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Lady Byrd Cafe Owner Misty Mansouri Reveals How to Throw a Festive Holiday Party and Avoid Hosting Mistakes

Lady Byrd Cafe Owner Misty Mansouri Reveals How to Throw a Festive Holiday Party and Avoid Hosting Mistakes

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Hostess with the mostess! Lady Byrd Café owner Misty Mansouri is gearing up for the holiday season, and to celebrate, she sat down with ET to share her festive holiday party essentials.  For starters, Mansouri believes serving easy, yummy dishes is the way to go, and she’s following that approach at her own Los Angeles, California based restaurant.  Vivien Best “Visitors can expect refined comfort foods with beautiful and fresh ingredients that work together to create simple, yet delectable and delicious dishes,” she shares. Some menu must-haves: “Our short rib served over mashed potatoes, steak frites, seafood risotto, heartwarming soups, and chicken Milanese are seasonal favorites.” When it comes to the decor, Mansouri embraces “the more, the merrier” mindset.  “We are loaded with elaborate Christmas trees, fluorescent lights, traditional color palettes, and velvet bows complete with fireplaces and cozy and comfy blankets,” she explains. Vivien Best If you can’t make it into the eatery, Mansouri says you can still get into the spirit at home.  “Go upscale with your dress code and outfit. It’s a …

Donald Trump’s approach to US space policy could throw up some surprises, especially with Elon Musk on board

Donald Trump’s approach to US space policy could throw up some surprises, especially with Elon Musk on board

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What can be expected of a second Trump administration on space policy? In short, a mixture of continuity and change. There will be much continuity across military, civil and industrial space policy as these rarely diverge between political parties. Changes usually involve minor or incremental bureaucratic shifts. Nevertheless, Trump’s swooning speech embracing Elon Musk, along with the SpaceX founder’s appointment to lead a new department of government efficiency could indicate a different approach to the industrial and human spaceflight aspects of space policy. Illustrating the potential for continuity, the increasing commercialisation of Nasa projects and services under the first Trump administration was actually the result of policies initiated during the Obama years. Changes, such as Trump’s striking establishment of the US Space Force and the re-establishment of US Space Command in 2019, were mostly bureaucratic and organisational. They did not fundamentally alter US military space capabilities. The US has continued decades-long projects such as the modernisation of GPS and the development of sophisticated systems to, among other things, identify, monitor, track and follow objects in …

Emily Blunt Admits Kissing Some Co-Stars Made Her Want To ‘Throw Up’

Emily Blunt Admits Kissing Some Co-Stars Made Her Want To ‘Throw Up’

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Emily Blunt has had her fair share of on-screen smooches, but apparently some have proved to be a bit more of a challenge for her than others. The Fall Guy star was speaking during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show when she got candid about what happens when two stars don’t gel. “I have had chemistry with people who… I have not had a good time working with them,” she revealed during the Sirius 100 XM radio interview. Asked if she’d ever “wanted to throw up” after kissing a co-star, The Devil Wears Prada star replied: “Absolutely. Absolutely.” “I wouldn’t say it’s sort of extreme loathing, but I have definitely not enjoyed some of it,” she explained. While Emily didn’t go so far as to reveal which kissing scenes she found particularly burdensome, she clarified that she’s enjoyed working with her Jungle Cruise co-star Dwayne Johnson, Edge of Tomorrow’s Tom Cruise, and her Oppenheimer castmates Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon (with whom she also starred alongside in 2011’s The Adjustment Bureau) and Cillian …

Emily Blunt says kissing some actors made her ‘want to throw up’

Emily Blunt says kissing some actors made her ‘want to throw up’

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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Emily Blunt has looked back at her on-screen kisses and revealed that filming some of them made her want to throw up. “I have had chemistry with people who…I have not had a good time working with them,” she told Howard Stern during a radio interview on Sirius 100 XM. “I wouldn’t say it’s sort of extreme loathing, but I have definitely not enjoyed some of it.” Asked if she’d ever “wanted to throw up” after kissing an actor, she replied, “Absolutely. Absolutely.” Blunt declined to reveal which intimate scenes – and which actors – she had found nauseating, but added that she had enjoyed working with Dwayne Johnson, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy. The Mary Poppins actor, 41, spoke about how she’s learned to create chemistry with people she doesn’t like. “Sometimes it’s a strange thing. Sometimes you could have a rapport that’s really …

Why You Should Never Throw The Liquid On Your Yoghurt Out

Why You Should Never Throw The Liquid On Your Yoghurt Out

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If you’ve ever glanced down at your yoghurt to see an ominous puddle, you probably assumed (like me) that it was down to condensation. The next logical step, it seems, is to throw it out. However according to Dr. Karan Rajan, not only is this stuff most definitely not water, it’s actually great for us too. In a recent TikTok, he shared that “this mysterious puddle is full of essential nutrients” and is best mixed back into your beloved Fromage Frais (yes, really). The puddle is actually whey (as in, whey of Little Miss Muffet fame). Dr. Rajan explains that when making yoghurt, you have to separate the more solid curds in milk from its runnier whey. But of course, some of this is still left in the tub after mixing (especially for runner natural yoghurts) ― and when left for a while, the liquir begins to separate again. “The longer you leave your yoghurt undisturbed, the more likely it is that whey will build up and rise to the top and leave a watery …

The Week … the local elections might throw up a surprise – POLITICO

The Week … the local elections might throw up a surprise – POLITICO

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Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’s Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard, guide you through their top predictions for the next seven days in British politics.  The local and mayoral elections are trundling towards us, with Westminster set for the fallout. But don’t expect Rishi Sunak to name the date of the general election anytime soon, despite rumours that some MPs are on manoeuvres – hear why on this episode. Plus, how will Labour use their predicted successes? And where will the other parties fall? Heading north, Holyrood is also poised for an explosive week, with no confidence votes being put down against First Minister Humza Yousaf, and the Scottish government itself. Jack and Sam look at how those votes could play out this week, and why former SNP leadership hopeful turned Alba MSP Ash Regan holds all the power. They also discuss Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell’s big week, and why Monday could throw up a major hot-button issue in the House of Commons. Email with your thoughts and rate how their predictions …

Physical touch from teammates appears to improve free throw accuracy in basketball

Physical touch from teammates appears to improve free throw accuracy in basketball

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New research suggests that a simple touch from teammates can significantly influence the success of basketball players during free throw attempts, particularly after a missed first shot. The findings were published in the journal Psychology of Sport & Exercise. Prior research has extensively documented the calming effects of physical touch, such as hugs or pats on the back, which can soothe individuals and lower stress levels. However, the impact of such physical interactions on performance during stressful tasks has remained under-explored. Free throws represent a unique blend of skill, concentration, and psychological pressure as players face not only the physical challenge of the shot but also the intense scrutiny of spectators and the weight of team expectations. For their study, the researchers analyzed a total of 60 basketball games involving NCAA women’s teams. These games were chosen for their availability and the clarity with which player interactions could be observed. The primary observational focus was on the period between the two free throws, during which teammates could interact with the shooter. The researchers recorded every …

Why you shouldn’t throw out those DVDs and Blu-Rays

Why you shouldn’t throw out those DVDs and Blu-Rays

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You might think physical media is obsolete. It’s possible to watch basically anything on streaming sites at this point. Best Buy is ending DVD and Blu-ray sales and so is Target. Many people no longer have Blu-ray or DVD players plugged into their TVs, assuming they even watch things on a TV at all. It’s understandable, given all this, that you might be eyeing your shelf full of physical media and wonder whether it’s time to throw it all out.  That’s a mistake. There are all kinds of reasons you should keep your physical copies of TV shows and movies around.  Content disappears from streaming services A few years ago Warner Bros. started removing its own shows from Max, called HBO Max at the time. Among these shows was Westworld, a prestige HBO series that subscribers understandably thought would stick around on the service. Until that point no major streaming service had removed its own content—Netflix, for example, removed plenty of shows made by other companies but never one of its own originals. Warner Bros. …

Man Tells Boomer Mother-In-Law He’ll Throw Her Heirlooms In The Garbage

Man Tells Boomer Mother-In-Law He’ll Throw Her Heirlooms In The Garbage

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It used to be the case that young people couldn’t wait to finally get their hands on the beautiful and meaningful objects passed down through generations in their families. But a recent Reddit post about heirlooms and the discourse it sparked show that times have definitely changed. A man told his Boomer mother-in-law he plans to throw her heirlooms in the garbage. Something has definitely shifted generationally when it comes to inheriting family heirlooms — add the tradition to the list of things millennials have supposedly “killed,” like department stores and diners.  The shift has been so drastic that consignment and charity shops say they are now overrun with things like china sets and furniture that millennials, and now Gen Zs, just aren’t interested in inheriting. RELATED: Millennial Wonders Why Boomer Parents’ Attitudes Turned ‘Nasty’ As They Aged A man who recently posted to Reddit is a perfect example. He and his wife have absolutely had it with his mother-in-law “thinking that we are going to preserve all her possessions like a museum,” and it’s caused quite a …

Azerbaijan calls for ICJ to throw out Armenian ethnic cleansing case | Courts News

Azerbaijan calls for ICJ to throw out Armenian ethnic cleansing case | Courts News

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The case accuses Azerbaijan of glorifying racism and allowing hate speech against Armenians. Azerbaijan has called for the UN’s International Court of Justice to throw out a case accusing it of ethnic cleansing brought by its neighbour and rival Armenia. Lawyers for Azerbaijan argued on Monday that the case does not meet the conditions of the United Nations anti-discrimination treaty on which it is based. They also claimed that the ICJ does not have the jurisdiction to rule on the issues contained in the complaint. The two Caucasian countries have been contesting the Nagorno-Karabakh territory during the three decades since the Soviet Union collapsed. Yerevan has sought to bring international attention to the mountainous enclave since Baku took control in a military operation in September. The ICJ case, filed by Armenia in 2021, accuses Azerbaijan of glorifying racism against and allowing hate speech against Armenians and destroying Armenian cultural sites. Baku has denied all the claims. The case stems from a 2020 war over Nagorno-Karabakh that left more than 6,600 people dead, one of three …