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11:26:57 beach So the restartable-form I have may signal a compile-time error and I want to store that error condition in the run-time error condition. I came up with this solution: (let (cc) (restart-case (handler-case (form-that-may-signal-an-error) (error (c) (setf cc c) (error c))) (my-restart () (make-condition 'run-time-error :compile-time-error cc))))
11:27:08 beach Is there a better one?
11:27:27 beach I.e. I handle the compile time error by storing it in CC and then signaling it again.
11:28:28 beach Actually the make-condition won't work.
11:28:56 beach Never mind. I'll figure it out later.
11:31:36 shka beach: more-conditions system contains so called chainable-conditions
11:31:51 shka this is essentially what you are doing here as far i can tell
11:38:47 beach Maybe so.
11:39:28 beach But it is more complicated. I need to create a FORM that, when executed, makes a condition that includes a condition that existed at compile time.
11:39:47 phoe_ sounds like a use case for MAKE-LOAD-FORM
11:40:24 beach Maybe so.
11:40:31 Bike yeah, that's make-load-form exactly.
11:41:00 Bike inconveniently, i don't think make-load-form-saving-slots works for conditions
11:41:25 phoe_ Bike: of course it doesn't, conditions aren't standard-objects or structure-objects
11:41:44 beach I think I can do something simpler. If this is the file compiler, I just won't attempt to create a FASL, so the compile-time condition does not have to be there.
11:41:44 phoe_ it will work for most open/free CL implementations except SBCL
11:42:04 beach If it is not the file compiler, I can just include the condition itself in the source code.
11:42:16 Bike if that works, then sure
11:42:18 phoe_ because SBCL has its own thing called a slot-object, and conditions are slot-objects.
11:59:30 koenig j/clear
12:01:14 paule32 hello
12:01:22 paule32 i have two lists:
12:01:23 paule32 (1 2 3 4 5)
12:01:23 paule32 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
12:02:06 paule32 i tried "fill", but lost by compare, and add zeros to the first list depend on list2
12:07:01 paule32 i would like append pretrailing 0
12:07:07 paule32 in form of:
12:07:32 paule32 (0 0 1 2 3 4 5) ;
12:07:38 paule32 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
12:09:02 shka well, first of, list is a bad fit
12:10:19 jdz paule32: if you insist, the functions you need are: APPEND, MAKE-LIST and SUBSEQ.
12:10:53 shka just length will do
12:10:59 shka instead of subseq
12:11:42 Shinmera (loop repeat (- (length b) (length a)) do (push 0 a))
12:14:11 jdz I have no idea how I've survived this long with my reading comprehension.
12:19:18 paule32 (defvar a 0)
12:19:18 paule32 (setq a (loop repeat 2 do (push 0 listeA)))
12:19:18 paule32 (print a)
12:19:23 paule32 give me nil
12:21:46 Bike why do you go from "a" to "listeA"
12:22:10 Bike "do" is for effect, so the loop always returns nil
12:22:11 Bike you seem to have some extremely basic confusion about how programming works
12:31:48 paule32 (setq listeA (loop for x from 1 to (length stringA)
12:31:48 paule32 collect x ))
12:32:07 paule32 this will create the list (1 2 3 4 5)
12:32:33 jdz paule32: you could work as a magician: you keep pulling out variables like rabbits out of a hat.
12:32:56 paule32 (setq stringA "12345")
12:33:05 paule32 (defvar listeA ())
12:33:33 jdz paule32: have you tried reading a book or a tutorial?
12:33:48 paule32 yes
12:33:55 paule32 there many functions
12:33:59 paule32 append, fill
12:34:18 jdz Yes, one, two, many.
12:35:49 Shinmera Sometimes the things that are going on in this channel fill me with such inexplicable, explosive rage and fury that I wonder why I even bother coming here at all.
12:36:58 jdz Sorry, I'll just shut up.
12:37:04 Shinmera That wasn't directed at you.
12:37:23 jdz I'm not helping, anyway.
12:37:36 jdz I just don't see anybody else succeeding, either.
12:50:59 beach Shinmera: What were you referring to?
12:53:06 Shinmera beach: Sometimes when I see people that give me the impression they're not learning, or not doing their own work, I just get really mad. It's stupid of me, but I can't help it, it seems.
12:53:47 beach I see. Whatever you do, don't become a professor then. You'll have a heart attack.
12:53:58 Shinmera Heh.
12:54:07 Josh_2 I wouldn't say it is stupid of you to get mad, more a waste of your own energy. It is understandable that you would get frustrated, especially if you are self taught.
12:54:07 jackdaniel answering such people questions doesn't help, just encourages such behavior ,)
12:54:30 Shinmera Josh_2: The waste of my own energy is why I think it's stupid.
12:54:37 beach jackdaniel: That's exactly why I quit helping paule32.
12:54:49 jackdaniel beach: same here
12:56:36 Josh_2 Shinmera: I would argue that it isn't stupid to feel that way, because saying it is stupid may lead you to more negative emotion. I say accept and move on without judgement.
13:12:43 Bike beach: for what it's worth, it looks like sbcl writes the compile-time error to a string, and then signals a generic runtime condition that has that string in a slot, along with a string of the form.
13:12:56 beach Clever!
13:13:21 beach Thanks.
13:13:53 Bike it feels like there should be an actual condition, but i'm not sure what would really be handling this kind of condition anyway.
13:14:29 beach Well, it is not signaled, only reported, at run time.
13:14:50 Bike right...
13:16:52 paule32 (setq listeA (loop for x from 1 to 3 do
13:16:53 paule32 (append '(0) (list listeA))))
13:16:53 paule32 (print (list listeA))
13:17:04 paule32 result: (nil)
13:19:01 paule32 (print (append '(0) (list listeA)))
13:19:03 jackdaniel paule32: please put your pastes on pastebin-like service
13:19:11 jackdaniel also your questions match better #clnoobs channel
13:19:40 jackdaniel s/match/fit/
13:32:31 Xach phoe_: how did you notice?
13:32:31 minion Xach, memo from phoe_: your domain lisptips.com expired.
13:33:00 dlowe oh noes
14:31:15 kenanb I have a program that needs to be controlled via various interfaces, most probably through plugins inside other software, I decided it is better to have it be a server and design the interfaces as clients, now my problem is what kind of stack to use for communication
14:31:45 kenanb I really don't know much networking, my research points me to json-rpc so far
14:32:28 dlowe it's kind of an endless argument :)
14:32:39 kenanb what is?
14:33:12 dlowe what RPC format we should all be using
14:34:00 kenanb I thought protobuf+grpc / flatbuffers+grpc / trift etc but none seems easily applicable to lisp side
14:34:15 Shinmera If you're on Unix and on the same machine: probably something pipe-based. Otherwise: TCP. If you're on a wide network with unpredictable firewalls, probably HTTP-based.
14:34:25 dlowe There is a protobuf library for CL, but I don't know about grpc support.
14:34:31 kenanb dlowe: I see. so that is discussed a lot? I wonder how I missed that :D
14:35:25 kenanb Shinmera: it needs to be cross-platform, but both server and client will always be on same machine so the network is simple
14:36:02 dlowe The easiest way to make something cross-platform is to slap a web interface on it.
14:36:14 Shinmera Well, you could do shared memory, though I don't advise it. I'd rather say TCP-based.
14:36:16 dlowe but then you'll have a web interface
14:36:55 dlowe you'll have the most flexibility with json over http
14:37:01 kenanb is there any reason json-rpc would be a bad idea? the data that is transmitted will be really small
14:37:10 Shinmera Slapping together a simple server/client scheme with a protocol to call stuff doesn't take that much time.
14:37:29 Shinmera Could even just PRINT/READ or use CL-STORE as the wire format.
14:37:56 dlowe I'm assuming clients will be in potentially many different languages
14:38:12 Shinmera Ah.
14:38:19 kenanb dlowe: yes, your assumption is very true.
14:38:19 Shinmera Right, JSON, then. (sigh)
14:38:52 Shinmera Unless of course you implement a parser library for the other languages like I'm doing for Lichat.
14:39:25 kenanb you know, I would really prefer not to do that :D
14:39:51 Shinmera As mentioned, JSON is going to be the easiest/sanest choice, then.
14:40:07 kenanb I would actually love to work on it normally, but this is a program that I need to make useful by now or it will never finish :)
14:40:45 fe[nl]ix kenanb: I'd use protobuf+grpc because it's widely supported, though not as widely as JSON, and has built-in support for schemas
14:41:10 kenanb cool, I initially found xml-rpc, regardless of general xml hate, I was ok with it as long as it worked, but then even wikipedia says xml-rpc is criticized to be mostly stupid :D
14:41:58 Shinmera Why not just do SOAP (lol)
14:42:15 dlowe Even without grpc, protobufs are relatively sane, binary, and have wide language support
14:43:04 jackdaniel kenanb: CL port for Thrift is underway
14:43:13 kenanb Shinmera: :) I guess SOAP is also among the pile of deprecated-bad-xml-ideas of the early 2k era?
14:43:17 jackdaniel should be finished by the end of this month
14:43:50 dlowe SOAP has the distinction of being obviously bad even at the time
14:43:54 Shinmera SOAP is an exercise in insanity
14:44:12 Shinmera that somehow got industry adaptation
14:44:35 kenanb dlowe, fe[nl]ix: I actually have some experience with protobuf, but I don't think there is a readily available grpc binding for lisp?
14:44:54 dlowe kenanb: there isn't, but that doesn't stop you from just pushing the bytes through a pipe
14:45:05 kenanb well, at least they named it in a way to hint that
14:45:56 kenanb jackdaniel: CL port for Thrift is underway? you working on it? would you recommend adapting it immediately?
14:46:19 dlowe You want grpc if you have many services that all coordinate with each other, plus services that can operate on generic RPC streams
14:47:47 jackdaniel kenanb: only brief documentation is provided and cleanup is pending, also it is not merged to main branch yet. so if you are fine with wip which may have some slight changes in the future, you may use it
14:49:08 jackdaniel https://github.com/TurtleWarePL/thrift here it is, based on James Anderson work from https://github.com/lisp/de.setf.thrift
14:50:00 kenanb seriously, what I need is a single CL process communicating with another single process that maybe, C/C++, Python, C#, or CL. One is going to send commands, and act upon the response, either by updating the UI, or printing a fresh cli prompt etc. that is mostly it. I don't even expect two clients connect it at the same time.
14:50:39 Shinmera I say still just use a simple TCP server and JSON for the wire format.
14:51:16 kenanb so I guess any networking method will do in my case, the only major need is easy communication and calling commands on the server
14:51:21 dlowe what Shinmera says
14:51:52 Shinmera With usocket you'll have a server running in no time.
14:52:28 kenanb I see, so my initial idea of choosing json-rpc was ok, right?
14:52:32 jackdaniel comming up with REST api on top of ningle isn't the worst thing you can do either – if you plan to plug some UI to it frontend guys will know what to do right away
14:52:53 kenanb Fukamachi has a jsonrpc lib that seems cool
14:54:00 Shinmera kenanb: I don't know what that library does, so I can't comment on it.
14:54:08 kenanb jackdaniel: I will definitely check Thrift out as well, since it also seemed like a bundled solution, and as long as it works on CL part, I think the officially supported languages will do for the client side.
14:57:31 kenanb Shinmera: the API seems really simple, you just make-server, map some string commands to lambdas, and that's it for the client side, but I haven't tested it much yet, so I don't know how it handles error conditions etc.
14:57:46 kenanb that's it for the server side*
15:02:20 kenanb thank you very much for the information and the discussion, folks!
16:00:46 phoe_ Xach: mfiano attempted to access it.
16:01:11 XachX I have submitted renewal with my registrar.
16:15:39 mfiano yeah, i had thought it is where i found a particular article, but it turned out to be one of the other domains.
16:17:26 mfiano XachX: also, i request that sly follow up article, or at an idea of where you are now :)
16:30:34 Xach I want to follow up for sure
17:15:03 shka_ good evening all
17:20:41 emaczen can we use CFFI with C++ libraries?
17:23:07 shka_ emaczen: symbol mangling
17:23:18 shka_ you will need bridge with extern
17:24:00 emaczen shka_: well not for someone who doesn't want to get into that!
17:24:20 shka_ I agree
17:24:53 shka_ you may perhaps try to use some generator like SWIG, but no idea how hard or easy this will be
17:25:34 emaczen shka_: it's just that the C API I am trying to use has been deprecated
17:25:59 emaczen I'm pretty sure I have a starting point now
17:26:22 emaczen I'm just going to start parsing a JFIF file
17:26:31 emaczen I'm sure I'll learn enough about it to get what I want
18:03:15 emaczen what happends if you don't defcstruct correctly?
18:03:46 emaczen I think i'm getting a bunch of junk back from #'cffi:foreign-slot-value
18:09:30 Bike you mean if your provided definition is inconsistent with the actual C one?
18:11:28 fe[nl]ix emaczen: it happens that the code will dereference incorrect parts of the struct
18:11:33 fe[nl]ix same as in C
18:14:52 emaczen fe[nl]ix: I was getting strange integers and am pretty sure I didn't do it correctly then
18:15:18 emaczen I'm going to instead try writing it to a file and then reading it from lisp
18:27:29 phoe_ emaczen: or try fixing up your defstruct
18:28:28 emaczen phoe_: I don't like the idea of writing to a file and then reading from it, but maybe it is fast enough
18:28:52 emaczen phoe_: Maybe I can just get it to work for now you know?
18:29:06 emaczen this type of work isn't usually what I do...
18:34:27 _death could use shared memory, or zeromq
18:38:06 emaczen _death: can you elaborate on how to use shared memory here?
18:39:05 _death if you're using linux, mmap/shmem
18:39:16 _death erm, shmget
18:42:46 emaczen _death: is the idea that I can still write code in terms of files but it will still use RAM?
18:44:55 _death that's not shared memory, but you can also do that using a tmpfs mount (e.g., /tmp or /var/tmp on some distributions)
18:45:20 _death it will still require copying data
18:47:23 iqubic How do one make a function that does different things when given a int vs a double?
18:47:45 emaczen defmethod specialized on which type you want
18:47:47 iqubic Do I have to use generic methods and specializations?
18:47:55 Bike generic functions, yes
18:47:58 _death iqubic: you can use typecase
18:48:05 Bike assuming you mean integer and double-float
18:48:17 emaczen (defmethod function-name ((param double)) function-body)
18:48:18 _death iqubic: or typep, integerp, etc.
18:49:14 iqubic I see.
19:05:07 emaczen how would you serve a video stream consisting of jpeg images with hunchentoot?
19:08:22 Bike ...is that a thing? jpeg video?
19:08:35 _death mjpeg?
19:08:41 Bike M-JPEG, i see
19:08:56 phoe_ tell hunchentoot to output whatever proper HTTP headers it should output, give me the socket stream, and just (loop for jpeg in jpegs do (print-sequence jpeg stream))
19:08:57 emaczen from what I understand, mjpeg is just a sequence of jpeg images
19:10:49 Bike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_JPEG#M-JPEG_over_HTTP mhm don't understand this
19:15:59 emaczen http://paste.lisp.org/display/358425 -- that is my understanding
19:17:02 _death never tried streaming it.. best to look at ffmpeg or something
19:18:17 emaczen _death: do you have any hunchentoot examples?
19:21:24 _death of what?
19:21:44 emaczen ffmpeg?
19:22:14 _death no.. I mean ffmpeg has a server (ffserver) that can stream mjpeg..
20:57:32 jmercouris can someone explain to me the message in the topic: the #1=(programmable . #1#) programming language
20:57:39 jmercouris what does #1= mean?
20:57:46 shka_ :-)
20:58:07 _death clhs #=
20:58:07 specbot http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/02_dho.htm
20:58:54 jmercouris so that's like reader assignment?
20:59:20 phoe_ yes, that's instructing the reader that it should preserve identity.
20:59:39 _death it's reader syntax for "labeling" an object, which you can then refer to using #n#
20:59:40 pjb #1=(programmable . #1#) === #1=(programmable . (programmable . #1#)) === (programmable programmable . #1#) === (programmable programmable programmable . #1#)…
20:59:51 phoe_ in (#1=(a . b) (a . b) #1#), the result is an alist that looks like ((a . b) (a . b) (a . b))
20:59:56 phoe_ but the first and the third cons are EQ
21:00:04 phoe_ where the first and second most likely are not
21:01:09 jmercouris I see, I think I got it
21:01:34 jmercouris the thing I'm missing is you saying "first and third cons are EQ"
21:01:35 jmercouris what do you mean? they are the same address in memory?
21:01:40 phoe_ yes, they're one and the same object
21:01:54 phoe_ they're the same object referenced from two different places in the list
21:01:59 jmercouris yes, I gotcha
21:02:30 jmercouris So the joke is that lisp is the #1 programmable language because it can be programmed?
21:02:37 phoe_ equivalent to (let ((x (cons 'a 'b)) (y (cons 'a 'b))) (list x y x))
21:02:40 jmercouris and its using lisp syntax to say that?
21:02:51 phoe_ jmercouris: it's not a joke, it's reality (:
21:03:09 jmercouris phoe_: sure, GNUS is also not a joke, but it's kinda a joke, you know what I mean?
21:03:13 phoe_ and it's circularly programmable
21:03:28 phoe_ you can program the language and then you can program the programming of the language
21:03:33 _death try (progn (setf *print-length* 10) '#1=(programmable . #1#))
21:03:35 phoe_ until you reach turtles
21:03:43 jmercouris phoe_: all the way down
21:03:57 Shinmera I feel like explaining the topic is kind of ruining the beauty of it. It was a genuinely nice surprise when I realised what it meant on my own as I learned lisp.
21:04:26 jmercouris Shinmera: I still think it's pretty cool, I just didn't know that syntax, didn't really ruin anything for me
21:05:10 pjb Rather, try: (loop with *print-circle* = nil for *print-length* from 1 to 10 do (print '#1=(programmable . #1#)))
21:05:20 Bike "wow, spoilers"
21:05:42 pjb _death: *print-length* is useless in your case if you have *print-circle* true! (which you should have in your rc file by default).
21:06:28 _death pjb: no, I keep it at nil, because I don't usually want #n# shown for simple shared structure
21:07:25 _death on the other hand, a moderate bound on print-length may be a good idea (I thought about it before, but didn't get a chance to try)
21:10:10 jmercouris Shinmera: with so many projects, how do you keep them clear in your head? how do you remember what you were working on last in a given project?
21:10:58 Shinmera jmercouris: Usually I don't, because I finish them so I don't have to work on them any more aside from bug fixes.
21:20:23 Shinmera For those that are too large to finish quickly I just organise code very clearly and keep ideas recorded in issues or on my trello.
21:20:45 jmercouris Trello? Interesting, do you use emacs?
21:21:01 Shinmera I do use Emacs, but not for Trello, if that's what you're asking.
21:21:22 jmercouris I'm just thinking that org might be a better alternative
21:21:34 Shinmera I've tried to get into Org and just couldn't.
21:21:44 jmercouris hmm yeah, well it is not for everyone
21:21:56 jmercouris I think a lot of people their first experience is a bit overwhelming with org
21:22:10 Shinmera I've given it multiple shots but it just doesn't please me I guess.
21:22:21 jmercouris There's so many configuration possibilities, and you can infinitely tweak your config, but actually is not a good way to start imo
21:22:43 KongWubba whats org?
21:22:59 jmercouris KongWubba: http://orgmode.org
21:23:19 KongWubba thx!
21:23:37 _death I use org-capture a lot
21:24:30 jasom someone tell me what I'm doing wrong: (extern-alien "write" (function long (* void) long))
21:25:56 _death long?
21:27:22 jasom google tells me it should be (* t) rather than (* void)
21:29:00 _death yeah
21:30:07 _death think (extern-alien "write" (function int (* t) long))
21:32:19 Cthulhux is cl-notify superseded by anything or is it just "dead"?
21:34:05 jasom _death: yeah
21:34:55 _death Cthulhux: maybe my dbus lib can help
21:35:33 Cthulhux ACTION would prefer a low-dependency thing, but dbus seems to be unavoidable
21:36:05 Shinmera libnotify doesn't exactly have few dependencies.
21:36:53 Cthulhux libnotify seems to be the consensus about how to display notification toasts on linux
21:36:57 Cthulhux :(
21:37:22 Cthulhux or is there a non-libnotify library for that?
21:37:53 Shinmera You could use a tray icon, I guess.
21:38:13 Cthulhux not on WMs without a tray.
21:38:30 Shinmera Sure, and you can't display toasts on a WM without a notification handler (even more common)
21:38:37 Cthulhux good point
21:38:52 _death one reason I no longer using my dbus lib ;)
21:39:37 Shinmera You could do your own thingy to display notifications with simple frameless windows.
21:39:44 Shinmera Only way to "be sure".
21:40:25 Shinmera If you're using Qtools, QUI has that ready for you :) https://github.com/Shinmera/qtools-ui/blob/master/notification.lisp
21:41:26 Cthulhux ah, qtools. i was considering.. :) (so much about "low dependencies")
21:41:49 Shinmera Haha, yeah. Won't get low deps with Qt. At least deployment is handled for you and mostly "just works" from my own tests.
21:42:22 Cthulhux really? is qt5 ported yet?
21:42:29 Shinmera No
21:42:31 jmercouris Cthulhux: no, and don't count on it
21:42:34 Cthulhux :(
21:42:38 jmercouris If you want to use QT5, use EQL5
21:43:23 Cthulhux qt4 is dying a slow death
21:43:33 jmercouris Cthulhux: I wouldn't call it slow :D
21:43:40 jmercouris We're already on qt 5.11
21:43:43 Shinmera Won't be dead for me for as long as Qt5 isn't ported.
21:43:44 Cthulhux in computing terms..
21:48:34 jmercouris Cthulhux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWX53DCt47o
21:48:46 Cthulhux LOL
21:49:05 Cthulhux that whois magic though
21:49:28 jmercouris Yeah
22:29:11 jmercouris if anyone needs help with CCL cocoa, I was able to get it working
22:29:35 jmercouris I'm not like an expert or anything, but I can help with configuration
22:45:45 emaczen how do we access errno with CFFI?
23:09:38 pjb emaczen: write a function in C to return it, and call it from CFFI.
23:10:14 pjb emaczen: errno is not a variable. It may be a macro expanding to some complex expression, like, accessing some thread specific attribute.


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Art Deco style earrings featuring geometrically shaped filigrees with tiny floral motifs, typical of this era, with dangling crystal faceted rondelles in a grey "black diamond" shade.
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Several months ago, a lovely friend of mine was expecting her first baby girl (after three boys) and was in need of a baby shower. We went crazy with the theme of a Mad Hatter 'super-girly' tea party. Here is the Cake:
An amazing photographer and friend, Tamera Orduna Photography, was in attendance and snapped a couple photos of the refreshments and decorations. I love how she made even the simplest things look epic!
Traditional crustless tea sandwiches:
Chicken and Thyme was served on buttered white bread with a filling of chicken breast, mayo, dry mustard, lemon juice, worcheshire, thyme, and salt & pepper.
Cranberry Chicken was served on lightly toasted raisin bread and spread of homemade cranberry cream cheese. The filling is chopped sauted chicken, toasted pecans, craisins, alfalfa sprouts, and a small amount of mayo to bind.)
Petite Cucumber sandwich requires only whole wheat bread, cream cheese, Major Grey's mango chutney and cucumber medallions.
These Fresh Fruit Tea Tarts have a crust of pate sucre (3 c. pastry flour, 1 c. butter, 1/2 c. sugar, 2 eggs, salt and vanilla) and a filling of lemon curd (12 egg yolks, 2 c. sugar, 1 c. lemon juice, and 1 c. butter). A little fresh fruit and glaze completes the treat.
Tea was served, of course (don't you just love these cups!?)
The decorations, not provided by myself, were gorgeous and sooo fun! These centerpieces and hanging orbs were made from tissue paper.


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FN Barracuda revolver with .357 Magnum cylinder installed
FN Barracuda with .357/.38 and 9mm cyinders
The "Barracuda" revolver was the only known attempt of famous company FN Herstal to produce a revolver. It was developed during early 1970s and offered for police sales in 1974. This weapon was developed as a versatile police sidearm, suitable for both European and American markets. At the time, US police market was dominated by .38 Special and .357 magnum revolvers, and European police market was mostly dominated by pocket-type automatic pistols with trends mowing toward 9x19 Luger caliber. Considering all that, as well as a very close similarity in bullet diameter of all those rounds, FN decided to produce a revolver that could interchangeably fire all those rounds. To change between "American" .357 / .38 calibers and "European" 9mm Luger / Parabellum, one must simply install an appropriate cylinder to a basic gun frame. As the 9mm ammo is rimless, to achieve reliable extraction and fast loading, 9mm rounds are loaded using special star-shaped flat clips that hold 6 rounds together. Rimmed revolver rounds are extracted using their rims, and can be loaded one by one or 6 rounds at once using speedloaders developed for Smith&Wesson K-frame revolvers. 9mm rounds also can be loaded one by one without clip, but extraction would be problematic.FN revolvers were of good quality, but somewhat heavy and came to the market a bit too late to sell well. It is believed that FN manufactured several thousands of those guns during mid-seventies.
The FN "Barracuda" revolver is more or less traditional double-action revolver with swing-out cylinder. Firing pin is installed in the frame of the gun for better safety. It is of all-steel construction, with solid frame and heavy, lugged barrel. Only one barrel length of 3 inches (76mm) was available. Sights were fixed, with the front sight blade pinned to the barrel. Barracuda revolvers were promoted as multi-caliber and thus ought to have two removable cylinders, one for .38 and .357 caliber rimmed revolver ammunition, and another for rimless 9x19 pistol ammunition. each cylinder was marked with its respective caliber. It must be noted, however, that 9mm cylinders seem to be quite rare, and most available guns are in .38 / .357 caliber only. It is NOT advisable to load 9x19 cartridges into cylinders NOT marked for this ammunition.


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Q: Dear Leanne:
I need some decorating advice for my small condo. When you walk in, there is a long, narrow corridor that opens into a small living room. The kitchen is nearby and has space for a table and four chairs. There are two bedrooms and a bathroom down a second hallway that is also accessed through the living room. I loved the windows in this condo, which was the reason I bought the place. But with the window taking up one wall, I don't have much room to place furniture. How do I make this small space feel bigger - or is that even possible?
A: "Feel bigger" is the operative phrase - and yes, there are ways to achieve this.
First, I wish to dispel the myth that you should only use light colours in a small space. It is true that light colours tend to recede and dark advance, however colour should not be avoided for fear of a claustrophobic effect. It is how you use the colour that will make the space feel comfortable and inviting. Space can look smaller when there are contrasting shades (light versus dark) used in proximity to each other. For instance, incorporating a dark feature wall in a light room will create a stop-and-go effect, which makes the brain perceive the space to be smaller than it actually is. Continuity of colour tones, on the other hand, will pro-vide visual flow, allowing the brain to perceive a space to be bigger.
Consider this when selecting ceiling colour as well, particularly if it is quite different from the wall tone. Rather than defaulting to Builder's White, add a slight tint that will co-ordinate with the wall colour to trick the eye into seeing the ceiling at a greater height.
Your windows offer a natural focal point and help achieve the feeling of open space. Select window treatments that are streamlined and efficient to maximize the flow between your living space and the outdoors. There are many window coverings available that offer energy efficiency, visibility and privacy at the same time.
When selecting and placing your furnishings, keep your designs comfortable but airy. Loveseats and chairs are more adaptable to small spaces, as they can be angled and floated in a room more easily than a long sofa. This may be critical if you do not have enough functional wall space. Mirrors can also provide the sense of greater space. Rather than one large, ornate mirror, add several smaller mirrors in a collage to create interest. Always remember a mirror should reflect something worthwhile.
Since space is a flowing concept, you need to consider the effect this decor has on adjacent rooms, and extend the design concept to those. Perhaps a glass table in the kitchen will provide an open yet functional option without competing with your living room.
Keep chairs comfortable but streamlined. If space is truly a challenge upholstered dining chairs will seem out of place. Keep clutter con-trolled in this room - nothing eats up space like clutter.
Your corridor is the space that welcomes you into your home, so you need to extend your decor here as well. Keep shoes and coats out of view. If the passageway is narrow, choose a wallpaper design that sets the stage for the living room decor.
As for lighting, if the hallway is long, consider unobtrusive, shallow-profile wall sconces and have an electrician install a dimmer switch. This effect can be duplicated in the hall that leads to the bedrooms and bath.
Lastly, make sure that you have included your personality in your design choices - it is more important to feel comfortable in your surroundings than to have the illusion of large, empty space.
Q: Dear Leanne: Are there guidelines as to how wide a crown moulding should be and what happens if the ceiling changes from nine feet to eight feet in one room?
A: Width guidelines for crown moulding (the decorative trim that covers the seam where the wall meets the ceiling), suggest a formula of a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch (1.3-1.9 cm) for every foot (0.3 m) of wall. When it comes to visual balance, it appears everyone has their own opinion. However, all agree a cove that is too small or too large will make the room feel unbalanced.
Using this calculation, a four-to six-inch (10-15 cm) moulding would work for your eight-foot (2.4-m) wall and 4.5 to 6.75 inches (11.4-17 cm) would work with the nine-foot wall (2.7 m). For ease and consistency, I would recommend a six-inch (15-cm) moulding all around.
Room size, moulding profile and baseboard widths may also affect your final decision, but your over-all goal is to add interesting architectural detailing without making the room feel either top heavy or insignificant.
Leanne Brownoff is an Edmonton interior design consultant who welcomes your questions at email@example.com. Answers will be featured in her column as high volumes prevent individual email responses. Also follow her at twitter.com/LeanneBrownoff


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Jeep Trail Ride - A Commander's View Of WashingtonPosted in Events on March 1, 2007
Once in a while you get a phone call that's so intriguing you feel lucky you've answered the phone. That's how I felt when Scott Frary, aftermarket sales manager for Eaton/Detroit Locker, called and told me about an upcoming trail run he arranged in his local area. He wanted to invite me along on a three-day trip through a couple of great adventure areas in Washington state.
Some people might consider the adventure's focus an unlikely couple of trail machines but Jeep's '06 Commander and Eaton's '07 Jeep Grand Cherokee were going to be the highlight of the trip. The Commander was built by Mopar and received just the right amount of functional lift and now rolls on 35-inch mud-terrain tires. The adventure was intended to show the capability of Jeep's Quadra-Drive II system in these two vehicles. I thought to myself, "How could I not go and watch this possible festival of carnage?"
I couldn't wait to tag along on the 300-mile trip that was bound to be filled with great adventure and the possibility of learning just how capable the Quadra-Drive II system really is on trails rated 3-plus in technical difficulty.
Both of the modern rigs are equipped with Jeep's Quadra-Drive II systems and feature Eaton's EGerodisc limited-slip locking differential. Although these components aren't available from your local 4x4 shop, they are factory options on new Commanders and Grand Cherokees. We are finding more often than not that trail rigs don't have to be the bare-bones stripped vehicles of yesteryear, unless of course you're an old-school Jeep purist who hates comfort, stability, and modern conveniences! These vehicles completed the runs with the accessories not usually found on the average built-up trail rig. Accessories like power everything, navigation systems, A/C, a Bose stereo system, and heated leather seats just to name a few. If I sound a bit jealous it's only because I am. They were just too darn comfortable looking as I sat in the dust and dirt of an open vehicle. The drivers of the new Jeeps could just roll their windows up to escape the choking dust and uncomfortably hot weather. I'm still coughing up bugs and things that shouldn't be discussed around the dinner table.
Chrysler sent along two Jeep engineers for the adventure to show us enthusiast wheelers how the experts handle these vehicles: Steve Houtman, product development engineer of Jeep Vehicle Development and Vince Schrand, Chrysler's lead engineer for limited-slip and locking differentials. Sure they have long, important titles, but they offer something of equal value: as true Jeep enthusiasts, their experience of years of off-highway adventure. They also own their own trailworthy Jeeps. Steve has a prized '84 CJ-7, and Vince owns a well-built '90 Wrangler YJ. Although Michigan doesn't have the open land to explore by Jeep like we do here in the West, they still get out and play whenever and wherever they can.
Our adventure group had 12 very capable trail rigs and included Jeeps from just about every era of manufacturing. We had an MB (yes, it has the wrong grille and windshield frame), a CJ, a YJ, three TJs, an LJ, an XJ, and a ZJ. The trip started out at Evans Creek ORV. Scott and his copilot, wife Cheryl, had us running every trail except one that would have guaranteed extensive body damage for the fullsize Jeeps. We don't often turn away from too many trails: If we only have a 50/50 chance of some damage we'll give it a shot, but if it's 100-percent guaranteed the vehicle will receive extensive body damage, it's just pointless.
The trails at Evans Creek were dark, damp, tight, lush, and challenging. On the trails, we found deep mudholes and lots of stumps just waiting to tear a door or fender off. With Mount Rainier nearby, we frequently drove into clearings offering spectacular views. The weather was flawless, and the trip ran very smoothly. We left Evans Creek around 5 p.m. and headed east to the historic Naches Trail.
The Naches Trail was the very first emigrant wagon trail passing through the Cascade Mountains. The first group to cross this area made it with 30 horse-drawn wagons in the fall of 1853. There were several near-vertical descents from which the wagons had to be lowered on ropes. Today, the trail is open to ORVs and can be very challenging depending on the time of year. The trail is open in mid July and closes mid November.
Our group reached the trailhead at dusk and made great headway without any issues. This trail is in a deep and heavily wooded forest, so it wasn't just dark - it was black! The trail was steep and very tight. We progressed for about two hours until we hit the Pyramid Pass logging road. This logging road is the quickest way to get over the pass, so we decided to bypass the rest of the trail and use it to avoid getting back to the lode before midnight. Our group hit Whistlin' Jack's Lodge in Cliffdell at about 9:30. Dinner and beverages were foremost on our minds after a day that covered 175 miles and eight hours on the trails.
Day two started early the next morning. Our group headed up toward Shoestring Trail near Naches. This area is on Wenatchee National Forest land and is patrolled by the Cle Elum and Naches ranger districts. It is open to ORVs all year.
After a short, dusty hillclimb, we hit the first actual trail of the day: Lower Woodpecker Drive. Lower Woodpecker wound its way through a recent clear-cut that reminded us that this is a working forest. Logging is allowed in certain areas but really hasn't had much impact on recreation. The trail winds through stumps that show you just how tight this trail was just a few years ago. This trail system was created in the '50s and '60s by the Jeeps of the day: short CJs and flatties. Back in the day, almost every rig on our trip would have been considered far too big to run these trails.
Upper Woodpecker Drive was next with a stop at Funny Rocks and Moon Rocks obstacle areas. We played on the rocks for a couple of hours with nothing but a little rash damage. John Mathews in his XJ proved to be the star of the day by taking the hard line up Can Opener. Can Opener is so named because if you take the wrong line, it will tear off the right side of your rig. John made it look easy, but those of us with shorter-wheelbase Jeeps and no rear projection were merely spectators. Clifton Slay in his tricked-out LJ named Tippy gave it a good try, but his transmission would stall due to the excessive angles.
After a quick lunch, we hit a very tight trail known as Rocky Saddle. The full-bodied rigs fought their way through two-, three-, and four-point turns, while some of the smaller rigs used their body armor to pivot around the trees. Northwest wheeling can be very technical, and our group didn't emerge unscathed. The Commander and the WK both came out with new dents, while Tom Wood piloted his ZJ through without any damage.
Day three we ran a trail known as Kaner Flat, which is anything but flat. This trail required the only winching of the trip, mostly due to tougher optional routes up the trail. Alan Hewitt piloted his '76 CJ-5 up a route seldom used and nearly had a nasty roll. Quick winch work kept him upright and on the trail. Tom Cain and his '42 MB also found a loose spot on a hillclimb that required a winch. The only damage of the day was a torn sidewall suffered by Randy Mark.
Tight trees and hillclimbs were the theme of the day, and the Commander and Grand Cherokee crawled and powered through with the rest of the group. The Quadra-Drive II system gave them locker-like traction when needed, and they always took the hard line. It was impressive to see these modern and very comfortable vehicles go through areas usually only traveled by fully modified off-road vehicles. It was readily apparent that the Commander and Grand Cherokee with the Quadra-Drive II systems were just as capable as any of the Jeeps modified with aftermarket components.
Our third day ended a little early as our group needed to head back to civilization in western Washington.
It was a great adventure attended by wonderful people and featuring beautiful and challenging terrain. It was a trip where we all actually learned a little something about IFS suspensions and Jeep's Quadra-Drive-equipped trail rigs. They work just as well off the trail under harsh conditions as they do comfortably driving your kids to the ballpark.


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BWW Interviews: Tony Winner David Gallo Talks What's Appealing About Doing Theater in the Philippines
Tony Award-winning scenic designer David Gallo as photographed by Oliver Oliveros
Every person that I've dealt with in the Philippines has been wonderful. The desire to get it right there is very strong. – David Gallo
New York, December 4, 2012 - Prolific Manila-based theater company Atlantis Productions' (Disney's "Aladdin," "In the Heights") much-lauded production of Maury Yeston's Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "Nine" had cast some of local tinseltown's brightest, biggest stars - from show biz royalty Cherie Gil to TV soap opera star Eula Valdez to you-name-it. However, prior to these stars' descent on stage, unarguably, another colossal "star" was already preset on that stage at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater, and had caught Manila theatergoers by surprise; that "star" of the show belonged to Tony Award-winning scenic designer David Gallo's ("Drowsy Chaperone," "Memphis") larger-than-life, multi-step, and geometric Asian spa-inspired set design for "Nine."
Gallo, whose imposing set for "Nine" has been nominated for Best Set Design at the 2012 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, and whose works on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in many international Theater Productions are known for their physical largeness, has been wanting to do "Nine."
"The show's completely different from your normal song-and-dance musical: It has dream-like quality; it has a great score; it's a very cerebral musical; and it also puts these incredibly beautiful women on display. Who wouldn't want to do that?" Gallo told BroadwayWorld.com in an exclusive interview at his design studio in Midtown Manhattan.
Probably unknown to many, Gallo's stint with "Nine" was his second in the Philippines; the first was with Broadway Asia's international touring production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella," which premiered at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2008, starring Tony winner Lea Salonga, and directed by Bobby Garcia, "Nine's" director as well.
"I worked on 'Cinderella' for several weeks. There was a tremendous amount of prop work that had to be done; there was a lot of craft that had to be accomplished. So I brought over Pete Sarafin, who's one of my main prop people, as my assistant. We spent a huge amount of time exploring all of the markets, small stores, and downtown alleyways. It was just an incredible experience of completely sinking into the daily life in Manila," he said.
"Whereas for 'Nine,' I only spent 10 days [Gallo oversaw the previews, opening night prior to traveling to Hong Kong for another project]. I had associates at Atlantis Productions: Lex Marcos, a great designer in his own right, and Lawyn Cruz. Those two took care of everything for me. The set was already standing on stage when I got there."
Was His Set for "Nine" Expensive?
"It was a pretty elaborate set for what they usually do in that theater. And yes, that set was expensive," revealEd Gallo.
"However, working with Bobby [Garcia] is very different because he's a director/producer and a family friend. His understanding of the budget and the necessity of sticking to what works within the context of Atlantis is very important to him. I think the budget for 'Nine' was handled very well. No one ever came to me and said that 'you have to make this kind of cut' or 'we can't afford this and that.' They pretty much accepted the design as it came off my table," he added.
What Attracts Him to Working in the Philippines?
As of this writing, Gallo is fresh off a vacation at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Sarah, and their two children; and without missing a beat, Gallo and his wife, who also functions as his business/studio manager, are also all set for their next overseas work: this time for Dreamworks' "Madagascar Live!" tours in nine cities in the United Kingdom.
However, Gallo's fondness to do more work in the Philippines in the near future remains intact.
"I'm currently in talks for a 'top secret' project in the Philippines," said Gallo.
"I love working in the Philippines because every person that I've dealt with there has been wonderful. The desire to get it right there is very strong. Everybody has the same kind of 'theater spark' that I think we all started off with. You kind of get jaded throughout the years. The gloss starts to sort of rub off on you inevitably. But all the people there, no matter how long they've been in the business, they all have that incredible energy and enthusiasm for what they're doing - in every person: from the director to the choreographer to the stage manager (even the person in charge of support services). It's just great to be around people that really care so much."
As a scenic designer, Gallo's basic job is to help tell the story, and provide a physical environment for the play to take place. His set for "Nine" was conceived in order to tell that story.
"My set was nothing; it was just an inanimate object. The work that Bobby did, the cast did, and the choreographers and the lighting people did - they all told a really clear story. My gratitude is really for the people who helped me tell the story, and the audience members who got the story," he said.
"I wish that the show could have had a longer run; I wish more people would get to see the work," he sighed.
For more information on Gallo, visit his official website at davidgallo.com.
To vote for his design at the 2012 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, click HERE.
Photos by Oliver Oliveros, Atlantis Productions


text: German Federal Constitutional Court changes rules on interest and loss carry forwards: key takeaways Global Tax Alert Partilhar 19 JUN 2017 Por: The German Federal Constitutional Court has decided that part of the German change of control rules (GCCRs) are not consistent with the egalitarian principle and therefore are unconstitutional (BVerfG, decision dated March 29, 2017, 2 BvL 6/11, published on May 12, 2017). The legislature has been asked to amend the GCCR with retroactive effect from the date the GCCRs came into force, and to do so before December 31, 2018. If the legislature fails to meet this deadline, these rules will be null and void as of the date they came into force. In view of this development, all tax assessments increased by a forfeiture of tax loss carry forwards (TLCFs) or interest carry forwards (ICFs) under the GCCRs for years 2008 to 2016 may be reopened. Companies whose TLCFs and ICFs have been assessed to be partially or fully lost in prior years may wish to investigate whether those can be reinstated. Background on the German change of control rules The relevant GCCRs were introduced in 2007 and came into force beginning on January 1, 2008. Under these rules, corporations subject to German corporate income tax lose their TLCFs and ICFs if such corporations undergo a direct or indirect change in ownership of more than 50 percent of their shares or voting rights within a period of five years. A pro-rata forfeiture of TLCFs and ICFs applies if more than 25 percent but not more than 50 percent are transferred to new shareholders under the same conditions. Between 2009 and 2015, exceptions were added to these basic rules for (i) intragroup restructurings or (ii) to the extent a transferred entity has built-in gains subject to German taxation. Transactions taking place after January 1, 2016 may benefit from a new provision intended to provide further relief for startup companies (under a very strict set of conditions for a certain period prior to and after the transaction). Decision of the GFCC The current decision of the Court relates to a case in which a pro-rata forfeiture (48 percent) of TLCFs was assessed by the German tax authorities under the GCCRs. The Court decided that the underlying concept established by the basic rules of the GCCRs constituted a violation of the prohibition of arbitrariness when more than 25 percent but not more than 50 percent of the shares and/or voting rights in a corporation are transferred. The Court further noted that this violation was not rectified by the exceptions added for intragroup transactions or instances in which sufficient taxable built-in gains were available. The GCCRs are therefore not consistent with the egalitarian principal; hence, they are unconstitutional. The egalitarian principle requires the legislature to treat equal things equally and unequal things unequally. In the context of taxes, this results in the obligation to tax all taxpayers pursuant to their economic capacity. As a consequence, the Court set a deadline of December 31, 2018 for the legislature to amend the GCCR retroactively. If the required changes are not made by the deadline, the GCCRs will be null and void with retroactive effect from January 1, 2008. Key takeaways The German legislature is expected to amend the GCCRs by the deadline set by the Court. It remains to be seen whether the legislature will only adjust the rules for pro-rata forfeitures of TLCFs and ICFs (as targeted by the above decision) or whether it will also address the rules governing full forfeitures of TLCFs and ICFs. The German Federal Constitutional Court did not comment on the following issues: Whether the complete forfeiture of losses in case of ownership changes of more than 50 percent complies with the constitutional principles and Whether the new provision for startup companies amended the GCCRs in a way that makes the GCCRs compliant with the constitutional rule of equal taxation. Nonetheless, the reasons set forth by the Court may be seen as a strong indicator that these rules may also be unconstitutional. Most notably, however, in the wake of the Court's decision, all tax assessments comprising a forfeiture of TLCFs or ICFs under the GCCRs for years 2008 to 2016 will no longer be final and binding. This creates opportunities for taxpayers to reassess TLCFs and ICFs that have been partially or fully lost in prior years. Against this backdrop, companies should also discuss with their auditors whether the reacquired TLCFs or ICFs will result in an increase in their deferred tax assets for financial reporting purposes. Learn more about this opinion by contacting either of the authors.


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March 21, 2013 09:00 ET
Canada can now vote for the nation's most inspiring Immigrants
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 21, 2013) - Canadian Immigrant magazine has kicked off the voting stage for the fifth annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. The program serves to uncover and celebrate the inspiring stories and remarkable achievements of Canadian immigrants from all walks of life who motivate fellow Canadians. The program draws nominations from across Canada and is proudly supported by the title sponsor RBC Royal Bank and associate sponsor Chevrolet.
A call for nominations garnered more than 600 entries over the past two months. The nominations were reviewed by a diverse judging panel, comprised of several past winners and contributors to the magazine. The judges had the difficult task of sorting through hundreds of worthy nominations to determine a short-list of 75 inspiring immigrants who represent a variety of diverse ethnic communities and cultures across Canada.
"It's time to vote!" says Margaret Jetelina, editor of Canadian Immigrant. "For the last five years, we've been amazed by the response our RBC Top 25 program has garnered at both the nominations and voting stage. And the caliber of the shortlisted nominees this year is as impressive as ever. From entrepreneurs to community volunteers to artists, they are all deserving of recognition for inspiring others and making Canada a better place."
Canadians can now vote for their favourite candidates online at www.canadianimmigrant.ca/rbctop25 until May 13, 2013.
"The RBC Top 25 awards recognize individuals from diverse communities who enrich Canada and make it a better place to live. We encourage all Canadians to support and vote for these extraordinary individuals who are making a difference in their country and communities." said Paul Sy, director, Multicultural Markets, RBC.
More than 30,000 Canadians voted in last year's awards program. The winners included: famous rapper K'naan, whose journey from Somalia to Canada is a compelling story; politician Olivia Chow, who has been an example of strength and grace on the political stage in recent years; leading-edge cardiologist Dr. Vivian Rambihar, who has done groundbreaking research on heart health issues among immigrants; and many more!
This year, Associate sponsor Chevrolet will recognize one of the 25 winners with the Chevrolet Ingenuity Award for showing exceptional creativity and skill in their road to success.
"The people recognized by the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards have a true passion for our country, an inventive nature and are an inspiration to many," said Marc Comeau, vice president, sales, service and marketing for General Motors of Canada. "It takes a significant amount of resourcefulness and creativity to come to a new country and break cultural and social barriers to achieve great success. The Chevrolet Ingenuity Award was designed to recognize the efforts of a truly inspirational individual."
All the 25 winners will be announced in June, 2013, and will be recognized on www.canadianimmigrant.ca and in Canadian Immigrant magazine. They will also receive a commemorative plaque and $500 toward a charity of their choice provided by RBC. This year's media partners are the Toronto Star, Metro, Sing Tao and South Asian Focus.
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Attracting more than 287,000 readers each month and over 60,000 unique visits a month online, Canadian Immigrant is distributed in Toronto and Vancouver and helps new Canadians build a successful life and home in Canada. Its mandate to inform, educate and motivate provides easy-to-access content for newcomers looking for information from careers, education and settling in to culture and business. Our website, www.canadianimmigrant.ca, offers daily editorial, forums, tools and resources to help newcomers across Canada. Canadian Immigrant is a division of Metroland Media Group, a dynamic media company with more than 110 community and daily newspapers in print and online, as well as innovative websites such as www.wheels.ca.
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RBC supports a broad range of community initiatives through donations, sponsorships and employee volunteer activities. In 2012, we contributed more than $95 million to causes worldwide, including donations and community investments of more than $64 million and $31 million in sponsorships.
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Henry V
Henry V (1387-1422), King of England (1413-1422), eldest son of Henry IV became embroiled in his country's politics from an early age. Becoming Prince of Wales in 1400; within three years, at seventeen, he was fighting Owen Glendower and the powerful Percy family in his father's name and was wounded at Shrewsbury in the battle that crushed the rebellion.
For most of the last few years of his father's reign he was the effective ruler of England as the king's health declined. Whilst not always agreeing with his father's politics, especially as regards France, he succeeded to the throne with widespread baronial support; although needing to defeat an assassination plot by those still unforgiving of Henry IV's treatment of Richard II – and crushing a major Lollard uprising – in his first year as king.
In 1415 he went to war with France over king Charles VI's refusal to return the old Plantagenet lands of Normandy and Anjou as part of the dowry for his proposed marriage to Charles' daughter, Catherine. His campaign in France climaxed with the celebrated Battle of Agincourt. Further campaigns during 1417-19 brought him to the walls of a starving Paris; and the Treaty of Troyes in 1420 made Henry heir to the French throne. The next year Catherine gave birth to a son, the future Henry VI.
In 1421 he was forced back to France, campaigning against the Dauphin who, understandably, refused to accept Henry's claim to the French throne. During a siege in 1422, he contracted dysentery, and died. His body was returned to England and buried in Westminster Abbey beneath his saddle, shield and helmet.
Henry's martial exploits are the stuff of legend – Shakespeare's treatment only reinforces the national notion of the man as a leader of men and an inspiration for English endeavour. He was in the thick of every battle he fought. He proposed to settle the dowry business by personal combat with the Dauphin. He was described as tall, clean shaven, sinewy and agile; but, perhaps strangely, more clerical than military in appearance. He was well educated, a patron of the arts, a scrupulous administrator and piously orthodox. He was the first king of England since the Norman Conquest who used English as his native tongue.
In hindsight, knowing the turbulence that would strike the country during his son's lifetime, his early death can be considered to be even more of a tragedy now than it was at the time.
Henry V has been notably portrayed in William Shakespeare's play, The Famous Life of King Henry V. Shakespeare also added facts to Henry's youth in the first and second parts of King Henry IV, including the popular, but fictional character, Sir John Falstaff.


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"What goes on in prisons now is not very different from 100 years ago, but what happens in prison has a big impact on who receives a pardon later," Meese noted.
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"These sentences discriminate against minorities and violate common sense," said Scott. "We can reduce crime or we can play politics. Unfortunately, we can't do both."
Margaret Love, who served as the U.S. Pardon Attorney between 1990 and 1997 and focuses her private practice on the issue today, could not understand the reluctance of many politicians who hold the power of pardon to use it.
"It should be one of the happiest duties of an executive. It should be easy," said Love, who expressed surprise and disappointment in President Obama's record so far of issuing just 22 presidential pardons, the lowest total to date in American history.
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Klondike Mint Chocolate Chip: The Candy!
For me, Klondike Bars always seemed like a candified version of ice cream. So it seemed a bit odd to see that there was a new line of Klondike Bar themed candies, under license from Unilver and made by Flix Candy.
I picked up the Klondike Mint Chocolate Chip: The Candy! at Dylan's Candy Bar, which is walking distance from my office. The candy bars there are stupidly expensive, this was $2.29, which is pretty steep for something that isn't fair trade, organic, shade grown and packaged in a reusable, recycled tin. But the back of the package does say that they're made in the USA.
It's been years since I've had a Klondike Bar, but here's how they described this room temperature,shelf stable version: Mint chocolate chip center covered in dark chocolate flavored coating.
Though it's easy to shudder at what the chocolate flavored coating might mean, I reminded myself that most ice cream novelties also aren't made with real chocolate, in order to get the right mouthfeel on a frozen dessert, many use other tropical oils in addition to the chocolate solids.
First, it's not one big block, it's four one inch square pieces. That's fine with me. That was always one of the most frustrating things about Klondike Bars, they were too big for me to eat before they started to melt from holding them.
The coating is actually okay. It's not greasy or slippery or too soft or too crunchy. It's actually chocolatey. The filling is overwhelming tough. The pieces smell strongly of peppermint. The center is kind of like a frosting cream though not grainy. The center is a little smoother, maybe a little fattier than the filling of a York Peppermint Pattie. There's a salty note to the center, which moderates the sweetness. If there were chocolate chips anywhere in the middle, I missed them.
Ultimately, I don't see much reason to eat this instead of a York Peppermint Pattie or if I'm really going decadent, the Trader Joe's Honey Mints. But I admit, the packaging is pretty good.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:27 pm Candy • Review • Flix • Kosher • Mints • Mockolate • 5-Pleasant • United States •
Monday, July 30, 2012
Flix Candy Flix Mix
In the theater box section at the Big Lots I spotted this package of Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Flix Mix. At only a buck, I figured I should try it, though I was a little taken aback at the lightness of it, only 2.2 ounces, when many other theater boxes can be 6 ounces.
Flix makes a big deal on the back of the box that these are Made in USA. But a large part of the back of the box is also devoted to the extremely long ingredients list. This is explained by the fact that one of the macroingredients is a rice pillow which includes a large number of fortifications such as niaciniamide and thiamin mononitrate.
One I opened the box I understood why it was so light, there is a cellophane pouch inside that is the appropriate size for the box, these things are just darn airy, so constitute more volume than say, Mike and Ike.
The candy itself is very simple. It's chocolate covered Rice Chex cereal (or a generic equivalent). The milk chocolate coating seems to have some peanut butter mixed in, though if you gave these to me without saying anything about the peanut butter, I might have missed that nuance. The whole thing is then dusted, unnecessarily, in powdered sugar.
The rice pillow at the center is crispy and has a large airy center. There's a hint of malt and a little salt to it, so it give a savory base to the mix that's sorely needed. The milk chocolate and peanut butter coating is sweet. There's a mild milky flavor to it, but nothing that can stand up to the flavor of the rice cereal ... yup, the bland Rice Chex are more vibrant than this chocolate. Still, the combination works. It's a bit on the sweet side but the crispy texture and mild contributions from the peanut butter and chocolate manage to combine well.
I don't think I'd buy this brand again, but I have to wonder if there are better ones out there. I also have to wonder if someone could do a verified gluten free version of this, because I bet there are a lot of gluten free folks out there longing for a crispy candy mix.
The allergen list is pretty complete and includes soy, dairy, milk, peanuts and may contain wheat, tree nuts and eggs. There's no indication of the ethical sourcing of Flix Candy's chocolate. There is also palm oil in there, though very low down on the list.
UPDATED to ADD: Yes, there is a homemade version of this called Puppy Chow. Probably the best option if you want better ingredients.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:09 pm Candy • Review • Flix • Chocolate • Cookie • Peanuts • 6-Tempting • United States •
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Ice Cream Flavored Dippin' Candy - Banana Split
Dippin' Dots is a frozen treat, made from flash frozen spheres of real ice cream.
I heard that Flix Candy was coming out with a candy version of the dessert and I was excited. I hoped it would be like Astronaut Ice Cream, simply little spheres of freeze dried ice cream. What they created with their Ice Cream Flavored Dippin' Candy is eminently more complicated than that and equally disappointing. I found the candy while on vacation last week and ponied up the two bucks for the little 1.6 ounce packet of the Banana Split flavored version of the smooth creamy bites.
The Dippin' Candy features little spheres of four different flavors: strawberry, vanilla, chocolate and banana to simulate the flavors of a real banana split. The sphere vary in size but are about a quarter of an inch in diameter. The package smells sweet and a little like bananas and cocoa when opened.
The spheres are solid and firm with the basic structure of them created with a sort of flavored white confection. The base of the candy is made from sugar and tropical oils with some milk.
Vanilla is sweet, pure greasy, grainy sweet. It has more milk in it than the others, but it does nothing to moderate the sweetness or improve the creamy qualities.
Strawberry doesn't really taste like strawberry ice cream, it doesn't really taste like much at all.
Chocolate was especially greasy. It wasn't as sweet, but it was waxy and never actually dissolved very well or melted.
Banana has a mild and milky banana flavor, it's definitely the most notable of the set.
The ingredients list is huge. However, they list the ingredients for each color/flavor separately (though they don't really define which is which, except the chocolate one is pretty easy to figure out).
It's an interesting idea, and I applaud the packaging and the flavors chosen for launch (there's also a Cookies 'n Cream version which I'll review separately). However, the execution is just sub par; it's the kind of candy I expect from R.M. Palmer around Easter. I can't believe that they couldn't come up with a better tasting candy sphere (and with better ingredients). The only thing that I can think that they'd be good for at this moment is decorations, in a situation where they might not actually be eaten.
Note: Ferrara Pan also has a spherical ice cream treat called Dry Scream (more here) based on Itti Bitz frozen treats. I'm still trying to track that down.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:21 am Candy • Review • Flix • Mockolate • 2-Appalling • United States •
Monday, May 17, 2010
Flix Sour Gummy Pop Corn
The world of gummis is filled with candy that looks like other things: soda bottles, centipedes, spiders, body parts (brains, whole hands, eyeballs, lips), dinosaurs, rabbits, birds, flowers, butterflies, toads, frogs, sharks, fast food, fruits, vegetables, cracked eggs, and of course bears.
Sour Gummy Pop Corn from Flix Candy looks like popcorn. But they go one further, instead of making it popcorn flavored, or some other yellow themed flavor they've made them apple, strawberry, popcorn & watermelon. You don't know until you eat them.
The package is cute, it looks like the tall box of popcorn that they used to sell at the fair and probably at the movies before people starting consuming it by the bucketful.
Here's the first thing: a caramel corn flavored gummi sounds fabulous to me. It wouldn't have a year ago, but after the caramel gummis I reviewed last week I truly believe you could make a great Cracker Jack flavored gummi with real molasses, caramelized sugar and milk.
This isn't that ... so I'll have to adjust my expectations.
I thought maybe I could tell the difference between them by smelling them, but they all smelled like Bed, Bath and Beyond (a mixture of watermelon, strawberry and carpeting).
Watermelon (yellow) was tart and fresh, though more sour than I actually like my watermelon to be. The bounce of the gummi was satisfying and fresh.
Strawberry (yellow) was sweeter at first and had a good berry flavor but then descended into sour.
Apple (yellow) if that's what I tasted, this one was the most sizzling of the, it was an odd sort of burnt note along with that chemical green apple flavor of Jolly Ranchers.
The Pop Corn gummi was either elusive or so similarly flavored that I couldn't tell. After finding the first three flavors in about 8 tries, I ended up just biting the rest of the pieces in the package. Something smelled vaguely like artificial butter flavor, but nothing tasted like it (but who wants sour buttered pop corn?).
These weren't that good for me, but I get that when watching a movie the look of the candy isn't that important since I can't see it anyway. But the flavor mix with apple and watermelon wasn't high on my list either.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:31 pm Candy • Flix • Gummi Candy • Sour • 5-Pleasant • United States •
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Grave Grabber Gummy Candy
There are some candies I get a hold of and I simply do not want to eat them.
Grave Grabbers from Flix Candy are billed as a handful of fruit flavored gummy! and they certainly do deliver on both the hand and the gummy part.
Maybe it's that they're not shaped like something I would normally want to eat. Maybe it's that they're made in China. Or maybe it's that I have such a low appetite for flesh.
They come in three flavors, and each one is individually and uniquely designed. Each piece is 1.94 ounces, and though not as large as an adult's hand (they're only about 4.5 inches long), they're still impressive to handle.
Green Apple is the left hand (hah-hah, the others are right hands!) in a dark green with black fingernails and knobbly knuckles. It also has a lightly textured skin that looks a bit like a lizard's or snake's. The gummy texture is soft, but not too soft and sticky that it makes a greasy mess when you play with the candy. The flavor is rather mild but an actual pleasant green apple flavor. Almost realistic with some apple juice notes.
Strawberry is the skeletal one in the center. It's a light and creamy white with gray cartilage. The fingers are longer than the others, but the palm is also less fleshy. (And the attachment of the thumb makes me think this is chimpanzee hand or foot more than a human hand.) It's a very mild strawberry flavor. A little light tangyness but it's mostly the florally & berry fruity that we're accustomed to.
Blue Raspberry is a strange thing to call this, since there are no blue raspberries, they're just a made up flavor and this isn't even a blue colored candy. Instead it's more of a zombie hand, sinew & open flesh, even some bones and gory bloody bits showing. The flavor was pretty unremarkable. I lost the package for this one and had to muck around on the internet until I found someone else mention with a picture.
They're obviously too expensive for Trick or Treat, with a recommended retail of $1.25 (though you may find them cheaper). They're a fun candy for kids to play with or to use as a decoration for a Halloween spread. The one odd impulse I have with this is to smack someone on the face with them a la a glove for a good old fashioned challenge. Luckily I'm alone in a hotel room today and there's no one to do that to.
Flix also makes giant insect versions in similar flavors (though bolder colors). I think they're far more inventive & creative than some of the other Flix items I've had, though still nothing that appeals to me.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Disney Pixie Perfect Gummies
When I was a kid I loved craft kits. Things like Shrinky Dinks, Spirograph, those looms for making your own rag potholders, and of course lots of improvised crafts with yarn, fabric & items around the house. My brother had similar leanings and in particular he had an insect maker called Creepy Crawlers Bug Making Kit (or something similar from the late seventies era).
I'm sure there were girly versions of this kit where you stuck latexy goo into little molds, let them set and then popped out a squishy temporary toy. Perhaps you could make your own hair jewelry or flair for your My Little Pony or Polly Pocket ... not that I had either of those toys.
You're probably wondering at this point, when is she going to mention what the candy for review is? Well, I don't want to. I bought it, I took pictures of it ... but I just can't seem to bring myself to eat it just yet.
The Pixie Perfect Gummies have a pretty appealing package. It features the Disney Fairies, with Tinkerbell right there in an outfit where her dress matches the candies.
The package says that it contains two 100 calories packs inside. I sigh at this, because I'm concerned about children counting calories, especially when the creatures on the package are no bigger than my hand and couldn't possibly need more than 100 calories in a day (well, I'm not actually sure of that, since I don't know about the combination of warm-bloodedness and wings/flight would have on energy demands and google was no help).
But enough about that.
Each little packet had five gummi items in it. Each is about 1.25 to 1.5 inches across.
The color & texture is startling. While I found it appealing, I felt like it was more appropriate for a plastic pin that I'd affix to my rainbow suspenders than something I'd like to eat. (Which brings me back to that molded insect toy maker.) The texture was soft and pliable, much like those sticky octopods that you could buy for a quarter in a vending machine at the grocery store. (Something like this?)
Pink Daisy: Watermelon - soft and chewy, it was perfumy with a slight tangy note to it. Besides the bright pink color, it was much like most other gummis, expect the food coloring gave it a bitter aftertaste for me.
Blue Butterfly: Raspberry - the flavor was mild and pleasant, again with a strong artificial bent like the watermelon, though less weird aftertaste.
Green Flower: Apple - this one was the most artificial of them all and had an unpleasant dank note to it.
In this case the candies looked exactly like they did on the package. I didn't care for the flavors, but the texture was good. They're actually more fun, as far as I'm concerned, as toys. They stick pretty nicely on glass (like a mirror or car window) but of course leave a bit of a greasy film.
The actual candies have no affiliation with the Pixies ... they're not items the Fairies eat, not shaped like characters or even named for anything in particular that relates.
I'd prefer if Disney stopped using these companies that manufactured in China and used so many artificial ingredients without much regard to how the licensed product fit into the image of the characters & story. (I think the Bertie Bott's/Jelly Belly/Harry Potter is one of the truest tie ins.)
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Peeps Chick & Bunny Candy
I stumbled across these little Chick and Bunny Candy at the Dollar Tree in January and have been hanging onto them every since.
Now it's Easter season and time to trot out these cute little baby farm creatures. The package calls them Artificially Flavored Marshmallow candies, which doesn't really explain them that well. Inside there are 10 little pouches that hold 9 or 10 candies in each.
The candies come in two shapes: Chick & Bunny (could you have guessed?). They also come in four colors: yellow, lavender, fuschia and turquoise.
They're really cute. The colors are vibrant and actually go through and through, the insides are soft pastel versions of the exterior colors.
Each is about the size of a Flintstone's Chewable Vitamin, but happily tastes nothing like it. They're not a compressed dextrose candy (like SweeTarts), these are made of sugar and corn syrup (like marshmallows, actually).
They're very crunchy and have a light marshmallow flavor. Marshmallow flavor? Well, it's kind of like the lightest fake vanilla and light sugar. Kind of like a tasteless Altoid.
Not really something I want to eat as a candy, but they are really cute and the bags are really tiny, so it's an appropriate size indulgence. (Heck, each bag has only 36 calories.) They're probably better as decorations ... on cupcakes ... scatter them around on the table or maybe in a mix of other candies. I suppose you could also use them for a Peeps Mash Up. They certainly maintain the Peeps appeal as being one primarily of appearance.
Just Born raised a bit of a controversy last year when they introduced their Spooky Friends individually wrapped Halloween marshmallows. Instead of being manufactured in Bethlehem, PA, they were made in China. Though the company says that this is the first time they has outsourced their production, it's not the first time that they've licensed their name. Flix introduced the Peeps Lollipop Rings & Slider Pops last year, which are also made in China, just as these are.
Just Born also added new Tulip shaped Peeps to their line this spring.
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Friday, July 20, 2007
Ratatouille Pocket Slider Lollipop
There are a lot of marketing tie ins between movies and candy. Some of them work really well and some seem rather strange. I'm going to put these little Ratatouille Rat Racers Pocket Slider Lollipops in that category.
Ratatouille is a new movie from Pixar/Disney that stars a rat (named Remy) who wants to be a chef. But, you know, he's a rat. And in this world he can't talk to humans. He has a brother named Emile, who is less discriminating about his culinary tastes. These little candy pops are simply a hard candy cylinder housed in a little slider topped with a toy. In this case the toy is a little plastic model of one of the characters with a wide steel wheel on the bottom for racing.
As a little toy, the racers are kind of fun. They're slippery and move easily. The detail on them is pretty good, though I can't figure out why they're racing around on cheese or petit fours. But that's simply my lack of imagination.
The two flavors I picked up were Blue Raspberry and Green Apple.
They're both rather tart and have a good chemical, manufactured artifical flavor (kind of like computer animation!).
As a candy, I've certainly had better hard candy in better flavors. The little toy roller cars are certainly better than a Happy Meal (TM) prize, but limited in their appeal. The retractable lolly is a nice idea, especially for kids who may want to space out their enjoyment of this marginal treat.
The same company who makes these also did the similarly branded Peeps Pops. (I reviewed the ring ones and Jeanna at Wisconsin Candy Dish reviewed the slider pops that are pretty much the same as these.) They're made in China, which at this moment doesn't make me feel very good ... expect for the fact that I didn't finish these. I just ate enough of each to get the flavor.
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