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iPad Interactive Book Review: It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Review
Published by Loud Crow Interactive, Inc.
Reviewed by Guy Dayen
Following up on last year's "A Charlie Brown Christmas", Loud Crow Interactive brings a second Peanuts animated holiday classic to the iPad and iPhone. This time, it's the beloved Halloween special: "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", which was the third animated special created for the Peanuts gang, in 1966. The format is the same as the first book: the animated special is distilled down to the major scenes, and dialogue excerpts from the animated show are used in the telling of the story. As in the first adaptation, the narration is provided by a grown-up Peter Robbins, the child actor who provided the voice of Charlie Brown in the early specials.
The graphics are beautiful, and very faithful to the show, as well as to previous book adaptations that were produced in the sixties and seventies. As a life-long fan of Peanuts and Charles Schulz, I'm thrilled that these lovely stories are available to a brand new generation in this format. While nothing can replace the experience of sitting in the glow of the TV screen and watching these delightful shows with family while munching on a snack or two, this app provides a wonderful way to relive those happy times. One thing fans of the show will find missing is the entire WWI flying ace sequence starring Snoopy. While some may cry foul that something's been left out, I don't mind at all. Those scenes with Snoopy fighting it out with the Red Baron and then sneaking around behind enemy lines always felt out of place and unnecessary to me - that was always the moment in the show when I'd get up and take a break if I needed one. Looking on it as an adult, I think they somehow felt the story needed padding, and this is what they came up with... Frankly, this is truly one instance in which less is more!
The graphics are excellent, as I've said. The page turn animation gives the feeling of turning pages in a pop-up book, and the use of tabs on each page to have the child reading the story make the action progress at his or her own pace is a great technique. More books should make use of this wonderful interactive feature. Other interactive features include "carving your own pumpkin and lighting it, and seeing it appear on the bookplate page, catching leaves as they fall on the page, making candy fly into the bags of the Peanuts gang, and squashing pumpkins in the pumpkin patch.
Another nice touch is the addition of a new character to the story: the reader himself or herself. At the beginning of the book, the child can create a character and dress it up in a wide variety of costumes. That character stands in for the child, and appears at a few key points in the story. It's very fun, but it also brings up a major disappointment and a big point of contention for me. More on that later.
Narration, as I've indicated, is provided by Peter Robbins. He does a marvelous job of bringing the story to life. It seems absolutely fitting that the little boy who breathed life into Charlie Brown for all of us who were children (and adults, for that matter...) in the mid-sixties should come back now, forty-five years later, to retell that wonderful story. As with most interactive books these days, children can tap on each word to hear it over and again if they wish. I think it's a great way to sharpen those early reading skills.
The music, by the great and lamented Vince Guaraldi, who left us at the very young age of 47, is also present here, playing throughout. Not having it would be inconceivable, so I'm very glad to hear it playing as the story unfolds. That music served as my first introduction to jazz, and almost fifty years after it was written, I still feel it's one of the best television soundtrack ever created. Certainly, as far as music for a children's show, it has never been equaled. The little ones will be humming the tunes the will have the pleasure of hearing for the first time, and the parents will no doubt feel a twinge of nostalgia as soon as the first notes begin to play.
All in all, this is an top-notch adaptation of the Great Pumpkin special. I think Loud Crow does a fantastic job with these interactive books, and I'm hoping more are planned in the future. I'd love to see "Charlie Brown's All-Stars" (the second special ever created, and which is rarely shown on TV) and "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (the first full-length Peanuts film ever made, transformed into follow-up books.
However, I do have a major beef with the publishers of this book: the inclusion of in-app purchases. Really??? I think Charles Schulz would have been appalled at this. Essentially, this ties in to the Halloween costume mini-game at the beginning of the book. As I said, you can have your child create a character and then dress it up in a Halloween costume. Unfortunately, there are very few costume options included in the purchase price of the app. The rest have to be purchased with candy or coins. I have no problem whatsoever with the candy angle. Candy is awarded for reading the book and interacting with it as the child reads. I think it's a great way to encourage play and repeated reading.
Sadly, the costumes available for purchase with candy, as well as the free costumes, are the least appealing and the least intricate. For the really good stuff, you need coins. You get ten with the app, but that's it. Anything else, you have to buy. Prices vary from a dollar for a 10-coin pack to thirty dollars for a 1000-coin pack! Thirty dollars? Who are they kidding??? After all, you're just getting a few additional drawings, for God's sake. It's simply ridiculous! I would've been perfectly happy to spend another couple of dollars for a separate app, and even a dollar in-app to unlock all the costumes. But this new trend of nickel-and-diming people playing freemium games is bad enough; it has absolutely no place in children's books. What's a parent to say when their child wants one (or more) of the costumes that cost twenty, fifty or more coins? This crass business model puts them in uncomfortable and unnecessary circumstances. I'd applaud an update that would get rid of this sad attempt at making money on the back of one of our dearest cultural treasures!
Sorry to be so emphatic about it, but I found this aspect of "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" very distasteful. The rest of the app is truly magical, but as a parent, I'd skip the whole character/costume mini-game just on principle alone. Sit down and read this terrific story with your kids, and save the money to buy them an actual costume. They'll have a lot more fun and get a lot more use out of the real thing!
Come on, Loud Crow, channel your inner "Peanutsness", and do everything right next around. The first Peanuts book you released proved you can do it!
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FS#776 - Extra ' isometric' buttons for using Line from Angle.
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When working with the isometric grid (in any projection - Top, Right, Left) and drawing from 'scratch' as it were, without using the projection tools - I find myself using 'Line from Angle' the most.
It would be extreamly useful to be presented with two extra buttons when using this tool, a 30 degree button and a -30 degree button, this way I wouldn't need to keep typing in the angle difference here.
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I'm thinking about something like this for quite a while - but I was never sure what is the best choice to push QCAD a little bit more in the perspective direction. Just to fill QCAD up with a lot of perspective tools can't be the right solution but on the other side I still think that only one - the isometric perspective - isn't enough.
Here are my personal thoughts on a solution for "everybody":
I'm imaging the "Application Preferences" and/or the "Drawing Preferences" with a Perspective default menu for variable parameter where I can put in my personal preferences for a perspective drawing.
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X=30°/scale=1, Y=30°/scale=1, Z=90°/scale=1 for an Isometric
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... then I have the possibility to cover a couple more Perspectives with only one solution.
Your request with the new "line from angle" tools should also pick up the given variables (just the angle) for the perspective and, of course, also the grit parameter have to use it.
What do you think? Make that sense? What is Andrews opinion?
Husky, I think that your comments are well thought out and make perfect sense to me. I agree with you that an option to set up a default perspective menu would indeed be the way to go, I'm not sure how much work this will give Andrew and the team, but I guess in the long term view something like this would be great.
Lets wait and see ;)
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A bowl of cheese
Some of you out there may argue that a bowl of cheese is not a meal, and there was a day when I might have agreed with you. I don't like to think about that day anymore.
Brooklyn readers, perhaps you recognize that bowl of cheese up there? I snapped that shot at a place called Five Leaves, where I met a friend for breakfast a couple of Sundays ago. She lives in Williamsburg, not far from Five Leaves, but she had never been there before. When we were on our way out, she said, "I'd like to come here again with you." I decided to write that as one long sentence, since I think that's how she meant it, with equal emphasis on the "here" and the "you." But in truth, it sounded as if the "with you" part were tacked on, that what really mattered was having another go at that cheese or, in her case, that heaping bowl of house-made granola, yogurt, and fruit. I don't blame her. It was very good.
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Homemade Ricotta
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In her recipe notes, Heidi writes, "Ricotta tastes and smells like the milk it is made from so use the best and freshest dairy you can find." I second that. The fewer the ingredients in a recipe, the more important it is to make sure that they are of the highest quality. Heidi also suggests replacing a portion of the milk with goat milk for a variation on this recipe. I haven't tried it, but it sounds good to me, and Heidi has never steered me wrong. Next time.
1 gallon whole milk
1 quart buttermilk
Sea salt (I use Maldon sea salt flakes.)
Pour the milk and buttermilk into a large, heavy pot and warm over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally to prevent burning. I clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pot to keep track of the rising temperature. Once the milk is hot, you can stop stirring.
While the milk is heating, line a colander with four or five layers of cheesecloth. Cheesecloth can be clingy, and typically comes in strips that are longer than they are wide. Rather than trying to fold the cloth multiple times, which can be tricky, I suggest draping the cloth in a single layer over the colander, and then folding in the overhang until you've got the desired number of layers. Oh, and a tip from Heidi: It's best to use a wide-mouthed colander to facilitate faster cooling.
When the temperature of the milk reaches about 175 degrees, the curds and the whey will separate. Remove the pot from the heat, place the colander in the sink, and spoon the curds into the colander. After every few spoonfuls, add a couple of pinches of salt, to taste. Gently lift the sides of the cheesecloth every now and then to drain off excess liquid. Do not squeeze the curds, or press down on them with the spoon, or you'll destroy the texture of the cheese. Once you've loaded all of the curds into the colander, gather the edges of the cheesecloth and tie them together with a piece of kitchen string. Tie the pouch to the faucet and leave the curds to drain for about 15-20 minutes. (You can adjust the time based on your desired consistency. The longer you leave the curds to drain, the drier your cheese will be.)
Transfer any unused cheese to an airtight container and refrigerate.
Makes about 4 cups.
33 comments:
- Rogue Unicorn said...
Must make now.
Reading about the Five Leaves' "in-between" menu immediately made me think of Hobbits-possibly because I am re-reading The Lord of the Rings for about the millionth time, or possibly because I would like to believe that there is a place in Brooklyn that serves Hobbits. And.....now you know the true extent of my geekdom. *slinks back to thesis writing* xo
- October 12, 2010 at 4:37 AM
- Leah said...
I've been meaning to make ricotta for the longest time, and I really need to just do it.
I've recently been obsessed with 'California style' cottage cheese (it's thicker, tastier, and saltier than normal cottage cheese) with Agave syrup. The ricotta would probably be even better.
When I get around to making some ricotta, whatever I do with it, it will most likely show up here:
- October 12, 2010 at 6:01 AM
- darbyoshea said...
Wow - ricotta with buttermilk! I'll be trying that soon. I bet it gives it a milder tang than the straight-up vinegar I have used in the past. Anyway, welcome to the ricotta-making party!
- October 12, 2010 at 8:11 AM
- Clarice said...
This is an interesting idea. I love the idea of having this with honey, fruit and thyme. The restaurant menu looks amazing! Thanks.
- October 12, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- buttersweetmelody said...
mmm ricotta and honey! best thing ever! I'm scared I won't end up with ricotta but with plain curdled milk! ): I'll have to try it smoetime though! Thanks!
- October 12, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- the blissful baker said...
oh wow, i didn't know you could make your own ricotta! sounds great!
- October 12, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- Char said...
oh...it sounds so easy. i need to try this
- October 12, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- linda said...
ricotta w/figs, honey & thmye…yum yum!
curious…how was the accompaniment of figs, honey & thyme prepared?
- October 12, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Anna said...
i can't believe i had no idea it was that easy?! I must try this...
- October 12, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Molly said...
I would go to bat (fiercely, ferociously) for cheese as meal, any day of the week. Homemade ricotta, perhaps more than any other. It is gooooood stuff, indeed.
- October 12, 2010 at 7:17 PM
- PaganAngel said...
Interesting note about not pressing it--I've made my own cheese, which I've called paneer, and pressed into a block for cubing in curries. I'll have to try this version just to see the difference (well, that and because it's delicious!)
- October 12, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- Shannalee said...
Oh, so inspiring!
- October 12, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- Maddie said...
"Actually, if you can boil milk, you will make ricotta."
This made me laugh out loud. Thanks for giving me a reason to smile, Jess!
- October 12, 2010 at 10:15 PM
- Julie said...
Oh so brilliant. It doesn't get much better than fresh ricotta. A whole bowl of it? Yes please.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:31 PM
- Jess said...
Good morning, all. Yesterday felt like about three days rolled into one. Whew. It was so nice to find your notes when I finally made it home. Thank you!
Rogue Unicorn - It's so funny that you should mention The Lord of the Rings. Just a couple of nights ago, a friend of ours - Eli's climbing partner - was in town, and he was telling us about how he's trying to get his daughter to read it. I, of course, mentioned my favorite part about the Hobbit world: second breakfast! (Not to be confused or combined with "elevenses," of course.) I was a latecomer to The Lord of the Rings. When Eli and I first started dating, he loaned me his set of the books and all but commanded me to read them. Those stories meant so much to him when he was growing up. When the movie came out, I remember him saying, "It's so amazing getting to see that world brought to life." I loved that. As for Five Leaves, I'm not sure it serves Hobbits, but it sure as heck serves Brooklyn hipsters, an equally odd, hairy and, I suppose, lovable bunch. For what it's worth, I think you and your geekdom are great. xo.
Hi, Leah. I've never heard of California style cottage cheese, but now I'm curious. Thanks for putting it on my radar, and for sharing the link to your blog.
Darbyoshea - Thank you, Em, for the ricotta inspiration! Of course, now Eli is wondering when I will make your gnocchi. Any chance you'll post the recipe soon? I actually thought (and was hoping!) that I would taste the buttermilk more in the finished cheese. The tang is indeed quite mild. I'd be interested in doing a side-by-side comparison of ricotta made with several different curdling agents. I wonder what the differences would be in texture and flavor.
Clarice - Yes, it's a winning combination. And yes, I'd like to try everything on that menu... if ever I could tear myself away from the ricotta, that is. Also, isn't the menu itself just beautiful? I love the design.
No fear, Amalia! It does seem unbelievable that dumping milk and buttermilk into a pot and heating it leads to cheese, but it really does work. If you can handle cakes, and cookies, and homemade pasta - and I see from your blog that you can - this ricotta will be a snap.
the blissful baker and Char - It's easy-peasy, I promise. Give it a try. You'll be hooked!
- October 13, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Jess said...
(Hi, again! I had to split up my replies, since I had apparently written more than this little text box could handle.)
Linda - The figs were simply sliced in half, the thyme was pulled from the stem (lightly chopped, maybe?) and sprinkled over top, and the honey, still in the comb, was nestled into the top of the pile. It was a beautiful, simple presentation.
It really is, Anna! Now my question for you is this: How on earth might one "style" ricotta cheese in order to get a decent photograph? It's pretty camera shy, I found. (By which I mean that in several shots, it looked like something that you probably wouldn't want to put in your mouth.)
Molly - I can always count on you to stick up for what's right.
Ah, PaganAngel, you got me! Technically speaking, this recipe is for paneer. Squeeze and press the liquid from it and you will indeed have a beautiful block of cheese that you can slice and cube. True ricotta is made from whey (the milky water that's left behind when the curds separate). But from what I understand, you need a whole lot of whey -- the whey from five gallons of milk, according to this website, to make just 1.5 pounds of ricotta. Making true ricotta is also more time intensive. You have to make a cheese to make a cheese, after all. This recipe is more accurately a ricotta-like cheese or, as I like to think of it, ricotta for the home cook. By draining the curds without pressing or squeezing, you end up with a texture that's very similar to true ricotta.
Thanks, Shannalee!
My pleasure, Maddie. You often do the same for me, so I'm happy to return the favor.
You know it, Julie!
- October 13, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- Amy said...
You made ricotta?!?!?! I am impressed. Will have to give it a try. Now...how do you make greek yogurt??
- October 13, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- Jess said...
Amy - The result may be impressive, but I assure you that getting there is not. It really is as simple as boiling milk. As for Greek-style yogurt, it's even easier: Just strain some of the water from your favorite yogurt! Mark Bittman wrote about it earlier this year over here.
- October 14, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Molly said...
There are so many things I love about this post: First, fresh ricotta is possibly the best thing ever, especially on toast with honey. Second, I used to frequent Five Leaves, and reading this post makes me miss living in Brooklyn (just a little! Cambridge is nice too!). And finally, I love "in between" meals. In fact, I'm pretty sure I was a hobbit in a past life. I might just have to make some ricotta to eat with toast for my second breakfast today. xo.
- October 15, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- Nithya said...
Jess, you've described the exact process I use to make paneer. I use it in a lot of savoury dishes myself, and my favourite by far is paneer bhurji which coincidentally, I'm having for lunch right now.
I simply have to share my recipe with you, unsolicited. I do think you'll love it.
1 onion, 1 tomato, diced but not too finely
1 cup paneer
1 green chilly, chopped very fine (de-seed if you like)
1 scant teaspoonful each og red chilly powder and turmeric powder
salt and sugar
In a wok/ saucepan, heat a teaspoonful of oil and saute the onions in it till they're just slightly tender. Then add everything else, except for the paneer. Salt to taste, then add pinches of sugar, tasting all the time, till you're sure you've got the balance right. Remember to add extra for the cheese yet to come. The tomato will wilt under the combined assault of the heat and the salt and it will release its juices, to pool at the bottom of your wok. That's when you crumble in the paneer, give it a quick stir and turn it off.
I generally have this with paranthas or chappatis, but I imagine it'll be amazing piled on toast, for breakfast.
We also make a version with egg, called egg bhurji, for a sort of glorified version of scrambled eggs. I do hope you can try it.
- October 15, 2010 at 7:32 AM
- Stephanie said...
Oh my, that is lovely. I will have to try a recipe with vinegar, as buttermilk is hard to come by. Not sure how Korean milk, stripped of its lactose for ease on Asian stomachs, will hold up, but worth a shot.
Or I could just move. (Long overdue email forthcoming).
- October 16, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- Jess said...
Molly - I prefer you in Cambridge. Obviously. xo.
Thank you so much for the recipe, Nithya! I must try it. A couple of questions: When you make paneer, do you simply let the cheesecloth-wrapped curds drain until they are on the drier side, or do you press them between two plates? Also, what kind of green chili pepper do you recommend? I must admit that I am a little wimpy when it comes to very spicy foods. I wish it weren't so, and I'm working on it. I really am. In the meantime, can you suggest a middle-of-the-road pepper that would work with this dish?
I have a feeling that paneer bhurji and I are going to get along.
Steph, my dear, I just did some clicking around the interwebs and it looks like folks have had success making ricotta with lactose-free milk. I say, go for it. Or, yes, move. (Just what are you up to, lady? Can't wait to hear.)
- October 16, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Nithya said...
Jess, for bhurji, I prefer to just use the cheesecloth method, the curds are softer that way, and are more suitable for crumbling. I use the pressing-between-plates method only when I want to cut my paneer into cubes.
For the green chilly, I use those small spindly looking peppers I get everywhere in India, but you should probably be able to substitute with half a jalapeno. Remove the seeds if you don't care much for the spice. Just slice it really really thin, so it gets dispersed all over. I like adding the chilly for its colour, more than anything else, there's already plenty of heat from the red chilly powder (paprika, I believe you call it?)
This recipe, like most Indian ones, is simply a guideline. I recommend you adjust all the spices to suit your taste. You can also bung in more vegetables, if you like. Capsicum, for example, or finely chopped mushrooms. But I, for one, like it just as it is.
- October 17, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- Tracy said...
Your post came at the most perfect time. We'll be in Brooklyn visiting family the weekend of Halloween. Five leaves is now on our list to grab eats. "Fresh ricotta settles more in drifts." I love that.
- October 18, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- squirrelbread said...
All you needed to grab this Wisconsin girl's attention was "Bowl of Cheese." We've made our own mozzarella before, but never ricotta. Don't know what we're waiting for!! And yes, it IS a meal!
- October 18, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- kamran siddiqi said...
Absolutely gorgeous! I actually made David Lebovitz' version of homemade ricotta sometime last year and it was absolutely lovely. I didn't even know that Heidi had a recipe for it on her site. I'll have to give your version a try when I plan on making lasagna when I find time between studying for midterms.
- October 18, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- redmenace said...
No argument here. Bring on the cheese. I'm headed to Brooklyn next week and going to check it out. Wonderful timing. xoxoxo
- October 20, 2010 at 10:16 PM
- Paula said...
what a great blog!
everything here looks so delicious!
have a nice time!
- October 21, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- Joie de vivre said...
That sounds easy! I really want to make this. It sounds wonderful and soul satisfying.
- October 21, 2010 at 10:42 PM
- Michele Napoli said...
I can't think of much better than fresh ricotta--for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
- October 25, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Jess said...
Hello, hello! I'm sorry for falling behind in responding to comments. I've been on the road.
Nithya - Perfect. Thank you for clarifying. I'll report back when I give it a try!
Have a great time in Brooklyn this weekend, Tracy. I was actually there again last weekend for my cousin's wedding, and I have another recommendation for you: Frankies Spuntino. The rehearsal dinner was there, and holy meatballs, it was amazing. There was a ton of food, but my favorite was the house-made gnocchi marinara with fresh ricotta. Mmmm, boy!
Hi, Heather. The cheese that I will forever associate with Wisconsin is "squeaky cheese." We bought a bag of it at the farmers' market, and we ate it like popcorn. Delicious.
Study hard, Kamran! But not too hard. You need your kitchen time, after all!
I hope you're enjoying Brooklyn, redmenace. See my response to Tracy, up above, for another recommendation. (So good!)
Thanks, Paula!
It is easy, Joie de vivre. I hope you'll give it a try.
I'm with you, Michele. 100%.
- October 26, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- cheapbeets said...
Great post! And, consider yourself ahead of the trend. Yesterday I received this Goop newsletter from Gwyneth Paltrow.(Snickering aside, she actually has some good recipes. It helps that she's besties with Mario Batali)
- October 29, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Jess said...
Thanks, cheapbeets! You know what? I think Gwyneth rocks. I like her (or Ina's?) addition of herbs to the cheese. Thanks for the link!
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- Amazing Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve: wild mountain sheep, wetland bird watching, Ikh Gun and Ayaga Lake and Giant Genghis Monument
- Nomadic Culture: Real nomadic way of lifestyle, to see how to make and dairy products
- Breathtaking sceneries all the time and endless photo opportunities!
- Nature & Wildlife tours
- Style: Traveller
- Tour grade: Easy
- Duration: 4 days/3 nights
- From: US$ 550
Gun-Galuut is a marvellous combination of open steppes, steppe hills, lovely lakes and amazing landscape. We have protected the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve as its home for the endangered wild mountain sheep Argali and some other rare species of birds. The beautiful wild sheep Argali inhabit the stunning mountains of Baits and Berkh with other wild animals. The herds have more than 80 Argali and give a big chance for the nature lovers to view these fantastic animals from the closest distance and take photos.
We involve the locals to the conservation process by encouraging their alternative income from responsible tourism like renting horse, yak and camels to tourists; offer their handcrafts and their ger for home stay. Proceeds from this tour go directly to the Argali Sheep conservation activities in Mongolia.
Brief Itinerarygo to detailDay 1: Ulaanbaatar – Gun – Galuut Nature Reserve
Day 2: Gun – Galuut Nature Reserve
Day 3: Gun-Galuut- Hustai National Park
Day 4: Hustai National Park – Ulaanbaatar
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Daily Itinerary
Day 1: Ulaanbaatar – Gun – Galuut Nature Reserve
Meet in the morning, drive out of the town to Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve for 2 hours with a stop at Giant Genghis Monument and transfer to Steppe Nomads ger camp. Then hike/ optional horse ride/ drive to the mountain Baits. See the wild sheep and other wild animals including marmot, steppe fox, ground squirrel and many more (If lucky, wolf…). View the famous White Napped Crane. Ger camp B+L+D
Today we trek to the small lakes nearby for birdwatching and wildlife viewing. Enjoy the serene beauty of wildlife and nature. We'll ride a horse for 2 hours, today. The reserve is a great protected paradise - a marvellous combination of pristine waterfronts situated amongst majestic mountains with unique wildlife, beautiful native flowers and lovely lakes with rare water birds. Ger camp B+L+D
Day 3: Gun-Galuut- Hustai National Park
This morning, we drive toward to Hustai National Park. On the way, visit to nomadic family, experience their lifestyle and arrive at Hustai, see the wild Przewalski horse – Takhi and hiking around, rest at the ger camp. Ger camp B+L+D
Day 4: Hustai National Park – Ulaanbaatar
Drive back to UB. Transfer to your hotel/accommodation. B
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Included services
- Full-time services of your English speaking local guide throughout the tour
- Sightseeing and entrance fees according to the itinerary
- Private transfers (Saloon car (1 – 2 pax) /4WD minivan (s) (3 – 4 pax) + Experienced driver(s))
- Twin/triple share at good tourist camp and for 3 nights/nomadic ger in Oct – Apr
- Meals as listed (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner)
- 0.5 l x 3 bottled water per day
- Visa support invitation letter where applicable
- Exclusive Endangered Species in Shot tour souvenir!
- International Airfare/train ticket
- Travel insurance.
- Items of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, camera or video fees at any sites etc.
- Tips for your guide and driver (discretionary).
- Optional activities such as camel riding, archery, fishing etc
- For children of a family (0 – 3 years old) is 100% free of charge
- For children of a family (4 – 12 years old) is 40% free of charge
- Courier bringing min 3 pax
- More attractive prices for groups of 12 and more people!
- 1 free space for every 16 PAX
Your Selena Travel advisor is happy to assist you with hotel booking on your request. Below you will find some suggested hotels in Ulaanbaatar:
- Best Western Gobi Kelso ***
- Springs hotel ***
- Ramada hotel ****
- Kempinski Khan Palace ****
- Best Western Premier *****
Outside Ulaanbaatar: Please take in mind that traveling in the countryside of Mongolia is often tough, a trip is conducted in remote areas where there's no hotel and paved roads exist.
Outside of Ulaanbaatar, tourist Ger camps are the best accommodation for travelers. A Ger is Mongolian traditional dwelling made of felt layers and wooden construction, and the Mongols have lived in Gers since the time immemorial. Tourist Ger camps offer comfortable Gers with 1-4 beds with good bedding, and also have western style showers and WCs (mostly shared). A few Ger camps offer en-suite Gers at additional charge (please ask your Selena Travel advisor for this). Due to remoteness some tourist Ger camps may not excel in service, so travelers may not always expect high pressure showers, bubble baths or gourmet food etc.
Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve was founded in 2003 in order to protect the endangered wildlife Argali sheep and to preserve the delicate eco-system of the Kherlen River Basin while developing environment-friendly and community-based tourism in this area. The reserve area is 15000 hectares.
The Nature Reserve is truly the marvellous combination of high mountains, colourful flowers, pretty lakes, rivers and wetland waters with full of waterbirds including some rare and endangered species.
Beautiful Lakes Ikh-Gun and Ayaga are the homes to migrating waterbirds including some endangered rare species such as: White-naped Crane, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Common Heron, Chinese Pond Heron. And you can also see Common Crane, Bar Headed Goose, Swan Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, White-headed Duck, Mallard, Gadwall, Common Teal, Garganey, Mandarin Duck, Northern Shoveler and several species of Gulls as well. And there is plenty of viewing of prey birds such as various types of Falcon, Eagle, Kite, Osprey, Buzzard, Hawk and Vulture.


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FS#983 - Selection filter: only show available entity types
Opened by Andrew (andrew) - Wednesday, 04 December 2013, 14:34 GMT+2
Last edited by Andrew (andrew) - Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 12:05 GMT+2
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 12:05 GMT+2
Reason for closing: Implemented
Would it also be possible to show layers with their corresponding assigned layer colours in the selection filter dialog?
That should be the case indeed (only if hierarchical layers are enabled).
Ha, yes indeed when hierarchical layers are enabled - it works, apologies.
Yes, the hierarchical layer list is basically just the new layer list with hierarchies, colors, etc.
Eventually, it might replace the old one completely.
"Eventually, it might replace the old one completely".
I think it should replace the old one, its much more useful.
For new QCAD users, the hierarchical layer list is the default starting with QCAD 3.4.4.
However, I know from previous experiences that many users find it hard to cope with change and prefer things to be the way 'they always were and worked before' ;)
Yes, fair comments Andrew.


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MONTREAL — The Tash chassidic community of Boisbriand is asking leave from the Quebec Court of Appeal to appeal lower court decisions forcing it to pay a $2.1-million water tax bill.
On Dec. 20, a Quebec Court judge ruled that Boisbriand has the right to collect the debt from the community of about 3,000. Three similar court decisions favourable to the town were handed down in 2010 and 2011.
The latest ruling deals with the period since Jan. 1, 2011.
Marlène Cordato, mayor of the town of 26,000 25 kilometres north of Montreal, deplored the community's latest attempt to forestall payment.
She issued a press release on Jan. 18 stating: "The judgment is clear: the Jewish community will no longer be able to take any means of defence as long as it has not paid the water taxes owing.
"We are happy with this new judgment. It confirms once again that no one can elude the law… Many citizens testified openly their discontent over this situation that we judge to be unequal. It is inconceivable to have two ways of interpreting the law, one for this community and the other for the citizens."
Cordato said Boisbriand would intervene to prevent the appeal from being heard and will seek reimbursement from the Tashers for its defence costs, which reportedly have reached more than $500,000, a right confirmed in the December judgment.
The chassidic group, which lives in an enclave with its own institutions, has been in arrears on its water taxes since 2005. With interest and penalties, the bill has risen to its current staggering amount.
In seeking to appeal, the Tashers, represented by the Montreal law firm Lavery De Billy, claim that Quebec Court was not competent to judge this case and that it should have been heard in Superior Court.
The Tashers, who settled in the area 50 years ago, stopped paying the taxes because they think the town is not living up to a 1990 agreement on water supply,
According to their interpretation, water meters were to be installed on each of its residential and communal buildings.
Instead, they say, a single meter for all the buildings was installed at the entrance to the community's enclave, and consumption is not being calculated accurately.
The courts have said that the law requires those contesting tax bills to pay the amount owing when demanded by the municipality and not wait until appeals have made their way through the judicial system.


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Cancer Survivors May Be at Risk for Memory Problems
FRIDAY, Oct. 1 -- Memory problems are common among people who have a history of cancer, new research reveals.
In fact, cancer survivors are 40 percent more likely than those who haven't had cancer to experience the kind of memory impairment -- called "cancer-related cognitive dysfunction" -- that compromises their ability to function on a daily basis, the study authors reported.
"One of the most important parts of cancer treatment is management of symptoms, such as impairments in attention, memory and fatigue, in order to improve a patient's quality of life," Pascal Jean-Pierre, an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, said in a news release from the American Association for Cancer Research.
"This study suggests these memory issues are more common than had been recognized before, and should be assessed in all patients with a history of cancer," he added.
Jean-Pierre stressed that the findings, drawn from a nationwide sampling of cancer patients, suggest "that memory impairment in cancer patients is a national problem that we must pay special attention to."
Jean-Pierre and his associates were scheduled to present their observations Friday at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, in Miami.
To assess a possible memory-cancer connection, the study authors analyzed data taken from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which was conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From the more than 9,800 Americans polled, just over 1,300 (all 40 years of age and up) said they had a history of battling cancer.
Fourteen percent of the cancer survivors said they experienced difficulties with memory or periods of confusion, compared with just 8 percent of those who never had a cancer diagnosis.
"The findings indicate that cancer is, therefore, a key independent predictor of memory problems in the sample studied," Jean-Pierre said.
Jean-Pierre suggested that memory trouble is not necessarily always a lingering side effect from cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy.
"These memory issues can be related to treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapies," he said, "or to the tumor biology itself, which could change brain chemistry and neurobehavioral function."
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Five years into America's economic expansion, inflation shows little sign of accellerating as prices increase more slowly for goods and services from automobiles to medical care, complicating the Federal Reserve's drive to guide the economy away from the precipice of deflation.
The personal consumption expenditures price index, minus food and energy costs, rose 1.2 percent in 2013, matching 2009 as the smallest gain since 1955. Of 27 categories of goods and services in the gauge, 18 showed smaller price increases over the past two years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The slowdown has been broad-based, with durable goods such as autos, nondurables like clothing and services including health care all playing a role. Fed policy makers are on guard to keep such disinflation from morphing into outright deflation, a persistent drop in prices that prompts households to delay purchases in anticipation of even lower costs and leads companies to postpone investment and hiring.
"There's a lack of pricing power in most areas of the economy," said Laura Rosner, an economist at BNP Paribas in New York and a former researcher at the New York Fed. "In certain months, we see weakness in medical care, and then that passes on to apparel prices in other months. It's a weakness that never quite fades."
Investors predict subdued prices. The five-year breakeven rate, a market gauge of inflation expectations over the next five years based on trading in inflation-linked Treasuries, was at 1.94 percent Tuesday, down from 2.3 percent last year at this time.
Tame inflation will allow Fed policy makers to keep interest rates lower for longer as they try to nudge price increases closer to their goal of 2 percent a year.
Temporary weakness
While inflation expectations appear to be "well- anchored," low inflation remains a "bit of a puzzle," St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Wednesday in New York.
Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen has said she sees the weakness in prices as temporary, with the inflation rate likely to move back toward 2 percent "over the coming years."
"Some of the recent softness reflects factors that seem likely to prove transitory, including falling prices for crude oil and declines in non-oil import prices," Yellen said in testimony Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee.
A 1.2 percent year-over-year rise in the core PCE price index in December compares with a 1.9 percent gain in 2011, according to figures from the Commerce Department. The 0.7 percentage-point decline is almost evenly spread among the three main categories, with nondurable goods making up 0.3 percentage point of the slowdown and services and durable goods each contributing 0.2 percentage point, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg.
The health-care industry helped hold down prices in all three categories, the result of Medicare reimbursement cuts and substitution of generic drugs for medications losing patent protection. Medical goods and services together accounted for about a third of the drag on core inflation over the past two years.Read Full Article
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Drug prices will remain subdued as more patents expire, allowing additional competition from generics, said Michael Manns, a health-care analyst at Bloomberg Industries. What's more, demand for care remains subdued as patients put off check-ups and procedures in a sluggish economy. And hospitals are cutting costs by forming groups to purchase medical devices, he said.
Stryker Corp. of Kalamazoo, Mich., which makes orthopedic devices and specialty surgical and medical products, said last month that lower prices cut fourth-quarter sales by 1.4 percent.
The auto industry is still helping drive down inflation, even as it completed its best sales year since 2007. Of the 0.7 percentage-point slowdown in inflation the past two years, motor vehicles and parts were responsible for about 0.1 percentage point as low borrowing costs and discounting helped draw Americans into showrooms.
Also holding down inflation was slow growth or declines in the prices of investment advice, baby clothes, televisions, dishes and mobile phone calls.
There are indications that disinflationary pressures are becoming more widespread in the economy. A measure of the distribution of inflation by the San Francisco Fed shows that 20.5 percent of expenditures it tracks had lower prices in December 2013 than a year earlier. That's almost double the 11.7 percent it found for the 12 months ended in December 2012. The number of items with lower prices was 36 percent of the total in December 2013, compared with 22.2 percent a year earlier.
Some companies, including Colgate-Palmolive Co., are resisting pressure to keep cutting prices. As the world leader in toothbrush sales, New York-based Colgate won't "seek to chase what we think are unsustainable promotional efforts," CEO Ian Cook said on a Jan. 30 earnings call.
"We're not going to abandon sensible business principals just to chase market share," he said.
Economists at UBS Securities are among those who say pricing power will pick up along with the economy.
Supply side
"Pricing is being driven by something other than weakness" in demand, said Sam Coffin, a UBS economist in Stamford. Influences on the supply side, such as automakers discounting to gain market share or overseas apparel makers cutting costs, were responsible for about 75 percent of the slowdown in inflation in four categories -- financial services, motor vehicles, clothing and health care, he said in a study published in May.
Coffin estimates the core PCE index will rise 1.8 percent this year from 2013, accelerating to 2.4 percent in 2015.
That view is at odds with the consensus outlook. The median projection of economists surveyed by Bloomberg calls for a 1.5 percent rise in the core index in 2014, followed by a 1.8 percent increase next year.
The case for tame inflation ahead is buttressed by stabilizing housing costs, one of the few forces that was underpinning price increases in recent years. Not counting housing, inflation would have decelerated another 0.4 percentage point in the two years ended in December, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Rents won't rise as fast as they have in the past couple of years, said Jeffrey Langbaum, a real estate analyst at Bloomberg Industries.
"Rents are going to continue to go up, but the pace of that growth is going to slow," Langbaum said. "The driving factor behind all that is there's been an influx of new apartment supply," which will help keep a lid on rents this year.
Slowing prices in the U.S. may give the Fed room to maintain historically low borrowing costs even as the jobless rate races down to a 6.5 percent threshold that policy makers have said must be reached before they will consider raising the target interest rate.
The Federal Open Market Committee said Jan. 29 it will cut monthly bond-buying by $10 billion to $65 billion, citing labor market improvement and a pickup in growth. The trimming keeps the Fed on pace to end its unprecedented asset purchase program by the end of the year.
FOMC statement
At the same time, the Fed left unchanged its statement that it will probably hold its target interest rate near zero "well past the time" that unemployment falls below 6.5 percent, "especially if projected inflation" remains below the committee's longer-run goal of 2 percent.
In following inflation, Fed policy makers prefer to use a personal consumption expenditures price index that includes all items, including food and energy. By that measure, prices rose just 1.1 percent in the 12 months ended in December.
Michael Hanson, a former Fed economist who is now senior U.S. economist for Bank of America in New York, said that the Fed will have to "acknowledge that inflation has remained lower than they forecast, and that that means they'll remain easy even longer than they're currently signaling."


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QCAD - 2D CAD System.
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FS#866 - Paste block reference: add third option to rename pasted block(s)
Opened by Husky (Husky) - Saturday, 27 July 2013, 10:21 GMT+2
Last edited by Andrew (andrew) - Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 14:54 GMT+2
Drawing 1: Blockname X is part of a selection, I copy this selection into the clipboard to use it in an other drawing.
Switch to Drawing 2, this drawing has also a Blockname X but with a different content.
Use the clipboard paste function - the clipboard content will be modified (only the Block) by the drawing 2 block content.
No warning pops up - it just happens!
In this situation with two blocks having the same name...the option to 'overwrite' blocks needs to be selected! However I agree with you that a warning of some sort would be most useful indeed.
Actually - using the 'overwrite'option doesn't work because it changes all existing blocks in the current drawing!
So after further testing you are correct Husky - this to me is not useful, maybe an additional paste option is needed here or a prompt (and option added) to change the block name so that the block names do not match.
Now we are on the same page
This is intended behavior.
If you copy a 'block' in a document, what you actually copy is a 'block reference'. Think of it as an entity that contains the block name as ID (e.g. 'Block X').
If you then paste that block reference into a drawing which already has a block called 'Block X', you have two possibilities:
- Use the existing definition of 'Block X' of the drawing to which you are pasting.
- Overwrite the existing 'Block X' with the definition of 'Block X' from the source drawing (this will of course change the appearance of all block references in the target drawing to the block definition of the source drawing).
I think what you likely are asking for is a third option to create a new block with a new (user defined?) name. This is currently not possible and would require some thoughts for an additional user interface for entering the new block name. Note that multiple block reference to different blocks might be pasted at once. This would require a user interface allowing the user to define a new name for each individual block.
I'll change this to a feature request.


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QCAD - 2D CAD System.
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FS#853 - Keep selection after undo ...
Opened by Husky (Husky) - Tuesday, 09 July 2013, 23:13 GMT+2
If I move something and it went wrong I can easily undo the last move and start over without the need of a re-selection.
It would be nice to keep the once chosen selection in both "undo" situation!
Same with similar functions like rotate etc. ....
On win 7-64
Using the Copy tool requires selection, the 'original' selection stays selected until the tool is terminated - doesn't it ? I can paste my selection and 'undo' as many times as needed but my original always remains selected.
It does for me anyway!
Unless I have miss-understood you here.
I think Husky is referring to the Modify - Move/Copy tool.
Yep - I'm talking about the Move/Copy tool. Indeed - the Clipboard function is extremely powerful but right now out of the question.
Gotcha - I understand now and agree :)


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Informal words should be reserved for casual, colloquial communication.
verb be disloyal
Synonyms for bites hand feeds you
verb be disloyal
- abandonstar
- misleadstar
- forsakestar
- deceivestar
- seducestar
- jiltstar
- crossstar
- trickstar
- fingerstar
- bluffstar
- desertstar
- knifestar
- deludestar
- blow the whistlestar
- break faithstar
- break withstar
- double-crossstar
- let downstar
- sell outstar
- stab in the backstar
- take instar
- turn instar
- walk out onstar
- be unfaithfulstar
- bite the hand that feeds youstar
- break promisestar
- break truststar
- commit treasonstar
- deliver upstar
- go back onstar
Antonyms for bites hand feeds you
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More words related to bites hand feeds you
verb. be disloyal
- abandon
- be unfaithful
- bite the hand that feeds you
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
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