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The 1998 Mazda line-up gains two newly-redesigned vehicles. An all-new larger Mazda 626 is offered in four trim levels and is offered with four-cylinder or six-cylinder powerplants. Ideal for light towing and hauling, the 1998 Mazda B-Series truck line is granted a complete styling overhaul. A new suspension and longer wheelbase accompanies the refreshed appearance of the compact Mazda truck. Regular cab and extended cab versions of the 1998 Mazda B-Series are offered with rear-wheel or four-wheel drive. The Millenia, Protege and MPV are largely unchanged for 1998. With a second-generation 1999 Mazda Miata arriving early in the 1998 calendar year, the sports car skips a model year. The Mazda MX-6 sport coupe has been dropped from the product line-up for 1998.
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1998 Mazda 626
The 1998 Mazda 626 is a stylish mid-size sedan which seats five passengers and is available with a manual or an automatic transmission.
1998 Mazda B-Series 2WD Truck
A RWD compact pickup, the 1998 Mazda B-Series 2WD Truck is available with a Regular Cab, Cab Plus, or Cab Plus4 body style.
1998 Mazda B-Series 4WD Truck
The 1998 Mazda B-Series 4WD Truck is a compact pickup which is only available with a V6 engine but allows you to choose between a 3.0L and a more powerful 4.0L.
1998 Mazda Millenia
The 1998 Mazda Millenia is a mid-size sports sedan which seats five passengers and is available in two trims; the base version or the supercharged S version.
1998 Mazda MPV
A stylish and sporty utility van, the 1998 Mazda MPV seats up to eight passengers and is available with RWD or 4WD.
1998 Mazda Protege
A compact and efficient sedan which seats five passengers, the 1998 Mazda Protege is available with a choice between two four-cylinder engines, both of which get at least 30 mpg on the highway.


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CHILDREN at the Wyche School in Malvern got to grips with history when they built their own Tudor house in the school hall.
The pupils from Year Six were visited by Charlie Lupton of Malvern-based educational company Make Your Own History, who taught them a variety of skills, including thatch-laying, tile-laying and wattle-and-daub.
And using these and other techniques, the youngsters spent the day building the one-third-scale house.
The school's deputy head and Year Six teacher Jon Westwood said: " The pupils were totally absorbed all day as they learned the building techniques and built the house out of more than 90 components. Although it was one-third-scale, it was very detailed and they enjoyed it and learned a lot."

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Sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Administration, Hong Kong Winter Festival is held to attract overseas visitors and locals alike each Christmas, during which time colorful lights decorate the streets, prices are reduced considerably in the supermarkets, snacks are provided abundantly and the New Year countdown activities are held.
The Winter Festival is filled with stunning beauty, twinkling lights, old world traditions and the sound of carolers, culminating in a fantastic display of fireworks over the city which is reflected in Victoria Harbor. Hong Kong Winter Festival varies in themes from one venue to another, and the highlights mainly include making wishes, the New Year Countdown and visiting the major attractions of Hong Kong.
The huge man-made dandelion, designed by American artist Robert James Buchholz, is displayed in Statue Square. It is 15 meters (49 feet) tall with 18 large seeds, symbolizing visitors spreading seeds that are full of hope and happiness to Hong Kong. According to Robert James Buchholz, the design concept came from a legend, and your dream can come true if you make a wish to the dandelion.
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As Christmas draws near, Hong Kong Disneyland is filled with a festive atmosphere, which becomes an ideal venue for spending time with families and friends. For visitors who prefer adventures, playing in the Toy Story Playland, Grizzly Bear Valley and the Perplexed Finca are great ways to explore more of the wonders of Hong Kong Disneyland.
During this joyous festival for all, Madame Tussauds Wax Figure Gallery is decorated resplendently and magnificently, where visitors can take photos with wax figures of celebrities from all over the world under the shining Christmas tree.
In the winter of 2014, Hong Kong Ocean Park will be adorned like an ocean, during which the Santa Claus from the ocean will surprise visitors with presents. In addition, the top-level stunt show is available in Hong Kong Ocean Park during the festival.
It's an ideal venue for visitors to spend the festival in the gorgeously decorated Ngong Ping 360, where lovers can also take a cable car to embrace the beauty of nature.
As a matter of fact, Hong Kong provides more attractions than you can imagine, and it is highly recommended to visit the following during a stay in Hong Kong: the Avenue of Stars, Repulse Bay, Wong Tai Sin Temple, Happy Valley Racecourse and Lantau Island.


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NORTHWICH Amateur Swimming Club's juniors recorded close to 250 personal best times between them during their annual Sprints gala at Moss Farm.
A total of 90 boys and girls participated.
Among the girls, there was a clean sweep of victories – backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle over 50m plus 100m individual medley – for Phoebe Bradshaw (under 11s), Alison Hutchinson (under 14s) and Abbie Jones (open age).
James Bell was fastest each time in the under 13s boys' category, while Joe Korta won four of five finals in the open boys' class.
Ben Scott (under 12s) and Daniel Skae (under 11s) did the same.
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The reason I started trying Muller Light yoghurts is that I follow the Slimming World diet plan, and these yoghurts are a 'free' food, meaning you can eat as many as you want (obviously within reason and only to satisfy a genuine hunger!)
The yoghurts come in many flavours but strawberry were one of the first I tried as I usually really like strawberry flavour things.
The yoghurts retail at 68p each and are sold in all the main supermarkets. I find the price a little high; there tends to be offers, usually something like 10 for £5 but I don't usually want 10!
Occasionally there's a really good offer like 10 for £3 or 6 for £2 which is when I might get them, the use-by date tends to be a few weeks away so even though I don't want 10 they do last!
Most Muller Lights, the strawberry one included, contain 99 calories and are fat free. This is pretty good, especially when the pot is fairly wide and you get quite a lot of yogurt in there.
For me I find the consistency slightly on the runny side, especially now there are quite a lot of low fat/fat free yoghurts out there that are thicker and creamier. The Muller Lights are still a bit creamy, but definitely less so that other yoghurts I prefer.
The strawberry yoghurt is pale pink in colour with the occasional piece of strawberry in it. The taste of it is pleasant, and easily identifiable as strawberry, but slightly too sweet for me.
This said, I'll eat them occasionally, but I usually go for flavours like toffee as it doesn't feel too sweet as obviously toffee itself is very sweet.
These Mullerlight yoghurts are currently on offer at Morrisons costing £2 for 10 yoghurts. The mathematicians amongst us will be able to tell you that's 20p per yoghurt, which is pretty cheap by today's standards. I find yoghurts very expensive for what they are, and at full price pushing 60p per yoghurt they are something I only ever buy when I see them on offer, which this brand often is in most of the main supermarkets.
The yoghurts are a decent size weighing in at 175g, and the obvious benefit is that they only contain 90 calories per pot. They are fat free, but contain added sugar and sweetener, which is something I think is reflected in the taste. There are around 12g of sugar in each pot, and we are also told the yoghurt contains a source of phenylalanine, whatever this is. I don't notice any bits of real strawberries in the pot, unless these have been blended in, although according to the ingredients listing each pot only contains 10% strawberries.
We all know how strawberry yoghurt should taste. It should be thick and taste vaguely like strawberries. This yoghurt is a little on the thin side, but not thin enough to put me off buying it again. I tend to have yoghurt with some fruit chopped up in it, to try and get my five a day without really noticing, and these yoghurts are perfect for that.
The smell of the strawberries hits you as soon as you take the lid off this yoghurt, and it looks a nice colour pink. The yoghurt is reasonably thick, although as thick as you'd expect it to be for 90 calories per pot. The yoghurt does taste of strawberries and there's no doubting what flavour it is, but the only downside is that I find these yoghurts far too sweet. The fact they've added sugars and sweeteners to make up for the lack of fat really does affect the taste, and I find these a bit on the sweet side.
The consistency of this yoghurt is also quite boring, as they don't contain any bits of real fruit or anything, it does feel like it's going on forever and although it's nice and smooth it gets a bit boring after a while. That said, I usually add my own fruit which livens these yoghurts up.
Still, at 90 calories per pot, they're the dieter's friend! And if they're on offer costing 20p each again, I'll definitely be stocking up!
Muller is my favourite brand of yogurt. They always seem to evoke that bit of quality with their products. I'm not particularly someone who always makes a beeline for the healthy or low-cal option when shopping, but as you can never be too careful with fat and sugar, I thought that I would give Muller Light Strawberry a go. And afterwards I was rather glad I did.
They are made by Muller at their large factory in Market Drayton, Shropshire where they produce 80,000 pots of Muller Light every hour, 24 hours a day. They are quite a green company who pride themselves on the fact that they source over 90% of their milk within a 30 mile radius of the factory, thus keeping carbon emissions to a minimum and supporting local farmers. This is another reason why I favour Muller over other brands.
The yogurt comes in a plastic pot with a foil lid. The lid is fairly easy to peel away, but be careful because sometimes it does rip and then it can get a little messy to completely peel away. Both the lid and the plastic pot are recyclable too, so they are good for the environmentally conscious.
The yogurt itself is quite thick and creamy and has a natural pink colour. Many reduced fat alternatives I've tried in the past have been watery and tasteless, but this one is surprisingly pleasant. It's got a genuine sweet strawberry flavour and there are even pieces of real strawberry littering the yogurt, which I really like. A quick glance at the ingredients shows that it does contain 10% real fruit.
As this is a snack aimed at the health conscious I had better explain some of the nutritional information to let you know exactly what you're getting. Each 190g pot contains the following:
Energy: 414kJ (97kcal)
Protein: 7.8g
Carbohydrate: 15.0g
Of which sugars: 13.7g
Natural sugars: 9.3g
Fat: 0.2g
Of which saturates: 0.2g
Fibre: 0.4g
Sodium: 0.2g
Calcium: 251mg
As you can see this is a virtually fat free snack, very low in calories and rich in calcium; providing you with 31% of the recommended daily amount. It does not contain any artificial colours or preservatives. But, for those concerned, it does contain milk, aspartame, gelatine and a source of phenylalanine.
The yogurt comes in a 190g pot which I suppose is an adequate size portion. For me, it never quite feels enough, but it certainly fills a little hole. It's great at any time of day. I've eaten one at breakfast, lunch and dinner. I even have them as a snack mid-morning or afternoon.
There are loads of other flavours in the range, so if strawberry doesn't tickle your fancy then maybe one of the others will. I will be reviewing some of these in due course.
Muller Light yogurts can be purchased individually or in packs of six. The normal retail price for an individual pot is just over 50p which I think is very expensive. I usually only purchase them when they are on special offer. For example they have recently been sold in Sainsbury's at 4 for £1 which is much more reasonable. Often the six packs can be on offer at 2 packs for £5 which is about 42p each which is still expensive.
They are widely available in just about every supermarket; large or small. Just head for the fridge section.
Because of the health benefits and great taste you can't really go wrong with this yogurt. It's a thick, creamy and delicious tasting strawberry flavoured yogurt that is fat free and low in calories. It's a win-win situation of health benefits and taste; just let down by the rather steep price.
I'm not a huge yoghurt person and when I do have yoghurt, I like have ones which have a bit of substance in them. However, my mum had bought some multipacks at Tesco. I had tried two others recently and not been impressed, the Toffee particularly being a letdown, the Vanilla a bit better but hardly outstanding so wasn't particularly looking for more. However, this week she got some different multipacks containing cherry, strawberry and raspberry.
Strawberry tends to be the best of many flavours in desert ranges so I thought it might be a bit better. I don't know if it is because it was in a multi-pack or not, but it looks slightly different from the picture. The foil lid is white with strawberries on it and the pot has big 'health stats' on the side: fat free, 97 calories, high in calcium so they'd be good for kids.
To my surprise, I found that this actually contained bits of fruit and there was actually a generous amount of strawberry pieces which meant that it meant it felt more like a realy yoghurt rather than a liquidy more yoghurt drink style product. The pots are big at 190g so you get a fair portion and the yoghurt is a lovely pink and tastes relatively creamy for a low fat item.
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Muller yogurts are an incredibly well known brand of yogurts whose popularity stretches across countries. They have a wide range of dairy products and constantly seem to be endeavoring to widen there target market by including a series of low fat yogurts. The Muller light range is a great example of this. There are a wide variety of flavours, such as strawberry or cherry and all have a great taste. price wise, they can be more expensive compared to own brand products but I often find that they are on offer at the supermarket such as three for one pound, and these kind of offers make the yogurts good value, given the size of them. The yogurts are undoubtedly healthier than most, and contain 31% of your recommended daily intake of calcium. However, despite the low fat qualities, the product contains sugars and sweeteners to compensate, and these ingredients have often been questioned by health experts.
Muller's 'light' yoghurt's have been around for a long time now and I've been eating them regularly for at least 5, perhaps 6 years, this is mainly because they are relatively healthy and quite filling too.
Their range has grown quite a lot in the last few years from which were mainly traditional fruit based yoghurts; Cherry, Blueberry, Banana, Apricot, Raspberry and Cranberry, Peach and Pineapple, Mandarin (all I can think of at this precise moment), to more exotic one like chocolate (in many different variations like vanilla with chocolate shavings!), dessert inspired ones like apple crumbles, toffee, and many I haven't yet tried or probably even heard of. They come in plastic pots which are in a quite distinct shape (wider than most yoghurts) and are pleasant to look at so I'm sure you would have noticed them in the supermarket.
One negative with the product is the high selling price, and I will only get them in the better value 6 packs (just under 3 quid), or if they are on a special offer.
Tesco's is currently selling them for 5 for a quid which as they are usually over 50p is a great deal and I stocked up (20p a pot in fact!).
The product itself is very tasty and quite creamy with lots of lumps of strawberries in it (like the cherry; and pineapple ones - so not for you if you like only smooth yoghurts).
It has only 97 calories in it, hardly any fat (0.1g) it does have a bit of sugar in it but is surely a result of all the strawberries in it (ten percent). The pot contains thirty one percent of the RDA (recommended daily allowance or something like that) for Calcuim.
At 190g they are pretty big and filling. I recently bought some Tesco home brand low fat yoghurts and they had more calories, more sugar and more fat despite being only 125g per pot (and tasted a bit like angel delight for some reason), but they did cost something like 8p a pot so you have to decide what's more important to you personally.
I love Muller's and the strawberry may not be one of my favorites, it is still always an enjoyable healthy treat. A great treat if you are on a diet or just want a snack.
If you have any other questions feel free to message me
As part of a great offer where you get 5 165g pots of Muller Light Yoghurt for £1, I picked up a couple of these as well as some Vanilla & Chocolate ones the other day at Tesco. I really like these yoghurts, but at the usual price of 53p, I find them too expensive.
I was impressed by the Vanilla & Choc flavour, finding the choc sprinkles a surprisingly nice addition that I hadn't been sure about, whereas strawberry flavoured yoghurt is a rather common occurrence and one that seems to be quite hard to mess up.
Indeed, Muller do manage to nail this one on the head. To be honest, the taste isn't greatly different to the majority of strawberry flavoured yoghurts that I have tasted, although it must be said that, as a general rule, Muller do manage to give slightly better flavours and creamier yoghurts.
The packaging isn't the greatest, I find. The round pot has a foil lid which feels like it could burst at any moment. You do have to be a bit careful when opening it to make sure you don't spatter everywhere. Inside, the yoghurt immediately has that rich, pink colour to it. There aren't really any 'bits' of strawberry in it, although it tastes very much like real strawberries have been used. You get a firm strawberry taste to it without it being over the top or too sickly, and there are no artificial colours or flavours used.
It is a very good yoghurt, and what I like about Muller Light is the fact that they uphold that 'Light' tag they give them. There are 86 calories to a pot, but the pot is 165g which is quite large for a single serving yog pot - you may even want to divide it in two and share. You also get 26% of the RDA for calcium, and it's fat free. This doesn't sacrifice on the creaminess though, somehow, maintaining the texture and feel in the mouth, as well as the creamy taste to accompany the strawberry. The surprising thing is that they manage to give a creamy feel and appearance to it, but there's no cream!
Overall, then, a highly recommended yoghurt. The truth of the matter is that strawberry yoghurts tend to be rather good irrelevant of the brand - it seems the most common and popular of yoghurt flavours, and you'd have to go some way to making a bad one. Some of the other flavours that the Muller Light range do are quite interesting, and while this is quite a common flavour, they still do it well, giving you a full and tasty yoghurt. Normally, at 53p a pot, I wouldn't glance twice, but at the offer of 5 for £1, it was well worth it. Recommended.
When yoghurt kings Muller created their "Light" brand, sold on the principle of being low fat one it had me interested immediately. After the success of the Muller corner yoghurt and the brilliant strawberry flavour I became a bit of a Muller addict and have been completely in love with the yoghurt for years. The fat free "Muller" Light is as amazing as they blend not only the brilliant taste of Muller yoghurt but they are also good for those of us trying to keep the pounds of after Christmas. The yoghurt comes in a 190g pot which looks massive for a yoghurt, in fact all Muller light pots are 190g which make them a filling snack, though the reason to have a strawberry one ahead of the other flavours in the brand (Cherry, Vanilla, Raspberry and Cranberry) is obvious built on the fact that strawberry's are just one of the very best fruit flavours out there.
After finally getting the foil lid off (it ripped, as they always seem to) it revealed the gorgeous colour of the yoghurt, a creamy pink colour that's natural (the yoghurt contains no artificial colours). Though the yoghurt looks a bit "lumpy" that's down to the fact that the yoghurt has solid bits of strawberry inside causing it to look a little less than perfectly smooth. Of course it's never going to be the way the product looks that matters but the actual taste of it and it's the taste that will see you coming back for more down the line. The yoghurt has a wonderfully smooth and some what fresh strawberry flavour with a slightly added sweetness that makes it even morish. The yoghurt isn't as creamy as it looks (in fact the Cherry version seems much thicker and creamier than this flavour) but it's still a better quality yoghurt than most of it's rivals. Although it's not creamy it is incredibly smooth and easy to eat as well as being incredibly filling (an advantage of it being such a large pot) which makes it such a great snack.
Nutritional Information (per 100g)
218KJ Energy (51Kcal)
4.1g Protein
7.9g Carbohydrate (of which 7.2g are from Sugars, and of those 4.9g are from naturally occuring sugars from fruit and milk)
0.1g Fat (0.1g of which are Saturated fat)
0.2g Fibre
0.1g Sodium
132mg Calcium
The yoghurt contains-Milk, Aspartame, Gelatine and a source of Phenylalanine as well as Strawberries (yes it seems obvious but I have an ex who's allergic to Strawberries)
Overall the yoghurt is purely brilliant though not quite as nice as the cherry one it is equally as filling. The price of around 36p a yoghurt can seem rather pricey but it is only the same sort of price as a packet of crisps and can be bought in packets of 6 yoghurt's for £2 which is just brilliant value for money for 6 filling snacks that will quench any hunger. The only problems people will have are possibly an allergic one or a dietary one (Gelatine rules out vegetarians from enjoying it) other wise it's completely and utterly wonderful.
Twice a week at work, I try and have a break from my cup-of-soup lunch and instead treat myself to a fruit salad and yoghurt.
Today the yoghurt that arrived with my fruit salad was Muller light Strawberry flavour and Ive just devoured the pot.
It would seem that the less sweet treats you eat the yummier the healthy snacks become!
On tearing back the foil lid (I am not a lid licker by the way so carefully scraped the lid with my plastic spoon) I was hit by a strawberry smell and a thick pale pink yoghurt full of bits. This yoghurt has generous pieces of real strawberry which personally I like but I know can be off putting to alot of people.
The taste test faired well. Thick and tasting very much of strawberries the only down side being a slight aftertaste of sweetners. I find this of all the Muller Light range. I must also mention that there is a very very slight fizz when eating this, its the best way that I can describe it and I wonder if anyone else notices this?
All in all its a pleasant tasting fat free treat - In fact if I wasnt at work I may have been tempted to use my finger to lick out the rest!
This fat free yoghurt contains 102 calories. It is rich in calcium and contains no artificial colour or preservatives. They retail on their own at about 54p for 200g or can be cheaper if purchased in a multipack.
Ingredients: Yoghurt, strawberries (10%), water, fructose, modified maize starch, gelatine, flavourings, beetroot red colourings, carmines, acidity regulator, sodium citrates, citric acid, aspartame sweetner.
It contains milk and a source of phenylalene.
In fact reading that back I am suprised that it contains only 10% strawberries and my healthy snack doesnt seem very healthy or natural anymore!
As yogurt is one of the best bang for your buck yogurts, there is for around £1 you get enough yogurt to constitute a snack but not so much that you feel ill.
Muller yogurts are very good and so very successful but this is probably the bulk of their profits, a large container of strawberry yogurt for one you can't go wrong with strawberry and a second point is that the yogurt is so good it really does justify the large pot.
The one downside is that the yogurt has a few bits of strawberry in it which while is appealing to some to others is a put off, i personally prefer bits to no bits as it seems to give more strawberry taste and just feels better in my opinion.
Although due to the size, these yogurts only tend to get bought in 1s, 2s or 3s, they aren't going to make it through the night let alone the week, so make sure that you stock up next time you go to the supermarket.
Overall compared to some other yogurts such as Ski, i would say that this yogurt comes out on top in both taste and size of pot.
Yesterday I reviewed the Smooth Raspberry & Cranberry flavour from the Muller Light 6 pack. Today it's the turn of the strawberry flavour.
There are 6 pots of Muller Light Yogurt in this "collection". They are:-
+ 2 x Strawberry
+ 2 x Cherry
+ 2 x Smooth Raspberry & Cranberry.
The six pots are held in place with a piece of sturdyish cardboard which is then covered a the usual type of plastic bag which Muller use for of their 6 packs. This one is predominantly white in colour with pictures of strawberries, cherries, raspberries & cranberries. The back of the pack lists the ingredients & nutritional information for each of the three flavours of yoghurt as well as Muller's address & website:- www.muller.co.uk
The ingredients for this flavour are: Yogurt, Strawberries (10%), Water, Fructose, Modified Maize Starch, Gelatine, Flavourings, Colour: Beetroot Red, Carmines, Acidity Regulators: Sodium Citrates, Citric Acid, Sweetners: Aspartame
Nutritional Information per 100g
Energy kJ: 215kJ
kcal: 51kcal
Protein: 4.1g
Carbohydrate: 7.7g
of which total sugars: 7.0g
sugars naturally from milk: 4.7g
Fat: 0.1g
(of which saturates): 0.1g
Fibre: 0.2g
Sodium: 0.1g
Calcium: 127mg
Allergy information: contains milk. contains a source of phenylalanine.
These desserts contain no artificial colours or preservatives.
The Yogurt:
The yogurt comes in a plastic white & red pot. The pot is covered with the usual foil lid with a picture of some strawberries on it. The pot tells us that it weighs 200g that there are 102 calories per pot, that it's fat free & that each pot will provide you with 31% of your Recommended Daily Amount of calcium. On opening the pot I can see that the yogurt is sort of an pinkish sort of colour colour with a smooth appearance. There are 3 or 4 bits of strawberries laying just below the surfaxe & you can see small bits of them just about level with the surface of the yogurt.
This yogurt has a slightly thicker consistency than the Raspberry & Cranberry flavour which I reviewed yesterday. It tastes creamy, fruity, fresh and doesn't have the edge to it that the Raspberry & Cranberry flavour does. The strawberry pieces are solid without being hard & are of a size so that you know that they are there without being too large. Oddly enough they don't have any sort of particular flavour to them which is a little strange as strawberries are not that tasteless as a fruit. Perhaps they're just included to provide some sort of contrast with the yogurt?
At time of writing the 6 pack is on offer in Morrison's for £1.40
If you're the sort of person who doesn't like bits in their yogurt then this flavour isn't for you. Whilst it's not jam packed with bits of strawberry there's enough pieces in there to bother you if you don't like that sort of thing. As well as being virtually fat product & providing you with 31% of your RDA of calcium this tastes slightly sweeter than the Raspberry & Cranberry flavour which is a little surprising when you realise that they both have exactly the same percentage of sugar. The reason that the Raspberry & Cranberry tastes less sweet, is, I feel, down to the presence of the Cranberries which add a slight edge to the yogurt. Here, of course, there's are no cranberries to create the same sort of edge. For some reason this yogurt also feels slightly more filling than the Raspberry & Cranberry flavour.
Content wise this yogurt contains both aspartame & gelatine, both of which some people have issues / concerns over. Tastewise it's an improvement on the Raspberry & Cranberry flavour due to the fact that it has no "edge". It feels slightly smoother, slightly creamier & has a slight thicker consistency &, overall, leaves a more pleasant aftertaste in the mouth.
Muller Lights in order of preference:-
01=) Cherry
01=) Wild Blueberry
03) Summer Berries
04) Strawberry
05) Peach and Pineapple
06) Apricot
07) Rhubarb
08) Mandarin
09) Raspberry and Cranberry
10) Smooth Banana and Custard
11) Smooth Toffee
This is not the yoghurt for me. One bite and I can taste the difference from the usual yoghurts that I eat. It says it is a light yoghurt, however it does not taste like so.
The yoghurts are meant to be strawberry flavoured but you just really can't taste the strawberries. It feels like they used one strawberry to make a tub of Muller light strawberry yoghurt. And it was not a big one either. The flavour is so bland I do not think id be able to finish another one.
Also the yoghurt itself is very sweet for my liking. There are now beneficial ingredients that help your digestive system that are in such yoghurts such as Donome Activia.
The best part of fruit yoghurts is having small yet tiny tasteful bits of fruit in them to add to the flavour of the yoghurt but Muller light does not have this. It's a major letdown and a major selling point for me.
I highly recommend you stay away from this product, as there are better ones out there.
Yoghurt is the perfect food for all times of the day. Whether its an accompaniment to your bowl of cereal or toast at breakfast, a mid morning treat, or a pudding for after a meal, it really is very versatile. One of my favourite brands of yoghurt are Muller and I am particularly fond of the Muller Light variety.
Muller Lights can be found in all Supermarkets including Asda and Tesco. They are often found in little shops such as Superdrug and Boots too as well as hospital and airport canteens and sometimes little newsagents or petrol stations. They can always be found in the fridges which is the perfect and really the only place for them to be stored.
One flavour in the range is the strawberry. The yoghurt comes in a 200g pot. Each pot costs 54p however there is currently an offer on where you can get 4 yoghurts for £2. This is only a saving of 16p but if you are being careful with your money then its definitely worth taking advantage of.
The pot is made of plastic with a foil lid. It is mainly white in colour however around the edges of the pot there is a lovely dark pinkish red colour theme with all the nutritional information and product information on it too. The lid Is like I said made of foil and is mainly white in colour. However to make it a bit more colourful and appealing there is some delicious and very juicy looking pictures of strawberries. They look big, plump and very fresh which was very tempting and makes it seem very healthy indeed. It does look delicious and very fresh and I couldn't wait to dig in.
Opening the lid is easy but I was sprayed slightly with yoghurt. There was only a little on the lid which was easily enough scraped into the pot. The yoghurt looked fairly thick which was good as often the light yoghurts are poor and runny. However there did appear to be a slight watery layer on the top of the yoghurt which was a bit off putting! The yoghurt was a nice pink colour which looked slightly lighter than the cherry version. Through the yoghurt there were visible little pieces of dark red strawberry. This was a bit annoying for me as I'm not keen on bitty yoghurts. I much prefer the smooth version!
After a little mix the yoghurt did thicken up quite a lot more and looked like a lovely texture. Luckily the water layer on top disappeared which was a bit more appealing and made me less doubtful! Spooning some up the first thing I detected was the sweet taste. It actually tasted very like strawberry which I found quite surprising, but good surprising. Its not often you get a real strawberry flavour yoghurt. I rememeber trying this before and it wasn't nearly as fruity. I think its improved since last time! It wasn't too strong though and remained fairly subtle which for me is good. It was actually very creamy too which surprised me despite the appearance. Although it was creamy though, the main thing I could taste was a distinct sweetness.
Nutrition wise these are really great and a 200g pot contains a mere 100 calories. This is absolutely amazing considering some 125g pots contain the same if not more! It has an almost non existent fat content too which is just splendid.
These yoghurts go great on cereal or fruit and are even nicer when sprinkled with some crushed bran flakes or some meringue! It is worth noting that you can get smaller 125g pots which come in multi packs and the strawberry flavour is smooth. I prefer this myself. These contain around 60 calories.
I had another Muller Light during my lunch break today, I had bought a pack of 8 of the Peach & Strawberry 125g pots a few days ago from Netto for 99p and I am finding they are very handy to carry into work too and a healthy option to snack on..
The yogurt comes in a small rounded pack with a some kind of tin foil on the top that is easy to peel off and if you do not finish the pot (which I have found to be the case with my little gal), you can put the foil back on and keep in the fridge for later..
The yogurt is light pink in colour and is a smooth creamy texture. The taste and scent of the strawberries is noticeable. Strawberry is my daughter's favourite flavour so she really likes this one..
I have had it for breakfast with some fruit, as a mid-morning, lunch or mid-afternoon snack, even better when eating it with strawberries but it is fine on its own too. It tastes fruity, delicious and refreshing.
The small Strawberry pack indicates the following about Muller Light Strawberry:
Fat Free
62 Calories Per Pot (125g)
19% Calcium RDA
No Artificial Colourings or Preservatives
Nutritional Information; Typical values Per 100G:
Energy 213KJ(50 KCal)
Protein 4.1g
Carbohydrates 7.4g
of which total sugars 6.9g ( a bit much in my opinion)
sugars naturally from fruit & milk 4.8g
Fat 01g (GREAT!)
of which saturates 0.1g
Fibre 0.2g
Sodium 0.1g
Calcium 127mg
As you can see from the info on the pot, not bad at all except for the sugar which I think could really be less in a 125g portion..
I'd recommend as a snack, dessert or treat or something to have along with your fruit or as part of a meal..
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I am eating a lot of yogurts just lately as I'm trying to lose weight, Müller Light are my favourite low fat yogurts as they come in a large 200g pot and are fairly thick which makes them a substantial and tasty snack.
Despite the fact that Müller seem to have 1001 different varieties of yogurt, this standard strawberry flavour one is my absolute favourite and always has been. I enjoy the natural fruity taste of the yogurt in which I can taste fresh strawberries rather than the synthetic pink stuff you find in cheaper yogurt brands.
There are lots of small pieces of strawberry in the yogurt which vaguely taste natural but are really there more for a good texture than anything I think as they add very little to the overall flavour of the yogurt. I like the fact that the this yogurt has such a smooth and creamy consistency, I find this particular flavour extremely moreish and find I cannot stop dipping my spoon in until it's all gone!
The yogurt is lovely when poured over cereal, I like adding it to Bran Flakes as I think it compliments the malty taste of the cereal beautifully. The pot is just big enough for a normal sized bowl of cereal, I usually have around 30g of Bran Flakes and this is perfect for the amount of Müller Light Strawberry in the pot.
This is definitely my favourite in the Müller Light range, it's a lovely sweet and summery yogurt which is good at any time of the day. I find it a filling snack and because it's low in calories with virtually no fat in it I can easily fit one of these yogurts into my daily diet, which gives me something to look forward to and also helps bump up my calcium intake.
Müller Light are rather expensive at 54p each, although can often be found on special offer where you can save a few pence (although generally not very many!) the best offer being in Morrisons last year when they were priced up at 10 pots for £2 which made them a bargain 20p each. Unfortunately the stock disappeared rather quickly as word spread and eventually there were empty shelves where the Müller's used to be and they were rarely replenished until the promotion ended.


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I'm not sure how to evaluate Idol Gives Back. Technically it involves everything I hate about Idol (the sincerity, or "sincerity") with none of the stuff that I love (the competition and interludes of nastiness). But, obviously, it's not supposed to be that kind of show. But how can you actively enjoy watching mini documentaries of suffering children? How can you want to see Annie Lennox sobbing about some boys who just tested negative for HIV?
Then the friend I was watching IGB with compared the show to Jerry Lewis' annual telethon, and I could put it in some context. It's not likely to be good, but if it's entertaining along the way, then the better for it. So I thought it had its moments, good and bad:
--Kids from So You Think You Can Dance performed alongside Idol singers and guess who was more captivating? Hint: not the ones not dancing.
--Ben Stiller was kind of funny, and I say that as someone who has been tired of him for the last four years or so.
--Teri Hatcher singing Carrie Underwood seemed completely bizarre, but there she was, doing "Before He Cheats," and you know what, she didn't suck. And she looked kind of pretty too. Weird.
--Mary Murphy from SYTYCD now realizes that her screeching is negative reinforcement, not positive.
--For some reason the gimmick of having the Idol contestants answering the phone on-stage would have been 50% less irritating to me had they not all been working behind Macs.
--Bono looks like Robin Williams in Popeye.
--Heart freaking rules, OK? And Ann Wilson did gain some more weight but she can still sing better than most anybody. And you could totally see her thinking "Get the f away from me," when Fergie Ferg in her black pleather pants came slithering up next to her during "Barracuda."
--Eli Manning looks surprisingly cute when he's not wearing a helmet.
--Annie Lennox crying. Watch and learn, Brooke.
--It was weird seeing Simon stand up and address the camera. And sexy.
--For my money, Ellen Degeneres was the funniest person of the night. "Hi, I'm Oprah," and "What, Stedman?" Good old Ellen, making me laugh when I wasn't expecting to.
--And Sarah Silverman was pretty funny too. I guess that issue of Vanity Fair was right: women ARE funny.
--The one time I did say "Oh barf" out loud from the pure saccharine/sincerity of the moment was with the current Idols singing "Seasons of Love" from "Rent."
--Dane Cook looks like Michael Johns.
--Now I know what a Miley Ray Cyrus ticket will get you. And also, Billy Ray must thank God every day for that kid of his.
--Oh, Robin Williams. I'll keep it brief but I don't know which was timelier and funnier, your Brokeback Mountain joke or your Yakov Smirnov routine.
--David Spade introduced Brad Pitt who introduced Daughtry? That was unexpected.
Anyway, those were just the things that stood out to me as I watched it, not with the gimlet eye and ready pen that I usually do, because this was about love, or at least not hate. This is by no means a full blow by blow of the show, so what were your favorite/least favorite moments?
And did you donate? I did not. I only donate at Christmas or when a friend of mine guilts me into it.
Grade: Pass
--Stray observations:
-I hate the logo for this show. It looks like a mayonnaise label, or a York peppermint candy, or Christmas.
--My friend who was watching it with me and I wondered, how do people watch this show? Do they sit passively and then think, "Teri Hatcher singing? NOW I'm going to donate!" or "Ooh, Brad Pitt is telling me to do this" and then jump into action?


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Pendleton is all Clemson. This is their backyard, and we took it right from them. I grew up here, and all anyone talks about is Clemson football. This was a huge get for this class. The only thing that concerns me is the level of competition Pendleton went against. I went to a rival high school, and there really isn't very much talent that comes out of this region at all. I think it will take some getting used to transitioning to the college game, but you can't teach his size.
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Never thought I would see a Preston Brooks reference on a Buckeye site...well done.
"Fortunately for myself, one of good high school friends is a second-year student at Duke Law School, making the decision to venture down to Durham an easy one."
Weird, this is essentially the same way I got to go to the game, except my friend is a 3rd year law student there. From your picture I was about 30 ft to the right of you on the sideline.
That place is nuts though. Completely worth driving 4 1/2 hours there during the middle of a work week. Received pretty much the same reaction from Duke fans as you. Got a few looks, but no one really said anything other than asking how I ended up in the student section as a Buckeye fan.


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Persistence of Medicare Expenditures among Elderly Beneficiaries
The highly uneven distribution of Medicare payments among elderly beneficiaries, combined with the predictability of some of the expenditures, poses several challenges to the Medicare program. We present information about the distribution of Medicare expenditures among beneficiaries in specific years, accompanied by new evidence on the extent to which Medicare payments for the care of individual beneficiaries persist over long time periods. Our analysis is based on a longitudinal population of Medicare enrollees during the years 1987 to 1995. We find that high-cost users accounted for a disproportionate share of the growth of Medicare Part A (hospital) payments during this period, but that an increase in the number of beneficiaries using covered services was largely responsible for the growth of Medicare Part B payments. Few beneficiaries are in the highest-cost categories for multiple years; the high mortality rates of individuals who use medical services heavily, whether the expenditures occur in one year or repeatedly, limits the extent of expenditure persistence. Even among survivors, it is unusual to remain in the highest-cost categories for multiple years. Nevertheless, individuals with high expenditures in one year are likely to have higher than average expenditures in other years, and expenditures are highly skewed even over a period of nine years. Any policy to reform Medicare will need to accommodate expenditure persistence to provide adequate coverage for all beneficiaries.
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Deep Abs and Running: Gotta Get to Your Core
We all want to be efficient, right? Especially when we exercise. Well, according to Michael Fredericson, Ph.D., a running bio-mechanics expert at Stanford University, 90 percent of runners waste energy with stride errors and faulty gait. That basically just means running "funny" - length of steps being too short or long and/or pelvis swinging too much from side to side. Fredericson concluded that these stride issues were caused by weak abs. Runners were not using their deeps abs - the transversus abdominis (TVA) as well as the internal obliques.
The deep abs stabilize the pelvis by keeping it in a neutral position, not tilted too far forward, so that the back of the legs can push your entire body forward. If the pelvis tilts too far forward some of the power is simply wasted stretching the low, deep abs. Here's an analogy that might help you:
Imagine you're trying to push a heavy trunk forward on a tile floor. The trouble is that you're standing on a small rug that starts to slide backward every time you try to push the trunk forward. Removing the rug allows your feet to get a more stable grip on the floor, so that more of your muscle energy is transferred to the trunk....the slipping rug is like deep abs that are not properly activated. Removing the rug is like tightening your deep abs so that your pelvis is stable, allowing more of your muscle work to translate into forward movement.
Many folks have weak deep abs because we sit all day and inevitably slouch, which deactivates those muscles and they become weak. So try to find your TVA right now.
- Sit up straight (since I just said we all slouch too much you had to know that one was coming). Put your hands on your low ribs and inhale, feeling them expand (flare out to the sides). Don't raise your shoulders though (it might take a few times for you to get the hang of this).
- Try to keep your low ribs wide as you exhale by pulling your navel to your spine (don't move your spine though). Think of pushing the air out of your lungs with the action of pulling the deeps abs toward the spine. Repeat for a while until it starts to feel "normal."
- Keep practicing this action and not only will you start to strengthen your deep abs, you will increase your ability to breathe deeply by opening up the space between your side and back ribs.
Now every time you do any abdominal exercise you want to focus on the deep abs being active. So warm up your abs before you run, jog, walk, or use the Stair Stepper or Elliptical. Exercise mindfully and focus on your pelvic stability and keep checking in with your form. Bonus: Stabilizing the pelvis during running and running like activities will help you stay injury free.


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Top 10 quotes of 2012
Top 10 quotes of 2012
Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School, released his seventh annual list of the most notable quotations of the year.
Here's the list:
1. "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what ... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims. ... These are people who pay no income tax. ... and so my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." Mitt Romney, remarks at private fundraiser, Boca Raton, Fla., May 17
2. "We took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet (in Massachusetts). I went to a number of women's groups and said, "Can you help us find folks?" and they brought us whole binders full of women." Mitt Romney, second presidential debate, Hempstead, N.Y., Oct. 16
3. "If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business you didn't build that." Barack Obama, remarks at campaign appearance, Roanoke, Va., July 13
4. "Please proceed, Governor."
Obama, second presidential debate, Hempstead, N.Y., Oct. 16 (lead-in to Romney's denial that Obama had called Libya attack an act of terrorism)
Full article and full LIST of all ten quotes here: http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/12/top_10_quotes_of_2012_47_perce.html
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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 11:31 PM
NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)
1. "Please proceed, Governor..." and a bonus clip:
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Wed Dec 12, 2012, 12:32 AM
sakabatou (34,589 posts)
4. That woman must've been scared out of her wits
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Wed Dec 12, 2012, 12:54 AM
NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)
5. I went skydiving in March, just like that. It looks like she didn't want to jump off the plane.
But in any event, it also looks like she wasn't strapped in right.
But she would have likely signed away all her rights, I had to.
To make matters more sketchy, my cojumper wore no shoes and my photographer had tattooed on his neck, "Today is a Good Day to Die"?
On Hawaii...
It was fun!
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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 11:47 PM
Rhiannon12866 (83,785 posts)
2. My favorite is still #5... :D
"You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines."
Obama, third presidential debate, Boca Raton, Fla., Oct. 22
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Wed Dec 12, 2012, 12:30 AM
sakabatou (34,589 posts)
3. I can't believe this got on the list
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Wed Dec 12, 2012, 02:31 AM
TlalocW (11,172 posts)
6. Number 4 should be number 1
Just because of the expression on Mitt's face after Obama said it. That slowly dawning comprehension that you've stepped in it, and you're about to be torn apart on national tv.
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Wed Dec 12, 2012, 08:49 AM
jerseyjack (1,361 posts)
7. #4.
---cartoon bubble over Romney's head (Courtesy, Jon Stewart) "I just sat on my balls."
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8. Baggers complaining about media bias in compiling the list in the comments section.....


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Today marked my one year anniversary of serious running. I consider this to be the moment I last set foot on a treadmill after purchasing the Nike GPS watch. Over the past year, I have had 260 runs, averaging 5.6 miles per run. I ran my first half in May and a couple 5K's since.
My goal for the coming year is to exceed 2,000 miles. I have a 5K coming up in a few weeks, another half in September, a 10K in November, and am still trying to decide if I want to do a full marathon next May or really work hard on dropping my time from the last one.
It may not sound like much to many of you, but I'm happy with my results. I had never been a runner and other than our conditioning drills for football (offensive lineman) or fitness test in gym class, I never ran more than a mile. In early 2012, I was weighing around 285 pounds at 6'2". I'm now in the 190-195 range.
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Urgent Care Centers Need Robust EMRs Too Urgent care centers have lagged in adoption of electronic medical records. But with most of the country's 9,000 centers planning expansions, need is growing, says KLAS report.
American Well Revamps Telehealth Platform Online Care 6.0 update adds conveniences for consumers and healthcare providers connecting outside the office; changes include support for smartphones and medical devices.
Many EHRs Not Ready For Meaningful Use Study finds that only 11% of physicians have the technical capabilities to meet federal standards that define how an electronic health record system is to be used in a meaningful way.
So What Was Wrong With ICD-9? As your IT team makes the transition to the ICD-10 medical coding system, doctors will insist that the older system worked just fine. Here's your comeback.
Population Health Management Requires Better IT Tools Today's electronic health records don't include enough information or interoperability to enable population health management, according to Institute for Health Technology Transformation report.
Physician EHR Adoption Varies With Age, Specialty, Affiliation Study suggests that older, small-practice, specialist, and independent doctors are less likely to have EHRs than are other physicians.
3 IT Tools Helping Patients Find Clinical Trials We hear so much about the transformative power of medical informatics, and no doubt some of it is more hype than reality. These three examples are the real deal.
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ICD-10 Boosts Appeal Of Computer-Assisted Coding Tools Growing number of hospitals and other inpatient organizations plan to purchase computer-assisted coding tools to help with ICD-10 mandate, says new KLAS Research report.
Health IT Still Venture Capital Sweetheart Companies that manage health information and data raised 75% more capital than Q1 last year, in stark contrast to U.S. companies' overall drop of 18%, says Dow Jones VentureSource.
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Apple had lawyers send letters to retailers to halt sales of certain Samsung products
0. phoneArena posted on 13 Jul 2012, 23:20
Trying to do the work of the court, following Judge Lucy Koh's recent injunctions on the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Samsung GALAXY Nexus, Apple sent out letters to retailers, asking them to stop selling those two devices including any left over inventory...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
57. ZayZay (Posts: 571; Member since: 26 Feb 2011)
But they won't.
59. thedarkside (Posts: 654; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
this is why im leaving team iphone and moving to team "these are the droids youre looking for"
60. sudbury78 (Posts: 136; Member since: 12 Jul 2012)
Keep hating on apple. Greatest most valuable company in the world. Keep hating. No better product and company. They will continue to outsell and out perform every competitor out there. Not sure why you guys and girls get hard ons for bashing apple. Can't afford their items? Have you ever walked into an apple store? I havent had any comparison experience walking into a Samsung or google store yet.... Oh yea nevermind.
61. Sackboy117 (Posts: 178; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
"Can't afford their items" ????
Their mobile products are actually the same price as other high-end products, maybe even less.
Please don't tell me u compared a 99 cent "smart"phone from the dollar store to the iPhone to justify this statement.
69. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Excuse me for wanting a PC thats cheaper and has better specs than a Mac.
Thats called smart buying. A PC that if I wanted to I could upgrade just about every piece of hardware in it including the PC case....
Ever compared the iPhone, iPad to other tablets and phones on carriers? Upgrade prices are about the same, retail prices are about the same. You do realize some ppl buy Android products at retail, right?
All Android phones and tablets dont start out at $99 or a penny.
You know....I actually stopped reading your post when I saw cant afford...
62. BomberXL (Posts: 82; Member since: 17 Jan 2012)
"Think Different" ... Sue all in sight
64. Mube1 (Posts: 153; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Apple fu*k u.... U greedy dog:@:@:@
71. thinking (Posts: 130; Member since: 19 Jan 2012)
Your comment is inappropriate. You're taking yourself down to Apple's level. Do you realise that they can beat you with experience?
72. wsucoug13 (Posts: 164; Member since: 04 May 2012)
"your comment is inappropriate"...... were on the internet bro
73. thinking (Posts: 130; Member since: 19 Jan 2012)
do you understand sarcasm?
Did you read the whole message?
68. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Huh, so now APPLE is telling retailers what to do - even though, legally, they have no right to...at least not yet. I hope the courts look at that on the day of JUDGEMENT.
70. zaidalrawi80 (Posts: 21; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
So why you all guys say the truth " Because the infringment that apple sued samsung"


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In a couple of weeks, I should have a student group going at the elementary school where I used to teach. Yay! This year I am working closely with the new instructional technology specialist. She just started her weblog last week, EduBlog Quest. I like the name she chose. It fits right in with the Principal's Quest. Visit their blogs and welcome them!
I've been thinking about the student group. I will be starting the process, modeling it for Hillary (the ITS) and we'll see where it leads. This year I'm going to attempt to have the students writing about what they are learning in the classroom. I want to encourage writing as a meaning-making process and as a tool for learning and sharing. There's more on this at The Write Weblog.


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Eatery gets thumbs up from family
My family and I recently paid a visit to Mr. Fuji Sushi, which is a Japanese restaurant that is located inside Stuyvesant Plaza on Western Avenue in Albany.
The first thing I noticed about the restaurant was the contemporary design. There were dim red, blue and green lamps hanging from the ceiling that cast multicolored shadows on the tables.
The restaurant was family-friendly and had a relaxing atmosphere.
We were greeted warmly by the manager and quickly seated on the first floor (there were two floors). The tables were made from dark wood and had lots of leg room underneath; the chairs were reasonably cushy, not overdone. We were handed black, leather menus.
For a beverage, I ordered apple juice, but they ran out and I only got half a glass, but because of the inconvenience, it was on the house.
The servers were attentive but not cloying.
The whole place was quite sanitary; I saw no crumbs at all.
The rest room was modernly designed and clean as well.
The servers cleared the table efficiently. They also provided us with thick, disposable napkins with a red rose design to clean up any messes made.
We were given a free appetizer to start our dinner off with: it was fish tempura, which was delicious, but slightly zingy.
We also had a salad with tomato, shredded carrots, cucumber and lettuce, topped off with a zesty, ginger dressing.
The miso soup included small, tender pieces of tofu and fresh seaweed; it was just right for a cold winter evening.
We ordered our meals and conversed while waiting. The background music was smooth jazz.
I had nothing to worry about as far as my dietary needs were concerned; the staff were very good about checking that the food had no allergen contaminants. My nut allergy was no problem there.
We watched the sushi chef as we waited for our orders; interestingly, he was searing some sushi with a blowtorch!
Over the sushi bar, there were white lights as dainty as snowflakes wrapped in a clear film of ice. Behind the chef were lovely Japanese items on display on the shelves.
We didn't have to wait too long for our food; the meals arrived shortly.
The hibachi steak was juicy, the shrimp flavorful. The accompanying vegetables were crisp and fresh. My tempura shrimp was light and flaky on the outside; the shrimp inside, succulent.
The bento box made an excellent sampler, with California rolls, harumaki (Japanese spring roll), tempura (shrimp and veggie), and teriyaki of your choice (meat or tofu).
For dessert, we ordered the "tempura banana" to share; it was drizzled with sweet chocolate syrup and honey.
The two hibachi meals came with free dessert. We chose vanilla and green tea ice cream, the latter with just a hint of sweetness and a refreshing, earthy flavor.
Dinner for four cost $95.60 (not including tip). We had plenty of leftovers to take home, too.
Once we were out of the restaurant, I asked my family what they would rate their experience at the restaurant (on a scale of one to five stars, with five stars being the highest). All of them answered, "four and a half stars," to which I happily agreed.
Thanks and congratulations to Mr. Fuji Sushi for being loved by my whole family.


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For starters, Rays at Tigers, seeking some July 4 fun
UPDATE, 6:17: Maddon said RHP Jeremy Hellickson (elbow surgery) looked good and felt good in his Thursday rehab start for Triple-A Durham and is close to returning from the DL, though no final decisions have been made. Hellickson will throw a bullpen session at the Trop on Saturday. His 30-day rehab assignment ends Sunday, so the Rays can either activate him and bring him back to the majors or option him to the minors.
Maddon also said SS Yunel Escobar (shoulder) is feeling better and should be ready on or around his July 10 eligible date, which could get him back in the lineup for the final series before the All-Star break.
Maddon also said he feels both David Price and Jake McGee are deserving of spots on the AL All-Star team, which will be announced Sunday.
UPDATE, 6:11: There are no apparent musical overtones for the Rays lineup today, manager Joe Maddon just hoping it produces more than two hits.
Here it is:
Jennings cf
Zobrist ss
Guyer lf
Longoria 3b
Forsythe 2b
Loney 1b
Rodriguez dh
Molina c
Kiermaier rf
Cobb p
Tigers lineup:
Jackson cf
Kinsler 2b
Cabrera 1b
V. Martinez dh
J.D. Martinez lf
Hunter rf
Kelly 3b
Avila c
Suarez ss
Smyly p
DEVELOPING: After seeing their five-game winning streak end with a rough 8-1 loss to the Tigers on Thursday, the Rays are looking to rebound in a July 4th night game.
The Rays will have RHP Alex Cobb on the mound, the Tigers LHP Drew Smyly. Cobb has been inconsistent since returning from the DL in mid-May, but confident he is closer to getting his mechanics in order.
The Rays made one move today to address their bullpen, recalling LHP Jeff Beliveau after LHP Cesar Ramos went on paternity leave to return to St. Petersburg to join his wife, Melanie, for the birth of their first child.
Lineups when available.


text: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, today reported financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Commentary Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Berger said, "Our third quarter results were hampered by certain factors we will outline. We entered the fourth quarter with scheduled revenues and margin to achieve our previously stated annual goals. Since then the epic Hurricane Sandy has had a significant impact on our expected results for the fourth quarter as we will have lost a total of 25 working days over seven projects because we were forced to move our dredges and support equipment to protected waters. Our operations team and crews did a wonderful job of executing our emergency plans safely and efficiently. We were able to ride out Sandy with minimal damage to our operating equipment and have gotten the projects back up and running quickly. We currently estimate approximately $6 million of revenue and $3 million of gross margin has been pushed into next year, and we will incur $3 million of additional one time expenditures in the fourth quarter due to the storm. We have therefore modified our projected full-year adjusted EBITDA range to $85 to $90 million. "Hurricane Sandy has significantly affected coastal communities along the East Coast. As a Company, Great Lakes' thoughts and prayers go out to each and every one of the individuals and families impacted. The dredging industry has performed beach nourishment and shore protection in these markets for decades. We have received positive reports that the Nags Head Beach in North Carolina weathered the storm well as a result of a large beach nourishment project we completed last year. We believe Hurricanes Sandy, Debby, and Isaac should result in increasing focus and demand for supplemental Federal funding critical for coastal restoration and beach projects in the Gulf of Mexico and on the East Coast.


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Tips & Tricks
Enabling animations in iOS 10 Messages
The new iMessage animations in iOS 10 are a lot of fun, but if you find that they're not actually working, you'll want to check your iOS Accessibility settings. After iOS 7 debuted its "parallax effect," many iPhone users found it distracting or nauseating and decided to disable it by turning on Reduce Motion under Accessibility settings.
If you had this setting enabled before, it stays enabled after you update to iOS 10 — and as part of reducing motion, it also logically turns off any motion-related effects in the iOS 10 Messages app, such as animated bubbles and background animations. With Reduce Motion enabled, in fact, you not only won't be able to receive or see these effects, but you can't send iMessages using the effects either — pressing and holding on the Send button will have no effect at all, and Apple doesn't make it particularly obvious that these features are dependent on the Reduce Motion setting.
Taking pictures and saving to photo library in iOS 10 Messages
Apple's done some cool new things with the Messages app in iOS 10, including adding a live preview for taking photos right within a conversation. If you've used this feature, however, you may have noticed that the photo you capture doesn't actually save to the iPhone's Photo Library — it's only inserted into the current conversation. While this can be desirable in some cases, if you're taking a photo that you might want to keep around for later, you can actually bring up the full iPhone Camera by swiping from left to right and tapping on the Camera button that will appear.
This also has the advantage of giving you a full-screen camera view, which users of smaller-screened iPhones will certainly appreciate, compared to the much smaller live preview window.
Saving power with Face-down detection for iPhone
- August 16, 2016
- iPhone,
If you get a lot of notifications during the day, you can actually save a bit of battery life by leaving your iPhone face down on a table or other surface. Face-down detection is a subtle feature that Apple snuck into iOS 9 last fall to save a bit of power on modern iPhones by not lighting up the screen whenever text message notifications come in — after all, the screen is one of the biggest power consumers on the iPhone, and since you can't see the screen anyway when the iPhone is face down, what's the point in turning it on?
Finding Frequently Visited Locations on your iPhone
- July 27, 2016
- iPhone,
You may not be aware, but by default your iPhone actually keeps track of places you've frequently visited and when you were there. While this is done primarily to aid in features like navigation in the iOS Maps app and for iOS 9's "Proactive Assistant" to help figure out when you're most likely going to work or the grocery store, you can also see the data for yourself. While the set of places isn't comprehensive — it's based on frequently visited locations, rather than a list of everywhere that you've been even once — it can still be handy if you're trying to figure out when you were last out at a specific location.
You'll need to dig deep into the iOS Settings app to find it — specifically going into Privacy, Location Services and then scrolling down all the way to the bottom to find System Services, where Frequent Locations will appear among other iOS features that use the location monitoring services.
Speeding up Apple Pay at checkout
- June 7, 2016
- iPhone,
Apple Pay is a pretty useful feature, especially when you keep your phone handier than your wallet, and you use it in tandem with other Wallet features such as scannable loyalty cards. That said, the NFC payments process is not always flawless, especially when you have to fumble with your iPhone to hit the Touch ID sensor while also lining it up properly with the contactless terminal. Fortunately, there are a couple of useful tricks to help speed up the process.
Choosing Sidebar Categories in iTunes 12.4
- May 18, 2016
- iTunes,
Now that iTunes 12.4 has brought the sidebar back, you can not only more easily navigate between different groupings of your media content, but you can also choose which categories you want to see. Hovering over the "Library" heading at the top of the sidebar will reveal an "Edit" button; click this and you'll see all available categories — even some you may not have realized were there.
Placing a checkmark beside a category makes it appear in the sidebar, while removing the checkmark hides it. When you're done customizing your sidebar list, simply click "Done" to return to the normal sidebar view.
Adjusting Artwork Size in iTunes 12.4
- May 17, 2016
- iTunes,
iTunes 12.4, released earlier this week, has taken steps to simplify the user interface a bit. Although most of the same options are still there, they've been moved around and a few have been enhanced a bit in the process. View options have been taken out of the location on the top-right drop-down menu and have returned entirely to the traditional View overlay dialog found in pre-iTunes 12 versions — accessible using the Show View Options or by simply pressing CMD+J.
Quickly unlocking your iPhone for Siri
- April 13, 2016
- iPhone,
For security reasons, when you make certain requests of Siri — such as checking your email or unlocking a HomeKit door lock — she'll respond that you need to unlock your iPhone first, usually presenting you with the keypad, so you can either punch in your passcode or use Touch ID to authenticate. However, if you often find yourself making these requests, you'll be happy to know that there's a way to do it a bit quicker, as long as you're using a Touch ID-equipped iPhone.
Accessing Apple Watch Glances with Siri
- April 7, 2016
- Apple Watch, Mac,
If you've got an Apple Watch on your wrist, you're probably already familiar with Glances — those useful summaries of information from built-in and third-party apps. What you may not realize, however, is that you can call up specific glances by name with Siri — even glances that aren't included in your list of active glances.
Using the iPhone as a remote camera with Apple Watch
- April 5, 2016
- Apple Watch, iPhone,
If you've got an Apple Watch, you probably already know that you can use your wearable device as a camera remote to take pictures on your iPhone from your wrist, but you may not realize that it also makes a great way to keep an eye on what's happening elsewhere in your home or nearby, directly from your wrist.
For example, you could leave your iPhone in a kid's room to keep an eye on the youngsters while you're busy with other household tasks, or check on the status of lights in the kitchen when trying to figure out which circuit breakers are which in the basement of your house. As the link between the iPhone and your Apple Watch is limited to the standard Bluetooth range of about 30 feet, you won't be able to roam far, but it should work reasonably well in a small home or office setting.
Using photos for an Apple Watch Face
- March 31, 2016
- Apple Watch,
Apple provides some pretty nice built-in Faces for the Apple Watch, but if you're really looking to give the Apple Watch your own personal sense of style, you'll be happy to know that watchOS 2 lets you select one of your own photos to use as an Apple Watch Face. You can choose to either use a single photo (including Live Photos if you've got an iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, or iPhone SE), or choose to cycle through your entire synced photo album.
Using 'Nearby' on Apple Watch
- March 29, 2016
- Apple Watch,
While Apple's watchOS 2.2 update wasn't nearly as feature-packed as iOS 9.3 or even tvOS 9.2, it did offer up at least one particularly useful new feature: The "Nearby" feature from iOS 9's Apple Maps comes not only to CarPlay, but also to the Apple Watch, once you're running watchOS 2.2.
Using your iPhone's flash LED for alerts and notifications
- February 24, 2016
- iPhone,
If you work or live in a noisy environment, have a hard time hearing your iPhone alerts, or simply want to take advantage of a cool iPhone case feature, you'll likely appreciate the ability to have your iPhone light up its camera flash LED to let you know about incoming notifications. This feature is built into the iPhone, although it's not located in an obvious place, as Apple designed it specifically for those users with hearing problems who may not be able to hear their iPhone ringing, even at the loudest volume. As a result, the setting lives not under Sounds or Notifications, where you might expect it to be, but in the Accessibility section, under Settings, General.
Syncing iTunes Store videos with older iPods
Although many users are likely focused mostly on HD videos these days, Apple has still been taking steps recently to increase the quality of the SD video content in the iTunes Store, pushing the envelope beyond what older traditional iPods can handle. If you're still using an iPod classic or iPod nano for storing and watching videos, you may start running into an error message that "high-quality SD video is not compatible with this iPod" when you try to sync or transfer your videos.
Managing iOS device backups in iTunes
While iCloud backups provide a certain degree of convenience, many users will quickly go beyond the free 5GB of storage that Apple provides. Unless you're already paying for more iCloud storage, or willing to shell out for a larger plan just for backups, you'll be happy to know that iTunes still provides a handy alternative to keep your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch backed up to your Mac or PC, and in fact even has a key advantage over iCloud for transferring data to a new device.
Reducing Screen Motion on the new Apple TV
- January 14, 2016
- Apple TV,
Apple's tvOS for the new Apple TV takes a page from the UI design of iOS, adding motion effects that appear as you navigate through various screens. These are most apparent when using the Siri Remote, which will gradually shift the shading effect on the highlighted menu option or icon in the direction you swipe before actually moving the highlight over to the next option.
If you find this all to be a bit too much, or prefer a slightly more responsive interface, you can actually turn this off under Accessibility settings, in much the same way as on iOS. Go into the Apple TV Settings
menu, select General, Accessibility, and you'll find the "Reduce Motion" option down near the bottom of the screen.
Customizing the appearance of Subtitles on the Apple TV
- December 3, 2015
- Apple TV,
Did you know you can change the appearance of your subtitles on your Apple TV? While the ability to do this isn't entirely new — it first came to the second- and third-generation Apple TV models two years ago — users of the new fourth-generation Apple TV may find it particularly useful now that subtitles are more readily available via Siri commands like "What did he just say?"
Using a Passcode for Purchases on the Apple TV
- December 1, 2015
- Apple TV,
The lack of external keyboard and iOS Remote app support on the new Apple TV can seemingly make it burdensome to protect your iTunes Store account from unauthorized purchases — it's easy to assume that you have to choose between either "swiping-and-tapping" in your entire iTunes Store password with every purchase or allowing the Apple TV to remember your password and let anybody with the remote in hand buy whatever they'd like. Fortunately, there's a third option that may be a bit easier, at least when it comes to purchasing media content and apps.
The trick is to enable Parental Controls under Settings, General, Restrictions and set a four-digit passcode — a much easier sequence to key in than an alphanumeric iTunes Store password. Once you've done set the passcode, choose "Restrict" under the "Purchase and Rental" section and the Apple TV will prompt you for the four-digit code whenever you attempt to purchase or rent a movie, TV show, or app.
Aerial Screensavers on the new Apple TV
The aerial screensavers available on the new Apple TV make for a refreshing change from the photo-based screen savers of prior versions; currently Apple offers up 34 different screensavers covering five specific locations around the world: China, Hawaii, London, New York, and San Francisco. Rather than storing the screensavers permanently as part of tvOS, the Apple TV downloads new screensaver footage from Apple's servers on a schedule. If you find that your screensavers are getting stale, you can increase how often the Apple TV downloads new content from Apple's servers by going into the Apple TV Settings app and choosing General, Screensaver.
Reducing loud sounds on the new Apple TV
- November 24, 2015
- Apple TV,
Another small new feature added by Apple in the new fourth-generation Apple TV is the ability to adjust the dynamic range of your audio input. This is particularly useful for watching TV later at night, or anytime you prefer to use lower volume levels so as not to disturb others — it enhances detail such as spoken dialogue, while softening music and other loud background noise.
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Reducing poverty is a laudable goal in and of itself, but it's likely that it wouldn't reduce crime (or terrorism) all that much if at all. The suspect in the shooting that killed three Friday at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, is a Harvard-educated neurobiologist, inventor and mother. Although she was recently denied tenure, police are being closed-lipped so far about a motive.
At a conference quite a few years ago I had four of California's top criminologists in the same room and they all admitted, on a don't-quote-me basis, that they simply don't know what causes crime, or crime rates to rise and fall. There are several plausible explanations, from economic to educational to sociological to weak or strong family ties, but they all have flaws and examples they fail to explain.
We know about terrorism, though some seem to want to forget it when they are stressing the simplistic. Most of the 9/11 conspirators were middle-class or upper-middle-class educated people, as was the failed Christmas day would-be bomber.


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The south coast of Cornwall will be lighting up cinema screens across the country from September 4 when it stars in Richard Curtis's new film, About Time.
Theomcom which tells the tale of a time travelling quest for love, and stars Bill Nighy, Rachel McAdams, Domnhall Gleeson and Tom Hollander, was part-filmed in the St Austell Bay area of Cornwall during the summer of 2012.
Cameras rolled at the secluded Vault beach near Gorran Haven, the beautiful fishing village of Portloe and at St Michael Penkevil Church, whilst St Austell Rugby Club turned into a pop-up production office.
An impressive private Cornish residence also plays a starring role as the home of the central characters, the Lake family, as the storyline moves between London and Cornwall.
As the latest film from the king of romcom Richard Curtis, who both wrote and directed About Time, it is being billed as the next Love Actually or Notting Hill. Following its UK release it will be rolled out internationally with a back-to-back distribution schedule until it reaches US cinemas in November.
Malcolm Bell, Head of Visit Cornwall, said: "With the Cornish coast starring alongside two great talents of the movie world; Richard Curtis as writer/director and Bill Nighy as cast headliner, About Time has all the ingredients of a box office hit. It offers unbelievable promotion for Cornwall across the world and with the DVD release following six months later, the audience potential is immense. Films have a significant influence on holiday choice and can introduce new markets to a destination."
About Time is just the latest film to be shot in the county, and it completes a hat trick of films starring Cornwall that have been released in the last three months.
About Time follows in the wake of Summer in February, which tells a tale of love, liberty and scandal amongst the Edwardian Newlyn artists' colony, and Falmouth's bit-part in Brad Pitt's zombie thriller, World War Z.
Other credits to Cornwall's acting CV include Tim Burton's quirky Alice in Wonderland, which was shot at Antony House on the Rame Peninsula and Charlestown Harbour, and the James Bond action thriller, Die Another Day which recruited the Eden Project and Holywell Bay as location doubles.