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Moody High School students hear from more than 20 candidates at forum Wednesday
CORPUS CHRISTI - Moody High School senior C.J. Elizondo posed for a photo Wednesday with one of the 10 candidates running for an at-large position on CCISD's board of trustees.
C.J., 18, who plans to vote for the first time in November, checked out the image on his cellphone after shaking the candidate's hand and said he planned to post the photo to Facebook and Instagram.
That type of brush with politics is what Moody officials hope instills a lifelong interest in public service with students.
"This is what it's all about — seeing these candidates up close and personal," said Danny Noyola Jr., a Moody government teacher and part-time assistant principal.
C.J. was one of about 550 Moody students who heard Wednesday from more than 20 candidates running for mayor, sheriff, state representative, district attorney and Corpus Christi Independent School District trustee during a forum at the school.
C.J. listened to the CCISD candidates answer questions on issues such as cellphone use in class and cafeteria food quality, and their stances on standardized testing and college entrance exams.
The forums, which have been offered at Moody for the past 12 years, allow students to learn more about civic engagement and the election process, Noyola said.
He said students planned to discuss how candidates came across and what questions students felt candidates answered and those which they didn't.
Moody senior Jennelle Rincones, 17, who isn't of age to vote, said she researches candidates to know the facts about their stances while also helping influence her classmates who plan to cast a ballot in November.
"This forum gave them a chance to open their eyes and really see what's going on," she said.
Noyola's father, Danny Noyola Sr., started forums similar to Moody's at West Oso High School in the 1970s.
Noyola Sr. later started the Civic Minded Students group and forums at Moody in the early 2000s. His daughter, Sonia Noyola, a Collegiate High School teacher, recently started similar forums there.
Over the years Noyola Sr., his family members and colleagues have encouraged students to get involved with issues affecting them beyond the classroom. As a result, some students have signed petitions and given proposals to the Corpus Christi City Council.
"It's all part of being civic-minded," Noyola Sr. said.
C.J. said seeing the candidates in person helped him understand their passion for running for election, especially when some would serve in unpaid positions.
"That's just really inspiring, I guess," he said.
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THE NASA team that stunned the world in 1996 by announcing that it had found evidence of life on Mars now claims to have discovered fossilised bacteria in a second Martian meteorite. But many scientists are as sceptical of the new evidence as they are of the original claim.
The team's latest work is on the Nakhla meteorite, which exploded in the sky over Egypt on 28 June 1911. Forty Martian fragments fell to Earth, one allegedly killing a dogthough this has never been verified. Collectors gathered the shards, and a well-preserved specimen is now in the Natural History Museum in London. As with ALH84001, the meteorite at the centre of the earlier claims, the chemical composition of the Nakhla meteorite indicates that it was blasted off the surface of Mars.
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I have two questions regarding the provision of power from the Corsair 1220AX PSU to the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard. I am hoping someone in the forum can assist me. I have provided background information in each question to help explain the issues. :)
QUESTION 1. On pages 2-2 and 2-3 of the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard User Guide, it indicates that the motherboard has three primary power connectors as follows: ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin EATX12V_1; 8-pin EATX12V_2). HOWEVER, on my ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard, while there are 24-pin and 4-pin connectors, there is not an 8-pin EATX12V_2 connector; the 8-pin has been changed to a 4-pin connector (EATX12V I think). The Corsair 1200AX comes with one ATX 24-pin cable and two 8-pin EPS12V CPU cables, each of which can be split apart into two 4-pin cables. I was planning on using one as a 4-pin connector (leaving the extra 4-pin part hanging in the air) and the other as an 8-pin connector for the motherboard. ASUS support does not seem to know about this change to their motherboard (I had to send them a picture which I have attached). As you can see in the attached pictures, there is a plastic cover with the number 29 etched into it that covers the other 4 pins of the 8-pin connector, thus making the 8-pin connector into a 4-pin connector. Given this UNDOCUMENTED change to the ASUS motherboard I have split each of the two 8-pin power cables according to Corsair's instructions and used one part from each cable to attach to each of the two 4-pin ports.
MY QUESTION IS: Is this the correct method (i.e., using two 8-pin power cables split into two parts) for connecting power to the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard?
QUESTION 2. On pages 2-2 and 2-3 of the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard User Guide, it indicates that the motherboard has two EZ Plug connectors (6-pin EZ_PLUG_1 and 4-pin EZ_PLUG_2) that are used to provide additional power when installing four PCIe 3.0 X 16 display cards (using the 6-pin EZ Plug 1) and to supply stable power supply to the DIMMs (using the 4-pin EZ Plug 2). I have a single graphics card ASUS HD7970 DC2T so it appears I do not need to connect any power to the 6-pin EZ_Plug_1 connector on the MOBO. I have 8 sticks of RAM, so I have connected a Corsair 4-pin Molex power cable to the motherboard using the Corsair Floppy Adapter cable supplied by Corsair that has 4-pins that fit onto your ASUS motherboard 4-pin EZ_plug_2.
MY QUESTION IS: Is this the correct way to connect the Corsair power supply to the 4-pin EZ_Plug_2 connector on the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard? If it is not the correct method, then what is the correct
way to do this?
Sorry for being so long-winded about this! :)
Did you ever find the answer to your first question? I'm using the AX850 and ran into the same issue with the same mobo.
I would like to know what answer you found as well. I'm about to be unpacking this board and an AX850 on Monday.
you could solve the problem connecting to the ez plug?
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Nestled in the woods, this nine-room bed and breakfast is friendly, romantic and comfortable. A large, airy common room has a field stone fireplace. Enjoy mountain views from some rooms, the great room and the deck. Guests are also invited to enjoy the outdoor hot tub. Two-bedroom suites are ideal for families. Near skiing, golf, hiking, tennis and bike trails. Feast on a Vermont country breakfast. Game room. No smoking. Call us and get the best rate available! Innkeepers: Tom and Susan Barnes
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5 on April 26, 2015
I spent one night with two kids. Tom was just great, as well as the rooms, the garden and the breakfast. I highly recommend Timberhom, you will thank me later....
5 on March 27, 2015
We had the privilege of staying at The Timberholm Inn for a one night getaway this past week. What a lovely place! The property and indoor space is delightful. The great room is cozy and comfortable and Tom and Susan are incredible hosts. The rooms are clean, comfortable, and quiet, and the inn itself is just off the beaten path so there is no street noise or issues with traffic. The breakfast was utterly outstanding! We will be back and for a longer stay next time.
5 on November 23, 2014
Wonderful location for this mountain hideaway! Glorious views and peaceful setting. Fabulous breakfast and lounge area with huge picture windows. Helpful and generous host Tom who cooks delicious breakfasts with hot dishes, home made muffins etc. Our suite (2) was spacious and very comfortable - many thanks for the surprise upgrade Tom! Great info given about local attractions and restaurants and we enjoyed a couple of games of shuffle-board in the downstairs den. This had free water in the fridge + snacks and soda for sale. One of our favourite stop-overs on our 3 week New England tour.
5 on September 15, 2014
We traveled to Stowe for a wedding; so looked for a B&B for a couple of nights. The Timberholm Inn was an excellent place to stay: Great innkeeper, good room, wonderful breakfasts. The view from the deck is what's on their website -- valley with mountains across the way. And Tom even figured out a plug-in for my car!
4.0 on September 01, 2014
Based solely on its website, we booked the whole Inn for our August, 2014, wedding. At no time during the year of planning or our week-long stay did the Timberholm or its keepers, Tom and Susan Barnes, fail to meet and exceed our expectations or those of our families and friends. Golden Retriever Sophie and Siamese kittens Bubble and Squeak are icing.
5 on August 19, 2014
We spent 3 nights at this inn recently and it was all we expected and more! The property is very rustic and homey, with a beautiful common area and expansive deck overlooking woods and mountain. It is well off the main road so it is extremely quiet. The room was just what we wanted, with a beautiful view. The owners and their dog were extremely cordial, and the homemade breakfast each morning included freshly made muffins,fresh juices, and entrees like quiche and pancakes. After driving by the other B&B's we had considered, we are SO glad we chose this one and would recommend it without hesitation.
4.4 on August 08, 2014
We stayed here on our honeymoon and had a wonderful experience! The owners were very friendly and made us feel welcome. The room was cute and cozy, and the common area was really nice. Breakfast was delicious, as mentioned by other reviewers! We would definitely recommend the Timberholm Inn to others staying in the Stowe area, and we hope to be back in the future!
4.2 on June 26, 2014
The innkeepers are natural (and excellent) hosts. The inn's food and common areas were great. The tap water was a little funky (sulphur-y), but they're on it and have bottled water and lots of other alternatives. The inn is in a beautiful spot, very convenient to the village and Smuggler's Notch. The bed was very comfortable. We had a great stay and would recommend Timberholm to just about anybody. (Unless they're really snooty, 'cuz who wants them around?)
4.4 on April 03, 2014
My wife and I were looking for cozy and rustic and that is exactly what we got with Timberholm Inn. Peaceful location, comfortable accommodations, breakfasts to die for, and warm hospitality. Tom and Susan know the little things matter and they know how to run a lovely bed & breakfast. If you're going to visit New England, visit Vermont. If you're going to visit Vermont, stay in Stowe. And if you're staying in Stowe, you'll thank me when you stay at Timberholm Inn.
5 on February 22, 2014
We love the Timberholm! This was our third stay in the two bedroom suite. Great value for a small family! Breakfast was amazing as usual! Tom and Susan are always so pleasant and helpful. We love Sophie too!
Our compact rooms (Cedar and Spruce) are uniquely decorated, with private bath and lovely garden or mountain views. These tiny, cozy rooms with double beds and are perfect for the budget minded traveler who doesn't require a lot of space.
Nightly Rate: $95 - $125
Standard Rooms (Butternut and Linden) are uniquely decorated, with private bath and lovely garden or mountain views. These rooms have a queen size bed.
Nightly Rate: $105 - $155
For families or guests wanting a little extra space, our two-bedroom suites provide a private living room with TV/DVD, small refrigerator and a large picture window with beautiful mountain views. Children 8 years and older welcome.
Nightly Rate: $180 - $230
The Aspen Room is our largest double occupancy room with a king size bed. It is uniquely decorated with a flat screen HDTV, DVD player. It has a large private bath with a shower/bathtub.
Nightly Rate: $160 - $210
Countryside, Mountains, Small town
Burlington, VT (BTV) 30 miles
I89 exit #10 in VT, Northern Rt 100 to Stowe, north on RT 108, 1.9 miles turn right on Cottage Club Road - we are 1/2 mile on Rt
Antique Shopping, Aquarium, Art Galleries, Beach, Concert venue, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Lake, Live Music, Movie Theater, Museum, National/State parks, Nature area, Ben and Jerrys ice cream factory, Shelburn Farms Museum, Outlet Stores, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Religious Services, River, Ski area, Vineyard, Winery
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Board games, Ceiling fans, Computer, Desk, Fireplace, Hot tub/whirlpool tub, Ironing Board, Library, Microwave, Movie library, Parking, Piano, Radio, Satellite/Cable TV, Telephone, VCR, Videos, Wedding Facilities, iPhone docking station , Large fireplaces, mountain views, Luxury linens, beds and towels., Outdoor hot tub, Large deck and backyard, Snack bar, TV/Game lounge w/fridge
Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Bath robes, CD player, DVD Player, Fridge, Hairdryer, TV, Wi-Fi
Bicycle rental, Bicycle riding trails, Bicycles, Bird watching, Boating, Canoeing, Cross-country ski trails, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Golfing, Hiking trails, Horseback riding, Hunting, Kayaking, Mountain Bike trails, Shopping, Sight-seeing, Ski rentals, Snow shoe rental, Snow shoe trails, Swimming
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AirAsia's launch of an Australian base would depend on one of the existing mass-market carriers moving up-market and the remaining carriers rationalising capacity and increasing fares, Azran says.
"The way it is now, if you've got three players competing aggressively for the mass market segment that's all the industry can take," Azran says.
Although he does not explicitly name Virgin Blue, the latter has made clear its intention to increase its corporate market share and continue to move away from its low-cost roots.
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It's been a long-time coming, but then again so was the 2010 Camaro...GM's answer to the GT500 has been given. There was no mystery surrounding the desired powerplant for the top of the line model of the Camaro, the 6.2L supercharged LSA as found in the Cadillac CTS-V, or that it would have beefier brake, wheel, tire, and suspension parts. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the announcement was the name for the new model. Much speculation was that it would be called the Z28, which many enthusiasts were hoping for. However, ultimately the revival of the ZL1 nameplate seemed to make the most sense given its mysticism, whereas the Z28 designation has historically been reserved for the base V-8 version of the Camaro. In the past, the ZL1 equated to an aluminum block 427 installed in a precious few (69 to be exact) Camaros at Fred Gibb, which were rated at 430 horsepower but said to make 500. GM believes the 2012 version follows the spirit of the original ZL1 by using one of the most technologically advanced motors in its arsenal, which just happens to put out a whopping 550 horsepower and 550 lbs-ft of torque.
GM held no punches by dropping in the supercharged 6.2L LSA engine from the CTS-V platform. A balanced, lightweight rotating assembly featuring high-strength hypereutectic pistons with oil squirters, powdered rods, and a forged crankshaft combine with premium heat-resistant A356T6 aluminum alloy heads based off the L92 design for a boost-friendly 9.1:1 compression. A sixth-generation, four-lobe 1.9L Eaton supercharger will force 9.0-psi of boost past the LSA's massive 2.16-inch intake valves after being cooled by an air-to-water charge cooler with a dedicated reservoir and remote-mounted pump system that is said to reduce inlet temperatures up to 158-degrees (F). Other features include an oil pan-mounted oil cooler to keep temps under control and improve durability, and a low-lift, low-overlap cam for a smooth idle and low RPM driving characteristics. Cast stainless steel exhaust manifolds (unique to the Camaro) enhance thermal management and move air to a dual mode exhaust system. Fuel is delivered via a center-feed system to introduce fuel at the mid-point of the fuel rails to ensure even delivery to all the injectors and cut down on noise. The accessory drive system is revised from both the Cadillac and obviously the Camaro SS, which uses a unique alternator and air conditioning compressor as well as an idler pulley where the power steering pump would be located. An electric power steering system negates the pump.
The LSA uses a unique dual mass 8-bolt flywheel, which is attached to a 240mm dual disc clutch for smooth engagement and shifting. The "MG9" version of the Tremec TR6060 will back the LSA, no mention of an automatic as of yet, much like the SS model for a total of six forward (manually selected) gears with a new short-throw shifter. A revised and strengthened driveshaft and rear end housing were also needed, the axle housing is a larger cast iron unit with a heavy-duty limited slip differential, a cooler (like the Z06 and ZR1), and 3.73:1 ring and pinion.
Chassis & Suspension
Not much has changed here, it's still a unitized steel frame with independent front and rear suspension. The biggest difference is what VP Ed Welburn calls the "next generation" Magnetic Ride Control, originally made popular on the Corvette, which will have a Touring and Sport mode. Welburn called it the "fastest reacting suspension in the world." The sway bars, particularly the rear one which has repositioned its drop links outward of the control arms, have also been slightly revised. No word yet on curb weight.
Brakes, Wheel & Tires
With a more powerful engine came more substantial brakes and tires to contain it. Similar to the CTS-V, beefy Brembo six-piston front and 4-piston rear calipers grab hold of two-piece 14.6 and 14.4-inch rotors. Forged aluminum wheels measuring 20x10 (front) and 20x11-inches (rear) will give home to a substantial set of specially designed Goodyear Supercar 2 tires.


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Recycling an old mobile could protect the planet
24 March 2010 — 6:00 PM
Businesses across the UK have been reminded of the importance of recycling electrical items - such as mobile phones - for the sake of the planet.
The Environment Agency has suggested that anyone importing, rebranding or manufacturing electrical or electronic equipment must register with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations.
WEEE Regulations were introduced in an attempt to ensure that less of it is sent to landfill and more of it is re-used, something which recycling an old mobile phone can also ensure.
The Environment Agency has also stated that it is looking to make sure that rogue traders are caught.
Yorkshire WEEE team leader Peter Stevenson said: "Were always looking, in a variety of ways, to identify companies which potentially should be registered."
He added that businesses will be contacted and if it is discovered they should have been registered, they will be prosecuted with charges for every year missed.
The principal aims of the Environment Agency are to protect and improve the environment and to promote sustainable development.
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Fran Balkwill is head of cancer and inflammation at the Institute of Cancer at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
When Fran Balkwill needed material for her PhD experiments on leukaemia in 1973, she simply went down to the ward to bleed the patients. Though she doubts she'd be allowed to do that today, it was this early contact with patients that was instrumental in cementing her career choice. "The immediacy of actually dealing with patients was very important to me," she says. "It made me want to do something closely related to cancer treatment."
Today she does just that. Jointly funded by Barts and Cancer Research UK, Balkwill is investigating the link between cancer and inflammation, translating ideas from the lab into clinical trials.
"Some people think of cancer as just a ball of genetically altered cells growing out of control," says Balkwill, "but it's not - it's a rogue organ." Alongside the malignant cells, she explains, cancers are more often than not made up of a whole host of other components, including inflammatory cells and mediators.
This micro-environment around cancer cells is a crucial factor in allowing cancer to spread. "The inflammatory cells you find in the cancer are more likely to be there to support it, to help it grow, rather than as a host response to beat it," she says. Through targeting supporting cells along with the malignant ones, novel therapies could emerge and existing treatments greatly improved.
Balkwill's career path has taken her through some unusual and sometimes tragic events, most notably the death of her PhD supervisor Gordon Hamilton-Fairley, one of the world's leading oncologists, in an IRA bombing. "It was a very strange time," she says, "and I was on my own quite a bit." But the experience forced her to learn how to work independently - a skill that has proven useful throughout her career.
Balkwill had originally been set to go to medical school, but felt uncertain about this career choice. Fortuitously, this coincided with the inception of a new course in cellular pathology at the University of Bristol. Established by the distinguished pathologist Tony Epstein, the course focused on practical work and set Balkwill on the path to research.
Epstein's ability to tell stories would also be influential. "He really conveyed the excitement and the serendipity of science," Balkwill recalls. Indeed, telling stories about science is something Balkwill does rather well herself. "I had two young children and I wanted to explain to them what I did during the day," she says. "I thought there must be fabulous picture books on cells, and I was completely flabbergasted that there weren't." Since then she has written over a dozen popular science books for children.
Balkwill's talent for communicating science was this year rewarded with an OBE, not just for her books but also for her role as director of Centre of the Cell at Barts. An exciting new interactive science centre for children, it's "probably the only one in the world housed right in the centre of a research building", she says.
Getting to where she is today has not come easily, and it can be all too easy to give up on a career in science when times get tough, says Balkwill. So it's a question of being persistent, then reaping the rewards. "Science can be extremely frustrating," she says, "but it's never boring".
Chris Torrance
Chris Torrance is the chairman of Horizon Discovery, a drug discovery company in Cambridge
X-men aren't just fictional mutant superheroes. Ask Chris Torrance, head of Horizon Discovery. To him, "X-MAN" means "Gene X - Mutant and Normal", which is the name of his company's product - a range of mutant cell lines with potentially lifesaving powers.
Horizon Discovery is a young business that provides cancer researchers working in personalised medicine with pairs of cell lines that are genetically identical, or isogenic. The only difference between the two lines, Torrance explains, will be a specified gene - call it gene X. One line has a normal copy and the other a mutant version, which causes a disease. "Because they are otherwise isogenic, we have a definitive view on how this mutant gene causes the disease, and a tool to find novel drugs that selectively kill it," he explains. This is important information in the field of personalised medicine, he says, "where the idea is to get the right drug in the right patient, based on the genetics of their specific cancer".
Horizon Discovery is exciting because commercialising these cell lines has never before been possible in human cells. "In the past it's been very hard to get patient-predictive cancer models in the laboratory," says Torrance. That's because getting the mutations to truly resemble those you see in the body requires a very specific gene-engineering technology.
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Local unemployment ticks up
By Houston Chronicle | June 15, 2012 | Updated: June 15, 2012 10:24am
The unemployment rate in Texas for May held steady at 6.9 percent, as the state added 12,500 jobs for the month.
A year ago that rate, which is seasonally adjusted, for Texas was 8.1 percent
"It is good to see Texas' private employers continuing to add to their payrolls," said Tom Pauken of the Texas Workforce Commission.
In Houston, the unemployment rate - which is not seasonally adjusted, ticked up slightly to 6.9 percent from 6.5 percent last month. A year ago it as 8.1 percent.


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Within 10-15 minutes to all parks
Children's bedroom is
equipped with 25in. TV, VCR, Nintendo 64, phone, individual
speakers for each bed, bunk beds and pull out bed, children's
table w/chairs. This room is small but adequate. My daughter
loved the way it was decorated in a outer space theme with
murals on the walls.
Each Kidsuite has a themed children's
room for example, jungle theme, A&W root beer theme. The
master bedroom was of good size, king bed, nice mirrored
closet, built in drawers, 25 in TV, ceiling fan, desk/vanity
w/lighted makeup mirror and hairdryer, ironing board and iron.
Suitcases fit under bed. The room's decor was well appointed,
draperies were very attractive as well as furniture and
Our room was spotlessly maintained. I felt as if
everything was brand new and this resort is now 2 years old.
We felt very comfortable here. The walls were soundproof. They
offer adjoining rooms if needed. Do request that you get pool
view and that your room is located close to the lobby. This is
an extensively large property and you can find yourself
located in a far away spot if you are not careful.
Also crafts are
available, painting coconuts, making picture frames and animal
puppets for example. Our daughter made a cute birdhouse out of
a coconut! This cost $6.99 and they offered to babysit her
while she worked on it which was included in the fee! They
sell floats and beach paraphernalia, clothing etc. here too!
Shuffleboard was a big hit, as was miniature golf which was
located at poolside and free for everyone. Huge 10 foot animal
statues adorned the golf area and were very entertaining to
look at and to play. Also in this area, were two ping pong
tables, very popular as well! Music was always playing and the
staff was very visible! They were always looking for babies
not wearing the proper swim diapers - this was strictly
There are two Jacuzzi's right near by, one was
hotter than the other so the kids could enjoy them too. In
another part of the pool area, there was a fenced-in little
kids pool with a huge umbrella over it to keep the sun away,
it had a sprinkler in it and was only 1 or 2 feet deep. Beside
that was a large climbing structure with tunnels and slides!
The entire pool area is well secured and very clean! We loved
Every night
they had family karaoke, some nights family bingo and magic
shows. We attended them all and thoroughly enjoyed this
entertainment after a long day at the park, we had so much to
look forward to when we returned to the hotel, that we
actually stayed all day, an extra day, cutting out a park that
was initially planned for that day! We cannot recommend this
resort enough! It was fun, clean, and entertaining - not to
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|July 27, 2006
New Study Supports Major Change in Diet Treatment for Diabetes
Low-Fat Vegan Diet Rivals Oral Diabetes Medications in Federally Funded Study; Study Participants to Describe Their Experiences at Briefing with Resea
WASHINGTON—A low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet and may be more effective than single-agent therapy with oral diabetes drugs, according to a study in the August issue of Diabetes Care, a journal published by the American Diabetes Association. Study participants on the low-fat vegan diet showed dramatic improvement in four disease markers: blood sugar control, cholesterol reduction, weight control, and kidney function. The randomized controlled trial was conducted by doctors and dieticians with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), the George Washington University, and the University of Toronto with funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation.
The vegan diet represents a major departure from current diabetes diets, in that it placed no limits on calories, carbohydrates, or portions. "The diet appears remarkably effective, and all the side effects are good ones—especially weight loss and lower cholesterol," says lead researcher Neal D. Barnard, M.D., PCRM president and adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University. "I hope this study will rekindle interest in using diet changes first, rather than prescription drugs." Diabetes rates have climbed rapidly in recent years, and more than 20 million Americans now have the disease, which is linked to kidney failure, blindness, and cardiovascular disease.
The study authors include the following:
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., lead researcher, PCRM president, and adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University
Joshua Cohen, M.D., associate professor of medicine, the George Washington University Medical Center
David Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Canada research chair in nutrition and metabolism, University of Toronto
The study participants include the following:
Nancy Boughn is a study participant. Until she tried the intervention diet, Ms. Boughn's diabetes was worsening and not responding to intensified drug therapy. During the course of the study she dropped about 42 pounds and was able to discontinue one of the medications.
Vance Warren is a study participant and former police officer who lives in the District of Columbia. In response to the intervention diet, Mr. Warren's high blood sugar plunged rapidly into the normal range, and he dropped about 60 pounds.
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.


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Tech Tuesday totally takes the teacake! Ahhh, alliteration, our dear friend. Well, as you might have guessed, it is upon us once more. Today we bring to you the best tech deals of the week, as well as some tech coupons to round out our top ten list.
We've got some great TV deals, a laptop deal, a deal on home audio speakers, and more. Plus, we've got tons of charisma and charm. Add it all up, and why would you wanna be anywhere else right now? Tech deals, good company, a cup of coffee and a scone (reader provided)...sounds like a pretty nice Tuesday to us.
1) LG 42" 3D HDTV Bundle $757 Shipped: This bundle includes the 3D 1080p HDTV, a 3D Blu-ray player, and four pairs of 3D glasses. This TV has a 4 million to 1 contrast ratio, which gives it a crisp picture. Get three friends, invite them over, wow them with this beauty. No friends? Put on all four pairs of glasses and watch in 12D (unconfirmed speculation).
2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for PS3 $55 w/ $20 Back: This game is the next in the line of Call of Duty games. The previous edition was the best selling first-person action game of all time. Plus, with this deal, you get $20 worth of points to use for a future purchase at Buy.com. Save the world, save some scratch!
3) HP Envy 14 Beats Edition Laptop $900: The Envy series is HP's performance line-up. They have metal cases for lightweight sturdiness, as well as dedicated graphics cards which allow for better image processing, and make them great for gaming or advanced programming like video editing, for example. Movie idea: two people, fed up with the dating scene, decide to give up on true love, only to find one another in the most unexpected of locations...the comments section of an online deals website. Take it, thank us in your acceptance speech.
4) Klipsch 5.1 HD Speaker System $180: The 5.1 indicates that these speakers offer five channels of audio. You will have the main music and soundtrack from each of the two front speakers, the dialogue from the up front center channel, and the rest of the surrounding audio from two rear speakers. That makes five suppliers of audio. "But what about the .1?," you ask. Well, that's the best part, as it refers to the subwoofer, which will add thumping bass to vibrate even the sturdiest of living rooms. Your neighbors will love you for sharing the soundtrack of your life!
5) Sony 46" LED 3DTV $1000 Shipped: This 3DTV is $237 less than we could find it anywhere else. It also features a Gorilla glass panel, which is thinner, lighter, and yet stronger than standard glass. Fun fact: Gorilla glass was initially invented by Corning (makers of Corningware, etc) back in the 1960's and found very few applications. It was then resurrected in 2006 and is now used in millions of smartphones and televisions each year. Good thing they held onto the recipe. Mr. Corning must have written it on his hand like we do with important stuff!
6) Canon 12MP PowerShot Camera $129: This point and shoot has a 12x optical zoom, which means you can zoom a considerable way using lenses, as opposed to a digital zoom, which manipulates the pic digitally to make the resulting image bigger, which can degrade image quality. In other words, a 12x optical zoom should result in cleaner pictures. Unless of course you put your finger over the lens. Silly you.
1) Free Canon Camera with $649.99 on Select Dell PCs at Dell.com. You also get Photoshop software and a free Shutterfly photobook! Score!
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4) $15 off $400 via code LOYALTY15 at Abe's Of Maine. Discounts like this can turn a "current best price" into an "all-time low" without really trying.
So what about you? What tech deals have you found lately? Anything you care to share? Any tech questions you've had lately? We'd be happy to explain tech terms, or search for some good tech deals on reader-suggested items. Feel free to ask. Do we sounds desperate? We'll stop talking now. Until next Tuesday, later gators.
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Basically there are two kinds of Windows drivers for Skate. One is an executable file from ZTE, named Handset_USB_Driver.exe. This file will appear in a virtual CDROM which is automatically mounted the first time you connect your phone to a PC (as long as your phone still got the stock firmware on). I also uploaded the driver to
On the other hand, when you are trying to flash the superboot or recovery (clockworkmod or stock one) by the ADB tool you need another driver from Google. I ripped it from Google Android SDK and uploaded it to
Note: The windows driver is for both 32 bit and 64 bit OS. The manual installation process for Vista could be slightly different but very similar.
If you are installing Google SDK driver in Windows XP, you need to add following section into android_winusb.inf ( Many Thanks to dadcore)
;ZTE Skate %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_D00D %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_D00D&MI_01
OR you can just download & overwrite the original android_winusb.inf with the one in attachment. android_winusb_Skate_WinXP.zip 1.23KB 1055 downloads
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Hi, I updated to R3 and now I haven't got FPS on HD Videos. It's normal or I can solve that?
What do you mean by HD? 720p? 1080p? The G300 won't play full HD video, and anyway the screen is only 800x480 so what's the point?
Local videos or streaming? Could be your network.
What media player? Have you tried one with HW decoding like MXPlayer?


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LATEST NEWS - July 2012
- 81 CVS Ferrari tractors for Transnet, South Africa
- New purchase order from EUROGATEWAY
- New reach stacker F478 for RAINBOW (Italy)
- CVS Ferrari continues its expansion in Korea.
- One more DUMPER DM3227
- New Reach Stacker to Venezuela
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Manitex International Announces First Sale to North America for CVS Ferrari. New Orders Valued at $1.9 Million.
Bridgeview, IL, January 31, 2012 — Manitex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNTX), today announced a new order, valued at $1.9 million, including options for future deliveries, from the Canadian military for CVS Ferrari reach stackers.


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2012 Fall READ™
This fall our local READ™ campaign features Garrett Newsom, Planning Principal of Sierra Madre Middle School and Esther Salinas, Principal of Sierra Madre Elementary School. Souvenir bookmarks with the images and more information about Mr. Newsome and Ms. Salinas are currently available for takeaway at the Library.
In 1985, the American Library Association (ALA) launched the READ™ campaign which has proven immensely effective in promoting literacy. Comedian Bill Cosby was the first notable to appear on a poster; since then, more than 150 celebrities have donated their images for these posters. ALA encourages libraries throughout the U.S. to use local community leaders—adults as well as youngsters—as "celebrity models."
The Sierra Madre Library launched its READ™ campaign in January 2011, which featured Jeffrey L. Throop, the 2010 President of the Tournament of Roses®. Every quarter throughout 2012, a new poster will feature one or more Sierra Madre residents who are active in the local community, usually posing with a favorite book.
Garrett Newsom shared his reasons for selecting They Call Me Coach by John Wooden. "I enjoyed reading this book because John Wooden is one of my personal heroes. Rather than preparing his teams by focusing on the opponent, Coach Wooden sought to simply make his teams the best they could be, and the winning would take care of itself."
Mr. Newsom has served in Public Education for 20 years, and came to Sierra Madre School in 2006. He was named the Planning Principal of the Middle School campus in 2010.
Esther Salinas selected Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder because "Laura's frontier adventures growing up as a pioneer girl with her family came to life in the pages of these books. This book is a particular favorite because Laura becomes a school teacher. In many ways, Laura's love of learning ignited my own that eventually led me to my own adventures in learning."
Ms. Salinas has been a teacher and school principal for over ten years. She came to Sierra Madre School in 2011.
Bookmarks with the photos of the principals will be available at the Library for takeaway. Sierra Madre Public Library has participated in the READ™ campaign to convey the simple but potent message: READ.


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1995 Government Shutdown
With a potential government shutdown looming large, below is a look at how the S&P 500 reacted the last time the government shut down. Back in November and December of 1995, President Bill Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich faced off and shut down the government twice. The first occurred from November 14th, 1995 through November 19th, 1995, while the second occurred from December 16th, 1995 through January 6th, 1996.
As shown below, the market basically shrugged off the entire event. The S&P 500 actually moved higher during both shutdowns, and its only declines came briefly in the aftermath of the second shut down.
Ironically, the market's action in 2013 has been compared to the market's action in 1995 quite a bit this year, even without the government shutdown parallel. As shown in the chart below comparing the S&P's action in both years, the first five months of this year tracked 1995 very closely. Since June, the S&P hasn't been able to keep up the pace of gains that it saw in 1995, so the correlation isn't as high as it was, but the patterns remain similar.


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Check out the lead of this story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about a drug that is going from costing $10 a dose to $1,500:
The revelation this week that the cost of a popular drug to help prevent preterm labor is going to go up 100 times its current price has stunned pregnant women, their doctors and pharmacists in Western Pennsylvania. "I'm ready to have a heart attack," Janice Watkins, a Pittsburgh resident who is pregnant and has been taking the generic drug known as 17P, said Thursday after she learned of the price increase from her doctor's office. "I'm nervous now because I have to go home and call my insurance company to see if they'll cover me."
The backstory is that company that sells the drug, KV Pharmaceutical, took over the sale of a drug that's used by a vulnerable and poor patient population to prevent premature births that cause severe defects and even death. Once KV had a monopoly to sell 17P it raised the price per dose more than 100-fold.
KV appears to only be the manufacturer of 17P–and reportedly did nothing to discover it or prove its efficacy in early research. The FDA appears to be complicit in the situation, since it gave approval to KV a month ago, even though compounding pharmacies had been making the drug on an ad hoc basis for many years prior.
There's not a lot more that needs to be said about the facts of the situation.
Anybody, I suppose, with the right manufacturing equipment and a good lobbyist could have done what KV did. A request for comment from the company, which is based in St. Louis, has not elicited a response. KV appears to have hired a public relations firm, Golin Harris, to deal with resulting backlash. Coincidentally KV's former CEO was sentenced to prison yesterday for mislabeling morphine pills–in a move unrelated to the pricing of 17P.
Usually "right and wrong" or "good and evil" are cloudy lenses through which to judge company behavior. Google's "Don't Be Evil" motto and subsequent resistance to Chinese censorship has given the topic some recent exposure.
Most companies agree that they have some level of corporate responsibility to make the world better, not worse. Pure free-market thinkers argue that a company's only responsibility is to maximize shareholder value, i.e. profits, through any means necessary.
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FireHero Radio: NFFF Chairman Dennis Compton and the NFFF Streamlight Nano Flashlight
March 26, 2011 by admin
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In a small patch of the Southern Ocean, the shells of sea snails are dissolving. The finding is the first evidence that marine life is already suffering as a result of man-made ocean acidification.
"This is actually happening now," says Geraint Tarling of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK. He and colleagues captured free-swimming sea snails called pteropods from the Southern Ocean in early 2008 and found under an electron microscope that the outer layers of their hard shells bore signs of unusual corrosion.
As well as warming the planet, the carbon dioxide we emit is changing the chemistry of the ocean. CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, making the water less alkaline. The pH is currently dropping at about 0.1 per century, faster than any time in the last 300 million years.
Lab experiments have shown that organisms with hard shells, such as corals and molluscs, will suffer as a result. To build their shells, corals and molluscs need to take up calcium carbonate from the water, but more carbonic acid means more hydrogen ions in the water. These react with carbonate ions, making them unavailable to form calcium carbonate.
Aragonite shortage
The most vulnerable animals are those, like pteropods, that build their shells entirely from aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate that is very sensitive to extra acidity. By 2050, there will be a severe shortage of aragonite in much of the ocean.
Aragonite is still relatively plentiful in most of the ocean, but Tarling suspected that some regions might already be affected by shortages.
He visited the Southern Ocean near South Georgia where deep water wells up to the surface. This water is naturally low in aragonite, meaning the surface waters it supplies are naturally somewhat low in the mineral – although not so much so that it would normally be a problem. Add in the effect of ocean acidification, however, and Tarling found that the mineral was dangerously sparse at the surface.
"It's of concern that they can see it today," says Toby Tyrrell of the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK.
Aragonite-depleted regions are still rare, but they will become widespread by 2050, says Tarling. The polar oceans will change fastest, with the tropics following a few decades after. "These pockets will start to get larger and larger until they meet," he says.
Tyrrell says the Arctic will become undersaturated with respect to aragonite before the Antarctic. Patches of undersaturation have already been seen, for instance off the north coast of Canada in 2008.
The only way to stop ocean acidification is to reduce our CO2 emissions, Tyrrell says. It has been suggested that we could add megatonnes of lime to the ocean to balance the extra acidity. However, Tyrrell says this is "probably not practical" because the amounts involved – and thus the costs – are enormous.
Journal reference: Nature Geoscience, DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1635
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Calls for Cumbria fire service to be monitored after cuts
Last updated at 16:57, Monday, 17 February 2014
FIRE response times should be monitored in the wake of savage cuts to the Cumbria Fire and Rescue service, to establish if it has been adversely affected.
The call was made yesterday by Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock as he weighed into the debate.
A raft of savings was voted through by the Labour-led coalition group on Cumbria County Council last week.
Among them were cuts to the fire service in Furness which had been the subject of public disquiet.
Mr Woodcock said: "I am really concerned about the proposed reductions to Barrow coverage and hope response times will be officially monitored in the coming months to measure whether safety can be maintained." The cuts, which are part of a £24.4m savings package, will see Dalton fire station closed and sold.
Just one engine will remain in Barrow with its second pump moved to Ulverston where it will serve alongside a retained vehicle.
All of Barrow borough's Labour county councillors voted for the cuts.
An alternative Conservative budget had been put forward but that was voted down.
Councillor Stewart Young, the leader of the council and Labour group, said: "The Conservative Group's budget included exactly the same cuts to the fire service as the budget put forward by the Labour/Lib Dem coalition.
"It is an indication of how difficult these decisions are, that all three political groups on the county council put forward the same savings proposals for the fire service."
Mr Woodcock has pointed the finger firmly at the coalition government for the need to make savings of £80m over three years.
He said: "I think it is terrible that the scale of government cuts imposed on Cumbria has forced our community to choose between the prospect of reductions to such fundamentally important services like safeguarding our most vulnerable children, help for the elderly and fire protection."
First published at 16:55, Monday, 17 February 2014
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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A good suggestion from Mr Woodcock.It would be very interesting to see how many times the full time pump from Ulverston has needed to attend calls in the Barrow area and its response times.And whether fire fighter safety and public safety are put at risk due to the delay in the second pump arriving.Also the availability of the two retained pumps on a average month.And if pumps from further afield have needed to respond to the Barrow area,because of the unavailability of the retained pumps based at Walney and Ulverston.This would need to be monitored over a period of time and the facts put into the public domain.I think the powers that be at least owe the Furness public this request from Mr Woodcock.Alan McClelland
Total Tory'isms....cuts in the wrong places. Simply cut the bank managers bonuses for a year and save £240m
It's broken Britain (again). Check your smoke alarm batteries, your gonna need them!
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Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead four Sri Lankan farmers in the island's northeast, the third attack on civilians in a week.
Troops also found and defused a powerful bomb north of the capital.
The shootings in the north-central district of Polonnaruwa, near a swathe of jungle where troops are fighting Tiger insurgents, were the latest in a spree of extrajudicial killings and attacks.
"Three farmers were shot dead on the spot and another later succumbed to his injuries," said military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe. "About eight Tigers have come and shot them while they were cultivating paddy."
Samarasinghe said five people were arrested just north of the capital, Colombo, in a separate incident after a tip-off led troops to a 10 kg Claymore mine, which suspected Tigers have used in many attacks.
"It was hidden in an office. Four Tamils and a Sinhalese girl have been arrested. The bomb has been defused and taken away."
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who are seeking to carve out an independent state in the north and east for minority Tamils, were not immediately available for comment on either incident.
The shootings come after suspected Tiger rebels bombed a civilian bus on Monday, killing 16 people -- most of them women and children -- and after six civilians working on a post-tsunami construction project in the east were shot dead on Sunday.
More than 4,000 troops, civilians and rebels have been killed in the past 15 months alone. Human rights groups are calling for an international human rights monitoring mission to curb abuses blamed on both sides.


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Stephen Terrell made his Seattle Opera debut choreographing Moore's Ballad of Baby Doe in 1992 and returned to choreograph Lehár's Merry Widow and Bizet's Pêcheurs de perles. In 1997, he directed his first Seattle Opera mainstage production, Mozart's Nozze di Figaro, which he later restaged for Minnesota Opera. He returned to Seattle Opera in 2000 to direct and choreograph Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Terrell has directed a variety of productions for theaters in this region, including Seattle Repertory Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, Group Theater, and Village Theatre. As a director and choreographer, he has several productions to his credit with Goodspeed Musicals, Baltimore Center Stage, Dallas Theatre Center, Theatre under the Stars, and Tacoma Actors' Guild. He also directed and choreographed Warrender's Das Barbecü during the 1995 Ring in Seattle. Terrell's choreography for the touring production of Houston Grand Opera's revival of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess has been seen at Teatro alla Scala, Paris Opéra -Bastille, and Teatro Real in Madrid.


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Local authorities have been urged to be on high alert for a possible national cholera outbreak after the disease was reported in Chiredzi and Manicaland.
Harare City Council has started treating all diarrhoea cases free of charge and as potential cholera cases.
The city was hardest hit by the 2008 cholera outbreak that claimed 4 211 lives countrywide.
So far, 23 cases of suspected cholera have been reported - 22 in Chiredzi and one in Manicaland.
Health and Child Welfare Ministry head of epidemiology and disease control Dr Portia Manangazira confirmed the cases.
Out of 22 cases recorded in Chiredzi, 10 were positive for cholera, while the Manicaland case was also positive.
"We are monitoring the situation very closely to make sure the cholera does not spread. The health sector is on high alert," she said.
Dr Manangazira said the Ministry was appealing for Government intervention and funding to address water and sanitation issues.
This comes after the realisation that without ensuring access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation, the cholera threat will always be there.
She said there was need to address water and sanitation woes if the country was to eradicate cholera and typhoid.
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Harare health services director Dr Prosper Chonzi confirmed council had activated its surveillance system "because Chiredzi is just one bus trip away from Harare".
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The cholera threat has coincided with the city's calls for residents to use water sparingly in the face of acute shortages.
This week, some parts of the city have been without water, especially in the eastern suburbs.
Harare Water director Engineer Christopher Zvobgo said the situation in parts of the eastern suburbs, especially Mandara and Greendale, is expected to improve today following the installation of a new transformer at Letombo water reservoirs.
"We have portions of eastern suburbs without water. Mabvuku and Tafara have water," he said.
Water and sanitation experts have confirmed that the city's sanitation coverage has plummeted from 95 percent to around 60 percent, a development that can fuel the outbreak of cholera and typhoid.
To compound the situation, mounds of garbage have been piling in some residential areas because council is not collecting refuse.
Harare produces on average 620 million litres of water everyday against a demand of 1 200 million litres.
This means half the city population is without water if no strict water demand management scheme is in place.
Executive director of the Institute for Water and Sanitation Development Mrs Noma Neseni said sanitation coverage for Harare had drastically fallen to 60 percent from about 95 percent prior 2000.
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Mrs Neseni said pampers were polluting water as they and other solid waste always find their way into water bodies.
Pampers might have human waste which causes cholera.
She said water bodies were full of used condoms, pampers and sanitary pads, suggesting that such waste should be sorted at the household level.


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The Kitui Teachers' Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has declared payment of dividends to members at the rate of 12 per cent for the year ended December 2012.
Addressing the Sacco's Annual General Meeting at the weekend, the society's chairman Anthony Mbiti lauded the rate as a commendable all-time high. He attributed it to growth in deposits, shares and material assets.
He said at the end of the year in review, members' shares stood at Sh. 78,959,432, up from Sh. 24,339,645 in the previous year. The total deposits stood at Sh.1.09 billion indicating an increase from Sh.1.02 billion in 2011.
Mbiti pointed out that the highest saver at the end of 2012 had saved a total of Sh. 1,396,500 as deposits. He encouraged members to cultivate an improved saving culture. He lamented most members had a half-hearted approached to saving and often withdrew their contributions to fund other activities.
The society registered growth of its gross revenue by 24 per cent, he told members. He said increased operating expenses saw the net surplus for the year 2012 standing at Sh. 17.3 million compared to Sh.18.5 the previous year,.
The Chairman said the loan portfolio grew to a historic high of Sh. 1.3 billion despite challenges posed by commercial banks. He however regretted that society's recent proposal to partner with Cooperative Bank hit a snag due to the bank's high interest rates.
At the meeting the members approved a supplementary budget of Sh. 4.3 million to facilitate the acquisition of a service van to ease the society's transportation needs and also enable the connectivity of the Mutito branch to the Sacco's Wide Area Network.
Mbiti also expressed concern over the default rate by members whom he said used wrong information to apply for loans and thus ensure that they would not be pursued using the details filled on the application forms.
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Question: Can I substitute grape jam for apricot preserves in a barbeque sauce recipe?
September 3, 2010
You can- though I'm not sure if you'd want grape jam on meats like chicken- too sweet. Apricot will be sweet but fruity.
September 4, 2010
You can try for a different twist =)
September 7, 2010
Why not? I just had some roast duck with grapes.
How did it turn out?
September 7, 2010
I say go for it, let us know how it goes!
September 7, 2010
I agree, why not? Both are sweet and fruity. I like to think of recipes as a guide and sometimes you have to punt if you don't have exactly what it called for. This is how happy accidents in cooking occur!
There is no reason why you can't. I'm assuming there are a bunch of ingredients in the BBQ sauce along with the preserves? It's not like you're spreading grape jelly over grilled meat.
September 11, 2010
I enjoy making homemade BBQ sauces and have played with just about every type of ingredient in the icebox! I have used Apple Jelly, Peach Preserves, Fig Preserves, Grape Jelly, even Lemon Curd...all have turned out a tasty sauce. Go for it!
September 13, 2012
Help! What can I substitute for apricot preserves???
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