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Testing on the White Rim TrailOver the course of the last month, I've had the chance to ride the Sherpa on a variety of surfaces with and without a full load. In both scenarios the bike handled beautifully and delivered on its design promise. The plus-sized tires have just enough additional meat to add traction without feeling sluggish or lethargic. Steering inputs require far less effort than a full fat-tired bike, and the tires overcome obstacles as well as any 29er of the same effective outer diameter. Although it took some time to get dialed in against the optimal tire pressure, the front and rear suspension components suit the platform and allow for aggressive speeds in even the ugliest terrain. It's a bizarre feeling to launch your bike and camping kit off ledges and burms, but the Sherpa does it with aplomb. The impressively short 445mm chainstay length certainly adds to the bike's swift and responsive handling. The real test for the Sherpa was to load it with all my gear and head out for a long overnighter. Rolling down the switchbacks at the start of the White Rim Trail, I made a few stops to adjust my suspension to accommodate the weight of all the water I had to carry. In all it was a crushing eight liters with three in the frame bag, one secured to the Blackburn cargo cage under the down tube, and four on my back. It was going to be a long 70 mile day, so I tuned the suspension for a nice plush ride knowing I wouldn't suffer many excessively hard hits. By the eigth hour in the saddle, that compliant ride was worth its weight in cold beers as my back and sit bones suffered little. Despite rolling into camp completely exhausted, I was likely saved from ruin by the kind ride qualities of the Sherpa. The riding position is upright and relaxed making for a comfortable all-day perch.
SpecificationsFrame: Smoothwall Carbon, FORM 7005 Series Custom Hydroformed Rear Triangle, ABC Pivots Rear Shock: Manitou McLeod Custom Valved, Smoothlink Design 95mm Fork: Manitou Magnum 27.5+ 120mm, TPC, Lockout, Rebound, 110x15mm HexLock Axle, Tapered Headset: Cane Creek Fifteen Series Brakes: Shimano M506 Hydraulic, 180mm Cassette: Shimano HG50 11-36T 10 SPD Chain: KMC x10 EcoProtect Anti Rust Crank: Race Face Turbine Cinch Custom 83mm, 38/24t 10 SPD Shifters: Shimano SLX Front Der: Shimano Deore E Mount Rear Der: Shimano XT Shadow Plus Direct Mount Front Hub: SUNRingle SRC Plus, 15×110 Rear Hub: DT Swiss Rims: WTB Scraper 45mm Tires: WTB Trailblazer 27.5+ x 2.8 Tubeless Stem: Race Face Bar: Race Face Saddle: WTB Volt MSRP: $4499 Available: mid-May www.bikes.com
Porcelain Rocket Bags: The custom fitted frame bag from Porcelain Rocket is a nice compliment to the Sherpa and maximizes the useful space in the main frame. The lower aspect of the bag affixes to the bike via the water bottle bolts on the down tube. The frame bag has one large compartment and one thin zippered pocket on the non-drive side.


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2004 Swordsman 37 Aft Cabin
- Description
- View Full Specifications
Available now
- Year:
- 2004
- Length:
- 37'
- Engine/Fuel Type:
- Twin / diesel
- Located In:
- Granville, France
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- 63429-2935460
- Current Price:
- EUR 119,950 Tax Paid (US$ 132,893)
This excellent 2004 Swordsman 37 Aft Cabin 'Espada' is powered by twin 370Hp Volvo TAMD63P diesel engines and sleeps six in an owners ensuite double, forward double berth and saloon with seperate day head.
Designed by Alan Burnard (the original designer for Fairey Marine in Hamble) and built by Bridgend Boat Company 'Espada' has, without doubt, the best of the modern GRP Swordsman "Dagger" deep V hulls. This Swordsman 37 benefits from well proven and economical engines driving conventional shafts and props, and a bow to stern refurbishment that makes her fantastically well presented.
Broker experience
This brokerage offers the benefit of having previously owned one of these boats themselves and as such can assist any purchaser with a great detail of specific model knowledge going forward.
Tim Brouardstarted his career working for a yacht brokerage commissioning new boats and managing brokerage boats. He then set up his own yacht management company on the Hamble before joining Nicolle Associates.
Tim is an experienced private skipper where in addition to cruising he has introduced owners and clients to the racing circuit with an impressive second in the Round The Island Race.
Tim is a qualified Yachtmaster Offshore and an active member of the Royal Thames Yacht club.
Contact Tim Brouard by email using the link below, or at DDI +44 (0)23 8115 7021, M +44 (0)78 6736 2107 for more details.
Please contact Tim Brouard at +44 (0)23 8115 7021
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Boat Name
Builder: Bridgend Boat Company
Designer: Alan Burnard
Flag of Registry: United Kingdom
Hull Shape: Deep Vee
LOA: 37 ft 0 in
Beam: 11 ft 6 in
LWL: 31 ft 3 in
Maximum Draft: 3 ft 0 in
Total Power: 740 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Volvo
Engine Model: TAMD63P
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 450
Drive Type: Direct Drive
Engine Power: 370 HP
Engine 2:
Engine Brand: Volvo
Engine Model: TAMD63P
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 450
Drive Type: Direct Drive
Engine Power: 370 HP
Number of double berths: 3
Number of cabins: 2
Number of heads: 2
Classical accommodation layout by Fairey designer, Alan Bernard. Featuring many modern options which have been sympathetically included to maintain the perfect aesthetics of this reproduction classic.
The interior is finished to the highest of standards by craftsmen using wood throughout. The accommodation aft of the cockpit features a master stateroom with a full size double berth, ample storage and an ensuite shower room and toilet. Forward is a double cabin, also comfortably fitted with storage space; with the main saloon having a fully equipped galley and dining area, which can also provide sleeping accommodation for two, with a seperate shower room and toilet.
Teak interior joinery with teak and holly flooring throughout. Teak interior joinery and teak trims on laminate work surfaces. High quality fabric vinyl headlining.
Saloon with a spacious "U" settee converting to double berth, handmade teak dining table, folding to coffee table on adjustable pedestal, storage under settee, easy access bar, 240v and 12v electric panels, access panels in flooring, opening windows and Lewmar overhead hatch.
Galley with 1 1/2 dual stainless steel sink with cover, hot and cold water mixer tap, white laminate working surface trimmed in teak, two burner ENO hob, microwave, 55 litre fridge with freezer compartment, drawers and lockers.
Aft Cabin with large 6'6" x 5' double berth, hanging locker, lockers to port and starboard of berth, dressing table with storage, large aft window and opening side windows.
Aft Heads (ensuite) White acrylic hand basin with mixer tap and shower, shower pump, teak shower grating, flushing large bowl marine toilet, white laminate surfaces throughout, mirror, lockers, opening window.
Forward Cabin with spacious 6'6" vee berth with 4" cushions/twin berths, stowage under bunks, large hanging locker, storage above bunks, dressing table and mirror with stowage, teak and holly floor, opening Lewmar hatch cover.
Forward Heads with white acrylic hand basin with mixer tap and shower, shower pump and curtain, teak shower grating, flushing large bowl marine toilet, white laminate surfaces throughout, mirror, lockers.
- Hot and cold pressurised water system in galley and heads
- 12 volt water pumps
- 8 gallon calorifier with 240v Immersion heater
- Electrical power points in cabins
- 240 volt electrical system
- Shore power with lead, RCD protected
- Distribution panel in saloon
- HiFi with saloon and cockpit speakers
Cockpit and Exterior
Teak companionway doors with clear sliding hatches, upholstered Captain's chairs (on swivels for in port socialising), collapsible handmade teak dining table (folds to coffee table), two large aft cockpit seats with copious stowage under and teak laid tops, cockpit floor in teak.
Hydraulically lifting cockpit floor for full walk around access to engines.
- Teak Cockpit Floor
- Teak Decking
- Deep vee hull laminated with Isophthalic resin and foam core in topsides
- All bottom stringers, longitudinals and engine beds to original Lloyds specification as used in military hulled "Dagger"
- Hull to deck laminated together
- Three sets of spray rails for dry ride
- Easy open water and fuel deck fillers
- Port and starboard navigation lights
- Steaming light and anchor light
- Stainless steel ensign holder
- Wide 15" side decks
- Large foredeck good for mooring and anchoring
- Gas locker for two bottles with deck access
- Teak toerail
- Electric anchor windlass and capstan
- Manual bilge pump
- Isophthalic resin and gel coats, end grain balsa reinforced for sound and insulation properties
- Moulded-in non slip treads
- Custom made teak mast
- Custom made polished aluminium windshield
- Custom polished aluminium windows throughout interior
- Sprayhood
- Bimini
- Stainless steel pulpit
- 2.5" teak rubbing strake all round
- Teak handrails on cabin tops
- Six large stainless steel bollard cleats
- Four stainless steel fairleads
- Anchor roller and stowage for anchor
- Self draining anchor locker with easy access and stowage for fenders
- Two Lewmar polished aluminium hatches
- Mercury tender with Yamaha 2.5cv outboard
Engines and Helm
Twin Volvo TAMD63P 370 HP diesel engines, driving shafts with four blade bronze handed propellers and bronze flush mounted "P" brackets.
- Bow thruster
- Batteries for engine start and domestics (All replaced in 2014/2015)
- Battery master and link switches
- Distribution panel in main saloon
- High quality lighting throughout
- Engine room fans
- Battery charger
- Navigation lights, Anchor light
- Dual lever throttle and shift control
- Twin engine instruments
- Six spoke wheel
- Hydraulic steering
- Speed/log
- Raymarine C80 plotter/GPS
- Raymarine echosounder
- Raymarine VHF
- Raymarine Radar
- Switches for navigation lights, horn etc
The New Swordsman
The heritage of Fairey has provided the soundest of platforms, but times and materials have moved on.
A sleek new cabin roof has replaced that of the working boat. It is designed to ensure that the deceptive 'gentleman's launch' look, so popular with motor and yachtsmen alike, is retained on the Swordsman 37.
For construction the latest honeycomb fibreglass techniques are employed, which produce a stronger but lighter hull. The weight reduction allows for the larger tanks required by today's owners and families. The material also more accurately simulates the softer ride normally only experienced in wooden boats.
Engine design has evolved, with lighter diesel engines generating greater power. The twin Volvos will allow speeds up to 30 knots, and passage speeds in excess of 23 knots.
The Heritage of Fairey
In the 1960s the most sought after power boat was undoubtedly the Fairey boat. From Sir Max Aitkin, Tommy Sopwith, Deborah Kerr, and Billy Cotton all owned at least one. Also, Sean Connery as James Bond had an attachment to Fairey boats in "From Russia With Love".
Fairey boats combine comfort with spacious accommodation; a renowned seaworthiness with handling qualities second to none; and performance, courtesy of the deep vee planing hull, such that the cruiser class of numerous Cowes-Torquay and London-Monte Carlo races were successfully campaigned by Fairey boats.
Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
- This vessel is VAT paid.
- As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
- This boat is lying in Granville, France.
- Ask us about insuring this vessel.
- Worldwide shipping available.
- © 2020 Nicolle Associates
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F1 – Jackie Stewart becomes a partner in Genii Business Exchange
February 3, 2011
Genii Business Exchange is delighted to announce the arrival of Sir Jackie Stewart, triple F1 world champion, as a partner for the years to come. Sir Jackie's mission will be to reinforce the existing commercial, technological and industrial links between the world of racing and the motor car industry, as well as Genii's core sectors including new technologies, infotainment and cleantech related industries. This is a bridge that Genii Capital is particularly keen on building with companies involved in the design of new-generation on-board telecommunications systems, lightweight braking systems and more generally advanced technologies that have a positive environmental impact.
Genii Business Exchange reached another milestone in its involvement in Formula One with the presentation of the new Lotus Renault GP R31. The B2B platform of Genii Capital is now highlighted by its eye-catching presence on the car's sidepods, which is aimed at developing its activity at the summit of motor sport to support the business development of the group's portfolio of companies.
Gérard Lopez: "The name of Jackie Stewart enjoys international renown in the world of motor sport as well as in industry. After his career as a driver, Sir Jackie became a successful entrepreneur and his business activities have been crowned with success as well as enjoying uncontested respect allied to a very active network. His action in Genii Business Exchange will help us cross an additional threshold in our mid-term plan to develop the links between our technological and sporting activities, as well as increase our global reach."
Sir Jackie Stewart: "For the last few years, the automotive world has continued to grow territorially, especially in the emerging markets like China and India. As a result, the number of drivers on the world's roads rises constantly. In the same way, Formula 1 is a sport with unparalleled global reach, helped by the arrival of new destinations from season to season. Genii Business Exchange established its reputation in the high technology markets and one of its key missions is to build bridges between the competitive racing environment and the technology industry. Now, as a partner of this group, my ambition is to help its development by using the unique platform that Formula 1 represents as a valuable marketing and communication tool. It's a fascinating challenge that I will be happy to rise to in the years ahead."


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At the same time that I was setting my iPad up I ran across a blog post mentioning MiFi. I investigated. MiFi is the acronym for personal, mobile wifi hubs. I investigated further and found out that Virgin Mobile sells a mifi unit for $149. Then for $40 per month you have unlimited internet access anywhere, and for up to 5 devices. I plucked the money down, and started the service. It works great. The backbone is provided by Sprint, so I don't suffer with AT&T's network problems, and I get connectivity for more than one device.
But hey, why reinvent the wheel in explaining this technology. The Modern Day Pirates blog has a post all about this stuff!
Why The Virgin Mifi is a Big Deal
As our computing goes increasingly mobile, the cellular networks are struggling to keep their service afloat and not be crushed under a pile of iPhones. One space that this has been especially apparent is in the mobile hotspot arenas.
Mobile Wifi Hotspots (or Mifis to the cool kids) are devices that use the cellular data network to connect any wifi enabled device to the web. This means you can finally live the lifestyle of people in stock images, using your laptop in a park with headphones on with your friends. That's real quality social time!
Up until this point the networks in the United States have really stunted what these hotspots could do with either bandwidth caps, prohibitive pricing, or both.
For example, the Verizon Mifi will set you back $40 monthly for $250MB of bandwidth or $60 monthly for 5GB. If you are even a normal web user who watches YouTube or listens to Pandora, you are going to burn through this pretty fast. Remember, this is a hotspot, meaning you can connect more than one device to it at a time. Sorry friends I am hanging out in the park with, I am close to my bandwidth cap.
Another option is to use tethering with your smartphone for mobile web. Both the iPhone and Android Froyo offer this functionality if the user is willing to pay $20 additional a month, but anyone who has actually done this knows that using a smartphone as a hotspot drains the battery extraordinarily fast.
Apple made an interesting play at hotspots with the iPad 3G, which gives your iPad access to 250MB for $14.99 or 2GB of data for $25. Unlike other devices, the iPad data is without contract, meaning you only pay for the data when you need it. This was a step in the right direction, but only worked on the iPad you paid for.
Enter Virgin Mobile's new Mifi to really shake things up. The Sprint based Virgin Mobile has just announced a Mifi hotspot that will connect users to unlimited (that's right. no limit, hence the "un") data for $40 with no contract. For people that were on the fence about getting a MiFi, this is extremely tempting.
The lack of a contract means no recurring charge to the credit card bill and on months where you are very static, you don't need to pay to keep the service. Most importantly, true unlimited mobile broadband means that a person can attach multiple devices without worry and not change their web habits. At $40, that is even competitive to use in the home to replace the landline internet. Mobile has virtually replaced landline phones, its only a matter of time before that moves to web too.
Even though Virgin Mobile was sold to Sprint last year and he has moved on to commercial space flight, I like the Virgin Mifi so much I am going to say that this was Richard Branson's idea. Thanks Sir Richard!
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We're past midway through the Congress, it's end of Day 3. The WCA2009 blog is up and running with a variety of posts, lots of photos are available on the ICRAF Flickr photostream, and the @icraf on Twitter has 300 tweets from the plenary sessions and a few side events (and went from 0 to 90 followers in 3 days).
The reporting team embraced the idea of posting informal reports from the sessions and the conversations in the hallways. And even people who had never had the opportunity to blog before posted a few interesting things. In fact, most of the social media team became new users of blogging, photo sharing and microblogging tools.
At the beginning of this buzz-making adventure, we started to promote the use of the #WCA2009 tag. However, the full name of the Congress has been around for a while, so we're keeping an eye on World Congress of Agroforestry as well.
While it's early to draw any conclusions on how it's going based on the numbers, here's a list of places I'm keeping an eye on to track how the WCA2009 is doing on the Social Web.
The name says it all: it's Google search just for blogs. Using it to search for full name of Congress.
Socialmention.com helps you search selectively on blogs, microblogs, comments, events, bookmarks, videos, Q&As, audio, video. The hashtag and the full Congress name are showing results in real time (a bit contaminated by a concurrent use of the WCA2009 tag for a number of different events).
Real-time tracking and display of whatever you're keeping an eye on. Here's the fall this afternoon on the WCA2009 tag. Thanks to @romolotassone for pointing me to this.
Helps you visualize multiple real-time searches on one screen
Useful to track the links to the ICRAF site on Twitter, reads 'through' short URLs.
What else is out there? If you have tried these approaches before, how do they compare to each other? Any strategy you want to suggest? We'd love to know.


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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Dinner at Taste of Tango and Cerveza Quilmes Review
So last night, Stacy and I took advantage of the Devour Downtown, Winterfest event, by enjoying an excellent dinner at Taste of Tango. For those of you who are not familiar with Taste of Tango, it is a restaurant which serves authentic Argentine cuisine. It specializes in Argentine cut steaks and great wines.
The meal was excellent and worth every penny. I'm not much of a food critic, so I'll leave that to the food bloggers, but what I really found interesting was the Argentine Beer, Quilmes.
It's a light lager. Drinkable, but not incredibly hoppy. Quilmes is definately a warm weather beer. My first thoughts were how similar Quilmes is to other light lagers such as Corona or El Sol. After a little research, I found out that originally brewed by the Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes in the Quilmes district of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1890 and is now part of InBev. It quickly became the pride of the South American nation, and sponsors national soccer team, even using the country's colors on its label. The brewery itself was opened in 1888 by German Otto Bemberg. The brewery produces other Quilmes brands, including Quilmes Bock and Quilmes Stout.
Unfortunatley, Taste of Tango doesn't carry the Bock or Stout, yet.
Friday, January 30, 2009
So I had some crazy dreams last night..
Unfortunately, I don't remember a lot of the details, but they all came around the idea of going back into time and changing things. Consciously, I like to tell myself that I have no regrets, and honestly, I feel that I don't. Subconsciously, my mind was throwing out some twisters last night.
Most were set during my high-school years. I'd go back. Make some change, but it never worked out in the end. The changes always screwed things up when I flashed back to the present.
What would you change? Anything. Any opportunities missed? Any people you wanted, one more shot to impress or say goodbye?
Friday Photo Fiesta - Jan 30, 2009
In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4. Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful. She was an older woman (maybe 26, and he was only 22) and he fell in love.
Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock to find out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at him, took her card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card, BRENDA. He walked out only to see her start walking up the road. Next day, he waited outside as she left the super market, and offered her a ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of work. She simply said it wasn't possible.
He pressed and she explained she had two children and she couldn't afford a baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the baby-sitter.. Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the following Saturday. That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him that she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, "Well, let's take the kids with us."
She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but again not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, brought him inside to meet her children. She had an older daughter who was just as cute as a bug, Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair. He was born a paraplegic with Down Syndrome. Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't come with us?"
Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman with two kids, especially if one had disabilities - just like her first husband and father of her children had done. Kurtis was not ordinary - - - he had a different mindset.
That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and the movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of him. When he needed to use the restroom, he picked him up out of his wheelchair, took him and brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the evening,
Brenda knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the rest of her life with. A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her children. Since then they have added two more kids. So what happened to Kurtis the stock boy at a grocery store in Cedar Falls Waterloo , IA and Brenda the check-out girl? Well, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in Arizona , where he is currently employed as the quarterback of the National Football League Arizona Cardinals and has his Cardinals in the Super Bowl. Is this a surprise ending or could you have guessed that he was not an ordinary person.
It should be noted that he also quarterbacked the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. He has also been the NFL's Most Valuable Player twice and the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
New Leinenkugel's Beer - The 1888 Bock
Okay, after one hellacious week of winter, which included 9 to 12 inches of snow, slips, slides, spins, flat tires, shoveling, sneezing, mud and snowballs, I've decided to enjoy my two days off at home with a six pack of Leinenkugel's most recent brew.
But first, let me give you a little background into this new brew. The 1888 Bock is a brew that came out of one of the worst winters the United States has ever scene. Known in many regions as the "The Great White Hurricane", there were as many as 400 deaths reported during the blizzard on the East coast. During this time, the Leinenkugel family, which had been brewing beer for 21 years, released their first seasonal brew.
Based off the original recipe, Leinenkugel has released the 1888 bock. It does have a very hearty bock taste. This beer pours a clear copper with a tan head that disappears with big bubbles and no lacing. It smells of sweet malt, a bit of caramel, and a hint of nuttiness. It tastes like roasted malts and a bit of light bitters. The body is thin and heavily carbonated. It is simple and easy drinking with only the yeast flavor lingering in the finish.
Most of all, as I look out into the snow prairie that I call my backyard, this beer will warm you up on a cold, cold day.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Matt's take on the 1st annual Indiana Microbrewers' Winterfest
Okay, after thinking about things, I've came to the conclusion that Winterfest wasn't that bad of an event. (If you would have ask me this Saturday night, I would likely have slugged you in the face.) It did have its flaws. It sold out, although, there was no mention of limited tickets. When we pulled into the fairgrounds and were told this, I thought I was out of luck and out 15 bucks. But after some pleading with at the ticket booth, I was able to get tickets for my friends. (I had purchased mine the evening before, but they had waited to buy them at the box office.)
Also, we were shocked to find the crowd at the event. The place was packed and most of more popular beers were out. (It was only 4 oclock when we arrived) Finally, my complaint was that the event was more of a Drunkfest and less of a tasting event.
Seven years ago, I would have thought this event was awesome. The event of ages. Magnificent. But like most things in my life at that time, it was more about QUANTITY and less about Quality. Beers such as Natural Ice, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Milwaukee Best, and Miller Highlife were deals. It was better to live in a cold concrete walled dorm room over a cush bedroom with blinds and curtains (not hung blankets). Pizza Hut lunch buffets ruled. The better bars had penny beer nights...and the best had Quarter pitchers.
But now, its more about taste. Take my DVD buying habits. In the last 2 years I've purchased about 5 new dvds. The 5 years prior to that saw my collection grow to a staggering 250 dvds, many of which were purchased out of 'Bin of Joy' at walmart. The same goes for beer.
And this leads me to my point...I didn't want to go to an all u can drink in 4 hour BeerFest, I wanted to go to a "Try some new craft beers while I tell you about them" tasting. As you can, imagine it was a little disappointing, but the little 'Qball' {my college nickname} in me was jumping for joy with a big smile on his face.
Finally, since the bitching is all out of the way, let me tell you about what I tried. Keep in mind, that there were a lot of better, more popular beers originally, but by the time I got to the event most were sold out.
From the Broad Ripple Brewpub, I had the Lawnmower Pale Ale. It was my favorite. Pale golden, thick head. Mildly malty aroma. Medium body, lots of sweet malt flavor with a sweet malty finish.
From the Half Moon Restaurant and Brewery, I tried the Winter Warmer. I originally wanted the Hazelnut Brown, but it was gone.
From the Lafayette Brewing Company, I tried the Marley's VSOP. (Very special Porter aged on Jack Daniels barrel wood.) This was my first taste, and it was probably the most intriguing taste. It was quite the porter, with a full thick taste, and an aroma with hints of vanilla. My buddy Nick, who's not much of the craft beer drinker, tried the Noel Belgian Dubbel. He didn't like it, buy hey, at least he tried it.
From New Albanian Brewing, I tasted the Beak's Best. I thought it had a great bronze color with a thin white head and little lace. The aroma that of carmel and biscuit malt with a hint of coffee. The initial taste was a complex mix of sweet malt, coffee, carmel and hops, all bursting through at the same time. A nice alcohol taste and hop bitterness came through in the middle, and finished with a tart alcohol taste at the end. A little heavy to have more than two in a sitting, but a great beer overall.
And that's it. I did have a couple tastes of a brew from the RAM. Initially, I thought it was the Big Red IPA, but after my second glass, they referred to it as the ALT beer and I'm not sure what that meant. It wasn't bad.
Well, I'll still probably do it next year, but with more of an idea as what to expect.
What I Hate about Winter by Douglas Florian
Frozen toes,
Runny nose.
Sloppy slush,
Holiday crush,
15 below,
Shoveling snow,
Leafless trees,
Cough and sneeze,
Shorter day,
Less time to play,
Salt-spreading tractors,
Windchill factors,
No place to go -
Winter is slow.
I just came across this poem by Mr. Florian, and it made me think of how much I hate this stuff. I know a lot of people talk about the fluff, and the gleam...but its the damn heat and humidity (or lack thereof) that kill me. Today, all day, it has been snowing and/or icing. It's a great day to be a restauranteur. I bet I shoveled the walkways, salted, and mopped at least 100 times. On top of that, I had to consistently monitor my labor, adjust my sales forecasts, and figure out how I could get by when 1 of 7 call offs occured. On top of that, I almost slid through an interesection into oncoming traffic. (Thank god for guardian angels with quick reactions). And to my utmost satisfaction, weather.com is telling me I get to do it all again tomorrow. Thank you doppler radar. Thank you, Mr. Chuck Lofton. My your toes freeze and you car heaters fail...
Saturday, January 24, 2009
And so it begins...Matt-a-pa-looza
So I had the opportunity to get today off (my first Saturday in about a month and a half), and when you include Sunday and Monday, I have a cute little holiday that I'm calling Matt-a-pa-looza. I was already granted permission from the missus, so let it begin.
Up first....crazy insane workout time. Yeah, I'm planning on blasting my body. How am I ever gonna get Arnold-esque if I don't. Oh yeah, and I'm dragging Stacy with me. She out to get a kick out of me trying to lift with all the Muscle Stumps at the gym.
And then, the main event for today, the Indiana Microbrewers Winterfest. In layman's terms, it is a beer festival, but in my terms, It's magnificence in a glass. It's a collection of brewers throughout Indiana providing sampling for the public. I've got my ticket.
Tonight, I'll probably help the missus pick up the house and maybe beat her at Scrabble again. I have a championship to uphold.
More later.....
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Yeah...so I'm "That Guy" at the supermarket...
First, it seemed like everything on our list was sold out, not stocked, or being strategically blocked by a cart full of food with apparently no shopper to push it out of the way. Finally, after seemingly hours, we completed the list and heading for the checkout.
This is where things really get good. Becuase I feel bad for the Polar Bears and the Dodo Birds, I like to bring my own bags and bag my food. Well today, with 30 people in line behind us, I'm bagging as fast as I can. Apparently, we had Danica Patrick as our cashier becuase she was flinging food at me faster than a I could bag. I usually try to be all neat and tidy and organize, but at this point, I was just grabbing and stuffing.
Of course, with only like two items to go. I miss the bag. And it was with the jar of Garlic Alfreado Sauce. Yep, basically, I picked up and dropped it straight on to the tile floor. No clink. No bounce. Just SPLAT! Glass, alfredo, and garlic goodness everywhere. And since, it had already been rang up. I sent Stacy to get another one. So we waited. And Danica called for assistance. And called again. Finally, 13 people show up with signs, and mops. And I think one was even driving a zamboni cart of somesort.
So yes, I am that guy at the grocery store. If you were behind me, glaring and snarling, I hate you and I hope you got charged twice.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Playing Stacy In Scrabble
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Scientists are close to perfecting cloak of invisibility. Huh?
Matthew's Super Evil Summer Vacation Plan (to take over the world, Muahahaha)
Step 1: Find innocent couple with summer plans to stay at a complimentary condominium in Ft. Myers.
Couple Jailed over Bank error
The Unhealthiest Value Menu Items
Workout Day 1
Sunday, January 11, 2009
New Quasebarth Family Scrabble Champion Crowned
Tonight was a night of Scrabble history. It was the traditional David v Goliath matchup. The heavily favored Scrabble professional saw her 2009 undefeated dreams dashed when the young up-and coming word pro, inked out an upset for the ages. Coming into the match-up, Matt Q. had not had a championship caliber performance in weeks. In fact, his last match-up, resulted in a 337-271 drubbing to the hands of the former champ.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Yah...I cry...but it's man tears and they're tougher than regular tears
Yeah, so I cried like a little girl who lost her doll this weekend. Movies, books, sporting events can do this to me. Especially, when I turn to my wife, and she's bawling, it's tough to hold back. But like any man, my manly tears are different. They're not dainty little salt drops...these are tidal waves of force. I like to compare my tears to small little ninjas jumping out of my eyes ready to kick some ass. Think Steven Segal in Out for Justice (Video is a little graphic) but times 100.
Usually, the moment goes like this. Extremely dramatic moment, such as the ending of the Notebook or Marley & Me, occurs. I fidget a little. Sometimes I put my hat on. Take my had off. I can feel the ninjas forming in my body.
Deep breath.
By this time, (which is happen within seconds) the full cavalry of ninjas has formed. I usually try to hold back, talk some sense into the hoard of Samurai's. I'll say, "Okay, men, listen up. Guys don't cry. Even if this movie makes me think of how wonderful my life is and how blessed I am...Guys don't cry."
The talk doesn't work. I feel the charge. My mind rushes to panic mode...usually trying all tactics with a hope of holding back the fierce gang of sword wielding ninjas. A cough.
Doesn't work.
The movie gets sadder.
By now, I peek at the wife. Tears streaming down her eyes..."You can't let this happen, you ninny!" says my man aura.
A quick laugh...usually very inappropriate for the scene, but I can't hold back.
That means the gates are opening...
Stacy shares her Kleenex and I do a quick look around the room to make sure nobody is pointing an laughing at the silly crying man.
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What made me cry? It was the new movie "Marley & Me" check it out: Marley and Me website
Painting - Crying Man by Kazuya Akimoto. Check out additional work here: Additional Works
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Crazy Cousins
I mean, its cool to be involved. Thumbs up to those who oppose repression and too much government, but come on, leave us alone that don't wanna play that game. So anyways, I befriended my relative, we'll call him Big E for the story, and it weighed on my mind. Last night, I was snared in quite a few dreams that left me sweating. First, the CIA had abducted me and was interrogating me about Big E. The had me shackled down and were doing the whole 'good cop'/'bad cop' bit. I woke up just as they started to set me up for some good ol' fashioned waterboarding.
Eventually, I was able to drift back to sleep, and again, Big E, snuck into my unconsciousness. This time, I was a super-hero. I had some sort of spider-man/batman powers. That's the funny thing about dreams, you never get all the details you want (ie what super powers u have), instead, you get the details that freak you out a little. In the dream, Big E (who was also a semi-superhero) had decided to use his abilities to take over the government. The President was in danger, and I was the only one with a chance at saving him. The kicker was two-fold, first, Big E's power of manipulation were stronger than mine, and second, he's family and it's tough to fight family in the world of science fiction. Either way, I woke up before I saved the world, but nothing was on the news today about a crazy semi-superhero taking the president captive, so I'm guessing that I'm good for now.
This all came back to me during my morning shower, so I'm gonna make some assumptions, but it probably played out like this: I arrive in my superhero outfit (tight flame resistant spy suit with bullet proof vest, black as night) at Big E's super lab somewhere on the West Coast. As I 'Austin Powers' my way through Big E's cronies using some judo chops, and cool technology like a sonic blast gun, I finally arrive in time. The president, who at this time is a hot blond that looks surprising like my wife, is strapped to a missile aimed for Oceana County, Michigan, the Asparagus capital of the world. As Big E sees me, he uses his mental manipulation trap, to freeze my senses and render me useless. What he doesn't know, is that I drank a six-pack of Dundee Honey Brown before I entered the lab, and (Like all men who drink a few) have rendered my senses virtually useless anyways. As a flabbergasted Big E, stares on, I use a quick roundhouse kick to bring down the bad guy. With Big E no longer a threat, I turn my attention to the president, who has miraculously changed out of a formal suit coat and pants and into a lacy french maid outfit complete with feather duster and shop vac (hehe, we won't say what that's used for). With quick use of my supercharged Black and Decker powerdrill, I spring her from instant death and de-program the missile using my mental HTML powers with only 1 second remaining.
As I return back to my midwestern home with the very sexy, sexy president in tow, the Governor of Michigan, who looks surprisingly like my best friend Q, greets me with the key to the state for saving all of the worlds asparagus. Just as I think the world is saved, little do I know another distant relative is planning to conquer the world. O, otherwise known as Swedish Polyester, is developing his squad of goons with a plan to imprison all of hollywood.
Until next time....
Utah National Champions....I'm not so sure but Bill is!
A rant from my friend Bill...
Floundering for posts....
I just don't know. So I'll just stall a little longer, this is what happens when you use all of your creative juices in the month of December.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Friday Foto Fiesta 1-2-09
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Building Sony's next-gen home console out of PC components looks like it'll have a significant effect of the machine's retail price, with reports claiming it'll arrive with a tag of less than £300. Much better than PS3's disastrous £425.
The price claims come via The Times, which says a mixture of "industry sources" and some "leaked internal documents" suggest Sony's after a sub-£300 launch price for its home console. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal claims PS4 might somehow "allow users to compete against others using different hardware, such as smartphones and other portable devices," suggesting a thrilling future world for multiplayer gaming where one player has the PS4, while the other uses a tablet. Or a phone. Presumably that'd just be for streamed titles that require less processing oomph.
The PS4 may well be announced tomorrow. Which will be quite an exciting event no matter which site of the hardware fence you sit on. [The Times via Techradar]


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Last week's show is here: http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/wwe-saturday-morning-slam-392013.html
He announced Mick Foley as the Saturday Morning Slam GM.
Heath Slater was at the booth and was angry about this.
|"I promise under my watch that Saturday Morning Slam will be more fun and more exciting than ever." - Mick Foley
|"I did everything right. I filled out the paperwork, I did the interview, I even combed my hair." - Daniel Bryan
|"Anger Issues?" - DB
|"Really?" - DB
Alberto Del Rio did a "Don't try this at home" promo.
Dolph Ziggler vs Daniel Bryan
|I'm guessing that one wasn't for Big E.
|"If I got in the ring with him, I'd pull his beard off." - Heath Slater
Brodus Clay and Tensai were talking in the back.
The announcer, whoever it is, said during the commercial break that Foley made The Dancing Bears vs Primo and Epico.
Brodus Clay and Tensai vs Primo and Epico
Overall thoughts: Good show with two decent matches and Mick Foley having some fun. Heath Slater wans't too bad on commentary either.


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You've heard tales of the Jekyll Island sandbar. Just where is it, exactly?
Between Central Dunes Beach and the Jekyll Island Club Hotel Pavilion is a stretch of beach known by some as Kite Beach. Kite boarders (and buggiers) like to hang out there, riding the sand or waves, their boards and buggies powered by the wind.
Just off the beach here is the famous - or "infamous" - Jekyll Island sandbar.
Famous because at low tide you can see throngs of beachcombers walking the length of the sandbar - which is maybe 3/4 of a mile long - searching for marine life. Infamous because, if you're not safety conscious and aware, you can find yourself in a dangerous - even deadly - situation. Don't ignore the posted safety signs!
The Sandbar Dance -
Sandbars are part of the life cycle of islands, and harbor seabirds and marine animals in plenty. They grow from sand transported by rivers or from barrier islands, deposited willy-nilly by currents and tides.
Low tide reveals hidden sandbars, along with their attractions - ocean treasures such as shells, sand dollars, crabs, and other sea creatures. Shorebirds and seabirds use these sandbars for resting and feeding.
These shoal areas are continually changing, here today, gone tomorrow, shifting with the effect of wind and wave and tide.
Safely Exploring the Jekyll Island Sandbar -
The Jekyll Island sandbar is mostly safe, usually only posing a threat to unwary boaters, and is perfect for family adventure expeditions - but at low tide only. Then, the exposed sandbar looks like an alien surface, or a desert, with ridges of sand sculpted by the current. You can walk a long way - about 3/4 of a mile - out to sea from the beach. Look back at all the ant-like little people!
SANDBAR HINT! Make sure you wear sandals, flip-flops or water shoes while exploring. The hard-packed sand can be hard on the soles of your feet. A good sunblock and a hat won't hurt, either. Also, tell the kids to take a pail for their "treasure" hunt.
Hours on the beach, playing with the kids in the sun and wind and water, can be tiring. So make sure everyone in your party has the stamina to walk to lands end and back. It can be an exhausting trek for older folks and little children.
If you decide to explore the sandbar with your kids, safety is paramount. Keep an eye on time and tide. As high tide starts to creep in, it's time to head back. At high tide, the sandbar is under up to 10' of water!
Swimming back to shore against tidal currents can exhaust the best of swimmers and lead to drowning. Several deaths have occurred here in the past, so the danger is real.
Take it seriously, enjoy the sandbar at low tide, and get back safely before the water starts to rise. The best adventures are the ones you live to brag about.
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Would any of the old WebsitePanel user documentation apply here as far as a general guideline or is SolidCp a total departure of how WebsitePanel worked?
In the same boat as Ryan. I asked about docs about 6 months ago and was told it was being planned, but I need to finally retire my aging 2003 servers running Helm 3 and create new web sites and SolidCp is what I chose. Any beginners guide would be truly helpful.
It would be possible to use the old WebsitePanel documents we are working on creating a whole new updated set of them.
We are working on guides and have been trying to do them while at the same time fixing bugs and creating new features. You will notice we have added more to the manuals section but these take time for make them with the correct level of detail for the user.
If you can let me know what guides you are looking for? Is it just how to add servers, their providers and hosting plans?
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I need newbie info. I have installed WebSitePanel in the past when it first came out but never really used it. Things like adding users, adding things like Smartermail, Filezilla ftp and Frontpage (Have old customers who refuse to give up Frontpage) are what I need
Will use WebsitePanel docs for now. Lot of youtube videos our there which will help now that I know that SolidCP works similar to WebSitePanel.
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Jun 5, 2009
Offshore Banking – Weekly Round-Up
Since the financial meltdown on Wall Street started in 2007, economic experts started to predict the dire consequences these would entail on the economy. True enough, the world's largest economy bowed under pressure. Banking giants such as Citigroup Inc, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase all had to be bailed out. The real cost to the taxpayer is not being felt now, but it will in the future.
This week's roundup has something to do with opening an offshore bank account. Fortunately or unfortunately, American perspective seems to be getting wider due to the economic crisis. Previously, everyone thought that their banks and their currency were safe. Seems that they are not so sure now. As a result, bloggers are talking about how opening an offshore account will help individuals both as business and as personal investors.
Amy @ Ofiz uploaded a blog post titled "The Benefits of Having an Offshore Bank Account for Business Purposes". It essentially talked about how businessmen, especially those who travel a lot, can access their funds easier if they have an account in another country. Further, Amy also discussed about how an offshore account can be opened.
The blog Wealth Building Empire recently had an interesting article named "Hide Money Offshore with an Offshore Bank Account and Offshore Debit Card". At first glance, the blog post seems suspect. Is it teaching its readers to engage in money laundering? But upon closer inspection, it actually does nothing of the sort. Its author is merely recognizing the fact that bank accounts can be frozen in many parts of the world. And there is nothing a depositor can do about it unless he looks offshore.
There's also a little-known WordPress blog called the My Panama Lawyer that provides a lot of detailed guidelines about offshore banking. In a post titled "How to Open an Offshore Bank Account", the author details the process in 6 easy-to-follow steps. Everything from choosing a country to the permitted amount you can deposit is outlined in this blog post.
As the economy remains uncertain, a lot of people are also becoming hesitant in keeping all their money at home. And indeed, they are wondering if they should keep their money in dollars.
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A molecule of dietary fat typically consists of several fatty acids (containing long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms), bonded to a glycerol. They are typically found as triglycerides (three fatty acids attached to one glycerol backbone). Fats may be classified as saturated or unsaturated depending on the detailed structure of the fatty acids involved. Saturated fats have all of the carbon atoms in their fatty acid chains bonded to hydrogen atoms, whereas unsaturated fats have some of these carbon atoms double-bonded, so their molecules have relatively fewer hydrogen atoms than a saturated fatty acid of the same length. Unsaturated fats may be further classified as monounsaturated (one double-bond) or polyunsaturated (many double-bonds).
Furthermore, depending on the location of the double-bond in the fatty acid chain, unsaturated fatty acids are classified as omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids. Trans fats are a type of unsaturated fat with trans-isomer bonds; these are rare in nature and in foods from natural sources; they are typically created in an industrial process called (partial) hydrogenation. There are nine kilocalories in each gram of fat. Fatty acids such as conjugated linoleic acid, catalpic acid, eleostearic acid and punicic acid, in addition to providing energy, represent potent immune modulatory molecules.
Saturated fats (typically from animal sources) have been a staple in many world cultures for millennia. Unsaturated fats (e. g., vegetable oil) are considered healthier, while trans fats are to be avoided. Saturated and some trans fats are typically solid at room temperature (such as butter or lard), while unsaturated fats are typically liquids (such as olive oil or flaxseed oil). Trans fats are very rare in nature, and have been shown to be highly detrimental to human health, but have properties useful in the food processing industry, such as rancidity resistance.[


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Ferran Adria: an artist. Almost. Photograph: Graeme Robertson
If canned shit can be art, why can't gourmet food be similarly elevated? Actually, there is a reason why, but it's not as obvious as Spanish art critics appear to think. The critic of El Pais choked on his morning churros at the news that Ferran Adria, chef-proprietor of the celebrated Catalan restaurant El Bulli, has been invited to participate in the Documenta art show in Kassel, Germany, this summer. He must have spent decades with his head in a bowl of Guernica stew (an entirely black mixture of beans and meat - never order a dish because it sounds like a painting) to find this in any way surprising.
Gilbert and George once sat down to a meal served by Lord Snowdon's butler as an artwork, the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija cooks and serves food ... I could go on. What is more relevant is that in 1930, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, leader of the futurist movement, proposed a revolution in cuisine that anticipated today's avant-garde chefs. Marinetti's Futurist Cookbook applies modern art aesthetics to cooking, with such recipes as salami in a bath of perfumed black coffee. By all accounts, El Bulli makes food very much in this tradition, such as mini-parmesan ice-cream sandwiches. Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck is similarly experimental. These chefs are artists - almost.
They are not true artists because even the most modern food cannot disgust people beyond a certain point, or El Bulli would have no customers. The only really radical restaurant was Peter Cook's imaginary establishment the Frog and Peach, which served various combinations of peach and frog. In reality, even a genius among chefs is obliged to please the customer (and cook to order), which means no chef can claim the freedom of mind that artists won in the Renaissance.
Caravaggio could paint fruit that looked good enough to eat but he also painted tortures to turn your stomach; that's art. Until people go to a restaurant to think about death, cooking won't be art. On the other hand, I'm still wondering if Guernica stew is food.


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The Grapevine Villa has a medium size area. This villa is located on a plot with a total area of 1000 m2 to 1500 m2. This villa type stands higher than the road level and has been designed in such a way to enable a glimpse of all the beautiful views offered at the location of the complex. Apart from the living room, an extra room is located in the first floor, which can be fitted as an office, family room, or perhaps as an extra sleeping room, depending on your preferences. The large verandas, as well as the adequate and well-organized spaces, make this villa perfect and enhance the value of this estate. The plots of the villa provide also for the opportunity to construct a swimming pool, as it might be preferable.


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Prototype racing across the globe is extremely popular for fans and drivers alike, however in the United Kingdom; there wasn't really a championship, until now! On the 8th and 9th October 2016, Snetterton and MSVR hosted the first ever race of the new for 2017 Prototype Cup, as the 300 circuit would play host to evenly matched LMP3 Le Mans Prototype machinery. Teams and drivers from across the globe (more…)
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Since becoming the brand new Formula 3 championship in the United Kingdom at the start of 2016, the BRDC F3 (British Formula 3 Championship) has grown and grown and now only two rounds remain at Snetterton and Donington Park. As the series entered Snetterton for a second time in 2016, returning on the 6th and 7th August for rounds 19, 20 and 21, the title race was being hotly contested between four (more…)


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Man of Steel screenwriter David S. Goyer reveals the Earthly inspirations for the movie's take on Krypton. Check out a ton of brilliant new Pacific Rim images. Rila Fukishima explains her assassin character's relationship with Logan in The Wolverine. And an awesome S.H.I.E.L.D. casting rumor gets debunked. Spoilers!
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Man of Steel
Here's a behind-the-scenes video. [Spinoff Online]
And here's the latest TV spot. [IGN]
Screenwriter David S. Goyer offers this lengthy explanation of how the movie built the society of Krypton:
I mean, one of the things that we tried to do in this film was depict Krypton as a truly alien world and not something that was influenced by "Flash Gordon" or Alex Raymond but a truly alien world. One of the things that we decided early on with Krypton, we drilled down really deep all the various art departments in terms of figuring out the history. Some of this we pulled from comic books. Some of this we had to fill in the gaps that didn't exist. But the gods, the religions, the Krypton, the different guilds and the caste systems, the language we created, a Kryptonian language. So, in all of the—when you see Krypton, there's a lot of temples and things like that where there will be etchings in stone and all of the things that are rendered in the Kryptonian glyphs can actually be translated into things. So, we wrote each god as a sort of motto in saying each guild has a motto and saying and there's some Easter eggs in there.
He continues with discussion of the planet's physics and social structure:
Even getting into the S, which isn't an S, which is one of the Kryptonian glyphs, and what it means. It's kinda cool because you'll see that in other iterations throughout the movie. But one of the things that we tried to do was depict Krypton as a legitimately alien world. So we decided that on Krypton, aside from the fact that it's got a different gravity, it's got a different atmosphere than we do, it's a mega gravity planet, so gravity there is anywhere from four to 10 times the gravity on earth. If we went to Krypton, we couldn't breathe its atmosphere. The sun radiates in a different spectrum of light. Different radiation and things like that, a lot more UV radiation on Krypton. All these things come into play and they also explain why Superman has the powers that he has. But, we also decided that Krypton has a much more formalized and socially stratified society than we do. So we liken Krypton to if you'd taken feudal Japan, but they had never encountered the West and then continued on in that system for the next 150 years, that's kind of what we imagined Krypton would be like. It's very formalized.
So you have your samurai and your—?
Kind of, yeah. Yeah, there's a lot of even caste systems and guild systems and different people are allowed to do different things. We also decided that they had been civilized for 100,000 years. So for a much longer period of time. They'd also become a decadent society, and may have become space faring. We've been space faring barely for 40 years or something like that, whereas they became space faring 25,000 years ago, something like that.
Believe it or not, there's still a ton more at the link. [IGN]
Director Zack Snyder discusses the deeper meaning of Superman's characters:
You know, I think Superman, for me, I've been a big fan of the character and honestly I wasn't sure about this project before I talked to Chris Nolan about what he and David [Goyer] had come up with. So, I don't know. I think that I like the fact that Superman's American, you know? I think that that's cool. I know that in the past or in recent years, his Americanism, his Americanness has been a liability for him. But I think that there is an amazing amount of naïveté and an amazing amount of, sort of… Superman could not be of any other nationality other than American because he's so naïve. [Laughs] But at the same time, he has this weird morality that actually makes him ideal superhero material. I don't know that he couldn't — you can't have a Superman that is reasoning.
You can't have a Superman that is battling cultural morality. You need a Superman that has built in sort of values. I think that him growing up in Kansas and that whole part of him is very… I always remember everyone saying like, "You're not going to show him growing up in Kansas, are you?" I'm like, "Why make Superman? Why jump the most…" To understand him, you have to understand the why of him. By the way, I'll say the first scene that Chris pitched me was a scene that was about his childhood. It had nothing to do with like, smashing shit or anything like that, which is cool. But, it was very much a character childhood character moment that made me say, "Okay, that's different." It's a different point of view of Superman that made me go, "Yeah, that grown-up version of that guy is interesting to me."
There's more at the link. [Collider]
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Here's a truly awesome pair of set photos showing Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, and mustachioed Peter Dinklage on set, all garbed in period-appropriate 1970s gear. I assume that's just McAvoy walking onto set, rather than some indication that his Charles Xavier will have regained the ability to walk. [Lainey Gossip]
The Wolverine
Rila Fukushima discusses her role as Wolverine's ally, the assassin Yukio:
I think I have the same thing from the comic and also what I'm filming and doing right now. I think Yukio and Logan have a lot in common. Yukio has trouble in trying to find Logan and bringing him to Japan, that's the first mission for Yukio and I think Logan… They understand, because they are both soldiers, lonely soldiers. She's an assassin, so they care about each other. It's a funny pairing, but she has a lot of confidence, so sometimes they can annoy each other or they'll hate each other. It's really fun. It's a little funny.... She travels outside of Japan trying to find Logan and bring Logan to Japan. So she was traveling for a long time trying to find Logan.
In the comics Yukio has a different look and black hair, but your character has a new style and unique hair color. How is that a reflection of her personality?
I think her personality…. She's very strong and independent and a fighter, but I think… The comic book was written in the seventies, right? Like eighties… So I guess they are trying to bring the character into the modern times. So I was actually surprised about it. Trust me, I had long black hair and I was ready, because I read the comics, you know? So I was like 'Really?' I think it works. It's great.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
J.K. Simmons discusses the possibility of reprising his role as J. Jonah Jameson in this new Spider-Man series, as really there's no point on trying to improve on perfection by recasting the role:
"There's always talk. I'm doing it in animation land [on 'Ultimate Spider-Man'], but Sam Raimi's take on the world of Spider-Man has run its course. We were all excited and ramping up for 'Spider-Man 4' a few years ago, but for a variety of ridiculous showbiz reasons it ended up not happening. The reboot is a very different universe. Both versions are legitimate, and this one doesn't have a J. Jonah Jameson so far. As far as I know, I won't be putting on the flat-top again."
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Pacific Rim
Here's a whole bunch of new promo images, behind-the-scenes photos, and bits of concept art. [Coming Soon]
World War Z
Here's another new clip.
This Is The End
Here's the latest trailer for the celebrity-studded apocalypse comedy. [Coming Soon]
And here's a sneak peek clip, in which The Office's Craig Robinson is haunted by Parks & Recreation's Aziz Ansari. [Coming Soon]
Monsters University
Here's the final trailer for Pixar's Monsters, Inc. prequel.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
A rumor was making the rounds yesterday on a bunch of news sites that Walking Dead actor Travis Love would be appearing in the first episode as the Taskmaster. He's an Avengers villain-turned-sometime-antihero, who has the ability to copy any physical skill he sees. And more recently, he's been recruited by Nick Fury to run a team of Secret Avengers.
In any case, before you get jazzed about seeing Travis Love play this major comics villain, the rumor (which started on IMDB) has already been debunked. Sorry about that. [SHIELD TV and @MattMitovich]
The series is reportedly looking to cast a potential new regular cast member for the second season two. The new character is Gene, described as a "no-nonsense doctor in his 60's." There are also four new recurring roles:
Cynthia : Beautiful 30's something mother to a young teenage boy.
Annabeth : Late 30's Femme Fatale. Hard core capitalist who runs a settlement.
Titus : Intelligent, Devious and a little weird. Ex-Professor.
Sheriff Gray : Good looking and likable, team player in his 30's.
Orphan Black
Here's a promo for this Saturday's episode, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful."
In The Flesh
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Teen Wolf
Here are some sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes look at the third season, particularly the premiere, "Tattoo."
Costar Holland Roden discusses what's ahead for Lydia in the upcoming third season:
It's been four months since Lydia was last seen, and that was with Jackson (Colton Haynes), in quite an emotional scene. It picks up with the inclination that Lydia is being typical Lydia, in the sense that she acts like everything is fine, on the surface, but underneath, I would assume that she's falling apart. I would be falling apart. At this point, you see something bubbling underneath the surface, but she appears fine. It's yet to be seen if there will be a Lydia meltdown over Jackson. I, personally, think that's what she spent the time lapse doing. He randomly moved, due to his parents. Other than that, she's been as normal as you can be, finding out that there werewolves in your town. Lydia is finally getting a clue about what her surroundings are actually consisting of.
With Jackson being out of the picture, who is Lydia spending her time with?
Lydia does have a new love interest. It's not the same kind of love interest. Jackson was definitely the love of her life. So, her new love interest, honestly, is her friends. That's who she's spending her time with. She's very good friends with Stiles, this season. Her and Stiles form a genuine friendship, and they're definitely partners-in-crime together, throughout the season. She spends a lot of time with Allison and Stiles. It's the three of them now. It's this little trio, trying to save the werewolf world.
There's more at the link. [Collider]
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There was at least one location at Pennsic on Wednesday where more water and more mud were very welcome — in fact they were encouraged. The Children's Water Battle at the fort brought out about 400 youth and nearly that many parents, older siblings, and adult volunteers to provide support and a cheering section.
A beloved tradition for families at the War, the Water Battle is organized by members of Shadowclans, Black Talon, and — I'm not sure someone wasn't pulling my leg on this one—a group known as Shattered Nerves. The Coopers also provide an ammunition source in the form of their big water tank truck, which certainly was available since the last thing the roads through the site needed on Wednesday was additional water.
A lady fighter from Black Talon named Sunshine was prepared with tabard and loud whistle to do her share of marshaling for the hour. She told me the addition of the water tank truck is one of the greatest things that has happened to ensure the success of the battle. Additionally, the sponsoring groups prepare hundreds of water balloons which are brought out in large tubs. Many families also bring their own water balloons. Would-be combatants must bring their own water pistols.
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Participants on both the attacking and defending sides know that taunting your enemy is required. Younger water pistol wielders also rely on support and encouragement from parents and siblings. Dads make fantastic war horses. One such noble steed was Sir Olaf (Æthelmearc) who had his 2-year old son riding high on his shoulders. I am not sure which of the two was having more fun. Other dads became technical support as weapons began to jam or otherwise malfunction.
Soon the gate area into the center area of the castle began to resemble one of the parking lot roads earlier in the day: mud, mud, more mud, and treacherous footing. But when you're seven or ten and you're already wet, it just becomes another part of the fun. And then there were the small unit forays—around the side of the castle instead of through the gate in hopes of finding an unguarded sally port; a rear guard action up to the rope barricades protecting the adults in the castle towers in order to reach one's weapon through the ropes and soak a grownup anyway.
At the end there were bags of candy for all participants (long lines) provided by the sponsor groups, a water slide behind the castle primed with soapy water, and young men who found there was still water in the supply tubs which had to mean the fighting wasn't really over. Plus a damp newspaper reporter with an even damper reporter's notebook. A good afternoon, a good battle.


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Disunion follows the Civil War as it unfolded.
Gen. George B. McClellan, the former commander of the entire Union force, now commander of the Army of the Potomac alone, started the Peninsula campaign on April 4, 1862, the first step toward fulfilling the promise made to him by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton the previous November: "Now we two will save the country." Having landed tens of thousands of soldiers near the tip of the Virginia Peninsula in the preceding weeks, his plan was to push inexorably northwest toward the Confederate capital at Richmond — and victory in the Civil War.
McClellan cut a dashing figure at the outset of the campaign, but in fact "Little Mac," as he was known, had to be prodded by the executives to even submit a plan, let alone execute one. He had been given command the previous July 26, shortly after the fiasco at Bull Run. From then until the winter he had virtually done nothing. Even a visit to his house by the president himself left Lincoln waiting in vain in his parlor for him to return; when he did, McClellan simply bypassed the president and went upstairs to bed. To make matters worse, in the midst of the growing impatience Lincoln and Stanton had with him, the general came down with typhoid fever, keeping him bedridden for several weeks.
On Jan. 31, 1862, the president was compelled to issue a direct order for McClellan to move against Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, then in the vicinity of Manassas and Centreville, Va., and then proceed to march overland to Richmond, all to take place in February. The order, however, contained a caveat that McClellan was free to state any objections. He did so in a letter on Feb. 3. He wrote that Johnston's force was too strong to hit directly; instead, he laid out an alternative plan to send a flotilla down the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay and up the Rappahanock River to Urbana, on Virginia's Middle Peninsula. From there, his army would march overland to the York River, cross it and land at West Point — and on to Richmond.
Lincoln was cool to the idea. He told McClellan, by "going down the bay in search of a field, instead of fighting near Manassas you are only shifting, and not surmounting, a difficulty." The president predicted he would "find the same enemy, and the same or equal entrenchments, at either place." Moreover, Lincoln feared that shifting so many troops south left the Union capital vulnerable to attack. But he ultimately deferred to the general, and the planning began.
Then, on March 7, 1862, Johnston pulled a large portion of his troops from Manassas to Fredericksburg, putting them much closer to Richmond — and McClellan's intended line of attack along the Rappahannock River. (Johnston's movement also exposed the depths of McClellan's paranoia: much of the rebel "artillery" was just logs painted to look like cannons, while the 100,000 troops supposedly camped near Manassas numbered closer to 45,000.)
McClellan now proposed a different route, using Fort Monroe as a staging point to march up the Virginia Peninsula, which separates the York and James rivers. Not only could he avoid a direct encounter with Johnston, but gunboats carrying troops and supplies could flank him on each river as he proceeded to Richmond. Lincoln agreed to this plan, contingent on McClellan leaving enough troops to defend his capital.
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Nevertheless, McClellan's campaign was monumental in its size and complexity. The quartermaster general, Montgomery Meigs, had assembled 400 ships to transport 100,000 men, 14,592 animals, 5 locomotives, 80 railcars, 1,224 wagons, 74 ambulances and 103 cannons. The embarkation was preceded by an impassioned speech by McClellan to his men where he stated, "I will bring you now face to face with the rebels … I am to watch over you as a parent over his children; and you know that your general loves you from the depths of his heart. It shall be my care … to gain success with the least possible loss."
Hundreds of stevedores, many of them contrabands who had escaped slavery to Fort Monroe, met the ships upon their arrival in Virginia. This may have marked the beginning of an ironic reversal of the use of former slaves by the respective armies. The same slaves that may have been responsible for the earthworks that would later hinder McClellan in his mission up the Peninsula were now being used to work the massive logistics necessary for such an enormous mission. This was a microcosm of the evolving attitude of the Union in general as it began to see one of the real advantages of emancipation: depriving the South of logistical support and providing the same for itself.
McClellan himself arrived on April 2. As he later wrote in his memoirs, he feared that Lincoln's interventions and subtractions had significantly weakened his forces, leaving him with just 42,000 soldiers instead of 121,000 (19th-century military planners often had only a vague estimate of the number of troops under their command, and it's likely that McClellan was being overly conservative in his count). Moreover, because the Confederate ironclad Virginia was still on the prowl and Confederate batteries lined the entrance to the York River, he had to abandon his plan to have gunboat accompaniment up the Peninsula. Completely ready or not, McClellan proceeded with the force at hand at 6 a.m. on April 4.
Confederate forces on the Peninsula, under Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, were centered in Yorktown, about 25 miles northwest from Fort Monroe; reports of his strength varied, from 11,000 to 15,000 men. McClellan's plan was to have his three corps outflank Magruder to the west, cutting off any retreat up the Peninsula (in much the same manner, and in the same location, that George Washington did against Lord Cornwallis, 80 years before). However, it soon became apparent that McClellan's maps of the area were inaccurate. Rivers like the Warwick and the Poquoson, thought to flow parallel to the route of the army, actually ran across the peninsula. This not only required valuable time to ford the rivers, but also gave Magruder a natural place behind which to construct entrenchments.
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Notwithstanding these problems, by the end of the first day McClellan's three corps had collectively occupied Big Bethel and Young's Mill, small towns 12 miles up the peninsula, without bloodshed.
April 5 dawned with a change in the weather, both figuratively and literally. Heavy showers turned the roads into quagmires that slowed McClellan's army, giving Magruder time to entrench himself across the 12-mile width of the peninsula. The Third Corps, in the lead, reached Yorktown by afternoon. But McClellan's Fourth Corps, marching to the west of the Third, encountered a strong Confederate fortification at the village of Lee's Mill, along the Warwick River. The approach to the river and the path of any possible assault on the rebel position was dominated by thick forests, marshes and swamps.
Rather than push through, the ever-cautious McClellan, perhaps justified in this instance, decided to pause. He had also received inaccurate estimates of the size of the Confederate force from Allan Pinkerton, his chief of intelligence, as well as observation balloons. Magruder shrewdly reinforced his adversary's hesitation by having his troops parade in and out of the woods and around the earthworks, giving the impression that reinforcements were steadily arriving (and for good measure, he had his band play loudly after dark to reinforce the frenzied activities by the rebels).
It must have worked even beyond Magruder's expectations; McClellan became convinced that there were 100,000 Confederates holding Yorktown. He telegraphed his concerns to Washington and asked for reinforcements. Meanwhile, he decided to lay siege of Yorktown, despite direct orders from Lincoln to attack, warning that hesitation would result in another Bull Run-like fiasco. McClellan's hesitation allowed for Johnston's troops, which had been camped at Fredericksburg, to reach the Peninsula in time to provide real reinforcements.
When Johnston rode down from Richmond and discovered that there had been no federal attack, he could not believe his luck. "No one but McClellan could have hesitated to attack," he said. For now, the dash up the Peninsula was halted in its tracks.
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Sources: John V. Quartstrein and Dennis P. Mroczkowski, "Fort Monroe: The Key to the South"; James McPherson, "Battle Cry of Freedom"; Christopher Nelson, "Mapping the Civil War"; Roy C. Basler, ed., "Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln."
Bernie Siler is a lawyer and historian in Washington. He is also an adjunct professor at Montgomery College. As a Civil War re-enactor with the 54th Massachusetts, he has appeared in the films "Glory," "Andersonville" and "Tad" and the National Geographic documentary on the film "The Conspirator."


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