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|Reviews for Hemophobia
| WutNow chapter 1 . 3/18/2010
I love sci-fi stories, but mix them with manga and japanese terms and all you see is a huge question mark on top my head lol. Sorry, just being honest. I thank you for posting what those mean in the end though, I really found it helpful, especially for a struggling person like me lol. Anyway, here is my review:
I was kind of happy you didn't go full MANGA/JAPANESE on me because I would have been lost! I like sci-fi so I was immediately hooked into the story line. I like how it started at a very climactic scene from which they were leaving their home. I thought that was a very natural thing to do lol. And I am happy that you posted your first story on ficpress by concocting a story with so much promise! I praise you for your structural abilities my friend :). I also liked how you gave a few background information about the human's current situation with the planet. It was just a gist, but it was enough to keep me on my toes. Overall, I thought it was a strong prologue. The names might not be able to stick with me though- not saying that your characters are unmemorable, its just the japanese names I always get confused, even if i'm reading a manga lol. Overall, great job. Only thing, I think, you should work on is past and present tense. You get those mixed up a lot throughout the chapter. I do it too though lol.
Things you can tweak:
I wake up every morning to the same sounds, gunshots, screams and explosions. [Remember, you are writing PAST tense, so keep things past tense. "I woke up every morning to the same sounds: gunshots, screams, and explosions]
Fortunately my sister and me [it should be "my sister and I"] were spared from the fate of our parents and escaped.
Most of the errors could be easily fix with proof-reading, so I won't spoon fill you the details lol
Great job and I can't wait to hear from you soon!
| JdoubleC chapter 1 . 1/26/2010
I love it!
| Anise Cary chapter 3 . 1/26/2010
You have an excellent grasp of how to create imagery. I can clearly picture the sunrise from chapter 1: morning sun in a mix of black and orange (paraphrased sorry). Thanks so much for posting the Japanese word list, it was very helpful, I would have been scowering the net otherwise to find definitions. I really enjoy the little intros to chapters 1 & 2, they got my right into the story. The ending of chapter 2 was an excellent image again, and wow what a way to leave people hanging. Love the way you used bold print to deliniate the dream, makes it so much easier to understand. I'd love to know more about how the Arkilai came to Earth and how the war started as well as how things are going in the rest of the world. One thing to watch for, when starting a sentence with Akai and ... you need to use I not me. I'd also like a little more description of the characters to make it as easy to picture them as the setting. All in all well written keep it up.
| Classy Broad chapter 2 . 1/26/2010
I guess I should have looked at this chapter before asking you to put descriptions about the aliens anyways nice use of descriptions I can see this image right now in my head especially when you described the fight. God, poor Miyuki, definitley feel sad for her the poor girl. oh and good job of building suspense in the next chapter too which I'll definitely continue to read once I get the time ;P
| Classy Broad chapter 1 . 1/26/2010
Alright going to be completely honest with you, I don't really have the taste for sci-fi and more it's japanese, I never got used to Japanese names... :S But I'm doing my best and once I got a little used to some unfamiliar words (mostly in the middle part) I'm completely catching up with your story your descriptions are excellent but maybe you could describe the aliens a bit more? Oh finally saw the Japanese aids at the bottom, thanks for adding that up because I would surely have been lost) anyways interesting chapter and now I'm off to the next!
| Kobra Kid chapter 1 . 1/26/2010
OH wow, this is great! :D I loved it, every thing was detailed and you could get a great sense of how the world is corrupted because of the war. It was a really great chapter and can't wait to read more.
Awesome job!
~Broken Cross
P.S. Please review my story, thanks!
| Dreamers-Requiem chapter 3 . 1/25/2010
It's getting more dramatic, and I think you've written the action scenes well. The only thing I have to say at the moment is that she didn't seem too bothered about the blood when they were in the car, especially as there was so much emphasis on it in the second chapter. I'd suggest maybe show her struggling against her fear or something?
I am really liking it so far, and look forward to the next update.
| Dreamers-Requiem chapter 1 . 1/24/2010
Sounds really interesting, and you can tell it's well thought out.
This may just be something that bugs me, but sometimes it feels like Japanese words can be over-used in something like this. If they are speaking English, I can understand dropping in the odd word. However, if they're speaking in Japanese (making it almost like a translation in itself) then I would suggest cutting back on the actual Japanese words used. Again, that might just be me so yeah.
Anyway, it is well written and I look forward to reading a bit more when I have the time tomorrow.
| Rock Happens chapter 1 . 1/24/2010
Hey, there :D
First the technical stuff:
"Fortunately[add comma] my sister and [me] were spared from the fate of our parents and escaped." - '...my sister and I...'.
"Ten years have passed since the year 2546 and nothing has changed, we are still at war and [there] seems like it'll never end." - Omit 'there'.
"Actually[add comma] it was the reason why I couldn't go to sleep."
"I[add comma] then[add comma] put my pillow over my head so that I can block out the noise outside so I could sleep."
"So it's time[add comma] huh Aiko?" - There might be a comma after 'huh' but I'm not certain...
"Suddenly[add comma] I felt sick to my stomach and I ran into the bathroom vomiting everything into the toilet until there was nothing else left in of what I ate for dinner."
"Truthfully[add comma] anything was better than that."
"Other than tripping over a couple of twigs and falling[add comma] I was unharmed."
"Aiko[add comma] on the other hand[add comma] walked through without falling or tripping once, it was like she had been here before."
"I hope Uncle Jon (the Japanese version of John) is doing okay,..." - The bit in the parantheses can be left out and put in as a footnote, it kills the flow.
"As we [pasted] the old school I noticed that the playground was still intact." – Spelling: changed 'pasted' to 'passed'. Pasted is the past tense of paste (the act of gluing).
"I wish [i] could go back to those days with Mom, Dad and Auntie Karol, but that was impossible and it hurt me every time I thought about it."
"Even though she was still a tomboy[add comma] she talked in a more girlish way than before and she rambled on about a boy that she likes at school."
And, yes, I am a comma freak, haha.
A very well thought-out plot, that I enjoyed reading a lot and I will defiantly review some more, maybe after some sleep though…its after 2 here…
P.S. If you get a chance, please reviews for 'Fallen'. It would be much appreciated. Thanks!
| KelaBelle chapter 3 . 10/24/2009
Very catchy so far... I'm enjoying this story, your grammars seems good so does the work your putting into it. I can tell your putting allot of work into your stories. Lovely x
- Kelabelle.
| A Silence in Winter chapter 3 . 10/23/2009
I really like the premise of this story. it's engaging and fun, and it makes me see it anime style, which I believe is what you wanted. :) So, good job there!
As I said, you have a lot of good elements here, but I think that there are just a few loose ends and gaps in the story.
For one thing, the girls started out not too far outside of Tokyo. Then, they walked through the woods to their cousin's house. Now, they are going to school in Kyoto. When I was in Japan, it took us a five hour car ride to get from Gifu to Kyoto, and Gifu is in between Kyoto and Tokyo. I understand that is WAY in the future, but since we are living in /your/ future, you have to tell us what kinds of things your world is capable of. Maybe they can travel that far in enough time to get to school each day. Who knows? You do, and you have to tell us if that's what's going on. :)
In addition, there has been a ton of action. That's not a bad thing, especially the way you do it. I've noticed that your action is very flowing and coherent. Frankly, it's rather beautiful. I enjoy it. What I don't really enjoy is the fact that there is so much action, I haven't really gotten to know the characters at all and it's already chapter 3. :/ I feel like by now I should care more about Miyuki and Haruko than I do. I understand that a lot of bad things happened to them, but I don't actually know who they are...
Also, that bit about the scar that you threw in was a little off the wall and random. As a rule of thumb, I usually believe it a good thing to introduce elements about the main characters appearance that are key factors in the story, such as the scar, early on unless the character him/herself does not know about it, i.e. a scar on the back of the neck that they knew existed and someone says, "Hey! Lookie! What's that on the back of your neck?"
There were also a couple typos I noticed. The biggest one I saw was that you italicized some Japanese words, but not all. I think it's a great idea to use words from the country in this story, however, if you're going to italicize words from a foreign language, you need to italicize /all/ of them and not just the uncommon ones.
Another was just a missing word.
""I you still feel sick you can stay home today."" - I think you mean -if- you still feel sick. ;33
Anyway, that's what I saw. I hope I didn't sound like I thought it was atrocious, because it most certainly wasn't! I really enjoyed the story, actually. :) As I said, it's innovative and different, which is good in this plethora of repetitiveness that is FictionPress, unfortunately. I'm looking forward to seeing how this story turns out and if the humans will be able to defeat the Arkilai! :)
Keep up the great work! -Leigh
| Mintiee chapter 3 . 9/2/2009
once again it was interesting, but i had a bit of trouble understanding what was happening at the beginning. i think you made a few mistakes which made it confusing. but other than that it was really intriguing and dramatic. keep up the good work!
| Mintiee chapter 2 . 9/2/2009
i feel really sorry for the girl. what a horrible experience to go through. you have a clear descriptive style and i got a really clear picture of what was happening. nice work.
| Mintiee chapter 1 . 9/2/2009
this seems like a very interesting idea so far. You've got a nice writing style. Can't wait to read more.
| Chancee chapter 2 . 7/17/2009
Wow that is as exciting as ever. I like the details and the poor girl and her family situation is just horrific. I like how you keep the emotion here at a steady pace as in it is not overly depressing and it is not overly vengeful. Actually it is a comfortable read and it makes you want to empathize with the girls.
There were very few typos and nothing else that would mess up the read for me. I think you thought it out well enough so great job with your outlining.
I wish they get some good training in so they can help with the war when they get older. I also am curious to see what else will happen. Okay I will have to try and get back to this story and I am glad you brought it to the Roadhouse.
Momo - Pay it forward the Roadhouse


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Court Martial wallchartEdit
I've reverted chagnes, I don't see 1864 on this list.. [1] – The preceding unsigned comment was added by Captainmike (talk • contribs).
- fifth down --TOSrules 05:34, Dec 19, 2004 (CET)
- Looks like "1884" or "1894" to me... -- Cid Highwind 13:26, 19 Dec 2004 (CET)
- It is hard to make out and at that quality they could be 6, 8 or 9, but I have the ability to take the images off my DVD, with the crisp clear quality I was able to make out a part where it kind of lightens up and it is indeed a 6.--TOSrules 23:55, Dec 19, 2004 (CET)
Most sources list that as NCC-1664, and originating in the 70s that was taken to represent the Excalibur through Jein's reading of the chart. -- Captain Mike K. Bartel 03:48, 20 Dec 2004 (CET)
- but with DVD now some 30 years later, we'd be foolish not to take the resource. I'm pretty sure I am right about the numbers. --TOSrules 03:55, Dec 20, 2004 (CET)
- I disagree that the chart says NCC-1664. I have been examining the chart in high definition on my TV. The components that make up a 6, a 8, and a 9 are two squares with curved corners. When the number is a 6, the right side of the upper square is missing and the background can be seen. (A 9 is a reversed 6 facing to the left.) For 8, the square is complete. For the registry in question, the number is definitely a 8 and the second is a 6. So, the registry is NCC-1864.Throwback (talk) 11:28, July 21, 2013 (UTC)
Reliant-C/D? Edit
I added a brief blurb to the 'Reliant' page. Looking at registry numbers for visible starships during the First Battle of Chin'toka, I was able to make out NCC-1864 on the underside of a damaged Galaxy-class vessel (during the opening engagement). It's not clear, but it's damned close (Tivo rewind has only *so* much detail), so I figured that I'd add a comment. Hooray for my first post here, I guess. Welcome. :P – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk).
- This just seems so unlikely -- i'd love to see a screencap, or have an episode reference to check -- i doubt that's the number that was actually on one of those ships. Please sign posts with four tildes (~~~~) so the sofware will add your signature -- Captain Mike K. Bartel 17:27, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
- It'll be "Tears of the Prophets", Mike. I know exactly the Galaxy class the user describes, and where it is. I'm removing the paragraph here, pending confirmation. I'll go have a look at my copy now, but I sincerely doubt it's true... -- Michael Warren | Talk 17:48, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
- In 2374, during the First Battle of Chin'toka, a Galaxy-class starship was shown recieving heavy damage to the dorsal areas of the Saucer and Engineering sections by a Cardassian orbital weapon platform. Upon closer examination during the flyby, the registry on the underside of the Saucer section is NCC-1864.
- Just had a look - it's definitely a five-digit number, that much is discernable - and the last digit is a 7, from what I can see. So, sorry, but it's not a Reliant-A. -- Michael Warren | Talk 17:55, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
Well, it would be a serious time paradox if it was the Reliant-A. ;P That's why this exists, to confirm or to disprove these minor details. Had a few more run-throughs (both DVD, Tivo, and DIVX), and it's more then likely 4 digits, with the first 2 being '18'. But, then again, the eye does play tricks. It's hard enough to see the Valley Forge's registry as it gets a nice big hole blown out of the saucer section during that battle, and that's one of the ones that easier to see. ;P – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk).
- It has to be a five-digit number, to match the rest of the Galaxy class, excluding the Enterprise. Taking your 18 and the 7 I see at the end - I believe there is also a 7 before the 18, but it's fuzzy - this registry matches with that given for the USS Trinculo of NCC-71867 - of course, this remains supposition, but it is close enough to mistake it for 1864 in a ten-second fly-by... -- Michael Warren | Talk 20:20, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
- Well, its possible that this registry might be an unknown quantity to our database -- it should be easy to give it recognition in an article -- i really think we need to see a readable screencap though before we do it, as we've heard two conflicting reports of it -- and i'd like to see it to, as its very unlikely that a 24th century ship, a Galaxy no less, would have a registry beginning with the digit "1" (except the Enterprise-D of course) -- if there's a possibility of that being so I keep a personal list of these occurences. The likely possibilities are it began with 718, as the skinny digits of 7 and 1 might blend into one and 718XX might appear as 18XX -- but then again, many CGI models were unmodified from their first use -- meaning this galaxy might've accidentally read 1701-D. -- Captain Mike K. Bartel 20:25, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
- Might the ship in question be here? [image link deleted] If so, that's the USS Galaxy itself, as confirmed by David Stipes (squint hard enough and NCC-70637 fits). Most of the other Galaxys in DS9 seemed to be missing names and registries on theirsaucers. Besides, had someone snuck the Reliant registry on one of the ships, surely we would have heard about it via the Encyclopedia III as that revision contained a fairly complete listing of all of the CGI registry numbers used for the battles (like the Frederickson, Hood, Valley Forge, et. al.). -- SmokeDetector47 23:49, 11 Feb 2005 (GMT)
- Any progress on this - because the same info has just been added, again. :) -- Cid Highwind 14:46, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
- I did find a Miranda class in "What You Leave Behind" that has a visible registry starting with an 18, possible 6, not sure could be 4. --Alan 00:39, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
- As to the picture I think that it could be the Reliant model. I see NCC-18-6 or 8- and something that could be 4 but it is to blurry to tell. This rasies a question: could the federation have made another Reliant to cover up Genesis? Reply here on your comment. Rift Fleet 17:45, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
First Contact?Edit
Would someone like to provide a little proof (dialog, visual) that there was a Reliant in Star Trek: First Contact? --Alan del Beccio
Background section Edit
Hi ! after read your "background section" with picture, that's vessel is it Reliant ? did it participate at the dominion war ? C-IMZADI-4 12:30, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
- The picture is of a ship with the registry number of the Reliant (NCC-1864). However, as the BG section reads:
- One of the Miranda-class starships seen in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Tears of the Prophets" bore the registry number NCC-1864. The ship in question was one of the two ships described by David Stipes as being either the USS Nautilus (NCC-31910) or USS Tian An Men (NCC-21382) [2].
- Since the Reliant was destroyed a hundred years earlier, it can't be the same ship. Chances are good that they used one of the old models from the movie, but made a mistake on the registry number. -- sulfur 13:40, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
New Article Needed?Edit
With the forthcoming extended release of TNG: "The Measure Of A Man", there will be a bit of dialogue between Picard and Admiral Nakamura regarding their shared service aboard a starship Reliant. I know this article already mentions this cut bit of dialogue, but, since it'll be part of the extended cut of the episode, does it officially pass into canon and will an article named USS Reliant (24th century) be necessary? Kyle C. Haight (talk) 00:11, November 18, 2012 (UTC)


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First mobile phone for nearly 13yo boy - he wants a Blackberry?(15 Posts)
DS is only now, in Y8 wanting a mobile phone (he wants to keep in touch with his friends who went to a different school, that is one reason), he is quite a reserved, sensitive boy and I think the 'cool' lot are getting to him in the playground.
His Dad uses a Blackberry for work and his 16 yo cousin has one. But I read on a MN thread that Blackberrys are the only phones that don't have parental control, which worries me.
What would be a good phone for him? I don't want to get him a really basic one, yet again I don't want to go for a top of the range iphone? Ideas greatly welcomed, also contract or payg? Thank you!
Don't get a Blackberry. The camera tend to be of a lower resolution compared to the competition and the library of apps is quite limited.
The original selling point for BlackBerrys, at least for kids, was the free text messaging service. Well, these days Android phones also offer free texting via the app whatsapp. That and a much larger apps library has seriously dented BlackBerry's fortunes.
All the Android phones are very much the same technically speaking so it just comes done to which design your DC likes.
PAYG better than contract at that age IMO - then if they lose the phone nobody can run up vast bills before it's reported
giffgaff are good (you'd need an unlocked phone though)
how bothered is he about things like camera, jodee?
if he mostly wants to talk & text, just a simple one like this Nokia would do
Tesco do loads of sim-free phones - maybe look at them with him & see what features he'd like?
.... re parental control, I don't know about the others but T-Mobile allows you to request that DS's phone shouldn't be allowed to go to age restricted web sites.
DS (13) has a Blackberry, because that's what most of his friends have, and they communicate constantly on BBM, which is free. The monthly package is pretty cheap.
He is however getting a bit pee'd off with the rubbish apps and will probably get a smartphone once his contract runs out. But he won't be getting an iPhone, no matter how much he thinks he'd like one.
For a 13 y/o, getting a phone like a BlackBerry that doesn't have a lot of app selection could turn out to be an advantage, as you may want him to be contactable by call or message, but not constantly having his head in a Fifa football app.
One option may be to buy the phone outright on PAYG (the BB 9320 is a good pick at around £130), and then get a 12 month SIM Only tariff for around £10 a month which will allow ample talk, text and data allowance. You can then review the arrangement after a year to see how it's working.
Last time I checked, O2 and Voda had some good deals on 9320's coupled with a SIMO tariff.
£130 for the phone, and then they have a great SIMO tariff.
£10.50 for 300 minutes, unlimited text, 500MB data, BlackBerry services. If you buy online, they'll also throw in unlimited calls to other Vodafone numbers, and 750 MB BT wifi. This is also a 12 month contract.
£130 for the handset, or you can get a refurbished one for £100
£10.50 for 100 min + 500 extra O2 to O2 minutes, unlimited text, 100MB data, BlackBerry services.
With O2, the 100MB data allowance is throttled - so if you went over 100MB, you could still access the internet without extra charges - you'd just have a slower speed. You would also receive a text message advising the data was being throttled once you went over the 100MB.
If you do go down the BlackBerry route, make sure the data element of the tariff plan included "BlackBerry services" which ensures the email and BlackBerry Messanger (BBM) features of the phone will work.
As for adult content control, this can be done at a network level by adjusting the account profile settings via the operator website. In other words, you set up an online account on the O2 or Voda (or whoever) website and you can then put in place adult content restrictions.
Hope that helps!
Thank you all for the great replies, just thinking that he probably doesn't have many friends with Blackberry that I know of! (one of his 'friends' told him a Blackberry is for girls yesterday, but he always seems so neg about everything DS says, jealous maybe, I don't know, DS takes things very personally).
He said he would want to take pics and videos, definitely.
Can you explain Giffgaff, and unlocked phones please? I'm on a contract with Three, if we go down the contract route should DS be on Three also?
My two DSs (older teenagers) have blackberries and wouldn't change to anything else. They reckon the combination of blackberry and ipod gives you all you need.
I have contracts with Vodafone for £15 pm and the phone was free. That was a while ago - haven't checked recently what the deals are like
Virgin do very cheap deals and have parental controls. They're even cheaper if you're already with them for phone/tv/internet.
wiki on giffgaff
they only do SIM cards, not phones; they use the O2 network so you could get him an O2 phone.
I don't know if there are any extra benefits to putting him on the same network as you - might be worth talking to 3 to see what they can offer you
my DS2, 19 now, has had a Blackberry 8520 for 2 years - he was perfectly happy with it to begin with but was desperate to switch to a 3G (??? I'm not up on the jargon ) phone this time & has just got a Samsung Galaxy SIII - which is about twice the size, I'm worried he will lose it purely because it doesn't fit so neatly in a pocket.
The camera was never very good & it's broken now (I don't know how ). Phone still works OK despite a hard life for the last 2 years, although battery life is short now so we've bought a new one as DS1 wants to use it (over his own cheap as chips not-smart phone!)
The keypad is very tiny btw. Not good for fat fingers!
DD1 has a Samson ace she seems to get on with.
DD2 face times or Kik messages from her iPod or texts from a Nokia c300.
Looks like a BB, cheaper and I think a horrible interface.
No parental controls set, both have had lap tops for years and years. I'm very sceptical that controls don't just encourage kids to look for ways round them.
Me, I've joined the dark side, but it is B'day and Xmas for the next 2 years.
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DD1 has a Samson ace she seems to get on with
DD2 face times or Kik messages from her iPod or texts from a Nokia c300
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Tesco mobile do contracts that you can cap so they can't go over their limit. It's the only type I'd get for a teenager!
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Children who suffer from serious obesity may be able to attribute it to missing DNA, according to researchers. The missing DNA is reported to give children very high hunger levels.
The findings come from British researchers, who studied a group of 300 children weighing at least 220 lbs by the age of 10. The research looked at their DNA, searching for missing elements or duplications.
The findings led to them discovering several rare deletions that may have some relation to childhood obesity, and they further researched one kind which is found to be in 1 per cent of 12,000 seriously obese children.
That particular deletion is chromosome 16, which can remove a gene that the brain needs to respond to Leptin, the appetite-controlling hormone.
The findings are reported by Dr. Sadaf Farooqi of Cambridge University, and mean that children without this chromosome are very hungry all the time. The findings have already benefited 4 children, whose parents were accused of overfeeding them. The British child welfare authorities have been alerted to this chromosome, and two of the sets of parents have been taken off investigation. The other two cases are being reconsidered.
Dr. Sadaf Farooqi commented that "It's a slightly unusual outcome of our research, but one we think is very important"
Scientists have previously believed that damaged DNA could lead to overweight children, but this is the first time that missing DNA has been put forward as a cause.
Another expert, Eric Ravussin, who is not part of the research but is an obesity expert at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, suggested that the work provides "a gold mine of information." Identifying specific chromosome areas that scientists can explore can help discover more obesity-related genes.
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Children who suffer from serious obesity may be able to attribute it to missing DNA, according to researchers. The missing DNA is reported to give children very high hunger levels.


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...a new release from Dragon
...a new release from Dragon United Kingdom - World War 2
|Robin Buckland
|26/11/2011 09:38:07
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The new 1/72 Churchill Mk IV from Dragon is now here, and a very nice kit it looks to be as well. One I am looking forward to building.
|Chris Meddings
|26/11/2011 12:43:59
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Thats a shame; despite some very nice features and details on some parts it looks like there are a few errors, including a very large one on the engine deck. Hard to see how they messed up the engine hatch prop rods and central cover. The cover is way out of place and it only has two rods. Lets hope the crew don't plan to look at more than half the engine at any one time Also the turret halves don't match. The ventilator position suggests its an early MkIV turret but the bottom half has no overhang, suggest a late mkIV or MkV/VI
Surprising they messed these things up given the amount of free data on the internet now on the churchill, let alone the books and the fact they could have just looked at the AFV club one
It will be interesting to see what it looks like built anyway.
PS sorry to add more insult to injury, but Castlerobin IV was an NA75, not a MkIV
Edited By Chris Meddings on 26/11/2011 12:45:07
Edited By Chris Meddings on 26/11/2011 12:53:24
|26/11/2011 18:53:28
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I saw this on a Polish web site when I ordered a few things yesterday, I was going to order it but I'm not so sure after Chris's comments
Maybe a bit of cross kitting from Italeri or HasyG or are there faults there too
How about a 1/72 correction set Mr Meddings I'd be your first customer
|Malcolm Shaw
|26/11/2011 19:45:08
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I was looking forward to this when it was announced, but at £15 a pop i`m no longer interested.
DML dropped the ball with this one, too many errors for my liking.
Is it because it isn`t German, do you think, as i don`t hear many negative comments with regard to quality with their German kits, or am i just being aver critical.
|David Kranich
|26/11/2011 20:53:46
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|It is because it is 1:72 I think. Most of their range in this scale is rather easy in detailling, because they are optimized for their die-cast kits. These are made from their normal 1:72 kits.
|Robin Buckland
|02/01/2012 15:51:00
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Not got markings applied yet and weathering then to do, but here is the Dragon Churchill built up.
|02/01/2012 20:42:52
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Looks very nice Robin
I can see this in the stash before too long
Chris gave me a lot of info on how to correct the errors DML have made, when I do find one , I'll blog it with Chris's notes to guide me.
|Robin Buckland
|03/01/2012 18:36:50
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Hi Steve,
As you say, Chris did identify some errors, but as ever I like to build one from the box to show what you actually get in the kit, and overall it looks good for a 1/72 Mk IV at last. I am hoping they do some of the AVRE variants using this hull now...
|Malcolm Shaw
|03/01/2012 19:32:17
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I wonder if the Airfix bridgelayer would fit on this hull.
I`m very slowly putting one on an old Esci hull.
Good idea to put the SBG on it too, Robin.
Still think it is a bit expensive though.
|04/01/2012 21:35:05
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Your'e right to do so Robin I've lost count of the 'review' kit builds I've read that list a load of AM, parts of other kits and mods.
Looking forward to seeing her with markings and weathering
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Chrysler's Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Truck Earns 28-mpg Highway Rating
The New Full-Size Diesel Truck Goes on Sale This Month
There's a new target to beat in the large pickup truck fuel-economy wars.
Chrysler Group LLC said Tuesday its Ram 1500 EcoDiesel truck has earned a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-estimated rating of 28 miles a gallon in highway driving, setting a new bar to top for truck brands, and especially Ford Motor Co.'s lightweight, aluminum-bodied F-150, due out later this year.
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There are two ways to look at the game today. You could go the optimistic route and say that you got a pretty good outing out of what amounts to be a spot starter in Kevin Correia or you could look at the gloom and doom because the offense was only able to get five hits and only had two innings where they had even a chance of scoring.
When I really got to sit down and think about it I was probably more disappointed that the offense didn't show up at all and struck out 10 times. Then I thought that they faced their third Cy Young winner in the first four games so that isn't going to be easy on any pitching staff. Clayton Kershaw got the job done today and allowed only one run over seven innings that included seven strikeouts. The only run allowed was pretty well manufactured by the Pirates in the seventh inning. Alex Presley and Andrew McCutchen collected back-to-back singles with one out and then moved up on a deep fly ball to left field. It was a really heads up play as Juan Rivera was caught flat footed and Presley was able to move up but more importantly McCutchen was able to move up. Why was that more important? Because with one out Casey McGehee grounded out to the shortstop to score Presley which would have been an inning ending double play if McCutchen didn't move up.
While that was awesome it was much more gloom and doom. The worst of which was in the top of the second inning when McGehee tripled to center field to lead off the inning and then was stranded. Yea, not much more to say there.
I talked about the other way to look at it and I have to admit that Kevin Correia came in and did the job. As you may know I am not a huge fan of Correia but you have to give him his just due. While he was pretty good last year on the road I didn't expect him to come in and be this good today. Granted, the Dodgers aren't a great team but any time you can get six innings where you only give up one run and four hits out of a guy that wouldn't have been in the rotation if A.J. Burnett and Charlie Morton were both healthy. Juan Cruz had his third great outing after that and then Jason Grilli came out and nearly had an outstanding outing if it wasn't for one pitch. One mistake to Andre Ethier cost it as he took it 387 feet to right field and that was it.
I still think this is going to be a successful road trip for the Pirates. Before today I thought they could go 5-4 in this trip and I think that holds true still. It doesn't get much easier as they will face Chad Billingsley tomorrow night and then have to go against a pretty stacked Giants lineup starting Friday but it is what it is. I guess I side with the positives that the pitching staff, starters and relievers, are giving this team a chance to win and that's all you can ask for. I think the offense will turn around even if Clint Barmes never gets a hit.


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Chinese carriers more than double US-bound flight capacity in five years
Chinese arrivals to the US jumped 50% in the first half of this year spurred by the new visa rule, and 70% more visas are expected to be issued this year.
As the USA enjoys an influx in the number of Chinese visitors, since the implementation of the 10-year visa policy last November, Chinese carriers are adding flights between China and the US at much faster pace than their US counterparts.
Chinese visitor arrivals to the US jumped 50% in the first half of this year spurred by the new visa rule, and 70% more visas are expected to be issued this year. By 2021, the volume of visitor traffic between China will likely triple.
US and Chinese carriers are vying to put on new routes connecting the two countries in recent months. Delta Air Lines launched a daily L.A.-Shanghai return flights on July 10, following China Eastern Airlines's launch of its Chengdu-L.A. service on June 30, Hainan Airlines's launch of Beijing-San Jose service on June 15 and Shanghai-Boston service on June 20 and China Southern Airlines's launch of its third direct service to the US, connecting Guangzhou-San Francisco, on June 22.
Boeing has reported that the capacity of China-US air transportation has been rapidly expanding in the past five years, with US carriers put on an additional 82% capacity while Chinese carriers added a whopping 250% during the period, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes's managing director of China and Northeast Asia marketing, Darren Hulst.
Statistics of aviation consultants the Centre for Aviation show a similar picture. The number of US-bound flights operated by Chinese carriers is expected to surge pass the number of China-bound flights by US carriers for the first time within this year. During the peak travel period of July 1 to September 20, China's four major carriers – Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Hainan Airlines – will operate a total of 2,028 US-bound flights per week, compared to 1,853 China-bound flights per week by all US carriers.
China's carriers added a record 131 international air routes in 2014 and plan to add another 83 international air routes this summer and autumn, director of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Jiaxiang Li, said in the June 2015 CAAC Development Forum.
China is already the sixth largest long-haul visitor source market for the US last year, contributing 2.188 million visitor arrivals to the USA. The growth rate at 21% was also the highest of all long-haul visitor source markets for the US, according to data from the US Department of Commerce.
China Eastern anticipates that its North American routes will be a major profit center and the core of its brand, and it is also aiming to become Asia's 10th largest in North American flight operation within two years, rising from its current 15th place, according to the carrier's marketing manager Zheng Sun.
Hainan Airlines also expects its income from overseas operations to increase significantly this year, to 16% from 12.6% in 2014, in line with the rapid growth of its international operations in 2014, especially in the North American market, in 2014, according to its vice president Weize Hou.(Translation by David)


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Portman and Johansson bring 'The Other Boleyn Girl' to life
Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, February 28, 2008
Dozens of movies about King Henry VIII and his wives litter cinema history -- it's one of the most overworked of all historical subjects ( only last year we had season one the Showtime series "The Tudors"). Is there really room for another one?
As it turns out, yes. This year's entry in the genre, "The Other Boleyn Girl," is one of the best: not much of a visual epic maybe, but an absorbing, exciting costume drama that works as a historical romance, a family tragedy and a showcase for its young stars.
Based on Philippa Gregory's 2002 bestselling novel (which already had been filmed as a 2003 television movie in the United Kingdom), it views its familiar slice of 16th-century history through the eyes of the two Boleyn sisters: Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson).
When the marriage between the king (Eric Bana) and Katherine of Aragon (Ana Torrent) goes sour, the ambitious Sir Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance) sees an opportunity and tries to maneuver his equally conniving elder daughter, Anne, into the king's bed.
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But when the somewhat dull-witted regent visits the Boleyn estate, he falls not for Anne but her younger sister, Mary, who already is happily married, has no interest in being the king's mistress and succumbs only under royal command and intense family pressure.
The rejected Anne, however, feels betrayed by her sister and when Mary is laid up with a difficult pregnancy and Anne returns from a sojourn in France with a renewed sexual confidence, the movie becomes a subtle sexual power struggle between the siblings.
As Henry becomes increasingly obsessed with Anne and the affair pushes England into a national and religious crisis, the joy of the movie is Peter Morgan's adaptation, which skillfully pares down Gregory's novel and has all the economy, political shrewdness and gossipy flair of his Oscar-nominated script for "The Queen."
Though the film has precious little epic sweep (and its few CGI set pieces look rather hokey), British director Justin Chadwick (TV's "Bleak House") also manages to nail just about every scene and consistently gets the best from a large cast of quality actors that includes Kristin Scott Thomas, David Morrissey and Jim Sturgess.
Surprisingly, though, the defining element is less the script, the direction or the British veterans than the two young American stars, neither of whom has impressed me very much in the past but display here an amazing depth, breadth, stature and chemistry with one other that makes the movie come alive.


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