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Fat Sources and Their Benefits
Monounsaturated fats are considered to be "good" fats alongside polyunsaturated fats. Monounsaturated fats that remain liquid at room temperature but will begin to thicken when chilled.
By contrast, saturated and trans fats—both of which are regarded as "bad" fats—will remain solid at room temperature. These are the fats that can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke by promoting the buildup of plaque in your blood vessels.
Monounsaturated fats aid in your good health in several ways:
- They can help lower your "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in your blood.
- When consumed in place of saturated and trans fats, they can help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood sugar.
- Monounsaturated fats aid in cell regulation and contain high levels of vitamin D, a hormone that regulates calcium levels, build stronger bones and supports immune function.
Monounsaturated fats, also known as monounsaturated fatty acids, differ from saturated fats in their molecular structure. The prefix "mono" refers to the fact that they only have one double bond in the fatty acid chain. (Double bonds are simply the bond between pairs of electrons and atoms that are harder to break.)
As a rule, the fewer double bonds there are in the fatty acid chain, the higher the melting point. With only one double bond, monounsaturated fats have a lower viscosity (thickness) and a higher melting point (meaning they turn liquid at lower temperatures).
By contrast, saturated fats have double bonds at every link in the chain, resulting in a low melting point and high viscosity. Polyunsaturated fats have fewer double bonds than saturated fats but more that monounsaturated fats, placing them somewhere in between in terms of both their structure and physical properties.
Trans fats, also known as trans-unsaturated fatty acids, are artificially produced oils in which hydrogen is added to create more double bonds.
Sources of Monounsaturated Fats
All fats provide nine calories per gram, whether they are monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, or saturated. Moreover, the fats and oils we consume are not comprised of just one type of fatty acids but several. For example, about half the fat is beef is monounsaturated while the other half is saturated.
To ensure a healthier intake of fats, you need to consume foods with the highest percentage of monounsaturated fats. These include:
- Macadamia nuts (80 percent monounsaturated fat)
- Olive oil (77 percent)
- Hazelnuts (77 percent)
- Avocados (71 percent)
- Almonds (70 percent)
- Canola oil (59 percent)
- Pecans (59 percent)
- Peanuts (46 percent)
- Peanut oil (46 percent)
While regular sunflower and safflower oils are not good sources of monounsaturated fat, some of these seeds have been specially bred to increase their monounsaturated content. These oils will usually be labelled "high-oleic" safflower or sunflower oil and can contain up to 81 percent monounsaturated fat.
Recommended Intake
We need fat in our diets to support important body functions. Many vitamins, for example, need fat in order to be dissolved and absorbed into the intestines. Dietary fat also helps keep hair and skin healthy, insulates the body, and protects the internal organs. As such, fat shouldn't be considered bad, only the excess consumption of fat (most especially "bad" fats).
There are some rules that can help guide your healthy intake of fat. According to the 2015 to 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
- You need to avoid all trans fats. Period.
- You should limit your daily intake of healthy fat to 20 percent to 35 percent from all sources, including food and oils.
- You should limit your intake of oils to 27 grams per day, or roughly five tablespoons.
- Less than 10 percent of calories per day should come from saturated fats. These include butter and beef fat as well as certain plant-based oils such as coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
- To further reduce your heart disease risk, limit saturated fats to less than seven percent of your total daily calories. For a 2,000-calorie diet, that would be 140 calories or 16 grams of saturated fats per day.
Calculating Your Fat Intake
To calculate your daily fat grams, multiply the number of calories you consume each day by 20 to 35 percent. This is your target fat-calorie range. For an adult on a 2,000-calorie diet, the target fat-calorie range would be between 400 to 700 calories.
Remembering that fat contains nine calories per gram, divide the fat-calorie range by nine to determine your daily fat grams. For a 2,000-calorie diet, the recommended daily fat intake would be between 44 to 78 grams. This is the amount you would consume from all sources.
To ensure that you remain well within your daily target, pay extra close attention to food nutrition labels when shopping. Better yet, plan in advance by running your shopping list through this handy online nutrition calculator. You can even use it when preparing recipes to calculate the percentage of fat and saturated fat per serving in relation to the total calories.


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BBY/ABY is used to position items along the Star Wars Timeline. BBY refers to Before the Battle of Yavin. ABY refers to After the Battle of Yavin. The Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope occured in 0 BBY/ABY.
The Youtini Expanded Universe Ranking system is a 1-5 scale that ranks EU book quality, difficulty, and importance. Books closer to Level 1 are easier to read and understand, more important, and of higher quality.
Set just prior to the Yuuzhan Vong war, this short story fills in the gaps that lead Boba Fett to lead the Mandalorians against the Vong. Although Mandalorians historically have not been on the same side with the Jedi, this war brings them together. This short story fits into Karen Traviss's Legends-continuity development of the Mandalorian society and culture.
On the surface, it seems like just another routine contract for Boba Fett and his Mandalorian commandos, but the mystery client who hires them to start a small war is more dangerous than any of them can possibly imagine. When the Yuuzhan Vong invasion force sweeps into the galaxy, the Mandalorians find they're on the wrong side–fighting for an alien culture that will bring about the end of their own.
Now Fett has to choose between his honor and the survival of his people. Since he' s a practical man, he's determined help the resistance beat the Yuuzhan Vong—even if it means working with a Jedi agent. Trouble is, no one trusts a man with Fett' s reputation. So convincing the New Republic that they're fighting on the same side is a tall order. Denounced as traitors, Fett's Mandalorians need to stay one step ahead of their Yuuzhan Vong paymasters–and the Republic who sees them as collaborators with the most destructive enemy the galaxy has ever faced. . . .


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Who are we to decide which company succeeds and which fails, which gets the top spot on most news sites or which gets neglected for a week or two? Actually, we are almost the entirety of that. Manufacturers, specifically of smartphones and tablets, do their little press release, showing off the device or two they are there to show us the real existence of, maybe put out a piece on their official blog or press site, but that's really it. It's up to us, people like us at Android Headlines, who pick the things that need to be known widely across the Internet of endless information and constant happenings. It's up to you, the average browser and consumer, to buy (or not, we respect that) a device that comes out, and share all about it on various forums and social sites, as well as showing it off to your friends. And that can be sharing good and bad. Sadly though, the Internet has been plagued, since winter of last year, by one name and one device. The infamous OnePlus One.
I'd like to preface all of the following with a few things. First, yes I have one; I got is around a month ago, so I've had my time to play around with it, and get some quality time in on their and other forums. Second, I am not one to hate or love completely; there are things of note and areas of mistake, and I recognize that. And finally, I will do my best to show you what OnePlus is and has done, as well as what we as people of the Internet have led it to become. With that out of the way, let's begin. OnePlus is a Chinese manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China, a large manufacturing section of the country. The company is headed by the ex-vice president of another Chinese OEM, Oppo, Peter Lau. He reportedly left the company last fall, and some of the workers from Oppo followed, and a new company, which they named OnePlus. OnePlus then partnered with the ever-famous custom Android development group Cyanogen, Inc. and together they imagined a phone. The Cyanogen phone would have OnePlus hardware and design, built to enhance and house the power and customizability of CyanogenMod 11s, a custom, exclusive version of the current CM 11 software, which is based on Android 4.4.4, Kit Kat.
The phone was rumored, and the partnership was made official, and OnePlus finally showed us some of what they were. Through the end of 2013 and early parts of 2014, the company opened its forums, for talk of the device among many other things, and some of us took to them. But OnePlus did something very odd: they announced that the phone's availability would be based on an invitation system, where you had to have received an invite from the site, or another user (who received three to share after receiving their own), and that made many more take to the forums, since you had to be a member (they had to have your email) for them to send you an invitation. We also dealt with something called 'Smash the Past', which was a contest. Not a 'do this the best or most up-voted, compared to others' kind of competition, but a 'do it unique and special' kind of contest, that told you to (at its launch) break your current phone. Bust it to absolute pieces. But you HAD to do it more uniquely than anyone else that submitted, and the entry had to be a video of the death of the device. There were 100 victors. Only 100. Of what was likely thousands of forum members at the time. Seem ridiculous? Yeah, everyone else thought so, and complained about it. The company then offered the opportunity to donate your previous device in return for the OnePlus device.
Then we had the whole hysteria, caused by OnePlus again, about a contest that let you feel the device if you won, and the guy that won got to see it, in its current stage of development, but nobody else did. Steve Kondik of Cyanogen, Inc. got to unbox one of the OnePlus phones, but again, nobody got to see the phone but him. This phone was kept secret, but in the most public way possible. Why would a device kept completely unseen be so popular? Because we, the community, wanted it. We wanted that $300 (USD) starting price, and that $350 64 GB option, and who wouldn't? When the device's design and actual face was shown, we who wanted this thing so bad we went nuts over it, and the forum population grew once more.
But the hype didn't stop there or then, three months ago, when the device was finally fully showcased by the company. Oh no, that kicked off the season of people that hadn't won any contests to get the device already getting their invitations to order the phone. The invite system made sense in the beginning, since the device was special, and supplies were very much so limited. But now, in August, the system still exists, and it is killing interest in the device from people who aren't dead-set on getting the phone. That's where this story really gets to the public's control over OnePlus. Let me explain. We, we being the people who are reading this now or not, are people who post on Facebook, tweet on Twitter, make a video or take a picture for Instagram or Vine, post pictures and YouTube videos on Google+, are the best marketing and publicity that ANY company has access to. A professional company can spam television, events and billboards with signage and visuals, but we, the people of the Internet, talk all the time about anything and everything and if something can get us delighted or enraged, it lives for weeks off of one inciting event. OnePlus knows and knew that, and has used and misused that power of the community.
After the first few batches of OnePlus Ones, since the device is made by OnePlus and the model is the One, shipped to their eager and patient buyers, people saw issues, physical defects, with the phone. Some experienced touch-responsiveness problems, while others faced the now-despised yellow-banding at the bottom of the display which was caused by the adhesive not curing in the display before shipping out to customers. And what does the Internet do when something bad happens like this? We post and hate. But what is the old saying, about press coverage? Bad press is better than no press at all? Yeah, that one. OnePlus got the spotlight for a solid month easily, simply by shipping phones with actual problems. People who received devices after the company claimed these previous problems were resolved experienced missing parts, pre-opening damage, and that still-existent yellow display issue. Well, what did we do? We hated and published and raved and boycotted. Essentially, we gave the new company weeks of spotlight across multiple forums, sites, and news outlets, for free. The name OnePlus is now known by anyone that even casually peruses Android news, and that's the power of the community, folks.
Now, I'd like to discuss my personal stance regarding the company and the device, since I've done my fair share of reading and writing about both during this ordeal. I love the OnePlus One; it's a great device, with top-notch specifications and software, aided in greatness by the value you get for the price you pay. I got my 64 GB One and went through my normal rooting and ROMming process, finding and loading my favorite custom Android version onto it, and making the device feel like home again. I luckily didn't have any issues, any defects of any kind, on my device, and neither did the nifty flip case I got along with the device. I like the phone a lot but it just had a big screen, which is nice, but sometimes cumbersome. Regardless, you get huge value for a low price, truly making the 'flagship killer' moniker stick and hold for me.
After having and playing with the device, loving the experience and freedom of a device like the One, the bad press started to show up in droves, defects galore, as well as removal of posts and participants on the OnePlus forums, for various things and reasons, many of them outlandish or dumb. The reasons, not the people, I mean. Many posts that were removed were not unrelated to the phone or software, they were sometimes threads dedicated to helping people fix the issues and communicate with OnePlus about resolving widespread problems in their devices. And they were removed or suspended for any number of things and reasons. And after the forum problems were dying down in my social sphere, the issue of OnePlus's customer service record (hint, it's terrible by now) and who actually controlled the company came into view. Insider data showed that almost no claims of issues or defects were being handled quickly enough to fit within the company's allotted 2-week window, and OnePlus's Peter Lau was supposedly just a puppet CEO, since the single investor in the new company is Oppo Electronics, who owns and operates Oppo, Lau's previous company. So needless to say, the press that OnePlus got made everyone rethink why they wanted the phone from a company whose origins were completely hidden on purpose, whose service and PR turned out to be rubbish (PR will come in a bit, and it's a stinker, so stick around), but people still wanted that bargain price. There will always be fanboys, fangirls, and die-hards, but normally they fawn over the legacy, not the future…
Now to focus on the company's PR, the things that the people within the company do with and say to us, their customers, their fans, their critics. The most recent, and definitely most worthy of note is the recent 'Ladies First' contest. Think of a beauty pageant, one held online. Where only the judges, the folks at OnePlus, could see every entrant, then showed us their favorite finalists. That's what it was, with a twist. The submission was a photo, and it had to include your body and the OnePlus logo, to 'show your support' or something like that to qualify. And initially, there was no exclusion for nudity in these entries. And even once there was one, who's to say that regardless of the results, the company wouldn't just leave out the unattractive or 'non-model status' women who entered, and pick their favorite, sexiest, or most erotic naked shots, because everyone knew that people would still submit a naked or two. THAT sent everyone off the deep end, and rightfully so.
Let's recall the outcome of the contest. The contest was announced and put up in a thread on the forums by one of the staff at OnePlus. People got the chance to read it, and to reason out what it was, and how bad or good it was. Within eight hours, the contest was completely eradicated, gone, removed, and within the ninth hour, an apology was posted up where the contest once stood, addressing the company's blatant mistake. Less than half a day, and the company got massive press, and killed a contest. But that' s not the worst part. OnePlus is still standing, it still is shipping out phones in various stages of possible defect and disrepair, and they still have over 180,000 forum members, some who criticize and many who support the company.
The company that has gotten more bad press than any other in the past year still stands, popular as ever, still doing business. How? Because we keep it there. If we let the issues go, but told people to not buy it, they might still want the phone. OnePlus has succeeded in making one of the greatest and most talked about smartphones in recent memory, but has failed as a company whose job is to be professional and market things themselves, on their time and budget. We, the people of the Internet, have made known the name, success, and wrong-doings of the company called OnePlus, and their device called the One. We made it known that they had a killer phone, while the company was not living up to the phone's status. A company fails because either the company is bad and mismanaged, or the sales of their device(s) aren't enough to sustain it. OnePlus doesn't sell enough devices to make a profit, and we all know how mismanaged the company is. So why hasn't it failed yet? Because I'm writing this, and you're reading it, and might have a conversation over lunch, dinner, or breakfast about it, you might share it on Google+ or Twitter and a conversation may begin there. People will have it in their minds and on their breath, like alcohol during prohibition.


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The monster hurricane Irma is barreling towards Florida after the eye of one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in history smashed a string of Caribbean island, killing 14 people.
With winds of about 290 km per hour the storm -- which is two thirds the size of NSW -- has ravaged small islands in the northeast Caribbean in recent days, including Barbuda, Saint Martin and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, ripping down trees and flattening homes and hospitals.
It is one of three hurricanes in the Atlantic threatening to make landfall, and was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the five most forceful storms to hit the basin in 82 years, according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
Irma's winds dipped on Thursday to 280 km per hour as hurricane soaked the northern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti and brought hurricane-force wind to the Turks and Caicos Islands.
It remained an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm, the highest designation by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Reuters reports.
Irma was about 65 km south of Turks and Caicos and is expected to bring 6-meter storm surges to the Bahamas later Thursday, before moving to Cuba and plowing into southern Florida as a very powerful Category 4 on Sunday, with storm surges and flooding due to begin within the next 48 hours.
Across the Caribbean authorities rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of residents and tourists in the path of the storm.
On islands in its wake, shocked locals tried to comprehend the extent of the devastation while simultaneously preparing for another major hurricane, Jose, currently a Category 3 and due to hit the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday.
It was the first time the Turks and Caicos islands had experienced a Category 5 storm, said Virginia Clerveaux, director of Disaster Management and Emergencies.
"We are expecting inundation from both rainfall as well as storm surge. And we may not be able to come rescue them in a timely manner," she said in comments broadcast on Facebook.
The few tourists who remained on the Turks and Caicos islands were in hotels, as were some locals.
A Reuters witness described the roof and walls of a well-built house shaking hard as the screaming storm rocked the island of Providenciales and caused a drop in pressure that could be felt in people's chests.
In Miami, hundreds lined up for bottled water and cars looped around city blocks to get gas on Thursday in panicked preparations. Gas shortages in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area worsened on Thursday, with sales up to five times the norm.
"To the people of Florida, we just want you to protect yourselves, be very very vigilant and careful," said U.S. President Donald Trump, who owns the waterfront Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida as well as a property on the French side of Saint Martin, an island devastated by the storm.
A mandatory evacuation on Georgia's Atlantic coast was due to begin on Saturday, Governor Nathan Deal said.
In the U.S. Virgin islands, four people died, a government spokesman said, and a major hospital was badly damaged by the wind. A U.S. amphibious assault ship arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday and sent helicopters for medical evacuations from the destroyed hospital.
Barbuda, where one person died, was reduced "to rubble", according to Prime Minister Gaston Browne. In the British overseas territory of Anguilla another person was killed, while the hospital and airport, power and phone services were damaged, emergency service officials said.
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said four bodies were recovered on the tiny French-Dutch island of Saint Martin, which was hit hard.
"It is an enormous disaster. Ninety-five percent of the island is destroyed. I am in shock," Daniel Gibbs, chairman of a local council on Saint Martin, told Radio Caribbean International.
Television footage from the island showed a damaged marina with boats tossed into piles, submerged streets and flooded homes. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday to coordinate an emergency humanitarian response.
Three people were killed in Puerto Rico and around two-thirds of the population lost their electricity, Governor Ricardo Rossello said after the storm rolled by the U.S. territory's northern coast. A surfer was also reported killed in Barbados.
Cuba started evacuating some of the 51,000 tourists visiting the island, particularly 36,000 people at resorts on the picturesque northern coast. That included all Canadian tourists, who Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero estimated made up 60 percent of foreign visitors in the country's keys.
The storm activity comes after Harvey claimed about 60 lives and caused property damage estimated to be as much as $180 billion in Texas and Louisiana.
(Additional reporting by Scott Malone in San Juan, Jorge Pineda in Santo Domingo, Guy Delva in Port au Prince, Makini Brice in Cap-Haitien, Haiti; Sarah Marsh in Caibarien, Cuba; and Daina Beth Solomon in Mexico City; Writing by Daniel Flynn and Frank Jack Daniel; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Lisa Shumaker)


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Warhammer is a beloved fictional setting fictional setting created by Games Workshop for a myriad of games, including miniature wargaming and pen-and-paper roleplaying. The setting is so popular that the license branched out far beyond its initial focus to many different mediums.
Our mission with this review and guide is twofold. First and foremost, we wanted to identify the best Warhammer games on the market right now. This is a big franchise. There are many products available. We wanted to zero in on why certain of the best Warhammer 40000 games are worth your focus.
The whole notion of Warhammer 40k games can seem a bit intimidating to the newcomer. Our second goal is to cover the most basic questions and concepts. We want to remove any hurdles for the novice. Some of the best Warhammer games on the market are well-suited to newbies, and you can often get everything you need to start in a single box, which is often a big concern for beginners.
So, without further ado, let us provide answers to those essential questions. We will then follow that discussion with a list of what we feel strongly are the best Warhammer and Warhammer 40k games along with our insights, pros and cons, additional materials and much more!
What is Warhammer?
Games Workshop is an English company founded in 1975. It began making wooden board games but soon found success importing Dungeons & Dragons from the U.S. The company would soon be involved in creating miniature figures that D&D players often used to visualize battles. This tabletop wargaming would become a game onto itself. It deemphasized the role-playing and focused on strategy, tactics and game mechanics. In 1983, Games Workshop released Warhammer Fantasy Battle, which was a tabletop wargame set in a fantasy universe heavily inspired by Michael Moorcock and J. R. R. Tolkien.
What is Warhammer 40000?
Many of the best Warhammer games take place in the Warhammer 40000 setting. Often called Warhammer 40K, this setting was released in 1987. The best Warhammer 40000 games are still miniature wargames but the setting is more futuristic, which allows for more vehicles and weapons. The 40K setting did not completely abandon its roots. Gamers will find Elves and Orks and even magic, but these civilizations are now more advanced. So, does Warhammer 40K take place in the future of the Warhammer setting? It depends on who you ask. Games Workshop has neither fully confirmed nor fully denied that idea, so it essentially up to each fan to form their own "headcanon."
What Makes Warhammer Board Games So Popular?
The board game itself is fairly easy for the newcomer to pick up and play, but there are layers that reward the gamer who becomes more experienced and advanced. This balance is often reflected throughout the universe. The setting may seem a bit silly on the surface, but the lore is quite deep and explores many adult themes. A box set is often all you need to begin the best Warhammer 40000 games, but if you fall in love with it, it becomes less a game and more a hobby.
What Other Warhammer Add-Ons and Products Are Available?
As alluded to in the opener, Warhammer is a massive license. There are boxed games that let you begin in a focused way without needing to purchase much else. You will also find various rulebooks for Warhammer 40k games as well as individual miniatures, miniature sets, paints, brushes and so forth. If you want to explore Warhammer in more depth, you will find a collection of novels and comic books that rivals properties like Star Wars. There have been nearly 100 Warhammer video games and you can find some of them by following the link. Warhammer: Vermintide II is doing particularly well as of this writing.
Best Warhammer Games 2020
1. Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Game
- Single-player board game
- Play cooperative up to four players
- Set in the Old World
- Mechanical intricacy
- Time-consuming setup
- Lack of hero variety
Fantasy Flight is a game company that specializes in what it calls Living Card Games—as opposed to collectible card games. Everything you need is in the box, but there may at a later date be expansions released that can add to the game with new heroes, environments, abilities and so forth.
With Warhammer Quest, Fantasy Flight has partnered with Games Workshop to give Warhammer the LCG treatment and create one of the best Warhammer games available and also one of the most accessible. Setup can be a bit time-consuming, so set it up ahead of game night the first time you play.
The quest unfolds differently each time you play. What we really enjoyed was the mechanical intricacy. Our sixth time through the dungeon, we were still learning how certain abilities interacted with certain environments, for instance. There are two expansions: Trollslayer and Witch Hunter. Both add spice to the gameplay and can help to offset that sameness that may creep in at playthrough 20 or so.
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2. Warhammer 40000: Shadowspear
- Two-player battlebox
- New rules
- Wonderful models
- Easy to Build
- Need a starter set
- Another rulebook to carry
Shadowspear is among the best Warhammer 40000 games that has released recently. Let us start by pointing out that this is not a starter set per se. If you are a beginner who does not yet have the dice, core rule book and so forth, then you will want to begin with a starter box.
If you already have all that and are looking to take a next step, then this a good one. It has everything needed for two players to battle against one another and it pits the Vanguard Space Marines against the Daemonkin, which are Chaos Space Marines.
The models are simply gorgeous, and it is worth noting that these are the easy-to-build kind. These are great for beginners as well as busy experienced players who just do not want the hassle. The new rules are exciting and interesting, but they do complicate the core rules, and if you are more of a hardcore player, then this another rulebook you will be expected to have on hand for reference.
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3. Warhammer 40,000: Tooth and Claw
- Value boxset
- Solid starting point
- Space Wolves vs. Genestealer Cult!
- 40-page lore book
- No dice
- Minimalistic ruleset
What makes Tooth and Claw great and among the best Warhammer 40k games available is the sheer value. Battleboxes are great idea in that they give players two starter armies at the very least, which is perfect for two players. They also pack in a lot of value because the boxed set is priced less than what it would cost you to buy them individually. This is among the best Warhammer games ever in that regard.
Both the Space Wolves and Genestealer Cult are really interesting factions with fantastic models and cool abilities. This is a great option for experienced players who want to expand their armies. It is also a solid option for beginners. You will need dice, which are not included. In addition, the core rulebook is not included. What you do get is a streamlined ruleset focused on this particular boxset.
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4. Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress
- Single-player board game
- Cooperative up to four players
- Dice! Not an LCG.
- Real progression
- Must control all four heroes
- RNG can be frustrating at times
Blackstone Fortress is the second Warhammer Quest board game on our list. The other is an LCG. This one leans more into the best Warhammer 40000 games by employing dice and having abilities for the heroes and enemies that are not unlike the abilities you find in the tabletop wargame.
This board game really manages to get at the essence of Warhammer 40K. Something else that makes it an amazing game for RPG fans is the progression. At the end of a mission, you go back to hub and earn resources that will make you more powerful the next time you set out on a mission!
You do have to control all four heroes regardless of the player count. This can be a bit annoying early on but less so as you become more skilled. Additionally, the RNG can be unforgiving at times, but there are also times when everything rolls in your favor and you feel unkillable.
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5. Warhammer 40,000: First Strike
- Best 40K starter set
- Minimal army crossover
- Dice included
- Rulebook, rule, mat and more
- Short campaign
- No pocket-sized full rulebook
First Strike is currently the starter set for Warhammer 40k games, and it has everything needed to get started: models for two armies, terrain, core rulebook, dice and much more. There is even a getting started guide that introduces you to painting models and other ancillary aspects of the hobby.
In terms of sheer value, this is one of the best starter sets Games Workshop has ever created. The gamer on the fence can get their feet wet without spending a small fortune. The 40K pro should still buy this set because it is cheaper than buying the individual army packs included here!
Games Workshop also did a good job of minimizing unit crossover with the larger boxsets. If you love this and decide to upgrade to Dark Imperium, for instance, you do not have to worry about dupes. The campaign here is a bit on the short side, and we really miss the pocket-sized editions of the core rules that used to ship in these starter sets back in the day.
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6. Realm of Chaos: Wrath & Rapture
- Two narrative campaigns
- Supports Warhammer 40K
- and Age of Sigmar!
- Four new units
- Not easy to build
The best Warhammer 40000 games are now often split across Warhammer 40K and the newer Age of Sigmar. AoS is newer but shares most of the same rules. The big differences are that it is more hero-focused and emphasizes melee a bit more as well. Many if not most hardcore 40K fans play both.
The coolest thing about Realm of Chaos: Wrath & Rapture is that it supports both. If you only play Warhammer 40k games or only play AoS, you can ignore the other aspects. If you play both, however, then you are essentially getting two campaigns in one box, which is an amazing value.
This battlebox pits the Slaanesh against the Daemons of Khorne, and the models are amazing. However, these are not the easy-to-build kind, and we did come across a number of 40K fans who were displeased with how difficult this set was to prepare compared to most other sets.
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7. Warhammer 40,000: Wake the Dead
- Two-army battlebox
- Primaris Space Marines vs. Craftsworlds
- Develops the story of Vigilus
- Multiple narrative missions
- No dice
- Focused ruleset
Two-army battleboxes have become a focal point for Games Workshop, and we are really pleased by that. These boxsets just make the most sense for the average consumer. As for this particular box, not only is one of the best Warhammer games, but the value is truly impressive.
This set is worth it just for the mechanics of Primaris Space Marines versus the Craftworlds warrior conclave. The models are superb as well. But what really set this box apart for us is the lore of Vigilus and the guerrilla war beneath the surface and how the narrative missions here explore that.
You may see this set referred to as a starter. It is not since it lacks the dice and such. It is, however, a great next step for someone with a starter set that wants to expand their 40K universe.
8. Warhammer Space Hulk
- Two-player board game
- Space Hulk!
- Newest edition
- New missions
- Simplistic
- Genestealers not as interesting
Space Hulk is a property that folded out of Warhammer 40K and is a board game that uses the miniatures and many of the rules of the main game. This is the fourth edition.
Space Hulk is all about armored space marines fighting in cramped quarters. The space hulk is a behemoth of a ship floating in space. The Genestealers coming out of hibernation are reminiscent of the alien in Alien, and the marines must take the ship against seemingly endless numbers.
We hate to list simplistic as a con. It is a matter of perspective. The simplified rule set has been a big part of Space Hulk's success. But it is simple compared to many modern board games. Also, the genestealers are not nearly as fun to play. Everyone wants to be the space marines!


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Bangkok Street Food – Sukhumvit 18
I previously wrote about the food I've had for breakfast here in Bangkok. Here are some of the new things I've tried from street food vendors along Sukhumvit 18. Everything is delicious, everything is spicy, and except for the one time I had chicken barbecue, I've never had to spend more than THB 60 (approximately PHP 90 or USD 1.45) on a meal.
1. Fresh payapa salad, or Som Tum (ส้มตำ), which I had with semi-ripe green mangoes. The som tum that this vendor made had small salted crabs, called Boo Kem (ปูเค็ม), and when I salty I mean SALTY. But extremely tasty as well. The bottle you see behind the packet of mangoes is Floating Market Coconut Nectar (น้ำตาลสด ตราตลาดสด). I am so in love with this drink, and it worries me a little that I am because I don't want to get diabetes but I just can't stop drinking it. It tastes like buko (young coconut) juice with brown sugar, but that description doesn't really do it justice. It's liquid crack — and I'm addicted.
2. I had another version of Khao Rad Gaeng (ข้าวราดแกง), or rice with curry, and this time with ground pork and egg.
3. I finally tried chicken barbecue or Gai yang (ไก่ย่าง), also with Som Tum. This cost THB 90 (approximately PHP 145 or USD 2.60), and it goes without saying that it was very delicious. What's not in the picture is the barbecue sauce, which was a mix of tamarind sauce, fresh chili, and coriander. The sauce was so heavenly that I'm salivating right now just thinking about it.
4. I had a soup made from taro leaves for breakfast once. It's kind of like a soupier version of Pinoy laing, but without the coconut milk. I don't know what the Thai name for it is though, and I can't find it in Google. Sorry about that.
5. Mushroom salad is called Yum Hed (ยำเห็ด), I think. I had this for breakfast this morning with tamarind and chili paste. The mushroom salad was very light, and it went very well with the paste. I'm not sure if they were really meant to be eaten together, but they came in the same packet so I guess so.
6. I also had spicy clam salad or Hoi Lai Ped today, which was amazing because I haven't had shellfish in a while. I guess local Thais would probably have had this for lunch, but I had it for breakfast because I was so excited to eat it that I couldn't wait. I was not disappointed.
So I have 2 problems when I write posts like this: first, I'm always hungry after, and second, I get very worried that I'm never ever going to lose weight. But yeah, I'm still new to Bangkok, and I really want to try everything, so I guess it's fine. Happy eating! 🙂


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In the New York City metropolitan area, certain multi-unit residential properties are owned by housing cooperatives (co-ops) rather than by real estate investors. A co-op is a corporation formed and shared by a building's resident owners.
The corporation serves the purposes of legally and neatly dividing up the ownership interest of all the individual apartments. When you buy a co-op apartment, you are really buying shares in a corporation that owns, controls and manages the entire building you live in. Single-family home buyers commonly rely upon mortgage loan products to finance the purchase of their new homes. When they close, the property itself acts as collateral guaranteeing repayment of these mortgages.
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Trusted Labs > Automotives
After smartphone, connected home, the automotive seems to be the next developing device that will concentrate all the know-how of connectivity and service consumption.
From entertainment to driving functions, that traveling space include many activities.
Let's see how the automotive market requires all the attention of the security experts, like Trusted Labs.
With the always-connected and semi-autonomous cars, the automotive manufacturing chain is integrating advanced technology and is getting complex. It includes many actors and technologies that have to interface and integrate each other. This results in an automotive system, running in the car, which results in the combination of multiple technologies, mixing hardware and software pieces.
Those pieces are dedicated to various usages: car operation, car maintenance, car entertainment. One can enumerate between 50 to 100 processors in a car, named Engine Control Unit (ECU), all being orchestrated by the Head Control Unit (HCU). And guess what? That complexity impacts security and safety.
Let's remind that whatever the complexity of a car, its prime objective is to transport people and goods, and have to be safe. Safe from incident, safe from the privacy point of view. Thus, it is obviously expected that the all-integrated system actually protects itself from cyber-attacks. In the long list of actors involved in the manufacturing and delivery of a car, each has to integrate some security requirements in order to contribute to the industry trust. The actual actions demonstrating efforts of implementing security are also the cement of the car business, as it allows different providers to demonstrate their liability.
Last but not least, as cars are not built in days but months, thus, due to that manufacturing cycle, early actors in the value chain, such as integrator and ECU manufacturers have to provide assurances on the level of security of their products, sometimes even before product conception, anticipating emerging standards and issues. How can car industry actor stay safe in that long and nested value chain?
Security is about process, control and anticipation. That is applicable to any piece of a manufactured tech product. Whatever is its place in the value chain of the car industry, each actor should manage specific security processes, guidelines and tests to prevent security failures for which the fallout could have both short term and long term impacts (expensive recalls, negative publicity …). In Trusted Labs, we do serve different industries, from software to hardware, and over the past years, we have gathered a strong experience, addressing a variety of architectures that are actually used today in the automotive ecosystem.
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KAP drafting legislation to try to alter Inland Rail route
Rose City voice to join rail project
CP Rail investigating after train derails between Golden and Revelstoke
Inland rail builders promise community consultation
Price tag for $10b Melbourne to Brisbane rail project could be higher
Moree Plains Shire Council receives $300,000 in funding for freight and infrastructure funding
New business park part of Moree's plan for big rail role
Inland rail delayed by Canberra's indecision
Albury-Wodonga stop confirmed for inland rail project
Need to solve inland rail's 'missing link' says Port of Brisbane
AS SOUTH-WEST Queensland residents await the impending announcement on one of the most controversial sections of the Melbourne-to- Brisbane inland rail project, other route options are still being floated by intersted bystanders.
The New South Wales-Queensland Border to Gowrie Junction line - formerly Yelarbon to Gowrie Junction - is one of 13 sections to complete the $16billion track.
Four options had been tabled for the route: from Inglewood via Millmerran, a route closer to Warwick, a route through Karara and Leyburn, and a route or connection to Wellcamp, before continuing to Brisbane.
But one landholder is questioning why the track does not push further north.
Yelarbon resident Don Cranney argued the inland rail line should bypass the Port of Brisbane and instead push up to Gladstone to better service agricultural and mining industries in the north of the state.
"The Border Rivers could become the essential food production areas for two-thirds of the Australian population who live in the greater Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne city clusters," MrCranney said.
"If you take in the free trade agreements into Asia, that have to be honoured, then the inland rail line would become an essential lifeline to these people as back freight.
"For example, Darwin supplies Adelaide with watermelons and the north would be able to supply the south with out-of-season produce, boosting northern development."
Mr Cranney said with Gladstone Port under capacity, a new 450km link between Miles and Gladstone could be paid
for by coal projects at Wandoan. "The rail link from Goondiwindi to Miles could actually be built sooner than the inland rail connection from Melbourne to Goondiwindi is completed," he said.
"The relatively flat terrain from Goondiwindi to Miles should be a breeze in comparison to going through the ranges into Brisbane."
Southern Downs Mayor Tracy Dobie said a decision on the preferred track had been deferred until later this month.
Southern Downs Regional Council has lobbied for the route to come closer to Warwick. "This route should come via the Southern Downs because looking into the future of the state there are far more opportunities surrounding our region than there are at Millmerran," CrDobie said.
This article first appeared on www.warwickdailynews.com.au
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Why should I have English certificate of proficiency?
A certificate of English proficiency is required when you want to pursue a higher degree overseas. If you browse on the internet what the most common language used in academic teaching internationally is – English is the answer. No wonder, no matter where you want to study, universities usually ask you to take an English proficiency test, such as TOEFL, IELTS, CAE, or CPE.
Having English certification will not only benefit you in terms of pursuing higher studies. When applying for a job, the certificate can prove to potential employers that you possess strong English skills – such that it will amplify your chance of getting hired because English is the most spoken language in businesses beside Mandarin or French.
See also: Basic Requirements Needed to Work in Foreign Company
What should I learn TOEFL, IELTS, CPE or others?
There are numerous English tests to examine your language proficiency. But before taking one, you should understand that those tests are intended to give an official justification of you fitting into the system for either academic or working purposes.
For example, as cited in Project Access, if your purpose is to pursue an academic career or studies, CPE will suit better. IELTS will be so much necessary for visa purposes in Europe, Great Britain, and Australia, while TOEFL is for America. In terms of the expiry date, both IELTS and TOEFL certificates need to be renewed after 2 years, while CPE is valid for life.
On the other hand, if your purpose is for business or working matter, taking the TOEIC test is preferable. TOEIC is an English language test designed specifically to measure the language skills of people working in an international environment. The certificate is only valid for 2 years.
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Different tests have different formats. As an example, IELTS and TOEIC are paper-based tests while TOEFL and PTE Academic are taken on a computer. Albeit they examine the same competencies, including writing, speaking, listening, and reading, getting used to and comfortable with each form of a test you want to take is needed. It will give you ease when doing the real test.
2. Practice with additional test prep materials
English proficiency test uses information from various fields and by researching different source. Hence, you might feel more at ease if you prepare yourself by doing self-study. Read newspapers or books in English. Choose trusted courses which use a high level of English (either from books or online). Watch news or journalistic videos that cover different topics.
3. Know your ability and improve
In order to achieve your goal, you should know your ability and improve your weaknesses. In this case, get to know your English level. Identify which area you lack the most – is it reading, listening, speaking, grammar, or writing? Then, do learn all the skills but focus more on which you lack.
You might want to check your level on a trusted online platform such as British Council, Exam English, or EF SET and see how you improve during your learning time.
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It was time for fun in the sun here in San Francisco! We attended the amazing beer festival on an old Word War II ship to taste 80 different beers. I'm not going to lie… I didn't taste all 80!
We took an uber and when we arrived, we were overwhelmed with how many came. The event had been sold out inmediyely after tickets went live.
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I haven't had much to blog about this week, but I can share that I spent the ENTIRE weekend working on our wedding invitations, which I designed with the help of my good friend Chanelle. I don't want to share them on here just yet, because most of my guests haven't received them, but once we're hitched, I plan on doing some awesome wedding recaps.
In the meantime, enjoy looking through the new pretties made by Twigs and Honey. If I didn't already have all my wedding accessories purchased, I'd be all over this tulle flower, which sells for $165. Gorgeous!


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When Should You Exercise After Pregnancy?
I get lots of questions about when and how to start exercising again after having a baby. What's safe? How do I know my body is ready? Is there anything I should watch out for? These are all great questions and while I'm going to answer all of these in a general way, it's really important to ask your care provider all of those questions. They know the particulars about you and your delivery and will be able to tailor an exercise recommendation just for you.
I always recommend the 5-5-5 activity rule for my clients after the birth of their baby: 5 days in bed, 5 days around the bed, 5 days around the house. Basically, you need to rest for about 2 weeks! Your body has been working so hard for the last 9 to 10 months, growing a baby and then working really hard to birth him or her. It needs time to recover!
The only thing you should concern yourself with for the first two weeks is resting and feeding your baby. That's it! This is a time in your life when you need to take all of your friends and family up on the offer to help—let them go to the grocery store for you, rotate your laundry, and wash your dishes. They all want to help so make sure you let them know what would be helpful to you.
A postpartum recovery garment can be really useful in those first two weeks, too. The gentle compression provides your internal organs with support as they settle back into their normal positions. Also, because your abdominal muscles are a little stretched out from making space for baby, postpartum compression supports your core as those muscles start to come back together. It also helps you sit with good posture while you're admiring and feeding your baby.
Many moms find themselves hunched over for a large part of the day, which can lead to a sore back and shoulders and only adds to the aches and pains of recovery! Using a postpartum recovery garment can help support your body during this initial recovery and help prepare you for getting back to your normal activities.
About 2 weeks after a normal vaginal birth is a good time to start incorporating some daily exercises to strengthen your core and pelvic floor. These muscles have done a lot of hard work to bring your baby into the world, so they definitely need some TLC before starting back to your usual exercise program. Breathing exercises, pelvic tilts, kegels, arm/shoulder stretches, and walking are a perfect place to start. As you start to resume your normal household and daily activities, it's a good idea to wear your postpartum recovery garment anytime you'll be more active (washing/loading dishes, picking up/carrying older kids, walking for more than 15 minutes).
The reason for this is that your pelvic floor and abdominal muscles are still not strong enough for the intra-abdominal pressure these activities can create. Pelvic floor prolapses and hernias can also happen during the initial postpartum and one way to avoid that is to give those muscles external support until they are once again ready to do that job on their own.
If you had an uncomplicated, vaginal delivery and you did some abdominal recovery exercises in the immediate postpartum, then you're probably ready to resume your regular exercise routine around 6 weeks after your baby's birth. Always start slow! Listen to your body and if you notice any heaviness in your pelvis, feel like something is hanging out, or if you can't control your bladder, please find a physical therapist in your area who specializes in pelvic floor therapy.
None of those things should be something you deal with forever! Be patient with yourself as you get back into your usual programs. It's been awhile since you were so active and it will take some time to build up your endurance again. Stick with it, though, and soon you'll be back in the game and better than ever!
About the Author
Rebekah Mustaleski is a Certified Professional Midwife with Roots & Wings Midwifery in Knoxville, TN, where Rebekah promotes evidence-based maternity care for families seeking an out of hospital delivery. She is working to improve maternal outcomes during the childbearing year and to promote a sustainable business model for midwifery practices across the country. Rebekah is co-owner of Roots & Wings Midwifery, LLC as well as Treasurer for the Tennessee Midwives Association.
All content published on the Motif Medical site is credited for information purposes only. This information should not substitute as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your doctor or qualified health professional with any questions regarding the health of you or your baby.


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Student's Recycling Program Aids Refugees
As students prepared to leave campus for the summer, the Center for Faith and Public Life Campus Sustainability grant recipient, Camille Giacovas '18, launched the Recycle for Refugees Project. The project saw Giacovas '18; Anya Cullen '17; Larkin Brown '18; Julie Mughal, associate director of the Center for Faith and Public Life; Pejay Lucky, assistant director of Residence Life; and others collect used furniture and home goods from Fairfield students for refugee families.
Over a span of three days, volunteers visited student residences at the beach, townhouses, and residence halls and collected a variety of items including dining tables, chairs, beds, nightstands, desks, lamps, dressers, kitchenware, mattresses, and more.
"At this time of global crisis, the program is an impactful way for students to have a positive effect on the life of newly resettled refugees in Bridgeport. The refugee families flee war, having experienced horrors that are beyond our comprehension. They arrive with very little, save the hope for a better future," stated Mughal.
The project is in collaboration with the International Institute of Connecticut, Inc. (IICONN)'s Refugee Resettlement Program. The 160 refugee families that will be resettled by IICONN in 2017 are arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Columbia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ethiopia, and often arrive with minimal possessions. Fairfield University currently partners with IICONN for the Youth Refugee Mentorship Program, conducting service learning courses through volunteering, and offering a number of internships for Fairfield students. The furniture and home goods collected will be distributed by IICONN to the resettled refugee families.
At the end of the drive, the furniture and home goods collected by students valued at over $2,975. Mughal continued, "Students did not just generously donate a couch or dining table, they helped ensure a welcoming and comfortable home to these families as they start a new life in the United States."
Pictured: Camille Giacovas '18 and Amanj Dze from IICONN


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I am not a fan of "dust if you must…" and "Real mums…", we are all different and all have different priorities, I have to have the house clean and tidy before I can start work (which is why no work gets done in teh school holidays) but my rule for The Hellions "make as much mess as you like as long as you tidy up after" (this does not actually happen but we are working on it), so I am in-between the poems (or what ever you'd call them) like most people. Saying that I do have something to say on the matter, and other matters I see in social media.
The opposite of dirty is not tidy: really if your yarn is all over the floor but the floor was cleaned recently it will not kill you unless you get tangles and trip. If the kids spread Lego all over the floor it is not unhygienic to kick a path clear to get at the kitchen.
The opposite of busy is not lazy: I have read "stop the glorification of busy" all over the place and I agree. OK if you google the opposite of busy lazy is in there, but so is free. I freely admit that I can not sit and not have something to do with my hands, but if you are capable of sitting and doing nothing, not even thinking, then good, do it as often as you can manage. You do not need to be rushed off your feet to be a good person.
The opposite of social is not boring: This can be hard to understand from both ends of the scale but some people do not feel happy and relaxed in a social situation, and that's OK, but similarly some people do not feel happy and relaxed when not surrounded by people, and that's OK too. You do not need to be like everyone else, and you are not unique enough that you are the only person with your tastes.
The opposite of mum is not dad: I get equally annoyed at people saying "are you babysitting?" to the child's father as I do at "single dad learned how to style daughter's hair". Yes dad's look after their kids all the time, it's what they are for, and assuming they are useless at it is insulting, but so is bringing out the bunting and cake when a dad does the same things as a mum (unless I am getting cake too) when the mum wouldn't even get a second glance.
The opposite of educated is not stupid: Really, it's not, is a person have never been told something how can they know it? OK there are some people who just know their specialist subject and there are people for whom information just won't stick but anyone willing to learn are never stupid.
The opposite of loud IS suspicious: OK this may just be in my house (I know it's not). You see The Clone have a mobile phone of her own now, so is allowed to go further from our house than ever before, she is calling for school friends that live streets away, she is playing on a park that is out of shouting distance, SHE IS TAKING GEEK GIRL WITH HER (now and again), and I am a wreck, the house has never been quiet for so long at a time, and just as I am getting to the point of texting her just to check in, she stomps in slamming doors with half of her school class following her.


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Grove Farm
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Bed & Breakfast
+44 (0)7774 776682
Perched on a ridge with glorious views. Feel at home in Charlie and Mike's easygoing farmhouse - big breakfasts in the cosy dining room
Children welcome
Babies welcome
The Experience
Down quiet lanes to the house that Charlie was born in – her young family are the third generation to live here. Bright bedrooms up in the eaves have oak beams, gingham armchairs and comfy beds; small bathrooms, recently revamped. Hop down for homelaid eggs, homemade bread, sausages, bacon and black pudding from down the road – outside when the sun shines, or by the fire in the dining room. Children will love it: dogs, rabbits, hens all happy to have a pat, a swing, log cabin, dens and Flappy the cockerel too. Roses and gangs of cheerful hollyhocks dot the gardens, you can roam the woodland and owls hoot you to sleep. Charming.
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Oven
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Television
- Spa
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Bar
- Barbecue
- Licensed premises
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Dishwasher
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Cot available
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
& pricing
Booking information
- Check in
- From 4pm, please get in touch for early check in
- Check out
- 10am
- Booking restrictions
- Extra bed available.
- Closed
- Rarely.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Property
- This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.
- Owner has pets
- Animals living on the property
- Meals
- Pubs/restaurants 1.5 miles.
- Nightly price
- from £90
- Surcharges
- Singles £75.
- 1 Family room for 5
- From £120
- 2 Doubles
- From £90
Charming host, delightful setting, glorious breakfast, super accommodation plus almost instant access to Stratford. So glad we chose Grove Farm. We shall return.
Couldn't recommend highly enough! We were 2 families of 4, with all kids under the age of 6 - loads of toys and outdoor space for the kids to play while the adults enjoyed the beautiful views. Breakfasted like Kings, and enjoyed homemade hot cross buns and cookies in the afternoon. Charlie went out of her way to make our stay as easy and enjoyable as possible.
Grove Farm is a delight. Charlie was so welcoming with home made cakes and tea in the garden when we arrived. The rooms (we had both top floor bedrooms and bathrooms) were huge, immaculate and beautiful (oak beams and gorgeous views) with lovely, comfortable furniture and every little detail thought through and every need catered for. The breakfasts are perfect - and the dining room both magnificent with its large open fire and cosy too with cheerful crockery and flowers on the spotless white tablecloth. Highly recommended.
Grove Farm is a wonderful place to stay. I stayed here with my two boys, 13 & 9 years as a half way point to Wales. We were greeted immediately by Charlie's warmth and generosity. After being shown our cosy rooms at the top of the house with tea and homemade cakes on arrival, I knew it was going to be hard to leave.The adjoining rooms provided plenty of space for us all and the boys soon found a selection of games to play. After a very comfortable nights sleep we were spoilt for choice at breakfast with warm croissants, a cooked breakfast, porridge and the best boiled eggs ever!
I just stayed at Grove Farm with my 16 year old daughter and we had the two rooms on the top floor with a bathroom in between. It really could not have been more ideal and Charlie gave us such a warm welcome and looked after us amazingly. Our rooms were immaculate with lots of thoughtful touches - and she brought us tea and home made cakes on arrival. We both slept incredibly well - the beds were very comfortable indeed. Breakfast was a feast. Thank you!
Such a beautiful location made even more special by the hosts of Grove Farm. The rooms are immaculate with luxurious furnishings and very spacious! Powerful showers and soft fluffy towels! Breakfast was perfect with local produce (fresh eggs from the free range chickens)... a real taste of home. Made to feel very welcome and the kids practically moved in!! Highly recommend this b &b.
We had a wonderful family Easter at Grove Farm. Mike and Charlie are warm and generous hosts. Their farmhouse is cosy, exceptionally clean and tastefully appointed. It feels like a home away from home. Our children had a ball with their children playing in the pretty gardens, exploring the woods and collecting eggs from the chickens. Charlie's breakfasts are delicious and she produces home-made treats for afternoon tea. The views are stunning. Grove Farm is a perfect retreat from busy city life. We will definitely be returning.
I've stayed with the Coldicott family since March till October 2017 in their wonderful farm house at Grove Farm. Charlie, Micheal & their 2 boys have been so welcoming and accommodating. I travel afar and it has become my 2nd home through the week often arriving late night. I have stayed in the top floor bedroom which is always exceptionally clean and well presented & comes with private shower ensuite, fridge, microwave, kettle, freeview TV, ironing facilities & clothes storage. It has been an pleasure staying in their home and I would highly recommend this place to any individuals & family's
We very much enjoyed our stay at Grove B&B. The working farm was wonderfully secluded and only a short distance of about 3 miles into Stratford Upon Avon. The accommodation was excellent and Charlie was a fantastically accommodating host. Her breakfasts were extremely generous using all organic produce and every time we came back from a walk or day out Charlie was always on hand offering us tea and homemade cakes. The views were stunning and the kids could just run around and enjoy the freedom. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would certainly recommend to others.
Wonderful stay. Stunning views from a charming, spacious 2nd floor bedroom. Watch your heads on some of the low ceilings which add to the character! We had tea and homemade biscuits outside on arrival in the perfect seclusion of this family farmhouse. Breakfast was 2nd to none and enough for an army. Charlie catered for a gluten-free diet too. Very flexible arrangements for arrival and departure. Extremely relaxing. The only slight drawback was the small (but adequate) bathroom but we were able to use the excellent power shower as there were no guests in the other room. Very welcoming! Thanks!
Charlie and her family made us feel so welcome, and provided us with so many little extras that it was actually quite difficult to leave. The attention to detail was wonderful, from the homemade brownies and biscuits at tea time when we arrived, to the enormous and delicious breakfast the next morning. My husband and I went to stay at grove farm without our children but if we go back, which I really hope we will one day, we will definitely take them with us. They would love it! A really wonderful place to stay. Thank you!
a wonderful place, relaxing, amazing breakfast, thoroughly looked after by the family, thank you for making us feel so welcome
What a perfect place to stay! The hosts were charming, the house gorgeous and the breakfast sublime. Everything we might want or need had been anticipated and my children loved it so much they are still nagging to go back. I can particularly recommend it for young families.
A wonderful place and lovely family to visit. The promo copy only partly describes this old fashioned hospitality and contemporary comfort. We have twin toddlers and beyond the big, tasteful, comfy, high spec rooms, beyond the huge lovely breakfast and the welcoming trays of coffee/tea and homemade biscuits. Even beyond the genuine welcome, it is the detail that makes this special. Our toddlers had toys in the room and access to the family toys. There were wipes and nappy sacks, milk in the fridge and even a box of biscuits to take away. We cannot recommend Charlie and her family too highly.
Very friendly and great atmosphere. Beautiful views and comfortable farmhouse. Fresh flowers, clean & fresh bedrooms. Excellent breakfast, more than we could eat and all presented beautifully. Highly recommend!
Beautiful setting and accommodation and such a friendly warm welcome! Thank you!
An absolutely fabulous welcome in a lovely comfortable house with stunning views of the Warwickshire countryside. Highly recommended!
The neighbourhood
Local points of interest from Charlie Coldicott
- Less than 4 miles to Stratford with the RSC, and Shakespeare properties, the river, and many pubs & restaurants
- 10 minutes to ancient Warwick with its truly fantastic castle - don't aim for less than a whole days visit in rain or shine, with equal interest for adults and children of all ages. Warwick town is old fashioned, and charming with plenty of good pubs
- We have wonderful views across to the north Cotswolds, with Chipping Campden, Moreton in the Marsh & Stow on the Wold all within an easy half an hours drive, as well as all the beautiful stone villages, pubs, and historic gardens at Hidcote and Kiftsgate
- Wonderful National Trust properties abound - Charlecote Park just 5 minutes, Upton House, Farnborough Hall, Coughton Court, Packwood House & Baddesley Clinton - all on the doorstep, and all uniquely interesting for all ages.
- You'll certainly see the wildlife, so bring a camera & catch the barn & tawney owls, a resident green woodpecker on the front lawn, and a greater spotted one on the back lawn. Fallow, roe & muntjack deer, hares running, rabbits hopping & the odd hungry fox
- The farm covers 700 acres of beautiful south Warwickshire countryside. The footpath network starts literally at the door, so take advantage of the fresh air, and borrow farm bikes for children if walking is too much. Sturdy pushchair/pram also available


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So, you go to a wedding. The bride and groom are both cyclists. Many of the guests are cyclists, runners and triathletes. You have too much to drink, sign up for a 115 mile bike ride and…well you are committed, aren't you?
Then you tell all your friends who tell all their friends and before you can say 'Lance Armstrong' (can we still say that?), you have a full size peloton. And so about nine of us set off in the dark from Crouch End, led by Paul 'The Machine' Mccrossin and his bride Charlotte. Brother Mark McC a 3 time PBP finisher had come over from Oz for the wedding and joined us. Izza, Costi, Mark H, James R for whom this was his first 100 miler, myself and the great Sean Conway http://www.cyclingtheearth.co.uk/ made up the grupetto.
All went well until Elephant and Castle where a split occurred, but we were re-united at historic Herne Hill Velodrome, and joined by more erstwhile wedding guests. After one lap of the circuit our enlarged group set off from the start and pootled down towards Box Hill. As the road started to get more lumpy, the intrepid Sean Conway began to dominate the gradients. he fairly sprinted up those hills. Arriving at the foot of the big climb, he took off and was soon a dot in the distance. By this time our team had disintegrated, but at the summit five of us regrouped and stayed together until the finale in Lea Valley.
We had started quite far back in the field, but now IzzaGray and Mark B sat on the front and steadily mashed out the miles, occasionally Mark H, Sean or myself would have a go on the front, but really we were saving ourselves for the intermediate sprints. (Only I knew when they would take place!)
It was a fine ride up to Windsor, the only mishap was Mr B losing his way. However, after a lengthy lunch in the shadow of the castle, combined with some great banter, we struck off into the wind, bound for the Chilterns. I suffered a little on this stretch, but the boys kindly tempered their efforts to accommodate the ageing sprinter. After some splendid miles through rolling countryside we encountered the short, sharp shock that is Windmill Hill, just before the final re-fuelling stop in Chipperfield. It hurt the legs, though not Sean's I hasten to add.
After a pause that was just about right in every respect, the gallant riders tackled and disposed of Tom's Lane with elan, and crashed down the latter part of Smug Oak Lane hoodlum-like. This was all bravado for me because Shenley Hill drained dry the resources left in my legs, and I had to hide behind someone riding a hybrid to get my breath back.
Never mind, we all suffered a little, the four of us even distanced Sean on Ferny Hill, but I believe he was distracted by some left over kebab in his beard from the night before. Soon we arrived on the straight drag to the finish. We all made a mess of the sprint and got beaten by a chap on a Brompton…..only kidding.
Great camaraderie in our little band. The others had a more gentle ride and arrived later on, no doubt still suffering from too much champagne at the wedding.
I take my hat off to the Brompton riders, and especially the two chaps on Boris Bikes who completed this lovely ride. Many thanks go to Access Sport who organised the event and also to their cheerful, friendly volunteers.


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It's fair to say that day 3 of Birthright has probably been the best so far. We woke up early to finish packing our bags before saying "goodbye" to our kibbutz home. We were sad to leave but our eagerness to see Tel Aviv quickly overtook our emotions. Most of us totally forgot that we had stop before Tel Aviv, the holy city of Tzfat.
On our ride into Tzfat we were excited to see our first uniquely Jewish aspect of Israel and it did not disappoint. We got off the bus and immediately recognized the spiritual energy. There were modestly dressed women and traditionally dressed (black slacks with a white shirt) men walked past us in droves. We stopped outside a synagogue with hundreds of years of history and learned about Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. After we learned the basics we toured a few synagogues and were able to recognize many of the symbols. It's safe to say that each of us left Tzfat with a brand new appreciation for Judaism and it's connection to Israel.
Our next stop was the much anticipated Shuk HaCarmel, Tel Aviv's major outdoor market. We had time to eat deliciously fresh food and do some shopping. We walked from the shuk (market) to one of Tel Aviv's world renowned beaches where we spent a few hours playing volleyball, swimming in the Medditeranian Sea, and laying out in the sun.
We went from the beach to one of Israel's most historical places, Independence Hall, where we learned all about how Israel became the country it is today. We are so fortunate to be able to learn about this where it actually happened.
Following Independence Hall, we traveled to our hotel for the night where we ate a delicious dinner and got ready for our night out! The night started with a performance by Shorashim's own Udi Krauss where we sang along with another group and learned about Israeli music. After jamming out, we went out for a night in Tel Aviv where we saw the night culture this beautiful city has to offer.
It was a long, but definitely a great one! Looking forward to our Shabbat experience in Jerusalem tomorrow!!