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I think some of it is fair, but I do want to go a bit into it because it's more complicated than just breaking it down by the Sanger validation rate.
First off, Cliff addresses the fact that we found CG was more accurate than Illumina when it comes to SNP detection rate. To determine this, we used three small Sanger validation sets. We took a set of 20 SNPs detected by both platforms, a set of 15 detected only by Illumina and a set of 18 detected only by CG and Sanger sequenced them. Here's how it broke down:
|Number tested
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|Both platforms
This is certainly pretty cut-and-dried—obviously the CG-specific variants that we were able to validate were accurate at a higher rate than the Illumina-specific ones. However, I think a fair criticism of this very experiment was the relatively small number of variants that were validated by Sanger.
The Complexities of the Experiment
I think we need to consider a bit more the problem of the very small number of SNPs that we validated in the Sanger sequencing and, perhaps more importantly, what those SNPs were and why we went ahead and used the SureSelect data instead to draw our conclusions.
The SNPs that were selected for Sanger validation included SNPs at every quality level that passed thresholds. We selected twenty variants from each set (concordant, Illumina-specific, and CG-specific) and tried to validate them by Sanger.
Please note the "number tested" in the above table doesn't match with the 20/20/20 that I just said we designed. This is because for each of the platform-specific sets, we were unable to design primers that amplified product across seven of the SNPs, and those were indeed consistently "low quality" relative to the mean quality score for concordant variants (although, again, they passed threshold).
This is why we went forward with using the Agilent SureSelect targeted sequencing data for validation. Of course, we fully realized that such an assay would be potentially biased towards Illumina because the validation is being done on the same machine as the whole genome sequencing. That was, in fact, the reason we initially went for Sanger. But after sixty Sangers and realizing it would be hundreds more (think of that in terms of time, man-power and monetary cost) before we could generate anything really meaningful with Sanger, we decided the few we did had accomplished our goal of at least demonstrating that concordant SNPs are highly accurate but non-concordant are not and moved on.
In Cliff's post, he extrapolates the number of platform-specific SNPs that would validate if the Sanger rates were correct across the board and concludes that CG is, in fact, more sensitive than Illumina. I caution against using this Sanger data this way because in the paper, we clearly utilized the SureSelect capture validation to make up for an inadequate Sanger experiment.
Regarding experimental design and how it gets conveyed in the literature. We tried to make it clear that the Sanger was only suggestive, not conclusive. I hope that got conveyed, but I'll reiterate here that the Sanger data in that paper is limited in its usefulness because there simply isn't enough of it and because of the lower mean quality score across those positions resulting.
We do, in fact, have a figure (Supplementary Figure 1) that demonstrates lower quality scores for the platform-specific SNPs from both platforms, and that played out in the validation. But the problem is that the sentence describing that is four paragraphs up from the Sanger validation paragraph and it isn't linked in the text.
Here's a quote from Cliff's post that I want to respond to:
"The paper also points to the magnitude of the problem caused by validating the Illumina platform with the Illumina platform. The Sanger validation data can be used to estimate the confidence in the results of the target enrichment validation data. If the Illumina unique SNPs really were 64.3% true SNPs as reported, then the likelihood of getting the Sanger validation results (2 of 15 validated SNPs) is less than 1 in 10,000. While the exact Illumina SNP validation rate is unknown, the Sanger data tells us that we can be more than 99.99% confident that it is less than the 64.3% calculated by this biased validation approach. For these reasons, we believe 64.3% is not the correct number to use in calculating the sensitivity of the Illumina platform in this study."
I want to stress the importance of Table 2 in the paper and how it shows perhaps the most important information in the entire paper. Here's a summary of it:
|Not validated
|Validation rate
"Validated" means those that were present in the whole genome sequencing and observed in the SureSelect data (true positives). "Invalidated" are those that were present in the WGS, but observed as false in the SureSelect data (false positives). And finally "not validated" are those that could not be detected adequately in the SureSelect data. The "validation rate" was determined by removing those "not validated" from the targeted count and then determining what percent of those were validated (not invalidated).
This is key. Those "not validated" do include quite a few of those "low quality" candidates that wouldn't validate by Sanger either, of course. And those make up a relatively high proportion of the Illumina-specific SNPs (21.4% compared with CG-specific SNPs at 12.9%).
Now go back to the total counts and extrapolate that value to actual variants counts. If 21.4% of Illumina-specific variants are of this ilk, that brings the Illumina-specific count down to 271,248 SNPs. If 12.9% of CG are of this ilk (which seems reasonable given both Sanger and SureSelect), the CG–specific count goes down to 86,732 SNPs.
If you're following me, we're now at variant counts that we can now attach our "validation rate" to determine the actual number of true positives in a way Cliff might approve of (but without using the inadequate Sanger data). Here are the results:
|Extrapolated "good" calls
|Extrapolated validation
This being the case, I think it's clear why we say "Illumina was more sensitive." I feel confident these are the numbers to use, and Illumina detected quite a few more total SNPs. However, it clearly has a higher error rate as well, so that can affect things downstream, as it's not trivial to differentiate all those errors from the total.
As for the criticism regarding the chances of getting a 2/15 validation rate if the actual validation rate is 64.3%, for one thing I think we should use different numbers—in this case, 2/20 (the total number of those tested and validated by Sanger) and 50.5% (the total number tested and validated by SureSelect). Still, that detail aside, you're still going to get a very small probability (e.g. a hypergeometric p of 0.0001).
But I can also look at it another way. What's the probability of the CG-specific result doing the same thing? It's okay, but it's not that likely (p=0.11). Yet you're talking about 53.9% and 13/20 there.
There's two reasons for that:
1) 20 is a small number. With a ratio around 50-55%, unless you get 10 or 11 out of 20, you're deviating pretty dramatically. In fact, the range for p > 0.05 with 20 pulls and a 53.9% ratio is only from 7 to 15. This is why I said we "would have had to do hundreds of Sangers".
2) Sanger sequencing is different from SureSelect target enrichment sequencing anyway. It's not a true subset in the first place, and is susceptible to sources of error that don't affect next-gen sequencing.
Anyway, I don't think that criticism is overly fair. Really, to me, it only supports that our Sanger data should not be used this way in the first place.
Finally, I don't want to seem like I'm bashing CG here. To the contrary—CG performed exceptionally well in our paper. It is without a doubt from what I saw more accurate.
(Maybe I should write that paper where I add SOLiD into the mix…)


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Irony of Ironies — East Texas Employment Offices Lay off Workers
It's happening in Tyler and Longview. About 75 contract employees who help people who are out of work will be unemployed by the end of September.
The 75 people are employees of ResCare Workforce Services, a contractor that provides workers for East Texas Workforce Solutions - a division of the Texas Workforce Commission.
ResCare employees handle requests for unemployment, help East Texans find jobs and provide worker re-training in Gregg and Smith counties. The positions that will be lost range from case managers and clerical support to accounting specialists and top managers.
If there is any good news in this, it's that the layoffs have nothing to do with the economy. The Workforce Commission says this is happening because ResCare has lost its contract to provide those services.
via Workforce services staff notified of job reductions - Longview News-Journal: Local News.
An official with the East Texas Council of Governments says the new contractor is Dynamic Workforce Solutions, a division of Kaiser Group.
The new contractor is expected to begin hiring soon, and officials expect many of the laid off ResCare employees will be hired.
The irony is stunning. People whose job is to help other people get jobs are going to be looking for jobs themselves.


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This coincided with the publication on Friday of a new developerWorks article by Akmal B. Chaudhri: Install IBM Informix Dynamic Server on Apple Mac OS X which includes an install demo along with the PDF transcript.
To download IDS 11.50 on the Mac, including the free Developer Edition go to http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/im/ids/learn.html.
And once you've installed IDS you may as well set up OAT. Leo Chan recently wrote an IDS Experts post on Setting Up OpenAdmin Tool (OAT) on Mac OS.
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These felt pads were especially developed for the Plastic Chair DSW / DAW by Charles & Ray Eames. Once the practical felt pads are attached to the chair, they protect the chair, the floor and they reduce the noise that can be caused when the chair is moved.
Each felt pad for the Plastic Chair DSW / DAW by Vitra consists of three separate parts that are easily attached under the chair. The actual felt core of the glides is glued into a mount, which in turn is screwed to the foot of the chair.
DSW (Dining Side Shell Wood) is a variant of the Eames Plastic Side Chair with a wooden frame that was used by Charles & Ray Eames at the Wire Chair for the first time in 1951. The unusual material mix of conic maple feet with diagonal round steel struts give the chair its individual character.


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Power of Attorney
A power of attorney (POA) is a document signed by an individual allowing another individual to manage a predefined set of affairs. The powers of the person acting as POA are limited to those matters set forth in the POA, and can extend no further. Our office typically drafts separate POAs for healthcare and general affairs. This allows for people to list separate individuals for these roles if they wish, as well as to allow for a bit of privacy.
POAs can be durable or springing. A durable POA means that the document is effective immediately upon signing, and the POA could act immediately. A springing POA takes effect once the subject is declared incompetent. A doctor is the one that needs to declare the subject incompetent; and doctors are often loathe to do so. This can leave a gap in decision-making, bill paying, and handling of affairs. For this reason, a durable POA makes more sense for most people. Some clients are concerned about the POA being effective immediately. But ultimately, if you are trusting someone enough to handle your affairs should you need them to do so, you should trust them enough to not act when you don't need them to do so.
A POA is effective until revoked by the subject or until the death of the subject. After the death of a subject, a Personal Representative handles the affairs of the subject. The POA is no longer effective after death.
Guardian and/or Conservator
A guardian or conservator is a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of the subject. His/her powers are limited by the court's grant of authority. Typical duties of the guardian or conservator include arranging for housing or care for the subject, paying bills, and handling property of the subject. For a lot of situations, the guardianship is indistinguishable in day to day practice from a POA.
The Court can appoint either a guardian, or a conservator, or a guardian/conservator. Conservatorships are used when there are more significant assets at play. Guardianships are used when the subject's day to day affairs need to be managed. Both are sometimes needed and therefore appointed.
But the guardianship and/or conservatorship can only be terminated by the Court, rather than by the subject just revoking it. And the guardian/conservator has reporting requirements to the Court. This is an annual packet that has to be filed with the Court, with updates on the condition of the subject and his/her financial affairs. Other individuals can also participate in the guardianship/conservatorship proceedings by filing documents with the Court to be considered interested parties. Once an interested party, he/she is then entitled to notice about any hearings, as well as copies of documents filed with the Court. A guardianship proceeding provides for oversight of the affairs that is not found with a POA.
A guardianship/conservatorship is effective until terminated by the Court. It can be terminated by the Court because it is no longer needed, or due to the death of the subject. Guardians/conservators can also resign or be removed. A guardianship/conservatorship is no longer effective after death, and the guardian/conservator simply has final accounting type reports to submit to the Court.
Personal Representative
A personal representative is the person who handles the probate of the subject's estate after his/her death. This person is typically nominated in a Last Will and Testament, but then is appointed by the Court. A personal representative and an executor are the same thing, but personal representative is the term commonly used in practice now.
The personal representative's duties are to carry out the directives of the Last Will and Testament, pay any final bills, and to wind up the final affairs of the subject. If there is no Last Will and Testament, then the Personal Representative's duties are dictated by state law. There are a whole host of documents that need to be filed with the Court in the probate proceedings, so most Personal Representatives choose to have an attorney assist them through the process.


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Signs of the time
Signs I'm becoming southernized. It was a clear and beautiful day here. No humidity. A nice breeze. I doubt it got above the mid 80s in the sun and here inside the house it was about 75 degrees. I was freezing and had to turn off the ceiling fan. I think I'll walk instead of swimming today.
Signs that the economy is tanking. The Freecycle list has changed dramatically in the last couple of months. There aren't as many offers and half the list on any day is people asking for things under Wanted, where before there wouldn't be more than a one or two a week.
In other news, my convenience store installed some gambling machines in the back corner. It's kind of a secret I guess, because they whispered when they told me about it. My favorite clerk, I think he might be the owner, is trying to get me to play. I went and looked at them. Apparently they're some kind of computers that have several games on them. I watched one woman play the slots for a while. I don't think I want to play that one but he tells me they have KENO as well. I would have liked to just check it out to see what the other games are, but I figured why bother? Who can afford to gamble these days? Besides, I never win.


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Science Fiction / Fantasy
Minutes later in London, Elise Dubois, an ER nurse from Tucson, is found sprawled in front of The Quiet Woman Public House. She's wearing nothing but tattered shorts, a sports bra, and one pink running shoe. Gripped in her fist is an Egyptian jewel, the scarab.
Now Bonaparte's Minister of Police is breathing down Adelaide's neck while her wealthy clients are abandoning her. The women of La Société d'Isis, so wickedly encouraging when she'd first launched her plot, remain silent to her pleas for help. Adelaide has no choice but to find the golem and restore her reputation.
Troubled by nightmares of a wild-eyed French woman and worried she might be losing her mind, Elise tries to blend in at the pub. But blending in is not her forte. She knows the moment the opportunity arises she'll stop at nothing to return to 21st Century Arizona, even if that means breaking the heart of the one man who understands her.
The Quiet Woman is the first in the Emerald Scarab Adventure series aimed at lovers of hard-edged heroines. In a story of time travel, romance, and fortune, anything can happen.
Unsure if the virus has spread past England's borders but desperate to leave, Captain Hook hunts for a cure, which he thinks can be found in one of the survivors. He and his Marauders stalk the streets snatching children for experimentation. None ever return.
Until the day they grab Joanna. As Gwen sets out to save her, she meets a daredevil boy named Pete. Pete offers the assistance of his gang of Lost Boys and the fierce sharpshooter Bella, who have all been living in a city hidden underground. But in a place where help has a steep price and every promise is bound by blood, it will cost Gwen. And are she, Pete, the Lost Boys, and Bella enough to outsmart Captain Hook?
An Amazon Featured Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Book
A Guardian Best SF & Fantasy Book of 2016
Longlist, British Science Fiction Award 2016, Best Novel
2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee
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—Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan and Gun Machine
When Boris Chong returns to Tel Aviv from Mars, much has changed. Boris's ex-lover is raising a strangely familiar child who can tap into the datastream of a mind with the touch of a finger. His cousin is infatuated with a robotnika damaged cyborg soldier who might as well be begging for parts. His father is terminally-ill with a multigenerational mind-plague. And a hunted data-vampire has followed Boris to where she is forbidden to return.
Rising above them is Central Station, the interplanetary hub between all things: the constantly shifting Tel Aviv; a powerful virtual arena, and the space colonies where humanity has gone to escape the ravages of poverty and war. Everything is connected by the Others, powerful alien entities who, through the Conversationa shifting, flowing stream of consciousnessare just the beginning of irrevocable change.
At Central Station, humans and machines continue to adapt, thrive…and even evolve.
Death and destruction follow the demon wherever he treads, and Gabriel is rarely far behind, waiting for his chance to extinguish the creature known as Temple once and for all.
But in Singapore during the Second World War, a lone soldier in possession of a shattering secret gets caught up in their battle. The knowledge he holds could change the course of their ancient conflict… and the fate of the world.
A Whisper of Southern Lights is a standalone tale in the Assassins series by Tim Lebbon.
"A Whisper of Southern Lights is full of a beautiful melancholy that nobody does better than Lebbon. A tale of immortals engaged in a blood-spattered, centuries-old cat-and-mouse game… Read it!"
—Christopher Golden, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Dead Ringers and Snowblind
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Paranormal Romance
Malik Ward is a prince amongst the lion shifters and knows that one day he will have to take a mate. Only, his people can never mate with humans. Under the mistaken impression that Eliana was only human, he forced himself to leave before they'd crossed a line and he broke his vow to his people. Now that he knows the truth about Eliana, however, it will take more than groveling to win back the one woman fated to be his.
While Eliana and Malik embark on a new sensuous path that might lead to disaster, the realms aren't ready to allow the final lightning-struck human to be enveloped into their fold. The couple will have to combat those plotting against them, as well as the broken promises and heated emotions they share.
Young Adult
Perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson and Seven Wonders series, Island of the Sun is the second book in an epic, fast-paced middle grade adventure trilogy by acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby.
Eleanor and her friends have shut down the mysterious Concentrator in the Arctic, but their mission is far from over. The earth is still spinning out of its orbit and growing colder by the day. Their only chance is to find the other Concentrators embedded around the world and deactivate them before it's too late.
But doing so won't be easy. The Global Energy Trust has branded Eleanor, her mother, and their friends international terrorists and is tracking their every move. The G.E.T. will stop at nothing to harness the power of the Concentrators in order to preserve the select few people its leaders deem worthy, and Eleanor is soon forced to ask herself whether it's worth risking the lives of the entire human race for a slim chance to save it.
The steel against the necromancy of the Druj.
And they use demons to hunt demons….
Nazafareen lives for revenge. A girl of the isolated Four-Legs Clan, all she knows about the King's elite Water Dogs is that they bind wicked creatures called daevas to protect the empire from the Undead. But when scouts arrive to recruit young people with the gift, she leaps at the chance to join their ranks. To hunt the monsters that killed her sister.
Scarred by grief, she's willing to pay any price, even if it requires linking with a daeva named Darius. Human in body, he's possessed of a terrifying power, one that Nazafareen controls. But the golden cuffs that join them have an unwanted side effect. Each experiences the other's emotions, and human and daeva start to grow dangerously close.
As they pursue a deadly foe across the arid waste of the Great Salt Plain to the glittering capital of Persepolae, unearthing the secrets of Darius's past along the way, Nazafareen is forced to question his slavery—and her own loyalty to the empire. But with an ancient evil stirring in the north, and a young conqueror sweeping in from the west, the fate of an entire civilization may be at stake…
Praise for The Midnight Sea
"A spellbinding fantasy with some moral weight and a meatier narrative than usual, one likely to leave readers quite satisfied… Ross conjures an epic of demons and daevas, family, loss, and the turmoil of a kingdom in peril."-Kirkus Reviews
"An addictive, action-packed, glorious page-turner!" -Am Kinda Busy Reading
"For a world of shifting alliances and trusts, fully realized and multi-faceted characters, and a fantasy that takes place in a little touched upon setting in young adult literature, The Midnight Sea delivers on all fronts and starts off a new series of romance, magic, and a well-written and captivating story." -Bibliobibuli YA
"GUARD YOUR HEART. For in The Midnight Sea, Kat Ross delivers a riveting fantasy of unparalleled proportions that stole a piece of mine." -Flylef Reviews
"I really hate the word 'epic' because, let's face it, it's so overused and it's lost its true meaning, but this book deserves that word." -Book Reader Chronicles
"The Midnight Sea has everything I enjoy in a fantasy and more. I highly recommend it for readers who love elemental magic, kick-ass heroines and a captivating story." -Cover2Cover Reviews
"Kat Ross creates a rich fantasy world, full of new and scary creatures, lots of magical powers, and an intricately woven plot that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page." -Book Briefs
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A year has passed since the Tournament. Fletcher and Ignatius have been locked away in Pelt's dungeons, but now they must face trial at the hands of the Inquisition, a powerful institution controlled by those who would delight in Fletcher's downfall.
The trial is haunted by ghosts from the past with shocking revelations about Fletcher's origins, but he has little time to dwell on them; the graduating students of Vocans are to be sent deep into the orc jungles to complete a dangerous mission for the king and his council. If they fail, the orcish armies will rise to power beyond anything the Empire has ever seen.
With loyal friends Othello and Sylva by his side, Fletcher must battle his way to the heart of Orcdom and save Hominum from destruction . . . or die trying, in this sequel to The Novice by Taran Matharu.
Following her forced departure from Fourline, Natalie Barns has been aching to rejoin the struggle to overthrow its evil dictator. With Soris and those she left behind constantly on her mind, Nat bides her time, determined to find a cure for the duozi—those infected by the terrifying Nala.
An unexpected discovery propels her back to those she has sworn to protect, but her reappearance in Fourline is anything but straightforward, particularly when familiar faces appear when least expected. Despite the warnings of her friends and the looming threat of the vengeful Nala queen, Nat joins the fight in Fourline, both in her mind as well as on the field of battle. Her decisions may salvage Fourline's future but at the risk of her own horrifying fate.
A spine-chilling companion to Long Lankin, here is the story of a wronged witch's revenge, spanning generations and crossing the shadowy line between life and death.
In 1567, baby Aphra is found among the reeds and rushes by two outcast witches. Even as an infant, her gifts in the dark craft are clear. But when her guardians succumb to an angry mob, Aphra is left to fend for herself. She is shunned and feared by all but one man, the leper known as Long Lankin. Hounded and ostracized, the two find solace only in each other, but even this respite is doomed, and Aphra's bitterness poisons her entire being. Afflicted with leprosy, tortured and about to be burned as a witch, she manages one final enchantment—a curse on her tormentor's heirs. Now, in 1962, Cora and Mimi, the last of a cursed line, are trapped in an ancient home on a crumbling estate in deepest winter, menaced by a spirit bent on revenge. Are their lives and souls forfeit forever?
In the concluding book in the otherworldly Taking trilogy, Kyra struggles to understand who she is as she races to save the world from complete destruction.
Ever since Kyra was abducted by aliens and then returned to earth, she has known there was something different about her. Now she knows the truth: she is an alien too. Her alien captors replaced all her human DNA with their own—gifting her with supernatural powers like incredible healing, enhanced eyesight, and telekinesis. But when she's captured by an unexpected enemy, Kyra begins to wonder if her abilities are also a curse. And is she, as her enemies believe, meant to play some key role in helping an impending alien invasion? Is it programmed into her, something inescapable? Or can she fight that destiny?
No matter what the truth is, Kyra is sure of one thing: She just rescued the love of her life, Tyler, and she is not going to stand by and let anyone hurt him or her friends. Whatever it takes, Kyra will do everything in her power to save the world…even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
She wants to know who turned her into a monster, and live to see another sunrise. On a trip deep into the snowy White Mountains, to a hidden laboratory filled with bodies of the dead, Jo and Lucy find more creatures' just like her. Part body, part machine, run by batteries and electricity, these girls are killers, created by a shadowy Order with a penchant for chaos and murder. To make matters worse, a photo on a wall of victims reveals Lucy is next in line to be "recruited" into this army When Jo's physical condition takes a turn for the worse, and the and the Order kidnaps those she loves most, saving her best friend and the man she loves might just mean sacrificing herself…or what's left of her.
For the lords of the north, land is power. The Nethergrim, now awoken and free to wreak its evil upon the world, offers the promise of victory to those ruthless enough to accept its foul bargain. One ambitious lord, eager for the chance to conquer and rule, succumbs to temptation and helps to free the Skeleth—eerie, otherworldly beings said to be unstoppable in battle. The Skeleth merge with the bodies of their victims, ruling their minds and turning them into remorseless killers. Worse yet, to kill the man inside the Skeleth only frees it to seize a new host, starting a cycle of violence that has no end.
Such chilling tales are not enough to stop young Edmund, innkeeper's son and would-be wizard, from seeking for a way to turn back the oncoming tide of destruction. Along with his best friends—Katherine the trainer of war-horses and Tom the runaway slave—Edmund searches for a magical weakness in the Skeleth, something that might allow him to break their never-ending curse. The three friends join with the legendary hero Tristan in a battle of courage, wisdom, wits, and sacrifice to stop the Skeleth from ravaging their homeland and all they hold dear.
This adventurous tale that marries earthly greed to otherworldly evil is perfect for fans who enjoy the epic worlds of John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice, Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones. Discover for yourself why so many are making the comparisons!
Praise for The Skeleth
"[A] solid contender for the teen answer to Game of Thrones." —Kirkus Reviews
"Jobin is a fine writer . . . Recommend this to fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson or Brandon Mull's Fablehaven series." —VOYA
"With this sequel, Jobin has expanded this fantasy adventure into a series of epic proportions. . . [T]he kind of series that hooks both new and veteran readers." —Booklist
"The book ends on a cliff-hanger that will have readers anticipating the next volume. Fans of the first title will enjoy this new adventure; purchase this growing series where middle school YA readers are ravenous for epic fantasy." —School Library Journal
Magic is real — and it runs in the family — in this charming fantasy adventure about a boy who must balance his magical education with the demands of big-brotherhood, perfect for fans of Jenny Nimmo and Angie Sage.
Henry Leach the Eighth doesn't know it yet, but he's descended from a long line of wandmakers. That means he has inherited mysterious powers, a trunk full of strange artifacts… and a whole host of problems.
His biggest problem at the moment, however, is his little sister, Brianna. She's always had a special talent for getting in his way. And she takes troublemaking to new heights when she's caught in the crossfire of Henry's first major spell!
Heartfelt, funny, and imaginative, Wandmaker is sure to leave young readers spellbound.
A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and struggles to survive in a hostile world that shuns and fears them.
He was born an outsider, like the rest of his family. Poor yet resilient, he lives in the shadows with his aunt Libby and uncle Darren, folk who stubbornly make their way in a society that does not understand or want them. They are mongrels, mixed blood, neither this nor that. The boy at the center of Mongrels must decide if he belongs on the road with his aunt and uncle, or if he fits with the people on the other side of the tracks.
For ten years, he and his family have lived a life of late-night exits and narrow escapes–always on the move across the South to stay one step ahead of the law. But the time is drawing near when Darren and Libby will finally know if their nephew is like them or not. And the close calls they've been running from for so long are catching up fast now. Everything is about to change.
A compelling and fascinating journey, Mongrels alternates between past and present to create an unforgettable portrait of a boy trying to understand his family and his place in a complex and unforgiving world. A smart and innovative story– funny, bloody, raw, and real–told in a rhythmic voice full of heart, Mongrels is a deeply moving, sometimes grisly, novel that illuminates the challenges and tender joys of a life beyond the ordinary in a bold and imaginative new way.
In this fast-paced sequel to The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, Ashala and her friends face a new danger from the least expected source — one of their own.
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"The Stars are the only organization I know and Dallas is home to me," Benn said in a statement. "In working with the Gaglardi family and Jim Nill, they have made it clear that they are dedicated to winning, and winning the right way. I'm happy to commit to that process for eight more years. My teammates and I value the passion and dedication that we receive from Stars fans and we're looking forward to getting this season started."
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Month Long Exercise of the Sapta Shakti Command Concludes
Over 25000 troops of the Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command along with a massive array plethora of modern war fighting equipment including tanks, attack helicopters, drones and fighter aircraft participated in Ex 'VIJAY PRAHAR' in the deserts of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges close to Suratgrah. Lt Gen Cherish Mathson, Army Commander of the Sapta Shakti Command witnessed the final offensive of his forces achieving a decisive victory.
'I had laid out unambiguous scope for activities to be carried out and had also bench marked standards to be achieved and I am fully satisfied with in effort put in and result achieved,' commented the Army Commander while speaking to the press. Gen Mathson further stressed - designing an offensive campaign on the principles of Operational Art in a deep Air-Land battle with real time Intelligence – Surveillance and Reconnaissance using space based surveillance marked the beginning of VIJAY PRAHAR. The concept of AIR CAVALRY employing attack and weaponised helicopters has also been validated. Participating formations are now confident of 'fighting dirty' and continuing the offensive even after a Tactical Nuclear, Chemical or Biological attack by the adversary by our modern CBRN capability. With contemporary 'Just in Time' logistics, our deep thrusts can be sustained effectively. Effective Jointmanship with the Indian Air Force has been validated beyond doubt.
He also complimented the troops who braved the soaring temperatures above 45 degrees and sand storms and achieved a very high degree of proficiency they had set out to achieve.
Sapta Shakti Command Gears Up to Fight in Contaminated Battlefield
In Ex VIJAY PRAHAR, troops of the Sapta Shakti Command are preapring themselves to fight in all contingencies including a nuclear weapon environment. Troops are told – 'If we have to fight in a contaminated battlefield – we will."
Considering the existing ground realities the Army is gradually gearing itself up to fight and win in the contaminated battle field. A lot equipment and fighting gear is already a part of its inventory. Drills and procedures have evolved over a period of time. In was time to fine tune the drills and assess our capabilities.
As the Ex VIJAY PRAHAR is reaching its culmination, the troops of the Sapta Shakti Command, practiced fighting dirty in a battle field where a nuclear bomb has been exploded by the adversary. Troops practised day in and day out in the scorching heat and blizzards to fine tune the drills and procedures to fight the destroy the enemy in a battle space contaminated by nukes. Although the methods are very different from conventional war fighting , the participating troops were able to achieve a very high degree of coordination through repeated practices and rehearsals.
"We will get them – with the nukes or without them."
Weaponised helicopters, the new offensive platform on the Battle Field, are gradually getting inducted into the Indian Army. Equipped with ultra modern sensors and high precision weapons, these birds allow the ground commanders to act decisively, boldly and offensively. Victory on tomorrow's battlefield will depend a lot on the combined effort of the offensive punch delivered by the cavalry and troops on ground and the weaponised helicopters -the new cavalry in the air. The combined effort, however, requires a very high degree of coordination and continuous upgradation.
To maximise the impact of the two cavalries – the ground tanks and the helicopters, the strike formations of the Sapta Shakti Command rehearsed the offensive manoeuvres involving attack helicopters operating in conjunction with Tanks on ground to deliver and destroy the enemy armour. The manoeuvres requiring a very high degree of precision were practiced and perfected and have left the troops more confident of destroying the enemy armour. With eyes and guns in the air, keeping all the enemy moanoeuvres under observation at all times– the adversary now has nowhere to hide now.
"They can run as much as they want but we will get them", one of the soldiers partipating in the exercise was overheard saying at the end of the practices.
Christened as 'The Air Cavalry' the concept was tried for the firest time in the Sapta Shakti Command during the ongoing Ex VIJAY PRAHAR. The manoeuvre further sharpens the teeth of the forces to deliver punitive blows.


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In a highly visible step toward ending Iraq's political isolation, King Abdullah of Jordan flew to Baghdad Monday for consultations with government leaders. Details weren't made public, but the king is the first Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Aides to embattled President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan insisted again Monday that he will not resign, but impeachment pressure against him appeared to be approaching a peak.In Punjab, the most influential province, legislators declared him unfit for office by a vote of 321 to 25. The resolution lacks constitutional weight, but three other provincial legislatures are expected to follow suit this week.
Violence in Kashmir worsened Monday as police closed a highway and fired on thousands of Muslim produce vendors trying to cross into neighboring Pakistan. One person died and more than 100 others were hurt. The trouble erupted six weeks ago as a dispute over the government's plan to transfer land in India's only Muslim-majority state to a Hindu trust. It intensified after the plan was dropped, angering Hindus. The vendors said they wanted to sell their produce in Pakistan before it rotted since the violence was keeping them from shipping it elsewhere in India.
An estimated 130,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the southern Philippines as fighting between government troops and Muslim separatists widened Monday. The number of villages under attack grew from two to 15, despite warnings of a humanitarian crisis. The Army claimed to have killed up to 20 militants from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF); the latter admitted to only three dead. The MILF has waged a 30-year campaign for autonomy and appeared to have agreed on a final deal with the government last month before the Supreme Court stayed it.
Less than six months after returning from exile, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and members of his family fled to London rather than continue to fight graft charges.Thaksin said they wouldn't attempt another homecoming because his political opponents are trying to "finish me off." The billionaire politician had been given permission to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing but was scheduled for an appearance in court Monday. The court responded by issuing arrest warrants and confiscating almost $400,000 in bail.
Voters in Bolivia gave President Evo Morales a ringing endorsement in Sunday's recall referendum. In rolling up a 10 percent larger vote than when he was elected in 2005, he scored well even in states whose governors fiercely have opposed his leftist agenda. But those governors also survived the recall effort easily, and analysts said their dispute with Morales could widen since both sides can claim a new mandate to stand firm. Below, Morales supporters celebrate the outcome at the presidential palace in La Paz.
Thousands of Toronto residents were cleared to return home Sunday night after a series of powerful explosions and a seven-alarm fire at a propane gas depot were brought under control. A firefighter died at the scene and an employee of the depot was missing. Mayor David Miller said the city would investigate why the depot was permitted to operate in a residential neighborhood.
City officials appealed for calm in Montreal Monday after rioting turned a racially mixed neighborhood into a battleground. At least three police officers and an ambulance attendant were hurt, and firemen arriving to put out blazes in the streets were pelted with rocks and bottles. The violence flared after police killed a teenager they said was resisting efforts to search him. The youth's family vowed to sue the city, and a race-relations council demanded a public inquiry.


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Publication Date: 3/22/2002
Citation: Keck, A.S., Hintze, K.J., Finley, J.W., Jeffery, E. 2002. Dietary broccoli and pure sulforaphane upregulated detoxification enzymes and thioredoxin reductase, but decreased glutathione peroxidase when fed to f344 rats [abstract]. Journal of Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 16(5):A1007.
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Technical Abstract: Broccoli consumption, the primary source of sulforaphane (SF), correlates with lowered risk of cancer. We compared the effects of pure SF and SF in broccoli on detoxification and antioxidant enzymes. Rats were fed for 5 d: control (1), 20% broccoli (2), 3.2 umol SF/d (3), 51.6 umol SF/d (4), 20% broccoli+1.6 umol SF/d (5) or 20% broccoli+50 umol SF/d (6). Rats fed broccoli (diet 2, 5, 6) or pure SF (diet 4) had significantly increased quinone reductase (QR) activity in colon (1.8-2.9 fold) and a similar pattern was found in liver but to a lower extent (1.1-1.8 fold). Compared to control, broccoli, but not pure SF, significantly elevated cytochrome P4501A activities (1.2-1.5 fold). Although dietary selenium contents were similar (0.13-0.19 ppm), thioredoxin reductase (TR) activity was significantly increased 1.8 to 2.8 fold by broccoli (diet 2, 5, 6) and pure SF (diet 3). There was a positive correlation between SF excreted as SF mercapturate (SF-M) in the urine and QR activity in liver (p=0.0006) and colon (p<0.0001), a negative correlation between SF-M and glutathione peroxidase activity (p=0.002). We conclude that broccoli may promote human health by other mechanisms than through detoxification.


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Java was first released in 1995, and is an object oriented, interpretive and hardware independent programming language. Java is able to network and multitask, and is dynamically expandable. These characteristics make it one of the most popular programming languages in the world. With Java, its founding fathers tried to combine the best features of C++, SmallTalk, Oberon, Eiffel, Perl and other programming languages into one. The result is a compromise between high execution speed, good portability and flexibility.
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Silvertip Skydivers Must Meet Strict New FAA Guidelines and Higher Insurance Costs to Jump in Washington-Grizzly Stadium Again [AUDIO]
After a tragic accident that left one man critically injured, and the addition of new light towers at Washington Grizzly stadium, the Silvertip Skydivers will have to meet strict new FAA guidelines, and much higher insurance costs before they can again entertain fans with their pre-game parachute jumps.
Silvertip Skydiver spokesman Scott Spraycar said "the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has requested that we submit a proposal of how we'll jump into the stadium, and do some practice jumps. After they review it, they'll come up with a recommendation to present to UM President Royce Engstrom," he said.
Two years ago, Silvertip Skydiver Blaine Wright was critically injured after strong winds blew his parachute outside the stadium, where he crashed against a concrete retaining wall. Wright spent almost a year in the hospital with multiple broken bones and life-threatening internal injuries, but Spraycar said Wright has been skiing this winter near his home in Whitefish, and is on the road to recovery.
New to Washington Grizzly since Wright's accident are the new light towers that flank the stadium for night games, concerts and other activities, although Spraycar said, "we always come in from the corners, so the lights won't be in our way."
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Another complication is increased insurance coverage for the skydivers. "Previously, each jump required an insurance policy for $250,000, but now, the requirement is for a policy of up to $5 million dollars per jump. That expense would have to be borne by the business sponsoring the jumps," Spraycar said. The cost to insure each jump would increase from $250 per jump to nearly $1,000 per jump, should the FAA and University agree to allow the jumps to continue.
The Silvertip Skydivers have been entertaining Grizzly fans since the 1970's when they began jumping into games at the old Dornblaser stadium. The group followed the football team into Washington Grizzly stadium when it first opened in 1986.


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Amacci is one of the many stores that is affected by the retirement of E2V vendor system. I've tried to answer all your questions regarding migration to a new system and what will happen to re-deliveries, gift cards and store credits. Information is in the blog post and the included notecard. http://amacci.net/blog/?p=3920 ♥ Carina Larsen


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What a day. It's not noon yet.
Don Estorbo de la Bodega Dominicana was delivered home in his unattractive grey box just after 10am. I gave the Pet Taxi man a good tip.
From the moment Estorbo entered the apartment he howled. He howled all around it. The kind of howling he makes when he's being taken to the vet. He went straight to his water bowl and drank and drank and drank. Then he went to the bath, which I filled for him, hopped in, and drank and drank and drank.
He is thinner, and I've already brushed him a little, as his fur was coming out. But I have to ration the time I can touch him: I have 20 minutes a day (but so does Vince). He needs a bath. He smells like pee.
Estorbo. Not Vince.
Poor cat.
When he has settled I will wash and dry him.
Right now he is much calmer, and is lying on the terrace, in his favourite spot under the corner chair, on the carpet of wet creeping Jenny. It rained heavily in the night. I hope that when he's relaxed he'll begin to eat.
And then:
Estorbo's great friend, and mine, Yvonne Friedman, passed away yesterday, in Cape Town. I have been dreading this news. Yvonne had been ill for many years - almost as long as I can remember. I think it was a complicated form of poly fibromyalgia, which was treated with cortisone, which weakens bones. She recently suffered several more fractures in an apparently endless series of them. She passed away after surgery to her hip.
She was a very tough lady. In the best sense. When I was a teenager she intimidated me - she was a blunt, straight talker. She never complained, and was often in pain. I never knew quite why she took a great liking to me. I was very flattered by her interest in me. Her husband Gerald is a friend and colleague of my father's, a judge. She loved my father, who was a great friend to her, visiting her always with a big bouquet of red roses if she were in hospital.
Yvonne is the reason this crazy cat-writing business began, and indirectly the reason Estorbo started to write a blog. His blog preceeded mine by a few months - so without his, maybe 66 Square Feet would never have happened.
Long before he blogged, Estorbo started to write letters to Yvonne and Gerald's cat, Ambrose, to amuse Yvonne when she was ill. She thought he was hysterical. The letters were delivered by email, regular post or by me, in a beaten up envelope with vague address insructions and obscure stamps. Ambrose was a big fat, pompous and occasionally racist British Blue. He and Estorbo traded insults by mail for several years.
Yvonne loved Estorbo's letters and would read them at once, with great delight.
I was looking forward to seeing her and Gerald the week we got to Cape Town, in just two weeks time, if her condition allowed it. My mom would always pack a picnic lunch and we'd drive out to the Friedman's beautiful house in the milkwood grove at Kommetjie. Or Gerald would cook - he learned, in his 80's, when it became harder for Yvonne, and has a flare for it. We'd talk about their local baboon troop, including a rogue male named Kevin who once walked into their living room and watched a game of rugby on TV with Gerald. Or about the otters that are still seen nearby. Yvonne made a beautiful wooden sculpture of them, two otters swimming, entwined.
I never did visit in December as we were only there for five days, for my dad's 80th birthday, because my publishers wanted me here, and I felt it too rushed. I was wrong.
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Injustice in the DVD world is deeply troubling to me. I mean, here we have a brand spanking new disc for Shakes the Clown (1991, 87 minutes), while the collective works of the late great Jim Varney's Ernest P. Worrell go unpreserved. It's a travesty. Varney made Ernest Goes to Camp and then hauled off and did EIGHT more rib ticklers before cancer sent him to the Pratt Fall Academy in the Sky. All Bobcat Goldthwait has ever done is set fire
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Notables: No breasts. One corpse. Midget mime. Gratuitous urination. Multiple puking. Exploding cigar. Clown racking. Gratuitous detective in fedora. Police chase with crash. Mime bashing. Exploding clown car. Throwing knife attack. Ball polishing. Candy Land cheating. Bad harmonica playing. Gratuitous Sydney Lassick.
Quotables: Lucy (Kathy Griffin) tells Shakes' girlfriend Judy (Julie Brown), "You gotta lose this guy. A bad clown can really [email protected]%#! you up." Shakes' boss, Owen Cheese (Paul Dooley), professes, "A clown
is the difference between a party and a really NICE party" and "Say, wait a minute! You clowns are on dope!"
Time codes: Wacky KLARD morning zoo radio show (4:05). Shakes suits up for a gig (6:35). La Wanda Page's hilariously filthy riff on her femininity (9:25). Cop in background puts gun to a suspect's head (32:40). Clowns engage in anti-mime hate crime (35:45). Robin Williams as an instructor at The Invisible Rope mime studio (59:55).
Audio/Video: Good, clear image and sound. Presented in its original widescreen (1.85:5) format, with Dolby 2.0 surround.
Extras: Theatrical trailer.
Final thought: There's something darkly amusing about a bunch of clowns who curse and guzzle booze. Tom Kenny's performance as the evil Binky the Clown is especially inspired. Recommended.
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Love's Kitchen
|Love's Kitchen
|Directed by
|James Hacking
|Produced by
|J. Alan Davis
James Hacking
Simone Ling
Duncan Napier-Bell
Nicholas Napier-Bell
|Written by
|James Hacking
|Dougray Scott
Claire Forlani
Simon Callow
Gordon Ramsay
|Music by
|Tom Howe
|Jordan Cushing
|Edited by
|Rupert Hall
Kant Pan
|Distributed by
|Screen Media Films (US)
Release date
Running time
|93 minutes
|United Kingdom
Love's Kitchen (originally titled No Ordinary Trifle) is a 2011 British romantic comedy film directed by James Hacking and starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Michelle Ryan, and featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in his first acting role. Hacking also wrote the script for the film, and it was the director's first feature-length film. It received a limited theatrical release in the UK, taking £121 on its opening weekend from five screens.[1] It was released direct to DVD in the United States. Film critics gave it mostly negative reviews, and the film received a score of 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.
After his wife is killed in a car accident, chef Rob Haley (Dougray Scott) is left grief-stricken. A bad review causes him to lose customers at his once successful restaurant, so after talking to his friend Gordon Ramsay (himself), Haley relocates to the countryside with his daughter and some loyal members of his staff to turn a local pub into a gastropub.
On the opening day of the restaurant, American food critic Kate Templeton (Claire Forlani) arrives, resulting in an argument with Rob, but the two go on to fall in love and buy a dog. Some of the locals are content with the visitors that the restaurant is bringing to the area, whilst others want it closed down. Rob cooks a special dish with duck that is a hit with the populace. Kate sees to it that Guy Witherspoon (Simon Callow), a renowned food critic, visits the restaurant which results in an excellent report and ongoing success for the restaurant under Haley and Templeton.
- Dougray Scott as Rob Haley
- Claire Forlani as Kate Templeton
- Michelle Ryan as Shauna
- Simon Callow as Guy Witherspoon
- Cherie Lunghi as Margaret
- Gordon Ramsay as Himself
- Joshua Bowman as Roberto
- Peter Bowles as Max Templeton
- Lee Boardman as Loz
- Adam Fogerty as Terry
- Pip Torrens as Health and Safety Official
- Caroline Langrishe as Liz
- Holly Gibbs as Michelle
The film was based on the story of pub owner John Hailey, on whom the character of Rob Haley was based. The character of Kate Templeton was a play on words based on the fact that the pub it was based on was a local for Kate Middleton, later Duchess of Cambridge.[2] The script was written by James Hacking, who went on to direct the film, marking it as his first full-length feature.[3] Hacking also provided funding for the film himself.[4] Dougray Scott and Claire Forlani were cast opposite each other, although in real life they were husband and wife.[5] Hacking pursued Gordon Ramsay for a role in the film for some time, but decided not to go through his agents and approached him directly. He wrote a personal letter to Ramsay asking him to be in the film, which was the first letter read by Ramsay when he returned to the UK after spending eight months in the United States, prompting the celebrity chef to agree to be in the film.[3] The film was Ramsay's acting debut,[6] and he agreed to appear at his own expense.[4] Ramsay's name was misspelt in the closing credits as "Ramsey".[7]
Scenes from the film were shot on site at Elstree Studios.[8] One scene features Michelle Ryan driving an Alfa Romeo; during one take she pulled away at such a speed in the car that the back swung out, but she managed to keep the car under control due to her experience of driving sports cars at track days.[9] Production on the film was completed in March 2009.[10]
Love's Kitchen was entered in the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was due to be entered in the 2010 Cannes Film Festival but did not appear.[11] The film made its debut showing in the UK at the Kingussie Food on Film Festival in February 2011 under its original name of No Ordinary Trifle. The only actor from the film to make an appearance was Lee Boardman.[12][13] It took £121 on its opening weekend (on 5 screens) in the UK after release on 24 June 2011, comparing poorly with the same weekend's biggest opening film, Bridesmaids, which took £3.44 million (on 482 screens), including previews of £1.03m.[1] That level of takings was calculated by the Daily Mail as meaning that only seventeen people saw it on the opening weekend, with an average of £24 taken at each screen it was shown at.[14] Due to the appearance by Ramsay in the film, the low levels of takings was highlighted by the press who sought to get a response by the chef, but he refused to comment except to state that he wished to have no involvement in the promotion of the film.[15]
DVD release in the United States preceded the UK cinema release, with the film going straight to DVD on 7 June.[13] It was also presented at the 2011 Dances With Films independent film festival, where it opened the event,[15] but not entered in the competition.[16] The film was released in the UK on DVD less than three weeks after its cinema release, coming out on 11 July.[17]
Critical reception[edit]
Following the release of the trailer for the film, critics began to criticise it as they thought they could guess the entire plot straight away,[18] while Digital Spy's Simon Reynolds predicted that it would be a candidate for the worst film of the year.[13]
Following release, the film garnered a 19% approval rating from 16 critics on the review-aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.[17] The film was heavily criticised upon release by the British media. David Edwards for The Daily Mirror suggested that people should see it "for a masterclass in how not to make a film. The effect is like smashing plates over your head while suffering from violent diarrhoea."[19] However, the newspaper also listed the film as a "nicely staged British rom-com".[20] The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw described the film as "abysmal", and in particular thought that Gordon Ramsay was "excruciating".[21] Chris Tockey at the Daily Mail agreed with that assessment, calling Ramsay "terrifyingly unconvincing" and rating the film as a turkey.[22]
Henry Fitzherbert at the Daily Express described it as "astonishingly amateur and awful",[23] while Sky Movies critic Tim Evans described it as a "veritable banquet of awfulness".[2] Empire gave the film a score of two out of five.[24] Total Film thought better of the film, with Emma Dibden describing it as having a "sharp script" while praising both Dougray Scott and Simon Callow, and giving the film a score of four out of five.[25]
- ^ a b Nissim, Mayer (29 June 2011). "Gordon Ramsay's 'Love's Kitchen' flops with just £121 at box office". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ a b Evans, Tim (29 June 2011). "Love's Kitchen". Sky Movies. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "On a tight budget for..." Daily Mail. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Carnevale, Rob (20 June 2011). "Love's Kitchen - Lee Boardman interview". Orange Film News. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Bendoris, Matt (16 September 2009). "I've tried putting myself in Frank's head .. but I can't imagine the pain of waiting for a liver transplant". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ McBeth, Jim; Merritt, Mike (5 February 2011). "Ramsay carves out a cameo movie role". Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2012. ((Subscription required))
- ^ Cole, Tom (29 June 2011). "Ramsay's (motion) picture nightmares". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Dougray Scott returns to Elstree Studios". Elstree Studios. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Gannon, Louise (5 December 2009). "'I can beat up anyone': Michelle Ryan gets tough". Daily Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "No Ordinary Trifle". Eyeline Entertainment. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Nicholl, Katie (27 June 2010). "Gordon Ramsay has made a..." The Mail on Sunday. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "Dougray Scott film to debut at Kingussie Food on Film". BBC News. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b c Reynolds, Simon (1 June 2011). "Gordon Ramsay in 'Love's Kitchen': Worst film of the year?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Thompson, Jody (30 June 2011). "What a dog's dinner: Gordon Ramsay's debut film a total turkey after taking just £121 on its opening weekend". Daily Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Ramsay serves up 'the T word' in acting debut". Scotsman. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ King, Susan (2 June 2011). "Dances With Films was born of rejection". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Love's Kitchen". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (1 June 2011). "Love's Kitchen: a Gordon Ramsay nightmare". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Edwards, David (24 June 2011). "Love's Kitchen review: A thoroughly rotten comedy". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Love's Kitchen is a fine British rom-com". The Daily Mirror. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (23 June 2011). "Love's Kitchen – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Tookey, Chris (24 June 2011). "Oh Gord, this British romcom is a kitchen nightmare". Daily Mail. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Fitzherbert, Henry (24 June 2011). "Love's Kitchen Film Review and Trailer". Daily Express. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Smith, Anna. "Love's Kitchen". Empire. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Dibden, Emma (4 July 2011). "Love's Kitchen". Total Film. Retrieved 31 August 2012.


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The Place[edit]
In south-eastern New Delhi, India.
Who Went[edit]
- Felix Dance and Stevage - by public transport.
Felix Dance[edit]
In was already 5pm when Steve and I, just back that morning from an epic cycle tour through the Himalayan Spitti Valley up north, discovered an accessible geohash in New Delhi's south-east. We quickly recorded the co-ords, got some snacks, ran back to the internet cafe to re-record the accidentally lost co-ords, then jumped onto Delhi's new metro system towards the hash.
After two train-switches we were on our way. Alighting from the carriage we found ourselves embroiled in the pyrotechnic chaos of the Hindu celebration of Diwali. The randomly exploding fireworks so excited us on our two kilometre walk to the hash-proper that we even accosted a group of kids so as to buy some for our own purposes. These guys readily handed us a few for free and invited us to light some of theirs ourselves, generating violent explosions that had us fearing for our hearing and skins.
During the ensuing long walk to the sacred Yamuna River and into the 'slummish area' of the geohash we were surrounded by the air-pummeling sounds of distant fireworks from all over town - in abandoned grasslands, from shanty-towns and through gleaming industrial estates.
At last we were within a few metres of the hash, ironically located in the only area not affected by Diwali - a Muslim suburb. It was with great disappointment that we realised that it was 70m beyond a large concrete wall. Approaching the geohash from the rear we soon found that our disappointment was premature - a demolished building gave us access to the hash vicinity.
Now, there was some debate at this point as to whether we really achieved the geohash: we got to within 7m of the hash on Stevage's GPS, which is within the precision of the device - especially as the signal was being relayed through the narrow gaps between the tall buildings. However, the rough centre of the vague circle the GPS pointed to as the hash location sat within a house which we were forbidden to enter by the suspicious inhabitants, so success was not conclusive. On the other hand, we were well within the usual precision of my own GPS, so I think we can call it a success until we get a shellacking on the discussion page.
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Which was an incredible post-apocalyptic dystopia. Even the police were giddily setting off fiery bombs as they ran behind their patrol cars to giggle at the displays. There really was no other activity in the whole city as we slunk our way through classical colonnades with ripped-out paving stones and electrical wires, through the descending gloom and haze of the gunpowder and into the sporadic light of the citizenry's aimless attack on their own community.
Having a late-night tea at a rooftop cafe we engorged ourselves on the sheer scale of our explosive surroundings and admired the cracks, bangs and whooshes of dozens of different designs before finally heading home to set off our own pair of fireworks form our hotel balcony. A crazy night for Stevage's Diwali finale in New Delhi.
Time of hash: 7:35pm
Total time for geohash: 4.5 hours, including the crazy return journey.
More coming soon: I let Stevage get on a plane with all the best photos still on his camera.
| Felix Dance and Stevage earned the Land geohash achievement
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