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measles revac

by ron/nj

Feb 5, 2015

Anyone get revaccinated or considering it? I really haven't read much about it. Looking for some input. Ron

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Betty Ann I haven't heard anything about revaccinations for measles-- but definitely for whooping cough. It's wise for grandparents (or anyone who is around babies) to ask about getting that one again.

On 2/05/15, ron/nj wrote: > Anyone get revaccinated or considering it? I really haven't > read much about it. Looking for some input. > Ron

Feb 5, 2015

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Flacka I had measles, mumps and chicken pox as a child so I have never been vaccinated for them. I never had rubella but my dr. said they would have checked for the antibodies when I was pregnant and vaccinated me after my DD was born if I didn't have the antibodies. I did get revaccinated for whooping cough and tetanus recently.

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Feb 7, 2015

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Retired T-Netter launches Southern Kayak Fishing e-zine

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Feb 2, 2015

Take a look at what Ed Mashburn has been up to! (Perhaps you'll leave a congratulatory comment for Ed in the Comments section following the article.)

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Downton Abbey latest - SPOILER

by magnolia

Jan 25, 2015

About Thomas's problem - I did not see that coming. Were there any hints in earlier episodes that he had taken up this habit or any?

The teaser where Robt loses his temper and demands that someone leave the house and never return is finally resolved, thank goodness. I'm glad it wasn't Tom. That teacher character is totally unrealistic. You...See More

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magnolia I could not see the magazine ad, either. I did see the needle in his room. He swiped a big spoon from the kitchen and Mrs. Hughes reminded him of no cooking in their rooms and I think the spoon is used by addicts to melt the cocaine powder or whatever. That is good thinking, Kath, that he might be trying to change his sexuality. If it's just d r*gs...See MoreI could not see the magazine ad, either. I did see the needle in his room. He swiped a big spoon from the kitchen and Mrs. Hughes reminded him of no cooking in their rooms and I think the spoon is used by addicts to melt the cocaine powder or whatever. That is good thinking, Kath, that he might be trying to change his sexuality. If it's just d r*gs, I don't know where he would have picked up the habit. I know opium dens were well-known at the time but I had the impression only the rich and middle-class could afford them. And after vindicating himself for saving everybody's lives when the fire erupted, you'd think he could live on that praise a while. Poor guy. People are kind to him in spite of all he's done to them but his self-hatred gets in the way of accepting their kindness. About the fire, I'd feel a bit guilty if I were him because he only saw the fire because he was helping Jimmy go into that woman's room - lol, I'd feel the praise wasn't fully earned. Trivia: that woman/actress that he was in bed with played the part of the bride that Hugh Grant left at the altar in 'Six Weddings and a Funeral'.

I agree, it was gratifying to see Robert show genuine feeling - from what I've read, that would have never happened in real life. It is frustrating that Tom doesn't state some opinion one way or the other about his interests or feelings for the teacher, except in relation to being a widower, or that he doesn't set firmer limits with the teacher, such as: keep your mouth shut during dinner!

I noticed that it took me a couple of seconds to "get" some of Violet's barbs this time. COuld be old age, mine, not hers - or it could be that they are that good. She seems more caustic than usual with Isobel, though, yet still hangs around her.

Change of topic a bit - speaking of the past and how things are different now, I saw a 1939? movie on youtube where the word "feminist" was mentioned. I had thought that word was coined in the 60s or 70s. The female lead was a single business owner. There were a couple of racist attitudes - twice the lead female mentioned "white" versus the natives of Bali regarding which race white men actually marry; yet the character was very kind and friendly to the Balinese housekeeper.

Jan 26, 2015

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magnolia On 1/26/15, magnolia wrote:
> I could not see the magazine ad, either. I did see the
> needle in his room. He swiped a big spoon from the
> kitchen and Mrs. Hughes reminded him of no cooking in
> their rooms and I think the spoon is used by addicts to
> melt the cocaine powder or whatever. That is good
> thinkin...See More

Jan 28, 2015

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To Kathleen

by magnolia

Jan 23, 2015

I am posting the link to a post I made the other day, in case you are interested - it isn't a spoiler since we knew Cora's maiden name in the earliest episodes and last episode she restated that her father was Jewish. I was curious about the acceptance of Cora by the English nobility since she was half Jewish, had this been real life. I found one s...See More

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Kathleen On 1/23/15, magnolia wrote: > I am posting the link to a post I made the other day, in > case you are interested - it isn't a spoiler since we > knew Cora's maiden name in the earliest episodes and last > episode she restated that her father was Jewish. I was > curious about the acceptance of Cora by the English > nobility since s...See More

Jan 23, 2015

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magnolia Interesting site. Did you catch the part about rich Jewish American women dressing gaudy (gaudily?) and acting brashly? So un-PC. And note:

"(Even so, when pressed to give an example of an aristocrat who married a Jewish American, Stansky could not think of one.)"

The article mentioned "buccaneers" - PBS did ...See More

Jan 23, 2015

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Downton Abbey Link

by Mousey

Jan 20, 2015

I just came across this on the web. It details how closely some of the events on the show actually followed history.

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Wondering

by BJ

Jan 19, 2015

Just came back to see if the Golden Apples were still here! I've lost track with so many Tnet folks and I was wondering if anyone still had contact with them.

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Novel On 1/19/15, BJ wrote: > Just came back to see if the Golden Apples were still here! > I've lost track with so many Tnet folks and I was wondering > if anyone still had contact with them.

((((((((((((((((((BJ))))))))))))))))))) Have JUST been thinking of you and here you are, like magic. How are you? I am not in contact with anyone...See More

Jan 20, 2015

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Downton Abbey

by magnolia

Jan 19, 2015

On DA this week, Cora mentioned that her father was Jewish. I wondered about the British aristocracy's acceptance of her since I believe there was some general anti-Semitism in that time period. You may recall how opposed Lord Grantham was to the infant Sybie's baptism in the Catholic church and the critical remarks he made about the priest and th...See More On DA this week, Cora mentioned that her father was Jewish. I wondered about the British aristocracy's acceptance of her since I believe there was some general anti-Semitism in that time period. You may recall how opposed Lord Grantham was to the infant Sybie's baptism in the Catholic church and the critical remarks he made about the priest and the church; I can imagine he would have felt the same way, or worse, toward Jews...but is the story realistic -or not - in its premise that an aristocrat would have married outside his religion in order to save Downton during that time?

I found something online from a Jewish magazine that says that Downton Abbey glosses over anti-Semitism; I excerted a couple of paragraphs from it, below.

tabletmag .com/jewish-arts-and-culture/120923/downton- shabby

At the least, it (anti-Semitism) would have explained a couple of things: why the Crawleys seem always to be shut up in Yorkshire, away from any semblance of society; why three daughters of such illustrious name seem to have such relatively dismal marital prospects. Might it be due to the presence of a genuine Levite in the family tree? It certainly seems plausible, given that Aristocratic Britain in the teens and twenties was not exactly a place of enlightened toleration to those who were different. But Downton’s writers have imposed what amounts to total omertà on the matter of Cora’s ancestry.

Compare this silence to the scene from its beloved predecessor, the original—and far superior—Upstairs Downstairs, in which the presence of a genial financier named Max Weinberg at a hunting party is enough to send the assembled toffs into a seething, clench-jawed tizzy. It’s a small masterpiece of racial tension and class anxiety that is at least as interesting as a six-minute scene in which Carson the butler illuminates for us the proper function of a bouillon spoon. With every jab at Weinberg’s clothes, guns, and shooting ability—not to mention their perturbation at his cheery refusal to be visibly wounded by same—we know exactly what kind of world we’re in, and exactly what kind of people we’re dealing with.

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chatroom 1

by ron/nj

Jan 19, 2015

Chatroom 1 used to be a popping place, but then fizzled out. I look daily and sometimes run into a few from the past. I'm sure there are readers here who used to chat. Come on over and let's see if we can get it rolling again. 404, Pizwit, Whistler, Topanga, and cheri just to name a few. ron

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Question

by Positive person

Jan 18, 2015

Just curious---why is tnet rejecting my comment that I thought Kathleen would like the older show she mentioned?

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magnolia On 1/18/15, Positive person wrote: > > Just curious---why is tnet rejecting my comment that I > thought Kathleen would like the older show she mentioned?

You mean Upstairs Downstairs?

You have to try various respellings of words and keep trying until you type a version that will get through the filter. It is hard to tell ...See More

Jan 18, 2015

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To Kathleen re Doc Martin

by magnolia

Jan 5, 2015

Didn't want to interfere with Novel's post. I thought I'd use another handle if that is ok.

I was curious about the Cornish accent - Louisa's bothers me a bit. I assumed the character Martin would have supplanted his with a more posh accent when he went to London to study? The actor who plays Bert said in an interview that they deliberatel...See More

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magnolia On 1/17/15, Kathleen wrote: > > If I love Downton Abby, would I like Upstairs, Downstairs or > is it stuffy compared to DA?

Oh, Upstairs Downstairs it is JUST as ADDICTING! Unless you get a digitally enhanced version, you might have to get used to that 1970s video quality at first. It also does not have anything approaching the lu...See More

Jan 17, 2015

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magnolia with P.S. On 1/17/15, magnolia wrote:

> It is more realistic, as there is no hobnobbing between the > classes;

On second thought, the master's son did hobnob - at least once - with one of the maids because she got pregnant... or claimed to be.

Jan 17, 2015

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