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Our Jesus
Naomi Alderman's provocative novel The Liars' Gospel puts Jesus back in the Jewish time and place whence he came
Jews for Jesus
Twenty years ago, while studying Hebrew and Latin in high school, London writer Naomi Alderman found herself fascinated by the conflicting and overlapping Jewish and Christian accounts she was reading of the first century AD. She remembers telling her Hebrew teacher, "Someone should write a novel about Jesus, but from the Jewish perspective." Her teacher thought it was a terrible, if not outright dangerous, idea.
Now Alderman herself has written that novel. The Liars' Gospel tells the story of the life and death of Jesus from four perspectives: that of his mother Miryam (Mary); his disciple and later betrayer Iehuda from Qeriot (Judas Iscariot); the High Priest Caiaphas; and Bar-Avo (Barabbas), the murderer and rebel whom Pontius Pilate releases instead of Jesus. Each of the four characters is drawn from the New Testament, but in Alderman's telling, they are fully Jews, like Jesus himself, and are steeped in the rituals and beliefs of their time. It's a provocative and fascinating retelling of one of the foundational narratives of Western culture.
This is not the first time Alderman has used fiction to challenge orthodoxies. Her first novel, Disobedience, told the story of Ronit Krushka, a lapsed Orthodox Jew who returns to London when her estranged father, a revered rabbi, dies. The novel portrays adulterous and lesbian love affairs, among other transgressions, and it offended some in the Orthodox community in which Alderman grew up. It also earned Alderman the U.K.'s 2006 Orange Prize for New Writers.
Vox Tablet's Julie Subrin speaks with Alderman about how she tackled the story of Jesus, reactions to her novel from Christian readers, and how Jews can and should shed their fear of Christianity. Give a listen, and if the conversation leaves you wanting more, enter our sweepstakes to win a free copy of The Liars' Gospel. [Running time: 24:35.]
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Thank you for sharing,I am still a little fearful during Passover and Easter,In the recent pass I have gone out side to find the car has been egged,the doorknob covered in ketchup so that if I reach for it to lock the door I end up with ketchup on my hand,I am in a way thankful ,I ask a neighbor why me and I was told you are still a Jew,the other around here say they are Jews but they aren't Jews anymore they just think they are, but you are a good Jew,The Gardeners love to cough up big honker and spit on my windshield,I am not as observant as I was, still keep kosher,and keep my head cover
You have to understand, those aren't Christians doing that. The acts which you have endured are from ignorance on the part of the perpetrators. Many things have been done in the "name" of Christ that never would have happened if the perp had understood the nature of YHWH! Don't let them drive you from your faith.
This aura above JC's head was like the mysterious glow that appeared over characters who were about to die in "The Purple Testament," a spooky episode of "The Twilight Zone" set in the Pacific during World War II. I've sometimes wondered if Rod Serling intended that the visual effect should resemble Christian art. In fact, I'm sure that was his intent.
The Hyam Maccoby novels discuss this in great depth and give an alternate look from a Jewish perspective.
Interesting interview, but I differ with Naomi's view and the conclusions drawn. Growing up, I was pretty secular. As I entered my 30s and was raising my children, I went on a long and arduous spiritual exploration. My passion has always been ancient cultures, histories and religions. Raising my children in the Bible Belt (after growing up in Queens, N.Y.,) was a shock. As I stated in my previous post, "Revolution In Judea" gives a much more accurate description of the religious and historical issues of the time, including the "Sinat Chinam" and corruption of the period on the part of both the Romans and the Jews.
Fascinating interview that made me want to read the book – one I probably would have had zero interest in if I had not listened.
Thank you for a great podcast. Week after week, I always enjoy listening to Tablet's podcasts. This is my favourite Jewish themed podcast that I listen to. Happy Passover to all.
Just a great interview…..but I wonder why no mention of the earlier "Passover Plot" was never mentioned…..
(by the way, a former rabbincal teacher of mine had to give a talk to a Christian group during the weeks before Passover and he later told me that he wanted to entitle his talk "a Jew looks at Jesus with a Jaundiced Eye"….said in jest undoubtedly. But, he was asked to have dinner at the talk and declined the food saying that he had given it up for Lent…ha!) He was a Rabbi who could tell a joke….
Wonderful interview. She put in words my feelings about Christianity and Jesus. Thank you so much! I always felt uncomfortable with Easter, but this year I feel different. Maybe it is kinder, gentler, forgiving me…
Alderman's novel is important, and I am glad Tablet published this interview. However, there are a few points that must be made:
1. Jesus was clearly a rebel against established Rabbinic practice.
2. The high priesthood in second temple times was a lucrative office; the office of High Priest was sold to the highest bidder. They were often in open conflict with the Rabbinate, as clearly recorded in the Mishnah.
3. Josephus, the source of much of our knowledge of the period, and whose views are accepted by Alderman as fact. He was certainly, however, an apologist for Rome, and was traditionally viewed as a Jewish traitor. It is true that he has been "rehabilitated" by modern Jewish historians, but his reliability is still a subject of much dispute.
And your point is?
When you capitalize "Rabbinate" and "Rabbinic", you imply there was some sort of organized and hierarchical structure set up against the Temple and the priesthood. Would you please support that, and please also provide some of those clear Mishnaic citations?
For example, before Yom Kippur, the Rabbis would come to the High Priest's house, go over the service with him (since they s
Second Temple High Priests ofter were unfamiliar with it), and then get him to swear an oath not to deviate from the required order. See http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Mishnah/Seder_Moed/Tractate_Yoma/Chapter_1/1
The Rabbinates controlled the sanhedrin, a highly organized body or 70 High Court judges, who all exercised authority over the lower courts.
I think you are misreading Yoma. The Hebrew need not, and I think cannot, translate as "we". Where do you infer that "we" refers to some organized group of rabbis? My own copy of the Mishnah does not read at all as you have it (no "we", in particular). The Mishnah was compiled about 200 years the destruction of the Temple. The rabbis who compiled and debated the meaning of these rules were looking backwards, and you provide no basis for inferring they had involvement contemporaneous with Jesus. Finally, the idea that some organized group of rabbis controlled the Great Sanhedrin (71) during the time of the Temple is anachronistic. After the destruction in 70, a Sanhedrin reestablished at Yavneh was indeed dominated by rabbis, but there seems to be no basis for what you assert in the year 30. After all, with the destruction of the Temple, the priests were out of a job. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13178-sanhedrin#anchor9
The Mishnah does say that elders of the Court had to make sure the High Priest knew his business — after all, the occupant of that office changed frequently — and the Day of Atonement service had to be done exactly right. But it is a complete distortion to say a bunch of rabbis filled that instructional role. It had to be those who knew the Atonement ritual well, and they would have necessarily been priests.
I read Yoma in the original Hebrew. The link has both. I really do not understand your comment.
The Temple was destroyed in 69/70 CE.
I think you are engaging in eisegesis, reading into a text what you would like it to say.
Good that you are able to read and translate Hebrew. How do you translate the verb in "…mafrishin kohen gadol…"? My grammar was never the best, and I can't get first-person plural out of something ending in a final nun, and certainly the "anakhnu" is not explicit. מפרישין Can you unambiguously translate that into a first-person plural? And to whom would the "we" refer to anyway, if you could? It could not have been a rabbinate that did not then exist.
"SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF ATONEMENT THE HIGH PRIEST WAS REMOVED FROM HIS HOUSE " is how it is translated in http://juchre.org/talmud/yoma/yoma1.htm;
http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/t03/yom06.htm renders it " Seven days before the Day of Atonement the high-priest is to be removed from his house …" and as I said my own Denby edition Mishnah also does not say "we removed", rather it says "was taken".
I said 70 (CE), close enough; the figure 71 is the number in the Great Sanhedrin; I regret the confusion. The point is that the final compilers of the Mishnah were not there in 30. And that what happened in Yavneh may not be what happened at Jerusalem as to the leadership of the reconvened/reconstituted Sanhedrin.
I stand by my position(s) on the readings (or misreadings) and the history, and I still wonder what your original point was; you have not yet answered that.
Lehafrish is to segregate. The Hight Priest was segregated lest he become impure (by having sex) or otherwise become ineligible to perform the Yom Kippur service. My point was that some of the arguments made by the author are either disputed or refuted by others.
I must have misunderstood you: I thought you were asserting that the Rabbinate, an organized body of rabbis, ran the show and segregated the High Priest to tell him what to say. In fact, your first reply above says it was the capital-R Rabbis who did this. Your original post got up my nose because you imputed powers to an organized rabbinate (Rabbinate) that simply did not exist, and that (unlike the RC Church) never existed and does not exist to this day. And you asserted that Jesus was "a rebel against established Rabbinic practice". That's hogwash, and just as trayf. There was no such thing as "established rabbinic practice", that's a Christologically helpful fabrication without historical foundation. Jesus, albeit undoubtedly a good one, was one of many preachers: Jews have produced all sorts of preachers, teachers, prophets, sectarians, and messiahs. And the ferment of the times produced other apocalypticists (sic?) than he.
The late Second Temple period was a time of many sects. These are referred to as minim by the Rabbis. We have irrefutable evidence of this from the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as Josephus. Jesus was one such sectarian Jew. See http://lawrenceschiffman.com/who-was-a-jew/ and also the book by the same author with the same name.
And your point is, and was? What you say here in no way supports anything you presented before to which I objected, and it does not refute any of my assertions.
My purpose was, and is. to inform the Tablet readership on this subject. I have no interest in either confirming or taking issue with your opinions.
Do you write about Yehoshua, Jesus, having bipolar disorder? And that was what caused his crucifiction. Some Jewish psychiatrists believe this, as do I. He had a following but then went crazy and people felt bad for him but he was still executed. That was the way they got rid of crazy people back then because they did not have mental hospitals or medications.
Where did you hear that? All over the world in ancient times crazy people were allowed to wander around as beggars. They could even insult kings and get away with it. Remember David feigned madness to escape from the Philistine king, who merely expelled him, saying "Do I need any more meshuganahs in my kingdom?"
A wandering madman once insulted Ivan the Terrible, who ignored the offense that normally would have gotten someone killed.
As others have commented there is little uniqueness in Alderman's idea. There is nothing unique about her views. ("Why should I pray for a Third Temple if I don't get to go inside?" — shows quite a lack of understanding, IMO.) In spite of that, I think I'll read this novel someday; Alderman did mention details that historians tend to leave out – like the sheep culture. It sounds like it could be an informative and entertaining novel.
This question shows a lack of understanding of my comment. If your novel is equally as well-informed as your comments are . . . well, no need to be petty.
Since this article was posted, I've learned of another author's take on Jesus that sounds more interesting. The author did his research, and wrote about Jesus the man in the context of his times. If someday I have a need to read about Jesus, now I have a choice.
Well, I certainly shan't be reading anything further of yours, so I guess we're even.
Please do continue judging books before reading them, I'm sure that's a great policy. In addition, do go on replying in a hostile way to friendly, mildly cheeky comments. That, also, I'm sure will serve you well in life.
Well over the fast!
Nobody here read Sholem Ash? If you like this subjecxt, you should look for his work. Originally in Yiddish it has been translated..
I have a good friend, a Lutheran. Wewere once talking and I said oh no, I'm a Jew and of course you hate Jews. And he said no, I don't hate Jews. So the back and forth went no, no, I understand, you don't have to apologize. And he said no, really, we don't hate you. Well it was eye-opening for me. I guess you just have to be fortunate and find accepting gentiles, and be a model citizen. Give them a reason to appreciate us as people. No, not suck up, not at all. Just be a good diplomat, and change one or two minds in your lifetime. My daughter was in the uber-shiksa sorority and I assure you she was both the first Jew that any of these girls ever met, and a favorite sister. And to the gentiles that hate me, I usually say "Hey, no hard feelings about the thing with Jesus, right?" It's a two way street.
Lawrence, Jimmy Buffett (who is from my hometown and we went to school together) had a song "Changes In Lattitudes, Changes In Attitudes"….Today I know plenty of Lutherans etc who don't think twice about my Judaism, and to others its a big deal. But trust me on this one; had you been Jewish in rural Mississippi in the 50's, you'd not have had that Tra la la I'm a diplomat attitude. You'd be making sure you were on the other side of the street, out of their way, not make eye contact, etc etc. It's not about how "good you are" or "your attitude"; the KKK killed some of the nicest Jews and African Americans in those "good ol' days", it's "which way the culture rolls these days"…..and, it seems to be a bit better for Jews than it was then, but not for all the crazy white supremist survivalists. You could in your best Bob Barker voice yell "Come On Down" and hand them the keys to a new Mercedes SUV…before they lynched you; and it would not be because you had any character defects, it would be your "accident of birth".
I grew up Jewish in rural Ms. Came from a fairly secular family. We did the High Holy Days at Temple. I bet I've celebrated twice as many Christmases and Easters as Passovers and Chanukahs (I don't proudly add) but that is the way it was. Always invited to friends homes and learned to enjoy the cultural exchange as did they. Keep in mind Jesus would have been frightened of Christianity too. He never knew there was going to be a Christianity; he never tried to form a new religion; it was founded around 71 AD by the 1st Church Of Rome. All Jesus was trying to do was reform Judaism which was, being run by the pharisees (about 1% of the Jewish population) and not very well behaved…Jesus' brother James was a Pharisees. It is believed Jesus was an Essene; more like the pagans, communed with nature; were vegetarians or vegans and healed others (Essene means "healer"); and the other sect were the Samatarians. So the Mel Gibson stereotype is nothing like what existed at the time. Most Jews were moderate (Essenes and Samatarians) and didn't much care for the 1% Pharisees (sound familiar)? Jesus loved the Torah, rabinnical study etc. There was nothing about true Judaism he didn't cherish. Really nothing to be frightened about but ignorance.
Most of what you said, that I copy here, is not correct:
All Jesus was trying to do was reform Judaism {Actually Jesus was an apolcalypticist, predicting the end to be near — so repent. Reforming any organizational structure was not really on his list.}
… being run by
the pharisees (about 1% of the Jewish population) {totally wrong, a Christian gloss on the times — you have no other source for that than the NT, the Pharisees were not a dominant party in 30 CE, not until after Temple was destroyed and Sadducee influence with it } and not very well
behaved…Jesus' brother James was a Pharisees {and so was Jesus a Pharisee, if you had to classify him among these choices: Sadducee, Pharisee, Essene, "not involved in those questions". Think: if James was a Pharisee and the head of the Jerusalem branch of the earliest followers, how could he have been different from his brother? Sad.-Phar. differences had to do with Oral Law (Pharisees) vs Torah-only (Sadducees) Sadducees were literalists, Pharisees (and Jesus) did interpretive stuff. From Pharisees came rabbinic Judaism } .
It is believed Jesus was an Essene; more like the pagans, communed with nature; were vegetarians or vegans and healed others (Essene means "healer"); and the other sect were the Samatarians.
{Um, this is totally wrong, Jesus was a Galilean who came under the influence of apocalypticist John the Mikveh Man, who was also not an Essene. The Samaritans (sic) lived in Samaria and their origin is not really known, but they disputed with the other Jews on whose Torah observance was correct, it's too complicated — go read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritans }
The early church was Jewish. Jesus came for the Jews first and the rest of us just were very lucky. I think any hatred towards you is spiritual envy. I believe heaven will be a very Jewish place and I look forward to it.
And what if Jesus' story is mainly a way for us Christians to make the thora to our holy book as well (as the Moslems did with Mohammed later)? Should these 2 prophets not be considered the greatest promoters of the mosaic law, of Judaism and its huge treasury inncluding the Talmud? Religion is not a matter of nationality or race and any animosities between the 3 mosaic religions can never be truly religiously motivated in my opinion.
both the old and new testaments are based on metaphors: god floated over the water, moses was pulled from the water and jesus walked on the water…..these stories are not true in the literal sense, but contain spiritual truths….
Didn't Sholem Asch write a series of novels on this subject back in the 30s?
The first volume was The Nazarene.
Modern Judaism is so different from Judaism at the time of Jesus that writing a novel of a Jewish Jesus is completely pointless and a rather silly exercise.
Robert Graves, who was steeped in the poetics of classical Hellenism, probably gives a truer portrait of Jesus in King Jesus.
Jesus has been the subject of many novels. The most interesting one is "King Jesus" by Robert Graves which was written in 1946 and a scholar edition of Graves' works includes "King Jesus." In it, Jesus is depicted as a member of the Herodian family but rather than a son of God, a philosopher. The most memorable scene is the one where his followers (apostles) dislocate his thigh by jumping on him from a tree while he is in a squatting position, so he would limp like Jacob after wrestling with the Angel. The narrator is a Roman, and he describes the life of this "king." When Asch wrote his book about Jesus, he faced severe criticism for giving Jesus recognition from a Jewish source. All my life, I've known some Jews who consider Asch as "treif" because of it.
At first I was hesitant about the title and what it might have implied, but I enjoyed the interview with Naomi, because this is a subject that I am really interested in. I'm now
going to download the Kindle version. I can't wait to read her book.
Jesus was a man who allowed people to worship him and that is Blasphemy. He Can not be the Messiah if the claims about him are true. Mosses said their would be one that would come like him and that we must listen to him. If Jesus was this individual he must be fully man like Mosses and subject to sin as Mosses was subject to sin. If he was God then God would be a Liar as it is written that God is not a man. He has no image or bodily form he is a spirit !
Interesting interview. I just have to note here that the author misquoted slightly the episode of the Sopranos where Tony beats up an Orthodox Jew. Tony does not say "We're the Romans."
The Jewish man is writhing around on the floor, still defiant. He says something very close to "The Jews have lasted for 2000 years! We've outlived the Babylonians, we've outlasted Rome. Where are the Romans now?"
And Tony says "You're lookin' at 'em, asshole."
Some great writing there :).
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The primary focus early was finding a remedy for Ryan Tannehill's lack of reliable targets, a problem which threatened to slow his development. In the opening hours of free agency Mike Wallace was showered in sweet, sweet bills, and then Brandon Gibson and Dustin Keller followed. That all came after Brian Hartline was retained. Problem = solved.
There was also the matter of upgrading the linebacker corps. Enter Dannell Ellerbe and Philip Wheeler. Done and done.
Oh, you're leaving, Sean Smith? No worries. Here's your money, Brent Grimes.
Yep, making it rain has been the theme of the Dolphins' offseason. But they failed to retain a key asset in one area, and as I discussed with Kevin Nogle from The Phinsider, addressing that miss will likely be Miami's early draft focus.
1. After all the free agency spending, there's still a need at tackle following the departure of Jake Long. But all the top tackles (Luke Joeckel, Eric Fisher, and Lane Johnson) will likely be off the board when the Dolphins are on the clock at No. 12. Will Jeff Ireland trade up? The picks acquired through the Vontae Davis and Brandon Marshall trades give him some flexibility.
With eleven total picks and five in the first three rounds, Miami does have a lot of flexibility, and the moves they made in free agency should open up a lot of possibilities with the 12th overall selection. More and more talk about the Dolphins liking Lane Johnson has been coming out lately, and there is a chance they could move up to grab him, Joeckel, or Fisher, but I think that may be more smokescreen than anything else.
The Dolphins could be looking to force someone to jump over them, take Johnson, and let someone they like more fall. Ireland is big on getting the right players for the right price. Trading up in the first round is not something he typically does, and I'm not sure he would do it here.
2. Alternatively, if Ireland stays at No. 12 D.J. Fluker should still be available, though the mocks that don't have him landing in Miami are instead slotting him in around 20th overall. What's your take on Fluker? Is 12th too early?
Fluker has started to appear in more mock drafts as a potential pick for the Dolphins. But I think you're right, it's probably too early for him. I would not rule out the Dolphins trying to trade back, pick up another draft pick somewhere, and grad Fluker around that 20th spot. But taking him at 12 seems high.
3. If a tackle isn't pursued through either a trade or by selecting Fluker, will the first-round focus change to cornerback? Brent Grimes was acquired to replace Sean Smith, but some depth would be nice as he recovers from his knee injury. Maybe Xavier Rhodes?
Cornerback is one of many ways the Dolphins could go here. Assuming Dee Milliner is off the board, Miami will look at either Rhodes or Desmond Trufant.
There are arguments either way for both of those players, and either one could be the right choice for the Dolphins at 12. Miami could also be looking at tight end Tyler Eifert or a defensive end, depending on who falls out of the top eleven.
4. Will a safety be drafted with one of the Dolphins' three picks in the top 55? They may have a shot at Jonathan Crypien.
Safety is a fringe need for Miami. It's not one they have to address this year, with Reshad Jones breaking out at a Pro Bowl level last year (he was named an alternate, but did not get selected for the game) and the return of the solid, yet unspectacular Chris Clemons on a one-year deal.
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You have to "consider the source" as they say. That site is also selling topsy-turvey planters. They're another thing that works, sorta, but why bother? One plant cannot give you a good yield of tomatos and potatoes both. You get a few of each if you're lucky. |
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Yukon Gold typically have "tomatoes" growing on them but I didn't eat any - they are supposedly poisonous. Mike |
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Thats just plain crazy! Tomato/potato grafting, well if you try them let us know, I'd be really interested how they turn out. But like wordwiz said, potatoes can but rarely yeild potato berries that you can extract seed from, and you dont want to eat those. But its my understanding that its pretty easy to tell the difference between a potato berry and a tomato. One is that I dont think potato berries turn red, they are a green/amber color. Damon |
- Posted by natschultz 5 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 6, 10 at 2:05
I'm a tree person and while I love fruit trees and wish I had room for many more I will not buy those multi-variety grafts, even though they do make sense. The problem is that many of the grafts often fail over time and you end up with half dead trees. As for this potato / tomato thing, I cannot imagine how it can work. Potatoes require lots of leaves above ground to produce potatoes, and tomato plants actually have very extensive root systems. If you replace the potato leaves with tomato tops you get no potatoes, and if you have a potato plant beneath the tomato plant then where do the tomato roots go? |
- Posted by tropic.dreams 5 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 6, 10 at 9:47
natschultz, I think that's what was bugging me about the idea of the plant -- how each was going to get the nutrients it needed. sprtsguy, Not going to try it, too expensive. I'm just intrigued by unusual plants and experimentation. |
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They sell them http://gardenerschoice.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=229 |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gardnerschoice
Why would anyone want to go through the trouble of grafting plants that are typically grown as annuals? |
I have one! I planted 4 potato eyes that had sprouted before I used them. Three grew and one has the very odd "tomatoes" growing on it. I believe it is a Yukon Gold plant and have enjoyed the potatoes from this plant! |
Those odd looking fruits look like potato fruits not tomatoes! Do not eat them they're poisonous. They will stay small and green like that. |
- Posted by Silverdraggon 5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 21:15
I'm in the process of grafting some tomato/potatoes, just for fun! I'd speculate each half would probably perform more poorly than an ungrafted plant, but it's kind of a novelty. Aside from educated speculations, has anyone had any real experiance with this type of grafted plant? I'd be curious as to how it worked out. If not, and my grafts take, I'll be answering my own question. |
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Can you use the stem of dry Lavender for making potpourri, I want to use for a sachet? I have never dried flowers before and would like to learn, but with all the research I have done on the net I find myself more confused than informed. Lots of info seems to be contradicting, so I don't know for sure what and when etc,.
Do you really have to let the Lavender dry upside down in a garage for at least a month? I wonder if my garage is to hot? We keep it cool in our house in the summer time with our a/c, so I don't have a dark warm room inside. I live in Visalia California, (zone 8),right in the pit of the San Joaquin Valley, where it gets pretty hot and even humid in the summer time. If I am adding essential oils to my dried lavender, does it really matter how early in the morning I harvest them? It gets pretty hot here, pretty early. How about evening? Is that comparable to mornings? Can anyone recommend a good, easy, book for a beginner? I know nothing about drying or pressing. I would like to learn about when to harvest, easy methods of how to dry, and press, and how to make my own potpourri? Nothing complicated. Thanks! |
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- Posted by neil_allen z5/6 Chi IL (My Page) on Thu, May 8, 08 at 8:01
The best part of lavender to use for a sachet or potpourri is the flowers, although every part of a lavender plant has scent and I suppose could be used if you want. A lavender flower has two parts. There is the calyx, which is the part attached to the stem, that people may call a "bud," and that later holds the seed. This colors up first and stays on the plant longest. Then there is the corolla, which opens up and attracts bees. I'm giving you a link to a site that has a good picture of this. Click on the "Advice" link and you'll find pages about lavender and also some information on other dried flowers. For the best fragrance, you want to harvest a stem of lavender when corollas have appeared on just one or two flowers, but it's ok if a few have bloomed and even fallen off -- just don't wait until all the corollas have bloomed and the stem has gone on to making seeds. My guess is that in a garage in Visalia a bunch should dry in 3-5 days, certainly no more than a week. You shouldn't have to add oil to your lavender if you're making a sachet, and I don't think time of day makes a big difference as far as harvest goes -- the bulk of the fragrance is in essential oil that's inside glands in the plant. For a sachet, strip the dried flowers from the stems. If the stems are long enough to be worthwhile, you can gather them into a bundle and tie with a nice broad ribbon -- we sell these as "lavender logs." They can be used as fragrant kindling, but I think they're much nicer just kept in a living area and occasionally rolled between your palms -- they'll release fragrance. I just looked at what comes up on Amazon.com when I search for "dried flowers," and I don't recognize anything -- books on the subject come and go. Maybe someone else can recommend a good book that's easily available these days. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Goodwin Creek Gardens
- Posted by valleymermaid 8 (My Page) on Fri, May 9, 08 at 20:50
Thank you so much, neil_allen, for taking the time to answer my questions. I really appreciate it! As I look around this forum, the more I want to learn. ~Valerie |
Hi, Valerie. If you would like to craft with dried flowers, Phyllis Shaudys has authored 2 books that are really helpful and informative. One is "The Pleasure of Herbs," and the other is "Herbal Treasures". They are not recent books, but most of the info is still relevant. She provides growing & harvesting information, potpourri recipes, herbal cooking tips, and much more. I've seen some very reasonable dried flower books on Amazon, and you can try e-bay, too. Your local library probably has some books on dried and/or pressed flowers, too. |
- Posted by valleymermaid (My Page) on Fri, May 16, 08 at 10:27
Oh! Thank you Sylk00! I will check these books out. They sound exactly what I am looking for. :) |
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Makes about 5 cups
- 2 ripe avocados, halved, peeled
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 10-ounce cucumber, peeled, halved, seeded, cut into pieces
- 2 large green onions (including green tops), chopped
- 1/4 cup (or more) canned chicken broth
- 1 pound ripe tomatoes, halved, seeded, quartered
- 1 cup packed roasted red bell peppers (from jar)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon leaves
- Sour cream
- Fresh tarragon sprigs
Place first 4 ingredients in processor. Blend until smooth. Add 1/4 cup broth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Blend to mix. Transfer soup to bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
Place tomatoes, bell peppers and sugar in clean processor. Blend until smooth. Add tarragon leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Blend 30 seconds. Transfer to bowl. Cover and chill. (Both soups can be made 4 hours ahead.)
If avocado soup is very thick, thin slightly with more broth. Ladle both soups simultaneously into each soup bowl. Garnish each with dollop of sour cream and tarragon sprig.
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"Hidrodinamik Kavitasyona Dayanan Medikal Uygulamalar
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Role: PI 6.
"Novel Approaches in Audio-Visual Speech Recognition,"
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"Integrated Visual Servoing and Force Approach to
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01.10.2006-30.09.2008, Role: PI 8.
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"Open Structure Microassembly Workstation," Agency:
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Technology Internal Grant: BAP-2003A23, 2003-2004, Role: PI 12. "Coordinated
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and Image Based Characterization of Hydrodynamic Cavity Bubbles for Kidney
Stone Treatment Doğan Üzüşen, MS Thesis, Sabanci University, 2014 4. Developing Object Detection, Tracking and Image Mosaicing Algorithms for Visual Surveillance Taygun Kekeç, MS Thesis, Sabanci University, 2013 5. Metric and Appearance Based Visual SLAM for Mobile Robots Caner Şahin, MS Thesis, Sabanci University, 2013 6.
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Control and Simulation of a Prototype Wind Turbine Using S4WT Sanem Evren, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2012 9. Nonlinear Control of a Quad Tilt-Wing UAV Serhat Dikyar, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2011 10. An Observer Based Approach to Force Reflecting Bilateral Teleoperation Duruhan Özçelik, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2011 11. Development of an Automated Sanding System Fatih Mutluel, MS Thesis (LFI Program), Sabancı University, 2011 12. Design, Construction and Flight Control of a Quad Tilt-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ertuğrul Çetinsoy, PhD Thesis, Sabancı University, 2010 13. Composite Prototyping and Vision Based Hierarchical Control of a Quad Tilt-Wing UAV Efe Sırımoğlu, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2010 14. Delay Compensation in Bilateral Teleoperation Using Predictor Observers Tuğba Leblebici, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2010 15. GPS Based Position Control and Waypoint Navigation of a Quad Tilt-Wing UAV Cevdet Hançer, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2010 16. Modeling and Control of a New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SUAVI) with Tilt-Wing Mechanism Kaan Taha Öner, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2009 17. Motion Estimation of Planar Curves and Their Alignment Using Visual Servoing Ahmet Yasin Yazıcıoğlu, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2009 18. Statistical Facial Feature Extraction and Lip Segmentation Mustafa Berkay Yılmaz, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2009 (Co-Supervisor) 19. Novel Estimation and Control Techniques in Micromanipulation Using Vision and Force Feedback Hakan Bilen, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2008 20. 3D Reconstruction, Classification and Mechanical Characterization of Microstructures Muhammet Ali Hocaoğlu, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2008 21. Formation Control of Multiple Mobile Robots Using Parametric and Implicit Representations Yeşim Hümay Esin, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2008 22. Visually Aided Force Control with Fuzzy Parameter Tuning Berk Çallı, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2008 (Co-Supervisor) 23. Model Free Visual Servoing in Macro and Micro Domain Robotic Applications Erol Özgür, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2007 24. Automation of Relaxation-Retraction
Measurement Zeynel Abidin Fincan, MS Thesis (LFI Program), Sabanci University, 2007 25. Design and Implementation of a Vision System for Microassembly Workstation Eray Doğan, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2006 26. Modeling and Control of the Coordinated Motion of a Group of Autonomous Mobile Robots Nusrettin Güleç, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2005 27. A Sliding Mode Approach to Visual Motion
Estimation Burak Yılmaz, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2005 (Co-Supervisor) 28. Different Approaches on the Implementation of Implicit Polynomials in Visual Tracking Burak Kemal Yöndem, MS Thesis, Sabancı University, 2005 (Co-Supervisor) 29. Affine Invariant Normalization and Modeling of 2D/3D Objects Using EFD Based Implicit Polynomials Sait Şener, MS Thesis, Gebze Institute of Technology, 2004 30. Character Recognition Using Closed-Bounded Algebraic Curves Sema Candemir, MS Thesis, Gebze Institute of Technology, 2004 31. Decomposition of Implicit Polynomial Equations for Object Recognition and Comparison Ömer Kayaaltı, MS Thesis, Gebze Institute of Technology, 2003 32. Determination of Affine Invariants of 2D Objects and Application to Object Recognition Osman Kurt, MS Thesis, Gebze Institute of Technology, 2003 Graduation Project Supervision 1. Control of Wind Energy Systems, A. E. Demirel, Sabancı University, January 2013. 2. High Level Control of a UAV Using an Onboard Microcomputer, B. C. Üstündağ, D. Üzüşen, Sabancı University, June 2012. 3. ARM Based Microcontrollers for Low-Level Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, H. Kazancı, E. Görgün, Sabancı University, June 2012. 4. Developing Graphical User Interface for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, G. Yılmaz, Sabancı University, June 2012. 5. Vision Based Coordination of Mobile Robots, E. Karadere, M. G. Özer, Ö. Mutlu, Sabancı University, June 2012. 6. Design and Prototyping of a Small Sized Quadrotor, C. Karahasonoğlu, O. Gözek, C. Özenel, Sabancı University, June 2011. 7. Hierarchical Control of a Quadrotors Using GPS and Vision, O. Y. Çokay, Sabancı University, June 2011. 8. Time Delay Compensation in Bilateral Teleoperation, E. Çalışgan, Sabancı University, June 2010. 9. Design and Prototyping of a Quadrotor, A. Şahinöz, M. Gülhan, Sabancı University, June 2010. 10. Mechanical Design of a Tilt-Wing UAV, O. Aydoğdu, Sabancı University, June 2010. 11. Sensor and Actuator Integration of a UAV for Autonomous Flight Control, Y. Tüzel, E. Tanrıverdi, Sabancı University, June 2010. 12. Actuator Tests for the Control of a Quadrotor, Ö. R. Kemaloğlu, A. Cezzar, D. H. Aktaş, Sabancı University, June 2010. 13. Autonomous Mobile Robots with Vision Sensing, S. Dikyar, F. Mutluel and C. Çakır, Sabancı University, June 2009. 14. Modeling and Control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with Tilt-Wing Mechanism, T. Ayken, Sabancı University, June 2009. 15. Maze Solving Robot, O. O. Eroğlu and İ. H. Altuntaş, Sabancı University, June 2009. 16. Wave Based Control of a Toothed Belt System, E. C. Arslan, Sabancı University, January 2009. 17. Multi-camera Tracking of Fish in Aquarium, S. Satır, Sabancı University, June 2008. 18. Design and Construction of an Experimental Facility for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, C. Hançer, E. Çalıkoğlu, E. Duman, E. Baran, Sabancı University, June 2008. 19. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition, H. Şirin, Sabancı University, June 2007. 20. Visual Control of a Direct Drive Robot, F. M. Özkeskin, E. Arslanturk, O. Kurugöl and G. Berkan, Sabancı University, June 2006. 21. Ball Cathing Direct Drive SCARA Robot, H. A. Varol, A. F. Tabak, M. Fidanoğlu and U. Tümerdem, Sabancı University, June 2005. 22. A Modular Snake Robot with Pneumatic Pistons, M. Degirmenci, G. T. Kursun, İ. K. Gunes, Sabanci University, June 2005. 23. A Modular Snake Robot with Pneumatic Cylinders, M. Yilmaz, Y. Kulak, S. Dundar, Sabanci University, June 2005. 24. Turbine Blade Reverse Engineering, A. M. Vuruşkan and N. D. Bozgeyik, Sabancı University, June 2005. 25. Visual Servoing of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots, C. Şahin, A. M. Oymagil, Sabancı University, June 2005. Alumni
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Taygun Kekeç (PhD Student, Delft University of
Technology, Netherlands)
Soner Ulun (PhD Student, Nanyang Technological University,
Serhat Dikyar (Aselsan, Ankara)
Duruhan Özçelik (Altınay Robot Technologies, Istanbul)
Fatih Mutluel (TÜBİTAK-MAM, Energy Institute)
Ertuğrul Çetinsoy (Assistant Professor, Istanbul Commerce
Efe Sırımoğlu (Aselsan, Ankara)
Cevdet Hançer (Unilever, Istanbul)
Tuğba Leblebici (TAI, Ankara)
Kaan T. Öner (Vistek ISRA Vision, Istanbul)
Ahmet Yasin Yazıcıoğlu (PhD
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Institute of Technology, USA) Mustafa Berkay Yılmaz (PhD Student, Sabancı University)
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Yeşim Hümay Esin (Robotics Engineer, GE
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Berk Çallı (Postdoctoral Researcher at
Yale University, CT, USA)
Erol Özgür (Postdoctoral Researcher at Blaise
Pascal University, France)
Eray Doğan (Roketsan, Ankara/Istanbul)
Nusrettin Güleç (Aselsan, Ankara)
Yılmaz (PhD student, Northeastern University) Burak Kemal Yöndem (Turkcell, Istanbul)
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text: Woman in Mind is a play by Alan Ayckbourn, first staged in 1993. The play is unusual in that the audience hears and sees the same things as the main character Susan. The play starts with Susan unconscious on the ground and Bill, her doctor, near her. Bill starts talking gibberish and Susan cannot understand him. After a while Bill starts speaking English. It appears that Susan knocked herself unconscious by standing on a rake. Bill goes to see if the ambulance he called is on its way and to make Susan a cup of tea. While Bill is gone, Andy, Susan's husband, arrives. Then Lucy, Susan's daughter and Tony, Susan's brother come on the scene. They have been playing tennis and are drinking champagne. They show affection to Susan and wish to look after her. Bill comes back out and there is confusion over Susan's family. Susan believes she has a daughter called Lucy while Bill thinks she has a son called Rick. As their conversation ends, Susan's real husband, Gerald, enters along with Muriel, Susan's sister-in-law. When Susan sees her real family she faints. When she faints there is a blackout on stage as we are seeing the story through Susan's eyes. It is the next day and Susan has come back from the hospital. Susan has an argument with Gerald about their marriage. Susan says that they do not share a bed any longer and have no sex. Gerald reminds Susan that Rick, their son, is coming for lunch. There is another argument, this time over their son Rick's upbringing. Muriel takes Gerald's side and there is obvious hostility between Susan and Muriel. We also find out that Rick has been part of a religious order for the last two years, and has not spoken to his parents for that time although he writes letters to his father. Susan then sees her other family, while Gerald goes to write his historical book. Both the families appear on stage at the same time although there is no interaction. Lucy tells Susan she is getting married. Bill is asked to communicate to Rick on their behalf as his order disallows spoken communication between children and their parents. Rick then arrives, but Susan stays in the garden and does not meet him. Lucy tries to get Susan to stay for lunch, but Susan says no. Tony also tries to get Susan to stay. Bill then comes out and tries to persuade Susan to come and see her son. For the first time we see that Lucy and Tony are aware of Susan's other family. Rick then comes to the garden and speaks to Susan. Susan is shocked and faints causing another blackout. Rick tells Susan that he is now married to a woman called Tess who is a nurse. He also tells her that he is moving to Thailand, without Susan seeing his new wife. His reason for not letting Susan meet his wife is that Susan is an embarrassment and his upbringing was a nightmare. Susan speaks to Gerald and tells him their son's news. She then becomes aggressive towards Gerald, and is egged on by her other family who suggest insults for her to use. Susan then ends up snapping at Lucy. When Susan apologises to Lucy, Gerald thinks she is speaking to him and accepts it. Gerald rejects Susan when she tries to speak to him. Susan becomes emotional and tells Andy she does not want to see him all the time. She used to call him when she wanted to see her imaginary family. There is then a confusing scene between Andy and Susan where they swap roles and become different characters. Susan then gets angry and tells Andy and the rest of her imaginary family to stay away. Susan is aware she has lost control and asks Bill if she is possessed. Bill then flirts with her and offers to help her. He then pretends to see Lucy but mistakenly thinks she is a child. The imaginary family want to get rid of him and Susan can see he is danger. Bill can then see Tony. there is a huge storm which indicates sex between Susan and Andy. Gerald then finds her sprawled outside in the storm. Susan mentions divorce to Gerald, who ignores the comment. He is convinced Susan set fire to his book which has only one page remaining. Muriel believes that her dead husband has written 'knickers off Muriel' on the wall. Tony comes on carrying a parasol. The weather becomes nice and the umbrella is now a parasol. Susan believes it is Lucy's wedding day, but it suddenly becomes a horse race, with Lucy as the horse. Thailand is in the distance and Muriel is a pregnant maid. Susan is confused as is the audience. Gerald enters; he is a bishop who performs divorces. The two families interact for the first time, which summarises the collapse of her mental state (the interactions between all the real and imaginary characters depicts her mentality as extinct). A little while later Susan is asked for a speech, and after a while, the speech ends up being in gibberish, much like Bill's first speechin the opening scene. The families fade away and there are ambulance lights, there is then a final blackout. LanguageAlan Ayckbourn shows two different classes of people in 'Woman in mind'. There are the upper class (rich) and the middle class (not poor, but not rich). Susan's imaginary family is the Upper class, where as Susan and her real family are middleclass. Susan's language varies depending on her situation. When Susan is confused she can be whiny. This can be seen in act one where she says, 'I've tried so terribly hard, too. Terribly hard' (p10) Although Susan can be whiny, when angry she is straight to the point, 'what do you want Gerald?' (p23). This also makes Susan seem irritable and grumpy. Susan's persona changes though when she is with her other family. With other family she acts spoilt,' It's nothing, Andy, really. You mustn't fuss…' (p13). Bill is a cheerful, clumsy character. Bill is aware that he is clumsy, and is jolly in spite of it, 'Hallo, there – whoops-', 'That's my friend the frog again…' (p33) Bill also tries to look on the bright side of things, more than any other character, 'People may catch diseases but at least they die happier.' Bill, like Susan's imaginary family, has an upper class accent, 'Sounds a cracker.' (p39). Muriel sees herself as the self-sacrificing one who looks after everybody else, 'I nursed our mother perfectly satisfactorily for her last twelve years…" "…And my dear, late, bedridden husband Harry for another seven. I cooked three meals a day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five day a year for that man till he died…' Muriel also does not see eye to eye with Susan. This can be seen several times in the text, 'I don't know what you know about these things, Susan…' (p32), 'I hope it's all right. Susan generally manages to find something wrong with my coffee…I'd of thought that she'd of made some herself by now, rather than leaving it to me…' This also shows resentment on Muriel's part, towards Susan and the fact that she ends up working with no praise only criticism. Gerald is calm, most of the time apart from when the book he is working on is destroyed, and then he shows that the book is of more concern to him then Susan, even though she is outside in the thunderstorm. 'Never mind her. Did you manage to save any of my book?' (p78). Rick can be caring towards his parents, this can be seen when Susan and Gerald are outside in the thunderstorm, 'Sorry, dad, I did my – (Seeing Susan) Mum? What's the matter with mum?' (p78). However he can also neglect his mothers feelings. Andy is Susan's imaginary husband. Andy is very loving towards Susan, "Of course I fuss, you're my wife, I love you…" (p13) Andy has an upper class accent. This can be seen when Andy says, 'Drink it, darling, it'll buck you up' (p14). 'Buck', is not a common word to use and sounds upper class . Andy is also a romantic (romance is not the same as love. Romance is an expression of it, instead), he talks about their wedding day and sunsets, 'beautiful, isn't it? The sunset?' (p61). Andy and Susan's imaginary daughter, Lucy, speaks like a child even though she is an adult, "Mummy! Daddy!" (p13). Lucy is very possessive of Susan, "What about us? What about the family? You can't leave us…" (p46). Tony, Susan's imaginary brother, is also possessive of Susan. When bill is talking to Susan, Tony tries to get Susan to get rid of him, 'Tell him to get lost.' (p47). Tony loves his sister. This can be seen when he says, '…Because we love you and we don't want to see you hurt' (p47). Tony can also be aggressive. Along with the rest of the imaginary family, Tony has an upper class accent, 'Champers.' (p14). The language of the play, is an important part of characterisation, it shows the personality and thought process of the character. Alan Ayckbourn's use of language identifies which class each character belongs to, as well as their relationship with each other. |


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My Impressions of the California Audio Show
- Smashing success
- Advanced audio awareness in Bay Area
- Well-organized; friendly environment
My Favorite Rooms
- TONIAN – Nothing better for small-scale music, and can stretch to bigger things
- EFICION – "Classic" high-end formula: great drivers, inert cab, and smart design (new F250 is great)
- MAGICO/KINGSOUND – My fav Magico (V-2) sung; Kings needed bigger room and amps
- GRADIENT – Innovation in loudspeakers lives…rejoice!
- SONIST/deHavilland – Tapes! Tubes! Good economics!
- TERESONIC – BAAS member MZ has broken the code on Lowthers (Step 1 Horns, Step 2 SET,…)
- Trenner & Friedl – Amazing sound from small things
- BLUE COAST – Live music, neat tech, and smart (nice) people who just want to deliver fidelity in music. Whats not to love?
Disclaimer: I own Tonian and eFicion speakers.
Best Bargain
The $4000 system by GRANT FIDELITY. Yes, it's Chinese. So what?
I had a great time. I have also lined up six new events to round out the year.
Many thanks and congratulations to Constantine Soo and Dagogo for a temendous debut!
Interested in more?
For the most complete coverage on the web, check out Jason's Stereophile blog.
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About 120 BAAS members attended. If you were one of them, what did you think of the show?
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California audio show - AudioAficionado.org on
August 2nd, 2010
I'd like to say Thanks to BAAS, Bob, and Dagogo. It was so great to have a show so close to San Francisco. The show was incredibly well attended, and it was great to see so much interest in having a show, and in high end audio. The rooms were incredibly well attended by potential buyers and dealers, so I'm hoping that this will be great for the future.
But, as far as what I would call "good sound," – the show was pretty bad. After 6 hours, and numerous rooms, I felt like I heard perhaps 1 or two rooms that reached the level of mediocre sound. The rest, well, were simply weak. Sadly, I didn't get a chance to go to the Tonian room as it was closed on Sunday afternoon.
Room after room sounded either clinical or abrasive, or absent in the area of low bass, or way too muddy and boomy. I was shocked at how un-resolving and non detailed some of the rooms were that featured computer playback. This is clearly still in its infancy, and I can't believe that some folks brought what they brought with the sound that they were achieving.
Some incredibly expensive equipment shocked me with a far away sound, that was muffled and over dampened. Some rooms sounded OK with solo acoustic piano, – but when I put on some rock music with some electronic bass, they had to dive for the volume control to shut the system down for fear of destroying the planet.
Some of the rooms with computer audio playback were amazing to me. Did they not compare their playback to even a cheap CD player? Were they comparing the sound on whatever digital converter that they were using to the analog outs on the computer and leaving it once it sounded "a little" better?
We entered some rooms, then left immediately due to either horrible mid-range development, muffled High-end, no bass, or boomy bass. Overall, there were some OK rooms, like the Dartzeel/Playback Designs: but even that room did not have the clarity and pacing that one would expect from such an expensive system.
Anyway, I hope that I'm one of the few people out there who feel this way, as I'd hate to see many people dissatisfied with this show. As sad I was to hear such bad sounds, I am happy that this event happened, and I only would like to see it grow.
jigo on
August 2nd, 2010
Great show! I had planned to attend all three days, but due to some family emergency I was only able to attend for 1/2 day on Friday.
Due to time contstraint, I didn't stay too long in rooms where people spent tons of time discussing about technical stuff.
Two rooms that stood out for me were the Audio Image (Magico) room and the Music Lovers (Sonus Faber) room. I had heard different models of Magico speakers in showrooms, but I thought this one sounded the best. Music Lovers room was running a pair of bookshelf Sonu Faber speakers with a Solutions amp. The source was switching between an iPod (lossless 24/96) and a Wadia.
Something interesting: A company based in Fremont, call Innovex or something that utilizes laser to transmit signal to speakers, basically doing away with amplifiers. I've challenged them to set up at my house to compete against the Pass X350.5/Synergistic Research combo. And they have accepted. Stay tune, I need to check with Bob to see if we can turn this into an BAAS event.
Frank Cheng
gundam91 on
August 2nd, 2010
An absolutely great show. Very well organizaed.
I do not expect "audiophile" sound at shows like this given the room size and layout and the shortened set-up time. In spite of these limitations, I was greatly impressed by the overll high sound quality. My personal test is the ability to close my eyes and imagine the performer standing in front of me; I was not disappointed. Listening to classic performances on vintage vinyl and vinyl reissue, analog reel tape played on an Ampex 351(!), and digital reveals again the recording quality achieved years ago on what we consider now to be relatively limited equipment and today be people who care about sound quality.
A standout – the first room that I attended, in fact – was the Lagacy Whispers playing a live Lindsey Buckingham song that met this "you are there" test. A room down the hall from the Whispers with electrostatics was constrained by the severe bass loading of the speaker placement; I would still like to hear this speaker in a larger room.
Generally, what impressed me is the sound quality from relatively small speakers. Speaker technology has come a long way from the days when size really did matter. It also appears that speaker designers have considered effectively the needs of audiophiles with small listening spaces and have acheived performance from otherwise very small systems.
Also impressive was the amount of relatively affordable equipment by both domestic and overseas manufacturers. I could spend the proverbial fortune in one room and then go next door and spend considerable less on Van Alstine, Grant Fidelity, and comparable equipment and still make my mortgage payment.
I found exhibitors and manufacturers helpful and willing to answer questions in spite of approaching the end of what had to be a fatiguing second day; at least by my impresssion, there was a general absence of attitude. I also enjoyed meeting fellow audiophiles sharing insights and what appears to be the on-going waf and soaf issues that a lot of us experience.
Will I do this again? Absolutely! However, I will not leave my iPod home when I do attend.
Marion Pavan
mapa on
August 2nd, 2010
Yes, the sound was weak in many rooms, but that is expected by now at all audio events. It was great to see the gear and the people and most of all, not to have to get on the plane and stay in a hotel! Bravo to Mr. Soo to put this party on for us – and for free!
One thing I hope changes next year: more local dealers. i know my local dealer here in San Rafael, Access to Music is no more but hopefully the local dealers will put on more of a presence – after all we are their potential and actual customers. Great to see Marc of SoundscapeAV – Music Lovers and Tone of Music (new to me) had small setups. Audio Image of Oakland certainly stepped up with the Magicos. But it would be great if the rest of the remaining dealers also supported the show such as the Analog Room of San Jose, Stereo Unlimited of Walnut Creek, Performance Audio of San francisco, etc. Presumably their costs could be shared by the manufacturers they represent.
The Lotus Group showed how to deal with crummy hotel rooms – just correct the system to the room. On my visit on Friday they really had it going. Very good sound.
ptruce on
August 2nd, 2010
From DaveF:
Hi. I agree! A very good, warm and friendly show. We need
to have a Audio Show in the Bay every 2 yrs.Best Rooms/Systems;
Tone of Music Audio – Love those Quads!
Highend-Electronics – Nice, but a little expensive!
Audio Image – Really nice stuff, like the VAC tube amp!
Electrocompaniet – I just enoyed talking to Peder about music!
Bob on
August 2nd, 2010
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I attended the CAS on Saturday for about 4hrs. These were my favorites:
o Tonian Labs. Playing from his admittedly low-end and aged source equipment, the sound coming from these was incredibly visceral and realistic. A surprise rim shot in one of his demo tracks caused me to jump in my seat.
o Legacy Whisper. Wow! I'm saving my money, and I've got the large room that these need.
o Teresonic. Very nice sounding (and looking!), but I would probably opt for the Tonians after hearing both.
o Trenner & Friedl. Fantastic-sounding small monitors that had us asking if the subwoofer was on (it wasn't).
o Consensus Audio Engineering Conspiracy Loudspeakers. Incredible dynamics and imaging, but at $41,700 (more than twice the price of the Legacy Whispers) I'd buy the Legacy's in a heartbeat. They were running on Kronzilla tube amps that also sounded wonderful and looked very impressive with their huge T1610 tubes.
o Electrocompaniet's high-end room. Reallly nice sound; not one flaw that I could hear. If I was seeking a single-vendor system and had this kind of budget, Electrocompaniet would probably be it. Kudos for their widespread use of balanced interconnect.
Back home and back to reality, I quickly flipped on my home system (Acoustat 2+2′s driven with a PS Audio HCA-2) and was pleasantly surprised that it seemed to hold its own with all but the best-sounding rooms.
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (email@example.com) on Sun, Jul 10, 11 at 15:04
Hey Moonie..Very nice Shrimp blooms. Because of all the stems, it's hard telling which is the Shrimp leaves..lol. But the flowers are very pretty. One thing I learned about Shrimp plants..they need to be pinched periodically to keep compact. Pinch first two leaves when not flowering. You can either cut back and root cuttings. Another option is looking on Ebay for small trellises. They're inexpensive. As a matter of fact, you can make your own. I bought a dozen; after seeing how they were made, felt ripped off. They used a piece of plastic, shaped in a 'U' Imagine the U upsidedown. A wire hanger would work. Same thing, only painted green. Or you can purchase actuall trellises for house plants. They too come in different sizes. If you decide to root, take several cuttings..plant some with mom, in soil, and others in water. What is the plant to the right of your Shrimp Plant? With pink-purple flowers..Toni |
Toni - I cut back the shrimp plant several days ago. Just couldn't stand the way it looked anymore. It has been extremely hot this week. The potted cuttings are not looking very good but we'll see in a few days if they're going to make it. I wish I had brought them in the house instead of leaving them in the GH but, hindsight and all. LOL The plant to the right is a combo pot. There are pink impatiens as well as pink begonias in it. |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Jul 15, 11 at 14:46
Moonie, it's a beautiful combo. What about using a thin stake?? 'If you want your Shrimp to grow tall." Yep, Shrimps and heat don't mix. They prefer cooler temps. Does it cool off at night? Would you happen to recall the temps when it started budding? Toni |
- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Fri, Jul 15, 11 at 16:36
Interesting, I know Shrimp Plants from tropical Rio de Janeiro where it can get quite hot. Easily high 90s, low 100s, as I recall from childhood, I just don't recall what time of year these bloomed. My surrogate Grandfather grew these, so I always feel fond, warm memories of him when I see these plants. Nice plants & pix, thanks for the memory. |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (email@example.com) on Tue, Jul 19, 11 at 16:36
Karen...when we visit the conservatory, Shrimps usually are in bloom late summer into autumn. When plants are grown outdoors in hot, humid climates, they adapt..'like weeds do in our part of the world.' |
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