We had finished up our eventful and longer than expect breakfast at BOG and head on our way. We are roamers at heart and really just like walking around the park and taking it all in. Plus we were digesting so a ride didn't seem like a good idea.
We stopped by the castle walls in Fantasyland and took a few pictures before continuing on.
We walked through the Tangled bathrooms area and of course I took some more pictures there. Tangled is one of my absolute favorite Disney movies and I adore all the great theming in this area.
Next we headed to The Haunted Mansion so I could take a few pictures of my new HM bow on my ears. Before this trip (literally the night before ) I decided to make my ears have an interchangeable bow feature so I could have one pair of ears and just swap the bows out, so this was a special bow I made for the interchangeable ears.
This bow was A LOT of work so I was really proud of it and excited to take pictures. Mom sat over in a shady spot and caught up on Facebook.
It started pouring right at noon and I ran back to where mom was sitting and put the ears away and took the umbrella out. We were tucked under a tree hiding from the downpour, and when it let up a tiny bit we ran over into Memento Mori for some shelter.
I wear Birkenstocks a lot, including this day, which are not great rain shoes. And man was is pouring! I debated taking them off to when we ran for shelter, but I toughed it out.
The ran passed and we walked towards the front of the park. We stopped at the Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe to take some more pictures and look around. A Christmas sneak peak! (<-- I wrote this update back in September, so no Grace, this isn't a sneak peak now cause you took so long to post it, it's a thing of the past) It started raining again and we had to duck under that structure by the castle with 20 other people. After a few minutes, we decided it wasn't raining too bad so we decided to brave the sprinkling and walk down Main Street.
We left MK at 12:40pm and we walked to the Contemporary to catch the bus to Disney's Animal Kingdom. We waited for a while for the DAK bus, one had just driven away when we were walking over to the bus stop. It was so dang hot and steamy waiting for that bus! And there was no airflow underneath the bus platform. I had bought little handheld fans for us before our trip and they were coming in handy! Well not mine.. It didn't work well. The battery didn't hold a charge and the fan strength was pathetic. I used mom's because she wasn't using it and it helped me get it through the wait.
The bus came at 1:10 and we arrived at DAK at 1:30. We stopped to take some pictures on the way in.
We were running a little late for our fastpasses, but I was able to switch them to later times on the app during the bus ride. We headed straight to Asia to ride Everest. We stopped at a frozen lemonade cart to get one of the green poison apple mugs for my friend Jae and a frozen lemonade. After our purchases we continued on to Asia, we stopped quickly before getting on Everest because mom got a phone call. While she was on the phone I spilled the remainder of the frozen lemonade all of my shirt somehow. I know, I am very talented at spilling things.
The green poison apple cup for my friend, Jae! Jae is the best! We met on our DCP and she ended up staying down here for about another year or two and I came and visited her, but she had recently moved back home to Ohio and was missing Disney! And she reallyyy wanted this cup! It was HUGE!
I cleaned up my shirt from the frozen lemonade spill and mom finished her phone call, and then we headed onto Everest. We had a fastpass, but the standby line was only posted at 10 minutes anyway. The park was pretty dead.
Once we'd spotted the Yeti and lived to tell the story, we headed over to Africa for a safari! I stopped at a pin stand on the way there and bought some mystery pin packs and other pins. I got the ice cream pin set, two little mystery pouches, a Coco pin, and a Roger Rabbit 30th anniversary pin to gift to my dad. Then we headed over to safari but had a few minutes to kill so we poked around the gift shops.
We had to stop at the Fichwa Mickey wall for some pictures!
We jumped on the Safari right at 2:35 with a FP but there was a really short standby line, too. Our safari guide was Raffi (I might have spelled that wrong, I didn't see her name tag) and she was great! At the end of our safari she congratulated mom and was so sweet to her. We saw some great animals up close and personal which is always fun!
This is always one of my favorite spots on the safari!
After we got off the safari, my aunt Dianne called us to let us know she was going to be at the park soon. She lives in Florida down by Fort Myers and she had come up for the night to spend some time with us. We had a dining reservation at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge so we had her park there and take the bus over to the park.
We went to the front of the park to meet her and give her her magicband/tickets, and when she got in the park we went to Guest Relations to see if they could match our one last fastpass for her. Since it was so last minute, her deciding to come up, we weren't able to get her FP beforehand. But luckily the Guest Relations CM was able to make some magic for us and give her the same FP as us. He was so nice, I can't remember his name but he was from the same part of Florida as my aunt so we had fun chatting with him about.
We walked over to Pandora to ride Flight of Passage. This was our last FP for the day and we were very appreciative that they were able to give one to Dianne, too. The standby line wasn't nearly as long as you usually here it is. I believe it was 80 minutes.
This was also all of our first time's being in Pandora so it was awesome to see it finally! Back in May 2016, Mom and I were flying home from Disney sitting next to an Imagineer who was working on Pandora and he showed us some sneak peak pictures of the "floating mountains" he had on his phone. And then in 2017 I was there in March, just a few weeks before it opened but didn't get a chance to see it! We were seriously blown away!
I had no idea what to expect for FOP. I purposely hadn't watched any videos or seen any footage of it or really heard anything about it other than it was amazing. I actually thought it was on a track like Tron, I REALLY was going in blind. But I loved it, it was amazing.
After FOP, we got in line for Navi River. The posted wait time was 50 minutes, but we only waited 35 minutes. It was really good, I thought the animatronic was amazing. The air conditioning was even more amazing. But it was a little slow, but we knew that going in. We got off the ride and headed out of the park. I stopped and took a few pictures, then we grabbed a bus to DAKL.
All in all, we really enjoyed Pandora! I had wanted to try Satu'li Canteen, but we had to go eat dinner.
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We left the park at 5:10, and our dinner reservation was at 5:40. There was a DAKL bus waiting for us, and we got to Kidani Village at 5:25. We checked into Sanaa at 5:25 for dinner and had a just a little bit of a wait before being seated. This was our first time dining at Sanaa! We've ate at Boma before and really enjoy it there!
We sat outside while we waited, it wasn't too hot. There were quite a few other people in the same area as us so it was a little snug. We had a good time looking at the animals that were out and about. I, however, do not like bees. At all. Actually I love bees, I think they're really amazing and great. I don't like when they're anywhere near me though and there were quite a few hanging out in the same area as us and it was freaking me out, so I stood by the door while I waited.
I got a text that our table was ready and we headed in. Our server was Michael from Mount Morris, MI and he gave me major Woody Harrelson vibes.
We used the dining plan for mom and I, and we ordered the bread service with all nine sauces to start and we were able to do that rather than get dessert. Mom and I both ordered Malawi Mango Margaritas and it was so so good!
For the bread service it comes with Breads - Traditional Naan, Garlic-Ginger Naan, Spiced Naan, Onion Kucha, or Paneer Paratha. Accompaniments - Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Mango Chutney, Tomato-Date Jam, Tamarind Chutney, Coriander Chutney, Garlic Pickle, Red Chile Sambal, or Spicy Jalapeño-Lime Pickle.
I really couldn't tell the difference between the naan breads, except for the spice one which was spicy as heck. I don't like spicy stuff so I steered clear of the spicier things but I did try a little bit of all of them. We all felt the Garlic Pickle was gross, and I really like the roasted red pepper hummus, the tomato-date jam, and the tamarind chutney. I'm not a big fan of coriander and cilantro either so I wasn't a fan of the coriander chutney.
Our server Michael was chatting with us about his favorite combos, we didn't do too much mixing of sauces but we did a little! It was hard to remember what you were mixing with what after a while because there were so many different combinations.
For entrees, mom ordered the Potjie Inspired with the butter chicken, braised beef, cilantro-coconut vegetables, and basmati rice and I order the South African Braaivleis - fire-grilled meats with traditional accompaniments. Dianne order the Potjie Inspired with spicy Durban shrimp, cilantro-coconut vegetables, and basmati rice. Mom got to an extra because we were on the dining plan. We loved the butter chicken, and I really like the braised beef, mom wasn't too crazy about that. None of us were crazy about the cilantro-coconut vegetables. I really like the fire-grilled meats, the lamb was a little small but good!
We enjoyed Sanaa and were glad we tried it, we're not sure we'd go back soon. We did like it, but we didn't love it. We're not very adventurous eaters when it comes to spice so it wasn't really up our alley, but we definitely see why people love it! And we really really enjoyed the butter chicken! And the mango margaritas! We'd make the trip back for those!
We left Sanaa at 7:00pm, made a pit stop at the restrooms, and hang out on the balcony for a little while longer and admired the view and the animals.
I find Animal Kingdom Lodge so amazing. I remember my parents went on a trip without my sister and I in 2004 and stayed here and raved about it for so long. It's very high on my list of resorts to stay at!
We left DAKL and found Dianne's car in the parking lot and drove over to the TTC. Mom and looked around for our family brick from 1997. I found it back in 2015 when I was on my DCP, and it was pretty faded then. We didn't have luck finding it in the dark, but we planned on coming back on Thursday to look.
We rarely drive/park/go to the TTC, but I really just love these arrows!
I was trying so hard to zoom in on this old instagram picture and see our brick number but had no luck at all!
We took the monorail to MK and got into the park at 8:10pm. Happily Ever After was at 8:30pm so we walked down Main Street to right near Casey's Corner and scoped out a spot for the fireworks. This was my first time seeing HEA and I was really excited to see it. I'm a huge fan of Wishes so I was resistant to Happily Ever After.
I really liked it, but it'll never take the place of my one true love, Wishes. I got emotional when the Moana scene came on because I'm a big ole baby, and I thought it was a really cute show.
In the past, I've taken my DSLR to Disney and take a zillion pictures during the fireworks, and then never go through them or delete the bad ones off my computer but I actually know the settings on that so I can get a lot of good pictures. This trip I had my new Canon G7X which I love, but I couldn't figure out the fireworks feature so I only got a few good ones, but I was also just trying to take it all in for the first time.
After the fireworks we headed over to Tomorrowland, stopped at the purple wall for a quick photo, and got one ride in before the park closed at 9:00pm. We used our bonus FP from breakfast on Buzz. It was a good ride, I always love Buzz!
Is anyone else's natural instant to throw up a peace sign? Or is it just me?
We tried to hop on Peoplemover too, but they closed the line right before we could get on. We headed out of the park while Once Upon A Time was projecting on the castle. We stopped in the Confectionary because we wanted a sweet but nothing was speaking to us. I asked them if they still made my favorite rice krispies with peanut butter chips on them and I was told that they don't! Which was the saddest thing I'd heard all day!
We left the park at 9:10 and the monorail line looked insane so we opted for the ferry. The line at the ferry was absolutely insane as well, but we hoped it would be faster because more people fit on the ferry. They probably took about the same time. We got to the TTC at 9:50 and were back at the car by 10. We drove back to the Boardwalk, parked the car, and headed to the room. We went down to the bakery to grab a snack. I got a key lime pie, and mom got a fruit tart.
I saw one key lime pie left and then as I went to ordered it wasn't in the case anymore but the person before me didn't order it. I asked about it and the cashier ran backstage and grabbed it. I think one of the cast members wanted to buy it so they were tucking it away cause the store was about to close. I felt really bad, but I also really wanted the key lime pie.
We popped in Ample Hills Creamery and Dianne got an ice cream. Then we headed back up to the room with our treats. My key lime pie was so delicious. I only ate half of it and put the rest in the fridge for later.
I opened my pins that I bought at MNSSHP yesterday and at DAK today. Mom and Dianne both passed out quickly and I fall asleep shortly after. It was a long day and we were all ready to sleep sleep sleep.
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Sounds like such a great rest of the day from MK to AK to Dinner at AKL! So nice that your Aunt could join you and spend time with you! And really great that the CM could work some magic and get her a FP!
I'm surprised they couldn't at least give you a fastpass that was good for SDMT! I imagine many people there were doing both back to back. Hopefully they would get a pass to use their SDMT FP if they missed the window due to the fire drill!
Sounds like a great, fun-filled day! I love the Haunted Mansion ears too, super cute!
I'm a little late to the party, but joining in! What an awesome reason to go to Disney!! Loving your TR so far!
It was a great day! I know we were so thankful for that CM's magic! And thank you!!
I know haha seems silly that with such a big inconvenience they couldn't give fastpasses that would work for anything. I think they didn't work for PPF either but I can't remember on that. Thank you!
Thanks for joining! Definitely a great thing to be celebrating!
Nice to see a fellow Boston girl! I'm on the south shore!
My mom and I did a mother/daughter trip last year and it was one of my favorites!
Can't wait to read about the rest of your trip! I also followed your instagrams because your ears are adorable!
Hi there! Thanks for joining! We're metrowest Mother/daughter trips are the besttt!
I woke up at 7:30am, but mom and Auntie Dianne were still asleep. I took a quick shower, got ready for the day, and then headed down to get coffee in our refillable mugs from the Boardwalk Bakery at 8:20am and brought it back up to the room for everyone.
They were doing yoga out on the lawn! I think it would be so fun to do something like this at the resort!
I filled our two mugs with coffee and figured we could split them between the three of us using one of the to go cups in the room. But I ended up surrendering my coffee to my aunt and grabbing some later.
I was a little confused by their being 4 different places you could fill up the mugs, I knew the bakery was one for sure so I went there, but I later found out that I could've saved some time and walking by filling them at the Bellevue Lounge which was at the bottom of the elevators in our building.
I got back to the room and packed my backpack for the day and we headed out a few minutes before 9:00am. The game plan was to get to DHS for opening, but we weren't too stressed that we were a little behind schedule. We got to the friendship boat dock at 9:00am and were second in line. Mom wanted me to snap a picture of all our magic bands, such a content creator. The boat arrived at 9:05 and we docked at DHS at 9:25. I snapped a sneaky picture of one of the boat drivers because he looked like one of my friends.
Security was a breeze, they weren't making everyone go through the metal detectors. I had to go through but mom didn't. We headed straight towards Toy Story Land to get in line for Slinky Dog Dash. The posted wait time was 70 minutes and we were full prepared to wait.
I wasn't able to get a FP for SDD so we knew if we wanted to ride it we would have to wait in a long line. Luckily the line was moving quick and actually only took 35 minutes rather than 70! We chatted with the people in from of us, the daughter had just graduated from college and they were from Omaha, Nebraska.
We thought SDD was so much fun! Definitely worth the 35 minute wait, and definitely worth that long trek to the back of the park!
We got of Slinky Dog and I was already sweating! And it was only 10am! We headed over to Alien Swirling Saucers. Mom and I had a fastpass but Dianne didn't so we hopped in the standby line which had a posted wait time of 25 minutes. The line took 20 minutes but it didn't even feel like that long.
At the FP checkpoint mom spied a list of Toy Story trivia questions and asked me them. I got all them except for one! The ride was a lot of fun, I rode solo and I was flying from side to side. This ride really reminded me of the Tow Mater ride in DCA and I loved that ride, too!
When we got off Aliens, we stopped at Woody's Lunch Box for a Lunch Box Tart! The ovens were down so they were only serving certain things. Luckily they still had the tarts! A cast member was walking around with samples of the tarts so I had a sample of the chocolate-hazelnut tart.
My plan was to get both tarts when I ordered, but my sample was pretty big so I felt pretty satisfied on the chocolate-hazelnut front. So I ordered a raspberry tart and split it with mom. Dianne had tried the raspberry tart sample so she passed. We sat for a while until I bugged them enough to get up and move onto the next thing. I stopped to get some pictures in front of the Pixar ball. It was hilarious because though there was a small line by the ball people walking by were so oblivious to the fact that anyone would want to take a picture in front of it. They'd just walk right in the middle and stop there. Like uh hello? Excuse me.
After snapping a few pictures, we hopped in line for Toy Story Mania, which is an absolute favorite of mine and mom's. The line was 30 mins and we had a lot of fun chatting with the family in front of us. They were FL locals, a mom and her 3 year old. The little girl was so cute and kept saying the funniest things. They said they hadn't been to DHS before even though they're APs. They spend most of their time at MK and Epcot, which was crazy to me! We were on the ride in no time.
I beat mom's score, but I didn't get highest score in car. On the way out I made mom stop at the popsicle wall and snap some trendy pictures for me. Having a Disney Instagram and not living near Disney can make your trips exhausting because you're trying to take enough pictures to last you until your next Disney trip.
Seriously, I'm so proud of these ears. They were a heck ton of work but they turned out great so that's really all that matters.
I really wanted to get a picture of just the Pixar ball. I absolutely adore Pixar, I've written papers on them, I'm obsessed with them, it's my dream to work for them, and I actually got very close one time! So I really just wanted a picture of this dang ball, but there was this family that I KID YOU NOT, walked by and stopped right in front of it/me when it was finally my turn to take my picture. They had a family pow wow for like at least 7 minutes and I was like.. Um hi? I didn't want to say anything because I was in no rush, but they were just so oblivious to that fact that I was trying to take a picture of it, or that there was a line of people behind me who also wanted pictures of or with it. Eventually they moved and I could take my picture and move on with my life.
We moseyed on over toward Tower of Terror, we had a Fastpass coming up but we still had some time to kill. We popped in a gift shop and looked at some options for my sister. She wanted something from TSL so we sent her a few pictures of different options. She ended up picking the Alien Cup. We stopped to watch the citizens of Hollywood for a few minutes and I popped into the pin stand and bought some pin packs.
We got over to Tower of Terror and walked right on. The wait time was posted at 10 minutes but we had a fastpass so we used that. Auntie Dianne doesn't like drop rides so she waited for us in the gift shop. We had a great ride, but we love TOT so we think every time is great.
After the ride, mom had another phone call and we were figuring out to do. My mom's an important lady at her work and is literally always on the phone, I don't mind it or really even notice it honestly, but in case you're wondering why she's always on the phone.
I was poking around the TOT gift shop and this woman started chatting me up about my ears. She asked where I got them and if she could get them in the parks. I told her I made them and she literally asked if she could buy them off my head or if I had any more ears with me she could buy. I was flattered but I wasn't about to give up any of my ears, especially these ones that took me forever to make and were my only pair at the moment. I told her my instagram name so she could look me up if she wanted.
We left Sunset Boulevard and started walking towards the front of the park. I love walking through gift shops, I honestly LOVE merchandise. During my DCP, I worked in merchandise and I just honestly love looking at stuff, so I always make it a point to walk through gift shops. As we walked through we took some pictures of spirit jersey to send my niece options because she has an obsession with spirit jerseys.
We finally left the park and made our way over to the boat dock to catch a boat over to Epcot. We left the park at around 1:00 and waited about 20 minutes for a boat, there was a long line and we were on the second boat that came. When the first boat left and the line moved up were just almost under the awning. You may have noticed that I'm extremely fair skinned. Well as you might have also guessed, I burn very easily. I'm pretty good about applying sunscreen, but I guess I was hungry and delirious today. I ended up with a gnarly sunburn on just one of my arms from this 20 minutes in the sun later in the day.
We boarded our boat at about 1:15 and docked at Epcot at 1:40. We could've gotten off and walked from Beach Club, but we were very content just staying on the boat.
More amazing updates. So much new stuff since our 2016 trip. I can't wait!!
Joining in...great pics. Congrats on your mom. May good health continue.
We are from the Boston area too in the North Shore. We were just there in January.
So fun. But hard to manage to get everything in with a group of 10.
What a fun morning in TSL getting to do all 3 rides! The popsicle wall is a picture must! And those ears are awesome, I am not surprised that someone stopped you about them!!
Glad you had a good morning at DHS. Sounds like you hit all of TSL without huge waits which is awesome! I am obsessed with those ears! OMG they are amazing! No wonder that lady stopped you lol.
Thanks for joining in! And thank you! Woo Boston Party!! That's so fun! We're going as a group of 9 in August!
I know it put such false expectations for TSL in my mind, we did not have the same luck this weekend Thank you!
Such a good morning! We hit all the things we wanted too! Thank you so much!
We hopped off the boat and headed into Epcot through the International Gateway. Seriously this is my favorite way to enter Epcot! Anyone else agree?
We headed over to France and ordered ourselves a feast from the France F&W Pavilion. We used a quick service credit to order 3 snacks. We got the Croissant aux Escargots, Carbonade de Boeuf Purée de Pommes de Terre, and Crème Brûlée à la Confiture de Framboises with our snack credit and we ordered La Passion Martini Slush as well!
We found a high top table and hung out for a little. I really enjoyed all of these! The croissant and beef were particularly good, and the slush was amazing! I didn't love the creme brûlée as much as I thought I would, but I am a bit of a creme brûlée snob if I'm being honest.
Next stop was Belgium and Brazil! In Belgium, mom and I ordered the Beer-braised Beef served with Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes and my aunt ordered the Moqueca from Brazil. Both were very good!
We kept trekking along making our next stop in Japan. Mom and I ordered Teriyaki Chicken Bun to split and my aunt ordered on for herself. Mom cut ours in half and it was a little on the lacking side in the fillings department. My aunts was sooo full, but hey that's alright it happens.
Next stop: Italy! We ordered the Margarita with Limoncello and Tequila, in the little F&W book it said it was frozen, so I ordered "frozen" and they told me that was a mistake it's not frozen. We still got it anyway but I was looking forward to it being frozen since it was so hot out!
As we walked past Norway we decided to check out the line for Frozen Ever After. The posted wait time was 80 minutes but the cast member outside said it was more like 50-60 minutes. We hopped in line, excited to be inside in the AC regardless of the wait! The line only took 25 minutes and we were quickly journeying through Arendelle.
Our next treat was from Hawaii! I ordered the Passion Fruit Cheesecake with Toasted Macadamia Nuts! This was one I had been looking forward to since I read about it online. I love cheesecake and I love macadamia nuts!
We continued our walk around World Showcase and ducked back out at the International Gateway and took the boat over to the Boardwalk around 4:30. We could've walked, but we were all really tired AND it was so stinking hot! Plus the boat dropped us off in just 5 minutes!
When we got back to the hotel, mom and Dianne both laid down and took naps. I on the other hand decided to head down to the pool.
I had bought this pin pack in DHS and I guess I decided to open it as well.
I hung out by the pool just for a little while, I swam and even went down the water slide. I know I'm a "grown up" but hey I'm still a little kid! I want to go down the water slide, too! Little kid me would've been on cloud nine for this water slide! I headed back up to the room after about half an hour at the pool. It had started raining while I was down there and I need to get ready for dinner anyway!
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Mom and I got ready for dinner and Auntie Dianne got ready to head back home. We walked her down to her car and then call a Minnie Van to take us over to the Contemporary. Not before taking some pictures of course!
We left for dinner at 6:50 and our reservation was at 7:35. There was a few other people waiting for Minnie Vans, as well. They didn't seem to understand that they were assigned a specific number van and it would have that number on it when it got there. They tried to get in ours and we kindly explained to them the whole number thing.
We were quickly on our way to the Contemporary. I can't remember anything about our driver or this experience. It was fine overall. I do however remember that I jammed my pinky finger when I got out of the car and honestly it was a swollen and hurting for a full month after! I'm not really sure what happened, but somewhere in the middle of trying to unbuckle, pick up my stuff, and open the door I essentially punched the door and my pinky got jammed up somehow. I wiped my few tears from the hand/pink/door incident, and we headed inside and upstairs to check in for the California Grill!
When we booked this trip and got the dining plan we decided we definitely wanted to do a signature dining experience and use two of our dining credits for that. We landed on California Grill because we had heard such good things about dinner! And we were able to get a time that would allow us to see the firework as well!
Shortly after checking in, we were taken in the elevator up to the restaurant. We were sat at 7:30 and our server was Lisa from Trenton, NJ. She gave mom a bag of pixie dust for her celebration of being cancer free!
We ordered wine to start. Mom ordered a Kim Crawford Reserve, Chardonnay I believe, and I ordered a Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, NZ. I can't remember which one, but that's always my go-to. We ordered the Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli to start.
The ravioli came at 8:00pm, it was so so so good. I'm pretty sure we had already ordered dinner before the appetizer came. I decided on the salmon and mom went with the rib-eye steak. I don't see my exact item on the menu anymore, but it came with a really really good side! I think it was the Ora King Salmon. Dinner came at 8:20pm.
Happily Ever After was at 8:30 this night, so we took a few bites of our food and then our server came over and asked if she wanted us to have her get warming dishes to put over our food so we could go out on the deck and enjoy the fireworks. Our food had come right at 8:20 and she had apologized and said that the kitchen had been backed up, usually they're able to time it better.
We went out on the deck right before the fireworks started and enjoyed the show. It was a really fun way to watch HEA and of course they had the music playing and had dimmed the lights in the restaurant. We headed back inside to finish our food and decide which desserts to get! I settled on the Masumoto Peach Crème Brûlée and mom got the Pear-Blueberry Crostata.
Our server, Lisa, also brought us two glasses of champagne as a little magical moment to celebrate mom!
We finished up dinner and left absolutely stuffed! Dessert had come at 9:30, so we probably left around 10pm. On the elevator ride back down, a woman in our elevator had on a light pink Magicband with snacks all over it! That was the first time I had seen that band, and I was absolutely obsessed! I had to have it! I found it on the app but it said it was sold out online and there were only a couple shops that said they had them.
We went down stairs and called a Minnie Van. We could've gone over to MK and taken a bus, but we were both super tired and not feeling it. I remember this Minnie Van took a while to get there. When we got back to the hotel, I had to go out for a run. I wasn't quite ready to give up on my run streak even though I had hit my 100 day goal. So I headed out around the boardwalk for my 1 mile minimum.
The Boardwalk is so well lit and full of people that I felt totally safe running in the dark that late though normally I don't like to run in the dark. After my quick run, I took a quick shower and fell right to sleep.
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What a fun time at Epcot enjoying F&W!
All the food from F&W looks so good!
What a nice dinner with your mom! Such a sweet memory to have! Also her steak has me drooling!!


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Q: Identify element using multiple classes in random arrangement Is there a way to get the element using its classes not knowing the arrangement of classes?
I have here a sample HTML

    Month
    Savings

    January
    $100

    February
    $80

I need to get the element that has header and test1 as its classes
Options I did was the following:
Option #1
$('.header, .test1').css('background','yellow');

However it is incorrect as it color all the elements that has "header" or "test1" class.
Option #2
 I saw that this is possible
$("[class*='header first test1']").css('background','yellow');

But my scenario was I do not know the class "first" and the only classes I know are "header" and "test1".
Is there a way to identify the element using multiple classes?
Appreciate your help with this.
Here is my fiddle I used for testing: http://jsfiddle.net/ky8d94n6/

A: Use $('.header.test1') to select element will class header and test1:
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I can't add attachments to any posts because the File Upload Manager reports being full.
I poked around but couldn't find a way to delete any files or empty it.
Image attachments can't be deleted directly within the File Upload Manager.
Instead, you go to the top line and select 'Settings' between 'My Profile' and 'Log Out'.
At the bottom left, go to Miscellaneous > Attachments.
A new panel opens and delete attachments from there.
Nup, I spoke too soon.
In fact vBulletin's File Upload Manager is now bit of a mess.
I think I'll report it thru my Lightwave account - I need to word it correctly.
re-testing file upload manager - this post should have an image of a red hat attached.
sorry to be doing this but I think vBulletin has bugs.
No sign of your image.
thanks, unfortunately my best way to explain this situation is with image attachments - so I'm in a bind.


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The UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences hosts a large group of excellent PhD programmes in many different areas of biomedical science. We partner with other organisations like the NIHR Biomedical Research Centres and Unit associated with UCL and the new Francis Crick Institute to provide a huge breadth of training opportunities. Doctoral students not only receive an excellent scientific training, but we encourage a much wider range of generic and transferable skills training through the UCL Graduate School, bespoke training courses in individual Divisions and Institutes, and through the Academic Careers Office itself.
Applying to a programme at UCL is often very competitive and you need to prepare well. Use the links below to explore the individual programmes that we offer and to research how to effectively identify a supervisor and select a project. Different programmes have slightly different application procedures and different ways of matching students to individual projects, but the underlying principles behind taking your first step into academic training are shared by all PhD programmes.
You may also wish to consider the resources available through the Experimental Medicine Academy.
Selecting your supervisor is one of the most important things you will do in your academic career, so you need to take your time and do your homework! Finding a supervisor is not hard, but many excellent supervisors will not be immediately obvious and you should carefully research each potential supervisor as well as meet with them, and most importantly with the members of their research group. Ask around, use the UCL website and PubMed to draw up a short list. You can approach anyone on your short list easily; all supervisors receive many potential applications by email and so an email out of the blue is completely normal. Make sure you write a short but compelling email summarising your current position, your specific interest in a PhD with potential starting times, thoughts about potential funding sources (if you know of any) and attach a CV. If the supervisor is interested in meeting with you then they will set up a short meeting. Don't panic - you are not being interviewed and this is generally a friendly chat to establish interest. You should have some ideas about what you might like to do, but do not need a fully developed project.
Your potential research supervisor should have a track record of internationally competitive research, with high quality publications in a number appropriate for their career to date. Look at their PubMed entry and check that you can discern a clear theme to their research; check their research group website for further details of publications and citations. You want to be able to work in the research group of a world leader, or potential leader.
Regardless of your potential supervisor's publication track record and/or general fame in the field, you must meet them before making any decisions. The professional relationship between supervisor and supervisee will last several years, and for many people this will be the longest they have ever spent in one place. So you must meet with your potential supervisor, chat with them and get an idea about what sort of a supervisor they will be and whether you like them. Gut feelings are important here; you need to be able to get on with your supervisor, but also be inspired and guided by them.
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Sometimes you will be able to apply for a personal Fellowship, but much more commonly you will apply for a funded studentship from the many programmes that UCL hosts. UCL has a large selection of PhD programmes with core funding from major funders such as the Wellcome Trust and MRC. The programmes are all appropriate for graduates with either an undergraduate or Masters qualification in a relevant subject, and provide either three or four years funding with stipend and fees. You apply to the programme rather than to an individual supervisor, but you should check that supervisors you are particularly interested in are a member of the programme! Each programme runs application, shortlisting and interview processes to its own deadlines; but these are generally in Dec/Jan of each year for admission to a PhD the following Fall. If you are not a home/EU student, then your eligibility to apply for the programme may vary and you should check with the individual programme pages (or with prospective supervisors). In particular, non-home/EU students may need to apply for additional or supplementary scholarships to cover the increased fees payable for PhD study.
Many people who approach a potential supervisor do not initially have a fully developed and detailed description of a project they want to undertake. This is absolutely fine - in fact, having a very detailed and predefined project can be difficult for potential PhD students or clinical fellows, because it might not be well fitted to the academic environment, the specific supervisors available or to a three year project timeframe. But equally, it is best not to search for a supervisor and a project without any idea at all of what you want to do. Developing a project is therefore a flexible, iterative affair where the trainee identifies a potential supervisor; discusses potential projects of mutual interest; and then works up a specific project into a Fellowship application. This process can take several weeks or months and so it is important you leave enough time to do this. But getting it right is important, because a successful project with an outstanding supervisor is the foundation of your future academic career. A good project is one that has addresses a clearly articulated scientific question of basic or clinical importance; that is achievable in a three year time frame; and has challenging but realistic goals.


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The Cost Of Peace In Afghanistan: Who Is To Lose?
by Mario Alexis Portella ·
Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha. (Photo: Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera)
"We're stuck." that is how one delegate described the much-acclaimed intra-Afghan peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government-led delegation in Doha, that kicked on September 12.
The impasse is primarily due to differences that have emerged over the observance of sharia law, as well as issues related to other sects and minority groups and the language being used in the draft.
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad faced a tough grilling at his testimony before a house representative hearing on Tuesday.
Congressman Tom Malinowski asked Khalilzad: "We're all for peace and I understand people want to leave but I think what you're selling us is not peace. It is a fairy tale to make us feel better about leaving Afghanistan."
And indeed, the peace efforts will bring anything but peace for the Afghani people so long as the Taliban is part of the government and there is a prevalence of sharia law.
Already a number of Taliban prisoners who were released by the Afghan government as a condition for peace talks have taken up arms again, according to Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, who chairs and oversees the government's peace efforts. Yet even if this were not to be the case, the Afghani people will not have peace and stability.
Why will there be no true peace in Afghanistan?
The principle reason why restoring peace and stability in Afghanistan is an impossibility is because of how the Islamic religion is observed by Afghans. It is almost exclusively based on the sharia as dictated by archaic and draconian Quranic verses, as well as by the hadiths (sayings and acts) of the Prophet Muhammad that instigate violence and sustain the inequality between a man and a woman.
All Muslims are conditioned by him because in both the Quran and Islamic tradition, he is the example par excellence of behavior for everyone to follow. His words and deeds are agreed upon by all Muslims as identifying Islam, since he was faithful to Allah's will as dictated in the Quran: And "[h]e who obeys the Messenger [Muhammad], obeys Allah." (Sura 4, 80) Allah established in the life of the Prophet Muhammad general, eternal, and all-inclusive characteristics, and he gave every human being the possibility to imitate him and take his life as a model.
The problem, as indicated, is the identification of Muhammad, as recorded in the hadiths, as a promoter of violence, misogyny, or even the pedophilia: "Aisha reported that Allah's Apostle married her when she was seven years old, and she was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he [the Holy Prophet] died she was eighteen years old." — Sahih Muslim, Book 8, hadith 3311
There are no layouts to ensure that the Taliban will disavow its sharia-based human rights abuses against women, such as polygamy, child marriage, being forced to wear the burqa, stoning and flogging for adultery, imprisonment and beating for running away from their abusive husbands, denying them education and participation in the work force, etc. In fact, Taliban official and former governor of Herat Khairullah Khairkhwa — he was once a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay; released in 2014 — recently confirmed that the sharia will continue to be a part of Afghanistan under their rule since it was ordained by the Prophet Muhammad.
Who is to lose from peace?
Aside the innocent civilians who will have to deal with the ongoing violence of the Taliban, those who have to lose from peace are the Afghani women and young girls.
Phyllis Chesler, author of American Bride in Kabul, recently said: "I do fear for the Afghan people — particularly women and young girls — if and when America leaves, especially those who have shown so much courage in standing up for themselves against incredible odds."
Afghani women in Kabul in the 1970s. (Photo: indiatoday.com)
From the 1920s when the woman's human rights activist Queen Soraya (wife of King Amanullah) pushed for changes to improve women's lives and their position in the family, to the early 1970s, Afghan women were able to exercise some rights. As the wife of the king, Soraya fought to prohibit the wearing of the veil and the observance of polygamy. Women and girls were encouraged to get an education, and not just those in the capital city of Kabul, but also in the countryside.
Notwithstanding the violent protests by the country's religious sects which forced the king to abdicate the throne in 1929 and go into exile, women maintained a certain amount of freedom, at least some by Western standards. Yet even as late as the 1960s in many secluded areas of Afghanistan, polygamy, child marriage and honor killing were practiced, and women were forced to wear the burqa.
When the Soviet Union invaded the country in 1979 in response to U.S. covert operations in the region [which had been well in place for six months to overthrow the Communist People's Republic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA)], women still enjoyed certain rights. Coed education was introduced in elementary schools by the PDPA and women were able to teach.
This began to change when the U.S. government backed the drug-trafficking Mujahideen — the forerunners of the Taliban — to oust the PDPA. (There is actual video footage showing then-U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski directly inciting the Mujahadeen rebels in Pakistan.)
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Women, because of the Afghan Women's Council, were able to maintain some rights, which were altogether eradicated once the Taliban took over the reins of government in 1996. Women seeking an education were forced to attend underground schools, where they and their teachers risked execution if caught.
Women were also denied medical treatment for illnesses if a male chaperone did not accompany them. They were also publicly beaten if their burqas slipped or if an ankle or a strand of hair showed. They were stoned to death for "adultery" when raped. Women were even forbidden to laugh loudly as it was considered improper for a stranger to hear a woman's voice.
After six months of severe torture by her in-laws, a 15-year-old Afghani Sahar Guy after being tortured by in-laws, which include ripped out fingernails and broken fingers, for refusing prostitution. (Photo:ramosporject.com)
Underage girls are also married to men as late in their 60s; some girls are even tortured by their own families for refusing to submit to the sexual desires of their adult husbands or prostitution.
It is true that Afghanis have to resolve their own problems, the U.S. cannot do it for them. Nevertheless, forging a peace treaty with the Taliban is just as bad as brokering one with ISIS or Boko Haram. As an American, I too, want to see our men and women in uniform pullout. But at what price?
Keep in mind that the U.S. covert operations of the late 1970s to 80s and the so-called rebuilding efforts after President George W. Bush sent in the troops to eliminate the Taliban who were providing a safe haven to al-Qaeda helped create the present-day mess in Afghanistan. The U.S. still has an obligation to ensure that the rights of the women and girls will not be eradicated.
Mario Alexis Portella is a priest of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Florence, Italy. He has a doctorate in canon law and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome; he also holds a M. A. in Medieval History from Fordham University, as well as a B.A. in Government & Politics from St. John's University.
* Sources not cited may be found in my book Islam: Religion of Peace? – The Violation of Natural Rights and Western Cover-Up.

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The new 'Grinder'? 'The Torturer'? It matters not one jot to Mark Selby.
Why would it? World champion. Now that has a splendid ring to it.
"It sounds great but it's still not sunk in, and probably won't until the season starts again and I get announced as world champion," Selby told BBC Sport a couple of days after his epic victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan in snooker's showpiece event.
"It's been non-stop since winning it, with all the interviews and all the rest of it so I've not had that much time to sit there and let it sink in.
"It has been a long time coming but I always thought I would win it. Nobody can take it away from me."
It was O'Sullivan who described the 'Jester from Leicester' as a 'Torturer' - a compliment about Selby's stickability and spirit.
And the moniker seemed particularly apt after the 'Rocket' was on the receiving end of a stunning Selby fightback in Sheffield which was watched by a peak BBC television audience of nearly six million people.
Selby has become synonymous with his ability to scrap, battle, irritate and and frustrate. None more so than at the Crucible when he came back from 8-3 and 10-5 down in the final to win snooker's most coveted prize.
He was rewarded for that display with 'Performance of the Year' at the sport's awards dinner on Thursday.
But when the question of how he is regarded crops up, Selby, 30, is not worried.
Mark Selby is one of only nine players to have won snooker's triple Crown of the World Championship, Masters and UK Championship.
Terry Griffiths, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Williams and Neil Robertson have all completed that hat-trick, but only Davis, Hendry and Williams have done so in the same season.
"Being mentioned in the same bracket as those names is incredible. They are legends of the game," said Selby.
"In a way I prefer it like that," Selby said. "I would rather be known as someone who never gives in rather than someone who throws his toys out of pram if he's not playing brilliantly and it's not going well.
"It's my attitude that I never give in and I have that will to win. Until that final ball is potted you have to scrape me off the table.
"I never lie down, which I think is one of my biggest attributes and I showed that in the final against Ronnie when I was 8-3 and 10-5 behind. I'm proud of that."
Marrying the "ugly side" side of snooker with the flair may not appeal to those who lap up the all-out attacking approach of an O'Sullivan or the flamboyance of Jimmy White or Alex Higgins.
But White has never won the world title, despite reaching the final six times.
Selby has the talent, the temperament and the trophy cabinet to prove it. A three-time Masters champion and a former UK Championship winner too, he is one of only nine men who have won snooker's Triple Crown.
No matter how much of a battler you are, that sort of success does not happen without having quality in abundance. His superb 147 in the UK Championship this season showed his class can match his much-heralded matchplay.
Selby, the 2007 World Championship runner-up, has a 50:50 record in the final after Monday's triumph.
But a first world title seemed unlikely as this season's appearance started to take a familiar form to his previous time in the final when he lost out to John Higgins.
"Seven years ago I more or less felt exactly the same in the first day of the final and I was 12-4 behind and I put in a really poor performance and it was pretty much over," Selby recalls.
Although he fought back to 12-10, Higgins ground out a tense 18-13 win.
This year his exhausting semi-final win over Neil Robertson affected his first day once again, but his experience paid off.
"I learned a lot since then as I was going in there as a qualifier and was there with no expectations and every match I won was a bonus," said the new world number one.
"This time, hanging in by winning the last two frames on Sunday was probably the difference between winning and losing the final.
"If I had been 11-6 or 12-5 down it could have been as good as over. After the late session against Neil the night before I had nothing left mentally and physically, but coming out of the first session of the final at 10-7 I was still fully involved."
His subsequent win means he can retire a happy man when he does finish playing and have "no regrets" - although that is still a long way off.
"I always believed I was capable of winning it but until you actually do it you will still doubt yourself a bit," said Selby, who was nearly forced to quit the sport because of injury in 2012.
"And to beat O'Sullivan in the final is a fantastic achievement and makes it a wonderful season. If I had to pick one player to beat it would definitely have been Ronnie.
"In the last few years every time I go to a tournament I believe I can win and if I don't win, I see it as a failure.
"Winning the Worlds makes the season amazing. It's such a hard tournament.
"It seems surreal. Even though I had the belief I would win, it is still weird. Having been in the final and lost, you never know if you will get there again. The more the years go by the more the doubts will creep in."
An emotional Selby celebrated his success with wife Vikki immediately afterwards and then dedicated his victory to his father David, who died of cancer just before his son turned professional in 1999.
"He is the reason I got into snooker," Selby said. "All he ever wanted was to see me turn pro and win tournaments. I know he is looking down and smiling.
"He never pushed me. As long as I was happy, he was happy. He was always there for me."


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7 Lessons Preschoolers Can Learn From Lindsay Lohan
By John Boone 4:50 PM PDT, May 11, 2015
Won't anyone think of the children?Lindsay Lohan will.
After attempting to pass off "charitable" Facebook posts and meet and greets with fans as community service, the (sometimes) actress now has just about two weeks to complete 125 hours of volunteer work, resulting from previous court cases, or risk going to jail...again.
She'll do so by volunteering with preschoolers, ET has confirmed. A natural fit. If Lindsay starts tomorrow, as The New York Daily News claims she will, she will need to volunteer for over seven hours a day, every day (including weekends).
NEWS: Lindsay Lohan got lost in translation and said she's a donkey
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Here are seven lessons the preschoolers at the Duffield Children Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. -- lucky kids! -- can learn from Lindsay:
1. No hitting. In 2012, Lindsay was arrested in the wee hours of the morning for allegedly punching a woman in the face at a club -- a woman who may or may not have been a psychic, possibly over a boy bander -- and booked for third degree misdemeanor assault. Whether she actually did it or not, keep your hands to yourself.
2. Tell the truth. Don't tell the police that "the black kid" did it -- as Lohan infamously did in 2007 after being involved in a high-speed chase (she was booked on charges of lying to a peace officer). Over the years, people also claim she has lied about doing cocaine, drinking, whether the drugs she had on her person at the time of arrest were hers or not, sleeping with James Franco and handling Whitney Houston's dead body at the morgue. No fibbing!
3. Don't put things in your mouth. Toys. Things you find on the floor. Drugs. Alcohol. Etcetera.
NEWS: Lindsay Lohan was reportedly hospitalized with a rare disease
4. Don't overdo it. Everything -- well, most things -- are OK in moderation. Too much chocolate will give you a tummy ache. Too much drinking before you get behind the wheel of your car will get you a DUI (like Lindsay did in 2007, her first of two that year). Then you have to go to rehab.
5. Listen to adults. When the judge says no, the judge means no. When police officers tell you "Because I said so," you should listen. Most of the time, they have your best interests in mind. But be careful, because mommy and daddy are sometimes what we call enablers. (At least, our experience of Dina and Michael Lohan leads us to believe that.)
6. Use your inside voice. You don't need to be screaming at a club. You don't need to be yelling outside of Samantha Ronson's house. And you don't need to blast your dirty laundry on Twitter and social media, either. Let's keep it down, please.
7. Seriously, no hitting. Don't hit baby strollers with your car. Don't hit other cars with your car. Don't hit an 18-wheel semi with your car. Don't hit another human being (apparently) with your car. Don't hit anyone with anything.
In other Lohan news, find out why people think Lindsay is Photoshopping pictures on Instagram and how she was caught using the N-word.
Instagram Fail: Lindsay Lohan Caught Photoshopping and Using the N-Wor
Lindsay Lohan's Mugshots: A Timeline


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I Married A Witch (1942)
Here's a sweet supernatural screwball comedy starring an adorable Veronica Lake as Jennifer, a 17th century witch burned at the stake and imprisoned within a tree along with her wicked father Daniel (Cecil Kellaway) by Salem Puritans led by Jonathan Wooley (Fredric March). Before she dies, Jennifer places a curse on Wooley damning all of his male heirs to endure unhappy love lives. Centuries later, a bolt of lightning strikes the tree and frees Jennifer and Daniel into the present day, whereupon she seeks out the modern ancestor of her denouncer, the soon-to-be-married gubernatorial candidate Wallace Wooley (March), and tries to make him fall in love with her in order to torment the family further. However, when Jennifer is inadvertently fed her own love potion by mistake, the situation runs out of control, the pair get hitched and she realises she must protect her husband from his new father-in-law, still unrepentantly evil and out for revenge.
Frenchman René Clair - a dab hand with comedy and the director of À Nous La Liberté (1931), a major influence on Chaplin's Modern Times (1936) - made this fun little outing his second Hollywood picture, after The Flame Of New Orleans(1941) with Marlene Dietrich, but fell out with producer Preston Sturges during shooting over creative differences. Sturges' presence is still evident throughout, however, as many of his stock company appear on the cast list, most prominently Lake and Robert Warwick as the scheming pater of Wally's intended, Estelle (Susan Hayward). The idea that Jennifer uses a spell to manipulate the election result in Wally's favour, a plot point that passes unquestioned, also seems to chime nicely with the great director's sense of humour. Sturges regular Joel McCrea declined to be reunited with his notoriously difficult Sullivan's Travels (1941) co-star, however, arguing that, "Life's too short for two films with Veronica Lake". Though no masterpiece, I Married A Witch seems an obvious inspiration for the later Broadway adaptation Bell, Book & Candle (1958) with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak and the popular Bewitched television sitcom (1964-72) and makes for a cute vehicle for Lake. It also boasts some spirited straight performances from Oscar winners March and Hayward and is rather similar in tone to Frank Capra's kookily sinister Arsenic & Old Lace (1944), all flying taxi cabs and witchy spirits taking the form of wisps of smoke and getting sozzled by hiding out in rum bottles. Speaking of witch hunts, the film's story was taken from Thorne Smith's unfinished novel The Passionate Witch (completed by Norman H. Matson and published in 1941 after Smith's death), with a script worked on by Dalton Trumbo, who would later become one of the Hollywood Ten when he was blacklisted in 1947 for refusing to name names to Senator McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Labels: Cecil Kellaway, Comedy, Dalton Trumbo, Fantasy, Fredric March, Preston Sturges, René Clair, Robert Warwick, Roy Webb, Veronica Lake
"Other people, so I have read, treasure memorable moments in their lives... What I remember is the time John Wayne killed three men with a carbine as he was falling to the dusty street in Stagecoach, and the time the kitten found Orson Welles in The Third Man"
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Madame De... (1953)
Limelight (1952)
The Ladykillers (1955)
The Big Steal (1949)
This Gun For Hire (1942)
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Monkey Business (1931)
The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1960)
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When shopping for a dentist there are unlimited considerations that you must consider before for sitting down in the dental chair and providing your dental insurance information.
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The dental practice is highly specialized, and your dentist must be an expert in their craft.
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If you have children you'll have to consider a dentist that is excellent at providing pediatric dentistry.
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Apart from one meaningful video on You tube , I have been unsuccessful to source others. Please direct me to PuLP tutorial ( video and otherwise) that can assist me. Also additional Python models I am not aware of , with a strong leaning towards LP.
I can't help any more than that, as this looks like unintelligible nonsense to non-mathematicians. The project description may as well read "PuLP is a thing that can generate orange flavored octopi for tastier sushi."
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Right now our code in handle_status_vote sends cached_dir_t objects in their deflated variant when compression is negotiated... but it claims to have compressed them with zstd when both sides support that.
This has been a bit of a heisenbug, since it only happens when we're downloading votes, which doesn't happen with the usual timing on chutney.


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Naked Fist aka Firecracker (1981)
She'll blow you away!
Back of VHS:
A young American woman travels to the Orient to find her sister. Don't under-estimate her powers... she's seductive, she's beautiful and she'll make you think you're in heaven... but if you stand in her way, she'll use her best weapon against you... her NAKED FIST.
A few days ago I picked up a large haul of tapes on eBay from a dottery old guy that didn't know what he was selling. There was a lot of junk in there (Wild Things 2, Dracula 2000, and some Tom Hanks movies) but among the trash was some actual good trash. PM Entertainment movies, war action movies, bad horror and this little gem. I hadn't heard of it before but the cover sold me straight away. The title alone will get me added to 'not safe for the workplace' lists.
The story is basic. Jillian Kesner travels to the Philippines to find out what has happened to her sister who went missing when writing a report on the local drug cartel (In fact she was at an underground fight shown at the beginning of the movie and taking snaps of the brutality before getting hauled off by some Filipino's). No sooner than Kesner gets off the plane and arrives at her motel then she is attacked by robbers in her room. Luckily she is in her underwear at this point which makes it easy to dispatch the would be villains with some of her level-five black belt Karate training.
Kesner leaves to look for her sister at a bar. The bar man hasn't seen her in weeks and has been holding a message for her. As he goes to get it a bar fight breaks out to which Kesner feels obbliged to involve herself in. This movie may have come out in 1981 but it's more like 1974 with the Hong Kong style martial arts on display, complete with chop-sockey sound effects. Kesner is a great fighter and is aided in this battle with the beefcake bar man and a random Bruce Lee clone. There is no rhyme or reason to this fight but it's hilarious all the same. The bar man shares the message with Kesner and develops photos she had taken, identifying a local bad guy Chuck Donner (played by Darby Hinton with a great moustache).
Ken Metcalfe, a recurring name in Filipino exploitation movies, both writes and stars in Naked Fist, though his role isn't huge. He plays the part of the drug overlord and underground fight club owner Erik who orders Chuck around and gets angry at failed attempts to get his stolen drugs back. Kesner fakes interest in joining his tournaments in the hope of finding out more about her sister but gets in various troubles along the way, all resulting in fighting. She even beats up a snake.
There's so much gold in Naked Fist and at 77 minutes run time it never really goes bad. We get a bit of gun play as well but the fights rule supreme here. The highlight of the movie is when Kesner in a long dress and high heels is on the street and gets attacked by thugs (of course). The fight goes on as usual until one thug tears her dress off and she keeps fighting in her lingerie again! Just when you think it couldn't get better, one of the thugs cuts her bra off from the front and in a very Carry On moment, the twins pop out - and yet still she keeps fighting! Naked Fist was seriously made for sixteen year old boys and I thank the director for that. Pay special attention in the background of the 'bra removal' scene in the warehouse to a box with the label "Rack Master". Bahaha!
And would you take a look at that cover. I thought I was in for some kind of Conquest style fantasy movie, what with the vulture perched on a concrete fist and the wall of fire. I get that they are trying to symbolise that Kesner will take you to hell with the pummelling she dishes out but still, they need not have gone to the effort. The title Naked Fist and the gratuitous side-boob artwork suckers you in enough as it is.
I only just realised now that Jillian Kesner was in Inferno aka Operation Cobra playing the blonde bombshell cougar Jasmine. I better go back and tag her in that. She's also been in Raw Force (1982) with Cameron Mitchell, one I will be checking out for sure. Finally, look out for the final payoff scene. Easily one of the best and most abrupt endings in cinema. No walking into the sunset for Kesner here. Highly recommended!
The Video:
Solid enough for VHS, though night time scenes were pretty garish with dark blue overtones. Also my tape was squeaking as it played; my cat was very interested in the noise. Still what do you expect for a 28 year old tape. Runtime 77 minutes.
Sourced From:
Roadshow PAL VHS for about 50c in a bulk lot off eBay.
The whole movie:
Still don't believe me? Well normally you could watch the trailer but I didn't find one. What I did find was the whole movie for stream and for download! I'm sure the copyright owners (if there actually are any!) won't mind, but if a DVD does come out one day I urge you all to buy a copy. You need Divx Web Player to watch this.
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posted Tuesday, November 30, 2010 9 comments
Actors: Jillian Kesner, Ken Metcalfe
Machete (2010)
They just messed with the wrong Mexican.
Post #50!
Well I made it to my fiftieth post and what better way to celebrate than with, in my opinion, one of the two best action films of the year. In August we were lucky enough to have The Expendables, an all star action-movie ensemble cast extravaganza. I loved every minute of it and have seen it three times now. Putting all the old action movie stars, and some new ones, together in a movie could have failed miserably but I was extremely happy with the final product. And seeing Dolph back on the big screen was a thing to behold. Now in November (two months after the US, unfortunately) we finally get to see if Machete can hold it's own against the big boys of action.
Born as an idea that Rodriguez had after filming Desperado in 1993, Machete eventually culminated in to a fake trailer sandwiched between Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" and Rodriguez's own "Planet Terror"; collectively known as Grindhouse. The idea was sound and although I believe they succeeded, the box office told otherwise. But there was still enough interest in the fake trailer for Machete to convince Rodriguez to take the fans seriously and actually film the thing in its entirety.
Machete is a different beast entirely to The Expendables. While The Expendables was all about stuffing as many recognisable action (and wrestling) stars into a movie and blowing things up in Madeupistan, Machete is more about one man's fight for vengeance, with a whole fleet of "hey it's that guy!" types in tow. The Expendables had Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li; Machete has a weathered Danny Trejo, a larger Steven Seagal and Cheech.
We immediately and literally kick into high gear as Machete smashes his car into the wall of a house and begins taking out bad guys with his blade without even making eye contact with them. At one point he chops the hand off a guy who was shooting at him and uses the disembodied hand, still gripping the gun, to kill two other guys. Machete rescues a naked and stoned bimbo but it's a trap and get's shot in the leg for his efforts, then made to watch his wife die by decapitation at the hands of an evil Steven Seagal in drug-lord motif.
A few years later Machete alone and on hard times joins the daily work gangs to make a living. One day he is picked up by Jeff Fahey in a limousine. Machete expects some gardening or plumbing work but instead is offered $150k to kill a right-wing politician (Robert De Niro) with strong anti-immigration ideals. Machete considers and eventually accepts the money. You know the drill from here if you've seen the fake trailer - Machete is double crossed, Machete turns out to be an ex-Federale, Machete get's revenge.
There is so much gold in Machete I have trouble finding where to begin. Once again I have to turn to the IMDB Parental Guide to summarise some of the best parts of this movie:
Machete stabs a man in the stomach, he then uses his intestine as a rope.
Machete chops a man's arm off, cuts off his head and slices it in half.
Machete injures a man with a weed wacker.
Machete makes out with two women in the pool, they are mother and daughter, and you see their breasts for the whole scene.
I can't emphasise enough how cool some of the violence and gore is in the movie. It's slapstick on level with Evil Dead 2, and then some. A guy gets crushed by the wheels of a bouncing car. That says it all really.
The only real downsides to the movie, and there aren't many, are basically the same ones I have with The Expendables. Firstly: so much awesome talent and not enough time. I love Steven Seagal and I could not get enough of his ridiculous Mexican accent in this, but he spends the vast majority of the movie behind a laptop and on a screen. This is understandable as he would simply get all his henchmen to do the work, and he does finally come out swinging a samurai sword, but still I would have liked some Seagal Slap-fu. Tom Savini also only has a very minor role as a hitman but I had forgot he was in this at all so was delighted to see him show up.
The second downside is Jessica Alba. She is a very pretty girl, no doubt about that, but out of all the ladies in Machete she is the one that needs to work on her acting chops a little more. That may sound harsh but up against the display that Michelle Rodriguez put on as the Taco-selling reisistance-running Luz, Alba's law enforcement character was weak by comparison. Her lines were delivered mostly flat and without emotion, whereas I easily believed Luz had been fighting this war for years. I can let it slide however, as many grindhouse movies of old had far, far worse acting on show than Alba.
Cheech is brilliant as Padre - I wish all priests were like him - he is a definite highlight. Seagal proves he still has it and also that he can play an over-the-top bad guy, something he hasn't done before (It's great to see him on the big screen again just like Dolph, too). Fahey, De Niro and Don Johnson as the vigilante redneck are all great, and even the Lohan factor couldn't keep the movie down. Despite her negative publicity she's a fine actress. In fact she should play Killer Nun's more often.
Danny Trejo IS Machete. This could be his typecast for the next twenty years. There is absolutely nobody else that could pull off this role so well. Trejo does some of his best acting with just the cracks and lines in his face. He delivers some cool lines that are bound to become catch phrases and as was said in the fake trailer "He kills the bad guys. He gets the women". Boy, does he ever.
I was amazed that all the main parts of the fake trailer were used, verbatim, in the final picture. Some isolated scenes would have been easy to include, like Machete sharpening his blade on a stone wheel, but Rodriguez went to the effort of making up Lindsay Lohan to look like the blonde from the skinny-dipping scene in the fake trailer and filming more of it. And of course we still get the awesome scene with Cheech ("God forgives. I don't!") and the finale of the fake trailer Machete on his motorbike with mounted minigun. The inclusion of all these scenes is very important as it shows that Rodriguez both respects his fan base and also stays true to his original ideals for Machete.
There have been some nay-sayers about the strong political agenda Machete raises. I have to plead ignorance on this. I know very little about Mexico and so-called illegals in America; it's not something that really gets reported on in Australian news. I only know what I've seen in this and other TV shows and movies - obviously not trustworthy sources of information - that all Mexicans are lazy drug dealers and/or working as maids in hotels filled with white people. That would be like saying all Australians own pet kangaroos and live on a diet of beer (well.. that last part is quite accurate). So I see this as I would any other action movie; a required plot to get us from explosion A to explosion B. And on that front it excels. I didn't take my eyes off the screen for a second. The Senator's campaign videos were a hoot too.
Honestly they are very different movies, but if the choice were between The Expendables and Machete I would have to give my final vote to Machete. It's non-stop action, it's hyper-violent, there's plenty of boobs and tonnes of laughs. The Expendables was a great homage to 80's action. Machete is pure grindhouse.
Actors: Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Steven Seagal, Tom Savini
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999)
They took the wrong flight to cure their fear.
Back of DVD:
After an otherwise routine take-off, a violent episode of turbulence rips through the massive plane leaving passengers and crew disabled and a sadistic terrorist (Jeffrey Nordling) in control of the plane. As the terrifying flight unfolds, a nerdy aircraft engineer (Craig Sheffer) and the group's aspiring flight attendant (Jennifer Beals) make contact with an air traffic controller (Tom Berenger) in a desperate attempt to regain control of the plane.
I'll say off the cuff that I've not seen Turbulence. It stars Ray Liotta and received Razzie nominations for "Worst Actress" and "Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property". So with that ringing endorsement, I present to you the sequel Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying.
After a false start - a scared guy on a plane opens the hatch only to reveal to the audience that it's just a demonstration plane on the ground - we finally get on with the real flight proper, which happens to be filled with people who have a fear of flying. We see footage of some guys hands assembling what must be a bomb; the evil music playing in the background tells us this. We get a quick introduction to the passengers as they chat to each other before take-off and we are meant to believe that the sketchy-looking foreigners that get on the plane last are the obvious terrorist plot device for the movie.
One by one, starting with the co-pilot, passengers start falling unconscious. Blame is quickly pointed at the sketchy foreigners, and like something out of Murder on the Orient Express a corpse is uncovered in the cupboard. Plenty of "What the hell is going on here?", "There are innocent people on this plane!" and "God help us." type lines abound. We're in by the books, made-for-TV land here folks.
Seen Passenger 57? Seen Executive Decision, or even the Michael Dudikoff rip-off, Executive Command? Then you've seen this. Turbulence 2 is pretty stock standard stuff. A mixed bag of flyers - cocky guys, annoying teens, old bats with heart problems - trying to not get killed by the crazy terrorists, occasionally trying to overthrow them with help from the cabin crew, and the smart guy who knows planes but has never flown one (Craig Sheffer), easily hacking into the communication system to talk with ground control who just happens to be Tom Berenger who has to help him land the plane. Oh and the terrorist has enough biological weapons stored in the cargo hold on the plane to take out a city block. Turbulence 2 was so tedious I've been putting off actually writing the review. This should have been review number 43 or something but here we are at 49, the sun is shining outside and I'm finally typing this up.
That last line sounded pretty damning. Look, it's all right I suppose and if it was on TV again I would sit through it. But Christ is this an average movie. Nothing exciting really happens. The plot twist in the middle is obvious from the beginning. All the actors (a bunch of "that guy from the other thing" actors) do an acceptable, though completely uninspiring job. And poor Tom Berenger. He is SO BORED in this and it's a relief at the end of the movie when he finally leaves the tower and walks onto the tarmac. I could almost see the cue cards he was reading from, because he surely didn't try to memorise these lines, especially the endless technical jargon. Just another paycheck eh Tom. I guess Jeffrey Nordling isn't bad as a terrorist but he isn't manic enough. These movies only work when you get someone like John Malkovich playing the bad guy in a completely over-the-top fashion.
Theres about half a dozen false scares by using the old turbulence in bad weather plot device, if that wasn't obvious enough from the movie's name, that provide a few attempts for passengers to overpower the terrorists. That's about the limit of the action unfortunately, combined with a couple of gunshots and the death of one guy by Nordling who has knives literally up his sleeve. The Navy get involved somehow and are given orders to shoot the plane down with unconvincing CG missiles shot from a stock footage navy vessel. With the use of only two interior locations, and simulating turbulence by shaking the camera and filming people stumbling around the plane ala Star Trek, I estimate this movie's budget at a quarter of a million dollars - most of which went to the "star" Tom Berenger's fee and paying for the stock footage.
You've seen this. Maybe not with the title Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying, but you have and you know it, and you've seen it done far better. Nothing to see here, move along.
Reviewed the deleted R4 disc that has a bit soft but generally pleasing 16:9 picture and adequate sound. Runtime 97 minutes.
Another $2 bargain from a closing video shop.
posted Saturday, November 20, 2010 6 comments
Actors: Craig Sheffer, Tom Berenger
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Born to Raise Hell (2010)
Phantom Soldiers (1987)


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View From Caracas: Anarchy, Poverty, and Uncertainty in Venezuela
February 15, 2018 by Margarita Lopez Maya
Venezuelan citizens cross the Simon Bolivar international bridge from San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela to Norte de Santander province of Colombia on February 10, 2018. (GEORGE CASTELLANOS/AFP/Getty Images)
The fight to reverse the authoritarian, despotic project of Nicolás Maduro continues in Venezuela. Maduro (and the military-civilian leaders who support him) took complete control of the state apparatus during the July and December 2017 elections that put in place new governors, mayors, and members of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC). The electoral processes were fraudulent and not in accordance with the law; nor did they guarantee equal conditions for competing candidates or democratic transparency. Moreover, no national arbiter exists with the authority to investigate or revoke the results. To further consolidate control, Maduro and the ruling party took advantage of the frustration and tension between citizens and opposing political leaders, and through the power vested in the illegal and illegitimate ANC, announced early and unconstitutional presidential elections for April 22. Maduro immediately proclaimed himself a candidate.
While Maduro dismantles the last vestiges of Venezuelan democratic institutions, the country sinks further into a catastrophic socioeconomic crisis. The international community has sounded the alarm and is exerting pressure on the government to return to constitutionality and address what is already a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of Venezuelans flee daily toward the borders, threatening the stability of neighboring countries. The interests of the great powers—the USA, Russia, and China—also add to the tragedy, due to their disputes over Venezuela's large mining resources.
The country's future is uncertain. Maduro has ensured that his authority is secure. He has neutralized his internal rivals and confused and divided his political opponents through skillful maneuvers of "carrot and stick," persecution, and negotiation. However, the people have not stopped pushing back. Between April and July of last year, the Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict recorded an average of more than 55 protests daily. The official response was a brutal repression that left more than 140 dead. The political protestors, exhausted and terrified, yielded under pressure, but the acute lack of food and medicine continues to incite riots and daily looting of grocery stores, warehouses, and trucks carrying food. Venezuela is in a state of anarchy. It has the highest homicide rate in the world. The government, under the pretext of protecting the population, enters lower income neighborhoods at night, without a court order, and raids homes, supposedly in pursuit of delinquents. Reports of human rights violations number in the hundreds. This policy of terror goes under the name of the "Operation to Free the People."
January began with a joint police, military, and paramilitary operation that left seven armed rebels dead. Oscar Pérez, a pilot and former officer of the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC)—the investigative police corps—together with six other companions, the majority of them civilians, were cornered and killed on the outskirts of Caracas. The forensic evidence—a bullet in each of their heads—suggests extrajudicial executions. Pérez posted 14 videos on Instagram narrating the siege, their attempt to surrender, a failed negotiation, and the final government attack with grenade launchers.
In the coming months, things in Venezuela will likely stay this way. Maduro—already a dictator—has set himself up as the continuation of Hugo Chavez. Negotiations between his government and the opposition continued in the Dominican Republic, with his delegates demanding that the opposition party recognize the illegitimate ANC while threatening to pursue the presidential elections extemporaneously under their arbitrary rules. The National Electoral Board is only the executing arm of the will of the president. These conditions are obviously unacceptable to democratic opposition groups.
It does not seem that Maduro and his civilian-military entourage are concerned about the political costs of their growing authoritarian, militarist, delinquent, and corrupt state. Despite their compromised financial situation, the atrocious socioeconomic condition of the country, and their international isolation, they are not budging. They are betting on their control over the population with a strategy that combines repression with clientelism, supported by the Carnet de la Patria (Venezuelan ID Card) and the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAS) that distribute money and boxes of food at subsidized prices. This strategy is reinforced by public relations campaigns that instill terror.
Without a political change, the population will continue to suffer. Hyperinflation will continue decimate salaries, forcing citizens to depend on handouts distributed by Maduro and his military henchmen. Basic public services, electricity, water, and security will continue to collapse. Young people will remain in the diaspora. For now, there does not seem to be any sign that a strong opposition coalition capable of unifying the social discontent can be formed.
However, it is hard to imagine that the current situation can continue over time without undermining the support base of Maduro's regime. There is, in the acute poverty of millions of people, as well as in the violence that ravages homes of every social status, an explosive situation that makes the immediate future unpredictable. The firm support of regional and international organizations for the forces of democracy, as well as the existence of a civil society and internal democratic politics, although weakened, continues to abrade the apparent cohesion of the dominating block. The perseverance of these actors is decisive for Venezuelan democracy.
A political transition could occur in the next few months if the hegemonic block were to splinter. It could be the product of a military coup, in which case any democratization effort would be in ashes. Or it could, thanks to international and domestic pressure, be the fruit of negotiations between government and opposition forces, facilitating an agreed-on agenda based on freedoms. It is also possible that the unequal and rigged presidential elections in April could end up setting off a political crisis that precipitates such a splintering.
The challenge is clear: the democrats must be ready to unite around a political direction to be able to take advantage of any opportunity. Parties, movements, and citizens must be coordinated and clear about the immediate steps to take, both for getting out of the dictatorship and overcoming the country's humanitarian emergency.
Margarita Lopez Maya is a professor at the Central University of Venezuela and researches and lectures on the contemporary political history of Venezuela.
Analysisamericas, democracy
by Margarita Lopez Maya
Impunity and Police Brutality Characterize Rise in Femicides in Mexico
April 7, 2021 by Gema Kloppe-Santamaría
The recent murder of a woman refugee in Mexico sheds light on the violence experienced by women, undocumented migrants, and the economically disenfranchised.
Analysisamericas, police
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February 24, 2021 Damian Lilly and Richard Bennett
There is an urgent need to rethink how to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations not only in Myanmar, but also in other countries.
Analysisdemocracy, southeast-asia
The Dissolution of Congress and the Future of Peru's Democracy
November 5, 2019 by Ignazio De Ferrari
Over a month after the president dissolved congress, some fundamental questions about the future of Peru's institutions and its politics remain unanswered.
Analysisamericas
Preserving Brazil's Sovereignty Means Taking Responsibility for the Amazon
September 30, 2019 Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Robert Muggah
A tricky question is how to conserve global public goods, such as forests, at a time when multilateral cooperation is waning.
Analysisamericas, climate-change
Case Against FARC Leader Highlights Challenges for Peace Process Tribunal
June 10, 2019 by Renata Segura
The transitional justice tribunal might have survived this first challenge, but it came out bruised, especially in the court of public opinion.
Analysisamericas, peace-processes
Colombia Further Polarized by President's Action on Transitional Justice Law
April 11, 2019 by Renata Segura
A particularly worrisome aspect of President Iván Duque's decision to try to undo key parts of the transitional justice system is the process of reintegrating FARC ex-combatants.


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		"region"=>"north",
		"border"=>false,
		"bodyStyle"=>"padding: 5px; background-color: #cfcfcf; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;",
		"html"=>"Employee Database",
		"height"=>32
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		"collapsed"=>true,
		"collapsible"=>true,
		"title"=>"Purpose",
		"bodyStyle"=>"padding: 5px;",
		"html"=>"This example demonstrates how to remotely load component configurations with a sample extension Ext.ux.ComponentLoader. By changing the session isAdmin flag you can see how different component configurations can be sent over the wire to improve security. "
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        "minSize"=>175,
        "maxSize"=>400,
        "layout"=>"fit",
        "margins"=>"0 5 0 0"
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Q: Fabric deploying application to a proxyed server I would like to deploy an application using fabric to a proxied server. Normally we ssh to a proxy server then ssh to the production server, however fabric doesn't seem to allow for this directly.
An example of the setup would be local --> server A (Proxy) --> Server B (App server)
The destination is server B.
I have tried using the fab file below to test.
import os.path
from fabric.api import env, run, sudo, cd, local, put, settings
from fabric.contrib.files import sed, exists
from datetime import datetime

def proxy():
    env.user = "root"
    env.hosts = ['proxy']
    env.key_filename = "/home/root/monitorserver.pem"

def production():
    """Defines production environment ."""
    env.is_debuggable = False
    env.user = "root"
    env.hosts = ['appserver']
    env.key_filename = "/home/root/appserver.pem"

def createfile():
    """Start Excecute test commands"""
    sudo("touch /tmp/test_%s" % datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S'))

but running the commands
fab proxy createfile production createfile

only seems to work as
fab proxy createfile
fab production createfile

Is there a way I can run fabric locally and deploy to server B with the proxy in place?

A: I think this can be done by creating 2 fabfiles: 1 on local, and 1 on the proxy server.
from fabric.api import env, run, sudo, cd
from datetime import datetime

def proxy():
    env.user = "root"
    env.hosts = ['proxy']
    env.key_filename = "/home/root/monitorserver.pem"
    with cd('/home/root/'):
        createfile()
        run("fab production")

def production():
    """Defines production environment ."""
    env.is_debuggable = False
    env.user = "root"
    env.hosts = ['appserver']
    env.key_filename = "/home/root/appserver.pem"
    createfile()

def createfile():
    """Start Excecute test commands"""
    sudo("touch /tmp/test_%s" % datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S'))

Run fab proxy.
(Haven't tested the code, but something like this should work.)