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Animism teaches that all creatures and some objects have souls or spirits. Night elves, orcs, and tauren believe that plant-spirits, nature-spirits and earth-spirits exist, and that everyone must treat these spirits with respect.
One who denies the reality of nature spirits severs her connection with the earth. She becomes lost and confused, spiritually adrift in the world. The return to animism inspired revolutionary thoughts among some orcs. For centuries orcs lived as base creatures, destructive and bloodthirsty. The civilized races of the Alliance looked down on the orcs, believing them primitive and savage. Now the orcs compare their new traditions with those of the Alliance and judge themselves spiritually superior. It is now the Alliance that seems primitive and uncivilized to the orcs; the Alliance holds fast to their complicated and sterile philosophies and denies the simple, vital truth of animism. Some orcs sneer at the Alliance, some pity them, and some care nothing for this dichotomy. Tauren practice animism by revering a spirit they call the Earth Mother. The Earth Mother represents all the animistic forces of nature. River-spirits, sea-spirits, tree-spirits, rock-spirits and animal spirits all reflect one facet of the Earth Mother. Orcs have a less organized philosophy; they see all spirits as individuals connected in a greater whole, like members of a great clan. Night elves practice animism through Druidism and nature worshiping.
Some scholars view voodoo as a type of animism, and to an extent that theory is true. The trolls' spirituality of voodoo takes a decidedly different bent than the shamanistic beliefs of the orcs and tauren, though.[1]
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participle learned when used as an adjentive is pronounced as learn-ed.
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Herod (Gene Hackman - Get Shorty) Mayor and ruler of Redemption has turned his town into a haven for thugs and miscreants of every type. In return for his leniency he keeps 50 cents on every dollar traded by the unsavoury group.Each year in order to weed out rivals and to protect his position of power Herod holds a shooting contest which attracts people from miles around including his son The Kid (Leonardo Di Caprio - Titanic) and Cort (Russell Crowe - LA Confidential).It is a shoot-to-kill contest with the prize being a large sum of cash. Herod wins every year so protecting his position and reputation for being the fastest killer in the West. That is until Ellen (Sharon Stone - Casino) rides into town a six-gun strapped to her hip and revenge burning in her heart. Shes fast furious and her mind is set on winning the ultimate prize of a duel to the death with Herod.
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Yup, the enthusiasm for an idea gets the better of me sometimes and I blither on. Basically, I wasn't trying to invent a tradition (that can't be done) but I was trying to take a minimalist approach to detemine what rig will fish the widest spectrum of GL rivers.
As far as info was concerned, exactly guys, I'm not interested in, "The weather was such 'n' such and we caught three fish." rather, I'm interested in collecting technique and river info like Shaq mentioned. "On such 'n' such a river, we have to use this sort of rig to get down between the boulders. We've found the xyz line works great, etc. etc." The idea being that if one of us wants to fish a GL river that we've never been to before, by reading the stuff on the site we'll have an idea of what we'll face in the way of river conditions and some idea of gear and technique that'll be needed to catch fish. Think of it as a collection of river experiences.
BTW, I was out today on the Grand getting one last fling in before the season closes. I had only one pull but Dave hooked up and lost two.
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Every time you get behind the wheel, you're operating a very dangerous piece of machinery. Whether you're an experienced driver or you've just finished driver's ed class, there's always room for improvement when it comes to driving. Here are ten things you can do to hone your safe, smart driving skills.
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Parking is (usually) easy once you get the hang of it, but in tight spots or when you're new to driving backwards, it helps to know a few tricks. Here's an infographic on parallel, reverse, and forward parking; and step-by-step directions for parallel parking. If you'd like even more help when parking, consider these DIY sonic sensors for your car.
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For decades, driving instructors taught students to keep their hands on the steering wheel at the 10 and 2 positions on the clock. In the last few years, those guidelines have changed, so you're now supposed to keep your hands lower, at either 9 and 3 or 8 and 4. This gives you more control and stability when driving, and is also the most ergonomic position to hold your hands for long periods of time. Muscles more relaxed and having more control over your vehicle? Instantly, you're a better driver.
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Similar to the above, there's a better way to position your mirrors than you might have been taught: Adjust the side mirrors so far outward so they're just overlapping your rearview mirror. Here's an illustration.
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We all know the dangers of driving after drinking, but a serious lack of sleep could also impair you just as much (some people even sleep drive!)—and one out of every six fatal crashes involved a drowsy driver, according to a study in 2010. Any time your mental facilities could be compromised—whether from alcohol, poor sleep, new medication, or even having a horrible cold—is a time to stay off the road or find an alternative to driving.
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Inefficent lane merging causes traffic, road rage, and accidents. Some people are aggressive lane cutters, while others politely take their place in a lane long before an exit. The best, most efficient solution for all of us is to stay calm and zipper merge, each one taking our turn. (It was worth a try. At the very least, when merging or when others are trying to merge, be patient but also don't be that guy holding up a whole lane. We can work together to improve traffic for all.)
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- On Simpson Moduli Spaces of Stable Sheaves on P_2 with Linear Hilbert Polynomial (2000)
- In this short note we prove some general results on semi-stable sheaves on P_2 and P_3 with arbitrary linear Hilbert polynomial. Using Beilinson's spectral sequence, we compute free resolutions for this class of semi-stable sheaves and deduce that the smooth moduli spaces M_{r m + s}(P_2) and M_{r m + r - s}(P_2) are birationally equivalent if r and s are coprime.
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Before "The Daily Show" went on break earlier this month, it asked viewers to send in their own versions of Mitch McConnell's now infamous campaign ad full of shots of the Minority Leader smiling awkwardly into the camera, with no dialogue.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Chocolate Ice-Cream Cake with Brownie Base
I was cracking my head on what birthday cake to bake for my dear husband's youngest niece although have checked with SIL and know that she likes chocolate cake. But there are so many types of chocolate cakes, what exactly should I bake for her.
After flipping through many many recipes, I decided that I should try on chocolate ice-Cream cake instead. However due to the experience of my previous Walnut Banana Ice Cream cake that melted easily, I decided that I should add in some gelatine so that the ice cream will not melt easily when out from fridge due to the recent hot weather.
I do not intend to make any sponge cake to sandwich the ice cream cos I know the kids well, they will just eat the ice cream and leave the cake behind. Thus, I decided that I should just make a base for the ice cream and I was thinking to make a change instead of using the bisuit base, I should use a brownie as base.
I am lousy at decorating the cake, thus when I have chance to get the princess edible icing image, I decided to use it instead of cracking my head on how to decorate the cake.
I was not sure will the edible icing image be able to stick to the ice-cream, thus I decided I should add a layer of chocolate ganache so that the edible icing image can be easily stick to the chocolate ganache.
However I was left with less than 1/2 hr to get it done so everything was in mess. I didn't add enough whipping cream so the chocolate ganache was so thick and also insufficient to cover the whole cake and also created an uneven surface. And worst is, the icing image is slightly bigger than the ice cream cake that I have no time to trim it. Anyway I was quite dishearten with the final product, my conclusion is never do at last min again :(
I also dun have much chance to take the pictures of the cake , I only managed to take a few shots when the guests were busy eating dinner at my dining hall.
Luckily my SIL had bought a birthday cake as she didn't recieve my sms on telling her that I will bake the birthday cake. I really count myself lucky as I was too paisei to present the "failure" cake infront of so many people. So the ice-cream cake that I made will let niece bring back home instead.
I used the brownie recipe from KC forum and halve from the recipe since I just need a smaller amount as cake base.
Chocolate Brownie
125g butter
200g dark chocolate
3 eggs
1¾ cup caster sugar (I used half caster sugar & half brown sugar)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 ½ cups plain flour (sifted)
1/3 cup cocoa powder (sifted)
I have halved the above ingredients and used 2 small eggs for 7" cake base and 3 cupcakes.
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Brush a 7" cake tin with melted butter/oil and line the base with baking paper, extending over the two long sides.
3. Double boil butter and dark chocolate till melted, add in sugar and mix well. Remove the bowl of mixture and cool it slightly.
4. Add in eggs, one at a time and mix thoroughly with each addition. Add in vanilla essence and mix well.
5. Add in sifted flour and cocoa powder. Mix well.
6. Pour mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
The chocolate Ice-Cream recipe is adapted from Yummy Cold Desserts Made Easy 冷冻甜品 by Kelly Tang. I was afraid that the chocolate ice-cream will taste too bland so I trying to be smart to add in some rum but instead of the initial though of 1 tsp of rum, I used the wrong spoon so ended up to be 1 tbsp.
Chocolate Ice Cream :
3 egg yolk
40g castor sugar
1 tsp cornflour
180g Chocolate milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
125g chocolate
3/4 tbsp gelatin powder
40g water
260g non dairy whipping cream
1 tbsp rum
50g chocolate rice & chips
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1. Beat A until sugar dissolved and pale.
2. Add in B, double boiled until chocolate melted. Remove from heat and leave it to cool
3. Add in gelatin solution and mix well.
4. Whisk D until stiff, add in the chocolate mixture and mix well.
5. Stir in E and mix well, add in F.
6. Pour in to the cake tin and chill overnight or until set
The brownie is really moist and chewy, definately will bake again to let my friends have a taste of it.
I have left some chocolate ice-cream to try, it tasted quite nice but the rum might be a bit too strong, hope the rum taste won't turn niece away :P
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- gguppyyOctober 1, 2010 at 10:32 PM
hi..hi..this is gguppyy fr m4m *waves* Thnx for sharing the recipe. Question : after freezing it overnite,do we hv whisk it while it softens or..?? Sorry for the stupid question hehe
ReplyDelete Hi Gguppyy, thanks for dropping by :). No lah this is not a stupid question, the recipe didnt call for re-whisk but you can do that to get smoother texture. If I recalled correctly, the texture was a bit icy but I cant confirm since it was quite sometimes ago, sorry ya. Oh if you are going to make this ice cream, you may omit rum since original recipe didnt call for it or you may reduce to 1 tsp cos I find that 1 tbsp is too strong, the taste of rum is overpowder.
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Apparently, when you are Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, nothing is out of the question when it comes to protecting your baby direction from the paparazzi. Not even allegedly purchasing a whole other baby! Who cares if the total costs toe the one million dollar line? According to OK Magazine, hiring someone else's infant as your baby's stand-in is, like, totally in right now. Plus, at just 800 grand, the reported price of Fake North West's sanity and well-being comes at a sick bargain. The real question is how could you not uproot this baby from its probably normal existence, all to protect your kid from the madness that you yourself are responsible for?
I hope you're still able to read on with those question marks that have now developed in place of your eyeballs. Because it gets even more insane and I can't lose you now. In addition to allegedly holding auditions for human children to play the real-life role of their own human child —whom Kim would like to remind you, once again, ruined her body,— Kim and Kanye allegedly hired a fake nanny as well. You know, so the paparazzi piranhas wouldn't get suspicious that the poor lady assigned to raising the child of these two ridiculous people looked a little different from time to time. You just can't slack when there are body doubles to be dealt with.
I just hope that, with all of this identity switching going on, Kim doesn't accidentally rear the wrong kid. Or worse, get confused and think that she's Kris Jenner and attempt to pimp out both babies to the tabloids. Stranger things have happened. Like that one time that a crazy person allegedly sold their child to the Kardashian-Wests to assist in maintaining the overall cushiness of Baby North's life. Oh, wait.
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New research provides early evidence that 'good' cholesterol may possess anti-aneurysm forming properties. In laboratory-based investigations, scientists found that increased levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL), the so-called good cholesterol, blocked the development of aneurysms -- dangerous 'ballooning' in the wall of a blood vessel -- in the body's largest artery, the aorta.
The researchers say their findings -- which are published in the American Heart Association scientific journal Atherosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology -- lay the foundations for further investigations into ways of raising HDL cholesterol as a possible therapeutic intervention for the condition.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms can rupture and kill without warning. They are responsible for 6,000 deaths in England and Wales each year. There are no therapeutic treatments for aneurysms. Patients are monitored until the aneurysm reaches what is considered to be a critical size where it is at significant risk of rupturing -- 5cm in diameter -- and then it is repaired by surgery.
The study, led by researchers from St George's, University of London, found that elevating the amount of HDL cholesterol in the abdominal area of the aortic artery in mice both reduced the size of aneurysms that had already grown and prevented abdominal aortic aneurysms from forming at all.
The researchers say that while more work is needed to understand the exact mechanism by which HDL cholesterol effects aneurysms, their investigations indicate that raising HDL cholesterol influences the activity of the aortic artery's cells, which are the building blocks of its structure and function.
They found that elevated levels of HDL had two key influences on the cells. Firstly, it altered the signals sent between cells, which, in turn, reduced the activity of a protein called ERK1/2 that is known for its cell growth properties. Secondly, it increased levels of HDL cholesterol induced programmed cell death, which is an essential part of the cell lifecycle that sees old cells replaced with new ones.
The study focused on mice models of the area of the aorta just above the kidney (the suprarenal region) and the region that is just below the kidney and most commonly associated with aneurysm formation in humans (the infrarenal region). The researchers hope that the effects seen in these specific areas of the aortic artery will help explain basic mechanisms of aneurysm formation.
Dr Cockerill says: "HDL cholesterol is made up of a complex family of heterogeneous particles that may vary in composition, size and function. Whilst we have shown that elevating the concentration of the so-called 'good-lipid' can modulate site-specific cellular responses and inhibit aneurysm formation, it is important to learn more about changes that occur on HDL complexity in addition to the effects in the artery's responses that influence aneurysm development."
The researchers say that, in principle, if raising HDLs can be induced using a drug, it could offer a preventative measure to reduce the chance of an aneurysm developing for individuals considered at high risk of aneurysms. It could also offer a treatment option for patients from early diagnosis that could negate the need for surgery. But they point out that much more research is need before this becomes a reality.
The next phase of the investigations, which the researchers hope to begin this year, will see the researchers conduct laboratory tests with families of drugs that can elevate HDLs and reproduce the observed effects on aneurysms.
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Hey - anyone else out there from the Kansas City Metro area?
I know there's two of us – anyone else?
I'm asking because a local tea shop is having a tea basics class on the 17th – it might be fun to show up and take it, and meet some other Steepsterites.
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I lived in Olathe for almost 2 years, and most of my family lives in the KCMO area. I'm only a few hours away! I'd love to come to a future class – I'd just need a longer heads-up so I could arrange it with my work and with my family. This month I'm working every Saturday :P But please keep me in mind for future classes!
I'm a little too far east for that… I don't think I'd want to make the 4 hour drive >_>
I wish there were a few more tea shops around here… :-/
52teas/Zoomdweebie's is based in Wichita, KS, BUT we are going to be in Leavenworth for the Kansas Sampler Festival May 1st and 2nd!
It is a showcase for Kansas-made goods and Kansas Tourism. We just thought it would be a good place to expose more people to our products. We're working on doing more festivals and shows. We are also going to have a booth at the Riverfest here in Wichita two weeks after the Kansas Sampler Festival.
Hey everyone!
TeaParT and we were talking about having another meet up – and I thought if we gave some extra notice we might be able to get some of those close-ish people to be able to attend. I'm on a camping trip June 11th through the 20th, but any other weekend in June would work for me.
Anyone out there interested?
I'm in K.C., I have a pretty busy summer but I may be able to squeeze something in (Both my sister & cousin are getting married, its like shower, shower, wedding, shower, shower, wedding…AAAAAAHHHHHHHH). I am wedding poor!!!
You may be the busiest of us all – could you suggest a few times that might work for you? Then we can try to work around you.
I'll see if I can swing anything. Unfortunately June and July are the equivalent of the retail holiday season for libraries (especially when involved in the kids' programming). I'll take a look at my schedule, but I know that the last weekend won't work since I'm working that one. 12th is the only quasi-possible at this point.


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Our program will consist of a panel of members who attended the 2011 FGS conference in Springfield. Each person will be sharing something they acquired at the conference - from the experience of a national gathering of genealogists to new knowledge gleaned from sessions to a toy purchased in the exhibit hall.
Can you recognize the sideshow hawker in the slideshow? And is that President and Mrs. Lincoln?
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Crowding out private-sector success
There's a kernel of truth in President Obama's now-infamous "you didn't build that" insult to productive Americans. It's this: Every successful business — every successful life — in modern society requires the help of millions of other people. Each of us depends daily on butchers, brewers, bakers, light-bulb makers — workers and suppliers of countless sorts.
The thrust of Mr. Obama's remark, however, is unquestionably off-target. Even if we grant that some of what government supplies is worthwhile — that is, government helps each of us to better pursue our life's goals, including helping those of us who are entrepreneurs to build successful businesses — it doesn't follow that government occupies a uniquely important place in society.
Sure, Wal-Mart uses government-built highways to speed its inventories to its stores. But the fact that Wal-Mart would be unable to operate without the highway system doesn't make those highways a uniquely special input to which Wal-Mart owes all, or even much, of its success.
Wal-Mart would be equally unable to operate without farmers to grow food to feed its truck drivers — or without textile producers to supply clothes for those drivers — or without oil companies to fuel its fleet of trucks.
Would Obama therefore conclude that Wal-Mart owes some special, open-ended obligation to oil companies? Would he insist that, if oil companies now squander their revenues, Wal-Mart and other retailers are morally compelled to chip in to help oil companies get back into the black?
Highly doubtful. Yet Obama's plea that successful business people now be forced to pay higher taxes as a kind of royalty payment for government-supplied infrastructure is no different than if he would plead to force successful business people to bail out inefficient oil companies.
History speaks with crystal clarity, saying that, if property rights are secure and culture is friendly to commerce, people are more prosperous as government's role is more limited. History also teaches that roads, bridges and many other species of infrastructure can be — because they in fact often have been — supplied by private enterprise.
Among the kinds of infrastructure that have, in fact, been supplied successfully by private businesses are city streets, highways, sewage systems, formal education, policing, money and commercial law. Government provision of such infrastructure, therefore, cannot be read as evidence that government's role on this front is necessary.
If government failed to build highways to connect, say, Atlanta to Pittsburgh, private firms almost certainly would. (It's easy to collect tolls from drivers who use highways.) And likewise for nearly any other pair of cities in America. So in what way is any actual, government-built highway necessary for any private entrepreneur's economic success? None — if (as is likely) private enterprise would have done what government instead did by crowding out private efforts.
Moreover, if — as is likely again — privately built highways would be of higher quality and cost less to build and maintain than government highways, then there is even less merit to Obama's "you didn't build that" sneer. If privately built highways would be superior to government-built highways, then government's crowding out of private efforts that otherwise would have built highways imposes a cost on the many businesses (and consumers) that rely upon highways for their economic success.
Far from being grateful to government for its highways, entrepreneurs should demand reimbursement from officials who led the government's highway-building efforts.
Donald J. Boudreaux is a professor of economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. His column appears twice monthly.


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This cute, light brown dress has square stitched detailing throughout the dress and three embroidered blue and green flowers that sit under the neckline. The upper part of the sleeves are slightly pleated. It has a cutout back and belt loops at the waist to hold the teal fabric belt. Elasticity at the waist for optimal fit.
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Believe what you see when you rest your gaze upon this truly terrific, transforming dress, which morphs on demand for fashion mavens! This wonderful garment can be worn a multitude of ways. Wear its double-layered design with its soft, banded knit pulled taut up top, allowing its stitch-pieced skirt to lengthen your torso. Or, fold over its strapless edge to shift it into shortened sundress mode, its impressive empire waist fitting to your upper like a handmade glove. Lastly, affix it low to your hips and pair it with an electric teal onesie, buckle-strapped wedges, and a cute headband to boot, and you'll see why this piece-of-many-splendors is such a stylish must-have!
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Wear this dress on a sultry summer day, and its black hue will soak up the sun in no time! Thankfully, this BB Dakota creation is lightweight and 100% cotton, which, with the addition of a cutout detail on the back, clasped together with two brushed metal dome buttons, makes it an exception to sporting a darker garment on a hot day. Find a spot underneath your favorite tree, and before you open your book, take a moment to explore the finer details of this dress, from the sweetheart-stitched seam along the neckline, to the double princess seams on the front and back that flare out to form a Poiret-perfect lampshade silhouette. Keep this fancy frock casual by wrapping a patterned scarf around your hair to add a little bit of boho to your look, and spend all afternoon wrapped up in a good book!
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Mumbai: The rupee on Tuesday fell marginally by 4 paise to trade at fresh one-week low of 53.95 against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to appreciation of the American currency against the euro overseas and a weak opening in the domestic equity market. (Agencies) Latest News from Business News Desk
Increased month-end demand for the dollar from banks and importers also put pressure on the rupee.
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to dollar gains against the euro overseas and a lower opening in the stock market.
The rupee had lost 23 paise to close at one-week low of 53.91 a dollar in Monday's trade on heavy demand from importers for the American currency.
Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex was down by 30.86 points, or 0.15 percent, at 20,072.49 in early trade on Tuesday.


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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Artistic Integrity vs. Foolhardy Stubbornness
And wait and wait and wait some more, while you hair grows gray, seasons change, and hope withers into despair. Okay, maybe it's not that long, but it certainly feels that way. (Important note: The time passes far more quickly when you're working on something new. And unless you've been specifically asked for an exclusive, you should be multiply submitting. Otherwise, you really will go gray before you get anything accomplished.
At last, the stars align, and you hear back from the agent/editor, sometimes in a letter, but often in the form of a phone call or an e-mail. The answer's not a blunt rejection, nor is it an open-armed offer of representation or a publishing contract. This time, it's what's often known as a "revise and resubmit" communication. This means, the agent or editor sees significant potential but doesn't feel the book is working in its present form. It also means a significant investment of time as the publishing pro explains what isn't working, makes suggestions, and offers to reread and reconsider the manuscript with revisions.
Most of the time, to the agent or editor's disappointment, the revisions never show up. (They're really hoping things will work out, considering how much time they've put it.) Sometimes, this is because the author misinterpreted the communication as a "nice" rejection. Other times, the author hopes a different pub. pro. might love the project as is. And on still other occasions, the author is insulted, offended, and stunned to hear suggestions that she never would have otherwise considered, so her knee-jerk reaction is resistance.
So how do you know when the agent/editor's suggestions are on the mark vs. when they're something that will gut your novel and turn it into someone else's?
At first, you really don't. Your natural instinct will be to defend your turf. My advice is to take careful notes if this information comes at you via phone. When the publishing pro stops speaking, regurgitate what they've said and ask if you have it right. Don't argue, ever, and don't try to explain. Simply thank the person for taking so much time and inviting you to resubmit with changes. Then say you'd like a little time to think about the requests. Or, if they immediately make sense to you and seem do-able, set a quick but realistic turn-around date by which you intend to have the manuscript back to the pro for consideration. Do not let seasons or years pass before replying.
It's easier if you receive the invitation and revision suggestions in writing. Then you can scream, shriek, and holler, "Are you kidding? What a freaking idiot!" to your heart's content. You can call your critique partners, too, for some wailing and kvetching... but lots of times, before you're through, it's going to start to sink in.
That agent or editor was right. At least about some of it. And the more you think about it, the more you'll realize, I can do this. Maybe I won't fix the problems in exactly the way she suggested --because by this time a better idea has come along -- but this book will actually be better with the changes.
That's when you know to go ahead and bite the bullet. Because the fact is, this agent/editor has a heck of a lot more experience than you do in the industry and a much more realistic and objective understanding of what sells. Chances are, you'll learn and grow immensely from working with this individual, whether or not you end up signing with her or selling to her.
Other times, however, the agent or editor is dead wrong. She's looking for an easy sale of whatever's hot at the moment, with no regard for your voice or storytelling sensibilities. She's attempting to mold you to a vision that's totally at odds with yours.
You'll know this is the case when, even after days of thought, you get a huge knot in your stomach and tears in your eyes whenever you contemplate some, if not all, of the changes. You don't see your book on the same shelf as this pub pro plans, and you know you wouldn't feel good about it even if her plan succeeded. Your critique partners or others familiar with the story are also flabbergasted by the requested changes (although your gut reaction should carry the most weight.) That's when you're right to say thanks, but no thanks. I don't see it that way.
None of us get crystal balls to help us predict the outcome of these decisions. All we can do is try to stay true to our own hearts and visions while remaining open to good sense.
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- JoAnn said...
I found this late, however, I had to comment because my first sale was a revise and resubmit deal.
I ended up selling 9 books to that editor (as JoAnn Robb), and after 99 books (working on #100 right now), I'm back at that same house, whose editorial director is the very same editor who discovered me in that slush pile 25 yrs ago.
- Colleen Thompson said...
If that's not an inspiration, I don't know what is. Thanks, JoAnn Ross, for sharing!
I once heard an editor say she often sends a revise and resubmit letter up like a weather balloon to see how the author will be to work with. Makes sense, doesn't it. That would tell the editor you can take constructive criticism and turnaround edits in a reasonable amount of time, both of which are critical attributes in a writer. - 1:45 PM
- Colleen Thompson said...
And I forgot to add, congratulations on reaching such an impressive milestone! I'm amazed!
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The Best Of Georgian
The pilasters and pediments of an architecture perfectly suited to our eighteenth-century aristocracy flourish in today's skyline and suburb
February 1989 | Volume 40, Issue 1
William Byrd was a typical citizen of this cosmopolitan world. Born in Virginia, by his fiftieth birthday he had spent more time in London than in the colonies. He was educated at the Inns of Court and was a member of the prestigious Royal Society of London. He read or spoke at least five languages and counted dukes and earls among his friends. (Characteristically, when he returned to Virginia, he hung their portraits on his library walls.) By London standards Byrd might have been counted as one of the "new men" who had recently risen to high rank from the profits of overseas trade, but in Virginia his social station was higher than that. Byrd was, in fact, one of the founding members of a new American aristocracy. A member of the Council in Virginia, and the colony's representative in London, he held the office of receiver general of His Majesty's revenues and was a colonel in the Virginia militia. Byrd's social standing was just below that of the governor and the representative of the Anglican Church in Virginia.
Byrd's life history, with slight differences in detail, was mirrored in the histories of other owners of Georgian houses. The Wentworths in New Hampshire; the Hutchinsons, Royalls, and Vassalls in Massachusetts; the Browns in Rhode Island; the Chews in Philadelphia; the Carters and Lees in Virginia; and the Brewtons and Draytons in South Carolina—all played similar roles as middlemen between rude colonial settlements and the splendors of the imperial capital. Caught between two worlds in the years before the Revolution, they were the leaders who first tried to regulate and direct the rising tensions between colonists and king.
After the Revolution many of America's first aristocrats fled; those who remained found their economic roles increasingly filled by a rising merchant class and their political places usurped by a new breed of "democratic statesmen." (Byrd would have thought the phrase a contradiction in terms.) But the philosophy of America's colonial elite, both political and aesthetic, which was embodied in the architecture of their houses, continued to inspire. Their legacy of rational order and the harmony of parts became the heart of a newly emerging American social and political order.


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Credit derivatives: new financial instruments for controlling credit risk
One of the risks of making a bank loan or investing in a debt security is credit risk, the risk of borrower default. In response to this risk, new financial instruments called credit derivatives have been developed in the past few years. Credit derivatives can help banks, financial companies, and investors manage the credit risk of their investments by insuring against adverse movements in the credit quality of the borrower. If a borrower defaults, the investor will suffer losses on the investment, but the losses can be offset by gains from the credit derivative. Thus, if used properly, credit derivatives can reduce an investor's overall credit risk.> Estimates from industry sources suggest the credit derivatives market has grown from virtually nothing two years ago to about $20 billion of transactions in 1995. This growth has been driven by the ability of credit derivatives to provide valuable new methods for managing credit risk. As with other customized derivative products, however, credit derivatives expose their users to risks and regulatory uncertainty. Controlling these risks is likely to be an important factor in the future development of the credit derivatives market.> Neal provides information on the rationale and use of credit derivatives. He describes how to measure credit risk, whom it affects, and the traditional strategies used to manage it. Next, he shows how credit derivatives can help manage credit risk. Finally, he examines the risks and regulatory issues associated with credit derivatives.
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For 15 minutes, the NASA rover will transmit scientific data up to MEX, which will store it on board for a time. Then, two hours later, MEX will line up again, this time pointing its High Gain antenna toward Earth to downlink the precious information to the European Space Operations Centre (similar in role and function to NASA/JPL), Darmstadt, Germany.
The signal will be received via ESA's 35m deep space station at New Norcia, Australia, and the data will be immediately made available to NASA/JPL for routine processing.
The inter-Agency communication relay service will send, for the first time, actual scientific data from Curiosity via Mars Express; the previous relay services provided to Curiosity have transmitted either so-called 'open-loop' signals (no data decoded but did include useful radio Doppler information) during Entry, Descent, and Landing, or only housekeeping data and other basic telemetry during early surface operations.
"The command stack to order MEX to slew and point its UHF antennas towards Mars Curiosity during the overflight, to switch the MELACOM radio ON/OFF and to later perform the data download are already programmed on board Mars Express. Our spacecraft is ready to go for this weekend," Mars Express Operations Engineer Olivier Reboud said October 5.
Now here's the really interesting bit: of all the data that Curiosity might be sending up for relay via MEX (Mars Curiosity carries 10 science instruments plus a drill), it looks as though we'll be handling at least some images!
According to a note sent by NASA's Jennifer Maxwell, at JPL, October 4, the Mars Express team are expecting to relay:
The RMI provides black-and-white images at 1024X1024 resolution in a very narrow 1.1-degree field of view. This provides images equivalent to a 1500mm lens on a 35mm camera. Wow!
MAHLI comprises a camera mounted on a robotic arm on the Curiosity rover, which is used to acquire microscopic images of rock and soil (a typical MAHLI image resolution is a stunning 21 microns per pixel).
The weekend relay will provide further operational confirmation that Mars Express can serve as a back-up relay platform for NASA's new rover; it has already done so for NASA's other surface missions (Phoenix and the Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity) in the past couple of years.
This cross-support underscores the strong cooperation between the two Agencies, who have worked diligently for a number of years to set technical and engineering standards to enable sharing data, information and telecommand links between spacecraft, networks, ground systems and ground stations, which helps reduce risk and boost back-up capabilities in both directions.
In ESA's MEX team, everyone's really looking forward to the first 'science contact' with Curiosity -- which, as mentioned in a previous post by Thomas Ormston, should provide more "proof that the amazing new rover from the United States can talk with our veteran European Mars orbiter!"
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STEINWAY — The NYPD was looking for two suspects wanted in connection with a grand larceny within the 114th Precinct, police said.
According to police, two men entered Yogi Lala Jewelers, at 30-07 Steinway St., April 13 around 7:10 p.m. pretending to shop for jewelry. They distracted the staff and loosened the glass showcase by cutting out its silicone and removed property without permission, police said.
Police described the first suspect as a black man about 50 years old, 6 feet tall and about 180 pounds with dark skin and a bald head.
The second suspect was a roughly 30-year-old black male at about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds with dark skin and a ceasar hair style, police said.
Anyone with information in regards to this missing person is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging on to the Crime Stoppers website at nypdcrimes
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Designers David Neville and Marcus Wainwright have previously shunned print pictures, but chose the iconic supermodel to front their first campaign.
The October issue of Interview Magazine features the fiercely beautiful Florence Welch. Inside the issue you can find a theatrical photo shoot with this amazing red-headed songbird. Cold colored and contrasted photos supply thrill and mystery to the images.
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Arrests darken hopes for Zimbabwe despite new constitution
Even after the release of human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, the recent roundup of opposition figures has left many worried for the future of Zimbabwe's democratic process.
Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters
Harare, Zimbabwe
When Zimbabweans voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new constitution earlier this month, they approved a document that envisioned a new future for their country, scaling up human rights and dialing back presidential power.
But the referendum and its aftermath also underscored a perennial truth of Zimbabwean politics: the country's laws often come second to its leaders.
In the days immediately following the vote, police arrested a string of political leaders and human rights activists critical of President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU PF party. That has sparked concern that the country is sliding back toward the political violence that characterized its last presidential election, in 2008, which saw the killing of some 200 opposition supporters.
Among those arrested in recent days was internationally-lauded human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, who spent the week following the referendum in jail on charges of obstructing justice before being granted bail on March 25.
She was taken into custody March 17 while attempting to intervene in the arrest of a client, Thabani Mpofu, a critic of the Mugabe regime charged with impersonating a police officer. (For his part, Mr. Mpofu says he was gathering information on government corruption).
Mpofu and three others arrested that day were high-level staff members with the MDC or Movement for Democratic Change. The MDC is the former opposition party led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that is now engaged in a tense power-sharing agreement with Mugabe and ZANU PF.
Mtetwa's detention prompted outcry from African and international legal groups, who demanded her immediate release. Leaving jail Monday, she told journalists her seven-day ordeal was "a personal attack on all human rights lawyers."
The arrests of Mtetwa and the MDC staffers came immediately after voters passed the draft constitution on March 16 in a process that was described as peaceful by both Mr. Mugabe and Mr. Tsvangirai.
The constitution paves way for elections later this year and will limit future presidents to just two five-year terms – a far cry from the 33 years and counting that Mugabe has spent in power since Zimbabwe's transition to majority rule in 1980.
In an editorial on March 23 the country's largest daily newspaper, NewsDay, squarely blamed Mugabe's party for the worsening situation in the troubled southern African nation, citing the jailing of Mtetwa and others as "a clear violation of human rights couched in blatant disregard of the law" showing "indisputable disregard towards constitutionalism."
"We have a police force that operates outside the realms of the country's constitution, getting away with it in broad daylight," the paper wrote. "With this kind of misbehavior, we can foretell that even if the new constitution emanating from the referendum is adopted, nothing will change."
Commenting on the political situation in the country, Tsvangirai's spokesman, Luke Tamborinyoka, blamed Mugabe's ZANU PF.
"The events taking place in the country are a desperate attempt by ZANU PF to divert attention from key issues," he says. "As MDC and part of the government, we will remain focused. The agenda is to instill fear in people ahead of elections, but we have survived that before. We are aware that the leopard will not change its spots, but we will continue to engage SADC [Southern African Development Community] and AU [African Union] as guarantors of the global political agreement so that they take charge ... to ensure free and fair elections."
In the recent past, the MDC has accused ZANU PF of being involved in a spate of violence gripping the country, including the mysterious death of 12 year-old Christpower Maisiri, the son of an MDC supporter, who was killed in an arson attack in Headlands, about 90 miles east of Harare.
ZANU PF has denied any wrongdoing in that case and the police say they are still investigating. Contacted for a comment, ZANU PF spokesman Rugare Gumbo said he was not in a position to comment since the matter was still under investigation by the police.
Several civic organizations' offices have been ransacked by the police in search of "subversive materials," including the country's biggest election watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN). The national director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association, Okay Machisa, spent two weeks in custody in January after he was charged of conspiracy to commit fraud, forgery, and publishing falsehoods, before being released on bail.
Tsvangirai has described the situation as "deteriorating" and has threatened his party will not take part in the next elections if the AU and SADC do not intervene.
The Monitor's correspondent in Harare cannot be named for security reasons.


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I work for an eye doctor...soooo naturally I'm here to tell you to go in! Dont wait for it to get too bad, you may have scratched your cornea or there could possibly still be some wood in there missy...but they have a really easy over the counter soothant for that!
Alright I'm done playing mommy ;) Can't wait to see that project all completed!! I hope your eye feels better...we get patients in almost daily with accidents and I know it is just no fun!
Jana :)I always love to open Google reader and your name is in bold print. Take care of that eye, go to the DR. he could say it's fine go home or something else. You only have 2 so get it checked. Love the blanket tent aren't there some days you would like to build one, take a good book and stay in it all day.
DebbieI feel for you, used to never wear eye wear either.. .til the same thing happened to me. Now I sport the dorkiest, most wrap around eye protection I can find! Oh the glamour of it all, LOL.
But go to the doctor, luckily the eye is the second fastest healing organ in your body! Hope it feels better soonYou are definitely tougher than I am! I have a viral infection in my left eye and was at the Opthamologist at 8:00 AM this morning. It is miserable. Seriously, from the wimp to the tough girl - get yourself to the doctor and have that looked at. Your eye sight is nothing to "jack" around with!
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Question - I've been hunting for a blue-grey paint to use above white beadboard for some time! I know computer pictures aren't always accurate to color, but your wall looks like just what I want! Could you share the name of the paint with me?
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NancyDefinitely wear your protective glasses from now on.
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The announcement last Wednesday by Six Flags Entertainment SIX 2.0164046479835953% Six Flags Entertainment Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD59.7 1.18 2.0164046479835953% /Date(1490907722915-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 754458 AFTER HOURS USD58.48 -1.22 -2.0435510887772192% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1761 P/E Ratio 48.145161290322584 Market Cap 5353936229.01413 Dividend Yield 4.288107202680067% Rev. per Employee 659699 More quote details and news » of its second big dividend hike in eight months and its 10th consecutive quarter of record operating results failed to excite investors. Why? Revenue missed the mark set by Wall Street.
Be that as it may, Six Flags, the world's largest regional theme-park company, enriched its quarterly common dividend 50%, to 90 cents a share from 60 cents, giving the stock a 6.6% yield.
In early February, as reported in this space, the company boosted its payout tenfold. Dividends, initiated in December 2010 at three cents a share, were doubled in August 2011, following a 2-for-1 stock split. The two 2012 hikes are worth around $180 million to shareholders annually.
The Grand Prairie, Texas, company in January expanded its stock-buyback program by $250 million through 2015. To date, it has used $168 million of that sum.
Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Six Flags (ticker: SIX) appreciated 50% in 2011 (it was among the picks that year of Barron's Roundtable veteran Meryl Witmer). At a 52-week high of $64.95 on Oct. 18, the shares were ahead 57% so far this year.
On Wednesday, however, Six Flags said revenue had risen just 2% in the third quarter, to $485.1 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters on average had forecast revenue to reach $514.3 million. The stock dropped 9%, to close the day at $56.16.
Six Flags explained that total guest spending per person fell slightly, to $40.56 in the quarter, due primarily to its success at selling more season passes. Holders of those passes tend to spend less per visit than single-day attendees, "although they generate more revenue, profit, and cash flow…over an entire season," the company said. Diluted earnings from continuing operations surged 26%, to $4.33 a share.
PAYOUTS AT PAYCHEX PAYX 0.11852353538774128% Paychex Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD59.13 0.07 0.11852353538774128% /Date(1490907600516-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2837655 AFTER HOURS USD58.94 -0.19 -0.3213258921021478% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 36419 P/E Ratio 26.755656108597286 Market Cap 21193267308.5918 Dividend Yield 3.1117875866734312% Rev. per Employee 230119 More quote details and news » (PAYX) held steady at 31 cents a share from July 2008 until being sweetened by a penny a year ago. During fiscal 2012, ended May 31, the debt-free payroll-accounting provider returned $460.5 million, or 84% of net income, to shareholders as dividends. Last Tuesday, Paychex raised its quarterly to 33 cents, or by $14.5 million annually, and also authorized a $350 million stock buyback through fiscal 2014.
CEO Martin Mucci said the two actions "reflect our ongoing commitment to balancing strategic investment in our business with our history of delivering outstanding shareholder value." Dividends have been paid continually since 1988. Free cash flow has increased 12% on average in each of the past five years.
Trading on Nasdaq not far from its 52-week high of $34.70, set Sept. 21, the stock yields 4% with the new dividend.
A NOTE IN THIS SPACE last week said UBS thought casino operator Wynn Resorts WYNN -1.0303922417525326% Wynn Resorts Ltd. U.S.: Nasdaq USD114.3 -1.19 -1.0303922417525326% /Date(1490907600263-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1682656 AFTER HOURS USD114.4 0.1 0.08748906386701662% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3702 P/E Ratio 48.02521008403362 Market Cap 11770509517.6923 Dividend Yield 1.7497812773403325% Rev. per Employee 181557 More quote details and news » (WYNN) could do a special dividend of $7-plus by year end. On Wednesday, Wynn did that and more. It announced a $7.50-a-share bonus payout, worth some $754 million in total, which it will pay in November, and said it would double its current quarterly common payout of 50 cents a share in 2013. The Nasdaq-traded stock surged on the news and was recently quoted at about $119.
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"We have the flexibility to pay the special dividend while maintaining our strong balance sheet and continuing to invest in the growth of our telecom and other businesses," said CEO Howard Jonas. The Big Board–listed shares recently traded between $10 and $11, for a 5.9% yield.
IDT appears to be alone in taking such action ahead of the Nov. 6 election, after which investors will have a better chance of knowing the fate of the Bush tax cuts.
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Doctor Who: Podshock 323 - Terry Nation and Mark Strickson Interviewed
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 323
Running Time: 0:59:22
Interviews with writer and creator of the Daleks, Terry Nation, and actor Mark Strickson (Vislor Turlough in Doctor Who), and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani.
Doctor Who: Podshock 308 - 'Into The Dalek' Reviewed
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 308
Running Time: 1:32:27
We review live on-the-net Into The Dalek, the second Doctor Who episode of the 2014 series starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, plus news, your live feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani and Dave Cooper.
How do you rate Doctor Who: Deep Breath? (5=Fantastic)
Doctor Who: Podshock Live Show Reviewing 'Into the Dalek' Scheduled for Sunday, Aug 31st
Doctor Who: Podshock will once again be taking to the net on Sunday, 31 August 2014 for a live-over-the-net show reviewing the second episode of the 2014 Doctor Who series, Into the Dalek.
We return with our live-over-the-net review series this time talking about the second episode of the 2014 series with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor.
Doctor Who: 'Asylum of the Daleks' Teaser Promo Trailer from the BBC
The BBC released a teaser promo video for the upcoming first episode of the new 2012 series of Doctor Who titled 'Asylum of the Daleks' (coming to BBC One on 1 September 2012).
Terry Nation Would Had Been 81 Today (Yesterday)
Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks (with nods to Raymond Cusick who designed them and of course Davros himself) for Doctor Who as well as the creator of the popular British sci-fi series, Blake's 7 would had been 81 years old today (well, now yesterday (8th of August) by the time you are reading this unless you are in Hawaii for the next hour or two). Of course his credits extend further than Doctor Who and Blake's 7. There was The Survivors, and episodes of various televsion series he contributed to both in the UK and US during the course of his career.
We lost him all too soon at the age of 66 in 1997. It was about ten years (give or take) before then when I had an opportunity to sit down with him and interview him. Unfortunately, the audio of that interview has slipped through a time vortex or a crack in space. Hopefully it is re-materialize at some point. I don't even have any photographs to share from that time. Perhaps like so many other cast and crew that I was meeting at that time I assumed there will always be the next time if I didn't get a photo that time. Sadly, there was no next time in my case with Terry Nation.
My memories of Terry Nation is that he was very open about his work. You could tell he enjoyed having the opportunity to speak about it. There was certain intensity about him. He would be quick to correct you if presented with information that didn't jive with what he knew to be the case. Not in a rude a way, by any means.
The Original Voice of the Daleks Dies.
The original voice of the Daleks Roy Skelton has passed away at the age of 79 after suffering a stroke.
He was also know for providing the voices to the British ITV kids Programme "Rainbow" where his voice talents were used for the Puppets Zippy and George.
A short bio follows taken from "The Manchester Evening News"
Doctor Who Anime Featuring the 3rd Doctor - Final Version [VIDEO]
This video has been in the making for some time now as I have seen various earlier incomplete versions of it over the last few years now I believe. Originally created as a mock trailer by OtaKing77077 (on YouTube) has expanded into a mini-episode. Because it was originally meant only as mock trailer, it lacks some narrative. It is done in the style of 1980's anime featuring 1970's Doctor Who mostly (it is a 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee story). It features many original voice clips of various characters from the series as well as some original vocal work. Almost every iconic aspect of 1970s and some 1980s Doctor Who is depicted here except K9 perhaps.
For some reason the video had been pulled from YouTube, someone else had posted it again in the above.
Sound That is Bigger on the Inside: The Speakal Doctor Who TARDIS Speaker Prototype [UPDATED]
This week is the annual CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, which means there is a tremendous amount of tech related announcements coming out of the show. As often is the case, there is some crossover between tech and sci-fi. The Panasonic booth had a special "most impressive" (as they termed it) announcement of (pre-orders for) the Star Wars films coming to Blu-ray. I had heard there would be a TARDIS speaker system at the show, but didn't have much details on it. Engadget has come to the rescue (since I am not at the show myself) with this report of hands-on prototype of the new Speakal TARDIS speaker dock and Bluetooth speaker and IR remote control system.
I am assuming it will work with the iPhone as well as the iPod. The photos show an iPhone in the dock (a white at that). If the speakers are shielded enough to prevent GSM radio noise interference from the iPhone, it should work.
[UPDATED] Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time Now Available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch!
As previously reported, there is a new Doctor Who iOS game, Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time. It is now in the Apple App Store as of today. There are two versions, one is for the iPhone and iPod touch, and an HD version for the iPad. Unfortunately, it is not a universal app, so you can either get the iPhone/iPod touch version and upscale it for the iPad, or alternatively get the HD version specifically for the iPad.
The prices in the US App store are currently $3.99 and $4.99 NOW ONLY 99¢ each.
Here is the link to the iPhone/iPod touch version: Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time - BBC Worldwide
Here is the link to the iPad HD version: Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time HD - BBC Worldwide
A screenshot for the iPhone/iPod touch version
Ben Wilson London based Chewing gum artist Dr Who painting
Ben Wilson London based Chewing gum artist Dr Who painting
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The Reveal to the Restoration Team's Little Tease
Further to the Restoration Team's little tease I put up on Thursday/Friday last week, the reveal.
It's a totally revamped version of Day of The Daleks. OK as far as I can remember it's only on VHS so far, but the revamp comes not only with the special effects of modern Dalek zapping, which can be seen in the trailer. But Mr. Dalek AKA Nick Briggs re-does the voices for this release. There also comes the news that at least on the European side of the Atlantic that Day of the Daleks will be part of the Revisitations Boxed Set Nr. 2.
The other DVD's should be Carnival of monsters and Resurrection of the Daleks, which is again another one I already have in my collection. With Carnival it's not so bad I looked at the lack of extra's and picked it up on iTunes.
A release date has not yet been set. The trailer from Classic DW from Twitter (the official Restoration Team Twitter handle) and the DWO site can be seen below.
Restoration Team drop a Hint, Daleks?
Late last night/early this morning the Doctor Who restoration team dropped a teaser on Twitter, for an announcement on Saturday. By the looks of it there are going to be more "Special Editions" and by the style of writing another Dalek one at that. see the trailer below and decide for yourself.
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 221
"Our lives are different to anybody else's. That's the exciting thing, that nobody in the universe can do what we're doing."
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 221
Running Time: 1:25:46
We interview Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield) and director Graeme Harper, plus 2011 will bring 2 series of Doctor Who instead of 1 but no Daleks, Sylvester McCoy in The Hobbit, Live coverage from Doctor Who: Podshock's 5th anniversary celebration with Lewis Bailey (The Happiness Patrol Podcast) and Terry Lighfoot (The DirtyWhoers podcast), Gallifrey update and convention reports, Tom Baker returns again as the 4th Doctor, and more.
Hosted by Louis Trapani ( @LouisTrapani ), Ken Deep ( @kendeep ), and James Naughton ( @JamesNaughton ).
Remembrance of the Daleks Collectable Figures
Relive the adventures of the Doctor and Ace when they arrived in London in 1963 to discover two rival Dalek factions in Remembrance of the Daleks with this new exclusive set from Forbidden Planet.
A four figure set of Daleks from the story which was part of Doctor Who's 25th anniversary celebration series (hence why it was set in 1963) include a white Imperial Dalek, a renegade Dalek, a Supreme Dalek, and a special weapons Dalek. They become available on 8 October 2010 and unfortunately are only available in the UK and Eire according to the Forbidden Planet website.
The pre-order price is £34.99. For more information or to order, click here.


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