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Kloosterkerk, The Hague
The Kloosterkerk
|Lange Voorhout, The Hague
|Protestant Church in the Netherlands
|(as former Catholic church) Vincent Ferrer
|Functional status
|Heritage designation
|Rijksmonument status
The Kloosterkerk (or Cloister Church) is a church on the Lange Voorhout in The Hague, Netherlands. The church and its accompanying monastery were first built in 1397.[1] The church is known today as the church where Beatrix of the Netherlands occasionally attends services.
Origins of the original monastery and church that occupied this site may be found in the Dominican Order.[1] Reforms undertaken by Raymond of Capua, brought a renewed growth to the order, and it is around this time in 1397 that a monastery and church was first built for the Dominicans in The Hague.
Court of Albrecht of Bavaria[edit]
A thriving new center of arts was established in The Hague by the Court of Albrecht of Bavaria (1336–1404) and his second wife Margaret of Cleves (ca. 1375-1412). Some known artistic products to have been produced in this period are an important illuminated manuscript, the Hours of Margaret of Cleves commissioned between 1395-1400,[2] and the visually similar Biblia pauperum. From December 1399 Dirc van Delf (ca. 1365-ca. 1404)[3] was among the court of the Duke Albrecht of Bavaria in The Hague. There he had the function of court chaplain, but he also lectured at German universities, such as Cologne and Erfurt.[4]
Early Architecture[edit]
In 1420 a fire raged through the monastery, but serious renovations are not recorded until the church's southern transept was added in the beginning of the 16th century.[1] The church was expanded around 1540 with an enlarged aisle and side chapels. The center barrel vaulted aisle is 20 meters high and 11.5 meters wide. The worship space became a pilgrimage church, where people could visit and pass through, while services were being held in the central aisle or nave. At this time the church was also dedicated to St. Vincent, a Valencian Dominican missionary who was canonized June 3, 1455 by Pope Calixtus III.
Protestant Reformation[edit]
It was stripped of Catholic decorations during the beeldenstorm (iconoclasm of 1566). A number of monks lived on for a few more years, but in 1574 the last few monks left. After being abandoned for 12 years, the church had deteriorated and some suggested to tear it down. In 1588 a cavalry company seeking shelter settled in the former church. The following year the church and choir were made into a cannon foundry for the States of Holland and West Friesland. The choir was used as a foundry and the church served as a munition store with the two walled off from each other. On November 3, 1690, the ammunition stored in the church exploded leaving only one wall of the monastery remaining.[5] The monastery then temporarily served as a hospital. In 1583 most of the monastery was demolished, though the (now Protestant) church remained.
Early Protestant Church[edit]
A part of the building became a church again in 1617 after Remonstrants had successfully "squatted" it. In 1617 it was split when a conflict over Arminianism erupted. A great debate ensued between political and religious authorities. A great debate ensued between Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange and statesman Johan van Oldenbarneveldt that resulted in the later's arrest, trial, and decapitation. In 1620 a mechanical clock was added to the tower, made by Huyck Hopcoper.[1] For the centuries to follow the church was used for Dutch reformist worship with the pulpit standing against the north wall. Throughout the 17th century, the burial of people in the church brought money and numerous hatchments (Dutch:"rouwbord"). Most walls and columns were covered with hatchments, with the graves predominantly in the choir. A lead coffin was found in the choir with the embalmed remains of the foundress of the monastery, Margaret of Cleves.
Modern architectural changes[edit]
Rosettes in the ceiling are attributed to Gerhard Jansen (1868–1956). Other furnishings include a pulpit of oak with Flemish carvings, circa 1700. Carvings on the pulpit show the Four Evangelists. Stained glass windows throughout the church are attributed to Lou Asperslagh (1893–1949). The first liturgical service of the Dutch Reformed Church was held in the Kloosterkerk in 1911 and an impending demolition avoided in 1912. For the next two years the dilapidated church building was restored. Subsequent improvements include restoration of furniture[6] brought from the former Duinoord Kloosterkerk; and the wall between the nave and choir was removed. In 1966 an organ by Danish organ builder Marcussen was installed.
The bell from the De Ruyter, sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea - now in the church's porch
Memorial plaque of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's burial site in the church's porch.
Notable events[edit]
- The wedding of Prince Frederick Henry and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels occurred at the Kloosterkerk in 1625.
- William III of England came to the Kloosterkerk in 1691 after he had been crowned king.
- Around 1800 when French armies entered The Hague, a committee was established and met within the church walls where they planned to replace the Stadholder's family that had left for England.
- In 1813 a regiment of Cossack Army troops was temporarily housed in the church.
- The 16-year-old Queen Wilhelmina attended the Last Supper for the first time in 1896. The day before she had been confirmed as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church at the Noordeinde Palace.
Notable Burials[edit]
- Margaret of Cleves wife of Albrecht of Bavaria
- Poet and statesman Jacob Cats was buried in the Kloosterkerk in 1660 and has a memorial against a pillar inside the church still today.
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, for whom in 2002 a bronze commemorative plaque was unveiled by the Polish ambassador.
Church today[edit]
Today the Kloosterkerk is home of an energetic Protestant congregation. Every last Sunday of the month a cantata service is held in collaboration with the Residential Bach Orchestra and the Residential Chamber Orchestra or the Residential Bach Choir. Soloists, choir and orchestra are conducted by Jos Vermunt. Every first, third and any fifth Wednesday of the month a lunch-time concert is given by the Stichting Kunstcentrum Kloosterkerk.
|Dutch Rijksmonument 17690
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kloosterkerk (The Hague).
- ^ a b c d Rijksmonument report
- ^ today in the collection of the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, in Lisboa, Portugal, Accessed November 8, 2008
- ^ See Masters of Dirc van Delf
- ^ John M. Jeep, Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia, 2001
- ^ Incidentally, this wall was included in the new building of the Dutch Court of Audit.
- ^ A mosaic of The Last Supper, first commissioned in 1925 was moved from the Duinoord Kloosterkerk. The altar and candlesticks were also brought from Duinoord.
- De Kloosterkerk als Monument, http://www.kloosterkerk.nl/?page=monument, accessed November 9, 2008 and translated using Google translation services.

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Recipe: Melissa Clark's Southeast Asian Tomato Salad
Southeast Asian Tomato Salad
Makes 4 servings
About 2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce such as nam pla or nuoc mam, or to taste
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
2 scallions, finely chopped
1 fat garlic clove, minced (or use 2 small ones)
1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded, if desired, and finely chopped
6 small or 4 medium-szied tomatoes, quartered or cut into chunks
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Thai or regular basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, scallion, garlic, and jalapeno. (If you think your fish sauce is very salty, start with 1 teaspoon; you can add more at the end).
2. Add the tomatoes and gently toss. Let stand 10 minutes to allow the tomatoes time to release their juices. Sprinkle with basil and cilantro; serve.


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You should expect a relaxing and rejuvenating experience. Come dressed in loose fitting clothing like pajamas or yoga paints. You can also allow time prior to your session for changing into traditional Thai massage clothing that we provide. The massage session will be performed on a thick floor mattress to allow maximum comfort and mobility during the session. To start, your practitioner will kneel at your feet in a "wai" (prayer like) position. This is a sign of respect for the guest. At the end of your massage you will be completely relaxed and refreshed. A number of guests report that they have fallen asleep or are amazed at how relaxed they became with the progression of the massage. You should always double your water intake for 48 hours after your session to help the detoxification process of your muscles and report any medical conditions to your practitioner prior to your session. Try to refrain from eating at least 1-hour prior to your session.
Traditional Thai massage is always performed on a comfortable floor mat to provide for maximum mobility that allows the practitioner to utilize their body weight. The guest is fully clothed and no oils used in the massage.
Western style massages require the guest to undress for oils to be applied to the body and the massage is most often performed on a table. Western massage will typically focus on a specific area of the body where the guest has a given concern. Thai massage always performs work on the entire body addressing the guest's overall well being to help the body function at its highest level.
Additionally, Thai massage uses point pressure to open energy lines or "Sen" in the body as diagramed throughout Asian culture. The energy work is combined with stretching techniques to open the guests body creating a relaxing and simultaneously invigorating experience. A Thai massage practitioner may utilize their hands, elbows, knees, or feet throughout the massage. Rest assured Thai massage is never painful. Western massage mainly focuses on kneading of muscular tissue and various hand movements.
Thai massage has been practiced for well over 2500 years, kept in its traditional form, and is becoming increasingly popular in the West.
We always suggest that each of our guests start out with a 90-minute Traditional Thai massage. In Thailand, a Thai massage can last 2 hours or more depending on the individuals needs. We like to start each of our guests with at least a 90-minute Traditional Thai massage so that there is time to perform bodywork over the entire body and additional time to focus on the areas that need more attention.
The Thais understand that a problem in the back, for example, is related to issues else where in the body. In order to fully address a problem area in the back its important to also spend time on the legs, arms and neck. We have seen significant results that benefit our guests when they schedule sessions for 90-minute or greater.
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Hot compresses are also excellent for stiff, sore, or pulled muscles and ligaments, back pain, arthritis, chronic pain or injury, disorders of the internal organs, skin diseases, migraines, and chronic stress or anxiety. Herbs for the compresses are blended with attention to the therapeutic needs of the individual, and are heated in an herbal steamer. Hot herb bundles are applied to the body during a massage session.
A Soothing Foot Massage or Reflexology treatment is the art of applying pressure to various points on the foot to affect functions throughout the body. The Thai Institute practices a combination of Chinese and Thai reflexology that uses special lotions imported from Thailand . The lotions are applied to the lower half of the leg and various techniques and acupressure are used to increase circulation to the lower legs and feet while relaxing the entire body. You will melt away while resting comfortably during you massage. Afterward the massage you will feel like you are walking on air......
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We want you to feel completely at ease when scheduling with us and we want you to feel confident that you will receive a quality treatment on each visit. We are proud of our highly qualified Professional Practitioners and want to show you our confidence that you will be 100% SATISFIED after your treatment. If you are not happy with your treatment by a Professional Practitioner, YOU DO NOT PAY FOR IT. We know its unheard of but feel its important to further illustrate our commitment to each guest.
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Comedian Harry Enfield is set to have his wish of a dream home in Primrose Hill after he was granted permission to turn a pub into a house.
Camden council has given planning consent for the former Queens No1 in Edis Street to be converted into a five-bedroom property — despite receiving nearly 40 objections from residents.
People opposed to the closure said the pub was central to the community. Enfield, 51, wrote to them personally to put his case — stressing that he was a local boy. He said he had previously lived in Primrose Hill and his family had been there since 1929, while his father was born in Eton Road in the area.
Some residents appeared to have been appeased by the approach. One, who did not want to be named, said: "I'm very happy to have a resident next to me rather than a pub, it's just more civilised. I got a letter from him, it was a very good idea to communicate with neighbours."
The pub closed last year after Enfield bought it when the landlord retired. The property is thought to be worth £3 million. He pointed out that there are "six other pubs within 300 yards", adding: "We would imagine the council might think the loss of this one not to be too great, the compensation being greater tranquillity".
Enfield, who stars in sketch show Harry & Paul with Paul Whitehouse, found fame with Eighties characters such as Loadsamoney, kebab shop owner Stavros and Kevin the Teenager. He currently lives in west London with wife Lucy, a designer, and their three children.
In the letter he wrote: "My wife is a west Londoner and we moved there a decade ago. However, she has agreed to move back to the hill in a few years when our children have finished at their schools.
"We bought the pub with the idea that we might one day live in the top floors and let the bottom floors to a friend who was keen to run it as a restaurant. Sadly, he has now decided he thinks it is too small to make financial sense." Enfield's agent was unavailable for comment.
In 2008, the comedian made nearly £10 million from selling his Notting Hill house, in a conservation area, for about £12 million.
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EWASS 2017 Special Session SS13 "Relativity at 100"
Prague, 28 June 2017
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EWASS 2017 Special Session SS13 "Relativity at 100"
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Odd Fireplace Outlet Behavior
I have a gas fireplace with a blower in it. The blower connects to a box that has three outlets on it, one for the blower, one for a remote (not used), and one is a low voltage outlet for the fireplace controls that is labeled 'transformer'. The blower outlet has a heat sensor connected to it that switches the outlet on and off. The blower seemed like it stopped working one day so I looked at it and noticed that it still spun, just real slow without a lot of power like it was struggling. When I unplug the blower cord from the blower outlet and connect it to any other outlet via extension cord or even into the remote outlet on the box the blower runs normally. So I waited for the blower to kick on when connected to the blower outlet and pulled the plug out and measured the voltage of the outlet from both hot to neutral and hot to ground. Both measured around 120V. I then plugged the blower cord in far enough so that the blower turns on (and again runs slowly with almost not power) but not completely in so that I can measure the voltage by putting the voltmeter probes directly on the blower plug leads. When I do this the voltage measures around 60V. I then unplugged the blower and plugged an extension cord into the blower outlet and then measured the voltage at the end of the extension cord which was 120V. Plugging the blower cord into the extension cord far enough to make the blower turn on but still being able to measure the voltage across the blower plug leads the meter reads 60V. I assume the blower is struggling due to the 60V but I have no clue why, by simply plugging the blower cord in, the voltage drops from 120V to 60V? I have no idea what needs fixing or replacing. It works fine when plugged into other 120V outlets, the blower outlet measures 120 volts but then drops to 60V once I plug the blower cord in. Weird. Thoughts?
Variable-speed circuit for the blower? IT may be operating normally ....
I didn't think it had a fan control but it does, and that was it. I feel like the guy who calls computer support and they ask you if the computer is turned on. Thanks.
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Julian Johnson
Series Consultant, Maazel: Mahler Cycle 2011
Julian Johnson is Professor of Music and Head of Department at Royal Hollo way, University of London, having formerly been a Reader in Music and Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. In 2009 he was Series Consultant to the Philharmonia's City of Dreams: Vienna 1900-1935, conducted by Esa Pekka Salonen.
He has published widely on music from Beethoven to contemporary music, but with a particular emphasis on Viennese modernism. In Webern and the Transformation of Nature (Cambridge University Press, 1999) he challenged the conventional account of Webern's music as cerebral and abstract, arguing that it might also be seen as a continuation of the romantic fascination with the idea of nature. In Mahler's Voices (Oxford University Press, 2009), he examines the ways in which Mahler's music speaks, caught between a tone of urgent expression on the one hand, and self-critical irony on the other.
A parallel interest in the social role and value of music lies behind a number of publications on the wider function and meaning of music. Who needs classicalmusic? (Oxford University Press, 2002) argues passionately for the continuing value of classical music to contemporary culture. It provoked wide reaction, both for and against, and was short-listed for the Royal Philharmonic Society Book Prize in 2003. His current project is a book on the ways in which music has embodied the social experience of modernity from Monteverdi to Birtwistle.
He is a regular speaker at international academic conferences but has also contributed to the broader educational work of a number of orchestras and opera companies, including the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Glyndebourne Opera, English National Opera and the Royal Opera. A long-standing and enthusiastic commitment to opening classical music to a wider audience lies behind his most recent book, ClassicalMusic: A Beginners' Guide (One world, 2009) and shapes his broadcasting work for BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Television coverage of the Proms.


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Don't tick off Melanie Griffith.
11 days ago actress Melanie Griffith and her long time husband Antonio Banderas announced their divorce.
The Hollywood couple had been together for a long time, but apparently it doesn't take Melanie too long to get over it. Hence her right bicep, which formerly paid homage to Banderas with a tattoo. Not anymore. Zap! You're gone from the arm Antonio.
Onward Melanie goes....
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The Urban Speaker is an art installation that transforms public space into an instant stage for mass communication. This portable urban furniture allows people to broadcast their voice in public by calling a telephone number from their mobile phones. The Urban Speaker resembles construction signage and blends in with its urban surroundings. It consists of a tripod with an amplified loudspeaker, smartphone, battery and a traffic sign. The signage instructs passersby to dial a phone number to speak in public. Users who place the call get an automatic answer and can speak their mind for sixty seconds after which the call is terminated. A QR (Quick Response) barcode on the sign allows some mobile phones to instantly access the urbanspeaker.mobi website for location, event and other details as well as quick dialing of the installation's phone. The project explores the possibilities of urban media spaces created by the introduction of telecommunication and interactive technologies into our built environments. Temporary interventions such as this seek to re-imagine what our personal and social experience of public spaces can be in an age of ubiquitous nonstop communication. Urban Speaker will be premiered during the
Conflux 2010
festival of psycho-geography in New York City. The installation can be viewed on Friday October 8th from 3pm-7pm in Tompkins Square Park, on the 7th St side between Avenues A & B.
About the Artist
Carlos J. Gómez de Llarena is a media architect exploring physical and digital experiences that shape social interaction and our perception of space. His work has been shown at Ars Electronica, where he won the Golden Nica for Net Vision in 2003, as well as Eyebeam, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas, ZKM and ResFest, among others. In 2009 his
art installation was shown as part of the Conflux festival in New York's East Village neighborhood. He lives in New York, where he works as an artist and freelance interaction designer.
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The Sunday Times election survey tomorrow
The Sunday Times will tomorrow carry an election survey as the first week of the electoral campaign ends.
The survey was carried out by Misco among a sample of 500 before the PL unveiled its energy plans.
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The last survey carried out by The Sunday Times was last October.
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Delridge Day Festival warming up for August; Reaching out for bands and sponsors
The 6th Annual Delridge Day Festival has a date of August 17 this year, and organizers are reaching out for sponsors and bands/talent interested in performing. For a reminder of last year's fun, please check out the Herald's slideshow!
Information from North Delridge Neighborhood Council:
Last year was the 6th Annual Delridge Day Festival, and true to form the event was a huge success! Three years ago, Delridge Day was taken on by the community and became a 100 percent volunteer-driven event. Last year was the first ever Skatepark competition which proved to be a success and will be continued again this year! Over 60 local vendors showcased their products and services to the public and over 2,000 people came through! Stay tuned because plans for a bigger and better Delridge Day Festival is in the works!
The 2013 Delridge Day Festival is planned for Saturday, August 17th from 11AM-4PM at the Delridge Community Center and Park. This year's festival will feature a large vendor area, highlighting some of the best local businesses in the area, local savory and sweet food trucks where you can grab a bite to eat, kids and family style picnic games, bouncy house, face painting and much more! Again this year, we'll have our music stage with plenty of local live music and entertainment. Interested music groups and talent can email Chas Redmond email@example.com and provide links to their music.
The planning committee is working on securing sponsors and vendors to make this year's event happen. We encourage local businesses to submit an application to be a part of our local event! The sponsorship and vendor fees not only support the festival but all give back to the community, as 15 percent of all fees are donated to the ARC (Associate Recreational Council), which provides Scholarships for Community Center classes at the Delridge Community Center. Over the last two years, Delridge Day has donated nearly $2,000 to the ARC!
Vendor and Sponsor packets are available online at:
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To keep updated on the festival plans, visit the festival web page: www.ndnc.org/delridgeday or check us out on facebook at www.facebook.com/delridgeday
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06.01.2017 Diagram of Lake Stratification on Mars
05.22.2017 NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Artist's Concept #1
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10.17.2016 Mars' Nightside Atmosphere
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Fresh Mars Crater Confirmed Within Impact ScarThis April 6, 2014, image from the Context Camera (CTX) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was taken as a follow-up to discovery of a possible March 2012 impact scar in images from the orbiter's Mars Color Imager (MARCI). It reveals two craters within the darkened area (at center of the inscribed rectangle).
CTX has imaged most of Mars at least once, with resolution that reveals features smaller than a tennis court. The camera had imaged this same area in January 2012, before the scar-causing event detected in MARCI images. Comparison of that CTX "before" image with this "after" one confirmed that the two craters were not yet present in early 2012 (see http://mars.nasa.gov/mro/multimedia/images/?ImageID=6261).
Many of the approximately 400 fresh impact craters on Mars that have been confirmed with before-and-after images were first seen as dark scars detected in CTX images and then confirmed to have craters within the scars when follow-up observations were made with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. This impact is the only one, so far, big enough for the scar to be first detected in MARCI images (see http://mars.nasa.gov/mro/multimedia/images/?ImageID=6256), with follow-up confirmation of a crater by CTX. The largest of several craters at this impact site is 159 feet (48.5 meters) wide, making it the biggest fresh impact crater ever clearly confirmed with before-and-after images, on Mars or anywhere else.
This image covers an area about 6 miles (10 kilometers) wide. The fresh craters are at 3.34 degrees north latitude, 219.38 degrees east longitude.
Figure 1 is version of the same image without the inscribed rectangle.
CTX is one of six instruments on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The camera was built by and is operated by Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
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Rules and guidelines:
No inappropriate questions.
No too personal questions. I have some information on my profile, so you can read that before asking anything.
Do not ask me if I can subscribe to you. I will subscribe by myself to the people I want.
Refrain from asking too wide questions, for example "How do you make such good skins?". I prefer questions I can answer without a wall of text.
Please write in as proper English as you can, otherwise it will look as if you're not being serious. If you have several questions, make the layout easy to read and follow.
Not too keen on giving feedback on a million skins, I prefer questions with just text.
Do not spam.
Try keeping it relatively short.
Do not ask me to join your server, group, try your mod etc.
No requests.
Feel very free to:
Ask as many questions as you want. Don't expect me to notice questions you have edited in later.
Ask about random stuff. It does not have to be PMC related.
Come back any time and ask a question, I'll read them all.
That's about it! I hope this is a good idea and something you guys want.
Previous questions and answers (outdated because I am lazy):
christmasplo wrote:could you make me a skin?
Eh, no. Just looking to answer questions here, not do requests.
Purgo wrote:Did you ever think you would get this popular?
Not necessarily. I had been a bit successful with a collab texture pack called Jungle Ruins (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/541439-16x19%E3%80%90jungle-ruins%E3%80%91discontinued/) before I started here on PMC. I knew I had some skill when it came to texturing, but I didn't expect myself to get hundreds of thousands of downloads. I also didn't know that skinning would eventually become my big thing.
Either way, I didn't become famous in a day, so it didn't really feel any special.
Sequax wrote:Have any tips for an aspiring PMC'er?
Make sure you get connections with people who can help you out with improving on whatever you're doing. By improving your work you will eventually become more and more known. Also, make sure you provide quality submissions, regardless of the quality of the actual object you're submitting. Good grammar and layout is always nice, makes you look more serious too.
Gorillaz_101 wrote:Do you play Minecraft or just make skins?
Now I just make skins. When it comes to gaming I now pretty much only play League of Legends and TF2.
PrinterPlayer wrote:What games do you play other than MC?
I answered this in a previous post, but League of Legends and TF2 mostly.
11volt11 wrote:Your skins are known for contrast and the large range of shades you use; when did this technique emerge in your skins?
Look at my skin submissions from time uploaded. Should give you a pretty good view and timeline on my techniques.
ShanePurePickaxe2 wrote:Anyone inspire you?
As in a skinner or texture pack maker? I have always loved Wayukian Pack (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/220918-16x142-wayukian-pack-on-a-holiday-until-november-25-200k-downloads/), I know I'll most likely never be able to be in her league, but she has some of the most amazing work I have ever seen. She's a good inspiration when it comes to coloring.
I am also a big fan of halucid and his skins. He is very good at the layout and design.
NuclearBanana wrote:Will you ever be able to check out my skins, and my work?
I can check them out, but as I stated in the OP I am not looking to give feedback on skins and similar.
THEHUNGERGAMESGUY wrote:I want know if my skin's are good. because if you think there alright they have to be pretty good cause your like the best Skinner you would know if my skins are bad or good i was just curious?
Not looking to give feedback here, but yours are okay. Nothing too special, but not bad either.
Ploopyandproud wrote:Leostereo wrote:I'ma say 1.79.
Close, Very close
peytonisgreat wrote:What are your personal favorite texture packs? Just out of curiosity.
Wayukian Pack, Eldpack, Doku's RPG (the old one), Jolicraft, Tooncraft and some more.
ONI_LINK wrote:What are your views in the magic if Christmas?
Hey you didn't think I would ask a serious question now did you?
It's FUN-tastic!
SquareNexus wrote:Are you any good at other types of art, than just skins? Drawing or painting or something like that ?
I guess you could say I am somewhat decent at drawing, at least on the computer (MS Paint, derp). I don't really do any other "art" than the skins and textures I do.
i_love_mincraft wrote:what gave you the idea of doing this thread
It's fun answering questions, and I'm sure people like it too.
HatsyaSouji wrote:Do you have plans to showcase your skinning works to other sites, like DeviantArt, and or Pixiv.net (Japanese)?
Nah, I'll keep my skinning to Planet Minecraft. I've uploaded a few skins on the Skindex though.
Aether_Angel wrote:Would you rather be poor and work at a job you love or be rich and work at a job you hate? Why?
Would you rather take an ice cold shower and be clean or not shower at all? Why?
Would you rather lick someone else's armpit or have someone else lick your armpit? Explain.
Would you rather be blind or deaf? Tell me why.
Would you rather have your flight delayed by 8 hours or lose your luggage? Because of?
1. Depends on how poor/rich. Can I live with normal standards and have a steady job I really enjoy I think I'd prefer that. A full time job is a lot of time each week. You wouldn't want to waste that.
2. This is also dependent. Ice cold (almost frozen) might be dangerous to shower in. If it was cold, but not dangerously cold I'd probably shower as normally. I'd get used to it.
3. Have someone else lick my armpit. My tongue has two senses, my armpit only one. But this also depends on who I would have to lick/who would lick me.
4. Deaf, I find seeing much more useful than hearing considering that I spend a lot of time at the computer. I would suck to not being able to play guitar very properly though.
5. Flight delayed 8 hours. Luggage is expensive, and will probably contain more personal things. 8 hours is just a bit of time.
Imbeast11 wrote:Did you do any kind of digital art before you started minecraft skins, possibly any kind of fan art for a different game?
Lots of Minecraft textures. Not any other kind of art or for any other game though.
PyroDalmatian wrote:Hey Leo, I really like your skins/ shading style. Did you start out as a skinner? Or with another area of PMC.
Minecraft texture packs. That's where I began, look at my submission dates.
Arenten564 wrote:When you played Minecraft, did you play Singleplayer or Multiplayer? If you played Multiplayer, did you play factions/pvp or towny/no pvp?
I played both about equally much. When I played multiplayer it was a lot with IRL friends on unmodded servers that we hosted. There we just fooled around, built towns, all legit. The SMP servers I've played on have mostly been RPG ones with towns and leveling etc.
Brendalf wrote:Hey Leo! My name is Brendalf But um now my question. What brought you to planet minecraft and where did you learn to make skins? Well Brendalf out peace!
I didn't really learn it anywhere. I had made a lot of textures before I started making skins, it helped me a bit with coloring and shading. Everything is self-taught.
And I believe I found PMC from some texture pack. Seemed like a good place to upload your stuff.
MinersCartoon wrote:If you could have any position in life what would it be?
[For example : Like the owner of minecraft or creator of tolit paper you pick!]
Hmm, probably some kind of famous person who can get a steady and good income, without people hating you. Some kind of celebrity, but not any kind.
l_Pro_Assassin wrote:What got you into skinning? Did you see a cool skin that inspired you or did you just decide to try it?
I first made some skins for personal use because I found it a bit lame to use other's work. I began skinning "for real" after I had entered the Video Game Character contest about a year ago with decent success.
TheAlmightyLemon wrote:1. i love tiny pixels it is just aweshum :3
2. do you play terraria? i have recently become addicted :L
I have Terraria, and I've played quite a bit of it too. :p
Giggimish wrote:What is you favorite food?
Mmm, beef and fries. Yum
Lord_Sauron_ wrote:Rules and guidelines:
No inappropriate questions.
Man, you take all the fun out of Q&A sessions.
Sorry, but this doesn't apply to odd/weird questions, just questions that children shouldn't read. :p
Zemor wrote:Will you ever stop making skins?
Some day probably. But not any time soon.
NukeDiamond wrote:Leostereo. This may be a few questions too long, but here I go.
I would like to know if you think I have potential to become greater at what I am doing at the moment. If you do think so, can you give me a few tips on how I can expand that knowledge and effort that I apply into my work. (BE HONEST PLEASE)
I would also like to know what programs you use to create those cartoon drawing and the techniques you use to make them attractive.
What made you come up with that awesome name you have?
Another question would be... What is your favourite colour? Just for fun
-= NukeDiamond =-
1. Anyone has potential to become better, there is always room for improvement. I am not sure on what you should improve on. Make more content is my biggest advice.
2. I use MS Paint to make my drawings. I use it because it's simple and because I don't need anything better. To make it look cartoony I use specific colors with a thick pencil tool (no anti-aliasing).
3. When I was a kid a friend of mine thought that Leo and Stereo rhymed. A few years later I remembered that and thought it made a pretty good nickname.
4. I don't have a favorite specific color. There are combinations I like though. Dark magenta and reddish gold is nice.
Dengara wrote:What inspires you? What helps you get up in the morning and say "Let's do this"?
And what you're doing right now is called an AMA (Ask Me Anything)
And one last thing, as an texture pack maker, what advice can you give me about it?
I need to get up to go to school, get an education, meet friends, and get a future. Sometimes I get up earlier if there's something I came up with during the night that I want to do, like a song, skin or similar.
And I know it's called an AMA, I browse reddit every day.
As for texturing advice, try making a collab texture pack with someone at your own level. It's a lot of fun, and you will be able to give opinions on the textures too.
thema5kedbandit wrote:I'm not all the good of a skinner but could you give some key tips on how you come up with ideas and how you came up with your shading technique? Ways to make it better etc?
I don't tend to make all too original skins to be honest, I mostly try and make a good version of common skins, like knights, Mario, Link etc. I don't really have any advice on how to get ideas. And my shading technique simply developed through time. It kind of came from my realistic way of making textures for my RPG pack using a low transparency pencil.
Mothgirl wrote:Do you ever look back at your first skins and think about how much you've improved?
Sometimes, yeah. I don't always see my newest skins as the best ones though.
Dralyona wrote:Ok: How long does it take you to make each skin and what would you call your shading style?
Also: Do you played any other computer games like Minecraft? If so, which ones?
Thanks heaps
A skin takes 1-2 hours normally. I'd call my shading style high-contrast gradient shading.
And I've answered the gaming question twice already. :p
KnobleKnives wrote:If you were the only survivor of a zombie apocalypse, and you had to choose a skin you've made in the past as an "avatar" for battle, which skin would you choose?
I know. Totally unorthodox
Duke Nukem.
saxenm wrote:What tools do i need to mod minecraft and maybe a youtube video to show me how would be nice thanks for your consideration and i hope you get even more famous
I don't do any modding. Can't help you, sorry.
Trident3 wrote:Hello, I like this page that you have set up.
My question is this:
When you click on my Texture Pack, does a smiley face come up? Please answer.
Also, if it does, do you know why? And can you fix it?
I hope this isn't a cheap way to fish clicks, but no, I didn't get a smiley face or anything odd by that matter.
NicoleSaintClaire wrote:How did you become so good at skinning? Can you please message me back the answer.
I've answered this plenty of times before. Practice.
+Sheena+ wrote:Leo, can I have your skype via pm? Please?
Also, what is that creature you have as your avatar?
Eh, sure. PM me and I'll answer. And it's a derpy cat I drew myself. Might change it soon.
randomcitizen1 wrote:Hello sir! I have a question for you. I was wondering: can you (or anyone for that matter) run (I mean host) a minecraft server while MCedit is running (on the same computer that the Minecraft server is running on) if you are not playing on that server, but someone on another computer is? If you could post a direct answer (preferably not I believe, or I think. Something like I know for a fact) it would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time. Sincerely: Random Citizen
I have no idea. This isn't really something I am very experienced with. Try asking on the official Minecraft Forums.
Trident3 wrote:Leostereo wrote:Trident3 wrote:Hello, I like this page that you have set up.
My question is this:
When you click on my Texture Pack, does a smiley face come up? Please answer.
Also, if it does, do you know why? And can you fix it?
I hope this isn't a cheap way to fish clicks, but no, I didn't get a smiley face or anything odd by that matter.
No, it was not. I will delete it if you want? And then I will ask another question.
Thanks! I don't know why it happens to me. But all I need to do now is refresh it and my pack comes up
P.S. I will delete this too.
No, don't delete anything if it's your very own content. Quality doesn't really matter, it's always nice to have something to showcase.
WonderCat wrote:1. Are we good PMC friends?
2. What is the derpiest thing you ever did in any video game?
3. If you could get any kind of pet, what would it be and what would you name it?
4. Do you like hatemail?
5. What would you think would be a good addition to the site?
6. What is your favorite color?
7. Do you have a favorite anime?
8. Why are you so epicly awesome? :p
9. If you had over 9,000 subscribers, how happy would you be?
10. Would you ever come on PMC Chat?
Those are my questions. (;
1. Cannot say you're bad at least.
2. When I played The Sims 2, then used a bug when you created the sim to make body parts all messed up. 3 feet wide eyes do look quite odd.
3. An iguana named Lucifer. Feeding him mice would almost be like offering to Satan.
4. I do not hate it extremely much, but it feels a bit pointless.
5. A bulletin feature to easily announce things for your subscribers.
6. Answered this earlier.
7. Code Geass, it was incredibly good.
8. Because I can.
9. About this much l--------------x--------l
10. I visit the chat sometimes. Often to announce new submissions.
ReaCraft wrote:Are you fat?
Are you a succesful student?
Just curious, why are you atheist (like me!! )
I am not fat at all. I feel like I can each as much as I want without even gaining a single pound. <_>
I have decent grades (about B in average).
And yeah, I'm an atheist.
Dralyona wrote:Also can you PM me also it would be massive help to be able to get feedback for a skin from one so experienced. Different opinions are very helpful
Mmmmm, perhaps. Not too keen on giving a lot of feedback. Perhaps I can invite you to the skinning group chat. Send me a PM.
Camo7 wrote:Did you expect your thread to get this many posts so soon? Or did you expect more?
How many PMs do you get? And how many of them are just "hey look at my stuff"?
Would you want a mod to make sure people follow the rules in your first post?
More or less, yeah. I know people have wanted to ask me a ton of questions. I hope people read my answers.
A few (2-3) per day in average. Most of them are as you said, "look at my stuff".
Not sure what a mod would do about that. I think people have followed them quite well. I just hope people would read previous questions before asking.
peaches wrote:Do you like bunnies?
Do you like peaches (as in the fruit, not me, even though I would taste the best of them all)?
Bunnies are okay. Never really thought much about them.
And yes, I love peaches!
ObbyCow77 wrote:do you like orange juice?
A ton!
tex12347 wrote:+Sheena+ wrote:Leo, can I have your skype via pm? Please?
Also, what is that creature you have as your avatar?
a cat and I have no idea
No need to answer questions directed to me. I'll take care of that.


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What magic potion or secret steps do you need to take when recruiting? It will make all the difference whether you are currently successful or you want to be more successful.
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When you do that, your mind kicks into a different form of questions. You think at first its not possible. Then you think, what would make that possible? Then you say, if I did this and that, right now it yields this result, but if I did it ten times more, I'd have ten times the result.
The second secret is good self talk. You've got to believe in yourself and regardless of the product, you've got to believe that the product is worthy of your endorsement. The more you know about the product and the more you know about yourself, the more you'll be able to recruit others to join you.
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This guy consistently gets his websites at the top of google, bing, and yahoo and keeps them there for years. He knows how search engines reward good content and he teaches others to do the same.
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Consider giving a bonus that gives them a reason to provide even more contact information to you. Something digital can be stored in a file, rather than a shelf. Compose a pdf that provides even more valuable information in the area of their interests. That will give them a reason to talk about you and your product.
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Steve Clayton: Wearable Projector Makes Any Surface Interactive
New tech that perches on your shoulder transforms a wall, piece of paper, desk etc. into a touchable surface you can control.
I've learned to track the work for Hrvoje Benko from Microsoft Research quite closely. He's been involved in projects such as MirageTable, LightSpace, Pinch-the-Sky Dome and products such as the Microsoft Touch Mouse.
This week at TechFest, he's been showing his latest project. The Wearable Multitouch Projector allows a user to use their hands, arms or the wall as graphical interactive surfaces. As you can see in the video, this is still very much at the prototype stage but the potential is clear – with anything you can do on today's mobile devices, potentially being in the palm of a hand.
Check out the video below to see the technology in action:
Originally posted on Next at Microsoft. Republished with kind permission.


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- Convey, P. Exp Appl Acarol (1992) 15: 219. doi:10.1007/BF01246564
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A technique for the accurate determination of lipid content of very small quantities of biological tissue was applied to two Antarctic oribatid mites,Alaskozetes antarcticus andHalozetes belgicae, and a collembolan,Cryptopygus antarcticus. Analysis of monthly samples of the three species, collected between November 1989 and March 1991, revealed little evidence of any seasonal pattern of lipid deposition or use. MaleAlaskozetes were the only exception, showing very low lipid levels for a short period of the austral summer, followed by rapid deposition before the onset of winter. Mean lipid contents of the three species over the study period were 10–15% of mean dry weight. There was evidence of a seasonal pattern of egg formation and oviposition in bothAlaskozetes andHalozetes, but this was not reflected in the observed lipid levels. Feeding activity was mostly restricted to the summer months (November–March); a temporary resumption of feeding in winter (late August 1990) was followed by an increase in lipid content in both sexes ofAlaskozetes.


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My Jeep has been leaking Anit-Freeze(Only when parked up a hill)it seem it coming from right under the reservoir tank and it looks like brand new coolant.....is my tank cracked???....i saw heater core idea but my window fog up once in a while and a coolant smell but not sign of leaking in the jeep it self.but its leaking down by the front passenger side tire only on a up hill?What is making it leak is it the heater core or my tank????If its my tank will it hurt it if i wait to fix it?
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Burgundy restaurants
The best restaurants in Burgundy, including recommendations for different budgets, chosen by our expert Giles Milton.
L'Esperance (1)
L'Esperance is quite simply one of the finest Michelin-starred restaurants in France. Directed by the celebrity chef Marc Meneau, the dishes are highly inventive and sublime to boot. Turbot cooked in a salt casing, Bresse chicken roasted in paper and his famous strawberries in milk.
Address: St Pere (on the main road and unmissable)
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 86332615; marc-meneau-esperance.com
Prices: This is not a place for those on a budget: the chicken stuffed with foie gras and truffles costs a tidy £99. The cheapest menu - lunch only - is £49. But wine will bump that up considerably.
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Le France Jerome Brochet (2)
A great surprise to find that this fabulous restaurant is not more famous. Jerome Brochot is a young and talented chef who takes traditional Burgundian dishes and gives them his own personal touch. Charolais of beef with artichoke puree is outstanding. Turbot cooked in milk is among the more unusual choices. Outstanding quality.
Address: 7 Place Beaubernard, Montceau les Mines.
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 85679530
Prices: It's not cheap - menus at £33, £54 and £65 - but it provides a gastronomic experience. If you're on a budget, best to come for lunch.
Le Bougainville (3)
Without doubt the best restaurant in Vezelay: I've eaten here at least a dozen times. Local ingredients and familiar Burgundian fare, but cooked with great flair and attention to detail. My starter, tarte a l'epoisses, was excellent. The boeuf bourguignon had been simmering for hours - it melted on the tongue. There's also a fabulous cheese board with dozens (yes, dozens!) of local cheeses. Friendly service and very reasonable prices.
Address: 26 Rue St Etienne, Vezelay.
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 86332757
Prices: Budget on £25 per person, including good local wine.
Pot d'Etain (4)
Top quality cuisine and excellent local ingredients. I'm ashamed to admit that we ate and drank so much that we ended up staying the night in the auberge above the restaurant.
The duck and asparagus tart made an excellent starter. The pigeon was served with an exquisite truffle puree. Menus from £22, with a blow-out menu 'gourmande' from £35. The wine list is truly phenomenal: 2,200 wines - mostly local - to cater for all budgets.
Address: 24 rue Bouchardat, L'Isle sur Serein.
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 86338810; potdetain.com
Prices: Allow a minimum of £48 per person.
Restaurant Stephane Derbord (5)
A top-notch restaurant at very affordable prices. Stephane Derbord's cooking is inventive but not outlandish: a rich selection of seafood, meats and game and outstanding desserts, with numerous little 'amuse bouches' appearing at various intervals throughout the meal. Excellent value, especially at lunchtime.
Address: 10 Place Wilson, Dijon
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 80677464; restaurantstephanederbord.fr
Prices: Lunchtime menu at £20; menu 'gourmande' is £53 or £61 depending on number of courses.
Le Berger du Temps (6)
Excellent home cooking with no unnecessary frills. Dinner starts with a great array of 'amuse bouches' - always a promising beginning to any culinary adventure. Then there's an excellent scallops and lobster starter (or frogs' legs for the adventurous). This is followed by duck breast in cherry sauce, filet mignon or a good choice of other meats. Highly recommended.
Address: 14-16 Rue des Gravieres, Montagny-les-Beaunes
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 80241427; bergerdutemps.com
Prices: Menus from £19 representing great value for money.
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A truly wonderful, small delight. Excellent home cooking which is never fancy but is always excellent quality. The chef uses fine local ingredients to great effect: great lamb served with a confit of shallots. There's also a good wine list with plenty of reasonably priced wines.
Address: Le Bourg, Chapaize.
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 85380718; latabledechapaize.fr
Prices: With menus at £21 and £27, this restaurant represents extremely good value for money.
La Table de Chaintre (8)
A Michelin starred restaurant, but one that's pleasantly understated. Simple décor but outstanding food. Lots of game when in season - mallard, hare and grouse - and the most delicious langoustine (fried with morel mushrooms) that you'll ever eat. One of the best places for miles around and a richly deserved Michelin star.
Address: Le Bourg, Chaintre.
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 85329095; latabledechaintre.com
Prices: The menu is £47, not including wine. Great value.
Aupres du Clocher (9)
A fabulous newish restaurant with great food, reasonable prices and friendly service. This is surely a place that will soon get picked up by all the guide books (it's already been awarded two forks by Michelin). Go now! It's a small place with a dozen or so tables and seems to be full every night. Fabulous ravioli stiffed with foie gras; a warm Epoisses mousse is stunning and caramelized cauliflower will please even those who don't like the vegetable.
Address: 1 rue de Nackenheim, 21630 Pommard
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 80222179; aupresduclocher.com
Prices: Set menus at €23, €34, and €52.
Restaurant Le Chapitre (10)
The best restaurant in Autun and not to be missed if you're exploring southern Burgundy. Modern setting and traditional food with a twist. Lobster-filled ravioli with ginger; chestnut gnocchi and an outstanding pot au feu are just some of the highlights.
Address: 13 Place du Terreau, Autun.
Contact: 00 33 (0) 3 85520401; restaurantlechapitre.com
Prices: Menus at £26 and £39 represent good value for money; there's also a children's menu (£14).
L'Auberge du Marronnier (11)
I stumbled across this budget eatery quite by chance while visiting the nearby chateau. A wonderful place to while away a sunny afternoon on the tree-shaded terrace. Classic Burgundian fare - steaks, duck, etc. - at very reasonable prices. And a very friendly proprietor.
Address: Place du Marche, Chateauneuf en Auxois.
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 80492191
Prices: Menus from £12.
Auberge des Chenets (12)
Don't be put off by the fact that this is right on the busy main road: it is stunning. Excellent home cooking, attentive service and very reasonable prices. You start with a delicious 'amuse bouche'. Then comes a great soufflé and a wonderful fish casserole. They auberge also serves all the usual Burgundian meat dishes, but cooked with great attention to detail.
Address: Vault de Lugny, on the Route Nationale.
Contact: 00 33 (0)3 86342334
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Mom took me and Tesla on a run saturday 'cause it was nice 'n' cool. We went three miles, wahoo, farthest we've gone! Aly wanted to keep going but her Dad got to wet and cold, which was a good thing 'cause by the time Aly got back to the car her fingures were all white. I LOVE pulling bikes! Except when I pulled Aly's Dad up that hill, he kept telling me to go faster, I'd like to see him pull himself up that hill. Aly kept explaining I couldn't go any faster, but did he listen? Nooooo. He never remembered the commands either he kept telling me to go left when I needed to go right. Otherwise we had lots of fun! I learned "on by" real quickly, Tesla helped me, she's soooo obedient, poor dog. Tesla hates the harness, so Mom had to take it off her 'cause she just stopped and Aly and Daniel almost got flung off the bike(Daniel was riding on the pegs). She tried stopping Tesla from pulling with the colar, she just wouldn't though. We all got back to the van and shook off, had some water and went home! IT WAS SOOOOOOO AWESOME! I can't wait for the winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frosted fairies swoop between snow-covered trees as they guide a young boy from his bed to a whimsical forest with reindeer, angels and holiday magic.
It's not a trailer for a Disney release. It's the Macy's flagship store in New York City, where six display windows have been transformed into an animated story.
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Last Friday a societal difference here in Thailand was brought to my attention in the most biting of fashions. I'm talking of course about dogs, stray dogs, unleashed unrestrained dogs left to their own devices are everywhere here in central Thailand.
Normally they're pretty defeated looking mutts lying on the side of the road passed out from the heat. They barely have enough energy or desire to lift their heads up as I pass by on my bike. But every now and again I'll cross paths with the other kind of dog here. The viciously territorial ones who are waiting for someone/ something to chase and attack.
Until last Friday I haven't had any issues with vicious dogs. I'd simply speed up and blast past them, laughing at their futile attempts to catch me. Obviously since I'm a decently fit dude on a bike I'll have no issue with out running any rando dog who decides it's time for a chase. False.
So there I was riding my bike all alone. Music blasting in my ears, humming along as I peddle towards school. While I was enjoying my morning ride I spotted a dog up ahead. It was walking along the side of the road and didn't hear me coming. I decided to ring my bell so it'd know I was creeping up and therefore wouldn't be scared into attacking. Wrong move.
After alerting the crazed beast in question it began to sprint towards me with a look of pure hatred in its beady black eyes. I began to peddle as fast as I could and blasted past the dog, but alas I wasn't going fast enough. It bugger quickly turned and got right up on me.
Sensing the time was right it lunged at my calf chomped on and dragged me into the bushes where it brutally mauled me. Ok maybe not. It lunged forward, got my calf in its mouth and I was able to pull it out before the dog could fully bite down. I kicked it (while still riding mind you) and got outta there.
As a result of the attack on my life, Peace Corps took me and another volunteer who was bite minutes later in a completely different part of town to the hospital to get our rabies shots.
So now when I ride my bike I don't take any chances with the dogs. I have my bike lock close at hand to use as a weapon, and I never NEVER ring my bell at any dog. And that my friends is the story of how I got dog flu (or how I was bit).
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Cairo - Read With Raf
July 30, 2013 , 2:47 PM by Courtney Carthy
Cairo by Chris Womersley.
To join Raf's book club get to a store or your local library, read the book and leave a review here.
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Publisher's description
Frustrated by country life and eager for adventure and excitement, seventeen-year-old Tom Button moves to the city to study. Once there, and living in a run-down apartment block called Cairo, he is befriended by the eccentric musician Max Cheever, his beautiful wife Sally, and their close-knit circle of painters and poets.
As Tom falls under the sway of his charismatic older friends, he enters a bohemian world of parties and gallery openings. Soon, however, he is caught up in more sinister events involving deception and betrayal, not to mention one of the greatest unsolved art heists of the twentieth century: the infamous theft of Picasso's Weeping Woman.
Set among the demimonde — where nothing and nobody is as they seem —Cairo is a novel about growing up, the perils of first love, and finding one's true place in the world.
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Sometimes when reading a book with a great storyline, i will skim it and hurry the reading so as to devour the story quicker. The words are incidental to the story - they fade and are there to transport me into the story only.
Cairo has such a story that wants to be devoured quickly. It's good. It's great! But the words in Cairo are precious - no skimming possible with this book - I want to and do,take note of sentences, look up words I've never seen before and reread the poetry of Cairo, relating to the eighties kid from the country coming to the city to live, just as i did in the seventies. Well done to Chris Wommersley.
Posted by: Gail | October 03, 2013 at 07:41 AM
Cairo was a very pleasant easy book to read. Perhaps made more so by being a Melbourne resident and liking the memories of the early Carlton days.
The subject line was believable and flowed well. Tom a likeable young man so like many country boys moving to the city.
I felt it took some time to get to the point of the story and then ran past that very quickly. I think the murder of Queel was perhaps a little glossed over and a bit unbelievable that police were satisfied too easily allowing us to believe that it was possibly a wronged girlfriend, no further investigation required.
And I loved the ending, leaving us wondering about the Weeping Woman and where she may really reside!
Good book.
What is next? I'm hungry for the next book please!!!!
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Posted by: Debra Forbes | October 04, 2013 at 04:58 PM
Phew, loved it. To be young and naive is a dangerous thing indeed! Am going to check on my children.
Posted by: Jayne | October 09, 2013 at 06:09 PM
Only just started to read Cairo and to find I was the same age as Tom with simialr memories of Melbourne had me hooked. I too take my time to read the story, ponder the phrases and look up words. This is exactly why I joined book club.
Posted by: Fiona | October 13, 2013 at 07:53 AM
Loved Cairo, I took my time to enjoy the writing but still devoured it in 3 days. All those familiar places, the Weeping Woman saga, the shuttle explosion, Tom's angst and the Melbourne art circles, argh! So much of my own emerging adulthood. Love this writing like The Slap and The Lost Dog, we are so so lucky in Melbourne to have done brilliant writers.
Posted by: Catherine | October 16, 2013 at 04:07 PM
I loved the start of Cairo and I think the writing style of Chris Womersley is very appealing. The location is well known to me and it was enjoyable to see the streets and people in that region of Melbourne through the eyes of Chris.
The characters were entertaining, somewhat sad and the plot developed nicely. The pace of the book was perfect.
However, without giving the plot away, the second half of the book was somewhat unbelievable but I guess that makes it what it is. An enjoyable book, especially for someone from Melbourne. I liked it.
Posted by: Malcolm Brown | October 16, 2013 at 07:11 PM
I loved it! I tried to take my time reading this book but found it didn't take me long to get through it. I couldn't put it down. The book was easy to read and extremely enjoyable. Being a Melbourne resident it was easy to get into this book. I loved the Weeping woman saga and the open ended mystery surrounding the painting . Chris most definitely transported me to Tom's world inside the bohemian Fitzroy during the 80's. The only issue I had with the book was that it got a little unbelievable towards the end of the book and the murder of Queel felt rushed. I also guessed the ending of the book which is always a little frustrating. That said this book was excellent and I am looking forward to the next one from Chris Wommersley.
Posted by: Rene Hermon | October 17, 2013 at 02:37 PM
I happened to hear Raph mention this book whilst out driving. I pulled over and, on impulse, downloaded it onto my iPad. So glad I did - it's a great read, by an author I'd never heard of.
Posted by: Ruth | October 21, 2013 at 01:12 PM
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