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Spicy Tuna Tahini Lime Salad Lettuce Cups
5 minutes - 10 ingredients with so much flavor it'll blow your mind!
- 1 whole 1 whole 1 whole Canned Tuna, 1 large or 2 smaller cans, drained.
- 6 whole 6 whole 6 whole Grape Tomatoes, sliced
- 0.5 whole 0.5 whole 0.5 whole Carrots, grated
- 0.25 cup 0.25 cup 0.25 cup Red Cabbage, finely shredded
- 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Tahini, For the dressing -
- 0.5 tsp 0.5 tsp 0.5 tsp Garlic Powder, For the dressing -
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Lime Juice
- 1 pinch 1 pinch 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes, more or less to taste. For the dressing -
- 1 pinch 1 pinch 1 pinch Sea Salt, more or less to taste. For the dressing -
- 1 pinch 1 pinch 1 pinch Black Pepper, more or less to taste. For the dressing -
- 4 whole 4 whole 4 whole Butter Lettuce, leaves, washed and dried
- 0.25 whole 0.25 whole 0.25 whole Avocado, Optional for Serving
- 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp Cilantro, Optional for serving
- 1 whole 1 whole 1 whole Asian-style) Red Chili (Fresh, Finely sliced, optional for serving
Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
- Place all of the dressing ingredients into a small bowl or glass jar and stir to combine.
- The dressing is quite thick so feel free to add a splash of water (about 1/2 tsp at a time) to reach desired consistency. I usually take 1 Tablespoon of the dressing and stir it into the tuna salad mix before thinning it out. 1 – this helps the salad mix hold together nicely in my lettuce cup and 2 – no one likes a watery tuna salad!!) then I thin it out to drizzle over the top.
- FYI – you will have a little extra dressing, especially if you don’t do the extra drizzle when serving (but please do the drizzle!).
- Place your tuna along with 3/4 of your carrot, cabbage and tomatoes into a small and stir to combine.
- Add about a Tablespoon of your tahini and lime dressing into your tuna salad mix and stir to combine.
- To serve – Place a few slices of avocado into your prepared lettuce cups, top with your super tasty tuna salad, add the rest of your carrot, cabbage and tomato them sprinkle with fresh coriander, extra chili (or chili flakes) and drizzle over a little more of that divine tahini and lime dressing!
- Enjoy xo
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Step-by-step: Yes
Training: No

The article provides a clear sequence of ordered steps, guiding the reader through the process of making Spicy Tuna Tahini Lime Salad Lettuce Cups. Each step logically follows the previous one, making it easy to follow along. However, while the instructions detail the steps for making the salad, they lack the depth and clarity that would be necessary for training a language model in deeper reasoning, such as explaining why certain actions are taken or offering variations based on different outcomes.


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Why are the Flyers having so much trouble on the power play?
"It could have been a lot different story if the power play had buckled down,'' Brayden Schenn said. "It's not good enough and we know that.
"Teams are adjusting and we have to do a better job coming up with different plays. It might be a little stationary right now, We might have to get a little more puck movement and player movement. Hopefully that open up some lanes for guys to shoot at. It's frustrating.''
With the Flyers down 2-0, Konecny (who just turned 20 on Saturday) started a comeback with a goal at 14:10 of the first period.
The key to the Flyers' comeback was not getting down after falling behind.
"We kind of got deflated for a second,'' Konecny said, "but then the older guys spoke up and kind of got us back going and on the right track and then put ourselves in a good opportunity here going into the second period."
Another element of the resurgence was getting traffic in front of Bobrovsky.
"The opportunities were there,'' Konecny said of the first period. "We have to get into his (Bobrovsky's) eyes, that's what we preached before the game. If he sees the puck he is more than likely going to stop it. We just have to keep getting the puck to the net. I know it sounds cliché but that's what you have to do in games like this."
Columbus jumped on top early with goals from ex-Flyer Sam Gagner and Cam Atkinson.
Gagner put a shot home after a pass from Boone Jenner from below the goal line deflected off Steve Mason's stick and right into the slot at 7:42.
Atkinson, who leads Columbus in scoring, notched his 31st goal at 8:42 when Radko Gudas lost his balance and was only able to push a weak shot into the Columbus zone. That allowed Werenski to spring Atkinson on a breakaway with not a Flyer in sight.
The goal occurred on a delayed penalty call, and it was the sixth time this season the Flyers have been scored on in a six-on-five situation, which is tops in the NHL.

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps or detailed procedural instructions; instead, it mainly discusses the Flyers' struggles with their power play and player dynamics during a game. While it offers insights and strategies implied by player comments, the lack of explicit, structured procedural guidance means it does not foster a framework for deeper reasoning or training a language model effectively.


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Sage 100 Steps to Transfer Customer Credit to Vendor for Payment
This article is a compilation of Sage 100 Help instructions.
Perform Accounts Payable from Accounts Receivable Clearing
The clearing process is used for Accounts Payable vendors that are also Accounts Receivable customers. You can apply the Accounts Receivable balances automatically or individually to the Accounts Payable balance. After the clearing process is completed for a vendor/customer, transactions are recorded in both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Warning If you linked multiple customers to a single vendor, you must verify that the amount being cleared from the customer to Accounts Payable does not exceed the vendor's balance, or the vendor's account may have a negative balance.
The clearing process applies the Accounts Payable balance to the Accounts Receivable open invoice balance; it clears the oldest invoices in the account first and applies the Accounts Payable balance until it is zero. This process creates payments in Accounts Receivable with a check number of CLEARING.
Note Bank code Z is used during the clearing process.
Create a Vendor (if not previously created)
Like the Vendor to Customer
To link vendors to customers
* Select Accounts Payable Setup menu > Vendor and Customer Link
* In the Customer No. field, enter the customer number to link.
* In the Vendor No. field, enter the vendor number to link to the customer
* Click Accept.
The vendor is linked to the customer.
3. Select Vendor/Customers for Clearing
To select linked vendor/customers for clearing
* Select Accounts Payable Period End menu > AP from AR Clearing
* Select the A/R Transfer Amount Cannot Exceed A/P Balance Due check
box to limit the transfer amount to the balance amount.
* Select the Include Invoices on Payment Hold check box to apply the
vendor balance also to invoices on payment hold.
* In the Customer Number fields, enter the values to select customer
numbers for clearing, and click Proceed.
The vendor/customers are selected for the Accounts Payable from Accounts
Receivable clearing process.
4. Adjusted Clearing Amounts
To adjust clearing amounts
* Select Accounts Payable Period End menu > AP from AR Clearing Entry.
* In the Customer No. field, enter the linked customer number.
* Click the Select Invoices button.
* In Select Customer Invoices, select the Show Zero Balance Invoices check
box to also select invoices with zero balances.
* Select the invoices to adjust clearing amount, and click the Add Invoices
* In AP from AR Clearing Entry, enter the Discount Amount and Posted
Amount fields to adjust the clearing amount for each invoice, and click
Register and the general ledger entries posted from this register to
complete the clearing process. Note Depending on your security setup, the Daily Transaction Register may be automatically printed and updated.
Warning Do not interrupt the update process.
The adjusted amounts are cleared for the selected invoices, and a credit memo is created in Accounts Payable for the amount cleared from Accounts Receivable.
On the Vendor Maintenance Invoices and Transactions tabs, the invoice number for the clearing transaction appears as ARM-MMDD-X (where ARM represents an Accounts Receivable merge, MMDD is the month and day of the clearing transaction, and X is the sequence number for the transaction cleared on that day for that vendor). A debit amount, the total dollar amount cleared to Accounts Receivable, appears in the Trans Amount field.
Please call us for personal support at Accounting Technology LLC 703-913-3500

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Step-by-step: Yes
Training: Yes

The article provides a clear sequence of ordered steps that guide the reader through the process of transferring customer credit to vendor for payment, making it easy to follow each task in a logical order. The instructions are detailed and structured well, which emphasizes clear procedural steps and can be utilized for training a language model capable of deeper reasoning by delineating specific actions and considerations at each stage of the process.


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The Favorite star allows you to save your favorite ring games and tournaments with a single click -- and find them later, too. Pretty good name, right? You can pick your favorite games by clicking on the favorite star next to the game name in the Lobby or from your Dashboard.
From the Dashboard
Simply click on the Star next to the game you wish to favorite!
From the Lobby
When you click on a game, the detailed view will open in the column to the right. Simply click the star next to the name of the game.
Finding Your Favorites
Now that you have a few favorite games to play, you can use this easy filter from the Lobby to find them again. Check or uncheck the box to list only your favorites.
To remove a game from your collection of favorites, just click the favorite star again. The gold star will disappear and the game will no longer be listed as a favorite.

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Step-by-step: Yes
Training: No

The article provides a clear sequence of steps for saving and managing favorite games, making it easy to follow the process outlined. However, the instructions lack sufficient depth and detail necessary for training a language model on complex reasoning tasks, as they primarily describe simple actions without exploring underlying concepts or rationale.


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Sonntag, 8. Juli 2012
Summer with magazines!
Rain over the grand duche of Luxemburg! And we are heading for a family day with outside games... I wonder how wet we will get!
This is my summer spread for Art Journal Journey.
At the same time I would like to join the the Art Journal Café with this entry, where the theme is "using magazines".
Creating this journal spread I've used gesso, a norwegian magazine, dylusion ink sprays with a mask, sizzix letters and stamps from Toga.
Hope the rain will stop soon!
Wish you all a great sunday!

response:
Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps; instead, it narrates a personal experience related to a creative project. The instructions mentioned are not detailed or structured enough to serve as training material for a language model that requires procedural clarity and depth in reasoning. The lack of explicit step-by-step guidance limits the potential for training on deeper reasoning in a procedural context.


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What Makes A Woman Sexy?
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The word “sexy” in modern day society has often become synonymous with the matched drum-beats and stiletto steps we’re used to seeing in Victoria’s Secret advertisements. Don’t get me wrong…that is sexy, but it’s not the only thing that is.
So, be honest…how many of you clicked on this article expecting to see a list consisting of amazing legs, abs, fake boobs, and a tan?
What society tells you is sexy on the surface, is often a small piece of the whole puzzle, if it’s a piece of it at all. But the first thing we need to do, is get rid of this damaging perception.
So, for those of us who live in the real world, what makes a woman sexy?
Confidence is key. Being perfect, is not. A strong, purposeful walk, head held high, eye contact, and a smile – go a long way.
Confidence breeds more than just a strong presence, it’s the foundation for a strong life. Confidence also breeds:
Ambition, which gives a woman a purpose, a drive, a direction in life. Ambition is sexy because a man who has his own goals can see you as a partner, a teammate, someone he can take on the world with – and that’s how a relationship should be.
Passion. Passion for life. Passion for another person. Passion for an interest, a hobby, art, music, anything that drives you. To see a woman in her element and truly loving what she is doing, is sexy.
Kindness. To treat others with kindness is an unacceptably rare quality in modern society. Taking a few moments to go out of your way to talk to someone, showing compassion to another member of the human race, regardless of age/gender/race/etc., all get major bonus points.
Honesty. When a woman is genuinely herself and doesn’t change for anyone, it displays many of the above qualities all together. It also shows that she has enough respect for you to be straight up with you and not hide anything.
Class. Class, as I’ve mentioned in previous articles, is about how you carry yourself, how you interact with others, and how you treat those around you. When you carry yourself with dignity it shows that you have respect for you, and those around you.
Intelligence. There is a serious disconnect between how much time is spent improving the body, and how much time is spent improving the mind. This goes for both genders. While your health is paramount, it’s also important to be well-rounded. I find that intelligence often comes as a package with wit and humor which are both also sexy in their own right.
While physical attraction is incredibly important in a relationship, two people won’t last if they can’t have meaningful conversations, laugh, and cry together. If they don’t respect and trust each other. If they can’t display kindness and compassion towards one another. And most importantly, if they can’t be themselves around each other.
You could both be perfect on the outside, which will carry you physically for awhile, but without these other qualities, the flame may burn strongly – but briefly.
You don’t have to win the lottery in the gene pool to be sexy. We are all dealt a hand of cards that we can’t control, but we can decide how we play our hand.
If you enjoyed this article, use the buttons on this page to connect with me on social media, and ‘subscribe’ for further blog updates.
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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps; instead, it presents a series of qualities that contribute to the perception of a woman as sexy without a structured or step-by-step approach. Additionally, the procedural instructions to cultivate these qualities are not detailed or systematic enough to support training a language model in deeper reasoning, as it lacks explicit, actionable guidelines for implementation.


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B1G winners (and the only Big Ten loser) from the 2022 NFL Draft
The 2022 NFL Draft is in the books, and it was a pretty good one for the Big Ten.
Starting with No. 2 overall pick Aidan Hutchinson, a total of 48 Big Ten players were selected. That’s second only to the SEC, which is pretty much all that any other conference can hope to accomplish at this point.
Not all of those 48 Big Ten picks were created equal.
We broke it down round-by-round to anoint our top 2 Big Ten picks from each. Whether it’s a result of being drafted in a spot with great value or simply finding the perfect team, these are the picks that stand out.
And, in the case of one Big Ten program, the pick that did not.
Aidan Hutchinson (DE, Michigan) — Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions lucked out.
Now there’s a sentence you don’t see every day.
Hutchinson was the consensus top pick in this year’s draft to everyone but the Jacksonville Jaguars. As a result, Detroit snagged him with the No. 2 pick in a potential franchise-altering move.
Hutchinson is a Michigan native who played for Michigan and now moves on to the Lions. For a team that’s spent decades spinning in circles, you couldn’t ask for a bigger PR win — much like when the Bengals picked southeast Ohio native Joe Burrow No. 1 in 2020.
But it’s about so much more than that.
Hutchinson is the perfect fit for the culture 2nd-year coach Dan Campbell is attempting to build in Detroit. And the Lions are a much better fit for Hutchinson than the mess the Jaguars are stuck cleaning up after Urban Meyer’s epic failure.
Everyone wins in Detroit.
Chris Olave (WR, Ohio State) — New Orleans Saints
I love pairing Olave with fellow former Buckeye Michael Thomas. Jameis Winston and Andy Dalton are average quarterbacks, but mixing those 2 receivers with running back Alvin Kamara could still give New Orleans a potent offense.
David Ojabo (OLB, Michigan) — Baltimore Ravens
This may look like Michigan homerism — which would be a strange trait for an Indiana grad to possess — but it’s just reality.
Ojabo is a 1st-round talent who was only available because he tore his Achilles tendon during Michigan’s Pro Day.
On top of that, he found the friendliest possible landing spot. His college defensive coordinator, Mike Macdonald, is now Baltimore’s DC. And, of course, Ravens coach John Harbaugh is the brother of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
Everything fits perfectly.
Arnold Ebiketie (DE, Penn State) — Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons had 18 sacks last season — 4.5 fewer than Pittsburgh’s TJ Watt had by himself. Ebiketie should help fix that issue.
Leo Chenal (LB, Wisconsin) — Kansas City Chiefs
My love for this pick gets an assist from the fact it pairs Chenal with former Purdue defensive end George Karlaftis, whom Kansas City picked near the end of Round 1. Outside of Hutchinson, Karlaftis and Chenal were likely the highest-motor defensive players in the Big Ten last season.
Now they’ll have the chance to chase down opponents in the backfield together. I’ll be watching.
Nicholas Petit-Frere (OT, Ohio State) — Tennessee Titans
The Titans allowed 47 sacks last season, which is somewhat remarkable given how much they love pounding the rock. Petit-Frere can compete for a starting spot right away and at worst figures to be their No. 3 tackle at the start of the season.
Daniel Faalele (OT, Minnesota) — Baltimore Ravens
This is absolutely the round where you take a chance on molding a 6-8, 384-pound tackle into a pro. Particularly when you have a unique run-based offense like Baltimore.
In every round, the Ravens drafted a player you could envision going several spots earlier. Faalele is another who fits that bill.
Hassan Haskins (RB, Michigan) — Tennessee Titans
Some people won’t like this pick because the Titans already have Derrick Henry. But that’s precisely why I love this pick. Haskins is like a Diet Henry who can help spell King Henry. Or maybe even take over for a game if Henry’s injury issues from last season carry over into 2022.
Micah McFadden (LB, Indiana) — New York Giants
It wouldn’t surprise me if McFadden becomes as much a Giants mainstay as the 2 guys they drafted in the first 7 overall picks. He was once the lowest-rated recruit in his Indiana signing class, then developed into the rarest of species: a Hoosier football All-American.
That development will continue in the NFL.
Esezi Otomewo (DE, Minnesota) — Minnesota Vikings
Otomewo is a guy with a high ceiling. If he doesn’t stick, oh well. You gave the local guy a chance. But if he does reach that ceiling, your fan base won’t be reminding you how dumb you were for letting a former Gopher come back to haunt you.
Connor Heyward (H-Back, Michigan State) — Pittsburgh Steelers
Quite possibly the most perfect pick of the entire 2022 NFL Draft. Heyward’s game screams “Pittsburgh Steeler.”
Part of the reason we know this? His brother Cam has already been a Steeler for a decade.
Pittsburgh needed to get better in pass blocking, and Connor Heyward will help in that department in addition to being a threat when he gets the ball.
Matt Henningsen (DL, Wisconsin) — Denver Broncos
I will absolutely take my chances on a Wisconsin defensive lineman at this stage of the NFL Draft. Henningsen was part of the reason Chenal was able to lead the Big Ten in tackles for loss last season, and I’m betting he’ll make Denver’s roster.
Samori Toure (WR, Nebraska) — Green Bay Packers
The Packers were lambasted from all angles for their failure to draft any weapons for Aaron Rodgers in the 1st round. But I think they found a receiver who is going to make the roster just 5 picks from the end of the Draft.
Toure transferred to Nebraska from Montana to prove he could excel at the FBS level, and he did, averaging 19.5 yards per catch. I’m stunned he didn’t go sooner, but now Green Bay has a guy likely to play with a Rodgers-like chip on his shoulder.
Andrew Stueber (OL, Michigan) — New England Patriots
Stueber felt like the straw who stirred the drink for Michigan’s offensive line, which was voted the nation’s best in 2021. Plus, Bill Belichick has a pretty good eye for Michigan guys late in the Draft. Another late-rounder who I think will at least make the practice squad to start his career.
The B1G loser
Northwestern is the only Big Ten team that failed to have a player drafted this year. And if you saw the Wildcats play in 2021, that comes as no surprise. This was Pat Fitzgerald’s worst team in 16 seasons at the helm.

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps; rather, it presents an analysis of NFL draft picks from the Big Ten conference without instructive guidance on completing a specific task. Additionally, the lack of well-structured procedural instructions means it does not offer the detail or clarity necessary for training a language model in deeper reasoning. Instead, it focuses on summarizing player selections and giving insights about their fit with respective teams.


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Tom Barron makes these fabulous blanks from real alligator jaw bone. Each bone is bleached then stabilized before casting in alumlite, a resin that is easy to turn and polish.
Tom reccomends that you paint the inside of the blank after drilling as most of the dyes used are semi transparent. Sharp, sharp, did I say sharp tools are also recommended,
using light cuts. Finish by sanding to 800 grit then wet sand to 1200 using MM sanding pads. You can then buff to a shine. I like going one step further and after buffing adding a few coats of CA to seal the bone.
We are offering these blanks in two forms, "GATOR ALLEY BLANKS" AND "GATOR MADE EASY"
The "Gator Alley Blanks" will come in two sizes 3/4 x 3/4 x 4 inches long and 7/8x7/8x5 1/4 inches long.
The "Gator Made Easy Blanks" will come pre tubed, milled and turned round, you need to finish to size.

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps that guide the reader through completing a task step-by-step. While it includes recommendations and techniques for working with alligator jaw bone, the instructions are somewhat fragmented and lack a formalized structure that would facilitate deeper reasoning. For effective training, procedural instructions should be more systematically organized and detailed, clearly defining each step and its purpose.


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The simple overnight process of how to soak beans (by type) will help to eliminate gas and intestinal issues so you can enjoy eating these nutritious plant foods again!
I went on a bean soaking binge this past weekend, and the amount of scum that came to the top of the large pot of soaking kidney beans was so huge, I thought it deserved its own blog post. Soaking beans for many hours before cooking them produces a lot of scum which is course, is rinsed and drained away when the soaking is complete.
What is all that scum anyway? Anti-nutrients, that’s what! And those anti-nutrients such as phytic acid, lectins, and enzyme inhibitors are going to be in your gut causing you gas, heartburn, reflux, and whatever other digestive ills beset you when you eat something that isn’t particularly digestible unless you soak your beans before cooking them.
Traditional cultures took great care to prepare their legumes with a long soak before cooking to enhance digestibility and nutrient absorption.
I love Mexican food but really try to avoid Mexican restaurants for this reason .. they don’t soak their beans before cooking them!
After a meal at a Mexican restaurant, I will typically feel very bloated. Eating the same meal prepared at home where I soaked the beans properly before cooking results in no digestive upset whatsoever.
Take the Soaked Beans Challenge!
If you think unsoaked beans don’t cause you any trouble .. take this challenge. Soak beans next time before cooking and notice the difference in your stomach after eating.
You may think that the unsoaked beans don’t cause you any trouble, but you just may find that soaked beans are infinitely more filling and that you eat less and enjoy the meal more as a result!
Traditional peoples were very wise in the preparation of their foods. They not only selected nutritious foods but they prepared them for maximum digestibility and nutrition.
What good is eating nutritious legumes if the body is so whacked by the anti-nutrients that it can’t very easily extract and digest the nutrition?
So, the next time you make your beans, make sure you soak them first!
I soak large pots of various types of beans every month or so and then cook them – freezing for easy, quick meals when beans are required like homemade chili.
**If you absolutely do not have time to do this, at least buy pre-soaked legumes and beans packed in glass jars. Your digestion will thank you!
How To Prepare Beans by Soaking (video tutorial)
See this short video below that demonstrates the simple process.
Kidney shaped beans
For kidney shaped beans and dried/split peas, put a pinch of baking soda and enough water to cover in a large pot and soak uncovered for 12-24 hours. Drain, rinse and cook as usual.
Examples of kidney-shaped beans include:
- Red kidney beans
- White kidney beans (cannellini beans)
- Pinto beans
- Anasazi beans
- Black-eyed beans (black-eyed peas)
- Great Northern beans
- Lima beans
Non-kidney shaped beans (and other legumes)
For more oval-shaped beans and other legumes, soak for 12-24 hours in filtered water to cover plus 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar or lemon juice for every cup of dried beans/legumes used.
A homemade apple cider vinegar recipe or store-bought are both fine (make sure the ACV is packed in glass). Liquid whey from yogurt, kefir, or clabbered milk may also be used. Drain, rinse, and cook as usual.
Examples of non-kidney shaped beans include:
- Black beans (turtle beans)
- Navy beans
- Fava beans
- Adzuki beans
For maximum digestibility, it is best to rinse and refresh the filtered water and baking soda or the acidic medium once or twice during the soaking period. If you forget, no worries.
I try to always soak beans for the full 24 hours instead of just overnight. Sometimes if I get busy, I might even soak them 36 hours, but this is risky as they can get moldy sometimes if you go over 24 hours. Best to stay between 12-24 hours particularly during summer months.
How to Cook Beans After Soaking
After soaking, be sure to thoroughly drain and rinse the beans until all the scum is washed away. Then, complete the process by doing the following.
- Fill the pot of rinsed pre-soaked beans with fresh filtered water, bring to a boil, and skim away any additional foam that may come to the top at the start of the boil.
- Turn down the heat to a simmer, add 4 crushed garlic cloves, and cook until the beans are soft (about 4 hours).
- Drain beans and add to your favorite dish or let cool and freeze in large freezer bags for quick meals at a later date!
You won’t be needing over-the-counter gas meds after preparing beans the traditional way!
Should You Use the Soaking or Cooking Water?
Some alternative cooking circles advocate using the soaking or bean cooking water. Unfortunately, neither of these practices is traditional.
Using the cooked bean water or aquafaba is actually a dangerous practice. See the linked article for reasons to avoid this modern food especially during pregnancy!
Other Types of Legumes
This article plus video on soaking lentils provide additional information specifically for this legume. Because they are soaked exactly the same as all non-kidney shaped beans, it is helpful for visual learners.
Lentils were the favorite of nutritional pioneer Dr. Weston A. Price due to their very high potassium content.
Recipes Using Pre-soaked Beans and Legumes
Here are some recipes to try using soaked beans and other legumes to entice you!

response:
Step-by-step: Yes
Training: Yes

The article provides a clear sequence of ordered steps for soaking and cooking beans, making it easy for readers to follow along. Each type of bean has specific soaking times and methods, which are systematically outlined, allowing for a detailed understanding of the process. This clarity and organization in the instructions make it beneficial for training a language model capable of deeper reasoning, as it emphasizes the importance of different techniques and variations based on the type of legumes being prepared.


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IPL 2020: Sunil Narine is best T20 bowler in world, will win close battles - KKR mentor David Hussey
IPL 2020: KKR mentor Hussey says Dinesh Karthik will use Narine in crunch situations
- Sep 13, 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders mentor David Hussey has asserted that West Indies's spinner will be one of the most handy bowlers for captain Dinesh Karthik in crunch situations of any match.
KKR all-rounder Sunil Narine (BCCI Image)HIGHLIGHTSDavid Hussey lauded Sunil Narine and called him world's best T20 bowlerFortunate that Sunil Narine is at KKR: David HusseyHussey added that Dinesh Karthik would pass the bowl on to Narine every time the opposition has momentum
IPL 2020, is set to kick off from September 19 in UAE. All the eight IPL franchises are working hard in the nets to shake off the dust which has piled on to them because of a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah are the three venues which will be hosting the cash-rich league. Apart from the big sizes of the grounds, one more aspect UAE will add to this edition's IPL is the help for spin bowlers. 60 matches will be played and this will surely assist the spinners in the later phase of the event as the pitches will slow down due to repeated matches on them and the wear and tear will make the balls spin more.
Team's with quality spinners must surely be breathing a sigh of relief. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mento David Hussey has already talked highly of their premium spinner Sunil Narine and said that captain Dinesh Karthik would be handing over the ball to him whenever the momentum is against his team.
David Hussey went on to add that Narine is the best T20 bowler and KKR was 'fortunate' to have him.
"Narine arguably is the best T20 bowler in the world. In any conditions, he is one of the best players to have. Fortunately, he is at KKR, and he’ll be at his most difficult self to play and handle.
“He will be one of the bowlers captain DK will throw the ball to whenever the opposition has the momentum. I’m sure Sunil Narine will win more often than not, those close battles,” David Hussey told PTI.
Sunil Narine, who is KKR's highest wicket-taker with 140 wickets in 119 matches, took 10 wickets in 12 matches in IPL 2019. Apart from his bowling abilities, Narine has lately started to open the innings for his T20 teams as well. Narine has smashed 143 runs at an strike-rate of 166.27 in IPL 12.
In the recently concluded Carribean Premier League, playing for the champions Trinbago Knight Riders, Sunil Narine scalped 6 wickets from 5 matches at an economy of 4.55.
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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps for completing a specific task; instead, it offers commentary on Sunil Narine's performance and role within the KKR team. Additionally, the procedural instructions are not structured in a way that would enhance the training of a language model for deeper reasoning, as the content predominantly focuses on opinions and observations rather than detailed, actionable guidance.


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For every two weeks that a person is in Italy, he or she requires one week of recovery. It’s a little-known fact, but one should not engage in any mentally or physically challenging tasks immediately upon returning to one’s home country, including, but not limited to, food blogging. Following all that R&R, it’s important to slowly transition back into a schedule. After all, I had to fulfill many strenuous duties as a tourist in my two weeks in Italy:
– Checking out some famous buildings, statues and fountains
– Swimming in assorted seas and lakes (like Lake Albano, pictured here)
– Shuttling the kids around, and sometimes putting my super-sized sunglasses on their itty-bitty faces and deriving far too much amusement from it
– Eating food that other people cooked for me
That last one has really done me in. I haven’t cooked in–please withhold your shock–two weeks. My Italy vacation began with the promise of infinite food inspiration and ended with sheer gluttonous laziness. “Why cook when Italians can do it for you?” I have often wondered in a post-pizza-and-gelato daze. There are few moments more joyous than watching your waiter weave his way toward you with a pizza the size of a Monopoly board, contentment washing over your sun-weary skin and carb-starved stomach when you realize that whole pie is for you, solely and exclusively. And you didn’t have to make it.
But, folks, I’m back. And I’ll be cooking again pronto.
I could tell you all about the 11 hour train ride I took from Raleigh to DC. Or the equally long flights from DC to London to Munich (cumulatively). Or how it’s been 60 degrees and raining all day.
Yes, I could tell you about all of those travel tragedies, but those stories would detract from the pure bliss I’ve derived from the following: spending time with excellent and generous hosts in DC and Munich, evading Icelandic volcano eruption #2 (unlike #1), learning German from a three year-old, being picked up from the Munich airport in a Porsche convertible, eating two-hour-long dinners with my family, having a floor of the house to myself, and finding out that I can still have an iPhone while I’m here. You know, the little things in life.
I plan to cook again in the very near future, promise. Last time I was here, I introduced my hostess to southern North American cuisine, in a food movement I called “Southern Germany, Meet the Southern USA.” I’m looking forward to continuing that same movement, particularly now that I’ve confirmed the presence of sweet potatoes in this country.
Any suggestions for what southern/American foods I should cook for my family?
Just arrived home from my weekend jaunt in Atlanta. This was the view from our hotel room at the Marriott Marquis. Thank you, Priceline.
The gastronomic pinnacle of our weekend was at Babs, a teeny basement restaurant with a small patio and a rustic interior. The owner is this fantastically flamboyant middle-aged man who berated us mercilessly and helped us burn up most of the calories we’d consumed with his hilarious one-liners. He gave us sweet potato fries for making us wait five minutes past our 1 p.m. reservation. (Devoured too quickly for me to snap a photo.) I ordered a pomegranate lemonade punctuated with pieces of fruit. The ideal solution for a hot summer day.
Our meals were insanely generous, just like the owner himself. Sausage, potato wedges, cheesy scrambled eggs and fruit slices overwhelmed my plate. And the sweet potato waffles, oh my. Light, fluffy, but not intensely sweet. Perfect with the homemade peach honey jam. Everything was served with a side of snark.
Perhaps because we fed his ego, the owner fed us a free lemonade tart. We attacked it with an impressive fervor considering our meal portions. The tart truly tasted like the dessert embodiment of a glass of lemonade. Refreshingly tart and the sweetest ending we could’ve asked for.
If you’re ever in Atlanta, go to Babs. Seriously. But bring your Big Girl panties, because the owner will make fun of you and your waistline will grow to previously unknown proportions.
Being back in the South has renewed my adoration for Sunday brunch. Since seven hours is a long way to drive for a meal, I’m wondering: What do you think the best brunch restaurants in the Triangle are?

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps; instead, it reads more like a personal narrative or travelogue without explicit instructions to follow. Additionally, the lack of structured procedural guidance means it would not serve effectively as training material for a language model aimed at deeper reasoning, as there are no detailed processes or logical frameworks presented for the reader to analyze or replicate.


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It's an all too common story in American gardens: formerly neat piles of summer squash blossom out of control, and even the most resourceful cooks can't keep up with the tribble-like output. I've heard tale of zucchini vandals in Wisconsin who will stuff parked cars to the brim with squash if a window is left open. These are dangerous times in America. Roll up your windows and bolt your doors.
So what do you do when you've made more zucchini frittatas, stuffed zucchini, and zucchini soup than your stomach can take?
Sure, make zucchini bread. But that's just a stopgap, and worse, it increases the edible biomass per squash considerably. You can bring leftovers in to work, but that love and adoration from your coworkers will all too quickly turn to resentment and loathing as they toast their fourth thick slice of zucchini bread before your sad, expectant eyes.
When you've reached the point of zucchinipocalypse where even baking won't save you from the overrun, there's one last dramatic course of action to take. I'm talking about ice cream. Specifically, zucchini bread ice cream. It's a novelty to bust you out of zucchini malaise, and it's so good you may finally have the weapon you need to repel the invasion of the summer squash.
To be clear, this isn't zucchini bread crumbled into ice cream. Instead, I cooked grated zucchini in butter till it shrunk down and browned slightly. Then I puréed it in cream with a good helping of spices: clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, and black pepper. Finally, I took a cue from last year's gingerbread ice cream and added a glug of beer, my go-to way of simulating baked bread in ice cream. The result tastes surprisingly of zucchini bread, delicately spiced with a distinct bready character.
Spoon this down on its own or plop it on some—you guessed it—zucchini bread. It'll give you the strength you need to hack through the vines and reclaim your backyard. Either way, let it get warmer than your average ice cream; it freezes up firm and benefits from a 20 minute fridge defrost if your freezer is efficient.
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound zucchini, grated
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 6 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup beer, preferably an IPA
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, then add zucchini with 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook until it has significantly reduced in volume, forms a loose paste, and is browned slightly on edges.
Transfer mixture to blender and add spices, remaining salt, and cream. Blend on high for two minutes until a very smooth purée forms. Clean out saucepan and whisk together egg yolks and sugar in pan until pale in color and slightly thickened, then slowly pour zucchini mixture through a fine mesh strainer into pan. Cook on low heat, stirring frequently, until custard coats the back of a spoon and a swiped finger leaves a clean line.
Strain custard into an airtight container, then stir in beer and vanilla. Chill overnight, then churn in an ice cream maker the next day according to manufacturer's instructions.
blender, ice cream maker, fine mesh strainer

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Step-by-step: Yes
Training: Yes

The article provides a clear sequence of ordered steps for making zucchini bread ice cream, detailing each part of the process from cooking the zucchini to churning the mixture, which supports effective task completion. Additionally, the instructions are well-structured and include precise measurements and techniques that could be useful for training a language model, as they encourage reasoning about cooking methods, ingredient interactions, and the overall process of making ice cream.


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Speechling Help - Listening
The listening exercise lets you practice your listening comprehension on autopilot.
How It Works
You will hear audio played in your target language, followed by a pause, and then in your native language. This will keep going forever.
How to Access Listening
Dictation can be found in your toolbox, which can be reached by clicking on the Toolbox icon on the navbar, and then the Listening icon on the dropdown.
How to Use Listening
The listening exercise screen has three parts: the listening controls, the previous sentences box, and the settings.
To start the listening exercise, simply hit the play button.
After the first sentence has played, you can see previous sentences in the previous sentence box.
You can check your answers in this box.
You can record any previous sentence and get feedback.
At the bottom of the exercise screen you can see your settings
Here you can change the gender of the recordings, play the target recording at half speed, or play the original sentence again.
You can also enter "quiz mode", whereby after each target recording there will be an automatic pause.
Finally, you can adjust the delay after the native and target recordings.
The settings will be updated automatically.
Exiting in Mobile
To exit the exercise on mobile, press the x on the upper right hand corner.
Learn more about Speechling's other amazing features below.

response:
Step-by-step: Yes
Training: No

The article presents a clear sequence of steps for accessing and using the listening exercise, guiding the reader through each action in a logical order. However, while the instructions are organized, they lack the depth and detail needed for training a language model to engage in deeper reasoning; the steps do not promote critical analysis or complex problem-solving related to the content.


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Easy Instant Pot Southern-Style Soul Food Green Beans is a quick pressure cooker recipe that is perfect for the holidays including Thanksgiving and Christmas. This dish is keto and low-carb loaded with immense flavor using chicken broth, bacon, and seasoning. This post provides the cooking time for prepping green beans in the Instant Pot. This dish is ready in 30 minutes or less.
This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure here.
If you love green beans, you will definitely love my Air Fryer Garlic Green Beans.
How to Pressure Cook Green Beans in the Instant Pot
Detailed measurements and full instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
1. Chop up bacon, onions, and garlic. Saute them in the Instant Pot.
2. Add the green beans, chicken broth, and Better Than Bouillon. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Pressure cook for 15 minutes.
How Long (Time) to Cook Green Beans in the Instant Pot
I like to cook green beans for 15 minutes with a quick release of pressure.
Can I Use Frozen Green Beans?
Yes, you can use frozen green beans. I prefer fresh green beans. The cook time will be the same, using frozen green beans. The pot will take longer to come to pressure.
How Do You Cook Southern Green Beans?
Southern green beans are what my family grew up eating. For special occasions, like Sunday dinners or holidays we always prepared the dish using fresh green beans. On weeknights, we did frequently use canned green beans. Southern green beans are typically prepared with bacon. Before the Instant Pot, I would simmer the green beans, bacon, and seasonings on the stove.
What Can You Use Besides Bacon For Southern Green Beans?
You can use ham, sausage, a turkey leg….the sky is the limit!
I love to serve this dish around the holidays or on the weeknights with dinner. Be sure to check out my Instant Pot Green Bean Casserole recipe.
Can You Freeze the Green Beans?
Yes. I recommend freezing them in the broth in air tight containers to retain flavor. You can freeze the green beans up to 3 months.
More Instant Pot Recipes
More Southern Style Recipes
Southern Style Homemade Cornbread
Southern Style Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Southern Mustard Greens
Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Collard Greens
Instant Pot Brisket
Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice
Instant Pot Louisiana Gumbo
Instant Pot Southern Baked Beans
Southern Baked Beans
Southern Green Beans
Easy Instant Pot Southern-Style Soul Food Green Beans
- 4 slices uncooked bacon sliced into small pieces
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound fresh green beans stems removed
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon Better Than Bouillon Chicken Flavor
- salt and pepper to taste I go light on the salt because the bacon and broth provide plenty of flavor for me.
- 1 slice cooked and crumbled bacon optional
- Turn the Instant Pot on the sautee function. Add the 4 slices of uncooked bacon. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the bacon crisps.
- Drain the excess fat from the Instant Pot. I reserved about a teaspoon of fat in the pot.
- Add the onions and garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the chicken broth and deglaze the pot with a spatula. Scrap up all the bits of cooked bacon in the pot.
- Add the Better than Bouillon, green beans, salt and pepper to taste. Stir.
- Cook for 15 minutes on Manual > High Pressure Cooking.
- When the pot indicates it has finished, quick release the steam.
- Serve the green beans with additional crumbled bacon sprinkled throughout.

response:
Step-by-step: Yes
Training: No

The article provides a clear sequence of ordered steps for preparing Southern-Style Soul Food Green Beans, with specific instructions that guide the reader through the process from sautéing ingredients to pressure cooking. However, the instructions are not detailed enough for effective training of a language model for deeper reasoning, as they lack comprehensive explanations or context about each step that could enhance understanding and reasoning.


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28/02/13 - Winners of Best Band in Unsigned Music Awards, Best of British Unsigned
Fjords are the unsigned band of 2013! They will be featured on the awards show including an interview with the band.
26/02/13 - Vote For Fjords For Best British Unsigned Band 2013!
Please Vote for Fjords here!
Also if you vote you have a chance of winning a signed "Dead Diamonds" E.P, (3 voters will be selected at random) Thank you!
9/01/13 - Huffington Post: Top Five Emerging Icons Gigs
We're in the Huffington Post! Top Five Emerging Icons Live: Jan 14- Jan 20 2013. Check it out here!
14/12/12 - Interview with Soundscape Magazine
Check out our interview with Soundscape Magazine here!
01/10/12 - MMP EP Launch Review
What a great review of our EP Launch by The MMP. Thanks guys! Read it here
28/09/12 - Fjords Unplugged on the Rooftop
Check out this acoustic performance of Television!
28/09/12 - MMP Dead Diamonds EP Review
The MMP have reviewed our EP. Check it out here
25/09/12 - GTFM Session Acoustic Tracks
Here are the acoustic tracks from last nights GTFM Session. With an exclusive of "Televsion" one of our new tracks.
24/09/12 - Dead Diamonds EP Out Today!
20/09/12 - Fjords Merch
Oh yes...you can now get FJORDS t-shirts and vests here!!
07/09/12 - A Sound Reaction Review
The best description of us yet! Read it here.
05/09/12 - 7BitArcade Review
What a brilliant review. Thanks guys. Click here to see it.
26/08/12 - Dead Diamonds Artwork
Check out the Dead Diamonds EP cover by Nadine Ballantyne!
24/08/12 - Interactive EP Launch Poster
Click here to view the interactive poster for the Dead Diamonds EP launch!
20/08/12 - The Sound Of Confusion Review
Thanks Sound of Confusion for a brilliant review of our EP! Click here
14/08/12 - Dead Diamonds EP Launch
Finally we can spill the beans...Our EP Launch for Dead Diamonds will be on 27th Sept at Koko Gorilaz, presented by CrossWire and supported by some of the best bands around at the moment Hullabaloo, Howl and @heavypettingzoouk more details here
We'll also be doing an acoustic rooftop set at 4pm in the Shisha lounge at Koko's the same day.
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29/06/12 - Review at Buffalo
Here's a review of our last gig at Buffalo, Cardiff by The MMP. Thanks MMP!
27/06/12 - Review from AMP
Some very kind words from A Musical Priority. Thanks! See the article here.
20/06/12 - Interview with the MMP
Here's our interview with The MMP. Thanks for your very kind words!
15/06/12 - Vote for Fjords to play Green Man Festival!
....Fjords have a chance to play the Greenman festival this year....but we need your help.....please take a minute to follow this link and vote for us :) Vote here!
9/05/12 - Fjords @ Buffalo Bar 29th June
In partnership with Buffalo Bar, Fjords bring you two of the most exiting bands from west wales right now; along with local up and coming talent Lisa Marie Hopkins. Don't miss what is promising to be a great night for local independent music.

response:
Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps for completing any specific task; rather, it consists of announcements, updates, and reviews related to the band Fjords. As such, the instructions lack the detailed procedural format necessary for training a language model in deeper reasoning, as there are no processes or methodologies outlined that would encourage analytical thinking or problem-solving.


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I really enjoy reading Our Best Bites blog. She always has interesting recipes and pretty photos. She recently posted about silk tie dyed Easter eggs. I thought that looked pretty facinating so I hauled my happy butt off to Goodwill to find some silk ties. uhhh…a bit harder than I thought I did come home with three ties and an old sheet for about 8 bucks.
The first thing I decided to do was blow out the eggs. My sister was visiting and since I had never blown out eggs, she gave the family a little demo.
It’s a lot harder than I thought. After she was done she looked at my daughter and said “And that is how you blow an egg” why, why, why does my mind have to sink right to the gutter–I swear it’s the bad influence from my coworkers, but please tell me I’m not the only one who thought that could be taken the wrong way. ((hanging head in shame))
Anyways, moving on….
The ties had the seams ripped out and the lining removed and then cut into small sections. Each egg is then wrapped in the tie and then in a piece of old sheet or pillow case. We secured the top of the tie with small rubber bands and the top of the old sheet with jute rope.
It probably doesn’t have to be a 2 person operations, but it just made it easier since the blown out eggs are a bit fragile. Damn, I need a manicure–those hands are looking old!
After they are all wrapped up put them in a large pan.
If you have blown the eggs out they will want to float to the top, so I added a colander to the pan to hold them down. Be sure to add a 1/4 cup of white vinegar to the water.
Bring the eggs to a boil and then simmer for 20-25 minutes. I’m not sure if they have to simmer this long if the eggs are blown out, but I did just to be safe. Remove from the pan and let cool completely before unwrapping.
Here’s how our eggs looked when they were done. I’m pretty happy with the end results for our first attempt.
Some things to take into consideration. When wrapping the egg in the silk tie try to have the tie touching the egg without any folds…otherwise you get these goofy white lines.
Also, make sure the ties are 100% silk and that you double check the label. See the 2nd photo, there are 3 ties in the picture? Yep, the black tie in the center was not 100% silk. They egg came out as white as when it went in.
You can rub a bit of vegetable oil on your eggs to make them shiny.
I’ll be on the hunt for some cool looking silk ties to try this again.
ETA: Just check the Our Best Bites site again and it looks like she ties the silk at the side of the egg vs. the top….that might make a difference in how many white lines are on the egg.
How do you color your Easter eggs?

response:
Step-by-step: Yes
Training: No

The article offers a step-by-step sequence for dyeing Easter eggs using silk ties, clearly outlining the necessary actions in a sequential manner. However, the instructions lack the detailed structure and clarity needed to effectively train a language model for deeper reasoning. While the steps are ordered, they are informal and include personal anecdotes that detract from the procedural focus, making it difficult to extract precise, actionable procedural knowledge.


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South African Rugby
Western Province open stadium talks
March 15, 2012
Western Province currently play at Newlands © Getty Images
The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) has opened talks with the City of Cape Town over a possible switch to Cape Town Stadium.
The union's Currie Cup side and the Stormers Super Rugby franchise currently play at the iconic Newlands venue, but WPRFU president Tobie Titus has confirmed that it may not stay that way.
In a joint briefing with Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille, Titus admitted that formal discussions had opened over a possible move, although the process is set to take "years".
Cape Town Stadium, situated on the site of the city's old Green Point ground, hosted matches at the 2010 Fifa World Cup and holds over 50,000 fans. Newlands has been the home of Western Province rugby since 1890, but has shown signs of wear in recent years.
"It is not an overnight issue. People need to have patience and respect the process we have embarked on. It is not going to be a matter of months ... it will be years," Titus said.
"I never said we would never move. It's not in my lap to decide whether we go or not. We must go with facts to our constituency, our 90 clubs."
© ESPN EMEA Ltd
Toulon's Heineken Cup final victory over Clermont Auvergne may have ended a long title drought for the Top 14 club but two of their players are no strangers to success
We bring you our pick of the best pictures from around the world in the last seven days with the battle for Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup glory taking centre stage
"If you listen carefully you should be able to hear them mining the granite for the statue of a certain Jonny Wilkinson" Graham Jenkins reports from the Heineken Cup Final
Quade Cooper's defence is better than it was 12 months ago and Robbie Deans has erred in omitting him from the core Wallabies squad to play the Lions, Greg Growden writes

response:
Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a structured sequence of ordered steps to guide the reader through completing any specific task. Instead, it presents information about discussions regarding a potential change in the home ground for Western Province rugby, which lacks the clarity and detail necessary for effective procedural instructions. Additionally, the content of the article does not delve into principles or reasoning that could be useful for training a language model capable of deeper reasoning.


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Canton Winterfest Continues This Week
Canton's Winterfest continues through Saturday, February 19, with a variety of events scheduled throughout the community. The full schedule is available online.
|Gospel Music Workshop At SLU Feb. 23-26; Concert Feb. 26
The eighth annual "Got Spirit?" gospel music workshop and concert, featuring Grammy and Stellar Award-nominated Chicago Mass Choir member William R. Hamilton, will take place Wednesday through Saturday, February 23 through 26, at St. Lawrence University.
|Independent Film Maker Hugo Perez Speaking At St. Lawrence
Hugo Perez, a producer and director of independent films, will give a presentation titled "Portrait of the Cuban American Artist as a Young New York Filmmaker" on Thursday, February 24, at 4:30 p.m. in the Common Room of Sykes Residence Hall at St. Lawrence University. The event, which includes a lecture and film screening, is open to the public, free of charge. It is presented with assistance from the Alcoa Foundation Cultural Affairs Program Fund.
|'African-American Heritage' Is Theme For Noon Organ Recital At St. Lawrence
"Our African-American Heritage" is the theme for the next organ recital at the lunch hour in St. Lawrence University's Gunnsion Memorial Chapel, featuring Musician-in-Residence Sondra Goldsmith Proctor and the Ad Hoc Singers, at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, February 25. Parking is available adjacent to the chapel.
|St. Lawrence in the News
Professor of English Bob Cowser's book Green Fields: Crime, Punishment and a Boyhood Between was reviewed positively in the December 15, 2010 issue of Library Journal. The book also received a positive review in Publishers Weekly and the literary journal Fourth Genre.
|An interview with Claire Puccia Parham '90, about the book she wrote on the history of the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, is on the Web site Today's Authors. In the interview, Parham discusses how the book began with interviews she conducted while an undergraduate at St. Lawrence.
|The Web site OnlineCollege.org, in an article about "the coolest dorm rooms in the country," notes the inclusion of the Adirondack Semester's yurts in U.S. News & World Report's list of "cool dorms."
|The Watertown Daily Times ran a feature story about a faculty-student team remotely operating a telescope in Puerto Rico from campus on February 9, 2010, and a story about Grace Ochieng' '12 participating in a UN conference on advocacy for women's issues on February 8, 2010.
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Track teams Dominate Liberty League Indoor Championships
The St. Lawrence men's and women's track teams continued their dominance of Liberty League competition this weekend at Hamilton College, as they both won league indoor team titles. For the women's team, which has won 11 indoor team titles now, Wendy Pavlus '11 won two individual championships; Victoria Bean '14 won the long and triple jumps; and Hannah Kinsey '14 won both sprint events and anchored the winning 4x200 relay. The men made it seven titles, led by Dan Ramsey '11 and Will Mosenthal '11, who won individual races and teamed to help the Saints win the distance medley relay. Men's hockey opened the weekend with an upset of No. 2-ranked Yale, 3-2, but came out flat Saturday and dropped a 5-1 decision to Brown at Appleton Arena. Women's hockey lost its series, 3-2 to Dartmouth and 3-2 in overtime to No. 10 Harvard. Men's basketball beat Hobart, 66-64, but dropped a 60-53 decision to Hamilton. Women's basketball beat Hamilton 55-41, but lost 81-76 to William Smith in overtime. Ashley-Kate Durham '13 paced the alpine ski team with an eighth-place finish, while Steven Vargo '11 was the top finisher for the nordic team at Dartmouth.
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response:
**Step-by-step: No**
**Training: No**

The article does not contain a clear sequence of ordered steps or detailed instructions for completing a specific task. Instead, it provides a collection of event announcements, news updates, and social media engagement suggestions, lacking the structured procedural format that would facilitate training a language model for deeper reasoning. The instructions are not precise or comprehensive enough to guide a reader methodically through a task or process.


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2008 MTB World Championships
This article will discuss the technical aspects of the 2008 MTB World Championships. The most recent news will be posted at the top.
This year, the UCI MTB World Championships are June 17-21, not in the usual September. The Olympics are in August, so it is common to run the World's early, as no one would particularly pay much attention to a world champion crowned after there is an Olympic champion.
The World's are hosted in Val di Sole ("Valley of the Sun"), Italy. These are Dolomites, the Alps at their best. Mountain flowers, soaring peaks, great food, interesting history, a complex culture, and friendly people. I just hope someone will be enjoying it all. As for me, I will be at work in my cave...also known as the hotel garage.
The 2008 USA Mountain Bike Team at the Hotel Almazzago. Click the photo for a high resolution image.
The USA Team Shop for 2008. Left to right: Chris Magerl, Brad Cole, TJ Grove, Calvin Jones, and Than White. The flag is the shop flag, and dates from 9/11/2001.
The team left last night, at 02:30. This year, I did not partake of the joys of this bugout. The charted bus pulls up in the cover of darkness. Mechanics direct the loading of the bikes. Athletes stumble on board, and away it goes, lurching north to Munich, a 5 hour ride. I will be staying behind for a while, and will attempt to document the cycling world as I come across it.
2008 USA Team Shop has performed well. Like that other profession, we strive to "first, do no harm." Bikes were fixed, and problems were solved. I feel the riders were fairly treated, and that their machines did not hinder their pursuit of excellence.
A side note to our ornithologist-home-mechanics. Our family in the garage has thrived. The two working parents never hit one rider, or dropped anything in an inappropriate place. These adult birds are professional, and were a joy to watch as they raised their family. The little chicks have seen a lot of work the last ten days. If only they could talk, well, besides cheep, cheep, cheep. Our job here is done, and the riders take flight. Our days of constantly flying to and fro supplying bugs (perhaps debugging is better) will begin again some other time.
Our five little chicks are getting their flight feathers. I will miss seeing them take their first flight out of the nest.
The final day, elite women and elite men XC championships. It has been a good week for the shop. We are strong at our core, bike preparation. This shop tries to exemplify service to others. Each year, I make a logo for the shop that tries to symbolize what we are about. Borrowing from the race logo, this is what we try to do:
The bar is set pretty high in this shop: electrical work, security duty, water carrying, construction, oh, and some bike repair.
The shop empties and gets quiet as bikes are packed. His racing is finished, so what's a bored XC junior rider to do? Stand on your head and walk on your hands, of course.
TJ Grove, former navy man, cannot help but salute when he sees a flag. Actually, the flag is the mechanic's shop flag. We take it to the race start to identify our tent. This makes it easier for other team mechanics to find us.
We have some unique zip ties from QBP, an industry friend of the shop. These are a double head and allow you to lock the zip tie for extra security.
Beer! Seems to be beloved by the bicycle crowd, and bicycle mechanics especially. There are parties and just plain drinking at the expo area. It is all good and fun, when in the right company and at the right time. My choice? #1- whatever you're having. #2- something cold. #3-Newcastle Nut Brown Ale. But not in this shop, and never until the work is over. No beer for us and no beer visitors. This includes coaches, managers, staff, and riders. Sound odd I should have to say no beer of riders? It is. To state it clearly, no one, including riders, may drink beer in this shop. I also ask my staff not to have a beer until work is over for the day, so you can imagine the amount of drinking time that allows. I will not have an athlete thinking that drinking is part of our work. If we mess up, it will be our mistake, all of it, with no excuses. Beer will not enter into the equation.
The expo area was full of brown broken glass. This one appears to have been a wheat beer. Hope it wasn't a mechanic that tried to puncture the athlete's tires right before the race.
Park Tool stands will hold gently or firmly, you control the pressure. Just don't bring that beer into this shop.
Downhill finals, a very intense day for us. First there is practice, where anything can happen. Flat tires, bent wheels, smashed derailleurs, fork changes, and of course, the dreaded tire changes. The weather is dry, so we luck out, they are running the same tires. The bikes are dialed and the riders come to the top. We set up trainers, water, energy goo, and ourselves under some trees for shade. This is a well tuned routine. I am with the rider, my watch is synced to the official clock. With about 10 minutes to go I pull the rider and send them down to TJ Grove in the start box. TJ has water, tools, and encouraging words. They enter the gate, and then it is time to perform.
In our forested area again for finals.
Our remaining downhill juniors at the top relax next to a stream. Left to right: Naish Ulmer, Joey Schusler, Kevin Aiello, Graeme Pitts. Missing from a crash in seeding, Dustin Belcher
Downhill Elite rider Kain Leonard is on the trainer before his run. He closes his eyes to visualize the run and the lines he want to take.
There is more and more titanium appearing on the downhill bikes, and I am not convinced I like it. Titanium, the heaviest of the light metals, can be used in fasteners, but it is a very hard metal. Because it is very hard to form and work with, the heads for a hex wrench are often very shallow. Inspect a steel bolt cap head screw, and then a ti. Notice the difference of wrench engagement. Always prep a ti bolt, always use a good wrench with a fresh end, always keep the tool exactly aligned. Or, perhaps, don't worry about a ti bolt on a bike that hurts your back to pick it up.
Ti bolts hold the through axle of this fork. Note the shallow wrench fitting.
Yes, that is a skin suit of Graeme Pitts. I am not sure he has seen the wind tunnel test on his bike, but he knows it is a good look, and that is important.
The World Championships includes XC racing, downhill, 4X, and trials. Trials are based on skill, not speed. You must proceed through a course and not dab or touch the ground. The trials are taking place about 10 kilometers down the road in Male.
(Photo credit Michael Friddell)
Our Trials rider, Jonathan Tollerud - Elite 20-inch, in competition.
(Photo credit Michael Friddell)
Vaughn Micciche is competing in the 26-inch. He is closely watched by the judges.
Communication among staff is critical at events such as the World Championships. There is a lot going on and a lot of responsibilities. Each day the mechanics gather together for a round table meeting, reviewing what went well, what went less well, and what we need to do for the next day. The riders are asked to take their riding to the next level, and I ask that of my mechanics as well. We work 16 hour days.
After our meeting, Chris relaxes a bit, and then drifts off. The flag behind him is our shop flag. The downhill riders wanted to use it to cheer on the 4X riders, and it seems to have worked.
We repair whatever needs fixing, including windows. Turns out that staying in the shop at night was a good idea. At 03:00, flashlights were seen in this window. The window chain had been cut. Thanks to my martial arts skills, all was safe. This means I stumbled around for the radio and that kicked off the automatic lights.
(Photo credit Chris Magerl)
Normally we ask the athletes to wash their own machines. However, this is an Olympic year, and if you are on the Olympic Team, you get a free wash-my-bike pass. Next year, however, "there's the bucket, get to it" will be our motto.
Small tricks can help speed you. When installing a rim strip, keep it aligned by placing a screwdriver such as the SD-2 through the strip and into the rim. This keeps the strip from sliding around.
The G-4 is back up and running. I am behind but here are some things that have been going on.
TT Grove installs a transponder, which are required for each race bike. This keeps track of the number of laps and the finish times.
Sam Jurekovic had an epic crash in the U-23, puncturing the frame, destroying the front wheel, and even ripping off his transponder. The frame holds together, a statement on the strength of these light machines. Still, Sam will need a new bike after this one.
North, south, east, west, who's the shop that's the best? USA Team Shop without a doubt. We pull the race bikes for that day to keep them separate.
Each night we was cable all the bikes and then lock them up with Kryptonite Locks. This just lets us sleep all the easier.
Chris Magerl has his race face on, and that is appropriate. Today is a World Championships for the Junior Women and U-23 Women. Chris is scanning the starting box for any signs of trouble. He's packing tools and wheels just in case.
Seeding day for the downhill. We make a nice little camp on the mountain. Trainers and bikes are set up for the riders to warm up before their race.
Rain, again, in the Vale di Sole, the Valley of the Sun. "Sole" is sun, I think, but maybe I need to look that up. No matter, today we will see DH practice and then the Team Relay. I love the relay, each nation selects 4 riders: one woman, one U-23 man, one junior man, and one elite man. One lap each, and you must "tag off" before starting your lap.
Yesterday was a DH course walk. I like to go along to see what will be causing the smashed parts I will be soon seeing. "Oh yeah, you mean the rock below the big spruce, next to the creek, that one?"
The downhill course. Intense, isn't it? Look carefully at the course and select the line. Here's Calvins DH tip-of-the-day: Avoid the blue things, avoid the big roots, go fast.
A walk in the woods, along a "badical" course. "Badical," I must make a note because I really just came here to increase my vocabulary.
These fork tabs slow wheel changes, and are to be removed. Brad Cole does so with a cut off wheel and a hand drill. Luckily he has a steady hand and a keen eye.
A seat stay that is on the way to failure. This was caught by the rider, which shows that paying attention to your equipment can make a difference. We find a new frame and swap all the parts.
The food here in incredible. The Hotel Almazzago dining room is lovely, just what would be in the tourist guide books. You can have it, there is nothing like the abidance of a big cement garage full of bikes needing work.
Preparation is the heart and soul of this shop. The bikes need to leave here ready. However, we are not looking for more work, but sometimes a "project bike" runs into you. My prediction is that a particular Yeti will cause several hours of pain and suffering for me and my staff.
How many mechanics does it take to fix this Yeti? It appears three. Bearing installation into suspension systems is always interesting, and here we use my new walking stick, the best thing I've picked up here.
The work as really begun. It is 0:12 when I am posting this, but I will leave it as June 16. We are packed with machines of all sorts. All are tucked away, safe under the eye of Chris for the night.
Chris Magerl has completed his first repair ticketed job. During the days to come, he helps the pile of completed tickets grow and grow.
Attention to details makes all the difference. Chris files a dropout when the hanger just didn't quite fit right.
We now have the full team. XC riders, trials, and Gravity. Wednesday promises to be just as busy.
Joey Schusler, the cause of much pain and suffering in the shop, but much joy and learning as well, injects Park Tool Polylube 1000 into the zerk for a smooth sliding Yeti DH breech.
I finally get to the expo area to meet Julie from the promoters office. She is on the cell phone at the same time directing the entire operations. Of course, being in Italy, I bring her a PZT-2 Pizza Cutter from Park Tool. It turns out, she's Canadian. Oh, Canada! That's what you get in our international cycling family.
I present Julie with the PZT-2
We perform what we call a Bolt Check. This is not a performance tune, but simply seeing that everything is tight. We sign off with sticker under the bottom bracket so I can track our work.
If this bike messes up, I will have to have a talk with this guy.
There are more and more of the star-shaped fittings on bikes, making the TWS-2 the perfect tool. This machine is well prepared, this athlete must be serious about their racing.
Morning arrived for me down in the shop. I took the first night's shift on guard duty, and knowing the bikes are safe will allow me some sleep as well. Besides, later in the week, when I am really tired, I can now assign this task to another mechanic.
The evening's work is finished and it's time for some rest. Two pages of this book should do the trick for a night cap.
We have some problems, but not here. There have been flight delays due to weather. However, some riders are already in Europe and are arriving by car. Good thing we tidied up this morning.
Once again we learn our humble place, as it is necessary clean up after our garage mates, Mr. and Mrs. Swallow and their babies.
The British are in the area. Their Chief of Team knows the importance of a clean professional look.
The hotel again is accommodating to our unusual requests. As we lack a large watch dog, we will instead trade off spending the night here. Time to draw for the short spokes after the work is done for who stay the first night.
Time to build a shop. The Hotel Almazzago proves to be a wonderful place. The staff is friendly and understanding of our ways. The building is lovely, settled comfortably in a mountain setting, and the food is fantastic. Birds sing to us in the morning, and flowers surround us. As much as all this is important, it shrinks compared to what must be the best garage ever! It is huge, enormous, spacious to the point of cavernous, with room for storage, all five of us to work, and perhaps a bit of room for a test ride. But there is more. It is built from cement, with huge steel sliding doors. You can have the blond woodwork, the brass inlays in the windows and ambiance of the Hotel Almazzago. The real place to be is here in the shop.
An arrangement of four stands make a lovely lotus-like arrangement.
Time for some work. After its bath, Chris brings the "Pinin Farina" in to the shop. Never heard of them? Neither had we.
We have company in the shop. Or, more accurately, we are the company in their home. A pair of swallows is raising a family. We hope we are not to disruptive.
Feeding time seems to be all the time.
A nest full of babies.
A group of staff arrives early to set up the shop. We land in Munich, and find the usual supplies.
16, count 'em, 16 bike boxes, and only one is a bike. You might also note there are no riders. This is mostly team clothing, and supplies. Hauling it through the terminal is quite a feat.
Team Thearpist, Bernard Condevaux is hoping this was our team rental at the Munich Airport. Well, it wasn't, and it appears some ashes are about to land on his head.
We cannot fly with certain fluids and items. Mineral oil, hydraulic brake fluid, chain lubricant, greases, acetone, all would just cause trouble at the airport. We must pick these up when we land. In Munich we found a great store just off the autobahn, Rabe-Bike. Clean, neat, and of course, using Park Tools.
The mechanics get do two basic things. Fix the bikes and drive the trucks. Today, it is the latter. The complimentary orange safety vest adds to Chris' truck driving experience, however.
Preparation for big events such as the World's begins early. Tools are readied, and parts selected. The USA Team Shop carries a lot of gear, but we cannot bring every conceivable spare part. There just is not room to bring it all, and the excess luggage fees would kill the budget. So we review past races and bring what we think we may need. We also ask the athletes to be prepared by getting their rides fully inspected, both for the XC and Gravity.
Stuff, lots of stuff. Chain, saddles, grips, shifters, pads, cables, housings, skewers, bb's, headsets, tubing, spokes, fittings, fasteners, rotors, cassettes, rim strips, end caps, seat posts, and oh, a flag.
Weight matters. I am not talking about at the start line, but at the airline ticket counter. Over 50 pounds, and it will be an additional $85. Using the DS-1, I know that I have 10 pounds to spare. A chain is 1.56 pounds, so I can squeeze in 6.4 chains. Wait, make that 6 chains and 13 gear cables. That will bring up me to 48 pounds. I trust the DS-1, but not necessarily the scale at the airline counter.
The DS-1 saves the day, and the budget.
The race mechanic toolbox is typically jammed with, well, tools. We may be asked to fix most anything, so the toolbox ends up near or even over the 50-pound limit (35 kilograms). It is important to go through the box, weeding out excess items and tools you just might not need. Then, weed it out one more time. However, there are some old items, friends really, I have trouble parting with. Sometimes they are keepsakes, but others have saved the day and have earned their keep.
Nothing trick here, just a spoon and a fork. Think of the old adage: "Take care of your tools, and they will take care of you." In this case, the mechanic is a tool, and you must take care of yourself. Eat. (...not to mention if chocolate cake is offered, then I am ready...)
Small end-nipper wire cutters, used only to trim the ends of zip-ties. Also used as a point of discussion with other race mechanics. We are actually a very simple minded bunch and take great pleasure in small things.
I always carry three files. One flat file, one tapered half rat, and one chainsaw file.
USA Team Mechanic, TJ Grove, will tell you that mechanics are "the grease and the glue" of the team, but sometimes we are just the tape. I carry a variety of tapes, hose clamps, toe straps, and some emery cloth when abrasion is called for.
Another guilty pleasure: two calipers. One vernier caliper, used for quick comparisons, and a digital, when I really want to know how big something is.
Racing is about competition, it is about the athletes, and it is about the stars of our sport. Yet, behind them, behind the podium, behind the racing is a huge support organization. It is a family of sorts, which is the "body of racing." If the mechanics are the hands, or perhaps the soles of this body, there exists also the brain. By a fortuitous event, we are now able to actually peek inside this brain, deep into the offices of the race promoter, where we find Julie (the left hemisphere, as it were) and Filipo (the right hemisphere) hard a work.
Julie and Filipo begin their workday by considering what must "wheelie" be done to organize this huge event.
The USA athletes selected for the 2008 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships are:
XC Elite Women: Kelli Emmett, Georgia Gould, Sue Haywood, Heather Irminger, Willow Koerber, Mary McConneloug
XC Elite Men: Jeremiah Bishop, Michael Broderick, Adam Craig, Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, Sam Shultz, Todd Wells
XC U-23 Women: Jamie Dinkins
XC U-23 Men: Tim Allen, Colin Cares, Sam Jurekovic, Mitchell Peterson
XC Junior Women: Jill Behlen, Diedre York
XC Junior Men: John Bennett, Seamus Powell, Robbie Squire, Kerry Weaver
Elite Downhill Women: Melissa Buhl, Kathy Pruitt
Elite Downhill Men: Cole Bangert, Kain Leonard, Duncan Rifle, Lars Steinberg, Kyle Strait, JD Swanguen, Cody Warren
Junior Downhill Junior Men: Kevin Aiello, Dustin Belcher, Taylor Borucki, Graeme Pitts, Joey Schusler, Geoffrey Ulmer, Naish Ulmer
4X Men: Blake Carney, Mike Haderer, Brian Lopes, Ross Milan, Eric Nelson
4X Women: Melissa Buhl, Neven Steinmetz
Trials: Jonathan Tollerud - Elite 20", Vaughn Micciche - Elite 26", Michael Schiavone - Elite 26"
The USA Team Shop mechanics for the 2008 World Championships:
Than White, one cool mechanic, straight out of North Carolina.
TJ Grove, from Georgia. He swings a mean, but always well aimed, hammer.
Brad Cole,weighing in at 48 pounds (for the box, that is). He's no light weight, and is representing Minnesota.
Chris Magerl brings from Salt Lake City a keen eye, easy temperament, and a steady hand.
Calvin Jones from the Park Tool Company. I'm just along to mop and sweep up after the fellas.

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Each Saturday on the Politics Now blog, you'll find a list of stories that caught the eyes of The News' political reporters. Here's a sampling of what they were reading the last couple weeks:
"When the moderator is too moderate" by Dave Davies of WHYY in Philadelphia. Anyone who watched the presidential debate on Wednesday likely had an opinion of the performance of moderator Jim Lehrer, who has much experience in the role. Wednesday though, he seemed to lose control of the debaters. Davies writes that Lehrer could have been better prepared, while Lehrer tells the Huffington Post's Michael Calderone that he will not be moderating again.
NPR's David Welna looks at deficit plans from President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney, and finds that both plans won't eliminate it.
In a tweet, Former GE CEO Jack Welch accused the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics of changing unemployment numbers to enhance Obama's image, and told the Wall Street Journal he wasn't kidding, according to Rachel Weiner of the Washington Post.
The jobs numbers - less than 8 percent unemployment - are good news for Obama, according to David Leonhardt and Mark Landler in the New York Times. Nicole Gelinas, who is a senior fellow with the Manhattan Institute, credited the housing market, according to an interview with Capital New York's Azi Paybarah.
This wouldn't qualify for news, and it doesn't involve much reading. But on a lighter note, Buzzfeed chronicles the history of first ladies and Big Bird. The current secretary of state is making a face she doesn't make in public much these days.

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The 28-year-old has been a catalyst in each of the team's last two victories, scoring the opening goal at Wigan Athletic and a crucial equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur.
Molby has been highly impressed by the wide-man's form and believes Brendan Rodgers deserves credit for the way he has handled the player.
"It's unusual for a manager to be as blunt as Brendan Rodgers was with Stewart Downing - but telling the winger he could leave in January certainly did the trick," Molby told the Liverpool Echo.
"Rodgers got the reaction he was hoping for, with Downing having since become a reliable member of his Liverpool squad.
"Downing continued to impress in last weekend's win over Tottenham. He's playing ever so well - he looks full of running and has got his confidence back.
"It was such an important goal he scored to make it 2-2 as that galvanised Liverpool. I know the 'keeper made a hash of it but that wasn't an easy chance.
"Downing was expected to score but what I liked was the way he kept his composure to score with his weaker foot.
"Realising how close he was to leaving Liverpool has transformed Downing. He will have looked at it before Christmas and thought 'who is going to come in for me?' He will have worked out his best bet was to knuckle down and prove the manager wrong.
"We knew when we bought him he had great ability from his performances for Aston Villa but it's only now we're really seeing it.
"I think he's already shown enough in recent months to have convinced Rodgers he should be part of his plans beyond this season."

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None of us can remember temperatures as low as these before Christmas. This morning we eventually thawed out the hen’s drinking utensils only to see them re-freeze almost at once. Even the hens seem dispirited, a large crowd stood around in the manner of spectators at Old Trafford waiting for the rain to stop. I’ve mentioned our retired bank manager Phil before, he made an appearance as we gathered for a brew. Having no animals to care for Phil only visits the allotments spasmodically at this time of the year but he likes to cheer us up with tales of banker’s perks. Today he mentioned that a former colleague has just heard that he has a record bonus this year. Hooray we cried.
In many industries bonuses are a matter of a few hundred quid at year end if results are favourable. Our bankers work to different dimensions. We have yet to see this year’s figures but for 2009 we know that 2,800 bankers each received total remuneration of over £1 million. The bulk of the amount came from bonuses in a year when the banks brought the country to its knees. And the word is that this year’s numbers are up. Alastair Darling responded at the time by imposing a one-off tax on banker’s bonuses and he netted a very handy £3.5 billion for the public purse!
But now we see a very strange development in which, for whatever reason, the two men who before the election hurled venom in the direction of the banks, are falling over backwards to remain their best friends. Just over a year ago George Osborne went on GMTV and slammed banks for paying “inexcusable bonuses”. We will, he declared, “end the big cash bonuses. If there is spare cash it should be lent out to small businesses”. Scroll forward to this week and what do you find? Osborne has referred the matter to Brussels, which is the equivalent of very long grass, and has confirmed that there will be no UK action.
Meantime Vince Cable, who had insisted that any bank employee being paid more than the prime minister would have his or her salary and bonus details published, has now decided otherwise. A government that has not hesitated to apply that criteria to senior civil servants has curiously lost its nerve. We are all in it together? It seems not!
There has also been a good deal of comment from the legal profession about the absence of prosecutions arising from what happened. It is true that several leading lights left in something of a hurry after the taxpayer’s bailout but they have re-emerged in equally well-paid positions in the private sector. Some of course, such as Fred ‘the shred’ Goodwin, have been ennobled.He may have cost us a few bob but we must remember to call him sir.
Without putting too fine a point on it there clearly is a strong link between this government and leading financiers. Bonuses are to continue at obscenely high levels, there are to be no prosecutions and the scandal of tax avoidance schemes, that rob the treasury of an amount equal to the deficit, is to continue unchallenged. One suspects that Osborne et al are gambling on the fact that few of us understand in detail what the banks did. They are right on that but we do know that their being forgiven and rewarded excessively is unacceptable. But what can we do, it is clear that the banks had Brown in their pockets and have now slipped in their old chum Osborne.
None of the wealthy clique will have heard of Doug Paulley. Perhaps they should pop along to his residential care home in Yorkshire. Doug is a 32 year-old wheelchair user, having been diagnosed 14 years ago with a degenerative neurological disorder. He and his fellow residents in the Leonard Cheshire Home are allowed £22.30 per week from their benefits. Up until now they have also received a mobility fee of up to nearly £50 a week. It was, says Doug, a “quaity of life saver”.
Now it is to be cut completely and will totally curtail the little freedom that Doug and others enjoyed so much. He has said that he hopes he is not still around when the cut happens.
The two situations are not directly connected but it is the banks that created the ruin of people like Doug. And it is their pals in both the last and this government who prefer to see the vulnerable suffer to the alternative, a quarrel with their own!
THE MEDIA TENDS TO BE POOR AT REVELATIONS!
For many years various newspapers have boosted circulation with ‘exclusives’ about the split up/ engagement/marriage of William and Kate. In reality of course they had no more of a clue than any of us commoners but that didn’t stop them from invention.
The Mail on Sunday’s royal correspondent, Katie Nicholl, was billed last week as “the writer who really knows William and Kate”. Her track record suggests otherwise. Private Eye magazine has analysed her many predictions going back to 2004. In December of that year we were told that William wanted to split up for good. But by 2006 William was about to propose. Come 2007 the couple had parted for good. But in 2008 a wedding was being planned – for 2016.
Earlier this month the friend of the Royals was at last able to brief us finally. The announcement would come as part of the royal family’s ”Christmas sojourn to Sandringham” . At least that exclusive wasn’t so far adrift as all the others! Mind you the writer is not alone. Richard Smith of the Daily Mirror wrote in October of “others who make an industry out of wrongly predicting the nuptials – we choose to get our facts right”.
But even this paragon of accuracy failed. He said that “their formal engagement will be formally announced early in 2011″!
ENGLAND FIGHT BACK IN BRISBANE!
Having once described the present Aussie attack as the worst one to ever wear the baggy green cap I feel a little less embarrassed by developments in Brisbane.
In the first innings the England batsman treated Peter Siddle and others with far too much respect. Last night I watched with delight as Strauss and Cook belted them to every corner of the ground. The result should be a draw which will not represent a disastrous start even though ny fiver on a whitewash will have gone the way of most of my punts!
YESTERDAY’S QUIZ ANSWERS; 1. Republic of Ireland 2. Afghanistan
TODAY’S QUESTIONS; 1. Who won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize 2. In which city did she do her work?

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We have over 166 sports ground facilities set in picturesque surroundings. These are available to all Captonians and visitors, including international teams who make regular use of them. To find out how to use them contact the sports ground directly. Their telephone numbers are located here. Scroll down for a feature on two of them.
To view all district sportsfield plans, click here.
PP Smit Sports Ground
The PP Smit Sports Ground, in Durban Road, Bellville, hosts a wide variety of sports including baseball, cricket, hockey and soccer.
It comprises four soccer fields, two cricket fields, three baseball fields and two clubhouses.
International teams regularly use this facility for practising purposes – a recent highlight being the pre-game match between the Proteas and the Rest of Africa. Western Province games are regularly played on the fields.
Stephan Reagan Sports Ground
The Stephan Reagan Sports Ground is situated in Park Avenue, Westridge, Mitchells Plain. This extensive facility hosts a number of sporting activities such as darts, netball, baseball, softball, athletics, cricket, soccer, hockey and swimming. It also supports volunteer programmes.
Stephan Reagan consists of seven soccer fields with one soccer oval, three cricket pitches with one cricket oval, two baseball pitches and four netball courts. Each pitch contains an ablution facility with dressing rooms.
There is also a boardroom, referees’ room and office space.
Some of the main events held at this facility are the Annual 12 Hour Marathon hosted by the Cancer Association as well as the Interschool band competition hosted by South African Police.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A Photographic Mystery: An Anonymous Picture of a Woman in the 1869 Senate Album
Sometimes a little mystery makes a project all the more interesting! In a recent blog entry, I reported on our newly digitized legislative photograph collection and some of the characteristics I observed. Since then, I have been working ardently on creating and fixing metadata that will be attached to each photograph. Although the project is moving along pretty smoothly, some snags are to be expected—namely trying to identify unidentified legislators, officers of the court, and other images included within the collection. I’ve been largely successful with the bound Senate albums, relying greatly on the relationship between the order of the pictures in the album and the senators’ seating arrangements found in the Manuals of the General Court, but I am finding that the loose photographs are incredibly difficult to identify.

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