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Hans Dietrich</a /> did a good job in creating a Windows Media Player like XScrollbar; however, for most Visual Basic programmers, it's a little bit inconvenient to use that expressly in Visual Basic, so I recently wrote a VB edition of Dietrich's XScrollbar – Cool Scrollbar, using GDI+ to draw everything. It currently has:
This control is still in its infantile period and many things could be added to it. I would appreciate any advice to enhance its performance.
GDI+ differs from GDI in two aspects:
GDI+ can be used to show images, draw custom shapes and lines, draw strings, and even image transformation. In our project, we use it to draw and fill shapes, and show images.
In order to use GDI+, a Graphics object must be created and instantiated. For instance:
Dim g as Graphics = Button1.CreateGraphics
If you want to draw lines or shapes, a Pen class is needed:
Dim myPen as new Pen(Color.Red)
Then you can draw lines and shapes:
g.DrawLine(myPen, 1, 1, 45, 65) 'draw line g.DrawBezier(myPen, 15, 15, 30, 30, 45, 30, 87, 20) 'draw Bezier curve g.DrawEllipse(myPen, New Rectangle(33, 45, 40, 50)) 'draw ellipse g.DrawPolygon(myPen, New PointF() {New PointF(1, 1), _ New PointF (20, 10), New PointF(5, 4), New PointF(100, 2), _ New PointF(200, 50), New PointF(39, 45)}) 'draw polygon
To fill a specific area, a Brush object is needed:
Dim myBrush as New SolidBrush(Color.Red)
In fact, several different brushes exist in GDI+, as listed below:
Brush class
Pure color
Similar to SolidBrush but you could select the color you want from preset colors
Use texture (i.e. picture)
Complex gradient
The ones we uses in our project are SolidBrush, LinearGradientBrush, and PathGradientBrush.
If you want to show an image, an Image object must be created and instantiated. For example:
Dim myBitmap as New Bitmap(System.Environment.GetFolderPath _ (System.Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures))
Then you can load this image to the Graphics object in a specific location:
g.DrawImage(myBitmap, 1, 1)
Don't forget to free memory after using the Graphics and Image objects:
g.Dispose() myBitmap.Dispose()
Please refer to GDI+ references in MSDN for details.
The following image shows the components and nomenclature of a Cool Scrollbar:
Before I started, a list of the member variables and their meanings should be made clear. In the class CBar, I used the following member variables:
'height of the arrow bitmap Private Const BitmapHeight As Byte = 12 'width of the arrow bitmap Private Const BitmapWidth As Byte = 25 'max possible value of the scrollbar Private m_nMaxValue As Long = 100 'min possible value of the scrollbar Private m_nMinValue As Long = 0 'absolute value of the scrollbar Private m_nValue As Long = 0 'value of the scrollbar Private m_nRealValue As Long = 0 'left arrow image Private m_imgLeftImage As Bitmap 'right arrow image Private m_imgRightImage As Bitmap 'left value of Thumbleft Private m_fThumbLeft As Single = 26.0F 'flag to indicate if mouse is hover the thumb Private m_bMouseOnThumb As Boolean = False ' flag to indicate whether left mouse button pushed Private m_bMouseDown As Boolean = False 'which button is clicked: Left-True; Right-False Private m_bArrowClicked As Boolean '''color properties 'Border color Private m_cBorderColor As Color = Color.White 'right track begin color Private m_cRightChannelBeginColor As Color = Color.Honeydew 'right track end color Private m_cRightChannelEndColor As Color = Color.Gray 'left track begin color Private m_cLeftChannelBeginColor As Color = Color.Green 'left track end color Private m_cLeftChannelEndColor As Color = Color.White 'thumb's fill color(the left and right Half eclipse's color) Private m_cThumbFillColor As Color = Color.Blue 'center color of the thumb Private m_cThumbRectColor As Color = Color.LightYellow '''end color properties 'layout, horizontal or vertical Private m_BarLayout As BarLayout = BarLayout.Horizontal
As it might be a little complicated to draw arrow buttons and the user might want to customize the arrow picture, I use bitmaps as arrow picture and directly draw them onto each side of the control. Initially, I restricted the control's height to BitmapHeight+2 pixels, the arrow picture size is BitmapWidth * BitmapHeight (pixels). You can modify these values later. If the user doesn't specify a different picture, it will use the default arrows, the same as those in Dietrich's. For the track border, I draw a rectangle along the entire side of the control.
BitmapWidth * BitmapHeight
Dim gTrack As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics 'draw track border gTrack.DrawRectangle(New Pen(m_cBorderColor), _ 0, 0, Me.Width - 1, Me.Height - 1) 'draw arrow to each side of the track gTrack.DrawImage(m_imgLeftImage, 1, 1) gTrack.DrawImage(m_imgRightImage, Me.Width - BitmapWidth - 1, 1)
For both the channels, I use the LinearGradientBrush to fill in the area, which gives the entire control a 3D look. The user can customize the color of each channel through corresponding properties, which I will describe later. The left channel and right channel brush are defined like this:
Dim rightBrush As New Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(ClientRectangle,_ m_cRightChannelBeginColor, m_cRightChannelEndColor, _ Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Vertical) Dim leftBrush As New Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(ClientRectangle, _ m_cLeftChannelBeginColor,_ m_cLeftChannelEndColor, _ Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.BackwardDiagonal)
There are two points that must be kept in mind when drawing the channels:
Consequently, the rectangle area of each channel is defined as below:
Dim fTmpRightChannelWidth As Single Dim LeftChannel As Rectangle = _ New Rectangle(BitmapWidth + 1, 2, 0, BitmapHeight - 2), _ RightChannel As RectangleF LeftChannel.Width = CalValue() - BitmapWidth + BitmapHeight / 2 If LeftChannel.Width <= 0 Then LeftChannel.Width = BitmapHeight / 2 fTmpRightChannelWidth = Me.Width - BitmapWidth * 2 - 2 RightChannel = New RectangleF(BitmapWidth + 1, 1, _ fTmpRightChannelWidth, BitmapHeight)
'The function CalValue() returns the current ' thumb's left edge's x-coordinate. Private Function CalValue() As Single Return BitmapWidth + 1 + (Me.Width - BitmapWidth * 3 - 2) _ * m_nValue / (m_nMaxValue - m_nMinValue) End Function
Next, fill in the corresponding area using the brush defined above:
gTrack.FillRectangle(rightBrush, RightChannel) gTrack.FillRectangle(leftBrush, LeftChannel) gTrack.DrawRectangle(New Pen(Color.Gray), LeftChannel.X, LeftChannel.Y, _ LeftChannel.Width, LeftChannel.Height - 1)
Until very recently, I haven't figured out a good-looking style of the thumb, so the current result of the style of the thumb might look a bit ugly; however, the drawing process is almost the same.
The size of the thumb is the same as that of the arrow. Before drawing the thumb, you must first calculate the position of the thumb. This is done by the function CalValue(), as described earlier. The thumb area is composed of a pie area at each side and a rectangle area in the center. I use a GraphicsPath class to create such an area and use a PathGradientBrush to fill in the area.
Dim gThumb As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics 'pen to draw the edge of the area Dim linePen As New Pen(Color.Gray, 1) Dim fX(3) As Single 'initialize edge values-------------------------------------- fX(0) = CalValue() If (m_BarLayout = BarLayout.Horizontal) Then fX(1) = fX(0) + BitmapHeight / 2 fX(2) = fX(1) + (BitmapWidth - BitmapHeight) / 2 '7 Else fX(1) = fX(0) + BitmapWidth / 2 fX(2) = fX(1) + (BitmapHeight - BitmapWidth) / 2 '7 End If '''---------------------------------------------------------- 'define path and brushes Dim rectPath As New Drawing2D.GraphicsPath 'path that will constitute the thumb area If (m_BarLayout = BarLayout.Horizontal) Then Dim rect2Fill As New RectangleF(fX(1), 1.0F, _ BitmapWidth - BitmapHeight, BitmapHeight) 'center rectangle area of the thumb Dim rect2Fill As New RectangleF(fX(1), 1.0F, fX(2)_ - fX(0), BitmapHeight) 'center rectangle area of the thumb rectPath.AddArc(fX(0), 0.3F, BitmapHeight, _ BitmapHeight, 90, 180) 'left pie rectPath.AddRectangle(rect2Fill) 'center rectPath.AddArc(fX(2), 0.3F, BitmapHeight, _ BitmapHeight, 90, -180) 'right pie Else Dim rect2Fill As New RectangleF(1.0F, fX(2), _ BitmapWidth, 2 * fX(1) - fX(0) - fX(2)) rectPath.AddArc(0.3F, 2 * fX(1) - fX(0), _ BitmapWidth, BitmapWidth, 0, 180) 'upper pie rectPath.AddRectangle(rect2Fill) 'center rectPath.AddArc(0.3F, fX(2) - fX(1) + fX(0), _ BitmapWidth, BitmapWidth, -180, 180) 'down pie End If Dim rectBrush As New Drawing2D.PathGradientBrush(rectPath) rectBrush.CenterColor = m_cThumbRectColor Dim rectColors As Color() = {m_cThumbFillColor, _ m_cThumbFillColor, m_cThumbFillColor, m_cThumbFillColor} rectBrush.SurroundColors = rectColors 'draw the thumb If (m_BarLayout = BarLayout.Horizontal) Then gThumb.DrawArc(linePen, fX(0), 1.0F, _ BitmapHeight, BitmapHeight - 1, 90, 180) gThumb.DrawArc(linePen, fX(2), 1.0F, _ BitmapHeight, BitmapHeight - 1, -90, 180) Else gThumb.DrawArc(linePen, 1.0F, 2 * fX(1) - fX(0), _ BitmapWidth, BitmapWidth - 1, 0, 180) gThumb.DrawArc(linePen, 1.0F, fX(2) - fX(1) + fX(0), _ BitmapWidth, BitmapWidth - 1, 0, -180) End If gThumb.FillPath(rectBrush, rectPath)
Just do the jobs described in the first three steps every time the value of the scrollbar changes and the bar will appear like the one described at the beginning of the article.
Up to now, our scrollbar has its "face", but is nothing more than a picture. In order to be a real scrollbar, first it should be able to be scrolled. With the help of bunches of override subs and functions inherited from the System.Windows.Forms.UserControl class, it is easy to realize this.
As described in the Nomenclature section, the scrollbar has three areas: the channels, the thumb and the arrow buttons. Thus when the mouse is clicked or moved in these areas, there should be different events. For more details, please refer to my code, this section is written as clear as possible so that you can understand it well.
As for the properties, I currently enable the following:
The way of enabling these properties is the same as the ordinary one, just remember to redraw the track every time the property value changes.
This is what they look like in a Windows application property window:
You can modify them as you like.
Currently the Cool Scrollbar only needs one event to function correctly: ValueChanged. Just raise this event each time the MouseUp event occurs.
Thanks to Hans Dietrich for the idea of creating the XScrollBar, as well as the clear explanation of the drawing process.
This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)
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5 Great Sunchoke Dishes in L.A.
Sunchoke and artichoke salad at Scopa
Anne Fishbein
We're living in a great vegetable renaissance, a time when chefs are using greater quality and more of a variety of vegetables than ever before. One of the many benefits of this is the prevalence of the sunchoke, or Jerusalem artichoke. A few years back it was only seen occasionally and only used by the most creative chefs, but these days the sunchoke is everywhere.
We couldn't be more thrilled - the sunchoke is one of those vegetables that always feels like a treat, a calling card ingredient that always makes us want to order any dish in which it's featured. While many chefs still use it in its (admittedly delicious) most basic forms - roasted, or as a puree - there are a lot of folks taking the sunchoke to new heights, and finding ever-expanding ways to bring excitement to the plate via this odd knobby tuber. We spent some time seeking out some of the best sunchoke dishes in town being served right now.
Sunchoke soup at Bestia
B. Rodell
5. Sunchoke soup at Bestia
Soup is one of the most common uses of sunchokes, but Ori Menache gives it the rustic Italian treatment at Bestia, with a simple puree and topped with crispy capers and roasted peppers. The garnishes bring to mind a very good, very Italian pizza, and the sunchoke's heartiest qualities shine in the thick soup.
4. Crispy sunchokes at Bäco Mercat
Like so much of what's good at Bäco Mercat, the crispy sunchokes are a mashup of unexpected, bold flavors, textures and cultures. The sunchokes themselves are cooked just long enough to give them a crispy exterior - the interior is left almost crunchy, for a more toothsome experience than most sunchoke dishes. Then they're tossed with large crispy croutons, tarragon, arugula and dukkah, the Egyptian mix of herbs and nuts. It's sweet, a little creamy, savory and bright. It's awesome.
Sunchoke and artichoke salad at Scopa
Anne Fishbein
3. Sunchoke and artichoke antipasti at Scopa Italian Roots
At Scopa, chef Antonia Lofaso is serving one of the best sunchoke dishes in town, a cold salad in which she pairs the sweet, knobby tuber with its distant cousin-by-marriage, the artichoke, along with bitter treviso, then dresses it all in olive oil and lemon. It's a simpler-than-usual treatment for the sunchoke but one that will make you wonder why everyone doesn't do it this way.
2. Sunchoke hash at Sqirl
Leave it to Jessica Koslow, the chef and owner of Sqirl, to give us sunchokes for breakfast. After all, breakfast is Koslow's main artistic medium. For her hash, the sunchokes are cooked until creamy inside, and served in a cast-iron skillet with a sunnyside egg served on top. It's a decadent, glorious way to start the day.
Sunchoke ravioli at Superba Snack Bar.
Jason Neroni
1. Sunchoke ravioli at Superba Snack Bar
If you haven't been back to Superba Snack Bar in a while, it's a pretty great time to visit, particularly for chef Jason Neroni's gorgeous sunchoke ravioli. The pasta is delicate, the filling is plush and sweet, and Neroni amps up the indulgence factor by draping thinly sliced, silky and salty ham over the entire dish. It's one of those plates of food you'll be thinking about for weeks to come.
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Charles Dickens's classic of the French Revolution is expertly dramatized by Simon Vance. It's also a grand romance. Charles Darnay, the French émigré who relinquishes his title in disgust at the poverty wrought upon the peasants by the titled class, and Sydney Carton, the world-weary drunken London barrister, both love Lucie, the daughter of the unjustly imprisoned Dr. Alexandre Manette. Vance will have listeners weeping as Carton greets Madame Guillotine with some of the most famous lines in literature. Carton's depression and ultimate redemption are crystal clear; Madame Defarge, with her clicking knitting needles, takes on appropriate menace; and Jarvis Lorry, the reliable "man of business," loves Lucie as if she were his daughter.
This novel provides a highly charged examination of human suffering and human sacrifice, private experience and public history, during the French Revolution.
A Tale of Two Cities is one of Charles Dickens's most exciting novels. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past. Doctor Manette was wrongly imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years without trial by the aristocratic authorities. Finally released, he is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, who despite her French ancestry has been brought up in London. Lucie falls in love with Charles Darnay, another expatriate, who has abandoned wealth and a title in France because of his political convictions. When revolution breaks out in Paris, Darnay returns to the city to help an old family servant, but there he is arrested because of the crimes committed by his relations. His wife, Lucie, their young daughter, and her aged father follow him across the channel, thus putting all their lives in danger.
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"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." - Jojen Reed. #ADanceWithDragons
"Truly a Classic"
"A Tale of Two Cities" is the best selling book of all time and Charles Dickens is easily one of the world's most iconic writers. Add the great narration that we've come to expect from Simon Vance and you have an Audible Classic that one will thoroughly enjoy.
Charles Dickens did a great job when he wrote this book and the sales of book over time does tell you why. This is one of those timeless classics that you can't help but enjoy. The pace of the book itself languishes a bit and will not be appreciated by everyone. The slower pace however is used with good effect as it is used to set up the book pretty well. If you're a fan of good imagery, it is painted very well in these 'slow' moments. When the pace does pick up however, it picks up fast and extremely well with a lot of exciting action.
The novel talks about the plight of the French commons brought upon by the French ruling class, the subsequent revolution and then the often times senseless revenge the French commons take on the former French ruling class. Parallel to this is also mentioned life in London during the same period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events.
Simon Vance does a very great job bringing life to the story. I found myself enjoying his narration quite well. This book had a relatively large cast and and the way he was able to bring life to each individual character is impressive to say the least.
Scientist, artisan, anachronism
"it's the singer not the song*"
tale of 2 cities is tale of 2 cities. it's a landmark novel. it's my favorite Dickens. and this is the best of the versions. i have several versions and this is the one.
it is Simon Vance that makes the difference. he's perfect in this narration. he's better than any other. perfect articulation. perfect cadence. perfect tone. perfect meter. a perfect version.
in fact, i believe, this is one of the best of the audiobooks on audible. i have listened to this one over and over. maybe i've put it on a dozen times. why? this reading is poetry of sound and story. this is a pleasure to hear.
i hope you enjoy it.
* Mick Jagger
"Great narration for a great old english tale"
Not disappointed at all in any way. Once this is your type of title, you will enjoy.
The opening description. I am a fan of good, simple poetry.
Excellent! In my book of favorite narrator's (up there with Roy Dotrice - Game of Thrones Series).
Hmm, objectively, none. Each tale has its own set of characters and character development, which contributes to a whole. At least from my limited POV.
Wish the book was longer! Reading and listening was an awesome experience with this title!
"Bittersweet Tale"
Grim historical time. I'm past the half-century mark and read this in high school...didn't remember it at all except that I didn't do so well on my book report! I am living in Paris for a few years so I have been trying to listen to some European classics. I just didn't realize/appreciate the gravity of the French Revolution until I came to live here. As an American, I just don't have much appreciation for world history...I'm getting some! The opening lines of this novel are iconic...they are familiar even to me...if I was a contestant on Jeopardy I would not have put Dicken's poetry with this tale...I feel so much better prepared now for any future contests. The narration is outstanding. I tend to favor male narrators as I find very few women's voices do justice to male roles, and this novel is dominated by male characters. As with the few books I have read placed in this time period, it is a tale full of extreme sadness...at times...hopelessness. To my limited view, it captures the terror of the French revolution all too well. If time travel becomes possible at some point, avoid Paris during the French revolution because no one was safe from Madame Guillotine.Dickens is able to take a sad storyline and somewhat give us a happy ending. If you are a fan of Dickens, this is definitely a story you will want to hear as he takes this time in history and creates a timeless tale.
I am a New York musician, a New York native, and a passionate reader of fiction. Audible is helping me fill in some serious literary gaps.
"A classic, honored."
I am a fairly well-read person, yet I'd managed to miss this cornerstone work for my entire life. I am very glad that I encountered it in the voice of Simon Vance. He is a superb reader, with a fine sense of timing and drama. I was riveted by the story and (I admit it) I wept at the end, sobbed like a baby. Maybe it was good that I waited so long to get to this great book!
I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it. - Salinger ^(;,;)^
"A beautiful story beautifully told."
I seldom re-read or re-listen to novels. Rarely do I find a novel where the gravity of the writing makes me NEED to return to it again and again. There are, however, exceptions to every rule and Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities is definititely an exception. This is a top-tier novel narrated by a top-tier narrator. LIke Tolstoy and Hugo, Dickens is able to mix a story that is epic in historical scale, while also keeping it an intimate book. Dickens examines the challenges, both personal and political, that emerge out of the struggle between subject and state. This is a beautiful story beautifully told.
"A job well done"
Yes, I would. There were some parts that I had a hard time understanding, so I would rewind and listen again. This was my first experience with Dickens (besides A Christmas Carol) and it was beyond enjoyable. I believe that I'll revisit this book in the future not only for another listen but to read it as well.
I'm not sure what else to compare it to! It was a fantastic story of courage, wrong-doing, sacrifice, hardship and love
He did a fantastic job with the narration. I wouldn't have been able to pronounce all of the French names and words so it was really nice hearing him say them. It was very smooth.
There were a couple of times where I found myself chuckling and I never cried but I definitely felt some sorrow for the characters.
This was a fantastic book and I would say that I'm officially a fan of Dickens. I'll definitely be revisiting A Tale of Two Cities and his other works as well. I would definitely give this book a chance.
"One of my new favorite books"
I would definitely recommend. I tried reading this book in middle school, but couldn't get through the beginning boringness. The audiobook version was perfect for me because I was sitting in traffic commuting anyway and didn't have anything else to do besides listen to this book, so I got through the beginning build up. Once the second part started I couldn't stop listening.
I love how the beginning of the book starts a lot of different tangents which come together toward the middle and end of the book. Its ingenious.
I loved the storming of the bastille. I also loved the ending scene of course with Sydney Carton being carted away. His soliloquy is awesome.
It's no wonder that this book is a classic. If you've never listened to it, do it! Persevere through the beginning and you will start to love it. Even the language which at first is dull and off-putting becomes complex and beautiful as you become accustomed to it.
Also, Simon Vance does a great job narrating. His voices are fantastic - especially his voice of Mrs. Pross. It cracks me up.
"Well worth sticking with it!"
I cannot pronounce the French names and places, so hearing them made it come alive. I have tried to read the classic a couple of times, and got bogged down in the beginning with "all those descriptive words"! Hearing it made it so much more interesting!
Cotton - love and faithfulness; Barnay - a hero.
I have not.
I could not listen in one sitting! I had to put it down and read a book...then I went back to it and was thrilled that I did. I did not expect the ending!
I had just finished Les Mis, so here I was back in the French Revolution - at the wine shop - different time period! Now I know why it is a classic. I have learned much about life in Paris!
"Terrific story. Terrible history."
My wife and I used to rent a house every autumn on different islands off the coast of Maine. In one we found a cache of old paperbacks: romances, thrillers and historical novels. Opening one of the latter at random, a story set in America in the 1850s, I read a line of dialogue that went something like this:
"If these Abolitionists don't stop their agitation, we're going to have a civil war!"
It was a fine example of reading history backwards, seeing events as inevitable just because you know they actually happened. It's why I tell our kids to never get their sense of the past from movies. Or historical novels.
Since here we're dealing with Charles Dickens and not John Jakes (or whoever it was) the reading backwards is more nuanced. Still, I don't think I'm overstating much when I suggest that every single preconception, misconception and cliché about the French Revolution springs from this novel.
As an antidote to Dickens' grass-eating peasants, self-besotted aristocrats and Mysteries-of-Udolfo-like Bastille, please read Simon Shama's excellent book, Citizens. Yes, I know Dickens wasn't writing history. The problem is, too many people have taken what he wrote as history—or, even worse, skipped his novel altogether and simply ingested the clichés borrowed from the novel for movies, mini-series and other lesser novels. This is not to say that there was no oppression or injustice in Ancien Regime France; it's just to suggest that the real story is far more nuanced and interesting.
That said, the story is undeniably breathtaking. The first two books carefully set up the third; by the time you get there, the story has become a roller coaster of danger, intrigue and double-dealing, all plausible and terrifying because the personalities and past history have all been so patiently prepared in the first two books. I do think Dickens goes one step too far in making Madame Defarge a direct relation of the family oppressed by…but now I'm giving more away than I should. You decide.
Dickens was able to be tender, funny and admonitory by turns and, it sometimes seems, all at once. He is simply a master craftsman of our language; the story rolls along effortlessly on the tide of his wit and humanity. Yes, there are those details that delighted his original audience and now make us wince. The death of the heroine's young son, part of a telescoped series of events Dickens employs to get us to where the French Revolution begins, is the kind of thing that made an easy target for P. G. Wodehouse. And deservedly so. But it is no more than a speed bump on an otherwise satisfying journey.
A larger reservation: Dickens knew Englishmen through and through, from the highest to the lowest. At least, he writes as if he did. The "honest tradesman" is vintage Dickens, the kind of character any actor would love to get his teeth into. But his Frenchmen come off, by and large, as just a tad ersatz. A little cardboard-y. And the disease is common to his Jacobins and much as his Aristos. My guess—and it's only a guess—is that he was stepping off his home ground (not just leaving England but also his own century) and trying to create characters from the facts he found in history books. Certainly his peasants are pathetic, but they aren't really human in the way Pip or Scrooge are or, in Tale of Two Cities, that wonderful "man of business", Mr. Lorry.
Still, this is a 5-star listen all-round for the characters that are realized and the story they share—and for the flawless performance by the always-enjoyable Simon Vance. It feels good to get another classic under my belt, one I have been ignoring for decades. Especially as now I understand what Bertie Wooster means when he refers to "a touch of the Sydney Carton spirit".
"Disappointed with this dickens novel"
I read as it's a classic on the 1001 books to read before you die lists.
After great expectations, I simply didn't enjoy as much. It's a love story of sorts and it simply wasn't for me. I was expecting a grittier French Revolution story.
Absolutely not. But nobody can enjoy all of the classics.
Good performance
What can Say It's great performance.Nice and clear voice.I like it very much.Thanks for everything.


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Coffee-Coconut Agar Dessert Recipe
Traditional Thai cooking with a home-style bent.
Note: Make sure that you allow the liquid to which the agar powder is added come to a hard boil for at least 30 seconds; otherwise the powder will not be fully dissolved and your agar dessert will not set. Also, you may be tempted to use good-quality coffee and/or strong espresso. You can, although I cannot recommend it for this particular application. Espresso is so strong that it causes the coffee layer to overpower the coconut layer.
Regardless of whatever mold or design you use, make sure that the end result has between 30-50% of the coconut layer in it. Notice that the coconut layer is salted whereas the coffee layer is not. This is based on the assumption that both layers are represented in each bite with the coconut layer providing the mild saltiness that complement the sweet (and ever so slightly bitter) coffee layer. So if your design has more of the coconut part than the coffee part, it may look pretty, but it will be overly salty.
In other words, you can be creative with the layering design, but be sure to keep the proper ratio in mind.
About the author: Leela is the author of the Thai food blog SheSimmers.com. You can follow her at @shesimmers
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- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk, regular or low-fat
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons agar powder, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 3 cups water
Add coconut milk, milk, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of agar powder, and salt in 1-quart saucepan; whisk the mixture together and bring it to a hard boil on medium-high heat, being careful not to let the liquid boil over. After the coconut milk mixture has boiled hard for 30-40 seconds, remove the saucepan from the stove.
Pour the coconut milk mixture into the mold(s) of your choice. Allow it to cool.
Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon agar, instant coffee, and water in another saucepan and bring it to a hard boil over medium-high heat. Once the mixture has boiled for 30-40 seconds, remove the saucepan from the stove.
Check to see whether the coconut agar layer has hardened. You don't want it to be completely solid; otherwise the two layers will not stick together and slide off one another when you serve the dessert. With your finger, touch on the surface of the coconut agar layer lightly to see if there's some resistance on the surface. If so, holding the saucepan as close to the surface of the coconut layer as possible, very gently pour the coffee layer on top of the previous layer.
Let the agar set. This should take about 40 to 45 minutes at room temperature and 20 minutes in the refrigerator.


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Unusual beer turnaround after ferment temp spike
December 09, 2012, 11:13:58 PM »
I made 10 gallons of a Falconer's Flight Pale Ale at the end of July, and ended up pitching US-05 considerably warmer than usual, at 70F and put the beer in a 66F basement bedroom. Luckily that temp held for at least a couple days. However, after that 2 days I left the state for a family reunion at which same time the outdoor temps spiked, making the ambient basement temps also rise. When I returned five days later the beer room was 68-69F, and the beer was smelling really estery - no surprises there. And it was due to pure laziness. I could have sanitized my thermowell and thrown the two primary fermenter buckets into my temp controlled fridge. Anyway, when I returned I smelled the gawdawful stinkiness, but knowing that it had been at least 48 hrs before the temps spiked, I decided to try to save the beer thinking it was esters rather than fusels that were the problem. Ten days after pitching the yeast I added dry hops in bags and left the beer on the yeast cake to clean up while dry hopping at the same time for another ten days. I then removed the dry hops but left it for maybe another week on the yeast cake. Not exactly sure how long because in my disgust I quit taking notes.
So, after 4 - 5 weeks in primary it was still stinky and I dumped 5 gallons, and the other 5 gallons I put into a keg, purged it, pressurized it, and left it for 4.5 months at (edit) ~65F, i.e. cellar temps at my house. After another couple weeks at mid 30'sF in the kegerator, the beer is drinking great although it still has just a tad of an estery smell that doesn't affect the taste. The hop flavors are clean and complex, and it is definitely not headache beer. Now I wish I had not dumped half of it. At least I had the sense to know that since the first 48-60 hours were within reasonable fermentation temp range, that logically this beer had a chance, regardless of being stinky at the time.
The moral of the story is 1) trust that initial sensory perception is not the final determining factor when questioning potential for saving a beer after a ferment temp fault, and 2) don't ever stray from your best management practices, in this case using temp control when it is available.
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You dumped it because it spiked to 69F? I call that crazy.
But seriously two things. The bulk of fermentation occured at the correct temp and that was the most critical time. Also, fermentation smells often do not carry through into the final beer.
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December 10, 2012, 09:35:01 AM »
Yeah I find that strange. I ferment US05 around 70 frequently and have not had any issues. I prefer to keep it in the mid 60s but luckily it is pretty forgiving.
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I've brewed several beers with US-05 that have probably gotten as high as the low 70's at the peak of fermentation, and I've never noticed any undesired fermentation character in the finished beer. My basement is about 68F ambient all summer, and I use US-05 for at least half of my brews. Sounds like something else might be going on to me.
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in the book 'yeast' by the guy who owns white labs(cant remember his name) he says almost all flavor compounds for beer are created in the first 2 days of fermentation. i think you have a different issue on your hands if it sat at the right temp for the first 48-60 hours.
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Yeah, I was aware that the first 2-3 days are most critical for keeping ferment temps down, and when the flavors are largely established. I understand others' doubts based on my first post. In actuality, my notes state that I guessed that ferment reached ~74F, possibly by 50-55 hours after pitching.
I have let beers get away from me early on before, and have cellared those with solventy fusels for +2 years to see if the fusels would eventually convert to esters. Ultimately they were headache beers for so long that they were worthy of dumping just so as to get rid of questionable inventory. But I had a friend carry the cap around for a week in his pocket to ask me about one of those beers that had cellared long enough to be really enjoyable, and I gave him my last bottle of it yesterday.
My processes were fine up until the ferment temps. I was just pointing out that based on the timing of the ferment temp swings, I was amazed at how well the STINKY beer rebounded.
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But not everyone agreed with that assessment.
"There are different laws for rich people and poor people," said East Elmhurst resident Debbie Pabon, 54. "It used to be for black and white people, but not anymore. If you can afford the best lawyers, I guess they can get you off of anything."
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