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Just got home. Overpaid for the celebratory shirt and hat but I don't care. Got the special edition Enquirer cover outside the stadium.
Perfection. Couldn't ask for more out of a clinch. What a moment.
"I saw Wedding Crashers accidentally. I bought a ticket for Grizzly Man and went into the wrong theater. After an hour, I figured I was in the wrong theater, but I kept waiting. Thats the thing about bear attacks. They come when you least expect it."-Dwight K. Schrute
An appropriate way for this team to do it.
Division Champs!
This has been a wonderful season.
Great read in the Houston Chronicle:
Bruce's drive to center on the first pitch of the ninth from Tim Byrdak, what a release. The 30,151 fans, already standing, exploded into cheers. Bruce, a Beaumont West Brook graduate and member of the Chronicle's 2005 All-Greater Houston team, shot up his arms in jubilation as players poured from the dugout.
Note that piece about 2005 All-Greater Houston team - just 5 years removed from high school - this is such a young team.
In the same way that a baseball season never really begins, it never really ends either. - Lonnie Wheeler, "Bleachers, A Summer in Wrigley Field"
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I had to re-read this game thread again to make sure last night wasn't a dream. It was too perfect to be true
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That was a pretty freaking awesome way to clinch a division.
Not a cheap HR by Bruce either!
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
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Great game thread!
Kudos to the one's that predicted a dramatic finish and especially the one's that predicted a Bruce walk off HR. :notworthy
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Would you rather write and publish your thoughts on a blog, or give a speech to a roomful of people?I've been thinking about that choice recently while attending the BlogHer conference, wondering whether women find it easier to write than to speak their minds. At the conference, dozens of women bloggers told me they love expressing themselves on their blogs, but are shy about speaking. On the Facebook page, ten readers responded with both options in mind:
- DeAnna Troupe chose "Blog. Then I won't have open mouth insert foot syndrome."
- Katherine Nobles said, "Speech. I can always gauge the reaction of the audience then. Luckily, as a teacher, I am used to talking in front of groups! As long as I am confident in my subject material, I can make on the spot adjustments..."
- Shauna Harrison confided, "I'm a roomful of people kind of girl."
- Lauri Sheats Rottmayer went up the middle, saying, "I like both. :-)"
- Carolyn Lawson Low made her choice clear: "Blog, blog, blog, blog, blog!"
- Jill Whalen said, "Definitely both for me!"
- Linda Mahon Howard prefers to "Definitely blog, but am somewhat comfortable with giving a speech to a roomful of people--especially when it is a topic that I am passionate about."
- Sharon Larisey chooses to "Blog...horrific stage fright."
- Weeze Bernier shared that "I'd choose to do a speech. It's all about the audience and "delivering" the message. I still haven't learned to trust myself with the same freedom in a blog."
- Brenda Abney said she would "Blog. That way I don't miss or forget anything."
Related post: On the way to BlogHer, musing about women's speaking vs. writing voices
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Friday, February 24, 2012
King's Krypt
5 comments:
- Amy said...
Rot have you seen Take Shelter? Cool flick and great score.
- February 24, 2012 at 9:44 PM
- Rot said...
Not yet...we rented something and it was a trailer before the film...it looked amazing...and we love that actor from BUG.
I'll definitely check it out now.
- February 25, 2012 at 5:14 AM
- Amy said...
The wife and (I post under her account) I were getting ready to watch The Innkeepers, watched the trailer for Shelter and immediately changed our minds. Needless to say I will be buying the blu ray.
I look forward to your review. It felt like this is what M Night SHOULD be doing.
I think you will be blown away.
- February 25, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
I recently found one of the "Cornelius Vanatter" tombstones on ebay. Let me tell you that being someone who despises store bought props, that this tombstone is well worth the money. Very thick plastic resin, 48" tall and stands on its own. Will be displaying it in my haunt for sure this year!
- February 25, 2012 at 4:35 PM
- Jeff said...
Figure in pic 2 is creepy as hell
- February 26, 2012 at 1:12 PM


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I'm growing up! (And out.) I feel like I need a little more space for myself. Have you ever been in a situation where someone asks you your name and, for a millisection, you actually can't remember what it is?? Yeah, that's me right now. So, I'm carving out a little space that's just for me. A space where I can talk about tv, movies, theatre, running and many other fascinating and, no doubt, random thoughts that cross my mind. I hope you'll come visit me there once in a while: Run ANC.
I will drop in here now and again, when I feel there's something that I just have to share about the boys. But they are growing up now, and they deserve a space of their own too. Who knows, maybe they'll start blogging. Watch out...!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Times, They Are A-Changin'
I'm growing up! (And out.) I feel like I need a little more space for myself. Have you ever been in a situation where someone asks you your name and, for a millisection, you actually can't remember what it is?? Yeah, that's me right now. So, I'm carving out a little space that's just for me. A space where I can talk about tv, movies, theatre, running and many other fascinating and, no doubt, random thoughts that cross my mind. I hope you'll come visit me there once in a while: Run ANC.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Waiting for Batman
Planning a birthday party for a 5 year old is no easy feat. Well, maybe it is for some people. No doubt some people do this kind of thing in their sleep, but not me. I stress and I worry. Is there going to be enough food? Are people having a good time? Is the entertainment "cool" enough, but still appropriate for a young five and his younger friends and siblings? I did everything last minute and consequently spent way too much money. I didn't buy enough tablecloths and there could have been more beverages. But, Big C wanted a Batman party, and Batman party he had: plates, napkins, loot bags, blue cake with a Batman shooting out of the bat cave, everything....and we had a special appearance by Batman himself.
I found a local company online that does superhero parties - you could have Batman, Superman or Spiderman come to your party and play games with the kids, sign autographs, etc. I knew going in that hiring anything like this is a crap shoot of sorts, unless you've personally seen the performers in action, but it's what Big C wanted and short of dressing up as a superhero ourselves (and have to explain why we weren't at the party a la Pokeroo) or hire someone we knew (and no one we knew would do it), what's a girl to do?
It must be a good gig to get into - dress up for an hour, play games, make jokes and get a couple bills. I know it's the actor in me, but I feel compelled to say that if you are going to do this kind of thing, you better do it well. I am just itching to call up the company and give them my notes on the performance, but Mr Earth says that it won't be appreciated unless they ask for feedback. It's killing me to keep my mouth shut, so here I am.
- Be on time. Kids have very little patience, and tend to get out of control when you are not on time. Especially when they don't get fed until after your act. Plus, it's simple professional consideration. Show up when you are supposed to. Ten or fifteen minutes may not mean much to you, but it can be FOREVER to a kid who is overexcited. And, if you are late - and things happen, I get it - then APOLOGIZE. You don't have to apologize to the kids, but you should apologize to the person who hired you (i.e. me).
- If your website advertises a "grand entrance so the kids know they have the Real Thing", then make a grand entrance. I met the guy in the hall because, it being winter, I knew he would have a coat and probably some other personal items. He wouldn't let me take them for him. He skulked into the room with a winter coat and a large duffel bag. Entrance, not so grand.
- Speak up and command attention. Kids are loud. You have to get their attention, especially at the beginning. It doesn't matter if you have funny jokes (and he did), if no one can hear them.
- Get your energy up. I expected someone with a more exciting presence. Who was more excited to be there. I know these kinds of gigs can be crap, but I don't care. I am paying you to be excited. The kids probably didn't notice, but every single adult in the room thought that Batman was hungover. That is not a good thing. In all fairness, he may have been trying to do a cool Batman voice, but it didn't read that way.
- Appearance. This is totally unfair, but I am picky and this is my blog so I'll pick if I want to. The guy was too short. Batman is not short. And if you are short, you have to act tall. No hunching or pigeon-toeing. And tuck in loose tags. The costume itself, though, was great.
- Tone of voice. Towards the end, he was making jokes that were just shy of sounding like attacks. He was trying to be funny, but it came off as a little mean. He should watch that.
These are all observations that I am making as an adult and as actor. The kids thought he was great. Big C thought he was hilarious and had a fantastic time. In the end, that is all that matters to me.
But, if anyone should call me up and ask for feedback or a recommendation, I got lots to say...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Five years ago today, I became a mom.
1 year ago today, I became a stay-at-home mom.
Through it all, you've been with me.
I couldn't have done it without you. That smile is sometimes the only thing that has kept me going.
You've got something special, kid.
Life is good.
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
Mr Earth is the COOLEST!
Just look what awesome present was left chillin' for me in the fridge this morning!
Truly Mr Earth - you rock my world.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Down the Rabbit Hole (Reno Day 29)
Alternate title: Why IKEA Is A Big, Swedish Pain In My Ass
Okay, so we're still without a kitchen, excepting for the pseudo-kitchen we've set up in our downstairs bathroom (shudder), and here's a big reason why...
I ordered the cabinets back on October 15th. When I did, I had to pick a "delivery date". The order guy explained to me that that is when the cabinets would arrive in the store. In any of the five days following that date, IKEA would phone me to arrange for an actual delivery date. Once they arrive, you have 10 days in which they must be delivered or you start paying $250 a week for storage. I phoned my contractor to see when we would need the cabinets and he said that they wouldn't be ready for them before the middle of November. So, I picked November 16th.
After a week of reno, the speed of my contractor's guys made it patently obvious that we would be ready for the cabinets before November 16th. One whole week before. So, I phone IKEA to see if I could move up the delivery date, since all the cabinets were in stock when I ordered them, and any process can be sped up if you want to. I worked in customer service for over 7 years and I know this for a fact.
I called them on October 30th, and the agent that I spoke with on the phone told me that I should completely ignore the "delivery date", that it was a total crock. Orders actually arrive in store 2-3 weeks after you order them, which would make the time that my cabinets were to arrive anytime between October 29th and November 5th. I was so relieved. We would be ready the cabinets November 9th, and this would work out perfectly.
November 5th came and went. No cabinets.
I called on November 9th, and the next agent that I spoke to said that they were on their way and someone would call me in the next few days.
I called on November 11th and the next agent that I spoke to said that they were on their way and someone would call me within the next few days. I insisted on knowing where, exactly, the cabinets were. She said she didn't know. Which made me question how she could possible know that someone would call me within the next few days. I forced her to call someone who DID know where there were. The Warehouse. She called back and left a message saying that they would arrive in store on November 13th, and someone would call me for delivery.
November 13th came and went. No cabinets.
OH, and did I mention that every time I call IKEA, it's a minimum of a 45 minute wait to speak to someone. MINIMUM. Every. Single. Time.
On November 16th (the original "delivery date" - remember that?) came and went with no cabinets and no phone call. I spent over TWO AND HALF HOURS on hold, and was unable to do anything more than confirm that the order was in the store. That was one 5 minutes of my on hold time - the rest was waiting to speak to someone who could set up a delivery date. I never reached anyone. I have two small children who, at some point, needed to be attended to.
I emailed IKEA begging to have someone call me. Several days later, they sent me a formula email apologizing that I was having a bad time and hoping that I would buy from them in the future. The email came from "IKEA" with the subject line of "IKEA.CA". No person actually spent time writing that email. (Although they did plunk in my last name in the greeting.)
I emailed the "Kitchen Expeditor", explaining my dilemma and begging for some assistance. The agent who had confirmed that the order was in the store apparently left a message for her to phone me back. She never did. She did email me back the next day to say that "she didn't arrange for deliveries and to please call the delivery desk."
On November 17th, I spent over three hours on hold and finally - FINALLY- got through to the delivery desk and arranged for a delivery. I was so angry by this time that I shouted at the poor girl. I apologized. They would deliver on Saturday November 21. My window for delivery was anytime between 9am and 4pm.
On November 19th, I came home to a message that my order had arrived and was in store, ready to be picked up. I had to call them back to confirm that I had a delivery date.
On November 21st, the order did indeed arrive. The two guys did not allow me to check the order, or even count the boxes. They insisted that I sign something saying that the order had been delivered. I complied because I felt overwhelmed and bullied, and I frankly didn't know what else to do.
I spent the next 2 hours checking boxes, and 3 pieces were missing. I also had one large box that didn't belong to me at all. I called IKEA, and told them that I was missing part of my order, as well as having an extra box that was not mine. The agent suggested that I come to the store to sort out the missing pieces, and pick them up and carry them home myself. I could have IKEA deal with it, but they would have to open a file and it would be 5 days before anyone called me back.
I googled the address on the extra box, called the owner, and left a message saying that they would be welcome to come and pick up their box at our house, if they didn't want to deal with IKEA customer service. They called back the next day and said that they would rather have IKEA deal with it. Suckers.
I fully realize that I picked that "delivery date" in the first place, but I still insist on asking: if the delivery date could not be moved, then why did they not tell me that on the phone when I asked for it to be sped up? If everything was in stock, why could the delivery date not be moved? Why was it so hard to speak to an actual, live person? Why did I get conflicting messages every time I did actually speak to someone?? And why - for the love of all that is good and holy - does it take at least AN HOUR on hold to speak to someone?? Newsflash: HIRE MORE PEOPLE. And please, if you do, hire people who know something about good customer service. Because your people don't.
The upside is, one of the delivery guys came back with some (I hope all) of the missing pieces. Our contractor's guys were here today, and have put together a maze of cabinet boxes. We are once again moving forward. My nerves are shot. I had to have the phone surgically removed from my left ear. Needless to say, I am not a big fan of IKEA right now.
But we are moving forward.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Apparently, I'm all about the pictures these days. I have lost all grasp of coherent communication due to the kitchen reno.
Two years ago today, I was planning to go for a run after a week off for some muscle spasm that I was having in my back. Instead, I woke up at 4am and got up to go pee, only to have my water break. Three weeks earlier than expected. The result, however, was way better than I could have ever expected.
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Hallowe'en Triptych
Pre-trick-or-treating. Little G's shirt is wet because he threw a fit when I tried to put a costume on him. Once he got used to the idea, though, he really got into the spirit of things. He actually went to more houses than Big C.
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Ride-sharing through Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), including Lyft, Uber and Sidecar, are causing a stir nationwide from an insurance perspective. These services are available to consumers through a smartphone app and allow drivers in certain cities to use their personal vehicles to give people rides, like a taxi.
A handful of states have issued consumer notices about these companies, including California, Hawaii, Ohio and, most recently, Connecticut. The debate revolves around when drivers and passengers are covered in a collision. Most personal auto policies have an exclusion for "livery," which means times when drivers are being paid to transport people. In that case, the drivers would need a supplemental policy to cover the commercial use of their vehicles.
Today, a TNC called Lyft announced it is partnering with MetLife insurance to "develop insurance solutions that further protect Lyft's drivers and passengers when utilizing this new sharing economy platform." However, that's about all the information that appears to be available at this time.
The TNCs advertise their own liability policies for drivers. Here's an example from Lyft: "The Lyft platform now provides drivers with excess liability insurance up to $1,000,000 per occurrence." Uber seems to offer a similar policy. Sidecar offers a little more information on its site, including a disclaimer that its $1 million policy "is liability only and does not provide coverage for collision, comprehensive, or wear and tear damage to a driver's vehicle."
Lyft is available in Seattle and recently announced it is expanding into Spokane. Uber is available in Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane. Sidecar is available only in Seattle.
This issue is sure to stick around as more consumers start using ride-sharing services. The Seattle City Council is currently considering how to regulate TNCs. You can read about one Seattle blogger's experience with Lyft when he was involved in a collision.
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Research Shows Teachers Change Gestures with Non-Native Speakers
By Robert Schroeder
A teacher's mission, in many ways, is to wire their students' brains as critical thinkers and lifelong learners.
What if the way the adult brain is wired alters the way teachers work with second-language students?
New research from National Louis University in Chicago indicates the human brain is creating differences in the ways teachers interact with native and non-native speakers. In districts with growing English as a Second Language (ESL) student populations, the findings could radically alter how teachers plan the delivery of content.
National Louis' Gale Stam, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Marion Tellier with the Universite de Provence's CNRS Laboratoire Parole et Langage in Marseille, France, are in the midst of an experiment examining how French-speaking teacher candidates explain words to native and non-native French speakers. Early results confirm their hypothesis that teachers treat each language group in distinct ways.
Stam and Tellier asked teacher candidates to choose 12 random words from a box and explain that word to groups of native and non-native speakers without using the word or any similar derivations of the world. The listeners are charged with correctly guessing the word. Analyzing video of these interactions, Stam and Tellier found the teacher candidates used more gestures, larger gestures and more gestures that represented the word in question, known as iconic gestures, when explaining to non-native speakers.
"When we speak to non-native speakers, we engage in something called foreigner talk," said Stam. "We speak more slowly, enunciate more, use more present tense, use simpler sentences and speak more loudly, so the larger gesture may in fact be a way of speaking more loudly with our hands."
When using their hands with non-native speakers, the future teachers refrained from gesturing in the more traditional center space, the area roughly in front of the chest, from the neck down to the waist. Instead, they employed gestures in her periphery, the areas above the neck and below the waist. The results indicate the teacher candidates are using gestures to fill in gaps that exist in spoken language communication.
In addition, teacher candidates used a gesture consisting of reaching out away from the body in the center space region, but further away from the body than most traditional gestures. Stam and Tellier coined this gesture an extended arm in front gesture, one not previously recognized in gesture literature. Like a larger gesture, the extended arm in front gesture makes the gesture larger and more visible, an equivalent of shouting in gesture form.
The impact on learners is not yet known; Stam says the perception of gestures changes based on the relative size of the gesture, and that change in perception could impact how learners intake spoken language. Teacher candidates may have differing comprehension of what gestures are most effective to communicate with non-native speakers and may not understand how gestures in different dimensions impact a students' learning capacity.
Educators of future teachers cannot change the way the human brain is hard-wired, but Stam says these subconscious elements need further exploration. "We don't know from a teaching perspective that it definitely helps someone learn the language," Stam said. "The question is, do future teachers of a language have better intuition about what to do or not to do, and will this study show whether they do or do not?"
This adaptation of language is not uncommon. In addition to foreigner talk, Stam cites a language adjustment called "motherese" as a comparison. When interacting with small children, adults tend to speak more loudly and slower in a natural attempt to make speech understandable for youngsters. The effectiveness of foreigner talk, mother aids, and teacher gestures has not been thoroughly explored in research.
Stam and Tellier's experiment will play a significant role in uncovering effective teacher traits. As their research continues, the two will be examining video of teachers before their formal education and after, searching for changes in gestures. Their results will provide some of the first guidelines on how teacher candidates should be trained in the use of gestures and their impact on learners.
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VANCOUVER -- TV personality Guy Fieri sat in a shiny red Camero on Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver this afternoon, revving the engine while filming a scene for his travelling foodie show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
The flashy Food Network star, who also hosts gameshow Minute To Win It, is taking a culinary tour of this city in what is the show's first hop over the U.S. border.
When asked about is opinion of Vancouver, Fieri raved: "I mean, I wish I could give you a real quick sentence to kind of wrap it all up, but I'll just pick one word: Outrageous."
"I mean, it really is a fantastic place to come. I came here for the Olympics, I came here for a buddy's wedding, both times were fall/winter, but this time of the year is … outstanding. We rode around Stanley Park, we've had great weather… it's just been great."
The Sun caught up to him at the corner of Hastings and Burrard, where he was taste-testing dishes at the FreshLocalWild food cart.
Fieri will hit roughly eight locations throughout the city, wrapping up Friday evening.
The bleach-blonde rocker arrived in Vancouver Wednesday night to sunny skies and warm temperatures. He is travelling with his crew and childhood buddy Gary Viggers.
Viggers said they took a bicycle ride around Stanley Park on Wednesday night and were blown away by how friendly Vancouverites are.
"It was a really nice day, it was beautiful out. Everybody's been so friendly," said Viggers. "People were really nice to us on the street."
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Fieri has so far visited Peaceful Restaurant on West Broadway, Red Wagon on E. Hastings, Tomahawk restaurant in North Vancouver, FreshLocalWild stand and Save-On-Meats at 43 East Hastings Street.
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"Lost" is about to get three times more complicated.
Following the extended two and a half hour final episode of "Lost," Jimmy Kimmel will show clips from three alternate final scenes, ABC confirmed on Friday.
While Jimmy is known for his reenactments of movies and television dramas, often using show sidekick Guillermo, it doesn't sound like the alternate final "Lost" scenes will be funny.
ABC described them as being, "from the minds of executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse."
The scenes will air during "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Aloha to Lost," which will air on May 23 at 12:05 ET, following local news. The episode airs the same night as the highly anticipated end of the beloved sci-fi series.
As previously announced, Jimmy will be joined on his in studio by Naveen Andrews, Nestor Carbonell, Alan Dale, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin, Michael Emerson, Matthew Fox, Daniel Dae Kim, Terry O'Quinn and Harold Perrineau.
Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway and Evangeline Lilly will make special appearances on the show as well.
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NIS America's warning that the Disgaea 3 trophy patch would render previous saved games useless turns out to have been a false alarm, with multiple readers reporting that their saves work just fine.
We've been emails since yesterday regarding the Disgaea 3 update, which was originally thought to provide trophy support for the PlayStation 3 at the cost of all of the progress the player had made in the game to that point. Apparently there was some miscommunication on NIS America's part, because version 2.10 save games are loading just fine with version 2.30. I've confirmed this personally. Go figure.
Kotakuite Rick even went as far as to transcribe the warning displayed before he updated his game:
Features revised in Version 2.30
For version 2.20 the save date typ has changed.
Therefore, take note of the following 3 things.
1. You will need over 2,600KB of Hard Drive space to save.
2.Save Data created with version 2.10 will be updated automatically
3. Save data created by version 2.20 is not compatible with version 2.10.
Save files from 2.20 aren't compatible with 2.10, but they are with 2.30.
Thank goodness, right? This is the sort of misinformation a guy can really get behind.


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- Preheat oven to 375°F. Place garlic and onion, cut side down, on small baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Bake until onion is tender and garlic is golden and tender, turning over halfway through baking, about 30 minutes. Cool.
- Char red bell pepper over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Wrap in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes to steam. Peel and seed pepper. Chop coarsely.
- Squeeze garlic from skin. Cut each onion half into quarters. Place garlic, onion, red bell pepper and next 4 ingredients in processor and blend well. Transfer to small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
- Preheat broiler. Place baguette slices on baking sheet. Brush with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Broil until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Stir dip and serve with toasted baguette slices.


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Hockeynut! wrote:count2infinity wrote:oh wow... is the reason people are upset about the USA chant because these people are recent immigrants? I didn't even think about that. I'm willing to bet that if I didn't even think about it until you said it, a large number of the people that were chanting it didn't even think about that, they just went with the chant.
Sadly, the overwhelming majority of the USA rah rah stuff I'm seeing on FB is definitely because the criminals were immigrants. I've seen people saying we need to deport everyone not born in the USA and calling the bombers "Koranimals", etc.
wow, i had no idea that sentiment was out there. I did just go through a FB friend purge and no longer have a bunch of my formerly annoying redneck fans, so that may be why I haven't seen it.


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Straight out of the General Motors factory, stock fifth-gen ZL1 Camaros come equipped with massive 370 mm two piece rotors up front, and slightly smaller 365 mm rotors out back. Translated into inches, the quaint Camaro is adequately armed with two 14.6-inch pizza-pies up front, coupled with Brembo 6-piston calipers. Sitting slightly behind the track ready package are two brake vents, grabbing front fascia air from a grille inlet, bringing the brakes down to a reasonable temperature after high-speed slowdowns.
On track, there is no getting away from the fact that the agile beast is undoubtedly a beached Orca at 4,120-pounds, without the driver. The Killer Whale's weight has to slow up time and time again on track, and that's where brake fade begins, and brake pad life ends. If the given road course has the pads and rotors doing double duty, you'd better give those pads and rotors time to cool off between sessions, or else the rotors will begin to show signs of heat damage in the form of small surface cracks and hot spots.
Since our 2012 Camaro ZL1 was purchased used, and while it only displayed roughly 3,000 miles on the odometer, the previous owner undoubtedly tracked the beast, and didn't take the time to give the big fish's brakes the chance to properly cool. The stock two pieces displayed multiple hot spots, and the front rotors definitely had heat cracks. With that being said, as a GM High-Tech project car, Apex Assassin was going to see circuit laps again, and was desperately calling for new rotors and pads.
EBC Brakes came to the rescue, and supplied similarly sized CTS-V one-piece rotors that were dimpled and slotted, and a set of the Yellow Stuff brake pads. The pads offer a greater heat threshold over stock, and the rotors, while slightly heavier than the two-piece setup, can dissipate heat through the slots. Before track testing, we swapped out the stock brake fluid for Motul DOT 5.1, to help with the heat too. During our on-track baseline, the EBC setup showed no signs of brake fade, and pedal feel was great. Check out the install below, and be sure to properly pre-flight your own setup before heading out to the track.
1. Here's a look at the entire EBC setup, including the dimpled and slotted one-piece rotors, and Yellow Stuff brake pads. We went with Yellow over their range of Blue, Red, or Green, since these offer the perfect balance of street longevity and track performance—just what we're looking for from our ZL1!
2. On closer inspection, the fine finish of the rotors is apparent, and the slotted and dimpled design looks more than ready to help with the on-track heat dissipation.
3. Looking at the pads, the top red portion is denoted for brake bedding, a necessary step to ensure that proper pad transfer happens on the rotors.
4. At AntiVenom's shop, it was time to grab a spot on the lift! Along with the rotor and pad swap completed by Kyle Miller, we would also switch out the stock brake fluid for Motul DOT 5.1 high-performance fluid, before setting off to the track for a road course baseline.
5. Take a look at the surface heat cracks on one of the ZL1's front rotors! Hot spots from overheating are also visible. This is the result of improper brake bedding. Time to replace those worn out rotors!
6. To start things off, Kyle would remove the caliper anti-rattle clip, punch out the pad pin, and remove the caliper bolt. The pads will then simply slide out of the caliper. Changing the pads at the track is that easy!
7. Keeping a finger on the pads, Kyle slips off the caliper from the rotor and removes the pads from their former home to get ready for the rotor removal.
8. With the pads out of the caliper, Kyle loosens the caliper bolt that is holding the two-piece rotor onto the Camaro.
9. With all of the hardware removed, the rotor can be tilted off. Once removed, we weighed the stock rotors and were ready to install the new EBC setup! We'll discuss the weight differences in a few pictures on the following pages.
10. Look at the shiny new EBC dimpled and slotted rotor! It fits like a glove, and Kyle simply slides the new rotor onto where the old two-piece rotor was.
11. Looking up at the caliper, Kyle slides in the new Yellow Stuff pads, before inserting the caliper bolt. It's really that simple!
12. The pad pin was reinstalled, the rotor was bolted back up, and the anti-rattle clip was reattached. All of the parts went on factory smooth, and we did not come across any problems with the new setup!
13. Here's a look at the finished product, which was repeated by Kyle for the other three rotors on the Camaro. The entire setup looks great, and bedding in the brakes worked like a charm.
14. The stock ZL1 rotors weighed 26.10 pounds up front, compared to the new 28.30 one-piece EBC rotors. That's a difference of only 2.2 pounds per side.
15. The stock rear two-piece rotor weighed 22.92 pounds, and the new one-piece rotors 22.104 a piece, a difference of 0.816 pounds. But you must also remember the old stock rotors were well worn, with plenty of material reduced to brake dust. We took our Apex Assassin ZL1 to Palm Beach International Raceway for testing. Get the full story in an upcoming installment


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In the first post following Lavarice Gaudin's visit to Minnesota, we argued that development is political. Any NGO that ignores the political factors perpetuating Haiti's poverty can't contribute to meaningful, structural changes.
This time, we outline the steps you can take to get involved in a better way. These steps apply whether you're an NGO looking to do work in Haiti, or a donor looking to give money. The Haiti Justice Alliance was established with the belief that these steps are critical to successfully working for real change in Haiti:
- Research the history of the problem you want to work on as well as the method you want to use to get involved;
- Empower people in Haiti through partnership rather than unilateral action;
- Complement existing efforts rather than duplicating them.
Why Don't More People Do This Already?
There are, of course, many who work in Haiti effectively, but several obstacles make this regrettably uncommon.
For starters, US government involvement reads like a laundry list of pitfalls to avoid in Haiti. People who take their cues from US aid programs are almost certain to get it wrong.


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The addition of Shoppach likely closes the book on Jason Varitek's Red Sox career. In addition to Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the Red Sox have both Ryan Lavarnway and Luis Exposito on the 40-man roster. Shoppach made his debut with Boston in 2005, but was traded to Cleveland in the Coco Crisp deal.
Shoppach, who will be 32 in late April, hit an embarrassing .176/.268/.339/.607 in 253 PA for Tampa Bay last year (and had an equally bad OPS of .650 in 2010), but he can hit lefties - Joe Maddon actually gave him more PA against righties last year against whom he OPSed .431. If used properly, Shoppach and his .909 career OPS against LHP could make a decent platoon with Salty.
OPS 2011 2010 2009 Shoppach vs LHP: .788 .830 1.045 Salty vs RHP: .786 11 AB .657Shoppach also led the American League last year in throwing out base runners: 41%. That talent would be most welcome in Boston - hell, catchers even bothering to throw to second would be exciting - but, oddly, that high percentage came after a season of gunning down only 17%:
Most stats taken from the SoSH thread.Shoppach CS% 2006 37% 2007 36% 2008 21% 2009 23% 2010 17% 2011 41%
Also: The Red Sox signed Matt Albers to a one-year deal. Bobby Jenks underwent minor back surgery yesterday.


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I've been using this menu for several months now and adore it, but had a user report an issue I've finally narrowed down.
On my site I've updated jQuery to 1.4.4. The user reported that child menus (UL LI UL LI) weren't opening in IE6. Lo and behold, they aren't expanding on my site (but are fine on the DD demo).
After comparing my code with what's on the demo site, it looks like the jQuery version is responsible.
I've got it working in jQuery 1.2.6 and 1.4.2, but 1.4.3 and 1.4.4 break the popup behaviour in IE6 (IE7 and up are fine).
This is clearly something that was changed in jQuery (and if a bug is their problem), but I find myself in a position where I can't modify our jQuery version. Can anyone who is a bigger Javascript wiz than I suggest any changes I might be able to make to the DD script to work around the jQuery 1.4.4 issue?


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I figured I'd let people vote either if they want to but I was treating it like abstaining. If Brent wanted to change his either vote he can.As for a prize - I think it's a great idea. (But something other than the Carnor Jax pack - I already pre-ordered mine so I won't have much use for another one when I win in December.
Of course, I was also going to wait about another 6 weeks before bringing it up - but if the link is there, then we might as well register and start collecting bodies.
I was just coming here to bump this up and restart the drafting conversation. My thinking is that we should just start drafting here 3 or 4 weeks before kickoff of season one.
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As one of eight CUNY colleges to receive funding in the NY CUNY 2020 awards, the school now plans to put $10 million towards a 19,000-square-foot health care clinic and training facility in Northern Queens in partnership with Urban Health Plan, Inc.
The other $1.5 million grant will go towards implementing an, "advance manufacturing and economic development initiative," focused on training in new career opportunities, outreach to the underserved communities of the city and also bringing in a new, state-of-the-art 3D printing program.
"The $11.5 million award places us as a vanguard to serve two vital industry sectors: technology and healthcare," said QCC president Diane B. Call. "I am extremely proud that QCC has been selected for our innovative ideas and leadership to provide current and prospective students the education to pursue promising careers in fields so important economically to New York City, and especially the borough of Queens."
Urban Health Plan was specifically chosen to provide primary and specialty health care services for the underserved community.
The grant is also expected to allow the CUNY School of Law to provide free legal services and online healthcare education to the community.
In addition to expanding their access to healthcare related educational opportunities, Denise Ward, the school's interim vice president of Pre-College Continuing Education and Workforce Development and the principal investigator for the proposal, expects the initiative will add over 700 jobs in the next three years.
"This award brings our education, healthcare and legal services all under one roof in the heart of our community," Ward said. "I see a great deal of potential for this industry/education partnership program as an educational model."
Nearly 600 of the 700 expected jobs are aimed towards graduates entering the workforce in professions related to allied healthcare education.
In anticipation of newly created positions in the emerging technology field, the renovation plan for the existing Advanced Manufacturing Center will also include 3D printing capabilities.
Stuart M. Asser, professor and chairperson for the QCC Engineering Technology program, said this has been a highly anticipated step as professors have long taught and developed the potential for 3D printing for years.
"The momentum of 3D printing to transform manufacturing means industries will need employees who understand how to use the new technology," Asser said. "The grant will support the students as they train to become highly skilled at using 3D printers and computer drafting software."


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Absorba has been dressing children since 1949, the brand has learned to evolve and adapt while remaining faithful to their core values; expertise, quality, comfort, functionality and modernity.
Now available at Jakss, Absorba, a sign of trust and quality, the stylists, and designers collaborate in unison to offer collections which meet the very highest expectations.
The Balmain Kids Collection, taking inspiration from the womenswear and menswear catwalks, think the classic military jacket, the button shoulder t-shirts, all in the designer's signature monochrome theme with pops of vibrant colours. Shop the Balmain Kids collection from Jakss.
This season, Billieblush softens its colour palette and turned to pastel colours like ice creams, where fuchsia turns into LOVE pink. This same LOVE is used as an inscription on a fringed pale denim, jeans, shorts, bag and mules. For the beginning of the season, we find the apple imagery in an all-over picnic theme on items and embroidered patches on a check print. Travel is in the spotlight with a strong Mexican inspiration, colourful stripes, cactus, toucan, sombrero, aloe vera...many symbols expressed through colourful prints available as t-shirts, dresses, skirts, shorts, jumpsuits and overalls. Billieblush wants to be a mermaid this summer and the emblematic petticoats and tulle dresses make it happen. The denim jacket is adorned with a sequin mermaid tail, while shell patches and scales detail the dress, t-shirt and shorts, not to mention the ruffled swimsuit with iridescent shading and the tulle leotard with its multicoloured scales. We find Billieblush on the beach with the swimwear capsule. The ceremony line consists of light and floaty dresses, inspired by English gardens, with a festival of flowers, flounces and broderie anglaise. The shoe collection plays an important role in the Billieblush offer: mules, trainers, sandals, sneakers are always recognisable with their fuchsia soles.
The Autumn/Winter 2019 collection from BOSS favours a more fashion forward look, pops of yellow and blue add a splash of colour, oversized branding and reflective details add a futuristic element to sweatshirts and jackets.
Technical fabrics for the coats and jackets which are water repellent with rubber details and polar fleece linings. Style and comfort are at the forefront of the BOSS collection, shop the collection for boys and baby boys at Jakss.
The very best underwear for your little one, just like Daddy's, who doesn't want Calvin Klein undies!
Calvin Klein started a revolution in designer underwear, the Iconic branded waistbands have become instantly recognisable and are a great start to your little one's Designer wardrobe.
The famous images of Mark Wahlberg displaying the branded waistband on his Calvin Klein boxers led to the garments becoming generally known as "Calvins"
The Calvin Klein kids underwear collection, takes its lead straight from the adults collection, who can resist a pair of "Calvins" for the little man in your life!
Prior to Chloe's launch, luxury fashion houses had only ever produced Haute Couture (i.e. made-to-measure) clothing. This was fine for the few who could afford it, but it left everyone else in frequently poorly-made copies, supplied by the local seamstress.
Chloe's creator, Gaby Aghion, rejecting the stiff formality of 1950s fashion (and sensing a gap in the market), decided to create a line of off the rack, high quality, soft, body conscious clothes from fine fabrics, which she called 'luxury pret-a-porter' and thus, the Ready-To-Wear market we know today, was born.
The mini-me collection was launched for Autumn/Winter 07 capturing the same spirit and taking direct inspiration from the mainline womenswear range, replicating the elegant, chic and quintessentially French heritage of the luxury designer.
Refined, elegant, easy glamour sum up Chloe kids clothes, taking it's inspiration from the adult collection. Signature details such as bows, belts and pintuck bib fronts add a traditional feel to this beautiful collection of Chloe kids clothing.
A crisp and gentle wind sweeps over the new Childrenswear collection.
Imbued with charm and character, this season's Winter wardrobe plays on colour contrasts where powder pinks meet vibrant reds, heather greys are softened by icy blues and basics in soft shades of ivory, golden fawn and biscuit add warmth.
Fluid shapes, a comfortable elegance and beautifully crafted fabrics are signature codes at Chloé. This season once again, the Childrenswear collection takes inspiration from the main line. Embellishments appear as geometric studs, bringing a modern touch to dresses and sweatshirts, while graphic lines meander over colourful, fluid fabrics. Delicate guipure lace freshens blouses and waterfall ruffles make for pretty, twirly silk dresses. As the days get cooler, Chloé girls wrap up in pillowy, padded feather down coats and faux fur jackets to keep the cold at bay.
A graphic leopard print in shades of blue is paired with softer, rhinestone and sequin sprinkled pieces.
This season, little Chloé girls, like their mothers, cosy up in snug moonboots which add a sporty and playful touch to the perfect urban silhouette : a soft wool coat and angora knit layered over a silk dress with an all-over feather print.
Established in the 1970's, Diesel revolutionised the denim industry, making jeans a must have in all wardrobes again. Diesel Kids is for the stylish child who likes to express their individuality with an urban edge and sense of fun.
Buy Diesel Kids today at www.jakss.co.uk
Pop the fire hydrant and pack your bag for camp: summer is here! Dsquared2's kids are set to rock summer 2015 in a wardrobe that borrows sassy style from the grown-ups. Inspired by iconic Dsquared2 men's and women's collections, Dsquared2 Junior's collection features the brand's signatures of denim, leather and slim tailoring. with an advertising campaign shot by Giampaolo Sgura.
Shop our range of Emilio Pucci for Baby and Girls, in the iconic geometric prints, this colourful, fun collection takes inspiration from the womenswear catwalk and caters for the mini-me from birth to 14 years.
Adele Casagrande founded a small leather and fur company in 1918, but it was through her marriage with Edoardo Fendi in 1925 that this Italian label got its famous name. After Karl Lagerfeld joined as the brand's creative director in 1966 and created the double F logo, Fendi rapidly grew into one of the world's premier luxury labels, with ready-to-wear, fragrance, eyewear, luggage and home furnishings among its many interests.
Working alongside renowned kidswear producer Simonetta, Fendi has created a range that reflects the innovative principals and ties to traditional craftsmanship. Fendi Kids Clothes enhances the opulent mainline range with its pastel colours, soft fabrics and the iconic FF logo. Fendi kids clothing epitomises the style and luxury of Italian fashion.
The ultimate DENIM brand. Founded in 1873 by Oscar Levi Strauss, the legendary jeans brand name was brought to the world of kidswear in 2005 in a way that respects Levi's® codes.
All the appeal of the brand is ever-present with adults' clothes that bear the stamp of a child. Levi Kids Clothing remains more than ever true to the quality of the brand that turned the baseline "Quality Never Goes Out of Style"™ into a registered trademark and the basis of its continued survival.
Since the summer of 2007, Little Marc Jacobs collections have been designed for children from birth to the teen years.
Inspired by the luxurious styles of the Marc Jacobs adult, Marc Jacobs kids clothes are iconic and beautifully designed so your little ones can look great and feel comfortable.
True to the fun yet sophisticated attitude that has become synonymous with Little Marc Jacobs, the AW17 collection is bursting with humorous, contemporary touches that evoke the unique energy of New York City. For girls, ballet inspires the fall collection, but is given a total Marc-over. Expect swans in every form: as badges, graphic illustrations and incorporated into knitwear. Black adds a stylish touch, brightened up with pops of fuchsia, glimmers of gold and bright white. Polka dots and stripes embellish fur coats and drop-waist dresses, while embroidered badges and sequins add a playful twist to knitwear and a metallic bomber jacket. With the arrival of winter, the colour palette is turned on its head, with the collection focusing on a fluoro zebra print covering everything from a reversible puffer coat to jersey dresses and accessories. Sequins and badges ensure unity from one season to the next, this time in psychedelic star, lightning bolt and rainbow shapes, on a knitted dress and faux fur jacket. Humorous graphics evoke music icons of the eighties, and even Miss Marc wants a piece of the action.
In 2011, Mayoral celebrated 70 years of "making friends". Throughout its history, you can discover thousands of stories, key moments, and decisions that have set our course… The most curious aspects are in its origins: what began as a modest company dedicated to the production and commercialization of socks and tights ('Domínguez Toledo" in 1941), now has become a large group with international recognition and is an icon of Spanish fashion worldwide.
We love the Mayoral collection at Jakss, the best quality and styles that are perfect for your little ones and affordable too.
Mini Melissa kids shoes ...
melissa plastic shoes are like sweet treats for your feet. As well as looking absolutely gorgeous, they are:
super comfortable, incredible works of structural design, sweet smelling – each infused with a delicious bubble gum scent, cultural icons for contemporary living, designed by the most exciting and innovative designers working today, across all fields, including furniture, jewellery and design, fun, beautiful objects of desire, objects of sustainable living, the best technology of renewal.
melissa is a leading brand of the internationally acclaimed footwear manufacturer Grendene. The thermoplastic technology for melissa was developed exclusively by and for Grendene and is leading the way for sustainable practice for design, fashion and manufacturing.
All melissa plastic shoes are created with a zero waste ethos and particular attention to the life cycle of materials. melissa recycles 99.9% of factory water and waste, and they recycle overstock styles into next season's collection.
There are many different kinds of plastic and many different technologies used to manufacture, use and recycle plastic. melissa plastic shoes are made from mono-materials, which means they can be easily disassembled and recycled.
As each melissa shoe is non-leather, they will not degrade in weather or water and are completely suitable for vegans and animal rights supporters.
Have you heard of Melflex™? It is a malleable plastic, developed by melissa that moulds easily to your foot, breathes well, is hypoallergenic, odourless, neutral and natural. It even retains these amazing properties once it is recycled. Sounds pretty good doesn't it?
The Italian kids brand Monnalisa are known for their fun Disney-inspired prints, pretty styling and bold use of colour. Stunning floral dresses, jackets, skirts and accessories.
Spanish Children's and Baby clothing from Rochy, established in 1954 creating beautiful, wearable clothing for children. In 2010 a new generation took the helm and with the influence of a fresh young team and many years of experience Rochy is now one of the most sought after Spanish Brands. Shop the collection at Jakss
Rosalita Senoritas is a beautifully colourful Spanish brand for girls, each season designing fun and quirky clothing. Printed dresses, and matching outfits, fun printed coats to match and a fabulous selection of accessories. Shop the latest collection of Rosalita Señoritas at Jakss.
A feature of a Stone Island Junior garment is the compass patch that buttons onto the upper sleeve of the left arm. Originally the patches were green edged, badges from around the year 2000 onwards became black edged. Also, there are the rarer 'white badges' which were originally made on certain jackets for the millennium. The white badge is still available on limited edition jackets.
Stone Island Kids collection is a mini-me of the Menswear Collection and a firm favourite with Dad's who have followed their Brand over the years.
Take a look at our Stone Island Guide for more information around this brand.
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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, glabrous to hairy, generally aromatic
Stems generally erect, generally 4-angled
Leaves generally simple to deeply lobed, opposite, generally gland-dotted
Inflorescence: cyme, generally clustered around stem, head-like, separated by evident internodes (terminal in Monardella ) or collectively crowded, spike-like to panicle-like (sometimes raceme or flowers 212); subtended by leaves or bracts; flowers sessile or pedicelled
Flower generally bisexual; calyx generally 5-lobed, radial to bilateral; corolla generally bilateral, 12-lipped, upper lip entire or 2-lobed, ± flat to hood-like, sometimes 0, lower lip generally 3-lobed; stamens generally 4, generally exserted, paired, pairs unequal, sometimes 2, staminodes 2 or 0; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed to base, chambers 2, ovules 2 per chamber, style 1, arising from center at junction of lobes, stigmas generally 2
Fruit: nutlets 4, generally ovoid to oblong, smooth
Genera in family: ± 200 genera, 5500 species: worldwide. Many cultivated for herbs, oils (Lavandula , lavender; Mentha , mint; Ocimum , basil; Rosmarinus , rosemary; Thymus , thyme), some cultivated as ornamental (in CA Cedronella , Leonotis , Phlomis )
Reference: [Cantino & Sanders 1986 Syst Bot 11:163185]
Annual, perennial herb, ± gland-dotted
Leaves entire to serrate
Inflorescence: heads 1 or more per main stem, sometimes arrayed in spikes or panicles; bracts in 23 series (outer series (0)12 pairs, ± like leaves, 0several mm below heads, erect to reflexed; middle series 24 pairs, like leaves to papery or leathery, sometimes straw-colored to purple, erect in cup-like involucre to reflexed; inner series 0few pairs, membranous, linear-lanceolate)
Flower: calyx 5-lobed, generally < 12 mm; corolla white to purple, upper lip erect, 2-lobed, lower lip recurved, 3-lobed; stamens 4; style unequally 2-lobed
Species in genus: ± 20 species: w North America
Etymology: (Latin: small Monarda )
Reference: [Epling 1925 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 12:1106]
Complex; hybrids common, often outnumbering non-hybrids; head width and bract orientation given for unpressed specimens
Horticultural information: often DFCLT. Many subsp., subspp., or populations have exacting soil requirements.
Perennial, matted or clumped (< 1 m diam); hairs dense, felt-likeSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem < 40 cm
Leaf narrowly ovate, entire, ash- to dark gray, purple-blotched
Inflorescence: heads < 15 mm wide, 1 per main stem (or several in ± terminal spikes or racemes); bracts lanceolate; outer bracts firm, leathery, purple-tinged, soft-hairy
Flower: calyx green, purple, or straw, lobes narrowly acute; corolla 1218 mm, pink
Chromosomes: n=21
Ecology: Rocky serpentine slopes
Elevation: 8001100 m.
Bioregional distribution: n High Sierra Nevada (Plumas Co.)
Horticultural information: In cultivation.


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- kcal750
- fat30g
- saturates5g
- carbs94g
- sugars9g
- fibre5g
- protein31g
- salt2.73g
- 400g thick, dried, flat rice noodle (banh pho), we used Thai Taste rice noodles from Waitrose
- 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 small bunch coriander, stems or roots finely chopped, leaves reserved
- 50ml vegetable oil
- 200g raw prawns, peeled
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- 85g pickled turnips, chopped (optional)
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- 2 tbsp fish sauce
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Beansproutsbeen sp-rowts
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Spring onionsp-ring un-yun
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- 3 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
Soak the noodles in cold water for up to 2 hrs, then drain and set aside. Using a pestle and mortar, pound the garlic with the chopped coriander stems or roots.
Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat. When shimmering, add the garlic and coriander mix. Stir for a few moments, then add the prawns and pickled turnip, if using. Cook for 30 secs, then add the sugar. Add the noodles and stir for 1 min, making sure everything is well mixed. Add the eggs and cook for 2 mins more.
Pour in the oyster and fish sauce, then add the beansprouts, lime juice, most of the spring onions, most of the roasted peanuts and most of the chilli. Toss and cook for around 2 mins, then serve scattered with coriander and the rest of the chilli, peanuts and spring onions.


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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Had Enough
We have both chucked our jobs. I made three people redundant and myself and my wife will no longer be paying taxes at anywhere near the rate we did before. We will both be seeking part time jobs and don't really care about the salary levels.
Why would two professional people like us both dump our professions, the very things that as young adults we strove to achieve?
Simple. It just isn't worth the effort anymore in a world where a significant minority leech off of the rest of us and where the government spends over 50% of what we earn and takes that money on pain of imprisonment...
11 comments:
- j purdie said...
We should copy and paste this letter to our MPs - even if it's just to wind them up. Unfortunately my MP is Gordon Brown, who still hasn't shown his face in Parliament after the last election. Money for nothing eh Gordon?
I don't suppose there's any chance of the middle eastern uprisings spreading to here?
- 10:29 am
- Disco Stu said...
Seems clear to me we can't look after each other.
Saw something a while ago (can't remember where at the mo) that plotted the demise of any civilisation along with the overall demise of its family units.
Saying any civ is a sum of its parts I mean. So as the individual bricks loose structural integrity the building starts to come apart. Cited Greek, Roman historical powers etc.
I found it interesting. Does this apply to our society though? And isn't that really suggesting that any society is made successful by the combined morality of its individuals?
I find when you mention morals a lot of people say 'yeah right'. Makes me wonder though if our politicians had a higher moral/ethical (call it what you will) standard then they would not be seen as such toe-rags.
What would it take to get a decent governmant?
- 11:18 am
- Disco Stu said...
Or even government...8)
- 11:28 am
- Rob said...
Revolution is coming
Lets just hope we do it as good and as peaceful as the Egyptians
...not likely to happen unless we have good organizers
2012 is not the begining of the end. It will mark the start of a new era, people will start to wake up around the world like they have in Egypt and Tunisia and take down Governments and Banks.
I am looking forward to this new future, just not the running up to getting there.
- 12:18 pm
- Jebel Krong said...
the delicious irony being that whilst the (generally) repressed people of the Arab world are finally waking up and taking a stand, the western world is finding its freedoms eroded by general apathy... which is exactly what the ruling elite want. oh come on revolution!
- 12:46 pm
- beak said...
another shine example of the system working to everyone's benefit..
- 1:00 pm
- ILTYT_Adventure said...
Just one proviso . That without society coming together, there will be (quite obviously anarchy), and whilst there are many possibly millions of parasites in society, there are also vulnerable people that we should look after, who have paid their dues, and if we revolted without thought for those people, we would be failing them and our principles.
On from this, the guy reflects my own childhood in certain respects. We grew up in the seventies, four kids to a room, no mains electric lighting as it had blown and my parents couldn't afford to get it fixed (my brother sorted it out when he qualified as a spark), no working bathroom just a large sink in the kitchen, and showers in the outhouse in summer via the hose, second hand and hand me down clothes from sibling to sibling and from neighbours, one room with a coal fire and paraphin heaters elsewhere, and all sorts of other social depravations, that I could write columns of shit about for "Closer magazine" etc ad infinitum.
The point, there were no real handouts, we were rotten poor, poorly dressed, and desperate, despised at school by our peers. But all four children grew up knowing that we were going to do better and earn and work our way out of poverty, and lo and fucking behold we did, because there was no other choice.
I work in Comms rooms in IT, My younger brother now fly's Citations for private clients, my sister manages a small facilities teams for a big company, and my elder brother is looking for work having just been made redundant, but he is looking, because of course he is in the largest benfits minority there is, white male home owner, no disabilities, of working age with a partner in full time employment.
Sounds like the Monty Python "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch. But those were the realities just twenty and a bit years ago.I'm not saying that it's a good thing, because it wasn't, but what we have now is so much worse, because the parasites and feckless have leeway and rights far in excess of need or justification. It's failure because, should there be said revolution, then the scrotes will loot and riot, and not understand the issue, like the little turds that jumped on the student demo bandwagon for the crack of smashing stuff up and thieving.
- 2:46 pm
- vaudeviewgalor raandisisraisins said...
hear hear!!!
- 6:59 pm
- Unknown said...
I do agree with it but I doubt it's real. No lawyer could ever write so succinctly.
Also no teacher earns £55k and still teaches.
But I still agree with it all. We've just had our first kid. We can't stop working yet childcare and commuting costs are now crippling. We're just waiting on the mortgage rates to go up when King finally asks for his pension. No we've not benefited from the low rates we 'sensibly' fixed the rate so we could plan ahead, now the banks will screw us when it's time to remortgage.
My wife IS a teacher, thanks to Cameron her reward for working 100hrs a week and managing to earn a little above average is to be brought into the higher rate tax band. We will lose out because not only will we pay more tax we'll lose the child benefit. The ONLY bit of state help we get.
My car is getting too expensive to run but I can't afford to change it because the bastards now charge 20% VAT on everything. I can't switch to a small car because I have a kid and need to move round a mountain of safety equipment in the car. Rear facing seats don't fit in small cars very well.
We can't move to a smaller house because the market is so bad we'd be worse off.
We'd like to have another child but have to consider if we can afford to pay £1000 a month for child care because we can't reduce our working hours. I've been told if I got to 3-4 days I'll never get back to 5.
I'm also told the childcare voucher scheme that lets us pay a proportion of the child care costs from our gross wages will be taken away.
Why fucking work these days. It's only the scumbags that can afford to live.
I remember seeing some fat fucks in the paper. Too fat to work they were living on benefits. They were getting into trouble for watching the their 42" plasma too loud. My fucking TV is 15 years old I can't afford a new one, how to those fat lazy fucks manage?
- 8:28 pm
- paulb said...
Got to say that I dont agree with the comment "the north east and wales live off the rest of us". As someone who lives in the NE we do have our share of problems but there are scroungers living all over the country and tarring us hard working northerners with the same brush is a bit insulting.
Apart from that I agree with everything he has said. Just wish we could afford to do the same or even just leave this country but family commitments mean we cant (wife is an only child with old parents, doesn't seem fair to bail on them)
- 8:41 pm
- vaudeviewgalor raandisisraisins said...
dunno about how brits whale feeding habits (or families unemployed), but in the u.s. the big bulk of taxes go to 'bury my gold in the sand' military programs. taxes would be low if we cut out a majority of the military toilet handle gold plating.
- 1:12 pm