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When will we hear again the glorious music of Giacomo Meyerbeer?
From 1830 until the end of the 19th century no composer of opera was more famous, more successful or more sought after throughout Europe than Giacomo Meyerbeer. It wasn't until the 1850s when Verdi wrote his masterpieces that anyone challenged his supremacy, but Meyerbeer remained a firm favorite until the beginning of the First World War. This bold statement must come as a surprise to many who have neither heard of him nor listened to his music. After 1930 Meyerbeer's popularity gradually diminished and even here in Israel his works have been sadly neglected and seldom played.
Meyerbeer was born Yaakov Lieberman Beer in 1791, the eldest of three sons of Judah and Malka Beer in Germany, an extremely financially successful, well established Jewish business family. Yaakov's musical talents developed at an early age, his first public appearance being as a pianist at nine years of age. At seventeen he was appointed court composer in Damstaat and by the age of twenty four he had composed several modest oratorios and operas in German. He was then advised by Antonio Salieri to go to Italy to study art composing for the voice. There he met and became friendly with Rossini who, by that time, was a well known, successful composer of operas. Yaakov's grandfather, Liebermann Meyer Wulff, died during his stay in Italy and Yaakov inherited a vast fortune from him on condition that he changed his name to Meyerbeer. He then changed the Yaakov to Giacomo and adopted the name of Giacomo Meyerbeer. Rossini recommended to Meyerbeer that he move to Paris where the opera house was relatively new, having been built in 1812, and could offer numerous resources for the presentation of his works.
So it came to be that just after the French revolution of 1830 when the autocratic Charles 10th was replaced by the more liberal minded Citizen King Louis Phillipe, that the Paris opera was turned over to a directeur-entrepreneur to manage the opera for six years at his own risk and fortune. The first of such men to accept that position was Louis Véron, a physician turned business man. A veritable fop who understood the mentality of the French public and promptly fired all the staff and brought in new blood, composers, conductor, librettist, stage managers, dancing teachers and last, but not least, the chef de claque. The claque was a body of men who were responsible for leading the applause, the screams, sobs, tears, laughter, hissing, howls, the booing, the insults and so on for a fee. It would have been folly for any performer to appear on the stage without first engaging the chef de claque and agreeing on terms of service for leading the right response at the right moment from the audience. By the turn of the century, the Paris Opera had become the richest and most successful in Europe.
Meyerbeer had a great talent for the theater and wrote successfully for the voice, particularly dazzling coloratura and unusual harmonies. He knew what the public wanted and wrote his operas to satisfy them. His priority was to please the new bourgeoisie public and this he did by writing operas which were spectacular and historically correct in every detail. He knew that they had to have brilliant vocal parts so that no one would be bored by long mediocre arias. He knew that the orchestration had to be glittering and powerful with massed super-fortissimos and that there had to be massed choruses, huge crowd scenes and five acts with a ballet. Absolutely everything had to be grand and spectacular to cater for the demands of the rising middle classes. What the Paris opera house resources couldn't supply, Meyerbeer readily paid for out of his own private income. He had a gift for management and publicity, effectively creating the lavish press conference with dinner and fine wines to announce the forthcoming presentations.
Meyerbeer's first great success was Robert le Diable in 1831, with words by the librettist, Eugene Scribe. It was performed using gas lighting for the first time on the Paris stage. It was a romantic opera about medieval knights and the devil. Its success outshone all previous performances, everything about it was spectacular and grand. In the first eight years it was performed in 1,845 theaters. Rossini's final opera in Paris was William Tell in 1829. After that he stopped writing operas and for the next forty years lived the life of a retired gentleman. Meyerbeer on the other hand went on to compose several other highly successful grand operas, the main ones being The Huguenots 1836, Le Prophete 1849, L'Etoile du Nord 1855, Dinorah 1859, and L'Africain' 1865. It was the role of Marguerite in The Huguenots that Dame Joan Sutherland chose for her farewell performance on the operatic stage.
Berlioz said to Schlesinger, the publisher of the score of Les Huguenots 1836: "Tell me about a score like that, it is superb! I would love to see Meyerbeer and shake the hand that wrote such beautiful things." March 12th 1836.
Meyerbeer was a practicing Jew and unlike several of his Jewish contemporaries did not attempt to convert to Catholicism. He saw it as his duty to carry out the principles of humanitarian Judaism as stated by Moses Mendelssohn. However, Felix Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine the poet, and later Jacques Offenbach and Gustav Mahler all became practicing Christians. From 1933 onwards the Nazis banned performances of all works by Jewish artists and removed the statue of Felix Mendelssohn in Leipzig. In 1839 Meyerbeer wrote to Heine, 'I believe that Jew-hatred is like love in theaters and novels, no matter how often one encounters it in all shapes and sizes, it never misses its target if effectively wielded. What can be done? No pomade or bear grease, not even baptism, can grow back the foreskin of which we were robbed on the eighth day of life; those who did not bleed to death from this operation shall continue to bleed an entire lifetime, even after death.' It is not surprising that several of his masterpieces deal with the problem of religious intolerance.
Meyerbeer died suddenly in Paris on May 2, 1864 whilst rehearsals for his final opera L'Africaine were taking place. After a great funeral procession in Paris, a special train for the coffin was sent from Berlin by the Prussian government. He was buried alongside his mother in the Jewish cemetery in Schönhauser Allee among other members of the Beer family. In Paris today you will find Rue Meyerbeer adjacent to Rue Halevy and a bust of Meyerbeer is in front of the opera house alongside other famous composers. The Belgian town of Spa which Meyerbeer visited frequently has a statue of him standing in a public park.
Hans von Bülow (1830-1894), a conductor and pianist of worldwide reputation and founder of many stylistic interpretations of classic and romantic symphonies, made the following observations on Meyerbeer: "After all, Meyerbeer was a man of genius. If we fail to recognize Meyerbeer's genius, we are not only unjust but also ungrateful. In every sense, in his conception of opera, in his treatment of orchestration, in his handling of choruses, even in stage setting, he gave us new principles by which our modern works have profited to a large extent."
It is to be hoped that Meyerbeer's music will soon be heard again ringing throughout our concert halls.


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Lucinda Williams releases her excellent 12th LP, The Ghosts of Highway 20, on February 5th. The great singer-songwriter recently spoke to Rolling Stone about her musical and literary idols, and why singing is better than working at Walmart.
You live in Los Angeles, but you grew up in Louisiana and Mississippi. What's the most Southern thing about you?
I was raised to be proud of where I was from. When I first came to New York, I met a Southerner who got rid of her accent so she could be in radio or film. I said, "That's fucked up. Don't you want to have an identity?"
I have a certain Southern Gothic sensibility. I related to Flannery O'Connor at a young age. My mother's father was a fire-and-brimstone Methodist preacher. I saw a lot of that kind of thing growing up, and I read about it in O'Connor. Her writing was really dark but also ironic and humorous. It informs a lot of my songs.
Who are your heroes — musical, literary or otherwise?
I always looked up to my father [the poet Miller Williams]. He taught creative writing, and it was almost like an apprenticeship growing up with him. I got some of the lines for [the 2014 song] "Temporary Nature (Of Any Precious Thing)" from a conversation with him. A friend had died, and I was real sad about it, and he said, "Honey, the saddest joys are the richest ones," and I immediately wrote it down. He would just come out with these profound statements. He died last year — on January 1st, just like Hank Williams.
What advice would you give your younger self?
There are good people in the music business, but there are a lot of horrible, stupid people, too. In 1984, I had just moved to L.A. I had a meeting with this guy at, I think, Columbia Records. He said, "You have a lot of potential, but you need to work on your songs. None of them have bridges." After the meeting, I got out my Bob Dylan and Neil Young albums. I said, "These songs don't have bridges either. So fuck that guy."
What misperceptions did you have about the business?
I used to think talent was all it took. But now I think it's 50 percent talent and 50 percent drive. I've seen people who were brilliant but don't want to tour or do whatever it takes. How many times do you read about an artist who had a record deal in the Seventies, and now they're working as a carpenter somewhere? They're all bitter and cynical: "Nobody understands my music anymore." No, it's because you fucked up your career!
What's the most indulgent purchase you ever made?
I was in New York about 15 years ago, and I went on this shopping spree with a friend who was vicariously shopping through me. I think I ended up spending around $12,000. I bought these Dolce and Gabbana shoes — white patent leather with silver metal studs. Now, though, I just shop online. That doesn't sound very rock & roll, but it's safer that way. I get really good bargains.
What do you wish you could do that you can't?
Sometimes I want to wear sunglasses when I go on TV and [husband-manager] Tom says, "You can't." I want to be like Dylan in Don't Look Back; when he did press, he would just be fucking with them all the time. Tom says I shouldn't try to be cool.
What music moves you the most?
My dad was into Coltrane and Chet Baker, so it's got to be Coltrane's Ballads and Baker's Holiday, where he does Billie Holiday songs. I never get tired of Nick Drake. I love the Gregg Allman album Laid Back. His version of Jackson Browne's "These Days" knocks me out.
Dylan made such an impression on me. In 1965, one of my dad's students came over to the house and walked in with a copy of Highway 61 Revisited. While he met with my dad, I put the album on, and it blew my 12-year-old mind. In the Seventies, Dylan came into [New York club] Folk City, and I got up to sing a few songs with the band that was playing. The owner of the club introduced me to Bob. He said, "Keep in touch — we're gonna go on the road soon." It was like somebody back in the day meeting James Dean. It was so riveting.
What are you reading right now?
While I was touring Europe, I discovered the joy of reading a book on my iPad, and I finally read Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. I couldn't put it down. It does a good job of expressing that period of time.
I really like [books] like that.
What rule do you live by?
Keep going and don't quit just because one or two things don't work out. I'm kind of an anomaly. I got discovered late. And here I am, at my age [62]. My writing is better than ever, and my voice is better than ever. There aren't many people doing this at this age, especially women. I have to do this. What else are you going to do, work at Walmart?


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Keep Moving to Ease Pain of Knee Arthritis: Review
Researchers found aerobic, water exercise reduced pain, boosted function in patients
By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) — Adults with painful osteoarthritis of the knee should turn to exercise — aerobic, aquatic or strength training — as a good nonsurgical way to ease their pain and improve their functioning, a new review suggests.
To reach this conclusion, Dr. Tatyana Shamliyan, a senior research associate at the University of Minnesota, and her colleagues reviewed 193 studies that were published between 1970 and 2012.
"Several guidelines recommend nondrug treatment, including exercise, electrical stimulation, tai chi and esthetics," Shamliyan said. Her team analyzed the evidence and came up with results that were sometimes at odds with those guidelines.
They looked at how the therapies affected pain, functioning and disability.
"Based on the analysis, we can't conclude sustained benefit with tai chi, manual therapy or massage, or transcutaneous electrical [nerve] stimulation," she said.
The electrical stimulation reduced pain, she found, for very short time periods, less than six weeks. Over time, the pain actually got worse, she noted.
The investigators found few physical therapy interventions worked to reduce pain or improve functioning or levels of disability.
Shamliyan said it's important for those with knee pain from osteoarthritis — the "wear-and-tear" form — get a prescriptive exercise program of aerobics, aquatics or strength training from a physical therapist.
The research is published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
In the analysis, the researchers also found that perseverance counted. "We found some evidence that adherence, compliance with the exercise recommended was associated with better outcomes," she said.
However, the study authors did not find good evidence that more intense exercise was any better than moderate exercise.
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded the research.
Osteoarthritis of the knee affects about 28 percent of those older than 45 in the United States, the study authors said, and 37 percent of those over 65.
Nonsurgical treatments are aimed at reducing or controlling pain, helping physical functioning, preventing disability and improving quality of life.
The findings are no surprise to Dr. Benjamin Bengs, an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, and the University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine.
"There is evidence to show that physical therapy, aerobic and aquatic exercise and strength training all improve quality of life," he said.
The researchers also showed that certain therapies were not effective, Bengs noted, although he would not discount them so quickly. "Given the potential for placebo effect, I would not rule out these [other treatments]," he added.
Often, Bengs said, his patients will be convinced a treatment that has no science to back it up is helping them. If it does, and it's not harmful, he doesn't see a problem.
He did suggest that some of the nonsurgical treatments work better when done in tandem with surgery.
And, Bengs agreed that people do better when they adhere to the exercise program prescribed for them.
Both Bengs and Shamliyan also advised maintaining a healthy weight to improve knee pain.
More information
To learn more about knee pain, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
SOURCES: Benjamin Bengs, M.D., assistant professor, orthopedic surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Tatyana Shamliyan, M.D., M.S., senior research associate, Minnesota Evidence-Based Practice Center, division of health policy and management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Nov. 6, 2012, Annals of Internal Medicine
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John Lennon's compassion, talent, and dedication knew no bounds. Yet what sets him apart as one of history's truly great thinkers is his drive to push humanity forward to a brighter future and his complete lack of fear in leading the way. Lennon was able to present a vision of beauty and a world united from one of the most chaotic periods in recent memory, marred by governmental corruption and the Vietnam war. Songs like "Give Peace a Chance" served as a rallying cry to the anti-war movement, while songs like "Imagine" made a world at peace seem more attainable than it had ever been before. In addition to the songs he wrote, Lennon used his incredible fame as a vehicle through which to voice his opinions on both the political and basic human issues he believed in. The infamous "Bed-in For Peace" was more than a publicity stunt – behind the outlandish media spectacle was a rationality and optimism that filled the void of war and intolerance with a universal love and hope.
Although his creative genius was lost tragically short of its time, John Lennon attained more in his forty years than most could accomplish in a hundred full lifetimes. His music will live on for the ages and his example as a leader in social activism paved the way for the prominent activists of today. While the music and issues may have changed since Lennon's time, the basic problems facing humanity remain. Even so, John Lennon's legacy is one of hope. It can be found within the leaders willing to go to any length to make a positive change, and the belief in even the most grassroots of songwriters that music can make the world a better place.
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The state Attorney General's Office on Friday warned in court papers it will seek contempt sanctions next week against Colorado Springs tax activist Douglas Bruce.
Bruce has eluded efforts to serve him with a court order that would have compelled his testimony in a campaign finance case, the AG alleges. The Attorney General is working to prove that Bruce was legally served with the order.
In the motion filed in Denver district court, the AG alleges Bruce's efforts to avoid being served were a deliberate "affront" to the court system. The sanctions for contempt could range from ordering Bruce to appear for a deposition to fines and jail time.
From May 4 to May 18, the AG's Office said it made 30 attempts to serve Bruce with a court order stemming from a trio of campaign finance complaints.
"By all appearances, Mr. Bruce has been eluding personal service by ignoring emails, phone calls, mailings, and documents posted on his door," the AG stated in court papers.
Bruce is the author of the 1992 Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. The motion notes Bruce is a former prosecutor and state legislator who is "presumably familiar" with court rules.
"Mr. Bruce should not be allowed to ignore his obligations as a citizen of Colorado to appear, give testimony, and produce documents in a legal proceeding," the AG stated.
"His actions are an affront to the (administrative law judge) and to this court, and his apparent efforts to avoid service of this court's May 10 order should not be allowed to continue," the motion said.
In an interview with the Gazette earlier this week, Bruce said he was on vacation in Pennsylvania. He refused to say whether he left town to avoid being served. "I don't have to clear with anybody in the government whether I want to go on vacation," he said in that interview.
The AG asserted in its motion that Bruce was "apparently not out of town during the entire period of May 4-18, 2010, when Petitioners were making their 30 attempts to personally serve him."
As proof, the AG attached a pleading that Bruce filed in another case on May 17. "Notably, the envelope containing these documents contains a postmark dated May 17, 2010, originating from Colorado Springs."
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King Kong has come to the Bay Area, and the same-day delivery wars just got hotter.
AmazonFresh rolled into San Francisco on Wednesday, offering "over 500,000 items" for same-day or next-morning delivery. Meat, fish, groceries, bakery items - including some from local purveyors - along with the customary books, electronics, toys, you name it, on your doorstep by dinner or if you prefer, breakfast the next morning.
Beginning in 12 San Francisco ZIP codes, residents will henceforth be able to "combine grocery and other shopping into one seamless experience that easily fits into their routines and improves their busy lives." And for a 30-day trial period, it's free, after which Amazon would like to transition you into its $299 a year "Prime Fresh" program, keeping the delivery charge at zero.
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"It's already a very competitive environment," said Helen Bulwik, a partner at Newport Board Group, a retail consultancy, referring to similar services offered by Safeway and others in San Francisco. "Delivering fresh will be a challenge, because they don't have facilities that are close to the customer here."
San Francisco is the third fresh-food market Amazon has entered, after Seattle and Los Angeles. Potential customers can enter their address and ZIP code on the AmazonFresh webpage to see if they're in one of the 12 (out of 51) San Francisco ZIP codes where the service is being launched. Given the $299 annual membership price after the free trial, one suspects (and a quick, unscientific survey suggests) that Amazon may be aiming initially at early adopters residing in the city's more upscale neighborhoods.
"They've entered with a not very aggressive pricing program, probably going after the more affluent consumers first," said Bill Bishop, chief architect of Brick Meets Click, a retail consultancy headquartered in Chicago.
When asked, Amazon wouldn't be more specific on its rollout plans for San Francisco. "Just as we have continued to expand into more ZIP codes in both Seattle and Los Angeles, we look forward to making AmazonFresh available to more additional customers in San Francisco over time," said spokesman Scott Stanzel.
A just-published survey of 22,000 grocery shoppers nationwide by Bricks and Clicks showed that San Francisco is the most developed online grocery market in the country, with 16 percent of shoppers buying groceries online regularly.
"This makes San Francisco a particularly attractive environment in which to grow their business. They'll be selling to people who already have some experience with same-day delivery," said Bishop. "But there will be at least a year of feverish competition"
"Like in all business, it will ultimately be down to customer demand, the customer experience and the ability to make money," said Bulwik. "Of course, Amazon has been able to operate for 20 years without making a profit. That's Amazon's advantage."
Wide open race: Not that Amazon's competitors are taking its San Francisco entrance lying down.
Got an e-mail from eBay Wednesday reminding me that its same-day delivery service, eBay Now, is offering free delivery for San Francisco shoppers through Christmas Eve plus extended delivery hours the week before.
With Target, Macy's, Toys R Us and Best Buy among its retailers, customers can get "whatever they need and love this holiday season hand-delivered to them anywhere in about an hour."
Received another e-mail from SixDoors, a San Francisco mobile shopping platform with an app connecting local purveyors of "stylish products - clothes, wine, antiques, handcrafted items, etc" - with shoppers, presumably stylish and on the run, with guaranteed delivery by courier in as little as 90 minutes ( www.sixdoors.com).
On the food front, San Francisco's Instacart will have its one-hour delivery service available to panicked customers in 10 Bay Area cities, even on Christmas Day, pending store hours at Safeway, Whole Foods, Costco and Berkeley Bowl, among others.
Oh, and in addition to the Bay Area and Chicago, Instacart as of Wednesday is available in Boston.
So there, Amazon!
Andrew S. Ross is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @andrewsross Blog: www.sfgate.com/blogs/bottomline


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Microsoft Excel 2010's default "Sheet#" naming system may be fine for a single sheet, but when you're working with numerous tabs in the same workbook, these generic names make locating data difficult. Descriptively naming sheets better organizes your sheets and makes locating your data much easier. These names are also used in formulas to reference data on other sheets, so using descriptive names helps avoid referencing mistakes.
1. Right-click a sheet tab from the bottom of Excel and click "Rename."
2. Type a new name for the sheet.
3. Press "Enter" or click another location to accept the name.
- If you need to rearrange sheets, simply drag and drop sheets on the tab.
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Cuttlefish Ingredients
Several lbs cleaned out whole cuttlefish or even squid regarding actually size, the 7 biggest bits schedule along with the rest coarsely cut
- 2 cups fresh grated bread crumbs
- Two offspring gently outdone
- Two cloves garlic, as well as 1 clove
- 1 small onion, finely cut
- 1/3 mug finely marauded flat-leaf parsley, in addition 3 tbsps
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
- Half a dozen tbsps . extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and also fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup fresh grated caciocavallo, pecorino as well as Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 7 significant eco-friendly olives, pitted along with coarsely marauded
- A few drained canned plum tomato vegetables, cut
- 1/2 cup dried out whitened wine, or perhaps a a bit more if necessary
- Lemon pitching wedges
How to make Cuttlefish
- Inside a medium pan, incorporate your chopped cuttlefish using bread crumbs as well as eggs. Dice A couple of of the garlic cloves as well as increase while using
onion and 1/3 cup parsley for the bread crumb combination. Blend inside the milk
and Three or more tbsps oil and also combine jointly lightly. Increase salt as well
as pepper, in order to tastes, cheese, olives, as well as tomato plants. Utilizing
your arms, blend well, and also products every one of the whole cuttlefish often using the mix.
- Finely slice the remainder clove associated with garlicand add to a little pan with the outstanding Three or more tablespoons parsley. Inside a pot large enough to keep the actual cuttlefish in 1layer, high temperature outstanding Several tbsps . olive oil above channel high temperature and put perfectly chopped garlic and also parsley. While aromatics commence to sizzle, set up packed cuttlefish inside the fry pan, open aspect lower. Darkish for approximately 3 to 4 moments, next very carefully flip, as well as brown on the other side. When brownish on both sides, put white wines on the pot, reduce the warmth to some soft simmer and cook, discovered, approximately A half-hour, or even right up until cuttlefish are usually sensitive. In the event the griddle sets out to search dry out, add more wines.
- Assist right away along with lemon sand wedges, in case wanted, and the little bit of sauce quit inside the griddle spooned over the cuttlefish.
Cuttlefish is ready to serve.
Total Time: 1 hr 15 min
Prep 30 min
Cook 45 min
Yield: 4 to 8 servings


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Hi, I can't help thinking I must be missing something obvious here, but is there any way to persist some data from PlanForeignScan to at least BeginForeignScan in an FDW? I'm aware of fdwplan->fdw_private, but at that needs to be copyObject compatible, it's not much use to me. The issue I have is that in order to properly plan my remote scan, I need to connect to the remote database to try to calculate some stats for the query. I'm currently then disconnecting and freeing all the data associated with that connection, and then reconnecting again in BeginForeignScan in order to do the actual work. I'd like to avoid the connect/reconnect, as we all know they can be expensive! -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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Where I Get All Preachy About Ramen
Ramen has been a staple of my diet since childhood. As a little girl, I used to be thrilled whenever my mom or dad would boil up a packet of Sapporo Ichiban brand instant ramen for dinner. When I got a bit older, my dad introduced me to real ramen: a large bowl of steaming broth, carefully folded noodles, thinly sliced pork, and all the various toppings that get added at the last minute. I made a point to order a bowl of ramen whenever we went out to eat, even if I couldn't finish it. (My dad would eat his bowl and the half that I'd left. もったいない [don't waste], as my grandma would say.)
With over twenty-five years of ramen eating experience, you'd better believe I take my noodles seriously. That's why I've stood in line for hours at noodle festivals. There are hundreds of ways to make a bowl of ramen and I want to try almost every one. Most of the bowls I've had recently I don't really care for, but that's because I base every bowl on the first good one I had as a kid. (It sounds bad, but I'm more of a shoyu [soy-sauce] base girl – it's what I grew up on.)
Torrance held a ramen festival this weekend, boasting twelve different ramen vendors with the added bonus of sushi and top-notch tempura over rice. Based on previous experience at the Noodle Bowl Festival in Santa Monica this year, I prepared myself for long lines. And I knew it was going to be worse since the event didn't charge admission fees.
Since it's the first time they've held this festival, I can't fault them too harshly for the lack of organization. I sincerely believe this was a major learning experience for the vendors and the event planners. What I will say is this:
1. Signs for parking and lines need to be added. Ropes for lines would definitely be a bonus. Cars were circling; drivers were asking people in line if they could park in the lot. The line to get into the event spilled out into the parking lot, making it impossible for cars to drive through.
2. Tickets for the event need to be sold or admission needs to be charged. I realize that keeping it open encourages large crowds and the exposure would be huge. But when you read tweets and blog posts about people giving up after waiting for three hours or the vendors running out of food, it gets pretty discouraging. Tickets will help keep crowds to fairly reasonable numbers.
3. Signs and/or maps posted around the event to show where each vendor was located. There were two courtyard areas with stands and it was almost impossible to see the vendor until you got to the front of the stand. Then you had to figure out where the end of the line was.
That was the bad part. What I feel that most don't realize is that noodle festivals can be tricky. You can't mass produce bowls of food in anticipation of customers. Ramen is a relatively fast dish but there is a lot of preparation involved – doubly so because of the presentation factor. Some advice for those who are newbies:
1. Good ramen takes time. I honestly cannot stress this enough. Even with large crowds, bowls have to be made in small quantities at a time. If you make too many at once, the quality does go down.
2. LA is a (and I hate this word) foodie city. Any kind of event that isn't ridiculously exclusive will bring in herds of people. Get to an event early and don't bitch about the wait time.
3. Bring cash. This event did take cards, but the line for cash was always shorter.
Why do I put up with this craziness? I LOVE NOODLES (SPECIFICALLY RAMEN) TOO MUCH TO MISS OUT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. It's the potential of having so many different kinds of noodles in one place that makes it intriguing, even though reality points out that maybe two bowls is all you're getting at the end of a six-hour day. Although I think I'm tapped out (energy-wise) for food fests for the rest of the year, I'm definitely game for the next round of noodle-based events.


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Discussion in 'Cast & Blast' started by chasinchukar9, Dec 14, 2007.
i have seen a few grouse up there and was wondering if anyone has hunted that area with success.
I have hunted up in that area but never got one (dog less). The birds are there.
You have to get to the spots early to beat the hikers and mtn. bikers. They'll push birds off the logging roads and put an end to safe shooting.


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Urban farming movement is a revolution
June 29th, 2009 1 comment
This is a very exciting and much needed change in our food culture especially in the urban areas where access to fresh produce is limited or expensive for minorities. What you tend to find is more fast food is located in the poor urban areas which are one of the causes of obesity and diabetes. Urban farming promotes a self sustaining food supply system in a community garden.
- Use of Solar Energy and reduction of carbon foot print for trips to grocery store
- Quality fresh vegetables and fruits
- Less reliance on fast food and thus reduction in obesity and diabetes
- Less waste
- Implicit excercise through gardening
I think this is SOOO important for us to really take back our food communities from fast food nation like McDonald's (McDeath), Burger King (Murder King), Taco Bell (Taco Hell). It benefits us in so many ways.
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Newsy! Meet An Inspiring Octogenarian + Eat Clean Vinaigrette + Chemistry (v.50)
May 31st, 2017
Consider this:
I'm Inspired By An Awesome Octogenarian
When I grow up, I want to be just like my friend Janet.
Janet is 84 years old, which I believe makes her officially grown up.
A few things you should know about Janet: She has more energy than anyone I know. She is more generous with her time than anyone I know. She holds more world records (in swimming) than anyone I know. (Besides her, I know zero). Janet laughs with more gusto – and volume – than anyone I know, too.
My friend Janet is a retired systems engineer and IT specialist who spent most of her career as the only woman in male-dominated industry (she can personally relate to the gender discrimination experienced by the female NASA experts in Hidden Figures). She's an essential member of our annual Thanksgiving gathering who loves turkey drumsticks and cutthroat games of Pictionary (I have evidence that drawing is one of the few things Janet doesn't uh, excel at). When I called her to chat the other day, I caught Janet in the middle of a pedicure.
"I've got a swim meet next weekend," she told me. "I get so embarrassed when I show up with polish on three toes on one foot and two on the other." She laughed, loudly, and I thought, I'll bet it takes a lot more than chipped nail polish to embarrass this gal.
Let's be clear: Janet's upcoming "swim meet" is actually the Senior Olympic Games. She competes in the breaststroke and long distance events including the mile. "I've got a strategy," Janet tells me, trying to stifle a giggle during the ticklish part of the pedicure. "I pick the less popular strokes because I'm swimming against babies. Babies!" Translation: Janet currently competes at the top of 80-84-year-old bracket, so the "babies" might be 83 or 84. In the fall, when she turns 85, she'll be the youngster in the lane, surrounded by 85-89-year-olds. She can't wait.
(By the way, when Janet was 80, her relay team set a new world record, which still stands today. "And I didn't even know I was competitive!")
Janet will be on land, not under water, for her birthday this year, since she'll be in the middle of an action-packed trip to Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Estonia and St. Petersburg. The overseas adventure means taking a short break from some of her many commitments at home. The residents at a local retirement community, for example, will miss their regular visits with Janet and her Miniature Pinscher, Rosie. Janet trained Rosie (like Freddy before her) to be a therapy dog. "Rosie sits on people's lap and everyone gives her a treat. It doesn't take much for the residents to get excited," she says. (Forgive me for stating the obvious here: Janet is older – in some cases, significantly so – than some of the elderly folks she and Rosie entertain each week.)
Janet also hangs out with members of a very different age group. A trained docent at the Botanical Gardens (and, formerly, at the Academy of Sciences), she leads groups of students, from kindergartners to 5th graders, on guided tours through the gardens talking about flowers, pollination, native plants and more. "I can't keep the names of all the plants straight," Janet confesses, "but I love being out in nature with the kids and seeing worms and squirrels. It's so much fun."
When she's ready to relax, Janet curls up on the couch with Rosie and knits. Perhaps you're picturing a hat for a toddler or maybe a pretty scarf for a friend. Think again. Janet knits spectacular jackets, coats and sweaters that would take most of us forever to create. The pussycat hats I'm proud to make at a rate of one every two weeks? Janet could crank one out in two hours flat. Her latest creation is a full-size blanket for a friend's daughter to take to college.
When she knits, Janet usually watches the news. She tells me the abuse of power that's happening scares and saddens her. ("I get into bed at night feeling very depressed," she admits.) I get the feeling wielding two semi-sharp needles as she catches up on the day's events is more than a little therapeutic.
Janet's pedicure is nearly dry. Before she leaves to take Rosie to the dog park, I ask if she has a motto or a mantra to share. "I guess my motto is to just get up and go each morning," she says without hesitation. "You know, I don't have a lot of money to give, but I have the energy and the time to donate to welfare of others. I feel blessed. A lot of my friends are falling apart, but when I look in the mirror, I don't see an old lady. Sure, I've got a few aches and pains, but if I want to go somewhere or try something new, I don't let anything get in my way."
She sure doesn't. Which is just one of many reasons I hope that one day, I'll grow up and be just like Janet.
Cook this:
Eat Clean Vinaigrette
A few years ago, I did something I've never done before: I watched what I ate. I dedicated two weeks to eating "clean," which included cutting out dairy, sugar, gluten, soy, alcohol and a variety of other things. (One of the lasting results of that dietary experiment was my now-daily breakfast smoothie).
My inspiration for this food challenge was my friend Eris Cushner. Eris is a certified nutrition consultant and cofounder of Eat Clean Marin, which offers personalized nutrition and lifestyle programs to help clients "reset" their relationship with food. Eris believes in the power of nutrient-dense whole foods for bolstering total wellness. Her commitment to, and passion for, healthful eating was tested a few years back when her then-six-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer (said daughter is now an awesome 8th grader).
You can find out more about Eris' nutrition services here. In the meantime, check out her recipe for a homemade salad dressing packed with immune-boosting, digestion-friendly properties. In Eris' family, it's a go-to favorite.
Eat Clean Vinaigrette
1-2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
¼ cup raw apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 clove of garlic
1 tablespoon raw honey
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Combine all ingredients in a glass Mason jar, then seal the lid and shake until the honey dissolves and the ingredients are well combined. Adjust flavor to taste, if necessary. For best flavor, allow the dressing to marinate for at least 30 minutes before serving over your favorite greens. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to a week and shake well before serving each time. Option: Blend the dressing to make it more creamy.
Tip: Take dressing out of fridge 1/2 hour before serving or place jar in a bowl of warm water as ingredients tend to congeal when refrigerated. Shake before using.
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Chemistry by Weike Wang
I've been on a frustrating reading jag lately, starting and abandoning at least six books in a row. Not to say any of them are "bad." It's just that none has been what I've been in the mood to read. Just as I was about to turn to a tried-and-true favorite – maybe a little Jane Austen, some Steinbeck or just about anything by Anne Patchett – I picked up Chemistry by Weike Wang. I liked it. In fact, I liked it so much I raced through it in a weekend. I enjoyed spending a few hours with an emotionally complex protagonist with a wry, dry sense of humor, a deep knowledge of science – and a rather silly dog.
Chemistry follows an unnamed Asian narrator, a young woman slogging miserably through her Ph.D. in chemistry. Although her traditional Chinese parents are putting intense pressure on her to finish her degree and therefore "succeed," the narrator struggles in the lab. In fact, her issues are less about chemistry experiments and much more about a burgeoning existential crisis. Sure, the narrator is questioning her desire and ability to meet academic expectations. More complicated, however, is her utter confusion and conflict in the face of a marriage proposal by a man who is, at least in theory, her perfect match. To figure out what she thinks, feels and truly believes, the narrator quits both her life in the lab and her life with her lover. Tossing aside scientific theorems, the narrator begins a painful search for honest insight and understanding about her childhood, her parents and her own values as an adult. Fundamentally, this quest is a journey to replace hypotheses and conjecture with facts that are unquestionably true to the narrator herself.
A quick, unrelated aside: Bay Area peeps, this weekend is the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley. The two-day program features interviews, presentations, panel discussions and readings by 200 authors on topics ranging from how to publish your first book and the intersection of writing and activism to diversity in children's literature and a showcase of emerging writers. All details here.
Newsy! Time Warp + Chocolate Truffle Cake + Young Jane Young (v.49)
May 24th, 2017
Consider this:
It's My Husband's Time Warp. I Just Live In It.
Father's Day is coming up, and I've already picked the perfect present for my sweetie. I'm confident he'll like it because a) after twenty years together, I know him pretty darn well and b) throughout the year, I pay attention to what catches his eye or piques his interest. That means when it's G-Day (Gift Day), I can generally find something that feels personal and meaningful. That's what good gift giving is all about, right?
Of course right. Which is why I've spent two decades trying to solve this riddle: Why is it that my smart, creative, loving husband has absolutely no clue what to get me on national public holidays and other occasions when gifts are highly recommended, if not mandatory? Together we've celebrated twenty birthdays, anniversaries, Christmases and Hanukkahs, not to mention fourteen Mother's Days. Together we've traveled across datelines, moved multiple times, learned to tango, raised two boys (an ongoing project, to be sure) and adopted a dog, a cat and countless fish. Yet even a quick look at my mate's gift-giving history confirms he has me confused with someone else. An office manager, perhaps. Someone he dated in college, maybe. Or even a total stranger. Consider the following evidence:
Christmas 1999. We spend our first Christmas together in snowy Vermont. The magic of our new love dances in the crisp air like so many perfect snowflakes. I unwrap my gift and find … a sickeningly sweet scented candle. Which inspires this important policy change, effective immediately: Gifts deemed appropriate for one's administrative assistant are strictly prohibited.
Christmas 2009. A full decade into my "low expectations" approach to the holidays, I strive for both maturity and fiscal responsibility. Yes, I tell my main man, the snow boots I already bought for myself online is all I want for Christmas this year, really. Two days before Santa is due, I wrap and label a growing pile of presents for everyone except me. I start to cry (so much for maturity). The love of my life understands this subtle hint.
On Christmas morning, my name is on a large box decorated with a bright red ribbon. My beloved grins as I reach into the box and feel something squishy under a layer of plastic. What could it be? I pull out something soft and dense, peel back the plastic wrap and discover … a faux fur coat. To be precise, it's a heavy, dark brown curtain of ersatz sable that would look great on Tony Soprano. Not even Carmella could rock this look. Want to know how often I wear brown? Exactly as often as I wear fur. N.E.V.E.R. (Luckily, even the extra-small coat is way too big, so I have a valid reason for saying thanks, babe, but no thanks. Whew.)
Mother's Day, 2017. Which brings us to the present (pun intended). This Mother's Day, I receive handwritten cards from the kids and a box of See's Candies. Yummy! Did you pick the chocolates yourself, I ask my love, as I peek inside the distinctive black-and-white box. (I always handpick for my dark-chocolate-craving consort.) No? How come? I inquire as I decide which sweet treat to sample first.
That's when I learn these particular chocolates have been stashed in the back of our cupboard since December. My Chief Romance Officer had bought several pre-packed boxes on a special holiday discount at work. In other words, my Mother's Day gift was leftovers. Adding insult to injury? I bite into a six-month-old chocolate and get a mouthful of marzipan. Which I hate. Happy Mother's Day, y'all.
Okay, enough complaining. I've actually got some good news to share. I've finally figured out why the whole gift-giving thing is so darn difficult for my spouse. If your sweetie is similarly challenged, I think you'll appreciate my discovery.
I believe my number one squeeze lives in a Time Warp. In this parallel universe, time simply does not behave the way it does in, say, my life. Or yours. My darling exists in a World Without Warnings, where upcoming annual events like a birthday or Valentine's Day appear as dramatically and unexpectedly as sudden turbulence on a smooth flight. One day, my significant other is innocently going about his business on a regular old weekday. The next day, out of nowhere, BAM. Another Gift Day is here.
Of course, it's not his fault. How could my honey possibly know it's almost my birthday again? What on earth could clue him in that Christmas Eve is creeping our way – and the day after will be Christmas? What harbinger of Hanukkah could help him prepare for a holiday that starts on a different day every year?
Nothing, that's what. I'm pretty sure my soul-mate (and, perhaps, yours) uses a very special calendar with every single day simply marked, Today. Nothing comes before Today. Nothing follows Today. It's all just Today. Which is fine, until one of those pesky present-giving days pops up. Then those calendar squares surely read, Oh Crap! It's TODAY!
My Time Warp theory makes a lot of sense, but it doesn't do a thing to cheer me up. We've got a noteworthy anniversary coming up this summer, and in a few short years, I'll be face to face with a significant birthday. For the record, let me say this: Babe, let's not do the Time Warp again.
How about a tango?
Cook this:
Chocolate Truffle Cake
Here's an easy recipe for an RQ (Restaurant Quality) dessert you can whip up in just a few minutes. Chocolate lovers, rejoice!
Chocolate Truffle Cake
Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp unbleached flour
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp hot water
4 eggs separated
Melt chocolate chips and butter in double boiler. Remove from heat, stir in flour, sugar and water.
Cool slightly. Meanwhile, beat egg whites until stiff. Then beat egg yolks one at a time and stir into the cooled chocolate mixture. Fold in egg whites and gently mix until thoroughly combined.
Pour into 9-inch pie plate. Bake for 15 minutes.
Chill before slicing. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with fresh whipped cream and raspberries.
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Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (a Leigh Ann T. review)
Gabrielle Zevin's new book, Young Jane Young (out August 2017) opens by introducing Jane's mother Rachel, a Jewish mom who is just about to discover her daughter has a secret that, once revealed, will usher in a sudden, unwanted and relentless brutal fame. Aviva (Jane's given name, before she has to change it for her own protection) is an unpaid intern for a Florida Congressman, who is a family friend. Jane engages in an affair with the man – and then blogs about it. The blog is anonymous but, as everyone has learned from the last twenty years, nothing is truly anonymous and Internet privacy is a fairy tale.
Aviva is smart but painfully naïve. For example, she writes her first blog entry and then goes to sleep hoping to wake up to 100,000 hits, not comprehending what the judgment or damage 100,000 strangers might inflict. She has one friend, a sweet, honest, invisible boy (and fellow intern) who can't compete with the shiny married Congressman. Zevin expertly crafts Aviva's mother Rachel and her machinations with hilarity and insight. The reader gets brief glimpses of Aviva's dad, as well as other precarious neighborhood relationships and her mom's best buddy, Roz. But this book had me at Rachel.
Then I met Ruby, Jane/Aviva's daughter. Picture a combination of Little Miss Sunshine and Harriet the Spy. A little tubby and a little too smart, openhearted Ruby is her mom's assistant. She proudly wields an American Express business card attached to her mom's event planning business in Maine. A lonely child, Ruby strikes up a very personal pen pal relationship via a class assignment, a fourth-grade-style Where'd You Go Bernadette. Suffice it to say, the main characters all run into each other again. Although some characters and situations are two-dimensional, Zevin resists hammering home any morality lessons or tying things up too neatly. Young Jane Young reads like a satisfying romp with important footnotes. Despite being social media mavens, the young are still achingly young at heart (and in mind). Infidelity can be a sneaky business. Society will likely punish a woman first and a man, possibly not at all. Above all, second chances are possible.


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I look forward to her note every year.
It arrives without fail at least a day or two before his birthday. Her penmanship is beautifully old-fashioned; filled with curls and loops and pretty letters.
Sometimes her letter is written on a separate piece of note paper, folded in half, and tucked carefully inside the card. Other times her note is written on the hard cardstock itself. No matter the form, it's her words that matter the most to me.
Over these last 26 years, I've had easily ten different addresses, and yet every year she sends me a note.
Every year.
For 26 years.
For the first few years, her notes functioned as some sort of validation for me. The details of the circumstances, about which she wrote, were never discussed with my immediate family. Her letters were a warm hug; an "it's ok" in my little world of uncertainty.
This year, she had other big family events that occurred around his birthday. Her note didn't arrive in early October as in years past. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed, at least at first.
But then I realized I don't really need the validation in quite the same way anymore. I was ok. I am ok. And also I'm not the center of the universe, for goodness sake.
But then…
In early November, the letter arrived.
And it totally and completely made my day.
It would be perfectly fine if she had forgotten.
But I'm so glad she remembered.


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A NEW sitcom is about to be delivered by the television gods and this one really does look like it's breaking new ground.
Vicious boasts acting luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi in the lead roles as two gay gentlemen who have lived together for almost 50 years. With those two legends on board, any project that revolves around them stands a decent chance of success, but this one is different.
"It isn't a satire or an exposé of gay life. These characters just happen to be gay," says McKellen of the six-part series penned by Gary Janetti, the man behind Will & Grace.
Sir Ian, 73, stars as Freddie – "a pain in the neck but he's also a survivor," says the esteemed actor, who is openly gay and a keen activist for same sex rights. "He's also honest and isn't afraid to speak his mind. I really do like Freddie."
His partner, Stuart, is the sweeter of the two, "but he can give as good as he gets when he's up against it," says Sir Derek, 74.
At the show's conception, Sir Ian and Sir Derek were both mentioned as dream casting, "and after that I thought those characters could not be played by anyone else," says Janetti, the Emmy-nominated writer and producer. "I just knew they would bring a whole new dimension to the show, and I was right. They have given us something quite extraordinary."
Freddie was a budding actor and Stuart a barman when they first met in their twenties but at this point, with their careers pretty much over, their lives consist of reading books, walking their dog – and bickering.
"It's a relationship of long standing but they've fallen into the habit of being horrid to each other," says Burnley-born Sir Ian, who recently reprised his role as the wizard Gandalf in The Hobbit.
But while their barbed comments can be "vicious", it's simply the pair's way of communicating with each other. No doubt many people in long-term relationships will identify with that. "They clearly still love each other in a way that people who have been together for nearly 50 years do. They've survived," says Sir Ian.
"Their bickering is a modus vivendi for them and some couples do work like that," adds Sir Derek, who registered his civil partnership with long-term partner Richard Clifford in March 2006, after 27 years together.
"Although the lances generally don't penetrate, just occasionally a few splinters get stuck and every once in a while, there are a few tears from Stuart."
It's Stuart who has taken care of the pair's day-to-day existence. "Stuart was in awe of Freddie's career as an actor to begin with," says London-born Sir Derek, fresh from the success of the TV comedy drama Last Tango In Halifax.
"So he's just devoted his life to him, looked after the house and finances and made sure Freddie's ego was always boosted, which has been absolutely a full-time job!"
Both men admit it's a huge advantage that they don't have to pretend they share a long history – they have known each other for half a century, since their days at Cambridge University, although they've rarely worked together.
"It was a great relief when I saw the first episode and Freddie and Stuart looked as if they'd been together forever. That ease with each other is essential to the show," says Sir Ian, who's talked in the past of having had a crush on his co-star when they were students. "A passion that was undeclared and unrequited," he has said.
Sir Derek agrees. "We didn't have to use up valuable time getting to know and like each other. We started from the point of view of being very happy in our mutual skins. It's been a delight collaborating with Ian."
The world that Freddie and Stuart inhabit is an intimate one. As Sir Ian puts it, "they keep their curtains closed to shut out the outside world". But their small flat isn't only conducive to the studio set-up (the show is filmed in front of a live audience). The serious point is that for much of their lives they have had to live privately.
"Anyone who was gay in the 1970s was rather heroic, and when Freddie and Stuart first knew each other, it [homosexuality] was actually illegal," says Sir Ian. "But they've come through thick and thin together and are still incredibly close."
A few people do pop by though. There's Violet (Frances de la Tour), their young-at-heart best friend who shares a wicked sense of humour; dizzy Penelope (Marcia Warren) who doesn't realise Freddie and Stuart are gay, and grumpy Mason (Philip Voss), the freeloading loner.
But it's the arrival of a young man called Ash, played by Iwan Rheon, in the flat above that turns their cosy world upside down. "It's a fairly traditional sitcom, which reminds me of The Golden Girls or I Love Lucy," says Sir Ian, who recalls the read-through for the show that he and Sir Derek arranged with friends.
"We went round to Derek's and read the script, and our friends laughed all the way through. I thought, 'Aha, it works!"'
So after all these years, what still motivates veteran actors to keep on taking new parts? "Something that I've never done before," is Sir Ian's answer. "Which is why I've just done my first sitcom. After Gandalf, I got offered an awful lot of roles for very old men with beards and I didn't want to do another of those, so either a different sort of character or a different medium, that's what keeps me stimulated."
The working title was originally Vicious Old Queens, Sir Ian revealed recently. "When it was suggested to me that I might be involved, I said, 'What on earth do you mean? I'm most offended – I'm not old'."
He's joking – partly. When he admits that he thinks about death "every day", it is clear that mortality is never far from his mind. "People of our age, when we get together, talk about decrepitude all the time," he admits.
"We know we've got our lives behind us now. Friends keep dying, or get very ill. I've got a lot of young friends – that's how I bolster myself against the inevitable. I've just arranged my house so that I'll still be able to live in it when I can't walk, so now there's a lift in it."
But for the moment, both men have been re-energised by their latest project, which they believe could provide some sort of watershed in the way it is received.
Sir Derek says: "We're asking the audience not to laugh at these characters because they're gay or old, but because of their relationship and their views of themselves and the world."
For both, this sitcom feels as if TV has grown up. "In the past, gay characters in sitcoms have been figures of fun," says Sir Ian. "They were funny because they were gay. But I like the fact these characters are funny because of the people they are. That's a real advance."
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The problem is it would NOT be the Demon Hunter people expect in associate with in game. The iconic moves associated with the class ahve been parcelled out to ther classes. Warlocks, for example, get the iconic Metamorphosis.
Will Blizzard take such an iconic spell away from Warlocks?
Will they dilute the "cool" factor by sharing it out?
It seems unlikely. Not impossible, but unlikely.
Blizzard has several options for the next XPac.
1: It does not need to introduce a new class at all.
This probably needs to be emphasised. A new class is not a certainty.
Blizzard could add new specialisations instead.
It could rationalise the current specialisations....you could remove Paladins Ret spec for example; giving some tools to the Port spec would actually (IMO) help round that ou and you'd simply have a DPS mode. Same with Priests....shadow could be a DPS mode and taken further, you could have one priest spec that uses shields and heals, transform to shadow for dps and uses talents or glyphs to emphaisse a certain feel. Rogues would only get oen DPS mode, Warriors would merge Arms and Fury and so on. This would severely restrict the classes Blizzard has to balance and make their job easier. With easier balance comes fewer issues and the posibility of new specs. For example...BattleMage could be a Paladin or DK role; Shamans could get a tanking spec under the Earth Spec, with Fire, Air and Water getting their own benefits. Warrior could gain a Physical Ranged DPS spec to compete with Hunters.
And so on.
Will this happen? it' s very unlikely. Players are often very connected to their spec and thgere are times hen differen specs have very different feels even if you arranged things so that there'd be no practical difference in how the new set up played, there'd be complaints.
But they could do it.
2: It could add a new race.
Or several new races. Many players all seem to want to play Naga. Or Vrykul. Jinyu, Hozen, Dragonkin and Etheral are all popular. As are Arakkoa and others. Some want a lizard race, for which the Saurok would be perfect.
The thing is, players like the idea of a race story. Blizzard doesn't do that. It goes for faction stories. It teases with race stories but usually little more.
3: It could do both...just as it did here in MoP.
Or soemthing else.
As for the Bard....They could put it in. I can't quite see it myself. You want to retain at least some thematic link to the system - but that would essentially be a rogue who uses music to cast spells. There are some already in game...you see at a certain Alliance wedding - so I wouldn't call it impossible. But I don't think there'd be enough there for a dedicated bard class. I think the concept would work better as a new set of Rogue skills, something to add extra utility to that class.
The real issue with making a new class at this point is - making it interesting without it being a carbon copy of the other classes.
I think that a class that is based off of health to deal damage could be made interesting, but that would cause all kindsa problems and warlocks already are a little bit like this.
Rather than a new class, I think a set of new specs could be better. Namely looking at the hybrid classes. Paladin with a holy DPS spec, Shaman with an enhancement tank spec, Tanking Warlocks, Healing mages, etc would all make for far more interesting mechanics. I'm sure plenty of people will complain - but hell, people complained for half a year solid with 10+ topics a day about Pandaren monks - I don't think people will ever be happy. lol
My general idea is simple. You wear agi or int mail and guns and at level 10 or around it you get access to a mech-suit (probably with racially unique models). That suit uses steam or phlogiston as a primary resource similar to mana, but using it builds up a secondary "resource", heat. When you're on high heat, you should vent it via special spells to do damage or heal people around you. Baseline spells would be more akin to "Laser pointer", "Flamethrower" or "Healing Pool" than "craft rocket boots".
Is that engineering? Not even remotely. Is that a technology-based class? Yes, it is.
As for bards being mobile casters in mail - he said mail, my idea for a bard is Int cloth user.
Originally Posted by Chen StormstoutOriginally Posted by TotalBiscuit
...then again, Blizzard doesn't seem to like warglaives.
Personally I don't like the idea of Demon Hunters in WoW, they should leave Demon Hunters to Diablo, I mean I love my Monk but that was anyother thing from Diablo in a way. Actually if anything, instead of Demon Hunters, your just make it the Ranger class, since Rangers are already in WoW and you can use similar ideas from the Demon Hunter class. It fits with the lore, especially if Alleria is coming back in the next xpac.
Will say the idea of a Tinker class as mentioned above, would be very interesting and doable. It would be unique, I could almost compare what the class would be like to the champion Rumble from League of Legends, lol.
Other wise, I am pretty sure Blizzard could come out with another interesting class that hasn't been mentioned.
When the inevitable Legion/Illidan expansion comes along (maybe next?) I fully expect mail wearing Demon Hunters to be added.
I know a lot of people claim "We have enough classes" But altaholics who've been around since the beginning really NEED more classes to keep their interest, to give them a reason to level up again, to give them a reason to stay subbed and playing and busy messing with the new class and all of its new specs. I would not be surprised if we started seeing more classes.
This is what everyone's talking about:
Think Illidan. Blindfolded dudes with huge ass scythe-like blades with demonic powers and yadda yadda.
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Hell, Any profession could have a class linked to it and make it work. Saying they won't work just because they are a profession is nonsense. Alchemists throwing bottles around, summoning hommunculi to fight for them, healing with potions they throw... Blacksmiths based around just bolstering physical damage and hitting really hard, Herbalism(think Zyra from LoL), Goblin Engineering - throwing bombs around(think ziggs from LoL), etc etc... With a bit of imagination anything could work.
The name of the class is really quite irrelevant. Anything can be made a class. I think the Tinkerer has the best chance of being made into a class, at this point though. I can think of literally dozens of ways to make this viable. Suits, Mechanical Pets, Turrets, Mecha-s of some sort, Tool-Kit like Guild wars 2, etc etc. There are so many options. It could tank, or dps - possibly even heal. Could be based on a few different 'guns'(again think Guild wars 2, but done right). Pyro from TF2 could be the dps playstyle.
All in all, though, we won't see a new class for 2 expansions if blizzard keeps up the way they've been. I also highly expect to see a caster next.
Tinkerer, That dragon mage idea that was going around like 4 years ago, Demon Hunter, all sound fairly viable. I'd be happy to see any of them.
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It was my fault for not being clearer, it made more sense when I was thinking of it lol
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So adding a resource to operate abilities which are engineering tinkers or specialities makes it different from engineering? okay...My general idea is simple. You wear agi or int mail and guns and at level 10 or around it you get access to a mech-suit (probably with racially unique models). That suit uses steam or phlogiston as a primary resource similar to mana, but using it builds up a secondary "resource", heat. When you're on high heat, you should vent it via special spells to do damage or heal people around you. Baseline spells would be more akin to "Laser pointer", "Flamethrower" or "Healing Pool" than "craft rocket boots". Is that engineering? Not even remotely. Is that a technology-based class? Yes, it is.
You really fail to see the redunance. Just because you add a resource rather than say a CD to things like a flamethrower or a landshark or a mine or some damage enhancing CD, or survival one doesn't change how it operates.
A Goblin Dragon Gun that requires a resource built up by using a High-Powered Bolt gun as a white-hit weapon that uses another resource is still using two engineering devices any engineer can make and therefore completely redundant. And this can apply to any number of engineering tinkers and devices already in game which mitigate damage, increase attack potency, have a special function, or are used for survival, even healing.
I'd love to see Demon Hunter, but the problem is that there's not much left to put into the spec. Death Knights and Warlocks already have most of the Demon Hunter's arsenal: Death Coil, Carrion Swarm, Metamorphosis, Rune Blades, Anti-magic abilities, Immolation Aura, etc...
If the class would ever be implemented, I could see it as wearing mail and have 2 DPS specs along with 1 tank spec. But again, there isn't much to add unless other classes are going to become less unique.
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But as others have said, a demon hunter (like Leotheras the Blind) would be great fun to see as well.
demon hunter would be cool. but i feel it'd be too similar to hunter (granted im not the most knowledgable on demon hunters so maybe they're totally different from what im picturing.) i do think a cool new mail class is needed though. there needs to be a class that doesnt seem so "leathery" to me. both hunters and shaman feel like they should just wear leather to me.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Class_ideas has some nice ideas. i like the dragonsworn class idea
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Hell, even if it was just engineering put into class it would feel new and refreshing, still very different to any classes we have now.
As much as I would like a complete new class I think they are more likely to add new specs.
Turning the glyph of demon hunting for locks into a balanced and more thought out spec maybe even a shockadin spec for pallys and I'm sure there is more they can think of. It would be nice because it would allow a few niches to be filled cloth tank, plate rdps without having to add more of the same which as i think someone said before will be pretty much the same with some flavor.


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There are obviously far more important issues at play surrounding yesterday's Supreme Court DOMA and Prop 8 decisions than whether two TV characters will have a big fancy wedding, but this is a TV website that covers TV things, so here goes: Cameron and Mitchell might be getting married during the next season of Modern Family.
Modern Family co-creator Christopher Lloyd told EW that today's court ruling could impact the show's fifth season and whether Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) finally tie the knot. "It's a real possibility," Lloyd said. "It's certainly something we are contemplating on the show in ways we wouldn't have in prior seasons.
"We've had a number of conversations," Lloyd continued. "As you can imagine in Cam and Mitchell's life, they would be feeling that a door has opened that was closed to them. Wouldn't it be pretty tempting to think about walking through it? We imagine a lot of gay couples today are deciding whether to get married now that it's open to them. From our standpoint, that's something to explore." [EW]
The nice thing about this is that, as Lloyd said, it would feel natural now. If you remember, the ACLU was pushing really hard for Cameron and Mitchell to get married last season because it would be "important" "politically," which is not technically the responsibility of a sitcom. A sitcom's job is to make creative decisions for the show that are true to the characters and make the audience laugh. Two gay characters discussing marriage after major real world events would make it a viable option seems to satisfy the first part. As for the second part, I assume Phil and Luke will accidentally end up wearing each other's tuxedos or something and Claire will be, like, suuuuuuuuuuper pissed about it.
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Well, I guess every blog has that article that finally brings it some attention…. There's been an amazing amount of attention to GunNutmegger's two articles on the subject. I thought I'd throw in my much milder two cents and highlight some of the blog posts written in response to GNM's blasphemy. 😉
First of all, I love the 1911 – when I was a little kid and saw one in a movie, I immediately wanted one. When I finally got my CCL, I owned a Para GI Expert within a week, totally by accident. I was in the store looking for some ammo, and I casually asked if they'd gotten in any of the then brand-new GI Experts. He had two in the back, and within minutes of fondling it, I was smitten and filling out the paperwork.
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It shoots wonderfully, it's a bare-bones model, with just enough modern improvements to make it run well, without turning into a ridiculous race gun. It fits perfectly in my hand, points nicely, everything performs flawlessly, and it makes me look like a much better handgun marksman than I truly am.
That being said, I'll never carry it for defense, and I don't even own a holster for it. I have all of one box of defensive ammo for it, and other than to test that out, it's run nothing but Winchester FMJ ball ammo through it. As comfortable as it is to shoot, I'm concerned with several things about it. The SA trigger is light, in a stressful situation, I'd be worried about a negligent discharge. It's heavy as hell, and carrying it concealed would be cumbersome for me.
I think it's a wonderful gun, but it's not the one I am comfortable carrying – with a lot of training, I could probably overcome my concerns, but I don't think that's necessary, since there are modern designs much better suited to MY level of comfort carrying concealed. Carry what you like, I don't care, as long as you aren't a danger to yourself and others doing it. (For the record, I don't own any Glocks either)
I share GunNutmegger's dislike of rampant gun snobbery and fanboyishness. While I don't share his impish need to push peoples' buttons, I don't disagree with his points.
The reaction around the Web has been mixed –
The guys at the 1911 and subguns forums were particularly incensed, thanks for the traffic folks! As you can see, all opinions are welcome, and GNM loves the controversy. 😉
Robb at Sharp as a Marble linked us and a lively discussion ensued, mainly on his site, but quite a bit spilled over here as well. While he doesn't appear to have a dog in this fight, his followers have plenty of opinions. 😉
As a followup to the discussion, he's fielding a question as to how one would redesign a modern defensive weapon. Honestly, I'm not able to answer the question.
This article also brought us to the attention of Robert Farago at TruthAboutGuns.com – he liked the original 1911 article so much that he asked to cross-post it. We're now planning to do this regularly, and looking forward to a cordial and interesting connection with Robert and his fellow writers.
GunNutmegger posted a followup post here and at TTAG, backing some of his complaints with figures. Of course, this still doesn't mean that people agree, but he's doing his best to put his money where his mouth (or keyboard anyway) is.
Patrick Carrube posted a rebuttal at TTAG. Makes his points well, and with way less vitriol than a good friend of mine I could mention…
Robert Farago took the middle road at TTAG. They're just like a Harley only WAY cooler.
Joel at The Ultimate Answer to Kings had a lot of great points to make also, liking the gun, but recognizing the shortcomings.
ASM826 at Random Acts of Patriotism dropped us a link and referred a comprehensive counter-point written several years ago.
That didn't take long. doh. I'm slightly giddy that blogs I've been reading for ages are linking to us. It's goofy, I know, but I still think it's pretty cool. 😉
Mostly Cajun takes mild offense to GunNutmegger's thoughts on the 1911, but I think missing one point in the original post. It's the slavish adoration that's the problem, not the gun itself.
Update 12/31:
Mark Alger at Baby Trollblog objects to GunNutmegger's objections about Jeff Cooper.
Update 4/23 by Gunnutmegger:
The fact that I think the 1911 is a less-than-ideal carry gun does not change my opinion that (like many single-action pistols) it is an excellent range/target gun:
You are also being discussed in the GunRights Radio Network forum under the ProArms section.
Not a celebrity by any means, but I threw in my two cents in on the 1911 and novice shooters: http://www.exurbanleague.com/misfires/Home/tabid/59/EntryId/867/For-the-record.aspx
"It's the slavish adoration that's the problem, not the gun itself."
That's a hard sentiment to find any fault with. Blind adoration is a bad thing, be it for a design of a object or for a person.
Gunnutmeggar stopped by and posted on my site as well linking to his 1911 post. I am not a dogma fan for much of anything, and see nothing wrong with people disliking the 1911 for being a 100 year old design. Granted, manufacturers aren't really following the classic prints in a lot of regards nowadays- but I see the point.


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