It is probably a good idea at this point to
back up a bit for some chemistry 101.
Even when rates
backed up a bit for a few months at a time, they would just resume the downward trend and everyone renewed their mortgage at the same or lower rate.
Not exact matches
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I have been debating where to start throwing my money, and i have started
up a
bit with lending club, and vanguard index funds, but most of the hype and youtube videos i see, are people praising divide stocks, and how you can «reinvest that free money
back into the stock
for more free money!»
SCHNEIDER: The number one metric and this gets
back into my comments about optionality
for the Fed, but the number one metric that the Fed is going to be focused on is the tightness of the job market and wage pressures on the go - forward basis, so sure inflation — headline inflation has perked
up a little
bit.
Several weeks
back there was a
bit of a dust -
up in conservative Reformed Protestant circles over the following simple question: Does being a man or a woman have any ethical significance
for the way we live together in civil society?
After he and I walk
up the
back walk to the farmhouse kinda rocking and swaying with our nearly grown tribe, his worn hand warms mine, and we linger a
bit to watch the blue edges of the sky bleeding into a twilight gold, and
for a holy moment the world softens and there is time to look and see.
Make an excuse, say it was held
up for some reason and push the date
back a
bit, that way he can keep the scam / game going!
Also, you should know that you should
back up your claims with a
bit more of argumentation (e.g., why would the multiverse hypothesis fail Occam's razor; you can't honestly believe that I would just accept such a conclusion without asking
for the justification).
The moderates have stood
up and fought
back but unfortunately this usually ends in bloodshed
for both sides and it does not help one
bit to stop radicals from their agenda.
And I also know that by 2:42 a.m. when all has been restored and babies are sleeping again and the window is cracked open
for a
bit of fresh air, when we are
back in our bed and quietly groaning at how over-the-puking-thing we both are by now, it's then, when he reaches out
for me and moves the hair
back off my neck before resting his calloused hands on the baby still growing within me, when the baby rolls
up against his palm, and he whispers, «hey, you» quietly, it's in that moment that I think the love we make or find or reimagine at the unexpected moments is still the sweetest.
As
for upsetting the apple cart, I myself am tired of always picking the apples
back up off the ground and putting them
back in the cart, only to have it tip over again... My current series on Calvinism is to allow me some times to just let the applies lie on the ground a
bit.
- Reduce the heat to medium - low, and allow the stew to simmer gently
for about 10 minutes, uncovered, just to «tighten» it
up a
bit, and to allow the flavors to marry; after 10 minutes, turn off the heat, and add the seared sirloin
back in, along with any accumulated juices, and stir to combine; check to see if you need any additional salt / pepper.
Or if you're in the mood
for a
bit of information read on — because not only am I a geek at heart but until a few months
back, when a box of glowing orange fruit showed
up at my door, I'd never eaten a persimmon.
Now let me
back up for a second and explain my situation a
bit.
This vegan version, which ends
up somewhere between a soup and a stew, relies on canned chickpeas and their liquid
for body, but giving them a
bit of a simmer with some aromatics — garlic, onion, bay leaf, and smoked paprika — adds a ton of flavor
back to them.
:) But the brownies got stuck in the
back of my brain and I went
back to my search, and ended
up finding these: easy to make, calling
for just a
bit of chocolate, yielding a big 20x30cm full of brownies with that crackly, shiny top.
I think right about now we could all use something with a
bit more nutritional value than a cookie... this yummy and nourishing powerhouse is perfect
for breakfast or a pick me
up that will have you
back on track and going strong
for hours.
To spice things
up a
bit, and perhaps to bring some happiness
back to our meals, I've decided to challenge myself to go meatless
for the whole month.
I even had
back -
up frozen fish nuggets
for my toddler, but he took one
bite and never looked
back.
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The red pepper flakes give it a
bit of a kick to wake
up your taste buds and keep you coming
back for another
bite.
So I found rolling the dough out, pressing my cookie cutters in the dough and then putting it
back in the fridge
for a few minutes to «harden»
up a
bit easier.
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My only suggestion is to turn the heat of your burner
up a little
bit for a tad to expedite the thickening, and then turn the heat
back down to finish it off and avoid scorching.
Once you're done buttering
up your slice (with Earth Balance, of course), use the buttons at the end of this post to either go
back and grab a little more from Bankrupt Vegan or keep moving down the line to check out what
Bite Me (I'm Vegan) brought... And thanks
for joining us!
For the veggie pizza one, I changed
up the filling just a little
bit by using a packet of ranch dressing seasoning I had leftover from some recipe testing awhile
back.
Use the
back of a fork to break
up the potato a
bit and create a little bowl
for the pork.
If you have a lot of chocolate, put the brownies
back into the freezer
for the chocolate to firm
up a little
bit.
I discovered just how «creamy» a non-dairy soup can be a few weeks
back when I added some Nutritional Yeast and
bit of left over Vegan Cream Cheese to an otherwise plain old lentil soup I made
up from leftover
for dinner.
I made it
for our supper club a few weeks
back and ended
up eating not one, not two, but three bowls of it the next day
for lunch (I may be revealing just a
bit too much about my eating habits by telling you that).
«I came
back a
bit late from the Euros and it was nice
for my body because I could rest but not good
for me because the team was doing well and another striker was doing well
up front.
If Arteta has signed
for one more year I'm okay with him
backing up Coquelin (provided Coquelin continues to play at this level and this isn't just a playing
for the contract issue) and coming in as double pivot
for games when we need a
bit more protection
for the
back four.
But eventually the car came
back to us a little
bit, enough
for us to rally
up to tenth
for the finish.
Save a
bit of cash this year and let Jenks
back up Bellerin, I am starting to wonder if I am one of the very few who remembers how Jenks had stepped
up while Sagna was out injured
for a long time.
His form was patchy at best and when The Ox was moved
back there
for a few games he showed
up far better than Bellerin had been doing.He seems to have been a
bit more consistent lately but if we are offered the type of fee being touted by Juve and Madrid etc then grab the money quickly - he ain't that good.
So
for a player who's been played out of position a
bit and is coming
back from injury, the signs are promising, hasn't lived
up to the billing yet but is on his way.
Besides, we'll have to go in
for a right -
back in the summer anyway, so we might as well finish
up an early
bit of business.
^ I also think Giroud needs to be benched
for a
bit, give him a rest and fire him
up, he seems to come
back each time with more goals than before.
But let's
back up from that
for a
bit..
Last night Embiid came
back and after settling in (he was clearly sluggish after not playing
for 3 weeks and bothered a
bit by his mask) the sixers wound
up winning by 20.
The players Wenger signed to strengthen the team, namely Mustafi, Xhaka and Kolasinac are simply not good enough
for an aspiring top four team.They along with Czech and Ospina should be the first to be shown the door along with all the players currently out on loan.The Club would take a big
bit in terms of resale value but it would free
up considerable wages to be utilised in bringing in better quality defenders.Anybody who sees a bright future
for Arsenal with Mustafi at Centre
Back has my sympathy.
Back -
up RB, I want to see Jenkinson told to fight
for RB, he covered Sagna well and since he lost his place to Sagna (who didn't perform great) Jenks just went downhill a
bit.
The accusation that Mesut Ozil is a
bit of a luxury player
for Arsenal has been heard ever since the German signed
for the Gunners over two years ago and there has been evidence to
back up the claim.
Coquelin has done a fantastic job since coming into the team and he's won me over a little
bit to the idea of having a pure DM but I disagree with people saying we need another Pure DM as
back up / competition
for Coquelin.
The former Aston Villa ace has been fantastic
for City since his positional move, with it seeming like Mendy might have a
bit of a fight on his hands to get
back into his side's starting line -
up when he returns from injury.
Giroud would be his
back up for games were we need something a
bit different.
But we will likely just talk a good game, go all Jan linked with Hummel's to Howedes... have Kos
back by then, and end
up buying Mings on the last day only to loan him
back along with the sound
bite «Us, United, many teams in Europe look
for top quality, but it is never easy in January».
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer
for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the
backs coming
up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our
backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone
for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing -
back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as
for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played
for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a
bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as
for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a
back 3, but even he became a
bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a
bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing -
back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad
for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball
up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits