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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post4128329307153289414..comments2020-07-06T08:17:14.891+02:00Comments on Megan's Tiny Treasures: C is for...Megan Wallacehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-558694329539148902018-05-07T14:51:38.427+02:002018-05-07T14:51:38.427+02:00Ha ha Keli, I don't know much about the psycho...Ha ha Keli, I don't know much about the psychology of... but I have learned a lot from my tarantulas. Would be delighted to share a few insights from time to time.Megan Wallacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-62459953783655228482018-05-05T02:12:31.527+02:002018-05-05T02:12:31.527+02:00I read the bit about Ms Chaco aloud to my husband,...I read the bit about Ms Chaco aloud to my husband, as her "face planting" in her water bowl was tangentially relevant to a conversation we were having, it led to observations that we don't think of spiders having needs, responses, etc. and the psychology of....I got interrupted and lost my train of thought. Anyway...yes, more tarantula posts, please.iseeceruleanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-40560114576316043222018-05-01T11:21:19.190+02:002018-05-01T11:21:19.190+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Daniela Petruccihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-18722924742309222882018-05-01T09:28:05.205+02:002018-05-01T09:28:05.205+02:00Seems like you are way ahead of some of us, Keli, ...Seems like you are way ahead of some of us, Keli, if you already have a miniatures notebook. I always think I will remember, and then forget! A while ago I unpacked some boxes and discovered a miniature oil portret of myself, obviously made by an artist. I recognized the photo that it was copied from but had NO IDEA where it came from. How could one forget something like that? When I showed it to my mother, she said that it was something she had commissioned by my cousin (who I don't know very well, my mother is more into family than me) and was a birthday gift to me seventeen years ago. At the time I was going through some stressful changes, and a move. I must have packed it up right after receiving it and it completely slipped my mind. I really felt like an ungrateful wretch for forgetting about it.
Now that I've 'come clean' about my tarantula habit and discovered that people are actually interested, I intend to slip in a little note about them at the end of some of my posts.
Thinking of you and the changes ahead in your life this year. I'm sure it's going to turn out for the best! Megan Wallacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-58062306168304413592018-05-01T09:14:39.565+02:002018-05-01T09:14:39.565+02:00Oh and P.S. Seems like lots of comfort food start...Oh and P.S. Seems like lots of comfort food starts with C. I love chippies and cheesecake too!Megan Wallacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-5402997231139092162018-05-01T09:13:36.871+02:002018-05-01T09:13:36.871+02:00You have some lovely things in your collection, Sa...You have some lovely things in your collection, Sam. It's worth documenting. And the things you make are awesome. You should keep a diary of that too. They are the valuable collectibles of the future!
I like to think that neglecting a tarantula is not as bad as neglecting a mamalian pet, but all animals can suffer and caging something and then not looking after it is unforgivable. Fortunately we don't see that too often in the tarantula hobby. Because people interested in keeping arachnids are a bit quirky, we tend to know who the others are ;-) Molting is part of the tarantula's metabolic cycle. It tells us when she's going to be hungry, or not want to eat, and when she's likely to be more active, or lazy and just sitting around. If you don't know that your tarantula is going to molt, you might panic if it just sits around and refuses food. If one wants to breed a tarantula, knowing the date of molt is very important. Tarantulas don't molt a specific number of times in their lifetime. When they are very young, they molt every few weeks. By the time they reach their full grown size, they might molt less often than once per year.
I'm watching your blog to see how your couch develops!
Megan Wallacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-22241790104157214692018-04-30T19:22:39.721+02:002018-04-30T19:22:39.721+02:00Thank you Beth! I enjoyed making the little kitty...Thank you Beth! I enjoyed making the little kitty.Megan Wallacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-59102390562538304952018-04-30T19:21:58.632+02:002018-04-30T19:21:58.632+02:00Thank you Birgit. Seems like lots of comfort food...Thank you Birgit. Seems like lots of comfort food starts with C! I've been making teddy bears for nearly twenty years, and I have to agree with you, there is not much of a market for collectors bears at the moment. But these things go around in cycles, and the time will come again when we can't keep up with demand. We must not stop making teddies, there always needs to be someone to set an example for the ones that come after us. Megan Wallacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-62939163529509884352018-04-30T19:18:58.575+02:002018-04-30T19:18:58.575+02:00Cheesecake is definitely on my list too, Giac. I ...Cheesecake is definitely on my list too, Giac. I love the kind that is baked in the oven, not a fridge cake, and I have a good recipe. Do you bake?
I'm not convinced about the crochet kitty, I think next time I make one I should try to make the ears a bit more pointy. But it was a fun quick project.Megan Wallacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-30784566613733116002018-04-30T19:17:00.266+02:002018-04-30T19:17:00.266+02:00Elizabeth, spiders get most of their moisture from...Elizabeth, spiders get most of their moisture from the things they eat. Although they should always have a water bowl in their terrarium, they will rarely drink from it. An open water source helps to keep the humidity in their terrarium up, which is important. That said, I once tried to take a sip from my bedside waterglass in the middle of the night, at the exact moment that a HUGE rain spider was taking a sip. That was a scary meeting. I now keep a water bottle with a spout.Megan Wallacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-70950512706617832352018-04-30T19:13:35.417+02:002018-04-30T19:13:35.417+02:00Thank you for writing Marjorie. I would recommend ...Thank you for writing Marjorie. I would recommend a tarantula as pet for an older child before most animals like a bird, fish or hamster. Some species are quite hardy and can be handled. Tarantulas are not noisy or smelly, require feeding at most once a week, and the soil in their terrariums need to be changed only about once a year. One of the best websites for information is www.tomsbigspiders.com. Tom has children the same age as your grandson, and he's a teacher, so he's spot on with his advice. He also offers lots of videos and a podcast. Megan Wallacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-55503948528446088102018-04-30T15:47:39.422+02:002018-04-30T15:47:39.422+02:00Ha ha Jodi, you have such nice stuff, it's cur...Ha ha Jodi, you have such nice stuff, it's curated for sure!
Tarantulas eat insects. I feed crickets, cockroaches and mealworms.
Yep, it's amazing how people still cling to superstitions in these modern times. Myself, I've always liked black cats, dogs, cars... maybe I can start a collection of black things.Megan Wallacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-10655635902126188022018-04-30T15:45:20.374+02:002018-04-30T15:45:20.374+02:00I can't believe that you don't collect any...I can't believe that you don't collect anything Ilona! I'm always having to stop myself from starting yet another collection, it's addictive.Megan Wallacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-61596722091468083682018-04-30T15:43:58.414+02:002018-04-30T15:43:58.414+02:00Miniature shoes sound fascinating, Dora. Are they...Miniature shoes sound fascinating, Dora. Are they to a specific scale, made of a specific material, or do you collect all types? I sometimes see tiny porcelain shoes in antique shops. I think they are meant to be dressing table ornaments or pin cushions. You will need to write a post and show them to us some time!
Megan Wallacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-59547399202633818932018-04-30T15:42:27.784+02:002018-04-30T15:42:27.784+02:00Sheila, I think we all fall into the habit of coll...Sheila, I think we all fall into the habit of collecting something at some time in our lives. After a while, we start naturally curating, without even realizing that's what we do. It is good to work with a plan and be organized though.
There are thousands of species of tarantula. I collect mostly new world terrestrial specimens. These are not poisonous, and don't spin webs, so they aren't as messy as their arboreal cousins.Megan Wallacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-74740512637208849762018-04-30T13:11:14.697+02:002018-04-30T13:11:14.697+02:00I enjoy learning about your tarantulas, thank you ...I enjoy learning about your tarantulas, thank you for the post. I'm glad Ms. Chaco found you. Please tell us more about her and her curated compatriots when you have time.

Thank you too for the reminder that I need to update my miniatures notebook. I've got a couple years of receipts stuffed in it.iseeceruleanhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-3334813645248898022018-04-25T06:06:22.423+02:002018-04-25T06:06:22.423+02:00Hehe.. Kitty for Hitty.. love it. :) Interesting i...Hehe.. Kitty for Hitty.. love it. :) Interesting information about collections Megan.. I feel I need to start curating my artisan miniatures immediately. I need to buy a notepad. Even though I have previously stated my arachnophobia I was very sad to hear that Ms Chaco wasn't treated well by her previous owner. I am an animal lover and even if there are types I don't want around I'd never want to see one suffer. The poor dear, with her face in her water bowl all day.. I'm so glad she lucked upon you as her new owner. I find all this tarantula information fascinating. I had no idea they live for such a long time. A bit like Jodi, I wonder what they eat but then wonder.. do I really want to know?? lol.. Why is keeping record of her moulting so important. Is that how you know their age? Your posts are going a long way to making me feel some understanding and respect for the beasts.. just so long as they don't live in my house.. And as much as I'd like to come and raid your fabric stash.. now that I remember you have tarantula's in the house, I might pass.. lolol.. My comfort food C is Chippies! Hot/cold in any format. :) I would of course follow that up with Giac's Cheesecake. :D Blueprint Minishttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-21463915628358931162018-04-24T21:30:45.182+02:002018-04-24T21:30:45.182+02:00Wow! Ms Chaco is most impressive. And your kitty...Wow! Ms Chaco is most impressive. And your kitty for Hitty is a dear; I'm so glad you made one :-)

warmly,

BethBethhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-1865589119391455522018-04-23T18:50:59.449+02:002018-04-23T18:50:59.449+02:00A nice collection of C's... ;O) It was interes...A nice collection of C's... ;O) It was interesting to learn about Ms Chaco, she's one happy spider lass to live with you now. I too was surprised to hear she put her head in her water bowl for hours... it's always sad when people have animals which are not capable for this responsibility. You've put up a nice list of tips for collections. Here in Germany there's no more interest in collector's bears and dolls, prices are more than low and it's sometimes heartbreaking to see how good bears do end up as a cheap bargain which still nobody buys.

Greetings
Birgit (who agrees with Giac - C must of course also stand for cheesecake)BiWuBärhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-81395613625672049772018-04-23T12:49:43.785+02:002018-04-23T12:49:43.785+02:00Hello Megan, That crochet cat is adorable. well do...Hello Megan,
That crochet cat is adorable. well done. I am very happy Ms Chaco got a wonderful new home and is well cared for. In terms of comfort food, C is for Cheesecake!
Big hug
GiacGiachttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-19404187903120984632018-04-23T05:06:11.318+02:002018-04-23T05:06:11.318+02:00That must have been a learning curve for you when ...That must have been a learning curve for you when Ms. Chaco sat with her head in her water bowl for hours but until NOW, I didn't KNOW that spiders drank water!? Very Interesting!
elizabeth shttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-22049707130153111802018-04-22T15:08:26.515+02:002018-04-22T15:08:26.515+02:00Hello, Megan - This is an interesting, informative...Hello, Megan - This is an interesting, informative post. I learned some things about collections that I've never thought about before. I also learned a few things about tarantulas, likewise. I let my ten-year old grandson read your post, because he's interested in spiders. He was highly impressed with Ms Chaco and had many questions that I couldn't begin to answer. That'll make a good research topic for him during his Library Days at school. I'm sure that I'll be learning even more (and probably more than I like) about spiders in general, and especially tarantulas. We were happy to learn that Ms Chaco is well and thriving.
MarjorieMarjorie Baileyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-26499569366718106482018-04-21T20:06:01.377+02:002018-04-21T20:06:01.377+02:00If I ever need to add a bit of class when describi...If I ever need to add a bit of class when describing my hoard of miniatures, I am going to call it my curated collection! ;O)
I can't say I'll ever desire to have any type or arachnid as a pet, but I do find them fascinating! Thank you for sharing. What do you feed her?
I also find it interesting that in the UK, a black dog is a bad omen, in the US, a black cat is a sign of bad luck, and in South Africa, it is a delicious peanut butter! Funny how our cultures shape our opinions of certain things.Jodi Hipplerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-55141355441511763122018-04-20T20:28:33.766+02:002018-04-20T20:28:33.766+02:00Well, I think I've learned a lot today by read...Well, I think I've learned a lot today by reading your blog post, Megan, I always say: one is never too old for learning ;)! Hmmm, collecting things....I'm afraid that I'm quite boring, because I don't collect anything.
Love the little crocheted kitten, Megan, it's so cute.
Have a nice weekend. Hug, IlonaIlonahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944355755953333971.post-49261450998912283572018-04-20T20:13:23.035+02:002018-04-20T20:13:23.035+02:00Great advice for collectors. I have a miniature s...Great advice for collectors. I have a miniature shoes collection. I display only the ones I like. Never thought about curating.
The kitten is very cute. Thanks for the link.
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Backcountry skiing: I made a decision last year, back in March, to purchase backcountry skis. (Looking at my blog posts, I must have missed the discussion. Hitomi got the skiing bug and there went a few thousand dollars on gear.) What I told the sales clerk at Second Ascent was I was primarily interested in backcountry trips over resort skiing.
As it turned out, backcountry skiing is pretty hard. And inherently dangerous. But when the variables line up: Snow conditions, terrain, experience, and you're in sufficient physical condition, it's a superior experience to resort skiing.
In terms of experience, I have found skiing in deep snow quite a bit different. I wouldn't say more difficult, but it's more different than groomed or packed snow. You just can't turn the same way. And repeat practice is hard to manage, as you necessarily climb up whatever you plan to ski down.
And as for snow conditions, skiing can go from easy to perilous. I've been out enough times to worry quite a bit.
Kevin asked me and Hitomi to go on a trip to a hut, back in January, after a discussion we had in Holden Village. He picked a hut one hour north of Whister. I was initially interested but then some panic set in. When I feel sufficiently prepared, I'm usually in good spirits and enthusiastic. But when I have doubt in my ability, I develop an overwhelming anxiety. The kind of panic you find medication for. I came up with many (actually pretty good) excuses, and declined the trip.
Since then, I realized the following: Hitomi and I need to practice more difficult ski runs at the resort, "black diamond" and over; take shorter, and easier backcountry trips; purchase and practice with avalanche safety equipment.
The good news is that, through skiing at Crystal Mountain these past few weeks, I'm getting much more composed. (The weather hasn't been great, though: I haven't seen Mt. Rainier from Crystal, ever. I did see part of Tahoma through a "sucker hole." Alas.)

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World of Colbertcraft© is a MMORPG set in the land of Freedomlandia.
Originally designed as a way to communicate with America's Youths, it has been universally praised as a groundbreaking MMORPG the likes of which we'll probably never see.
The greatest game ever that hasn't been created yet features races such as "Colbert." And there are many bridges you will have to cross such as the "Colbert Híd." (Híd means bridge in Hungarian - at least we think because its all over that website.)
World of Colbercraft© - Not sold in stores, but you can play it with a laptop! Just keep pressing the keys until it pops up. We're sure it will. By the time you have started the game, you'll be dead.
And watch out for the expansion pack coming soon: Colbert vs. Stewart, The Un-Matched Rivalry©. We don't know what the hell it means but it works for us!Stephen Colbert's World of ColbertCraft© was first announced on the July 11, 2006 edition of The Colbert Report
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Arguably the best video game of all time merges with arguably the best board game of all time! The Monopoly Fortnite Board Game is an intense reproduction of the original Monopoly board game, but this version includes almost everything we love about Fortnite. You'll be battling players for the best locations, fighting enemies, and staying out of the storm to survive and win! Money isn't anything you'll have to worry about in this Monopoly version instead you'll be earning health points. In the Monopoly Fortnite Board Game you'll have your pick of twenty seven outfits. Once your outfit is decided on you'll be rolling the action die that will have you picking up medic kits, building walls, and doing damage to your enemies. But Watch Out! Every time any player passes go the Storm is unleashed so make sure you avoid it at all costs or you'll be losing hit points! Up to seven friends can play together to see who can survive the longest.
It's not about controlling properties in this version, it's who can stay alive the longest! The Monopoly Fortnite Board Game even includes loot chests and a very detailed board design. You and your friends will absolutely love this version of Monopoly! It also makes a great gift for any Monopoly or Fortnite fans.


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I have walked past the glass case multiple times. I purchase almond flour gnocchi and fettuccini - despite what seems an outrageous price. I buy cauliflower pizza crusts (which while healthy are the best substitute ever for the thinnest crust Pizza Hut pizza no longer available in Geneva - admittedly a guilty pleasure). And on occasion I have ogled the gluten free frozen (all the aforementioned items are frozen) puff pastry.
This past holiday season I bought 2 packages of the puff pastry. And, I followed the directions of 2 recipes to make delightful holiday-ish delights. The pastry was called geefree puff pastry sheets and comes frozen. You can find it here or at Wegmans (at least in Pittsford).
A few general comments before turning to the first gluten free puff pastry delight. First: it took me two tries to get it that the package had two separate sheets of puff pastry. My misunderstanding had consequences for the recipe discussed below. Second: the recipes themselves used different cooking temperatures than the puff pastry box recommended. This was likely consequential. The tart ended up with some overdone pastry especially on the edges.
The recipe was for carrot ricotta tart with dill and is findable here. Here's my description of making it.
First: thaw puff pastry. Think carefully about where you might have a rolling pin and if me, forget you have one and conclude you should use a nearby empty wine bottle. (Later reveal this to your partner who will send you to the basement to find an actual rolling pin for your later puff pastry adventures.)
Second: make an effort to roll the puff pastry out, failing to note that it was two pieces on top of each other. Score along each side of rectangle, about an inch in, and cook for about 10 minutes in a stove set at a bit higher than the box recommends but not as high as the recipe suggests. Take it out when golden, bemoaning it's appearance but pushing ahead anyway. Don't forget to use an egg wash on it before baking.
Third: address the need for tart toppings by a) mixing 2 cups fresh ricotta with 1/4 cup heavy cream; b) thinly slicing 1 onion and coins from 4ish large carrots (I used local onion and carrots from our CSA which meant using 8 smaller carrots); c) use 2 T of oil to sauté onion for about 5 minutes and then add carrots for a few minutes.
Fourth: spread ricotta mixture over tart and then sprinkle onion/carrot mix on top. Bake 30+ minutes in 425 degree oven. Scatter a mix of chives and dill in top.
Dine. If you are me, this makes too much for 2 people, could use more veggies and/or a bit less ricotta, but basically passes inspection despite edges that were well over done. The pastry is actually tasty and the tart is both aesthetically pleasing and enjoyable. This might inspire my own concoctions for the future!
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Dana Friedli
Dana is a founding member of Suzuki of the Triangle, which sponsors TCI, a summer chamber music institute, and also a prep workshop for local youth orchestra auditions. She was educated at Eastman and Mannes, receiving her Master of Music from Mannes in 1990. Her teachers included Fredell Lack, Sally Thomas, Ani Kavafian, Felix Galimir and Stuart Canin.
Dana lived and freelanced in New York for 12 years, playing music ranging from Bach to Xenakis and everything in between! In 1998 Dana and her violin restorer husband Jerry Pasewicz relocated to Raleigh to open Triangle Strings. Dana taught at Meredith College for 12 years and at UNC Chapel Hill for 7 years. She is a dedicated teacher of 24 years with a thriving Suzuki Studio.
In keeping with her dedication to teaching young children, she founded two Montessori pretwinkle programs for 3-6 year-olds- now in year 5! Dana has performed extensively with the North Carolina Symphony, Music-on-the-Hill series at UNC's Memorial Hall, NC Opera, all things choral at Duke Chapel, and numerous other area groups. Triangle Strings presents a yearly instrument exhibition called " Meritage", in which Dana performs on fabulous instruments alongside her favorite colleagues. Dana loves to run, do yoga and make silver and dichroic glass jewelry in her "spare time".
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I am wanting to write a program for a BMI calculator that eventually will record details for several entries.
However to start with I need to be able to just complete one calculation.
Below is my code which works up to the if statement what I am trying to do is once I have completed the calculation be able to take that result and use the if statement to indicate if the result is normal, under or over.
I don't know how to take the result and put it into the if statement.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
float height, weight,bmi;
printf("Enter Weight in Kg's and Height in METERS \n");
scanf("%f%f", &weight, &height );
bmi = weight/(height*2);
printf("Your BMI is %.2f\n",bmi);
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—Chandler after being asked for advice.
Chandler Muriel Bing is one of the six main characters on Friends. He was portrayed by Matthew Perry.
Chandler Muriel Bing was born April 8, 1968. Chandler is the son of erotic novelist Nora Tyler Bing and cross-dressing burlesque star Charles "Helena Handbasket" Bing, who performs his all-male burlesque show, 'Viva Las Gay-gas' in Las Vegas, where he/she lives.
Throughout most of the series, Chandler is an executive specialized in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration, occupying high-grade positions such as Processing Manager and head of the office. He frequently complains about his dislike of his job, and quits in Season 9, finding employment as a Junior Copywriter in an advertising agency.
Chandler is Ross Geller's best friend throughout and since college. He met Ross's sister Monica Geller and her friend Rachel Green while celebrating Thanksgiving 1987 at the Geller family residence during his first year at college. He later moved to apartment #19 in New York City, across the hall from Monica. At some point during this time, Phoebe Buffay moved in with Monica and Kip became Chandler's roommate. Kip and Monica dated for a while, but later broke up, and could no longer stand to be in the same room as each other. Chandler's next roommate, Joey Tribbiani, completed the group of friends. Chandler lived with Joey until season 6, when he moved in with Monica, whom he had been dating for a year.
Chandler is the wealthiest friend because he has been saving money from his job for the last six years. He becomes angry when Monica expects him to spend his savings on her dream wedding, convincing her that they should save the money for their life after the wedding, which Monica agrees to.
Because of the Thursday night line-up that led with Friends, Thanksgiving was always an important episode for the series. Chandler's most vivid memory of Thanksgiving is when he was nine years old when his mother and father told him that they were getting divorced so his father could run off with the house-boy. Because of this, Chandler refuses to celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional way. This includes a ban on all Thanksgiving food, as he insists that it's not as good after seeing a Thanksgiving dinner in reverse. His Thanksgiving dinner consists of tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, and a family-size bag of Funyuns. Several Thanksgiving episodes include retellings of this backstory of Chandler's home life and his hatred of the holiday. Joey goes so far as to say, "It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without Chandler bumming us out!" Later on, perhaps thanks to his more positive view of family events due to his relationship with Monica, he accepts Thanksgiving. He still refuses to eat the actual food, even when dining with his friends, eating chicken instead of turkey and other things of that nature.
Chandler visits the Geller household for Thanksgiving again in 1988, slightly dismissed by Judy, Ross and Monica's mother, because he does not eat any Thanksgiving food. While attempting to get back at Chandler for calling her fat the previous year, Monica accidentally dropped a knife through Chandler's wicker shoes. Chandler lost most of the pinkie toe on his right foot because it couldn't be replaced, due to the fact that Monica accidentally brought a baby carrot to the hospital instead of the toe. This incident led Ross to call Chandler Sir Limps-a-Lot. Chandler is not aware that it was Monica's revenge-gone-bad that caused him to lose his toe until she tells him during Thanksgiving dinner ("The One With All The Thanksgivings").
Monica reveals that Chandler has a third nipple (which Chandler describes as a nubbin) after she learns that Chandler told Phoebe about her having sex with Fun Bobby on the balcony. The friends are amused at the secret, and they tease Chandler about it. Finally, Chandler has the nubbin surgically removed after Ginger, a would-be lover, is repulsed by it.
Chandler was a bed-wetter as a child. While supporting Rachel during her parents' divorce, he jokingly recommends the, "carefully regimented program of denial ... and, and wetting the bed," which he himself relied on as a child ("The One With The Two Parties").
Throughout the run of the show, Chandler comments how much he dislikes physical exercise. However, he is often seen enjoying Knicks games with Joey and Ross. He also enjoys watching ice hockey, football, and baseball. He even enjoys racquetball. It's often alluded that Chandler doesn't really enjoy these things; he just wants to seem like one of the guys. In Season 10, it is revealed that he once tried out for his high school figure-skating team, much to the amusement of Phoebe and Ross. On Thanksgiving, he enters the room saying he wants to watch football. Phoebe responds, "It's okay. Ross and Joey aren't here. You can watch the parade if you want." Chandler demonstrates excellent tennis skills and ping pong skills, the latter he hides from Monica due to her childish competitiveness.
Although it became less noticeable during the course of the show, Chandler has the habit of accenting the wrong words in his sentences. This leads to his friends and colleagues imitating his speech pattern.
Though Chandler never lets up by using sarcasm as a defense, he has a tendency to come off as needy and makes bad first impressions as said by Phoebe with his constant joke-making and brash demeanor. Despite this emotional immaturity, Chandler is the most financially secure of his friends.
Chandler is brash, zany and estranged from both of his parents. He suffers from commitment issues, brought on by growing up in a broken home with no idea of what a stable marriage looks like, can be neurotic and extremely defensive with humor as his shield but his sense of humor is generally unsophisticated, to the point during an interview when his boss told him he'd have "extra duties on his hand" he had to stop himself from laughing. Chandler also associates everything that links to his parents' divorce in a negative light, specifically Thanksgiving where his parents reveal their separation over turkey where his father plans to run away with the pool boy. This also associates with his mistrust of people in adult relationships. Becoming extremely paranoid when his girlfriend, Kathy (who was an actress) shared a sex scene with her co-star prompting a big fight between the two. Ironically it was Chandler's own paranoia that drove Kathy to have an affair with the same person.
His commitment issues are not only a running gag in the series but as well with his friends who use it as an excuse to mock him. In "The One With The Lesbian Wedding", when asked who of the group will get married last they all pointed at Chandler. This could either be a joke, a ribbing on his commitment-phobia or him being the least desirable of the group. Even when he was a happily married man, Chandler still retained some of his paranoia when it was revealed that their surrogate mother was having twins, he instantly panicked and suggested keeping only one. However, when he discovered they were a male and a female, he was overjoyed.
Similar to Phoebe, Chandler is relatively comfortable with complementing looks of the same gender. However, he is quite humiliated by his effeminate nature and is a profound heterosexual whereas Phoebe has been hinted to be bisexual. It's revealed Joey is who he would go out with. Also, when Phoebe saw her "perfect guy" at Central Perk after reading tea leaves, Chandler remarks "Oh my God, that guy was looking at you and he is so cute" in a high-pitched voice. He also began acting extremely effeminately when he was listening to a cassette tape for women to stop him from smoking. Because of this Chandler is normally dominated by his ballsy and forward spouse, Monica and rarely ever "wins" in a fight with her, however, Chandler does have bursts of confidence. When Monica wanted to use his nest egg to pay for their big wedding he firmly put his foot down, which greatly impressed Phoebe who normally points Chandler out for his effeminate nature, claiming "Money, and a firm hand. Finally a Chandler I can get on board with".
Chandler also shares a lot of traits with Mr. Heckles, Monica and Rachel's neighbor. They are both extremely picky with women (planning to break up with one simply because her head was too big), were voted class clown in high school, played the clarinet and Chandler even did his signature pound the ceiling with a broom when Monica and Rachel were making too much noise.
Probably because of his entire childhood of being humiliated, Chandler would much prefer to follow through on an insane lie rather than admit to the truth and create an embarrassing situation or an actual confrontation. Lacking the nerve to break up with Janice after he rekindled their romance he tells her he is moving to Yemen and actually does when she only agreed to leave the airport after she saw his plane depart, causing him financial loss. This was further shown when he destroyed his own office when an enraged colleague (who had been calling Chandler 'Toby') got word that "Chandler Bing" stopped him from moving upward and he didn't want to admit that he mistook his name for Toby and never corrected him on it.
Chandler started out as the one who had the most problems with commitment. He began his relationship with Monica as early as Season 5 (since Season 4's finale was actually a fling for both characters); moved on to the proposal in Season 6; married her in Season 7; and adopted twins Jack and Erica Bing in the last episode of Season 10. In "The One With The Lesbian Wedding", everyone thinks that Chandler will be last for them to get married. This ends up being quite ironic as he and Monica are the first to have a committed marriage that doesn't end in divorce, and none of the others have a marriage again until Season 10 when Phoebe marries Mike Hannigan.
Monica Geller
Going by his behavior in the seasons prior to him becoming involved with Monica, it is possible that Chandler has been interested in her for years. At the end of Season 1 ("The One With The Birth") he suggest they get together and have a child if they're both still single at forty, in ("The One With The Flashback") he said Monica was one of his favorite people and the most beautiful woman he'd ever known in real life, and during the friends' beach vacation in season 3, he tries to convince Monica that he will make a good boyfriend. She, however, laughs at the idea and for the first four seasons and before the show started they are portrayed merely as close friends. They've seen to depend on each other a great deal as Monica helped him lose weight (Season 2), reassured him that he wouldn't die alone ("The One Where Heckles Dies"), comforted him about his crush on Kathy and gave him sex advice in Season 4. Chandler also apparently told her about his third nipple, and he was the only one who knew that it was her underwear on the telegraph pole outside the apartment. Chandler also comforts Monica when she's upset, like when she discovered that Phoebe moved out or when she was upset about not having a child or a boyfriend in Season 3.
Things change for Chandler and Monica in London when they sleep together (season 4). Monica becomes depressed when her mother says that she'll never get married, and she is pushed over the edge when a drunken man mistakes her for Ross's mother. She gets drunk and decides to make herself feel better by sleeping with Joey, not expecting Chandler to open the door ("The One With The Truth About London"). When Chandler tries to cheer her up by telling her he thinks she was the most beautiful woman in the room at the rehearsal dinner - that she is, in fact, the most beautiful woman in most rooms, Monica throws herself at him and they end up spending the night together. The next day, initially things are quite awkward between them. When they meet up at the wedding they agree that sleeping together was a stupid thing to do, but that's not enough to keep them from agreeing to meet up again that night. They say that they will stop once they leave London, but that fails and they begin a relationship. Chandler refers to the night as the most romantic night of his life. It seems likely that Chandler already had strong romantic feelings for Monica by the time their first night together was over, and his mild interest in her, mentioned above, became a serious romantic connection due to the confirmation of Monica's feelings.
They try to keep their relationship secret from their other friends, who eventually found out ("The One Where Everybody Finds Out"). The first to find out is Joey when he discovers through identical aspects of Monica and Chandler's 'work trips' in "The One With The Kips" that they were actually away together. Then Rachel overhears a telephone conversation between the two containing sexual innuendos. (Monica denies this when she is confronted by Rachel, insisting that she was referring to Chandler as "Mr. Bigot" and not, "Mr. Big ...", going on to describe him jokingly as a racist). Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler when she witnesses them having sex without closing the curtains as she stands in Ross's apartment across the street, and Ross is the last to find out, in the same way as Phoebe.
After everyone finds out about their relationship Chandler's commitment issues resurface and he worries Monica expects him to get married and have children soon. This leads to a fight between them which he tries to fix by proposing. Monica points out how stupid he's being and says she doesn't want marriage and babies now and will help him through his relationship issues. ("The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey").
While celebrating their anniversary in Vegas, Chandler and Monica get into a fight over her seeing her ex-boyfriend Richard and Chandler admits that he knows Richard is still the love of Monica's life, indicating he still feels insecure about their relationship. However, Monica reassures him Richard is no longer the love of her life and they make up, later stating that they've never loved anyone else as much as they love each other.
In Vegas, Chandler and Monica feel that "the signs" are telling them to get married. Not ready to make such a commitment, they decide to live together instead.
At the end of Season 6, Chandler plans to ask Monica to marry him but a series of misunderstandings lead Monica to think he never wants to get married and Richard to also propose to her. Angry, Chandler confronts Richard saying that he blew his chance and Chandler wasn't going to blow his because he and Monica were meant for each other. Richard accepts defeat and Chandler returns home to find Monica has planned her own proposal. They ask to marry each other and get engaged. ("The One With The Proposal, Part 2")
They eventually get married, and their wedding is officiated by Joey (season 7). Unable to conceive naturally, they decide to adopt a child. Expecting only one child, they watch in surprise as their adopted twins - Jack and Erica Bing are born.
Monica often gets on Chandler's nerves because of her bossy, overly competitive, and neat-freak nature. However, he also states that he loves how passionate she is and feels good about calming her down when she's gets stressed. ("The One With The Joke")
In an alternate reality of "The One That Could Have Been", where Monica is still fat, and Chandler doesn't show much interest in her. However, the two still become a couple after sleeping together when Monica's current boyfriend gets called out to work during dinner.
Jack and Erica Bing
Twins Jack and Erica appear in the final episode when biological mother Erica gives birth to two babies instead of the expected one. The birth of the twins is unexpected because when the doctor read the sonogram, he said, "Both heartbeats sound healthy", but Erica thought that the doctor meant her heart and the baby's. Jack is named after his adoptive grandfather, Jack Geller; and Erica is named after her biological mother. They are shown in apartment #20, with the rest of the group before leaving with Chandler and Monica to go live in their new home in Westchester.
Ross Geller
Ross and Chandler have been best friends since college when they were roommates. They made pacts involving the girls they weren't allowed to sleep with, and they were in a band together. Chandler also went to Ross's house for Thanksgiving. Ross and Chandler frequently go out to play racquetball and basketball. When bullies steal Chandler's hat, they confront them together. When the gang decides to play football on Thanksgiving, Ross picks Chandler as his first player - despite Rachel being his girlfriend at the time ("The One With The Football"). Ross sometimes describes Chandler as his best friend and vice versa. Chandler is the first person to know about Ross's secret love for Rachel. Not wanting either of them to get hurt, he convinces Ross to avoid telling her about his one-night stand with Chloe. When Rachel finds out anyway, Chandler looks very upset when he, Joey, Phoebe and Monica overhear from Monica's room the emotional argument that occurs between Ross and Rachel. Ross becomes Chandler's brother-in-law when he marries Monica at the end of Season 7. When Rachel and Ross remarry shortly after the series finale, she becomes his sister-in-law.
Joey Tribbiani
For a time, Chandler shares an apartment with his other best friend Joey. Chandler and Joey's apartment becomes an important focal point for the series as one of the few meeting areas of the gang. The two have formed a close and enduring friendship, and they get into many humorous situations. Their adventures include:
- Losing Ross's infant son, Ben, on a bus;
- Chandler's dismay at Joey building an "entertainment unit," which is so big it partially covers both of their bedroom doors;
- Buying a chick and a duck;
- Replacing their dining table with a foosball table;
- Seeing Rachel and Monica topless.
A famous running gag suggests them as an old married couple when they argue, with Chandler usually assuming the feminine role and Joey assuming the masculine role. In an episode where Joey's new roommate Janine is present, Joey takes the more woman-like role of their argument with comments such as, "Why would you say that? It's just mean!" and, "It's not what you said. It was the way you said it," due to the fact that Janine's feminine qualities are rubbing off on Joey.
The two start off on the wrong foot when Chandler is looking for a roommate and Joey comes to fill the slot, incorrectly assuming that Chandler is gay. Chandler chooses a fashion photographer with a porn star sister to be his roommate. But after Mr. Heckles tells the photographer that he is Chandler's new roommate, the photographer leaves and never moves in. This forces Chandler to give the keys to Joey, and they find out they have a lot in common: their fondness for sports and beer. Joey also introduces him to watching the women of Baywatch, especially Yasmine Bleeth.
Chandler often supports Joey throughout the show, paying for expenses such as rent and bills; all of Joey's headshots; several acting classes; and most of the food. In an alternate reality of, "The One That Could Have Been", these roles are reversed as Chandler struggles with finances while Joey rakes in the money. At one point, Joey helps out Chandler by allowing Chandler to be his assistant.
The two "break up" temporarily after Joey finds success as Dr. Drake Ramoray on the daytime soap opera Days Of Our Lives, which inspires Joey to move out temporarily (from "The One Where Joey Moves Out" to "The One Where Eddie Won't Go"). When Dr. Ramoray is killed off and Chandler becomes freaked out by his new schizophrenic roommate Eddie, the two move back in together.
When Chandler moves in with Monica, he and Joey remain close as neighbors. In the final episode, Monica destroys the foosball table in order to save Chick Jr. and Duck Jr., before she and Chandler move to Westchester. Despite no longer living in the same apartment block, Chandler and Monica make it known that their new home will have a specially designated "Joey room" above the garage.
Chandler often refers to Joey as a family member. Although he thinks the relationship is brotherly, he does make references to Joey as a kid, stating to Ross in "The One With Rachel's Other Sister" that if he can't have Emma when Ross, Rachel, and Monica die, then Ross can't have Joey in the event of Chandler's death. He denies Joey to Ross because Ross denies him of Emma in the case of Ross', Rachel's and Monica's deaths. He later changes his mind. This does not stop him from pointing out his flaws, namely that he, "eats five times a day and shoves pennies up his nose."
Prior to his relationship with Monica, Chandler has an on-again, off-again relationship with Janice, who becomes a constant recurring fixture in his life. With her big hair, her nasal voice and laugh, and her tendency to say "Oh ... my ... God!" (with noticeable pauses in-between each word and hands flapping in sync) in every conversation. As notified before, Janice has an extremely annoying laugh. Chandler spends most of his time trying to break up with Janice. After breaking up with her in the season 1 episode "The One With The East German Laundry Detergent", Chandler finds himself involved with Janice twice more that season and several more times throughout the show.
There seems to be only one point in the entirety of the show where Chandler and Janice's relationship goes well, without him feeling the need to break up with her. During the season 2 finale, Chandler chats with a woman in an Internet chat room, who reveals to him that her husband (the Mattress King) is sleeping with his secretary. He agrees to meet up with her, only to find that the woman he has been chatting with is Janice. The finale ends with Chandler passionately kissing Janice. The relationship continues into season 3. Joey reveals his unyielding hatred for her, claiming that every time she laughs, he wants to, "rip off my own arm so I have something to throw at her!" He then makes an effort, for Chandler, to like Janice and be comfortable in her presence.
At the end of "The One With The Race Car Bed", Joey and Monica enter the Mattress King's store and see Janice kissing her ex-husband in his office. In "The One With The Giant Poking Device", Joey tells Chandler about what Janice has done. Chandler confronts Janice, telling her that Joey saw her kissing her ex-husband. She replies with "In the park?" He is shocked by this, and he asks her if she is breaking up with him. When she replies no, he asks her if she is breaking up with ex-husband. She again replies no, and that she cannot decide between the two. Chandler eventually decides to back off, due to the fact that she has a child and that there may be a chance for them to work things out. He changes his mind at the last minute, saying that he, "was babbling. Pick me!" She decides that the right thing to do is to go back to her ex-husband.
One of Chandler's final attempts to leave her once and for all involves him claiming he is moving to Yemen (address: 15 Yemen Road, Yemen), and then actually boarding a plane and flying to Yemen. It is not actually his plan to go all the way to Yemen. But Janice wants to see the plane take off as a final goodbye, making him actually take off.
Janice later has a fling with Ross, who is horrified when he is accused by her of being too whiny. Ross is worried about telling Chandler this, but Chandler is amused. Then Ross gives a speech about who friends can't go out with, giving an example of "other friends' relatives." Chandler, who is seeing Monica secretly at the time, says he is angry about it. He adds that Ross should remember that he forgave him and that he also gave him $27.
Monica inadvertently invites Janice to dinner when she discovers that Monica and Chandler are engaged. This leads to Janice inviting herself to live with them. Monica informs Janice that Chandler still has feelings for her, in an attempt to force her to leave. Janice does so in surprise and wishes them a lifetime of happiness. This is tempered when she whispers to Chandler as she leaves, "You call me when this goes in the pooper."
A later appearance from Janice is at the birth of Ross and Rachel's baby when Janice announces to a surprised delivery room that the baby she is carrying is Chandler's. She cackles hysterically and confesses that it is a joke, pointing out that she and Chandler haven't slept together in years.
In the final season, Janice plans to move in next door to Chandler and Monica in Westchester. In order to prevent this, Chandler suggests that they pick up where they left off because he never stopped loving her. Fearful that they might ruin their marriages, Janice removes her bid on the house. But she does kiss Chandler one last time.
Janice has appeared in every season of Friends, except in season 6. In this season, only her voice is heard on a mixed tape that she made for Chandler while they were dating. She also appears in a clip show.
Chandler is known for his wise-cracks and his sardonic attitude, which provides a defense mechanism. His most famous phrase is the rhetorical question and is used on the show as a source of humor many times.
Some of the humor used by the character on the show includes him:
- Describing Rachel's attempts to keep him from smoking by throwing away every cigarette he puts into his mouth as, "the least fun game ever";
- Quoting A.A. Milne as having said, "Get out of my chair, dillhole," in an attempt to persuade Joey to vacate the chair; and
- Insisting that his surname is Gaelic for, "thy turkey's done."
His humorous conversations with Phoebe range from why Donald Duck wears a towel when getting out of the shower, to why there isn't a superhero called Goldman (inspired by Spider-Man). Often, when he and Ross are trying to pick up women, he is referred to as, "The Funny One."
Chandler claims he started using humor as a defense mechanism when his parents broke up, and he tends to make jokes when he's in an uncomfortable social situation. At one point, Phoebe's psychologist boyfriend Roger states that Chandler's behavior is textbook of someone who uses humor as a defense mechanism. His co-workers are so used to his sarcastic jokes that any serious comment he makes is thought to be another joke. At one point, the friends challenge him to avoid making fun of his friends for an entire week as his New Year's Resolution; this proves difficult when, among other things, Ross dates a woman named Elizabeth Hornswoggle. He eventually breaks down and sarcastically asks, "What are you dating? A character from Fraggle Rock?"
One of Chandler's bosses in season 8 finds him extremely funny when talking seriously: once when asking him where to find good Internet porn, and then when Chandler suggests to his boss to shred the papers on his desk and not claim to have received them.
Chandler becomes jealous of Monica's new maître d', Jeffrey, because she claims that he is the funniest guy she's ever met and points out that although she finds Chandler to be hilarious, his humor tends to be more sarcastic than bits, impressions, and limericks. He tells Joey about the situation, and Joey replies with "Being funny's your thing!" to which Ross agrees later. He elaborates and says that if "funny," is taken away from him, all that leaves Chandler with is, "lame with women."
Gay innuendo and Bromance
Chandler often finds himself in difficult situations or making statements that make him sound homosexual. His friends and co-workers describe him as having a certain quality that makes people think he might be gay. He also often has long hugs with Joey. At one point, he entered a room full of his friends and asks, "Well, don't we look nice all dressed up? ... It's stuff like that. Isn't it?" Once when he enters the apartment with Joey and Ross, the girls ask the men who they'd rather be with if they had to date each other. While Joey and Ross refuse to answer, Chandler abruptly replies, "Joey," then recoils in embarrassment when everybody looks at him in shock. When asking Rachel and Phoebe what qualities about him make people think he is gay Phoebe sarcastically tells him, "You have gay hair".
Chandler has an ongoing bromance (a close but non-sexual relationship between two men) with Joey. Some examples of this are: in "The One Where Joey Moves Out," Joey says he doesn't want to leave Chandler "high and dry." Chandler responds by saying "No, I've never been lower or wetter."
In, "The One With Joey's New Girlfriend," Chandler invites Joey's girlfriend to sit in the canoe with him. He asks her whether she would rather sit in the bow or the stern of the boat. She asks Chandler which he prefers, and he replies, "I like it in the stern ... of the boat!"
When Phoebe wonders whether she should propose to Mike, Chandler says, "If I were a guy ... Did I just say, 'if I were a guy' ?"
In "The One With The Flashback," when Chandler interviews Joey as a roommate after meeting for the first time, Joey tells him that he's, "totally okay with the whole gay thing."
The show's creators were actually considering making him homosexual at the beginning of the series but ultimately decided not to. The creators had Chandler revealed that he is, in fact, straight in "The One Where Nana Dies Twice" when a colleague of his at work wants to arrange a date with another man, thinking he is gay. He tells his friends about this, then realizes that they also - at one point - thought he was gay.
After Chandler plays a prank on Ross by posting on their college website that Ross has sex with dinosaurs, Ross creates a page for Chandler. On the page, Ross claims that Chandler is, "as gay as the day is long," and also supplies digitally edited images of Chandler making out with a policeman. Many of the alumni congratulate Chandler on revealing this fact. As a retort, Chandler posts on Ross's page that he has died.
Another instance which insinuates Chandler's homosexuality is when Ross exposes Chandler's kiss with a man to Monica. Ross states, "Now, Chandler isn't the type of guy who goes into a bar and makes out with girls," causing Monica to scream, Chandler replies, "In my defense, it was very dark and he was a very pretty guy!"
Much of Chandler's sexual ambiguity stems from his childhood, as do other personality traits such as smoking and resorting to humor. On Thanksgiving when Chandler was nine, his father announced that he was a homosexual and that he was getting a divorce from his wife because he would, "rather sleep with the houseboy than [her]." The houseboy said, "More turkey, Mr. Chandler?" in a very feminine voice right after this announcement. As a result of this, Chandler hates Thanksgiving and refuses to eat any traditional Thanksgiving food.
Chandler's father moved to Las Vegas, where he opened up an all-male burlesque called Viva Las Gaygas. The burlesque features such musical numbers as It's Raining Men, where he works as a crossdresser named Helena Handbasket. Chandler tells Monica that when he was growing up, he played the dancer on the far left.
Further amusement emerges when Chandler listens to a self-help hypnosis tape designed to prevent him from smoking. The tape is designed for females, and Chandler comes under the suggestion of being a "strong, successful, confident woman." This manifests itself in Chandler applying ChapStick like a woman applying lipstick and blotting with a tissue and emerging from the shower with a towel around his chest and a turban on his head. He also tells Rachel that she is wearing a "stunning blouse." Joey overhears the tape and tampers with it, recording a message within it suggesting that Chandler should make him, "a cheese sandwich every day," and buy him, "hundreds of dollars worth of pants."
When the series begins, Chandler works as a Data Processor. This is a job which he thoroughly loathes, and tries to quit early in season 1 ("The One With The Stoned Guy"). His boss offers a promotion and more and more money to lure him back. According to the nameplate on his door (seen in "The One With The Ick Factor") he has become Processing Supervisor. Although never explicitly stated, exterior transition shots show that Chandler's office is in the Solow Building.[1]
It remains a running joke through most of the seasons that no one quite knows what he does.
- The guys win the trivia game because Rachel and Monica don't know what Chandler does for a living ("The One With The Embryos") (Although since Ross created the game, this suggests that he knows the answer)
- Joey once says, " And you call yourself an accountant?" and Chandler replies, "No!"
- Monica admits several times that she doesn't pay attention when he talks about his work, but finally learns what he does when he quits in season 9. She calls it, "Statistical Analysis and Data Reconfiguration." Chandler responds by looking at her and saying, "I quit, and you learn what I do?"
- Chandler mentions his job title in, "The One with the Cooking Class." This job inspires his oft-referenced office slang word "WENUS" (Weekly Estimated Net Usage Systems), as well as the "ANUS" (Annual Net Usage Statistics). Because of this job Chandler appears to be the most financially well-off among the six friends for the most part of the series and is also shown to hold a position of authority in his company.
For a time, Chandler is unable to simply quit his job as it is his nature to avoid ending anything forcefully. This leads to an awkward moment where he dozes off during a crucial meeting and unintentionally agrees to run a new branch of the company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Although he is able to work out a schedule that allows him to spend a few days each week in New York with Monica when she gets a new job at a restaurant in the city, when his new job forces him to work on Christmas Day, Chandler quits his job so he can fly home to be with Monica.
Monica helps Chandler secure a job in advertising. Much to Chandler's dismay, the job is as an unpaid intern. He soon secures a full-time paying job in the business as a junior copywriter where the internship was originally just for three assistants, as the company felt that Chandler was the strongest candidate in the program but was too experienced and mature to be just an assistant.
In an alternate reality storyline during the show ("The One That Could Have Been"), Chandler has the guts to quit his job and works as a freelance writer, specializing in comics.
Age and birthday
Chandler's birthday is most likely in early April. In the episode where a month-early surprise party for Rachel is thrown, Rachel says that Chandler's birthday is before hers. Therefore, his birthday would have to be after or on Rachel's party day (April 8) and before Rachel's birthday (May 5). In "The One With Unagi", an episode that takes place on February 24, Monica says that Chandler's birthday is in a month and a half. A month and a half from February 24 is early April. This would make him an Aries. His parents announced their divorce in 1978, Chandler stated that he was 9, which means he was born in 1969. However, it's possible that he was ten at the time, and forgot that and told the story with him being 9.
Chandler's age should be like this throughout the series; 1 (26-27), 2 (27-28), 3 (28-29), 4 (29-30), 5 (30-31), 6 (31-32), 7 (32-33), 8 (33-34), 9 (34-35), 10 (35-36).
- Chandler is half Scottish.
- Chandler was voted class clown in his high school yearbook and played the clarinet.
- Chandler went to an all boys boarding school for highschool, as said in the very end of, The One Where the Monkey Gets Away.
- Chandler wears white panties as seen in The One With The Cuffs and The One With Ross' Sandwich.
- Chandler has the last line spoken by a cast member of the series. He says, "Where?" when the others suggest that they should go out for coffee.
- It is admitted, in the episode The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs, that Chandler hates and is afraid of dogs.
- He is missing the tip and nail of his right pinky toe.
- The name Chandler is actually named for an archaic trade. A chandler was a candlemaker. Chandler was almost never a first name before Friends aired.
- Four generations of the Chandler family were owners of the Los Angeles Times newspaper from 1917 to 1980, Los Angeles being where Friends was filmed.
- Chandler, like Joey, Ross, and Rachel, has kissed all five of his other friends:
- Joey - Joey kisses Chandler to shut him up in The One With the Monkey.
- Ross - Ross admits that Chandler kissed him (off-screen) while drunk in The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister.
- Rachel - Chandler kisses Rachel when she and Monica visit Ross in college (The One Where the Stripper Cries), kisses her off-screen while he was drunk in The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister, and after Rachel returns from Greece (The One With All the Kissing).
- Phoebe - Chandler gives Phoebe a "European Good-Bye" in The One With All the Kissing, and they kiss again prior to Chandler admitting that he's in love with Monica in Season 5. (They referred to this as their first kiss even though it was their third).
- Monica - Chandler, and Monica have kissed many times throughout their relationship.
- He has been in almost every guy to guy competition such as who will be a groomsman or who Phoebe's triplets will be named after.
- He is part Swedish. (The One Where Everybody Finds Out)
- Out of the six friends, Chandler is the only one to not have any siblings (Rachel has two sisters; Monica and Ross are brother and sister; Phoebe has a twin sister and a half-brother and Joey has seven sisters).
- Chandler has had the fewest relationships out of all the Friends; ten in total, of which four were serious. These were Janice Hohenstein, Joanna (Rachel's boss at Bloomingdale's), Kathy, and Monica, his wife.
- He has a rather odd way of dancing.
- John Bennett Perry, the real-life father of Matthew Perry, appears in, "The One With Rachel's New Dress," as the father of Rachel's boyfriend, Joshua Bergin.
- In a crossover, Chandler appears in Caroline in the City, the main character of which is introduced in an episode of Friends.[2]
- In the BioWare Role-playing game Jade Empire, during a side quest, a man called "Chandler Ling" is used as a plot character framed for a robbery. This is obviously a reference to Chandler Bing.
- Chandler had his third nipple removed in The One With Phoebe's Ex-Partner.
- He has "fooled around" with both Ross and Joey's sisters.
- Chandler is 51–52 as of 2020.
|Friends Main Characters
|Rachel Greene • Monica Geller • Phoebe Buffay • Joey Tribbiani • Chandler Bing • Ross Geller


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Peppermint Mocha Brownies consist of rich, fudgy brownies layered with a homemade peppermint frosting and topped with chocolate ganache.
I know people have been making a lot of cookies at this time of year, myself included. To take a break from cookies, I decided to include this bar recipe as one of my last indulgences for the year. My kids have fallen in love with this dessert and I hope you will too.
In the past, I made a brownie bar similar to this recipe but it had a lot of butter. Two sticks of butter went into the brownies, a stick of butter in the frosting, and stick of butter in the ganache. Talk about butter overload. I've since lightened up this dessert to be slightly more health conscious (now has only 2 sticks of butter instead of 4) without compromising on the great taste.
Here's how to make Peppermint Mocha Brownies:
Melt butter and semisweet chocolate chips in microwave for thirty second increments, stirring frequently until chocolate has melted completely. (Depending on microwave, it should take about one minute, twenty seconds)
Add in both sugars along with vanilla and peppermint extract to bowl. Add in eggs, one at a time, stirring until well-blended.
Add in flour, cocoa, and salt. Stir for approx. 1 to 2 minutes.
Spread batter into parchment lined 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 27 minutes. Remove pan to wire rack to cool. Once cooled, gently grab edges of parchment paper and transfer brownies onto flat baking sheet.
Make the frosting:
In large bowl, add in powdered sugar, butter, milk, and peppermint extract. Blend on low speed with electric mixer for approx. 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth in consistency.
Spread frosting on top of cooled brownies. Tip: use sharp knife to trim edges of brownies prior to adding frosting
Make the ganache:
Use a double boiler to melt semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, and butter over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth in consistency.
Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly (approx 15 minutes). Spread or pour ganache evenly over frosting layer.
Place peppermint candies in small ziploc bag. Place towel over bag and use hammer to crush candies into small sized pieces. Sprinkle crushed peppermint candies on top of ganache. Place baking sheet in refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow chocolate to set.
Use large knife to cut brownies into squares. Tip: dip knife in large glass of water and then wipe with paper towel between cuts to avoid smearing.
Peppermint Mocha Brownies
Peppermint Mocha Brownies consist of a rich, fudgy brownie layered with peppermint frosting and topped with a chocolate ganache.
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 4 large eggs, room temp
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Peppermint Frosting:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk, whole or 2%
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp peppermint candies, crushed
In large bowl, melt butter and semisweet chocolate chips in microwave in thirty second increments, making sure to stir each time until chocolate has melted (approx. one minute, twenty seconds)
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 9 x 13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
3. Add both sugars to bowl of melted butter and chocolate. Add vanilla and peppermint extract. Add in eggs, one at a time, stirring until well-blended.
4. Add in flour, cocoa, and salt. Stir until combined.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 27 minutes.
6. Remove pan to wire rack to cool. Once cooled, grab edges of parchment paper to carefully lift brownies out of pan and place on flat baking sheet.
Peppermint Frosting:
In large bowl, add in butter, powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract.
2. Blend on medium-low speed approx. 2 minutes or until smooth in consistency.
3. Spread frosting on top of cooled brownies.
Add semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, and butter to top of double boiler. Heat on medium-low, stirring frequently until chocolate has melted and smooth in consistency.
2. Remove pan from burner and allow to cool for 15 minutes before spreading over frosting layer.
3. Place peppermint candies in ziploc bag. Cover with a towel and use hammer to crush candies into small pieces. Sprinkle crushed candies over ganache.
3. Place large baking sheet in refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes. Remove baking sheet and cut brownies into squares.
4. Store in airtight container.


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first published on September 23, 2015 by Will
You've seen this guy's handiwork with the BGM-71 over the past several months. "Abu TOW" has taken out Syrian military targets on a continuous basis for the 1st Coastal Division, a branch of the Free Syrian Army, with American made and issued TOW missiles.
"Abu Tow" was actually a rocket/missile specialist for the Syrian regime before he defected to the FSA, so he seemed like the right man for the job when it came time to arm rebels against Assad. The consensus seems to be that these "vetted" rebels that the West arms with missiles also get a camera, and in order to continue to get more missiles and support, must record and submit their kill footage to show that they're being used on the correct targets, and not being sold to other militant groups.
This video is an obvious propaganda piece, trying to point out the "moderate" status of these fighters. They are not depicted here as religious zealots like ISIS or al Nusra, they are simply "freedom fighters" trying to overthrow an oppressive regime.
Abu TOW's current fight is in Latakia, Syria, where the Russians have deployed and have now begun operations against forces opposed to Assad. Abu TOW is, no doubt, public enemy #1 to the Russians, and he would be wise to take a more cautious approach in his operations, moving forward.


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Helen Zille joins the Institute of Race Relations – IRR
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is pleased to announce that Helen Zille, the former Premier of the Western Cape and leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) between 2007 and 2015, has joined the IRR as a Senior Policy Fellow.
The joining of forces between Ms Zille and the IRR brings together two of the loudest reformist voices in the country.
Said Ms Zille: 'We must defeat the racial nationalist and neo-Marxist ideas that threaten the future of every South African. The IRR provides a platform for all concerned South Africans to contribute to this battle of ideas by doing three things – namely: uniting the middle; protecting property rights; and promoting individual freedoms.'
She will be adding her considerable influence to IRR efforts to build support to stop expropriation without compensation (EWC); protect savings and pensions; halt efforts to destroy the South African healthcare sector through NHI; and adopt empowerment policies based on actual disadvantage rather than race.
Ms Zille has a long record in South African public life. She began her career in journalism, at the Rand Daily Mail, where she helped to uncover the circumstances of the death in detention of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko in 1977.
She entered formal party politics in 1999 when she was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. She subsequently served as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly, and as Mayor of Cape Town, before being elected Premier of the Western Cape in 2009. She became leader of the DA in 2007, serving until 2015, when she stepped down. She led the party to gaining its highest number of votes in a national election in 2014, in which it won 22.2% of the national vote and nearly 60% of the vote in the Western Cape.
She was educated at St Mary's School in Waverley, Johannesburg, and at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Statement issued by the IRR, 27 July 2019


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Hi there! My name is Tara and I'm a Marketing Specialist at Linn Area Credit Union. Woah, what? You might be asking yourself "Why am I reading a marketing blog?" Don't worry, friend, you're not. And, also, that's not me in the picture to the left.
Although I have lots of experience in marketing, I've always been a little bit, um, financially-challenged. In college, I thought a credit card's best use was for buying those fabulous $150 stilettos that I just couldn't live without.
One of my most vivid memories was after I graduated and realized that I had racked up some hefty department store card bills and depleted my bank's line of credit. I was terrified! Just out of college with a job that barely paid the bills. I went into my "big bank" to see what I could do. And they turned me away, practically laughing in my face.
I shuffled along for the next couple of years, only paying the minimum on credit cards and while still using them as crutch, but now I was using them for less fun things like gas and groceries. I knew my situation wasn't great, but I just didn't want to deal with it. I'll never forget how nervous I'd get whenever any of my credit card bills would come!
My wakeup call came when I met my husband. He's my financial opposite – pristine credit and a spreadsheet for everything. Show off. I knew that I couldn't expect him to take on my debts, so that's when I started to get my act together. After a lot of research, I developed a spending plan and promised myself that I would stick to it. It took a year of careful planning and saving, but I managed to pull myself into a good place. In fact, I now have a credit score that hangs out near 800 (something I'm ridiculously proud about).
To be completely honest, financial issues tend to give me heartburn and I know that I'm not alone! In this blog I, along with my team of esteemed bloggers, will be highlighting things that I think you – me – everyone should know more about! No worries, you won't be reading a constant sales pitch. As great as Linn Area is, we're more interested in giving our member-owners and community important financial information and tips for saving your hard-earned money, but in a fun way.
Join us as we navigate though this crazy financial world together. :-)


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Sep 16, 2015
Category: Grooming
A huge part of your look is reliant on your hair. Whether you have it puffed up in a loud and proud afro that would make Don King take notice, keep it slicked down in your best Don Draper imitation, or let it run wild and free in a carefully disheveled mass, your hair is one of the ways you show the world who you are. Since it's tied to you in such a personal way, you shouldn't be washing it with just any bargain brand shampoo for men or abusing it with bar soap. You need to be fulfilling its needs to look your best.
Caring for your hair and choosing the right shampoo is all about learning what your body needs. There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to men's shampoo, so making your pick depends on whether you have fine hair, frizzy, voluminous, limp, thick, oily, or a dry mane. Once you know what your hair needs, all you need to do is find which of the 10 best shampoos for men will provide it with the proper nutrients and proteins to give you the most magnificent luster.
J.R. Liggett Bar Shampoo
Pro: Works on multiple hair types
Con: Requires an adjustment period
The Brick House: If you've never tried a solid shampoo bar and are looking for a traditional experience like few others, then J.R. Liggett is the brand to buy. Their coconut and argan oil blend is free from drying sulfates and is made in the old fashioned way, without detergents that injure your scalp and dry out your luscious locks. Don't let the chunky appearance fool you, this is shampoo through and through.
REDKEN for Men Clean Brew Extra Cleansing Shampoo
Pro: Prevents buildup
Con: Can strip hair if used too often
Cleanup Crew: Any greasers out there who needs to hit their cranial thatch with a lot of product or pomade will want to keep Redken for Men in their holster. It cleans away grease and oil from root to tip and makes otherwise slippery hair smooth and purified. Instead of a daily dose, have this on hand for those deep cleans and dirty days. Works equally well for excessive natural oils as for stripping out gels and sprays.
John Frieda Frizz Ease Smooth Start Shampoo
Pro: Repairs damage from sun and chlorine
Con: Can leave hair feeling greasy
Hair Healer: This isn't a specially formulated shampoo for guys, so if it's too feminine for you, let your hair suffer. Otherwise, you'll want this shampoo for one of two reasons: Either your hair is full of split ends, color-treated, or just dry and damaged; or it is a tangled, frizzy mess. Either way, this is the cure for that "key in the light socket look."
Head & Shoulders Shampoo For Men
Pro: Comes with a no flake guarantee
Con: Tends to make hair stiff
Flake Fighter: There's no reason to get tricky or fancy if you are one of the millions of guys out there who suffer from dandruff. Head & Shoulders might have had one of the most irritating ad campaigns on the planet, but they told the truth: That tingle tells you it's working and will keep you dandruff free for life. We prefer the Old Spice or Green Apple scents to the more medicinal aromas.
365 Everyday Value Lavender Blend Shampoo
Pro: No artificial fragrances
Con: Thin and lacks a lather
Budget Organic: This is the Whole Foods store brand of organic shampoo, so you can be assured that it doesn't hide any synthetic ingredients deep within it. While you'll still spend more for it than you would a standard shampoo for men, they still cut the price way down for a pure, natural, organic formula that won't hurt your hair or damage sweet Mother Earth as it slides down the drain.
Baxter of California Daily Protein Shampoo
Pro: Easy, high-penetration application
Con: Can cause hair to tangle
Daily Detox: Gentle enough to be used on a daily basis, able to cut through oils and grease, and capable of blocking the DHT toxins that limit hair growth, Baxter of California has a bunny of a product here. We found it especially good for gym rats who need to wash everyday, but often end up drying out their scalp. Here you get all of the clean with none of the headaches.
MenScience Androceuticals Daily Shampoo
Pro: Prevents clogged pores and scalp breakouts
Con: Will not deep clean your hair and scalp
Better Wetter: Anyone living in an arid climate who ends up with problems from dry hair or has a scalp that itches constantly would do well to switch to Androceuticals immediately. It cleanses gently, breaking up dirt and oils while adding in common facial moisturizer ingredients like Vitamin E so your hair and scalp never dry out.
Jack Black True Volume Thickening Shampoo
Pro: Minimal damage thanks to botanical blend
Con: Creates a waxy buildup if used everyday
Bulk Up: Technically a dandruff shampoo, this is good for adding a lot more life to thin, wispy hair that wants to lay lifeless on your head. It can help if your hair is thinning, but is better at giving a little more style, body, and attitude to your manly locks. Go ahead and pump up that pompadour you've always wanted. You've earned it.
Pura d'or Premium Organic Shampoo
Pro: Honestly slows and reduces hair loss
Con: Unusual earthy smell
Battle of the Balding: It's time to treat your pate right. This is the one completely natural product that actually helps with hair loss. It's packed with more than 15 DHT blockers – the toxins that facilitate hair loss – and is almost totally comprised of certified biobased ingredients. It thickens thinning hair, adds volume and body, and helps reinvigorate a scalp that has given up on life.
Malin + Goetz Peppermint Shampoo
Pro: Rinses clean without weighing down hair
Con: Can dull hair and includes sodium laureth sulfate
Freshmaker: Your scalp has never felt more alive than it will after a treatment from Malin + Goetz signature peppermint cleanser. With an olive oil moisturizer and glycerin to hydrate, your hair and skin are refreshed while the peppermint opens your pores like a face wash for a clean, revitalized sensation. Just be careful getting it in your eyes, unless you want to pretend to weep over your mother-in-law's demise.


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Whilst there was a tinge of disappointment that Rovers could only pick up a point against Huddersfield, boss Gary Bowyer was pleased to see the side claim their first clean sheet of the season.
In a game of two halves, the first 45 saw a host of chances created but spurned, but unfortunately the second didn't hit the same heights as Rovers had to settle for a point.
"The clean sheet is massive for Jake and the back four especially," Bowyer told Rovers.
"Like we've said all along, it is a team effort, we all defend together.
"I thought the midfielders pressed really hard, in the first half in particular, and we are delighted that we've got the first clean sheet, but we'd have liked it in better circumstances.
"The disappointment that they've got is a strength because they are setting their standards high which is positive.
"We've got seven points out of nine and one defeat out of our last four at home, so there's a lot to build on."
Rovers are next in action against AFC Bournemouth at the Goldsands Stadium this Saturday. Tickets are currently on open sale priced £22 Adults, £12 for Seniors & Students, £12 for Juniors aged 15 and under.
Book online today at www.onerovers.co.uk.


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Thumbprint Cookies With Raspberry Chia Seed Jam
These cookies are so simple to make, topped with a sweet raspberry chia seed jam.
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- Blend all ingredients together
- Pour mixture into a jar allowing chia seeds to absorb the liquid and thicken naturally. Store in air-tight jar in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup almond meal
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC) and line a cookie tray with parchment paper.
- Add all dry ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Combine both the wet and the dry ingredients.
- Scoop a tablespoon of the mixture and roll into balls in the palm of your hand. Place on baking paper and gently press thumb in the center to create a well.
- Fill thumbprint with your chia seed jam, made earlier.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until slightly golden.


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Gregory practices primarily out of the Princeton, New Jersey office and concentrates in the areas of general corporate and securities law with an emphasis on emerging growth, technology and life science companies. He counsels senior executives, venture funds and private equity firms on a wide range of legal matters including
Prior to joining the firm, Gregory was an equity partner with Fox, Rothschild, a national law firm, where he served as a member of the Technology, Life Science and Venture Finance Group and co-chairman of the firm's Exempt Organizations Practice. Gregory also served as the judicial law clerk to the Hon. John A Ricciardi, P.J.S.C., Hon John P. Arnone, J.S.C. and the Hon. Paul F. Chaiet (New Jersey Superior Court – Monmouth County Vicinage).
Gregory is a frequent speaker on topics relating to venture capital, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and corporate tax and has published numerous articles on these and other subjects.
Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M, 1998)
New England School of Law (J.D., 1996)
Liberty University (B.S., 1991)
Since 2007, he has been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers as one of the state's outstanding lawyers in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance


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Sgt Craig McMahon
Business Engagement & Hotel Liaison
City of Westminster Police
Sgt Craig McMahon has served as a police officer in the Metropolitan Police for 22 years, predominately in south and south west London.
He has specialised primarily in various aspects of public order policing and has undertaken a number of secondments to SO15 counter terrorism command.
Since March 2016, Sgt McMahon has been based in Westminster and in September that year took on the role of role of business engagement and hotel liaison.


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"My Love, Love in its incorruptible essence, Love without limits, is never entirely absent. God is never absent. At times such Love seems barely to exist, yes. It can be undetectable, covered by hatred, by all sorts of perversions, or by a layer of instinctive brutality. Yet I still work through it. No matter how deformed love may be, I can make it rise to the level of a conscious and total gift. Love has a great many different aspects, it's true. But there is only one Love." --from the book">
Book: The Burning Bush, by A Monk of the Eastern Church


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Local Kids Take Climate Action
Alameda's Climate Action session on Jan. 26 asked the question "What can each of us do for Mother Earth?" Dylan Mochizuki, left, and Jack Connolly, pictured at left, chose to do their part right away by using the recently installed bike rack at Queener's Piano Studio. They also know to keep their sweaters on during the colder days to conserve heat and to donate used music to the studio's lending library. In addition, students earn drought-resistant plants for their musical accomplishments at the studio.
The duo can also brag that their lessons are in one of Alameda Municipal Power's "Going Green" homes.
All Alamedans thank Mochizuki and Connolly for using green transportation when attending their music lessons.


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It is shorebird nesting time. Unlike the spring return of osprey, plovers and terns are not universally loved. Plovers especially take the heat when entire sections of beach are closed to protect newly hatched chicks.
If you have ever tried to photograph a piping plover, let alone a marshmallow sized hatchling, you know how exasperating it can be. The first order of business find a beach with plovers and nearby parking, no need to lug 20 pounds of gear on a long walk in the sand. My first choice is always Kalmus Beach in Hyannis. These urban plovers tend to be a bit less skittish and nests are near the parking lot, added bonus, beach just down the street from the newspaper.
The sun was out, tide up and jumbo lens was tripod mounted, I was good to go. A perimeter walk of the beach turned up nothing, not even a sparrow or seagull. Where have all the plovers gone? Discouraged but determined I headed west, Dowses Beach in Osterville. I again walked the rope line, found ducks, gulls, dogs and people, no plovers. Walking the path back I heard their familiar peeping call, standing 20 feet in front of me was a wind ruffled male. Knelling in the sand, I set up my rig as low to the ground as possible and followed my new friend. He skittered back and forth finally finding his lady friend about 50 feet away. I kept the jumbo lens trained on him. Next thing I see he is puffed up like a turkey and climbs atop his mate. Should I look away, stop making photos? They weren't distracted by me so I just kept photographing. Just as the plover couple were well along in their courtship my cell phone started ringing. Great. The birds were undeterred, a minute latter, they parted company, the ringing phone finally silenced.
You really never do know what you will find at the beach when you start to look closely.
Steve Heaslip


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New Beginners Pilates class starts 17th January 2018
If you are looking to kick-start your new year with a new health and fitness regime then our new Beginners Pilates class is for you.
Beginners Pilates starts 17th January
Starting on the 17th January 2018, the Beginners Pilates class will run on Wednesdays between 5.50pm and 6.50pm for 9 weeks.
As the name suggests, this is a class for Beginners so no previous Pilates or fitness experience is required, just come along and start enjoying the benefits of movements that engage the body and mind.
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Find out more / reserve your place
Our Pilates classes are very popular and so please pop in to the Clinic, give us a call on 01273 461 155 or contact us via e-mail to find out more and/or reserve your place.
Other Pilates and Yoga classes
Our Studio has Yoga (Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Yin and Lower Back Care Health) and Pilates classes running throughout the week… take a look at our Studio Timetable»
However, currently there are only a few odd spaces remaining on these classes and so please get in touch if any of these are of interest.
Studio at Shoreham Chiropractic Clinic
Our Pilates and Yoga classes are held in the Studio which is above the Shoreham Chiropractic Clinic in Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea.
We are situated close to the train station and bus routes which means that the classes are easily accessible to those based in Lancing, Southwick and beyond. Finding us»


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According to the DUI/DWI Foundation, when a driver gets his driver's license revoked, he is no longer legally allowed to drive in that state. A driver's license is revoked if a driver habitually breaks the laws and rules of driving.
The DUI/DWI Foundation states that a driver's license can be revoked for a number of reasons. The most common reasons for losing driving privileges are reckless driving, DUI conviction, failure to pay traffic tickets, refusing a sobriety test or being at fault in an accident that causes another person's injury or death. Driving privileges are not reinstated until the driver has satisfied all conditions set forth by a judge.


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Topic: WOLFMQTT_NONBLOCK
i'm in process to porting wolfMQTT + wolfSSL (aws) in a microcontroller,
i'm start from the example "awsiot.c" and in blocking mode the library work properly, but with WOLFMQTT_NONBLOCK there are some issue with the timeout of the read function
my porting of mqttnet.c
return MQTT_CODE_ERROR_NETWORK; //socket error
return 0 //Nothing to read
return data_len //num of byte read
return MQTT_CODE_ERROR_TIMEOUT //timeout_ms expired
if there are not activity between the client and the server, after DEFAULT_CMD_TIMEOUT_MS the function NetRead return MQTT_CODE_ERROR_TIMEOUT
51: if (rc == 0 || rc == MQTT_CODE_ERROR_TIMEOUT) {
52: rc = WOLFSSL_CBIO_ERR_WANT_READ;
53: }
54: else if (rc < 0) {
55: rc = WOLFSSL_CBIO_ERR_GENERAL;
56: }
but the library overwrite the result with WOLFSSL_CBIO_ERR_WANT_READ if there are a timeout and also for "no data available"
157: if (error == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
158: #ifdef WOLFMQTT_NONBLOCK
159: rc = MQTT_CODE_CONTINUE;
160: #else
161: rc = MQTT_CODE_ERROR_TIMEOUT;
162: #endif
163: }
in the next step of the code the result is set just checking the #define, so the initial information of timeout is lost and the code do the same path between "no data available" and timeout
i tried also to return MQTT_CODE_CONTINUE when the data is not available but the library set the result with WOLFSSL_CBIO_ERR_GENERAL and off course the code stop.
is a issue of the library or i misunderstood / or wrong implemented?
in any case, some suggestion how to solve the issue?


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Sponsors Walk Bravo's Runway
Bravo announced the sponsors for the third season of its Project Runway reality show.
Federated Department Stores Inc.'s Macy's, L'Oreal Paris, Saturn Corp., Orbitz LLC, Alberto-Culver Co.'s TRESemme and Delta Air Lines Inc. will be the official sponsors of the series.
As part of multiplatform deals, Orbitz will be featured on-air, while TRESemme will have presence both through product integrations and online. Delta will also appear in product integrations on-air.


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|Why me? Why the Assumptionists?
By Pat Haggerty
For the past several years, I have been integrally involved with the Assumptionist Newsletter based out of Brighton, Massachusetts. I have loved writing for and musing about the Assumptionist community here in the United States. Much of what I have done deals with telling the stories of some of the devoted Assumptionist clergy. I have also recounted events taking place at St. Anne-St. Patrick in Fiskdale, MA. This is a long-standing Assumptionist parish in Central Massachusetts, which I have been a part of for over 35 years.
Most recently, I have had a re-occurring thought—why don't I write a blog? I think I have some thoughts to share, and I would like to spread the word of the Assumption charism, which has affected me so deeply. As a former English teacher, I have always loved to write. Not only that, but I understand the importance of reflection in one's life.
Does that qualify me to write a blog? I'm not sure! I have the zeal; I think I have the know-how. Now I just need readers. Would folks be willing to read what I have to say? Would they like to start a conversation about some of the things that concern them as Christians and Catholics? Would they like to respond to my queries and my concerns?
Like the Nike ads that say, "just do it!" That is what I am about to do. No more ruminating, no more stalling, no more second-guessing. I am just going to pray for guidance—and get going.


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Pool Shark
|PC, Nintendo DS, PlayStation
|Gremlin Interactive
|Gremlin Interactive
|Sport / Table Sport
|Release Date:
|Game Modes:
|Singleplayer / Multiplayer
Pool Shark (also known as Actua Pool) offers a large number of variations on standard pool to choose from, including 3 ball, 9 ball and 10 ball. Likewise there are numerous AI opponents, including two Australians, Wipeout (an unemployed surfer) and Boom Bruce (whose nickname is the white aborigine), both of whom you meet in the Croc Shack bar, Drongo Beach. The biggest contributing factor to the success of the game is the ball physics. Earlier attempts in this genre were dodgy, but Pool Shark does a good job.
You aim your shot, choose where to strike the cue ball and the angle of the cue (so as to apply English), then select the power of the shot using a meter, just like in golf sims. So long as you aim correctly and choose the right strength, you'll pot the ball. Extra features dot this sim, like the addition of trick shots, tournaments, or 'tutorial' games where you're guided through difficult shots to sharpen your skills.
System Requirements: Pentium 90 MHz, 4 MB RAM, Win95
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