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ARLINGTON, VA — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today announces 10 cars (2006 models) that win its first ever Top Safety Pick award. The awards recognize car designs that afford the best protection for people in front, side, and rear crashes, based on performance in Institute tests. The winning vehicles were chosen from among current models of small, midsize, and large cars plus minivans. There's a winner in three of these four groups. The winners include 2 large car designs, 7 midsize cars, and 1 small car. No minivans meet the Institute's criteria to earn a Top Safety Pick. Pickups and SUVs weren't included in this round of awards because side impact tests of most of these vehicles haven't been conducted yet.
"Now that we're rating vehicles' front, side, and rear crashworthiness, based on test performance, we decided to give consumers an overall assessment based on all three tests. These Top Safety Picks are replacing our previous 'best pick' designations that were awarded separately for front and side crash test performance," Institute president Brian O'Neill explains. "The new awards mean consumers can compare cars' ratings more quickly and easily. They won't have to review multiple sets of test results separately. And when we test new car designs as they are introduced next year, it's possible that some additional models will be added to the 2006 Top Safety Picks."
Criteria to win gold and silver awards: Top Safety Pick winners reflect an elite fraction of the car market. Winners of the gold award have earned good ratings in the Institute's frontal offset and side impact crash tests, and their seat/head restraints are rated good for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts. Silver awards go to vehicles with good performance in the front and side crash tests plus acceptable seat/head restraint ratings. Awards are by car size class because vehicle size and weight influence occupant protection in serious crashes. Larger, heavier cars generally afford more protection than smaller, lighter ones. Top Safety Picks indicate the best choices for safety within each size class, but they don't mean a small car that's an award winner affords better protection than a larger car that didn't win a Top Safety Pick.
Almost all of the 10 winners are relatively new designs, and they all have side airbags designed to protect people's heads. This reflects the improvements manufacturers have been making in the side and rear crash protection afforded by their newer cars (most vehicles have afforded good occupant protection in frontal crashes for several years).
"This is one reason Volkswagen and Audi cars are 5 of the 10 award winners. This company has introduced 5 new designs since the 2005 model year and made the commitment to ensure that these designs perform well in Institute tests," O'Neill points out.
Winners by vehicle size class: Among large family cars, the Ford Five Hundred and its twin Mercury Montego were new designs for the 2005 model year. However, only the models with optional side airbags are Top Safety Pick winners. Another winner is the Audi A6, a large luxury model that was redesigned for the 2005 model year.
"The midsize group is the heart of the car market," O'Neill says. "About 40 percent of new cars sold every year are midsize, so it's good news that consumers have a number of Top Safety Pick choices in this size group from moderately priced to near luxury models." Seven of the 10 Top Safety Picks are midsize. The Saab 9-3 and Subaru Legacy are gold award winners. The Audi A3, A4, Chevrolet Malibu with optional side airbags, and Volkswagen Passat and Jetta are silver award winners.
The Honda Civic is the only small car among the 13 the Institute has evaluated that meets the criteria for a Top Safety Pick. It's the only car in this size group that has earned a good overall rating in the Institute's side impact test.
No minivans are among the award winners. This doesn't mean minivans are unsafe. It means none of the current designs the Institute has tested meets the award criteria. The Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, and Nissan Quest are rated good for front and side crashworthiness, but their seat/head restraints are marginal or poor.
Automakers had opportunity to strive for awards: Earlier this year the Institute alerted automakers about the upcoming Top Safety Pick award and the criteria that would have to be met to earn one. The Institute offered to conduct early tests of any vehicles the manufacturers thought would be candidates for the award. Thus, all current car and minivan models were eligible for consideration.
"A number of automakers requested early tests, and based on our discussions with the automakers we believe no other 2006 models would meet our Top Safety Pick criteria," O'Neill says. A number of major automakers including BMW, Mercedes, Nissan, Toyota, and Volvo aren't represented in the first set of winners.
How vehicles are evaluated: The Institute's frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on results of frontal offset crash tests at 40 mph. Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures from a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow-motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.
Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a moving barrier representing the front end of a pickup or SUV. Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID-IIs dummies, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the impact. Injury measures obtained from the two dummies, one in the driver seat and the other in the rear seat behind the driver, are used to determine the likelihood that a driver and/or passenger in a real-world crash would have sustained serious injury to various body regions. The movements and contacts of the dummies' heads during the crash also are evaluated. Structural performance is based on measurements indicating the amount of B-pillar intrusion into the occupant compartment.
Rear crash protection is rated according to a two-step procedure. Starting points for the ratings are measurements of head restraint geometry — the height of a restraint and its horizontal distance behind the back of the head of an average-size man. Seats with good or acceptable restraint geometry are tested dynamically using a dummy that measures forces on the neck. This test simulates a collision in which a stationary vehicle is struck in the rear at 20 mph. Seats without good or acceptable geometry are rated poor overall because they cannot be positioned to protect many people.


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How can a girl oocupy herself? I am still sick, fighting with coughing, nose dripping, soar throat, and high temperature. I can not speak so i can not work. I can not have visitors 'cause i 'm infectious. I can not watch a lot of tv or sit in front of the laptop for too long 'cause my eyes water.
So i did some crafting. I made a blessing bottle for P. This is the first magickal thing that he actually liked and asked me to make him one. I have been giving them as gifts lately. They are beautiful and pretty easy to make. I found in a store some beautiful, little, round, glass bottles in red and orange and bought a lot of them. I fill them with sea salt, a good luck dust i made that is black and some herbs. I place them in layers and the result is pretty good. I write a spell in a piece of paper, then put it in there and cover it with the layers. At the end i add a few drops of almond essential oil and finally put the cork on and it is done. I decorated most of them with some ribbons and dried herbs. In one i added a tiny rosemary besom i made. For Petros 's blessing bottle i made a Goddess out of fabric and filled her with cardamum seeds. Since i can not sew, neither have a sewing mashine it kept me busy for hours. At this point i have to say that none of the things above are my ideas. The blessing bottle, the fabric Goddess, the rosemary besom, i saw them all in your blogs, but i still can not believe i made them myself.
I have a confession to make. Although i have been pagan my whole life and Wiccan for years i just found that Halloween is Samhein. I should have made the connection between All Hallow 's Eve and Halloween, but i thought Halloween was a different holiday. It surprises me because usually pagan practices that are still common are parts of christian celebrations and festivities. I am so glad that at least one holiday is not labeled as something it is not. This also explains why although it is celebrated in many parts of Europe and US, here in Greece(where we are mostly Christian Orthodox) has not survived as a tradition.
I am tired again. I ll go lie down.
Blessed be.
Blessing bottles and a misunderstanding..
How can a girl oocupy herself? I am still sick, fighting with coughing, nose dripping, soar throat, and high temperature. I can not speak so i can not work. I can not have visitors 'cause i 'm infectious. I can not watch a lot of tv or sit in front of the laptop for too long 'cause my eyes water.
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9 comments:
- Antoinette said...
Sorry to hear that you're still sick. Sounds as though you're in need of a really good rest.
I'd love to see some pics of your crafting! Sounds lovely. Also, as a Southern Hemisphere witchypoo, I tend to celebrate Samhain at the end of April, (our Autumn). Halloween isn't very big here in Australia, although some people celebrate it at the end of October. But as it's late Spring by then, it kind of feels a bit out of synch with the seasonal meaning.
Get well soon!
- September 29, 2009 at 2:42 AM
- Sharon Day said...
You poor thing. You take care of yourself. I'm sure making something for P will make you feel better just by the law of good returns. Your blessing bottle sounds fantastic. I've always wanted to take time to make little drawstring bags and put the right stones and other features to create a spell bag that be put under a person's pillow while she sleeps to make the spell come true. I never get around to it, but it might be another cool variation for you to try. I love cardamom--it's my very favorite scent! Keep doing the amazing things you're doing. I think you're doing exactly what is your calling.
- September 29, 2009 at 4:18 AM
- Lyon said...
I hope you get to feeling better soon, I'm sorry to hear you are so sick! I like how you're making it a positive by using your time to make the bottles though. I bet they are beautiful.
- September 29, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- KeKe said...
Sorry to hear you are sick. Samhein as originally practiced is defintely the Pagan term for Halloween. There are some Christians here in the US that will not have anything to do with Halloween because they feel it is completely evil and has to do with the devil. I don't buy into all the Christian lore and since many Christian activities are Pagan based, (so that they could get Christians to convert, many centuries ago)I really don't know what to make of it all?
- September 29, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Bitsa Lit said...
It is really going around isnt it? This sick thing! argh!
Your crafts sound lovely! I have never gotten around to doing anything like that but I want to find a large book with like...parchment in it instead of loosleaf paper, find an inkpot and quill and write my book of..not so much Shadows as Book of Wisdom.
Dont even wory about the Halloween thing! I bet it happens all the time. I have been a pagan for a few years and still dont really follow the sabbats and such... I celebrate all the time, not just once in a while lol!
I love your new layout by the way! It is so beautiful!
- September 29, 2009 at 4:26 PM
- Bridgett said...
Feel better, sweet girl.
Your little blessing bottles sound absolutley beautiful.
- September 30, 2009 at 1:53 AM
- Shadow said...
sheesh, you're pretty productive for someone sick. those blessing bottles sound superb! and still wishing you a speedy recovery...
- September 30, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- jaz@octoberfarm said...
that is one of the biggest compliments i have ever received in my whole life!!!!! i would love to see your photos!
- October 1, 2009 at 2:04 AM
- Eliza said...
Hope you feel better soon. Those bottles sound great, have you any pictures?
- October 1, 2009 at 7:15 AM

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- In an unprecedented move, Israel issued dozens of stop work orders on Sunday for an entire Palestinian Bedouin village on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
Khan al-Ahmar is home to approximately 200 members of the Jahalin Tribe that was displaced in the early 1950s from their land near Tel Arad in the southern Naqab (Negev) desert. The tribe is the largest refugee tribe in the West Bank.
Eid Kahamis Jahalin, a resident of Khan al-Ahmar, explained to Palestine Monitor how large numbers of Civil Administration personnel and police raided the village of Khan al-Ahmar on the 19
of February at around 5am, declared the area a closed military zone, set up military flying checkpoints to prevent entry and exit to the village, and delivered 42 stop work orders, applying to all of the community's structures, including its school and mosque. Eid explained that these orders caused confusion, as no works are currently underway and there are no new structures in the community.
The Italian-funded school in Khan al-Ahmar was built in 2009 out of mud and tyres to serve 152 children between the ages of 6 and 15 from all nearby communities. Eid explained that if this school were demolished, the nearest alternative would be 15km away. Al'aa Erekat, one of the teachers from the school, said that since its inception, the school had faced many problems with Israel's threats to demolish it. "It's very difficult", she said. "I am worried for the children."
Minister of Education and Higher Education Sabri Saidam, described the recent events as a 'systematic arbitrary measure' and appealed to all international bodies to promptly intervene to stop these 'inhumane measures' and protect the educational process, institutions, and children's' right to education from such attacks.
"Palestinian children's right to education is stronger than the tyranny of occupation," stressed Saidam.
A lawyer succeeded in getting an injunction for both the school's and community's demolition order, with the Israeli High Court demanding an alternative and satisfactory plan to be provided in order to relocate the Bedouins. One of the designated 'relocation' sites is south of Jericho, and Eid described the suggestion as "Guantanamo for the community."
Yesterday, villagers were manically trying to collect 1,700 shekels per family and IDs to pay court fees for the court hearing that was due to take place in the High Court in Jerusalem this morning at 10am. "It could go either way at the court but I worry because the Israeli government is backed by Trump now," Eid said. The court hearing was later postponed for ten days.
Khan al-Ahmar is one of the 46 Bedouin communities that Israeli occupation forces are seeking to forcibly transfer in order to implement its "E1" plan. An abbreviation for East 1, the plan was formulated by former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 and refers to a twelve-kilometre stretch of Area C land situated between the illegal settlement of Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem. The "E1" plan would see the erection of a contiguous bloc of illegal settlements, which would divide the northern and southern West Bank and smother any hopes of the creation of a viable Palestinian state.
Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, director of Jalahin Solidarity, has been involved in fighting the E1 plan since 2005 and spoke about the strategic importance of Khan al-Ahmar, calling its residents the "gatekeepers of the two-state solution."
PLO representative Hussam Zomlot said that E1 is "the lethal bullet to any peace deal. But the E1 is already unfolding, it's happening right in front of our eyes."
Yesterday, the Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and UN Development Activities for the occupied Palestinian territory, Robert Piper, and Director of UNRWA Operations in the West Bank, Scott Anderson, visited the community.
"Khan al Ahmar is one of the most vulnerable communities in the West Bank, struggling to maintain a minimum standard of living in the face of intense pressure from the Israeli authorities to move to a planned relocation site," said Mr. Piper. "This is unacceptable and it must stop."
The UN has repeatedly stated that the imposition of the proposed 'relocation' of communities without their free and informed consent would amount to forcible transfer and eviction, contravening Israel's obligations as an occupying power under international law.
"The entire existence of this community, the homes, animal sheds and school that we visited today, is under threat. I am gravely concerned about Israel's continued pressures to force these Bedouin from their homes, destroying their livelihoods and their distinct culture", said Mr. Anderson. "Many of these Palestine refugee families have already had their homes demolished several times within the last couple of years. I urge the Israeli authorities to halt all plans and practices that will directly or indirectly lead refugees to be displaced once again."
The events in Khan al-Ahmar are not unique. The Israeli army demolished 872 structures in Area C last year, leaving 6,088 Palestinians homeless. There were 1,633 children among those affected.
In a new report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian Territories said the New Year had seen a massive Israeli escalation in the destruction of Palestinian homes and businesses. "During January 2017, OCHA recorded the demolition of 140 structures by the Israeli authorities, displacing around 240 Palestinians and affecting another 4,000," which was over 50 per cent higher than the monthly average of structures targeted in 2016. OCHA noted that all of these demolitions were carried out in Area C and East Jerusalem on the grounds of the lack of building permits, which are nearly impossible to obtain for Palestinians.
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Off Limits
Meowllo evewypawdy we hope you had a good week cuz da weekend's finally here. Now as you know weez joined up wiff da Bloggin' A to Z Challenge fur Apwil and today's letter is O. As you can see fwum ow title weez chose to talk 'bout what be Off Limits. Me knows what yous finkin'. Yous didn't fink anyfin' wuz off limits wound here since mommy dusn't tell us NO, wight?. Well even tho' weez not hear da word no dat offen, there awe a foo places dat be off limits. Weez not allowed on da kitchen counter. Nope, not at all. Sis Lexi sez there wuz a time when she wusn't allowed on da table. But dat all changed da furst time mommy had surgewy and kuldn't bend over to feed her. And weez not allowed on any of da shelves dat mommy has her stuff on. But ifin she happens to clear one to say dust…well we declare open season on dat shelf. MOL Well those be a foo of da off limits wound ow house. But not zactly da off limits ow posty be dealin' wiff today.
As you all know mommy luvs us mowe than anyfin', and we luv her wight back. And as you all know we purray ovew evewyfin' and mommy purrays fur us all da time. And as you also know weez be Service cats and dwive mommy to da pawdee box woom evewy meownin'. While we be in there, sis Lexi usually gets up on da vanity beside da sink and hooman pawdee box. Well just yesfurday meownin' mommy wuz lookin' at Lexi layin' there lookin' all purretty and watchin' mommy bwush hers teefies and then she looked ovew and saw me sittin' on da hooman pawdee box lookin' purretty and watchin' her and she told us how much she luvved us. Well of course we boff stawted to purr. We do this evewy meownin' actually. Mommy sez it gets weally loud in da there cuz it just bounces off da walls and ceilin'.
After we finished up we headed to da kitchen to get ow bwekky. And not 5 minutes after sis Lexi stawted eatin' she went and fwu evewyfin' up. And me ain't talkin' 'bout a little puddle of fwo up eevew. Meez talkin' 'bout da oceans of fwo up scattered fwum da livin' room, down da hall, in da bedroom and endin' in da pawdee box room on da litter mat. Soon as mommy had legs hers wuz cleanin' it up and cwyin'. Mommys do cwy ovew sum of da stwangest fings. Anyways when she finally got it all cleaned up she wuz sweatin' (side effect fwum hers medicine) and still cwyin'. Sis Lexi had jumped up on da vanity and me wuz layin' in da shower chair in fwunt of da tub. Mommy sat down on da hooman pawdee box and stawted pettin' us and tellin' us how much she luvs us and needs us.
And then she stawted purrayin' fur God to make sissy feel all better. And then she told God, "They're my babies God. I am so grateful you gave them to me to take care of, but I'm not finished. I need my Lexi and so does Dezi and she needs us. So just back off and heal her cuz she's OFF LIMITS!!! You can't have her. You gave them to me and I'm not ready to give them back. So just alter Your course and make them both healthy and whole because Lexi and Dezi are OFF LIMITS YOU HEAR ME!!?" Well tween mommys wisin' voice and ow wumblin' purrs it wuz almost like da room wuz movin'. Well we continued ow luv fest fur a while longer and then we went back up to da fwunt so mommy kuld fix her anudder cup of coffee and get sissy sumfin' else to eat. And ya' know what? Sissy ate and kep it all down, and then she had a yummy nummy big dinner too. Weez bet lots of yous feel dat way 'bout yous furry babies too.
Weez also joinin' Rascal and Rocco's Pet Pawade Blog Hop and da Create Wiff Joy Furiendship Furiday Blog Hop. And me will be goin' wiff da Cat Scouts and meez Andy on anudder virtual twip to Pawis this weekend. Do yous hoomans purray ovew you a lot? Ifin yous da hooman do yous purray fur yous furries? And have you evew told God dat Hims kuldn't take one of them?
Till da next time………………………………..Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
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Posted on April 16, 2015, in Blog Hops, Cat Scouts, Meez Meows and tagged Cat Scouts, Dezi, Furiendship Furiday, Lexi, Pet Parade Blog Hop, Prayers. Bookmark the permalink. 33 Comments.
Aww your mom sure does love you two. Love, Cali, Andy, Tater and Shelly (C.A.T.S)
Oh yes, I prayed for my babies so much. I guess I never though to tell God to back off but I did ask him to help them to feel better for what time they had left with me. I pray for my furfriends that are sick all the time too – Lexi included. I also pray for you Dezi and your Mommy too.
I am so happy that Lexi ate good and kept it down and I pray that continues.
I love you all so very, very much. Lots of hugs and kisses.


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I have made a Vintage Style Ice Skate for the Crafty Individual September Challenge. For full details of the challenge click on the dragonfly logo on the sidebar.
This months challenge theme is "Hanging About" and has been chosen by the lovely Lucy Edmondson. You can find Lucy's blog and see all of her fab creations by clicking on to the link True Colours on the sidebar.
I have used one of my favourite CI stamps for my project. It always makes me smile when I look at it and see the little bird in the middle getting squashed! lol!
This is my project
Size :28 cms x 23 cms
The skate decoration is made entirely of recycled materials. I used a scrap piece of 8mm ply for the boot which I cut out with my Scroll Saw (photo on previous post). I drilled holes for the laces, the chain and the holes at the base to sew on the wire. The wire came from the skip. The boot has had two base coats of black acrylic and one coat of brown. It has been distressed using PVA glue method. The postcard is made from a piece of cardboard backing from a used paper pad. The flowers are made by randomly cutting circles of synthetic fabric (old blouse and the lining of a skirt) and then blasting them with the heat gun. The baubles are from last years Christmas crackers and the chains and other embellishments are from old necklaces.
Stamp used: Crafty Individuals – Birds CI 230 and the small postage stamp is taken from CI 119 .
The method of attaching the wire to the base of the boot came from something I saw in Tone Finnangers Christmas Book.
I think that is about it from me so I'm off for a cuppa.
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"Having arrived at the laboratory, Satoshi and his friends have just finished telling Araragi and her assistants about the Isshu League. They are then joined by the new Trainer Nonomi, upon which a Tag Battle begins."
Source: PocketMonsters.netThe new and highly anticipated chapter starts now! It stars the mysterious youth N, who claims he can hear the voices of Pokémon, as well as the mysterious organization "the Plasma Gang", which uses Pokémon in their shady experiments. And the fate of Satoshi and his friends is...!?
With the Isshu League over with, Satoshi and friends head towards Professor Araragi's place in Kanoko Town. On their way, they encounter the new Trainer Nonomi. She's a very cautious girl, standing around all nervous in the middle of the road, being hesistant to even cross a stone bridge. After encouraging her on, Satoshi and friends continue on towards the laboratory.
Having told Professor Araragi and Professor Okido about his results in the Isshu League, Satoshi decides to return to the Kanto region. But then Nonomi suddenly shows up at the lab. After giving it a lot of thought, Nonomi chooses the 'Fire Pig Pokémon' Pokabu as her starter Pokémon, and is subsequently paired with Satoshi in a tag battle against Iris and Dent! As Nonomi starts to enjoy the battle, a mecha suddenly appears before Satoshi and friends. It's operated by a trio they've seen before, but just who is it...!?
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And to my right is the lovely Genoa Norris, resident trainer from MAC Cosmetics based out of Los Angeles. The Halloween makeup look that we're going to be doing on our lovely model is sort of a masquerade mask without having to carry it around all night.
So to begin your mask the best thing to do is to take a neutral lip pencil and draw dots where you want the parameter of the mask to be, which makes it a little easier to connect the dots once you're ready to start your mask.
So we're starting by connecting the dots with the natural lip liner from dot to dot. The first one starts at the very top of the brow all the way to the temple and from there we take down onto the lower cheek area. So we really start to get a diamond shape. Now we're taking the pencil and we're going with the curvature of the cheek to create a bat wing. So continue to connect the dots, because what we are ultimately trying to create here is a glamorous pair of bat wings. So that will be your basic shape.
So the next step is to actually begin to go with you a darker color. We're using here just a theatrical makeup you can get this at a Halloween supply store or a beauty supply, sort of clown makeup what they would use for stage. Using a very firm brush. Since we've already gotten the basic shape with the natural color. We're just going to go right in with the black cream makeup and begin to outline the mask. So get the border you want with the darker color and begin to fill it in with the darker brush. Over the eyebrows, over the eyes, all the way to the lash line. You're going to want to use the flatter end of your brush to get into those hard to reach places.
So the next step is to go crazy with the glitter. What Genoa is using is turquoise glitter and you can get this at any party supply store, or makeup supply store, or a Halloween store. Just pack it on all over the eye with that firm bristle brush and don't be afraid if it flies all over the place. It might land on the skin that you don't want it to be on but at the end of the makeup application you can take good old scotch tape and just pick it up with the tape.
So now what Genoa is doing is adding a blend of a gold and a teal glitter on the outer portion. So there's a little bit of gradation color going from the saturated turquoise eyelid all the way up to the softer edge of the mask so now you've got the most amazing unbelievable mask. And you can finish it off with a really natural light lip gloss. We're using a color that sort of brings out her natural lip color because again we want the focus to be on the mask. So we're just applying the last touch of gloss. And there you have it. The most incredible Halloween makeup mask that washes off at the end of the night.
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So beautiful!!
by agnesN Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 05:53PM Report as inappropriate
This is so creative. I would love to be bat girl with this look.
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nice look
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Beautiful XD
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this is awesome, but only for halloween... or a marvel convention lol
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this looks silly
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this is incredible! but the makeup artist doesnt give suggestions of what costume this would go with.
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I have blogged previously at SSDT – What's in a name? about the naming confusion that Microsoft have created by their inconsistent use of the term "SQL Server Data Tools" (SSDT) in SQL Server 2012. Is it a Visual Studio shell incorporating project templates for building databases, SSIS packages, SSAS cubes & SSRS reports? Or is it simply the project template for databases? Pick any two people on the SQL Server team and they'll probably give you two different (and probably ambiguous) answers.
The situation infuriates the hell out of me but probably not as much as it does this guy who posted to the SSDT forum:
I installed SSDT 2012 (December version) on an existing Visual Studio 2012 Premium install but I can't find the BI templates!!!?
I installed SSDT 2012 (December version) on an existing Visual Studio 2012 Premium install but I can't find the BI templates!!!?
When informed that the BI project templates (i.e. SSIS, SSAS, SSRS) only come with a SQL Server installation and that actually they're (still) not available for VS2012 he had this to say:
I wish this was better documented so that I could have saved a few hours.
I wish this was better documented so that I could have saved a few hours.
That's a guy who has wasted hours of his life simply because Microsoft can't name their products properly and sensibly. Is it really that difficult?
Rant over. Sorry, but it needed to be said.
UPDATE. A day after publishing this blog post and I stumble across someone asking a question about SSIS on the SSDT forum. The SSDT forum is for questions about SSDT database projects but of course, this person has read all the documentation from Microsoft saying that SSIS is part of SSDT and hence posts his SSIS questions on the SSDT forum. This is bad. Bad bad bad.
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Add me to that list of users who wasted hours trying to get this figured.
Why bother publishing something called Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools and not include support for SSIS, SSAS, SSRS? If each new version of VS may or may not have support for current versions of SSIS et al., maybe they should roll the tooling into Management Studio.
Because I develop for SQL 2005 through 2012, plus web development, I end up with three versions of VS on my machine.
Now my rant is done.
hours and hours of trying to get access to my BI projects has been flushed down the drain thanks to MS ineptitude at internal communications and planning, only to have to reinstall Visual Studio 2010 and some data project patch (who knows what actually ended up working).
Add me to that list too. We spent more than hours figuring that out. And, it's just a confusing mess to have so much "litter" coming from Microsoft... do you think the Microsoft teams even talk to each other? We use VS2012, and SQL 2012, but end up with a VS2010 "shell" for authoring SSIS packages and SSRS reports. But you can download a 2012 SSDT, but that has nothing to do with SSIS and SSRS.
I've got too many DLL/assembly references to contend with. It seems to much time is spent trying to figure out how to get everything installed and playing nicely with each other and then "configured"... rather than actually USING the tools to get work done.
to the men above - if you'd spent reading the documentation for SSDT you would know that fact already.
I agree that the naming is just plain crazy. I suppose the mitigating factor (from my point of view) is that the only way you ever got the SSAS/RS/IS designers was via the SQL Server installer - that hasn't changed. The BI Development Studio name was a lot better than SSDT for those products, but at least the delivery mechanism is still the same.
If you're using these tools for the first time I can definitely see the additional confusion this would raise.
The shipping cycle of SQL 2012 was out of step with VS2012 so the reliance on the old VS2010 shell (which you really don't need to explicitly call for, same as you didn't launch an icon called VS2008 for BI Dev Studio) is understandable. MS have the same issue with support for SharePoint and related technologies - SP2010 wasn't .NET 4 friendly as I recall since it was largely baked by the time .NET 4 was ready for release. This resulted in similar confusion for those developers and IT Pros who weren't keeping tabs on the two products prior to release...
As someone who's just getting started with ASP.NET WebAPI with OData, MVC, etc, etc the naming conventions and tooling there is equally as confusing. What's worse, the existing community all know the "rules" and what products are deprecated, whether or not the fall update is worth installing or if you should get things from NuGet (and prerelease, nightly or just what's normally available). But if you're new to the scene there's a lot of old information, some only from early 2012, that's just wrong now.
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The irritating thing for me that MS said that the BI templates for VS2012 are in progress (in August 2012);now we are 6 months later and still no word when they will release.
I've spent the past few weeks first on MSDeploy then now SSDT, with a fair bit of MSBuild. This was alongside getting to grips with TeamCity. What a contrast. While the microsoft tools are powerful and robust, the documentation and the recording the bits that don't work properly, or how some of the finer detail of how the bits that do work, actually work, is absolutely lousy, I've lost hour upon hour trying to work out some arcane aspects of these tools (I always seem to not do any MSBuild for long enough to forget how that utterly bewildering tool can give you a severe stress headache). Forget Bing btw, Google is king, but even then it means skim reading and revisiting blog post after forum post after article trying to pick up the odd clue as to how this all hangs together. Example: the Pre and Post deployment script mechanisms, handling permissions across different environments (you can't, well not without some serious scripting), and so on and so forth. I know it's all free (well as free as the paying for the actual platforms to run our apps on), but after over 10 years of being bitten by microsoft's approach to product architecture and behaviours (where you spend days trying to get something to work, then more days helping an MS engineer reproduce a problem, for them to quietly admit it's a bug they already knew about and don't use that feature- this has happened to me), you'd think i'd learn but i'm trapped in this hell - as for product naming, I really gave up caring and accept the confusion that reigns when there's some kind of realignment and renaming (SPS to WSS/MOSS to whatever it was for 2010 and God knows what for 2013). Good post, keep them up- at least there's bloggers like you who post so many gems, I wish I could but by the time i've solved an issue worth blogging about all I want to do is forget about the trauma and move on to the next adventure.
first-hand knowledge of the situation: this is a cluster-#^*! created by a bunch of know-nothing marketing people who wanted a concise umbrella-name for all of SQL's tools. Nevermind that they the individual product teams weren't coordinating their deliverables, releases, capabilities or installers.
The most popular blog post on my site is about this very issue: "Visual Studio 2012 does not support BI" (http://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2012/07/visual-studio-2012-does-not-support-bi/). And remember how history repeated itself as we had the very same issue with Visual Studio not supporting BI for a long time.


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Well, okay, I know this is a difficult time for you, Republicans. I know that you're disappointed and angry. I know that you're feeling unloved. I feel your pain.
Really, I do. I ran for office once in a state legislative district where the party I represented was outnumbered by 2-1, and I came up a few percentage points short. That was no fun, but, for thinking people, any bad experience should be viewed as a learning opportunity.
One of the things I learned was that once was plenty. Running for public office was just too nasty an experience for me and for my family. I lack the altruism ever to do it again. Another thing I learned is that party loyalty is not a remotely rational emotion. It's more like rooting for a specific sports team. You do it because it makes you feel good – until a day like this comes along, that is.
So, in the wake of this election, let's talk. Here's the big thing I want to say to you:
I don't belong to a party because it stunts peoples' thinking. I would rather be an independent, free of party dogma and prepared to vote for candidates of either party on the basis of who I think is the best candidate.
At the same time, I'm a big believer in the two-party system – in two strong parties engaged in a clash of important, competing ideas. Democracy is designed to produce varying viewpoints and incorporate the best ideas of differing sides into the process of governing. Also, since extremists tend to be extremely … well, extreme … the system needs a balancing component that works to keep the extremists under control – namely, independents like me.
The nutballs serve their purpose, too, however. They can begin and shape worthwhile discussions. You can't let them take control, though. You can never do that.
Over the past couple of decades, however, that's precisely what you guys have done. You've let the crazies in your party, especially the southern crazies, shape your party's agenda. They've cheapened political debate. They've made it so vile that your party almost never talks honestly about real issues. What has that stuff bought you?
Now you can't win a U. S. Senate seat in bright red Indiana. You can't beat a wildly unpopular Democratic U. S. senator in Missouri. And you can't elect a bright, capable, accomplished guy against the weakest incumbent President in more than 30 years. Think maybe it's time to fine tune things a bit?
For starters, you need to accept that you've been lied to – and lied to big time for a long time. All through this presidential campaign you were told by Fox News, Dick Morris, Michael Barrone, etc., that your guy would win in a landslide. You were told that all the independent pollsters who said that wouldn't happen were part of the great, cosmic liberal plot against conservatism, just like the "lame stream media."
Take a look at the poll predictions and the election results. The people who told you those lies are all part of your party's campaign machine, and you bought it all. You have no sales resistance whatever. If you were hot women you would be knocked up constantly.
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The problem is that you Republicans believe it all. I've never seen such an astonishingly gullible bunch of people. You're mostly white guys past a certain age, like me. You're supposed to possess just a touch of rational skepticism about sales pitches, but, amazingly, you don't. If you were Eskimos hustlers could sell you ice.
That's why those whacko e-mails put out as part of the Republican sales pitch convince you guys of so much pure, inane nuttiness – that Obama is a Kenyan-born Muslim Marxist bent on turning America into an Islamic nation ruled by Sharia law. Pay attention now, please:
So, now that you've lost an election that you should have won easily, it's time to get a grasp on reality. I, for only one, do not want to see the far left take over this country, but that's where things are heading down the road unless you guys finally get a grip.
You've got to bury your animosities toward minorities. They're Americans, too, after all. When they die for their country, as too many of them have done over the past decade, they bleed blood every bit as red as the blood of white guys. You've got to deal with the reality that women are in the work force not merely as adjuncts to men but, in many cases, as the sole support of their kids, and they have both a need and a right to control their job-killing pregnancies. You've got to accept the fact that gays are about five per cent of the population and are entitled to the same rights that other Americans enjoy.
Unless you can bring yourselves to do these things, your party will die. In presidential elections, you can't squeeze victory any more out of the votes of just older white guys. We're now too small a portion of the population for that to happen. You're going to have to open your hearts and minds, at least a little bit, to people who aren't precisely like you, and listen honestly to what they have to say.
From the beginning of this republic, the one thing that has never changed is the fact that it's constantly changing. If you want to keep your party alive, if you want to continue to have some kind of say in things over the long haul, then it's time to accept that change and deal with it in practical, real-world terms.


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While young and inexperienced except for Stiewing, the Mountaineers didn't lack for hustle and grit. Housatonic never gave up and gave a good effort but just had too much trouble scoring.
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Mills is looking to build too. Coming off a 6-14 season in which they missed the state tournament, the Spartans are already halfway to last season's win total and have the postseason in their sights.
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The guy who apparently wrote the prayer on the mural at the high school in Cranston, Rhode Island is hopping mad that a federal judge ordered it taken down. And he's spewing some serious stupid, especially at Jessica Ahlquist, in a letter to the editor of the Hartford Courant:
I read the article Feb. 26 about a fundraising campaign among atheists to build a $40,000-plus scholarship fund for Jessica Alquist of Cranston, R.I. [news, "Athiest Who Fought School Prayer Banner To Get Scholarship"]
How nice of them. Jessica was duped by her ACLU-leaning father and uncle into bringing suit against the city of Cranston over the display of a school prayer that I wrote in 1960.
Dear Jessica isn't yet old enough to know the meaning of atheism. She was used (and permanently injured) by powers and ideologies in the name of secular liberal progressivism that she can't possibly understand at her tender age.
Ah yes, good old-fashioned concern trolling. Of course, you're just concerned about Jessica. Never mind that you have zero evidence for the claim that she was duped into anything. In fact, it was her idea to challenge the banner. She's a very intelligent person and quite capable of reaching her own conclusions. As for the meaning of atheism, it's not that hard to understand; it just means no belief in God.
Furthermore, I'd like to think that, as the author of the moral and upstanding school prayer in question, I'd be entitled to ten or a hundred times as much money as Jessica has been awarded for having torn it down and repudiated decency and morality in our schools. Where are my donors?
Who knows. Who cares. Hemant Mehta created a scholarship fund for her because he wanted to. We created the t-shirts that helped build that fund because we wanted to. Jessica isn't "entitled" to it, we all did it of our own free will. Others could do the same for you, of course. Maybe you should go to some of the local churches and demand that they give you money. Let us know how that works out for you.


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By Chris Lawrence, with reporting from pool producer Larry Shaughnessy
U.S. Marines waiting for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to speak at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan Wednesday were ordered to leave the room and place their weapons outside.
The request, relayed by Sgt. Maj. Brandon Hall, was unusual because it's not customary to disarm for a defense secretary visit, but the Marines did as they were told. About two dozen unarmed Afghan soldiers also were in attendance.
Panetta arrived in Afghanistan Wednesday for a two-day visit amid heightened tensions after an American soldier allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians in their homes Sunday.
The order to disarm came from Maj. Gen. Mark Gurganus, who commands troops in Helmand province.
Asked about the move, Hall told the New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller: "Somebody got itchy, that's all I've got to say. Somebody got itchy; we just adjust."
Gurganus later told reporters the decision had nothing to do with the weekend shooting, and said it was because the Afghan soldiers in attendance were unarmed and he did not want them treated differently than the Marines.
"This is not a big deal," Gurganus said. But he then added that "you've got one of the most important people in the world in the room," referring to Panetta. When it was pointed out that this had not been the custom, Gurganus - who is new to the post - replied, "There's a new sheriff in town."
A senior defense official told CNN that Gurganus made the decision to have all coalition troops disarm on Tuesday, but "the order never got passed down the line to the individual units. So, unfortunately, it wasn't until all the Marines were sitting down Wednesday that anyone realized what the general really wanted. It looked bad. But at that point they needed to comply with the order."
Several Marines said they had never seen a situation like this, although they do not believe the decision resulted from any security concerns. The senior defense official said Gurganus was under orders to make partnership a priority, and he felt that "it wouldn't be right to have armed Marines sitting next to unarmed Afghan soldiers. He wants to promote the mission of partnership."
Security procedures involving the handling of weapons vary according to protocols issued by International Security Assistance Force command, as well as the discretion of individual regional and base commanders.
At some bases, troops entering mess halls are required to remove the clip from their weapon and clear any rounds from the chamber. The senior defense official also said security has been increased in varying degrees in the past month or so, following the Quran burning. For example, in Kabul, as recently as seven days ago troops were required to carry their weapons everywhere, with the ammunition clip loaded but no round chambered, the official said.
The order for the Marines to disarm at Camp Leatherneck was not connected to a separate incident that took place Wednesday at an adjoining British military base in Afghanistan, the defense official said.
In that incident, an Afghan national stole a vehicle and drove it through at least one layer of perimeter security onto the runway at Camp Bastion around the same time Panetta was arriving there from a previous visit to Kyrgystan, a defense official said. A British soldier was injured by the vehicle before it was driven into a ditch, a defense official said. The driver ran out of the vehicle on fire. Coalition troops were able to extinguish the fire and he was transported for treatment, according to Pentagon spokesman George Little.
The Afghan national was wearing a "desert utility uniform," similar to the ones coalition troops give to translators and other unarmed locals working with them, a defense official said. Coalition troops searched the man after putting out the flames and apprehending him, but they did not find an explosive device on him, according to the official. No motive or the Afghan's intent was known.
NATO officials said Panetta was never in any danger during his time at Camp Bastion. His plane was diverted upon landing, according to Little.
Camp Leatherneck and Camp Bastion are adjoining bases located in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The United States runs the facilities at Camp Leatherneck, while the British oversee Camp Bastion.
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Think any of my brother jarheads gave it a thought ? We're all crazy enough to understand the point made by the General.... and calm enough to follow the order knowing that others had our backs....in VN I went to a Bob Hope show unarmed because it would have upset people at home to see guns...but I also knew who was out of camera range...no sweat. Many of the people ranting here have no military experience...fewer are Marines.
The American government doesn't care about it's service men and women. They're about to get involved in yet another illegal conflict and sacrifice more American blood for their special interests(Syria, Iran).
Remember this Soldiers when our government declares martial law and they want you to start arresting American's.
Disgusting Spectacle of American Soldiers Disarmed
You're all a bunch of wind bag idiots. No one cares what any of you think!!!!
"(Major General) Gurganus later told reporters the decision had nothing to do with the weekend shooting, and said it was because the Afghan soldiers in attendance were unarmed and he did not want them treated differently than the Marines."
Horse hockey!
First, you NEVER ask Soldiers or Marines to disarm themselves in war zone for ANY reason!
Second, it was ALREADY policy for Afghanis attending such gatherings to do so UNARMED, so the general's claim is an excuse, not a reason, and was a lie to boot.
Seems like our generals are getting so PC they forget to include their BALLS when they put their pants on. I would be willing to bet hat someone in Panetta's entourage requested this action, probably generalizing from one Army NCO snapping and going on a killing rampage against Afghan civilians (maybe as revenge for the seven US soldiers murdered in cold blood by their Afghan counterparts).
The act of one soldier should not make our SECDEF scared of our own troops. What these Marines were told to do in disarming themselves was shameful and wrong.
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what the heck do credit card have to do with disarmement?
Maj. Gen. Mark Gurganus must be relieved of command for dereliction of duty and putting US military personnel lives at risk in a hostile country. Especially in light of very recent events. He shows very poor judgment at the expense of US Marines. I have a hard time believing that Maj. Gen. Gurganus is a dedicated military commander; he is more concerned about politics than the men and women serving under him. He is a real coward!
This is what happens when you are "generally" proud of your soldiers
When a leader can't trust his own soldiers, then you can't win a war.
Ok correction they do make mention of it but only to make the ludicrous assertion that the two aren't related.
Man drives exploding truck at his plane in then he later requests disarming of soldiers, but oh no, the two aren't related nothing to see here.
This proves administration does not trust its own military! Soon secret service will be replaced by trusty Alqaeda and Taliban.
This is what happens when you are "generally" proud of your soldiers.
When a leader can't trust his own soldiers, then you can't win a war.
Unbelievable! Marines unarmed in a war zone! So what if Camp Leatherneck is a 'secure' base. So what that the Afghans were asked to disarm! Might I remind everyone what happened on January 15, 2011 in Iraq? Two US Army Soldiers were killed, one wounded shot in the head by an Iraqi they had been training and should have only had access to "dummy ammo" So, the statement given by Maj. Gen. Mark Gurganus is ridiculous. He puts his own troops in the same basket? No way, no excuse. The Afghans should be unarmed, so what if they felt "different"! I understand the cautious, no doubt there are fools out there, military and otherwise. However, they are everywhere including the highest positions in our government.
General Mark "the anus" Gurganus should be relieved of command immediately. And if the Commandant of the Marine Corps agrees this was a reasonable and prudent action, he should resign. Forcing officers to surrender sidearms is an insult. It demonstrated "feather-merchant" Gurganus is not fit to command a latrine cleaning squad and has the judgement of a moth.
when obama gave a speech at u.s. naval academy, he would not go on stage until every naval officer had been disarmed. everyone had to give up their swords, that are part and participle of the oath they take. caveat emtor; defend your country with paper, not the sword, hah ha hah.
Somebody really needs to go out more...
"you've got one of the most important people in the world in the room," referring to Panetta.
If soldiers were disarmed in order to be treated the same as Muslim soldeirs, it is fair enough but begs the question, why the hell do you have soldiers you cant trust and why might they want you dead... Anybody who thinks you can invade a country then torture, abuse and massacre a poulation at will, then ask them to join your army, needs their head examined...
Disgraceful. A marine general bowing down tomdomthe pc thing. I would suggest that the next time pancetta shows up Marines should remain outside and armed. To ask Marines in an active combat zone to disarm is dangerous and could have led to a tragic event. I don't care about pancetta, he's a political hack and could be replaced in seconds.
And people say we have nothing to fear from the government.
Reminds me of Adolph Hitler during final phase of World War II :(.
Even his Field Marshals and Generals had to forsake their belts and sidearm prior meeting with their Fuhrer.
Yet do not forget, that it was top "Station Chief" Panetta who "got" Osama. Whether that was a major factor is anybody's guess; is bound to bring up more controversial issues.
This is B.S. Pretty sad the Secretary of Defense doesn't trust his own troops.
It seems that the screening of them has become ineffective – They are acting like psychopaths lately.
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Thank you, Yob... Bunch of idiots here.
Because they have seen 4-5 active tours genius. These soldiers are being pushed to their limits. Our government could care less about their well being.
I'm sure you would ROFL if you knew what Panetta means in Portuguese slang...
This is stupid. so now we dont trust our own troops? then our we are further insulted by a lame ass excuse of not being treated different from afghans. what a slap in the face. this is to me and all my brothers in arms Go fight be injured scarred and die for us, but dnt sit around me armed while i give some lame ass speech no one cares about while you could be doing better things
We are surounded by inept leaders while the oil and weapons industry get rich!
Yea, hehehehe, could Panetta's paranoia problem progress profusely into something quite disturbing? Perhaps, it's common among traitors. He ought to consider resigning and seek professional help. He's worthless anyway, except to the globalist agenda.
Who do you think should be Secretary of Defense?
I am convinced Mickey Mouse can do a much better job!
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Who should be the sec of defense ? Mother Teresa if she were alive. The Dali Lama should be, cause he's not into war, rape and plunder, and colonization. George Carlin would be my other choice.
The reason why the marines were disarmed is because the speech was not just for the Marines, it was for the Afghan National Army there too. So, if the afghani's were told to put away their weapons and the Marines got to keep theirs it would look bad. The idea here is, Panetta was worried about the ANA shooting him, not the marines. But, as I said, one Army without weapons sitting with another WITH weapons shows unfairness and would further hurt the situation the U.S. Army Soldier got all coalition forces in (God bless him though).
I would like to add: This procedure shouldn't be looked so hard into. If it is defense people are worried about for these Marines, don't be worried. There is a perimeter outside of leatherneck with towers and guards, a roving guard on the ground, and probably numerous patrols outside of the base. Every local national that works on or near leatherneck probably has an escort as well.
Its not a big deal...really lol. The Marines will be fine.
Dont forget about the Cobra attack helicopters patrolling around Leatherneck and Bastion!


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Drolgerg & wife took a brief break in Istanbul.
This is their story
There are actually times when you shouldn't listen to what your mother tells you. We had decided that for our 3-day trip we were going to pack as light as possible so as to avoid tedium of the baggage carousel & take all our luggage on the 'plane. We did our research on what you can't take through customs: most liquids, aerosols, sharp pointy things, rocket-propelled grenades, meerkats & the like.
We stayed overnight with my wife's parents as they're close to Heathrow & they own beds & ovens & such that conveniently have walls & roofs built around them
After an intervention over my wife's latest scheme to bring down the government, or at least people she doesn't like, we got onto how smug we were feeling at cramming all our stuff into itsy bitsy cases.
"You can't take mascara you know" mother-in-law says.
"What?" says my wife.
I say nothing as I'm not entirely sure what mascara is. Also in conversation involving my wife's family I find that it's generally the best policy anyway. Also they don't pay any attention to anything I have to say, which is probably quite reasonable actually.
Mother-in-law is very convincing. Wife decides that she can go without her ladyshave, scissors, lotions & potions but no way in the world can she go to Turkey for 3 days without this mascara stuff.I've left behind my deodorant & razor, so by holiday's end I expect to look & smell like this:
Despite the lack of deodorant probably being more her problem than mine, the fact remains that now all my sacrifices are in vain, so we check in her luggage regardless, mascara & all.
Turns out mother-in-law dearest was wrong – you can take mascara (less than 100ml) onto airplanes! So there you go kids – sometimes what your parents say is actually total codswollop!
She's lovely really, just wrong about mascara. Holiday off to great start!
Got luggage almost straight away at Istanbul airport, luckily, then off we went to the hotel.
So what do you think?
Is mascara evil?
Should you listen to your mother-in-law?
Do I look better with a beard?
Should we be allowed to take our meerkats on 'planes?
My advanced psychomattress research techniques tell me that the average Blog of Drolgerg reader is smarter than the average bear, so I'd love to hear your comments here.
More to come: with nicer pictures, hopefully