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Keira's 'Karenina' flips costume drama on its head
LOS ANGELES -- Keira Knightley's language was anything but prim and proper when she discovered what director Joe Wright had planned for "Anna Karenina," their latest period drama together.
To hear Knightley tell it, some F-bombs were soundly dropped.
Knightley wasn't swearing out of anger with Wright, who directed her to an Academy Award nomination for 2005's "Pride & Prejudice" and to similar critical success on 2007's "Atonement." She worried that Wright's unusual approach to Leo Tolstoy's epic of doomed romance would make the hard-sell of a period drama even harder.
While "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement" were fresh, lively takes for an age that finds costume drama drowsy, Wright planned a wild and possibly off-putting ride on "Anna Karenina," confining most of the action to a dilapidated theater where the actors would perform in a stylized cinematic ballet without the usual grand sweep of period-drama locations.
"The first thing I said was 'Oh (expletive)!' I was like, well, people are really either going to love it or absolutely (expletive) hate it," Knightley said. "I also was going ... you're taking it and spinning it on its head and turning it into something that is potentially totally uncommercial. Into an experimental sort of art-house film..."
"I also went, '(expletive), yeah. Let's give it a go.'"
The result is a fluid story that unfolds as much like dance as film, with a brisk pace compared to most period stories and contemporary sensibilities next to earlier takes on "Anna Karenina," whose previous big-screen adaptations have featured Greta Garbo and Vivien Leigh.
Reality gives way to fantasy in the opening moment, as a barber approaches Anna's brother, Oblonsky ("Pride & Prejudice" co-star Matthew Macfadyen), like a matador approaching a bull and shaves him clean with three lightning strokes of his razor. Walls roll aside, props rise up from trapdoors, a swirl of clerks in an office turns into a rush of waiters in a restaurant as Wright dispenses with realistic and time-consuming transitions in favor of a motion picture perpetually in motion.
The action in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where Knightley's Anna forsakes her staid husband (Jude Law) in an affair with a young cavalry officer (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), shifts around an aging theater. The idea was inspired by Wright's reading of historian Orlando Figes, who commented that 19th century Russian socialites modeled themselves on Parisians and lived their lives as though on stage, emulating that ideal.
Wright has built a career emulating the ideal of the period drama, once a mainstay for movie audiences now mainly interested in futuristic action or stories of the here and now. But Wright keeps looking for fresh ways to tell those old stories to modern crowds.
"I feel that the stories themselves are rich and relevant," Wright said. "The concern really is that the form that those stories are told in, it has become kind of stuffy and old-fashioned." But he adds, "just because it's set in the 19th century, it doesn't mean it has to look like it was shot in the 19th century."
One of the first people Wright had to win over on his bold approach to "Anna Karenina" was playwright Tom Stoppard, an Oscar winner for the "Shakespeare in Love" screenplay who had adapted Tolstoy's novel with a conventional location shoot in mind.
Two months before production began, Wright decided to switch the action to a confined space and sprang it on Stoppard, saying he would only go ahead if his writer agreed.
"He came around with a big folder of storyboards, and the more I got into it, the more interested and finally excited I was about it," Stoppard said. "It gives the movie a modern spirit, that's what it does. It's not the costume drama we've seen before."
It's not even the costume drama we've seen before from Wright and Knightley, who defied expectations with "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement."
Knightley had just scored with "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and flopped as Guinevere in "King Arthur" when "Pride & Prejudice" came along, while Wright had directed only for television. So they looked like upstarts taking on Jane Austen's best-loved novel.
After that worked, they raised eyebrows again with "Atonement," based on Ian McEwan's celebrated novel, which many considered unfilmmable because of its elliptical structure that spans six decades.
"Then that worked, too," Knightley said. "When we got to 'Anna Karenina,' everyone was like, 'Oh that's great, you'll do that really well.' I think that freaked both of us out. The idea that people thought they knew what we'd do with it was something I don't think any of us felt very comfortable with.
"There was a general feeling that if we're all going to do this again, then we really need to push ourselves. The idea with this is we were very much walking hand in hand with total, absolute failure all the time ... If it fails, it fails, but at least you know that everybody's put everything into it."


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Although the theme of tonight's Concert in the Park is beer (my Bass Ale and Hoisin Braised Short Ribs are getting ready to go in the oven), I have been craving something with apricots since seeing this eagerly awaited summer fruit in the produce aisle. I started searching for recipes and was instantly drawn to Apricot and Nut Cookies, by Giada De Laurentiis. Not only is she beautiful, but Giada knows how to make good use of Amaretto, one of my favorite Italian liqueurs.
This was also the perfect recipe to submit to Mansi at Fun and Food, who's hosting the June edition for SHF (Sugar High Friday) - Fruit & Nut.
I also learned apricots are one of California's prized specialty crops - my Golden State produces over 95% of all the apricots grown in the United States!
The dough is filled with chewy dried apricots, toasted, slivered almonds, and toasted pine nuts
Once the dough is mixed, it is rolled into a log, wrapped in plastic wrap, and refrigerated until firm enough to slice.
The icing is a simple combination of confectioners' sugar and Amaretto...oh, but wait until you taste it!
The cookies are then bathed in the luscious icing and allowed to dry
Here they are, nestled in a cute little basket and steel blue napkin I found yesterday during our food photography props shopping spree!
Apricot and Nut Cookies with Amaretto Icing
Slightly modified from Giada De Laurentiis
(Makes approximately 2 dozen cookies)
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 large egg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
5 tablespoons almond flavored liqueur, such as Amaretto
For the Cookies: In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg. Stir in the flour until just blended. Mix in the apricots, almonds, and pine nuts.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and divide it in half. Shape each half into a log, about 6 inches long and 1 ½ inches wide in diameter. Roll each log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line 2 heavy baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut the dough log crosswise into 1/2 inch-thick slices. If the dough isn't firm enough to slice cleanly, freeze for 15 minutes. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheets, spacing evenly apart. Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges, about 15-18 minutes.
I wanted the cookies perfectly round, so I used a round cookie cutter, just slightly smaller than the cooked cookies to cut the cookies when they were still hot out of the oven.
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
For the Icing: Place the confectioners' sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Gradually whisk in the almond flavored liqueur, until the mixture is of drizzling consistency.
Place the wire rack over a baking sheet. Using a spoon, drizzle the cookies with the icing, allowing any excess icing to drip onto the baking sheet. Allow the icing to set before serving, about 30 minutes.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Giada De Laurentiis' Apricot and Nut Cookies with Amaretto Icing
Posted by Denise at 11:30 AM
Labels: Cookies, Giada De Laurentiis
4 comments:
- Jennifer said...
YUM!!! I love the amaretto icing!
- June 22, 2009
What a delicious looking batch of cookies. How did you resist eating the icing straight out of the bowl?
I found you on TasteSpotting and am writing to say that if you have any photos that aren't accepted there, I'd love to publish them. Visit my new site (below), it's a lot of fun! I hope you will consider it.
- June 22, 2009
- Unknown said...
wow, those cookies look absolutely ravishing! thanks for sending in a perfect recipe for SHF indeed!:)
- June 23, 2009
- candyce said...
these look gorgeous! but not gorgeous enough that i don't wanna eat them all!
can't wait to try this recipe!
- June 23, 2009
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Tomorrow at 7AM PT, Nintendo will be revealing the final details of the Wii U launch. The publisher's next-generation console is supposed to release this holiday season, and the company sure is coming in hot with the details. How much will it cost? When will it come out? Will there be any other surprises in store during tomorrow's conference? We polled a few of the Shack staff to see what they think.
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The bigger question is how they'll balance price and pack-ins. I'm inclined to think Nintendo learned a hard lesson from the 3DS and wouldn't go above $250. On the other hand, the system really needs a pack-in game, and Nintendoland would fit the bill. If they throw that game in as a bundle to be the "Wii Sports" of this new system, they'd probably balk at such a low price and might go for $300 instead.
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As far as pricing goes, I think $299 is a pretty safe bet for the Wii U launch. I personally think they'd sell considerably more units at $249, but that price point doesn't really leave much room for the inevitable future console price drops. I also think that as much as the Wii U's new tablet controller is being touted as a selling point for the system, early application of the device seems more gimmicky than necessary, in most cases. As such, I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo eventually announces a lower priced bundle--sans tablet.
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I live in Clarks Beach area, and am supposedly covered by a new VDSL2 cabinet (WAF/A) installed in September (according to Chorus Service Availability Tool), but my Telecom broadband speed is still dismal, as it has been since moving here around 3 years ago.
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But, in the 1980s, when conservatism was at its most politically and intellectually vibrant, the dominant voices in the movement celebrated Lincoln, the Progressive Era and even the New Deal.
The kind of conservatism that Irving Kristol embodied was cheerful and at peace with modern America. The political heroes for this kind of conservatism, Kristol wrote, "tend to be T.R., F.D.R. and Ronald Reagan. Such Republican and conservative worthies as Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower and Barry Goldwater are politely overlooked."
These conservatives, Kristol continued, reject the idea that the United States is on the road to serfdom. They "do not feel that kind of alarm or anxiety about the growth of the state in the past century, seeing it as natural, indeed inevitable. ... People have always preferred strong government to weak government, though they certainly have no liking for anything that smacks of intrusive government."
The conservatism that Kristol was referring to is neoconservatism. Neocons came in for a lot of criticism during the Iraq war, but neoconservatism was primarily a domestic policy movement. Conservatism was at its peak when the neocons were dominant and nearly every problem with the Republican Party today could be cured by a neocon revival.
Kristol and others argued that the G.O.P. floundered because it never accepted the welfare state. "The idea of a welfare state is in itself perfectly consistent with conservative political philosophy," he argued. In a capitalist society, people need government aid. "They need such assistance; they demand it; they will get it. The only interesting political question is: How will they get it."
As Richard John Neuhaus and Peter Berger wrote in a famous essay on mediating structures and public policy, "The modern welfare state is here to stay, indeed ... it ought to expand the benefits it provides."
Neuhaus and Berger were arguing for the mobilization of more religious and community groups. Others wanted structural reforms. "Such reforms," Kristol added, "would include, of course, Social Security, unemployment insurance, some form of national health insurance, some kind of family assistance plan, etc."
The crucial issue for the health of the nation, in this view, is not the size of government; it is the character of the people. Neocons opposed government programs that undermined personal responsibility and community cohesion, but they supported those programs that reinforced them or which had no effect.
Neocons put values at the center of their governing philosophy, but their social policy was neither morally laissez-faire like the libertarians nor explicitly religious like some social conservatives. Neocons mostly sought policies that would encourage self-discipline. "In almost every area of public concern, we are seeking to induce persons to act virtuously, whether as schoolchildren, applicants for public assistance, would-be lawbreakers, or voters and public officials," James Q. Wilson wrote.
How would they know if programs induced virtue? Empirically. "Neoconservatives, accordingly, place a lot of stock in applied social science research, especially the sort that evaluates old programs and tests new ones," Wilson added.
Nobody would call George F. Will a neocon, but, in 1983, he published a superb book called "Statecraft as Soulcraft." It championed the sort of governing conservatism that was common then and is impermissible now. "It is generally considered obvious that government should not, indeed cannot, legislate morality. But, in fact, it does so, frequently; it should do so more often," Will wrote.
He was not calling for a theocracy. He was calling for "strong government conservatism," for a limited but energetic government that could cultivate the best in persons by educating the passions. "American conservatives are caught in the web of their careless antigovernment rhetoric," he concluded.
In recent years, people like Kristol, Wilson and Reagan have been celebrated even though many of their ideas could no longer get a hearing in many conservative precincts. The Republican Party is drifting back to a place where it appears hostile to the basic pillars of the welfare state: to food stamps, for example. This will make the party what it was before the neocon infusion, a 43 percent party in national elections, rejected by minorities and the economically insecure.
The solution is not to go back to 1980. It's to imagine what kind of values Americans should have, and what kind of limited but energetic government can reinforce those values.


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This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy and Environment blog.
Record heat-waves, the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Air Act, and the run-up to the mid-term elections has the country buzzing about global warming and what to do about it. One of the main issues is the role of the EPA in controlling carbon dioxide emissions – which is the leading causes of global warming.
For years, members of Congress claimed that they should write the rules for regulating emissions. Yet even after a deadly oil spill and what's shaping up to be the hottest year on record, the Senate has failed to act. Now, EPA, backed by a ruling by the Supreme Court, is trying to do its part to hold polluters accountable.
Using the Clean Air Act to regulate emissions is common sense. The World Resources Institute has found that by using existing authorities such as the Clean Air Act, the country can begin to put the country on the path to meeting President Obama's commitment to the international community to reduce emissions to 17% below 2005 levels by 2020.
Industry has concerns about adapting to the new standards, and their concerns will be heard in the rulemaking process. In fact, looking back on other regulations industry has feared (i.e., requiring seatbelts in cars) the American public would not want to lose these health and safety protections, and American businesses were able to develop innovative solutions to regulation. The United States has untapped renewable energy employment potential that could be stimulated under these regulations.
While EPA's clean air and water regulations resulted in aggregate annual costs ranging from $26 to $29 billion, benefits ranged from $82 to $533 billion.
While much of the discussion around environmental regulations centers around cost, these benefits are often overlooked. Recently, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its thirteenth annual report to Congress, detailing the estimated benefits and costs of federal regulations during the period of 1999-2009. The report estimated that while clean air and water regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resulted in aggregate annual costs ranging from $26 to $29 billion, benefits ranged from $82 to $533 billion.
EPA must move now, not just for the environment, but for the economy.


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The Wichita State Shockers have one of the more unique nicknames in college sports.
The story of how they got the name is actually pretty simple.
According to the school's website, a football manager invented the nickname in 1904 because a lot of the players harvested (or "shocked") wheat to earn money in the summer. A "shocker" is one who harvests wheat.
So while it sounds odd, "Shockers" has regional significance and a substantive backstory, which is really all you want in a nickname.
The mascot, WuShock (pictured below), is bundle of wheat.
Here's the full story from the school's athletic website:
It was in 1904 when Wichita State University was known as Fairmount College that R.J. Kirk (Class of 1907), a football manager, invented the name "Wheat Shockers" for posters to advertise a game against the Chilocco Indians.
Kirk had put the word "Indians" under the name Chilocco and a press agent for the Wichita Fall Festival, helping to publicize the contest, demanded that Kirk should produce a nickname for Fairmount to balance the poster.
In those days, when wheat was shocked or headed, the majority of the players earned a stake for college expenses by working all summer in the harvest and threshing and came back tough enough to play 60-minute games.
Although the name was never officially adopted, it caught on, was combined into one word, and survived until it was shortened to "Shockers" as Wichita State teams are known today.
It's a great nickname.


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|Campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter
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The Ministry used all of its pull and influence to convince the public that Voldemort had not returned to power.
- Harry Potter: "How can he think that? How can he think Dumbledore would just make it all up--that I'd make it all up?"
- Sirius Black: "Because accepting Voldemort's back would mean trouble like the Ministry hasn't had to cope with for nearly fourteen years. Fudge just can't bring himself to face it. It's so much more comfortable to convince himself Dumbledore's lying and trying to destabilize him."
- Remus Lupin: "You see the problem. While the Ministry insists there is nothing to fear from Voldemort, it's hard to convince people he's back, especially as they really don't want to believe it in the first place. What's more, the Ministry's leaning heavily on the Daily Prophet not to report any of what they're calling Dumbledore's rumour-mongering, so most of the Wizarding community are completely unaware anything's happened..."
- — Remus Lupin, Harry Potter and Sirius Black discussing the Ministry's denial of the Rebirth of Lord Voldemort.[src]
This campaign encapsulates the Ministry of Magic's attempts to discredit, slander, and smear both Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, as well as anyone perceived or believed to be an ally with them. It was put in place on 24 June, 1995 - after the Rebirth of Lord Voldemort and ended on 18 June, 1996 - after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. This campaign was put into place when Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge denied the Dark Lord's return, a fact that would ruin the thirteen years of peace that the Ministry had worked so hard to build and maintain. Instead, due to paranoia, he believed that Dumbledore was trying to usurp his position of Minister for Magic, and not only used the Daily Prophet to make it look as though Dumbledore and Potter were liars and "nutters," but also stripped Dumbledore of many of his titles and statuses: Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, the Order of Merlin, and eventually the Headmastership of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry, for supporting Dumbledore and being the one who claimed Voldemort returned, also suffered from this campaign. Fudge planted Dolores Umbridge as the Hogwarts High Inquisitor and headmistress in order to further destabilise Dumbledore and Harry. Fudge also made it clear that anyone siding with Dumbledore should clear out their desks in the Ministry's office. Due to the great influence the Ministry had, the majority of the wizarding community ceased supporting Dumbledore and Harry and lost a chance to prepare themselves against Voldemort. The campaign also pressed the position that Harry was a deluded attention-seeker that could not be trusted.
When Voldemort was revealed to have truly returned, Fudge was forced to accept it and to reveal everything to the world, by which time it was too late to prepare. The campaign, along with all the Educational Decrees and Daily Prophet articles that were crafted to fuel it, were all retracted, and Fudge was subsequently dismissed in disgrace.
Background informationEdit
Beginning in 1994, a series of odd occurrences began in the wizarding world. The first of which was the disappearance of Bertha Jorkins in Albania during the early summer.[3] These incidents continued throughout the following months and included the casting of the Dark Mark at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, the scuffle at the home of Alastor Moody, and the mysterious illness and disappearance of Bartemius Crouch Sr. All of these incidents culminated with the events of 24 June, 1995. During the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament, the fourth Champion Harry Potter and Hogwarts Champion Cedric Diggory tied for the Triwizard Cup. When they both touched it, the Cup which had been made into a Portkey, transported them to the Little Hangleton graveyard.[1] Once there, Cedric was killed by Lord Voldemort's servant Peter Pettigrew.[4]
Harry was forced to watch as the Dark Lord was reborn before his eyes. Once the potion had done its work, Harry witnessed Voldemort summon the Death Eaters by pressing Wormtail's Dark Mark.[5] Later, once he had watched Voldemort berate his Death Eaters for their betrayal and speak of his future plans, he was forced to duel with the Dark Lord. Harry only escaped, because the Priori Incantatem effect protected him. As he was running, Cedric's echo asked Harry to return with his body, which Harry did.[6]
Upon returning to Hogwarts, Harry continued to clutch Cedric's body, refusing to let go.[7] Once Dumbledore had pulled Harry to his feet, he instructed him to remain there. When Alastor Moody removed Harry from his presence, Dumbledore realised something was wrong. Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, and Severus Snape rescued Harry from the impostor Moody.[7] It was revealed that Bartemius Crouch Jr., Crouch Sr.'s only son and Voldemort's most loyal Death Eater, was using Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Alastor Moody in order to perpetrate a plan for Lord Voldemort. After hearing Crouch's story and Harry's account of the events in the graveyard, Dumbledore could come to no conclusion other than that Lord Voldemort had returned.[7]
- "You-Know-Who...returned? Preposterous. Come now, Dumbledore..."
- —Cornelius Fudge on Lord Voldemort's return.[src]
When Dumbledore informed Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge of the events that had taken place that evening, Fudge believed them to be the work of one deranged madman. When he was taken to question Barty Crouch Jr., the Dementor that accompanied him subjected Crouch to the Dementor's Kiss before he could be actually questioned by Fudge.[8] Fudge regarded this as no loss since he had "been responsible for several deaths!"[8] When Dumbledore pointed out that this meant Crouch could no longer testify as to why he committed his crimes, Fudge stated that Crouch did them because he was a madman. Dumbledore replied that Crouch's crimes had been part of a larger plot to revive Lord Voldemort. Fudge smiled and said that Dumbledore was believing the words of a raving lunatic. Dumbledore proceeded to point out that Harry's account of what happened in the graveyard jived with what Crouch was saying. Fudge smiled again and pointed out that Harry was not necessarily the best source, as he was known to be mentally unstable.[8] Dumbledore replied,in no uncertain terms, that Harry was sane. When the others present began to defend Harry and pointed out Cedric Diggory's death (with even Harry trying to convince Fudge that Voldemort had returned and Snape showing his Dark Mark to Fudge), Fudge shouted that Dumbledore and his staff were working to destabilise thirteen years of peace.[8] Dumbledore then proceeded to give Fudge a string of suggestions to ensure the safety of the wizarding community and to defeat Lord Voldemort. When Fudge replied that his ideas would get him (Fudge) thrown out of office, Dumbledore replied that Fudge loved his office too much and that they had reached a parting of ways. While there was no hint of threat in Dumbledore's voice, Fudge took this as a threat and stormed off telling Dumbledore that they would speak in the morning about his running of Hogwarts.[8]
The CampaignEdit
Against Albus DumbledoreEdit
- "Deep down, Fudge knows Dumbledore's much cleverer than he is, a much more powerful wizard, and in the early days of his Ministry he was forever asking Dumbledore for help and advice. But it seems that he's become fond of power now, and much more confident. He loves being Minister for Magic, and he's managed to convince himself that he's the clever one and Dumbledore's simply stirring up trouble for the sake of it."
- —Remus Lupin on Cornelius Fudge's attempts to discredit Dumbledore[src]
During the following summer, the Ministry of Magic began to make moves to discredit Dumbledore.[9] After he made a speech to the International Confederation of Wizards announcing Voldemort's return, he was stripped of his title as Supreme Mugwump. It is implied that he was voted out by representatives selected by the Ministry of Magic. They used the excuse that he was going senile in his old age. Soon after, he was removed from his post as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, for much the same reasons. Fudge even threatened to retract the Order of Merlin, First Class, from Dumbledore.[9] When he appeared as Harry's witness at the disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter, Fudge told him that he considered his (Dumbledore's) views on the Dementor attack "bilge."[10] When Fudge began to slander Harry in front of Dumbledore and the entire Wizengamot talking about Harry's misuse of magic at Hogwarts, Dumbledore pointed out that the Ministry had no right to punish students for what they did at school and could not expel students from school. Fudge took exception to this remark, indicating his want to influence the workings of Hogwarts.[10]
- Sirius: "Why d'you think Dumbledore's in such trouble?"
- Harry: "What d'you mean?"
- Lupin: "They're trying to discredit him. Didn't you see the Daily Prophet last week? They reported that he'd been voted out of the Chairmanship of the International Confederation of Wizards because he's getting old and losing his grip, but its not true, he was voted out by Ministry wizards after he made a speech announcing Voldemort's return. They've demoted him from Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot--that's the Wizard High Court--and they're talking about taking away his Order of Merlin, First Class too."
- Bill: "But Dumbledore says he doesn't care as long as they don't take him off the Chocolate Frog Cards."
- Mr. Weasley: "It's no laughing matter. If he carries on defying the Ministry like this, he could end up in Azkaban and the last thing we want is Dumbledore locked up. While You-Know-Who knows Dumbledore's out there and wise to what he's up to, he's going to go cautiously for a while. If Dumbledore's out of the way - well, You-Know-Who will have a clear field."
- — Sirius Black, Harry Potter, Remus Lupin, Bill Weasley, and Mr. Weasley discussing the Ministry's lengths to discredit Albus Dumbledore.[src]
He got his wish a few weeks later when Dumbledore could not fill the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. On 30 August, the Ministry passed Educational Decree Number Twenty-Two.[11] This established that in the event the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry could not find someone to fill a position in his faculty, the Ministry of Magic would appoint someone instead. The following day Fudge appointed his right hand witch, Dolores Umbridge, as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, which he believed would kill two birds with one stone; Fudge now had a spy at Hogwarts, and as he believed Dumbledore was using Hogwarts as a training centre for an army to use against the Ministry, he could enforce a Ministry-approved theory-based curriculum in Defence Against the Dark Arts to prevent students from learning any practical defensive magic.[12]
- Sirius Black: "Fudge is using all his power, including his influence at the Daily Prophet, to smear anyone who claims the Dark Lord has returned."
- Harry Potter: "Why?"
- Remus Lupin: "The Minister thinks Dumbledore's after his job."
- Harry: "But that's insane, no one in their right mind could believe that Dumbledore--"
- Remus: "Exactly the point: Fudge isn't in his right mind, it's been twisted and warped by fear. Now, fear makes people do terrible things, Harry. The last time Voldemort gained power he almost destroyed everything we hold most dear. Now, he's returned, and the Minister will do almost anything to avoid facing that terrifying truth."
- — Remus Lupin and Sirius Black explaining the campaign to Harry Potter at 12 Grimmauld Place.[src]
Fudge further increased his control at Hogwarts on 8 September. This is when the Ministry passed Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three. This decree created the position of Hogwarts High Inquisitor, which was immediately filled by Dolores Umbridge. The reason for the decree was ostensibly to improve the "falling standards" at Hogwarts. In reality, it gave Fudge greater control of the teaching staff through Umbridge. Umbridge now had the power to inspect and suspend Hogwarts staff. Fudge continued to tighten his grip on the school throughout the school year with more Ministry decrees.
When Marietta Edgecombe betrayed Harry's rebel student group Dumbledore's Army to Umbridge in April 1996, Fudge's suspicions seemed to be validated when Dumbledore took the blame for forming the group in an act to protect Harry. When Fudge tried to arrest Dumbledore, Dumbledore attacked him and his entourage and made a hasty escape. Dumbledore was not seen again until the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
It appears that Dumbledore took this beating from the Ministry and Daily Prophet with his usual grace. He did not show overt anger or displeasure at his treatment. This may have been because he was acting against Voldemort anyway, and there was no way the Ministry was going to stop him.
Against Harry PotterEdit
- "Potter...regularly collapses at school... brain was affected by the attack inflicted upon him by You-Know-Who."
- —The Daily Prophet on Harry Potter, 24 June, 1995.
The campaign to discredit Harry Potter unofficially began even before he gave evidence about the Return of the Dark Lord. On the day of the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament, Rita Skeeter published an article with the title "Harry Potter Disturbed and Dangerous." Using sensationalist journalism and quotes from people known to dislike Harry such as Draco Malfoy, Rita painted a picture of Harry as an attention hungry, Parselmouth who befriended creatures that scared normal wizards such as werewolves and giants and flopped around on the ground, loudly complaining of pains in his scar. She also stated that Harry might resort to using the Dark Arts in his attempt to win the Triwizard Cup. It was nothing if not effective. When Dumbledore indicated to the Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge that Harry's story matched the account of Barty Crouch Jr., the Minister openly claimed that Harry was unstable.
The Daily Prophet began to regularly snipe at Harry over the following summer. He became a running gag. According to Hermione Granger, the Prophet would say things like "let's hope he hasn't got a scar on his forehead or we'll be asked to worship him next" if someone had a funny accident, or if someone was telling an unlikely story, it became "a tale worthy of Harry Potter." She said that the paper was trying to portray Harry as a "deluded, attention-seeking person who thinks he's a great tragic hero."
On the night of August 2nd, Harry and his cousin Dudley Dursley were attacked by Dementors in Little Whinging. The Dementors were dispatched to Little Whinging on the orders of Senior Undersecretary to the Minister Dolores Umbridge, without the knowledge of Minister Fudge. According to Umbridge, the Ministry had been going on about discrediting Harry, but no one was doing anything about it, so she ordered the Dementors out to Little Whinging. She knew that Harry would have to defend himself with a Patronus Charm. This would be a serious breach of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery. The Ministry initially expelled Harry from Hogwarts and planned on confiscating his wand. Dumbledore was notified in time to prevent this from happening. Harry's punishment was changed to a hearing at the Ministry.
In an underhanded move to attempt to prevent Harry from attending his own hearing, the Ministry changed the time and location of Harry's hearing on the very morning it was set to be held. Harry thankfully arrived in time to make the hearing. The disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter was tried in front of the full Wizengamot. It appeared to be nothing more than a show trial, but due to the intervention of Dumbledore, who acted as a barrister for Harry, Harry got a fair hearing. Once evidence was presented, it was obvious that Harry was not guilty, but Fudge kept trying to deny this fact. When the court was polled for a verdict, the overwhelming majority voted for acquittal, with only roughly seven, including Fudge and Umbridge, voting for conviction.
Dolores Umbridge's RegimeEditThe campaign was much less direct once Harry returned to Hogwarts. The only overt control they had was through new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Dolores Umbridge, who punished Harry for telling the truth with sadistic and abusive punishments by means of a Blood Quill and slowly gaining more and more control over the school, whether it was inspecting teachers, interrogating students, or simply trying to convince everyone that the Ministry was right about everything.
Overall, the Ministry had a harder time getting to him, but the effects of the summer campaign continued to haunt Harry. Other students continued to heckle Harry, but overall the student populace was split. A few who knew Harry personally turned against him though. A good example of this is when Percy Weasley sent a letter to Ron. The letter told Ron to cut ties with Harry and tell tales on him to Umbridge. Also Seamus Finnigan, who shared a dormitory with Harry and was friendly with him, turned against him, calling him "mad" on the night they returned to Hogwarts.
The noose tightened on 7 October, when the Ministry passed Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four. This decree was aimed directly at Harry, his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and all those who had attended the first meeting of what would become Dumbledore's Army. This group, led by Harry, was formed in response to Umbridge's method of teaching only theory-based defence. They hoped to learn practical defence, knowing that Voldemort was out there. When the group was discovered, Fudge and Umbridge initially thought that they finally had a way of driving Harry Potter out of Hogwarts and marginalising him in the wizarding world. Dumbledore took the blame for Harry, enabling Harry to continue his studies.
While it seemed that Dumbledore was taking his discrediting with his usual grace, Harry was unable to control his temper at the way he was treated by the Ministry and began to lash out even at Ron and Hermione. When he read Percy's letter to Ron, it all seemed to hit home for him. Harry was terribly hurt reading those words. He had liked and lived with Percy, and now Percy was suggesting that Harry might become physically violent if Ron decided not to be friends with him. Harry finally found satisfaction in Dumbledore's Army. He relished the opportunity to resist Umbridge right under her nose. He poured all his effort into the D.A. as a way of making himself feel better when he was being constantly attacked.
Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Truth RevealedEdit
However, Dumbledore's Army was discovered by Umbridge, who tried to get Harry expelled for forming an illegal Defense group. However, Dumbledore took the blame for the formation of the group and was forced to flee the school. Shortly after, with Educational Decree Number Twenty-Eight, Umbridge was named Headmistress and she did all in her power to continue to discredit Harry and tighten her control over Hogwarts, but without much help from the other teachers.
After Harry got a vision of his godfather, Sirius Black, being tortured by Voldemort, he and his friends decided to go to the Department of Mysteries to rescue him (this later turned out to be a trick of Voldemorts: Black was safe, but Voldemort needed Harry to retrieve a particular prophecy from the department. Before they could leave, they were caught by Umbridge, but they eventually got rid of her by leading her into the Forbidden Forest and having her carried away by Centaurs angry at her racist and arrogant remarks towards them.
The students headed to the Department of Mysteries, where they found Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters waiting for them. a battle ensued, during which Harry's friends were injured and the prophecy destroyed. The Order of the Phoenix arrived and battled the Death Eaters, and Sirius Black ended up being killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in the Death Chamber. Furious and grief-stricken, Harry pursued her into the Atrium, where Voldemort himself soon Apparated. Voldemort and Dumbledore then enaged in a duel, which ended with Voldemort trying to possess Harry unsuccessfully due to Harry's ability to love. Following his attempt to possess Harry, Voldemort grabbed Bellatrix and the two Disapparated, but not before Voldemort was seen by many Aurors, Ministry workers, and Cornelius Fudge himself.
- "...you saw proof, with your own eyes, that I have been telling you the truth for a year. Lord Voldemort has returned, you have been chasing the wrong men for twelve months, and it is time you listened to sense!"
- —Albus Dumbledore to Cornelius Fudge after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries[src]
When Fudge walked into the Ministry of Magic Atrium after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and saw Dumbledore, he appeared to be of half a mind to have his Aurors seize him, but he had also seen Voldemort with his own eyes. This confirmed the stories that Harry and Dumbledore had been telling the Ministry and wider wizarding world the truth for a year. Umbridge was suspended from her positions at Hogwarts, Fudge was dismissed as Minister in disgrace while Head of the Auror Office Rufus Scrimgeour took his place,[13] and Dumbledore was reinstated as Headmaster. Harry, who had so recently been insulted and slandered by the press, became the darling of newspapers like the Daily Prophet who called him "the lone voice of truth" among ridicule, while failing to mention that it was them doing the ridiculing. The Ministry also had the nerve to ask Harry to be their poster child, that is, convince the public that the Ministry was winning the war against Voldemort, a move both Harry and Dumbledore opposed.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (O.W.L.S.)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 5 (Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 32 (Flesh, Blood, and Bone)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 34 (Priori Incantatem)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 36 (The Parting of the Ways)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 5 (The Order of the Phoenix)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 8 (The Hearing)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 1 - (The Other Minister)


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A postcard of Briggate (Main Street) (Garforth)
early 20th century. This view was taken of Briggate in the early twentieth century and became a postcard. On the right is Colliery Row and beyond is Eagle House. Most of the street was still dwellings houses, and the lack of traffic allowed the children to stop and look in the middle of the road.
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Aberford Almshouses (Aberford) (2 comments)
June 1904. Image shows Aberford Almshouses built by Elizabeth and Mary Isabella (born 1810) Gascoigne in 1844 in memory of their father Richard Oliver Gascoigne (died 1843) and two elder brothers (died 1842). The buildings designed by George Fowler Jones, comprises of 8 two storey dwellings with a central tower displaying the Gascoigne Coat-of-arms. The dwellings were for the occupation of four men and four women, retired tenants of the Gascoigne Estate. A Matron's house was built at the rear and there was a well of 70 feet (21 metres) in depth. Leeds City Council purchased the Almshouses in 1976, after they were vacated by the final tenants, for a sum of £18,000. They were used for the restoration of fine arts. In July 1993 they were sold at auction to the Rushbond Group for £141,500 for conversion to offices. The conversion and restoration was completed by Priory Investments and the development is now known as Priory Park and houses several businesses. It is located on the South side of Aberford off the west side of the main street.
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Aberford Almshouses (Aberford)
c1941-1943. View through the gates of Aberford Almshouses, listed buildings on the west side of Main Street. The central entrance tower can be seen and either side are the two storey almshouses, built for retired tenants of the Gascoigne Estate, between 1843 and 1845. At any one time the 8 units supplied accommodation for 4 men and 4 women. The almshouses were designed by George Fowler Jones on behalf of sisters, Elizabeth and Mary Isabella Gascoigne to commemorate their father, Richard Oliver Gascoigne who died in 1843 and two brothers, Thomas and Richard Silver who both died in 1842. Photograph by Leslie Chapman.
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Aberford Almshouses and the Hunt. (Aberford)
Undated. Image shows Aberford Almshouses with the local Hunt in the foreground. The Almshouses were designed by George Fowler Jones and built between September 1843 and May 1845 at the instigation of the two Gascoigne sisters, Elizabeth and Mary Isabella. They were in memory of their father, Richard Oliver Gascoigne, who died in 1843 and two brothers Thomas and Richard Silver who both in 1842. The Almshouses comprises of 8 X 2 storey units, four on each side of a central entrance, right, displaying the Gascoigne coat-of-arms. They were designed for the occupation of retired workers from the Gascoigne Estate, four men and four women. Leeds City Council sold the Almshouses after 1976 and the buildings were eventually restored and converted to business and office space. The development was renamed Priory Park and is situated off the west side of the main street in Aberford.
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Aberford Almshouses, Charity event (Aberford)
c1948. Image shows people in costume at a charity event held at Aberford Almshouses, taken by a Yorkshire Post photographer. On the left are Laura and Bill Burlingham - Bill was the chauffer and general handyman for the Gascoignes at Lotherton Hall. In the centre are Mary Renwick, part-time secretary at Lotherton, and Dennis Wallace. On the right are Mrs. Wallace and Tom Renwick. The Almshouses were floodlit for the event. They date from 1844 and were built in the neo-Gothic style at the instigation of sisters Elizabeth and Mary Isabella Gascoigne in memory of their father, Richard Oliver Gascoigne and their two brothers. Richard Oliver Gascoigne owned Lotherton Hall which he had purchased in 1825. The Almshouses were built for retired tenants of the Gascoigne Estates and could accommodate four men and four women. In the 1990s the properties were converted and now house several businesses. They are located off the west side of the main street.
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Need a smaller way to add some 'twinkle' to your LilyPad project? Then you need some LilyPad Micros! A LilyPad Micro is like a smaller version of the LilyPad LED board. By eliminating the resistor and changing the orientation of the surface mount LED we've shrunk the board down which looks great in elegant designs or on sheer fabrics where you don't need the extra weight or exposed board space. It's really the closest you can come to sewing a point of light directly to your project.
Note: Because the board don't include a current-limiting resistor, it is possible to over-power them and possibly burn them up. The high resistance of conductive thread can help protect the Micros from high current, so long stitches can be used with most power sources to keep the power levels 'Micro-friendly'. If you aren't sure where to start with resistance and current, using these in conjunction with a LilyPad Simple or Main Board is a great place to start, because they both have built-in current limiting and can't burn up your Micros.
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Ball base memo holder is a decorative and functional item to keep your memos, phone messages all together. You can place the memo holder on table in your restaurant, use it to give instructions at reception, or hold a photo in any place that isn't large enough for a picture frame.
- Good-looking desktop document holder with ball base
- Crocodile clip is attached to a flexible rope wire cable
- Great for writing down unexpected office tasks
- Perfect for home or office with limited space
- Height: Approx. 4.9 inch
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Italian sausage stew with rosemary garlic mash
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- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal616
- fat29g
- saturates8g
- carbs67g
- sugars12g
- fibre9g
- protein27g
- salt3.91g
- 8 good-quality pork sausages
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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- 2 carrots, finely chopped
The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
A collection of long, thick, juicy stalks around a central, tender heart, celery ranges in…
- 1 onion, finely chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 rosemary sprigs, 1 chopped
Rosemary's intense, fragrant aroma has traditionally been paired with lamb, chicken and game…
- 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 175g dried green lentils, rinsed
The lentil plant (Lens Culinaris) originates from Asia and North Africa and is one of our oldest…
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 700ml stock
- 1kg potatoes, cut into chunks
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- 150ml milk
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Fry the sausages in 1 tbsp oil in a casserole dish until brown. Remove. Tip in the carrots, celery and onion and cook for 10 mins, adding the chopped rosemary and half the garlic for the final min. Add the lentils, tomatoes and stock. Return the sausages, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 20 mins. Remove the lid and cook for a further 10-15 mins until lentils are soft. Season.
Meanwhile, boil the potatoes until tender. In another pan, heat the milk, remaining garlic and rosemary until just about to boil, then turn off heat. Drain the potatoes well.
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The debate over California's climate change law, AB32, is as polarizing as the issue of global warming itself. AB32 mandates statewide reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. That's where Proposition 23 comes in. Also known as the California Jobs Initiative, Prop 23 aims to hold off the implementation of AB23 until the state's unemployment rate drops to 5.5%
This week the state's largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced its opposition to Prop 23. In explaining its position, Peter Darbee, PG&E's chairman and CEO says,"studies show that unchecked climate growth could cost California's economy alone tens of billions of dollars a year in losses in agriculture, tourism, and other sectors." He also cited the job creation AB32 means for California.
What kind of jobs is he talking about?
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the government agency charged with determining how the goals of AB23 will be reached.
Who are the people that make up CARB?
Proponents of Prop 23 say they are an unelected and unaccountable board of 1176 employees. Seems many of the jobs created under AB32 will be for state workers (union?) needed to oversee and enforce all of the many rules, standards, and laws required to keep AB32 working.
Consider the cost of replacing or retrofitting gas nozzles, trucks, SUV's, tractors, combines and the multitude of other vehicles and equipment mandated for change under AB32.
Been to the Central Valley lately? It's a dust bowl and there's a big sign beside the highway that points that out. The farmers need help. How will they pay for the many "upgrades" required to bring them to compliance?
Even with incentives, AB32 is a costly endeavor. What's to keep companies and businesses from leaving the state? How much might that cost California? Could the state be sacrificing a lot of tax generating companies on the altar of "going green"?
Costs of doing business are ultimately passed on to the consumer. How much of an incentive will the average Joe get for trading in the truck for a smaller more energy efficient, more expensive vehicle?
In November the voters will decide which way the state should go toward reducing greenhouse emissions. Stay the course with AB32 or go the way of Prop 23.


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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson scuffled with a protester armed with a pie Wednesday night, according to a spokeswoman for the mayor's office.
"He was defending himself," said spokeswoman Crystal Strait, who was attending the same dinner event where the attack occurred. "The man came up to him and grabbed his arm and basically punched him with a pie. The mayor was defending himself and his family. He felt threatened."
After the protester, identified as 32-year-old Sean Thompson, threw a store-bought pie in the mayor's face, he said something to Johnson, which prompted the mayor to tackle Thompson and strike him, Strait said.
The incident prompted calls for ambulances and the fire department to the scene.
Erika Bjork, a witness, said the former NBA star was standing near her at Wednesday night's outdoor event at Sacramento Charter High School when he was hit.
Bjork said the mayor looked shocked and swung at the man multiple times, but she didn't see him land any punches. She said Johnson then wrestled the man to the ground, and mayoral staff and a police officer pinned him down.
A Sacramento police officer assigned to the mayor's security detail called for additional assistance and was able to restrain the assailant without incident, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
Thompson sustained a minor injury and was transported by the Sacramento Fire Department to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Johnson sent a tweet at 10:12 p.m. saying, "Appreciate everyone. I'm doing fine. Thank you to Sac PD for being there. Be safe everyone."
Thompson was arrested on a felony charge of assaulting a public official and will be booked into the Sacramento County Jail.
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Top 10 Fights You're Gonna Have with Your Parents this Thanksgiving
From disgruntled fathers voicing their opinions to your relationship status, here are 10 fights you're gonna have with your parents this Thanksgiving.
10.) Your Style:
As soon as you step foot on your front stoop, your mother will burst into tears, exclaiming that you "look like a male prostitute." After arguing about appropriate fashion in the doorway, she will see your new tattooed reverse mohawk, her eyes will roll to the heavens, and she'll faint on your "Welcome to My Home" mat.
9.) Whether or Not to Watch Football:
After turning on the television, your grandfather will yell obscenities at the players kneeling for the national anthem. When you've explained why their kneeling and the consequences of having free speech, grandpa will give an understanding grunt and continue yelling obscenities.
8.) A Trend You Don't Actually Care About:
You don't care about dabbing, you never have cared about dabbing, you don't dab. However, when your stupid parents bring up what a stupid trend dabbing is, dabbing becomes your life-force, something that must be defended until the last drop of blood flows from your cold, dead heart.
7.) Your New Diet:
When you announce that you are now a vegan, your siblings have the common sense to make like Harry Potter and hide under the stairs. However, your liberal arts education has taught you that your opinions are never wrong. After your father grunts "No son of mine is gay," you realize that an explanation of what vegan means is futile.
6.) Are You in a Relationship Yet?:
Do you have a girlfriend? Do you have a boyfriend? Your mom doesn't care who you're interested in as long as you have someone you're gonna marry in the next couple years.
5.) The Appropriate Drinking Age:
Your uncle Ted thinks you're old enough to have a beer with dinner! Drinking will make this holiday bearable. When you accept an adult beverage, however, your parents will remind you that you are only 20, and interrogate you about your binge drinking habits.
4.) Who'd You Vote For?:
The election is over. So you can talk about politics, right? Wrong. Someone in your family is unhappy with the outcome and they are going to make their voices heard above the din of a burning turkey setting off the smoke alarm.
3.) Whose Generation Got Fucked the Most:
You start talking about how hard it's gonna be to pay back your student loans, but your grandfather just hears an opportunity to talk about "The War." He never explains which war he was in, but you get the idea that it was pretty tough and that he may or may not have had an affair with the doctor who performed surgery on him mid-battle.
2.) Does Race Exist?:
Uh-oh. You thought uncle Ted was cool, but after he has a few drinks, his real thoughts about lives that matter comes out. Apparently your spit take wasn't enough of a hint to stop talking because a veritable manifesto is now pouring out of his racist mouth.
1.) Whether or Not You Are Going to Continue to be a Part of This Family:
Mom is crying, dad is in a turkey coma, and grandpa and grandma have forgotten who you are. It's time to go. As you try to slip out, however, you draw the attention of your entire family and end your Thanksgiving fighting about whether or not you love them enough to spend time with them.
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20-minute seafood pasta
Make a low-fat, satisfying dish in minutes - ideal for Friday nights
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- kcal370
- fat5g
- saturates1g
- carbs62g
- sugars0g
- fibre4g
- protein23g
- salt1.4g
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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- 1 onion, chopped
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- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 tsp paprika
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- 400g can of chopped tomatoes
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- 1l chicken stock (from a cube is fine)
- 300g spaghetti, roughly broken
- 240g pack frozen seafood mix, defrosted
- handful of parsley leaves, chopped, and lemon wedges to serve
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Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, then cook the onion and garlic over a medium heat for 5 mins until soft. Add the paprika, tomatoes and stock, then bring to the boil.
Turn down the heat to a simmer, stir in the pasta and cook for 7 mins, stirring occasionally to stop the pasta from sticking. Stir in the seafood, cook for 3 mins more until it's all heated through and the pasta is cooked, then season to taste. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Recipe Tip
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Thanks for that eried (I sent you a donation for this)Unfortunately the combination Ctrl-Alt-U produces the ascii character 250 (ú) on my Pc running XP.Which corrupts the source code without careful placing of the cursor :=(cheersGraham
Well that works a treat for me :-) :-)But what's the long term solution...I feel that the ability to set the default behaviour of ctrl-U would be the best, is this a possibility?I could even live with ctrl-U ctrl-U (twice) or is that pushing the standards :-)BTWThe shortcut ctrl-Alt-C (paste as html) seems to work ok cheersGraham
The switched one works very well but the cnrl-alt-u will still cause a special ASCII (250) character.This may be a UK/European keyboard driver feature to enable access to odd characters as used in some European spellings. (not UK English)Graham
Yep that sounds good.Graham(I still like the 'much more work' option as the best solution one day : perhaps hopefully in the official IDE release. :-)


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The other day I had a big cancer flash-back. I was stopped in my tracks by a strong smell. Straight away it made me feel very sick.
This wasn't a disgusting smell. It was actually what most people would consider to be quite nice and Christmassy.
It was a waft of cinnamon and it was coming from a bakery.
For me, this is the smell of chemotherapy.
It was just before Christmas, almost 11 years ago now, when I was first diagnosed. After surgery I spent what seemed like far too much time in the hospital's chemo unit. The treatment took twice as long as it did this year. Luckily there's a lovely café. Based in the glass roofed waiting area, it has an inviting aroma of freshly ground coffee beans and warm pastries with a hint of cinnamon.
I was told that it was best to avoid my favourite foods as they could become forever associated with chemo. It meant that if I had all the things that I shouldn't really eat, then afterwards I wouldn't want them. It was my kind of diet!
I began with a cinnamon swirl from the café. I experimented with other cakes and chocolate too. And I tried really hard. Despite my best efforts, once the chemo was over, the only naughty thing that I hated was the cinnamon pastries.
When I was treated again a few months ago, the cafe and the smell were pretty much the same. This time I stayed away from the pastries. Even so, cinnamon remains the most evocative reminder of my fight with cancer.
It's not just this spicy scent of Christmas that I have a problem with. For a long time I couldn't stand the smell of coffee. These days though I don't find it too bad. I have a mug of proper coffee next to my laptop as I write this.
Of course, after all I've been through, I continue to despise that distinctive hospital smell.
During the first lot of chemo I also became very sensitive to herbs. It was thanks to eating a cheese and basil sandwich during my first ever session of chemo. After that I found the smell of all herbs far too strong to stomach.
So it was very unfortunate that when I moved abroad soon after cancer treatment I chose to live in places that loved dill and I mean they absolutely adored it. In Russia and Ukraine it seemed to be on everything. I even once found some stray dill on a fruit salad in a cafe!
At Besarabska, the most famous market in Kiev, the smell of dill was overwhelming. The roof of the indoor market kept the cold out and the smell of the devil herb in. If that wasn't bad enough, as soon as you walked in, some of the old lady stall holders would thrust bunches of herbs at you, 'young girl, try my delcious dill' they would try to tempt me.
Euuugh, I don't think I'll ever be able to willingly eat that herb again.
Just like with food, there's the potential that your perfume too could provoke bad memories. Almost as soon as I found out about the my illness I stopped wearing my favourite scent.
When I ended up in intensive care after the operation, I was so sick that I could barely move or even focus my eyes. All that seemed to work well was my nose. My sense of smell became heightened. It was strange how it was suddenly so incredibly powerful.
I was aware of everything. Shampoo, soap and hand cream. But especially perfume. I had to ask my family and friends to stop wearing it when they visited. I was so aware of almost every smell. Mostly it made me want to throw up. As I got better, my sense of smell started to go back to normal.
Now that the whole cancery ordeal is over, one of the things I've done to celebrate is to buy a new bottle of my favourite perfume. I love wearing it again.
It's a sweet reminder that I've beaten cancer twice. This is the happy smell of success.


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SAN FRANCISCO – April 19, 2010 – Today Ubisoft announced an environmental initiative to eliminate paper game manuals, replacing them with an in-game digital manual for all titles on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The program, the first initiative of its kind in the video game industry, launches worldwide with Shaun White Skateboarding this holiday 2010.
Ubisoft's digital game manuals will provide multiple benefits for the player and the environment. Including the game manual directly in the game will offer the player easier and more intuitive access to game information, as well as allow Ubisoft to provide gamers with a more robust manual. Ubisoft internal data shows that producing one ton of paper used in Ubisoft's game manuals consumes an average of two tons of wood from 13 trees, with a net energy of 28 million BTU's (equivalent to average heating and energy for one home/year), greenhouse gases equivalent of over 6,000 lbs of CO2, and wastewater of almost 15,000 gallons.
"It's pretty cool that Ubisoft is making a conscious effort to go green with its new video game packaging," commented Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White. "I'm excited for my new skateboarding game to come out and stoked that it will be the very first Ubisoft game to be part of their green packaging initiatives."
In addition to Ubisoft's efforts to decrease paper usage in its game packaging, Ubisoft has partnered with Technimark, Inc. to release the entertainment industry's most environmentally-responsible DVD case for all of its future PC titles in North America. The 100 percent-recycled polypropylene "ecoTech" DVD case will make its debut with Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction PC video game on April 27, 2010. Ubisoft has featured digital game manuals in its PC titles distributed in North America since March 2010.
"Ubisoft is often recognized for making great games, but it's a special privilege to be the industry leader at saving trees," said Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America. "Eco-friendly initiatives are important to the global community and introducing in-game digital manuals on Xbox 360 and PS3 is just the latest example of Ubisoft's ongoing commitment to being a more environmentally conscious company."
About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 28 countries and sales in 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated sales of €1.058 billion for the 2008-09 fiscal year. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com
The ecoTech is a product of Technimark's Sustainable Products Group, which is focused on developing specialized proprietary goods that are cost effective, sustainable, and improve the environment. Technimark is a fully-integrated recycling and injection molding company, which has been providing solutions in the injection molding industry for leading customers around the globe since 1983. Please visit: www.technimark.com for additional information.