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For the last two years I've joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I'd been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This year it is a dictionary of my family, recounting incidents small and large that have taught me lessons down the years, caused me consternation or generally seared themselves into my memory. I hope you enjoy them. To find other bloggers doing the challenge and maybe be inspired yourself, check out the A to Z Blogging Challenge Blog, here.
I wasn't a brave child, nervy even and left it to the Archaeologist to do the big boy stuff. Not that he was especially brave, more experimental. Once we climbed this oak tree into which dad had hung a rope ladder. Sadly to get higher the ladder had been moved to a less substantial branch (no guessing who did that – you know you're guilty, brother) and we decided to show off our climbing prowess by both swinging on it (me lower than him of course – pecking orders are v important). The result was the branch broke, we can clattering down and his arse squeezed my head onto the path below. Mum had kniptchens. I survived though mum remembered being given the third degree by the doctor who suspected I'd been hit. I suppose we should be grateful social workers weren't so involved in the early 1960s or it might have been tricky times.
There was one very specific test of male courage in our house devised as ever by the 8 year old Torquemada to whom I was related. This was the leaping challenge and involved the staircase up to the bedrooms. The way our house was laid out the stairs were fully enclosed on both sides. While the lack of a bannister eradicated any sliding (unlike at our gran's who had the best sliding bannister bar none that involved 5 or 6 flights of stairs) it did mean you could press your hands against the walls and lean right forward before jumping.
The challenge was off which step you jumped.
He had a height advantage at this point as well as a significant need to be better than me at all things (not really very hard). But I so wanted to be able to jump as far as him. I have a vague memory of achieving that once but the idea I was even on a par spurred him to just jump form the next step up. And he says he's not competitive. I suppose it was more a case of keeping me in my place than competition per se.
By the time we reached the top of the stairs he no longer saw it as a game worth playing. Which was a lesson in and of itself – if in danger of losing and you can change the rules then do.
Other tests came and went such as the trapeze swing we had in our bedroom. He was the first to touch the ceiling with his feet but equally he was the first to damage the plaster so there was some justice in the fact he suffered the consequences of that damage. That test ended when a friend swung it back in my face breaking a tooth. Mum took it down after that.
I think I began to learn to accept physical challenges about the same time as he began to see them as passé and not worth his time.
Meanwhile I've not stopped accepting them, including a recent bungee jump about which I can't imagine the Archaeologist seeing the point. He's probably right and I should stop fighting battles that lost their purpose over 50 years ago….


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Medical or dental treatment appointments should, if possible, be made out of school hours.
In the event of your child being unable to attend school because they are unwell please call the school office on 01372 452870 before 9.30am.
If your child has vomiting or diarrhoea they should not attend school until 48 hours from the last episode of vomiting/diarrhoea.
The school follows the Health Protection Agency guidance on preventing infection. The following document gives more information about whether you need to keep your child away from school if they have an illness or infection:
HPA Guidance on Infection Control
Children who are taken ill during the day are watched by the office staff and if very unwell the parents or carer will be asked to take them home. We operate on the principle that children who attend school are well enough to participate in all school activities including swimming, PE and playtime sessions.
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Episode Thirty-Eight
Li-Na escapes from the bank with the book she stole from the safe deposit box. Scott and Stonebridge pursue on motorbikes and rescue Nina in the process. After dodging police who misidentify them as bank robbers, Scott and Stonebridge rendezvous with Locke and Nina. The group learns from Nina's hostage Myshkin that the book Li-Na uncovered was filled with codes.
Scott and Stonebridge break into the hotel where a decoder is working on Li-Na's journal. The man reluctantly follows Scott and Stonebridge on a dangerous escape route. The decoder admits to cracking three of the codes -- although he claims he could not interpret the Korean. Nine codes remain.
Kwon discovers the decoder is missing and calls Li-Na. She assures him they've already received the crucial piece of information and calls a scientist from the International Nuclear Research Organization named Heo Gil Rae.
Scott and Stonebridge stop at a diner so the decoder can finish his work. While the nervous man visits the bathroom, Scott and Stonebridge realize he knows more than he's letting on. They find the man escaping with Kwon, whom he's been working for directly. In their getaway car, the decoder writes the rest of the codes from memory. Kwon receives the intel, shoots the boy and leaves him at the side of the road.
Locke discovers that the decoded names are sleeper agents in Office 39 -- including Heo -- which means that Li-Na is likely building a nuclear bomb. Noting a convoy leaving a facility with nuclear material, Locke sends Scott and Stonebridge to intercept the vehicle. At the scene, Heo and Kwon overtake the car carrying the nuclear material and extract the key to the carriage -- a scientist's eye. Scott and Stonebridge arrive on the scene and a shootout ensues. They're able to steal a truck, but after they hit a roadblock, Kwon uses the eye to open the van and extract the nuclear matter.
Locke goes after Oppenheimer and confronts the bomber about the death of his 7-year-old son. Oppenheimer says that he was sent to murder Locke by the British government; his son was just collateral damage. Locke lets his emotions get the best of him and kills Oppenheimer. Scott and Stonebridge find their boss with the body. The group believes Li-Na is headed to the United Nations in Geneva with the nuclear bomb.


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Him - Him or Her
You're not nice {insert name} - I didn't get my way
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Should I be Concerned??
I can't seem to keep the SI Swimsuit Edition away from Sam. It's gotten so bad that I have had to tell Dave to hide it...
This is the picture he keeps turning to -
True Story. The end.
This is the picture he keeps turning to -
True Story. The end.
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Cooper's First Trip to the Dentist
I was unsure how this would go but he did awesome! He wasn't sure what to think about the big chair, but Big Brother bravely stepped up and showed him how it was done! In fact Big Brother wanted his teeth cleaned again. We didn't see him get his teeth cleaned the first time because, sniff sniff, he didn't need me to go back with him!!
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
All in One Breath...
Why do we have toenails? Does Dr. Sood make us have toenails? Is God a puppy? I think God is a puppy?
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Throughout Tampa, individuals attempt to prepare themselves and their family members by preparing estate plans that outline how their assets should be divided up when they are no longer alive to manage them. Through their estate planning documents, they may leave sizable inheritances to their children, spouses and friends.
Receiving an inheritance can be a special experience for a person, but that experience can quickly become a headache if their inheritance becomes a point of contention during a divorce. As with other financial matters related to high asset divorces, courts will look carefully at how the recipients of the inheritances came into possession of their inherited assets to decide if and how they should be divided.
How an inheritance is conveyed and then how it is used once received by a recipient will play into whether it will be divided in a divorce-related property settlement. If the inheritance was made to both parties to a marriage jointly or if one person received the inheritance and immediately comingled it with joint marital assets, then the inheritance will likely be viewed as marital property.
If, however, an inheritance is given to only one spouse and that spouse maintains it as their separate property, then they may have a strong case for arguing that the inherited property should not be subject to division with their spouse. Clarification on these and other issues cannot be made in this post as it does not offer legal advice, but readers with questions about inheritances, property division and other divorce matters can discuss their questions with their family law attorneys.


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Tomorrow begins the HEIDI'S PICK SIX blog series over at ambasadora where I present fifteen questions or prompts to dozens of authors, but they can only respond to six.
You'll get to see which questions they answered and what they had to say.
Here's the line up for this week:
MONDAY - Nalo Hopkinson / SF
WEDNESDAY - Scott A. Johnson / Horror
FRIDAY - Penny Dawn / Romance and Erotica
Tell your friends! ;)
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Released back in March of 2013, the original video animation for Little Witch Academia was released as part of the Anime Mirai project, which was a showcase of different short animations done by rising anime companies in the industry in Japan. After being released on Youtube and other streaming sites the same year to very positive overseas acclaim, a successfully kickstarted sequel animation, and a TV series released in early 2017, Bandai Namco and A+ Games have transitioned the anime to video game with Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time. And while not perfect, Bandai Namco has managed to capture a solid gameplay design with a presentation that rivals the anime to a fantastic degree.
The story begins with the beginning of summer vacation for the students of Luna Nova Academy, a school harboring for up and coming witches. Our titular character, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari being the school's less than knowledgeable student gets assigned to organize the school's library where she then dozes off to wake up a few hours later to have a mysterious book placed in front of her. After shelving the mysterious book, her along with her friends Lotte and Sucy discover a hidden dungeon and clock tower which leads to the school living through the same day over and over again.
The story presents itself rather nicely, taking itself as like a more lighter rendition of 2007's GrimGrimoire by Vanillaware released on the PS2. Other characters from the series also make their appearances as well, all being reprised by their proper voice actors from the TV series. Even to those that haven't seen the series can get into the game's story and characters rather easily with the choice early in the game to "reminisce" about each of the characters to give an idea of who they each are.
The presentation of Luna Nova Academy and its characters makes for one of Chamber of Time's strongest suits throughout the game. Everything from each of the character's voice actors reprising their respective roles from the anime to the character animations and body language conveyed through text conversations, the game follows straight from the anime and heightens it with a very satisfying degree of care put into production. If that wasn't enough, Studio Trigger, the animation company behind the original series, even worked on all of the animated cutscenes found throughout the game. As for the school itself, nearly all of Luna Nova Academy is explorable. From the tallest tower housing the Sorcerer's Stone to even the sewer system of the school, nearly every facet of Luna Nova is accessible and available early on to teleport between different sections. As for the various stages of the dungeon you unlock finding special keys through the game, each of them stand on their own nicely varying from puzzle-like forests to sinkhole infested deserts.
While the prospect of being able to traverse all of Luna Nova sounds interesting, in practice it actually brings about one of the major caveats of the gameplay, the game's sense of navigation. The large map on hand which can be a handful to remember at first, invites the game to introduce the existence of different save points all across the campus. Unfortunately, instead of being able to transport to the discovered points for free after first discovery, the game uses a potion system you have to stay stocked up on at the store to cut down on the massive amounts of running to different objectives located in the game. Coupled with some sometimes vague mission objectives, and it can lead to a serious case of wasting time simply finding and completing your set objectives.
As for the actual gameplay on the different floors of the dungeon, it plays as a 2D side scrolling brawler ala most Vanillaware titles such as Muramasa or Odin Sphere. Light attack, heavy attack, and various button-mapped spells that deal different elemental damage like water and fire. As you progress through the stages, there's a spell learning system called the Horoscope that lets you allot points into learning and upgrading new characters.
Speaking of characters, there are seven different characters to play as, each with their own boosts and abilities depending on which ones you pick. Depending on which three characters you choose to go into the dungeon with you, the character you choose to be leader gets special abilities such as double experience awards to comrades or better luck item/accessory drops in dungeons. The controls for your character are rather solid, however your A.I companions in battle do leave something to be desired. While if properly leveled can hold themselves up formidably, they also don't think twice of running headfirst into a battle with minimal care for health or healing spell usage to stay in the fight for longer. This being a JRPG, an option to have different tactics for each of your party members depending on certain parameters would've been a fine addition.
Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time pays a fine homage to the series it was born from, but not without its share of issues keeping it from true greatness. Regardless of whether or not you're a fan of the anime, the best thing this game does is pay respects quite nicely to the anime in its presentation of story, characters, and overall theme as if your playing an episode of the series itself. For those however looking for a more robust and thorough JRPG, there's certainly better to choose out there on the market for $40.
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A blend of rich nutrients feed the scalp to strengthen the hair follicles and promote an overall healthy scalp. The Leave-in-Tonic is a hydrating product that helps to cure hair loss by promoting full and thick hair using all natural healing plants . Say goodbye to shedding! This product could also be used as a heat protectant and leave-in-conditioner.
How to Use: Apply Leave in Tonic to the scalp (can be applied to wet or dry hair), gently massaging to distribute and seep into your roots. Style hair as usual. Do not rinse out until normal hair wash. Can be applied to wet or damp hair to help define your Curls.
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WATCH: Festival-goers comment on their experience of Meraki Festival 2017
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|Sea of Cortez 72 – 80 F / Pacific 72 – 68
|ESE 3 mph
|Fish Available:
|Striped Marlin, Blue Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Roosterfish, Wahoo, Dorado, Yellow tail
|Today's Date:
|June 10th, 2019
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All the big game fish anglers look for are biting here in Cabo San Lucas and the fishing in Cabo continues to get better and better and we have seen this on the last tournament The ILTTA tournament they released 232 Striped Marlin in total during the tournament and the final results of the 79th ILTTA in Cabo San Lucas was in the first place "SALSA" our 35´ft CABO Express with 23 Striped Marlin released….. Congratulation to Captain Alex Collins and the first mate Saul de la Peña.!!!!
The inshore report is good as well by the Sea of Cortez we have been having a consistent Roosterfish bite but the Billfish have been much more consistent offshore., Marlin have been biting using slow troll with lures also live Caballitos.
We going to start this report with "Salsa" our most popular boat a 35'ft CABO Express released 23 Striped Marlin. (ILTTA Tournament)
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|Total Catch:
|79 Striped Marlin, 2 Droados, 1 Roosterfish and 4 Skipjack
|Top Boat:
|Salsa 35´ft CABO Express
|Alex Collins
|ILTTA Tournament 1st Place
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From crass to delicate, told by wallflowers or clowns, live stories are mesmerizing and raw. Don't think fables, ghost or children's stories. This is not a theatrical performance, but real life stories from your friends, acquaintances, and quite possibly, someone you have never met.
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This rice cooker does everything you need and more – and its delay function means you can have dinner waiting at home when you open the door.
Comes in white or silver. Nonstick inner pot holds up to 8 cups of cooked rice. Can steam meat and vegetables while rice cooks below. Programmable digital controls with Keep-Warm, White Rice, and Brown Rice functions. Flash Rice function cuts cooking time by 50%. 15-hour delay timer. Great for white rice varieties. Can even use for quinoa.
May not cook brown rice well – try adding more water than usual.
This unit has a tempered glass lid that lets you keep an eye on your rice while it's cooking, as well as a generously-sized steamer basket – two features other models lack.
Steams meat and vegetables while rice cooks below. Automatic Keep-Warm setting. Full-view tempered glass lid. Large steamer basket. Cooks between 2 and 6 cups of any kind of rice. 3 cup capacity depends upon variety of rice; check manual before using.
No audible signal when cooking stops. Must unplug to turn the unit off.
When you need a lot of rice, you need this programmable 20-cup rice cooker.
Yields up to 20-cup of cooked rice. Nonstick inner pot. Steams meat and vegetables while rice cooks below. Programmable digital controls with automatic Keep-Warm and White Rice, Brown Rice, Steam, Flash Rice, and Slow Cook functions. 15-hour delay timer. Simplifies dinner. Easy to clean.
Water from the air vent can drip back down into the rice once the unit cools, creating mushy patches.
If you're leery of non-stick cookware, consider this versatile ceramic model.
Ceramic inner pot is stovetop-safe. Prepares 4 to 12 cups of cooked rice. Digital controls and automatic keep-warm. Cool touch outer surface. Can also use for tarts, cakes, and yogurt. Lead and cadmium-free. Rice cooks well, evenly and consistently. No burning.
Excess steam can condense in the edges of the lid and drip into the rice when you open the pot.
If you're switching your kitchen to stainless steel cookware, you'll want to give this model a try. It features a stainless steel cooking pot.
Comes in choice of 6 cup, 14 cup and 20 cup models. Inner pot is made of 100% surgical-grade 304 stainless steel. One-touch operation with automatic Keep Warm function. Can cook many different kinds of rice.
Thick, starchy steam can spray out the steam hole onto the counter. Rice on the bottom can scorch if you don't unplug the unit right away.
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We purchase every product we review with our own funds — we never accept anything from product manufacturers.
When you're rushing to get dinner on the table, the last thing you want to do is babysit rice on the stovetop. Too little water, and your pot will scorch. Too much, and it won't be done on time. Getting this simple staple right can takes more focus than the entrée.
A rice cooker can help your rice turn out perfectly, on time, and with minimal effort. It won't speed up your cooking, but it ensures better results without constant monitoring and it frees up an extra burner to boot.
If you're looking for a dependable, reasonably priced rice cooker, look no further than those made by Aroma. This trusted brand is known for its affordable food preparation tools, and their rice cookers are no exception.
Aroma offers several rice cooker models — some cook enough for a crowd, while others have timers that let you come home to hot, fluffy rice. Advanced units let you cook meat or vegetables simultaneously. Keep reading to learn more, and when you're ready to buy, check our recommendations for the best Aroma rice cookers on the market.
Do you usually cook for a couple or for a crowd? Aroma rice cookers range from four cups to 20 cups in capacity. Keep in mind that Aroma units are labeled with the amount of cooked rice the unit holds, not the uncooked amount you put into it. Additionally, Aroma's cup measurements refer to the size of their included six-ounce measuring cup rather than a traditional eight-ounce measuring cup. When measuring, remember that rice doubles in size while cooking — if you want four cups of cooked rice, use two cups of uncooked rice.
Rice cookers with a six-cup cooked rice capacity are the most popular sellers. This size feeds the average family, has room for extra when company comes, and still fits neatly in a kitchen cabinet. Larger families may prefer a 10- or 12-cup rice cooker. Units that hold 20 cups or more are mostly used for commercial purposes.
Rice has a slightly sticky texture thanks to its starch, so many aluminum rice cooker pots feature a nonstick coating. This coating keeps rice from sticking to the pot. Some customers, however, don't want to take any chances on nonstick material ending up in their rice. If this sounds like you, consider cooking pots made from ceramic or stainless steel.
Ceramic cooking pots are heavier than those made with aluminum.They retain heat longer, so you have to be careful when handling. Rice rarely sticks to ceramic, and even if it does, the pot can be placed in the dishwasher. Rice may stick to stainless steel. If this happens, you can simply soak the pot in hot water and scrub without worrying about flaking. Most stainless steel pots are also dishwasher safe.
All of Aroma's rice cookers prepare rice, but many do much more. Some steam meat and vegetables for your dinner at the same time your rice is cooking. Others sauté, simmer, and offer slow-cooker options. A handful can even make yogurt. However, most cooking options besides steaming can't be used while cooking rice — if you use your Aroma cooker for soup or chili, you have to wait to cook your rice. Remember, the more functions your Aroma rice cooker offers, the higher the price tag, so make sure you're only paying for options you use.
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Aroma Housewares ARC-914SBD 8-Cup (Cooked) Digital Cool-Touch Rice Cooker and Food Steamer
Fresh, fast food
Don't let the lower price point fool you. Gourmet chefs and household cooks alike praise this eight-cup rice cooker as their favorite model, and it's no surprise with settings that let you steam your sides at the same time you cook your white or brown rice. A delay timer, flash cooking option, and keep warm feature give you flexibility whether you need it at the beginning or the end of your day.
Aroma's basic rice cookers have options for cooking and warming, but many advanced rice cookers have settings for brown and white rice. White rice cooks faster because the hard outer hull, bran, and germ have been removed, allowing water to penetrate more quickly. Brown rice, on the other hand, still has its bran and germ. This means it takes twice as long to cook but retains more nutritional value.
Since brown rice takes longer to cook, it needs more water. Sensors help the rice cooker fine-tune water levels when cooking brown rice. Generally, you need around two-and-a-quarter cups of water per cup of brown rice compared to one and a half cups of water per cup of white rice.
Other cook settings vary by machine. Some include a flash setting to cook rice quickly, and others let you steam vegetables or sauté meat. The highest-end rice cookers let you make porridge, pastries, yogurt, and more.
A delay timer lets you set a time to start cooking so you can come home to freshly cooked rice. This set-and-forget function is a lifesaver for busy families who forget to start the cooker in the midst of homework and chores. Most Aroma units let you delay the start time up to 15 hours.
If you forget to set your delay timer, you don't have to resort to takeout. Rice cookers with a flash cooking option can save the day. This feature cuts your cooking time in half and you can still have a home-cooked meal.
When life gets in the way, a keep warm feature ensures your rice stays hot, no matter when you eat. This function takes over when the cooking cycle ends. It should not be left for more than 12 hours.
Other options to consider include:
Cool-touch units, which prevent burns from accidental contact
Auditory alerts that cue you when the cooking cycle is complete
Tempered glass lids that let you see meat as it steams to avoid overcooking
Lids that can be fully removed are more easily cleaned than hinged, integrated lids
Rinsing rice before cooking can improve both texture and cooking time, unless you're making sushi rice. Rice used in sushi needs more starch so it sticks together when rolled.
The measuring lines on the inside of your Aroma rice cooker are designed for white rice — brown rice requires extra water.
Aroma rice cookers shouldn't be used for quantities of less than two cups because their sensors register the pot is low on water before it finishes cooking. If you need a smaller amount of rice for your meal, cook at least two cups and freeze the extra, or use it to make tacos or fried rice later in the week.
Some brands border on exorbitant, but Aroma sells rice cookers that fit almost any budget. The priciest models cook anything from rice to cake, but many lower-priced units include plenty of options, too.
Inexpensive: You can find basic rice cookers for under $25. In this price range, units cook up to six cups of rice and keep it warm once cooking is complete. Some, but not all, have different rice settings. If you frequently cook brown rice, make sure you look for these settings.
Mid-range: Rice cookers with a few more options cost $25 to $40. These models contain eight to 12 cups of cooked rice and can be set on a delay timer. All should have settings for white and brown rice and most steam meat and vegetables. Preset options let you prepare quinoa and oatmeal, and they may sauté or slow-cook.
Expensive: The highest-priced units from Aroma may cost $90 to $120. These units are really multicookers with an option for cooking rice. You can use them to cook white and brown rice quickly and to make a slew of other hearty meals.
Product in depth
Aroma Housewares 6-Cup (Cooked) (3-Cup Uncooked) Pot Style Rice Cooker and Food Steamer
For simple steaming
This model lacks bells and whistles, but it gets the job done in style. The Aroma six-cup rice cooker makes enough rice for a smaller family and effortlessly steams the rest of your dinner in its generously sized steamer basket. A tempered glass lid lets you peek in, making sure your fish or veggies don't get overcooked.
Most rice cookers come with a measuring cup as well as plastic or bamboo spatulas. Using these specially measured and designed items ensures well-cooked rice and preserves the life of your cooking pot.
You can cook other grains like quinoa and millet in your rice cooker. Both turn out well on the white rice setting with a ratio of one cup of grain to two cups of liquid. Thicker grains like farro and wheat berries do not cook well in a rice cooker.
Aroma's Simply Stainless 14-cup rice cooker gets back to basics. It lacks a steaming tray but has plenty of room in its pot to add ingredients for jambalaya, soup, and more when your rice is done. The detached lid makes both stirring and cleanup a breeze. As the name implies, its cooking pot is made from stainless steel, so there are no worries about scratches and flakes.
If you want quick beans with your rice, look no further than this 12-cup pressure cooker. This model complements Aroma's existing rice/multicooker line by adding pressure cooker functionality. It deftly handles both brown and white rice and features both a 15-hour delay timer and keep warm features.
Q. How long does it take to cook rice in a rice cooker?
A. It varies slightly by machine, but Aroma rice cookers typically take 10 to 12 minutes per cup of white rice. With white rice, the quantity doubles along with the time: two cups take 20 to 25 minutes, four cups take 40 to 45 minutes, and so on. The ratio isn't the same for brown rice. Two cups of brown rice take more than half an hour to cook, and five cups take at least an hour.
Q. Is my rice ready to serve once the timer goes off?
A. Ideally, you should let fully-cooked rice sit in the cooker, lid on, for 10 minutes after complete. Doing so lets the moisture redistribute throughout the pot, leading to fluffier rice with better texture. After 10 minutes, lift the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Never stir the pot before this point or you release its natural starches and risk creating gloppy, gooey rice.
Q. How many cups are in a serving of rice?
A. Actually, a full serving of rice is less than a cup. A single serving is about six ounces, or between one half and two thirds of a cup. If you're having a hard time visualizing that, picture the amount of rice that would fit levelly in a cupcake liner. Remember this guideline is for nutritional standards, not for what most people eat. In reality, most diners consume two thirds to one full cup of rice over the course of a meal.
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There may come a time when money may be low for someone starting up a business, or there's a financial deadline/investment that needs to be made. On top of which, an individual must try to avoid hurting their credit score, or worse, putting the business in financial jeopardy!
The last thing anyone wants to do is get aloan. Many lenders try to avoid giving loans to people that may not be able to pay them off and are very picky with small businesses.
Traditional loans from a bank may not be an option for some business owners. Credit analysts from banks consider dozens of strict requirements and often end up denying someone approval for a loan.
Luckily, there are several alternative funding options available for small businesses. For people that need cash as soon as possible, here are some quick funding options to consider:
- Check Online: The internet could compile a comprehensive list of available alternative funding options online. Plus, it could help with handy loan comparison to check out what may work for someone,and what may not!
- Browse Locations: For those that are more old-fashioned, it's always a good idea to find places that have labels like"quick funds" or have "need cash?" signs. By visiting these alternative funding stores, an inquirer may speak with a real-life person and can ask questions about funding options to get a more personal understanding of what they are looking for.
- Ask a Friend: Always keep friends close!Social media and mobile devices let us know what people recommend. Who knows!Maybe some friends have their own small business and are looking for alternative funding options as well! It's always better to search together!
- Research: Research will be the cornerstone of all these searches. Being informed and knowledgeable about loan terms, interest rates, benefits, set-backs and loopholes could only benefit you.
Overall, searching for alternative funding depends on how much funding someone needs, how much time they have before reaching that financial deadline, and the convenience they are looking for from an alternative funding option. As a business owner, this decision will be critical to the company's finances and an individual's economic stability.
Types of Alternative Funding Options
After narrowing the search, maybe the decision has reached a stalemate between alternative funding options. If so, know that that's okay!
Comparing and contrasting is what makes researching quick funds much more manageable compared to traditional loan searches (auto loans, home loans, etc.).
However, what are some types of alternative funding options available out there? Here are a few, along with some general advantages and disadvantages.
Unsecured Business Loan
An unsecured business loan is a short-term option for quick cash that could be used for most business expenses. Because it is unsecured, there is no collateral required, which is safer for those looking to avoid financial risks.
- Advantages- Simple inquiry process. No security.
- Disadvantages- High interest rates. Usually requires repayments in less than a few months (3-12 months). Personal guarantee with the loan may be required.
Invoice Finance
An invoice finance, or a debtor finance,allows someone with a small business to obtain quick funds using their accounts receivable ledger as collateral. Like unsecured business loans, these quickfunds could be used for almost any business-related expenses.
- Advantages- Simple inquiry process. Great for overcoming cash shortages and providing a longer-term solution with a sustainable cash flow.
- Disadvantages- Could only provide a person with a percentage of the total invoiced amount. Designed as a support cash flow rather than just quick funds for a single one-off purchase or clearing off a single piece of debt.
Line of Credit
A line of credit is quite similar to using a credit card. A person with a small business could use a line of credit to pay for most expenses. A person with a line of credit will receive a limit of quick funds available to them based on several factors.
- Advantages- Simple inquiry process. Access to quick funds is very flexible for a small business that may need cash at a moment's notice.
- Disadvantages- Regular payments are required.Fees are a part of most payments. The entire line of credit is repayable on demand!
Personal Loan
One of the more common financial consumer products out there, a personal loan comes in a variety of forms, as well as different types of lenders. One example could be a title loan.
Title loans are usually a secured personal loan that offers quick funds based on the value of one's vehicle. The security of the loan is achieved by using the vehicle's title as collateral. Like most personal loans, they tend to be available everywhere. Whether through a store or online, you could acquire title loans in Fresno, Tallahassee, and so many more cities across the nation!
- Advantages- Make payments in installments over the loan term. Easy inquiry process. Great communication outlets. Could bere paid early without prepayment penalties. Most personal loans may be used for almost any situation!
- Disadvantages- A single person will be responsible for the repayments. Interest rates may vary, depending on the typeof personal loan acquired.
With all of these types of alternative funding options, a person could pinpoint what they are looking for when it comes to quick funding.
What to Expect from Alternative Funding Options?
When the search for alternative funding has ended, and a person is ready to make a financial decision, what should they expect?
Expect any of the following:
- Repayment: Alternative funding options all have one thing in common—they come with a contract. Make sure to carefully go through the contract before signing, especially as it all comes back to what repayment will be like. Pay attention to terms and be aware of any fees.
- Responsibility: As a business owner, that individual must be responsible for handling the alternative funding retrieval and repayment. They must be responsible in setting repayments on time and remain diligent to avoid paying any penalty fees.
- Risks: There will always be risks when obtaining an alternative loan. Keep an eye out for high interest risks or hidden fees when making the decision to work with a lender or loan type. Never be afraid to ask questions about these risks to a lender!
Always remember, the journey is just as important as the destination, maybe even more so. Find the time to research alternative funding options and make an educated decision that will benefit the business,and the wallet!


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A Golden Globe for Rob Kardashian, Please!
Whatever happens at the Golden Globes Sunday night, just bear in mind that a very important performance wasn't even nominated. That performance: Rob Kardashian in Keeping Up with the Kardashians . "But that's a reality show," you say. "You can't give an acting award to someone in a reality show." Well, why not?! Some of the most nuanced, brilliant performances have hailed from reality shows. "They aren't acting," you say. "They're just living in front of the camera. There's no art there!" Oh, my friend. Reality shows are much more complicated than that. And shh! There most certainly is art there.
Granted, reality shows are different from scripted shows. As much as it pains me to admit it, it wouldn't sit right with me if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association lumped the performances from Homeland and Vanderpump Rules together. But that shouldn't mean reality shows deserve to be overlooked entirely. Give 'em their own categories, dang it!
If I had my way, Rob's performance in Keeping Up with the Kardashians season eight would earn a Golden Globe for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Reality Series. His contribution to the series was outstanding AND supporting(and supportive!). The unsung hero of the season. We the audience didn't realize what a rock he'd been for sister Khloe Kardashian all season until the moment he announced he was moving out. When Rob told Khloe he couldn't stay in Khloe and Lamar Odom's house any longer, Khloe looked like the rug had been pulled out from underneath her. Say what you will about reality shows, this was a very sad moment.
As disappointed as Khloe was, she seemed to understand his decision. Rob wasn't abandoning ship. He'd been there for her all along, but he is a human with limits. Khloe and Odom's issues were taking a toll on him. Rob needed to get better, and to get better, he needed to distance himself from the "bad energy." During the finale, Rob said, "I hate to see my sister hurt and it's just sad to see someone who's my best friend and my brother going through a really dark period because he's part of our family. It's definitely time for me to get out of that house because I've been holding in so much. As much as I love and respect my sister Khloe and want to be there for her, I really need to fix myself." It wasn't a selfish move. It was a smart move. He was supportive for as long as he could be. You can only be so supportive of others if you're having trouble emotionally supporting yourself.
So yes, Rob's supporting role was supportive and moving. But what made it truly outstanding? Chainsaw art. The "Rob gets into chainsaw art" storyline was one of the greatest things to happen on television in 2013.
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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
The following Pacific priority actions relate to Goal 7: a) reaching universal access to energy; b) increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix; c) energy efficiency measures in the transport, industry, and building sectors; d) institutional, legislative and regulatory reforms in the energy sector; e) collecting, centralizing, analysing and disseminating energy-related data and policy relevant information.
Several countries have reported increases in the share of population accessing electricity over the last decade, with the increase in national electrification levels largely coming from household access to off-grid systems such as photovoltaic solar home systems. Many countries have achieved, or are close to achieving, universal access to electricity, resulting in gains in the average electrification rate in the region. In PNG, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands however, there remain significant gaps in electricity and/or fossil fuel access.
Some low-income households still use little petroleum fuel or electricity due to high costs, even though these can be easily accessed.
Given the potential impact, overall energy efficiency investments at the national level appear more attractive than renewable energy but have generally not been a priority of countries nor development partners.
By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services
Indicator 7.1.1: Proportion of population with access to electricity
Metadata for indicator 7.1.1 can be downloaded here
Indicator 7.1.2: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology
NOTE: this indicator is not one of the 132 indicators in the Pacific SDG indicator subset
By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
Indicator 7.2.1: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
Metadata for indicator 7.2.1 can be downloaded here
By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
Indicator 7.3.1: Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDPNOTE: this indicator is not one of the 132 indicators in the Pacific SDG indicator subset
By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology
Indicator 7.A.1: Mobilized amount of United States dollars per year starting in 2020 accountable towards the $100 billion commitmentVisualisation(s) not yet availableMetadata for indicator 7.A.1 can be downloaded here
By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support
Indicator 7.B.1: Investments in energy efficiency as a percentage of GDP and the amount of foreign direct investment in financial transfer for infrastructure and technology to sustainable development servicesNo data for indicator 7.B.1 is currently available and its methodology is still under development, please see here


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You're hanging out for a sandwich, but your heart sinks when you find the cheese is sporting a blue and white bloom and the bread is covered in white fluffy spots.
Can you attempt a rescue operation by cutting off the mould or should the whole lot go in the bin?
The answer to some extent depends on how you balance your approach to a potential health risk versus your desire to avoid wasting food.
If the cheese is a hard cheese, it's probably safe just to cut the bad bit off, says Dr Ailsa Hocking, of CSIRO Agriculture and Food.
The bread though, is probably better off thrown away, she believes.
Assessing the risk
It's not just an awful taste you're risking if you eat mouldy food.
Actively growing mould can release toxins into food.
Since the spread of the tiny mould tips is not always visible, it might be hard to know where it (and hence the toxin) is.
So how do you decide what to do when you haven't got a food safety expert on hand?
Two factors that should guide you are the moisture content of the food and how densely it's structured, Dr Hocking says.
The low moisture content and dense structure of hard cheese means mould will usually survive only on the surface, rather than spreading invisibly into the cheese, Dr Hocking says.
So it should be safe to cut around the affected area and eat the rest of block. But she advises cutting with a margin of a couple of centimetres, just to be on the safe side.
But many other foods, including mouldy bread, are better off thrown away as the mould is more likely to be growing beyond the areas you can see.
Also, if a food like yoghurt is old enough to have mould, it might also contain harmful bacteria which could cause a bout of diarrhoea.
"If you can see a mould growing, there can be other microbes such as bacteria and yeast in the food as well. It's really not worth making yourself sick," Dr Hocking says.
Low-acid foods such as dairy products – think yoghurt, cottage cheese, dips – are the foods where this risk is greatest.
What's the concern?
There are many different types of moulds that can grow on our food; the most common include Aspergillus and Penicillium, and Botrytis which you might see as a fur on your strawberries.
So what do toxins from such moulds do to us?
While it's rare, they can cause severe illness with symptoms including excessive sweating, tremors, muscle weakness, twitching, headache, fever, and vomiting.
One elderly man who became ill after eating canned soup contaminated with mould was reported in the Medical Journal of Australia as saying he felt so sick, he thought he would die.
Most toxins from moulds are heat-resistant and so may not be destroyed in the cooking process.
Eating mouldy food has also been known to cause illness in livestock and to kill dogs.
Domestic dogs are at particular risk when they have access to household waste.
But most toxins from moulds are only a risk if we eat them over a long period of time.
A lot of these compounds are carcinogenic, and ongoing exposure has been linked to liver cancer, Dr Hocking said.


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The Entrepreneur: Ross Marshall, Your Golf Travel
The golf entrepreneur and 2013 Young Gun on the UK's lack of start-up funding, when to give up with a pipedream, and plans to reach £130m turnover...
Co-founder: Ross Marshall
Company: Palatinate Group: Your Golf Travel (YGT), Spabreaks.com
Website: www.yourgolftravel.com
Description in one line: Your Golf Travel is a golf holiday specialist offering golf breaks and golf holidays to more than 3,000 destinations across the UK, Ireland, Europe and rest of the world.
Previous companies: Internet sports betting advisory websites then started YGT aged 24.
Turnover: £70m
12 month target for 2015: £82m
Describe your business model and what makes your business unique:
- One stop online shop for all things golf travel.
- Great prices, amazing choice, and expert advice from consumer friendly brands.
- Strong technology platform and talented management team.
What is your greatest business achievement to date?
YGT has grown its sales and profitability every year since inception. The company has never made a loss!
What numbers do you look at every day in your business?
I have access to all key business KPI's at all times. Daily review of sales, margin performance and conversion rate are important to me.
To what extent does your business trade internationally and what are your plans?
One arm of our business, Your Golf Tours, focuses on bringing golfers from the US to the UK. Sales have increased by over 100% in two years and this is a high growth division for our business. We have an office in Atlanta, Georgia and are expanding Stateside.
Describe your growth funding path:
£20,000 cash, £30,000 on credit cards, and a loan from the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme (now the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme) of £250,000 which we secured five years after starting the business and have since repaid.
What technology has made the biggest difference to your business?
Our in-house proprietary online booking system called SPIN.
Where would you like your business to be in three years?
£130m turnover by 2017 and the expansion of the Racingbreaks and cycling brands. I want us to be trading more in the US, have expanded into other areas of Europe and be more established in the UK.
Growth challenges
What is the hardest thing you have ever done in business?
To start and survive both professionally and personally in our first four years of trading.
What was your biggest business mistake?
An expensive PR/marketing promotion that cost the business £200,000. I got that one wrong!
Piece of Red Tape that hampers growth most:
There is a lack of start-up funding from traditional methods due to the high risk profile of new businesses, yet crowd and cluster funding has helped fill a gap in the market.
Bonding legal requirements are also a huge barrier to entry into the travel market.
What is the most common serious mistake you see entrepreneurs make?
When they keep investing in a pipedream without having proved that there is a market for their product to be sold in.
How will your market look in three years?
It will be enhanced due to the growth of golf in Asia and there will be more women playing golf in Europe.
What is the single most important piece of advice you would offer to a less experienced entrepreneur?
Pay close attention to new hires and culture at the beginning as these people will set the future values for your business. You need people who can learn fast as they will have to do things that have never been done before and the competitive landscape for business is changing at warp speed! Experience is not quite as important as it used to be.
Personal growth
Biggest luxury:
Breeding and racing thoroughbred horses.
Executive education or learn it on the job?
I have a Masters degree from Durham University but I had to learn on the job.
What would make you a better leader?
More time to spend with individuals within my organisation in order to assist them in understanding how to trouble shoot and remove blockages.
Business book:
An old one! What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School by IMG founder Mark McCormack.
Ross Marshall is speaking at the next Fast Growth Entrepreneurs Club on Thursday 27 November 2014 at The Spirit Level Bar. For more information, visit www.fastgrowthentrepreneurs.com


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"My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it."
Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
Book of Ezra 6,7-8.12b.14-20.
King Darius issued an order to the officials of West-of-Euphrates: "Let the governor and the elders of the Jews continue the work on that house of God; they are to rebuild it on its former site.
I also issue this decree concerning your dealing with these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of that house of God: From the royal revenue, the taxes of West-of-Euphrates, let these men be repaid for their expenses, in full and without delay.
I, Darius, have issued this decree; let it be carefully executed."
The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the message of the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus and Darius (and of Artaxerxes, king of Persia).
They completed this house on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
The Israelites–priests, Levites, and the other returned exiles–celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
For the dedication of this house of God, they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs, together with twelve he-goats as a sin-offering for all Israel, in keeping with the number of the tribes of Israel.
Finally, they set up the priests in their classes and the Levites in their divisions for the service of God in Jerusalem, as is prescribed in the book of Moses.
The exiles kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
The Levites, every one of whom had purified himself for the occasion, sacrificed the Passover for the rest of the exiles, for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
Psalms 122(121),1-2.3-4a.4b-5.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 8,19-21.
The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
He was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you."
He said to them in reply, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it."
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Thursday, August 21 and Friday brother Lester Grimmett, his helper and I applied lumber and fiberglass screen to make a screened-in back porch at our borrowed, Winona home. Mosquitoes and other repulsive creatures just love me – to bite me, that is. This year especially, mosquitoes around our house rival any Bonnie and I have encountered in the tropics of Asia and South America. They are so bothersome that they populate the inside of our house daily, too. I am a virtual mosquito magnet! Maybe now when the heat and humidity retreats a little again, Bonnie and I will be able to enjoy our backyard escape into our miniature garden without the prickly little boogers that leave welts all over me.
One little detour to the satisfactory putting everything back on the little screen patio slab was a minor accident I had Friday afternoon. For many months, particularly in heavy heat or when standing after stooping down, I have been getting lightheaded momentarily. It always passes, except on Friday. Who would believe someone could hurt so much from simply falling from a standing position – as I did on Friday. I have the scrapes and bruises to satisfy that little bit of painful research. Fortunately, I didn't do any serious damage to myself or to anything else when I passed out and keeled over. The bottom number on my blood pressure was still "47" 40 minutes after the incident. However, Saturday morning, I was able to do some things around outside that were necessary before I resorted to the AC inside for the balance of the day.
Sunday morning, it was our good pleasure to worship with the Clinton, MS Church of Christ. Since class began at 9 a.m., we had to leave Winona about 7 a.m. – the beginning of a long day in the making. It probably sounds like the proverbial broken record, but I made my PowerPoint presentation for Bible class about our 2014 Guyana Mission Trip; during the worship period, I again preached "Understanding How God Communicates with Mankind, Today."
Afterward, Bonnie and I kicked around Jackson, MS for the afternoon, first dining at and sharing a meal at Olive Garden; despite sharing the meal, we still carted away enough for another meal back at the house for another day. Bonnie cannot eat much at a time, and I have reduced my intake, too, as we share meals; I really like the money-savings bonus that comes along with that strategy. We shopped at Hancock Fabrics and then paused for a couple of hours in comfy seating at a nearby air conditioned mall. We bought gas, some other things at Wal-Mart, of course, and an ice cream cone apiece and a cold drink – as we waited for it to be time to head to our evening venue.
Sunday evening, we worshipped with our sponsoring congregation, the Siwell Road Church of Christ on the south side of Jackson. I slipped up and got us there about an hour ahead of time; worship began at 5:30 p.m. I preached about "Rearing Children." Services concluded, Bonnie and I headed in the direction of home – two hours north on I-55. However, on the way, we made two detours and brief stops. First, we visited Kroger in Madison, MS to buy groceries. Secondly, we grabbed sandwiches, shared a fry and soda at Arby's in Canton, MS along the highway. Upon arriving back in Winona, we retired to bed as soon as we got the car emptied and cold items in the refrigerator or in the freezer. We were bushed.
Monday, Bonnie spent a lot of time on the phone trying to pin down the delivery of eight pallets of literature to the World Evangelism building in Winona; we have been waiting for over a week for the shipment to make its way from a dock in Los Angeles to us. It already travel all the way from Hong Kong where we had it printed in color throughout – mostly the new Bible class curriculum. There was ample office work to keep us both hopping – accounting, packaging book and tract orders to take to the Post Office, trying to hammer out our itinerary for our upcoming travels abroad, and doing all that is necessary to apply for our visas to Myanmar.
Tuesday, a tractor trailer finally pulled up out front. Eighteen volunteers representing three congregations (West President Church of Christ in Greenwood, MS; Liberty Church of Christ in Dennis, MS – three hours away; and Huntsville Church of Christ outside of French Camp, MS) showed up just in time to help me unload and put away 25,000 books – in the blistering hot, highly muggy Mississippi summer day. It's dark as I compose this, but without all that help, I'd still be working on that job!
Some boxes were damaged in shipment, but we only lost about eight books. Several ladies came along with men, and so they collated several different pieces of literature to ready it for shipping out, beginning on Thursday. Some congregations will be beta testing two different age groups of material this fall.
Otherwise, we shipped book and tract orders. We prepared for doing our mail out of the August edition of the Rushmore Newsletter; it arrived from the printing company the day before. Wednesday, we will attempt to fold, stuff, tab, label and mail nearly 1,000 pieces. Perhaps by Wednesday, Bonnie and I also can send out the numerous "Thank You" cards from those who recently sent monetary gifts to fund our labors stateside and overseas.
There are dozens of additional tasks just begging to be addressed, too. In due time, they all will move to the forefront and receive our attention (e.g., preparation of lessons for the seminars and Gospel lessons we each will present over nine weeks abroad, making appointments for stateside travel before and after our fall overseas mission trip, working on Gospel Gazette Online, working on The Voice of Truth International, etc.). We are making progress on all fronts, but we don't expect to be done or wholly caught up until we pass over the threshold from our earthly existence to our heavenly reward. Come go with us!


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Carbohydrates and Fat Loss
How many health kicks have you started with cutting out carbohydrates? It is often the first thing to go when a body composition goal is set. The big question is why, and the simple answer is it's because that is what we have always been told to do.
Low carbohydrate diets do work, don't get me wrong- but they only work for a limited time before you need to make changes to maintain body composition change while improving health.
Have you found yourself in this scenario? You start your health kick- you're training hard and your meals are high protein, moderate fats and more greens than you know what to do with AND you are chugging back litres of water each day.
Day two or three and you are peeing like a race horse.
It depends on how inflamed your body is as to just how much water comes rushing out- but you can expect to see a significant change in bodyweight quickly, although you may not see a change in visible body composition (body fat, lean muscle mass) for at least a week or two.
What is this magic I hear you ponder from afar?
The short science light explanation is that after the body ingests carbohydrates and stores the energy as glycogen, these glycogen molecules bind to several water molecules. On your low carbohydrate diet you are cutting the stream of carbohydrates so your body turns to fat stores, and glycogen stored in your muscles and your liver for energy.
Given that each gram of glycogen (there can be 300-400g stored in muscle alone or more) is attached to 3-4g of water- as those stores are burnt, the water is released, hence the rapid changes.
Although there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate, as there are essential fatty acids and amino acids- carbohydrates are needed, it's just choosing the right amount that is the tricky part. The simple answer to that is you only need as many carbohydrates as you actually need.
Say for example you are looking to burn excess fat, your carbohydrate needs are much less than someone training to build muscle, or an endurance athlete who is already lean and has a high training load.
The timing of carbohydrate consumption is often heavily debated- at Hybrid we have a general rule for most people, which is some quickly absorbed carbohydrates post workout (liquid form is fine) and solid foods, protein and carbohydrates in a meal preferably twenty minutes plus after training. The other time we recommend consuming carbohydrates is dinner time or before bed time for optimizing fat burning hormones while you sleep and it also helps you enter a deeper more relaxing sleep.
For someone relatively lean, or preparing for a very intense strength workout we recommend some pre workout carbohydrates, preferably an hour plus before the workout (less than that can hinder the bodies ability to burn fat as priority energy source) as once we start training blood flow moves to the muscles working rather than the digestive system meaning food consumed less than 60 minutes prior to training is likely to sit in the gut and we all know how that ends with hard training.
There comes a time in any low carbohydrate diet where you should perform a re-feed of sorts and this is where many a low-carbohydrate traveler loses his/her way.
The role of a re-feed essentially is to replenish the glycogen stores in your muscle and liver (remembering they bind to water molecules so you will put on some weight) and also to maintain an effective metabolism.
Where people tend to run into trouble is when they really really let their hair down on a re-feed to the extent that if you owned shares in carbohydrates you would be banking some serious cash profits. Adding to that problem is following on from a few weeks of clean eating most people are looking forward to a bit of dirty carbohydrates for their re-feed, which isn't the worst thing to happen so long as you don't go TOO crazy, for TOO long. One big meal- no problems. Four days of burgers, chips, chocolate and ice cream is likely to unravel the hard work you have done.
Remembering as well, the leaner you are the more you can get away with- if you are serious about your result I would still only recommend one meal of re-feed carbohydrates and I would recommend keeping them as clean as you possibly can.
If done properly, you may be surprised by the results. You are likely to look a little leaner, with fuller looking muscle tissue and most importantly energy levels should rise back up ready to get back into the groove of your training as you kick things up a notch for the next phase.
Do you have any more carbohydrate questions? Let us know either in the comments section or send an email from our contact page and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
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Char's revealed something big on Snapchat
Everyone's favourite Geordie girl Charlotte Crosby took to Snapchat yesterday to reveal some very exciting news.
The northern lass revealed she has achieved the top spot on The Sunday Times' best seller list for the second time.Go girl!
The feisty star shot to number one with her first book, autobiography Me Me Me back in 2015, and she's only gone and done it again.
Charlotte Crosby reveals details of fling with THIS Made In Chelsea star
Char posted a teary eyed Snapchat story to tell her fans the great news that her follow up autobiography Brand New Me has gone down pretty well, too.
Announcing the news, she said: 'I'm getting a little bit emotional, I am number one Sunday times best seller again for the second time!'
Serial Snapchatter Char was clearly grateful as she held back the tears of joy and thanked her loyal fan base for the book's success.
She said: 'I would like to thank everyone who's bought a copy of the book because youse are just so amazing'
And in true Charlotte Crosby style, threw in a classic face-palm comment in response to the news she'd come ahead of Penny Junor's Camilla Parker Bowles' biography The Duchess in the book charts.
'Apparently I've beaten Camilla, she's some kind of royal woman!'
Oh, Charlotte.
Despite the book's top notch sales, its journey to the bookshop shelves didn't run completely smoothly.
The ex Geordie Shore star revealed the book's cover on Instagram back in March, but was called out by fans for an awkward spelling blunder!
One tweeted: 'stonger'? Hope the covers haven't already been printed!'
Never fear, ever-positive Charlotte laughed off the typo and joined in with the 'Stonger' jokes.
Words: Caitlin Elliott


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This year, she turned down presenting the Grand National in favour of the Boat Race, because the women's event was being televised for the first time.
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Dear Friend,
Autumn is a good time of year. I chose autumn to get married—the second time.
Leaving The Past Behind
I left my first husband, the Abuser, in 1999 and never looked back. That was one of the hardest things I've ever done, was to leave. What were the alternatives though?
Either stay and get beaten or leave and embark upon the most difficult five and a half years of my life as a single mother with two small babies to feed and take care of.
I decided I didn't want to get abused anymore, so I left. It took three times of trying, but I finally did it.
Most women stay though—especially polygamous women—because not only does he have you by the hair, beating you physically, but by your mind beating you spiritually too.
I figured if I was going to be a statistic I might as well be one on the other side of the fence, as a single mom. So that's how it went—back in those days.
To Find a Better Future
Today I bask in a hot bath of Epsom salts and lavender oil, feeling super spoiled and blessed by life, by my husband (the one I fell deeply in love with and married in the fall, many autumns ago).
The view outside my bathroom window is as close to glorious as one could imagine. So I peek through the blinds, tilting just two of them a tiny crack to make sure none of my neighbors see me buck-naked.
I can see my mountain. The trees along the foothills are turning brilliant colors of gold and oranges and it seems out of place to see an early dusting of snow on the high peaks. A feeling of deep gratitude washes over my soul, like the warm lavender water washes over my body. I inhale deeply—relax.
I love this place. I'm glad I moved back. Utah is my home, no matter how much I used to long to live somewhere else—some place with lush, green trees everywhere—and ticks! (Never mind, I'll take my desert.)
A Journey To The Best Things That Life Offers
I know, it's been a long time since I've written to you lovelies—and I apologize for my long silence. Life happens and I'm sure over the past two years since we first met (albeit virtually) your journey has taken you many places—or not.
I've been on a journey of my own. And now I've decided to start up my blog again. But this time with more clarity and direction as to whom I'm serving and how my blog can help your life.
Because that's what we're all really seeking, right? —love, nourishment, clarity, connection, purpose, peace, joy.
Serving You In Your Journey
I know your time is valuable, so with your permission I'd like to humbly ask you to share with me your preferences on what type of content you'd like to receive from me on a weekly basis.
I've attached a very short survey link with a few questions for you to get a better feel for what my heart-centered blogging topics would be about and to see what most interests you. There is also a space for you to write in the topics and/or services that you're most interested in (in case I missed one).
I appreciate you so much, and I genuinely look forward to serving you in the best ways I know how…for years to come.
With so much love,
Shiloah Jordan
P.S. We're right in the middle of a rebrand for the Shiloah Jordan website. The big reveal will be happening soon! I'll be sure to keep you updated. Step-by-step, we'll get there together. J
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London Tories call to scrap the Knowledge of London
World-class standards threat
Hajera Blagg, Friday, December 11th, 2015
The Knowledge – a test that all black cab drivers must take in order to obtain a licence – is an integral part in maintaining London's world-class black cab trade standards.
But now, the Greater London Authority Conservatives are calling for the test to be scrapped in its present form.
The test requires future black cab drivers to learn 25,000 street names, 320 routes and about 20,000 landmarks of public interest, including popular tourist destinations, museums, police stations, parks, schools, churches and theatres.
The Knowledge, which consists of a written exam and oral tests, usually takes two to four years to complete before drivers can successfully secure a licence.
In a report by Tory GLA member Richard Tracey, published today (December 11), calls were made to reduce the Knowledge requirements by two-thirds.
Tracey argued that the test was a "major barrier" to entry in the trade and was obsolete in the age of GPS navigation. The report pointed to the ageing black cab workforce, saying that the Knowledge was deterring future drivers from entering into the profession.
But branch officer for Unite's London cab section Peter Rose argued that the Tories did not have any true concern for the future of their profession.
"Once again, this is just another example of the Tory party's agenda to deregulate taxi and private hire services in favour of non-UK tax paying predatory invaders," he said, referring to app-based services such as Uber.
"London's fully accessible taxi service is a tremendous asset to the city, which year on year voted the world's best," Rose added. "Why would anyone want to change that?
"The idea that the Knowledge is a 'barrier to entry in the trade' is absolutely preposterous. It's not a barrier to trade – it's a qualification for the job."
"You don't encourage more people into the trade by lowering standards," Rose went on to say. "There are many other measures that can be taken to aid recruitment – employing more examiners, removing associated fees , or creating apprenticeship programmes and bursaries similar to what's available to students."
Rose argued that, as the most accessible mode of transport, the London black cab service deserves support.
"All of our vehicles are fully wheelchair accessible, with 98 per cent of people in London being able to take a black cab," he said. "That can't be said for any other mode of transport in the city. That's why what's needed most of all is investment from Transport from London, not so-called reports that seek to destroy our profession and high standards."
"Unite the union will continue leading the fightback against deregulation and low standards, just as it did with the Tory's recent Law Commission review and Deregulation Bill."
For more information on the Cab Trade's fightback union, please visit unitetheunion.org/cabsection


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Sentimental items. They bring back so many good memories, right?
Ah yes, joy. But also guilt, anxiety, and stress.
I am a sentimental person who didn't like to throw anything away.
My grandma likes to tell a story of when I was younger, she was helping me clean my room. I made her show me any item she was going to throw away. I caught her sneakily trying to throw a gum wrapper away, and I got really mad.
Yep – a gum wrapper.
I had written something on it that was clearly of value (italics = sarcasm) and I just couldn't part with it. And no, Leonardo Dicaprio hadn't signed it.
I'm happy to say that I've grown a lot since then, and no longer have a messy room full of literal garbage. In fact, I've grown so much that not only have my family and I decluttered over 140 boxes of stuff and sold countless more, but I have been able to part with many items I considered sentimental and haven't regretted a single parting.
So how did I go from gum wrapper saver to declutter-er?
Here are five tips on how to get rid of sentimental clutter guilt-free:
When I come across something super sentimental (lately it has been some of my son's old clothes from when he was a baby), I immediately want to hang on to them. I'm guessing that if you're reading this, you can relate. But then I stop for a moment, and realize a couple of things (using an old shirt of my son's as an example):
- I kind of forgot about the shirt until I ran across it
- The shirt had been sitting in a box at the top of his closet – so, not exactly like we were using it.
To help move past the immediate 'oh my gosh I need to keep this', I ask myself one question:
'Will/would it make me happy knowing someone else can use it?'
9 times out of 10 I answer, 'yes', and am able to finally part with the item.
Does it mean it's always easiest to give away an item like my
You know what else I know? I try to imagine another boy or girl running around in the shirt, full of laughter and joy, and I know that makes me very happy. That makes it OK for me to part with it. Because I would rather have someone else using it and enjoying it than it sitting at the top of the closet collecting dust.
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Final note: If the shirt or other item is really meaningful yet I don't feel like I want to keep it, then I'll do the next tip.
Take a photo – it'll last longer
Sometimes, if I love an item but not enough to keep it, I'll take a photo before giving it away. That way, I can still 'run across' the item (in photo form) every once in a while (intentionally or unintentionally), and get that same rush of joy, love, etc.
Often, even just taking a photo gives me that extra courage to part with the item, and I never end up going back to look at the picture.
Repurposing can be a great way to give new life to an item you're not using anymore yet want to keep.
Since we've been talking about my son's shirt, we'll continue with that example. A quick EcoAsia search (the environmental equivalent of Google – where each search goes towards planting a tree) on 'how to repurpose kids clothes' resulted in over 1 million results. Pinterest also came up with tons of results. Simply enter whatever item you're wondering about and I'm sure you'll find lots of options.
Not feeling crafty? Ask your friends/family, community, or even Etsy for anyone who could make something like a t-shirt quilt, produce bag, pillowcase, etc for you.
While this may seem like a lot of work, use that to your advantage to really determine whether you want to keep an item or not by asking:
How much MORE time and energy (on top of the time and energy you're already putting into it) do you want to give this particular item?
Ask again
At this point in the process, if I'm still going back and forth on a particular item, I'll pull out another question for myself, which is:
'If I give this item away, will the memory attached to it go away?'
I've never had a situation where the answer was 'yes'.
This question has really come into use for situations where the item has memories and emotions attached to someone who has passed away, but it can work in any situation.
My cousin passed away when she and I were both 22. That death changed my world. She lived in another state, so we didn't see each other ALL that often, but for a while, we were really close. The few items I did have of the time we spent together became increasingly important to me. But, I wasn't doing anything with them. There were a few pictures and cards she gave me that were just sitting in a box and had been for years.
I kept them for a long time, and they 'made the cut' through a number of decluttering projects. But finally, I sat with myself and the item, and I asked:
"if I passed these items along to someone else, would the memory of my cousin and the times we had together go away?"
The answer was no, of course not.
Because the memory doesn't come with the item or from the item. The memory and emotions come from me.
So, I took a photo of some of the more meaningful items, and then I let them go.
Was it easy? Of course not. But I knew that keeping them wasn't doing me any good. And no, I don't regret doing so. The benefits of decluttering have far outweighed any type of regret. And I know that my cousin wouldn't want me to hang on to anything that causes me anxiety and stress.
Put it away
If after going through the four tips above, you just simply aren't sure, here is my final tip.
Pack away the item in a box, somewhere out of sight and out of mind. Pick a duration of time (somewhere between 3-6 months), and set a reminder on your phone or in your calendar. After that time has passed, if you haven't missed, thought about, wanted, or pulled out the item, it's time to move on from it.
I've had to do this with a couple of sentimental items, and both times I ended up donating the item after three months of time.
Sometimes some space and mental clarity can be all that you need.
Want even more decluttering tips? I've got a couple of resources for you!
- Join my Facebook group where I am hosting a free, 8-week decluttering challenge! The challenge started on January 1st, but don't fear, all of the challenge tasks and tips are saved in the archives found on the right-hand side of the group page.
- My FREE 7-Day Decluttering E-course
- Check out my decluttering workbook, which includes worksheets on decluttering sentimental items and:
- A printable with the benefits of decluttering to print out and hang up somewhere (or you can save it as your desktop background)
- A checklist for making sure you have everything set up in order to start the decluttering process
- Printable with the questions you can ask for each item you want to declutter (including the questions for sentimental items)
- A comprehensive checklist of all the areas of your home to declutter (includes areas like your car, social media, etc)
- 28-day decluttering challenge
- Guide for handling gifts (perfect for printing out to give to others as a reference)
- My decluttering e-book where I talk about all the roadblocks my family and I hit and then overcame to declutter 140 boxes of stuff (including sharing
allllllthe tips), PLUS the workbook mentioned above.
One final note: when decluttering, please make every effort to dispose of the product in an environmentally responsible manner versus sending the item straight to the landfill. There are so many options for passing an item along, and you never know when someone is looking for EXACTLY what you are getting rid of!
What helps you declutter sentimental items?


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"The longer I live the less confidence I have in drugs and greater is my confidence in the regulation and administration of diet and regimen." -John Redman Coxe (written in 1800)
I can't think of a more true statement that fits our 21st century than what Mr. Coxe penned over 200 years ago. He's not saying that prescription medications are not necessary at times. He's merely reminding us that prescription drugs are reactive – designed to treat sickness after the body is in an unhealthy state.
On the other hand, making a decision to live a healthy lifestyle by eating right and exercising is PROactive and will keep us well. This will help prevent sickness, enhance wellness, youthfulness, and bolster the immune system. Who wouldn't want to get strong, lose body fat, boost confidence and reduce the risk of injuries?
Keep in mind we will never find health in the form of a pill. However, getting proper sleep, adequate exercise, and eating a balance of proteins, fruits and veggies is the "healthy drug" that we need. Here's to being well, living well, and staying well!