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Diesel Particulate Filter Cleaning
Our DPF cleaning service is a much more cost effective resolution to tricky DPF problems on your vehicle than replacing your DPF. In our experience a DPF replacement is highly unlikely and is only advised as a last resort.
Our Terraclean DPF tool has a high success rate in cleaning DPFs from soot build up which causes the DPF light to illuminate and the vehicle to enter limp mode, meaning power is reduced.
Our high levels of expertise in this field means that we can identify the underlying causes of the DPF blocking and advise you on any corrective repairs to be taken before your DPF is cleaned, so we don't just get your DPF light off short term – we can ensure it stops off for a long time!
Our friendly knowledgeable staff can also advise you on the correct driving style to make sure your vehicle can regenerate and burn off the soot itself in future.
To book in or for more advice, call us on 01543 452630 or send us an enquiry through our website.
Need to know how a DPF works?
Diesel vehicles throughout the world have become more popular as diesel engine technology has advanced due to their excellent fuel economy over petrol vehicles. However, diesel vehicles have a drawback as they have high NOx and particulate emissions when compared to petrol vehicles. To counteract this, the existing Euro Emissions Standards were tightened. In order for vehicles to meet these guidelines many green initiatives were introduced by vehicle manufacturers, such as Start/Stop technology. One of the most important was the introduction of diesel particulate filters, or DPFs (FAPs).
How do they work?
A DPF is NOT a "flow-through" device, the gases are forced through. Unlike a catalytic converter, the channels of the filter are blocked at alternate ends, forcing the gases to flow through the cell walls in order to exit the filter. As the cell walls are porous, the clean gases can pass through, but the holes are not large enough to let particulate matter pass through. Instead this is deposited on the cell walls and trapped in the filter.
The Engine Management System (ECU) constantly monitors the filter and will carry out a regeneration to stop it blocking.
What is Regeneration?
As a DPF is a "soot trap" it has to be able to clean itself to prevent it becoming blocked and affecting the running of the vehicle. This process is known as regeneration. There are three different types of regeneration:
Passive Regeneration occurs during normal driving conditions when the DPF becomes hot enough to burn off some of the trapped particulates naturally at 550°C.
Active Regeneration is an ECU led process. When the level of soot in the filter reaches around 45%, the ECU will make small adjustments to the fuel injection timing and increases the exhaust gas temperature. The optimum temperature required for particle combustion is 600°C. Active regeneration normally occurs around every 450 miles, but it does depend on how the vehicle is driven. Vehicles that are primarily driven on short urban journeys will regenerate more often than those primarily driven on motorways. This is due to a greater build up of particles at lower speeds. The regeneration cycle will generally be triggered by the back pressure. Failing this, mileage is used as a backup.
During active regeneration it is common to see smoke being emitted from the exhaust as the particulates are burned off. The fuel economy of the vehicle will also decrease during an active regeneration phase.
Forced Regeneration is carried out by garages with Diagnostic equipment.
DPF Technologies
Whilst all DPFs work in the same way car manufacturers use slightly different variations of the technology.
Fuel Additive Systems – used in conjunction with a diesel catalyst, this type of DPF uses a fuel additive in order to aid the regeneration process. The additive enables regeneration to take place at a lower temperature of 400°C in conditions where regeneration would not normally be possible. It is advised that this type of DPF needs to be replaced as a service item at around 75,000 miles. Fuel additive systems are favoured by French manufacturers, ie Peugeot and Citroen, along with Volvo.
Coated DPFs – or a "non-additive" DPF, uses a precious metal coating to aid the regeneration process. The coated DPF catalyses as well as filters, so the vehicle doesn't necessarily need a separate catalytic converter. The coating of precious metals also lowers the point of "Regeneration" to 400°C. Using this type of system, the DPF can expect to last around 150,000 miles under normal operating conditions. Coated DPFs are favoured by German manufacturers such as BMW, VAG and Mercedes along with Jaguar and Land Rover.
Fault & Maintenance Checks
The DPF is unlikely to be the cause of the vehicle fault. We carry out checks before any DPF clean in order to identify the underlying fault and rectify this first before cleaning the DPF of soot.
Carrying out the correct diagnostic checks is very important when replacing a DPF to ensure the replacement works as it should. We check the following as routine before cleaning or advising a replacement DPF:
- DPF Pressure Pipes and Sensors
- Oil Level
- Oil Specification
- Fuel Additive level (where applicable)
- Sensors – check all are operating correctly
- EGR System
- Air flow Meter
- Engine and Turbo Wear
- Injectors
- Glow Plugs
- Air Filter
- ECU Malfunctions


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Active Labour Market Policies and Unemployment Convergence in Transition
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In this paper we approach the issue of social cohesion across NUTS4 regions in Poland. We analyse regional dynamics of unemployment rates and try to evaluate the impact of Active Labour Market Policies ALMPs in observed trends. Using data for 1999 till 2008 we employ tools typically applied to income convergence analyses to test the stability of unemployment distribution - both unconditionally and taking into account explanatory power of unemployment structure and ALMPs in Polish regions.
Our findings suggest no unconditional convergence understood both in terms of levels and in termsof dispersion, while the latter seems to suggest -convergence of clubs- within a group highest unemploy-ment regions. The analysis comprised as well accounting for potential impact of ALMPs, controlling for dierentiated unemployment structure. We find no evidence that cohesion eorts contribute to the convergence or less of the divergence phenomena.
Item Type: MPRA Paper -
Original Title: Active Labour Market Policies and Unemployment Convergence in Transition-
Language: English-
Keywords: regional unemployment rate differentials, convergence analysis, Poland-
Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Planning and PolicyJ - Labor and Demographic Economics > J4 - Particular Labor Markets > J43 - Agricultural Labor MarketsE - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook > E64 - Incomes Policy ; Price PolicyJ - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J18 - Public PolicyR - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration ; Regional Labor Markets ; Population ; Neighborhood Characteristics-
Autor: Tyrowicz, Joanna
Fuente: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/15201/

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On 24 January, the Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) condemned the re-suspension of HUBAAL Media Group. Local media contends that nearly 20 journalists have been arbitrarily detained by Somaliland authorities over the last two years. The UK is considering how we can promote better relations between Somaliland authorities and local media.
Somaliland executed six convicted murderers by firing squad on 13 April, ending a de facto moratorium on the death penalty, thought to have held since 1991. The EU condemned the move, and the UK raised concerns directly with the Somaliland administration. There have been no further executions. Somaliland authorities, on April 18, detained Guleid Ahmed Jama, chair of the Human Rights Centre, seemingly for criticising the executions. He was released on 6 May, though the charges against him were not dropped. The UK, and the international community, continue to monitor his case closely.
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By Dr. Edythe Heus
With spring here and more people hitting the road or trails running, hiking or walking it is appropriate to offer you one single gem that you can immediately put into practice and see measurable benefit. This small but significant area of focus could be the difference in each of you achieving your personal running goals, enjoying your hike more, adding more distance or making it less painful.
In all of my work with Olympic gold medal sprinters, world class ultra-marathoners as well as recreational runners and hikers, I have found the single most neglected facet of training was the feet. Training the feet results in such dramatic improvement that at Revolution In Motion we dedicated an entire class to this topic, "Feet First."
We usually hear medical and footwear sales professionals referencing our medial or inside arch that runs from the big toe to the heel. I always like to ask what happened to the other two. Yes, you heard correct, most people think of only one arch of the foot when there are actually three all with significant purpose. You have the outside arch, which also runs lengthwise, but from the pinky toe to the heel on the outside of the foot, and finally an arch that runs across the foot from the base of the big toe to the heel. These arches are key factors in shock absorption, balance, and propulsion. They also contribute to the elastic rebound that happens when your foot hits the ground. Optimal running absolutely depends upon the performance of all these three arches, yet traditional training methods still neglect this fact. We have been dedicated to sharing this benefit and bring awareness to the running community, by emphasizing, strengthening and training each arch in all of our classes.
We are all taught that our hands and fingers have a high concentration of sensory nerves which allow us to perceive and explore our surroundings. Did you know that your feet are equally endowed? This rich sensory input that our feet provide us with is vital to proprioception-our body's ability to sense position, location, and orientation. As your feet improve their ability to perceive your running surface, your gait will improve, your speed will increase and injuries will become less frequent and less severe (better cushioning and landing). In our Feet First class, we use a variety of unstable surfaces to provide the feet and ankles with heightened dynamic stimuli. This enlivens the sensory nerves in the feet making it the most effective way to tap into this essential component of cross training for running, hiking and walking.
Here are the links to one of our foot exercises
Slant board (arch downhill) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDCLijFtcb0
Slant board (arch uphill) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY5dhLMldfE
Slant board (toes downhill) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoYctgss_Ig
Slant board (toes uphill) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJnYuzJFC9A
You can make your own slant board using a cutting board with non-skid shelving material on a brick or a book.
Some recent remarks from runners in our program, "I felt my toes were going to tear through my shoes they were so strong" and "my running has become nearly effortless."
Dr. Edythe Heus is a Featured Leading Lady and specializes in chiropractic health and kinesiology. Read full bio
WEBSITE: www.revinmo.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/RevInMoNYC?fref=ts
TWITTER: @revinmo
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In 1994 Korg launched the first generation of Wavedrums: a groundbreaking percussion synth with features never before seen on any similar product. However, due to its rather unattainable price-tag, it wasn't long until the Wavedrum disappeared into percussive obscurity. That was until it's triumphant return some 15 years later when Korg introduced the second generation, with a much more realistic price and much better construction. Since its reintroduction, the Wavedrum has gone from strength to strength, with two further variations, the Wavedrum Mini and Oriental, launched in the last three years.
Here we have a further variation, the Wavedrum Global Edition that was recently launched at the 2013 NAMM show. With so much technology packed into one compact unit, we were very keen to take a close look at this unique product…
In Detail
Physically the new Wavedrum consists of a 10-inch playing surface similar to a suede-style snare head, encased by an aluminium rim with a cutaway section at the top to accommodate the control panel for the unit. The head is tuneable thanks to five tension rods, while the metal rim features raised grooves, both large and small, to enable güiro-style scrapes. The unit is fairly compact – slightly thicker than a practice pad, weighs in at just 2kg and features three rubber feet on the underside to hold it steady if used on a table, although mounting on a snare stand gives the best playing options.
Inside the unit is a mic that's coupled with pressure-sensitive sensors. Together they are capable of detecting the slightest touch, meaning that pitch bends and sweeps using your hand, brush or stick produce the same result as they would on a traditional acoustic drum. The unit uses a complex system combining digitally processed algorithms and PCM sound samples to create 400 sounds: 200 for the head and 200 for the rim, which are stored in 200 preset programmes, with a further 200 user banks for you to develop your own sounds. Each sound can be extensively edited, with a multitude of parameters to adjust, with the unit having a further 12 user banks that are accessible at the touch of a button for frequently used sounds – perfect when using the Wavedrum on-stage.
The Wavedrum has stereo outputs and a separate headphone socket, as well as line-in for external audio devices such as MP3 players. However, it doesn't have any form of USB connectivity to connect directly to a computer, meaning you can't back up your settings. It also lacks a MIDI function, so should you encounter any technical problems and lose your saved programmes, it's straight back to square one.
In use
Reading through the accompanying literature, I must admit I thought that the Wavedrum was going to be such a serious piece of equipment that I'd need a PhD to use it. Switch it on, though, and immediately you are rewarded with a product that is possibly the most fun and inspiring I've used in a very long time. The sensitivity of the playing surface means that any patterns coaxed out are only limited by your imagination, with each and every note, sweep and scrape clearly heard, with no hint of 'machine-gun' mis-triggering, no matter how fast or quietly you play. A couple of the snare samples sound a little too synthetic, but when you consider how many great sounds this unit holds that's a very minor point, with most sounding authentic and immediately usable.
With so many editing capabilities and playing options, there is no end to what you can create given time, and as such we persuaded Korg to allow us more time with this fantastic machine to experiment for ourselves. Keep an eye out in future issues to see how we get on.
Korg Wavedrum Global Edition
Korg UK
01908 857100
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I realize that my reasons for blogging have changed. Well, maybe not changed but at least adjusted some. I started another blog quite some time ago that's entitled Single & Celibate (You probably see the link to it when you visit mt profile.) and the reason I started that one was to simply spread the word about something I believe in.
When I came up with the idea for "It's a woman's world!" I wanted to do something that's fun and that really had to do with who I am. As I learned more about blogging through reading others' blogs and doing some research, I found out that there is money to be made while doing it. It was like an eureka! moment for me. "I can make money doing something I absolutely love to do and still be available for my children!" The icing on the cake came when I realized that I can also meet wonderful people.
So, why do you blog? What was your motivation? And why do you continue to blog?


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Shares of HealthSouth Corp. got slammed Tuesday after the Obama administration targeted rehabilitation hospitals in its recent proposal to address the nation's deficit problems.
The shares fell more than 15% at one point, a day after the hospital operator HLS, +0.33% lost 14% as concerns started to mount that President Barack Obama's $3 trillion deficit reduction plan included $7 billion in cuts at facilities like those of Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth. At the close, however, the company stemmed some of those losses and was down more than 8% to $16.50.
Obama is proposing going back to what is known as the "75% rule" for HealthSouth's facilities in which at least three-fourths of all patients in a hospital receiving rehabilitative reimbursements must meet the criteria for one of several diagnoses that fall into the rehab category. Of late, that threshold had been 60%.
Further, the administration wants to normalize Medicare payment rates for nursing homes and rehab hospitals.
HealthSouth said Tuesday it will hold a conference call to discuss the effects of the proposal on Wednesday. Still, some analysts voiced serious concern.
"Together, they represent a potentially poisonous combination," said Sheryl Skolnick, analyst for Capital Group LLC, in a note to clients. Skolnick lowered her rating on HealthSouth to "fair value" from "buy."
"It pains us to take this step because we see this as one of the best managed companies we follow," she went on to say. "We tried to hold on as long as we could. But the political risks over the next two months promise to be intense and should the rehab proposals be enacted, it could have severe negative impact on [HealthSouth's fiscal 2012 fourth quarter], 2013 and future earnings power."
Analyst A.J. Rice from Susquehanna Financial Group was skeptical the proposals would go through as offered by Obama but said if they were enacted the effects could be troublesome for HealthSouth.
"If the president's two proposals related to [inpatient rehabilitation facilities] were implemented and the estimated savings targets were correct, [HealthSouth] might reasonably be expected to face a $115 million-$120 million revenue headwind in 2013, assuming that it absorbed 19% of the projected payment cuts," Rice wrote in a note to clients.
But Morgan Keegan's Robert Mains noted that HealthSouth outlined that 39 of its 97 hospitals currently are in compliance with the 75% rule and another 23 are in the 70%-75% range.
"Thus, almost two-thirds of HealthSouth hospitals would have very limited problems with a revised 60% rule," the analyst said in a note.
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I left Boston on Friday 10/14/11. Arrived in Dallas about midnight...had to go stand in line for my reserved rental...you would think that wasn't a big deal, but an hour later I was finally in my rental headed to my sisters house just a mere 25 mins away. Not so fast there...the highway that leaves DFW goes straight to her house is CLOSED. Well, I have to take a different highway that took me half way around Dallas & to her house the back way. Well it was almost 3 before I got in bed...jeeze I was tired...but not much time for sleep.
Up at 7am to go grocery shopping as I am having a small get together at the house on Sunday during the day.
After the grocery store I get back to the house, put things away & get dressed for the day. But only after I learn there are still tickets for the Ranger game that night...a post season division championship game. Well, have CC will travel. I get tickets, head out the door to have lunch in Allen with one of my BFF's Tiffany & her wonderful family (Paul & Marilyn) who I love just as much a my own family at....get ready....El Chico. We had a great lunch.
Had to get going though we have a long drive to Arlington to see my beloved Rangers. Stop in Plano to pick up my other BFF Susan & head out to Arlington...Now this is no small feat...Arlington & Allen are not even in the same county, & Texas is known for it's size...LOL
Get to The Ballpark in Arlington. I so love that place. Get our picture taken outside then head in. Wow, I had only been to a thousand games there but this was different. A division playoff. I had never been to anything above a forst round playoff. This was for the World Series. It was electrifying. Well, the Rangers ended up winning....It was so exciting to be there since I have been such a big fan for such a long time...
Once the game ended & team met on fieldwe were headed to the World Series, second time in 2 years & only the second time in team history. We were there till after 1am...yes, a long day after only a few hours sleep...but hey, you only live once.
Back home around 3am. Take a nap because I have to get upat 6 & begin cooking. We have roasted potatos, BBQ beef ribs in the crock pot, beef stew in the crock pot & dessert that I seem to not remember what it was. It took forever to chop up all those veggies & get it all in the crock pot. I think I laid down about 9am for almost an hour, but back up to finish cooking & talk to my sissy.
Family started arriving at 11, man I could use a nap. We had a great day, talking & eating. I seriously miss them.
About 6 I have to start getting ready for the night....this is the night I had been waiting for since June...my favorite band of all time was on tour for their Farewell tour. Judas Priest. Kenny & I went, it was in a sort of small venue, Allen Center. Was a good spot though. They finally came on stage & it was like an instant time machine back to the 80's. I LOVED it. It was good, Rob Halford still has it.
Well, concert over, back home then taking yet another nap, as I had to be up for another adventure. Out the door by 9am, had to go shopping along the way...you cannot get short sleeved tops in Boston in October so I had to do it in Dallas, since it was still in the high 90's. After that I headed to Oak Cliff to see my most favorite person in the whole world (OK it's a tie with Housni) Kenny. We hang out at his apartment for a bit then to the State Fair.
Howdy Folks, Welcome to the State Fair of TexasI haven't been there in years like over 10. I so wanted to go again. I rode a couple of rides...ferris wheel & the gondolas...took a few pics. It was hot....I mean crazy horrible Texas heat. I ate a corney dog & a funnel cake...ummmmmm.
Had fun, but the rest of the time was spent indoors at the pavillion where it was air conditioned. LOL
Headed home around 4, then out to eat with friends at you guessed it...El Chico...could I please get one of those in Boston? Anyway, back home to pack...have to be at the airport at 4am Tuesday morning.
Finally back in Boston around 1pm...man do I need sleep...7pm cannot get here fast enough. Back to work on Wednesday.
All in all I wouldn't take any of it back. The rest of the month was pretty normal & low keyed.


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Screams fill his mind
again it is time
tossing and turning
the water is burning
raging and rumbling
my world is crumbing
the voices say kill
they know that I will
someone stop the voices
all those screaming noises
possesing me internally
and they shout so stemly
I can't get them out of my head
someone help me rid the undead
I hear the voices once again
someone help me not to sin
rising away from all I want
I'm the prey the demons hunt
they tell me to do crazy things
kill now the gun bangs
I don't want this to be my life
but they keep pulling out the knife
temptations getting worse and worse
someone help me rid this curse
Driving me to kill myself
they won't stop and I need help
I am now taken over
the voices have full exposure
someone stop the voices
all those screaming noises
temptations at its worst now
to the devil I took the vow!
-falls over and watches the sky- -yawns-ZzZZZZzzz
If you think it sucks, then you wouldn't of posted it (unless you really don't care lol)
But congratulations on actually posting work! *claps*
I enjoyed reading it, it started of strong and kept on going more and more intense into it. Nice ^ ^


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The Godfather: Part III doesn't quite match up to the previous two Godfather films but it is still a very good film to watch. It's minorly disappointing but I still really enjoyed it. The Godfather: Part III is the conclusion to one of the most famous trilogies of all time. It is filmed in almost the same way as the previous two films but the stories or performances quite sum up to it. It tells the story of Michael and him in his older days when he begins to go downfall and he begins to regret all of his crimes in the past such as the murder of his brother Fredo at the end of The Godfather: Part II and the divorce with Kay. There aren't many threequals that are classics but I have to say that this is a really good one but not the best one though. The best is The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. The third installment of the trilogy comes after 18 years of The Godfather: Part II and I had a prediction that I the third film wouldn't be favourites of mine like the first two films are.
Al Pacino proves once again that he is the perfect actor for Michael Corleone. Michael doesn't seem to be a very powerful leader in this one as much as second one because he is aging as is the family drug business. Michael is just a beaten down old man in this one and rightly so because Michael gets everything he deserves in this film for what he did in the past. Diane Keaton was really good as Kay Corleone. Seeing Pacino and Keaton reprise their roles after 16 years was awesome obviously but quite weird because they look almost 20 years older in this one but playing the same characters. Andy Garcia's performance as Vincent Mancini was absolutely awesome which made this film even better than it already is. Sofia Coppola didn't impress at all. Her performance as Mary Corleone (daughter of Michael Corleone) was absolutely appauling which did become a minor disgrace to The Godfather trilogy.
Francis Ford Coppola is a fine filmmaker indeed. He didn't flaw at all in this one despite how disappointing some people find it. I think Coppola felt a bit under pressure with this one because I think he needed to make it just as good as the previous two films. The time of when it was made didn't really help very much because Coppola was working on other projects and I think that some people might have thought he'd lost his taste for making another acceptional Godfather film. No, this isn't a masterpiece compared to the first and second film but it is a brilliant conclusion to such a masterful trilogy.
The Godfather: Part III is the worst of the trilogy but is still a really good film that I really enjoyed. It doesn't quite live up to the previous two films but it isn't that far off. This would have seriously been bad if Coppola wasn't the director. The Godfather Parts I and II and Apocalypse Now are Coppola's best works but this third Godfather film is another fine achievement to his legendary career. The Godfather is one of the two trilogies to have all three films nominated for Best Picture and rightly so. The Godfather: Part III is a fantastic conclusion to one of the best trilogies of all time.
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Thank you ISCians for reviving the vibrancy of the forum!It has been amazing to see wonderful threads and very, very healthy and vibrant discussions. As Juana pointed out in one thread, the presence of new members has set the bar high. They have been submitting intelligent topics that elicit wholehearted discussions as well as responding smartly in their own unique ways. What I noticed was this seems to have inspired existing members, bringing out their liveliness once more, sparring well with fellow members in engrossing discussions. Quite a few alumni have also returned to the fold with zest.
I hope this trend continues and everyone works together to maintain the healthy, vibrant heart beats of the forum!
A warm, heartfelt thanks ISCians for reviving the forum to the good old days when I started my journey here.


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New York Probate Property
A New York Probate Attorney Discusses Probate Property
Unfortunately, most people are unfamiliar with the concept of probate until they have to contend with the death of a loved one. Many are unclear as to what Probate Property actually is, and how it should be handled. Generally speaking, probate is a legal process where title to Probate Property is transferred from the decedent to the beneficiaries of the estate.
Probate Property included in the probate estate is any kind of property that was owned by the decedent at their time of death, or something that is payable to the estate and does not come under any type of exemption. For example, if the decedent owned a house or car at the time of their death, these items would be included in the probate estate and would need to go through the probate process. Any money due to the decedent at the time of their death, including their salary or benefits would also be considered Probate Property.
There are many exceptions however, as to what is required to pass through probate as Probate Property. For instance, life insurance policies or annuities where the benefits are payable to designated beneficiaries, are not required to go through probate. There are also certain bank accounts that are created to be payable upon death, which are called "in trust for account" are not considered to be Probate Property.
It is also important to be aware that any assets that are put into a trust while the decedent is alive are considered property of the trust, and therefore are not required to go through probate. A commonly used document that is used for this purpose is a revocable living trust. This type of trust is revocable as long as the person that created it is still living. Once this person passes away, the trustee will distribute the assets of the trust to its beneficiaries without the need for probate.
There are also exceptions to what is considered Probate Property, which are provided through state law. Most states permit a certain amount of Probate Property to pass to beneficiaries without probate, in via a simplified procedure.
Being involved in a probate matter can be extremely confusing and stressful. It is important to seek legal guidance to ensure that the estate is handled appropriately. Often complications can arise during the process that can significantly delay the process, such as a Will Challenges, or any type of Inheritance Dispute. Speak with a qualified New York Probate Attorney from Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC for advice. We will provide you with a free consultation and valuable legal guidance. We have offices to serve you throughout New York City, which serve Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. We also have locations in Suffolk County and Nassau County on Long Island, and serve Westchester County. Contact us today at 800.696.9529.


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The FreeStore will open on June first with a special opening day celebration from 12:00 noon – 4 pm. People can come visit, browse, listen to some music, enjoy some food, and learn more about this newest initiative of Transition Town Media's. The FreeStore will be taking donations from Thursday – Saturday the last week in May (29th – 31st), but not on the day of the opening.
The FreeStore is a place to donate items that are no longer useful to you or your household, and to take (for free) items that you need or can re-purpose. Our hope is that this space will become a community meeting spot, a place to read a book, a place to bring your kids, to gather with your friends, to talk to others in your community, as much as a place to get free items that you need for your home. This place helps keep things out of landfills and encourages reuse and recycling in our community.
We accept small/mid-sized items: books, small appliances, artwork, small pieces of furniture, toys (in good condition), tools, electronic equipment in working order, kitchen items, knick-knacks and home decor. Clothing and food donations can be given to the clothing closet and food pantry, also housed in this building, and managed by the Methodist Church.
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text: Consumer prices were unrevised in the final report for September. The headline CPI edged 0.1 percent higher on the month for a 1.8 percent annual inflation rate, unchanged from its final August outturn and matching its highest mark since April.The final HICP was similarly unchanged from its flash estimate and so still shows a flat monthly reading and a 1.8 percent yearly rate, also equalling its final August outcome.The minor increase in CPI versus August masked a hefty seasonal 6.2 percent jump in clothing prices and a 4.3 percent bounce in the cost of footwear. Energy (1.2 percent) provided a boost too as did food (0.6 percent). However, package holidays (minus 11.6 percent) registered their usual seasonal decline. As a result, core prices (excluding food and energy) softened a tick on the month and, at a 1.5 percent rate, on the year as well.Even so, underlying inflation is still trending up and with business surveys highlighting increasing cost pressures, should continue to do so into 2018.


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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Italian Vogue's Trash is V's Treasure
Oh those uptight European fashion magazines with their full frontal nudity and avant-garde imagery. Will they ever lighten up?
It's not often that European fashion magazines deem photo spreads too racy, but that's the case with photographer Steven Meisel's new "dogging" inspired shoot. Italian Vogue declined running the pictures but with recession-era America's new found austerity, V Magazine has published them instead.
Dogging is the British term for having sex in public, usually with someone watching, and these photographs, with models Anna Selezneva, Iris Strubegger and Daul Kim, give off more of an eerie feeling than a sexy one. The night vision photographs with limited color are a little creepy and a little beautiful, but definitely not pretty. Wonder why Italian Vogue turned them down. Could it be they're still on their do-good-for-Africa high horse?
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Due to transfer to summer schedule, the diagram of trains going in suburban areas changed as well. Trend reports with reference to Georgian Railroad OOO, this change is not concerning local and suburban trains going along Tbilisi-Sadakhli and Tbilisi-Gardabani routes to Azeri enclaves.
Azeri dwellers of these areas got troubled after the railroad executives decision to cancel some suburban trains in western regions of Georgia due to change of schedule.
В"The changes are not concerning trains Tbilisi-Sadakhli and Tbilisi-Gardabani dwellers of these areas may use the trains as per the adjusted scheduleВ", - Railroad officials told Trend.
Train Tbilisi-Sadakhli departs from Tbilisi at 2:45PM local time and leave Sadakhli at 5:00PM, and train Tbilisi-Gardabani at 7:10 and 8:10, respectively (local time). These trains are mainly used by dwellers of frontier villages to bring food and other agricultural products to Tbilisi, where all this is highly demanded.
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Unfortunately tournament fishermen see this several times a year: the weather is great all week until tournament morning when a front blows through. This was one of those tournaments. Regardless of the weather, 5 hearty teams were on hand at Tydings Park around 5:00AM. Several teams decided against fishing with the high winds forecast throughout the day. The wind blew the tide out and the water muddied up quickly leaving very little positive looking fishing spots.
It was a quick weigh-in as only two teams weighed in fish. Nary McGonegal and Mike Piccolo paired up to catch 4 largemouth that weighed 8.50 pounds. That was a big weight today as it gave them second place and also lunker (barely) with 3.48 pounds. Mary and Mike won $125 in prize money.
Austin Carter and Mike Saganich had a little somethin', somethin' going on as they returned to the ramp also with 4 bass but 2 of them were nice smallmouth. Hmmm, did Austin and Mike find a little spot up in the river with some clearer water? Austin is a fine young angler and Mike confessed that Austin caught both smallmouth, one of which was in the 3 pound class. Young Mr. Carter mentioned that the Lord answered his prayers in the morning and said he wanted to buy something nice for his Grandma with his share of the $450 prize money. How's that for a young man headed in the right direction?
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Nurse swindles financial company
A NEWLY-qualified nurse, Caroline Medie, stunned the Ho Circuit Court on Monday, when she appeared before it accused of swindling a financial company to the tune of GH¢9,300.
According to the prosecution, she used the pay-slips of two of her course mates to execute the scam at the Delax Financial Company at Ho-Bankoe, last year, while they were all students at the Ho Nurses Training College.
Medie, in her twenties, pleaded not guilty to two counts of defrauding by false pretences.
Inspector Henry A. B. Dery told the court, presided over by Mrs Roberta Otriso, that the accused picked up the pay slips of the two course mates on September 8, last year, from a staff at the college, after assuring the officer that they had sent her to collect the slips on their behalf.
With the pay-slips, Medie went to the company's office at Ho- Bankoe, and made a false representation that she had been sent by her colleagues to procure loans for them.
To convince the company, the prosecution said the accused recruited some people to talk to officials of the company on phone, and posed as her colleagues whose pay slips she had presented to them.
In so doing, Medie succeeded in obtaining a loan of GH¢5,000 with the first pay slip and another GH¢4,300 with the other one, the prosecution added.
The court further heard that on October 2, 2014, when one of the two course mates went to the college for her pay-slip, she was informed that the accused had already collected hers, and that of the other mate.
She immediately contacted the accused who rather gave her a photo-copy of the pay-slip.
Later, the mate also applied for a loan from the same company only to be told that her play-slip had already been presented by the accused for a loan.
Subsequently, a complaint was made to the police, leading to the arrest of Medie.
According to the prosecution, the accused admitted using the pay-slips of her two colleagues to convince Delax Financial Company to obtain the loans.
The court granted Medie, GH¢10,000 bail with three sureties, one to be justified.
Hearing continues on May 20.
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At 08:23 AM 11/20/2004, Jim Jagielski wrote: >On Nov 20, 2004, at 12:03 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: >> >>So, my opinion is that we let Allen branch apr off now and let him go at it at a measured pace, but we shouldn't intend to hold httpd 2.2 for that. -- justin > >+1. Of course, I am assuming that his 64bit fixes will likely >break binary compatibility. It does - that's the rub. And, for 2.2, this was always the plan. >For module writers it's not a big deal, but for commercial >3rd party modules it might be. Simply because they would >need to produce yet another version of their modules for httpd. They will. Implicit in the '2.0 isn't a moving target' comes the correlary '2.1-dev is a moving target, and once we get it right, it will be 2.2 and quit shifting the API beneath you.' >Recall how long it took for some 1.3 modules to be ported to 2.0? >With 2.2 they will now need to "port" to 2.2, which obviously is >trivially easier than going from 1.3->2.0. Yes - though there will be api changes as well. We obviously need to move beyond APR 0.9 - either to 1.x or (if we have to fix the API) to 2.x. >But there will be delay. If we then produce another 2.x which >isn't binary compatible, then it's another process and the module >list will start looking quite crowded [...] >That's a lot of modules for companies to worry about. We might, or it might be too drastic (event mpm's which allow requests to jump threads.) If they are too radical for 2.4 or 2.6 expectations, then 3.0 comes along. I'd hope no faster than 6-18 mos per minor bump because you are right - it creates a burden for module authors. >No, I don't have the answer but we should be prepared for >the uptake of 2.2 to be less than we hope or imagine. Of course. This is true of most projects, Major bump is quite slow (initially), minor is a noticeable delay, and subver should be quick if we keep it painless. >This kind of brings up an idea that's been sloshing around between >that handful of neurons in my noggin: Some sort of API "seed" >program within httpd/apr where we put a little more effort in >getting the latest API versions out there. We've been >operating on a "pull me" scenario, and it's worked, but >it's been hardly optimal. Maybe some sort of "push" >mechanism would be useful. Even if it's just a blurb on >the site that Apache 2.2 will be released soon, here is >the new API (which is frozen), if you plan to have your >Apache modules ready for 2.2 when released, please grab >this tarball and test. I'm 100% with you - we should loudly scream "The alpha is here!" Tell module authors "this is it - if we can make your life easier, now is the moment we will break ABI in order to do so!" Of course, snooze you lose, if there is something you needed, it will just wait until 2.3-dev for us to begin work after the feature/api freeze 2.2. Bill
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Every day we make decisions, even if we don't recognize them as decisions. We all decide what time to get up in the morning, when to leave for work, what we are going to eat for lunch, if we are going to exercise…you get the point. Leaders make decisions all day every day, at times without even thinking about it (putting a meeting on the calendar) and at other times distress over the decision. Let me start off by saying there is no perfect decision, nor is there a way to ensure you make the right decision all the time.
The right decision is the right decision then, in the moment, and will change with circumstances. So even if you make what you believe is the right decision now, you may find two weeks from now that it wasn't as perfect a decision as you thought. It's the nature of decision making…things change. However, there are some ways you can improve your decision making and that's what I'm going to talk about today.
Concepts to consider when making decisions:
- Elimination emotions. Some decisions have an emotional charge to them. You need to decide if you are going to terminate a poor-performing employee, or someone who has done something unethical or questionable. Or you have to consider cutting costs, which may mean downsizing. Perhaps you have a client that is asking for the moon and is a big pain and you need to have a conversation that may result in you ending the relationship. Conversely, you may be making a decision through the emotions of excitement and possibility, a new business opportunity is an example. Whatever the situation, first check out your emotions. Are you angry, frustrated, perturbed, worried, anxious, or nervous? Are you super excited, starry eyed, or in love with a concept? Emotions will color your decision making whether they are positive or negative emotions. Before you make a decision, I encourage you to check in with yourself and your emotions and, to the best of your ability, put your emotions aside before making the decision.
- Determine risk tolerance. There are considerations related to real dollar costs that can't be overlooked. Making a decision that, if you are incorrect, could cost the company $20 million dollars has a different risk associated with it than terminating a poor performer, even if you need them. Each of us has a different tolerance for risk, determine what your tolerance level is before you go too far in the decision-making process.
- Remember no decision is a decision. We often forget that ignoring a situation and not making a decision is a decision. So often I have clients tell me they aren't ready to make a decision, and assume that at some point in the future they will be ready. Today when they tell me they aren't ready to make a decision they have made a decision; they made a decision to push off the time line for making a decision. There is nothing wrong with this approach, just don't delude yourself into thinking that you aren't making a decision because you haven't finalized what the outcome will be. No decision today is still a decision.
- Quit waiting for all the information. There is never a time when you will have enough information. If we had a crystal ball we could all make the right decision today. But that's rubbish, we don't need a crystal ball and we can't predict the future. Great leaders understand that decisions need to be made and more often than not they will not have all the information they need, but will have enough information to make the decision. Enough information will vary between people and some are able to make decisions based on 'gut' while others want more facts. I just caution you to consider while you are gathering all the facts, by the time you make the decision you may have lost an opportunity, or it may be too late.
- There is no perfect decision. This goes along with point #3. There is no perfect decision. You have to weight all the facts you have, depend on what your instincts tell you, and make the decision. I often use the example of someone circling the pool checking the temperature of the water, making sure the 6-foot marker is actually 6 feet, checking around to see if anyone is watching them…jump in the pool! You aren't likely to drown and anything else is a bonus. There is no perfect decision.
- Retrospectively looking at a decision is not that helpful. It's absolutely true that if we knew today what we might two weeks from now it would influence our decision today. Goes back to what I stated earlier — you can never have enough information and there is no perfect decision. Evaluating a decision today that you made two weeks, two months, or two years ago isn't that helpful, unless you can determine something you missed at the time you made the decision. Other than the discovery of new information, forget about it and move on. All kinds of things can change between today and tomorrow, let alone six months from now. Beating yourself up for a decision you made in the past, because now you have a set of different facts, is unproductive.
- Include others when appropriate. I often work with people who tell me that they are concerned about including others in their decision making. Maybe it demonstrates weakness that they can't decide on their own. Perhaps others will have better ideas and what does it say about them? What if they ask others and don't take their advice? And the list goes on as to why they don't include others. Yes, it doesn't make sense all the time to include others and at times it is completely appropriate, if for no other reason than we all get stuck in our own thinking. Asking others for their input may open up our own thinking in a way we haven't considered.
Decisions aren't right or wrong. Viewing them through that lens is a waste of time. Some decisions may have better outcomes than others and that may or may not be because of you. Timing, circumstances, and a whole host of other factors impact the outcomes of decisions. The best thing you can do it to go through the seven concepts I presented above and see where you are on the continuum related to each of them. If you approach decisions considering the ideas I have presented it won't guarantee a successful outcome, but it will help you get comfortable with decision making. The rest is up to you.
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While I am sitting here in the shade on my deck, birds singing, wind rustling, a airplane slowly moving by, 40,000 feet above me, I dream about popsicles. Bea's popsicles. Many berries, some syrup and done. Since my first step of this recipe is ordering popsicle molds on amazon.com, I sweeten my waiting until Tuesday with a small Haagen Dazs mango sorbet from the freezer.
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Home After Hrs Drawing artistic inspiration
Ismat Tahseen Thursday, April 24, 2008 23:59 IST
The splash of colours brightens the face of Buddha on an otherwise darkened canvas followed by another with a frenetic burst of dots.
Ask artist Hufreesh Dumasia about the titles of the paintings and he will say that it's a mere formality. "It's for the audience to take inspiration from my paintings. The title is a mere formality," said Hufreesh.
The canvasses are part of the group of artists from Auroville that are on show at the Indusvista Art gallery at Fort. Back in Mumbai for their second art exhibition, the artists are happy to be in the city that offers them a different pace of life. "Back in Auroville, the pace of things is slower," smiled Hufreesh.
"We have more than 128 nationalities in one place, yet everyone is so friendly to each other, more than life it's an experiment in human unity," she added.
That feeling has certainly spilled onto their canvases. Like Nele Martens' work that employs structural modelling with rhythmic brush strokes.
"It seems chaotic but aims to create a harmony straight from my heart, which comes from the serenity one feels in Auroville," she explains.
Amsterdam-born sculptor Henk van Putten admitted had been using a limited scale of forms since 35 years and says he was inspired too.
"When I discovered the yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother it changed my life and work fundamentally," he said. "For two years I did nothing there and then I think as my life underwent a change in terms of thought, I felt inspired to paint too." Among the interesting artworks, there're steel boxes which Agnus had put aside for months until, Agnus said, "nature gave them a rusted robe. I just painted on them to symbolise important human emotions."
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After soaking up the view and readying myself for the decent I noticed a couple of bikes and a car that had passed me turning around about 50 metres down the road and heading bacvk up. The wind had blown a large tree across Numinbah Rd and there was no way through - not at this stage anyway. Had a chat with a few others and it was suggested that we would ask the guy in the border post for a chainsaw to clear a few branches. He wasn't even aware that the road was blocked and so rang the council - he wouldn't let us use his chainsaw cos he said it required a licenced department employee to use it, and he didn't have a licence - dunno why he had a chainsaw then!! I hung around and watched more and more bikes cross the border and then realise there was no way through - some pulled over to wait but others just headed back into QLD. At one stage we even tried to move the thing ourselves - about 15 of us - but couldn't budge it.
Just outside Numinbah
At the border looking south into NSW
The view north back into QLD over the border / cattle grid
View of the Border Ranges
Just a few of the many bikes that were forced to turn around
The tree
After more than an hour of hanging around and waiting I decided to take off and head back to the M1 via Springbrook. Rode the 25 odd kms back to the turnoff then climbed the road towards Springbrook - again there was very little traffic on this road and so it was a really enjoyable ride. Made it to Springbrook-Mugeeraba Rd intersection and turned left to head down the very twisty and narrow section of road towards the motorway. This road at this time of the morning is sensational to ride - nice and cool and not a lot going on around you, so you are able to fully concentrate on the corners and your positioning to keep yourself at a reasonable pace and with no floorboards on my bike anymore I was able to flick the bike around a bit more too.
I finally reached the M1 and then took the cattle track down to Kingscliff arriving a little later than I had planned but a lot more awake!! That one is on the list to do again real soon.
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We've known for a while now that Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is starring in Disney's new animated movie Moana (here).
Well, now we have our first look at the movie in the form of a new behind-the-scenes promo clip.
The movie stars the voice talents of Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk and newcomer Auli'i Cravalho as the title character.
We're looking forward to this one…
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker — of "The Little Mermaid," "Aladdin," and most recently, "The Princess and the Frog" directing fame — "Moana" is slated for a November 23, 2016 release.
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Add one more medication to the HIV treatment arsenal: The quad-drug Stribild, geared specifically for people who haven't yet been treated for the infection, just got the OK from the Food and Drug . The new Stribild therapy (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for adult HIV patients is a once-daily orally administered drug, the first HIV therapy to include an integrase inhibitor, such as elvitegravir. Stribild's approval and the recent FDA authorization of Gilead's Truvada (tenofovir, emtricitabine) for use as a prophylactic in individuals at high risk for contracting HIV (homosexual men, healthcare workers, individuals with an HIV-positive partner) have come at a crucial time for the company, which must prepare for competition from generic HIV therapies in the near future. Gilead hopes that Stribild's improved side effect profile, compared to current therapies, can help the company maintain its market share.
In clinical trials, the efficacy of Stribild therapy has been shown to be comparable to Atripla (emtricitabine, tenofovir, efavirenz) in HIV treatment-naïve patients after 48 weeks of therapy. Furthermore, patients on Stribild had decreased incidences of neurological side effects, such as insomnia, abnormal dreams, and dizziness, compared to patients taking Atripla. Stribild therapy was more often associated with nausea than Atripla, and Stribild appeared to affect kidney function (elevated serum creatinine), but the levels remained within the normal range. Therefore, any improvement in Stribild's side effect profile, when compared to Atripla, seems minimal. But as the average length of treatment of HIV patients increases in developed countries, the need for available therapies with limited side effects becomes more relevant within the competitive landscape of HIV disease management.
Stribild therapy was recommended to the FDA by an overwhelming 13-1 majority of the Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee for use in treatment-naïve HIV patients in May of this year. In a press release by Gilead following the recommendation, company officials stressed that developing Stribild therapy was crucial in order to address the true unmet need in the market today – the need for treatment regimen that included a minimal side effect profile. Current anti-HIV therapies are plagued with adverse effects, but there is uncertainty about the ability of Stribild therapy to significantly improve a patient's quality of life.
Stribild's approval is likely to increase Gilead's stock price, which is currently $57, but investors could be concerned when they consider Gilead's long-term future. Gilead is the current leader in HIV therapies, but the company faces a threat from a growing generics market as Gilead's current therapies go off patent. In order to address the threat of generics, Gilead seems to be dividing the HIV therapy market based on a region's income. High-income countries are able to place more emphasis on the side effect profile of a regimen, since patients can afford effective therapy due to insurance reimbursement. Conversely, low-income countries are still trying to obtain an effective means of treating HIV. On August 2nd, Gilead announced a partnership with known generics manufacturers Mylan Laboratories, Ranbaxy Laboratories and Strides Arcolab to transfer information related to the manufacture of emtricitabine, a core ingredient in Atripla, Stribild and Truvada for markets in developing and low-income countries.
This move to actively participate in technology transfer within the generics market is likely to cannibalize the sales of Atripla within these markets; however, the move might have done more to boost the brand image of Gilead and assuage non-profit AIDS organizations. Despite developing countries having millions of patients requiring lifelong treatment with first-line therapies such as Atripla, Gilead seems content to focus by catering to the markets within developed countries like the US.
Gilead may have to proceed with caution in its marketing of Stribild within the US. Earlier this month, Democratic members of Congress sent Gilead a letter expressing their concern over the anticipated pricing of Stribild therapy, which was estimated to be $27,000–$34,000 per year. This would make Stribild more expensive than Atripla therapy ($22,000). Gilead's desire to quickly recoup the costs associated with developing Stribild is understandable, but the company may be better served by introducing Stribild at a lower price than Atripla therapy. The side effect profile of Stribild is only marginally better than Atripla, so a decreased cost could provide more incentive for patients to switch therapies when Stribild eventually gains approval for treatment-experienced patients. If Gilead can shepherd patients over to Stribild therapy, the company might be able to retain them when generic HIV therapies enter the market. The anticipated difference in cost between branded and generic HIV therapies might prove too great ($20,000 compared to $2,000), and the side effect improvement may not be significant enough for insurance providers to be willing to reimburse Stribild at prices similar to current therapies. The anticipated pricing of Stribild indicates that Gilead may anticipate this scenario and hopes to make a profile while it can before generics enter the market.
As Gilead positions itself to reap the rewards of its investment in the development of Stribild, it must avoid emphasizing the divide between high and low-income countries. Patients in low-income countries can look forward to long overdue, effective treatment thanks to generic HIV therapies. Time will tell how high-income markets respond to this new therapy. Stribild will generate a profit for Gilead, but insurance companies and governments could limit its magnitude.


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Already we're into November, which not only means I can begin thinking about how I'm going to celebrate my birthday, but it also means the start of a new #BakingCrumbs linky and a look back at the amazing treats and bakes shared by some fabulous bloggers during October.
Last month saw an a huge 29 recipes linked up to the #BakingCrumbs linky. Yes 29! That's so amazing considering it's such a new linky! Thank you so much to everybody who linked up and shared the baking fun. 😊
Baking Crumbs Facebook Group!
To continue with the baking fun I've opened a new FaceBook group called 'Baking Crumbs' which you're welcome to join! And no, you don't have to be a blogger to join in the baking fun! Here you can share images of your recent bakes (successful & perhaps less so), ask fellow members for advice on baking techniques & ingredients and even share the joy of a new product which has improved your baking exploits!
Back to October's bakes!
It's perhaps no surprise that we saw many amazing seasonal recipes linked up in October. There were many pumpkin recipes (perfect if you've got some pulp to use following your Halloween mischief), some warming recipes which will be great for bonfire night and let's not forget the scary Halloween bakes which I must encourage you to 'pin' ready for next year's mischief!
Although GBBO came to an exciting finale last night, which means that 'the blogger's bake along' will finish for another year, I am envisiging some inspiring Christmas bakes starting to be shared soon! With that in mind I'm more than happy, if you're a blogger, for you to continue linking up to 3 recipes per month.
And if you're not a blogger, do check out the bakes which whet your appetite by simply clicking on the recipe title in green! You can also find out about the recipes linked up this month by clicking on the thumbnail images in this month's 'linky' towards the bottom of the post.
4 Halloween Bakes
- Don't you just adore the ghost topping Kate's gluten free Pumpkin Mini Rolls! I just want to call him Casper (remember that cute friendly ghost character?!) Kate's bake sounds gorgeous, and relatively easy too, with the lovely warming spices of cinnamon, ginger and all spice.
- Kat's Slime Cupcakes really do look the part with their creepy eyes, and green 'toxic' buttercream ... they're also filled with a 'radiocative slime'! Scary ... but yummy!
- How much fun is Monika's Pumpkin Ricotta Cake, decorated simply with icing sugar as a Jack-o'-lantern. Though I must add this cake is more than just a bit of fun, it sounds delicious with the addition of spices, ricotta for that cheesecake type of vibe and a great way of using pumpkin.
- These Blackcurrant & Liquorice Spider Cupcakes, made by myself in the Only Crumbs Remain kitchen are super easy to make. The blackcurrant cupcakes are topped with a 'scary' liquorice legged spider!
4 Pumpkin Recipes
- Steamed puddings are a must for the autumn and winter months, and Jo who blogs at Jo's Kitchen Larder has created this family favourite with some wonderful flavours to create a Pumpkin & Plum Conserve Steamed Pudding! Do check out her recipe where she shares some great tips if your new to making your own steamed puddings.
- If you're looking for recipes to use up pumpkin puree, how about in Monika's Dairy Free Pumpkin Brownies? She cleverly marbled the pumpkin mixture into the brownie batter which not only creates extra interest when it's sliced into but allows each flavour to sing!
- Three words to describe Jo's Pumpkin Cinnamon Muffins with Plum Jam: Autumn. Easy. Yummy.
- I'm a huge fan of dates in baked treats, they bring so much flavour and natural sweetness! Debbie incrorporated a generous handful in her Spiced Pumpkin Muffins with Dates and Coconut Sugar which must have been so good with the warming spice and pumpkin.
2 Treats Perfect for Bonfire Night
- I have such fond memories of my maternal Grandma making batch upon batch of Parkin for us at this time of year. The same sounds to be true for Debbie, of proper Foodie, who created this batch of delicious Parkin, with its warming ginger spice and packed with dark black treacle. Yum!
- Choclette, who blogs over at Tin and Thyme, has shared this scrumptious sounding Toffee Apple Hazelnut Cake which as she says would be perfect for bonfire night.... and then she finishes it with a smoked salted caramel sauce! Bring on bonfire night!
4 Delicious Cake Recipes
- What do you get when you combine Coffee, Whiskey & Baileys Irish Cream? Deliciousness just for adults, that's what, in the form of this fabulous Irish Coffee Cake (or cupcake!) with Baileys Cream from Jacqui over at Recipes Made Easy. I can just imagine it being a great addition to a festive buffet this year!
- Although Kate, of Gluten Free Alchemist, entitles this cake as a Mocha Celebration Cake, in all reality who needs a celebration or reason to enjoy a delicious cake? Not only is it gluten free, as you would expect from Kate, but it's also nut free, rice free and can be made dairy free too!
- Need I say more than Jaffa Cake Celebration Cake? Other than get the kettle on Jenny, I'm popping round for a slice! I just adore the chocolate-orange combo!
- Apple and cinnamon is winning combinaton for so many people, so how about trying it in Rebecca's free-from apple and cinnamon cake recipe! It's such a great way of using up a few apples.
4 Dessert Recipes
- Autumn is definitely the time for homemade crumbles! Nico, from Yumsome, has shared this wonderful Spiced Plum Crumble finished with toasted almonds, which would be amazing served with your preferred cream, custard or ice cream. I must admit I'm a custard sorta gal!
- Just check out the beautiful crimp to Rebecca's gluten free Old Fashioned Apple Pie crust! I'm more than sure Paul Hollywood would be impressed.
- How does Toffee Apple & Pecan Steamed Pudding grab you? Well it certainly was a winner with Helen's family. I've no idea why 😉
- Our Blackberry & Pear Spiced Lattice Crust Pie is decorative as well as delicious. It uses lightly spiced seasonal fruits and is low in refined sugar. And if you're a little unsure how to easily create a pretty lattice crust why not watch our short video.
4 Easy Traybake Recipes
- If you thought that Rocky Roads were easy, though a little messy with crumbs everywhere from smashed biscuits, then check out Lucy's trick in her recipe for Easiest Rocky Road! She describes it as the 'ultimate in lazy baking'.
- Is it possible to improve upon a batch of homemade brownies which are soft squidgey and indulgent? Well if you include a layer of caramel, like Cat has of Curley's Cooking, I think the answer is a resounding yes!
- Do check out Midge's recipe for Vegan Hazelnut Expresso Brownies they look so rich, indulgent and squidgey (is that even a real word?) and to top it off her young daughter describes them as "the yummiest thing in whole wide world"! You can't get better than that!
- Rebecca used a walnut flour in her Mocha Walnut Slice, whis is both gluten free and vegan, and sounds so tempting the way she marries together the popular flavours of chocolate coffee and walnut!
2 Baked Doughtnut Recipes (or should that be Donut?!)
- Doughnuts take me back to my youth when my bestie and I used to round off our shopping trips to Leeds with a jam filled doughnut! Heaven! Cat, of Curley's Cooking, shared a slightly healthier version with her recipe for Baked Nutella Doughnuts!
- If you're like me & think that Joanna's Baked Doughnuts
which are made with baking powder (making them yeast free) and aquafaba
(so egg free as well) finished with a cinnamon sugar look tempting then you also need to check out her Choc-Caramel Doughnut Sundae (recipe is in the same post
as the doughnuts). Seriously tempting!
4 Must Try Bakes
- Kate's naturally gluten free Mini Chocolate Rolls
are a throw back to GBBO's cake week, but in my opinion she's improved
the flavour by using vanilla in the buttercream filling rather than
- If you're looking for a post school treat for your family, then allow me to introduce you to these Cinnamon AppleSauce Muffins from Corina at Searching for Spice! They sound so scrummy, if only I could reach in through the screen and grab one!
- How professional and inviting do these Chocolate Eclairs look from Rebecca at Glutarama? And can you believe they're gluten free too!
- These Portuguese Custard Tarts, are in Helen's words a 'cheats version' (though I think it's blinking genius!) made from a 25p tin of custard! I kid you not, check out her recipe and see for yourself!
1 Delicious Bread Recipe
- Our Cottage Loaf with Pesto was inspired by GBBO and made largely by Mr E, a self confessed non-baker! The Cottage Loaf is a British classic, but this one contains added pesto making it perfect for cheese sandwiches, and great served with a tomato soup, for instance.
What we recreated in the Only Crumbs Remain kitchen this month...
You know how difficult it can be to choose what to order from a delicious menu, well deciding what to bake from all of the wonderful enteries shared in the #BakingCrumbs linky is just like that! Seriously, this month I could once again have made so many things from steamed puddings to keep us warm in the colder evenings, to crumble, and a number of easy bakes as a wind-down to the complexity of baking along with GBBO! And let's not forget Johanna's Choc Caramel Doughnut Sundae!
But the dilema of what to bake this month was solved when one of Mr E's work colleagues whispered 3 little words in his ear! Chocolate. Caramel. Brownie! You see many of our bakes are shared with his work colleagues (we'd end up the size of a house-end otherwise!), so when Jacqui asked if I could make a batch of Chocolate Caramel Brownies the other day I knew exactly where to get the recipe! Cat, of Curley's Cooking, shared a fabulous Chocolate Caramel Brownie recipe which is super soft, squidgey, chocolatey and incredibely indulgent & decedant. And just to confirm it went down a blast with Mr E's colleagues with the recipe being requested!
I must encourage you to check out Cat's recipe for Caramel Brownies!
Now onto November's #BakingCrumbs Linky.
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Baking Crumbs is for all of those sweet and savoury bakes, where there's the potential for crumbs! Pies and pastries, cookies and flapjacks, cakes and cupcakes, brownies, meringues........
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- Join me in making this a great baking community by sharing the blogging and baking love! Do spend some time commenting on, sharing, and stumbling those bakes which catch your eye using the #BakingCrumbs hashtag so people know where you've come from!
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You ain't seen nothing yet. That is the chilling warning to all Masters rookies at Augusta National.
Paul Casey, one of five Europeans making their debuts at the Masters, was practising with twice winner Jose Maria Olazabal and they naturally talked about how hard and fast the course is playing this year.
Olazabal then told him a tale. When he won his second title in 1999 the greens were so firm that in the final round he could see daylight under the shoes of playing partner Greg Norman because the spikes were not going in the ground.
Putting surfaces like glass was not possible last year because of heavy rain - the first day was a complete wash-out - but with the sun having shone all this week the newcomers are facing probably the stiffest examination of their golfing careers.
Ian Poulter, Brian Davis, 37-year-old Phillip Price and Swede Fredrik Jacobson are the other European first-timers and while it is the thrill of a lifetime just to earn the chance to play on such hallowed turf now they have to try to perform on it.
"Some of the pin placings you expect to be ridiculous," commented Casey. As well as learning all he can from his practice partners the 26-year-old from Surrey has a caddie who has worked at three previous Masters.
"He has shown me some of the extreme ones, but I have putted at least two balls off greens so far."
That is nothing to be ashamed of. Tiger Woods tells the story of the very first hole in his very first Masters in 1995.
"The green looked fast and I just missed on the topside. The ball kept rolling and rolling and eventually the crowd were parting.
"I keep telling every amateur that story. No matter how bad it seems, how nervous you are more than likely you will never have that experience of putting off the green on your first putt in competition.
"I pitched it back and made the putt (for bogey). So that's a two-putt technically, I guess."
Casey finished 10th in his first Players Championship in Florida two weeks ago and draws huge encouragement from that.
He came for his first look at Augusta before that and could hardly be looking forward to the challenge more. His length is bound to be an advantage.
Davis and Poulter have an additional obstacle to overcome now - the disappointment of Arsenal going out to Chelsea in the Champions League.
Poulter's passion for the Gunners even extended last year to him having his hair dyed red!


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'My childhood has crept into my book'
Daman Singh, the novelist daughter of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, says her new book is about lost innocence and how childhood as an experience has changed over the years.books Updated: Aug 16, 2010 12:05 IST
Daman Singh, the novelist daughter of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, says her new book is about lost innocence and how childhood as an experience has changed over the years. Hers certainly was different from that of today's GenY, she says.
Daman Singh, whose second novel
The Sacred Grove
(HarperCollins-India) is just out, says some of her "childhood impressions" have crept into her work.
"I think today's child lives in a world that is very different from the one I knew as a child," Daman Singh told IANS in an interview. "The explosion of information, the vast opportunities, the access to technology: these are things I did not experience when I was young.
"But still, some things remain the same...like relationships with family and friends, the confusion of teenage years, the desperate need for unconditional love and respect. So some of my own childhood impressions do find their way into
The Sacred Grove
," said Daman Singh, whose novel was released last week.
The Sacred Grove is about lost innocence in the overtly material and politically complex world of small-town bureaucrats as seen through the eyes of a smart and funny brat, Ashwin.
Daman Singh studied at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, but is a full-time writer now. She lives here with her husband, son and a dog.
While her first book Nine by Nine was published by HarperCollins-India in 2008, next in line is "a biography" of her parents - Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur.
"My father is definitely my favourite politician. Actually, I don't really know any others," said Daman, who is in her mid-40s and the second of Manmohan Singh's three daughters.
Going back to the theme of her latest book, the writer says it is absolutely true that innocence has a short shelf-life these days. "Even shorter than, say, 20 years ago. There are so many pulls and pressures on children that they often do not know which way to turn or whom to turn to for support," she said.
The novelist, who spent 20 years working for rural development, said: "Ideally, schools should help children cope with the pressure. But the responsibility lies with parents. Sadly, as parents, we either tend to overprotect our children so that they are smothered or push them so hard that they get overwhelmed," she pointed out.
Analysing the differences in lifestyle between the children of bureaucrats and children from non-bureaucratic families in the context of her novel, Daman Singh said the protagonist, Ashwin, "was the son of a district collector, the most important official in a small town".
"Naturally, everyone else in the official hierarchy is below him. And from personal experience, I find that government officials tend to see themselves as somewhat above everyone else in society.
"It is therefore not at all surprising that Ashwin's friends are 'different', but I would not call them 'dubious'. Perhaps in a larger city, Ashwin would have had more friends with a background similar to his," she added.
Recalling her childhood friends, Daman Singh said: "When I think of the friends I made in school, college, my profession and my adult social circle, I realise that these sets of people are very different. My fondness for early friends remains because it is cemented by a shared past. But today, I have more in common with friends I gathered later."
As an author, she feels that while readers are spoilt for choice with new genres, "good books in India sometimes have to struggle for markets".
"There are so many new authors, new titles, and new styles of writing across genres. As a reader, I have so much to choose from. But sometimes I feel that a deserving book has to struggle for space in the market. It is drowned by those that are written in a rush, edited in a rush, produced in a rush, read in a rush, and forgotten in a rush," she said.
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Tuesday: April 13, 2010
- A collection of the world's greatest scenic drives courtesy of National Geographic.
National Geographic offers up roughly forty-eight ideas to maximize your next scenic drive experience for those so inclined. Of the forty-eight on this list I am proud to state that I can check off two (maybe three) items off of this list. Alright, maybe I'm not so proud - I need to get out more.
Thursday: January 7, 2010
- Microsoft to bring classic arcade environment of the eighties into your beloved living room.
According to a company press release, Game Room will be a "place to relive the glory days of arcade games," complete with a pay-to-play option that charges 40 MS Points (50 cents) per play of one game.
Monday: November 16, 2009
- Details of all possible achievements for upcoming season of 1 vs. 100 surface online.
I consider myself to be a bit of an Xbox achievement addict so this is a much-welcomed addition to the world of 1 vs. 100. Remember kids, season two starts up again on November 19th - and I will pwn your trivia skills. Pwned, I say!
Monday: August 17, 2009
- Failiure rate of Xbox 360 is a whopping 52.4 percent.
You have better odds flipping a coin than actually purchasing a functional Xbox 360. Wow.
Friday: June 26, 2009
- Plan your future sight-seeing trips with Google Maps.
Neat little project to come out of Labs, calculates routes and directions for major tourist attractions in a given city (only from the current available selections). Added bonus: lists off the operating hours of said major tourist attractions.


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This work is an in-depth analysis of the full breadth of Sojourner Truth's public discourse that places it in its proper historical context and explores the use of humor and narratives as primary rhetorical strategies used by this illiterate ex-slave to create a powerful public persona. The book provides a comprehensive survey of the life of Sojourner Truth, and includes a unique and authoritative compilation of primary rhetorical documents, such as speeches, songs, and public letters.
This is the only major work to date that analyzes the breadth of Sojourner Truth's public discourse. The volume includes a complete and authoritative compilation of her extant rhetoric, including several versions of the same speech, reports of her speaking appearances, public letters published by Truth in newspapers, and songs written and performed by her as part of her public lectures. Three chapters address the rhetorical dimensions of Truth's public persona. First, an historical survey contextualizes her life and speaking from slave to reformer, placing into perspective the variety of experiences that comprised her background. Second, an analysis of Truth's use of humor focuses upon how she employed the strategies of superiority and incongruity in her refutation of opponents and the establishment of her own credibility. Third, a critique of Truth's use of narratives in her discourse reveals how both her speeches and songs rely upon three fundamental stories for their persuasive impact: her slave life and religious conversion, her use of the black jeremiad to portray race differences, and her tales of woman's strength and moral conviction. The volume concludes with a consideration of Truth's status as a folk legend and how she wished to be remembered.
Author Notes
SUZANNE PULLON FITCH is an independent researcher. She formerly was an Associate Professor of Speech Communication at Southwest Texas State University. Her contributions include a chapter on Sojourner Truth in Women Public Speakers in the United States, 1800-1925 , edited by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (Greenwood, 1993).
ROSEANN M. MANDZIUK is Associate Professor of Speech Communication at Southwest Texas State University. Her contributions include publications on feminism and women's studies.
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As usual, there were hundreds of our most trusted followers that tried to answer the challenge I placed in our last post, regarding this fantastic new Series of Carlos Briz dioramas.
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