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It's hard to make jokes on the internet. It just is. It's similar to having a conversation with someone over text: It's easy to miss tone, or sarcasm, or context.
Take my colleague, Business Insider's senior editor Josh Barro. He's a decent guy, but on Thursday he tweeted this while watching Trump's press conference. If you don't have the context of the press conference, this tweet might seem pretty offensive to you!
—Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 16, 2017
Now, as a Jewish man, I do take some offense to this tweet. I know Josh is making a joke here, but the people who share or retweet him might not realize it's a joke. They might retweet him for the wrong reasons. That's the part I'm not so okay with. (For the record, Trump had asked the press for a "nice" question and called on a guy from a Jewish publication, who asked about the rise in anti-Semitic attacks, which made Trump angry and said he's "the least anti-Semitic person" ever and the question was "very unfair" as he had been promised a nice question. Hence the sarcastic tweet.)
So again, I'm all for making jokes. But to me, it gets hazy when people agree with the joke without realizing it's a joke. Then, it starts getting messy.
Take YouTube star Pewdiepie. This week, everyone's been talking about Felix Kjellberg, a.k.a Pewdiepie, after YouTube and Disney cut business ties with the 27-year-old from Sweden after a Wall Street Journal report called out several anti-Semitic/Nazi jokes made by Kjellberg, which, even according to him, were a bit beyond the pale.
The original report from The Wall Street Journal found nine videos that contained "anti-Semitic jokes or Nazi imagery." The Wall Street Journal found these videos and took them to YouTube and Disney, asking them for comment, and as a result, those companies decided to cut ties with him. Other news outlets reblogged The Wall Street Journal's report, and suddenly, people had the impression that Pewdiepie was secretly anti-Semitic.
But having watched several Pewdiepie videos in the past — most recently I watched him play the entirety of "Resident Evil 7" — this accusation seemed off-kilter to me, so I decided to actually watch the videos in question.
Having watched those videos, it is clear to me that the Wall Street Journal (and other news outlets by way of aggregation) reported on those videos in the same way someone could have reported on Josh Barro's tweet above. The report focused on the content of the issue in question without considering the important context surrounding it — context that makes you realize it's just a joke, not a real attack on a group of people.
I'm not here to argue the merit of Pewdiepie's videos or jokes — whether or not they should have been made in the first place, or whether or not Kjellberg was trying to make some kind of point. None of that matters.
Here's what does matter: If you do watch those videos in their entirety — not just the clips containing the offensive material — it is clear that he is joking.
Now, it's totally acceptable for YouTube and Disney to draw the line in terms of their respective businesses. They can choose whether or not to work with Kjellberg for any reason, and perhaps, over time, those companies will reassess their relationships with Kjellberg, and perhaps all will be settled on those fronts. But this incident is an important reminder that jokes — whether they're funny or not — aren't always communicated very well over the internet, and it's all too easy to get up in arms if you're missing the context that gives it meaning. It's the same reason people shouldn't get mad at comedians when they say offensive things on stage, but should get mad if those said things are said on the street: Context matters.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author(s).


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Hedge funds don't beat around the bush. These specialized portfolios are the darlings of the investment world, attracting top managers, institutions, pensions and wealthy individuals to their fold.
Hedge funds share features that present both opportunity and risk. Portfolio managers typically take short positions in securities — bets on falling prices — as well as long positions that benefit from rising valuations. They also use borrowed cash — leverage — to magnify returns.
The idea is to hedge against market declines (hence the name) and produce consistently positive returns, irrespective of the direction of the overall market.
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SEATTLE--In one corner of the exhibition hall, hands sift through bins searching for rare pieces missing from vast collections. In another area, a giant Lego person rides in circles atop a brick rendition of the Segway scooter. In between are myriad Lego creations large and small.
It was all part of BrickCon 2009--a four-day festival devoted to Lego, the Danish creation that celebrated its 50th birthday last year.
On display were pieces of Lego art, replicas of real cities and even visions of an apocalyptic future crafted from the signature blocks. For those seeking to build on expansive collections, vendors offered rare and discontinued Lego sets as well as bulk bins where enthusiasts could hunt for plastic treasure.
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Also for sale were all manner of trinkets, including T-shirts with sayings like "Got bricks?" along with jewelry and working lamps crafted from Legos.
Among those displaying their projects was Micah Berkoff, a 15-year-old who has already amassed more than 200,000 pieces in his collection. "After it overtook my regular room, I had to move it to a special Lego room," Berkoff said.
Berkoff brought a steampunk vehicle he created back in January to show at the convention, but was a little worried that he would be overlooked because he wasn't an adult like most of those who attended the main part of the conference. "I thought I would have been ignored," Berkoff said. "I thought this would be a conference for AFOLs."
For those not up to speed on Lego lingo, that means an Adult Fan of Lego. Indeed, while the public convention hall was open to all ages for several hours on Saturday and Sunday, the four-day private convention was geared primarily to adults (though teens could participate if a parent did as well).
And there were plenty of AFOLs. One of them was Thomas Mueller, a 33-year-old German native who created a moving Segway scooter out of Legos topped with a giant re-creation of the Lego person. Mueller had a remote-control version of his Segway at last year's BrickCon, but that required his constant attention. This year, he decided instead to have the Segway follow a lined track so that he would have more time to socialize with other convention-goers. With a fresh set of batteries, Mueller said the scooter can now run for four hours unattended.
Mueller actually didn't set out to build a Segway at all. He was building a weapons platform, but when he showed the partially built creation to friends, they all thought it resembled the pricey scooter. Rather than fight it, he decided to tweak his creation to work like the scooter.
When the doors finally opened to the public on Saturday, the line stretched for more than three blocks.
Among those who toured the event during the public time on Saturday was M3 Sweatt, who works in Microsoft's Windows unit, along with his two boys, CJ and Max. Sweatt said it took 45 minutes to get inside the event, but added that it was worth the wait.
Among the things that attendees could try out was a new version of software from Lego that lets people design their own Lego creation online. If people like their creation enough, they can order the real pieces required to build it direct from Lego. The latest version of the Lego Digital Designer software, due out soon, also lets users create a custom-designed box for their project.
BrickCon began in 2002 in just a small room at Seattle Center but has grown almost every year and now fills the giant 35,000-square-foot exhibition hall.
While BrickCon was probably the most interesting event in Seattle Center for the geek set (aside from the year-round science fiction museum), for me it was a trifecta on Saturday as I also got to enjoy the Northwest Tea Festival, as well as the opening day of the Sesame Street Presents The Body exhibit at The Children's Museum, Seattle. That last exhibit, which I particularly enjoyed, is in Seattle through January and then travels to Buffalo, N.Y., as part of its ongoing tour.


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The British film studios Tigon and Amicus were generally seen as second-rate Hammer; but that's not a fair assessment. Both turned out a number of horror films in the late 1960s and early '70s, many of which also starred Christopher Lee and/or Peter Cushing, but each had a character of its own. The films of all three made up a lot of the late-night TV viewing of my youth.
Tigon tended to take risks with less conventional horror stories. Sometimes the gamble worked, and sometimes it didn't.
For example, Tigon produced the extremely goofy Blood Beast Terror featuring a giant weremoth, as well as The Creeping Flesh with its philosophical musings on the true nature of Evil.
Tigon also made a couple of interesting films based on witch-hunting in 17th-century rural England with completely opposite points of view.
Michael Reeves's Witchfinder General stars Vincent Price as a chillingly cold-blooded and sadistic man based on real-life witchfinder Matthew Hopkins, who tortures and executes people accused of being witches. There are no real witches in this film, only innocent victims of Hopkins's lust for money, prestige and power. In Blood on Satan's Claw, on the other hand, the witches are real and evil, and the men who hunt them are the heroes.
The exact year in which Blood on Satan's Claw is set isn't clearly established, but it seems to be circa 1700; there's a reference to "King James III in exile," so it must be after the death of James II, when William of Orange or Queen Anne was actually the reigning monarch. The film consists of three separate stories; they were originally meant to be filmed as an anthology, then sewn together to form one plot, although a few gaps show here and there. Although they are original pieces of fiction, they have the flavor of authentic folk horror, the type of tales that might be told around the hearths of country homes during this period.
First folk tale: This farmer was out a-plowing his field, when he found something horrible buried in the dirt…
The film begins on a spring day somewhere in rural England with a ploughman by the name of Ralph Gower (Barry Andrews) working in a field belonging to local landowner Mistress Banham. When he notices a number of birds gathered on a spot of ground recently turned up by his plow, he investigates and finds a horrible thing: a collection of bones and a crushed skull with one intact and very fresh-looking eye.
The worm on the eyeball is a particularly grotesque touch and the film makes the most of it, pulling in close to give the viewers the first in a series of disturbing but not gory images.
Ralph runs to the manor-farm, where Mistress Banham (Avice Landone) is entertaining an old friend, a highly placed magistrate (Patrick Wymark. His character is credited as The Judge and doesn't seem to have a name; I think he's addressed once as Lord Edmond, but the dialogue isn't clear).
The Judge is a skeptical gentleman, but he agrees to go out and have a look at Ralph's gruesome find. When the two get out to the field, there's no horrible wormy skull to be found. The local parson (Anthony Ainley) is discovered in the underbrush, catching a snake. A harmless proto-naturalist, or is he in league with the devil?
Second folk tale: A handsome young man brought his bride to his home, and she had to sleep in the attic…
While Ralph and the Judge are out in the field, the second story is introduced. Mistress Banham's nephew Peter (Simon Williams) brings home Rosalind, a girl he has just eloped with and intends to marry the next day. Since Rosalind is only a farmer's daughter and not one of the gentry, the aunt objects to the match. At first, she says that Rosalind can't stay the night at her house, since it's already full up with the Judge and Peter in the spare rooms, then she sends the poor girl up to sleep in the attic room.
Something–we don't see what it is–frightens Rosalind. Peter hears her screaming but can't get into the attic to help her; the door won't open. The Judge and Peter's aunt come up the stairs too and seem to think that Peter did something to his betrothed to make her scream.
When they try the door, it now opens easily. Mistress Banham goes in to give the hysterical girl a smack and gets her own face badly scratched (the Judge also slaps Peter, just because). Declaring that Rosalind has gone mad, the Judge has the attic door nailed shut to keep Rosalind prisoner there until men from Bedlam can come to take her away in the morning.
As the two Bedlam men bring her downstairs, Rosalind focused a mad look and strange, meaningful smile on the still-hopeful Peter, and shows him something that her escorts don't see. Another disturbing image: her hand has become a delicate claw.
Mistress Banham, meanwhile, develops a high fever from the scratches on her face. The minute the housekeeper Mrs. Vespers isn't looking, the old lady disappears from her bed and from the house. The Judge sends the farmhands and as many local lads as he can assemble out to search the countryside for her.
Peter, bewildered and heart-broken by these two personal disasters he doesn't understand, declares that there is Evil in the house. He decides to spend the following night up in the attic where his beloved went mad in hopes of finding out what happened to her.
While he's up there, he hears something moving beneath the loose floorboards and pulls them up. A hairy, clawed hand reaches up through the floor and grabs his arm. Peter fights free, moves a heavy trunk over the opening, and then lies down and goes to sleep.
He wakes later with claws at his throat, and hacks at the monstrous paw with a knife he's kept at the bedside. When the camera pulls back a little, we can see that the hairy claw is actually his own right hand. This is the most gory scene in the movie, with blood all over the bed.
By the time the Judge comes up to the attic to see what the commotion is about, Peter has cut off his own hand, which is normal-looking again. The horrified judge sends for the doctor.
After Peter's mutilated arm is bandaged up, the doctor and judge talk about devil worship and witchcraft. The doctor has a book on the subject, and shows the judge a drawing that resembles the creature that Ralph said he found in the field.
The Judge scoffs and says that the days of witchcraft are long past. Even though this can't be more than about 10 years after the 1692 Salem witch trials, England's last outbreak of witch hysteria was in the 1640s, 50 years earlier and at the edge of living memory. In spite of his beliefs on the subject, the Judge asks to borrow the book for further study. He has to leave this little rural community, but promises he will come back. They must let the evil unfold, even if it means more deaths, if they are to understand its purpose and defeat it.
That's the end of this story. We never hear another word about the bride who went mad or the old lady who went missing. Peter shows up again with his stump of an arm bandaged, but he is not the hero of this film. The focus now shifts to Ralph, the housekeeper Mrs. Vespers, and her two children Cathy and Mark. While the mistress is missing and the young master is recovering from his self-inflicted injury, Ralph is in charge of the house.
Which brings us to the central plot that brings the stories together: The Devil needs a new skin…
On the day when Peter brought his intended bride to his aunt's house, Mark and Cathy were out playing with some of their friends in that same field where Ralph turned up the creepy, wormy skull. Throughout this film, this group will be referred to as "the children," but we'd call them teenagers, aged from 13 to 17. They are still at school and play childish games, which makes their subsequent activities all the most shocking.
One of the older girls, Angel Blake (Linda Hayden), finds a small object in the field. She doesn't show it to her friends at that time, but passes it around later in a cloth bag when they're having their school lessons with the Reverend Fallowfield. When he takes it away from them, it turns out to be a single talon much like the ones sported by Peter and his mad bride.
While the sweet and innocent Cathy is repulsed by this object, some of the others are attracted to it. Angel, we get the impression, was a naughty girl even before the devil got hold of her; when the youngsters go out to play their new "game" in the ruins of an old chapel in the woods, it is Angel who becomes the leader of their coven. Unfortunately, her eyebrows grow more dark and bushy as she becomes more evil.
Through these children and a few of the other local folk, the devil seeks to remake its body by using parts of theirs. A patch on each chosen person's body will suddenly grow hairy (a symbol for the onset of puberty and burgeoning sexuality of the "children"?) and that part is cut off to be given to their demonic Master. Some, like Peter with his hand, survive this amputation; we'll see members of the coven wearing bandages like his. Others, like Mark and Cathy who develop patches on their torsos, aren't so lucky.
Angel tries to get Fallowfield to join her coven by showing up at the church one night wearing just her shift, then taking that off too. Naked, she tells him that her Master wants him to become of them.
The Rev. Fallowfield turns out to be a sincere man of God and not one of those lustful hypocrites so often seen in movies like this; although tempted by her young body, he rejects both her seduction attempt and her offer to turn to the Dark Side.
In retaliation, and to keep him from telling anybody about the coven, Angel tells her father and the local squire that the parson sexually assaulted her and made threats that implicate him in the death of Mark Vespers, whom they just buried that day. Fallowfield is arrested and taken away from the church bound with ropes. We don't see what happens to him after that.*
The truth is revealed when Cathy is next lured into the woods and killed (after a distasteful scene which was cut out of the late-night TV version I used to see, in which her dead brother returns to rape her). Ralph hears the girl scream and arrives too late to rescue her, but he has seen and can tell the squire who her murderers are.
While the leading members of the coven disappear into the woods, the local people begin to hunt for other witches among their community. Peter rides to London to seek out the Judge and ask for his help.
Third folk tale: Kind-hearted people give shelter to a girl who is said to be a witch–but then she says that she's witch too…
The third story begins with some of the local folk chasing and catching a girl they suspect of being a witch. We know she is–we've seen her among the coven; her name is Margaret (Michele Dotrice)–but they subject her to the age-old trial by water and throw her into the stream to see if she floats and is a witch, or sinks and is innocent.
Ralph rescues her out of the stream and carries her back to the manor farm, where the bereaved mother of Cathy and Mark regards this girl as a heaven-sent replacement for the children she's inexplicably lost.
One of the gaps between the separate stories appears here. Ralph and Mrs. Vespers don't know who Margaret is even though they all live in the same small, rural community, a parish of at most 200 people. Margaret was a schoolmate and friend of Cathy's and Mark's. They should recognize her by sight even if they don't know her name.
When Mrs. Vespers tries to get the still-unconscious Margaret out of her wet and muddy clothes to wash her, she and Ralph find the patch of devil's hairy skin on her leg. They know what it means and, in an attempt to save her from evil, summon the doctor.
Another squirm-inducing but not gory scene follows, where they tie her down on the kitchen table and the doctor slices the hairy patch off in a delicate operation. It comes away bloodlessly like an old scab, leaving a raw area underneath.
But this doesn't turn Margaret away from evil. She's angry that her devil's skin has been taken from her. As she heals, she talks about her master and tells Ralph that he should be honored for being the one who turned the devil up in the first place. The master wants him to join them. Since Margaret's lost the "leg" she was going to give to her master, Ralph will provide another to take its place. She then flies from the house as soon as she's well enough to run away.
The Judge returns just as Margaret leaves. He's been studying the doctor's book while he's been away; to combat the witches, he's brought with him a large, bald, mute assistant, two big black dogs who are trained to track the scent of Evil, and some heavy object wrapped up in a cloth.
When he hears about Margaret, the Judge asks if there's any proof of her witchery. The doctor has had the foresight to preserve the piece of furry skin he removed in a little jar, and he shows this to the Judge. The Judge lets the dogs have a sniff of it and they are off, hot on Margaret's trail.
Margaret has gone to the woods, running just ahead of the barking dogs. She calls out for Angel's help.
Angel, now with eyebrows like Leonid Brezhnev, appears but lures her former friend to step into a leg-hold trap so she can question Margaret about whether or not she's betrayed the coven. Margaret insists she hasn't, but when Angel learns that Margaret no longer has her devil's patch, she has no further use for her. "Let the dogs eat thee."
The dogs do not eat Margaret, but when they catch up with her, the Judge takes her back to the farm for questioning.
It's the Judge who is the hero of this movie, and that's made clear here. Unlike similar scenes in which suspected witches are questioned, there is no torture or suggestion of sadistic pleasure in the proceedings; see the actions of Vincent Price's character in Witchfinder General, or the Witchfinder Trask in Dark Shadows. The Judge is only interested in finding the truth. He tells Margaret he doesn't want to hurt her and won't if she answers him honestly. At worst, he pokes at her jaw with the side of his rapier. This and the proximity of the still-snarling dogs is enough for Margaret to decide she owes Angel nothing. She tells the Judge where the coven will meet that night.
Ralph, meanwhile, is continuing his usual work around the farm when he learns what Margaret meant by his contributing a limb to replace the one he took from her. While hacking at weeds with a small hand-scythe, he accidentally cuts his leg–but the wound doesn't bleed. When he pulls down his woolen stocking to examine the injury, we get another of those disturbing images: his wounded leg is covered with scabby fur (It's his left calf; Margaret's patch was on her right thigh).
A crow watching him from the woods seems to have something to do with this.
Horrified, Ralph runs back to the house and shuts himself up in that attic room. I don't know why he thinks it's a safe place, since it is where the devil first manifested itself.
No clawed hand comes up from the under the floorboards to grab him, but just after he peeks out through a little window and sees the Judge and his army of local men with torches and pitchforks heading through the fields into the woods at dusk, Ralph hears someone clumping slowly up the stairs; the devil is coming for him.
Ralph must have been transported by witchcraft, since he is among the coven at the chapel before the Judge and his men get there. The coven has placed Ralph on a stone slab that serves as a sort of sacrificial altar before a bonfire. Angel with her eyebrows and her shift acts as the priestess for this final ceremony.
Behind her, in a ruined chapel archway, stands the cloaked figure of the nearly completely assembled devil. It speaks in a buzzing, inhuman voice: "He is mine…"
Ralph is silently encouraged to cut off his own lower leg by a naked dancing woman–a character we've never seen in the movie before even with her clothes on. Ralph is entranced by the sight of bare breasts. The group of local men with the Judge hesitate in their concealed positions outside the chapel ruins, similarly dazed. But the Judge is made of sterner stuff and whips out the secret weapon he brought with him to combat the devil and his minions: a great big sword with a hilt in the form of a crucifix.
Angel, who was standing back beside her demonic master while the dance was going on, is the first to see the sword come out. She screams and abandons her coven, and tries to escape out through another archway–and runs straight on to a pitchfork. As she falls dead, she regains her normal eyebrows.
In a curious but striking directorial choice, the Judge freeze-frames for a moment before he advances on the coven in slow motion. The group of witches also freezes momentarily before they cower and attempt to flee before this sword-wielding man of justice. The one-legged devil hops forward for the final confrontation between good and evil.
What's good about this movie?
- The setting. Access to the British countryside and genuine historical buildings can make even UK films with small budgets look good; Blood on Satan's Claw takes advantage of both. The green woods and fields, the springtime flowers in bloom place the story within a setting believably the rural England of 300 years ago. Scenes of horror are often framed by tree branches or boughs of mayflowers. Although the interiors are sets, the manor-farm and churchyard exteriors are real locations.
- The language. I can't think of another movie except The VVitch in which the people speak and behave as if they truly belong in this time period. Patrick Wymark especially fits well and convincingly into his role. No one looks anachronistically out of place, apart from the naked woman, who has a distinctly modern, shag hairstyle.
- Those disturbing but bloodless images. This film produces an effective, squirmy kind of horror that stays with the viewer. I hadn't see it for many years, then caught it one Halloween night on UK television recently. I recognized it right away from the opening scene. While I didn't remember much of the plot, you better believe I recalled every one of those unsettling images.
What's not so good?
- Hair. It's not just the dancer's hairstyle I have a problem with. Angel's eyebrows, which signify that she's become Evil, look ridiculous; they get bigger and darker as the movie progresses and makes it harder to take her seriously, undermining an otherwise effective performance from a very young actress (Linda Hayden was 17 when she filmed this). The long, curly wig Patrick Wymark is wearing is meant to be a wig–it's just the style that a man of the Judge's implied wealth and social status would have at this time period–but I suspect that the long locks of Peter and the Rev. Fallowfield are meant to be their natural hair, not wigs, and they don't look convincing on the heads of Simon Williams and Anthony Ainley.
- The Devil. It's not so bad when it's just standing in the background, and is genuinely creepy when it speaks in its buzzing voice. But when it hops forward for its battle with the Judge, it hardly seems like a fair fight. We get a good look at it at last. It's a patchwork and somewhat shabby creature. Its face, which is probably the best part of it, resembles a leaf-nosed bat. The Judge easily skewers it on his Holy-Cross sword and pops it into the fire.
- Gaps and dropped characters. Since I know that this was originally three separate stories, I'm more forgiving of the discrepancies than I am of the Evil Eyebrows. But all the same, I can't help wondering what became of Mistress Banham. You'd think that, scratched by the devil's claws, she might have run off and joined the coven; there are older people among the group in the woods, but she is not among them. What about poor, mad Rosalind? I doubt she recovered her wits in Bedlam, but did her clawed hand revert to its normal state? Was the Reverend Fallowfield released? Did anybody untie Margaret after they questioned her?
- I could do without that incest/necrophilia/rape scene. I never saw it until I bought this film on BluRay and it's just too much for me.
The BluRay disk is an All-Region UK release, and in addition to showing an uncut version of the film, also has a lot of nice features. There are two commentaries, one with writers Robert Wynne-Simmons and Piers Haggard, and with Linda Hayden. We also get an interview with Piers Haggard, and a feature about Linda Hayden titled "An Angel for Satan".
*Note added on a later viewing: When I rewatched this film again recently, I spotted the Reverend among the crowd assembled outside the church right before the Judge leads his torch-bearing army of witch-hunters to the ruined chapel. So he must have been released unharmed.


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Kourtney Kardashian's showing Scott Disick (and the world) what he's missing.
The 38-year-old mother of three, who is in St. Barts vacationing with the rest of the Kardashian brood, posted a steamy bikini shot Tuesday.
Decked out in a Mara Hoffman harvest printed bikini and turban, Kourtney has never looked more svelte and confident. Her arms and thighs were toned while her midsection was rock solid.
Since dumping Scott, it seems as if Kourtney has been dressing sexier and more provocatively.
It also appears that Kourtney is learning a post-breakup lesson from little sister Khloé: Get a revenge body!
Kourtney and Khloé, along with pregnant sister Kim, were all spotted getting a workout from a trainer during a mountain hike on Tuesday.


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|McDonald's Thailand Taro Ginkgo Pie - 2015
Consumed on 28 February 2015
Location - McDonald's MBK Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Price - 29THB = $0.88USD
Calories - Unknown
To those readers not based in Asia the thought of a Taro Ginkgo Pie from McDonald's might seem out of this world. In fact Taro Pies are actually a common promotional item throughout Asia, the first time I ran into one was in China in 2006, and I've also spotted them in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Since I had them once or twice before, I never bothered to try them again since I've been writing this blog. I run into the Taro Pie just as often as the Red Bean Pie, but I caved in an tried that again last year. When I visited Thailand a couple weeks ago, I encountered their new Taro + Ginkgo Pie which I felt finally was worth doing a new review.
Now, I guess it's entirely possible that some readers will have no idea what either ingredient is, so to explain briefly, Taro is a root vegetable which has a starchy, almost potato-like consistency. The pie was filled with taro paste, and it's what give it the purple colour you see in the photos. Although it's pretty starchy, it has the sweetness of a yam, and even though I'm generally not a fan of the fried pies, it was a decent contrast with the oily outer shell. Even though I usually enjoy Thai promo pies which are savoury rather than sweet, this one was better than I expected. Taro chips (both potato chips or fries) are definitely something worth trying, you'll find them throughout South East Asia. Ginkgo is becoming popular in western countries because of it's health benefits, but you rarely find the bright yellow seeds served outside of Thailand where they are usually served boiled and topped with coconut and syrup as a nice dessert. Since the seeds need to be cooked, these inside the pie must have been boiled (or stored) in syrup as they were soft and very sweet. They didn't taste much different from the traditional Thai dessert, which is not much flavour at all. Whenever I have Ginkgo seed they always remind me a of a slight chestnut flavour, but The Wife always thinks I'm crazy for saying that.
The Wife, and my mother were all trying this together with me (along with the Patongko Sticks). My mother probably hasn't had a fried McDonald's pie in over 20 years but she thought this was nice because of it's lack of sweetness to the filling, but she said this was a taste that would never sell well back in Canada. I felt the taro filling was better than I remember, but a bit on the watery side. It would have been nicer if it was a bit stickier, but they had the sweetness just right. The Ginkgo seeds were a very nice addition, and although there were only 5-6 scatted throughout the pie, they did add a distinct taste and texture I've never had in a McDonald's pie before. The Wife, always a fan of something fried enjoyed it as much as I expected.
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The Cowboys lost a pair of cornerbacks in less than half an hour Thursday afternoon as NFL free agency continues.
Brandon Carr signed a four-year deal with Baltimore, the organization announced. According to ESPN, Carr essentially received a one-year deal that could expand to a four-year, $24 million contract if all the options are exercised.
"This is a good football player," general manager Ozzie Newsome said. "We got better today."
Meanwhile, Morris Claiborne has reached an agreement with the Jets, ESPN reported. Contract terms haven't been revealed for his deal.
Carr, 30, has played in all 16 games each season during his nine-year career. Most recently, he spent five years with the Cowboys, where he recorded 61 tackles, nine passes rushed and one interception.
Claiborne, 27, was drafted sixth overall by the Cowboys in 2012. He recorded 151 total tackles in Dallas along with four interceptions.
Beltre will wind up in the Hall of Fame, but he's not done as an All-Star-caliber player yet. Don't think anyone expected Odor to hit 33 homers last year, but that's what happened. He turns 23 in February. Andrus might be a bit overpaid, but he still provides reliable defense and hit .302 with Cheap Blackhawks Jerseys eight homers, 69 RBIs and an .800 OPS last year (all were career highs). At first base? Even if they don't wind up with any of the sluggers still available via free agency or trade, Rua won't be the only guy getting ABs at the position. Joey Gallo figures into the position a bit, as does Jurickson Profar.


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Technical & theoretical aspects of RC yacht racing
Updated December 2018
I'm interested in radio-controlled racing yachts, in particular the International One Metre (IOM) class, where I campaign a Pikanto. I took up vane sailing for a while in the A Class and 36R, so if anyone needs a crew, I'd be happy to oblige. For some years I campaigned an Italiko IOM, and before that an Ikon. Until recently I also campaigned a Sword A Class. When I do put my hands on a R/C Tx, I'm probably sailing Graham Bantock's venerable Puzzle design 10R, "Jigsaw".
My "Bakers Dozen" A Class, built by Graham Bantock in Kevlar to Roger Stollery's design from 1983 and the RA National Champion of that year, has returned to my garage after being cared for and re-painted and faired by Derek Kitchener. She is ready once again to go to a good home, send me an e-mail if you are interested. "lg11" at "soton.ac.uk".
This site is aimed at technical and theoretical aspects of RC yacht racing. In particular, it has a number of spreadsheets to download. Although aimed at the IOM, they should be useful for any non-rotating fractional Bermuda sloop rig.
These pages are intended for educational purposes.
Site news & other interest
December 2018: Have added a page on a Single number DoF estimator -- intended for folks using micro four-thirds cameras and lenses.
With luck, all site images have found their new folders and now show. Please do let me know if you spot anything still missing, thanks!
Site content
The material is classified into the three major headings of Design, Build, and Race. Anything not fitting that scheme goes into Other Topics (except for Links and Reports which have a place on the main navigation bar).
Under Design are pages on How a yacht works, How aerofoils work, Where lift comes from, How fins and sails work, Appendage design, Hull design, Sails and rigging design, and The boat as a whole.
Under Build are pages on Hull, Fin & rudder, Bulb, Sails, Rigs & fittings, R/C, and Finishing off.
Under Race are pages on Preparation (Boat speed, Avoiding errors, Strategy), During the regatta (including topics on the racing rules), In the race (Boat speed, Avoiding errors, Tactics), and Performance improvement.
Other Topics include pages on International RC racing, Classes, Sailing venues, Event management, Event scoring, Observing, Ancillary equipment, Bulb calculator, Plans, References & book list, Alphard picnic units, Photography, and Terminology.
Commercial stuff
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gauges that can be purchased from SAILSetc.
Some site statistics instead: approx 300 pages, 2400 images, 40 spreadsheets......free from those nice folks at NewsNow
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Consumed on 14 October 2014, McDonald's Parkway Parade, Singapore
Price - 10PHP = $0.22USD
Calories - Unknown
I tried these BBQ flavour McShakers last month together with the terrible Ketchup McShakers. Both were purchased in Manila, Philippines in a trip in September. I didn't eat them when I was there, because I reviewed Mac & Cheese and Mashed Potatoes when I was in-country and I wanted to save these for when I was going to have some fries with another item. I still have one untried Shaker flavour in my possession, and I'll get around to reviewing it soon. I'll leave it unnamed, but it was the most promising flavour of the lot.
There isn't really much to say about these Shakers. I have had other BBQ flavoured shakers before, but those went for more Smoky BBQ, almost BBQ sauce flavour, and this just so happened to be completely different to the others I've had before. Immediately upon opening the package these smelt exactly like a BBQ potato chip seasoning. Not a good potato chip either, a offbrand, buy-for-your-house-party-but-no-one-ends-up-eating BBQ chip flavour. Not quite right, but at least you could tell what they were aiming for.
The same large, chunky piece consistency from the Ketchup flavour returned for these, and the packaging still had about 3X as much seasoning inside than I would ever want to put on even a large fry. I ended up putting a little too much on the small pile of fries we portioned out for this flavour. Not surprisingly, the taste ended up being exactly as it smelt. It wasn't great, it wasn't disgusting, it tasted like a BBQ potato chip. It wasn't overly salty, nor was it overly sweet, with a little more zest to it, I probably would have quite enjoyed it. For the fries that I could shake off the excess, it actually ended up being somewhat good.
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High ranking Greek officials have several times in recent days strenuously denied that Greece is considering leaving the Euro bloc. The strength and frequency of their denials leaves the distinct impression that Greece is thinking of leaving the Euro bloc. Although bailed out last year, Greece is still struggling. Maybe it's all just a wink and a bluff, but the Greeks seem to have gotten somewhere. Late last week, high level Euro bloc finance officials conceded that Greece would likely get a sweeter bailout.
The Irish government, fresh from being bailed out just six months ago, has put in its claim for more porridge if the Greeks get more. Seems that when it comes to bailouts, the bailees expect most favored nation status as a matter of course. The Euro powers will be hard put to deny the Irish equality in handouts, as an Irish departure from the Euro bloc could be as damaging as a Greek withdrawal. And it seems likely that Portugal, which just signed up for a bailout, would get an improved package along with Greece and Ireland.
The Euro crisis is pretty much playing out as predicted last year--the bailouts were inadequate and the bailees would return to the trough for more. Germany, France and the other wealthy EU nations will pony up. Their own banks hold large amounts of Greek, Irish, Portuguese and other funky EU sovereign debt, and a dissolution of the EU, even partial, could trigger big losses.
At the same time, however, the political waters in Europe have become more treacherous. A recent election in Finland, of all places, signaled that the anti-bailout interests are growing in influence. One might dismiss that as due to something in reindeer milk, except that anti-Euro groups through Europe are rising in the polls. The pro-EU politicians are drawing out the bailout process, apparently hoping that doling out the pain gradually over time will make the bailouts easier to swallow. But that also brings the problem back into the headlines time and again. The EU is bogging down in repetitive bailout syndrome. Whether its strategy of rationing pain slowly works, or becomes the death of a thousand bailouts, remains to be seen. The keys to EU prosperity--balancing the union's economic imbalances and spurring greater growth--seem consigned to the back burner. That gives the political scalawags room to dance, and they'll choose a danse macabre for the EU if they can.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Slow Mo Euro Woes
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There's no doubt that I went to Churchill for one thing, and one thing only: to see polar bears. But once I got my white bear fix, I discovered that this northern town is definitely more than just bears.
Culture & History
Cape Merry Battery
Many bear lovers are surprised when they learn about Churchill's major role in the fur trade. It was here that Hudson Bay Company – the oldest company in the world – began operations in 1670. On a blustery day during my trip to Churchill, I visited the reconstructed remnants of a canon battery at Cape Merry built in 1747 to protect their fur trading post, the Prince of Wales Fort (which you can also visit during the summer months). I learned about the fight for control of the fur trade between the English and the French and how it fell without a single shot being fired.
Eskimo Museum
You have to go here. Full stop. The Eskimo Museum is located off the main drag in an unassuming building. But this bright space is filled with 3,500 years worth of history and art. The walls are lined with cases of intricately carved ivory and soapstone pieces that tell the stories of the north along with artifacts from the Dorset and Thule cultures who are the ancestors of the modern Inuit.
Parks Canada Visitor Information Centre
I touched pelts and learned how a York boat was made in this exhibit space located in the train station. Seeing the artifacts from both the Prince of Wales Fort and York Factory – a fur depot 200 kilometres south of Churchill – made me realize how hard life in the fort undoubtedly was. But no matter how hard life was, they never sacrificed on fine china…!
Stop in at the many shops dotting the town's main drag – Kelsey Boulevard. Pick up a sweatshirt or stuffed polar bear, or a jar of tundra berry jam made by the local greenhouse, Boreal Gardens. If your spending budget allows, I suggest taking home a beautiful soapstone carving or even a pair of handmade leather moccasins or mitts. I took home a print from a Manitoba artist, a book about polar bears for my kids, and some handmade inukshuk Christmas tree decorations.
Thrilling Rides
Dogsled Ride
Here's the thing about these dogs – they love to run. Winter, summer, they don't care –they just want to run! I had the chance to go for a ride during the summer, on a cart with wheels, but the winter ride is just as cool as the sled is hooked up to a team of dogs that take you for a ride through the boreal forest.
Helicopter Ride
This is my one regret from my trip to see the bears – I had to leave (to come back to work, ugh – I mean, yay!) before the scheduled helicopter tour. How awesome would it be to see the transition of the landscape –the bay, the tundra, and the boreal forest – from above? And, as bonus, getting to see those massive bears looking a little bit smaller.
Polar Bear Slide
Inside the Town Complex – the recreation centre/school/hospital is a super fun polar bear slide. It's a great place to come with kids (as I discovered when we went on a family vacation in Churchill), with its indoor playground, bowling alley, theatre, and pool.
Seeing the Sites
Don't be fooled by the size of the town – there is no shortage of interesting sites to see. Like the shipwrecked MV Ithaca, stranded out in the bay since it went aground there in 1960. Or the crashed airplane, Miss Piggy. The C46 aircraft's nickname likely came from the fact that locals believed it was overloaded with its cargo of snowmobiles and soft drinks – thankfully there were no fatalities. The takeaway here (in case the world's largest land predator wasn't enough): this can be a dangerous place.
The Inukshuk on the beach is a popular place for photographs, but is also a favourite spot for bears, which I love of course, but that doesn't mean I want to run into one during a leisurely stroll on the beach. Manitoba Conservation officers quickly intervene when bears enter or approach the town. These bears are taken to the Polar Bear Jail – a holding cell where bears are kept until they can be transported north, back into the wild.
Science & Nature
Northern Lights
Here's a tip – if you want to see the aurora borealis, aka northern lights, when you're in Churchill, don't go to bed with earplugs in. Because then you won't hear when someone knocks on your door to tell you the sky is alive with ribbons of green, white, blue or even red (what colour were the lights that night? I'll never know…). While the best time to see the northern lights is actually later in the winter, it is possible to see them year-round. This beautiful light show is the result of the interaction of charged particles from the sun with atoms in the upper atmosphere. Science is cool. And beautiful.
Other wildlife
There's no denying that the bears are the main attraction, but don't forget that lots of other animals call this place home: red fox, Arctic fox, ptarmigan, Arctic hare, and snowy owl included. Even grizzly bears have been known to wander over to polar bear town.
Churchill Northern Studies Centre
This education and research centre opens its doors to arctic researchers and scientists and you can also stay here, like I did last year, for a different take on a polar bear tour. The learning vacations here include lectures on relevant topics and guests even participate in some of the research studies. I learned about the building's unique eco-friendly features along with tons of cool information on bears and the arctic environment (who knew studying snow could tell you so much?).
Rocket Range
Next door is the now defunct rocket range. For more than 40 years, various agencies – including NASA – launched sounding rockets into the upper atmosphere for research purposes. More than 3,500 rockets were launched here.
Northern Hospitality
Meet the locals
The locals are used to welcoming visitors, and they love to share their stories. From age-old legends to anecdotes from the former military base and close encounters with Churchill's most famous residents, this place has lots of stories. Ask your guide, the front desk agent at your hotel, your dog musher, anyone – they're all happy to spin some Churchill yarn.
Food and drink
Enjoy the flavours of the north – like arctic char or elk – at one of Churchill's restaurants. I'm declaring a tie between the two best things I ate in town: the vegetarian Borealis Burger from the Tundra Inn Pub (I'm not a vegetarian, but this wildrice/black bean burger was really unique and very tasty) and the caramel Skor donut from Gypsy's Bakery – to die for. The Tundra Inn Pub also hosts open mic night where locals and visitors come together for a jam session. And you can enjoy fine dining at the Seaport Hotel's Reef Restaurant or a steaming latte complete with polar bear stencil from the Lazy Bear Café.
So there's a quick rundown of what Churchill has to offer – beyond the bears. While your trip north is most certainly all about the bears, you'll leave with a better understanding of the history, culture, and character of this arctic destination.
Besides the bears, what is your favourite thing about Churchill? Tell us the comments below!


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Moodle 3.1 now available on Hosted Moodle.
Moodle 3.1 wraps a lot of new features together with hundreds of fixes and improvements into a great package, released together with Moodle Mobile 3.1 for Android and iOS, which is available now on Google Play and will be in the App store soon.
Martin Dougiamas, Founder and CEO of Moodle, says: I am proud to announce that the most important new feature in this release is the new core support for competencies, which is something we've been talking about and developing in the community for many years. These help when Moodle is used for competency-based education (CBE), "mastery learning" and any technique that involves learning plans based on the things students know, and the things they are yet to know.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has appointed Thomas P. Bossert, a veteran of the George W. Bush administration, as assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism.
The position is a critical White House post within the National Security Council. In the past, the aide has often been the first person to brief the president when a terrorist attack takes place within the United States and served as a critical liaison between the administration and foreign governments in the fight against terrorism.
Trump's transition office said that the position would be elevated to be equal in status to that of retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, whom Trump previously named as his national security adviser. Under President Barack Obama, the job Bossert is taking over has been considered a deputy national security adviser. The transition team said Bossert would focus on domestic and transnational security issues while Flynn focuses on international security challenges.
Bossert served in the White House previously as the deputy homeland security adviser to President Bush. In that capacity, he supported and advised the president on matters of homeland and national security, counterterrorism, cybersecurity and continuity of operations, Trump's transition office said in announcing the pick.
"Tom brings enormous depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to protecting the homeland to our senior White House team," Trump said in a statement. "He has a handle on the complexity of homeland security, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity challenges. He will be an invaluable asset to our Administration."
In a statement, Bossert said he is looking forward to working with Flynn as well as "maintaining a strong, deeply respectful relationship" with state and local officials and emergency responders involved in homeland security. Bossert also noted the emerging challenges posed by cybersecurity – which came to the fore during the presidential election with hacks of Democratic email accounts.
Doug Wilson, a former assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in the Obama administration, said Bossert's challenges will include "fostering much more effective cooperation between government and the private sector."
"The latter is key," Wilson said. "Cyberthreats don't respect silos, they cut across them. Bossert has been given elevated status in a Trump White House. If he uses this to butt heads and break china to achieve the kind of public-private sector cooperation on cybersecurity that has eluded us so far, he'll be doing everyone a service."
Since leaving the Bush administration, Bossert has run a homeland and national security consulting business and served as a senior cybersecurity fellow at the U.S. Atlantic Council. He previously held other positions in federal government with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business Administration, the Office of the Independent Counsel and the U.S. House of Representatives.
In an op-ed in the Washington Times last year, Bossert criticized Obama for what he characterized as a resistance to "articulating a doctrine" of when to use military force, particularly against states harboring terrorists.
"He has not adequately explained his use of the military in Syria nor followed the last part of Mr. Bush's doctrine of holding terrorists and the nations that harbor them accountable," Bossert wrote.
"He is seeking now to avoid in Syria the use of ground forces for full-scale occupation and stabilization," Bossert said of Obama. "History will decide if unending civil war and global mass migration are less costly and disruptive. It will also decide if airstrikes alone constitute a reasonable foreign policy when the use of force is just and necessary.
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One of the problems you have with RP is finding other people. There's all sorts of different RP types and styles, and it can take a while to find people you really click with. The RP community has tried to create ways for RPers to get together, but I think that developers can help this process along as well.
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OnRamp is Changing
Dear Employers and Jobseekers:
Over the next few months, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is upgrading to a new, more user-friendly jobs platform. This new portal will provide employers and jobseekers with the most up-to-date and responsive information available on job openings, labor market data, employment resources, and more.
Employers, all you have to do to join the new National Labor Exchange (NLx) New Jersey Employer Access platform is click here to register.
Jobseekers, please visit your nearest One-Stop Career Center to receive personalized job search services. Your new jobs portal is under construction and will be ready for use early next year.
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Minecraft an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination.
Mods are add-ons allow changes Minecraft's game content from what it originally was. With Mods you can make your own world within Minecraft by programming a whole new set of rules and situations!
- Updated on: January 31, 2016
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- Newest File: Back In Slime-1.7.10-3.1.6
- Release Type: Release
- Supports: 1.8, 1.7.10
- License: All Rights Reserved
Back in Slime Mod adds slime blocks and slime pistons into 1.7 version. Slime blocks have the same properties as the slime blocks from 1.8 version.
Slime blocks for 1.7.10! (and non-sticky slime blocks for 1.8).
This mod includes:
- Bouncy!
- Negation of fall damage.
- Also work as piston launchers.
- Can be used as glue with pistons to push/pull other blocks.
Back in Slime
But seriously, slime blocks are crafted exactly the same as in 1.8. Just put them in a crafting grid like you would coal.
Also like 1.8, you can convert your slime blocks back into slimeballs.
The only new recipes are for the slime pistons. Just put a regular piston into the crafting grid to turn it into a slime piston.
You can even do the reverse; turn a slime piston into a regular one.
You didn't expect them to look different, did you?
Forward in Slime
Adding sand to a slime block will allow you to remove it's sticky properties. Unlike Back in Slime, this change is irreversible.
Back in Slime
Back in Slime's slime blocks work nearly identically to the ones in 1.8. They negate fall damage, and make you bounce if you land on them. They also work as piston glue, pulling any attached blocks with them when pushed.
The only true additions in this mod are slime pistons. While Minecraft's pistons don't know the difference between dirt and slime, slime pistons are specially coded to work with slime blocks. Just put a regular piston into the crafting grid to change it out. Note that there?s a slight loss in finesse that comes with slime pistons, so if you're looking to use them for precisely timed or one-tick redstone circuits, you might get erratic behavior.
Forward in Slime
Forward in Slime's smooth slime blocks have the same bouncy properties of regular slime blocks, only they've been covered in sand to remove their adhesive properties. This means that they work like regular blocks when pushed or pulled by pistons.
Mod Spotlights:
How to install:
- Install the version of Forge that corresponds with the mod (http://files.minecraftforge.net/ Choose the installer version of Forge)
- Download the Back in Slime Mod – Slime Blocks
- Drop the entire zipped file into your mods folder (Search %appdata% on your PC then go into .minecraft, then mods(create this folder if it is not there))
- Open Minecraft and make sure your profile is set to Forge
- Start Minecraft and enjoy!
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This mod is made by don_bruce, all credit to modder. Visit the original mod thread here for all info.


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Lok Sabha General Elections 2019 is currently going on. With such an auspicious event for the whole country, every Indian citizen is concerned who is going to be the new Prime Minister of India? If you are a fan of Indian politics you must be wondering if I can get in contact with the Prime… Read More »


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With a push from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Congress just voted to legalize hemp.
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Waltham, MA Attractions and Entertainment
If you are getting ready to spend a certain amount of money on a slice of Waltham real estate, you should know that you are about to make a very smart move, especially if you dread monotony and wish to maintain an active, fulfilling lifestyle without the annoyances of the big city life. Those who already own or rent a Waltham house or apartment are fully aware of the fact that this city hides a wide range of local attractions and encompasses a virtually endless list of entertainment options.
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People who rent Waltham apartments or own houses in the community are always in a good mood simply because they invest their time and energy in fun leisure activities that improve their quality of life. Every single day spent here is a chance to improve your knowledge and see New England and Waltham from a completely different perspective. For instance, did you know that this city houses the National Archives at Boston? This facility is seen as a prominent research and learning center serving Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine and Connecticut.
If you are nostalgic with a deep passion for the Federal period, don't forget to put the Gore Place on your "to-see" list. The majestic estate of the governor Christopher Gore includes a superb historic house and a small farm with poultry, goats and sheep.
You can also profit from a more exciting and interactive history lesson by visiting the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation at the petit, yet equally exciting Rose Art Museum.
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One does not simply become a photographer purely because you own a camera. As an artist I work constantly to improve and compete against myself, by not simply copying others and trying to create signature work at the end of the day. It is my duty to show you the detail in a moment you might have missed or highlight an emotion you never new was there. My training as a classical ballet and flamenco dancer and further exposure to theatre and film productions early in life, gave me an acute awareness for space, lighting, depth, shadows, patterns, symmetry and composition. When it comes to framing and styling, this foundation really comes in handy.
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- 2 Chicken breasts boneless
- 1 medium onion
- ½ medium green capsicum
- 1 medium carrot
- ½ Yellow zucchini
- 2 tablespoons Spicy mango pickle masala
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
- Preheat oven to 200º C.
- Put pickle masala in a bowl, add chicken breasts and rub well.
- Spread oats on a plate and roll chicken breasts in it till well coated. Place these on a baking tray. Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 5-7 minutes, reduce the temperature to 180º C and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Roughly chop onion and add to the pan. Roughly chop green capsicum and add to the pan. With the help of a peeler peel of ribbons of carrot and zucchini and add to the pan. Add mixed herbs and mix well and cook till the vegetables are done.
- Transfer the cooked vegetables onto a serving plate. Cut the chicken breasts into big pieces and place over the vegetables and serve immediately.


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05 June 2018
Sorry for bad fashion world up-dating this last week! Here I present the best looks from the recent top collections on the catwalks (pre-fall 2018, resort 2019 and spring 2019). Enjoy! xoxo
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DistanceIn the city
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
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Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementFalling tide
Week crowdUltra crowded
Week-end crowdUltra crowded
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Good beginner spot when small, but when a swell comes this wave has a big barrel at low tide. Go early or really late to escape the crowds.
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By kfernsurfa , 25-01-2010
Big Day at Canoes - oneday i went out, solid 7ft.
every once in a while 9ft bombs. went it gets that big, sometimes it closes out. youcanrideit from canoes, catch a barrel,pullout, connectwith queens and ride um allll the way in. the wave is fat and slow,easy to manuever and ride. canoes is better then queens cuz, it has a longer wall and barrels more often.
another time, it was solid 5ft. during the freedom surf contest, i went out to canoes, this kid, he took off, had the longest wall i eversaw! he gainedspeed, leaned in and got barreled. then he got out of the barrel. and it barreledagain! thenit closedtout. he was inthebarrel and stood up, through the wave curl. his board and legs were under the water while his body was out of the water. SO SICK!
By Anonymous , 20-07-2009
Fun Anyway - Solid south swell size takes care of all the previously mentioned problems. If you complain about the crowd at Canoe's, then you are a part of the problem i.e. you're surfing on a beginner day anyway.
By Flip73 , 30-05-2007
Mahalo Waikiki - Well, at the age of 34 I finally did what I have wanted to do for years - Surf. My wife and I just got back Sunday from a weeks vacation in Hawaii (Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii, the Big Island) While in Oahu I have read it was a good spot to learn on Waikiki Beach. I took a 1.5 hr lesson and loved every minute of it. Ok, I am sure this is one of the last places a experienced surfer would go but it was perfect for me (a beginner) After the lesson I rented a longboard for a few hours and got a little betterand got a pretty good sunburn! Well, unfortunately I did not get to surf any other beach out on the other islands but I look forward to future trips and maybe hit a few local beaches here on the East Coast (although the water and waves can't compare to Hawaii! Now I am hooked and I cant wait to hit the waves again soon!
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BlackOut continued its collaborative relationship with the Melberger Arts Center Gallery, designing postcards to promote the upcoming Hexagon Project exhibit at the gallery.
The Hexagon Project is part of Interdependece Day activities in Scranton. Interdependence Day aims to "acknowledge the inevitability and significance of interdependence in our time, and set out to build constructively and culturally a global civic society."
Reflecting that theme, the Hexagon Project invites school students respond creatively to global issues and design unique hexagon art. More than 300 hexagons will be on display in the MAC exhibit.
Interdependence Day 2009 will be celebrated on Thursday, September 10, 2009. The Hexagon exhibit opens Friday,
September 4, 2009, and will remain on display through October.