This is a fantastic and easy chicken fajitas recipe is a winner with the whole family. Make this a weekly go-to meal or double the recipe and invite some friends to join you! To keep it healthier and lower in carbs, you can eliminate the tortillas and serve the chicken mixture over top of the rice and beans. It's still so delicious this way!


Joyce Carol Oates has produced some of the most controversial and lasting fiction of our time. In a prolific and varied career, Oates has proven herself one of the most influential and important storytellers in the literary world. She has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize four times, and is mentioned each year as a possible winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Oates is the author of more than 100 books, including best-selling novels, short story collections, poetry collections, plays, literary criticism, and essays. Her novel THEM, set in racially volatile 1960s Detroit, won the 1970 National Book Award. BECAUSE IT IS BITTER, BECAUSE IT IS MY HEART, focused on an interracial teenage romance. BLACK WATER, a novel based on the Kennedy-Chappaquiddick scandal, earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination, and her national bestseller BLONDE, a work based on the American icon Marilyn Monroe, became a National Book Award finalist, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Oates' work frequently has dealt with themes of sexual abuse, desire for power, and violence. She is a Distinguished Professor at Princeton University where she teaches creative writing.


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15 Feb Kratom, the New Opioid: Not as Safe as You Think
Posted at 06:30h in Addiction Treatment by admin
Kratom, also known as ketum, is a mind-altering substance derived from a tropical tree (Mitragyna speciosa) found in Southeast Asia. It is marketed as a regular supplement to ease anxiety, increase energy and relieve pain, and it is sold in the form of pills, powder or gum. Kratom's effects are similar to those of opioids and stimulants. When ingested in large amounts, its main active ingredients, mitragynine and 7-α-hydroxymitragynine, reduce pain and produce pleasure and relaxation. When ingested in smaller amounts, kratom increases alertness and enhances social interaction.
How did kratom come to the scene?
Kratom leaves have been used as an herbal supplement in Thailand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia for centuries to treat pain and opiate withdrawal symptoms. Starting in 2000, kratom has become popular in Western countries for its herbal remedies in addressing withdrawal symptoms of drug and alcohol addiction, even though it has not been FDA-approved for such uses. Although still legal in the United States as a supplement, kratom was banned in Thailand and Malaysia.
Is kratom dangerous?
Kratom has been linked to deaths in association with its use in conjunction with other substances, such as alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, cough syrup, and other drugs. Users may develop a dependence on kratom, which could result in withdrawal symptoms including the following: irritability, aggression, muscular aches, insomnia, perspiration, constipation, mood lability, increased urination, and jerky movements. Long-term use of kratom may lead to anorexia, weight loss, and skin darkening. According to the FDA, kratom affects the same brain receptors as an opioid would, which makes it potentially dangerous for those who may be predisposed to substance abuse addiction.
In 2016, the FDA announced its seizure of kratom products from a distributor, Nature Therapeutics, LLC in Grover Beach, CA, after a complaint was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice about the new unapproved and misbranded drug. The FDA's associate commissioner, Melinda Plaisier, made it clear that the FDA will continue to take forceful action to protect the public from "harmful drug products illegally marketed as treatments."
Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration released new data surrounding the uncertain role of kratom in 44 deaths, including a suicide and an overdose death. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tells Huffington Post that the new data supports scientific evidence that kratom is more than just a plant – it is an opioid.
On September 11, 2018, the FDA released a statement warning companies about marketing kratom with unproven medical claims and FDA's concerns about kratom's potential to reverse the nation's progress in combatting drug and alcohol addiction. Kratom's medically unsubstantiated health benefits could hold patients back from seeking FDA-approved therapies such as medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and evidence-based therapies, leading to increased risks of overdoses and deaths.
Need help with kratom addiction or opioid withdrawal symptoms?
Dual diagnosis treatment is your ticket to lifelong healing and wellness. With medication-assisted treatment (MAT), you will be able to remove any toxins from your body that produce uncomfortable physical withdrawal symptoms and manage your symptoms under medical supervision. MAT is combined with evidence-based therapy such as cognitive-behavioral therapy to help individuals address the psychosocial aspects of addiction and recovery. Treatment plans may include any of the holistic therapies provided for clients in a residential treatment or intensive outpatient (IOP) setting. You can rest assured that a licensed and accredited dual diagnosis treatment center like New Method Wellness will help you progress in your recovery from addiction safely and successfully.
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Field Law Announces Award Winners of the 2017 Field Law Community Fund Program
Fifth year of program breaks public voting records to support community initiatives in the NWT
Field Law, a western and northern regional law firm, is excited to announce the Northwest Territories winners of the Field Law Community Fund Program (the Program). This year, the Program celebrated its fifth year of supporting local community initiatives in Southern Alberta, Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Field Law awarded three prizes to community projects in the Northwest Territories market. This year's winners are the NWT Breast Health/Breast Cancer Action Group, the Mackenzie Recreation Association, and the Food First Foundation.
The Community Fund Program supports community initiatives in the markets in which Field Law operates. In 2017, the Program will distribute a total of $75,000 to community initiatives, with $15,000 going to the Northwest Territories market and $30,000 going to each of the Northern and Southern Alberta markets.
The 2017 Program received nearly 100 applications and a record turnout for online voting. Winners of the Program are decided by a community judging panel and public voting. This year, the Program earned a record-breaking total of 50,018 votes across all three markets.
"Our 2017 winners are a diverse group of initiatives making uniquely positive impacts on our community," says Jack Williams, Partner at Field Law, "We're proud to celebrate the fifth year of the Community Fund Program by giving back to the initiatives that enrich the community we live and work in, and we see it as a chance to look back at how the Program has grown."
Field Law is pleased to announce the following Northwest Territories market winners of the 2017 Community Fund Program:
"Tastemakers": GRAND PRIZE WINNER - $6,000
Food First Foundation is a registered charity that supports nutrition education programs in schools, with the goal of encouraging a healthy population of children and youth for future generations. The Tastemakers project tackles food insecurity in the North by providing students with healthy meals and snacks in addition to educational programs that instil healthy choices in children. Funding from the Program will continue to build the capacity of the Program, aiming to increase the 28 schools and over 800 children benefitting from Tastemakers in 2017.
"Physical Literacy Champion Summit": WINNER - $5,000
The Mackenzie Recreation Association (MRA) supports the quality of life of Mackenzie residents by developing opportunities for recreation, volunteering and leadership. Each year, the annual Physical Literacy Summit trains members of the community as physical literacy champions for their community to promote healthy, active lifestyles and community involvement. The funds provided by the Program will allow the MRA to continue to train up to two champions for each of the 19 communities in the region to teach children, youth and adults healthy habits.
"Cancer Support for Women in Yellowknife": WINNER - $4,000
The NWT Breast Health/Breast Cancer Action Group aims to increase the support available for women living with any type of cancer in Yellowknife. The Group facilitates presentations, workshops and monthly peer support groups. These include "Look Good Feel Better" events that empower women who are living with the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. The Program will support the women experiencing cancer, peer support volunteers and healthcare providers that make the Action Group possible.
ABOUT FIELD LAW
Field Law is a western and northern regional business law firm listed as one of the largest in Canada, with offices in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The firm is a proud, strong and independent multi-office regional firm with lawyers dedicated to professional excellence, client service and delivering value. More than 120 lawyers and 160 staff work together to provide a wide variety of legal services to businesses and institutions in corporate and commercial matters, litigation and dispute resolution, labour and employment, insurance, energy, intellectual property, privacy, professional regulatory and medical malpractice issues. Additionally, the firm provides private services to individuals including estate planning services and real estate transactions.
Field Law Community Fund Program - 2017 Northwest Territories Winners
Maddie Alvarez
NATIONAL Public Relations
Email: malvarez@national.ca


BK Western Tigers on Saturday defeated Camptown Football Club 3-0 to be crowned Fruta Conquerors U-13 Final Four football champions at the event's finale which was contested at the Tucville Community Centre Ground.
Malachi Adonis recorded the only success of the first half with a third minute strike that sent the small gathering into celebrations.
U13 League Champions Fruta Conquerors FC.
Receiving the ball in the heart of the Camptown midfield area, the powerfully built Adonis evaded multiple challenges as he ran at the Campbellville based side's back line before finishing to the bottom right hand corner of the net.
Full back Romel Maxwell extend BK Western Tigers lead through a 50th minute goal mouth scrimmage tap in from a resulting right side corner kick and the outcome of the game was effectively sealed three minutes later as Maxwell completed his second goal compliments of a right footed chipped shot over the Camptown custodian from 18 yards out.
In the earlier third place playoff, East Ruimveldt side Renaissance FC defeated tournament hosts Fruta Conquerors 2-1 on penalty kicks after regulation time found both sides locked at nil-all.
Following the conclusion of the game, the Fruta Conquerors U-13 league presentation commenced.
In the individual section, Fruta Conquerors Jeremy Garrett was adjudged to be the league's most valuable player (MVP) while the golden boot winner for the league's most goals went to BK Western Tigers Malachi Adonis with nine strikes.
Fruta Conquerors' Ronaldo Wishart and Camptown's Joshua Denny collected the golden glove and most improved player awards respectively.
The recipients of the individual accolades were also awarded gift vouchers from Austin's Book store valued at $5000 each.


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Robert of Lexinton or Lessington (died 29 May 1250) was a British judge and administrator.

Biography
Robert of Lexinton was a son of Richard of Lexinton (probably the first son, according to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, probably the second according to the Dictionary of National Biography.

His father for a time administered the manor of Laxton in Nottinghamshire (formerly Lexington, from whence the family's name derived).
Robert's brothers included Henry of Lexington, sometime Bishop of Lincoln, and Stephen of Lexington, a Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux abbey. He made his start as a clerk to a successor of his father as keeper of the manor of Laxton, one Brian de Lisle.

In 1214 he was appointed as a prebendary of the collegiate church of Southwell, and later succeeded to the barony of his father, who was alive in 1216. By 1221, he was acting as a justice in seven counties, and comes to notice in February 1221 as the author of a letter to Hubert de Burgh informing him of the route taken by the rebel Earl of Aumale and of the measures that he had adopted to secure the safety of the border. He continued to be employed in a like capacity in later years, being in 1225 the head of six judicial commissions.

He was warden of the honour and castle of Peak and governor of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, and also had charge of Orford Castle. He is described as a justice 'de banco' in 1226, and as one of the chief members of the king's court, or bench, in 1229, when he sat with other judges at Westminster to hear the case between the convent and the townsmen of Dunstable. There is reason to suppose that in 1234 he was the senior of the justices of the king's bench. In 1239 he is said to have been elected to the see of Lichfield, but, the right of election being then in dispute between the canons of Lichfield and the monks of Coventry, to have declined it.

When in 1240 Henry III sent justices itinerant through the whole kingdom in the hope of raising money by fines and the like, he appointed Robert chief of the justices for the northern division of England. When he and his brother-justices sat at Lincoln they were denounced by the dean of Christianity (or 'rural dean') for trying capital cases on Sunday. In return they abused the dean, and caused his goods and the lands of his nieces, his wards, to be seized on behalf of the crown. Bishop Robert Grosseteste wrote him a sharp rebuke for his presumption in dealing thus with a clerk. He again acted as a justice itinerant the following year.

After having gained a high reputation and large possessions, he was seized with paralysis, and retired from office a few years before his death, spending the remainder of his life in prayer and almsgiving. He died on 29 May 1250, and was succeeded by his elder brother John. He founded three chantries in the chapel of St. Thomas the Martyr in Southwell Minster.

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1250 deaths
Chief Justices of the Common Pleas
Justices of the Common Pleas
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Q: Searching dateoptionaltime field in elasticsearch I am trying to query a row based on a date field in elasticsearch (not the range), using the lucene syntax but not getting the expected response,
I checked the mapping using _mapping it gives me the following result for the index, for the field ordered at:
ordered_at: {
type: "date",
format: "dateOptionalTime"
}

http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-date-format.html#date-math
and
http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/api-release/org/joda/time/format/ISODateTimeFormat.html#dateOptionalTimeParser()
suggests that the following format should be acceptable yyyy-mm-dd (2015-01-03).
Following are some of the formats i have tried to fetch the result:
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:"2015\-01\-03"
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015\-01\-03*
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015-01-03
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:[2015\-01\-03 TO 15\-01\-20]
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:[2015-01-03 TO 15-01-20]
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:[20150103 TO 150120]
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:01/03/2015
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:"20150103"
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:20150103
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:"2015-01-03T18:53:37.000Z" (this does work but i need to just submit date and not time)
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:"2015-01-03"
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:"2015-01-03*"
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015-01-03*
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015/01/03
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015\01\03
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015-01-03
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015\-01\-03
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015-01-03*
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015/-01/-03
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:"2015-03-01"
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:2015/03/01
_search?pretty=true&q=ordered_at:"2015-01-03"*

Following is a sample of how the data is displayed when we query by other fields:
ordered_at: [
"2015-01-03T18:53:37.000Z"
]

No idea what am i missing, any clue? Thanks..

A: Try this: q=date:[2015-01-03 TO 2015-01-20].

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For the majority of people within the gluten-free baking community, xanthan gum is the holy grail of baking. It's easily the most popular binding agent and most gluten-free recipes feature it as a crucial ingredient.
Recently, however, there has been some controversy surrounding xanthan gum as it appears to cause allergy-like symptoms in certain individuals. Add that to the fact that it's highly processed, its use is being viewed as contradictory to the healthy and holistic approach that is sometimes embraced by gluten-free bakers.
So it leaves us with a problem or perhaps a challenge. Are there alternatives to xanthan gum and, if so, how can you use them in your baking to perhaps avoid the negative health effects that using xanthan may bring? Here are some alternatives and how to use them to substitute for xanthan gum in recipes.
Chia seeds are an excellent binding agent and can absorb up to 12 times their own weight in water. They form a gel-like substance which improves the consistency of dough and locks in moisture when baking breads, pastries and cakes.
They can be ground, although this is not necessary for the binding effect to take place. Chia seeds are also extremely high in fiber and can have a laxative effect. They are popular replacements for xanthan gum because while they have a nutty flavor, it's mild and tends not to interfere with the flavor of the baked goods they are added to.
Substituting xanthan for these is simple as you use a 1:1 ratio. Just use the same amount of chia (in weight) as you would xanthan and you're all set!
Psyllium husk or psyllium fibre is a relatively new binding agent which is typically used as a xanthan gum substitute in breads. It has been scientifically proven to improve the structure of gluten-free dough and improve the texture, volume and rising of gluten free baked bread.
It is typically found as a dietary fibre supplement in most health stores and is used by athletes to lower cholesterol. A good rule of thumb for substituting psyllium husk powder for xanthan gum is to use 2 tsp. of psyllium husk powder for every cup of flour/ starch.
This gluten free popover recipe uses psyllium husk and it turns out perfectly.
Also known as Glucomannan powder, Konjac powder is ground up konjac root which has been used in Asia as a dietary fiber for several hundreds of years. Like Psyllium fiber, it is used as a supplementary source of fiber as well as a thickener.
Its high fiber content lends it numerous health benefits which include the reduction of blood cholesterol and a lower bowel cancer risk. It also helps control blood sugar levels but its binding properties are most relevant for our purposes.
When used in baking, you can use the same amount of Konjac powder as you would xanthan gum (1/2 teaspoon per cup of flour for cakes and breads). For other baked goods like flatbreads or tortillas, you can increase the amount of Konjac you use to ¾ teaspoon per cup of four to get the desired consistency.
Flaxseeds are extremely popular in baking and also as a health supplement (flaxseed oil). They are a great binding agent and are easily found (because of their popularity). On top of all this, they are cheap to buy!
In their natural form, flaxseeds are not very useful as a binding agent. They have to be ground first and then mixed with hot water. The water has to be boiled first and then mixed with the flax to form a gel like paste known as 'slurry' which is then added to gluten free flour for baking breads and cakes.
For substitution, use the same weight of ground flax as you would xanthan gum. Then mix it in twice the amount of water (2 tbsp of ground flax mixed with 4 tbsp of hot boiling water).
Check out this recipe for gluten free cinnamon raisin bread using flax seed meal.
Agar Agar is a seaweed derivative which acts as a stabilizer, thickener and binding agent. It, like the other alternatives mentioned above, forms a gel-like paste when mixed with water. It is a popular vegan alternative to gelatin (another binding agent derived from animals) with excellent moisture retention properties.
It makes dough stretchy and elastic while making breads chewier. It's recommended that you exercise restraint when using agar agar as it can retain so much moisture that breads and cakes end up soggy.
It's worth noting that agar agar can be fairly pricey and a little difficult to find locally, so the internet is usually the best place to go. That said, it works a treat in baking because it has no odor, color or taste.
Agar agar is 80% fiber so it CAN have a laxative effect if too much is used. To use agar, you need to dissolve it in water first. Once it's dissolved, you need to boil it (1-5 minutes for powder and 10-15 minutes for flakes).
So there are five great substitutes for xanthan gum that you can try out when you want a substitution to xanthan gum.
Next head over to 5 Alternatives to Xanthan gum and Guar gum in Gluten-Free Baking for more in-depth information about replacing gums in your baking. And while you're here, sign up to the Gluten-Free-Bread email list below!
I was just reading the information on substituting xanthan with ground flax seed. It says to use the same weight in flax seed as you would xanthan and make a slurry by mixing with twice the amount of hot boiled water. Two questions 1) most recipes don't use measurements of weight so are we talking a 1:1 ratio? and 2) the example was 2TBS flax seed mixed with 5 TBS hot boiling water. Doubling 2 should be 4. What am I missing? Any help would be appreciated!!
Yes, that is a 1:1 ratio, so whatever the recipe calls for for xanthan gum, you could use flax seeds.
And then for when you mix it with the boiling water, as a general rule, it is 'doubling the boiling water', so you're right – need to correct that 5 Tbsp, to 4 Tbsp. A little extra water is not a big deal though.
What is a big thing to keep in mind with these seeds is that they need to be ground very fine, to a powder, really, otherwise you risk having a seedy taste in your end result.
Thank you so much for your response! It is a great help as I am new to gluten free cooking. It is challenging and I am finding that some of the ingredients are costly so it helps that I can use a less expensive substitute!
Yeah, the cost of some of these ingredients can get pretty high. We'll try to come up some tips for curbing the cost.
Thank U for the questions!
Baking powder is tough to substitute – I don't have a definite sub to use or suggest.
Thank you SO much for your posts on substitutes for xanthan and guar gum. I am the first in my family that is gluten free and we've been finding it rather difficult to find things for me to eat (I've had salad for dinner almost every night for the past week) and our budget is tight so we can't afford some of the pricey ingredients. It's super nice to know there is a cheaper alternative!
So glad you enjoyed it AND found it helpful!
Thank u for the kind words!
I don't have xanthan gum and I was going to use chia seeds that I do have. It says to use 1:1 ratio in weight. Chia seeds as you know are extremely light weight but I have no idea how heavy xanthan gum is so I have no way to determine how much chia seeds I need to equal 2 teaspoons of xanthan gum. I love these substitutes but they would be easier to exchange them if you gave the exchanges in ways other than weight. Also, since chia seeds double their size would you need more liquid?
This does need some clarifying – so what you would do is take 1 tablespoon of your ground chia seeds and mix it with 2 tablespoons of boiling water. Let that mixture sit for 15 minutes or until it becomes gel-like.
Then measure out how much you need to replace the xanthan gum on a 1:1 basis. So like 2 teaspoons of xanthan equals 2 teaspoons of chia mixture.
OMG! This site is amazing! You are wonderful, thank you all so much for what you are doing here, for the rest of us strugling with the gluten free life; sharing free information, recipes, advise And much more.
I live outside the US in a third world country, so for me is specially hard to find all the ingredientes And flours; not to mention the pricey they get in the "specialty " stores. Lately I wasn't able to bake me some goods, because they didn't have the xantan gum. But we are blessed with chia and flax seeds available at the local markets; at a fair price. I am very happy right now, thank you, thank you!
I prefer to use Glucomannan powder instead of xanthan gum but I don't know what the ratio is for substitution. The recipe I'm looking at calls for 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum. Any thoughts on how much Glucomannan powder? I could use psyllium husk but I don't know the ratio for that either. Can you help?
With Glucomannan powder, I would definitely start small – maybe use 1/4 tsp.
For the psyllium husk, use 1 tsp. to one cup of gluten free flour.
With the chia seeds, you would mix them first with the water – so use 1 tbls. of chia seeds and 2 tbls. boiling water. Mix and let it sit until the mixture becomes a gel consistency. Then add it into your recipe.
Thank you! That is exactly what I was wondering!
This is such a helpful site. Just the kind of information I've been looking for.
I am making spreadable vegan butter and the recipe calls for 1/4 tsp of xanthum gum. I have agar agar powder and flakes. How much of either should I use to replace the xanthum gum?
To answer your question, you would double the amount of the agar agar powder in place of xanthan gum. So try 1/2 tsp. of agar agar powder.
You can buy Agar-Agar VERY inexpensively in Asian markets like Ranch-99, and Indian stores. Any place you have people from Vietnam and other parts of Asia live there are Asian markets. These are very inexpensive. It's used in 'coconut jello' and other deserts in Vietnam and other parts of Asia.
HI there, have enjoyed these comments. I'm trying to convert one of my mother's yeast roll recipes to gluten free and I'm wondering what the ratio of agar agar would be to replace the Xanthan gum? Does it also need to be in boiling water and then added?
Thank you so much! We have eliminated corn from our diet. A lot of GF recipes have xanthan in them. I have chia seeds. Perfect!
Thanks for asking. So you could take this recipe https://gluten-free-bread.org/making-perfect-guten-free-sourdough-bread and then for the gluten free flour mix, since it does call for potato starch, you could substitute arrowroot.
So use this flour mix: https://gluten-free-bread.org/how-to-make-gluten-free-bread-flour-mix but use arrowroot http://shrsl.com/mbbn for the starch.
That's a lot of info – Hope it makes sense.
The receipt says to use 1 tablespoon of xanthan gum, how do you make the equivalent?
In the middle of baking a pumpkin pie and realised no xAnthan in the cupboard.
For 1 tablespoon of xanthan gum, use 2 tsp. of ground flax seeds mixed with 4 tsp. of hot water.
hi so when you are using flax seed to water 1:2 once that is gelled is that when you put it in the recipe? is it the mixture that you go by when following a recipe or the actual amount of flax seed/ gum in the recipe meaning would be 1 tbsp. of flax seed mixture in the recipe or 1 tbsp. of the flax seed only?
Thanks for asking. So yes, I always add it once it's a gel consistency. Actually, in most recipes, I'll indicate, 'Add chia / flax mixture'.
And it's the equivalent of what the xanthan gum amount is – so for instance, in this recipe, https://gluten-free-bread.org/amazing-gluten-free-white-bread-without-xanthan-gum the 2 tsp. of flax and chia seeds comes together to replace xanthan gum. If I were to use xanthan gum in it, I'd probably use 1 – 2 tsp. of it.
Hope that helps. It's a complicated balance!
If the all purpose flour has Acacia Gum do you need to add Xanthan Gum?
Acacia gum would function the same way that xanthan does. No need to add xanthan gum to it.
A good rule of thumb is 1 tsp. psyllium husk powder for every cup of flour. So if the recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour – use a full tablespoon of psyllium husk powder.
Sorry I'm confused, is it 1 tsp or 2?
It's usually 2 tsp. for every cup of flour or starch. So if you're using 1 cup, it would be 1 tsp.
That's a general rule – some recipes may indicate different measurements.
I'm trying to avoid flax. What is the substitution ratio for chia and flax, is it 1:1? Ex. if a recipe calls for 1tbs flax seed would I use 1tbs chia seed?
Yes, exactly right – I just use a 1:1 ratio.
Hi, i haven't gone through all the comments,so I want to know if anyone has asked about Guar Gum. I use that as a binding agent. Also do you have any sugar free and dairy free recipes for breads.
Thanks for asking – I have category for dairy free recipes, but not sugar free. It's something I may look into though!
You are providing a wonderful service for those with Celiac Disease. I am on a advisory board for a Celiac Support group, was just looking for less expensive sugar cokkies recipie for a friend and thankfully found your site. I always have Chia and Flax seeds in the house.
will defintely share with our support group.
Thank you Peg! Really appreciate that!


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Tag: Magic
Whimsically Sweet
April 27, 2017 April 27, 2017 by sarahsbookreflections, posted in Book Reviews, Children's Book Reviews
My last collection of books was a wonderful mix of amusing picture books and novels for older children. I told you about the YA anthology in my last post, so this time we've got two picture books and a middle-reader, all of them a bit on the whimsical side.
The first one has winsome illustrations of a bus with a bunny face.
Bunny Bus
Ammi-Joan Paquette
Illustrated by Lesley Breen Withrow
This is a cute little book about learning to share the load, rather than letting someone else take all the burden. The drawings of the various animals in the story are whimsical, especially the bunny bus, which looks like a small bus with rabbit ears and a big smile, which exposes her rodenty front teeth. More and more animals call for her to stop and take them along. She's happy to do it, even though she knows she has more than enough to fill her bus. Finally, the bus goes BOOM and strews carrots, candy and Easter Eggs all over the place. The passengers realize they have caused Bunny Bus to break down, so they give her a bath and share the load. Some of the rhymes are a bit forced leaving the reader wondering what the author meant, but children probably won't notice, and the message is well told.
BIBLIO: 2017, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers/Macmillan Publishing Group,
LLC, Ages 4 to 6, $16.99.
The second has a message of what fun reading is and how being gentle and unselfish are so rewarding.
Prince Ribbit
Illustrated by Poly Bernatene
This is a wonderfully silly take on the story of the frog who turns into a handsome prince. Lucinda and Arabella love reading fairy tales, especially ones where the princess ends up winning the handsome prince. One day a frog from the nearby pond hears the girls read the story of the princess and the frog prince. What a sweet deal that would, he thinks, and he hops out of the pond and close to the sisters. Unfortunately, the two girls scream and carry on. But their younger sister, Martha is enchanted. What a cool thing to have a talking frog as a friend. Arabella and Lucinda change their tune when Prince Ribbit explains he is, indeed, an enchanted prince. They pamper him with soft beds, delicious food and lots of other treats, but he doesn't turn into a prince. In the meantime, Martha has been reading books of fairy tales, lots of them. Turns out the books are fun to read, but she also learns how to set the frog and her sisters straight. With some nudging from Martha, Arabella and Lucinda decide the thing to is smother him kisses, which doesn't do a thing for Prince Ribbit. Sadly, he takes off his golden crown and fancy clothes and hops back to his pond, but Martha is sorry to see him go. She begs him not to go, then picks the frog up and gently kisses him. In a cloud of pink smoke, the frog turns into a handsome prince and sweeps Martha off her feet. Of course, not everything you read in a book is true. Children and their grownups will want to read this book over and over again.
BIBLIO: 2017 (orig. 2016,) Peachtree Publishers/Macmillan Children's Books/Pan Macmillan/Macmillan Publishers International Limited, Ages 4 to 7, $16.95.
The middle-reader is a charming story of being a good friend and believing in possibilities.
The Infinity Year of Avalon James
Dana Middleton
Avalon James and her best friend, Atticus Brightwell, turn ten. Atticus's grandfather told them just before his grandson's birthday that age ten is their Infinity Year in which they would have a magical power. So, they keep waiting for the magic to appear. Avalon hopes her magic will help her ward off any mischief her nemesis, Elena, has planned for her, but nothing seems to change and Elena keeps taunting her. Not that Avalon hasn't done her share of taunting back. Avalon also hopes her magic might be that her dad writes to her again. In the meantime, Avalon is working on an ancestry project with another classmate and practicing for the school-wide spelling bee. But, as the year progresses, Avalon's magic makes no appearance, and she's getting worried. But after Halloween, Avalon is convinced she can "mind-talk" to animals. And it turns out she's right. Her power helps her save Atticus from a charging bull by calling him to chase her instead of the already hurt Atticus. The friends' Infinity Year comes to an end when they turn eleven, but they are stronger for all that has happened to them during their tenth year. This is another good book for discussions about bullying children and trying your best to not seek vengeance.
BIBLIO: 2016, Feiwel and Friends/ Macmillan, Ages 8 to 12, $16.99.
Next week, I'll tell you about the fifth book in this batch.
Tagged Believing, Bullying, Fairy Tales, Friends, Magic4 Comments
March 30, 2017 March 30, 2017 by sarahsbookreflections, posted in Book Reviews, Children's Book Reviews
Have you ever had to move to a new neighborhood, or change schools, or be set in any kind of new environment? I don't know about you, but I find it scary and stressful. How do you deal with changes? I get a bit on the manic side and hide in bluster. So, I picked three stories that put at least one of the characters in a situation of intense change.
The first book is a bit fanciful, but the protagonist is believable and the story is amusing.
Clayton Stone, Facing Off
Ena Jones
Clayton Stone is a thirteen-year-old orphan living with his grandmother, Gran, who recruits him into the Special Services in Clayton Stone, At Your Service, where he solves a kidnapping. This time he must change his identity and transfer to an elite private school to protect the president's son. To make matters worse, his new school is playing against his old school in a playoff game to see which team goes to the Lacrosse Championship game. Things don't go swimmingly for Clayton, who has to remember he is now Max Carrington. He keeps over reacting to circumstances in his new school, but he does finally make friends with First Son, Kyle Hampton. Together, with the help of two other kids, they figure out who is threatening Kyle, though, in the end, it turns out the bad guys are after another student. The story is well-written and has plenty of surprises, in addition to humor, especially all the disguises Gran uses. Resourceful teachers will find several topics of discussions in their classrooms. Loyalty, sportsmanship, patience and thinking through dilemmas are all good discussion topics.
BIBLIO: 2016, Holiday House, Ages 8 to 13, $16.95.
FORMAT: Middle-Reader
The second book is set on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Oahu, but not in Honolulu. The reader gets a sense of the island without the glitz.
Kaui Hart Hemmings
In the middle of her junior year of high school, Lea Lane moves from San Francisco
back to Hawaii where her actress mother is in a new TV show. Having spent her early childhood in Kailua, on Oahu Island near Honolulu, she knows the area and has kept in touch with Danny, a neighbor boy. She is enrolled in a posh private school, thanks to her long-absent father, or so she's been told. The house her mother has rented for them is shoddy and in a not-so-nice neighborhood, but now they've been invited to use the guest cottage of an estate owned by long-standing friends of Lea's mother. In fact, Mr. West was Lea's mom's boyfriend for a brief time, before he introduced her to the fellow who got her pregnant. Lea feels awkward about the arrangement until she gets to know the West kids who are about her age. As with all lives, things get complicated and Lea has to sort out what her true desires are. The story is well told and intricate and has a good ending. Lea grows a lot during the story. The down side of the book is the easy acceptance the author has with letting the juvenile characters be promiscuous and happily get drunk and/or high. A little more regret and the parents being a bit less lax in showing their children how to behave would have been nice. Lea, at least, shows some remorse for having succumbed to the booze and drugs.
BIBLIO: 2015, G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Group, Ages 14 +, $18.99.
You must read the third book with the spirit of letting your imagination run wild. There are lots of magical, mythical creatures parading across the pages. If you can't allow yourself to believe in Unicorns and other such creatures, don't bother with this book. I loved it, because, at all most 76 years of age, I still believe in Unicorns and Griffins.
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Unicorn Training
Jackson Pearce and Maggie Stiefvater
Illustrated by Maggie Stiefvater
Pip Bartlett is spending the summer with her Aunt Emma at the Cloverton Clinic for Magical Creatures. She loves talking with the animals, though no-one else realizes she understands what the animals are saying. Aunt Emma and her daughter, Callie, and Pip are going to the Triple Trident magical animal show and their neighbor, Tomas, is going with them. Tomas is allergic to just about everything, but that doesn't stop him from going places. Callie, being a prissy teenager, is less than thrilled with going. But the fun really ramps up when their friend Mr. Henshaw's Show Unicorn gets a case of jangling nerves and won't settle down for anyone. That is until Pip takes the Unicorn, Regent Maximus, into a paddock filled with baby unicorns. He begins to calm down as he tells the young ones all the trials and terrors that await them. They become his adoring entourage. It's a cute story and will certainly get the reader giggling. Frequently, a page in the book is taken up by a description of some magical creature, with an amusing drawing. The glimmerbeast subspecies called a rockshine, which turns invisible when frightened, is the first illustration. It looks rather like a deranged sheep. The story progresses with lots of mishaps to Regent Maximus and other creatures, but in the end, Regent Maximus wins the Triple Trident championship. Even though the creatures are all mythical, the story can be used as a way discuss animal anatomy and ways to calm scared creatures.
BIBLIO: 2017, Scholastic Press/Scholastic Inc. Ages 8 to 12, $9.99.
Enjoy the post and let me know what's going on with you. Thanks, Sarah
Tagged Magic, middle reader, Middle-Grade Fiction, Self Assurance, Young-adult fiction2 Comments
Suspending Disbelief
November 17, 2016 November 17, 2016 by sarahsbookreflections, posted in Children's Book Reviews
As writers, we know we need to make our readers to "pay no attention to the man behind the screen." This is especially true of those who write science fiction and/or fantasy. Some writers pull this off quite well. Read Beth Revis' books or John Claude Bemis' books to see how thoroughly we can be sucked in. Of course, there are many other writers out there who write quite well in these genres, but I wanted mention writers who live in the Carolinas.
So today, we are looking at books I've reviewed that would have us suspend our disbelief.
The first book makes you believe that there is a being called Love who manipulates us to fall in love with the right person.
Definitely suspending our disbelief, wouldn't you say?
Love Charms and Other Catastrophes
Kimberly Karalius
Hijiri Kitamura goes to a special high school for charm makers and is looking forward to seeing the friends she made the year before. Last year had been a challenge because of Zita, the reigning Love-Charm maker, who ruled the town. But Hijiri and her friends, with help from Love himself, had gotten rid of Zita. This year, Love wants to show Hijiri her heart isn't small and that she can love other people. He sends her Kentaro Oshiro, a special boy, but Hijiri thinks the boy isn't real and refuses to be attracted to him. Hijiri and her friends, now including Ken, enter the town's Love-Charm contest with Hijiri as the charm maker. Things get more and more complicated with all of her friends eventually mad at each other and Ken eventually being hurt so badly by Hijiri he stops trying to win her over. Of course, in the end, Hijiri makes the perfect love charm and the group wins the prize. Hijiri learns Ken is a real boy who remembers her from a childhood encounter when he was dying of heart failure. Love gave him a new heart and, in exchange, he wants Ken to teach Hijiri that she does have a big heart and is capable of love. The story teaches the reader how to believe in herself and follow her dreams. It is quite nicely written.
BIBLIO: 2016, Swoon Reads/Feiwel and Friends, Ages 14 +, $10.99.
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I had a hard time believing character traits in this book. How much can a blind person see of the world around him?
Nowhere Near You
Leah Thomas
Oliver, a.k.a. Ollie, and Moritz are long distance pen pals with unique problems. They met in the first book, "Because You'll Never Meet Me." Ollie has lived in northern Michigan woods all his life because he's allergic to electricity which causes seizures and shorts out any electrical circuits that come within reach of his problem. But his mother is dead and his doctor takes him on a road trip, ostensibly to meet other problem kids. Moritz, who lives in Germany, was born without eyes and gets around by listening to the world and by using echolocation like a bat to see what's around him. Somehow their letters get to each other. They are both trying to be regular teenagers, but that's not an easy task for them. They do begin to learn about themselves and Ollies learns he can control his allergies. The story itself is sweet, but it's hard to suspend one's disbelief about some of their problems, in particular Moritz's ability to "see" things a blind person couldn't see. Perhaps a blind person could hear someone's eyebrows rising, but could a blind person "see" that another person had a "unibrow?" Doesn't seem likely. Another of the characters takes her heart out of her chest and gives it to other people, because she doesn't want to feel emotions. She's a star track runner in her school even without her heart. If the reader can continue to suspend disbelief, the story is nice read and could lead to classroom discussions.
BIBLIO: 2017, Bloomsbury Publishing, Ages 14 +, $17.99.
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The disbelief is not on the part of the reader in this last book, but rather the main character. All done in a charming fashion.
This Book Is NOT About Dragons
Shelley Moore Thomas
Illustrated by Fred Koehler
The rat who narrates this story is convinced there are not dragons in this book. He walks into the forest and sees not a single dragon. So, he tells the reader there are no dragons. Of course, the reader sees shadows of dragons lurking behind the trees and breathing smoke out of caves. Rat sees a rabbit, but no dragon. He sees a red truck by a cabin, but no dragon. Even when the dragon catches the truck on fire, the rat doesn't see the dragon. Nor does he see the dragons in the sky, only clouds. The moose sees the dragons and runs to the city, followed by the dragons and the oblivious rat. Rat sees only pizza, but the chick sees the dragons and tells the naysayer to look more closely. Oh yes, there are dragons, much to Rat's dismay. In the end, he has to change the name of the book and take out the word NOT. This cute book encourages children to be observant and look for the whole picture.
BIBLIO: 2016, Boyds Mills Press/Highlights, Ages 4 to 7, $16.95.
Hope you enjoy the reviews and please tell me about books you couldn't believe.
Tagged Aurelie Grand, Bloomsbury Children's Books, Book Reviews, Boyds Mills Press, Candlewick Press, David Walker, Fantasy, Feiwel & Friends, Fred Koehler, Kimberly Karalius, Leah Thomas, Liam O'Donnell, Love, Magic, Owlkids Books, Romance, Sci-Fi, Series, Shelley Moore Thomas, Shirley Parenteau, Swoon ReadsLeave a comment
It's Magic!
October 13, 2016 October 13, 2016 by sarahsbookreflections, posted in Children's Book Reviews
Who's up for some magic? I love magic and the endless possibilities it suggests. So we're doing magical today.
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Frankie vs. the Cowboy's Crew
Illustrated by Frank Lampard
"Frankie's Magic Soccer Ball" leads Frankie, Louise, Kobe and Max-the-talking-dog on exotic soccer trips, this time to the Wild West to play a game of soccer against the fearsome Cowboy Crew at high noon—only an hour away! The Crew has robbed all the towns of all sweets, including sugar, and is gunning for Sweetsville. Frankie's team must defeat them before the next shipment of sweets arrives in town. To make matters worse, Louise is the spitting image of Sue-Ann, a member of the Cowboy Crew. Sue-Ann is wanted all over the place for her nefarious deeds. The town sheriff hauls Louise off to jail in red liquorish handcuffs. And already it's 11:20. In ride the Cowboy Crew, led by Tex on a brown stallion. The leader is extremely fond of his lariat. Next in line is the dastardly Sue-Ann, and bringing up the rear is an enormously fat varmint named Sandy, formerly Deputy Sheriff Sandy. Then Tex hollers for his last player to show up—Spike, a tall cactus. The soccer match is delayed when the express train arrives early and Tex plans to rob it of its cargo, enough candy to supply towns for miles around. But Frankie and his team are now locked in a jail cell along with the sheriff. No problem, Frankie knocks the keys of the wall and frees them. The team beats the bad guys at a soccer game and ride the train magically to their home. The good thing about this story is it might encourage boys to read.
BIBLIO: 2014 (Orig. 2013,) Scholastic, Inc., Ages 6 to 8, $4.99.
Who wouldn't want to have a treehouse that grows to fit your needs?
The 52-Story Treehouse
Illustrated by Terry Denton
Andy and Terry live in a gigantic and convoluted tree house with, at the moment, fifty-two stories, occupied by all kinds of games and gadgets with which to amuse themselves. But, at the moment, they are supposed to be finishing work on their latest novel. Usually their editor, Mr. Big Nose, starts nagging them about the deadline, but they haven't heard a word from him. So they go to his office to see why he hasn't nagged them. Well, no wonder! He isn't there and his office is a mess, with lots of broken things, not to mention all the vegetable leaves strewn about. Turns out he's been kidnapped. Terry and Andy must find him so he can remind them to finish their novel. As the story progresses, they of course end up in one pickle after another. They do, however, solve many mysteries and eventually save Mr. Big Nose, along with discovering they've just written their novel. Middle-grade boys in particular will get a huge chortle out of this book and there is enough going on to keep teachers in classroom discussion material having to do with physics, chemistry and other physical sciences. The story is simplistic enough to appeal to reluctant readers, but amusing enough to hold better readers' interest.
BIBLIO: 2016, (org. 2014,) Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan/Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd., Ages 8 to 12, $13.99.
FORMAT: Graphic Novel
ISBN: 978-1-250-0269-3-4
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This last story has all kinds of appeal, what with the magic and taking place in Ireland and a bit of mystery and a bit of Irish folklore.
The Maloney's Magical Weatherbox
Nigel Quinlan
The Maloneys have a secret, they think. Mr. Maloney is the Weatherman, in charge of keeping the changing of the seasons orderly. Except this year, the magical weatherbox, which, to the untutored eye, looks rather like a phone booth, doesn't ring for the changing of the seasons. So Summer hangs around not letting Autumn cool off Ireland and other northern hemisphere countries. Then Neil, the heir apparent, still learning the ways of being a weatherman, rescues a baby season, imprisoned by the evil witch, Mrs. Fitzgerald, who wishes to be the Weatherman. Chaos ensues and Neil must save the day. He gets lots of assistance from his family, especially his sister Liz, though younger brother Owen helps in his way by befriending a bog beast. A stranger comes to stay and becomes part of the saving team. In the end it looks as if Mrs. Fitzgerald will win out and the Maloney family will lose the right to be the Weatherman. Liz saves the day by giving the baby season back to its family—the four seasons. She becomes the next Weatherman and the Fitzgeralds are sent far away. Lovers of magic, adventure and utter chaos in stories will get quite a kick out of this story. The characters are well drawn and the plot is fast moving. Though not even close to the realm of reality, this book could lead to classroom discussions about weather, magic and Ireland. It's a thoroughly likeable read.
BIBLIO: 2015, Roaring Brook Press/Holzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, Ages 8 to 12, $16.99.
So here's hoping magically good things happened to and for you.
Tagged Adventure, Andy Griffiths, Book Reviews, Frankie Lampard, Graphic Novels, Irish stories, MacMillian, Magic, Nigel Quinlan, Roaring Brook Press, Scholastic Inc., Terry Denton4 Comments


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ICYMI: The Bees returned as 77:78 (listen to their debut LP)
By Bill Pearis December 14, 2018 11:56 AM
So much music comes out all year, and even with our daily new song roundups; weekly Notable Releases, Indie Basement, and Upcoming Metal Releases columns; and monthly playlist of songs we like, we still miss stuff. Now that we're in the final month of 2018 and looking back on all the music that came out this year, we'll be publishing a post every weekday in December that catches up on some music released this year that we feel we didn't shine enough of a light on, or didn't discuss at all. The music we'll be highlighting wasn't necessarily "overlooked" in any broader sense of the word, just cool stuff worth catching up on in case you missed it.
For the whole of the '00s, UK band The Bees made wonderfully out-of-time pop that, at times, genuinely sounded like it was from another era. Recording in their all-analog studio on the Isle of Wight, The Bees mixed garage rock, tropicalia, Bakersfield country, reggae, soul and other sounds into their deeply vintage sound. Maybe a little too quirky for their own good, they also ran into problems in America where there was already a band called The Bees and became A Band of Bees in the U.S. (Though weirdly the U.S. Bees — who were pretty good too — changed their name to The Silver Seas.) If you've never given them a spin, all five of their albums are good, but I especially like 2005's Free the Bees and 2007's very underrated Octopus.
While they never officially broke up, The Bees went into hibernation after 2010's Every Step's a Yes, presumably never to be heard from again. But then principle members Aaron Fletcher and Tim Parkin returned this year under a new name, 77:78, still making the same kind of infectious throwbacks that bring a crate-digger's sensibility to pop. 77:78 released Jellies back in July and it's a bit shinier than The Bees ever were — clearly from the same minds, but less overtly beholden to the past. Jellies is a breezy, fun listen, from the warm opening electric piano chords of "If I'm Anything" to the kitschy "Chilli" (shades of The Bees' "Chicken Payback") to the jazzy/loungey "Compass Pass" to bluesy rave-up "The Wagon" which closes the album. Like with The Bees, Fletcher and Parkin are particularly adept at mellow grooves (The Bees' "Listening Man" is a classic) and they deliver two great ones here with back-to-back beauties "Pour it Out" and "Papers." Like a tiki bar drink served in a coconut shell, Jellies is sweet, goes down smooth, leaves you a little giddy, and would sound great on the beach.
Jellies is out now via Heavenly and you can listen, and watch videos for "Chilli" and "Love Said (Let's Go)", below. 77:78 have been playing live in the UK, and it would be nice to see them play North America, but I would settle for another album that we don't have to wait eight years to hear.
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Crazy neighbour told us to wait another weekend before eating our own salad. The inner heart of the salad needs to firm up, so the crops are still all in place.
We have however eaten our very first, very sweet, strawberries. They are delicious! And they look gorgeous. I'll have to make some room for them to grow and get some cuttings of the tentacles that are feeling their way around the flower beds. They keep flowering, so that's good. Every flower is a strawberry. The bees are also out in full force. We need to bind the peonies together, they are collapsing under their own weight, but I'm scared we'll get a nasty response from the honey making winged insectivores. They're fighting each other in mid air to get to all the yummy pollen.
I've impersonated a bee this week. We bought a paprika-plant that brings forth white (!) paprika's. It's already sporting a few items. But because the plant is in our conservatory I'm playing the part of the pollinator with a swab, going from flower to flower.
Anyway, last weekend was another D-Day for the garden, the next big step to completing is has been taken. The area has been tilled, levelled and the grass seeds are in place.
It's not exactly Centre Court at the All England Lawn and Croquet Club, but it'll do for us.
We're roaring to give those balls a good walloping and have Pimm's on the lawn.
We're keeping it wet, Dr Livingstone went out and bought one of those interval rain spectacle things, that move about to evenly spread out water (it does about 60 square metres at time). We wouldn't have been able to do so if we hadn't put in that rain collector of 5000 litres. It is ca. 500 square metres to keep wet.
But I've just had a call from him telling me they're expecting rain this evening or tomorrow in gigantic proportions. About as much is going to fall as we could expect in an entire month. So I think if that should happen here (chances are it will, and not some miles further on), all the seeds will wash away and it will have been in vain. That is probably what is going to happen, these things never work out the way they have been planned.
But anyway, the soil has been levelled, so that's that. In the event we will have some kind of flood we can always just go out and buy two bags of new seed and spread that out.
We've been promised if there is a good balance between the temperature and water, germination should start in about 8 to 10 days. Or even as quick as 5.
In other news: Dr Livingstone got a present from his old mentor: a motorbike!
I'm not very pleased about that, as he had promised he wouldn't rid one ever again. But now I've seen it, it's ok. I can live with it. It's a light chopper king of bike, not a heavy one. It is 'easily' manoeuvrable, better for his back too.
He has made his mind up at first getting some lessons in with the driving school to freshen up on his biking skills again.
I tried to clear the bike with customs yesterday, as it has been imported from an other EU country. We checked with customs in the other country, checked with the importer here in Belgium and then called again with customs here to make sure we had all the documents we needed.
Of course when I got there, they told me I had to have some kind of proof of ownership.
I explained to the guy we had brought everything along as we had been told to do so, and we didn't have an invoice or something as it was a gift.
'Well, you didn't listen and haven't understood what was said on the phone then' said the officer.
I was very, very angry.
But I will get my own back. The whole custom office was reeking of cigarettes. It's a federal office. They are not allowed to smoke in there.
I'm putting in a call to the appropriate services to deal with that.
Mrs B doesn't take no for an answer.


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For the Love of Pete…
Please, leave my movies alone!
I "get" the inherent need for Hollywood to churn out money and breathe life into has-been stars or trying-to-be-actors. But for the love of Pete, leave my childhood memories intact. The latest victim? Dirty Dancing.
I read this article and obviously my brain said:
Yes, I know it is not a Christian film, but it is one I watched several times growing up. Honestly? I still will watch it. Patrick Swayze? Yes, please. Jennifer Grey pre-nose job? Harkens back to Ferris Bueller.
And don't get me started on John Hughes films. If someone dares to cross that threshold of remakes, I may hold a picket sign. As Mercutio would say to the director who dares:
Yes, I watched the updated Red Dawn and felt sorry for the generation who never watched Charlie Sheen and C. Thomas Howell harden into boy-men. Even the desperate attempts of "Chris Helmsworth and Josh Hutcherson are in it" could not save the face palm of a remake.
Footloose. Pul-lease. Why mess with a good thing? Perfectly cast and shot the first go-round with Kevin Bacon goodness. I was a pastor's daughter, so I watched the movie for "research."
Annie. I wanted to like the remake So.Very.Much. But it fell So.Very.Short. Cut out Tim Curry and Carol Burnett and it was a hard knock redo. How does one recast Sandy the dog? Poorly.
Then there are reboots—movies that give old series/movies a new lease. Case in point: JJ Abrams and his spin on Star Trek. I'm giddy (as previously mentioned) about his take on Star Wars. All of the X-Men movies breathed life into the comic books I saved my money for as a teenager. Why yes, I did have a subscription to The Uncanny X-Men. Same with the Avengers movies and spin-offs. I'm okay with reboots, even if some of the details are hinky.
But please…refer the new generation to the classics of my time. Because, no offense, but I'm really not looking forward to Abigail Breslin doing the cha-cha because:
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Jareth Found Waldo Before It Was Cool.
Who can resist a Jim Henson movie starring David Bowie? Apparently my sister can. But I was (and still am) mesmerized by the 1986 movie "Labyrinth."
The plot revolves around Sarah William's (played by young Jennifer Connelly) quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who has been kidnapped by Jareth, the Goblin King (played by aforementioned Mr. Bowie). It is rated PG.
Sarah Williams' favorite motto is: "It's not fair!" And you are required to pronounce the last word with two syllables. As a fifteen-year-old with an actress as a mother, a toddler brother and a strict stepmother, drama is inherent as she straddles the line between adolescence desperately wanting to be an adult. So when she is forced to babysit her brother (how unfa-ir!), Sarah wishes him away in classic, theatrical fashion. Cue the equally spectacular Goblin King.
Let's just take a moment to appreciate his hair…and eyeshadow.
So Sarah tells said Goblin King that (wait for it…) it's not fa-ir he absconded with Toby. So, the benevolent king of the Underground reorders time and gives her thirteen hours to solve the Labyrinth and save her brother.
Sarah's cockiness and sass is reminiscent of someone I know, who will remain nameless. "Piece of cake!" Not so much. The Labyrinth is alive, flexing to the will of its master, and the king is not about to let his muse off the hook. He throws in goblins on cleaning machines, the Bog of Eternal Stench, and a magical peach.
The ballroom scene makes fanfiction stories explode with gobbledygook. That said, it is the pivotal point of the plot (all hail alliteration!). And what girl doesn't dream of a masquerade? Okay, okay, so there are creepy masks, but it is all an elaborate attempt to steer Sarah away from the Labyrinth's solution. Besides, the Goblin King's ruffled shirt and Sarah's gown and hair are magnificent!
Without fancy CGI, the writers and filmmakers develop Sarah's character as she fights for her brother, from brooding teenager to eventual heroine. Ultimately, Sarah stops claiming that it is not fair, as she accepts the world she was forced into, as a consequence of her actions.
Personally, I recommend this movie to all ages. I cut my teeth on Jim Henson (The Muppet Show and The Dark Crystal), although it might prove scary to more sensitive children with the scene with a snake and the often brooding Goblin King. Both Thing 1 and Thing 2 adore this movie, from the plot to the puppets to the songs. But then again, we are raising nerdlings.
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If there is a problem with congestion on the roads, overcrowding on the trains or late-running buses, the community response appears to be to draw lines on maps and fill the lines in with railways or light rail networks.
But when I drew in the proposed route on an RAC road map of Perth, it did not seem to go anywhere where there were population centres, or even where there is congestion on the roads or overcrowding problem on the trains.
Proponents point to places such as London, which has the Underground providing a network of routes covering the city and with an extension to Heathrow.
What the proponents do not take into consideration is the difference in population density between Perth and Greater London. Using rough figures that I Googled for convenience it can be seen that the Perth Metropolitan area has a population of around 1.9 million in an area of 5386 square kilometres.
This works out at a little under 350 residents per square kilometre. Compare this with the population of Greater London, which is about 13 million. These 13 million people are crammed into an area of 1570 square kilometres. Therefore, in every square kilometre of Greater London, more than 8000 people live.


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DC Video Contributes to Merv Griffin DVD Box Set
DC Video is proud to be able to contribute to Reelin' In The Years Productions release of the Merv Griffin DVD Box set. Thanks to David Peck and his team for the kind words and appreciation of our work in the liner notes.
As we discussed earlier, the archive exists in many different obsolete formats. There are very few people who know how to properly transfer these tapes and, most importantly, care about the work they are doing. In our opinion, David Crosthwait and his company DC Video are alone at the top in this field. David, along with his associate Craig Asato, spent an incredible amount of time getting these tapes to look their best. Transferring these obsolete tape formats requires extraordinary measures. For example, with some of the ½-inch open reel tapes, it took upwards of six hours to transfer one 60-minute reel to make it look its best. David and Craig's extensive knowledge, passion and work ethic made this material look better than it ever had in the past. We really can't stress enough the important role they played in the restoration of the entire Merv Griffin archive.
While David and Craig at DC Video performed miracles on some of this footage, the simple fact is that these tapes are very old and, as we discussed above, the material is housed on both broadcast and non-broadcast formats. Consequently, there will be imperfections and glitches here and there, but we felt, whenever that was the case, the shows in question represented important moments in the history of television and were worth including, even if some of them are in less than pristine form.
For more information on the Merv Griffin DVD Box set click here or contact Reelin' In The Years
Source: http://mervgriffin.com/producers-notes/
Tagged: Merv Griffin, DVD, Obsolete Video Formats, 1/2 inch open reel, 2 inch quad


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This is a very desireable street in Venice, Close to the beach, marina, restaurants, and recreation. Just adjacent to the Historic Venice Canals. Most of the houses on the street have been updated, added onto , or built new in the last several years. The lots are deep for the beach area. The neighborhood is kid friendly and the weather is great year round. Clune Ave is known for an annual neighborhood block party around the 4th of July which really fosters neighborhood connections.
Coeur d'Alene Grammar School is one of the best and has great parent involvement.
Of course the beach is nearby with a 26 mile bike path that spans from Malibu to Redondo Beach. The Venice Pier and Venice Boardwalk is just a few blocks away.
Housing starts about $1 million for a modest home up to $3 million for a large newly built home. Rents start about $4,000/mo.
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Slugs and snails are the most common problem found in Brussels gardens. They can eat their way through a whole vegetable garden and drive the gardeners mad.
They are not the only pests and diseases that affect gardens so designing an integrated pest management system for the garden is an important practice.


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Q: Maximize or integrate over hyperparameters Following a probabilistic calculation of posterior probability distribution of hyperparameters that have to be integrated or maximized to get de MAP (Maximum a Posteriori)  of that hyperparameters, I fall on :
$\begin{array}{l}P({\xi _D},{\xi _T},\sigma |Y){\rm{ }} \propto {\rm{ }}{\left| {\xi _T^2R + I} \right|^{ - \frac{1}{2}}}{\left( {\frac{1}{{{\sigma ^2}}}} \right)^{N + 1}}{\left( {{\xi _T}^2} \right)^{\frac{N}{2}}}*\\{\rm{                         }}\exp \left[ {{\rm{ -  }}{\xi _T}^2{{\left( {{\xi _D}} \right)}^T}K\left( {{\xi _D}} \right) + \frac{1}{2}{{\left( {{\xi _D}} \right)}^T}{B^T}A{{\left[ {{\xi _T}^2R + I} \right]}^{ - 1}}{A^T}B\left( {{\xi _D}} \right){\rm{  -  }}\frac{1}{{2{\sigma ^2}}}{Y^T}\left[ {I - {{\left[ {{\xi _T}^2R + I} \right]}^{ - 1}}} \right]Y + \frac{1}{\sigma }{Y^T}{{\left[ {{\xi _T}^2R + I} \right]}^{ - 1}}{A^T}B{\xi _D}} \right]\end{array}
$
where : ${\rm{}}{{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{T}}}^{\rm{2}}{\rm{ = }}\frac{{\rm{1}}}{{{{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{L}}}^{\rm{2}}{\rm{ - }}{{\left( {{{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{D}}}} \right)}^{\rm{T}}}{\rm{K}}\left( {{{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{D}}}} \right)}}$.
${{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{D}}}{\rm}$ : a positive vector of N location hyperparameters (slope parameters ).
${{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{L}}}$ : is a scalar positive location hyperparameter (regularizatin parameter).
${\rm{Y:}}$ is N by 1 vector of data.
${\rm{R}}$ : N by N matrix , is SDP that could be decomposed into ${{\rm{W}}^{\rm{T}}}{\rm{DW}}$ where ${{\rm{W}}^{\rm{T}}}{\rm{W = I}}$ and ${\rm{R = }}{{\rm{W}}^{\rm{T}}}{\rm{DW}}$.
${\rm{K}}$, ${\rm{A}}$, ${\rm{B}}$ are N by N matrix.
$\sigma$ : scale positive (nuisance) parameter.
$||$ determinant of a matrix.
$T$ : transpose of a vector or a matrix.
I have two questions that arise:
First, Is it possible to integrate over the nuisance parameter $\sigma$ to get a close form of $P({\xi _D},{\xi _T} |Y)$  and then found the MAP of ${{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{D}}}{\rm}$ and ${{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{L}}}{\rm}$.
 Or it's not possible to integrate over $\sigma$.
Second : In that case, I have to maximze $P({\xi _D},{\xi _T},\sigma |Y) $ find the MAP of $\sigma$ ,${{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{D}}}{\rm}$ , ${{\rm{\xi }}_{\rm{L}}}{\rm}$.


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Tunes of I - Restless - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
Tunes of I - Restless
by Warwick Stubbs Rating:8 Release Date:2015-11-26 Label: Self-released
Tunes of I are a Wellington based 'neo-dub/roots' band who have been touring for the last two years the length and breadth of New Zealand to gain support for what would eventually become a Kickstarter for this album. The touring paid off because the Kickstarter goal was easily reached and the band went into the studio to record the smooth but occasionally funky sounds contained herein.
The album's opener 'Solar Rays' is a couple of years old now, but a new recording sees the tempo a bit more relaxed in the groove. 'Restless' has some great muted guitar that doubles the bass; 'Give in' is expansive with far reaching vocals; 'You Figure' brings chords in like it was an R&B soul classic, raising the tempo to slowly morph into funk rhythms. 'Changes' starts with a simple arpeggiated figure that's used as colouring but disappears as the rest of the band kick in. There are little things like this throughout the album that I wish had a bit more prominance, a bit more focus, but they seem to add colour rather than take centre stage. Perhaps because of that, not much of the album really takes off, and that may suit you fine, that may not be your cup of tea, but overall, the dub is all present and ready for your hot summer days to relax to.
The final song 'See it Right' provides acoustic balance, with backing vocals adding smooth harmonies in the choruses. With gentle clean guitar jazz improvs in between, the overall effect is of an easy listening crossover, though being worlds away from becoming dreaded elevator music. The contrasts, with some subtle string passages during the final acoustic picking moments, are what makes the listener wish there was more of this throughout the album. That's not to take away from how good the rest of the album is – because it's very good! But some more variation away from their dub soul sound would have been nice. When I had the chance to see the band on tour, they showcased a highly energetic stage performance featuring Jazz improv and raucous brass section that had everyone at the gig dancing. Much of that energy is greatly subdued. What replaces it is your classic chill-out album with a healthy dose of funk and soul – not a bad way to create a different album feel mind you.
On first listening I felt that there was a distinct lack of hooks, but these are all hooks of the subtle kind that slowly settle in and will have you singing their choruses without you even realising it - 'Restless' and 'The Circle' seem to be predominant of these tracks, the latter mixing funk guitar with soul backing vocals.
While I'm not blown away by the album, it is a finely produced work that bares all the hallmarks of a class act. The songs aren't as immediately catchy as the best from dDub, or Fat Freddy's Drop, but they do catch the same spirit with uplifting vocals, positive messages and tight playing that holds it's own with the best dub bands.
Pre-order now at itunes or visit the website http://www.tunesofi.com
Tunes of I / Melting Faces / Soul Society - The Poverty Bay Club - Dome Room
By Warwick Stubbs
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In the genome era, the analysis of gene expression has become a critical requirement in many laboratories. But there has been no comprehensive source of strategic, conceptual, and technical information to guide this often complex task. Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes answers that need. Written by two experienced investigators, Michael Carey and Stephen Smale at the UCLA School of Medicine, and based in part on the Gene Expression course taught at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, this book directly addresses all the concerns of a laboratory studying the regulation of a newly isolated gene and the biochemistry of a new transcription factor.
Chapters 1115 discuss approaches for synthesizing recombinant transcription factors, analyzing their binding, and deciphering their mode of action.
Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes reveals not only what to do but why, and how to plan properly for success. This approach is ideal for graduate students, physicianscientists, postdocs, and others entering the field, but is also valuable for established investigators undertaking indepth studies in specific systems.


As part of his training at Grampari, Victor Nyanhete, an Initiatives of Change / Moral Re-Armament Zimbabwe youth programme coordinator, was introduced to the Tippy Tap, a hands-free way to wash hands that is especially appropriate for areas where water is scarce. Victor knew this was an idea that was needed in his home country, Zimbabwe, where a decade-long water and sanitation crisis has plagued the nation.
Ukraine is struggling to create the conditions in which democracy can thrive. The struggle is far from won. Yet as The Economist magazine noted recently, 'the energy of the 2014 Revolution of Dignity has not dissipated. Instead it has carried over into civil society.' This year's Caux conference on Just Governance for Human Security heard from Ukrainians active in this struggle.


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Water to Grow Marijuana in Californias Desert
BB&K In the News Oct 24, 2017
BB&K Managing Partner Eric Garner Interviewed by Water Deeply
In an interview with Water Deeply, Best Best & Krieger LLP Managing Partner Eric Garner discussed the obstacles surrounding the use of groundwater for growing marijuana. California's new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act can have an impact, he said in "Does California Have Enough Water for Marijuana Hot Spot in Desert?" published Oct. 23.
"Really, it just comes down to what's the annual recharge in the basin, and what's the demand," he said. "I think it's fine for there to be a net loss for the basin for a year or two – like during a drought – so long as it's within the sustainable yield and the annual recharge covers it. What's a problem is a long-term, chronic decline."
Eric also noted the uncertainty around marijuana production in the State, which makes it hard to determine if the groundwater in the area — in this case, a remote desert town — will be reliable.
"It's my understanding marijuana is a pretty water-intensive crop," he said. "What if it becomes as ubiquitous as almonds, or something like that? I think we don't yet know what the impacts may really be."
Eric L. Garner


The most important topics of the talks were the main objectives of Polish economic development. During the meeting the results of current international cooperation were summarized and new prospects for its development described. The Minister of Development Mr. Morawiecki announced the establishment of the Innovation Council and Export Promotion Agency. He also stressed that Poland was open to foreign investments.
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Imagine if you could make one easy change to your lifestyle and almost instantly start noticing changes in the way you look.
…and each of them could help you burn more fat on a daily basis.
Wouldn't you be super excited to read about these strategies?
17 immediately actionable fat burning techniques that you can use to start burning off more fat TODAY!
I reduced my body fat percentage by nearly 16% in under 10 weeks simply by using these 17 EASY techniques!
Click a section below to be immediately directed to one of these strategies.
8. Stay Away From Your Scale!
So we know that skipping breakfast can help you burn fat, but how does sparkling apple cider vinegar fit into the picture…and what even is sparkling apple cider vinegar?
Sparkling apple cider vinegar is simply sparkling water mixed with 2-3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar (available at any convenient store: Walgreens, CVS, etc).
Apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid, which boosts mineral uptake in your body.
However, through the use of acetic acid, you are able to effectively utilize minerals that you took in from previous meals, such as your dinner from the night before.
Drinking apple cider vinegar for breakfast boosts your mineral intake WITHOUT increasing your calorie intake…THAT is the key.
You're not taking in any calories, but you're still giving your body the minerals it needs, which not only reduces your feeling of hunger, but also actually makes you feel good.
You can use regular water if you'd like, but I recommend sparkling water because it has been proven to curb your appetite, so it makes skipping breakfast much easier.
All you have to do is buy some apple cider vinegar and sparkling water (again, you can find both of these items at any grocery store or convenient store) and mix 2-3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with a glass of sparkling water every morning.
Just by drinking sparkling apple cider vinegar for breakfast every morning, I was able to decrease my body fat percentage by 2% in under one week!
I was ecstatic about those results, but I'm even more ecstatic to tell you about the rest of the strategies I used that ultimately helped me reduce my body fat percentage by a total of 16%!
The key is just to make sure that you include at least a couple slices of watermelon with your lunch.
Watermelon contains a tremendous amount of Arginine, which is an amino acid that enhances the oxidation of glucose and fat.
Therefore, the Journal of Nutrition reports that the arginine naturally found in watermelon can be very beneficial when it comes to weight loss.
And then boom! You're oxidizing fat and burning it away just like that.
Can it get any easier?!?
Drink water is one of the tips?? Really??
The key lies in drinking ice water specifically, and there's some very simple science to support the benefits of this practice.
Any time your body has to work hard, it's burning calories.
It doesn't matter whether the work it's doing involves an external process or an internal process…either way, you're burning calories.
Just add ice to the water you already drink every day, and just like that, you're increasing your calorie expenditure and allowing your body to burn fat naturally and effectively.
And according to science, drinking ice water throughout each day contributes to the amount of calories your body is burning off.
Hot peppers such as jalapenos, Chile peppers, and cayenne pepper contain something called capsaicin, which boosts your metabolism and induces the process of thermogenesis.
Thermogenesis is an internal process that requires a lot of calories to be burned in order to complete the process, so consuming hot peppers is another way to increase your calorie expenditure.
Another way to implement this particular strategy with about 20 times the benefit is by utilizing a natural fat burner supplement that contains cayenne pepper.
That is, unless you were literally eating spoon fulls of cayenne pepper, which I do not recommend.
Studies have shown that if you don't get 8 hours of sleep, you wake up 25% hungrier…that's very significant.
On top of that, people who don't get enough sleep also experience more stress on a daily basis, and high amounts of stress prevent your body from being able to function properly.
If you want to lose weight, you need to be taking care of your body and allowing it to do its job…and sleep is a big part of that.
Remember, tip #1 involves only drinking liquids for breakfast instead of having a meal, and it's much harder to skip that first meal if you're waking up 25% hungrier!
Bottom line…do NOT underestimate the power of a good night's sleep.
I barely even feel hungry in the morning anymore…especially after I drink my apple cider vinegar and sparkling water concoction.
Even if you've heard of HIIT before, I bet you haven't heard of the special HIIT method I'm going to recommend later in this section…so stay tuned.
Everybody knows you have to work out to lose weight…that's common sense right?
But most people don't know that high intensity interval training allows you to burn fat at an exponentially faster rate compared to traditional exercise methods.
The afterburn effect refers to the fact that your body continues to burn off fat for up to 24 hours (yes, you read that right) after you are finished doing high intensity interval training.
Now, you might not be able to do it every day, but at least try doing it 3-5 days out of the week.
The HIIT technique I recommend is called the Minute-to-Minute technique.
For beginners, try dividing each minute into 20 seconds of sprinting and 40 seconds of rest.
Bonus: HIIT is also a great way to burn fat fast at home because you can actually find hundreds of HIIT workouts on YouTube that don't require any equipment whatsoever!
Another unbelievably simple fat burning technique!
All you have to do is consume more protein on a daily basis.
Studies have shown that people who eat higher amounts of protein than the average person are able to burn more fat and build more muscle.
Examples of good protein sources are chicken, turkey, beef, and eggs…or if you're vegan, beans, broccoli, and tofu.
BUT, the easiest way to increase your protein intake is by drinking protein shakes.
Plus, they're SUPER simple to make!
All you have to do is get a high quality protein powder, mix a scoop with some water, and boom!!!
Just like that, you have 25 grams of protein in the form of a delicious chocolate shake.
Using a scale is NOT an effective way to track weight loss.
So, even if you're reducing your body fat percentage by implementing all these changes, it won't show on the scale!
The bottom line: avoid the scale at all costs!
Fiber consumption fights fat accumulation by helping you feel full for longer periods of time.
Therefore, consuming fiber can help you eat less often…and remember, weight loss is all about consuming less calories, and burning more!
And remember, good quality dietary fiber has a myriad of other health benefits as well!
First off, black coffee is an extremely powerful appetite suppressant, which means it can be very helpful to consume after you've skipped breakfast.
By drinking black coffee, you can keep your hunger at bay for a much longer period of time…you might find that you're eating lunch at 2:00 instead of noon!
That means when you drink black coffee, it signals to your brain that your hunger has been satiated, and you no longer feel hungry as a result of this effect…absolutely crazy!
There are endless studies out there that show people who get enough probiotics on a daily basis are able to reduce their body fat by a much larger percentage over time.
You can get probiotic supplements, but another easier way to make sure you're getting enough probiotics is to just eat organic yogurt every day.
Yogurt is very high in probiotics…supplements may be more beneficial, but yogurt can often be a more convenient option for people.
Supplementing with probiotics is yet another way to burn fat fast without exercise.
Studies have shown that if you stay seated for more than 4 hours at one time, you prevent fat-controlling enzymes from doing their job.
Every couple hours, get up from your desk and walk around.
Try making calls on your cell phone instead of your work phone so that you can walk around while you're on the phone!
Dehydration slows the fat burning process.
That's right, if you're not drinking enough water, you're not allowing your body to reach its maximum fat burning potential.
Also, don't forget to add ice to your water for added benefits like we talked about in the third section!
People don't realize that high levels of stress are directly correlated with fat gain.
Therefore, by over-stressing, you're actually encouraging your body to store more fat.
Pro tip: Try meditation…meditating on a regular basis can have a very significant effect on the way your body responds to stressful situations (not to mention, it can produce a wide array of other health benefits as well).
It's important to stay consistent if you're serious about losing some pounds.
If you consistently use every single one of these strategies just like I did, you will get results.
While most of them are almost completely effortless, there is still some work required on your end.
You have to stay dedicated to employing these strategies, and you do need to make sure you're exercising regularly.
Suffice it to say, you need to be avoiding pop at all costs.
Do you see the weight loss power of green tea yet???
It's such a simple change, and the benefits are truly endless.
Now, there's a reason I saved this strategy for the end…save the best for last right?
That is, if you pick the right one.
I was able to reduce my body fat percentage by almost 16% in under 3 months.
I have six pack abs now, and I'm extremely happy with my body.
I didn't start taking the fat burner until a couple weeks in, but when I started it, I began burning fat and losing weight WAY faster.
But don't take my word for it, try a fat burner for yourself!
If You Want To Burn Fat, Don't Forget To TAKE ACTION!
Your fat is NOT going to burn itself.
And if you use these strategies, you should start to burn fat in a week or even less.
Start implementing these 17 simple strategies today, remember to stay consistent, and you'll start shredding fat in no time.


Alan and Jazmin (centre) with the young people they worked with.
EMPLOYEES from AJ Engineering have been working with young people to help them understand what work opportunities are available to them and what skills are required.
Working with SkillForce and DYW Moray, Jazmin Kellas, AJ Engineering's quality manager and Alan Towns, the firm's health and safety training co-ordinator joined representatives from EarthTime to visit students at Forres Academy and Moray College.
The event was organised by Michelle Good, SkillForce's Area Manager for Scotland North.
She said: "Over the last week, representatives from these two local businesses have given up their time to share their passions and knowledge. The young people gained first-hand knowledge from these local companies about opportunities and routes into employment, through apprenticeships, vocational training and volunteering, and this was just the tip of the iceberg. Through their presentations and discussions with members of the groups, the classes gained a real understanding of what employers are looking for in employees. Despite them focusing on engineering and outdoor childcare, the students gained insight to employability, that transfers across all industries.
Alan and Jazmin talk with one of the students.
"This face-to-face opportunity confirmed what they are being taught through their course with us, and highlighted what skills and qualities are being sought by employers and they can use this valuable information to make the right choices, prepare their CVs and start their journey into the world of work. The groups were encouraged to be themselves, build their skills and qualities by seeking opportunities to volunteer, seek part-time employment and participate in hobbies to increase their chances of standing out above their peers.
She added: "I would like to thank Alan and Jazmin from AJ Engineering and Laura from EarthTime for coming to Forres Academy and Moray College (respectively) with our SkillForce groups to support them as they prepare themselves for their transition into work.


Governor Jerry Brown signs groundwater legislation on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014.
It's going to become more difficult to drill a well in California. Katie Orr Governor Jerry Brown today signed a package of groundwater legislation signed into law.
The regulations will require local agencies to create and implement groundwater management planswithin five years and meet groundwater sustainability levels within 20 years. Brown says the laws, combined with the Legislature's bi-partisan approval of a water bond slated for the November ballot, represent a giant step forward toward securing the state's water supply.
But Republican Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen says unlike the water bond, the groundwater legislation was pushed through in the final weeks of session without vital input from stakeholders.
"We could have had real, viable solutions that will protect and enhance our groundwater resources without inflicting so much harm on the people and the farmers and the businesses that call the Central Valley their home," she says.
Olsen is already working on clean-up bills to introduce next year. Brown says he'll also propose legislation aimed at streamlining the process of settling water rights disputes.
There's been a drilling frenzy for water in the San Joaquin Valley during the drought. And it's evident in the number of well permits issued by eight Central Valley counties. Capital Public Radio obtained the data from each county.
The California drought is leading to a surge in water well drilling in the Southern Central Valley.


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Q: Postfix 3.1 not supporting mysql type New mail server hosted on Ubuntu 16.04, supposed to be (postfix, dovecot, mysql), i installed postfix and mysql as follows:
apt install postfix postfix-mysql mysql-server mysql-client

After configuring postfix (3.1), i tried to test postfix and mysql connection and retrieve all domains / users:
postmap -q mydomain.com mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf

I got the error:
postmap: fatal: unsupported dictionary type: mysql

Seems my server doesn't support mysql for some reason!
# postconf -m
btree
cidr
environ
fail
hash
inline
internal
memcache
nis
pipemap
proxy
randmap
regexp
socketmap
static
tcp
texthash
unionmap
unix

/etc/postfix# cat dynamicmaps.cf
# dict-type so-name (pathname)  dict-function   mkmap-function
cdb postfix-cdb.so.1.0.1    dict_cdb_open   mkmap_cdb_open
ldap    postfix-ldap.so.1.0.1   dict_ldap_open
mysql   postfix-mysql.so.1.0.1  dict_mysql_open
pcre    postfix-pcre.so.1.0.1   dict_pcre_open
pgsql   postfix-pgsql.so.1.0.1  dict_pgsql_open
sqlite  postfix-sqlite.so.1.0.1 dict_sqlite_open

Help please?