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Our team manager Ben and I were talking today about the race radio debate. As you may know, the UCI has banned race radios and we can't use them anymore in races. I've raced with them and without them, and my first thought when I heard about the impending ban was, 'Great! Now riders will have to think for themselves.' It means breakaways are more likely to succeed (like what happened today) because riders don't have someone on the other end of a radio telling them how big the gap is and when they should attack. So it encourages risk-takers, which I think is a good thing for racing.
However, after yesterday's stage i am now firmly in favour of radios. Yesterday we had a number of crashes, bad weather and sections of loose gravel unsealed roads that we didn't know about before we hit them. In one case, drivers in the convoy only narrowly avoided hitting riders on the road after a crash on a blind corner. The managers had gotten out of team cars to flag people to slow down, but we were lucky no one got seriously hurt. Especially in wet conditions when braking power is reduced, we need all the help we can get to keep races as safe as possible. Radios play an important role in warning riders of upcoming obstacles and sudden changes... as well as telling them when to attack.
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The case for race radios
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Couldn't the course dangers be discussed at the Team meet prior to the race/stage?ReplyDelete
Yep, but they are quickly forgotten in the heat of racing and don't allow for any up to date info, ie "dogs on the road, pay attention"ReplyDelete
Having said that I am still undecided on the ban...ReplyDelete
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Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova, Serbian: Kосово и Метохија, Kosovo i Metohija) is a disputed territory and "de-facto" independent country in South Eastern Europe. After a lengthy and often violent dispute with Serbia, Kosovo declared independence in February 2008 and is recognised by 75 countries out of 193 around the world, despite heavy Serbian opposition[1]. Kosovo's far north along with two small regions elsewhere are under the local control of their Serbian authorities indicating a Serb majority in these parts. Kosovo is largely an Albanian-speaking and Muslim area (though secular), but there are also significant numbers of minorities living within its borders, especially Serbs. Kosovo borders Albania to the west, Montenegro to the northwest, Macedonia to the south, and Serbia (from its perspective) to the northeast; the latter frontier is viewed by Serbia as being an internal boundary separating Kosovo as an internal province with Central Serbia.
The population of Kosovo is about 92% Albania(nmore than half of the Albanians in Serbia ndošli from Albania and western Macedonia!), who use the name Kosova in their Albanian tongue. Although the official name in English Republic of Kosovo is approved by Kosovo's Albanian-speaking authorities, the word Kosova still finds its way into the English vernacular of locals.
Many people in Kosovo can speak German; they are more than willing to help you and tell you their stories. As an outsider, you will get to hear both sides.
If you are interested in more than just seeing beautiful mountains and ancient ruins on your vacation to 'the region', Kosovo strongly recommends itself.
The climate is continental, with very warm summers and cold and snowy winters.
Other destinations
Get in
Citizens of countries such as Albania, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Lebanon, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and Turkey do not need a visa, but if you are planning to stay in Kosovo for more than 90 days you should, as in any other Balkan country, register at the Police Department for the Registration of Foreigners.
This is is next to the central police station in Pristina. Citizens of other countries that have significantly contributed to the rebuilding of the Kosovo probably also do not need visas either, although Kosovo is starting to implement a stricter visa regime. The 90 day rule for the registration of foreigners applies to everybody [2].
By plane
Several European airlines have started to offer direct flights from their hubs to the International Airport of Pristina Examples are SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, SWISS, Belle Air, Croatia Airlines, Air Berlin, Malev and Austrian Airlines. During the summer, several additional charter flights are available for travellers.
By bus
From Montenegro, you can enter through Rozaje to Peja/Pec(approximately 2.0 hours).
From Macedonia, you can take a bus to Prishtina (approximately 2.5 h)
There is a border crossing in the Presevo Valley in Serbia.
There are a couple companies offering buses from Istanbul via Skopje.
From Albania, you can enter through Prizren on a nice new road; gone are the days of the "nightmare" 10 h mountain ride. The trip from Tirane costs 10€ and takes 4 h, with two stops.
By train
There are also trains crossing the Kosovo border. Two daily services connects Kraljevo in Serbia with all towns on the Leshak, Fushë Kosovë (Kosovo Polje). Connections from Beograd are possible but includes a long stay between train at Kraljevo, thus bringing the journey to more than 12 hours for 399 km.
Since March 1, 2006, an identical service, twice daily, runs from Skopje in Macedonia to Prishtina in Kosovo. It is hard to gets timings for these trains. Trains are very slow and convey second class only, but they give the opportunity to see a lot of the country and are a good value at approximately €4 each way.
By car
To enter Kosovo, the validity and acceptance of the International Motor Insurance Card is in doubt. At the border you will need to pay €30 for an insurance extra which will cover you throughout Kosovo for two weeks. Ensure also that you have your vehicle registration and a power of attorney from the owner if the car is not yours. During the summer holidays in Germany and Switzerland expect long queues at the border crossing in Merdare (up to 3h).
Get around
By bus
The best way to travel intercity in Kosovo is by bus. The buses are relatively cheap (Pristina to Peja, 4,00 EUR).
By train
Kosovan Railways (Kosovske Zeleznice - Hekurudhat e Kosovës) [3] are currently (2006) running the following passenger train services: from Fushë Kosovë (Serbian: Kosovo Polje; a city near Pristina) to Leshak (a town North at the Serb frontier) three trains a day. From Fushë Kosovë at 07.35, 11.18 and 14.15 and from Leshak at 09.55, 13.19 and 16.50. The train passes through most of the Serbian enclaves that are strung up through the northern part of Kosovo. The system is seen as a way of helping to make the lives of the Serbs in the enclaves easier but also as a way to help integration. The service is free of charge to local people. Another service runs twice a day from Fushë Kosovë at 04.17 and 19.00 to Hani i Elezit (former General Jankovic) on the border to Macedonia, return journeys from Hani i Elezit starts at 05.53 and 20.44. A local suburban services runs from Fushë Kosovë to Grazhanica with departures from F. Kosovë at 05.40 and 19.17, returning from Grazhanica at 06.30 and 20.05.
By taxi
You can get a superb atlas of Kosovo from the OSCE that has detailed ethnic maps (before and after the war), vital statistics, along with navigational maps. To get the map, ask for the NGO Information office near the OSCE building in Pristina.
Most people in Kosovo speak Albanian. Although almost everyone understands Serbian, it may result in hostile reactions from the mostly Albanian population.
English and German are languages that the majority of population speak especially by the younger population. Italian is also spoken but much more rarely than English and German.
The Turkish minority speaks Turkish and Albanian. Turkish is also spoken by some Albanians also, especially the older generations.
Most people in northern Kosovo is ethnics Serbs, so Serbian will come in handy there.
Visit a coffee shop in Prishtina, and have a macchiato.
Kosovo has the euro (€) as its sole currency along with 24 other countries that use this common European money. These 24 countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain (official euro members which are all European Union member states) as well as Andorra, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino and the Vatican which use it without having a say in eurozone affairs and without being European Union members. Together, these countries have a population of more than 330 million.
One euro is divided into 100 cents. While each official euro member (as well as Monaco, San Marino and Vatican) issues its own coins with a unique obverse, the reverse, as well as all bank notes, look the same throughout the eurozone. Every coin is legal tender in any of the eurozone countries.
Best restaurants to eat at are those that are located in the villages near by big cities; they tend to have the best meat dishes and the best sea food. Trout, seabass and salmon fish are very common and popular and are kept fresh in their pools and are nearly always fried when you order. Prices are pretty average and, for some European countries consider, cheap. Restaurant Ibri & Restaurant Qetsia (Kushtov – Mitrovica) are also in Vermic near the border with Albania and are just a few of the examples of many other through out the country; they are very luxurious and fine dining restaurants, but the prices are very modest and some consider them cheap.
Lots of great burek (baked pastry stuffed with cheese, meat or spinach). Try the drinkable yogurt - it's superb. Lots of kebabs and other Ottoman Turkish style food. As far as you are in an Albanian territory, you could try Albanian food as well. Fli, a very good pastry, can be found in different traditional restaurants. One of the most notable 'Pellumbi' offers different kinds of traditional food in a very nice traditional atmosphere. Lots of pizza in restaurant pizzeria "SAN REMO" in city of Peja has the best meat you can eat in Country House. But there are other cities as well to visit, not just Peja.
At the bakery, you can buy a fantastic loaf of bread for under one Euro.
The grocery stores have a plentiful supply of Western food.
Beer at Peja is a pretty good brew. It is brewed in Peja (Pec). Peja Premium is a slightly stronger beer from the same brewery but less widely available. Wine is also widely consumed when eating out, some local wine and also Vranac from Montenegro are the most common ones. Even though the Albanians are predominantly of Muslim heritage, drinking is quite liberal.
Raki is also another alcoholic beverage in Kosova. It is made from local fruits (the most common one is from grape) and can be best described as a hard liquor similar to vodka. It can be quite strong so if you have a weak stomach or do not often drink liquor avoid this beverage.
Yogurt/Ayran is also a common local drink and is consumed with pastry foods. Boza is also another common sweet drink drank with cakes and pastries.
Accommodation in Kosovo can be expensive, meaning it is probably the same as hotels in surrounding countries (starts at 25 EUR and goes over 100 EUR) and primarily is designed for people working for the development agencies. Your best bet on finding a place to stay is outside of Prishtina (if you're with the car) and to have a contact there ahead of time (even if its just somebody you met over the internet) and stay with them. Or possibly contact some of the smaller development organisations, such as Balkan Sunflowers and online listing of Kosovo hotels http://hotelskosova.com/, and ask if they can help you with accommodation staying in a rural community or in the city for a higher price.
Stay safe
Avoid getting too much into politics in Kosovo, although ask as many questions (within reason) as you like. They are very open about their hatred of each other and more than willing to tell you about it.
Don't let the politics stop you from visiting; tensions have risen in a few moments in the past decade, but nearly all have been in the divided city of Mitrovica in the north of the country and with a 10,000+ NATO peace keeping force and a large international Police force, you are very safe from pretty much everything and the chance of a full out conflict is very low with such international supervision and even if one is to occur, all foreigners would be evacuated within 48 hours. You will most likely find peacekeeping soldiers from your own country to help you if you need it.
There is pretty much no physical or criminal dangers you need to worry about people in general—both Albanians and Serbs—are extremely friendly and hospitable to tourists. Kosova is a country that is used to having a vast amount of foreigners from all over the world. Since the end of the war, there were more than 200,000 international workers from over the world came to aid the rebuilding and peace effort in the country and the locals are very used to people from outside and very friendly.
The corruption level is extremely low and the Kosovan police corruption is again very low thanks to the supervision of the EULEX international police, which means it is one of the only countries in Eastern Europe were bribery is pretty much unheard of unless you have committed a major crime and are offering tends of thousands, but that's is a different story between the police and organised crime and has nothing to do with regular people and tourists.
Use only registered taxies as they have fixed fares and you will not get scammed with unlicensed taxies; they are safe, but they will always scam you if you use the meter, so if you have to use an unlicensed taxi, make sure you come to a deal before hand so he does not use the meter.
Homophobia is some what of an issue and people don't take kindly to homosexuals, but again, physical harm is not an issue unless you openly display affection or manners.
Land mines
Like much of the Balkans, land mines were heavily used during the Yugoslav civil wars. Though this was a major problem in the country in the first four years after the war, now it's a very rare that you encounter them, most suspicious areas are listed in local tour guide books, most of the mined areas are places where conflict took place (Central Kosovo countryside and Kosova–Albania border region).
It's very safe to go hiking and camping — just ask before you do so to make sure it's not a suspicious area and most hiking and camping takes place in areas where war did not occur, like the Sharr mountains where there is a ski and camping resort.
Open manholes
Likely stolen to sell as scrap metal, one should keep an eye out for this potential hazard. Whilst not an issue on busy city streets, walking even a few kilometres outside downtown Pristina can be dangerous - particularly when walking in tall grass beside roads or sidewalks. Local residents have been known to use a small pile of sticks and stones to cover an open sewer pit and care should be taken not to step on these either.
Don't pet dogs — stay away from them!!!
Whilst most are not aggressive when they are in packs, they can very well be, so make sure you stay away and don't run away from them either as dogs chase you when you run; some times, the best defence is an attack so charging at them a little usually scares them away. But again, this is only a problem in the outskirts of the cities and at night, as during the day, you will hardly encounter them and they will stay away from humans.
Get out
There are direct flights from Pristina International Airport to London, New York City, Zurich, Geneva, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Vienna, Zagreb, Hamburg, Hannover, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt,Podgorica, Munich, Stuttgart, Bremen, Rome, Milan, Verona, Ljubljana, Budapest, Tirana, Istanbul and Antalya. Soon, there will be direct flights to Sarajevo and other destinations.
There are direct bus links to most cities in Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Albania, Turkey, Macedonia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Note that if you plan to go to Russia after Kosovo, you may encounter a bit of trouble entering the country as Russia still considers the declaration of independence of Kosovo to be illegal.


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Hello everybody! I just got this bag of royal fern strips, cause I was at this Korean grocery and thought it looked interesting... I mean, come on, they're so pretty as house plants. Hem, I guess the idea of eating some just caught my fancy. However, I don't know what to do with them. I tried eating them raw, but that was honestly kind of gross. Anyone ever heard of or used them? Thanks.
Any kind of fern shoots need to be de-bittered- just boil it in water for a few minutes, then drain. Then in Japanese cooking you usually cook it in a dashi/soy sauce/mirin/sugar mix. You could also sauté them in butter or oil (add garlic if you like) and season.
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Thank you. I did what you said, and the weird smell and taste went away a bit... but in the end I think fern is not for me. It smells kind of like seaweed, and its looks are too reminiscent of worms to satisfy me. Actually, the ferns were pre-boiled, and I tried them by boiling them again and also by just stir-frying them... and it seems the more you cook them the weaker their flavor gets. Also, I got the name wrong, they're called zenmai.
Is this the same thing as kosari/gosari? (http://www.maangchi.com/ingredients/kosari) I've not been able to get my hands on some yet, so I can't say, myself.
Gosari is a common ingredient in bibimbap (http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/bibimbap) and yukgaejang (http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/yukgaejang). I've yet to try both of these recipes, but if the bibimbap's spiciness level is anything like the other Korean food I've had, then the spice paste should help disguise weird tastes.
Thank you another_amanda!
I've had zenmai in Japan as part of meals when I've visited during the Spring (in this setting they've been green and looked very dainty) but I hadn't made the connection with Korean kosari.
I don't associate kosari with a weird taste, but I've only eaten it already prepared at restaurants and from refrigerated packets.
Still, I now feel inspired enough to try getting some dried kosari and seeing how it comes out when I prepare it myself - this recipe looks like a good place to start:
Considering how much of this stuff we're capable of eating at a time (both my husband and I love kosari!) it would be great if this works out... it must be cheaper this way than getting it in pouches.
That bibimbap recipe on Maangchi's website doesn't look inherently spicy, it all depends on how much pepper paste you want to add to it.
Perhaps a little sesame oil in addition to the other ingredients suggested in the LA Times Kosari Namul recipe will make the fern brake more palatable?
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Unfortunately, it looks like a judge in Texas has ignored all of that. Topix, the online news aggregation and local community site, has apparently been told by a judge to cough up identifying information on 178 formerly anonymous commenters on the site. The details are still a little unclear from the article linked here -- but it looks like the commenters were discussing a sexual harassment case that was happening in Texas. In that case, the defendants were found not guilty, but apparently the online comments on Topix got somewhat nasty. So the couple, fresh off being acquitted of sexual assault charges, sued 178 different anonymous commenters -- and the judge seemed to have no problem ordering Topix to turn over any identifying information it had on those commenters.
This is troubling for a variety of reasons, as it does not appear that the court spent much time in determining whether or not actual libelous statements were made -- it just ordered Topix to hand over the info. Previous courts have found that even if the commenters were being jerks and totally obnoxious, that doesn't take away their right to anonymity. So why is this judge so willing to wipe away anonymity? If there are truly libelous comments, then it could make sense to go through a careful process of trying to identify who they came from. But to give a blanket order to hand over the names seems to go against what so many other US courts have done in similar situations, and raises serious questions about the right to anonymity online.


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Liking Wes Anderson is fashionable. It's trendy. All the cool kids are doing it. Before reading Richard Brody's profile, I only vaguely acknowledged the connotations and assumptions tied to Wes Anderson fandom. It wasn't until after reading the nine-page article that I began to feel self-conscious about my own admiration for the director. Brody writes:
Anderson's idiosyncrasies, personal and artistic, resonated from the start with a certain segment of the population: hipsters—young bourgeois bohemians—who came of age with the Internet and took from it both a trendsetting attunement to pop culture and a chance to make quick money while remaining artists at heart. A generation born of a paradox, its members recognized themselves in the romantic ironies of Anderson's movies, as well as in his embrace of the expressive power of luxury objects.
An Internet search shows me that Brody is a bearded older gentleman, both bespectacled and bald, so I think it's safe to say that he isn't a "young bourgeois bohemian;" this means that when he discusses the hipster ethos, this "trendsetting attunement to pop culture," it isn't self-reflexive; it's objective—he genuinely believes that these are the defining characteristics of a Wes Anderson fan. Though I don't consider myself a hipster—I'd say complete and utter nerd, if anything—there's something very scary about Brody's assertion. It's discomfiting having some old man writing in a hoighty toighty magazine presume to know who you are; and even more discomfiting when you realize that he's gotten it right. It's almost enough to put you off of Wes Anderson movies. Almost.
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(discussing Anderson's upcoming stop-motion animated film The Fantastic Mr. Fox) "Moreover, the figurines had tailored clothing, made with fabric. (Anderson designed the clothes himself, having his tailor send fabric samples. He has a suit made from the same corduroy as Mr. Fox's)"
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Specifically, the dissocial personality disorder is described by the World Health Organization by the following criteria:
1. Callous unconcern for the feelings of others and lack of the capacity for empathy.
2. Gross and persistent attitude of irresponsibility and disregard for social norms, rules, and obligations.
3. Incapacity to maintain enduring relationships.
4. Very low tolerance to frustration and a low threshold for discharge of aggression, including violence.
5. Incapacity to experience guilt and to profit from experience, particularly punishment.
6. Marked proneness to blame others or to offer plausible rationalizations for the behavior bringing the subject into conflict.
7. Persistent irritability.
The criteria specifically rule out Conduct disorders. Dissocial personality disorder criteria differ from those for antisocial and sociopathic personality disorders.
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Okay, she is not really anti social, she is dissocial. She did not fit all the description, but she does exhibits strong tendencies in few key areas.
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Another possibility is that she has a slight case of Emotionally unstable personality disorder.
F60.3 Emotionally unstable personality disorder
F60.30 Impulsive type
1. The general criteria for personality disorder (F60) must be met. [see below]
2. At least three of the following must be present, one of which must be (2):
-------1. marked tendency to act unexpectedly and without consideration of the consequences; Trying to give someone a concussion to make them forget a love letter they found? I think that fits here.
-------2. marked tendency to quarrelsome behaviour and to conflicts with others, especially when impulsive acts are thwarted or criticized; She doesn't seem to actively confront others and be quarrelsome, but I don't think she makes any attempt to avoid such confrontations, and she definitely reacts violently to perceived confrontations even if in reality they aren't (i.e. Ryuuji bumping into Taiga accidentally and getting a fist to the face. Though that may actually have been from him calling her Palmtop Tiger...).
-------3. liability to outbursts of anger or violence, with inability to control the resulting behavioural explosions; Shown multiple times in the first episode...hell, shown multiple times in all four episodes so far.
-------4. difficulty in maintaining any course of action that offers no immediate reward;
-------5. unstable and capricious mood. A couple examples: when fighting over Ryuuji's bag in ep 1, at the breakfast restaurant in ep 3, at the end of the roof scene in episode 4.
She fits four of the five listed items, and as only three are required, I think this fits her quite well.
|2008-10-24, 22:06
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I'm having serious troubles to like, understand, or even sympathize with this anime version of Taiga. It's somehow strange because manga Taiga and novel Taiga are probably my favorite versions of this dreadful archetype. While the anime is actually making a good depiction of Taiga's behavior/personality, I simply can't find, or even remember, anything of what I loved about her counterparts in the source material—either I missed something in the novel/manga, or her character has been lost in translation.
For starters, Rie Kugimiya… she has one of those voices that can shatter glass without too much effort, especially when it comes to her tsundere roles. This time around, well, is all the same with the tsundere, but slightly different to convey the little details that can make a "huge" distinction with her closest cousins. Add it to her "violence-upgrade" and it becomes even more difficult to like this "new" version of Taiga.
But, but… my greatest complaint lies exactly on the very fact I still don't know anything about her—her background, motives, and the likes. Her characterization has not been very effective in this sense, in order to illustrate her issues and situations in more detail. And instead, the character has remained static when it was supposed to change (or let's just say improve) as result of the second episode, the moment Ryuuji vows to stay with Taiga. (was this really what it attempted to convey? not really sure of this either)...
|2008-10-24, 22:16
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singing heartbreak
I disagree with 3 and 5, perhaps due to my "lack of" understanding of the definitions(that is to say that my perception of the actual def given might be incorrect).
3.Wouldn't the "inability to control resulting behavioural explosions" mean that you could not control the fact that you are acting with violence once you start that outburst, like a kid who didn't get what he wanted and falls into a temper tandrum? I think that, other than the love letter attack, all of her attempts of physical violence were conducted with the reasoning that she did not agree to what Ryuuji was doing, whether it was warranted or not.
5. I wouldn't consider her mood "unstable" or "impulsive" since it is within her natural personality to do those things. To me, "unstable" would constitute having radical fluctuations in mentality, acting nice to an individual one moment, then, for no or little reasoning completely change to someone different. Taiga's normal personality only seems to change when refering to Kitamura, which is the guy she likes. Because she doesn't change her mentality in normal situations, I wouldn't say she's unstable. I wouldn't consider embarassment, nor physical violence unstable unless it is used outside the parameters of her character, which it doesn't seem to be.
|2008-10-24, 23:01
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 30
It would just be easier to say that her size, and looks just fits her personality, childish. Though her tantrums are of epic proportions.
A tiger is a cat after all. When it is left alone, it is cute (just like how Taiga is curled up on her bed like an adorable little kitten...). But you provoke it, you will never tie your shoelaces again.
|2008-10-25, 02:15
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But those problems are much better showed in the novels and in the manga than in anime.
That and the fact that she isnt really tsundere yet, but more of a bitchy girl to some (like Ryuuji, who deserves to be treated better) or nice to others like Kitamura or Minori. In anime it is still unclear why someone would like Kitamura, as the only reason so far seems that he has 'harem-lead' implant installed and is explained as being nice... Otherwise girls would probably run away as far as they can from such stalker goof.
|2008-10-25, 03:16
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Falkor, as for what you ahve noted I have to agree...But the problem for that the most of those explanations where in the material that should have been in episode 1 and 2 yet anime breezed through them juts to make two fillers in a row (in a sense has no real importance to the plot) and because of that those explanations were lost. They may ahve decided to pull them out later, but due to that the tsrnegth of her character is lost in the scenes that are played now. In manga/novels you already know enough about her at this point so each scene has a more special ring to it...In anime, due to rushing in the beginning a part of it has been lost.
|2008-10-25, 19:25
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|2008-10-26, 11:52
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Oh the character development yeah, there was a lot of it missing as far as my knowledge of the source material concerns. But I didnt want to mention it, even though I was aware of it, because I was trying to look at Taiga from an anime perspective, and seriously, its very frustrating.
Why making her so violent? In this regard, she is no different from her anime counterpart in ZnT. She wasnt really this violent in the first two volumes of the novel (Im not sure if past the second volume, things become more chaotic with respect to Taiga). The problem with making her so violent is that I dont see anything that can offset it, or serve as a good motive/reason for doing so in the form of character development. One of my expectations for this adaptation was actually that, whether or not they would tone down Taigas selfish behavior a little bit, since even her verbal abuse was too much for some people, but they did the opposite. Im trying to understand a reason why they would try to make Taiga more violent character-wise, and it serves no purpose within the storyother than upsetting me, and decreasing any kind of love I had for the character.
|2008-10-26, 13:09
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Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I get the feeling that there's tension on the writing team. Someone with decision making power *wants* Taiga to be "like that girl in ZnT" (physically violent rather than verbally dangerous). But others on the writing staff (probably those who have actually read the novels, etc) are pushing back in certain ways since Taiga is much more complex than a typical loli-tsundere archetype. Hence we get odd back'n'forth behavior swings like we saw between ep 3 and ep 4.
|2008-10-27, 03:40
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Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 33
|2008-10-27, 09:57
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Age: 30
Anyway, a tsundere is a part of the story, an element. It is all how you cook it in the pot to make the story radically different. Clannad is a starkly reversed example of Toradora, a little more nostalgic feel to it, but otherwise, incorporate regular character types (just a larger number of tsunderes as supporting, and having Mei as the only loli, that is all).
|2008-10-27, 18:13
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This cannot be emphasized too much. The weather in Orlando, especially during the summer, is hot and muggy. Most of what people put in self-storage will suffer serious damage due to humidity and heat if stored in ordinary units. This includes photographs, old VHS tapes, fabric, books, and musical instruments. Without
Climate Control Is a Must
This cannot be emphasized too much. The weather in Orlando, especially during the summer, is hot and muggy. Most of what people put in self-storage will suffer serious damage due to humidity and heat if stored in ordinary units. This includes photographs, old VHS tapes, fabric, books, and musical instruments. Without climate control, you can expect mold, mildew, warping, and other issues with your belongings.
Furniture, electrical items, and paint can be all right so long as they are properly covered in plastic, but we recommend climate control in Orlando even for them.
Commercial Versus Residential
Self-storage facilities in Orlando are often separated into residential and commercial, meaning that a residential facility will have different rules than a commercial one. Residential units are generally between 5'x5' at the smallest and 20'x30' at the largest, whereas commercial units can be larger.
As an example of commercial versus residential, some commercial-zoned facilities may allow band practice, so long as it doesn't happen every day. Residential facilities require quiet at all times, as they are in residential zones. Commercial properties have some leniency when it comes to noise. This is generally decided on a case-by-case basis.
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One manager revealed that his facility once had a tenant who stored his taxidermy animals in his storage unit. He showed the facility the stuffed animals and animal bones stored. Since the animals were not living, the facility decided that they would accept their storage.
Orlando Demographics and Special Storage Concerns
In terms of ethnicities, Orlando is well-balanced. The population of the city is about 33% white, 33% black, and 33% hispanic. However, each facility has customers predominantly from just one of the three.
The west end of Orlando has a large population of people from various islands, such as Haiti. Small businesses that ship to Haiti use those facilities for business storage. The facilities need to balance between making sure that the customers can get to their storage when they need to, but must make sure that they have no restricted items, like live plants and animals or food.
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What do Orlando facilities do when an abandoned unit does not sell at auction? They give it to charity! Several charities in Orlando, such as the Salvation Army and Goodwill, benefit from this practice.
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Orlando is home to Naval Support Activity Orlando, and therefore self-storage companies offer discounts to members of the military. When you rent, remember to bring in your military ID.
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If I lose my key, can you provide another one?
No, storage facility employees do not have copies of the keys used for the units. If you lose your key, check with the facility for lock cutting fees. They may also be able to sell another lock and key to you.
Do you have different policies and prices for students or active military members?
Students and active military members are clients that have unique needs because of the nature of their schedules. Most storage facilities in Orlando offer discounts to students, and discounts and different policies for active military members. Please call your local facility or see our students and active military members pages to get detailed and updated information.
Do you accept deliveries for customers?
Most storage facilities in Orlando accept deliveries for their customers so that they don't have to go through the process of moving every time they need something to be placed in their storage units. They will keep your items in the office and will inform you when they arrive so that you can place them in your storage unit at your convenience.
Do you have advice on how to pack my storage space?
Yes, storage managers can provide you with tips and techniques on how to most efficiently utilize your storage space. Their hope is that you can have easy access to your items and that your storage space is worth every penny of your money.
Will I receive a monthly invoice?
Most storage companies in Orlando only provide invoices upon request.
Can I rent climate-controlled spaces in Orlando?
Yes, climate-controlled spaces are available in Orlando due to the varying weather. Temperatures range from 41.0 to 46.4, which can dramatically affect things in your storage unit. For storing items such as wine, wooden items, electronics, metals, artwork, etc. storage facilities recommend that you rent a climate-controlled unit. For questions and more details, please contact a local facility.
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Security is every storage operator's priority. Speak with the storage manager of a facility of your liking in Orlando to find out what security measures they take to protect your belongings.
Should I rent a drive-up or interior storage unit?
Drive-up storage units are typically more expensive and not as clean as interior units. Drive-up units are more exposed to the elements (water, dust, etc.) and are therefore not as clean as interior units. Interior units, on the other hand, have a much better climate. Essentially, the desire to rent a drive-up unit comes from clients thinking that they will be visiting their unit very frequently, which is surprisingly not the case. Most people don't come to their units as often as they think they will, so given the cost and cleanliness issues, it's better to rent an interior storage unit.
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Yes, most storage facilities sell boxes of various sizes, tape, bubble wrap, labels, and other items for your packing and moving needs.
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Once you move in and feel that you need to move into a smaller or bigger space, storage facilities are happy to accommodate your move. Before renting a space, it is recommended that you speak to a storage facility representative to help you find the best sized unit for your needs. If things change through the course of your lease, they will help make the transition to your next unit as efficient and simple as possible. We also have a size guide that may answer some preliminary questions you may have.
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Most storage facilities accept cash, credit cards, or checks. Always ask about autopay, it's faster and much more convenient.
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We recommend that you get insurance for your belongings because the contents of the units are not insured through storage facilities.
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How long is the lease and what are its terms?
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Orlando, FL Military Storage
Naval Support Activity Orlando (NSA Orlando) is part of the city's Central Florida Research Park, and is adjacent to the University of Central Florida (UCF). The research park also includes educational organizations, government buildings, and private companies in technology research.The base has 120 active-duty military members, 2,200 civil service workers, plus 350 military family members and 3,200 joint service reserves. This article explores their self-storage needs.
How a Position at Naval Support Activity Orlando Affects Your Storage NeedsHere is some great news! Orlando has 148 facilities and a much lower population than you might expect, around 260,000. That means there are about 81,400 self-storage units, and explains why prices are much lower than in many other cities. For instance, you ?should have little trouble finding a 5'x5' for less than $30, a 5'x10' for around $65, or a 10'x10' for around $100. There are four major things to consider when finding the right unit: price, distance, climate control, and how often you'll go to the unit. Ideally, you'll find one with low prices near your new home. However, if you know you won't be going to the unit often, and you have a car, you may save $20 or more per month by renting a unit a few miles away. Before your move to Orlando, write a list of what you'll bring with you. That way, you can decide what will go into storage and what will go into your new accommodations. This will help you figure out the right size for your storage unit. You will almost certainly need climate control in Orlando! Summer daytime temperatures get into the 90s, winters the 70s, and there is frequent humidity. A climate-controlled unit will protect your belongings from mildew and worse. First, you'll be happy to know that weather in the Mile High City is mild. Winter days average about 37 F, summer days, 70 F, with a semi-arid, continental climate. Denver is one of the lowest humidity cities in the U.S. For you, that means that you probably will not need climate controlled storage.
If You're DeployedWhen you're in the military, either active duty or a reservist, you know there's a possibility of getting deployed. Fortunately, Florida's lien law protects a deployed military member's storage unit from unfairly going to auction, per the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. We recommend setting up automatic payments before your deployment. However, many facilities will allow you to handle your account online from anywhere in the world, and often, family members will pay the monthly bill.
Storing GunsGun storage can be a touchy subject and many self-storage facilities will not allow it. If you have recreational firearms and need a place to keep them either when you've been deployed or simply because you don't want them in your home, ask various facilities if they allow it before you pick a rental. Of course, if you live on base, chances are you can register your firearms there and store them according to protocol. The article Storing Your Firearms: Safe Options for Gun Storage on the Storage Front website will provide you with plenty of helpful tips. Keep in mind though that while some facilities do allow gun storage, almost none allow the storage of ammunition.
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Orlando, FL RV and Boat Storage
"The Beautiful City," "The Theme Park Capital of the World," these names and others describe an amazing place with warm weather and plenty to do. Of course, if you're an RV owner, you no doubt love getting out of the city as well.Orlando has 148 self-storage facilities, 40 RV of which have RV and boat storage. There's much to consider when looking for a facility, so read on.
Consider 24 Hour AccessGoing on vacation in an RV is different than any other traveling experience, in part, because you will probably leave early and get back extremely late, and have to access a storage facility to do so. You'll leave before dawn to avoid commuter traffic, and arrive well past when most businesses have closed. So, one of your qualifications for an RV self-storage facility is that it should be open 24 hours. Even if you're going somewhere local, like an RV park near Disney World for the week, 24 hour access might be critical to your plans as the parks often close at midnight.
Opting for a Flexible LeaseGoing on an extended RV trip includes paying for a camping sites and possibly for extra amenities, going out to eat probably more than you do normally, and paying for attractions. If you can pay less or nothing at all for your storage space during that time, then take advantage of this. Ask if your facility offers flexible leases. Also, find out how you can manage your storage space and payments online, to make life easier while on the road. As a side note, many RV and boat storage facilities have a sewage station, can fill up your water before you go, and maybe more.
Why Security Matters in OrlandoThe idea of parking your RV in front of your home is probably appealing, as you can check on it as often as you like. However, most areas don't allow RV street parking (though driveway parking is usually fine.) Still, chances are, your second home will be safer in the right self-storage facility. Crime in Orlando is nearly twice what it is in the rest of Florida, which is already considerably higher than in the rest of the United States. So, it would behove you to make sure the self-storage facility you choose has solid security. You can find more crime data for Orlando on Neighborhood Scout. RV self-storage can range from an outdoor gated parking lot to a fully enclosed and locked unit. Learn more about storage security systems, then compare what different facilities offer. In the right facility, your RV should be perfectly safe.
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Orlando, FL University Storage
So, you want to attend college in Orlando? Well, who could blame you! This city is full of exciting places to visit, including the Walt Disney World Resort.
You Can Bring It With YouThe largest university in Orlando is University of Central Florida with 13 colleges, 210 degree programs, and 61,000 students. If you're in the 18% who live on campus, you'll want a self-storage unit right away since dormitory units are notoriously small. If you live off-campus, you still may not have as much room as you did living with your parents. Fortunately, Orlando has 148 facilities and a much lower population than you might expect, around 260,000. That means there are about 81,400 self-storage units, and explains why prices are much lower than in many other cities. For instance, you ?should have little trouble finding a 5'x5' for less than $30, a 5'x10' for around $65, or a 10'x10' for around $100. Still, to find an ideal unit, there are several things to consider. Ideally, you'll find one with low prices near your new home. However, if you know you won't be going to the unit often, and you have a car, you may save $20 or more per month by renting a unit a few miles away. After you've enrolled in University of Central Florida or another Orlando university, make a list of all the things you plan to bring with you. Determine what you'll keep in your new accommodations, and what you will put in storage. That will help you determine the size you will need. Most students won't need anything bigger than a 5'x5', but it's important to make sure. Then, start looking for a good facility early so that when the time comes to move, you'll be able to rent a locker immediately.
You Will Need Climate ControlDue to Orlando's high and frequent humidity, climate control is necessary for most items. You'll be happy to avoid the mold and mildew that humidity brings, which can affect everything from books to musical instruments.
Storage When Studying AbroadWhile you'll surely enjoy your time at university in Orlando, you may want to study abroad. For most, this means either keeping one's belongings in one's dorm or apartment, or putting them in self-storage. The problem with leaving your things where you live is that you never know who will be over to visit. You probably want to keep your possessions safe. For that, your best bet is self-storage. You might also want to sublet your room, if that's acceptable where you live. That way, although you may have to pay more for storage, you won't have to pay as much for rent. Just make sure that the person subletting will move out when you get back!
You Will Need More SpaceEvery quarter or semester you're in college, you'll acquire more possessions. This isn't just part of attending a university, it's part of preparing for life afterward. However, it's unlikely your room space will grow much. Even if you don't need a self-storage unit when you first move to Orlando, eventually, you likely will. So, keep what you've learned here in mind..
Helpful Storage Resources
Charity Storage
Charity Storage utilizes existing storage facility operations, namely storage units and auctions, to raise money to benefit the community. Charity Storage is a promotional outreach program that depends on the support of the self storage industry, the Self Storage Association, and millions of North American self storage tenants and neighboring communities.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity builds homes for those in need of affordable housing, and takes donations of furniture and more.
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
Through its thrift stores, St. Vincent de Paul, though a Catholic charity, helps everyone in need.
Donation Town
Donation Town will help you find many charities that take donations, and will arrange a pickup.
Moving Company
College Hunks
This business will remove all sorts of things you don't need, including furniture, and can be your professional local moving service.
Happy Moving LLC
Happy Moving LLC focuses on a high quality, positive moving experience for its clients.
A Move Ahead Movers
This company says they'll beat any advertised moving quote, and they handle short and long distance moves.
The Incredible Giants LLC
The incredible giants will help you move "with strength and finesse."
City of Orlando Recycling Drop-Off
Orlando has numerous government recycling centers that take cans, paper, plastics, and glass, and you can find them listed on this page.
CMC Orlando
CMC Recycling in Orlando takes brass, aluminum, and other metals and pays you for them.
Jugganott Recycling
This wholesale recycling center takes scrap and waste metals.


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* 1 pound sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
* 1/4 cup butter, cubed
* 4 slices white bread, crusts removed and cut into 1-inch cubes
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 3 to 5 tablespoons minced fresh basil
* 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
* 1/2 teaspoon pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
* 6 cups torn romaine
* 1-1/2 cups grape tomatoes
* In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Set bacon and drippings aside.
* In another large skillet, melt butter. Add bread cubes; cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Remove to paper towels; cool.
* For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, basil, vinegar, pepper, garlic and reserved drippings. In a large bowl, combine the romaine, tomatoes and bacon. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Top with croutons. Yield: 8 servings.


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What Do You Mean Pumpkin Pie Didn't Make the Top Five Thanksgiving Foods List?
I must say that I am truly shocked. It seems that my favorite Thanksgiving Day food didn't make the top five foods that people are most looking forward to eating on Turkey Day. How could this be?
Of course, turkey is at the top of the list with 33 percent of the votes, and stuffing came in at a close second at 23 percent. Then the mashed potatoes, yams and green bean casserole finished off the survey.
I only have one question for you, and that is where is the pumpkin pie? Seriously people, yams makes the list and pumpkin pie doesn't? Have the people who took this survey ever even tried pumpkin pie? Come on! The best part of yams is the toasted marshmellow on the top, and marshmellow isn't even the main part of the dish. That's like saying that best part of pizza is the parmesan cheese you sprinkle on top.
What is the world coming to, when the dessert that solely encompasses the fall season, and Thanksgiving, doesn't even make the list of top five foods people are looking forward to eating on that day?
I do enjoy the green bean salad, mashed potatoes and dressing, but not more than pumpkin pie. I will also concede that turkey probably does deserve the number one spot. I also must ask then, if turkey makes the number one spot, where is the gravy? How do you have turkey without gravy?
What is happening in America? Did global warming and the recession cause people to go crazy? Why is pumpkin good enough for your latte but not good enough for your pie people? I think it's time for a pumpkin revolution. Bring back the love of the pumpkin pie!
Joy Larson is a mother of four boys, graduate of The University of Montana, animal lover and writer.


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Even with products in the natural and organic sections of the supermarket, it's essential to read the labels and ingredient lists carefully.
Annie's Homegrown products—especially the macaroni and cheese—have become a go-to for those looking for better packaged food items.
However, not all Annie's macaroni and cheeses are the same and the subtle differences in the products are easily overlooked. It took me several minutes to break the code.
Pictured above are two versions of Annie's "Shells & White Cheddar." While the word "organic" appears on both boxes (click on photo for more detail), only the product on the left can qualify as an organic product under USDA regulations.
The product on the right is made with organic pasta, but its cheese, buttermilk and butter are not organic, meaning there's a decent chance the milk used to make those comes from cows administered hormones and antibiotics and given feed made from genetically modified and pesticide-laden crops.
The product on the left contains organic cheese and organic whey (no hormones, antibiotics, pesticides), and it is "certified organic." The further claim of "no pesticides or hormones" has been added to the green box on the bottom left of the package.
Remember, the words "natural" and "organic" are not interchangeable. For a product to use the USDA Organic seal, at least 95% of its ingredients must be organic.
Here's a helpful graphic courtesy of the USDA:
Friday, June 11, 2010
2 comments:
- dslam said...
thanks for the info. this is a great help for us consumers.
- June 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM
Just saw on their site that they now have an organic (95%) deluxe mac & cheese, the kind with the creamy cheese sauce instead of the powder. The sauce is made from Organic Valley cheddar. Yeah!
- June 11, 2010 at 2:16 PM
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Ostrich Dinner
Is size important?
See that ostrich egg? It was my prize in a great thing to do with eggs competition. I am a huge fan of all eggs but I've never tried one of these enormous beauties. Though they often catch my eye at Borough on the Gamston Wood stall and I start to wonder... Was more thrilled than perhaps I should have been when my name came up. Unbelievable when it finally arrived, up close it's not just huge but HEAVY. We're talking an egg you weigh by the kilo.
At which point I suddenly realised I had no idea at all what to do with this exotic monster. It is a rare instance when google offers little by way of practical instruction - I was a touch flummoxed. The Clarence Court box it came in cheerfully informed me it contained the equivalent of 24 hen's eggs and suggested boiling 50 minutes for soft - 90 for hard - or scramble for a family size omelette. Hmmmm. We are but two.
I put it aside for a few days, thought about it, looked at recipes for eggs. It had to be special - slowly but surely the challenge was beginning to delight me. I found a recipe in Christine Manfield's Spice for kangaroo fillet atop a nori omelette and decided to adapt it. Out went kangaroo and hen's eggs, in came ostrich egg and ostrich steak to make a sort of mother and son ostrich delight.
But I am getting ahead of myself. The ostrich egg is a thing of simple beauty and I wanted, if possible, to keep the shell when the rest was but memory.
First? Drain your egg. Definitely needed the man's help. The shell is thick and strong so we used a metal skewer and a hammer to make a hole in one end and repeated the same thing at the other. Takes no time at all to realise these dinky holes will never let the yolk out whole so back to the skewer. Insert it far as you can into one hole and swizzle it round to break up the yolk - you will encounter some resistance to start. This is a bit icky but it gets no worse. Take the skewer out and reinsert it in the other end and repeat.
Place the egg on top of a large jug - I ended up with just over a litre of liquid - and let it drain. Patience is required - it takes about 45 minutes to empty out.
The man - though usually more patient than me - tried to help it along by blowing. Mostly it just made him go red...
While he helped in his own special way, I set about making the nori omelette - chosen in part because it uses 10 eggs. Ten! I loved the idea of this omelette - you make lots of little thin ones then roll them into a big fat one for an egg lovers treat.
Sesame Ostrich Fillet with nori omelette, ginger pikelet and chive cream
Serves 4
Though there are lots of elements, this is really very simple to make and very elegant to serve
1/2 tspn white sesame seeds
1 nori seaweed sheet
100ml olive oil
1 tspn mirin
1/4 tspn fresh ground white pepper
1/2 tspn dried bonito flakes
250g ostrich steak
4 tspns of sour cream mixed with 2 tspns chopped chives
Pikelet mixture
350g maris piper potatoes, peeled
1 large egg (or 50g ostrich egg)
1 tbspn plain flour
2 tspns chopped chives
1 tspn finely grated ginger
1 tspn salt
1/2 tspn fresh ground black pepper
50ml double cream
Nori omelettes
2 nori seaweed sheets
10 large eggs - or 500g ostrich egg
pinch of salt
1/2 tspn fresh ground black pepper
1 tspn sesame oil
1 tspn fish sauce vegetable oil
Dry roast sesame seeds over gentle heat until just coloured. Toast nori sheet by running it over a direct flame for a few seconds, then chop it finely. Combine sesame seeds, toasted nori, oils, mirin, pepper and bonito, then add meat and refrigerate for at least 5 hours.
To make the pikelet mixture, cut the potatoes into 2 cm dice. Put them into the blender with the rest of the ingredients except the cream and blend briefly. Add the cream and pulse until just incorporated. Pour mixture into a plastic jug, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
To make the nori omelettes, toast the nori sheets over a direct flame - use a match or candle if you don't have gas hob - then cut into strips. Lightly whisk eggs (don't aerate them) then season with salt, pepper, sesame oil and fish sauce and stir in nori strips.
Heat a small 20cm non stick pan and brush it lightly with oil. Ladle in just enough egg mixture to cover the base of the pan, spreading it very thinly. Cook until just set over moderate heat, then turn out onto a clean tea towel. Continue process with remaining mixture, stacking omelettes on top of each other as you go.
Roll omelette stack into a roulade, then wrap firmly in plastic film and secure ends. Allow to cool for 30 minutes.
To cook the ostrich steak, heat a heavy based chargrill pan until extremely hot, then remove the steak from the marinade and sear quickly on all sides to just seal - this should take 2 minutes all up. Transfer meat to a plate to rest for a few minutes before slicing.
To cook the pikelets, heat a large non stick skillet and oil lightly, then pour pikelet mixture into 4 oiled egg rings. Cook over moderate heat until bubbles start to appear in batter, then flip them over and cook the other side, removing the egg rings as you do so.
To assemble this amazing dish, cut the omelette roll into 2cm thick slices. Place a hot pikelet in the middle of each plate and top with an omelette round. Finely slice the ostrich steak and carefully arrange 4 or 5 slices on top of the omelette, then season with a little black pepper, add a dollop of chive cream and scatter the rest of the chives.
Serve immediately.
This was as fabulous to eat as the egg that inspired it!
Obviously I still had a vast amount of egg to use - next day I made a decadently rich quiche and an even more decadent baked chocolate mud cake that kept us in treats for days.
Big thanks to James Ramsden for running that competition!
5 comments:
Congrats on winning and welcome back from your trip. Hope you had a great time. Kay
- 8:21 pm
- bron said...
Cheers Kay
- 8:38 am
- Shu Han said...
wow that's hugeeee! i'm intrigued!
- 9:29 am
- Paul - GetMeCooking said...
lol at trying to blow the egg. That's a lot of egg to move! How long before he gave up on the idea?
- 9:08 pm
- bron said...
Shu Han seems even bigger in real life!
Paul - actually asked permission beofre I used that pic...didn't want egg on my face!
- 10:36 am
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Jade Raymond recently interviewed Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima on behalf of Famitsu. Raymond asked how Kojima feels about violence in games, given the current issues surrounding games and the Japanese market.
Silly girl. :P
But wait. I'm pretty sure I read about her interview last year O.o
Unless she did more or i'm totally going crazy.
I really hope she realizes how badly they whored her out to advertise Assassins Creed, and used her as just another pretty face lol
Wow. Talk about a meeting of awesome people. Absolutely cool.----12


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In recent years, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), one of the more legendary names in British hi-fi, has been making an effort to appeal to a more mainstream audience beyond its audiophile roots. It's put out a line of uniquely styled Zeppelin iPod speaker systems and is now branching out with its MM1 PC speakers and P5 headphones reviewed here.
In keeping with the company's emphasis on unique designs, the $299 P5s definitely stand out and manage to look both throwback and modern at the same time. The construction seems very solid and the nicely padded leather headband and earpads give the headphones a luxurious feel that's easily on par with Bose's QuietComfort headphone offerings, which run about the same price.
Unlike Bose's noise-canceling headphones, the P5s offer passive, not active noise-cancellation. What's that mean exactly? Well, like the Bose QuietComfort 3s, these are on-the-ear headphones that sit flush--and rather snugly--against your ears.
They're comfortable and muffle a lot of external noise, even when we walked through around the hectic streets of New York City. They're not quite as effective as the Bose models at silencing noise, but we thought they did a good job for passive noise-cancelling headphones--and they don't leak sound, either, so the people around you won't hear your music.
That said, one of the drawbacks of the on-the-ear design is that we did have a little trouble wearing them with certain glasses (we had to adjust how the headphones sat on ears so the arms of the glasses didn't dig into the side of our head) and when we wore them in warmer temperatures, they made our ears rather steamy, especially after walking at a brisk pace for several minutes.
The P5s have a couple of unique features. First, the square-ish earpads are magnetically attached and removable (if they're replaceable, B&W doesn't seem to offer any easy way to get new pads). Once you remove the left earcup you notice that the 48-inch cable actually plugs into headphones with a 2.5mm jack and is detachable and replaceable. That cable has an integrated microphone, as well as a volume control, that sits near the top of the cable; you may not notice it at first because the integrated mic/volume control isn't much thicker than the cord itself. The microphone and remote are specifically compatible with the iPhone 3GS and late-model iPods. When using it with an iPhone, the music will pause when a call comes in; when you finish taking the call (or ignoring it), the music automatically comes back on.
For those without a compatible iPhone/iPod, a second, shorter cord is included that should work with any standard 3.5mm jack. It's also worth noting that B&W throws in a two-pronged adapter for airplane use. The case is nice, but it may be a bit too Burberry-esque for some people's tastes. For travel, the headphones fold flat in the case and they also fold flat against your chest when you put the headband on your neck.
The P5s are generally very good-sounding headphones. Some P5 owners have noted the headphones need a bit of "break-in" period to sound their best, so we gave them several days of listening before writing our final review. You also may find that adjusting the headphones position on your ears may change the sound slightly, so we suggest playing around with their placement to optimize performance.


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Ms Charania first joined the joined the School of Social Work in 1998 as the Executive Director of the Broward County Office of the Public Guardian. She earned her BA in history and political science from Xavier's College in Bombay, India and her MSW from Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work at Bombay University. Prior to immigrating to the United States in 1984, Ms. Charania worked in India as a community organizer with women and youth. In 1989 she joined the North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizen where, for nine years, Ms. Charania served as the Geriatric Program Director and a Field Educator for Barry University School of Social Work. She retired from her full-time position in December 2014.