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On One's Own is a column about, you guessed it, independent gaming. The wayward wanderings of DIYGamer's James Bishop might lead to probing art, gameplay, design, reception or a number of other aspects related to independent games. But you can rest assured that all things indie will be carefully considered on a weekly basis.
There are some things that people just were not meant to understand. Jell-o, for example, is one of those things that continue to be amazing as long as you do not try to figure out exactly how it works. The stuff is delicious, bouncy, satisfying and gelatinous. If you ever want to turn yourself off of Jell-o forever, read up on gelatin. Scary stuff there, I'm serious.
This is the realization I have come to over the past couple weeks as I have had some time off from DIYGamer: I enjoy some kinds of games only when I am not thinking about it. This is sort of a shocking realization for someone who has spent the past two years looking for deeper meanings in videogames and sharing his criticisms with the world.
Imagine my shock that this kind of enjoyment, the mindless, pointless enjoyment of gaming, extended to indie games that some of my peers had long protested were amazing and worth the effort to purchase and play extensively. By peers, I don't just mean random people my age that attend classes with me or fellow coworkers, but other journalists in the field.
Luckily, in both cases that I will mention below, I received the games for what I would call "more-or-less" free. Best Buy stockpiled some coupons for me which I then turned into virtual cash via a Playstation Network card and the Nintendo DSi came with points that I had neglected to spend until recently.
In the same little shopping spree, I finally picked up Critter Crunch by Capybara Games on PS3 and Fieldrunners by Subatomic Studios for the DSi. Critter Crunch is one of those games that a number of people were quick to inform me that I absolutely had to play. Fieldrunners was not exactly recommended by folks I know, but goodness did I hear a lot about it in general. Besides, Desktop Tower Defense is a frequent addition to my rather normal day job, so I figured I would give it a go.
This is where the bad news starts. Critter Crunch has thoroughly failed to impress me. Other than being amusing to try to describe to someone—you eat the jewels inside bugs and then attempt to vomit enough into your child's mouth—and very, very pretty to look at, my stint with Critter Crunch has been largely spent with a frown. It's gorgeous, goofy but just is in no way substantial enough.
Perhaps this is all a matter of perception, though. Bejeweled, for example, is not exactly marketed as having a wonderful narrative, gripping plot and engaging characters. The same goes for any of the various games within the genre that Bejeweled has helped make so popular. Going to Panera Bread and expecting a steak dinner might leave a person dissatisfied but maybe they should try a sandwich, soup or salad. Results may vary, of course, but the principle remains the same: misguided expectations are only that; misguided.
Part of the problem is a lack of time in general, sure, so games like Mass Effect 2 or even Machinarium have been shelved in favor of more accessible titles for me. Even Valkyria Chronicles, a game that has recently entranced me, is not exactly the best to try and pick up for some quick playing before heading off to work.
Critter Crunch has the exact same downfalls for me, though, being relegated to console play, but is a type of game that is entirely meant to be played while waiting in line, during long stints in the bathroom or in the backseat whilst carpooling. Someone, somewhere, clearly was not considering that a person might actually sit down on a sofa and attempt to give it an extended play. I refer again to Jell-o, as it might be delicious and you can eat a whole lot of it, but there sure isn't any substance there.
Even ignoring Critter Crunch as a "possibly better if it were mobile for me" kind of game, I still have my handy-dandy Nintendo DSi and Fieldrunners. Unfortunately, it just so happens to be a tower defense game and, as everyone knows, there hasn't been any real innovation in the tower defense genre since, well, people started calling it a genre.
Don't get me wrong, though, I actually have a weakness for Ye Olde Tower Defense. I thoroughly enjoy every single minute I spend plotting out my building structure in order to cover the most ground in the best way. I have only recently been turned on to the whole idea of selling outlying towers in order to bolster defenses where you need them most. If you thought that your MMO of choice required micromanagement, pick up Fieldrunners and get back to me.
An epiphany occurred to me the other day however that has since tainted each and every time that I play the game. I thought to myself, "I really should get to working on my column… right after this level." When I did finally put it down, I considered the meaning of this decision process.
What, exactly, did I accomplish in my time? At least with some games, there is a bigger picture to consider. While playing Grand Theft Auto, I might struggle with the comic depiction of violence in our daily lives. While playing Braid, I might consider the entire concept of perception among other things. While playing Fieldrunners, on the other hand, I usually consider how to better stop the little guys from getting to the other side of the virtual field. Especially those damn helicopters, pesky things that they are.
As a graduate from Indiana University, perhaps I could better utilize my time. It'd be like constantly playing Solitaire. I relate the entire process to a concept from food: empty calories. Sure, Fieldrunners might taste great going down but jeez, is there anything in there that actually nurtures my thoughts at all?
The casual gaming scene screams of fast food to me. And yes, I did just personify an entire section of entertainment. To repeat myself, there's nothing of substance to be found but most people can agree that they're enjoyable. The problem is not that they are not enjoyable but that they hold no meaning beyond that. Solitaire might be a fun pastime but there's a reason why it's called that: it is meant to pass the time.
And maybe that's part of the problem. Muddled definitions and various ways of describing videogames have existed since the medium's inception. Is it video games or videogames? Are they more like games or more like interactive movies? How do they relate to traditional literature?
These are all questions that I have considered from time to time and take a toll on how this argument is viewed by any given reader. Depending on what you make of those questions, you might agree or disagree vehemently with me.
If nothing else, I propose that the casual gaming sector be relegated to being a pastime while all others are referred to as hobbyist. There's a reason baseball isn't a national hobby.


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We know that Food52 is filled with creative, talented home cooks. But we've got our share of funny wordsmiths too. Check out some choice quotes pulled from recipe headnotes submitted to Your Best Cherry Tomatoes, and laugh along with us. Happy Friday!
"He used to go out in the morning with a vodka-filled syringe and give a shot to his cherry tomatoes."
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"I spend most of the summer in upstate New York, in Saratoga Springs, where I get paid to watch horses ridden by small men run in circles. (I am not making this up)."
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over 2 years ago SKK
Maybe George is with wssmom watching horses run in circles being ridden by small men. And since I am not a baker, aargersi has finally made the distinction for me between a wedding cake and a salad! So much to learn and question...so little time.
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Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
Interesting George theory, though to my knowledge he isn't especially short.
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Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
Another prize-winning, riotous collection. Thanks for the inclusion. Still searching for George.
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Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.
These are great, I so love this feature.
over 2 years ago BlueKaleRoad
I'm giggling...love these quotes!
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Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
hee hee - fun! We are having Bloody Maria on A Stick in about 30 minutes!!!!!
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Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
What did you do about those horses? And some small men.
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We had imaginary ones! Ginger actually has a Halloween costume that is her as a horse and a little cowboy rider. She hates it. A lot.
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1. Crimper: Used to flatten and fold a crimping bead or tube to secure the ends of a beading wire.
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This looks gorgeous! What a great idea. Tomato soup is also a go-to for me, but I hadn't thought about adding white beans before. I think I just started drooling.
Tomato, Rosemary, and White Bean Soup
*Photo Updated December 2012*
Inspiration: Tomato soup is really a go-to soup for me, because it's so easy to make and so versatile. I always stick with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and stock, and from there I throw anything that I happen to have on hand into the pot. Any leftover herbs or vegetables; a cup or two of cream or milk that has no use; whatever spices, sauces, or salsas that are sitting around. Some of my creations end up great, and some of them end up not so great, but it's always fun to mix up the flavor combinations and see what happens. Every once in a while, though, I'll buy the ingredients for this specific soup. When I first started developing a real love for cooking, this is one of the first recipes that I remember falling in love with, and it was one of my earliest blog posts. All of these years later, it's still one of my favorite soups – which I think makes it deserving of a shiny new post.
What We Loved: I love this soup so much because it's so unique. It's a cross between a creamy white bean soup and a standard tomato soup, and the resulting flavor is very rich and complex. There are a lot of Italian notes from the rosemary and tomato (almost making me want to liken this aspect of the soup to a marinara), and the second level of earthy, buttery white bean flavors competes so well with the tomato flavors. Really, this is like two soups in one. The inclusion of protein in the form of white beans also makes this soup much thicker and more filling than a standard tomato soup, which is another bonus. A thermos of this soup works really great as a work week lunch.
Tips: Giada's original recipe calls for the soup to be topped with creme fraiche and lemon, but sadly, I haven't tried this yet for one reason or another. It really sounds great, though, so I would suggest giving it a go if you have the ingredients on hand.
Rosemary Tomato Soup
Source: Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis
I made some minor changes to the ingredient list and doubled the recipe so that the soup can last all week for work lunches. Here's my version:
2 small onions, peeled and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
2 15-ounce cans navy or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
6 cups chicken stock (or vegetable, to keep the dish vegetarian)
2 bay leaves
2 large sprigs fresh rosemary, minced, plus more for garnish
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and black pepper
1. In a large pot, add the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are tender. Add the garlic and cook for a minute more.
2. Add the beans, tomatoes, broth, bay leaf, rosemary, and red pepper flakes. Bring the soup to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, covered.
3. Remove the bay leaves. Puree the soup using an immersion blender or a food processor.
4. Season to taste with Kosher salt and black pepper.
5. Serve the soup with minced rosemary on top.
8 thoughts on "Tomato, Rosemary, and White Bean Soup"
I just made tomato soup 2 nights ago, but now I want to make it again and make this version! How unique and delicious!
This looks beautiful! I love soups, and homemade tomato soup is one of my favourites. I love the addition of beans. Sounds lovely!
I love simple recipe like this, thanks for sharing! Beautiful picture! I also like the addition of beans, it makes it heartier.
I love the combo here…creamy, yet still with that robust tomato flavor. Great pictures, too!
Hello Carrie, thanks for visiting my space and leaving your lovely comments. You have got a beautiful blog going here. Wonderful recipes and gorgeous pics and I'm absolutely loving it. Happy to be following you… Keep visiting my space too :)
By the way, the soup looks very nutritious and delicious :)


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Thirty years after the discovery of the first cases of HIV and AIDS, governments have gathered at the United Nations in New York to evaluate progress towards eradicating the pandemic, and determine further action. This week's High Level Meeting marks ten years since the international community originally called for increased political and financial commitments towards ensuring universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support.
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Like I said lefty is no longer an issue, Bravo maria!!!!
Makarova commented very positively for Maria, the way she palyed yesterday so that's a great news. But I still think that she made too many DFs. Her first serve is still not as GREATas I want it to see, good but not great if you know what I mean.
Best of luck against Li!
Please let me know if you guys can find this match on youtube. thx!!
Double Fault. This is the right time to adjust and it's a must
Well done Maria through to the SF again. Li will be more competitive than Makarova no doubt. Maria can do it! Bring it on!
The one to watch is Vika vs Sveta. Please play your best tennis, Sveta.
I have the same opinion, not impressive match and at the moment Masha didn't have good opponents.
In semis vs. Na Li it will be very difficult, but we have to be positive, good luck Maria!!!
is there a more annoying athlete anywhere??
Come on guys! Yes, Maria didn't play impressive against Makarova but she will beat Na Li! Be sure, I believe that Maria will beat Li! Maybe it becomes difficult match for Maria, but she will beat Li!
Go Go Maria
20:10:11 That curvy serve she needs desperatly against Li and Serena. Her normal serve is returned by all players.Go Sveta............................WIN !!
By the way; An error on Maria's web site. It's not the semi final interview as stated but 1/4 final of course. Hello moderator, waky, waky !!!!!
It's confirmed, I watched few matches from last year and this year and did a comparison between Maria 2012 vs 2013 @ AO and there is NO DOUBT at all that Maria is playing much much better today.
In the semifinals Sharapova will take on China's formidable Li Na.
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I have to admit I was a bit disappointed in the beginning of the match, double faults and not as strong as her previous matches, but she seems to always bring things back up as the match goes on, so not much to worry!
Li Na is next, tougher match, but I know Masha can win!! :)
WOW. Serena Williams OUT of the AO. Certainly got more interesting now.
Sloane Stephens actually played quite well, even though Serena was injured, she still deserves some credit there. (And kudos to Serena for handling the loss with sportsmanship at the end!)
Wonder how things will turn out now. I have no idea who I would root for, in tomorrow's semi, Stephens or Azarenka?
Going to look forward to watching the matches tomorrow!
Go Maria!!!!
Maria will be playing the first semi-final match of the day tomorrow, starting at 1:30pm at Rod Laver Arena!
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Cerro holds on for win in Canonero II Stakes
Odds-on favorite Cerro led to the far turn, allowed Dynamic Strike to move to his inside and battled that one the rest of the way to win the $75,000 Canonero II Stakes for 3-year-olds at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. Cerro, who is owned by Team Valor International, is trained by Rick Mettee and was ridden Alan Garcia. The ownership partnership includes Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps, a Baltimore native, his longtime coach Bob Bowman and former VISA USA chief executive Carl Pascarella. Cerro won by a nose, with Dynamic Strike finishing second. The winner covered the 11/8 miles in 1 minute, 51.81 seconds and paid $3.20. Dreaming of Jazz was a distant third, 123/4 lengths behind the first two. "We knew on paper this was a closer race than what the odds said," Mettee said. "We knew it was going to be a tough race, and he got the head bob. I think those first two are pretty solid horses." "He ran very well," said Forest Boyce (Garrison Forest), who was aboard Dynamic Strike. "He runs better when he is in striking distance. I had to move early because the other horse was getting his own way early on. I am very proud of the effort, and he is just going to get better and better." Cerro is 3-for-8 lifetime and improved his career earnings to $109,125. After breaking his maiden in Italy last summer, the son of Mr. Greeley raced at Gulfstream Park and Keeneland earlier this year under the tutelage of Fair Hill-based Graham Motion and posted a sixth-place finish behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Fountain of Youth and a fourth-place finish in the Lexington Stakes. This was the first official win as a trainer since 2001 for Mettee, who like Phelps is a Towson High graduate. Mettee, who spent many years running Godolphin's U.S. division for Dubai's royal family, began his new job at the Fair Hill Training Center on May 1. "It is nice to get a off to a great start. Stakes wins are hard to come by," added Mettee, who now has a win and two seconds from three starters this year. "Things are going well. Fair Hill is a wonderful place to train. We have a few nice horses and are going to try to spot them in the right races. I have fond memories of Pimlico. My grandmother lived in Hampden and I used to take the bus here on Saturday's, which is how I got into racing." The Canonero was the last of 25 stakes races carded at Pimlico during the spring meet, which ends a week from today. Three days remain in the stand, with live racing also conducted today and Friday afternoon.
Reports say Dunbar's Miles commits to West Virginia
Dunbar guard Daxter Miles has committed orally to play next season for West Virginia, according to reports. Miles, an All-Metro first-team selection as a senior, averaged 15 points, six rebounds and 3.4 assists as he led the Poets to their third straight Class 1A state championship last winter. Miles scored 20 or more points in eight games while leading Dunbar to a 26-2 record.
Women's basketball: Guard Lexie Stevens of North East signed a letter of intent to play at Cecil College.
Baseball: A program-record four Johns Hopkins players were chosen to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III team. Senior catcher Ryan Zakszeski was chosen to the first team, becoming the third Blue Jay since 2008 to earn the honor and the first since John Swarr (2010). Senior Adam Weiner was selected to the second team, while senior Chris Wilhelm and junior Tyler Goldstein were named to the third team. Hopkins had previously earned at least three such honors in the same year just once (2008). Salisbury senior Andrew Levy made the second team, and Stevenson senior Heath Johnson made the third team. ... Five Salisbury players were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division III All-South team. Senior right-handed pitcher Andrew Levy (North Carroll), junior first baseman Quinn Griffith and sophomore left-hander Dan Fein earned first-team honors, senior outfielder Nick Gentry (Bel Air) received second-team recognition and senior designated hitter Evan Graci got third-team accolades. The first team also included Frostburg State outfielder Kevin Kean (Old Mill).
Women's volleyball: Melissa Stansbury, who was named the 2012 American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Assistant Coach of the Year, has been named an assistant at Towson. Stansbury joins the Tigers from Salisbury.
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Centrowitz finishes 10th with career-best mile time
Matthew Centrowitz (Broadneck), a 2012 Olympian and 2011 world championships medalist in the 1,500-meter run, finished 10th in the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., with a personal-best 3 minutes, 51.79 seconds. Kenya's Silas Kilplagat won the event in 3:49.48, which is the world's fastest time this year. Lopez Lomong was the top American finisher with a personal-best 3:51.45, which was good for ninth in the race.
Photography: An exhibit displaying sports photographs taken by Neil Leifer will open Friday at Sports Legends Museum and run through October 2014. The exhibit will be housed in the museum's Thomas Winstead Jr. Gallery and will feature 54 images, including many of his memorable Sports Illustrated photos, such as Muhammad Ali's punch that knocked out Sonny Liston in 1965, Team USA's men's hockey victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics, the 1973 Preakness featuring Secretariat and Alan Ameche's winning touchdown for the Colts in the 1958 NFL championship game.
Charity softball: The fourth annual Lardarius Webb Celebrity Charity Softball Game will be held today at 4:30 p.m. at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen and will include such Ravens players as Lardarius Webb, Joe Flacco, Ray Rice and Torrey Smith. The offense will play against the defense. Gates will open at 2:30 p.m. with batting practice at 3:30 p.m. and first pitch slated for 4:30p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Lardarius Webb Foundation in its mission to provide opportunities for underprivileged youth in the Greater Baltimore region. Tickets start at $14, and parking is free. Tickets can be purchased at the Ripken Stadium box office and at IronBirdsBaseball.com. For more information, call 410-297-9292.
NFL: The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation will host an autograph signing and program with Ravens kicker Justin Tucker on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. Tickets are available at VIP ($59) and general-public ($30) signing levels. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to BabeRuthMuseum.org.
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Rosiglitazone maleate is an oral antidiabetic agent which acts primarily by increasing insulin sensitivity. Rosiglitazone maleate is not chemically or functionally related to the sulfonylureas, the biguanides, or the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. Chemically, rosiglitazone maleate is (±)-5-[[4-[2-(methyl-2-pyridinylamino)ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione, (Z)-2-butenedioate (1:1) with a molecular weight of 473.52 (357.44 free base). The molecule has a single chiral center and is present as a racemate. Due to rapid interconversion, the enantiomers are functionally indistinguishable. The molecular formula is C18H19N3O3S•C4H4O4. Rosiglitazone maleate is a white to off-white solid with a melting point range of 122° to 123°C. The pKa values of rosiglitazone maleate are 6.8 and 6.1. It is readily soluble in ethanol and a buffered aqueous solution with pH of 2.3; solubility decreases with increasing pH in the physiological range. The structural formula of rosiglitazone maleate is:
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As 2010 draws to a close, what better time to look back on the year's best magazine covers (according to yours truly; feel free to add your favourites in the comments)?
This blog began back in April, with "Mag Cover of the Week" going live at the end of May, so it's not an exhaustive list of all the best covers, but rather a selection of those that have featured here, plus a few extras thrown in.
You will notice that there is a lot of skin-baring and suggestive imagery amongst the covers, which goes to show that sex still sells in the current progressive magazine environment (Yen, Peppermint and the late Notebook: come to mind as Aussie titles that buck this trend), or at least it sells to me.
Without further ado, let's begin the list with those such covers: Lara Stone for the October/90th Anniversary issue of Paris Vogue; a nude Christina Aguilera for German GQ; the new Bond Transformers girl, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, for the September issue of LOVE; a machine gun-wielding and "Alejandro"-inspired Lady Gaga for Rolling Stone; and—who else?—Who's Sexiest People cover, featuring the always stunning Jessica Marais in pin-up-style garb, Jennifer Hawkins and the most impressive cleavage I've seen in a long time, and the vanilla (but also impressively chested) Natalie Imbruglia.
When uttering the word "sexy", few TV shows come to mind before True Blood, which takes out two of the top spots with their blood-spattered (Jezebel noted that you can practically see Anna Paquin's tampon string!) Rolling Stone appearance, and their Entertainment Weekly cover, which is worth it for Alexander Skarsgard's penetrating stare alone.
Lindsay Lohan made the cut twice, too, with her bikini (or is it lingerie?) covers for German GQ and Maxim.
In the less sexy/more high fashion department, Madison borrowed Kylie Minogue from UK Elle for their September issue; Katy Perry was inspired by vintage Vogue for the US Harper's Bazaar subscriber cover; Jennifer Aniston joined the ranks of celebrities channelling other celebrities by getting her Barbra Streisand on (also) for US Harper's Bazaar; model-of-the-moment Constance Jablonski on the cover of German Vogue; and Industrie celebrates Marc Jacobs in drag, while V hails he and Lady Gaga as the crown jewels of New York City.
Lastly, Lady Gaga on the cover that launched a thousand meat bikinis (okay, no. But it did launch the meat dress, which was the fashion moment of the year), Japan's Vogue Homme.
And considering Terry Richardson shot the aforementioned cover, it brings me to wonder which covers would be considered the worst of the year. Glee getting their gear off for GQ, anyone?


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Ancestors Season 1: Census and Military Records
Garry Bryant tells his story. Taking an interest in his family history helped him understand who he is. Garry found his ancestors and learned many of them had served in The American Revolution. Learn how you can find your ancestors in census records and military reords, both of which are a wonderful resource.
Behind the Scenes: Two Centuries of Census-taking
The census has been described as a 'snapshot in time', recording the nation as it stands at midnight on one Sunday every ten years. But the preparation for each census started years before each census date, and the collating and publishing of the results continued long after. This talk takes a look at the army of civil servants, temporary clerks, registrars, enumerators and others, and the part they played in this astonishing feat of organisation once a decade. Of course, there were incidents and accidents along the way, some of which are revealed in the talk, including the only time advertising was allowed on census material: it didn't end well! Audrey Collins is family history records specialist with a particular interest in the history and organisation of the General Register Office, including the census. She is the author or co-author of several family history books and has contributed to a number of family history magazines. One of the highlights of Audrey's years as a freelance researcher was when she was retained as official Census historian by the Office for National Statistics for the bi-centenary census in 2001. She joined The National Archives in the following year as a Reader Adviser.
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Descendancy Research is the process of finding all of the descendants (children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc.) of one of your ancestors. Descendancy research is a great way of connecting with living relatives and gives you the opportunity to continue learning about your family even if research on your ancestral lines has stalled. This lesson will give you step-by-step instructions on how to research descendants using the resources of FamilySearch.org.
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Finding Your Rural American Ancestor in the 1940 Census
Using Enumeration District maps and description can assist you in finding your rural ancestor on the un-indexed 1940 census.
Follow That Lead: From Census Entry to Google Maps
Having located a family in one of the census returns, how can one find out where the property in which they lived is located and what it looked like? An intriguing question, the solution to which is often hampered by the destruction of property during two world wars and the actions of property developers. The examples used will concentrate on the 1911 census, but will suggest avenues for earlier properties. Dr. Christopher T. Watts, FSG has nearly 40 years experience in English genealogical research, both on his own family and professionally. He recently retired after 11 years as a part-time Reader Adviser at The National Archives. He has published books on Merchant Seamen, British Army and Tracing Births, Deaths and Marriages at Sea. He is a regular speaker here in the UK and at conferences overseas. We apologise for the variable sound quality during the recording.
How to Find Your Ancestor's 1940 Street Address
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Sochi: U.S. hockey team goes home without the gold
The United States Olympic ice hockey team gets to go home empty-handed after a lackluster 5-0 effort against Finland in Saturday's bronze medal game.
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Per your request at today's staff meeting, I am attaching
an original and a copy of the transcript of your remarks
to the LDP Roundtable on December 12. Please let us know
if you also need an audio cassette tape of your remarks.
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Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 32, Box 3, Folder 31, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
In response to your question, I am not as pessimistic as the
question sounds, nor am I as optimistic as I'd like to be about
the relationship between our two countries. We've come a long
way since the end of the Pacific War and in the process we have
developed, as good friends will, differences of opinion on
various matters primarily in the trade area. In defense we
have an excellent relationship. We are very appreciative of
what the Japanese have been able to accomplish in undertaking a
share of the burden in their own self-defense. Our different
cultures, I think, are being better understood in each of our
countries, and out of that can come nothing but better
understanding and greater appreciation. In the matter of the
governments themselves a very close personal relationship is
coming into being between your Prime Minister and my President
and a "Shintaro and George" relationship has developed as a
result o= some twenty odd meetings between our Secretary of
State and your Minister for Foreign Affairs. There is much
more investment in the United States by Japan and increasing in
small amounts more U.S. investment in Japan. We are very
pleased by the recent announcement by Toyota that they were
going to invest BOO million dollars in a plant in Kentucky. If
you add up all the direct Japanese investments in the United
States that brings the figure up to 3 billion 640 million
dollars. ~hat is a lot of money, that is a lot of investment
and it will mean a lot of jobs.
But the big issue is trade and the big figure was a 37 billion
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dollar deficit last year which we estimate will be somewhere in
the vicinity of 50 billion dollars this year. Reputable
economists have indicated that they think that that deficit
will increase further in 1986 and 1987. The figure is much to
high. In a sense it is intolerable. And something has to be
done to bring about measures which will decrease that surplus
on your part, decrease that deficit on our part and I think
that steps have been undertaken to bring about a modicum of
corrections in the months and the years ahead but that takes
time. We think it is time to take more action on both sides.
We think it is very necessary that Japan open its markets as
completely as possible even to give into consideration to
perhaps entering into a free trade ~reaty with the United
States as the United States has with Israel and as we are now
considering a treaty with Canada on the same basis. We
appreciate the efforts which the Prime Minister Mr. Nakasone,
the Japanese government and people are making. We would like
to see greater access, that is the key word, to your markets.
And we would like to see, by the end of this year if at all
possible, the end of 1985, completion of the Moss negotiations
in three particular sectors. One electronics , two
telecommunications, and three pharmaceuticals and medical
devices. The fourth lumber and wood products would have to
wait until next year but there we would hope that by next year
substantial reductions in the tari~f on those products would be
announced and implemented so that we could get that particular
issue out of the way.
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First, let me say that I have listened with interest to what my
friends Mr. Inayama, the head of ( ... ?), and Mr. Ezaki, a
memher of the Diet and former cabinet members, had to say. By
in large I agree with them to a great extent. I think what
they have said is of great interest and certainly considerable
study. As far as setting a definite trade figure is concerned
I would be very hesitant to answer that question in the
affirmative and come up with a positive figure. One reason is
if the Japanese did everything that we asked them to do, it's
my feeling that it would do no more than reduce the deficit by
ten to may be fifteen billion dollars at the outside. Still
leaving a huge surplus in Japan's favor, still giving us a
tremendous deficit in our bilateral trade relationship. I
would agree with Mr. Inayama that this is not a bilateral
problem but rather a global problem. And I think also that
while we want Japan to open its markets as completely as
possible perhaps even considering in the long run the abolition
of tariffs and quotas, it would still leave you in a very
favorable position. It is a global problem. ~he last year it
wasn't just Japan's 37 billion dollar surplus with us, our
deficit, but a 123.3 billion dollar deficit that the United
States had with the rest of the world.
There are things that each of us must do separately and some
which we must do together. For example, Mr. Ezaki mentioned
the GS agreement out of the Plaza Botel last September, the
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Plaza Hotel in New York City, at which time our Secretary of
the Treasury, Mr. Jim Baker, and your Secretary of Finance, Mr.
Takeshida, along with three of their colleagues entered into an
agreement to cope with the divergences in the exchange rate.
That was a excellent move. The results have been good an~
incidentally, I believe the genesis could be found in the
meetings in Tokyo last June or July between our Treasury
Secretary and your Finance Minister. So that's working out.
On the matter of interest rates, that 1s an American
On the matter of deficits, that is an American
So there are things which we can do, which
will benefit each other, perhaps hurt in the process, but I
think we've got to recognize that the important thing is to
save the international trading system which has been so
beneficial to Japan and which would be very disastrous to Japan
if it ever broke down and do so in the interest of the well
being of the rest of the world, not just ourselves alone.
I think the more Japanese investment we get in the United
States the better of we'll both be. But I think that's
something which should work both ways. We'd like to see more
U.S. investments in Japan. \fuen I was on home leave in the
latter part of October and almost all of November, I had the
opportunity to meet with about 26 members of the Senate almost
all of them old colleagues of mine, a few new ones, the joint
leadership there and the joint leadership in the House of
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Representatives plus some of its members. The feeling I
detected was one of onus and continued frustration about the
trade inbalance between Japan and the United States. I seemed
to detect also that, while there was a feeling of quite, that
there was an uncertainty as to just what the Congress would do
to face up to its problem. lfhat I am trying to say in effect,
that perhaps we have moved away from considering the trade
problem as an economic issue and must recognize that economics
in that respect has become politicized and emotionalized. An0
that of course takes you out of the realm of facts and figures
and brings you into the realm of elections and re-eJections in
the light. So I would hope that on the basis of what we have
said here this afternoon I find myself agreeing in large part
with Mr. Inayama and Mr. Ezaki, old friends whom have known for
year, whose judgments I value greatly and that we have to
consider extra factors beyond the economics of the situation
and if necessary in both countries make the necessary political
sacrifices to try to put this oroblem behind us. It is not
going to go away easily. It is qoing to become worst before it
gets better. And my hope is that if we can get by the next
year and each in our country's do what has to be done, opening
markets in this country, coping with the deficit in my country,
that we'll be able to reach a reasonable conclusion,
accommodation or compromise in our difficulties. It is a tough
job and it is going to call on all the politicians have to deal
with it. Incidentally, I think that the only person standing
between protectionist legislation and its enactment in the
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United States is President Reagan. But his defenses are
becoming weaker as the Congress offenses become stronger and as
a result he has to give here and give there. But at least he's
maintained the line so far in preventing protectionist
legislation in my countrv and it would help him greatly to
continue to do so if we could have far greater access to the
markets of Japan than we have at the present time. But it is a
pleasure to appear on a program of this nature with such
friends of integrity, knowledge and understanding as Mr.
Inayama and Mr. Ezaki.
Thank you very much it has been a pleasure.
side deficiencies, on your side access.
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Did you notice?The dual Thunderbolt/USB 3.0 interface provides the fastest transfer rates for both new and older Macs.
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- Other Features: Time Machine Compatible
- Connections: Thunderbolt, USB 2.0, USB 3.0
- Power Source: Bus Powered
- Height: 5.12 in./13 cm
- Width: 3.17 in./8.05 cm
- Weight: 9.28 oz./263.08 g
- Length: 0.92 in./2.34 cm
System Requirements
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Ratings & Reviews
Speed and Value
This drive is not as fast as a portable Thunderbolt SSD drive or a RAID0 conventional drive. But for 1 TB of storage, dual interfa This drive is not as fast as a portable Thunderbolt SSD drive or a RAID0 conventional drive. But for 1 TB of storage, dual interface (both TBolt and USB 3), all cables included, this drive is a real bargain.
And it is fast. Even though it is 5400 RPM, it is just as fast as if it was an internal drive by my comparisons with an older MB Pro. Lightning fast compared to USB2. Significantly faster than my 7200 RPM desktop firewire 800 drive. I use the drive with Final Cut Pro with no issues at all.
I like the design. It is sturdy and is simple. I don't exactly baby it on the road. It bounces around in my roll-aboard weekly and is holding up just fine for 8+ trips so far.
Fully bus powered. No external power needed so there is no A/C port or adapter to worry about.
I gave it five stars because I think it is the fastest portable conventional TBolt drive on the market today and because of the exceptional value, including the cables saved me at least $50. It is the only drive I've found with Thunderbolt AND USB3 interfaces.
If you want to daisy-chain it, it has to be on the end of the chain because it has only one TBolt port. …
- Written by Jack P from Fair Oaks Ranch
129 of 139 people found this useful
Not that fast, but good enough...
I bought this to do Time Machine backups using the Thunderbolt port on my Macbook Pro (early 2011) running OS X Mountain Lion. A D I bought this to do Time Machine backups using the Thunderbolt port on my Macbook Pro (early 2011) running OS X Mountain Lion. A Disk Speed Test using Black Magic Designs benchmark test was only showing 100 MBps or 800 Mbps. I think that is pretty slow.
Time Machine saw it from the get go. The only thing on the drive was a PDF file.
The bottom of the drive says, "made in Japan," which I thought was cool, since most things are now made in China.
Like many people have stated, this drive comes with both the Thunderbolt cable and USB 3.0 cable, which in itself is worth about $50.
The drive is powered through the single cable. I heard another reviewer stating that you could use both cables and not have any issues. The first cable plugged in would be the one used.
Why did I give it 4 stars?
The enclosure is solid. It feels like a quality product. The cable is solid. The drive is quiet. If it were faster, I'd give it 5. …
- Written by Terry O from Duluth
111 of 125 people found this useful
Don't waste your money.
I'm giving the two stars only because the design is colored like my mac, and it's about the only thunderbolt hard drive out there I'm giving the two stars only because the design is colored like my mac, and it's about the only thunderbolt hard drive out there right now that is portable.
THIS DRIVES THUNDERBOLT INTERFACE FAILED ME WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF OWNING IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. The drive randomly ejected itself, and then would not come back up over thunderbolt. USB works, but why buy a thunderbolt drive if you are going to use the USB interface as primary? May as well save yourself 150 bucks if you're going to go that route.
I used this for my time machine backups while on the road. First, unless you want to use thunderbolt because it frees up a USB port, don't waste your money on it. This is a 5200 RPM drive, and you will get the same speeds on USB 3.0. It simply cannot saturate the interface. It is by no means 10 Gb/s. You will get between 85 and 105 MB/s with this drive (less than 1 Gb/s). If you want speed, get the SSD Thunderbolt external. Apple will not allow you to return items after 14 days, I now have to deal with buffalo directly. I am not a happy camper. This drive's labeling is misleading, and it is NOT reliable. …
- Written by Paul W from VIRGINIA
79 of 97 people found this useful
Fast reliable quiet ...
I've got two of these portable drives. Had them for over a year. One for my iMac which I use to store photos on, and one for my I've got two of these portable drives. Had them for over a year. One for my iMac which I use to store photos on, and one for my Macbook Air for photos and Time Machine ... I love these drives. If they were SSD for not too much more money, I'd love them more! …
- Written by Claude B from Vancouver
Great media HD
I use this as storage for my Mac mini media center. It's fast and reliable. Like the fact that the thunderbolt cable was include I use this as storage for my Mac mini media center. It's fast and reliable. Like the fact that the thunderbolt cable was included and does not need any external power supply. Fast and quiet. …
- Written by Scott D from St Albans
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need for speed
I have several external drives all portable, all are firewire 800, I bought the buffalo thunderbolt drive expecting "lightning fas I have several external drives all portable, all are firewire 800, I bought the buffalo thunderbolt drive expecting "lightning fast" speed... it runs considerably slower than my 800 drives. Whats up doc? If it runs at 54000 but has thunderbolt should it still not be faster than my 800 spinning at 7200rpm?
All the above is while I am editing using FCPX …
- Written by PHILIP E from PETERSHAM
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Questions & Answers
Answers from the community
Is this unit compatible with time machine?
- Asked by Sandra C from Indianapolis
- Feb 14, 2013
It states in the details for the product that it is time machine compatible.
- Answered by Jason W from Ludington
- Nov 4, 2013
Can I use this to store iTunes music & movies instead of my computer?
- Asked by Sean D from Flagstaff
- May 18, 2013
Yes. I've done this for years and it makes reinstalling and maintaining the systems way faster when Yes. I've done this for years and it makes reinstalling and maintaining the systems way faster when necessary. I also keep an identical backup in a safe. …
- Answered by Gavin O from Irvine
- Jul 26, 2013
Hi, I have a MacBook air, OS X 10.7.5, 4 GB, & Time Capsule. What would thunderbolt/USB 3.0 portable hard drive offer?
- Asked by Kathryn D M from Cranston
- May 1, 2013
will in work with my mac book pro
- Asked by Alexander H from Port Arthur
- Mar 24, 2013
- Answered by Andre K
- Apr 1, 2013
can i use this to stream movies onto my Ipad Thanks..
- Asked by Lana C from Melbourne
- Feb 25, 2013
Can you use this to transfer docs from Mac to PC or vice versa?
- Asked by Lyn L from Brighton
- Dec 7, 2012
It would be better to format it ExFAT than FAT. With ExFAT, you'd have the same interoperability bet It would be better to format it ExFAT than FAT. With ExFAT, you'd have the same interoperability between Windows and Mac OS X, but you'd have fewer capacity restrictions. ExFAT was designed for larger FLASH drives specifically to be functional for both Windows and OS X.
As file systems go, it's not as good as either NTFS or the Mac OS X journaled file system, but it's the best option for passing files back and forth between the two operating systems. …
- Answered by Will M from Charlottesville
- Feb 26, 2013


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At Oxford in the nineteen-forties, Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was generally considered the most boring lecturer around, teaching the most boring subject known to man, Anglo-Saxon philology and literature, in the most boring way imaginable. "Incoherent and often inaudible" was Kingsley Amis's verdict on his teacher. Tolkien, he reported, would write long lists of words on the blackboard, obscuring them with his body as he droned on, then would absent-mindedly erase them without turning around. "I can just about stand learning the filthy lingo it's written in," Philip Larkin, another Tolkien student, complained about the old man's lectures on "Beowulf." "What gets me down is being expected to admire the bloody stuff."
It is still one of the finest jests of the modern muses that this fogged-in English don was going home nights to work on perhaps the most popular adventure story ever written, thereby inventing one of the most successful commercial formulas that publishing possesses, and establishing the foundation of the modern fantasy industry. Beginning with Terry Brooks's mid-seventies "The Sword of Shannara"—which is almost a straight retelling, with the objects altered—fantasy fiction, of the sword-and-sorcery kind, has been an annex of Tolkien's imagination. A vaguely medieval world populated by dwarfs, elves, trolls; an evil lord out to enslave the good creatures; and, almost always, a weird magic thing that will let him do it, if the hero doesn't find or destroy it first—that is the Tolkien formula. Each element certainly has an earlier template and a source, but they enter the bookstore, and the best-seller list, through Tolkien's peculiar treatment of them. Of all the unexpected things in contemporary literature, this is among the oddest: that kids have an inordinate appetite for very long, very tricky, very strange books about places that don't exist, fights that never happened, all set against the sort of medieval background that Mark Twain thought he had discredited with "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
What did Tolkien do to this stale stuff to make it so potent? Another British don, Christopher Ricks, once dismissed Tolkien as "our Ossian," referring to a third-century Irish bard, supposed to be the author of "Fingal" and other Gaelic epics, and wildly popular in the eighteenth century, whose works were actually written by his supposed "translator," James Macpherson. Dr. Johnson knew it was a fraud, and when asked if any modern man could possibly have written such poetry replied, "Many men, many women, and many children." Ricks meant the comparison to Ossian as a putdown—that there is something fraudulent and faddish about Tolkien's ginned-up medievalism.
But the remark helps bring out Tolkien's real achievement. When you actually read the Ossian epics, you find that they are shaped entirely to neoclassical tastes. The work is heavily Homeric, remote and noble, full of gloomy gray seas and doomy gray mountains, and ribboned with bardlike epithets. "The Lord of the Rings," by contrast, begins in lovable local detail, birthday parties and fireworks and family squabbles. Tolkien's early works—"The Silmarillion" and "The Children of Húrin," published only after his death—are devoid of Hobbits and humors and pipe-smoking wizards; they really are like Ossian, and as dull as dishwater in consequence. Even if, as Johnson thought, a child could have written Ossian, children were never meant to read it. There's no bright foreground to the story.
This is surely the most significant of the elements that Tolkien brought to fantasy. It's true that his fantasies are uniquely "thought through": every creature has its own origin story, script, or grammar; nothing is gratuitous. But even more compelling was his arranged marriage between the Elder Edda and "The Wind in the Willows"—big Icelandic romance and small-scale, cozy English children's book. The story told by "The Lord of the Rings" is essentially what would happen if Mole and Ratty got drafted into the Nibelungenlied. (J. K. Rowling intuitively followed this part of the formula by mixing a very old-fashioned kind of English public-school story in with Tolkien's sword-and-sorcery realm.)
Modernist ambiguity, or realist emotional ambivalence, is unknown to Tolkien—the good people are very good, the bad people very bad, and though occasionally a character may be tossed between good and evil, like Gollum, it is self-interest, rather than conscience, that makes him tip back and forth. Betrayal and temptation happen; inner doubts do not. Gandalf and Aragorn never say, as even the most patriotic real-world general might, "I don't know which side I should be on, or, indeed, if any side is worth taking." Nor does any Mordor general stop to reflect, as even many German officers did, on the tension between duty and morality: there are no Hectors, bad guys we come to admire, or Agamemnons, good guys we come to deplore. (Comic-book moralities, despite their reputation, are craftier; the "X-Men" series is powerful partly because it's clear that, if you and I were mutants, we would quite possibly side with the evil Magneto.)
What substitutes for psychology in Tolkien and his followers, and keeps the stories from seeming barrenly external, is what preceded psychology in epic literature: an overwhelming sense of history and, with it, a sense of loss. The constant evocation of lost or fading glory—Númenor has fallen, the elves are leaving Middle-earth—does the emotional work that mixed-up minds do in realist fiction. We know that Westernesse is lost even before we know what the hell Westernesse was, and our feeling for its loss lends dimension to those who have lost it. (There is also, in Tolkien, the complete elimination of lust as a normal motive in daily life. The wicked Wormtongue lusts for Éowyn at the court of Rohan, but this is thought to be very creepy.)


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