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Unselfishness and caring for the poor are also major themes that always instill the spirit of Christmas in the prophet's soul.
Editor's note: Richard Wilkins, former BYU law professor and Ebenezer Scrooge for 27 years, died over Thanksgiving weekend. We are highlighting the following article in honor of his passing.
There is a good reason why President Thomas S. Monson loves to read and reference Charles Dickens' timeless classic, "A Christmas Carol."
"I personally feel it is inspired of God," the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote in the Ensign's August 2008 First Presidency Message. "It brings out the best within human nature. It gives hope. It motivates change. We can turn from the paths which would lead us down and, with a song in our hearts, follow a star and walk toward the light."
President Monson has cited "A Christmas Carol" in each of his last two First Presidency Christmas Devotional messages. From the ghost of Jacob Marley to Ebenezer Scrooge, and from three visiting spirits to Tiny Tim and the Bob Cratchit family, Dickens' immortal tale teaches true gospel principles of repentance, redemption, Christ, family, and service. Unselfishness and caring for the poor are also major themes that always instill the spirit of Christmas in the prophet's soul.
"This touching account never fails to inspire me," President Monson said earlier this month in his devotional message.
What is so powerful about a 168-year-old Christmas story? What are some examples from "A Christmas Carol" that illustrate LDS principles, lessons and themes?
Richard Wilkins, a former Brigham Young University law professor who has studied and acted in the role of Scrooge for 27 years, and R. William Bennett, author of the recently released novel, "Jacob T. Marley," have their ideas.
Life in 1843
Before discussing the main messages, Wilkins said its helpful to understand the circumstances in which Dickens, often called the man who saved Christmas, wrote his Christmas story.
Christmas was in decline in the 1840s. It was not even a day off for most workers. Few people would have remembered or gathered for festive celebrations, said Wilkins, a Dickens expert. Young children were forced to work 15-18 hour days in factories and were ill-fed, ill-clothed and ill-treated. Dickens himself worked in a boot-blacking factory at age 12 after his father was imprisoned for debts. Educational opportunities for the poor were very limited.
In 1843, Dickens was invited to give a speech at the Manchester Athenaeum. He spoke about the need to eliminate want and ignorance. The speech was well received and when he concluded, Dickens received a standing ovation, Wilkins said.
That's how the Dickens came up with the idea for "A Christmas Carol." He had promised to write a pamphlet called, "A Plea to the People of England on Behalf of the Poor Man's Child," and the "Carol" became his plea, as well as a political statement against a lack of child labor laws and lack of education among the poor.
"The idea of a man's obligation to assist his fellow man is at the heart of the story," said Wilkins, who spends much of the year working abroad for the government of Qatar. "President Monson is a man who has given his entire life in service to others. That begins to explain why he loves this book so much."
Gospel themes
Wilkins has played the role of Scrooge for 27 years at Hale Centre Theatre's annual production of "A Christmas Carol."
Both Wilkins and Bennett agree that at its core, "A Christmas Carol" is a story of repentance, family, service and Jesus Christ.
"A lot of retellings of the story and movies leave out the Christ-centered message and the need to serve," Wilkins said. "It not only preaches against treatment of the poor, it is also a warning about self-centeredness. It's not just about Scrooge and his money; it's about the power he had to get money and his misuse of that power. It's about building relationships with family and nourishing each other. It's about learning from the past, living in the present and looking to the future and understanding they are all connected. The 'Carol' is a song of redemption."
Scrooge's mighty change
How Scrooge goes from a miserable miser and "Bah Humbug" to "happy as an angel" in one eventful night is well known.
The story reveals that he was left alone as a child. He had a father who ignored him and a sister, who loved him. Nothing is mentioned about a mother.
"We are all sort of like Scrooge," Wilkins said. "We carry around in our adult hearts the accumulation of the hurts and slights we had as children. That's one of the crucial elements of the story."
Before he became a slave to business affairs, Scrooge had a fianc, but Belle returned the ring.
"He was too concerned with what he wanted," Wilkins said. "To see him move from hurt little boy to a young man who feared the world is just enough detail to say, 'gee, that's me.' We all need to change our heart."
Marley and service to others
Scrooge was blind to serving others, Bennett said. Scrooge thought reminding his old partner Marley what a great businessman he was might cheer him up when Marley showed himself to Scrooge on Christmas Eve.
"Business!" Marley replied. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business."
"This is one theme I followed in my book," Bennett said. "People cross our paths for a reason. If we live a self-consumed life, we don't even see them. But if we open our eyes, opportunities will present themselves for us to serve them and be served."
The Cratchit Family
While Scrooge is with the ghost of Christmas present, they visit the home of Cratchit, Scrooge's clerk. Life is desperate. They are poor, but they are happy and inspired by the big heart of Tiny Tim, Wilkins said.
"They have everything they need because of the love and care they have for each other," Wilkins said.
Scrooge's only family, a nephew named Fred, invited his uncle to dinner on Christmas. Still with the ghost of Christmas present, Scrooge saw his nephew defend him to his family and friends, despite harsh words Scrooge had spoken earlier to Fred. "He never receives kindness from Scrooge, ever, but Scrooge sees that a family cares for you even when you are a terrible person."
Ignorance and want
Before departing, the ghost of Christmas present shows Scrooge two demon children — ignorance and want — the reason Dickens wrote the story, Wilkins said.
"The message is ignorance breeds want," he said. "We have to educate ourselves and each other. It is by education that we eliminate want and improve ourselves. We need to work hard and assist each other. That is the central message of Christmas present."
Tiny Tim
Scrooge's final visit is hosted by the ghost of Christmas yet to come. It's a chilling foretelling of consequences. Scrooge is able to contrast his lonely, friendless death with that of Tiny Tim.
"Tiny Tim was a sweet little boy with nothing but a crutch, yet he worked to help his family and others be happy. When they remembered him, they were inspired by the kind of life he lived. He left a legacy of love," Wilkins said. "Scrooge had nothing. People were excited for him to die. We can leave death with love and tenderness in our hearts, depending on the person who died and the decisions we make upon our death."
The final message
Like Scrooge, President Monson hopes every person will see the error of his or her ways and learn happiness can come to us if we forget self and worldly gain, concentrating instead on helping others and learning to embrace the love of family and friends. As Scrooge declared at the last, President Monson quoted in his recent devotional message, "I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all year, I will live in the past, present and future, the spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shutout the lessons that they teach."
"The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things," President Monson said. "When we keep the spirit of Christmas, we keep the spirit of Christ."
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|2007-02-13, 03:54
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Age: 61
Nymphet [Kodomo no Jikan]
Here's a little number I *never* expected to see released in the US... but gomanga is going for it. I guess Kashimashi whet their whistles? (edit: and guess what... it was cancelled).
Anyway... the series is about a little strumpet schoolgirl who seems to have the hots for her teacher and in a comedically aggressive way spends her time trying to either seduce him or drive him to a nervous breakdown .... it later develops into a much more serious drama as the teacher begins to think she's acting out of psychological issues.
A couple of months ago, I accidently ordered a couple of volumes while ordering my "stack'o'manga" one night (tip: never order from amazon.co.jp while way too tired to think in a foreign language).... I flipped them open and went into serious WTF? mode - initially quite happy customs hadn't browsed my purchase. After some translation though, I determined that the teacher is mostly brick stupid or just thinks she's cute -- and it was her engaging in all the "target acquisition". He does spend most of his time in stunned 'wtf???' mode ... and then in a "how do we help this girl" frame of mind.
(note: American release has been cancelled for a number of reasons that I'll skip because there's already been enough name-calliing over it)
The artwork is quite cute and definitely in the "loli realm" and probably will be loved for that reason though it really veers into a different territory of drama. I understand the "usual loli crowd" is kind of upset that this has moved into some serious exploration of a story in which a teacher is trying to reach a young girl but to help her. Though it does make for some outrageous situations.
Here's an example of just how, um, outrageous this story gets....
Note the footnote.... what the image doesn't show is the teacher's outraged reaction. Basically, the character Rin (pictured) pranks her teacher repeatedly with sexual harassment (she drove the previous teacher to a nervous breakdown) as the story begins.
(edited to reflect recent developments and improved understanding of the material)
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|2007-02-13, 11:45
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yeah, I spotted the animation discussion this morning over breakfast (still wiping the bran flakes off my screen from the spit-take). An anime of this could be way-over-the-top funny and scary at the same time...
EDIT: I'm not quite clear on why someone gave me a neg-rep for my opening post when it contained a positive remarks about the series ... I'd appreciate a PM so we could discuss it since the repper didn't identify themselves.
Did you *not* like the series? I was initially shocked but I found the series quite entertaining... so I'm not quite sure what your negrep was for. Your note said I didn't understand the subtle puns of the image but you didn't explain what you meant. Wouldn't a post have been more informative? I don't mind a troutslap if it was warranted but I'd like to understand why.
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|2007-02-13, 12:19
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I didn't think it was you .... as far as I can tell, they think I "missed subtle puns" when all I was doing was pointing out how hilariously silly the story could get. I don't mind neg-rep if I deserve it -- but I'm just not understanding the purpose for it and was hoping they'd post something to enlighten us (or at least PM me). I have a feeling english might not be their primary language so they misunderstood what I meant by "outrageous".
"outrageous" -- dictionary meaning #1 from Merriam-Webster:
1 a : exceeding the limits of what is usual b : not conventional or matter-of-fact : FANTASTIC
I'm going to browse about for character pics and the like to post so people can get a better flavor for the thing... it is a pretty funny story simply because she's so relentless.
|2007-02-14, 08:23
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The manga is not just all comedy throughout. Looking at how the previous titles of Watashiya turns out, I'll say it will be quite dramatic later on. And it has started to show of late.
Rin's past in Vol.2 should explain a bit of why she's looking at Daisuke the way she did.
Vol. 3 enforce the fact that although Rin knows quite a bit beyond her age, she is still a child when it comes to emotional matters.
I hope Daisuke can pull off the trick to make Rin matured without breaking her heart nearing the end of the series.It helps that Watashiya is a woman in her 30's and she should knows somthing about the affair of the heart.
Man, I hate to resort to paying high prices for Vol.3 LE, I just hope that the most economical way of paying for 2nd Hand copies at Amazon JP is still around by the 20-lish of this month......
|2007-02-14, 13:30
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That makes sense (though I'm unfamiliar with her other works) .... get the reader very attached to the character via comedy and then bring in the sad angst for maximum effect. Its pretty obvious with what I've read so far that the situation can't remain static without destroying what makes it interesting.
Now you've got me more interested in following the remainder of the manga series. (still looking for more artpics.... not finding much, may end up scanning a few samples).
|2007-02-17, 06:28
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Seeker of Power
Why was it licensed? Who knows, besides Seven Seas Entertainment. Perhaps they wanted to pick up a title that would bring about a swirl of controversy and whatnot, in order to get the "brand" out into the public eye more.
|2007-02-18, 00:26
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I think the real question isn't so much "editing" as it will be interesting to see what choices they make in translating. One can crank the heat up or down and still be "correct" in a translation Not planning on worrying too much about it - but I'll definitely be comparing my understanding of the dialog with theirs (just because its fun).
|2007-02-18, 19:04
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The most challenging part of translating volume will be that infamous 中出希望 panel. The Taiwan Chinese release by Tong Li had the panel literally translated as "Hope To Enter (my) Body" which, to me, had the same idea, but not that much of an impact. They should have leave it as it is, because the majority of those who pick it up will be the otaku lolicon yarou domo crowds and they understand what the line means in its full Japanese glory.
Neverthless, it is an interesting challenge for the English Translators.
|2007-02-20, 22:16
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This remind me of Crayon Shin chan & Kyo no 5 no 2
The author plays with a lot of ero-ero ideas covered with candies. It's a great work for those ero-ero lolicons / pseudololicon.
Unforunately, most ideas can only be presented with max fun in Japanese, namely those synonyms...
|2007-02-20, 22:53
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This looks wretched, but it also doesn't seem to take itself seriously, which means it can't be all bad. Still won't be watching it.
|2007-02-22, 12:55
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The anime version thread of this property linked to a video clip of the author which is kind of interesting. She's kind of funny once she starts talking (she's the one with the black sweatshirt and engrish) and she's kind of cute (though the lead-in announcer to the clip is more scary-cute ).
|2007-02-22, 17:16
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Looks like KNJ will still be going on for a while with Chapter 23 giving us the intro into Rin starting life in the 4th Grade.
Now, I wonder just how things will turn out once Rin hit puberty.....
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|2007-02-24, 02:52
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She's trying to ruin him isn't she. Considering in Canada the law says a teacher can't even give a kid a hug anymore and if they come at you for one the procedure is to have your hands behind your head and stand motionless (Learnt this from a former teacher who served through many periods of the Canadian education scene) I give this guy about a year and a half with this little trickster (She knows she has the upper hand).
|2007-02-24, 03:24
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yeah.... the US has the same nasty stupid restrictions going on to "think of the children" when common sense should apply. I'm in the process of trying to get my teacher certification - as a male (in particular), I'm hamstrung when it comes to providing even a pat on the back for emotional aid because of the actions of a few prevert-numbnutz and the hysterical over-response from idiotic parents and administrations.
In real life, this guy might be toast by the end of the year (even in Japan) but such is the glorious fun of comedy fantasyland.
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Klingon Battlecruiser
This is one of those things that "Enterprise" has forced a big rethink on, so far as this site is concerned. Even by Star Trek standards the makers of the show have now got an incredible amount of mileage out of this model, having used one version or another of it over some 35 years of real time, or 226 years of the show's timeline!
It strains credibility, to put it mildly, that a single class of vessel could remain in service for over two and a quarter centuries, even with refits - imagine trying to retrofit a wooden sailing ship of the 1770s with surface to air missiles and turbine driven propellor engines! But we're now stuck with it.
In all fairness, the appearance of the ship on the Enterprise episode "Unexpected", which added over a century to its known service life, appears to be a result of time and budget constraints rather than apathy towards continuity on the part of Berman and/or Braga. A new Klingon battlecruiser model was apparently being made for the show, and will appear in future Enterprise episodes. Presumably this could not be ready in time for use on "Unexpected". As usual, this article will examine the evidence and try to propose a reasonably common sense explanation for it all.
The Original Series
The TOS battlecruiser design was first seen in the episode "Elaan of Troyius". The ship was even less like the standard "flying saucer" ships of the period than the Enterprise itself. It also made excellent sense as a warship, with the big engineering hull and compact forward section contrasting well with the Enterprise's big saucer section to accommodate all the science labs and comfortable crew quarters. This image shows the model used during TOS :
Deep Space Nine
Although a Klingon battlecruiser was mentioned but never seen during the Original series episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", we get a second chance at this ship in the Deep Space Nine sequel to that episode, "Trials and Tribble-ations". In this episode the DS9 crew travel back in time and play a part in Kirk's mission, albeit a covert one. The makers created new models of the Enterprise, Space Station K7 and the Klingon battlecruiser for this episode. When the Klingon ship approaches, Major Kira specifically identifies it as a D7 class battlecruiser. This is what we see on screen :
Alas, Voyager then mucked things up with the episode "Prophecy". In this episode Voyager encounters a Klingon ship which has been wandering the galaxy since setting off from their home space "over a century" ago. The ship is described specifically as a D7 class, a class which was retired "decades ago". This is the ship we see :
As mentioned in the introduction section, in the Enterprise episode "Unexpected" we see an early Klingon battlecruiser :
The Motion Picture
The first Star Trek movie presented us with a new version of the battlecruiser :
Star Trek : The Undiscovered Country
Another version of the battlecruiser was seen in the sixth Star Trek movie. "Kronos One" (my Klingon isn't up to the original spelling) carried Chancellor Gorkon to a peace meeting on Earth, apparently serving as a Klingon version of "Air Force One", the American President's personal 747 airliner. The ship had the same hull detailing as the TMP ship, although the colour was somewhat lighter, but different nacelles :
Deep Space Nine
In "The Way of the Warrior", DS9 came under attack from a Klingon fleet which included many battlecruisers. We get one good close up of these ships :
It is certain that the earliest known version of the D7 entered service in or before 2151 and remained in service until at least 2276. This version was also in service in 2375, so it is possible that Paris was mistaken about their retirement, giving them an active service life of over 224 years. More likely is that they were retired sometime around 2276 and then brought back into service for the Dominion war.
It is certain that the vessel seen in "Trials and Tribble-ations" was also a D7. We can only speculate as to when this variant entered service - for all we know it could pre-date the Enterprise version of the ship by centuries! My preference is to keep the service life of any ship to below a century, so I presume the Enterprise version to be the first D7 class battlecruiser, with the TOS version as a variant of it.
It is also quite possible that the K'T'Inga class is a further variant of the D7, although non-canon sources indicate that this is not the case. My own preference is to accommodate the novels by calling this a new class, albeit obviously sharing a good deal of the design.
This gives us two distinct classes of Klingon battlecruiser, each with two variants :
|Seen in "Unexpected" (ENT). Entered service sometime before 2151, was still in service until approximately 2277. At least one ship was in existence until "Prophecy" in 2377. Identified by simple glowing lines on the nacelles and a detailed hull surface.
|Seen in "Elaan of Troyius" (TOS) and several other TOS episodes. Was known to be in service during 2367; no other dates are available. This can be assumed to be the same vessel as seen in "Trials and Tribble-ations" (DS9), since detailing on the latter ship's hull is in an area never seen in the former ship. Identified by clean hull and no glow on the nacelles.
|Seen in TMP, this vessel was introduced by 2171 at the latest. They were in service at least until 2364, although they may not have been considered front line combat units by then. They can be identified by a detailed hull surface, lacking the 'feather' pattern of the TOS D7 class, and no glow on the nacelles.
|Seen in "Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country", "The Way of the Warrior" (DS9) and other DS9 episodes, this ship is a variant of the standard K'T'Inga. In service by 2293, they continued to be operational until at least 2375. As of the DS9 era the forward torpedo launcher on these ships has been replaced with a beam weapon. They can be identified by a detailed hull and glowing nacelles. On close inspection this glowing area is of a complex shape.
Separated in time... but only by 74 years.
The Wright Flyer from 1908 could never pass for an F-117 from 1982. There are so many differences between these two aircraft that they could hardly be listed. They are also worlds apart in terms of performance; the F-117 is dozens of times faster than the Flyer, or even its more practical successors. And the F-117 is not a great performer by modern standards, there are many aircraft that are several times faster, larger, longer ranged, etc. Imagine a comparison with Concorde, or even the space shuttle...
Better... HMS Victory, and the USS Barry.
The Victory is the world's oldest commissioned warship, dating from the late 1700s. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Barry was launched in 1987, over two hundred years later. There are some similarities; the hull shape of both ships is vaguely similar because both are designed to travel in the same medium and both have somewhat similar masts, though those masts serve a very different purpose on each ship. Both also fire what could be termed "projectile weapons". The Barry's 5" Cannon and CIWS work on the same basic principle as the Victory's cannon did and even surface to air missiles are projectile weapons, though of a more advanced sort.
That's more like it!
The American submarine Turtle, from 1775, compared to the USS Seawolf from 1997. Even though this still doesn't quite match the 224 year plus span of the D7, the differences between the two designs could hardly be more obvious. Both ships have propellors and a rudder, but that's about it.
Spot the difference...
Obviously, the D7 hasn't changed much over the years. However, when you look at the real world examples listed above it becomes apparent that Federation designs haven't actually evolved all that much either!
In Star Trek, we have seen the same basic design of ship in service from TOS through to the end of Voyager. If you compare Kirk's Enterprise to Picard's Enterprise-E, they are both extremely similar designs. Both have an engineering hull, with a saucer attached at the same place, both have the warp drive in nacelles which are at the end of struts. Those struts attach to the engineering hull and nacelle in much the same place; in both they slope upwards. The nacelles both have glowing bussard collectors at the front. The Saucer section has a bridge, which is in the same place on both ships. The Navigational deflector is in the same place on both ships.
Perhaps more troubling, the technology underneath the hulls are almost exactly the same. Both the E and the E-E use matter/antimatter power generation. Both are armed with phaser weapons. Both are armed with photon torpedoes. Both have shields for defence. Both use the transporter for getting from place to place, with both transporters apparently having all but identical performance characteristics.
I could go on, but I trust the point is made. To some extent we can argue this problem away. The Victory's hull is similar to the Barry's because they both travel in the same medium. The E and the E-E both travel via subspace, and so you could expect that their hulls would be somewhat similar. But this brings up the question of why both ships use the same drive system - after all, we have gone from sail to paddle wheels to propellers in the space of a couple of hundred years or so. But on the other hand, prior to the switch to paddles and propellers sail ruled the seas for some thousands of years. Compared to that, a few centuries of warp drive is nothing.
The similarity in weapons could also be explained away. Yes, both ships use phasers - but a phaser array as seen on the E-E is potentially as different from the (apparently) simple cannon of Kirk's Enterprise as the Barry's 5-inch gun is from the Victory's muzzle loaders. Torpedoes are slightly better - although the E-E does carry photons, it also carries the more advanced quantum torpedo. It's not clear just what kind of advance the quantum torpedo represents, though - they seem to pack roughly the same punch as photons and to travel roughly as fast and as far. In fact the only "advance" they do seem to offer is that they are a different colour! But we can always assume that they are better at penetrating shields or some-such.
So there is nothing inherently impossible about the relatively small change in technology between Kirk and Picard. Nevertheless, should any future incarnation of Trek ever be set in the post-Voyager era, it would be nice to see some real revolutionary changes in design and capability. Introducing some advanced drive technology could offer the opportunity of significantly changing the overall hull layout. We've seen that standard Starfleet ships can travel in both transwarp and slipstream without significant modification, at least for the short term, but a ship built to include one of these from the outset could offer a significantly different hull design. Weapons could get away from the whole "fire a beam/ball of light at the enemy", perhaps by equipping a future ship with remote controlled drone weapon platforms.
Probably this won't happen. The design of ships in Trek is prompted far more by what looks "cool" than what makes sense from a technical point of view, and the fictional Enterprise has become such an icon that it's unlikely any Trek show will stray too far from it. Besides, if Enterprise is a success - which it probably will be - then the producers might never return to the post-Voyager timeline. It's a sad thought, but maybe the Enterprise-F and her successors will only live in the mind of obsessive techno-fans like me...
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Four friends took a cooking class together. For their first project, each decided to bake a pie from scratch for their mother. Fortunately, the pies came out fabulous and each mother was most impressed with her daughterĺs new skill. The pies were presented as a surprise after dinner that night and served with their motherĺs choice of drink. Determine the full name of each daughter, what kind of pie each made, and what drink was served with each pie.
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We've talked about the Westminster Bag over and over again, yet we're not finished.
Because there are more styles available of this bag than you can ever imagine. It used to be only the lambskin… but Chanel decided to give us option (the more the better right?)
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READ: Chanel Westminster Flap Bag From Spring Summer 2015 Collection
By now we've already shared a lot of information. Let's us re-cap; the Chanel Westminster Flap Bag for the Spring Summer 2015 Collection comes in several more styles like printed canvas, lambskin and tweed.
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Every once in a while, there is something exciting to see at BRAGMYBAG. So exciting that it makes you want to jump and that moment has come again.
Million thanks to James, we just met and talked, and I love her already!
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It all started a few years back, when the Chanel Westminster Flap Bag was introduced. The bag was great, it was like the Classic Flap Bag, but embellished with pearls, pearls and pearls. Read all the details here:Old Chanel Westminster Flap Bag.
Pearls on the CC logo.
Pearls on the chains.
Then Chanel started to change a few things. They reintroduced the Chanel Westminster Flap Bag last year. It was completely modernized and the chains plus the CC were shining like stars. It was a gorgeous handbag, but some Chanel fans still like the traditional CC logo (the one that's made with only large pearls). Read all the details here: Chanel Westminster Flap Bag with Pearls.
It was not until James informed us that we realized Chanel is re-offering the Chanel Westminster Flap Bag. And it's a game changer.
You see, you can get obsessive just by looking at it. It's really like a combination of the old-Westminster Flap Bag (the large CC pearls) and the modern version (sophisticated but amazing chains).
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The bag you're witnessing is gun metal with grey pearl. It comes in several more styles like printed canvas. James's version is lambskin leather.
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$4950 CAD, similar price like the Chanel Medium Classic Flap Bag. Meaning probably around €4260 euro or $4900 USD.
Now who is in for a hunt?
Additional information by James: 'the bag is super lightweighed, even with chain, perhaps because its a single flap. SA recommended to purchase the gunmetal version due to rock and chic'.
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The first day of the week, yes its Monday… again! The pile of paperwork has to be processed, the meeting has to be prepared and while you are waiting patiently for the next weekend to start, let us give you something to look forward to. It's another classic bag that has been released for the Cruise 2014 collection, the Chanel Westminster bag.
Meet the Westminster, hello! A dreamy bag for those who love fashion that's less serious and more playful. And if you've doubts about the classic flap bag (because everyone is carrying one nowadays), here's something different to chew on. Perfectly in shape for the adorable weekend outfit, think of brown and black flats in combination with black pants and white sweater.
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An authentic Chanel bag is made from supreme leather, if you're familiar with the brand, you can recognize it from far away, it's not easy to fake Chanel. The soft lambskin has the exact same touch like the iconic classic flap bag, the only difference is the replacement of the metal CC closure to lovely white pearls. And more pearls have been added to the chain to look more lady-like.
Your credit card (or your BF's, Hubby's or Daddy's) must hate our site, we post beautiful bags, but we all know that beauty comes with a price. What's this bag going to cost you?
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Utility bills are the bills you pay for things like gas and electricity. Gas and electricity are what heat and cool your home. They also give you light. It is important to pay your utility bills. If you do not pay your bills the services will be turned off.
One local apartment complex had its gas and electricity turned off. People living there thought that there was problem with the equipment. They had no electricity, hot water, or air conditioning. They were very upset when they found out why it was all shut off.
The man in charge of the seventy apartments did not pay the utility bill. This was not the first time it happened. The city already had to pay the bill two other times. If the city did not pay the bill, the tenants would not have any power.
The tenants needed their power to be turned back on. The utility company said that it might be a day before that could be done. The tenants were very frustrated.
The landlord was asked why he had not paid the bill. He said that there was a mix-up. He also said that the apartments would be going up for sale. The city will be able to collect their $50,000 in unpaid bills when the complex sells.
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Google's News Archive search now has some very useful content and features, making it a necessary stop on the research path for genealogists. Whereas the Google News archive used to span 30 days, it now searches historical content from sites such as NewspaperArchive, Google Books, Ancestry Newspapers, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Constitution, and The New York Times Archive, giving the archive a span of over 150 years, and fabulous breadth of content. Articles are marked with ($$) where access is limited by charge. Results from subscription sites work seamlessly if you are logged in to your paid account.
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This is well and good, but Google takes it one step further with a handy option to view your results along a timeline, a very interesting way to visualize the coverage of your particular topic across time.
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The "Timeline" link is at the top of your search results:
Clicking on this link shows you an interactive and clickable graph of the results from the archive search according to years. In this case, of course, the higher the bar on the graph, the more results found in the news that particular year:
Let's say I'm especially interested in researching news reports about the 1905 outbreak of yellow fever in New Orleans. I can click on the ten-year segment in the timeline for 1900-1920, and the graph breaks down into individual years for that decade:
As you can see, the block for 1905 shows a much larger results return than other years in the decade. I can continue to click on the segments I am interested in until I reach the months of 1905. As the yellow fever outbreak began in July and ran through the bulk of the late summer, we see a correlating result list in this graph:
Clicking on the individual months will show only the search results for that time period, allowing me to follow the chronology of the outbreak coverage across months. Very cool!
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2 comments:
- Kathryn Doyle said...
This is fantastic. Your Google tricks are the best. I had no idea of the timeline feature. Thanks for being such a great teacher!
- August 29, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- Jennifer said...
Thanks Kathryn! Glad you find the posts useful!
- August 30, 2008 at 7:41 AM
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You don't always get what you wish for. You get what you work for!
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain.
When you repeat a mistake, it's not a mistake anymore. It's a decision.
You do not got unlimited chances to have the things you want. Nothing is worse than missing an opportunity that could have change your life
the best way to live a miserable life is to pay attention to what other people are saying about you
Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile
Forget what has hurt you in the past, but never forget what it has taught you
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There smites nothing so sharp, nor smelleth so sour as shame
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Let yours dreams be bigger than your fears & Your actions louder than your words
If You Don't Stand For Something, You'll Fall For Anything
Sometimes you gotta tell some folks..."Either back me up or shut the fcuk up"
Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.
The things you take for granted someone else is praying for
Never do something permanently stupid just because you are temporarily upset.
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
Life has a way of testing a persons will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once
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For people who liked 'The Road' I would heartily recommend 'Riddley Walker' by Russel Hoban.
You have to stick with it.... it takes a few pages before you can understand what the words mean, but by the end of the book you are reading at normal speed. Then you pick up another book and go ' What the hell?'


text: As one of wrestling announcer Johnny Fabulous' five sons, it is only natural that John Cena liked to roughhouse. He was a gym rat by 15 and studied exercise physiology while playing football at Massachusetts' Springfield College. He made his way across the country with only $500 in his pocket to try his hand at bodybuilding professionally. He lived in his Lincoln and made ends meet by folding towels and scrubbing toilets at Gold's Gym until a gym client suggested he take wrestling classes at a feeder company for World Wrestling Entertainment. As "The Prototype," Cena's wrestling ascension was rapid, capturing his first title in April 2000, making his WWE Smackdown debut in June 2002, and defeating The Big Show for the United States Championship in March 2004. The Marky Mark of Wrestling eventually moved into movies (2006's "The Marine," 2009's "12 Rounds"), music (His 2005 rap album, You Can't See Me, debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard chart.) and TV (competed on Celebrity Apprentice). Now dating female wrestler Nikki Bella of "Total Divas" fame, he was previously married to Elizabeth Huberdeau from 2009-12.


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Earlier this week, I briefly mentioned that Christmas is one of those holidays where a lot of people stick with the same traditions year in and year out. You might add a cookie recipe or two to the rotation, but there are probably at least one or two dishes that you always have to serve – if not an entire meal – to make the holiday complete.
Christmas dinner is open to interpretation for my family, but Christmas breakfast is always a big batch of crepes. Jam and nutella are my personal crepe-eating staples (although sugar, butter and lemon juice combined are outstanding, as well), while other relatives prefer to wrap their crepes around breakfast sausages and eat them with maple syrup (i.e. "pigs in a blanket").
Main meals aside, there are a few recipes that always show up in my holiday baking. Orange Cranberry Bread always gets served with coffee early in the morning, holding us over until breakfast is ready. Cookies include Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, biscotti and gingersnaps. Marshmallows, of course, are absolutely necessary for topping off hot chocolate. Â
Share your must-have holiday favorites in the comments, and be sure to include a link if you have a recipe or photo posted on your blog or in a Flickr account. I always love to see what other people are enjoying, and it never hurts to have a few ideas. After all, there is always room for another couple of cookies around the holidays.


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Parsley Energy (PE) closed the Thursday at final price of $20.93 after traded 3276916 shares. The average volume was noted at 5505.55K shares while its relative volume was seen at 0.6. Volume is important because it shows the level of interest in a stock. Current volume in a stock, relative to prior volume, shows if interest is higher or lower in a stock than it was before. High volume, or relatively high volume (compared to prior volume), is more suitable for active traders. Very low volume typically indicates a lack of interest and usually little price movement.
Short Ratio of stock is 1.57. Parsley Energy is a part of Basic Materials sector and belongs to Independent Oil & Gas industry. The recent session has given its stock price a 47.71% higher lead over its 52-week low and showed down move of -37.05% over its 52-week high.
The 52 week range is a simple technical indicator that lists the highest and lowest price at which a security was sold over preceding 52 weeks (or one year). Investors, especially technical analysts, may use the 52 week range to gauge whether a stock's current price suggests buying, selling, or taking no-action. Many value investors look for stocks that are at or near their 52 week low, but this metric alone does not indicate whether a stock is under-valued. For example, a stock may near its 52 week low in a price correction after earnings expectations for future quarters were revised. There is no guarantee that when share prices reach a 52 week low, the stock will begin to trade higher – it could break down to an even lower level. However, as 52 Week Range has little to no connection whatsoever with current news or forces affecting companies today, very few investors rely heavily on the metric. Instead, the 52 Week Range is generally used more as a descriptive metric to describe what the stock has done and not what it will do.
The stock price volatility remained at 3.96% in recent month and reaches at 3.31% for the week. Historical statistical volatility is a measure of how much the stock price fluctuated during a given time period. While historical volatility can be indicative of future volatility, it can also differ greatly from future volatility, depending on what was driving the price changes during the past period. Major expected news items are more important drivers of big moves in the stock price in the near future. The Average True Range (ATR) is also a measure of volatility is currently sitting at 0.83
Parsley Energy (PE) stock is less volatile Stock with beta figure of 0.39
Parsley Energy stock waking on thin line between bulls and bears tracks and with several factors it's pulling towards optimistic side to some extend but some take to pessimistic side. So, volatility evaluation is supposed to give some wisdom of how far the stock will fall if the market takes a dive and how high the stock will rise if the bull starts to climb. For this relative risk measurement, PE has beta value of 0.39. A stock with a beta less than 1 is considered less volatile than the market; more than 1 means more volatile. If market is up, the stock should outperform by positive momentum and if the market heads lower, the stock should go down by same tendency.
Once the concept of beta is understood, an investor can intuitively determine whether or not a particular stock has a high or low beta. For example, an established blue chip company in a mature industry with stable earnings will most likely have a much lower beta compared to a start up Biotechnology Company.
Parsley Energy (PE) Stock Price Analysis:
It is a positive indicator for investor portfolio value — when the price of a stock Investor owns goes up in value. On the other side it is not a negative indicator for Investor portfolio value when the price of a stock Investor owns moves down in value. After the giving short look at one day return of Parsley Energy it is observed that PE reported rise return of 0.38% in last trading session.
Now we move forward to see the historical returns of Parsley Energy which is USA based stock. The stock is currently showing up return of 1.45% throughout last week and witnessed increasing return of 2.35% in one month period. The stock price jumped 13.44% in three months and decreased -10.56% for the last six months trading period.
PE indicated a yearly negative return of -34.49% while year-to-date (YTD) return printed 30.98% rising outlook. The stock price moved -5.34% off its 50 Day low and changed 23.05% to its 50 Day high.
Moving average of Parsley Energy (PE)
Parsley Energy (PE) stock price traded at a gap of 2.43% from an average price of last twenty days and stands at a distance of 8.29% away from it's an average price of recent fifty days. Take a look at most-well known 200-day moving average which averages prices over the past 200 days. The 200-day moving average is the standby for long-term investors. At present time the stock is moving -6.21% away to its 200-day moving average. It goes without saying that investors should not rely solely on any one technique. However, applying moving-average strategies in conjunction with portfolio diversification and prudent money management may reduce one's risk substantially.
Parsley Energy (PE) stock is Overbought or Oversold?
The stock has current RSI value of 58.38. Wilder believed that when prices rose very rapidly and therefore momentum was high enough, that the underlying financial instrument/commodity would have to eventually be considered overbought and a selling opportunity was possibly at hand. Likewise, when prices dropped rapidly and therefore momentum was low enough, the financial instrument would at some point be considered oversold presenting a possible buying opportunity.
There are set number ranges within RSI that Wilder consider useful and noteworthy in this regard. According to Wilder, any number above 70 should be considered overbought and any number below 30 should be considered oversold. An RSI between 30 and 70 was to be considered neutral and an RSI around 50 signified no trend. – Some traders believe that Wilder's overbought/oversold ranges are too wide and choose to alter those ranges. For example, someone might consider any number above 80 as overbought and anything below 20 as undersold. This is entirely at the trader's discretion.


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For our overseas readers, let me begin with an explanation. Lowe's is a large chain of home improvement stores. Unlike other major home improvement chains, Lowe's has come down on the moral and conservative side of most issues. They were recently identified as a sponsor for a television program called "All-American Muslim". A reliable and informed conservative organization challenged them on this decision, and a firestorm of complaints caused Lowe's to withdraw their sponsorship. Their reason was legitimate: they simply didn't want to be in the middle of this conflict.
The tidal wave of criticism that followed from the liberal minds was very revealing. I write this article knowing that I tread on dangerous ground, but knowing also that most of our readers are clear-headed conservatives. It is possible, however, that someone who is reading this has been caught in the liberal web and may never have thought this through. It is also possible that some readers have struggled in that they do not know how to answer the fallacious criticism from those who have believed the lie that Islam is a peaceful religion.
Those who have told the truth about the aforementioned television program and Lowe's' action have been called uninformed, intolerant, prejudiced, bigoted, and ignorant. The fact is, however, that those who have defended the charade are the ones who truly are intolerant, bigoted, and ignorant of the facts. Liberalism and its bedfellows are experts on dealing with the "what" of situations but almost never the "why".
Why would anyone characterize the "All-American Muslim" program as propaganda? The answer is that what is portrayed in the episodes, coupled with the attempt to whitewash the true Islam, is false advertising. The discussion isn't about America's being a melting pot for all cultures; it is about the true heart and majority of a major religion.
Those who try to explain the "why" of this issue are classified as having "Islamophobia". Name-calling is the same liberal trick that is used with the subject of sodomy. Anyone opposed to this destructive practice is called "homophobic". It has never crossed their minds that the deliberate campaign against Christianity in our country is "Christophobic".
Are all Muslims terrorists, or are there some who would prefer living in peace? No, not every one of them is a terrorist; and yes, some desire a peaceful life. History, however, has demonstrated that those who are violent at heart are perfectly willing to live in a pretense of peace until they are a majority.
The "All-American Muslim" façade in no way resembles the real Islam. The total Muslim population of the U.S. is but a drop in the bucket compared to its worldwide scope. It is there you will find the truth, not in some finely-tuned American television program. We have had some examples of the real Islam here at home, but they are always played down by the dominant liberal media.
The real face and heart of this religion can only be found in the majority. Find any country in the world where Islam rules, and you will find the truth. This is how to erase the ignorance of a liberal perspective. The bottom line is that in those countries there is no true democracy, no real freedom, and no peace for anyone who disagrees with the majority religion. What you will find is hatred, violence, fear, and death. There is zero tolerance for anyone who disagrees, including some of their own; this is the real Islam religion.
The liberal sermon on diversity falls on deaf ears elsewhere in the world. All patriotic Americans applaud diversity; it is center stage in what we are all about. Arabic Americans have every right to the freedoms promised to all Americans. Those of us who served in the military defended that freedom for every American, but this critical discussion isn't about being an American. It is about using our freedoms to create the living hell that exists in all the nations where a different kind of religion monopolizes the scene.
Anyone with an informed, honest perspective will see the danger in the false advertisement of Islam in America. They will be able to see the intolerant, prejudiced, bigoted, and ignorant practice of liberalism as evidenced in Islam's war against Christianity. There is one thing, though, that is far more dangerous than the intellectual pagan who has rejected Christ.
Why would a civil leader, an evangelical, or even a fundamentalist believe or communicate the lie? Why would they defend the thing that has destroyed the freedom of nation after nation? Why would anyone dare to say that Islam is a "peaceful religion"? It could be fear, politics, a desire to be accepted, or perhaps a lack of understanding. No matter how you state it, the real issue with such people is ignorance. Those who rail against patriotic and conservative Americans and demonize Christians may have knowledge, but they do not have wisdom.
The bottom line is simple: if you are willing to read the news, even twisted as it so often is, you cannot miss the truth about real Islam. Read about what is happening in Libya today and in Egypt. Consider what will happen in Iraq and the whole of the Arab spring and think, just think! And thus endeth the lesson from Lowe's.
"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still."
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Impressive cyberpunk graphics for '94 (Burn Cycle, Philips CD-i)
I know it is pre-rendered, but I still think it is very impressive for a 1994 game. I'm sure there isn't an older game pushing the graphics this far as Trip Media did on CD-i with Burn: Cycle! Read more...
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Now you can play CD-i games with your SNES controller
>> Monday, May 2, 2016
Anarterb: "Hi all, I released a very similar project called SNEStoCDi. the goal is to use a SNES (Super Nintendo) or SFC (Super Famicom) gamepad on a Philips CDi. I use it with my CDi 470, it works great. SNEStoCDi is an open-source project, based on an Arduino and pretty easy to build.
Here is the link : https://github.com/anarterb/SNEStoCDi
by the way I'm considering builing a few SNEStoCDi converters and sell them at low price on ebay, to help people who don't feel able to built it by themselves."
SNEStoCDi is an Arduino-based project that allows to use a Nintendo SNES (Super NES) / SFC (Super Famicom) gamepad on a Philips CDi player / game console. SNEStoCDi requires no more electronic than the Arduino itself. It's a pretty easy project for anyone with basic knowledge about Arduino and soldering.
SNEStoCDi is released under Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 licence : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
How to make your own SNEStoCDi adapter
First of all, you need the Arduino IDE. If you need to, you can download it for free here : https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
You also need an Arduino, of course. I myself use Arduinos UNO and Nano but SNEStoCDi should work with most 5v Arduino versions.
To do a good and durable adapter, you will need a SNES/SFC gamepad connector (a simple way is to recycle an extension cable) and a mini-DIN 8 pin male connector.
Do the wiring :
connect the SNES/SFC connector to your Arduino : please report to wiring.jpg for more informations.
connect the min-DIN CDi connector to your Arduino : please report to wiring.jpg for more informations.
the RTS line from the CDi must be connected to an analog input. if you're curious about that, report to the Tech Stuff part.
the Arduino will be powered by the VCC provided by the CDi. do not connect any other power source to the Arduino !
Upload the SNEStoCDi software to your Arduino :
connect the Arduino to your computer.
add the SNESpad library (by Rob Duarte) to the Arduino IDE. the library provided with SNEStoCDi is a modified version of SNESpad, optimized for performances and better compatibility with the current Arduino IDE. for information on installing libraries, see : http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Libraries
open the SNEStoCDi sketch.
check that the Arduino pins on the sketch match your wiring, if not adjust the sketch with the right pins. the sketch matches the pinout showed on the wiring.jpg file.
upload the compiled sketch to your Arduino.
That's it, you already finished :) the SNEStoCDi adapter is plug-and-play : just plug it to your CDi, plug your SNES/SFC pad, start your CDi and go suffer on some terrible games ... :) I'd be happy to know about your build, so don't hesistate to send me an email to let me know you made your own SNEStoCDi adapter.
SNEStoCDi has been tested successfully with Arduinos UNO and Nano, on a Philips CDi 470.
SNEStoCDi mapping & fancy stuff
The buttons mapping is probably exactly what you expect :
the Dpad acts as a Dpad.
the "Y" button acts as "Button 1".
the "B" button acts as "Button 2".
the "A" and "X" buttons both act as "Button 3", which is in fact "Button 1 + Button 2".
The SNES/SFC provides way more buttons than a CDi gamepad, so I had the opportunity to add some fancy stuff :
the cursor speed is adjustable in 5 steps. the "L" trigger shifts one step down, the "R" trigger shifts one step up.
the "start" button resets the speed to the default one (step 3).
the speed setting is saved into the Arduino's EEPROM, so SNEStoCDi will apply your last speed setting the next time you will use it.
the "select" button changes the buttons mapping and inverts "B" and "Y". another "select" press changes the mapping again.
Tech stuff
You might be curious about the use of an analog input where there is no analog signal. The reason is that the CDi and the Arduino have different logical levels : the CDi asserts the RTS line at about 2.4 volts when the Arduino needs about 3 volts on digital inputs. By reading the RTS line on an analog input, I've been able to set manually a lower "virtual logical level". This allows to use the Arduino alone, without any other electronic component to adapt the levels.
For some reason, all my attemps to use the hardware UART to send data to the CDi failed. This is why I used NewSoftSerial (called SoftwareSerial in the Arduino IDE) to emulate another UART. As it is only used to send data, the RX interrupt is not really used and this is why the RX pin is not connected. The CDi doesn't send anything on its TX, it only communicates on the RTS line, this is the reason why the communication between the Arduino and the CDi is kind of asymetrical.
Thank you very much for reading my bad english (I'm french), I really hope SNEStoCDi will help you to use your CDi without spending insane money on an original CDi gamepad. If you build your SNEStoCDi, please let me know on my email, I would be very happy to know my work has been useful :)
Special thanks to Rob Duarte who created the great SNESpad library, and to Paul Hackmann who provided some very useful documentation about the CDi devices and communication protocol.
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Geplaatst door Bas op 8:29 PM , 4 reacties
Meanwhile @ The Philips CD-i Zone ...
One of the recent nice findings are merchandising like t-shirts. Pretty cool that is actually exists, although you won't find it anywhere (It's that rare!)
[Thanks, Philips CD-i Zone; >> Hi Alan, good to see you're still around!]
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Geplaatst door Bas op 8:19 PM , 1 reacties
Relive Link: Faces of Evil in 3D HD graphics
The art and animation of the CD-i Zelda games are a main part of parodies that fans (?) make on youtube. It's not my style, but the new 3d graphics are absolutely of a new level. Any CD-i fan should feel -let aside the parody- that they should really make this. Well done!
[Thanks, Kotaku] Read more...
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Confirmed: "Deja Vu" on CD-i was completed
An anonymous source called 'Thomas Hudson' claims to have a fully functioning prototype of the CD-i version of "Deja Vu", one of the ICOM conversions that should have come out on CD-i. An official boxart was even published as you can see here: http://cdii.blogspot.nl/2007/11/one-of-first-cd-i-advertisements.htmlRead more...
Thomas: "I can confirm the game Deja Vu for CD-I WAS completed. I have in my possession one of the very rare beta discs. It has no cover art, only a plain white label with the name written on it in a jewel case with the disc. It is fully functioning."
As more proof pops up, we'll share it with you.
Thomas: "I can confirm the game Deja Vu for CD-I WAS completed. I have in my possession one of the very rare beta discs. It has no cover art, only a plain white label with the name written on it in a jewel case with the disc. It is fully functioning."
As more proof pops up, we'll share it with you.
Geplaatst door Bas op 7:56 PM , 3 reacties
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