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From left, the brooch I bought for my yet-to-exist wedding dress. The tombstone locket and bat skull cameo are both from ReStyle, and my current favourite item, the ankh locket is from the Crypt of Curiosities. The conjoined twin cameo is from Horribell.
Some of these rings I've had for years, unfortunately I couldn't get a totally clear photo with my one lens. Some are mine, some are Mr Owl's.
On the left is a spiked owl skull pendant I bought for Mr Owl as a present for no reason other than it needed to be his, from Horribell. The one in the centre is from ReStyle, and the epic Jack the Ripper necklace is from Alchemy Gothic.
This doesn't really illustrate just how many spiked collars and cuffs we have between us. Many. A stupid amount really.
I'll get more photos together as soon as I can! xx


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My tenth grade daughter, Amber, and I previously reviewed the first Writing with Sharon Watson high school literature course, Illuminating Literature: When Worlds Collide. After that review, Amber was distraught that it was the only in the series, since it was her absolute favorite literature program. Over time we made other programs work, but nothing lived up to Illuminating Literature in Amber's mind. When we had the chance to review Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis, my daughter celebrated for several days.
Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis is a program written from a Christian worldview designed for high school level students in roughly grades nine through twelve. Although I mentioned we previously used the first Illuminating Literature course, the sets can be used in any order and in any high school grade. This particular set consists of a student guide, teacher's guide, quiz and answer manual, and a free downloadable novel notebook.
Student Guide
The student guide is written directly to the student in an easy-going, conversation style of writing. Each piece of work focuses on different literature terms and facets. The student is walked through the mechanics of literature, while also learning to understand how literature evokes emotion through the characters. Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis guides the student through reading the following novels and shorter works:
- A Jury of Her Peers - a short story
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Silas Mariner by George Eliot
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (Amber is looking forward to this)
- An assortment of short works
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Biography or Autobiography of the student's choice
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
|Student book samples
Both the student and teacher's guide list a recommended version of each novel, which will be the easiest to use with Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis. The short stories are all included in the student guide, but you will need to purchase the novels. We already had Frankenstein at home since Amber was scheduled to read it through her other literature curriculum, however it was not the recommended version for Illuminating Literature. Although some of the questions direct the student to a specific page in the novel, Amber was easily able to find the correct spot through chapter and paragraph instructions.
Teacher's Guide
The teacher's guide for Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis is much thinner than the student guide, but no less helpful. A possible book club schedule is given up front, and then a schedule to use the curriculum as a full year program is built into each unit. The teacher's guide includes a strip down version of the information provided to the student in each lesson, however does contain copies of all questions asked in the student guide along with the answers. Thanks to the teacher's guide, even if you have not kept up with your reading, the teacher is able to thoughtfully discuss the current reading assignment. Finally, the teacher's guide has a sample grading rubric if you need help assigning grades for literature lessons.
|She took this everywhere, even waiting rooms and the hospital.
Quiz and Answer Manual
The Quiz and Answer Manual provides three types of quizzes for almost all of the reading assignments in Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis. The "Yes, I read it" quiz checks that the student remembers the key points from the reading. The Literary Terms quiz reinforces the literary lessons from each reading assignment. Most of the questions in the first two quizzes are multiple choice. Finally, the Opinion Survey gives the student a chance to discuss how they felt about the reading. There are no wrong answers to the Opinion Survey.
Writing with Sharon Watson kindly allows us to make as many copies as we need of the quizzes for personal use. Answers are also provided for everything except the opinion quizzes.
Students can also take the quizzes online through a special gateway Writing with Sharon Watson has setup for Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis. The students are given the link and password to each quiz in their student book. Personally, Amber prefers to take the quizzes online, which is very unusual for her. Still, she likes to answer them online where they are automatically graded, and the responses are sent via email to the teacher (or whichever email address the student enters). I must say, the online quizzes saved me a couple of minutes of grading.
Novel Notebook
Finally, there is the free downloadable Novel Notebook. Amber looked forward to using this Novel Notebook from the moment we began Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis. The pages are colorful, but work equally as well being printed in black and white. We have chosen to print the Novel Notebook in color and comb bind it both times we've used Illuminating Literature. Amber especially appreciated that lines were provided on each page, instead of blank open spots. The Novel Notebook is intended for the student to use while they read the novel or short story. The questions help the student see the literary mechanisms in action, ensure the student is following along in the story, and help the student learn to read thoughtfully.
|Novel Notebook samples
Our Experience
Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis lived up to Amber's every expectation. We have completed A Jury of Her Peers, including the quizzes, and Amber is finishing the reading on Frankenstein. She happily used the Novel Notebook questions with both readings and, as predicted, loves having her Novel Notebook back.
I've appreciated the assistance in getting Amber through Frankenstein. She has found it to be more difficult to understand than she expected, but the questions in the Novel Notebook guide her to the proper meaning along with the summaries of every chapter listed in the student guide. Because of Illuminating Literature, Amber is making her way through Frankenstein without anxiety and even is able to cite examples of the literary techniques taught in the lessons.
Although my daughter has already studied a couple of the planned novels from Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis and won't be re-reading those novels, she still is happily anticipating Much Ado About Nothing. Amber is a huge Shakespeare fan, and can't wait to use her favorite literature program to study a Shakespeare play. I've had to promise her that Much Ado About Nothing is next after Frankenstein.
Amber is now hoping that Writing with Sharon Watson will put out one more Illuminating Literature course prior to her high school graduation. Still, we are absolutely pleased and learning more than ever with Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis.
If you are still on the fence about Illuminating Literature, Writing with Sharon Watson is unbelievable generous with the samples available on the website. Check out samples of both Illuminating Literature courses at https://writingwithsharonwatson.com/illuminating-literature-free-download/. In truth, we used the samples for the first portion of Characters in Crisis while waiting on the delivery of our books!
Other members of the Homeschool Review Crew also reviewed Illuminating Literature. Please follow the link in the graphic below to read their thoughts.

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Over the last couple of years, I've noticed something very disturbing when I look in the mirror.No, it's not my face – I've lived with that long enough that it ceases to disturb me now. It's in that area though. Simply put – I'm going grey.Yes, that's right. I have grey hairs. Or rather, I did have grey hairs. As soon as they're noticed, they are immediately removed, and no, two won't grow back in it's place, that's just an old wives tale.The truly disturbing part is that when I spot one lately, it's come with friends. There's not just one or two any more. Oh no… and what's worse is that they're appearing in random places. I mean, I could cope with going grey if, for example, they all went grey in a particular area, so I had a grey streak or something, which might at least look decent, and would offer interesting prospects with hair dye. No, they're cropping up all over. Mostly towards the crown of my head, and along the parting. Which was good. Less noticable there.I said was, because as of yesterday, three of the hairs in my fringe defected to the grey side. I had no grey hairs in my fringe on Saturday night. I had them last night.Now, I always thought the thing about going grey overnight was a load of hooey and could be attributed to people just not noticing, but these were so obvious that there's no way I could have missed them, particularly given my vigilant search an destroy campaign on the little grey bastards.I can feel another dye job coming on. Any votes for colour this time? Already been bright burgundy red, and black with red stripes. What's next? Blonde? Purple?Perhaps electric blue with green stripes?
Maybe I'll just go all Morticia.
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传说编辑the League of Legends, the city-states of Demacia and Noxus were locked in a brutal series of on-again-off-again wars that spanned the course of centuries. Both powers sought an advantage over the other, but Noxus was the city-state willing to forego conventional morality to achieve its goals. Only brute strength and the will to use it mattered to Noxus, and this is best exemplified in the murderous warrior, Sion. Used by the Noxians as a human battering ram, Sion would be sent thundering ahead of Noxian troops. He would mercilessly slaughter foes with his large double-bladed axe, "Chopper". His complete disregard for caution ultimately cost him his life, as he was captured and summarily executed by Demacian forces.
The Demacians thought that the beheading of Sion would be the end of his bloodthirsty ways. Death, however, was merely the beginning of Sion's rise to power. The famed Noxian assassin, Katarina, recovered Sion's remains and Noxian necromancers reanimated the behemoth to serve Noxus once again. Sion's reanimation actually bestowed new powers on him and increased the potency of his existing abilities, making him even more of a terror to behold on the battlefield. The Noxian High Command had a powerful new weapon in their hands - one they have brought to bear as a champion in the League of Legends. Even though Sion's increased powers would make him a powerful tool for the High Command's use outside the Fields of Justice, Noxus no longer risks losing one of their greatest champions in the League to chance or circumstance; Sion's days as a front-line fighter for Noxus' military conquests are at an end.
"For Noxus, death is a promotion."― Pantheon
- Upon selection
|"I do it."
- Movement/attacking
|"I'm dead... so are you."
|"I do it."
|"Stop being a bonehead!"
|"Lead me to battle."
|"Get on my Chopper!"
|"Now, I'm dead serious."
|"Who is your summoner, and what does he do?"
- Taunt
|"What is best in death? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of noobs!"
- Joke
|"Hand bone connected to the axe bone connected to your face bone!"
- Sion was designed by Ezreal.
Previous Abilities 编辑
Patch history编辑
- Cryptic Gaze: ability power ratio reduced to 0.9 from 1
- Death's Caress: ability power ratio reduced to 0.9 from 1
- Stats:
- Base mana increased to 200 from 175.
- Mana per level increased to 40 from 25.
- Base attack speed increased to 0.625 from 0.591.
- Now gains 1.25 magic resist per level.
- Movement speed increased to 320 from 315.
- Fixed a bug where Enrage's health cost was being subtracted at the wrong time, causing health drain from things like .
- Fixed a bug where Enrage would consume health if Sion canceled his auto-attack early.
- Cannibalism: heal is no longer reduced if the damage dealt is absorbed by shields.
- Cryptic Gaze: stun duration reduced to 1.5 seconds from 2.
- Stats:
- Base health reduced to 507 from 577.
- Base health regeneration per 5 seconds decreased to 7.9 from 8.1.
- Health regeneration per 5 seconds per level reduced to 0.95 from 1.0.
- Death's Caress: base shield strength and damage reduced to 100/150/200/250/300 from 110/160/210/260/310.
- Cryptic Gaze: missile speed increased to 1600 from 1100.
- Fixed a bug with Death's Caress where the detonate tooltip was showing incorrect damage values.
- Death's Caress:
- Base shield strength and damage reduced to 110/160/210/260/310 from 120/170/220/270/320.
- No longer has a cast animation.
- Death's Caress:
- Fixed a bug that was causing the cooldown on the tooltip to not be affected by cooldown reduction.
- Fixed a bug where the buff tooltip would display the absorption amount as 0.00 instead of the correct amount.
- Fixed a bug where you had to toggle Enrage off and back on after leveling it up in order to get the benefit.
- Base movement speed increased to 315 from 310.
- Feel No Pain: block percentage increased to 40% from 20%.
- Cryptic Gaze: mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 120.
- Death's Caress:
- Time needed to manually detonate increased to 4 from 2 seconds.
- Mana cost increased to 70/80/90/100/110 from 50/65/80/95/110.
- Updated tooltip.
- Updated secondary / critical strike animations.
- Death's Caress:
- Can now be manually deactivated after 2 seconds.
- Cooldown changed to 8 seconds after spell ends.
- Movement speed increased to 310 from 300.
- Cannibalism is now instant cast.
- Death's Caress:
- Shield amount increased to 120/170/220/270/320 from 100/150/200/250/300.
- Ability power ratio increased to 1.2 from 1.
- Cooldown reduced to 16 from 20 sec.
- Cryptic Gaze: damage increased to 70/125/180/240/300 from 60/120/180/240/300.
- Enrage: bonus damage increased to 25/35/45/55/65 from 20/30/40/50/60.
- Enrage: bonus damage reduced to 20/30/40/50/60 from 25/35/45/55/65.
- Death's Caress: ability power ratio reduced to 1.0 from 2.0.
- Updated recommended items.
- Stats:
- Attack Delay offset reduced to .05 from .09 (increased attack speed).
- Base Health Regeneration increased to 2 from 1.79.
- Health Regeneration per level increased to 0.2 from 0.15.
- REMAKE Cannibalism: no longer increases max HP on attack, it now heals surrounding allies for 25/37.5/50% of damage dealt.
- REMAKE Enrage:
- No longer drains health per second while activated, it now drains 6/8/10/12/14 Health per attack.
- Kills while this skill is active increase Sion's Max Health by 1/1.5/2/2.5/3 Permanently (no cap).
- Cannibalism: attack speed boost increased to 45% from 30%.
- Feel No Pain: damage block decreased to 30/40/50 from 30/45/60.
- Cryptic Gaze:
- Stun duration reduced to 2 from 2.2.
- Fixed tooltip to show its cooldown by level (12/11/10/9/8).
- Health gained per level reduced to 100 from 106.
- Death's Caress:
- Area of effect range reduced to 525 form 600.
- Mana cost increased to 70/80/90/100/110 from 80 at all ranks.
- Death's Caress: Ability power ratio reduced to 0.5 from 1.
- Movement speed reduced to 300 from 310.
8 Fixed visual issues with Sion's explosion particles.
- Fixed attack timing bugs.
本文是英文页面 Sion/Background 的翻译,最后翻译时间:2012-11-30 ,点击这里可以查看翻译后英文页面的改动。


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Node.js and COMET
January 31, 2010
Today I started to study node.js, for these last days there was a lot of interesting posts about it.
So to begin understanding it, I setup to port two COMET based examples I did back when I started using twisted to do it.
Note that this may contain javascript misconceptions, as I'm not experienced with it and my js idiom is more geared towards python than proper js.
The first example is a basic comet server which prints a string to each connected user
The other example sends the result of twitter searchs to all connected users:
Node.JS presents a different toolset to solve the current problems we have. It used the excellent libev, among V8 and other cool stuff, and JS is a very modern and flexible language (at least more than I thought about it when trying to do web stuff).
Web Sockets for Python
December 29, 2009
With all the fuzz around chrome and web sockets I've bundled up together a simple web sockets implementation for twisted. It's a really easy way to interact with browsers.
In the next days I will run benchmarks, because I think it will stir up a bit the webserver scene a bit, and possibly, the assynchronous network frameworks too. On the bright side, its really easy to work on, and good ideas come up.
Enjoy and keep watching for new releases, as I have not finished it yet.
Repo URL: http://github.com/gleicon/txwebsockets
Since a friend of mine told me of using OpenOffice as a daemon to run tasks automatically, I thought that would be nice to try it as a part of a proof of concept to a slideshare mini clone. It would be a matter of uploading the original file, convert it using OO and displaying a page along with it. There`s an API and many clients. I choose not to develop a new client and used JodConverter. Of course I would have to develop a new converter if I wanted to inject or run customized procedures over a document.
Hello there !
November 28, 2008
Hey, long time no see. What's up ? Check another mile lenght post about interweb, python, php, queues here: https://zenmachine.wordpress.com/vote-for-pedro-rating-pages-with-activemq-or-any-other-broker/


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I signed up for Elizabeth Anne Design's Holiday Swap. These were the parameters that Cyd and Ami setup:
All gifts are to be handmade and accompanied by a recipe that either relates to the gift or is in some way is special to you at the holidays. The term "handmade" can be creatively defined to suit your skill level and time availability – for some of you it might be an ornament that looks like Martha herself spent hours laboring over it and for others it might be a bakery box filled with brownies. It's entirely up to you! Gifts need to be mailed no later than December 15 (earlier please – I suggest December 1 – if your swap buddy lives across an ocean from you) and should be accompanied by your name so your new friend knows who sent them their favorite gift of the season. We'll do this Secret Santa style so no one will know who is sending them a gift until it arrives. Fun, no?
As luck would have it, my swap partner was Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo of ABCD Design. I have to say I was a bit intimidated since the lovely Mrs. Dragoo is a woman of discerning taste. I decided to use some of my newfound sewing skills. I found this great book for newbie sewists.After careful thought, I decided to make a craft apron for Amy to use in her many crafty and creative pursuits. I headed to Ikea and found the perfect fabric.
I borrowed a friend's sewing machine and went to work. In my excitement, I forgot to photograph the process. {Not to worry, I made another apron and will blog it later.} Here is what I mailed.
I failed at reading directions because I forgot to send Amy a recipe. When I find a good one, I'll need to send it her way.
Julia received me as a swap partner. She sent me a recipe and a batch of delicious granola. It was so good that I neglected to photograph it. I was really bad with the camera this holiday season.
I guess the California livin' has really gotten to me because I really, really enjoyed it. This swap inspired more handmade goodness. More to come…


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You know you get those feeders which are supposed to hold fat balls for birds? (Perhaps it's a UK thing?!) Like this:
On the occasions I've gone out and bought the 'fat balls' and placed them in it, inevitably they get a little bit pecked at, but not much. Pretty soon, they go moldy. It seems to me that you need to hang them out individually, unless you have birds which are particularly keen.
Now, I occasionally make 'fat cake' for our birds, and hang it in upside down yoghurt pots, etc. They do seem to like it. So I was struck by an idea. I got an empty kitchen roll tube and made up some mix (no real recipe, I'm afraid, seed/oats, peanuts crushed in the food processor, shredded cheese, little bit of suet, enough lard to make it harden okay…). I pressed it into the cardboard tube, really firmly so i got as much as I could inside. Then I wrapped it in cling film and put it in the fridge:
About 36 hours later, I removed it from the fridge and sliced it open with a knife.
Got my feeder, and bingo! Perfect fit.
They loved it. Great tits and blue tits ignoring both seed and peanut feeders and focusing on the 'fat tube'.
The most recent photo shows it like this:
Although shortly afterwards it skewed, and Andy pronounced it 'structurally unsound!' Today it is in two halves, in the bottom of the feeder.
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Angler Management: The Madness
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY growing up the early 1960s, a time that now seems as antiquated as the Civil War to me (our family owned a 1959 Plymouth with fins as large as a great white shark, and we drove it absolutely unironically), gas was 25 cents a gallon, America was sending these garbage cans up into space containing humans who actually volunteered to ride in them, most families I knew had black-and-white televisions, and computers were the flashing-light things I saw on Star Trek.
Oddly, fly fishing was part of that time for me: a mystery of the modern age that must be solved. The truth is, I was not raised in a fly-fishing environment. I was raised in a Rapala and spinning-rod environment, where fishing was merely a hobby, not a way of life, and certainly not an obsession.
Or madness.
MADNESS. Insert maniacal cackle here.
You know. Craziness, obsession, absolutely dead-nutty gagalike-you-were-over-some-girl-in-the-fourth-grade-cuckoo fixated. On fly fishing.
Deconstructed (and you should never deconstruct something or someone you love—it leads to trouble), fly fishing seems like an unlikely object of obsession/madness. You just put a fuzzy sharp thing on a piece of string at the end of a long thing to catch a slimy thing out of wet stuff that you then do not keep. What's so compelling about that? It certainly would be explicable to be obsessed with food, sex, or something along those lines. There is a long history of pleasant feelings and experiences associated with those hobbies, not to mention the fact that they are necessary for human survival. Fly fishing, sadly, is not necessary for human survival.
Like all madness, it comes on slowly. Friends notice little changes in your personality. What once was a simple pastime becomes a reason for living, a central organizing principle, a raison d'etre, a metaphor, a need.
A kind of disorder.
When you first start fly fishing, you start off with one rod, one reel, one line, one vest, some flies, and a pair of waders. All of that is certainly justifiable. You need all that. But then the madness sets in. Suddenly you realize that one rod, one reel, one line, one vest, some flies, and a pair of waders is simply not enough.
You start hanging around the fly shop more. You only hang around with people (fellow madmen) who are interested in fly fishing, and only fly fishing. Soon that's all you really want to talk about. All other conversation becomes drivel. Talk of your job, relationships, possessions, goals, hopes, dreams, and ambitions goes out the window in favor of talk about fly fishing. The conversation about fly fishing is performed by wind-talkers, horse whisperers, and cryptographers whose only true language is trout and the pursuit of same. You discuss what you really need, what you really want, and how to get it. How do I get the second new rod and somehow justify it? Madness says, screw justification—you just get the second rod. Black budget it. Bury it in the Christmas tree appropriations bill. Whatever it takes . . . just get the second rod.
And you do. What about a third rod? A fourth? A 9-weight. A 2-weight. A Spey rod. A 5-piece 8'6″ for a 5. A 7'9″ for a 4. Any sane person knows that a 9′ for a 6-weight will get you through the vast majority of situations . . . everyone but a madman, that is. The madman is now on the road to acquiring 13 rods of varying lengths, and, hey, try and stop him.
And this is just the beginning.
Size 22 midges. Lots of them. In color-coded boxes.
Driving four hours one way to hit a hatch for two hours, turning around, driving back in a thunderstorm or two. Absolutely no second thought given.
Take building your own rod—BUILDING YOUR OWN ROD? I mean, that's like telling people you're restoring a 1936 Hudson Terraplane, and it's gonna be all original parts. Do you know how hard it is to build your own rod? It's almost impossible. I tried it once. I would rather try prostate surgery on myself than try to build a rod again. You have to do the guide wraps so that they're perfectly even. Mine looked like they were wrapped by a guy whose hobby is collecting a large twine ball in his back yard. The varnish has to be perfectly even—you need to buy a rod turner. Do you know how insane it sounds to say you just bought a rod turner? Even the oddest step-retracing, check-the-gas, make-sure-the-locks-are-locked (again), wash-your-hands-57-times-a-day OCD fly-fishing junkies don't build their own fly rods. They just don't.
For the love of God, just take a look at fly-fishing magazines. They have 2,000-word articles in them about a certain type of duck feather. It's not U.S. News & World Report, people. They have huge color illustrations on how to wrap lead around a small piece of piano wire. They devote pages and pages to how many cubic feet per second a river carries. Essays about orange versus red fuzz.
And then there's the weather. Weather that you wouldn't rise from bed in order to get the morning paper because it's too cold and wet (58 degrees and a light mist) is nothing compared with the kind of weather you would think nothing of to catch a few 9-inch hatchery rainbows. I once fished in a snowfall so hard that not only did my line freeze in the guides (that's nothing), but I wasn't really sure if I could find my way back to the bank without GPS and 50,000-watt klieg lights. And I was happy. I felt like Jon Krakauer, freezing to death at 23,000 feet in a small nylon tent, stepping over dead frozen sherpas in order to catch trout the size of a canned herring. Freezing rain. Nuclear blast–speed wind. Icy pellets smashing into my face like 12-ought buckshot. Nothing. I felt nothing, really, nothing but happiness because I had turned the corner from sanity into the psychological state known as fly fishing.
When I was in college in Minnesota, we used to have a rule: no skiing if it was below zero. In fly fishing, we don't stop fishing until the water ceases molecular motion, the fly bouncing off the ice, helpless, useless, hoping the trout had a part-time job as a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.
Heat? We don't stop fishing if mosquitoes the size of B-17s have drained every drop of blood from our brains in 102-degree heat. We don't stop fishing if our skin is burned down to the dermis and smells like a rare New York strip steak. We just put on the A1 sauce and keep casting. We don't stop fishing if the sun looks like it's about to crash onto the earth's surface. We don't stop fishing until the river turns into water vapor and doesn't flow anymore, but drifts off up in the atmosphere. We don't stop fishing even if the water has turned into magma with a hatch. We don't stop fishing if Satan comes over and asks us what pattern we're using. We. Don't. Stop. Fishing.
There must be some sort of intervention at some point. Your family and friends invite you into the living room you haven't sat in since Reagan was in the movies; they all gather around you with wide, liquid eyes (liquid! You can fish in liquid!) and tell you they love you and that you need help. Special help. Help with your, you know, Jack . . . fishing.
"Great! I need some help with my fishing! Can you tie me up some size 24 Trico spinners fast? I need to drive to Montana tonight in my diaper wearing a T-shirt that says "The Way to a Man's Heart is through His Fly."
I once actually saw a friend wearing this exact shirt on a day when then-governor Bill Clinton happened to be visiting my newspaper. The governor said, without a trace of self-knowledge, that he liked my friend's shirt.
We should have recognized a fellow fly-fishing madman when we saw one. We could have saved Ken Starr a lot of time and money.
There was a great scene in the movie All the President's Men. Deep Throat was relating a tale about the famously mad Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy.
"I was once at a party where Liddy put his hand in the flame of a candle until it burned. Someone asked, 'What's the trick?' Liddy said, 'The trick is in not minding.'"
It was then that I knew G. Gordon Liddy was a fly fisherman.
Purchase the hardcover or the ebook in the MidCurrent Store. Excerpted from Angler Management: The Day I Died While Fly Fishing (Headwater Books, September 2009, 214 pages, hardcover).


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Street Price of Nokia N97 – Hong Kong
[Updated: 2 September 2009]
Seems like the prices of the imported version went up the past couple weeks and the prices for the local version have dipped a bit.
Import version
HK$4,418 (US$567) from http://www.cheaphk.com
Local version
HK$4,680 (US$600) from AST Global (TEL:31053202 / FAX:81470155)
[9 August 2009]
Import version
HK$4,098 (US$525) from http://www.cheaphk.com
Local version
HK$4,740 (US$608) from Sonic (TEL:66909664)
[2 July 2009] Been getting a lot of queries regarding the street price of the Nokia N97 in Hong Kong. Here's what I found out so far on the best deals for both the import and local versions.
Import version
HK$4,800 (US$615) from iMobile (Tel: 23818171, Fax: 23818172)
Local version
HK$5,230 (US$670) from www.beerbeered.com
Will update more along the way.
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From where are the imports? Mainland China or somewhere else?
Comment by Trizt | July 17, 2009 |
noticed you have mentioned cheaphk.com in your pricing posts, have you bought from them before? can you comment on your experience? thanks!
Comment by chlorine | August 14, 2009 |
I will be going to HK on the 26th and would like to ask for your help as to the price range of the N97 mini and if possible the nikon D90 kit. Thanks a lot for your help
Comment by Martin | December 22, 2009 |
Try to avoid the stores in tim sha tsui, you will have a load of Indians trying get you into one of the over priced stores.
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NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman is an indepth discussion of the history of autism. The book covers early autism and Asperger syndrome research, controversies over clinical approaches and diagnostic criteria, the autism/vaccination question, famous autistics like Temple Grandin, the making of the movie Rain Man, and individual case studies of autistic people and their families. Silberman argues that autism is not a new phenomenon (as the increasing number of diagnoses might suggest); rather, it's a natural difference that has always been present in the human family but has most often been misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or suppressed. Instead of viewing autism as a terrible scourge and spending excessive time and money seeking causes and cures, we should recognize and welcome the gifts (even genius) that autistic people bring to society and provide support and services, where necessary, to help them flourish in a world that often hasn't suited their way of thinking and functioning. A fascinating, important book.
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Sounds like two great books. I've never read anything by Strout. I love how you went back to study the book's structure.ReplyDelete
I'll have to read Lucy Barton. Olive Kitteridge is an absolute masterpiece. It took me a while to realize I'd read and enjoyed another book by Strout -- the one with the girl who has really long hair. Amy and Isabel? Something like that.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, Amy and Isabelle. I think the first one I read by her was Abide With Me; we did it in our book club several years ago. The Burgess Boys is also good, but I think Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge are her best, though they are VERY different from one another. Thanks for reading and commenting, Caroline.Delete
The Neurotribes sounds interesting. I am wait listed for a similar book on autism called in a different key. I was discussing neuro diversity in regards to autism with a friend.ReplyDelete
I have Lucy Barton on hold at the library, but I'm especially intrigued by Neurotribes! I'll have to check it out! Thanks for the recommendation.ReplyDelete
I haven't read anything by Strout. You've piqued my interest. I just finished Wonderstruck by Margaret Feinburg, about awakening to the nearness of God. She is so creative and such a great story teller that it was an easy and I spring read.ReplyDelete
I'm waiting on My Name is Lucy Barton on Overdrive (I don't want to have to go all the way to the library!). I can't wait!ReplyDelete


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Re: BASKERVILLE, HERNDON help
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Hi James,
Another researcher here - Kim, who is also researching Mecklenburg VA - surname Alexander, was kind enough to send me copies of the records from the Baskerville Plantation. The Alexander plantation was next-door to the Baskerville Waverly Plantation.
Lloyd Smith, who is deceased, was another Alexander researcher and sent me my first leads on Baskerville slaves. There are quite a few posts here on Afrigeneas about Baskervilles - you need to use the search feature and check the main and slave research forum, also look at the surname index for other Baskerville researchers.
I have never visited Mecklenburg - my Baskerville branch of the family are cousins, and I do research on them for my Aunt who is in her 90's.
I do have some information on them on my web page.
The delayed birth recods for some of your Herndons are indexed online at the Granville County GenWeb site:
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Vegetarianism is often touted as the answer to the world's food issues. The basic premise, as your question states, is that a vegetarian diet saves energy and resources.
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One week ago, I was in Perth. Now that I'm back, it's time to get this post going. It was quite a drama before the flight. I booked my ticket months ago but I never realized I need to apply ETA. Of all the times I went in and out of OZ without issue was […]
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Formula One Group and its majority owner CVC have been ordered by a London court to release documents relating to the motor racing giant's 2006 sale, which has seen F1 magnate Bernie Ecclestone embroiled in bribery allegations.
The disclosure of documents is part of a fresh claim against the deal by German media group Constantin Medien, which was cut in on Bavarian bank BayernLB's sale of its 47% stake in FOG to CVC.
Sources close to the deal, cited by the Financial Times, claimed that FOG was undervalued at the time of the sale.
As a result, Constantin claims it is owed $171m (£111bn, €129bn) and will now be able to scrutinise the sale documents due to be released for evidence to back up its assertion.
The judge will write to FOG and CVC's lawyers to instruct them on what documents must be released.
BayernLB sold its FOG stake to CVC for $820m in 2006. However, CVC's subsequent refinancing of FOG put the firm's total value at around $2.8bn, leading to Constantin's claim that it had been undervalued.
Constantin claims that the undervaluing derives from a $44m payment from the Ecclestone Family Trust to Gerhard Gribkowsky, the former chief risk officer at BayernLB.
Gribkowsky was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for tax evasion and breach of trust, and receiving corrupt payments. He revealed in court that the $44m had come from Ecclestone, and claimed it was a bribe to undervalue FOG.
Ecclestone denies that the money was a bribe and instead claims he was being blackmailed by Gribkowsky.
"The money that I paid him had nothing to do with the sale of Formula One. That is nonsense," the 82-year-old F1 boss told the German daily Bild.
"At the end he threatened to tell stories about me, which although not true would have possibly caused a lot of unnecessary trouble. So I thought I would give him the money to get rid of him.
"I am innocent. The truth will prevail in the end."


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Finally got our second VDSL line activated yesterday - only took them 6 weeks.
I only got my modem hooked up last night, so haven't had the chance to do a huge amount of testing.
But this is what I'm see initially:
Line #1 - 18mb/s + attenuation of 22
This is our office line and was installed 3 weeks ago
No master splitter.
Tracing the lines under the house there's some really dodgy cabling - splicing phone cable into cat5e cable - all open, no junction boxes, just horrible to look at.
I was hoping/expecting that when I get the under house cabling tidied up I would see line noise drop and bandwidth to improve.
VDSL calculators suggest that I'm getting close to the max bandwidth for that level of line noise.
Line #2 - 12mb/sec + reported attenuation of 22
activated yesterday
new master splitter installed by chorus (he charged $70 - did it while hooking up the new line last week)
Distance from the master splitter to modem is <1m
I had expected that line #2 with a master splitter to be better, or at worst the same as line #1
but losing 1/3 of the bandwidth!?!?!?!? I'm confused.
Both lines come from the same cabinet, the faster of the 2 is probably a little further - maybe 30m
Same modems used on both lines.
Over the next day or so I'll see what stats the modem is reporting.
If anyone has an thoughts/suggestions to explain the speed difference between the 2 lines I'd love to hear it.
Any guidance to tools/tests that I should be using?


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Growing out of our annual Christmas Hampers project (which continues each year), this Jubilee Church scheme runs throughout the year. Foods are donated by members and friends of the church and stored until a need arises. Donations from the wider comjunity are welcomed.
The intention is to be able to offer a bag of food for an individual or family in an unexpected situation. It may be that this is a 'one-off' emergency, or providing food until food bank or other support can be arranged by other community partners or agencies.
Jubilee Church's community links may contact us to request a bag of food for one of their clients and a member of our team will get prepare the Bag of Food which can be delivered to a school, centre or direct to the family.
Donations of food items are welcome - there is a box in the foyer at the Jubilee Centre.
Foods generally needed are:
tea, squash, juice
long-life milk
meals in tins or jars (eg pies, stews, frankfurters)
tuna, tomato soup, baked beans, tinned spaghetti
vegetables (sweetcorn, peas, carrots, tomatoes)
rice, pasta, noodles
pasta bake and other sauces
desserts (eg tinned fruit, rice pudding, sponges, custard, jelly, Angel Delight)
cereals, cereal bars
jam, biscuits
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'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink'. Matthew 25 v35
Our first Bags of Food for the summer holidays were collected (or delivered) on 19 July as the schools broke up and the final ones were collected this week. During this time your generous donations of food, money and produce have provided an incredible 573 meals (both a main course and a pudding) for the families we have been supporting. Additionally, each week the families have had fruit juice or squash, 4 pints of milk and extra treats such as chocolate spread, jam or peanut butter, biscuits, crisps or sweets.
We have also been greatly blessed by members of the local community who have read the church website and contacted us to help. This has led to a local Dental Surgery providing toothpaste and a lady with a real passion to see children who would normally get Free School Meals fed well during the holidays contributing generously too.
During the school Easter holidays we worked with two Shepperton schools and SureStart Children's Centre to provide Bags of Food to 12 local families whose children normally receive free school meals. Each week the food was a mixture of dried and tinned foods brought in and placed in the box in the Jubilee Centre foyer, and fresh fruit, vegetables and meat paid for through cash donated specifically to Bags of Food through the offering or in person. Thank you so much to all of you who helped to provide for this valuable support in whatever form.
The bags provided the whole family with the items needed to make five main meals for the children to replace the meals that they would normally get at school. We ensure that there is sufficient for parents to share the same meal.
We were also able to provide an Easter Egg for each child (exactly the correct number had been donated before we knew how many children we were going to be feeding!).
A total of 90 mouths great and small were fed.
Your prayers were very effective and we had the opportunity to have some good conversations with some of the parents.


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Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu came to the U.S. to outline the Iranian plan to remake the
Netanyahu received a standing ovation for stating the obvious.
At one point the Iranian economy was sputtering due to Western sanctions. Hundreds of thousands of reformers hit the streets of
But all of that has changed due to the Obama administration's zeal to conclude an agreement with
For the last six years, lots of American allies, besides
President Obama entered office promising reset diplomacy with
Russian President
Controversy surrounds the creation and spread of the Islamic State in
At one time the administration bragged of
The same muddle characterized American policy in
In reaction to a series of terrorist crises -- the shootings at Fort Hood, the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the killings in Ottawa and
Amid such moral confusion, who is the American enemy and who is the ally? Netanyahu has received more administration invective than has
The common theme in all these examples is that somehow
The Obama administration's paralysis is not just rhetorical. For the first time since 2001, defense spending will dip below 4 percent of GDP, as the
The astronomical
The withdrawal from the world stage is associated not just with a massive borrowing and spending spree at home, but also with administration penance for supposed past self-righteousness and sins abroad -- as Obama cites the gamut from the Crusades, the Inquisition, slavery and
Unfortunately, throughout history, leaders who have appeared weary and sounded apologetic have invited chaos. And chaos encourages war -- all the more so when weakness appears so audacious.
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Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist and military historian, is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a recipient of the 2007 National Humanities Medal.


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Yoga for the Ladies–yoga for that time of the month
This video is for the ladies. Not one? Send the following video to one or two of your favorite ladies.
Period time affects every woman differently. Some notice no difference. Others feel tired, cranky, sluggish. Other than avoiding inversions, I'd suggest you listen to your body. When I was younger, I practiced a vigorous active yoga even on my period days. These days I ease myself into restorative poses like the ones in the video below. They're also good when you just want some yoga postures to help your energy go downwards.
Let me know if these yoga postures help you during your time of the month or if you have any other questions about yoga, meditation, or living well.
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Pork, water, corn syrup, salt, dextrose, lemon juice powder (maltodextrin, lemon juice solids), monosodium glutamate, flavours, calcium stearate, silicon dioxide.
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Google Earth/Maps has been used to show the location of nuclear bombs and map out nuclear disaster potential for a while now. Alex Wellerstein's NukeMap was a very popular tool, and now he's back with a Google Earth plugin-powered 3D map called NukeMap 3D.
The new application does it exactly what you'd expect — it allows you to view potential nuclear detonations in 3D.
The options for the map are very impressive, allowing you to choose a location, explosive yield of your bomb, and various effects (such as the "effects circle" and "mushroom cloud" seen above).
Check it out for yourself at nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap3d/ or read more about it on Google Maps Mania.
About Mickey Mellen
Mickey has been using Google Earth since it was released in 2005, and has created a variety of geo-related sites including Google Earth Hacks. He runs a web design firm in Marietta, GA, where he lives with his wife and two kids.


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I am neither the best mom nor am I the worst. We don't have a perfect family… but I think we are getting by just fine.
I am pretty chill.
This is a miracle.
For a long time, family members were suspicious that I was going to be my Grandma Jean incarnate. And Grandma Jean was a hot mess. In all fairness, some of the lunacy was spurred on by shock treatments. That is another story in itself.
My dad used to call me "shaky-jake." I get a tiny bit worked up now and again, and if I have a little anxiety and a lot of coffee, sometimes I pack up my kids and luggage and leave a family lakeside vacation 4 days early to go paint a bathroom this lovely purple color I saw on HGTV. Incidents like this leave folks dazed and confused. Then you earn a "reputation" for being intense or easily rattled, perhaps even "clinically insane."
But the truth is, sometimes you just need to paint your bathroom purple.
Come to think of it, Grandma Jean did love purple.
Aside from episodes where I lose it and drive 90 to nothing to Lowe's to buy paint with six, very upset kids in life jackets, I find myself in the loveliest state of rest lately. Well, it has been an ongoing process. Back in another lifetime, before I was even less certain what I wanted to do with my life, I was a florist and wedding planner. I recall that the real theme of every wedding was hysterics.
Complete and utter meltdowns that if they were in any way indicative of the marriage that was about to take place, I am fully culpable for not going to the groom and telling him, "Run for your life man… run I say! And do not look back!!!"
Poor innocent man-babies.
Seriously, you cannot believe some of the bridal tantrums and mother-of-the-bride freak shows that I witnessed. Back then I just remembered thinking… no way, not me. And maybe that is when I began to attempt to be less of a hot mess. At my wedding, my groom forgot his pants… HIS PANTS. I still love this story. Like the worst case scenario would have been we got married and he would have been in his sweats instead of his freshly starched Wranglers.
This would've been epic.
Alas, someone brought his pants, not a tear was shed and we lollygagged into wedded bliss without so much as a ruffled feather.
Easy street.
Sunday night my oldest daughter got engaged to her boyfriend and right in the midst of the whoops and hollers and celebratory joy one of the soon to be groomsman, now dashing, fast thinking hero, form tackled one of the celebrants, who was on fire.
The damsel, with flowing brunette locks, got too close to the candles, strategically set for ambiance and she caught on fire.
My eyes scanned the room for my newly engaged daughter, we spied each other and Cheshire cat grins spread across our faces and we met and high-fived.
Someone caught on fire at her engagement party??? This is the stuff that dreams are made of. Instead of vanilla incense and sparkling wine, the room reeked of burning human hair! You couldn't have planned a better memory. No one got hurt, no one got arrested and from now until they lay us in the ground… we have a monumental engagement story. We have texted or called each other 18 times today, not to talk about flowers, dresses, or cake… I don't even think I saw her ring?
Someone caught on fire!
And sure, parts of our wheels off personalities provide allowances for such crazed behavior, but more than that, I am finally free.
Tonight I had an entirely different scenario with another one of my kids… much less fun. And I found myself on the bathroom floor sobbing. First of all, no matter how hard I try, when they mess up, I feel fully responsible. Second of all the belief I am responsible, that is a lie from the pit of hell. They are entities. They are individuals. Sure, in my carefree ways I yell that I will kick their lung out, and if they threw up in track practice, I would cheer and holler, because if you run until you vomit… you're a winner. #whoeverthrowsupfirstwins
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But I hardly believe this causes them to make stupid decisions.
Stupid decisions are just part of the ride called life.
But here is the evolution: I blew my nose, wiped my eyes, and decided to let it go.
If I did nothing else right from now on, I planted seeds of truth in them. Some of it I was wrong about, some stuff they will have to figure out for themselves… but I taught them about the Cross. And the truth of the Cross is simply – It is done.
The freedom that comes from knowing this is so fantastic that I can't stop smiling. What is there to lose if I believe it is done?
No, I don't literally give up on the child, but I also gain nothing by grieving the what-ifs. Yes, the failures are hard to watch. Surely, I wish it could be easier. But if these are the trials that sprout the seed, and allow the roots to form, the fruit to bloom, so be it.
The work is done.
And love protects, but it is not fearful, hysterical, or irrational. Christ died, in such a perfect act of love, I can now walk in the freedom of letting Him be the God of my children's hearts, even when they are ignoring Him.
He remains.
This causes room for the ruckus. This is the true joy of my life. The worst case scenario is death, and Christ conquered that too. Therefore I find I have evolved, in spite of the hardships and stupid stuff that I encounter, I am pretty chill.
The consequences of stupid choices may be hard to watch, but I trust my God to make it all work together for perfection.
Perfection, like someone freaking catching on fire at your engagement party.
#withanamelikeschnucker #istandbyit
May your floors be sticky and your calling ordained. Love, Jami
So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. Hebrews 4:9
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I wanted to get more into Text Based Evidence this year and really make it a focus. I know my students do it in a really basic way but this year I really wanted to dig deep from the beginning and make it a priority!
I found these awesome response sheets from Teaching in Flip Flops, and for my students this really works because they NEED this scaffolding to build that learning.
We started with the question of "What makes a book?" and had a great discussion. I had them read "Flotsam" (book with no words) and write a summary on a Post - it.
Next we researched what Flotsam meant and used an extended response as a class to answer the question, "How does the title of Flotsam fit the book?" I think this was even more challenging because they had to really use picture clues and inference what was happening. Doing it all together made them feel comfortable with the format.
I just LOVE that book - the illustrations and message etc...
We talked about our Prove It board and how they could use the colorful starters in their reading response to better prove to me how that exactly answered the question from the text.
Next we read another David Wiesner book, "Art and Max" which I LOVE LOVE LOVE!! It does have words and the illustrations are mind blowing!
In groups they had to do an extended reading response on their own. Turning the question around, using proof, then explaining and concluding.
We answered "How is the theme of friendship evident in Art and Max?"
They did such a great job especially for the first time! I can't wait to use these sheets more and extend them into our weekly stories or books they read on their own. I think starting with pictures books and tough concepts like theme shows rigor but in a manageable way at first.
This lesson was one that I think my students got a lot out of and I plan to use again. It shows the level of responses straight from the first week and what I expect.


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As with every major industry trade show event such as NAB, Blackmagic Design had a massive booth at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, which was packed with visitors eager to try the latest gear from the innovative Australian company. The company also announced a few new products and gave us some updates on upcoming kit.
At IBC 2015, Blackmagic Design introduced the Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount, which is a B4 lens mount modification for its new Blackmagic URSA Mini PL camera. This new mount enables camera professionals to use broadcast HD zoom lenses, which have been the staple of the broadcast industry for decades.
Unfortunately, most of these lenses are HD rated at maximum, so to get the best of them, URSA MINI users are urged to use them in HD mode only, as the results in 4K would not be satisfying due to the optical design of the lenses themselves. The adapter itself has optics inside and is an easy swap onto the PL mount, which can be unbolted with 4 screws and the B4 mount attached in lieu of it.
The new adapter magnifies the smaller image circle of the 2/3 type inch B4 lenses to fit onto the HD portion of the sensor, hence why users are advised to use such lenses only in HD mode. According to Blackmagic Design, since URSA Mini's launch at NAB, feedback from broadcasters has been overwhelmingly positive, and now they will also be able to use their existing high definition B4 broadcast lenses with Blackmagic URSA Mini.
We visited the Blackmagic Design booth at IBC and put together a short video on the updates from the show floor.
The B4 mount for URSA Mini PL is currently priced at 279 Euros and is expected to ship in November.
In addition, Blackmagic Design announced three new Teranex Mini video converter models, allowing users to convert from 12G-SDI to Quad SDI, from Quad SDI to 12G-SDI, and to distribute a single SDI source to eight SDI outputs.
Teranex Mini 12G-SDI to Quad SDI converts 12G-SDI to Quad Link SDI so customers can connect the latest 12G-SDI Ultra HD equipment with Quad Link Ultra HD equipment. This model also allows Ultra HD SDI to be separated into four HD SDI outputs for using regular HD displays for creating video wall style displays.
Teranex Mini Quad SDI to 12G-SDI converts Quad Link SDI to 12G-SDI so customers can connect Quad Link Ultra HD equipment to the latest 12G-SDI Ultra HD equipment. This model allows equipment that uses four BNC cables to be connected using a single 12G-SDI BNC cable for connecting to the latest routers, switchers, projectors and more!
Teranex Mini SDI Distribution distributes a single SDI video input to up to eight SDI outputs. This model features the latest multi rate 12G-SDI connections with full SDI re-clocking allowing the converter to automatically switch between all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p60. This is perfect for distributing a single SDI signal to multiple devices such as monitors, switchers and encoders.
All these new models include support for both Level A and Level B 3G-SDI equipment.
Another new product from Blackmagic Design at IBC 2015 was the new DeckLink Quad 2, a new high performance capture and playback solution that puts the power of 8 DeckLink cards onto a single circuit board that plugs into a single PCI Express slot. Designed for developers and OEMs, DeckLink Quad 2 is the ideal solution for media play-out servers, multi screen digital signage servers, real time processors and more.
This new model of DeckLink Quad 2 features 8 independent 3G-SDI connections so it can now work in high HD frame rates and it supports SDI formats in SD and HD up to 1080p60. Each SDI connection is completely independent, meaning that each of the 8 connections can input or output entirely different video standards and content streams, all at the same time. DeckLink Quad 2 can also capture and playback at the same time, and also includes a reference connection for black burst/tri-sync. Developers can use the SDK to configure the eight SDI connections to be any combination of inputs and outputs.
There was also good news for those awaiting updates on the latest developments around DaVinci Resovle 12 - the company's professional editing and colour grading suite, which is now available for download from the Blackmagic Design website. The latest version of Resolve is available for £645 and also comes bundled for free with the purchase of the URSA, URSA Mini, and Production 4K cameras.


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Top>News>The Business School entrance examination (October examination) for April 2012 admission was held.
The Business School entrance examination (October examination) for April 2012 admission was held.
The Chuo Business School is a professional graduate school which seeks to cultivate strategic management leaders of working professionals.
While working, students can obtain their MBA (Master's of Business Administration (professional)) in two years by studying on weekday nights, Saturdays and Sundays at the centrally located Korakuen Campus.
Entrance examinations for admission to the MBA program in April 2012 will also be held in December and March.
Accordingly, an information session for applicants will be held on October 22nd (Sat.) at 16:30. The session will provide information on application, the entrance examination and studying.
Furthermore, a public lecture entitled Reform of organizational culture and associated process-Examples of financial institutions will be held on November 17th (Thurs.) at 19:30. An information session on the entrance examination will also be held following the public lecture.
Please view the following links for further details.
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Anything goes
1A Keong Saik Road
Tel: 6221-3538
Open for dinner Mon to Sat: 6pm to 11pm. Closed on Sun. Lunch to be introduced soon
SINCE I don't know what Lollapalooza actually means, I looked it up online. Google helpfully offered the options to translate it into Hindi or Urdu but for my own English intent and purpose, "lollapalooza" refers to something which is "particularly impressive".
I don't think the owners of indie eatery Lolla are being that presumptuous about their new place in Keong Saik, though - I also Googled "words that start with lolla" and lollapalooza was the only word available. Which means they will not be able to name their next restaurant lolla-something. And yes, I am that free.
Still, there's something fairly prescient about the name because, food notwithstanding, Lollapalooza does make a visual impression. It feels totally fresh and in-the-moment as part of the larger complex Working Capitol - a multi-purpose co-working and eating space that includes Neon Pigeon and Luxe as hipster F&B neighbours.
There's an almost Danish aesthetic to its interiors from the cosily cluttered bar area in front, and the spacious dining room (way bigger than the original Lolla) with its calming pastel-green banquettes and blond wood chairs.
The open kitchen is a hive of organised activity, centred around a blazing wood-burning oven where chef Issac Lee churns out everything from grilled Spanish iberico pork to giant tuna eye balls. Even the young male servers fit into the designer vibe in their white T-shirts and black harem pants with the restaurant's triangle and circle motif pinned to their chests.
Even the food is too cool to confine itself to any particular style - so you have this free-wheeling, anything-goes attitude where much of the menu is left to the whims of the chef and the supplies he gets. He's got the caveman thing going with the roaring fire and basic plating - no fancy flourishes, just your grilled meat of choice, maybe a bit of sauce or dressing.
There's the forager-by-phone bit with the exotic seaweed sauteed in brown butter. There's the nose-to-tail eating, although across species rather than a particular animal. For example, you get lamb's hearts, veal tongue and tuna eye ball ripped right out of its skull, in the way a warrior sardine in a David and Goliath battle with said tuna might offer his triumph to the god of the fishies.
All of this plays out to your inner Forrest Gump as you really don't know what you're going to get from the ever-changing menu that evolves on a day-to-day basis. Such a disparate style of cooking isn't bad, it's just that it appeals to so many different palates at the same time that it's going to be hard to get a consensus across the board.
Our meal starts off promisingly. There's nothing like thick, rustic flat bread (S$8) that's all crusty outside and chewy inside and comes piping hot on a wooden board. Some complimentary olive oil or dip would have been welcome but is not forthcoming. If you want anything to go with it, it's another eight bucks for chorizo and herbed ricotta.
We skip the saltwort seaweed sauteed in brown butter as our server candidly says that it's pretty "ordinary" compared to the other choices on the menu. We like that they don't try to hard sell or play up anything, preferring you to make up your own mind about what you order.
The chef treats his meats well, going by the char-grilled secreto iberico de bellota (S$22) that is served pink and juicy, in true justice to the acorn-eating Spanish pigs that are usually turned into top-grade jamon. On the other hand, despite our fondness for tongue, it's hard to come to terms with the whole cooked specimen that arrives on our table. Bring the rest of the cow to the table to say "hello" next time, why don't you - we can't help thinking to ourselves. When it comes to realism beyond fish head curry, we're cowards. It's also why we give the tuna eye a miss after the server's graphic description of it being fishy.
Still, the corned veal tongue (S$44) is tasty if just somewhat overcooked for our taste. Interestingly, we're told to remove the skin because of its chewiness but some bits are nice and crusty - a contrast to the soft, slightly mushy flesh within.
We prefer our tongue a little more resilient in texture (and in nondescript slices). The tartness of the salsa verde is meant to temper the richness of the tongue - but the dance of dull and sharp on our palate seems out of step.
On the other hand, a charred hunk of tuna collar (S$44) totally hits the spot in a comfortingly cloying way. The skin of the fish is a blackened cover that you remove to reveal moist, juicy, oily fish that cuts like butter. You can literally crawl into it and stay warm all winter - just saying. A roasted lemon half drips welcome acidity to balance off the oil.
Another off-kilter combination is the crispy deep-fried pig's ears (S$21) which are fine on their own but overkill when drizzled with some kind of cocktail sauce and presented on a bed of crisp, bitter radicchio leaves tossed in too much vinegar. A hand-torn pasta (S$28) in so-so tomato sauce is killed by crab meat that's either canned or had overstayed its welcome.
Lemon semolina cake (S$18) tastes nice and homespun but an uneven drizzle of lemon syrup and a weird rosemary cream that tastes like creamed olive oil makes us wish they would cut the price and just give us the cake on its own. We're also not sure if we like the homemade rosewater and cardamom ice cream (S$9), which has a pleasant fragrance but an odd, overly smooth texture.
All this free-style, guerrilla cooking means that a meal here is a bit of a gamble where, given the upscale pricing, you stand to win or lose big depending on how your meal turns out. Lollapalooza is impressive by definition, but it needs to do more to stand out where it matters.
Rating: 6.5
10: The ultimate dining experience
9-9.5: Sublime
8-8.5: Excellent
7-7.5: Good to very good
6-6.5: Promising
5-5.5: Average