There's nothing better than a cold refreshing ginger beer after a long hot day.
The following recipe is to make a batch of ginger beer using a ginger beer plant or living culture of ginger and yeast. The whole process takes almost 2 weeks. After further experimentation I have made a fizzy ginger beer without the addition of yeast. It turned out surprisingly well, just by leaving the ginger beer 'plant' out on the bench for 5 days open to the air, covered with mesh. I have adapted the recipe slightly for the yeast free ginger beer below.
use a sterilised* glass jar and mix together the yeast and water.
add sugar and ginger, stir well.
24 hours later add another 2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp ginger.
mix sugar, boiling water and cream of tartar together stirring until sugar dissolves. Cool.
juice lemons, strain the juice and add to syrup.
strain ginger plant through a fine muslin cloth and add the liquid to the syrup.
put in sterilised* bottles, seal and leave for 7 days. I have found leaving a 2 inch air gap in the bottle reduces the chances of explosions!
Store the ginger beer outside the house as bottles may explode with the buildup of gases and always open away from your face!
You can keep the plant going ready for your next brew by dividing the plant mass into 2 and discarding one half. Add 1 cup of water to the plant and repeat the feeding process for 6 days.
To sterilise the jar/bottles, I make sure they are very clean, then heat them up in the oven until all moisture has evaporated out, and they are hot. Be careful, they are usually VERY hot to touch. Let them cool before you add anything to them.
With normal alcoholic beer brewing, the brew is put into a large container for a week or so until the yeast consumes all of the sugar and converts it to alcohol so there is no more bubbling or gas being produced, we are not allowing the ginger plant to consume or ferment all of the sugar in the bottles hence why it still tastes very sweet, and therefore has a very minimal alcohol content.
On the advice of For Greenies reader 'Joe' I have experimented with making a Ginger Beer Plant without the addition of yeast. It's great when you find out you need even less ingredients to make something! So basically it is only grated/ground ginger, water and sugar and by leaving it open to the air natural yeasts and bacteria colonise the jar and begin the natural fermentation process.
After one week in the bottle, I tested one and it wasn't fizzy, so I left in the bottles for another 2 weeks until they were fizzy. It takes a lot longer for the natural yeasts and bacteria to consume the sugar and produce the carbon dioxide fizz.
So I have adapted the recipe to make a non-alcoholic ginger beer, naturally fermented without added bakers or brewers yeast.
add all ingredients to a jar. Cover with mesh or pantyhose or a chux cloth to allow the air to get in and critters to stay out. Leave in a warm spot like next to the oven/stove.
24 hours later add another 2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp ground ginger or 3 inch piece of grated ginger.
repeat step 2 for the next 5 days, stirring well after each addition.
when you begin to notice bubbles forming inside the jar (after about 5 days) you are ready to add the majority of water and sugar and then bottle.
dissolve the 500g sugar into the 6 cups of boiling water. Leave to cool.
juice lemons, strain the juice and add to sugar and water mixture.
strain ginger plant through the mesh (or chux cloth or panthose on your jar) and add the liquid to the sugar and water mixture.
put in sterilised* bottles, seal and leave for 3 weeks.
Most importantly, it is best served icy cold after a hard day of work in the hot garden!
just starting this . how do you keep the plant going so as to use it again ?
I might be contradicting myself but it is just as easy to start a new fresh one as it is to keep the old one going. If you want to use the old starter, when you strain it to add to your sugar mix, leave some liquid behind and just add a tsp dried ginger/ inch fresh grated ginger, cup of luke-warm water (preferably unclorinated filtered so it does not kill the yeasts which are responsible for giving fizz) and another tsp or 2 of sugar/sweetener. If it doesn't start producing bubbles after a few days and your climate is really cold you may need to add a little more yeast. It is all about experimentation! Hope it goes well!
I have made ginger beer every summer for decades and didn't ever use yeast. I use the sultana method. Put 8 sultanas, juice 2 lemons, 1teasp lemon pulp, 4 teasp sugar, 2 teasp ground ginger, 2 cups water in a screw topped jar. This will ferment in 3 to 6 days depending on the weather, then feed it 2 teasp ginger powder and 4 teasp sugar each day for a week. To make up the ginger beer, dissolve 4 cups sugar in 4 cups boiling water. Add juice of 4 big lemons. Using muslin, strain the "plant" into this and add 28 generous cups of cold water.(Makes 11 beer bottles). Store in the garage. Halve the gingery grounds, remove the sultanas and put half back in the jar. Feed for a week as before then bottle again. Give the other half to a friend. It is ready to start feeding immediately. Should be ready to drink in about 2 weeks. We have kept this up to 6 years and it is still good.
Thanks for sharing your recipe, it sounds really easy and I'm looking forward to trying it! Cold ginger beer is so good on a hot summers day!
I forgot to add the tartar, will this effect my brew?
I'm making the yeast free version.
My bug was also bubbling away after 2 days, (our house is warm) so I couldn't resist and made my batch on day 3. Hopefully it tastes gingery enough?!
I have used 1 small teaspoon of dry baking yeast with success, and you could also use brewers yeast.
can be mixed with fruit juice/soda etc.
Sounds like a good recipe for 'adults only'. I just got another batch of 'no added yeast' ginger beer going in Fiji. They grow alot of ginger here so it is irradiated, abundant and inexpensive. Looking forward to a cold one of these in a couple weeks!
I have been able to ferment my ginger without adding yeast!!! Yeah, it is currently producing bubbles.
How do I know if my natural fermentation produced an actual S.C.O.B.Y.???
When straining my plant how do I filter out the raisins and ginger fibres from the yeast plant???
If it is producing bubbles that is the work of the bacteria and yeasts, so in effect you have a SCOBY. You could either keep some of the liquid and solids to keep that SCOBY going, or you could start a new one from scratch. I would just use some fine mesh or cheesecloth to strain the solids out to make the final brew.
I've made ginger beer without added yeast. It's great to find other people doing it too.
I didn't leave mine open to the air, just carefully washed and chopped some stem ginger (not from a supermarket, as I suspect their stuff is irradiated, which may kill off the natural yeasts colonising the ginger).
With experimentation, I found growing the plant for two weeks produced a stronger final fermentation (fizzier ginger beer). The yeast seems to like it quite warm (25+ degrees C).
Then I feremented in demijohns for about a week. Produced a very explosive end product!
Oh, and the ginger beer IS alcoholic, it's produced as part of the fermentation process. After a week it measured about 2.5%. heady stuff!
Thanks Ruth for your message. Great to know another person making successfully making their brew.
sorry but if after my first batch i forgot to feed the plant for 2-3 days should i start a new one or will it live again if i feed it?
Hi Francesco, it should be alright, you will know if it is still active by adding more sugar and seeing if it gets consumed and bubbles of gas are produced.
My plant has been going almost two weeks with little sign of activity. Slowed on the feeding after a week coz it was getting clogged with fresh ginger. Room is pretty cold (around 12C) but i figured it would just take longer. Any suggestions of how to get it going or should i start again?
Maybe too cold so taking a while. You could always try adding a small amount of yeast or water kefir grains. Does it smell ok? If yes keep trying with it, perhaps put it in a warmer place like next to the stove top.
Ok so i followed the steps of the natural yeast ginger beer and after 3 weeks in the bottles i drank a cup full. Tasted great but few mins later i feel light headed. My ginger beer is very alchoholic. Where did i go wrong? I was thinking maybe that adding the 500g of sugar and the sugar fermented in the bottles for 3 weeks causing it to turn alchoholic?
Thanks for quick reply, temperature been around 25 – 30degrees. used a mesh lid so air could get in.
I did however dissolve sugar granules in hot water first, prehaps this is why it did not work?
Anyway started a new lot, 3 days in and signs of bubbles ect. This one is much better. Lookinf forward to first try of a cool glass, will let you know how I go. Also about that that lemonade question, any suggestions? Pete.
However after 5 days no bubbles, and also lots of build up in bottom of jar. really dissapointed, will bottle thou and see what happens. Why did it not ferment properly with bubbles?
Is it because I used diries ground ginger powder?
this is my first time please help, Pete.
Hi Pete, it could be because of a couple of reasons. Firstly, was your jar open to the air, with a mesh lid or sealed? And what is the temperature where you had it? It sounds like by using ground dry ginger that has been processed and heat dried, that there are no natural yeasts present which are on all fresh unprocessed fruit and vegetables. I would suggest you try fresh ginger (use more of it than dry ground ginger) or a combination of fresh and dry ginger. Let us know how you go. I'm happy you are experimenting! That's what it is all about!
Wow these recepies sound great, will plan to make a batch of GB for the first time and see how I go.
Could this be done using yeast? I know this is all about Ginger Beer, but help would be appreciated, Cheers Pete.
Just bottling now and using same method I used in the 80's out west. I use fresh gratted ginger and powered ginger with bakers yeast, this needs 2 teaspoons of sugar each day as well as 1 teaspoon of powered ginger. It is a very active bug and bubbles away nicely. I add a sultana and a slither of fresh ginger to each bottle when bottling and leave for about 3 weeks.
My son and I make ginger beer and find that adding a teaspoon (or more)of chili powder on day 1 adds a bit more bite without changing the flavour.
I am growing 2 varieties of ginger in my home garden. one is a native ginger & the other is a comercial variety which is ready for harvesting. Plants are easy to grow. I am going to try & make my own GB from my home grown ginger. Will let you know how it goes.
Just made first batch, using Champagne yeast. Will post results.
You can make a "plant" by leaving ground fresh ginger sugar and water in a container with cheesecloth over it out for a few days. it collect naturally occurring yeasts and will make delicious fizzy ginger beer!
Hi Joe, yesterday I finished bottling my naturally fermented ginger beer. I did what you suggested and left a jar of grated ginger, water and sugar, with no added yeast out on the kitchen bench in a warm place for about 5 days. Yes it did start to ferment/produce C02 and I'm excited to see how it will turn out – fizzy or not, and the taste too! Thanks for the idea!
After a week in the bottle 'getting fizzy' I tried 1 of my 'naturally fermented without yeast' ginger beer. It tasted like flat ginger beer. So that means it may need longer in the bottle, or that the natural yeasts and bacteria in the air were not consuming the sugar and producing Co2. I will leave in a warm place for another week and then test the carbonation then.
Can I just the fermentation process happen in a proper homebrew fermentor? The bottle it after 2 weeks?
If you wanted to make alcoholic ginger beer.
Just browsed all comments, nothing to add but what a good old fashioned way of life. I have been making gingerbeer from kit for years, now will be the change of my life! I will be attempting to grow my own. Thanks to all for convincing me.
Why should I leave it for seven days?
Just wanted so say thanks for posting the recipe! I'm considering trying my hand at making some homemade ginger beer, but I just have one question: since the ingredient calls for both yeasst and sugar, won't that cause the mixture to turn alcoholic? I know the recipe says its nonalcoholic, but I was told mixing yeast and sugar produces alcohol. Just wanted to double check before I tried this at home, as I only want to make non-alcoholic ginger beer.
Hello every one ,I see a lot of people are having problems with the ginger beer not being fizzy enough,well all you have to do is when bottling, put in two carbonating drops.you can buy them from supermarket or homebrew shops , see my grandmother made the best ginger beer, and another tip before u bottle add one sultana to each bottle, or raisin , bueatiful, if it dosent taste execeptional the ginger beer, leave in bottle for lownger , 12 weeks. Note sultana will bloat in bottle too. My grandma allwayswrapped each bottle with used newspaper,when they explode,which a couple did every now and again, saves glass going everywhere.
Once it is in the fridge the culture slows down so shouldn't explode, but you could always use re-used glass bottles and corks if you are worried.
I recently tried my hand at making gingerbeer, the recipe did not give any options for maintaining the gbp. The recipe basically just instructed me to boil water, add sugar, honey, lemon juice, and the gbp, then to leave it in the pot at room temp, covered only by a towel for 4-5 days. Today is my 5th day, and I've just bottled and corked it, and put it in the fridge. Will my beer taste good? If not does anyone know any better recipes?
Hi Nicholas, it sounds like the recipe should work, it's all about experimentation!
My brew has been bottled for 6 days now and I just cracked a bottle (pet) and there was plenty of gas in it, but the drink itself when poured isn't fizzy. I used 1 kg white sugar when bottling. Has a beautiful taste though no gas. Looks like the soda stream machine will get a workout pumping in some co2.
I kept a bug going for several years back in the 80s without needing more yeast. I kept a muslim cloth over the jar instead of a lid. When I went on holiday I got a friend to babysit it. Each week when I split the bug I either gave half to a friend, or used it to flavour a cake or muffins. I made the ginger beer in PET bottles. I once ran out and made some from a different recipe that was ready next day – nowhere near as nice, and 3 weeks later when I couldn't get the lid off the severely-swollen last bottle, I made the mistake of trying to get the lid off with my teeth. The staff A&E thought it was hilarious- children, don't try this at home!
This takes me back to when I used to have ginger on the go all thge time. Will now start one again.
i am making ginger beer for the 2nd time, i made a starter with no yeast that worked, ginger, water and sugar, fed it everyday for 7 days, then i stored it in fridge and it went dormant and now ive awoken it with more ginger and sugar. i turned the first batch into root beer. i just started a 2nd batch of starter with yeast and ginger and sugar. will update.
can anyone give me hints on maintaining a ginger beer plant while on vacation? i just got one going and made my first batch but will be gone for 3 weeks. Will the plant survive in the fridge if i feed it before I leave?
Hi Catharine, is it just a yeast and ginger plant that you have made yourself? If so I would just start a new one when you get back from vacation, as I don't know how it would do without being fed the sugar everyday.
Many thanks for you observations. I also use bakers yeast and am now onto my third batch. I will monitor the carbonation level and if I feel it is reducing I will start another bug. I think the yeast does self propagate if properly aerated and kept in a warm place. I think stirring the bug every time sugar and ginger is added will help.
I have recently found out that yeast does self propagate, but when I kept my GB starter going for a few batches it progressively lost it's ability to produce the CO2 or fizziness when I didn't add more yeast. This could be because the amount of oxygen in the yeast/ginger/sugar/water mix is low and the yeast needs the oxygen to multiply? Maybe try leaving the jar lid off or shaking the starter after the 2nd or third batch? I have also read that there are differences between bakers yeast and brewers yeast. They are different strains and bakers yeast tend to ferment and produce CO2 rapidly whereas brewers yeast is not as 'explosive', taking longer to produce the CO2 (bubbles) but transforming more sugar into alcohol.
Hi, I want to make gingerbeer for the first time.Mum used to make it when we were kids growing up out western Qld.
Can I use sterile wine bottles and use their screw on caps?
yes, but if the temperatures are higher than 20 degrees you risk the bottles exploding, so I would store them outside.
I recently made a batch of ginger beer similar to the recipe described above.
Being my first attempt it isn't quite as I would have liked as it was a little to sweet and not enough of the ginger bite. As Doug said, using less sugar may suite some peoples taste. As far as exploding bottles, ( I use glass 375ml beer bottles) the way I prevent any nasty explosions is by using 1x 600ml plastic re sealable coke bottle as a guide to what the pressure is in the bottles. After 3 days at 25 to 30 degrees C the pressure was quite substantial at which time I hastily put all the bottles in the fridge. The drink is very gassy, I am not sure what the result would have been after 7 days at that temperature. I am trying Champagne yeast on the next batch with less sugar and more ginger. I Hope it tastes better than the last brew.
Ginger beer is dead easy to make, I have been doing it on and off for years.
Fresh ground ginger from Buderim Ginger is best not the stale stuff you get in supermarkets however I think Buderim has discontinued ground ginger. I have had reasonable success getting my ginger from some of the Asian stores where their turnover is much better.
If you use raw or brown sugar the GB tends to taste beery, white sugar doesn't. Depends on your taste. Limes add a nice flavour as an alternative to lemon however I found limes must be green in colour not the over ripe yellow colour. The same can be said of lemons as long as they have some green as well as yellow. Using over ripe fruit can add a woody taste to the GB but it is all up to the users taste. Feel free to experiment but only make a small trial batch rather than throw out your mistakes.
When bottling the beer I found it is much easier to dissolve the 600 – 700g of sugar in about 1 litre or less of boiling water and let cool. Now combine the rest of your ingredients. This way you only end up with about 2 litres of concentrate.
Divide this equally between 6 of 1.25 litre PLASTIC (PET)drink bottles. Sterilize the bottles first in sodium metabisulphite available from your local brewing shop or supermarket. Use 11g per litre for the sterilising solution or as stated on the packet. Follow all other precautions and instructions before using.
DO NOT rinse out after sterilising or you may re-introduce organisms from the water supply.
Now all you have to do is top up your bottles with plain water leaving about 40 to 50mm airgap and store them in an Esky in a cool place. Place a felt tip mark on the water level in the bottle and monitor this level. As the pressure builds the level will drop because the PET bottle will expand or stretch.
DO NOT let the level drop anymore than about 20mm as you are now approaching the burst pressure of the bottle. If this happens carefully release a little of the pressure from the bottle not too much though and remark the level as the bottle will not shrink back to its original size. Discard any bottle that have been stressed in this way after you have enjoyed the contents.
One of the main causes of this is too much sugar or the storage temperature is too high, if possible maintain the temperature around 18C. Many recipes quote 1 kg of sugar, I only use between 600 and 700g, usually the lower amount however I occasionally get GB that is partially flat due to not enough sugar. Consistency in ingredients and method is the secret here.
If any bottle bursts then it is contained within the Esky or other suitable container. Do NOT use the soft polystyrene coolers, they will not contain the explosion.
Using PET bottles removes the risk of flying glass shrapnel and it is easy to monitor the pressure.
The longer you brew and the more sugar you use WILL raise the alcohol level and will taste more beery.
do you have details for using fresh ginger and details on how you make your plant?
making gb plant for the first time to day. I am using baking yeast so i hope it works!
That's good to know, thanks Don. That is a great resource you have linked to. Oh how I would love to get hold of a ginger beer plant from the late 1800s!
Starting plant today, do you seal glass jar during making of plant ?
I have kept the ginger beer plant going for about 6 weeks now. I have found that using powdered ginger is best (more flavour) and the brewers yeast progressively looses its ability to ferment the ginger beer in the bottle resulting in half fizzy beer. Time to start a new ginger beer plant using dried bakers yeast as an experiment.
Hi ~ thanks for the instructions! This is something that I have wanted to try making. Did you use regular (baking) yeast or brewer's yeast?
we had one bottle explode in the middle of the night! Hence why you should put the bottles outside the house to ferment. The rest of the bottles have gone into the fridge to stop the fermentation. This has been less than the directed 7 days of fermentation but because it is summer and temperatures during the day average 27 it has been quicker than expected.
Update: am just making the Ginger Beer now and about to bottle. I am re-using beer and wine bottles and have a capper. I am sterilising the bottles by putting them in the oven so no chemicals are used. Hopefully i don't get too many exploded bottles!
Update: so far so good no exploding bottles! 3 more days to go then the bottles go into the fridge to stop the fermentation process. I'll be bottling another batch with the ginger beer plant that I kept going.


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It didn't take long for them to realize they had descended into a hellish place where death could happen in seconds — no matter how much care was taken.
Johnson was the leader of the team and Henry was right behind him, looking over the terrain as the unit moved slowly through the jungle. At times, they'd stop to use machetes to cut through thick foliage.
Then, it happened. Johnson had been moving at a rapid clip when he stepped on a land mine. It might have saved his life because his full weight hadn't made contact.
The damage to his body still was horrendous and he found himself clinging to life. He knew he could die without immediate treatment.
In an instant, his right index finger had been blown off. Tiny shards of metal became embedded in both of his legs. Blood poured from a head wound.
Johnson knew he couldn't afford to go into shock or he might not make it. Henry was aware of that possibility, too, and he rushed to his friend's side, talking to him all the time.
As Henry continued to talk to his best friend, he never thought about himself. He was too busy doing what he could to help Johnson and prepare him for a short helicopter ride to a field hospital.
Johnson used his left hand to reach behind for a first-aid kit, growing woozier and weaker by the second as blood loss took its toll.
In the meantime, Henry had fired a flare to help the chopper pilot get closer to their jungle location.
Johnson was wounded on May 7, 1967. Henry was killed in July 1967. It was a two-month period that Johnson has never forgotten.
Recovering at a military hospital in Florida, he wondered about Henry. He tried to make connections and learn what happened to his buddy but wasn't successful.
His injuries played a role in what would happen because it would be a year before he was fully recovered from his wounds.
What helped him was the "Virtual Wall," something that has helped thousands of wounded veterans through the years.
In Johnson's case it turned out to be some of Henry's relatives. One led to another until Johnson's name popped up and connected the two friends.
What he was able to do was send a "message" to his late, lamented buddy. The date was Sept. 9, 2006 and it was sent to "Jerry Henry USMC."
Johnson ended his message with a personal salute to a man who had been killed in battle nearly 40 years before.
Henry's help that fateful day in 1967 has remained with Johnson and he mentioned it in one of his "Virtual Wall" memories.
Johnson didn't let it end because he wanted to do more to thank the man who had done so much for him in that jungle in Vietnam.
What he and his wife Thomasene did was fly to California to visit Henry's grave site at the Golden Gate National Cemetery. They stayed a second day to complete their visit.
Jerry Henry's dream was to become a teacher. Sam Johnson hadn't decided on several possibilities but was confident he'd be a success at whatever he chose.
He eventually went to work with disabled veterans under the "Outreach Program" and followed that as an executive with the International Paper Co.
He graduated with honors at Alabama State University where he majored in accounting and business management.
"When I went to Vietnam I was a boy, but I came home a man," he said during an interview at the Selma-Dallas County YMCA.
His war wounds are evident to those who watch him limp into the "Y" at times. He's never attempted to elicit sympathy.
He and Thomasene are leaders in the community where they live and frequently sponsor events to honor veterans.
Their son, Michael, has been a star in the NFL where he plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. When Michael looks at Sam the love between father and son is evident.
The two rarely miss community events, especially those that honor veterans and Memorial Day is the most important one for obvious reasons.
Johnson is a patriot through and through and his disdain for those who avoided service by going to Canada is a sore point with him.
He was 20 years old when he stepped on that land mine. Jerry Henry was 19. Thousands of other Americans answered their country's call and many lost their lives or still bear the scars of that conflict.
Sam Johnson survived his war wounds and didn't let it keep him from becoming a leader in his community.
He still thinks a lot about Jerry Henry, who never had a chance to fulfill his dream of becoming a teacher one day.
When he thinks about him more than 50 years later, his voice is choked with emotion.
Jerry's quick efforts that day in Vietnam helped save Johnson's life and his gratitude remains as strong as ever whenever he mentions his buddy's name.


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Twin vs. Full — What's the Difference?
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You might not think there's all that much difference between a twin and a full size mattress, but depending on your preferred sleep position and how active you are while snoozing, it could be the difference between feeling cramped and having enough personal space for a good night's sleep.
While they're the same length, the width is all the difference between the twin and the full, with the full coming in at a sufficient width to accommodate even the most active sleepers (assuming they're under 6 feet tall). Let's take a look at these mattress dimensions and costs and discuss which is right for you.
Twin Size Mattress
At just 38 by 75 inches, the twin is the smallest of the adult sized mattresses. Most of the time, twins are fine for single sleepers, especially for those in college dorm rooms, studio apartments, or other situations where they need to save on space. The best thing about twin size mattresses is they don't take up a lot of room and they won't cost you an arm and a leg.
Another great advantage of the twin mattress is its portability. It's easy to move around corners, slide up and down staircases, and fit in a moving van. Depending on the mattress type, it might also be light enough to be moved by just one person. You may want to consider a twin if you relocate a lot, even if your bedroom is big enough for a larger bed.
For most of the benefits of a twin with a little more legroom, you can also consider a twin XL mattress. Read our twin vs twin XL mattress guide for an in-depth comparison of the two.
Pros and Cons of a Twin Size Mattress
Most budget-friendly of all the mattresses
Won't take up tons of space in a small bedroom
Easy to move from place to place
Not ideal for taller sleepers (they may need a queen or twin XL mattress)
May not be roomy enough for active/combo sleepers
Not suitable for couples
Ideal Room Dimensions for a Twin Bed
The twin mattress size isn't wide or long, so a twin bed won't fill out larger rooms unless you get more than one of them. Generally, you need about 2 feet of clearance around 3 sides of the bed to have enough room to walk around in your bedroom. Since twins are just over 3 feet wide and a little over 6 feet long, they only need a 7 by 8-foot room to give you enough space. However, if you're going to be putting other furniture in the room, you may need to add a few extra feet at the foot of the bed.
Twin Mattress Cost
Twin mattresses are the best for your budget, no matter what material they're made of. You can get one for around $100 if all you want is a low-cost mattress for a guest room that's only going to see occasional use. If you want an everyday twin mattress, expect to pay between $400 and $1,500 depending on the quality and materials.
Best Affordable Twin Size Mattress: Vaya Mattress
Mattress Type: Foam
Mattress Height: 12 inches
Firmness: Medium (5 to 6 on the firmness scale)
Best for budget shoppers and bargain hunters of all sleep styles
Available in twin, twin XL, full (double), queen, king, and California king
Mattress Highlights
Responsive cushioning foam relieves pressure
Base foam provides a durable structure and spinal support
Breathable mattress cover works with lightweight foam
All sleeping styles
Parents seeking a twin mattress on a budget
Hot sleepers interested in a low-priced cooling mattress
Save $300 on the Vaya Mattress with our discount code.
While twin mattresses tend to be the most affordable mattresses on the market due to their size, it can still be challenging for shoppers to find a mattress that's budget-friendly yet packs a high amount of value. When it comes to inexpensive mattresses you can expect to get many years out of, our top recommendation is always the Vaya Mattress.
The Vaya Mattress contains two layers of high-quality foam. While this design is simple, the foams are engineered to maximize their comfort and support potential, allowing the Vaya Mattress to suit all styles of sleepers. Both foams are certified safe by CertiPUR-US®, meaning they were produced without potentially harmful substances.
The top layer is light and airy Vaya Comfort Foam. This foam is made to feel more breathable than traditional memory foam, while withstanding nightly use and responding swiftly to changes in movements.
The base is a thick layer of Vaya Base Foam, made to increase the mattress's expected longevity. This foam ensures the mattress won't sag, even after years and years of use.
Sleepers who prefer the feel of a spring mattress can also consider the Vaya Hybrid, another budget-friendly mattress. The Vaya Hybrid's support layer is pocketed coils, with every coil wrapped to minimize motion transfer.
Every Vaya Mattress comes with a 100-night sleep trial and a 10-year warranty.
Full Size Mattress
While they're no longer than a twin, at 54 by 75, the full or double bed is 16 inches wider than its twin counterpart, meaning it's perfect if you like to spread out or you roll around a lot while you sleep. The full is also six inches narrower than the queen size mattress, meaning it's great if you want some extra sleeping space but don't have a huge bedroom.
While the full size mattress isn't as portable as the twin, it's still a lot more manageable than the much longer and wider king or queen size bed. The extra 5 inches of length may make even a twin XL size mattress harder to maneuver than the shorter, wider full. Thus, if you want some extra width but still need your bed to be easy to move from place to place, a full is a good upgrade from a twin.
Pros and Cons of a Full Size Mattress
Offers extra space to single adult sleepers
Comfortable for sleepers who like to spread out
Occasionally suitable for couples
Not as easy to relocate
More expensive than a twin
Won't fit in tiny rooms
Ideal Room Dimensions for a Full Bed
Full mattresses are better for smaller master bedrooms and larger kids' rooms than twins because they're wider and won't leave these rooms looking empty. The full is 4.5 feet wide and 6.25 feet long. You can put it in a room as small as 8.5 by 8 feet, but this won't leave you any room for additional furnishings like a dresser or vanity. If you want to add such furnishings, expect to need a room of at least 8 by 10 feet.
Full Mattress Cost
Standard fulls are more expensive than twins, but if you're looking for a larger bed, they're still a cheaper alternative than the standard queen or king size mattress. If you just want an occasional-use mattress for guests, you might be able to find one for as little as $300. Even if you want to use your full size mattress every night, it's still easy to find a quality product for around $1,000.
You could wind up paying more than that if you want extra bells and whistles, but even then, the full is still a better budget mattress than its larger counterparts.
Best Full Size Memory Foam Mattress Amerisleep AS3
Mattress Type: Memory Foam
Best for single sleepers of most styles
Available in twin, twin XL, full (double), queen, king, California king, and split king
Plant-based memory foam cushions various body types and adapts to movements
Solo sleepers who favor their sides or backs
Hosts seeking a guest bedroom mattress
Hot sleepers
Save $300 on the Amerisleep AS3 with our discount code.
When it comes to a full size mattress that feels comfortable to most single sleepers, it is difficult to find one that's more versatile than the Amerisleep AS3. Its medium feel conforms to side sleepers while supporting back sleepers and responding swiftly to side sleepers' movements.
Three foam layers make up the AS3 mattress, and all of them are encased in a soft, breathable cover fabric.
The first foam layer is specialty memory foam known as Bio-Pur®. What sets Bio-Pur® foam apart from its fellows is its relatively sustainable production. Contrary to the wholly synthetic nature of most memory foam formulas, Bio-Pur® is produced with a mix of plant-derived oils and traditional ingredients. This process establishes a breathable and responsive comfort foam.
Next is a transition layer, Affinity foam with HIVE® technology. This unique technology consists of hexagons cut into the surface of the Affinity foam.
The final layer is Bio-Core® and prevents premature sagging. Thanks to Bio-Core®, the AS3 mattress is predicted to last more than a decade.
While the AS3 is an excellent mattress for couples, we can't recommend anything smaller than a queen size bed for partners who want to share. It's slightly wider and longer than a full mattress and better able to accommodate two sleepers.
Some shoppers may instead prefer the AS3 Hybrid, which possesses similar a medium feel but with added buoyancy. The AS3 Hybrid relies on a core of pocketed coils for its support instead of thick base foam.
The AS3 is backed by a 100-night sleep trial and a 20-year warranty.
Spending Less on Mattresses
While twin and full size mattresses are often sold at low prices, sleepers can still increase their savings by shopping smartly. One of the most important ways to do so is by taking advantage of any of the year's big mattress sales:
Memorial Day Mattress Sales
4th of July Mattress Sales
Labor Day Mattress Sales
Columbus Day Mattress Sales
Black Friday Mattress Sales
Cyber Monday Mattress Sales
Are there longer beds than the twin and full?
Yes. In fact, the twin and full are the shortest of all the standard mattress sizes. The twin XL, queen, and standard king are all 80 inches in length, making them more suitable for sleepers over 6 feet tall. For extra-tall sleepers, the California king size mattress is a whopping 84 inches long, giving you plenty of leg room even if you're well over 6 feet tall.
Is a king two twins or two fulls?
Neither of those bed sizes doubles to make a king. A standard or eastern king mattress is the same size as two twin XL beds, meaning it's 80 inches long and 76 inches wide. Whereas two twins would form a nearly symmetrical square of 76 inches wide and 75 inches long. And two fulls would be 108 inches wide by only 75 inches long.
All this means if you're looking for a split king, you'd better make sure you're getting twin XLs to go in the standard king size bed frame. No other standard size will fit.
Are fulls big enough for couples?
Not really. They're called a double bed because they're the smallest bed size a couple can sleep in, but most couples can't sleep comfortably in a full bed because it doesn't offer the width necessary to move around or spread out. At 54 inches wide, each sleeper in a double bed only gets 27 inches of sleeping space. That's the same width as an infant's crib mattress—not the best for couples looking for a good night's sleep. You're probably better off going with at least a queen mattress.
Can I get bunk beds in full size?
Yes. Bunk bed mattresses come in a variety of sizes, including twin, twin XL, and full. The size you get really depends on the height of the individuals sleeping on the bunk beds, the size of the room the beds will go in, and how long you plan on keeping them (aka will your kids be sleeping on this setup when they're teens or is it just for while they're little?).
What's the best bed base for a twin/full?
The best base for a mattress depends more on the material it's made of than its size. Box springs are really only suitable for innerspring mattresses because they're not rigid enough to support the weight of materials like latex or memory foam. Even with a coil mattress, box springs still have a tendency to sag, transfer motion, and break down over time.
Regardless of the size and material, it's usually better to go with a mattress foundation or platform bed. These bases will offer firmer support to your mattress, helping to slow its natural breakdown. Foundations and platforms are also more durable themselves, meaning you won't have to spring for a new one as often as you would box springs.
Single sleepers under 6 feet tall can be comfortable on both a twin and a full. If you like room to move around while you sleep, a full may be for you. But if it's convenience and portability you're after, a twin may be more your speed. Whatever size you choose, it's important to purchase a product made of non-toxic, high-quality material and processed according to strict health and toxicity guidelines.
That way, you can rest assured you're sleeping on the best mattress for your health and safety.
In an effort to explore his interest in sleep science, Ray Soberano became a freelance writer for Best Mattress Brand. Curious about different sleep disorders, Ray has done hours of research and written countless sleep health articles for our blog. Struggling from the occasional bout of insomnia himself, Ray is committed to helping readers find the answers to their sleep problems.
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The survival action online game Survival Action is a free-to-play game that allows players to compete in the world of survival action. A multiplayer video game entitled Survival Action offers free online service. Players can try surviving in extreme circumstances. The survival action video game Survival Action is a free-to-play video game that challenges players to survive in the world of survival action.


Every year, the Boston Sea Rovers, one of the oldest dive clubs in the world, chooses an intern for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
As the 2018 intern for the Boston Sea Rovers, I got the chance to travel and dive around the country and world. As part of the internship, different Sea Rovers hosted me on their projects, and I have had the opportunity to work with many world-renowned professionals in all fields of diving.
For my internship, I focused on underwater photography because one day I would like to work for National Geographic as a photographer.
I want to be an underwater photojournalist because I believe that photography has the ability to bring wildlife to the forefront of people's lives and show them why we should be conserving and protecting our planet. People can't save what they don't know. Photography is the bridge that brings knowledge to people in the hopes that they will understand, then care for, then protect nature.
As part of the internship, I traveled to Roatan, Honduras, Newfoundland, Canada, Baltimore, Monterey, the Great Lakes, and around New England.
During my internship, I also had the chance to work at the New England Aquarium in many of the departments. I worked with the penguins, marine mammals, cold water gallery, sea turtle rehab center, and animal health department. Of course, this being a diving internship, I worked with the Giant Ocean Tank (GOT) team.
Friend of the Boston Sea Rovers and GOT diver Dan Dolan brought me around the department and tank. Once I met Dan, he brought me up to the dive locker and kitchen, where I dropped off my stuff and got to work preparing food for the tank's many inhabitants. I then got some lettuce ready for Myrtle, the green sea turtle. Myrtle weighs about 540 pounds and is the oldest and one of the most iconic animals at the Aquarium. Brought to the Aquarium in 1970, she has been a must-see ever since.
Once I finished preparing her salad, I then cut apart small bait fish, taking out the eggs to get ready for a feeding. The eggs are scattered into the water and the surrounding fish dart at the delectable caviar, ready to feast. During the rest of the morning, I stood on the platform above the tank feeding pieces of shrimp and fish to the needlefish and the lettuce I had prepared to Myrtle.
Myrtle was substantially easier to feed. She swam up slowly and gulped down the Brussels sprouts and lettuce. On the other hand, the needlefish were very hard to feed. As I threw pieces of shrimp and fish to them, other fish would see the bits of food above them and dart over to catch it the second it hit the water. The only way to get the needlefish to eat was to practically throw the food on top of their face so they could grab it before someone else did.
After the morning feeding, I then headed back into the dive locker and got geared up to do a dive in the tank. Dan gave me a quick orientation as we swam the in the tank, which is 23 feet deep and 40 feet across and contains 200,000 gallons of water. I then grabbed my camera and went back down. The water in the tank is warmed to 74 degrees Fahrenheit from water taken from Boston Harbor. Diving in the GOT is the closest thing to a coral reef in New England. Even though all the coral in the tank is fabricated, the tank is buzzing with more than 800 animals.
While in the tank, I got to pet a green moray and scratch Myrtle's back. I swam around looking at the many fish species from schools of grunts to the hogfish and French angelfish. I was mesmerized at how much the tank felt like a real reef community. I began to forget that I was even in a tank at all, except for the occasional wave at a kid outside.
I want to be an underwater photojournalist because I believe that photography has the ability to bring wildlife to the forefront of people's lives and show them why we should be conserving and protecting our planet. People can't save what they don't know. Photography is the bridge that brings knowledge to people in the hopes that they will understand, then care for, then protect nature.
My personal favorite fish is the black drum. A kind of ugly looking, brownish black fish about 3 or 4 feet long, it has short barbles under its chin. At one point, a grouper came near it and I found out why it's called a black drum. It started making this deep, booming, drumming noise to scare away the grouper.
My time at the New England Aquarium was amazing! It was mesmerizing to see inside the tank that I had walked around so many times before as a freshman at Northeastern University majoring in photography. I hope to continue diving and making images of the GOT and maybe one day for National Geographic.


I've been thinking about future-proof ing URLs in Movable Type lately, and it seems like what is really missing is a migration tool.
It'd be nice if there was a simple little perl script that could look at your MT post titles and figure out what your final urls would be, and then pull the post ID to create one giant text file listing where old pages were and what their new names are.
Basically, I want a script that can produce a .htaccess file on the fly. It can't be that hard if this plugin had access to MT IDs and titles. It's just a text file as output, which perl is perfect for. Is there already something out there like this that I've missed?
Thanks Brad! I could just make this a new template, then move my archives around and load it up as the .htaccess file. Nice.


"Different people explain the cause of disease differently.
In the Yoga Sūtra disease is Vikṣepā, a mind which is unstable.
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IAS Innovation Summit: OTT and CTV opportunity
As consumers spend more time at home, they're spending more time watching content via connected TV. The rise in digital video consumption is a key business opportunity for buyers and sellers of digital advertising. At the IAS Innovation Summit, Glenn Perera, the Director Product Strategy, EMEA at IAS was joined by Diana Romero, Manager for Digital Standards and Partnerships at PMX Global to discuss the rise and innovation seen in over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) advertising.
Rapid growth
Even before the stay-at-home orders were announced across the globe in 2020, CTV has been experiencing strong growth. Glenn Perera from IAS pointed to research that highlighted the rise in online streaming, "Nearly half of consumers are claiming that they're spending at least one to three hours more watching video streaming services."
"I think the CTV space has been growing rapidly over the past few years but even more so
with the pandemic," assessed Diana Romero. And this year, there has been one specific topic which has brought even more attention to the topic, not only the usage and consumption on CTV and OTT, but also "marketers being able to do much more in these devices," stated Perera.
There remains many opportunities within the CTV space to address marketers' needs, as Romero pointed out, "it has the opportunity to integrate more closely with all digital buyers and precisely target audiences."
Focus on standardisation
However, as with any global and rapidly changing technology, CTV and OTT requires greater standardisation to enable more sophisticated measurement of its performance and targeting. Romero highlights this stating that, "We have seen the need to really address some of the key challenges across emerging channels in terms of standards and measurement."
The challenge in OTT and CTV advertising remains the lack of measurement and the fragmentation in the space. "There's a lack of common definitions and I think that's actually very important to address in the immediate future," argued Romero. Perera also compared major markets, arguing that whilst there is some standardisation in the US, across Europe, there are four or five different configurations on how OTT infrastructure has been set up.
With such a quick transformation for OTT and CTV in a relatively short space of time, Romero called upon the industry to work together. "All the key players need to make sure that standards are addressed and are implemented across the board. As the market is so fragmented, we need to make sure that we're actually all working together towards the same adoption of the standards and language."
Transformation vs innovation
Perera closes the session by posing a poignant question, "Is innovation moving as fast as the viewership numbers?" We've seen a huge growth, but has the industry collectively kept up with the pace of transformation?
The advertising industry is moving in the right direction as there is awareness of the challenges in the OTT and CTV landscape, with the key areas that need to be addressed known. It appears there will be further innovation coming for CTV, with the pandemic simply acting as a catalyst. The digital video advertising market will become more dynamic and transform, but as Romero points out, the CTV "trend is here to stay as everyone wants to tap in to this opportunity."
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The Rascals, a band Steven Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen saw as teenagers, are making a comeback on Broadway.
The Rascals — The Young Rascals as they started out — may be an unknown or forgotten band for many but they mean a great deal to one leading musician: Steven Van Zandt.
Van Zandt, the guitarist for the E Street Band and star of The Sopranos, has loved the band since going to see them in his first concert, attending along with his New Jersey friend and future rock star Bruce Springsteen.
It was 1965, at a skating rink in Keyport, and headlining that night were The Young Rascals, who were promoting their hit Good Lovin'. Van Zandt (then 14) and Springtseen (15) each paid $2.50 for their tickets.
"I'll never forget it. It was the most exciting night ever," Van Zandt told AFP's Mark Kennedy. "They were phenomenal live, really quite different than anybody else. And very, very influential to this day."
Nearly half a century later, Van Zandt, 62, has found a way to repay The Rascals by taking the original four-man band to their biggest and most unlikely stage yet — on Broadway.
The reunited band will play 15 performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre beginning on April 15th, with a show that combines live performance, video reenactments, archival concert and news footage, op-art backdrops and psychedelic lighting, with a 50-foot-by-25-foot LED screen. Van Zandt, who shares directing duties with visual designer Marc Brickman, calls it a "bio concert", adding "this could be a new form and a new industry."
The quartet — singer Eddie Brigati, keyboardist Felix Cavaliere, guitarist Gene Cornish and drummer Dino Danelli — left a rich legacy of songs including It's a Beautiful Morning, How Can I Be Sure, People Got to Be Free and I've Been Lonely Too Long.
"The musical depth is astounding when you get into it," says Van Zandt, who runs his own record label and hosts a radio show. "The Rascals are something else. They're up there with the Beatles, and Stones and Byrds. That level of musicality. They have a real chemistry. It is like magic. "
The band was known to fight discrimination by demanding that a black act appear on the bill at each of their concerts and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 when Van Zandt, wearing one of the Little Lord Fauntleroy outfits the band dropped when they ditched the word 'Young' in the band name, gave a speech praising the band and joking: "To sound that black, you had to be Italian". Television writer David Chase happened to watch that speech and thought Van Zandt would be great on his new show, The Sopranos.
"You can't make this stuff up, can you? So I have two reasons to be thankful for The Rascals," says " says Van Zandt, who is also filming the second season of BBC Four series Lilyhammer and is planning to join Springsteen's tour after The Rascals show opens.


Billy Graham doesn't fit the guidelines of who we are supposed to honor with half-staff. Then again, a lot of people don't. I think we are getting a bit too liberal with the half-staff. I'm all for recognizing national tragedies and the passing of major elected officials. I feel like Billy Graham's death is less of a national tragedy and more of the death of that old awkward uncle that everybody is secretly thankful they won't hear from anymore.
I googled and checked to see if Democratic governors had issued calls to half-staff their flags. The couple I checked had done it as well. So it isn't just a Republican thing.
I think Friday, my flag will staff at full-staff in my own quiet little act of defiance. Even if my neighbors don't notice.


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by Darren Aronofsky
USA [2010] - 108 mins
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"Nice timing!", you might be thinking. Natalie Portman wins the Oscar for best female lead and here I am with my Black Swan review. Well, not to burst your bubble, but Aronofsky's latest only just premiered here in Belgium, so that explains why I'm so fashionably late with my review. It doesn't change the fact that this film definitely deserves a review though, no matter how belated it is. Brace yourself for another one of Aronofsky's descents into madness, and a good one at that.
Back when Aronofsky was making name with Requiem For A Dream, he admitted to liking Perfect Blue (the animation version directed by the late Satoshi Kon), he even copied a scene into RAFD. Ever since people have been looking for references between the two, and those people are really having a field day with Black Swan. Parallels between the main character and similarities between the themes in both movies are not hard to spot. It's funny though how I missed all of that, but was only reminded of Perfect Blue during the train scenes early on. Not until afterwards did I remember the connection between both and did I link other aspects of both films.
This is mostly due to the fact that Black Swan floats on a completely different wave length, aiming for a more bitter, emotional and dramatic atmosphere rather than turn into a purposefully deceptive mind bender like Perfect Blue. And so that's where I'm going to leave the comparison between both films. Black Swan stands well on its own and deserves to be judged on its own merits.
The film follows Portman's character Nina from the point where she's finally granted the lead role in her mentor's latest re-envisioning of Swan Lake. She completely nails the white swan part, but her inability to let go of her emotions seriously hampers her black swan performance. Right then Lily shows up, the complete opposite of Nina's character. She reveals a hidden side to Nina's personality, opening doors to better interpret the black swan. At the same time, Lily turns into her biggest rival for the lead role.
Once upon a time The Wrestler and Black Swan were meant to be one film, visually you can still see the scars of this separation. Black Swan looks a lot more like The Wrestler compared to earlier Aronofsky films, yet he still manages to sneak in quite a few special effects and some impressive visual trickery. Nothing mind-blowing, sometimes even so subtle it's hard to notice the technical competence here. The last half hour is a serious step up visually speaking, coming awfully close to Aronofsky's former glory and featuring a couple of awe-inspiring shots.
Clint Mansell is once again present for the soundtrack. He provides a good score, sometimes a little too bombastic and in your face, but overall very atmospheric and fitting. Sadly it's hard for me to not see him as the man who once composed the soundtrack for Pi, all his other work fails to compare to that. It's a personal thing, I know, but I always get the feeling there's unused potential when I see his name credited on a film's score.
As for the acting, I admit to having very limited interest in the whole Oscar parade, but Portman deserved that little statue like no other. She's virtually in every scene, the camera is constantly on her toes and even though it's a thankful role to play (lots of drama and emotion), it probably wasn't the easiest one she had access to. I haven't been a big fan of Portman these last couple of years, she made some pretty bad calls if you ask me (V For Vendetta, Star Wars, Closer), but here she proves she can shine in the hands of the right director. Kunis and Cassel live pretty much in the shadow of Portman and don't get much time to make something substantial of their characters, but they still do a pretty good job with what they're given.
Aronofsky remains one of the best out there when it comes to filming a character's mental and emotional downwards spiral. He has excellent notions of how to use the visuals and music to heighten the impact of the emotional state of his characters. The entire finale is superb to behold, including a little body horror, awesome dance performances and some first-grade insanity, concluding the film on a definite high note.
Black Swan is definitely a step up from The Wrestler, not really up to par with his first two films yet but only barely lagging behind. Sadly Aronofsky's revival seems to be somewhat short-lived as he's currently working on a completely different project. I know he's been wanting to direct some kind of pulpy superhero fluff ever since Requiem For A Dream landed him some success, but after a couple of failed attempts (RoboCop, Superman) he seems to be getting there with The Wolverine. I'm sure he'll do a pretty good job considering the rest the genre has to offer, but I don't see this new film topping any of his former ones.
Black Swan sees Aronofsky back in good shape. Opinions differ, but I'm glad he left the gritty dramas alone and went back to more familiar territory. Black Swan is a splendid combination of horror, drama and tragedy, eerie and atmospheric from the very first frames til the very end, with a sprawling finale to boot. Can't miss this one, even if you think ballet is a dull subject for a film. Just like Pi, which wasn't really about math either, Aronofsky just uses his setup like a hook and aims straight for emotion. Recommended viewing.
More greatness by Darren Aronofsky
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Competitive cheerleading places third in nation
Erin Fader
The cheerleaders already have qualified to compete at nationals in Florida later this year.
Victoria Di Cesare, Caden Harsh, and Fiona Selden
The Baldwin competitive cheerleading mat team placed third in the nation at Disney over the weekend, the highest-ever finish for any Baldwin cheer team.
Baldwin's other cheer team, the game day team, meanwhile, made it to the semi-finals out of a big field of 88 teams.
As for the mat team, the third-place finish beat out Baldwin's previous best finish, which was when the game day team placed seventh in 2016.
"We definitely surprised ourselves this weekend," sophomore Taylor Mincin said.
Both teams had zero point deductions in their routines. In the mat competition, Baldwin was the only school in the division to achieve this.
Senior Erin Winkowski said she was thrilled with the results.
"As a senior, I'm so excited that my last year will have been our best year in competition ever," Winkowski said. "Not only are we doing well in that area, but we're also making a lot of memories together as a team. There's a picture I have of us all in a pyramid, genuinely smiling and having a good time, and it's my favorite picture of all of us."
Although both teams did very well overall, there were struggles that they had to overcome. One of these challenges, Winkowski said, was the difference between the routine this year and routines from previous years.
"Low-to-high full arounds were added, which was a difficult move to overcome because it's different than the routines that we've done in the past," Winkowski said.
She also said the newest team members needed some more time during the season to adjust.
"Lot of freshmen and sophomores joined for the first time, and they needed some time to build their confidence up," Winkowski said.
Mincin said the challenges of the season were all worth it.
"It was challenging, but I feel like the team really inspired one another to keep going," Mincin said.
The cheerleaders were particularly proud because the mat competition is so challenging. It requires the team to perform more flips and more stunting.
"It feels really good because we've worked hard all year. It's nice to get recognized," freshman Elianna Sinkule said.
The strong showing makes the team optimistic about their chances of doing well in future competitions.
"We can go up from here," Sinkule said.
Sinkule said the girls were inspired to win by captain Paige Ernst, who brought the girls' spirits up and encouraged them to do their best.
"She kept the team from feeling down and brought personality to the team," Sinkule said.
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Erin Fader is a senior and the design editor for the Purbalite. You can usually find her either cheering on the Baldwin Highlanders or sitting in a cocoon...
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Democratic lawmaker hits justice as 'Uncle Thomas'
Ryan Winkler
By Victor Morton - The Washington Times - Tuesday, June 25, 2013
A Democratic lawmaker from Minnesota criticized Tuesday's Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act by calling Justice Clarence Thomas "Uncle Thomas," then saying he didn't know "Uncle Tom" was a racist epithet.
On his Twitter account Tuesday, state Rep. Ryan Winkler called the justices' 5-4 ruling striking down a part of the law racist, and the work of "four accomplices to race discrimination and one Uncle Thomas." Justice Thomas, who is black, was one of the five justices in the majority.
That tweet was quickly deleted, and Mr. Winkler, who is white and represents some upper middle class suburbs west-southwest of Minneapolis, offered a conditional-tense quasi-apology in subsequent tweets.
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He said he "didn't think it was offensive to suggest that Justice Thomas should be even more concerned about racial discrimination than colleagues. But if such a suggestion is offensive, I apologize."
However Mr. Winkler, whose website says he has an undergraduate history degree from Harvard and a law degree from the University of Minnesota, seemed to dig the hole deeper in a subsequent tweet, in which he said the racism of the term "Uncle Tom" was disputed and unknown to him.
"I did not understand 'Uncle Tom' as a racist term, and there seems to be some debate about it. I do apologize for it, however," he said.
Former Rep. Allen West, a prominent black Republican, poured scorn on Mr. Winkler's explanation and said the lawmaker should resign, noting the precedent of cooking-show host Paula Deen being fired and losing endorsement deals for admitting long-ago use of racial epithets.
"If Paula Deen must resign so should MN Rep Winkler. Didn't know Uncle Tom is racist slur? I'm sick of liberal hypocrisy," he said on his Twitter account.
Later still, as backlash against his comments spread through political blogs and social network sites, Mr. Winkler issued a statement through the state House apologizing for his usage, though he neither specified the word nor mentioned Justice Thomas.
"In expressing that disappointment [with Tuesday's Supreme Court decision] on Twitter, I hastily used a loaded term that is offensive to many. My words were inappropriate and I apologize," he said. "I regret that my comments have distracted from the serious dialogue we must have going forward to ensure racial discrimination has no place in our election system."


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Binance Needs To Improve AML Compliance Before Opening A Paris Office, Say French Regulators
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By CNF Last updated Dec 28, 2021
A report of French regulators indicated that Binance did not comply with AML compliance, which led to the investigation of the company.
Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange with a daily trading volume of $2.7 billion. The company has been growing rapidly in the last year and plans to move its headquarters to Paris, France.
The AMF recently released a statement saying that Binance will need to abide by anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines in order to maintain its status as a registered commercial service. If Binance cannot comply with the AML requirements set by the Autorité de Marchés Financiers (AMF), they will not be allowed to continue their operations in France.
Binance is one of the most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. In 2018, the exchange received a lot of scrutiny from US lawmakers for suspected money laundering and other illegal activities. However, it received a clean chit from US lawmakers this year suggests that the company has been compliant with regulations after all.
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Crypto regulation is a highly debated topic that doesn't have an answer yet. The regulatory frameworks are rapidly changing due to the market. Most of the crypto-related companies are not regulated at all. There are no clear guidelines when it comes to the future of cryptocurrencies which makes it difficult for financial institutions and regulators across the globe to make decisions on their operations.
Crypto regulation is still something that is not fully understood by many people. When cryptocurrency started gaining popularity, governments decided to come up with legislation about it. This led to different countries having different approaches towards regulating this new phenomenon – some countries embraced cryptocurrency while others did not.
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The Return: Vol. 2, Shadow Souls by L. J. Smith, Sci Fi.
Stefan has been captured by evil spirits, and Elena's home is under attack. Elena is forced to work with Damon to save him and repel the demons, despite his dark desires for her. Meanwhile, Bonnie and Meredith study the invaders in hope of finding an edge. Part of "The Vampire Diaries" series.


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Anybody who knows me knows very well that I am a huge baseball fan. I vividly recall back in 1994 during the baseball strike, a concept was presented by two Harvard Business School professors who suggested resuming the MLB season but prohibiting owners and players from receiving their revenue and pay. Instead, they proposed depositing these funds into an escrow fund to be disbursed only after the dispute was resolved. Presumably, the money would rapidly accumulate in escrow during this "virtual strike" thereby motivating each group to reach a deal.
At first, I thought these professors were out of touch but in retrospect, this was a cool concept. Creating a virtual-strike clause into contracts during collective bargaining negotiations that would promote and encourage unions and management to create a situation in which strikes would not destroy long-term value to either side – what a novel idea!
Prior agreements began before the economic upturn – Three to five years ago, the labor union agreements did not reflect the recent good times in the economy. Unless there were built-in provisions in labor contracts for items such as profit-sharing, some of the recent economic benefits were not shared with employees.
Companies are more concerned about the future – Even though the past several years have produced great results in the economy, the forecast for the future may not be so rosy. Employers are nervous and reluctant to increase fix costs.
Healthy financials – From the union perspective, the going-in financial picture for an employer is fantastic. The unions expect and will demand a share of those rewards, as prior contracts did not yield favorable returns. An employer today may be focused on providing one-time bonuses but labor wants in on the card.
Time-off costs – Costs for leave of absences, disabilities, etc. are increasing and causing strains on the workforce with increasing overtime costs.
Benefit and retirement costs – Hard to imagine that this is actually more difficult than the prior negotiations, but it is. Inability to continue to shift costs to employees and staggering legacy pension liabilities still exist.
Short supply of quality labor – A tight labor market is straining the ability to attract and retain needed talent, resulting in increases of starting wage rates with a trickle up impact.
Customer loyalty – Customers demand on-time, high-quality products at reasonable prices. They are not willing to stay with you if you fail to meet these demands and will consider alternatives. Just-in-time inventory is now the trend for customers and as such, there is no willingness to stockpile inventory due to the possibility of a labor stoppage on your end.
These are among many factors that contribute to strikes and prevent parties from reaching agreement in collective bargaining negotiations. Overconfidence and false ideas on negotiations can also come into play.
Overconfidence leads negotiators on both sides to believe their cases are stronger than they really are, while underestimating the other side's willingness to stand firm. When one side doubts the other side's claims, a strike becomes even more tempting. From an employer's perspective, offering a lump sum payment without any future work requirements seems like the best deal. This may then cause a near-sighted reaction when fairness concerns cause negotiators to reject deals that would leave both sides better off.
Viewing negotiations as competitions that are to be "won" keeps the focus on distributive negotiation at the expense of bargaining, and stands in the way of an agreement that will satisfy everyone's interests.
Avoid extreme demands – When talks get heated, it's tempting to draw a line in the sand. But making firm demands is usually a mistake. When you do so, you prevent yourself from considering alternative proposals that might meet your needs just as well. To make matters worse, demands increase the tendency to escalate commitment to a strike.
Take the other side's perspective – Far too often, we assume we fully understand the other side's interests and goals. This is especially true in competitive situations such as competitive bargaining negotiations, where we tend to fall back on stereotypes.
Transparency with employees/members – Unions are becoming quite savvy in communicating with their members and potential members. Union leaders are focusing on being more transparent with their members during the bargaining process, using social media, and other avenues. To stay ahead of and counter union communications, employers in the midst of contract negotiations should institute and invest in more robust communication strategies with their employees as well. Social media and other online communications boards are essential in getting the company's message out, especially to millennials and other employee demographics who will seek information from such sources. Use caution as to not trigger any unfair labor practices or similar violations.
Collective bargaining will become more transparent and should be viewed from all perspectives moving forward to promote and encourage long term value, in doing so, will create a home-run for both sides.
Elliot Dinkin, President and CEO at Cowden Associates, Inc, a United Benefit Advisors Partner Firm, is a 25-year plus veteran of the actuarial, compensation and employee benefits field and frequent expert witness in legal proceedings on concerns ranging from compensation?and collective bargaining issues to retirement.


If you celebrate, I want to wish you the best holiday season ever! Christmas for me is my favorite Holi-day for it means renewed Spirit within me and hope for the world. To be honest, I gave equal ferver to decorating and gift buying (I am a gift giver). This year for the first time in my good long life, I have no desire to decorate or gift buy. Brings to the fore front to me what many people have shared with me, namely that the "Hallmark" commerical angle of the holidays was not for them. Quite honestly, I thought them "scrooges." Well here I go now sharing the same sentiment and not at all being a "scrooge." Instead this is signifcant for me interms of redefining for myself what this Holi-day means to me for at this time and season of life. What speakes to my heart and soul is--a time of prayer.
I believe in prayer and know that our world needs it more than ever. We see the carnage and sacrifice of goodness and humanity on every land. And yes, we need to pray equally for all the good there is in our world and the "saviours" that care, share and show up. So this holi-day season may you pray simply and dream big for you, me and our world.
May you be the light you are meant to be in this world giving hope and love.


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A guided wine tour and tasting at Chateau Ksara, Chateau Khoury or Clos St Thomas.
An engaging one-hour wine tour and a wine tasting at Chateau Nakad by the owner himself.
A generous barbecue lunch with Lebanese mezze and wine under the trees on the serene terraced area just below the winery, where you can enjoy the rest of your afternoon.
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