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Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote...and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
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"A master storyteller." (Los Angeles Times)
"He's the author who can always make the improbable so scary you'll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door." (The Boston Globe)
"Scary!... Serves up horrors at a brisk, unflagging pace." (The New York Times)
"Don't expect the movie..."
I think this audiobook will suffer from people comparing it to the movie. The movie story had very little to do with the actual novel. While the movie eventually reached classic status, the story and character development veered wildly from King's vision, quite notoriously and controversially. The movie is fantastic in its own right but should stand alone. If you are looking for an audio version of the movie or Jack Nicholson's performance, you should give this a pass.
That being said the novel is a tremendously gripping and horrifying read, bringing you along as the characters are more and more absorbed by the forces at work. The centerpiece is the hotel, and King paints an amazing picture over the course of the book, giving the Overlook a back story, a personality and a voice. Campbell Scott does an admirable job capturing the myriad of voices and emotions. A very tough assignment given that he not only has to portray a woman and child, but inner voices and distinguish between lucidity and madness. His performance did not take me out of the story at all and that is a tall order in a suspense piece. I enjoyed every minute listening to this book and when listening at night was truly scared at times.
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As to the performance: it certainly wasn't monotone. The voices are all immaculate and extremely consistent; with a smooth delivery of the constant insertion and switching of inner voice to spoken voice that keeps the listener immersed and dramatizes the story amazingly well. What people are confusing "monotone" with, I think, at the beginning of the story is a wonderful and delicate subtlety.
As the madness sets in the dramatization becomes a very intense and accurate portrayal of the characters. I really don't understand how anyone can consider this narrator to be anything other than perfectly cast.
The statement that comes to my mind is: "A pure performance."
As to the story itself: there was a point at the beginning in which I distinctly remember thinking: this certainly isn't King's best work. It certainly started a little slow and a little dull; not what I'd expected from a Stephen King masterpiece. That was part one. Part two picked up well enough. After that the story continued to get better and better until the fifth part, the climax which I couldn't "put down" until I'd finished the story.
"Classic King"
First the narrator is superb and masterfully delineates between characters. If you've seen the movie, many of the phrases will be familiar, although if you're waiting for "here's Johnny", you'll be disappointed. The narrator isn't, nor does he try to be, Jack Nicholson. In fact, the difference is refreshing, in that Jack Torrance seems more like a regular guy. When you see Jack....well, you expect a little crazy/weird from the beginning. The contrast in the actual character (not the movie character) makes the story even more chilling. Jack goes from family guy struggling with addiction, anger and family woes to a madman. I appreciate King's way of detailing things about the story that would be difficult to translate onto a movie screen. These would bore the movie-going public. The history of the hotel is fascinating and having been in a similar hotel that had quite a history (not necessarily a supernatural one), it was an interesting addition to the story.I'm glad I read this book many years ago, before the movie came out, and now again all these years later. Once you see the movie a few dozen times, you start forgetting the original work. All in all, this is a definite read for King fans and fans of this genre. He always delivers! Now, on to "Doctor Sleep!"
"I watched the movie first and I enjoyed the book"
I wasn't sure if I should buy the book since I had already watched the movie but Dr. Sleep was out on the streets and I was concern that I wouldn't understand it all.
It was a big surprise because the book and the movie are different, but I love them both.
If you are too much into details like me, or you prefer to know why certain things happen, you will love the book. If you prefer to use your imagination and create the story on your own stick to the movie (believe me, the book has details about the background of the Overlook hotel and Mr. Jack Torrance)
For example, why the river of blood? Why Jack goes mad? What happened in the overlook before? In the book S.K. gives you a better idea of what is happening. Yes of course you kind of know the overall plot but believe me, it changes from time to time.
The narrator does a fine job, he keeps it exactly at the point between just telling you the story and a hint of the feeling of the moment. I personally prefer this style, too much feeling add too much of the narrator perspective of the story, and too little will not add that extra punch
"A excellent read!"
Having grown up with Kubrick's Shining I was interested in how the book would be. Now I see why Stephen King wasn't happy with the film. I found that it showed Jack Torrance as a loving caring father, missing from Kubricks adaptation. Wendy's strength is shown and Danny's love for his parents.It was great, thats all I can say. Read it, you won't be sorry!
Life Learner that has to occasionally sprinkle some fiction into my audio entertainment. Be educated, be worldly, and keep switching gears!
"1st King reading."
Yes...I unwittingly already have. I was telling a friend that the book was not what I expected and in doing so I mentioned some parts that I really enjoyed- all the while I was advocating the indulgence and so she purchased the physical book as she hasn't caught the Audible buzz yet.
Dick Hallorann. He introduced the substance of the talent of 'shining' thus helping to put Danny's capabilities in perspective. His actual involvement was limited yet very necessary!
Voice inflection character personality. Great Job!
The name is perfect. Now I understand. I ask people who love the movie do they know what the title stood for and non could answer- I explain and all were like... "Oh, wow".
My first King book....I expected non stop thrill- not what it was; however definitely not disappointing. I am learning to appreciate his style: very descriptive. I like.
"As Good As The First Time!!!"
Beautifully narrated and wonderfully horrific! Stephen King's best work, beautifully written and enormously engaging.
Jack Torrance, as Stephen King demonically demonstrates his slow demise...His slow disintegration of his mind and his perceptions of the evil which is lurking in the hotel are mind blowing!
Jack Torrance entering the "empty" lounge for the "fish and goose" soiree. As the Overlook Hotel is closed for the winter, and Jack and his wife and son are the only people in the hotel, the appearance of "Lloyd", the bartender, is the harbinger of the horror that is to unfold for Jack.
Since there were essentially only 4 main characters in the book, Jack Torrance would be the most interesting. He had little grasp on reality and his understanding of what was real and what wasn't, was very intriguing. Asking him about what he thought of the evil forces which were forcing him to kill his wife and child would be most interesting.
"The boiler may creep, but this novel'space doesn't"
Stephen King wrote it, so pretty high on my list
I liked the creepiness of the Overlook
He's just got one of those voices fit for King novel narration
Uh, here's Johnny? I dunno.
Since we're speeding toward October, I figured it'd be a good time to reread this for the 5th or 6th time. I'm also gearing up for Doctor Sleep which has just finished downloading from my audible library on this beautiful 24th of September in 2013. What can I say about this novel without spoiling it? I've never read a King novel and been disappointed. How's that? The Overlook Hotel seems like a character in itself, if that makes sense. It fascinates and repels at the same time. As far as antagonists go, this hotel was pretty formidable. Oh and one more thing. I've always believed that a certain grinning man in cowboy boots and a denim jacket had a part to play in the origins of the Overlook Hotel. Wherever there's chaos and senseless violence in the Steve King universe, Flagg is never too far behind in my opinion. Just a theory, but worth considering. I only wish King had provided an afterword. It's always fun to go behind the scenes. I'm not one of those people who absolutely has to know where a writer gets his or her ideas. I just enjoy it when an author decides to chat with the reader for a bit about the book in general. Good stuff. But that's Steve King for ya. Now let me at that sequel!
"Finally read it and glad I did!"
I enjoyed this. It creeped me out at times and inspired me to go buy the movie. I watched the movie Saturday night and was incredibly disappointed. Wow! The movie didn't even touch the book. Can't wait to read Dr. Sleep.
"His Best Work"
Yes. Very well thought out and original. Not as incredible in terms of a horror story, but more as a super natural story.
The idea that a hotel can be alive is great.
Scott was made to narrate for King.
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NAVARRE BEACH — Locals and tourists finally have a new restaurant.
Rocco's Italian Bistro opened earlier this month at the former site of Cocodries and Beach Monkey Bar & Grill. Owners Rocco and Kimme Ferlinc had visited Navarre for years before moving to the area to open their restaurant.
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Legendary soul singer Patti LaBelle said bodyguard Efrem Holmes sprung into action after her 37-year-old son was punched by Richard King. (Mayra Beltran/Chronicle)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, May 17, 2011 file picture, Patti LaBelle performs during a taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," in Chicago. West Point cadet Richard King is suing LaBelle, accusing her of ordering her bodyguards to beat him up outside a Houston airport terminal on March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2011 file photo, singer Patti Labelle attends The Heart Truth's Red Dress fashion show at Lincoln Center in New York. The U.S. Military Academy says a cadet who is suing R&B diva Patti LaBelle over a scrape at a Houston airport has left the academy at West Point. A West Point spokeswoman says Richard King left the academy Monday, June 6, 2011. The academy acknowledges it investigated the March 11 incident. King says he was in his hometown airport standing near LaBelle?s luggage when three of her bodyguards attacked him. In court papers, he says LaBelle thought he was standing too close to her bags. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
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She and her bodyguards are being sued over an altercation at Bush airport, but that doesn't stop Patti LaBelle from taking the stage.
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Richard King, a West Point cadet from the Houston area, is suing R&B star Patti LaBelle.
Photo By Mayra Beltran/StaffR&B singer Patti LaBelle is a witness at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse in a lawsuit accusing her bodyguard of beating a West Point cadet who was waiting for a ride at Bush Intercontinental in 2011.
Photo By Mayra Beltran/StaffEfram Holmes' attorneys say he was a "gentle bear," trying to protect his clients.
Legendary R&B diva Patti LaBelle took the witness stand in a Harris County courtroom Thursday to defend the man who has defended her for the past 11 years.
"He's cuddly. Very nice. Very gentle," the 69-year-old singer testified about her bodyguard, Efrem Holmes, who is on trial on misdemeanor charges of assault, accused of punching a 23-year-old West Point student at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport in 2011.
'He started everything'
LaBelle told jurors that Richard King staggered up to the limousine she was waiting in as her son, who works as her manager, loaded luggage into an SUV. The group had just arrived in Houston and was going to a performance at a casino in Louisiana.
The singer testified that King jiggled the door handles to try to get in her limo, called her a "bitch," and when confronted by her son, punched him.
It was then that Holmes hit King, according to LaBelle.
"Nobody was trying to hit that kid," LaBelle said. "He started everything."
Earlier in the day, King repeatedly told prosecutors and defense attorneys he could not remember any of an 8-minute-long incident partially captured on surveillance video.
"I don't remember," was King's oft-repeated refrain on the stand.
The 26-year-old is at the center of a criminal complaint against Holmes, 45, and a civil lawsuit against Holmes, LaBelle and others for more than $1 million for the alleged attack.
King, then a senior at West Point, had flown in to see his family for spring break and had been drinking before, during and after his flight
Tests showed that he had a blood alcohol level of .28 percent, three and a half times the legal limit of .08 perent for driving.
He said Thursday he was not counting drinks because he was being picked up at the airport.
Bodyguard weighs 350
Although King remembered little, prosecutors are relying on surveillance video they say shows King being chest-bumped by LaBelle's son, Zuri Edwards. Then, according to prosecutors, Holmes punched King three times in the face before LaBelle's hairdresser got between the two men and hit King.
King testified he is 5 foot 11 and weighs 180 pounds. LaBelle estimated that Holmes, who dwarfs King in height, weighs at least 350.
During a contentious cross-examination from Assistant Harris County District Attorney Kaylynn Williford, LaBelle said King scared her and that he was "constantly cussing."
Prosecutors, who conceded in opening statements Tuesday that King was intoxicated, are trying to convince jurors that it was an unjustified attack. It happened, they say, because King was milling around LaBelle's limousine while talking on his cell phone, trying to find his ride.
Holmes' attorneys are working to paint Holmes as a "gentle bear," who was trying to protect his clients.
4 drinks on the flight
They also said King was obviously drunk and trying to open the limousine door before words came to blows.
"You didn't want people to know you were intoxicated, is that right," said Paul Doyle, an attorney for the bodyguard.
"Yes," King said.
Thursday in court, he said he had at least four drinks on the flight.
Prosecutors wrapped up their side of the case Thursday in the trial in County Court at Law Judge Don Smyth's court. The trial is expected to continue Friday.


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Then be more percise. Not everyone knows what you mean.
Step 1: Rule out Seagate.
I've lost data with Seagate drives, have stopped purchasing anything from them years ago, and everybody I know who's knowledgeable enough to buy/install a hard drive has reported the same bad experiences.
Even just recently, I was given a system that was headed for the trash (not worth the owner's time to investigate whatever's wrong with it). It's got a pair of 500GB Seagate hard drives. One's completely dead, the other had SpinRite stuck at under 0.04% for one week straight (and not moving)...similar problems with Seagate's own diagnostics tools.
Normally I wouldn't bad-mouth a company based on anyone's personal anecdote(s), but because of the failure rate I've been seeing firsthand, I've sworn them off.
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Forget throttle tip-in, driveability, and vacuum at idle. Set the thing on Kill Mode via thimble-sized fuel jets, disregard the power valve, and let the carburetor dump as much fuel as possible down the throat of the manifold--then let it rip down the track. But what do you do when you need to drive it home? Here's where some of those basic carb-tuning skills come into play.
In most cases, dualities contradict. Not with a carburetor, though. The beauty of these old-fashioned gems is their ability to carry out different duties with the turn of a mixture screw and the swapping of fuel jets. The carburetor's ability to exercise dual workloads is the sole reason they are still around. Don't fix what ain't broke, right? Carburetors are not only simple to work on, but with a little basic knowledge your pig could become a sleek cheetah. It's easy to upgrade various components, such as manifold swaps, nitrous, or even gear swap changes on the car; driveability needs to parallel these situations accordingly. In the world of high performance, that means setting the tune for the track but then being able to set up for street duties. This may mean a slightly lower idle or possibly a bigger power valve.
To showcase the basics of carburetor tuning, we plopped on an out-of-the-box Mighty Demon 750 carburetor onto a stroker 383 small-block at Vaca Performance and Dyno in Downey, California. It was there we were schooled by John McKindley on basic Demon carburetor functions. McKindley explained what to look for and how to adjust the Demon for the perfect street tune. So read on as we illustrate our findings to teach you a few new tricks--or maybe remind you of old ones--for tuning your Demon for the street.
Quick Notes
What We Did
Tuned a Mighty Demon 750 (PN 5402020GC) for the street on a low-compression 383 small-block
Bottom Line
Get your carburetor to work more efficiently and make more power with less fuel
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First Round to Romney
How could Barack Obama have been so feeble a debater? Mitt Romney gave him one opening after another, but Obama stuck closely to prescripted talking points.
Romney's strategy, as it has been throughout the campaign, was to lie, and for the most part Obama failed to call him on it. Romney essentially disavowed the tax and budget plan he has been running on for eighteen months, claiming that it was possible to cut tax rates and make up the difference by closing loopholes. Obama correctly pointed out that the arithmetic didn't work. But Obama failed to challenge Romney to identify just which loopholes he would close.
On Social Security and Medicare, Romney gave Obama another opening that the president failed to maximize. Romney said that nobody at or near retirement age needed to fear any changes. The obvious implication is Social Security and Medicare cuts for younger people. Obama had a nice one-liner—"If you are 54 or 55, you might want to pay attention."—but he failed to drive the point home.
On Dodd-Frank, Romney told one whopper after another. He claimed that the law protects banks that are "too big to fail." What Dodd-Frank actually does it to authorize, for the first time, how to shut down such banks.
For the most part, Obama was operating on Republican territory—he admitted that his health plan was a copy of Romney's; he was for tax cuts, too; for small business, too; for budget balance, too.
To hear Romney, he would preserve America's social safety net, not cut taxes on the rich, and make sure that Medicare was preserved for America's seniors. All this flies in the face of what the Romney campaign claimed for 18 months, but for the most part Obama let Romney off the hook.
This is the Obama we saw in 2009 and 2010—an Obama reluctant to be too partisan or too aggressive, a diffident Obama, above the fray. Romney went for Obama's throat, and he managed to do so without seeming mean. Obama not only took the assaults, but failed to maximize the several openings that Romney gave him.
Wednesday's debate did serious damage. There are two more to come. If Obama does not pick up his game, he is a one-term president.
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Wed, 2012-10-03 23:58
Thu, 2012-10-04 10:26
Thu, 2012-10-04 00:02
Romney is no more a liar than Obama. They both have their spin and pollsters and stats and studies that confirm what they already believe. Nothing Romney said was a bold faced lie. If you hold him up to that standard, then Obama is a liar as well. I don't think either of them are liars. Both are politicians.
Thu, 2012-10-04 02:56
I don't think the 'they both do it' is going to cut it in this election. McCain didn't resort to so many obvious lies throughout his campaign and neither has Obama - not even in four years of being President. Romney certainly is a liar and it has been shown time and time again. Read some of the fact-checkers sometimes. Read some in the next few days about the several he threw out there tonight. He has made completely contradicting statements - they cannot both be true.
Norwegian Blue
Thu, 2012-10-04 00:32
I agree with rDLV. And perhaps my own comment was not clear. For Mr. Kuttner to characterize Romney as a "liar" is beyond the pale. I quoted him to make the point that this entire article is worthless given that premise. Romney won the debate tonight, hands down, not even close, look at the instant polling. Obama better get it together before the next debate if he wants to remain in office.
Thu, 2012-10-04 03:06
Romney has clearly lied and did so several times in the debate. Rather than check the polls, you might want to read the fact-check sources who will be explaining most of those in detail. As Obama said regarding Romney's tax proposal, the math does not add up to what Romney is saying. It did sound as if he wanted Congress to take the heat on all the loopholes closing and deductions being taken away. It doesn't make sense. Try the math. He says he 1)won't cut defense 2) won't increase the deficit 3) won't reduce taxes for the wealthiest 4) will cut inheritance tax to zero and I believe cap gains to zero 5) won't cut Medicare (contradiction with the plans we've seen and previous statements) or SS for 10 years or so and this will all be paid for by closing loopholes and limiting deductions (maybe) by (who knows how much? ) $17k to $20k or so --- have we heard this before? No ---- and 6) won't cut education (???) and clearly there are lies in there and I would say more than just one whopper. He's told whoppers before, so he is OK with that. But for you to say he is not a liar? To say that characterizing him as one is 'beyond the pale?' That's just ludicrous.
Thu, 2012-10-04 01:00
I've been watching Presidential debates since Gerald Ford/Jimmy Carter. Not once in all those years of Presidential debates have I seen such a blowout. Gov Romney was amazingly good and showed why he should be the next President of the United States. Obama showed why we have had 4 years of UNEMPLOYMENT, DEBT, failure, and showed why his reelection would be a disaster. As good as Gov Romney was, Obama was even worse! Of course I was biased going into the debate so I was shocked when I started switching channels. CNN flash poll 65% Gov Romney won, only 25% Obama. Absolute BLOWOUT! Gov Romney even beat Obama in the poll as likeable 46% TO 45%. The left is beginning to panic! The next few days will be facinating, but tonight the nation saw the next President of the United States of America, Mitt Romney, step up! "If you don't do the job you gotta go"!
Thu, 2012-10-04 03:12
I disagree with Mr. Kuttner on several statements. President Obama did, in fact, challenge Romney on the specifics and he did so more than once. He also made very clear the difference in his Medicare plan versus Romney's. I would not say Romney didn't come across as mean. He seemed overly aggressive to me. Obama did stay above the fray and stayed calm in the face of what most of us see are obvious lies and misrepresentations. I doubt 'serious damage' has been done, but time will tell. The media will have a day of spinning Romney's 'win' and then the fact-checker truths will come out. People do not like being lied to and Romney just did that big time. I think that will hurt him more than his hard-liner persona did this evening.
Norwegian Blue
Thu, 2012-10-04 06:35
Who is this "most of us" who see Romney's statements as "obvious lies?" How can you possibly make that statement when 67% of the debate viewers that Romney won and only 28% thought Obama won? Your views are your own, and you are not remotely in the majority or the mainstream. As for "fact-checkers," now that's funny. I am fully capable of checking my own facts, doing my own math, using primary sources, free from partisan spin and obfuscation. Face it- your emperor has no clothes, and last night the public finally got to see him as he really is.
Thu, 2012-10-04 18:25
You seem to be mixing things up. Romney DID lie, that is a fact. As has been shown by fact checkers. That you think he "won" is a separate issue. As to doing your own fact checking, you fall prey to the same errors as so many others, thinking you're above the brain-based biases we are ALL subject to (and which the process of fact-checking is designed to overcome to some extent) and that groups are less effective in finding the truth than individuals. This is demonstrably untrue.
Norwegian Blue
Thu, 2012-10-04 20:09
Mbast1- I understand what you're saying. Perhaps I wasn't clear. My own opinion of the debate is irrelevant (as is yours). I was responding to Crystal's claim that "most people" know that Romney is "obviously lying." I take issue with that statement because I don't understand how someone would consider him the winner of the debate if *they* felt he lied the whole time (and yet "most people" felt strongly that Romney won the debate, by a ratio of almost 3-to-1. ) As for the fact-checker issue, I understand your point there as well, but there's not enough space in this forum to argue over it. Suffice to say that my impression of fact-check organizations is that they are no more free from bias than any individual might be. Whoever wins the election, I am glad the fight has finally been joined. The people will decide. God bless America.
Thu, 2012-10-04 21:07
Other than your very last statement I agree, to some extent, with all of this. Romney DID lie, though, and that is a separate issue from him winning the debate. That is an important distinction, because it seems that some people think that if their candidate "wins" they couldn't have been lying.
As to the fact-checkers issue, sure, they're as prone to bias as anyone else, but given that it's a group effort (in that they publish their results, and then others argue with and against it) it's more likely to be closer to the truth than what someone does on their own.
Thu, 2012-10-04 11:29
Romney's basic economic argument was that by cutting a whole bunch of taxes, economic growth will follow and that will help pay down the debt. I think he genuinely believes this. Romney, and many conservatives believe that lowering tax rates stimulates the economy. It's not supported by historical evidence, nor is the Obama claim that raising tax rates increases tax revenues. Both guys were pretty much arguing liberal vs conservative economic dogma. Neither guy stated the fact that tax rates don't determine tax revenues or economic growth. Of course, the debate format doesn't lend itself to nuanced discussions about the economy.
Thu, 2012-10-04 20:43
Fri, 2012-10-05 17:30
Let's face it. Obama cannot assault or severely criticize Republican Party politics or Romney as, say, a Jill Stein of the GREEN PARTY did.
Ms. Stein said this in response during the debate that night (see Democracynow.org): "If you had 100 people in the room and 100 loaves of bread, the way the bread would be distributed is one person would have 40 loaves of bread and the lower 50, half the population, would have one loaf of bread. THAT is how our economy is working right now. This trickle down idea, bailing out banks, will NOT get us out of this recession. It IS the problem." This is what is missing: contrarian opinion, "other side of the coin", "fresh air", "options". Arguments have two sides, don't they?
The Corporate Democrats are bed with the Corporate Republicans. How can they criticize each other? They can't. Remember Kerry "debating" Bush THE CRIMINAL in 2004? Ouch! "Birds of a Feather Flock Together". We deserve what we get.
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This mashed potatoes recipe is different — and delicious! It's also packed with plenty of calcium to maximize bone density.
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Cheese makers really are the most interesting people in the world! They constantly come up with better ways of doing things and then share their ideas with other cheese makers. We are truly amazed by this "generosity of spirit."
Jerry Pittman found a better way of cutting curds and he shared it with us. He took pictures and wrote out the directions. I asked him if he might also tell us a little bit about himself:
I am a retired medical technologist. I worked in hospital laboratories for over 40 years. I live in Castle Rock, Washington with my wife, youngest son and our black Labrador, Barney.
I first started making cheese in the mid 90's using recipes and supplies from New England Cheese. Now that I am retired, I have time to start making cheese again. I came up with this horizontal curd knife as a way to make more uniform horizontal curd cuts.
|This picture was taken before he added the plastic sleeve.
My cutter is made out of items I picked up at the local hardware store: 1/8 x 12" copper tubing cut to the diameter of my cheese pot, 3/8" wooden dowel with 3/4" etch marks, small screw and star washer to secure the handle, small "O" rings to hold the tubing in the dowel. I added a plastic sleeve around the dowel which gives you something to hold while turning the handle.
This was my prototype. I would change the copper tubing to a stainless steel rod and change the etch marks to 1/2." It would be nice to use a stiff nylon rod in place of the wood, but I couldn't find one to suit.
I use a cake spatula to make the vertical cuts in the curd. I make my first vertical cut through the center of the pot, then make parallel cuts toward the edges. This keeps the curd from moving around in the pot and gives me a central cut line for using the horizontal curd knife.
Here are the steps:
1. Hold the cutter by the handle, align the blade over the center vertical cut.
2. Hold the cutter by the grey sleeve and insert the blade down into the curd to the first mark.
3. With the other hand, turn the wood handle 180 degrees, this makes the first horizontal cut.
4. Insert the blade down to the second mark and turn the handle again. Continue in this manner until you reach the bottom of the pot.
5. Give the handle one final turn to make the last cut and remove cutter from pot.
This device makes uniform horizontal cuts, which makes the curds more cubic in shape. I found this much easier and quicker to use than either a cheese knife or ladle for making the horizontal curd cuts.
For printing:
1. Hold the device vertically by the wooden handle so that the pointed tip of the dowel is over the center of the curds and the copper cutter lines up with the central vertical cut.
2. Gently push the tip of the dowel down into the curd to the first etch mark above the copper tube.
3. Next, with one hand hold the device just below the handle. Hold it so that the dowel can rotate between your fingers when the handle is turned.
4. While holding on to the dowel, turn the handle 180 degrees using the other hand. This will make one complete horizontal cut through the curd. The dowel and handle have an index mark on them to help keep track of the position of the copper cutter.
5. Next, gently move the device down in the curd to the next etch mark and turn the handle another 180 degrees. The second horizontal cut has been made.
5. Continue in this manner until the wooden dowel reaches the bottom of the pot and turn the handle 180 degrees one last time to make the final cut.


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I woke up this morning and realized that I was sick of playing COD. That's pretty much all I've done with the last 6 years of my gamer life. I went back to thinking about when I used to play RTS's, and how much I enjoyed building / managing bases.
Unfortunately over the years I think strategy games have moved away from building nice bases, and gone towards focusing on battles. Unfortunately, for me having a well made base is one of the most enjoyable parts of the game lol
So, my question is, what is a good recent game (i.e. last 6 years, more recent is better) that gave you the option to focus on making a nice base? To give an exact idea of what I'm looking for, Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun executed this perfectly (in 1999).
Some examples of the level of detail that *could* be put into the base:
- Add concrete / pavement to your base so that the ground wouldn't be wrecked by attacks, speed up troop movement, and prevent underground units from coming up in the center of your base
- Add walls (upgradeable), gates, etc.
- Extra lights (for night maps) to save you from things sneaking around in the dark
- Turn power off on non-critical buildings during attacks so if you lost power your whole base wouldn't go offline
- you get the idea...
Some things that I also liked about the game:
- Weather
- Deformable terrain
- Night/Day cycles (can choose to attack at night vs during the day)
Honestly C&C TS was one of my favorite games from my childhood (after RA1, which was the first game my parents actually let me play). If someone can point me in the direction of a more recent game that has a similar level of immersive experience (in the big picture, not just making 100 units and rushing) I would be very appreciative!
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http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/0...ces-retirementMatthew Riddle, a longtime UFC fighter who recently signed with Bellator MMA, announced his retirement on Monday night.
Riddle (7-3 MMA, 0-0 BFC) was slated to fight Luis Melo (29-11 MMA, 0-0 BFC) next week at Bellator 100, a Sept. 20 event that features the opening round of a Season 9 welterweight tournament.
However, according to Riddle, he cracked a rib and has decided to call it quits due to financial reasons.
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Lotusland: A garden masterpiece
Late singer's 37-acre Lotusland is a botanical wonderland
MONTECITO For the first half of her life, Polish-born opera diva Madame Ganna Walska collected rich husbands who sometimes took just hours or days to propose (the brunette temptress had six spouses, including a Russian count, a physicist dubbed "Inventor of the Death Ray," and an American yogi 20 years her junior). But in 1941, at age 54, the spiritual-seeking socialite began assembling her true love — a wildly theatrical 37-acre botanical marvel that boasts 18 themed gardens and is crowned Lotusland.
With artsy flair, the once-vamping vocalist kept adding to her horticulture extravaganza until she died at Lotusland at age 97 — in her later years, despite painful arthritis, she determinedly supervised as "head gardener" while leaning on two canes.
Walska's intent always was to surprise visitors — and bravo! As you amble along on winding brick paths, you'll be plunged into playful plant-packed paradises garnished with giant seashells, strewn with a sandy beach, accented with quirky elves and bordered by shimmering chunks of green slag glass from Arrowhead water bottles.
One minute, it's like being in the movie "Edward Scissorhands" — the Topiary Garden features a menagerie of leafy shaped animals surrounding a succulent-filled zodiac-embellished working timepiece once heralded as the "largest floral clock in the world." Stroll farther and you feel like you landed on another planet — the Blue Garden is a silvery dreamy landscape of blue fescue, Mexican blue palms and blue atlas cedars.
"Ganna Walska described herself as an enemy of the ordinary," docent John Vasi said, as we passed through a fiery forest of towering orange-spiked aloes from Madagascar and South Africa.
In addition to bridegrooms, Madame (she kept that part of her stage name all through life) amassed eccentric hats, ornate gowns, Tibetan art, sparkly baubles, and fantastical flora and fauna. At age 92, she became obsessed with installing a rare world-class garden of 500 cycads, which are tropical plants that date back to the Jurassic era and resemble small palms shooting out elongated pineapple-like cones.
"She actually sold $1 million of her jewelry to fund the Cycad Garden," Vasi informed. Her cycad assortment ranked just second to one in Naples, Italy.
Because Lotusland is in a residential area of an upscale Santa Barbara suburb, guests are only allowed to take guided tours, all the better since you'll glean dirt that has nothing to do with mulching. The seeds of this saga germinate when flashy femme fatale Walska, who was born Hanna Puacz in Poland in 1887, moved to Russia and at 19 eloped with a much older Russian count.
After their split, she changed her name to Madame Ganna Walska (it sounded like "waltz") and enjoyed a stint as a cabaret singer in Paris before performing in New York, where she visited a prominent doctor for a throat ailment. Ten days later, she said "I do" to the doctor, twice her age. During their union, the opera soprano celebrated her concert debut in 1918 with tenor Enrico Caruso and embarked on a mystical self-journey of séances, yoga, and meditation.


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After three years of frustration with discolored water Port St. Joe city commissioners debated last week whether to undertake another pilot study in attempt to isolate a cause and a fix.
Though commissioners ultimately tabled until next month formal consideration of the proposal from CDM, designer of the city's three-year-old $21 million surface water treatment plant, they did so only after debating the merits of undertaking a $60,000 35-week study.
"We want to solve this in the worst possible way," said David Kozan of CDM. "We want to fix this. We can get there and we are confident that we will.
"We are going to develop a methodology to find the source of the red water and then rectify that source. This is something that has to be done very carefully (so as not to compromise the safety of the water)."
The study, in short strokes, would entail building a GIS map of the water distribution system and collecting samples from areas where red or discolored water has been a chronic problem.
Sampling would involve collections from each point along the route from water plant to home or business, following main and lateral pipes and collecting samples throughout the system.
"That will help us isolate positively the source of the red water," Kozan said. "We have little data to work with at this point. We need to confirm that (source) so we are not overlooking other problems."
The two paths Kozan said the study would likely provide for a fix would be either to modify the corrosion control agent used in treatment, along with the pH of the water; and two, possibly adding a new chemical to the water during treatment.
Mayor Mel Magidson wondered if the source of the problem wasn't already known – iron and corrosion in aging pipes, some in the ground as long as 70 years, that is being loosened by a corrosion inhibitor used to treat the surface water.
"I thought two years ago we concluded it was iron in the pipes," Magidson said. "Does anyone not believe it is iron in the pipes?"
Kozan replied that the idea of the profile of the water distribution system was "to get to where and why this is happening so we are systematically shooting at the right target."
He agreed that iron in the pipes was logically the primary problem, but that the focus of the pilot study was to definitively rule out other problems.
One of the issues plaguing isolating the problem is discolored water coming from newer PVC pipes. Another is there are blocks on which the problems with discolored waters are not consistent – one house may have issues while down the street another resident has seen no discoloration of water.
"We want to make sure we aren't missing something else," Kozan said.
Once samples are being collected, a testing pipe loop will be set up at Virginia Tech University, which Kozan said had the equipment and expertise for such work, to test various changes in chemical treatments of the water in attempt to craft a solution to the problem.
"We think it is important to set up the pilot test outside of the distribution system and Virginia Tech has the equipment and expertise," Kozan said.
Commissioner Phil McCroan asked a question that has been in the air for three years – didn't anyone know what kind of aging lines were in the ground when the plant was designed, with a new, more caustic source of water and new treatment protocols.
The answer was that while the original designers knew there was a potential, a pilot study on water quality conducted prior to the plant coming online indicated problems could be addressed.
"The chemical composition of the water is causing the problem," Commissioner Rex Buzzett asked Kozan.
Kozan answered, "That is the supposition."
Given that, Buzzett asked, was the study even necessary?
"Nobody denies we have a problem," Buzzett said. "We have been dealing with it for three years, but this seems to be bringing us back to the same place.
"Do we need to do this or not?"
The city is already spending millions to replace some 20 miles of aging pipes, the first phase of the replacement should be completed in the spring with the second phase following late next year. To date, more than 60 percent of the eight miles to be replaced in phase one has been replaced.
Kozan emphasized that the pilot study testing would be done outside of areas where pipe has been replaced.
"We don't want to recommend a fix that might exacerbate the problem," said Philip Jones with Preble Rish, the city's engineers of record.
The best case scenario would be that the study results in a cheaper method for addressing alkalinity and phosphates in the water, the treatment of which is central to the issues of water discoloration from rust in pipes breaking loose.
The city could find the funds for the study with a vote by the Northwest Florida Water Management District on Friday.
The NWFWMD board is to take up a request for at least $65,000 in funds to rehabilitate the Chipola Pump Station that helps push the surface water to the city. The city has budgeted for those improvements, city manager Jim Anderson said, and if the NWFWMD – which had approached CDM about fixing the water quality issues in Port St. Joe – approves the city's request the funds for the study would be available.
"This is our effort to leave no rocks unturned in trying to figure out how to improve the water quality," Anderson said.


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The Saint Louis University School of Law welcomes Judge Michael M. Mihm, United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and a 1967 SLU LAW alumnus, as the 2011 Rosecan-Adler Jurist-in-Residence. Judge Mihm will present "The Challenges for the Rule of Law in the United States and Internationally in the 21st Century" at noon Friday, March 25, in the William H. Kniep Courtroom.
Mihm has served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois since 1982, and served as chief judge form 1991-1998. After receiving his J.D. in 1967 from Saint Louis University School of Law, he served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County, an assistant state's attorney in Peoria County, Ill., was twice elected state's attorney in Peoria County, and also worked as a solo practitioner. Since assuming his position in the judiciary, he has been an active participant in judicial leadership and has served in several capacities on committees of the U.S. Judicial Conference. Judge Mihm is also a frequent lecturer and writer in international law issues surrounding the judiciary and the Rule of Law.
The Jurist-in-Residence program has been a highlight of each academic year since it was introduced in 1981 by the School of Law and the Honorable Myron H. Bright of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Adler-Rosecan Jurist-in-Residence program is dedicated to the memory of Mortimer A. Rosecan, who made notable contributions to judicial education by making outstanding jurists accessible to students. The program was named the Adler-Rosecan Jurist-in-Residence Program to honor his dedicated efforts to advancing the art of advocacy and his generosity to the School of Law.
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Abusive and self-important, Mrs. Joe appears to be total evil; however, some of her behavior is understandable. When she was twenty, before this story begins, she was left alone with a helpless infant brother who was not even weaned. By the time the reader is introduced to her, she has already buried two parents and five brothers and has no husband, and hence, no means to support herself. Joe solves that by marrying her. However, because of all the loss in her life early on, she fears abandonment and wants security, so her focus is survival. She seeks it through power and wealth and unconsciously communicates these values to Pip. Joe alludes to her fear of abandonment when he notes that she does not want Joe to better himself. That would take away her power in handling the business end of things in their relationship, and may even give Joe the opportunity to leave her.
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