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Why did you start making? If you’re like many makers, the reason is typically because the item you wanted didn’t exist in the form you needed. Or if it did exist, the price point wasn’t budget friendly.
That’s the case for Connor Nishijima. As an engineer, his passion is to solve problems, most of which he confesses are his own. He loves the style and functionality of the Nixie tube clock and wanted to build one of his own, but the price point in today’s market is a deal-breaker.
So he began researching how to make a Nixie tube clock, knowing there had to be a DIY digital clock project out there he could customize and make his own. The result is an LED Nixie clock—the Lixie—that incorporates edge lighting acrylic with a wooden base for a fresh take on modern time telling.
Connor prides himself in building “some of the best damn numeric displays a hobbyist can buy.” (You can see the video on it here.) And here’s the remarkable part: Through Ponoko’s laser cutting services, he has been able quit his day job and work full time building these displays and selling them worldwide.
Connor: In 2011, I entered college with an interest in web and graphic design. I really loved to create and share my work with others, including my colleague Andrew Neal. One day, he started talking about this fascinating new “credit-card-sized” computer he got for only $35.
An LED lit up on my desk. Ohhhhhh man, I was hooked. I just gained control on the atomic level of this little light bulb, and LEDs have been my sidekick ever since. My crappy code just influenced the real world in a small, but somehow immeasurably huge way.
It must have been less than a week before I’d purchased my first Arduino from Adafruit, one that I still use today. I started to learn the simplified C++ to program it and followed my love for lights with two main projects that year: A motion detecting staircase lighting system and a lighted bike vest that can have both brake lights and turn signals to help keep riders safe. Neither were ever finished, but my love for hardware design was growing.
I dropped out of college. I loved graphic design, but…hated clients.
That type of work just wasn’t for me. So I took up a job with RadioShack to get some “cheap” parts and learn a lot more as I went.
Fast-forward seven years, and I now work from home as a software/hardware developer, electronics assembler…and an extremely lucky couch potato. I have the schematic symbol for my old friend the LED proudly tattooed into my forearm and spend my days assembling my Lixie Displays, hanging out with my cat and trying to push common microcontrollers to their absolute limits for some really cool features.
What are you currently making with Ponoko?
My displays consist of 10 clear panes, each etched with a numeral 0 through 9, held against an array of LEDs to individually light each layer. To show a “6,” the Lixie lights the “6” pane with its LEDs underneath.
There are huge benefits these displays over their vintage Nixie counterparts. Lixies run at 5V, instead of the neon tube’s 170 volts. Because of this, they’re safe for beginners to tinker with and eliminate the possibility of an unexpected nasty shock for children and pets that may happen to meddle with it.
Lixies also have a higher lifespan than an average Nixie tube. Nixies haven’t been manufactured in 25+ years, so every tube left out there is surplus stock. Because of this age, you truly don’t know how long they will work—or if they will work—straight out of the box.
Don’t get me wrong; I don’t hate Nixies! I owe my career to them. But I have a bad taste in my mouth after having a digit (which is not socketed and rather soldered right in) in my $300 Nixie clock die less than three months after receiving it.
Because of the growing scarcity of Nixie tubes, prices continue to rise. And $300 is the bottom end of the price range for Nixie clocks. If you wanted one larger than your average alarm clock, it’ll have larger tubes like the IN-18 or Z568M. Those clocks run anywhere from $700-$2000 a set depending on the tube rarity and craftsmanship that went into the enclosure.
Holy cow that’ expensive! Though Lixies aren’t the cheapest at $38 each, the cost vs. size/functionality, lifespan and vastly reduced part count to drive them can easily make up for that.
What’s the inspiration behind your product? Is there a particular problem you want your product to solve?
Connor: Back in 2016, I couldn’t afford a Nixie Tube clock. As I mentioned, they were far out of a casual price range.
I knew people wanted them, and I knew people had tried to recreate them with things such as EL wire to little success. But after seeing this video, it struck me how I might make this happen.
Turns out, it was a very popular solution, with 400+ displays sold in 2017. I had brought a cheaper, safer and more flexible solution to the Nixie tube fans out there.
What materials did you choose and why?
6.2mm Birch was chosen for it’s simple color and high compression ability. It’s used as the structural backbone of the display, holding the panes gently but firmly. It’s like a cushion in the build that can easily allow for both a crafty look and friction-fit parts.
1.5mm Black Acrylic is used twice in the design, first as a glossy cap for the display and second in the base as a light filter. To help improve the contrast of the Lixie digits, a specially cut piece of the black acrylic masks out the LEDs to make sure that they only project light into the panes they are aligned to. This almost completely prevents light from spilling from a lit pane into its neighbors.
1.5mm Clear Acrylic is the secret sauce. Acrylic, and specifically a type called Lucite, has an awesome ability to channel light from one end to the other. Lixie uses a light-pipe technique (similar to that in Nintendo Switch), but instead of just carrying the light to the end of the panes, the engraved digits catch the light on its way to the top and scatter it out. The result is a “floating,” glowing number that barely occludes the others in the stack when lit. You can just as clearly see a 6 in front of the stack as you can a 1 at the back.
Did you encounter any challenges and how were these overcome?
Why was laser cutting your process of choice? What were problems with other making processes you could have used?
Connor: Laser cutting was a no-brainer with the type of lighting I needed the acrylic to accomplish. First of all, light-piping only really works with acrylic, probably due to the molecular structure resulting from the extrusion process.
Plastic that is simply injection molded into the same shape will neither carry light along its length the same way nor scatter the light quite the same way as well. In fact, this is quite comforting to me as an open-source developer because I know that Chinese factories would be very unlikely to successfully clone my display if they ever took interest. Injection molded plastic wouldn’t work, and laser cutting would be far too inefficient for their desired volume.
What led you to use Ponoko (instead of other options) and what keeps you coming back?
By far, I was initially attracted to the materials selection. Can I get acrylic engraved by dozen different companies? Oh yeah. Is it in the thickness I need? Probably not. The color I want? That’s a stretch. Can I get plastic, felt, wood, paper, leather, rubber, and metal engraved at once in the same order? I can if I use Ponoko.
I regularly check the materials page for new additions. Some product designs simply spawned out of inspiration while looking at the materials catalog. As of this writing, there are more than 130 materials to choose from, many of which have different thicknesses available too, giving me close to 200 options. Ben & Jerry’s has nothing on Ponoko.
Of course, pricing was also at the forefront of the decision. Ponoko owns the laser cutting game, and one of the biggest reasons I say that is because of the instant quotation. It’s fast, detailed and obviously very innovative. It helps vastly in the prototyping process to monitor changes in cost from one revision to the next. What-you-see-is-what-you-get quotes on the spot have helped immensely in my prototyping.
For that first Ponoko order, I requested to have a “cool doodle” included—and I was not disappointed. Though I sadly don’t have a photo of it, I received a drawing of the “Party-dactyl” on my “Yippee”-labeled Ponoko box. It was a pterodactyl sporting shades and rocking a boombox on its shoulder. I was hooked.
But the aforementioned doodles have embodied the creative and friendly nature of Ponoko and have become a staple of why I’ll be strongly continuing my loyalty. Vivi is an employee I’d otherwise have no idea existed, and this personal connection formed by being able to submit such a silly request and have it fulfilled without fail has made a huge difference as a customer.
Does Papa John’s deliver pizzas without dough when asked? No. Do Alibaba suppliers send a sample unit of a single nut overnight for free? Still never happened. But can I get a happy little drawing of some snarky sharks whenever I need a pick-me-up? You’re damn right I can. Ponoko has it covered.
What are the two most important cost-saving tips you learned using Ponoko?
I order Lixie numerals on their own sheets; 0’s have a sheet, 1’s have a sheet, and so on. Ordering three sheets of zeroes, I would have been charged $158. And mind you, there are still nine other numerals in a Lixie, each having three sheets at about the same cost. This would total approximately $1,580 worth of digits. And 30 P3 sheets of acrylic isn’t light, either. It’s about 40 pounds, and to ship that would cost even more.
Here’s where Prime comes in. Instead of incurring a $2.00 per minute laser cutting cost, which is still inexpensive, I get a price down to around $0.90 per minute. This brings that same bulk order down to approximately $878, saving more than SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS in that order alone.
In other words: I just saved enough in that one order to pre-pay 17.5 months of Prime. Not so expensive now!
In addition to saving all that money, I also receive free UPS ground shipping on orders more than $100, which is almost all of mine. That 40 pounds of plastic gets here fast—and free!
Beyond the benefits of Prime, I would recommend spending a few hours with each design, uploading revision after revision and seeing what tips the pricing scale in your direction. The smallest change can make a huge difference.
For example, Lixies originally shipped with round holes for the mounting screws. Due to the nature of CNC/laser cutter gantries, they have to slow down on curves to keep their accuracy. Slowing down means more laser time, and a higher final cost. By switching to square holes (which are hidden by the screws after assembly anyway) a few months back, I’ve saved a few hundred dollars over time given that there are 428 screw holes in a single “Lixie Base” sheet!
What advice, laser cutting or otherwise, do you have for other makers?
Connor: My advice is to design products that solve your own daily problems. Keep an eye out for them. If your problem is “one in a thousand,” this means that more than seven MILLION other people on Earth desire a solution you can provide.
If you want to learn more, visit the Lixie Labs product page and check out the open-source software as well as the open-source hardware. And if you want to see what it’s like when a Ponoko order arrives, watch Connor’s unboxing video here.
Definitely room for both! Some people (including myself) still want real Nixies sometimes. I’m actually quite jealous of Dalibor’s workshop, I’ll admit I don’t have one nearly as spotless!

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Combine and cook for 15 minutes on a low flame.
Remove the mushroom stems. Place the mushrooms stems, salt, tomato paste, brown sugar and coffee or espresso and soy sauce in 2 liters of water and cook on high heat until reduced to 1 cup. Strain and discard mushrooms stems. Cool stock.
Slice the mushrooms caps into 3-4 pieces vertically.
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add the onions and stir until soft and begin to caramelise to a golden brown. The caramelised onions will bring rich flavour to the ribs.
Add garlic and remaining mushrooms.
Saute until water evaporates and mushrooms start to brown. Switch off flame. Cool mixture.
Blitz to cooled mushroom mixture to a paste in the blender. Add ketchup, peanut butter and blitz again.
In a mixing bowl combine the wheat gluten and mushroom paste. Slowly add the mushroom stock as required to form a thick loose dough.
Spread the dough in the oiled pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 30-40 minutes in the middle rack until set but not hard. Remove and using a sharp knife cut into sizes desired. Cool in the pan. Remove only once the dough is at room temperature.
Heat more vegetable oil in a grill pan and grill each piece until grill marks for on either side.
Slather with more bbq sauce and serve with fried rice or noodles.
Minestrone is Italy's most famous soup and it has become popular because its easy to make, adaptable and delicious. Over the centuries Minestrone in Italy has changed a great deal. Tomatoes for instance as a newer addition to the soup.
Traditionally minestrone is made with Borlotti beans also known as cranberry beans but they are not always available, Here is my version, which uses ingredients that you can find anywhere. This recipe can be made with bacon or you can use dried mushrooms (as indicated below) for a vegetarian version that is scrumptious. I serve it with a pesto bruschetta reminiscent of the Ligurian version of this soup known as Minestrone all Genovese. But garlic bread is great too. I used Fregola- a toasted semolina pasta in this soup. You can use barley instead if you want a gluten-free version.
IF MAKING VEGETARIAN MINESTRONE SOAK THE DRIED MUSHROOMS IN 1/2 CUP HOT WATER.
HEAT OIL ON MEDIUM HEAT IN A LARGE SOUP POT. ADD BACON AND COOK UNTIL GOLDEN AND RENDERED. IF VEGETARIAN SKIP THIS STEP.
ADD ONIONS AND CELERY AND SAUTE UNTIL ONIONS ARE SOFT AND TRANSLUCENT-3-4 MINUTES.
ADD POTATOES AND STIR WELL. ADD 1.5 LITERS OF WATER, GROUND PEPPER AND COOK 5-7 MINUTES UNTIL POTATOES SOFTEN.
ADD CARROTS AND COOK ANOTHER 4 MINUTES UNTIL CARROTS SOFTEN.
ADD BEANS, AND COURGETTES AND THE MUSHROOMS WITH THEIR LIQUID (IF USING) AND COOK 2 MINUTES ON HIGH HEAT UNTIL THE SOUP BEGINS TO BOIL.
ADD PASTA AND SWITCH OFF THE FLAME.
ALLOW THE PASTA TO COOK IN THE HEAT OF THE SOUP.
ADD SALT AND MORE PEPPER TO TASTE. LADLE INTO BOWLS.
PROCESS THE INGREDIENTS TO A CHUNKY CONSISTENCY IN A FOOD PROCESSOR.
FLAME THE SOURDOUGH OR BAGUETTE OVER AN OPEN FLAME ON BOTH SIDES. IMMEDIATELY BRUSH WITH PESTO BUTTER AND SERVE WITH HOT MINESTRONE AND MORE PARMESAN ON THE SIDE.
There is nothing most classic and comforting than a roast chicken dinner.
To cook a roast chicken that has a golden crispy skin and a fully cooked but moist inside make sure the oven is preheated when the chicken goes in. I like to cook mine at a low temperature for the first 35 minutes and then increase the temperature towards the end.
I recommend serving this chicken with Pommes Dauphinoise Gratin and a simple green salad.
In a small saucepan melt the vinegar, butter and oil over a slow flame. Whisk to emulsify. Do not boil this. Remove from flame and cool.
If you have washed the chicken wipe it dry with paper towels.
Tuck the wings under the sides.and truss (Tie together) the chicken legs with some kitchen string.
Using a pastry brush or a spoon coat the chicken with the vinegar mixture. Use your fingers to apply this to the inside of the skin. Push 3 smashed garlic cloves into the chicken cavity. Rub the remaining over the chicken and tuck inside the skin. Coat the top of the chicken with the crushed black pepper.
Remove the chicken from the fridge and let sit 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325F nd prepare bottom rung.
Roast chicken for 45 minutes for a 1.5 kg chicken and ten minutes less for a 1.25 kg in the lower rung.
Move chicken to the middle rung. Using a tablespoon or a basting brush brush the juices at the bottom of the pan all over the chicken. and increase the temperature to 400F.
Cook until the chicken skin in golden brown.
Remove from the oven and let rest 15 minutes before serving. This is important to allow the meat to rest and the juices to settle before you carve it.
Remove the chicken from the pan onto your carving plate and strain any remaining liquid into a gravy dish.Discard bits unless there are pieces of garlic. Keep those -they are yummy.
Serve the jus on the side.
It is said the British took the recipe for Nargisi Kofte and turned it into bland Scotch eggs, a hardboiled egg encased with chicken or lamb mince. My grandmother's version of Scotch eggs was anything but bland. She cooked the meat with onions and spices and served the Scotch eggs with a spicy mayonnaise, French fries and steamed vegetables.
She always used lamb mince. I prefer chicken because it cooks faster and leaves the egg inside softer.
Drain the water from the minced meat in a fine sieve. Squeeze it several times to drain out any excess water.
Heat oil in a large deep skillet on medium heat. Add the bay leaf, cloves and peppercorn and saute 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
Add the onions and green chillies and cook till soft and opaque.
Add garlic and ginger paste and cook 1-2 minutes stirring constantly.
Add the minced meat and stir well.
Lower flame and cook until meat is almost cooked through and most of the water has evaporated.
Cool completely. Add salt to taste.
Process meat in a grinder or food processor with the cooked spice until coarse but well combined. Do not turn into a paste. The meat should have some texture.
Stir in chopped herbs, yolk and processed bread. Combine well.
Place one portion on the palm of your hand and flatten it. Place the egg over it and bring the sides together. Rest on a plate. Take the second portion and flatten it on your palm. Lift the half covered egg and place the uncovered side into the minced meat in your palm. Bring the sides together to completely cover the egg. Do not press too hard or you may damaged the soft boiled egg. Shape gently to look like an oval.
Dip this patty into the whisked eggs. Pat onto the breadcrumbs until all sides are covered. Repeat the egg wash and dip into breadcrumbs again.
Do this with the remaining 3 patties.
Heat 2 inches of oil in a deep non-stick skillet. When the oil is hot but not smoking fry the eggs until all sides are a deep golden brown. Drain and serve immediately with suggested sides and spicy mayo.
This velvety pasta is a knockout and so easy to make. Serve it with a crispy salad and an easy bottle of red wine.
Set a stock pot of water with a pinch of salt to boil.
Heat butter an olive oil in a large and deep skillet. Add the pears and cook on a medium flame until pears begin to caramelise. Add 2 cups of the pasta stock water to the pan.
Stir in the blue cheese and when it is melted and you have a smooth sauce drain the pasta and toss the noodles in the sauce.
Add a teaspoon of salt and season with fresh pepper.
Stir in the cream and garnish with chives, Serve hot.
This is a classic blue cheese dressing I make all the time because it is easy and delicious.Literally blitz the ingredients in a mixer and you are done. Blue cheese dressing is an American creation. Litehouse, an American company claims to be the first to have bottled and sold this dressing 60 years ago.
I have as yet to find the original source for the blue cheese dressing recipe. Some say it was Fannie Merritt May in the Boston Cooking School Cookbook first published in 1896. I looked up my 1905 copy and found 2 recipes with Roquefort but they are not blue cheese dressing.
Many folks think of blue cheese as a 'stinky' cheese because it is treated with a mold called Penicullum, which gives it the characteristic blue and white veining and the sharp taste. But not all blue cheese are malodorous. Infact many of the best known blue cheeses such as Danish Blu and Gorgonzola are mild. And there are many Bries, Gruyere and other cheeses for instance the Époisses de Bourgogne and the Ouleout that are far more pungent than most blue cheese I've ever had.
Cheeses with washed rinds that have been treated with alcohol, water, ash even and aged for long periods allow for yeast to grow and can make the product very strong smelling. Often the smell comes from the rind of the cheese, while the edible part inside remains delicately flavored.
So the poor blue cheese gets a bad reputation it doesn't deserve among those who don't like bold flavours.
Blue cheese has Umami and used correctly can really lift the flavour of a dish. So even if you don't enjoy eating it as a cheese, consider it in dishes like pastas, salads, fondues. Don't dismiss it- you could be missing out on something wonderful.
The smelly factor and the price can really vary depending on the kind of blue cheese you use. Blue cheese is made with many different kinds of milk- pasteurised and unpasteurized, (sheep, cow, goat) and can be firm like the Norwegian Gamalost or the English Dorset Vinney, semi-hard like Picón Bejes-Tresviso, semi soft like Danish blue and soft like Oxford Blue and Dovedale.
For this dressing you need a semi soft crumbly cheese, preferably one without a rind like the American made Maytag blu (a personal favourite for eating and cooking) Gorgonzola or Danish Blue are good choices. If you are doing a pasta with blue cheese or a fondue you could consider an even softer cheese like the Bavarian Cambozola that will melt easily into the sauce. For a cheese plate you can pair slightly harder blue cheese like Stilton with pears, apples, quince and honey.
Gorgonzola, considered the oldest of blue cheeses dating back to the 9th century A.D. is Italian and made from cows or goats milk, sometimes both and Roquefort- the King of French cheese is made from ewe's milk. Roquefort is a sharp cheese, Gorgonzola is less so. An aged St Agur or the Spanish Cabrales can be even sharper.
Blue cheeses are produced by many different countries though Roquefort was the first cheese in France in 1925 to receive the Appellation D'Origin, which means it can only be called Roquefort if it is aged in specific caves, the milk comes from a specific breed, even the Pencillum mold known as Roqueforti must come from the caves of the Roquefort sur Soulzon.
For a blue cheese dressing to work it must have just enough blue cheese in it to give it a kick. So depending on the strength of the cheese you use add more or less to your taste. Traditionally blue cheese dressing, an American creation is a thick and creamy dressing.
If you want a lower fat version of this I have a blue cheese vinaigrette recipe in my cookbook #anindiansenseofsalad available in bookshops and online.
Blue cheese dressing is also delicious with buffalo chicken, bacon, apples, pears, honey, quince, chocolate, port, ales, pecans and spinach.
If you can't find butter lettuce use romaine or iceberg.
If you want a milder, less sharp sweeter blue, look for a young and preferably without rind blue cheese- though there are always exceptions.
When you first open a blue cheese you get a sharp whiff of ammonia. This can be off-putting but wait 5 minutes, let the cheese breathe and slowly its complex and nutty aromas will emerge.
Blue cheese doesn't freeze well and should be consumed in 7-8 days. If your cheese smells of acetone or is sticky and pink, jettison it tout de suite.
Many famous American blue cheeses were actually created in University labs like Maytag in 1941 in Iowa and Clemson blue by the College of South Carolina.
Before Wang discovered penicillin cheese was used in medieval Europe to control gangrene.
COMBINE THE ONIONS AND WHITE VINEGAR AND LET SIT 30 MINUTES IN THE FRIDGE.
BLEND ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE DRESSING IN FOOD PROCESSOR.
MANUALLY STIR IN THE CRUMBLED BLUE CHEESE AND ONIONS WITH A WHISK OR FORK. ADD SALT TO TASTE. ADJUST FOR SUGAR AND VINEGAR.
KEEP COVERED AND REFRIGERATED FOR UPTO 48 HOURS.
PREPARE THE LETTUCE FOR THE SALAD. REMOVE THE STALKS WITH A SHARP KNIFE AND USING YOUR HANDS TEARS THE LEAVES APART ONE BY ONE.
DIIVIDE UP BETWEEN 6 BOWLS. DIVIDE THE PEARS AND THE WALNUTS BETWEEN THE BOWLS. SERVE THE DRESSING ON THE SIDE.

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A new theatre blogger is about in Canberra!
So I was scrolling through Facethingy for something interesting this morning, and lo and behold, I was successful. That doesn’t happen often!
I came across a link to a new blog about theatre in Canberra. Again, anonymous, and seemingly a little critical of Canberra’s slightly longer-standing anonymous critic, Max, who’s had a six-month head start and has ruffled a few feathers. This blogger, who goes by the title That Guy Who Watches Canberra Theatre is rather more modest and wants to increase conversation about theatre in Canberra, which I appreciate rather more than Max‘s claim that whatever s/he thinks is Gospel. Well, I congratulate That Guy on that, and wish him all the best. I also look forward to offering the odd pingback where we happen to post about the same show.
My one little hesitation is that I’m not fond of the anonymous critic idea generally. It has some merit, since it allows the critic to be completely candid about people s/he might otherwise just pay lip service to, but it also encourages that most useless form of criticism, the attack. Max has been known to tear artists down under the rather bemusing motto of being “objective, honest and accurate” (objectivity is of course impossible in a critic, who by definition must take a position; and an accuracy of opinion is hardly something to distinguish any individual critic from any other (for all anyone knows every critic’s expression of his/her opinion has always been accurate); though I value the honesty). Max is rarely as aggressive as the worst of the critics at the Crimes (a significant achievement!). So while I can understand why a critic might want to remain anonymous, and don’t really object, I just don’t see enough value in anonymity. If opinions are personal, they should be owned by a person and not paraded about as gospel.
I’m aware I’m sitting in a glass house here; I haven’t always focused on what I like, which was my intention for this blog when I started it four years ago. But nonetheless, I stand behind my opinions and own them. My real name is all over this blog and everything that links to it, and anyone can click through or search for my Facebook or Twitter accounts to hurl abuse right back at me. There are photos of my face so that if you don’t know me and you object to something I write you can approach me the next time you see me in a theatre foyer and punch it. Even my phone number is here, freely available for you! Anyone can post a dissenting point of view in response to my posts, and know who they’re having a conversation with. When I review for Australian Stage, I need to be more forthcoming, and I don’t get the privilege of simply not writing about shows I really don’t like. On my blog, though, I can just speak my mind about what I do like and save my vitriol for Andrew Lloyd Webber, who truly deserves it for his criminal aversion to character and plot.
At times, I’ve found myself and people I’ve worked with desperately discouraged by the Crimes’ most viscous and disreputable reviewers, and though their reviews aren’t anonymous, I fear the same level of vitriol could develop as a result of Max and That Guy‘s anonymity. It doesn’t really help, and this kind of critic potentially leads great artists to quit and exit the field based on one irrelevant person’s opinion before they’ve created their greatest work or found what they’re really good at. I prefer the philosophy of pointing out what I value and hoping the artist does more of that. I certainly hope that no artist I’ve been critical of sees my opinion as being more important than anyone else’s.
The two posts currently up on That Guy‘s blog are reasonably balanced and positive, so I guess time will tell whether the anonymity will be a blessing or a curse. I just hope it doesn’t become a haven for discouraging the wonderful artists who make up Canberra’s theatre community. Overall, it’s just great to have another blog about Canberra theatre around, and I’m looking forward to a greater diversity of opinions being expressed (especially because That Guy‘s no great fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber). Have a look at his review of Free Rain’s Cats here.
Think You Can Hide, Anonymous Blogger?
I actually AM a reasonable fan of some of Lloyd Webber’s work, I just don’t like “Cats” a lot. And the reasons for it are as much TS Eliot’s verse, which is pretty close to doggrel, as it is Lloyd-Webber’s musical settings (which are at least catchy). His main problem is that he hasn’t had a good lyricist since splitting with Tim Rice (and as a man with his power and position, he’s perfectly able to, the fact that he chooses to work with inferior collaborators says a lot about him). I do think the man can write a tune (although he can also recycle a tune to death).
I’m not entirely proud of my “Cats” review, a lot of the stuff I was trying to write there was “why is this so popular” and I’ve realised since that one of the reasons why it worked professionally may be that the professional productions have a reasonable amount of spectacle (flying tyre, show-offy magic tricks, specially-built garbage on the set to be 1.75 size real life) for the audience to goggle at. In the absence of spectacle, you’re left with the simple virtues of plot and character, and … well, Cats doesn’t have a lot of that. So in an amateur production, you’re left with a sense of “is that all there is” – lots of impressive talent throwing itself at very little. I have a dreadful fear of what Free Rain’s “Phantom Of the Opera”, also a spectacle-fest, will be like – I can’t imagine they have the resources for multiple-pop-up-lit-candelabra, for instance.
Actually, I overstate my detestation of Webber, and Phantom is the one musical of his that I actually have time for. Really, that’s just about it having a plot and some decent characters, which to me are central to theatre. If it’s all about spectacle, put it in a tent with the other circus acts or send it to the Olympics!
Let’s hope for the best from Free Rain, eh?
Oh, incidentally, you should also consider adding “http://canberradilettante.blogspot.com.au/” to your blogroll. Another nicely incisive and non-carping theatre brain.
Thanks, Frank! I will do so now. I am sorry it has taken me so long to reply, I have rather too many irons in the fire at present.

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There is much debate going on about what principles the United States of America was founded. Was it founded by a bunch of capitalists who just happened to be moralists? Or, was it founded on Judeo/Christian principles that were established thousands of years earlier in the Bible? You would think this would be a no-brainer, but somehow atheists (and others) have their own version of why there are so many references to God and the Bible in the early writings and lives of our founding fathers.
In his book, The Book That Made America: How the Bible Formed Our Nation, Jerry Newcombe sets out to prove that our nation was indeed founded on Christian principles, and it is those same principles that we’ve strayed away from.
The Book That Made America: How the Bible Formed Our Nation (Nordskog Publishing) by Jerry Newcombe is a definitive volume on the Christian roots of our nation. Those who want to restore knowledge of our Christian heritage have their work cut out. As secularism continues its stranglehold on American education, we move further and further away from retaining our Christian roots. The Book That Made America will challenge anyone to know the true origin of our Nation and to fight to keep it. Newcombe hopes to educate Americans by providing the facts of history, proving that America began as a Christian nation and American’s have every right to preserve and uphold that heritage.
All that is positive in our foundation can be traced back to the Scriptures. Recently, President Obama declared that America is not a Christian nation, while Newsweek announced the demise of Christian America. This book is the answer to America’s critics with the facts of history.
You can win a free copy. I have one copy to giveaway to someone. Leave a reply stating why you think this book would be a good read and I’ll pick one entry to send a free book to.
Jerry Newcombe, D. Min., is senior producer for Coral Ridge Ministries and has produced or coproduced more than fifty documentaries. The host of two weekly radio shows, he has also been a guest on numerous television and radio talk shows – including Fox Business News, C-Span, USA Radio and Moody Radio. He is the author or coauthor of twenty two books, including with Dr. Kennedy, What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?, How Would Jesus Vote?, and The Presence of a Hidden God.
Sounds like a good read Roy. I think its curious that the list of those praising it didn’t include David Barton of Wallbuilders, seem like his kind of book. Last time I checked the library 5000 Year leap had over a years worth of holds on it so I been looking for something else to read..
i think your book is relevant to our nation building in the philippines. we have been praying and interceding for the philippines for the the past 20years we are about to leave our babylon.the 490 yr shift is about to happen after we were discoverd by spain in 1521. God is about to make a shift in our nation from wickedness to righteousness.
next year a man of God Bro Eddie Villanueva will run for presidency. i am a co founder of the intercessors for the philippines(ifp)..we have started to put the foundation of righteousness and justice(ps89.14) in the 8 pillars of society.your book will give us insight on how the word brought the US to prosperity. we are praying that we can overcome the impediment to our call as a blessing to nations one day..i have have been looking for books like yours. include me as one fr the raffle.if it still ok.
Thank you for the comment. Unfortunately, the book has already been sent out. John won it.
The book is excellent and can be bought at Amazon.com.

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What a year. I have a delicious new baby boy who zooms around the house like a maniac and tries to test every boundary we set up for him, with varying degrees of success. (We think it’s just a matter of time before he figures out how to unlatch the complex mechanism to the baby gate.) My heart is full, which is why it seems so petty to lament that my holiday cookie trays have been woefully empty this year. With no time to do any sort of detail-focused baking, and the new year just hours away, I think I’ll make more of these Parmesan Shortbread Crackers scented with thyme and rosemary.
I’ve previously written about my deep love for crunchy, savory snacks. While I generally let Cheez-Its, Goldfish, and rice cracker manufacturers satisfy my crunchy snack cravings, occasionally I try to create a new favorite crunchy snack in my own kitchen. I vaguely remember that I used to make a complicated cracker recipe when I was in high school, which involved copious amounts of sharp cheddar cheese and cornmeal and required being rolled out, cut with round cookie cutters, and carefully transferred with an offset spatula to greased baking sheets. No, no no. I have no time for such shenanigans. These light, buttery, crispy crackers are significantly better than those doughy lumps I baked in high school, and so easy I think they might compete with boxed cake mix for least amount of effort expended in the kitchen.
These crackers require what feels like way too much parmesan cheese. Use a domestic parmesan cheese–no need to call in the services of fancy Parmigiano-Reggiano here. There is one thing I won’t compromise on, though–this recipe calls for freshly-grated parmesan cheese. The pre-grated stuff sold in the stores contains weird additives like cellulose (basically wood pulp), mmmm.
…into a delightful super-Parmesan butter paste. If you just want to call it a day here and spread this paste on some crackers, I would understand. I’m sure it tastes amazingly delicious.
Next, mix in the two types of flour and a tiny bit of water until the dough starts pulling together in a crumbly mass. The rice flour helps create a flakier, “shorter” texture in the dough.
At some point, the dough will get too hard to stir. You’ll say “screw it” and dive in with your hands to knead the crumbs together. That’s absolutely allowed.
Knead the dough briefly until it holds together, and form it into a rough oblong. Roll this oblong into a 12-inch-long cylinder. Wrap the cylinder in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour.
When you’re ready to bake the crackers, remove the tube of dough from the refrigerator and let it sit for about 5 minutes to take the chill off the dough.
Now for the fun part: unwrap the cylinder and start slicing. About 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick should do it.
It’s ok if there are small cracks in the dough slices. Most of the time they’ll fuse together and disappear when the crackers bake.
But if some cracks remain, you should definitely eat the ugly, cracked crackers before anyone else can see them. In fact, I’ve been doing that for several days now, and I’ve rid the batch of almost every ugly cracker. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to eat cheesy, buttery crackers. Cook’s treat!
I wanted these crackers to taste intensely cheesy, perfumed with herbs, and with a little zing from the black and white peppers. You can add more white pepper or even a little cayenne if you want a spicier cheese cracker.
If you need a snack to round out your New Year’s Eve celebration, these would go great with a glass of champagne.
Happy baking, and happy new year!
Measure the flour by spooning it into your measuring cup, and then leveling off the measuring cup with the straight-edged back of a knife. Set aside.
Add the parmesan, herbs, paprika, and peppers, and stir until evenly combined.
Add all-purpose flour, rice flour, and 1 tablespoon of water and stir until evenly combined. You will probably end by kneading the dough with your hands. Dough will be very stiff.
On a clean surface, roll the dough into a 12-inch cylinder, adding flour if necessary to prevent sticking to the rolling surface, and wrap it in plastic wrap. The dough might still be a little crumbly, but try to smush it together as best as you can (adding too much water might make your crackers tough). Chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
Unwrap the dough log and slice 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick.
Place the crackers on a sheet pan lined with parchment and bake for approximately 15-19 minutes, or until well-browned. Rotate sheet pan once while baking so that crackers bake evenly. Watch carefully in the last few minutes of baking so they don't burn.
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HBO dropped a whole mess of premiere date news during the Television Critics Association press tour Friday, announcing “Big Little Lies” will return for Season 2 this June, and the final season of “Veep” will debut this March.
While the cable network didn’t give an official date for the launch of “BLL’s” next batch of episodes, it did set the Julia Louis-Dreyfus comedy’s final run start for March 31.
Here’s the official description for “Big Little Lies” Season 2: On the surface, in the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, everything seems the same. The mothers continue to dote, the husbands support, the children remain adorable and the houses are just as beautiful. But the night of the school fundraiser changed all that, leaving the community reeling as the “Monterey Five” – Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata and Bonnie – bond together to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.
Along with the “Veep” and “BLL” news, HBO also revealed that its upcoming Jared Harris-led miniseries “Chernobyl” will start in May, Fred Armisen and Lorne Michaels’ Spanish-language comedy series “Los Espookys” will debut in June, documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed” will premiere March 10 and the documentary “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley” will air March 19.
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Qatari forces in the Saudi-led coalition have returned home, according to Qatar’s official QNA news agency.
The move came days after the coalition terminated Qatar’s membership in the coalition.
According to QNA, top army brass had welcomed the troops on Tuesday.
On Monday, five Arab countries – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Yemen – cut ties with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.
Qatar denied the accusations, saying the move to cut ties with it was “unjustified” and aimed to impose guardianship on the Gulf country.
The new escalation came two weeks after the website of Qatar’s official news agency was allegedly hacked by unknown individuals who reportedly published statements falsely attributed to its emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani.
The incident triggered a diplomatic row between Qatar and its neighbors, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

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Picolyte are items in The Minish Cap.
Picolyte is made from Pico Blooms by a Minish in the Minish Village. In order to grow Yellow, Blue, and Orange Picco Blooms, Link is asked to bring Lon Lon Milk, Mt. Crenel Mineral Water, and a Red Potion.
In Hyrule Town, if Link cleans the dust on the carpet by using the Gust Jar, Beedle will eventually start selling Picolyte. Immediately after he opens his shop, White, Red, and Green Picolyte are available to purchase. The remaining colors become available once the Minish grows their respective Pico Bloom.
Once bought, the Picolyte is stored in an empty Bottle. However, only one of each type of Picolyte can be carried at a time. When consumed, Picolyte increases the rate of finding certain items, such as Kinstones, Mysterious Shells, and Rupees. The effects of Picolyte wear off after approximately 30 seconds.
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Welcome to Lipstick.com's first-ever Eyebrow Week! Over the next seven days, we'll be discussing everything brows—how to do them, what to use, pro tips, and more—and when we're done, we promise you won't leave the house with bad eyebrows ever again. So check back everyday for more! Trust us, you don't want to miss this. We take our eyebrows very seriously here at Lipstick, which is why we rounded up a list of our top favorite pencils, gels, powders, and tools for you to try. Lindsey Unterberger, executive digital editor "I cannot live without a brow pencil. My current favorites are Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil (a recommendation from Olivia Munn!) and It Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil. Both are just the right color—not too red or too dark—and make filling in my brows a less-than-30-second process." Julianne Carell, assistant digital beauty editor "Being brunette and having thick brows can make you look one of two ways: harsh and overpowering, or strong and beautiful. When I learned that women with light brown hair (like me) should choose a pencil with cool tones instead of rich tones, it changed my entire look from the former to the latter.
*Welcome to Lipstick.com's first-ever Eyebrow Week! Over the next seven days, we'll be discussing everything brows—how to do them, what to use, pro tips, and more—and when we're done, we promise you won't leave the house with bad eyebrows ever again. So check back everyday for more! Trust us, you don't want to miss this.*We take our eyebrows very seriously here at Lipstick, which is why we rounded up a list of our top favorite pencils, gels, powders, and tools for you to try.
"I cannot live without a brow pencil. My current favorites are Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil (a recommendation from Olivia Munn!) and It Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil. Both are just the right color—not too red or too dark—and make filling in my brows a less-than-30-second process."
"Being brunette and having thick brows can make you look one of two ways: harsh and overpowering, or strong and beautiful. When I learned that women with light brown hair (like me) should choose a pencil with cool tones instead of rich tones, it changed my entire look from the former to the latter. Now, I won't leave the house without Hourglass Arch Brow Sculpting Brow Pencil in Soft Brunette because it is the perfect taupe—and the angled tip makes for a soft, natural application."
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"L'Oreal Brow Stylist Designer Eyebrow Pencil. Not too waxy, not too opaque. Just a good, solid, count-on-able pencil."
"I love the Anastasia brow brush with the spoolie on the other end. I fill in my brows' sparse patches using pencil and then use these two brushes in succession to soften the little pencil strokes even more. This eases my paranoia about my brows ending up fake/harsh-looking alongside the super-natural makeup I prefer."
"I like a good brow pencil (vs. powder or gel) and recently have been loving the Chanel Sculpting Eyebrow Pencil. I'll fill in along my brow's natural shape with the pencil, and then comb out and blend together with the brush on the end. I think using the pencil gives me more control as to where I am actually applying the product. I don't want it looking messy! Polished, naturally defined brows are the goal for me."
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Whether on rural roads or Interstate 70, there is no getting around the fact that car accidents happen. If you are suffering from injuries sustained in a car accident caused by someone else's negligence, we here at Burt Harriman, Attorney at Law, LLC, can help. We are known throughout the area for our aggressive representation and ability to effectively recover compensation on behalf of our injured clients.
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Horace Holley was not the first president of Kentucky’s Transylvania University, founded in 1780, but he is the one who put it on the map. A Unitarian minister raised in Connecticut and educated at Yale, who had been serving at Boston’s Hollis Street Church since 1809, he was hired by the trustees at Transylvania in 1818 to improve the college. He was successful in this, hiring new faculty (including Constantine Rafinesque, whom he later fired), establishing the medical and law schools there, and increasing the numbers of students.
He was a hard worker and a tireless letter-writer. He was well known and sought out by Thomas Jefferson and other eminent men, and for many years he had the support of Kentucky’s powerful senator Henry Clay, a Transylvania trustee. But Holley was also something of an on-the-make Yankee stereotype and an intellectual prig. He made a significant reversal in his religious opinions while still a young man, highly conscious of reaping some social and career benefits in so doing, but he never let his sermons be published, probably to forestall controversy, since he was not a Trinitarian Christian. And he was the sort of man who, on the death of his father, and after some flowery regrets, did not neglect to remind his brother that he, Horace, was expecting his share of the estate.
Holley was sociable to the point of pleasure loving, notorious for his flirtatiousness, which sparked some ugly (and unsubstantiated) gossip, and unable to live within his means, even when those means were generous. All of this was grist for his enemies. Transylvania had originally been founded with strong Presbyterian influence, and Holley never could rid himself of Presbyterian criticism, given the obvious and substantial theological differences—and 19th century public spats make our current political arguments look mild. Finally, after Holley met the very public opposition of Kentucky governor Joseph Desha, an enemy of Henry Clay, and the subsequent loss of public funds to support the university, he resigned from the school in 1827.
He died later that year en route back to Boston from New Orleans, where he had gone to establish a traveling academy and contracted yellow fever. He was buried at sea.
To write this book James Cousins (now a dean at Western Michigan University) doggedly tracked down as many Horace Holley letters, articles and pamphlets as he could—some of them hidden in “miscellaneous” files in collections under other men’s names. This book is a quilt of quotations from these papers, which give the reader a strong and not very admirable impression of the character of the man and his equally worldly wife, Mary. What this book lacks is any analysis of Holley, or even much in the way of context. Mr. Cousins never mentions, for example, that much of the Presbyterian hostility in Kentucky was likely due to their loss of influence at what had been their university, or why Holley lost the private esteem of his public supporter Henry Clay, or, most importantly, how a man with so many pretentions was in some ways so very successful. There is a great story here about the first university west of the Allegheny Mountains and its early eminence, about changes in what constituted an “educated man” in the early 19th century, and about the relationship of the Old West to the arrogance, energy, and clout of the Northeast. But that will require another book.


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If you remember Ann Coulter calling Democrats “pathetic” with a self-satisfied sneer after the 2004 election then you’re feeling what I’m feeling. I’m sure you remember back then that the Sean Hannities of the world took great pleasure in declaring that the Left was dead after our losing three election cycles in a row. Conservatives announced that Bush had a “mandate” then even though Bush won by a slimmer margin then than Obama did Tuesday when many of the same conservatives howled that Obama doesn’t have a mandate. Bush ruled this country as if the other 48.3% of voters didn’t even exist. We’ve taken a lot of crap from conservatives over the years. And now they get theirs.
I know. I know. We usually like to take the high road and gloating isn’t a very Progressive thing to do, but we can let it slide just this once. No? Lower the discourse just for a little while? Just for grins? Sure! It’s all in good fun!
But let’s try and do it with a little more craftsmanship than the Sean Hannities and Ann Coulters of the world were capable of four years ago. Try a little passive aggression. Make it sound like a compliment. Break it to them easy. It’s up to you. But have a little fun with it.
“Are you going to apologize to Obama if he turns out to not be a terrorist or Muslim or the antichrist?
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A new display exhibiting a Civil War pistol linked to tragedy and murder in Daviess County has been acquired. The revolver is believed to be that used by the notorious Union Capt. William Brumfield who was shot to death on the south side of the Gallatin business square in the bitter aftermath of the war.
Plans are underway to eventually display the revolver at the Daviess County Visitors’ Center located at the historical 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail in Gallatin.
Research by David Stark provides the background which marks the pistol’s place in local history.
In August, 1862, Capt. William Brumfield was elected to command Company D 33rd Reg. EMM (Enrolled Missouri Militia). Brumfield was from Washington Township (his grave site is still marked by a headstone at the Old Scotland Church). Brumfield also served as a private in the 43rd Reg. MVI (Missouri Volunteer Infantry) from September, 1864, until war’s end. In both periods of service he was under the command of Lt. Col. William Flint, who later was the Daviess County Sheriff at the time of Brumfield’s death in July, 1868.
Capt. Brumfield’s early period of service was at Breckenridge in neighboring Caldwell County. The Union held control in Daviess County but rebels were active to the east and south. Brumfield was relieved from duty after 180 days and his Company D disbanded in early 1863. According to Mr. Stark’s research, it appears that Brumfield and some friends, upon their own initiative, murdered Confederates and men who helped the rebel cause in the eastern part of Daviess County.
In April, 1863, Jonathan Oxford was taken from his home and murdered at the Clear Creek Church. George Crews and Thomas Peery were ambushed near Breckenridge in September, 1863, by Brumfield and his friends.
In August, 1866, William Crews was murdered at the Clear Creek Church by “Brumfield and Nickols.” Mr. Stark suggests that Nichols may have been Lt. Mounce Nickols or one of his sons from Jackson Township. It was reported that Crews was murdered because he planned to avenge the death of his brother, George, and friend, Thomas Peery.
On July 27, 1868 ? about 18 months before Capt. John Sheets was murdered by Frank and Jesse James during the savings association robbery in Gallatin ? Capt. Brumfield was shot and killed south of the courthouse by Pvt. Solomon Tomlin. Tomlin had served in Brumfield’s command at Breckenridge for 68 days in 1862-63.
Unlike Capt. Sheets, Brumfield was not liked nor respected. In November, 1868, a grand jury issued a bill charging Tomlin with murder in the first degree but Tomlin was never tried in court. The particulars of the charge were written in a humorous language, and Tomlin had long since left the county with his family.
Brumfield had a murderous instinct and bullying manner which made people afraid. It seems that on a raid in Buchanan County, Tomlin and Brumfield had appropriated several horses. In the division of the property, the two men exchanged bitter words which crescendoed until Brumfield declared he would kill Tomlin.
On the day of Brumfield’s murder, Brumfield went to Tomlin’s home located two miles south of Gallatin. He intended to call him out. Tomlin’s wife, Julia, told Brumfield that her husband had gone to Gallatin. Brumfield vowed that she would never see her husband alive again. He also told her that he would be back that night to hang Tomlin’s hat on the gate post.
Brumfield learned in Gallatin that Tomlin was hiding in Lt. Benton Miller’s store located on the south side of the business square. Brumfield exited from the courthouse yard through the south gate, going directly toward the store. Tomlin was watching and saw Brumfield approaching with revolver in hand.
The store owner ordered Tomlin to leave. Tomlin, armed with a double-barrel shotgun, stepped out of the store and shot Brumfield in the chest before Brumfield could raise his revolver.
That revolver eventually came into the possession of J. Paul Croy. The Manhattan 5-shot cap and ball revolver is marked by Serial #13201.
If you have pictures of any of those mentioned in this summary of Mr. Stark’s research or information relating to this firearm or story, please respond by notifying the Daviess County Historical Society through Gallatin Publishing Company, 660-663-2154.


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It is clear that sometimes we just need to find a cached execution plan as quickly as possible so that it can be analysed and then use it to optimise the code in question. This work might be harder if the workload of a database server is based on ad-hoc queries because they do not reuse cached plan as good as stored procedures do especially if Ad-Hoc queries work with parameters, so in this context, we might find many cached plans for only one Ad-Hoc query and it will then make more difficult spot what we are looking for. It is of paramount importance to remember that optimisation and tuning is a never-ending task and it is worthy of our attention every so often. Today I am coming with the following script to help quickly find a cached plan execution plan for an ad-hoc query. This query filters out by the specific text you are looking for in the ad-query.
It well worth noting that That is why it is highly advisable using stored procedures so that CPU and memory resources can be used more efficiently. That is all for now, let me know any remarks you may have. Stay tuned.
Without a shadow of a doubt, poor cursor usage issue is an essential aspect to review so as to reduce the possibility of having CPU bottleneck issues, and determine whether cursors are the most appropriate means to accomplish the processing or whether a set-based operation is possible. It is well know that set-based operation is generally more efficient, but if you make the decision of using cursors, you should ensure that it does not represent an issue for the database in question. Thus, detecting poor cursor usage and taking certain measures to ease the problem is crucial, and in SQL Server there are some techniques available to be used to diagnose the issue. To begin with, by using performance counters we are able to analyse the issue and find out the extent to which poor cursor usage is adversely affecting on the performance of specific workloads or the whole database. For instance, here is the counter SQL Server: Cursor Manager By Type: Cursor Requests/Sec which retrieves information about the number of SQL cursor requests received by the server. On the top of that, it is possible to filter out by the cursor manager instance such as API Cursor (only the API cursor information), TSQL Global Cursor and TSQL Local Cursor. Have a look at SQL Server, Cursor Manager by Type Object to get more info about the counter.
On the other hand, using SQL Trace is also helpful, for example, use a trace that includes the RPC:Completed event class search for 'sp_cursorfetch' statements. The value of the fourth parameter is the number of rows returned by the fetch. It is worth noting that the maximum number of rows that are requested to be returned is specified as an input parameter in the corresponding RPC:Starting event class. Finally, by using the DMV 'sys.dm_exec_cursors' we can also determine whether poor cursor usage exists in the database server as Transact-SQL cursors always have a fetch buffer of 1 and for API cursors it should be higher.
Consequently, if it is seen that API Cursors have a fetch buffer size of 1 then consider enabling multiple active results (MARS) when connecting to SQL Server and consult the appropriate documentation for your specific API to determine how to specify a higher fetch buffer size for the cursor either ODBC (SQL_ATTR_ROW_ARRAY_SIZE) or OLE DB (IRowset::GetNextRows, IRowsetLocate::GetRowsAt). After that, we can retrieve more details about the session and connection of the users associated to the harmful cursors so as to decide what to do.
That is all for now, thanks for reading. Let me know any remarks you may have. Stay tuned.
Naturally, every DBA is asked to report information about the memory used by SQL Server. Common questions are related to memory reserved and memory used currently, and sometimes we might not know how to complete this task. How many times did we take a look at the Windows Manager Task to find out that info? Many of us might have ended up quite frustrated time and time again because it did not help much. Over time Microsoft decided to provide Administrators with more useful tools and released Resource Manager tool whereby useful memory information per process is available, nevertheless, whether we want to get that info from SQL Server it might be an uphill battle as it would need that we write certain complex code at windows level. For the time being, thinking about this situation I made the snap decision of sharing with you some helpful scripts that will alleviate the pain.
In the likely event that you might need to get the total buffer pool memory used by all databases at SQL instance level, this script is for it.
That is all for now. I hope you find these scripts helpful. Let me know any remarks you may have.


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On March 4, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, Leilani Farha, presented to the 40th session of the Human Rights Council her latest report on “Access to justice as a means of realizing the right to housing” (A/HRC/40/61). The report argues that “the global housing crisis is rooted in a crisis in access to justice because without access to justice, housing is not properly recognized, understood or addressed as a human right”, and defines 10 principles states should respect to guarantee the right to housing. The Special Rapporteur also presents various initiatives taken by local authorities to promote the right to housing - mainly the UCLG Declaration “Cities for Adequate Housing”.
The A/HRC/40/61 report proposes to all parties concerned (including local authorities) a structural analysis of the housing crisis in regards to justice and accountability mechanisms. More specifically, it highlights the lack of mechanisms and tools for citizens to access justice and assert their rights in relation to housing, particularly in the case of evictions and displacements. According to the Special Rapporteur, “Millions who live in homelessness or unacceptable living conditions have no place where they can claim their right to housing”.
The A/HRC/40/61 report aims to support governments and all stakeholders involved to implement policies that strengthen their response to human rights violations in regards to housing. In the report, public administrations, leaders and policymakers will find a concrete and favorable framework for the development of new policies and regulations in this regard, intended to support and guide their action towards the progressive realization of the right to housing.
In her report, Special Rapporteur Farha also highlighted the actions taken by local authorities across the world aimed at promoting the right to housing. In the words of the Special Rapporteur, “There is growing worldwide support for creating spaces where the right to housing can be claimed. Social movements, city mayors, and an increasing number of Governments are recommitting to the right to housing”. The Special Rapporteur highlights in particular how, at the local level, “at the local level, advocacy for meaningful accountability for the right to housing has become a central focus of social movements and city declarations of human rights”.


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Does your motor vehicle registration expire in early August 2018? If so, plan ahead and renew early to avoid being impacted by office closures.
All Colorado title and registration services, including motor vehicle registration renewal, vehicle titling, International Registration Plan (IRP) and ownership transfers will be unavailable in-person August 1-3, 2018, to allow for data conversion and software updates by the State of Colorado.
The statewide Motor Vehicle and Driver License Office closures will allow the State of Colorado to replace the Colorado State Titling and Registration System (CSTARS), originally installed in the 1980s, with a new system, Colorado DRIVES, allowing for better county-to-county integration, faster transaction processing and additional online services.
We apologize for the inconvenience this closure may cause and look forward to providing the residents of Mesa County with efficient, user-friendly services. Though there will be no in-person services during that time, you may still complete several services utilizing "Skip the Trip," which may be found at plates.mesacounty.us.

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text: The Europe Oil & Fuel Filter Market Research Report Forecast 2017-2021 is a valuable source of insightful data for business strategists. It provides the Oil & Fuel Filter industry overview with growth analysis and historical & futuristic cost, revenue, demand and supply data (as applicable). The research analysts provide an elaborate description of the value chain and its distributor analysis. This Oil & Fuel Filter market study provides comprehensive data which enhances the understanding, scope and application of this report.

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What Madill does immeasurably well is write for a specific audience.
These are those of us who like a well-written yarn with a fair dollop of humour and insight into people along the way.
Local residents will enjoy references to his meetings with the Scottsdale Council led by redoutbable Karl Beattie, and the discussions over the Sideling road.

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I’m cautiously prepared to say that we do indeed have a summer this year. It’s still hovering in the upper 70°sF and I counted no more than about 10 drops of rain today. Even the storms have given up bothering us. The landscape is feeling the heat, but showing some fine summer gold.
There are butterflies everywhere, with a sudden influx of the brightly coloured peacock butterfly. A small swarm of them have been occupying the garden for the past two or three days, enjoying the sunshine and buddleia.
Back in the fields, a pair of meadow browns were busy making more meadow browns.
And at home today, a small tortoiseshell joined the peacocks at the far end of the garden.
Small tortoiseshell with a peacock butterfly to the right.
To complete the recent set of butterfly photos, here’s a red admiral from this afternoon.
The other striking garden invasion has been small swarms of migrant hawker dragonflies. For the past few evenings we’ve watched 20 or more flying over the garden. They are really difficult to photograph in flight, but I did manage this shot.
Plus a ‘proper’ photo when one briefly took a breather on the hawthorn.
Any post about summer colour really needs a sunset, and I’m not going to disappoint. This was taken this evening.
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D. Wheat field, small tortoiseshell and red admiral, and the sunset taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens; Peacock butterflies and dragonflies taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens; and the meadow browns with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.


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I stumbled onto a very cool prototype that I would love to see come to market. This is not an official Akai Pro prototype or design. Instead it’s all indie based. Hopes are that Akai Pro take notice.
Seems like a really cool idea and I’d definitely want one in my arsenal if it were to ever make it to market.


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Driving under the Influence (DUI) is a truly serious criminal offense that may perhaps well have an effect on a variety of characteristics of a person's living. Opportunities can be destroyed, legal fees may have an affect on money and driving a car rights may be revoked. There are countless irrevocable repercussions to driving under the influence that may cause terrible damage to a person's existence. If busted for a DWI, legal representation is appropriate to obtain a lesser sentence and avoid jail time. Judges are providing nastier sentences for the crime, as well as, a lot higher fees.
At the present time, the lawful drinking age in the United States is 21 years old. A noticeable proportion of Driving Under the Influence charges are was sent by men and women under the age of 21. Some DUI's were accompanied by crashes and fatalities. States cognizant of the reports are issuing underage drinkers, who drive under the influence, felony charges and extensive jail sentences.
Currently, in all 50 states, DUI is classified by law as possessing a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or bigger. However, in some states intoxicated motorists may be charged with a lesser offense if the BAC is lower than 0.08%. Laws for drunk driving charges vary from state to state. Therefore, individuals must learn the rules of every single state before driving a vehicle.
Alcohol is a depressant that retards the interaction or impulse time of the car owner. Brain impulses are under control when drinking. Some indicators do not arrive to the brain while inebriated. So, driver operators may not behave quickly enough to keep clear of an obstruction in the street, a stopped auto or an animal. People that are drunk or inebriated may experience simple fact diversely than reality. This makes it tricky to manage the car or truck and drive within the white and yellow lines on the street. Drunk drivers often contribute to incidents when they cannot discern or keep the car in the highway.
Plenty of impaired individuals have caused fatalities or severely injured themselves or another person. Drivers under the age of 24 are more likely to expire in a car accident than from any other cause, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Forty percent of these fatalities are related to booze. Both individuals and passengers are likely to die in an liquor associated driving incident.
A blood alcohol content of one tenth or 0.10 heightens the probability of a fatal injury by seven times. Also, the likelihood for fatalities increases 25 times for a man or woman whose blood alcohol level is increased to 0.15. Driving with a legal blood alcohol level of 0.04 will escalate the chances of being engaged in an accident by 1.4 times. If this amount doubles, the likelihood of an car accident raises by 11 times. Extra drinks could have dangerous repercussions, if the car owner proceeds to operate a motor vehicle. Those who come to a decision to proceed may live with the consequences of their activities, if they endure the automobile accident.
Individuals charged with a Driving while intoxicated must purchase special insurance and obtain legal representation. Those convicted of a DWI must purchase SR22 car insurance. This type of insurance usually carries a higher premium because the chance of the driver being involved in an accident increases.
A Driving under the influence charge is not cheap. The bulk of the expense will actually be the auto insurance increase. DWI offenders have incurred as much as $7,300 in additional expenses for SR22 auto insurance. The second largest expenses are the attorney and legal fees. Offenders may pay approximately $2,500 or more for proper representation. The penalties and fees may cost approximately $1200, and the alcohol education class will cost approximately $500. Offenders will spend nearly $200 for vehicle towing and impound and another $300 for DMV and booking fees. These are avoidable expenses that motorists should take seriously.
A wide range of companies will offer insurance to high risk drivers. Drivers with current insurance should continue to make their monthly premium for the current insurance on the vehicle. The premium will not increase speedily. The changes will take effect after the accident has been reported, the vehicle repaired and the premium expires.
First offenders will be required to take Drunk driving classes. These classes will teach offenders accident prevention and also how to control their liquor intake. The DUI will be reported to the DMV and your insurance company. The offense will stay on your record permanently unless the driver files for expungement. This will remove the offense from your record.
California Driving while intoxicated offenders will face both a civil and criminal trial. The criminal trial will determine guilt or innocence in the DUI charge, as well as, the sentence. The civil trial will determine whether or not the driver can continue to drive with their current driver's license. The second trial will take place through the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Drivers in Nevada may be convicted of a Drunk driving whether a resident or a non-resident. A BAC of 0.8% or more costly will be grounds for an arrest in Nevada. Because Nevada is an implied consent state, if stopped and suspected of driving a motor vehicle under the influence, individuals must agree to give a blood sample or submit to a breathalyzer test. Drivers who refuse will be arrested.
Drivers in Georgia may be charged with a Driving while intoxicated if the BAC level is 0.08 or higher. Any amount of contraband drugs or unlawful blood levels will be grounds for a Driving while intoxicated charge in the state of Georgia. Drivers that exhibit erratic driving behavior and a blood alcohol content of over 0.08 may be convicted of a Drunk driving. In some instances, individuals may also be taken to jail.
Drivers under the age of 21 that are suspected of Driving under the influence may be issued a violation in Georgia if the breathalyzer reads 0.02 or higher. Commercial people may also be issued a violation if their blood alcohol level is 0.04 or significant.


text: Looks really good! Controls would be better if the player could click and hold rather than having to click all the time. And it needed to be more... witchy. If you're going to take this further I'd like to cast some spells!

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Finer Womanhood High Tea - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
The Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Rho Zeta Chapter will host their Annual Finer Womanhood High Tea to benefit the Katherine B. Ross Scholarships. The event will take place at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday March 11th 2018, from 3pm to 5pm. The event is open to the public.
The Katherine B. Ross Scholarships are geared towards young ladies who are actively seeking a degree in education and for current high school students in the New Castle County community. This year we will honor community leaders who exemplify our ideals and award scholarships to a few deserving women. Our tea this year will also highlight several honorary chairs who support the endeavors of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Epsilon Rho Zeta Chapter, As we promote education and service.
The Hotel DuPont is located on 11th and Market Street in Wilmington Delaware. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased online or through a member of Epsilon Rho Zeta Chapter. For additional information contact Michelle Mack-Williams at EPZKBRHighTea@gmail.com or 302-715-1920.


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Better Off Dead- Film Locations- I Want My 2 Dollars!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=el0v96M27ic Duration - 6:12. - Better Off Dead- Film Locations- I Want My 2 Dollars!!
Better Off Dead (1985) - Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1002213_better_off_dead Jul 16, 2002 ... Critic Consensus: Better Off Dead is an anarchic mix of black humor and surreal comedy, .... The film doesn't seem to have much of a focus.
Better Off Dead Movie Review https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/better-off-dead Uneven, occasionally hilarious '80s teen comedy. Read Common Sense Media's Better Off Dead review, age rating, and parents guide.


text: Chip tuning Kia Rio 1.5 CRDI 110 hp. 14 maps, an ultra bright display and specific software. Easy to install and use!


text: Knog's Blinder light series packs a huge amount of light into a tiny package. The optics are designed to direct light in a powerful beam pattern, while the waterproof body attaches to seatposts and handlebars with ease. A USB port allows for convenient recharging and tactile buttons make for easy operation, even while wearing gloves.


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Prince Edward Island has been known as the perfect province to bike, with it's rolling hills and picturesque sc enery.
Also, you can cycle the Confederation Trail, a rolled stone dust trail excellent for cycling.
If you are planning a trip to the Island and you want personalized service, be sure to call on PEI Bike Shuttle Service.
We will help you with all your touring needs, from moving your luggage from place to place to recommending that perfect place to stay and eat.
Need help finding unique, authentic Island crafts for a gift to remember? We have that covered as well.

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Listed as Hubspot's #6 power user.
Featured as a pro in the current Hubspot Email Marketing training video.
Has been invited to co-author a book on email marketing with a HubSpot Academy Professor.
Invited to build the modern-day model for Hubspot User Groups worldwide (SD Inbound). Built the first Super HUG.
Built and exited an inbound marketing agency with multi seven figures in annual revenue (a Platinum Hubspot Partner).
Has touched close to 500 websites over the past 15 years.
SEE MEDIA MENTIONS OF OUR CHIEF HUBSPOT CONSULTANT.


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Why Are You Mad Issa Rae Said She Was Rooting For “Everybody Black” At The Emmys?
“Yeah don’t worry about talent or substance but root for color yet be mad about being defined and marginalized bc of skin??” one person said.
“Now what if a white person got up there and said their [sic] rooting for everybody white?!? Smh” said another.
“Keep racism going. SMH, why can’t we evolve?” said yet another person shedding phony tears.
I couldn’t really get with the commotion because honestly, I’m so tired of people assuming that when a person is pro-Black they’re automatically being anti-White or anti-everybody else. It’s not an affront to anyone else for a Black person to want to see other Black people succeed in an industry that requires initiatives and controversy to push for diversity. We all know the reasons someone like Issa Rae or everyday people like ourselves would root for Black people nominated for telling unique and fresh Black stories. The people who are upset on the other hand, don’t, and should probably do some research and reading into that for some perspective, but we all know that’s not going to happen.
I was proud to see Issa say what we all say and are thinking. It’s great to see Black people recognized for their talents, especially for painting us in a positive, innovative and realistic light. It’s great to see people with brown faces and Black hair (in all forms that people sometimes can’t deal with) stand front and center and accept awards for being true to themselves. And more than anything, it’s just nice to see us continue to open doors, to be the first Black women writers and directors and actors to win, and to encourage the next generation of young Black storytellers to know that they can do the same. When you know where you’ve been and see where your people have been able to go despite all of that, it’s exciting, and yeah, even more of a reason to root for our own.
But for those saying that it would be racist the other way around, you’re on to something. It has been said time and again that since White people are the majority (at the moment) and occupy most spaces, especially in Hollywood, there is no need to do the most to extol them much further. They’re already winning. But it should also be noted that we know what it means to be pro-White and root for White people and things. We’ve seen it for ages. We saw it in Charlottesville did we not? Being pro-White often requires one to be against other people and cultures that they feel are a threat to their own. It requires Tiki torches and reminders that particular groups can’t and won’t replace White people and they are the true Americans. To be pro-White, unfortunately, seems to be in response to the consistent feeling of being threatened or worried that you’re not the end all, be all that you thought you were. So sure, if a person who knows nothing about being marginalized said they were rooting for all the white people, it would be a problem. But just because y’all operate like that with such intentions and feelings doesn’t mean the rest of us do.
In conclusion, she. Said. What. She. Said. Now get over yourself and respect all the Black Girl Magic and Black Boy Joy – or keep it stepping.


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Loan application forms and the enclosed literature will include all the necessary information which affects the interest of the borrower. The borrower shall be informed about the list of documents required to be submitted with the application form.
The Company will inform the borrower time frame within which loan applications will be disposed of with the acknowledgement.
A borrower will be issued a sanction letter containing, the loan amount sanctioned along with all terms and conditions including rate of interest, EMI structure, prepayment charges, wherever applicable.
Company shall furnish a copy of the loan agreement along with a copy of all enclosures quoted in the loan agreement to a borrower at the time of sanction/ disbursement of a loan.
Company will inform about rejection of Loan Application to the customer.
As far as possible, the Company will provide disbursement schedule to the borrower and make disbursements in accordance with the disbursement schedule given in the Loan Agreement/ Sanction Letter.
The Company will inform of any change in the terms and conditions including disbursement schedule, interest rates, service charges, prepayment charges, other applicable fee/ charges etc. to the borrower. The changes in interest rates and charges will be from a prospective date.
If the change in the interest rates and charges are not acceptable to the customer, he/she may within 60 days and without notice close his/ her account or switch it without having to pay any extra charges or interest.
The loan can be recalled or borrower can be asked for accelerated payment only as per the loan agreement. The Company may ask for additional securities, in consonance with the loan agreement.
Company will release all securities on repayment of all dues or on realization of the outstanding amount of loan subject to any legitimate right or lien for any other claim against the borrower. Any right of set off will be exercised after the borrower has been given notice about the same with full particulars about the remaining claims and the conditions under which the Company is entitled to retain the securities till the relevant claim is settled/paid.
If Company’s interests require them to give the information to prevent fraud etc. Customer’s information shall not be given to anyone for marketing purposes except with his/her permission.
A customer at the time of opening of an account will be informed when the Company may pass his/ her account details to credit reference agencies.
The amount owed is not in dispute; and the customer has not made any satisfactory proposals for repaying his/ her debt, following Company’s formal demand.
A copy of the information given to the credit reference agencies shall be provided by the Company to a customer, if so demanded.
The Company will in case of non-adherence to repayment schedule, take all the actions in accordance with the laws of the land for recovery of dues, A notice will be sent and/or a personal visits will be made by Company officials in case and all legal recourse including repossession of security will be taken as per SARFAESI Act, 2002.
The Company officials/ or any person authorized to represent the Company in collection of dues or / and security repossession will identify himself / herself and will display the authority letter issued by the Company. On request, they shall display his / her identity card issued by the Company or under authority of the Company.
The Company shall provide customers with all the information regarding dues and on case to case basis give sufficient notice for payment of dues.
All complaints of the customer shall be acknowledged. The acknowledgement will contain the name & designation of the official who will deal with the grievance.
Efforts will be made to resolve all the complaints within seven days.
The Complaint redressal mechanism is displayed on Company’s website and on the Notice Boards of every branch.
Designated officer in charge of the Complaint redressal is also mentioned on Company’s website and on the Notice Boards of every branch.
Complaint box is also available at each branch.
The schedule of charges is displayed on the website of the Company.
Company will ensure that all advertising and promotional material is clear, and not misleading.
Company will ensure that in any advertisements in any media and promotional literature that draws attention to a service or product and includes a reference to an interest rate, it shall indicate other fees and charges with full details of the relevant terms and conditions which will be available on request.
Company will provide information on interest rates, common fees and charges through putting up notices in its branches, through telephone or help-lines on the Company’s website and through designated staff/ help desk.
Company will ensure that the Direct Sales Agents (DSAs) and Recovery Agents of the Company shall handle customer’s personal information with confidentiality and security.
Company will communicate to customers various features of its products or promotional offers in respect of products/ services through mails or by registering for the same on the website, after their consent to receive such information/ service.
DSAs whose services are availed to market products/ services which amongst other matters will follow company’s code of conduct when they approach the customer for selling products personally or through phone.
In the event of receipt of any complaint from the customer about company’s representative/ courier or DSA that has engaged in any improper conduct or acted in violation of Company’s Code, Company will initiate investigation under the charge of designated officer.
The Company will verify details of a customer mentioned in the loan application through its officials/authorized agency by contacting him/her at his/her residence and/ or on business telephone numbers and / or physically visiting his/her residence and/or business addresses.
The Company seek cooperation from customers to investigate a transaction on the customer’s account and with the police/ other investigative agencies, if needed.
If the customer acts fraudulently, he/she will be responsible for all losses on his/her account and that if the customer acts without reasonable care and this causes losses, the customer may be responsible for the same.
All requests for transfer of a loan account, either from the borrower or from a bank/financial institution, shall be dealt with in the normal course as per the existing policies of the Company.


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Description: This well presented 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment is situated on a small and well maintained complex in Kato Paphos, within walking distance to local amenities and nearby bus stop. Being situated on the top floor of a two storey block, the property benefits from being detached on all sides.
The property has good quality finishes throughout and many extras including wood burner fire, air conditioning, ceiling fans, double glazing and solar heated water.
The accommodation features a light, open plan living area with comfortable lounge and large fully fitted kitchen/diner with plenty of worktop and fitted units, including a useful tall storage cupboard. Appliances include a built-in oven, electric hob, extractor fan, fridge/freezer and washing machine.
Sliding patio doors in the lounge open on to a private balcony overlooking the stunning swimming pool and surrounding sunbathing terrace - a perfect place for outdoor dining.
A hallway leads from the lounge to the master bedroom with en-suite shower room, second double bedroom and family size modern bathroom with fitted vanity unit. Both the master and second bedroom have built-in wardrobes.
The property is ideal as both a permanent residence and/or holiday home/rental investment and has full title deeds.