text: Well Gang, because I'm getting weary of emptying my inbox with questions concerning the DSL INFO thread, LOL, I've decided to post the "meat and potatoes" of the Mods for the DSL series without the additional Banter between contributors. Joey Voltage was kind enough to provide some open-source mods which form the basis for the alterations, Along with input from the rest of the resident BRAIN TRUST: JON, JCMJMP and the MAJOR. My Humblest appreciation and Thanx to all of You. These Guys are GREAT to have on your side folks.... Me? I'm an electrician but in NO WAY am I an AMP TECH!! I'm just dangerous enough to try it all. I've owned 5 DSLs in a Love-Hate relationship with the Red and Green Channels. (Actually I'm beginning to believe that this is really a SINGLE CHANNEL AMP with 4 Distinct MODES!!!) THIS time around I decided to call upon the experts to help make it True Love, and we all know True love is hard to find... FIRST: (AFTER DISCHARGING THE LETHAL VOLTAGES IN YOUR CHASSIS!!!) Determine which version of Boards that Your DSL contains Using this link: Marshall DSL There are about 5 different Version (issue) boards used. The mods are centered around the Front Board (Pre) and Tubeboard (Main) and are based on THESE TWO VERSIONS, if yours don't match up you have a different version: JCM2 60-02 iss5 (Tube) AND JCM2 61-00 iss1 (Front) Front Board: NOTE: THESE MODS AFFECT THE RED LEAD 2 MODE ONLY (removing C12 will also darken Lead 1) 1M Resistor from Wiper to Ground on Vr3 **** C12 Lower to 150pf or REMOVE (I removed it) C10 replace with .0022 uf R20 Remove and JUMPER **** These can be bridged on the other side of the Board. Find the 4 Pins that are the Actual Pot terminals, (Not the Two Board mounting pins), follow the Traces. The inner one that has R19 on it is the WIPER, the outside one that connects to Con 5 pin 2 is the Ground. ( Using your meter set to continuity works well here) Solder your 1M across these 2 pins leaving the legs long, then bend flat to board using a piece of electrical tape attached to the board to insulate the leads from accidentally shorting out to any other exposed solder connections. Electrical splicing tape works quite well here as it adheres to the board better than vinyl electric tape. Mainboard: NOTE: THESE MODS AFFECT ALL CHANNELS/MODES C9 replace with 1000pf (.001uf) 500V C12 replace with 1uf 63V Here is a Link for the Caps: MKS2-1/63/5T WIMA Polyester Film Capacitors Now if You find that the overall texture of the amp is, or has become too dark: Mainboard: Replace R30 (470k)with 68k to 220k resistor this will Decrease the Fizziness and the OVERALL GAIN as well and also brighten the Amp. I personally Piggybacked, (using a pair of test leads), a range of resistors across the Legs of R30 from 82k to 1M and decided I liked 1M the Best. This brought the Value of R30 to 320k. I then soldered it in place across the legs of R30. This way it is easily changed if I decide on a different value without pulling the PIA Mainboard!!! This particular Mod is pretty much season to taste. One of the Techs or Myself can figure out what value you need for "Piggybacking", or you can try and figure it out yourself: R1XR2 Divided By R1+R2= the Total resistance of Both Resistors combined. Use the Value of R30 (470)k for R1 and the resistor You want to try as the value for R2. (Try: 82k, 120k, 220k, 330k, 470k and 1m) Also if You find that the Green CRUNCH Mode is too boomy especially with the deep switch engaged: Frontboard: C8 replace with .001uf to .0022uf (I used .0015uf) Here's a link: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail...EpiMZZMsh%2b1woXyUXjyBw8LYChpgf%2bpPFAhHPmAM= THESE ARE THE EXTENT OF THE ORIGINAL MODS. Now THIS is the "while You are in there" section of the Mods that SHOULD be performed. C46 if You have one. This is an underspeced Cap that apparently is to prevent parasitic oscillations. It can short out and Take out the board it's on, as well as your OT. Either CUT it OUT or replace it with a +1000V version of the same value (22pf). I say "apparently" because I have heard nothing about anyone experiencing oscillations after removing this cap completely. Change out the Grid Blockers on the Mainboard. Most versions have 220K in place, replace with a more normal "Marshall" value 5k6 resistor. I'm of the understanding Alan Bradley Carbon Comps are suited quite well for this, I used regular +/- 5% carbon films from Radio Shack that I had on hand. The locations for these are: R7, R10, R66, R70 Also because of frequent run-away biasing problems That appear to be temperature related, Upgrade the Bias resistors. I suggest a more temperature-stable precision metal film 1/4 to 1W, PRP or Vishay Dale. Here is a link for the PRPs: Sonic Craft High-End DIY Audio Parts The locations and Values of the Bias resistors are: on the Mainboard R68 33K R77 10K R67 220K R69 220K One last preventive measure, On the rear of the chassis the speaker output jacks should have separate grounds installed. the 4&8 ohm jacks are grounded through the 16 ohm jack, (which Bypasses via an open/close contact), the 4&8 Ohm jacks when the 16 Ohm is used. Sometimes this contact doesn't close because of Dirt etc. so when You are plugged into the 4, 8, or Both, the Amp is actually seeing No load at all and: Bye-Bye OT and Maybe more. If You use only the 16 Ohm jack this is not a concern. This can be accomplished by soldering a short piece of wire to the shoulder of W6 Ground connection and to one of the metal bands on either the 4 or 8 ohm jack that is closest to the inside rear surface of the Chassis. When this is done however there will be no auto disconnect. ALL 3 jacks will be active ALL the time. Please DO NOT try and run 3 Cabs at the same time!!! Now for the FUN Stuff: Replace the OT and Add a Choke. Add a 3H Choke at the R71 Resistor (270R 7Watt) on the Mainboard. Remove R71 and connect the two wires for the choke in its place. You can mount it behind the power Trans at the Rear of the Chassis. You will need to swing the Powerboard out of the way for drilling. TIP: Because this resistor is mounted with a LOT of solder, (and I was a little afraid of overheating and lifting the traces), I simply snipped the body off the Legs and soldered my wires directly to the leg remnants. Very un-professional and very effective. A MAJOR sound Modification is the replacement of the puny Stock Dagnall OT. JCMJMP has drop in replacements on: Marshall DSL Also they are available from Mercury Magnetics, I believe Jon deals in these. Because I had a deal fall into my lap, I used a replacement for a 100 Watt Plexi: a Dagnall C1998 or the Later version C2668. These you can find on Ebay or VERY good Clones from Marstrans or Metro Amp. For those of You electing to go this route, Here are the Wiring Directions For the 100 Watt Dagnall C1998/2668 Plexi Stand-up mount OT.(also the Marstran and Metro Clones) NOTE: THIS TRANSFORMER IS FOR THE 100 WATT DSL. FOR 50 WATT use a 784-139 Plexi CLONE. Dagnall Plexi Primaries/ Stock DSL Dagnall RED.............................................White (goes to V5,V6) White.......................................... Blue CT Brown.......................................... Purple (goes to V7, V8) Dagnall Plexi Secondaries/ Stock DSL Dagnall 16 Ohm Green................................Red 8 Ohm Yellow.................................Orange 4 Ohm Black.................................. Green Comm. Brown................................ Black For the 50watt 784-139 Clone: 784-139 Primaries/ Stock DSL Dagnall RED.............................................White (V4) Brown..........................................BLUE CT White..........................................Purple (V5) 784/139 Secondaries/ Stock DSL Dagnall 16 Ohm Gray.........................................RED 8 Ohm Green.........................................Orange 4 Ohm Yellow........................................Green COMM. Orange......................................Black If desired you can also change out the Power Xformer, although there is much less impact on the sound. They are also available as drop-ins from JCMJMP or Mercuries from Jon. I don't believe there are vintage-type repros available with the low voltage power taps needed for the DSL channel switching at this time. You can use some quick connects, I wanted to be neater and installed Molex. Lastly, SEEK OUT SOME GOOD NOS TUBES: MartyStrat54 is THE hookup for this. For those who need/want to KNOW what these mods DO, (courtesy of Joey): on the pot board: put a 1M resistor from the wiper to ground of Vr3: This has a dual function. It limits the amount of drive signal possible for low frequencies below 169hz (not taking in account for any other low frequency roll off's below this point of course). full up, frequencies below this point will be down -6db, and flat. it also slightly alters the peak response of the shelving filter created by R19,C11, and Vr3. keep C12 or remove: Keeping C12 alters the R19,C11,Vr3 shelving filter further by moving the beginning of the upward shelf high at lower gain settings (because the top half of Vr3, anc C12 are now in series with R19/C11 ignoring other circuit impedences of course) giving an edgier sound. when about 3/4 of the way up the shelving effect becomes negligable, and eventually the cap is shorted out by Vr3. Removing it obviously will darken the tone of OD1, and OD2 by removing this effect, but also does so because this now puts larger resistance in series with the grid of the next valve, whose input capacitances will creat a lowpass filter with this resistance, and bleed highs further. replace C10 with a .0022uf: Reduces the amount of low frequencies passed on to the next stage in conjunction with R19, Vr3, and the source impedence of the driving stage. this has the bennifit of tightening the sound by somewhat tailoring the bass content within the guitars useable range, and can encourage a higher mix of second order harmonic content (but thats for another discussion). this will also help with potential blocking. jumper R20: adjusts the strenght of the afformentiond shelving filter. on the tube board: C9 1000pf (.001uf)creats a single pole high pass roll off of around 3.2Khz which is around the fundamental of highest note of the guitar. there are also very few useful harmonics for guitar above this, or that can really be reporduced by most guitar speakers. it also can reduce hiss, as well as rolls off the glassy harmonics of the 220K plate load. C12 1Uf provides a more useable mid shelving for overdriven guitar while retaining some current induced feedback for low frequencies. also sounds good for the clean mode as well Joey Voltage BE CAREFUL!!!!!! The voltages inside these amps can KILL YOU....DEAD. If You are unsure about what You are doing ASK!!! Or take/send your Unit to a qualified Tech, any of the Techs behind this thread are outstanding!!! Hope You Guys and Ladies, enjoyed the JOEY MODS THREAD, and good luck with your quests for good tone with the MOST AWESOME MARSHALL HEAD EVER... Here are some additional links for Parts: http://metroamp.com/ http://marstran.com/ http://www.mouser.com/Home.aspx http://tubesandmore.com/ TWIN


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The new Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England report has been published, showing once again that volatile substance abuse ('VSA') is the most common form of substance misuse among young people aged 11-13 years old.
When the study is extended to include 14 and 15 year-olds, VSA is second only to cannabis:
- Among 11 to 15 year olds: "[After cannabis (7%)] volatile substances, such as glues, gases, aerosols and solvents, were the next most commonly used, with 3.6% of pupils having inhaled them in the last year."
- "Where pupils had only taken one type of drug in the last year, younger pupils were more likely than older pupils to report that their only drug use was inhaling volatile substances (59% of 11 to 13 year olds who had taken drugs in the last year, compared with 9% of 15 year olds)."
- "In line with previous years, in 2013, pupils were most likely to have been offered cannabis (18%) or glue, gas, aerosols or solvents (10%)."
Other headlines from around the world include:
Man 'on solvent high' attacked teen: A man who attacked a teenager in Belfast city centre while high on solvents has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Teenager addicted to sniffing aerosols is jailed: Defending, Neil O'Driscoll explained, "... He wants to get help to try to overcome his addiction."
Warning over dangers of laughing gas misuse: Councils say risky recreational use of nitrous oxide has become widespread, with councils seizing canisters in large numbers.
Laughing Gas Crackdown Amid 'Disturbing' Craze: A council seizes 1,200 nitrous oxide canisters in a single night, as officials warn the craze is being fuelled by online videos.
Hippy Crack is the lethal legal high sweeping the nation: The dangerous legal high nitrous oxide, which is sucked through balloons, starves the body of oxygen and makes punters light-headed, weak-legged and dizzy.
Growing numbers of young people in Bristol are inhaling nitrous oxide for a so-called 'legal high': Thousands of the two-and-a-half-inch metal canisters can be found discarded on pavements, and parks and play areas all over the city.
Laughing gas found behind church: Sgt Andy Miller of Wilmslow NPU said "We have received numerous reports recently from local residents who have been finding these canisters discarded in parks, playgrounds, behind shops and after youths parties."
Childhood brain tumours: associations with parental occupational exposure to solvents: "Parental occupational exposures have been associated with childhood brain tumours (CBT), but results are inconsistent. Few studies have studied CBT risk and parental solvent exposure, suggesting a possible association. We examined the association between CBT and parental occupational exposure to solvents in a case–control study." British Journal of Cancer 111, 998-1003 (26 August 2014) | doi:10.1038/bjc.2014.358.
Other legal highs
Young mum died after taking legal high days before it was made illegal: Southampton mum had been experimenting with drugs for months an inquest heard.
'Highly intelligent' student died after taking legal high, inquest hears: His death came two months after that of fellow University of Surrey student.
New [Scottish] figures reveal legal high drug deaths more than doubled in last year: Last year there were 113 deaths where New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) were present, compared with 47 in 2012.
Charity backs calls for tougher rules on 'legal highs': The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) think-tank this week recommended laws making it easier for so-called 'head shops' to be closed down and owners banned from opening certain types of businesses. Full report here.
Group calls for legal high law: A west Belfast drugs action group is calling for new laws to prevent legal highs becoming available and is aiming to educate young people about the potentially deadly consequences of taking the substances through a new DVD.
Police withdraw legal highs advice an hour later (Edinburgh): Drugs advice on legal highs was withdrawn within an hour of being released because it didn't conform with a new hard-line stance from Police Scotland, insiders claim.
Legal high sales set for crackdown in NW Leicestershire: Leicestershire Police has now launched Operation Nitrox to help in the fight against the sale of substances.
University of Lincoln team's legal high research to feature on Embarrassing Bodies: See episode information here.
Boycott stops legal high sales at newsagent: A newsagent [in Musselburgh] has withdrawn sales of a legal high blamed for at least one death following a boycott by angry residents.
Dundee legal high retailers: 'Don't blame shops': Retailers selling so-called legal highs in Dundee have said don't blame us if people abuse them.
Test results awaited in death of Bloomsbury man after 'huffing' (NJ): The man died about 14 hours after he was found in the back seat of a taxi cab where he had passed out.
Marshfield man, 34, found dead; huffing suspected (WI): A 34-year-old Marshfield man was found dead in his home and police found evidence of huffing inhalants, Lt. Darren Larson said Monday.
Sharpsburg man admits to huffing paint thinner after assaulting 7-year-old neighbor (PA): Police said they received a call Friday for a 57-year-old man in an "altered mental status" who was assaulting a boy in the 1900 block of Middle Street.
Dads' exposure to solvents linked to childhood brain tumours: Brain tumours in children could have as much to do with the father's occupational exposure to solvents as they have to do with the mother's, a new Australian study has found.
Man died rapidly after 'huffing' butane gas: The case is the latest so-called "huffing" death to be scrutinised by the coroner's court, which has repeatedly highlighted the dangers of substance inhalation.
High number of capital's children high on glue: With roughly cropped hair and dressed in a dirty torn cloths, a teenager boy of about 15 years is found busy in sniffing glue along a roadside traffic signal of 6th Road, Rawalpindi without any fear of the authorities.

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Dandara 12+
A Metroidvania Adventure Hunt
Raw Fury
- #77 in Adventure
- $2.99
The world of Salt hangs on the brink of collapse. The citizens, once free spirits, now stand oppressed and isolated. But not all is lost, for out of this aether of fear arises a heroine, a ray of hope. Her name is Dandara.
Welcome to a unique 2D metroidvania platformer full of mystical creatures and boundless exploration. Defy gravity as you jump across floors, walls, and ceilings alike. Discover the mysteries and secrets hidden throughout the world of Salt and its diverse array of characters. Empower Dandara for combat and survival against enemies bent on oppression.
Awaken, Dandara, to bring freedom and balance to this directionless world.
INNOVATIVE CONTROLS - Built natively for both touchscreen and gamepad input, movement and combat interact smoothly and seamlessly.
BOUNDLESS EXPLORATION - Traverse across the esoteric world of Salt through fast and fluid jumps off any surface, unhindered by gravity, in lovingly crafted environments.
CHALLENGING PROGRESSION - Use a combination of speed & skill, wits & reflexes, to solve puzzles, earn powerups, and access areas previously unreachable.
BEAUTIFUL AND IMMERSIVE WORLD - A visual and auditory wonderland comes to life through gorgeous handcrafted pixel art and original soundtrack compositions.
What's New
Version 1.1.7
Small bugfixes
Description optimization
Ratings and Reviews
Editors' Choice
Dandara is full of fascinating movement. Everything from weapon effects to subtle background details are beautifully animated. Swipe to launch yourself from platform to platform, and with practice, darting past obstacles while blasting enemies can be achieved with almost poetic precision. Impressive level design offers thrilling, almost puzzle-like combat and hides plenty of secrets for more patient adventurers to pursue. This is not an easy game, but for those willing to learn its intricacies, Dandara is immensely rewarding.
Finally, Nintendo will be scared
I've never really written a review but here it goes. No matter how often I play iPhone games they're always lacking the feel of a portable handheld game made by Nintendo for their new 3DS or even their older handheld consoles. That finally changed with this game. The feeling I get when playing Dandara is a cross between symphony of the night (castlevania) and super metroid. The movement is unique to the game as Dandara flies from jump pad to jump pad, otherwise the weapons, music, graphics and overall feel to the game does not feel like an IOS touchscreen game. I truly think this feature could make Nintendo worth. Because, if games like this continue to be released there will be no point for a 3DS anymore. Amazing job guys. My only thing I would like to see is the ability to switch the movement joystick and the gun joystick as I feel like for left / right handed people this could make a difference. I won't rate you down a star for this as the game was just released. If I could do more than two thumbs up I would. Again great job and thank you
Difficulty is an issue
( updated after developer feedback, appreciate the effort)
Ok, just bought this, lets write some review:
Reasons that will drive you away:
1. Survivability is an issue, you get to take 2 hits at the beginning, 3rd hit kills you, unless you can upgrade for more hp. However, the depth you have to progress in order to get enough resource to upgrade is scary. It doesn't feel like a upgrade curve(low level can upgrade fast, then harder when higher level) , it's just scary at the beginning.
2. (Removed thanks to developer's feedback)
3. You can't panic, I mean, at all. In early game situations, some encounter will hit you hard that if you make a mistake(like miss a shot) you will lose another hp (remember you have 3hp only) . But I suppose this is challenging gameplay for someone.
4. Travel is an issue: you have camps, you have world map, but there doesn't seem to be ways to travel between camps. And the way this game rotates the room view( see it in the trailer) will make the map almost unreadable.
5. Risk is too high, reward is little: basically because of 2, every step in the game bears high risk, you worry about losing all your money all the time, but the game doesn't offer you the prize you deserve when you overcome these challenges.
Reasons you want this game:
1. You are hardcore gamer that loves challenge.
2. You like to master precise control with touch screen.
3. Controls are good , intuitive and very smooth.
Developer Response ,
Appreciate the feedback Tung, as you point out some of this is down to taste and willingness to spend the time to master the controls. One thing I can mention that may or may not help you is that you can collect your Salt if you perish. You must return where you died and pass through your spirit. Keep in mind if you perish before reaching it the salt will be lost. I hope you give it more time as there is a lot to discover, but it won't be easy.
Editors' Choice
Dandara is full of fascinating movement. Everything from weapon effects to subtle background details are beautifully animated. Swipe to launch yourself from platform to platform, and with practice, darting past obstacles while blasting enemies can be achieved with almost poetic precision. Impressive level design offers thrilling, almost puzzle-like combat and hides plenty of secrets for more patient adventurers to pursue. This is not an easy game, but for those willing to learn its intricacies, Dandara is immensely rewarding.
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Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Apple TV.
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- Rated 12+ for the following:
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the temple of turrell
my first encounter with james turrell was at ps1 - where i stumbled upon the piece meeting [which is sadly now closed for repairs]. at first i thought it was a projection of the sky. then suddenly i realized it WAS the sky. and thought how simple. how perfect. what is better to watch than clouds across the sky. and here's a room that is dedicated to that task [with massive gorgeous benches to boot].
|image by giffen clark ott
someday i dream of swimming in a turrell pool. this is a far-fetched fantasy. but a girl can dream right?
so part of my impetus for going to LA last weekend was to see the turrell show at lacma. luckily my hostess and fantastic friend bri came with. it would have been an amazing experience solo, but it was definitely more fun with a likeminded art pal.
Raethro II Green, 1969 - from turrell's website.
turrell is just so in tune with his medium. light. it's astounding really. i mean i knew he was quietly intense [his art21 segment proves that]. but the exhibition included ephemera - letters and instructions to other institutions and it was like poetry. intense focused prose. the most pure, heartfelt, serious exploration of light i've ever had the joy to read.
when i look at a piece like the above - done in 1969 - so forward thinking - i can't help but wonder - how did ellsworth kelly feel OK with making paintings after viewing a turrell piece. i mean i like kelly's work - some i REALLY like - but sitting in a room with a green glowing shape that feels like it's hovering, or sitting in a room with a green painting shape ?? hmmm.
to me turrell's work is of course about color. our visceral, internal, gut wrenching reaction to colors. it's also about color theory - how one color leads to another - how we interpret colors and after images and what happens when we are "lied" to by our eyes via color.
but mostly it's about whatever it is you bring to it. for me it's breathing. i breathe differently when the light changes. i slow down. i feel the light - it enters me and then i breathe it out. it sounds hokey. but it's true.
it's also about precision. absolute confidence in placement, shape, height, depth. the paring down to absolute essentials so that a viewer is allowed to focus. to become one with what they are encountering.
Akhob, 2013 Louis Vuitton, image from turrell's website
lacma had a similar piece to the above, but it was more of a square pyramid. you had to line up to enter. then you put on surgical booties [to keep the floor clean] and waited. the whole time a group of people in the piece at the top of the stairs is visible - they are walking around in a glowing atmosphere. at one point there was a little girl dancing [that was pretty magical]. it shifts from white, to blue, to hot hot pink... from outside the color is incredibly intense. we were forced into the corners of the room [later we'd learn that it was because if we sat in the middle of the bench our little heads would be visible from inside the room]. when we were up on the stair waiting to enter i spied the boxes of booties for all the visitors:
it felt very warholian. very much a behind the scenes glimpse of what it actually takes to put on a show. so. many. white. surgical. booties.
the room itself was amazing. you are engulfed by light. you sense a beginning and an end, but it does sort of feel all encompassing. at certain moments the shifts are so intense that i felt my heart pound. my eyes flickered. my body responded viscerally. it was out of my control. if you faced one way - you'd confront a rounded corner scrim covered abyss shape. no way to tell how far away it is, or how deep. light emits, not really pulsing, but slowly fixating, alternating, changing. if you face the other way you see a hard edge rectangle - through that the top portion of wall of the room in which you just sat is visible. this rectangle is surrounded by another rectangle - made of light. maybe 1 foot wide [maybe less]. it pulses its own light - sometimes matching the rounded corner shape light. sometimes not.
i ended up doing 180's. facing the abyss, facing the rectangle. watching how the light inside changed my perception of the wall outside the room [a room which i knew to be white]. the blue light forced it's compliment - orange/yellow. the hot pink forced a green/yellow. so simple, so scientific, so explainable, but still. still so mysterious and breathtaking. it literally took my breath away.
Jump Start, 1990, from turrell's website
Present Tense, 1991 - from turrell's website
so. i always try to be very pleasant to museum guards. most of them have to stand all day in a room, telling people to to stay away from the work. trying to be "invisible", but also present - as in don't even think you can mess with anything in here. the above isn't the piece that was in lacma, but it's the closest image i can find to it. the one at lacma had rounded corners and only one light on each side instead of 2.
we arrive. there are people on a bench strategically placed [like watching TV - a TV with nothing but color]. we take the wall. just allowing our eyes to adjust to the light. figuring out that the cut out in the wall was changing color. slowly. cold white to warm white to light blue to slightly more intense blue... the two lights facing the walls adjacent making round ovals of whiter light on the walls adjacent...
i turn to the guard. she's right next to me. she smiles. we make small talk - bri asks questions too, but i can't remember all hers, so i'm sticking to mine.
her: you know it's changing right?
me: oh yeah - definitely. slowly, but it is.
her: many people don't stay long enough to notice it.
me: do you get stuck with the same piece every day?
her: no. we rotate. i get this one on fridays
me: so you know this show really well. which piece is your favorite?
her: this one
me [excited]: why!?!
her: i just love how it changes. everyone should have one of these in their living room - to just sit and chill and listen to music with
me: so does it always stay in this colorway - different shades of white/blue?
her: oh no.
me: so what's your favorite color it turns then?
her: this red. this really crazy red. and then it's a pretty orange after. it's so cool. [she's gesticulating. she clearly really likes it].
me: how long does it take to get through the whole cycle?
her: i think about 2 hours
me: so you never know when it's going to be red?
her: not really. it just shows up.
by this time i'm wildly grinning. i mean isn't this the best testament to art? here's a woman who has a job that could in many ways be called boring. in reality - she probably knows the show better than anyone else. even turrell. i doubt he sits with his work week after week, watching it for 8 hours a day. and she loves it. clearly. she GETS it. more than me. more than art historians. more than most. i'm so excited that she's excited. she pulls an earbud from her ear and admits that she listens to music while she works. we continue:
me: so - do you know how the piece was constructed?
her: sort of - it's a cut out in the wall
me: yeah - i get that - and there's a scrim of some sort right?
her: yea.
me: but the shape - the way the light comes out of it - it's not just a hole...
she looks around. the space is empty.
she turns to me and bri.
she walks up to the front.
she waves us up. she says stick your hand/head in. look at it.
we are speechless. we've been told all day - stay 5 feet away.
we peer in. after the immediate hole there's a slope. the slope is key and then 2 feet? [???? maybe 3???? you can't tell - the light is sooo eerie] there's the scrim. the lights are behind it - doing their thing.
we then slink away.
given such a gift.
such a gift.
i bet turrell would want to kill us.
but it only makes me love it more.
we sit there. maybe it's now been 30-40 minutes total. it's still shifting. but we have the whole other 1/2 of the show to see.
her: you get to go in a room that's like this in the next half. it's so cool
[the room i described above].
us: we really should go.
me: sad we don't get to see the red. but THANK YOU. thank you so much for talking to us. and for sharing your story.
bri introduces herself [smart lady]. i do to.
matricia shakes our hands. big smiles all around.
i feel more enthused than ever about the show.
we move onto the next piece. where you walk down a dark hallway and enter a very dark room - with a purple light piece 20+ feet away from you. we sit in the dark. pretty much unbelieving of what just happened.
about 5 minutes into this one - you have to let your eyes adjust to this kind of piece - we see a flashlight in the space. we hear a whisper: hey! hey! are you guys in here? you have to come see - it's turning red ! it's turning red !
we RUN out. we stand with matricia in front of the piece as it turns red. really intense red. you can feel it in your head. your brain hurts. i notice that the lights that were white are now green. DUH. they have absorbed all the red in the room and emit green - red's compliment. i'm excited now. it's a living color theory experiment. i turn to matricia.
me: hey hey - do you see the lights - the ones on the side?
m: yea - they are green !
me: yeah ! they are. isn't that cool?
m: i never noticed that before!
me: really?!
m: no.
me: do you know why they are green?
m: no. why?
me: green is the opposite of red on the color wheel. those are white lights, right? so all the red is being absorbed and all we see is green.
m: that is SO cool !!
she then turns to another viewer and tells them.
i smile.
i couldn't have created a better scenario if i tried. this is when truth is most certainly better than fiction. there's no way i could have imagined this happening. no. absolute. way. but it did. and i have a witness [and now we are forever linked by turrell].
i had one of those rare completely engulfing practically perfect art experiences.
thank you art gods.
thank you turrell.
thank you bri.
thank you matricia.


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First show: September 08
"The new classic of Mexican horror films" -Cinefagia
Sixty years after the release of the first Mexican zombie film, "Ladrón de cadáveres (The Body Snatcher)" (Fernando Mendez | Mexico | 1957), and after the great horde of tapes, series and other products of cult and fashion of the undead, a Mexico national production that not only takes the issue of the eats-brains as the axis of the plot, but contextualizes them combining it with a historical moment: The War of Independence.
A group of suspected insurgents in search of a lost loot arrives at an hacienda inhabited only by the owner, his daughters and a servant of Haitian origin. Their eagerness not to leave the war with empty hands will make them defy the seemingly defenseless women, who have a macabre advantage.
Winner, Best Mexican Film, FERATUM Film Fest.
Directed by Juan Antonio de la Riva. Written by Christopher Luna. With Sofía Sisniega, Natasha Dupeyron, Luis Gatica and Arnulfo Reyes Sánchez. Mexico. 2015. 88 min.
Presented by RoxCine.
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|We asked if we could use this logo as a sign of our concern that many churches are drifting away from the truths of the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ which was the basis of all that the early Methodists preached.
|Our studies in early Methodism make us more aware of the need to stand firm for the Bible-based faith which the Wesleys and all the other Methodist pioneers preached.
|There are a number of useful web site devoted in part or whole to pointing out some of the errors of modern churches. These web sites include
|Slice of Laodicea
Excellent material in spite of the calvinist thinking of the Slice team.
|The Berean Call
Dave Hunt and Tom McMahon -
The people of Berea, in Acts 17:11 "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. "
Ministries - Moriel - "God is my Teacher"
Jacov Prasch and friends.
Jacov's teaching on Midrash, the Hebrew background to the Bible, is first class and very valuable.
Moriel has an extensive Discernment section.
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includes a lot of material on deception in modern churches.
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Director Vamsi Paidipally's "Oopiri," which is a remake of the French movie "The Intouchables," has got positive verdicts and rich ratings from critics. They say it is another great experimental movie in the career of Akkineni Nagarjuna.
Vikaramaditya (Nagarjuna) is a quadriplegic billionaire leading a life of loneliness and boredom. While appointing a caregive for himself, he selects small-time crook Seenu (Karthi), who is just out of jail on parole and in search of a job after his mother doesn't let him enter the house. How the two solve each other's problems forms the crux of the story.
Critics say "Oopiri" has a brilliant story, hitherto unexplored in the Telugu film industry. Vamsi Paidipally has made a fantastic and daring attempt in adapting the French movie. He has stayed honest to the original, but made few minor changes to suit the Telugu viewers. The movie has engrossing narration that does not bore the audience even for a minute.
Nagarjuna has done a brilliant job as a wheelchair-bound billionaire, and his performance is the highlight of the film. Karthi, who is making his debut in a straight Telugu film, steals the show as Seenu with his superb acting. Tamannaah has also done justice to her role. Karthi's bromance with Nag and romance with Tamannaah are some of the biggest attractions of the movie.
Oopiri has top-class production values, making it rich and colourful. Gopi Sunder's music, PS Vinod camera work and exotic locales are the attractions on the technical front. The slow narration is the only big drawback of the movie, say the critics, who have rated the film an average of 3.45 out of 5 stars. Continue to see some critics' verdict and ratings in "Oopiri" review roundup:
The director takes liberties to play to Nagarjuna's romantic image, making him go on a date and get some adrenaline rush with swift cars. All this blends seamlessly with the narrative. But the gay humour is like a sore thumb.
Oopiri is a film that's extremely difficult to execute in Telugu. The team of Vamsi Paidipally, Nagarjuna and PVP (key decision makers of this project) have trusted it and went on to make it with full conviction. Not even a single unrelated scene was shot to satisfy the so-called commercial movie lovers. This film is little lengthy and second half appears a bit slow. But, that doesn't take away anything from the emotional journey we experience through the film. On a whole, Oopiri is a thoroughly enjoyable emotional ride. Go for it!!
Oopiri is a bromantic comedrama that is a rare film. It comes with memorable performances, neat writing, and a deft technical texture. The second half falters a bit in terms of slow pace. But it's excusable.
The trailers showcased Oopiri as a celebration of life and indeed, the film as a whole stands up to all its hype and hysteria. Nagarjuna's life changing performance and Karthi's liveliness create magic on screen and make things work big time. Though one feels that the film is majorly catered to class audience, it has the capacity to even impress the front benchers because of its universal emotions. Very rarely does one come across such a meaningful film in Telugu which holds your attention with its beautiful narration. Finally, if you ignore the slow pace of the film during the second half, Oopiri is one film which stands apart and cannot be missed.
Telugu cinema has always been a difficult terrain for remakes as thestory lines structured for audiences elsewhere, often found itdifficult to gel with the tastes of our Telugu audiences. Even thoughthat is the case, the recent years witnessed a lot of remakes inTelugu, with very few of them making an impression among the spectators. "Oopiri" is the latest one to add to the list, and thisbeing the first of the adaptation made by the director VamsiPaidipally. So in all, Oopiri has a fine direction, good performances and some well executed sequences too. But with nothing new to revealor surprise in its content for me its content, for me it just remainsa good one time watch and not anything more than that as being projected.


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Interviewed by Sandra Parshall
My guest today published four novels in the Lydia Strong series under the name Lisa Miscione before she switched to her married name, Lisa Unger, for publication of the bestselling suspense novels Beautiful Lies and A Sliver of Truth. Her new book, Black Out, will be released May 27 and is already garnering rave reviews and has been named a Booksense Notable Book for June. Lisa was born in Connecticut, but her family moved a lot – as far as Holland and England – during her childhood before settling in New Jersey. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a publicist for a major publisher. She lives in Florida with her husband and young child.
Q. Would you tell us about your upcoming book, Black Out?
A. Black Out is about a woman name Annie Fowler, whose perfect life in a wealthy Florida beach community is little more than a façade.
She's literally and figuratively left a horrible past behind -- having fled her true identity and forgotten most of the trauma of her childhood and adolescence. But a series of terrifying events start triggering unwanted memories. And she realizes that she has to face the past she'd rather forget to claim her future -- and save her daughter.
Black Out was my most intense writing experience, and Annie is my darkest, most complicated heroine. I see the resolution of a lot of themes that started in my Lydia Strong books and continued through to Ridley Jones -- the lost girl, fractured identity, how we must claim ourselves rather than wait to be rescued. I felt a terrible urgency to resolve these themes in Black Out.
Q. Why did you decide to use the name Unger after writing four Lydia Strong novels as Lisa Miscione?
A. There are a lot of reasons. First, Beautiful Lies represented such a departure, such an evolution in my writing that it didn't seem like a Lisa Miscione book at all. I was moving on from the Lydia Strong series and from St. Martin's Minotaur to be published at Shaye Areheart Books/ Crown. Unger is my married name. So it seemed like a normal and even necessary step. So, I just sent an email to the five people who'd read my Lydia Strong books and let them know to look for Lisa Unger in the future. The transition was fairly smooth, thanks to mostly supportive mystery independent stores who did a lot of handselling and the chains that have supported the Lisa Unger books in a big way.
Q. I see Beautiful Lies and A Sliver of Truth as a single story told in two parts, and it's hard to imagine that you didn't originally intend to write a second book about Ridley. At what point did you realize there would be a second book?
A. I didn't know there was a second book until after Beautiful Lies was done and I'd decided that there wouldn't be a series. I didn't want to write another Ridley. I knew the ending wasn't easy. I knew that a lot of things went unanswered. And I knew that in BL Jake had lied to Ridley, and fooled her completely. But that's life, right? There's so much that never gets resolved, people go unpunished, some answers are never found. But I thought, Ridley's okay. She's on her own. After a while, though, all those unresolved points kept nagging, and I kept hearing Ridley's voice. So I wrote Sliver of Truth. Now, of course, there are a lot of unresolved issues at the end of that book, too.
So …
Q. Have you decided yet whether you'll write a third Ridley book? Do you think it would be possible to make a third story as deeply personal for Ridley as the first two are?
A. I do still think about Ridley a lot. I think about Max and Ace, even Jake, still. I also wonder about Grace from time to time. So, never say never. I feel connected to Ridley, so I know if I choose to write about her again, it will be a deeply personal story, about the next level of her journey. I wouldn't write it by design, under some outside influence to write more about her. All my novels well up from within, each of them had to be written for reasons largely unknown to me at the time. This is especially true with the Lisa Unger books. I feel like I really found my voice with Beautiful Lies. I started writing Angel Fire when I was 19 years old. Lydia was a product of a very young woman's imagination, of very young issues working in my subconscious. As much as Beautiful Lies and Sliver of Truth are Ridley's coming of age story, they're mine, as well. So yes, I'm confident that any evolution of Ridley's story, should it demand to be written, would be deeply personal for her, and for me.
Q. To me, the most striking quality of your writing is its sheer emotional intensity. Do you have to work at heightening the emotion during the revision process, or does it all come tumbling out of you as you write the first draft?
A. I am a very emotional person, so if anything, I think … god, is this too over-wrought? I don't know if one can fake -- or heighten, as you say -- emotional intensity. If it is possible, I don't know how.
Q. How much planning or outlining, if any, do you do before you begin writing? What is the first day of working on a new book like for you? Do you choose a day to begin, or wait until you reach a point where you feel compelled to sit down and get started?
A. When I sit down to write, I have no idea what's going to happen. I might hear a voice in my head, a phrase, see a news story, a song lyric, an image and I'm off. I don't know how things are going to end, who is going to turn up on the page. For example, in Black Out, Dax -- one of my favorite characters from the Lydia Strong books -- turned up. How did he get into this new universe? No idea.
My golden writing hours are from 5 AM to noon. That's generally when I work. Of course, I have a toddler now, so she takes precedence over almost everything, including my writing. So I have to be a bit more flexible. I write again the way I did when I had a full time job -- I make the time, squeeze it in between the other demands on me. Luckily, it's really harder for me not to write than to find the time, so somehow it all seems to work out.
As for choosing the day or not, it's kind of some combination between discipline and inspiration. You can't always make the magic come, but you have to be open and available to it. If you are disciplined about making time to work, then the magic finds you. But, usually, the idea for a new book comes like a lightning bolt. There's no seeking it and no avoiding it.
Q. Do you revise as you go, or concentrate on getting the whole story down before you rewrite?
A. I tend to do a bit of rewriting and revision as I go along. Going back and reworking this paragraph or that scene helps settle me into the manuscript for the day and often leads to a propulsion forward. I don't spend too much time on revision during the first draft, though; forward momentum is very important.
Q. How much time do you devote to research, and how do you go about it? For example, when you wrote Twice, how did you learn about the lives of the homeless who live in tunnels beneath Manhattan?
A. I spend quite a bit of time on research. Mainly because I know next to nothing and have to learn about everything! I love the Internet for its immediacy and wealth of information. But there's nothing like anecdotal research, talking to people, hearing their stories. I have a couple of people who I really rely on for the nuts and bolts of crime and police work. And for Black Out, I conducted a number of interviews -- a clinical psychiatrist, the head honchos at a privatized military company. I also read a lot of non-fiction, and this is in a way a kind of research just because I'm a knowledge and experience junkie, just taking it all in, never knowing what I'll use later.
With Twice, I'd been fascinated for a long time about the people living in the tunnels beneath Manhattan. A book by Jennifer Toth called The Mole People had really captured my imagination when I was in college. And then I was in a seven-year relationship with a New York City police officer (a whole other kind of research, not for the faint-hearted). And he confirmed that there was an indeed a whole community of homeless living beneath the streets of New York, though no one wanted to admit that. So a lot of what I learned came long before I wrote the book. There have also been a number of great documentary films made on this topic, which served as research and inspiration. I also did a lot of investigating about the system of tunnels beneath the city, unmapped and uncharted, miles and miles of old tracks and abandoned stations. That just always impressed me as enormously cool. For a dark imagination like mine, it's heaven on earth.
Q. Why do you prefer thrillers to straight mystery? What does the experience of writing a thriller offer you as a writer?
A. Strangely enough, I'm not sure I understand the difference. I get that it's a pacing and intensity thing.
But, in my heart, I feel as though these are labels created by publishing companies and booksellers to categorize books for sale. I just write what I write, and some people think I'm a thriller writer, others think I'm a mystery writer. I read a review of Beautiful Lies that called it chick-lit. I'll leave it to others to decide what I am. I'm a writer who tends toward crime and the dark side of things … that's where my imagination takes me. What other people call me is up to them, I suppose.
Q. Thrillers used to be the domain of male writers. Do you think women have achieved equal status with readers -- or have you encountered male readers who still won't touch a thriller written by a woman?
A. Hmm … good question. I do have quite a few male readers and am amazed to get mail from them, telling me how much they enjoyed the books. I guess I don't really expect to have male readers in the first place. So when they take the time to write, I'm really shocked. I had one bookseller in California tell me that the Lydia Strong books were hard-boiled and that male readers in his store who don't read women, read me. I did take that as a compliment -- sort of.
I do think there's a bit of a boys club in the genre -- and not just among readers. Maybe it is simply because so many writers and readers of the thriller/mystery genre were forged by noir, which was very much so dominated by men. I definitely feel that a certain type of reader -- uncomfortable with strong female characters, emotional content, sex as told from the feminine perspective - might still shy away from books written by women. But they're missing out. We have a lot to offer the genre, a new perspective, a fresh voice. Some of the best people writing are writing crime fiction, and quite of few of those writers are women.
Q. What kind of work did you do in publishing? Were you writing throughout that time? When did you decide to go for a full-time career as a novelist?
A. I was a publicist, booking author tours, setting up interviews, appearances, parties, etc. It was a very cool job and I learned everything I ever wanted to know about the industry.
But I have always been a writer and went into publishing as a way to get closer to my dreams without actually committing to it. But, of course, my job got bigger and bigger and I wrote less and less. Finally I had an epiphany -- I realized that I had stopped writing, had never been further away from my dreams and if I didn't start writing again, I'd have to look back and myself in five years, ten years and say, "You know what? You never even tried to do this." I couldn't live with that, so I started writing again, every day, staying up late, getting up early, staying in on weekends, writing at lunch. From that point it took me another year to finish Angel Fire. I started it when I was 19 and finished it when I was 29. Ten years and it's not a very long book. It's a little embarrassing, actually.
Q. Do you think finding an agent and selling your first novel was made easier by your experience in publishing?
A. It was easier and harder at the same time. It was easier to find an agent because an editor friend liked the book -- but not enough to buy it. She did, however, suggest a few agents who might like it enough to work on it with me. One of those agents, Elaine Markson, signed me on and helped me rework the manuscript into something publishable.
I may not have had that opportunity if I hadn't worked in the industry. On the other hand, anyone who wants to slave away in publishing for no money for ten years as a way to get her foot in the door, be my guest. We all pay our dues, one way or another, and no one does anybody any favors in this or any money-making industry.
None of the editors I had known, and none of the publishing companies where I'd worked made offers on my manuscript. They all, in fact, turned it down. When Angel Fire went to St. Martin's, it was to an editor I'd never met.
I think people don't want you to change. They see you one way, in my case as a book publicist, and they don't want to see you any other way. So I think that made it harder to sell my first book.
Q. Do you have a pet peeve about the publishing business?
A. I actually love the business. I love everything about it. I think it's a wonderfully romantic way to make a living -- as a writer, or an editor or even a publicist. Which is not to say that it isn't as brutal as any other industry -- dreams are made and crushed everyday; talent doesn't necessarily mean success; numbers matter more than high achievement in craft. The highs are dizzying; the lows are abysmal.
Success is not guaranteed, no matter how auspicious your beginning -- in fact it's harder to succeed as a published writer than it is to get published in the first place. But I have never wanted to do anything else but write, so I'm profoundly grateful to make a living in this business.
Q. What advice do you have for aspiring writers?
A. Write every day. Dig deeper every day. Be true to yourself. Think of publishing as an incidental element to the act of striving to be the best writer you can be, secondary to getting better every day for your experiences and dedication to the craft.
Q. Will you be at any mystery or thriller conferences this year where fans can meet you?
A. I'm planning to make it to Bouchercon this year, schedule permitting. Hope to see you all there!
Visit Lisa's web sites at www.lisaunger.com and www.lisamiscione.com
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Interview with Lisa Unger
Posted by Sandra Parshall at 4:00 AM
Labels: A Sliver of Truth, Beautiful Lies, Black Out, Lisa Miscione, Lisa Unger, Lydia Strong, psychological thrillers, suspense
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I enjoyed reading this in-depth interview. Good insights into the publishing world by a veteran. I'll read more titles by Lisa.
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- May 21, 2008 at 4:53 PM
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I can't quite remember when Mads and LL started loving Lego. I remember that Mads got a princess Lego friends castle for Christmas a year ago and that Mr E spent most of Boxing Day building it, and then she ended up not really playing with it all that much. Then she started to get into getting those little bags of Lego mini figures, where it is a surprise as to which one you get. And slowly a new love was born. Over the course of the last year, she has become really obsessed with Lego and it is by far her favourite thing to play with toy wise.
As a result, her little sister who pretty much wants to copy and be like her big sister in every way, has started to love Lego too. Their tastes when it comes to the little coloured bricks are very different, Mads loves all the Superhero range, her favourites being a Batcopter and a Joker steamroller, as well as the Lego City range with things like the police van and a deep sea submarine. LL on the other hand, while they share all their things, is particularly partial to Lego Friends and the more typical 'girly' marketed items. But always with Lego Batman included, he comes to pizza parties, in the swimming pool, you name it.
However there is also another 'big kid' in our house that rather likes Lego and that is Mr E. A few times recently he has come home with little sets for them and we aren't particularly big on buying the girls random toys as presents without a reason, so I think it as much for his benefit as theirs! He absolutely loves sitting down with Mads and working on building something together and I must admit I love to watch them get so into something together. Over Christmas they spent many a lazy wet afternoon working together on their latest project. He really has got really involved in helping her, playing with her and finding new things that she might like as her next treat, birthday or christmas present. It is really nice for them to find a common interest and watching them gives me flashbacks of my Dad doing the same with me when I was younger, although not particularly with Lego.
Just after Christmas we decided to make the girls a little surprise. On the way back from visiting my Grandparents we stopped off at IKEA and bought a £5.00 LACK table, you know the white side table that almost everyone has somewhere in their house. We also bought two little white stools as well. Then when we got home we set about making them something that we knew they would absolutely love. We got four square base plates (they aren't official Lego ones but we got them from a company called Bargain Max) and all we did was superglue them to the table.
It was as easy as that and was such a cheap way of making them a little base for the beloved toys. But literally you would have thought that we had bought them an all singing and dancing activity table for the way their faces lit up when they walked into their bedroom and saw their new little table propped up with all their favourite Lego pieces on there ready for inspection. They actually squealed with joy and got straight into playing with it, both looking so cute sat on the stools chatting away to each other and getting involved in their imaginative play.
Since we made it about a week ago, the Lego table has been a huge success. Firstly we have somewhere to store all their bits, without it looking too cluttered or living on the floor (ouch to standing on Lego) and secondly they truly love playing with it, with them often being found in their room having lots of fun with each other. It definitely was a great idea to do and I am so glad that we made it for them. I can't see their Lego obsession finishing anytime soon and I hope their love of those little multicoloured bricks brings years of enjoyment for them both.
We had a fair few new people join in with the ordinary moments last year which was just lovely, it is a great way of finding new blogs to read. Looking forward to seeing them all this week too. If you want to join in, the linky opens on a Sunday and stays open until the following Saturday. You can link up whatever you want, as long as it captures a little insight into your life.


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Turkish Literature; Authors and Poets from Turkey
An Index of Top Websites
Authors: Turkish-Cypriot authors and poets.
Internet links to Turkish literature pages.
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A quarterly online literary magazine in which you van find short stories, poetry and articles.
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A free and extensive database of references to theses, books, articles, papers and projects relating to research into Ottoman-Turkish culture.
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Performance: Two beds face each other, one is covered with peanuts, another one is empty. I shuck peanuts and leave peanuts' shell on the empty bed. Audiences are invited to shuck peanuts with me, eat peanuts seeds while leaving peanuts shells on the bed. Peanuts can also be taken to home, but shells must be left on the bed. Audiences participate both in my presence and absence.


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Poor old saturated fat. For over forty years now, it's been spoken of only in hushed tones, dissed as nothing but artery clogging, obesity-causing poison. This "common sense fact" has become so widely accepted that a lot of people who want to improve their diet start by purchasing skim milk, ditching their egg yolks, and beginning a life free of steak, pork, and butter.
It's time to bring bacon back to breakfast. After all, saturated fat is good for you.
We've Made a Huge Mistake
But we all make mistakes. This one started in 1970, with the first publication of "The Seven Countries Study ." The research looked at the incidences of saturated fat intake and heart disease among 12,763 men from (you guessed it) seven different countries, and showed a correlation between the two.
Unfortunately, the study was deeply flawed: It didn't take into account important factors like smoking rates, sugar consumption, and exercise levels, and it left out an awful lot of data from other countries that contradicted the conclusions. The study's authors actually had access to twenty-two countries' data, and didn't discuss any of the populations that followed diets with plenty of saturated fat and barely experienced any heart disease. Such communities include the Kenyan Masai, the Tokelau in Polynesia, and the Arctic Inuit.
Governments followed by making the supposed saturated fat-heart disease connection a matter of public health policy, an ideology which probably culminated with the abominable food pyramid of the 1990s — which recommended up to 11 servings of rice and pasta per day, and about as little fat as possible.
The result? In the past 30 years in the United States, the amount of calories from consumed fat has fallen from 40 percent to 30 percent, while obesity has doubled and heart disease has remained the country's number one killer.
But the spread of obesity has no single cause; there are a lot of complicated factors that have led to America's health crisis. To figure out whether saturated fat should be added back into our diets, let's take a closer look at its effect on the body.
Why Saturated Fat Doesn't Cause Heart Disease
In a 2010 evaluation of 21 studies and 350,000 subjects, saturated fat was not associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease — and numerous other studies have reached similar conclusions Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease. Siri-Tarino PW, Sun Q, et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010 Mar; 91(3):535-46. Saturated fat and cardiovascular disease: the discrepancy between the scientific literature and dietary advice. Hoenselaar, R. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, High School of Arnhem and Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Nutrition. 2012 Feb;28(2):118-23. The questionable role of saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in cardiovascular disease. Ravnskov U. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1998 Jun;51(6):443-60. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and composition of human aortic plaques. Felton CV, Crook D, et al. The Lancet, 1994 Oct 29;344(8931):1195-6. Saturated fat prevents coronary artery disease? An American paradox. Knopp RH, Retzlaff BM. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004 Nov;80(5):1102-3. Dietary fats and health: dietary recommendations in the context of scientific evidence. Lawrence GD. Advances in Nutrition, 2013 May 1;4(3):294-302. Dietary saturated fat intake, is there really an association with coronary heart disease? Rehman MS, Student RI. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2012 Apr;62(4):411. Saturated fat, carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease. Kuipers RS, de Graaf DJ, et al. The Netherlands Journal of Medicine, 2011 Sep;69(9):372-8.. Of course, these studies aren't without controversy. For instance, Greatist expert and physician Dr. James Hardeman believes those 21 studies aren't comprehensive enough; on average, their subjects were studied for around 14 years, which may not be long enough to see the effects of a diet high in saturated fat. However, they raise important questions about saturated fat's effects on the arteries of the heart and brain.
But what about cholesterol? We actually have two kinds of cholesterol in our blood: the HDL ("good") and LDL ("bad"). Total cholesterol levels are less important than the ratio of HDL to LDL, but a simpler (if kind of flawed) approach is that we should try to increase HDL and decrease LDL. Saturated fat is generally believed to increase the bad cholesterol.
But that's only part of the story, because there are also two kinds of LDL cholesterol: big, floaty particles (type A) and small, dense ones (type B). When someone reduces their consumption of saturated fat and their LDL cholesterol "drops," they're only lowering their type A particles. But it's the type B particles that are more closely linked in heart disease, and they're generally controlled by carbohydrate consumption Atherogenic dyslipidemia: cardiovascular risk and dietary intervention. Musunuru K. Lipids. 2010 Oct;45(10):907-14.. So the best way to cut out harmful types of cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease could be to follow a diet that's low in carbs, rather than fat The national cholesterol education program diet vs a diet lower in carbohydrates and higher in protein and monounsaturated fat: a randomized trial. Aude YW, Agatston AS, et al. Journal of the American Medical Association - Internal Medicine, 2004 Oct 25;164(19):2141-6. Effects of dietary composition on energy expenditure during weight-loss maintenance. Ebbeling CB, Swain JF, et al. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012 Jun 27;307(24):2627-34. Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor in overweight adolescents. Sondike SB, Copperman N, et al. Journal of Pediatrics, 2003 Mar;142(3):253-8. A randomized trial comparing a very low carbohydrate diet and a calorie-restricted low fat diet on body weight and cardiovascular risk factors in healthy women. Brehm BJ, Seeley RJ, et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2003 Apr;88(4):1617-23. A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-fat diet to treat obesity and hyperlipidemia: a randomized, controlled trial. Yancy WS Jr, Olsen MK, et al. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2004 May 18;140(10):769-77. Carbohydrate restriction has a more favorable impact on the metabolic syndrome than a low fat diet. Volek JS, Phinney SD, et al. Lipids. 2009 Apr;44(4):297-309. Long-term effects of a very-low-carbohydrate weight loss diet compared with an isocaloric low-fat diet after 12 months. Lim SS, Noakes M, et al. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2010 Oct;20(8):599-607. Lack of suppression of circulating free fatty acids and hypercholesterolemia during weight loss on a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Hernandez TL, Sutherland JP, et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010 Mar;91(3):578-85..
Why Saturated Fat Can Be Good For You
Saturated fat has been shown to have loads of positive effects on the body, including:
- Liver Health: Saturated fat encourages the liver cells to dump their fat cells, which helps the liver to function more effectively Dietary saturated fatty acids: a novel treatment for alcoholic liver disease. Nanji AA, Sadrzadeh SM, et al. Gastroenterology. 1995 Aug;109(2):547-54. Opposite effects of dietary saturated and unsaturated fatty acids on ethanol-pharmacokinetics, triglycerides and carnitines. Cha YS, Sachan DS. The Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 1994 Aug;13(4):338-43..
- Immunity: Saturated fatty acids, especially the kinds found in butter and coconut, help white blood cells to recognize and destroy invading viruses and bacteria. Go get 'em, boys!
- Hormones: Eating saturated fat tends to increase free testosterone levels, which helps to repair tissue, preserve muscle, and improve sexual function Effects of dietary fat and fiber on plasma and urine androgens and estrogens in men: a controlled feeding study. Dorgan JF, Judd JT, et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1996 Dec;64(6):850-5. Testosterone and cortisol in relationship to dietary nutrients and resistance exercise. Volek JS, Kraemer WJ, et al. Journal of Applied Physiology, 1997 Jan;82(1):49-54..
Now, fat is high in calories, so it can promote weight gain in that respect. Per gram, it has more than twice the calories of protein or carbohydrates. But provided an eye is kept on portion size, saturated fat in and of itself doesn't have any negative impact on the body. In fact, increasing fat intake might help with weight loss: One study found that when three groups of obese people were fed diets of 90 percent fat, 90 percent protein, and 90 percent carbohydrates, respectively, the high-fat group lost the most weight Calorie intake in relation to body-weight changes in the obese. Kekwick, A, Pawan, GL. The Lancet, 1956 Jul 28;271(6935):155-61.. Plus, it tastes freaking delicious.
This doesn't mean every source of saturated fat is healthy. Case in point: A study from the Harvard School of Public Health found that after analyzing the diets of 1.2 million people, there was no association between eating red meat and heart disease — but there was for those who ate a lot of processed meat Red and processed meat consumption and risk of incident coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Micha R, Wallace SK, et al. Circulation. 2010 Jun 1;121(21):2271-83. . That is to say, if we're going to get sick from eating meat or saturated fat, it'll be by getting it from a crappy source.
Basically, we should spend a little more on food. The body loves saturated fat, but from sources like grass-fed meat and butter, whole eggs, and coconut fat — not hot dogs and pepperoni pizza (sorry). By a mile, the biggest enemy in our food is likely refined sugar Sugar restriction: the evidence for a drug-free intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. Internal Medicine Journal, 2012 Oct;42 Suppl 5:46-58.. Even the American Heart Association, which is still anti-saturated fat, agrees that sugar is a far bigger contributor to heart disease.
But the tide is very slowly starting to turn. Prominent journals and scientists are beginning to speak out on saturated fat's benefits, and, after government scientists reviewed 16,000 studies on diet and obesity, Sweden recently became the first Western country to advocate a high-fat diet to its citizens.
That's because heart disease and obesity are caused by inactivity, trans fats, refined carbs, and overeating, to name a few — but not saturated fat. Toss the margarine and tuck into some buttered vegetables or a seared steak. We think you deserve it.
A special thanks to Dr. Eugene Babenko and Dr. James Hardeman for their help and input with this article.
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What does Grosse
Ile, flying, and speed have in common?
On June 2nd and 3rd the
Michigan Kart Club Inc.
hosted their first, and
hopefully annual, Grosse Ile
Grand Prix at the historic
Grosse Ile airport.
MM Racing drivers Todd Jones and Rob Knipe, along with pit crew Lisa, Gary and Carolyn showed up for some
long straights, fast corners and crazy fun.
Rob and Todd signed up for KT100
Can (called piston port) and TaG
Saturday was a fantastic practice day and we had loads of fun. But Saturday brought rain and after the first
heat race in TaG, races were delayed. When the rain hit, it didn't hold anything back; tents went flying, people got soaked
and you could hear the karts getting pelted with heavy rain as driver, and pit crews, tugged karts away and ran for cover.
At noon it
didn't look good, so Todd and
Carolyn packed up the trailer
and went home, while Rob, Lisa
and Gary stayed to wait it out.
Well, the wait paid off for Rob.
Rob took 1st in the KT100 class and
2nd in the TaG class.
Congrats Rob!
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warm, April weather urged
several MM Racing karters to hit
the road Saturday 4/21 and head
out to Fremont Raceway in Ohio.
The first venture of the season
was to warm up the karts, which
along with the drivers, needed
some help to be ready for
racing. Todd Jones,
President & CEO MM Racing, Bob
Dingleday, a long-time MM Racing
customer, and Eric Christian, a
friend and Todd's and part-time
employee of MM Racing, hit the
Eric jumped in the MMR-TaG chassis w/PRD 125cc
motor for his first time
karting. Nearly 29HP for a
new karter! Well, he kept
the chassis on the track and won
some respect. Bob had some
issues with another karter
running into him, he is like a
magnet when it comes to people
hitting his kart, but he
survived the day.
Todd got
his engine working well and
pulled in top times of 23.25
the day with his KT100 and
super-can exhaust. Not
fantastic, but it beat his
previous personal best.
second trip on Saturday 4/28
with Todd
Jones, Robert Knipe, Senior
Instructor, and Bob, got the
karts in line.
Bob was the
most improved for the day,
pulling in his best times ever
at the track, not to mention he
didn't get hit by other karters.
Rob came away with the best
times of the day with his KT100 and
super-can exhaust, breaking the
23 second barrier several
and lowering his times with a
personal best of 22.89.
Congrats Rob!
Todd found that being fast,
hitting a personal record
of 23.19, doesn't do much good
if you can't keep the kart on
the track. Did we mention
that these
karts are for track
only and shouldn't be taken