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Scarlett Johansson and Kerry Washington headlined a bevy of stars — ranging from Mary J. Blige to Eva Longoria — at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, each making a plea to voters to re-elect President Barack Obama ahead of his capstone speech.
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Eastwood "had a different narrative,'' Longoria told "Today." "Everyone keeps comparing us because we're both from the entertainment industry, but I'm a co-chair for the campaign. I'm on the ground, I've been in swing states, I've been talking to the American people, I've been out there speaking on behalf of Obama's record, I've been in the trenches. My narrative tonight with my speech and what I'm going to tell the American people is very different than what Clint did. No empty chair."
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text: Vorbis quality – wrong direction? 2004-02-05 08:10:22 I promised to Quantum Knot to test his new tuning. I finally found the time, and tested QK2, 1.01 - compared to RC3 library. Yes, the two-years old RC3.I. CHALLENGERSThe challengers are of course questionable. I had to explain my choices.First, I didn't include Nyaochi and Aoyumi tunings. I really apologize to both persons. It might appear as disrespectful, but in my opinion, comparing different tunings in alpha stage each others is not something fair. I guess that alpha tunings are released for report, not for competition. Comparison will probably follow later, when all tunings will be advanced enough.Second thing: why old vorbis encoders? I've tested vorbis 1.00 and 1.01 many times with natural instruments, and it always sounded approximative and disapointing, generally worse than lame mp3. To my ears, there are serious problems: not only hiss or high frequencies boost (reported many times by other users), but imprecise or coarse sound, aggressive rendering. With classical music, or natural instruments well recorded, all these problems are clearly audible – probably more than with loud and (over-)compressed music.These problems are like a vorbis "signature" (in blind test, it's easy to find vorbis among different challengers). I never heard something comparable with other formats. But I'm sure that these flaws are not consubstantial to vorbis format, but that they are a consequence not only of a lack of tuning, but from contestable choices made in the past. I'm still convinced that something wrong happened between RC3 and final "1.00" version from July 2002, though I never really tested this difference. My suspicions are based on the following things.Important changes were made between RC3 and Final library. This was particularly noticeable on encoding speed (final is much faster), and on sound quality at low bitrate, even for untrained people. Before "final" encoder, Vorbis wasn't very competitive at low bitrate (especially the popular and symbolic 64 kbps). The reference two years ago was mp3pro, and vorbis was clearly behind. At low bitrate, Vorbis sounded like other non-SBR format (wma, real, aac): metallic, heavily distorted, etc… But final encoder sounded totally different: not metallic anymore, less distorted, but simply noisier (and some stereo issues). For people used to find traditional flaws at this bitrate, vorbis was simply amazing. With some habits, noise and stereo problems would be more noticeable, but even here, vorbis is a very good solution at 64 kbps (see Roberto's recent test) compared to all present non-SBR format. Noise and stereo reduction are generally more acceptable and less ugly than metallic coloration a la wma or DivX audio...But this incontestable victory (for an open-source and non-patented project) had some bad reverse. In my opinion, pre-final encoders were more transparent at mid-bitrate[/b] (especially 128 kbps or –q4 setting), at least on non-killer samples (90% or 99.9% of [my?] music, I can't say) and at least with natural instruments recorded on hi-fi principles. At this bitrate, encodings are now sharing the same flaw as low bitrate: hiss, imprecise rendering… On cool samples, where even mp3 sounds flawlessly, vorbis has audible problems. I suspect that the secret of vorbis good quality at low bitrate is the cause of wrong things that are happening above. I never seriously tried to confirm or infirm my suspicions with blind test. I was more interested by high bitrate & transparent encodings, and because of pre-echo serious problems, vorbis wasn't really interesting (except with Garf tuning). Now than Vorbis begins to infiltrate industrial manufacturers, the audio format looks for me more interesting at lower bitrate (I expect from modern format a good quality at 130-150 kbps]. Testing Quantum Knot tuning encoder appears like a good opportunity for me to oppose post-1.00 encoders to old RC3 library, in order to see if my suspicions are justified or simple rubbish.I looked on old CD-R, and founded three RC3 builds, dated on: February 2002, March 2002 and April 2002. I was tempted to test two different builds, and not only one RC3 encoder. Why? In my souvenirs, a vorbis developer talked about changes happened within RC3 (can't remember or understand what - maybe something related to stereo model). I think it happened in springs (April or May). February and March encoders produce same output result (I did a bit to bit comparison, and files were the same, except tiny difference on the first samples). April encoder is a different beast. Encoding speed had improved (twice faster, if not more!), and output is different too. If problems occur with final library, the cause is maybe in this crucial moment of vorbis history. I'm maybe completely wrong in my suspicions, and maybe RC3 sounds worse than 1.00 encoder. The best thing to be sure about it is to test the different encoders.The following test confronts four vorbis encoders:• 2002.03.07• 2002.04.06• Official 1.01 oggenc – JohnV compile (2003.09.09)• GordianKnot tuning QK2 (January 2004, based on 1.01)Setting for all encoder is the same: -q4 (VBR, 128 kbps nominal)II. SAMPLESIn order to make the 1.01 & QK2 comparison (primary goal of the test) useful, I've selected sample with transients. I didn't include well-known killer samples: positive reports for QK2 were done with this kind of samples, and for 128 kbps encodings, I guess that common musical samples are difficult enough for all encoders and more representative of real usage too. All samples are coming from my own library. I've deliberately chosen very short ones, so upload will be easier.Short description: • harpsichord.wav: solo harpsichord, maybe too reverberated but very sharp and nice recording. Encoders usually suffer from pre-echo and from heavy distortions• erhu10.wav: erhu (Chinese string instrument) with percussive instruments in accompaniment.• Arche I.wav: orchestral extract from Penderecki first Symphony. Very sharp and loud attack, followed by something like a rattle [not Simon]• Mandolins.wav: extract from a famous Vivaldi concerto. This sample (reduced to 5 seconds) is one of my favorite, because many encoders failed to encode this properly at ~130 kbps.• Transfiguration.wav: part of an orchestral work of Olivier Messiaen. Two different problems should occur: distortions with cymbals (and with Vorbis 1.00 family: flattened noisy sound) and pre-echo/blurred brass instruments.• La Spagna.wav: percussions & wind instruments from Renaissance playing concertedly. Pre-echo reduction is expected from GK2, and maybe noise problems may occurs with wind instruments.• Mars.wav: beginning of the first Planet[/U], from Gustav Holst. Naturally quiet (violin pizzicatos and threatening winds, this sample is very quiet due to weird mastering of the CD layer [rip from a SACD]. This sample is comparable to orchestral lace, and I listened it without harm at very high volume in order to magnify all possible problems (pre-echo, ATH issues, background changes...)• Brahms6.wav: piano is a percussive instruments, potentially affected by pre-echo. This recording from the 6th Hungarian Dance of Johannes Brahms is really sharp and well-recorded.In other words, the samples tested are probably not favorable to pre-Final libraries. For measuring vorbis noise problems at ~128 kbps, tonal sample are more interesting. But even here, interesting things happened during the test.III. RESULTS• QK2 modifications have a positive effect on 5 samples. The benefits of this encoder concern pre-echo and sharpness only. On low-volume transients, GK2 is inoperative (Mars.wav). On sharp and detailed micro-attacks (Arche I.wav second part, and Transfiguration.wav), QK2 sounds identical to official 1.01. But when attacks are clearly defined (Arche I.wav first part and Harpsichord.wav), the difference is appreciable. Benefits are audible too when transients are not excessively strong (piano, percussions on La Spagna.wav), but difference is then mildly audible. I'm disappointed by the few differences with Mandolins.wav, and surprised by the identical scores I obtained with Erhu10.wav.Vorbis library needs tweaking for mid bitrate encodings, and QK2 is a good answer for the pre-echo problem.• The official post final "1.01" encoder sounded worse than RC3 libraries to my ears on 7 samples. Harpsichord is the only exception, with less distortion (vibrating effect). But most often, the noise issues (louder, unstable, affecting micro-dynamic of some instruments and definition/contours of others) was more discriminating than pre-echo variations. With Erhu10.wav, Transfiguration.wav and Arche I.wav (second part), difference between RC3 family and 1.01 is really big (whereas progress made with QK2 from 1.01 had a much more limited impact). Interesting thing to note: official 1.01 never reached the 3.0 (= "slightly annoying") notation. Notation is of course a very imprecise thing, but this ranking isn't totally meaningless. 1.01 produces non transparent and barely acceptable sound with natural instruments, whereas the RC3 branch, as all different audio format, is able to reach near-transparency with non-difficult samples. To the 8 samples of this test I could add the results of the ~30 other samples I've tested in the past with vorbis: final vorbis results were each time around 3/5. In other words, the changes introduced with 1.00 are negative at –q 4 with a consequent part of the editorial production (at least for my ears).• Other thing to note: there wasn't any rupture between March 2002 [m2k2] and April 2002 [a2k2]. Library from m2k2 is not the crystal clear one, and a2k2 the Hoover© sounding library. M2k2 RC3 was better than a2k2 four time; a2k2 was better (but by a slightly margin) the four other time. Nevertheless, if April 2002 wasn't an historic moment for Vorbis (except for encoding speed), it was surely the beginning of tendency: noise increased with a2k2 and reached an alarming level. The accident occurred few months later…Other point: pre-echo issues were reduced with a2k2 library (compared to the previous one). But comparing RC3s to Finals libraries on pre-echo is not easy. Pre-echo is sometimes lower with RC3 (a2k2 or m2k2) : erhu10, Arche I, Mandolins and Brahms - and sometimes higher than with 1.01 output : Spagna, Holst.IV. CONCLUSIONSHard to conclude anything with only eight samples. I nevertheless reached the following one: my suspicions weren't unfounded, and there's obviously something rotten in 1.00 – and following libraries. I haven't test Vorbis with non-classical/over-compressed/electronic music, and therefore I can't evaluate the possible benefits of 1.00 modifications. But with classical (or more generally, natural instruments recorded with fidelity principles), these changes have clearly a negative effect – with some local exceptions (like harpsichord).I guess that without these changes, Vorbis will sound poorly at low bitrate (a quick try with RC3 at 64 kbps convinced me that 1.00 is much better). But isn't RC3 a better basis for mid-bitrate tuning than 1.00? Or is it possible to disconnect Vorbis mid settings from low settings, in order to avoid all characteristic introduced by "final" version to contaminate all encoding area (at least, up to 5.99]?Note: the eight samples (FLAC – 4.5 MB] are available on the uploading forum – or will follow very soon. Last Edit: 2005-12-29 21:13:45 by guruboolez


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Mujadarra (Middle Eastern Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions)
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Add cumin to the rest of the cooked onions and saute 1-2 minutes.
Mujadarra (Middle Eastern Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions)
(Makes 4 generous servings, recipe adapted from Paula Wolfert's The Cooking of the Eastern Mediterranean.)
3/4 cup long-grain white rice (I used Uncle Ben's Converted Rice)
1 cup brown lentils, rinsed
3 cups yellow onions, cut into quarter slices (or more)
1/3 cup olive oil (use high-quality olive oil with good flavor for this dish)
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Cook rice in water following package directions, or cook in a rice cooker. When rice is done, cover and keep warm until you add it to the lentils.
Rinse lentils, then place in heavy pot with a tight fitting lid, add 1 quart water, and let lentils simmer over very low heat uncovered until they are soft (about 20-30 minutes, but cooking time will depend on how fresh the lentils are so keep checking until they are soft but still have a slight bite to them.) When lentils are cooked, cover and let water them absorb any leftover water.
While lentils cook, chop onions. Heat olive oil in heavy frying pan, then add onions, reduce heat to medium-low and start to brown onions, stirring every few minutes. Continue to cook onions, stirring often, until they are deeply browned and caramelized, about 20-25 minutes. Don't rush this step; the onions will be bitter if they're cooked at high heat.
When onions are browned, remove half the onions to drain on a paper towel to crisp. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp cumin into the rest of the onions in the pan and saute 1-2 minutes.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked lentils to the pan with the onions, leaving behind any water that's not absorbed. Season the cooked lentils and onions with salt and freshly ground black pepper and cook 1-2 minutes to blend flavors.
Gently mix cooked rice into the lentils and caramelized onions, heating for a minute or two if the rice is not hot. Put Mujadarra on a serving dish, top with crispy caramelized onions, and serve hot or warm.
This is great served with Middle Eastern Tomato Salad on the side. It would make a great side dish with Baked Falafel Patties with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce, or you could also serve the sauce with the Mujadarra.
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Made with a low-glycemic type of white rice such as Uncle Ben's Converted Rice, this dish would be approved for phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet.
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1Not to us, LORD, not to us
but to your name give glory
because of your mercy and faithfulness.a
2Why should the nations say,
3Our God is in heaven
and does whatever he wills.c
4Their idols are silver and gold,d
the work of human hands.e
5They have mouths but do not speak,
eyes but do not see.
6They have ears but do not hear,
noses but do not smell.
7They have hands but do not feel,
feet but do not walk;
they produce no sound from their throats.
8Their makers will be like them,
and anyone who trusts in them.
9*The house of Israel trusts in the LORD,f
who is their help and shield.g
10The house of Aaron trusts in the LORD,
who is their help and shield.
11Those who fear the LORD trust in the LORD,
who is their help and shield.
12The LORD remembers us and will bless us,
will bless the house of Israel,
will bless the house of Aaron,
13Will bless those who fear the LORD,
small and great alike.
14May the LORD increase your number,
yours and your descendants.
15May you be blessed by the LORD,
maker of heaven and earth.
16*The heavens belong to the LORD,
but he has given the earth to the children of Adam.h
17*The dead do not praise the LORD,
not all those go down into silence.i
18It is we who bless the LORD,
both now and forever.
* [Psalm 115] A response to the enemy taunt, "Where is your God?" This hymn to the glory of Israel's God (Ps 115:1–3) ridicules the lifeless idols of the nations (Ps 115:4–8), expresses in a litany the trust of the various classes of the people in God (Ps 115:9–11), invokes God's blessing on them as they invoke the divine name (Ps 115:12–15), and concludes as it began with praise of God. Ps 135:15–18 similarly mocks the Gentile gods and has a similar litany and hymn (Ps 135:19–21).
* [115:2] Where is their God?: implies that God cannot help them.
* [115:9–11] The house of Israel…the house of Aaron…those who fear the LORD: the laity of Israelite birth, the priests, and the converts to Judaism, cf. Ps 118:2–4; 135:19–21. In the New Testament likewise "those who fear the Lord" means converts to Judaism (cf. Acts 10:2, 22, 35; 13:16, 26).
* [115:16] The heavens: the Septuagint reads here "the heaven of heavens" or "the highest heavens," i.e., above the firmament. See note on Ps 148:4.
* [115:17] See note on Ps 6:5.
d. [115:4–10] Ps 135:15–19; Wis 15:15–16; Is 44:9f; Jer 10:1–5.
i. [115:17] Ps 6:6; 88:11ff; Sir 17:22f; Is 38:18.
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Shell Script: GetCluster – a shell script I happen to have written today; uses a few features of GNU Grep, whilst being tolerant of non-GNU greps (at the cost of some functionality).
This simple shell script is an example of the kind of thing that can easily be done with a few simple commands. As it is intended for the Solaris platform, which does not necessarily include GNU's grep, some additional complexity is required to see what the platform's grep utility is capable of.
This is achieved by:
1) Set the PATH to pick up the GNU tools first:
2) Find grep (ggrep if possible; the existence of ggrep suggests that grep itself is not GNU's grep):
type ggrep >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
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GREP=`which grep`
It then finds a file, which could be in one of many places:
CLUSTERTOC=`ls clustertoc .clustertoc /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris*/Product/.clustertoc /cdrom/Solaris*/Product/.clustertoc /mnt/Solaris*/Product/.clustertoc 2>/dev/null|head -1`
What this does, is identify the first succesful match (the rest go to /dev/null). If none is found, the CLUSTERTOC will not be a valid file (note: this gets us the added bonus that it will complain if clustertoc is a device driver, pipe, etc).
It then looks for "SUNW_CSRMEMBER" in the clustertoc, using "
grep -n" to get the line number, then passing that linenumber on to
head so as to limit the output to only contain those lines. Any lines below that point would refer to other clusters, and be irrelevant. We want to get the last of the relevant part of the file, so that the
tail command below will give us what we need.
GNU Grep has a "-A n" and "-B n" facility to say "include n lines After the matching line" or "include n lines Before the matching line". We use "-A" here to get the following lines which describe the pacakge in more detail:
head -${linenum} $CLUSTERTOC |$GREP -A4 "^CLUSTER="|cut -d"=" -f2-|tail -4
See the readme file for specific output – the Solaris (non-GNU) version has notably less detail than the GNU version.
Hopefully the script (http://steve-parker.org/code/sh/getcluster/getcluster.sh) is in other ways sufficiently self-explanatory.
The input file (http://steve-parker.org/code/sh/getcluster/clustertoc is relatively simple, and should explain any other queries.
Still – this simple script may provoke a few questions; please do play with it and ask away, if anything is unclear.


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I'm going back. I can't bear seeing my father enter the hospital due to hypertension because of me. Thank you for always helping me. Frankly, everyone knows, the problem lies at his mother.
My heart was shattered when I received her SMS yesterday.
She did tried to escape, she got away for a few days, residing at her house despite her own parents constantly persuading her to go back (even after knowing her problem).
Despite all the efforts, despite all the supports, the battle was lost.
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Dear Nicole,ReplyDelete
I think this is the best choice for now, let this be a reminder to the husband's family to respect her a little bit more, she is willing to work things out and carry on the family honour, a very very brave girl...
Chubby Chin
- Anonymous15/11/07 1:36 PM
Dear Nicole,ReplyDelete
Tell your friend that there is love for her and her baby. I would give them hugs and kisses too. Forget abt all the terrible things and start all over by working hard on it.
With love and care
from mama of 2 little boys
oso hor, the chinese translation at the end part is "the problem lies at the mother" rather than the mom's side...(^_^)"ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous15/11/07 1:40 PM
Dear Nicole,ReplyDelete
Nothin much you can do (for now)but to respect her decision. Lets pray for her that things will become better for her.
Jacky Chin: Thanks, changed.ReplyDelete
agnes and grey: I know, I just... sigh... feel sad.
- Anonymous15/11/07 1:49 PM
Why can't his side of the family see what she is going through right now? Are there such people who are so selfish? So blind? Nobody deserves to live in that kind of condition!ReplyDelete
I can only pray for her that in time, a solution will occur.. I can only hope that his side of the family changes for her sake before she is forced to walk down her own path alone.
She is not alone! I really hope she does know that hundreds of people are backing her up.
Take care for the both of you~
I don't understand why cant she do something? She is a capable woman. To her i would say: "Walk away from his family and your own family if u must. You are now a mother of a child. You are starting your own family. Lose the whole world but never lose yourself (that includes the child in your womb)!!!ReplyDelete
Even people on the streets will treat you better. So why risk yourself? The more you love others and keep giving, the more people will bully you. Even if your parents live well, they will always remember that they have a useless daughter who cant fend for herself. Is that what you want your parents to remember you for?
A chinese proverb says that grieve and hopelessness is worst than a dead heart. Your heart might be dead and you have no more feelings, but you are not happy and you are scared. These are FEELINGS, my dear.
Please, please, please wake up and walk out of your miseries. For you and for your child. Your child will thank you when she/he knows what you have done".
Nicole, let your close friend know what your readers have said. She might need more emotional support and courage than ever before. Thanks ^_^
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- Anonymous15/11/07 2:07 PM
*sigh* if that's her decision so we just have respect that. even tho i'm not too happy with her decision. I hope she'll be alright, going back there.. really, really hope so.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15/11/07 2:11 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend but sadly, this kinda man just won't die in this face of the earth.ReplyDelete
There's nothing much can be done besides keeping her company and lending her a good shoulder and ears..
He's abusive and would do anything and his mom is just plain uneducated. Tell your friend, she's educated and she has a clear mind, if she keeps barking, then she's just a mere b*tch who doesn't know what polite means.
I too had been thru a similiar situation just that, his family is a darling but he's just plain womanizer and uses woman's money.. and uses threat against me..
To me.. he's just not man enough to face his own issues after I brought it up to his family.. instead he point the finger at me and he 'took' away our child.. and left me and womanizes another woman the very same month.. man is good for nothing.
Man needs woman to bear their child but woman can have her own child by just visiting the sperm bank. Heh. Man just can't get pregnant, can they?
What's the fastest way to a man's heart?
- Through his chest with a sharp knife.
lydia: i wish it was that easy, so who's going to support her while she's 6 months pregnant and no money with no job (coz she's pregnant) up till she delivers? It's not easy to abandon your own parents.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15/11/07 2:23 PM
such a loser!! but i understand also, it's the fault and pressure of the society.ReplyDelete
she really needs to step out. it's not because once she made a wrong decision, she needs to use her whole life to cover it. who told her that??
step out, be brave, live your own life.
don't be silly and say it's only his mother's fault. if the husband continues to behave like this, nothing is gonna be changed.
wake up!! and step out!!
anyway, it's sad also to know that her family is a bit conservative and not supporting.
p/s: it makes me feel sick to see the girls in m'sia can't even protect themselves.
- Anonymous15/11/07 2:51 PM
she must be tough to overcome this hurdle..remember, she have a child now and hope the child can be the strength to go on..be strong!ReplyDelete
hope other guys outta there see whats going on..
dun ever treat your gf or wife like this..
love your wife and gf...
- Anonymous15/11/07 2:53 PM
There is nothing more you can do. Just be mindful over her, keep a watchout. Any sign of distress again, pull her out. There are many organisations that support ladies in her situation. I dont think you have to feel bad, or frustrated.ReplyDelete
Hope you have fully recovered from your fever. And hopefully St Nick drops you the duvet covers which you want for Christmas. If he doesn't, let me know, will get it for you since you've been a pretty good girl so far! And for standing up for your friend.
- Anonymous15/11/07 3:00 PM
Somehow nicole, i think the vital problem is her husband.. I have an auntie, she's also having the same problem, even hit her with broom whenever she saw her but the different is, when the mother-in-law is hitting her, the husband at least helped to cover her, although not saying anything or scold her mother ( chinese are very concerned about filial respect, some lah.. although they know their parents are doing the wrong thing) OR when the mother-in-law scold her so unreasonably, the husband stand beside her, hugging her, when they go home, the husband thank her for not leaving him and beg for her apology. So from that day onward, my auntie knows she's had a true husband, despite being stuck between the position of a son and a husband, the husband protected the wife yet doesn't show any anger or hatred toward the mother. the hitting and humiliating still happens, until they've managed to move out and have a small house starting to live their simple happy life.ReplyDelete
The major point is the husband! not the mother, this is my point of view.
What the husband do is actually what a wife cares, no matter how bad the parents-in-law treat her. She needs to know that the husband is standing on her side.
- Anonymous15/11/07 3:16 PM
To tell the truth, my blood continues to boil even though I've read the previous entry a couple of days ago.ReplyDelete
There are a lot of NGOs out there that can help your friend.
Why not refer her to one?
- Anonymous15/11/07 3:20 PM
nicole: proud of you helping out a friend...like how a friend should. however, sometimes, there is only so much one can do, when the person that you're helping cant help herself.ReplyDelete
to all girls/ladies out there: sometimes the choice between happiness and hardship lies on your hand. you have the power to choose. but i have seen so many girls chose the 'wrong' path just because they thought 'love' could change a stubborn head. so many times i have seen them proven themselves wrong.
I am agree with Amomhrer, the problem is on the husband.ReplyDelete
To all the guys (and myself too), you are a 'son' as well as a 'husband'. Survive between 2 most important ladies in our life is hard.
But, it is our duty and responsibility as a 'son' and 'husband' to create a harmonize relationship between them; in the family.
Think hard and act.
- Anonymous15/11/07 3:48 PM
Dear Nicole,ReplyDelete
If she decides to walk out of her misery and she doesn't want to burden her family, she can always seek help from them
Women's Aid Organisation
Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita
P.O. Box 493 Jalan Sultan
46760 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel. +60 3 7956 3488
Fax. +60 3 7956 3237
All Women's Action Society
Telephone number: +603 7877 4221
Fax number: +603 7874 3312
Telenita (counselling line): +603 7877-0224
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: 85, Jalan 21/1, Sea Park , Petaling Jaya , 46300 Selangor , Malaysia
i believe they will welcome you with open arms but most important, your friend don't feel embarass about it.
All the best gal!
- Anonymous15/11/07 4:55 PM
I dunno why her family is persuading her to go abck even tho' they knw what she's going through.ReplyDelete
But honestly, ur fren is a real tough girl. She loves her dad and her family and she just wanna honor them that's why she goes back to her husband.
Problem lies only at the mom in-law? I guess not only coming fromher but from the husband too. He is such an irresponsible useless bum.
Hence, no matter what let her know that many of us out here is giving her full support.
At the mean time, let's just respect her decision and pray for the best for her and her baby.
May God Bless her and her child. May God gives her peace and strength to go through whatever she's going through today.
**Pls tell her not to be afraid to seek for help if she has too. If things get worse..she has gotta get out!
I really wish the best for your friend.ReplyDelete
Jia You! Bu Yao Fang Qi.
- Anonymous15/11/07 5:53 PM
good!go back and fight the monster in law n the dickless husband..jia youReplyDelete
- Anonymous15/11/07 6:04 PM
anon (5:43 PM),ReplyDelete
Spouse abuse in marriage is a very common problem everywhere in the world. The least we can do is to raise awareness. I don't think you know enough about nicole and her friend to cry about confidentiality here. Keep your opinion to yourself pls.
I know many ppl make such decisions and its hard for us friends to see the reason why. Truth be told, its not a wise decision but sometimes it's the only decision they can make. Perhaps when she had her baby and working, more options will open for her. But, she needs to really work hard on it... seeing her problems with her husband and mother in law.ReplyDelete
Anyway, i dont personally see her as weak or what not when she went back, coz, she went back coz of her family which i dont really understand why her family is not siding with her.
So... Good luck with ur friend nicole. And god bless. Hopefully a few months later u'll be blogging bout how ur friend is finally free.
- Anonymous15/11/07 6:32 PM
Don't take it as a battle lost. More than good enough of you to stood by her and provided her comfort so that she can decide without duress(so we believe).ReplyDelete
That is normally the case with traditional chinese parents. Even in cases that involving serious physical abuses, their approach is still the same. Thank goodness I've yet personally see any life lost as a direct result of such approach.
At the end of the day, we have respect her decision regardless of the choice.
- Anonymous15/11/07 7:41 PM
she had a weak father. and i dun mean physically.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15/11/07 8:41 PM
tell yr friend "time" will tell and "time" will heal whatever she is undergoing now.ReplyDelete
tell her to go with what is "right" in her heart and eventually she will make her "right" decision.
her mind is not straight now, no point add in more pressure onto her.
- Anonymous15/11/07 8:42 PM
"she had a weak father. and i dun mean physically."ReplyDelete
i disagree to what you said...which parents wish to see their own flesh and blood being a single mother?it is not easy.there are many things to think about if u were to divorce with tat animal.no dont get me wrong..i am not supporting that animal...it is not so easy to divorce...many preparation needed to be prepare first...
in my opinion,divorce is the rite thing to do...but i am not in her shoes..many aspects we dont know...we only know from what we see...but anyway..i pray for u..
hey, how could your friend do that?? She will suffer for the rest of her life with that stupid man! Ask her to file a divorce!ReplyDelete
If she don't have money, ask her mom to take care her baby, and she can work! She can go back and live with her family! If that motherf****r cause a commotion outside her house, she can lodge a police report!
I tell you, she can't live, share her life with that man anymore! He is violent and useless!
- Anonymous15/11/07 10:15 PM
Wise men once said:ReplyDelete
Some battles are best settled with a peace treaty...
- Anonymous15/11/07 10:38 PM
I don't think all the problems lie at his mother. Yes, his mother is very difficult to handle but this doesn't mean he can get away from his responsibilities.ReplyDelete
It is very easy to blame others as if himself has nothing to do with it. What I see is "like mother, like son". I believe that is his true colors.
Life shall not be like that and most of all LOVE is not everything and this is not LOVE at all.
When she wants to be awaken? when she is being beat brutally or when her baby is being hurt? (we never know that)
Even after she has given birth, who will "own" the baby? I strongly believe she will never get her baby back if her mother-in-law wants to own the baby. And perhaps she won't have the chance to feed or take care or teach her baby.
Life can really be better than that, much more better. Never think you cannot turn back. Life always has U-turn.
- Anonymous15/11/07 10:38 PM
1.A divorce is not an immediate process, most of the times it drags for a few years~ReplyDelete
2.During the process, one cannot have another partner during the process of divorce, its illegal, one may fine up to RM10,000 if convicted~
3.The new Boy Friend or the new partner will be fine up to RM10,000 if convicted too~
4.Child will be a few years old when divorce is finally settled~
I think she has made a very wise choice if she knows what is she getting into if she "Open Fires", her parents knows better...
- Anonymous15/11/07 10:41 PM
Also, mother may loos baby to father if situation permits~ReplyDelete
a life time of pain loosing the child would happen~
Really the parents choose the best choice for their daughter~
- Anonymous15/11/07 10:43 PM
LOVE~ is not simple at ALL~ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15/11/07 10:50 PM
Impresively, some people are extremely ignorant~ReplyDelete
Dono anything and start chanting divorce~
It kills a person in the process~
- Anonymous15/11/07 11:55 PM
Now people, do the calculation and u can see why she has made the best choice...ReplyDelete
Oso if situation is really tat bad for her, she will definately not go home to the husband~
The Same Anon~
- Anonymous16/11/07 12:12 AM
And oso oso, Kuchai Lama Food Court, closed down d, where am I supposed to go eat?...ReplyDelete
Eh...Its not very relevant hor...
The sam hungry Anon lor~
- Anonymous16/11/07 12:22 AM
Why is it that her parents want her to go back? It's like pushing the daughter to the lion's cage!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16/11/07 12:34 AM
Its just arguments with the mother in law mah, not much damage, if don like can always go back mommy's place and stay for a few weeks to a few years mah~
Better than to file a divorce lar, veli costly and expensive gar~
all adults know that very well gar~
If not the last option, one do not go for divorce gar~
Hungry Anon~
- Anonymous16/11/07 12:47 AM
And oso hor, (guys don hate me), girls always got secret weapon to punish the husband mah...ReplyDelete
I think u all noe la..."Don't touch me! at night!"....then then then the husband will die gar lar~
Hungry Anon~
- Anonymous16/11/07 1:24 AM
How about we go and rescue the girl, donate money to her, give her job, and protect the girl.ReplyDelete
We have over ten of thousands of people here in the blog, easy to realize the above, right?
And before we do that, let's chop off the XXX's son dick.
Who's with me?
- Anonymous16/11/07 1:32 AM
Dear people,ReplyDelete
One word = sin. Does it ever strike your hearts, people out there? When you live life without God, everything crumbles in your world regardless of the magnitude of the problem. With God, everything happens for a reason and there is hope because He has overcome every single problem you could think of and beyond that. Repent la you people for the kingdom of God is near. All your money, your belongings, your cravings, your group of friends, your so-called idea of life will perish soon. Those who have God will live forever in eternity with Him. Those who don't have God, earth is the only heaven you have, cause after you die, it's all hell for you people. When will you all wake up?
- Anonymous16/11/07 2:36 AM
To Nicole's Friend,ReplyDelete
You choose your own life path. Though I feel sorry for your situation, but you are the only one who can change it. Stop playing the victim role, pack your bags, and go. Don't be afraid, because you have already lived through it. What else do you have to lose? Your life and your child's, lies in your hand. Choose the life you WANT! Stand up for yourself!
- Anonymous16/11/07 7:08 AM
don't know what to say abt your friend..but i think she needs to stay strong..ReplyDelete
its easier to say and give a lot of advice here than be in the real position as your friend..but i hope she will stand strong for her baby...
Hope God will bless her and give her strong will to overcome this..
- Anonymous16/11/07 8:30 AM
I'm a man oso wor, if go chop chop his XXX hor, I can feel his pain oso ge wor~ Veli scarie lar~
The Hungry anon
- Anonymous16/11/07 9:32 AM
God bless her ...ReplyDelete
Hope that thing will become better for her and her baby....
- Anonymous16/11/07 9:38 AM
i kinda understand how your friend feel, nicole. tough ones. i always forsee that one day i might have the same fate as your friend too, of course, minute the mother-in-law thingy. my partner's family is great. problem lies with the guy. my heart is aching when i said this: he love me but he love himself more.ReplyDelete
at the end of the day, mother-in-law or not mother in-law, what rely bring the gals back to this kind of so call 'miserable' life is the guy. gals are silly, no matter they're a humble homemaker or a smart manager of a company.
i must admit, i should have walk out of this relationship since the beginning, cheating (unfaithful), beating (till bruise), scolding (yelling with foul languages), smoking (determination to quit but i knew it will never happen), drug (few times only and can be avoided), i've been thru seeing him do so. don get me wrong, he's not a gangster, he's just a normal person like most of us, he has a good job, good faith in work, good life, kind of like a most eligible bachelor in 'market' if he's single. sounds like he got two face? yes, he has, in front of me.
one might be asking, if it is so 'complicated', y am i stil in this relationship? my answer: i really don't know. i guess maybe i just refuse to let go. i remember ones ever said it's 'choice'. at the end of the day, it's all on our hand, it's our choice. i guess this is my choice.
so, i guess this is your friend's 'choice'. i wish i could make a brave choice by leaving the life i'm choosing. but it is definitely goin to be difficult, because i know, i'm stupidly in love with this guy who is 'not-the guy-i-thought-would-be-but-i-keep-hoping-he-will-be'. silly? yes i am.
p/s: this morning, i just get scolded like a dog by my partner. my heart shattered and i rely feel like just hide at home a cry. so hard to believe that i'm now sitting in a office room, staff waiting for me to make decision, and i still have to finish a report to be submitted to boss. it's rely torturing to 'act'. i was a ex-depression patient. really do not wish to go back to that kind of life anymore. it's all bout 'acting' in front of people. i just wish i could be myself again...
- Anonymous16/11/07 10:21 AM
Remember not to get married to that guy ar, poor girl, its easier to walk out without legal complications...
The day will come when decied u have had enuff, then maybe a new guy would appear, he cannot do anything by then...
Good luck and choose ur life wisely...
I agreed with what Amomhrer said...ReplyDelete
It is all the problem with the guy.
But in the meantime,
1.her own parents persuaded her to go back coz they want the couple together?
2.they guy is staying with the mom coz he isn't independant?
conclusion, why not make a change and bring the guy over to her own house?
his needs would be satisfied,her dad would be happy,and she wont get scolding..
SCREW XXX's,she still hav her daughter and maid at home ryte?
but if that guy wont wanna move out,ReplyDelete
as Nicole said, "all would be lost"
- Anonymous16/11/07 11:50 AM
Seek God la. Don't put your hope in man. All of us ain't perfect. Only God is.
Nicole's friend,
Seek God as well. He never disappoints.
Hope you seek God too. Time is short. When you are lying on your death bed one day, you will question your destiny after death. Don't wait till then. Do it now. It's never too late. You were made for a purpose and bought for a price. Heard of the last shall be the first and the first shall be the last?
she is strong...and when she goes back this time, she will be stronger. and this time if things fail her again, she will come out as one of the strongest women.ReplyDelete
stand strong yeah? especially for the baby in the tummy. coz she needs you.
- Anonymous16/11/07 1:21 PM
anon (11:50 AM)ReplyDelete
What if when the day comes and god says; "You disappoint me coz you never try hard enough and, you over used my name to bulldoze your own opinions"?
No offense. Just a hypothetical question.
It's tough on the friend, but it's heartbreaking and exhausting to be there for her constantly as well.ReplyDelete
Chin up, Nicole
Hope she fight back this time...ReplyDelete
If not...leaving the guy 4eva is the best choice..
It's better this way than suffer this kind of treatment for the rest of her life...
I believe she is strong enough to bring up the kid herself & definitely...deserve a better one..much better one..at least one with "real balls" & truly luv her & will treat her like a human, a lady, a wife....
Tell ur fren to live strong!We can live without MEN! There are many good things out there!No point sacrificing life and fun for this kind of parrot ball-less guy....no worth it at all!
Hope she fight back this time...ReplyDelete
If not...leaving the guy 4eva is the best choice..
It's better this way than suffer this kind of treatment for the rest of her life...
I believe she is strong enough to bring up the kid herself & definitely...deserve a better one..much better one..at least one with "real balls" & truly luv her & will treat her like a human, a lady, a wife....
Tell ur fren to live strong!We can live without MEN! There are many good things out there!No point sacrificing life and fun for this kind of parrot ball-less guy....no worth it at all!
- Anonymous16/11/07 5:48 PM
whisperer (1.21pm)ReplyDelete
#1 : The fact that God is God gives Him the right to question us up down left right. He created us, therefore He can choose to do what He likes to us. Can the creation ask the Creator "Why did You create me?" Can the clay ask the potter the purpose of its' existence? Certainly not. God created us for a reason and for a purpose set by Him. We only need to find out what is that purpose.
#2 : No one knows the future except God. He lives in eternity. We are bounded by time, hence we can never know the future. So, we will also never know what will God ask us at the end of the day. What matters to Him is to be on His side at the end of the day.
God will not give us or put us in a situation beyond what we can bear. All we need to do is to put our trust, hope and faith in Him for He will provide a way out of whatever the situation you are in.
- Anonymous16/11/07 6:51 PM
anon (5:48 PM)ReplyDelete
God got solution for my constipation or not? I need it right now!
There is no end to theological debate. Lets leave it sacred as it is. Tarnishing of god in political issues should be a good lesson for all already.
- Anonymous16/11/07 6:59 PM
Anon 16/11/07 11:50 AM:ReplyDelete
"Seek God la. Don't put your hope in man. All of us ain't perfect. Only God is."
Obvious u have never read the bible, don't know anything about god's teaching.
1. God created man and woman, both are in need of each other~
2. Remember the parable Jadas betray Jesus? Jesus forgives. The soldier who slapped Jesus? Jesus lets him slapped the otherside oso. Remember when Jesus die on the cross? What did he say? "Forgive them for they noe not what they do."
3. I kinda feel that u r using God's name invain, please have more respect of the name please~
4. This is the best chance for both the husband and wife to forgive each other and learn, not to destroy each other~
Angle on Earth
- Anonymous16/11/07 7:08 PM
U can keep ur constipation, if u r happy with u constipation, u can have a series of them...
Smooth Motion
- Anonymous16/11/07 7:13 PM
how can she tolerate all these abuse?ReplyDelete
isnt there a way for her to get out of it...
it sadden's me to see this kind of torturing..
- Anonymous16/11/07 7:18 PM
We gotta preach at the right place and in the right context. Theological issues has been going on for centuries. Don't think any solution can come out from hereReplyDelete
smooth motion,
damn it, didn't i say i want a solution?
you are not helping at all :)
- Anonymous16/11/07 8:03 PM
I noe la, just be very careful handling these sensitive issues mah, constipation n god don't sound so well together ma~
Hope u solve ur prob soon~
Smooth Motion (^_^)
- Anonymous17/11/07 1:20 AM
Well, Its never too late to start over again ?ReplyDelete
All things are possible rite ? Its all in the mind ?
I know its easier said than done, but heck, you can rebuild life, and live it the way you want it to be.
Success is in your own hands.
- Anonymous17/11/07 7:07 AM
marriage is indeed unlike a relationship. Unfortunately its not something as simple as walking away with the many attachments it brings.ReplyDelete
Let it be a reminder to all of us.
We pray for your friend and respect your friend circumstances. She will come out stronger.
To all those ppl who commented up there... do you think it is so easy to work things out? If it was, she wouldn't be in this situation now. Threaten to burn her house down? Once a violent man, always violent. Once an abuser, iether physically or mentally, always an abuser.ReplyDelete
I really don't think this was the best option at all. She will be putting up with this for life. If for no one else, she should do it for her unborn baby. Who knows whether xxx would like the child!? And what if the baby is already hurt because of the conditions she has gone through whilst pregnant...
It must be really hard for her. But I really don't understand all the ppl saying that this conclusion is the best option or inevitable. If he / xxx feels taht they were embarassed by this incident, it will only get worse. xxx sounds like a vindictive bitch.
- Anonymous17/11/07 9:51 AM
Dear Nicole's Fren,ReplyDelete
If ur xxx is a lion, learn to be a lion tamer...
The lion can onli grow weaker by the day...
Lion Tamer too...
Hmm.....it's sad especially when your own family members can't see the whole picture here. Don't think they understand what she is going through. I understand that parents want the best for their children, especially want them to be happy. But i don't think she's happy. She should try to get help from authorities.ReplyDelete
well, from my opinion Piggy lass =P, it isn't that they don't see her problem..but i feel parents of that generation feels it is only correct that the gurl lives together with the guy..ReplyDelete
it doesn't matter WHERE exactly they are living...but as long as they are together?
and to 'annonymous' who keep on mentioning Gawd and Gawd..
well, imagine yourself in that situation and START TO PRAY!!!
*u bring God into every stupid matter in life and u will end up as disapointed as shit..
- Anonymous17/11/07 4:04 PM
Dear jyhmin,ReplyDelete
I strongly disagree with wat u have stated here :"u bring God into every stupid matter in life and u will end up as disapointed as shit.."
If u have faith n believe, you shall not be disappointed. For christian we may say we seek God, for other religion we may seek their own God, fortune teller, horoscope or whatsoever. But what we want here is for the best of Nicole's friend.
Dear Nicole's friend,
Whatever decision you made whether is it fair or unfair, you know best. I'm truly honored by your decision to honor you parents even if you have to go through suffering. Just a word of encouragement (even if you are not christian) hope you will be blessed by it.
1 Peter 3:8-17
"Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another, be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, 'Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but face of the Lord is against those who do evil.' Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. 'Do not fear what they fear, do not be frightened.' But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you togive the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behaviour in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil."
To assured you, you may seems to lost the battle, but you have won victoriously because after this, nothing can hold you down anymore. you will turn out to be a stronger woman.
God sees your misery.
- Anonymous17/11/07 8:33 PM
we shall help her ! she's just in trouble and did not know how to get out of the mess ! i'm so sad to know that this kind of thing is still happening , nicole , it is a good thing to let us all know about this because she'll never be alone now ! She's a helpless lady out there that need helps very much . Why shall she suffer for such things ? May god bless her and solve her misery.ReplyDelete
Yes we are with you, Nicole's friend. Do not be afraid... Be strong.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous19/11/07 10:38 PM
Dear Nicole,ReplyDelete
Perhaps you can refer your friend to WAO ... just if they can help her. She doesn't deserve to be treated in such way.
- Anonymous19/11/07 10:46 PM
Women's Aid Organisation
Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita
P.O. Box 493 Jalan Sultan
46760 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel. +60 3 7956 3488
Fax. +60 3 7956 3237
- Anonymous20/11/07 2:42 AM
The battle is not lost.ReplyDelete
Winners don't quit.
Quitters don't win.
If even you quit on her, then I'll agree with you.
But if you stand firm and not give up on her, there's still a chance there for her to have a better life.
- Anonymous21/11/07 1:36 AM
This could have been avoided if she went for an abortion the minute she found out she was pregnant and never chose to marry that idiot like what a lot of people are doing now. A lot get married just because of the baby when they're still not even prepared for marriage and parenthood. At the end of the day, it won't benefit anyone, not even the child. In fact, the child might be subjected to abuse and neglect especially in your friends case because, well, just look at how her mum-in-law and husband are like.ReplyDelete
Six months on, its too risky for an abortion so, I think if I were your friend, once the baby's delivered, I'll give it up for adoption. Give it a proper loving home that your friend can never provide that other longing couples can. It's fair because she said it herself that she can't give warmth and a proper family for her child. Your friend too can start anew since she won't be tied down to the child and her weird in laws.
She can still do something about this if she really wants to as long as she does not let her in-laws and her own emotions cloud her judgments and sensibility. I wont feel sorry for her if she doesnt do something about her own shit life and just let herself drown in her own hell.
All the best to your friend!
- Anonymous21/11/07 1:53 AM
Oh, and if she really did give the baby for adoption and start anew, she can say "suck on that bitches!" to her bloody husband and XXX when they finally realised they cant actually control and mistreat her like that for the rest of her life.ReplyDelete


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Swift was designed and developed in secret. The latter aspect is rather remarkable: I can find no one who had any inkling that Swift or any new language was going to be presented by Apple at the conference. Such tight security is a curious choice for a language under development, even for notoriously secretive Apple: Why not get developer feedback before casting the syntax and semantics into stone? Conversation with the intended users is the preferred path for new languages: D, Go, and Rust are all built with feedback from a community of early adopters and testers. In fact, that feedback is frequently touted as the principal reason for creating a community. In the case of Swift, not only is it not in Apple's DNA to solicit this feedback, but in some sense, Apple didn't need it because the company took no risks with the new language.
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- Safety (variables are always initialized before use, arrays and integers are checked for overflow)
- Closures
- Generics
- Inferred types
- Basic functional programming patterns
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The inclusion of closures (lambdas), inferred types, and basic support for notions of functional programming also are consistent with current trends. These features appeared previously in Java 8, Groovy, Go, Ruby, and Rust. However, the absence of concurrency features in Swift runs counter to recent language trends. Support might well be added later via libraries, however the omission of any indication of this is puzzling, even troubling.
More troubling even than the lack of concurrency is that Swift is proprietary and closed: It is entirely controlled by Apple and there is no open source implementation. This is a problem for several reasons, the most important of which is that Apple has not shown itself to be a good steward of programming languages. Its handling of Objective-C was poor. The language grew by accretion of ugly syntactical elements. Rather than cater to developers' needs, Objective-C added features that Apple wanted for purposes of its own agenda regardless of how ungainly they were. For this reason alone, developers for Mac and iOS platforms will surely want to convert existing projects to Swift as quickly as possible. (Contrast this with the evolution of the other major proprietary language, C#, which has steadily improved under Microsoft's adroit stewardship.)
There is no doubt Swift will be successful. While it does not appear to do anything engagingly novel or uniquely well, its set of features is reasonable and a big step forward for Objective-C developers. But Apple's continued insistence on a closed ecosystem is a missed opportunity to interact productively with developers.
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Editor in Chief
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"Great blind at a great price"
By Very Happy from New York
Bought the Mark 1 8 gauge metal copperite blinds for my kitchen. They look fantasticView this product
"Most Elegant Miniblinds"
By Dust Moppy from Santa Ana
The headrail on Levolor Mark I miniblinds is only 1.75 inches deep and has nicely finished endsView this product