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There has been a significant rise in opinion and talk-based programming on American cable news channels since the mid-1990s. These news analysis programs are often politically partisan in their interpretive approach. This article examines one of the most prominent and popular of these shows, The O'Reilly Factor using the theoretical tools of structural hermeneutics. The program produces a radically simple and partisan schema for interpreting the news, but to do so it relies on the constructed persona of the host, a complex underlying meaning structure formulated around binary oppositions, and a number of rhetorical techniques. The show simplifies, but is not itself simple. To simplify the news in a way that suggests partisan conclusions that still seem relevant rather than cartoonish, individual episodes and segments of the show frame issues in terms of a meaning structure that leads strongly to partisan conclusions, but affords an appearance of the reasonable consideration of diverse views. It is suggested that this kind of deep analysis of meaning structures is important for making sense of how news analysis programs and mediated partisanship function as a cultural system.
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Climate Extremes Reexamined: Can We Quantify The Straw That Breaks The Camel's Back?
JR: James Hansen's recent work on attributing climate extremes to global warming is very important. That's because off-the-charts extreme weather — along with its impact on food production — is how most Americans and indeed most homo sapiens are likely to experience the negative impacts of climate change for the foreseeable future. So it's no surprise that it has come under attack.
NASA's Gavin Schmidt has an excellent explanation of why Hansen's analysis is so relevant and why some of his critics are so wrong. The bottom line: The critics apparently think climate impacts are linear — a small change always has a small incremental impact — whereas reality makes clear that the impacts are non-linear and have potentially dangerous thresholds. There is a straw that breaks the climate's back, and we would appear to be fast approaching it.
by Gavin Schmidt via RealClimate
There has been a lot of discussion related to the Hansen et al (2012, PNAS) paper and the accompanying op-ed in the Washington Post last week. But in this post, I'll try and make the case that most of the discussion has not related to the actual analysis described in the paper, but rather to proxy arguments for what people think is 'important'.
The basic analysis
What Hansen et al have done is actually very simple. If you define a climatology (say 1951-1980, or 1931-1980), calculate the mean and standard deviation at each grid point for this period, and then normalise the departures from the mean, you will get something that looks very much like a Gaussian 'bell-shaped' distribution. If you then plot a histogram of the values from successive decades, you will get a sense for how much the climate of each decade departed from that of the initial baseline period.
The shift in the mean of the histogram is an indication of the global mean shift in temperature, and the change in spread gives an indication of how regional events would rank with respect to the baseline period. (Note that the change in spread shouldn't be automatically equated with a change in climate variability, since a similar pattern would be seen as a result of regionally specific warming trends with constant local variability). [Now combine] this figure … with the change in areal extent of warm temperature extremes:
[These] are the main results that lead to Hansen et al's conclusion that:
"hot extreme[s], which covered much less than 1% of Earth's surface during the base period, now typically [cover] about 10% of the land area. It follows that we can state, with a high degree of confidence, that extreme anomalies such as those in Texas and Oklahoma in 2011 and Moscow in 2010 were a consequence of global warming because their likelihood in the absence of global warming was exceedingly small."
What this shows first of all is that extreme heat waves, like the ones mentioned, are not just "black swans" – i.e. extremely rare events that happened by "bad luck". They might look like rare unexpected events when you just focus on one location, but looking at the whole globe, as Hansen et al. did, reveals an altogether different truth: Such events show a large systematic increase over recent decades and are by no means rare any more.
At any given time, they now cover about 10% of the planet. What follows is that the likelihood of 3 sigma+ temperature events (defined using the 1951-1980 baseline mean and sigma) has increased by such a striking amount that attribution to the general warming trend is practically assured. We have neither long enough nor good enough observational data to have a perfect knowledge of the extremes of heat waves given a steady climate, and so no claim along these lines can ever be for 100% causation, but the change is large enough to be classically 'highly significant'.
The point I want to stress here is that the causation is for the metric "a
monthlyanomaly greater than 3 sigma above the mean".
This metric comes follows on from work that Hansen did a decade ago exploring the question of what it would take for people to notice climate changing, since they only directly experience the weather (Hansen et al, 1998) (pdf), and is similar to metrics used by Pall et al and other recent papers on the attribution of extremes. It is closely connected to metrics related to return times (i.e. if areal extent of extremely hot anomalies in any one summer increases by a factor of 10, then the return time at an average location goes from 1 in 330 years to 1 in 33 years).
A similar conclusion to Hansen was reached by Rahmstorf and Coumou (2011) (pdf)) but for a related but different metric: the probability of record-breaking events rather than 3-sigma events. For the Moscow heat record of July 2010, they found that the probability of a record had increased five-fold due to the local climatic warming trend, as compared to a stationary climate (see our previous articles The Moscow warming hole and On record-breaking extremes for further discussion). An similarly concluded extension of this analysis to the whole globe is currently in review.
There have been been some critiques of Hansen et al. worth addressing – Marty Hoerling's statements in the NY Times story referring to his work (Dole et al, 2010) and Hoerling et al, (submitted) on attribution of the Moscow and Texas heat-waves, and a blog post by Cliff Mass of the U. of Washington. *
*We can just skip right past the irrelevant critique from Pat Michaels – someone well-versed in misrepresenting Hansen's work – since it consists of proving wrong a claim (that US drought is correlated to global mean temperature) that appears nowhere in the paper – even implicitly. This is like criticising a diagnosis of measles by showing that your fever is not correlated to the number of broken limbs.
The metrics that Hoerling and Mass use for their attribution calculations are the absolute anomaly above climatology. So if a heat wave is 7ºC above the average summer, and since global warming could have contributed 1 or 2ºC (depending on location, season etc.), the claim is that only 1/7th or 2/7th's of the anomaly is associated with climate change, and that the bulk of the heat wave is driven by whatever natural variability has always been important (say, La Niña or a blocking high).
But this Hoerling-Mass ratio is a very different metric than the one used by Hansen, Pall, Rahmstorf & Coumou, Allen and others, so it isn't fair for Hoerling and Mass to claim that the previous attributions are wrong – they are simply attributing a different thing. This only rarely seems to be acknowledged. We discussed the difference between those two types of metrics previously in Extremely hot. There we showed that the more extreme an event is, the more does the relative likelihood increase as a result of a warming trend.
So which metric 'matters' more? and are there other metrics that would be better or more useful?
A question of values
What people think is important varies enormously, and as the French say 'Les goûts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas' (Neither tastes nor colours are worth arguing about). But is the choice of metric really just a matter of opinion? I think not.
Why do people care about extreme weather events? Why for instance is a week of 1ºC above climatology uneventful, yet a day with a 7ºC anomaly is something to be discussed on the evening news? It is because the impacts of a heat wave are very non-linear. The marginal effect of an additional 1ºC on top of 6ºC on many aspects of a heat wave (on health, crops, power consumption etc.) is much more than the effect of the first 1ºC anomaly. There are also thresholds – temperatures above which systems will cease to work at all. One would think this would be uncontroversial. Of course, for some systems not near any thresholds and over a small enough range, effects can be approximated as linear, but at some point that will obviously break down – and the points at which it does are clearly associated with extremes that with the most important impacts.
Only if we assume that the all responses are linear, can there be a clear separation between the temperature increases caused by global warming and the internal variability over any season or period, and the attribution of effects scales like the Hoerling-Mass ratio. But even then the "fraction of the anomaly due to global warming" is somewhat arbitrary because it depends on the chosen baseline for defining the anomaly – is it the average July temperature, or typical previous summer heat waves (however defined), or the average summer temperature, or the average annual temperature? In the latter (admittedly somewhat unusual) choice of baseline, the fraction of last July's temperature anomaly that is attributable to global warming is tiny, since most of the anomaly is perfectly natural and due to the seasonal cycle! So the fraction of an event that is due to global warming depends on what you compare it to. One could just as well choose a baseline of climatology, conditioned e.g. on the phase of ENSO, the PDO and the NAO, in which case the global warming signal would be much larger.
If however, the effects are significantly non-linear then this separation can't be done so simply. If the effects are quadratic in the anomaly, a 1ºC extra on top of 6ºC, is responsible for 26% of the effect, not 14%. For cubic effects, it would be 37% etc. And if there was a threshold at 6.5ºC, it would be 100%.
Since we don't however know exactly what the effect/temperature curve looks like in any specific situation, let alone globally (and in any case this would be very subjective), any kind of assumed effect function needs to be justified. However, we do know that in general that effects will be non-linear, and that there are thresholds. Given that, looking at changes in frequency of events (or return times, as is sometimes done), is more general and allows different sectors/people to assess the effects based on their prior experience. And choosing highly exceptional events to calculate return times – like 3-sigma+ events, or the record-breaking events – is sensible for focusing on the events that cause the most damage because society and ecosystems are least adapted to them.
Using the metric that Hoerling and Mass are proposing is equivalent to assuming that all effects of extremes are linear, which is very unlikely to be true. The 'loaded dice'/'return time'/'frequency of extremes' metrics being used by Hansen, Pall, Rahmstorf & Coumou, Allen etc. are going to be much more useful for anyone who cares about what effects these extremes are having.
— by Gavin Schmidt. This RealClimate piece was reposted with permission.
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Can anyone give examples of 4 sigma events that occurred between 2001 and 2011?
According to the graph, the probability of their occurring would be close to zero without global warming, but a significant number actually have occurred.
It would be useful to the political debate if we could identify those events. Eg, is the current hot spell and drought in the midwest a 4 sigma event? If so, it would be very effective to say that it would have had a close to zero possibility of occurring without global warming.
The summer, parts of Kansas briefly experienced temps which kill corn outright. So, we're flirting with weather beyond simple drought and diminished yields. We're heading for temperatures which will just destroy the crop outright. That's terra incognita for farmers. (Or should I say "terror" incognita?) They may be inured to the scenes of cracked earth, but the complete loss of a season should get their attention.
Miles of the stalks of dead wheat and corn should be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
I don't understand Gavin's comment – "Note that the change in spread shouldn't be automatically equated with a change in climate variability, since a similar pattern would be seen as a result of regionally specific warming trends with constant local variability."
Can someone explain this in simple terms? I am confused by both the first half and the second half of his parenthetical statement.
It would be good for understanding "Sigma Events" to have a list which outlines rarities.
Below is what i could find from the wikipedia:
Higher deviations
Because of the exponential tails of the normal distribution, odds of higher deviations decrease very quickly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_event#Higher_deviations
This is discussed in detail here:
In a nutshell, if the mean temperatures in different parts of the globe are increasing at different rates, the statistics of the overall global temperature will seem to display increased variability, even if each region individually has experienced no change in its local variability.
He is pointing out is that the wider spread could have theoretically occurred from an assemblage of regional climates smoothly gliding towards warmer conditions, some faster than others. He doesn't want us using the graph to prove greater variability, when that particular graph does not..
Imagine a flock of ducks taking off from a lake. At first they are clustered close together on the water, but as they take off they spread out from one another into a flight formation that is larger. Each duck is theoretically like a regional climate, with some out in front and others lagging behind.
The reality has been greater climate variability, which would be like the ducks experiencing turbulence, struggling to get aloft and stay aloft, and not so able to keep to a smooth formation.
But the graph doesn't prove greater 'turbulence.'
That may have confused matters, but I had fun with the metaphor!
In simplest terms the man needs an editor. That is simply bad writing. In search of strictest accuracy he creates perfect confusion. Which is a shame because he has an important message.
I heard an interview with a farmer. He said that in a single, very hot day, his corn changed from having green leaves to grey leaves. He seemed almost in shock.
People the world over readily accept the scientific fact that changing a patch of South Pacific from warm to cool by only a couple of degrees C, and the resulting comparatively narrow El Nino/La Nina current across the Equatorial Pacific to South America, can have a profound effect on the weather. Not only here in the United States, but to a lesser degree Europe and Africa.
On the other hand, transforming a much closer, (boarders in many cases), highly reflective patch of earth from significantly bellow freezing to dark open water above freezing, a difference of 10's of degrees C and it is all cool? Couple that with an area that is larger than the states of Alaska and Texas combined and it is all just going to be "Ho Hum"! Get real. I am telling you, Science is telling you, and the on the ground reality are all raising red flags here. Of course vested interests are spending big bucks trotting out "red herrings" as fast as they can. Perhaps that must be factored into the attitudes of the masses, you think?
Time to toast the deniers, not the Kidders…
Thank you for the explanations. I now understand the point he was making.
Some simple numbers: Extremely Hot Summers (+3-sigma) have gone from 0.1~0.2% of area in 1951-1981) to ~10% last decade (2001-2011). That is an increase of 50X to 100X or 5000% to 10,000% increase in 50 years! Assuming a 50X increase, when a new 3-sigma event happens, there is a 1/50 (or 2%) chance is was due to natural variation and a 49/50 (or 98%) chance that it was due to global warming. That is why we can attribute the 2003 European heat wave that killed 70,000 people and the Texas heat wave that caused $7B in damage (and, soon, this year's Midwest heat wave) to global warming.
With 1C more warming, the 3-sigma events will happen 50% of the time and the 5-sigma (once in a million years) events will happen about 10% of the time.
Even though I've said it before, Dr. Hansen's study is amazing. It does not use climate models nor does it make predictions. It simply analyses actual, measured temperature data of the past 60 years. The 5000% increase in Extremely Hot Summers already occurred!
And since the data is global, the shift of the curves to the right do not imply global warming, it IS globe warming! (Just like if the doctor measures your temperature to be 103F, you DO have a fever!)
In other words, our goose is already cooked, and the cremation follows pretty immediately.
The camel has passed on! This camel is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im up 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off 'is legs! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-CAMEL!!
Squeezing just a bit more out of the argument presented by Rahmstorf and Coumou in their fine blog post, Extremely Hot, of March 26, 2012, given the highly stochastic nature of weather, how could one possibly justify the use of a metric of attribution that is not grounded in probabilities? And given the need for a metric grounded in probability, let me advance this little reductio ad absurdum argument. As they note, with the Hoerling-Mass ratio for attribution, the greater the anomaly, say in units of standard deviation from the mean, the lower is the attribution of general warming. And, of course, for the metrics being used by Hansen, Pall, Rahmstorf & Coumou, Allen etc., the greater this anomaly the higher would be the attribution given to general warming. Consider, then, simply letting this anomaly → ∞. The Hoerling-Mass ratio for attribution goes to zero and, of course, the metrics being used by Hansen, Pall, Rahmstorf & Coumou, Allen etc. increase to 100% for general warming attribution. Among other things, the Hoerling-Mass ratio for attribution stands the whole idea of statistical power on its, well, head.
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The United Kingdom has Gordon Ramsay, the United States has Anthony Bourdain, and Poland has Magda Gessler. Though not quite as obnoxious or brash as the aforementioned male chefs, Gessler does have the same celebrity culinary status in her home country thanks to her popular television show ("Kuchenne Rewolucje" or Kitchen Revolution in English, which is similar to Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares") and a string of restaurants that bear her name. She recently debuted three new restaurant franchises in Lodz at the end of 2011, further expanding the Gessler empire.
Just who is this prolific curly-haired culinary maven? Born Magdalena Ikonowicz in Warsaw in 1953, Gessler spent time in Sofia and Havana as a youth thanks to her father's career in journalism. She eventually moved to Madrid to study art and stayed for 17 years, acquiring a husband, son and a career managing restaurants. After husband Volkhart Müller passed away in 1989 - an important year in Poland thanks to the fall of communism - Gessler returned to Warsaw and wed Piotr Gessler, a restaurateur whose family was well established in the dining industry.
Though the marriage didn't last long it produced a child and one of Warsaw's most famed restaurants, U Fukiera. Gessler kept her second husband's name - even after a third marriage to a Polish doctor - and uses it to promote her own restaurants like Słodki i Słony as well as 12 others that have franchised the Magda Gessler name. Naturally this causes some unhappy confusion with the original Gessler clan as Magda's former brother-in-law Adam runs popular restaurants in Warsaw (U Kucharzy) and Krakow (Restauracja Gessler we Francuskim) as well.
Today it's impossible to talk about Warsaw's dining evolution without mentioning Gessler, who many credit with modernising Polish cuisine and raising the standard of service since her arrival post-Communism. Should you opt to dine in one of Gessler's establishments – and considering how prolific she is, it's almost impossible to avoid – you'll first be struck by the heavy-handed, lavish (borderline garish) décor that has become her hallmark. Secondly, you'll note Gessler's ability to make Polish cuisine (and not all of her restaurants are Polish; Gar and Venezia, for example, skew Italian) more updated and modern, like at her newest venture Słony. There Gessler takes the idea of delicate French canapés and recreates them with traditional Polish staples like pickles and smalec (lard spread).
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The Good:
Twenty degrees cooler than amd stock cooler! I went from idling around 40 c and max of 70 c to idling at 34 and max at 48!!
The Squirrelly:
A little big for my nzxt 210 case. Very large. Make SURE your case can fit it first.
Pro Tip:
Look up an online guide. the instructions work better as fire starter.
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Cooler Master Hyper TX3 RR-910-HTX3-G1 92mm CPU Fan For Intel LGA1156/1155/1150/775 & AMD Socket AM3/AM2/940/939/754
Part: FAN-RR910H
2012-11-09 04:07:16
Reviewed by ubuntuer [geek 1] from green ridge, MO US
The Good:
got mine today ; it`s great . it was to replace an amd stock 4 tub cooler . i am very happy with it .
The Squirrelly:
the fan was a bit loud . did not very speed / maybe my mobo ?? replaced fan .great now
Pro Tip:
mount so the fan faces downward ; help cool gpu card and make less fan noise . this also blows toward my red 200mm cooler master maga flow fan in the top of my case.
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2010-03-17 14:56:26
Reviewed by G Man from Parkville, MD US
The Good:
Excellent cpu cooler that keeps cpu 20 degrees cooler than motherboard system. Usually motherboard temperature is 20+ degrees cooler than my cpu's temperature in any computer I every built. This thing is huge and I am using the 2nd fan on a quad X9300 intel cpu. Over 60+ CFM air flow for cpu cooler but you must make sure you have enough space for this monster.
The Squirrelly:
I had a hard time mounting Tx3 on cpu. Instructions were not very clear but I was able to figure it out. Also 2nd fan harware was inside the box as well as the cpu's thermal paste.
Pro Tip:
Take youre time and look in Youtube for installation tips if you have any problems. Well worth what you get.
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2010-02-25 05:14:57
Reviewed by Paul Gilpin from Hoquiam, WA US
The Good:
thiese cool good
The Squirrelly:
bit bigger then i thought if you have small case might want something bit smaller
Pro Tip:
we had to mod the case to fit thises babys inside
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NZXT SENTRY 2 5.25" Touch Screen Full System Fan Controller
Part: FAN-SEN2
2014-11-21 13:38:54
Reviewed by from ,
The Good:
This is a great buy. Easy to install and works perfectly. The cost is the lowest for this model and for any touch screen like it.
The Squirrelly:
A lot of wires but its worth installing.
Pro Tip:
I would suggest you place all the temperature probes where air flows and in the coil if you have one, also place one in your Ram. The back side of the motherboard if you can access it is the best for the probe on the CPU.
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2014-02-26 12:34:05
Reviewed by conan 911 from vineland, NJ US
The Good:
works good, lowered fan speeds, temps still good. its easy to use an for the price you can't beat it. would buy another.
The Squirrelly:
none so far.
Pro Tip:
make sure the connection are tight.
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Zalman ZM-STG1 Thermal Grease
Part: FAN-STG1
2010-02-17 11:43:28
Reviewed by Camdawg from Del Rey Oaks, CA US
The Good:
Easy application with the brush. It's almost like painting your nails,(from what I hear).
The Squirrelly:
Doesn't come in colors.
Pro Tip:
Look where you want to go, not at the obstacles you want to avoid.
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easy brush on and wipe off - this one is easy
2009-03-11 09:59:44
Reviewed by Anonymous from Honolulu, HI US
zalman does it again with easy application with a brush and seal cap unlike the 1 time use of paste which seems to dry up once open right. pluz it seems to less on the compound versus this grease and look at the heat rating too. PRO multiple applications by useage but volume might be similar but use factor is different CON not the highests limits Overall save money and use it again and again
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Scythe Slip Stream Slim SY1212SL12L 120mm Case Fan
Part: FAN-SY12L
2014-02-02 12:53:41
Reviewed by HERBERT SANDOVAL from EL PASO, TX US
The Good:
This is an awesome product it moves plenty air and is very slim, how they managed that you got me but it works.
The Squirrelly:
Keeping my modded Xbox cool
Pro Tip:
very smooth very low noise and vibration free.
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Scythe SY1225SL12LM-P Slip Stream 120mm PWM Case Fan
Part: FAN-SY12LM
2012-05-09 08:02:59
Reviewed by Allan from Cherry Hill, NJ US
The Good:
Decent quality and has enough accessories for most needs.
The Squirrelly:
The 4 pin wiring isn't long enough to reach Full tower case setups. The length of the 4pin wire is around 10 inches. Most fans are a foot or more to allow for the connector to reach the motherboard connections.
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Thermalright TRUE SPIRIT 140 POWER CPU Cooler for Intel LGA 2011/1366/1150/1155/1156/775 & AMD Socket FM2/FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2
Part: FAN-TS140P
2014-10-24 03:40:49
Reviewed by Anonymous from Arizona City, AZ US
The Good:
Attractive appearance, quiet with the included TY-147 fan, easy to install, it works (just not as well as it should for the price and size/ weight)
The Squirrelly:
I bought this cooler to replace my Cooler Master 212+ cooler. The CM has given great service, but my i5-2500k overclocked to 4.7 ghz produced load temps a little higher than I wanted. The TS140P has shown great results in the tests online, and Superbiiz's price was great. Unfortunately, the much larger, more expensive Thermalright was unable to outperform the CM. The CM's load temperatures are about 5C lower than the TS140 (fans at full). I tried everything... reinstalling, reapplying TIM, low mounting pressure, insanely high mounting pressure (fully tight) and many points in between... all of trhis many times, and I eventually RMA'd the cooler. The replacement was exactly the same in performance, unfortunately. I installed each cooler on 2 different LGA1155 PCs and one AMD Socket 2+ with an overclocked Phenom II, and in every case, the TS140P performed worse than the Cooler Master, with the same ambient temp.
Pro Tip:
Note that it is a tall cooler and won't fit most mid tower cases. It does fit in the Antec 300, though. I don't know if the two I got were defective, but if so, the buyer runs the risk of having the same issue. If this is really the best it can do, I'd suggest looking elsewhere. I don't know what to make of the performance tests out there that show the TS140P as being one of the best of the best single tower coolers. All I can say is that my own experience does not match the results in those tests at all. The CM 212+ is a great cooler for the money, but it is by no means in the league this Thermalright cooler should be in.
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Enermax T.B.SILENCE UCTB12N-BL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
Part: FAN-UCT12B
2014-03-20 10:14:18
Reviewed by Aj from Menomonee Falls, WI US
The Good:
These fans are quite and they look great! I put 6 in my nzxt source 530 tower. They are keeping it nice and cool. At minimum speed they are undetectable. At max speed they are barely noticeable ( unless you are right next to the case). If you are looking for a nice quiet fan that looks great, then I would recommend these.
The Squirrelly:
No markings to indicate flow direction. But it's easy to figure out so not a big deal.
Pro Tip:
Get them!
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Asian markets rose Monday after a strong US jobs report revived optimism over the US economic recovery and drove Wall Street to record highs.
Hong Kong was up 1.02 percent in afternoon trade while Shanghai advanced 1.13 percent. Sydney added 0.52 percent, or 26.7 points, to end at 5,156.2. Tokyo and Bangkok were closed for holidays.
Malaysian shares soared as much as 7.76 percent to a record high of 1,826 points as investors welcomed the poll victory of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which retained power by a comfortable margin in Sunday's general election.
Profit-taking pared the early gains, with the market up 3.33 percent in afternoon trade.
"It is a show of confidence in the ruling coalition," said M & A Securities dealer Ooi Chin Hock.
Bucking the trend, South Korean shares ended down 0.22 percent, or 4.23 points, at 1,961.48 as negative corporate results from construction, steel, and material makers hit sentiment.
US stocks soared to new records Friday after a strong jobs report that saw unemployment fall to 7.5 percent squashed fears that the economic recovery had stalled.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 0.96 percent at 14,973.96, having breached the 15,000 mark earlier for the first time.
The S&P 500 also finished 1.05 percent higher at a record 1,614.42 points, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 1.14 percent to 3,378.63 points.
The Department of Labor reported an addition of 165,000 jobs for April, which exceeded analyst expectations. But it also made large upward revisions for the prior two months that showed 114,000 more jobs were added than initially estimated.
European markets also posted strong gains, with Germany's DAX 30 index jumping 2.02 percent to an all-time high of 8,122.29 points while London's FTSE 100 index added 0.94 percent to 6,521.46 points.
The European Central Bank cut interest rates to a new record low on Thursday to help stimulate growth in the sluggish eurozone.
Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett expressed optimism over stock prices at the weekend and praised the policies of President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush for moving the US economy in the right direction.
"They don't look overpriced. They certainly look more attractive than fixed-income investments to me," he told ABC's "This Week" television talkshow in an interview that aired Sunday.
Buffett said the economy had been improving gradually over the last four years, and it would take time before the US experiences more rapid growth.
"Positive US economic data and European Central Bank's easing bias provide a favorable backdrop, but don't forget that China's economy remains a concern," Alvin Cheung, associate director at Prudential Brokerage in Hong Kong, told Dow Jones Newswires.
China is due to release trade and inflation data later this week.
The US jobs report gave forex traders a renewed appetite for risk, sending the euro higher against the dollar in Asian trade.
The euro was at $1.3122 Monday from $1.3116 in New York late Friday. The single currency was also buying 130.04 yen from 129.80 yen.
The dollar was up to 99.10 yen from 99.00 yen.
Oil was higher, with New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in June adding 84 cents to $96.45 a barrel and Brent North Sea crude for June delivery gaining 56 cents to $104.75.
Gold was at $1,473.50 an ounce at 0700 GMT compared with $1,485.40 late Friday.
In other markets:
-- Taipei rose 0.42 percent, or 34.02 points, to 8,169.05.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co gained 1.36 percent to Tw$111.5 while leading integrated chip design house MediaTek was 1.64 percent higher at Tw$372.5.
-- Wellington advanced 1.14 percent, or 51.91 points, to 4,596.23.
Fletcher Building was up 1.99 percent at NZ$8.19 and Telecom Corp rose 2.10 percent to NZ$2.68.


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On April 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its 2014 to 2018 Strategic Plan, with goals that include protecting U.S. waters, ensuring the safety of chemicals, and protecting human health and the environment through enhanced compliance activities.
Green chemicals play a role in water treatment & reuse applications
Harwil Appoints New Vice President
Ellis Anderson will expand Harwil's reach into the water treatment, municipal, industrial, irrigation and HVAC markets
Ellis Anderson has been named vice president of Harwil Corp. Harwil is a manufacturer of flow switches, level switches, chemical feed controls and wireless systems for fluid processes. Anderson started in the water industry in 1987 as the founder of Pura Inc., an ultraviolet water treatment company. Harwil, founded almost 60 years ago in 1956, is best known in the pool and spa industry for the flow switches used in spas and pool salt chlorinators.
Membrane Chemicals Minimize Fouling
Axeon Water Technologies offers a line of proprietary chemicals specially formulated to minimize the harmful effects of foulants, maximize the efficiency of systems, and extend the performance of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes.
Axeon S-100 is an effective antiscalant, formulated for feedwater with the highest levels of metal oxides, silica and scale-forming minerals. It works with up to 150 grains of hardness and possibly higher, keeping the system running smoothly and lowering the chance of fouling.
Duke Energy Claims Responsibility for North Carolina Coal Spill
The spill appears to be the third largest in U.S. history
Another huge coal ash spill has polluted a river and currently threatens public drinking water supplies. On Feb. 3, Duke Energy reported that it spilled between 50,000 to 82,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River near Eden, N.C. Coal ash is the waste left after burning coal in a power plant.
Veolia Signs Agreement to Distribute MIOX Technology
MIOX technology continues to bring cost-reduction and safety to industrial markets
MIOX Corp. signed a distribution agreement with Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies for cooling tower water treatment, wastewater reuse, industrial water treatment and downstream oil and gas water applications. This partnership marks a major milestone for both Veolia and MIOX.
Scale-Control Solution Receives Patent for Reducing Deposits
Clearitas removes scale, kills bacteria, reduces chlorine demand in utility and commercial water systems
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded U.S. Patent 8,518,270 directed to methods encompassing use of the Blue Earth Labs' Clearitas (formerly RE-Ox) scale-control solution. This patent, the 10th one held or acquired by the company, broadens the exclusive rights obtained by the previously granted U.S.
Potassium Permanganate
The new Pot Perm Plus formula is more soluble and effective in converting dissolved iron and manganese to insoluble oxides, which can be easily removed through filtration. The product regenerates and oxidizes greensand iron filter media, with no change in dosage or settings on iron filters needed. It is formulated with the company's goal of sustainable life-cycle management.
Volunteers Needed for Rainwater Runoff Study
Runoff samples needed from houses in Port Townsend, Wash., with roofs made with composite material
A storm water runoff study is being sought by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. The center is working alongside University of Washington Center for Urban Waters (UW) scientists who want to study the toxic chemicals that run from roofs.
Center personnel have been seeking roofs from houses that have been built or otherwise reroofed with composite roofing material. The houses should have been roofed in the last three years and ought possess metal rain gutters to keep the study consistent.
Membrane Chemicals
Axeon Water Technologies features a range of economical and high-quality membrane chemicals that are specially formulated to treat a variety of feedwater conditions for commercial and industrial applications. The membrane chemicals are compatible with all brands and types of RO, NF and UF membranes. They provide antiscaling and antifouling capabilities to prolong the life of membranes and are certified under ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for drinking water production.
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Recap - UC Irvine Defeats Long Beach State 72-69
UC Irvine got 16 points from Adam Folker en route to a 72-69 victory over Long Beach State on Saturday at Bren Events Center.
UC Irvine won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 2.5-point spread as favorites.
UC Irvine got 12 points from Will Davis II and another 10 points from Daman Starring. Alex Young contributed 4 assists, while Michael Wilder cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Long Beach State got 23 points from Mike Caffey in a losing cause and another 14 points from Keala King. Keala King contributed 5 assists for them, while Dan Jennings had 9 rebounds.
UC Irvine led at halftime, 33-22.
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As a proud member of the College and University Work/Family Association, Work/Life offers faculty and staff a multitude of resources — at no charge — to help balance work and home responsibilities throughout the life cycle.
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Released: Sep 01st, 1998
Running Time: 86
Director: Teri Diver
Company: Martel Ent.
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Cast: Frank Towers, Chris Cannon, Julie Rage, Jill Kelly, Billy Glide, Claudia Chase, Janis Jones, T.J. Hart, Steve Taylor, Roxanne Hall, Lauren Montgomery, John Decker, Candy Hill, Brandon Iron
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: All-Sex
Point this one out to fans of the performers, The Weather Channel, nad of Diver\'s stylish approach.
Gorgeous blondes and their hunky beach bimbones suffer the hideous wrath of el Nino, yet bravely continue fucking. Stock footage of Hurricane Andrew and other storms (which viewers are supposed to believe are bashing the California coast) are used to transition beautifully shot scenes of bathroom, under-the-sea, on-the-beach, on-a-boat, and in-the-hills sex. Whether it's anal, girl/girl, or group sex, these brave Californian gods and goddesses survive inclement weather usually only seen in the Midwest and southeast.
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Newark's $100 Million Question
Getting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to donate $100 million to Newark schools may turn out to be the easy part.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker scored a coup in getting the 26-year-old executive to put that amount into a foundation for public education, which will have the goal of helping Newark schools. Mr. Booker is working on matching it with another $100 million from other donors.
But the mayor and Gov. Chris Christie, who controls Newark schools, face an uphill battle in transforming the money into long-lasting change.
"If they get it right, they have a national model for how private philanthropy and elected officials can partner to break the status quo," said Derrell Bradford, executive director of Excellent Education for Everyone, a Newark-based advocacy group that pushes for charter schools and vouchers. "If they get it wrong, it will seriously undermine confidence in anyone's ability to reform urban public education in America."
At $22,000 for each of its 40,000 students, Newark already spends more than most other cities, but only about half its students graduating.
"Resources are always helpful, we obviously welcome it," said Shavar Jeffries, president of the advisory school board in Newark. However, "I don't think money is our primary problem," said Mr. Jeffries, a professor at Seton Hall Law School and a founder of a Newark charter school. The problem is "the civil-service bureaucracy that is not performance-based." Mr. Shavar favors an evaluation system based, in part, on teachers' ability to have students show progress on standardized tests.
Indeed, the barriers to some of the practices Messrs. Jeffries and Booker favor are rooted in state law. "Not very much can change until we change laws," said Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform, a Washington-based group often at odds with teachers' unions.
Newark Teachers Union President Joseph Del Grosso said he's concerned about what the $100 million will mean to his members. While Mr. Del Grosso said he's a fan of merit pay, and describes himself as a Republican—like the governor—he's worried that his union won't be at the table as Mr. Booker formulates plans to spend the donation. Mr. Del Grosso's relationship with Mr. Booker is strained. "He never set foot in my union hall," Mr. Del Grosso said about the mayor. "Even if you thought of me as the devil, you would come and talk to me about how to resolve the problems. I'm only down the block from City Hall."
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|Costume Quest - Achievement Guide
XboxAchievements.com - Every Point Counts
There are 20 achievements with a total of 250 points.
|All Decked Out (15 points)
|Collected all Creepy Treat Cards.
You get the cards by defeating monsters, the bobbing for apples quests, and trading with other kids. There are fifty-four cards in total. Click HERE for a complete list.
|Battle Buds (5 points)
|Defeated a monster in combat with a friend by your side.
After freeing Everett from the gang of Mummies, he will join you on your quest. The first Grubbin you defeat with Everett will unlock this achievement.
|Binary Bouncer (10 points)
|Used the Robot Costume to Boost off of 15 different ramps.
This is done by using the ramps to access the backyards in the neighborhood. Fifteen ramps are in Auburn Pines and can be accessed before going through the black gate.
|Chompin' Champ (15 points)
|Won all prizes in Bobbing for Apples.
Score the needed number of points before time runs out by getting the Green apples (three points) and Red Apples (one point) while avoiding the Apple Cores and Worm Filled Apples. Use the to move from right to left and press when you are over either a Red or Green Apple. In each of the following areas you will need to talk to the apple guy three times and collect the target number of points before the time runs out.
|Do the Monster Bash (10 points)
|Got the jump on 10 monsters.
Once you visit all twenty houses in Auburn Pines, you can enter the Black Gate. At this point, you will see the monsters in the streets. Sneak up behind them and press to do a pail bash. Do this ten times to get this achievement.
|Downsized! (15 points)
|Defeated BoJonn in battle.
BoJonn is found after cutting through the cemetery. He is basically a really big Grubbin with a Megaphone. Take out his megaphone first, as he will use it to continually summon other monsters. Otherwise he is pretty simple, just watch out for his attacks, as he is powerful.
|Dozer Dodger (15 points)
|Defeated Metxel in battle.
You fight Mextel after going through the Black Gate in the mall. Make sure to have someone wearing the Knight costume. If one of your players says something indicating that they are going to be attacked next, make sure to shield that player on that turn, or Mextel will kill them in one hit. Mextel has 1000 HP. When he gets to 0 HP his Bull Dozer blows up and he gets 850 more HP.
|Dressed to Quest (5 points)
|Acquired 5 Costumes.
- Robot: Start the game with this costume
|Leave some for the rest of us! (15 points)
|Collected a total of over 4,000 candies.
Collect a total of 4,000 candy. This is a cumulative achievement - you do not need to have 4,000 in your pail at once. I got this halway through the mall.
|Make it Work (10 points)
|Won the Autumn Haven Mall Costume Contest.
Once you meet up with Lucy, you can enter the group costume contest in the mall. Lucy can be found in the tunnels after defeating BoJonn in the ARR-cade. You can then go talk to the judges in the orange shirts on the lower level of the mall. They will each tell you what kind of costume they like. Put on the correct costumes and return to the contest area to get the achievement.
|Mask-O'-Raider (25 points)
|Completed all Quests in the game.
- Robot Repair
|Master of Disguise (10 points)
|Used every Costume Ability in battle.
In battle you have a charged attack set to the . On your third turn you will be able to do your special attack. Do this with each costume except the Grubbin costume to get this achievement.
|Sweet Justice (25 points)
|Finished the game!
This is done by defeating BIG BONES. I suggest fighting him after you reach level 10. I used:
|The Last Gourdian (10 points)
|Acquired the Pumpkin Costume.
The Pumpkin costume is found in multiple neighborhoods. You get the pattern and the pieces from talking to the scarecrow. The first is in the cemetery, the second is in the lower level of the mall near the costume party, and the third is right before the corn maze at the carnival.
|They'll be worth a lot someday (15 points)
|Collected all Battle Stamps.
Battle stamps can be bought from Sally in the park, her dad's camping store in the mall, and north of the carnival in Fall Valley. They can also be won in battles. Collect all twenty-four to get this achievement. Note: You will get the last one from defeating Dorsilla.
|Birdbrain Beatdown (15 points)
|Defeat Araxia in battle.
To defeat Araxia you need to enter the final Monster Gate, where a cutscene will ensue. You will fight him alongside Big Bone (they both have 4000 Hp), dont worry though, you only have to hurt Araxia. After dealing roughly 1000 damage, Araxia will jump into the air. You need to attack him 3 times so that you force him into Big Bones. This will knock Big Bones down again, stopping his attacks against you, which hurt ALOT. Rinse and repeat. This boss fight is rather tough, unless you are either lucky of who Araxia attacks, or have the correct set-up.
|Jeepers Peepers (5 points)
|Acquire the Eyeball costume.
For this you need to find all the materials required, along with the pattern. Details below:
|Playin' Hooky (5 points)
|Use the Pirate hook on 5 unique ziplines.
In order to use Grapple Hook Ropes, you need the Pirate Costume. For information on how to obtain the costume, see here.
|Revolutionary Hero (15 points)
|Complete all quests in Repugia.
You need to complete all the listed quests AND defeat Araxia in the final fight.
|Short Stack (10 points)
|Find the mysterious visitor in the cliffs of Repugia.
To get to Short Stack (Charlier from the XBLA game Stacking), you need to drop off a cliff. This cliff is found south of the Trowbog Elder. Go over the first ramp, then the second but before the third (Everrett will comment on a satellite view of repugia), there is a cactus style plant on the right, you simply need to walk between the two plants and off the cliff and then enter the cave at the bottom of the drop, the achievement will pop after that.
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The Watchers
by Jon Steele
34 used & new
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I loved this book!
May 29 2012
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The Watchers (Hardcover)
I have a short list of books that I love and always keep a copy of. It includes The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, Drood and The Black Hills, both written by Dan Simmons, and The Lord of the Rings. These books are characterized by great story-telling abilities by the author. They are not the kind of books (that shall remain nameless, the worst written by an author also with the first name of Dan) that have a cliff hanger at the end of a two page chapter. They are the sort that weave a story so cleverly and rich with story that it takes the reader into another world that is not soon forgotten, long after the characters names can't be recalled. The Watchers by Jon Steele is now on my list.
I loved this book from the first beautifully written and haunting chapter to the last heart-pounding one. Its exotic locale (Lausanne, Switzerland), its clever plot twists and turns and the revelation about two-thirds of the way in of what exactly is going on. Though it's a relatively large book at more than 570 pages, I devoured it in just a few days.
I was besotted with Jay Harper, one of the main characters. I think it was his sense of humor (that gets me every time) and his sure-fire way of seeing through to the heart of any matter. His relentless pursuit of the bad guys didn't hurt either. Another main character, Marc Rochat, tugged at my heart and I cheered for him the whole book through. This book isn't for the faint-at-heart, however. There are a few scenes that are difficult to read so if you don't like to read anything violent, I suggest you skim those few short paragraphs and keep reading - it's worth it!
It was a happy surprise to discover that The Watchers is just the first book in a new trilogy. It's definitely a must-read for the literary thriller crowd and just about anyone who enjoys great writing and a fabulous story.
Blue Monday: A Novel
by Nicci French
27 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent thriller!!
March 11 2012
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Blue Monday: A Novel (Hardcover)
If I belonged to a mystery/thriller book club, Blue Monday would be an excellent choice for the club read. There are so many things going on in this book that would lead to good discussions. Is such and such character really who they claim to be? What is the main character's real motivation? What is she hiding? There are so many questions and it would be fun to get other opinions, so I'll be reading other reviews aside from mine. I can't imagine however that I will read a bad review!
Blue Monday kept me awake until the wee hours on Sunday night and made me late for work (yes, I blame it on the book!) the next morning. Not because I slept in too late but because I picked it up again in the morning and just had to finish those last fifty pages!
The premise is an interesting one: a psychotherapist suspects one of her patients is involved in the disappearance of a young boy. What the therapist does with her suspicions leads the reader on an ever-deepening mystery about what exactly is going on. Meanwhile, the boy is still missing. There are lighter moments too in the form of a builder from the Ukraine. He conveys a humorously solemn feeling to the scenes he is in.
Blue Monday is a must-read for mystery and thriller fans and for those who haven't tried that genre yet. This book has just the right amount of creepiness. It's got what I call the 'chill' factor in spades: that feeling you get when you thought you knew what was going on but come to the slow realization that there was something else eerily creepy taking place right under your nose. This is an engrossing read and one I highly recommend.
The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's FavoriteBooks and Authors
by Judy Gelman
54 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very fun and useful book!
March 4 2012
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The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's FavoriteBooks and Authors (Paperback)
I love cookbooks and obviously I love to read, so when the offer came to review The Book Club Cookbook, I jumped at it. What could be more fun than to have available some of the recipes from the most popular book club books? And if it's your turn to host your book club, well, this book will make choosing a dish so much easier.
This book covers some of my favourite novels: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows), and The Help (Kathryn Stockett) as well as some I have yet to read but are on the top of my towering TBR list: Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese) and Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen). Actually, the list of books on my own TBR list overlaps quite a bit with the books featured in this cookbook. Each novel's recipe is preceded by a description of the source book and some are followed by an explanation of the food, thoughts from the author and/or a book club's take on the book itself and why they chose a particular food for their club.
So far I've made two recipes (I'm planning another this weekend). Both are cookies ' Chewy Oatmeal from the book Plainsong by Kent Haruf and Chocolate Chip Shortbread from Bee Season by Myla Goldberg. Both turned out great and were gobbled up by my family in no time. It doesn't just have cookies or sweets ' there are savory dishes as well. There is Zaytoon's Chicken Shwarma from Jonathan Lethem's Motherless Brooklyn, Britta's Crab Casserole from The Hours by Michael Cunningham, Greek Rice Pudding and Tzatziki from Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. There are drinks in here too: Glögg from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as well as soups and salads. An ambitious book club could have an entire meal with several courses if they didn't mind mixing their books!
Another great thing about this book club cookbook is that the featured novels range from contemporary to classic, so that a club is bound to find something of interest. I could see using this book for future club choice ideas as well. It would also make a great gift for an avid reader, book club member or not. I highly recommend it!
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Co oks
by Kathleen Flinn
16 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Read for both foodies and non-foodies!
Oct. 12 2011
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The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Co oks (Hardcover)
I'm a closet foodie and I love to cook and bake, but after working all day I don't have the energy. After reading this book I realized I'm far from alone.
For The Kitchen Counter Cooking School project, author Kathleen Flinn recruited nine volunteers who needed help. Each had something that needed improvement - they were cooking unhealthy food, buying take-out and resorting to what they thought would be the fastest and most convenient method of food preparation. All the volunteers were women and I could relate to all of them to some degree.
At the start of the book, the author introduces each volunteer by describing a visit to their homes and in particular their kitchens. There were issues with outdated food, too much food as well as content. Food labels were looked at, cooking methods discussed and even storage issues confronted. Each woman was surprised when a spotlight was pointed at their fridge and cupboards. Sometimes it takes an outsider to say, yep, storing 15 boxes of pre-made pasta dinners at this cost doesn't make sense when you can make something yourself for a fraction of the price, is much healthier and doesn't take nearly as much time as you'd think if you know what you're doing. The author rented a kitchen and once a week the volunteers learned how to do exactly that.
The book is divided into parts and each describes a food product or group and how best to prepare it. The volunteers were given the tools and instructions and were encouraged to experiment. Their delight in discovering that they could produce healthy and attractive dishes was evident. I like how the self-esteem of a person can be raised just by learning a method of cooking they previously thought had been impossible to master. At the end of the book, I enjoyed seeing how each volunteer benefited from what they'd learned during the lessons.
Each chapter ends with the recipes that are taught in the class. I found the chapter on meat to be especially instructive and after reading about how many hormones and antibiotics are fed to livestock, I want to learn how to cook more vegetarian dishes!
People may dislike cooking or simply don't cook for various reasons. Perhaps they were never taught properly, or as children they were shooed out of the kitchen. Maybe their spouses like doing it more than themselves. Whatever the reason, I recommend this book. It shows how anyone can learn to prepare nutritious and cost-effective meals even if they've always thought the task a daunting one. The recipes are simple and fast and there's something for everyone in The Kitchen Counter Cooking School.
Rules of Civility: A Novel
by Amor Towles
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Put this on your must-read list!
July 28 2011
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Rules of Civility: A Novel (Hardcover)
I don't read a lot of ebooks - I'm very much a paperback reader. With ebooks I lose some sense of where I am in a book by not being able to look at it physically. I find it easier to flip back to find some plot point that I want to check or the context in which a character first appeared. So, when I was offered a chance to review Rules of Civility by Amor Towles in an ebook format, I hesitated. But drawn in by the book's description on the author's website I took a chance. I am so glad I did. Despite the format, I adored this book!
The setting is Manhattan in the late 1930's. The threat of the Second World War is in the distant future and life, for the most part, is good. The reader sees what New York City was like during that era through the eyes of a young woman surviving quite well on her own in that large metropolis. The author did a fantastic job describing the culture of the young and carefree in an exciting city - so much so that the city takes on a character all of its own. Cocktails, bars, apartments, neighbourhoods and iconic buildings all figure prominently in this book. If you love the romance and cultural aura of New York City, you'll find plenty of it here.
I really liked the protagonist, Kate Kontent. She-s a well-written character - smart, sassy, independent and with a good dose of subtle humour thrown in. She's isn't perfect; I picked up hints of envy in some situations and loneliness in others. It's not that much was said, but rather shown (which I think is one of the trickiest talents a writer can develop and Amor Towles has it in spades). But Kate isn't a wallflower; she acts on her instincts so that when she isn't happy about something she takes steps to change it. And this is one of the reasons why the story moved along quickly and flowed so well. Dialogue between Kate and her contemporaries was also well done.
I also really liked the portrayal of women in this era. It seems that women in the 1930's are much further along in society than their later counterparts. The freedom of the earlier era was gone by the 1950's as the standard of a woman's worth was depicted with the iconic house dress-wearing female staying home and having babies. But perhaps that was the sign of prosperity. In any case, this freedom surprised me too - I've always assumed that any era before the 1950's had to be a worse one for women in general, but I didn't pick that up from this novel at all.
I loved this book because I like NYC and I found the 1930's era so interesting to read about. But to enjoy Rules of Civility you don't have to like those things too because it offers so much more. This book is a well-written, well-rounded great story from an author that I'll be putting on my must-read list for future books.
City in Shadow
by Evan Marshall
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
New York noir mystery thriller
Dec 14 2010
This review is from:
City in Shadow (Hardcover)
I love New York! I know that sounds like the oft-run ad from awhile ago, but I can't help it - it's the truth. And books that are set in and around that city naturally catch my attention. So it was with City in Shadow by Evan Marshall, a novel that is part of the Hidden Mysteries series. This is the first book that I've read by this author and I don't believe it's necessary to read the other books in the series first to be able to enjoy this one.
The story begins with Anna Winthrop, a sanitation department worker, witnessing what she thinks may be a woman being held against her will. Anna follows the trail of this woman to a mysterious building on 42nd Street. Meanwhile, Anna's upstairs neighbour, Nettie, also sees the young woman and starts her own investigation. Both women encounter plenty of obstacles, sinister characters and danger in their quest to find out the truth.
This novel had several elements to it that stood out. First, it was written a bit like a noir thriller/hard-boiled detective novel. That genre pairs well with the New York setting (as does the plot) but the book also had a cozy mystery feel to it. The characters' backgrounds were divulged, neighbours got to know neighbours (even if they were bad neighbours) and the way the characters zipped around the city and bumped into people just gave me a 'small town' sort of feeling. It was an interesting mix and I liked it.
I found the writing somewhat choppy at times and it could've used a bit more editing. I didn't always need to know how beautiful or handsome someone was and I felt those descriptions were somewhat clichéd.
Despite those flaws, I think this would be a great series for those who haven't read a mystery before. It would also be very appealing for young adults new to the genre. And of course anyone who loves books set in New York!
City of Tranquil Light: A Novel
by Bo Caldwell
48 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Beautiful Story!
Nov. 18 2010
This review is from:
City of Tranquil Light: A Novel (Hardcover)
Though I'm not a very religious person I don't shy away from books that have a religious theme as long as the author discloses it openly from the start. What I don't like is when the topic broadsides you; the author slipping in the religion like one of those proselytizers that catch you unawares by starting a conversation and you slowly realize that they're making more and more references to a higher being. Ah, I think, I'm being witnessed to and I just thought I was having a pleasant chat with someone. I end up feeling duped. The City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell is a book with religion as a central theme but the reader knows it right away. And it in no way takes anything away from a very beautiful story.
Elderly Will Kiehn looks back on his life and recounts his time as a missionary in China along with his wife, Katherine. As missionaries, preaching is not the only work they do; practicing medicine, feeding, housing and teaching are all tasks that they set for themselves. They share much joy, but also anguish and sometimes great fear. Based on the lives of the author's grandparents, this book is a wonderful tribute to an otherwise forgotten group. We don't have missionaries like these anymore: with little funding or support from home they managed to thrive.
This was the right time for me to read this book. I've been reading some YA fiction, science fiction and other general 'light' fiction since those genres were what I've been in the mood for lately. Only when I started reading The City of Tranquil Light did I realize how much I've missed more serious fiction. The story, alternating between Will's narrative and Katherine's journals, is smoothly written. The characters leap off the pages and I was so swept up in the action I found it hard to put down. There were a number of times I found myself relating to Katherine as in this passage from page 146:
At times my fear overwhelms me. Last night I woke in the dark and the panic seemed unbearable. All sorts of horrible possibilities presented themselves in my mind, fantasies that I would not entertain in the daytime but that took hold of me in the dark of our bedroom and seemed completely real.
The author treats the Chinese culture with honesty and respect and I could easily picture the images that were conveyed. The only issue I had with this book was that there were no maps. I think it may have been helpful had there been two, one showing the travel route that took them from America to China and perhaps an inset of the regions in China that the characters traveled, and a second map of the city, (Kuang P'ing Ch'eng) they lived in for so many years. I highly recommend this book, especially if you enjoyed Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie or The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine.
by Becca Fitzpatrick
59 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
An awesome read!
Nov. 7 2010
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Crescendo (Hardcover)
I was so pleased to be asked to review Crescendo! I've been hearing how good the first book in the series is and have been wanting to read it for awhile so the offer of Crescendo was all the incentive I needed to read Hush, Hush. I wasn't disappointed by either book.
Crescendo picks up where Hush, Hush leaves off. Nora Grey, a plucky but mature teenager (I would have said she is older than sixteen!) finds herself in the midst of danger once again. Nora has the kind of personality that any mother would be proud to have. Occasionally she makes wrong choices (what teenager doesn't?) but overall she's a good kid. Other characters we met in Hush Hush reappear in Crescendo and didn't fail to raise some sort of feeling in me. One high school girl, Marcie Millar, is the perfect antagonist; full of venom, she reminds me of several students I knew when I was in school.
Another big plus with Crescendo (as well as Hush, Hush) are the settings. Dark roads, deserted towns, foggy fields and empty houses all take on a life of their own and give Crescendo depth and atmosphere. I particularly loved that aspect of this book.
The author has a definite knack for creating tension between characters and within plots. The chemistry between the main characters sizzles. I wanted them to be together! I won't say what happens but I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and highly recommend it to all fans of fantasy. And even if you aren't a fan - give this book a try - you may just become one.
by Kathy Lynn Bell
17 used & new
4.0 out of 5 stars
Non-stop action!
Nov. 7 2010
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Regression (Paperback)
In this first book of the Infinion series, Adya Jordan, a forty year old woman and the mother of six children, wakes from a coma to find herself in her former fourteen year old body, her husband and children a far-off memory. She discovers to her dismay that she is in a different `timeline' and woke from an accident that she has no memory of. No one around her is aware of her regression except for the elite from the mysterious Three Eleven Corporation.
I was immediately taken with this novel when I read the blurb for it. This is the sort of science fiction that appeals to me. Part of that appeal stems from the `what if' factor. There are all sorts of questions that can't be answered, but are fun to ask anyway: What if I'd been born earlier than the year I was born in? Later? What if my parents hadn't met the day they had? Would they have gotten to know each other if they'd met another day? What if I hadn't gone to the same school as my husband? I might have met him regardless since I already knew him slightly through a mutual friend. Regression asks all of those questions plus many others I've never thought of before. The plot of this novel starts almost at the first page and the action doesn't stop. I enjoyed how the Three Eleven Company is portrayed almost as a living, breathing character and has a sinister, foreboding feeling to it. The author did a great job drawing the reader into the atmosphere of Three Eleven.
Adya is a very likeable main character. I think part of her attraction is that she does not make poor choices or (for the most part and in my opinion!) does not exercise unusually bad judgment. Nothing ruins a book for me more than a character who continually frustrates! So, despite looking like a fourteen-year-old, Adya displays the life experience and maturity of an older woman. I kept that image in my head while reading and found it an interesting perspective. She deals with all sorts of new situations and people - but what stuck out the most was the patriarchal and condescending nature of the big corporation.
The plot, action and characters of this novel do not disappoint. However, I think that the book could have used more editing. For a finished book there were a few typos that should have been corrected. Other than that, I really enjoyed this novel and plan on reading the next book in the series, Evolussion. Anyone who enjoyed reading Replay by Ken Grimwood or The Children of Men by P. D. James would also enjoy Regression.
Running Around (and such): A Novel Based On True Experiences From An Amish Writer!
by Linda Byler
52 used & new
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
An Amish coming of age story
Sept. 23 2010
This review is from:
Running Around (and such): A Novel Based On True Experiences From An Amish Writer! (Paperback)
This was the first time I've read an Amish book and I wasn't sure what to expect. I was surprised to find that except for scattered cultural references the story follows much the same path as any other book of its genre - that being a coming of age story of an adolescent girl.
Lizzie is fifteen and filled with all the same sorts of feelings any teenager would have, but added to that she's rebellious and willful - something that by definition goes against the Amish belief system. She runs into trouble with family and friends and it's usually of her own (however unintended) making. Some of the situations she gets into are funny and some not so much. But it is usually caused by Lizzie's belief that she is somehow not as loved as her older sister. I found the feeling expressed by this character to be pretty honest and insightful. What I didn't expect was this girl's food issues. Her mother was always making something sweet and rich and while her sisters showed constraint, Lizzie was usually eating too much of it. Food disorders are a serious problem and I don't feel I know enough about them to give an educated opinion about the presentation of this characters problems with food, but I had a gut reaction that her mother did not deal with it in the best possible way. Not sure though. Lizzie's self-image is that she is overweight and not very pretty. I thought it a bit odd that on the cover of the book there is a picture of a very pretty and slim-looking girl with a wide smile. I'm assuming that's Lizzie at a happy and self-confident moment!
Linda Byler has a simple, to-the-point writing style. In each chapter there is a flashback to a related current and in this way the reader is taken through the character's growing pains. I found the Amish lifestyle interesting (so very far removed from my own) and found the glossary at the back of the book useful. I think this would be a good book for any one who enjoys the coming-of-age genre and is tired of those that are the profane, serious mental health issue type books.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will include a feature granting enhanced accessibility to those with variations in colour vision.
"I am happy to report that we are working on a Colour Blind Assist option for Modern Warfare 3," Sledgehammer COO Michael Condrey wrote on the Sledgehammer blog.
Understandably, a lack of colour assist can be a deal breaker for shooter fans, as being unable to tell which radar blips are friendly and which are foe is incapacitating. Good on you, Sledgehammer.
Variations in colour perception are startlingly prevalent, affecting up to ten percent of men in some territories, but significantly fewer women. You may not even know you have one, and suddenly, your friends' objections to to that shirt you love are made clear.
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I am new to WP and came over from MT.
With MT i can create modules and insert these modules into templates like this:
<$MTInclude module="DTD"$>
This inserts the DTD. How is this be done with WP?
Thanks Leslie
I am new to WP and came over from MT.
With MT i can create modules and insert these modules into templates like this:
<$MTInclude module="DTD"$>
This inserts the DTD. How is this be done with WP?
Thanks Leslie
Thank you:
<?php include(filename.ext) ?>
Are they called plugin files and located in /WP-includes?
Some came with WP:
Can i delete them?
But what are common files? Is there no directory structure like in MT? Couldn´t find something like that. From MT I have
Actually i don´t understand the WP mechanism. Is it this: I have to edit my files with Dreamweaver, FTP upload them to WP ( to wp-content or wp-include) and now i can edit these files via the WP interface? That means i have to create
and ftp all the include modules to
/wp-include ? And they are *.php?
Is it that?
Maybe you can ask me this question: With MT i use lastn="1" etc. and offset="1" etc. Does WP has something like that?
Thanks again, Leslie
P.S: Forgot one thing: Does WP has german time displays? May=Mai or July=Juli?
Ich schreibe das folgende auf englisch, damit andere dir auch helfen können. Die deutsche Version findest du auf dem Wiki unter "Lokalization". Hier ist ein deutsches Doku-Wiki.
OK, your questions are so general that it's really hard to answer them, except by writing a 10 page introduction to WP. WP is different from MT in that there are no static pages: all of them, including archives, are dynamically generated from the database. Therefore there's no need for /archives/ directories etc.
PHP includes do exactly that: the content of a file is read and inserted into the main file. Plugins are a different matter: They are "modules" in the sense that they add functionality to the blog.
Now you have surely a concrete reason why you are asking these questions. So... what do you want to achieve on your blog? If you tell this forum, someone will most likely have an answer.
And btw, you don't need to include the DTD (DocType Declaration, right?) expressly, it's already there in the default index.php.
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