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Our location guide for Upper Hutt provides some basic essentials for the more adventurous visitor. A simple location map is provided but also a detailed topography map that shows the location of the nearest places where you can surf, ski or mountain climb (if they are close by). Of course some of these will be at long distances from Upper Hutt and those far flung spots are provided on the 'nearest' tables. If you are traveling to other cities or towns near Upper Hutt you will also find weather forecasts for those locations below.
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Lower Hutt
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Mostly dry | Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night | Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon |
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Mostly dry | Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night | Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon |
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Mostly dry | Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night | Heavy rain (total 158mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon |
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Closest tide times1 | Wellington (New Zealand) | 0 km SE |
Second closest tide times2 | Makara Bay (New Zealand) | 10 km WNW |
Third closest tide times3 | Lower Hutt (New Zealand) | 13 km ENE |
Fourth closest tide times4 | Oteranga Bay (New Zealand) | 14 km WSW |
Fifth closest tide times5 | Porirua Harbour (Plimmerton) (New Zealand) | 24 km NNE |
Ski Resorts close to Upper Hutt:
Closest ski resort1 | Rainbow (New Zealand) | 173 km SW |
Second closest ski resort2 | Mount Lyford (New Zealand) | 187 km SSW |
Third closest ski resort3 | Hanmer (New Zealand) | 203 km SSW |
Fourth closest ski resort4 | Turoa (New Zealand) | 227 km NNE |
Fifth closest ski resort5 | Manganui (New Zealand) | 228 km NW |
Mountains close to Upper Hutt:
Closest mountain peak1 | Mount Matthews (New Zealand) | 21 km ESE |
Second closest mountain peak2 | Mount Ross (New Zealand) | 52 km ESE |
Third closest mountain peak3 | Mount Hector (New Zealand) | 56 km NE |
Fourth closest mountain peak4 | Mitre (New Zealand) | 78 km NE |
Fifth closest mountain peak5 | Mount Richmond (New Zealand) | 118 km WSW |
Surf Beaches close to Upper Hutt:
Closest surf break1 | Lyall Bay (New Zealand) | 6 km SSE |
Second closest surf break2 | Airport Rights (New Zealand) | 7 km SSE |
Third closest surf break3 | Breaker Bay (New Zealand) | 7 km SE |
Fourth closest surf break4 | Houghton Bay (New Zealand) | 7 km S |
Fifth closest surf break5 | Lyall Bay-Bombora (New Zealand) | 7 km SSE |
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Ultrasoft Technologies Limited v Hubcreate Limited [2016] EWHC 544 (IPEC)
On 16th February 2016 the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Hacon HHJ) handed down judgment in the copyright and database right dispute between software competitors Ultrasoft and Hubcreate. The case does not cite a single other judgment regarding the law but instead focused on an evidential enquiry about the extent to which a copyright work had been communicated or issued to the public.
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Denver NORML Announces Marijuana Lounge Initiative
January 25, 2016This past Friday, Denver NORML announced a new effort to enact a municipal voter initiative this year in Denver to legalize the social use of marijuana in certain venues within the city. The initiative will be known as "Responsible Use Denver," and will seek to legalize private marijuana clubs for those 21 and up, as well as protect businesses that permit responsible adult marijuana use.
There are a number of important fixes needed to the initial legalization laws, but none impact more smokers than the current ban on marijuana smoking outside a private home.
Alaska officials are discussing the possibility of allowing marijuana smoking at some licensed marijuana retailers, and the DC City Council recently approved private marijuana clubs, and then reversed themselves in a second vote a few minutes later. So far, none of the legalization jurisdictions permit smoking outside a private home.
During 2015, an effort to license certain bars in Denver, CO, to permit marijuana smoking in areas where tobacco smoking is permitted, was circulated as a municipal voter initiative, before being withdrawn by the sponsors only a day before it was to be certified for the ballot. No public explanation was ever provided for the strange turn of events.
Denver NORML said their goal is to pick up where others left off in 2015. "We greatly appreciate the previous attempt to bring this issue to Denver voters, but we want to get this done," said Jordan Person, executive director of Denver NORML.
Marijuana smoking is a social activity, and there is absolutely no valid reason to deny marijuana smokers the right to congregate and enjoy their favorite herb in a social setting. We should not be limited only to smoking in our homes.
In Colorado, a state which counts tourism as among its major industries, the level of tourism since marijuana was legalized has continued to grow, and 49% of those tourists say the right to smoke marijuana legally was one of the reasons they chose to travel to Colorado on vacation. Yet, the large majority of those marijuana tourists (with the exception of a small number who manage to stay at a marijuana friendly hotel or bed and breakfast), have no legal place to smoke the marijuana they legally buy.
That is a situation that cannot continue, and cries out for some common sense relief. Marijuana smokers need places they can congregate socially where, if they wish, they can also smoke marijuana. Either we legalize and regulate those smoking venues, or black-market "smokeasies" will continue to surface.
"NORML wants to bring Denver closer to the goal of treating marijuana like alcohol, as the voters overwhelmingly approved when Amendment 64 was passed in 2012," Person said.
These could be Amsterdam-style coffee shops, where marijuana and food is available, but no alcohol; they could be smoking areas in existing bars that do sell alcohol; or they could be private clubs, where members pay a modest fee to enter. It would be instructive if different jurisdictions tried different models, providing us some guidance as we move forward.
And NORML is the right organization to push for this change. We represent the interests of marijuana smokers, and it is our obligation to bring the marijuana smoking culture above ground, and out of the closet; and nothing will accomplish that goal more effectively than the establishment of legal marijuana smoking areas in states that have legalized marijuana.
"We are coming from the perspective of the consumer and not as industry business owners or representatives," Person said, "but of course we will work with a broad-based coalition of consumers, industry groups and business to gather the needed signatures and to ensure passage."
It's time we consumers get-up, stand-up, light-up and demand this right; we should not permit the prohibitionists to limit our smoking only to private homes.
The Time for Action is Now
January 20, 2016With the Presidential election taking place this November, the majority of us are already being inundated with political propaganda from the political left and the right. In news cycle after news cycle, pundits can be heard offering their thoughts on the most recent poll numbers or political gaffes and rarely venture beyond hot button issues such as immigration or gun control. Some candidates have attempted to discuss drug policy reform, but most have avoided getting into any substantive discussions; ultimately offering a soundbite or two. In short, while most mainstream politicians acknowledge the problem, they by and large remain unwilling to address solutions. For those of us who have dedicated our lives to reforming America's marijuana laws, this has been a bit frustrating to say the least.
Even with all the hoopla surrounding the upcoming election, it seem almost impossible to find a politician who is willing to have a meaningful conversation about reforming America's archaic marijuana laws. Although the issue consistently holds the support of more than half of our country, most candidates continue to treat it as an afterthought. As we close in on the 80th year of marijuana prohibition in America, we can no longer wait for Washington to take action. The days of playing political hot potato with an issue that the majority of Americans support are over. Our time is now.
Change begins on the local level so be the catalyst for marijuana reform in your community. Start building relationships with city council members, county commissioners, judges and other elected officials. Explore opportunities to elevate the reform conversation through community forums and roundtable discussions. Even something as simple as writing a letter to your local paper will provide a chance to offer an enlightened perspective to a larger audience.
As marijuana activists, we must work hard to make sure we're putting our best foot forward as we focus our attention on winning the hearts and minds of politicians and community leaders alike. With efforts to reform local and state marijuana laws ramping up across the country, NORML Affiliates and Chapters are committed to providing our members and activists with all the tools they need to work towards meaningful reforms. From developing helpful talking points and strategic messaging to working with our local organizations to create legislative scorecards, NORML's national office is prepared to dedicate the necessary time and resources needed to ensure that 2016 is a historic year for marijuana reform.
If you haven't already done so, please visit www.NORML.org to familiarize yourself with all of our available resources and other ways you can get involved. With over 160 Affiliates and Chapters worldwide, NORML will continue to be the leading voice for marijuana reform around the globe. For more information regarding NORML Affiliates and Chapters please email email@example.com.
NORML Chapters Lead Reform Efforts on the Local Level
January 15, 2016LATEST NORML NEWS
Everyday NORML Affiliates and Chapters from around the country invest countless hours into contacting representatives, hosting events, and talking to voters, all with the hope of passing meaningful marijuana reforms on the local, state and federal level! In an effort to highlight their hard work and accomplishments, we will feature their stories on NORML.org and promote the content through our social media channels. To get involved in your area, please send an email to email@example.com to get started today!Municipal and State
"Mikel Weisser, new National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws state director, plans to rebuild Arizona's fractured NORML in anticipation of a vote to legalize pot for adult use in November."
New Arizona NORML Director Committed To Fixing Fractured Marijuana CommunityCalifornia
"Dale Gieringer, director of California's NORML chapter, said a benefit of the loophole is that it has prompted jurisdictions to explore cultivation regulations sooner than they might have."
San Diego Rushes To Establish Rules On Marijuana CultivationIllinois
"Ali Nagib, assistant director of Illinois NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), expressed to the Cannabis Career Institute the importance of leveraging the estimated $500 million hemp industry for domestic economic growth"
Legalizing Weed: 4 Facts About Illinois' Legalization of Industrial Hemp FarmingMinnesota
"I'm glad that they're taking that step," Harcus said. "It moves us closer toward full legalization, which is really the only solution to end prohibition."
Proposal Would Sync Mpls. Marijuana Law With StatePennsylvania
"Executive Director of Pittsburgh NORML Patrick K. Nightingale challenged Board Member of Colorado NORML Chris Chiari to a friendly wager on the Steelers/Broncos game this coming weekend and the stakes are as you can say HIGH!"
Pittsburgh NORML Bets Colorado NORML On Steelers/Broncos Game"According to Pittsburgh NORML, nearly 1,000 people are charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in Pittsburgh each year. Under Pennsylvania state law, possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $500."
Pittsburgh Mayor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization OrdinanceTexas
"Members of the Southeast Texas NORML chapter met Thursday night to go over a new law across the state, the Compassionate Use Act."
Local Marijuana Reform Advocacy Group Plans Efforts for Upcoming YearVirginia
"People who simply are arrested for possession without any evidence of violent behavior," said Pamela Novy with Virginia NORML, a nonprofit aimed at reforming marijuana laws across the country."
8News Daily Poll: Should marijuana be decriminalized in Va.?Wyoming
"Members of Wyoming NORML repeatedly have called for reforms to make the state's initiative process easier on groups that are trying to get questions on the ballot."
Pushing an Issue May Get Even Tougher in Wyoming
Federal"Does smoking cannabis pose similar dangers to lung health? According to a number of recent scientific findings, marijuana smoke and tobacco smoke vary considerably in their health effects."
What Are the Risks of Marijuana Smoke, Compared to Tobacco?"Marijuana consumers do not typically use cannabis and alcohol in combination with one another, regardless of whether they are consuming cannabis for medicinal or social purposesPeople Don't Mix Alcohol & Marijuana as Often as You Might Think
"NORML's Armentano told MintPress that marijuana arrests have fallen in some states as a result of legalization or loosening of laws. At the same time, though, some states have seen increases in marijuana-related arrests — including Virginia"
Clemency Is Not Enough: Thousands Still Imprisoned For Nonviolent Marijuana Crimes"Similarly, the DNC chair is no stranger to coddling up to Big Booze. Presently, representatives of the beer and wine industry rank as the fifth largest donor to Wasserman-Schultz's re-election campaign. Until leading politicians wean themselves off booze, expect them to keep maligning pot."
Marijuana Is Not a Gateway Drug, So Why Do Leading Republicans and Democrats Say Otherwise?
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NORML's Weekly Legislative Round Up
December 24, 2015While many are already celebrating the holidays with family and loved ones, we didn't want to miss the chance to spotlight some important marijuana law reforms that have taken place this past week. We have exciting news internationally, federally, and in several states! Keep reading below to find out more!
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has signed legislation into law regulating the licensed production and exportation of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Under the new policy, those seeking to grow medicinal cannabis commercially or manufacturer cannabis-based medicinal products may apply with government agencies for licensure. Regulators will also grant permits to those seeking to export medicinal cannabis products out of the country.
Santos said that the goal of the policy "is for patients to be able to access medications made in Colombia that are safe, high-quality and accessible. It is also an opportunity to promote scientific research in our country."
While existing law allows for the personal possession and cultivation of cannabis, the plant's commercial production, manufacture, and sale had not been permitted.
You can read more about this new policy here.
Federal: Back in July, we wrote about a letter authored by Senator Elizabeth Warren and seven other Senators that demanded answers from the federal government in regards to the facilitation of research into the medical benefits of marijuana.
While the DEA, ONDCP, and HHS responded to the letter in October, the Senators were not satisfied and have just recently written a second letter asking for those answers again after claiming the initial response, "failed to answer key substantive questions."
Of importance to the Senators were topics such as the rescheduling of marijuana in the Federal Controlled Substances Act, the current monopoly the University of Mississippi holds on cultivating cannabis for federal research purposes, interagency coordination as well as the coordination between the federal government and states, and surveillance and epidemiological studies on the use of medical marijuana in the U.S.
This second letter once again signals to many that medical marijuana is becoming an even more important issue in the political sphere not only to voters but also to their elected officials.
Additionally, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a press release this week stating that they would "ease some of the regulatory requirements imposed by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for those who are conducting FDA-approved clinical trials on cannabidiol (CBD), an extract of the marijuana plant."
Current federal regulation requires researchers who wished to expand their CBD based studies to submit a written request for additional CBD. This would delay the research while the request went through the approval process. According to the press release, "Under these changes, a previously registered CBD clinical researcher who is granted a waiver can readily modify their protocol and continue their research seamlessly. This waiver effectively removes a step from the approval process.
Deputy Director for NORML, Paul Armentano comments, "It's a minor change. The DEA has done nothing to speed the process for investigators who want to do clinical work with CBD. In order to do clinical work on a drug on the Schedule 1 list, an investigator still needs approval from the FDA, the DEA and the National Institute on Drug Abuse."
Massachusetts: H. 1561: The Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act of 2016 has been scheduled for a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, January 13th at 1PM.
This legislation would permit the personal possession, cultivation and retail sale of marijuana to adults. The measure would also permit home cultivation of the plant for non-commercial purposes.
Bring your written testimony and testify in front of the committee in support of The Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act of 2016.
If you can't make the hearing, you can contact your lawmakers and urge their support here.
New Hampshire: Legislation has been prefiled for the 2016 legislative session to allow persons 21 years of age or older to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana and to cultivate up to 6 marijuana plants without penalty.
Police in New Hampshire arrest some 2,900 individuals annually for simple marijuana possession offenses. The continued criminalization of adult marijuana use is out-of-step with the views of New Hampshire adults, some 60 percent of whom now endorse legalizing and regulating the plant, according to an October 2014 WMUR Granite State Poll.
Click here if you're a resident of New Hampshire and want to contact your lawmakers and urge their support for this legislation!
Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh City Council on Monday voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, falling in line with a growing number of municipalities that have taken similar actions in recent years, city officials said.
Under the ordinance passed with a 7 to 2 vote, police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's second-largest city, will begin to issue fines of $25 for possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana and $100 for smoking it in a public space instead of citing for misdemeanors, the city clerk's office said.
The ordinance is subject to approval by Mayor Bill Peduto, who has voiced support.
Virginia: Virginia NORML in Richmond, VA will be holding their state Lobby Day on January 14th!
Virginia NORML members and supporters will convene at the General Assembly building to bring our message directly to our lawmakers. RSVP now — this is their #1 advocacy event of the year, and they need all hands on deck in Richmond!
Participants will be teamed with other constituents and meet with their legislators face-to-face to discuss the marijuana policy reforms critical to the Commonwealth. Participants will be lobbying for decriminalization, and for eliminating the driver's license suspension upon a conviction.
For more information click here.
Wyoming: House legislation (HB 3) to depenalize marijuana possession offenses has been pre-filed for the 2016 legislative session, which begins February 8.
Annually, state and local police make some 2,100 marijuana possession arrests. The state ranks sixth in the nation in per capita marijuana possession arrests. Under state law, first-time marijuana possession offenses are classified as a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
House Bill 3 replaces criminal sanctions involving the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana with a civil fine of no more than $100 — no arrest and no criminal record.
To take action and contact your House member to urge their support for this measure, click here.
Additional information for these and other pending legislative measures may be found at our #TakeAction Center!
** A note to first time readers: NORML can not introduce legislation in your state. Nor can any other non-profit advocacy organization. Only your state representatives, or in some cases an individual constituent (by way of their representative; this is known as introducing legislation 'by request') can do so. NORML can — and does — work closely with like-minded politicians and citizens to reform marijuana laws, and lobbies on behalf of these efforts. But ultimately the most effective way — and the only way — to successfully achieve statewide marijuana law reform is for local stakeholders and citizens to become involved in the political process and to make the changes they want to see. Get active; get NORML!
Lessons Learned from the Debacle in Ohio
November 5, 2015Issue 3, the marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot in Ohio this past Tuesday, was surprisingly unpopular with the voters, and lost the vote by 65 percent to 35 percent. It was an old-fashioned ass kicking – a drubbing that came despite polls indicating a slim majority of the public in Ohio favored legalizing marijuana.
That dramatic difference between the generic support for the concept of marijuana legalization, and the far lower support for the provisions contained in Issue 3, lead to a number of conclusions.
First, it suggests that unlimited amounts of money may not be the magic bullet for enacting legalization in a traditionally conservative state. Obviously a fat wallet makes it possible to collect the signatures to qualify the proposal for the ballot, and to hire campaign workers to canvas eligible voters door-to-door, to encourage their support. But in the end, if specific provisions of the proposal are unpopular, money alone cannot overcome substantive weaknesses.
Investor Driven Initiatives
Clearly the fact that this initiative was investor driven, and would have enriched those who put up the money for the initiative, raised serious issues that were likely fatal to this initiative. Even many who favored marijuana legalization were unwilling to support this version, because of the oligopoly of commercial growers that would have been established for the state, assuring financial rewards for decades to come for those who were rich enough be part of the investment team.
In the run-up to the election in Ohio, the opposition focused far less on an argument that legalization was bad public policy that would somehow harm residents of the state (the traditional arguments favored by opponents to legalization), and far more on the fact that the small group of investors were guaranteed to get rich. There was significant opposition to allowing this small group of people to use the voter initiative process for such obvious self-enrichment.
Voter initiatives were a creation of the Progressive era, a method for average citizens to adopt public policy change without the involvement of the elected legislature, and the public perceived this effort in Ohio as a perversion of the voter initiative process. And they refused to permit that to occur, even though a slim majority supported the basic change that was being proposed.
No one, except that small group of investors, liked the self-serving provisions contained in the language of the proposal, and even those of us who endorsed the proposal, because we felt it would stop the arrest of marijuana smokers years earlier that would likely happen if the change has to come through the state legislature, did so with strong reservations about that part of the proposal.
NORML begrudgingly endorsed the initiative, because we are a single-issue organization and the proposal did contain the basic changes we have been fighting for, for more than four decades. But we underscored our dislike for the self-enrichment terms in the language, and said we did not consider it a model that should be considered by other states.
But clearly a majority of the voters in Ohio put a higher priority on opposing those troublesome economic provisions, and were willing to continue prohibition rather than permit this attempt to pervert the initiative process to succeed. Whether this same conclusion will be shared by voters in other states is uncertain, but it surely should cause would-be investors hoping to cash-in in other states to proceed cautiously.
And frankly, some of the problems leading to this result had to do with the seemingly cluelessness of Ian James and the others at Responsible Ohio, who were in charge of the campaign. When opponents began to focus on the economic interests of the initiative funders, the sponsors attempted to sell what was an obvious liability as the price one had to pay to move the marijuana issue out of the hands of hippies and the counter-culture, and into the political mainstream. They insulted those who had worked long and hard to move public policy towards legalization for decades, and suggested they were doing us all a favor by agreeing to embrace our basic political goal of legalization, for a price.
Similarly, apparently unaware of the traditional low voter turnout by young voters in non-presidential election years – the strongest group of supporters for legalization — Responsible Ohio chose to run their initiative in 2015, rather than waiting for 2016 (as proponents have done in California, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Maine and Massachusetts). Again, instead of learning from the many marijuana initiatives that have occurred in this country going back to 1996, this gang who could not shoot straight claimed they preferred to run it in 2015, because of the usual low voter turnout, thinking their money could somehow invigorate the youth vote and they could sneak in a victory while the older voters were not paying attention. Talk about arrogance and hubris. These guys make Donald Trump seem humble!
A further example of their cluelessness was their use of a colorfully decorated bus and a silly mascot named "Buddy" – a sort of superhero with a big marijuana bud for the head – in a state-wide tour, as their primary tactic for getting the youth vote energized and excited about the upcoming chance to legalize marijuana.
Apparently they had never heard of "Joe Camel", the cartoon camel that was used for years by big tobacco as a device to entice young Americans to try tobacco smoking, where once addicted, they would be tobacco customers for life, although that life would likely be cut short because of their use of tobacco. Following the discovery by Congressional investigators of documentation proving that was the intent of spending huge amounts of money to publicize Joe Camel, the tobacco companies were finally publicly shamed into ending the campaign and retiring Joe Camel.
But when confronted by NORML and others for their eerily similar use of "Buddy," James and the Responsible Ohio campaign ignored our warnings that many Americans, even those who favor marijuana legalization, remain concerned about the risk that legalization might somehow lead to an increase in adolescent marijuana smoking, and that they were setting themselves up as an easy target by long-time opponents of legalization (which, of course, came almost instantly). James actually insisted that their "Buddy" campaign was popular, was gaining them great press exposure, and the campaign continued all across the state, right up to the election.
Again, the arrogance of this group was amazing, and their failure to understand the caution that is required when dealing with the marijuana issue, as contrasted to many other issues of public policy, was astounding.
It is impossible, without exit polling (and I doubt Responsible Ohio will share their exit polling, assuming they even made the effort to find out why opponents voted the way they did) to know which of these several tactical and strategic blunders was primarily accountable for their embarrassing defeat. My personal belief is the economic self-enrichment was the major flaw in the campaign, but the decision to mount the effort in an off-year election clearly contributed to their defeat (the youth vote turnout was low), as did their use of "Buddy" with a tin ear to the likelihood it would appear they were appealing to adolescents.
Responsible Ohio had this plan to legalize marijuana and get rich at the same time, and they were simply not interested in learning from the past, or even consulting with others who had far more experience in running marijuana-related initiatives.
As a result, only James came out ahead, as he was allegedly paid more than $4 million dollars to run the ill-fated campaign. And even James may well learn to rue the day he took on this badly conceived campaign, as he is a professional who has made his reputation running more traditional campaigns, and it is difficult to imagine that his reputation will not suffer from this unnecessary debacle. Issue 3 will forever be a case study for how NOT to run a marijuana initiative.
But the real losers are the marijuana smokers in Ohio, who will continue to be arrested for years to come – nearly 20,000 each year — when a better drafted and more professionally run campaign could have ended prohibition and stopped the marijuana arrests.


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I went to the Caibai Gold and jewelry market on Sunday. The first level of gold products was wall to wall people, with lines snaked around the cashier's counter. The employees behind the gold counters had almost no time to speak with customers because they were processing sales non-stop. In these pictures there are some prices for gold: as of Sunday, January 15, gold was 337 renminbi per gram for investment. Many of the gold products, which included gold knives, abacuses and combs to name a few, sold for 390 to 410 renminbi per gram and up. On the third floor, there were investment bars for sale at small premiums above spot. Silver was selling for 6.3 renminbi per gram. Also, several items are measured in taels and candareens. A candareen (分)is 1/100 of a tael, a mace(钱)is 1/10. I did not ask which tael they were using, as Hong Kong measures a tael as 37.43 grams or 1.2 troy ounces. The silver coins say: 7 mace 2 candareens, which is the weight for 1 silver Chinese yuan.
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- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:45 PM
Thanks for the pix I'm drooling over my keyboard.
Did you get a few 850 gram bars in the last pic you posted? (let me do some quick math.....)
About 48K US with a modest markup for them?
(including markup still under 48K?)
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And to think, my poor kids will just be getting sent to school with a Vegemite sandwich and a piece of fruit...
Monday, August 25, 2008
Bento Art
And to think, my poor kids will just be getting sent to school with a Vegemite sandwich and a piece of fruit...
12 comments:
- Megane~kun said...
To eat, or not to eat...
Looks as if each one has been made with so much time and devotion, I can't bear to just 'eat' it.
Usually when I make lunch, I just pack in rice and a dollop of what I had for breakfast. Time and energy are things I just can't spare no more.
I haven't made a proper bento before. Maybe I should go and try to do one one of these days. I've always wanted to make that mini-octopus shaped sausage! - 10:05 AM
- lina said...
I would never have the energy and patience to do a proper bento, never mind how much I love my son. :D
Wow those look amazing, and tasty. Though I don't know if I could ever bring myself to eat them...
- Serena said...
I can now say, I'm now addicted to Bento Box Art... that's hilarious !!! My favourite the one on the top right - the egg makes me laugh so much.
- fantasybaseballmacbookpro said...
Bento Box lunches in school are great because of the variety and nutritional content compared with "traditional lunches" back home in Canada. I am going to miss Japanese lunches/bento boxes when I leave Japan.
Too bad women here have to wake up at 4-5am just so their children, lets not forget the husband, have something to look at when they eat...do they even care/appreciate their moms/wives waking up so early to make them a lunch? Unlikely.
What about teaching your kids some responsibility by having them make the bento's in the morning. Just like all my friends had to do back home.
This post is assuming the wife has a job. If the wife doesn't work then I don't feel her pain of having to wake up that early.
Hmmm...since it is lunch time guess I'll be going to grab myself a nicely prepared bento from the small restaurant that my "grandmother" owns. :) I need her to open up a shop in Canada! - 12:11 PM
- bex said...
These would have been so wasted on me at school... the contents of my lunchbox always looked like they'd spent time in a cement mixer by the time I got to them.
And another thing! When I was on exchange, no one ever made anything like this for me... which is probably lucky, because I would have just felt embarrassed by someone putting in so much effort for me.
Tell you the truth, I'm just so taken by compartments in bento boxes that I don't even need them to be filled to be impressed. - 3:41 PM
- Syahiran Samsuddin said...
i dont think i can eat such cute bentos...too cute to be eaten
- tamakikat said...
So much fun to be had with bentos. Where did you find these?
- The Kasdan Family said...
Great find. There are terrific. As rookie onigiri makers, we are floored.
- laurent said...
have you ever tried to do such bento?
- Melanie Gray Augustin said...
Hey Megane-kun - yeh, I make my lunch just like you. I don't know if I could eat these works of art.
Hey Lina - Me neither!
Hey Rhia - I'm with you there.
Hey Serena - they're cool aren't they! I had so much fun searching to make the mosaic
Hey fantasy - yeh, i also had to make my own lunch once I was old enough. It was pretty healthy, not that there was really any other option in our house. My lunch certainly didn't look this good though.
Hey Bex - yeh, I hadn't thought about that, my lunches used to get scrambled as well.
Hey Syahiran - I'd just want to look at them as well. Also, as gorgeous as it looks, not so sure I'd be keen on eating blue rice.
Hey Tamakikat - I found these on Flickr
Hey Kasdan family - Yeh, I'm still an onigiri beginner as well
Hey Laurent - no I haven't tried one, to make or to eat. Actually, I don't know if I could do either. - 12:01 PM
I like the cute totoro one
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/totoro-bento-art/ - 6:40 PM


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05 Jun 2006, 04:31pm by P. Ryan Wilson
Well, Bethel Johnson doesn't have to worry about the Patriots cutting him in training camp. Now it's Sean Payton's decision.
49 comments, Last at 08 Jun 2006, 4:48pm by Sophandros
05 Jun 2006, 03:17pm by Michael David Smith
Peter King names 10 jilted players who deserve to be in Hall of Fame. What's the over-under on how many comments we'll have in this thread before someone brings up Art Monk?
79 comments, Last at 17 Jun 2006, 12:14am by Justin Zeth
05 Jun 2006, 01:15pm by P. Ryan Wilson
Gil Brandt's latest is interesting, but I'm holding out for the All Over-30 Team.
21 comments, Last at 07 Jun 2006, 4:44pm by Ben
04 Jun 2006, 04:05pm by Aaron Schatz
Dan Lewis is looking for folks to cover specific NFL teams for his ArmchairGM Wiki project. Click the link and check it out.
4 comments, Last at 05 Jun 2006, 11:53am by DNL
02 Jun 2006, 12:45pm by P. Ryan Wilson
Pat Kirwan writes a very informative article on the cat-and-mouse game-within-the-game between offensive and defensive coordinators. If you have any questions about personnel groupings, it's probably covered here. Kirwan also looks at two specific examples: Pittsburgh and Seattle, which immediately raises a question: How can we get our hands on this data? The game charting project tracked personnel groupings, but Kirwan seems to have information on what specific 11 players were on the field on every play, which is impossible to get off the TV tapes.
28 comments, Last at 06 Jun 2006, 6:43am by Playit
02 Jun 2006, 10:18am by P. Ryan Wilson
Certainly Mike Vanderjagt improves the Cowboy's kicking game, but I thought his quote from the article was kinda funny: "If you look at it, I guess I'm the reason why we expect [to be better] if nothing else changed..." Take that T.O. Vanderjagt is also quoted as saying, "I would love for somebody to write a story with facts. If you look at the numbers, I actually have a higher percentage outside than inside ... It's a major myth." According to the article, Vanderjagt converts kicks at a rate of 87.3 percent outdoors and 87.5 indoors. That's close enough for government work.
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31 May 2006, 05:23pm by Michael David Smith
No surprise, an arbitrator has ruled that as long as Steve McNair is under contract to the Titans, the Titans have to let him work out at their facility. Which means he won't be under contract to the Titans much longer.
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31 May 2006, 01:18pm by P. Ryan Wilson
Unlike years past, there will only be a handful of June 1st cuts and Charles Robinson runs down the short list. At the bottom of the page however, he empties out his notebook with these tidbits:
- Mike Martz isn't enamored with former first-rounders Charles Rogers and Mike Williams, and neither will be in the top-three rotation at wideout when training camp begins;
- Martz loves backup QB Dan Orlovsky, and he could be a future No. 1;
- One NFC scout says Brady Quinn is reminiscent of Kyle Orton heading into his senior season.
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30 May 2006, 11:06pm by P. Ryan Wilson
Here's what Pete Prisco says about the 8th best player on his list, Brian Urlacher: "After years of battling the overrated label, he finally played as well as advertised in 2005. He was the leader of that good Bears defense." I think I know why Urlacher battles the overrated label. Here's Prisco last summer: "Overrated: Brian Urlacher ... he's a good player, but not a great one. It's time for him to live up to his reputation." Thanks Pete. To his credit, Prisco does pimp Seattle's Walter Jones, another FO favorite.
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Michael Felger has a question about WR Deion Branch, whose rookie deal is up at the end of the 2006 season: "There's no doubt Branch wants to be paid like a true No. 1 receiver. But does he qualify?" Well, he finished 12th in DPAR and 13th in DVOA last season ahead of guys named Harrison, Holt and R. Moss. If that's not good enough, I don't know what is. The fact that David Givens signed a deal with the Titans averaging $4.8 million a season with $8 million in bonuses means that Branch will be looking for at least that much (rumors have it at around $12 million in bonuses/guarantees).
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John Brennan is completely unqualified to be Director of Central Intelligence : John Brennan: "Jihad Is a Holy Struggle" & Who tried to kill Rodger stone(video)
John Brennan is completely unqualified to be Director of Central Intelligence
On May 26, 2010, John Brennan, deputy national security adviser for homeland security, delivered a speech[1] at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.
The speech reads as something of a paean to Barack Obama from whom all inspiration for current security policies is deemed to flow (and, as such, echoes a speech Brennan delivered to the same center on August 6, 2009[2]). It draws on themes that Obama enunciated in Cairo in June 2009[3] when he tried to mollify Arab and Muslim opinion. He distinguished between "violent extremists" and "true Muslims"; he vaunted "centuries of coexistence" without mention of jihad or crusades, and he blamed recent tensions solely on "colonialism." He spoke of Islamic tolerance without any hint of rampant and extreme religious intolerance in Muslim countries. Islam, Obama argued, "is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism—it is an important part of promoting peace."
Brennan's speeches extend these themes and thereby vividly demonstrate the distance the U.S. government has traveled in its counterterrorism policies. Excerpts from Brennan's May 26, 2010 speech follow with commentary by the editors.
Jihad Is Not a Problem
John Brennan: The President's strategy is absolutely clear about the threat we face. Our enemy is not "terrorism" because terrorism is but a tactic. Our enemy is not "terror" because terror is a state of mind, and as Americans we refuse to live in fear. Nor do we describe our enemy as "jihadists" or "Islamists" because jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community, and there is nothing holy or legitimate or Islamic about murdering innocent men, women, and children. Full story John Brennen jihad a holy struggle
Robert Spencer wrote this yesterday:
Is it widely known that there is a top intelligence official in the Obama Administration's CIA who has converted to Islam? Yes. It was reported in none other than the Washington Post in 2012. Why couldn't it be Brennan? The movie Zero Dark Thirty about the killing of Osama bin Laden, for which the moviemakers gained access to classified material (the Obama administration was criticized for making it available to them) featured a top counter-terror official who strongly resembled Brennan and was shown performing Muslim prayers. Were the filmmakers hinting at something they knew? Did La Miere speak to Brennan?
Allegations that Brennan is a convert to Islam are based upon firsthand reports of those who served with him in Saudi Arabia.
- Those allegations include that Brennan was the target of a Saudi intelligence influence operation, one outcome of which was Brennan's conversion to Islam.
- At that time, Brennan was chief of station, a billet that is designed for an operationally trained officer with experience in the CIA's Directorate of Operations, which Brennan was not. Brennan's background is that of an analyst, which may explain why he lacked the sophistication and experience to understand that he was being played by the Saudis in an influence operation.
- Anyone so inept as to be oblivious to basic hostile intelligence tactics such as this influence operation is unqualified to be DCI.
- Furthermore, Brennan's definition of jihad, "meaning to purify oneself or one's community," is incorrect as a matter of fact, since all four schools of Sunni jurisprudence say that the primary and paramount definition of jihad is kinetic war against non-Muslims to forcibly establish submission to Islamic law globally.
- If Brennan truly believes his fictitious definition of jihad, he is unqualified to be DCI, since he obviously is unaware of or indifferent to the fact that he is directly contradicting all published Sunni jurisprudence. Al-Qaeda's bin Laden, ISIS's al-Baghdadi (who has a doctorate in Islamic law), Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and all the other numerous violent jihadi terrorist groups all say that they are at war with us because Islamic law makes such war — jihad — obligatory for all Muslims. They also point out that Islamic law makes the funding of jihad obligatory, as well as lying to further jihad. That 15 years after 9/11, Brennan has yet to drop $40 on Amazon.com to purchase a certified English translation of an authoritative textbook on Islamic law, such as Reliance of the Traveller, is professional malpractice of the highest order for someone who has held the senior counter-terrorism and intelligence positions he has.
- Furthermore, the fiction that Brennan is espousing is not just any fiction, it is a deliberate propaganda lie by America's enemies in our 15+-year war. It is designed to disorient us from understanding our enemy's Threat Doctrine. If he is truly unaware of this, he is a useful idiot in espousing enemy propaganda in time of war, and is unqualified to be DCI.
- If Brennan does know the factual Islamic legal definition of jihad, then he is deliberately espousing enemy propaganda in a time of war, in which case Brennan is a traitor — and unqualified to be DCI.
The high-ranking CIA official who converted to Islam, who was called "Roger" in a Washington Post report, was outed last year, confirming that he is not Brennan, but another official namedMichael D'Andrea. As the Washington Post reported in 2012, D'Andrea "married a Muslim woman he met abroad, prompting his conversion to Islam."
Brennan just happens to be another Muslim. Where Spencer wrote of Roger, "Why couldn't it be Brennan?," more accurately the question should have been, "Why couldn't Brennan be a convert to Islam, too?" At the time of the Washington Post article, Brennan was White House Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, and was not in the CIA, while "Roger" was running CIA counter-terrorism operations.
As far as Brennan's conversion to Islam is concerned, a U.S. asset assigned overseas with Brennan in Saudi Arabia when he was station chief confirmed years ago their firsthand account that Brennan was indeed the target of a Saudi intelligence influence operation that led to his conversion. Brennan has also stated publicly that he visited Mecca, which is impossible for a non-Muslim to do unless he is a special guest of the Saudi King.
When John Guandolo wrote an op-ed in February 2013 to try to rally Senators to oppose Brennan's nomination to be DCI, I advised John that Brennan's conversion was de facto irrelevant, given the fact that the Washington Post had recently reported that "Roger," the CIA's chief of counter-terror operations, was a Muslim, and that was a non-issue to everyone.
A more compelling disqualifier for Brennan is that he consistently says that "jihad" is a good thing. For example, in 2009, Brennan said: "Nor does President Obama see this challenge as a fight against 'jihadists.' Describing terrorists in this way—using a legitimate term, 'jihad,' meaning to purify oneself or to wage a holy struggle for a moral goal—risks giving these murderers the religious legitimacy they desperately seek but in no way deserve." And in 2010, he said: "Nor do we describe our enemy as 'jihadists' or 'Islamists' because jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community, and there is nothing holy or legitimate or Islamic about murdering innocent men, women and children."
None of what Brennan says is true regarding the legal definition of jihad in Islamic law. The opening sentence in the Reliance of the Traveller chapter on jihad is crystal clear: "o9.0 – Jihad. Jihad means to wage war against non-Muslims, and is etymologically derived from the word mujahada, signifying warfare to establish the religion." (Italic emphasis in original.)
Hence Brennan is either, as explained above, too stupid to live and shouldn't be DCI, or lying about the true definition of jihad (which deception is also obligatory according to Shariah), in which case he is guilty of treason and again shouldn't be DCI, but rather prosecuted.
This is not a religious issue. Americans believe in freedom of religion for religions that believe in freedom. Rather, it is a national security issue. It is a statement of fact that pious, observant Muslims are required to adhere to Islamic law, which is not scripture, but legal texts written by men. A cursory examination of Reliance of the Traveller will show that it uses the word "obligatory" hundreds of times, and enumerates mandatory acts for all Muslims which are felony violations of the U.S. Code, including terrorism, material support of terrorism, perjury, espionage, treason, making war against the United States, sedition, and misprision of treason. Please let that sink in.
Every American should have a problem with this.
And why don't we? Because blame isn't limited to John Brennan. America's political and national security elites, and especially our mainstream journalists, are guilty of professional malpractice, dereliction of duty, and worse, for being willfully ignorant of these easily verifiable facts.
The net result is that America has not only lost this war, but we changed sides and are aiding our enemy. We need look no further than what Hillary Clinton and the Obama Administration did to Libya, Yemen, Iraq and Syria, and tried to do to Egypt, for evidence of that.
Michael J. Del Rosso is a Senior Fellow for Homeland and National Security for the Center for Security Policy.


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Hear the deafening thunder of the Falls, and feel the raging currents of the rapids before journeying through the breathtaking countryside of wine country.
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Enjoy a full day of excitement and revel in the natural beauty of the Niagara region during this exclusive six-hour tour of Niagara Falls, U.S. and beyond. The tour begins aboard the world-famous Maid of the Mist. This boat cruise provides an up-close and personal view of the mighty Falls. You'll see the raging currents, hear the thunder and feel the refreshing mist of 600,000 gallons of water per second falling right before your eyes. Once back on land, you'll view the Falls from popular observation points as your guide takes you through the Niagara Falls State Park. Additional sights include Goat Island, Three Sisters Islands, the Upper Niagara River and Rapids, Luna Island, Terrapin Point, Prospect Point, New York and Canadian Power Plants, Old Scow, and Whirlpool State Park to view the beauty of Niagara Gorge.
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Having announced his retirement, Hayao Miyazaki's made one final feature: The Wind Rises. It's an animated film for adults, but I can't imagine adults -- let alone kids -- sitting still for it.
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Ocean carriers post strong inbound figures
Zepol reported that U.S. import shipment volume for July, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units, increased 2.45 percent from June but decreased 4.10 percent from July of 2010.
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State of Logistics 2016: Pursue mutual benefit Florida East Coast Railway to be acquired by Grupo Mexico Cat Lift Trucks awards $5,000 scholarship to high school student Survey: CFOs setting more strategy, crunching fewer numbers U.S. ports given "stable" rating by Fitch More NewsIn its monthly report on inbound shipments, Zepol Corporation noted that Maersk Line showed the highest number of recorded containers for the year.
Zepol, a trade intelligence company, reported that U.S. import shipment volume for July, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), increased 2.45 percent from June but decreased 4.10 percent from July of 2010. The total number of shipments also increased 3.49 percent from June while also showing a decrease of 3 percent from July of 2010. Year to date, total TEUs are up 3.30 percent this year over last year.
While Europe, Central America, and South America showed a July decrease in TEUs of 0.72 percent, 4.17 percent, and 4.50 percent, respectively, the overall slight increase in TEUs can be credited to Asia's 3.81 percent increase. China, Hong Kong, and Japan, each within Asia, showed an increase in TEUs compared to the decrease seen in South Korea and Taiwan.
The Pacific, Mid-Atlantic, and South Atlantic seaports showed an increase of incoming shipments by 4.10 percent, 5.43 percent, and nearly 2 percent respectively, directly opposite of their decreases last month. Within the Pacific ports, California showed an increase of about 4 percent while Washington showed a large increase of nearly 8 percent – the highest number of incoming shipments (55,418) they've posted since January 2011.
This should come as no surprise to shippers, who have praised the carrier's service of late:
Maersk has risen steadily from its initial low ranking in our annual Ocean Carrier Performance Survey," said Peter Friedmann, executive director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition. "This comes as direct result of as a result of diligent efforts to address specific issues identified by shippers relating to documentation and bills of lading."
Coming in second, despite a decrease in TEUs approaching 2 percent, was APLU. Orient Overseas Container Line showed a large increase in TEUs of nearly 12 percent when compared to other carriers during July.
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When you hear my kids identifying a song from System of a
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this is a winner.
Starting with the happy-pop title song, Charlie sings
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Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Amazon, and on VHS at Amazon.
The starship Karma has been hijacked, and it's up to bounty hunter Gren and his boss, Bob, to rescue the ship and it mysterious cargo (and the vice-president of the Tendan Tippedai Corporation while they're at it). Of course Gren's little sister and apprentice bounty hunter Iria decides to help out as well. On board they find the ship empty except for a few crewmen and the vice-president, plus a bunch of dead bodies strewn across the hallways (if I remember correctly). They also find the Tendan Tippedai Corporation's mysterious cargo, an unkillable monster know as Zeiram. A battle ensues with Gren while Iria and the others make their dash to the shuttle. Gren was able to hold it back long enough for everyone to escape (barely), but he himself remained on the Karma to destruct it, hoping it will take out Zeiram in the process.
Iria lands on a planet where she inadvertantly picks up a tag-a-long little street-kid named Kei. She also discovers that a not very happy Zeiram just happened to land on the same planet. Battle ensues, and with a little help from Kei she manages to get Zeiram into one of the operation transporter pods and beam the creature away. All the while Iria gets suttle hints that Gren is still alive, which leaves her more confused than before.
Back on her homeword, Iria becomes a full-fledged bounty hunter, and teams up with Fujisawa (and Kei) to again fight Zeiram. Well, it proves to be more difficult than anyone expected. And by the way, this anime is based on a live action movie called Zeiram.


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I have already established in this space my extreme dislike of the corn maze, and I was very heartened when you all responded with similar reactions.
So here's another reason I hate the festival of fall: pumpkin carving. I just can't believe the hassle factor, the yuck, the stink of a pumpkin once you actually get inside it.
When I was growing up, we'd each get a pumpkin from the supermarket and a black marker. My dad was probably the most into it of any of us; he'd give his pumpkin eyelashes and teeth and stuff. I stuck with the more traditional triangle-eye. But either way, it took us all about ninety seconds to be done with our jack-o-lanterns for another year, and they'd sit outside our back door for a nice long time, and that was the end of it. My husband thinks that's sacrilege, but I just don't have it in me to goop out the guts and roast the seeds for an entire autumn Saturday. I'd rather organize the kids' sock drawers.
I did let the kids pick out pumpkins, of course, with vague promises to do something with them at some point, and definite plans not to. But Connor (at almost-nine) is old enough to organize certain family arts 'n crafts projects without me, and last week, I came out to the kitchen to find this:
I wish I could tell you where the face pieces came from… I think Oriental Trading? They're like Mr. Potato Head pieces that you just poke in. (Even faster and neater than Magic Marker.) But as you can see, Connor went one third-grade-boy step further: he made a big head gash in his pumpkin, stuck a butter knife inside it, and added some ketchup for gore.
He loved it. *I* loved it. It was a terrific jack-o-lantern with absolutely no effort on my part. No scooping out guts! No mess! Since we live in an apartment, we couldn't put him on the porch to be seen by all– but Connor's pumpkin found a place of honor right inside our front door.
Cut to: three days later.
SEAMUS: Mom, something smells.
MOM: Really? I don't smell anything.
The next day:
MAGGIE: Mommy, it smells like stinky fish in here.
MOM: Does it?
The next day:
CONNOR: Mom, I'm going to move my pumpkin over here so–
The entire bottom of the long-rotted pumpkin came off, splattering moldy, rancid pumpkin guts all over our apartment. It was like that episode of Breaking Bad where the guts come through the ceiling. Only this was grosser.
Learn from our mistake: if you puncture a pumpkin, you've got no choice but to scoop out what's inside. If you try to avoid that unpleasant chore, much greater unpleasantness awaits you.
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