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Discovery is part of Summer at Whitaker Center.
Children can sharpen their science skills, explore a favorite topic or new interests – and most importantly have fun while they learn! With professionally structured programs for ages 3 through 11 and everything from half-day to multiple day camps, Harsco Science Center has the perfect program for your child.
All Discovery Camps include a snack, make-and-take projects, and activity extensions so that children can continue their learning at home.Camps take place at Whitaker Center or at locations within walking distance of the Center.
Space in each camp is limited to between 16 and 20 campers (depending on camp) and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. For registrations call 717-214-ARTS.
2015 Summer Discovery Camps
Ages 3 & 4 with one Adult (Based on age as of May 31, 2015)
It All Makes Sense
Tuesday, July 7 or Wednesday, August 12 (choose one)
10:00am – 11:30am
$18/non-members; $15/members
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Touch, smell, sight, taste and hearing – children use these senses daily to experience and learn about the world around them. Join us as we explore how these senses work together in our everyday experiences.
Magnet Madness
Wednesday, July 8 or Tuesday, August 11 (choose one)
10:00am – 11:30am
$18/non-members; $15/members
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Discover the world of magnetism through the eyes of a child. Together we will uncover which objects are magnetic, discover how to make things float using magnets and use magnets to create an original work of art.
Ages 4 – 6 (Based on age as of May 31, 2015)
Ladybugs Galore
Tuesday, June 23 or Thursday, July 16 (choose one)
9:30am – 12:00pm
$28/non-members; $25/members
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Look at a leaf or flower in the summer and you are likely to find a gardener's friend – the ladybug. During this camp, learn all about the ladybug's body, life cycle, defenses, favorite foods, and much more. Bring a ladybug friend home to observe for a short time before releasing it into a yard or garden.
Eww! What's This?
Wednesday, June 24 or Wednesday, July 15 (choose one)
9:30am – 12:00pm
$28/non-members; $25/members
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It's all about me! From ear wax to toe jam, examine what makes our bodies so amazing! Learn about sweat, blood, and snot and where they all come from. Make your own fake blood and snot to take home and fool your friends!
Safari Adventures
Thursday, June 25 or Tuesday, July 14 (choose one)
9:30am – 12:00pm
$28/non-members; $25/members
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Grab your binoculars – we are going on safari! Journey with us to the grasslands of Africa and be amazed by the remarkable animals to be met along the way.
Bubble Bonanza
Friday, June 26 or Friday, July 17 (choose one)
9:30am – 12:00pm
$28/non-members; $25/members
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Have a blast with bubbles! Does a square wand blow a round bubble? Can you tell exactly when a bubble with burst? Get ready to investigate soapy spheres as we blow bubbles using a multitude of materials, make bubble art, and even surround ourselves in a bubble column.
Grades 1 and 2 (Based on grade completed as of camp date)
Geology Rocks
Tuesday, July 21 or Wednesday, August 12 (choose one)
9:30am – 12:00pm
$28/non-members; $25/members
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Discover why rocks "rock" during a down and dirty investigation of the ground beneath your feet. Become a "rock-hound" as we sniff out the similarities and differences of your favorite stones. Become a force of nature and create your own sandstone formation.
Tools of the Trade
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 30 – July 1 (camp is both days)
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
$55/non-members; $50/members
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You be the builder! Discover how to use basic woodworking tools and use your new skills to design and build your own wooden treasure chest. We'll provide the tools and supplies—you provide the "elbow grease."
Under a Rock: Bugs, Slugs and other Ughs
Thursday, July 2 or Wednesday, July 22 (choose one)
9:30am – 12:00pm
$28/non-members; $25/members
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There is a whole world hiding under the rocks at your feet! Investigate the dark and dirty world of worms, beetles, cockroaches, ants, spiders, and more. Uncover their hidden talents and bizarre behaviors and discover the important role they play in our ecosystem.
Blood, Boogers and Burps: My Body's Barricades
Thursday, July 23 or Tuesday, August 11 (choose one)
9:30am – 12:00pm
$28/non-members; $25/members
Register here.
Gross yourself out! Explore your body's nauseating secrets: snot, blood, plaque, and spit. How do we keep cool? What makes us sick? What disgusting things do our bodies do to protect us? Make your own fake blood and snot to take home and fool your friends!
Grades 3 – 5 (Based on grade completed as of camp date)
Survive on Science
Wednesday – Friday, July 8 - 10 (camp is three days)
9:00am – 3:00pm
$200/non-members; $180/members
Register here.
You have become marooned on Inquiry Isle – do you have the skills needed to survive? Discover how to cook using the sun, navigate the unknown with a compass, and purify your own drinking water. Put your newfound skills to the test in a final competition to see who will be rescued first in this game of survival science.
Beginning Robots
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 4 and 5 (camp is both days)
9:00am – 3:00pm
$200/non-members; $180/members
Register here.
From searching for earthquake survivors to vacuuming the living room rug, robots are becoming a larger part of our world. Discover the secrets of these incredible machines, while building your own robot. No prior experience with robots or electronics is required; all necessary parts and tools will be provided.
Animation Studio
Thursday and Friday, August 6 and 7 (camp is both days)
9:00am – 3:00pm
$180/non-members; $162/members
Register here.
Do you love cartoons and animated movies? This camp will help you learn about the complexity of their creation as we discover how movies work and how to make a thaumotrope, a flip book and your very own stop-motion animated movie.
Registration Information
- Enrollment accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.A minimum of ten participants is needed to run any camp.
- Camp placement is based on the last grade completed, or for preschool camps, the participant's age as of May 31, 2015.
- Registrations must be received at least two weeks before the scheduled start of a camp.Robot camp registrations must be received a minimum of four weeks prior to the start of camp.
- Full payment must accompany all registrations.A credit card is required for phone registrations.
- Whitaker Center reserves the right to cancel any camp with at least three days notice.In the event of a cancellation, registrants will be given the opportunity to transfer to another camp during the summer of 2015 or receive a full refund.
- Participants who cancel in a timely manner will receive a partial refund.Registrants who cancel at least two weeks in advance (four weeks for robot camps) will receive a refund of 75% of the registration fee.No refunds will be given for cancellations made within two weeks (four weeks for robot camp) of the start of a camp.
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s'cool tho. horses for courses. they have been making that dial for a long long time tho, no bastardization in my book there.
The Watch Appreciation Thread (Reviews and Photos of Men's Timepieces by Rolex, Patek Philippe, Breitling, JLC etc...) - Page 1492
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I go: (1) Black and Blue GMT, (2) Submariner No Date, (3) Explorer II Polar, (4) Daytona White, (5) Explorer 1, (6) Datejust. Maybe I am just boring .
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Re: Speedy straps - a lot of people seem to love the Di Modell Rallye, though I personally don't see the appeal.
There's a double ridge brown gator OEM Omega strap with curved ends that's amazing, but I don't know that they make it any more, and it was not cheap to begin with. Hirsch professional is a much cheaper alternative that comes in black and brown (though it's embossed calf, and doesn't have curved ends).
If you like the curved ends, the Hirsch Medici is a good and inexpensive option, and the brown leather seems to age nicely.
Then there are the various NATO options. I've considered one of these cordovan versions, though the prices seem excessive to me: http://www.dalucastraps.com/leather/
I had mine on the Di Modell Rallye for a while. I liked it a lot! I ended up going back to the bracelet eventually though.
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My brother just got the new Explorer in white (42 mm) and I have to say that thing is so well built it made me a fan
I really wish Rolex would offer the GMT2 without the center polished links. You guys that are thinking of getting one, do you prefer all brushed, center-polished, or doesn't matter?
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Because I find the Daytona meteorite dial to be one-step removed from having a chunk of the titanic on my wrist!
But really, just a bit too blingly for my taste.
It is a bastardization (in my mind) of what Rolex was and should be. That is just me being silly though.
Might be a bit harsh. Although, I have to admit I generally prefer the standard dials over the stone dials, MOP, or meteorite dials. I think the meteorite does look a bit better when on a watch with a bracelet, but stylistically, I don't think I could do a chronograph with a tachymeter which uses Arabic numbers and a dial & subdials using Romans. It bothers me. Give me sticks or Arabics to go on a chronograph.
My wife has been pleading with me to get a Rolex for some time. If had to pick one right now it would be that over-engineered monster the DSSD.
My brother just got the new Explorer in white (42 mm) and I have to say that thing is so well built it made me a fan
I really wish Rolex would offer the GMT2 without the center polished links. You guys that are thinking of getting one, do you prefer all brushed, center-polished, or doesn't matter?
You should look at the DSSD up close. I did and personally found it a colossal disappointment. To me, they spent a lot of time making a huge case, but not enough time to realize the bracelet should be larger. I find the bracelet is not well proportioned and too small looking for the watch itself. It should have been thicker and wider for this watch. I think it also leads to the feeling sort of top heavy. Not a fan.
The new Ex2 is a nice watch. Well done, especially since the case lugs taper in a bit, as they did on previous generations of Ex2s, Subs, and GMTs.
Right now I really look forward to seeing the new Blue/Black GMT2 in person. I really like how it looks in photos. I do wish they would go back to the brushed finish that all of their "Professional models" used to have. I find the polished center links are sort of scratch magnets and show lots of finger prints. The brushed finish of Subs and Ex2s hides scratches and finger prints. But I really like the Blue/black GMT2 at least in photos, so I might be willing to give it a try at some point.
Agreed solid list. Right now I think the only ones that interest me are the GMT Blue/Black, maybe the Explorer 2 (black dial), and a Sub C Date. Tried a SubC non-date and just didn't feel any magic. Maybe I like that one better in photos than on me, or maybe it was an off day.
As they say, your mileage may vary.
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Realt na Mara Memorial
This 'Must See' must be interpreted literally: anyone walking/driving down the North Bull wall must see the needle at the end of the pier - you simply can't miss it!
This memorial was blessed on September 24th, 1972 by the arch bishop of Dublin and the memorial stone reads "To the glory of God and in honour of the most blessed Virgin Mary"
For all you curious VTers out there: "Realt na Mara" means "Star of the Sea". How appropriate!Related to:
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North Bull Island Transportation
Bus 130
Bus 130 leaves from Lower Abbey Street. In Clontarf (as soon as you see Dublin Bay, you're in Clontarf), get off at the 2nd stop after the stop at the Clontarf Bus Garage. The North Bull Wall (pier) is just across the street.
North Bull Island Warnings and Dangers
Stay away from the dunes
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Marginal note:Patents issued out of Canada
11. Notwithstanding the exception in section 10, the Commissioner, on the request of any person who states in writing the name of the inventor, if available, the title of the invention and the number and date of a patent said to have been granted in a named country other than Canada, and who pays or tenders the prescribed fee, shall inform that person whether an application for a patent of the same invention is or is not pending in Canada.
- R.S., c. P-4, s. 11.
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12. (1) The Governor in Council may make rules or regulations
(a) respecting the form and contents of applications for patents;
(b) respecting the form of the Register of Patents and of the indexes thereto;
(c) respecting the registration of assignments, transmissions, disclaimers, judgments or other documents relating to any patent;
(d) respecting the form and contents of any certificate issued pursuant to this Act;
(e) prescribing the fees or the manner of determining the fees that may be charged in respect of the filing of applications for patents or the taking of other proceedings under this Act or under any rule or regulation made pursuant to this Act, or in respect of any services or the use of any facilities provided thereunder by the Commissioner or any person employed in the Patent Office;
(f) prescribing the fees or the manner of determining the fees that shall be paid to maintain in effect an application for a patent or to maintain the rights accorded by a patent;
(g) respecting the payment of any prescribed fees including the time when and the manner in which such fees shall be paid, the additional fees that may be charged for the late payment of such fees and the circumstances in which any fees previously paid may be refunded in whole or in part;
(h) for carrying into effect the terms of any treaty, convention, arrangement or engagement that subsists between Canada and any other country;
(i) for carrying into effect, notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Patent Cooperation Treaty done at Washington on June 19, 1970, including any amendments, modifications and revisions made from time to time to which Canada is a party;
(j) respecting the entry on, the maintenance of and the removal from the register of patent agents of the names of persons and firms, including the qualifications that must be met and the conditions that must be fulfilled by a person or firm before the name of the person or firm is entered thereon and to maintain the name of the person or firm on the register;
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(ii) the persons or classes of persons by whom they may be submitted, and
(iii) the time at which they are deemed to be received by the Commissioner;
(j.2) respecting the entering or recording of any document or information under section 8.2;
(j.3) prescribing the manner in which an application for a patent may be withdrawn and, for the purposes of subsections 10(4) and (5), prescribing the date, or the manner of determining the date, on or before which a request for priority or an application for a patent must be withdrawn;
(j.4) respecting requests for priority, including
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(ii) the manner in which and period within which the Commissioner must be informed of the matters referred to in subsection 28.4(2),
(iii) the documentation that must be filed in support of requests for priority, and
(iv) the withdrawal of requests for priority;
(j.5) respecting the time within which requests for examination must be made and prescribed fees must be paid under subsection 35(1);
(j.6) respecting the deposit of biological material for the purposes of section 38.1;
(j.7) respecting the manner in which amendments may be made to specifications or drawings furnished as part of an application for a patent;
(j.8) authorizing the Commissioner to extend, subject to any prescribed terms and conditions, the time fixed by or under this Act for doing anything where the Commissioner is satisfied that the circumstances justify the extension;
(k) prescribing any other matter that by any provision of this Act is to be prescribed; and
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(2) Any rule or regulation made by the Governor in Council has the same force and effect as if it had been enacted herein.
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Comics College is a monthly feature where we provide an introductory guide to some of the comics medium's most important auteurs and offer our best educated suggestions on how to become familiar with their body of work.
This month we're looking at the career of a relative newcomer to the comics industry, Mr. Kevin Huizenga.
Or maybe that headline needs a question mark instead of an exclamation point — I'm not exactly sure, and publisher Alvin Buenaventura is letting the picture at right speak for him. But, yes, over on the Blog Flume group blog, Buenaventura posted the image, announcing the launch of Pigeon Press with the latest installment in two of the late, lamented Buenaventura Press's comic series, Matt Furie's Boy's Club #4 and Lisa Hanawalt's I Want You #2.
It was with heavy heart that we reported the closing of Buenaventura Press back in June after several months in limbo, owing to what Buenaventura described a single knockout financial-legal blow. In addition to comics by Furie, Hanawalt, Ted May, and Eric Haven, BP also released high-end prints, the acclaimed critical publication Comic Art, and recent volumes of Sammy Harkham's hugely influential anthology series Kramers Ergot. It remains to be seen just how much of a continuation of that work Pigeon Press constitutes, but it's certainly good to see Boy's Club and I Want You back in the game at the very least.
Down to the wire here, so let's do a round-robin of a few more cool items you can get at the San Diego Comic-Con this year …
• Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba are bringing a new limited signed giclée print, which you can see to the right.
• Buenaventura Press is having a going-out-of-business sale at booth #1734. Alvin Buenaventura will be there, selling the last copies he has of Kramers Ergot 7, Boy's Club by Matt Furie, The Gigantic Robot by Tom Gauld, original art and more.
• Gene Luen Yang has a new T-shirt he'll be selling at the show.
• Terry Moore is bringing The Complete Paradise TOO — "a 360 page softcover book filled with hundreds and hundreds of my comic strips and cartoons, from high school to SIP to all the Kixie strips and Plato and Lizzie the axe-murderer… all for just $30."
• Scott Morse will have a TON of items for sale at the show; you can find them here and here.
• Both Josh Howard and Humberto Ramos will have sketchbooks at the show. Sean Galloway, meanwhile, has a Spider-Man print.
With Comic-Con International looming, you can expect to see all sorts of announcements about future projects from comic companies over the next week. I reached out to the rest of the Robot 6 crew to see what announcements they were hoping to hear at the con; keep in mind this is strictly a "wish list," based on what we'd love to hear vs. what we expect to hear.
1. Flex Mentallo and Rick Veitch Swamp Thing announcements for "Vertigo Resurrected": With the announcement that the Warren Ellis/Phil Jimenez Hellblazer story "Shoot" will finally see print under the just announced "Vertigo Resurrected" banner, one can hope that plans are in the works for the DC imprint to finally print Rick Veitch's aborted Swamp Thing meets Jesus story and collect the Flex Mentallo mini-series into a trade paperback. One can hope. (JK Parkin)
2. Wednesday Comics 2: We've already listed what we'd like to see in it a few months back, so it's about time that DC Comics announced the follow-up to their successful Wednesday Comics series from last summer. With a 'Mazing Man strip, of course… (suggested by Tom Bondurant)
On Friday, publisher Alvin Buenaventura announced he had shut down his imprint Buenaventura Press as of this past January, due to a single knockout legal/financial blow. Publicly available details are few, in keeping with the private way the move has been handled for the past six months. But comics creators and critics en masse are mourning BP's demise and reading the tea leaves as to where its publisher, artists, and entire brand of comics will land.
Robot 6 reached out to several of the artists published by Buenaventura, as well as a few of his fellow publishers, for their reaction:
Working with Alvin over the years has been really amazing. He has introduced me to a lot of magical and influential artists and hooked me up with tons of inspiring and perverted books. His place has awesome shit scattered all over- mountains of crazy books, toys, memorabilia, gigantic figures, artwork- it's like a bomb went off. Now that he'll be taking a break from the business we'll finally have more time to play Rock Band and trip out on weird TV shows.
–Matt Furie, writer/artist, Boy's Club
Some sad news today out of Oakland … Alvin Buenaventura announced today that he shut down his company, Buenaventura Press, in January.
"I was forced to let go of the dedicated employees who had worked so tirelessly for so little money in order to create art that we all believed in," Buenaventura posted on Blog Flume earlier today. "This meant that I had to abandon all current and future projects and discontinue sales and distribution. I deeply regret having to take these actions, but the press experienced a devastating financial blow that made it impossible to continue. (I will release more details about this problem in the future.)"
Robot 6's Sean T. Collins reached out to Buenaventura today, and he added that the situation comes down to a single problem that is legal in nature.
Buenaventura Press published many independent comics, high-end anthologies, graphic novels and prints by creators like Ron Rege Jr, Ted May, Kevin Huizenga, Eric Haven, Lisa Hanawalt and Matt Furie. Back in 2008 they received a lot of attention when they published the massive Kramers Ergot 7, an "olympic-sized" anthology that included contributions from Matt Groening, Daniel Clowes, Seth, Gabrielle Bell and many more. They also published Comic Art Magazine.
Over at Vice Magazine, there's a brand-new Boy's Club strip by Matt Furie. Since I pimp this comic so hard I might as well be its PR guy, I'm tempted to say "'Nuff said." But if you've never discovered the screamingly funny world of Furie's furry friends before, this is a great opportunity.
Boy's Club is an occasionally surreal stoner comedy starring a quartet of vaguely college-aged monsters, Brett, Landwolf, Pepe, and Andy — four chill bros who love pizza, weed, video games, catchphrases, and bathroom humor. If that rough description has ever fit you at any point in your life, then brother/sister, is Boy's Club the comic for you. You can check out more strips at Vice and on Furie's MySpace blog, and buy copies from Buenaventura Press at Last Gasp.
It's old home week at What Are You Reading today, as our special guest is none other than Graeme McMillan, who, before he became a writer and editor for the sci-fi blog io9, used to pal around with us back when we were at that other blog that shall not be named for fear of … something, I dunno.
Anyway, to see what Graeme and everyone else is reading this week just click on the link below …
Unholster your credit cards, comics fans: Two publishers are currently holding nigh-irresistible sales in their webstores.
As we've reported, cartoonist Evan Dorkin notes that indie-comics stalwart SLG Publishing — home of comics by Dorkin, Jhonen Vasquez, Jim Rugg, James Turner and more — is slashing prices on its entire library by 40%. Meanwhile, art-comics trailblazer Buenaventura Press — the outfit behind books by Johnny Ryan, Jerry Moriarty, Lisa Hannawalt, and Matt Furie, not to mention Kramers Ergot — has announced that they're offering an across-the-board 20% off sale. Both sales are designed to help their respective publishers weather these still-nightmarish financial times, so not only would taking advantage of them help score you some sweet deals, it'd be a mitzvah as well.
But these prices aren't sticking around forever, so you've gotta act now. And if you're ;ooking for a guide to help you do so, The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon has recommendations for both the SLG and Buenaventura sales, as well as a smidge of analysis as to what it all means. Beyond "great deals," that is.
He's the man who helped bring us the sublime Kramers Ergot 7 and the ridiculous Boys Club. Now publisher Alvin Buenaventura is lending his Midas touch to stalwart literary magazine The Believer for its annual Art Issue.
At his Blog Flume group blog, Buenaventura reveals that In addition to an Acme Novelty Library/Jack Surives "crossover cover" by regular cover artist Charles Burns, the issue features an interview between Acme's Chris Ware and Jack's Jerry Moriarty, other interviews with Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Peter Blegvad, and a poster by Moriarty.
Finally, the issue sees the launch of a new monthly feature: a comics spread featuring new strips from Burns, Al Columbia, Matt Furie, Tom Gauld, Lisa Hanawalt, Tim Hensley and more, edited by Buenaventura himself.
Click over to Buenaventura's blog for sample art, click the individual links for the respective features, and get ready to gorge on some great comics content.
Wow — between this and issue #33 of The Believer's sister publication McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, dubbed The San Francisco Panorama and featuring comics by Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Dan Clowes, Erik Larsen (!) and more, it's a good time to be a fan of comics in high-end literary periodicals.
Standing nearly two feet tall, boasting over 50 contributors (including Matt Groening, Chris Ware, Jaime Hernandez, Daniel Clowes, and Adrian Tomine), and costing $125, Kramers Ergot 7 — the latest installment of the avant-garde anthology series from editor Sammy Harkham and publisher Alvin Buenaventura — was a famously, even infamously, grand production. And now…it's a minicomic?
Artist Hall Hassi has created what she calls a "ke7 zine" — a 96-page, 8.5″ x 5.5″, black-and-white xeroxed version of the massive full-color hardcover. Pictures of the finished product can be found at the blog of artist Blaise Larmee, who notes that "sometimes the text is entirely legible. sometimes not at all." God only knows what kind of Kinko's kung fu had to be applied to even get the book to fit on a photocopier, so not being able to read some of it seems like a small price to pay.
Email Hassi if you're interested in purchasing one — unless you're Sammy Harkham himself, who's still waiting to find out when he can expect a contributor copy.
(Via Kramers contributor James McShane.)
Like the subject line says, artist Ted May has a brief pdf-file preview of the third issue of his ongoing series Injury up on his Web site. The comic will be available from Buenaventura Press soon.
Welcome once again to What Are You Reading. Our guest this week is the esteemed critic and blogger Robert Clough. Rob is probably best known for his contributions to the seemingly now inert Sequart.com, though you can find most of his recent reviews on his blog, High-Low.
To see what Rob and the rest of us are reading, just click on the link below …
Buenaventura Press will be debuting a grand total of four new comics at the show this weekend, including Aviatrix #1 by Eric Haven, Boy's Club #3 by Matt Furie, I Want You by Lisa Hanawalt and Injury #3 by Ted May and co.
Haven, Furie and Hanawalt will all be attending the show and signing copies at the Buenaventura booth (#1732).
In addition, copies of by Tom Gauld andThe Gigantic Robot The Complete Jack Survives by Jack Moriarty will also be available for purchase. Both books were available at the last MoCCA show, but they won't be available in comic book stores until August, so if you can't wait, this is your chance.
The company will also have a selection of minicomics and imported books from Sweden, Japan, Italy, France and the UK on hand.
Oh, and in case you were thinking of holding off on buying a copy of Kramer's Ergot 7 until after the show, publisher Alvin Buenaventura has some news:
This will be the last major signing event for Kramers Ergot 7 as many of the contributors including the editor Sammy Harkham will be with us. We're down to our last few hundred copies so if you've been holding out this is one of your last chances to get a copy and signed! We will not be reprinting this book.
Other artists who will be signing at the booth include Johnny Ryan, Xaime Hernandez, Seth, Tim Hensley and Leif Goldberg.
Refusing to sound the death knell for the alt-comic pamphlet, Buenaventura Press, publishers of last year's mammoth, unexpected-controversy-inducing Kramer's Ergot 7, have announced plans to release not one but six new comic books this year.
The inspired bit is that these comics will be packaged together in what the company is calling "The BP Comics Revival Economic Stimulus 3-Pak." In other words, BP will release two sets of three comics shrink-wrapped together, a la the drugstore packages of olden days.
The first three-pack includes Ted May's Injury #3, Aviatrix #1 by Eric Haven and I Want You #1 by Lisa Hanawalt. The books cost $4.95 apiece, but will be available as a package for $11.95 and will be offered in the June issue of Previews.
As you may remember, May had expressed concerns online that the latest issue of his ongoing series would not meet Diamond's new minimum cut-off requirements and thus not be available in most comic stores. It's nice to see the publisher has found an inventive way around that problem.
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Hi Peter ,
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Welcome Peter,
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Greetings everybody,
I must say it is an honor and a privilege to join everyone at the Java Ranch.
I have long appreciated the excellent work and the friendly faces around here, and
the way the Ranch provides a forum for experts to help bring novices up-to-speed
in a most accessible way.
In fact, I am so supportive of the work and philosophy of the Java Ranch leaders
that I made a special acknowledgement to them in the preface of Just Java.
Keep up the good work everyone!
I am looking forward to joining in, and I am excited about the 4 books that Prentice-Hall
will be giving away to lucky winners. If the lucky winners email me after they get their
books, I will send them a signed business card that they can stick in the front of their
copy, and so they will have a signed edition!
Cheers, and thanks again Dick,
Author of Just Java(TM) 2 (6th Edition)
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Sep 28, 2004 12:48:00
Welcome Peter!
I'm a looooong time fan
(And so is my best friend Solveig, who I guess had a little role in your new edition)
You have influenced me in a lot of ways over the years, which includes the original Campfire Stories here on Javaranch.
And while you're here...I have been attributing something to *you* but I can no longer find the original reference, so maybe once and for all I can know for certain if it IS you--I could swear I read in an interview with you that you mentioned that many technical writers suffered from the "Clear Only If Known Syndrome". In the little part of Sun I worked for, we used to try to remind ourselves (often unsuccessfully
) not to do that...
So, am I remember correctly... was that really you in that interview?
Cheers and again, welcome!!
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Sep 28, 2004 16:01:00
Hi Kathy,
How nice to hear from you, and by proxy, Solveig. It's the most tremendous boost to hear
people say I have influenced them in something. As individuals we have so little influence,
just the people immediately around us, and of course everyone is so wrapped up in their own
issues of the minute.
But when we write something, and particularly when we put it on the web
(I'm at
- don't worry I don't keep a blog!) we have the opportunity to
positively influence a great many more people than we could ever touch in person. Even if what
we write is only about technical matters, we get the chance to pass on ideas about approach,
about technique, about discipline, about working well with others. Teachers have a little of this
power too: the ability to be an encouraging and good force in the lives of many people at once.
While we did not cross paths at Sun, I was very glad and impressed to learn of your new book
Kathy. I am of course referring to "Head First EJB".
- Enterprise Java Beans - is an important
technique for organizing and re-using server-side software. But EJB has been held back by the
lack of good, accessible, easy to follow texts that explain the fundamentals. That's why "Head First EJB" and other good books like it, such as "J2EE 1.4 The Big Picture" are so vital and important.
To turn to your specific question about "clear only if already known" - your impression is
correct! In fact, I heard the phrase from a reader of my C book "Expert C Programming". He told
me that what he liked about Expert C Programming was that it got away from all the hard-to-read
C++ books in which all the so-called "explanations" were only "clear, if already known".
I knew exactly what he meant! In fact, the lousy standard of existing C and C++ books 10 years
ago was why I originally wrote Expert C. I got fed up with picking up a C++ book for beginners
and reading nonsense like
"OOP is characterized by inheritance and dynamic binding. C++
supports inheritance through class derivation. Dynamic binding is provided by virtual class
functions. Virtual functions provide a method of encapsulating the implementation details of
an inheritance hierarchy"
Cripes! Talk about "Clear Only If Already Known"! That author might just as well have written
"OOP is characterized by XYZZY and SNIBBO. C++ supports XYZZY through FLEEP. SNIBBO is
provided by GLORK. GLORK is largely about XYZZY."
Why would anyone serve up that puzzle?
And more to the point, why should readers have to put up with it?
Anyway, don't get me started! That kind of nonsense inspired me to take a fresh approach
to books on programming languages, and try to build in some sense of the excitement,
interest, and enjoyment that I felt at work in the compiler group, and later the Solaris kernel
group at Sun. So first, Expert C, which is still in print today, and enjoying great success still.
Then my book
Just Java
, which has just been released in its sixth edition, and is one of the
few books available that is fully up-to-date with generics, enums, even newer I/O, and all the
good stuff in Java 5.
You are right about reading of "clear only if already known", Kathy -- I described it in an
interview with the wonderful Sun Press editor, Rachel Borden, in 1997. You can even find
that article online still at:
complete with a picture of me from nearly 10 years ago when I still had a little waist and a lot
of hair. Time has now changed those around completely...
Well, I have gone on long enough, thanks for asking the question Kathy, and I hope the reply
was not too dull.
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Sep 28, 2004 20:33:00
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Resigning
Federal Communications Commission Julius Genachowski formally announced his resignation Friday, becoming the latest member of President Obama's original cabinet officials and department heads to call it quits after four years.
Genachowski told the FCC staff he will depart "in the coming weeks," thus leaving before his term expires on June 30.
Also read: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to Resign Friday (Report)
He offered little information about future plans, saying only, "I look forward to ongoing engagement in this sector."
Genachowski cited the gains during his four years as FCC chairman, including efforts to provide broadband to more consumers and to expand spectrum available for mobile platforms.
"We have taken big steps," said Genachowski. "You can take pride in that we have taken major action to open doors. Thanks to your work the broadband economy is thriving."
He also pointed to net neutrality as one of the gains. "To fuel America's innovation economy, we put in place the first rules to preserve internet freedom and openness," he said.
In a statement following the announcement, President Obama -- a longtime close friend of Genachowski -- thanked the chairman for bringing to the FCC "a clear focus on spurring innovation, helping our businesses compete in a global economy and helping our country attract the industries and jobs of tomorrow. Because of his leadership, we have expanded high-speed internet access, fueled growth in the mobile sector, and continued to protect the open internet as a platform for entrepreneurship and free speech."
Genachowski's announcement Friday also means that the FCC will almost certainly act swiftly to alter its media-ownership rules -- before both Genachowski and Republican Robert McDowell, who also resigned this week, depart.
The FCC rules detail how many radio and TV stations any one company can own in a market and how many of those owned can be for major networks.
Changes are expected to remove the current ban on newspapers and TV stations buying each other in a market. The FCC has also been considering whether to ban or impose limits when separately owned stations in a market are controlled by one company.
In his closing comments, Genachowski pointed to changes at the FCC under his stewardship.
He said the FCC modernized "universal service" rules originally written to ensure that low-income households had telephones and adequate access to the internet.
He also said the FCC had developed "cutting edge" programs to free up spectrum space for mobile use.
Finally, he pointed to the FCC's careful review of mergers.
"To drive competition and empower consumers, we opposed and modified transactions where necessary, deployed technology to drive transparency and took unprecedented enforcement actions."
Genachowski said he and Democratic and Republican commissioners "achieved reforms people thought impossible."
"I believed from Day One that working together we could get big things done for our country, and thanks to you we have," he told the staff.
"Over the past four years, we have focused the FCC on broadband and wireless working to drive economic growth and improve the lives of all Americans. Thanks to you the commission's employees, we have taken big steps to build a future where broadband is ubiquitous and bandwidth is abundant, where innovation and investment are flourishing," he said.
Almost as soon as the reports of Genachowski's impending resignation hit the web, statements started coming in.
U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, praised Genachowski: "He has transformed and energized the agency. Under his leadership, the FCC protected consumer access to the free and open internet, preserved and expanded wireless competition, and reformed the broken universal service and intercarrier compensation system ... I thank him for his service, congratulate him on his accomplishments, and wish him well in his future endeavors."
On the other side, said Free Press CEO Craig Aaron: "When Julius Genachowski took office, there were high hopes that he would use his powerful position to promote the public interest. But instead of acting as the people's champion, he's catered to corporate interests. His tenure has been marked by wavering and caving rather than the strong leadership so needed at this crucial agency."


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Greece May Miss Revenue Goal, Sell Diaspora Bond, Minister Says
Greece will likely miss its target for increasing government revenue this year and plans to sell debt to Greeks living outside the country, as it tries to cut the European Union's second-biggest budget deficit, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said.
Greece imposed a series of austerity measures this year, including wage cuts for public workers and higher sales tax to qualify for a 110 billion-euro ($142 billion) EU-led rescue package. The government managed to cut the deficit by more than 30 percent in the first eight months, though revenue only gained 3.3 percent, shy of the 13.7 percent target for the plan.
"We are a little bit behind in terms of revenue collection, but that is more than compensated by the fact that expenditures have been declining faster," Papaconstantinou said in an interview today on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse" with Andrea Catherwood. "We may have some shortfall in revenue because the country is in a recession."
Papaconstantinou is leading a two-day roadshow to London, Paris and Frankfurt with officials from the EU and International Monetary Fund, seeking to convince investors and political leaders that the country is committed to taming the deficit and making its economy more competitive and efficient. Greece has been virtually shut out of the bond market since accepting the EU-IMF bailout after a surge in its yields made the cost of selling long-term debt prohibitive.
'Good News'
"So far Greece has cut spending more than planned; I think 4 to 5 percent more than was targeted," Steven Major, global head of fixed-income research at HSBC Holdings Plc, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television's "Global Connection." "That's good news and it allows for some slippage on the revenue side. But the market knows that it still has a long way to go."
Papaconstantinou said the government plans to try to sell debt to Greeks abroad, saying there were as many living overseas as in the country itself.
"A diaspora bond which will tap the market and the willingness of Greeks abroad to contribute to this effort is something we want to do," he said. "We'll be rolling something like this out sometime in 2011."
Greece yesterday sold 1.17 billion euros ($1.5 billion) of six-month Treasury bills as it initiated monthly auctions to maintain contact with the bond market. The six-month bills were priced to yield 4.82 percent. That's less than the 5 percent that the EU is charging on the emergency loans, though more than 10 times what Germany pays for similar securities.
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The premium that investors demand to hold Greek 10-year government bonds instead of benchmark German bunds was little changed at 900 basis points at 12 p.m. in London. The spread reached a euro-era, intraday high of 973 basis points on May 7.
The EU and IMF this week delivered 9 billion euros of the emergency loans to Greece, the second installment of the aid package. They praised Greece's efforts to cut spending and overhaul its pension system, while signaling concern about the slow growth in revenue. The country was on track to meet and possibly exceed its goal of cutting the budget shortfall to 8.1 percent of gross domestic product this year, from 13.6 percent last year, the IMF said in a report yesterday.
Revenue growth has been hurt by the austerity measures that have deepened a recession and boosted unemployment. The economy will likely contract 4 percent this year, the IMF said. That compares with the 1.7 percent expansion that the European Commission forecast this week for euro region this year.
The austerity measures and economic overhaul eventually will provide a "positive shock" to the economy, boosting growth rates and allowing Greece to finance its debt without having to seek an extension of the three years of EU-IMF aid, Papaconstantinou said.


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You know what would go great with your pumpkin spiced treats this October? Cyber security! Okay, now that I have your attention, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and it's a great time to be #CyberAware. There are plenty of ways to participate.
Time to create another password? Make it a secure one. A little extra attention when you create a strong password can prevent an attacker from getting access to your account.
Watch this video from OnGuardOnline.gov to learn how to foil a hacker — and keep your computer as secure as your most valued possessions.
As May ends, we're wrapping up Older Americans Month, with its theme "get into the act." But it's not too late for older Americans to get into the act online. If you're an older adult who's active online (or maybe you know one), here are some online safety tips to share.
Thanks to emails and calls from people who sensed something wasn't right, we've heard that an FTC imposter scam we've written about before is back.
The email tells you there's a complaint against your business, and wants you to click on a link. Here's what one of the scammy emails said:
Did you know that May 3-9, 2015 is Privacy Awareness Week? It's an initiative of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum.
Privacy Awareness Week highlights the importance of protecting your personal information. This year's theme is Privacy Matters — a message we promote year-round at the FTC. Whether you're at home, work, school, or a doctor's office — there are things you can do to help keep your information private and safe.
Your email's been hacked — what do you do?
Your computer's been hijacked by malware — how do you get it back?
If you're not sure where to start — or you're the person everyone asks for help getting started — we've got two new videos, in English and Spanish, with the steps to help.
You may have seen — and been concerned by — news stories about Superfish software on Lenovo notebooks. Lenovo began pre-installing Superfish on certain notebooks in September 2014. But, the software makes it easier for hackers to access your personal information, even when you're visiting a website, like a bank's website, that uses HTTPS to encrypt the transmission of sensitive information.
Although Lenovo has announced that they have discontinued pre-installing Superfish on its notebooks, some Lenovo notebooks sold today may still have Superfish pre-installed. So, if you purchased a Lenovo notebook any time since September 2014, your computer may be vulnerable to security threats. Here are some steps you can take.
Imagine you're at a coffee shop, sipping on a latte while working on your laptop. After all that coffee, you need to run to the loo. Would you leave your laptop for just a sec while you heed nature's call?
Here's another question: wouldn't you hate it if your laptop disappeared? Your family photos, tax documents, and other personal stuff could vanish along with it. Unfortunately, it only takes a minor distraction for that to happen. And the last thing you'd want is for an identity thief to get their hands on your laptop.
Valentine's Day is around the corner, and yes, romance is in the air. But the month of love also celebrates Safer Internet Day on February 10th. Show how much you care by sharing this short online safety Q&A with your loved one.


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Amidst the exodus to the New World (almost certainly China), it's likely that many Americans will naturally end up in Europe. And you can't go wrong with the Swiss. Always evolving, our kind.
Amidst the exodus to the New World (almost certainly China), it's likely that many Americans will naturally end up in Europe. Reverse evolution. And you can't go wrong with the Swiss.
I am Swiss and live in Switzerland, and I can tell you that the lower the dollar and euro are both very soon going to collapse. Then after this, the euro will collapse. And then a New World Order will emerge, and it will be ruled from Switzerland whether you like it or not.
But actually, not BY Switzerland, but rather the POPE through us, since we are only his left hand banking patron, as we have been for centuries, in exchange for peace, prosperity and neutrality for more than 500 years never having had a war ever since our main founding.
You don't believe that the Vatican with and through Switzerland is ruling the world? Why don't you check once all the flags that exist of the roughly 210 nations in the world, and see once which ONLY 2 COUNTRIES of the entire world, have national flags that are square-shaped, and not rectangular like 'all' the others.
Guess who these only 2 countries IN THE WORLD are which their flag distinctly square-shaped apart from all the other "rectangular" nations of the world?
It's the Vatican and Switzerland. And we will introduce the New World Order soon, first financial, then political and finally religious, whether you like it or not.
Europe's top human rights watchdog has urged Germany to cease offering sexual offenders the alternative of surgical castration.
The Council of Europe's anti-torture committee stated in a report issued Wednesday that the practice, which aims to assist convicted sex criminals rein in their sex drives and lower their threat of reoffending, could easily be regarded as "degrading treatment." In accordance with Germany's 1969 Law on Voluntary Castration, a person over the age of 25 may be subjected to surgical castration if he "displays an abnormal sex drive, which ... provides cause to suspect that he will commit one particular or a lot more criminal offenses." The controversial procedure is just not mandatory plus a consensual offender can only have the operation right after becoming informed of all the implications with the selection and immediately after medical approval has been obtained, Germany stated in its response, adding that it would consider reviewing the concern.
But Berlin also cited the treatment's effectiveness, saying that with the 104 people that underwent the process in the 1970s, only three people committed sexual crimes again. Practically half from the 53 other people who refused or had been denied treatment ultimately reoffended.
Voluntary castration is nevertheless quite uncommon in Germany, with fewer than 5 situations per year in the final decade.
The only other nation within the 47-nation bloc in the Council of Europe that delivers the procedure is the Czech Republic, which has also been the topic of criticism in current years for permitting sex offenders to opt for castration, a process it makes use of far a lot more often than Germany.
Though a sequel for "The Muppets" has been greenlit, 1 star who was integral to bringing the franchise into the new millennium won't be a element of it, reports Collider.
Jason Segel told the internet site he won't be signing up for yet another round with Kermit and Co. "It's correct [that I will not be within the sequel]," said Segel, "but it is totally amicable. My objective was to bring the Muppets back and I did that, leaving them in very good hands." Segel mentioned he desires "to pursue more human-related projects," adding, "All I wanted to complete was to set the stage for them to do whatever they wanted. I am certain I'll return in some capacity here and there, but that was half a decade of my life. Five years of challenging operate. I am ready for a bit puppet break."


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FYI: http://www.phsc.ca/fairs.html
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FYI: http://www.phsc.ca/fairs.html
Man, the Canuks are having all the fun this year!
- Randy
That is very interesting. I think I will walk over and browse around if I find the time and energy. The price of admission is about..I am not an expert on exchange rates.. if I recall correctly $.52USD. I hope all attendees enjoy the event.
Canadian dollar is now at .89 US. Better hurry as it will most likely be worth more than the US dollar soon at the rate this economy is going!Quote:
Originally Posted by Claire Senft
it's .90 US actually, a far cry from .52 cents :) .. although not good for business & tourism really.Quote:
Originally Posted by billschwab
Well, I remember when the Canadian dollar (after being allowed to float in 1950 and after exchange controls were removed - 1951) was running at $1.02 - $1.06 US - hitting a high of $1.0614 on the 20th of August, 1957. On the 2nd of May 1962 the Canadian dollar was re-fixed at $0.925 US +/- 1%. This was referred to as the Diefenbuck - after the Prime Minister of the day, John Diefenbaker, who also cancelled the Avro Arrow project, a Canadian jet made by the A.V. Roe Company.Quote:
Originally Posted by billschwab
Photographic relevance?
I own a rather large Deardorff copy camera that was used by the A.V. Roe Company it really is a monster.
Thanks Art!Quote:
Originally Posted by gr82bart
This is a yearly event held by the Photographic Historical Society of Canada. I think they may have one in the fall too.
I'll be there browsing and trying to keep my G.A.S. in check :(
I wish this could have coincided with the APUG conference. Of course I would have gone home with no money, but....
This is highly distressing news. I thought that $7 Canadian were worth $.52USD. If the price of attending is in the area of $6.30USD then I cannot attend because my line of credit with my spouse's purse falls way, way short of that. You should see the line of credit my grandchild has from the same source. I wish I knew her secret.
The show was not bad this year. I did not pick up much some developing supplies and an Olympus 50 f1.4 lens, actually. I was practicing remarkable restraint.


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Hello I am shinchan56798. But you can call me Brian or Shin. I love making Half Life mods. As you see I am making a hd pack. That is my first attempt. I am still practicing and I plan on making mods and games in unity3d. So enjoy :D
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Although a lot of stuff is from other modders its amazing!
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lol I found this model when I played a natural selection map XD
His name is R1chard on moddb just send the message there and he will answer :)
Woah! That looks amazing! I seriously can't wait to play Cof coop and single player!
Its coming in a month! Even though I didn't get to work on this one ( I am practicing making maps) the creators hope you have fun!
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Stars left wing Eric Nystrom (24) checks New Jersey Devils defenseman Mark Fayne (29) into the boards in the second period of NHL Hockey action at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas Saturday, October 29, 2011.
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Kyoto Cooking Class, Sake Tasting and Nishiki Food Market Walking Tour
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Kyoto Cooking Class, Sake Tasting and Nishiki Food Market Walking Tour. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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This tour was simply amazing! We were lead though the amazing Nishiki market, past fugu restaurants and all sorts of delicacies from different stalls with a commentary that highlighted cultural traditions and gave cooking tips, whilst naturally sampling everything along the way! We then went to a boutique sake museum/former mechant house and sampled delicious sake after a quick tour of the building where insight was shed into the procedure involved in sake manufacture! And then we went to the cooking school and made an amazing meal which left my boyfriend and i feeling quite chuffed! And we even got a certificate! Everyone was so friendly and informative and the tour was definitely a highlight of our trip!
I can't speak highly enough about this wonderful tour. My guide was excellent, full of knowledge and tips about the market, its wares and history. The sake museum was closed for a public holiday, but I was presented with a bottle of sake and a short history of its manufacture. Then we went to the hands on cookery school, where we prepared, cooked and ate a very tasty Japanese meal. I would recommend this to people of all ages.
We had a great time shopping in the Nishiki Food Market. There is an array of food the likes of which I have never seen before! The cooking class was great and our sushi even turned out delicious. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Highly recommended for anyone wishing to experience Japanese culture, as opposed to just seeing it. Heaps of fun!
Well considered tour and activities. Very knowledgeable and personable guides and instructors made for a great day. Really nice people who were great fun to be with.
Nancy S
Fantastic! I loved this tour the most. Both tour guides were very knowledgable and allowed us to ask lots of questions. They were very accommodating.
Marisa V
Very interesting tour and a great cooking course. The staff are lovely. Definitly a highlight of our time in Kyoto.
Carolyn G
I was the only one on this tour so I had a very personalised tour. The tour guide was very interested to make sure she meet my expectations and interests. I got more information than I expected. The cooking class was great as I learnt some handy tips that you can't get from a book. To finish off with the meal in a tradition setting was great
We really liked this personal tour through the food shopping street and then a short tour of a family sake brewery. The walk from the market to the brewery and then the house for the meal preparation was long. I would recommend this tour to someone not familiar with Japanese food or cooking styles.
Being foodies the nishiki portion was something we did on our own earlier in the day so we didn't get much out of that other than our guide Hero who was beyond cute! Sake tour, killer! Cooking class, teacher was great but very beginner. Stars are for the guide/teachers only.
The fish markets were very interesting and our guide was very informative. The sake museum was closed unfortunately, but we did get to taste sake. The dinner was fun to make and lovely to eat in traditional Japanese house. I thought $145 for two people was a little expensive for this afternoon tour.
We really had a great time on the tour. The highlight was the cooking class at the end - the hostesses were fun and the food was really good! The tour group was nice and small which made it east to get around in the food market and easier to hear the tour guide. The only two downsides were the following: it was hard to find the meeting space and there was A LOT of walking (getting to the Sake museum and the cooking place). I think if you included a picture map of the meeting place it would help. It might also help to plan a coffee/tea stop on the way to the Sake museum. I know it takes up valuable time, but it would have been a nice break. I might also include an additional bit of money for buying more of the odd things in the market to try. We had a few items, but would have liked to have included more.
You can't compare the experience of going through this wonderful market with a knowledgeable guide that can answer your every question. The cooking class was very enjoyable, and we have been using the skills we acquired there ever since we got home!
I know a bit bout cooking and would have liked a more complex menu but members of put group were novices. Still I found the tour most rewarding And picked up many handy tips. Our guide was wonderful and the chef delightful. Very enjoyable.
There are three aspects to this tour. First we had a guide who was very nice and spoke pretty good English, who took us through the market and the sake tasting. The cooking instructor spoke excellent English and did a great job of explaining the importance and significance of the cooking process.
It was a fun and interesting way to experience a part of Kyoto.
It was a great tour although would have liked to have finished a little earlier than the 6.30pm as we had to go out to dinner. Would also have liked to have had the taxi ordered to enable us to get back to our hotel from the home where we did our cooking class.
But the cooking class excellent and very detailed, and the vist to the market so very interesting and a chance to ask about the many foods on sale.
Tour guide and cooking demonstrator where great. The market tour was very interesting. Cooking class was well organised and food was nice
was a great . the ladies that do cooking class were gorgeous. bit of walking , so if you do this, try not to walk all morning like we did.
Jen H
Good tour although a bit pricey for what you get. I enjoyed doing something unusual in Kyoto. I was the only guest so...'private tour'! The Nishiki Market was very interesting. It was nice to have someone able to tell me about the different foods found there. I imagined buying a beautiful bit of fish for our sushi but most Japanese can't afford the fish on a regular basis. We purchased a bit of fish paste and fried tofu for our dinner. The sake museum was okay. 3 tiny sips of sake isn't exactly a 'tasting' but the difference in qualitiy is quite clear. Hold out for the 3rd sip (the best quality) as I didn't see it offered to others who came after us. The tour guide's office is just around the corner and that's where the cooking class was. Not the best sushi because of the ingredients but I was able to come home, buy some tuna and make professional looking sushi on my own.
Anna K
I really recommend this tour, especially the tour of the food market were we learned alot about different Japaneese food. The cooking class was fun and interesting as well.
This was a 50/50 experience but overall pretty good Really more of a 3+ star experience. It consisted of a tour of the markets, sake tasting and a class where you learned to make a sushi roll. The guide and cooking teacher were very pleasant and they made the experience worthwhile. English skills were good but not fluent.
Pros: Very pleasant and outgoing guide.
Cons: Not what I really expected. The description led me to believe that we would select ingredients for the cooking class. Not really. So the experience was a lot more watching than shopping someone else buy items that -- in the end -- where not really what was used anyway in the class.
Sake tasting:
Kind of fun. Not too educational, but a historic building. Not an operational brewery.
Cooking class:
This was fun, but again, a lot of watching with a few moment of participation. The teacher was extremely nice and this was the highlight of the tour. Watched her demonstrate how to make dashi and rice. Helped cut ingredients for Miso and sushi. Rolled and cut sushi (egg and veg).
Again, a good way to spend a rainy afternoon, but not a must do.
You need to understand that there is a 90 minute tour through the market before the cooking class. Also, the tour was not particularly enlightening, just shopping for a few ingredients. Tour guide did not know answers to most of our questions. The cooking class by Mieko was wonderful, however, and more than made up for the boring tour part. !
The tour is not value for money and is pretty much a first timers tour in Japan. The Japanese staff involved were very good however the content is very basic and on our tour, one of the key elements of the tour was unavailable with no addition or replacement.
The item missing on our tour was the sake tasting. The venue was closed on the day of our tour so we just had a quick look and kept moving. Sake tasting tour is one of the three main elements in the tour name so we were disappointed that it was possible, even though we chose from dates available on the website, not dates we requested.
The cost was 150 per person as well which is expensive considering its a walking tour with little overheads.
Of course we made the most of it and we still had a good time but as a professional tour, it dropped short.
Lulu W
The tour itself was great -- but it was a bit of a logistical nightmare since our guide did not wait for us in the area that was clearly specified on our instructions. We arrived a good 15 minutes early and were waiting exactly where we were told, which was down a set of stairs and out of sight from the street level. Our guide waited at the top of the stairs instead, and when the other four people in our group arrived they left without us (presumably they arrived shortly after she did, otherwise they too would have gone down the stairs to wait).
Our guide did not bother to look around before departing on the tour (if they had, we would have been very easy to spot!) and did not try to ring us. When we still didn't see our guide five minutes past our meeting time, we walked back up to the street level and to look around but by then the group had already left. Finally, 30 minutes and several expensive international roaming calls later, we tracked down our guide, who admitted that she was in error.
Again, this is not to discount the wonderful tour and activity -- which we thoroughly enjoyed. If I were to rate that alone, I'd give it 4-5 stars. Nevertheless, we were not happy about being told to arrive in a very precise location, doing exactly what we were told, and then being left behind when the guide decided to meet in a different location -- hence my low rating.
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