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Dear Mark: How to Politely Pass on Dessert
Posted By Mark Sisson On October 26, 2009 @ 9:02 am In Carbs,Dear Mark,Health,How To | 135 Comments
It's a common question I get: how to graciously decline the proudly presented delicacy, the traditional or long-labored sweet, the celebratory dessert. Like it or not, desserts are woven into our cultural doings and gatherings. As one reader put it recently [7], "I've been trying to go quasi-primal for about 6 months and have had very good results. A challenging situation that I've experienced is declining dessert offers from friends who LOVE to bake. How do I politely decline a chef's generosity without offending them?"
Anyone who's been doing the Primal diet [8] for a while now has probably found him/herself in this sticky situation. Maybe it's dinner at the home of your spouse's boss, lunch with your daughter's future in-laws, a long-awaited weekend at an old friend's house or a birthday celebration with your grandmother. Whatever the setting, the sensation is the same – that sinking, burdened feeling when the host sails in smiling, mile-high chocolate cream pie in hand. Your mind suddenly frantically catalogues the possibilities, planning how you're going to dodge this one. Maybe you'd intended to tell them ahead of time and forgot or hoped you could avoid the issue altogether somehow. Either way now, you know there's no escape. There's no reasonably gracious way to grab your coat, and excusing yourself to the bathroom will only mean a truly generous (a.k.a. mammoth) piece waiting for you upon your return.
Maybe the dessert is an old favorite of yours, and you're truly tempted but nonetheless resolute in sticking with your Primal routine. Perhaps you've been Primal long enough (and the dessert looks sweet/heavy enough) that you take one look and think to yourself how abominably sick you'll feel later. Either way you're in a mental tug-of-war between sticking by your own best interest and showing your appreciation for your well-intentioned host's efforts. At stake, of course, is embarrassment, resentment and all manner of hurt feelings [9]. The scenes play out in your head mercilessly. Your spouse is irritated that you can't accept dessert in exchange for a smooth dinner with his/her boss. Your daughter is embarrassed that you turned down her future mother-in-law's specialty. Your grandmother is heartbroken to learn you don't enjoy her spice cake anymore. Suddenly, a simple request makes you feel like the most inconsiderate person alive.
Certain situations offer an easier out than others. How many of us silently cheer when we see a buffet setting? Even if it's a relatively small group and a total dessert absence will be noticed, you can selectively forage and choose as small a serving as you want. Likewise, it's generally easier to turn down dessert at a larger gathering. Although you might not fly totally under the radar, your host and other guests will be busy enough that your nix isn't likely to take center stage. Finally, the better you know people (particularly if you aren't related to them), the less fuss will likely result from your courteous refusal. (They probably already know about your Primal lifestyle [10] anyway.) Smaller parties hosted by those lesser acquaintances or, potentially worse, job/family relations often are the really hot water situations.
One tactic to gracefully turn down the ubiquitous dessert is to plan ahead and let the host know about your dietary choice. In this age of condition-conscious and otherwise individualized menus, most hosts do ask. As a good will gesture, you could even offer to bring something more Primal-friendly (like fresh fruit) to accompany the main dessert. Don't be offended, however, if your host seems reluctant or outright declines. Not only would the addition take away from his/her featured dish (some cooks being more sensitive to sharing the spotlight than others – we all know these people), it might make other guests feel self-conscious about not having contributed themselves. Nonetheless, you extended the effort and offered respectful notice of your situation.
But what strategies can you employ if you find yourself suddenly caught in the moment itself, facing down a triple layer torte? Some people universally follow the "honesty is the best policy" principle. In truth, it's the most straightforward approach (and therefore least likely to get you enmeshed in future conflicts), but it isn't necessarily the simplest route. Catching the host by surprise this way might make for an awkward moment at the table or even put others on the defensive for their own choices (don't you hate that?). If you're going to take the truthful route, I'd suggest keeping the explanation itself as brief as possible. (Of course, you may not have much choice in this regard if people start asking questions, which they generally do.) If you're feeling cornered, try putting it in personal and deferential terms – that you've live by this diet because you simply feel better on it, that you do indeed miss certain things (whether it's genuine truth or polite exaggeration) but that for you it's been worthwhile. Conjuring relativism this way – with a nod to the superb things you "unfortunately" forgo – admittedly diminishes the valid logic of your Primal choice, but it can help settle the discussion. I'm not suggesting dissing your Primal commitment, but putting it in personal terms allows others to take it as individual choice (or idiosyncrasy, to many) rather than directed judgment.
Of course, there is also the little white lie we might entertain to save other people's feelings and our own trouble later. I'm not advocating this approach, but we're all human. A lot of us have probably feigned "fullness" at some point in our Primal endeavors to avoid the dessert pressure. (And, hey, you can always load up on the meat dish or salad to really make it happen!) A few readers have mentioned they claim food allergies, particularly gluten sensitivities, to duck the dessert or other carb dishes. On a more humorous/heinous note, I've known people who've said they took the cake with a smile but then clandestinely tossed it out when no one was looking. I suppose by the same token it could be hidden in a purse or stashed behind a plant. The host's dog is usually happy to help, but then there's the issue of potential allergies, diabetes, etc. (There's one way to make a bad situation infinitely worse.) On a more subtle note, you have the classic dissection and relocation on the plate tactic or the calculated use of a napkin, which can then be thrown out (or cleaned out) later on. A truly strategic move would be to offer to clear the table. Anyone else have good stories they want to share?
Adopting the Primal Blueprint means you own and live by your health choices (whatever they happen to be in the moment). It means being comfortable with living your life your way. It means giving others, including your host, enough credit to respect you. It means not feeling resentment for eating something you don't want to eat. Maybe you view the situation as a slippery slope. Especially if you're with people you see on a regular basis, an exception now can become the assumed pattern for future get-togethers.
On the other hand, there comes a time when you might choose to just eat the damned thing to keep the peace. You want to spare your dear grandmother heartache. Your spouse is in line for a promotion and this dinner with the boss could conceivably make or break the deal. Sometimes our decisions favor practicality over principle, and no one here is judging that. To some extent, that's what the 80/20 principle [11] is all about.
Life happens [12], and there are legitimate reasons – both social circumstances and the occasional personal enjoyment – for choosing something outside the Primal picture.
The timing, of course, isn't lost on me. I realize I'm writing this less than a week before Halloween and on the cusp of the holiday season [13]. We'll all soon find ourselves surrounded by an assembly of sweets big enough to send our insulin skyrocketing by the visual alone. All this at just about every social occasion from now through the end of the year…sigh.
It would be great if I could just say eat the dessert or turn it down, but social situations are inevitably more nuanced than that. Ultimately, the choice depends on the particular dessert in question (how exactly un-Primal it is), your relationship with the host, the nature of the occasion and your own personal circumstances (if you're in the midst of a weight loss endeavor, for example). Whatever your decision, own it, enjoy it (the dessert or the discipline) and rest assured that a good Primal diet isn't made or broken by any one portion [14].
Share your tips, jokes and good stories for dodging dessert. Thanks for the questions, and keep them coming!
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Which Dischidia species does EA call "Dischidia sp."? From here (http://exoticangel.com/plant-library/species/dischidia) it looks most like D. sp. Geri. Is that the right name? I am a little disappointed that it won't have bullate leaves, but oh well. |
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That's not geri. It's oiantha. A good grower!! I'll post more about it later when I get home... Denise in Omaha |
D. oiantha is the first species I ever got my hands on... And it is the easiest of all the species to grow. I have experimented with it extensively because it is so hard to kill. Several years ago, I saw peace lily in my vet's office, in a glass jar with pretty layers of growing media - rocks, soil, other things....And it inspired me to try this with the Dischida I could not kill. And many years later, here it is... That's actually an older photo and it's much larger now. I put some water on it about once a month... Then there is the variegated version of it... But geri must be a form of this because Tanya Livschultz calls it oiantha Schltr. Looks and grows very different to my eye... Sorry about that - I've been updating my Hoya for sale list with photos and got into the habit of using the wrong URL... I think I got it right this time! Denise in Omaha |
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Thanks, Denise. Good to know it's so easy to grow. If somebody wants cuttings, hit me with a private message. As an aside, is anyone receiving GW automatic notification of somebody replying to a thread you've posted on VERY late (sometimes DAYS late) or often even never? I've been watching it and trying to figure out a pattern for many weeks now. Denise, I seem to NEVER get notifications when you reply, for example. The nerve! Then when somebody else replies in the same thread - BAM notification! It happens with other people's posts, too. Anybody else noticed this? |
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Renovating my NYC apartment kitchen. Got a bid from contractor and this was a line item: a. submit, documents ( licenses & general Is this a normal charge? Thanks all. Joe |
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- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 13:12
I'm not sure I understand ... $1000 for each trade to submit certificates of insurance? Submit them to who? There must be something else included to warrant a $1,000 a pop charge. Either I'm missing something, or things really are high priced in NYC! What exactly is he doing to warrant those charges? |
I think what he's saying is that you would need to pay for him to do the work to get certified so he can show the licenses to you. |
I've done a bit of work in NYC and it has extra issues for contractors. I usually just arrange for cabinet delivery and counter which is challenging enough and don't offer to provide anyone to do labor so I'm not sure.... It is within the realm of possibility that those reflect real time and cost incurred the way things go around there. Ask him. It is a fair question. It may be in other bids just not as a line item. From what I know it would be very difficult to just go out and get get licensed in NYC quickly for any sum of money. |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 18:17
I'm lost on this ... can someone please explain what is meant by this: I think what he's saying is that you would need to pay for him to do the work to get certified so he can show the licenses to you. And this: From what I know it would be very difficult to just go out and get get licensed in NYC quickly for any sum of money. When you hire a contractor in NYC, aren't they already licensed and insured? I don't get it!! |
- Posted by SparklingWater (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 19:09
Is he talking about pulling permits for the trades? Like for the electrician and plumber they would be written up, with license documentation and you charged for them. As for GC: "submit, documents ( licenses & general Your GC seems to be giving you a choice between non-permitting or permitting. Maybe he's just using the word license instead of permits? Seems low in price for NY. |
He is going to charge you thousands of dollars to present their contractors licenses and insurance information? |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 21:55
Permits cost that much money??? $1,000 for the general, $1,000 for the plumber, and $1,000 for the electrician??? For a kitchen remodel?? You've gotta be kidding me??? That ridiculousness aside, it doesn't cost a dime to call your insurance company and get them to issue certificates of insurance to whoever you want to "submit" them to. |
- Posted by SparklingWater (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 23:12
Trade and GC kitchen permits cost me ~$850.00-$1250.00. I think. Long story as new contract rolled in hvac MUA job too. Total increase in final contract for permits and basement mua ductwork etc was $2200.00 higher. Given NYC regs, I'd expect OP's to be considerably higher. |
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- Posted by SparklingWater (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 23:28
OP, the $1000 for the general kitchen permit seems about right for NYC but the project management seems odd, at least to me. I mean, I never saw a kitchen GC bid where project management was specifically priced separately out from the "scope of work" description i.e. part of the total contract value (payment due). But yea, seems he's iffy on the trade permits which seem high, perhaps to scare you off from getting them. One other point on permits, is upon completion of work by all trades and GC, remember to get in your hand release of liens paperwork prior to your final payment to the GC. Avoid lien(s) haunting you. just my opinion having gone through this. |
- Posted by hellojoepark (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 23:37
The cost isn't for a permit but for submitting to the condo management. Per our association agreement: To authorize work we require: - signed agreement So I'm assuming this separate plumber's/electrician license is the request he will be fulfilling, for $1000 each. Sounds strange to me as well. |
If that's to provide info to your condo board, then he's ripping you off. A xerox copy of his license should cost you 10 cents. By the way, condo boards often overstep their bounds in terms of their requirements. If you're doing work within your unit and not affecting any common areas, you may not legally be required to get their authorization despite what they claim. Coops on the other hand are different since you don't actually own your unit. |
So maybe these are his pia fees, lol. |
This is normal part of doing business and should be a minuscule portion of his overhead and not called out. Hopefully you have other choices. |
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I got a bunch of books and will try to teach myself, but if that fails, I'll take lessons. I'm really excited about this. It will take a lot of time away from my flowers & yard, but I think my beds are almost mature enough they just need maintenance occassionally. I don't have room for anymore beds anyway! I know some of you must be quilters....speak up...I'll be needing your advise. |
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Here's my tip, start with a placemat or oven pad, lol and invest in some of the tools like the wide quilting rulers, cutting mats and rotary cutter and TONS of straight pins. Also it would have been better with my first if I had basted instead of rushing, lol I didn't have enough pins and it looked like everything was lined up and I started stiching a row together and they weren't, lol hehehe had to start ripping out and redoing, lol That was the first quilt I ever made...long time ago W/GM she thought it was funny, I thought it was hilarious...about a week after it happened, hehehehehe |
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I used to quilt a lot. Used to teach quilting. I made a lot of quilts on commission, made them for all my kids, kinfolks and friends. I made one for me, can't remember the name for the life of me, but each block had 79 little bitty pieces in it. It was so pretty, red, white, and grey w/ little red flowers in it. I hand quilted it and had it dry cleaned and put it on my bed. I went to work up at our antique store, and the house burned to the ground while I was gone. I haven't quilted a thing since, but I do have some DGDs comming up, they will need nice quilts for a hope chest. Maybe I should pull out all those goodies that are still in the sewing room. LOL, have a wonderful time with your new machines. Quilting is wonderful therapy. Maybe that is what I need! Janie |
My mother quilted, my sister quilted, but I am one of those people who needs to see immediate results - so quilting is not my game. I do love the beauties that are created however, and appreciate all the time that went into making them. Everyone who quilts seems to enjoy it so much. Good luck on your efforts --- may it be relaxing for you. |
- Posted by carolann_z8 Joshua,TX (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Sep 11, 06 at 15:45
Most of my friends quilt. Some of them make beautiful quilts. Be sure and post pictures of your first quilt and keep us updated. |
I love quilts. I'm too spazzy to actually make a quilt. I'm hoping when I get older I'll calm down enough to make a quilt. I gotta hit it just right....before my eyes and fingers make it too hard and after I calm down a bit.It's all about timing with quilting!PJ |
I have a friend who is a serious quilter. She goes to Houston every Oct. to the big quilt show. If you are near Houston you should go....I have made crib size quilts for my three granddaughters and two quilts I'm not ashamed of but know they are beginner work.Two years ago or longer I started a raggedy quilt and got sort of discouraged and put it away.I really intend to finish it before winter...Your new machine sounds awesome! Good luck. |
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My one armed mom quilts. So you can too! My Aunt quilts, she just donated 22 quilts to the Rainbow group, cancer kids, and next year she and her friend plan to make enough for every kid to have one. She's made 17 so far since June. She teaches quilting and works part-time in a quilt shop. I still have several quilts my grandmoter made. I can't sew to save my life. I make costumes, thank heavens for glue guns!! You gotta have something to do inside when it rains too much to be in the garden. Heaven forbid we should clean house!! Stick to it, we're all rootin' for ya! Tally HO! |
Gabriell.....I've got a pattern coming for a raggedy quilt. I'm not even going to think of EVER attempting to make some of the beautiful professionally sewn quilts I've seen. I want quilting to be fun & not a chore. I'm simple minded, so will stick with simple quilting! I'm sitting here waiting for the UPS man. I checked the tracking and it's in Granbury somwhere on the truck. This new machine will do a lot of neat stuff & I may need to take classes just to learn how to use it. Other than the useful notion/tools Jolana mentioned what other gizmos do I need? I've started lurking on the quilting forum & the sewing forum. So far they seem pretty nice. |
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Way to go, I wish you sucess in quilting. If you enjoy it then it's doing what you want that makes it all worth while. I have always wanted to quilt but never got around to it. Now my hands won't let me, holding on to small objects like a needle and the material make my hands go numb and stuff. I have a quilt one of my great great aunt's quilted. My dad told me she quilted all the time, he never saw her without one in the making. I have started book scraping, something to do in the winter months, rainy days and those long hot summer months. |
Bev, they have quilt piece templates, curved safety pins. They even have ruler handles that attach to them the rulers, lol Go to it girl, YOU CAN DO IT !!! |
You will LOVE your serger. It makes sewing so much faster and neater seams. |
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Do you have the cutting mat & rotary cutter? I love those things. Just be sure to keep the mat absolutely flat & keep it out of the sun: One summer, I ruined one. By the time I remembered, it was brittle from heat & mis-shapen from being "sort-of" flat. |
Thanks for all the advice. My serger got damaged in shipping and I'm waiting for the part. My sewing machine is really wonderful. I've bought all kinds of helpful tools. I'm still in the playing with it stage. I've been really busy with other things and haven't had time to get sewing. Janie.....I can't imagine the horror of having my home burn down. Was this a long time ago? I also can not imagine making a block with that many tiny pieces! Barb.....get a hand hot wax soaking spa or whatever they are called. When my hands get so painful I think I can't stand it, I heat my wax thingy up and dip my hands in it. It helps a lot. They're not very expensive. Also try Aspercreme instead of hand lotion,it helps too and isn't greasy and doesn't stink. Another thing I use is from elastro gel. Its a hand heat pack. Put in the micro was a couple min. then stick our hand in it...it's wonderful. I have them or my foot& bak too. I ordered them on the internet. My physical therapist recommended them. |
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- Posted by rick_mcdaniel Lewisville, TX (My Page) on Tue, Feb 6, 07 at 12:37
Bev, what model Babylock did you get? I think that my wife wants the latest machine from them.......which wasn't in stock yet, locally, as of December. Looking for a report on how the machine works in actual use. |
Shelly...I'm on the quilting forum as much as I'm on this one, they're a fun bunch too and very helpful. Rick...I have the Babylock Quilters Choice (BLQC). I love it. It does almost anything & everything I could possibly want it to do. I got mine barely used for I think it was $480 with all the attatchments. |
- Posted by rick_mcdaniel Lewisville, TX (My Page) on Tue, Feb 6, 07 at 14:01
Ginny was looking at something over a $1000. I can't remember the name of it, but it was computer capable, and embroidery capapable. Rick |
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If DW (that's Mrs. Stitches to me) ever finds this thread, I'm a dead man. H_ll, I'm already a quilter's widower! Flat broke, too! |
- Posted by quilter_mom (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 07 at 18:29
I know this is an old thread, but I just found this forum and I do love quilting. I have a question about a certain machine I just acquired off of Craig's List, and I am wondering if anyone can tell my what list/forum would be appropriate to post my questions in? Thanks! |
Have you tried the quilters forum? Great bunch of quilters & very helpful. |
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- Posted by finchelover 5b-6 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 29, 07 at 19:08
I just finished doing a Sunbonnet Sue-Sam quilt top,basted,and got it all ready to Quilt,my problem I don't want to tie and was thinking of stitching in ditch,should I get a part to go on my Kenmore to help with this stitching? I read somewhere not to stitch in ditch when Quilting....why. Advice needed I am new at quilting. |
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My aunt gave me a beautiful king size quilt for Christmas. It has a heart pattern. Breathtaking! Good thing too as the ex took all my blankets & quilts. Tally HO! |
Hi Bev.......as a quilter for 25 years and an instructor in a local quilt shop for 9 years......I really suggest you take beginners' lessons. It's well worth the expense! How many times I had students that were self-taught and made the same mistakes over and over again. Measurements as well as being "exact" when you cut and sew are extremely important as is "squaring up" a quilt!!! Or else your quilt will be, what we call in the quilting world, "waving" at you!! Anyway, hope you get the quilting bug and join all of us "stashers"....LOLOL |
- Posted by GabbysMama none (My Page) on Fri, Sep 9, 11 at 14:51
I am new to sewing and have a question... I am able to purchase a Pfaff Hobbylock Serger - Model 794 for $75. I think that this is an AWESOME deal. The gal that has it says it is basically brand new and was used by an advanced sewer... What do you ladies think? |
Finchlover, the only reason for not quilting in the ditch is that you won't be able to see your quilting stitches. If you're quilting with a machine it doesn't matter because they will all be the same size anyway. If you quilt by hand and have beautiful, neat, even, tiny quilting stitches, you wouldn't do them justice by hiding them in the ditch. You'd want to show them off by stitching a fancy pattern on the face of the quilt. I've been quilting for about 36 years, not sure how many I've made during that time, maybe 35 or 40. Some larger some smaller, some machine pieced and hand quilted, some all handmade. Made a few embroidered tops and hand quilted. I've only made one quilt that was machine quilted and I did quilt in the ditch. I made it about 20 years ago and I'm still using it. Made a few whole cloth quilts, small ones for babies, pink, yellow, blue, lavender, that had tons of quilting on them. I use a lap hoop to do the quilting and generally hand piece the tops. Haven't done an applique top in a long time, but I've been thinking about a cute butterfly pattern I saw recently on e-Bay I'd like to try. I confess I have several tops that need to be quilted, but since I use a lap hoop, I really do need cold weather to do them. My current project is a yo-yo quilt, which isn't really a quilt at all, but it takes a real long time to make and uses a lot of different fabrics and requires a lot of hand sewing. I just finished cutting out 4000 2" squares for a postage stamp quilt and I have a sack of 2" x 45" strips to piece together and cut out a four pointed star quilt top. Lastly, I'm still in the gathering stage of a silk quilt using men's silk neck ties. I have collected about 50 ties, taken out the stitching and facings and have the fabric neatly waiting until I have enough to start piecing. I figure for a nice sized quilt that's suitable for display I'll need about 250 ties. Using all the silk, I'll stabilize it with fusable interfacing, join the bits into thirty 12" squares, Then sew the squares together. The best part of the silk crazy quilt is the embroidery on each seam embellishing it and giving it character and charm. I made a small one (45" X 56")for my mom years ago and it was so much fun. If you find that you love quilting, you'll be hooked for life. In 1976 I was in the Navy and had a mid watch at the women's barracks. When I walked into the watch office the woman on duty was piecing a postage stamp quilt. She had a grocery sack full of tiny squares and several completed blocks. It hit me like a cold shower. When I got off watch the next morning I went home and cut up a bunch of old clothes, some tablecloths, several of my husband's shirts (he was overseas at the time) and I started quilting that day. Since then I've never lost the bug. I agree with bellaroma you should take a beginners class. It's better than teaching yourself and making all the mistakes that will cost you time and money and could ruin your drive to continue quilting. Learn the basics first. P.S. I just scored a major stash of quilting fabrics at an estate sale. I got about 50 yards of various cotton quilting fabrics for $6. The lady was a quilter and had her stash separated into color groups, so I just scooped them out of her handy bins and into my shopping sack. Lord rest her dear soul, she had the biggest stash I've ever seen so I guess she was the winner. |
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I dream this shit up, you decide! Is North Korea being used like a pawn to develop a delivery vehicle for a nuke? Are his so-called pals letting him take the heat so they can buy the delivery syBy: jsczerby | Comments: 17 | Views: 13278 | Votes: 1 | Shared: 0
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Kim Jong Il Eharmony
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North Korea: Dennis Rodman Arrives To Celebrate Kim Jong Un Birthday (HD and In Color)
Retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives in North Korea with a team to worship Dear Leader Kim Jong-un on his birthday. Rodman and the team of former US National Basketball Association (NBy: AlunHill | Comments: 22 | Views: 1145 | Votes: 2 | Shared: 0
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North Korea TV: Americans Want Right To Kill Babies Before They Are Born - Kim Jong Un "Shocked and Horrified By The Waste - Babies Will Not Be Eaten
A special report from Victory Over America News in North Korea. Due to financial cutbacks known as sequestration, after the Bankers spent all the money, Americans are now begging to kill their chiBy: AlunHill | Comments: 5 | Views: 753 | Votes: 1 | Shared: 0
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North Korea: Kim Jong Il Saves Life Of American Tourist From San Francisco
North Korea: Kim Jong Il Saves Life Of American Tourist From San Francisco - 9 Litres of Blood and over 100 pieces of flesh donated by staff and peasants. A Japanese-American Tourist was taken illBy: AlunHill | Comments: 32 | Views: 1768 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
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World's Worst Kim Jong-il
There is a leader who was always described as the worst. He died some time around December last year. He is Kim Jong-il. Kim Jong-il came to power in 1974. He was the dictator for 37 years, making NBy: jason16 | Comments: 20 | Views: 939 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
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Happy Birthday Kim Jong-il I Kid You Not. Dead but Not forgotten.
Thousands of North Koreans have paraded through the capital, Pyongyang - to celebrate the 70th birthday of their former leader Kim Jong-il, who died two months ago.So much for assassination of new belBy: anglosaxonwarlord | Comments: 9 | Views: 865 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Mr Kim, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train whileBy: Roach1983 | Comments: 5 | Views: 1383 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
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Red Hat Updates Enterprise MRG
Red Hat has updated its messaging, real-time, and grid platform, Red Hat Enterprise MRG, to version 2.2.
Enhancements across the three components include greater security, better manageability through integration with LDAP, and more boot options by allowing the real-time kernel to act as a diskless client. The update includes new features and bug fixes.
According to the announcement, Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.2 offers increased performance, reliability, interoperability, and faster computing for enterprise customers.
Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid has also added support for Apache Deltacloud. With support for Deltacloud, the platform gains additional flexibility to enable easy deployment of open hybrid clouds in concert with the full portfolio of Red Hat Cloud solutions. It also includes the ability to run and manage multiple HA schedulers on a cluster via the configuration tool called Wallaby. Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging features improved Java performance and SSL support with client authentication.
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It's the time of the week when I share with you the news that picked my interest over the last seven days. This time, there are the following goodies on offer: a cool making of from Framestore, some great new tutorials, a trailer of Pixar's "Brave", a new trailer for Spiderman and lots of education news related to Michael's latest announcements regarding education reforms.
News Round-Up: Monday 20th Feb 2012
After an absence of a week, I am back again with my usual digest of news. This week, we have some great showreels from the likes of Pixomondo, a great trailer from Spiderman and even some tutorials.
Free Download: An Artist's Guide to a Career in CG
Are you an aspiring CG artist who's trying to get your CG career off the ground? Are you working in the creative industry and want to transfer your skills to VFX? We know how difficult it can be to make decisions and chose the right path, but that's where our Careers Guide can help. By revealing the many opportunities that exist within the CG industry, the guide helps you overcome some of the hurdles you might face when you start making career choices.
News Round-Up: Monday 6th Feb 2012
There's all sorts of goodies in this week's edition of my News Round Up: we have free sofware from DAZ3D, some cool VFX breakdowns, the usual Oscar related stories, and lots of lots of news on the state of the UK education system. Hope you enjoy it, and as usual, I welcome your feedback.
Massive Discount on Motion Synthesis Software, Endorphin 2.7
Great news for all you animators out there, Escape Studios and Natural Motion are teaming up to bring you an incredible promotion on endorphin 2.7. Here's the deal: you can save up to 90% on this software if you buy before February 14th, 2012.
Escapee Amy Cuthbertson now Head of Tracking at Mill Film and TV
When Amy Cuthbertson finished her degree in Music Technology, she didn't expect to find herself starting a career in CG, but that's exactly what happened. Wandering around a careers fair, Amy spotted the Escape Studios stand, got talking about her love of animation and the rest is history, as they say.
News Round-Up: Monday 30th Jan 2012
This week, my round up of CG news features software and hardware announcements, interviews with VFX professionals, and some cool new VFX breakdowns. Hope you enjoy it!
Let's hear it for the girls!
So many of our escapees succeed in getting jobs once they've finished a course with us, and it's so good to hear that lots of them are very talented young women. As a result, we thought some congratulations were in order, starting with Evgenia Golubeva who accepted the role of Director at Animated Storyboards, a fantastic position and one which we want to wish her every success in!
Getting Into the VFX Industry
Our friends over at Ceiga recently started a feature entitled 'Getting into the Industry', as Escape Studios have been training people in VFX for 10 years, they asked if our Recruitment Manager Garreth Gaydon would be kind enough to kick things off and answer a few questions.
News Round-Up: Monday 23rd Jan 2012
My, what a busy week! There are announcements from the likes of Pixar about their RenderMan software, interviews with London studios such as Pixomondo and the much more education controversy. Here's my pick of last week's more interesting stories.
New Animation Software Market Report Shows Growth in New Sectors
Not sure how many of you picked up on this story, but a new report on the Global Animation Software market was released last month. The cost of the full report is a little steep at 3,983 Euro, but the press release did have some interesting snippets of information, which I thought I would share with you.
Freelancers Wanted Across the Board!
After the usual slow down over the festive & new year period, here at Escape Studios recruitment department we're now experiencing a big surge in demand for freelancers, right across the board.
The Foundry Open Beta for HIERO
This is possibly the moment many of you have been waiting for… HIERO, The Foundry's latest software project, has gone to beta. A closed beta ran over a short period of time for few individuals who got their name on a waiting list nice and early, and from what I've heard, they really enjoyed putting it to the test.
Animation Tutor Alex Williams is Eggstatic
The biggest egg hunt that London has ever witnessed is taking place on the 21st February this year, all in the name of charity.
News Round-Up: Monday 16th Jan 2012
After an interesting last week in our Los Angeles studios, I have come back to what seems to have been a week dominated with announcements about the state of our education system. But my round up of news is not just about education news, and this week, there is news about what the London Olympic stadium is going to look like, details of Cinecite's internship program and lots more...
10th Annual VES Award Nominations
The Visual Effects Society (VES) are holding their 10th annual awards ceremony very soon, set to define the greatest VFX moments from 2011. Earlier in the week VES released their nominations for this year's awards, a list that recognises the outstanding VFX achievements across film, animation, television, commercials and games. Regularly referred to as the "Oscars" for the visual effects world, this is a highly prestigious event for VFX professionals internationally. Receiving an award from any of the 23 categories is a great honour.
News Round-Up: Monday 9th Jan 2012
First week back at work and it's as if Xmas was months ago. The news certainly kept on coming this week, and here is a quick summary of what I picked up on this week.
Pixel Palace Artist in Residence: Kelly Richardson
Digital artist Kelly Richardson recently completed an artist's residency at the Pixel Palace, a new digital media arts programme of the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne. During her time there, she began initial research and production into an ambitious new three projection video installation entitled 'Mariner 9'. During her residency, the Pixel Palace commissioned a short film about the work being developed where she explains some of her processes and ideas behind the new installation.
iNuked - Part Deux (Read & Write Nodes)
After an incredibly busy couple of months dealing with students' end of courses projects, as well as completing the first shot for my own showreel, I've found the time to work on the next episode of iNuked: my personal project to explore the possibilities of using The Foundry's professional compositing software NUKE, on my MacBook Air.
January Free Tutorial: How to Animate a Bird Flap (Part 2)
For those of you who logged into my November Free Tutorial entitled Animate a Bird and Make it Fly, you'll remember that I promised to deliver a second part to it. This tutorial uses a pre-created rig, which you can buy here and explores the mechanics of bird locomotion. It costs just $5 and trust me, it's worth it. If you'd like a re-cap of what was in part 1, you can find all the details here.


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The actual production of ATP in cellular respiration takes place through the process of chemiosmosis. Chemiosmosis involves the pumping of protons through special channels in the membranes of mitochondria from the inner to the outer compartment. The pumping establishes a proton gradient. After the gradient is established, protons pass down the gradient through particles designated F1. In these particles, the energy of the protons generates ATP, using ADP and phosphate ions as the starting points.
The energy production of cellular respiration is substantial. Most biochemists agree that 36 molecules of ATP can be produced for each glucose molecule during cellular respiration as a result of the Krebs cycle reactions, the electron transport system, and chemiosmosis. Also, two ATP molecules are produced through glycolysis, so the grand total is 38 molecules of ATP. These ATP molecules may then be used in the cell for its needs. However, the ATP molecules cannot be stored for long periods of time, so cellular respiration must constantly continue in order to regenerate the ATP molecules as they are used. Each ATP molecule is capable of releasing 7.3 kilocalories of energy per mole.
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Thai northeast vows poll payback to Shinawatra clan
UDON THANI, Thailand (AFP) - In Thailand's wealthy capital, embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra rarely ventures out in public because of fears for her safety. But in much of the vast rural northeast, her billionaire family are heroes.
The stark contrast reflects a deep political split between the government's northern strongholds and opposition heartlands where anti-government protesters are threatening to block polling stations on Sunday to prevent Ms Yingluck's re-election.
Voters in the northeastern region of Isaan, home to a third of the population, have propelled three successive Shinawatra-backed governments to office - the first in 2001 led by Ms Yingluck's elder brother Thaksin.
In the sleepy, sun-baked village of Baan Dong Yaang in Udon Thani province, villagers say their loyalty to Thaksin is just reward for the cash and care he has lavished on Thailand's poorest region.


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