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Limbo by Playdead is available in the iTunes App Store for US$4.99.
Some games on iOS are original creations -- designed for the touch interface and ready for fun -- while others are ports from previously released PC or console games, giving these popular-yet-obscure titles a whole new audience and life on iPads and iPhones.
Enter Limbo, first released in 2010 exclusively for the Xbox Live Arcade. After a year, Playdead ported it to PlayStation 3, Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Having never played it before on those other platforms, I had to give it a whirl on my ever-portable iPad 2.
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If you start the game fresh, there are almost zero instructions going in, and the description in the App Store is just nine letters long: "Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO."
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So off you go.
As I ran along, I saw a pit of spikes so I tried to jump over it. I landed in the spikes, and with a sickly penetrating wet sound, impaled my boy and died.
Turns out I heard this spikes-meet-flesh sound a lot throughout the game. Still, the spikes are jumpable, so I jumped them and came up short against a box and wooden-looking structure. I could not climb over it, and since everything is two-dimensional, there was no way to go around it. I ran, I jumped, I tried to push it, all to no avail. I searched for a menu in the game -- found none -- and starting tapping and swiping all around the screen, hoping to touch some magic spot and change the moment.
Finally, it turns out -- if you pay close attention -- that if you get the boy close to an object, he'll sort of reach his hands out toward it. Touch and hold the screen, and the boy will grab the object if it can be grabbed. Grab the box, slide one finger across your iPad screen to the left -- and whoa, the boy drags the box to the left.
You can now climb onto the box and scramble past the structural barrier.
Welcome to Limbo world.
As you run along, you'll have to jump a lot of spikes and holes, climb ropes into trees, climb ladders, and engage in contrived sets of puzzles in a physics-based world. For example, you might have to knock over a tree to make it fall over a chasm of doom, or jump on a stick to release a rolling boulder.
Oh, and there are big bear traps that will spring shut on you with a sickening metallic crunch. If you play like me, you'll hear those sounds quite a lot until you get used to the controls and recognize the basic rules of Limbo.
You're Not Alone
Soon enough you run into a spider, which you'll have to defeat -- hint: you can push things, too, like open bear traps -- but there's are other silhouette people who either run away or try to kill you, and either way, their presence is disconcerting. As is the bodies of other boys and perhaps girls you come across.
In all, there are 24 chapters, all with some sort of puzzle element you'll have to adjust, move, or creatively use in order to continue. Did I say you could use a corpse? You can. But hey, don't despair, this is what a boy has to do to get through Limbo.
Depending on your skill, you've got a few hours of potentially maddening and delightful game play ahead of you. As for me, I sometimes felt as if I had gone into a world of limbo, too -- my touchscreen controls didn't seem as precise as I wanted, causing me to run and jump and die again and again. Was I simply mistiming the jump? Did the iPad not recognize my finger? I sometimes found myself longing to pay Limbo with an Xbox 360 controller -- never mind that I only found Limbo because it was released on iOS.
All-in-all, the soundtrack is eerie, the storyline vague -- but undeniably moody and intriguing -- and the simple dark vision is a work of art.
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The two versions of the Galaxy S4 are identical. The S4 is slightly smaller than its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S3, yet it has a larger 5in screen. It's thin and light at 7.9mm and 130g, and the rounded corners make the Galaxy S4 seem smaller than it actually is.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 is available in 'Black Mist' and 'White Frost', with more colours coming later in the year. Having seen both, we much prefer the sleek black version. The white version seems somehow larger, and the row of three sensors and front-facing camera at the top of the front panel are unsightly blemishes on what is otherwise fairly stylish handset.
The Galaxy S4 looks great, but it's not quite in the same league as the HTC One, Sony Xperia Z and iPhone 5. The rear panel is the same plasticky type as is found on the S3, although the S4 feels sturdy enough.
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See what you think of the design of the Galaxy S4 in our video review of the Samsung version…
Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Google Galaxy S4: Screen
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Samsung has apparently made some tweaks that mean this screen consumes less power than that of the Galaxy S3, which will also be carried over to the Google Edition S4. And the display works with gloves, which may prove useful if the British summer fails to materialise for another year.
Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Google Galaxy S4: Hardware
The hardware inside the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Galaxy S4 is identical. With both phones you get a 1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM.
The Google Galaxy S4 comes with 16GB of internal storage, while the Samsung Galaxy S4 can also have 32- or 64GB. The inclusion of a microSDXC slot for expansion by up to 64GB will make this option irrelevant for many users.
It's worth noting that the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been criticised for gobbling up well over 6GB of its 16GB storage capacity with its Android OS, TouchWiz overlay and various apps including Air View, Smart Scroll, Dual Camera, S Translator and S Health. It even featured on BBC's Watchdog for this very reason: the ultimate shame. Samsung has vowed to lessen this burden with some software tweaks, but by how much remains to be seen.
By comparison, the Google Galaxy S4 comes with none of this bloat, offered with a vanilla version of Android that displays the OS as it was designed to operate. It will therefore consume much less storage - again using the Nexus 4 as an example, that's likely to be around 3GB.
There's a 13Mp rear camera that can capture full-HD video, plus a 1.9Mp front-facing camera for video chat. Dual Shot lets you capture the view from both cameras at once, and there are plenty of other, less gimmicky camera settings and modes thrown in.
Connectivity stretches to 4G, NFC, Wi-Fi (including the latest 802.11ac), Bluetooth 4.0, MHL and GPS, but the Galaxy S4 is missing wireless charging.
Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Google Galaxy S4: Performance
Given the exact same hardware inside, you might expect the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Galaxy S4 to offer matching performance. And indeed they might, or the Google Galaxy S4 could be slightly faster. That's because it comes with none of the preinstalled bloat of the Samsung version.
We've not had a chance to lab-test the Google version, but expect figures in line with or slightly higher than those of the Samsung Galaxy S4. And those figures are showstopping: the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the fastest smartphone we've ever seen.
In Geekbench 2 it produced a staggering 3,227 points, which is significantly higher than our previous record holder, the HTC One (2,721 points).
The Samsung Galaxy S4's performance in our GLBenchmark graphics test was similarly remarkable, able to produce smooth framerates of 41fps - another record broken.
Only in the SunSpider JavaScript test did the S4 falter: its 1,092ms score can't match the iPhone 5's 903ms, but it's still a very, very good score.
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Samsung KNOX: Security software for your smartphone.
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I don't doubt it, and don't get me wrong, I think I speak for the other folks here when I say that you've done a lot to help show off so much of Inoue's work. Your efforts are very much appreciated, and if a better shot of Oda's illustration is out there, it must be tucked away in a shadowy and obscure cranny of the Internets.
This is what I got from an email I sent the guy who has catalogs and a dvd of I think one of the exhibitions
The owner of this blog seems to, sometimes, translate interviews from Naoki Urasawa (the Monster, 20th Century Boys, Pluto mangaka), and has expressed some interest in translating Inoue's interview. We should beg him to do it for us!
I don't doubt it, and don't get me wrong, I think I speak for the other folks here when I say that you've done a lot to help show off so much of Inoue's work. Your efforts are very much appreciated
Haha, now that is one hell of a wall scroll! To see that in person would be kind of surreal.
Thanks a lot Grail, but really, it's no big deal; all I ever do is post images and info I find on Google, blogs or stuff like that. Actually, Griffith's the one who has the hard job of updating the Information Desk with this stuff afterwards, so we should thank him instead! Thanks Griffith!
Well at least he gave you a little discount, when I contacted him he sounded like he had the last catalogue in existence; well, it's been a few months since then. Anyway, I'm really afraid of paying so much for something that gets a wide release afterwards. And as we've been speculating on this thread, I'd say it's very likely, since next year the exhibition will happen in Osaka and stuff.
Good idea, have you been in touch with him already?
That whole magazine looks great, though I'm particularly interested in the conversation between Inoue and Oda. Also, nice pics of those crossover images, reminds me of when Miura and Chika Umino did their alternate covers.
I second that emotion.
Ha, thank you, but these places are only as good as their members make them, and as Grail noted, you're making the Inn a much better and even a special place for Vagabond with this thread.
I'll say, you just don't see a lot of two-stories tall Vagabond posters hanging around California. Though I think it would look grand hanging in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art! =)
We can only hope, and I might have misunderstood, but it seemed to me that Inoue was talking about augmenting the exhibit for future showings?
Actually, I was hoping you would. I'm afraid of sounding rude or too desperate for some reason. Also, you can speak for all of us and further promote the Inn, being the Innkeeper and all.
Yeah, that's the part I'm mostly interested in, too. The interview in that magazine is that one where he announced Vagabond's end was near though, so it's probably pretty cool as well.
You have so much hope of the exhibit coming to Los Angeles that it almost brings tears to my eyes, it's truly beautiful. I really doubt Osaka will be the last time the exhibit happens, let's just hope it keeps being as successful as it is now and the chances of it coming overseas will just get bigger and bigger. Since his three major works are published in the USA, and considering the fact that he used to live there, the idea of it happening is not such a crazy one, I'd say.
I'm not sure, all I know is that he has to make several adjustments for each exhibition because of each museum being totally different from each other. So, for example, if in Ueno there was a huge room and Inoue decided to make only one huge painting for that room, and then a year later it didn't fit Kumamoto the same way it did in Ueno, he would have to remake that part of the story, or tell it differently through several smaller paintings or something like that. At least that's what I understood from what we've read so far, I can't be sure though. I hope you're right, of course.
Done and done. I shot him an email asking about the interview and inviting him to join the Inn.
BTW, I thought his other post about Inoue's evolving artistic style was a good read: http://www.gottsu-iiyan.ca/gib/index.php/2008/07/31/vagabond-still-rules
Well, we've heard that before! Inoue can maybe see the ending, but that doesn't mean he's going to get there anytime soon, or won't get sidetracked. It's my theory that his style is great for improvised creativity but by the same token it's not easy to conform to an ending, he just keeps branching out. Anyway, I hope he continues until he's exhausted the story possibilities to his satisfaction, my fear is he'll just sort of "break it off" at some point, and I'd hate for that to happen.
Yeah, that makes sense, but it would be interesting if he went beyond adapting it for the different venues and also added things, like entire scenes even, in a sense continuing the story as the exhibit continues to travel, a sort of living, evolving tale.
A good read indeed. We should make a big thread about Inoue's art in general. There's plenty to talk about, from Musashi's face evolution to Slam Dunk's plagiarism accusations (which is absurd since all he did was use famous pictures as references to a few panels or covers, as you can see here: http://www.geocities.jp/slamdunk_trace/)
Well, I sure hope he doesn't get sick of making Vagabond. I really wasn't satisfied with Slam Dunk's ending... But I guess I shouldn't worry since it's been so long and his storytelling capabilities have grown so much since the end of Slam Dunk.
Maybe that's how it happens. One day we'll know for sure, right?
Griffith you should really read Slam Dunk, as passionate as you are about Inoue's work. It shows his development as an artist, like Berserk does with Miura. It's also really well written, has some of the greatest characters of all time, and probably the most hilarious series I've personally ever read.
This exhibition looks amazing! What I wouldn't give to see it in person.
Got a reply from gottsuiiyan, author of The Eastern Edge blog which occasionally focuses on Vagabond. He said he's indeed going to be translating the Inoue/Oda interview, after he takes care of a couple of other things, and will let us know when the first part goes up!
The guys making the Osaka version of the exhibit made a little blog to keep us updated on stuff. Too bad Google translator does such a bad job translating Vagabond-related news. Check it out, there's a few pics too: http://www.flow-er.co.jp/osaka/ishibashi/
Damn, it looks interesting, too bad there isn't a better translation, I couldn't find an email, but I did submit a comment asking if it would be possible for them to translate the blog into English. Anyway, I'm not holding my breath, it'll be fun to get the pictures and interpret the updates anyway.
That said, a little instant sacrilege, doesn't it look like Musashi is giving the finger?
Hahahaha it does! ...Well, thanks a lot man, now you've completely ruined the painting for me. I'll just laugh when I look at it. And one day I won't find it funny anymore but won't be able to like it like I did before. I won't find it funny nor beautiful. Thanks.
The Osaka exhibition's website is now online! http://www.flow-er.co.jp/osaka/And the Flower website has been updated to add it, with a nice picture in front of the museum. http://www.flow-er.co.jp/
Haha, sorry man, I'm sure it's merely a product of the photograph. =)
Wow, the accompanying website video background are very cool, especially the one for Draw.
I sure hope so! Check out the blog for a new small picture of Inoue painting that colossal awesomeness: http://www.flow-er.co.jp/osaka/ishibashi/
Yeah, it's the best. Inoue's chair looks so comfortable. Osaka's video's pretty relaxing.
Cool, hopefully we'll get to see a bigger, better image of the finished painting some day.
Yeah, the Osaka makes me think I'm supposed to be having some kind of zen moment, or that I'm at the end of a Hideo Kojima game. =)
I hope it gets integrated on the exhibition from now on, so that when it comes to America we can all cry and hug each other in front of it.
That's exactly the feeling. That "should I be crying right now?" kinda thing.
The vagueness of that hand is odd for Inoue, but somehow it kind of adds to the beauty of that painting. I wonder if that painting is complete in that pic.. Either way, I really hope we get a better picture of this soon, one that doesn't have Musashi flipping you off.
It's an illustration made in japanese paper (Washi, used for paintings) measuring 7.4 meters in height and 5.6 meters in width.The painting is part of the Tokyo Cultural Transmission project, made as a partnership between Tokyo's Culture and History Foundation and Tokyo's government. The project's goal is to transmit to the kids the country's culture and to influence their imagination.The painting is at the entrance of Tokyo's Museum of Contemporary Art, and can be seen for free. Along with it, Inoue exposes 12 other original artworks. They will be exposed until March 28, 2010.


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Nov. 20 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares gained, led by Fletcher Building after the biggest listed company forecast earnings growth of up to 22 percent, lifting the NZX 50 Index higher. NZ Oil & Gas was the biggest decliner.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain, led by Fletcher on expected earnings growth
By Paul McBeth
Nov. 20 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares gained, led by Fletcher Building after the biggest listed company forecast earnings growth of up to 22 percent, lifting the NZX 50 Index higher. NZ Oil & Gas was the biggest decliner.
The NZX 50 Index rose 30.37 points, or 0.8 percent, to 3972.97. Within the index, 29 stocks gained, 10 fell and 11 were unchanged. Turnover was a bigger-than-normal $177.5 million, with Fletcher shares accounting for $87.9 million today.
Fletcher Building led gainers, rising 3.7 percent to a 13-month high $7.65 after the construction firm flagged operating earnings will be between $560 million and $610 million in the 2013 financial year, up by between 12 percent and 22 percent from a year earlier. The strength of New Zealand's residential market in Christchurch and Auckland is driving that growth.
"They're very focused on improving the productivity of the business and that's something we expect to occur with other companies," said Shane Solly, head of equities at Mint Asset Management. "These are things people want to hear."
Rural services firm PGG Wrightson gained 3.1 percent to 33 cents, while gold miner OceanaGold gained 2.6 percent to $4.18. Tech companies Diligent Board Member Services and Xero rose 2.3 percent to $4.48 and 1.8 percent to $6.10 respectively.
Children's clothing chain Pumpkin Patch was unchanged at $1.25 after chief executive Neil Cowie told shareholders Christmas trading is likely to be tough, with retailers continuing to discount their wares.
Other retailers fell in trading today, with outdoor equipment chain Kathmandu down 1.1 percent to $1.85, Warehouse falling 0.9 percent to $3.17 and Michael Hill International declining 0.8 percent to $1.23.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which derives more than half its revenue in US dollars, fell 0.8 percent to $2.43 after the New Zealand currency rallied half a US cent.
NZ Oil & Gas was the biggest decliner on the NZX 50, falling 1.1 percent to 86.5 cents.
A2 Corp, which markets milk products, fell 1.5 percent to 64 cents after the company told shareholders it's in talks with the stock exchange to shift its listing to the main board from the alternative market.
"With a $400 million market cap it's a reasonably substantial entity in its own right, so it's time to migrate on to the main board," Solly said.
NZAX-listed fast food chain Burger Fuel Worldwide sank 8.9 percent to $1.12 after reporting a 37 percent lift in first-half profit on the strength of its growing Middle East sales. The company still has no plans to pay dividends, instead preferring to focus on growing its international business.
Stock exchange operator NZX was unchanged at $1.24 after research firm Morningstar recommended investors steer clear of the $525 million Fonterra Shareholders' Fund float, and wait until the units trade before buying them.
The research firm gives a 'do not subscribe' recommendation for the fund's initial public offering, saying Fonterra Cooperative Group lacks pricing power over its dairy commodities, generates low returns compared to its multinational peers, and investors won't know the price they are paying until after the bookbuild process is completed on Nov. 27.
Shares in miner Glass Earth surged 22 percent to 33 cents after the NZAX-listed firm gained rights to take over the Neavesville gold and silver prospect currently controlled by Canadian resource developer Eurasian Minerals.
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Eating heart-healthy foods is an important step in taking care of your heart. But what foods should you be eating to keep your heart healthy, and what foods should you try to avoid or eat sparingly?
The following popular foods and meals are some that do not promote heart health. This list may surprise you, especially if you originally thought these foods to be healthy.
1. The deli-counter buffet
Meat goes well on everything from sandwiches to pizza. Unfortunately, not all meats are the same. Some are processed more than others and contain unhealthy preservatives. It is these processed meats that people should worry about doing harm to their hearts.
"Processed meats are those preserved using salts, nitrites or other preservatives," explains an article on Harvard Health Publishing. "Long-term observational studies have found that the worst types of meats for the heart are those that are processed."
If you find that processed hot dogs, bacon, salami, sausages and other processed meats are making regular appearances in your diet, you may want to re-evaluate the types of meats you are eating and how often you are eating them.
2. The quick breakfast
Have you ever been running late one morning and grabbed a low-fat yogurt to scarf down for breakfast? Or maybe this is your favorite mid-morning snack? Sadly, though this meal may be easy in the preparation department, this food is definitely not easy on your heart.
It all comes down to refined carbohydrates that tend to contain sugar and additives, according to prevention.com. "Condiments like ketchup and salad dressing — as well as pasta sauces, bread and low-fat yogurt — are more common sources of sugar and refined carbs, experts say."
"Processed foods also happen to be generally high in added sugars, the consumption of which might be more strongly and directly associated with hypertension and cardiometabolic risk," says a research article in BMJ Journals.
3. An aid for toasting, baking and cooking
Did you know that margarine isn't healthy for your heart?
While many people think that this plant oil-based food is the healthy alternative to butter, it just isn't the case.
"That's because trans fat is created when the plant oil is processed and made into a solid. Trans fats are associated with a 34 percent increase in death, a 28 percent risk in death from coronary heart disease and a 21 percent increase in risk of cardiovascular disease," says the American Council on Exercise.
Next time you think about spreading margarine on your toast or potato, consider the effects it may have on your heart.
4. The whole wheat pretender
While many consider whole wheat to be "heart healthy," be careful what wheat products you choose to eat.
"Most 'whole-wheat' products aren't really made from whole wheat. The grains have been pulverized into very fine flour, making them raise blood sugar just as fast as their refined counterparts," says healthline.com.
This is a good example of why it is important to know the ingredients in the products you eat. Is that whole wheat bread you like really whole wheat? Or maybe the whole-wheat cereal and muffin you eat for breakfast aren't really made from a heart-healthy substance at all.
Knowing what is in the foods you eat can help you prepare and find foods that support heart health.
Taking your diet seriously can help keep your heart fit and prevent cardiovascular disease.
"About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that's 1 in every 4 deaths," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Start taking care of your heart's fitness today, beginning with eating healthy foods.


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Liquid silicone rubber is a high purity platinum-cure silicone. Used in a wide range of industries, the material is favored by medical device manufacturers because of its biocompatibility, excellent part quality, and potential for reduced risk of contamination when manufactured in a clean-room environment.
Phillips-Medisize is one of the few companies in North America to offer extensive multi-shot liquid silicone rubber (MS LSR) capabilities and experience. The MS LSR process can help you enhance design and assembly feasibility and reduce part count. In addition, you can apply MS LSR to combine either two different types of liquid silicone rubber (LSR), or LSR and a thermoplastic (TP), in one molded part.
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Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a rare condition where the bone of the lower or upper jaw becomes exposed (usually because of tooth extractions) and does not heal properly. Scientists originally thought that the bone tissue in the jaw was more active than other bones in the body and that the cause of ONJ could be related to the long term use of bisphosphonates because they suppress the activity of the osteoclasts and limit the healing ability of bone cells. However, a Real Handbags Black Leather Aossta Bag Italian Suede Shoulder Women 2014 study found no difference in the amount of bone activity in the hip bones and the jaw bones of 90 female patients.
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Should I worry about ONJ?
While rare, ONJ seems to be occur most in patients who are taking very potent intravenous bisphosphonates (most often pamidronate and zoledronic acid) to prevent fractures and bone loss associated with the cancer or cancer treatments. In these cases, the drugs are given frequently and in relatively high doses.
If you are thinking about starting treatment with a bisphosphonate, get a routine dental examination, take good care of your teeth and be alert for the symptoms of ONJ. If possible, avoid invasive dental procedures such as extractions, implants, and jaw or gum surgery during bisphosphonate treatment and if you wear dentures, be sure they are well-fitted.
If you need an invasive dental procedure, do it prior to starting treatment with a bisphosphonate. If you need dental surgery during bisphosphonate treatment, it may be wise to withhold treatment for a period of time prior to and after the dental procedure. If you have symptoms or signs of ONJ get an evaluation by an oral surgeon and consider stopping the treatment.
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Zeta-Jones: 'There is no need to suffer silently with bipolar'
Hollywood actress CATHERINE ZETA-JONES has urged fellow bipolar disorder patients to seek help for the condition, declaring: "There is no need to suffer silently."
The Chicago star hit the headlines earlier this month (Apr11) after she checked into a mental health facility in Connecticut, where she spent five days combating a serious bout of depression.
Now Zeta-Jones has opened up about her bipolar disorder, admitting she hopes to inspire others afflicted by the mental illness to get professional treatment.
She tells People.com, "This is a disorder that affects millions of people and I am one of them. If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help."
The 41 year old struggled through a difficult year after her husband Michael Douglas was diagnosed with throat cancer last summer (10).


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JULIAN, Calif. — A wildfire destroyed two homes, threatened hundreds more and forced the cancellation of a Fourth of July parade and celebration in a historic gold-mining town in San Diego County.
The blaze that broke out Thursday near the mountain town of Julian was one of several burning across the state, including one in Northern California's Napa County that had also burned two homes and had grown to more than 6 square miles.
The San Diego County fire erupted around 10:30 a.m. and prompted the mandatory evacuation of 200 homes in nearby Julian. The evacuations were canceled by the end of the day.
Firefighters made progress overnight, increasing containment from 15 percent to 40 percent by early Friday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The blaze also increased in size from 150 acres to 217.
But the threat to homes remained and the city planned to take the year off from its festive Fourth of July celebration that usually draws from 3,000 to 5,000 people.
"It's a big day for Julian," Michael Hart, publisher of local paper The Julian News told U-T San Diego.
The same area near Cleveland National Forest is where an 11-square-mile blaze destroyed more than 100 mountain cabins just a year ago.
Meanwhile, the fire in Napa that broke out Tuesday raced up steep and rugged terrain, forcing firefighters to build containment lines without bulldozers, said Alicia Amaro, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The blaze had scorched more than 4,300 acres by Friday morning. It has damaged nine structures, including the two homes.
The fire was burning to the north, away from the county's famed vineyards.
Residents in nearly 200 homes in a subdivision in the county's Pope Valley were allowed to return after an evacuation order was lifted Thursday afternoon, but 180 other homes remained threatened, state fire officials said.
Crews won 55 percent containment of the blaze by early Friday, up from 30 percent on Thursday, thanks to favorable weather conditions that allowed crews to burn away fuel on the fire's Lake County flank.
Neither fire has led to any injuries. The causes of both remained unknown.


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Christy: I do wish I had savored it, but I am looking forward to reading Swamplandia. Thank you for the recommendation!
Julie: It's on my list! :)
Lexie, Little Boat: ha! Your comment made me laugh! oh sixth grade, so fraught with drama. Good luck teacher!
caroline: You'll have to let me know what you think of it.
Julie: I agree! It's not an easy balance to nail.
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Author Notes: Megedarra is a Middle Eastern staple of savory rice and lentils. My version is based on a recipe by Gilda Angel from her book, Sephardic Holiday Cooking, and my standard garlicky brown rice pilaf is based on a Brazilian way of preparing rice I learned from my babysitter years ago. Instead of brown lentils, I use French green or black beluga lentils since I like their flavor and firmness. A tangle of sauteed onions and shallots, a dollop of yogurt, and some minced scallions garnish the dish. It can be cooked as a meatless main dish, or served as a side. I cook the components separately to maintain the distinct flavors of each. Note that the technique for cooking the brown rice ensures that it will be non-gloppy! - creamtea —creamtea
Food52 Review: The lentil megedarra makes for an ideal comfort food, even for someone unfamiliar with Middle Eastern cuisine. The lentils are cooked soft and the sautéed alliums lend support to its nutty meaty character without overpowering it. The well-sauteed shallot/onion mix add those little morsels of caramelized taste complemented by the bites of the fresh ground peppercorn. The garlicky characteristic in the rice is toned down due to the long cooking time, resulting in little bites of sweetness from the garlic. —Panfusine
Serves: 6 as a main or 8 as a side dish
Garlicky Brown Rice Pilaf
2 to 3
tablespoons olive oil
cloves garlic, minced
fresh bay leaves, slightly torn and bruised
cups short grain brown rice
More than enough water to cover rice (about 3 1/2 cups)
teaspoon salt (or to taste)
Lentils with sautéed onions and shallots
cups French green or black beluga lentils
cups cold water
tablespoons olive oil
medium to large onions, halved lengthwise
1 to 3
large shallots, thinly sliced vertically (the more the better)
cloves garlic, minced
pinch salt
dash freshly ground pepper
Plain or goat's milk yogurt, for garnish
Sliced scallions, for garnish
Garlicky Brown Rice Pilaf
- Heat plenty of water in a kettle until boiling. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil until hot but not smoking over medium high heat. Add garlic and bay leaves, and saute until fragrant and bubbly. Add rice, stirring until rice appears "tweedy." Add boiling water -- it should be about one "finger joint" above the level of the rice. Important note: Stand back when adding boiling water! If the rice kernels are very hot and your flame is a little higher than normal, it may bubble up furiously -- as it did for me today. Stir in salt (be careful to avert face), then raise heat to high. At this time, set a timer for 40 minutes, and boil until the water evaporates to the level of rice, about 10 minutes. (A small pool of olive oil and garlic will migrate to the center of the rice -- this is okay.) Cover pan, lower heat to lowest setting and simmer for remainder of the time (about 30 minutes). Rice should be tender and water absorbed. Remove and discard bay leaves, then stir to distribute garlic bits and fluff slightly.
Lentils with sautéed onions and shallots
- Sort and rinse lentils, draining excess water. Dice one onion half and thinly slice the rest. In a 2-quart saucepan, sauté the minced onion and about a clove's worth of the minced garlic until fragrant. Add the water and the lentils and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, adding salt to taste during the last 5 minutes of cooking, until everything is tender and most of the water has been absorbed (I like mine just barely soupy).
- While lentils are simmering, heat oil in a large, heavy sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and shallots and stir until slightly softened. Add garlic and stir, sautéing until garlic is fragrant and the onion mixture is translucent and starting to brown at the edges. Add a good pinch of salt and pepper to taste -- a little more than you think you need. Continue to sauté until nicely browned, adjusting heat as necessary. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In individual bowls, layer rice and lentils. Garnish with the sautéed onion mixture, yogurt, and scallions.
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Britain's Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won a dramatic third stage of the Tour de France into La Grande Motte Monday, as Lance Armstrong struck an unexpected first blow in the yellow jersey battle.
Thanks to an unintentional but deadly turn of pace by Cavendish's Columbia team, Armstrong moved up seven places from 10th to third overall at just 40 seconds off the pace.
Overnight race leader Fabian Cancellara retained the yellow jersey but the big Swiss was the only one of his much-fancied Saxo Bank team to stay with a 28-man group when Columbia split the peloton with 31km to race.
Saxo Bank's yellow jersey hopeful Andy Schleck lost 41 seconds to Armstrong, though he was not alone.
Cancellara, who does not have the climbing talents to be able to win the race, now leads German Tony Martin, of Columbia, by 33 seconds ahead of Tuesday's team time trial in Montpellier.
In fourth place overall at 19 seconds behind Armstrong is his Astana teammate Alberto Contador, the 2007 champion who is considered this year's yellow jersey favourite.
Contador was among a host of yellow jersey contenders, including Australian Cadel Evans, Denis Menchov, Schleck and defending champion Carlos Sastre, to lose time to Armstrong.
As a result, recent questions over whether Armstrong or Contador is Astana's team's yellow jersey contender have re-emerged.
While Cavendish claimed Columbia had not intended to split the peloton when their pace, amid strong cross winds, caused panic with 32km to go, Cancellara admitted he was lucky to be in the right place at the right time.
"I was there at the right time, I had some information from the car that there was a bend on the right hand side and with crosswinds after it," said the Swiss. "After the split I just tried just to stay calm and well hidden in the leading group to save as much as possible for the team time trial. It's too bad I was the only Saxo Bank guy there but, that's all part of cycling."
After the crashes which preceded Sunday's second stage to Brignoles, the first real day of race drama saw Cavendish cap another fine display of collective riding by Columbia.
"It was a good decision by Columbia," admitted QuickStep's Tom Boonen, the 2005 world road race champion. "It came after a corner, they just bolted off and pulled 40 to 50 metres clear, no one saw that coming and I certainly didn't expect that.
"I was trying to stay cool, but I did wonder how we were going to claw the time back," he added. "It was a big battle which was won by between eight to ten riders at the front."
With his team having used up much of their energy on their ferocious drive to the finish line among a group of 28, he had to rely on main lead-out man Mark Renshaw to drag him in as close as possible to the finish line.
At just under 200 metres to go Renshaw pulled off and Cavendish hammered home to easily beat Norwegian Thor Hushovd.
In the process, he even had time to coolly imitate making a telephone call - which he later explained was to honour a promise to a new team sponsor.
It was his second win in as many days and takes his career stage tally to six, the same as Hushovd, who is now competing for the ninth time at the world's biggest bike race.
"It was always going to be a hard in the last kilometre," said Cavendish. "We'd used all our guys to get the break in the first place so it was up to me and Mark Renshaw and again he's showed he's the best lead-out man in the world."
It remains to be seen whether Columbia pay for their hard day in the saddle on Tuesday, when, if they manage to beat Cancellara's Saxo Bank team by 33 seconds, Martin could take over the yellow jersey.
Make sure to follow Procycling Magazine's Daniel Friebe's Tour blogs and Twitter postings.
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text: BethP 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2013 I'm in desperate need of help! I have an old, used Gare (now called Evenheat) kiln with a perfect fire kiln sitter. There are 4 elements. 1 element broke, stopped working. Called x company who asked for a part number-which is nowhere to be found on the kiln. (they were very helpful and said it might be a sticker....which is no longer there....which doesn't help) Ordered kiln element for kiln my size ( 240v 17.5 inch wide 22'' tall) Element was too long so hubby trimmed it and fit it in. (he was an electrician in a former life so I trust him) First fire after element replacement was very slow and the bottom shelf was ruined(glaze ran onto shelf in a BAD way) Now testing- kiln heats very slowly once it gets to 1900 and doesn't reach cone 6, (or I shut it off because it's taking way too long-like 14 hours) and I worry about further damage) When I look into kiln at 800 degrees only bottom 6 rows of elements(so 2 old elements and the new one) are glowing but the top one isnt. All elements have continuity when tested(ability for electricity to flow through them) Checked fuses-all ok. Hubby checked fuse box and tightened connections Friend suggested it might be relay problem. I'm worried it's because we put a slightly longer element(though he trimmed it to fit) into the kiln and that's the problem. BUT it is an old kiln and I suppose the relays could be on the way out too. I've called evenheat before and always get this horrible lady on the phone and so have stopped dealing with them, have switched to dealing with national art craft . com who are much nicer and order drop ship from evenheat-so I get to deal with nice folks but still get the parts from evenheat. My question is, I guess, could it be the new element causing problems or a relay switch or something else. If it is a relay switch-is there a way to test them to see which one is on the way out. Hubby says it's best to go ahead and replace both...until we found that they are $60 a piece. I'll do it if I have to, if that will solve the problem, but I can't help but think-is it that element? Can you take an element for a larger kiln (same voltage) and trim it to fit? Part of me thinks 'it's metal, it's the same diameter, what's the difference?' and then part of me tells the rest of me that I'm perhaps an idiot and need advice from folks who know! Which brings me here. :mellow:src="http://ceramicartsdaily.org/community/public/style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif"> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites