then removed via steam distillation under very low absolute pressure and high temperature in a deodorizer.
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1. Chemistry of Fatty Acids (Charlie Scrimgeour).
2. Crystallization of Fats and Oils (Serpil Metin and Richard W. Hartel).
3. Polymorphism in Fats and Oils (Kiyotaka Sato and Satoru Ueno).
4. Fat Crystal Networks (Geoffrey G. Rye, Jerrold W. Litwinenko, and Alejandro G. Marangoni).
5. Animal Fats (Michael J. Haas).
6. Vegetable Oils (Frank D. Gunstone).
7. Lipid Oxidation: Theoretical Aspects (K. M. Schaich).
8. Lipid Oxidation: Measurement Methods (Fereidoon Shahidi and Ying Zhong).
9. Flavor Components of Fats and Oils (Chi-Tang Ho and Fereidoon Shahidi).
10. Flavor and Sensory Aspects (Linda J. Malcolmson).
11. Antioxidants: Science, Technology, and Applications (P. K. J. P. D. Wanasundara and F. Shahidi).
12. Antioxidants: Regulatory Status (Fereidoon Shahidi and Ying Zhong).
13. Toxicity and Safety of Fats and Oils (David D. Kitts).
14. Quality Assurance of Fats and Oils (Fereidoon Shahidi).
15. Dietary Lipids and Health (Bruce A. Watkins, Yong Li, Bernhard Hennig, and Michal Toborek).
1. Butter (David Hettinga).
2. Canola Oil (R. Przybylski, T. Mag, N.A.M. Eskin, and B.E. McDonald).
3. Coconut Oil (Elias C. Canapi, Yvonne T. V. Agustin, Evangekube A. Moro, Economico Pedrosa, Jr., Maríà J. Bendaño).
4. Corn Oil (Robert A. Moreau).
5. Cottonseed Oil (Richard D. O'Brien, Lynn A. Jones, C. Clay King, Phillip J. Wakelyn, and Peter J. Wan).
6. Flax Oil and High Linolenic Oils (Roman Przybylski).
7. Olive Oil (David Firestone).
8. Palm Oil (Yusof Basiron).
9. Peanut Oil (Harold E. Pattee).
10. Rice Bran Oil (Frank T. Orthoefer).
11. Safflower Oil (Joseph Smith).
12. Sesame Oil (Lucy Sun Hwang).
13. Soybean Oil (Earl G. Hammond, Lawrence A. Johnson, Caiping Su, Tong Wang, and Pamela J. White).
14. Sunflower Oil (Maria A. Grompone).
1. Conjugated Linoleic Acid Oils (Rakesh Kapoor, Martin Reaney, and Neil D. Westcott).
2. Diacylglycerols (Brent D. Flickinger and Noboru Matsuo).
3. Citrus Oils and Essences (Fereidoon Shahidi and Ying Zhong).
4. Gamma Linolenic Acid Oils (Rakesh Kapoor and Harikumar Nair).
5. Oils from Microorganisms (James P. Wynn and Colin Ratledge).
6. Transgenic Oils (Thomas A. McKeon).
7. Tree Nut Oils (Fereidoon Shahidi and Homan Miraliakbari).
8. Germ Oils from Different Sources (Nurhan Turgut Dunford).
9. Oils from Herbs, Spices, and Fruit Seeds (Liangli (Lucy) Yu, John W. Parry, and Kequan Zhou).
10. Marine Mammal Oils (Fereidoon Shahidi and Ying Zhong).
11. Fish Oils (R. G. Ackman).
12. Minor Components of Fats and Oils (Afaf Kamal-Eldin).
13. Lecithins (Bernard F. Szuhaj).
14. Lipid Emulsions (D. Julian McClements and Jochen Weiss).
15. Dietary Fat Substitutes (S. P. J. Namal Senanayake and Fereidoon Shahidi).
16. Structural Effects on Absorption, Metabolism, and Health Effects of Lipids (Armand B. Christophe).
17. Modification of Fats and Oils via Chemical and Enzymatic Methods (S. P. J. Namal Senanayake and Fereidoon Shahidi).
18. Novel Separation Techniques for Isolation and Purification of Fatty Acids and Oil By-Products (Udaya N. Wanasundara, P. K. J. P. D. Wanasundara, and Fereidoon Shahidi).
1. Frying Oils (Monoj K. Gupta).
2. Margarines and Spreads (Michael M. Chrysan).
3. Shortenings: Science and Technology (Douglas J. Metzroth).
4. Shortenings: Types and Formulations (Richard D. O'Brien).
5. Confectionery Lipids (Vijai K.S. Shukla).
6. Cooking Oils, Salad Oils, and Dressings (Steven E. Hill and R. G. Krishnamurthy).
7. Fats and Oils in Bakery Products (Clyde E. Stauffer).
8. Emulsifiers for the Food Industry (Clyde E. Stauffer).
9. Frying of Foods and Snack Food Production (Monoj K. Gupta).
10. Fats and Oils in Feedstuffs and Pet Foods (Edmund E. Lusas and Mian N. Riaz).
11. By-Product Utilization (M. D. Pickard).
12. Environmental Impact and Waste Management (Michael J. Boyer).
1. A Primer on Oils Processing Technology (Dan Anderson).
2. Oil Extraction (Timothy G. Kemper).
3. Recovery of Oils and Fats from Oilseeds and Fatty Materials (Maurice A. Williams).
4. Storage, Handling, and Transport of Oils and Fats (Gary R. List, Tong Wang, and Vijai K.S. Shukla).
5. Packaging (Vance Caudill).
6. Adsorptive Separation of Oils (A. Proctor and D. D. Brooks).
7. Bleaching (Dennis R. Taylor).
8. Deodorization (W. De Greyt and M. Kellens).
9. Hydrogenation: Processing Technologies (Walter E. Farr).
10. Supercritical Technologies for Further Processing of Edible Oils (Feral Temelli and Özlem Güçlü-Üstünda&gcaron;).
11. Membrane Processing of Fats and Oils (Lan Lin and S. Sefa Koseoglu).
12. Margarine Processing Plants and Equipment (Klaus A. Alexandersen).
13. Extrusion Processing of Oilseed Meals for Food and Feed Production (Mian N. Riaz).
1. Fatty Acids and Derivatives from Coconut Oil (Gregorio C. Gervajio).
2. Rendering (Anthony P. Bimbo).
3. Soaps (Michael R. Burke).
4. Detergents and Detergency (Jesse L. Lynn, Jr.).
5. Glycerine (Keith Schroeder).
6. Vegetable Oils as Biodiesel (M. J. T. Reaney, P. B. Hertz, and W. W. McCalley).
7. Vegetable Oils as Lubricants, Hydraulic Fluids, and Inks (Sevim Z. Erhan).
8. Vegetable Oils in Production of Polymers and Plastics (Suresh S. Narine and Xiaohua Kong).
9. Paints, Varnishes, and Related Products (K. F. Lin).
10. Leather and Textile Uses of Fats and Oils (Paul Kronick and Y.K. Kamath).
11. Edible Films and Coatings from Soybean and Other Protein Sources (Navam S. Hettiarachchy and S. Eswaranandam).
12. Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Use of Lipids (Ernesto Hernandez).
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Setting: For this Bible lesson about Zacchaeus, from brown posterboard, cut out a 3-foot-tall tree trunk. Use a marker to draw vertical lines of bark. Tape the trunk to the wall. Then tape inflated green balloons to the top of the tree for leaves. Sit at the foot of the sycamore tree during the lesson.
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Tell the children you have something special to show them. As you talk about your special object, make it difficult for them to see it by holding it up too high or turning your back to them. Afterward, *ask: How did you feel when you couldn't see my object? What did you do to try to see it?
Read aloud Luke 19:1-10.
Ask: Why do you think Jesus noticed Zacchaeus? Why did Zacchaeus invite Jesus to his house?
Encourage children to tell about times they've felt left out. Then pray for children to experience Jesus' love and acceptance.
Treed Craft
Give children brown construction paper, cotton balls, glue and green markers to make sycamore trees. Have children color their cotton balls green and glue them to the paper.
Say:Every time you see this tree, remember that even if you feel left out, Jesus always loves and accepts you.
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Directions: Have children each poke a bread stick into a marshmallow, but not through it. Have them poke several pretzel sticks into the marshmallow. Then have them press gumdrops onto the ends of their pretzel sticks. They'll have a Zacchaeus tree to enjoy eating.
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In a case from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, an employer and its attorneys were sanctioned for spoliation of evidence caused by the employer's failure to issue a litigation hold and subsequent deletion of employee e-mails pursuant to the employer's document retention policy.
In Knickerbocker v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., several former employees of Corinthian, a company that runs for-profit colleges throughout the United States and Canada, sued the company alleging racial discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiffs alleged the racial discrimination culminated in the termination of their respective employment.
During the discovery process, it was uncovered that the plaintiffs' work e-mail accounts were deleted shortly after their termination. While employer's counsel argued that the employer deleted the plaintiffs' e-mail accounts before the duty to preserve was triggered, the court held that the duty to preserve was triggered after they received notice of the plaintiffs' charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and that the employer's litigation hold efforts were insufficient.
The employer hand-selected certain "key" witnesses and requested that they retrieve and retain relevant documents. However, the court was critical of the employer's failure to ensure that the employees provided with the notice actually complied with the instruction to locate and preserve relevant documents.
Based on the tardiness of the notice and the apparent lack of enforcement by the employer, the court held there was no dispute that the employer failed to issue a litigation hold and deleted the plaintiffs' e-mail accounts after the employer received the Charges of Discrimination from the EEOC and the duty to preserve documents was triggered. Accordingly, the court imposed sanctions which included, among other things, an award of attorney's fees and a $25,000 fine against the employer.
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Peso drops on expected cuts in SDA interest rates by Bangko Sentral
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MANILA, Philippines — The peso dropped on the first trading day of the week amid expectations the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas again would cut the interest rate on special deposit accounts.
The local currency closed at 41.21 against the US dollar, down by 13.5 centavos from Friday's finish of 41.075:$1.
Intraday high hit 41.105:$1, while intraday low settled at 41.22:$1.
Volume of trade amounted to $914.54 million from $1.34 billion previously.
The depreciation of the peso came amid common expectations from market players that the BSP would cut anew the interest rate on SDAs during the Monetary Board's meeting on Thursday.
SDAs are believed to be attractive investment instruments because the yield, despite a total cut of 100 basis points since the start of the year, remains higher than interest rates on short-term government securities.
But with another rate cut on Thursday, SDAs are seen to be somewhat less attractive and thus cause a potential drop in foreign portfolio investments. Foreign funds actually are prohibited from being invested in SDAs, but monetary officials suspect that despite the prohibition, some foreigners are still placing money in SDAs due to the relatively attractive rate.
Following the two rate cuts done earlier this year—a 50-basis-point reduction in January and another of the same amount last month—the SDA rate now stands at 2.5 percent.
Many market players expect the BSP to cut the rate by another 50 basis points on Thursday.
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The Comedy In Fifty Shades of Grey
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An age-old spell dictates that any man who dares to love an Owens woman will die young, and the task of lifting the ancestral curse falls to yin-yang sisters (blood pacts, broomsticks, and standing in a circle are involved). While Sally (Sandra Bullock), the saintly one, suppresses her witchy powers in the interests of suburban normalcy, Gillian (Nicole Kidman), the slutty one, escapes to some Gomorrah or other, where she hangs out poolside with lots of men. A few years on, reunited and suddenly faced with the dead-body predicament that leads people in movies to behave in a particularly stupid fashion, the sisters turn to their trusty spell book.
Poised and light-footed, Kidman emerges unscathed, as do Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as the flaky aunts. But the most glaring problem here is that the implicitly boring good witch is played by the explicitly boring Sandra Bullock; her inevitable coupling with Aidan Quinn's correspondingly insipid cop ranks as one of the most waterlogged screen romances in memory.
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class-a-roll - mobile learning kitchen
One of Central Virginia's first mobile learning kitchens, Class-A-Roll provides a fun and interactive way to learn a skill that is the foundation of a healthy life-cooking! Class-A-Roll is a part of Bon Secours Virginia's Building Healthy Communities Initiative, which provides Good Help to the most vulnerable.
Cook. Eat. Live.
To equip kids, adults, and families with skills for a healthier life, we provide hands-on learning experiences through healthy cooking activities, recipe and food tastings, garden-based classes, and nutrition education. Class-A-Roll is collaborating with many organizations and individuals to provide cooking and nutrition programs throughout the community.
Teaching kids and families where food comes from is an important element of health and nutrition, which is why we get our hands dirty in the garden- not just the kitchen! Additionally, we source produce from local farmers and nearby urban gardens whenever possible and help link families to fresh, affordable food in their own communities.
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We are committed to our mission of bringing Good Help to Those in Need. We fulfill the mission of Bon Secours by providing our services and outreach to the underserved communities,with a deeper investment in Richmond's East End and Southside neighborhoods. To request Class-A-Roll's participation in your community activity, please complete the following form http://va.bonsecours.com/class-a-roll/.
"Roll" with us and find out our upcoming activities on Bon Secours Richmond Facebook page. Weekly recipe highlights can also be found on the Bon Secours Movin' Mania Facebook page.
Upcoming Events
Put on your apron and get in on the fun! Join us for these free events, no registration required!
February Events:
31st Street Baptist Church Farm Stand
February 26th, 11-1 pm
Located in the cafeteria on the bottom floor of the church
Class-a-Roll, in partnership with Tricycle Gardens, will be provided samples of Daikon Radish Citrus Salad to highlight some of the items Tricycle is growing.
March Events:
Healthy Corner Store Launch – Six Points and
Tiger Mart
March 13th, 12pm & 2:30pm
2933 2nd Avenue, Richmond (Six Points) 200 West Hill Street, Richmond (Tiger Mart)
In partnership with Tricycle Gardens, the Class-A-Roll will assist with cooking demonstrations at two new stores, which will each feature a section of healthy, local produce. The stores will be stocked with fresh, affordable produce year round.
Healthy Corner Store
Launch – Triple 7
March 27th, 12pm
404 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond
In partnership with Tricycle Gardens, the Class-A-Roll will assist with a cooking demonstration at this new corner store, which will feature a new section for healthy, local produce.
We are also part of other active programs including:
St. Joseph's Villa Snack Program
February 27th
Our educator will be prepping the students in the career transitions program at St. Joesph's Villa on how to make Kale and White Bean Soup as part of the Healthy Snack Program, featuring produce from Shalom Farms. Students will then make the newly learned recipe for all of the students the next day.
Joseph's Villa Snack Program
March 6th and March 20th
Our educator will be prepping the students in the Healthy Snack Program on how to make two recipes: Healthy 7-Layer Dip Cups and Pesto Veggie Rolls Ups, featuring produce from Shalom Farms.
Chefs program at Peter Paul Development Center & Anna Julia Cooper School
March 17th & 20th
Class-A-Roll's educator will be guiding the 5th grade students in a cooking class featuring our harvest of the month, carrots. The students will be rolling their own Spring Rolls!
ChildSavers Renewal Training
March 28th
Our educators will be assisting ChildSavers with their childcare provider training where they will be discussing nutrition requirements for children and demonstrating easy snack recipes to get children involved!
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James Douglas "Jim" Uselton, 72, of Wichita Falls, went to heaven Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 in the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home with Rev. Jack McBride, officiating. Interment will follow in Nocona Cemetery under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.
A son of the late Thomas Douglas and Thelma (Crow) Uselton, he was born Sept. 18, 1939 in Wichita Falls. On July 31, 1970, he married Sherrie Wilson. He retired from the Wichita Falls Fire Department in 1979. Jim was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Joseph A. Kemp Lodge #1287 Af & AM, and a Shriner. He considered this his greatest honor. He was also a member of NRA. An avid gun collector and marksman, Jim was a Certified Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor, and a Registered Firearms Dealer. He was a remarkable man with many talents, interests, and accomplishments. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Sherrie Uselton; his daughters, Toni Cowardin and husband Bubba all of Burkburnett, Lori Temple of Rowlett, and Phyllis Uselton of Colorado; his sister, Mary Brandon and husband Charles of Quanah; granddaughters, Callie Maxwell, Georgia Estes, Chelsea Rains, Della Temple, and Delaina Temple; and his great-granddaughter, Marlee Maxwell.
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US defence spending on evangelism
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I'd heard that the US military was being taken over by evangelicals. I'd heard about the "spiritual fitness" test and taxpayers money funding the Rock the Fort event.
This still shocked me. For instance, the Strong Bonds program receives at least $30 million a year from the DoD, mostly to send personnel to evangelical retreats. Wall of separation between church and state?
Simply ... should I read the bible?
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Soft-spoken Manmohan Singh will have a lot of explaining to do when he meets Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday in Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar, on the sidelines of the seven-nation Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
Today's meeting assumes significance as it will be Singh's last official engagement with his Bangladeshi counterpart -- India's staunchest ally in south Asia along with the Bhutan king.
Singh made several promises to Hasina but failed to deliver making pro-India Bangladeshis, particularly the Hasina-led Awami League Party, feel like suckers badly let down by Big Brother.
Government and party sources said that as a goodwill gesture Singh will quietly explain to Hasina why India failed to execute the Teesta water sharing treaty or ratify the land boundary agreement after he promised to swing both during his September 2011 state visit to Bangladesh.
"Knowing Dr Singh, he will make a clean breast of it and tell her the truth," a top source said. "He finds himself in a very awkward position vis-à-vis Hasina who looks up to him and holds him in very high esteem."
Singh's visit to Myanmar for the BIMSTEC summit will be his last overseas trip before his decade-long innings as PM ends. Hasina was sworn in last month as Bangladeshi premier for a record third term after a controversial election boycotted by the opposition alliance and marred by violence and low turn-out of voters.
Sources in Dhaka told dna that while there is lingering disappointment over India's failure to honour commitments made to Hasina in 2011, there is also appreciation for New Delhi standing by the Awami League during the run-up to last month's elections which were criticised by USA, UK and European Union.
"The West was thinking of slapping sanctions but India stood like a rock behind Bangladesh and ultimately prevailed upon Washington to address Hasina's concerns about religious extremism in Bangladesh," a Bangladeshi official said.
It's commonly known that the Teesta agreement was scuttled by Mamata Banerjee – chief minister of West Bengal, over whom Singh has no control whatsoever. And the land boundary agreement couldn't be ratified in parliament because BJP torpedoed it as it would have handed over 10,000 acres of Indian territory to Bangladesh on a platter.


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SANTA ANA – Same restaurant. Same room. Same time, every month.
Yet today is different.
"You all know how much I appreciate your showing up," says Bob "Stretch" Brandt, of Mission Viejo. "This is the best group of guys I ever belonged to."
He used to stand before a room of 43 men.
He addresses seven – some barely able to stand.
They didn't fly planes during World War II. Or drive tanks or throw grenades from foxholes. No, they helped win the war away from the limelight – aboard flat-bottom transport ships called LSTs, LCIs and APAs. Whoever heard of those?
When Brandt sought to join a group of Amphibious Force sailors back in 2000, there were none. So he started his own: the Amphibious Elders.
First, it was four guys drinking coffee. Then, four grew to eight which grew to 16 which grew to 43. Some drove more than 100 miles each way.
"We don't want any P-38 pilots," Brandt once joked. "We don't want any tank drivers. In fact, if you served on a battleship, you're not invited here!"
During the war, they faced death in their own way. It just never was glamorized by Hollywood.
Now it's happening again.
So what is an LST?
"Large Slow Target," the men like to say.


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Are there holes in the back to manage cables?
I ordered this for a clients and had it assembled by a professional who puts together tons of stuff for me and others. It took him over three hours to assemble (compared to Ikea furniture which he puts together in no time at all.) That said, the finished product looks fantastic, and way more expensive than it is....
Vilas Tobacco-finished 4-door Dining Buffet
Enrich your living space with a sense of rich and refined style, with the gorgeously crafted Vilas dining buffet. Built with four adjustable shelves, this buffet will be a stylish yet practical addition to your living space.
ITEM#: 80004335Enrich your living space with a sense of rich and refined style, with the gorgeously crafted Vilas dining buffet. Built with four adjustable shelves, this buffet will be a stylish yet practical addition to your living space. Beautifully finished with deep tobacco, the delightful Vilas dining buffet has a timeless design that will look marvelous in your home for years to come. The versatility of this classical dining buffet means it doesn't need to be limited to your kitchen. It can be used as an integral addition to any room. Place it in your living room to display mementos, or use it as a rustic but contemporary way to increase your storage options.
- Materials: Rubberwood
- Finish: Tobacco
- Four (4) adjustable shelves
- Dimensions: 36 inches high x 60.75 inches wide x 19 inches deep
- Interior storage dimensions: 29.3 inches high x 29.1 inches wide x 17.9 inches deep
Assembly required. This product ships in three (3) boxes.
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Beautiful but not easy to assemble
I ordered this for a clients and had it assembled by a professional who puts together tons of stuff for me and others. It took him over three hours to assemble (compared to Ikea furniture which he puts together in no time at all.) That said, the finished product looks fantastic, and way more expensive than it is.Read More
Beautiful very heavy piece.
This is a beautiful very heavy piece. My husband is pretty handy and the majority of the piece took a little over one and a half hours to put together, but the doors are SUPER tricky and took an additional hour alone. My husband is a perfectionist and the spacing between the doors was driving us both crazy. After trying to perfect it forever we gave up. It is still not perfect but close enough.Read More
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I love this piece! It houses our george foreman grill, blender, crockpot, and much more. Very roomy, and beautiful. We have had to adjust and re-adjust the doors just to make sure that they don't rub on the bottom but other than that, it has been a great purchase for our home. I just can't stop looking at it! Thanks, overstock-we couldn't have purchased it without you!Read More
This dining buffet was a bit difficult to put together, and took a couple hours. But once it was assembled, it looks beautiful. It has so much storage space. I get lots of compliments on this piece of furniture.Read More
Georgeous piece of furniture
Looks beautiful in my dining room.. no complaints at all!Read More
Excellent Buffet!
Had just moved into a new house with VERY limited kitchen storage and was looking for a buffet to be both decorative and a great storage solution. I found just that! It took some time and patience to find a buffet in my price range that did not have a wine storage area or glass doors...I wanted a storage solution so the ability to hide things was a must. This buffet is made of nice, solid wood and has beautiful coloring - a medium to dark brown with the natural grain showing some - pretty stain. I put it together mostly myself, but needed the assistance of my husband for a couple steps. Took a few hours. I am thrilled with this purchase and woul dbuy it again if I had to. The only thing about it only slightly a negative is the back piece, which is a thin plywood. But the back pieces for this type of furniture are usually cardboard, so it is a step above that and you can't even tell, as it is against the wall. This piece does not at all look like the sort of furniture you put together yourself - it is nice!Read More
Best product I've purchased in years
I don't understand the complaints about assembly. It was better packaged and organized for assembly than Sauder products. Each grouping of hardware was separately packaged and labeled. No sorting and comparing to the pictures! It is incredibly sturdy. It has a wood back instead of paper and a magnetic closure on the top and bottom of each door. It actually takes a bit of pull to open the doors. And it is beautiful. Heavy as sin too. I not only would recommend it to friends, I did recommend it to my mother!Read More
Looks great, good quality
I love this buffet. It was pretty straightforward on how to assemble except one part. The middle vertical section which separates the two areas was not described well and you could put it on backwards. Just make sure the side with the smaller indention (for door brackets) is facing forward. This will allow space for the doors to fit and also will have the back far enough for the backing to be screwed in. Otherwise, the back part will have too much space (1 inch or so) and the front will only have half an inch and more is needed to fit the doors. Once we got that part figured out, everything else went smoothly. It looks great and is a great addition to our dining room.Read More
AWESOME piece of furniture!
I wanted to find a modern but unique piece of furniture to go under my flat screen tv in my family room. This is the first piece of furniture you see when you walk in the door so I was looking at similar pieces at designer stores preparing myself to pay at least $1500.00. The problem I was finding is that TV consoles are typically much lower and I wanted this to be at a height that would be acceptable to put a lamp on. When I found this on Overstock, I was "in like" and not "in love" with it but thought for th price I would give it a shot. It arrived in only a matter of days extremely well packaged, no scratches or dents and clear directions. It was a breeze to put together, just make sure you READ THE DIRECTIONS! It is much more beautiful in person, you can see the different colors of brown hues in it. It is extremely heavy and sturdy, inside they give you 2 shelves per side so it will hold a lot of items. It works perfectly as a tv console, the back is however made of wood fiber so it would be easy to cut through if needed. I have received many compliments on it and am so happy I was able to spend the additional money I saved on other items for my house! A MUST BUY if you are looking for a great piece of furniture without the huge price tag!Read More
This product is just as advertised. It gives me the extra room I need for plattters and such that my shallow kitchen cabinets cannot hold. It has lots of room and has a sleek look. I was able to match a dining room set so it looks like sets I have seen for$7,ooo but for a fraction of the price. I am very happy with this purchase.Read More
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Is MDF, formaldehyde, or any composite wood used in any of the product components? I am chemically sensitive and can't be around strong smelling chemicals. Thank you
Is the back of this buffet stained the same color as front? I'm putting it behind couch and some of back may be visable
Hello naomishop, the back is wood fiber, it is not stained the same color as the front. Thanks for shopping with us!
Why did you choose this product?
Style and price
I chose this product because of it's classic, universal style, color and function. It looks like it will easily house my china and server ware while providing function and elegance with the buffet top.
I like the design and discount price.
does this item come with directions to put together?
Hello sue, this item will arrived with assembly instructions. If for some reason it does not, please contact our Customer Support so we can get them to you asap.Thank you for shopping with us.
Can you please let me know when you might get more in or if any have been returned that I can purchase? Thanks!
Hello keckess, items are restocked as they become available; however, we cannot guarantee an item will be restocked. Please enter your email address in the blue notification box, so we may alert you as soon as they are restocked.Thank you for shopping with us.
Will this product be restocked or is it gone forever?
Hello Cece, items are restocked as they become available; however, we cannot guarantee an item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
Having difficulty aligning the doors. Any additional instruction you can provide would be GREATLY appreciated.
Hello MissOt, you will be contacted by Customer Care. Have a great day.
I am having difficulty with aligning the cabinet doors. Any additional instruction you can provide would be GREATLY appreciated.
Hello Miss. Ot. I hope your day is going alright besides this assembly issue. I have the assembly instructions up. Step 13 has 3 different solutions and if you have tried these then it may be like the hinges are defective. I will have Customer Care contact you and we can go from there. I hope this works out for you and thank you for shopping with us.
Where is this made?
Thank you for shopping with us markdon. This is manufactured in Malaysia. Have a great day.
can you clarify the interior dimensions and number of vertical dividers? Are there 4 vertical sections or 2 in this buffet? Trying to determine the largest interior width (for platters and such) thanks
Thank you for shopping with us 33cosmo. The buffet has two sides that are accessed by 2 doors each. The shelving can be adjusted for the height. Each space inside the two doors is: 29.3 inches high x 29.1 inches wide x 17.9 inches deep. I hope that explanation is clearer. Have a great day.
Can all of the feet be removed?
Thank you for shopping with us mrsgx2. The feet are screwed into the bottom of the buffet. We do not recommend altering the fabrication. Have a great day.
I am assembling the product and have mixed up hinges H and hinges K. Is there a distinct difference between these? And if so, how can I tell?
Thank you for shopping with us brug0049. Put the two hinges side by side, the hinge that is the tallest is H. So when I looked and placed them side by side that was the obvious difference and there did not appear to be any other difference. If I can help with anything else please let me know.
1. how tall are the shelves? I don't mean the height of the whole buffet but the spacing between the shelves which dictate the height of the objects that can be put in there. 2. is it possible to stain the wood to make it appear darker? most of my furniture are very dark brown/espresso.
Thank you for shopping with dezmondi. The shelves are adjustable. The interior dimensions are: 29.3 inches high x 29.1 inches wide x 17.9 inches deep. You can sand and refinish the buffet. Have a great day.
Are the cabinet knobs placements holes pre-drilled? Are you able to use other hardware and placed in a different location on the buffet doors?
The cabinet holes are pre-drilled and other hardware can be used in the same location.
Yes they are predrilled and yes, you can use other hardware, but not in another location, unless you don't mind the empty predrilled holes showing.
I put on a different hardware with no problem.
Are there coordinating pieces
Hi marvelous1960, yes, we have some coordinating pieces for this. Please click the link below. Thanks for your interest, hope this helps! http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=Vilas+&SearchType=Header
Why is only half of the interior width listed? Does this mean the total interior width of this buffet 58.2 inches?
Hello lebrig, that dimension is for each of four distinct sections. We apologize for the confusion.
Can you tell me how much the three boxes each weigh --approximate is fine-- want to be sure I can drag it in myself!
I believe the heaviest box was around 35-40lbs.
The actual shipping info was delivered to me this evening -- three boxes ship, the heaviest of which is just under 60 lbs.
I'm older, and I have to say I could not move the boxes by myself.
can a silver drawer be made inside?
You could certainly either build one or have one built. The shelves are 19 inches deep.
Are there 4 distinct sections on the interior or does one interior shelf take up the width of 2 exterior doors?
Yes, there are four distinct sections.
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This very special treehouse style cottage will have you falling in love with a side of Hawaii rarely seen anymore. Although modern and beautifully arcitectured it offers the jungle up to you. Every window looks out to tropical lush beauty. A wrap around screened lanai overlooking valley and mountains provides the perfect setting for romantic evening dining or morning coffee and jungle song bird musing. The large kitchenette is well supplied with stay at home cooking in mind. All the most amazing north shore beaches as well as the famous Kalalau Trail are mere minutes away and if you want to feel a little adventurous you can walk to the river for an evening dip in the jungle swimming hole. Take your camera because the river birds are beautiful. Best of all is the big comfy king bed and the star gazing skylight above you.
Dear Dawn, I couldn't find a spot on the VRBO link to enter a review so I shall just enter here.
We really enjoyed our stay at the Sea Turtle. We arrived late at night after a long travel day and fell into the WONDERFUL bed without knowing what to expect in the morning. It rained all night--that glorious jungle rain. Imagine our delight to wake up to bird calls and the spectacular view of the mountains embellished with our first of many rainbows. We appreciated the zen-like simplicity of the Sea Turtle's hexagonal structure, the peace of the jungle, the joy of showering under the waterfall showerhead while viewing the mountains and jungle wilds, and the glory of breakfast on the lanai.
Although I would have appreciated some standard amenities like towel bars to hang up wet towels, a robe hook, and an attached soap dish in the shower, we had everything we needed. The location was beautiful and convenient to Hanalei, ( 10-15 minutes by car) and the west end beaches,. The short jaunt to the Bay Colony Coffee shop was also a treat.
Thank you for creating such a delightful retreat for us.
Pam and MIke
** you made a brilliant investment in the bed! We usually have back pain when we sleep in hotel beds, Mike wants me to ask you the brand name and model of the mattress and springs. **
My husband and I stayed at the Sea Turtle Cottage for a week and it was a perfect place to start and end each day on our first trip to Kauai. Really comfy bed, great cooking facilities and a gorgeous view from the lanai. The cottage is well situated for exploring the north of the island, as you're within short driving distance of a number of great beaches (including Hanalei Bay and Tunnels), and also close to the start of the Kalalau trail. The dirt road to the cottage is pretty rough and gets muddy when it rains, so we were happy that we rented an SUV to get around while on the island. I would definitely recommend this cottage to those looking for a quiet, tranquil place to stay while exploring the island!
Even though my husband and I have been married for nearly 39 years this delightful little cottage perched high in the middle of the jungle was a perfect place to bring a touch of romance to our vacation. The morning sounds of the birds and the jungle coming to life are wonderful. So much beauty to just sit and enjoy. The outdoor shower is amazing and the the wrap around lanai is a perfect place to drink your morning coffee. The bed is very comfortable and the sea turtle cottage is equipped with everything you will need. Dawn is a very friendly and helpful host and really makes you feel welcome to ask for help if you need it. We highly recommend this as a vacation getaway.
My wife and I stayed four nights at the sea turtle cottage during our trip to Kauai. It was absolutely magical. We loved waking up to sound of tropical birds singing in the trees, sipping fresh hot kona coffee out on the lanai overlooking the rainforest. We were a quick 10 min drive from the Napali coast, where we enjoyed some of the most scenic hiking we've ever experienced. Dawn, the owner, was great and made sure our stay was comfortable. The cottage has a lot of updated and new amenities, so cooking is not a problem. Of course, one of the best features is the rustic (but modern) outdoor shower just off the lanai. Overall, it was an incredible vacation, and we will definitely look forward to coming back!
We absolutely loved Hanalei and staying at the secluded and peaceful Sea Turtle Cottage was a perfect start and ending to our days. The patio is private with a view of the beautiful rainforest and birds. There is an updated outdoor shower and bathroom area. In this open air cottage, we were able to get an amazing feel of Kauai. We would definitely stay here again! :)
My husband and I chose to spend the first half of our honeymoon on Kauai, and this little cottage served as the perfect "home base" during our stay. It was very clean and had all of the necessary amenities (towels, utensils, etc). The best part of this unit is its location... Right smack dab in the middle of the jungle, with one of the most breathtaking views I have ever seen. This was the perfect spot for our honeymoon, because it was quiet, peaceful, and secluded. Although there was another unit being rented out next-door at the same time, we felt as if we were the only ones around!
Because it was just our luck, we happened to arrive in Kauai as Hurricane Ana was coming through to wreak havoc. This didn't stop us from enjoying ourselves! The weather was beautiful up until the very last day, and we were able to catch a flight OVER the hurricane to Maui. Whew. Talk about a crazy flight, but perfect timing.
While on Kauai, we hiked the Na Pali coast (A MUST!), ate sushi burritos at Sushi Girl (right at the end of the road), watched the sunset from numerous locations, swam in the crystal clear water, explored several "secret" secluded beaches (which there are many of!), and soaked up as much of the Hawaiian sun as possible. We loved Maui, but Kauai is a true gem. Our only regret is that we couldn't stay longer. We will definitely be back!
I will note that the cottage is at the end of a long dirt rode (with numerous potholes). At first, we were afraid our little rental car wouldn't make it. But after the second or third time driving the stretch, it was as if we had been doing that our whole lives. Just try to arrive before dark! That way, you can see where you're going on the road and enjoy the amazing view as much as possible.
Thank you so much to Dawn for sharing this amazing piece of paradise with us! We can't wait to come back!
My husband and I stayed here for our 10th anniversary. We loved the big and super comfortable bed, the outdoor bathroom and the beautiful views. We loved coming back to the Sea Turtle after a day exploring the island. Would stay again in a heartbeat!
We are central to numerous sandy white beaches, some of which offer uncrowded privacy. mOst of which are excellent for snorkeling and surfing and swimming
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