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Green City Chicago Indoor Farmers Market
Most people don't think there's much to buy from a farmers market in the winter– in cold places, like Chicago. Though it's technically spring, it's still cold outside. That's why I'm glad there are indoor farmers markets like this one: Green City Market. Last year I met Alice Waters when she signed a copy of … Read more


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Santa Claus arrived atop a classic fire engine on Sunday in Mission Viejo, helping launch the Christmas season in the city and light up the Civic Center courtyard.
The annual celebration, put on by the Mission Viejo Activities Committee, drew hundreds of kids who played games, listened to stories, created Christmas ornaments and watched as local dance groups performed.
Santa will spend 10 days in his workshop at the Civic Center Wednesday through Dec. 19, where along with Mrs. Claus they'll greet visitors and sit for photos. The activities committee also is planning a Holly Trolley tour on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8, that will take participants on a guided tour of the Holiday Home Lighting Contest winners.
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Ventura asking pitchers for help with Flowers
CHICAGO -- Two sixth-inning stolen bases by Jason Kipnis during Wednesday's victory over the Indians left Tyler Flowers just 1-for-15 in nailing attempted basestealers this season. But Wednesday's swipes were as much on pitcher Nate Jones as they were on the man behind the plate.
"When a guy gets a good jump, not too many guys are going to throw him out," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "That guy had a Flintstones start yesterday. You've got to stop them and make them take a step back."
Ventura was asked directly Thursday if he's satisfied with Flowers throwing and answered in the affirmative.
"He's working on it," Ventura said. "It's just one of those where you have to concentrate on holding guys and giving him a chance to throw guys out. That comes into it a little bit more than just if you like his throwing."
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RECYCLING Staff and patrons are encouraged to recycle white paper, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, cardboard, newspaper, and magazines. Full Circle Recycling provides the Library with free pickup service.
RENEWABLE ENERGY A grant from NorthWestern Energy supported the photovoltaic (PV) system, efficient lighting, heating, cooling, and humidification.
ENERGY EFFICIENT BULDING SYSTEMS Six LEED energy credits were awarded for this building, indicating 27% reduction in energy use over conventional. Waterless urinals, water-saving faucets, and irrigation systems reduce demand on the municipal water system.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT Over 94% of the construction debris was recycled and diverted from the landfill.
GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS Recycled, non-toxic or non-polluting materials were selected and used wherever possible during construction.
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It's the moment some people have been waiting for: the Guinness record for world's biggest burger in a one-off event has been broken. Black Bear Casino Resort in Carlton, Minnesota, served the record-breaking 2,014-pound, 10-foot-diameter bacon cheeseburger on Sunday at their Big Burger Bash event. Guinness World Records adjudicator Philip Robertson was flown in to verify the record. More details from the Duluth News Tribune:
Black Bear's burger also included 60 pounds of bacon, 50 pounds of lettuce, 50 pounds of sliced onions, 40 pounds of pickles and 40 pounds of cheese.
An outdoor oven powered by propane torches and 15-foot steel skillets were specially constructed to cook the burger and its bun, provided by Twig Bakery. It took about four hours at 350 degrees to cook the burger, and more than seven hours to bake the bun.
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Topic: Pet Peeve
Can we have a pet peeve section? I wish people would stop sending emails about "miraculously cured of cancer - just buy my book or buy something or send money". I'm sick of it. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
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Can we have a pet peeve section? I wish people would stop sending emails about "miraculously cured of cancer - just buy my book or buy something or send money". I'm sick of it. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
Oh, what a great idea! It seems everyone has THE answer to how to cure cancer, not realizing how insulting and degrading it is to the people afflicted, almost like blaming the victim. If there was ONE cure, don't you think we'd know about it? So maybe it's OUR fault that we got cancer because we didn't eat our spinach?
I share your pet peeve, even if there isn't a separate section for it!
I totally agree with you. Not only does it seem like it is blaming people for having cancer; it is a total insult for those of us who have lovingly taken care of someone we love and then lost them to this horrific disease. Those of you who are fighting this, keep fighting the fight - we are with you: Those of you who have lost someone - never forget because one day we may help someone else so they may not have to endure the pain and emptiness we experience each and every day.
I lost the love of my life six and a half months ago and each and every day it is getting tougher. There is such a void in my life, it seems as if my life has gone from a world full of color to total black and white. I started a journal when my sweet Jacques was diagnose, and I have scribed many of my thoughts - my memories, my pain and my sorrow are recorded in it My goal is to one day soon put this into print to help others who have to go down this dark path - my experiences may help others through a very difficult time - or at least let them know they are not alone in their feelings.
Prayers and Hope to all of you fighting this horrific cancer and Hugs and True sympathy to those who have lost a loved one.
Fondly, Barbara
I am with you on this one. Those of us who are dealing with this or have dealt with this horrible disease know that its one day at a time and we know there is no cure. If there was, this wouldn't be a horrible cancer, it would be more like having the common cold.
I can't stand when people tell me everything is going to be okay. This is not okay and everything is not going to be okay, I just want to scream at them, is it okay that my girls will have to grow up without their Daddy? Or that I have to watch my husband suffer so much?
It isn't fair that any of us have to go through all of this pain and suffering, and things aren't going to be okay, our worlds have been turned upside down. I am just thankful that we have this board, where we all have an understanding of the hurt, pain and suffering that we all share because of horrible cancer. - Colleen
I so agree with you, my sister bought me a book on the right supplements and veggies to eat to keep the cancer away. I didn't get cancer because I didn't eat enough greens or take enough vitamins and telling me not to worry they "cut it out" doesn't help. Does "living with cancer" mean anything to people. there is no "quick" cure
Oh! When my neighbor said, "Well, doesn't he want to feel better?" after I explained that Scott would not be interested in taking her supplements; and a lady at church offered him the help of her blind herbalist, "who is really, really yellow, but I'm sure he could help save his liver," and there's this diet blah, blah, blah, "he had stage 4 cancer and he's still with us......... " until you could just scream.
But, I think about how many stupid things I have said just not knowing; not experienced; not realizing how painful it would be to the other person. There's been times that it would not matter what anyone said; I'd still be annoyed. I wonder if it's just part of the cancer package.
But while we're ranting, I'd like to make a clean purge of the fact that I'm tired of statements like, "...... and then I thought, at least I'm not the Franson's; and all my problems seemed so small. You're such an inspiration, thank you." It makes me feel like saying, "I did not volunteer for this gig, and I do not consider it a privilege to be the worst case scenario designed to make you feel better. Besides that, it's clear you have no idea; we are not even close to being a worst case scenario; we have been so blessed."
All frustrations aside, I have to share that Scott went for transplant on May 26th and is recovering extremely well. We found out this week that the old liver, albeit black/green and huge, was cancer free. It's an overwhelming blessing.
I'm so grateful for all of your support. Thank you, thank you for being here, sharing your vulnerabilities as well as your strengths. I read more than I post, but you all feel like family.
God Bless,
Why do I get so many people telling me that chiropracters and naturalist doctors can cure cancer?
Hey everyone, keep 'em coming. It helps to get the pet peeves off your chest whether you're the person with cc or caring for someone who has it.
Joyce, if only...the ONE cure for cancer, which we know isn't possible because of all the different types of cancer and the different ways individuals react to all the treatments. I hope you're doing well.
Barbara, I hope you're finding the strength to get through your days missing Jacques. Thank you for your encouraging words.
I totally agree Colleen, everything is NOT okay. You're right, thank goodness we have each other and this board.
Sarahd, "quick cure" HA. That's part of another pet peeve of mine when people assume because Charlie may look good that he is cured or so much better that they say insensitive things like "Why aren't you working?" not knowing what suffering and hardship he's really going through.
Screaming is good for you Brenda. I know, we never knew we could make so many people feel so good by comparing their lives to ours. So glad Scott is recovering well from his surgery.
Lisa, you don't want to get me started on this one. Even with insurance, we're struggling to pay all the deductibles and out of pocket expenses as I'm sure a lot of people here are also dealing with. I have a friend who is well let's just say it - wealthy. She can't understand why I can't take Charlie to her guru/herbalist/nutritionist/whatever. Well, it costs MONEY. Usually, their rates are very high and insurance doesn't cover them.
All the pet peeves aside, Charlie and our family have been blessed beyond comprehension with many prayers, much support, and many positive things, one of which is this site and all the caring people on it. I pray positive things for you all too.
My pet peeve is people not understanding or mis-percieving the messages that a sender sends their way. Does their lack of knowledge and understanding and probally using the wrong choice of words or comments make them a bad person? Not really, it just rubs us the wrong way because we are vunerable, stressed out, flat broke, tired and depressed, with an uncertain future or a certain future that we have no controll over and don't like it. We feel like we are being punished in some way but we are not and people are rubbing salt in our eyes but they are not. It would be nice if some wealthy friends our relatives could lesson the burden just a little for those who could use the help. But then again their wealth is their love and passion. Given a little up would lesson their own security. Wonder what would happen if we asked for a little help?
God bless us all !
Jeff G.
OMG! You all hit me square on today! This is all exactly what I am experiencing. We find out tomorrow when we can see the Cyberknife doctor. In the meantime I also get "has he tried this has he tried that"? I try to tell myself this is the only way people can show they care. But with the stress I am under right now, I just don't want to hear it. Oh here is a new one to add. From the beginning almost 3 years ago (The Whipple Procedure) I have written explicit e mails to all and phone conversations to all. Just the other day a family member said oh, we thought his liver had cancer!!! Like, how much do we have to repeat and talk about. I feel my brain is consumed with repeating and repeating and then they still get it wrong!!! Like, I just want to turn the world off for awhile. I have found the only ones who really understand and can offer some bit of hope are all the doctors working with us.
Nobody fights as hard or is as strong as we are as care takers and our loved ones who are suffering with this monster. Thanks for letting me vent!!!! Lainy
Sometimes I feel bad and get cranky. Then I feel bad that I got cranky. I pulled a muscle in my stomach area, which is still healing from the surgery, and I was not the nicest person to be around yesterday because of the pain.
It's hard, you want to be nice and smiley and stay strong. And sometimes you are. But we need to give ourselves persmission to be cranky sometimes, and our caregivers need to understand that, too.
BTW - God bless our caregivers! You are suffering just as we are.
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The Price
I purchased mine from my local Tesco supermarket for around £5, which is incredible value in my opinion, considering toasters usually retail from around £15 plus. The reason for opting for this Tesco Value Toaster was because we needed a toaster that we could use until we found more expensive stylish one to fit our kitchen worktop colour scheme, so basically we purchased the value toaster as a temporary one, we didn't what to spend too much on something that was only be used for a short period of time.
Having a quick on Tesco website shows that they are still selling this model but at a slightly higher price of £6, which to be honest is still very much a bargain.
The Tesco value toaster is a two slice toaster therefore can toast two slices of bread. The toaster slots are located at the top and have metal grills inside. It has a white colour finish and is made from hard glossy plastic material. The shape although is rectangular, it does have some outer curves that gives it a simple but pleasant design. It is what you would expect from a value appliance in terms of appearance, simple no thrill design. The side of the toaster has a grey coloured lever, as well as a grey coloured control knob for temperature adjustment and a grey cancel button located below the control knob. It comes with a white coloured power cord.
First thing we noticed about this toaster was its simplistic design, we didn't want anything to fancy or complicated so it was ideal for us. The white coloured finish is a versatile colour that will go with almost any kitchen colour schemes. The size is nice and compact measuring approx 17.5 cm in height, 25.5 cm wide, and 19 cm deep, therefore it fits easily on our kitchen work top without taking up any unnecessary room. It is also reasonably lightweight weighing approx 860 g, making it easy to move around when needed and especially useful when it needs lifting up or tipping over during the cleaning process.
Once plugged in it is very simple and straight forward to use, simply insert the bread slices into the top open slots and slide down using the grey side lever. The browning of the slices is controlled by the grey coloured knob which clearly shows pictures and numbers from 1 -7, with 1 being very lightly toasted and 7 being burnt. I remember using it mainly on 4 as I like my toast nice and golden brown. I found that the results were quite impressive for a valued toaster and managed to brown the toast as requested most of the time. There were odd occasions however that I would set it at 4 and it would pop out only lightly toasted, not sure why, however occurred very rarely so isn't a big issue. Another slight quibble would be that sometimes one side of the toast would be slightly more brown than the other side, and sometimes the outer areas wouldn't be toasted as well compared to the inner areas.
There is a cancel button allows you to cancel the toasting process early if wanted, or to just check on the progress. It works as expected, popping the toast up when requested. This has high lift feature which basically means the toast slices pop out further making it easier to pick up the slices of toast without burning any fingers, this a great little feature which is something I didn't expected to get with a value item.
The toaster has a crumb tray which is very useful when it comes to cleaning the toaster. It gathers all the excess crumbs at the bottom, and when the power is off you simply slide the crumb tray out and empty it. This saves me from having to keep tip the toaster upside down to get all the crumbs out!.
This toaster works well with normal slices of toast, however I wouldn't advice using it with thicker sliced bread or hot cross buns etc as I found sometimes they would get stuck and the times they didn't they would get burnt. A bit of a let down considering how much I love my croissants and thicker toasts.
Overall this is good toaster for those wanting a temporary one, or I would definitely say it is ideal for students living in accommodation. It worked well for medium toasts, but if you love thicker toasts and toasted buns then this one isn't the one for you. Therefore it is good toaster and for £5-6 I can't complain really.
After accidently squashing my last toaster while moving house, I went on the lookout for a new toaster that wouldn't cost much and did the job as expected. The Tesco 2T07 2 Slice Toaster looked good enough to me at the time for around £5. That was two months ago, and the price has now changed slightly to £6, so maybe they've upped the quality of the product since then to justify the increase. After many years of toasters existing, I figured even though it's cheap it'll be able to achieve it's purpose and I'll just see how long it lasts for.
The box is standard with the usual Tesco logos on it, and inside you have the toaster in a transparent bag with instructions. It's packaged securely enough with a couple of extra cardboard pieces, so there was no concern over it having been bashed about during transit on it's journey to the Tesco shelves. The instructions contain the usual safety details, for example not to immerse it in water when it's switched on, and there are also basic instructions on how to use the toaster and how to clean it.
The toaster itself is made of fairly thin white plastic and the design is more or less oval shaped. The controls consist of a dial that goes from 1 - 7 for how well done you want your toast, then below that there's the cancel button, and above the dial there is the standard lever piece to push down to lower your bread for toasting. These parts are made of equally thin grey plastic. The lead is about a metre in length, which is long enough for me, and it is attached to the body of the toaster on the right side of the controls, so depending on your kitchen set up this can be a plus or minus point. Dimensions of the toaster are: Height 17.5cm, Width 25.5cm, Depth 19cm, and it weighs 860 grams.
The toaster can only accommodate slices with a thickness of up to around 1.5cm. I thought this would be fine but recently it couldn't handle the end pieces of a standard loaf, so that's another thing to consider before purchase. The basic loaf of sliced ASDA bread I currently have works fine, but taller slices from more quality brands do stick out the top a bit. Bagel halves can just about be squeezed in. I'm pushing this poor toaster to it's limits.
When first using the toaster, it will emit a plastic smell and that will make your toast taste awful, but after the first use that smell should disappear. For timings, I keep the toaster on number 5, and this takes approximately 2 minutes and 10 seconds. I haven't timed a toaster before so I'm not sure if that's a long time for an average piece of toast. Once it's toasted, it pops up in the usual way. It's not a loud clunk noise, so I need to keep my ears open for it as I like to get the butter on straight away to achieve the optimum slice of buttery toast.
Cleaning the toaster is easy enough. The plastic surface is smooth and you can just wipe food/drink splashes off with a slightly wet cloth. You might want to wait until it cools though as the plastic casing can get a bit hot if you've just been using it for multiple amounts of toast. At the opposite end to the controls, you can pull out the crumb collection tray for emptying, then just slot it back in.
So overall, this is a basic toaster for people who buy basic bread. Anything larger than basic bread, like more expensive higher-quality bread or if you're slicing the bread yourself, and you will struggle. Other types of foodstuff will fit, but sometimes, as with bagels, it's a bit of a squeeze and this can make the toaster refuse to work even when you have the lever clicked down and the bread is lowered for toasting.
I am actually contemplating spending money on a proper toaster now due to these issues, which is very telling for a cheapskate. I don't want to have to push a toaster to it's limits. It should be able to accommodate the variety of products designed for toasting, and that is basically why this one is so cheap.
My toaster has been playing up a bit so I've been using the toaster I bought for my daughter for Uni a year ago (it came home with her when she moved accommodation). She didn't need a fancy one so I put the cheapest in the trolley in Tesco. The Everyday Value toaster was less than a fiver, they are selling it at the moment costing £6 so still cheap.
It just came in a cheap white box nothing fancy. The toaster is white plastic, two slice and small and neat. It has the usual pop down knob, high lift function, variable browning and crumb tray- nothing else no defrost button but I never use this feature anyway. Although cheaply made it looks okay, it's got a rounded shape to it and the grey knobs contrast nicely. Toasters are pretty much all cool wall these days, and I can report it doesn't get too hot to touch.
How does it perform?
It's okay. It toasts bread with the top sticking out so I need to turn it over. Not particularly even toasting but toasts none the less. The toaster will fit crumpets and being shallow makes it easier to get them out. A bit of a struggle to pop down thick tea cakes so I squash them and this does the trick. It browns quick enough not but not quite on par with my other toaster.
I've not used it that much as like I say it was a try out while my toaster was playing up but my daughter has used it everyday and is more than happy with it- being small isn't a problem for her as she likes pancakes and they come out easier.
I'd give it 3 stars because of the slot width, short depth and uneven toasting but my daughter would give it 4 and as she uses it more than me 4 stars it is.
Despite the above niggles, when the time comes I may be tempted to buy the four slice toaster in the range as it's only a tenner.
The Product:
Tesco 2T07 2 Slice Toaster - White
Catalogue Number: 203-2249
Product Height 17.5 Centimetre
Product Width 25.5 Centimetre
Product Depth 19.0 Centimetre
Product Weight 860.0 Gram
Colour: White
Increasingly it seems you cannot go wrong with Supermarket Value Range small appliances:
I bought this toaster when I had to put my own into the holiday cottage, due to the malfunction of the cottage's one.
The toaster is a modern white version featuring a stylish line that is reminiscent of art deco styling. Dial and knobs finished in grey plastic. The toaster has a somewhat domed appearance not unlike a small motorcycle helmet.
The little toaster is designed to toast 2 slices of bread, benefits from a mid cycle cancel function, has variable browning and high lift facilities. It also has a crumb tray.
When I got the toaster home, I was not expecting much for the £4.50 paid, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find inside the standard value minimalistic white box, with blue and red striping that the toaster was well packed with foam blocks and in a plastic bag. Also enclosed was a simple to follow basic instruction leaflet.
First Use:
The toaster was quick and easy to set up, basically unpack, set to 3 on the easy to read dial, plug in, switch on, pop in two slices of bread and hey presto - we have toast.
Continued Use:
We have found this little toaster, reliable and easy to use, easy to clean, easy to adjust and easy to use due to its basic simplicity. The only downside we have really noticed is that the crumb tray is very shallow, meaning that really we should empty it after every use. I am fairly sure, if we did empty the crumb tray a bit more frequently that we would not suffer the toast crumbs all over the worktop problem. We tend to slide it back under the shelves when not in use and pull forward to use, so it often leaves a trail of crumbs. So now I am thinking about it, the controls are on one end and the crumb tray is removed from the other. So in order to empty the crumb tray, we have to turn it around the other way to retrieve the tray, thus spreading more crumbs. That along with it not being a cool wall toaster explains why we empty the tray so infrequently. We tend to keep it around the 3-4 setting and adjust slightly occasionally when going from for example fresh white to dry granary. The toaster has a mid cycle cancel feature, which is an easy to use clearly marked button. This is particularly useful, as I do often find the slices are too tall for the toaster, so I swop them end to end mid way through. I am fairly sure though this toaster is designed to take standard pre-packed bread and we tend to use home-made or artisan. The toaster does not take very thick slices, although I have been known to jam them in before now and then struggle to get it out again, in fact it was such a scenario that saw the end of this toaster a couple of days ago, when OH twisted the fragile holder thing, getting the toast out. The elements still work fine, but we have decided to call it a day as we cannot get the piece to work anymore, making it in effect a one slice toaster. So back to why I bought it. I bought a nice new Delonghi set for the cottage and my old toaster was relegated to "spare" as this Tesco one was doing just as good a job. Now the Swan one is and in use, I really miss my Tesco Cheapy. So, if i don't get use to the old toaster soon, it will be a trip to Tesco to buy another 2T07. Our toaster is about 6 years old and was in use most days. Value for money? I think so!
The toaster is very easy to clean, but you do have to remember to let it cool down.
The graphics are still good after years of use and cleaning.
As it is not a cool wall toaster, you need to keep things like young children away from it. I was going to say, bread bags and tea towels, but thought as we all care more about the kids, I'd better list them first! This is actually quite important, if you have been spoilt with a cool wall toaster, it does not matter, if you or your toddler touches the outside of the toaster, you will have lectured them about the fire inside and not to touch there, but they may be able to reach the outside? In which case, with this one, make sure it is pushed well back on the worktop to avoid any tears.
Cheap, stylish, easy to use, easy to cancel (useful function to avoid the smoke alarm going off!), small enough to store in a cupboard. Impressive compared to a much more expensive item.
Price and Availability:
Priced at a ridiculously low £4.50 on line and in store from Tesco.
5/5 from me.
In keeping with my most recent reviews I decided to next tackle my current toaster. It is another item that the former Mr bought for our first home but due to a general lack of regular use I haven't got around to replacing it with a more attractive version.
As shown in the product photo the toaster is a simple classic toaster. It is capable of toasting two slices at once and has a dial with different heat settings, as well as a cancel button both of these below the on/off slider.
It's a lightweight item so on occasion the former bloke would take it with him when he went 'on exersize' with work...yup he took a toaster on military camping trips and they say squaddies have a hard life - on these occasions the toaster has proved itself to be very robust, as it has returned covered in all imaginable types of muck and after a through clean still works perfectly!
Being made of plastic and metal the toaster is easy to clean, a quick wipe around the outside and in the case of cleaning the muck out of the toasting slots I find an old tooth brush brushes off the mud....or if you're using the toaster more conventionally the crumbs. There is a crumb catcher in the base, this just slides out so you can deposit the crumbs in to whatever waste recepticle you may select, atlhough for the removal of crumbs I tend to just take it outside and give it a good shake upside down over the lawn.
These days it lives in a cupboard surrounded by my pans and only emerges once a month or so to be used to defrost frozen bread.
Its toasting method is really pretty standard, in the slot, depress the slider after checking which heat setting you want to use and then the bread comes out aneamic or burned to a crisp but then I find that all toasters have that effect on previously frozen bread.
For me the only real downside to this toaster is that a standard sized 'toastie' loaf slice of bread is actually too big to fully fit in the slot. This means I end up with a burned middle section or untoasted edges.
I think originally this toaster cost around £5, so from that perspective it has been great value for money having been in my home (mostly) for the last 3 years. But due to its small size and inability to fully toast my preferred type of sliced bread I expect on my next move this toaster will find its way in to the nearest electronics recycling bin to be replaced with a more likely more expensive and more attractive looking alternative.
Well there's not an awful lot you can say about a toaster, but the most impressive thing about this is the price. The price on the Tesco website is £7, but when I bought it in store it was just £5, which as a student, I was obviously delighted with.
It is a two slice toaster and has got the normal features that you need: variable browning (a dial to adjust how long before the toast automatically pops up), a cancel button, a crumb tray and a "high lift" (to help get crumpets, pittas and muffins out of the toaster easily). But it doesn't have any more complicated features like a defrost or reheat setting - but to be honest, we had these settings on the toaster at my parents' house, and I don't think I ever used them anyway.
The only downside is that it is slightly too small for most slices of bread, so that the top bit does not toast properly. I overcome this by flipping the toast round halfway through, so it's not much of a problem. Overall, I've not found any faults with the product so it is great value for money.
I make no secret of the fact I like a bargain electrical buy - I am much more interested in the functionality and cost of a product over having the latest gadget or the most modern design, especially when it comes to appliances in my small kitchen. This particular value toaster cost less than £4.50 (£4.47 I believe which is a bargain, from Tesco, which I purchased during my weekly shop .
The toaster is simple and functional - the only controls are a dial to change the toasting / heating settings, the slider which you push down to lower your toast into the grill of the toaster and an eject button. These controls do the job as is necessary - can happily report my slider hasn't jammed / gotten stuck (which is what happened on my last toaster) There is no defrost mode, however I never usually use bread straight from the freezer so this is not so much a problem to me, however may be something to take into consideration for those with a larger family who may freeze spare loaves. The toaster can toast 2 slices at a time, perfect for our smaller household who get up at various times. The slots are wide enough for most slices of bread I have used, however I think it would probably be a bit of a struggle for thicker 'toastie' loaves and slices of bread and would probably struggle with a hand cut doorstep slice of tiger bread! The toaster is a simple design - white plastic with grey control buttons. For the price the overall appearance is more attractive than you would imagine, looks fine left out on the worktop. The entire toaster is very compact, which is great for me as I am very limited on space, so anything that takes up less space but is as equally as functional is a bonus in my eyes.
I have my toast lightly done, to a lighter brown shade - any hint of burn and it goes in the bin! On this toaster I use a setting two/three, which I find takes about 45 seconds, which I think is a perfectly reasonable amount of time. I can report the higher settings do seriously cremate your bread, so be warned, do keep an eye on it! (My grandma has hers done to a black frazzled crisp, and if I don't check what setting it is on before use, can end in disaster!)
I would recommend this product to a friend especially:
· Single persons / small family
· Those with limited space
· Those on a budget
When I moved into my flat about I thought we'd be ok without a toaster, but soon decided that we definitely needed one as the grill on our oven was terrible. We decided we didn't want to spend too much on a toaster, so headed to Tesco to see what they had. We came out very pleased with ourselves with this bargain toaster (I recall it costing around a fiver).
It toasts bread very well, but the only problem is it only toasts 3/4 of the slice as the top of the bread pokes out of the top of the toaster. This of course isn't a problem if you flip the bread over half way through toasting, although it is a bit annoying. We did discover that Tesco value bread fits quite well though!
The cancel button is really useful for popping up your toast early if needed. I had bought a cheap toaster before and it didn't have this feature so I was pretty pleased when this one did. It also has a dial to control how toasted your toast gets, ranging from warm bread to burnt to a cinder. The crumb tray is good too as you can easily remove the crumbs from the bottom of the toaster without having to shake it upside down over the bin. The white curved shape of it looks quite nice and makes it look like it might have cost more than just a fiver.
Unfortunately I got a pita bread (ripped in half as it's not big enough to fit a whole one in) stuck inside the toaster and whilst trying to fish it out with a fork, I broke one of the heating wires so the toaster no longer works. We had had it for over a year though, so it did very well considering it's price!
Overall I'd say this is a great little toaster for the price, but it is a bit small for proper sized slices of bread.
Tesco Value Toaster Model 2T07, my toaster packed up a few months back and we have just been using the grill on the oven, but somehow toast never tastes quite a good grilled, strange as that may sound. However I kept putting off buying one because in my eyes it was not essential, but the other day my stepdad turned up at my door with this clutched under his arm. He had gone to Tesco's and purchased a toaster for me, bless him!
The box is white with the old style value logo in the top right of each side of the box excluding the bottom also included are pictures of the toaster with the front image covering 2/3 of the space. It is obviously made of cardboard, and inside the toaster was wrapped in a clear plastic bag and to hold it in place are two pieces of card which are shaped the match the toaster preventing it from moving around and getting damaged whilst inside the box. All of the packaging is recyclable.
The toaster itself is rather pleasant looking having an oval shape, it is a 2 slice toaster and it is made of white plastic with the control buttons being in a muted light grey. The controls include a slide down button which is what is used to insert the toast, a dial which is too control how dark you want your toast, I use 4.5. At the bottom is the cancel button, which can be used if you have mistakenly selected the wrong toast option or you simply wish to cease toasting. The inside where the toast is placed is the normal metal, but brushed metal not shiny. The toaster has a removable crumb tray which you simply need to pull out. The wire comes out of the base and is approximately a meter long and has a 13amp fused plug, as you would expect. It weighs 860g and its dimensions are 7.5cmx25.5cmx19cm.
It is cool wall which mean the sides do not get hot whilst being in use which makes it safer to use. Especially for my ten year old who enjoys making his own toast as a snack in the evening. The voltage rating is 220-240vac, 50Hz and the power consumption is 680w-760w.
It cost £4.97 and you can also receive clubcard points with that should you wish. My step dad purchased mine at Tesco direct and I'm sure most would stock these; they also have delivery options from £3.00, or click and collect for free, basically the click and collect service is a reserve service, you order online and collect the items from the store yourself, however I have never used this service.
Overall I think the quality of this product far out ways its price. The toaster works perfectly, It is even wide enough for toasting crumpets and teacakes, and toasts these very quickly and evenly and because the plate on which the crumpet sits on rises fairly high, retrieving them is not an issue, countless times I've had crumpet stuck in my toasters. Although the only problem I have is that about 1.5cm of top of the toast is not grilled, but I find many toasters have this issue and it's not a massive inconvenience.
Great price toaster and works really well.
To go with the basic kettle for our luxury camping holidays I thought that I may as well buy the Tesco value toaster to match, at just £5 there isn't really much to lose. Like the Tesco value kettle the toaster can usually be found stocked in the larger superstores so if you live in a small village it may be difficult to get your hands on one of these.
Tesco value range are known for being as basic as basic can be and this toaster just reinforces this idea. The design is plain white with only three buttons/knobs to perform the basic functions. there is a slider to help insert and take out the toasted bread, a tuner/ knob which allows you to select how brown you want your toast and a cancel button. The buttons feel surprisingly sturdy and safe, I was half expecting them to feel like a plastic toy however I have been proved wrong as to this day everything is still in tact and as sturdy as it was when I first bought the product.
The toaster does in fact produce what I personally call perfect toast, just a little bit brown so its crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, however it only produces it on a hit and miss basis, the knob that should indicate how brown your toast will be seems to differ from day to day so it turns into a bit of a guessing game!
- Cheap as chips.
- Has all the basic functions that are needed.
- The colour wont clash terribly in any room if you wanted it for uni or any other living environment.
- The browning tuner as I call it, isn't very accurate so it's hit and miss if you get burnt toast!
- The toaster can only toast two slices at a time, not very convenient for families.
Overall Experience
My overall experience has been mediocre with this product, its more than what you would expect for just £5 however compared to other products in the same range this one lacks the qualities others have. I would recommend this product to those who need a temporary toaster rather than permanent as although it functions okay and is affordable to most, it isn't practical for families and I'm not convinced it would do the job on a day to day basis long term as I only use mine when we camp or go on holiday.
If you need a toaster that will cost you less than three loafs of decent bread, here it is: at less than £6 it's just about disposable, and yet it can be used for years. The price of ''stuff'' never ceases to amaze me - and although undoubtedly there is some seriously underpaid sweatshop labour behind this, I somehow don't think that labour behind many more expensive brands is any more ethical and less exploitative.
For that roughly fiver you get a very basic, white plastic toaster that will basically toast bread. There is no defrost or warm up button (though there is a cancel one) and the size of the bread space is rather small, so I tend to set it at low level and toast twice, turning the bread round. This is a problem on many other toasters too, which seem designed for a standard square sliced bread (Sunblest???) and rarely fit bloomer or farmhouse type slices, nor Mothers' Pride for that matter.
The spring doesn't work perfectly and with a thicker hand-cut slices you might need to gently manhandle it into the slots. For some reason once it heats up this problem disappears.
All in all, very basic and just about workable, but fundamentally OK.
Buying a product that's labelled Value I wasn't really expecting this to last long, but it has proved me wrong. I bought one two years ago to take to university and I picked a cheap one in case it got stolen if I ended up with a dishonest flatmate. And here it is today, still going strong after having been used at least once a day since it was bought. Not bad for under a fiver eh?
It's got everything a toaster should have; two slots, control dial and early stop button. The toast appears quite high out of the toaster when it's done so no trying to wiggle it out and burning your finger in the process. It's not the best looking toaster I've ever seen, being cheap white plastic, but it's easy to clean, just wipe the side down and it's done. The tray is easy to find and empty, but if you don't do it regularly the crumbs build up a bit quick and start to burn. I have found that the heating elements can be quite noisy when heating up - an odd buzzing sound.
It's a great cheap toaster that does it's job well.
I have to own up although I'd looked at this before, I only actually went and bought it last week after reading someone else's review on dooyoo.
Our grill recently went a bit wonky and the fan on it now makes a horrid racket when it's in use. Apparently it's no longer fixable and is useable just very noisy while being used, so we'll need to replace the grill and oven, but as I can't really afford to do that at the moment I've been using the whole combo as little as possible and doing more cooking in the slow cooker and on the hob etc.
One thing I have been missing is my toast - ok I know I could still make the toast on the grill, but the noise first thing in the morning when I'm only partly awake is not a good one.
Anyhow, I had a look in Tesco when I first found that the grill was playing up and noticed their value toaster for £5.25 (£5.29 on Tesco direct btw). I debated buying it and then didn't because I was worried that this would be one of those 'cheap' products that would fall apart after 2 minutes, and although I may not need this for very long, I have to say I'd prefer it if it didn't fall apart or set my kitchen on fire or something. In the end despite looking at this and a couple of others I put it off.
Anyway, last week after reading what someone else had to say about this very toaster, I decided to go back and buy one and I have to say so far I'm quite happy with my purchase. I know that generally one's expected to wait more than a week and a half before reviewing something, but it's a toaster... I've used it in the only way it's possible to use it and several times now, so I figure I'm probably ok to review it now and if it suddenly blows up or something I'll add a footnote ;-)
This a basic white coloured 2 slice toaster. It has a simple leaver control on one end to let you push down the bread into the toaster, and a dial that lets you select how dark or pale you want your toast. There's also a cancel button so that you can stop the toasting process part way through if you want to.
Now when it comes to making toast, I use my own home made bread. Because of this, I can slice it as thickly or thinly as I want to, and I'm used to opting for fairly thick toast in the morning. With this toaster I do have to be a little bit careful not to slice the bread too thickly or it fits in the toaster but won't pop up again properly as the slot isn't that wide, but overall it's not too bad and will even take a standard thickness of crumpet although the super fat Warburton's ones don't fit. To give you an idea what I mean, I'd have thought it would take a standard thin, medium or thick sliced loaf slice of bread without any problem, but an extra thick slice would be too much for it.
My bread maker makes a rather tall loaf meaning that each slice is rather longer than that of the average sliced loaf, so I wasn't sure if it would fit ok in here. Upright it's a little long and the top curve of the bread does stick out a bit, but this is where the cancel button sort of comes into its own because I can pop up the toast part way through, turn it upside down and restart it so that top and bottom of the slice get toasted and the middle is a little more well done. Again, if you were buying regular sliced bread I doubt you'd have a problem with sticky out bred.
The toaster has a crumb tray underneath so you can empty any lose crumbs out, but I haven't needed to do this on each toasting, and have found every 2 or three times is enough.
Overall, this is pretty damn good for the price, and I'm glad I bought it.
If you've read my Tesco Value Kettle review (if you haven't, go read it now!), you'll know that I like to go camping with my girlfriend and our friends but also that we like to take a few creature comforts with us (the Tesco valve kettle being one) to make the whole experience that little bit nicer. Along with the usual camping equipment we take with is a brilliant power lead which plugs into the campsite power supply and gives us four plug sockets which we can use for all sorts of things.
One of those things is a kettle, we had been using an old one from when I was at university but it eventually broke so I went looking for a new one and found the bargain that is the tesco value kettle. At the same time I also spotted the value toaster and was lured in by the bargain price of £5. I figured it would be another great addition to our camping equipment, so I snapped one up!
Shortly after I purchased the two value items, we went off on a camping trip. The kettle was an instant hit meaning tea was available nice and quickly. The toaster I kept as a special surprise for the first breakfast!
Then camping the traditional breakfast routine is that the first person up gets the kettle on and starts frying some bacon to give the air that wonderful smell. Then when everyone starts to appear from their tents we all chip in and help cook up a feast. The hardest part is making enough toast to go round using a small gas toaster. Being able to break out this toaster and easily and quickly being able to do toast two slices at a time meant I was able to get it all done and everyone was impressed.
The toaster is not much to look at, its just a very basic white two slice toaster, though it would look nice in a white themed minimalist kitchen. It is very plain with the controls located at one end. The controls are simple as you would find on most cheap toasters, there is the lever to push down to start it toasting, a control dial to allow you to adjust how you like your toast done, and a cancel button to stop the toasting midway through. a nice touch is that the lever can also be used to lift the toast high to make it easier to remove, something which is not always found on cheap toasters.
In use the toaster stayed fairly cool on the sides though it it is not one of those ones which has so called Cool Walls so do be careful if there are young children about.
At the bottom there is a slide out tray for getting rid of crumbs, though as we were outdoors I just turned i upside down once it was cool and shook it...
Overall a nice cheap toaster that does the job pretty nicely for such a low price, certainly something I would recommend for anyone wanting a very low cost toaster.
When moving into uni I wanted to own my own toaster so that it didn't get full of rubbish like many of the toasters at uni were. I went to tesco as I knew they sold cheap value electrical equipment. I saw this for only £5ish. It was In a plain whit box with the typical tesco value label and design all over. I was happy as it was going to be my very own little toaster! I wil now go into a little more detail on the product and explain why some issues you may see.
The toaster:
It comes in plain white with black knobs! It's not the prettiest thing to look at, but it doesnt look hideous either. It's rather small looking and looks brittle. You can't expect high quality if you only paid a fiver though. One my first use I was shocked at how Small the toast racks were, I had to stuff my toast in as it was too small. It got caught and burnt badly! So the next time I went shopping I bought a small size loaf of bread so it would fit, it still struggled to get in, but did the job. It takes a while to warm up and toast the bread, once it is warmer it toasts well and can give it a nice golden colour which I prefer! It's a buy temperamental with the slider to get the toast out, mine doesn't work all the time! Overall this toaster is a bit hit and miss. It's great value, but has lots of downsides. I belove it's a brilliant temporary toaster of if you have a very tight budget. I think it's one of the worst tesco value products I have bought though, there kettle and toastie makers are excellent compared to this. It has lasted me 2 years now and still works so it has lasted a fair while which is a good sign.
I think the next toaster I buy will be a bit more expensive. I believe you get what you pay for with electronic items. This has worked for me and allowed me to have some beloved toast! Just wish I could have toasties regular sized bread as its easier to get hold of! I am going to give this a 2 star rating as it has helped me out, but lacks quality. Worth a try if your a university student though!!!
Thanks for reading :)
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Just trying out some very simple OOP PHP and some funny characters are being displayed on the page for what seems to be no apparent reason!
I've got two PHP files: A class file which is just PHP and a PHP file which contains HTML and calls the method from the class. Here are the two files I have:
class Book
// Property AKA Variable Declaration
public $bookTitle = 'Dracula';
public $bookSlug = '';
public $bookAuthor = '';
public $bookPublisher = '';
public $bookGenreSubject = '';
public $bookRating = '';
public $bookISBN = '';
public $bookPrice = '';
// Constructor
public function __construct()
// $this->bookTitle = $bookTitle;
// Method AKA Function Declaration
public function setBookTitle($bookTitle)
$this->bookTitle = $bookTitle;
public function getBookTitle()
return $this->bookTitle;
<?php include_once("includes/book.class.php") ?>
<?php $title = new Book(); ?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<title><?php echo $title->getBookTitle(); ?></title>

<?php echo $title->getBookTitle(); ?>

First of all, the title.php page displays this:
What the bloody hell is going on here? I don't have a clue! All that should be on this page is "Dracula" wrapped in the h1 tags.
And when I go directly to the book.class.php page it always displays this:
Should the class be displaying anything in the browser like that?
Any ideas? Help would be appreciated, thanks.
Since the PHP source code is showing up in the browser, I suspect that your server isn't setup to handle PHP files.
There is a missing ; in title.php fiel which may be causing the problems:
// add the following two lines and the missing semicolon error should appear
ini_set('display_errors', true);
include_once("includes/book.class.php") // MISSING semicolon
$title = new Book();
// next line is not required and sometimes causes problems
// ? >
It looks like some other script is evaluating those scripts, a stab-in-the-dark do you have some mod_rewrite that might affect the "huffieroop" path?
Also, what does the actual "HTML" source of those pages look like?
That won't cause problems, the closing PHP tag ends the statement. See the first paragraph of Instruction separation in the manual.
I guessed the missing semicolon was causing the problem and did not realise the semicolon was optional if it is the last statement before the closing ?> Thank you.
Whoops, the reference to the optional ?> was meant for the book.class.php file.
I usually rely upon the error_reporting(-1); to scream with all the errors.
// off topicReminds me of one programmer in the last team where I worked who made a special point of setting error_reporting(0);
Hey Jeff, I've just installed the latest version of XAMPP for Windows on my new Windows 8 machine and I played around with some other basic PHP statements and they work perfectly fine, so my localhost is setup to handle PHP files.
Without the semicolon after the include a parse error displays (this is with the two lines included that you suggested, thanks!): Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$title' (T_VARIABLE) in C:\xampp\htdocs\huffieroop\ itle.php on line 4. I added the semicolon after the include and no error displays, but the problem from the opening post still persists.
Not sure about any mod_rewrite stuff that might affect it. It's a standard install of XAMPP for Windows.
What's interesting is that I had the same files on my Windows 7 PC with a standard install of XAMPP for Windows and it works perfectly fine - As anyone would expect it to work!
The difference between my Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs, other than the operating system itself, is the install of XAMPP for Windows. On my Windows 7 PC I have XAMPP 1.7.4 with PHP 5.3.5 whereas on my Windows 8 PC I have XAMPP 1.8.1 with PHP 5.4.7 installed. But surely the fact that it's a newer stable version of PHP wouldn't affect it?
Very strange indeed. Any ideas how I could fix this guys? Very vexing problem!
As for the actual "HTML" source of the pages, see the screenshots below Salathe.
After the HTML script there is no start for the php script.
 <?php echo $title-getBookTitle();?>

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Huh? Confused. What do you mean and where? The "HTML" source displayed in the two screenshots in my previous post aren't the actual code I've typed (that's back in the opening post). That funny HTML in the view source has been generated by either PHP or the browser - For some unusual and perplexing reason!
Surely it's something wrong with my XAMPP setup on my Windows 8 PC? As I said, the code from the opening post works perfectly fine in the old version of XAMPP on my Windows 7 PC. Is it XAMPP or Windows 8? Or is it actually the code (I can't see it being the code anymore, having said what I just typed)?
Now back on my desktop
copied from your screenshot book.class.php

Title Dracula

echo $title->getBooktitle();>

Try the following:

Title Dracula

<?php echo $title->getBooktitle();?>
Please supply the full source files of the two screen dumps. The other screendump from title.php appears as though HTML script precedes <!doctype>. Also,  and  sections are not in the correct order.
There must be some other code you are including in your script that we don't know about and probably you don't know about either. Look, your screenshot shows this:
Title: Dracula
In neither of your source files is there an occurrence of "Title:", there even is not a single colon there nor any occurrence of styling that would make it bold. So it looks like you got something out of nothing and this doesn't make sense from a programmer's point of view! I don't know what's going on there but I'm sure there's more to it that you posted in your question
Edit: I don't know why your attachments show as "pending approval" and can't be accessed. Can this be some forum configuration error?
You're both right!
See, it works perfectly on my Windows 7 PC because I created and edited the PHP files using Windows Notepad.
On my Windows 8 PC I created and edited the PHP files using a Windows 8 App called "Code Writer". It's a bit like a simplified version of Notepad++, but for the Metro UI. Anyway, it seems that this app was adding in bits of code I didn't want adding in upon saving each time.
Pesky bugger!
Solution: Uninstall "Code Writer" and revert back to using trusty old Windows Notepad on both my Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs.
Problem solved.
But wasn't that a funny one, eh? Very strange. I've never heard of anything like that happening before, have you guys? And sorry - In hindsight I should have mentioned what editor I was using to create and edit the PHP files as that may have resolved the problem much sooner!
Thanks for the help guys
Notepad is a simple editor that saves PHP files with a correct BOM
I should imagine that "Code Writer" defaults to an incorrect BOM. I have had the same problem using UltraEdit and solved by copying, pasting and saving the files using Notepad. UltraEdit loads and saves the file with the BOM that PHP expects.
Currently I am using "Sublime Text 2" editor and have not had the BOM problen. The editor is highly recommended by many programmers.
Glad you found the problem. Pesky bugger indeed! (:
Thanks for the recommendation John, I checked it out and I love it! The problem I had all these years in switching from Notepad to something with more features like Notepad++ was the UI and just the general feel of it. I loved the clean canvas feeling of Notepad, but Sublime Text 2 is just perfect and will definitely help me code more productively too.
Is there any real difference between the free and paid versions though?
From their website:
Sublime Text 2 may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however a license must be purchased for continued use. There is currently no enforced time limit for the evaluation.
After about a month a nag appears which can be accepted then editing continues. It is on my list of Shareware I will buy
Also on my list of Shareware to Donate is this unobtrusive but remarkably capable FireFox HTML Validator Addon:


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This is something I have noticed when ChNN does DI or empowerments. There is a very strong protective, sheltering energy coming from him. A ' We're not in Kansas anymore.' kind of energy. He is deliberately and consciously creating a 'safe place' for everyone participating. Maybe this is a Vajra Tent? Maybe that is why he wants the live webcast transmission....so Westerners with heads full of cotton and little good sense, don't tune into his Mindstream in a way that will fry their circuits and crash their hard drive.
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Damn. Talk about a nice guy.Paul said he really enjoyed his first summer of lake living. "[Neighbors] are very helpful. The lady next door is in catering, and she brought me desserts and lunch. It was just incredible. Kids come to the door with snacks and treats all the time." While he's not bothered that people know where he lives (after all, Paul posted a photo to Instagram), he hopes people will respect his privacy. "As long as they choose an appropriate time to say hello, I'm fine with it," he explained.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
I never imagined that there might be a player that could compare to Reggie's star profile in Indiana in the NBA... but this kid has a shot. Especially if he leads the team to it's first NBA title.
Also goes to show once again just how tight this team is chemistry-wise:
"George [Hill] owns a boat, so I'll call him up sometimes and say, 'George, let's get on the lake.' He'll drive his boat over to my dock, pick me up and we'll go out for the day and do our thing." Paul also shared that George recently saved his beloved pit bull after the dog fell into the lake. "I wasn't there at the time. Thank God George was at my house, and he was able to save him. That dog's my buddy."
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Paul should apply to be the town poet...."roses are red, violets are blue, I love Geist" but poems like that take at least 12 years to come up with
Paul George was like the absolutely perfect star to land in Indy.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
damn, that's a nice house. Wish I was 6'9. And good at basketball. And had a work ethic to make me good at basketball.
In case anyone doesn't like to read...
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Nice little article. Though I have wonder, about that story with his dog. Why was the dog outside to where it could fall in the lake when he wasn't even there? Glad GH3 was there for him, but seems like there is more to that story than meets the eye.
I think PG is gonna regret letting it out there that people are welcome to stop by and say hi. I know he is just being nice, but just cause your famous doesn't mean you should have to entertain such ridiculousness at your front door. Though I'm sure he probably has a gate and all.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Its really not that inconceivable that a dog would fall into Geist. Maybe George Hill and others were down at the dock fishing and that's when it fell in?
Also, his section of the neighborhood is gated off so that will keep most people away. Sure the stalkers and other crazies could still get by, but they were likely to find out where he was living with or without the article. Although you better believe he'll have his share of ladies and jersey chasers swinging by his dock in the summer.
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He's in a gated community with what I counted to be 32 total houses behind the gate, so it's not really a big deal...
Smothered Chicken!
I'm more surprised that the dog couldn't swim, to be honest.
When I finally hit the lottery I have two goals. I'm would like to move there and I'm buying an entire section of seats at BFL just for PD.
Actually a third goal would be to get a suite at BFL and have 5 or 6 different ladies in it every game. (Might need tinted windows in the suite)
That day can't come soon enough.
[QUOTE=MagicRat;1734730]In case anybody wanted to see the actual magazine layout....
What is he holding in his left hand? A blue and white yardstick? A car wash broom? A huge toothbrush?
"What you are witnessing right now is the old Danny Granger of old!!" - Chris Denari 01/01/2014
I was wondering where Paul was fishing on that Inside Stuff segment.


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A TOP judge will decide whether Lord Hanningfield was wrongfully arrested.
The disgraced peer has sued Essex Police for unlawful arrest and trespass after cops raided his home at dawn in September 2011 in an investigation over his County Hall expenses.
His case will be heard by Justice Sir David Eady in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court in London in a two-day hearing starting tomorrow morning.


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Close to shopping, and very good restaurants and close to subway to Washington DC.
We had an enjoyable dinner at Smokey Bones, located very near to our hotel. There was also a cool little Chinese restaurant in one of the many strip malls along Prince William Highway, but I cannot remember the name. Liked the area's ethnic diversity.


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Former Florida standout Stephanie Tofft has joined the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch, the team announced Thursday.
Former Florida standout Stephanie Tofft has joined the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch, the team announced Thursday.
Tofft helped lead Florida to a national championship last week to complete her two-year career with the Gators. The Lincoln, Calif., native finished her UF tenure with a .344 average, 97 runs scored, 18 home runs and 118 RBI. During the 2014 campaign, Tofft ranked second on the squad with a .356 batting clip, 68 hits, 12 doubles and 65 RBI, while her 54 runs scored, 11 home runs and .592 slugging percentage were good for third on the Gators.
Akron's newest member hit. 433 with a team-best three doubles in the NCAA Tournament, and Tofft led the Gators with six RBI at the Women's College World Series. The third baseman was second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI contests during her senior year. Including her two years at Northern Illinois, Tofft was a .373 hitter in college, slugging 26 home runs and driving in 185 runs. The Racers signee earned National Player of the Week honors on April 22, in addition to two conference player of the week honors during her collegiate career.
A reliable presence at third base, Tofft started all but two of her teams' 237 games at NIU and UF. She joins a Racers squad that is 3-5 to open the 2014 campaign. The Racers' full schedule includes two road series against the USSSA Pride in Kissimmee, June 21-24 and July 24-27 in what will be a homecoming of sorts for the Florida alumna.


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Deja vu anyone?
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Deja vu anyone?
And once again our lead evaporates when the bench comes in.
It's clear to me that we need a post option in our second unit. This will either be Granger / George or it could also be Fesenko. We need to score inside against the Magic.
**** Ryan Anderson.
If Amundson and Hansbrough can't even get the defensive boards against this small of a frontcourt they might as well buy tickets.
Guess our guys decided they don't care about rebounding anymore. We're taller at every position except power forward. Rebounding shouldn't even be close
We need Fez/Lou, seeing Tyler play is just horrendous. We really need our bench to do something. I don't know why Dantay Jones was taken out of rotation, he had some timely buckets.
Might as well give Fez a chance with this second unit at this point. Tyler and Lou are not getting it done.
Pacers second unit = letting opponents get back into games quickly
Sorry, we were a better team with the DC/PG/Danny/West/Roy followed by Aj/Hill/Dahntay/Tyler/Amundson
They just fit together better. And when Vogel needed to, he could go with Hill or AJ to finish games. It was going well. This shoving a four man unit together in the last three weeks didn't work. (not that those four players could fit together)
Fesenko could have definitely helped us with those missed rebounds but no let's go for the clumsy pair of Lou and Tyler.
We need to get Fez out there. Ty and Lou are getting pushed around and out-hustled. Ridiculous.
Not only can tyler not guard anderson outside he can't out rebound. Vogel needs to evaluate that rather quickly.
Tyler's positioning for rebounds is his major downfall.
OK guys let's do this.
On that shot of the Indy skyline...obviously per-recorded. Not even dark yet, let alone that dark.
Its like every time they get up by more than 5, they take their foot off the pedal expecting the Magic to go away like they might in the regular season. They don't seem to have made the mental shift to playoff basketball. If they don't make that shift RIGHT NOW, they will lose this one too.
Slug 'em Sabres!!!!!
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GEEZ FREAKING LOUISE.......Earl Clark had a clear path ALL THE WAY TO THE FREAKING BASKET!!!!!!
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Gee nice defense
You guys are freaking out to much, I think we got this.
As far as coaching goes, I think Frank needs to always have a low post guy in the game. We become very similar to Orlando when Roy and Hibbert are on the bench. Could even say disadvantaged, because their bigs are a bit more skilled than our bench bigs. He should employ the old Bulls approach of always having Scottie or Mike in the game in regard to Hibs/West.
Hansbrough is pretty useless now.
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Hansbrough's killing us. Vogel needs to adjust.


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Jamaican man accused of carrying $20,000 in drug money was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents Sunday at the Interstate 10 checkpoint west of Las Cruces, officials said Monday.
Border Patrol officials said Sirano Thompson, 44, faces a deportation order and has a conviction for attempted murder in Florida.
During his arrest, Thompson was in a rental car going to Los Angeles. Thompson allegedly admitted the cash came from drug proceeds, officials said.
In a separate case, the Border Patrol arrested a convicted murdered Saturday after he illegally entered the U.S. in Southern New Mexico.
Inocencio Noveron Sostenes, 40, of Mexico, had served time in prison for a 2004 murder conviction, officials said.
Also during the weekend, Border Patrol agents also seized 388 pounds of marijuana in burlap sacks abandoned by smugglers in the Lordsburg area.


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SAUSALITO, California — The Marine Mammal Center — located on the site of a Cold War-era missile silo north of San Francisco, within sight of the Pacific Ocean at the end of a military road — has been doing cutting edge veterinary science since 1975.
Then, the vets were working out of shipping containers and keeping animals in kiddie pools. Now, after treating thousands of animals, one of the nation's premiere seal and sea lion hospitals has a new, $32 million facility purpose-built for saving lives. We visited the brand new center when it opened to the public this month.
"You're not going to find another marine mammal rehab facility like this," said Jeff Boehm, a veterinarian and the center's executive director. "We've borrowed from the technologies of aquariums, from other laboratories, veterinary facilities and the expertise and knowledge of the folks doing this work here."
In the next 10 photos, we take you on a tour of the facilities, from the water treatment tech to the fish milkshakes, that help rescued animals get their strength back.
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Despite the happiness surrounding the opening of the center, a continuous onslaught of malnourished California sea lions is giving the new facility an early test. Up to a dozen sea lions a day are being brought to the center in advanced stages of starvation. Few of them make it back out to sea, no matter what the vets do.
That's a bitter pill to swallow for a facility that saves more than half the animals it treats. On the day we visited, postmortems were being performed on the bodies of three sea lions. The work, grisly to watch, is nevertheless open to the public.
"It's not always that there are three necropsies going on concurrently, thankfully," Boehm said. "But right now we're swamped and we're puzzling through that to best understand what's going on and what the implications are for that species."
The research could also help scientists understand what the sea lion die-off might mean for other species, even humans.
"More and more we're understanding things through working with sea lions and seals that givs us insights into ocean health, which is something we rely upon as well," Boehm said.
Photo: Jon Snyder
The centerpiece of the research center is the series of pens that hold animals while they are treated. Most have relatively small square pools a few feet deep. The animals rest and recuperate poolside, while they are diagnosed and treated by the vets on staff.
"If you or I were to go into see our physician and blood was drawn, all the basics of a physical exam, all the same components are here: complete blood count, serum chemistry profile, the microbiology, the parasitology," Boehm said.
Unlike an aquarium, the Marine Mammal Center is a hospital first and an educational center second. Visitors can't get that close to the animals and even the press is kept a safe distance from the animals' pools.
Photo: Jon Snyder
The new center was designed with energy conservation and production in mind, as evidenced by the 26-kilowatt solar panel array that supplies more than 10 percent of the complex's electricity needs. The panels sit to the south of animal pools, too, providing them shade from the afternoon sun.
The new buildings' modern accoutrements and technological sophistication is a welcome change for the staffers and the animals.
"Before the rebuild, the staff was working out of old shipping containers and modular buildings," said Tony Promessi, director of life support.
Photo: Jon Snyder
At the back of the marine research facility, standard dog crates of various sizes are kept at the ready for rescue and transport missions. The crates can be loaded into trucks or specially outfitted cargo vans to transport animals in need of help along 600 miles of California's coastline. Most of the animals the center deals with are small enough to handle without too much specialized equipment.
"We have vehicles moving up and down the coast this time of year all day long … transferring animals, transferring equipment," Boehm said.
Photo: Jon Snyder
The animals are fed a special diet of herring and electrolyte milkshakes. The raw fish get pushed one-by-one into a meat grinder. The resulting hash is mixed with a Gatorade-like substance and blended together. If this sounds tasty to you, the recipe is 1 kilogram of ground herring for every 1,000 milliliters of electrolyte solution.
The delicious milkshake is loaded into large syringes attached to plastic pipes. The pipe goes down the seal's throat and the syringe's plunger gets pressed, pushing the food into the animal's stomach. The recipe and presentation might not win you any points on Iron Chef, but it's just what the animals need to recover.
Photo: Jon Snyder
The complex is built atop the site of an old Nike missile silo. The underground bunkers that used to house anti-aircraft missiles now provide a secure space for the center's tissue specimen archive and wastewater treatment facilities.
Still, some remnants of its Cold War provenance remain. Here, we see the door to the bomb detonation control room of the old facility. The walls of the room are about a foot thick. The metal door itself is several times the width of a standard door.
Photo: Jon Snyder
The silo site provides a perfect spot for the center's highly engineered water treatment system.
"It's basically a miniature wastewater treatment plant," said Tony Promessi, who manages the facilities. "If you compare it to what a zoo or an aquarium has, they may have a half dozen animals in a large 200,000 gallon exhibit. Here we can have as many as 200 plus animals [in the same amount of water]. That's a lot of waste, so we're aggressively trying to keep up water quality all the time."
They run the water through a variety of systems that have been linked together to provide lots of water treatment in a relatively small amount of space. Here, you see the sand filtration tanks.
Photo: Jon Snyder
The facility's water treatment system is largely automated. A system of sensors and controllers ensure that the various pieces of water treatment machinery work in concert. And if changes need to be made, Promessi can log into the system with his iPhone and take care of business.
Photo: Jon Snyder
Although clad in rubber coveralls instead of scrubs, the workers at the Marine Mammal Research Center are every inch health-care providers.
"We're a hospital at our core," Boehm said. "We see about 600 animals, 600 patients every year. Of those, we release about 55 percent of them. Slightly more than half get well, get fit, and get back into the oceans."
The center depends heavily on volunteers, with around 800 of them pitching in over the course of a year. They are always looking for more people.
Visit tmmc.org to get involved.
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Functional Programing: the Jargon "Lambda"
these days, with functional programing getting popular, and lots lots new languages, the lambda name is falling out of fashion, and i think that's a good thing.
for example, in JavaScript, its functions are lambdas (⁖
function xyz {…}), but no JavaScript literature calls it lambda. 〔☛ Functional Programing in JavaScript〕 Same situation in Ruby. Younger generation using these languages, never thought about lambda, yet they benefit from what these so-called "anonymous" function provides. The name lambda actually harms understanding.
in Mathematica, the lambda is called Pure Function, but is written simply as
Function[…]. (it's called Pure Function to differentiate from functions defined using pattern matching) Mathematica has been that way since version 1 in 1988.
the most important thing about lambda, isn't any advanced use, such as "closure", or things one hear from the Haskell world. It's simply that the function is a expression, namely it returns a value that represents the function. (and therefore, it can be assigned to a var, or passed as a parameter to other function, or returned as a value from a function) (here, in lisp world it's sometimes known as "Function as First Class Citizens". (again, a term that harms education and progress and propagation of functional languages))


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VULNERABLE people in Worcestershire are staging a protest and have launched a petition against a plan to cut care services.
Sarah Webster and Lisa Jarvis have care workers who help them in their daily lives, but as part of the Future Lives Programme they will no longer be able to get the help they need because of cuts by Worcestershire County Council to their housing provider Bromsgrove District Housing Trust.
But a spokesman from the county council said the plan, which is in the consultation phase, was not targetting care workers as part of proposals to slash investment in supporting people from £15 million to £6.5 million, although it does plan to cut funding to organisations that may provide these services.
Miss Webster, who suffers with autism, said: "I was in a relationship for 15 years - he paid the bills and sorted out our daily lives and when we split that's when I had a breakdown and my care worker came in and sorted everything out for me. But now that's being taken away, my life is going to come crashing down again."
Miss Jarvis, who has mental health problems, said as part of the help they receive the care workers organise bills, help with debt, take them shopping, to school meetings and doctors, and are there in a social and professional capacity to keep them in society. They are our guardian angels.
Mark Robertson, managing director of the housing trust, said that without funding to run support services they will have to charge users.
He said: "If we do nothing, these services will cease in three months. We are hugely uncomfortable withdrawing these services from our customers, who either need them now, or in the future."
The women have launched an online petition - ipetitions.com/petition/save-our-support - and are holding a protest outside County Hall, from 10am on Tuesday the last day of consultation.


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Corn futures settled higher on Wednesday. Technical buying and production worries fueled double digit gains in the wheat market which pulled corn futures higher today. Gains were limited by the steep losses in the stock and crude oil markets. Stocks markets were down over 2 percent and the crude oil markets were over 4.64 percent lower. December corn futures settled 3 cents higher at $7.44.
Soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday. Strong post elections sell offs in the stock and crude oil markets added to the downward pressure already surrounding the soy complex. Expectations that USDA plans to increase soybean production and yield estimates in the November WASDE was another bearish factor for the market. Improving planting conditions in Argentina and Brazil and the likelihood that the South American soybean crop could be record large for the current marketing year limited upside movement as well. January soybean futures settled 8 cents lower at $15.09 ½.
Wheat futures closed with sharp gains on Wednesday. Global and domestic wheat productions concerns pushed futures over 1.8 percent higher today. Several reductions to output in key wheat producing countries have provided much speculation that demand for U.S. could increase. The trade is expecting USDA to lower global ending stocks for wheat. December wheat at CBOT settled 16 cents higher; settled 12 cents higher at KCBT; and 11 ¾ cents higher at MGE.
Live cattle futures closed with moderate losses on Wednesday. Sharp losses in the outside (stock) markets and overall lack of cash trade enthusiasm were burdensome for the market. Another negative factor for prices today was news that another storm could possibly hit the east coast has increased concern about declining meat consumption/demand once again. Cash trade has yet to develop and cash prices are called lower than the previous week. December cattle futures closed 73 cents lower at $124.95.
Lean hog futures skyrocketed to close over 3 percent higher. Hogs futures garnered more momentum after midday on short covering due to recent gains in wholesale pork market. Hog futures were initially pressured by news of another strong storm could possibly hit the east coast and its implications for meat consumption and demand; however, futures were able to find additional buying support. Grain prices were mostly higher throughout the session while cash prices were reported as lower. December hog futures closed $2.53 higher at $80.10.


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Global gold prices ended the United States day session slightly lower on Tuesday. The overall market place was quiet amid a lack of market moving fundamental news.
The markets are also calmer as the dog days of summer are upon the Americans and much of Europe is on vacation. December gold futures on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange last traded down $2.70 at $1 613.50 an ounce on Tuesday.
Spot gold was last quoted down $0.70 an ounce at $1 611.50. The U.S. dollar index was weaker in Tuesday as the greenback bulls are fading a bit. Meantime crude oil prices were firmer on Tuesday as the oil bulls have gained some fresh upside near term technical momentum. These two key outside markets were in a bullish posture for the precious metals today and did limit selling pressure in gold and silver.
The precious metals markets will continue to look closely at how crude oil and the dollar index trade on a daily basis. In overnight news Asian stocks were firmer as traders and investors in that region look forward to fresh economic data from China due out later this week. The Australian central bank left its interest rates unchanged which is what the market place was expecting.
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CHICAGO -- Rockies manager Walt Weiss is keeping a careful eye on the number of pitches his starters throw. That's particularly the case with left-hander Jorge De La Rosa, who underwent elbow surgery in 2011 and was limited to three starts last year.
But Weiss was willing to ask a little more of De La Rosa on Sunday afternoon.
De La Rosa threw 6 2/3 no-hit innings before Cardinals third baseman David Freese singled and he finished with seven innings of two-hit ball, walking three and striking out seven in a 6-2 win. He finished with 100 pitches and admitted to feeling fatigue. But if he did not give up a hit in the seventh, he would have had a chance to push as far as he could.
"I was going to let him go," Weiss said. "There gets to a point where we're always looking for ways to protect our pitching, but I'd have had a real hard time going out there and taking him out when he had a no-hitter."
But if it isn't a special occasion, Weiss will continue to err on the side of caution.
"Not in the near future, I'm not going to let him throw 115 pitches," Weiss said. "I'll just play that by ear. The way that the pitching has worked out so far, it's worked very well. Because of those guys in the middle [right-handers Edgmer Escalona and Adam Ottavino, and lefty Josh Outman], the fact that they've thrown the ball so well, it's taken a lot of pressure off our starters and the back end of our bullpen."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ian Bell's brilliant century for Warwickshire came on a day of contrasting fortunes for England protagonists at the start of a new round of LV= County Championship matches.
Bell's 122, out of 263 all out against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, helped to put the Bears in control by stumps as they seek their first win of the season in Division One.
The hosts' reply was a hapless 43 for six by stumps - putting Bell's 47th first-class hundred into fair context.
There was no such success for Joe Root, who made a duck for Yorkshire against Middlesex on his comeback after breaking his thumb on England duty in the West Indies last month.
Root is hoping to force his way back into the reckoning in time to be named in the one-day international squad to face Scotland and Sri Lanka next month and was leading Yorkshire at Lord's after captain Andrew Gale dropped himself to accommodate his team-mate's return.
It did not work out, though, for Root who fell to the bowling of Steven Finn (four for 50).
Finn shared the wickets with fellow seamers Tim Murtagh and James Harris as Yorkshire were bowled out for 178.
Middlesex then replied with 64 for three, prospective new England opener Sam Robson out cheaply.
Eighteen wickets fell at Wantage Road, meanwhile, as Northamptonshire bowled Lancashire out for 119 - Steven Crook (three for 26) the statistical pick of the bowlers against his old club - before England lynchpin James Anderson (five for 37) led the Red Rose fightback in the hosts' 133 for eight.
Early championship leaders Sussex were held up by rain until after tea against Somerset at Hove, where the visitors closed on 83 for three.
There was a similarly delayed start in Division Two for Worcestershire against Derbyshire at New Road. But in only 3.5 overs subsequently possible, the hosts made hasty progress - dismissing both openers as their opponents chose to bat yet slipped to three for two.
At the Ageas Bowl, 43 overs were bowled - in which Hampshire reached 153 for two against Surrey thanks to an unbeaten 56 from captain Jimmy Adams.
The rain was terminal at Bristol, where Gloucestershire and Essex were washed out.
But there was time before bad weather arrived at Grace Road for Leicestershire to reach 221 for four against Glamorgan - despite three wickets for Graham Wagg.