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With Visual Database Tools, you make a connection to your data source using a chosen provider. Different data sources and data providers work differently with Visual Database Tools.
Visual Database Tools work best with Microsoft SQL Server databases. If you connect to a SQL Server database using the .NET Framework provider for SQL Server, you can use the full set of tools: Query Designer, Database Diagram Designer, Table Designer, and View Designer.
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The new Intel® Core™ i7 and Xeon® 5500 series processors have a different architecture than previous processors, particularly when it comes to the uncore. The “uncore” is the part of the processor that is external to all the individual cores- for example, on the Core™ i7, there are 4 cores, and these share an L3 cache and a memory interface. The L3 and memory interface are considered uncore. VTune™ Performance Analyzer does not support the sampling of events that are triggered in the uncore of the processor.
However, due to popular demand, we have created and documented a way for VTune analyzer users who have Core i7 or Xeon 5500 series processor-based platforms to measure memory bandwidth. This is not measurable by default since the events needed are in the uncore. Here is the process to enable bandwidth measurement using the program sep. Sep is a utility that provides the sampling functionality used by VTune analyzer and Intel® Performance Tuning Utility (PTU).
Note that with this method the bandwidth events are counted using time-based sampling, not the event-based sampling that VTune analyzer normally uses. This means that you can determine a bandwidth for your whole system over a designated time range, but you won’t be able to see how much of the bandwidth used came from various functions/processes/modules. You can only see the total bandwidth for the system. Please adjust your application testing accordingly by running only the target application while measuring bandwidth.
1. Download the Intel® Performance Tuning Utility 3.2 update 1. The version of sep needed for this method is only available in this release of PTU. If you have a 32-bit operating system, get the IA-32 version, and if you have a 64-bit operating system, get the Intel® 64 version. PTU is available for both Windows* and Linux*.
2. Un-compress the package and follow the instructions in INSTALL.txt to install PTU. Make sure to install the sampling driver!
3. Download the appropriate Uncore Measurement package and uncompress it into a directory of your choice. To download the package, to go, log in, and select File Downloads from the menu on the left. Select either VTune™ Performance Analyzer for Linux* or VTune™ Performance Analyzer for Windows* and click Display File List. The package will be named lin_measurebw.tar.gz for Linux* or for Windows*.
4. Run the bandwidth measurement script (uncore.bat for Windows*, for Linux*) from the uncore directory. This script sets up the environment needed to measure bandwidth, and then uses sep to measure it. It is important that you measure bandwidth using this script to avoid unstable configuration changes to your VTune™ analyzer or PTU installations! If you run this script from a command prompt (instead of double-clicking, close the command window afterwards.
5. Once the bandwidth measurement script has finished executing, open the bandwidth.txt file in the same directory. This file contains the results of bandwidth measurement, and will be overwritten each time you run the bandwidth measurement script. See the Interpreting Bandwidth section below to analyze the data.
6. Now that PTU is installed, you may use it for your sampling needs, or you can use VTune analyzer. PTU will be the current active sampling technology on your system after executing these instructions. You will need to follow these instructions for switching between using PTU and VTune analyzer for sampling.
Interpreting Bandwidth
This method measures bandwidth from each processor’s uncore memory controller to memory. It will include memory reads, memory writes, I/O, and writebacks from L3 to memory. It does not include traffic from cache-to-cache transfers between sockets.
Using this method, your bandwidth.txt results file will contain results in this format:
Version Info: Sampling Enabling Product version: 2.9.devbuild (private) built on Mar 18 2009 02:53:25 P:Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series M:10 S:4
UNC_IMC_WRITES.FULL.ANY 14,650,441,461 50,459 50,458 50,481 50,458 15,737 15,741 15,741 15,740
UNC_IMC_NORMAL_READS.ANY 14,650,441,476 196,626 196,618 196,679 196,515 36,071 36,071 36,072 36,072
5.00s real 0.468s user 39.531s system 38.796s idle
Bandwidth from reads and writes is measured separately, and each processor socket is measured separately. In the above output file, the first line of values measures writes to memory and the second line of values measures reads to memory. Each line of output will show a series of event values separated by spaces. The first value after each event is a timestamp (14,650,441,461 & 14,650,441,476 in this example). The following values will be the counts of 64-byte transfers on the memory bus for each core.
It is important to realize that for current Core i7 or Xeon 5500 series processors, there are 4 cores on each socket, all sharing the same uncore. So, you will see 4 values for each socket, but really these are all measuring the same uncore bandwidth. For example, for UNC_IMC_WRITES.FULL.ANY in the example above, the first 4 values after the timestamp are all close to 50,460. They are really all measuring the same bandwidth from socket 0 to its memory, and so should be averaged, not summed! The output above was measured on a dual-socket Xeon 5500 series platform with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology disabled. There are 8 values for each event – 4 for one socket, and 4 for the other. If Hyper-Threading Technology had been enabled, there would be 8 values per socket, and those 8 should be averaged to get one bandwidth number for each socket.
The number of values you see will correspond to the number of hardware threads on your system. The order in which the values appear may be different on Windows* and on Linux*. For Windows*, usually all the values for one processor socket will appear together. For example, on a dual-socket Windows* platform with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology enabled, the values may be in the order <Socket 0, Core 0, Hyperthread 0>, <S0, C1, H0>, <S0, C2, H0>, <S0, C3, H0>, <S0, C0, H1>, <S0, C1, H1>, <S0, C2, H1>, <S0, C3, H1>, <S1, C0, H0>, etc, giving you 8 values total for each physical socket. On Linux* the way in which the threads and cores are enumerated varies according to the distribution. You can refer to the /proc/cpuinfo file for your platform to see the way the physical sockets are mapped – for each processor in /proc/cpuinfo, look at the “physical id”. The physical id indicates the socket number. This can help you identify how the values in bandwidth.txt correspond to physical sockets (the values in bandwidth.txt will be in the same order as the processors in the /proc/cpuinfo file). In all cases – just remember that for a particular bandwidth event, you should be seeing roughly the same quantities from cores and hardware threads on the same socket. If you have a dual-socket platform with Hyper-Threading Technology enabled, then half of the values for each bandwidth event will be for each socket. Approximately half should be around the same quantity, and the other half should be a different quantity. On a single-socket platform simply average all the values.
Finally, near the bottom of each result file you will see the time spent sampling – 5 seconds in the example above.
To compute total system bandwidth, use this formula:
Bandwidth (GB/s) = ((average of UNC_IMC_WRITES.FULL.ANY for each socket + average of UNC_IMC_NORMAL_READS.ANY for each socket) * 64 * 1.0e-9) / seconds measured
For the example above, bandwidth is ((50,464 (writes on socket 1) + 15,740 (writes on socket 2) + 196,610 (reads on socket 1) + 36,072 (reads on socket 2) * 64 * 1.0e-9) / 5 = .004 GB/s. This bandwidth was measured on an idle system.
Final Notes
This method can be used to measure total system bandwidth on Core i7 and Xeon 5500 series processor-based platforms. It will not work with any other processors. We also do not recommend using sep for any other sampling – VTune analyzer and PTU have much more friendly user interfaces for collecting and interpreting data. At this time, these events (needed for bandwidth measurement) are the only uncore events we are making available.
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Published: June 24, 2013
Updated: June 24, 2013
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows PowerShell 4.0, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
IT Pros often automate the management of their multi-device environments by running sequences of long-running tasks, or workflows, that can affect multiple managed computers or devices at the same time. Windows PowerShell Workflow lets IT Pros and developers leverage the benefits of Windows Workflow Foundation with the automation capabilities and ease of Windows PowerShell. Windows PowerShell Workflow functionality was introduced in Windows Server® 2012 and Windows 8, and is part of Windows PowerShell 3.0 and newer releases of Windows PowerShell. Windows PowerShell Workflow helps automate the distribution, orchestration, and completion of multi-device tasks, freeing users and administrators to focus on higher-level tasks.
Windows PowerShell, first introduced with the release of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, is a distributed automation engine, command-line shell, and scripting language that is constructed on the Microsoft® .NET Framework. It is designed especially for automating Windows management.
Windows PowerShell Workflow is a key feature of Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Windows PowerShell 4.0. For more information about Windows PowerShell, see What’s New in Windows PowerShell.
This topic includes the following sections.
A workflow is a sequence of programmed, connected steps that perform long-running tasks or require the coordination of multiple steps across multiple devices or managed nodes. Windows PowerShell Workflow lets IT pros and developers author sequences of multi-device management activities, or single tasks within a workflow, as workflows. By design, workflows can be long-running, repeatable, frequent, parallelizable, interruptible, stoppable, and restartable. They can be suspended and resumed; they can also continue after an unexpected interruption, such as a network outage or computer restart.
Windows PowerShell workflows can be authored or defined by using Windows PowerShell syntax, or XAML files. For more information about authoring a Windows PowerShell script-based workflow, see Writing a Script Workflow. For more information about XAML-based workflows, see Creating and importing workflows by using the Visual Studio Workflow Designer in this topic.
By using the RunAs functionality of Windows PowerShell, custom session configurations let delegated or subordinate IT Pros run workflows or activities within a workflow.
An activity is a specific task that you want a workflow to perform. Just as a script is composed of one or more commands, a workflow is composed of one or more activities that are carried out in a sequence. A script can also be used as a single command in another script, and a workflow can be used as an activity within another workflow.
The following list describes many of the benefits of Windows PowerShell Workflow.
• Use Windows PowerShell scripting syntax
IT Pros can use Windows PowerShell scripting skills to author script-based workflows by using the extensible Windows PowerShell language. Windows PowerShell script-based workflows are easy to write, and can be shared easily by pasting them into an email, or publishing them on webpages.
• Multi-device management
You can simultaneously apply workflow tasks to hundreds of managed nodes. Windows PowerShell Workflow adds common parameters to workflows automatically, such as PSComputerName, to enable multi-device management scenarios. For more information about parameters that are reserved for workflows, see “Reserved Words in Workflows” in Workflow Authoring Reference Topics.
• Running a single task to manage complex, end-to-end processes
You can combine related scripts or commands that act on an entire scenario into a single workflow. Status and progress of activities within the workflow are visible at any time.
• Automated failure recovery
Workflows survive both planned and unplanned interruptions, such as computer restarts. You can suspend workflow operation, then restart or resume the workflow from the point at which it was suspended. You can author checkpoints as part of your workflow, so that you can resume the workflow from the last persisted task (or checkpoint), instead of restarting the workflow from the beginning.
• Connection and activity retries
By using workflow common parameters, workflow users can retry connections to managed nodes if network connection failures occur. Workflow authors can also specify activities that must run again if the activity cannot be completed on one or more managed nodes (for example, if a target computer was offline while the activity was running).
• Connect and disconnect
Users can connect and disconnect from the computer that is running the workflow, but the workflow remains running. For example, if you are running the workflow and managing the workflow on two different computers, you can log off of or restart the computer from which you are managing the workflow, and monitor workflow operations from another computer (such as a home computer) without interrupting the workflow.
• Task scheduling
Workflow tasks can be scheduled, and started when specific conditions are met, as with any other Windows PowerShell cmdlet or script.
In a script, the entire script runs in the same runspace, the operating environment that defines which commands, variables, and other elements are available. In a workflow, each activity within the workflow can run in a different runspace. Variables that are created at the top level of the entire workflow are available throughout the workflow; if they are created at the script or command level, they are available for the command or script, but not available to the entire workflow.
In general, you should consider using a workflow instead of a cmdlet or script when you must meet any of the following requirements.
• You need to perform a task that runs on multiple devices.
• You need to perform a task that requires checkpointing or persistence.
In addition to authoring workflows that use Windows PowerShell scripts, you can author workflows by using the Visual Studio Workflow Designer. Workflows that you author in Visual Studio Workflow Designer have a XAML file name extension. You can invoke and import workflows in Windows PowerShell Workflow that are authored in Workflow Designer, and expose Windows PowerShell cmdlets as activities within the Workflow Designer.
For more information about authoring workflows in the Visual Studio Workflow Designer, see Using the Workflow Designer in the Visual Studio documentation on MSDN.
Windows PowerShell includes built-in activities for most Windows PowerShell cmdlets. These activities are packaged in assemblies with names that match the name of the Windows PowerShell module that contains the cmdlets. The following is the list of Windows PowerShell activity assemblies that are installed in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC).
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• Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Activities
• Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics.Activities
• Microsoft.PowerShell.Management.Activities
• Microsoft.PowerShell.Security.Activities
• Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility.Activities
• Microsoft.WSMan.Management.Activities
For more information about adding an activity to the Toolbox from an assembly, see How to: Add Activities to the Toolbox.
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An Update Center module can be an addon module or an archive module. For an archive type module, the addons.* interfaces need not be implemented. Let's take a closer look at the addon module.
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There are a number of unsafe functions in the libraries.
• unsafePerformIO :: IO a -> a
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Isn't there a way to use comment title without editing my theme?
Unfortunately no. The only action hook that WordPress offers as default for themes to have in comments is 'comment_form', that normally is added below the comment textarea, it doesn't offer enough flexibility. And also there is no way for a plugin to include title to comments.
In reality, it could be done, but these 2 elements would hardly fit to themes layouts, you'd have a lot of trouble styling them, so it's much easier to just edit the theme.
My theme uses WordPress default comment building, it doesn't have the *callback* function, can I add title to my site comments?
You can, but you'll have to create that function. If you're using the default code, your comments are already simple, so just search the Web for a tutorial teaching how to create it. Then you'll be able to add title to your site comments :)
I use a free downloaded theme, I know nothing about HTML or CSS and the theme author doesn't provide support, can you help me do it?
I'd love to be able to help, but it would require a few hours examining the theme, and even more time if its comment code is very different from standard, or some work if it uses WordPress default comment code.
Many themes also have damn ugly code that is pratically unreadable (if you've never read themes codes, believe me, I've already used a theme that was pretty looking in the browser but its code almost made me suicide its author!).
Unfortunately I don't have the time to do it. You of course can contact me if you find a bug or have any trouble that may involve my plugin code, but please don't ask me for themes support.
Can I add title to old comments and edit title of comments after they are created?
Yes, just go to Edit Comment Admin Page.
Go to the admin page where you see a list of your site comments and click the edit option (not the quick edit!) for the comment you wanna edit. In the page that will open, below the comment textarea there will be a box with an input text containing its current title (or empty if the comment has no title). Edit it as you want and save the comment :)
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Sure, go to my plugin's home page and add comments saying what you think about having titles in comments :)
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When a registered user edits an existing comment's title, wpnonce is used against the plugin filename AND this comment ID, so WordPress controls security regarding somebody trying to force a comment title change. A user also must have permission to edit a post to edit its comments' titles.
For a new comment being created, I've used no special security measure. If a user or visitor is allowed to create a comment, he is allowed to give it a title too. I let WordPress manage permissions to add new comments, if it's not allowed WordPress will simply not trigger the action that Hikari Titled Comments plugin uses to create the title. There are also spam protection plugins that deal with permissions to add comments.
Now, regarding what a user can use in a title (add a link to it for exemple), I've used the filter wp_filter_kses() to control it, it's the same filter used in the comment body. In the same way WordPress works, if a user has 'unfiltered_html' permission, his comment body and title are not filtered, and if he doesn't have this permission the filter is used.
And if you also use the Hikari Email & URL Obfuscator plugin, it will obfuscate any link that may exist in a title :)
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There are many things to discuss and it all flooded the issue queue. Especailly I am not sure about if this is more a content type rather than a option /addition to link module we talk about here. Let's face some pro's and con's here, and if this should be inbuild link or be provided by an additional module. I also would like to ask some "old hands" of drupal masters to join the discussion since there also some security and performance points with it in here.
I start this new issue and would like to ask you all to collect/provide your Digg (or similar) depending whishes for 6.x and 7.x with details and how-to's here. Describe exactly what you would like to have in and how you would start to do it. Any snippets and patches should be made after discussions. Please don't start with a patch and ask for implementation until it has been discussed to keep a better overview. I will post links in here from all issues I close now to lead them here.
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It would be great if we get the different module for it, because link module has its own Role.
I doubt if Pathauto can be implemented to do it, coz pathauto aliases the original internal URL. This is something which will store internal aliases for external URLs. However i'm unaware of what security issues can come in this.
Desperately waiting to see some initiative on this.
Rameez’s picture
just came across Bouncer module :
not exact same as we discussing here, but giving some close concept.
diqidoq’s picture
good point Riaz! thanks a lot. I think I should set up a link in the project page to point more attention here ...
Rameez’s picture
Hi again! first it's sad to see that people giving no attention here, coz i thought it's something many people will like to see as drupal module.
I would like you to see this : Drupal Affiliate Link cloaking/redirection module
This allows to add external links with internal path via admin panel, we need it in cck, where path should be generated automatically with some token value or counter. Thanks for your kind attention to this matter.
Rameez’s picture
I achieved a good alternative with ShortURL + custom formatters + Link cck module.
However it doesn't allows the prefix tokens in path, limitations with statics and admin UI with paths created.
diqidoq’s picture
Title:General issue / discussion about link module handling Digg like options / behaviour» Gathered: options and tools to create Digg like site with link module
thanks for reporting back Riaz!
Do you asked me to look on implementable code from for our approach?
Your alternative with ShortURL + custom formatters + Link cck module sounds good. I am friend of achieving tasks with more than one module instead of repeating code everywhere. But could you provide more details how you extactly did that for followers, and some more pro's and con's ?
Thanks for the effort
Rameez’s picture
Here is the clean explanation: integrate ShortURL with link field in cck
But it's creates paths like this (Where ghgjdh is path created by shorturl)
There is no prefix feature in shorturl and no admin interface to look-up paths created.
diqidoq’s picture
Ok, but the links you provide show off something what could definitely be better implemented all together in link module, since a Digg like tool isn't such a big deal in these days no more. Many social networks have that already implemented for each user. Even the status post stream of facebook acts like a whole Digg site if you think about it twice. That's why sites like Digg will fade away more and more next years, because they have only that one feature to support which is too less to have another user account to service. Users look for all in one solutions now. Even browsers who support bookmarking with notes and comments and previews can't get the users no more. In the eyes of a user, It's a small feature, that's why it should be surrounded by other features. And that's why it should no involve three modules and code modifications. I vote for a go completely into link module!
Rameez’s picture
Completely agree with you Digidog. And you said really true facts. I also vote for this functionality to implement into link module itself.
diqidoq’s picture
@ all
So lets set up a @TODO ...
1.) Implementing #535948: Add favicon next to external links
2.) Implementing this or something similar, as mentioned by Riaz
3.) Checking this for any revision or any chance to create anything similar but free? (website screenshot)
4.) Implementing functions to count clicks or links per user or other stats
Complete or correct me if I am wrong. And then ... start providing code since I can't do this all alone.
By the way ... check my bookmarks subpage which is realized with standart link module and own custom content type "link" in D7
Ken Hawkins’s picture
Titles of links could be automatically set on the node forms in near real-time using ajax that calls a php function using this setup
(via Stackoverflow)
php file get_external_content.php:
function file_get_contents_curl($url){
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
data = curl_exec($ch);
$url = $_REQUEST["url"];
$html = file_get_contents_curl($url);
$title = $matches[1];
json_encode(array("url" => $url, "title" => $title));
then in javascript:
function getTitle(externalUrl){
var proxyurl = "http://localhost/get_external_content.php?url=" + externalUrl;
url: proxyurl,
async: true,
success: function(response) {
error: function(e) {
alert("error! " + e);
Then just assign the javascript function to fire after a url is pasted into the link field. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43398 | First of all, I'm not complaining. CCK friggin' rocks; I count my lucky stars everyday that I have access to such great software. After over two years, this is the first somewhat-serious issue I've ran across that I haven't found a solution to.
Not sure if this is a bug or was intentional, but I'll try to explain the circumstances.
I'm using the Single on/off check box CCK text field. I'm restricting access for 'non-admin' users using hook_form_alter() (pretty straight forward, right?):
function mymodule_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
$form['field_onoffcheckbox']['#access'] = FALSE;
If the hidden (restricted) checkbox is left as 'off' and the node is submitted, no problems. Everything validates, and comes out alright. Now if an admin sets the checkbox as "on" and afterwards a non-admin tries to edit the node, the site returns an error like such:
"warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The first argument should be either a string or an integer in /home/mysite/public_html/sites/all/modules/contrib/cck/modules/text/text.module on line 156."
Looking in, line 156 of text.module validates the submitted checkbox value by comparing it to the "Allowed Values" list defined in the field's CCK settings and sets a form error if not found:
if (count($allowed_values) && !array_key_exists($item['value'], $allowed_values)) {
form_set_error($error_element, t('%name: illegal value.', array('%name' => t($field['widget']['label']))));
As far as I can tell, when the node form is submitted, if the checkbox in "on" and it's '#access' is FALSE, instead of passing the "on" value (string) to $form_state, a value of TRUE gets passed instead. So when the text.module attempts to validate the checkbox value with array_key_exists(), it returns an error since a boolean value is not an acceptable '$key' parameter.
I looked over the $form array tree for my node form build and the value defined for the checkbox is correct ($form['field_onoffcheckbox']['#default_value'][0]['value']). If this field is hidden (restricted), then that value should be passed along when the node form is submitted, correct?
With some further testing, I discovered that when the form is submitted, and the checkbox is validating (in text.module), the $form_state value of the checkbox has somehow been converted to TRUE instead of the '#default_value' mentioned above ($form_state['values']['field_onoffcheckbox'][0]['value']).
So without a workaround, it basically means that the single on/off checkbox has to be visible to all users at all times, or else it's value could get converted to TRUE regardless of it's previous value.
If it is of help to anyone, here's my workaround:
1. Using hook_form_alter(), add a custom validator to your single on/off checkbox (more on field validators at http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--topics--forms_api_reference....):
['field_onoffcheckbox'][''#element_validate''] = mymodule_single_checkbox_validate;
2. Create the validator function. This basically looks to see if the checkbox value is set to TRUE and sets it back to it's previous value (defined by '#default_value'):
($element, &$form_state) {
if (
$form_state['values'][$element['#field_name']][0]['value'] === TRUE) {
$form_state['values'][$element['#field_name']][0]['value'] = $element['#default_value'][0]['value'];
My workaround is probably full of holes, but it's just that: A workaround. It would be great to have someone who is far smarter than me take a crack at this one.
#19 716408-19.patch1.18 KBroderik
#4 716408.patch825 bytesmanarth
MattBrigade’s picture
Oops... Step #1 of my workaround contained a typo (didn't use quotations properly). It should be:
['field_onoffcheckbox']['#element_validate'] = mymodule_single_checkbox_validate;
- Matt
MattBrigade’s picture
Okay. Sorry to post again, but I found a much better solution to anyone else who might also be having this problem.
I'm an idiot and totally overlooked the "#value" form element property. As per usual, you can solve this quite elegantly with the Drupal API instead of my weird, custom validator solution that manipulates the $form_state variable.
In your hook_form_alter() call, all you need to do is give the on/off checkbox a '#value' and remove it's '#default_value' (as it will still return an error if included):
['field_onoffcheckbox']['#value'] = $form['field_onoffcheckbox']['#default_value'];
So far, this seems to be doing the trick.
legion80’s picture
Looks like this is related to: https://drupal.org/node/283341
I'm still running into this issue with the second workaround for whatever reason, although I'm using 6.x-3.x-dev (2010-Jan-25). Your original, more hacky workaround worked better, although for me I had to make sure to append it to the existing array instead of setting the element to the function name directly, so:
['field_onoffcheckbox']['#element_validate'][] = 'mymodule_single_checkbox_validate';
manarth’s picture
Status:Active» Needs review
new825 bytes
Here's a patch for the issue.
#default_value was being set to: TRUE or FALSE.
It should be set (like #return_value) to: $on_value or FALSE.
This appears to be work properly on a couple of my builds, but it's a widely-used module so it'd be great to get more testing around this.
robertjd’s picture
I was having the problem described by the first post in this thread, and the patch in #4 fixes the problem for me.
MilanT’s picture
Patch worked perfectly.
manarth’s picture
Status:Needs review» Reviewed & tested by the community
Guess this is now a potential candidate for commit?
arski’s picture
Version:6.x-2.6» 6.x-2.x-dev
Component:text.module» optionwidgets.module
works like a charm for me too, let's get this committed :)
yan’s picture
Code snippet: How to set the disabled attribute of a CCK field
jpl’s picture
Looks like I solved the same problem in another way, while wasting a few hours in the process. :-(
Anyway, my analysis might be useful: http://drupal.org/node/283341#comment-3813606
The patch from comment #4 fixes the issue and is prettier and closer to the point than mine posted in the other thread. However, I noticed that it has one unwanted side effect. If I save the form while the checkbox field ihas #access == FALSE and if the checkbox was unchecked to start with, then the field's value in the database will change from whatever key is used for the "unchecked" state to NULL. It doesn't matter much for the presentation layer, as a checkbox with NULL value is rendered unchecked anyway, but it may break queries that depend on the value really being equal to the "unchecked" key and/or remaining constant.
epicflux’s picture
Patch in #4 is working on benton.org. We were hiding a single on/off field using the Rules module and getting that error when trying to save the node.
soulfroys’s picture
Patch #4 works! Thanks!
(Drupal 6.20 / CCK 6.x-2.x-dev - 2010-08-26)
arski’s picture
will this ever be committed? :(
j0rd’s picture
Same problem.
This problem also exists with optionwidgets_buttons. I'm trying to find a solution. If anyone else could help it would be appreciated.
As mentioned here: #283341: Illegal value in text field; field's array is being changed Comment #10 there appears to be a problem with optionwidgets_form2data.
date module has had similar problems as well. You can see my issue on that here:
#1304344: Date values cleared, instead of saved when updating a node when $form['myfield']['#access'] = FALSE
I would assume most widget modules have this type of problem actually, since #access = FALSE isn't something that's normally tested. I would assume the real issue lies with poor implementation (aka bug) in CCK which then got ported to fields.
arski’s picture
did you try the patch in http://drupal.org/node/716408#comment-2755586 ? if it doesn't work for you (and if you have the same problem), then you should probably mark this as "need work"..
j0rd’s picture
Status:Reviewed & tested by the community» Needs work
I've seen and applied the patch in #4. While this solves the problem for optionwidgets_onoff (a single on / off checkbox), it does not solve the problem for optionwidget_buttons (radio buttons / multiple checkboxes).
I've been looking into this bug for hours today and still haven't figure out a good solution. The trouble lies in the two functions which translate between form and database data formats.
These functions are called:
optionwidgets_form2data and optionwidgets_data2form.
This is the same bug which is fixed in patch #4 for optionwidgets_onoff, but because the real problem lies in these functions not performing their jobs correctly, I believe there may be a better fix. Unfortunately I may not be wise enough to figure it out myself and we really need a developer who is familiar with CCK and custom fields / widgets.
With that said, since patch #4 does fix one problem. It may be worth applying until a more correct solution can be found.
j0rd’s picture
I've compiled a small list of issues where #access = FALSE is a problem.
I would recommend that simpletests be written for this, and (if possible) cascade down into all cck/fields contributed widgets as this is a problem for contrib modules as well. This should at the very least allow us to see where this is a problem and how it can be best resolved.
Some other issues related to #access = FALSE
Option Widget OnOff
#716408: Single on/off checkbox: hook_form_alter() with ['#access'] = FALSE changes 'On' value to TRUE
Option Widget Checkboxes
#1114480: expand_checkboxes #default_value when #access=FALSE
#765962: Cannot assign default values to checkboxes when #access is set to FALSE
#995846: Can't save decimal number with #access = FALSE
Date module
Organic Groups
#1114402: Support for FAPI #access=FALSE
Reason this is an issue for me, is I regularly use #access = FALSE to hide fields from site administrators which are not currently important to improve UX. Here's a module I've created which hides i18n synchronized fields from a site translator using #access = FALSE, when new translations are created:
j0rd’s picture
I'm doing a lot of work related to field widgets at the moment and found this little article which may prove helpful to someone looking at resolving this issue more completely.
roderik’s picture
new1.18 KB
#4/manarth patch with one little change (and some comments).
#10 / jpl: After testing and thinking I agree that this approach is better than your patch from #283341-10: Illegal value in text field; field's array is being changed
. But thanks anyway for it, because the comments helped me wrap my head around this thing.
As you describe in there, the POSTed values are 'on_value' or 0. So that is what we should fill in the element's #default_value. Not '$on_value or FALSE', but '$on_value or 0'. This fixes the data issue you reported in #10 above.
Waiting for RTBC again... :)
@j0rd: thanks for the overview of the different issues; it gave me a head start. However, when testing this, I could not reproduce this problem for optionwidget_buttons. I'm willing to test, but could you then tell me the exact settings of a field you have a problem with? I'd prefer you do this in #283341: Illegal value in text field; field's array is being changed, because this issue title & the patch really is specific to checkboxes (i.e. the fact that only one of the states actually POSTs a value).
roderik’s picture
Status:Needs work» Needs review
meh. As I said, waiting for RTBC again.
retorque’s picture
Patch in #19 worked for me.
matkeane’s picture
Just ran in to this issue on a site still running D6 & CCK 6.x-2.9.
Some checkbox fields are hidden (using ['#access'] = false) for non-admin users. Once the checkboxes have had a value set by an admin user, non-admins get an error when trying to edit the node.
The patches in #4 and #19 both work for me, and solved a real problem. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43453 | A/N: I apologize for taking so long to post a new chapter but real life has a funny way of intruding! Thank you for all who have continued to follow and favorite the story. I hope you like the direction I'm taking the characters in!
Chapter 5
The wind whipped Pam Landy's hair as she stepped out of her apartment building. November was turning out to be unusually cold and she wrapped her scarf tighter around her neck as she crossed the street and headed into the coffee shop. Caffeine was probably the last thing she needed but she wasn't sure what else to do with herself. She would be appearing before the Senate Committee the next day and she had already met with her attorney to go over her testimony. He advised her to get some rest today. Pam had almost laughed at him. Her whole life was hanging on the outcome of the hearing and he thought she would be able to kick back and relax. Lawyers, she thought.
The shop was close to empty. She stepped up to the counter and the barista took her order. Pam moved down the line to wait for it. When her name was called, the young woman handed her the latte and a pastry bag.
"I didn't order this," said Pam, holding the bag up to her.
The barista shrugged. "Just take it. It's on the house."
Pam sighed and headed towards an overstuffed chair. She wasn't ready to face her empty apartment just yet. She took a sip of her coffee and opened the bag to find a cell phone. She quickly looked around the shop; there was an elderly couple sharing a muffin and two high school students who were obviously skipping school but trying to be casual about it. Pam knew that she was being monitored and was sure that there was at least one CIA agent watching her at that moment. Her back was to the window that looked out onto the busy Georgetown street and she didn't want to draw any suspicion by turning to look outside. Instead, she sunk down deeper into the chair so that only the top of her head was visible. She was about to open the flip phone when it suddenly rung.
"Don't speak" said a male voice on the other end. "Just listen. Treadstone and Blackbriar aren't the only programs you should be concerned with. Inside this phone is a memory chip with classified documents on it. Take it to a public place and access them. "The voice paused. "You felt that Jason Bourne deserved more than what he got. I feel the same way about the people who were involved with these programs. I think together we can do something about it."
Pam heard a click and the line went dead. She turned the phone over in her hand and popped open the cover. She removed the memory chip and put it in her pocket. Putting the phone back in her purse, she stood up and walked out of the shop, throwing the empty coffee cup and bag away in the nearest garbage can.
Across the street a heavy-set man with blonde hair and glasses hung up his phone. Arthur Ingram watched as Pam continued down the street and went in and out of several shops, even making purchases in a clothing store. Every time she reappeared on the street, a black Suburban kept up with her. He stood up and threw out the wrapper from the hot dog he had bought from the street vendor. He hoped he had made the right decision. He sighed and walked down the block to the Metro station. Deep down Arthur knew he was right though. He couldn't live with himself much longer. Knowing what had happened to the people involved in Outcome was keeping him up at night and when he could sleep, he had nightmares. Byer and his people were out of control. They had to be reined in. Arthur just hoped that he and Pamela Landy would be able to do it and keep their lives.
Light was streaming through the porthole in the cabin but Marta had been up for hours before the sun had risen. Although she had the bunk all to herself, she had a fitful night of sleep. She couldn't stop her mind from racing about what the next day would bring. She also couldn't stop thinking about Aaron and what had passed between them the night before. For the past ten minutes she had listened to the sound of footsteps outside the cabin and on the deck above. She got off the bunk to peek out the porthole and saw a small island coming into view. They were probably only twenty minutes out, if that she thought. As she made her way towards the bathroom, Marta inhaled sharply as pain radiated from her bruised ribs. She kept forgetting that she had been hurt too. As the pain subsided, the door opened and Aaron walked in.
"You're awake," he said closing the door behind him. "It's still early; I thought you would still be asleep."
"I couldn't sleep anymore," she replied. "Besides, I thought we needed to get off the boat as soon as it docked. I wanted to be ready." She was holding the clothes she had worn the day before.
"We need to talk," Aaron said, taking a seat on one of the chairs, motioning for Marta to sit as well. "We won't be getting off the boat this morning."
Marta sat down in the chair opposite of him and asked, "Why? What's happened?"
Aaron shook his head and quickly said, "Nothing. It's just that this island is smaller than I thought. If we get off the boat with Eugenio, we'll be putting him and his family in danger as well as ourselves. We're going to need to stay until it gets dark."
"I hadn't thought about that," Marta replied. "So, we get off tonight. Then what? If the island is as small as you say, where are we going to go?"
"Eugenio told me that the CEO of MERALCO, the main utility company of the Philippines, has a vacation home on the island. He was just arrested on corruption charges and the house was locked up by the police as part of the investigation. It's empty."
Marta nodded her head slowly. "Alright. But how are we going to get there?"
"We're going to use the dinghy to get ashore. Eugenio told me where the house is and I'm going to map out the exact route we need to take."
"Sounds like you have it all covered," Marta said with a smile. "What do you need me to do?
"Well, since we can't really go above deck, we're going to have to hang out down here. If you could scout around and see if there is anything of use for us then that would be good. After our run-in with that gang yesterday I'm pretty sure Eugenio doesn't buy our story about you being kidnapped anymore."
Marta gave a chuckle. "I guess he saw you up close and in action. That would do it."
Aaron looked at her, his brow furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean?"
Marta stood and stretched her legs, trying to ignore the pain from the cut on the back of her leg. "I mean, after watching you fight it's pretty obvious that you're not the average man."
Aaron was quiet for a moment. When he had come for her at her house, Marta hadn't really seen him take down the other agents. She had been scared too concerned for her own safety. But at the lab, she had watched as he had brought down those three security guards in a matter of seconds. She was probably disgusted by the violent actions he had taken.
He looked down at his hands and said, "That's who I am Doc. That's the side of me that you didn't see in the lab—the killer. That's what the chems did."
Marta took a step toward him. "You're wrong."
Aaron looked up at her. "What do you mean?"
She knelt down so she could look directly in his eyes, taking his hands in both of hers. "That's not who you are Aaron. That's what you do. There's a difference."
He looked at her intently. "Is there?"
"I hope so," she said. "If not, then I'm not at all happy with the person I've become."
Aaron smiled, "You're a good person Marta."
Marta arched an eyebrow up at him. "Oh really? I'm not so sure anymore. Not after what's happened the past few days. What type of person is so caught up in their job that they are willing to turn a blind eye to what is really going on?" She stood up and sighed. "It doesn't matter anymore, does it? The only thing that matters is staying alive."
Just as she turned from him, Aaron grabbed her hand and stood. "It does matter. I think in your head you see yourself as some sort of Dr. Frankenstein playing fast and loose with science. Just remember one thing Doc—you didn't create Outcome, it wasn't your idea. You didn't turn me into the monster, alright?"
"You're not a monster," she said, her eyes shining with unshed tears. "I have no idea what type of missions you were sent out on but I'm sure that our world is probably safer because of what you did."
"Do you really believe that, about me not being a monster? You looked pretty shocked back in the lab." His eyes searched hers imploringly.
Marta pulled back from him. She could hear the fear in his voice and knew that the fragile ties of their relationship could be severed depending on how she answered. "I wasn't shocked or horrified by your actions. I was in awe of your actions. Besides, a person generally isn't comforted by a monster's presence are they?" Or want them to sleep beside her, she thought.
Aaron laughed softly, "No, I guess not." He could feel some of the tension leave his body. He sighed. "I should go above deck and get anything we're going to need to take with us later."
Marta nodded looking down at her hand still in his and squeezed gently. "Alright." Letting go, she walked toward the bathroom door.
"You know," said Aaron, "we're going to have to come to some sort of understanding."
Marta gripped the doorknob tightly and slowly turned around to look at him. Aaron was looking at her intently and she could feel her heart beat more rapidly under his gaze. "What do you mean?" she asked.
Aaron walked to her and said, "I mean we can't go on apologizing and feeling guilty for how we ended up here. What's done is done. It's time to move forward." He reached up and caressed her cheek. "Sound good?"
"Sounds good," Marta whispered. Moving forward into what, though, was what she wanted to ask. His hand on her cheek was comforting and she closed her eyes. She could feel warmth radiating throughout her body just from the feeling of his hand on her face.
Aaron moved his thumb down her cheekbone, until it reached her lips. He had been up almost all night, most of it thinking about her. He had kicked himself for even leaving her alone in the cabin. It had taken most of his self-control not to go back down and crawl into the bunk besides her. He had talked himself into being able to stay detached, trying to remain physically distant. But now that he knew she wasn't horrified by him, he also knew it would be impossible to do.
Marta's eyes fluttered open as Aaron's thumb reached her lips. Aaron leaned in closer until his lips brushed against hers. A small sigh of pleasure escaped Marta. Aaron smiled against her mouth before moving his mouth close to hear. "We're going to have to do something about this too Doc," he whispered before nipping her earlobe with his teeth.
Marta's fingers dug into Aaron's shoulders. She couldn't find any words to respond to with. She felt like she was losing control, something she never did. The surprising thing was that she liked it. Marta knew though that the time wasn't now and so using all the willpower she had, she took a step back from Aaron, moving away from the door.
She was saved by having to say anything by the sound of Eugenio calling out to Aaron. They would be docking in minutes and he would need to go above deck to secure any items they would need.
Aaron looked over at where Marta stood, a slow smile spreading across his face. "I'll be back," he said and then he was gone.
Marta watched as the cabin door closed quietly behind him. She dropped down into the nearest chair and put her head her hands. It was definitely going to be a long day, she thought.
"Is that it?"
Aaron nodded. "I think so. According to the map it is. Let's move in a little closer. I wanted to check it out by myself before we both go in." He grabbed for Marta's hand and they began to cut through the rough foliage that bordered what appeared to be a long driveway.
The day had passed quicker than Marta had thought it would. After saying goodbye to Eugenio and the two boys, they had gone through the bottom of the boat packing any items they thought would be of use to them. Aaron then spent the rest of the day mapping out the route through the island to the house. When the sun had finally gone down they had hopped into the small dinghy attached to the fishing boat and Aaron had rowed them ashore. From there they entered the jungle and hiked the rest of the way.
They had been walking for an hour when the house came into view. It wasn't very large and it wasn't what came to Marta's head when she heard "vacation home". It was a simple two-story bungalow painted white with green shutters. There was a carport big enough for two cars but there were none under it. No lights were on as well. The only thing either of them could see was yellow police tape going across the front door.
Aaron turned to her and said, "Stay here. I'll be right back."
Before Marta could reply, Aaron had disappeared into the dense growth. A variety of noises were assaulting her ears, none of them familiar. She tried not to think of the different creatures that were responsible for making those sounds and instead focused on the spot in the foliage where she thought Aaron had disappeared. When that didn't work, she looked at the bungalow trying to spot him. Five minutes had almost gone by and she was just starting to get worried when he reappeared.
"Alright Doc. It's all clear. Follow me."
They crossed onto the driveway and headed up the front steps. Marta was about to go to the front door when Aaron grabbed her hand and shook his head.
"The tape," he said. "If anyone comes by to check the house and sees that the tape has been disturbed it might raise suspicion. Follow me; there's an unlocked window on the side of the house."
Aaron walked around the porch to a side window and lifted it up. "C'mon Doc, you first." He held out his hand to her. She grabbed it and let him help her over the sill before following her in.
"No lights," said Aaron. "I'm not sure how close our neighbors are, if there are any, and I don't want the house to be seen lit up by anyone who is out on the water."
"The water?" repeated Marta. She felt like they had walked miles away from the water. As she made her way through the house, however, Marta realized how wrong she was. On the outside, the bungalow had looked plain and unassuming. The inside was a different story altogether. The two of them stood in what appeared to be a great room. The house had an open-floor plan with cathedral ceilings. The kitchen and dining area were combined and there was a spiral staircase that led to a loft space above. The rear of the ground level was floor to ceiling windows that opened onto a deck. Marta walked back and gasped at the view. There was path that led down from the house to a private lagoon that opened into the sea.
"Wow," was all she could say.
Aaron smiled. "Not too shabby, right? Why don't you go take a look upstairs?"
Marta grinned and went up the staircase. The loft space had an overstuffed chair next to a bookcase and led to a small hallway. She looked in one room to find a small home office. The other room was the master bedroom. It had a large four-poster bed that was facing the windows looking out onto the water. Through a door was a bathroom with a glass shower stall and stand alone tub. It almost seemed too good to be true.
She headed back down to the kitchen, her growling stomach jolting her back to reality. There hadn't been too much in the way of food left on the boat. Marta hoped there was some in the fridge. As she came down the stairs she realized something—there had only been one bedroom. She didn't want to worry about it now. The only thing she was interested in was filling her stomach.
Downstairs, Aaron stood at the dining room table unpacking his black bag. Marta watched as he removed three guns, ammunition, his kit of knives, and variety of other tools. She turned and walked into the kitchen. She had her hand on the refrigerator door but paused a moment before opening it.
"Is it okay if I open this?" she asked, turning to look at Aaron. "It's going to give off some light."
Aaron replied, "Its fine. I'm hungry too."
Marta opened the door and smiled. The fridge looked like it had recently been stocked. She reached in for some fruit and yogurt and then smiled wider. Wrapped around the bottle of milk was a familiar gold watch. She took out the bottle and brought it over to show Aaron.
He looked up from his inventory and smiled. "Eugenio. He tried to give it back to me before he left the boat this morning but I insisted that he keep it. He's a good man."
Marta nodded and sat down at the table with a banana and a yogurt. In the morning she would investigate the pantry but for now this would do. She had brought one of each for Aaron as well and pushed it toward him. He sat down across from her and they ate in silence.
"You must be tired," Aaron said. "You were up early this morning." He tried not to smile as he watched her cheeks flush knowing she was thinking about their kiss.
Marta looked over at him, inwardly cursing her inability to remain as calm and unassuming as him, and replied, "Yes, pretty tired. The trek across the jungle in the middle of the night didn't help." She smiled and then continued. "I used to think I was in shape but the past few days have proven me wrong."
Aaron laughed. "Don't beat yourself up Doc. I think you've done great for someone without any military training." He stood, picking up his empty yogurt container and banana peel, reaching for Marta's as well. He walked into the kitchen and threw them out
"Why don't you go upstairs and go to sleep? I just want to take another look around outside." He went back over to the table and took out a gun, handing it over to Marta. "Keep this with you until I get back."
Marta stood and took the gun, turning it over in her hands. "Okay." She walked over to the staircase and then turned to look back at him. "Be careful."
Aaron watched her go up the stairs. When he heard the bedroom door close, he grabbed his bag and headed out the door. He just wanted to do a quick recon of the property. Aaron still felt confident that they were off the grid but he wanted to get a better lay of the land.
Upstairs, Marta went into the bathroom and ran the water for the tub. While it was filling, she walked back into the bedroom and went to the closet. It contained a limited selection of both men and women's clothing to her great relief. There were a variety of shorts and t-shirts as well as dresses although she didn't see anything in the way of pj's. Her tank top and Aaron's boxer shorts would suffice until she was able to get something else.
Marta caught a glance of the clock on the nightstand and saw that it was close to one in the morning. She went back into the bathroom almost turning on the light before she caught herself. She slid into the tub and sighed. The cut on her leg was finally scabbing and the water didn't sting nearly as much as it had the day before. Her ribs also felt less sore, the hot water offering great relief. Marta could feel herself drifting off but knew she would regret it if she fell asleep in the tub.
She toweled off and got dressed, going out into the bedroom. She pulled back the sheets on the bed and slid in, reveling in the cool feel of the cotton against her skin. The house was cool as well and Marta supposed that Aaron had turned on the air conditioning when he had first investigated. From where the bed was situated, Marta could see the water. It was calm with no sign of boats. She wondered how safe they would be there and how long they would be able to stay. Aaron hadn't told her but she was sure he had some sort of plan figured out as to where they would go next.
Aaron entered the house from the same window they had entered from before. The first thing he did was call out to Marta to let her know he was back. He then did a quick check of all the windows and doors before going upstairs. On his walk outside he saw that they were at least three miles from a village with no immediate neighbors near the house. He had laid down some traps, though, around the perimeter just in case. The last thing he wanted was to be caught by surprise.
Aaron knocked gently on the bedroom door before opening it slowly. "Just me Doc; don't shoot." When he walked into the room he saw Marta sitting up in the bed lowering the gun he had given to her. The sheets were tangled around her waist—she seriously had no idea how beautiful she was, he thought. "I think we're good for the night but why don't you keep that gun on the nightstand next to you." He stood in the doorway, one hand on the doorknob, the other braced against the frame.
Marta nodded and put the gun down. "I found some clothes in the closet but no pajamas. I hope you don't mind me borrowing your boxers again." She drew her knees up against her body.
"Consider them yours," he replied. "They look better on you anyway." He could see that she had bathed; her hair was still wet and as he walked closer to the bed, he could smell the clean scent of soap.
"Hmm," Marta responded. She could argue the point with him having seen him in them too. She watched as he moved closer to the bed, her heart beating a little quicker as every step he took brought him closer.
Aaron dropped his black bag on the other side of the bed and looked down at Marta. "How are you doing?"
Marta smiled as he sat on the edge of the bed. "Fine. My leg feels a lot better. How's your shoulder and leg? Rowing and hiking are not activities suited for recovering from gunshot wounds."
"Not bad actually," he replied with a smile. "But then again, I'm not a good judge."
"Right," grinned Marta. "I almost forgot."
"How was the shower? Better than the one on Eugenio's boat?"
Marta laughed, "It looks fine but I took a bath. My legs were sore from, well, from everything I guess! I'm lucky I've been able to keep up with you this far!"
Aaron smiled. "Don't knock yourself Doc. You've kept up just fine." He glanced over to the bathroom door. "I think I'm going to hop in quick. Be right back."
Marta watched as he grabbed some clean clothes out of his bag and went into the bathroom. She sighed and fell back against the pillows. She could hear the water turn on and she tried to block any mental images of Aaron naked from entering her mind.
Aaron stepped into the shower and almost groaned aloud as the hot water hit him. It felt good. He braced his hands against the wall and rolled his neck feeling his muscles begin to loosen. He was trying not to think of Marta in the bed in the next room but was failing miserably. Every time he closed his eyes all he could think of was the feel of her lips on his and the softness of her body. He shook his head slightly to clear it; he would have to change the hot water over to cold if he couldn't stop the direction his thoughts were taking.
As the water ran over him, Aaron replayed all of the physical moments he and Marta had shared over the past five days. In the grand scheme of things, five days was not a normal amount of time to develop such a close bond with someone but there had been nothing normal about the time they had spent with one another. Aaron worried that the attraction between them was nothing more than the need for two people to cling to each other through difficult times. The next few days would be telling. They would be safe and not have to worry about being found. Would the attraction between them remain or fade with an increased sense of security?
Aaron knew he should just get out of the shower, get dressed, and head downstairs to sleep on the couch but the thought had no sooner left his mind when he realized that it would also be impossible for him to do. Fuck it, he thought as he turned the water off and wrapped a towel around himself. He was far from an expert on relationships but Aaron knew that honesty was always the best policy.
Sleep had been so close minutes earlier but Marta had begun to toss and turn in the bed while Aaron was in the bathroom. Sighing, she stood and crossed the room to where sliding glass doors opened onto a balcony. She opened them and dropped down into one of two chaise lounges. The sea was calm and there wasn't a boat around for miles. There was no moon; Aaron had actually commented on it, saying it would make their escape into the night easier. The stars offered some light, however, and Marta observed the calmness of the water, a calm so unlike what she was feeling. She knew that Aaron had a plan but was holding off on telling her. For a split second she thought that maybe he was considering leaving her here but she immediately knew she was wrong. He could've left her behind in Manila, he could've let the cops arrest her in that alley but he didn't. She would be a liability to him now but he didn't seem to care. It made her wonder why.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
Marta turned to see Aaron standing in the open door. Even from where she was sitting she could smell the crisp scent of his soap and aftershave. "Just thinking about the future," she replied. She paused for a moment, looking out at the water and then continued. "I know that you have some sort of plan already and I was just thinking that maybe you'd be better off without me."
A look of concern came across Aaron's handsome features. He dropped onto the chair next to her and asked, "Where is all of this coming from?" Maybe he was wrong about her feelings for him, he thought. Maybe he had read too much into their physical interactions with one another. It was entirely possible; he wasn't all that experienced when it came to things like this.
Marta sighed. "I just don't want to hold you back from whatever you're planning. Even I know it would be much easier to do whatever you're going to do by yourself," she said. Before he could reply, she laughed and said, "Maybe I'll find my true calling—doctoring the people of a developing nation."
Aaron clasped his hands in front of him and leaned forward towards Marta. "You're not holding me back Marta. Give yourself a little more credit—I told you kept up fine, more than fine." He paused for a moment. "And you're right; I do have a plan but it is a plan that includes you."
Marta looked away from him. Aaron reached over and gently guided her face so he could see her eyes before dropping his hands back down. "What it comes down to is whether or not you want to come with me. I'm not going to lie to you—it's going to be dangerous. I'm not going to vanish and pretend that the government tried to have us killed; I kind of thought you wouldn't want to either." He looked at her searchingly. "I'll understand if you don't want to come. I'll do my best to find a safe place for you but once I'm gone, I can't guarantee that safety. Do you understand?"
Marta nodded slowly. "I understand but you're right, that's not what I want. I'm terrified about what might happen but I can't just slink away and hide." She smiled. "I guess you're stuck with me then."
Aaron felt relief wash over him as he returned her smile. "You mean we're stuck with each other." He grabbed her hand and held it in his. His smile faded, however, as he became aware of the intimacy of the moment. They were both wearing next to nothing and sitting so close to one another. He leaned in even closer and brushed his lips against hers. She sighed against his mouth and he felt her hands come up his arms to rest on his shoulders. Her lips were soft and yielding, exactly how the rest of her body had felt under his when they were sharing the bunk.
The moment was broken though by a shrill noise coming from the dense foliage surrounding them. Aaron stood quickly but then sat back down with a smile. "Just some sort of monkey letting us know we're not alone."
Marta laughed. "Wow. That' something I never thought I would hear someone say to me!" She went to stand up to go inside but Aaron waved her back down.
"No," he said, "let's stay out here for a bit." He pushed the lounge chair he had been sitting on against Marta's.
She smiled and softly replied, "Alright." He continued to surprise her, she thought. She was ready to give herself over to him, ready to climb into that big bed and throw caution to the wind but he showed restraint. Probably due to all the military training, she thought.
Aaron sat back on his chair and sighed. "What's wrong?" Marta asked.
"Nothing," he replied. "Just reflecting on things." He paused for a moment. "I've always felt like I was rushing through life. Rushing to finish a mission, rushing to meet a contact, rushing to make a drop-off." He gave her sly sideways glance. "I felt like I was missing the little things because I was always headed to the next big thing, the next big moment. There's so much to be said for appreciating the anticipation, you know, the build-up."
Marta couldn't find her voice to respond. As he had been talking, Aaron had been tracing the long line of her bare arm with his fingers from her shoulder down to her hand. She had been in a trance watching him, trying to suppress the desire that was coursing through her body.
Aaron gave a chuckle. "The opposite is also true too though."
Marta swallowed hard and asked in a hoarse whisper, "What do you mean?"
Aaron turned on his side to look at her with his piercing gray eyes. "I mean, that sometimes waiting isn't worth it. Just going out and taking what you want is the best thing to do. Immediate gratification."
Marta almost shuddered with desire but instead closed her eyes, trying to will away the images that were dancing in her head. Images of naked limbs intertwined, hands grasping, and mouths exploring. Was he challenging her, she thought. Did he want her to act on her feelings?
Aaron smiled as he watched Marta bite her bottom lip and shift on her chair. He could see the physical reaction his words were having on her: the goose bumps on her arm and the way the thin cotton tank top revealed the hardened tips of her breasts. He was having a hard time controlling his own rising desire. He settled back more comfortably on the lounge chair and closed his eyes. "Night Doc."
Marta remained quite. She laid still letting his words run back and forth in her mind. Maybe staying behind was the better option, she thought. She opened her eyes to see Aaron reclined next to her, the lean hard lines of his body outlined in the shadows of the night. But then again, she thought, maybe not. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43495 | The Perfect Setup - SUSE 9.2
The Perfect Setup - SUSE 9.2
Version 1.3
Author: Falko Timme
Last edited: 07/20/2005
I will use the following software:
• Web Server: Apache 2.0.x
• DNS Server: BIND9
• FTP Server: proftpd (ISPConfig will not work with vsftpd on SUSE 9.2)
• Webalizer for web site statistics
To install such a system you will need the following:
1 The Base System
Boot from your SUSE 9.2-DVD and select Installation from the boot screen.
The SUSE installer (called YaST - Yet another Setup Tool) starts. It normally runs in graphic mode, but I use text mode, so my screenshots will differ a little from graphic mode, but the functionality is exactly the same.
Select your language.
The installer analyzes your system and makes some automatic installation decicions which it lists on the following screen. You can change each of its choices by navigating to the appropriate headline (using the [arrow down] key). For example, you could change the partitions YaST proposes:
For my purposes I decide to use one big /-partition and a swap partition.
You can also choose the software you want to install if you know what you are doing. In this example, I will leave YaST's package choice unchanged. I will install the software I need to run a web/email/ftp server manually after the base installation has finished.
Adjust your time zone:
The package installation starts:
After the package installation the system reboots. Remove the SuSE DVD and go sure to boot from the hard disk. Enter your root password after the reboot:
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From: at: 2005-04-07 07:00:58
Please, why not use the crontab command instead of manually editing the file and restarting the cron daemon?
Otherwise, nice HowTo.
From: at: 2005-04-07 09:04:39
There are always multiple ways to achieve a goal. In the end it's a matter of your personal preference. You can certainly use the crontab command, but you can also edit the file manually. Both works.
From: at: 2005-04-08 06:11:24
but when writing some step-by-step instructions, which are probably mostly read by people not knowing the interiors, it would be reasonable to use the most easy and least complicated tool to accomplish a task.
And crontab is better since you don't need to restart crond and it does a basic syntax check on the lines of the crontab file.
But it's really just a minor nitpick.
OTOH, you wouldn't really like to read
'...and then install a new MBR by writing the right (for your system, depends on many things, beware!) 512 byte with dd to...'
instead of a small reference to the bootloader commands, would you? ;)
From: at: 2005-04-08 23:10:48
You don't need to restart crond daemon however, 'cause it check and eventually reload /etc/crontab every minute.... try it
From: at: 2005-04-07 15:31:03
But it's a well written amateur-article. Nice guy.
From: at: 2005-04-08 13:54:25
and costs a lot more.
From: at: 2005-04-08 14:04:00
Good thing it only takes about an hour with W2003 Server cause you'll have to do it at least 5 times on 5 different machines to host the same amount of traffic that this setup can. Not to mention all the security exploits because of IIS and all the other "secure" MS software.
Of course, you'll also have to pay alot more for the hardware just to meet minimum requirements and then there are all the licensing fees to think of.
But sure, if you want to save yourself an hour or so on install, by all means W2003 is the way to go. You'll have to spend more time administering it later to make sure it stays up and running, but so what? It only took an hour to setup, right?
From: at: 2005-04-11 06:22:36
I challenge you to provide details of the software you'll use under W2003 server to achieve the same configuration as in the article.
From: at: 2005-04-08 06:09:51
Why using netdate and not the good old ntpd? That does the time sync constantly and works a treat. SS
From: at: 2005-04-08 12:00:42
Thanks for this!
I need a server - was going to use "Dead Rat" Enterprise, but I actually prefer SuSE's philosophy. Particularly as they have Novell's valuable support.
-Andy, Oulu, Finland
From: at: 2005-04-08 17:17:14
why do you use the sources for proftpd? suse is rpm based ...
From: at: 2005-04-09 14:03:41
Then try to find a proftpd rpm for SUSE 9.2... :-(
From: at: 2005-05-02 17:07:42
It's on the DVD. I use it.
From: at: 2005-04-14 23:49:06
This is a great walkthrough. What hardware did you use (or recommend for low traffic) for the server
From: at: 2005-07-16 10:55:15
I have a problem with apt-get, any idea ?
smith:/etc # apt-get install quota
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package quota
smith:/etc #
From: at: 2005-08-16 21:02:08
same problem. Anybody know what's up with this?
From: Anonymous at: 2005-11-10 02:00:20
I also had issues with apt.
I ended up going to the website and loading the packages via web browser to the /tmp directory and then I executed the rpm like in the instructions. After that, It worked fine.
From: admin at: 2005-11-10 09:03:42
You can install the packages also with "yast -i [PACKAGENAME]". |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43501 | Electromagnetic Simulation of a Missile
Electromagnetic problem of plane wave scattering from a missile with dimensions of 7m x 3.26 m x 0.7m is solved by CHRONOS . This problem is modeled using 506 x 381 x 298 cells for incident pulse with maximum frequency fmax = 1 GHz. The problem is simulated as a finite structure problem with terminating the simulation domain from all the sides by PML. The problem is solved in 7 hours and thirty minutes using Intel Xeon CPU E5430 @ 2.66 GHz with 49.150 GB RAM. The H-field is animated on the whole surface of the missile as shown in Figure 1 and in a horizontal plane as shown in Figure 2. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43515 | Chapter 17
And now it came to pass that when Abinadi had finished these sayings, that the king commanded that the apriests should take him and cause that he should be put to bdeath.
But there was one among them whose name was aAlma, he also being a descendant of Nephi. And he was a young man, and he bbelieved the words which Abinadi had spoken, for he knew concerning the iniquity which Abinadi had testified against them; therefore he began to plead with the king that he would not be angry with Abinadi, but suffer that he might depart in peace.
But the king was more wroth, and caused that Alma should be cast out from among them, and sent his servants after him that they might slay him.
But he fled from before them and ahid himself that they found him not. And he being concealed for many days did bwrite all the words which Abinadi had spoken.
And it came to pass that the king caused that his guards should surround Abinadi and take him; and they bound him and cast him into prison.
And after three days, having counseled with his apriests, he caused that he should again be brought before him.
And he said unto him: Abinadi, we have found an accusation against thee, and thou art worthy of death.
For thou hast said that aGod himself should come down among the children of men; and now, for this cause thou shalt be put to death unless thou wilt recall all the words which thou hast spoken evil concerning me and my people.
Now Abinadi said unto him: I say unto you, I will anot recall the words which I have spoken unto you concerning this people, for they are true; and that ye may know of their surety I have suffered myself that I have fallen into your hands.
10 Yea, and I will asuffer even until death, and I will not recall my words, and they shall stand as a btestimony against you. And if ye slay me ye will shed cinnocent blood, and this shall also stand as a testimony against you at the last day.
12 But the apriests lifted up their voices against him, and began to accuse him, saying: He has reviled the king. Therefore the king was stirred up in banger against him, and he delivered him up that he might be slain.
14 And now when the flames began to scorch him, he cried unto them, saying:
15 Behold, even as ye have done unto me, so shall it come to pass that thy aseed shall cause that many shall suffer the pains that I do suffer, even the pains of bdeath by fire; and this because they believe in the salvation of the Lord their God.
16 And it will come to pass that ye shall be afflicted with all manner of adiseases because of your iniquities.
17 Yea, and ye shall be smitten on every hand, and shall be driven and scattered to and fro, even as a wild flock is driven by wild and ferocious beasts.
18 And in that day ye shall be ahunted, and ye shall be taken by the hand of your enemies, and then ye shall suffer, as I suffer, the pains of bdeath by fire.
19 Thus God executeth avengeance upon those that destroy his people. O God, breceive my soul.
20 And now, when aAbinadi had said these words, he fell, having suffered death by fire; yea, having been put to death because he would not deny the commandments of God, having sealed the truth of his words by his bdeath. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43521 | - VectorLinux (
- - repositories list is huge! (
newbiesforever 09-22-2012 07:38 PM
repositories list is huge!
I noticed that the list of repositories installed by the Vector liveCD (I think I have Soho) contains dozens of entries, notwithstanding that most are deactivated by default. The list is much larger than what I'm used to in Debian-based distros (which I'm trying to quit). I'm not a power user; generally all I do is word process and use the internet. Will I probably ever need the inactive repositories?
sag47 09-23-2012 02:51 PM
TLDR: do research first and then only enable the repo if you feel the need.
Use the default repositories until you find a greater need. There's no need to unnecessarily add repositories just because they're there. If your desired word processor is within one of those repositories then you would probably want to enable that repository to install it using the package manager.
It is always good to take care and understand what a particular repository does before enabling it. For instance, it might contain non-free codecs which would be a problem if you're attempting to keep a completely free system. Another example, user built repositories which are unmoderated. I've seen certain distros allow users to arbitrarily add to particular repository with the understanding that is its intended purpose. This means you depend on unknown built packages which could be malicious unless properly checked and tested.
The point I'm making, is unless you know the purpose of a particular repository and that you have a need for that repository, then there is no need to arbitrarily enable repositories just because they exist. Do some research into them: packages in the repo, purpose of the repo, sources, use google to learn more. If you start adding repositories for all you know you could just be enabling an alpha unstable package repo.
I'm not saying that as a VectorLinux user but simply a common sense Linux user.
newbiesforever 09-23-2012 04:27 PM
Really, I'm talking about whether I can delete the repositories from the sources.list (or whatever Slackware distros call it), not merely whether I should activate them.
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OWASP Testing Guide v2 Table of Contents
This Chapter describes the OWASP Web Application Penetration testing methology and explains how to test each vulnerabilities.
What is Web Application Penetration Testing?
A penetration test is a method of evaluating the security of a computer system or network by simulating an attack. A Web Application Penetration Testing focalize only on evaluating the security of a web application.
The process involves an active analysis of the application for any weaknesses, technical flaws or vulnerabilities. Any security issues that are found will be presented to the system owner together with an assessment of their impact and often with a proposal for mitigation or a technical solution.
What is a vulnerability?
Given an application that own a set of assets (resources of value such as the data in a database or on the file system), a vulnerability is a weakness on a asset that makes a threat possible. So a threat is a potential occurrence that may harm an asset exploiting Vulnerability. A test is an action that tends to show a vulnerability in the application.
Our approach in writing this guide
The OWASP approach is Open and Collaborative:
• Open: Every security expert can partecipate with his experience at the project. Everything is free
• Collaborative: we usually make a brainstorming before write down the articles. So we can share our ideas and develop a collective vision of the project. That means rough consensus, wider audience and participation.
This approach tends to create a defined Testing Methodology that will be:
• Consistent
• Reproducible
• Under quality control
The problems that we want to be addressed are:
• Document all
• Test all
What is the OWASP testing methology?
Penetration testing will never be an exact science where a complete list of all possible issues that should be tested can be defined. Indeed, penetration testing is only an appropriate technique for testing the security of web applications under certain circumstances. Our goal is to collect all the possible testing techniques, explain it and mantain it updated.
The OWASP Web Application Penetration Testing is based on black box approach. The tester know nothing or a few informations about the application to test. The testing model is like this:
• Tester: who make the testing activities
• Tools and methodology: the core of this Testing Guide project
• Application: the black box to test
The test is divided in 2 phases:
• Passive mode: in the passive mode the tester try to understand the application's logic, play with the application, he uses tool for information gathering and HTTP proxy to observ all the HTTP requests and responses. At the end of this phase the tester will know all the access point (gate) of the application (e.g. Header HTTP, parameters, cookies). For example the tester could find the following:
Indicates an authentication form in which the application request a username and a password. These paramaters represents two access points (gates) to the application.
In this case the application shows two gates (parameters a and b). All the gates finded in this phase represent a point of testing. A spreadsheet with the directory tree of the application and all tha access points will be useful for the second phase.
• Active mode: in this phase the tester begin to test using the methodology described in the follow paragraphs.
We have splitted the test in 8 sub-categories:
• Information Gathering
• Business logic testing
• Authentication Testing
• Session Management Testing
• Data Validation Testing
• Denial of Service Testing
• Web Services Testing
• AJAX Testing
Here is the list of test that we will explain in the next paragraphs:
Category Ref Number Name
Information Gathering Application Discovery
Spidering and googling
Analisys of error code
SSL/TLS Testing
DB Listener Testing
File extensions handling
Old, backup and unreferenced files
Business logic testing
Authentication Testing Default or guessable account
Brute Force
Bypassing authentication schema
Directory traversal/file include
Vulnerable remember password and pwd reset
Logout and Browser Cache Management Testing
Session Management Testing Session Management Schema
Session Token Manipulation
Exposed Session Variables
Session Riding
HTTP Exploit
Data Validation Testing Cross site scripting
HTTP Methods and XST
SQL Injection
Stored procedure injection
ORM Injection
LDAP Injection
XML Injection
SSI Injection
XPath Injection
IMAP/SMTP Injection
Code Injection
OS Commanding
Buffer overflow
Incubated vulnerability
Denial of Service Testing Locking Customer Accounts
User Specified Object Allocation
User Input as a Loop Counter
Writing User Provided Data to Disk
Failure to Release Resources
Storing too Much Data in Session
Web Services Testing XML Structural Testing
XML content-level Testing
HTTP GET parameters/REST Testing
Naughty SOAP attachments
Replay Testing
AJAX Testing AJAX Vulnerabilities
OWASP Testing Guide v2
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Social scientists increasingly exploit natural experiments in their research. This article surveys recent applications in political science, with the goal of illustrating the inferential advantages provided by this research design. When treatment assignment is less than "as if" random, studies may be something less than natural experiments, and familiar threats to valid causal inference in observational settings can arise. The author proposes a continuum of plausibility for natural experiments, defined by the extent to which treatment assignment is plausibly "as if" random, and locates several leading studies along this continuum.
Keywords: natural experiment; "as if" random; exogenous variation; continuum of plausibility; matching
If I had any desire to lead a life of indolent ease, I would wish to be an identical twin, separated at birth from my brother and raised in a different social class. We could hire ourselves out to a host of social scientists and practically name our fee. For we would be exceedingly rare representatives of the only really adequate natural experiment for separating genetic from environmental effects in humans-genetically identical individuals raised in disparate environments.
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1. Introduction
Social scientists are increasingly exploiting natural experiments in their research. A recent search on "natural experiment" using "Google Scholar" (scholar turned up more than 1 million hits; the results appearing on the first dozen pages suggest that economics and epidemiology are the leading fields to use the term, but political science is also well represented. An impressive volume of unpublished, forthcoming, and recently published studies in political science suggests the growing influence of the natural experimental approach. Table 1 provides a nonexhaustive list of several recent studies.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43600 | Radicalism in Literature
Radicalism in Literature: Selected full-text books and articles
Labor & Desire: Women's Revolutionary Fiction in Depression America: Gender and American Figure
Paula Rabinowitz.
University of North Carolina Press, 1991
Rousing the Nation: Radical Culture in Depression America
Laura Browder.
University of Massachusetts Press, 1998
Radical Stages: Alternative History in Modern British Drama
D. Keith Peacock.
Greenwood Press, 1991
The Drama of Dissent: The Radical Poetics of Nonconformity, 1380-1590
Ritchie D. Kendall.
University of North Carolina Press, 1986
Studies in the Literary Backgrounds of English Radicalism: With Special Reference to the French Revolution
M. Ray Adams.
Franklin and Marshall College Studies, 1947
Rediscovering Forgotten Radicals: British Women Writers, 1889-1939
Angela Ingram; Daphine Patai.
University of North Carolina Press, 1993
The Revolutionary Imagination: The Poetry and Politics of John Wheelwright and Sherry Mangan
Alan M. Wald.
University of North Carolina Press, 1983
Alan M. Wald.
University of North Carolina Press, 1987
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 8 "The New York Intellectuals in Fiction"
Writers Take Sides, Stalinists Take Control: The Second International Congress for the Defense of Culture (Spain 1937)
Thornberry, Robert S.
The Historian, Vol. 62, No. 3, Spring 2000
Literature and Revolution
Leon Trotsky.
University of Michigan Press, 1971
Representing Revolution in Milton and His Contemporaries: Religion, Politics, and Polemics in Radical Puritanism
David Loewenstein.
Cambridge University Press, 2001
John Keats and the Culture of Dissent
Nicholas Roe.
Clarendon Press, 1998
Angelina Grimke: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination
Stephen Howard Browne.
Michigan State University Press, 1999
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I see two tool bags but one picture.
can anyone tell me the difference between these two tool bags?
also their dimensions..thanks
R-9213 900819004
R-9223 901282002
For a drawing of the tool bag go to
and select the above part numbers
Cactus man
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Well, just to confuse things. this one does not seem to match either number you gave but on the plus side it does have all the dimentions!
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Not sure of the size or if this is correct but I think the R9213 is the bag for the 3 piece kit and the R9223 is the bag for the 4 piece kit. never use my bag not even sure where it is to measure it
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thanks Wayne
the tool bag shown on this website is not what I'm looking at. Rather, the canvas type bags that come with some of the power tool packages/kits.
I have seen the small and medium and there is a large unit for the 4-5 pack kit.
your second post explaining the bags are for 3 or 4 tools may be correct. I have sent an e-mail to order tree and to M&D mower asking if they can better describe the bags..
Cactus Man
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tool bag follow up from Cactus Man
I went and ordered a tool bag from M&D mower.
I bought item number rid-900819004 cost was $27.29
I received it in a very timely manner [meaning within 3 days]
The bag is amazing but it's huge!
I can fit the reciprocating saw, planer, circular saw, and a myriad of extras in the main section with a surplus of room. The zipper is very strong.
I am pleased with the bag. the two outside zipper pockets do hold the 18v battery nicely and safely.
I understand how some may wonder about the bag's strength, as you have a rubber type bottom and the canvas may develop a weak spot at where they join if you overload the bag.
I am pleased with the bag, and for my needs it should provide many years of service.
I do wonder why home depot or ridgid does not offer this and many other items/parts directly from this website?
I have utilized both ordertree and m&d mower for all my ridgid parts needs successfully..both have very similar pricing too.
hope this helps others
Cactus Man in Arizona
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thanks for the M&D review, there has been recent discussion about this company and from what I have seen on the few parts I have looked at they are significantly cheaper than ordertree and they ship worldwide too. guess they will get my next order
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Thanks Cactus Man for being the guinea pig and placing an order with M&D. I too have noticed that their pricing on the Ridgid parts I've check on is much lower than the same items at OrderTree. Even better, it also sounds like their service is exceptional. |
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This license gives the holder the right to:-
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Thanks for the comments, on the full size version you can read the text.
Aw that shit is so funny, and i love t he font great job!
the fonts hard to read, yea... but itll be easier when it bigger on a shirt... i dig... 5.
Yeah. The font is hard to read. But I really do like it, and I suppose I'll take your word that it's read-able on the larger version and 5-it.
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I'm like 8 foot 4
Blonde hair to the floor
You shawtys never thought I dreamed about rappin hardcore
No I ain't got a gun
No I never really ever been in a club
Still live with my parents
But I'm still a thug
I'm so gangster you can find me baking cookies at night
You out clubbin' but I just made caramel delights
T-Swift and T-Pain rappin on the same track
It's a thug story, tell me can you handle that?
I had a dream last night
I had high-top Nikes. I had
Diamonds in my mouth
And Diamonds on my mic
By the time I woke I was singing,
(I'm on a boat)
Cause Ima,
Singer turned rapper
(Shawty Ima make ya)
Straight to the top yo
(Shawty Ima take ya)
You can call me T-Sweezy
Now I'm a rap star
(Hey, it's a thug story, now tell em who you are
Singer turned gangsta)
You don't wanna fight me
(Straight up to the top)
In my extra small white-tee
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What, what
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I didn't even, I said yo.
You guys bleeped me and I didn't even say anything, I didn't even swear.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43690 | adrenalineshots (adrenalineshots) wrote,
My apologies to my fellow Supernatural fans, but this is not a story about Dean or Sam Winchester. Having seen the last Thor movie, however, I could not resist in adding a few more moments to its ending. So, if you haven't seen the movie and plan on seeing it, don't read ahead because you'll be spoiled like hell; if you have not seen the movie and don't plan on ever seeing it, this post won't make much sense to you; BUT, if you have seen it and, like me, fell in love with the god of thunder, please enjoy!
Reality tasted like a dream. Or a hallucination. In his case, it was difficult to tell the two apart.
Then again... there was a giant, alien spaceship parked right between the Old Royal Naval College and the University of Greenwich, one that he knew for a fact wasn’t a result of any of the drugs he’d taken. He knew that because he could see all the sane persons around him running away from it. He and Jane were, however, the only ones running towards it.
Such was the world these days.
The fact that he was running towards the giant alien spaceship parked in the middle of London City while the whole world around them was literally falling apart, didn’t even strike Erik as odd. Not anymore.
Erik Selvig’s life had been normal and non-crazy only a couple of years ago. Ignorance is bliss and he had been blissfully ignorant then, content to study the stars without knowing what lay beyond them. Before learning about aliens and various realms and god-like creatures with mystical powers that could enter your mind on a whim and make you bark like a chicken or aid them in destroying the world, depending on their mood.
Dodging the current alien beings (the ones who looked like Gothic Teletubbies from Hell), Erik had to admit that learning what was out there hadn’t all been bad... well, as bad as it was now. After all, he had also learned that most of the stories from his childhood, about Norse gods and magical places where honor and valor were a way of life, were all true. And who else, amongst his ancestors, could claim to have been a drinking buddy to Thor, the god of thunder himself?
However, the Thor from the stories he’d grown up with was beginning to look less and less godly as time wore on. He was but a blur of red being bounced from side to side, taking out chunks of stone and plaster wherever he landed. Most of the red color, Selvig fooled himself into believing, was due to the Asgardian’s cape and not a sign that he was fighting a losing battle.
It had only been minutes since their hasty arrival at the Greenwich and the start of their desperate attempt to save the whole Universe from being plunged into darkness by a very pissed off, ancient elf from another realm (a summary that Erick would never, under any circumstances, utter aloud to absolutely anyone. He’d already been committed to a mental institution not that long ago; he was not eager to repeat the experience. They had no coffee whatsoever).
At some point, day had turned prematurely into night, a prelude to the inbound darkness that seemed impossible to halt. Even the air felt dark and heavy, atmospheric pressure so high that Erik kept fighting the urge to pop his ears every couple of seconds.
In the middle of all the running for his life and trying to keep Jane safe, Erik had barely noticed that Thor and Malakith had vanished from the mayhem until he saw the Asgardian prince running towards them. He was missing his hammer.
“It’s too late.”
The words were Jane’s but the sense of defeat that came across was shared by all. They looked up at the funnel of darkness that was serving as a conduit between Malakith and the realms aligned above their heads. In a very horrifying and blood-freezing manner, it was beautiful.
“We can’t go in there.”
It wasn’t even a matter of certain death if either of them tried. End of the world apparently had a side effect of putting things into sharp perspective and personal safety seemed to be easily pushed to one of the lowest levels. No, death was not the point, oddly. The important fact was that they would not be able to draw breath long enough to make their sacrifice matter; they would never be able to get close enough to Malakith to destroy the Aether within him.
“I can.”
Erik had not known the god of thunder for that long, and he certainly could not claim to know him as well as Jane, but even he could recognize that tone of voice and stance.
He’d witnessed it before, back in Puente Anticua. He had seen it when the Asgardian, a mortal man at the time, had assured them all that he had a plan for the giant, fire-spitting, alien robot. He had not lied; unfortunately, his plan had involved being clubbed to death.
That right there was Thor’s bullshit face and Erik could recognize it as well as Jane. But what the hell are you supposed to do when the one person with super powers offers to do the impossible? Tell them ‘no, wait, I think I have a better chance than you?’
Pray, that’s what you do. Doesn’t matter that you believe in some divine entity or the simply the power of positive thinking; you just hand over the mass disrupters to the alien god, get out of his way and pray as hard as you can because there is nothing else you can do.
After all, in a battle of gods and creatures straight out from myth, what is a simple man to do?
Time skipped and stopped, events coiling and expanding like rubber bands. In his mind, Erik had already made his peace and he was ready for the end. He’d had a good life, seen things that most of his colleagues could only imagine and theorize. He was ready.
What followed caught him by surprise.
The surrounding darkness lifted like a heavy, black veil, revealing clear blue skies and a world still spinning on its axis.
For a few seconds, Erick could not believe what his eyes were seeing. It was an illusion, a hallucination. He needed confirmation that what he was seeing was real, he needed someone else, someone sane, to tell him that yes, they were still alive.
Darcy and Ian were celebrating, eyes locked onto each other, euphoric with the feeling of being alive. So, he wasn’t imagining it, then. He sighed in relief until he caught sight of Jane.
Jane was still standing by his side, frozen in place. Erik looked at her, searching her face for the appropriate elation and joy from having escaped certain doom. The shock and tears in her eyes didn’t fit with the sense of victory and relief that they should all be sharing.
Selvig followed her gaze and understood why. Thor was down, face bloodied, half covered in debris. Unmoving.
All feelings of celebration escaped him. Erik couldn’t help but feel guilty. In all of his assumptions that this was the end for all of them, it hadn’t occurred to him that Thor might actually succeed in saving them, much less that he was at risk of paying the ultimate price in order to keep them safe.
The scientist guessed that in the chaos of seeing the god of thunder being tossed around and crushed against buildings and cars with little more than scratches to show for it, he had forgotten that this alien, his friend, wasn’t actually immortal.
After all, hadn’t Thor announced that his brother was dead when he and Jane arrived? Hadn’t Jane told him that Thor’s mother had been murdered by this same foe, just days before? Asgardians, we had learned, were a hard crowd to take down, for sure, but they were still mortal.
Erik shuddered as the thought registered. Had the ancient being just given up his life for them?
Jane seemed to have snapped from her stupor at the same time that the grim thought formed in Erik’s mind. She was on the move before he could stop her from rushing to Thor’s side and kneeling beside him. She seemed at lost on where to touch him. Her hands caressed his face gently, as if her soft touch was the thing that would break him after all that he had been through.
With his heavy armor, it was difficult to tell if Thor’s chest was moving at all, but there was no mistaking the way his face turned ever so slightly towards Jane’s touch, seeking comfort even in unconsciousness.
Alive then.
Once again, there was no time to celebrate. The heavy groaning that filled the air called everyone’s attention up into the sky. The alien ship, so imposing and menacing as it were, was shuddering. Like a living thing on its death throes, the massive vessel tilted and groaned, a side effect, it would seem, of having served as a conduit for the massive amounts of energy that the Aether had created.
However, it was the side effect of the side effect that filled Erick’s heart with dread. Thor lay right beneath the shadow of the ship and Jane, unstoppable force that she was, could not make the god of thunder, unmovable entity that he was, move an inch.
Selvig’s first reaction was to rush to her aid, but the idea never translated into action. Back in New Mexico, it had taken the three of them to move a mortal Thor from the ground into the van, like he was, somehow, under a different gravitational force other than Earth’s. And he had not been wearing his armor and cape then.
With Darcy and Ian right by his side, there were four of them now to carry the heavy alien, but with the ship seconds away from crushing the Jane and Thor, Erik knew that they would never make it in time. Instead, his eyes fell on the remote that Jane had dropped to the floor.
With a mass displacer on each side of the ship it was quite possible that he could manage to...
Erik bolted into action, grabbing the remote, his fingers making the necessary adjustments even before his brain made the connections. He had only one shot at making it work and he was going to make it count. During the heat of the battle there hadn’t been much that he could do except keep Jane safe, but he’d be damned if could not do this.
The ship started to come apart like it was made of something as fragile as burned coal, pieces the size of cars falling down, booming sound as loud as thunder. Unbalanced by the missing chunks, the whole thing tipped forward, giant last tree falling in the empty forest.
Jane, having given up on moving Thor, had simple thrown herself over him, a futile gesture to protect him from the crushing death that was rushing towards them both.
Romeo and Juliet had always been Erik’s least favorite of Shakespeare’s works.
He flipped the switch.
The ship fell down and simply vanished.
“Yes!” Erik yelled, jumping in the air. “It worked!”
It took all five of them to move Thor to the car. Darcy insisted on getting the car and driving -even though everyone seemed pretty sure that half the time she forgot on which side of the road she was supposed to drive- while Erik, Ian and Jane struggled to keep Thor standing and moving towards the vehicle, two actions that the Asgardian insisted he could achieve on his own, even though his body kept tilting dangerously close to the ground.
“I am okay, my friends,” Thor repeated once more, his head slightly bent to fit inside the tiny car. The way he slurred those words and the fact that he couldn’t seem to keep his eyes open, made the statement sound less than reassuring. Neither Darcy nor Erik, ridding in the front, called him on his blatant lie, but when his head flopped unceremoniously on top of Jane, Darcy stepped on the gas.
“Hospital?” Erik offered, seeing the intersection coming up.
Jane looked up, her attention focused on her charge. Her eyes seemed more sharp then, fear having been replaced by purpose. “Let’s just get him home.”
“You sure about that?” Darcy pitched in, making a dangerous turn and ignoring the several annoyed honks that followed her maneuver. “He seems pretty messed up... you know, for a god.”
Fortunately, she refrained from saying what everyone else was thinking. Were he a man, he would be dead.
Other than scaring to death Mrs. Partridge from apartment 3A, they managed to get to Jane’s place with less fuss than one could imagine it would require to move a half conscious god of thunder five stories up with no elevator.
By the time they arrived and allowed Thor to fall into Jane’s bed, everyone was more than ready to sink to the floor and just stay there for the remaining of the day. It didn’t last, though.
Despite being barely conscious, Thor sat up on the bed, blue eyes unfocused looking around. He seemed to be searching for something. “Mjolnir...”
He raised his hand from the bed, the limb seemingly heavier than anything he could lift at the moment.
Erik shuddered, imagining the heavy hammer smashing through Jane’s wall to come to its master’s hand. As seconds went by with no destruction occurring, however, it became apparent that the hammer wasn’t answering Thor’s call. The look of disappointment and pure fear that crossed the Asgardian’s face before he finally lost consciousness for good, was one that Erik would not soon forget.
Outside, heavy rain started to fall.
“We need to get that armor off of him,” Jane voiced, breaking the muted noise of water hitting the windows. Her eyes darted around. It was hard to tell if she was looking for a way to do it or just too nervous to look at the unmoving body on her bed.
Thor’s feet dangled over the edge, the bed too small for his length; his brow was locked into a frown that made him look angry, or in pain. There was a stillness about him that did not suite the god of thunder.
“I’m go get a can opener,” Darcy volunteered cheerfully, disappearing into the kitchen.
There were no clasps or straps that any of them could see. The whole thing seemed to just be a part of him. From what Erik remembered of the first time they had seen the Asgardian wearing his full armor, he feared that that was precisely the case. However... the thing had just materialized from thin air when Thor had last put it on. So, maybe...
“Try asking him to remove it,” Selvig suggested. He was sure that there was some complicated mechanism surrounding the full body armor, probably involving high amounts of electricity and some sort of nanotechnology, rather than magic and lightning, but whatever the trick was, they didn’t have the means to figure it out in Jane’s bedroom.
She sat by his side, her small frame taking next to no room when compared with the sprawling god. With a tenderness that Erik seldom witnessed in his fellow scientist, she brushed the dirty, blond soaked tresses aside before pressing her face to his. “Thor,” Jane started, her lips brushing the tip of his left ear. “You’re safe now... let go of your armor,” she whispered. “For me.”
The air around them felt immediately charged. Erik looked at the fine hairs on his arm, slowly standing to attention. Before he could warn Jane to get away, the lamps on either side of her bed blew up in twin showers of sparks.
Selvig pulled Jane towards him, the smell of burned wires thick in the air. From somewhere in the apartment, they could hear something popping loudly and Darcy’s cursing.
What ever it was, it was over in seconds, leaving nothing behind but burned electric circuits and a faint trace of smoke in the air.
On the bed, Thor was still asleep, now wearing nothing but the black pants and grey undershirt that he had been wearing when they first met him. His armor was gone, nowhere to be seen.
“What the hell was that?” Darcy asked from the door. Her hair looked slightly singed.
“Thor undressing...” Jane let out, her eyes round as she surveyed the damage, “... I suppose.”
“Well, lets just hope he decides to keep the rest of his clothes on,” Darcy complained, even as she eyed the displayed body on the bed. “I don’t think your mom’s apartment can take any more of his undressing.”
“I’ll go get the first aid kit,” Erik offered, pulling Darcy along with him, who reluctantly followed, complaining that she was an intern, not a cleaning lady, so they’d better not be getting any ideas.
The older scientist had no intention to get the first aid kit. He did have, however, a theory.
And if he was right, Selvig suspected that some private time with Jane could do more for the sleeping alien than any disinfectant or band-aid that their meager medical supply could offer.
From what he had seen, there were mostly cuts and bruises over the Asgardian’s body, at least the portions they could see. There was a slight chance that being that close to dark matter -or whatever type of energy the Aether had tapped into- might have some lasting effects that none of them were any where near ready to deal with, but Erik was fairly sure that such was not the case.
When Erik finally returned to Jane’s room, the sun had already set behind the heavy rain clouds. In his hands there was a steaming cup of tea instead of the first aid kit. “How is he?”
Thor was under the covers, curled on his side so that his legs fit the small bed. Jane, it seemed, had played it safe and removed the rest of his clothes, searching for any serious injury. The grey shirt and the black pants were carefully folded and on top of a chair by the other side of the room. The blanket on top of Thor barely covered his chest, leaving exposed the array of colorful bruises and scrapes that he had accumulated.
“I can’t wake him up,” Jane said, a trace of tears in her voice. “It’s been hours. Maybe we should... I don’t know... take him to a hospital? Call SHIELD?”
Neither option seemed to sit all that well with her.
As Erik looked more closely at the peaceful features of a sleeping Thor, seemingly so out of place and, at the same time, so at home in Jane’s bedroom, it dawned on him exactly what was happening to the Asgardian. He pulled another chair closer to Jane’s and took her hand. Instead of holding it, however, Erik placed her delicate fingers over the place where, he imagined, Thor’s heart beat.
“Have I ever told you the stories that my grandmother used to tell me when I was a little boy?”
Jane shook her head slowly, her eyes seemingly unable to leave Thor’s form, as if she was afraid that at a moment’s distraction, he would slip away.
“Odin, the father of all gods and protector of Asgard—“
“Met him,” Jane cut in, a small smile gracing her lips. “Grumpy old man, but kind of sweet underneath.”
Erik blinked. “Truly? You met THE Odin?”
At Jane’s nod, Selvig could not help but laugh. Of course she had met the most famous and powerful of the Norse gods. He was, after all, the father of the man currently sleeping next to them. “Well, every couple of years, Odin was known to fall into what the ancients called the Odinsleep.”
That finally captured Jane’s attention. “And what was that? Some sort of disease?” From the way her hands clasped over Thor’s lax fingers, Erik could see that her sharp mind had already made the connection.
“No, it was a perfectly normal occurrence, but one that left him as fragile and exposed as a mere mortal,” Erik explained. “You see, when enough of his magic and power was spent protecting the realms, the All-father was forced into slumber, to recharge.”
Jane’s relief was almost palpable as she connected the dots. “And you think that that’s what is happening here? Was that why the hammer never came to him? He is mortal?”
Erik nodded, thrusting the ignored cup of tea into Jane’s direction. “I believe so. He’s just exhausted, Jane,” he reminded her. “Give him time and he will wake up on his own.”
It had probably been too much, too close together. So much grief and pain that not even a god could handle.
Losing his mother in such a violent way... no matter how old one is, even an ancient being such as Thor, losing a parent was never easy. Even being a thousand years old, he would still feel like a lost little boy.
Likewise, no matter how much relief and joy the news of Loki’s demise had brought Erik, it would be insensitive to not recognize that the villain had still been Thor’s brother. Despite all the wrong he had done and all the lives he had taken, Loki’s death would be mourned by his family. By Thor.
Adding to all of that the injuries he had carried with him when Thor and Jane used the portal to return to Earth, plus his brutal fight with Malakith... it was a fairly certain guess that the poor guy would need some recharging.
The only thing that Erik could not explain was why no one from Asgard had come to collect Thor. From what he understood of the Odinsleep, it could last from a single day to weeks. Being mortal during that time, wouldn’t Thor be safer with his own kind, with someone who could actually protect him in his time of frailty? Did his father not care that his son was at the mercy of his enemies during this time?
“So, you really think he will be alright?”
Erik kept all of his doubts to himself. Now was not the time to lay any more weight on Jane’s burdened shoulders. “I know he will,” he answered, as sincere as he could manage. “He’s with friends who care for him... and you.”
Outside, the clash of thunder seemed to express its agreement.
SHIELD came knocking the following day, wanting to know why the hell half of Greenwich was destroyed and why Thor hadn’t bothered to stick around to give them same answers. Agent Coulson, in particular, seemed particularly pissed at having been tasked, once again, with cleaning up Asgardian messes. He was also soaking wet and looking miserable about it.
“I’m sure he’ll be dropping by as soon as possible to explain everything to you,” Erik replied, forcing his most honest fake-smile. Two bedrooms away, Thor still slept, Jane refusing to leave his side except for bathroom breaks. “Anything else I can help you with?”
Agent Coulson gave him a suspicious look that made Erik think of thermal readings and how he could possibly explain the extra person showing up in the apartment that he was supposed to share with just Jane and Darcy.
“His hammer,” the SHIELD agent finally said. “We need him to come pick it up as soon as he can,” he supplied, sounding bored. “The ground keepers of Greenwich are complaining that they can’t fix the gardens until someone moves it away.”
“Will do!” Selvig said, probably with more enthusiasm than he should have. SHIELD and everything they stood for gave him the chills ever since their paths had crossed. Before Coulson could call him on his bad acting, Erik shoved the door closed and sagged against it.
“Did he buy it?” Darcy asked, mischievous eyes peeking from over her coffee mug. “Should I go get my tazer?”
Erik sincerely doubted it.
“He knows Thor’s here,” Jane said, coming from the bedroom. She sounded utterly resigned to the fact that her life had become open to spies and secret agencies that knew more about her than she did on most days. “Coulson probably thinks that he just doesn’t want to talk to him,” she added with a smile.
‘Borrowing’ all of Jane’s equipment without her consent had certainly started agent Coulson on the wrong foot with the god of thunder. “He’s still sleeping,” she added before anyone could ask.
Two days went by, Jane doing little more than keeping a sleeping Thor company, Erik forcing food her away at regular times. “Talk to him,” Erik said, hoping that the same adage that was true for coma patients could be applied to recharging aliens. At the very least, it would keep the sound of the rain away.
Three days and Darcy showed up at the bedroom door with a bowl of hot water and a sponge. Jane shooed her away and kept on talking quietly to Thor.
Four days and Jane was ready to give up and call for help. Surely there had to be some way to get in touch with Asgard and ask them if this was normal, or if Thor was slipping away from her while she sat and watched. She called out loud for Heimdallr, she cursed at Odin for abandoning his son, she sobbed Thor’s name and kept on asking him to come back. No one answered her but the rain and thunders.
On the dawn of the fifth day, Erik heard Thor talk back. He looked out the window, knowing before checking, that the skies would have finally cleared. And he knew everything would be... well, not okay, but certainly closer.
The word had been so softly spoken that she figured she had fallen asleep and imagined it. Looking up, she found herself being watched by familiar blue eyes. “Thor!” She let out, throwing her arms around his form. He felt warmer than anyone she had ever touched. “You scared me to death!”
Large, calloused hands framed her face, trapping her eyes under his intense gaze, “I am truly sorry for that. It was never my intention,” Thor let out, sounding like killing her from fright was the last thing he would ever want. His lips searched forgiveness in hers and Jane wholeheartedly forgave him.
“How many days have passed?”
Jane did a quick mental account. “Five... six?”
Thor frowned, the number apparently not sitting right with him. The fingers in his right hand flexed and curled, like he was eager to grab something that wasn’t there.
“Are you alright?” Jane asked, almost afraid that he would fall asleep once again.
“Father was always the one who...” he started, seeming at lost for words. “Never before had I fallen into such a deep slumber. I did not know such thing was possible. Mother had always—“ he stopped himself, eyes closing this time not in sleep but to hide his pain.
Jane did not wait for him to find his words again. She had only met Frigga for a few hours, but even in that small amount of time, it had been easy to realize what a strong and powerful presence she had been in the lives of her husband and both sons. It wasn’t hard to imagine Frigga standing vigil at Odin’s side as he slept, much in the same way as Jane had done for Thor in the last days.
Summoning some of the strength she had witnessed in the alien queen, Jane pulled Thor into her arms and guided his head towards her shoulder.
The skies had been crying for five days. When Thor released his first silent sob in the comforting arms of the mortal woman he loved, the sun was warm at their backs.
Somewhere in Greenwich, a heavy hammer stirred in the ground and flew up.
AN: My thank you to jackfan2 for her, as always, awesome beta work. Any remaining mistakes or flubs in either canon or Norse mythology are my fault alone.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43713 | Movie Review: "Gosford Park"
Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2002
He wasn't far off. About 20 big-name British stars headline "Gosford," Altman's wry satire of class relations and drawing-room mysteries. And the director tweaks the audience by putting most of those A-list stars - including Helen Mirren, Emily Watson and Clive Owens - in servant roles.
What Altman ends up with is a rollicking good film with the clear intent of mocking such rigid class distinctions. The upstairs and downstairs folk are more intertwined than either group would care to admit. The murder mystery - involving the death of a character whom very few seem to miss - only underlines the theme.
The mystery, in fact, is the only driving plotline, and it shows up so late in the game that it's almost negligible. As in other sprawling Altman films like "Nashville" and "Short Cuts," the characters are what's important here, and we get to know them incrementally throughout the movie. The cameras dance in and out of conversations, giving us bits here and pieces there that eventually add up to fascinating, well-rounded characterization.
It's impossible to cite any one performance in this sea of marvelous acting, but let's pull out a few of the best: Watson's passionate maid, Owens' gloweringly mysterious valet, Maggie Smith's acid grande dame, Bob Balaban's closeted Hollywood producer, Stephen Fry's dim inspector, Kristin Scott Thomas' haughty lady of the manor and Mirren's indomitable head servant.
This is a film that you'll want to see at least twice, if only to make sure you get all the relationships straight. It's well worth your time. Grade: A.
- Chip Chandler
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I don't believe it to be the case that it's designed for web applications only. However, I have never found them particularly easy to work with and tend to avoid using them unless I'm specifically tinkering with Protege. imo, OWL-API is a better bet if you're looking to build an OWL based application, and either Jena or Sesame if you're fine with just RDF.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43754 | FS: 27" iMac x2 (all gone, please lock)
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Right now I've got 2 27" iMac 3.06GHz C2Duo units for sale http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/i ... specs.html - $1000 plus shipping
Both in great condition. Come with power cords but no keyboard or mouse.
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How about $950 + shipping?
$950 shipping CONUS included? I'd really like to sell these.
So these are the models where you can use one as a second monitor for the other. And supposedly do xgrid shares for distributed processing?
I don't know about xgrid, but they do target display mode.
Also, one is sold, so only one left.
Both sold. Please lock.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43765 | Can word choice unconsciously reveal your state of mind?
May 26, 2010 6:22 AM Subscribe
Outside of Freudian slips, is there any scientific evidence that people's word choices unconsciously reveal states of mind that they are trying to conceal?
We all know what Freudian slips are: a guy takes his date to dinner in a hotel restaurant, and he means to ask for "a table for tonight", but instead he accidentally asks for "a bed for tonight", thereby revealing the goal he wished to conceal.
That's not what I'm talking about. What I am talking about is vocabulary choice as a "tell" or a form of leakage.
For example, say I am angry with my friend Ann, and this is at the back of my mind while I am at work having a meeting with Betty with whom I am not angry. I say to Betty, "I like the look of this software but I haven't used it in anger yet," - would that be coincidental or would my anger have influenced me to use the phrase "in anger" instead of some other phrase?
For another example, say I missed lunch because I was delayed en route to a job interview. Does this increase the likelihood that I'll express my eagerness by telling the interviewer that I'm "hungry for experience" in this particular field?
A very sad example: the mother of a decades-missing woman claimed she had come to terms with not finding a body, but regarding other aspects of the investigation, spoke of "digging through the files" and "uncovering evidence" and so on. Perhaps she wasn't longing to find a body, but ISTM her choice of words suggested that that was what was on her mind at that point even though she was ostensibly talking about something else.
Can anyone point me to studies that provide evidence for or against this?
posted by tel3path to Writing & Language (10 answers total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
Psychology today (take with a grain of salt) reflects this concept in several case studies in this blog post.
posted by misha at 6:44 AM on May 26, 2010
I have no answer to offer, but I will say yours is certainly an interesting question. I'll be watching to see what the hive brings. And in my humble opinion, yes, word choice reveals much.
posted by emhutchinson at 6:45 AM on May 26, 2010
I think a lot of that can be explained by priming - so not necessarily "here are all of my secrets" but moreso "I'm being influenced by things I've experienced recently"
posted by soma lkzx at 6:56 AM on May 26, 2010
Derren Brown does (or claims to do) something similar where he slips words into instructions to influence people's thoughts. Here's a clip with him and Simon Pegg - no spoilers, but if you watch through to the explanation you'll see how it is relevant to this question.
posted by Gortuk at 7:17 AM on May 26, 2010
Thanks MeFites, really interesting so far - keep it coming!
Gortuk, that clip is blocked in this country - any chance you could summarize?
posted by tel3path at 7:36 AM on May 26, 2010
This is a component of a certain school of mentalism-the general idea is that you say certain words to influence your target’s answers, and in return listen to a few verbal tells that will reveal what the target is thinking.
Even mentalists are split on whether or not this actually works, so I'd take it with a grain of salt.
Have emailed boyfriend to see if he’s willing to give more information or resources-it’s more his area of interest than mine.
posted by dinty_moore at 7:41 AM on May 26, 2010
I don't have time to dig up links (getting on a plane), but yes, there are LOTS of linguistic priming experiments, metaphor experiments (showing what metaphors/concepts/words we choose based on how we feel/think/what's on our mind), and plenty of forensic linguistics cases where lexical (word) choice revealed important things/states/evidence to help solve or demonstrate something like what you're asking.
Look up 'linguistics' and 'priming' or 'metaphor' or 'forensics' in Google Scholar and start there. When you see an article that fits, go to its references and find a related article that sounds interesting as well and then search for that one. Or if you want to do an author search, I'd start with Erard*, Lakoff, Boroditsky, Bergen, Pinker, Shuy or Olsen. Happy searching!
*Michael Erard's book, "Um: Verbal Slips & Blunders" might be just what you're looking for.
posted by iamkimiam at 8:22 AM on May 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
Thanks MeFites, richly informative!
posted by tel3path at 12:59 PM on May 29, 2010
tel3path - I see you're in the UK, so you probably have access to Derren Brown's programs through a more legitimate website (or google "derren brown simon pegg", I saw at least one .uk site in the search results).
This bit was from Trick of the Mind series 2 episode 1, aired on E4/Channel 4. I don't think I could do it justice through a summary.
posted by Gortuk at 6:19 AM on June 1, 2010
Gortuk, how fantastic. Of course it's telly so who knows if that was the truth and the whole truth, but I lol'd.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43769 | Help, Please - I'm an Excel Moron
July 26, 2008 8:49 AM Subscribe
OK, I hate excel, math, formulas - I am a math moron, and what's worse - I simply don't care. I have TRIED to teach myself Excel several times, and I still can't manage even the simplest task. Since I have taught myself many complex things via books over my lifetime (I am a librarian, afterall), I can only assume it's because I have almost no natural math aptitude, and even less interest, if that's possible. SO, I am looking for the simplest answer to this question - how do I get the numbers in column D to subtract from 3,000 as people place orders?
If you can me the "why" in SIMPLE terms, feel free. I tried to Google this (naturally), but I didn't find what I was looking for - just a lot of Excel jargon that is as good as gibberish to me.
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Put this in cell D6: =D5-C6
Select that cell and copy it into cells D7, D8, D9, D10, etc. as far down as you think you'll go.
Enter your invoice amounts starting in cell C6.
You will have a running balance in Column D.
That's probably the easiest way to do it.
posted by Ike_Arumba at 9:03 AM on July 26, 2008
I think you're thinking about this way too much.
Take the total from the cell above, subtract the amount spent, and display total in the row with that sale.
For example, with that first sale you would take 3,000 (the cell above; in this case D5) and subtract the amount spent (taken from C6). This would be displayed in D6.
Formula would look like this: =D5-C6. Really, that's it. Just fill it down the column and you should be good.
I can throw one together or you really quick if you want.
posted by theichibun at 9:05 AM on July 26, 2008
Thanks - both of you!! I have done what you said, and I'm all set.
I am SO tempted to ask why you don't change the values for each cell (D6-D7 and so on), but this is probably exactly why I can't do stuff like this....
Thanks again!!
posted by coollibrarian at 9:41 AM on July 26, 2008
To answer that question, click on one of the cells in column D that you copied into. Now look at the 'formula bar', just under the menu bar. You'll see that Excel has automagically changed the formula to fit. That's called 'relative addressing', the formula has changed relative to where it is. The opposite is called 'absolute adressing', should you ever wish to learn a bit more about it.
posted by punilux at 10:05 AM on July 26, 2008
posted by coollibrarian at 10:08 AM on July 26, 2008
Uh oh!!! The formula bar doesn't change, and the amount only changes for the first figure (line 6). Subsequent figures do nothing to the total, and it looks like the formula stays the same (and hence nothing changes). Now what? do I have to manually change the formula for each line, or is there a setting I can change? This is my bad for not checking thoroughly enough....
posted by coollibrarian at 12:02 PM on July 30, 2008
Sigh, never mind, I figured it out!
posted by coollibrarian at 12:26 PM on July 30, 2008
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I wish to try MaaS, and there's only two machine, could I install one with MaaS service, and use MaaS and juju to deploy the other bare machine with openstack nova-compute?
Thank you so much for answering.
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The reason for this is that OpenStack is not really meant for a 2 node cluster. It is meant to scale to thousands of nodes. It has many disconnected components, including mysql, rabbitmq, several API services, etc. For your case of "just trying openstack out" you can simply use the local provider to install everything on one box rather than MaaS which wants to put every component of OpenStack on its own machine (and there are about 9 components, plus 1 for juju/maas).
Have a look at this page to help configure the local provider:
And then follow these instructions:
Except instead of setting up MaaS, and generating/downloading the environments.yaml from MaaS, you just put this in:
default: local
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default-series: precise
data-dir: /home/youruser/.juju/data
All of the services will end up in their own containers on the same box, which will have some limitations (like nova volumes not working right).
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Beside that can you please explain what exactly MAAS gonna install on each server?
You can use community contributed charms where each service like MySQL or RabbitMQ requires dedicated node or write yours where you can combine them.
Does it has some RAID kind of mechanism inside?
You can utilize RAID when deploying node into MaaS.
If one or two servers go down and it may handle everything?
MaaS doesn't provide built in reservation or High Availability for deployed services. If you are talking about OpenStack, the answer is yes: nova-compute can relaunch instances from failed nodes. Best practices for Swift requires 3 copy of your data, so 2 failed nodes is not a problem.
My final question is it says somewhere on Ubuntu docs that each server should have at-least 16GB RAM ? Is it Must or optional ?
No, this is not required. Probably, you've mentioned this statement from Mark's blog: "Add another node to the Hadoop cluster, and make sure it has at least 16GB RAM”.
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Some of the Alternate CD features were added to the Desktop CD (like full encryption) but some were lost (like RAID).
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I have a bunch of packages in my PPA and a reasonable knowledge on how to build Debian/Ubuntu packages, so far so good. My issue is that I don't really have an idea how to properly maintain them for different versions of Ubuntu and how to handle Ubuntu upgrades. Right now I am doing all of these things manually, which for most part simply means updating the version number in debian/changelog and reuploading them, which sounds easy enough, however when having to do that for a dozen packages, across numerous versions of Ubuntu, things can get a little tiresome and error prone.
When there are small changes needed to be done to the debian/control files, debian/rules or the source things get of course even more complicated. While I can maintain those changes in git-buildpackage fine, getting constant merge conflicts in the debian/control file, due to backports having different version number then the current package, kind of throws me of the rails and makes things even more complicated.
So essentially: What are some best practices for building and maintaining Ubuntu packages, so that it's easy to make them available across multiple version of Ubuntu?
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I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 however my wireless is not working. I cant find a guide to fix this specifically for my Toshiba Satelite L655-s5153 .
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How to install Realtek RTL8188CE WiFi drivers
The link is for Lenovo ThinkPad Edge laptops but works just as well for Toshiba if followed, the essences are the same.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43828 | Last month, the ADO.NET team hosted a number of ADO.NET Data Provider writers on campus to present information on how to enhance an existing provider to support the Entity Framework features in the upcoming Orcas release. To help provider writers who were unable to attend, we’re publishing the material we presented to our team blog.
In this blog post, you’ll find information about how to extend an existing provider. The blog also has a .zip attachment that contains the slide decks presented at the event, a help file that covers the CommandTree class, and the source code for a sample ADO.NET Data Provider.
The sample provider extends the SqlClient provider that’s included with version 2.0 of the .NET Framework. It follows the steps listed in the blog post and includes code to handle SQL generation, commonly referred to as SQLGen. The SQLGen code uses the standard visitor pattern to generate a SqlCommand’s CommandText and Parameters collection based on the CommandTree supplied.
Provider writers can use the code in the provider to enhance and extend their existing providers. The sample provider targets Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft SQL Express and contains the SQLGen logic similar to the logic inside of the version of SqlClient that will ship with Orcas. Provider writers can run Entity Framework scenarios with the sample provider, setting breakpoints and stepping into code to better understand the SQLGen logic – including what CommandTree the Entity Framework generated, how SqlClient converts the CommandTree into a SqlCommand.
This version of the sample provider is designed for the March CTP of Orcas. The ADO.NET team plans to update the sample provider for subsequent public releases of Orcas. Please note that the sample provider is not supported.
If you’re a provider writer working on enhancing your provider for Orcas and you’re not already in touch with the ADO.NET team, please let me know.
David Sceppa
ADO.NET Program Manager
This specification describes how to extend an existing ADO.NET Data Provider to support the Entity Framework in ADO.NET Orcas. Once a provider writer has extended their existing provider to support the Entity Framework, all Entity Framework scenarios will be supported using that provider (assuming the SQL Gen logic in the provider supports generating the appropriate store-specific queries) including generation of mapping files and classes via EdmGen.Exe.
1 Supporting instantiation via DbProviderFactories.GetFactory
Note: This section refers ADO.NET 2.0 features that the Entity Framework relies upon.
The primary Entity Framework scenarios involve supplying the provider's name as part of the connection string.
string providerConnectionString = @"Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Initial Catalog=Northwind;" +
"Integrated Security=True";
string entityConnectionString =
string.Format(@"Metadata=.\NorthwindModel.csdl|.\NorthwindModel.ssdl|.\NorthwindModel.msl;" +
"Provider=System.Data.SqlClient;" +
"Provider Connection String=\"{0}\"", providerConnectionString);
using (EntityConnection connection = new EntityConnection(entityConnectionString))
The Entity Framework parses the connection string and extracts the provider's name and the connection string for the underlying provider, then instantiates the database connection using code like:
DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(providerName);
DbConnection connection = factory.CreateConnection();
connection.ConnectionString = providerConnectionString;
This means that for a provider to plug into the Entity Framework, its factory class must be accessible via DbProviderFactories.GetFactory. Doing so has three main requirements:
1.1.1 The provider is listed in the combined configuration file
The provider may be listed in the machine configuration file, the application configuration file, etc. The provider's configuration entry should be under configuration / system.data / DbProviderFactories and typically looks like this.
<add name="SqlClient Data Provider"
description=".Net Framework Data Provider for SqlServer"
type="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlClientFactory, System.Data, Version=,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
Note: The simple way to generate the value for the type attribute is to store typeof(ProviderFactory).AssemblyQualifiedName.
1.1.2 The provider's factory class is accessible via Type.GetType()
Calling DbProviderFactories.GetFactory also requires that provider factory's assembly qualified name can be used to access the provider factory class type via Type.GetType(). The two main ways to ensure that your provider can be instantiated in this fashion are to either register the assembly in the GAC (using regasm.exe) or to include the assembly in the application's directory.
1.1.3 The provider's ProviderFactory class has a public static Instance field
Each provider included with the .NET Framework exposes a public static Instance field on the provider factory class. ADO.NET relies on this pattern in the call to DbProviderFactories.GetFactory. If the desired provider does not follow this pattern, the call to GetFactory will throw an InvalidOperationException with the following message:
The requested .Net Framework Data Provider's implementation does not have an Instance field of a System.Data.Common.DbProviderFactory derived type.
2 Implementing ICloneable on the Command class
As part of the SQL Gen layer, described later, the Entity Framework requires that the underlying provider is able to generate a DbCommand given a CommandTree. The Entity Framework may execute the query specified in the DbCommand multiple times. To ensure that executing the query does not side effect the Command, the Entity Framework requires that the Command objects that a provider generates implements ICloneable and clones the Command and only uses the Execute methods of the cloned Commands.
Here is some sample code for cloning a Command object. The code assumes the SampleCommand already implements the ADO.NET 2.0 features and that the SampleParameter class follows a similar pattern for cloning.
public partial class SampleCommand : ICloneable
object ICloneable.Clone()
SampleCommand clone = new SampleCommand();
clone.Connection = this.Connection;
clone.CommandText = this.CommandText;
clone.CommandType = this.CommandType;
clone.CommandTimeout = this.CommandTimeout;
clone.DesignTimeVisible = this.DesignTimeVisible;
clone.Transaction = this.Transaction;
clone.UpdatedRowSource = this.UpdatedRowSource;
foreach (SampleParameter p in this.Parameters)
clone.Parameters.Add(((ICloneable) p).Clone());
return clone;
3 Overriding DbConnection.DbProviderFactory
There are many areas where the Entity Framework's API requires only a Connection object. However, the Entity Framework needs to access the ProviderFactory class for the provider given only an instance of its Connection class.
As of ADO.NET Orcas, there is no public way to access a ProviderFactory given a Connection. In ADO.NET Orcas, the DbConnection class has a new private ProviderFactory property, which calls a protected DbProviderFactory property. This is the same pattern established in ADO.NET 2.0 for properties like DbCommand.Connection. Note: The ProviderFactory property will likely be made public in a subsequent version of ADO.NET.
Once you've overridden the DbProviderFactory property, the Entity Framework will be able to access your provider's ProviderFactory class given an instance of the Connection class.
public partial class SampleConnection
protected override DbProviderFactory DbProviderFactory
get { return SampleFactory.Instance; }
4 Implementing IServiceProvider on the ProviderFactory class
The Entity Framework relies on a new class called DbProviderServices, which will be discussed later, as a starting point for retrieving database metadata, type information, SQL Generation, etc. The Entity Framework relies on the IServiceProvider pattern for accessing the DbProviderServices class given ProviderFactory, using code like:
DbProviderServices providerServices = null;
if (providerFactory as IServiceProvider != null)
IServiceProvider iServiceProvider = (IServiceProvider) providerFactory;
providerServices = (DbProviderServices) iServiceProvider.GetService(typeof(DbProviderServices);
In order for this code to succeed, you must implement IServiceProvider for your ProviderFactory, and return an instance of your provider's DbProviderServices class on calls to GetService that request DbProviderServices using code like:
public partial class SampleFactory : IServiceProvider
object IServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType)
if (serviceType == typeof(DbProviderServices))
return new SampleProviderServices();
return null;
For more information on IServiceProvider, see the MSDN documentation at:
5 Implementing DbProviderServices
The DbProviderServices class is the starting point for surfacing provider-specific types, metadata and functions (also known as the provider manifest), a DbCommand given a CommandTree (also known as SQL Generation), and mapping information required by the Entity Framework tools to generate classes and mapping files based on the tables and columns available.
The DbProviderServices class is used within the Entity Framework and is not expected to be accessed directly by users. There is no requirement to make the class public in ADO.NET Orcas.
internal class SampleProviderServices : DbProviderServices
5.1 Implementing GetDbInformation
The Entity Framework relies on the DbProviderServices class to access metadata about the underlying provider in order to understand the various data types and functions available through the provider. This information is commonly referred to as the provider manifest.
The Entity Framework tools also rely on the DbProviderServices class to access a store schema definition and a store schema mapping that describes how to access the schema information for the data store. The tools then use this mapping information to retrieve the store schema information to generate mapping files and class files for applications.
You can surface this information via the protected GetDbInformation method using code like the following. In this example, we expect that the XML information has been compiled into the provider as resources.
protected override XmlReader GetDbInformation(string informationType, DbConnection connection)
if (informationType == DbProviderServices.ProviderManifest)
if (connection == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("Expected non-null connection on call to GetDbInformation");
if (connection.GetType() != typeof(SampleConnection))
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Wrong connection type. Expecting SampleConnection, received {0}",
return this.GetXmlResource("OrcasSampleProvider.Resources.SampleProviderServices.ProviderManifest.xml");
else if (informationType == DbProviderServices.StoreSchemaDefinition)
return this.GetXmlResource("OrcasSampleProvider.Resources.SampleProviderServices.StoreSchemaDefinition.ssdl");
else if (informationType == DbProviderServices.StoreSchemaMapping)
return this.GetXmlResource("OrcasSampleProvider.Resources.SampleProviderServices.StoreSchemaMapping.msl");
throw new NotSupportedException(string.Format("SampleProviderServices does not support informationType of {0}",
private XmlReader GetXmlResource(string resourceName)
Assembly executingAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
Stream stream = executingAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName);
return XmlReader.Create(stream);
Note: This portion of the ADO.NET API is still under development and does not yet appear in publicly available builds. Earlier builds exposed the provider manifest using the following code.
[Obsolete("Please use GetInformation(DbProviderServices.ProviderManifest, connection) instead")]
public override XmlReader GetProviderManifest(DbConnection connection)
if (connection == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("connection");
return this.GetXmlResource("OrcasSampleProvider.Resources.SampleProviderServices.ProviderManifest.xml");
5.2 Surfacing SQL Generation
As noted earlier, the DbProviderServices class is also the starting point for transforming a CommandTree into a store-specific query (DbCommand). The provider is responsible for generating both the CommandText and the Parameters for the Command.
Once the provider has implemented and surfaced this transformation logic, often called SQL Generation, the Entity Framework is able to execute queries generated via the EntityCommand, ObjectQuery<T> etc.
You can use code like the following to surface your SQL Generation layer via DbProviderServices.
public override DbCommandDefinition CreateCommandDefinition(DbCommand prototype)
return base.CreateCommandDefinition(prototype);
public override DbCommandDefinition CreateCommandDefinition(DbConnection connection, CommandTree commandTree)
DbCommand prototype = CreateCommand(connection, commandTree);
DbCommandDefinition result = this.CreateCommandDefinition(prototype);
return result;
internal DbCommand CreateCommand(DbConnection connection, CommandTree commandTree)
//SQL Generation logic goes here!
throw new NotImpelementedException("SQL Generation logic not yet supplied!");
Note: Generating a DbCommand based on a CommandTree is non-trivial. Use the SQL Generation logic that's part of the sample provider in the attachment as an example.
6 Transactions
The Entity Framework supports both local (DbTransaction) and distributed (System.Transaction) transactions. For example, the work done within a call to ObjectContext.SaveChanges is implicitly wrapped in a DbTransaction unless a transaction (DbTransaction or System.Transaction) is already active. In each case, the Entity Framework uses the transactional functionality of the underlying provider.
6.1 DbTransaction
As noted above, the Entity Framework implicitly wraps submitting changes in transactions. Therefore, providers must support DbTransactions.
6.2 System.Transactions
Using the Entity Framework with System.Transactions requires that the underlying provider also supports System.Transactions by supporting the EnlistTransaction method on the Connection class. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43831 | We are really happy to announce that .NET Gadgeteer Core 2.42.700 was released today!
This contains a few new features:
Visual Studio 2012 support
This release supports Visual Studio 2012 (all editions including Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop) and as well as retaining support for Visual Studio 2010 (and express editions).
To use Visual Studio 2012, you need to use the latest .NET Micro Framework release, v4.3. To use Visual Studio 2010, you need to use .NET Micro Framework 4.2 QFE2.
Application Wizard
Since the matrix of Visual Studio versions, .NET Micro Framework versions and .NET Gadgeteer mainboards is getting complex, we added an “application wizard” to simplify things:
This wizard will help you choose the right version of .NET Micro Framework for your mainboard, and also help with installation errors such as having the wrong version of .NET Micro Framework installed.
.NET Micro Framework 4.3 support (alpha)
This release includes Gadgeteer libraries compatible with .NET Micro Framework 4.3, enabling mainboard and module manufacturers to “forward port” their designs. We designate this as “alpha” support because, unlike for the “stable” 4.2 and 4.1 libraries, the Gadgeteer API for 4.3 may still change, in response to feedback from the community or manufacturers. As such, we have not released source code for the 4.3 libraries at this stage, though we will do so as soon as the API is “stable”.
Power estimates
We now provide a means for manufacturers to specify the “typical” and “max” power consumption of each mainboard/module, and show this data in the Visual Studio designer – right click on the design surface and choose “Power estimate” to see it. We considered including details of how much power is provided by red modules, but this proves hard – e.g. it might depend on what USB supply is used. Nonetheless, we hope this will help users with understanding and fixing “power bugs”.
We are working on a few advances for .NET Gadgeteer’s 4.3 API – first, the ability to “indirect” any socket type so that modules can provide sockets as well as consume them, and second, a refactor of the LCD configuration interface to address compatibility issues. We are aiming for a quick turnaround (as soon as May!) for this, depending on manufacturers’ feedback. The next release is planned to be the “stable” 4.3 release. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43833 | Chat Rescheduled: Thurs, July 22nd -The C# Team at TechEd chat was prevously mentioned and planned, but had to be cancelled. It's back - the official listing is here: This time it will happen, really. :0)en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)Rescheduled C# Chat on TechEd topics, 20 Jul 2004 20:39:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:188872Eric Gunnerson's C# Compendium<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1"> |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43835 | Security got a lot of attention in Vista. UAC, LoRIE, Session 0 isolation are all prime examples. There are other areas that don’t get as much attention, but the OS implementation has changed and things that used to work in XP days, all of a sudden break in unexpected areas with unexpected errors. We found one the other day in RPC.
[Disclaimer: I am not even remotely an RPC expert and I must admit that I don’t know if I regret that. The only IDL I have modified was ATL generated and it was mostly limited to filling out the function descriptions.]
If you’re familiar with Secure CRT and the new printf_s family of functions, it will sound somewhat familiar. Those new functions have an additional parameter that allows the caller to pass in the size of the buffer. This is obviously done to prevent buffer overflows.
In RPC, you can pass a buffer as an [out] parameter. This means that when your RPC client gets data back from the RPC server, RPC runtime will use that buffer to stuff the data in. There are options how you specify the length of the [out] buffer. The recommended way is to use the [size_is] attribute (comp. the additional parameter to printf_s) and pass in the size as an additional parameter. However this is not mandatory. You can leave that parameter of and just pass in a pointer. If you leave that pointer NULL, RPC will allocate the buffer for you and fill out the pointer. Works as expected. However, if you preallocated the buffer and you omit the size_is, it becomes interesting.
RPC has no way of knowing how big the buffer is. To prevent Buffer Overflows, it will do the only thing it can and look for a closing character: ‘\0’ in this case. It checks for it with strlen (or one of its peers for Unicode, etc). If the data returned is too much for the buffer you will get this RPC Exception:
Unknown exception - code 000006c6 (first/second chance not available)
0x000006c6 means RPC_S_INVALID_BOUND.
Call stack will look something like this.
There are some interesting consequences. If you memset the output buffer to 0 you will get the exception. If you have an [in, out] buffer to pass a string and return a string, the [in] string has to be longer or equal to the [out] string, otherwise same problem.
You should of course use the size_is parameter to never be impacted. If you inherited a code base with signatures that omit the size_is parameter, you can opt for setting the pointer to NULL and let RPC do the work. With [in, out] parameters you will have to be creative. |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43838 | Howdy folks,
We have exciting news for our developer community today!
JSON Web Token Handler GA's
After five months in the developer preview program, the JSON Web Token (JWT) Handler v1.0 is now complete and has GA'd! You can use the JWT handler NuGet in your production applications whenever you need a REST-friendly, lightweight token format to carry authentication and user info.
The programming surface has not changed much, save for targeted improvements in key areas. All samples (in common with AAL .NET) have been updated to demonstrate the intended usage of the library.
AAL .NET Preview Refresh
We've also updated the Windows Azure Authentication Library (AAL) for .NET preview to bring it to par with the AAL for Windows Store apps: you can now take advantage of our OAuth2 code grant endpoints (also in preview) from your desktop applications. All of our samples on the MSDN code gallery have been updated to reflect the new features.
As we get closer to release AAL .NET, we are refining the API surface to match the service capabilities we will have available at GA. As one example, in this refresh we are removing the WS-Trust based flows for ACS2.0 namespaces. We’ll have a blog post soon that explains the relationship between ACS namespaces and Windows Azure AD tenants in depth, so stay tuned for that.
For more details on both AAL.NET and the JWT Handler please refer to this post.
Thank you to everyone who has given us feedback on our work in both these areas. It was instrumental in shaping up the feature set of the first release of our JWT Handler!
Best regard,
Alex Simons (twitter: @Alex_A_Simons)
Director of Program Management
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43860 | You’d think twice about leaving food on your plate if you had to crawl through a muddy forest, carry a 115-pound weight, or battle a swarm of bees for it.
Adam Gertler, host of Discovery TLC’s newest program, “Will Work for Food,” had to do all of the above.
“I will never take a piece of fish, slice of cheese, or bowl of ice cream for granted again,” says Mr. Gertler. “Will Work for Food” begins airing in Asia for the first time in May. We asked him which behind-the-scenes job in the food chain was the toughest. Read More » |
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Subject: Re: I'm acting Date: 6/19/2000 3:11 PM
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Let me jump in with a few opinions here.
First, your child doesn't sound damaged, in fact, he could be just the opposite. Children with above average intelligence often have trouble emotionally. My guess is that they are aware of more things they cannot control and it is very frustrating for them. A bright child is a special joy, but is much harder to rear than a child that progresses along the 'standard' development path.
My father was much like the child you describe. He was also allowed to learn that actions didn't have consequences, since his mother shielded him from any meaningful discipline. Fortunately for him, he was released from prison before he died. Unfortunately, he died relatively young from side-effects of chronic alcoholism.
I am writing this to impress on you the seriousness of what you are doing. If you want your child to grow up to be a person you are proud of, YOU must make it happen. If you do not change his behavior, he will likely end up with a similar fate.
Part of your child's uncontrollability is his frustration at a seemingly inconsistant world. He is trying to make it conform to what he wants, which, of course, is as changeable as a child's whim. You need to provide a consistant set of rules so he can understand how the world works.
The single lesson that you must teach is that actions have consequences. Immediate, real, and consistant consequences. Future threats don't work on children who's only concepts of time are 'now' and 'not now'. The consequences must matter to the child. Your hurt feelings don't. His hurt behind does. Find what works and stick to it, whether it is corporal punishment, taking toys or priviledges, or time-out. Consistancy is the key to making this work. Every time he acts up, you respond with an immediate, real punishment. For a while he will hate you and express it loudly. Later, he will come to expect the punishment as a natural consequence of his actions. You no longer will be the focus of his anger. Actually, his anger will no longer be there at all. Your rules will provide a sound framework for his entire world.
Of course, explain to him why he is being punished. Don't use your feelings as a justification. He cannot control your feelings. Punishments are a result of his actions, which he can control.
Finally, some recommendations about yourself. Don't look at this as caring for an ungrateful, difficult brat. Look at this as learning about and meeting the most important person in your life. You get to guide this person into adulthood. You get to learn about the world all over again through their eyes. You are definitely the most important person in their life. Yes, there will be bad days and difficult times. Yes, it can seem mind-numbing to read the same story for the umpteenth time. Yes, these are magic times for a child and they can be for you too.
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1999-02-17 : Floyd Mayweather Jr 130 lbs beat Carlos Alberto Ramon Rios 129 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12
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Ted Whitfield (right) with writer Larry Claflin: 1966
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Name: Ted Whitfield
Birth Name: Theodore F Whitfield
Born: 1942-02-13
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: 2002-11-11 (Age:60)
Hometown: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Boxing Record: click
Trainer: Johnny Dunn
Manager: Roger Sala
Ted Whitfield was a gifted boxer puncher in the Ray Robinson mold. He possessed better than average power, a hard left jab, fast hands and legs and threw dazzling combinations. Ring Magazine New England Correspondent Don Hamill considered Whitfield the best New England prospect he had seen since Willie Pep.
Ted started boxing in his native Buffalo, NY. He won two golden gloves titles before entering the U.S. Army. While in the service with the 101st Airborne Division he won the All-Army 118 lb title in 1962 and the All-Service 126 lb title in 1963. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1964, he settled in Massachusetts and captured the Western Massachusetts Golden Gloves Title in the featherweight class and went on to take the New England championship in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Ted turned professional in October 1964 and over the next year and a half went undefeated in 23 fights, winning 14 by knockout. During that stretch he captured the New England Welterweight Title and fought his way into a number 3 world ranking in the welterweight division with victories over Gaspar Ortega and Charley Scott. During his unbeaten run it was rumored that Ted was hard to handle and lacked dedication. The rumors turned out to be true as a less than prepared Whitfield lost two consecutive fights in an eleven day span to Leroy Roberts and Pete Toro. Three months later a less than confident Whitfield met welterweight champion Curtis Cokes in Dallas in a non title fight and was knocked out in the third round. Ted stayed out of the ring for three months and returned only to drop back to back decisions to Mike Cruz in Worcester, MA and Marcel Cerdan, Jr. in Paris, France. Six months later Ted won a split decision over journeyman Dave Dittmar in Walpole and retired shortly after.
Who knows what heights Ted would have achieved if he hadn’t squandered his god-given talents. |
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Dec 22, 2004 03:19 PM
Help! : French Laundry Cornet / Cone
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I can definitely use the collective wisdom of the Chowhound community if I'm going to survive Christmas dinner!
For unknown reasons, I committed to making Thomas Keller's signature salmon tartare cornet (see link).
Being that I've never made them, I'd love your assistance and dos/don'ts/etc.
Beyond the general guidance, a few specific questions:
-- What's the easiest way to perfect the cornet without burning your fingertips?
-- Do I need sushi grade salmon?
-- To make matters more complicated, the dinner is being hosted at relatives who live about 45-minutes away. Should I prepare the salmon itself at the host's home or in my kitchen? Regardless, what's the best way to transport the salmon (ice? dry ice? other?)
-- Any specific kitchen tools helpful -- beyond the stencil and Silpat?
Thanks for your help!!!
Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/0...
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1. That is ambitious and I usually do fiddly stuff well, I don't know if I would take that on. I would make your cornets and make the rest, the salmon and creme fraiche and not assemble them until you get there. They might get a bit soggy if they have to wait for awhile before being consumed.
1. Hey!
I am making them too.
At least I will try :)
I am going to make mine ahead, it says you can, I think
Actually I am going to use tuna in mine as I have another salmon dish. I ordered sushi grade fish for both my unccoked fish appetizer courses.
the thing i am most puzzled about is making the stencil.
I don't think i have the appropraiate "lid"
I am sure a Glad container or something will do the trick
I am going to prepare everything separate and assemble last thing.
good luck
I'll post photos of mine if they turn out ok.
You'll never hear from me again if they dont...
1. I have made these a couple of times (always to rave reviews)!
I have never used a stencil. I just eyeball it.
I wear vinyl surgical-type gloves but I still burn my fingers.
Use the highest grade freshest salmon you can get - you only need a little bit.
You can prepare all components ahead of time but do NOT assemble until just before serving. The cones will start getting soggy 10 minutes after they are filled and they will continue to deteriorate.
How are you going to display them? I always do mine in rock salt as suggested but it's difficult to secure them. I'd love to hear if anyone has better ideas.
Good Luck!
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1. re: Mrs. Jake
I was thinking about champagne glasses for presentation?
thanks for the burning finger tip
not quite sure what I am going to do about that one
1. re: Sixy Beast
A champagne glass is nice if you are serving them individually. You will still need something in the glass to keep them upright though. It's tricky.
1. re: Mrs. Jake
black sesame seeds are pretty dramatic .... they're not too expensive at Asian markets.
2. re: Sixy Beast
Since you're in SF, here's my presentation recommendation:
Go to Tap Plastics at 154 S Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: (415) 864-7360
Pick out a cool colored or clear solid piece of plastic and then have the fabricator (dude behind the counter) cut it into a cool shape & drill holes in it. You can rest the "tray" between to beer mugs while you're filling it.
I've used Tap on multiple occasions to make various things - they are very helpful and not too costly.
1. re: Pssst
thanks! that's a great idea, but I don't think i have enough time for that now.
I'll keep in mind if i need in the future.
these are the things I am most worried about making for my upcoming christmas dinner.
I am a little bit scared!
2. re: Sixy Beast
My sister made homemade fortune cookies (for my wedding) which she had to shape while hot. I think she may have used kitchen gloves that allowed dexterity but also shielded her hands from the heat. However, your hands may not be exposed to as much heat w/ these cones since you will be using a mold to shape.
Re: presentation: champagne glasses would work, esp. if you don't want to go out and buy something special just for this dish. Seems like you could nestle the cone into a mixture of red and green peppercorns for a nice holiday touch. Star anise or whole cloves added in might be nice. Don't believe any of those items would impart any flavor, would they?
I also thought that the linked vodka set from Crate & Barrel would look very nice if you didn't have more than 6 people. If you drink vodka at home, then the set would go to good use after. Perhaps you can find glasses like these that are open stock. Good luck to both of you and do post a follow-up report w/ pics if possible.
Link: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/itemgro...
3. re: Mrs. Jake
Thanks for the great suggestions!
There are nine of us for dinner. For the display, I'm leaning towards using the rock salt in a medium-sized candleholder; I figure it's deep enough (4 3/4") but need to make sure it's wide enough (6 1/4").
Link: http://www.simonpearce.com/prdSell.as...
4. Just a couple of comments on your transport questions ....
I'd prepare the salmon on site: a whole piece has a much smaller surface area than chopped pieces, and will keep better.
Do not use dry ice -- it's too cold. You don't want the salmon frozen, you just want it chilled. Regular ice in an insulated container should be more than adequate for 45 minutes.
Finally, hell yes on the sushi grade salmon. Why would you go to all this trouble and not use the best salmon you can find, especially since the quality of the salmon makes or breaks the dish?
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1. re: Ruth Lafler
Thanks for the transport suggestions. As for the sushi-grade salmon, the fishmonger now has my order.
2. Another suggestion for serving. Instead of rock salt (which you'll need a lot, and not much use for them afterwards), why not try rice? I think plain rice will look nice as well. |
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May 19, 2001 03:16 PM
Ways to cook a steak: rare,medium, well done, and?
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At a restaurant, most people know that you can ask for a steak to be cooked 'rare', 'medium', and 'well done'. When someone says 'medium rare', I think that means halfway between medium and rare, right? Can someone confirm that for me? Also, what do you say when you want a steak done halfway between medium and well done? 'Medium well done'? I don't think I've heard someone say that, although I have heard the term 'medium rare'. Are there any other ways to request a steak be cooked?
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1. You're right on both counts: medium rare and medium well. Or you can order like I do "bleu" or blue. That just means it's not too late for the veterinarian!
1. Rare: Cool RED Center
Medium Rare: Hot RED Center
Medium: Pink Throughout
Medium Well: Slight trace of Pink
Well Done: Browned throughout.
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1. re: Chris
In my experience, if you order a steak medium rare, it's more likely to be pink in the center than red. After trying different ways of communicating with my waiter, I now describe how I want my meat cooked using your definitions of the usual terms, rather than the terms themselves. For example, I'll say "I want my meat well seared on the outside, cold red inside." This seems to communicate more specifically than asking, as I have in the past, "Is rare really rare?" By specifying the color of the meat, if it comes pink in the middle instead of red, it's real clear to the waiter that the kitchen screwed up and the meat goes back without argument.
1. re: Tom Armitage
Very wise.
Ordering by color is the best way and really shows how the kitchens chops are that night.
1. re: Chris
I totally agree, as well. Color is the only true way to identify the results, in my experience, as well. And it does keep the kitchen accountable. I always appreciate as much verbal instructions on desired color as possible from customers who really pay attention to this. (It's amazing to me how many don't.) When I order a medium-rare steak, I usually ask for "the rarer-side of medium rare", heated through, seared well & blood red. . . it's perfect all the time. We were out to a popular Steak House here in Napa recently and my husband sent his steak back twice, feeling at $$$$ a plate, he really wanted to enjoy this meal. The waiter was furious with us. I was totally amazed by the whole experience. You specialize in Steaks, you learn to cook them properly, per instruction, in my book . . . right?
1. re: Lucy Gore
Brandon Nelson
Hey Lucy
I had a buddy with the same problem with Coles (I assume that was the culprit). Inaccurate results and a surly waiter. I have yet to here kudos for this place (local kudos anyway).
1. re: Brandon Nelson
Yeah, that's the place and it's hard to admit as I really like the owner, Greg Cole. It's back to the thread you recently posted on the SF site on chowhound dining experience. Greg can't be in all places at all times to manage front & back of the house and believe me, it's hard to find help that gives a damn these days. Cooking a decent steak, proper temp. (especially with quality meat) is such basic, focused skill.
2. re: Lucy Gore
How do you deal with it when items are OVERcooked? Seems that every diner I frequent lately is hell-bent on burning meat to a crisp. I rather like medium rare, but I've taken to ordering "rare...very rare...extremely rare". I'm not talking first-class steakhouse here; just a working class diner serving burgers. I hate to complain, or send anything back. An ounce of prevention, right? Last one I went to I was explicit to the point of rudeness: "EXTREMELY rare...do you hear me...EXTREMELY rare". It came out brown as molasses. I am really sick of this!!
One place that did this to me three times in a row defended it as "necessary" due to health concerns. Fine, but tell me that at the time I am ORDERING, not after you bring me this dried-out piece of char.
1. re: Rich Levin
I am an fan of rare myself. My problem is that I can never get "Rare" in these chain establishments. I ask for black and blue and the waiter exclaims that the management refuses to serve rare steak fro health reasons.
I have no trouble with "real Steakhouses", though.
1. re: Pat I.
No, I have no problem with "real Steakhouses" either. My point was that in a fancy steakhouse, I'd feel more at ease complaining, than at a cheapo diner filled with construction workers. I would like to cut them *SOME* slack. But not enough to burn my "extremely rare...do you hear me...EXTREMELY rare" burger to ashes.
And I wasn't speaking of chains. I was talking about the good-ole-Americana diner in the center of Yourtown, USA. Once upon a time/place, these diners were known for having the BEST food in town...but in my recent experience, they can't even get a BURGER (of all things!) right. UGGGHH!
1. re: Rich Levin
I have the same problem with diners but mostly when I order burgers. But then I guess it depends if the burger is a n 8oz hand formed patty or your basic 1/4 inch thick frozen one. I just order it rare and hope for the best.
PArt of the problem is you don't have cooks but some teenager working the grill who can't tell doneness.
but you're right. I cut them a helluva lot of slack. When I get a burger and it comes with fries, soup, rice pudding and a basket of cheese bread and danish for 5.99 I find it hard to complain. One of the places here (NJ) haD a 16 OZ porterhouse, soup, salad, spanikopita (sp) appetizer, dessert and the huge basket of bread as an early bird specialfor 12.95. The steak was a bit gristly and cooked medium well instead of rare, but jeez...
1. re: pat i.
We're still not on the same page, Pat. I am talking about ***DINERS***. 8oz hand-formed patty is a given. Yet they still burn it to death. If it were a 1/4 thick frozen one (a la McD's), I probably couldn't tell the diff one way or another on the cooking. But it's not, so I can!
Cook is a grisly 40-year old ex-Navy cook, complete with tatoos. With a name like "Mel" or "Rocky". I've never seen TEENAGERS cooking in a diner!
And what kind of diner is serving rice pudding and "spanikopita" (?) anyway?! I was thinking more along the lines of meat loaf and mashed potatoes.
1. re: Rich Levin
Caitlin McGrath
Spanikopita is a greek dish of spinach and feta cheese baked in filo dought. Regarding what kind of diner serves it, well, pretty much every diner in New York City and some surrounding areas. I guarantee you these places are also likely to serve meat loaf and mashed potatoes, and rice pudding to boot. Why spanikopita? They're either owned and run by Greek immigrants (a *long* tradition in NYC), or they're not, but it will be on the menu because diner patrons in the area have come to expect it because Greek diners are so ubiquitous. Rice pudding? Goes with the territoriy. There are more regional variations in straight "American" food than you might think.
1. re: Rich Levin
Although you may live in some metropolis where diners have standardized menus and production methods, in most of the country, diners are privately owned, and it's up to the owner whether they're going to give you an 8 ounce hand-formed patty or a frozen 1/4" one.
1. re: Rich Levin
Out here in New jersey (I maybe same the same for NYC)
are greek-owned with Greek Specialties on the menu along side meatloaf and mash. A lot of the diners in my area can be divided into two burger camps: Frozen patty and hand-formed (to achieve a bigger patty). Neither will ensure correct you correct doneness. It'sa crapshoot.
Sorry if I struck a nerve. I was only going by my own experience.
2. re: Pat I.
Steak can be served at any temp, even raw, carpaccio anyone? Its the ground beef for burger that cause some health concerns. In order for the bacteria to be kille, the meat has to be cooked to an internal temp of 160 degrees, or medium. South Carolina law stipulates that all gound beef be cooked to med-well. I cook my burgers at home
3. re: Rich Levin
Inexpensive, high-turnover diners and such sometimes seem to par-cook batches of burgers in advance of peak periods and finish the cooking when one gets ordered. On several occasions, having made a sufficient fuss of ordering my burger rare, I received a burger that was indeed rare, but cold.
For that matter, a few times I've waited for a table at the little bar at The Palm, just outside the kitchen. At least once, it certainly looked like pre-cooked bodies and claws were reassembled and then broiler-finished just prior to delivery.
4. re: Lucy Gore
Unfortunately many places will respond "so is that rare, medium, or well done" when you try to describe it in other ways. I once told them to err on the side of underdone rather than overdone - and got a blank look. "so is that rare, medium, or well done." I once got sucess by telling them blackened, like fish. Raw in the middle burnt on the outside.
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Brandon Nelson
All this lingo really has to do with the internal temperature of the meat being served. I have a budddy who is a sous chef (Brix&Postrio) who goes crazy over this issue. People use the terminology without knowing it. Most good cookbooks will give you the proper internal temp for the finished steak.
1. I love steaks rare - really rare - bloody rare.
I was told by a great waiter once, "order it 'black and blue'!" and I have never had trouble since. It arrives nicely charred on the outside and quivery and raw in the center...mmmmm....
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1. re: Em1026
Oh WoW! Are you from the Burgh? I'm from Pittsburgh! And I have to admit that is definitely how I prefer a steak. it leaves all the flavor in that way :)
2. re: Jill-O
Yep, people here order it "Pittsburgh rare". Charred on the outside and rare on the inside. They say that this method originated with steel workers that would bring a raw steak in their lunch box and cook it on a very hot piece of steel. So hot that you could only sear the outside and at the most lightly warm the center. I don't know if that's true, but it's a good story!
3. Hi all,
My father would only eat rare beef. And, from him, I learned a great ordering techinque.
When the waiter/waitress asked him how he would like his steak cooked, he would say, "I would like my steak cooked...", and then pause. He wouldn't say anything until the server stopped writing, and looked at him. Once dad had, and held, eye contact, he would grin, and say, with the slightest of a nod from his head, "rare", while looking the server straight in the eyes.
And, after the meal, he would make the effort to thank the waiter/waitress for insuring that his meal was prepared to his liking, (often, personally giving a few extra bucks to the person, as tip addendum). And, he would ask our server to pass along his thanks to the entire kitchen staff.
With this method, it was very seldom that he was ever put in the position of sending his order back.
Even when, rarely, his order was overcooked, our server seemed to always be at our table, asking if his steak was cooked to his liking. Again, if he paused, looked at his steak, and cocked his head just a bit to the side, the server was always more than happy to bring him another steak, properly cooked.
I saw this method work in resaurants that we frequented, and restuarants in which we were first timers. And, I've adopted this method. For some reason, it works. |
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Dec 20, 2006 03:25 PM
potatoes left in the fridge for months
In October, I bought a couple pounds of beautiful local fingerling potatoes and put them in my fridge and sort of forgot about them until now. Yes, I'm very absent-minded.
I have examined them for signs of mold or decay and have found none. The biggest difference is now they're significantly more pliable, less crisp and snappy. Are they runied? I figured the loss of crispness might not be big deal since I'm cooking them anyway.
Should I still attempt to roast them or throw them out and buy some fresher taters?
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1. Yaqo, I'd pitch them. If these were bakers with tough skins, maybe, but fingerlings you really should use within a few weeks. Just MHO.
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1. re: thegolferbitch
I had the same instinct, but I'm not clear on precisely why I should have used them sooner. They certianly don't *look* bad. Has the flavor and texture likely degraded?
2. Definitely pitch them. Why risk it...you and your dinner guests could end up gravely sick if you eat them.
1. Man, you guys are nuts! Potatoes can keep for many, many months in cool temperatures. Farmers in northern areas dig their potatoes in the fall and can sell them all winter. True, your fridge isn't ideal storage but that's just because it's too dry. The pliability is moisture loss, which is not desirable but certainly doesn't make them unsafe to eat.
Unless there are other signs of rot (mold, discolored insides, etc) or they've turned green, eat them, by all means.
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1. re: celeriac
That's right, certain things are only harvested once a year (apples too) so in the summer you could be eating year old potatoes and not even know.
1. re: celeriac
Celeriac, I have to agree with you. Potatoes are very durable and as long as they are not showing green spots or black soft areas that are safe to use. I buy 100lbs of potatoes in the fall from the farmer, and store them in open crates a root cellar in my basement at 40-45 degrees, and they last until March with no significant changes. Prolonged exposure to light is more harmful than cool temps to a potato, but they were never dangerous to eat.
The texture will have changed slightly, but I would scrub and cut them in 1/2 or 1/3rds and roast them with garlic, fennel, rosemary and olive oil.
1. re: celeriac
apparently those who think you should toss them have never grown their own potaotes.
we have always grown potatoes, and we store them in the basement all winter, and whatever is left over in the spring, we replant for next years crop.
being that they were in the fridge (aka cold) unless they sprouted and withered away completely, they would be good for anothe several months, go ahead and eat them.
2. Yes, the potatoes are OK if you want to eat them. Andean farmers store potatoes for long periods in dark, cool areas.
1. Not quite the same situation- but a few months ago, I bought the BEST butternut squash at a local farm store. It was so good, I went back the next day and bought about a dozen more. I have them in a cardboard box in my basement, and we have been enjoying them ever since!
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1. re: macca
Butternut squash stays good for months. Not to worry.
1. re: Cheese Boy
Yup- my dad used to buy squash and potatoes and keep them in the basement.
The butternut squash was so good- I simply steamed it and served with S/P and butter. Absolutely bone dry with a great consistency. I just had to go back the next day and buy a supply. So glad I did.
1. re: Cheese Boy
That is true, but I found that the ones I stored for a long time (say 4-5 months) developed a pretty awful texture--spongey and stringy. Safe to eat certainly, but far from delicious. not sure it it's a storage condition issue or if that's just what they do.
2. re: macca
most root veggies stay good for a long time, my grandparents used to plant tons of carrots, and when they harvested they kept them in the basement in a huge tub and covered them with sand, they lasted for months that way. |
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Sep 13, 2007 08:39 AM
I can never seem to get ice tea right? I dont know how much water for the number of tea bags and the right amount of sugar?? Anyone have a good recipe?
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1. If you're using teabags, the standard tea bag ratio to water, is one teabag per 8oz/1Cup of water. For a gallon of iced tea, I would use 8cups of boiling water, and either 16 (for an extra strong brew) or 12-15 (adjust for strength), let brew for about 5-8 minutes, then dilute with an equal amount- 8cups- of ice and cold water.
I like using loose-leaf tea, just because it is a better quality of tea, and with paper filters, I can make larger teabags to float in the boiling water. I also like substituting several cups of cold water/ice with a light juice like pomegranate or lemonade to sweeten it. Another sweetening option is to use several tablespoons of honey, and mix in the boiling water to sweeten it (I find that any sweetener dissolves easier in hot water than iced), and then add the cold water. Hope this helps!
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1. re: teamuse
Yes, that's how I make mine...1 standard size teabag per cup of iced tea. Also, after it's done steeping (I like mine strong so I let it steep a good 5 to 7 minutes) and if I want some quickly, I pour the hot tea into a metal loaf pan and put it in the freezer for a few minutes...cools it down pretty darn quickly. If you pour the hot tea over ice right away, it gets all diluted ... no flavor.
1. re: Val
I think when I use the gallon tea container, I use 11 bags. I make with ice water, just because I never noticed a difference. I am not a connoisseur of tea but I like mine. I set it in the sun to brew, I look for the color I prefer, and that is how I determine the strength. Lately I'm pretty hooked on mint tea (bag) and brew it the same way only in a smaller pitcher, probably half gallon range.
First find the tea you like make a cup, and then adjust using math converting to a quart and so on. I would look for the color if you can, I have also taken the tea out of the bags, which just requires a little more time. Either way I go for the color.
2. I like iced tea that's lightly sweetened and not too strong: a quart of strong hot tea (6 teabags or 2-3 tablespoons of loose tea leaves steeped for 5-7 minutes) sweetened with half a cup of sugar and diluted with ice and water to make a gallon. Your mileage may vary; dilute less if you want.
Lately I've been experimenting with icing various inexpensive loose teas from the asian market. Green tea and oolong do very well. Jasmine and Pu-er--not so much. No teabag necessary; I brew in a pyrex measuring cup and strain the tea into a pitcher before sweetening and diluting.
1. Sweeten it with simple syrup which is just equal parts water and sugar brought to a boil until sugar dissolves. That's how restaurants sweeten their tea... I live in the South (org. from PA tho) and they know their tea down here! Enjoy!
1. I do a cold brew... about six tea bags to a pitcher of water. Put it in the fridge and about 6 hours later you will have perfect iced tea. Make simple syrup (cup of sugar, half cup water, simmered until clear) and add to taste. A few sprigs of fresh mint wouldn't hurt either.
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1. re: Oh Robin
I have taken my fellow chowhounds advice and have been making the simple syrup for a few weeks now. No more undissolved sugar floating around the bottom of the glass anymore! Although yesterday I fell asleep on the couch while making the syrup and woke up to hot and bubbling brown syrup. Took me awhile to clean the pot out! Richie |
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Dec 16, 2008 09:38 AM
Chicken Fried Steak in or near Miami?
I don't know why, but I just got a random craving for Southern-style Chicken Fried Steak - moist in the inside, crispy and bready on the outside, with a good and thick gravy. Where can one get a well-made Chicken Fried Steak in Miami?
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1. Try Jumbo's ->
I think 11th Street Diner on South Beach also has on the menu.
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1. re: Frodnesor
Hm. I hope the 11th Street Diner has a good one. Thanks Frod! I did try Jumbo's the other day and it was not very good, unfortunately.
1. re: mialebven
I was also going to suggest Lester's Diner up in FTL on State Rd. 84 but I don't see it on the menu that shows on menupages.
I have never been very impressed by 11th St. Diner (though it's been years since I've been), but I saw it featured on the Food Network's "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives" show which suggested that a lot of stuff was made from scratch. TV has the ability to make anything look good, but maybe it's better than I've given it credit for.
2. Creolina's menu is usually accessible online but not tonight. Here is the link anyway in case it works later
1. Don't bother with 11th Street Diner.
I'm originally from Dallas and have been down here about 2 1/2 years. I read about them having it on the menu so I drove down there one night from Ft Lauderdale. It's not what you're expecting. Like a worse version of the chicken fried steak you'd get in school. Gravy was awful, batter and meat were very institutional-like.
Dixie Pig on Dixie in Oakland Park also has it on the menu, but they put brown gravy over the top! It almost made me angry, haha.
The only places I've eaten it where it's actually semi-edible are Cheddars and Chili's. Yeah, both chains, but its a good-sized portion and they use cream gravy. Both are Texas-based restaurants.
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1. re: swoll50
Yeah, chicken fried steak with cream gravy is exactly what I'm hankering for! Thanks for saving me the trouble with 11th Street Diner. |
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Jan 2, 2010 07:18 PM
Greenville/Greer - Help me find a fun lunch!
So I'm here in Greenville for a while staying with my parents who live off Boiling Springs Rd. in Greer. I got out on my own for a bit today and decided to stop for a quick lunch and randomly went to Monterey Mexican near that crazy a$$ road Whole Foods is on. Anyway, worst lunch of my life - literally couldn't eat it and I'm really not that much of a food snob. I had originally wanted to try out the hot dog place on Pelham, but it was closed. Soooo....in order to avoid other such disasters, I would love to have some tips on where to grab a bite on this side of town. I like all kinds of foods. I've been to the Pho place near Heywood Mall which boasts "no MSG" and it was fine but not really worth a trip back. They try to make up for the lack of msg with more salt. It's really not bad, but I'd probably prefer the dash of msg instead. I'm open to just about anything I can't make at home.
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1. Adams Bistro on Pelham Road is great, so is Corporate Deli nearby
1. TWO CHEF 2 GO is close. You will never go wrong with them. At Pelham an Hwy14.
Two Chefs To Go
8590 Pelham Rd Ste 29, Greenville, SC 29615
1. Thanks, ya'll. Does anyone know of anything less sandwich-y maybe some ethnic food?
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1. re: suse
Doc Chey, regional pan-asian chain next door to WF. Pizza at WF.
1. re: danna
I just heard a nasty rumor that Doc Chey's closed last week. Supposedly, they're only keeping the original location in Atlanta and the one in Asheville. And no one answered the phone when I just called. I hope they're not gone for good!
1. re: buckeye.mary
i stopped by there on Dec 28 and the sign on the door said "closed for improvements" (something to that effect) and re-opening on the 4th (I think...or maybe it said 14th)
That would totally suck if they give it up. g'ville has so few choices. My cousin and I wound up at PF Chang (selected after Doc Chey was closed by her 11 year old) and it was dismal.
2. re: suse
Bangkok Thai Cuisine (Pelham Road, near now closed Peak Fitness) is very good.
Saffron Indian Cuisine (Near intersection of Woodruff/Garlington/Miller Rds) best indian in town
Pita House (Pleasantburg) great lebanese, inexpensive, cash only.
1. re: suse
Saigon Fast Food on Pleasantburg Dr. for Vietnamese - I could really go for a giant bowl of their pho with this cold snap we're having.
1. re: buckeye.mary
I second that one, and also the Pho place on Wade Hampton (hwy 29) near Bob Jones...I'm not positive about the name...might be Pho 2000 or something like that.
Although I suppose we are now a bit far afield for the OP.
1. re: danna
Just got back from a late lunch at Pho 99 on Wade Hampton. It was excellent. Thank you so much for the recommendation.
2. I met a guy at Pho 99 who told me of a Mexican place across the street from the Brunswick Bowl on Wade Hampton Blvd, where the menu is in Spanish only and where they apparently serve a nice mole in the evenings. Has anyone tried this place?
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1. re: suse
I think that's Las Meras Tortas' 2nd location. (Their other one is on White Horse Rd.) I've only eaten there for lunch, but it's really great. Probably the best Mexican food you can get around here. Now I'll have to see if the White Horse Rd. location serves dinner too!
1. re: buckeye.mary
I don't know where Brunswick Bowl is, but if that's las Mersas Tortas, then I think it's pretty good. But there are English translations to everything there.
Ditto Mary on best Mex food around.
Suse, i'm thrilled you like my Pho rec. What did you order? I've been meaning to branch out and get something besides pho.
1. re: danna
They have mole sauce? I must have missed that, but the food is very good.
BTW, Danna, apparantly Doc Chey's is closed for good.
1. re: McPhee
no, and that makes me think suse may be speaking of somewhere else.
Doc Chey: seriously? eff.
1. re: danna
That's a bummer. I loved their massaman curry. And Lemongrass's won't cut it - they put pineapple in theirs. I always think I'm biting into a potato and then get an unpleasant surprise.
Any good substitutes for the kind of menu Doc Chey's had?
2. re: danna
I got the pho tai, which is a major comfort food for me. THe other stuff looked really good, but it's hard for me to order anything but pho. My dad and brother went there today, had the same and brought me home some fresh spring rolls, which were delicious, too. They loved it, too. Thanks, again.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43907 | HOME > Chowhound > B.C. (inc. Vancouver) >
Jun 6, 2011 01:38 PM
The Best Muffins
I m kinda stuck, I havent done a lot of field work yet but I thought I would to turn to the forums first.
Who sells the best muffins in town?
I was kinda stuck cause some of my favourite bakerys don't even sell muffins.
Tom Edo
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1. Not from personal experience (yet), but I've heard v. good things about Swiss Bakery on E. 3rd @ Main%3
Whereabouts in town are you focusing on ?
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1. re: LotusRapper
Thanks, I m pretty much open to anything in Vancouver or Burnaby or even the Tri Cities. Not so excited to venture out to West or North Van though.
1. re: tom_edo
I don't know if any muffin is worth making a special trip for but these all do a decent job of one
UBC/Pt Grey
- Blue Chip cookies (a banana choc chip is a nice treat for a rough morning)
- MIX the bakery
- Pane e Formaggio
- Tartine
North Van
- Savary Island Pie Company
1. re: kinnickinnik
oops - meant to say North Shore for Savary. Yes, it's in West Van
Capers/Whole Foods on West 4th had good muffins too (haven't had one for a while so don't know if the selection has changed since WF took them over).
2. I LOVE the muffins from Whole Foods on Cambie, especially the morning glory one and the rspberry one.
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1. re: MommyMago
I agree - Whole Foods makes a pretty decent, but pricey muffin.
1. re: Quattrociocchi
Anyone remember the Mocha Cafe's Zuchinni Walnut muffins back in the day? (Not the pale copy he ended up making for Starbucks in vast quantities later on).
Now that was a muffin.
1. re: eatrustic
Speaking of muffins of yore - I miss the Gabreau's choice muffin that Bread Garden used to have (back when the muffins in their cafes were freshly made there). It was a hearty muffin full of dates and other good things.
One more spot: Bean Brothers in Kerrisdale (especially first thing in the morning when they're warm from the oven).
2. I second Savary Island, although that requires going to West Van. |
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Oct 6, 2012 03:38 PM
Is It a Sin to Freeze Beef?
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1. The only negative impact for me is if the beef is not wrapped carefully and it gets freezer burnt. My parents bought all their beef on sale, stocked up, froze it and cooked it often, no damage was done. And I wish I could have one of those great roast beef dinners with yorkshire pudding that my Mom would make with that roast from the freezer.
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1. re: Ruthie789
I bet you also remember when beef had both fat and taste.
1. re: sandylc
Yes, in fact I think some marbling in meat is good. My mom used the fat for the Yorshire pudding. It is much maligned these days. We had roast beef almost every Sunday for years and years. I eat beef once a week I think this is reasonable.
2. re: Ruthie789
vacuumed sealed there is little chance of freezer burn and it would be hard to tell the difference between fresh and frozen. I'm not sure I could tell the difference.
1. re: scubadoo97
Agreed. The biggest factor is exactly how the beef is frozen. Vacuum packed and frozen very quickly to very low temperature, there is minimal effect on the meat. Loosely wrapped and frozen slowly (or frozen only marginally) and you run several risks - freezer burn, off smells and flavors, the formation of large ice crystals that perforate meat cells and lead to losing more juice resulting in a poor texture.
Meat that has been frozen badly is easy to tell apart from meat that has never been frozen. Meat that has been frozen well can be very difficult to tell from never-frozen meat.
3. I don't freeze beef, chicken or lamb unless it is for stock. I find the texture is better with fresh, it isn't watery and there is no risk of freezer burn which means I never have to throw out meat I paid good money for.
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1. re: escondido123
If you pack it with tender loving care there will not be freezer burn.
1. re: Ruthie789
Yes, but if you don't freeze it at all you can be sure there will be no freezer burn.
1. re: escondido123
In an ideal cooking situation fresh is always better and if that works for you so be it. For others a little wiggle room is fine as well, as others have said as well, freezing is fine as long as the meat is well wrapped. I buy produce on sale, and yes do bring home to freeze.
2. In my uneducated opinion, freezing meat is a 1-point deduct on a 10 scale. But sometimes that is the best that circumstances allow. In contrast, some fish lose 3 points from freezing, cooked lobster meat loses 5.
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1. re: Veggo
All fish bought commercailly in the Unites States has been frozen.
1. re: jpc8015
No, not all fish. But some is... and frozen-at-sea may be better than unfrozen bought days after being caught. An interesting article: http://www.chefnews.com/is-frozen-fis...
1. re: drongo
Yep. A lot is, but, certainly not "[a]ll fish bought commercially . . . has been frozen." Recently,* I have purchased monkfish tails, fluke, and whole blackfish that were never frozen. When there is a commercial fleet less than a mile from your house, there is a lot of "never frozen" fish available.
Moreover, there are also quite a few Asian markets around the Nation - H-Mart, for example - where you can have them take the still swimming fish from the tank. Clearly, they have never been frozen. At bottom, sweeping generalizations, especially when demonstrably wrong, are particularly not advisable.
*By "recently" I mean the last week or so.
2. re: jpc8015
Most, but not all - Copper River salmon for example, and in Florida I get fresh, fresh of many types. For the reason you cite I plan many trips with the deliberate purpose of eating fresh, fresh seafood, as I recently did and often do in the Caribbean. There is no other way to score 100%, and it is just dreamy deliciousness when it comes together. Not everything can be delivered to your door, or your town or city. Part of my personal creed, with inspiration and reinforecement from CH, is ....go get it, wherever it is.
1. re: jpc8015
That's true where I live, and I would say all fish I've ever paid for was at least three points below any fish I've eaten on a fishing trip.
1. re: jpc8015
That's just not so. Go to the market in Seattle and they'll be happy to throw a fresh caught salmon at you. There are fresh unfrozen fish available everywhere in the US and Canada.
1. re: jpc8015
Even the ones swimming around in the tank? They made an amazing recovery from being frozen :o
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1. There are certain cuts I don't mind freezing, like skirt, top round, etc.
But for things like ribeye, strip or a filet, I try to eat them as soon as I get them from the butcher, unless I plan on dry-aging them.
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1. re: ipsedixit
Same here, I have a stock of roasts in the freezer, but steaks are bought the day they are eaten, or the day before. In fact, I spent the last week eating Italian beef sandwiches that I made from a roast that I had kept in the freezer. They were so enjoyable that I'm seriously thinking about taking another roast out to do a second batch.
I find that as long as I wrap things carefully, and store them in my upright freezer (seems to keep a more stable temp than the freezer on the refrigerator), then I don't have any problems with freezer burn. And of course, date the packages in large print - first in, first out.
1. re: ipsedixit
I spent 20 minutes today explaining to a customer of mine why he shouldn't "dry age" his own meat. Please don't do that. You aren't improving the cut and you are risking food born illness.
1. Been doing it for years, and will be continuing to do so for years from here on out.
1. re: ipsedixit
Same here. If done right, there is no potential harm.
1. re: The Professor
This is true for food preparation (e.g. cooking, baking, brining, BBQing, etc.) in general.
1. re: The Professor
You are correct. "Done right" are the key words.
"Done right" requires an intact primal with a full fat covering (there is a reason you don't see dry aged filet mignon), and an constant and unchanging temperature and humidity. Most professionals (myself included) don't have the proper facilities in our commercial setups to do this. It is very much like a cigar humidor.
If "dry aging" was simply allowing a cut, fabricated piece of meat to get old and brown I would lose a lot less product than I do.
Most home "aged" beef is simply exposing the cut surface of the meat to the inconsistent environment of of a household fridge. A fridge that very likely has many unexpected opportunities for cross contamination. Most DIY "dry aging" is akin to trying to make prosciutto out of a pork chop; Great motivation, improper execution.
2. re: ipsedixit
AND ME
We eat our own beef and I have no problem with home dry ageing or freezing any properly wrapped cut in a cold enough freezer. -10* to -17*f |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/43909 | HOME > Chowhound > Greater Boston Area >
Apr 23, 2013 04:50 AM
ISO Excellent Non-Vegetarian Indian Within 25 miles of Boston
I live in Metrowest and am willing to drive at least 25 miles for really good Indian food. I'm also perfectly happy to go into Boston or Cambridge. Location isn't as important as the quality of the food. I'd like a restaurant that's not vegetarian. A place that serves dosas would be huge plus.
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1. Always liked Punjab in Arlington, and Kashish over in Belmont does a good job. Shanti on Dot Ave got best of Boston for 2012, but never tried it..
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1. re: grant.cook
Can't speak for the Shanti in Dot, but the location in Roslindale is very good....absolutely love it
2. Biryani Park in Malden comes highly recommended and serves dosas I have heard numerous people describe as the best they've ever had.
A bit further afield in Burlington is Ritu Ki Rasoi -- also excellent.
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1. re: FinnFPM
Ritu Ki Rasio is a vegetarian place, fyi..
1. re: FinnFPM
I've heard good things about Ritu Ki Rasoi but it's vegetarian and my DC likes to have a chicken or lamb option.
1. re: Velda Mae
Huh. We basically always do Indian vegetarian, so I had never even noticed. My bad.
2. re: FinnFPM
2nd Biryani Park, plenty of vegetarian, fish and meat dishes.
1. re: treb
Biryani Park is now take out only (just called and tried to make reservations...)
1. re: truthandsoul
Wait, I'm confused. I thought Biryani Park was closed. They're open for take out now?
1. re: chefematician
I called to make reservations.
Was told that they would only do takeout unless I had at least 10 people...
3. Ditto on great flavors at Punjab, but not sure it's a destination (a nice local option - we choose it most of the time for Indian in spite of the issues that follow - takeaway mitigates the service concerns) - the dosas are not as good as much of the other food there - the breads are fresh and delicious - the service can be inattentive with very limited energy and enthusiasm on most visits ("we don't really care that you are here, but since you are, we will eventually take your order and bring you some tasty food") - as you might anticipate, the cocktails are large, lukewarm, often unbalanced fruity / sweet disappointments
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1. re: rlh
I've been to Punjab several times and each time, at least one of the items I ordered didn't make it to the table. Have you had this experience with takeaway? I liked the food at Punjab but the poor service and noise level has kept me from going back.
1. re: Velda Mae
Takeaway has always been timely and issue-free -nothing forgotten so far (nor during seated table service) - it's really thevibe of the waitstaff that gets to me - they seem to congregate on the periphery, backs turned to the room, and spending a lot of time chatting with each other, even when there are tables awaiting their help. It is also really noisy when full, and not in an energetic, buzzing kind of way that's appealing.
2. Not sure where you are in Metrowest, but I think we have better Indian food in the suburbs than downtown Boston. In particular, there are many in Shrewsbury which has a fairly large Indian population.
Not quite so far west, Minerva in Natick is very good. I like Khatta Mitta in Westborough. Mayuri, also in Westborough, is decent and makes dosas. I can't say if they are good, as I've only ever had them once. But I liked them.
1. I am a fan of the Pakistani, meat oriented DARBAR
130 North Beacon Street, 02135-2020 Brighton, 617-779-8800, www.darbarrestaurant.net
In addition to chicken and beef they often have goat and lamb. Some of their dishes are almost as good as some of my favorites restos in London.
Advantages, quiet, not crowded, parking is available in the area. Inexpensive.
Disadvantages; no liquor license. It is a halal Muslim-oriented restaurant. The dining room can be cold. The service is inconsistent. |
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noun, plural bunnies.
Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
beach bunny; ski bunny.
Chiefly British. a squirrel.
designed for or used by beginners in skiing:
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Origin of bunny
1600-10, Americanism; dial. bun (tail of a) hare or rabbit, in Scots: buttocks (< Scots Gaelic bun bottom) + -y2
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The meaning “pretty woman” is sometimes used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. For instance, a beach bunny is an alluring female who frequents the beach only to meet male surfers. But bunny was originally (and still is) used as a term of endearment for a girl or young woman. Unabridged
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noun (pl) -nies
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1680s, diminutive of Scottish dialectal bun, pet name for "rabbit," previously (1580s) for "squirrel," and also a term of endearment for a young attractive woman or child (c.1600). Ultimately it could be from Scottish bun "tail of a hare" (1530s), or from French bon, or from a Scandinavian source. The Playboy Club hostess sense is from 1960. The Bunny Hug (1912), along with the foxtrot and the Wilson glide, were among the popular/scandalous dances of the ragtime era.
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1. Welsh rabbit (1900s+ Students)
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3. Any young woman, esp a pert and attractive one (1600s+)
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Rabbi Aharon Kotler
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Position Rosh yeshiva
Yeshiva Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood Township, New Jersey
Successor Rabbi Shneur Kotler
Personal details
Birth name Aharon Kotler
Born 1891 (5651)
Śvisłač, Russian Empire
Died November 29, 1962(1962-11-29) (aged 71)
(2 Kislev 5723)
New York City
Buried Har HaMenuchot
Aharon Kotler (1891 – November 29, 1962) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and a prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Lithuania, and later the United States, where he founded Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.
Early life[edit]
Rav Kotler was born in Śvisłač, Russian Empire (now Belarus) in 1891. He was orphaned at the age of 10 and adopted by his uncle, Rabbi Yitzchak Pinnes, a Dayan in Minsk. He studied in the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania under the "Alter (elder) of Slabodka", Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, and Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein. After learning there, he joined his father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, to run the yeshiva of Slutsk.[1]
World War II and move to the United States[edit]
After World War I, the yeshivah moved from Slutsk to Kletsk in Belarusia. With the outbreak of World War II, Rav Kotler and the yeshivah relocated to Vilna, then the major refuge of most yeshivoth from the occupied areas. Reportedly Rav Kotler encouraged the yeshiva to stay in Vilna despite the approaching Nazis. Most of his students were murdered by the Nazis. Some did not listen to him and escaped to China. He was brought to America in 1941 by the Vaad Hatzalah rescue organization and guided it during the Holocaust.[1] He settled in the Borough Park neighborhood.
In 1943, Rav Kotler founded Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, with 15 students.[1]
When he arrived in America, he was told that he is wasting his time trying to rebuild what was destroyed in Europe because Jewish students of college age were interested only in earning a degree that will enable them to make money and have no interest in learning and mastering the ability to understand the Talmud just for its own sake. Rabbi Kotler responded that he will "plant" Torah in America and declared this to be his life's mission. Through his yeshiva he rebuilt Torah throughout America. He would send the best of his senior students to open other yeshivahs throughout North America.[citation needed]
By the time of Rav Kotler's death in 1962, the yeshiva had grown to 250 students.[1] He was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Shneur Kotler, as rosh yeshiva. As of 2011, Beth Medrash Govoha is run by his grandson, Rabbi Malkiel Kotler, and three of his grandsons-in-law, Rabbis Yerucham Olshin, Yisroel Neuman, and Dovid Schustal. By 2007 the yeshiva had grown into the largest institution of its kind in America with 5,000 college and advanced-level students, while the surrounding Lakewood community supports a network of 50 other yeshivas and over 100 synagogues for an Orthodox population estimated at 40,000.[2]
Rav Kotler also helped establish Chinuch Atzmai, the independent religious school system in Israel and was the chairman of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel. He chaired the Rabbinical administration board of Torah Umesorah and was on the presidium of the Agudas HaRabbonim of the U.S. and Canada.[1]
Upon the death of his father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, he inherited his father-in-law's position of rosh yeshiva of Etz Chaim Yeshiva of Jerusalem. In an unusual arrangement, he held this position while continuing to live in America, and visiting Jerusalem occasionally. Today, his grandson, Rabbi Zevulun Schwartzman, heads a kollel located at Etz Chaim Yeshiva.[citation needed]
Rav Kotler died at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City on November 29, 1962.[1] A funeral service for Rav Kotler at the Congregation Sons of Israel Kalwarier on Manhattan's Lower East Side drew 25,000 mourners, with 200 officers from the New York City Police Department assigned to the event, which was described by the congregation's president as the largest gathering of mourners in his experience. The 700 seats in the sanctuary were reserved for notables. In an atmosphere described as being reminiscent of Yom Kippur, eulogies for Rav Kotler were delivered by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and by Satmar Hasidic leader Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, among others. Following the funeral, Rav Kotler's body was transported to Idlewild Airport to be flown to Israel accompanied by two dozen of his students.[3] After arriving in Israel, the plane carrying Rav Kotler's coffin was greeted by a crowd of 5,000 at the airport. Jerusalem traffic was brought to a standstill by crowds of 30,000 people who lined the path of the procession transporting Rav Kotler's body from the airport to Etz Chaim Yeshiva, where thousands of mourners from throughout Israel came to offer their final respects before his burial[4] on Har HaMenuchot.
Shu"t Mishnas R' Aharon
Mishnas Rabbi Aharon on various tractates of the Talmud.
Rabbi Kotlers's students include:
1. ^ a b c d e f Staff. "Rabbi Aaron Kotler Dead at 71; Jersey Rabbinical School Dean", The New York Times, November 30, 1962. Accessed August 29, 2011.
2. ^ Fahim, Kareem. "As Orthodox Population Grows, So Do Tensions", The New York Times, December 10, 2007. Accessed August 29, 2011. "Many Orthodox Jews have been drawn to Lakewood by the prestige of the town's yeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha, one of the largest rabbinical colleges in the world. The yeshiva was founded in 1943 by a Polish-born rabbi, Aaron Kotler. In 1962, when Rabbi Kotler died, the school had 250 students. It now has about 5,000. The wider yeshiva community includes more than a hundred temples, and about 50 schools."
3. ^ Staff. "25,000 MOURNERS AT KOTLER'S RITES; Crowd Pays Tribute to Rabbi at East Side Synagogue", The New York Times, December 3, 1962. Accessed August 29, 2011.
4. ^ Staff. "30,000 March in Funeral Of Rabbi Kotler in Israel", The New York Times, December 5, 1962. Accessed August 29, 2011.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44000 | Aigle Castle
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Aigle Castle
Aigle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aigle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
Large, square tower of the castle
Vineyards surrounding the castle
Some time before 1200, the Barons of Aigle ended up as vassals of the powerful Counts of Savoy. In 1232, Count Thomas of Savoy granted Aigle as a fief to the brothers Jacob and Peter of Saillon in exchange for their ancestral castle in Valais. The Saillon family seems to have been closely related with the barons of Aigle.[2]
In the second half of the 13th Century, Aigle expanded and received a city charter. The castle was rebuilt, with a fortified donjon and a curtain wall.
In the 14th Century, the Lords of Compey inherited the rights of the Saillon family. They were also vassals of the Counts of Savoy and made Aigle into their headquarters. They added turrets and in 1450 built a massive tower in the south corner. This tower was an example of late French Donjon architecture.[2]
Starting in the mid-15th Century, Bern tried to control the city, to gain control of the important mountain passes into the Rhone Valley. Their first unsuccessful attempt was in 1464. The Burgundian Wars (1474–1477), which brought the Swiss Confederation into conflict with Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy, brought another opportunity. Because Savoy had joined the Burgundian side, Swiss forces attacked the Savoy town of Aigle and devastated the castle.[3] Jean de Compey had to flee and was killed soon afterward in Vevey. His son died fighting for Charles the Bold.[2]
After the war, the Compey family were unable to recover their title to the town or castle. Bern had the castle rebuilt again in 1488 and made it the seat of a provincial governor. Aigle became one of the first French speaking districts in Bern. The representatives of Bern resided here until the French invasion and creation of the Helvetic Republic in 1798.
In 1804, the castle was acquired by the community of Aigle and until 1976 it was used as a cantonal jail. Since then, it has been a museum open to the public.[2]
Castle site[edit]
Today the castle is home to Musée de la Vigne et du Vin (Vine and wine museum). Next to the castle gates is the Maison de la Dîme, which houses the Musée de l’Étiquette (Wine-Labels Museum).[4]
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44001 | Aircraft fuel system
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Aircraft fuel system
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Diagrammatic representation of the Boeing 737-300 fuel system
An aircraft fuel system allows the crew to pump, manage, and deliver fuel to the propulsion system and Auxilary Power Unit (APU) of an aircraft. Fuel systems differ greatly due to different performance of the aircraft in which they are installed. A single-engine piston aircraft has a simple fuel system; a tanker (such as the KC-135), in addition to managing its own fuel, can also provide fuel to other aircraft.[1]
Fuel is piped through fuel lines to a fuel control valve (usually known as the fuel selector). This valve serves several functions. The first function is to act as a fuel shut-off valve. This is required to provide the crew with a means to prevent fuel reaching the engine in case of an engine fire. The second function is to allow the pilot to choose which tank feeds the engine. Many aircraft have the left tank and right tank selections available to the pilot. Some Cessna airplanes feed only from both tanks; and many have the option to feed from left, right, or both tanks. The reason to have left only and right only options is to allow pilots to balance fuel load to reduce the banking moment. In some aircraft, the shut-off function is a different valve located after the fuel selector valve.
After the selector valve there usually is a gascolator - a fuel filter that can be drained. Other drainage points are in each tank (often more than one contaminant collection sump per tank) and at the injection pump.
Each tank is vented (or pressurised) to allow air into the tank to take the place of burned fuel; otherwise, the tank would be in negative pressure which would result in engine fuel starvation. A vent also allows for changes in atmospheric pressure and temperature.
Single-engine aircraft gasoline fuel system[edit]
The fuel level indication system in the simplest form is a transparent window on the tank side and in its usual application a float-driven potentiometer installed in the tank. After the TWA Flight 800 disaster, a revision was made to aircraft fuel systems to address the potential explosion hazard of electrical components located in the fuel tank. Single-engine piston aircraft fuel level systems moved to utilize float level gauges from the CNG and LPG industries which had the float drive a magnetic coupling and relocated the potentiometer outside the fuel tank.
Some single-engine aircraft use capacitive probes in the fuel tanks. As fuel is burned, more air enters the tank and the capacitance increases; this is read by a computer and the fuel amount is calculated and displayed to the pilots.
Magneto Resistive Level Sensor
Recent advances in magnetoresistive technology have evolved new fuel level sensors for general aviation applications. This system is not affected by any additive or fuel combination to replace 100LL for piston-powered aircraft.
Multi-engine aircraft fuel system[edit]
Adding tanks and engines increases the complexity of the fuel system and its management. Additional features found in multi-engine aircraft are:
• Each wing tank often has its own electric boost pump, and each engine has its own mechanical pump, replicating the fuel system described above for the single engine.
• In case of single-engine operation, there is often a method incorporated to "cross-feed" the engine (left tank feeding right engine, or vice versa).
• To balance asymmetric weight, flow valves and pumps often are used to feed both engines from one tank or simply to transfer fuel between tanks.
Turbine fuel system[edit]
All of the considerations made for the twin piston are applicable to turbine fuel systems. Additional consideration apply because of the higher altitudes, different fuel, lower temperatures, and longer flights.
To avoid water condensation or the fuel itself solidifying at low temperatures (-55°C), fuel tanks have thermometers and heating systems. Many are pressurized with engine bleed air to keep moist air out and ensure positive pressure feed to the pumps. In larger aircraft, fuel tanks also are in the fuselage and their load affects the center of gravity of the aircraft. This imposes limitations on the amount of fuel carried and the order in which fuel must be used. Turbine engines burn fuel faster than reciprocating engines do. Because fuel needs to be injected in to a combustor, the injection system of a turbine aircraft must provide fuel at higher pressure and flow compared to that for a piston engine aircraft.
The refueling system of larger aircraft includes a single positive pressure refueling point from which all tanks can be fueled. How much and to which tanks fuel is fed during refueling operations is determined by the controls in the refueling panel, usually installed nearby and accessible to ground crews.
External tanks[edit]
External tanks are used to extend the range of an aircraft. Drop tanks are used by combat aircraft that need to discard them after use for performance reasons. To transfer fuel from the tip tank to the main tank on each side, there must be a fuel pump in the tip tank.[dubious ]
1. ^ Taylor 1990, p. 164.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44002 | Alan Sorrenti
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Alan Sorrenti in 1980
Alan Sorrenti (born December 9, 1950) is an Italian singer and composer.
Sorrenti was born in Naples, but his mother was Welsh, and he spent much of his childhood in Aberystwyth, Wales. As a result, he is fluent in both Italian and English and has sung in both languages throughout his career. Sorrenti's career began in the early 1970s; he released his first album, Aria, in 1972, followed by Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto in 1973, both consisting mostly of progressive rock and experimental tracks.
In 1976, Alan Sorrenti shifted genre and released tracks more reminiscent of the dance genre. In late 1979 he scored a major European hit with the single "Tu sei l'unica donna per me", since then covered in a number of different languages.
Alan represented Italy in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Non so che darei". He finished sixth in the contest but the track became one of that year's bestselling entries in Continental Europe and Scandinavia after the winner Johnny Logan's "What's Another Year".
In 2006, Sorrenti participated in the festival O' Scià on the Lampedusa island.
Alan's younger sister Jenny Sorrenti is also a recording artist and has released two albums with her progressive folk/rock band Saint Just, as well as several solo albums.
• Aria (1972)
• Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto (1973)
• Alan Sorrenti (1974)
• Sienteme, it's time to land (1976)
• Figli delle Stelle (1978)
• L.A. & N.Y. (1979)
• Di notte (1980)
• Angeli di strada (1983)
• Bonno Soku Bodai (1987)
• Radici (1992)
• Kyoko mon amour (1997)
• Miami (1996)
• Sottacqua (2003)
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44006 | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
He was known as the "Berlin Bach" or the "Hamburg Bach".
Early years: 1714–38[edit]
C. P. E. Bach was born in Weimar, 1714 to Johann Sebastian Bach and his first wife, Maria Barbara. The composer Georg Philipp Telemann was his godfather. When he was ten years old, he entered the St. Thomas School at Leipzig, where his father had become cantor in 1723. He was one of four Bach children to become professional musicians; all four were trained in music almost entirely by their father. In an age of royal patronage, father and son alike knew that a university education helped prevent a professional musician from being treated as a servant. Carl, like his brothers, pursued advanced studies in jurisprudence at the University of Leipzig (1731). He continued further study of law at Frankfurt (Oder) (1735). In 1738, at the age of 24, he obtained his degree. He turned his attention at once to music.[2]
Berlin years: 1738–68[edit]
In Berlin, Bach continued to write numerous pieces for solo keyboard, including a series of character pieces, the so-called "Berlin Portraits", including La Caroline. His reputation was established by the two published sets of sonatas which he dedicated respectively to Frederick the Great and to Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. In 1746 he was promoted to the post of chamber musician, and served the king alongside colleagues like Carl Heinrich Graun, Johann Joachim Quantz, and Franz Benda.
During his residence in Berlin, Bach composed a fine setting of the Magnificat (1749), in which he shows more traces than usual of his father's influence; an Easter cantata (1756); several symphonies and concert works; at least three volumes of songs; and a few secular cantatas and other occasional pieces. But his main work was concentrated on the clavier, for which he composed, at this time, nearly two hundred sonatas and other solos, including the set Mit veränderten Reprisen (With Changed Reprises, 1760–1768).
While in Berlin, Bach placed himself in the forefront of European music with a treatise, Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen (An Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments). Immediately recognised as a definitive work on keyboard technique, by 1780 the book was in its third edition and laid the foundation for the keyboard methods of Muzio Clementi and Johann Baptist Cramer. In it, Bach broke with tradition in allowing, even encouraging, the use of the thumbs. Since his time this has been standard technique for keyboard instruments. The essay lays out the fingering for each chord and some chord sequences. Bach's techniques continue to be employed today. The first part of the Essay contains a chapter explaining the various embellishments in work of the period, e.g., trills, turns, mordents, etc. The second part presents Bach's ideas on the art of figured bass and counterpoint, where he gives preference to the contrapuntal approach to harmonization over the newer ideas of Rameau's theory of harmony and root progressions.
Hamburg: 1768–88[edit]
Bach married Johanna Maria Dannemann in 1744. Only three of their children lived to adulthood: Johann Adam (1745–89), Anna Carolina Philippina (1747–1804) and Johann Sebastian "the Younger" (1748–78). None became musicians and Johann Sebastian, a promising painter, died in his late twenties during a 1778 trip to Italy.[6] Emanuel Bach died in Hamburg on 14 December 1788. He was buried in the Michaeliskirche in Hamburg.
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Among Bach's most popular and recorded works are his symphonies. While in Berlin, he wrote several string symphonies (Wq. 173–181), most of which were later revised to add parts for wind instruments. Of these, the E minor symphony, Wq. 178 has been particularly popular.
In Hamburg, Bach wrote a major set of six string symphonies for Gottfried van Swieten, Wq. 182. These works were not published in his lifetime (van Swieten, who had commissioned them to be written in a more "difficult" style, preferred to retain them for private use,[7]) but since their rediscovery, have become increasingly popular.
However, Bach's masterpieces in the form (by his own estimation[8]) are assuredly the four Orchester-Sinfonien mit zwölf obligaten Stimmen, Wq. 183, which, as their title suggests, were written with obbligato wind parts that are integral to the texture, rather than being added on to an older string symphony. The first symphony (D major) in the set has been particularly popular, seeing a continuous performance and publication tradition all the way through the 19th century, which makes it the earliest such symphony.[9] Some of its more unusual features have been taken as characteristic of Bach's style:[10] the work, although it is in D major, begins on a D major chord, which then turns into a D dominant-seventh chord, outlining G major. In fact, there is no cadence on D major (D major is not "confirmed" as the key of the piece) until the beginning of the recapitulation, quite late in the piece.
Bach's greatest keyboard concertos (by his own estimation[12]) were the Sei concerti per il cembalo concertato, Wq. 43, which were written to be somewhat more appealing, and somewhat easier to play.[13] His other concertos were written for oboe, flute, and organ. Bach also wrote for more unusual combinations, including an E-flat major concerto for harpsichord and piano. Additionally, he wrote several sonatinas for one or more keyboards and orchestra.
Chamber music[edit]
Keyboard sonatas[edit]
• Six collections of Clavier Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber, 1779–87 ("Kenner und Liebhaber" sonatas), Wq. 56–61.
Other keyboard works[edit]
Easily Bach's best-known piece is the Solfeggietto, Wq. 117/2, to the point that the introduction to The Essential C.P.E. Bach (from Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works) is subtitled "Beyond the Solfeggietto". Several of Bach's other miscellaneous keyboard works have gained fame, including the character piece La Caroline and the Fantasia in F-sharp minor, Wq. 67. Bach's fantasias, in particular, have been considered to show him at his most characteristic: they are full of dramatic silences, harmonic surprises, and perpetually varied figuration.
Choral works[edit]
Throughout his lifetime, Bach worked on the Magnificat in D, Wq. 215. J.S. Bach was alive to hear it in 1749, and C.P.E. continued to revise and perform it as late as 1786. The work clearly shows the influence of J.S. Bach's own Magnificat, including the striking resemblance of the Deposuit movements in both works.
Legacy and musical style[edit]
Through the later half of the 18th century, the reputation of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach stood very high. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart said of him, "He is the father, we are the children."[15] The best part of Joseph Haydn's training was derived from a study of his work. Beethoven expressed for his genius the most cordial admiration and regard.[citation needed] His keyboard sonatas, for example, mark an important epoch in the history of musical form. Lucid in style, delicate and tender in expression, they are even more notable for the freedom and variety of their structural design; they break away altogether from both the Italian and the Viennese schools, moving instead toward the cyclical and improvisatory forms that would become common several generations later.
The content of his work is full of invention and, most importantly, extreme unpredictability, and wide emotional range even within a single work, a style that may be categorized as empfindsamer Stil. It is no less sincere in thought than polished and felicitous in phrase. He was probably the first composer of eminence who made free use of harmonic colour for its own sake since the time of Lassus, Monteverdi, and Gesualdo.[citation needed] In this way, he compares well with the most important representatives of the First Viennese School. In fact he exerted enormous influence on the North German School of composers, in particular Georg Anton Benda, Bernhard Joachim Hagen, Ernst Wilhelm Wolf, Johann Gottfried Müthel, Friedrich Wilhelm Rust and many others. His influence was not limited to his contemporaries, and extended to Felix Mendelssohn and Carl Maria von Weber.
His name fell into neglect during the 19th century, with Robert Schumann notoriously opining that "as a creative musician he remained very far behind his father";[16] in contrast, Johannes Brahms held him in high regard and edited some of his music. The revival of C. P. E. Bach's works has been underway since Helmuth Koch's rediscovery and recording of his symphonies in the 1960s, and Hugo Ruf's recordings of his keyboard sonatas. There is an ongoing project to record his complete works, led by Miklós Spányi (de) on the Swedish record label BIS. In 2014, the Croatian pianist Ana-Marija Markovina (de), in cooperation with the Packard Humanities Institute, the Bach-Archiv Leipzig, the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig and Harvard University released a 26-CD box set of the complete works for solo piano on the German record label Hänssler Classic, performed on a modern Bösendorfer grand piano.
The works of C. P. E. Bach are known by "Wq" numbers, from Alfred Wotquenne's catalogue (1906) and by "H" numbers from a catalogue by Eugene Helm (1989).
Anniversary year 2014[edit]
2014 marked the 300th anniversary of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. All six German Bach cities—Hamburg, Potsdam, Berlin, Frankfurt an der Oder, Leipzig and Weimar—hosted concerts and other events to commemorate the anniversary.[17]
1. ^ Ratner, Leonard G. 'Classic Music: Expression, Form and Style'. Schirmer, New York. 1980
2. ^ Thompson (1998) p. 32
3. ^ Thompson (1998) pp. 30, 56
4. ^ Thompson (1998) p. 37
5. ^ Thompson (1998) pp. 47–48
6. ^ Thompson (1998) p. 98
7. ^ Preface to vol. III/2 of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works
8. ^ Preface to vol. III/3 of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works
10. ^ Richard Crocker, A History of Musical Style
11. ^ Preface to vol. III/6 of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works
12. ^ Preface to vol. III/8 of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works
14. ^ Preface to vol. I/4 of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works
15. ^ Rochlitz, Friedrich, Für Freunde der Tonkunst, 4 vols. (Leipzig, 1824–32), pp. 308ff. Quoted in: Ottenberg, Hans-Günter, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (trans. PJ Whitmore), OUP, 1987, ISBN 0-19-315246-0, p. 191.
17. ^, Official Anniversary Website for Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44009 | List of critics of the New Deal
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The following is a list of critics of the New Deal.
From the Left (Liberals to far left)[edit]
• Huey Long. Governor and senator from Louisiana; supported FDR in 1932; broke and was setting up a presidential campaign on the left in 1936
• William Lemke, North Dakota, Picked up Huey Long support in 1936
• Norman Thomas, frequent presidential candidate on the Socialist ticket.
• John L. Lewis, leader of Mineworkers and CIO; strong supporter of FDR 1936; in opposition 1940 because of Roosevelt's foreign-policy opposing Germany
From the Right (Conservatives)[edit]
• John Nance Garner, supported Roosevelt in 1932; elected vice president 1932 and 1936; broke with Roosevelt in 1937 over his court packing plan.
• Carter Glass, Senator from Virginia, came from his death bed to the 1940 Democratic Convention to nominate Franklin Roosevelt's campaign manager James Farley as the Democratic Party's candidate for the Presidency. Glass was against Roosevelt's third term candidacy.
• William Randolph Hearst, former leader of left-wing of Democratic party; owned nation's largest newspaper chain; major supporter of Roosevelt in 1932, broke with Roosevelt in 1935 over Roosevelt's proposal to greatly increase taxes on the inheritances of the wealthy, and to close several tax loopholes used by the wealthy to avoid paying taxes. Orson Welles, a prominent New Dealer, responded with the film Citizen Kane (1941), a scathing critique of Hearst’s legacy and empire.
• Hugh S. Johnson, first head of the National Recovery Administration see [1]. Johnson fell out with Roosevelt after FDR fired him in 1935.
• Charles Lindbergh, pilot who became a national hero in 1927 when he was the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean from America to France. Lindbergh became the national leader of the isolationist America First Committee in 1940-41. He was attacked by New Dealers for his perceived anti-Semitism and support for some Nazi policies.
• George N. Peek, farm leader; supported FDR in 1932
• Al Smith, Democratic nominee for U.S. president in 1928; founded American Liberty League in 1934 to attack New Deal programs as fostering unnecessary "class conflict".
• Rush D. Holt, Sr., Democratic West Virginian Senator; opposed FDR's domestic and foreign policies.
• Robert A. Taft, powerful Republican Senator from Ohio from 1939 to 1953. Taft was the leader of the Republican Party's conservative wing; he consistently denounced the New Deal as "socialism" and argued that it harmed America's business interests and gave ever-greater control to the central government in Washington. Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Taft, a non-interventionist, vigorously opposed FDR's attempts to aid Britain in World War II.
• Barry Goldwater, Republican 1964 presidential candidate; succeeded Taft as the leader of Republican conservatives in the 1950s. Goldwater consistently opposed the expansion of government welfare programs modeled after the New Deal; he criticized President Eisenhower for offering a "dime-store New Deal".
• Ronald Reagan, Hollywood film actor; strong New Dealer in 1940s; started opposing New Deal programs in the 1950s as a corporate spokesman for the General Electric company.
Prewar critics who supported Roosevelt during World War II[edit]
Writers and speakers[edit]
Books with an anti-New Deal point of view[edit]
See also[edit]
1. ^ Richard Davis and Diana Owen. New Media and American Politics, Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0195120612, p.9.
2. ^ a b "Coughlin, Charles Edward" in Martin J. Manning and Herbert Romerstein (eds) Historical Dictionary Of American Propaganda Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004 ISBN 0313296057, pp.71-72)
3. ^ Robert J. Robinson Jeffers, dimensions of a poet, Fordham Univ Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8232-1566-0 (p.25)
5. ^ "Attacks Advisers of the President". New York Times. September 17, 1934. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
6. ^ Heidenry, John. Theirs was the Kingdom : Lila and DeWitt Wallace and the story of the Reader’s Digest. New York, W.W. Norton,1993. ISBN 0-393-03466-6 (p.130-35).
Other references[edit]
• Gary Dean Best; The Critical Press and the New Deal: The Press Versus Presidential Power, 1933-1938 Praeger Publishers 1993. online edition
• Brinkley, Alan. Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, & the Great Depression (1983)
• Kennedy, David M. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. (1999) the best recent scholarly narrative.
• McCoy, Donald * R. Landon of Kansas (1966) standard scholarly biography
• Paterson, James. Mr. Republican: A Biography of Robert Taft (1972), standard biography
• Ronald Radosh. Prophets on the Right: Profiles of conservative critics of American globalism (1978)
• Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr., The Age of Roosevelt, 3 vols, (1957–1960), the classic pro-New Deal history, with details on critics. Online at vol 2 vol 3
• Rudolf, Frederick. "The American Liberty League, 1934-1940," American Historical Review, LVI (October 1950), 19-33 online at JSTOR
• Smith, Richard Norton. An Uncommon Man: The Triumph of Herbert Hoover (1987) biography
• White, Graham J. FDR and the Press. 1979.
• Winfield, Betty Houchin. FDR and the News Media 1990
• Williams, T. Harry. Huey Long (1969), Pulitzer Prize biography
• Wolfskill, George. The Revolt of the Conservatives: A History of the American Liberty League, 1934-1940 (1962)
• Anna Peterpants. Thesis Statement on the Depression-Era Programs (1951)
• Brandon Streaker. The Man and the Deal (1964)
• Carl McCarthy. The Great Wisconsin Brainwash (1954) |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44010 | Emerald City Confidential
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Emerald City Confidential
Developer(s) Wadjet Eye Games
Publisher(s) PlayFirst
Designer(s) Dave Gilbert
Engine Playground SDK™
Platform(s) Windows, Macintosh
Release date(s) February 19, 2009
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player
Emerald City Confidential is a 2009 computer adventure game conceived by Dave Gilbert, developed by Wadjet Eye Games and published through PlayFirst. It follows the protagonist Petra, Emerald City's only private eye, as she is approached by a strange woman named Dee Gale. Dee's fiancé is missing, and she is willing to pay Petra above the going rate in order to find him. Lacking any other prospects, Petra agrees. What starts off as a simple missing person case soon takes Petra deep into the seedy underbelly of the Emerald City's criminal underground and beyond. She encounters many characters from the Oz canon and some new characters, learns several magic spells, and uncovers the answer to a dark secret that has haunted Petra all her life.[1]
Emerald City Confidential is a third-person, mouse-driven, adventure game in which the player must solve various puzzles and follow certain procedures in order for the linear storyline to proceed. As a pure graphical adventure game, Emerald City Confidential follows the guidelines first introduced by LucasArts: it is impossible to die or to get stuck at any moment in the game, which allows the user to fully immerse him/herself in Emerald City Confidential 's universe without the fear of making a mistake or the constant need to save the game. With this in mind, there are no save game functions, but the player's position is automatically bookmarked and restored when the game is restarted.
The game is set in the magical land of Oz, created by L. Frank Baum, as put through the gritty filter of 1940s film noir, with harsh city streets, grey rainy skies, femmes fatales, tough guys, trenchcoats, fedoras and plot twists. It's Oz, seen through the eyes of Raymond Chandler.[1]
The game was developed using Playfirst's Playground SDK. Background art was done by John Green, the artist and co-creator (with Dave Roman) of the graphic novels Teen Boat! and Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden.
In her Emerald City office, Petra accepts Dee's case.
Most reviews of the game have been positive,[2][3] with particular praise for the story[4] even where the rest of the review has been less glowing.[5] It has also topped PlayFirst's own chart for weeks after its release.[6] Game Tunnel reviewed the game as "Buy" and awarded it a Gold Award, rating it #2 of February 2009 indie game releases.[7]
List of Oz characters in Chronological Order[edit]
• Petra – the protagonist of the story. She quit her job as a Palace Guard during a time of war, to look for her missing little brother, William, when no one else would help, and becomes a detective in the hope of finding a lead to discover the child's fate.
• Lion – The Lion is portrayed as a corrupt lawyer who frequently slips through Petra's grasp.
• The Gump – Unlike the original stories, Gumps are shown in this game as a kind of taxi service throughout Oz. One of them talks, rescues Petra, and goes by the name of Fluffy.
• Dee – Dorothy in this game is now forty years older and prefers to be called Dee. She presents Petra with the case of her missing fiance Anzel, which quickly evolves into something much darker than Petra thought possible.
• Tik-Tok – A member of the Royal Guard of Oz. He assists with Petra only when it does not contradict with the orders given to him.
• Hank the Mule – Hank guards the entrance to Betsy Bobbins' mansion on Grinetta Lane in Emerald City. He confides in Petra that although Betsy has many boyfriends, she really just wants the gifts they send her.
• Scraps, the Patchwork Girl – Scraps runs a floral shop next door to Petra's office. She does dealings with both the Lion and the Frogman. She frequently thinks that she may be using the wrong words even when she isn't.
• Betsy Bobbins – Anzel's former mistress and Hank's boss. She confides in Petra that she had a lot of respect for Anzel until he ran out of money. She tells her that he works for the Royal Oz University.
• General Jinjur – Jinjur is the commanding officer of the Royal Guard of Oz. She despises Petra and the feeling is mutual. She appears to be stone-hearted and callous, often accusing people of using magic without a license. She dislikes Petra because Petra quit the Royal Guard when they needed all the help they could get.
• Captain Bill – A simple, honest captain whose ship blew up and sunk. Believing it was done by unstable magic, Jinjur threatens to lock him up. Bill later admits that he does work for Jack Pumpkinhead to work off a debt involving a magic amulet that helped improve Trot's health when she was sick.
• Trot – A girl who works for Captain Bill. She asks Petra to find out who really blew up the ship to get Jinjur off their backs.
• Jack Pumpkinhead – In this adaptation of the Oz stories, Jack Pumpkinhead is the leader of a smuggling ring. Petra has tried to have Jack put away for smuggling, but he knows how to pulls off a good lie. It is later revealed that Captain Bill smuggles pumpkins filled with magical artifacts all over Oz for Jack.
• Professor Wogglebug – The Wogglebug is a professor at Oz University. There are a few aspects of the university he doesn't like, such as field trips, but he admits that they are valuable. He is the inventor of a "Knowledge Pharmacy" which is a machine that compacts knowledge into pill form.
• Cutter – An assistant at the University. It is later revealed that Cutter is actually Petra's little brother, William, who has been missing since he was a child. She quit the Royal Guard to become a detective to search for him, when no one would help. He has lived his life as an enemy spy who was brainwashed by the enemy. Later, when the truth is made known to him, he redeems himself by helping Petra beat the enemy.
• Ruggedo – Stripped of his powers, the former Nome King is now the owner of Ruggedo's Bar. It is revealed by the Scarecrow that Ruggedo is hiding Anzel from some enemies.
• Toto – Dorothy Gale's pet dog. Unlike in the books, while he's in Oz he has the power of speech. He can also smell if something has been touched by magic. He offers to do so for Petra in exchange of a pill from the Knowledge Pharmacy.
• Scarecrow – Petra is given a lead to the Scarecrow by Jack Pumpkinhead. The Scarecrow first appears as merely an odd-looking man leaning against Petra's office building. He used to be the ruler of Oz, but he has abdicated his throne to Queen Ozma.
• Queen Ozma – The Queen of Oz. She has outlawed illegal magic within Emerald City limits.
• Nick Chopper – The Tin Man is now the governor of Winkie Country. Though he isn't doing a very good job as he is basically letting the Frogman run his underground businesses there.
• The Sawhorse – Nick Chopper's horse. He attended Anzel's expedition party, but something happened that frightened him so that he won't even talk about it. He later helps Petra get around Winkie Country. He defeats the Frogman by kicking him off a cliff.
• Frogman – This portrayal of the Frogman is that of a mobster who controls many illicit operations in Winkie Country. Later he gets kicked off a cliff by the Sawhorse.
• Shaggy – Shaggy runs a Gump Garage in Flow. But he is in the Frogman's debt because he helped buy his garage. He quite often stumbles over his words. He secretly has a crush on Miss Cayke. In fact, whenever he talks about her, he doesn't stumble over his words.
• Miss Cayke – Miss Cayke owns a diner just across the street from Shaggy's. She is also in debt to the Frogman because he helped her with the diner. She is in quite a predicament as she wants to financially aide her family in Munchkin country but the Frogman wants too much of her earnings to do so.
• Nimee Amee – She is the Frogman's personal assistant and Nick Chopper's ex-girlfriend. But the Tin Man holds nothing but disdain for her.
• Wicked Witch of the West – Part of Petra's missions is to resurrect the Wicked Witch so she can help restore the magical balance and protect Oz from an incoming army. The Sawhorse is afraid of her. There's no need for her to cause a ruckus as the rightful queen now wears the crown and not a wizard usurper.
• Woot – Woot is the owner of a magical fighting arena. He runs a strict business to avoid getting in trouble with the law.
• Mombi – She is Woot's star fighter at his arena. She is highly conceited and vain. She is also too stubborn to admit defeat.
• Wizard of Oz – Now stripped of his throne, the Wizard coaches at Woot's arena. He agrees to coach Petra against Mombi if she takes him up Glinda's tower. Glinda calls him P.I.N.H.E.A.D. Which is actually his initials.
• Ugu – The Wizard's doltish pupil before Petra asks the Wizard to be her coach.
• Kiki Aru – A false magician who imprisoned a magic rope to do his bidding.
• Glinda – To complete the balance, Petra must also resurrect Glinda who then reunites with the Wizard to help defeat the invading army.
See also[edit]
1. ^ a b Emerald City Confidential: Story, Wadjet Eye Games, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
2. ^ Review: Emerald City Confidential, Adventure Gamers, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
3. ^ The Dame Wore Ruby Slippers, Yesterday's Salad, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
4. ^ Emerald City Confidential: Dames, Double Crosses & Clark Gable Disrespecting Women, Immoral Gamers, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
5. ^ Destructoid Review: Emerald City Confidential, Destructoid, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
6. ^ PlayFirst Top 100 Games, Playfirst, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
7. ^ February 2009 Indie Game Round-up, Game Tunnel, Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44011 | Forcible entry
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"Forced entry" redirects here. For other uses, see Forced Entry (disambiguation).
Forcible entry is defined by Merriam-webster's Dictionary of Law as the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another's property, especially when accompanied by force.[1]
The term is also sometimes used for entry by military, police, or emergency personnel. For the fire service, forcible entry is defined by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) as:
The techniques used to get into buildings or other areas of confinement when normal means of entry are locked or blocked.
Breaching doorways can be differentiated as "through the lock" or "through the door" depending on the techniques used.[citation needed]
England and Wales[edit]
Forcible entry was a common law offence in England and Wales, but was abolished, along with forcible detainer, by the Criminal Law Act 1977. It was replaced with a new offence of "using violence to secure entry" under section 6 of that Act.[2]
Formerly the Forcible Entry Act 1381, chapter 2 of 15 Ric 2 (1391), the Forcible Entry Act 1429, the Forcible Entry Act 1588 and the Forcible Entry Act 1623 (repealed).
Judge Donaldson considered the question of forcible entry in the UK, in Swales v. Cox (1981):
"[...] he uses force if he applies any energy to the obstacle with a view to removing it. It would follow that, if my view is correct, where there is a door which is ajar but it is insufficiently ajar for someone to go through the opening without moving the door and energy is applied to that door to make it open further, force is being used. A fortiori force is used when the door is latched and you turn the handle from the outside and then ease the door open. Similarly, if someone opens any window or increases the opening in any window, or indeed dislodges the window by the application of any energy, he is using force to enter..." [3]
See also[edit]
For other crimes related to forcible entry, see:
For methods used by military, police, and emergency services to enter buildings, see:
1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1996.
2. ^ section 6, Criminal Law Act 1977
3. ^ In "Constitutional and administrative law" (Pollard, Parpworth and Hughes), 2007, p.723 |
global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44013 | H. Jay Dinshah
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Hom Jay Dinshah
Born November 2, 1933
Malaga, New Jersey, US
Died June 8, 2000(2000-06-08) (aged 66)
Malaga, New Jersey, US
Occupation Vegan Advocate, Social Reformer
Nationality American
Ethnicity Parsi Indian/German
Citizenship United States
Period 20th century
Genre philosophical, spiritual
Subject veganism, ahimsa
Literary movement vegan movement
Notable works
• Out of the Jungle, 1967, 1995;
• Here's Harmlessness, 1964, 1993 - (an anthology edited by Jay Dinshah);
• Health Can be Harmless;
• Song of India;
• Numerous magazine articles (>250) and other writings
Notable awards Vegetarian Hall of Fame, North American Vegetarian Society
Spouse Freya Smith Dinshah
Children Daniel Dinshah, Anne Dinshah
Relatives Dinshah P. Ghadiali (Parsi, father, deceased);[1] Irene Grace Hoger Dinshah (German, mother, deceased); the siblings were: Cyrus Dinshah (eldest); Roshan Dinshah; Darius Dinshah, author of Let There Be Light, ISBN 0-933917-28-7, Pages: 128, Edition: 9, Hardcover, Dinshah Health Society; Jal Dinshah; Sarosh Ghadiali (deceased); Noshervan Dinshah (deceased);[2] Shireen Dinshah (sister, the youngest sibling)
Hom Jay Dinshah (November 2, 1933 – June 8, 2000) was founder and president of the American Vegan Society and editor of its publication, Ahimsa magazine (1960–2000).
H. Jay Dinshah was born in New Jersey, US. His father[3] was a US citizen of Parsi[4] ancestry who was born in India,[5][6] and his mother[7] was a US citizen of German ancestry. A lifelong vegetarian, Jay Dinshah became vegan in 1957.[8] He (age 23) and his younger brother Noshervan[9] (age 20) visited a Philadelphia slaughterhouse in 1957, after which he vowed to "work every day until all the slaughterhouses are closed!"[10][11] He married the English-born Freya Smith in 1960. They had two children, Jay and Freya Dinshah.
In 2000, Dinshah died of a heart attack at age 66, after a life of service to helping animals by promoting veganism. The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) memorialized Jay Dinshah in their IVU News issue of October 2000[12] That same year, he was posthumously awarded the prestigious (among global or international vegetarians) Mankar Memorial Award [13] during the 2000 World Vegetarian Congress, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jay Dinshah founded the American Vegan Society[14] early in 1960 and later that year (August) married the English-born Freya Smith. Freya, whose parents were active in The Vegan Society (of England), contributed to the early growth of the American Vegan Society and is president of the American Vegan Society today. The American Vegan Society is headquartered at Malaga, New Jersey, on a parcel of land which is called "SunCrest", or "the SunCrest Educreational Center." During Jay Dinshah's life, the American Vegan Society was characterized by vegan publishing and outreach, annual vegan conferences, vegan archiving, spiritual inspiration, providing people with an experience of vegan living, vegan food-preparation demonstrations, maintenance of a small veganic garden, and extensive networking. Dinshah served the American Vegan Society as its president and as editor of its publication, Ahimsa magazine (1960–2000).
Ahimsa was a quarterly publication that explored compassionate living ("Ahimsa" meaning "dynamic harmlessness") as a philosophy, practical aspects of vegan living, and personal and cultural resources for vegans. Ahimsa included vegan menus and recipes, and news about food. The American Vegan Society continues to publish a quarterly periodical, now titled American Vegan, with the motto "Ahimsa lights the way." The American Vegan Society is now led and managed by its president, Freya Dinshah, Jay Dinshah's widow, and advised by the AVS Council of Trustees, all of whom are vegans, and operated by a team of staff and volunteers.
The American Vegan Society "promotes, supports, and explores a compassionate, healthful, and sustainable lifestyle. The diet is plant-sourced, varied, and abundant. For ethical, health, environmental, and other reasons, (vegans) reject all animal products in food, clothing, and commodities, and the exploitation of animals for sport or entertainment. AVS is guided by the doctrines of Ahimsa (non-slaughter, non-violence) and Reverence for Life, and provides community and friendship to those following and learning about this way of living."[15]
Even as a teenager, Dinshah was a popular motivational speaker, following the example of his father, who promoted vegetarianism along with color therapy. Throughout his life, Dinshah continued to lecture extensively and to organize conferences advocating "positive veganism" as "dynamic harmlessness" ("Ahimsa" is derived from a Sanskrit term "non-harming").
Dinshah's lectures, organized by American Vegan Society, included: 1961 "Coast to Coast Crusade" for Veganism across North America; 1965 "North Atlantic Lecture Tour" in Iceland, Britain, Europe; 1967-1968 "Round the World" Lecture Tour including four months of lectures in India.[16]
Through these efforts, Dinshah lectured to general audiences in 19 different nations, on five continents, about veganism and ahimsa. Although Dinshah would lecture in English, local multilingual vegetarians interpreted his talks for each audience. Some videos of Jay's lectures from the 1980s and 1990s are archived and can be viewed on the YouTube channel Powerful Vegan Messages.
Crediting the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi and Albert Schweitzer Dinshah created and promoted the Pillars of Ahimsa, one for each letter of the word: A-H-I-M-S-A. Dinshah explained each in great detail in his book Out of the Jungle[17] A-Abstinence from Animal Products; H-Harmlessness with Reverence for Life (from Schweitzer); I-Integrity of Thought, Word, and Deed; M-Mastery over Oneself (against greed, envy, and materialism; instead focus on enlightenment); S-Service to Humanity, Nature, and Creation (3 main draws to veganism: health, environment, and animals; devotion to improving the world); A-Advancement of Understanding and Truth (applying Gandhian principles of Truth)
Dinshah was co-organizer of the 23rd World Vegetarian Congress in 1975, which was held in Orono, Maine, sponsored by the International Vegetarian Union (IVU), and hosted by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS), which continental organization he and other vegetarians founded to organize this international conference.[18][19] During conference planning, the ad hoc committee decided to found the North American Vegetarian Society and asked Dinshah to serve as its first president. Thus, a movement to found and develop modern vegetarian organizations in North America was born, tapping the energies, insights, and resources of parallel movements throughout Europe and India.
Positions held[edit]
• Powerful Vegan Messages, 2014 posthumously coauthored with his daughter Anne Dinshah
• Here's Harmlessness, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1993 (an anthology edited by Jay Dinshah)
• Out of the Jungle, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975 (Schweitzer Centennial Edition), 1995
• Health Can Be Harmless, 1968, 1987
• Song of India, 1973
• Numerous (>250) magazine articles and other writings
1. ^ Dinshah P. Ghadiali, Jay's father, published his work in color therapy and was known "the Parsi Edison"; the family took his forename 'Dinshah' as their surname during the 1950s; one son, Sarosh Ghadiali, did not follow this pattern.
2. ^ Death record for Noshervan Dinshah
3. ^ Dinshah P. Ghadiali (1873-1966) did work in 'color therapy' and was known "the Parsi Edison"; the family took his forename 'Dinshah' as their surname during the 1950s; one son, Sarosh Ghadiali, did not follow this pattern.
4. ^ A Parsi or Parsee /ˈpɑrsiː/ is a member of one of the two Zoroastrian communities found throughout South Asia. They are legally and ethnically distinct from the Iranis, even though both groups descend from Persian Zoroastrians.
5. ^ American Vegan Society, The Life of a Karma Yogi, 1973
6. ^ Dinshah Health Society website Only printed materials are sold here.]
7. ^ Irene Grace Hoger
8. ^ Dinshah HJ, Song of India, 1973
9. ^ Death record for Noshervan Dinshah
10. ^ Dinshah HJ, Song of India, 1973
11. ^ Dinshah HJ, Dinshah A, Powerful Vegan Messages, 2014
12. ^ www.ivu.org/news/oct2000/dinshah.html
13. ^ www.ivu.org/members/trophy.html
14. ^ http://www.vegparadise.com/24carrot58.html
15. ^ American Vegan, Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 33, Fall 2013
16. ^ Dinshah, HJ (1973). Song of India.
17. ^ Dinshah, HJ (1995) [1967]. Out of the Jungle.
18. ^ At that time, only five vegetarian societies were known to exist in the USA: Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington DC (the oldest). Representatives from these five vegetarian organizations were joined with representatives from Montreal and Toronto in Canada. Helen and Scott Nearing of The Social Science Institute in Harborside, Maine, proposed the conference site in Orono, Maine.
19. ^ Dinshah HJ, Dinshah A, Powerful Vegan Messages, 2014
20. ^ http://www.IVU.org
21. ^ Now known as the National Health Association
22. ^ Dinshah HJ, Dinshah A, Powerful Vegan Messages, 2014
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44014 | Hell (2005 film)
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Promotional poster for L'enfer
Promotional poster
Directed by Danis Tanović
Produced by Marc Baschet
Marion Hänsel
Čedomir Kolar
Yuji Sadai
Rosanna Seregni
Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Starring Emmanuelle Béart
Marie Gillain
Carole Bouquet
Music by Duško Segvić
Danis Tanović
Cinematography Laurent Dailland
Edited by Francesca Calvelli
Distributed by Diaphana Films
01 Distribuzione
Release dates
• September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
• November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30) (France)
Running time
102 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office $595,618[1]
Hell (L'enfer) is a French film, released in 2005 and directed by Danis Tanović. It is based on a script originally drafted by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, which was meant to be the second film in a trilogy with the titles Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. The script was finished by Piesiewicz after Kieślowski died in 1996. The movie stars Emmanuelle Béart, Marie Gillain and Carole Bouquet.
The film is set in Paris and is about three sisters: Celine, Anne and Sophie. It starts with a scene in which a woman and her young daughter (who we later find out is Celine) walk into an office and see two people: her father, and a young man who is naked.
After Sebastian has met Celine a few times much later in their adulthood, following a misunderstanding in which she strips for him as she believes him to be an admirer, he confides to her that he was the young man, and that her father's imprisonment for this crime was actually his fault. He said that he had fallen in love with her father and, finally being alone with him and not knowing what else to do, took off his clothes.
It is revealed that the girls' father tried to see his daughters on his release from prison when they were young. He broke into his ex-wife's apartment and locked her in the kitchen to try to see his daughters and attempts to see them, but they, having been told by their mother what their father has done, have locked themselves in their bedroom. The mother breaks out of the kitchen and he assaults her, leaving her with a brain injury and an inability to speak. He then jumps from the window, killing himself.
In the present day, Anne has an affair with the father of her best friend a Sorbonne professor, by whom she becomes pregnant (while the professor is still married). Sophie's marriage falls apart as her husband has an affair.
Celine contacts her sisters, whom she has not seen for some time even though all three live in Paris, and explains the truth of her father's innocence as revealed by Sebastian. They visit their mother in her beautiful aged care home, and explain that their father's conviction was a mistake, and she was wrong to vilify him. She replies by writing 'I have no regrets', implying an ulterior motive in denouncing her then-husband. The audience is left wondering if he cheated on her, long ago, and thus each of the four women share a tortured history of men in their lives.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44016 | Iyad Jamal Al-Din
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Ayad Jamal Aldin or Iyad Jamal al-Din (Arabic: إياد جمال الدين), full name Iyad Raouf Mohammed Jamal al-Din (born 1961), is a prominent Iraqi intellectual, politician and religious cleric. He was a member of the Iraqi parliament[1] from 2005 until 2010 as the representative of Nasiriyah and a leading figure in Ayad Allawi's Iraqi National List (Iraqiyya) until his departure in the fall of 2009. After Ayad Allawi sent a delegation to Iran, Ayad Jamal Aldin became disillusioned with Iraqiyya and left the list to form his own party, the Ahrar Party, based on the principles of separation of religion and the state (a principle Iraqiyya ostensibly shares), courage and integrity (principles Ayad Jamal Aldin and his followers feel strongly that Iraqiyya does not share). Speaking of his fallout with Ayad Allawi in a February 14, 2010 interview with Al-Arabiya TV's Suhair Al-Qaisi, Ayad Jamal Aldin said: "Since he (Ayad Allawi) sent a delegation to Iran, he cannot expect my support."
Ayad Jamal Aldin is a young Shia cleric, best known for his consistent campaigning for a new, secular Iraq. He first rose to prominence at the Nasiriyah conference in March 2003, shortly before the fall of Saddam Hussein, where he called for a state free of religion, the turban and other theological symbols. In 2005, he was elected as one of the 25 MPs on the Iraqi National List, but withdrew in 2009 after becoming disenchanted with Iyad Allawi’s overtures to Iran. He wants complete independence from Iranian interference in Iraq. He now leads the Ahrar party for the 2010 election to the Council of Representatives, on a policy platform to clean up corruption and create a strong, secure and liberated Iraq for the future.
He was born in Najaf in 1961 which remains home for most of his family, although he now lives in Baghdad. He has several brothers and sisters and his late father was a literary scholar, with over 50 books to his credit, and his uncle was a famous poet: Sayed Mustafa Jamal Aldin. Although he eventually trained as a cleric, he was brought up in an environment where science, culture, poetry and religion were studied hand-in-hand. That is where his belief that our problems are ‘human problems first’, and not Sunni or Turkmen or Kurd problems.
He is on record as saying that his mission is to see an end to the corruption that has seen politicians subvert religion to their own needs, and use their sects to determine their success.
His first public appearance was at the age of 16, when he protested against the state’s attempt to prevent other Shias from making a pilgrimage to Karbala.
He paid for his protest with his freedom, being exiled to Syria and later Iran, where he studied the Qu'ran and shari'a for eight years and earned his masters degree in Philosophy. He is on record saying that he does not want a secular state in order to reduce the role of God in people's lives; he wants to liberate religion from the state. He wants to see an end to the political sectarianism that puts Kurd against Shia and Turkmen against Sunni, believing that "we have a shared history, and we have a shared destiny." He has consistently argued that freedom, tolerance and security walk hand-in-hand.
He is the father of six children – three boys and three girls.
After Ahrar and other lists concerned about Iranian interference in Iraqi politics failed to gain a single seat in the 2010 elections, Ayad Jamal Aldin and the Ahrar Party released a press statement and sent letters to the U.N. declaring the presence of massive fraud in the elections and the need for a complete recount, which went ignored in light of the "relative" transparency of the elections.
1. ^ "Shiite Lawmaker Survives Assassination Attempt in Iraq", Associated Press, via foxnews.com, 2 July 2006, retrieved 2011-07-31
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44017 | James W. McCord, Jr.
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"Jim McCord" redirects here. For the American politician, see Jim Nance McCord.
James W. McCord, Jr.
Born James Walter McCord, Jr.
(1924-06-26) June 26, 1924 (age 90)
Waurika, Oklahoma, U.S.
Other names Ed Martin[1]
Alma mater Baylor University
George Washington University
Occupation former CIA officer and electronics expert
Known for Participation in the Watergate Scandal
James Walter McCord, Jr. (born July 26, 1924) is a former CIA officer, later involved, as an electronics expert, in the burglaries which precipitated the Watergate scandal.[2]
McCord was born in Waurika, Oklahoma,[3][4] briefly attended Baylor University, and was a graduate of George Washington University. McCord worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1961, and under his direction, a counter-intelligence program was launched against the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.[5] During his career McCord was a security coordinator for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, and worked for the FBI and CIA, where he was in charge of physical security at Langley headquarters. He also held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.
McCord was interviewed and then hired by Jack Caulfield in January 1972 "for strict, solely defensive security work at the Republican National Committee and the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CRP)". He and four other accomplices were arrested during the second break-in to the Democratic National Committee's headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. The arrests led to the Watergate scandal and resignation of President Nixon. McCord was one of the first men convicted in the Watergate criminal trial; on eight counts of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping.[3] In a later letter, written to U.S. District Judge John Sirica, McCord stated that his plea and testimony, some of which he claimed was perjured, were compelled by pressure from White House counsel John Dean and former Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The letter implicated senior individuals in the Richard Nixon administration of covering up the conspiracy that led to the burglary.[6]
1. ^ Dean, John (1976). Blind Ambition: The White House Years. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 90. ISBN 0671224387.
2. ^ The Watergate hearings: break-in and cover-up; proceedings. New York: Viking Press. 1973. p. 147. ISBN 0-670-75152-9.
3. ^ a b Dickinson, William B.; Mercer Cross; Barry Polsky (1973). Watergate: chronology of a crisis 1. Washington D. C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. p. 40. ISBN 0-87187-059-2. OCLC 20974031. This book is volume 1 of a two volume set. Both volumes share the same ISBN and Library of Congress call number, E859 .C62 1973
4. ^ Dash, Samuel, Mads (1976). Chief counsel: inside the Ervin Committee--the untold story of Watergate. New York: Random House. p. 59. ISBN 0-394-40853-5.
5. ^ Oswald and the CIA by John Newman page 138.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44018 | Jean-Marie Derscheid
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A photograph of Jean-Marie Derscheid from the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC)
Jean-Marie Eugène Derscheid (May 19, 1901, Sterrebeek – March 13, 1944) was a Belgian zoologist who focused much of his professional interest on Africa. He was a world expert on breeding exotic waterfowl in captivity,[1][2] authored scientific articles on a wide range of wildlife species, became the initial director of Africa's first national park[3] and gathered an important historical manuscript collection on Rwandan history[4] that is available online. An open access online biography of Derscheid has been translated into English.
Professor Derscheid was European Secretary for the International Committee for Bird Protection and was awarded the medal of the Société d’Acclimatation de France.[5] He was a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and of the U.S. National Audubon Society, a corresponding fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union, an honorable life member of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia[6] and member of the Avicultural Society (U.K.).[7][8]
As a young man, during World War I, he joined the Belgian Army, only to be apprehended in 1918 while attempting to join the fighting near Ypres and imprisoned by the German Army at Hasselt Prison until the Armistice.[9] He was awarded the Croix civique de 1ère classe avec liséré d'or for his service.[10] During World War II, he served in the Belgian Resistance as a leader with the Comet line,[11] which was organized to help Allied soldiers and airmen escape German-occupied Europe and return to Great Britain.[12] He was (again) captured, this time by Nazi Germany's Geheime Feldpolizei (GFP or Secret Field Police) in October 1941, sent to a series of prisons and concentration camps and ultimately executed as a spy on March 13, 1944.[13]
From aviculture to zoology[edit]
From a young age on his family estate in Sterrebeek, Derscheid developed an interest in ornithology and aviculture. He built a research station for bird behavior called Armendy Farm that was active in the 1930s. In cooperation with colleagues in France, England, Germany, the United States and Australia he succeeded in assembling one of the best captive breeding bird collections in Europe, specializing in Anatidae and Loriinae (ducks, swans, geese; and the group of small parrots consisting of lories and lorikeets).[14][15] Derscheid also kept the omnivorous alpine parrots from New Zealand known as Keas.[16][17] There, he researched dietary requirements and incubation, sending specimens to zoos throughout Europe, America, and Australia. He was particularly interested in Aspergillosis, a bronchial disease caused by mold that decimated flocks of wild sea ducks as he tried to acclimatize them to the freshwater park environment, but which Derscheid succeeded in curing.[18] Derscheid's techniques were widely adopted and applied, most notably at the nature reserve in Zwin (Belgium), known for its collections of salt-resistant plants and an aviary specializing in wading birds. An obituary of Derscheid states: “His collection at Sterrebeek was known throughout Europe, America and Australasia, and his success with the Anatidae, particularly with the sea-duck, placed him in the forefront of waterfowl experts.”[19] Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Derscheid transferred some of his collection of exotic birds to the late John J. Yealland, who carried them in a cardboard box on one of the last boats to leave Belgium before the German invasion.[20] Later the Curator of Birds at the London Zoo,[21] Yealland also published on Derscheid's bird collections from notes prepared during the latter's imprisonment.[22][23][24][25][26][27]
From 1919 to 1922 Derscheid was enrolled in the Science Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, studying under Professor Auguste Lameere and earning a doctorate in Zoology based on his dissertation on the morphology of bird skulls (Morphologie du squelette céphalique des oiseaux).[28] He was awarded the gold medal of the Concours Interuniversitaire (1922–1924) for his thesis on bird classification as well as another on the olfactory organs of fish.[29][30] His first professional job was as temporary section head at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium (1924–1926). Most of Derscheid's scientific articles were published during this period, including those on the Longfin Herring (Ilisha africana),[31] Hornbill,[32] Okapi,[33][34] and African wild dog.[35][36] He continued to publish on a wide range of topics after this period, including articles on the Tropicbird,[37] Dugong,[38] exotic ducks[39][40] and the Mountain Gorilla.[41] He also published on his experiences with the Akeley expedition,[42][43] including on ethnic groups in the region of the expedition and the new park.[44][45]
Conservation efforts in Europe & internationally[edit]
Early 20th century European efforts to lobby internationally for environmental conservation laws were delayed by World War I, but Belgian biologist Jean Massart reintroduced Paul Sarasin's proposals at the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) in the 1920s. Professor Michel Siedliecki promoted them in Poland and helped to get the issue onto the agenda of the IUBS meetings of 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928.[46] In 1927 Siedliecki, Derscheid and P.-G. Van Tienhoven of The Netherlands created the International Office for the Protection of Nature (Centre international de documentation et de correlation pour la protection de la nature)[47][48][49] to implement wildlife conservation plans in Europe. Van Tienhoven was the first president, while Jean-Marie Derscheid was named secretary[50] and managed the office until he resigned in 1933. Derscheid wrote a book about their experiences introducing laws for bird conservation that same year.[51]
Africa's first national park and the Akeley-Derscheid expedition[edit]
Through his understanding of the importance of habitat conservation for wildlife in Europe and his professional work on Congo at the museum in Tervuren, Derscheid became an instrumental figure in lobbying for the creation of the first national park in Africa, formally proposed in 1925.[52][53] He became known to Carl Akeley[54] of the American Museum of Natural History through his cartographic work revising the best available maps of the Mountain Gorilla habitat in the Virunga Mountains border region of Rwanda, Uganda and Congo. This map documented the loss of forest habitat.[55] Derscheid became a critic of colonial agricultural policy in Rwanda and Burundi,[56] began raising funds and lobbying for the creation of a park to preserve gorilla habitat. He was appointed to accompany Akeley on the 1926-1927 expedition to Kivu, Belgian Congo[57] that first mapped the area in detail[58] and defined the borders of the Albert National Park (now Virunga National Park).
Carl Akeley died on November 18, 1926 only three days after the expedition arrived at Kabara, on the slope of the volcano Mount Mikeno.[59] Derscheid undertook and completed many of the expedition's objectives after Akeley’s death: completing a topographical survey,[60] attempting the first census of the Mountain Gorilla population in the area,[61] conducting a general scientific survey and making recommendations for research sites.[62] In 1928, he co-authored with Mary Jobe Akeley the final report and plan for the park’s administration to King Albert I of Belgium.[63] She repeatedly refers to the expedition as the Akeley-Derscheid expedition in her book, although the financial backers of the expedition are named in the title.[64] The Parc national Albert was ceremonially opened on October 19, 1930. It was placed under the authority of an Administrative Council with twenty-one members, with the Prince Albert de Ligne as president and Derscheid as secretary. A board was also created for which Jean-Marie Derscheid was named director.[65]
From January 1 to May 1, 1930, the president and director undertook a second mission to the park in Congo to prepare for international collaboration and to research other areas of the colony in which new reserves could be established. In November and December 1930, Derscheid traveled to the United States, attending conferences at various institutions to promote the Albert National Park and its opportunities for scientific research as well as to generate financial support. He resigned in December 1933, after administrative conflicts arose over bookkeeping errors, and devoted himself to teaching biology at the Université coloniale at Antwerp, where he had been named Professor on January 14, 1930.[66] Derscheid continued to pursue historical research on Rwanda and Eastern Congo until 1939, corresponding with colonial administrators stationed there and creating a research manuscripts collection that was subsequently microfilmed, digitized and which is available online. He was working at the university when war broke out again.
World War II and resistance activities[edit]
In 1939, Derscheid was mobilized, rejoining his army medical corps unit in the 7th Infantry Division.[67] After taking part in operations at Albert Canal, a defensive line, he was evacuated to France. There his unit was demobilized and in August 1940 he returned to Sterrebeek, where he found his family estate occupied by German soldiers, who treated the remains of his exotic duck collection as game.[68]
Derscheid then contacted the resistance and established ties with a secret army unit, U.C.-L.-55, associated with the university in Antwerp, the reconnaissance services SRA (Service de Renseignements de l’Armée) and with the London authorities by the autumn of 1941. He directed a radio communications service with England using secret codes based on the Swahili and Lingala languages.[69] He became a leader in the Escape Service known as the Comet Line,[70] a network of clandestine cells that assisted Allied soldiers and downed airmen to escape from German occupied Belgium to unoccupied areas in France, Spain (Gibraltar) and Portugal. He participated with several such cells such as ABC, LLL, Portemine and organized Benoît.[71] Several of the soldiers and airmen that he assisted in this way are documented in the Belgian Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society archives (CEGES/SOMA), including Bernard "Bobby" Conville, Clifford L. Hallet, Roger Jules Jacques Verhulst and Allan Gillespie Cowan.[72][73] However, along with others at the university, he came under suspicion and the Nazi secret police tried to force him to give himself up by imprisoning his wife, Jeanne Brasseur Derscheid (twice) and his parents as hostages at Saint Gilles prison.[74]
On October 8, 1941 he taught his last class; on the night of the 17th the GFP secret police arrested him in Brussels. He was extradited to Germany in January 1942 for what became thirty months in various prisons and concentration camps. A Japanese colleague, ornithologist Hatchisuka Masauji (who had accompanied him on one of his trips to Congo), used his influence with Emperor Hirohito to persuade the Germans to spare Derscheid's life.[75][76] When the Nazi government recognized that it was losing the war, Jean-Marie Derscheid was decapitated on March 13, 1944 in Brandenburg-Görden Prison under the orders of Heinrich Himmler.[77] Posthumously, he was granted the Political Prisoner Cross 1940-1945 and named Lieutenant in the S.R.A. He was recognized in citations by the President of the United States and from King George VI for the exceptional merit of his service.[78][79]
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2. ^ Delacour, Jean. 1966. The living air: the memoirs of an ornithologist. London: Country Life.
3. ^ Akeley, Mary L. Jobe. 1929. Carl Akeley's Africa; the account of the Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., p. 119
4. ^ Lemarchand, René. 1970. Rwanda and Burundi. London: Pall Mall Press.
5. ^ Barclay-Smith 1945:157-158.
6. ^ ibid.:158
7. ^ Barclay-Smith, Phyllis. 1946. Obituary (Dr. J.M. Derscheid). Nature 157(3977):70.
8. ^ Palmer, T.S. 1933. "Semi-Centennial Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (in Scientific Events)." Science n.s. 78(2033):549.
9. ^ Brien, Paul. 1971. "Jean-Marie Derscheid." Biographie nationale 37 (supplément tôme 9, 1er fasc.):211-235.
10. ^ ibid.
11. ^ Comète Kinship Belgium. n.d. Liste des personnes ayant aidé des aviateurs passés par Comète Available online.
12. ^ BBC News. October 24, 2000 "Airmen remember Comet Line to freedom."
13. ^ Christoffel, R. 1944. Letter signed by “Le Delegue-Adjoint du Comite International de la Croix-Rouge” dated July 12. Available from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Archives. Ref. B G 44/CP-226.34. See: ICRC. 2006. Inventaire B G 044, Otages et détenus politiques 1939-1952, p. 37. Geneva, Switzerland: ICRC.
14. ^ Yealland, John. 1940. “The Collection at Sterrebeek.” Avicultural Magazine (5th series) V:251-254).
15. ^ Barclay-Smith 1945:157.
16. ^ Yelland, John. 1940. “Some Parrot-Like Birds at Sterrebeek.” Avicultural Magazine (5th series) V:288-293).
17. ^ Derscheid, J.M. 1947. "Strange parrots I. The Kea (Nestor notahilis Gould)." Avicultural Magazine 53:44-50.
18. ^ Yealland, John. 1949. “Mycosis in Birds.” Avicultural Magazine 55:20-22.
19. ^ Barclay-Smith 1945:157.
20. ^ Harvey, Mary. 1983. “John James Yealland 1904-1983” (Obituary). Avicultural Magazine 89(2):111.
21. ^ Sawyer, R.C.J. 2002. "Some famous aviculturists I have known." Avicultural Magazine 108(3):100-109.
22. ^ Brien 1971.
23. ^ Yealland, John. 1941. “Some European Waders.” Avicultural Magazine (5th series) VI:160-165).
24. ^ Yealland, John. 1942. “Notes on the Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus).” Avicultural Magazine (5th series) VII:47-49).
25. ^ Yealland, John. 1942. “Hand-rearing Freshwater Ducklings.” Avicultural Magazine (5th series) VII:98-101.
26. ^ Yealland, John. 1943. “The Spiny-tailed Ducks.” Avicultural Magazine (5th series) VIII:73-75.
27. ^ Yealland, John. 1944. “Full-winged Tree Ducks.” Avicultural Magazine (5th series) IX:90-91.
28. ^ Brien 1971:211-235.
29. ^ Barclay-Smith 1946:70.
30. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1924. "Structure de l'organe olfactif chez les poissons. Première partie. Osteichthyes, Teleostei, Malacopterygii." Annales de la Societe Royale Zoologique de Belgique 54:79-162.
31. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1924. "Note sur certains Clupeidae de la côte W. de L’Afrique.” Rev. Zool. Africaine Bruxelles 12 fasc. 2:278-282.
32. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1924. “Note sur la disposition des tendons du propatagium chez le Calao, Bucorvus abyssinicus.” Gm. Bul. Muséum Paris. l pp. 41-43.
33. ^ Derscheid, J. M. et H. Neuville. 1924. “Recherches anatomiques sur l’Okapi, Okapia johnstoni Scl. I. Le caecum et la glande ileocaecale.” Rev. Zool. Afr. Tervurren 12:498-507.
34. ^ Derscheid, J. M. et H. Neuville. 1925. “Recherches anatomiques sur l’Okapi, Okapia johnstoni Scl. III. La Rate.” Rev. Zool. Africaine Tervueren 13:97-101.
35. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1925. “Les Chiens sauvages d’Afrique (Lycaon pictus Temm.).” Cercle Zool. Congolais in Rev. Zool. Africaine Tervueren 13:[20]-[25].
36. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1925. “Deux carnassiers intéressant de l’Afrique orientale.” Cercle Zool. Cong. in Rev. Zool. Afr. Tervueren 13:75-86.
37. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1926. “Notes sur Les circonvolutions intestinales de Phaëton.” Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Bruxelles 55:119-121.
38. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1926. “Les Lamantins du Congo (Trichechus senegalensis Desm.) avec notes sur le répartition géographique et l’extermination des Siréniens.” Bulletin du Cercle zoologique Congolais (Rev. Zool. Africaine) 3:23-31.
39. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1938. "Note on the systematic position of Amazonetta and Calonetta." and "Description of a new species of Teal from South America." (In Correspondence) Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 58: 59-62, 62-63.
40. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1939. "An unknown species--the Tahitian Goose." Ibis 81:756-760. 14th ser. v. III, n.4 (October).
41. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1927. "Notes sur les gorilles des volcans du Kivu." Annales de la Societe Royale Zoologique de Belgique 58:149-159.
42. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1927. La protection scientifique de la nature. Bruxelles: Henri Kumps. 74 p. (Extract of J.-M. Derscheid’s diary from his mission to Kivu, Congo in 1926-1927 with notes on the census and distribution of Mountain Gorillas he conducted).
43. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1928. “Entre le lac Édouard et le Kivu—Mission Akeley-Derscheid (1926-1927).” Bulletin de la Société royal de Géographie d’Anvers, t. XLVIII, p. 92-99.
44. ^ Derscheid, J. M. 1935. "The Bakama of Bunyoro" (correspondence to the editor). Uganda Journal 2(3):252-253.
45. ^ Oliver, Roland. 1955. "The Traditional Histories of Buganda, Bunyoro, and Nkole." The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 85(1/2):111-117. Available online.
46. ^ Brien 1971.
47. ^ van Heijnsbergen, P. 1997. International legal protection of wild fauna and flora. Amsterdam: IOS Press, p. 21.
48. ^ International Office for the Protection of Nature. 1931. The International Office for the Protection of Nature: its origin, its programme, its organisation. Brussels: The Office.
49. ^ Bernard, Ch. J. 1948. International Union for the Protection of Nature established at Fontainebleau 5 October 1948. Brussels: IUCN, p. 3. [ available online]
50. ^ Anon. 1928. "Scientific Notes and News." Science n.s. 68(1756):179.
51. ^ International Office for the Protection of Nature. 1933. Synopsis des principales mesures législatives concernant la protection des oiseaux: Europe, statut en janvier 1932. Bruxelles: L'Office.
52. ^ Akeley 1929:119.
53. ^ Akeley, Mary L. Jobe. 1931. “Belgian Congo sanctuaries.” Scientific monthly 33(4):289.
54. ^ Kirk, Jay. 2010. Kingdom under glass: a tale of obsession, adventure, and one man's quest to preserve the world's great animals. New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt.
55. ^ De Wildeman, É. 1928. “A propos des forêts Congolaises: Leur régression nécessités de leur étude biologique et de la création de réserves forestières.” Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique, p. 59 Available online.
56. ^ Dorsey, Learthen. 1994. Historical dictionary of Rwanda. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, p. 221.
57. ^ D’Hertefelt, Marcel and Danielle de Lame. 1987. Société culture et histoire du Rwanda: Encyclopédie bibliographique 1863-1980/87. Tervuren, Belgium: Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, p. 430.
58. ^ Derscheid, Jean-Marie. 1932. Parc National Albert Kivu-Ruanda: carte géobotanique. Bruxelles: Ministère des Colonies Service Cartographique.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44019 | Killer Pad
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Killer Pad
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Directed by Robert Englund
Produced by Avi Chesed
Wayne Allan Rice
Written by Dan Stoller
Starring Daniel Franzese
Eric Jungmann
Shane McRae
Music by Timothy Andrew Edwards
Cinematography David Stump
Edited by Erik C. Andersen
Distributed by Grindstone Entertainment Group
Release dates
5 February 2008
Running time
84 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Killer Pad is a 2008 comedy/horror film directed by Robert Englund and starring Daniel Franzese, Eric Jungmann and Shane McRae.
When three friends find a sweet deal on a mansion in Hollywood Hills, they think they have struck party gold. But their dreams of sexy Hollywood ladies are quickly thwarted when they realize their dream pad is also a direct portal to Hell.
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44020 | Kit Culkin
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Kit Culkin
Born Christopher Cornelius Culkin
(1944-12-06) December 6, 1944 (age 70)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Partner(s) Patricia Brentrup (1974-1995)
Jeanette Krylowski (1995-present)
Children Shane Arliss Culkin (1976-)
Dakota Ulissa Culkin (1979-2008) (car accident)
Macaulay Carson Culkin (1980-)
Kieran Kyle Culkin (1982-)
Quinn Kay Culkin (1984-)
Christian Patrick Culkin (1987-)
Rory Hugh Culkin (1989-)
Jennifer Adamson (1971- 2000)
Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin (born December 6, 1944) is an American stage actor. He is the father of Macaulay Culkin, of Home Alone fame.
Life and career[edit]
Culkin was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Marian Ethel (née Wagner), a writer and editor, and Philip Harley Culkin, a journalist.[1] He spent his youth in New York City, working on Broadway in theater productions with actors such as Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn. He also took class at the School of American Ballet, like son Macaulay. His brother, Terry, and sisters Bonnie Bedelia and Candace, also worked in theater and television. Culkin credits his mother, who was their manager, for these early successes.
Culkin is the father of Shane (1976- ), Dakota (1979-2008), Macaulay (1980- ), Kieran (1982- ), Quinn (1984- ), Christian (1987- ) and Rory (1989- ) with Patricia Brentrup. Culkin and Brentrup were together for 21 years from 1974–1995, but never married.[2]
Three of his sons – Macaulay, Rory, and Kieran – have taken up acting. Culkin served as their manager from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. In just a few years, the Culkin family went from modest means to wealth. Macaulay became the first child in Hollywood to receive a million dollar salary for My Girl (1991). From 1995 to 1997, Kit was part of a child custody trial.
On December 9, 2008, Kit's daughter Dakota was struck by a vehicle when she stepped off a curb. She was taken to UCLA Medical Center where she died of her injuries the following day.[3] Culkin also had another daughter, Jennifer Adamson, from a previous relationship who died in 2000 at age 29 from a drug overdose.[4]
Culkin now lives in Arizona with his long-time friend and partner, Jeanette Krylowski.[5]
Year Film Role Notes
1961 West Side Story Extra Uncredited
1964 Hamlet Player Queen
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global_05_local_5_shard_00000035_processed.jsonl/44024 | Mayura (film)
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"Mayura" redirects here. For other uses, see Mayura (disambiguation).
Directed by Vijay
Produced by T. P. Venugopal
Written by Devudu Narasimha Sastri
Based on Mayura
by Devudu Narasimha Sastri
Starring Rajkumar
K. S. Ashwath
Music by G. K. Venkatesh
Cinematography Annayya
Edited by Babu
Distributed by Ramesh Movies
Release dates
Running time
178 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada
Mayura (Kannada: ಮಯೂರ) is a 1975 Kannada historical drama film directed by Vijay.[1] It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor Rajkumar, who plays the role of Prince Mayurasharma of the Kadamba dynasty, the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka.[2] The film depicts the life of Mayura, a Brahmin youth, as he discovers his royal heritage and realizes his destiny of ascending to the throne of the then-Pallava kingdom.
Based on a novel of the same name by Devudu Narasimha Sastri, the film is notable for its various scenes filmed inside and around the famous Mysore Palace. It is considered by many as a symbol of Kannada pride.
The film opens in Kanchi with Mayura, a Brahmin youth challenging an arrogant wrestler and defeating him. Mayura had never been formally trained and had only learned techniques of wrestling by observing other wrestlers. As a Brahmin, he was required to study Vedas, yet he was deeply interested in martial arts and after this wrestling encounter, Ranga Jetti (M. P. Shankar), the premier wrestler in Kanchi, takes him under his wing and trains him. After becoming proficient in all the martial arts, one day, while observing the training of Pallava princes, Mayura accidentally gets into a fight with and gives a thrashing to Vishnugopa (Vajramuni), the Pallava prince, thereby earning his enmity.
After this, Mayura has to flee Kanchi as per the advice of Ranga Jetti, to escape from pursuing Pallavas. He also then learns that he is in fact the son of Raja Chandravarma, the Kadamba king who was killed by deceit by the Pallava king, Sivaskandhavarma. Upon learning from his father's minister about his Kshatriya antecedents and his illustrious lineage, Mayura dedicates himself to throw the Pallava (foreign) yoke and liberate his motherland. Returning to Banavasi in the guise of a merchant called Nilakanthagupta, Mayura builds a following and an army. Through clever strategies, he conquers both Banavasi and the Telugu speaking regions around Srishaila, thus building a vast kingdom.
While the film builds the rivalry between Vishnugopa and Mayura, it also throws light on the mutually admiring friendship between Mayura and the Pallava crown prince (Srinath) and also on the growing love between Mayura and the Pallava princess Premavati (Manjula). In the end, Vishnugopa overcomes his anger and hatred towards Mayura, who marries Premavati, with the blessings of Sivaskandhavarma himself.[3]
• Rajkumar as Mayura: A young Brahmin who rises against the Pallava rulers upon being humiliated by one of their kingsmen.
• Srinath as the Yuvaraja of the Pallavas: The Yuvaraja is a wise and far-sighted prince who admires Mayura for his boldness in standing up to his brother Prince Vishnugopa.
• Vajramuni as Prince Vishnugopa: The antagonist of the film, his arrogance and ruthless ambition infuriates Mayura and drives him to rally the populace against his oppression.
• Balakrishna as Madhukeshwara: An aide to Mayura in his days as an outlaw and vigilante, his loyalties are tested when the authority puts out a reward on any information leading to Mayura's capture.
• Manjula
• K. S. Ashwath
• M. P. Shankar
Historical and Cultural Significance[edit]
Mayuravarma is the earliest known native ruler to rule over areas which now form Karnataka.[4] Before the rise of the Kadambas, the centers of power ruling the land were outside of the Karnataka region.[5] But with the Kadambas' ascent to power, Kannada language and culture was brought into the mainstream and attained the status of majority, due to which Mayuravarma's reign, and his depiction in the film, is regarded with pride by present-day Kannadigas.
Soundtrack album by G. K. Venkatesh
Released August 1975 (1975-08)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Sa Re Ga Ma
Mayura soundtrack consists of 3 songs all composed by G. K. Venkatesh, written by Chi. Udayashankar and sung by Rajkumar and S. Janaki.[6]
Track # Song Singer(s) Lyricist
1 Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Rajkumar Chi. Udayashankar
2 Ee Mounava Taalenu Rajkumar, S. Janaki Chi. Udayashankar
3 Hagala Irula S. Janaki Chi. Udayashankar
1. ^ Kannada Movie Database - Mayura
2. ^ History of Karnataka
3. ^ Rajkumar: Mayura - 1
4. ^ Kamath (2001), p30
5. ^ Moraes (1931), pp9-10
6. ^ Saregama - Mayura
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