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Wikijunior Europe: Portugal
Portugal is a country in south western Europe. It shares borders with Spain only. The capital city is Lisbon. The other big city in Portugal is Porto. Portugal has been a member of the European Union since 1986 and uses the Euro as its currency.
Portugal's History
editThe history of Portugal is much intertwined with Spain's except for a few but important differences. The Romans first ruled Iberia (the peninsula that is now the main territory of Portugal and Spain), one could attribute first nationalistic movement of that part of Iberia to a group of tribes that lived on what is today Portugal and Galicia (a region of Spain) that actively opposed Roman occupation over that territory, their leader was called Viriathus, he was later assassinated and Rome was then able to take over, until collapse of the Roman Empire. Iberia, especially what is now Portugal due to the large coastline, was then prey to a succession of invasion by barbaric tribes. The Visigoths took control of Iberia but it was then invaded by the moors (a group of North Africans, mostly Muslims) in 711. They completely conquered Portugal but they did not conquer Northern Spain (mostly Christian). Soon these tiny kingdoms would start to push into Moorish Spain this reconquest would be called "la Reconquista". Portugal was created by his first King, Afonso Henrique Henriques in recent reclaimed territory, by revolting against his mother Queen Teresa, finally leading to Portugal's independence in 1139, but the Reconquista didn't end till 1492. Due to the close family tree of the monarchs, Portugal was several times under the same ruler as Spain (most leading to active opposition and armed conflict). Between 1595 and 1663 it was one of the greatest empires. In 1663, Portugal was again independent. Later its colonies would gain independence. First Brazil in 1825 then Angola, Guinea and Mozambique in 1974 followed by East Timor in 1975 and finally Macao was returned to China in 1999.
moors — North Africans, mainly followers of the Muslim faith, who conquered and controlled Portugal and most of Spain many centuries ago
Portugal's Geography
editPortugal has a Mediterranean climate with warm winters and hot summers.
Mount Pico at 2,351 metres is the country's highest mountain. It is located on Pico, one of the islands of The Azores. There are a number of mountains in the north of the country and the Portuguese like to go skiing in the region during the winter months.
Animals which exist in Portugal but are rare in the rest of Europe include the Iberian lynx and the Iberian wolf.
Portugal's People
editThe majority of people living in Portugal are ethnic Portuguese but nowadays there are small minorities of people from Brazil, Ukraine, Romania, Russia as well as many people from former Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa (Cape Verde, Angola).
The language of Portugal is Portuguese.
Although Portugal has one of the lowest incomes in the European Union (lower than many newer EU countries), it has a very high standard of living. The majority of people in Portugal are Christian, mostly Roman Catholic.
Portugal's Sights
editPortugal is a very popular tourist destination partly because of its hot summer climate. Over 12 million tourists visit the country every year with most coming from Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany. The Algarve region and the capital, Lisbon, are the country's most popular destinations for foreign visitors. Lisbon is Europe's second most popular city for tourists (after Barcelona in Spain).
Portugal has thirteen UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These sites are considered places that are especially important in the world for cultural, scientific, historical or geographical reasons. Some of the sites include the historical centres of Évora and Porto and the Monastery of the Hieronymites in Lisbon.
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Atlas Obscura, a "compendium of the world's wonders," has a nice write-up of Downtown Tulsa's most famous landmark, the Center of the Universe:
The center of the universe is an acoustic anomaly; when one stands in the center of the circle and makes a noise, that noise is echoed back several times louder than it was made. Imagine dropping a small pin and expecting to hear a tiny "tink" as it hits the floor. Instead, the sound the pin makes is more like the loud crash of a gong.


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axel (1) - Linux Manuals
axel: A light download accelerator for Linux.
Axel - A light download accelerator for Linux.
axel [OPTIONS] url1 [url2] [url...]DESCRIPTION
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- --search[=x], -S[x]
Axel can do a search for mirrors using the filesearching.com search
engine. This search will be done if you use this option. You can specify how
many different mirrors should be used for the download as well.
The search for mirrors can be time-consuming because the program tests every server's speed, and it checks whether the file's still available.
- --no-proxy, -N
Don't use any proxy server to download the file. Not possible when a
transparent proxy is active somewhere, of course.
- --verbose
If you want to see more status messages, you can use this option. Use it
more than once if you want to see more.
- --quiet, -q
No output to stdout.
- --alternate, -a
This will show an alternate progress indicator. A bar displays the progress
and status of the different threads, along with current speed and an
estimate for the remaining download time.
- --header=x, -H x
Add an additional HTTP header. This option should be in the form "Header:
Value". See RFC 2616 section 4.2 and 14 for details on the format and
standardized headers.
- --user-agent=x, -U x
Set the HTTP user agent to use. Some websites serve different content based upon
this parameter. The default value will include "Axel", its version and the
- --help, -h
A brief summary of all the options.
- --version, -V
Get version information.
Long (double dash) options are supported only if your platform knows about the getopt_long call. If it does not (like *BSD), only the short options can be used.RETURN VALUE
The program returns 0 when the download was succesful, 1 if something really went wrong and 2 if the download was interrupted. If something else comes back, it must be a bug..EXAMPLES
axel ftp://ftp.{be,nl,uk,de}.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.17.tar.bz2
This will use the Belgian, Dutch, English and German kernel.org mirrors to download a Linux 2.4.17 kernel image.
axel -S4 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.17.tar.bz2
This will do a search for the linux-2.4.17.tar.bz2 file on filesearching.com and it'll use the four (if possible) fastest mirrors for the download. (Possibly including ftp.kernel.org)
(Of course, the commands are a single line, but they're too long to fit on one line in this page.)
/etc/axelrc System-wide configuration file. Note that development versions place this file in /usr/local/etc.
~/.axelrc Personal configuration file
These files are not documented in a man-page, but the example file which comes with the program contains enough information, I hope. The position of the system-wide configuration file might be different.
Axel is Copyright 2001-2002 Wilmer van der Gaast.BUGS
Please report bugs at https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?group_id=100070&atid=413085.AUTHORS
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Survey methodology blogs - related news >>
This section lists blogs about web survey methodology. They are structured in four groups according to where they are coming from:
- Experts: These are professionals, dedicated to the issues of survey methodology and marketing who (sometimes) also reflect on topics related to web survey methodology;
- Associations and media: We talk here about organizations with a mission to reflect/discuss topics objectively; they are not directly involved neither in selling software or methodology nor into the supply of survey research services.
- Software vendors:According to recent WebSM study on web survey software, more than 100 vendors also produce their blog. Of course, this is basically an element of their marketing/PR/sales strategy, however, for being readable to broader audience they must provide interesting and relevant stuff - and often they do. This is also the first place to learn about interesting new features.
- Survey research organizations: We have here predominantly market research companies doing empirical research, but also organization from public and nonprofit sector. They all have a lot to say about web survey methodology, particularly about its nesting into the research and into survey industry. Similar to software vendors they write blogs predominantly for promoting their organization and their core activity, but doing this they do provide certain added value also to readers interested in web survey methodology.
- Asterisk (*) at the beginning of the blog title means, that his posts/articles are relevant to the web-survey-methodology (at least 2 posts between September 2015 and May 2016).
- Blogs with slash (/) before the blog's name are no longer posting relevant content, but have posted relevant content in the past.
- Number sign (#) at the beginning of the blog means, that this blog posted at least two posts between September 2015 and May 2016.


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- Replaced both tires
- Removed, cleaned, and replaced both sparkplugs
- Replaced the oil and filter
- Replaced the front and rear brake fluid
- Installed bar risers
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This is the first thing that greeted us when we removed the tank. A fuel filter should not look like this. This looks like something from Deepwater Horizon.
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Though our ingenious front lift also worked pretty well, for a fraction the cost:
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And finally, here's Squid Andrew proving to himself -- and now to the internet -- that the Ninja is running well and will likely not actively kill me when I try to ride it this week.
All in all, it was a fun day. The other cool bit was that Brandon brought the XT over (the black one that I sold him a little while ago). He was worried that an oil leak was a sign of Something Very Bad, but fortunately it was just a bolt on the valve cover that had worked its way loose. Turns out you shouldn't be able to remove bolts with just your fingers. So that was good and much less worrisome than he was fearing.


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IDEFØ is a method designed to model the decisions, actions, and activities of an organization or system. IDEFØ was derived from a well-established graphical language, the Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT). The United States Air Force commissioned the developers of SADT to develop a function modeling method for analyzing and communicating the functional perspective of a system. Effective IDEFØ models help to organize the analysis of a system and to promote good communication between the analyst and the customer. IDEFØ is useful in establishing the scope of an analysis, especially for a functional analysis. As a communication tool, IDEFØ enhances domain expert involvement and consensus decision-making through simplified graphical devices. As an analysis tool, IDEFØ assists the modeler in identifying what functions are performed, what is needed to perform those functions, what the current system does right, and what the current system does wrong. Thus, IDEFØ models are often created as one of the first tasks of a system development effort.
In December 1993, the Computer Systems Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released IDEFØ as a standard for Function Modeling in FIPS Publication 183.
IDEFØ Concepts
The IDEFØ method has basic concepts that address each of the needs previously discussed. The basic IDEFØ concepts include the following.
Cell Modeling Graphic Representation
The "box and arrow" graphics of an IDEFØ diagram show the function as a box and the interfaces to or from the function as arrows entering or leaving the box. To express functions, boxes operate simultaneously with other boxes, with the interface arrows "constraining" when and how operations are triggered and controlled. The basic syntax for an IDEFØ model is shown in the figure below.
IDEFØ concepts designed to enhance communication include the following:
- Diagrams based on simple box and arrow graphics.
- English text labels to describe boxes and arrows and glossary and text to define the precise meanings of diagram elements.
- The gradual exposition of detail featuring a hierarchical structure, with the major functions at the top and with successive levels of subfunctions revealing well-bounded detail breakout.
- A "node chart" that provides a quick index for locating details within the hierarchic structure of diagrams.
- The limitation of detail to no more than six subfunctions on each successive function.
Figure 1: IDEFØ Box and Arrow Graphics
Rigor and Precision
The rules of IDEFØ require sufficient rigor and precision to satisfy needs without overly constraining the analyst. IDEFØ rules include the following:
- Control of the details communicated at each level (three to six function boxes at each level of a decomposition).
- Bounded Context (no omissions or additional out-of-scope detail).
- Diagram Interface Connectivity (Node numbers, Box numbers, C-numbers, and Detail Reference Expression).
- Data Structure Connectivity (ICOM codes and the use of parentheses).
- Unique Labels and Titles (no duplicated names).
- Syntax Rules for Graphics (boxes and arrows).
- Data Arrow Branch Constraint (labels for constraining the data flow on branches).
- Input versus Control Separation (a rule for determining the role of data).
- Data Arrow Label Requirements (minimum labeling rules).
- Minimum Control of Function (all functions require at least one control).
- Purpose and Viewpoint (all models have a purpose and viewpoint statement).
Step-by-step procedures are provided for modeling, review, and integration tasks. Formal training courses for transferring the methodology are available.
Organization versus Function
The separation of organization from the function is included in the purpose of the model and carried out by the selection of functions and interface names during model development. This concept is taught in the IDEFØ course, and the continual review of these concepts during model development ensures that organizational viewpoints are avoided.
Sequence and Timing Independence
Applying the IDEFØ method results in an organized representation of the activities and the important relations between these activities in a nontemporal fashion. IDEFØ does not support the specification of a recipe or process. Such detailed descriptions of the specific logic or timing associated with the activities requires the IDEF3 Process Description Capture Method.
Strengths and Weaknesses of IDEFØ
The primary strength of IDEFØ is that the method has proven effective in detailing the system activities for function modeling, the original structured analysis communication goal for IDEFØ. Activities can be described by their inputs, outputs, controls, and mechanisms (ICOMs). Additionally, the description of the activities of a system can be easily refined into greater and greater detail until the model is as descriptive as necessary for the decision-making task at hand. In fact, one of the observed problems with IDEFØ models is that they often are so concise that they are understandable only if the reader is a domain expert or has participated in the model development. The hierarchical nature of IDEFØ facilitates the ability to construct (AS-IS) models that have a top-down representation and interpretation, but which are based on a bottom-up analysis process. Beginning with raw data (generally interview results with domain experts), the modeler starts grouping together activities that are closely related or functionally similar. Through this grouping process, the hierarchy emerges. If an enterprise's functional architecture is being designed (often referred to as TO-BE modeling), top-down construction is usually more appropriate. Beginning with the top-most activity, the TO-BE enterprise can be described via a logical decomposition. The process can be continued recursively to the desired level of detail. When an existing enterprise is being analyzed and modeled (often referred to as AS-IS modeling), observed activities can be described and then combined into a higher level activity. This process also continues until the highest level activity has been described.
One problem with IDEFØ is the tendency of IDEFØ models to be interpreted as representing a sequence of activities. While IDEFØ is not intended to be used for modeling activity sequences, it is easy to do so. The activities may be placed in a left to right sequence within a decomposition and connected with the flows. It is natural to order the activities left to right because, if one activity outputs a concept that is used as input by another activity, drawing the activity boxes and concept connections is clearer. Thus, without intent, activity sequencing can be imbedded in the IDEFØ model. In cases where activity sequences are not included in the model, readers of the model may be tempted to add such an interpretation. This anomalous situation could be considered a weakness of IDEFØ. However, to correct it would result in the corruption of the basic principles on which IDEFØ is based and hence would lose the proven benefits of the method. The abstraction away from timing, sequencing, and decision logic allows concision in an IDEFØ model. However, such abstraction also contributes to comprehension difficulties among readers outside the domain. This particular problem has been addressed by the IDEF3 method.
KBSI has developed an automated Function Modeling tool, AIØ WIN®, to support the IDEFØ method.


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CBN.com It was the day that New Orleans Saints fans waited on for over 40 years the day their beloved Saints would finally win the Super Bowl. It came on the leadership and arm of game MVP and quarterback Drew Brees, who did what many thought was close to impossible.
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"I live for God, for the faith that I have in Him. Knowing the sacrifices that Jesus Christ made on the cross for me and feeling like it's in God's hands, all I have to do is just give my best, commit the rest to Him. Everything else is taken care of. That takes the weight off anybody's shoulders. It's to give you confidence to know that you've got somebody looking out for you."
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Loss of libido (sex drive) is a common problem that affects many men and women at some point in their life.
It's often linked to relationship issues, stress or tiredness, but can be a sign of an underlying medical problem, such as reduced hormone levels.
Everyone's sex drive is different – there's no such thing as a "normal" libido. But if you find your lack of desire for sex distressing or it's affecting your relationship, it's a good idea to get help.
This page explains where you can get help and some common causes of a low libido.
Where to get help and advice
- your GP – they may be able to offer some helpful advice, or refer you to a specialist for an assessment and treatment
- a psychosexual therapist – your GP may be able to refer you on the NHS, or you could pay to see a therapist privately; read more about what sex therapists do and how to find one
- a contraception and sexual health (CASH) clinic
- Relate – a relationship support service that has online advice about sex and relationships, telephone and online counselling and local support services, as well as therapists you can pay to see
- the Sexual Advice Association – a sexual health charity that has online factsheets about sex problems and a helpline on 020 7486 7262
Don't feel embarrassed about getting help. Lots of people experience problems with their sex drive, and seeking advice can be the first step towards resolving the issue.
Common causes of a low libido
Relationship problems
One of the first things to consider is whether you're happy in your relationship. Do you have any doubts or worries that could be behind your loss of sexual desire?
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- physical sexual problems
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Stress, anxiety and exhaustion
Stress, anxiety and exhaustion can be all-consuming and have a major impact on your happiness, including your sex drive.
If you feel you're constantly tired, stressed or anxious, you may need to make some lifestyle changes or speak to your GP for advice.
You may find some of the following information and advice useful:
- Why am I tired all the time?
- Why do I feel anxious and panicky?
- Self-help tips to fight fatigue
- Beating stress at work
- 10 stress busters
- Breathing exercises for stress
Depression is very different from simply feeling unhappy, miserable or fed up for a short while. It's a serious illness that interferes with all aspects of your life, including your sex life.
In addition to low libido, signs of depression can include:
- feelings of extreme sadness that don't go away
- feeling low or hopeless
- losing interest or pleasure in doing things you used to enjoy
It's important to see your GP if you think you might be depressed. They can advise you about the main treatments for depression, such as talking therapies or antidepressants.
A low sex drive can also be a side effect of antidepressants. Speak to your GP if you think this may be causing your problems.
Getting older and the menopause
A reduced sex drive isn't an inevitable part of ageing, but it's something many men and women experience as they get older.
There can be many reasons for this, including:
- falling levels of sex hormones (oestrogen and testosterone) just before, during and after the menopause in women
- falling levels of sex hormones (testosterone) in men
- age-related health problems, including mobility problems
- side effects of medication
Speak to your GP if you're concerned about this. They may ask about any other symptoms you have, and sometimes they may do a blood test to check your hormone levels.
There are treatments to increase hormone levels if low levels are causing problems, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with or without testosterone treatment for women going through the menopause.
Pregnancy, giving birth and breastfeeding
Loss of interest in sex is common during pregnancy, after giving birth and while breastfeeding.
This can be because of:
- changes in hormone levels
- changes to your body and issues with your body image
- exhaustion
- painful sex caused by an injury, such as a cut or tear, during childbirth
- changed priorities, such as focusing on looking after your baby
These issues may improve over time. Speak to your GP if your sex drive doesn't return and it's a problem for you.
It may also help to read more about sex in pregnancy and sex after birth.
Underlying health problems
Any long-term medical condition can affect your sex drive. This may be a result of the physical and emotional strain these conditions can cause, or it may be a side effect of treatment.
For example, a low libido can be associated with:
- heart disease
- diabetes
- an underactive thyroid – where the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough hormones
- cancer
- major surgery – for example, surgery to remove the ovaries and womb in women
Speak to your GP or specialist if you think your low libido may be the result of an underlying medical condition or treatment.
Medication and contraception
Certain medicines can sometimes reduce libido, including:
- medication for high blood pressure
- many types of antidepressant medication
- medications for fits (seizures), such as topiramate
- medications called antipsychotics, such as haloperidol
- medication for an enlarged prostate, such as finasteride
- medication for prostate cancer, such as cyproterone
- hormonal contraception, such as the combined hormonal contraception (pill, patch or ring), the progestogen-only pill, the contraceptive implant and the contraceptive injection
Check the leaflet that comes with your medicine to see if low libido is listed as a possible side effect.
See your GP if you think a medicine is affecting your sex drive. They may be able to switch you to something else.
Alcohol and drugs
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol over a long period can reduce your sex drive, so it's a good idea not to drink too much.
Men and women are advised not to drink more than 14 alcohol units a week on a regular basis.
Read some tips on cutting down on alcohol and find out where to get support for a drinking problem if you think you need it.
Drug misuse is also linked to a loss of sex drive. Find out where to get help for drug addiction.


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Oh yes, later I was to find some of the things that I aspired to were impossible (the man of my dreams, Errol Flynn, was already dead by the time I discovered him …drat) or improbable (living in a castle…not yet!).
I wasn't terribly impressed with life as it was. I hated cartoons and kid's movies. I was a chubby bookworm and the grownups in my constellation seemed dull as could be to my eyes… always talking about bridge or fishing, droning on about grownup responsibilities or arguing grownup arguments. BLEH. Where was the fun, the glamor, the romance??
Then I saw The Thin Man. I wanted the life of Nick and Nora Charles when I grew up –- full of teasing fun and sparkling repartee. They were my ideal couple. Years ago, I was at a party with my ex and someone said our banter reminded them of Nick and Nora… he groaned and I beamed. You could have told me I was a dead-ringer for Venus herself and I wouldn't have been more thrilled.
I read that WS Van Dyke (nicknamed "one-shot Woody" for his speed shooting a film) made The Thin Man in 16 days. The script (written in only 3 weeks) was based on the popular book by Dashiell Hammet. It wasn't originally meant for Bill and Myrna –– just Bill (based on his success playing gentleman detective Philo Vance). Woody pushed for Myrna Loy against the wishes of MGM's higher powers –– the rest is history.
Hard to believe now, but it was a tough sell. Loy had only recently moved from playing a silent villain to a leading heroine. Although she came from Montana, her remarkable almond eyes cast her in a slew of films as an oriental temptress (even though Loy is a German/French name… no where near the orient!).
Hard to believe now, but it was a tough sell. Loy had only recently moved from playing a silent villain to a leading heroine. Although she came from Montana, her remarkable almond eyes cast her in a slew of films as an oriental temptress (even though Loy is a German/French name… no where near the orient!).
Evidently Van Dyke fought for his star team after working with them on Manhattan Melodrama with Clark Gable. "Melodrama" was a modest film and there had been no expectations for much success with it but it became hugely popular and it brightened the star power of Loy and Powell as it further established Gable as a bankable leading man.
Although their onscreen roles in Manhattan Melodrama were straight and somewhat somber, everyone, especially Van Dyke, was enchanted by the Powell/Loy off-screen banter. It was light, fast and sophisticated badinage. This made Van Dyke want them for The Thin Man and he even had the writers (a married couple, Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich) make script changes to accommodate their style. The film is very different from the book and their changes made the film sparkle… van Dyke had requested that the writers play up the vivacious couple and play down the twisty plot.
They became everyone's archetypal perfect couple –– sexy and teasing, warm and loving without being saccharine. Loy was the perfect wife ––more sassy and strong than the ideal stolid or syrupy wives of the past. I read in Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood that an MGM writer had written: "Myrna Loy and William Powell are the ham and eggs, the peaches and cream the salt and pepper of the movies. They go together as naturally as night and day." Best of all they had fun, really had fun together onscreen and off (although they were never an "item" off-screen they were life-long friends). That meant scenes in a lot of restaurants, clubs, bars and private dinners –– and drinking ––they drank a lot (the second film in the Thin Man series made in 1936 came after censors infested Hollywood and the drinking in Thin Man films had to be toned down from then on to comply with their often quaint and curious moral code).
When I wanted to make a New Years party based on Nick and Nora's dinners, I was met with a surprise dead end. The famous New Year's dinner in the second film in 1936, After the Thin Man (there were 5 in the series from 1934 to 47) doesn't really happen…well, it does, but off-camera. They go into dinner …but the next time you see the cast, the men are snoring over brandies and the women are in a separate room with their coffees and gossip… no food in sight.
The film is full of parties with VAST quantities of cocktails both at home and in bars and clubs.
They show the kitchen in full swing MAKING the food… but that's as far as it goes.
New Years at a Chinese Restaurant found napkins but nary a morsel to be had (save by one of the Chinese owners picking at rice with chopsticks in his office).
Nick does begin making Nora scrambled eggs in the middle of the night, but they don't get to eat them.
They do eat breakfast together at 6:30 pm after a long sleep but no dinner… certainly not a bash (I think I saw scrambled eggs and kippers but I can't be sure)… frustrating.
I decided to go to the original 1934 The Thin Man for dinner, I remembered it as great fun ––the mystery unraveled as the courses were served –– perfect.
James Wong Howe behind the camera, van Dyke leaning over the stars
You really had to pay attention to get the food they were eating. I even went to the original script to see if there were any clues in the stage/scene directions that are invisible in the film (and can be completely disregarded when shooting commences or followed like a bible). Nuts are mentioned (they are a holdover from the 19th century when they started a meal with crudité and nuts):
"Serve the nuts - I mean, serve the guests the nuts."
The original script has the character Tanner eating soup… but it wasn't on the table when it was filmed:
"(but poor Tanner, thinking that Nick
is naming him as the man, spills his
soup over everything. Everybody
turns and looks suspiciously at him.
Nick sees that he has startled him and
Of course, the famous "serve the fish line"…
"And the murderer is right here in this room
to-night... he's sitting at this table."
(to waiter)
"You may serve the fish."
Powell adlibs to Cesar Romero's character (the exchange wasn't in the original script),
"You're not eating.
Don't you care for oysters?"
You see Powell with peas on his fork.
And it looks like Myrna had fish on her plate with those peas but I can't be sure…
I tried to channel Nick Charles' detective skills to come up with what they were eating. In fact, they never get any farther than fish because murder was the main course!
It proved to be a mystery I couldn't solve.
Why let that stop me! We'll just say my dinner is inspired by Nick and Nora's dinner. I figured that I could invent a main course that could have been waiting in the kitchen… up to my imagination, and in a way that makes it better.
I got to see menus of 30's New York thanks to the astonishing menu collection of Henry Voigt (he has a great blog too, The American Menu). I wrote him, asking for 1934-ish NYC Hotel menus and voilà, there they were, and that's no easy task… I looked on my own for quite a while and came up with very little.
Mr. Voigt said "Menus from the 1920s and 30s are surprisingly difficult to find when compared to those from earlier periods in the century. The onset of Prohibition, and later the Great Depression, helped accelerate a general decline in dining standards at the high-end. More people were eating out than ever before, but the menus from the ethnic restaurants, diners, and other less expensive places that were then popular were less memorable, causing fewer of them to be saved as mementos. Some of the new types of eateries like the speakeasies and cafeterias often did not even have menus."
Mr. Voigt said "Menus from the 1920s and 30s are surprisingly difficult to find when compared to those from earlier periods in the century. The onset of Prohibition, and later the Great Depression, helped accelerate a general decline in dining standards at the high-end. More people were eating out than ever before, but the menus from the ethnic restaurants, diners, and other less expensive places that were then popular were less memorable, causing fewer of them to be saved as mementos. Some of the new types of eateries like the speakeasies and cafeterias often did not even have menus."
What he sent me were treasures… a time capsule of what a sophisticated NY couple staying at the Hotel Normandie would be noshing on New Years in the early 30's.
There was a supper menu from the Carlyle Hotel, a dinner menu from the Hotel Lucerne on 79th Street and then a real New Years menu from the Park Central Hotel, problem solved.
So I decided to make a few things from the menu…
The essence of chicken with profiterole is really easy to do if you have a profiterole or 2 in your freezer. Otherwise, make them and freeze them –– they are great to have around. I discovered that profiteroles were originally baked in the coals and put in soups hundreds of years ago, so this is not a new idea. The soup takes just a short time to reduce and you have a very rich delicious broth… adding the foie gras makes it super special… something Norah would have liked.
The Filet Mignon with Sauce Marchand du Vin, Mignonette potatoes (essentially fat fries) and peas are on the menu. I think it's what Nick might have ordered being a tough guy.
Sauce Marchand has different styles, from a southern version that is quite complicated with ham among many other ingredients to one French version I saw that was only red wine and shallots. I'm going to do an in-between version with reduced stock and butter… it's still pretty easy and very good and using duck fat to make the mignonettes works remarkably well… you will enjoy them… peas are a simple side.
And, I had to add this Nick and Nora's Hangover Hash. You make it from the dinner left-overs, pop a poached egg on top and all your troubles are over.
And, I had to add this Nick and Nora's Hangover Hash. You make it from the dinner left-overs, pop a poached egg on top and all your troubles are over.
But before dinner, drinks. It is Nick and Nora Charles, after all.
Honestly, Nick and Nora Charles are not so much about food as they are about drinks. Rye, scotch and martinis… they drink gallons of martinis. Although the book was written during Prohibition (and opens in a 51st Street speakeasy and not a snazzy hotel bar), the film is set in 1934. Prohibition had just been repealed so the film shows the characters newly released from 13 years of bad booze and illegal basement clubs. Happy days were here again and they were going to celebrate every chance they had. Even so, the Production Code's stuffed shirts received a boatload of complaints about the extravagant (ok, excessive) alcohol consumption in the first film.
Elegantly-attired Loy's famous entrance in The Thin Man is a pratfall:
Elegantly-attired Loy's famous entrance in The Thin Man is a pratfall:
Yes, that's Myrna face down
... followed by 6 martinis in quick succession and a killer hangover that rates an icebag hat the next day. Hysterically funny to all but the censors… they were not amused.
I went to a drink expert, my friend David Solmonson at 12 Bottle Bar, to get the skinny on a Nick and Nora martini… because they were a bit different that they are now… and were served in smaller glasses. Perhaps incorrectly, in Thin Man, Nick advises that a martini is best "shaken to waltz time."
"Origins: Martinis were invented around 1890, once vermouth started to catch on. The Manhattan came first, then the Martini (origin of name open for debate).
A 1900's Martini would have been ½ gin, ½ vermouth. Orange bitters were typically added."
Solmonson continued, "A 1930's Dry Martini was 2/3 gin, 1/3 dry vermouth. Medium and Sweet versions existed too. Bitters (orange or Angostura, with orange preferred) available upon request. The hallmark books for the period would have been "The Savoy Cocktail Book" and "Barflies and Cocktails". Both feature the 2/3 gin, 1/3 dry vermouth Dry Martini. Gin should be London Dry." [**I used Noilly Prat in the photo… it's what I had on hand, and it made a golden martini!]
"A modern Dry Martini, by comparison, is 5 to 7 parts gin to 1 part vermouth.
Martinis are properly served stirred for 30 secs – not shaken – and "up" (strained) into a cocktail glass. A proper 30's size is 2oz gin to 1oz vermouth. After stirring, you should have a 4oz drink. The most appropriate garnish is a twist of lemon peel, which is expressed over the top of the drink – and maybe rubbed over the rim – then discarded
(not inserted). If olives are requested, then should be served in a container alongside the drink [Nick has put an olive in his glass in the movie].
Noilly Prat was once the gold standard for dry vermouths, but they changed the recipe a few years back. I prefer Dolin.
Here's my perfect Dry Martini:
2.5 oz Old Raj Blue Label Gin
0.5 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth
Pre-chill glass and mixing glass. Add ingredients, then ice. Stir for 30 secs.
Strain into chilled glass. Twist lemon peel over the top and quickly wipe along the rim with minimal pressure.
Serve with green Spanish olives stuffed with sardines and some lemon zest. Squeeze lemon juice over olives.
Deliver on silver tray atop Wire-Haired Fox Terrier and enjoy in the company of one of the silver screen's most beautiful women."
Essence of Chicken en tasse aux Profiteroles with Foie Gras for 2
4 cups strong, homemade chicken stock (it must be unsalted or it will be dreadful)
1 c white wine
2 profiteroles
2 cubes foie gras (available at D'Artagnan and a great deal!)
Reduce the wine and stock by half... add salt at this point to taste. Warm the profiteroles. Fry your cubes of foie gras and place in the warm profiteroles on the soup you have poured into soup cups and serve.
Filet Mignon of Beef Sauté Marchand de Vin for 2
2 c strong stock
1 c red wine
1 shallot, diced
1 clove garlic, diced
1 T cognac
2 filet mignon
salt and pepper
4T butter
Reduce the stock and red wine to a glaze over low heat… this will take at least ½ an hour.
Preheat oven to 400º
Rub the filets with salt and pepper. Melt 2 T of butter in the skillet and brown all sides of the meat in a cast iron skillet.
Put the steaks in the oven for 5-10 minutes depending on thickness and what degree of doneness you prefer.
Remove the meat from the oven and place on a plate, covered. Melt the rest of the butter in the pan and soften the shallot and garlic. Add the reduced wine stock and cognac and blend. Pour over the steak on each plate. Serve with Mignonette Potatoes and buttered peas.
Mignonette Potatoes
2 M potatoes, peeled and sliced into thick fries
1 Qt duck fat or oil
Heat the oil to 300º. Put the potatoes in and cook till nearly done but not brown. Remove from the oil and let rest and cool for 10 minutes or so. Bring the fat up to a higher heat and put the potatoes back in to brown. This will take very little time so keep watching. They are great dunked in the wine sauce.
Nick and Nora's Hangover Hash for 2
leftover potato scraps from trimming up the mignonette potatoes or 1 m potato
1 small onion chopped
1 T butter.
leftover marchand de vin sauce (or reduce a cup of stock with 1/2 c red wine)
1/4 c stock
2 T heavy cream
1 t fresh, 1/2 t dried thyme
Saute the potato and onion in butter till browned and softened. Add the sauce, stock and cream.
Warm the beef and peas and serve with poached eggs on top and a sprinkle of coarse sea salt.
Nick and Nora's Hangover Hash for 2
leftover potato scraps from trimming up the mignonette potatoes or 1 m potato
1 small onion chopped
1 T butter.
leftover marchand de vin sauce (or reduce a cup of stock with 1/2 c red wine)
1/4 c stock
2 T heavy cream
1 t fresh, 1/2 t dried thyme
leftover Filet (one or 2 slices will do) cut into small pieces (or use a bit of steak, brown it off and cube it)
leftover peas, brussel sprouts 1/4 - 1/2 a cup whatever you have around.
2 poached eggs
Saute the potato and onion in butter till browned and softened. Add the sauce, stock and cream.
Warm the beef and peas and serve with poached eggs on top and a sprinkle of coarse sea salt.


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When you have high cholesterol, everybody's always telling you what you can't eat. You're told that all the things that really make a meal worthwhile — such as bacon, butter, red meat, sausage, and puff pastry — are strictly off-limits. You're left with sprouts, spinach and whole-wheat toast. But don't despair: Some tasty and decadent foods can actually lower your cholesterol levels. So go ahead, eat up. It could save your life.
cholesterol basics
There are two kinds of cholesterol: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). LDL is known as "bad" cholesterol because it clumps in the arteries and blocks blood flow. HDL is called "good" cholesterol because it tends to scrape the LDL off the artery walls as it passes through your bloodstream. This means that high HDL levels are an asset, while high LDL levels are a problem.Your body produces all the cholesterol it needs. Anything extra is a result of your diet, lack of exercise, and more likely than not, stress. That means that you can change your cholesterol levels by changing your diet. The following foods have been shown to either lower LDL or raise HDL cholesterol levels.
the foods
Walnuts are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which keep blood vessels supple and healthy. Almonds harbor the same fatty acids and have a similar effect. But before you go shoveling the mixed nuts into your mouth, take notice: Nuts are very high in calories and you only need a handful of them each day to do the trick. Studies have shown that one-third of a cup of walnuts is enough to make a big difference, lowering LDL cholesterol levels by as much as 12%.Oatmeal
The people at Quaker were right: Oatmeal really is heart-healthy. The grain is high in soluble fiber, which ensnares cholesterol in your intestines before it gets a chance to enter your bloodstream. Eat about a cup and a half of cooked oatmeal a day and watch your cholesterol numbers drop. If you get sick of oatmeal, there are plenty of other options: Kidney beans, Brussels sprouts, apples, pears, barley, and prunes contain tons of soluble fiber. Try to get about 10 grams of the stuff a day; it'll decrease your LDL levels by about 5%.
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These pictures and patterns are mine, do not copy or use them against my copyright statement. This week I had the disappointing experience of learning that my "free" Ulysses butterfly pattern was being sold on another site. Not only did this person have the nerve to do this, she also had the nerve to use my photos from this blog, posted here in August last year. I love sharing what I do with those who visit here, and will keep blogging despite the dishonest people who may abuse my trust. If any one does see my things copied or used without my permission on other sites, please let me know so that I can take the appropriate action.
Brumby Horses
One of the interesting and incredibly rewarding things about blogging and my esty store is all the nice people I have met. A particular lady who lives in the US did a fantastic job of making her little one a penguin blanket, however her other daughter, Kassie is mad on horses. So I was asked if I was ever going to do a horse. My usual approach is to research a critter to identify the relevance to Australia, and the environmental situation of the animal or plant in question.
This is my take on a horse, after some good input from Kassie and her Mum in Massachusetts.
I am not a horsey person, but I know a lot of people are. I hope you enjoy the story below. I have listed the pattern on etsy. There is a horse head, and a horse behind with a full horsey tail.
They work up kinda cute when done in different colours. I also worked out how to do a little jockey style hat for any little kid who is mad on horses.
The first horses that were introduced to Australia were 2 stallions and 5 mares brought over with the First Fleet in 1788. From these 7 horses the populations grew and by the 1800's there were more than 70 or more in the colony. Arround 1804 strays were sighted and reported in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.
Horses were originally used for transport but with the introduction of the Dromedary Camel to Australia in 1840, horses were released, destroyed or escaped. Camels are more practical for the Australian outback as they can survive long periods without food and water, unlike horses.
From the 1830's many Australian properties bred horses that became known as Walers, named after the then colony of New South Wales.
These horses were bred from a mixture of Clydesdales, which are a 'heavy-duty' horse, with a lighter breed of horse. Selective breeding produced the combination of strength and speed and from this became the Australian stock horse or "Waler". Walers were bred for use in the British Imperial Forces in the Colonial Wars and World War I. Soon after World War I finished, the horses were released into the wild due to the invention of the automobile. You have to ask your self, what were they thinking?
The term 'Brumby' is used in Australia in reference to wild or feral horses. There are many theories as to where this name comes, but the most accepted theory is that there was a prospector called Brumby that let a small group of horses out free in country Victoria. They are an environmental pest as the hard hooves destroy the environment as well as competing with native animals for food and water. It is estimated that there are over 200,000 brumby in the Northern Territory alone. Feral horses are a big problem as they eat out the Australian terrain, and cause the death of thousands of native marsupials and mammals due to starvation and dehydration from the lack of food and water. There are a number of government leads initiatives to try and control their numbers in a humane way.
I find this all very interesting as the horse racing industry is also quite big here with racing tracks scattered across the country. One of the most famous race, being the Melbourne Cup, and then there is the Magic Millions they have here on the coast. While the brumby is a menace, trained horses and dressage are quite remarkable.
The other exciting thing to happen this week is that my son and I have opened up a second etsy store called Strewth. http://www.strewth.etsy.com/ . This is crochet free zone for my artwork (yes I paint) and his craft work. As a teenage kid this is keeping him busy, which is a good thing!
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Super mario super comic! title
Nintendude on June 24, 2006
Here's the cover page of my comic, I needed one.
this cover should reveal all the enemies Mario and Luigi will encounter.
(Bowser is in the comic, but not on the cover)
Chug Pwned u at 6:16PM, May 17, 2013
This is some horseshit
Frosty guy at 9:27AM, Aug. 4, 2007
sweet cover
MrNose at 8:12AM, May 13, 2007
Love the custom Reznor sprites
Gamemaner1234 at 10:23AM, Dec. 14, 2006
This pwns!
shadixx at 10:51AM, Oct. 8, 2006
wow that's alout of charecters
tanman at 2:22PM, Sept. 16, 2006
sweet lets get this comic started yea!!
Nintendude at 8:20AM, July 11, 2006
well,I do know some enemies missing, But I don't want to put them in again but a different color. like the happy spike ball thing, he's supposted to be pink with green shoes. and there are red koopas and green koopas.
Nintendude at 10:04AM, July 10, 2006
Not very long, I just used a random background from mario and wario the game, and put lots of enemies from supermario world. it did take a long time thinking of all the enemies Mario and Luigi encounter. but then there wasn't enought room for bowser. I think I got all the enemies...?
Project Hyrule at 9:44PM, July 9, 2006
Wow... cool title. How long did it take you to make it?
Nintendude at 1:22PM, July 7, 2006
uh, not logged in guy. the only comic I know with that title is on the website www.nintendocity.com if there is a comic named that on DD, go to the main screen and use the search menu. you should know where it is because it even says search DD (drunk duck)
Nintendude at 8:37AM, June 30, 2006
And another thing, the reason my comic is named Super mario super comic is, it's suppost to be the super mario super show. Oh yeah mario had his own TV show.


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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
in a previous post i came across as caring and in touch, but sometimes i forget to be this.
i was doing an above knee amputation. my consultant had recently explained a technique whereby one attaches the muscle to the bone stump directly and not just to the membrane around the bone (the periosteum). this required that holes be drilled into the bone which would be the anchor points for the muscle. i had never done this before and was grappling with the drill.
at this point, as serendipity would have it, the small porthole window of the door leading to the scrub room filled with the eager faces of a bunch of youngsters. a theater sister who was taking them around came in and informed me that they were school students that were considering medicine as a career and had come to the hospital on some sort of career day outing. she asked me if i'd mind if they came into theater in groups of two to get a better understanding of what we do.
now, understand, i love surgery. any opportunity i get to promote it i take, so i thought this was a great idea. of course i said yes. the first two came in.
let me take a moment to sketch the scene. i've just removed the leg. the bloody stump is sticking out like some cheap prop in a second rate horror. i'm trying to get the bloody (or should i say blasted) drill to work, so i'm not really doing anything besides getting more frustrated by the moment. the students come in and see this setup. not being overly busy, i ask them where they are from. the first guy says he is from a particularly good rugby school in town that, coincidentally, had just lost the gala match to my old school. even the drill could wait. i asked him about the game and what he had thought. he seemed a bit withdrawn and non responsive. i couldn't understand this. it had been closely contested and although his team had lost, they had played well.
then i noticed that the poor fellow was pale and his eyes seemed to be glazing over. the sister quickly took them out. no more scholars came in after that. i did see the horrified face of one young girl peep in just before they moved on. i think i even saw tears. later i heard that some of them needed to be resused with tea and sugar.
in retrospect i was a bit foolish. not all school children who think they want to be doctors are cut out for the job. and not all doctors are cut out to be surgeons. if i had had the opportunity to go into theater as a school student i'm pretty sure i would have thought, 'cool! he's actually cutting a leg off!! wow!!' but that doesn't mean these particular students are also going to think like that. i actually should have known that it was fairly unlikely that my and the sister's good intentions would have fallen on fertile ground.
p.s i never did get that drill to work.
16 comments:
- fulekkei said...
This post is highly entertaining!
I am a premed guy over in Michigan, USA. If I were to walk into that type of OR, I would definitely think thoughts like what you said you would have thought. - February 06, 2008 8:47 am
- Jayne said...
Brilliant post! If you'd said something along the lines of "well this is what you get for missing that drop goal" the poor student from the rugby school would've probably crumpled in a heap on the floor!
(But you wouldn't have said that, because you're terribly professional & I just have a wicked sense of humour, sorry!) - February 06, 2008 9:06 am
Great story!
(and nice comment, Jayne :D)
I'm the only one in my department who spends time in the OR every week (as a videographer). Every now and then colleagues ask if they can tag along, eager to see some surgical action. I usually play safe and bring them to a laparoscopy or something.
But safe is no fun! Maybe I'll choose an amputation next time. Or better still, a pelvic exenteration ;) - February 06, 2008 9:49 am
Genade! Ok, ek erken, ek sou ook gedink het dis cool. Ek gril nie gou nie, maar ek's nogal verbaas die ou het dit gemaak na jou 2de vraag. My man sou al lankal vlou op die grond gewees het.
- February 06, 2008 10:04 am
- rlbates said...
Nice story. I don't know how I would have been in that case as a high school student. That was my first case as a med student. I passed.
One of the most horrible cases I recall was a young farm worker who has his right arm pulled off his body and half of his trunk skin along with it by the corn harvesting machine. It's a good thing some of us can deal with the "shifting" or "numbing" of emotions required so the life-saving work can be done. Still I am haunted by that case. - February 06, 2008 3:54 pm
- the annester said...
it is so easy to forget the real horror of some of the stuff we see... i frequently have these wierd moments in casualty while we are suturing horrific, disgusting lacerations etc (usually at 4am) and discussing how plans for the rest of the weekend. its funny how you learn to adapt. i also almost fainted as a matric watching an explorative lap for an elderly lady (LOTS of fat)... have learnt to bite the bullet and carry on. this is our job now: not always glamorous or pretty, but always interesting!
- February 06, 2008 8:06 pm
I remember when I was in high school I got to watch an open heart surgery. The surgeon was also very happy to show me what he was doing: "Look, I've got his heart in my hand." I left soon after that to sit down, but I've gotten over that feeling long ago. Now, I'd ask if I could stick my hand in too.
At least you can consider that they were saved from wasting time considering a career that would not have worked out for them. :) - February 07, 2008 2:19 am
- Sid Schwab said...
probably there were operations that would have been more tolerable. bad luck. could have started with a lipoma, or something.
amputation, as i wrote once is a good example of the disconnect with which we live: finding some satisfaction from a job well done, in the face of horror. - February 07, 2008 2:51 am
- Unknown said...
The first surgeries I watched were pretty benign - however, the kid that had his arm chewed off by a farm machine was pretty groovy. The only time I had to leave the room was for the draining of a very large and seemingly painful abscess on someone's face. I don't know why I can tolerate anything but work done on a person's face. . . I still think it was a great opportunity for those kids. I wish more schools would do that.
- February 08, 2008 5:06 am
- make mine trauma said...
Yeah, probably a bad choice for the first experience! I still find handing off the speciman unsettling, but mostly because losing a leg is one of my big fears.
Sometimes it doesn't matter the procedure....those who can handle it do, and those that can't don't!
I imagine that he was horrified by the fact that you could be cutting off a human leg and casually stop to discuss rugby! - February 08, 2008 5:34 am
Just found out I'm going to film a transpelvic amputation in two weeks.
Should be interesting. Ever done one of those?
Fun hearing your (and Dr. Schwab's) voice on the Dr. Anonymous show, btw. - February 08, 2008 3:14 pm
- Bongi said...
sterile, here the orthos do those. sometimes they ask us to get control of the artery and vein before they continue. but no, i've never done that.
- February 08, 2008 6:28 pm
Done by orthos here too, when I think about it.
- February 08, 2008 7:21 pm
I want to be a surgeon, but can't stand amputations... There is something grotesque with a limb separated from the body. I will have to get more grit to prepare myself later in my career...
- February 08, 2008 9:13 pm
- Unknown said...
Im currently a matric student, went to the state hospital for a week - mainly in ICU but also a day and a half in theatre! Loved it, must say orthopedics bore me...(no offence to those surgeons), but the other stuff was amazing!
And Anna, I think the responsibility is on the student to organise to go work shadow in a hosp., i did it, its part of the whole growing up process - not being spoon-fed the whole time! - July 07, 2009 12:32 pm
- Jabulani said...
Another great story. I would probably have asked if I could touch the amputated limb. My blood-thirsty wench of a daughter agrees with me. Perhaps I should send her to you so she can learn surgery!
- February 17, 2013 9:54 pm


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