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spin this list of all of the pokemon. you are now that pokemon.

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🇪🇺🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧recall of coca cola branded drinks due to contamination with cleaning fluid🇬🇧🇳🇱🇱🇺🇧🇪🇪🇺

first recall is belgium, luxembourg, and the netherlands🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱

second recall is united kingdom🇬🇧, might be more to come

(and also some were shipped to france and germany and other places in europe, no recalls there (yet?) 🇫🇷🇩🇪)

Coca-Cola has recalled its drinks in some countries across Europe because they contain "higher levels" of a chemical called chlorate.

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Chlorate can be produced when chlorine-based disinfectants are used in water treatment and food processing.

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Affected products include the Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico and Minute Maid brands, according to the Belgium branch of Coca-Cola's international bottling and distribution operation.

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The company added the issue has affected "a very small number of imported cans" of Appletiser, Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke and Sprite Zero with production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE" which Coca-Cola said can be found on the base of the can.

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Exposure to high levels of chlorate can cause health problems including thyroid problems, especially among children and infants.

emphasis mine.

Cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.

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The affected cans carry production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE on their base.

emphasis mine.

this is an ongoing situation with some really confusing messaging trying to downplay how many drinks this is, and may involve more countries, more products, and more recalls down the line.

the long story short here is a TON of coca cola drinks in europe have the leftovers of cleaning fluid in them, and there are probably going to be a lot more developments here.

it is a good time to avoid coca cola drinks.

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Broke af?

But still interested in feeding yourself? What if I told you that there’s a woman with a blog who had to feed both herself and her young son…on 10 British pounds ($15/14 Euro) per week?

Let me tell you a thing.

This woman saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. I had a piggy bank full of change and that’s it. Many people in my fandom might remember that dark time as when I had to hock my writing skills in exchange for donations. I cried a lot then. 

This is real talk, people: I marked down exactly what I needed to buy, totaled it, counted out that exact change, and then went to three different stores to buy what I needed so I didn’t have to dump a load of change on just one person. I was already embarrassed, but to feel people staring? Utter shame suffused me. The reasons behind that are another post all together. 

AgirlcalledJack.com is run by a British woman who was on benefits for years. Things got desperate. She had to find a way to feed herself and her son using just the basics that could be found at the supermarket. But the recipes she came up with are amazing. 

You have to consider the differing costs of things between countries, but if you just have three ingredients in your cupboard, this woman will tell you what to do with it. Check what you already have. Chances are you have the basics of a filling meal already. 

Here’s her list of kitchen basics. 

Bake your own bread. It’s easier than you think. Here’s a list of many recipes, each using some variation of just plain flour, yeast, some oil, maybe water or lemon juice. And kneading bread is therapeutic. 

Make your own pasta–gluten free. 

She gets it. She really does. This is the article that started it all. It’s called “Hunger Hurts”.

She has vegan recipes.

A carrot, a can of kidney beans, and some cumin will get you a really filling soup…or throw in some flour for binding and you’ve got yourself a burger. 

Don’t have an oven or the stove isn’t available? She covers that in her Microwave Cooking section. 

She has a book, but many recipes can be found on her blog for free. She prices her recipes down to the cent, and every year she participates in a project called “Living Below the Line” where she has to live on 1 BP per day of food for five days. 

Things improved for me a little, but her website is my go to. I learned how to bake bread (using my crockpot, but that was my own twist), and I have a little cart full of things that saved me back then, just in case I need them again. She gives you the tools to feed yourself, for very little money, and that’s a fabulous feeling. 

Tip: Whenever you have a little extra money, buy a 10 dollar/pound/euro giftcard from your discount grocer. Stash it. That’s your super emergency money. Make sure they don’t charge by the month for lack of use, though.

I don’t care if it sounds like an advertisement–you won’t be buying anything from the site. What I DO care about is your mental, emotional, and physical health–and dammit, food’s right in the center of that. 

If you don’t need this now, pass it on to someone who does. Pass it on anyway, because do you REALLY know which of the people in your life is in need? Which follower might be staring at their own piggy bank? Trust me: someone out there needs to see this. 

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Surprise! Tumblr just got turned into an epic fantasy RPG, just like [your favorite appropriate media franchise]. And the Tumblr RPG's plot needs to have all of its characters covered, in roles both large and small.

That means that you are assigned to a stereotypical RPG role inside our new fantasy world. Spin this wheel to find out what you are now doing for a living.

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Distracted, Professor?

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many cooking videos have those gimmicks like "$5 ramen vs $50 ramen" or "elevating your cooking" where the only thing they emphasize is using stupidly expensive ingredients. it's discouraging when you're an aspiring chef on a budget getting told the key is to just spend more money.

well my advice is that you look at some of the techniques they use on the "fancy" ingredients and literally just use them on your cheap ingredients. maybe you aren't deglazing your pan with fancy wine, but a splash of water will work. making a stew, cook the meat and onions first THEN add are the other ingredients. use both minced garlic and garlic powder together for a more complex garlic flavor. toast your dollar store spices. people have been making delicious cheap foods for thousands of years by understanding these tricks.

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Becoming a writer is great because now you have a hobby that haunts you whenever you don’t have time to do it

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Skyrim belongs to the skeevers

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I want you to remember:

The fascists hate you too and they just will pretend otherwise until after they've killed the rest of us, before they turn on you.

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A friend pulled me into dnd campaign to act as a cleric so their party could have a healer. But it's a pirate campaign so naturally we're not good aligned so now i'm struggling with do I give my half drow a traditional resting bitch face?

Or mix it up with a resting I'm disecting you in my mind look? Like she is here with the crew for two reasons: 1 their bodies( yay science!), and 2 to punch her deadbeat bard father in the face.

The crew is such a wild mix of races tho how can she not be slightly mad scientist/surgeon about getting to study all these wonderful new body types!

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Chrysanthemum Dinosaurs Kyoto, Japan

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This Cheesy Pierogi Casserole is layered with classic cheddar cheese mashed potato filled dumplings, alfredo sauce, green onions, bacon, and plenty of shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese.

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Crocheted Seafood and Knitted Loaves Top the Menu of Kate Jenkins’s Food-Focused Exhibitions