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|2013-01-28, 06:43
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Hence why I wondered if it would automatically cause the owner to act on instinct and try to keep damage to his unit as minimal as he possibly can during missions since he's been practically abandoned, even though it would be for a temporary period.
|2013-01-28, 06:56
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*Looks at Ez-8*
Can't last forever though, the unit will degrade overtime anyway until proper parts is used (this also a plot point for Houki's FALKEN and to much lesser extent Cecilia's Wyvern, being super prototypes)
|2013-01-28, 07:30
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@zero: for IS, I only imagine physical maintenance is not required. The problem is data management, The IS has two relevant data plots, baseline and latest. If my hypothesis is correct, the IS core requires initial input or baselines to learn about the frame(this may be what Kanzashi was working on). Latest data is concerned on the IS evolution tech like when Tabane checked Byaku(It automatically readjusts statistics according to what should be optimum efficiency in relation to the pilot's ability, which is Ichika's problem).
Manual corrections for either are required and downright torturous, especially for the Ichika type problem. It's basically pruning excess data and reverting it to older form, though if you overextend the delay on pruning the data then your input history overwrites it completely from the database(think internet history).
If my theory is followed, Byakushiki's imbalanced auto-tuning is because Ichika isn't really doing so good as a pilot so the IS is compensating for it. Booster issue is because Ichika's maneuvering is based on pace switching. The boosters are pulse type to allow them to quickly switch up speeds and corner, but this makes acceleration and maximum speed suffer. The Setsura cannon is fixed into a one shot one kill setting due to Ichika practically never firing continuous shots. In fact, he doesn't use it much at all which leaves the self-improvement program stuck on what it's supposed to do so tuning updates are stagnant.
@stratos: Generally yes. I imagine it's kind of like owning a car or playing a survival game with practically no bullets. You are very sensitive to scratch marks due to needing a new paintjob and you stick to your knife because bullets are worth more than gold in weight. Kind of like that I guess.
|2013-01-28, 07:48
|Link #40007
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
Pulse jet, by theory, is more fuel efficient than rocket (without being heavy like turbojet/turbofan), however even in real life, mismatched timing will pull the curve down, and creating a good enough valve is unattainable yet, so pulse jet is pushed aside. As noted, in ByakuShiki's case it's SOFTWARE problem, not hardware.
|2013-01-28, 07:55
|Link #40008
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
Hmmm... Ichika's fighting style till now has never been about a straight sprint as far as I remember. I mean sure it is but he always interlaces it with sudden stop and starts. If this were the case, which kind of booster would be most efficient?
|2013-01-28, 08:09
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
He relied on high T/W engine with high maximum V, this kind of engine... well, is too ideal to be true, this leaves one thing to be sacrificed: fuel efficiency
1. Turbojet/Turbofan had high fuel efficiency but poor maximum V, due to air drag problem.
2. Rocket had immense T/W and virtually unlimited Maximum V but VERY poor fuel efficiency, won't last for even a minute.
3. Ramjet has high maximum V and T/W value, but only efficient at very high speed, it couldn't be used to accelerate
All three are 'basic' engine type, but none of them require 'precise timing of ignition and fuel spraying' which is what Tatenashi claimed, Pulse Jet did.
Once again, please take this as grain of salt. It could be just Izuru slap something and forgot it (though the way it applied is very much correct).
|2013-01-28, 08:58
|Link #40011
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
Nope, it's all on the setting. If it's about his flying pattern, then someone will notice him already.
Oddly enough, properly made, Pulsejet is a good compromise between turbine and rocket in strength and weakness, which is exactly what ByakuShiki need. Rocket also hard to adjust (literally all or nothing, bad for cornering unless it could be vectored), while turbine has slow response (Ichika's dash-stop-dash method is not possible)
|2013-01-28, 09:06
|Link #40012
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
What if... just a stupid thought. What if the base settings were already proper? I mean it's the fuel spraying and ignition timing that were thrown off kilter right? Maybe this sudden stop start flight style caused the IS to try and adopt another type of timing to the pulse engine fuel spray? If the pulse engine by default is no good for the way he flies that is. He gets mroe comfortable with the new skewed settings but it screws up the system overall?
|2013-01-28, 09:19
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I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
Why not? Pulse Jet is immature kind of engine (hence exotic status, not considered 'big three'), the lack of human intervention made the adjustment kinda...off. The new, valveless design especially, it's lacks of major moving parts means adjustment = major retool.
Human can always properly adapt to faulty machine, but even advanced machine can be thrown off balance by faulty human. Just ask Graham Aker and Amuro Ray
|2013-01-28, 09:22
|Link #40014
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
In my idea of IS maintenance, the tech crew work as both designer and gardener/custodian. It's their work to put in initial values and hardware drivers or establish the "factory settings" and then they need to keep trimming off unwanted "adaptations" by the IS
|2013-01-28, 09:24
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
Exactly this, thank you. I might use this to draw the difference between the two ByakuShiki unit, aside form obvious difference in chassis size.
Ichika's old chassis corrupted during dimensional shift because of lack of maintenance even, because the accidental status of the jump process (Yukihira got it worst)
|2013-01-28, 09:28
|Link #40016
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
Pilot maintenance in my version isn't in depth. The tech crew put a certain setting and tell the pilot to reset to this value every so and so hours of engagement. Should they want more freedom of control, preset values are saved and suggested values are told to the pilot and what to expect of value modification. So pilots know how to tune, but not to the same degree as an actual tech.
Just putting this up.
|2013-01-28, 09:35
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A small town has a festival planned to bring tourists and money to the beach side businesses but with strange deaths and possible shark attacks causing the beaches to be closed, arguments begin between the mayor and the sheriff's office about the best way forward for the celebrations. This sound at all familiar to anyone? Yeah, well guess again because even though these monsters here are indeed sharks, they swim through the sand not the sea so Sand Sharks is nothing like Jaws. So there!
With its tongue planted firmly in its cheek from the opening sand shark attack on some bikers and a title font so hokey it's almost embarrassing, Sand Sharks does very little to take itself seriously. Once again we're put through another direct to DVD horror story with the bright sunny location, lots of bikini clad girls and acting that is about as convincing as the premise of sharks swimming through sand.
With the 'Sandman Festival' coming to Whitesands (a festival that has no more than a hundred people in attendance due to this movie's low budget by the way) the sand shark attacks are coming thick and fast (and mostly off camera outside of the hokey CGI fin cutting through the sand). Of course the Jaws 'homages' come at us as much as possible with town meetings, crazy eyed fisherman offering to hunt and kill the shark for big money and a marine biologist (Brooke Hogan) offering up some more logical options to the level headed sheriff (Eric Scott Woods). All of this comes off more like a porn parody of Jaws as opposed to something trying to match Spielberg's classic and with nothing in the way of excitement to back the story up everything falls very flat for the most part.
I've said it before with stuff like Sharktopus and Dinoshark and all those other movies that take an already effective killing machine and add a twist of bullshit for effect, but with CGI effects this bad and frankly embarrassing it's hard to imagine what audience this is reaching out to. The sand shark attacks are so, so bad here. Mostly they are off camera with only hints at fins and large masses jumping on people but when we do get to see the sand sharks in all their glory it's even worse.
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The only so-bad-its-good creature feature I continuously re-visit is Piranha 3D. To me, no future film of its kind will even touch on its success. It had the perfect mix of T+A and gore. Having some nifty 3D and familiar faces didn't hurt either. As for shark films (in terms of quality), "Jaws", "Open Water", and "The Reef" are the only decent ones to me. ("Deep Blue Sea" is alright but it's a bit too over-the-top for my taste).
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I agree Piranha 3D was a whole lot of fun. I can't take much of Deep Blue Sea though. Always disliked that one.
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Marcus1138 wrote: I agree Piranha 3D was a whole lot of fun. I can't take much of Deep Blue Sea though. Always disliked that one.
For me, "Deep Blue Sea" is a solid watch just because of the ongoing suspense, some impressive practical effects, and the unpredicability of the body count. However, like we both pointed out, it can be a bit too much. I still would watch DBS over films like "Red Water" any day.
For me, "Deep Blue Sea" is a solid watch just because of the ongoing suspense, some impressive practical effects, and the unpredicability of the body count. However, like we both pointed out, it can be a bit too much. I still would watch DBS over films like "Red Water" any day.
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BRANDON — Although photographer Neal White is best known for his black and white silver gelatin prints, he says he wouldn't go back to film photography for all the tea in China. Digital photography, he says, is just far superior.
"It's the greatest thing that's happened to photography since its invention," the Brandon resident said in a recent interview.
Digital photography offers "more artistic control, it's not toxic, the results — better. There's a myth that silver gelatin is better. It's just a myth being constantly reinforced by the people who want to sell vintage photographs for large sums of money."
When digital photography first came into style, White was skeptical. His friend and former teacher, Jack Welpott, who was best known for black and white nude photography, began experimenting with the digital medium at the turn of the century. White was unmoved by the images until one day in 2003.
"Finally, he sent me some prints that I was impressed with," White recalled.
In 2003, White made the switch from film to digital, and he hasn't looked back, except to take his old negatives and digitize them.
"My digital prints, which are done using archival paper, with inks permanent enough to last hundreds of years, are far superior to my vintage pictures done on silver gelatin," he said. "The silver gelatin might sell for $5,000, but it's a piece of poop compared to what I can do processing a picture using a computer and printing it on archival paper."
With digital photography, White isn't constrained by cost, toxic chemical exposure — which he formed an allergy to — or rolls of film.
"The thing about digital photography … is it enables one to shoot unlimited numbers of pictures," he said. "You're not burning film and that affects the cost … there's no expense" — other than a camera and computer — "until you make a selection for a print."
For photographers like White, who value control above almost all else, the post-production computer programs offered by software companies like Adobe enable photographers to adapt an image with unparalleled precision.
"This is the dream of the obsessive-compulsive photographer — a lot of people in photography are sort of obsessive-compulsive. They're not like Jackson Pollock splashing paint around — they have a thing for perfectionism and detail. In fact, it's probably a good thing Ansel (Adams, 20th century pioneer of black and white photography) died before this was all available to him, because he probably would have been institutionalized."


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It's a bit of a mobile day on OSNews today, with news about Cinder and Symbian. Next up is Google's Android. While Android is designed for smartphones, there has been increasing chatter about netbook manufacturers using Android on netbooks. Google has always remained fairly mum on the possibility of Android on netbooks, but during yesterday's earnings call, Google CEO Eric Schmidt talked about this subject.
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"Netbooks, in my opinion, are scaled down laptops. Thus they run scaled down desktops and bloat free applications on said desktops.
Not true - my netbook run OpenOffice.org "
So does mine (Dell Mini-9), running Dell's version of Ubuntu 8.04, and I have no problems with any app on that device, including OOo.
As for Andriod, I just got my G1 yesterday, and am still learning the ins and outs of it, but from what I've seen and worked with so far, I like it. I'm not sure if I'd like a netbook with an Andriod-based OS on it, but for a smart phone, it is pretty darned good.


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Release Date: February 20, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Millions of people have seen her animated Web videos. She wrote a best-selling book and has testified before Congress. She has even appeared on Stephen Colbert's show.
Now, Annie Leonard will visit the University at Buffalo.
Leonard, whose "The Story of Stuff" video went viral in 2007 making her a star among environmental activists, will be on campus March 10-12. She will give the Sustainability Academy keynote lecture on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m., at the Drama Theater in UB's Center for the Arts.
Leonard's speech, titled "Moving Towards Zero Waste and the Story of Solutions," is free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to RSVP online at: http://www.buffalo.edu/sustainability/engagement/storyofstuff.html.
"The Story of Stuff" is a 20-minute video that criticizes excessive consumerism and promotes sustainable living. It relies on playful yet poignant cartoon drawings of the Earth, a factory and other images to explain complex issues, such as "externalized costs" and "perceived obsolescence."
Leonard (the actual person, not a cartoon) appears in the video's foreground explaining how the materials economy works as the cartoon depicts: forests burning; factories discharging pollutants; and stick figures pushing shopping carts.
"As long as we keep putting toxins into our industrial production systems, we're going to keep getting toxics in the stuff we bring into our homes, workplaces and schools. And – duh! – our bodies," says Leonard, who, despite the brutal assessment of excessive consumerism, manages to keep the video's tone light-hearted and informative.
Note: Leonard's speech at UB will include information from "The Story of Stuff," as well as a counterpoint video, "The Story of Solutions."
In addition to her speech at UB, Leonard will meet with students from the university's Sustainability Academy, which launched last fall and is one of five Undergraduates Academies that enable students with shared interests to live and learn together at UB.
A former Greenpeace employee, Leonard spent nearly 25 years traveling the world investigating environmental health issues and promoting sustainable living. She had little name recognition, however, until she posted "The Story of Stuff" online.
Since then, the video has been viewed more than 30 million times, according to Leonard's website. Its success spawned other videos in which Leonard tackles issues such as bottled water and cosmetics. It also led to the 2010 book "The Story of Stuff," which prompted television interviews, including a sit-down with Colbert.
"You must think this economic downturn is fantastic," said Colbert, who joked that, in Leonard's viewpoint, the recession was a good thing.
Leonard didn't miss a beat: "I'm excited about the potential of the economic downturn to get us to think a little more critically" about working an extra job to buy a new car or that "15th pair of shoes."
To learn more about the Undergraduate Academies and UB's efforts to promote sustainability, visit http://academies.buffalo.edu/ and http://www.buffalo.edu/sustainability.html.
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Simmering pots, steaming pans and razor-sharp knives – famous chefs like Bobby Flay, Cat Cora, Masaharu Morimoto and Mario Batali compete against each other in the popular American cooking show "Iron Chef America". The actor Mark Dacascos served as "The Chairman" of the show, entertaining viewers throughout the culinary spectacle. He has now sold his home for 1.45 million US dollars, the equivalent of approx. 1.3 million euros, through E&V in Westlake Village.
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Fans of Ubuntu will have to be forgiven if they've been a little distracted lately. After all, exactly two weeks ago Canonical launched its crowdfunding campaign for the new Ubuntu Edge smartphone.
It's not just any crowdfunding campaign, of course -- it's a big one. Really big -- to the tune of US$32 million.
No one ever said Mark Shuttleworth lacked ambition, and indeed the campaign got off to a good start. Last week, however, the pace of contributions began to slow down, as noted by the Slashdot crowds. As of Sunday night, just over $8 million had come in, with 17 days to go.
Throughout the Linux blogosphere, teeth are being gnashed; hands are being wrung. What will be the fate of this breathtakingly audacious effort?
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"This device looks amazing," began Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone. "I love some of the ideas that are going into it. It looks like it's got some real potential as a phone -- if Canonical can get it made, I would love to get my grubby mitts on one."
Still, "$32 million? That's a pretty steep number," Stone went on. "It's going to be rough getting there. The numbers are tapering off significantly since its initial announcement, and over one-third of the time has gone by without getting to one-third of the goal. At the rate things are going, they're not going to make it."
Similarly, "I don't think the project will get off the ground," agreed Robin Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor. "The majority of the nearly $8 million raised so far has been by offering lower 'perk' prices.
"When the fundraising slowed down after the first 24 hours, Canonical offered a second set of perks," Lim recounted.
'We Are Not Partners'
At some point, "rather than offering more perks, Canonical should come up with a realistic price for its handset," Lim opined.
Assuming Canonical does raise the funds to put the Ubuntu Edge into production, "after the delivery of the 45,000 to 50,000 handsets to founders, who will build an ecosystem of apps and accessories for a market of 45,000 to 50,000 users?" Lim wondered. "Ultimately, if the Ubuntu Edge were to become a success, you would be paying $600 to $830 this year for something that will have to be sold at a much lower price next year.
"Basically, founders are being asked to sacrifice," he pointed out.
The question that must be asked, Lim added, is whether any smartphone is worth $830 -- "especially one that won't be delivered for another year, running an untested operating system?
"The deal would be palatable if every Ubuntu Edge was delivered with shares of stock in Canonical, but as it stands now, why would I want to invest money to help Canonical make money?" he concluded. "Eventually, we do have to realize, we are not partners in this venture. Just potential customers who Canonical wants to profit from."
'This Just Isn't It'
It's unlikely the campaign will reach its goal, consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack agreed.
"I really doubt it will," he told Linux Girl. "In the end, they don't really have much to ofter in the phone space since I don't ever want the same interface on both my phone and my desktop."
Mack still hopes for a third mobile platform, he added. "I hate the way Android handles native apps," he said.
Nevertheless, "this just isn't it," he concluded.
'I'll Stick with the Big Players'
"I like the looks of the Ubuntu Phone, but overall I must say that it is not a product for me," Google+ blogger Brett Legree agreed.
"For much of what I do, I could actually use Android as my base operating system, and if I were to use Linux, I'd be likely to use a different distro anyway," Legree explained. "Nothing wrong with Ubuntu, but it doesn't suit my requirements."
So, "for me, no sale -- I'll stick with the big players," Legree concluded. "As far as reaching the funding goal, I wish them and their supporters all the best. However, I'm not a betting man."
'This Is a Big Risk'
"$32 million is an eye-watering amount to raise through crowd-funding, and I would not be surprised if they don't make it," opined Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien.
The interesting question, however, "is what did they know that made this seem likely?" O'Brien mused. "Did Mark Shuttleworth and the folks at Canonical have something up their sleeve? Because a failed campaign is much worse than one that was not attempted. This is a big risk, and I wonder why they took it."
Hyperlogos blogger Martin Espinoza saw it similarly.
"If the Edge is going to make its astronomical goal, it's going to take involvement from Mark Shuttleworth himself," Espinoza predicted. "To him I say, if this is such a great idea, spend your own money. Because if he fails, he's going to leave a black mark on mobile Linux."
'Great Advertising'
Even if it is behind, Canonical's fundraising campaign is "great advertising," blogger Robert Pogson told Linux Girl. "I expect that funds will magically appear to reach the goal. Even Mark Shuttleworth could find enough to top off the campaign in his pocket-lint."
Either way, "the campaign does much more than raise funds," Pogson added. "It informs many fans of GNU/Linux about the real risks of bringing a product to market."
Specifically, "having a good idea and great software is not enough," he pointed out. "Money and infrastructure has to be built, and there is no guarantee of success. This is an important lesson for many, like me, who question Mark Shuttleworth's decisions in the development of Ubuntu GNU/Linux. Mark Shuttleworth has been taking the risks on his own and this campaign allows others to share the risk."
An 'Upside-Down World'
It's ironic that "persons who need (and deserve) money donations -- like Mr. Ken Starks -- struggle, while Mark got much more money than he deserved," Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol observed.
"This is our upside-down world, where hard workers in the Free Software community go through hard times and Mark, who doesn't need it, gets tons of cash," Ebersol added. "If you tell me the donations are slowing down, great. They should never have sped up."
Canonical seems to be "really great at coming into a market too late for anybody to care, and before anybody says, 'But, but ... it's a FOSS phone!'" Slashdot blogger hairyfeet began. "Please remember we already HAVE a FOSS phone and unlike Ubuntu's it already has a couple of OEMs and carriers supporting it AND they didn't have to beg for money to get it out the door.
"I'm of course talking about MozPhone," hairyfeet added.
'Dead by 2015'
So, "whether you like or hate Ubuntu (personally haven't cared either way since the switch to Unity, aka 'I Iz A Cellphone LULZ')," he went on, "one would have to be blind not to see that: 1. The mobile market is INSANELY crowded, with companies a heck of a lot bigger than Canonical; 2. Android already has the low to midrange locked up; 3. the one niche appeal Canonical had is covered by Mozilla, who is just as open if not more than Canonical; and 4. in the most important arena, apps, Android already has the network effect, whereas all potential Ubuntu Phone users have to look forward to is badly ported Linux apps."
In short, "I predict Ubuntu Phone will join Ubuntu netbook and Ubuntu TV on the 'yet more money wasted by Canonical with zero ROI' pile," hairyfeet concluded. "Canonical still looks to be right on schedule to keep my prediction of Canonical dead by 2015."


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Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago Cubs activated catcher Welington Castillo from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday.
Castillo was batting .242 with five home runs and 21 RBI over 43 games prior to landing on the DL at the beginning of June with left rib cage inflammation.
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text: Gentoo SELinux Handbook Chris PeBenito Main Gentoo Handbook Authors, Editors, and Contributors This is the Gentoo x86 SELinux Handbook, based on the Gentoo handbook. 1.90 30 April 2006 Installing Gentoo SELinux In this part you learn how to install Gentoo SELinux on your system. Gentoo SELinux Installation How to do a fresh installation of Gentoo SELinux. Converting to Gentoo SELinux SELinux alternatively can be installed on current Linux installations. This Chapter deals with converting a prexisting Gentoo install to SELinux. Initial preparations A few preparations must be done before installing SELinux packages. Boot SELinux Kernel Install and boot a SELinux kernel. Install SELinux Userland Install SELinux packages and policy, and label filesystems. Working with SELinux Learn how to work with SELinux SELinux Overview SELinux has many parts to understand. This chapter discusses SELinux's important concepts and policy. SELinux HOWTO This chapter deals with how to common operations in SELinux. SELinux FAQ This chapter deals with frequently asked questions in SELinux. Troubleshooting SELinux When encountering problems on a machine, SELinux can add extra difficulty in fixing the problem. This chapter walks through fixing common problems. Policy Not Loaded on Boot This chapter deals with the problem of the policy not being loaded on boot. Trouble Logging in Locally This chapter deals with problems logging in locally at the console. Trouble Logging in Remotely This chapter deals with problems logging in remotely by ssh.


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George Augustus Frederick lived from 1762 until 1830. He reigned over the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland, and Hanover from January 29, 1820. A dishonorable king, often involved in family disputes, he entertained numerous women while accomplishing little or nothing for his people. Some of his most interesting blunders include: denying his 1785 marriage to Maria Fitzherbert in order to conciliate Parliament, employing others (i.e. "Knighton") to deal with his debts, excluding his wife from his coronation ceremony and forcing ministers to bring in a Divorce Bill (1827-28), marrying for a second time in 1795 only to pursue an affair with Lady Jersey and, apparently, retire often to Brighton and Windsor with Lady Conyngham. He distributed appointments without consulting his ministers and staunchly opposed the Catholic Emancipation Bill to the last. Later, his health failed and he became prone to delusions. According to the second volume of The Concise Dictionary of National Biography, "The power of the Crown much diminished under his reign."
Hence, Carlyle's reference to "sacred George the Fourth" among other "sacred Charleses, Jamses, Georges and Defenders of the Faith" serves further to ridicule the English nation's wanton and irrational erection of statues. Cynically, yet humorously, he alludes to Cromwell's probable disappointment, humiliation and digust, if he were nominated alongside such fools as a candidate for statue-hood. Carlyle explains how a statue built in celebration of an individual, even a truly heroic individual, no longer serves to honor or even compliment that individual, simply because too many veritable idiots have already been captured in such a way. No longer does public representation of a figure necessarily mean that the individual displayed deserves even remote acknowledgement or remembrance. Carlyle finds this state of affairs deplorable, if not tragic. He uses George the Fourth as a perfect example of the stereoptypical ignoramus England blindly chooses to objectify and idolize — to put forth as an example for the rest of the country.
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Do you ever get the impression that the internet was invented solely as a showcase for cute cat videos and photos? Yeah, me too. That's why I'm going to contribute to the trend with this roundup of cute kitties all cozy and cuddly in their own handcrafted beds. Even if you're not in the market for a new bed for the meowser, these photos are undeniably adorable.
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Hellraiser (UK - BD RA/B)
Our Leigh Riding prepares to open the box once again, this time on Blu-ray...
Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) finds himself in possession of an intricate puzzle box called the Lament Configuration and, upon opening it in his attic, is brutally dragged to hell. Sometime later, Frank's brother Larry (Andrew Robinson), his wife Julia (Claire Higgins) and their daughter Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) move into Frank's unused house. While moving, Larry cuts his hand, and the ensuing blood seeps into the floor, resurrecting Frank partially. In order to fully reconstitute himself fully Frank convinces his secret former lover Julia to lure men to the attic so that he may kill them and use their blood to revert to his original form. However Kirsty discovers this plan and solves the puzzle box herself, which summons the demonic Cenobites, who arrive to not only reclaim escapee Frank, but also take Kirsty, the new opener of the box, back to hell with them too.
While I'm not exactly a horror aficionado along the lines of our very own Gabe Powers and the Wilson brothers, I can certainly appreciate the genre, and while the impact of the brand has dramatically diminished with countless and pointless sequels, the original Hellraiser still stands as one of the best examples of the genre, and definitely one of my personal favourites.
If one were to come in to Hellraiser blind, they may be rather surprised by the very deliberate pace of the film. While there are numerous setpieces smattered throughout the first two thirds of the film, the majority of the scenes are hugely character based, focussing on the minutae of relationships and family life in a way that can be rather affecting if you relate to Larry and Julia's situation in any way. Rather than drag the tone of the film down, it in fact turns the screws even harder when the more unfortunate and brutal events take place.
Bearing in mind that this is Clive Barker's directorial debut, Hellraiser is directed with an incredibly steady hand despite some wildly fluctuating production values. Barker handles the actors incredibly well, with old Scorpio himself Andrew Robinson shining as both the against-type placid nature of Larry and the complete flip side of his alter ego, which I won't reveal here for fear of serious spoilers.
Barker also handles the technical aspects of the production rather well despite some of the obvious limitations of his rather tight budget. Everything is shot rather ominously, even in relatively naturalistic domestic scenes, but of course the real show is based in the attic, where Kirsty finally gets to meet the bats in the belfry. And what a showstopper that is, as we get a taste of the now iconic Cenobites.
It's hard to believe in the ensuing years of increasingly shoddy Weinstein produced shelf fillers centred around the ubiquitous Pinhead, just how sparingly used these demonic creatures are used in Barker's films, and just how more powerful they are for it. It helps that the creature designs are outstanding, created by British FX supremo and occasional director (I believe he made the not-that-bad Carpenter riff Proteus) Bob Keen, who brings this nightmarish S&M freaks to vivid life. However, the real power of Pinhead himself is not the howling monster he looks, nor is he quipping his way through his scenes Freddy-style. Pinhead (as he's not known as at this point; I believe the first use of that name was in Hellraiser III, and please correct me if I'm wrong) is in fact a rather refined, erudite creature who would be seen as enigmatic if only he wasn't such a horrific vision. What a shame he was reduced to product recognition in what was more an anthology series than true sequels.
Hellraiser, despite some iffy, iffy optical effects (don't even get me started on the wall-crawler) and technical flubs, has aged rather well for a film that is twenty-two years old, and still retains its ability to chill to the bone despite the eventual watering down of the series.
Hellraiser is delivered in 1080p at 24fps in its OAR of 1.85:1, and while it looks as good as it's going to get, there are many of the same problems that have plagued all of the previous releases. While there is none of the digital blocking that occasionally affected the standard def Anchor Bay version of the film, there is still the issue of the image being simply too dark for its own good, presumably in an attempt to hide the fairly poor quality of the original print (remember, Hellraiser was made on an incredibly tight budget). The film still holds a considerable amount of grain, which is fine by me as the film has a soft image as it is, and any more softening to eradicate simple grain would be a poor choice. However, the colour has been toned down from the previous releases, and as a result the regular use of reds and blues isn't as heavy as they have been before. While it's not a stand out Blu-ay title by any stretch, it really is the best that the film's gonna look.
A TrueHD 5.1 track is offered on this disc, and for the first two thirds of the film, you may question why. Being mostly dialogue based, the whole thing is naturally flat and rather dull by nature, despite everything sounding quite clear. However, things really kick in when we come to Christopher Young's majestic score, which is hugely powerful in its execution, and the track doesn't sell it short. Things also kick up a notch with the arrival of the Cenobites, with chains whipping around the surrounds like nobody's business, a healthy use of bass, and when Pinhead finally speaks, you bloody well know about it. Again, it's worth reinvesting in an upgrade.
While the US have been lavished with this anniversary special edition (which incidentally, this BD is not advertised as), we Brits have been saddled with a pared down version for years, so again this warrants a re-purchase for fans. First up is the old commentary track from previous releases, because as Barker himself says in one of the features on the previous release 'this is the last time I'm gonna talk about this son-of-a-bitch movie', but thankfully it's a goody. Featuring Barker, Ashley Laurence and co-screenwriter Peter Atkins, it's an interesting track. Barker naturally holds court, and it's a great listen purely because he is brutally honest about what works and doesn't work in the film.
Next up is a feature new to the UK, ('Mr Cotton, I Presume?') in which Andrew Robinson talks about his career from Dirty Harry to Hellraiser and beyond rather candidly, being both disappointed at his typecasting, and alternately proud of his work on this film and with Barker. Another new feature contains an interview with Ashley Laurence, who to be frank, moans about pretty much all of the career that other people have paid for, but hey, it's new content for the BD.
The last of the new UK features is an interview with Christopher Young, which is essential for fans of his wonderful score.
The Doug Bradley interview that was on the previous version appears again here, and it's good to hear his reminiscences of the role and his fondness for it. Also returning is 'Hellraiser: Resurrection', the retrospective documentary, which runs for just under half an hour, but is so rammed with information that the brevity is irrelevant.
The disc is rounded up with various TV Spots, trailers, trivia track and a photo gallery featuring various production stills, FX work and storyboards. It's a sturdy Blu-ray set, and well worth reinvesting in for fans.
I may be a little biased, but even the more ambivalent of reviewers will nod toward the importance of Hellraiser; for reference, take a look at our Gabe Powers' great review for a different view of the film. It's a must if you've never seen it, and if you have, there is enough technical polish and added bonus content to warrant a repeat purchase. Highly recommended.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
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keffa wrote: good review. films a bit dated now tho. might pick it up on the cheap in the jan sales!
Its already 7.95£ on Amazon.uk!
Its already 7.95£ on Amazon.uk!
Oooh! Name-dropping! Somebody get the Dust-Buster!
We're afficionadoes of the genre, but we are as such with many other genres. We were brought up on Hammer movies playing on BBC1 every Friday night, and was the start of a deep-routed love for it all.
The only genre we hate with a passion is the "romantic comedy", that most empty of film. The formula is absolute, with the audience wanting no surprises, and the whole thing is merely designed to put the mind into neutral as it makes girlies get into a "Y"-shaped position after the movie.
We have a lot of affection for Hellraiser, and it's high time it got a decent release. It's a pity that R2-DVD went to the wall, as it contained our exhaustive, 8000 word review of the Hellraiser 3-movie boxed set.
Nice review, Mr R.
We're afficionadoes of the genre, but we are as such with many other genres. We were brought up on Hammer movies playing on BBC1 every Friday night, and was the start of a deep-routed love for it all.
The only genre we hate with a passion is the "romantic comedy", that most empty of film. The formula is absolute, with the audience wanting no surprises, and the whole thing is merely designed to put the mind into neutral as it makes girlies get into a "Y"-shaped position after the movie.
We have a lot of affection for Hellraiser, and it's high time it got a decent release. It's a pity that R2-DVD went to the wall, as it contained our exhaustive, 8000 word review of the Hellraiser 3-movie boxed set.
Nice review, Mr R.
good review. films a bit dated now tho. might pick it up on the cheap in the jan sales!
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Disc Details
Release Date: 20th July 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English
Subtitles: English HoH, Spanish
Extras: Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Clive Barker and Star Ashley Laurence and Peter Atkins), Fast Film Facts, Mr Cotton, I Presume?: An Interview with Star Andrew Robinson, Actress From Hell: An Interview with Star Ashley Lawrence, Hellcomposer: An Interview with Composer Christopher Young, Hellraiser: Resurrection Featurette, Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser, U.S R-Rated Trailer, U.S G-Rated Trailer, International Trailer, 4 TV Spots, 4 Galleries
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Clive Barker
Cast: Andrew Robinson, Ashley laurence, Claire Higgins, Doug Bradley
Genre: Horror
Length: 94 minutes
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Bread, Cheese, Tomatoes – 3 ways
Last week I pretty much lived on tomatoes, cheese and bread. Partly this is because I finally found a real, artisanal, independent bakery that makes real, quality bread (and incredible blueberry scones!). Partly this is because I finally figured out how to make quality pizza.
(Darby's in West Boylston has literally made our life here better and filled a real void. 8 months with supermarket bakery bread as the best option has been sucky. And enough to prompt me to learn how to bake bread. I'm not good at it yet, but at least I know what's in it. But Darby's makes that less necessity, and more choice. Anyway, I digress.)
So, what did I do as soon as I got real bread in my hands? Why, I grilled it of course, and topped it with the best stuff I had on hand.
I happened to have some good golf-ball sized tomatoes on hand leftover from another use, and the same for some fresh mozzarella and basil. (Really the dish was serendipitous, and I was giddy when I realized I had all the things on hand for a delicious snack.) I sliced, salted and allowed the tomatoes to drain for a little bit. The salt leaches the excess water out, and leaves you with a concentrated, less messy, tomato flavor. Then I tossed it together with the cheese, basil, some olive oil and balsamic and let it sit together for a bit.
Meanwhile, I heated a grill pan over medium high heat, and brushed slices of bread with olive oil on both sides. I grilled the oiled bread until there were nice grill marks on each side, and then rubbed one side of each slice with a garlic clove that I had slice in half. This infused the bread with a nice garlic flavor without actually putting garlic chunks into the mix to eat.
And then? I sat, and quietly ate my snack with unbridled pleasure.
The next day I tossed the topping leftovers with toasted, 2 day old bread, to make a panzanella. Panzanella is literally stale bread tossed with tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, balsamic, (or variants). The stale, toasted bread soaks up the lovely juices, and you're not stuck with a stale hunk of bread on your counter.
But the real triumph was this:
(Please excuse the crappy picture. I didn't expect this to be bloggable, but it was so freaking delicious that I had to snap a picture before we ate it all.)
Salami & Zucchini Pizza
from Jamie's Italy
My god, this was So Much Better than I could have expected.
First off, I didn't realize how much proper technique affected a pizza's outcome. I've been making pizza at home with mixed results for years, but I assumed that rolling out some dough, topping with sauce and cheese, and popping it in the oven until done was all there was to it.
And in some ways, it's that easy. But HOW you roll out the dough, how much sauce, what cheese and toppings, and WHERE in the oven (and at what temp), these all make a huge difference in outcome.
(I will admit it was a shamefully inedible pizza that prompted me to finally look up some technique help on this. I mean, really, who screws up a pizza so badly that it's inedible. Me. That's who.)
This is what I've found out about making an excellent pizza:
1) A super hot oven. As hot as you can get it really, 500 degrees if yours goes up that high.
2) Thinly rolled dough. About 1/4″ thick. We're not making veggie pies here, we're making pizza.
3) Not too big, maybe about 12″ diameter. The dough is thin… if you roll it out too big, it's too ungainly to handle. Make multiple pizzas if you have to.
4) Just sauce to cover. This means about 4 Tbs of sauce for a pizza the size we're talking about. Too much sauce and you'll drown your dough and ruin your pizza.
5) Good toppings. This doesn't mean fancy. It can be as simple as avoiding the processed, shredded mozzarella and using some torn fresh mozzarella and fresh basil instead. It will make all the difference in the world.
Bonus: A pizza stone, or a slab of granite or marble on the bottom rack of your oven. This keeps the oven temp steady and (as closely as possible for a conventional oven) replicates the bottom of a wood stove. Otherwise, cook the pizza on oiled and floured tin foil directly on the bottom rack, as close to the oven floor as possible.
So, roll out your dough about 15 minutes before you're ready to cook. Place it on an oiled, floured piece of tin foil. Prepare your toppings.
In this case I used thinly sliced zucchini and salami (Trader Joe's Pinot Grigio Salami), then some pieces of basil, and enough torn fresh mozzarella to fill the gaps once everything else was on the pizza.
Pop in the oven for 7 – 10 minutes, and enjoy.
I really do have to say that I was extremely surprised at how well it turned out. It was better than any pizza you can get in my neck of the woods, and would fit right in at any specialty, high end, quality pizza shop. This will probably take the place of our Friday night take-out routine. Simple, delicious, and better than anything (pizza, thai, or otherwise) that will arrive in my kitchen after spending 20 minutes in the car.