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Throughout the history of Pandora Hearts, numerous similarities between it and the Alice in Wonderland Series have been made.
Plot ElementsEdit
- Several elements of Pandora Hearts are also based on elements from the life of Lewis Carroll. Jack seems to like children and Oscar Vessalius has an interest in photography, traits which Carroll was said to have. Ada Vessalius is obsessed with the occult, something that also fascinated Carroll, though he was still said to be a devout Christian.
- At the start of the manga, Oz, driven by curiosity, followed a strange melody until he fell down a hole in the ground, to find a grave and a pocket-watch, which had been playing the music. This obviously echoed the first scene of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
- Both Pandora Hearts and The Alice Adventures in Wonderland series take place or at least draws inspiration from the Victorian era.
- Ada attends Lutwidge Academy, named after Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
- Two themes that appear in both the books and the manga are those of time and identity. Neither Oz nor Alice really knows who they are or what their purpose is, and in his journals, Jack wrote about how Alice would sometimes change, as if into another person (a reference to the Caterpillar scene). Some Legal Contractors such as Break cannot physically age, a nod to the March Hare's tea-party, where the Hatter is convinced that the time is eternally 6:00.
- The Abyss seems like a darker, more twisted version of Wonderland.
- Vincent Nightray loves to play chess, a tip of the hat to the main theme of Through The Looking Glass And what Alice Found There.
- The Doors to the Abyss are based on the little door that Alice wishes to go through, which led to Wonderland (The Abyss).
- The four grand Dukedoms are based on the four different suites of cards: the hearts, the spades, the clubs and the diamonds.
- Break once knitted a scarf for Alice while they were in Cheshire's dimension, a reference to Humpty Dumpty, who was given a scarf for his Unbirthday.
Chapter TitlesEdit
- "Retrace XXVI: Pool of Tears" and "Retrace XXVII: Get Out Of The Pool" in which Oz realizes that by always being so self-sacrificial, he hurts his loved ones. The naming comes from how when Alice first entered Wonderland, she grew extraordinarily large and began crying, flooding the room she was in with tears and eventually creating an ocean (pool) of tears.
- "Retrace XLVII: Unbirthday" is a reference to the Unbirthdays celebrated by The Mad Hatter and March Hare in Alice in Wonderland.
- "Retrace LIII: Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall", "Retrace LVII: Humpty Dumpty Had A Great Fall" and "Retrace LIX: Couldn't Put Humpty Together Again" are named after the classic poem that goes along with the Humpty Dumpty character that appeared in Through The Looking Glass. "Retrace LX: Egg Shell" is also based on Humpty Dumpty and signified his death.
- "Retrace LXXIX: Falling" could be a reference to Alice's initial fall into Wonderland down the rabbit hole, where she passes numerous pieces of floating furniture before finally landing in the hall of doors.
|Character Similarities
|Alice was the basis for both Alice's and the Intention of the Abyss' names. As well, Alice's curious and instinctive behavior as a Chain (resulting from her loss of memories during the Tragedy of Sablier) is similar to Alice's own personality in Lewis Carroll's novel (AAIW/TTLG).
|The White Rabbit
|the main character Oz Vessalius is based in the White Rabbit as well one of the first forms that the Intention of the Abyss appears as is that of a white rabbit doll, this appearance being inspired by The White Rabbit's own appearance (AAIW).
|The Mouse
|The Mouse's crippling fear of cat's that caused him to flee in terror when Alice mentioned DInah after the Caucus Race, was used as the inspiration for Gilbert Nightray's own fear (AAIW).
|The Dodo
|The Chains Dodo and one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls were based off of the character of the Dodo, who had organized the Caucus Race in order to dry off those who'd emerged from Alice's pool of tears (AAIW).
|The Owl
|Owl was either based off of The Owl who had taken part in The Dodo's Caucus Race or The Owl that was mentioned to be eating a meat pie with The Panther and was subsequently eaten afterwards in the poem "Tis the Voice of the Lobster" (AAIW).
|The Lory
|The Lory that took part in The Dodo's Caucus Race acted as inspiration for Rufus Barma's pet Lorikeet. As well, Lottie's full name (Charlotte) also originates from The Lory's imspiration, Lorina Charlotte Liddell (AAIW)
|Bill the Lizard
|The Unnamed Lizard Chain that appeared in Retrace LXXXI: CHILDREN was imspired by the character of Bill the Lizard, who had been sent by The White Rabbit to remove an enlarged Alice from his home (AAIW).
|The Caterpillar
|Both Grim's appearance and Rufus's overally pompous information seeking personality originated from the character of The Caterpillar, whom told Alice how to grow bigger or smaller until she finally returned to her regular height (AAIW).
|Father William
|Since Xerxes Break is elderly and completely blind in actuality, though he still retains massive amounts of power, this can be considered a reference to the character of Father William mentioned in the poem "You Are Old, Father William", which Alice recited for The Caterpillar (AAIW).
|The Cheshire Cat
|The grinning, vanishing Cheshire Cat owned by The Duchess, acted as the overall inspiration for Cheshire and the four forms he appeared in (AAIW).
|The Piglet
|The Mad Baby, a baby-shaped Chain capable of changing its form in order to draw in its victims, was based off of The Piglet, who had originally appeared as The Duchess' baby, only to change into a piglet after being given to Alice (AAIW).
|The Mad Hatter
|The Chain killing Chain, Mad Hatter, had both similar design and the same name of The Mad Hatter Alice encountered while in Wonderland. As well, Break's nonsensical personality and appearance were brought forth from The Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter also later served under The White King, acting as a White Pawn named "Hatta", who seemed to have no recollection of meeting Alice in the past (AAIW/TTLG).
|The March Hare
|March Hare's design and name had drawn inspiration from the character of the same name who had been perpetually trapped at a tea party with The Mad Hatter and The Dormouse. The March Hare would also later serve under The White King, acting as a White Pawn named "Haigha", who seemed to have no recollection of meeting Alice in the past (AAIW/TTLG).
|The Dormouse
|The Dormouse, who had been trapped perpetually at a tea party alongside The Mad Hatter and The March Hare, acted as the main idea behind Vincent Nightray's Legally Contracted Chain, Dormouse conceptually. Vincent's more timid Pandora facade and tendency to fall asleep also tie back to The Dormouse (AAIW).
|The Card Soldiers
|The weaker species of Chains, Cards were an obvious reference to of the servants of the Queen of Hearts. As such, the Flower Girl's Chain and Card of Fives also resulted from The Card Soldiers (AAIW).
|The Queen of Hearts
|Demios the Executioner received the nickname "The Queen of Hearts" after Fred Nightray's assassination, as she's obsessed decapitation. As well, The Queen of Hearts acted as inspiration for one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls (AAIW).
|The Hedgehogs
|The Hedgehogs which had been used by The Queen of Hearts in her game of croquet against Alice act as the origin of the Hedgehog Chains from the Anime series. As well, The Hedgehogs acted as inspiration for one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls (AAIW).
|The Gryphon
|Xai Vessalius' Chain, Gryphon, as well as Xai's own arrogant and selfish personality, are based off of the Wonderland creature of the same name, who served The Queen of Hearts and brought Alice to meet the Mock Turtle (AAIW).
|The Jabberwock
|Jabberwock, and one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls, are based off of the dragon of the same name from the poem "Jabberwocky", which Alice read upon first returning to Wonderland - only to later have it explained in-depth to her by Humpty Dumpty (TTLG).
|The Bandersnatch
|Lily's Illegally Contracted Chain is based off of the fumious Bandersnatch that was mentioned in the poem, "Jabberwocky". A Bandersnatch later attacked The Banker while they were searching for Snarks on an island in "The Hunting of the Snark" (TTLG/HOTS).
|The Toves
|Fang's Illegally Contracted Chain, Tove, was based off of a Wonderland creature of the same name that had been mentioned in the poem "Jabberwocky" (TTLG).
|The Red King and Queen
|Glen and Lacie.jpg|Oswald and Lacie's positions among the Baskerville Clan were based off of the Red King and Queen that Alice encountered when she returned to Wonderland (TTLG)
|Demios' appearance, and one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls, were inspired through their appearance by The Goat, who had his beard melt off when Alice interacted with him on the train that The Red Queen had sent her off on (TTLG).
|The Snap-Dragon-Fly
|The Snap-Dragon-Fly was an insect species of Wonderland that Alice had been introduced to through The Gnat upon returning to Wonderland, and it acted as the basis for The General's Legally Contracted Chain Snap-Dragon-Fly (TTLG).
|The Rocking-Horse-Fly
|The Rocking-Horse-Fly was an insect species of Wonderland that Alice had been introduced to through The Gnat upon returning to Wonderland, and it acted as the basis for an Unknown Pandora Member's Legally Contracted Chain Rocking-Horse-Fly (TTLG).
|The Fawn
|The Fawn is based off of The Fawn that followed Alice through the Forgetful Forest; that is until it realized that Alice was a human rather than another fawn - prompting it to flee (TTLG).
|Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
|Echo and Noise were both based off of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, due to the fact that both Echo and Noise share a body (twins with opposing personalities) (TTLG).
|The Walrus
|Isla Yura's greedy and treacherous personality was based off of The Walrus that was mentioned in Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum's poem, "The Walrus and The Carpenter" (TTLG).
|The Carpenter
|Bernice Nightray's willingness to unwittingly follow Isla Yura's orders was based off of The Carpenter that was mentioned in Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum's poem, "The Walrus and The Carpenter", where The Carpenter helped trick The Oysters into their deaths, only to be fooled by The Walrus himself later (TTLG).
|The Oysters
|The Orphans and one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls were based off of The Oysters mentioned in Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum's poem, "The Walrus and The Carpenter", where The Oysters are fooled by The Walrus and The Carpenter, and eaten by The Walrus (TTLG).
|Humpty Dumpty
|Humpty Dumpty, as well as one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls, were based off of a Wonderland resident of the same name whom had explained the "Jabberwocky" poem to Alice, experienced a terrible fall and had been allegedly looking for a hippopotamus. Additionally, Humpty Dumpty told Alice that he'd received a knitted scarf for his Unbirthday once, which is mirrored through Break's own action of giving Alice a knitted scarf to protect her in Cheshire's Dimension (TTLG).
|The Lion
|Leon was inspired by the character of The Lion that served as a Red Rook that had arrived shortly after Humpty Dumpty's terrible fall and proceeded to fight The Unicorn for the White King's Crown (TTLG).
|The Unicorn
|Equus and one of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls were inspired by the character of The Unicorn that served as a White Knight that had arrived shortly after Humpty Dumpty's terrible fall and proceeded to fight The Lion fir the White King's crown (TTLG).
|The White Knight
|The White Knight was the basis for both Break's noble role (when he was Kevin Legnard and acting as of of the knights of Roman Sinclair) and Illegally Contracted Chain, Albus the White Knight (TTLG).
|The Monstrous Crow or The Raven
|Either The Monstrous Crow that Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum mentioned that they fear, and served as The Red King's Bishop or The Raven mentioned in The Mad Hatter's riddle "Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?" served as the basis of Gilbert's Illegally Contracted Chains, Raven Therefore, the feud between Gilbert and Noise may very well originate from the inspirations of their characters. (AAIW/TTLG).
|Alice's cat, Dinah, served as the inspiration for Ada's cat of the same name prior to Oz's casting into the Abyss (AAIW).
|Kitty and Snowdrop
|Dinah's kittens, Kitty and Snowdrop, served as the inspiration for Ada's cats of the same names after to Oz's return from the Abyss (TTLG).
|Lily, being the youngest Baskerville, was likely named after one of the White Queen's chess pieces, who was too young to play (TTLG).
|The Red and White Queens
|The contrast between Alice and the Intention of the Abyss (red/white) is similar to the contrast between the Red Queen and White Queen (TTLG).
|Lacie is named after one of the three little girls in the Dormouse's story. Lewis Carroll loved puns and intended for Lacie to be an anagram of Alice. Alice's two sisters, Lorina Charlotte and Edith Matilda, were cleverly disguised as Elsie (L.C.) and Tillie (short for Matilda) (AAIW).
|Ada Vessalius is named after a girl that Alice briefly mentions in the first book (AAIW).
|Lewis Carroll
|Break's real name is actually Kevin Legnard. Him having an alter ego seems strangely similar to that of Alice In Wonderland's author Charles Dodgson hiding under the guise of Lewis Carroll, so that he would not be thought of as a man who wrote books for children.
|The Executioner
|Demios the Executioner's name means 'executioner' in Greek. As such, she shares her true name with a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, who was mentioned to commonly be ordered to behead Wonderland residents by the Queen of Hearts, though often not actually beheading them (AAIW).
|The Puppy
|One of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls was based off of The Puppy who Alice came across while she was smaller than usual, who Alice played fetch with for a short while (AAIW).
|The Rose
|One of the Intention of the Abyss' Dolls was based off of The Rose who Alice encountered during her return to Wonderland. As well, numerous Rose-like Chains attacked Alice and Break while they were in Cheshire's Dimension (TTLG).
|The Frog Footman
|One of the Chains that attacked Alice and Break while they were in Cheshire's dimension was inspired by the Frog Footman. The Intention of the Abyss also had a Doll who's basis was also The Frog Footman. (AAIW).
|The Knave of Hearts
|One of the Chains that attacked Alice and Break while they were in Cheshire's dimension and the character Jack Vessalius was anatomically inspired by The Knave of Hearts (AAIW).
|The Cook
|The Cook that served The Duchess (often peppering her food too much) whom later served as a witness during Alice's trial served as the inspiration for one of the Chains that attacked Alice and Break while they were in Cheshire's dimension.
In addition, the Chain that stalked Noise and Ada through Sablier and gravely wounded Xai appears to have also been inspired by the character of The Cook from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (AAIW).
|Marie acted as Rytas' housekeeper when he became too old to tend to his needs himself. The White Rabbit also had a housekeeper, who was named Mary-Anne and was briefly mentioned in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This makes Mary-Anne Marie's inspiration, as both had the same occupation, as well as Marie's name being similar to Mary-Anne's own name (AAIW).
|Mock Turtle
|During the Chain invasion in Sablier, a Pandora member summons their Chain to battle the invading Chains, this Chain bearing significant resemblance to the Mock Turtle that Gryphon brought Alice to meet (AAIW).
|Jub Jub Bird
|The Unnamed Bird Chain that was summoned by one of the Baskervilles after Break, Sharon and Sheryl were given free use of their Chains by Reim as part of Rufus' grand scheme drew inspiration from the Jub Jub Bird mentioned in "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There" and "The Hunting of the Snark" (TTLG)


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Ratings: 52 | Reviews: 26 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by rjimlad:
1.65/5 rDev -33.5%
Like most civilized people, I shun XXXX, but in the interest of science and no other alternative drink at work on a Friday afternoon, I decided to do a little review.
It pours a pale amber with a sparkly head like a soft drink that disappeared instantly leaving no lacing. Aroma is faint but smells beer-like. There are no discernible characters here except a faint boozy whiff of something associated with beer.
Flavour is less offensive than I normally expect. There's not much to complain about except the lack of flavour. It's weak and grassy with none of the underpinnings of beer character. If you have it icy cold in the manner of Oz, then it is a refreshing throw-down thirst quencher. Treat it like an alcoholic soft-drink (soda) with grass flavouring and you have XXXX. Let it warm up at your peril. DO not leave it linger in your mouth but get it down as fast as you can.
08-26-2011 06:47:32 | More by rjimlad
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1.59/5 rDev -35.9%
Had at the recommendation of a waiter in Brisbane. He should be fed to a crocodile.
Pours golden with a slim white head. Retention is fine. Decent amount of carbonation rising.
Aroma is unassuming.
Taste is of adjuncts. Quite offensive.
Mouthfeel is a bubbly mess. Light bodied.
Overall, don't bother with this one. It is popular, so I'm assuming that is why it was recommended...but not all things that are popular are good.
04-20-2014 17:39:28 | More by atigerlife
New Zealand (Aotearoa)
2.85/5 rDev +14.9%
This is one of Australia's better macros, but as is common with the style, it just isn't anything special.
It is a little hard to find outside of its home in Queensland, but it is worth looking for if you are a fan of the style.
I find it overly sweet (a consequence of Qld being the home of sugar production in Australia?), but when served cold, it is worth a try.
And just for fun, and old (Australian) joke.
"Why do Queenslanders call their favourite beer XXXX?"
"Queenslanders can't spell 'BEER'"
09-01-2006 06:49:41 | More by btmo
United Kingdom (England)
1.5/5 rDev -39.5%
Well, this is pretty screwed up. Taste like they chucked in as much adjuncts as possible, they might have an awesome climate up there in queensland, but this beer is one good reason not to move there.
09-16-2002 00:07:02 | More by rastaman
2.5/5 rDev +0.8%
(Served in a tall water glass)
A- This beer has a crystal clear body of dark yellow with a big bubble supporting no head. There is a thin wispy film during the pour.
S- There is a light dry honey hint with a stronger green sulfury finish.
T- The big sulfury bite has a finish of hop bitterness with no real flavor and a slight cinnamon bite/heat without the flavor. That grows as the beer warms.
M- There is a light mouthfeel with a big cleaning fizz.
D- This beer has a sharp sulfury flavor that hides any other flavors that might be underneath.
11-10-2009 14:18:37 | More by rhoadsrage
New Zealand (Aotearoa)
3.23/5 rDev +30.2%
Colour is extremely pale, leads me to suspect that in great australasian fashion that the "BITTER" on the can doesn't
mean anything regarding style of the contents. Taste wise there is an initial almost creamy non-event followed by a bitter bite as it approaches the back of the mouth. For what it is - an aussie provincial beer in the same league as VB - is quite good, suppassing VB in my opinion by virtue of its stronger bitterness and lack of VB's ever so slightly dodgy taste. Judged as a beer in its own right it doesn't rate so great.
08-01-2003 05:56:24 | More by jahsausage
4.5/5 rDev +81.5%
11-18-2013 21:27:46 | More by amberBob
New York
3.25/5 rDev +31%
03-06-2013 00:05:41 | More by Tonyole
3.23/5 rDev +30.2%
Golden- white head that quickly goes away. Very subtle spice hop smell. A little low end bitterness, very mild; would've thought it might be a touch more bitter with the name, and all. However, very smooth and thrist quenching. Clearly made not to challenge anyone, but be easy to drink.
03-29-2005 02:22:36 | More by amicar
2/5 rDev -19.4%
02-25-2012 11:13:09 | More by BrazilianAussie
2.03/5 rDev -18.1%
Pours a deep gold color with a lot of tight white head, looks pretty decent. Deja vu, I just reviewed XXXX Gold, and the smell is exactly the same, like chemicals. The taste is bad as well, chemicals, some sweetness and an odd horrible bitterness that makes you want to pour it out. The mouthfeel isn't too bad, nice and creamy, but the taste ruins it. All in all, another horrible beer that isn't very drinkable. I'm glad I only bought the one.
02-11-2006 09:31:46 | More by Kulrak
Hong Kong
3.25/5 rDev +31%
04-04-2013 10:14:54 | More by tonton
1.9/5 rDev -23.4%
bitter by name, not by nature.
fizzy yellow beer appearance with thin lace head. second pour forms 1cm fine bubbly head.
sweet almost candy like aroma.
very sweet also in taste. leaning towards cloying but just shy. cutting bitterness makes an attempt to break through, but the sweetness of it is just too overwhelming. not that there is much bitterness there in the first place.
hmmm, the candy bar of the beer world? maybe
perhaps aimed at younger drinkers? probably
a good beer? most definitely not.
10-05-2004 06:21:15 | More by joecast
2.55/5 rDev +2.8%
I found this on the shelf in Moscow's largest discount grocery store chain - a place not known for a large variety of unusual or hard to get brews. Comes in a 33cl brown bottle with a yellow and red label identifying the stuff as "Export Lager." Four big red X's on the front, with a sketch of some factory buildings just above. Back label makes it clear that, while the hops are "Australian," the brew itself is from no further down under than Italy. Ingredients on the Russian import label conform to the purity law. Best before 2/11/06, I opened it on 9/3/05.
Unimpressive. Pours clear gold under a short-lived one finger fizzy white head. No lace, collar or film. There is practically no nose at all - at least not that I can discern. The mouth is quite prickly and slightly sticky. The taste is raw. The carbonation overwhelms what malt there might be, leaving rusty metal to dominate the taste buds. A touch of sweet grain emerges late in the finish, which is otherwise quite non-descript. So, in fact, is everything else about this brew. Doesn't do it for me.
09-03-2005 18:35:51 | More by Globetrotter
1.53/5 rDev -38.3%
This is probably Queensland's most popular beer. It's been a good while since I've had it, so lets see where this one stacks up.
A- Very artificial appearance. Head is exceptionally bubbly and dies its inevitable death all too quickly. Just a piss-esque yellow.
S- Adjuncty to the max- that is to say, to the least. Corn. Nothing else at all. No malt presence, no real hops. Disappointing to say the least. To say the most, terrible.
T- One thing comes through- pride of ringwood hops. Anyone with taste buds would almost wretch at the thought. It's maybe not as bad as Carlton Cold, but still, that is no compliment. Far too bland to be pleasant.
M- Extremely watery mouthfeel and almost nothing in the way of body. Aggressive carbonation but little else. This is empty and dull.
O- Just as I remember, XXXX "Bitter" is pretty much devoid of any real beer characteristics. It is exceptionally forgettable and extremely flavourless. People need to remember that something being popular does not make it good.
09-08-2011 09:28:57 | More by aeolianshredhead
2.2/5 rDev -11.3%
Poured out a light golden color with foamy head that dissipated quickly.
Though there was a skunky smell when bottle was first opened, I did not notice it after pouring and there was only a hint of it on the palate.
The beer is fairly lacking in flavor... it's not particularly bitter and has a light citrusy taste with a bitter/sour aftertaste that turns sweet. I guess the bottle says "tough on thirst," so I should expect a light flavor.
Not too carbonated, but particularly smooth either. Goes down easily enough, but far from my first choice.
07-15-2009 11:41:08 | More by istarilord
North Carolina
2.6/5 rDev +4.8%
Despite a fairly deep study of beer drinking, I haven't had too many Australian beers, which makes me curious when I see the bottle in the local Superstore here in Incheon, South Korea (whose foreign beer section I basically consume singlehandedly). 2300 won, not horrible but the same price as a Hoegaarden. Game on.
Castlemaine XXXX Export pours an alarmingly pale yellow, reminiscent of apple juice. Another surprise when the nose is revealed to be sweet, almost sugary. Not quite skunked, but still a strange smell to be smelling from your beer.
I tasted some hoppy bitterness in the flavor but something was missing to make this a good beer. The mouthfeel is likewise even but not real substantial, and a bit over carbonated.
This is a serviceable beer but absolutely no more.
09-14-2005 10:44:10 | More by daliandragon
3.5/5 rDev +41.1%
10-09-2012 23:47:52 | More by M_C_Hampton
2.48/5 rDev 0%
There seems to be a lot of hate towards XXXX from outsiders (non Queenslanders) and I'm not including people who cant stand macro lagers in general.
Has a nice clear golden colour in the glass. Poured with quite a large frothy head which all but vanished to a thin surface covering by the time I was ready to take my first sip.
Aroma wise nothing too strong. All that can be said is it smells like a brewery but weaker. There is another scent too that I can't quite describe, probably what most here have described as a metallic smell. It's something bound to be (is?) unpleasant to most but it's also a smell I was brought up with so I find it almost reassuring.
Now one must remember that a XXXX is a beer to be consumed ice cold like most Australian macros. As such there are no discernible subtle flavours when the beer is drunk properly. It's carbonated enough that it almost acts as a flavour overpowering most of the drink. There is a slightly hoppy taste if you concentrate hard enough but otherwise a fairly rough flavour followed by a sharp bitterness that soon fades. The bitterness has a dull metallic quality which I suppose I'm used to but seems to be highly off putting to people who have not acquired the taste (and I'll be honest in admitting its hardly a product worth getting acquired to).
Mouthfeel is highly carbonated. Wouldn't say its light bodied but it's certainly not heavy bodied. Quenches a thirst well if if you can stand to have the stuff in your mouth.
Overall this is the macro I grew up with, and it's my cheap macro of choice. Saying that I generally never have any desire to drink a cheap macro. I'm slightly disappointed in that my memory is of this beer having a far stronger bitterness and the taste in general was a lot weaker than I recall.
I still drink this when I'm drinking with the boys at the pub and I've shattered my tastebuds to the point where they couldn't honestly appreciate a better beer. And I still occasionally enjoy slamming a bottle down as refreshment on a hot day. I don't think it deserves a lot of the bad press it gets but on the same token its nothing more than a lawnmower beer.
04-19-2009 10:19:27 | More by Stavage
3/5 rDev +21%
12-16-2012 06:37:54 | More by Rickstar
1.75/5 rDev -29.4%
I've heard that recently the beer has lost its bitterness. These were stated as complaints, but I think it may do the beer good. A bitter beer has got to have balance with a full flavor and this beer didn't balance at all. The flavor was thin and bitter and the rest of the beer was typical.
04-08-2002 09:46:01 | More by aracauna
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12-28-2011 09:36:46 | More by jjkatter
2/5 rDev -19.4%
06-24-2013 01:19:41 | More by beerbtl
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750 ML poured into a SA perfect pint (YIKES)
A-- Poured a clear straw (yellow gold) color. One finger bright white head and lots of little bubbles on the side of the glass. Looks way carbonated. Head retention is good and leaves some lacing on the glass.
S-- Sweet/sour smelling but lacking any real distinguishing flavor. Not very impressive at all.
T-- Not a whole heck of a lot in the taste area. Watery with a bit more hop flavor to give it the bite. Has a little sweet malt taste to it as well.
M-- Very carbonated and unimpressive. The bitter taste gets a bit bigger as you drink on but it is a small bite and has a bit of a metallic taste to it. Hop taste is faint and quick disappearing. Watery is the only real thing I can say about this. Very bloated feeling in the end and that is not a good thing in drinking beer.
D-- When it is cold it is maybe passable. Australian lagers once warm are crap. Even cold Australian lagers are crap but on a hot day they do pass for mineral water or something to quench a thirst first. The question is sessionable?? NO. Left me with a bloated feeling and a stomach ache. Too much sugar and carbonation. Looked good to start but fell very flat very quick. Have tried Tooheys New, VB and XXXX and would suggest not to try any of them if you come over as a tourist and look for the craft beers that brewers that are putting an effort into their work and it does show.
01-24-2010 11:36:01 | More by mulder1010
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12-30-2011 16:28:35 | More by cdwil
XXXX Bitter from Castlemaine Perkins
63 out of 100 based on 52 ratings.


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The Beach House in Fort Myers Beach
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 7
- pool no
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$ 2,800 - $ 4,500 / month
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Welcome to The Beach House. Located beachside at the north end of the island, at 2518 Estero Blvd., on Fort Myers Beach, you'll love the proximity of this home to all the activities on the island. This three bedroom, two full bath home, has been recently remodeled and decorated. You'll love the large spacious new kitchen, and modern floor to ceiling ceramic tile baths. Large bedrooms with new furnishings, a beautifully decorated living room, and great elevated exterior covered sitting area complete your accommodations. Rather you stay for a week or a month this home will be your home away from home.
The Beach house offers:
- Three bedrooms
Master with a king bed and in-room TV
Second with a twin/full bunk beds
Third with a king bed and in-room TV
- Two full bathrooms
- Sleeps a maximum of 7 persons
- Full kitchen with all utensils and dishes
- Living room with large flat screen TV, and queen sleeper sofa
- Dining room
- Washer and Dryer
- All linens provided including beach towels
- Nonsmoking
- Beachside so it's just a minute to the beach – just 100 yards to the sand!
- Pet free and no carpets for those with allergies
We provide full concierge service, daily housekeeping and turn down services upon request, and for a nominal fee, for those who want a truly relaxing vacation. Let us know how our concierge can assist you. Do you need a crib or high chair for a little one? Kayaks to explore Estero Bay with? Golf clubs so you don't have to bring yours? Let us know. We also have a full rental department for those "extra" items that you may need or don't want to bring with you. Everything is delivered to you for your arrival and picked up on the day of your departure. So you can relax on your vacation in paradise.
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Phone, multi-zone air conditioning, Cable TV's, DVD player, full kitchen with all amenities, microwave, dishwasher, oven, refrigerator, cooking utensils provided, linens provided, washer, dryer, beach towels, daily housekeeping and turn down service available, kayaks, bikes, and other items also available through our rental department.
activities and attractions in Fort Myers Beach Gulf Coast South
Enjoy one of the most beautiful beaches in Florida where you can swim with dolphins and manatees or search for shells and sand dollars. Charter boats, jet ski's and parasailing rentals are within walking distance. Enjoy a day or night out on the Casino boat or take the Key West Ferry for a day adventure to Key West. Catch some of the local artists at one of the many beach bars, enjoy great restaurants and fantastic shopping. Looking for something to do after the beach? There are numerous golf courses, mini golf, frisbee golf, libraries, a movie theater, water park, and much, much more. Further out you can enjoy museums, the Shell Factory, the Imaginarium, Calusa Nature Center, Naples Zoo, or an Everglades Airboat or Swamp Buggy adventure.
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Shashi Shekhar, Sivakumar Ravada, Vipin Kumar, Douglas Chubb, Greg Turner, "Declustering and Load-Balancing Methods for Parallelizing Geographic Information Systems," IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 632-655, July/August, 1998.
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Abstract—Declustering and load-balancing are important issues in designing a high-performance geographic information system (HPGIS), which is a central component of many interactive applications(such as real-time terrain visualization. The current literature provides efficient methods for declustering spatial point-data. However, there has been little work toward developing efficient declustering methods for collections of extended objects, like chains of line-segments and polygons. In this paper, we focus on the data-partitioning approach to parallelizing GIS operations. We provide a framework for declustering collections of extended spatial objects by identifying the following key issues: 1) the work-load metric, 2) the spatial-extent of the work-load, 3) the distribution of the work-load over the spatial-extent, and 4) the declustering method. We identify and experimentally evaluate alternatives for each of these issues. In addition, we also provide a framework for dynamically balancing the load between different processors. We experimentally evaluate the proposed declustering and load-balancing methods on a distributed memory MIMD machine (Cray T3D). Experimental results show that the spatial-extent and the work-load metric are important issues in developing a declustering method. Experiments also show that the replication of data is usually needed to facilitate dynamic load-balancing, since the cost of local processing is often less than the cost of data transfer for extended spatial objects. In addition, we also show that the effectiveness of dynamic load-balancing techniques can be improved by using declustering methods to determine the subsets of spatial objects to be transferred during runtime.
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ViewSonic ViewPad 10 tablet: Windows plus Android doesn't add up
ViewSonic's dual-boot, Windows 7 and Android 2.2 Frankentablet showcases the worst of both worldsFollow @MobileGalen
You know the Reese's ad about how chocolate and peanut better go better together? I bet whoever came up with the ViewSonic ViewPad 10 had the same aspiration. The problem is this dual-OS tablet is not a delectable combination. Think creamed spinach and red licorice, not peanut butter and chocolate.
The ViewPad 10 is an awkward shotgun marriage whose two parties clearly don't have their hearts in it. You notice as soon as you turn it on. You get a DOS-like prompt telling you to use the arrow keys to select the OS you want: Windows 7 or Android. However, there are no arrow keys on the device. It's a tablet, so of course there's no keyboard, but you wil find three buttons: Power, Home, and Enter. It turns out you can use Home as a down-arrow key.
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I asked ViewSonic why the boot menu didn't match the actual buttons and was told that the company used a Linux boot loader. In other words, either no one thought to have the hardware and software match or no one cared to do anything about it. This "slap it together mentality" is one reason no tablets come close to the iPad.
The slow, awkward Windows experience
Once you boot into Windows, you get, well, Windows. It's immediately familiar, so there's essentially no learning curve. ViewSonic pre-installs very few applications. There's Adobe Reader 9 and the minimum set of Windows-provisioned applications: Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, XPS Viewer, and the Calculator. You'll need to install anything else you might want to use, such as Outlook or Office. Of course, the ViewPad is a tablet, so there's no DVD drive, but you can plug one in via USB -- if you own one.
However, you may not want to install any applications. Windows 7 and apps such as IE run like molasses on the ViewPad 10 and its 1GHz single-core Atom processor. The delays to my input were excruciating. For example, when I zoomed in or out of IE, it took several seconds for the screen to respond to my gestures. The latency is too great to work around, and I could never predict the results of what I'd done. I can't imagine how the ViewPad would handle a bloated app like Office. Even simple tasks like opening the Start menu showed noticeable lags.
If you can handle the slow performance, beware the poor touch interface. Windows 7 is terrible at handling touch input -- many buttons and links require very precisely positioned taps on screen elements that are usually frustratingly small; I typically had to tap multiple times to activate a control. Windows is inconsistent: Some controls just needed a tap near them, while others -- even in the same dialog box or window -- required a precise tap. It feels like you're playing darts with your finger.


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d = rt
Let's begin with an example:
A train leaves Deb's house and travels at 50 miles per hour. Two hours later, another train leaves from Deb's house on the track beside or parallel to the first train but it travels at 100 miles per hour. How far away from Deb's house will the faster train pass the other train?
Remember, d will represent the distance in miles from Deb's house and t will represent the time that the slower train has been travelling.
It is helpful to draw a diagram to show what is happening, see the Train Diagram image.
Organize the information you have in a chart if you haven't solved these types of problems before. Organize your chart by giving the equation information and the formula:
distance= speed x time
.See the image.
Now you can solve the system of equations:
50t = 100 (t - 2)
50t = 100t - 200
200 = 50t
    t = 4
Now substitute t = 4 into train 1
d =50t
Now you can write your statement. "The faster train will pass the slower train 200 miles from Deb's house.
Now try solving similar problems:
Question 1:
A train left Chicago and traveled towards Dallas. Five hours later another train left for Dallas traveling at 40 miles per hour with a goal or catching up with the first train bound for Dallas. The second traing finally caught up with the first train after traveling for three hours. How fast was the train that left first going?
Remember to use a diagram to arrange your information. Then write the 2 equations to solve your problem.
Question 2:
One train left the station and traveled toward its destination at a speed of 65 miles per hour. Later, another train left the station traveling in the opposite direction of the first train, it was going at a speed of 75 miles per hour. After the first train had traveled for 14 hours it was 1960 miles apart from the second train. How long did the second train travel?
Answers here.
Remember to use the formula that supports what you're looking for - distance? speed/rate? time?
d = rt (Multiply)
r = d/t (Divide)
t = d/r (Divide)


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Let's just start with this fact. In order to win big at the Fox Network's Teen Choice Awards, you have to get votes from their viewers aged 13 to 19.
So by extension… would it be fair to hold that entire demographic accountable for what went down on the red carpet? Probably not, but I'm just going to run with that logic. Because based on most of these beauty looks, I'm a little concerned… if the youth are our future, then the future's a bit scary.
I'm going to try something different today and go from worst to best! Diving right in…
Carly Rae Jepsen
The worst of the night? Oh yes. That is the degree to which I detest this wispy, layered haircut. What is it, 1997? It's a modified Aniston for sure—just with bangs that make it look all mismatched and schizophrenic. Here's a tip, Carly: keep the bangs but blunt that shiz out. Oh, and read why you should never listen to silly hairdressers who want to layer your hair.
Side note: I thought from her video that Carly was, like, 17 or something. I guess it's her twee style of dress. Anyway, then I saw this pic and was kinda shocked, and had to Google. She's 26. Is it just me or does she not look 26? Not to be an age-ist or anything, but someone needs to double up on the sunscreen.
Demi Lovato
Like Carrie Underwood, Demi Lovato belongs to the "lay it on thick so it looks like a mask" school of foundation. This is just Way.Too.Much. Of course, the overplucked tadpole (or sperm, take your pick) eyebrows and false lashes don't help. And oh God, I haven't even come to the ponytail yet. I'll just stop.
Portia de Rossi
Ellen's wife Portia recently chopped her hair off and I love this cut. If I were ever to go short (which won't happen, but whatever) this is what I would choose. Where I have a problem is the ashy roots and the overly Botoxed brows. Plus, she looks too casual for going out for dinner—let alone an awards show!
Cat Deeley
Cat's looking a bit rough here. Pretty sure she's another one who is fudging her age (she says she's 35 but I say no way). That said, aside from the one wonky eye, which isn't her fault—hey, I have that too!—I can't find anything specifically WRONG with this. I just feel like she could look better. Possibly it's the hair colour, because lately I've become terribly anti-blonde and anti-highlights. Those bolder streaks near her face just seem very mid-'00s. I'd love to see her with something a few shades darker and more solid.
Hayden Panettiere
You know, normally I can sort of get into what Hayden does on the red carpet—or at least appreciate what she's trying to do. But here, it's like she's taken a step back and went all Britney Spears or us or something. That means generic and not stylish, FYI. It's mostly the hair, which is a bit too fake-looking in colour, and needs a root touch-up and a brush. Her skin, too, just has kind of a grey cast. I can't quite put my finger on what is wrong, but something is off.
Or possibly I am just making up non-existent beauty issues after reading the craziest stuff on this girl at CrazyDaysandNights.net (my go-to gossip source). Honestly, it's so disturbing it will curl your hair.
Jordin Sparks
Above the neck? Fantastic. Gorgeous girl. Below? Well, I had to crop this pic a little lower than I normally do because Houston we have a problem. (And I'm not even a fashion person, so you know it must be big.) Basically I am confused. Where are her boobs? Are they really hanging that low? Because it looks like her cleavage is way too high for them to then reach all the way down to the band of her dress. Are you with me? I know Jordin just lost 50 pounds or something, which is amazing, but now she really needs the help of a stylist. And a bra.
And now we can return back to our regularly scheduled beauty programming.
Lea Michele
Lea's back at it again, posing so hard here. You know she practices this in front of the mirror! Anyway, she went for a very beachy look here, with tousled texture and some slight balayage action. I can kind of get into it but then it also sort of looks like she didn't wash her hair. Plus, it could be a bad camera angle or the makeup but her skin texture's not looking so hot.
Selena Gomez
She lightened her hair! Is this breakup hair? Because you know her and Justin have been on the rocks… and there is always that urge at the end of a relationship. (Usually, it's to cut—but I think colour is much more advisable.) I prefer Selena as a dark brunette, so I can't really support this, even though the way it's been done is fine. I just get the sense that she's trying so hard to be all seksi now and it doesn't work for her. She's forever in the cute lane. (Just like Reese Witherspoon, another one who always looks wrong to me when she tries for the seksi angle.)
Zooey Deschanel
Underwhelmed. Maybe it's because I have such high expectations of The Zooey. I think it's because you always see her with some special cute touch, like a hairband or a tiara or a bow. Her hair just loose like this is kinda blah. Although I do love how she does her eyeliner.
Taylor Swift
So bored of Taylor, but I can't find anything too specific to really go on about here. In fact, I'm having a MAJOR peach moment—peach lip gloss, peach blush, peach clothing items—and so I actually appreciate the colour choice. Peach really IS underrated, you know? Pink gets all the attention but it's peach that casts the most flattering glow on your complexion. Doesn't Taylor's skin look fantastic? Anyway… the rest of this is just the usual side-parted wavy hair/heavy eye makeup/zzzzzz. Move along, nothing to see, folks.
Lucy Hale
I love a good side braid—anytime, anywhere—and so I have to give Lucy some praise for doing something different here with this fishtail one. The texture is great, since it's not too perfect, and I love that she left that piece hanging out at the front to frame her face. Girl has amazingly thick brows too. (Sob! I've been trying out a new eyebrow person and like clockwork, after doing an incredible job the first two times, she over-tweezed me on the third. Always happens. It's like hairdressers who get scissor-happy. WHY???)
Gwen Stefani
I love that Gwen found her beauty signatures early on (platinum blonde hair and red lips) and sticks to them. I also appreciate that she is religious about touching up her roots—I once heard that her colourist comes to her house every 10 days, and I believe it. Roots just would not go with the severity of her look. I love this lip colour, I love the swept-back hair, I love the enormous cat-eye sunglasses.
Nina Dobrev
I wish I had a better pic of the eye makeup here, because it's pretty cool—gold all the way around the eyes with the finest black in the waterlines and what looks like a few false lashes. Totally creative and totally great with the teal dress and gold earrings. Also notice the braiding going on in her hair. Someone put some thought into this, and it's all working for me.
Zoë Saldana
At first you might think this is boring. But you'd be wrong. Look more closely and you will see the most wonderful eyeliner execution. Medium-thick and perfectly swooped (is that a verb?) to accentuate her almond-shaped eyes. THIS is what I aspire to. I'm also digging the pinky-lavender lip, which makes an amazing contrast with her skin tone and dress. Well-played, Zoë—sometimes it's the ones who don't scream for your attention that are most worth noticing.
Victoria Justice
And here's my top pick of the night! Like Zoë, Victoria has the most amazing eyeliner job… and I can't stop admiring her eyebrows! (Yes, I'm in mourning.) Hair is long and loose with the top section softly pulled back. It's these little touches—the eyeliner, the hair back—paired with everything else fairly simple that are the key, in my opinion. Like, you're trying but not TOO hard. That's my entire beauty philosophy in a nutshell, really.
So tell me:
Which celebs would you pick for the top beauty looks of the night?
Who needs to go home and try again?
Do these pics inspire you to try something new? Eyeliner? Red lipstick? PEACH??


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Diamondhead is Mississippi's Newest CityBy Rhonda Miller | Published 06 Feb 2012 09:25pm |
Six years after Hurricane Katrina hit hard in Diamondhead, the private community has established a new form of government. MPB's Rhonda Miller reports on Mississippi's newest city.
"It is now time for Diamondhead to move into the future..."
It was standing room only in the Diamondhead Country Club for 400 residents who came to celebrate the city charter. The new mayor, Chuck Ingraham, says the push for cityhood began with Hurricane Katrina.
"We had over 250 of our homes on the south side were washed away. We had 500 homes on the north side that were flooded. And initially, all of the assistance was by-passing us. We were a private community," Ingraham says. "You know, our folks pay tax just like everyone else."
Former president of the property owners association Donald Kraemer says the community decided to take advantage of money it could be getting from Hancock County and the state.
"Well, the sales tax diversion, which should be about $300,000 a year, that we are not getting, taxes on all the commercial property, and then the county road tax, which we estimate to be $560,000," Kraemer says.
Not everyone is completely convinced it's better to be a city.
"I'm for some of it, against a lot of it, because right now we have three governing bodies over Diamondhead."
That's Diamondhead resident Henry Foreman, who says he hasn't heard the details of how authority will be divided among the property owner's association, the management company and the new City Council. Foreman says he is concerned about possible changes to property owners' rights and the relationship with Hancock County.
"As owners of property we own the streets, we own the property, and the city has a right to take certain parts of it. We're gonna have to pay the county to do our policing, we're going to have to pay the county for the jail," says Foreman.
After awarding the charter, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said the community already has a lot of practice in working out the details.
"It's a very lengthy process to become a city. By the time they got through the public hearings, got all the signatures in, and then they go to court to get it certified, and, of course, someone always opposes any new city. So it took them about four years to do it," said Hosemann.
Hoseman said it's rare for a new city to be created in the state. In the past few years, only Byram, south of Jackson, and Diamondhead have joined the ranks of Mississippi cities.
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This fast placed fun-filled course will provide beginner through experienced scrapbookers and paper crafters with an array of strategies and techniques to take their die cut designs to the next level. Using existing die cuts and ones cut in class, instructors will demonstrate how to add dimension and design to die cut creations by embossing, stamping, chalking, painting, misting and other treatments. Bring idle products and tools from your stash to use in building your skills and confidence in the new techniques. The class will culminate in an open crop where participants can then employ their new expertise in the enhancement of their own scrapbooking and paper crafting projects.
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Getting Started
sar (System Activity Reporter) is an oldy but a goody that should be in your bag of tricks and installed on every *nix system
you administer. It collects and logs system data at regular intervals, allowing analysis of system actity historically, trending, baselining and much much more. It comes as part of the systat package, along with the
indispensible iostat. After installing the package, run the rc script to start
the collection daemon for the first time. After that, it will be called by cron in crontabs installed by the package. The Red Hat and SuSE RPMs install the
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You may want to increase the granularity for busy systems with performance issues. Reduce the frequency of sampling for systems
that are cruising along.
How it Works
The sysstat crontab invokes a shell script, sa1, which in turn calls a program named sadc (System Activity Data Collector) which gathers data samples on CPU, memory, io, and network devices, creating a snapshot of system performance for that moment in time. The data is written out, in a binary format, to /var/log/sa/saXX where the XX is the two digit day of the month. This scheme allows for the files to be overwritten as the month rolls over, so if they need to be archived, set up a shell script to rotate them elsewhere. Also, be aware that, on Red Hat at least, the /usr/lib/sa/sa2 script which creates the daily summaries each night, also removes any sar data files older than 7 days. This is configurable in /etc/sysconfig/sysstat.
Basic Usage
The sar program is invoked by the user. When called without the -f (file) option, it reads the
file in /var/log/sa for today. When called with no options or arguments, sar gives us a nice
little summary of CPU activity.
Linux 2.6.9-34.EL (sv-1.example.com) 02/10/2007
12:00:01 AM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait %idle
12:10:01 AM all 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.00 99.93
12:20:01 AM all 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.00 99.94
12:30:01 AM all 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.00 99.94
ot@sv-1 sa]# sar -f /var/log/sa/sa08
Linux 2.6.9-34.EL (sv-1.example.com) 02/08/2007
05:30:01 PM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait %idle
05:40:01 PM all 0.05 0.00 0.38 0.08 99.49
05:50:01 PM all 0.07 0.00 0.65 0.01 99.27
06:00:01 PM all 0.07 0.00 0.71 0.02 99.20
[root@sv-1 sa]# sar 5 3
Linux 2.6.9-34.EL (sv-1.example.com) 02/10/2007
03:59:24 PM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait %idle
03:59:29 PM all 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
03:59:34 PM all 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 99.80
03:59:39 PM all 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
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Archive for July, 2006
Ubud Festival 2006
Posted on 23. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
We were lucky enough to hit Ubud just as the city's annual festival broke into full swing. On the opening day, the streets were swarming with energy. Thousands of people were lining every path, every street, and every inch of sidewalk. I've never seen such crowds in Ubud. They were all in anticipation of the parading artists and dancers, each offering a different style of dance and all heading to the football fields for a final display.
We made our way to the football field in the center of the city, claiming a front row seat and eagerly awaited the arriving dancers. As thousands of others joined us, the first parade filtered onto the field. Stepping into the makeshift stage, which was no more than a section of the field designated for that purpose, the show was about to begin. The dancers began their routine facing away from us, but surely they'd turn around and show the hundreds of spectators the dance from our view as well – right? Wrong. To our disappointment, we sat in exactly the wrong spot for viewing the dances. The performers scheduled to make appearances would all be showing us their backside.
An hour or so into the performance, I finally gave up my spot in hopes of getting to higher ground so I could actually see their faces. I managed to squeeze behind some Balinese men who were fortunately a few inches shorter than me and cranked out some mediocre photos. Oh well. Surely some of the other foreigners in the crowds will have exactly the same photos as me – I'll know as soon as I put them on flickr.
We've also been down to the new Bvulgari Hotel in Nusa Dua numerous times as Nana (Novita's sister) is possibly going to accept a position there. What a gorgeous hotel! Breathtaking views of Bali's southernmost shore, an infinity pool 50 meters over the crashing waves, and a price tag of 'only' $1000 / night. Not. Just. Yet.
The job of a travel agent is to make you cheap travel deals and your miami hotel reservations. It is the task of a travel advisor, to tip you on getting reservations in a new york hotel instead on the running rates of toronto canada hotels.
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A Change of Pace
Posted on 12. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
Awake. Eat. Read. Swim. Sit in the sun. Read. Go into town. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
Now that's more like it. This is definitely a welcomed change of pace for this Jakartan. My biggest ambition for the day has been to drive anywhere. The house we're staying in is situated right on the splendid rice fields just outside of Ubud. The only sounds at night are that of the crickets, frogs, and the occasional falling coconut that'll scare the crap outta you at 4am (which you can then crack open and sip on at breakfast).
Our travels have extended all the way to the other side of Ubud (10 minute drive), as we're not yet in the restless mood that usually drives me to explore the entire island with my shoebox-sized rental car. I'm staying off the motorcycles after my Superman impersonation last summer when I hit another bike head on.
For now, this is it. This is just what the doctor(s) ordered. More to come.
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Off to Bali!
Posted on 07. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
We're leaving for Bali in about 6 hours. We'll be gone for the next 4 weeks (nice long break huh?), but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to check in and continue to post during our travels.
I forgot to mention this before, but if those of you living in Indonesia have a chance, check out the latest issue of Kabar Magazine. The cover photo is one of mine and there's a 5 page photo essay inside that I wrote. Pretty happy with the results. It's available at all the major bookstores / airports / etc.
I'm going to spend lots of my time these next few weeks trying to get my foot in the door to some of Bali's galleries / hotels / etc for my photography. In the extreme side of things, I may even try to see what's available for rent and possibly set up a gallery in Ubud of my work. Wish me luck!
There are a few of you that I still owe an email. I'll try to get to a 'net cafe in the next few days and whip out some messages. Minta ma'af.
We'll be settling in Ubud tomorrow and probably for at least two weeks will be in Bali. We may or may not go to Lombok and the Gili Islands. My buddy and I were talking about hiking Rinjani – Indonesia's second highest volcano. Guess we'll see just how ambitious we're feeling by then.
Take care guys. See ya when I see ya.
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98 Countries Don't Have a McDonald's
Posted on 06. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
98 Countries Don't Have a McDonald's
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Shade from the Moonlight
Posted on 05. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
Fish market workers create their daylight from gas lamps. Their day begins at 10pm.
Sunda Kelapa, Jakarta
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'Round and 'Round
Posted on 04. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
'Becak' making his rounds in the street market of Sunda Kelapa – an old Dutch port made famous during the spice trades.
Canon EOS 350D
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 800
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The Jeopardy dude has a blog: Ken Jennings
Posted on 03. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
The Jeopardy dude has a blog: Ken Jennings
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Device records smells to play back later
Posted on 03. Jul, 2006 by Brandon.
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Lg 5 Bed Home with 7 Person HOT TUB & Pool table Free wifi in Locust Lakes Village
- bedrooms 5
- baths 2
- sleeps 18
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Locust Lake Village
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 995 - $ 3,495 / week
vacation rental description
We added a Large 7 person Hot Tub On the deck. Sit it the tub and look at the stars and the beach.
This home is in a community but yet is very secluded
We do rent to the younger crowd
We have Prom dates available
This is a great getaway home. This home Was newly remodeled in 2006 and all new furnishing etc. We update everthing on a regular basis.
Nice large Eat in kithchen
Watch the Deer from the Deck every morning while eating breakfast.
Great Home in excellent condition.
Walk throught the Back yard to the Beach
The home is conveniently central to all Pocono Mountain resort area
This is a 5 bedroom two level home that has a Family Room and a seperate living room Plenty of room for a large group
These include Camelback Ski Mountain, Camelback Play
Park, The Crossings Outlet Center, Pocono's NASCAR Raceway,
Memory town, Tobyhanna State Park, and Pocono's Brewing Company. A
short drive will take you to either Lake Wallenpaupak for motorboat
rentals, water skiing, tubing, Jet Ski rentals, sailing, and fishing
or to Jack Frost/Big Boulder for skiing and Jim Thorpe for the areas
best white water rafting or the quaint historical village for
Other activities include: horseback riding, golf, ATV
rentals, cross country skiing, sledding, hiking, biking, miniature
golf, wildlife viewing, shopping, antiquing, restaurants, cinemas,
sightseeing, swimming, petting zoo, canoeing, kayaking, snowmobiling
and so much more!
This community offer it own ski slope in the winter. Several Large
lakes etc.
Ladies this home is only 15 minutes from the Crossings factory outlet
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 07-8-2014 at 8:19 AM.
email owner view full calendar
Fred or Penny Ezell 856-829-8267
house rental amenities
To see more information about the Lake go to
Locust Lakes Village Website
Pool Table & 7person hot tub Free WIFI Cable TV
-- All Furniture and appliances included.
-Fuuly equipped Kitchen
Coffee pot Microwave All new dishes etc.
-Home has 5 bedrooms, Home Boast 4 TV's DVD Player and Playstation 2
-******* Large Master bedroom with New queen bed and TV with full bath. 14x24
-One large bedroom has bunk beds and will sleep 5
- Two bedrooms with Queen Beds
One bedroom with full size Bed
Sofa sleeper in Living room
Sofa sleeper in family room
Large 12 x 24 Family room on lower level with two counches and Pool table With a Large 60 Inch TV
-Home has 2 decks and Complete with Gas grill and Patio Furniture
- Lots of trails to hike.
- Fish in the Lake within 150 ft from the home ( permit required)This
lake is rated #4 in Pennsylvania for trout fishing.
-Use all the amenities of this extremely nice Community.
activities and attractions in Locust Lakes Village Poconos
-Dirt bike riding close by
-Ride ATV's in the Community (permit required)
-Swimming In the Lake Which is right in your backyard.
The area offers:
- Excellent skiing, snowboarding & tubing at Camelback
- Snowmobiling at the Mt. Pocono golf course
- 4 horseback riding stables w/ two offering sleigh rides
- 5 golf courses
- 3 state parks
- The restaurant selection and nightlife is superb
- Crossings Outlets (100 stores)
- Shopping a short distance
- Close to everything
- 15 Minutes from the Pocono Raceway
vacation rental rates
The home is available on a weekly or a Weekend Basis
Check out our last minute specials
For weekend rentals Check in is 3PM on Friday and check out is
Sunday Before 3:oo Pm .
$495.00 Security Deposit non holiday
$100 Non-refundable Cancellation fee
Additional Night Non-Holiday $125.00
Cleaning Fee $125.00
*We accept,Money Orders,Certified and regular Checks and Credit Carsds
Send me an email for particulars on the rates.
Fred or Penny Ezell 856-829-8267
accepted payment methods
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Top things to do in Locust Lakes Village
- Fish
- Kayak Canoe
- Ride atv,s
- Swim in the Lake
- Ice skating
Top things to do on a budget
- Swim in the lake
Fred or Penny Ezell , owner


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Refugees of the Second Sudanese Civil War will be front and center in a new feature film project that is currently wooing Reese Witherspoon to star.
Inspired by true events, and titled The Good Lie, according to the press release, the story will follow...
... a young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Witherspoon will play the brash American woman. But no word yet on what actors will play the South Sudanese boys. Although I did dig up a December casting notice for the project calling specifically for South Sudanese youth to fill roles, with a March 2013 shoot start date planned.
The Good Lie will be directed by Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar) from a script by Margaret Nagle, and will be produced by Black Label Media, along with Imagine's Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Karen Kehela Sherwood.
Peter | January 24, 2013 6:07 PM
Witherspoon isn't starring in this. She said that she only accepts lead roles. She had to be told that her cameo in Mud was important to agree to be in it. Devil's Knot doesn't look that good, considering who's directing it, and she has Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus to shoot this month. For those hoping for a McConnaughey style comeback, think again.


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With the Catching situation now taken care of, it's time for the Red Sox organization to turn their head to another position: First Base.
And because of their depth, they needn't look far.
If you surveyed all of Red Sox Nation about who should be playing first, as many have, the overwhelming winner would be Mike Napoli. Nap gave us a great '13 season, and there's no doubt about that. However, there are some concerns with him that could give pause to the organization.
Let's take a look at some of the biggest possible issues about signing Mike Napoli back.
1) Beyond the shadow of a doubt would require a 3-year, 14+/year deal.
3) While health wasn't an issue in 2013, that doesn't mean it won't be. Time doesn't help.
A streaky, health-concerned, expensive first baseman that's going to strike out 250 times. Now that's not exactly a flattering review- nor is it fully accurate. To be fair...
Let's take a look at some of the best possible returns from signing Mike Napoli back.
1) Maintain elite defense at first base.
2) 20+ bombs provide good protection for Papi.
3) Maintain excellent clubhouse chemistry and leadership.
So an objective look would provide us with the following write-up on Nap: An excellent clubhouse presence that will give you a good middle of the order bat, however has a tendency to strike out a tremendous amount of times, and will go on long streaks. Degenerative hip condition provides cause. Would require more than a 40 million dollar commitment. Excellent defense at first is a plus.
Now, let's look at an alternative. The Red Sox being a short-term type team, I'll isolate contracts to just 2014, so we can determine whether last year's offensive performance would warrant this upcoming year's projected/actual pay.
I'll give you a hint: his name is Daniel Nava.
"What?", you ask. "Daniel Nava?"
Yes! Now, everybody loves Daniel and can see his tremendous upside. I mean, look at that swing. That's the kinda swing that makes people drool.
To be fair to Nap, let's do the same analysis of Daniel.
Biggest concerns with starting Daniel Nava at 1b:
1) Defense has been shaky.
2) Tends to drop off significantly after the break.
3) Lack of real experience at 1b.
A defensively weak, inexperienced first baseman who loses it after the break. Great...?
Biggest upsides with starting Nava at first:
1) Gorgeous swing, shows excellent follow through, doesn't sell out for power.
2) Excellent on base and hit for average tools.
3) What's that? He's making about four percent of what Mike Napoli is going to make?
An on-base and high-average first baseman that knows his swing and is beyond cheap.
So, let's combine the pros and cons again:
Daniel Nava is an excellent hitter that will provide you with high average and decent pop, while certainly able to take a walk. Defense is shaky, but ever improving. Not a lot of experience at first base. Extremely cheap, however may take a bit of a hit after the break.
So we have two guys who are really the antithises of each other: in on-base, average, defense, and cost, these guys are polar opposites. To get a better view of production, there's one stat I like to incorporate when talking about the future.
BABIP is batting average on balls in play- essentially what made Jose Iglesias the second coming of the bambino before reality crept in. Essentially, it calculates average minus strikeouts, sac flies, and homers, basically any ball that isn't in play. It's a good determinant of luck- if your BABIP is super high, it essentially means the ball is dropping abnormally high for you, or defenders just aren't making plays, or whatever reason causes you to get hits where you really shouldn't, which is represented by BABIP minus AVG. The higher that number is, the less likely your performance is to be maintained.
So let's take a look. Fangraphs has Napoli listed with a .367 BABIP and .259 AVG. Nava, however, is listed with a .352 BABIP and .303 AVG.
That's a differential of .108 for Nap and .49 for Nava. That means that Nava's production is more than twice as likely to maintain as well as Napoli's.
Finally, we'll take a look at another number that is flawed- however for our purposes, it is useful.
WAR is essentially a number to determine how many more games your team won with you than a replacement level player- AKA the average utility guy.
Napoli is listed with a 3.9 WAR to Nava's 1.8. This paints a stunningly different picture than the BABIP differential.
Why, you ask? Well, a big part could be that Napoli played a little more- Nap had about 40 more ABs than Nava- but a more realistic assumption would be the homer differential.
Nap crushed nearly twice as many of 'em as Nava- and those are valuable runs in the WAR formula.
So let's look at another great stat for offensive production.
Don't be scared, it just means weighted runs created plus. Basically, a number encompassing how many runs the player's presence was valued, the plus meaning that it is put against the rest of the league, and the weighted narrows it down to similar conditions.
Nap's 129 is only very slightly better than Nava's 128- which means that while Nap had 40 more ABs than Nava, the league average in overall offensive value was 129% worse than him rather than Nava's 128%. (Be careful- it's not that Nap was 129% better, it's that the league average was 129% worse)
So if we put all these numbers together, we get an interesting picture.
It is widely accepted that the formula for value is $5million for each 1 WAR. By this number, Nap was worth nearly $20million this past year while Nava was worth $9million.
Now, we can boil down expected salary vs real salary, and say that Nap was worth about 1.5 times his contract, and Nava was worth about 16 times his contract, and when you put that against the fact that they both created about the same offensive impact- differing by less than a percent- Nava is the far better idea at first.
You can now try out a lineup that looks like this:
Shane Victorino, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Daniel Nava, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Xander Bogaerts, SS
Jonny Gomes, LF
Will Middlebrooks (on thin ice), 3B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
And that's a lineup that won't win you 97 games, but it'll do you better than if you spend 25 times as much at first.


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Surveyor joins the team at Carter Jonas in Bath (From Wiltshire Times)
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3:00pm Sunday 6th April 2014 in Wiltshire
Property specialist Carter Jonas in Bath has appointed chartered building surveyor Tom Lowe, to its team, reuniting him with former colleague Martin Walker who joined Carter Jonas last month.
Both men had worked for Jones Lang LaSalle which closed its Bath office last year.
Tom, a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, is experienced in advising clients for acquisitions, conservation, dilapidations, and due diligence. He has worked on a number of projects in the city, including renewal of the former Habitat shop front in New Bond Street, soon to be occupied by clothing chain Anthropologie.
With Martin he worked on behalf of Wiltshire Council delivering refurbishment projects for the former North and West Wiltshire District Councils' leisure centres in Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Melksham, Westbury, Warminster and Chippenham.
He lives in Weston with his wife Emily and is a keen golfer with a handicap of 10 and aa active member of Chipping Sodbury Golf Club.
He is also a member of Bath Young Professionals.
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Once again this year we will attempt to handicap the probable Preakness field using angles that have pointed at the winner in past years. It is well known that to win the Preakness, you have to have raced in the Kentucky Derby, and if the Derby is not in the horse's past performances he is an immediate toss for the win. With this in mind, this angle is worth 2 points whereas all others are worth 1 point each. In recent years, only Red Bullet in 2000, Bernardini in 2006, and Rachel Alexandra in 2009 skipped the Derby to win, although some would argue Rachel Alexandra was good enough to win the Derby had her original owner entered her. Despite Pimlico being referred to as a speed-favoring oval, about half of the Preakness winners came from off the pace, while 1/3 of winners stalk. Horses more than 9 lengths off the pace after half a mile generally don't win the Black-Eyed Susans and closers need to be in contention at the top of the stretch.
We also recommend checking workout patterns in the final week since these are a good indicator of who is ready. Preferably you're looking for horses that came out of the Derby and only had one (no more, no less) workout between starts, not necessarily at Pimlico, not necessarily a "bullet", and preferably 4 or 5 furlongs in distance. Not having a work between the Derby and the Preakness is usually a negative.
Where there is a tie in points we will list the horses in alphabetical order.
Goldencents tops the analysis despite his poor performance in the Kentucky Derby and his usual front-running style, which was not employed in Louisville to disastrous results. However these were the only two knocks against him in the Preakness. He did run in the Derby, worth 2 points this year, he qualifies on number of starts and stakes performances, he has run a triple digit Beyer figure, and he lacks Professional points in his dosage profile.
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Saying incumbent Scott DesJarlais has "betrayed and deceived his constituents," Tennessee Senator Jim Tracy became the first of many likely Republican primary challengers to the embattled congressman Wednesday.It is Tracy's second run for a congressional seat after narrowly losing the 6th District Republican primary in 2010 to then State Senator Diane Black.His hometown of Shelbyville is now in the 4th District which DesJarlais, a medical doctor, has also represented since 2010.Revelations from the pro-life congressman's 2001 divorce of sex with multiple patients, urging of one of them to have an abortion, and consent to an abortion from his then-wife quickly drew comment from Tracy while not being directly addressed."I promise that I will never embarrass you with my personal conduct or compromise on my conservative principles. I have served my constituents for the past eight years in an honorable and consistent way," Tracy said before a crowd of well-wishers gathered at a Reeves-Sain Pharmacy in Murfreesboro, the congressional district's largest city. Tracy said he was "running for Congress because our government is both financially and morally bankrupt and in order to get America back on the right track we need leaders of character and integrity with a core belief in conservative principles serving in Congress."Tracy afterwards told reporters, "I was hoping he [DesJarlarlais] would do the right thing and resign." Tracy likely will not to be alone is bid to unseat his fellow Republican.State Rep. Joe Carr of Rutherford County announced an exploratory committee last month to look at the congressional race."It's important because I think the voters feel their trust has been betrayed," Carr told Nashville's News 2 shortly after Sen. Tracy made his announcement. "It's been going well, but we are going to do this methodically."Conservative commentator Steve Gill who has long been a DesJarlais critic, says the congressman may face more than just political troubles."When you still have the threat of losing your medical license, you have the threat that others may come forward, its going to drip on as a scandal whether or not Jim Tracy or Joe Carr bring it up," Gill said.Others who have expressed interest, or said others are urging them to run, include State Rep. Kevin Brooks and former congressional Republican primary candidates Forrest Shoaf and Wes Wamp.When asked about his first official challenger, DesJarlais spokesperson Robert Jameson said in a statement to Nashville's News 2 that, "Right now Congressman DesJarlais is completely focused on the job he was elected to do by residents of the Fourth District: Ending the deficit spending, repealing ObamaCare and returning our government to its proper constitutional role."DesJarlais will be sworn in for his second term Thursday in Washington.
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