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A few years ago someone purchased this delicious dark chocolate bar with dried fruit on it. They bought it around christmas time. The box was fairly large, dark purple, and clear plastic in front so you could see the chocolate and dried fruits and nuts (raspberries, blackberries, pistachios, strawberries, and some other things). Would love to try to find it again.

The perfect way to mourn your mundane life.

If you want to take someone sailing on a boat and you ask them if they can swim, what exactly are you asking? Everyone can float if they have a life jacket right?

My understanding is that someone is being asked if they can take care of themselves and/or tread water until they are rescued and/or if they are a strong swimmer, but I could be wrong.

I've recently learnt to sail but when I'm on the water, all of my theory goes out of my head. Can someone please explain the steps of sailing or confirm what I've written below?

1. check the wind direction
2. think of where I want to navigate to and point the boat relative to the wind.
3. think of the points of sail. For the boat's position relative to the wind, change the main sail to the respective point of sail and the wind will catch the sail.
4. use the main sheet to keep the sail in the "point of sail" direction that the wind should be in.
5. make very small movements to keep the boat going straight towards my target
6. once i'm going straight, check the sail if it's luffing periodically and trim the sail if necessary

when tacking,

1. use the tiller to turn the boat around, either pull it fully towards or away from me
2. once the boat is turned around, pull the tiller so that it's now straight and you can let the tiller handle lay on the side of the boat
3. switch sides as usual

thank you!

I am interviewing with a company where they are offering $65K/year in NYC for an analyst (junior level) role. The senior analyst position is $85K/year. These salaries seem extremely low for NYC (although I'm not from NYC or even the US). What would be an appropriate salary to ask for for a junior analyst role? It involves financial modelling. I want this kind of job but I also want to be able to live without too much stress.

mother's day tomorrow ;wondering if it's possible to make the dessert in advance because it's easier when they're out of the house so it's a secret. thanks!

No comment, just sad to read these news

Looking to make a bison steak and can't seem to find juniper berries or any other fresh/sour berry to pair. Thanks.

I have a few friends who have their own pilots license (private pilot i assume). How safe is it to fly your own plane?

I have acrophobia so learning how to fly is not high on my list but would like to know about how safe it is to assuage some fears. To be it seems scary because if something goes wrong, you wouldn't be the only person getting hurt (as would be the case for scuba diving or skiing) but you might also risk hurtings others like your plane crashing out of control.

edit: i'm asking on the off chance i feel like one day getting a private pilots license like my friends. i'm not planning on flying with the friends anytime soon; they live on the other side of the world.

pizza? flowers? a card?

Also, what's the phrase in english for support and encouragement to keep going when someone is going through a difficult time? In chinese say "加油" (literally: add oil ie. add fuel to keep going) or in french we say "courage", don't know what the phrase is in english.