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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
My Therapist Loves James Callis, Part 2
I spent my therapy talking about James Callis, again. And I feel better, again. I know I already went thru this facebook thing there, but it's been only two months and I really haven't had a chance to deal with it. Or maybe I had to put it away for a while and focus on other stuff so I could deal with it when the first feelings are over.
My therapist really has a positive image of James through me - and he mentioned checking some of James' work as well, to see what he's like. He said James seems kind and empathetic, but I must remember how much he has going on with the work and the family and traveling. He wouldn't have the time or mental energy to form a similar bond with me that I feel with him, even if he probably reads my blog and appreciates it. I need to be realistic about what I can expect. I can't necessarily know what boundaries he's laid out long before I became a fan. I have to separate the private James and the public James - the former I may never get to know. And even if I dream about it, it probably wouldn't feel as good as I imagine; I'd overanalyze my own behavior with him and his behavior at me. I may not be able to take it. Robyn also said this.
Robyn and I had been laying the ground work, so I felt I could deal with it better with the therapist as well - I have only 50 minutes every two weeks with him, after all. He and Robyn both said I seem to need reassurance from James that my fandom doesn't offend him or disturb him in some way. Robyn further said that women's sexuality is taboo and causes guilt, and because I write about the fat fetish a lot, it makes me feel like I'm doing something bad to him. Which might in fact be a big part of what I'm going through. The therapist said James would have to be a pretty narcissistic person to sit around looking for insults in fan blogs.
Considering all we know about him, I really don't see him being offended by my words and observations. (Amused, maybe. Or even flattered. Or maybe ignoring the fetish stuff altogether and focusing on the other aspects.) Yet on an emotional level, I always feel iffy. He probably doesn't gain weight on purpose just to turn fans on. Maybe he's sensitive about it. Or maybe he hasn't even gained weight and I'm imagining it bc it's what I want to see? It's probably that thing about female sexuality though, rather than any real concern.
I think I wanted him to reassure me by either adding or ignoring me - I was perfectly happy the first day when he hadn't done anything about me - and the blocking made me feel like he was saying that my fandom offends him. I know he must have boundaries with fans, and he has to be the one to set them and I do respect that.
As long as James is not ANGRY with me, I'm happy. I'll never know what he actually thinks, of course, but at least it feels good to know that neither my therapist nor Robyn think he could be seething with anger because I annoy him so much.
So is fandom a delusion? Maybe, but so what? Many people think faith is a delusion too, and I have no problem with that. The therapist said people have all kinds of delusions that help them feel better, but there's nothing wrong with that as long as it doesn't turn into something negative.
So I think I'm off to delude myself. Perhaps with some extra bellylicious pictures.
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"I've been things and seen places." – Mae West
"Your 20's are your selfish years. Old enough to make the right decisions and young enough to make the wrong ones. Be selfish with your time – travel, explore, fall in and out of love, be ridiculous and silly, stupid and wild.
Be 20-something."
Twenty-something and exploring; teaching and learning; being ridiculous and silly. This blog is to share my adventures and encourage others to partake in their own adventures, regardless of age.
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By Jessie Sanders.
Rahab Carmichael is just like any other teenage girl starting out at a new boarding school. She's all alone, a little lost, and she's never been good at fitting in. Also, just like any normal girl, she has secrets, hopes, and fears she can't share with anyone. Rahab is normal…the secrets and fears are anything but.
Despite her anxiety, Rahab finds friends in Scout and Hawkins. Even though her new friends are social outcasts, Rahab feels a deeper connection with them than she's ever felt before. But to know how deep, she'd have to risk revealing her own secrets. The idea of being that close to people fascinates her even as it terrifies her.
Another development just as confusing surfaces for Rahab. Everywhere she turns, boys are either flirting with her or teasing her. And she doesn't care for either option.
Worst of the bullies is John Madison, a jock who refuses to leave Rahab and her friends in peace. The bullying increases and the tension becomes unbearable, forcing Rahab to wrestle with whether or not she has the strength to stand up to John. The only way Rahab can protect her friends is to reveal her uncanny secrets and face her greatest fear. What will she find when she looks into the flames?
Into the Flames is available in digital formats now!
Into the Flames is the first book at the Grover Cleveland Academy. Approximately 75,000 words.


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Today I visited Kapiti Island with DOC Threatened Species Ambassador Nicola Toki. One of New Zealand's island arks, Kapiti represents over a decade of hard work by Department of Conservation's rangers. The island is now feral predator free. Baiting with biodegradable 1080 was essential for the eradications. Now there are no more rats, FeralCats or stoats. New Zealand's wildlife is coming back. The birds and lizards are safe from harm. Safe from extinction. The science shows the island has no toxic residues from the biodegradable baiting.
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Control of aflatoxin in maize
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Prawat Tanboon-ek(2)
Only Aspergillus flavus and A. Parasiticus have been found to be Aflatoxin producing fungi, but many other toxin producing fungi have been found in stored maize in Thailand. It has been established that Aflatoxin content is low at harvest and increases during storage. Field drying and mechanical drying were found most effective for controlling Aflatoxin contamination in maize. A Rapid BGYF test was developed to estimate Aflatoxin levels and is being used by many maize dealers. Chemicals were tested for controlling the causal fungi. Only a solution of ammonium bis proprionate and propionic acid will give temporary control and prevention of the growth of fungi in high moisture maize but will not destroy Aflatoxin - present before treatment of the grain. The grain still must be dried. Maize, highly contaminated with Aflatoxin, can be detoxified efficiently with ammonia. The resulting grain is safe and can be used for feeding cattle and swine but is not suitable for human consumption and does not move in international trade.
Maize production in Thailand
Maize is presently the fourth most important crop produced in Thailand. Maize production is particularly important in the north, north-east and central regions. Since maize cultivation is a low cost input system, farmers tend to increase planting area rather then intensify production. Though increasing, production is still low when compared to other maize growing countries. Only some farmers accept new production technology such as fertilizing, pest control and seed of new high yielding varieties. The Fifth National Development plan (1982-1986) set a target to increase production 4.5% per year. The increased production was intended to come from extension of the cultivated area. Several trials show that more than 2.5% of yield increased when recommended fertilizing and cultural practice were used. The Six National Development Plan (1987-1991) has set a 5% production increase as the goal. The promotion by extension of maize quality improvement will be a priority. Maize is cultivated both in single and double cropping system. Generally, varieties resistant to downy mildews are grown throughout the country. There are other hybrids produced by private seed companies available in the market, but cost is the major limiting factor on use of hybrid seed. The total maize produced by Thailand is equal to only 1% of the world production, and Thailand has only a small part of total international trade. The maize importing countries of Asia and other countries prefer yellow color maize.
Postharvest handling of maize
It is estimated that Thai maize production has increased by about 11% during the period of 1960-1975. After this period, the extension to the cultivated area was limited and effected the total period is from midMay to early June, depending on average was obtained each year verying by farm price and drought conditions. A normal planting period is from mid-May to early June, depending on the arrival of early rains. Planting may start as early as mid-March to mid-April. For single cropping the growing season starts from mid-May, but for double cropping planting must be earlier. The second crop can be planted in August/September and harvested in October/November/December. Regional variations in rainfall affect planting dates and time of harvest. Farmers try to plant early because an early crop gives a higher price. To gain this advantage, farmers may have to replant serveral times because of non-reliable rain in the early raining season. For example, the crop in 1987/1988, in some planting area, had to be replanted four times. In a maize shortage year, farmers sometimes harvest an immature crop because of the high market demand. Normal maturity for the recommended varieties is 110 days after planting, though some early maturing varieties of 90 days are available from the government seed centers or local experiment stations but give lower yields. The single crop or the first crop of double cropping are harvested in the rainy season. Only hand picking and stripping cobs are used in harvesting; no mechanical harvesting is found in Thailand. Stripped cobs are removed from the plants and packed in bags in the field. Harvested maize is transported by a range of hand, animals and engine powered carts to storage cribs or local dealers. Some farmers move the cobs immediately after harvest to a prepared area for shelling and sale. Most local dealers provide shellers for farmer's maize by contract. Shelling cost is paid by farmers. One who is not satisfied with the offered price will dry the cobs and keep them in a crib until the price is more acceptable.
Since harvesting is mainly in the rainy season, maize drying is difficult. Farmers will keep maize on the cob either wet or dry while local dealers, who always face a shortage of storage facilities, will keep maize only as shelled grain. A survey showed that 79 % of farmers sell their maize as soon as it is harvested mostly by contact with local dealers. Only 21% of the farmers store the crop to wait for a better price or until forced to sell. On-farm postharvest drying and storage are seldom done by farmers. These practices are not considered worthwhile because farmers keep the maize only for a short period. For longer storage, typically, farmers dry the harvested maize on the cob using a straw mat on the ground. Then the dried ears will be kept in a storage crib. In some areas the ears are left on the plant before harvesting until the moisture content of the grain becames 18%. Topping, which removes the upper part of the mature plant has been recommended for the double-cropping system. This method provides the availability of the land to grow a second crop without the necessity of harvest the first crop. Ears can be left on the plant in the field for 1 month without aflatoxin formation.
During the harvesting season, local dealers are busy on travelling to and fro to buy maize to be stored in godowns, bins and silos. All the purchase is wet. The dealers must dry the grain before storing it because of the ensuing quality and value. Sun drying on cement floors is the most common practice but the amount of rain limits the utility of the floors. Aflatoxin can became a serious problem, when the wet grain cannot be dried quickly. Research by DOA indicates that if the wet grain cannot be dried within 72 hours, Aflatoxin can be a problem. As shown in Fig. 1, local dealers will move the maize to Bangkok wholesalers for export or domestic use. Some local dealers also are involved in moving directly from producing area to overseas importers. Cooperatives also take a small part in the marketing channel. It was found that Aflatoxin contamination in pre-harvest maize is relatively low but increases rapidly during the period the grain is handled by local dealers. As the problem became serious, local dealers now pay more attention to solutions. Several types of mechanical dryers, storage facilities and siloes with dryers have been placed in many parts of the country for drying and handling the grain. Some mould inhibitors also are used in domestic feeds.
Control of Aflatoxin in Maize
Aflatoxin content has become a major factor affecting the export of maize and most importers have set aflatoxin limits, usually in the range of 20 to 100 ppb. Aflatoxin restrictions and the world surplus of maize have made markets increasingly difficult to find and prices have tended to fall until the recent US drought. Since Thailand exports more than 70 % of the production, a discount of 5% on FOB price because of Aflatoxin would cost more than US$ 25 million per annum. Thailand, therefore, assigned top priority to research on aflatoxin control in maize. This work, coordinated by a national committee, has made rapid progress and many of the aflatoxin control measures that have been devised are being implemented and/or evaluated on a commercial scale. Research in Aflatoxin involves several different fields.
Chemical treatment
The DOA Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology has recently completed screening seven reagents in the laboratory for effectiveness in preventing or reducing aflatoxin contamination of maize. Only three of the reagents were found to be effective, sodium bisulphite, ammonia, and propionic acid:ammonium bis propionate at a ratio of 9:1. Sodium bisulphite and ammonia treatments both result in grain with a strong residual odor; the ammonia treatment also produces darker grain. The most promising regent is the propionic acid-based fungicide formulation, which has been shown to effectively control both mould growth (A. flavus) and aflatoxin formation, while not adversely affecting the physical quality of the grain. The cost of the fungicide treatment may be offset by higher prices for better quality grain. Future work aims to reduce costs by minimizing the inclusion rate and improving the application method.
Mechanical drying
The UK-Thai Aflatoxin in Maize Project (1) has identified a set of criteria, called the UK-Thai Project (UTP) System, which have been shown to reliably produce low aflatoxin-content maize during the rainy season. With the UTP system, maize is first field dried on the stalk for one to two weeks before harvesting to reduce moisture content to 18 to 22%. It is next shelled within 24 to 48 hours of harvest, and loaded into a drier within 12 hours of shelling. Thus, within 48 hours, it is dried to 14% moisture content, with no part exceeding 15%. Aflatoxin content is monitored rapidly by a special adaptation of the bright greenish-yellow fluorescence (BGYF) test. Maize dried to 14% moisture content by the UTP system can be safely stored for a minimum of two months with no increase in aflatoxin content. Using this system, 25 three-ton batches of maize were successfully processed with a mean total aflatoxin content of 2.5 ppb and a range of 0 to 16 ppb at drying sites in two provinces. The system is now being used commercially for about 50,000 tons of maize.
Improved farm storage
A USAID-funded project conducted by DOA was begun in 1985. The project aims to develop and evaluate improved farm storage and drying methods. In 1985, cribs of three sizes (0.5,1.0 and 2.5 meters) were tested, as was a solar drier developed by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok.
Mycological studies
A collaborative study, involving the Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, the Department of Agriculture and Tropical Agricultural Research Centre (TARC) of Japan, is being conducted on the incidence and occurrence of Aspergillus flavus. A very high incidence of A. flavus has been found in soil samples, especially in soil around drying facilities and warehouses. No A. flavus spores were detected in the atmosphere in maize fields, but high levels of spores were found in the air in warehouses used for maize storage
A mycological study of maize was also done by the UNDP/FAO in collaboration with DOA January and February, 1985. The work confirms low concentrations of A. flavus spores in the air in maize fields during the dry season, as well as the high concentration of spores in warehouses. Aspergillus flavus contamination in stored maize was found to be closely associated with weevil infestation (Sitophilus zeamais); the insects carried extremely high concentrations of A. flavus spores. Virtually no A. flavus was found before harvest in the second, dry-season crop of maize, but concentrations increased slowly during temporary storage of ears and grain. It was also found that only A. flavus and A. parasitica produce aflatoxin in maize.
Quality control methods for aflatoxin
The UK-Thai project has amassed data which strongly indicate that an adaptation of the bright greenish-yellow fluorescence (BGYF) test (2) can be used in Thailand to identify the level of aflatoxin presence in maize. Batches were. classified according to the number of observed BGYF particles (e.g. 0, 3,5,10 counts). Correlation between these BGYF counts and the mean total aflatoxin of all batches within each classification was found to be excellent (correlation coefficient, r = 0.92). Sampling was found to be a critical factor when working toward a 20 or 30 ppb aflatoxin limit. The good correlations were only found when a 10-kg representative sample was coarsely ground with a hammer mill fitted with a 6-mm screen and the sample subdivided into four 125-9 subsamples. Aflatoxin quality-control procedures based on the BGYF test have been devised for monitoring the production of low-aflatoxin content maize, and for assisting grain management at regional and export storage facilities. Monitoring is best done in conjunction with mini-column testing to minimize consumer risk.
Analytical Services
Aflatoxin analysis is routinely done at a number of laboratories in Thailand. Unfortunately, sampling methods, sample preparation and analytical methods vary widely, although efforts are being made to standardize them. Inspection companies offer an aflatoxin analysis service that is predominantly semiquantitative, based on mini-column determination which is sometimes linked to a fluorotoxin meter. Fully quantitative aflatoxin determination is mainly performed in government laboratories, using quantitation by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). Sophisticated techniques, such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC), are gradually being introduced, and should soon enable a faster and more accurate analysis of samples.
Future Research
Future research has been approved by the national committee in the areas of:
Cooperative Research
Much of the aflatoxin research in Thailand can now be considered to be coordinated and cooperative, due to the influence of the national committee. Assistance from other countries to provide funding, training and staff is still needed; such support has played a significant role in aflatoxin research in the past. Various foreign agencies have given support to the Department of Agriculture through bilateral or multilateral assistance.
The United Kingdom has provided training, equipment, staff and volunteers to join in collaborative projects with Thai researchers, at a value of approximately 15 million baht (US$ 600,000). The United States Agency for International Development in Phase 1 of its contract, has approved a soft loan of approximately US$ 200,000 and a grant for research staff and overseas training and study tours for Thai scientists for 1985 and 1986. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has approved funds of US$ 38,500 for 1985 and 1986. In addition, the Tropical Agricultural Research Centre (Japan) has approved a cooperative project with the Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology of the Department of Agriculture on quality and preservation of maize by preventing aflatoxin contamination. The Tropical Agricultural Research Centre supplies senior researchers, training, analytical equipment and software.
Credit for the rapid progress in the battle against aflatoxin must go to the National Committee on Mycotoxin Control in Agricultural Commodities and its constituent organizations. Particular mention should be made of the research carried out by the Department of Agriculture, which through its own research and in collaboration with the United Nations, Japanese teams (TARC and JICA), USAID and British teams.
Fig 1 Marketing Channel for Maize In Thailand
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Jericho photos from episode 1
The family leave their home
Annie is turned away by one neighbour but gets help from another by telling her where to find work
Annie looks for somewhere to live. She is told to go to one of the huts. She meets Ralph Coates who shows her the way
Annie and her family look over their new home, not everyone is impressed
Annie decides to make money for rent by taking in lodgers
The next morning Ralph brings the family some food
Annie and Martha observe their neighbours
Annie takes in her first lodgers and lays sown the rules
Annie mixes with her neighbours
Annie and Johnny get ready to bury a secret
The discussion after the burial
The funeral of the blast victim
Annie tells Johnny her secret and agree to stick together
Photos from Jericho Episode 2
Annie takes in a new lodger
Annie is angry with Johnny after he quizzes Geotge about the secret of killing Red. Annie tells Johnny to leave
Annie places flowers on Jack's grave and meets his wife
George wonders where Johnny has gone and is upset and blames himself when Annie tells him he has gone
Annie gets breakfast ready for her guests
Annie hints to George to lie low for a few days until the Detective leaves
Annie discovers her savings are missing, so is George
Annie knows where George is and sets off to find him
Annie finds George and tells him he must return home. She promises to never leave him
Annie stays away from the fair to be with George
Martha tells Annie Johnny is having a fight at the fair. Annie goes and realises it's harmless but she fears for Johnny
Johnny tells Annie to leave Jericho to get away from the Detective
Annie goes home to find the Detective waiting for her. However, it's just to pay his rent, he is leaving Jericho
Later, Johnny is stunned to see Annie is still in Jericho. He is glad she is staying and they dance
Jericho Episode 3
Annie goes to the market to buy goods, Ralph closes it
Annie meets Johnny while washing by the river
Annie allows George to work with Ralph
Annie goes to the river for water but discovers that the illness has spread
Annie regrets moving her family to Jericho
The Doctor has been held up, another solution must be reached to save Martha
Annie goes to see George and tells him to stay with Ralph
Johnny takes Annie and Martha to his brother's house
Annie begins to wonder if she really knows Johnny
Annie anxiously waits for news
Martha is going to survive. Annie is delighted
Annie encounters her neighbor but questions her motives for friendship
Annie has come to the conclusion she does not know Johnny due to the way he is with his family
Just as Johnny is about to kiss Annie, George arrives
Annie tries to speak to George about returning home
Annie tells Ralph that George should be at home with her
As Annie goes outside to fetch something she sees Johnny
As Annie serves the Navvies they ask after George
As Annie is outside with her neighbour, two boys start to shout abuse at them
Annie wants to open a canteen and approaches Coates for approval
Annie gets to work and opens up her canteen
Annie begins to befriend Lace Polly
As Annie works hard in her canteen, Johnny enters and at first she refuses to serve him but eventually gives in
Annie gives Coates her takings and asks for more stock
As Annie leaves Coates Office, she sees the boys who troubled her earlier and eventually takes them with her for something to eat
Annie hears that Mable has been attacked, Jericho has no way of enforcing the law
Annie takes matters into her own hands when Mable points out the man who attacked her
Annie is trapped inside the hut as she waits her fate for hitting Mr Solsbury
Annie is taken to Coates' office to be questioned
As Annie is taken to the Police, Johnny saves the day and she is allowed to go free
George agrees to return home much to the delight of Annie
Annie tells George she kept everything as he left it in the hope he would return home
Ralph tries to get information about Johnny from Annie
Johnny tells Annie he won't accept the written guarantees
Marth worries about the family income as the folks are not being paid
Annie quizzes George after finding a photo of his father inside a book
Annie and Johnny discuss the future of Jericho as the pay dispute deepens
Annie is concerned when she learns that the men has gone up to Blackwood's, Johnny is among them.
Annie goes to Ralph as she is concerned about the men up at Blackwood's. House. Coates eventually goes with Annie in toe
Annie attempts to stop a fight breaking out at Blackwood's
Annie talks to George about his Father and George accepts Johnny
Annie asks Johnny to move back in with them
As Johnny settles back into Annie's, they finally kiss.
Photos from Jericho Episode 6
Happy times at Annie's
Charles tells Johnny where the quarry is to be, where the bodies are, including Red
Annie is horrified as Johnny explains about the quarry and the potential dangers of discovery that lie ahead
George panics when he learns about the quarry
The locals discuss the digging and Annie agrees to support one of the women
Johnny tries to calm Annie as she is worried about Red being discovered
Red is found
As Annie tries to calm a frightened George the locals are horrified at the discovery of Red
Coates goes to see Annie as a blanket that Red was wrapped in has the initials AQ
As Johnny knows Coates thinks it is he who is the murderer he makes a decision
Is this goodbye?
Annie and the locals watch in disbelief as Johnny is brought back under the guard of Coates
Photos from Episode 7
George wants to confess
Annie pleads Johnny's case to Charles
Annie wants to see Johnny
Annie worries about George as she sees the town people crowd round Johnny
Annie is relieved to find George at home
Annie needs Lace Polly's help
Annie is determined to go to Johnny's 'trial' Martha goes with her while Lace stays with George
Annie and Martha watch as the trial gets underway
As. Annie stands up to protest Johnny is not guilty, she is later stunned when George confesses
Annie panics as George faces the verdict of the town
George is found not guilty and Annie is delighted
Annie tells Martha she didn't mean to hide things from her. They make up
Jericho Episode 8
Annie and Johnny are so happy
Annie goes to see Johnny to buy provisions for the canteen
Martha tells Annie the mine shaft has collapsed, with Johnny one of the men trapped
Annie goes to the mine shaft to wait for news about Johnny and begs Charles to help his brother
Lady Isabella also arrives at the mine shaft but Annie welcomes her
Annie is very suspicious of Coates when he has an idea to save the men
Annie is delighted as Johnny emerges unharmed
Is it the end for Annie and Johnny?
Jessica Raine's final scenes in Jericho. Will there be a series 2?


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New feature. Inspired by the Academy Awards I am going to be awarding a Golden Poodle each month to the Noteworthy Dog and Noteworthy Human for each month.
The recipients could be worthy of note in a good way or in a bad way. No acceptance speeches will be allowed.
The noteworthy Dog for February is Beatha Lee, a Wheaton Terrier who was elected president of a homeowners' association in Virginia. Perhaps she will modify some bad human behavior.
Then president, Mark Richards, could not run again because of term limits. When none of the residents would accept this volunteer position because they were "too busy," he put his dog up as the only candidate. Without realizing she was a dog, the residents elected her and then went on to the important business of eating ice cream and watching the entertainment.
Hopefully the residents will be embarrassed enough to accept civic responsibility in the future. Beatha Lee meanwhile is carrying on her duties by delegating responsibilities as good executives should do.
The Noteworthy Human for February has to be Stacey Champion. Not because she tried to mail her dog from Minnesota to Georgia and not because she lied about what was in the box, but because after she was caught, she continued to put herself in the news for the next many days by—
- wanting her postage back
- wanting her dog back
- wanting her box back
- wanting a small amount of money attached to the dog's collar back
Sometimes it is better to let sleeping dogs lie, as they say.


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Chocolate Bourbon Tart for Valentine's Day with Baker's
A chocolate bourbon tart treat perfect for Valentine's Day! With Valentine's Day coming up, lots of us are thinking about what kind of plans we can come up with to make this romantic day a success! A lot of people make plans to go out to restaurants, but that can sometimes beRead more


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- 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/8 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and halved
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
Pecan Streusel:
- 2/3 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons melted butter
Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Roll out each sheet of pastry to measure 12x12 inches. Cut into quarters, to make 8 - 6 inch squares.
3In a small bowl, combine sugar, bread crumbs, cinnamon and nutmeg.
4Brush a pastry square with beaten egg.
5Place 1 tablespoon bread crumb mixture in center.
6Place one apple half, core side down, over bread crumbs.
7Top with another tablespoon of mixture.
8Pull up four corners of pastry and pinch sides together to seal seams completely. Repeat with remaining apples.
9Brush each dumpling with beaten egg.
10Top with Pecan Streusel.
11Place in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F (175°C) and continue baking 25 minutes more, until lightly browned.
12Drizzle with icing.
13Let cool completely at room temperature.
14PECAN STREUSEL: In a small bowl, combine 2/3 cup chopped toasted pecans, 2/3 cup packed brown sugar, 2/3 cup all-purpose flour and 5 tablespoons melted butter. Mix with a fork until mixture resembles moist crumbs. Use as directed in recipe. Make more or less as desired.
15To make icing, combine confectioners' sugar and vanilla and enough milk to make a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled dumplings. Serve the same day.


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Here's a cautionary tale for everyone out there . . .
I recently attended a real estate investing club meeting and was absolutely shocked and angered by what I heard and saw. If you want to find out about what an investment club shouldn't be doing, then read on.
Lack of Real Estate Education
I think at most 10 minutes of the meeting were used for investor "education." The education involved a lecture on identifying good real estate markets to buy property in, a review of the basics from Rich Dad/Poor Dad, and some small talk about the value of attending real estate classes at a particular school. When discussing good markets to purchase property in, the speaker informed the group that the best time to buy was before the market started to appreciate and the time to sell was just before the top of the market. While this dazzling display of genius makes sense, they completely ignored all of the opportunities that present themselves at every other point in a market's cycle. Investors can make money in ANY point in a real estate market cycle! They just have to know what they are doing! In addition, he never explained to anyone how to identify the bottom and top of a market, probably because neither he, nor anyone else can perform such a task with the ease that he presented. If it were as easy as he claimed there would be some people out there that make Buffett and Gates look like paupers.
As for the rest of the education, regurgitating Robert Kiyosaki for 2 minutes is not really what I call a great way to teach. I learned that if I work for someone else I'll never get rich . . . it was very enlightening (smell the sarcasm?). This is not to knock Kiyosaki, but what was shared in our little meeting was rather weak.
Nothing but Sales Pitches
Through the course of my time at the meeting there were 2 people who spoke: the man I assume was running the show ("the lecturer") and a man who was there to share with us the wonders of investing in Mexico. This guy talked for close to an hour about getting involved in a project he seemed to be running. There were presentations and more presentations. As the drool was falling from my barely conscious head, I awoke to something quite startling. In talking up the benefits of investing in Mexico, he mentioned that the US government didn't need to know about such deals, and went on to let people know that he'd be available to discuss this in a one on one setting if anyone was interested in finding out more. Like a fly on the wall I sat there taking this in. This guy was talking to a group of people who he might have known (he certainly didn't know me), and was essentially selling them on investing in Mexico because amongst other things, "the US government didn't need to know."
I was further surprised when he started to tell us that he preferred not to work with contracts. Basically, it sounded like he was telling people to invest their money with him with nothing in writing (because he only works with people he knows). That may work well for him, but I hope that no one EVER goes into a deal with anyone without something in writing. That is a quick way to losing your money. The guy was trying to sell the group on being "passive investors" (those who simply give their money to someone else to deal with), and equated everyone else as having a "real estate job" (which, following from the Rich Dad lecture made it sound ugly). He essentially said that he was like a stockbroker . . . you give him your money and in a pre-determined period of time you will be able to collect your gains. I've got a contract with my stockbroker (at least I did when I used one), and there is no chance I'm going to get into a real estate deal with ANYONE without a contract.
I've got to tell you that the whole thing sounded great. If I had no idea what I was doing, I may have fallen for the pitch, but I hope no one reading this, or anyone else, does.
The entire meeting was essentially a sales pitch for this "project." When I quietly asked the guy next to me if all the meetings of this group were sales pitches, he responded that they were.
Overall Lessons Learned
NOTE: Not all real estate investing clubs are like this!
Real estate investing clubs should be places where members can learn, meet new people, network, and find out about deals. They should not be places where "members" are lectured to or pitched for an entire meeting. They should not be places where the only time devoted to education is spent on bad education. They should not be places where the best advice given is to not report foreign real estate transactions to the government.
If you have been to a meeting of an investment club that does this, you need to quickly find yourself another group to meet with. You're doing yourself a disservice by sticking around.


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I adore vintage and especially English vintage. In my opinion there is nothing more elegant than the fashions and styles from the 1930's and 40's, as you all know I love the era and often go to events all done up with victory rolls and retro fashions.
Here is a recent photo from one of the events I went to, the dress is reproduction. I don't own many authentic pieces from the era but when I find one I treasure it. I'm always on the look out for sellers that sell quality items from this period and I think I have found a really nice seller with great ratings on Etsy called ELFeelgoodsVintage they are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland but ship to the UK.
One of my favourite items on her list of items is a lovely brooch, I wear brooches quite often, they are great to jazz up an otherwise quite plain outfit. This would also work on holding together a gaping outfit or could be added to a hair flower as a little sparkle. The quality is often better on vintage items as they weren't mass produced as things are now and have so far stood the test of time!
I also love her crockery, you can't beat a cup of tea in a proper china cup and no house is complete without a good set of cups and saucers. I love the set she has here. They look really pretty and would also make great table decor for any wedding or party. I just love Etsy and seem to spend a fortune on there. But be sure to take a look at the lovely vintage things she is selling.


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Pacific Beach lifeguards keep its sand and surf secure
On some days, Pacific Beach lifeguard Sgt. Casey Owens crashes into the surf to rescue swimmers from drowning. On other days, he said, "you just have to be entertained by sea gulls fighting over a bagel tossed by a beach-goer."
That's the lifeguard's life, which tends to swing between tedium and harrowing adventure from moment to moment.
So it's no wonder that during a recent Saturday afternoon, second-year seasonal guard Jason Murray felt lucky and a bit nervous about occupying the Pacific Beach station closest to Crystal Pier, where a powerful south swell threatened to slam swimmers into the wooden pilings. He sprinted to the water more than two dozen times, warning beach-goers away from the structure and making his first two "saves" of the summer.
"This is a pretty memorable day," Murray said. "It makes you feel nice when that happens – that you actually did something very beneficial."
Lifeguards are iconic figures at beaches, immortalized for many by the 1990s TV show "Baywatch." But their role goes far beyond looking good in a red swimsuit. They feel responsible for the safety of tens of thousands of people at a time, even as many beach-goers don't take the most basic precautions such as keeping track of their children.
"You want to keep your water happy, keep your people happy," said Murray, who grew up playing on North County beaches and often visits the coast even when he's not working.
Pacific Beach, widely known as "P.B.," is one of the busiest coastal spots in the county on summer weekends, when locals and visitors staying in seaside vacation homes mingle at the surf line. It's also home to the newest main lifeguard station in San Diego, a three-story headquarters with offices, restrooms, a garage for beach vehicles and a kitchen for crews.
The station looks and functions like an air traffic control tower. A lifeguard on the top floor scans the beach with huge binoculars – the "big eyes" – and stays in constant radio contact with guards in the seasonal stations up and down the sand.
"I love being able to say that my office is the beach," said Katelyn Schlactus, who rides her bike to work.
Like most of her colleagues, Schlactus never really stops being a lifeguard.
"My eyes are always on the water, even when I am going out to have fun with friends," she said.
Schlactus and others said they're fortunate to have their jobs, even though they must maintain a high level of physical fitness and a wide set of skills. On any given day, they comfort lost youngsters, take garbage out of the tower, perform CPR, enforce the city's beach alcohol ban, persuade surfers to stay within the designated boundaries and navigate through throngs of beach-goers who don't realize they are there.
"We absolutely blend in," Owens said. "I have gone Code 3 with lights and sirens down a beach to a rescue, pulled kids out of the water and their parents had no idea that anything happened."
Owens started visiting the county's beaches in the 1960s, when his family would travel from Arizona to escape the desert heat.
"I just remember coming over here and crying when I had to leave," he said. "I think that built a foundation for me to feel like I am always on vacation when I'm at the beach."
Despite the seemingly laid-back setting, many lifeguards are haunted by a recurring fear that keeps them from chilling out.
"You are constantly scared that you are missing something," Owens said. "You are so afraid of the responsibility of talking to that parent and saying, 'I didn't see your kid struggling.' "
That can be a big load for young lifeguards, who are often college students working a summer job.
"What I tell lifeguards is that . . . we don't have the ability to walk on water and prevent things that are unpreventable," Owens said.
San Diego runs one of the largest professional lifeguard services in the country, with about 230 guards, including 70 full-timers. Once seasonal employees pass swimming tryouts and interviews, they start at about $16 an hour.
From Day One, they're challenged to keep up with the old pros.
"Lifeguards are the most competitive people I have ever been around in everything we do," said Joe Via, a seasonal guard at P.B. "It's like, I am going to go out for a workout and it turns into a competition."
He was the first lifeguard on the scene one recent afternoon when a bodysurfer collapsed in knee-deep water near his tower.
"When I was pulling the guy out of the water, I thought the whole time, 'Could this have been my fault?' " Via said. "I found out later he had a heart attack. There is not much you can do about that."
Via and other lifeguards started CPR and used a defibrillator.
"It kind of freaked me out," Via said.
The man responded to emergency treatment so quickly that he could joke with lifeguards as they loaded him into an ambulance. A day later, he wanted to meet his rescuers and get his swim fins back.
It was a rare thank-you for lifeguards and a proud moment for Owens.
"I always get worried that younger lifeguards are like, 'Why do we have to keep training?' " Owens said. "Because when it's on, it happens immediately and it's all instinct."
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Pacific Beach in San Diego stretches north and south of Crystal Pier, which is open to the public for fishing and sightseeing.
A concrete boardwalk runs parallel to the main beach. Biking – under 8 mph – and walking are allowed on the path.
Lifeguards work daily year-round at the main lifeguard station at the foot of Grand Avenue. They're generally on duty from 9 a.m. to dusk.
Public restrooms and showers are near the main station.
Parking is mostly limited to spots on the street.
The beach has separate areas for swimming and surfing.
U-T Multimedia: See more photos of lifeguards at Pacific Beach, plus read past installments of the Coasting series.
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The Originals Season 4 DVD Boxset
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Klaus and Elijah receive a dinner invitation from their mother. Elijah visits Marcel to find a witch named Lenora who can help them identify into whose body Esther jumps next,unfortunately,The Originals Season 4 DVD Vincent/Finn has her abducted. Vincent/Finn arrives the dinner and tries to know why his younger siblings had him daggered in a coffin for 900 years. It is revealed in the course of their meal that the necklace which Esther gifted Klaus wasn't meant to protect him but to weaken him in order not break his werewolf curse. After this revelation,Esther jumps out of teenaged Cassie and The spell Lenora casts falls on her and she is Identified as Esther through a mark.The Originals Season 4 She tells her sons she wants to heal and not to harm,and give them a new life and she vanishes in a mysterious way. Haley admits later on that she is tempted by the offer and accuses Elijah of not being caring. Elijah agrees to help Gia which is a big advantage to the other vampires including Marcel. Esther and Finn discuss plans to make their family whole again.
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By: Henry J. Fromage (Five Beers) –
Based on the popular video game, a Persian prince must safeguard a time-traveling dagger against the schemes of his evil uncle.
A Toast
A Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, big-budget, Disney flagship franchise vehicle? Last time this happened, I was game…
Perhaps this one had too much to live up to, but there were still some toast-worthy moments. The ostrich-racing was cool, even though everything around it appeared to have come from the AladdinschoolofArabicstereotypes. The knife-thrower is pretty badass, and gets to rock n roll fairly often.
He'll throw a knife at your face and look pimp-sauce doing it
And the concept itself was pretty sweet: a time-traveling dagger has all kinds of potential plot uses, unless…
Beer Two
… the scriptwriting team is functionally retarded. This is an actual line from the film: "Well, the solution would be to kiss me, then kill me, but I have a better solution… I kill you!" I rest my case.
Beer Three
Coupled with this excellent writing is an apparent need to incorporate every action movie cliché they can. Slo-mo walking, check. Unsheathing your weapon while flames shoot up in the background, check. Frantic editing, check. It's kind of like a Reader's Digest for the last 3 summers' slate of blockbusters.
Beer Four
Let's go back to the writing for a sec. Every time a blatantly obviously situation occurs the writers feel the need to spell it out letter by L-E-T-T-E-R, making you wonder what kind of audience they thought would be watching it.
He's his own grandpa and he still feels condescended to
Beer Five
This last libation is to whatever happened to Sir Ben Kingsley, who plays this film's villain. He wins a best actor statue all the way back in 1982 for Gandhi, only his second feature film. While there are several notable exceptions, he's been pretty much all about the money since. I'm not sure what Bloodrayne, A Sound of Thunder, or The Love Guru pays, but apparently it's more than his dignity.
No dignity here…
Don't watch it. Classic example of throwing more and more money after bad and hoping it works out.
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A hypothesis: Areas of high ethnic diversity evolve better cuisine.
All the immigrants bring their cuisine and leave the lousy items home. With restaurants and food service often being a "buy yourself a job" type business where only a few of the staff have to be English fluent, large numbers are created and the competition keeps the prices down and the quality up. Their big opportunity for a breakout business becomes appealing to the masses and then you see everything from Pho' to shawarma.
This phenomena is invisible in all the immigrant discussions, but it is one of the better byproducts of diversity.


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It has been decided to release Arrambam on 31st October. There is a tough competition for signing the theatres for the Ajith starrer Arrmabam, Karthi starrer All In All Azhagu Raja and Vishal starrer Pandiya Nadu.
Since Ajith films have fantastic openings, Arrambam has got the maximum number of theatres.
There was also tough competition for acquiring the Tamil Nadu's biggest distribution area (North Arcot, South Arcot and Chengalput).
Ayangaran has bagged the rights of this area by paying a whooping amount. They have started booking theatres. All the works connected with this film are over.
Sub titling for the film which is to be sent for overseas is going on now. Producer A M Rathinam has decided to release this film on 31st of this month.
All In All Azhagu Raja is being released on 1st November and Pandiya Nadu is released on Deepavali day (2nd November).
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While I was having dinner with friends the other evening I was again impressed by a simple observation: People love to tell stories.
The topic of conversation shifted throughout the evening – first the weather (the Seattle area had an unusual two week plus period of cold and snow before Christmas), then eating disorders, then a discussion of teachers and parents at the elementary school that our children attend. And so on.
There were six of us sitting around the table. Each of us told one or more stories, in turn, for each of the topics.
Take us back in time… say, ten thousand years. Many things would be different. We might be gathered around a campfire instead of a dining room table. There might be very different rules for who sat where and who participated. And, aside from possibly the weather, topics would certainly be different!
But it's likely that we'd still be telling stories.
Much has been written of the what, how and why of storytelling. For starters, try the Wikipedia article on "Storytelling". (I also enjoyed a recent article, "The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn", http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secrets-of-storytelling). We tell stories to get attention, sympathy, recognition and praise. We tell stories to establish and reinforce life values and principles. We tell stories to understand and make sense of our lives. We tell stories to exchange information with and establish connections to other people.
It's no surprise, then, that we love to tell stories. We get so much out of our storytelling.
But we often avoid organizing. Think of your office or the basement or that closet in the back room. Think of the documents on your computer's hard drive or the email messages in your inbox.
Suppose there were a way to combine storytelling and organizing? No matter how many stories we tell, our offices, basements and closets will be just as messy as before. But the story, as it were, for our digital information is different.
Here are two stories of how digital story-telling can also organize:
· Jill posts a series of photos to Flickr taken from a summer vacation to Italy. She writes captions. The sequence of pictures and their captions tell a story of her summer vacation. Her travel companions comment. Other friends comment. Jill comments on these comments. As this happens the story is told in greater detail. In this way, storytelling is a social interaction that happens over time and, potentially, across great distances.
What gets organized? For one thing, the pictures. The pictures on Jill's camera or on her hard drive are a source of guilt and foreboding ("I really should do something with these pictures before I forget… " "What if I lose them or delete them???!!"). The pictures on the Web set the stage for an enjoyable interaction between Jill and her friends. Text from Jill and her friends is part of the dialog – part of storytelling. Later on – next year, 20 years from now – this same text can be used to index, document and organize the pictures.
· Bob blogs to describe his project to re-model his house. Bob wants to do most of the work himself. He'll contract out only for specialty work such as for the plumbing and electrical. He's done small repairs around the house before but nothing approaching the current re-model. Like Jill with her photos, Bob blogs mostly for the social interaction. Bob wants his friends and family to know what's going on. He wants to tell his story about all the work he is doing and all the hurdles he is clearing along the way. In response, friends and family post comments with words of encouragement and sometimes even with useful advice.
What gets organized? Lots of information concerning the what and why of various decisions. Bob may find these notes useful years later when there is a need to repair or replace various systems that are part of the re-model (like the sound system). And, since blog entries include web references for information related to the re-model, Bob looks back to these entries even now while the re-model is ongoing.
In these examples, the primary motivation is social. People want to tell their story. But the information is usefully organized as a side effect. Are there other examples?
Sometimes the data is the story and the story is the data - like dreamtime tales from aboriginal tribes that can describe everything from trade routes to spiritual rituals. I've recently picked up your book per Janis Machala - we should chat! Best, Kimberley
A story organizes the data a certain way, but the data still exists in its
raw, cluttered, what-do-i-do-about-it way.
I make stories, ie art submissions, very frequently. Each submission has
different requirements and formats. So I go to my data, shape it for the
submission, and send the story out. Now I have not just accumulated raw
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Cycling is one activity that tends to be vigorous and involving which means it is loved and appreciated by athletes. Cyclists have to be on the prime form regarding their performance and their diet has to reflect what they put out on the field. With good food and plenty of exercises, the athletes will be in top form and in a ready shape to engage in any of the events that are specially organized for their benefit. Tour De Georgia is one such event that attracts a lot of active cyclists to their events and they all arrive prepared and ready to take on the challenges that are placed before them. Every corner and turn on the road is made even more complicated by the fact they have to be cautious about not hurting their fellow cyclists as well as getting through with the race. Cycling races are also very resource conscious and in order to make it through, the athlete has to be totally ready to put out their best effort. Even if it is a simple sip of water as they cycle on to victory, their bodies and body functions will also need to be in good shape.
A lean athlete is more enduring and has a stronger stamina which enables them to power through a cycling race undeterred. The weather elements such as temperature might be highly varied but when they are on the keto diet, moving through the trail is much easier. The new keto diet is the reason cyclists are able to pass across hills and down into valleys without getting too exhausted or running out of energy. Conservation of energy during the race is also made possible by the keto diet which is appled in practising and before going for a race. This diet has been developed by health and dietary professionals that have researched the various ways to maintain body shape. As such, it is both safe and easy on body functions and it does not cause any side effects apart from a feeling of energy and a maintained stature as you cycle on. With a good diet in effect, the cyclist will not find a hard time getting over the trail and they will also have trined their internal body mechanisms to conserve energy and spend it better. As a result, the cyclists will be able to go through the Tour De Georgia without feeling tired and this makes for a blissful, memorable and fun-filled event.
The keto diet is a powerful diet that has been proven to work amazing results into those that use it. Athletes and other interested users of the diet have been able to realise transformational changes in their performance and a better mental sharpness. Getting on the diet is easy enough as long as you have the instructions and measures to follow as well as directions for scheduling the diet for maximum efficiency. This is the ideal path to follow if you feel like your body shape isn't as you'd like it to be. Get on the hello keto diet site and find out more.


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The Arkon RoadVise Smartphone Holder is a cradle that's designed to use in rugged environments such as a motorcycle.
This is a good multi-purpose cradle as it can be used for smartphones as well as a GPS. This isn't one of those cradles made to operate with one hand. You will need two hands to open and close due to the fact that the grip is purposely made to form a firm grip around your device. The sides of the grips are padded to prevent marring and opens to 4 inches. That's a fairly sizable opening for a cradle. To put it into perspective, an Apple iPhone 6 Plus is 3.06 inches wide, a Samsung Note 5 is 3.00 inches wide and a Garmin Nuvi 65LM is 3.7 inches wide (and that is a 6″ diagonal screen GPS). So we are looking at a cradle that has the potential to grip the largest smartphone and even a decent sized GPS.
Unlike many other cradles, this one doesn't get in the way of your camera. The cradle grips your phone from the sides so the camera lens will not be obstructed making it easier to record a video of your ride. Just set it up prior to your ride, make any mount adjustments and off you go.
Many of Arkon's latest mounts are designed around the 17mm ball and socket pattern so it's no surprise that the RoadVise follows this trend. The RoadVise includes a locking nut to tighten the grip around the 17mm ball tightly. Arkon has chosen to bundle the RoadVise with a variety of their mounts including several handlebar and car mounts.
The photo that accompanies this article is the Arkon RoadVise Motorcycle Mount with my Apple iPhone 5s encased in an Otterbox Defender Case. It comfortably fits within the RoadVise grip. The included handlebar mount is constructed of plastic and fits bars up to a 1.25 inch diameter and includes rubber strips to prevent marring of chrome surfaces. The ball and socket design allows full swivel for your device to be used in landscape or portrait mode. The mount uses two bolts to secure to your handlebar. A screwdriver is needed for installation. Once it's on your handlebar, it's generally not removed but your RoadVise cradle can easily be removed from the mount if necessary.
The Arkon Chrome RoadVise Handlebar Mount is an upgraded version of the previously mentioned model. This mount is constructed of chrome plated aluminum and fits handlebars up to 1.5 inches. The mount attaches to your handlebars using an included hex key. The mounting base features the 17mm ball so it can double as a good Garmin Nuvi GPS mount using the cradle that came with your unit when not using it for a smartphone.
The Arkon RoadVise Sticky Dash and Windshield Mount is a good choice for use on a textured dashboard. The sticky suction car mount bonds to smooth and slightly textured surfaces. The sticky bottom can be recharged by simply washing it in some warm soapy water. It includes a ball and socket design with adjustment points at the base and the tip. Like the other mounts, this can also be rotated 360 degrees for landscape or portrait use. There is an adjustment point at the base allow manipulation of the height. The mount comes with an adhesive disk that can be paired with this mount if you would prefer to use that instead of the sticky base.
One handy note: The 17mm socket on the back of the RoadVise grip is common to several other company's mounts including a Garmin Nuvi GPS. This allows the Arkon cradle to be used with the very popular Garmin Bean Bag Dash Mount which we have written about many times before. Given the emergence of smartphone applications such as Waze many GPS owners are migrating to applications on their phone. The RoadVise grip is a good addition to the Garmin mount you may already have sitting on your dash and will enable it to hold your smartphone.


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Off of his bipolar medication and getting out of control, Craig then disappears into the streets. It's up to Joey to save him, but Joey already has enough on his plate trying to save his relationship with Caitlin, who's been spending a lot of time with Kevin Smith.
Main Plot
After dumping his medication down the drain, Craig disappears into the streets. It's up to Joey to save him.
Sub Plot
Joey is trying to save his relationship with Caitlin, who's been spending quite a lot of time with Kevin Smith.
- This is not the first time that Craig has run away. He previously did so in When Doves Cry (2).
- The official Degrassi YouTube channel has this episode listed as Goin' Down the Road (aka All Cried Out, Pt.2).
- This episode marks the end of Joey and Caitlin's third and final relationship.
- Caitlin mentions Derek Wheeler and Tessa Campanelli.
- In It's Tricky, it was revealed that Craig had written a song entitled "Boiler Room" which was included on his album Of Two Minds. Its title referred to the fact that he lived in Degrassi's boiler room for several days while off his bipolar meds.
Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)
- Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
- Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke
- Jake Epstein as Craig Manning
- Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash
- Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs
- Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
- Pat Mastroianni as Joey Jeremiah
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Stacie Mistysyn as Caitlin Ryan
- Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
- Amanda Stepto as Christine Nelson
Supporting Cast
- Morgan Kelly as Skinny
- Chris McGuire as Ninja #2
- Darren McGuire as Ninja #1
- Jason Mewes as himself
- Jennifer Schwalbach as Camera assistant
- Kevin Smith as himself
- Alex Steele as Angela Jeremiah
- Joey: (crying) "I don't want her to go."
- Kevin Smith: "Spinner, the only thing I know is that making a movie with a bunch of high school kids, way worse than making a movie with Ben Affleck. Way worse."
- Ellie: (nervously) "Um, can you take your hand off my knee?"
Jason Mewes: "What? Uh, what? Oh. What does that doin' there? Naughty. Naughty you."
- "Alive" by Edwin
- "Pomp And Circumstances" composed by Elgar, arranged by Ashley
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