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A summary - the context was comments on:
David W. Daniel's book:
Is the 'World's Oldest Bible' a Fake?
where to read and purchase Is the 'World's Oldest Bible' a Fake?
the other side has not presented arguments that are germane to the fundamentals:
(How should David present and rebut that which does not exist?)
Pure Bible
Steven Avery - Feb 14, 2018
Plus, one book can not cover everything. I have made it a point to address every serious authenticity defender argument attempt. And my posts are online and on:SALIENT POINTS THAT SINAITICUS AUTHENTICITY PROPOINENTS IGNORE, OR HANDWAVE
1) the historical imperative of the Simonides account
.......... (e.g. provenance, location, skills, confirmations right and left)
2) the colouring of 1859
.......... a) true colouring only seen since 2009
.......... b) called in 1862 as having occurred in the 1850s
.......... c) 1844 BEFORE and 1859 AFTER visible, since 2009 CSP.
3) super-supple condition "phenomenal" "exceptional" ..
visible today in BBC video, no explanation ever given .. against ms. science of oxidation, hardening, yellowing
3a) unusual visual staining .. and the monk hand grime missing
3b) materials testing never done - 2015 tests canceled
3c) other anomalies in binding, super-ink, etc.
3d) white parchment in Leipzig .. against ms. science of yellowing
4) Barnabas and Hermas linguistics by James Donaldson showing that Sinaiticus is not a 4th century ms. Earliest would be much later medieval. Ironically, Donaldson worked closely with Tischendorf's own original arguments used against the 1856 Hermas of Simonides, where we have a history of accusation and retraction.
5) Barnabas 1843 by Simonides. And the Star of the East newspaper review.
And this is on top of the amazing Hermas situation, about which James Anson Farrer wrote:
"The coincidence seems almost more singular than can be accounted for by chance"
6) Tischendorf deceptions and thefts and belligerent dating strangeness.
And keeping the ms sections far from each other, while always using his deceptive facsimile for misdirection.
Simple example, in 1859 he pawned off the absurd fiction that in 1844 he had saved the leaves from fire, when he had taken them by simple theft.
7) dating done without access to the manuscript sections, and independent access to the sections has been rare
(Radical change when the Codex Sinaiticus Project of 2009 exposed the true colours.)
8 ) homoeoteleutons matching sense-lines from Codex Claromontanus, or its sister ms. As one of the contributing ms to Sinaiticus
9) using tampered facsimile editions historically to create and maintain the early date
(the fiction of uniform colour is more difficult now with the CSP calibrated professional photography of 2009)
And more. The starting point for any earnest inquiry.
Codex Sinaiticus Authenticity Research
Sinaiticus - authentic antiquity or modern?
Also on forums, such as various Facebook and Yahoogroups forums, and the Bible Criticism and History Forum.
Note, though those for authenticity attempt to squash discussion quickly on many venues (e.g. Evangelical Textual Criticism, three textual criticism forums on Facebook .. non-textual-criticism forums have been far better.)
And it is the textual critics who rule the Sinaiticus date, not palaeographic scholars who look at all the evidences. The early date was aggressively pushed by .. Tischendorf. .. and never re-examined. Independent analysis and consideration is basically non-existent. Remember, real palaeography includes provenance, history, ms. condition and much more. As handwriting styles can always be replicated 100 or 1500 years later.
Note, copying earlier handwriting is especially a theme of Bible and religious writings. And, looking at a manuscript, markings that don't fit the production date can simply be pegged, ad hoc, as later: "8th century"... "11th century" ... "15th century" corrections, additions and notations without any real evidences or confirmation.
Remember, the SART team literature online is not just David, it is David, Rohan Meyer, and myself, with help from Mark Michie, as the core. Each individual handles different elements.
Those are the core participants, although the pioneer journalism of Chris Pinto also gets strong recognition.The SART team approach.
David W. Daniels - areas of research and vlogs and books, able to be understood by the layman and scholar.
Steven Avery - documenting background information, research and addresses any critics.
Rohan Meyer works on specific technical research papers, including the homoeoteleutons from Claromontanus
Mark Michie - colour/photography studies creates, updates and supports the web site at www.sinaiticus.net
Others have helped, some directly, others simply by their own auxiliary studies.. One gentleman in the USA helped with the important smoothed out and tampered 2011 Hendrickson & British Library Sinaiticus facsimile book, and other materials. One gentleman is helping with the Zosima Bible issues. One scholar in Austria has helped with Simonides material including the 1859 biography and the 2014 Simonides conference that was held in Vienna, and helping to pin down the factual history around Simonides. A gentleman in Australia looked up the Simonides archive material in Melbourne, while a Professor working with those materials is aware of the "deeply entrenched scholarship" that inhibits Sinaiticus dating inquiry among the textual scholars. One classical language professor in the USA pointed out, on a simple read, his own sense that the Greek of Hermas seemed unusual for a 4th century writing and expressed interest in the Donaldson articles. Chris Pinto received assistance in Greece in looking up the Barnabas and Star of the East materials. We had assistance in Russia (friends and professional) in translating for the first time into English the incredible Uspenky material. This was first seen in translation from the Slavonic script by the efforts of a Ukrainian scholar. (This was core material that was not available to the recent books of Parker and Jongkind, or the history as related by the CSP.) And one gentleman in Germany wrote about Sinaiticus being non-authentic 15 years ago, noting the Morozov science and other Tischendorf-related elements.
Many of the arguments, when addressed, are simply given glib handwave dismissals. Like James Snapp saying that he the professional photographers must not have understood the lighting! (by contrast, The British Library has fully acknowledged the colour anomaly, giving their own little attempted conjectural possible explanations, which were similarly non-functinoal.)
The facts on the ground are very difficult for authenticity defenders. e.g. Tommy Wasserman will simply ignore these incredible evidences about the ms. colour and condition.
Howrver, look at the try of James Snapp about the pristine white parchment in Leipzig.
James Snapp was showing incredible ignorance, again and again, about the professional photography of the Codex Sinaiticus Project. This photography was done standardized by a special committee of experts, and the photographers included colour bars with their pictures."I consider the difference in the coloration to reside exclusively in the photographs, due to differences in the photography-methods for different sections of the manuscript, and not in the manuscript pages themselves"... "The color-differences in the Leipzig images = a difference in the photos, not in the pages themselves." ... "As far as I can tell, they do not vary in color; only the camera-settings differed when photographs of the pages were taken."
James Snapp - 2017
https://www.facebook.com/groups/21209666692/10153417122291693/?comment_id=10153420853761693&comment_tracking=%7B "tn"%3A"R9"%7D
https://www.facebook.com/groups/21209666692/permalink/10154638821426693/?comment_id=10154639293666693&comment_tracking=%7B "tn"%3A"R9"%7D
"the likely explanation -- that the photographs were taken under different lighting"
James Snapp, Feb, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/groups/21209666692/permalink/10155705726641693/?comment_id=10155719335666693&comment_tracking=%7B "tn"%3A"R9"%7D
Virtually every area, you run into this type of ignorance. In order to salvage some small piece of Tischendorf veracity and credibility (knowing the bogus claim of saving leaves from fire) James would claim that Tischendorf had permission from the monks to take the leaves in 1844 (this was 86 pages, James has it wrong as 172). Once you know about his correspondence, his pronensity for theft, the Uspensky account and the fact that what he took included five full quires you can know for a fact that Tischendorf just stole those leaves. There is not a scintilla of evidence that Tischendorf had the permission claimed by James Snapp.
Later, James Snapp wrote three blog posts on Sinaiticus authenticity, and did not touch on any of the evidences above, that show that it was produced in the 1800s. James tries to hide the real issues from the readers. Yet, he is, ironically, the best of the authenticity defenders!
Similarly, most of the detail defense (e.g. James Snapp) would be a waste of time in a published book as they are a "multiplication of nothings". So they are answered online.
A short introductory book does not need to spend 10-25 pages going into a bunch of nothings. James worked largely off of Scrivener, who had never even seen the actual manuscript, and accepted the false claims of Tischendorf, such as the manuscript being "yellow with age" and hiding totally the white parchment Leipzig colour. "Coloring the Truth" as David put it in one vlog.
So what specifically do you think is missing in our approach?
What has the SART team not addressed?
Where are the real authenticity defense attempts that will look at 1-9 above?
And to what was Mark McDonnel referring?
If you would like a booklet that condenses the arguments, pro and con, sometime in the future, it would have to be about a 20-page paper at least. Not everything can be done overnight, and, first-things-first:
David, starting with the first book, is successfully and properly laying out many of the fundamental arguments that Sinaiticus is not 4th century, but is a recent creation. And he is doing so in a way that can be read and understood by the Christian believer on the street, and anyone with some common sense reading and thinking abilities.
David includes more background historical material, and supporting research, than anyone, about the Benedict - Simonides - Kallinikos - Athos milieu that created the ms. David also is the first writer since the 1800s to properly bring forth the Donaldson linguistic arguments that were never covered. And thus David looks closely in the book (e.g. the Maximo example) in ways that have never been done, not even online. Similarly with the 2427 and Sinaiticus "let's learn from experience" coverage.
David has a full and solid mastery of the fundamental colour and condition anomalies, and the historical background that are core to understanding the creation of Codex Simonieidos.
His is the first book that has done the presentation accurately. And it is a starting point for researchers.
In contrast .. the modern textual crew are .. silent. We see a couple of tepid reactive attempts, a mask over the eyes and one multiplication of nothings.


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Paul DeNicola is a Director at PwC's Center for Board Governance where he works to extend the firm's thought leadership on leading-edge governance practices. An active speaker at forums for directors and governance professionals, DeNicola also advises audit committees and boards of directors on emerging governance issues. He has twice been named to Directorship Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in U.S. corporate governance. DeNicola was also honored in 2011 as a recipient of the Rising Star Award from the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management.
Prior to joining PwC, DeNicola was Director of The Conference Board's Governance Center where he oversaw educational and research initiatives in corporate governance, enterprise risk management and business ethics. In that role, he co-authored The Conference Board's Handbook on Corporate Political Activity. He also co-chaired The Conference Board's Research Working Group on Corporate Governance and Sustainability and served on the advisory group for its Task Force on Executive Compensation.
DeNicola is an adjunct Associate Professor at New York University's Stern School of Business where he teaches a course in corporate governance to MBA students. He was formerly an adjunct professor of ethics in the Department of Philosophy at Hofstra University, The City University of New York, and Nassau Community College. His book Literature as Pure Mediality: Kafka and the Scene of Writing was published by the Atropos Press.
DeNicola earned his BA and MA degrees in interdisciplinary studies from The Gallatin School of New York University and completed a PhD in philosophy and communications at the European Graduate School in Switzerland.
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My favorite of all Stereophile issues!
Revised for 2012, the Stereophile Buyer's Guide is now on newsstands. In its 188 pages, you'll find the complete specs and prices for over 4500 audio componentseverything from turntables, tonearms, and cartridges to amplification, digital components, loudspeakers, headphones, and cables. The Guide also includes an index to manufacturers on the Web to help you locate the products you're most interested in.
Editorial assistant, Ariel Bitran, was largely responsible for hunting down and collecting the data that makes up the Guide. He says, "Whether you're looking for a new cartridge or an entirely new system, we feel this Guide will be instrumental in your search."
The Buyer's Guide comes just in time for the holiday season. Use it to shop for yourself, friends, and family, or just browse its pages and build your dream system(s). [This is now sold out]
My favorite of all Stereophile issues!
The Absolute Sound's buyers guide does.
The Absolute Sound's buyers guide does.
That magazine operates on a different business model. Their declared frequency of publication is 10x per year, but they actually mail 11 issues including their Buyer's Guide. With Stereophile you get 12 issues each year, one more than The Absolute Sound, without the Stereophile Buyer's Guide. So which is the better deal? You can do the math.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
Stereophile is a great deal already, I personally don't see how you get 12 issues out the door for the price you charge.
I don't subscribe as I take forever to finish one issue, but I do purchase from time to time and have to say that if I did subscribe I would be very happy, as I am quite impressed with the quality of material the magazine packs in each issue every month. This includes hardware and software. I will make a deal with the editor, if Mickey or someone else reviews a fully decked Xerxes .20 I will subscribe. LOL!!!!
PS off to get my issue of the Buyer's Guide.
I just bought this...and...I don't understand what to do with this. It's just a list. Are these things good? Not good?
I'd prefer to see fewer products and more recommendations...but I know that's not the point of this issue.
Also, stereophile @ $12 is a great deal, and you guys are insant for how much you post online.
I just bought this...and...I don't understand what to do with this. It's just a list. Are these things good? Not good?
For that information, we publish our biannual "Recommended Compionents" issues, in April and October. The Buyer's Guide is listings of specs and prices, in the tradition of the long-discontinued Audio Equipment Guide.
Also, stereophile @ $12 is a great deal, and you guys are insant for how much you post online.
Thank you.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
I subscribed to Stereophile using Digital Subsciption with Zinio on my iPad. I guess I won't get this issue with the subsciption there? (Just like print subscribers?)
Yet I don't see it on Zinio yet? Any idea when it will it be available to purchase separately on Zinio?
Thanks. You should consider sending a note out to all Stereophile Zinio subscribers. I by fluke came by your website at the right time to find out about it. Otherwise I would have had no idea this Special Edition is even available.
I think the Buyers Guide is a great idea and don't mind paying for it .
Regards Tim
Just found this on Zinio. Thank you.
Would you be able to make the data available, or provide an online tool to sort it? For me, that would be the most useful format for the Guide.
Also, I think you could use the data to show some trends and analysis. For example, number of product introductions by category or grouping products within categories into price bands. I know its not perfectly representative, but you probably have the best sample around. We might already know the conclusions - lots of new DACs and turntables, not so many new CD players - but always good to see the data to confirm this. If you have historical data, it could make for some great comparisons - map the introduction of the CD player in the 80s to DACs and network players today using number of new products and average price point. Or, show average lifespan of a product in mature categories (power amps, speakers) vs new ones (DACs, network players.)


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Prediction of chronic disability in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective, population-based study Turner, Judith A.; Franklin, Gary; Fulton-Kehoe, Deborah; Egan, Kathleen; Wickizer, Thomas M.; Lymp, James F.; Sheppard, Lianne; Kaufman, Joel D. (2004)Background: Disability associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders is an increasingly serious societal problem. Although most injured workers return quickly to work, a substantial number do not. The costs of ...


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Friday, June 17, 2011
Suntory Owner's Cask Hakushu 1997
Review by Nonjatta contributor - Dramtastic:Suntory Owner's Cask Hakushu 1997 11-year-old No. BD40263. 58 percent alcohol
Nose: Oak, varnish, soy sauce, stewed pears, vanilla, red apple peel, peanut butter, peach skins. Lots going on. Continually evolving.
Palate: Quite hot. chilies? Yeast, soy sauce, peanut butter, thickened cream. A little water actually makes this hotter. More water again brings out vanilla and cherry blossom.
Finish: Long, warming and dominated by the flavours on the palate.
General comment: A bit of an oddity, the flavours don't quite gel together, but still fun and interesting.
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How does this compare with the Hakushu 1998 Single Cask? I'd be interested to know, as they have it for sale in the small tourist shop near the entrance to Nagano Station.
- June 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM
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|Project CNC plasma cutter
|[[Project Contact::Walter, Smeding, Gori, Yotson, Semafoor]]
|Last Update
After acquiring a plasma cutter at the space, it seemed only logical to try and fabricate a CNC version eventually.
This goal is still a while away for now, but as always, we are full of Ideas and this is a convenient place to put them.
CNC plasma cutter based on VSL X-Z table
The working mechanics
Once upon a time, three consecutive interns at VSL made a X-Z traversing unit to automatically measure wind speed velocity distribution of one of VSL's primary standars. This traversing unit was put out of use over half a decade ago, and was finally put on the scrap metal list. If it wasn't for a hackers intervention, it would have been there by now. Luckily it can now have a second life in the spark shack.
The X-Z traversing units has a DC motor for each direction of travel. These motors are coupled to a gearbox and a rotary encoder. A toothed belt then transfers the rotational motion into a linear motion.
Hardware that works
The motors work when operated by the joystick controller. Speed is adjustable by means of knobs inside the contol cabinet. The two motorcontollers work [[1]]
Hardware that needs to be sorted
- The onboard RS-232 PLC (Mitsubishi something or other) may or may not work. If it still works, we need a way to program it. Possibly it's easiest to take out the PLC and put an Arduino or Rpi in there instead
- Interface with the plasma cutter (relay, some cable and a plug to match the plug that's already on there)
- mounting for the plasma cutter head
- some rig to reliably hold the sheets of steel vertical (very important for thin sheets that may bulge or buckle otherwise)
- a PC that will survive the Spark Shack
Software that needs to be sorted
- Program for the hardware controller
- Motion control
- Speed control
- Plasma cutter on/off
- position feedback
- ...
- CNC software to draw/cut
- Perhaps use the software from the laser cutter?
Original Ideas
- 3x3 m working area
- movement speed of 1000mm/s
- Calibrated accuracy and precision of +/- 0.1mm
Axis motors
smeding is going to design and build a proof of concept linear (synchronous) motor for use in the X- and Y-axes. This test rig will be used to determine whether a DIY LSM is at all useful for our application and to finalize the design if we choose to go with the concept. Specifically, this involves figuring out:
- How the attainable accuracy compares to the wanted specifications
- How the attainable movement speed compares to the wanted specifications
- A final design for the drive electronics
- Coil and armature geometries
- Rail geometries (magnet size, spacing and orientation pattern and any backing)
- Optimal control schemes
After this, we'll be ready to construct the three rails (2x X and 1x Y) that make up the bulk of the CNC machine.
prototype BOM
- angle extrusion, probably aluminium for the prototype
- skate bearings (we already have some)
- magnets
- copper wire (we already have some)
- electronics:
- Microcontroller ([[2]]?)
- MOSFET drivers (half-bridge or BLDC)
- MOSFETs (N-channel, high current)
Some rough ideas by Yotson
- 1.5 x 3.0 Meter max. material size. Spec of plasma cutter mentions 12mm as max thickness.
Table should manage to hold the weight of a 1.5m x 3.0m x 20?mm sheet of steel.
- weight of plasma nozzle + hoses/wires?
- length of nozzle + hoses/wires?
- speed of nozzle over material > 10 cm per second. (non cutting)
- nozzle placement accuracy: < 1mm
- transportable. Able to fit through 'standard' door (on its side, obviously)
- Maybe:
'upgradeable' by placing rotary cutting tool, pencil, knife, spray can, .... ???
Transport axes: x, y: angle iron and skate wheels + bearings?
linear motors? threaded rod, DC motors, encoders?
z : ? + threaded bolt, manual adjustment between height of 0mm and 50mm.
Threaded rod info
ISO standard. From HTTP://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_metric_screw_thread
|Diameter in mm.
|Pitch (fine)
|Pitch (coarse)
|Rotational speed 10 cm/s lin. motion (coarse)
|Rotational speed 10 cm/s lin. motion (fine)
|20 or 22
|1.5 or
|40rps, 2400rpm
|50rps, 3000rpm
|66.7rps, 4000rpm
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Michael Lapayower is very excited about tomorrow's Yankees game against their rivals, the 0-6 Boston Red Sox. Granted, LaPayower gets very excited about every Yankees game. He probably does the same on off days, even those in the offseason, just thinking about the Yankees.
In this magnificent "Rivalry - Yankees vs Red Sox 2011 Theme Song," he even gives Deadspin a special shout-out 1:18 in. That was nice of him, wasn't it?
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Big Yankees Fan, Inspired By Katy Perry, Humiliates a Franchise [Deadspin, Aug. 14, 2010]
Big Yankees Fan, Evoking Lady Gaga, Says We All Missed His Video's Comedic Subtleties [Deadspin, Aug. 15, 2010]
Yankees Fan Who Tapped His Inner Lady Gaga, Pee Wee Herman Wins Fan Of The Year Award [Deadspin, Nov. 20, 2010
Yankees Fan Of The Year Michael LaPayower Gets Paid [Deadspin, Dec. 19, 2010]
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The World's First Mobile First Infographic!
"Mobile First" isn't just a catchphrase; it's the future.
Statistics show that more and more customers are taking content onto the street and into the park, grocery store, and school. (It's a subject that Web icons Luke Wroblewski and Karen McGrane have a lot to say about — in fact, Luke wrote the book on the subject.)
To practice what we preach we created (what we believe to be) the very first "Mobile First" Infographic, built for the mobile platform first and all about mobile, so you can learn the big deal about small browsers.
So if you haven't already, get out your smartphone and check out our infographic. Or, you can check it out on your desktop. Or tablet. Or mini-tablet. It's "mobile first," not "Mobile Only."
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Santa Barbara, Calif. -
The UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team battled 22nd-ranked UCLA to a 0-0 overtime on Friday night in Santa Barbara. The tie ended the Bruins 14-match winning streak against the Gauchos.
UCSB needed a best-ever effort by freshman goalkeeper Dan Kennedy to get the tie. Kennedy recorded a career-high six saves, and the Bruins took 19 shots, the most by a Gaucho opponent this season.
On the other side of the field, UCSB attempted 11 shots, but Bruin goalkeeper Zach Wells needed just one save in the match. Wells' lone save was a big one, coming in the second half of overtime as Gaucho reserve forwards Anthony Dimech and Joe Hubay-Dies worked a give-and-go from about eight yards out. Wells pounced on the ball just before Dimech could get a shot at the rebound.
Santa Barbara played the final 55 minutes of the match a man short. In the 65th minute, defender Reuben Bates was given a red card for aggressive play, forcing him to the bench.
Offensively, UCLA was paced by forward Tim Pierce who had four shots on goal. Three other Bruins had three shots.
With the tie, the Gauchos are now 4-2-1 on the season. The Bruins are now 4-2-2. UCSB will take on its alumni on Sunday in an 11:00 a.m. match. They return to intercollegiate action on Friday, October 5, when they host Fresno State at approximately 8:15, following a Gaucho women's match against Sacramento State.


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Teams are tasked to put together a wooden motorbike. Teams complete a series of puzzles in order to gain visit passes to the R&D centre to view the bike plans.
The components of the bike can be categorised into 4 types – exhaust & motor, Front wheel, Back wheel and frame. Each part is marked with braille denoting the type of part that it is. A blindfolded team member must learn and memorise the 4 braille marks and then return to the group to help them categorise the parts into the 4 types.
Once the team members have divided the bike components accurately, they work to build the bike, decorate it and then dress up in biker gear ready to parade or race their bike in a push relay!
Learning and development outcomes
By forming sub-teams and following a series of processes this complex project can be broken down into a manageable task and ultimate success. Individuals learn to trust themselves and each other in the blindfold braille task as by removing sight the mind is forced to pay close attention to all remaining senses. Creativity and ingenuity are put to the test as teams construct & decorate their bikes.


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**If there is one beauty product I go through quickly it's shampoo as I wash my hair pretty much every day. For the next 8 days there will reviews from products that I have used for at least 3 weeks each. My hair type is dry, frizzy and coloured**
Global Keratin Juvexin Shampoo and Conditioner is somewhat of a tongue twister no?
When I first got these products I thought they were pretty clinical looking in their bottles. But at least they look generously sized?
When I first heard that this was a Keratin shampoo, just what I wanted to try, I remarked that it must have SLS in it (which gives me the itches). But no!
They say:
Hair is nourished with plant extracts. Hair and scalp is soothed and nourished with plant extracts. SLS, SLES and Sodium Chloride FREE formula preserves. It contains Juvexin, a unique formulation of functional Keratin which creates a shield over each strand, protecting the hair's natural properties and leaving the hair soft and smooth shine.
Hurrah!I didn't notice an overwhelming scent to the product and the textures once again, were quite stand shampoo-y and conditioner-y.
What I did notice is that I had no irritation to the scalp and my hair was super duper glossy afterwards. It definitely felt softer and frizz was well controlled too (although I still needed my serums etc. I found this quite calming to use).
The conditioner was pretty good too, the longer you leave it on, the better it feels, although with my super frizzy state I'd say it could be a tad richer (but that is specifically for my hair type, normal hair will be fine with this).
Note: There is moisturising and balancing shampoo variants.
You can buy Global Keratin products here a set of 2 costs £29.25 (prices vary depending where you buy from!).
Shampoo Rating: 5/5
Conditioner Rating: 4/5


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Ticket #11189 (closed defect: obsolete)
Error reading from process error when launching application on guest machine
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I have Win7x64 installed on Host and Guest machine.
When I start any application on client side using guestcontrol Ex.:VBoxManage guestcontrol "D:\VMS\VM_TWO\VM_TWO.vbox" execute --image "c:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" --username "uname" - -password "pass" --wait-exit --wait-stdout
VBoxService at client side starts using at least 50% of processor time. After 20-35 seconds I have next error. Ex.: VBoxManage.exe: error: Reading from process "c:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" (PID 2524) failed: VERR_TIMEOUT.
But on client side launched application continue working (in that case it's calc.exe) and VBoxService no use processor any more.
When I use guestcontrol without --wait-stdout, I dont have this error and VBoxService dont use processor so much. In my case I need to use --wait-stdout. Do you have any suggestion, how I can fix this problem.
I have the same problem with version 4.2.4
Log file attached.
Thanks, Mike
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comment:1 Changed 6 years ago by MikeLeonhard
This bug is disrupting my automated tests. I'm using VirtualBox 4.2.6 on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. The VERR_TIMEOUT error is occurring with these guest operating systems:
- Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Service Pack 2
- Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Service Pack 2
- Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit Service Pack 1
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Service Pack 1
- Windows 8 Pro 32-bit
In some cases, the error occurs and VBoxManage exits before the process on the guest OS has finished.
The error is not occurring with Windows XP Pro 32-bit or 64-bit. All guest OSes have Guest Additions 4.2.6.
Could someone please assign this bug and schedule it for fixing?
comment:2 Changed 6 years ago by fickludd
I can confirm this on VirtualBox 4.2.6r82870, with Linux Mint 13 host and Windows 7 64-bit Pro guest.
> VBoxManage guestcontrol windows exec --image "C:\program files (x86)\proteowizard\proteowizard 3.0.4299\msconvert.exe" --username johant --passwordfile ~/.pwd --wait-exit --wait-stderr -- XXX VBoxManage: error: Reading from process "C:\program files (x86)\proteowizard\proteowizard 3.0.4299\msconvert.exe" (PID 2684) failed: VERR_TIMEOUT.
Note that this was without --wait-stdout but with --wait-stderr
The process keeps running fine on guest.
comment:3 Changed 6 years ago by Magnus Madsen
I think I have found out why this happens; though I am not really able to submit a fix as I am not very proficient in Cpp.
The issue is a combination of three things:
- The way the VboxManage executable loops when waiting for output from a guest process.
- The fact that IProcess->WaitFor flag ProcessWaitForFlag.StdOut doesn't seem to be implemented for at least Windows guests.
- Another error/timeout somewhere in the communication between the Guest Additions and the host machine.
When you have started a process from VboxManage it goes into a loop where it uses IProcess->WaitForArray to wait for some specific flags; this depends on if you have set the --wait-stdout and --wait-stderr arguments.
The problem is, that when a waiting action is not supported by the guest, the WaitFor/WaitForArray functions _immediately_ returns ProcessWaitResult_WaitFlagNotSupported. When this value is returned, VboxManage reads from StdOut or StdErr if this has been specified and this works.
This has been thought of, since there a RTThreadYield(); is present when the WaitFlagNotSupported value is returned but it doesn't seem to be enough.
In my testing with a simple app that does the same, inserting a delay between each call to IProcess->Read solved the issue that the host processes crashes after 35-45 seconds. I used 50ms, but I haven't checked many values so it is very likely that smaller values would work as well.
So to recap, I think this can be solved in three ways:
- Implement the WaitForStdOut/WaitForStdErr flags for Windows GuestAdditions.
- Modify the WaitFor functions to wait until the supplied timeout, or at least a small timeout, even if WaitFlagNotSupported is returned.
- Modify VboxManage to insert a delay if WaitFlagNotSupported is returned.
Method #2 probably makes the most sense to implement, but I leave that up to the developers if they decide to look at it.
comment:4 Changed 3 years ago by aeichner
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to obsolete
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.


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Carnival Triumph - What Really Happened?by Paul Motter | 2.16.13
An in-depth interview with an experienced cruiser who lived through the Triumph disaster
Triumph is towed towards Mobile, AB
After listening to CNN prattle endlessly about "putrid, fetid conditions where raw sewage was running down the walls" on Carnival Triumph, and then an independent guest on Fox News today saying "they endured five days of no food and sleeping in urine soaked halls" I have had enough.
Fortunately, a staff-member of our sister-site, CruiseReviews.com, was onboard the Carnival Triumph last week and has just reported to us his first-person account of what he experienced. Here you have an informed veteran cruise enthusiast, with a electrical engineering background, tell an informed reporter the exact details of conditions onboard.
Jim Copeland answers our questions below:
CruiseReviews: Jim… to the best of your knowledge what really happened to cripple Triumph?
Jim: At 5:20 am on Sunday, we were awakened by the calls of "Alpha Team to the Engine Control Room." This was a bit concerning but I have heard calls for Alpha Team before and nothing ever major came of it. But then about five minutes later another announcement came to move the gather point from "Stairway 20 to the Medical Area." Then the power went out for about 30 seconds and then came back on.
I was wide-awake now. The ship was still moving so I was hoping the power outages were temporary. The electrical engineering planner in me kicked in so I opened the safe to get my cash out just in case you needed power to open it. More announcements to coordinate the fire team were made, then they specifically asked the passengers NOT go to their muster stations. They had to make this announcement a few times - which suggests people were already gathering there.
Next the power went out completely and the engines stopped and we were adrift. I just figured I would get dressed and go up on deck to see what was up. By the time I got out to the deck I saw smoke coming out of the ship's funnel, lots of it. It was definitely an electrical fire smell, like burning resistors. By the time I got out on deck I heard the captain say the fire was out, but they had to close the bulkhead doors to the engine room to engage the Halon system (editor's note: Halon is a fire suppression system used to flood the engine room and control room to stop any flame.) Then they had to wait until the temperature in the control room dropped enough to open the doors and enter to assess the damage.
As to what exactly happened; only Carnival can say but as an electrical engineer I sensed the smell of burning wiring, which could indicate a fire in the control room, but I did not see anything to verify anything else. They never did tell us exactly what the fire damaged. Not that most of the cruisers would know the technical details of how cruise ships work to make that matter.
CruiseReviews: Thanks Jim for the extensive technical overview, now let's address more practical matters. We have consistently heard two things from news reports during the last few days; that there was raw sewage everywhere, and that there was very little to eat beyond ketchup sandwiches, what is the truth?
Jim: That is simply not what I saw or experienced. I can give you a daily menu of what food I saw available every day since Sunday, the day of the fire.
CruiseReviews: Let's start with Sunday, right after the fire.
Jim: I went to see if they had continental breakfast set out, and I saw that a line had already formed for the Danishes and fruit. About 20 people were in line and as I waited I saw a man and woman together each holding two serving trays. On one of the man's trays were about 10 cartons of milk on it and on the other several pieces of fruit and more milk. The wife had both of her trays piled high with as many Danish pastries as she could fit. When this couple walked away I could see that they had taken the entire amount of food remaining from the continental breakfast buffet. I couldn't help thinking that I'd never seen such disregard for other people before. A crewman looked on in amazement, like the rest of us in line, and then he retrieved some boxes of cereal and managed to find two more containers of milk.
As for the reports of onion sandwiches, about 1:00 that afternoon the Sunday buffet was opened. The kitchen staff had managed to put together some sandwiches accompanied by fruit and salad. We waited in line for quite awhile and when we finally reached the sandwiches we saw that people had been using the tongs to open up the sandwiches to get the single slice of meat and add that it to their own sandwich - leaving an empty bun with a piece of lettuce and the slice of onion behind. I had to search through the empty buns to find a sandwich with meat in it and I was lucky enough to get the only good one left. The idea that the crew served us onion sandwiches is just not true, what is true is that some people are more selfish than you expect. After that the crew started serving us the food rather than trusting the passengers to be fair.
Sunday night - we had more cold sandwiches, fruit, cold vegetables, cakes, cookies and I had a Crème Brule which had obviously been pre-made for the evening meal.
Monday -
Breakfast- Cereal, fruit, yogurt, bread and croissants. They managed to get a couple of coffee machines working in the Lido buffet area.
Lunch - More sandwiches, fruit, vegetables and cole slaw
Dinner - Chicken and beef (cold), salad, fruit, cakes cookies bread.
Tuesday -
Breakfast - same as Monday but no white milk. So they used chocolate milk for the cereal.
Lunch - they got the grill working and we had hot hamburgers and grilled chicken and pork chops. This was the longest line so far, people were really ready for hot, fresh food.
Dinner - Shrimp appetizer, more hot beef and chicken which had been delivered that afternoon from the Conquest, and more desserts - but the selection was
getting slim.
Wednesday -
Same breakfast as before but the last of the cereal was used up.
Lunch - grill was running again for hamburgers, hot dogs grilled chicken. There were also beef or chicken pre-made burritos.
Dinner - Salads and veggies, grilled shrimp and chicken breast.
On Wednesday afternoon another generator had been delivered so we had enough power to run the kitchen grills and cooking equipment, so by
Thursday - the food was excellent.
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, sausages, and more fruits.
Lunch - Grilled shrimp and beef and chicken plus assorted salads and deserts.
Dinner - Steak and Lobster, with chicken as an alternative.
Summing it up - there was food available almost 24/7 although the lines could be long at times.
CruiseReviews: Very succinct, thank you. Now tell us about the sewage situation - and how the ship's crew dealt with the sewage situation:
Jim: First of all, I never personally saw any sewage other than water/urine that had overflowed from used non-working toilets that I passed by. I saw gray water in places which the crew would mop up the best they could. That got better once we had water running again. (Editor;s note: raw sewage is called "black water" while "gray water" is the runoff from showers, dishwashers, and sinks - in other words NOT raw sewage).
Jim: The lower decks were likely pretty bad for sewage, although I didn't go down there to look, the smell was indeed pretty bad.
Deck 6 smelled really bad and I had heard from others that the rooms had been flooded. Deck 7 forward was also very nasty smelling but I did look and did not see any raw sewage. My guess is that with the odor of people urinating in showers resulted in some reports of "raw sewage" but I know the black and gray water systems are separate. So, I also think too many people using non-working toilets also caused the buildup of raw sewage. But as I said, I did not personally see any raw sewage. It certainly was not everywhere on the ship.
By Monday morning they had operating toilets on deck 4 and 5. But the urine that had gotten on the floor still smelled. The crew worked hard and mostly cleaned it up, but the ship would list as it was being towed and there were more spills from toilets all the time.
My cabin toilet was non-working on Sunday, but started working intermittently on Monday and Tuesday. It worked most of Wednesday and all day Thursday until about 6PM when we entered the channel at Mobile. My "engineer's" theory is that they had to divert power to lighting the ship in the channel at night.
CruiseReviews: So, the reports of raw sewage everywhere were not true?
Jim: As I said, I personally never saw any raw sewage, though the smell was bad on the lower decks.
Cruise Reviews: Where was your stateroom?
Jim: As an experienced cruiser I always book at least a veranda stateroom. I was on deck nine, balcony cabin.
CruiseReviews: Obviously so much of what the passengers endure depends on the commitment of the crew. How did the Triumph crew act during this crisis?
Jim: Well, some passengers were moving mattresses, sheets and pillows to the hallways to escape the smell and water-soaked carpets on the lower decks. On the upper decks they just moved into the hallways for circulation and light. People with verandahs left their doors open so air would circulate.
Mostly the passengers helped each other in moving the mattresses, but the room stewards helped a lot in finding blankets and extra bedding as needed. The crew helped put up the "tents" on lido deck. They found rope and were stringing up rope lines between the deck railings on deck 10 and 9 so the passengers could hang sheets to provide shade from the sun. So yes, they were being helpful if they were not performing other duties.
CruiseReviews: What about the officers and "management?"
Jim: I really disagree with allegation that Carnival did not communicate well. Any time there was any news Jen Baxter, the cruise director, was excellent. She remained upbeat and always cheerful, and never lied to us. Most importantly, as an experienced cruiser I am sure the passengers were never lied to, or misdirected. Circumstances changed, but she always told us what she knew as soon as she learned it herself, such as when the docking time was pushed back from 4PM to 11PM.
The only way I can understand people complaining of bad communication is if they were demanding information no one could provide to them. Carnival had to get everyone home from Mobile, and the logistics of communicating all of those revised plans to every passenger, many of them sleeping on deck, with no phones or email, was a daunting task. Plus, Carnival allowed people to change their travel arrangements if they wanted from taking a bus to Galveston to stay in a hotel. I thought they did an excellent job here.
CruiseReviews: I see your point. I imagine much of the frustration came from all the re-coordination of travel plans for everyone onboard, in addition to the condition of the ship. As I recall, with the similar Carnival Splendor incident they were far fewer complaints about communication.
Jim: Yes, but that ship was towed to within 100 miles of the port from which it had left, but in this case everyone needed new arrangements to get home.
CruiseReviews: That reminds me that on that ship the bars were kept open and everyone seemed to come home more relaxed.
Jim: the bars were open with free drinks on Tuesday from 3:00 to 8:00 pm, but apparently there was some abuse, so they closed the bars after that. Many of us already had some liquor in our cabins so we were set, but there was a fair amount of drunkenness that night and I think there were some related problems, so they stopped serving alcohol, but they continued to give free bottled water and soda.
CruiseReviews: It is too bad if some people spoiled it for everyone else. Thank you so much for your time so soon after this ordeal.


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Monday, January 15, 2018
Wayward Kickstarter - Artisan Dice Does Handcrafted Polyhedrals - an Artful Fiasco?
I get it. Kickstarters run late. Kickstarters blow up (9k goal and raised over 291k) Equipment breaks down. Shit happens.
I do get that.
Over 4 years late, no update since July on the Artisan Dice Does Handcrafted Polyhedrals Kickstarter and its selling product to retailers when some Kickstarter backers are still waiting over 4 years?
That shit is like Gareth Junior type of Kickstarter running.
It sees like someone has a bad business plan.
Now, I know Artisan Dice takes a long time to fulfill their KS orders. I backed their earlier wooden dice set and that too forever. I don't remember accusations that they were filling retail orders at the time. They just seemed to be overwhelmed.
Here's the online store for Artisan Dice
The thing is, their BBB ranking is in the tank:
Apparently they are deleting negative comments from their Facebook page too (see comments on the KS page)
Are you still waiting on your dice?
16 comments:
They did say while the KS was still active they would continue doing retail as they fulfilled KS backers because they need to keep the lights on. I took forever to get my dice (and had to have the wood type substituted because of availability), but they do seem like to be acting in good faith as a non-professional organization, ie) something someone does in their garage on their spare time.ReplyDelete
I'd definitely buy from them again, just you know, ideally in person so I can have goods in hand.Replies
1. This is Charlie's full time job, and he employs several people full time. This is their profession, not their spare time gig.Delete
2. They've deleted comments on Facebook simply asking for an update after 3+ months without any word from them. That's not good faith.
3. In December 2013 they stated in a Kickstarter update that all of the metals were being machined (except Niobium which they hadn't received yet), and in August 2014 they stated that 95% of all metal dice had been machined and polished. It's now more than three years later, and the last we heard, they were still having to machine more metal dice... They've lied throughout this process, so please don't pretend they're good-hearted guys who haven't done anything wrong.
Regardless of if it IS their full time gig or not is irrelevant to me, how he runs his business is his problem.Delete
I am giving my feedback of what dealing with them was like and it seemed a lot like dealing with someone's side business. If its his full time gig and he flat out sucks at business acumen has no bearing to me on if he's acting in good faith or not, only if he's competent (which isn't the same thing).
Being shitty at your job isn't the same thing as being a shitty person anymore than being good at your job makes you a good person (which isn't to say he can't be both shitty at his job and shitty as a person, I don't know the guy).
I have bought from them twice post-Kickstarter, and I love their products.ReplyDelete
They admit that the KS money went too fast and didn't cover the cost of fulfilling the KS. So now, they sell retail and put some of their profits into fulfilling the KS that they cannot currently afford to fulfill. This is their words paraphrased by me. I do not vouch for them, other than saying they have fulfilled two awesome retail orders for me.Replies
I remember that excuse from the first KS - I backed it.Delete
This is their second KS - apparently they didn't learn from the first one...
Don't have a dog in this race but if they are actively fulfilling orders, even a few week as they are able it would demonstrate they at least have the intent of fulfilling and haven't walked a way.ReplyDelete
But I have no details.Replies
The problem is that on pages discussing it (like the Dice Maniacs Club on Facebook) the owner of the company has been openly hostile/aggressive with people that have posted about the KickStarter OR orders after the KickStarter from the online store that have gone a year or more without being sent. If he was a good guy that admitted he was over his head and doing the best he could as quickly as he could ... I would be right there with you Jolly but he definitely has not taken that approach at all.Delete
Jolly, the thing is we have no idea about that though, because after telling us in May that we'd get weekly updates from then on, we got 6 updates over the course of 3 months, and we haven't heard anything else in almost 6 months since the last update (January 26 will be 6 months).Delete
They've also taken to deleting any comments or questions about Kickstarter from their Facebook page and blocking people there.
It seems when dice makers are good they are really good (e.g. Impact, Zucati) and when they are bad they are stupendously bad.ReplyDelete
Prism Dice : Handmade from Bulletproof Glass by Relic Dice is another KS train wreck. Due Sept 2016, 824 backers maybe 30 sets shipped.Replies
Thanks Johnny ... appreciate it! Yeah ... I have a couple dice KickStarters that I participated with ... money dust to the winds for those backers. Merged D6 was one, Pulse dice was another and Hydra dice was a third.Delete
Merged D6 - Partners had a disagreement and ended working together and they just vanished with the money as a result (one went to Japan)
Pulse Dice - Anon took the money and never send anything ... he shows up about once a year saying he wishes he could fix it ... gets offered help and then vanishes again.
Hydra Dice - complete trainwreck. The comments follow him from losing his wife, to losing his wife to going to jail for assault
So yeah you are right ... my experience with dice is when they go bad ... grab the popcorn ... its going to be a show
Kickstarter really needs some kind of top-end option so that creators can stay in some sort of predictable range between "paying for startup costs" and "death by going viral". It would also be nice if they had some sort of worksheet to help creators understand their costs so that they aren't financially ruined because they forgot that shipping isn't free. None of that will happen because Kickstarter collects their fee up front and has no real interest in whether projects succeed or not.ReplyDelete
Why is the owner wasting time on Facebook instead putting his nose to the grindstone (or the sander) & taking care of business.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hmmm. You expect quality dice from somebody who has no leisure time? That's a guarantee to make more mistakes, ignore mistakes, deliver sub-par products. Saying: "Why don't you work 18 hours, it's possible!" is the same as demanding a sub-par product that has been knocked without any care.Delete
Not affiliated with them, but the consideration of work time vs quality stays the same - in pretty much all endeavors going towards a finished product.
I agree with you. But if you are months or even years behind on your commitments it's time to put all distractions aside get to work. Also I doubt one could enjoy their free time if they had all these outstanding commitments.Delete
I bought 3 products from them in the last 2 months or so. The wooden set that's a surprise till you open, Scotch Rocks set, and a special candy cane Christmas die (and expensive). I ordered all items that were "available" and they all arrived fast. I'm going to do a special order set in the next week or so.ReplyDelete
I'd advise only ordering in stock dice from them. I ordered an amber d20 and didn't get it for 8 months. It turns out they were having issues with making them. They made good on store credit and then some. I'll definitely buy from them again, unless something changes. I'm sorry for the backers that are currently getting burned though.ReplyDelete
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My main task for this visit was to get more background on my great great grandmother, Jane James Williams (1815 - ????). I have been spending considerable time look for her coming to America with inconclusive results. Feel like I might not be looking in the right place. Something is wrong because neither Mom, Aunt Betty nor I can find any trace of the family here in the USA, in spite of having a photo of them all together taken in Troy New York. Stepping back from this brick wall, I want to know as much background as possible about their life in Wales leading up to their immigration.
I showed her the photo, proving once again to myself that they all came here, and then gave her the short version of my Welsh findings. She just up and asked what she could do for me right at the moment I was going to tell her what I was after! She's sharp!
What I wanted was her to just talk and tell me whatever came to her mind about life in Wales in the mid-1800s for a mining family in DYFED, South Wales. I'm glad I did it this way because she spilled out way more background information than I might have stumbled into otherwise. Here's a situation when asking an open ended question is way better than asking a closed end question:)
Here's a laundry list of just a few of the gems she brought up.
* The tin mining had dried up in Cornwall and so a lot of the miners went into Wales to work. Mining was mining and it didn't matter what was being mined.
* The miners were used to traveling for work and could easily be missing for census. She reminded me that the census was simply an inventory of who slept there last night, not family units per se.
* Filamore's Atlas and Index is a good source for finding towns and then looking for where the records were kept, the deposited dates, the IGI, and Registration District, all info needed to take the next step in finding the actual record.
* FreeBMD. She gave me an quick introduction to FreeBMD, my new fav toy, and how to find records. We plugged in what we knew and quickly went to Jane and Thomas's marriage record! Then she showed me how to order it online. Cool!
* My ancestors were religious non-conformists and were members of the Congregational Church when they got here. She said to look at Calvinistic-Methodists records as well as Congregational records. Checking it out on WIKIpedia I get a clearer picture of church affairs and notice a Peter Williams playing a roll. Wonder if he fits in to our tree... although Williams is as common as Smith here!
There was so much more in our two hour conversation! Am so glad I went!!
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Old Map of South Wales from
Filamore's Atlas and Index
Filamore's Atlas and Index
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"Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston is the latest star to land a publishing deal.
The multiple-Emmy winner will lift the lid on his life and career in the book, highlighting the five seasons he spent on the acclaimed TV series as chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin Walter White.
A statement from the actor reads: "Walter White taught me a lot – some of it useful, some of it dangerous. With this book, I want to tell the stories of my life and reveal the secrets and lies that I lived with for six years shooting Breaking Bad."
Cranston, who is also known for his comedic roles in "Seinfeld" and "Malcolm in the Middle," is currently starring on Broadway as former President Lyndon B. Johnson in All "The Way."
His book, released through publishing house Scribner, is scheduled to hit shelves in autumn 2015.
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Whether you're a fan of H.P. Lovecraft's horror mythos or just a roleplayer who is looking for a chilling, supernatural setting to run your players through, the seventh edition of the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying system will supply everything you need. In the Call of Cthulhu Keeper's Rulebook, players will find all the rules they need to begin a game in the setting. You will control detectives exploring the dangerous, cult-ridden, eerie realms that others dare not enter. Complement your core rulebook with S. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftain Horrors, a dense volume of creatures, stats, and habitats that will flesh out your gaming experience in the most skin-crawling ways.
Having been reprinted countless times, Kill Doctor Lucky is back in its newest version! Over nearly twenty years, this reverse murder mystery board game has attracted first-time players with each reprinting and this time is no different. For two to eight players, Kill Doctor Lucky is, essentially, reverse Clue. Various guests attempt to isolate the roaming Doctor Lucky in a secluded room in order to off him and inherent his vast fortune. Excellent for larger groups of friends with a darkly tinged humorous streak.
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Kool-Aid Pickles
Total TimePrep: 10 min. + chilling
Makes3 cups
- 1 jar (32 ounces) whole dill pickles, undrained
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 envelope unsweetened Kool-Aid mix, flavor of your choice
- Drain pickles, reserving juice. In a small bowl, combine the reserved juice, sugar and Kool-Aid, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
- Slice pickles; return to jar. Pour juice mixture over pickles. Discard any remaining juice. Cover and refrigerate for 1 week before serving. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 months.
Nutrition Facts1/4 cup: 15 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 693mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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My Review
Nov 14, 2017
Had never heard of these before but WOW how fun! Went with a red fruit punch kool-aid and had pickles out for our holiday party - red and green ones. Big hit. Everyone was fascinated by them. This would definitely make a good recipe for kids, too. Such an easy and fun snack!
Jul 15, 2017
Delicious. I've done mine just a bit different though. I drain and save the pickle juice, stir the sugar into the pickle juice, then pour it back in with the pickles. I discard the remaining juice. I then drain the pickle juice out again, mix the kool-aid into the pickle juice and pour it back into the pickles. It gives it a bit more kool-aid flavor since you're not discarding any of the kool-aid mix.
Feb 5, 2017
had to try this have never heard of it - and OMG they are amazing - can't believe I ever have heard of them - they will be a standard at our house and can't wait to try them at a party.
May 2, 2016
these are my FAAAAAVVVV
Jun 24, 2015
Even easier, buy the dill chip pickles presliced uniformly.
Jan 17, 2015
These are way better with kosher dill pickles. We've been eating Kool aid pickles since my childhood here in Texas my daughter who is 16 has enjoyed them lifelong as well. Kosher dills aren't as salty.
Jan 26, 2014
This recipe sounded interesting and so easy I had to try it. Great tasting pickle. Thanks for sharing.
Sep 20, 2013
From reading Taste of Home's Recipes Across America Cookbook I learned that a favorite treat among schoolkids living in the Mississippi Delta is Kool-Aid Pickles. I thought they sounded interesting, so I gave them a try. I used the Kool-Aid flavor of tropical punch. The pickles had a sweet and sour flavor but not any trace of the tropical punch flavor. They did take on a blue color, which was fun to me. My husband, 3 of the kids and myself liked these a lot.
Jul 11, 2011
Better than I thought they would be! You can taste the sweetness and kool-aid for the first few crunches, then end up with all dill. Pretty good, and my kids like them (they won't eat regular dill yet).


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By Ed Harris
An overheated HVAC unit at DePaolo Middle School caused a minor evacuation early last week, after it started smoking, triggering the school's fire alarm.
Southington Fire Chief Harold "Buddy" Clark said the department was dispatched to the school due to an unknown odor on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The students were in the process of evacuating when the fire department arrived on scene, Clark said.
The students were outside for about 45 minutes.
When firefighters arrived, they found smokey conditions in the boy's and girl's locker room and the adjacent halls. The fire department determined that the smoke was from a HVAC unit on the second floor of the school, in one of the school's mechanical rooms.
Clark said that the HVAC unit had an overheated motor and had a burned belt.
Once the situation was stabilized, the students were allowed back into the school's auditorium, before ultimately returning to class.
"The fire department ventilated the affected areas of the school before students were allowed to return to classes," Clark said.
DePaolo Assistant Principal Chris Palmieri said the school's maintenance department was handling the necessary repairs on the HVAC unit. He also praised the efforts of the Southington Fire Department.
"The fire department, as always, did a great job of pinpointing the problem," Palmieri said.
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