This February marks a leap year—an occasion so special it only happens every four years. To celebrate, companies are offering unique sales of their own. Many of these deals are February 29–themed. For example, I've seen smoothies for $2.29, lobster dinners for $29 and hotel stays for 29% off. And if you're born on leap day, you're really in luck. Some of the best leap year deals and freebies are available exclusively to leaplings. Check out the sales below, and let me know if I'm missing any!
Use this printable coupon or online code to get 20% off your check through March 6.
Check with your local Chick-fil-A, but we've caught wind that some locations are offering free chicken sandwiches if you stop by 29 minutes past the hour all day on February 29.
Get a free upgrade from a single to double burger on February 29. This will save you $2.49.
People with a February 29 birthday can get one free Individually Yours Cookie Cake as part of the "A Sweet for Your Leap" promotion. You must show a valid ID to claim your treat.
Diners with a leap day birthday can get one of six free entrées from the Leaplings Eat Free menu. To be eligible, customers must show a valid photo ID.
Born on leap day? Sweet! With locations in Las Vegas and Orange County, Holsteins is giving out free Birthday Cake Bam-Boozled Shake and Classic Burger. An ID is required, and those with a March 1 birthday are also eligible.
Holsteins Shakes and Buns is giving a free Birthday Cake Bam-Boozled Shake and Classic Burger to leaplings.
Leaplings, eat at Houlihan's on February 29, and you'll get a free entrée (up to $15) and a card for 28 more free entrées.
Holy pizza! With almost 600 locations, Hungry Howie's is offering a large one-topping pizza for only 29 cents when you buy a large one or more topping pizza. This deal is good from February 29 through March 1.
On February 29, buy a dozen donuts, get a dozen of original glazed donuts for $2.29.
On February 29, guests can chow down on two 1-pound steamed lobsters and a choice of two sides, including french fries, onion strings and brown rice, for $29 per person. Legal Sea Foods' one-pound lobsters are priced at $25.95 each usually!
This Mexican chain is offering Fried Ice Cream (regularly $6.49) and a special 8-ounce Leap Year Margarita (regularly $7.99 for a 16-ounce) for $2.29 on leap day.
On February 29, all leap year babies get a free freshly baked cookie. No purchase is necessary, but you must show an ID.
Olive Garden is celebrating with four free Dolcini desserts (layered cake, mousse, pastry creams and berries). You can get a coupon for the four free Dolcini desserts via the Olive Garden Facebook Events Page, available here.
Print out the featured coupon above or show it on your phone to get four free Dolcini desserts.
On February 29, all leaplings with a valid photo ID will receive a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza for carryout (participation and store hours vary).
Through March 2, save 29% sitewide.
Chow down on 29-cent wings all day on February 29.
Club Tropical members can enjoy any 24-ounce Classic Smoothie for $2.29 (regularly $4 and up) on February 29.
Leaplings get a free slice of pizza at participating Villa Italian Kitchen locations on February 29.
Get 20% off shared-ride shuttle services.
Through February 29, take up to $30 off flight tickets.
Antigua's Curtain Bluff is celebrating leap year by offering guests 29% off spa treatments booked for February 29. Discount will only be applied to one treatment per person, and can be made in advance of February 29. See details here.
Select Destination properties are offering leap year booking specials, such as 30% off your stay at The Royal St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, 29% off at Snowmass in Colorado and 29% off The Marker in San Francisco. See all the offers here.
On February 29 only, get 29% off select hotels worldwide. You must book through the Expedia mobile app to take advantage of this deal.
Enjoy 29% off rates on February 29 (rates start at $176 a night with discount). This deal is valid on stays through June 30, 2016. Use the promo code LEAP.
Check out all the leap year deals being offered at this international hotel company. Some of the offers available include 29% off the best available room rates, $29 off the first night and a $29 food and beverage credit. Hotels are located in spots like Venice, Brussels, Sydney, San Francisco and Hong Kong.
L.E. Hotels is offering 15% off stays at the Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel.
Book on February 29, and save 29% off Junior Suite and larger room types. Rates start at $262 a night with the discount and are valid for stays April 3 through June 30.
"Leapies" who stay at Melrose Georgetown Hotel on their birthday will get overnight accommodations and a celebratory dinner for two, including birthday cake and a Champagne toast, at the farm-to-fork Jardenea restaurant (from $229).
Check out these free experiences offer to residents, guests and tourists in New York City on February 29. Some of the events include yoga classes, massages and something called a puppy party!
Located in Miami, this hotel is letting you book your next getaway on February 29, and save up to 29% off regular rates for stays from March 3 until May 31, 2016.
On February 29, from 2:29 p.m. to 6:29 p.m. EST, The Charles Hotel is selling rooms for $229 a night (normal rates range from $299 to $499) for stays between March 14 and 31.
Located in Washington, D.C., this hotel is giving guests an extra night for free and a $50 daily credit to use toward valet parking or food and drinks when you book two nights on February 29 for a future stay. Prices start at $140 a night.
The Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, D.C. is promoting an extra night for free and a $50 daily credit when guests book a two-night future stay on February 29.
Scotland's five-star luxury resort is letting guests make the most of their extra day this year by extending their weekend with the Sunday Night Special offering. The special includes breakfast, full use of club facilities and the choice of a round of golf on The King's or The Queen's championship course or a 55-minute spa treatment per person.
Lucky Leapers can celebrate their birthday on February 29 with a special rate of $229 for the night. This Leap Day Birthday Package includes overnight accommodations and a birthday cake!
Take up to 30% off hotels during our leap year savings event. Book by February 29!
Through March 4, take 29% off all products by using the code LEAP4GMP.
Take 29% off the AEO and Aerie collections.
On February 29, grab a free leap year 2016 shirt. Also, get 29% off any order placed on or before leap day.
Buy one men's dress shirt and get another for $29.90.
On February 29 only, get 29% off $100.
On February 29, take an extra 29% off select items, and get free shipping on $49 or more.
On February 29, get an extra 29% off sitewide.
Get select styles of denim for $29.
Through February 29, shop clothes, accessories, hats and more for $29 or less.
On February 29, get 30% off sitewide.
Keep checking back for more leap day deals to be added throughout the week!
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Carolina Baseball is an exciting and fun sport to take us into Spring. Since games are typically played in series, it's not always easy to make it to every game like the football games. However, with today's social media, it's easy to stay on top of Gamecocks Baseball and feel like you're in on the action of the games without being there in person.
Here are a few of our favorite resources to stay in the know on all things Carolina Baseball:
University of South Carolina's official Baseball website - definitely an obvious choice; this site has the schedule, ticket info, videos, and the latest news and stats. You can also watch the games online or tune in to the game audio via the web.
South Carolina Baseball official Twitter - @GamecockBaseBll; play-by-play updated live tweets during the games.
South Carolina Baseball Facebook Page - Updated events for games you can add to your Facebook events to remind you of the next game; gorgeous photos from each home game, live updates during games, and interactions with other fans.
Gamecock Daily - this website updates every hour, compiling information on Gamecocks sports from around the Web into one location!
"The Sarge" discussion board on The Big Spur - Join in on hundreds of conversations and discussions on this online forum about all things Gamecocks Baseball with other like-minded fans.
GoGamecocks.com Facebook page - live updates and photos during the games.
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Andreas "Andy" Ritsch (* 23. Juni 1961 in Chur) ist ein Schweizer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer.

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Der in Arosa aufgewachsene, gelernte Elektromonteur Andy Ritsch durchlief die gesamte Juniorenkarriere beim EHC Arosa. Auf die Saison 1979/80 hin wurde er als Verteidiger in die erste Mannschaft berufen und errang mit dem Klub gleich seinen ersten Meistertitel. Diesen Erfolg konnte er 1982 wiederholen. Zudem wurde er mit dem EHC Arosa 1981 und 1984 Zweiter, sowie 1985 Dritter der Schweizer Meisterschaft. Zusammen mit seinem Spielpartner Reto Sturzenegger gehörte zu den erfolgreichsten Schweizer Abwehrspielern jener Zeit.

Nach dem freiwilligen Abstieg des EHC Arosa 1986 in die 1. Liga wechselte Ritsch zum aufstrebenden HC Lugano, mit welchem er 1987 und 1988 erneut die Schweizer Meisterschaft gewann. Nach Differenzen mit dem Trainer John Slettvoll wechselte er mitten in der Saison 1989/90 zum EV Zug, nachdem ihm ein Vertrag mit dem SC Bern nicht erlaubt worden war. Von 1994 bis 1996 spielte er bei der Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, bevor er 1998 seine aktive Spielerkarriere beim EHC Chur in der Nationalliga B beendete.

In der Nationalmannschaft bestritt Andy Ritsch diverse Länderspiele. Unter anderem war er Stammspieler bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1987 und 1990 sowie an den Olympischen Spielen 1988 in Calgary, wo er in sechs Spielen ein Tor und einen Assist erzielte.

Seit der Beendigung seiner Spielerkarriere betätigt sich Andy Ritsch als Eishockeytrainer. Zu seinen diesbezüglichen Stationen gehörten unter anderem der EV Zug (Assistenztrainer), die Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (Assistenz- und Juniorentrainer), die Schweizer U20-Nationalmannschaft (Assistenztrainer) und der EHC Chur (Cheftrainer). Von 2008 bis März 2014 war Ritsch Cheftrainer bei seinem Stammverein EHC Arosa. Von April 2014 bis Ende 2017 war er Trainer des EHC Wetzikon. Seit 2018 ist er nun Trainer beim EC Wil (SG).

Quellen
 Elmar Brunner: 70 Jahre EHC Arosa – Ein Dorf schreibt Schweizer Sportgeschichte, Eigenverlag F&L Planungen AG / Store Line AG, Chur 1994, S. 149.
 Aroser Zeitung vom 4. April 2008, S. 17.

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Eishockeynationalspieler (Schweiz)
Eishockeyspieler (EHC Arosa)
Eishockeyspieler (HC Lugano)
Eishockeyspieler (EV Zug)
Eishockeyspieler (SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers)
Eishockeyspieler (EHC Chur)
Eishockeytrainer (EHC Wetzikon)
Olympiateilnehmer (Schweiz)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1988
Schweizer Meister (Eishockey)
Schweizer
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In the last week, the United States has had 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 8,244 new deaths, according to the CDC. Measuring the hospitalization rate nationwide is difficult because not all states collect similar data…
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...but if you look at local coverage, you can see where hospitals and health-care workers feel squeezed: Abilene, Texas; Akron, Ohio; Wausau, Wis; One-third of hospitals in Colorado.
Cases are increasing dramatically in pretty much every state and territory, so you can toss out any narrative of wise blue-state governors and foolish red-state governors, or vice versa.
As you read about the current spike in cases and rise in daily new deaths, please keep track of who confidently assured you, at some point in the past nine months, that we were "on the verge of herd immunity" and make decisions accordingly.
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If you still have more faith in Giuliani & Powell than everyone who says they're serving up nonsense, don't take my word for it. Every court document that is filed in relation to the election gets posted online. DemocracyDocket does it pretty quick.
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You can read through all of the suits, motions, affidavits, appeals, and in some cases, oral arguments; everything is right there in black and white.
You can see that the Trump campaign's lawyers are not making the same claims of massive widespread fraud and voter alteration in court that Giuliani and Powell made yesterday.
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If you put your faith in Trump's claim of a presidential election stolen through massive alteration of votes through the use of voting software, and the legal skills of Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, I am sorry to tell you that you have been conned.
Dominion Voting Systems works in 28 states and ran elections in Ohio, Florida, and other states that Trump won. In Florida, which Trump won by a wider margin than expected, the division of elections certified their systems as safe, secure, and effective.
That division answers to the Florida Secretary of State, Laurel Lee, who is a former assistant U.S. attorney and former judge appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2019.
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Obama writes of Israel & the Palestinians, "I thought it was reasonable to ask the stronger party to take a bigger first step in the direction of peace." This explains a lot about how Obama sees the world, and why his negotiations hit walls so frequently.
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Powerful people and institutions did not become powerful by giving away something for nothing.
What's more, the uniquely vulnerable position Israel occupies — the threats it has faced on all sides for its entire existence — meant the Israelis didn't necessarily feel like the stronger party.
I'm not going to tell anyone what to do with their Thanksgiving plans. For many people it's been a miserable and lonely year, and they're not going to want to hear that they shouldn't see their friends and family on the biggest travel week of the year.
Lord knows, no one is going to listen to the likes of Gavin Newsom on decisions like this.
But considering the skyrocketing rate of new cases, if you have the chance to get tested for the virus, you might want to take that opportunity before you see your elderly aunts and uncles or grandparents.
Today's Morning Jolt leads off with a dramatic turn of events with the Wayne County, Michigan Board of Canvassers… again.
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As noted yesterday, even if the county board had stalemated or been unable to certify the results, the whole matter would automatically be transferred to the State Board of Canvassers to evaluate for themselves.
That said, at least one member of the state board is not shrugging off allegations of improprieties: Norm Shinkle, who also serves as chairman of Michigan's eighth congressional district Republican Committee.
Over in City Journal, Guy Sorman writes that, "the South Korean people may like or dislike their government, but they trust that it makes rational choices," and I just feel this pang of envy.
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Over here we have localities instituting curfews (apparently the virus is like a vampire and more active at night), governors banning sales of paint, police cite people for sitting in their cars at the beach…
… and the New York City Health Department issues the guidance, "Be creative with sexual positions and physical barriers, like walls, that allow sexual contact while preventing close face to face contact."
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Thai police retreats from prime minister's office compound
Thai police retreated from the prime minister's office compound Friday afternoon, seeking to defuse tensions with thousands of protesters who have occupied the site for nearly four days.
Earlier Friday, tensions escalated when police muscled into the site to deliver a court eviction order to the members of the People's Alliance for Democracy, who are seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
Several minor injuries were reported throughout the day as brief skirmishes erupted around the perimeter of the compound and in nearby streets.
"The situation was very volatile and a clash was likely if we pushed on," police spokesman Surapol Tuantong told the NBT TV network. "We have given way to let them back into the Government House to prevent a clash. All security forces have left the government compound."
Samak repeated his pledge to end the crisis without the use of force, and the commander of the Thai army called for both sides to negotiate an end to the standoff.
"The army will not stage a coup, the political crisis should be resolved by political means," said Gen. Anupong Paochinda.
The crowd outside the compound swelled Friday afternoon. When the police pulled back, many demonstrators followed them to a horse racing track about 500 meters (yards) from the Government House.
Sonthi Limthongkul, a protest leader, vowed Friday to continue the protests until Samak steps down.
"We definitely won't leave the Government House until we can topple Samak's administration," Sonthi told The Associated Press. "He cannot stay on for long, I am very sure of that. You can see people coming more and more to join us."
Sonti promised that the alliance would install a "clean and efficient political system."
The alliance accuses Samak's government of serving as a proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup and faces several pending corruption cases. Thaksin is in self-imposed exile in Britain.
Alliance sympathizers also staged actions in other parts of the country, in an apparent effort to create an atmosphere of crisis.
More than 200 railway workers staged a work stoppage by taking emergency sick leave, forcing the cancellation of 35 trains from Bangkok to major provinces, said State Railways of Thailand spokesman Pairat Rojcharoen-ngarm.
Protesters also tried to blockade passengers from entering at least two airports in southern Thailand, said witnesses, though the facilities at Hat Yai and the popular tourist destination of Phuket remained operating. But airline authorities said flights from Hat Yai would be suspended Friday evening.
Alliance leaders had earlier boasted that state enterprise unions would act in support of their action, and protest leaders cited the rail stoppages Friday as an example of such action.
The number of protesters in and around the government compound since protesters overran the grounds on Tuesday has varied from a few thousand most mornings to a high of 30,000.
The alliance promised a "final showdown" this week, but has suffered several setbacks. It sent several dozen masked thugs Tuesday to take over a government-controlled television station. The band surrendered to police and video of the bullying tactics were broadcast repeatedly.
By sending followers into the streets Friday, they apparently meant to provoke violent clashes to regain public sympathy. State enterprise unions and other sympathizers of the protest group decried "police brutality," though authorities seemed to exercise restraint as demonstrators rushed to confront them. No weapons were fired.
Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for nine of the group's leaders on charges of insurrection, conspiracy, illegal assembly and refusing orders to disperse. Insurrection, the legal equivalent of treason, carries a maximum penalty of death or life imprisonment.
Another court issued an order late Wednesday demanding that the protesters leave the government compound immediately and stop blocking streets. On Thursday, a court rejected the alliance's appeal of the order to vacate Government House, which was seized Tuesday.
Prime Minister Samak, who refuses to resign, has accused the protesters of trying to provoke violence.
After Thaksin was deposed in the bloodless coup, his party was dissolved and he was banned from public office until 2012.
But Samak led Thaksin's political allies to a December 2007 election victory, and their assumption of power triggered fears that Thaksin would make a political comeback on the strength of his continued popularity in Thailand's rural majority.
Thailand has had 17 constitutions since 1932 - a reflection of the political instability and military coups that followed the drafting of the first charter that created a constitutional monarchy. The last coup was in 2006, when Thaksin was ousted.


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My Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette is my favorite makeup product right now. I can make so so many eye looks AND the palette actually smells like peaches!
Bath & Body Works scent Pretty As A Peach is so delicious smelling! I actually bought it for my mother-in-law and Gardenia for myself but after smelling them again Lee and I agreed the Gardenia was more my mother-in-law. So I ended up keeping the peach and I am now obsessed. It smells so good!
I actually won these pretty peach earrings from Waltz Me to Heaven's giveaway. They are designed by Lauren Milmine and are beautiful. I can see these being a summer staple earring!
Ok, these shorts aren't peach but they had to be mentioned. Let's just go with it. I saw these shorts online and thought they were cute. Then I tried them on in my Gap store and oh my gosh…I may have bought them in two colors! They are the softest and lightest linen and feel like pajama shorts. The fit is so flattering too! I am 100% confident that these will be worn so much during those super hot summer days!
I hope things are just as peachy with you as they are over here! Come back tomorrow, I am going to share Libby's preschool program!!


Metro is making noises about hiring private security as fare enforcers on the light rail.
Right now state law bars that, but Metro says Phoenix does it, so why can't they?
"Adding civilian fare inspectors could not only increase fare inspections but also permit better utilization of law enforcement resources with additional safety and security personnel," Metro police chief Victor Rodriguez says in the agency's blog. "As the METRO rail lines expand in the coming years, we will certainly explore all avenues to effectively and efficiently provide for the safety and security of those lines. A hybrid approach using both police officers and private security is worth a look."
Metro would need to pass a bill through the state legislature allowing them to do so, something which won't happen until 2013 unless a special session is called.
Currently, anyone caught not paying the fare on the light rail gets a $75 fine, but it's a civil matter. If the fine is not paid on time, it moves on to Houston municipal court and becomes a criminal case.
So fare-jumpers should begin making alternative plans: The rent-a-cops are coming, we're sure.


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Breakfast was homemade and good. Staff was friendly.
This is my second time staying here, and both times were great. The owners are such nice people and the breakfast is delicious! In a convenient location, would definitely recommend!
The owners of Villa Hermosa Hotel went above and beyond helping me navigate through my stay in Liberia. They helped me figure out buses to the border, gave me free rides and were flexible and kind. Definitely your go-to spot to help you out if you're stopping by Liberia to catch a flight or a bus.
I instantly felt like I was invited to someones home. Everyone was very kind and welcoming.
Adequate very clean rooms. Comfortable outside seating under covered patios to enjoy casual mornings and evenings.
It's a family business and they are super sweet. Emmanuel speaks excellent English. The breakfast was super delicious! It feels very safe here and I felt comfortable with my window open.
Bed was comfortable and staff/ family was great to deal with.
Heidi (owner) was very friendly, accommodating. She is working on her English, but I think there would be little problem if a client doesn't speak Spanish. I'd never been to Liberia before so can't compare lodging. This would be a suburban spot.
Located 2,950 feet from route 1 in Liberia, in a private urbanization of Liberia, Hotel Villa Hermosa features air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi throughout the property. Free private parking is available on site.
Rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV. Some units have a seating area to relax in after a busy day. The rooms are equipped with a private bathroom.
Extras include free toiletries and a hairdryer. There is a shared kitchen, a shared lounge, concierge service and shops at the property. The hotel also offers bike hire. Playas del Coco is 23 mi from Villa Hermosa, while Rincón de la Vieja National Park is 22 mi from the property and Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is 7.5 mi away.
This property is also rated for the best value in Liberia! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.
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Up to two children under 12 years are charged USD 20 per night when using existing beds.
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Please inform Hotel Villa Hermosa of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
The hotel is run by some of the most wonderful people we met in Costa Rica. Incredibly hospitable and friendly, as well as excellent food.
I didn't care for the scent used for cleaning, especially on the sheets. It was fairly mild, but I prefer non-scented cleaning supplies. It helped to air out the room a bit when I arrived.
Heidi is upgrading the place(nicely), so there are some construction materials around.
10 minutes from Liberia Airport , very easy to reach. Excellent value. Clean. Nice hosts.


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How does a dissolution of Parliament work?
Monday 12 February 2018 - 4:58pm
File: President Jacob Zuma presents the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces) on 11 February 2016 at 19h00.
JOHANNESBURG - Opposition parties called for a dissolution of Parliament on Monday.
READ: DA to submit written request to dissolve Parliament
At a press conference held by opposition parties, EFF leader Julius Malema labelled a transition from President Jacob Zuma to his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, "a swopping from one corrupt to another".
Malema: "It's not a transition it's a swopping. From one corrupt to another. It's now their time to eat. It's just factionalism. Parliament must be dissolved after Motion of No Confidence Debate. " ZumaExit @eNCA @Julius_S_Malema
— Annika Larsen (@AnnikaLarsen1) February 12, 2018
Malema: "we don't want Zuma, we don't want Cyril, we don't want the ANC. Dissolve Parliament. Fresh elections. ZumaExit @eNCA pic.twitter.com/HUiNcToiDF
The process to dissolve the National Assembly is set out in section 50 of the Constitution, which states that the president must dissolve the assembly if a supporting vote of the motion is adopted by the majority of the house.
In order to effect this, 201 members of Parliament have to support the motion if each of the 400 seats in the National Assembly is filled.
OppositionParties are using two clauses of the Constitution to remove a President and Dissolve Parliament and go on early Election: Sec 102 & 50. pic.twitter.com/iWZDpcZW1c
— EFF (@EFFSouthAfrica) February 12, 2018
If Parliament is dissolved it will necessitate an early national election. It would also be the first dissolution of Parliament in democratic South African history.
If a motion in terms of section 50 succeeds, section 49 dictates the next steps.
This section requires the president, by proclamation, to call and set a date for an election, which must be held within 90 days of the date the National Assembly is dissolved.
If the result of an election is not declared within the prescribed time - seven days, according to the Electoral Act - or if the result is set aside by a court, the president must again call an election.
The National Assembly remains competent to function from the time it is dissolved, or its term expires, until the day before the first day of polling for the next assembly.
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What do you do with boys when it rains for seven days in a row? You make an army of Toilet Paper Tube Superheroes!
What do you need to create this army?
Now that you've gathered your supplies, it's time to map out your plan of attack.
Details and labels are very important.
A snip of felt here. A bit of glue there. And the Avengers were ready for action.
Spiderman was up for a web-swinging challenge.
What's a bunch of Superheros to do without villians to defeat? "Holy Toledo, Batman!" We better go collect a few more TP rolls.
These are hilarious and awesome! I love it! I am going to have to try this project with my superhero loving boys!
These are the coolest things! I can't wait till my little guy is big enough to make them!
Seriously, these are too cute and awesome and too much fun. Love it.
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Thanks for linking with What little boys are made of!
Oh my gosh! This is awesome! My son would flip over these!
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I love this idea. My preschool boy will love it too!
This is too awesome for words. I LOVE this idea so much.
Yeah! You linked up the superheroes of TP! I LOVE them! Thanks so much for sharing with my Pink Hippo Party!
How cute! Now this looks like something my little son would love! Thanks for sharing.
Wow what a fantastic way to recycle !
So cool, my boys would love this!!
Oh, and also 3 boys here under the age of 5 (ages 4, 3, 1)…your profile is like a chapter right out of my "book"
I LOVE them! My boys would be all over these. We don't have felt fabric at home but we do have lots of construction paper. I should try it with the boys.


It's been a busy time, as always with two kids around. Matylda started to climb...hard to get head around them now!
"(...)Every day you don't practice you're one day further from being good."
The book (which I found the most suitable and the most inspiring) is full of phrases I would like to remember and practice in real..I even copied some of them to my special notebook to look through when I need an inspiration the most!
"(...)whatever your medium, if you've been away from it for a few weeks, the first day are going to be clumsy and fruitless. But the things get easier as the rust falls away(...)"
I started with some exercises I had to do a while ago from another book I deeply admire: Polymer clay: Color Inspiration. From my educational experience I know that despite the fact those small exercises seem so easy or pointless they are in fact very important, useful, and in a long term - irreplaceable.
In this small one I had to do a collage from paper trimmings needed for a further work.
Inspired by some polymer art faces pictures I found on the Internet and the wrapping from the push-molds I decided to have a go. I have a bunch of ideas in my mind already how to use them so this will be my other ongoing project.


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When considering a convertible as a third, fourth, or otherwise occasional car, we often default to something classic, with froggy-looking headlights, a tiny underpowered engine, handling as direct as it gets, and more fun than one person really deserves to have. However, where most folks look to the English for their basic sports car experience, we here at TTS are partial to the Fiat 850. Not for nothing, Mr. Lucas never so much as breathed on an 850 and Mr. Agnelli seemed to have some concept of how car electrics work. Beyond that, though, the 850 offers simplicity in the form of a tiny (817-903cc) but peppy inline-4 cylinder motor coupled with vintage Bertone styling from the same generation as the Lamborghini Miura (early 850s even shared headlights with the Lambo!). Besides, despite huge production numbers back in the day, rust and indifference have resulted in a fairly thin pool of decent 850 spiders left and even fewer for sale. Chances are you'll have the only one at your local cars and coffee, and the combination of rorty exhaust, low-slung small open car, 50hp, and 90mph feels a lot faster than it really is. See this clean example for sale on Craigslist in Woodbridge, Virginia for $3,800.
Despite an ill-advised attempt to make the Z3 into a perennial Bond car, it remains nonetheless a viable roadster offering plenty of fun for driver and passenger alike, in any of the four- or six-cylinder configurations. Generally speaking, older cars with smaller engines will be the most affordable, but there are sub-$10K bargains to be had from across the range. This pretty red Z3 is a 1998 1.9 liter 4-cylinder 5-speed for sale in Jacksonville, Alabama for $6,800. With the Z3 BMW was looking to capitalize (somewhat belatedly) on the success of the Mazda MX-5 Miata. The results were mixed. The cars, even the 4-cylinders, were considerably more expensive than Miatas when new, yet offered little above the Little Mazda that Could beyond big wheels, a moderately more powerful engine, and the availability of heated seats. Still, as used cars in the same general price bracket as a used Miata they become far more competitive. After all, these are BMWs from when BMW knew how to make proper driver's cars, and the Z3 does not disappoint. It is utterly tossable, tight, and a party on the backroads. The hardest part about Z3 shopping is finding good manual transmission cars, as it appears that they were sold nearly 3:1 as automatics – at least if you go by the classified ads.
Mark my words: these cars are going to go up in value before too long. Yes, they made a lot of them, and yes, to many they still just look like old cars. BUT, drive a nice one through a busy street in one of those little boutiquey towns like Vail, Laguna Beach, or Greenwich, and you get comments like "nice car!" and "take me for a ride?" from passers-by. Fact is, the R107 is the car that people born from about 1940-1980 think of when you utter the words "Mercedes convertible". It was the car that Bobby Ewing, Jonathan Hart, and even Wonder Woman drove. It is the classy roadster of our (relative) youth. Prices for good 107s are all over the waterfront depending on miles and condition, but there are a lot of them available for less than $10K, like this good-looking example available on Craigslist in Berkshire, Massachusetts for $7,000. We are partial to the 560s since they were the last and most powerful of the range, but consider a European 350SL, 280SL, or 300SL if you want to row your own gears – although you'll need to be prepared to pay handsomely for the privilege. Also be sure that you get both the soft and hard tops as part of the deal! Don't think of it as a sports car per se, but rather as a grand tourer with the added benefit of dropping its top.
Lest anyone think we have an aversion to classic British roadsters, I give you the Triumph TR6. Although its underpinnings date to the dark ages, and it does use Lucas electrics, most decent ones have been sorted by now, or are well on their way. What redeems the TR6 for me is the inline-6 cylinder engine – a stand out in a market segment (did they have those in the 1970s?) dominated by wheezy four-cylinders. The result was added smoothness and more grunt than it's lesser-engined brethren. This was also the last of the classic upright Triumph roadsters, with the contemporary Spitfire trying too hard to keep up with the times, stylistically speaking, and the subsequent TR7 and TR8 looking like, well, a giant doorstop. Like the 107 Mercedes, prices for TR6s run the gamut, but nice clean drivers like this car for sale on Craigslist in Greensboro, North Carolina can be had for less than $10K. It's not refined by any stretch of the word, but it is driving at its purest.
My compatriot here at TTS will chastise me for going with the E36 over the E30 325i Convertible, but I figure that he's got an E30 convertible feature brewing somewhere in his brain, so I thought I'd go with the later car. Besides, I have more experience with the E36, and I like the fact that this car, for sale on Craigslist in Brooklyn, Ohio for $4,800 has the roll-over package. Or something like that. In any case, Car Geeks everywhere have for two decades lauded the greatness that is the BMW E36 for its class-leading handling, strong inline-six cylinder motor, and crisp-shifting manual transmission. Yes, manual. Don't buy one of these with an automatic. If you want an automatic, buy a Benz. But more on that in a minute. These cars are fun. Period. The problem is, a lot of them have been used and abused, so finding nice ones is getting ever-trickier. Still, good cars are out there. Look for telltale signs like cloudy headlights, shredded interiors, and non-op power tops on cars that you should walk away from. Well kept cars can be had all day long around five grand, and they're every bit as fun to drive as a new one – if not more so. And there's room for the kids.
Speaking of room for the kids, there just may be those times that you don't want to deal with driving a stick while enjoying open air motoring. I used to mock people like that. Not any more. In the spirit of full disclosure I own one of these – the 1993 pictured at the top of this page – and it has become one of the few cars that has ever achieved a state of relative permanence in our garage. It's that good a car (in general – our specific example has its own issues, but that's not what I'm talking about here). These cars were built in relatively small numbers, and were assembled largely by hand. Mercedes took the standard 124-chassis coupe, chopped the top off, reinforced the bejeezus out of it, and honed it into what is one of the most solid convertibles of its day. It is the yin to the 325iC's yang – both great cars but with markedly different attitudes. Still you can drive the Mercedes with gusto and the car will pull-up its trousers and get down to business, safe in the knowledge that should things go awry there is a hydraulic roll-over system that deploys in a fraction of a second. Tres cool. When new these cars cost the same as the contemporary Porsche-engineered 500E – about $80,000 dollars, or approximately twice what the 325iC sold for. These days you still pay a small premium for the Mercedes, but again condition trumps all. Good examples start around $7,000 escalating as high as the mid-$20Ks for the absolute best. Those guys, however, are smoking crack. This car, available on eBay in West Chester, Pennsylvania for $9,900 or best offer appears to be a solid contender. And they do look good in the darker colors.
Tell me you didn't see this coming. Understand that these convertibles are not presented in any particular order, and putting the Miata last doesn't mean it's the best (or the worst). All of the cars have their warts, but they also shine in their own unique ways. The Miata is no different. Although it has been widely hailed as the second coming, and for good reason, the Miata has its warts. It's tight, and it has a reputation as being less than manly. Note that we didn't include the VW Cabriolet here, although it would qualify from a price and a fun standpoint. Same issue to a higher degree. The Miata, however, was designed as a sports car, and does the job brilliantly. Mazda didn't take a 323 and change it into a convertible like so many other manufacturers have done. They bought real sports cars, looked at what worked on them, and what didn't. Sure, they used a powerplant off the shelf, but they even made that look and sound the part, while pairing it up with a transmission and chassis engineered specifically for the job. Yes, they made a lot of Miatas, and yes, you will likely be exiled to the hinterlands at a car show because of it, but with entry prices starting around $1,500 for decent, driveable cars, the Miata is a hard bargain to beat. I'll take mine like this example, complete with the coveted hardtop, on Craigslist in Annapolis, Maryland for $5,000. And I'll never look back.
And that's the bottom line. Any of these cars, bought with the proper due diligence, offers the potential for sublime warm weather motoring. It's a matter of style, taste, and budget. Convertibles are not just for car folks and right guys, they're for everyone – and many of them are usable year-round. One of these days the safety police or big brother just may stop letting us have our convertibles… Don't wait.
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I keep my top down all year so I don't get ticketed by the Convertible Police! Double fines for hardtops on nice days!! Be careful out there!
How about this one in Staten Island? A 900 Turbo Saab 1991.
Can't beat the looks for the asking price.


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Ten Tribes Studies (21 April 2017, 25 Nisan, 5777)
 Contents:
1. Answers to Queries Concerning the Prophets and the daughters of King Zedekiah
2. Steven Phillips Draws Attention to a Mistake by Brit-Am. Asher not in Cornwall?
3. Does the English Word "Jew" Actually Derive from a word meaning "Hebrew" (and not Judah?)
 Michael wrote:
Yair is it a fair or true assumption that prophets such as Jeremiah and Isaiah didn't really come into much contact with many people? In simple the people they prophesied to were not many and is it a fair assumption they were barely making it into synagogues? So in simple if you heard the words of one of the prophets in those days it would of typically be second hand? Also how many years did the warnings last for Isaiah and Jeremiah. Also remind me about which texts discussed Jeremiah taking 2 of Davids daughters after Babylon took away the southern kingdom and Jerusalem. Anything here and or any other interesting knowledge you can share on this would be much appreciated. Thx Mike
Mike Shalom,
In answer to your questions:
(1) How Much Contact Did the Prophetical Message Actually Have with the People?
I do not know how much actual contact with the populace the prophets had.
They were however national figures.
People in those time even when they could read did not actually read that much.
They relied more on Oral Transmission.
Their faculties for memorizing realms of text and repeating it exactly were highly developed.
Message would often pass by word of mouth accurately from one place to another.
The same system existed in Ireland until not long ago.
(2) Jeremiah and Daughters of the House of David
You are probably referring to the claimed transference of Tea Tephi daughter of King Zedekiah of the House of David across the sea to Ireland accompanied by Jeremiah or by Baruch ben Neriah the disciple of Jeremiah.
There are no clear references to this in the Bible.
Strong claims have been made saying that the whole story is a relatively recent British Israelite fabrication.
THE CORONATION STONE - Jeremiah in Ireland. JEREMIAH IN IRELAND -- FACT OR FABRICATION?
http://www.biblemysteries.com/library/jeremiah.htm
As for Scriptural sources:
Jeremiah is described as going down to Egypt with daughters of the king and other inhabitants of Judah.
It is prophesied that disaster would overcome. Most would die by the sword or from famine. A small number would manage to return to Judah.
After that we do not hear anything else about Jeremiah or the daughters.
The following passages describe how Jeremiah and the daughters of the King came to Egypt.
Jeremiah 41:
10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites. 11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at the great pool that is in Gibeon. 13 And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced. 14 So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from Gibeon. 17 And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt 18 because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven. 6 the men, the women, the children, the princesses, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.
The following passage concerns a prediction against people of Judah who had fled to Egypt.
They were to be massacred with a small number surviving and these would return to Judah.
 13 I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, 14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have come to live in the land of Egypt shall escape or survive or return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return to dwell there. For they shall not return, except some fugitives.Â
27 Behold, I am watching over them for disaster and not for good. All the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end of them. 28 And those who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who came to the land of Egypt to live, shall know whose word will stand, mine or theirs.
2. Steven Phillips Draws Attention to a Mistake by Brit-Am. Asher not in Ciornwall?
Steve Phillips: Brit-Am Has been Mislead and is Mistaken!
Subject: RE: Brit-Am Now no. 2735
Shalom Yair
The Tribe of Asher in Britain: "The merchants of Asher worked the tin mines
of Cornwall, not as slaves, but as masters and exporters."
Why are you regurgitating something which was long ago challenged and
contested by Stephen Collins -
http://www.britam.org/now/633Now.html?
Have you personally seen this entry in any of Camden's works? I actually
have a copy of Camden's 1586 edition of Britannia (in Latin) and can confirm
that the entry simply does not exist! You are compounding an error by
quoting this bit of misinformation which is circulating round the British
Israel camp. What Camden does say, however, is that Jews were mining in
Cornwall and this is actually confirmed by the following:-
"There were also Jews in different countries throughout the Middle Ages who
were engaged in extracting both heavy and light metals of various kinds. In
England, for instance, Jews had worked in tin mining in Cornwall in 1198."
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/metals-mining
There is nothing in Camden's work or (to my knowledge) in any other work to
say that Asher was involved.
Steve Phillips
This is the SECOND time we have made this msitake,
http://www.britam.org/now/633Now.html
#2. Another possible "Mistake"
"Brit-Am Now"-632
#4. Arthur & Rosalind Eedle: "THE TIN ISLANDS"
we published extracts from an interesting and informative article.
Amongst some very valuable pieces of information was included
the following passage:
# William Camden (1551 - 1623), wrote a book called "Britannia" which was published in Latin in 1586 and in English translation in 1610. It was a landmark in the topographical study of Britain. In this work he said,-
"The merchants of Asher worked the tin mines of Cornwall, not as slaves, but as masters and exporters." #
Our friend Steven Collins pointed out that in his research he attempted to find the original source for this quotation and could not do so:
# Shalom Yair,
# I had a chance to actually read an original 1610 English translation of Camden's work in 1999...
# I and a friend scoured Camden's book for the "Asher" quote and we could not find it anywhere. Therefore, I reluctantly dropped that quote from my more recent book series. Perhaps it was in the original Latin version of his book, but that is unknown to me. I thought I'd point this out to you as some caution about this quote is advisable.
 Steve
# The main cities of the Phoenicians, Tyre and Sidon, were in territory apportioned to the Israelite Tribe of Asher.
Joshua 19:
24 Now the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families. 25 Their territory ....as far as Great Sidon (28). 29 The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre.... ended at the sea by the region of Achzib..... 31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Asher did adopt the ways of the Canaanite Phoenicians.
Judges 1:
31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob.
32 So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
Traditions from Carthage (a Phoenician colony in North Africa founded by colonists from Tyre) indicate the participation of Asher (Nahum Slouschz, "Les Hebreo-Phenicines," zparis,1909).
# The Phoenicians established colonies in Spain (Tarshish) as proven by archaeological findings.
The links with Tarshish in Spain appear to overlapped with connections to the British Isles.
The Phoenicians were partners to Assyrians in transporting Israelites over the seas as captive workers and involuntary colonists.
# The Phoenicians were involved in mining enterprises in the British Isles especially regarding the tin deposits of Cornwall.
Tin was needed for the production of bronze (an ally of copper and tin) and most tin apparently came from the British Isles. The Phoenicians had a monopoly on the supply of tin which they obtained from Cornwall in Britain, cf.
cf.
Ezekiel 27:
1 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
2  Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre, 3 and say to Tyre,  You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the LORD God...
6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars;
The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks
With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus....
12 Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.
After the defeat and exile of the Northern Israelites the supply of tin to the Assyrian Empire increased greatly indicating intensified mining by the Phoenicians in Spain and Britain who were supplying the tin to them.
The Phoenicians from Tyre and the Philistines (Minoans) in conjunction with the Assyrians transported Israelite captives over the seas to develop economic enterprises of importance to the Assyrian Empire.
 The Tribe of Asher may therefore have well been participants either as fellow agents with the Phoenicians or as subjects forced to work for them.
See our books,
http://britam.org/Ancestry.html
http://britam.org/origin.html
Archaeological finds show that a people associated with the Phoenicians settled in the south and southeast of Spain after ca. 700 BCE. Their cultural was that of the north Syrian coast i.e. of the Territory of The Tribe of Asher.
This corresponded with increased supply of minerals including tin from Britain so here to there must have been settlement.
About 500 BCE the settlements were abandoned, the settlers moved to the north and west of Spain and after that to Ireland and the British isles and probably also to Gaul and Scandinavia.
Proofs for all this include archaeological findings, Roman historians, and Irish legends, and more.
The people concerned were Israelites almost certainly in part from the Tribe of Asher.
it shoukld be noted, the resources of Cornwall had been exploited from ancient times. The Phoenicians were involved in this. Local tradition in Cornwall referred to all Israelites as "Jews".
All remains of ancient mining in Cornwall were attributed to the "Jews."
This could mean Hebrew in general associated with the Phoenicians.
Since real Jews (from Judah) had later also been involved with tin mining in the area, and then expelled, it could by that tradition of "Jews" became conflated with other traditions.
For some other of the Brit-Am sources on these matters see:
PhoeniciansÂ
http://www.britam.org/Questions/QuesPhoenicians.html
http://www.britam.org/now/now197.html
1. Theodor Opatowski: Israelites in Cornwall and King Alfred
1. Ancient British Links to the East
Interesting Site
Racial Reality
http://www.sitesled.com/members/racialreality/britons.htmlÂ
"Today, just under 17 per cent of native Europeans that we have sampled are in the clan of [Middle-Eastern] Jasmine (mtDNA J). Unlike the other six clans, the descendants of Jasmine are not found evenly distributed throughout Europe. One distinctive branch follows the Mediterranean coast to Spain and Portugal, whence it has found its way to the west of Britain where it is particularly common in Cornwall, Wales and the west of Scotland."
(Brian Sykes, The Seven Daughters of Eve)
Aber and Inver (placename elements)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Aber_and_Inver_(placename_elements)
Place names with aber are very common in Wales. They are also common on the East coast of Scotland. They are found to a lesser extent in Cornwall and other parts of England, and in Brittany.
"Aber" is rendered into Scottish Gaelic as Oba(i)r [2], e.g. "Obar Dheadhain" (Aberdeen), "Obar Pheallaidh" (Aberfeldy), and "Obar Phuill" (Aberfoyle).
It occurs in Brittany and Cornwall, although with far less frequency.
(c) Notes from the script:
Britain identified with Tarshish, London with Tyre!
http://hebrewnations.com/features/bars/bars33.html
Ezekiel 27 describes Phoenician trade with Tarshish meaning Cornwall
British Geographical Society list of minerals in British Isles: tin, lead, zinc, copper, silver, iron, wolfram, uranium, gold.
Yorkshire the center of world lead mining
North Wales silver, gold, copper
Where else could you go one-stop shopping for silver, lead, iron, and tin?
At Falmouth Estuary in Cornwall in 1823 a tin ingot of Phoenician type was dredged up.
Brit-Am Now no. 2727. Ten Tribes Studies
#1. Why is Judaism spelled as Judaism and Judases as Jews?
we repeated a short answer we had written for Quora.
This answer of orus received a number of views and an upvote from the person who had first asked it.
Nevertheless for some reason what we wrote has been deleted from Quora.
Whatever the case,
others also gave answers to the question.
One of them made an interesting suggestions,
Why is Judaism spelled as Judaism and Judases as Jews?
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Judaism-spelled-as-Judaism-and-Judases-as-Jews-1
by Shimshon Ayzenberg
# As for JEW, the word seems to come from the Hebrew original, IVRI, which is the Biblical name for Abraham�s descendents because they would CROSS OVER (in Hebrew, EVER), the Jordan River to settle the Holy Land. #
This suggestion surprised us but there could be something to it.
We had previously relied on conventional etymologies that derive the word "Jew" from "Judah" e.g.
Jew (n.)
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jew
late 12c., Giw, Jeu, "a Jew (ancient or modern), one of the Jewish race or religion," from Anglo-French iuw, Old French giu (Modern French Juif), from Latin Iudaeum (nominative Iudaeus), from Greek Ioudaios, from Aramaic (Semitic) jehudhai (Hebrew y'hudi) "a Jew," from Y'hudah "Judah," literally "celebrated," name of Jacob's fourth son and of the tribe descended from him.
Now Shimshon Ayzenberg (as quoted above) says it comes from the Hebrew word "ivri" meaning Hebrew.
Early Christians equated the Jews with Hebrews for instance in Russian a equivalent of the term Hebrew was used more often than other to describe a Jewish person.
How could the English term "Jew" derive from "ivri" i.e. Hebrew?
The word "ivri" means "Hebrew" in the Hebrew language.
The end letter "i" is an adjectival suffix and so could have been dropped.
In Latin and medieval England the initial "i" could be replaced by "J" and the middle letter "v" (in "ivri") be soudned as "u". We thus have "jur."
 "Jur" may have been sounded as "jew".
Speculation?
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In addition, the airline converted 25 of its current orders for Airbus A320neo aircraft into orders for the larger A321neo.
JetBlue's A321neos and A220s will be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.
The news follows the rebranding of the Bombardier C Series after Airbus completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in the programme.
"JetBlue's selection of the A220 aircraft as a complement to its growing A320 family fleet is a tremendous endorsement – both of the A220 itself and of the way these two aircraft can work together to provide airline network flexibility and a great passenger experience," remarked Eric Schulz, chief commercial officer for Airbus.
"We are evolving our fleet for the future of JetBlue, and the A220-300's impressive range and economics offer us flexibility and support our key financial and operating priorities," said Robin Hayes, the JetBlue chief executive.
The Airbus A220 will serve a worldwide market for smaller single-aisle airliners, estimated at around 6,000 such aircraft over the next 20 years.
Airbus manufactures, markets and supports A220 aircraft under the recently finalised C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership agreement with Bombardier.
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Q: Prolog code gives two different results So I'm making this code where there's a function that receives 2 arguments and tells if one of them is not a list.
The code is the following:
/*** List Check ***/
islist(L) :- L == [], !.
islist(L) :- nonvar(L), aux_list(L).
aux_list([_|_]).

/*** Double List Check ***/
double_check(L, L1) :- \+islist(L) -> write("List 1 invalid");
    \+islist(L1)-> write("List 2`invalid"); write("Success").

It shuold be working. Online the code does exactly what I want it to. But on the Prolog console of my computer it gives a completely different answer:
?- double_check(a, [a]).
[76,105,115,116,97,32,49,32,105,110,118,97,108,105,100,97]
true.

example. I have NO IDEA where that list came from. Can someone tell me my error and help me fix it please? Thank you all!

A: Quick fix: Use format/2 instead of write/1!
For more information on the built-in predicate format/2, click here.
$ swipl --traditional
Welcome to SWI-Prolog (Multi-threaded, 64 bits, Version 7.1.37) [...]

?- write("abc").
[97,98,99]                                % output by write/1 via side-effect
true.                                     % truth value of query (success)

?- format('~s',["abc"]).
abc                                       % output by format/2 via side-effect
true.                                     % truth value (success)

However with different command line arguments:
$ swipl
Welcome to SWI-Prolog (Multi-threaded, 64 bits, Version 7.1.37) [...]

?- write("abc").
abc
true.

?- format('~s',["abc"]).
abc
true.

Even though it may seem like a nuisance, I recommend using command-line option --traditional for SWI-Prolog, in combination with format/2 instead of write/1. Preserve portability!

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When you visit a country, you usually want to see the most beautiful cities to go with the feeling that you have seen the best. However, in the United States that is complicated, since we are talking about the fourth largest country in the world, only surpassed by Russia, Canada, and China in terms of square kilometers of extension.
Be that as it may, in this article I will tell you about the 10 cities that most attract tourists, whether because of its skyscrapers, its monuments or its natural beauty.
They say that it is the American city that most resembles the European, something that can probably be explained by the simple fact that the deepest roots are Irish. We can highlight its parks, its restaurants, how easy it is to go shopping or the privileged place that art and culture occupy, which is not surprising taking into account that there are some of the best universities, as is the case of the prestigious Harvard.
The third most populated city in the United States boasts youth. Although sometimes we associate it with the gangsters, the truth is that it is a very safe and full of life city that stands out for its imposing skyscrapers. Also, you may be surprised by the cuisine of Chicago, since there are 23 Michelin stars and fantastic gastronomic events are celebrated, such as Taste of Chicago (summer) or Chicago Gourmet (autumn).
"What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas." It is the phrase that is most repeated in a city in which some are made of gold and others are ruined. The casinos work by piece throughout the year, and the lights invite you to enjoy their parties until the wee hours of the morning. In fact, you can even get married dressed as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.
75 kilometers of coastline, more than 300 museums, the letters of "Hollywood" in the distance … It is a must, especially if you are looking for good weather. You can bathe in lovely beaches, stroll surrounded by famous mansions such as Beverly Hills and go shopping for shopping centers, stores, outlets, and markets. In the city of contrasts, it is impossible to get bored.
The eighth most visited city in the world in 2017 is the most populated in the United States. Its skyscrapers fall in love with you from the first day, as it happens with such emblematic places as the Brooklyn Bridge. In the city that never sleeps, you can live the American dream with more intensity than in any other city in the country.
To the south of California, very close to the Mexican border, we come across this city that the Mediterranean likes so much because of the similarity of its climate. It is a modern city with extensive beaches that attracts you to its museums, for its history, and for the cultural mix. The fact of being so close to the neighboring country makes the Latin culture firmly rooted.
For many, it is the most beautiful city in the United States, even ahead of New York. Its main attraction is the Golden Gate, but we must also highlight its steep streets, its trams or the famous Lombard Street, a unique street that has a stretch of eight turns that draw a serpentine path that tests the direction of the car.
The California Riviera is at the foot of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Its architecture takes us back to the past, specifically to the era of colonialism. It is 150 kilometers from Los Angeles and does not stand out for tall buildings like most major cities in the United States. There are low houses and an incredible beach that does not lack palm trees that create a paradisiacal image.
From the 184 meters high Space Needle Seattle Center you can see the beauty of this city that we associate with grunge music since there were born the most influential bands of such musical style in the early 90s, as is the case Nirvana or Pearl Jam. Known as "Gateway to Alaska," it shelters some 600,000 people.
The capital of the United States is attractive for the simple fact of being the home of the most powerful man in the world, which is supposed to be the president. The White House, the Capitol, the Pentagon, the monolith of the Washington Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial … There is much to visit, so it is a must if you are going to move around the east coast of the country.
Do you think there is a city that deserves to be on this list and is not there? I await your comments.
You can have fun in the awesome beaches engulfed by the amazing mansions. There are mansions like Beverly Hills which are spectacular and besides this there are stores, outlets, markets etc.
I live in the US since birth. But I still have yet to see most of these breathtaking cities, esp Las Vegas!
You just selected some very beautiful cites to make this list.My two best cities are Boston and Las Vegas.I enjoy the serene environment.
I love almost all the cities in the US and I have visited some.Los Angeles and Chicago is on my bucket-list for next summer.I'm so planning for them.
These places are so beautiful! I wish I can go there someday. Thanks for the wonderful blog.
I was born in San Francisco that's why I that's my favorite city. I don't live there anymore but it will always be my favorite place.
My Aunt used to live here. U better ask her of these spots, That dome in the middle though, what is that?


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Гауденціо Бернасконі (; 8 серпня 1932, Понте-Сан-П'єтро — 10 січня 2023, Бергамо) — італійський футболіст, що грав на позиціях захисника і півзахисника, зокрема за клуб «Сампдорія», а також національну збірну Італії. По завершенні ігрової кар'єри — тренер.

Клубна кар'єра
Народився 8 серпня 1932 року в місті Понте-Сан-П'єтро. Вихованець футбольної школи клубу «Віта Нова». Дорослу футбольну кар'єру розпочав 1949 року в основній команді того ж клубу, в якій провів три сезони, взявши участь у 51 матчі чемпіонату.

Протягом 1952—1954 років захищав кольори вищолігової «Аталанти».

Влітку 1954 року перейшов до іншого представника Серії A, клубу «Сампдорія», у складі якого на наступні одинадцять сезонів став гравцем основного складу. Найвищим досягненням генуезького клубу за цей період було п'яте місце у чемпіонаті в сезоні 1958/59.

1965 року приєднався до третьолігового клубу «Єзі», з наступного року поєднував виступи на футбольному полі з тренерською роботою. Завершував ігрову кар'єру у четвертому італійському дивизіоні, де протягом 1968—1970 років був граючим тренером команди «Урбіно».

Виступи за збірні
1954 року провів дві гри у складі молодіжної збірної Італії.

1956 року дебютував в офіційних матчах у складі національної збірної Італії. Протягом наступних чотирьох років взяв участь у ще п'яти іграх за національну команду.

Кар'єра тренера
Розпочав тренерську кар'єру, ще продовжуючи грати на полі, 1966 року, очоливши тренерський штаб клубу «Єзі». Згодом також був граючим тренером команди «Урбіно», після чого сконцентрувався на тренерській роботі, працював з низкою нижчолігових італійських команд.

Статистика виступів

Статистика виступів за «Сампдорію»

Статистика виступів за збірну

Примітки

Посилання

 Дані про гравця в «Енциклопедії футболу».

Італійські футболісти
Італійські футбольні тренери
Гравці молодіжної збірної Італії з футболу
Гравці збірної Італії з футболу
Футболісти «Аталанти»
Футболісти «Сампдорії»


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Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes Found GUILTY On 4 Counts
Disgraced founder of the blood testing scam company, Theranos, was found guilty on 4 of 11 counts and faces decades in prison.
By Red Painter — January 3, 2022
Former Theranos CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, has been found guilty of 4 of the 11 charges related to defrauding investors and patients. She faces up to 20 years in prison, although as a first time offender she will likely see significantly less than that. The trial lasted an incredible four months and saw testimony from a staggering number of people.
Prosecutors alleged that Holmes manipulated numerous people into investing hundreds of millions of dollars into her company based on false claims that she had created a machine and technology that could greatly alter how diseases and illnesses were diagnosed through a mere finger stick of blood.
Sadly, it was a lie.
Holmes was found guilty of defrauding the investors, but she was not found guilty of committing fraud against the PATIENTS who received faulty results after using her blood and lab tests.
Here is a breakdown of the charges and the verdict on each one:
The Elizabeth Holmes verdict, per WSJ's outstanding live blog: https://t.co/kwJKsRbckO pic.twitter.com/juRgtl608D
— Shelby Holliday (@shelbyholliday) January 4, 2022
In an unusual move, Holmes took the stand in her own defense. Although the trial was not aired, it has been reported by those in the courtroom that she did show remorse, although she tried to deflect blame for the failure of the technology on others in the company. Yet, prosecutors were able to show that she was involved in all aspects of the company and that she knew - and helped spread - lies about the company and their technology, which led investors to pour millions into the company based on falsehoods.
Holmes' story is something that actual movies are made of. She dropped out of Stanford at age 19 to found the medical company, Theranos. She claimed that she had invented a way for doctors and labs to detect hundreds of diseases using just a drop of blood from a finger prick. No need for those vials of blood to be drawn from your arm. But when the machines began to be used in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona, they were giving false or flawed results that led patients were given results that were just wrong.
Twitter has long had a fascination with Holmes. Still the best impression of Holmes I have ever seen:
Hands down the best Elizabeth Holmes impression I've ever seen is by Chloe Fineman (chloeiscrazy on Instagram) Perfection! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/9ETz9IK7IX
— Leilani Münter (@LeilaniMunter) September 1, 2021
Other hilarious tweets:
Would be a cool twist if Elizabeth Holmes issued a statement and all of a sudden sounded like Minnie Mouse.
— albertina rizzo (@albz) January 4, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes testifying in court pic.twitter.com/rBKaaEriLF
— Joe Gunn (@joegunn) December 16, 2021
now that elizabeth holmes is going to prison, it's the perfect time for my startup launch, a machine that tells your future if you mail me $500 and a tooth
— kilgore trout, cryptopolice chief (@KT_So_It_Goes) January 4, 2022
Let's see how much time she actually gets sentenced to. First time offender, money crimes, new mom (she literally had a baby just weeks before the trial started) and we are the middle of a pandemic. If I was a betting woman, I would guess under 5 years with early release and house arrest.
conspiracy, Court, Elizabeth Holmes, Guilty, prison, Theranos, wire fraud
Roger Stone Found Guilty On All Counts
Karoli Kuns — Nov 15th, 2019
Roger Stone Guilty On Seven Counts
Frances Langum — Nov 15th, 2019
McDonnell Found 'Guilty' Of 11 Counts Of Corruption
Heather — Sep 4th, 2014
GUILTY: Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty On 5 Counts
Red Painter — Dec 29th, 2021
BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein Found DEAD In His Jail Cell While On Suicide Watch
Red Painter — Aug 10th, 2019
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty On Two Counts
Frances Langum — Feb 24th, 2020


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Today, Raymond James Financial, Inc. reiterated its Market Perform rating on Briggs & Stratton Co. (NYSE:BGG).
There are 1 sell rating, 1 buy rating on the stock.
The current consensus rating on Briggs & Stratton Co. (NYSE:BGG) is Hold (Score: 2.00) with a consensus target price of $25.00 per share, a potential 2.25% upside.
10/17/2017-Raymond James Financial, Inc. Reiterated Rating of Market Perform .
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Briggs & Stratton Co. (NYSE:BGG) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 2.29% and an average dividend growth of -17.50% based on a 3 Year Average.
On 8/16/2017 Briggs & Stratton Co. announced a quarterly dividend of $0.14 2.7% with an ex dividend date of 9/14/2017 which will be payable on 10/2/2017.
On 4/20/2017 Briggs & Stratton Co. announced a quarterly dividend of $0.14 2.38% with an ex dividend date of 6/14/2017 which will be payable on 6/30/2017.
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On 1/20/2016 Briggs & Stratton Co. announced a quarterly dividend of $0.14 with an ex dividend date of 3/15/2016 which will be payable on 3/31/2016.
Briggs & Stratton Co. (NYSE:BGG) has insider ownership of 4.20% and institutional ownership of 82.87%.
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Have you tried to get your family to eat more healthily, namely your kids to eat healthier, only to be met with complaints and wasted, uneaten food? That can be very discouraging, but it may have been due to making too many big changes too fast. It's worth it to give it another go – try transitioning to healthier food options for kids slowly in small steps. Here is a handy, step-by-step guide on transitioning to healthier food options for kids. Maybe try one of these changes per week or even month. The point is if you're making any change to the foods your kids eat, you're going in the right direction!
You can get away with this one pretty easily! Try raw honey on plain yogurt, oatmeal, or baked into muffins and breads in place of sugar. You can replace nearly every recipe calling for sugar with raw honey – just decrease the amount of liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup per cup of honey. And yes, raw honey is different; sources say it has more nutrients and no additives.
Stevia is a natural sweetener that you can use to sweeten just about anything you'd sprinkle sugar on or stir sugar into, such as hot or iced tea, cereal, smoothies, fruit, etc.
Those sugary drinks are often a target of health advocates. Instead of powdered drink mixes and sugar, try brewing up some fruit-flavored herbal tea and sweetening it with stevia. Juice can be watered down in increments (use carbonated water for fun), and stevia stirred in to make up for some of the loss of sweetness. Always use unsweetened juice, say experts.
Like any transition, make it gradually – if you have cookies three times a week, replace them with low-sugar granola bars once a week. Then slowly increase the granola bars while decreasing the cookies.
* Replace 1/4 of white rice with brown rice, and increase the proportion of brown rice gradually until it's all brown rice.
* Replace semolina pasta with whole wheat/whole grain pasta, using the same method as with the rice.
* Mix whole grain cereal in with sugary cereal in a ratio of 1 to 4 with the goal being the reversal of that ratio.
* Replace white, store-bought bread with "white wheat" store-bought bread; then move to "brown" store-bought bread. Finally, move into homemade, whole wheat bread…when you begin making it yourself, use 3/4 white flour and 1/4 whole wheat, and gradually increase the whole wheat.
* Sprinkle wheat germ and/or ground flax meal on cereals, into peanut butter sandwiches, in baked goods, and anywhere else you can sneak it in or on!
* In baked goods, begin replacing white flour with whole wheat flour and/or flax meal. Again, do it gradually.
* Use whole wheat tortillas, bagels, and pita bread – you can hardly tell the difference.
Remember, sometimes it takes repeated exposure for kids to get used to a new food! Hang in there and keep doing what's best for your kids.
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We are nine days into 2018! How are your New Year's Resolutions going? I always like to set health and fitness goals in the New Year – there's always room to improve, whether you want to run a 10k race or just eat a little better. I feel like I could always use a reset after the never-ending parade of candy and treats over Christmas! I always find that the biggest challenge to eating a balanced diet is a lack of time. When you're working long days and exhausted, it's hard to pluck up extra motivation to cook a healthy meal at the end of the day. I try to head this off by planning in advance, but when this isn't possible, I need something easy I can grab that won't blow my diet totally out of the water. That's why I've been delighted to discover Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin®!
Sandwich Bros. are the sister brand of Kangaroo Pocket Bread® and are one of the fastest-growing retail sandwich brands in the USA. I wasn't familiar with Sandwich Bros. until they reached out with some coupons to sample their offerings, and I knew this must be an up-and-coming brand when I did a quick search with their store locator and found that every store in my area carries them. This small town is usually the last place to get new products, so I was already impressed by how easy these were to find!
Sandwich Bros. have presented the perfect solution for what to eat when I travel. Since I live on the coast, it's very common for me to leave at 2 or 3 AM in order to get to the Portland airport in time. And when my alarm is set for 1 AM, you can bet I'm not going to set it an extra half an hour early to just to cook breakfast! This is when pre-packaged healthy options fail me, because trail mix and granola bars are not enough to fuel my tired brain during a long day of travel. This is when I typically stop at the drive-through for a breakfast biscuit or grab a bagel and cheese at the airport. I have to have some form of carbs and protein to function in these situations, and those are usually the best options. But now that I know about these sandwiches, I have a lower-calorie, less expensive option! I could microwave an entire 4-count box and toss them into a brown bag for the road in less than 5 minutes, and have a satisfying breakfast for both Jai and I to eat in the car en route to the airport. That's faster than a drive-through!
And to help get your New Year off to a strong start, I wanted to share this quick and easy low-cal weeknight dinner recipe for those days when you have no gas left in the tank!
Add the rice, water, onion and seasoning to rice cooker; cook until done. Slice the tomatoes and arrange on each plate. Microwave the sliders, dish out the rice, and enjoy!
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The holidays are upon us and snacking doesn't have to be all homemade to be amazing. It's a time for good food, friends, family and giving thanks! I work with Snikiddy, a family-friendly snack brand with a mission to deliver great taste and ingredients you can feel good about, and we want you to know that it's easy to entertain. Here are some Snacking Made Easy items from Snikiddy.
Organic Baked Cheese Puffs – Tasty puffs inspired by one of kids' favorite snacks, these delicious and ultra-cheesy snacks are USDA Certified Organic and also nut-free so all kids can enjoy.
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I love bagels – so much so, I even served them at my wedding this summer! In addition to being delicious, bagels are also a go-to easy meal when I'm in a hurry – and during this season, I'm always pressed for time! So when Einstein Bros. Bagels reached out to me about their Bulk Bagel offerings, I thought it was the perfect meal solution for holiday gatherings. A Baker's Dozen Box at Einstein Bros. Bagels comes with 13 Bagels with 2 Shmears, while a Half Dozen Box includes 6 Bagels and 1 Shmear, making it easy to feed a crowd during parties, family events, business meetings, or just catching up with old friends!
Yesterday, I headed down to Portland to meet up with my friends Jana and Amber. Since we're all bloggers, we wanted to catch up, hang out, and talk shop. To fuel us up for a productive afternoon, we stopped by Einstein Bros. Bagels to pick up some bulk bagels for our gathering!
Einstein Bros. Bagels have a bagel for every taste and preference, from classic plain bagels to loaded, cheesy bagels topped with everything from hash browns to spinach Florentine! They also have amazing bagels for your sweet tooth, including chocolate chip and French toast. My husband's favorite cookie is Snickerdoodle, so I made sure to bring him home a Snickerdoodle bagel, which he inhaled!
We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch! Having a bulk assortment from Einstein Bros. Bagels made it so easy to set out a delicious spread that we enjoyed while we chatted about our blogging goals and made vision boards for what we want to achieve in 2018. It was so good to get some girls' time and connect during the always-hectic holiday season. And bonus? When Jana's children came home from school, we had lots of bagels left for them to grab an easy after-school snack – timesaver for mom and kid-approved? Win-win!!
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Product & gift card provided.I love Halloween and pumpkins, so naturally, I'm a big pumpkin spice fan. As fate would have it this year, I even got a big box of pumpkin spice baking supplies in the mail the day before I made my annual pumpkin patch trip – is that good timing, or what?!
This package of goodies came from Krusteaz, makers of delicious baking mixes. I'm a big fan of their products, so when I found out that they had a nice line of pumpkin spice treats, I knew I had to try them out. The new PSL-inspired line includes Pumpkin Spice Muffins, Pumpkin Spice Cookies, and Pumpkin Spice Quick Bread. I have been enjoying these mixes all month, whipping up delicious seasonal treats in no time flat. The cookies, muffins and bread are all super fast and easy to make, and are incredibly delicious – these treats disappear fast around here!
Krusteaz challenged me to use one of the new pumpkin spice mixes to create a spooktacular Halloween recipe. If you're as busy as I am this year, then you're going to love what I came up with – adorable zombie cookies that you can make in a hurry!
In a large bowl, stir the cookie mix, butter, and egg together with a wooden spoon. Using butter gives the cookies a richer flavor, but margarine works also. You may need to use your hands to fully knead the butter into the mix.
Cover a baking sheet with foil and spritz with cooking spray. Use an ice cream scoop to measure out the dough onto the sheet - you want to make the cookies a little extra large to provide a deep base for the gummy hands, so you should end up with around 9 cookies total.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 16 minutes or until done. Remove from the tray and onto a cooking rack.
In a small bowl, whisk together the spiced vanilla glaze packet (included in the Krusteaz mix) with the water and food coloring. Drizzle the glaze over the cookies so that it resembles blood. (Tip: Place a cutting board or foil underneath the cooling rack to catch the drips from the glaze.) Allow the glaze to harden for a few minutes, then stick a gummy hand into each cookie to complete the look. These lollipops are specifically designed to decorate cupcakes and other baked goods - look for them in the Halloween display at your local grocery store, or online. Mine were by Candi-Fetti and came in a package of 8, but there seem to be a few brands in the gummy-zombie business these days!
If you're looking for a frightfully easy dessert to whip up this Halloween, be sure to grab one of these delicious new pumpkin spice mixes from Krusteaz!
Popcorn is my favorite snack to give my kids. It's such a healthy low calorie snack. When hunger strikes, popcorn is one of the best bites to have on hand (or in your hand!) to satisfy tasty cravings. It's good whether you're in the mood for salty, sweet, or even a summertime staple like dill pickle, which happens to be our favorite flavor. But honestly it's hard to choose a favorite because we love all of them. G.H. Cretors Popped Corn rises above the competition in its commitment to quality ingredients and artisanal craftsmanship, which is why its popped corn is nothing short of incredible.
You see why it's so hard to pick, look at all those amazing flavors. And watch as Zoe does a taste test of the Dill Pickle.
We have popcorn for family movie night, midnight snacks and for after school snacks. It's a fantastic snack. I think we'll have to even use it to make a popcorn ball.
The ingredients they use today are all natural: basically popcorn, sugar and sunflower oil – free of GMO's, artificial colors and flavors. Bonus for me and my family is that there are no gluten ingredients either. And made by hand in copper kettles!
Zoe and I had so much fun this summer making video reviews. One of the samples we received that we made a video of was an amazing set of all natural organic dried fruits. Some of them were even covered in chocolate, and they came just in time to go on our trip to Florida with us. So after making our taste testing video we packed them in our travel bags and ate them on the plane. Check out our review of Stoneridge Orchards' organic dried fruits – a wide selection of premium fruits that are carefully picked, hand-selected and dried to all-natural deliciousness.
The fruits – blueberries, strawberries, peaches, cranberries, and Montmorency cherry – are available in individual packs or multi-fruit variety packs, and now dipped in ultra-smooth rich dark chocolate or creamy Greek yogurt also.
In addition to being great for traveling because of their re-sealable packaging. They are great for after school snacks. They are great for taking to work or pretty much any time of day. Stoneridge Orchards is the leading brand of premium dried whole Montmorency Tart Cherries, berries and other whole fruits. Always delicious, their all-natural and organic dried fruits are available from retailers across North America. They are the perfect snack for active lifestyles and a yummy addition to trail mixes, yogurt, hot or cold breakfast cereals, baked goods, pasta sauces, and paired with your favorite wine and cheese! If you visit their website you will find some recipes, including this Easy Blueberry Pistachio Protein Balls Recipe.
I'm going to have to see if I can get Zoe to make some muffins using the cherries we have left over.