Popping

Q. Why does a popcorn kernel ‘pop’ when it is roasted?A. There are six main kinds of corn such as flour corn and sweet corn, but only pop corn would pop when subjected to proper heat.A pop corn kernel is sort of a sealed container the outer coating of which encloses a layer of hard starch as well as core of soft moisture-laden starch. The amount of moisture is 13.5% to 14%, considered optimum

  July 13, 2008 Pill-Popping Pets By JAMES VLAHOS Max retrieves Frisbees. He gobbles jelly beans. He chases deer. He is — and this should be remembered when discussions of cases like his blunder into the thickets of cognitive ethology, normative psychology and intraspecies solipsism — a good dog. [...]

Many of us want to pop our pimples the moment we see them on our face or other parts of the skin. You need not always wait for your pimples to burst out without giving you due advice, you may initiate to pop them. Though popping pimples is not recommended, it does not mean you can’t do it on your own.It’s quite easy but there are important things to note. Here are some guidelines that you have

LOS ANGELES - After helping lift the rejuvenated Incredible Hulk series over the hundred million dollar mark, Iron Man's Robert Downey, Jr. finds himself in demand and overworked.Hot on the heels of the $300 million success that was Iron Man, the smart folks behind The Incredible Hulk, who already had a cameo for Downey's Tony Stark character lined up, decided to push up the appearance of the bit

These popular and addictive Japanese toy keychains are back, and now with new colours! These interesting toy keychains from Bandai allows you to pop edamame beans practically anywhere to fill in random bouts of boredom. Following the previous generation of edamame soybean pod keychains with new faces, the third generation comes in four new colours [...]

Apparently, half of us pop vitamins and supplements on a daily basis. That's what the American Dietetic Association has surveyed. That all sounds fine because beauty really begins from the inside. But do you exceed the dosages? Do you need all these pills? Is there a vitamin overload?Some medical experts seem to think so, and that's been the buzz in the headlines today. Watch what you are popping

In honor of the June 24 release of Definitely, Maybe Universal Home Video is giving away a 3-pack of romantic DVDs including Definitely, Maybe; Love, Actually; and Notting Hill. All you have to do is submit your proposal story on 5 Minutes for Mom. As an intro to the post, I wrote mine and Terry's story. Go check it out--I bared the deeply disturbed soul of a twenty-one- year-old old maid and

LONDON: It’s no longer the oldies who are taking anti-impotency pills. Now-a-days, even younger men are turning to enhancers to meet the increasing bedroom demands of their modern female partners, claim experts. According to them, today’s modern women, inspired by strong female characters in films like ‘Sex and the City’, have become more vocal about [...]

Okay here are two videos, see for yourself:The cell phones popping pop cornsHere's another one:The truth.Tags: Cell Phones Pop Corns, Cell Phone Radiation, Pop Corn Hoax ----- If you like what you are reading here, be sure to stop by

Okay here are two videos, see for yourself:The cell phones popping pop cornsHere's another one:The truth.Tags: Cell Phones Pop Corns, Cell Phone Radiation, Pop Corn Hoax ----- If you like what you are reading here, be sure to stop by :)

The first time I saw this on yahoo, I didn't read or watched it. I just thought it is not possible and considered the video will be something stupid just to catch attention. And indeed it is. How can cell phones pop pop corns? unless you make it really hot. If you have tried cooking pop corns, you will know it needs a certain kind of heat level to make it pop and I don't think cell phones could be

Check out this really cool theme music from Nokia based on a Pop rhythm rather than the old blings&dings..really nice with a Chinese finish. You should really have a ear full of it. Get iT!!!!!

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After months of playing coy, newlyweds Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz have made it official: Yes, they’re expecting a baby. “While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm that we are expecting our first child,” said a statement Wednesday on Wentz’s blog. “This is truly the [...]

“If you thought the colour yellow was not in Vogue this summer, then, get ready to be dazzled by this sizzling actor-cum-businesswoman! She is the pretty Preity Zinta, whose flashy-splashy yellow attire gives a whole new ‘image makeover’, not to the actress, but to the colour yellow! We are referring to the gorgeous lady, whose [...]

Are you considering the possibility of using an Online Dating Service to find the Date or Love of your dreams? Yes? Well, did you know that the most important part of finding your special someone through an Online Dating Site is your profile. As explained in my book "the Ultimate Online Dating Handbook" even if you plan on being proactive in your search, you will still need a stellar dating profil

For more, check out eyelickers Youtube homepage…theres 5 eyepopping videos to enjoy. These are my eyeball videos. I seem to have an eyeball fetish, although I can’t really explain why… So, don’t blame on me. This is my talent. via

The popular fitness reality show American Gladiators is going to air its second season on NBC tomorrow and (OMG!) the Gladiators are staggering images of perfection! On a more serious note though, has it ever occurred to you that almost all of these buffed and super-fit gods and goddesses seem to have bulging veins crisscrossing their bodies? The women especially looked rather fierce (and hot!)

Prevent GNOME Do from Popping Up at Logon [Linux Tip] The Digi.Wander.Lust blog posts a handy tip for users of Linux application launcher GNOME Do but finds its default pop-up at logon a bit annoying. If you're rocking an Ubuntu system, head to the "Sessions" item in your "Preferences" menu, select GNOME Do and hit edit, then add —quiet (use two dashes, as shown in the pic) to the "Command" field (or edit whatever auto-launcher brings up GNOME Do in other distributions). It's a nice way to save a click and ensure a clean logon screen. QuickTip: How to hide Gnome Do during logon [Digi.Wander.Lust] Link - Kevin Purdy - Tue, 06 May 2008 12:35:00 GMT - Feed (44 subs) Application Launcher Application Launchers application launching Lin

By: Bogdan Botezatu, Hardware Editor Nvidia, is reportedly ready to present its new GeForce 9600 graphics cards GSO to fight AMD in the upcoming Radeon 4800 graphics cards in the series. As soon arrive GeForce 9600 GEO will be a direct competitor in AMD unreleased HD Radeon 3830 graphics card and is expected to fill the gap between existing 9600 GT and the upcoming 9600 GS.According to Nvidia partners in production, the first GEO 9600 models will be available in early May, but most manufacturers have not yet set prices for their new products. Nevertheless, XFX necessarily be the first on the market since 9600 GSO Sacrifice. However, EVGA is the first partner of Nvidia officially proud of their product GSO 9600.EVGA produces two cards, both based on 65nm chip embedded G92, with 96 shader u

“Judy” needed more and more of the prescription pain medication in order to manage her pain, and soon her life began to spiral out of control. Soon, Judy was visiting several doctors to get pain medication prescriptions. While insurance would normally pay for a reasonable amount of the needed medicine, Judy had to come [...]

Daren and I signed up to be on a co-ed baseball team. I haven’t played softball since before Thomas was born and I was um, well… pretty crappy at it back then. I don’t know anyone else on the team except the woman I gave our money to.  I saw the ad at the gym for much [...]

The Pilcrow Lit Fest "Five With" Katie has been posted. Check it out, yo. I just popped my literary festival interview cherry. In other Pilish dish, Pilcrow is on Twitter, twitterfriend them hard for the latest updates and such. Pilcrow is also accepting donations, so fabulous. We can put our love of all things literary where our mouths are and chalk up a few buckaroos. I know I'm way behind on my meemish detail. Let's not judge, tomorrow I'll start posting like nobody's bizola.

An art film by Wim Delvoye features macro closeups of zits popping. Lovely stuff! If your an avid fan of zit popping footage, take a look here, here and here! (About Blank seems to be becoming zit popping central!) via

So the doctor says ragweed is the culprit! It’s evil in several different ways, and can have a huge effect on the health of people and the health of neighborhoods. I guess I’ve developed a new allergy. He says next year probably won’t be as bad. You can help me, and thousands like me who [...]

Raise your hand if you are just one of the millions of people who have relied on over the counter weight loss pills?  Well I’m raising my hand right along with you.  For me, it was Metabolife.  Gosh I loved that stuff.  The full feeling I got during a meal, the added energy, the 50 pound weight loss… yep, it was all good! The appeal of losing weight quickly is hard to pass up. But do they actually work? And are they a safe option for weight loss?  Here’s my answer - Yes, for me it worked.  No, it was not healthy!  (And let’s not mention the fact that I gained the weight all right back as soon as I stoped taking them!!) Nor is the Dexatrim I took or any of the other various ones I tried - oh wait, now its all coming back to me… Chromium, Trim

 am soooo proud… i knew she could do it…    dog popped balloons on Kelly and Regis and wins the Guinness World record for balloon popping…Anastasia, the balloon-popping dog, popped 100 balloons in just 44.4 seconds, breaking the old record of 53.7. now this is something that my cici could do in a heartbeat… sillier than the average bear, [...]

I was talking to my mum last night. She wanted to discuss what would happen should she “pop her clogs” as she put it. She only 71 but as she said, nobody knows when it’s going to happen and these things need to be discussed. She also asked what I wanted to happen should I be the one to go first. Not a nice subject by any means but it’s better everybody knows what each of us wants so there’s no disputing it when we’re no longer here to have our say. Personally I want to be buried in a wood, in a cardboard coffin, preferably with a tree planted on top of me, although that isn't always possible. Mum said she’d honour my wishes although she felt the cardboard box bit seemed a bit mean and would have liked a proper gravestone but understood that I don’t have the same views a

I was talking to my mum last night. She wanted to discuss what would happen should she “pop her clogs” as she put it. She only 71 but as she said, nobody knows when it’s going to happen and these things need to be discussed. She also asked what I wanted to happen should I be the one to go first. Not a nice subject by any means but it’s better everybody knows what each of us wants so there’s no disputing it when we’re no longer here to have our say. Personally I want to be buried in a wood, in a cardboard coffin, preferably with a tree planted on top of me, although that isn't always possible. Mum said she’d honour my wishes although she felt the cardboard box bit seemed a bit mean and would have liked a proper gravestone but understood that I don’t have the same views a

(how to pop a pimple)We all get the craving...When you see a unsightely pimple on your face, you most probably get a urge to pick at it. As you know, once you start picking at your pimples...the pimple starts to swell. Why is this?Well, in lamens terms it's because you are irritating your skin and it then fills up with blood to sooth it. This is what causes the swelling.There are 3 things you should NEVER do when trying to pop your pimples.1. Never pop a pimple which hasn't surfaced yet!(how to pop a pimple)It must be very irritating and embarrasing to walk around with a big dot on your face, but hey...it's temporary. If you are going to try to pop a pimple while it hasn't completely surfaced yet, you are going to get a scar and those scars are very difficult to get rid off.Solution - The

Okay, so these aren't sours, but they're so strange I just couldn't resist. So from time to time, I'll review non-sour candies that are unusual or just plain fun. If you've never had a mini egg before, they're one of the great wonders of the Valentines/Easter candy season. The outside is a sweet, milky candy shell. The inside is smooth milk chocolate that's not too sweet or bitter. With this

Back in the dark ages when I was sixteen, shopkeepers blithely sold school kids cigarettes for ten p a pop. I had spent five years in a rather posh girls' school that smelt like old cabbage and like old cabbage was riddled with spinster teachers who were as hideous as grotesque caterpillars. At that school you could be expelled for dying your hair blue or smoking in the bogs. Consequently I made my escape sharpish to the local comprehensive where you could buy a selection of illegal substances at the school gates and where the teachers turned a blind eye if you smoked weed in the sixth form common room (I kid you not). We often smoked joints on Hampstead Heath (which was where the school was located), and soon after I started at the comprehensive, I realized I had entered an extremely soph

(How To Pop A Pimple)You wake up early in the morning and make your way to the bathroom. There you are greeted by a scary sight. It's a pimple. A big one! What scares you even more is it appears to be laughing at you. Well that is just your imagination playing tricks on you. Here's the big problem today is a big day for you. Maybe it's that big date you've been waiting for. This pimple, which appears to have surfaced because of excitement or stress, can not interfere with you plans.(How To Pop A Pimple)So you decide the only way to take care of this is to nuke this pimple. Squeezing, pushing and cutting whatever it takes you determine to get this zit off your face. But wait! You are making the wrong move. Often times we think that crushing that sucker will get rid of it. Instead it can end

Technically speaking, the idea of guerrilla retail has been around for many years. In the Middle East, for example, the word "Basta" is common Arabic slang for a temporary stall located in the market or in the street. Residents of cities across the world are familiar with their local basta versions. Americans love their garage sales. Yet, the modern concept of guerrilla stores, also known as

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A glowing Christina Aguilera shows off her beautiful baby bump as she leaves the doctor’s office in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Christina, who is expecting a boy, has reportedly opted to give birth by c-section at the beginning of the New Year. Baby pictures will follow shortly after on The Derrty Truth!!! Christina Aguilera

From China DailyOn his recent visit to Uzbekistan, Premier Wen Jiabao said the Chinese government would prevent bubbles from forming in the capital market and dramatic fluctuations from harming the stock market.He said the government is bound to establish a transparent and fair market, in which the interests of businesses and the investors are protected. The soundness of the stock market is crucial to both investors and the prosperity of the national economy. He also said the government will rely only on market-oriented means to achieve this goal.These were Premier Wen's first public remarks about the stock market since it entered a bullish period in 2005. The timing of his remarks reflects the authorities' concern over possible bubbles in the stock market and the economy.Property prices have followed a steep trajectory upward in recent years. That momentum soon spread to stock prices. The interaction between the two helped sustain the boom over the years.The prices of property and s

Popping Up in All the Right PlacesAnother piece of paper pops up in my search on Professor Timothy David. Yes, yes, yes his name is in the Attorney General's Office Infant Death Review Cases ( 21st December 2004). It says " Professor Tim David who provided particular assistance to the Attorney General as detailed in his report". Is he the only expert witness around? Again, he is everywhere. A few years ago, he pops up in Sally Clark's criminal trial, cites some rare disorder and then pops in again in Steven Clark's complaint about David Southall to the GMC. He then turns up at the Attorney General's Office. In the meantime, he crows against David Southall in a number of cases where he is the opposition expert. Not only that, he was apparently the expert advisor on the Dispatches Programme that David Southall commented on ( Clark complaint). Now his team in Manchester are getting payments from the Clark Fund. He still continues again as expert in the second series of complaints agai

Bubble Wrap (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=bubble+wrap). The kind of stuff that you'll find in a box when you ordered something, protecting your goods. For unknown reason, everybody likes to pop all those bubbles. It's fun, timekilling and kind of useless. Once you start popping, most people have the urge to pop the full bubble wrap. Feel free to admit that you're one of those people. Some designers have taken good advantage for this habit. Others know how to make something really cool with bubble wrap.

Having a passion for popping can take on multiple forms. Apparently, bubble wrap celebrated it's 50th birthday recently. Violet Blue kindly points to who is receiving pleasure from 50 years of insatiable popping. From bras to bikinis, and "kittehs", too, bubble wrap has laid a foundation in becoming a fetish. While many leave their lust as casual habit, there's always those who prefer it hardcore.Previously: Popping her chocolate-covered cherryNervous habits go mobiletags technorati : bikinis bras bubblewrap fetish pleasure pop popping violetblue

House prices suffer worst fall in index historyby Reuters - 8/28/07 snip:An index measuring U.S. house prices suffered its worst decline since its creation 20 years ago, and there is no sign of a bottom for the market, according to a report compiled by Standard and Poor's and economist Robert Shiller. [chart at right]The S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index fell 3.2 percent to 183.89 last quarter from the same period in 2006, its sharpest decline in the index's history dating back to 1987, S&P said in a statement. The pace of decline accelerated from 1.6 percent in the first quarter. "The pullback in the U.S. residential real estate market is showing no signs of slowing down," Shiller, the creator of the index and chief economist at MacroMarkets LLC in Madison, New Jersey, said in the statement. The report adds to recent indications that the housing slump that began in late 2005 may worsen...US could be heading for recession by Telelgraph UK - 8/28/07 snip:Former US Trea

Tabu's boobs popping out-Tabu new hot,sexy picture.Look at her boobs in the jacket,inviting to suck her nipples,awesome.Enjoy! Trisha's new hot exposure-Trisha's wet boob show in a new film.Looking like trisha increased her boobs size.Have a look at her cute boobs,Enjoy!

By Arnold Hexden Zit popping may not be such a good idea after all, as without really realizing what you are doing; it could actually lead to a worsening of the acne condition. Some people even recommend speaking with a dermatologist to get the complete facts regarding whether or not it is advisable to pop that zit or not. Dermatologists are the best persons to advise you about zit popping and don't be surprised if you are advised against it.Handle With Gentle CareZit popping can often require handling the zit with gentle care, which if mishandled or done too aggressively, can actually cause a major zit disaster. It is better to leave the zit alone and let a qualified person such as a dermatologist handle the situation. However, people are often given to squeezing though they must necessarily handle this with care otherwise there may be left many scars that can only cause a worsening in the appearance of your skin.The best method of handling zits would be to first closely inspect what

  Back in my freshman year in medical school, we were repeatedly told back in Otorhinolaryngology (the new term for ENT) and Dermatology that popping acne is a no-no. It’s not just about the atrophic (crater-like) scars that bad pimples could produce. According to the lecturers, the act of squeezing pus out of your infected hair follicles (that’s what a pimple is) can introduce bacteria to the cavernous sinus - a mesh of thin-walled blood vessels that are close to the sphenoid bone. These vessels drain an imaginary triangle with your nose smack at the middle. What does that mean?   Well, the cavernous sinus is also in contact with the brain.   If you refuse to accept the obvious, let me run it down for you.     When your follicle gets infected, you develop a pimple. If your pimple is inside the cavernous triangle and you pop it, you introduce bacteria to the cavernous sinus. The cavernous sinus is very close to the brain, so bacteria can spread h

This is the actress I hate most because she does not expose and try to prover herself sexy and hot. Her blouse size is quite small or her boobs are big enough to make anything small, For me its the blouse which is small otherwise her boobs are very flat.

73.000 tablets. That's the amount of pills dear Nicole Richie have been swallowing the last 4 years. That's about 50 pills a day!! (Christ, woman!) This was revealed in May when Nic was committed to a clinic in California. At the time the star weighed only 37 kg. The pills was mostly painkillers and muscle relaxants. To that you can add all the drugs she's been inhaling. No wonder her little body looks like a dead woman's. She committed herself because her boyfriend threatened to leave her, and she apparently told the nurses that she was preggers as well.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Gerard Onley, designer of Onley Make Believe Decorative Throw Pillows (OMB), today unveiled the latest additions to its collection of decorative pillows which can be found at the Company’s website (http://www.onleymakebelieve.com/whatsnew2007.htm). OMB is known for its selection of innovative handmade pillows, and again has chosen not to disappoint its audience. In business since 1996, OMB has continued to expand its pillows galleries to include: Headline News (imported cotton news printed fabric); Strike One (with embroidered stitching resembling a baseball); Zip Lock (accented in real zippers); and Bondage (which is self explanatory). Again, Gerard has brought a “fashion edge” to his new designs, giving them a very sleek and sophisticated appeal (something that is more likely to be associated with designer clothing)…and why not? With a strong visual presentation in mainly Black and Cream and with the use of simple fabrics, Cotton Duck, Linen, and Jut

I feel I speak for everyone when I say bubble wrap is one of the best reasons for getting large packages in the mail. I don’t know exactly why it’s so appealing. Is it the texture? The interactivity? The satisfying “pop” noise it makes when you squeeze? The taste? Wait, what? The taste? Yes, you heard me. The geniuses over at DeLessio Market in San Francisco make Chocolate Bubble Wrap. What a great idea! The bubble wrap comes in several flavors, such as Milk Chocolate with Macadamia Nut Brittle, White Chocolate with Roasted Salted Cashews, and Bittersweet with Cocoa Nibs. There are several purchasing options as well, in case you want to give it as a gift or just buy it in bulk for yourself. I wonder if regular bubble wrap keeps the chocolate safe when they ship it to you? Only one way to find out! Chocolate Bubble Wrap

You may have heard about fish oil being good for your heart. And perhaps you know it is also the Prozac of the deep. But after a few weeks of popping Omega 3 pills, you may not only find your mind on an even keel, but full of all kinds of naughty thoughts as well.Fish oil contains the Omega 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA . The human body cannot manufacture these on its own. A large concentration of these fatty acids are contained in the brain, because it is true we really are fat heads.Some scientists have hypothesized the homo sapien evolutionary rocket took off when humanoids began feasting on fish. Our brains zoomed into Warp overdrive with the new nutrients, and we became a whole different being.In 1999 Dr. Andrew Stoll of Harvard’s Medical School really sparked interest with a study showing the effectiveness of Omega 3 fish oil in the treatment of bi polar conditions. It has since been shown to be effective in depression, ADD, Alzheimer’s--and makes you smarter as well. You can re

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Just back in from the garden, where the peas will be ready to pick in a few weeks. Nobody in our family loved peas more than Magic. We’d have to race him back there just for the chance to eat a few raw off the vine, before Magic would have them polished off. He would have been eight today, if the neurological damage from Lyme disease hadn’t claimed him far too early.

YAY! got to school this morning and was informed that my popcorn machine FINALLY arrived. my co-teacher had actually called to cancel the order because it was taking so long... and i was certain i'd never get it! but it came!!!! YAY!!! it's the cutest thing ever... and in true korean style it's shaped like a penguin!!! (of all things!)in all it's penguin gloryfirst pops!it's fast and efficient!anyone who knows me knows how much i LOVE popcorn... i can't live without it. i've been eating the microwave kind for years, but they don't have any light or fat free here in korea... i've gotten so used to light and butter free that i can't really stand the stuff anymore, so this is the perfect solution! i can put whatever i like on it! (usually kernels flavour powder, but i'm all out and waiting for more to arrive from canada... hint... hint... ;~) anyway, just so happy... at least one good thing happened today.

Neha Dhupia is so involved in dancing at some party or function that she is not realising that her boobs are potruding out...They are already out to huge extent...a bit more and the nipples would have been visible..

Wenn es um popping und liquid dance geht, dann kann hier nur David Elsewhere genannt werden. Dieser wurde vor einigen Jahren, mit seinem Tanzvideo bei YouTube bekannt und überschwemmte die damalige Blogsphäre. So wurde er nicht nur im Netz berühmt, sondern auch für die Werbung und Hollywood interessant. Einige entdecken ihn erst jetzt und andere haben dafür einige Filme mit ihm zusammengetragen. Da ich seine Art sich zu bewegen einfach genial finde, wird David Elsewhere nun auch hier verewigt. Womit alles 2001 began: Link googlevideo Die Fortführung in 2003: Link googlevideo "Popping & Liquid Dance" vollständig lesen

Popping carries a certain anticipation with it. Whether it be bubble wrap or your first girlfriend, the anticipation is often times more pleasurable than the release. Claiming to be equally as addictive as bubble wrap, a San Francisco boutique has crafted chocolate bubble wrap. While it may not pose as a swallowing hazard to children, of-age oral sensations should always be under close supervision. The DeLessio market and bakery opens wide with a variety of chocolate mixtures for the tasting. Unfortunately, it looks as if they don't ship their products nationally. What would be more delicious than a chocolate bubble-wrapped package at your door?tags technorati : bubble-wrap chocolate pop popping

Introduction in Las Vegas of La Sphere, a system resulting from a long term ambitious project: the creation of a true 4-way co-axial point source with no mechanical compromise, driven by a specific digital signal processing, able to outshine the Atlantis.AN ACOUSTICAL MASTERPIECETHE QC55 4-WAY CO-AXIAL UNITTo create this acoustical Graal, we first had to design and validate 2 hi-end subsets, the TC23 and the 55ND46.The TC23 3-way co-axial driverBecause they form a portion of pulsating sphere, the 3 co-axial transducers from the TC23 present a constant directivity index, as the smaller membranes are not affected directivity wise by the larger ones.To obtain such a result without compromising on the linearity, efficiency and power handling parameters of each way, our engineers have been using all their know-how and experience in the exclusive use of hi-end technologies like the in house die-casting of Rohacell foam or the most powerful rare earth magnets available. Fitted in a lens made

From BloggingStocks Posted Feb 2nd 2007 4:22PM by Zac Bissonnette Filed under: International markets, Internet Marketwatch columnist John Shinal makes a strong case that China is in the midst of a bubble. The Shanghai Composite Index, which is up over 130%, dropped 5% in one day after Chinese official Cheng Siwei referred to the rise (perhaps best symbolized by Chinese homeowners who are taking out home equity loans to speculate in the stock market) as a bubble. There were shades of Alan Greenspan's irrational exuberance speech (which was reacted to in a similar fashion and then largely as ignored as Greenspan kept quiet for the rest of the bull market) in Siwei's statement? [Read more]

It was a normal morning yesterday--I was just drinking Diet Coke at the computer while the kids finished getting ready for school.  And then what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a frantic e-mail from Chilihead telling me I was a finalist in the parenting category of this. The Weblog Awards. The Big Boys of blog awards.  The Grand Cahuna.  The Whole Enchilada.  The Mac Daddy.  (Insert more impressive cliches here; I'm too tired to think of any more). I very quickly did a Google search to see if there was, in fact, another Rocks In My Dryer parenting blog, because NO WAY could that be me.  And yet, it was. Wonders never cease.  I'm just a big old speechless ball of nerves over this, and very grateful to whoever (or whomever?  Drat, that gets me every time...) nominated me.  And at the risk of sounding like an utter cheese-ball, it really is a completely humbling honor just to be nominated.  The other parenting nominees