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Before the Food Network, it was Julia Child's cooking show that encouraged America to ditch their TV dinners and get back to experimenting in the kitchen. And it worked, although it encouraged inventors to come up with a glut of overly-specialized food prep tools that promise to make life in the kitchen a lot easier.
Such as the Pepper Prepper, a plastic implement designed to make decapitating and cleaning peppers just slightly easier than with a sharp paring knife. One end features a spinning blade for making a precision hole in the top, while the other sports a scraping tool designed to easily rid the innards of its bitter pith. But as some Amazon commenters have pointed out, the $8 tool only really works with larger peppers, and even then it's only the scraping tool that seems to shine. But if easier prep puts delicious stuffed peppers and chile relleno on the menu every night, how could one every complain?


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I am not sure if everybody knows The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain , but after watching their DVD Anarchy in the Ukulele, I came to the conclusion that everybody should. Their rendition of popular songs on the Hawaiian instrument is so refreshing and often humorous, and as someone who loves remixes it is no wonder I loved their performance.
After playing their 2005 performance at the Barbican oh-so-many times, I have noticed one of the musicians, Jonty Bankes, looks eerily close to English actor John Simm, which I first knew as Detective Inspector Sam Tyler on BBC One's 'Life on Mars':
Jonty Bankes, who plays the 'bass ukulele', in a photo taken from the musical ensemble's 2005 performance at the Barbican.
DI Sam Tyler, AKA John Simm, in a 'Life on Mars' publicity shot taken in 2006.
In addition to the facial similarities, note the 'Life on Mars' connection as you watch this 'song about plagiarism' from their DVD:

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Editor's Note Spring 2015
Written onFebruary 11 , 2015
When Paul McCartney popped up on my computer screen recently, I wanted to believe him. Who wouldn't be prepared to trust a man who wrote and sang "Blackbird" and "Good Day Sunshine" and "Penny Lane"?
What he said, though, was this: "If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian." Oh, Sir Paul! I've known for a while that he is active in vegetarian causes, so it wasn't a surprise that he was appearing in an online ad for a vegetarian organization, but this bit of hyperbole was too much, even for a guy who writes pop songs.
The fact is, many of us in the local food community who have watched animals' lives ended for food, or who have participated in slaughtering ourselves, haven't become vegetarian. In many cases, it has strengthened our appreciation of the meat we eat and resolved us to support local processing plants that do things right.(Perhaps Paul was referring to the worst industrial slaughterhouses, in which case, he might have a point.)
What's more, if seeing animals processed turned everyone off of meat, then slaughterhouses wouldn't be embracing the idea of installing public viewing windows—as the new Vermont Packinghouse has. As you'll read in the story on page 18, the choice to invite the public to view all that takes place at Vermont Packinghouse was made in the spirit of transparency. Echoing this spirit, humane farming advocate Temple Grandin recently said that the future of the livestock industry requires "opening up the doors."
I would say, though, that we need to open all the doors within our Vermont food system. We need to see the farmworkers from Mexico who labor on our dairy farms, need to observe the hay baler and the truck driver and the line cook hard at work, need to watch (if only in our mind's eye) beginning farmer Ryan Demarest collapsing from exhaustion in his broccoli field, as he describes in an essay on page 34. Only when we see all the work that goes into the making of our local food will we truly appreciate it (and understand why it costs more).
In January, a group of Williams College students spent a week at Green Mountain Girls Farm in Northfield as part of their Winter Study. They visited all sorts of Vermont agricultural ventures, meeting the people who run our food system. One of the students later wrote, "We fittingly saw the faces of the farmers and workers who are often invisible to American consumers. Rodney, Mary, Karen… memorable personalities, and their stories gave me more than systemic understanding. They described motivations, morals, values, and missions that humanized the material and highlighted that any grand system is made up of many tiny individuals with distinct histories."
How, in our busy lives, can we "see" all the people in our grand Vermont food system? We can't, of course, but we can read articles about them, talk to them when they cross our path, express our appreciation for what they do, and try to understand the challenges they're up against.
I'm remembering that Paul McCartney also penned a Beatles song called "I've Just Seen a Face"… Perfect.
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Mobihand has decided to enter the social network market with it's latest venture, AppVerse. AppVerse is a social network that let's you share & review applications that you purchase for your smartphone. It integrates with your Facebook & Twitter, so that spreading the word is only a simple click away.
What a great way of announcing to your friends new apps that you enjoy!!
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Zillah High School Crab Feed
The Zillah High School class of 2014 is hosting a Crab Feed on Saturday, March 15th at Zillah High School.
The all you can eat crab feed is $30 for adults, $20 for kids 11 and under and children 4 and under are free. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets are pre-sold only. Please call 830-4848 for more ticket information.


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Is there a website where I can input pairs of species and get an "evolutionary similarity score"?
E.g. (numbers are completely made up)
- Input: Chimp and Human, Output: 97%
- Input: Cat and Human, Output: 85%
- Input: Is Cat closer to Human or Chimp, or Snake, Output: Cat is closer to Chimp (87%), second is Human (85%) and Snake is last with 50%.
I have no idea what the actual scale should be, but I imagine there is at least one interesting scale, perhaps several.


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Denver's Arts & Venues Department has hired Michael Chavez to head its bustling public art programs, a big job that involves overseeing new commissions as well as managing works the city already owns.
He's a familiar operator in cultural circles here, having worked as curator at the Foothills Art Center in Golden and in the galleries at the Arvada Center – two of the most important visual arts enterprises in the Front Range suburbs.
The city's art collection has about 350 pieces and it is a varied assemblage, everything from historic statues in Civic Center to the abstract works installed in the Colorado Convention Center.
In addition to that caretaker role, Chavez will coordinate the process of choosing and installing new works the city commissions and acquires. That work is most often vetted through volunteer panels.
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The amount of whining I've seen on this site recently is only rivaled by that of ESPN's Steve Young and Trent Dilfer after last night's hilarious game.
Suck it up, Trebeck, it's a bull market! Benjamin Bernanke has decreed that all asset markets should rise in honor of Grand Marshall Obama and, well, you know what they used to say to Yul Brynner in pajama pants, right? "So it is written, so it shall be done." And that's it.
So get in the Unimog. We're gonna let Arnold drive, and roll over some bears even as the world collapses. And don't worry about Romney. He'll be fine, especially after the debates when he shows President Empty Suit what an economics degree looks like. Maybe some of you fanboi's might take notice as well, though I'm not holding my breath.
What do you know? One of my favorite "grandmama" stocks has broken out — Urstadt Biddle Properties (NYSE: UBA). Why? Because they own scarce retail real estate in one of the richest areas on this earth outside of never-fail-land, Washington, D.C. That would be Westchester, Fairfield and Putnam counties, otherwise known as the fully developed northern suburbs of New York City. It never fails — when scare resources are chased by too many dollars, their value rises. Just like gold, just like silver. I love the management as well. The eponymous octogenarian CEO and majority owner, Charles Urstadt, is an old school Dartmouth athlete, who still swims around the island of Manhattan in his spare time. He is a pisser around the bourbon bar as well. Go up to Greenwich and see him, why don't you? Buy and hold forever.
Almost all my gold and silver favorites are approaching buy levels again, and these will hold til Santa day, minimum. I really like AUY here on the gold side. For silver, I like AG. A lot.
If you are going to cry about something, don't let it be for stocks or a stupid replacement ref. Let it be for some light that has passed from the earth. Like the bright light of Luciano Pavarotti, the angelus. I saw Puccini's Tosca last weekend and it was sublime, but the first opera I ever saw (only some six years back) was another Puccini masterwork… Turandot. Check out this famous aria from that classic, as sung by Luciano… give it a second and you will recognize it I have no doubt. Does it not transcend all boundaries, all tastes?
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New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes trailed the Obama campaign to the University of Virginia, "In College Town, Obama Jokes at G.O.P.'s Expense," where the president tried to convince adoring college students to vote by portraying Mitt Romney as a threat to their college loans.
Typically, Calmes praised Obama's "thoughtful" answer to a question he received during a website Q&A session, and became the latest Times reporter to defend Obama from Romney's charge that he gutted work requirements for welfare recipients.(Short answer: Obama did. Here's a longer answer, courtesy of journalist Mickey Kaus.)
President Obama on Wednesday provided counterprogramming for a second day to the Republican National Convention, mocking its proceedings and contrasting his agenda with what he called the "backward" positions of Mitt Romney.
"Pay a little attention to what's happening in Tampa this week," Mr. Obama told a boisterous crowd estimated at 6,500, many of them students at the University of Virginia here. When the audience loudly booed at the reference to the Republicans' gathering, he said: "Don't boo. Vote!"
While aides have said that Mr. Obama has not watched television coverage of the convention, in his speech he called it "a pretty entertaining show" with "wonderful things to say about me." Citing a widely debunked Republican television ad claiming that Mr. Obama gutted work requirements for welfare recipients, the president said to laughter and applause, "Sometimes they just make things up."
Calmes then lauded the president's "thoughtful and lengthy answer" to a question about the most difficult decision he's had to make. (The online version lacks the word "thoughtful.") As a bonus, Calmes gave cover to Obama's left flank on his troop surge in Afghanistan.
After his speech, the president made a guest appearance on Reddit, the popular Web site, taking questions submitted by site members in a popular format known as Ask Me Anything, or A.M.A.
In advance of the president's arrival on the site, members posted questions including "Is Internet freedom an issue you'd push to add to the Democratic Party's 2012 platform?" and "Who's your favorite basketball player?"
The president answered several questions about his administration's position on Internet rights and the importance of space exploration. In response to a question about the most difficult decision he had had to make in office, he wrote a thoughtful and lengthy answer that began: "The decision to surge our forces in Afghanistan. Any time you send our brave men and women into battle, you know that not everyone will come home safely, and that necessarily weighs heavily on you."
At one point, a counter on the Reddit A.M.A. site said that there were more than 30,000 people visiting the page. The site seemed to buckle under the load, with many people complaining on Twitter that they were unable to access it.


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We've been sceptical about Capcom's upcoming knights-and-magic game Dragon's Dogma for about a year. And then Capcom sent me a near-final copy of the game so I could play it. My scepticism increased.
Dragon's Dogma appears to be one very messy, clumsy game, full of bad dialogue, cumbersome menus and annoying supporting characters. Its theme song is grating and the graphical engine running this game is either broken or the world's worst homage to the buggy launch state of the game Dragon's Dogma seems designed to feel like: Skyrim.
This game's a wreck (or at least my preview build of it is).
So... it might surprise you to learn that expert Kotaku video editor Chris Person and I are now big fans of Dragon's Dogma.
We're not just excited about it because of its many hilarious problems but because, as the video above shows, there is some awesome, genuinely good stuff hiding in Dragon's Dogma. It just took us a few hours of playing the game and tolerating lots of bad stuff to find them.
We encourage you to give the game or at least our video of the game a look, to see some of the horrid and wonderful things in Capcom's new epic. The full game will be out on May 22 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
We're teetering into so-bad-it's-good territory with this one, but there are also real, good things in the game. Hopefully the finished version will teeter the right way.


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When you know something is right, you don't require mountains of proof, but validation sure is nice every once in a while. So, when the news blasted through the popular media that yoga has a positive effect on chronic lower back pain, the validation train arrived.
Sometimes it seems monotonous to continue to respond to the multitude of reports that tout all the ways that yoga is of benefit to our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. It can feel if you are responding to the same things over and over again. But, when it's right, it's right. Yoga, in particular Hatha Yoga, when practiced correctly does help heal our physical bodies in a profound way. It also eases our minds lifting us out of the secondary effects of our physical ailments. The more studies that are done the more we find that yoga truly is a panacea for so many physical, mental and emotional ailments.
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Hundreds if not thousands of dedicated yoga practitioners stepped on this path through an effort to address physical pain, often low back pain. Chronic low back pain currently plagues our Western society. In this country, we are spending $50 billion each year on low back pain related treatments. Low back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability, and is the one of the most common neurological ailment in the United States, second only to headaches.
The experience of chronic low back pain can be so uncomfortable and debilitating that it often has mental and emotional side effects, leading to depression and sometimes drug abuse. Low back injury and pain is one of the most common causes for missed work, which can snowball into a lot of other difficult life situations. The study that followed 90 people for six months concluded that the participants who were practicing yoga twice a week experienced both a significant reduction in discomfort and increased functionality at both the three and six month marks. The participants who were practicing yoga also reported decreased symptoms of depression.
It is sigmificant to note that the style of yoga that was practiced by participants in the study was Iyengar yoga. Iyengar yoga is a style of hatha yoga that concentrates heavily on principles of alignment and safety. It incorporates the use of props and modifications to create safety and comfort in a wide variety of asanas that may have seemed inaccessible to people with low back pain otherwise. For the asanas to have a sustainable effect on the source and effect of pain, it is important that they be practiced correctly. Iyengar yoga teaches correct alignment and safety within asana which can be of great benefit therapeutically.
Conversely, when done incorrectly or without awareness, the effect of asana practice can either help or exacerbate existing low back pain. Depending on the individual and the source of the pain, some yoga asanas might be counterindicated. So, it is important to find a knowledgeable and well-trained yoga teacher to guide you if you are embarking on a yoga practice specifically to address low back issues. All styles of yoga can be beneficial, if the instructor is has a strong understanding of the principles of safety and alignment. Has the practice of yoga had an effect on your low back pain? We would love to hear your story.
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F12berlinetta debuts in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, 12th October – The first in a new generation of Maranello's flagship 12-cylinder models, the F12berlinetta, arrived in Auto Italia Ltd's renowned flagship showroom in Repulse Bay. Senior executives from Ferrari Greater China, Mr Herbert Adamczyk, Vice Chairman of Auto Italia Ltd. and Mr John Newman, Deputy Managing Director of Auto Italia Ltd., the official importer of Ferrari for Hong Kong and Macau, attended the unveiling ceremony of this latest model. At the same time in The Repulse Bay, an historic Ferrari V12 exhibition with a fleet of models from different eras was presented. All six cars on display represented a significant milestone in the development of Ferrari's flagship V12 model series.
The F12berlinetta is the most powerful and high-performance road-going Ferrari ever. Sporting a new V12 engine, it is built around highly evolved transaxle architecture and features state-of-the-art components and control systems. The F12berlinetta's aerodynamics have also been honed to the extreme in an innovative design that redefines classic Ferrari themes.
The F12berlinetta's wheelbase is shorter and its engine, dashboard and seats are lower in the chassis. A new suspension and gearbox layout helped reduce the car's rear volume. The result is a shorter, lower and narrower car than the previous V12 coupأ©. The F12berlinetta boasts ideal weight distribution (54% over the rear axle) as well as a lower centre of gravity that is further back in the chassis.
The F12berlinetta's spaceframe chassis and bodyshell are completely new, and now incorporate no less than 12 different aluminium alloys, some of which have been used for the first time in the automotive sector. New assembly and joining technologies were also adopted in its construction. This has allowed the car's overall weight to be kept to just 1,525 kg and has maximised its performance efficiency with torsional rigidity boosted by 20 per cent.
The new, 200-bar direct-injection 6,262cc 65آ° V12 engine delivers unprecedented performance for a naturally-aspirated 12-cylinder. It punches out a maximum of 740 CV at 8,250 rpm, with a specific power output of 118 CV/l and maximum revs of 8,700 rpm, record figures for this type of engine. Responsiveness and strong pick-up is guaranteed by maximum torque of 690 Nm, 80 per cent of which is readily available at 2,500 rpm.
Exceptional progress has also been made in terms of fuel consumption and emissions which have been cut by 30 per cent – putting the F12berlinetta at the top of the segment with 15/l 100 km and 350 g/km of CO2 respectively.
Aerodynamics play a major role, and a host of innovative solutions have been discreetly integrated in the F12berlinetta's styling. These include the Aero Bridge which, in a first, uses the bonnet to generate downforce, and Active Brake Cooling, a system that opens guide vanes to the brake cooling ducts only at high operating temperatures. The result of these interventions is that the F12berlinetta has the highest overall aerodynamic efficiency of any Ferrari ever built (a value of 1.2, double that of the 599 GTB Fiorano) with downforce of 123 kg at 200 km/h and a Cd of just 0.299. The fruit of the collaboration between the Ferrari Styling Centre and Pininfarina, the F12berlinetta features harmonious and balanced proportions. It is a truly original, innovative coupأ© with all of the signature features of an authentic Ferrari 12-cylinder. Clothed in sleek, aggressive lines, it offers superb occupant space and comfort despite its relatively compact dimensions.
The rear is characterised by a modern, functional reinterpretation of the Kamm tail which seamlessly integrates the two vertical fences of the rear diffuser. The resulting, original T-shape also incorporates two full-LED circular tail-lights and the clearly F1-inspired rear fog light.
The F12berlinetta's technical specifications are completed by the very latest version of the carbon-ceramic braking system (CCM3), a further evolution of the magnetorheological suspension (SCM-E) and the latest development in electronic vehicle control systems (E-diff, ESC, F1-Trac, and high-performance ABS). All controls are integrated in a single, fast-responding CPU featuring new model-specific software.
With a Fiorano lap time of just 1'23'', 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3.1 seconds and 0-200 km/h in 8.5 s, the F12berlinetta is the most high-performance road car in Ferrari history. Over and above sheer performance, however, it stands out for its nimble and responsive handling and unparalleled driving involvement even at lower speeds, a feature normally the reserve of mid-rear-engined cars, whether on the track or on the road.
The car's Frau leather interior is completely new. It highlights the balance of advanced technology – in the form of the Human-Machine Interface which places all controls within easy reach of the driver – and sophisticated, handcrafted detailing, both of which are intrinsic to Ferrari's DNA. The cabin has been optimised to ensure maximum usability of the interior space with additional luggage capacity behind the seats, which can also be easily reached thanks to the large aperture offered by the tail-gate. On the dashboard are new, carbon-fibre and light alloy air-vents inspired by the aeronautical sector. There is also an optional passenger display for the passenger-side dash.


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For editing our "creative," he travels to Cincinnati. He was there a week or so ago and was delighted when, while at lunch, he looked out the window and saw this on the back of a Pepsi truck:
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Qatar's QPI Hopes To Extend Centrica North America Deal
Centrica and QPI said in April they would buy Suncor Energy Inc's gas business in Canada for C$1 billion ($986.73 million) in their first acquisition.
Centrica and QPI said in April they would buy Suncor Energy Inc's gas business in Canada for C$1 billion ($986.73 million) in their first acquisition.
Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) hopes to extend its new deal with Britain's Centrica by acquiring more gas or tight oil resources across North America, the chief executive said.
Centrica and QPI said in April they would buy Suncor Energy Inc's gas business in Canada for C$1 billion ($986.73 million) in their first acquisition since agreeing in 2011 to hunt for assets around the world together.
"We are looking at upstream business in the United States…both in oil and gas but particularly in gas. With everything happening in the United States today we are trying to register a position," Nasser al-Jaidah said in an interview on Tuesday.
"We are hoping to extend the Centrica deal in North America, through acquisitions and other means. Not the oil sands, but gas or oil or tight oil."
The Canadian assets that Centrica and QPI, the international arm of the world's largest LNG exporter, bought do not produce enough gas to merit building an LNG export terminal.
But ramping up production from those fields and buying more producing assets could potentially see QPI start LNG exports from Canada, he said.
"What we are trying to do now is extensive cooperation with international energy companies. This is the vehicle we are choosing, for the moment," Jaidah said.
A shale gas boom in North America over the last decade has forced Qatar Petroleum (QP) to find new buyers for billions of dollars worth of LNG that it had planned to sell to the United States.
The import terminals built to receive LNG may start exporting U.S. gas to global markets in a few years, increasing competition for sales that Qatari LNG exporters can hedge against by expanding their production in North America.
Last week, Exxon Mobil and QP said they planned to ship LNG to Britain if a plan to turn the Golden Pass Qatari LNG import terminal in Texas into an export plant is approved by U.S. authorities.
Jaidah said LNG from Golden Pass on the U.S. Gulf coast could be sold around the Atlantic basin, which includes western Europe and the booming LNG consuming markets of Latin America.
Qatar has imposed a moratorium on further gas export projects from its North Field in the Middle East, prompting QPI to look abroad for further growth, using some of the proceeds from its multi-billion dollar LNG exports.
QPI is considering investments in upstream projects in North Africa and in European utilities, he said, with no set limit on investments for expansion around the world.
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Nott/ Goyle naming
Mafalda, I'm bringing this here to answer since I didn't want to repeat myself on two article talk pages and you were the one who raised the point in the first place. Titling the article "Mr" is better than "Sr" in my opinion since Sr implies that he has the same name as his son. However, while his name is just given as Nott (example only, applies to all instance inc Goyle, Crabbe, etc) he is obviously a Mr Nott when addressed formally. Now, as for the article name - I understanding the reasoning behind the original move, and having Nott as a disambiguation page is useful since it now lists Mr Nott, Mrs Nott and Theodore Nott. However, at the same time, any links to Nott now point to the disambig page, and not the article itself. Therefore, I propose this - if we keep Nott at Mr Nott (for naming convention purposes, since we have a lot of Mr/Mrs articles already), and have Nott redirect to him, then create Nott (disambiguation) to serve as the disambig page. Any thoughts on this? If more people get interested in this, maybe we could shift this to a forum page? - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 13:45, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- Forum is probably good because other people might have other opinions - thanks Cav Mafalda Hopkirk 16:23, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
Personal Attack
Exuse me but I did not attack you. nor was I remotely rude to you. I answeared your query and pointed out that there is a lot of work that needs to be done to this Wiki, and all these if you had a magic wand forums arent helping the productivity of the Wiki. - Vaysey – Slytherin 19:14, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- I'm sorry but your opinion on what effect your attitude and phrasing had on me is moot. Mafalda Hopkirk 19:51, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- Im sorry if I offended you but as you directed me to the policy on "No Personal Attacks" I feel the need to point out that nothing I said clasifies as a personal attack according to policy. - Vaysey – Slytherin 20:07, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- I have zero interest in debating this with you. Mafalda Hopkirk 20:57, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- Im sorry if I offended you but as you directed me to the policy on "No Personal Attacks" I feel the need to point out that nothing I said clasifies as a personal attack according to policy. - Vaysey – Slytherin 20:07, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- I really don't think this conversation is helping anyone so please forgive & forget. There really is no reason to argue over something like this. Vaysey has already apologized, there really is no further need for discussion. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 01:31, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
- I wasn't planning on continuing it. Mafalda Hopkirk 01:43, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
List of Spells
I think that the pronounciations are needed because some spells are pronounced differently to how I would pronounce them such as accio. I have always used the bottom one but as the top one is how it is pronounced in latin i have started using that one. Me_Potter_Fan 01:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Annoy me? Things rarely annoy me. I enjoy the challenge. The Hag articles come about because I believe that every character deserves their own page, no matter how small. And since I created a few redlinks, I was bound to create the articles by my sense of completion. Plus I needed to fill the category :) The Beetle pincers article is a little trickier - I want to verify them firsthand just in case they aren't real, and I know they're not in the PS game (I have researched it a lot). Having the page stand out on the dead-end page list makes it easier to find. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 13:49, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- I agree about characters deserving their own pages, i was just being lazy :p Beetle Pincers - I thought Marilyn collects those, in the game? Mafalda Hopkirk 13:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- Not in the PS game. I think it's supposed to be in the PoA game but I'm not on that game yet so I can't confirm it yet. Still working through the multiple versions of the PS game. Check out User:Cavalier One/Workpad for the story so far. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 14:04, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- Confusing. I don't play any of the games so thus my ignorance. Mafalda Hopkirk 14:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- It is confusing, but once I start, there's no going back. It's my nature as an inclusionist, something I picked up from being a Star Wars fan all these years. The archivist in me wants to record everything. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 14:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- Confusing. I don't play any of the games so thus my ignorance. Mafalda Hopkirk 14:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- Not in the PS game. I think it's supposed to be in the PoA game but I'm not on that game yet so I can't confirm it yet. Still working through the multiple versions of the PS game. Check out User:Cavalier One/Workpad for the story so far. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 14:04, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello Mafalda Hopkirk. Please: help me with Okuśnik. Links: [1] Okuśnik uploaded innapropiate images to en Harry Potter Wiki, so I please help me with mediaton. Karutalk 12:32, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Okuśnik uploaded innapropiate images. He got four warnings and he has been blocked on Polish Harry Potter Wiki for Trolling. I had more troubles with Okuśnik. He attacked me: [2]
Please: You pay attention Okuśnik, and you help me with Okuśnik. Okuśnik is my really friend. He's like: gag etc. Karutalk 15:02, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Good work!
Well, you earned it. I kept looking at the Orphaned Pages and thinking "I'll try to remove some tomorrow". Then tomorrow came, and I thought the same thing. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 01:15, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Ok thanks, will do. - Vaysey – Gryffindor 16:17, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Wanted pages
Hi, Mafalda. I saw your comment over on DJ's talk page regarding helping with the Wanted Pages. I'll be glad of the help once I start if you're interested. However, the Wanted List is not organised alphabetically, but by the number of links to the article that is wanted, so splitting the alphabet isn't possible. Also, some of the redlinks are possibly to articles that we'll never create (due to them being imported from Wikipedia and not being reformatted correctly). I did Alan Rickman's once and had to remove dozens of redlinks to real-world articles. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 10:46, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Strange. Did you actually check your talk page physically? The Wikia team sent around a talk page message (should be at the top of your talk page) by bot (I assume) so it didn't register in the RC list. Failing that, trying clearing your cache and refreshing your browser (hold CTRL and refresh the page). - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 18:41, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the Prefect badge! It really made my morning. :) -Starstuff 20:26, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Mafalda, have you userbox about content: "This user using Windows XP"? I'm asking, because I'd want have it on my userpage. And what you think about my english level?:> Karutalk 18:48, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
Admin election
Hi, Mafalda. In light of the recent vandalism spree, we've decided it would be a good idea to increase the number of admins on this site, and, as one of our top contributors, your name has been thrown into the running. You can see the other candidates and cast votes at HPW:RFP. If you have any ideas or concerns, you are welcome to comment on the current Wizengamot thread regarding the election, Forum:Admin. Thanks! -Starstuff 02:37, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
- You're welcome. Congratulations on the wedding! :) -Starstuff 10:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Deletiong Template
When you put the deletion template on a page please don't also blank the page. Just place it above the content (and substitute it: {{subst:delete}}). Thanks for clearing up the broken redirects though. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 18:16, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
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I was wondering if you would like to join the Fred Weasley Project. If you do, here is the link: Fred Weasley Project Keep me posted and best wishes, Madam Hooch(Which Broomstick)
Would you like to find out you wand wood and core. Please go to my userpage and try it out as I really want someone to try it out. Cheers! -- Madam Hooch(Which Broomstick)
Hey Mafalda, I got a quick question. Would it be all right with you if I fixed any possible redirects on your user page? I didn't wanna do it without your permission. Thanks!! -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 23:02, January 29, 2010 (UTC)


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An emailed update from Ravens' media relations at 2:45 p.m:
"What team docs said last night…bruise to his left shoulder; should return to practice soon, according to Coach Harbaugh."
His left arm in a sling, Tyrod Taylor vowed Thursday night to be ready for the Baltimore Ravens' season opener a week from Sunday.
Taylor, a rookie quarterback from Hampton High and Virginia Tech, sustained a bruised left shoulder during the first quarter of the Ravens' final exhibition game, a 21-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome.
"The only issue we encountered this game was Tyrod Taylor and his small injury that might just be a bruised shoulder," coach Jphn Harbaugh said in his postgame news conference. "We will see how serious it is (Friday), but it looks like it won't be that serious. If we find out he can't play then we will definitely have an issue."
Taylor did not have the shoulder X-rayed in the locker room and told the Sun, "I think it's just something minor. It's a short setback. I think I'll be ready for the regular season."
The setback came one week after Taylor's sterling fourth-quarter performance – he led three scoring drives and threw the game-winning touchdown pass -- against the Washington Redskins appeared to solidify his status as Baltimore's No. 2 quarterback behind incumbent Joe Flacco.
An undervalued sixth-round draft choice, Taylor started against the Falcons as the Ravens rested many starters, Flacco included. But that meant Taylor was operating behind reserve linemen.
The Sun's Jamison Hensley reported that Taylor's injury appeared to occur on Baltimore's second series, when he absorbed a hit from defensive end Kroy Biermann that drove his left shoulder into the turf. Taylor remained in the game, completing a 9-yard screen to Anthony Allen on the next snap. But one play later, he trotted to the bench, his arm clearly hurting.
Doctors took Taylor to the locker room before he returned to the sidelines for the remainder of the game.
Taylor completed 2-of-3 passes for 16 yards with an interception. He ran twice for 11 yards. Third-stringer Hunter Cantwell was 13-of-28 for 111 yards with one interception.
For the preseason, Taylor was 37-of-60 for 408 yards, a touchdown and three picks.
Harbaugh declined to say whether Taylor's injury would prompt the Ravens to sign a veteran free agent such as Jake Delhomme before the Sept. 11 opener against division rival and defending AFC champion Pittsburgh.
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Michael has headed the Dubai Commercial & Property practice at Hadef & Partners for 14 years. He has over 22 years of extensive experience in general corporate/commercial and real estate matters including specific expertise in real estate, information technology, intellectual property, telecommunications and commercial contracts. Michael is also the Vice Chair of the International Bar Association's Real Estate Committee.
He regularly advises major local and international corporate clients on all general legal requirements including corporate structuring and commercial constraints, and is treated as a trusted commercial adviser by many of his close clients. Michael's team has advised many of Dubai's and the world's largest real estate and hospitality developers.
He completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law (Hons) at Auckland University in New Zealand. He is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
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Michael Lunjevich is a well-known name for commercial transactions in the real estate sector. Clients describe him as "one of the best property lawyers in the country - very sharp when advising on complicated real estate issues."
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Clients praise Michael Lunjevich: "He really thinks outside the box. He doesn't over-complicate things, thinks fast on his feet and gets the point straight away." He heads the practice in Dubai and focuses on IT, IP, telecommunications and commercial contracts.
Recommended for "his local knowledge, commercial and strategic thinking." (Michael Lunjevich)
Recommended as a "Leading Lawyer." (Michael Lunjevich)
The impressive Michael Lunjevich is a key name on the real estate side. Market sources consider him "very strong, the driving force behind the relationship. He knows what we want, and understands why we want it." (Real Estate)
Practice head Michael Lunjevich offers in-depth knowledge of the sector. One source remarked: "He is good at explaining both the legal questions and practical issues that are relevant to us." (TMT)
Hadef & Partners is delighted to have gained recognition for recent deals winning two categories at the Middle East Legal Awards 2017.
In this article we explore some of the key considerations for schools in relation to VAT, including leases and the hidden pitfalls.
Ashraf Sayed, Partner discusses how the Real Estate sector will be affected by the introduction of VAT.
Michael Lunjevich, Head of Property in Dubai, discusses a practice of linking debts between properties held in one's personal name with those held by companies.
The practice of many developers in Dubai to operate their own real property registries is creating confusion in the market and may be subjecting unwitting investors to risks of fraud and potentially life changing losses.
Hadef & Partners has reviewed the English and Arabic versions of the recently released draft Investor Protection Law. The Law has many positive protections for investors, however, these are focused on addressing the balance on disclosure requirements and delivery requirements in favour of investors for off-plan property. Nevertheless, one of the articles of the draft Dubai Investor Protection Law may contain an ominous sign for the ability of owners to control their common areas after delivery.
In 2007 it was clear that His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, had a vision for Dubai to implement world class standards in respect of service charges for jointly owned property.
However, nearly five years later, many investors are still wondering what has become of the great promise of Law No. 27 of 2007 on Jointly Owned Property ("JOP Law"), and many remain in the dark as to what the service charges they pay are used for.
In the UAE, the concept of franchising can fall within the context of the UAE Agency Law if the franchise agreement is 'registered' as per the requirements of Federal Law No. 18 of 1981 on the Organisation of Commercial Agencies as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency Law"). The Agency Law does not make any distinction between agency, franchise or distribution agreements.
Michael Lunjevich and Ashraf Sayed assess the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of the Dubai real estate market.
Hadef & Partners explains the impact which UAE Cabinet Resolution No 3 of 2011, Concerning the Commercial Agency Committee, has on the process of handling commercial agency disputes.
Michael Lunjevich takes a closer look at what limited liability may really mean for company directors.
From 13 January 2011, developers are required to provide purchasers with a full disclosure statement.
Hadef & Partners has published its What is the legal state of the Dubai real estate market report. Prepared by Michael Lunjevich, this article is an extract from the report and highlights the key themes emerging from the survey. Plus, watch an in-depth interview with Michael as aired on Dubai's City 7 TV.
When evaluating a franchise opportunity, prospective franchisees must consider important legal and commercial factors before signing on the dotted line. Melissa Murray highlights the following as a starting point for clients when preparing their business plan.


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Kate chose an ALICE by Temperley piece for today's celebration at Buckingham Palace honoring Team GB's Olympic and Paralympic medalists.
Above we show the Duchess chatting with Paralympic Swimmer Stephanie Millward, winner of multiple medals this summer. This has been a triumphant year for Great Britain on the Olympic front, hosting the hugely successful London 2012 Games.
Team GB's triumph on the medal podium was another enormous accomplishment, bringing home 65 Olympic medals, 29 of them gold, and 120 ParalympicsGB medals, 39 of them gold. More on how the athletes handled those medals this evening from the Mirror:
The athletes arrived at the palace in their official Team GB formal wear of suits, which included a special inside pocket for their medals.
From the looks of things, some athletes chose to wear their medals outside the specially designed pockets, something that makes perfect sense to this observer.
A better view at the embellishment on Kate's dress.
It looks like this is a modified version of the ALICE by Temperley Esmeralda dress.
While the dress above has a number of different design elements, it is all one color, keeping it out of the "too busy" category. The various horizontal lines that are defined, belled sleeves and tiered skirt are a few of these elements.
On the other hand, Kate's frock features multiple colors and materials in addition to those design features, creating the impression there is an awful lot going on with the garment. Part of the squared neckline is sheer, as are the sleeves and the lower tier of the skirt. There is a bow at the front waist in another fabric that looks to be a black satin. The exquisite floral work on the sleeves and top is done in ivory bordered by gold, the gold a lovely nod to the medalists on hand. On the embellished portion of the skirt it looks like a third color has been added, a dusky rose or soft pink. (Unless I am blind and the colors are a soft silver, gold and bronze, Kate has proven to be more-than-adept at adding subtle elements to pieces she wears that are a discreet nod to her surroundings or event.) One's eye encounters a bit of busyness with this dress.
Kate kept accessories simple, wearing her black suede Jimmy Choo Cosmic pumps.
She also wore the elegant diamond bracelet we have seen on several occasions and carried the unidentified black suede clutch.
Many will recall Kate in her role as an official Ambassador; she attended multiple Olympic and Paralympic events this summer.
William and Harry were also Olympic Ambassadors, the Duke of Cambridge joined his wife for many events and also attended several with Prince Harry, before heading back to work in Anglesey.
Charles and Camilla were expected to attend the reception, but were forced to cancel because of bad weather; they needed to be on time for another function this evening, the gala premiere of the latest James Bond film, Skyfall. Below we see Her Majesty greeting guests.
Tonight's party saw the return of the Tweet Suite at Buckingham Palace.
Several athletes took the opportunity to share their thoughts, including boxer Anthony Ogogo, a Bronze medalist.
Paralympic Gold Medal cyclist Sarah Storey also tweeted about the reception.
There will be another Olympic function at the Palace next spring, a garden party honoring volunteers, athletes and others who worked to make the Games such a success.
It looked like a wonderful party; Kate seemed to thoroughly enjoy herself. She clearly embraces her role, smiling as she spent time speaking with the women's Team GB Hockey Team, visiting with other royals, chatting with Prime Minister David Cameron. As we have noted previously, my thoughts on what Kate wears matter not one whit, the only vote that counts is Kate's, she was clearly in her element this evening, making the look a resounding success.
A few other tidbits we want to share, beginning with news about Pippa Middleton's book, "Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends."
The book goes on sale this Thursday, but it doesn't appear Kate will be at the official launch event Thursday night. More from CNN's Max Foster via his Twitter feed:
You can learn more about the book at Amazon, or our friend Carly's Pippa Middleton blog, or by visiting the Facebook page set up for the book.
Our final morsel today is one we're very excited to share, something we learned about yesterday.
It turns out Time magazine selected What Kate Wore as one of its Best Blogs of 2012. Eek!
Our thanks, to Harry McCracken for including us, you can see the List here, it makes for wonderful reading, regardless of WKW's inclusion. We will be re-reading it once someone scrapes us off the floor! 🙂
- Visit Team GB's website here, or its Facebook page here, Twitter page here
- View the ALICE by Temperley Spring 2013 Collection here, and the Temperley Spring line here (there's lots to like!), and the company's collaborative pieces with Barbour here
- The Mirror's story with photo gallery is here
- The Daily Mail story is here
- ITV's story is here with many lovely pictures, to also see the video story be sure to scroll to the bottom of the piece


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- Keywords > access to essential medicines
- Keywords > access to health services
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- Keywords > health system perspective - access to medicines
- Keywords > health system strengthening
- Keywords > medicines policy development
- Keywords > medicines strategy
- Keywords > pharmaceutical and health systems
- Keywords > pharmaceutical care - integration in Health System
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Most health system strengthening interventions ignore interconnections between systems components. In particular, complex relationships between medicines and health financing, human resources, health information and service delivery are not given sufficient consideration. As a consequence, populations' access to medicines (ATM) is addressed mainly through fragmented, often vertical approaches usually focusing on supply, unrelated to the wider issue of access to health services and interventions. The objective of this article is to embed ATM in a health system perspective. For this purpose, we perform a structured literature review: we examine existing ATM frameworks, review determinants of ATM and define at which level of the health system they are likely to occur; we analyse to which extent existing ATM frameworks take into account access constraints at different levels of the health system. Our findings suggest that ATM barriers are complex and interconnected as they occur at multiple levels of the health system. Existing ATM frameworks only partially address the full range of ATM barriers. We propose three essential paradigm shifts that take into account complex and dynamic relationships between medicines and other components of the health system. A holistic view of demand-side constraints in tandem with consideration of multiple and dynamic relationships between medicines and other health system resources should be applied; it should be recognized that determinants of ATM are rooted in national, regional and international contexts. These are schematized in a new framework proposing a health system perspective on ATM.
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- Barriers to access to medicines (ATM) are complex and occur at multiple levels of the health system.
- Existing frameworks for ATM do not address complexity of barriers and their interconnectedness.
- A wider health system perspective may offer an opportunity to embed ATM in the emerging debate around complex adaptive systems and their application to health.


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Perched atop the highest coastal land in Belize, the BlueBelize Guest House offers a superb view of the Caribbean Sea and nearby Guatemala. Two one-bedroom flats well equipped with a host of amenities, kitchenettes and a large breezy veranda offer a home-away-from-home feeling during your stay in Punta Gorda.
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My teen-aged son and I came to Belize to do some exploration...flew into Cancun, bussed it to Chetumal, then rented a vehicle in Corozal and drove all the way down to Punta Gorda. (Note: unless you rent a vehicle in Belize City, you just might get "stuck" with an older-model, high-mileage vehicle - and it was not cheap - $75 USD/day!)
I found BlueBelize when I searched online for places to stay in PG, so I really didn't know what to expect - just the reviews that others had left. But whatever I DID expect, those expectations where met - and exceeded! We didn't get to meet Rachel, but Dan, his sons, and his friendly canines made us feel right at home. (My son missed his dog, so Mrs. Pips and Maxine helped fill that spot!)
The flat was large, bright, and airy - and even in the PG heat and humidity, we were pleasantly surprised that we actually didn't need A/C! The flat was outfitted with a fridge, microwave, hot plate, coffee maker (and coffee), kettle (and tea), plus dishes, pots, and utensils - and a Brita water filter jug (we didn't have to go out and buy bottled water). And the high-speed internet was always on - making it easy to let people back in Canada know what they were missing!
The breakfasts consisted of homemade zucchini loaf, banana muffins, papaya, pineapple, watermelon, fresh OJ, tea and coffee...perfect start for a day of exploration!
The view was spectacular - right on the water front. BlueBelize's location in the town was perfect - a bit removed from the main area, which cut down on noise and traffic, but everything was still in walking distance. It was nice to take daytime walks in the quiet and friendly neighbourhood.
The tree out front was a haven for birds - and that friendly igauna. Who needs an alarm clock when birds can do the same thing!?
One morning, my rented 1995 ford explorer didn't start. Dan went out of his way to get it going - my son and him spent over an hour working on it. He didn't want payment for his services, so I left him (and his sons) some gifts.
Would I recommend this place to a friend? MOST DEFINITELY! BlueBelize was a home away from home - hmmm...but my home back in Canada was under freezing conditions - so BlueBelize was BETTER than home!! Can't wait to come back!


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All good things...
There are two reasons why I have decided to move on. First; the new system allows me to post pictures in full size and resolution without compromising picture quality. If you have followed me in the past you know that the accurate representation of the material was one of my main concerns. Not only pictures but video without commercials and the ability to have the video material sent as a Podcast to iTunes, etc... The options are simply worth the trauma. Second; personally I have also decided to join a new venture, "The Watch Enthusiast". This will enable me to diversify my involvement in watches while keeping it fun and independent. The challenge to join a team implicated in something unseen in the industry (open yet fair criticism and lack of censorship) is one that I simply could not resist.
This will be my last post on this blog. From today on I will we posting on the new blog as "DFV". I will also migrate some post, provided I have the material in high-res, to TWE's Blog.
I hope to see you all there soon, and please let yourselves known... Cheers!
12 comments:
- Velociphile said...
the end of an era! Onwards and upwards, I shall follow wherever your trail leads. "On lusty gentlemen!"
- September 20, 2011
- KronosClub said...
Hi V,
Always nice to see that I can count on you!. ;-)
- September 20, 2011
- Poktori said...
All the best; will follow you there. Just one question: so what was your verdict on the Ressence (if I may ask)?
- September 23, 2011
- KronosClub said...
Embarrassed... I wrote it on my iPad and lost it some how. Grrr... I have to re-write it once I get 2 quite hours (hopefully during the week end). My apologies!
- September 23, 2011
- HTC In Pakistan said...
Always nice to see that post. great job.
- September 26, 2011
Hi D,
I discovered your blog very late but I surely will follow you there.
- September 28, 2011
- Android Divemaster Enforcer said...
Good luck on new venture my friend. Long time poster, first time commenting.
- September 29, 2011
- Belligero said...
Regrets about the belated reply, Dario, but I just wanted to mention how much I appreciated this blog. I thought your observations were always astute, and the best part was that it wasn't another pandering fluff blog. You posted some real opinions and weren't afraid to tell it like it is. The expertise was obvious, but I think the taste in watches and design shown here was excellent as well. There was a good mix of content, from esoteric high-end pieces to functional workhorses. The words and photography on the Greubel Forsey "Simply the best..." post were especially memorable, but there were plenty of others.
All the best in your future endeavours!
From Norway,
- October 23, 2011
- KronosClub said...
Hi Belligero,
Many thanks for your kind words! However the only two changes that I will be experiencing (apart from being on another blog...) is that I share different opinions with other writers and I get access to more pieces that will enable me to do more material. Personally I think it is a jump that should have happened some time ago. But better late than never.
Cheers and see you over there,
- October 24, 2011
- Tempus Suisse said...
Sometimes things come to an end - but that end can be an open door.... will definitely drop by!
- October 28, 2011
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The second obituary does make me laugh a bit. Stating that J.B. was "about 45 years old" and leaves "about eight children". I was beginning to wonder how they came by there information and what exactly they were sure of!
"Mr. Joseph B. Hermans, one of the most prominent farmers in Red River died last Sunday from a stroke of apoplexy. He was well up to a few moments of his death, and died almost without warning. He was 47 years old, and a highly respected man. He was buried on Tuesday from the Catholic church at Walhain, Rev. Fr. Van Huyster officiating. He was a native of Belgium, and leaves a wife and a large family of children."
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International critics group FIPRESCI has awarded its Grand Prix 2011 Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life.
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Robin and I are sleeping apart.
It's not the first time in thirty years of marriage that he has retreated to the downstairs couch and it probably won't be the last. We've been here before. There was the time he spent three hundred dollars on a wood chipper when we had a specific agreement that neither one of us can spend more than two hundred dollars without discussing it with the other one first. And then there was the time he refused to apologize to me for siding with the nurse when she said I was not dilated during labor with our second kid, and I TOTALLY WAS FULLY DILATED. That particular fight occurred seventeen years after the baby was born, when I was retelling the story at a dinner party, but still. In fact, just talking about it now kinda pisses me off at Robin. And the baby will be twenty-five next autumn.
Once, I even bolted the downstairs door shut so he couldn't get upstairs if he wanted to. I was really mad that time although right now I cannot remember why. And anyway, I unbolted the door after, like, ten minutes because I am a hand wringer by nature and the worry about a fire or other disaster ultimately trumped my anger. I will never make a good torturer. I'd be, all, I am totally gonna waterboard you now, and then I'd think to myself, oy gevalt. A person could drown that way. Or get very scared and develop a psychological issue. And then I'd put away the bucket and we'd talk about feelings for a while. Maybe have a nice piece of cake or something.
Still, this time Robin has really moved out. He took his stuff downstairs – pillows, blankets, toiletries – and settled in downstairs. I snuck down and took all the good towels and sheets, leaving him with the old schmattes we inherited from my parents and the funky crap the kids brought back from college with them. I also gathered my favorite books and CD's from downstairs and squirreled them away up in our (my) bedroom. He is not going to even touch my stuff.
We are going to live this way for two weeks.
Doctor's orders.
Robin has begun radioactive treatment for cancer, and he is quarantined until he can no longer contaminate the rest of us. In the old days, a person went to the hospital to remain in isolation for the duration of this kind of treatment, but I guess now the doctors figure that he has less chance of catching, I don't know, diphtheria or polio if he stays at home. I hear that some people go to hotels for a week or so. That idea, frankly, appeals to me in a huge way, but leaving his radioactivity for some unsuspecting hotel maid would bring some really bad karma on us. And between Robin's ethics and my nervous Jewish stomach, we just couldn't bring ourselves to do it.
And so it begins.
We are three days into this sixteen-day adventure. I prepared for this event for days; I covered all the remote controls and his computer keypad with plastic wrap, I sealed off shelves in the bathroom armoire, I took all the clean laundry that usually languishes on the couch and dumped it upstairs on the guest bed. I used up all my adrenaline by yesterday afternoon. Then I spent the rest of the day eating vanilla pudding and drawing pictures of Spiderman and making copies of those fallout shelter signs and pasting them all over our front door. And then I took them down because what if we need the paramedics and they won't come in because Robin is radioactive?
And then I put them back up because, you know, karma. And being forthcoming. And all that crap.
God, it is exhausting being an ethical person.
Robin was diagnosed with cancer on our thirtieth wedding anniversary. Really. Thirty years earlier, we stood under the chuppah and Robin's dad – a Universal Life Church minister ordained by mail –blessed our union while the golf course next door blasted their announcements through a P.A. system that, I swear, was intended to bring in ships from the deep sea.
"Stevenson, your golf cart is ready. STEVENSON!" Those were the words we heard as Robin and I kissed for the first time as husband and wife. Even now, sometimes when we kiss, I like to break away and yell, "STEVENSON!" Oh, and we laugh merrily. And then Robin says, "Can you stop doing that, really? After thirty years, it's still not funny." And then I get all huffy say to him, "Really? Uh, which one of us is the comedy writer and which one of us works in solar technology?"
And then he rolls his eyes and says, "I don't want to fight. I just wanted to kiss you."
But I can't let it go.
And then he says, "If you don't want to have sex, just say so."
I love how he gets me.
So. It's almost nine o'clock on the morning of Day Three. I am waiting to hear him ring his bell, to let me know he's up and ready for breakfast. I've already eaten two breakfasts- you know, to keep up my strength for the days ahead. I have been power eating and carb loading since, it seems, the diagnosis. For my strength, of course. I have gotten so strong already that my underpants are tight. If I get any stronger I'm gonna have to dig out my twenty-four year old maternity underpants. Which will piss me off at Robin all over again because he didn't believe me when I said I was dilated.
But then I will remember that he has cancer. And I am heartbroken over it.
This is not how we thought we'd celebrate our thirtieth year together. But in a weird way, this is exactly the kind of thing that reassures us we are a strong, enduring couple. We've got each other's backs in life's crapstorms. He lives with my varicose veins and my drooly bite guard, and the little quirk I have about forbidding him to cook or eat any stinky food when I've just washed my hair. I live with his ear whiskers and the fact that he still thinks it is hilarious to pull my pants down when he is following me up the stairs. We could both have done worse.
Thirteen more days of isolation. Thirty-nine more meals from the No-Iodine diet that prepares his body for the radioactive medicine. We've finally figured out a system for getting food to him: He opens the door at the foot of the stairs and reaches up as far as he can. I stand on the landing and lean over the banister and stretch and reach and lunge until I spill hot soup on his arm and he screams in pain. I am also doing my part by eating all the bread in the house that contains iodine. Which is, all bread. I know, I'm an awesome wife.
When this is all over, when Robin is pronounced healthy we are going to celebrate our anniversary. Even if it's a year late. We've been talking about having a big party or going to Mexico or maybe just staying in bed and eating sushi and watching "Cash Cab". It doesn't matter.
What matters is that we have at least another thirty years together.
So Robin can realize that I was really, truly, fully dilated and he totally owes me an apology.


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It was Rolfe's second straight start for the Danish Superliga club. On Saturday, in his first start for AaB, Rolfe recorded an assist in a 2-0 victory over AGF. Wednesday's win lifts AaB into fourth place and four points behind OB.
Rolfe joined AaB at the beginning of the year during the Danish Superliga's winter break. He initially had trouble breaking into the starting 11, but the former Chicago Fire standout appears to have secured his spot with six games remaining in the regular season.
Yura Movsisyan also earned a game-winning strike in the Danish top flight on Wednesday.
The former Real Salt Lake forward scored two first-half goals in Randers' 3-1 win at Silkeborg, taking his scoring tally for the club to three.
Randers is now just two points away from climbing out of the relegation zone in the 12-team division, having begun the second half of the season an incredible 14 points adrift from safety. Since Movsisyan joined in January, the club has not lost in nine outings and is unbeaten in 11 games since November.
Also in Danish Superliga action, United States midfielder Benny Feilhaber went 90 minutes and earned a yellow card in AGF's 1-0 road loss to Midtjylland.


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Peggy and Denis have so many great attributes. They are about the most active volunteers I know, always lending their hand to anyone or any group that needs them. Sometimes, they are so busy I won't see them for weeks, but I always know that if I needed help or a listening ear I can call on either one of them.
|peggy (left) and Carla, another friend.
|me, Denis and my sister
So for neighbors who are truly GREAT FRIENDS, I am GRATEFUL.