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Saturday, January 1, 2011
The Last Stand of the Crimson Fists
The scene won silver on one of the most difficult Diorama categories I've ever seen, in the Spanish GD 2010.
Dedicated to my Morsa family (Elías, Irene, Piti and Narnia). You guys made it possible.
Link to coolminiornot: http://www.coolminiornot.com/268057
Behind the scenes: http://volomir.blogspot.com/2011/01/behind-last-stand-of-crimson-fists.html
15 comments:
- Paul´s Bods said...
WOW!! That is something else!!
Happy new year
- January 1, 2011 at 7:45 PM
- The GunGrave said...
- January 1, 2011 at 8:51 PM
- Night Runner said...
Simply brilliant. I'm lost for words.
- January 1, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- hiveminion said...
Ever since I saw the artwork I'd hoped to see a diorama of it, but this exceeds anything I'd ever imagine. A true work of art!
- January 2, 2011 at 12:01 AM
- Porky said...
This is something really special.
There's a sense of agitation too that comes from the various lines drawn and suggestions of movement, as if there's a frustration in the marines they can't do more, but also a cool, collected resignation.
To get so much in there is astounding, and style really does make the models look like jewels.
- January 2, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- Dark Tower said...
This is best miniaturer's start of the year. You did fantastic job, this is simply awesome! You really made my day...
- January 2, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Thanos_Malkav said...
O_o' AWESOME!!!
- January 7, 2011 at 12:51 AM
Simply fantastic.
- January 8, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Unknown said...
I have seen some great examples of artwork done justice with a mini, but yours is simply amazing, just not only in precision but in scale and all the required modifications needed.
congratulations real inspirations for everyone.
- January 10, 2011 at 6:22 AM
Wow! Its really amazing... I am inspired... makes me wanna go dig out my codex and White Dwarfs for inspiration... Cheers!
- January 10, 2011 at 9:17 AM
- Dave Garbe said...
This is absolutely fantastic. And the journal was a good read.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- CMDante said...
Excellent stuff. Thanks for sharing and providing a very insightful and interesting read!
Also, congratulations on producing one of the best dioramas I have seen - definitely deserved gold.
- January 20, 2011 at 9:13 PM
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- Unknown said...
You were robbed there! oh well the models are much nicer than the golden daemons aren't they.
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- Unknown said...
I really like your ideas. I truly appreciate your effort in publishing this article. Keep it up and God bless.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI is greeting pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for the final time before retiring, waving to tens of thousands of people who have gathered to bid him farewell.
Benedict was driven around the square in an open-sided vehicle, surrounded by bodyguards. At one point he stopped to kiss a baby handed up to him by his secretary.
St. Peter's was overflowing and pilgrims and curiosity-seekers were picking spots along the main boulevard nearby to watch Wednesday's event on giant TV screens. Some 50,000 tickets were requested for Benedict's final master class on the Catholic faith, but Italian media estimated the number of people actually attending could be double that.

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ESA's London workshop discusses skill-sharing scheme to boost SMEs into space
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the most innovative segment of the European economy, but they have been under-represented in space – despite it being one sector where innovation is always in demand. The Thames Embankment in London was the setting for a gathering intended to help transform this situation.
More than a hundred businesspeople, researchers and members of space industry organisations came from 14 European countries to attend the latest SineQuaNet Workshop, which took place in London's Institution of Technological Engineering on 8 December.
The workshop began with an address by Michel Courtois, ESA Director of Technical and Quality Management and Head of ESA's largest establishment, ESTEC (the European Space Research and Technology Centre), based in Noordwijk, in the Netherlands.
The Director explained that manufacturing for the harsh environment of space is an extremely demanding task, giving rise to highly specialised unique engineering requirements, industrial processes and standards, as well as complex management procedures - with large-scale space projects typically multi-partner and trans-national in nature.
It all adds up to a daunting environment for inexperienced smaller companies, hardly helped by increasing vertical integration of larger space firms, such in-house arrangements reducing SMEs' opportunities to sub-contract on ESA projects.
"Such challenges present barriers to doing business with ESA," Courtois explained. "So the idea of the SineQuaNet and its database is to provide specific know-how and hands-on support to facilitate SMEs' participation in space activities."
SineQuaNet (Space Intelligence, Engineering and QUAlity NETwork) is envisaged as a network to provide resources and tools for engineering, industrial processes, quality control and management. Larger companies, research organisations and SMEs themselves with relevant skills or facilities to spare will sign up, and SineQuaNet will essentially act in a brokering role between supply and demand.
Typical services would include assisting SMEs with maturing and validating their technologies for space, help them fulfil specific space requirements – including vibration, radiation, outgassing or electromagnetic compatibility standards - and applying industry best practices to foster efficiency and productivity.
SineQuaNet support will be provided on a commercial though non-profit basis: so while SMEs get access to specialist experts and use of suitable facilities, providers maintain an even workload for staff and maximise their return on investment in technical infrastructure.
The aim is to sharpen SMEs' skills and competencies, to improve their competitiveness not just in the space market but also outside it, and in addition stimulate the emergence of innovative clusters of specialist SMEs.
Nora Bougharout, Head of ESA's SME Unit, explained that SineQuaNet is one of a variety of Agency measures being carried out to support SMEs, including training, technical support and streamlining of small contract procedures. She presented results from a survey of SME support requirements – intended to be applied to SineQuaNet design.
Priority needs included support with space engineering, access to test and calibration facilities, project management and product assurance. "The dominant expectation the survey found is that expert support will help expand business into new markets," Bougharout added.
Two case studies were presented to give an idea how SineQuaNet would work in practice. HOS-Technik GmbH is an Austrian firm developing a new high-thermal stability polyimide with potential applications for space. Assistance is provided to qualify it to ESA requirements, which include vacuum, radiation and thermal emittance testing. French company LEIROS Technologies has put together an automated test generator for software – already utilised in the finance, smart card and automotive sectors - which is evaluated by ESA software engineers in terms of its suitability to space systems.
Siemon Smid of the Assystem Group, who participated to setting up ESTEC's European Space Incubator, discussed provisional results from a baseline SineQuaNet study comparing the SMEs' needs as derived from the survey and the existing offer in terms of service and facility providers. Smid stressed that the SineQuaNet intention was not to duplicate or compete with existing service providers. "We found there is no space engineering network for SMEs covering Europe," he said.
Danny Gleeson gave a presentation of how Ireland's Space Industry Skillnet operates: this national training network, established in February 2006, serves both existing space companies and aspiring new entrants into the sector. Training offered includes quality assurance, technology transfer and licensing plus hand soldering – the latter by ESA experts.
The day's keynote speaker was Arshad Hafeez of the US-based Performance Review Institute (PRI). "A single person can construct a machine like a bicycle," Hafeez said. "But as a sign of how we've grown as a human race, making today's space age machines requires complex international effort."
PRI administers Nadcap, which is a global cooperative programme to set industry-wide standards for special processes and products – such as coatings and welding - across the aerospace engineering and defence industries. Once suppliers are accredited by Nadcap they are added to a list of qualified manufacturers to member 'primes' including EADS Space, Boeing and US Space Shuttle contractor the United Space Alliance.
Discussion during the day raised the idea that ESA could similarly provide information on technological standards and set up an accreditation system to label companies as prepared for space work.
"What I can say is that we depend on you to express your needs to us," Courtois stated, concluding the workshop. "You are our customer for this network."
Launched in November 2005, the SineQuaNet project is run by ESA's SME Unit, and jointly funded by ESA and the European Commission. Two further SineQuaNet workshops are scheduled: in Darmstadt, Germany, hosted by ESA's Space Operations Center (ESOC) on 8 February 2007, with the last in the series to be hosted by ESA's Earth Observation Center (ESRIN), in Frascati, Italy on 28 March 2007.
Registration will open soon at the SineQuaNet Workshop Programme's website, http://www.isd2006.com/WP5/index.php.


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Friday, June 26, 2009
Resto Healing Flowchart
So I made one. Click to enlarge! :)
With that, I am leaving for a week's vacation. I may or may not post in that time. Laters! :D
10 comments:
- Kirei said...
Have fun on your vacation Kae! Great post, you're going out with giggles. :D
- June 26, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Fenrous said...
OMG, that is funny. Going to post it over at the Guild site.
- June 26, 2009 at 4:41 PM
- Aertimus said...
HO-LY CRAP. That is the best thing I have seen in.... forever...
- June 26, 2009 at 6:02 PM
- Kae said...
Hehe, I decided to ignore healing assignments and wipes in favor of not making the chart way too complex. Healing is rarely an easy thing to map out :D
BTW, the "nature's grasp" icon on the "WTF no one's taking damage, use these!" stands for meleeing as a tree ;) Branchy punches, go!
- June 26, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- Danielle (Mootiful) said...
Loved this! I don't heal anymore (well, I toss a couple hots here and there then I'm oom) but that brings back memories!
- June 28, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Mouahaha ! I loved the chart !
And you may find those entertaining...
- June 29, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- Averna said...
"Show me where on the doll"
HAHAHAHA I loled.
- June 30, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Sylly said...
rofl so full of win it spilled over out of my monitor and pooled up around my desk chair!
- July 3, 2009 at 8:41 PM
I found it quite funny though I think you forgot the part where we're supposed to corpse hump the dead bodies of our fallen comrades just before applying Revive :3
- July 4, 2009 at 12:08 AM
- Kae said...
annnnnd I'm back!
lynx-chan, I've rarely indulged in such practices myself, and usually leave those antics up to the guys ;) There's nearly always been a bear or two in my raid that has had that honor! I just sit back and laugh :D
- July 4, 2009 at 9:05 PM


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In 2009, FC Dallas were just 3-10-2 on the road. This season's squad, however, currently sits at 2-1-4 and will look to add to that road record on Saturday, when they visit Toronto FC's BMO Field, where they hold a 1-1-1 record.
Ever since that fateful loss to New York three months ago, FCD have gone unbeaten in six games (2-0-4) away from home. The club's two wins came at Houston on May 5 – their first-ever victory at Robertson Stadium – and on June 26 at the Home Depot Center against Chivas USA.
Even though his team has righted the ship on the road since, Hyndman admits that New York loss is a game that remains fresh in his mind.
"The game that haunts me the most is the New York game, where we went over there and played so well," the FCD gaffer said. "Then, we go into extended time and give them a PK with a silly throw-in. That haunts me, but look at where we are now. We have continued to hang in there and we've only lost two games."
Even earlier in the year, when FCD was missing their share of scoring chances and often coming away with one point instead of the full three, Hyndman stayed on message, something he feels is now paying big dividends.
"I think this is one of the things that have helped this team," said Hyndman. "I say two things to them constantly: One, you're a good team; and two, you're a good team on the road. You can't say that about a lot of MLS teams. A lot of teams struggle on the road and we seem to be a team that comes out and plays pretty well. We go after teams and take away that home field (advantage), that comfort zone. It seems to be working."
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October 26, 2012
I'm a member of the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). Have been for years. I've lost track of time, I guess. Turns out my membership is due for renewal next month.
A day or so ago there was something in my mail from them. A 'renewal' package. Not surprising. They want to make sure I do renew. It's the right thing for them to be doing. The fact that they are trying to get me to commit a month early is interesting. Times are very tough for all not-for-profits these days, so I applaud them for being so proactive.
That's the good news.
Here's where I believe the flaw in their thinking is: What they've sent out is an elaborate, full colour, direct mail package. It's got flaps cut on the diagonal. It's printed on glossy, heavy, stock. It's personalized in several places. It's closed with a seal, which had to be done by hand. The reply envelope is postage-paid.
All no-no's in the not-for-profit world.
First of all, strictly from the perspective of appearances, this gives the wrong impression. Even if they got a deal, even if it was done for free, it looks too expensive. When you're asking people to donate money to your cause (especially in these troubled times), whether you represent a disease, a school, a charitable foundation or a member of the arts community, you have to be very careful how you present yourself. Looking like you've got all the money in the world won't help your cause. Nor is it appropriate.
- It should have been a simple letter, mailed in an envelope.
- Wherever possible they should use email instead of regular mail. Much less expensive, quicker, simpler, etc.
- The reply envelope should never be postage-paid. Usually there is an outline of where a stamp should go, with a message that says something like "When you use a stamp, it allows us to put your donation to better use".
- Hand assembly costs a lot of money. The seal may look cool, but its use resulted in unnecessary costs.
- If the costs of producing the mailer were donated, I still wouldn't have done it, because a potential donor would have every right to think the donation would have been of much better use if it had gone to the Museum, instead of producing the mailer.
- At worst, though, if the costs were donated, and if the folks at the ROM did decide to accept the offer, then it was imperative to have a line of copy thanking the donor. At least that way those of us on the receiving end, would know the Museum hadn't been foolishly extravagant.
But here's what makes what they've done even worse. A day or two before I got the mailer there was an article in the Globe & Mail about the ROM; and how they are thinking of charging caterers who work in the ROM, a very substantial fee. This fee would put these caterers on a list of ROM-approved suppliers. If they don't agree to pay the fee (double digit thousands), they wouldn't make the list.
And in case you're wondering, the fee does not guarantee they'll get work out of it, in the end. It would merely put them on a list, for consideration by those individuals who would be thinking of holding an event at the ROM.
The reason stated is because the ROM needs money. So on the one hand they're thinking of extracting money out of their caterers, while on the other hand they're spending money on glossy mailings. I have to be honest. It didn't make me want to renew my membership.
Personally, I think both moves should have been more carefully thought through. When I read the article it left a bad taste in my mouth. In some ways it's like extortion. Pony up or find yourself off the list. If I was a caterer, I'd certainly have to think twice. It's a lot of money to pay out, with no guarantee of any work coming from it. Risky in these times.
And as a consumer, it just pissed me off. It will impact the choice of caterers I have. And I can't believe that those costs won't ultimately be passed along to me. The cost of catering will, no doubt, go up.
And you already know how I feel about the luxurious mailing piece.
Having said all this, I know just how difficult things are for charities these days. They are all scrambling. Government funding has all but dried up. Consumers have been suffering financially for a long time now; and there's no let-up in sight. Donations go under the 'discretionary spending' column in our own budgets. Which, for most of us, is getting smaller every day.
So out of the box thinking, on the part of the ROM, and everyone else in the sector, is definitely required. They just need to be more strategic about it. Maybe think twice next time.


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Ask Andru: Should I get Kinect if I use my Xbox 360 primarily for watching Netflix?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Microsoft, Video Games, Videos
We're back with another edition of Ask Andru - this time we're focusing on the wildly popular Kinect add-on, and how useful it might be for Xbox 360 owners who primarily use their consoles for watching streaming video. On to the question:
My family has an Xbox 360 but we end up using it primarily for Netflix, not games. I've read that the recent Xbox Live update added more ways to navigate menus and content using voice and gestures with Kinect. Is it worth buying a Kinect just for those controls, if we don't use it to play games? Is talking and waving at the TV better than using the controller?
It's true--Microsoft recently released an update for the Xbox 360, known as the Fall 2011 Dashboard Update, that has fully optimized the console's interface for use alongside the Kinect add-on. Many early adopters of Kinect complained about how clunky and tacked on the experience felt when trying to navigate menus while using the Xbox 360 outside of gaming, and the update pretty much solved all of those problems. Now, it's easy to "grab" something on screen, swipe through menus, and make selections using hand gestures. Even cooler, though, is that the dashboard is now pretty much fully navigable using just your voice. Simply say "Xbox" and all your options for where you can go are displayed on the screen. If you can see it, you can pretty much say it. Here's a video I made that looks at the features you'll find in the latest update:
So, with all that said, would I recommend purchasing the $150 Kinect sensor solely for the purposes of navigating your Xbox 360? It really depends since it is so subjective, but I don't think so. Don't get me wrong, though. I have used the Kinect sensor since its 2010 release, and love it as a peripheral. I find the technology to be cool and futuristic. It also makes things easy. Navigating and finding content with your voice rather than the awkward pecking away at a virtual on-screen keyboard with the controller is much more enjoyable. Plus, a lot of the games are just simple and fun. In other words, I use the Kinect for a lot more than simply navigating to a movie on Netflix, and asking the Xbox 360 to play and pause it for me. If you think you might enjoy some of the other features that the Kinect offers, then I'd say go for it. You might even find a deal on Craigslist or eBay. However, if you are truly just looking for a way to more easily navigate your Xbox 360, the Chatpad is a lot less expensive, and can save a lot of time with searches as well.
That's it! If you have any ideas of your own, feel free to add them to the comments. As always, send your tech questions to firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll be sure to feature them, along with my answers, in a future column!
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Del Rey has since criticized The Guardian's Tim Jonze over the interview, calling him "sinister" and sparking a war-of-words with the journalist, who alleged the star "doesn't seem to know what she's actually complaining about."
The controversial comments have now attracted the attention of Cobain's daughter, who was just a baby when her father died in 1994 at the age of 27.
In a post on Twitter.com, which has since been deleted, the 21 year old writes, "The death of young musicians isn't something to romanticize. I'll never know my father because he died young and it becomes a desirable feat because people like you think it's 'cool'. Well, it's f— not. Embrace life, because you only get one life."
Frances later added, "I'm not attacking anyone. I have no animosity towards Lana, I was just trying to put things in perspective from personal experience."
The news comes after Del Rey cited Frances' mother, Courtney Love, as a friend and inspiration, telling French radio network France Inter, "Courtney Love's a big inspiration. I like her, I talk to her a lot. I just went (to) her show… when she was playing in London. I like people who are similar to her, like Joni Mitchell types or Stevie Nicks, who are both strong female characters."


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Andrew le Gourmand
Joined: 06 Jun 2008
Posts: 52
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:25 pm
Post subject: English food in the capital of gastronomy?
Some years ago I was in Lyon and I saw a restaurant, 'Mr Higgins', I think it was called, that appeared to be an English resto.
I didn't eat there (have you been to Lyon? There are too many great places to eat) but I often wonder:
1. If it was any good.
2. If it survived.
As an Englishman I find the irony of an English resto in Lyon to be just wonderful.
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible, if never easy or cheap, to find good food in England. It is even possible to find good English food and not, W. Somerset Maugham notwithstanding, just by having breakfast three times a day.
I just love the idea of the French eating Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding, Lancashire hot-pot or Shepherds' Pie (which for some reason the Québécois know as "Pâté Chinois").
So, can anyone help me?
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:24 am
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Tom Higgins published a book of his (and his wife's) adventures opening an English restaurant in Lyon entitled
Spotted Dick, S'il Vous Plait: An English Restaurant in France
in the early 1990s. (Originally published in Britain as
Plat du Jour: An English Restaurant in Lyons
...guess they thought that title wasn't racy enough...). It's a charming account of their experiences, and I'm certain that restaurant ("Mr. Higgins") is the one to which you refer.
The restaurant survived for at least several years, but I have no idea of whether it's still around. Maybe another correspondent here does, but in the meantime, you'd probably enjoy Higgins' book, if you can still find it.
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Andrew le Gourmand
Joined: 06 Jun 2008
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:57 am
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I can't imagine there being two English restos in Lyon, I was surprised there was even one in France; I think it is true to say that the French as a nation (feel free to contradict me here anyone) regard English cooking with distain, not to say contempt. I think it is also true to say that English cooks generally fail to meet the low expectations the French have for the.
I will now repair to my nearest bookshop and see if I can get a copy.
"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines."
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Posts: 296
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:24 pm
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I think reports of French disdain for British food are a bit exaggerated - or maybe it's more accurate to say that attitudes have changed in the last five years or so. I've never been to Lyon so I can't say anything about the restaurant you mention, but in Paris, there's an incredibly popular Anglo-French cafe called Rose Bakery which has been packed from day one... and not just with homesick expats. Granted, the food they serve at lunch isn't particularly English, but the breakfasts (porridge, full English, boiled eggs with marmite soldiers) and puddings (Eton mess, sticky toffee, crumble etc.) definitely are.
I have an English friend who lived in Paris for a year and whenever she was invited to anyone's house and she asked what she could bring, the answer was invariably 'peux-tu apporter des scones?'
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:03 pm
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I'm French, and I love English food !
I read Tom Higgins' book a few months ago, and it is funny and quite well-written !
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Andrew le Gourmand
Joined: 06 Jun 2008
Posts: 52
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:55 am
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Thank you all.
Yes, now that I think about it, in Quebec my scones were popular.
Good English food can be excellent, if you can find it. Bad English food... Well bad food is always bad.
My very best friends in the world (excluding the woman who, for reasons that still baffle me, consented to become my wife) are from the Languedoc and adore British cheese, Stilton in particular.
I shall have to look up the Rose Bakery next time I'm in Paris, it can't be soon enough. The thing I miss most about living in England is being so close to France. When I left I should have gone but I got lost and ended up near Edmonton, Alberta.
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Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:19 pm
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Andrew, once you're done with the Tom Higgins book you might like to check out the Rose Bakery cookbook (
Breakfast, Lunch, Tea: The Many Little Meals of Rose Bakery
) in anticipation of your next trip to Paris... good reading and good eating. I can especially recommend the date scones.
I agree with you, one of the best bits about living in England is having France practically on one's doorstep!
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:25 pm
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well...for me, one of the best thing of living in Paris is the short Eurostar trip to London !
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Lilia Dignan
Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 159
Location: San Francisco
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:16 pm
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Georgia - I read that book several years back and really enjoyed the story of getting the restaurant started. And they did serve Spotted Dick for dessert in their restaurant.
I was in Beaujolais and toured Lyon with friends but both days we were there rained cats and dogs with just enough dryness to get up to the top of the hill. Got to visit the marche as one of the cousins sell flowers there but drove back each night to eat with relatives and one special night at the Chateau de Bagnols which had great food and the largest fireplace I've ever seen. My best souvenir was a box of Bernachon chocolates.
Rachel - I have that Rose Bakery Cookbook and enjoy going back from time to time reading it. I must include stopping by to have lunch on my next trip to Paris.
"A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry."
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:25 pm
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We walked past the Rose Bakery almost every day when we were in Paris, but just never got there to eat. Next time.
Minty, I agree about the Eurostar - we loved it. So much more civilised than battling through 2 airports each way.
Doing what you like is freedom
Liking what you do is happiness
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:39 pm
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The French CAN be pretty distainful about British food but I honestly don't know where they get their ideas from. I was watching morning TV and they were talking about visiting London and the presenter immediately made the usual jokes about food there. Now, I'm not saying that British food is necessarily stellar, but the first thing she said was "Beeeuuurk, boiled meat! English food, it's terrible!"
I'm English and I've never eaten boiled meat in my life, unless you count stew, and I can't see the French having a problem with that.
Many also think that lamb and mint sounds disgusting, but have never tried it.
They certainly do love scones: not only Rose Bakery, but the (non-affiliated) Bread & Roses does them too. RB's are much better though...!
As for RB: the food may not be TOTALLY British but it sums up what British food now means to me, as a young-ish person who grew up with the revival of British cooking: a focus on good sourcing, fresh ingredients, simplicity, and a willingness to be influenced by many other cuisines. And there are scones, carrot cake, eton mess, proper cooked breakfasts, Marmite, Cornish pasties, and yes! even lamb and mint! So a good amount of British-ness... no boiled meat, though, thanks very much.
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:21 pm
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Lamb and mint! So good!
I'm in the States, I'd say we have extreme extremes of good and bad here. But I
click over to "BBC-Food", haven't been disappointed yet!
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Andrew le Gourmand
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:03 am
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I have had some truly amazing meals in the US, including my first ever experience of Sushi; it was a religious experience (as was my first Saki hangover).
America also gets the credit for my first Cajun, Creole and Tex-Mex meals. You can forgive a lot of Mac-Don'ts on the basis of one Cajun meal.
I think you can find great food everywhere if you are prepared to look.
I'm hungry, I think I'm going to start looking now.
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irish girl
Joined: 03 Aug 2008
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:36 pm
Post subject: "Mister Higgens" Lyon
Hi, I was clearing out stuff yesterday and came across the restaurant business card. Decided to check out online if it was still there and came across this forum. I used to work there 11 years ago for sunday brunch while i was a student in Lyon. I've no idea if "Mister Higgens" is still there but at the time it was very popular and the food was fabulous and Tom was a lovely man. The address on the business card says 16 Rue Dumenge 69004 Lyon, (04) 78 30 10 20 Hope this helps.
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Pre-op MRI may not help breast cancer patients
Last Updated: 2012-09-25 15:32:02 -0400 (Reuters Health)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having an MRI scan before breast cancer surgery may not cut a woman's risk of needing a second operation to go after additional tumor tissue - and may even raise her chance of getting an unnecessary mastectomy, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among more than 300 women who underwent breast cancer surgery, those who had an MRI beforehand were no less likely to need a repeat operation to remove more tumor tissue: 19 percent did, versus 18 percent of women who did not have an MRI.
The findings, reported in the Archives of Surgery, back up past research showing that pre-op MRIs do not cut reoperation rates.
In fact, that MRI may make the cancer look worse than it actually is - raising the possibility that some women will opt for a mastectomy when they might otherwise have chosen "breast-conserving" surgery.
It has become "almost routine" for doctors to do a pricey MRI scan before a woman has surgery for breast cancer, according to Dr. Sharon S. Lum, a cancer surgeon at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California.
That's because the scans are more sensitive than mammograms and may detect "hidden" cancerous tissue. "MRI is very good at picking up additional disease," said Lum, who wrote an editorial published with the study.
So, logically, it might seem that a pre-op MRI would help ensure that surgeons get all of the cancer - and then hopefully cut the need for repeat surgeries, or even the risk of a cancer recurrence.
But based on studies so far, that isn't what has been happening.
"Now that we've seen it in practice, it doesn't seem to be doing the things we'd hoped," Lum said.
"There are many breast surgeons who routinely use MRI," said Dr. Jan H. Wong, a cancer surgeon at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, who worked on the study.
And there are also many women who want a pre-op MRI, both Wong and Lum said.
But it's important for women to know that the test comes with risks, they said.
For their study, Wong and his colleagues reviewed the cases of 313 women who underwent breast cancer surgery with the same surgeon.
Of those patients, 120 had a pre-op MRI because they had dense breast tissue - a group of women who, in theory, would be more likely benefit from a sensitive MRI scan because dense breast tissue can obscure tumors in mammography images.
Despite that, though, women who underwent MRI were no less likely to need a repeat operation.
"Even in this selective group," Wong said, "we didn't see a benefit."
What's more, of 47 women who had a mastectomy after their MRI, one-quarter might have been candidates for breast-conserving surgery if they'd wanted it.
That was based on pathology reports done after the mastectomy: For 25 percent of women, the cancer was less extensive than the MRI had indicated.
"The problem is, when you have a sensitive test, it picks up abnormalities that aren't related to the cancer," Wong explained. So the doctor has to delve further to make sure those MRI abnormalities are "OK" - or a woman may opt to skip further tests and go for a mastectomy.
It's a controversial area, Wong noted. Not only does pre-op MRI come with potential downsides, but it's also very expensive; the costs vary, but can reach a few thousand dollars.
It's still possible that some women might benefit from an MRI ahead of surgery, according to Lum and Wong.
An example would be women who carry certain gene mutations that put them at high risk of breast cancer. If they're considering having breast-conserving surgery instead of a mastectomy, an MRI image might give some additional information to help with that decision. (MRI is already used as part of breast cancer screening for those women.)
But, Lum said, "I don't think we have the criteria yet for who might benefit."
And for most women, there's a lack of evidence that pre-op MRI will ultimately affect their treatment outcome.
Both Lum and Wong suggested that women carefully discuss the risks and benefits of a pre-op MRI with their doctor.
The "assumption" that the scan is beneficial, without a substantial downside, has not been borne out by the evidence, Wong said.
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What the hell? More first-person narrative drama and then a fucking prose poem? I feel like I'm getting close to some kind of saturation point here, so hopefully I'll have a nice short story or something to post soon. But I kinda wanted to do the "Answering Machine" thing to death and then I threw in a bit more about communication (or the lack thereof) to beat the horse more completely. Yeah, a theme. Anyway, thanks to everyone that has sent in nice comments lately. It means a lot, really. Really. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas. I'll be back soon. And this is nice: My Heart is an Idiot.


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The northeastern U.S., including Connecticut and Massachusetts' Cape Cod, are seen in a photo taken on the International Space Station on June 27, 2011.
From a cosmic perspective, our planet has a peaceful beauty — no matter what tumult is raging far below. That's the message NASA astronaut Ron Garan wanted to send with this picture of the northeastern United States. Today, if you could zoom in far enough on this view today, you could see the anguish left behind in the wake of Friday's horrible school shooting in Connecticut.
"When we look at Earth from space, we are faced with a sobering contradiction," Garan writes on his Google+ page. "On the one hand is the beauty of our planet, on the other is the unfortunate reality of life on our planet for many of her inhabitants. Our prayers are with the victims and families in Connecticut. #LoveConquersAll"
You can count on Garan to bring a wider-angle view to whatever is happening here on Earth. He spent five months aboard the International Space Station last year, and since he returned, he has been sharing the glories of our blue planet via Google+ as well as Twitter, Facebook and the Fragile Oasis website. This particular picture was snapped from the space station during Garan's stint in orbit. To learn more about the image, check in with NASA's Earth Observatory or the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Garan wasn't the first human to reflect on the cosmic perspective produced by outer-space views: Astronauts and philosophers have long talked about the "Overview Effect," the sense of planetary unity that arises when you see Earth as an object suspended in space. Just this month, a group known as Planetary Collective unveiled an online video documentary exploring the phenomenon.
And then there's Carl Sagan, the famous astronomer and writer who passed away 16 years ago this month. He helped persuade NASA to turn the camera on its Voyager 1 deep-space probe back toward Earth in 1990, to capture a priceless picture of our "pale blue dot" as a speck in outer space.
"There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world," Sagan wrote. "To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
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- Day 1: A fantastic Chinese fan
- Day 2: Satellite shows a Grander Canyon
- Day 3: Typhoon stirs awe — and alarm
- Day 4: Glittering nighttime view of Riyadh
- Day 5: Night lights shine on 'Black Marble'
- Day 6: Holy sites seen at night
- Day 7: Blue Marble still leaves its mark
- Day 8: Satellites look into a volcano's hell
- Day 9: Jack Frost nipping at Alaska's nose
- Day 10: Cosmonaut looks down on peaks
- Day 11: Earth looms above moonwalker
- Day 12: Skytree casts shadow on Tokyo
- Day 13: Aurora sets stage for meteor show
- Day 14: Apollo's last look at Earthrise
- 2011 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
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Pooling Grapefruit Socks
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Here is what remained of the sock yarn for my in-laws' socks. Four socks and this is all the yarn I have left. You can see why I was worried about not making it!!
My Grapefruit Socks are definitely pooling in spite of knitting with two skeins, as Stacey predicted. Surprisingly, I don't hate them. Not yet, at least. And really, what do I care anyhow? These socks are getting me through through exams! Their intended purpose is not to sit in my bag looking pretty. I must remember that.
In other news, a few weeks back, I realized that there was a mistake with the Secret Pal 10 swap and I had two spoilers! Well, Christine ended up getting reassigned but she sent me stuff too! Some coffee, some of her own hand-dyed wool in an absolutely beautiful blue and personalized stitch markers!
Can you see those stitch markers? She used pictures of me and Beatrix from my Flickr account!!! That is so cool. I wonder how she did it? I will definitely treasure these stitch markers! I should put them to use in upcoming baby knits too! How sweet is that lady? You should all stop by her blog and see that kid of hers! He's such a cutie with all that great hair!!!


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Eric Hosmer had four hits, including an RBI double in the seventh. "I really didnt have my best stuff, but I located my fastball when I needed to and I got some early outs," Shields said. "Overall, it was a good outing." Cleveland manager Terry Francona turned 55 years old Tuesday, but the Indians were unable to win a third straight game for the first time this season. "Unfortunately, Shields is pretty much the same every time we see him. With his command and aggressiveness, hes one of the best," Francona said. Danny Salazar (0-3) didnt allow a hit until the fourth, but unraveled quickly when Hosmer led off with a single, the first of five hits in the inning. Billy Butler followed with another single before Salazar retired the next two hitters. Moustakas drove a 1-1 pitch into Kansas Citys bullpen in right field, breaking a 2 for 15 slump. Alcides Escobar followed with another single, stole second and went to third on catcher Yan Gomes throwing error. 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