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Golden Flower dark tea has the scientific name Eurotium Cristatuma. It has been re-discovered on the earth less than 30 years ago, and the active fungus in this special tea has been identified in just this millennium as Ganoderma Lucidum. This kind of fungus thrives in dark tea in Anhua, Hunan Province. This is the unique probiotic strain of dark tea in Anhua, Hunan. It is also called the probiotic of the Overlord Germ. Clinical studies have shown the bacteria can effectively inhibit the proliferation of colon, gastric and liver cancer cells. Under a high magnifying glass, the golden flower is golden yellow, shaped like a spherical mushroom. A large number of research and clinical data show that the efficacy of eurotium cristatum is similar to that of Ganoderma lucidum spore powder. It can effectively enhance human immune function, prevents and fights cancer, is anti-aging and prolongs life, and is a powerful anti-oxidant. In addition, the slimming effect is far beyond any other species.
The dark tea of Anhua has become the research hot spot of various scientific research institutions in the world. Recent Hunan Agricultural University studies have found that eurotium cristatum (Golden Flower) can play an active role in prolonging the life span of human beings. In addition, it also has a very significant effect on the improvement of intestinal, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
The golden flower is generally not easily washed out when tea is made, because the golden flower is grown on the tea. Experiments show that at 120 degrees Celsius, after 20 minutes, the flower remains active. The Golden Flower fungus is now the only fungus listed in China's tea industry as a high-level trade secret protected in China.
Brew method: Golden Flower Dark Tea
Place of Origin: Anhua City, Hunan Province,China
Dosage: eight to 10 grams of tea
Water temperature: boiling water
The brewing procedure: first wake up golden flower dark tea with boiling water, pour out the water after ten seconds. It's all right to wash it 1-2 times. If it is a black tea for more than 3 years old, it is recommended to wake the tea for 2 times. After washing, soak in boiling water. The first time to third times soaked 15 seconds or so, and then drink. An increase of five seconds each time from the fourth start.


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James Simons Taps Big Stars From Outside Field to Find A Genetic Explanation
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When their daughter Audrey was just a few months old, Jim and Marilyn Simons noticed that she wasn't making eye contact. It wasn't until the girl was 6 years old that she was diagnosed with autism. Ms. Simons scoured records from her pregnancy. Had something gone wrong? What caused her condition?

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In 1978 Lesley joined Prue Leith's Restaurant and was quickly promoted to position of senior chef. She then worked as a freelance corporate chef and caterer for government officials before joining Leith's School of Food and Wine as an instructor, rising to head teacher. Here she perfected her cookery demonstration and food photography skills. She often represented British food at international cookery displays, taking as her theme 'good food for health's sake'.
She has worked in television since 1989. In addition to GMTV and Bazaar her work has included writing and presenting a series of network Cookery Club programmes for Chrysalis TV, resident cook for Lifestyle Channel and currently for UK Living.
In 1992 she teamed up with Malcolm Gluck to present the Superplonk video, the guide to 101 top supermarket wines, produced by Chrysalis.
Lesley is a prolific writer and has written nearly twenty books, including; Fifteen Minute Feasts for BBC Books, Four Seasons Cookery for BBC Books, Sainsbury's Quick and Easy Food for Friends (Martin Books, 1995), Weight Watchers Carefree Christmas (Simon & Schuster, 1996), and Ready Steady Cook Book 3 (BBC Books, 1997).
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April 18, 2002
It is my fervent hope that your successor will be a perfect clone of you. I can think of no better way to express to you the accolades that you deserve for your marvelous stewardship as editor of the Princeton Alumni Weekly.
You should know that, when you were first appointed, I had great misgivings. You were very young and I figured that you would not have the perspective that would enable you to be responsive to all Princeton grads. You were also a woman whom I thought might not know how to relate to older grads who had attended in an all-male environment. In short, I thought that the Weekly would be uninteresting and when you started out by putting the 150-word limit on the memorials, I knew you were a loser.
It became obvious very quickly that you were going to change the appearance of our magazine, and I thought that such a change might be all that we could expect. However, the best was yet to come! Your genius at developing interesting ideas for feature articles has made me read almost every word in each issue.
I am sure that you must have caught some heat for your "Fat Cats" article, but it was extremely well done, and the money mangers certainly deserve recognition for their marvelous performance. The most touching part of your tenure was your presentation on our fellow Princetonians who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. You have done a fantastic job!
Selfishly, I am sorry that you have need to go, but you deserve our thanks and I wish you Godspeed in your future endeavors.
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I was sorry to read in last month's PAW about the impending
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I read with dismay the news that you are stepping down as editor of the PAW. I am writing to thank you for your thoughtful stewardship of the magazine and to tell you how much I have enjoyed your efforts, especially your writing.
I must admit that for many years I read only the class notes (and glanced at the obituaries) in the PAW. After you took over as editor, my reading habits changed. I would first turn to your "From the Editor" column to get a general sense of the theme of the issue. Your column provided a graceful overview of each issue and rewarded its readers with a delightful surprise at the end. You are an elegant writer with an impeccable sense of timing and ability to turn a phrase. I even showed your columns to my wife, who is not a Princeton alum. Is that not the ultimate compliment? I also noticed that, once I read your column, I was more inclined to delve into the rest of the magazine. In short, your efforts changed my approach to the PAW which I had stubbornly maintained for more than 20 years.
Thanks again for your efforts. Best wishes in your future endeavors. I hope they involve writing (and editing).
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Born in Michigan & shortly after turning 10 years old, my folks settled down in Springfield, Vermont, and there I spent the rest of my quasi-adventurous childhood. After graduating with high honors from Vermont Technical College with an Associate's Degree in Architectural and Building Engineering Technology, I worked a year at a local engineering firm to save money, and then continued my architectural education at Roger Williams University. During my studies there I spent a semester abroad in the London Theatre Program where the scales almost tipped to change my major, but then my practical senses took over. I graduated from Roger Williams University with a Bachelor's in Architecture and a Minor in Theatre, and headed for Burlington. My love of theatre drew me to become involved with Lyric Theatre Company where my face was often seen onstage in the mid to late 1990's & early 2000's. I also worked behind the scenes in a number of shows, including two set designs. It was at Lyric Theatre where I met my wife, and hence we now have three active children. Thus, I've had less time for theatre and more time for fatherhood. Currently, besides enjoying my work here at Duncan-Wisniewski Architecture, I enjoy spending time with my family being active at our church, traveling, camping, hiking, biking, etc.
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Professor Anderson is Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health in the Population Health Research Institute. He has a longstanding interest in the epidemiology of asthma and the health effects of air pollution.
His early air pollution research was into the effects of indoor biomass burning in Papua New Guinea but over recent decades he has been mainly concerned with outdoor air pollution. The body of his research in this area has been concerned with time-series studies in the UK, Europe and Hong Kong and has included extensive systematic reviews and meta-analyses of time-series studies.
More recently Prof Anderson has been investigating the effects of long term exposure to air pollution using health datasets from the UK and the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. His main current interest is in investigating the health effects of traffic pollution in London.
Professor Anderson is now working in a part-time capacity at St George's, and King's College London. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He is currently a member of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, and a member of the Executive of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health He is also a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Scientific Advisory Committee for the Review of Evidence of Health Aspects of Air Pollution (REVIHAAP) and for Health Risks of Air Pollution in Europe (HRAPIE).
Professor Anderson is co-chair of two expert groups within the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors programme: Outdoor Air Pollution and Chronic Respiratory Disease.
Recent external activities have included the Scientific Advisory Committee for the recent WHO updates of outdoor and indoor air quality guidelines, membership of the US Health Effects Institute Review Committee and Steering Committee of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood.
Recent publications
Wong GW, Brunekreef B, Ellwood P, Anderson HR, Asher MI, Crane J, Lai CK, for the ISAAC Phase three Study Group. Cooking fuels and prevalence of asthma: a global analysis of phase three of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Lancet Resp (Online first 31 May 2013). doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61345-8
Carey IM, Atkinson RW, Kent AJ, van Staa T, Cook DG, Anderson HR. Mortality Associations with Long-Term Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution in a National English Cohort. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (Epub) 03 Apr 2013.
Atkinson RW, Carey IM, Kent AJ, van Staa TP, Anderson HR, Cook DG. Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Epidemiology 2013; 24(1):44-53.
Lim SS, Vos T, Flaxman AD, Danaei G, Shibuya K, Adair-Rohani H, Amann M, Anderson HR, Andrews KG, Aryee M, Atkinson C, Bacchus LJ, Bahalim AN, Balakrishnan K, Balmes J, Barker-Collo S, Baxter A, Bell ML, Blore JD, Blyth F, Bonner C, Borges G, et al. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet. 2012 Dec 15;380(9859):2224-60. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61766-8
Anderson HR, Favarato G, Atkinson RW. Long-term exposure to air pollution and the incidence of asthma: meta-analysis of cohort studies. Air Qual Atmos Health 2013; 6: 47-56. (Online First 6 April 2011). DOI: 10.1007/s11869-011-0144-5
Anderson HR, Favarato G, Atkinson RW. Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and the prevalence of asthma: meta-analysis of multi-community prevalence studies. Air Qual Atmos Health 2013; 6: 57-68. (Online First 19 April 2011) DOI: 10.1007/s11869-011-0145-4
Key publications
Anderson HR, Armstrong B, Hajat S, Harrison R, Monk V, Poloniecki J, Timmis A, Wilkinson P. Air pollution and activation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in London. Epidemiology 2010; 21(3): 405-413
Anderson HR. Air pollution and mortality: A history. Atmospheric Environment 2009; 43(1):142-152
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- A systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis of the evidence for associations between chronic & short-term exposure to outdoor pollutants and health (2012-2013) - £129,727
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"Audiences that missed the earlier production (of Gruesome Playground Injuries), or those looking for an encore, should begin queuing up now, as the newly formed Loudmouth Collective has reunited the principal cast and crew (including leads Leigha Horton and Adam Whisner under the direction of Natalie Novacek) for a remount. Launching in such an attention-grabbing fashion underscores Loudmouth Collective's mission to develop a vibrant theater-going community with creatively daring works staged by some of the finest talents on the Twin Cities theater scene."
- City Pages, A-List - September 5, 2012
"Adam Whisner and Leigha Horton play out the angst and giddiness of a relationship that spans years of mishaps, estrangement, and periods of cathartic reconnection. Anyone who has experienced that particular brand of romantic intensity specific to hormonally crazed and emotionally tortured adolescents will recognize themselves in some of these scenes. The actors do great, visceral work, and create moments of aching, tremulous beauty and connection."
- Twin Cities METRO - March 30, 2012
"Any comedy that starts with what just feels like the end of the world (a drunken morning after the party rude awakening) and ends up being about the actual end of the world, yet still leaves room for hope and survival without feeling contrived or overly sentimental, that's a mighty agile comedy. And they got some mighty agile comic performers to bring it to life."
- Twin Cities Daily Planet - August 12, 2011
"...the DVD should not be missed because it is edifying and charming. In it, local actress Leigha Horton interviews Micka and her friends - canning experts, such as MN State Fair award-winning canners Paula Pentel and Callie Wilson make an appearance - as they shop for food and equipment and demonstrate, step-by-step, how to how to use them, cooking various recipes from the book in the Wedge's demo kitchen."
- Heavy Table - October 1, 2010
"The script by Steve Moulds wastes no time in establishing a balance between quirky one-liners and heartfelt sentiment while the gifted young cast of Sid Solomon, Christine Weber, Shad Cooper, and Leigha Horton each realize the full potential of their roles."
- examiner.com - August 13, 2010
"See You Next Tuesday is still an easily recommendable show...even better, they get to hang out with Shad Cooper and Leigha Horton as Solomon's brother and sister-in-law. The perfectly-cast quartet have crackerjack comic timing, and they romp through the play's lighter scenes like bears jumping in puddles of honey."
- Twin Cities Daily Planet - August 11, 2010
"...strong acting by a cast with palpable chemistry..."
-Star Tribune - August 2010
"The talented cast is headed by Leigha Horton..."
-Twin Cities Daily Planet - October 2009
"In the role of Ralphie's mother, Leigha Horton delights with such strong physical acting you'd swear she had cooked meatloaf and red cabbage her whole life."
- Burnett County Sentinel - December 22, 2008
"Even the character who should not work at all, works because of the actress into whose hands it has been entrusted."
- In My Humble Opinion - November 18, 2007
"Leigha Horton makes an auspicious Children's Theatre debut in a variety of roles."
- Star Tribune - January 21, 2007
"Performers Leigha Horton and Nathan Surprenant provide just the right touch and some glistening moments."
- St. Paul Pioneer Press - August 7, 2006
"The supporting cast is first rate, lead by Leigha Horton as Feste the fool, a wandering court jester....Horton is an agile and able guide through these thickets of comical words, managing to be both funny and wise in the process. Her voice and attitude lend great feeling and weight to Shakespeare's songs."
- In My Humble Opinion - February 24, 2006
"...the Fringe's podcasts are a cut above, thanks in large part to their engaging host, actress Leigha Horton."
- St. Paul Pioneer Press - August 4, 2005
"Horton expertly juggles the deference and cunning of her character."
- City Pages - November 24, 2004
"...one woman glory..."
- Montreal Mirror - June 17, 2004
"...Leigha Horton, an excellent comic actor most known for her work with The Ministry of Cultural Warfare."
- City Pages - May 26, 2004
"...bright, talented..."
- St. Paul Pioneer Press - August 2, 2003
"The Unbearable Lightness of Being American, featuring Leigha Horton onstage and on video, is another caustic and often riotous offering from The Ministry of Cultural Warfare."
- City Pages - February 19, 2003
"Leigha Horton, for the second year in a row, gave the year's most hilarious performance."
- Lavender - December 27, 2002
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"Open linked data Osservatorio Giovani della Regione Emilia-Romagna"
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This one-year project, funded by the city of Modena, is within the research area of the Open Data and Open Government. The project goal is to identify and integrate the data sources of interest for the youth politics. The first phase consists of a deep and wide search of the relevant data sources (local, regional, national and international sources), the second phase makes use of the open source data integration systems and ETL to transform and merge the most relevant data sources, the last phase aims to make the resulting value-added information public and searchable on the Web as Linked Open Data.
The key partners in this project are the municipality of Modena, the Emilia Romagna region and the Dbgroup, under the scientific direction of Prof. Bergamaschi.
The project will exploit several sources such as previous projects results, surveys, projects, services, observatories and youth aggregation structures present in the region.
After a first analysis that will cover the selection of sources , we will study how to integrate this variety of information to extract new knowledge about the situation of the youth in the regional area.
In the end, the project will select a portion of the information that will be delivered to the community and published as Linked Open Data.
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Our featured trainer this week is Adam Stansbury, the Plant-Powered PT. The topic of a plant-based diet is a hot topic in the fitness community. Adam himself follows a vegan diet, and is looking pretty good on it.
Adam started with a Level 1 Precision Nutrition coaching course, which gave him a great grounding in nutritional science and coaching, and expanded on the plant-based side of that since through voracious reading. For PTs looking to know more about a plant-based approach to fitness nutrition, Adam recommends the book Proteinaholic, the Rich Roll and No Meat Athlete podcasts and veganbodybuilding.com.
Having suffered serious health issues in the past, Adam is very much aware of the contribution of what we eat to our overall health, and so is not just a grind-out-the-reps exercise trainer, but able to provide well-rounded coaching. And because of the experience of having his health trashed and building himself up multiple times, he's also able to provide the kind of motivation that only comes with life experience.
This experience includes bodybuilding competitively, and being awarded "Gym Based Personal Trainer of the Year 2013" at the National Fitness Awards. So he knows something about body composition and about goals, and yet urges his trainees to think beyond that:
It's getting increasingly important that we all realise the impact that our daily food choices are making on the world around us.
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Update From ICU
From my husband:
Healing has been slow for our daughter following last Friday's emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix and a septic abdomen. (Note: it was 15mins to locate and remove her appendix and an additional hour of cleaning her abdominal cavity of infected fluid). So, throughout the week, she has battled infections, pain and hints of pneumonia.
Last night she had a follow-up CT scan and they found two more large abdominal abscesses. This morning her on-call surgeon and radiologist analyzed her scans and they debated a less-invasive drain procedure versus more-invasive abdominal surgery. We waited all day and about an hour ago we heard the conclusion: The infection is too deep and dangerous to try the drain procedure. At the same time they don't want to rush to reopen her with more surgery.
Since she is showing slow/general improvement, they've added two additional strong antibiotics. The decision was to monitor her today and tomorrow. On Monday, her regular surgeon returns and he will consult with the on-call surgeon and they will corporately decide whether or not to do more surgery.
She gets around pretty well, but she will remain in the ICU through the weekend.
Thanks for praying. It has been a long week and will continue. We are looking forward to a bounce-back without surgery!


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The Sarawak International Bird Race 2016 will be held this 24-25 September at the Kubah National Park and Borneo Highlands Resort and it is organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak, in collaboration with the Malaysia Nature Society (MNS) Kuching Branch. Sarawak is also home to over 400 species of birds and out of the 60 endemic species, 54 are found in Sarawak making the state one of the up and coming bird watching areas in Borneo.
This will also be the second time that the birding event in Sarawak is taking place and also after the 2nd Borneo Bird Race 2014 which took place in the Borneo Highlands here. As Sarawak is well known for tropical birds, there are various species to be spotted and photographed all over the state and this bird race will focus mainly on the coastal, lowland and montane birds in Sarawak.
|A birder checks his book for the species spotted at the Borneo Highlands
Sarawak International Bird Race Locations
The Sarawak International Bird Race 2016 will take place at three different locations which are all nearby to Kuching. The bird race will also start at the Buntal Esplanade at 8.00 am on the 24th September. The three locations are;
The Sarawak International Bird Race 2016 will take place at three different locations which are all nearby to Kuching. The bird race will also start at the Buntal Esplanade at 8.00 am on the 24th September. The three locations are;
Buntal - Part of the Bako-Buntal Bay and is incorporated into the East Asian-Australian Flyway Network Site since 2012 and is also recognized as an Important Birding area or IBA of Sarawak. More than 25,000 birds from 27 species have been recorded to date and some of the rare species include the Chinese Egret, Nordman's Greenshank, Far Eastern Curlew and the Asian Dowitcher.
Kubah National Park - This lowland rainforest national park boasts of an area of 2230 hectares and is one of the main national parks of Sarawak. Here, expect to find rare birds like the Blue Banded Pitta, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Scarlet Breasted Flowerpecker, Banded Kingfisher and the White Crowned Hornbill.
Borneo Highlands Resort - The only highland golf resort in Sarawak and located just one hour from Kuching is one of the Important Birding Areas or IBA since 2010. Over 200 birds have been recorded here including the Bornean Falconet, Bornean Barbet and Pygmy White-Eye.
|A Crested Jay bird spotted by the writer at the Borneo Highlands
|Early morning birding in Sarawak
Sarawak International Bird Race Rules and Regulations;
- Each team must consist of 3 team members
- Each team must have a team name
- Each team will have to pay a fee of RM50,00
- A special Sarawak Bird Race t-shirt will be given to each team member
Not included;
- Transport
- Accommodation
- Food (except for packed lunch at Kubah National Park)
Sarawak International Bird Race 2016
- Dates: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th September 2016
- Locations: Buntal, Kubah National Park and Borneo Highlands Resort.
- Closing date for registration: 23rd August 2016
- 1st Prize - RM5000.00 plus Certificate
- 2nd Prize - RM3000.00 plus Certificate
- 3rd Prize - RM2000.00 plus Certificate
To join or for more information:
MSN - http://mnskuching.blogspot.my/2016/06/sarawak-international-bird-race-2016_20.html
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|Birders in action as they spot a species at the Borneo Highlands
You can also read my previous article on the Sarawak Bird Race 2015 which took place at the Borneo Highlands in Sarawak as the ministry has been actively promoting this hobby and sport over the last few years. Apart from Sarawak, other states in Malaysia have also been organizing birding events at states of Sabah, Pahang, Terengganu, Perak, Langkawi and Melaka.
Bird watching in Malaysia has also been one of the growing activities among the bird society around the world where the introduction of the Borneo Bird Race saw 11 countries taking part in 2014 and the next race should be held possibly this year, if not in 2017. For those who want to know more, you can read this article about what is the Borneo Bird Race all about.
Birders and bird watchers out there, this is your chance to participate in one of the unique birding events in Borneo as the Sarawak International Bird Race 2016 will be in its second installment and promises an exciting time.
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We have a new face at Sweet Water! Dave Libert just joined our team last month as the Managing Director. Taylor Baseheart sat down with Dave last week and asked him a few questions.
Are you originally from the Milwaukee area?
DL: I am a "Wisconsinite" by birth, grew up in Green Bay and attended UW-Madison. From there, I had a chance to work in a few other places including in south Texas as part of the Teach for America Program. I lived in the Rio Grande Valley and then San Antonio, which has its own unique set of water issues. Then I lived out East for a bit and then came back to the Midwest, living in Chicago for 5 years. I finally came full circle back to Wisconsin by moving to Milwaukee nearly a decade ago. I really like Milwaukee because it has a lot of the stuff that larger cities have, but it also feels like a small place where people can really get to know each other and do big things--like the work that Sweet Water is doing.
How long have you been a board member with Sweet Water? And how did that opportunity come about?
DL: Nancy Frank and Linda Reid approached me in October of 2015 about joining the Sweet Water board. I have worked in education most of my career, but always had an interest in environmental issues. I remember doing a presentation in middle school on the depletion of the ozone layer. One of my projects here in Milwaukee was to help start a project-based elementary school-Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy (MESA).
My first interaction with Sweet Water was applying for a mini-grant for a water catchment system at MESA in collaboration with Reflo and the Fund for Lake Michigan. The idea was to capture stormwater from the roof and have it go through the science classroom via clear piping so students can see it travel down into the cistern in the school's courtyard where it would be used to help grow vegetables in raised garden beds. We wanted to offer these types of opportunities to kids so they get a sense of how everything connects and why water is important.
Working with Sweet Water provides a good opportunity to engage in a different kind of education and outreach--one that still focuses on helping people understand the issues. I'm particularly interested in finding creative ways to inform people by having them take an engaged, active role in finding and implementing solutions. It certainly has been interesting to participate at the board level and have a global view of things and then join the staff to see firsthand the impact that Sweet Water is having through its many projects and partnerships.
So you're pretty surprised after being a board member, joining the team and seeing all the moving parts that we are involved with?
DL: Yeah! Sweet Water is doing the important work of bringing people together to tell the stories and address the issues facing our waterways. Whether people live in an urban or rural area, work in the environmental field or not, there is something that we can all do to improve the water quality in the Milwaukee region. But we need to do it together. It's been great to see that collaboration, or "collective impact," has been a trend locally over the past couple years. Since it started in 2010, Sweet Water has focused on fostering this type of collaboration. People are looking for ways to partner and that is really what Sweet Water is all about.
How did this staff position come about? We are very excited to have you on the team!
DL: Looking back, I think the Managing Director role started with Sweet Water's resource development committee. Our goal as a committee was to identify Sweet Water's strengths, help our constituents see the value we provide and then provide ways for them to contribute towards our collective success in achieving water quality goals for Southeastern Wisconsin.
We were fortunate to have a great group of thinkers from the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to guide our committee work. The result was a membership strategy that we launched last year and have been refining ever since. Over time, we realized that Sweet Water's strengths lie not just in convening groups to conduct watershed planning, but also to help make green infrastructure and other water quality-related projects become a reality.
As the number of these projects and partnerships have increased, so have Sweet Water's needs to grow its internal capacity, and that's where the Managing Director role originated. My focus will be on addressing the emerging operations and logistical needs of Sweet Water so that we can partner in these new ways and get our message out to a broader audience. I also look forward to continuing the resource development and strategic planning work that we've started with our board members.
Besides working with Sweet Water, what types of things outside of our organization makes you passionate about water? What issues inspired you to get involved?
DL: I grew up in Green Bay, WI so our family benefitted from being close to a large body of water. My dad purchased a cottage next to one that my grandfather owned in Door County on the Green Bay shoreline when I was young, so I have fond memories of fishing right off the shore with my brothers, catching quite a few yellow perch and the occasional sheepshead.
When I returned to Wisconsin, I realized that certain species like the yellow perch are facing significant challenges due to invasive species, water pollution and other human factors. My passion is to make sure that everyone, especially kids from disadvantaged backgrounds, are able to benefit from the types of great experiences on the water that I had. Milwaukee's identity as a global freshwater hub provides an opportunity for us all to make this a reality.
On to a more generic question, what is your favorite thing to do when you are not at work?
DL: I am a big fan of music as well as being active and outdoors. I have friends in Madison and Chicago and family in Green Bay so I travel around the region quite a bit. Usually we hit the frisbee golf course or catch a local band. I just went up to the Eaux Claires music festival this summer which was really fun, especially given its scenic location in the middle of the woods next to the Chippewa River.
Milwaukee has been a fun place to live. Since moving here I have seen aspects of the city grow incredibly. I live on the east side so I have seen a lot of new development in the form of restaurants, apartments and the like. I think people -- especially young professionals -- like having the opportunity to be a part of a growing city.
My hope is that this growth of our city continues to reflect our identity as a global freshwater leader. For that to be the case, I think that a visitor to our city should immediately sense a difference in our built environment and through their conversations with local residents, who know and care about water quality. There have already been quite a few positive steps in this direction and, through initiatives like "Respect Our Waters" media campaign, I look forward to working with Sweet Water and our partners to achieve even more!


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WALLA WALLA – The Wenatchee AppleSox (18-31, 8-14 second half), fought back from a 4-1 deficit to win 6-4 Tuesday night at the Walla Walla Sweets (26-23, 11-11), in an important game for the Sweets' 2016 playoff hopes.
Wenatchee utilized a five-run sixth inning to complete a stellar comeback, and also dialed up a game-winning 6-3 double play to put an end to the Sweets' comeback hopes in the ninth inning.
The AppleSox scored first Tuesday, on a two-out double for Jordan Rathbone in the second inning. It was all that Sweet starter Bobby Ay (1-3) would give up until a disastrous sixth.
The Sweets responded with two runs of their own in the second on a suicide squeeze, executed to perfection to score two runs. Walla Walla tried another suicide squeeze in the inning that was failed and resulted in a frame-ending double play.
The Sweets added two more runs against Mac Lardner (2-2), in the third and fourth inning on Nick Nyquist's second double of the game and a solo home run for Nick Vigo.
Lardner's offense got him the runs back in the sixth inning, bringing 11 batters to the plate, while loading the bases on two singles and a walk against Ay. Michael Toglia doubled home two runs on a single, and re-tied himself for the WCL RBI lead at 37.
Another single allowed by Ay reloaded the bases, before he proceeded to walk home a run and hit a batter by a pitch to tie the game at 4-4.
The Sweets called on their bullpen, but AJ Carkner also walked and hit a batter to force home two more earned runs against Ay, and give Wenatchee a 6-4 lead. Ay allowed a season-high six earned runs, and Wenatchee is the only team to score three or more runs off him this season.
Lardner pitched a 1-2-3 sixth, before Adam Paulson took over in relief for the third time this summer, and retired an additional six in a row in the seventh and eighth innings.
in the ninth, Walla Walla threatened against Paulson with a single, a balk, and another single, around a groundout to third base. With runners at the corners and one out, Paulson induced a game-winning 6-3 double play to Ryan Kreidler at shortstop. Kreidler stepped on the bag for one, and threw to first to secure the series-opening win for Wenatchee and Paulson's second save. It was Wenatchee's seventh come-from-behind win of the season.
Game two is Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m., and Grady Miller (3-3) will pitch for Wenatchee.


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SmallHD Unveils Sleek New AC7 OLED Monitors at Ground-Breakingly Low Price Point
The differences between competing pieces of technology often become very, well, technical in explanation -- but most of the time, we don't get to use the term 'organic' as a qualifier. This happens to be true in the case of SmallHD's new OLED HDMI and SDI monitors -- and Organic Light Emitting Diodes are actually news to me in general. What's even more exciting is that SmallHD is looking to provide very high-quality monitoring solutions for prices previously unheard-of. Read on for a more comprehensive specs readout and a bit on what makes OLEDs different from traditional LCD systems.
Now, SmallHD is no stranger to OLED technology, but we haven't thoroughly covered the ins-and-outs of this display type in the past. There's a couple of good videos that explain what's going on with OLEDs, but the video below seems to be one of the most visual.
With a bow to Mitch from Planet5D for the find, here's the a side-by-side of how OLED technology differs from the LCDs we're used to, as explained by SmallHD:
As you can probably tell from the diagrams, the difference in the way such a panel produces light (unlike LCDs, there's no backlight by default) means it can achieve far higher contrast ratios than an LCD, because it's far more capable of producing true black. Because of this, SmallHD is claiming the ratio on their new AC7 series is virtually infinite -- which sort of makes the whole idea of using a ratio to describe it obsolete. The other benefit of this technology is the color gamut it's able to achieve, which again, is being claimed as far beyond the competition by SmallHD.
The final key consideration is price-point -- and SmallHD's options here look all the more formidable. The LCD AC7 is a 1280x800 7" 8-bit display going for $600, or $900 for SDI capability. The 7.7" OLED AC7 (also 1280x800) goes for $1100, or $1400 for SDI capability. SmallHD has put together a chart for comparison, but basically what it's showing is that nobody else is meeting all of these specs in one package. What this means is, if you are an expecting BMCC parent or a beneficiary of RED's recent price reductions, you may be putting SmallHD's products prominently on your radar as far as third-party monitoring solutions go -- especially since these prices are remarkable for OLED technology. The displays are available now, and are expected to ship in two-to-three weeks. It's hard to argue when manufacturers seem truly interested in bringing powerful tech to us without making our wallets as light as they could be expected to, so I respect SmallHD a lot for this news.
What experiences have you guys had with SmallHD products in the past? How about OLED displays in general, or specifically, in monitoring circumstances? Will you be considering SmallHD's displays for your camera packages, or perhaps rentals?
[via Planet5D]
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Got a SmallHD with DP4 viewfinder, to use with my R1 BT,. and it seems to be awesome.
I will need more monitoring later, and now I know where I'll get it from, the gamut seems very impressive.
November 26, 2012 at 5:53PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
November 26, 2012 at 6:13PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Not to be a negative nancy or anything, but does it seem like prices for these monitors are horridly inflated? This is a screen (with some simple controls), the iphone 5 screen costs 18 bucks (according to this http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57512904-37/iphone-5-may-cost-apple-$167.50-to-build-says-one-estimate/). so why is this and every other 8bit monitor so expensive?
November 26, 2012 at 6:19PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
I'm guessing because it produces colour way better than an iPhone 5 monitor does.
That's like asking a professional colour grader why he uses his expensive projector over a cheap projector.
November 26, 2012 at 7:05PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Same reason that machined aluminum parts that makeup rigs (some baseplates that cost as much as the monitors here) cost as much as they do, video market is small, production batches are small and therefore the volume savings of manufacturing (especially on the level of someone like an Apple) are nullified.
They also spend money on R&D and marketing and they have to make sure their profit margin can recover their costs considering the relatively small amount of these they're going to sell in comparison to a major product.
November 26, 2012 at 7:48PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
apple buys their screens from a 3rd party, as does just about everyone including video monitor makers. The sheer volume and demand for better and better screens in every single aspect of our lives is huge and has driven down prices, yet monitors like these are still usually over 1000 dollars. The same can be said of LED light panels, there is no reason the prices should be as high as they are. They are high because the market pays high prices for other equipment, not because the BOM cost is high and that's annoying. but if i was making monitors and could sell them for this much, i would too.
November 26, 2012 at 10:09PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
The comparable sony monitor the PVM-741 is $2,250 at B&H. While not a direct comparison, 8bit vs 10bit and other things, still a considerable cost savings in the professional realm. The iPHONE screen might be inexpensive but I can't exactly plug my 3G SDI feed into it now can I? Also there are license fees to be paid to the patent holders for SDI and HDMI connections plus all the other technologies that SmallHD is using. There are always cheaper options available. The question should be which is the right option for your specific needs.
November 26, 2012 at 9:25PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
@Kevin, You have to keep in mind the amount invested in R&D, the customer support for when you break it, the whole package you are getting when buying a product like this... There is a reason that people don't just buy the part and plug it in to the camera. There is a large amount of designing, programming and building that goes into making one of these monitors compatible with your camera. You are not just paying for the part. The prices on these are very fair. Not to mention SmallHD builds them all in the US, so you are also supporting a local small business.
November 27, 2012 at 11:53AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
I'm with you, Kevin. I don't have wads of cash to throw around, but if I did, I STILL wouldn't buy over-priced OLED technology that color-shifts over potentially only a year or two. The odds of finished vid being VIEWED on OLED technology is pretty low - is there something to be gained by submitting product produced on top-end equipment that looks not-so-good on the client's display? Am I missing something?
December 1, 2012 at 12:02AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
?? Look around, these monitors are a BARGAIN.
Even compared to Marshall and Ikan...the other two companies with stuff that pros need, but without costing what But when you look at other industry monitors, smallHD is a value. Look at specs, look at features, and then compare it to anything by Transvideo, Cinetronic and other "industry standards"...the new kids on the block is superior in many different ways. Built in SD card (I don't have to have a separate onboard recorder for my own footage review/playback---this is a big thing for steadicam...you want to do your best, but you don't want to hold up production or worry the director/DP...etc...).
I put down a deposit for a new high bright monitor. For $2700 (their most expensive monitor), I'm replacing a $5k, standard def 700nits monitor. This monitor is 1200nits! And the off axis viewing exceeds the steadicam monitor top to bottom (& is about the same left to right).
SmallHD has really good focus peaking...built in cross converter...etc...
That monitor better come out soon, thou...they've pushed back the release dates a few times...
December 6, 2012 at 8:44PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
I just bought a DP6 (used) and I love it. Tricky to calibrate, I'm finding, but it's proved invaluable connected to a GH2 for some small budget documentary-style sit-down interviews, and other uses.
November 26, 2012 at 6:59PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Now you really can't see your under-exposed areas any more!
November 26, 2012 at 7:02PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
OLED question - won't previewing on monitor with super blacks and increased colors give you a false impression of what your image looks like with other monitor technology?
Honest question. I (like many of us) learned the hard way that uncalibrated apple displays have crushed blacks and color correcting on them is a bad idea.
November 26, 2012 at 7:59PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Yes this is my question as well. Doesn't the iPhone 5 actually "win" in that gamut chart if Rec.709 is the goal of our monitoring? Won't we all be disappointed to see what our colors actually look like compared to what we thought we were getting on-set?
Too much is better than not enough, but it might be nice for them to provide a Rec.709 mode or at least offer such calibration. Do they?
November 26, 2012 at 8:20PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
If you can more, you can also do less. That means that th monitor can show more than rec709. Making it future proof. Seeing all your image is great as you might be shooting raw and going to a color correction, you need to make sure you are recording all the correct information from your camera.
As for the price. This is way lower than previous monitors, plus this is a professional tool with a calibrated result and a lot of options and control. Something I can rely on on set, not a phone or a toy. If its too pricy for you and dont ubderstand why,you might not be the target of the product.
November 27, 2012 at 1:44AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
The AC7-OLED will come calibrated to the Rec 709 standard. Meaning it won't saturate the colors beyond Rec 709. The monitor is capable of producing colors well outside of the Rec 709 gamut, it's just nice to have the headroom in gamut that most colors don't have. You can always scale color saturation back, but you can never artificially increase it.
The true advantage of the OLED other than gamut is the contrast ratio. Images just look fantastic.
November 26, 2012 at 9:17PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Definitely an item of lust, but, for budgetary reasons, I'm unlikely to be doing much more than window shopping for some time yet.
I personally think that monitors is one of the areas (along with matte boxes and many items of grip gear) in which low budget crews can save money without much appreciable difference on resulting video quality. If I had the cash, I'd probably buy a light or a lens or a microphone. Not only are there cheap and nasty monitors available, as well as substitutes (computer monitors, TV sets), but there are products that incorporate some sort of monitoring solution (like Atomos recorders, Zacuto EVFs, Teradek cubes broadcasting to iPhones and iPads).
November 26, 2012 at 8:08PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Focus, Focus, Focus. Less expensive monitor solutions are often lower resolution. What happens is that nice HD signal get down sampled. Now your focus might be off a bit but on a down sampled monitor you won't be able to tell as readily as you would be able to on a higher resolution monitor. Doesn't sound like a big problem until your client starts wondering why everything is out of focus on the 50" plasma in the edit suite.
November 26, 2012 at 9:31PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
this is why you focus by distance when using proper cine lenses with accurate markings. Focusing strictly by monitor on most shots is a rookie move on the part of your AC.
November 27, 2012 at 12:30PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Hopefully we're not getting too off-topic here but, what if you're a one-man-band in a run-and-gun sort of situation? You'll be pulling focus yourself, and with how fast-paced and unpredictable certain situations can be, you're going to be relying on a monitor, not having a chance to precisely measure each shot. Of course, you might be using a zoom lens and not cine primes. Either way, I think there are some situations and styles of shooting where you need a monitor for focus because you just wouldn't have time or resources to measure focus.
November 29, 2012 at 11:12PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
I bought a DP4 for my 5D mk2 and I have to say I'm pretty unimpressed with the image - it's not a patch on the screen on the back of the camera - washed out and murky. Not sure how much is the monitor and how much the HDMI out on the mk2.
November 26, 2012 at 8:35PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Doesn't the 5DII hdmi signal drop to SD when recording?
November 26, 2012 at 8:41PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Will the non SDI version work with a 5d?
November 26, 2012 at 11:21PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
You think its cheap!!!!!!!!!
November 27, 2012 at 1:29AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Ya'll do realize OLEDs wear our after a few years, right? Fine for cellphones you replace every other year but on $1000 monitor?
Also, I like the look for OLED but for judging what something will look like on LCD or projector? Doesn't seem very good.
November 27, 2012 at 2:18AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Exactly what I was going to say. OLED was created as a cheap way to manufacture short-lived screens. The OLED screen in my phone has changed color dramatically since I bought it 18 months ago.
November 27, 2012 at 3:33AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
The specs on the OLED panel show that it would take you running it around 625 days, non-stop, 24/7, for the brightness to decrease. The average user will not run their monitor near that often. Even then, the brightness of the monitor would still be superior to any normal LCD panel.
November 27, 2012 at 12:16PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
my phone hasn't lost brightness, it has changed color: it's now clearly more blue than it used to be
I know because I bought two in the same month, one has gone blue, the other yellow (drastic difference, it's unbelievable that they looked the same when I boght them)
November 27, 2012 at 6:58PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Yes. Everyone needs to realize this about OLED. It's great if you're an on-set colorist or something, but I think OLED is a bad idea, overall. We all spend so much money on our gear...the last thing we need is gear that will become outmoded before it needs to be, and that won't have much of a re-sale value because of it...
And for what? You're not coloring by your monitor...in fact a lot of times, you have your monitor set to black and white to better see the color focus peaking (smallHD, awesomely, lets you choose the color, as opposed to always being blue or red...etc...)... Or if you're using RED (the camera, not the color), you may need color to show noise to highlight ratios...you have everything set to 6 or 7 colors (I don't remember off hand...underexposed is purple, mid tones, green...etc...), so you have no interest in seeing a full wide color gamut (it's an indicator...sorta like zebra stripes, except for all values, not just over-exposure.). You just know that your camera/recorder is catching it and that it's there.
On Girl w/ The Dragon. tattoo, Jeff Cronenweth lit it to one color temperature and gelled it to that standard (this may be easier for people who've come from film where you only have two color temperatures)...they didn't even have an on-set DIT or colorist.
I think the industry *wants* OLED, the way they wanted light bulbs that will burn out quickly. Vote against it with your wallet and spread the word in forums like these. I don't think smallHD or RED or other companies that have OLED products necessarily have any ominous plot to screw us the way Edison/Phillips/Osram did with the light bulb (look it up, it's true...there is a great doc about it), but I don't think they've thought about it well enough from the consumer's point of view.
Also, keep in mind that OLED won't fade/wear/deteriorate evenly...so re-calibrating will be a constant need, and I don't think many low budget (as well as many higher budget productions) are that knowledgable or concerned with recalibrating their monitors...if this sounds like you, you shouldn't be using OLED.
December 6, 2012 at 9:08PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Very good insight! Thanks! I was tempted by the new Small HD OLED but I will go with one of the new Marshalls instead. OLED durability worries me and yes it's very expensive at the moment.
December 7, 2012 at 12:45AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
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December 10, 2012 at 3:03AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
I'm super happy with my DP6. I can't quite justify an upgrade to this, although that would be brilliant.
SmallHD's focus assist more is the best I've ever seen. I recently shot a project with some very courageous rack focusing, where I was constantly following actors moving all over the place with razor thin depth of field. I really don't know of any way of pulling that off except for using the focus assist on the DP6. The false color is also simply the best way to expose. Rock solid every time. I'll never buy another monitor without those features.
November 27, 2012 at 2:35AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
I find all the field monitors pretty exorbitant. And, unreasonable. The color temperature is possible the nly argument, in their favor (among a few more, feeble ones). One can get the Google Nexus 7, at $100, and it has pretty amazing resolution, Also, there are many other things it can do, which a field monitor, cannot even fathom ... :P
November 27, 2012 at 10:02AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Again, we're talking about companies that spread their costs over a lot more products - they make a lot of profit on some and they lose money on others. They buy in huge volumes and they can get discounts for that reason.
Getting a screen relatively cheap is one thing, but actually getting it to interface with your camera and contain features that are useful is a whole other thing entirely. If it were that cheap to make an external monitor of high quality, it would have been done already. This field is already pretty competitive, so if you could get high quality for a low price, it would exist. There will always be tradeoffs for getting a lower price, just as the two companies pursuing their first digital camera, Blackmagic and Digital Bolex, have both chosen smaller then Super 35mmm sensors for a reason. It's much cheaper at the moment to use those sensors with all of the other costs associated with building a camera.
November 27, 2012 at 10:49AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Having shot extensively with a Marshall vlcd 70xp and the DP6 I had to conclude that Marshall made the superior product, just a truer, more trustworthy rendition if the image. You can argue about resolution for sure, but shooting side by side with them at the weekend just brought home what an awesome piece of kit the Marshall actually is. I love the small hd design ethic and their products are beautifully made and feel so much more solid but the extra you pay for a Marshall is reflected in the performance. I keep feeling tempted to trade in the Marshall but actually, while monitor competition has beneficially driven the mark forward it's still probably the brand to aim for. Worth looking around for a secondhand one.
November 27, 2012 at 3:06PM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
Is the big marketing point the OLED technology? Because as far as I've been able to discern, this doesn't afford much flexibility in what it is that the monitor monitors. I'd put my money in a Lilliput or something like that for is variety of functions over this. But that's just my opinion.
December 17, 2012 at 10:54AM, Edited September 4, 10:54AM
That must be very expensive. OLED is a new technology. I am afraid I also could not afford it. I will try MustHD f eild montior with variety of functions.
July 29, 2013 at 10:37PM, Edited September 4, 11:21AM
Completely agree. Focus is my main reason for an external monitor. I like to shoot bands in low light settings and I can't always pull a tape, so a good focus assist is crucial. I have an Ikan, but their focus peaking gives too broad a range of 'in focus' for the f-stop that I'm using. I have an AC7 in the mail, and I hope that with their multiple focus assist systems plus the 2X that I can get closer to the exact focus point.
August 3, 2013 at 3:58PM, Edited September 4, 11:21AM
it would be), and the box felt super light so I wonder, after oeninpg we found the earphones only, so I figured it would come in a separate box, 2 days later nothing came. Called Amazon and told them the situation and they said the the items were shipped together in one single box, so obviously the MP3 player is missing. They were kind enough to issue a replacement shipment for Next Day Delivery, but it won't be here until Monday. I know mistakes happen, I just wish it didn't happen this time, it was our son's special and so wanted present. Just wanted to write about it so you are aware that this could happen to you. I have ordered several times from this company, and never had a problem before, and this had to be the first time.
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This demonstrates some of the problem of asymmetricality of bandwidth costs. I get about 150 GB of included bandwidth each months and pay a buck a gig after that, but I think that of the 500 MB of RSS that is retrieved each day and the gigs of other data that a good 50 to 75 percent of it is either unnecessary (bad programming on someone's part) or illegitimate. Nobody retrieving that data is paying for it as most accounts on which these activities are occurring are unlimited, whether DSL or T-1.


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Ghostly Gay Trilogy is the story of the triumph of one man's spirit as he casts out his demons, real and imagined, and lays to rest the ghost of his lost love, learning to live again.
Life and fate have dealt Ashley Wynter a series of cruel blows. He is bereft of the job that fulfilled him and the lover who sustained him.
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- Rodney
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- 10-26-07
Very bad reader
This might just be the worst audio book of the year. The "reader" repeats lines, stumbles on words, shuffles pages and pauses in the middle of a sentence to turn the page. A total amateur production. Was the book any good? Can't say because it was impossible to finish this.
18 of 19 people found this review helpful
- Amazon Customer
- 12-20-09
A bridged too far (and unintentionally)
The reader sounded like he was drunk or about to fall asleep. Maybe he was. Maybe he did. That would explain why there are big pieces of the story missing. Purhaps he just woke up, opened the book, and started reading where the empty Jack Daniels bottle had propped the pages open. It doesn't really matter. Frail Ashley, the main character, was so maddeningly passive and ineffective at every turn of the plot that I came to loathe him. He did everything but have the vapors. There were times when the book came quite close to seeming like an expression of internalized homophobia and gay stereotypes. It is unfortunate that while there are a lot of good gay mystery and suspense books written, somehow Here and Audible offered this to us. By the way, what does the word trilogy in the title refer to?
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
- W. Goddard
- Knoxville, TN United States
- 05-11-08
rotten and dull
don't get this. the story is dull and the reader is worse. I just gave up on it.
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- Paul Luthi
- Dennis, Texas
- 08-23-13
Just plain sucks!
This is horrible. I don't know what more to say about it. The narration is difficult to follow, the stories are boring. I couldn't even make it all the way through the book. Buy at your own risk.
- Bob "I can smell your feet" M.
- pittsburgh, pa, United States
- 06-13-12
Ghastly Flop
Would you try another book from Michel Russell and/or Peregrine Muir?
I purchased "Cry Destiny" by the same author and narrator at the same time as this story. This is the worst of the two, but not by much.
What was most disappointing about Michel Russell???s story?
There was a story? This was bad all the way around. I don't think I even made it half way through the story. It gives dumb a bad name.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Peregrine Muir?
I would cast someone with a voice for audiobooks. The readers voice quivered with age. He fumbled over words. He had length pauses while you wait for him to find the right page.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Ghostly Gay Trilogy?
If I were an editor, I would have thrown Michel Russel out of my office.
Any additional comments?
To the author, narrator, and publishing staff I am embarrassed for you. But I am sure by now you are all in other lines of work. If I didn't have to pay for this, it might have been funny to listen to segments just to hear how bad it was. It's a waste of time and money
- leslie ford
- 05-11-10
Absolutely Horrible!
If the option of no stars was available I would choose that. The narrator was pathetic.Kept on repeating sentences and pausing in the middle of others. Whole chunks of this book seem to be missing.
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- Haley B. Whalen
- Indianapolis, IN USA
- 09-28-08
Incomplete "Unabridged" Audio Book
Unlike the other reviewers, I did manage to listen to the entire audio book. During the first hour, the narrator's voice sounds extremely odd--quavering and bloated--but this seems to fade as one gets further into the book and I question whether it is the narrator or some distortion caused by the equipment/taping. I managed to ignore the sound of pages turning and the slight pauses in the middle of sentences.
No, this audio book's problems go far deeper than the narrator's reading. BE AWARE--there are NO "stunning sex scenes" in this performance--not a single one. Either the narrator simply did not read them or the publisher/editor edited them out despite the fact that this is supposed to be an unabridged audio book. Entire chapters are missing and the listener is left to guess from the remaining bits what must have been left out. In one instance, Ashley has just heard a murder confession and is wondering what to do about it; the next second, he is recovering with his Aunt after the court case, subsequent media attention, illness and hate mail. Another major gap occurs after Ashley takes a three-hour job and ponders a relationship with someone; suddenly, it is months later, Ashley ended up employed for six months or so, had the love affair, the employer "did something to him" that caused the love affair to end badly, and Ashley is organizing an AIDS benefit.
This audio book suffers from extremely poor quality control and it is certainly my intention to request a credit to my account. In my opinion, this book should be removed until these problems are corrected.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Brian
- 10-09-08
Ghostly error
I was not pleased with this book from the very outset. The editing was very poor and the narrator (something I know that we have to give a little time to get used to), wasn't animated at all and his errors (we all make them), were not edited out!). It made the storyline a bit tiresome and I did not finish the book. Have actually erased it from my iPod.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
- Christine
- 01-03-09
Scattered Story Line
I wonder if the narrator has a shadow of a lisp; he trips over his words; yawns during reading and stumbles over words. Also, one can hear background noises and the pages turning!!! This could be forgiven - but the story is so jumpy it seems as if chunks of narrative are missing. The storyline jumps all over the place and is terribly confusing. Don't bother with this audiobook.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Mr. Paul Wilde
- 10-10-08
written by a school boy
This is truly one of the worst books I've read, no plot development occurs without a signpost; poor characterisation and dull.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- osionide
- 06-09-11
I really wanted to like this because there are so few books to choose from in the LGBT section that have a semi-decent running time, unfortunately I just couldn't. Even though the story has potential I was so distracted by the terrible narration that I couldn't even finish the miniscule 6 hours it promised. The narators voice is wavery nasal and unemotional and sometimes it sounds like he's trying to eat something while he's reading!! Please please dont make my mistake. Listen to the sample before you buy (it doesn't get better), and if you haven't got them yet head over to Mary Calmes page, or Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux Cut and Run series for a little quality.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Andy
- 04-09-11
A struggle
I had relatively high expectations based on reviews I had read, but was disappointed. The writing style is cliched - you can predict many phrases and say them along with the narrator. The plot development was ponderously slow in places, but very sudden in others - almost as if part of the story has been accidentally omitted. There are enjoyable sections, but it was quite a struggle to wade through the rest of the story till you reached the next highlight.
Unfortunately what made this particular audio book even harder work was the lack-lustre narration. Granted, not all narrators appeal to every listener, but this reader sounds on occasions as if he is looking at the words for the first time: incorrect inflexion, using the wrong voice for the character supposed to be speaking, basic speech mistakes, background noises, and pauses in the middle of sentences (yawning?) are all present in this seemingly unedited recording. It sounded more like someone reading a book onto a cassette for a friend in hospital, and not something that you should expect to pay for.
This is the first book by this author that I have either read or heard, and will probably be the last to which I will listen with this narrator; I will try the next one on paper.


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