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Red Bull addict cures her addiction with the power of hypnosis
Tuesday, May 05, 2015 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer
Tags: Red Bull, hypnosis cure, caffeine addiction
https://www.naturalnews.com/049602_Red_Bull_hypnosis_cure_caffeine_addiction.html
(NaturalNews) A British woman who was so addicted to Red Bull that doctors warned her she could have seizures and die if she quit cold turkey was able to quit her habit with just a single session of hypnotherapy, she said.
By the time she decided to quit, 31-year-old Sarah Weatherhill was drinking 24 cans of Red Bull a day, spending approximately £105 (US$159) per week on the highly caffeinated energy drink. This equates to £5,460 (US$8,260) per year.
"I used to get my shopping delivered and used to have four or five crates and that only lasted for a week - it got out of hand," Weatherhill said.
Habit caused heart palpitations, shakes
Weatherhill said she became addicted to Red Bull while studying for a law degree. Eventually, her habit became so severe that she couldn't get out of bed unless she knew she had a Red Bull waiting.
"I was studying for a Higher National Certificate in law in 2005 and used to have the odd Red Bull for a pick me up," she said. "It is hard to say when it became every day but I remember that by 2009 I was definitely hooked. Whenever I felt tired having a Red Bull would be the first thing I would do.
"It was worst in 2010 when I was doing law exams at university and my children were off school. Sometimes I would have exams day after day - and with the stress of revising I was having 24 cans a day. I was pulling all-nighters and using the drinks to stay awake. In the end, it got to the point where I just needed Red Bull to function."
Red Bull, the best-selling energy drink in the world, has been declared safe by both the FDA and the European Food Safety Authority, but many medical professionals have warned that its high caffeine content can make it dangerous. A single 250-milliliter can of Red Bull contains about as much caffeine as a cup of espresso.
By drinking 24 cans per day, Weatherhill was consuming nearly 2 grams of caffeine per day. According to a 2005 study, a 5-gram dose would be lethal for an adult. Unsurprisingly, she regularly suffered caffeine intoxication symptoms such as anxiety and heart palpitations along with withdrawal symptoms such as depression and lethargy.
"There would be times when I would get palpitations and shakes but I think I just got used to the caffeine," she said.
Success with a single session
Weatherhill finally realized that her Red Bull habit was harming her health, so she approached cognitive behavioral hypnotherapist David Kilmurry.
"Sarah's addiction was very serious," Kilmurry said. "Coming off that amount of caffeine and taurine can lead to seizures, so she gradually reduced her intake before coming to me to make a safe escape.
"Energy drink addicts can also suffer insomnia, depression, anxiety and heart palpitations. Luckily Sarah soldiered through and has been amazed at the changes."
Shockingly, a single 50-minute hypnotherapy session was enough to help Weatherhill kick the Red Bull habit.
"It was a weird process, I felt like I was in there for 15 minutes but it was 50 minutes," she said. "All I can remember is that it was like a kaleidoscope effect, I remember him saying I didn't need Red Bull."
"It was like a paralysis because I had an itch, but couldn't move to scratch it," she said. "It gave me a lot of strength because in the past I have tried to give up but lasted a week and then gone back to the Red Bull. I am convinced I won't have another can. I feel like a different person."
(Natural News Science)
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Published on Dec 26, 2021 09:56 AM IST: Published on Dec 26, 2021 09:56 AM IST
Maharashtra and Delhi have reported the maximum number of Omicron cases in the country, at 108 and 79, respectively. Total 130 recoveries related to the variant, too, have been recorded thus far.
As many as 422 cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in India thus far, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, adding that 6987 more people tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pushing the national caseload to 34,786,802.
According to the official data, as shared by the health ministry, Maharashtra (108) has reported the highest number of Omicron infections in the country, followed by Delhi (79), Gujarat (43), Telangana (41), Kerala (38), Tamil Nadu (34), Karnataka (31) and Rajasthan (22).
Overall, patients of this fresh coronavirus variant have been detected across 13 states and four Union territories (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh and Ladakh).
Of these 422 patients, 130 have been discharged after testing negative, the data also showed.
Meanwhile, as per the latest figures, the nationwide count of active Covid-19 infections is at 76,766, a fall of 266 cases from the day before. 7091 additional patients recovered from the virus, taking the total number of such cases to 34,230,354. Daily toll was recorded at 162, with 479,682 fatalities till now.
Recoveries, deaths and active cases constitute 98.40%, 1.38% and 0.22% of the cumulative tally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an impromptu address to the nation last night, urged people to stay vigilant in view of the Omicron threat. PM Modi also announced that the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive will open for the 15-18 age group from January 3.
He further said that beginning January 10, health care and frontline workers, as well as senior citizens with co-morbidities, will become eligible for a 'precautionary' or booster shot.
(Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-omicron-tally-rises-to-422-daily-covid-infections-at-6987-101640491459100.html)

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Is Africa ready for Everton Mlalazi? – Pulse Ghana
We may attribute this growth to the expansion of mega churches which hold massive international crusades of which most of them have their own broadcast television channels that air on satellite platforms, as well as the impact of social media on which a song can instantly become an international hit in a few hours and also the modernisation of sound in the gospel circles. Today, a gospel artist makes the same celebrity impact like a circular artist and can become a star with just one single released.
With the rise of several artist imminent, there is one particular gospel artist who might take gospel music on a whole new level, his name is Everton Mlalazi.
Born in Zimbabwe's sunshine city of Harare, award-winning star Everton Mlalazi is the biggest name on the gospel scene in Zimbabwe, dominating radio charts with almost every release he has offered in the last 3 years. The singer/songwriter has created a unique new gospel sound that is inspired by his love for music and his early childhood musical influence.
Everton Mlalazi began his career in 2014 when he put together a musical ensemble called The Vine. He has fronted the group since then. He then launched his solo music career in the year 2020 then he released his debut album, In The Presence 1 in November of 2021 following the success of the singles Uyingcwele and Ekhaya. The launch event featured prominent South African gospel musicians Xolly Mncwango and Benjamin Dube
Recognising his radio charts dominance, Everton Mlalazi was awarded at Star FM Listeners Choice Awards as Best Newcomer 2020 and never slowed down releasing hit after hit, and in 2022 he was awarded Zimbabwe Music Awards' Best Contemporary Gospel artist.
Having conquered Zimbabwe and setting foot in South Africa, is Africa ready for a new sound?, a new voice?, new art that has the capability of taking over? We can only wait and witness what Everton Mlalazi will offer us on his creative menu.
King Solomon's Single Inspired By Poor Upbringing – 263chat.com
Best Music Documentaries: 59 Essential Watches For Music Fans – Yahoo Entertainment
CBC is celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH throughout February with a wide range of programming across its platforms featuring Black creators, storytellers and changemakers.
Highlights of CBC's Black History Month programming include the following:
CBC British Columbia
Every Saturday in February
Starting February 4, CBC Vancouver is proud to feature Revelations, a limited series for Black History Month. Every Saturday in February, tune in at 5 p.m. to CBC Radio One or CBC Listen in British Columbia and listen to prominent Black voices from Vancouver hosting music specials that cover a variety of genres, from gospel to hip-hop to Afrofuturism.
Revelations will be hosted by Dawn Pemberton (Feb 4), Marcus Mosely (Feb 11), Krystie Dos Santos (Feb 18) and Khair Wendell McClelland (Feb 25).
CBC websiteBEING BLACK IN CANADA highlights the stories and experiences of Black Canadians year-round, providing a wide range of content celebrating the culture and achievements of Canada's Black communities while also offering a window into their struggles.
BEING BLACK IN CANADA – BLACK CHANGEMAKERS 2023
Launching February 1
Black Changemakers is a Quebec and Atlantic Canada editorial series that recognizes individuals who are creating positive change in their community through actions big and small. From creators and community organizers to students and entrepreneurs, the series highlights current-day changemakers, helping shape our future and inspiring others. Meet the Black Changemakers: cbc.ca/beingblackincanada
BEING BLACK IN CANADA: FRIENDS & ALLIES
Available throughout the month of February at cbc.ca/beingblackincanada
Being Black in Canada presents a special four-part series about Black Canadians and their trusted allies, offering inspirational intersectional stories which showcase allyship in action.
An interview will air every Wednesday in February on CBC News Network's CANADA TONIGHT and all four interviews as a half-hour special on CBC News Network and CBC Gem on Saturday, February 25 at 4:30 p.m. ET, 9:30 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET.
CBC TV and CBC Gem
The Nature of Things features Secret Agents of the Underground Railroad as host Anthony Morgan, Saladin Allah and a team of archaeologists from the University of Buffalo unearth an emotional journey to freedom. The show airs February 3 on CBC TV and CBC Gem. (Courtesy of Attraction / CBC)
THE NATURE OF THINGS: SECRET AGENTS OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Friday, February 3 at 9 pm (9:30 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem
SECRET AGENTS OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD is a revealing, scientific exploration of how a Niagara Falls hotel, The Cataract House, became the focal point for a 19th century North American Black Resistance movement. Using strategic scientifically focused investigations, we follow host Anthony Morgan and a team of archaeologists from the University of Buffalo on an emotional journey as they recover parts of the hotel's foundation. The archaeological dig unearths stories about how the hotel's head waiter, John Morrison, and his seemingly innocuous wait staff covertly orchestrated Freedom Seekers' escapes to freedom.
(Documentary Channel/CBC)
DEAR JACKIE(feature documentary directed by Henri Pardo)
Sunday, February 5 at 8 pm (8:30 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem
After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States. When Robinson broke the colour barrier in professional baseball in 1946, the impossible seemed possible in a segregated North America. All Montrealers Black and white cheered him on and treated him like a hero. But did the white majority use the historic moment to perpetuate the myth of a post-racial society?
CBC GEM BLACK HISTORY MONTH COLLECTIONS
Titles launching throughout the month of February
CBC Gem offers four Black History Month collections – BLACK STORIES, CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY, BLACK ART & MUSIC, and MUST WATCH BLACK LEADS – featuring over 60 series, films and documentaries that explore Black history and culture, and celebrate Black success.
Highlights include Season 2 of Emmy-winning fictional musical variety series SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle and executive produced by John Legend; multiple Oscar-winning film MOONLIGHT directed by Barry Jenkins; and poignant drama THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO directed by Joe Talbot. Canadian premieres include two-part documentary RIGHT TO OFFEND: THE BLACK COMEDY REVOLUTION (directed by Mario Diaz and Jessica Sherif), about the progression of Black comedy and the comedians who have used pointed humour to expose, challenge and ridicule society's injustices; and documentary BLIND AMBITION (directed by Rob Coe and Warwick Ross), the inspiring story of four Zimbabwean refugees who conquered the odds to become South Africa's top sommeliers.
The CBC Gem collection, CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH (KIDS), showcases kids series and specials featuring Black talent in front of and behind the camera, and celebrates diversity and inclusiveness.
THE AFRICAS VS. AMERICA
Weekly starting Monday, February 6 – 7 episodes on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available
In the spring of 1985, the City of Philadelphia became the first in U.S. history to drop a bomb on a family of American citizens. The attack killed 11 people, including five children, and the ensuing fire set an entire neighbourhood to ruins. The targets that day? A family of Black radicals known collectively as MOVE, who found themselves ensnared in a city — and nation's — domestic war on Black Liberation. Over seven episodes, host Matthew Amha investigates the events that culminated in the MOVE bombing, and the long afterlife of a forgotten American tragedy. Through intimate conversations, THE AFRICAS VS. AMERICA offers an unseen look into MOVE's origins and dynamics while looking ahead to the group's uncertain future.
CBC Arts
On February 1, CBC Arts will unveil a new Black History Month-themed logo from artist Jimmy Baptiste as part of theirmonthly logo project, with an accompanying Q&A. Features in February will include an interview with artist Esmaa Mohamoud regarding her currentArt Gallery of Alberta show, and a new episode of Here and Queer with the filmmakers behind the Jackie Shane heritage minute, Pat Mills and Ayo Tsalithaba.
CBC Books
In February, CBC Books will unveil its annual Black Canadian Writers to Watch list, including emerging and exciting Black Canadian writers, authors and poets poised to make waves in the national and international literary scenes. Notable names on past lists include award winners such as Ian Williams, Canisia Lubrin, David Chariandy, francesca ekwuyasi and more. Throughout the month, CBC Books is featuring reading lists of recent and notable books by Black writers, for genres including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, children's books and more. CBC Books will also feature Q&A interviews with established and emerging Black Canadian authors all month long.
Cassandra and Janaye of CBC Kids' Studio K. (CBC Kids)
CBC Kids
CBC Kids celebrates Black History Month with grooves and moves: new videos for CBC TV and social media feature Studio K hosts Janaye and Tony as they honour phenomenal Black Canadians, and learn amazing Afro Dance moves. CBCKids.ca (ages 6-10) and CBC Kids News (ages 9+) offer age-appropriate context on the history and significance of Black History Month.
CBC Sports
New original CBC Sports video features in February will focus on Black runner Phil Edwards, a five-time Olympic medallist for Canada, who went on to win the first-ever Northern Star Award for Canada's top athlete in 1936; and the racial disparity between the Canadian men's national soccer teams at the FIFA World Cup in 1986, the team's first appearance, and their second in 2022. The video features will be available at cbcsports.ca and on the CBC Sports app.
(CBC)
For more stories about the experiences of Black Canadians — from anti-Black racism to success stories within the Black community — check out Being Black in Canada, a CBC project Black Canadians can be proud of. You can read more stories here.
Marshall Rufura Ndlela, Opinion
AFRICAN spirituality basically concedes that norms, religion, practices and standards inform and define every façade of humanity, human life and culture. It is undoubtedly evident that Africans have a high propensity to believe in any well-orchestrated religion that spiritually uplifts them.
The ancient social ecosystem of Zimbabwean humanity evolved around spirituality, Ubuntu, and cultural orders from the ancient rulers, the likes of Mambo, Monomotapa, Mzilikazi and other tribal leaders. The religious practices were of paramount importance as they were used in various facets of their lives, ranging from rain making, healing, praying and accurate prophecies. The practices were free of charge and provided a spiritual need that could still satisfy the spiritual appetite of the society at large.
A South African preacher made congegants eat grass to be closer to God. (File photo)
The colonial forces that descended on Africa in the 1800s muddled the whole African value chain of humanity and economic system. Africa witnessed a mass inflow of Christian evangelical migrants or colonisers who systematically enforced their religion upon Africans. As the economic system was disoriented, thousands of missionaries in the form of
Roman Catholics, Dutch Reformed, Anglican, Methodist and Lutheran, to mention a few, introduced various social support structures to fill the gouged African spirituality and "civilisation".
Their perfect competitive missionary worship practices required funding and financing. Indeed, whoever feeds you controls you; that was the new revolutionary order of African societies. In order to advance their cause, schools, hospitals, NGOs, universities and clinics were built at a better service or close to free fees. The result was a concoction of Christian faceted or minded people who always used their doctrine to make any decision ranging from business, economic, political and family wise. To some extent, the system created religious cabals that could and can control an economic sector, government sector or a societal format.
Zimbabwe celebrated its independence from white minority rule in 1980. The economic system to be adopted was of a mixed economy, leaning more towards socialism. The then Government under the late Mr Robert Mugabe, a renowned Catholic, promoted spiritual democracy and independence. This saw either the birth or growth of traditional churches that was an infusion of the traditional and the imported religious practices.
Zimbabwe witnessed the growth of Apostolic sects, Zionist sects and Pentecostal movements and several other Christian pan-traditional churches. These churches came with a significant proportion of controversy ranging from awkward deliverance methods, praying styles, dressing, voodoo, fetish practices, child abuse, human rights abuse etc. Most of them emphasised on the teaching of mosaic laws as a fundamental principle that could bring solutions to all sorts of problems to their members or new members. In business, we say it was an uninsured spiritual insurance policy. The solution to the personal problems of members was compensated by a conditional faith-based prayer.
As the political volcano of 1999 erupted, leading to other political formations applying for sanctions to be imposed against their citizens, Zimbabwe was hit hard in all aspects of life. The signs of macroeconomic illnesses were visibly and globally noticeable. Some pastors preached the gospel of punishment, curses and patience. International spiritual missionaries saw the opportunity to invade the ''poor'' country. Zimbabwe witnessed the entrance of satellite broadcasting churches, and many others. As if that was not enough, young pastors or followers of these churches started to visit Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana for spiritual anointing or baptism.
With the third industrial revolution, satellite broadcasting, internet and social media was the best platform to spread the gospel of miracles, prophecies, deliverance, healing and "True caller tricks". Zimbabwe became one of the major producers and exporters of such prophets. The movement of these pastors grew rapidly, became very influential and advanced what I would describe as scams. What is painful is that the poverty of an ordinary Zimbabwean is fundamentally not caused by spirituality but by the economic sanctions, attitude of the Zimbabweans and external forces.
Spiritual Democracy is regarded as putting the ideas of democracy back to where it belongs, as a shining example of the human spirit at work in the evolution of human culture and social architecture. I do applaud African countries for allowing spiritual democracy even with its shortcomings. Mega churches and these prophetic schemes or scams are being offered a heaven on earth democracy at the expense of their followers.
The aggregated revenue collected by all these churches, can surpass the gross receipts of Zimra. They are running a state within a state and not accounting or presenting a church budget to their members, showing them the revenues collected, disbursed and the resulting balance. Most churches are registered as non-profit organisations (NPOs), meaning that they exist to make neither a profit nor loss and they should transparently disclose their incomes to their members, auditor general and surrender the surplus either to the state or to their members.
The Government, as the chief regulator of all economic, social and environmental affairs of the nation, needs an efficient toolkit to be developed, guided by the ethical considerations, fairness, respect of Ubuntu, respect of human rights and respect of financial laws of a country. If left uncorrected, these churches or pastors will pose a serious economic, political and national threat to the security and welfare of the citizens.
We cannot forget that the apartheid and colonial forces used the same pastors and church leaders as an instrument to advance their evil deeds. Each church should have a registered accountant, supply chain manager, church manager and so forth thereby reducing unemployment.
The Government should develop or enforce donations tax, NPOs tax and employee tax to all the church employees and also collect all surpluses for development programs around those churches. The money could be used for construction of streetlights, repairing roads, security costs and schools in those areas where those churches exist.
It is only in America where church founders and pastors of mega churches are sued for tax fraud, laundering and tax evasion. In Zimbabwe, pastors of these mega churches are left hunting all corners of the country with baskets and buckets of unaccounted money collections from the poor masses who are investing all their energies in expecting a miracle to happen.
* Marshall Rufura Ndlela is a scholar, researcher and an economic and financial expert based in South Africa. He holds a Master's Degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chichester, England. He can be contacted on [email protected]


"Wilma Jean came to us last year after a kind man fell in love with her and stepped in to protect her from harm.
Wilma Jean and Ponyboy were our first 2 rescued/farmed animal ambassadors/additions here at Sage Mountain, thanks to a collaboration with our friends at Farm Sanctuary. The FS team was contacted about a young, black and white female pig, in early September. She was described as "he" initially—the man who called FS thought she was male. He called because she was scheduled to be slaughtered the following week. His son had raised her as an attempt at "homesteading," though the caller admitted to me that last year's pig was still in the freezer. The son's life had become too complicated with work and family responsibilities, and the responsibilities of caring for the pig had fallen on the father. Of course, once the father began caring for the pig on a daily basis, he was able to see her as an individual, and it became more difficult for him to imagine her going into the freezer like the last pig. He spoke to his son about sending her to a sanctuary, and the son agreed to surrender her if placement was found. That's when the father gave FS a call. He really was the kindest man on the phone—just so caring and gentle, and FS could tell that he had really made the connection through this animal.
Wilma Jean is quickly adapting to being a mountain pig.
Wilma Jean, as she is so lovingly referred to as now, arrived just last week to her forever home here at Sage Mountain. Read her write up on Farm Sanctuary's blog, with her partner-in-crime, Pony Boy. We feel so fortunate to get to know this brilliant soul, we have fallen deeply in love with her personality! She is sweet, gentle, and a bit shy, but very curious. She is loving exploring the sage brush and snow — new experiences for her new life!
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Former Goldman Sachs trader, Dr Chris Cathey returns to his local roots of Newcastle after enjoying a successful fifteen year career. Chris joined Goldman Sachs as an equity trader in 1993 after graduating with a First class degree in Natural Sciences and PhD in Chemistry from Cambridge University. After working in London, New York and Frankfurt he then joined the Merrill Lynch Strategic Investments Group in 2006 as a proprietary trader.
Chris now joins regional venture capital fund managers, Rivers Capital Partners.
Chris said of his new role, "The North East is a hotspot for entrepreneurship and enterprise. I'm looking forward to working alongside the team to support the growth and innovation of more regional businesses.
Chris joins the board of Directors at Rivers alongside second new recruit Malcolm Holloway. A Chartered Accountant with over 30 years' experience, Malcolm has held several key roles over the course of his career including Director of technology services in Bentley Jennison, Regional Director at Tenon Group PLC and prior to its acquisition, Equity Partner in Jennings Johnson.
Working for the last 10 years with regional SMEs Malcolm provides strategic financial assistance to a large breadth of early stage and established companies in a variety of different sectors and stages. He also lectures on venture capital and corporate finance at Manchester Business School.
Malcolm said, "Rivers have both investment expertise and entrepreneurial backgrounds, as business founders they know what it's like to run a business.
Chris and Malcolm join the company as Directors working alongside founders Dr John White, Jonathan Gold and Peter Hiscocks.
Managers of the £9.5m North East Angel Fund and the £6.5m North East Microloan Fund from the Finance for Business North East programme, Rivers has supported the growth and innovation of products and services in SME's across the region since 2010.


Mumbai- a city with great charm for the celebrations always rejoices the birthday with cakes and the celebration is not complete with the cutting ceremony. On the way it starts with the cake and ends with dancing. The choice with the celebration remains still a big thing and people away from the loved ones who stay away from the Mumbai want to send well wishes through some token of love which also should create a factor in the mind of receiver and he remembers it for a longer time. The cake being the quintessential thing on the day has a different meaning and makes the ambience, inner and outer beautiful and splendid. Winni , online cake delivery in Mumbai care the emotions behind the occasion and then guarantees the certain thing in service like quality and show.
Winni having umpteen numbers of options in the cake section along with eggless cakes and heart shape cakes which could be delivered in Mumbai on the same day of placing order. Midnight cake delivery in Mumbai is an option to exercise for the nearest friend as in a little cost it will make up the surprise and you will never look back for it. Many a times cakes are accompanied with flower or flower arrangements , so , winni also offers online flowers delivery in Mumbai which is equally reliable with cake one as we have tied with many number of vendors .
Mumbai people have a new perspective towards an occasion but the essence remains the same all over India. Being Human the people always love to be engaged and appreciated. The love shared is love spread and with this mantra of enabling the love to be shared in the easiest and most efficient way. People from Mumbai can also send the gifts to other parts of India as Winni has gone online with the gifts delivery in near about 500 cities covering much geography.


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A Dutch recipe for a change. In the Netherlands, we are known for our stews, because it's almost the only place in the world where you can find it. If you think of stew, you think of the Netherlands. So, let's introduce the Dutch well-known stew, to Spain.
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into large equal pieces. Bring a pot of water to the boil and steam the sweet potatoes for about 15 minutes until tender, you can use a fork to know if the sweet potato is ready.
Meanwhile, fry the sausages in a frying pan with a little bit of butter or margarine. Drain the sweet potato above a bowl so you can collect some of the cooking liquid.
Gently crush the sweet potatoes with a pestle and add a little bit of butter or margarine.
Little by little add some of the cooking liquid until the puree is smooth.
Season with salt and pepper. Add the spinash and combine well until it begins to shrink slightly.
Serve the stew with some goat cheese and nuts and the sausages.


The Fleur De Lys is a timeless treasure in design and is also a wilton woven face to face cut pile fabric. It is constructed of Belgotex high performance heat-set polypropylene with a touch of art silk to accent its highlights. Fleur De Lys is power woven for an ultra soft, luxurious feel and years of durability. Each piece is woven on an 8 frame loom creating a powerful statement of style, taste, and value.


Oct. 26, 2018 – A second Restoration Saturday will be held this weekend at Metropolitan Baptist Church where representatives from several government offices will be available to help motorists determine how they can have their drivers' licenses restored, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.
Oct. 19, 2018 – Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich said Friday her office is no longer prosecuting cases involving drivers whose licenses are revoked only because they owe fines, a policy that has eliminated more than 40 percent of the court dockets since it was begun seven weeks ago.


For the third consecutive year, Canon South Africa has reached its target to offset its carbon footprint by a minimum of 365 tons of CO2e.
Now well on its way to becoming a carbon neutral business, Canon South Africa offset over 365 tonnes, equaling 19,34% of its carbon emissions, in 2017. This is buoyed by the 23,11% and 15,03% the company offset in 2016 and 2015 respectively.
"Canon South Africa is on the road to carbon neutrality," says Iza Daly, sustainability manager and EMEA internal environment auditor: RosCord at Canon SA. "This is a goal close to our heart. We have several optimisation programmes in place to improve the resource and energy efficiency of our operations.
"Carbon offsetting is aligned with these initiatives to make our business greener. Carbon offsetting allows us to reduce our carbon footprint while supporting sustainable projects that are aimed at improving the quality of life of people threatened by the impact of climate change.
Canon South Africa is working with the Carbon Neutral Group to offset its carbon emissions by supporting carbon reduction projects. Carbon offsetting is achieved by taking responsibility for and financing carbon reduction projects elsewhere in the economy. Carbon offsetting will ultimately see Canon South Africa reduce the amount it pays in carbon tax. Canon South Africa offsets its annual carbon emissions through it support of a project to purchase and rollout WonderbagsTM in underprivileged communities.
The Wonderbag, developed in South Africa, is a cooker that relies on the age-old concept of heat retention cooking to save on energy costs. Once food has been brought to the boil using a heat source, the warm pot containing the food is placed immediately in the WonderbagTM and the food slowly cooks without using any additional energy. Wonderbags can be used to cost-effectively prepare a wide range of one pot dishes, casseroles, curries, cooked salads, and more.
The Wonderbag also saves water (due to less evaporation), with one bag saving as much as 150l per year. So this means for every one ton of CO2 emissions that Canon South African helps to offset, it also enables three Wonderbags to be distributed, which in turn saves 450l water per year.
"This contributed to water savings of around 160,000L per year. And remember a Wonderbag can last for up to 10 years, so the water savings will be higher over the lifespan of the bags. This is particularly significant in the Western Cape which is in the grips of a severe water shortage that has called everyone in the province to find more water-economical ways of living and working," Daly adds.


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        { oldIcon: ".sprPackage2", newIcon: "box" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprLogout", newIcon: "logout" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprSave", newIcon: "save" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprSendToTranslate", newIcon: "envelope-alt" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprToPublish", newIcon: "mail-forward" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTranslate", newIcon: "comments" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprUpdate", newIcon: "save" },

        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingDomain", newIcon: "icon-home" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDoc", newIcon: "icon-document" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDoc2", newIcon: "icon-diploma-alt" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDoc3", newIcon: "icon-notepad" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDoc4", newIcon: "icon-newspaper-alt" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDoc5", newIcon: "icon-notepad-alt" },

        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDocPic", newIcon: "icon-picture" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeFolder", newIcon: "icon-folder" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeFolder_o", newIcon: "icon-folder" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeMediaFile", newIcon: "icon-music" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeMediaMovie", newIcon: "icon-movie" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeMediaPhoto", newIcon: "icon-picture" },

        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeMember", newIcon: "icon-user" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeMemberGroup", newIcon: "icon-users" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeMemberType", newIcon: "icon-users" },

        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeNewsletter", newIcon: "icon-file-text-alt" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreePackage", newIcon: "icon-box" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeRepository", newIcon: "icon-server-alt" },

        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingDataType", newIcon: "icon-autofill" },

        // TODO: Something needs to be done with the old tree icons that are commented out.
        /*
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingAgent", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingCss", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingCssItem", newIcon: "" },

        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingDataTypeChild", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingDomain", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingLanguage", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingScript", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingTemplate", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeSettingXml", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeStatistik", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeUser", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeUserGroup", newIcon: "" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeUserType", newIcon: "" },
        */

        { oldIcon: "folder.png", newIcon: "icon-folder" },
        { oldIcon: "mediaphoto.gif", newIcon: "icon-picture" },
        { oldIcon: "mediafile.gif", newIcon: "icon-document" },

        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDeveloperCacheItem", newIcon: "icon-box" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDeveloperCacheTypes", newIcon: "icon-box" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDeveloperMacro", newIcon: "icon-cogs" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDeveloperRegistry", newIcon: "icon-windows" },
        { oldIcon: ".sprTreeDeveloperPython", newIcon: "icon-linux" }
    ];

    var collectedIcons;

    var imageConverter = [
            {oldImage: "contour.png", newIcon: "icon-umb-contour"}
            ];

    var iconCache = [];
    var liveRequests = [];
    var allIconsRequested = false;

    return {

        /** Used by the create dialogs for content/media types to format the data so that the thumbnails are styled properly */
        formatContentTypeThumbnails: function (contentTypes) {
            for (var i = 0; i < contentTypes.length; i++) {

                if (contentTypes[i].thumbnailIsClass === undefined || contentTypes[i].thumbnailIsClass) {
                    contentTypes[i].cssClass = this.convertFromLegacyIcon(contentTypes[i].thumbnail);
                }else {
                    contentTypes[i].style = "background-image: url('" + contentTypes[i].thumbnailFilePath + "');height:36px; background-position:4px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: 35px 35px;";
                    //we need an 'icon-' class in there for certain styles to work so if it is image based we'll add this
                    contentTypes[i].cssClass = "custom-file";
                }
            }
            return contentTypes;
        },
        formatContentTypeIcons: function (contentTypes) {
            for (var i = 0; i < contentTypes.length; i++) {
                if (!contentTypes[i].icon) {
                    //just to be safe (e.g. when focus was on close link and hitting save)
                    contentTypes[i].icon = "icon-document"; // default icon
                } else {
                    contentTypes[i].icon = this.convertFromLegacyIcon(contentTypes[i].icon);
                }

                //couldnt find replacement
                if(contentTypes[i].icon.indexOf(".") > 0){
                     contentTypes[i].icon = "icon-document-dashed-line";
                }
            }
            return contentTypes;
        },
        /** If the icon is file based (i.e. it has a file path) */
        isFileBasedIcon: function (icon) {
            //if it doesn't start with a '.' but contains one then we'll assume it's file based
            if (icon.startsWith('..') || (!icon.startsWith('.') && icon.indexOf('.') > 1)) {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        },
        /** If the icon is legacy */
        isLegacyIcon: function (icon) {
            if(!icon) {
                return false;
            }

            if(icon.startsWith('..')){
                return false;
            }

            if (icon.startsWith('.')) {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        },
        /** If the tree node has a legacy icon */
        isLegacyTreeNodeIcon: function(treeNode){
            if (treeNode.iconIsClass) {
                return this.isLegacyIcon(treeNode.icon);
            }
            return false;
        },

        /** Converts the icon from legacy to a new one if an old one is detected */
        convertFromLegacyIcon: function (icon) {
            if (this.isLegacyIcon(icon)) {
                //its legacy so convert it if we can
                var found = _.find(converter, function (item) {
                    return item.oldIcon.toLowerCase() === icon.toLowerCase();
                });
                return (found ? found.newIcon : icon);
            }
            return icon;
        },

        convertFromLegacyImage: function (icon) {
                var found = _.find(imageConverter, function (item) {
                    return item.oldImage.toLowerCase() === icon.toLowerCase();
                });
                return (found ? found.newIcon : undefined);
        },

        /** If we detect that the tree node has legacy icons that can be converted, this will convert them */
        convertFromLegacyTreeNodeIcon: function (treeNode) {
            if (this.isLegacyTreeNodeIcon(treeNode)) {
                return this.convertFromLegacyIcon(treeNode.icon);
            }
            return treeNode.icon;
        },

        /** Gets a single IconModel */
        getIcon: function(iconName) {
            return $q((resolve, reject) => {
                var icon = this._getIconFromCache(iconName);

                 if(icon !== undefined) {
                    resolve(icon);
                } else {
                    var iconRequestPath = Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoUrls.iconApiBaseUrl +  'GetIcon?iconName=' + iconName;

                     // If the current icon is being requested, wait a bit so that we don't have to make another http request and can instead get the icon from the cache.
                    // This is a bit rough and ready and could probably be improved used an event based system
                    if(liveRequests.indexOf(iconRequestPath) >= 0) {
                        setTimeout(() => {
                            resolve(this.getIcon(iconName));
                        }, 10);
                    } else {
                        liveRequests.push(iconRequestPath);
                        // TODO - fix bug where Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoUrls.iconApiBaseUrl is undefinied when help icon
                        umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
                            $http.get(iconRequestPath)
                            ,'Failed to retrieve icon: ' + iconName)
                        .then(icon => {
                            if(icon) {
                                var trustedIcon = this.defineIcon(icon.Name, icon.SvgString);

                                liveRequests = _.filter(liveRequests, iconRequestPath);

                                resolve(trustedIcon);
                            }
                        })
                        .catch(err => {
                            console.warn(err);
                        });
                    };

                 }
            });
        },

        /** Gets all the available icons in the backoffice icon folder and returns them as an array of IconModels */
         getAllIcons: function() {
            return $q((resolve, reject) => {
                if(allIconsRequested === false) {
                    allIconsRequested = true;

                     umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
                        $http.get(Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoUrls.iconApiBaseUrl + 'GetAllIcons')
                        ,'Failed to retrieve icons')
                    .then(icons => {
                        icons.forEach(icon => {
                            this.defineIcon(icon.Name, icon.SvgString);
                        });

                        resolve(iconCache);
                    })
                    .catch(err => {
                        console.warn(err);
                    });;
                } else {
                    resolve(iconCache);
                }
            });
        },

        /** LEGACY - Return a list of icons from icon fonts, optionally filter them */
        /** It fetches them directly from the active stylesheets in the browser */
        getIcons: function(){
            var deferred = $q.defer();
            $timeout(function(){
                if(collectedIcons){
                    deferred.resolve(collectedIcons);
                }else{
                    collectedIcons = [];
                    var c = ".icon-";

                    for (var i = document.styleSheets.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
                        var classes = null;
                        try {
                            classes = document.styleSheets[i].rules || document.styleSheets[i].cssRules;
                        } catch (e) {
                            console.warn("Can't read the css rules of: " + document.styleSheets[i].href, e);
                            continue;
                        }

                        if (classes !== null) {
                            for(var x=0;x<classes.length;x++) {
                                var cur = classes[x];
                                if(cur.selectorText && cur.selectorText.indexOf(c) === 0) {
                                    var s = cur.selectorText.substring(1);
                                    var hasSpace = s.indexOf(" ");
                                    if(hasSpace>0){
                                        s = s.substring(0, hasSpace);
                                    }
                                    var hasPseudo = s.indexOf(":");
                                    if(hasPseudo>0){
                                        s = s.substring(0, hasPseudo);
                                    }

                                    if(collectedIcons.indexOf(s) < 0){
                                        collectedIcons.push(s);
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    deferred.resolve(collectedIcons);
                }
            }, 100);

            return deferred.promise;
        },

        /** Creates a icon object, and caches it in a runtime cache */
        defineIcon: function(name, svg) {
            var icon = iconCache.find(x => x.name === name);
            if(icon === undefined) {
                icon = {
                    name: name,
                    svgString: $sce.trustAsHtml(svg)
                };
                iconCache.push(icon);
            }
            return icon;
        },

         /** Returns the cached icon or undefined */
        _getIconFromCache: function(iconName) {
            return _.find(iconCache, {name: iconName});
        }
    };
}
angular.module('umbraco.services').factory('iconHelper', iconHelper);


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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for FC Nantes. Generally, this means those who appeared in 100 or more first-class (league, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and European) matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included, if they fell short of the total of 100 appearances but made significant contributions to the history of the club. For a full list of all Nantes players with Wikipedia articles, see :Category:FC Nantes players.

Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contract signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for competitive first-team matches only. Substitute appearances included. Players whose nationality contains a link (in blue) to their country won full international caps, whilst at Nantes or elsewhere.

List of players
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References

Nantes

Association football player non-biographical articles

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