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Anyhoo .. some of my talented readers have made it up for me this Halloween..have I mentioned how I love seeing my printables actually functional to babalisme's readers? OK, here's one..
2 little holligans' treat bags was including the Halloweenies printables, both boy and girl versions! And yes, she sew that cute little bag herself.
Susan of poca cosas, on the other hand, added much needed embellishment to my Halloween mini cards! Notice the little pearls on Skelly's chest?
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I had dinner at Tayyabs the other night. It was a bit of a boys' night. Lots of Belgian beer and much-travelled Gewurtztraminer. There were gins beforehand and a martini or two afterwards. Messy, but enormous fun.
At some point during the evening the raucous conversation drifted temporarily away from children and enormous tax bills (neither of which I know much about) and touched tentatively on social media (which I do). My chums are so busy structuring financial products - whatever that means - or developing the IT systems that make such things possible that they barely acknowledge the existence of the internet; they certainly don't have time for such trivialities as Facebook and Twitter. Not for the first time I had to talk them through the phenomenal and ongoing success of the former and try to explain the latter to them from first principles. I was armed with lots of facts and figures but none of it made a lot of impact. They don't get it; perhaps they never will.
The only time I came close to hitting the mark in defence of Twitter was when I explained that without it I wouldn't have had the chance to go to The Fat Duck last weekend. But even that fact was soon lost when yet another platter of sizzling lamb chops arrived. Tayyabs will do that to you. Conversation dries up in the heat of the meat.
The fact remains, though, that the six of us who descended on Bray last Saturday wouldn't have been there without Twitter. Chris, from the very excellent Cheese and Biscuits, had made a speculative booking a couple of months ago and decided to invite dining companions from the Twitterverse. I leapt on his tweet with indecent haste.
The last time I went to the Fat Duck was back in 2002. It only, I think, had one star at the time but it was still a step up from anything I had ever eaten before. A tasting menu was novel enough; the fact that it included beetroot jellies, mustard ice cream and parsnip cornflakes took dining to a whole new level for a chap not yet versed in the ways of modern gastronomy. At one point, in a moment of high, if slightly creepy, theatre, the waiters hovered behind us to deliver a single spoonful of white chocolate and caviar directly into our mouths. And told us not to chew. In a precursor of the blog that was to follow I composed a slightly giddy email to friends and family afterwards that was little more than a list of the dozen or so dishes with a few additional tasting notes thrown in. I dined out on it for months.
I said at the time I didn't think I would need to go back anytime soon. I was glad I'd been but I wasn't completely convinced that the clever bells and whistles were really for me. I suspected, I think, that it was all froth and no substance; that it was a restaurant very pleased with itself for its clever tricks but that it had forgotten (or simply overlooked) the importance of providing a Good Lunch. I also had no desire to be spoon-fed again. Not by someone fully clothed at any rate.
Eight years on a few things have changed. The Fat Duck has two more stars and has been consistently heralded one of the top two or three restaurants in the world. Heston Blumenthal has managed to establish a solid media career without apparently diluting his mad professor brand. And I have been eating in lots of restaurants. Definitely time to go back.
I'm not going to go into chapter and verse about the meal we had over four or five glorious hours in Bray. Those who are interested can read Chris's review. Partly this is because I don't think I can do a better job than Chris in capturing the joy that is the Fat Duck dining experience. But mostly I just want to whet your appetite - and not spoil the surprise. The pictures below (and on Chris's blog) will give you some idea of the fun but they can't give you the full sensory experience. For that you must go for yourself. And I mean 'must'.
But what I will say is that this lunch was a whole lot more than just the sum of its undoubtedly clever parts. For a start, pretty much every single frippery, every waft of dry ice and every dissolving gold watch, was there because it successfully enhanced the experience. I'm not completely convinced about the famous iPod delivering seagull and wave noises during the Sound of the Sea course but that may have been because we all slightly had the giggles at that point (someone - ahem - had made a Blackadder-style joke about a seahorse's willy among the edible seaweed). But even there you could appreciate the sound theory.
Most important, though, is the overall impression that what we had on Saturday was a Good Lunch. Possibly the best I've ever had. Each dish had its share of fun, interest or challenge (sometimes all at the same time) and each boasted flavours that not only worked really well together but could be picked apart individually if so desired. The progression of dishes flowed beautifully, too, and the wine pairing was (with the possible exception of the big Douro that came with the already challenging salmon and liquorice dish) spot on.
When we sat down at the start of the meal the Maitre d' asked us how we were all feeling. When most of said "hungry" he was visibly delighted. It's possible, although frankly unlikely, that the twinkle in his eye (evident in just about everyone who works there) even intensified as he assured us the restaurant would rise to the challenge of sating that hunger. By the end of the meal it was clear his confidence - and his twinkle - had not been misplaced. This was a meal that delivered on every level: it may have been whimsical, technical and occasionally challenging but the point is that it was also delightful, rewarding and overwhelmingly satisfying. It's hard enough to pull off any of these individually. That The Fat Duck succeeds on all of them - and does so in style - suggests it deserves every plaudit it gets.
The traditional roll call of dishes follows: a little more colourful, this time, than a simple email, but deliberately light on comment. Book a table. Now.
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Lime Grove: Lime mousse poached in liquid nitrogen and dusted with green tea
Red cabbage gazpacho with mustard ice cream
Jelly of quail, crayfish cream, chicken liver parfait and truffle toast.
The same dish receiving a spectacular boost of oak moss fumes
Snail porridge with Jabugo ham and shaved fennel
Roast foie gras, rhubarb, braised konbu (me neither) and crab biscuit
Salmon poached in liquorice with artichokes, golden trout roe, vanilla mayonnaise and Manni olive oil.
Powdered Anjou pigeon, blood pudding and confit of umbles (in this case pigeon heart). Dated circa 1720, this is one of Heston's reinventions.
Lamb with cucumber (this was off-menu so no detailed description I'm afraid)
"Mash". Reason enough to book a table in itself.
Another bonus dish. Pork belly with truffled spelt gratin, green cabbage choucroute and shaved truffle. To paraphrase Marina O'Laughlin from an old review in Metro, this smelt like something nice girls aren't supposed to know about...
A rhubarb 'tart' with a wand of coconut and rhubarb sorbet
Taffety tart with caramelised apple, fennel, rose and candied lemon. Based on a recipe from around 1660.
Egg and bacon ice cream (made at the table in liquid nitrogen) with pain perdu. Not the first time this has featured on the blog, but the first time I've had it. Fantastic.
The "BFG", a smaller, more refined version of the black forest gateau Heston devised in his In Search of Perfection series.
Edible playing card, one of the treats in the "Like a kid in a sweet shop" bag we all received. Other highlights included a toffee with an edible wrapper and some chewy 'tobacco'. Good fun.


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Dilip double-header:Tarana and Aadmi
Call me shallow, but had Tarana not been so utterly beautiful, I'm not sure I would have made it through all the obstacles, near-misses, fires, slapping, and threats of choking and immolation. Madhubala as feisty village belle Tarana (a remarkable 18 years old here!) and Dilip Kumar as confident, mostly-charming Dr. Motilal scorch up the screen, and even in brain-boggling moments of anguish or postures evoking paleolithic gender relations, they're just so gorgeous it's hard to look away. And when they're happy in love, they're a joy to watch, especially in the admirable meet-cute and snappy, flirty dialogue, reminding me of Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
Why do we always see his left profile? I got over 100 screen captures while watching, and in almost all of the scenes of them together, and all of the big embraces and dramatic exchanges, we see his left profile, whether or not she's facing him. Was he fussy about having a good side?
Even though I had a faint memory of Tarana's ending from Memsaab's detailed writeup (with a well-marked finale spoiler in the comments), it was hard to remain convinced I knew how this was all going to end, with so many barriers and nail-biter almost-reconciliations - and I really did want these two to end up happy together, even if just because it would mean I got to stare at them smiling some more. There's a jealous wannabe husband (the hopeless Toteram, played by Gopi), another woman (Sheela, played by Shyama),
and two overbearing fathers,
Hers (Kumar) locks her up; his (Jeevan, looking a lot like Jonathan Pryce) guilt-trips him into marriage.
not to mention the mostly unspoken differences in social power, status, and mobility: he is an educated doctor from a (relatively) wealthy family in the city, and she is a villager taking care of her blind father and their house. These come into play when Dr. Motilal first teases Tarana that he will go off to the city and forget her, leaving her heartbroken in the village, a threat which is realistic and implied to be impossible for her to mitigate by coming with him; later he actually does have to leave, and their reunion is repeatedly thwarted by bad timing and very dark forces.
She's just outside his door, but he's knocked out on sleeping pills! Nahiiin!
I forget whose feet these are, but I loved how the couple's beautiful, love-filled faces were occasionally tied back to the dirt and muck the relationship stirred up.
A word on those dark forces, becuase they almost derailed my willingness to participate in the story. On Tarana and Moti's way out of the village to go sight-seeing, jealous Toteram spies him sweep her up into his arms and walking away. When Moti becomes too ill to walk back, they spend the night in some ruin far away from village supervision; Toteram takes the opportunity to spread rumors that he hopes will get rid of his competition. The villagers believe him, dad and an angry mob discover the couple and beat Moti, and Tarana is locked up at home. Later, Toteram continues his scheme by bribing the midwife to say that Tarana is pregnant; at this point, her father can no longer cope with the shame her reputation causes him and tries to burn her alive. Yeeeah.
The usual verbiage about a father's reputation being at the mercy of his daughters is one thing; immolation is another entirely. Even worse, there are a few scenes that really muddle physical violence with sexual attraction and romantic love, which always bugs the daylights out of me. In the scene below, Tarana refuses to believe Moti that he has come back for her, and as she struggles against him he throws her against a pile of hay, then on to the floor, where he pins her, grabs her hair, and threatens to choke her if she won't stop talking.
The words clarify what's going on, but one of the Beth Loves Bollywood screenwriting rules is that romantic reconciliations (romantic scenes of any kind, really) probably shouldn't look like rape. This is the most egregious extent of the much lighter physical expressions of the verbal sparring that accompanies their first meeting (of the typical "these two hate each other on sight and will obviously fall furiously in love" development).
What saved this for me, other than how gorgeous the whole thing was to watch, was that two of the people who behave very badly are punished and repent (too late, but at least they state they know they were wrong). I'm not necessarily in favor of punishment, but it was somehow satisfying to know they reaped the consequences of what they had sown.
Tarana has its share of trauma-drama-o-rama and protracted tensions, but I still enjoyed it very much, helped by some moments of real humor, the lovely songs, and the palpable charisma of the stars (both separately and together). I don't often find myself looking for "a good cry" - crying makes me dehydrated, headachey, and distracted - but I'd definitely turn to this when I need a classic film blitz of black-and-white beauty and elegant, understated, rich visuals.
Everybody hurts sometimes, but especially Dilip. But he sure does look amazing in a white button-down shirt!
Going into hour three of Dilip-drama-o-rama, I was proabably too worn out to be fair to Aadmi.
Oh yeah, it's that kind of movie. And its late 60s colors look so garish and forced next to Tarana's beautiful black and white.
It's just not my preferred flavor, and after Tarana I was on edge over women being pushed around and fathers raving on about their own world ending just because a daughter may or may not have done something non-dad-approved with a man.
Good daughter Meena tries to stop dad from beating his other daughter when he discovers she has married in secret.
Poor Waheeda Rehman is saddled with a wet noodle of a character: her Meena, who is dancing in the forest when we first meet her, soon buckles under a life determined by other people and shows very little evidence of her own mind.
Before and after.
I've mentioned before that I strongly prefer female characters who are able to make their own choices freely, and that's the sort of nourished context Meena never got. It was unclear to me that she even knew her own opinions or feelings, instead just operating by a sense of duty uncomplicated by thought. Maybe we are to believe Meena really evaluated all of her options and considered them carefully and took the mental room to think and change her mind, but I don't think there's evidence of that. She does as she's told by a father who beats his children.
Aadmi's got a ton of the type of poorly explained, uncontextualized sacrifice-driven plotlines that tire me, and by the time it ended, I was too bothered by the lack of explanation for why people were doing what they were doing to be happy for the characters who got what they actually wanted. Viewing companion Antarra brilliantly summarizes her taste for melodrama: "from time to time I feel the urge to watch good-looking people in beautiful surroundings making each other's lives miserable. Aadmi is wonderful for this." I won't say I was so frustrated or put off as to be miserable (nor will I call the surroundings in Aadmi beautiful - more on that in a sec), and I have no issues with the performances that weren't dictated by the script, but yeah, not my cup of tea. Filmi Geek has thoroughly covered my dissatisfacitons.
But like any 60s Bollywood movie worth its film stock, not without its delights!
• Projected anguish mega-Dilip!
When I write my ethnography of filmi mansions, this one's going in as an example of the kind of house that is clearly supposed to be impressive but is actually an interior design trainwreck.
• A totally unexpected Agha in a bear suit trying to frighten Pran in his straw-blond wig!
• Female doctor (Simi Garewal)! Yay!
• The biggest relief of 1968.
• A gesture-off between the male stars! Who's the first-class face-coverer? Is it fabled youngster Manoj Kumar?
Or all-time tragedy king Dilip Kumar?
That's Dilip for the win, folks!
• Stupid decisions. There's already been one cliffside accident in this movie; why are you standing on this little daintily-roped, flimsy wooden balcony?
• Doll in a special cupboard made super creepy by Rajesh's mental prison of secret memories!
• Rajesh's mental torment leads him to a weird armed confrontation with his chandelier.
• The very important life lesson that if you're in love with someone, make sure you both know each other's names, and try to get around to mentioning your parents' names as well, just to be on the safe side. Most of the contemporary tragedies in this movie could have been avoided if people knew who everyone was.
• Does a character playing the piano in the main floor of a gigantic filmi house with balconies and/or a grand staircase ever herald anything but doom or gloom?
Actually, as Antarra pointed out after our afternoon of Dilip, these particular selections were not nearly as tragic as his usual fare (at least for his character). Clearly I need to keep this - and his generally smarmy and proprietary demanor towards the heroines - in mind if I'm going to try out more of his movies.


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Branfoot, Crispin, 'Pilgrimage in South Asia: Crossing Boundaries of Space and Faith', Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 64, illus. p. 63 fig. 62
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 64, illus. p. 64 fig. 62
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Every year, thousands of people from all around the island flock to Guam's southernmost village of Merizo to experience one of the island's largest annual celebrations–the Malesso' Gupot Chamoru/Crab Festival. The Malesso' Crab Festival is a three-day event that is held every year in the month of March, which is also known as Mes Chamoru (Chamorro Month).
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire were photographed in Australia today rehearsing for The Great Gatsby in a vintage car. As you can see, they're now wearing matching-ish haircuts, presumably for the era. It also looks like, as many of you have mentioned, Leo is in top form, as top as it gets for him these days, to play the enigmatic Jay G. As for the film itself, click here if you missed Sarah's article from yesterday on the shooting location.
Now we wait for Carey Mulligan to arrive. The Daisy. Carey was on the list of expected attendees for TIFF though and even though that's still two weeks away - sh-t, it's only 2 weeks away TODAY - that poor girl is going to be bagged going back and forth and back again if indeed she's expected on set soon. Am very, very much looking forward to the chemistry between Carey and Leo.
Remember when Blake Lively thought she could do Daisy?
Speaking of Blake - she's in New York on Gossip Girl. She, too, is on the TIFF list. So I'm thinking she doesn't make it to Australia, if she's invited to visit, until at least after that. Will their love survive long distance?
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If you're new to running, it's vital to prep your body correctly before heading out the door. And in the long term, warming up right will also help ensure your success as a runner. But how do you get your body primed properly? In my experience as a coach and as a runner, here are the top five things to avoid doing before your workout.
Mistake #1: Static stretching
Most of us learned how to warm up many years ago in elementary or middle school PE classes. Much of that is now out-of-date. Today, recent research indicates that static stretching is not the best for a runner. In fact, one recent study found that static stretching before a run leads to slower starts and a greater perceived effort. Other studies show that even the simple sit-and-reach stretch can decrease your ability to stride naturally. Instead, a dynamic warmup appears to prepare your muscles more effectively.
Related: 6 Moves You Should Do Before Every Workout
Static stretching for 30 to 60 seconds lengthens the muscle, but in doing so it also appears to affect the signals between the muscle and the brain, triggering a protective reflex that prevents the muscle from being overstretched. Therefore, muscles become inhibited and are not able to contract as forcefully. This reflex decreases the strength and power of the muscle for a short time afterward.
A dynamic warmup refers to moving your muscles through a wide range of motion that simulates the running movement. Think of it as lubricating your joints before a run. Start with these 6 warmup moves that can be done before every run.
Mistake #2: Eating too much
This should seem obvious, but it needs repeating: Avoid eating a big meal too close to your run. We have all heard about the importance of carbo loading for runners, but a big platter of spaghetti and meatballs—even though it's loaded with many necessary nutrients—is not going to feel so good sitting in your stomach.
It's important to time your nutrition for best results. The digestive process slows down while we run and is unable to operate as usual because the normal blood flow to our gastro-intestinal (GI) system is diverted during exercise. (The diverted blood flow is redirected toward working muscles.) Therefore, if we eat a meal, especially a large one, food is not able to be digested normally, likely causing some sort of GI distress like cramping, side stitches, or worse.
If you are running first thing in the morning—for shorter runs—you may not even need to eat at all. Running on an empty stomach for runs less than an hour is pretty simple. However, if you are running later in the day, then it becomes increasingly important to watch your food intake. Allow at least one hour to pass after eating lunch or dinner before running (two hours may be better). Eating small meals or snacks throughout the day is one strategy to keep nutrition up and blood sugar levels stable.
Keep your food choices simple when you know a run is ahead, like lean protein and moderate carbohydrate content. These foods tend to be best because they are easily digestible. Avoid fried or fatty foods and overly sugary foods. Too much fibre can also prove to be a problem, too.
Related: What One Day Of Binge Eating Does To Your Body
For longer weekend morning runs, get up earlier and allow about 30 to 60 minutes digestion time before running. A small, easy to digest, pre-long run meal will help supply needed energy with a piece of toast with peanut butter, and water.
Everyone's GI system is different, so be prepared to experiment with foods cautiously and figure out what works best for you given the time of day you will be running and the length of your run.
Mistake #3: Over or under-hydrating
Either extreme is not good. Don't chug a litre of water just before you head out the door. It won't hydrate you that quickly and you will feel miserable with a sloshing stomach. So much has been made about dehydration and running over the years that some runners overhydrate, which is also a very dangerous condition.
Sipping water throughout the day is best to stay hydrated without overdoing it. Avoiding caffeinated or energy drinks may be in your best interest, too, because caffeine can give you an elevated heart rate. Drinks containing too much sugar can spike blood sugar levels, which may give you a temporary surge of energy that is followed by a big crash when levels plummet. Keep in mind that too much sugar and some artificial sweeteners can cause stomach distress, so it's usually best to avoid them if at all possible.
Related: The Right Amount Of Water to Drink While You Exercise
How much water should you drink? This varies based on your size, activity level, weather, and sweat rate, but, for a general rule of thumb, we should take in about two litres of fluid a day. Watching the colour of your urine as an indicator of hydration levels can help you determine where you stand. If it's dark yellow, better drink up. If it's totally clear, back off the water. A very light yellow colour is best.
Mistake #4: Not using the bathroom
If you can time your running with your bathroom habits, life is good! If you are a morning runner, you may want to avoid coffee before your run because caffeine is known for getting things moving.
To help this, stop drinking fluids about 30 minutes before your run and always make one last bathroom stop before heading out. And, if you have bladder issues or you aren't sure of how things will go, it's not a bad idea to plan your running route around a bathroom stop. You can also carry toilet paper or wet wipes with you for any emergencies.
If bathroom issues plague you, it may be time to take a look at your diet. If problems persist, please see your physician. The top foods that may contribute to GI problems in some people are: Dairy products, wheat products, gluten, caffeine, sugar, and artificial sweeteners.
Related: Cut This One Thing Out Your Diet And You Won't Wake Up To Pee In The Night
Mistake #5: Not listening to your body
Avoid overdoing it! Listen to your body. If you are feeling achy or tired, take a day off. Depending upon your age and health history, you may be wise to incorporate cross-training into your routine to supplement your running. Fitness and running are a lifetime commitment. Take your time and figure out what works best for you.


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I wanted to figure out a way to celebrate that dish, but update it for how we eat now. We have no shortage of BBQ recipes on this site, and any of them might work in place of the eggplant. I'm thinking that the portobello mushrooms or the artichoke hearts could work just as well.
The dressing, made with tangy yogurt, would be good on anything. The result of the mixture of crunchy lettuce, smoky eggplant, and rich dressing is our take on a Memphis classic that's big enough to be the boss.
The Vegetarian BBQ "Boss Man" Salad with Yogurt Ranch Dressing
2 medium Italian eggplants
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons The Chubby Vegetarian's Signature Dry Rub
1 head of romaine lettuce (chopped)
1 medium carrot (shredded)
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
1 small cucumber (thinly sliced)
1 large tomato (sliced and quartered)
Yogurt Ranch Dressing (recipe follows)
1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce (warmed)
Preheat your outdoor grill to high. Prepare the eggplant by slicing each in half longways, then cut slits in the flesh of the eggplant every 1/4 inch; cut through most of the flesh, but not the skin.
In a medium bowl whisk together the olive oil, sesame oil, and vinegar. Drizzle each eggplant half with the oil and vinegar mixture. Apply The Chubby Vegetarian's Signature Dry Rub liberally to each eggplant.
Place eggplant skin-side-down on the hot grill and close the lid for 20 minutes. Remove eggplant and tent with foil. Allow it to cool so that you're able to handle it.
While you're waiting for the eggplant to cool, prepare the salad by tossing together the romaine, shredded carrot, shredded cabbage, cucumber, and tomatoes. Prepare the Yogurt Ranch Dressing according to the recipe.
Now, using your hands, pull as much of the eggplant flesh away from the skin keeping the large strands intact. Discard the skin. Toss the eggplant with the warm BBQ sauce. Divide the salad among two plates (it's a big salad!) and top each salad with a heap of BBQ eggplant. Include the Yogurt Ranch Dressing on the side.
Yogurt Ranch Dressing
1/2 cup 2% Greek yogurt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Sea salt and cracked black pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Sea salt and cracked black pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, salt, pepper, dill, chives, parsley, and olive oil. Set aside in the fridge until ready to use. (Makes 3/4 cup of dressing.)


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Funny story about the chopstick hairdo!!!!
I think I want lasix, but not so much now that I have read about your experience and seen the pics!!!!! OUCH!!!! I am just cringing all over thinking about it!!! I hope you are feeling better and seeing great!
Gotta love sisters for telling it like it is! Too funny...I have been checking in for a new post and each time your page comes up your eyes scare the Bejeezus out of me! I hope your are feeling better and on the mend:)
My eyes ARE looking better, and feeling good too! And my vision is great. Even though I had a pretty terrible experience I think I was just one of those freaky cases! I've never heard of anyone else having problems. Don't let my case disuade you, Angie
i was literally laughing out loud as i read the post. how cute! i would have loved to see a picture of that. i'm glad your eyes are doing better. my sister had the surgery done and never had any problems, so i do think it was a freak thing. that's what always happens to me, if they say there is a slim to none chance of something happening, then i know i can expect it to happen to me...lol. i hope you have a great week!!
Ahhhh.. sisters!
Glad to hear that your eyes are doing better!!
I just found your older post about your pregnancy and hospital stay...I didn't realize you were in the hospital that long--WOW! Love the ultrasound story of the boys holding hands...gave me the chills!
OK, that is so funny. While I'm sure that Grace looked completely adorable, wouldn't it be nice if we all had somebody to really tell it like it is? I KNOW I need someone to be like, "Your actually leaving the house looking like that?" Yeah, that could help me a lot.


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My newest project is PornStarr Energy Drink - with Afro-disiacs. My partner and I have created the formula, design, and marketing plan.
We had our first 3 parties in October, which went over really well. Have the next 160 cases coming in tomorrow. There'll be plenty more parties in Honolulu over the next two months, and some in Vegas and LA early next year.
Let me know if you'd like to try it out.


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Paul John Classic Select Cask is a Indian whisky classified as Single malt whisky or indian whisky. It has 55% ABV (alcohol by volume). It is offered in 700 ml at Drinks Vine online liquor store. We offer you affordable prices and regular offers coupled with free delivery in Nairobi and environs.
Paul John Classic Select Cask pricing in Kenya
- 700 ml @ KES 8,800
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About an anime |
We had a problem with one of the encoders producing artifacts under certain conditions. It was hard to reproduce, but it usually happened on cartoons, so some of the web developers helped the core team out to see where they were triggered and spent half an hour watching anime cartoons looking for artifacts.
The boss walked past when one of them was watching the cartoon. A week later, he informed the development manager that his guys were watching cartoons on the job. It wasn't his business, of course, but the boss thought he should know.
So the development manager, in his next sitdown with the developer, said: "Don't get upset, but I wanted to let you know that the boss has caught you watching anime at work..."
Needless to say the developer was rightfully upset, wondering how the boss could possibly think he was stupid enough to be watching cartoons for fun in plain sight at work...


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Faulty air bags trigger a warning not to drive 276,000 older Dodge and Chrysler cars
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Updated November 3, 2022 at 1:45 PM ET
DETROIT — Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata air bags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers.
The company, formerly Fiat Chrysler, is telling people to stop driving Dodge Magnum wagons, Dodge Challenger and Charger muscle cars and Chrysler 300 sedans from the 2005 through 2010 model years.
Stellantis says it confirmed the driver's air bag inflators blew apart in two cases, killing two drivers. The company suspects an inflator rupture in another case that also killed a driver. All three deaths were in warm-weather U.S. states and happened in the past seven months in 2010 model year vehicles, the company said.
The fatalities bring the death toll from exploding Takata air bags to at least 32 worldwide, including 23 in the United States.
Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash. But the chemical can become more volatile over time when exposed to moisture in the air and repeated high temperatures. The explosion can rupture a metal canister and hurl shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
Most of the deaths and injuries related to faulty air bags happened in warmer states
Most of the deaths and about 400 injuries have happened in U.S. states with warmer weather.
The Stellantis vehicles under the "Do Not Drive" warning were all recalled in 2015, and free repairs were available since then. Stellantis said it made numerous attempts to reach owners but the repairs were not made. The recalls affect vehicles in which the air bag inflators have not been replaced as part of the recall.
"Left unrepaired, recalled Takata air bags are increasingly dangerous as the risk of an explosion rises as vehicles age," Ann Carlson, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said in a statement. "Every day that passes when you don't get a recalled air bag replaced puts you and your family at greater risk of injury or death."
On Thursday, NHTSA urged all owners to check to see if their vehicles have an unrepaired Takata air bag recall. Drivers can go to https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and key in their 17-digit vehicle identification number to see if they have any open recalls.
The agency said even minor crashes can cause air bags to inflate with the potential for explosions that can kill or hurt people.
In its statement, NHTSA said it's aware of other suspected Takata inflator ruptures in vehicles made by other automakers. The agency says it's working with manufacturers to confirm the ruptures, but it would not give further details.
Stellantis said any of its customers who aren't sure if their vehicles have been recalled can call (833) 585-0144. Owners can call the hotline to arrange to have their cars towed to a dealership, and for alternate transportation, the company said.
The repairs typically take less than an hour, the company said.
The company said it has made 210 million attempts to reach owners with recalled Takata air bag inflators, including letters, courier deliveries, emails, text messages, phone calls and home visits. The company has recalled nearly 2 million vehicles with Takata inflators.
In the three recent cases in which people were killed, Stellantis said it made 153 attempts to reach owners.
The company "extends its sympathies to the families and friends of those affected by these incidents," Stellantis' statement said.
Potential for the dangerous malfunction led to the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 67 million Takata inflators recalled. The U.S. government says that millions have not been repaired. About 100 million inflators have been recalled worldwide. The exploding air bags sent Takata Corp. of Japan into bankruptcy.
Most of the deaths have been in the U.S., but they also have occurred in Australia and Malaysia.
The first death caused by a Takata inflator occurred in Oklahoma in 2009.
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Masters in Educational and School Psychology Programs in San Diego
Are you interested in earning your Master's Degree in School Psychology, school psychology, or school counseling? Look for your perfect masters in educational psychology program.
Why Consider Masters in Educational Psychology Programs?
Whether you want to enhance your current career or jumpstart a new one, a number of great masters in educational psychology programs might be available for your consideration, in a variety of formats that might fit into your life.
Choosing Your Perfect Masters in Educational and School Psychology Programs
If you're ready to earn your masters in educational psychology, school psychology, or school counseling, choosing the perfect program to meet your needs is an important part of that process. But how do you know which program is right for you? In addition to the different concentration areas available within the field of educational and school psychology, several different types of masters in educational and school psychology programs might be available for you to consider.
Earn Your Masters in Educational Psychology
If you are interested in performing psychological research into how people learn, and applying that research to help a school, district, or system become a more effective learning environment, you might be interested in an educational psychology master's program. As an educational psychologist, you might work within a particular school, at the district level, or higher, to apply psychological research and help institutions become more successful, or even perform said research yourself. Depending on your goals, if you choose to pursue your educational psychology master's degree you might choose a program that helps to lay a foundation for further study and a career in research, or a program that focuses more on practical application.
Should I Pursue A Masters In School Psychology?
If you're more interested in using your knowledge of psychology research to help individual students within a school, a school psychology master's program may be for you. As a school psychologist, you may be responsible for identification and testing of students with extraordinary learning needs, as well as collaborating on IEPs and behavioral plans, and ensuring the cooperation of faculty, guardians, students, and other relevant parties to make sure that student's learning needs are met. If you choose to pursue your master's degree in school psychology, your preferred program might include the option to study any of a number of concentration areas, such as working with a specific population, age group, or disability type, or a particular professional role.
Earn A Masters Degree in School Counseling
If you want to work with students individually, but are more interested in the personal aspects of counseling than testing and evaluation, you might want to look into master's programs in school counseling or guidance counseling. As a school counselor, you may help students with issues related to academic and career planning, applying for college, or personal and social issues, in order to help foster a positive and supportive learning environment. Similar to school psychology, if you choose to earn your master's in school counseling, your preferred program may allow the option to study in certain focus areas within your field, such as serving the needs of specific populations and age groups.
Popular Schools with Master's Degree in School Psychology Programs in San Diego
Types of Educational & School Psychology Masters Programs
Once you have identified the particular concentration you wish to focus on (educational psychology, school psychology, or school counseling), you may still have to choose the type of master's degree you wish to pursue. Each master's degree type may have a variety of unique qualities that may recommend it to you.
- M.A. and M .S. programs in educational and school psychology may have varying degrees of differences depending on the programs and concentrations. For example, in an educational psychology program, an M.A. program may be more theoretical and research-oriented, and the respective M.S. program may be more focused on practical application. In other cases, the differences between these programs may have to do with the presence of program requirements like writing a thesis, which may be of interest to you if you are interested in continuing your studies at the doctoral level.
- M.Ed. programs in educational and school psychology might be offered by schools of education, or may be oriented toward professionals in the field of education or those with an academic background in education. This may influence the perspective by which the program approaches the psychology content in the program. However, this might very from program to program.
- Specialist degrees like Ed.S. and Psy.S. might be offered alongside more traditional master's programs, either continuously or separately. These programs might allow you to explore a specific focus or concentration area within your field beyond the master's level, without enrolling in a full doctoral program.
Whether you're interested in educational psychology, school psychology, or school counseling, and no matter which type of master's degree you feel might work for you, it's important to follow up with your preferred programs regarding the specific details, as the individual details and differences may vary.
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Once you have identified your preferred concentration and degree program type, you still may have to choose which program format works best for you. Whether you value the stability and benefits of a traditional program on a local campus, the flexibility of an online program, or a little bit of both, you may be able to find the perfect program for your life and learning style.
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Rena Steinzor is a Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She is the President of the Center for Progressive Reform, and the author of Why Not Jail? Industrial Catastrophes, Corporate Malfeasance, and Government Inaction.
Professor Steinzor has taught an environmental law survey course, seminars in risk assessments and critical issues in environmental law and science, administrative law, contracts, torts and counseling and negotiation. She has written in the areas of (1) regulatory dysfunction in agencies assigned to protect public health, worker and consumer safety, and the environment; (2) the role of centralized White House review on the protectiveness of regulation; (3) environmental federalism, including so-called "unfunded mandates" imposed on state and local governments by the federal government and the impact on public health of devolving authority and responsibility for solving environmental problems; (4) the implications of industry self-regulation on the protection of the environment and human health; (5) "market-based" alternatives to traditional regulation; and (6) political interference with regulatory science.
She is the editor, with Christopher Schroeder, of the CPR-sponsored book A New Progressive Agenda for Public Health and the Environment, published by Carolina Academic Press. She is also the editor, with Wendy Wagner, of the book Rescuing Science from Politics, published by Cambridge University Press in 2006. Her book, Mother Earth and Uncle Sam: How Pollution and Hollow Government Hurt Our Kids was published by the University of Texas Press in December 2007. With Professor Sidney Shapiro of Wake Forest Law School, she co-authored The People's Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public: Special Interests, Government, and Threats to Health, Safety, and the Environment published by the University of Chicago Press in 2010.
Professor Steinzor began her legal career in 1976, and entered academia in January 1994. From 1987 through 1993, she was associated - first as "of counsel" and ultimately as the partner in charge of the environmental practice - at Spiegel & McDiarmid, a 45-lawyer, Washington, D.C. firm representing approximately 400 cities, counties, states, and public agencies in the energy, environmental, communications, and transportation fields. The practice counseled federal, state, and municipal clients regarding compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
Prior to joining Spiegel & McDiarmid, Professor Steinzor served as Staff Counsel, Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism of the Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives (James J. Florio, Chairman). She was the primary staff person responsible for legislation that became the "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" (Public Law 99-499) and the "Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act" (Public Law 99-519). She also prepared legislation to reauthorize the Toxic Substances Control Act during the 98th Congress.
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Economists at one time did not publicly kneecap each other. They hardly were (or are) angels behind the scenes, and I have been witness to some real ugliness that has transpired in economics departments, and ideology really had little or nothing to do with the infighting.
Over the years, I have been privileged to have met economists who won Nobel prizes and read their material. Some were forceful in what they wrote, and others were not, but even in their popular press columns, they never launched outright personal attacks on other economists, and when they mentioned others, they dealt with their arguments as they understood them.
I guess that Paul Krugman represents a new era in how Nobel-winning economists present themselves in public, and his column on Rep. Ron Paul's hearing on the Federal Reserve System once again crosses that line of civility and decency. (Perhaps it is better to argue that Krugman long ago crossed the line and decided just to stay there, and maybe build a mansion.)
It is perhaps ironic that Rep. William Lacy Clay, a congressman from St. Louis, launched the personal attacks (of which Krugman clearly approves) on Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo by claiming that Austrian Economics is "unscientific" because it relies upon deductive logic. As anyone who has taken a logic class knows, the ad homimen, appeal to authority, and the like fall into the category of "informal fallacies," yet, Krugman obviously likes to employ them. Clay also relied heavily upon such fallacies in his "proof" that Dr. DiLorenzo was a fraud.
Now, I always have learned that if one wishes to attack the position of another person, one first should do some fact-checking. First, Krugman's comments:
One of the hearings was called by Representative Ron Paul, a harsh critic of the Federal Reserve, who now has an oversight role over the very institution he wants abolished in favor of a return to the gold standard. Mr. Paul's subcommittee called three witnesses, one of whom was an odd choice: Thomas DiLorenzo, a professor at Loyola University and a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.Now, here is Dr. DiLorenzo's reply:
What was odd about that choice? Well, Mr. DiLorenzo hasn't actually written much about monetary policy, although he has described Fed policy — not just recently, but since the 1960s — as "legalized counterfeiting operations." His main claim to fame, instead, is as a critic of Lincoln — he's the author of "Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe" — and as a modern-day secessionist.
No, really: calls for secession run through many of Mr. DiLorenzo's writings — for example, in his declaration that "healthcare freedom" won't be restored until "some states begin seceding from the new American fascialistic state." Raise the rebel flag! (Emphasis mine)
The junior high schoolish smart aleck Paul Krugman, who writes for that well-known leftist tabloid the New York Times, wisecracks about the Ron Paul Fed hearings in his recent column where he says that I was writing about the Fed as "a legalized counterfeiting operation" as far back as the 1960s. That's unlikely since the very first thing that I ever wrote that was published was an article for the peer-reviewed Southern Economic Journal in 1980, shortly after I finished graduate school. He must have me confused with Ludwig von Mises or Murray Rothbard. I guess all Austrians look alike to some people.Now, why does Krugman go rabid at any criticism of Abraham Lincoln? He explains:
He (Lincoln) was, after all, the first president to institute an income tax. And he was also the first president to issue a paper currency — the "greenback" — that wasn't backed by gold or silver.Yes, Lincoln was a "stimulus" sort of guy, someone who liked to print money. However, if one reads through the Krugman columns, one finds that anyone critical of such an action is to be labeled...well, whatever Krugman wants to call him. A racist? Yes. An ignoramus? Yes.
So, Paul Krugman is becoming unleashed. Disagree with him on monetary policy, global warming, the current inflation situation, taxes, and whatever else and you are not simply wrong. No, you oppose all these things because you are evil. You want people to lose their jobs and be unemployed and poor forever. There is no other explanation.


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Communication & Control Units
For Scada-Mate® and Scada-Mate CX™ Switches
Two versions are available: Self-powered (with a temperature-compensated, constant-voltage battery charger) and externally powered (with a high-output, temperature-compensated, constant-voltage battery charger)
S&C Communication & Control Units are custom-engineered controls specifically designed for use with Scada-Mate Switches and Scada-Mate CX Switches. They accommodate most user-specified remote terminal units and communication devices, and are generally used in distribution automation and other Smart Grid applications that don't involve the IntelliTeam® SG Automatic Restoration System.
S&C Communication and Control Units have been extensively tested to ensure reliable operation in the harshest environments. Two versions are available. Communication and Control Unit—Self-Powered features a temperature-compensated constant-voltage battery charger that's powered by an S&C Voltage Sensor. Communication and Control Unit—Externally Powered features a high-output, temperature-compensated, constant-voltage battery charger with a unique battery management system that's powered by a user-supplied 120-Vac source.
The custom-engineered CCU includes the following:
- A user-specified remote terminal unit, factory-installed and wired;
- A user-specified communication device, factory-installed and wired, including surge protector for a user-supplied antenna;
- A temperature-compensated constant-voltage battery charger with rechargeable, sealed-lead, starved-electrolyte battery packs, which provide power for charging and tripping the mechanism plus power for the RTU and communication device.
- The charger features integral load-disconnect circuitry to prevent deep-discharge of the batteries on loss of ac source, plus alarms for loss of ac source, battery low voltage, and charger overvoltage. It also includes circuitry to effect a battery load-test feature, when used in conjunction with a suitable RTU.
- In the self-powered version of the communication and control unit — CCU-SP — the battery charger is powered by the S&C Voltage Sensor. The external 120-Vac powered version of the communication and control unit — CCU-XP — features a higher-output battery charger, with unique battery management system.
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- Landis+Gyr Series 4 Radios
- MDS — Microwave Data Systems
- ProSoft Technology
- Telemetric™ DNP Remote Telemetry Module™
- Fiber optic transceivers
- Hayes™-compatible, CDMA, or GSM modems
- Other communication devices are available.
Radios and modems may be factory-mounted inside most controls to save on installation costs. Protocol options include:
- Landis & Gyr Telegyr 8979
- PG&E SCADA (Cooper 2179)
You can upgrade the protocols in the field using IntelliLink® Setup Software, the Windows®-based program for interfacing with the control locally. This gives you a simple migration path to new protocol implementations.


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also referred to as straight through, connects fiber 1 in the first cassette to fiber 1 in the second cassette, following this pattern through each of the 12 fiber positions—see table 1.0 below. One end is key up and the other end is in the key down position.
Table 1.0 | Polarity Method Type A
Method Type B MPO/MTP® Trunk Cables
also referred to as cross or flipped, connects fiber 1 in the first cassette to fiber 12 in the second cassette, following this pattern through each of the 12 fiber positions, with the last being 12-1—see table 1.1 below. Both ends are in the key up position.
Table 1.1 | Polarity Method Type B
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