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U.S.A. — The leading edge of the tavern industry in big cities may be undergoing multiple revolutions: satellite music and iPod nights, smoking bans, legalized gambling, branded chains and 89 flavored vodkas behind the bar. But in small-town America and in rural locations, today's operators still take comfort in providing the same mix of music and games devices that have defined the industry for over a century.
The question is: are these operators the last of a breed that is destined to be displaced when big-city innovations finally overwhelm the hinterland? Or are they vendors of a timeless service that can adapt and continue as a solid niche for another century?
Only time will tell. Several operators who service taverns told VT that they are confident that their niche is secure – for now. At the same time, they say, the challenges of tavern operating are tougher than ever. These include stronger DUI enforcement, shifting regional economies and more competition.
Nobody can level the charge of complacency at Dave Poehls of Jamestown Music Co. (Jamestown, ND). He is keenly aware of market trends and works hard to remain competitive. Even in a region that he describes as thinly settled, "Things have changed," he says. "On a per-machine basis we're doing well, but DUI laws and higher prices for drinks have had an impact on us. I think there are probably fewer people in taverns today. Many people probably buy their alcohol for off-premise consumption and drink at home."
To stay competitive, Poehls has done his best to keep up with new equipment trends, including the latest countertop videos and downloading jukeboxes. He's aggressive about marketing. His large dart and pool league operations boast 2,000 members each, including 27 separate dart leagues.
Founded in 1968, Jamestown Music Co. covers about 300 locations in over 25% of the state in a 200-mile radius from its headquarters. "Out here in North Dakota, things are kind of sparse," Poehls says. The company's staff of five uses a fleet of 12 vans and pickups to service these far-flung destinations. Today 90% of his locations are taverns, all independently owned. Many are mom-and-pop operators, but towns with populations approaching 20,000 support larger sites that have 20 or 30 employees.
The tavern market has been "pretty stable," Poehls estimates. "I'm working with third-generation families in some taverns," he reports. "In a town of 200 people they should only have one bar, but they might have two. That's quite common out here. They might have lost their Post Office, their school, and their café – but they support two bars." The factor that Poehls enjoys most, he says, is the people. "Our customers, 100% of them today, are good people. We don't have any problem bar-owners."
Jamestown Music Co. operates both CD and downloading music. "It's really amazing what downloading jukeboxes will do," Poehls says. "Jukeboxes are getting to be our best earner because people play music all year long. Darts and pool are more seasonal." The company runs several hundred touchscreen countertops and some video golf games, but local law enforcement prohibits online connectivity, he says. "We don't do much with traditional video anymore, but countertops have taken over and they do a very good job for us," he allows.
Competition from charitable gambling and Indian casinos has increased in the past decade, Poehls says. "I don't know if it's a real big factor because the ones who go to casinos are probably older folks who don't go to the bars anyway," he notes. "But anytime you take a dollar out of the leisure economy if affects us a little bit."
What has changed most over the years, says Poehls, is the customer base. "We still have a lot of farmers out here that come to town. We're getting more industrial in North Dakota with a growing number of factories. But we don't have a lot of older people in the bars any more. We used to have a lot who used to come in early, sit around and play cards all day. Now the hours start later and the young people are the ones who come in after work. But," Poehls adds, "they spend a lot of money."
Similar market shifts are reported by Truman Lemons of Lemons Coin Machines Inc. (Cape Giradeau, MO). The vendor operates some 450 accounts in a 110-mile radius from its headquarters, extending beyond Missouri into Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The route covers taverns, bars, bowling alleys, C-stores and other classic street locations.
Lemons' assessment of his regional bar market is "fairly stable but not what it used to be." He explains: "There is a lot of pressure on bars with drinking problems. Many bars that used to open at 10:00 AM now open much later, with some opening as late at 6:00 PM. It's rare you see a day bar that opens at 7:00 AM any more. Those that used to open at 10:00 AM now open after lunch or in the late afternoon so that's a lot less hours."
The college trade is coming out much later, drifting in after 10:00 PM, he says. They drink heavily until closing time. "You don't get the same afternoon, after work bar trade that you used to. It's just not as heavy as it used to be." DUI enforcement creates "tremendous pressure" against drinking and driving. Lemons adds, "We're starting to see designated driving services. Or the bar serves them soft drinks. But however you slice it, fewer people means less money in the cashbox."
As a result of these cultural shifts, Lemons advises, the number of bars in the region has shrunk dramatically – as much as 50% in some zones. "Small towns that once supported four bars are down to two," he says. "Many have one bar only. So there is really a lot less business out there." Lemons also sees strong competition from chains. "But many of the chain bars and restaurants are not putting machines in," he says. "If they do, it's just a single countertop or a golf game, but many won't even go there."
Lemons Coin Machines is growing, but it is coming largely at the expense of its competitors. "If you look in some magazines, you'll see more routes for sale than I've seen in a long time. We're still growing."
The state of the regional economy has been a bit off in the past year, Lemons said. "Business never kicked in last fall as it normally does, but we're back and moving now," he said in early March. "It's a fairly stable, steady market. If you know what it's doing, you can count on that revenue."
Like most tavern operations, Lemons Coin Machines' top earners are music, pool and countertops. "The traditional video end is soft, due to too many home units out there," Lemons says. "Pool is steady," he says. "Which category of equipment earns best for us depends on the account. Downloading music has been good for us even though the fees are sometimes an issue." The company operates music downloading boxes powered by AMI Entertainment, Ecast, and TouchTunes. 'We bought a few less jukebox licenses this year, but part of the reason is that if they were a slow earner, the account would say it's not worth paying the fee."
The Lemons route supports in-house dart tournaments, is a member of the American Darters Association, and runs independent leagues. It uses Arachnid's DartMan connection software for a few company-sponsored leagues. The company also provides tournament pool tables for league operators from the American Poolplayers Association. "Leagues always help, period, whether it's darts or pool," Lemons says.
Another heartland operator who is experiencing a virtually identical set of trends and challenges is Terry Gattshall of Midwest Amusement Co. (Jackson, MI). He started in the industry by working with his uncle's route in 1975, and then bought the business in 1983. Today the route covers roughly a 50-mile radius, and comprises about 800 machines in 200 locations, of which some 140 are taverns. Gattshall's bars are mostly classic mom and pops, located anywhere from tiny burgs to larger cities. His preference is for the smaller places.
"The thing I like most about operating in small taverns is that you only have three to four machines in each location," he explains. "So if something happens in one, it doesn't hurt the long-term cash flow. If you lose a big sports bar with 30 machines for some reason, it affects your cashbox. This spreads the risk."
Like his colleagues, Gattshall finds his greatest success in taverns with jukeboxes, pool, video countertops, golf videos, hunting videos and darts. He operates merchandising equipment in a handful of taverns. "Pool does best for us," Gattshall says. He runs pool leagues with 225 sanctioned players under the auspices of the Valley National Eight-Ball Association. It's a seasonal draw, with the company's summer league running on an independent basis. "We were kind of a late bloomer in VNEA," Gattshall admits. "It has helped prevent location-owned tables – although some people will sell tables to anyplace."
Music on the Midwest Amusement route consists of a mix of 85% CD and 15% downloading units. The latter generate earnings that Gattshall describes happily as "pretty fair." He adds: "I love the operation of them. Most of our downloading jukeboxes are earning pretty well."
But while the staples have remained largely consistent over the decades, the underlying market has shrunk, Gattshall reports: "There are less taverns now than in 1975; that's for sure. The hours have changed; more and more are opening at 3 or 4PM rather than 7:00 AM or 9:00 AM. State police and townships have done a good job taking care of DUI. Each location has good days and some good nights, but none are generating the daily business they used to. Our cashbox reflects this. And with states running their own keno program in taverns for the last couple of years, there is less money to go in the cashbox. The countertops are down 30% and jukes are down 35%."
The only way to get more people into taverns, Gattshall says, is "using leagues and online video tournaments and online jukeboxes. That locks 'em in for one or two nights, because they are playing leagues. It gets them there and keeps them there. We are working more and more all the time to get more locations involved. We probably have 60% of the route involved in some type of league system, whether it's pool, darts, Golden Tee or countertops. Not all bars can come up with enough players. Some don't feel it's necessary. But where we can make it work, we do."
This, then, is the state of the tavern amusements market according to Dave Poehls, Truman Lemons, and Terry Gattshall: three typical operators, facing the typical challenges of tavern operating in 2006. It's still a good business, but even in the small towns and rural counties, the forces of change are continuing to place greater challenges before the operating community.


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Weak economic data pushed mortgage rates down a week after fixed rates spiked to their highest point in two months, according to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.
The 30-year fixed-rate average sank to 4.22 percent with an average 0.7 point. It was down from 4.35 percent a week ago, but up from 3.31 percent a year ago. The 30-year fixed-rate has remained below 4.5 percent since Sept. 26.
The 15-year fixed-rate average dropped to 3.27 percent with an average 0.7 point. It was 3.35 percent a week ago and 2.63 percent a year ago. The 15-year fixed rate has not been below 3 percent since late May.
Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages were mixed. The five-year ARM average fell to 2.95 percent with an average 0.5 point. It was 3.01 percent a week ago and 2.74 percent a year ago. The five-year ARM has been below 3 percent three of the past four weeks.
The one-year ARM average held steady at 2.61 percent with an average 0.4 point.
"Fixed mortgage rates fell this week on reports of weaker manufacturing growth and declines in overall inflation rates," Frank E. Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, said in a statement.
"Industrial production slipped by 0.1 percent in October, below the market consensus forecast of a 0.2 percent gain. The consumer price index also unexpectedly fell during the month. On an annual basis, consumer prices are up 1 percent, the smallest increase since October 2009."
Meanwhile, mortgage applications tumbled last week, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of total loan application volume, fell 2.3 percent. The Refinance index sank 7 percent, while the Purchase Index rose 6 percent.
The refinance share of mortgage activity dipped to 64 percent. In early September, the refinance share had sunk to 57 percent, its lowest level since April 2010. Refinances had accounted for more than 80 percent of applications earlier this year.

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WASHINGTON — Japan is expanding its East China Sea surveillance network around the disputed Senkaku Islands, and a new radar observation station is expected to go online on March 28.
"This is kind of a power vacuum area," said Col. Masashi Yamamoto, military attaché with the Japanese Embassy here.
"Considering North Korean activities, and the frequent invasion of our territory by China around these islands, we think we need to beef up our intelligence capability so that Japan can react better."
The Senkakus, called the Diaoyu Islands by the Chinese, are a group of eight uninhabited islands and barren rocks claimed by both nations. The island group, located about 300 miles west of Okinawa, has been administered by Japan since 1895. The Chinese stake their claim based on the group's location near Taiwan, traditionally a part of China. The islands have become increasingly significant due to their location near rich fishing grounds, shipping lanes, and potential oil and gas reserves.
Yamamoto noted that Chinese ships have sometimes crossed the 12-nautical-mile territorial limit around the Senkakus, and often have come within a 200-nautical-mile economic zone.
"Chinese Coast Guard ships continually enter the waters around the Senkakus," he said. "We think they are looking for a threshold to see what the limits are."
There is no indication, Yamamoto said, that Chinese naval or Coast Guard forces have come ashore on the Senkakus. "But 'fishermen' have landed," he said, referring to reported activists that have visited the islands. Chinese government militia that sometimes pose as commercial seamen or fishermen could also come ashore, he added.
The new observation station is located on Yonaguni Island, about 90 miles east of Taiwan and south of the Senkakus. The radar and optical sensors on Yonaguni will extend by about 200 miles a Japanese observation network that stretches from the southernmost main island of Kyushu to Okinawa to Miyako Island.
With a population of about 1,800 people, the 11-square-mile Yonaguni is the westernmost inhabited island of Japan, and is 67 miles from Taiwan.
The observation station will be manned by about 150 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers, Yamamoto said, adding that, other than hand-held self-defense weapons, Yonaguni is not being fortified. The installation being built there is permanent, he said, and includes a new barracks to house the soldiers.
Japan is also beefing up its forces in the Amami Islands between Okinawa and the home islands where, Yamamoto said, "in the near future we will have a 600-troop security force."
There is no move, he added, to put forces on the Senkaku Islands themselves.
"If we put forces on the Senkaku Islands it would escalate tension," Yamamoto said. "We don't want to escalate. But on Yonaguni there are 1,800 residents. Yonaguni extends the observation network watching the Senkakus."
The observation network, Yamamoto explained, is Phase Zero of a multistep Japanese response approved in 2013 to react if tensions continue to rise.
Phase One would be the establishment of a JGSDF rapid deployment regiment consisting of an infantry company, a mortar company and a mechanized company equipped with new maneuver combat vehicles.
Phase Two would be activated should the islands be seized by an enemy, Yamamoto said, and would see an amphibious brigade deployed on naval ships to retake the territory.
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The Super Moon is visible tonight in West Seattle
While many people believe the "supermoon" which is the closest and fullest, full moon of the year is also on the same day as the solstice, June 20, actually it happens here at 4:32am June 23. However if you'd prefer not to be up that late (or early) the best time to view it is the evening of the June 22. The Super Moon presents the moon's closest encounter with Earth for all of 2013. The moon will not be this close again until August, 2014. It will be approximately 14% bigger in the night sky.
This is referred to as a "perigee full moon" meaning the moon's closest point to Earth for a given month.
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'Rock Star' of Bollywood Ranbir Kapoor this time is keen on showcasing his ultimate acting talent with his sweet 'Barfee' to his fans and movie lovers. He is becoming dumb in his role disappointing his fans who feel though the movie is named after a sweet, it is turning sour for them. But Ranbir assures that his role in 'Barfee' will not make his fans sour but leave them in splits of laughter. He is playing a small time crook in the film and director Anurag Basu is using all his creative abilities as director to shoot the scenes in an innovative manner. The film is presently shooting in thickly populated Kolkota. Many onlookers and locales are left in awe as the film unit is not canning any ordinary scenes but some high voltage action sequences and breathtaking chasing incidents. This resulted in huge fans mobbing Ranbir Kapoor in areas like Phool Market, Mullick Ghat, Old Tram Station, Dorjipada near Hathi Bagan (all in north Kolkata) and Laha Badi in Central Avenue (in central Kolkata).
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Baked Apples Stuffed with Dried Fruit and Pecans
- 8 red apples (gala or rome beauty)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots
- 4 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 2 pieces
- 1 cup apple cider
Here's something delightful to serve during the holidays. A traditional dish served during Charles Dickens' day.
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- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Core apples. Peel about 1/3 down the apple. Stand apples up in a large ceramic or glass pie plate and make 4 evenly spaced vertical cuts starting from top of each apple and stopping halfway from bottom to keep apple intact. Brush inside and outside of peeled apple with lemon juice.
- Toss together apricots, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Rub softened butter into dried fruit mixture with your fingers until combined well. Pack center of each apple with mixture. Put a piece of remaining butter on top of each apple. Pour cider around apples and cover pie plate tightly with foil.
- Bake in middle of oven, basting once, until apples are just tender when pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until apples are very tender but not falling apart, 20-30 minutes more.
- Transfer to serving dishes and spoon sauce over and around apples.
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Calories 257, Carbohydrates 42g, Cholesterol 23mg, Fat 12g, Fat Calories 102, Fiber 5g, Protein 1g, Saturated Fat 6g, Sodium 9mg. Daily Values: Calcium 28.17mg 3%, Phos 38.76mg 4%, Copper 0.13mg 7%, Zinc 0.28mg 2%, Panto 0.21mg 2%, Biotin 2.29mcg 763%, Magnesium 17.23mg 4%, Iron 0.59mg 3%, Vitamin B6 5%, Vitamin C 17%, Vitamin B12 0%, Vitamin D 2%, Vit E-a-Toco 3%, Vitamin A 13%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


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" Brand: Tesco / Type: Other Ready Meals "
Fajita's are a restaurant favourite of mine. They generally consist of a fried mix of Cajun/spicy meat (chicken or beef are the standards, but refried beans are in place for the veggies), onions and peppers, which is served with a bunch of flour tortillas and guacamole, sour cream and salsa. You put a dollop of the sauces in a tortilla, add a layer of the fried meat and veg, maybe sprinkle on some grated cheese - then roll up and stuff your face. The reason I like them is that if I am in an untried restaurant, there isn't much a chef of any proficiency can mess up.
So there are several of these home fajita kits on the market - to save a few pennies I skipped the Old El Paso one, which is my usual choice, but at around £3 double the price, and opted for Tesco's own one, which comes in a remarkably similar box.
It may be my memory or maybe I should have read the packaging, but when I got home I realised you only got the salsa in the Tesco's pack when I seem to remember getting all three sauces in the Ll Paso one. But the tortilla and cooking spices were present, so that was the main concern dealt with.
The prep and cooking was as easy as you would expect. And the taste was very pleasing - a bit more BBQ and a bit less Cajun than my usual choice, but this wasn't a bad thing. The salsa had a mild zing to it, which was nice and I didn't miss the other ingredients too much.
Overall a nice quick, easy meal for cheap - what more do you want?!!
Walking around the supermarket, I was looking for something for a quick and tasty meal. I regularly cook fajitas, although both my husband and I like mild versions - however I usually buy the ingredients separately like the salsa and fajitas etc.
However during my supermarket visit I noticed that Teso did their own version of a fajita mix, which at £1.50 was firstly, cheaper than some of the big brand dinner kits, but also, it was bound to be more economical to purchase this kit, rather than buy all the items I needed to this meal individually.
You could easily miss this kit, as I have obviously done in the pass, since the packaging is a similar colour to some of the other big brands of fajita kits. On the front of the packaging, as can be seen from the picture at the top, there is a rather tempting photographs of some cooked fajitas, with the chicken and peppers pouring out - making any hungry shopper even hungrier.
This meal kit contains 8 flour tortillas, a spicy tomato salsa and fajita seasoning. The 8 tortilla's were of a good size, and we found that the salsa, although said to be spicy, was actually quite mild, which is perfect for both of us. What I actualy found to be a lot spicier was the fajitas seasoning, and I was careful not to season my meat too much with this, however the choice is yours, you can add as much as you like, and make it as spicy as you like. I found the fajita seasoning, the little that I gave it, was enough to give the chicken a lovely authentic flavour.
On the front it states that you just need to add chicken, onions and peppers, however I know that I have made fajitas using mince before, and they have been equally good.
There is also some nutritional information on the front, stating that per 1/8 of a pack contains 125 calories, 3.2g of sugar and 2g of fat - which would suggest that this is a relatively healthy dinner.
The back of the packaging contains instructions on how to make the fajitas, using the various items provided.
All in all, I was very impressed with this kit. Not only was it of excelltn value, and much more economical to purchase tham buying the items separately, but the items inside were great, and really gave the meal its authentic mexican taste - and you had the freedom to make it as spicy as you liked with your own packets of fajita seasoning and salsa. I wil definitely be purchasing this kit again. Highly recommend for those who like making fajitas!!
I wanted a quick meal to make on a Friday after work and I came across this fajita kit at Tesco. It costs £1.76 and you get 8 fajitas, one pack of salsa and one pack of seasoning. To make the rest of the meal it was recommended you add 450g of chicken, one onion and two peppers. I also bought some guacamole and sour cream to compliment the meal.
I cut the chicken, onion and peppers into strips and once all this was prepared it was time to cook. The instructions say to cook the chicken first with the seasoning for five minutes. I have done it this way before but found the chicken had dried out by the time the rest of the vegetables had cooked.
I fried the onion first so it was soft and then added the peppers and fried them for a couple of minutes so they were less crunchy but not soft. I then added the chicken and seasoning and cooked everything for about 10 minutes. By doing it this way the vegetables get seasoned as well. You can choose how much of the seasoning to add as some may find the whole pack quite strong. I added the whole pack and it wasn't too bad. I did add a bit of water to the mix to water it down a bit.
The fajita wraps were then taken out of their pack and warmed up in the microwave for about 45 seconds and then it was time to eat.
I found the Tesco own fajita kit just as tasty as the leading brand. The spices came through very well and I found adding a few mushrooms to the mix added extra bulk and was just right to fill all 8 fajitas. I made this meal stretch over two meals for me and my boyfriend (each having two fajitas) and everything still tasted just as good on the second day. The guacamole and sour cream are a must to make this a proper mexican meal but I found the salsa very strong and left it out.
This turned out to be a cheap meal and I could imagine it being a great meal to share between friends. This is definitely a great alternative to using the leading brand as it is cheaper but the downside is that there is only one flavour so not much choice if you don't like the original taste.
These are my new quick meal favouite!
I bought the Fajita Meal Kit because I fancied something quick, inexpensive and tasty for dinner one night and this leapt out at me from the World Foods aisle at Tesco. This kit only costs £1
The kit comes with most of the ingredients you need to make tasty fajitas. Each kit contains:
- a sachet of medium spicy salsa
- 8 medium sized fajita wraps
- a sachet of lovely seasoning
You then need to buy your filling and any other sauces you might like with them.
The reason I really love this is the seasoning sachet. You get a large sachet of mildly spicy seasoning to add to your chosen filling (chicken, veg, whatever) during cooking. Not sure exactly what the ingredients are, but they taste delicious! And much better than my previous attempts at seasoning... It basically cuts down the hassle of trying to season things yourself, saving you time. You don't need the whole sachet really so you have some left over for other dishes.
Depending on your choice of filling, the whole process takes no more than 15 minutes, and comes it at around £8 in total I think. Though obviously, this would vary depending on what you bought for fillings so please don't quote me!
As for how many people it feeds, I'd say allow for 3 wraps per adult, but they are really filling! This kit is perfect for 2 people I'd say, 3 at a push if one of you has a smaller appetite.
I definitely recommend this, I have no negative points!
No Mexican evening can be complete without fajitas, and with a few different makes available what do you do?
Well first of all check out the Tesco fajita kit, ( and nachos kit) an easy way to make some great food quickly!
The box is very Mexican, being yellow and orange in colour with an appetising picture of what you all aspire to make!
So in the box you get 8 flour tortillas, this is the same as with all kits. Spicy tomato salsa and fajita mix seasoning, again the same as many other kits. But this ones cheaper!! Everyone loves a bargain.
So fry up your chicken, peppers and onion or whatever you use in fajitas. Then add your fajita seasoning. There are a couple of ways of doing this.
1) Mix the seasoning with some oil and cover the chicken with it, then fry as normal.
2) The way I do it is cook the chicken pieces first then sprinkle the powder seasoning all over it, continuing to fry. Done
So microwave your tortillas for 30-40 seconds and they will be ready to be filled.
Get the chicken into the tortillas, add you salsa and if your like me a heap of grated cheese, fold the tortilla and enjoy!
So for £1.99 you get a great kit, which is cheaper than buying it all separately. Its of great value and the stuff in the box is really really tasty. The tortillas are not too floury and are lovely and soft. The seasoning is not too spicy, but the more you add the hotter its going to be. The salsa is also quite mild, which is the idea but is nice and smooth too. Not too many huge lumps of tomato or anything here!
I know there are other ingredients required for this, such as chicken, pepper, etc. But for what you do get its brilliant.
Treat yourself, or partner to a Mexican night in!
I got home from a long day at work yesterday and didn't want to spend hours in the kitchen cooking up a meal. I fancied something quick and easy to make and always have a fajita meal kit in the house for days like these.
The kit comes in a cardboard packaging with everything inside separately wrapped (tortillas and salsa in a clear plastic wrapping and seasoning in a paper wrapping) The tesco fajitas meal kit is great value for money. It only costs £1.90 for for the kit which includes 8 flour tortillas, spicy tomato salsa and fajita seasoning and compared to other fajitas kits on the market for example, Old El Passo costing around £2.80 it's excellent value for money. Keep a look out for Tescos special offers, I've seen this kit on sale for 2 kits for £2! The tortillas, seasoning and salsa can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days but I always use them for one meal.
There are some other ingredients which you'll need to buy such as chicken, onions and peppers and depending on how much filling you want will depend on how much you buy. For two people I tend to use 2 chicken breasts, 1 onion and a packet of red, green and yellow peppers, this gives a lot of veg to the meal but I prefer this. Fresh peppers are much nicer than frozen peppers but I do buy a pack of frozen peppers if I'm on a budget and it works just as well.
The fajitas take about 20 minutes to cook, firstly you need to dice your chicken and place in a pan with with the seasoning with a small amount of oil and cook for 5 minutes (the seasoning makes the dish hot), slice the peppers and onion and add them to the chicken and fry for 2-3 minutes. Separate the tortillas and warm them in the microwave on full power for 45 seconds. Once cooked, spoon filling into the middle of a tortilla and top with salsa sauce (included in the kit) fold over the bottom and then both sides and eat with your fingers. If you like hot dishes then you'll like this but I find it a bit too hot like this so I add some sour cream to the filling which makes it cooler and very tasty.
Overall, this is a great fajitas kit, it's such an easy meal to make and if very filling. The kit is suitable for vegetarians (just replace chicken with Quorn or have just with vegetables) so are an easy meal to make for anyone. 5 stars for this product, it's yummy!
Whenever we have a family gathering we seem to grab a box of Mexican cook as much as we can and then just lump it on the table for everyone to have a go! This craze started with Fajitas and they are still our favorite as a family.
We always buy the kit of the fajitas. I have priced it up separately several times in the supermarket before and it works out cheaper to buy it all in a box than in all the individual parts by themselves.
The box is cardboard and therefore it is a bonus as it is recyclable. Inside the box you get a tightly sealed pack of wraps (which is great it keeps them fresh for ages). You also get a bag of salsa, again well sealed to keep it fresh. The last but not least thing you get is a bag of spice mix that you add to the chicken (or whatever you are replacing it with) whilst you are cooking it.
I find fajitas quite easy to cook. I just cut up the chicken and veg (sometimes I swap the chicken for mushrooms and spinach) cook it for a few minutes, then add the spice mix as desired then cook for a little longer. I often add some salad and some grated cheese to the table for everyone to pick at.
Fajitas are a really fun tasty meal and this kit is a great and cheap way to indulge. I have tried this kit and the more expensive branded one and I can honestly say I can't notice a difference, other than the price obviously!
Probably one of my favourate types of cooking has to Mexican and the Tesco Fajita meal kit is a simple, quick and easy way to have mexican cooking on your table in 20 minutes. Having tried the more expensive branded types of fajita kits, namely Old El Paso and Discovery, I have to say I far prefer the Tesco own brand version, and for the price, a mear £1.90 as opposed to ~£2.60 for the branded kits it is far better value.
The pack comes in a standard square cardboard box with all the instructions for cooking on the rear in 4 simple steps. The front of the packaging has all the nutritional information, what is contained within the pack (which varies between the branded and non-branded so be careful not to buy the same items twice) and what is required as an extra, namely Chicken, onions and peppers. However, in my experience a nice dollop of sour cream within each wrap is a must, not only to add flavour, but to stop your mouth from catching fire!
The kit comes with all the seasoning powder you need in the pack to coat the chicken pieces in, this is done once the chicken has been fried in a pan and cooked throughout, I usually leave some of the seasoning until the peppers and onions have also been added to give those a covering as well, but it depends on how spicy you like them.
The salsa comes in a plastic pouch inside the pack but from my experience it is never enough for the number of tortillas that are provided, so you may wish to buy extra before making the Fajitas.
The pack contains 8 flour tortillas inside and these are sealed in a plastic wallet. 8 is generally an amount for 2 or 3 people, so if your eating alone, don't throw the excess away, they are perfectly capable of being frozen and saved for another day. In the Old El Paso kits, the Tortillas can stick together and may end up torn when trying to separate them before eating, this has never once happened with the Tesco Fajita Kit and is therefore not a problem.
If your trying to cook on a budget like me, a tip that I've picked up is, to keep the costs down, instead of buying fresh peppers to cook with which cost ~£1.50 for 3, Tesco also sell in the frozen vegetables section a back of pre-sliced Frozen mixed Peppers. Only half a bag of these mixed peppers is needed which will equate to about 3 fresh peppers, as they are frozen, the remainder will last for another Fajita session in the future, and they only cost 85p for the whole bag making it 43p instead of £1.50!
This kit will provide a superb meal for a couple of people and is tasty and filling without too many calories. It can also be cooked for vegetarians by using Quorn chicken instead of the real deal.
My other half and I decided to make a Mexican themed meal for tonight and therefore opted for Nachos & Fajitas as they were nice and easy and we are quite lazy on Saturday nights!
Within the kit we received 8 flour tortillas, spicy tomato salsa & fajita seasoning.
The flour tortillas are easily cooked on a plate in the microwave for 45-60 seconds (depending on the wattage) the tortillas are lovely and soft and easily to fold over when filled.
The spicy tomato salsa is for putting on top of your chicken before you fold the fajita. There is really nothing spicy about this salsa and I found it to be very pleasant. I am not normally a big lover of salsa but I found this to be mild enough for me to enjoy.
The fajita seasoning is also very mild and therefore very pleasant. I would usually use just half a packet for around 500g of chicken but on this occasion I used the whole amount and I did not find the taste to be overpowering at all although my eyes/chest were hurting a little when I was doing the actual cooking (no - I wasn't burning anything!).
This kit is currently available for 88p in Tesco stores (until 10/05/2009) and it's regular price is £1.99. I was very pleased with this bargain price when we did our shopping today and I thought that the whole meal was delicious. I usually buy an Old El Paso fajita kit but I enjoyed this just as much and it's currently around a third of the price so it's a fantastic way of saving some more money on my shopping. I would highly recommend the kit as it's very simple to cook and readily available in Tesco stores. I am rating this kit 5/5 as it's fantastic and the fajitas tasted gorgeous when I added some mayonnaise and grated cheese.
I am not the most adventurous cook, pretty standard and boring really. Every time I try something new, for example a chinese stir fry, it is never as nice as the take away and I fell disappointed. Having said this, at the moment I am fed up with cooking the same thing, so I asked my daughter what she would like for a change. She said she had chicken fajitas at school last week and it was really good, so I decided to give this a spin.
***What is the kit like?***
I am sure with a bit of research I could have put this together with bare ingredients, but I thought there was less chance of it going wrong if I bought it all in one place. So I went to my local Tesco's and bought this kit. It contained 8 tortillas, a sachet of spice and a packet of salsa dip. There were full instructions on the back and a suggested recipe.
I bought extra ingredients of peppers, chicken and onion separately. As this was only for myself and my daughter I managed to make this meal stretch to two nights. It would easily be enough for a family of four.
The cooking process was really quick, I warmed the flour tortillas in the oven for only 10 minutes and fried the seasoned chicken in oil for around 5 minutes. I then added the other ingredients and cooked for a further 3 minutes or so.
I served it up with a green salad, some grated cheese and spicy potato wedges that my daughter had learned how to make at school.
***Taste test***
Well, I was really impressed. In the packet the flour tortillas appeared tough and hard, but after they had been warmed they were soft and fluffy. The chicken was nicely spiced, but not too hot. With the peppers and onions added, this was a really filling meal - I couldn't eat both tortillas as the salad and wedges filled me up.
In fact the spicy taste was as good as any I have tasted when eating out. I felt like a really accomplished cook and my daughter asked if we could have it the next night - which we did!
The tomato salsa was a little too tangy for me - but it didn't take away my overall enjoyment of the meal.
***Overall opinion***
I was really pleased with the results and I will be buying again. In fact, I may experiment and buy some other items from the same range - tacos etc. I don't think I will bother with the branded version as the Tesco version was more than good enough.
I appreciate that many people will buy all the items separately, but I am happy to pay a few pennies more, in the knowledge that I can be sure it will taste great. The cooking instructions were clear and easy to follow and the photographs on the back, were also useful. The front of the packaging is also clear in terms of what is included and what you need to buy yourself additionally.
One eight of a pack contains 125 calories, 2g of fat (1.1g saturated), which doesn't seem too bad. Having said this, I am not 100% sure that this includes the chicken or just the ingredients of the pack. I think it is for everything as the protein content is listed too. Perhaps someone will come along who knows this.
Only from Tesco of course for £1.99 at current website prices, although I am sure that I only paid £1.84 at the week-end. Recommended.
I am a huge fan of the El Paso Fajita Kit and was happy to see Tesco bring out a cheaper Version. My favourite Mexican food.
The Kit contains 8 Flour Tortillas, Spicy Tomato Salsa, Fajita seasoning and costs just £1.99 compared to the El Paso version which is currently £3.29
However you must remember on top of this you need to add chicken, onions and peppers. The Total cost of the meal will be considerable higher. I love the convenience of buying this product in a pack but I must admit is often cheaper to buy the items separately as the Fajita spice can last a long time.
So the meal itself. You cook the chicken (or no chicken for a vegetarian option) into a pan with onions and peppers and cook. Then you add the Fajita spice and any additional vegetables you wish to add.
You can warm the Tortillas under the grill, in the oven or microwave. You place the Fajita mix on the Tortilla, add the salsa and fold into a wrap. You can add cheese if you want.
Overall one serving contains 110 calories.
So the Tesco version is cheaper and great value for money. If I am completely honest I cannot taste the difference. I think the El Paso version is spicier. However that can be fixed with a few fresh chillies.
I do think that the Tortillas in the Tesco version are smaller (although I have not measured them) However this meal does fill me up. I usually cook for two. We will eat 2 each. Then save the Tortillas in the bread bin and reheat the extra mixture in the Microwave.
I would defiantly recommend this product as a cheaper alternative.
****What is a fajita?****
A Fajita is a Mexican dish consisting of meat cooked in 'spices' with red and green peppers and onion served in a tortilla wrap. Some people like to add sour cream, guacamole and grated cheese, although this is subject to taste.
****Why Tesco's own brand fajitas?****
My other half loves international cuisine and since being with her I have found that my taste buds and pallet has changed no end. It was a trip to Pedros (a Mexican restaurant in Chapel Field Park, Norwich) that persuaded me to try a chicken fajita.
I really enjoyed the taste so went looking for ways to replicate this dish at home. Our first choice was the Old El Paso fajita kit, but at nearly £3 (excluding the meat and other vital ingredients) it turned out to be quite expensive and more of a 'treat' dish.
Whilst in Tesco found their own brand fajita kit on special offer for £1.50, nearly half the cost of an Old El Paso kit so I thought I'd give it a try.
****What's in the box?****
The box contains 8 flour tortillas, spicy tomato salsa and the fajita seasoning.
****What's excluded?****
The box does not contain the meat, peppers, onion, sour cream, guacamole or cheese. This applies to all fajita kits though.
Considering the 'filling' is not included fajitas end up being quite a costly meal.
****What do I do with it then?****
Making fajitas is simple and you can use a variety of meat for the filling, although the most common is chicken. I always make mine with turkey since it is not only cheaper (great for the credit crunch and the difficult economic environment) but it seems to pick up the flavour of the spice so much better.
Put a small amount of oil in a pan, add the meat, add the fajita seasoning and stir fry. Once the meat is browned add freshly chopped onion rings, sliced red pepper and sliced green pepper and continue to cook for a further 2 - 3 minutes. Make sure that the onion and peppers are not cut up too small as they will not roll easily.
Warm the tortillas by micro-waving on full power for 45 seconds - 60 seconds or by wrapping them in foil and putting in a pre-heated oven (150 degrees Celsius) for 10 minutes.
Spoon in the filling, add some salsa, the sour cream, guacamole and grated cheese and bon appetite!
What could be more simple?
The fajita kit is suitable for vegetarians so non meat eaters can still enjoy the wonderful taste of fajitas, obviously the filling will need to be changed.
A suggested filling for vegetarians is to replace the meat with mushrooms and spring onions. I cannot comment on the taste of vegetarian fajitas, or how the mushrooms would pick up the flavour of the fajita seasoning since I am not vegetarian.
****Nutritional information****
One turkey fajita (excluding the sour cream, guacamole and cheese) will provide 110Kcal, 3.2g of protein, 19.9g of carbohydrates, 1.8g of fat, 1.1g of fibre and 0.7g of sodium.
Whilst the above does not sound too much it should be noted that one of the Tesco fajitas is very small (the tortillas are much smaller than the Old El Paso version) and you are likely to eat more. My other half does not have a very big appetite and she can manage 3.
There is an allergy advice in that the product includes wheat, gluten and mustard.
****How much does it cost?****
The normal price of the Tesco fajita kit is £1.67, although they are often on special offer where they can be had for as little as £1.50.
The Tesco fajita kit is a lot cheaper than competitive products.
***How does the Tesco version compare to other versions?****
The Tesco version is much cheaper and is very good value for money.
I find that the fajita spice flavour is very different to the fajita spice mix included in the Old El Paso version in that it is much sweeter and a lot more spicy. This is great for me since I have a sweet tooth and like spicy food.
If you prefer a milder fajita then the Tesco version will not be suitable.
The Tesco tortillas are a lot smaller than those included in the Old El Paso version, which is a shame. This means that the meat, onion and peppers have to be cut smaller to fit. It also means that you will need more per person. My other half and I find that we will eat all 8 of the tortillas, whereas when we used to have Old El Paso kits we would only eat 6. This is not such a bad thing since the amount of calories is about the same it's just that there is no wastage (the other 2 tortillas (when using the Old El Paso kit) used to get put in the bread bin, go hard and then get thrown away).
****Would I recommend it?****
If you like spicier fajitas then I would recommend the Tesco kit. The tortillas are not as big, nor as tasty as those in the Old El Paso kit (although there is not much in it in the taste) the Tesco kit is a lot less than the Old El Paso kit and it is much better value for money.
Personally, I prefer the fajita spice mix of the Tesco kit since it is sweeter and spicier.
In an ideal world I would prefer the Tesco fajita mix and the Old El Paso tortillas but you have to take the rough with the smooth.
Unfortunately Tesco does not sell the fajita spice mix on its own which is a shame as it does not allow the consumer to mix and match. I have tried to make my own fajita spice seasoning but there are so many ingredients included that I have not been able to produce a mix with the right quantity of each ingredient and the resultant spice mix is awful.


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This is a discussion on CCW Class Sunday July 9 within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Well its confirmed my class is set for July 9, what should i expect to see in this class here in KY... what all will ...
Well its confirmed my class is set for July 9, what should i expect to see in this class here in KY... what all will i have to go through and what do i have to pass... im sure there is a test so what kind of ? will be on it..
I took my CCW class in KY last summer, and the class and range qualification was held same day.
The class was 8 hours (9-5, 8-4 or something like that) and held on a Saturday. The first hour or two of the class consisted of a videotape of speakers basically reading the law to you. One guy on the tape had one of the most monotone voices I've ever heard. Class also covered weapons safety, defensive scenarios, etc. There is a written test at the end of class. If you pay attention in class, you'll pass the test no problem.
After the class everyone drove to the range for weapons qualification. 20 or 25 shots were fired at a silohoutte target at 7 yards. As I recall something like 80% of the shots had to hit the target but I'm not sure what the accuracy requirements were.
I thought had a problem with my stance and had to re-shoot as all my shots were going to the right. It turns out I later discovered I was cross-eye dominant.
You'll need to bring notepad, #2 pencil, your handgun and 50 rounds of ammo to class with you. If you have a cleaning kit you can bring that too, in case they cover cleaning though we didn't use ours that day. Bring your gun in a case of some sort, not out in the open.
Hope this helps.
A really boring 2-3 hour video, with different lawyers speaking. Although it is funny hearing a lawyer say nun-chuks.
Some instruction on gun safety, cleaning, little on marksmanship. You'll have to demonstrate that you can field strip your handgun.
An incredibly easy shoot at a larger than normal man sized target at 7 yards. 11/20 shots must hit the black. Case in point, I'm not a super great shot and after 10 shots, I got bored and was shooting the sleeves/head. I'd recommend bringing a .22 as it's even easier and cheaper. If you're taking it at Fayette Firearms in Lexington, they'll provide .22's and ammo for you because the range they use doesn't allow anything bigger.
Written test that's multiple choice. If you're slightly familiar with KY law you can pass it before the course starts. If you pay attention there's no reason to miss any questions.
Personally, I was surprised it was so easy, but then again, it's a right, so it shouldn't be very difficult.


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I figure we should probably keep track of places that are soon to close so we can do whatever we need to do to keep the records up to date.
First up, the New York Public Library announced that they're closing the Mid-Manhattan branch and moving the circulating collection to the Central Library.
The expansion probably won't be completed until 2014, but the Mid-Manhattan library will be sold next year.
(So, okay, we don't have to worry about it for a while, but better to note it now then to forget later.)
Maybe this can be dealt by transferring the venue to "others" with a note about that? I have a similar situation with Montreal's Fraser-Hickson library, which has been closed since last year for lack of funds, but hopes to reopen when they have a new local and funds.
I've got it listed with its former address (after debating whether list it as "online") and a library, but I'm considering switching it to "other" until it reopens.
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- What causes post-polio syndrome?
- How is post-polio syndrome diagnosed?
- How is post-polio syndrome treated?
- What is the role of exercise in the treatment of post-polio syndrome?
- Can post-polio syndrome be prevented?
- What research is being conducted on post-polio syndrome?
- Where can I get more information?
What is the role of exercise in the treatment of post-polio syndrome?
The symptoms of pain, weakness, and fatigue can result from the overuse and misuse of muscles and joints. These same symptoms can also result from disuse of muscles and joints. This fact has caused a misunderstanding about whether to encourage or discourage exercise for polio survivors or individuals who already have post-polio syndrome.
Exercise is safe and effective when carefully prescribed and monitored by experienced health professionals. Exercise is more likely to benefit those muscle groups that were least affected by polio. Cardiopulmonary endurance training is usually more effective than strengthening exercises. Heavy or intense resistive exercise and weight-lifting using polio-affected muscles may be counterproductive because they can further weaken rather than strengthen these muscles.
Exercise prescriptions should include
- the specific muscle groups to be included,
- the specific muscle groups to be excluded, and
- the type of exercise, together with frequency and duration.
Exercise should be reduced or discontinued if additional weakness, excessive fatigue, or unduly prolonged recovery time is noted by either the individual with post-polio syndrome or the professional monitoring the exercise.
Can post-polio syndrome be prevented?
Polio survivors often ask if there is a way to prevent post-polio syndrome. Presently, no intervention has been found to stop the deterioration of surviving neurons. But physicians recommend that polio survivors get the proper amount of sleep, maintain a well-balanced diet, avoid unhealthy habits such assmoking and overeating, and follow an exercise program as discussed above. Proper lifestyle changes, the use of assistive devices, and taking certain anti-inflammatory medications may help some of the symptoms of post-polio syndrome.


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Six weeks into the season, many teams are finding it difficult to pull ahead in their divisions. The juggernauts of Baltimore, Houston and Atlanta are the only ones to lead their divisions by more than one game. The AFC East is in a four-way tie, and the NFC West is in a three-way lead, with St. Louis not far behind. With all the clutter, there's plenty of teams crammed into the Wildcard race as well, so let's look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Tuesday, October 16:
At 6-0, the Falcons are the only unbeaten team left in the NFL. They most recently won another close game at home, this time to Oakland. Atlanta may be involved in many one-possession games, but they do what they need to do and they keep winning. Certainly, any team beating Atlanta will have to earn it.
Chicago has the best defense in the league, allowing just 71 points over five games. That includes just 27 points allowed over their last three games combined. Their offense has been just as explosive as well, making them one of the most dangerous teams in the league.
Seattle came up with their win of the season so far on Sunday, taking down New England. Still, New England has trouble playing a full 60 minutes, and there are many defenses out there much better able to stop the big plays Seattle put up, including Arizona, who won this game to start the season.
The Giants marched into San Francisco and won the NFC Championship rematch, embarrassing San Francisco by allowing just a field goal. The Vikings are good, but they weren't able to take advantage of Washington and Robert Griffin III, just coming off a concussion. With the Giants' penchant for December and January heroics, they should be able to take care of this one.
The Texans finally lost a game, but there's no shame in losing to Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. The Texans are still very potent, and they still put up plenty of points even in a loss. They should do fine.
Baltimore nearly let their game against Dallas get away from them. Still, they managed to hold Dallas to a long, missed field goal to end the game. Baltimore is still a very good team, but Ray Lewis is now out for the year. That isn't the end of the world, but it will hurt.
In the four-way battle that the AFC East has become, the games are sure to be close. But in the end, New England has an elite quarterback, and New York is more boastful than anything, having already lost some key figures for the year. New England is more than capable of winning any shootout.
After going up 24-0 this past Monday night, San Diego lost at home to Denver 35-24. Against an elite player like Peyton Manning, you just can't give up like San Diego did. If something like that can happen in San Diego, imagine what the game will be like in Denver.
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Sanso's team wins AAU tournament
The Sanso's fifth-grade girls' basketball team they recently won an AAU tournament in West Virginia and at Slippery Rock.
Team members are, first row, from left, Alexa Ackerman, Marion Center; Katlyn Griebal, Punxsutawney; Megan Dumm, Penns Manor; and Hannah Sisak, Homer-Center; and second row, Maizee Fry, United; Jill Williams, Homer-Center; Maitlyn Bertfield, Homer-Center; Bre Ginter, Homer-Center; Kylee Rodkey, United; and Kassidy Smith, Penns Manor.
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The first performances were delayed and some of the attractions were forced to stop for safety reasons due to rain, but by 3:20 pm the skies began to clear and Winterfest began.
VFW post 4174 presented the American flag while Ms. Posner, director of the Tortuga Preserve Chorus sang the National Anthem.
Tortuga Preserve Elementary Chorus performed Christmas music from around the world, followed by Minnie and Mickey mouse and the much anticipated arrival of Santa Claus.
Other performances included the Country Rhythm Cloggers, Boys and Girls Club of Lehigh Acres, I Love to Dance Studio, Zumba with Kelly, the Michael King Band, Mexican Folkloric Dancers, Yolanda Clemente, and Barbara Alonso.
Other attractions included Games from First Baptist Church, Facepainting, snow flurries, food and gift vendors, pony rides, and a bounce house, slide, and an inflatable obstacle course from XTreem Family fun.
The event culminated in a magical moment when singer/actor Kevin Yungman sang O' Holy Night while a 20 foot Christmas tree was lit along with a 30 minute long snow flurry which fell over the crowd in front of the stage.
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- World Relief's programs in Haiti began in 1988.
- World Relief is renewing and reengaging its network of more than 500 churches which previously responded to HIV/AIDS issues to engage and strengthen families through the Families for Life program.
- 800,000 new trees for 500 farmers have been planted, and World Relief is providing pruning and grafting services to renew old plantations.


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Boxing News
Mundine goes the distance to beat Jackson
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony "The Man" Mundine (45-5, 27 KOs) outclassed little known New Zealander Gunnar Jackson (18-4-3, 6 KOs) over ten rounds on Wednesday night at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Jackson had some good moments, but Mundine dealt out most of the punishment although he was unable to stop the tough Kiwi. Scores were 100-90, 100-90, 100-90.
The bout took place at a 74 kilo (163.1 lb) catchweight. Mundine was originally slated to face Carson Jones. Jackson stepped in on seven days notice.


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Days I arrive at the office and find new emails with vids like this are the best. Reese Forbes, David Clark, Austyn Gillette, and Riley "Black" Hawk skate for Quiksilver, it's common knowledge, everyone knows that. What everyone may not know is this…Quiksilver makes great skate shoes.
Stay tuned for the new Quiksilver shoes launch in Spring of 2013. It's going to be a party, and you're invited.


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Received a call first thing in the morning from the driver to confirm time and location, The young chap arrived to collect the car very friendly and polite, Advised of a small issue i was also having with my handbrake, Received a call midday to inform me all was going well and if i wanted to pay now or later. Called later that day to check when the car would be coming back and informed of the time the driver would be setting off. Car arrived back safe and sound, Would highly recommend this Garage in the future to anyone wanting a affordable and reliable service.
Excellent service and price, mechanic picked up car at 0900 dropped it back at 1600 all done. Also had new slave cylinder as it was only £55 extra still 40% cheaper than next nearest quote, lady on phone was very helpful too.
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Highly recommend. Picked up and dropped off my car in same day. The new clutch is great
Absolute 5 star service, highly recommend this garage. Was treated so well by the garage owner, other bosses in various industries could take lessons from this owner. I've found my garage! definitely will return again for all my car needs. Have already recommended this garage to several people.
Brilliant, price as quoted
Needed more than a simple recharge of my air cond.system,done some electrical repairs on wires,but all final price was fair...kind staff,starting with reception,continue with engineer.and finally the owner...definitely if I will have other issues with my car I would ask them first!
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Difficult for me to be happy because the problem was not fixed - I spent £50 discovering that there was a bigger problem. Not their fault though! All the guys at Repair My Car seemed really nice, friendly and helpful and I would definitely give them another try
Quick and efficient service. They kept me updated throughout the day and explained clearly any remedial work that was needed.
Helpful and fast service. Very friendly staff. Cost exceeded initial quote due to cost of parts but this was all itemised.
I had a feeling of personal service. The staff were friendly, helpful and above all honest. They did as much as they possibly could for me, highly recommend them.
Absolutely perfect from start to finish, Great communication and advice and kept me in the loop from the start, great customer service, friendly staff and the car now feels like a new car! Perfect in every respect, highly reccomend. Five Stars Matt BMW 325i Clutch replacement.
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The appointment got made by the Long Eaton garage but the full service and mot was performed at the Heanor garage. Absolutely appalling experience and If possible I will never use KAM Servicing again. It started with the quote. As many others I used this website to obtain the cheapest quote. KAM quoted me 129.99 incl VAT. When the time came to pay, my invoice stated I had been charged £26 VAT over this. I challenged the garage about this and showed them the original quote as displayed on the website and they remained adamant that I was wrong and the website must have made a mistake somewhere. No refund, even though I had forked out £600 which you might think would have persuaded them to refund me £26 to keep a customer satisfied. After I got home and had a chance to go over my invoice properly I noticed I'd been charged for two services that I have not been made aware of nor had I requested these. Firstly an ''ENGINE FLUSH & DRAIN OIL'' at £11.99 including VAT and an ''ADVANCED FORMULA DIESEL TREATMENT'' at £11.99. When I challenged the garage about this, their reply was that they were part of something called the ''good garage scheme'' and they have to perform these service to be part of that scheme. How does that make sense? Surely a garage has to make its customers aware of ALL the work that is being performed as the customers will be paying for ALL of it? Nowhere on the website or in their quote did it say anything about the good garage scheme and the services that come with that. I have spoken to the garage twice about the work that needed doing on my car and during both those conversations the good garage scheme and its services never got mentioned. I must have been an easy target and I have been conned out of £50. It is what it is with the remaining £550, I paid for work that needed doing although I question being charged £54 per hour including vat for labour, a total of £216. My advice, stay away!
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2012 was a very busy year for the American Red Cross of the Finger Lakes Region, and it's in desperate need of local volunteers. Erin Caldwell says Finger Lakes Red Cross volunteers cover disasters both locally and nationally.
But disaster relief isn't what all volunteers do. Erin says volunteers can help in a variety of areas.
If you're looking for something a bit more low-key, there are behind-the-scenes volunteer opportunities.
There is a large number of Red Cross Volunteers in the Finger Lakes.
Erin told us how to volunteer.
Visit the Red Cross website for more information on volunteering. And that number is 585 241 4491.


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I was overbilled as well. My daughter was given a very detailed price list/form to fill out which I did myself. All prices were laid out. The items purchased were the cap & gown, tassel and class ring. My daughter was given a letter when she went to the school to pick up her items stating there was an additional $116 owed. She was not allowed to retain the original pricelist, and the form we had filled out originally was whited out and written over.
I tried to contact them over a period of 2 weeks. Although this was during the holiday season, they had dates and times on their answering machine as to when they would be open, which they never were. Frustrated, I went ahead and paid the "outstanding" balance.
This was a very bad experience. They don't seem to be very professional, and judging from the other comments made on this site, I don't think they will be around much longer.
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Jesse Hines and Brett Barley come from North Carolina. Pablo Gutierrez from Spain, Raine Jackson from Oz, and Damien Castera from France. Together, they thought they'd seen it all. Until they came to this place.
By Andrew Lewis
Photos by Sergio Villalba
We're running from the storm. Static-choked phone calls up north tell of swelling wadis and home-leveling winds. The outer island has been completely evacuated save for some brave Bedouins and their herds of goats and camels. The sea is pounding the coast with a steady flow of 9-meter waves — that's 29 feet for the metrically impaired. Brett Barley, who stunned the North Shore this winter with a semi-finals finish in the Pipeline Pro and who was raised in surf of the typhoon pedigree, was hoping to get a crack at this unheard of swell, but even he knows it's impossible right now. "One of those pointbreaks up north must be firing," he says during one of our many pit stops along the ruler-straight highway heading south. "I can't help but wonder."
We all can't. Wondering is the name of this game. No one expects anything more than potential here and let's face it, some stretches of shoreline in the Sultan Sea "have potential". Whether they're world class or not — well, that requires proof. And as of now, we're short on luck as we put the Land Rovers in 4-wheel and hit the beaches in search of our maiden surf. So short, in fact, that our first bit of exercise after our 8 hour run south comes from pushing two of our four Disco's out of deep, deep sand. It's nearly 100 degrees outside and the wind is howling onshore and thick with salt. "This is shit," Pablo says, squinting seaward and dripping in sweat. "We have to get out of this f—king wind."
The wind. It's the X-factor here. Anyone will tell you that, from the nomadic Bedouins who leave the coastline in the summer months for the more sweltering but less blustery inland wastelands to our Bear Grylls-esque guide Rob "Rambo" Gardner — who finds 10-day hikes in the lethal Arabian desert relaxing and enjoyable. His maps and uncanny driving ability in the sand dunes and rocky canyons promise sheltered pointbreaks and a chance at blind luck. And even better, there's no rush to find swell – there's plenty of that — we just have to find the proof. There's just too much potential for it not to be out there.


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Tech Cocktail Week - December 2012
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Tech Cocktail Week is a series of events that takes place the second week of every month with 25 to 30 guests in the tech startup space visiting downtown Vegas from around the country.
Bringing together and amplify all that the downtown Vegas community has to offer, while also offering a retreat from the normal routine for a special group of out-of-town innovators, tech entrepreneurs, investors and startup founders from around the country. It is our hope that guests and attendees alike are inspired, have meaningful shared experiences and learn from each other during this week of technology, thought leadership and idea exchange.
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Congressman Kevin McCarthy today hailed the signing of AB 2243, the Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act, which will help ensure the continued development of the commercial spaceflight industry in California:
"This is a historic day for California. AB 2243 is an important piece of legislation for our state and it helps secure our future as a leader in aerospace. Not only will the signing of this bill help keep innovative commercial space companies from leaving California, it will also ensure high-end jobs in a burgeoning industry with incredible potential for growth right here in East Kern and the Antelope Valley.
"In working with our local aerospace leaders to ensure Sacramento understood the potential of this industry, I applaud California state representatives working under Assemblyman Steve Knight's leadership and Governor Brown for supporting this bill and recognizing the importance of keeping California on the leading edge of space. Today's bill signing, coupled with Federal legislative language I fought for earlier this year ensuring the FAA works cooperatively with the commercial space industry, will help ensure that this promising industry has the ability to advance here in California."
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Bible study groups sometimes find themselves stalled in a process of sharing personal impressions while looking for more depth. Others read commentaries, but long to engage the biblical text itself. Where does one begin? A Bible Study Program Using the Sunday Lectionary offers a toolkit of approaches for reading the biblical text that a variety of reading groups have already found helpful. Unlike some study methods that emphasize the individual reader, this program keeps the community of worshippers in mind, including the historical faith community that produced the writings and the community of worshippers now reading it. The Catholic Study Bible serves as a reference for the historical community, while the schedule of Sunday Scripture readings evokes the present-day community of readers--with the bonus of enhancing readers' Sunday worship experience. ""In one manageable piece, Beck gifts the reader with the essential elements necessary for cracking open Scripture. He lifts the lid for the reader to peer into Scripture from the vantage point of its culture, literary forms, and historical setting. He removes obstacles that often prevent readers from gaining greater insight and fresh ideas applicable to our lives. Beck provides a valuable resource of biblical scholarship for personal growth or for leading a parish Bible study or prayer group."" --Mary Pedersen, Director, Adult Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA Robert R. Beck (DMin, Catholic University of America) is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA, and Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Loras College in Dubuque. His publications include Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark (1996) and Banished Messiah: Violence and Nonviolence in Matthew's Story of Jesus (2010). He also publishes a column, ""Sunday's Word,"" on the Sunday lectionary in the Dubuque Archdiocesan newspaper, The Witness. Beck is currently in his thirteenth year as chaplain at the Franciscan Motherhouse in Dubuque.
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