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Jan 11, 2014 at 11:00 pm #1312025
I've always been skittish about animals I can't see.. whether I'm in the water surfing and thinking about sharks, or at night in the woods. It really unnerves me and I find it very difficult to be out in the woods alone. Is this something that everyone just gets used to? Like being in a new house and hearing new sounds enough to get used to them?
I'm getting more and more comfortable the more I do it– mostly from realizing that the little critters are just mice or raccoons. I still throw rocks at noises but I'm getting better. It didn't help when in Santa Cruz sleeping by the tracks, 4 or 5 raccoons in the middle of the night chased one directly towards me. Or in Florida when I found out I was taking an afternoon nap next to a snake den and that black racers sometimes mimic rattlesnakes by shaking their tail in dry leaves. I was overthinking in Montana when we kept hearing an elk very close, wondering if it was mating season, scared one would trample our tent. In contrast, I fell asleep in Atlanta surrounded by rats without being scared or bothered.
So, any tips? I try to keep things in perspective. eg, being aware that most predators are silent, so if I hear it, it's most likely nothing to worry about, or that most animals are wary rather than aggressive, or the statistics. It helps, but not too much.
Jan 12, 2014 at 12:40 am #2062622"So, any tips?"
If I really want to photograph the wildlife at night, I set out a line of jingle bells tied along a black nylon thread, and I tie it about eight inches above the ground. The mice will run underneath it and not wake me up. The big critters will sound the bells and wake me up.
If that isn't sufficient, I have an electronic intruder alert system that I can put in a perimeter around my camp. When any big critter approaches, the system either wakes me quietly or else scares the hell out of the critter loudly.
Otherwise, use ear plugs.
Jan 12, 2014 at 5:06 am #2062634I think you have a pretty good feel for the issue. At first animal noises are unnerving for just about everyone.
Statistics should help a lot. People are far more dangerous than wild animals in North America. In the woods there are more animals and less people.
"Familiarity breeds contempt" as they say. As time goes on you should grow more and more comfortable. For example, people who have trouble sleeping starting out on the Appalachian Trail often hardly give it a thought at the end of their hike. It's all part of the adventure!
Jan 12, 2014 at 7:06 am #2062646Here in Colorado, I never really worry about critters. I've not seen a bear or lion, ever, although they say they're out there. Once I had a herd of maybe 10-12 elk come by my tent in the middle of the night during mating season. They were pretty adroit at going around my tent. A huge moose once patrolled the lake shore near where I was sleeping, grunting periodically to remind me that he was still around. It was sweet to finally hear him go, "Harr-UMPH!", which in moose-talk means something like, "There, sucker, I'm outta here, and I win."
But Yellowstone is a different story. The first few nights I have a terrible sleep. I hear everything, and there's a lot of critters roaming around at night (especially during a full moon, it seems). I have taken to popping a couple of Benedryl with my late dinner, and this lets me sleep straight through until morning. At Shoshone Lake last July I woke up and fired up my stove for my morning Joe on the beach. I noticed some tracks in the sand along the water's edge–the biggest griz tracks I've ever seen. It was nice of him to leave me alone while he strolled past in the middle of the night. I like bears that do that. If I wasn't slightly drugged, I probably would have heard him and freaked out.
I'm thinking that almost all critters will pass right by, if you don't bait them or otherwise pose a threat. But moose might be a different story altogether. They're so territorial, unpredictable, and goofy. Mice, raccoons, and other rodents might scour your campsite during the night, looking for food, and deer might come by to see if there might be a sweaty T-shirt that they can chew on for the salt, but none of these guys pose a personal threat to you.
Jan 12, 2014 at 7:15 am #2062649ear plugs
Jan 12, 2014 at 9:44 am #2062692A couple tips:
1. make sure your tent/tarp don't rub up against each other. Same with your tent. Also make sure no branches , etc are rubbing up against your tent/tarp. If the wind kicks in they will make noise and it will SEEM like something is sneaking up on you.
2. ear plugs… but keep them half in.. the minor sounds will be blocked out but any major sounds like a bear outside trying to get into your food will still wake you up.
also, make sure to do the math on running into critters.
Realistically, a black bear is your main concern. Serious animal contact is rare and if you ever run into a mountain lion you should consider yourself lucky.
Also, you DO get used to it…
Jan 12, 2014 at 10:09 am #2062701The worst animal sounds we experienced were two raccoons fighting in a tree overhead while camped on the Olympic NP beaches. Like a cat fight on steroids.
I sleep through everything else. If you're freaky about bugs and critters, there are plenty of fully enclosed tents and hammocks.
@ Bob: what kind of perimeter alarm do you use?
Jan 12, 2014 at 11:15 am #2062722Two summers ago some friends and I were on a 8 day canoe trip on the Teslin River. My girlfriend and I were familiar with living in bear country but the other 3 members of our group were not. My buddy Matt, who is your typical young, 'invincible' male didn't seem to be too concerned about bear safety. We kept hassling him to remember to take bear spray when he wandered off for a walk after arriving at camp. We also had to constantly remind him to keep all food, toothpaste, and other odours out of his tent.
One night he decided, without our knowledge, that he was going to take some crackers and sausage into the tent for a snack while he read before bed. It wasn't a bear he ended up having to deal with, but he had quite the story to regal us with the next morning. Apparently, as he was reading he heard a sound outside the tent. He said it sounded like an animal shuffling along at first. And then he heard several low grunts.
Of course, he assumed it was a bear and decided that his best option was to just stay quiet and wait to see what would happen. He reached for his bear spray but realized that he'd left it in his backpack which was down at our cook site with the food. The grunting continued to get louder and closer to his tent and as he looked out into the vestibule he saw a paw reach under the nylon and a snout followed shortly after. He yelled and began shaking the tent and thankfully the animal got scared and ran off.
The next morning, after he had finished telling us the story we had a look around to try to determine what it could have been. Though we can't say with 100% confidence, after looking at the tracks and listening to his story we deduced that it was likely a wolverine that was passing through.
Wolverine's are rare to spot, and I've yet to see one in my time up here, but I'm pretty confident that I'd prefer a bear rummaging around my campsite rather than a wolverine. Needless to say, Matt was far more careful with food for the remainder of the trip and he remembered to take his bear spray with him to bed from that point forward.
Jan 12, 2014 at 1:12 pm #2062764"@ Bob: what kind of perimeter alarm do you use?"
Many, many years ago, I used an advanced intruder alert system in the military. It worked pretty good. So, years after that as I got into backpacking, some alarm would be useful in some areas, so I designed one myself. It is called a Break-wire Loop, and it uses one battery, one IC, a few other parts, one switch, one bright light, and one loud sound producer. As I recall, it can work with a perimeter up to about a thousand feet long.
Jan 12, 2014 at 1:56 pm #2062774While through hike the PCT this last summer I had an injury that forced me off the trail to recover for two months just south of Whitney. When I got back 2 months later I was literally the last through hiker on the PCT for the summer. A friend hiked with me through the JMT but once I got past Yosemite I was on my own and went days with out seeing anyone. The 2nd day out of Yosemite I encountered a big black bear standing in the trail just at sunset when I was going to make camp. It ran off but gave me the heebie-jeebies that night and every night from then on. I lost count of how many bears I encountered during the day along with one mountain lion and a Bobcat. The weather was good most of the time so I normally cowboy camped but twice I was awakened by something sniffing my hair. By the time I was awake enough to realize it, the animal was gone. I had a wool hoody so from then on I put that over my hair and never had that problem again. I also had some problems with mice and would wake up to little gnawing sounds. I would have to shoo them away from my pack. The straps on my pack are nearly chewed through in some places now and I even have tooth marks in my Iphone. I found that sleeping up high on an exposed ridge made me feel better than down in a deep dark forest where I could hear branch crack 100 yards away. I would tell my self it was most likely a deer or raccoon but it still would take me 10 minutes to calm down and go back to sleep. Also sleeping right next to a babbling brook or if it was windy would drown out the animal noises and I was much more relaxed. I did have some earplugs and some drugs I could take but I was thinking If I kept facing my fear it would go away but after a couple more months it never did until I caught up with another through hiker at Crater lake and we went the rest of the way together always camping with in 50 feet of each other, which for some reason made me feel much better about the sounds at night. I plan on hiking the PNT this summer and will probably just take the drugs and earplugs when I have to sleep in the woods.
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Jan 13, 2014 at 11:32 am #2063009My experience is that more nights out is the only solution. Eventually your mind will learn to be selective. It's been decades since squirrel farts woke me in the night, but I still wake up when larger things wander close (in Glacier, often deer looking for salty packs to chew on).
Jan 13, 2014 at 4:57 pm #2063099I started backpacking and camping with my dad when I was 6. I was about 13 before I realized that the animals i heard slowly walking around the tent in the middle of the night were in fact my eye lashes rubbing on the nylon sleeping bag as I blinked.
I worry a lot less these days.
Jan 14, 2014 at 12:58 pm #2063299Squirrel farts wake me up most nights too. But it's funny that I can't hear my 3mo daughter fuss and squirm at night, and she's 20' away in my quiet house.
But seriously, I have the same issue as the OP. It is difficult to acclimate to the sounds of the nighttime woods when you only get out a handful of times a year (I mean decade, not year). It is upsetting, because we love being outside, but those nights often result in the worst sleep possible.
I have no suggestions here, and just deal with it the best I can. I have to remind myself that most things I hear are small critters, and they want nothing to do with me. I haven't seen much megafauna on the trail lately too, so that reassures me that they are usually secretive as well.
Heck, I even did some AT in NH this past September, and stayed at the AMC Huts. That is even a "save" place, and all the farting, snoring and coughing of the other guests made it difficult for me to sleep as well.
Same goes for hotel rooms – new sleeping environments bring a heightened alertness. Only time (and drugs and plugs) can conquer this.
Jan 14, 2014 at 4:01 pm #2063350The more familiar you are with the type if surroundings, habitat and animals the easier it becomes. A few years ago on a canoe trip in the swamp we had a difficult time finding a place to sleep due to flooding. We slept on a small sandbar barely big enough for the tents and canoes. During the night I awoke to the sound of rustling and cracking twigs. My headlamp is only good for the task at hand. I have no idea what it was and was not about to step out blind into the dark. I suspect it was a gator.
Jan 14, 2014 at 4:17 pm #2063351I would highly suggest an ipod shuffle (.56ounces) and earbuds (0.45ounces) or earplugs (~0.1ounce)
I think a 1.01ounce ipod is weight well spent. Or you probably have a phone already… you can get free "white noise" aps, you could even set it up with a sleep timer to turn it off after an hour or two.
Jan 14, 2014 at 9:21 pm #2063400Leave the earplugs and iPod at home and tune in, not out.
I'm confused that I hear people say they carry earplugs for when it's really stormy or raging outside. I always thought that listening to the weather raise hell all night was one of the best parts of being out. So what if you loose some sleep. I've never heard of a deathbed confession in which someone wished they slept more. I can get perfect, silent, dark sleep at home.
Thunderstorms in the High Sierra, windstorms in the Mojave, and summer rainstorms in Utah are some of my greatest pleasures in life. I wouldn't tune them out for the world.
As for animals, consider yourself to be lucky enough to be experiencing animals in the real world. Consider yourself blessed to have an encounter with an animal in its environment.
I woke in Mojave moonlight one night to the sound of a jackrabbit in a bush next to my bag. On the other side of me, another rustle. Turning slowly in that direction, I saw the coyote creeping in. I was caught in the middle, frozen and listening, until the jack made a break. The coyote was only a few feet from having to jump over me. It scared me silly when it bolted. One of the best damned nights I've ever had in the desert.
Nothing is going to eat you.
*And if anything is going to eat you, it's probably bigger, stronger, and you won't have much chance anyway. Better than in a hospital bed, I figure.
Jan 14, 2014 at 10:44 pm #2063422+ 1 what Craig said.
Jan 15, 2014 at 6:49 am #2063446skittish about animals I can't see
Skittish? I am one who was not skittish of nighttime forest noises … utter terror would be a much more accurate word.
Fast forward 50 years … I sleep "cowboy or under a tarp without a second thought (outside of biting insect season).
What changed? Small doses alone in the dark to start with and then incremental increases with conscious effort to be fascinated by the noises. That got me from terrified to merely uncomfortable. The next step was a slow two mile midnight walk through forest I knew somewhat without using lights (was equipped to camp safely if I got lost). After that the lingering low level unease faded with time.
Jan 15, 2014 at 10:44 am #2063497Animals are the least of my worries. One snowy night, I awoke to the sound of alien lasers shredding my tent!
(Once awake, a quick investigation revealed that the noise was just snow sliding off the tent.)
Jan 15, 2014 at 8:32 pm #2063684I've spent most of my life camping, and in recent years, backpacking. I hate the sounds of insects and mice at night, and they easily keep me awake. Ear plugs, a babbling brook, or a light wind, do help.
KellyJan 17, 2014 at 8:40 am #2064027There are a number of different type of perimeters alarm systems. One I've used is a personal keychain alarm (130 decibels) and fishing line. Both ends will be tied to a tree and if something hits the fishing line the keychain alarm will be activated.
It's inexpensive and it works.
Jan 17, 2014 at 3:03 pm #2064137…
Jan 17, 2014 at 3:08 pm #2064138Seriously? Sounds like a great way to wake the entire forest at 2AM over a baby raccoon.
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Hi, I'm new here at MacRumors... I had previously been frequenting the site in the hopes of hearing about PB updates which, unfortunately, came too late. So, here I am on a Windows laptop. Anyhoo, to the topic at hand... I'm strongly interested in purchasing an iPod... but they are rather pricey. But, I see from the site that the 20GB Refurbished is the same price as the 10GB Brand New (w/ student discount). A few questions: -Can one have a refurbished iPod engraved? -Why do they distinguish btwn. a MAC iPod and a Windows iPod? I was under the impression that all iPods are cross-platform. -Why does the Refurbished item state "prior version w/touch pad, remote & carrying case"? I thought the 20GB model was a recent release. What does it mean by "prior version"? -This sounds completely foolsih, but... what makes the Dock so special? And should I be concerned that the Refurbished iPod doesn't come with one? Is this the only difference btwn. a Brand New and Refurbished iPod? -Has anyone had any experiences with Refurbished iPods that they would like to share? I would appreciate all the help I can get. Thanks. EDIT: Also, is there any difference between the 20GB and 30GB iPods? They are both considered 3G, and yet the 20GB version is newer. Would I be missing out on anything if I went w/ the 30GB iPod? EDIT 2: I just realized that the Refurbished 20GB has no Dock Connector... not merely lacking a Dock. Does this mean I can't use the remote? What other issues might arise from this... deficiency?
This is the iPod with the touchpad and the four buttons encircling the pad...no dock, firewire only - No engraving - Previous versions of iPods were either Windows or Mac but can be formatted for each - this generation had 5,10,20 Gb versions...the 20 gig of that run is a bit thicker that the others - none of these came with a dock... The current run is 10,20,40...before that was 10,15,30...and before that was 5,10,20 (this is the model that we are discussing). It doesn't have a dock connector because the dock hadn't been invented yet, it's not deformed or anything, um, unnatural... It comes with a wired remote that plugs into the headphone jack...there is also an infrared remote you can purchase for this model
So, how many different versions of the 20GB exist? Is the Refurbished 20GB of a different generation than the one offered new? Sorry, I'm still not quite clear.
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Apple extends adapter takeback program to UK, other countries
Apple is extending the number of eligible countries in its USB adapter takeback program. The program began in China August 9th, and is coming to the US on August 16th. Now also joining on the 16th will be Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK.

The deadline for the program in the new countries is October 18th, as in the US. Participants can get a new USB adapter at a discounted price, so long as they bring in an old third-party adapter plus an iPhone, iPod, or iPad to validate a serial number. The lower price is $14 in Canada, À10 in France and Germany, ¥1,000 in Japan, and £8 in the UK.

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Serious question - Will they also take back their own faulty chargers? I got 2 sitting here... one that gets very hot, and another that does nothing. May be a few years old, but dangerous is dangerous, right?
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form.save() exceptions should be more informative
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Currently form.save() raises a ValueError if !form.is_valid(). I suggest it should throw some exception from which form.errors could be extracted.
I have this workaround:
def enforce_valid(form): if not form.is_valid(): raise invalid_form(form.errors) return form ... enforce_valid(some_form(...)).save() ...
and also there's code that catches the custom exception and puts the errors into a session variable and redirects back to the originating page and shows the errors there.
Why does form.save() only provide a message that something went wrong and not the actual errors? It could raise an exception derived from ValueError that would contain the list of errors.
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comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by
Why are you trying to save a form before first verifying that it is valid? The normal pattern (http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/#using-a-form-in-a-view) is to call is_valid yourself first and not proceed with an attempt to save if the form hasn't validated. You seem to have come up with a different pattern (somewhat more complicated, involving storing errors in a session variable instead of just re-displaying the posted form with errors in place) and I don't understand why.
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by
Okay, let me explain.
First of all, it's common practice not to return a page in response to a POST, but rather always redirect to GET. That's to allow bookmarking of URLs and sensible behavior of the reload button. Following this principle, when a POST fails, I redirect back to the original form and also pass the variable with the error list to that view. In fact, all my POSTs are to the same URL (/submission). A typical POST handler looks like this:
@post_handler(action="property:delete") # <input type="hidden" name="action" value="property:delete" /> @access_restricted # require request.user.is_authenticated, handle access_denied exception @autoload_require_editable(models.property, pk="property_id") # fetches the object, can raise access_denied if not owned by request.user def do_delete_property(request, property): property.delete() return url_from_view(console_list) # this calls urlresolvers.reverse and returns a string
where the function can't even return anything except a URL that will be then wrapped in an HttpResponseRedirect.
What I ask for is merely:
- Create an exception class that can store form.errors;
- Raise it rather than ValueError;
- Not to break code that depends on current behavior.
I mean, rather than
if form.errors: raise ValueError("The %s could not be %s because the data didn't" " validate." % (opts.object_name, fail_message))
class InvalidFormError(ValueError): ... if form.errors: raise InvalidFormError("..." % (...), form.errors)
That would help for use cases such as mine, and would not break anything for users that do not need such a functionality.
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This isn't worth it -- it provides more than one way to do something. The errors are already available on the form instance at that moment (via self.errors
) and if you want to throw away the form before checking the exception, you have to handle it yourself. Subclassing ModelForm and providing a wrapper that raises the exception you want seems like one solution there.
All your explanation of how POST and GET, etc, should be done is very normal and not relevant here. The only piece that seems relevant is that you don't access the form instance (it's difficult to tell from your example where the form handling is done, since it's all in the decorators). Since it's easy enough to do so (whatever one of your decorators is handling the form can take care of that), Django doesn't need a change to accommodate this.


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A Heavy Robot is one of the three different robot classes (the others being Light Robots and Medium Robots) currently available in War Robots. As of the latest version, there are 7 heavy robots. They are the Leo, Fury, Natasha, Griffin, Rhino, Raijin and Lancelot. Since most heavy robots start at level 6 they will automatically be placed within the silver tier. (Rhino starts at lvl 1)
Heavy robots are generally quite slow compared to their medium or light counterparts but compensate with their greater survivability and firepower. They can perform a variety of roles including long-range fire support or close-range brawling depending on their mobility and durability. Heavy robots are much larger than light and medium robots. Most heavy robots (excluding the Griffin and Rhino) have a heavy hardpoint.
Heavy Robots can be specialized for long-range fire support or devastating firepower up close.
The general rule of thumb is that the slower heavy robots (e.g. Fury and Natasha) should be equipped with long-range guns (e.g. 448mm) or artillery (e.g. Zenit). Due to their terrible mobility, they can compensate with long-range firepower, which, combined with their heavy armor, allows them to survive for long periods of time without having to move long distances. However, this can work the other way. Because of their large pool of hitpoints and numerous heavy hardpoints, some Furies or Natashas are armed with multiple Thunders which can be used as semi-mobile beacon defending bunkers. Most robots will not be able to survive the combined firepower of 2 or 3 Thunders.
However, some of the more mobile heavy robots (e.g. Leo, Griffin, Rhino) can perform a variety of roles. These robots, due to their staying power and relative mobility, are oftentimes relegated to breakthrough assault roles (especially the Griffin and Rhino thanks to their abilities). With the right load out, these robots can be absolutely devastating at close range. The Griffin and Rhino specifically have the hitpoints to take hits and tank, while their abilities (jump and assault mode respectively) give them the speed they need to quickly reach and objective, seize it, and hold it. Combined with their firepower, they make effective assault units.


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This is one of the few places I actually get to play the part of a cautious deist...
Criticism of religion focusses on the excesses of religion, or perhaps its worshippers. While this is appropriate, it's very loud and boisterous. It drowns out any real, sincere, open or honest conversation that might be had in regards to "intentional design".
To be honest, fundamentalism does the very same thing.
Nietzsche was a nihilist. Insofar as the audio/video clip was interesting, I'm not sure you can really trust anything that comes from a person who says "None of this matters".
Even if true, you can't live according to this philosophy. It's fundamentally antithetical to human life.
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Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Excerpted from: Blues People by Leroi Jones, Morrow Quill © 1963, P 44-49.
On the Origin of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Excerpted from: Blues People by Leroi Jones, Morrow Quill © 1963, P 44-49.
The music that was produced by Negro Christianity was the result of diverse influences. First of all, there was that music which issued from pure African ritual sources and which was changed to fit the new religion—just as the ring shouts were transformed from pure African religious dances to pseudo-Christian religious observances, or the Dahomey river cult ceremonies were incorporated into the baptism ceremony. Early observers also pointed out that a great many of the first Negro Christian religious songs had been taken almost untouched from the great body of African religious music. This was especially true of the melodies of certain Black Christian spirituals that could also be heard in some parts of Africa.
Maude Cuney-Hare, in book Negro Musicians and Their Music, cites the experience of a Bishop Fisher of Calcutta who traveled to Central Africa: "... in Rhodesia* he had heard natives sing a melody so closely resembling Swing Low, Sweet Chariot that he felt that he had found it in its original form: moreover, the region near the great Victoria Falls have a custom from which the song arose. When one of their chiefs, in the old days, was about to die, he was placed in a great canoe together with trappings that marked his rank, and food for his journey. The canoe was set afloat in midstream headed toward the great Falls and the vast column of mist that rises for them. Meanwhile the tribe on the shore would sing its chant of farewell. The legend is that on one occasion the king was seen to rise in his canoe at the very brink of the Falls and enter a chariot that, descending from the mists, bore him aloft. This incident gave rise to the words 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,' and the song, brought to America by African slaves long ago, became anglicized and modified by their Christian faith." **
* Rhodesia is the former name of Zimbabwe.
** Op. cit., 69,
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Sandwich shop offers local, organic, and quick food. Has a few vegan choices such as a quinoa-meatball sub and seitan sub. Sandwiches can be made vegan or vegetarian. Shares seating space with a local art studio. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-5:00pm.
Category: Vegan-friendly, Lacto, Ovo, American, Organic, Fast food, Delivery, Take-out, Non-veg
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First Review by Technicality
local food! so cool!
So all the food on the menu is locally sourced, which is awesome. Artsy decor. Friendly staff. Vegan OPTIONS, people. Not one, multiple. Now, I have had the vegan "meatball" sub, and while everything hollyfrench has said in her review is true, I personally enjoyed it quite a lot. Quinoa? Good. Sweet potato? Good marinara? Gooood! I think squishy food is comforting and yummy, so I don't care when these type of dishes don't hold form, still tastes great to me! Show up hungry because these sandwiches are big and you won't want to leave a bite behind.
Pros: delicious, vegan options, local ingredients
Cons: parking
not great
I had one of the two vegan options at this place, and it just wasn't very good. The quinoa meatballs were barely-seasoned quinoa shaped into a ball, and by the time I opened my sandwich, they'd been smashed into quinoa mush. The marinara wasn't very flavorful, and was full of partially cooked sweet potato(?), I think. It was edible, but didn't leave me any desire to go back and try something else.
Small sandwich shop in the 12 South district. Has several vegan options. All sandwiches can be made veggie.
I had the quinoa "meatball" sub. It was tasty and satisfying. The tomato sauce was hearty an chunky with other veggies. My friend had the shaved seitan and I'll try that next time.
Pros: vegan sandwiches, local food conscious
Cons: parking
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- Apr 14, 2004Acts 7 speech and 4G convergences?
> Is anyone on list aware of convergences between Stephen's speech in
If I am correct in my hypothesis that 4G is best understood as a 'Wisdom
> Acts 7 and 4G? These could be structural, thematic, verbal, whatever.
> If anyone is aware of such convergences, could you be so kind as to
> recommend some authors who have dealt with these?
> Thank you,
> David
Gospel' then Acts 6:3 taken with Acts 7:9 may be of significance, perhaps
related to the Spirit or else the 'Spirit of Wisdom' (cf.. Wisdom 10:13-14.
If there is Josephian typology in all four Gospels (Bread and Wine // Baker
and Butler, perhaps with Joseph and Jesus as suffering servant types), then
there may be a link between Acts 7:14-16 and John 20:15. There is also the
shared theme of 'glory' (cf. Acts 7:2), Moses; antipathy towards the
Jerusalem Temple; emphasis on 'tabernacle' (Johannine Prologue // Acts
7:49-50 etc.); merkavah mysticism (Acts 7:56 and John 1:51; 12:28, 41). I
would argue that there is also a link with 1 Corinthians and that the common
source is the Palestinian Greek Christians who provided much of the source
material adopted and adapated by Luke. This would account for the gematria
underlying Peter's Speech in Acts 2:14b-36 with a count of 888, two halves
of 444, Iesous Christos (Iesous 27 x 37 + Christos 40 x 37), the split
occuring between "..you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside
the law /// but God raised him up." Incidentally I suppose 4G and Acts 7
share the common charge of being anti-semitic, (from which I believe they
should both be aquitted).
I am afraid I know of no competent numerical analysis of Stephen's Speech
and have yet to have a go at it myself. On the Fourth Gospel, A. Q. Morton
and J. McLeman, The Genesis of John, St Andrew's Press,(1980), make a superb
job of arguing that the original (autograph) text of John was in codex form.
I note with interest that they also mention that there would have been 28
lines to a page (28 is a perfect number, that is the sum of its divisors,
but also the seventh triangular number, cf. R. Bauckham, Climax of Prophecy,
384 ff on the significance of triangle numbers of which Genesis 1:1 is the
major example), 28 being the number of times Lamb is referred to in the
Apocalypse cf R. Bauckham, Theology of Revelation, CUP, 66; they also argue
that the number of letters per line would have been 21, combining the
numbers 3 and 7 (perhaps relating to the genmatria of chokmah 37 but also 73
and Logos 373). Morton and McLeman's findings appear to be little known
outside Scotland, but I find them well argued and particularly interesting
to me because they do not mention analysis by gematria at all, but are
rather concerned with Johannine source analysis along the lines of Robert
Fortna. They build on the work of Prof. G.H.C. Macgregor and the data
analysis tools of Prof. Sidney Micholson. I think it is a great pity their
book is not better known in Europe, S.E. Asia, and other centres of
Johannine study.
I trust these comments will be af assistance to you.
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Fable III is the third title in the Fable series of action role-playing games. Once again, the title takes place in the fictional land of Albion and follows fifty years after the events of Fable II.The Hero of the previous game is recognized as bringing a new era of peace and prosperity to the land after defeating Lucien. The Hero brought unity and strength to Albion, and built a kingdom where there was once disparate villages. That Hero had two children and the older child, named Logan, eventually rose to rule the kingdom as successor to the fabled Hero. While originally a benevolent ruler, his policies and military began to turn gradually more oppressive. Word across the land has begun to ring of revolution.
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A new element, however, is that the player is tasked with building an army to overthrow his brother. In order to build the strength to overthrow Logan, the player must actually "play politics" with the citizens of Albion, which may involve making promises keeping them once the player has taken over the kingdom.
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Fable III contains references to the Legend of Zelda franchise. At one moment the player's dog will bark and lead him to a dig spot in front of a gravestone. If the player digs here he will find a Wooden Sword. The gravestone reads: "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this", a clear reference to the famous words from the Old Man who appeared in the first installment of the Zelda franchise.The name Zelda can also be found as the name of one of the many randomly generated NPC's
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