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No. 1140098MindOut is an award winning charity run by and for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans and queer people with lived experience of mental health issues. We offer advice, information, peer support, volunteering opportunities, wellbeing workshops and courses, and much more, helping over 400 people a year.
No. 10655035Brighton Oasis Project (BOP) aims to improve the lives of women, children, and families in Brighton and Hove who have been affected substance misuse. With its unique, gender-specific approach, BOP has been serving the Brighton community for 20 years.
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No. 1017658Breast Cancer Care are the only specialist UK charity providing support for women, men, families and friends affected by breast cancer. Our free services include support over the phone with a nurse or someone who's been there, our welcoming online forums, reliable information and local group support
No. 1005541One man in the UK dies every hour from prostate cancer, the most common form of cancer in men. Please help us to raise awareness, help more men survive prostate cancer and enjoy a better quality of life.
No. 225971Join the British Heart Foundation team and help end the devastation caused by losing a loved one to a heart condition. Become a Heart Runner. Power life-saving research.
No. 1089464Show cancer what you're made of. Your place in team Cancer Research UK is right here waiting for you. We're the only charity fighting all 200 cancers. Every step you'll take, helps the fight to beat cancer sooner. Join our team and make your marathon a day to remember.
No. 219830Join the Mind! We pride ourselves on giving all of our runners the support, inspiration and admiration you deserve. We promise to be with you every step of the way.
No. 1160024Great Ormond Street Hospital is a place where extraordinary things happen every day, with over 255,000 patient visits each year. With your support we can continue to provide inspirational and world-class care to hundreds of children from across the UK and around the world. Being part of #TeamGOSH
No. 256789Chestnut Tree House is the children's hospice for Sussex. Since 2003 we have been caring for children with life-shortening illnesses, providing care at the hospice and in the home. Make your marathon count and join our birthday team to help us celebrate 15 years of children's hospice care in Sussex
No. 296645Dementia devastates lives. By 2021 1 million people will be living with the condition. Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research and create lasting change for people affected by dementia. Run for a world without dementia
No. 1060508Tommy's exists to save babies' lives. We believe it's unacceptable that 1 in 4 women lose a baby during pregnancy and birth. Join our 150-strong team and help fund research to prevent miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. Entry is FREE and we offer five star support from sign-up to the finish
No. 261017Run with Team Macmillan in Brighton Marathon 2018 and help ensure absolutely no one faces cancer alone. We guarantee you'll have the run of a lifetime with dedicated support all the way, including fundraising & training packs, free running vest, loudest cheers on course and a free post-race massage!
No. 295672Make-A-Wish® UK grants magical wishes to enrich the lives of children and young people fighting life-threatening conditions, join our team today and make our wishes reality by contacting our events team at firstname.lastname@example.com or on 01276 405 089.
No. 209617Our work gives blind and partially sighted people the freedom and independence they deserve; by choosing to run for guide dogs you will help us continue this. So join our awesome running team today and change lives!
No. 258197Every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson's, a brain condition that turns lives upside down. Parkinson's UK is here to ensure people have what they need to take back control, from information to inspiration. We drive better care, treatments and quality of life.
No. 207994We're here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support to help them get the most from the time they have left. Our nurses work night and day providing vital emotional support, and our hospices offer specialist round-the-clock care.
No. 1081247There's more to WWF than pandas. We're known for pioneering work to save and protect iconic wildlife, but that's only part of the story. Our ultimate goal is people living in harmony with nature. We spend a lot of time working with communities, politicians and businesses. Be part of Team Panda!
No. 1139257Over 100,000 of us in the UK have multiple sclerosis (MS). It's unpredictable, and different for everyone. We're the MS Society. We understand what life's like with MS. And we're driving research into more – and better – treatments. Together, we are strong enough to stop MS.
No. 1062559Cancer kills more young people in the UK than any other disease. For every young person we support, there's another we can't. Run with us so that together, we can reach more young people with cancer. We'll support you with expert training and fundraising advice, and lots of support on the day.
No. 216401We're the leading children's charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK. We help children who've been abused to rebuild their lives, protect those at risk, and find the best ways of prevention. Together we can rebuild children's lives and prevent abuse from ruining any more. Join #TeamNSPCC today
No. 1107328When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health. We provide specialist support to help and guide each young cancer patient and their family. We will fight tirelessly for them, so that they can focus on the important things.
No. 1146420ABF The Soldiers' Charity, the Army's national charity since 1944, supports thousands of soldiers, veterans and their families in need. The charity makes financial grants to individuals in times of need and specialist charities supporting the wider Army family. The need for support continues to grow
No. 256789St Barnabas House offers specialist palliative care both within the hospice and in the comfort of patients' homes, to adults with advanced progressive life-limiting illnesses
No. 226227RNIB here for everyone affected by sight loss. Whether you're losing your sight, blind or partially sighted, our practical and emotional support can help you face the future with confidence.
No. 1095197Imagine a future beyond cancer. At The Royal Marsden we're dedicated to making this happen. We're a world-leading innovating hospital who pioneer new treatments that save lives.
No. 1112708Pancreatic cancer is tough. Tough to diagnose, tough to treat, tough to survive. We're taking it on together: supporting those affected by the disease, investing in ground breaking research, lobbying for greater recognition of pancreatic cancer, and being a voice for everyone involved in the fight.
No. 1039404Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for families living with dementia through our world-class Admiral Nurses.
No. 211015We provide vital information and support services to stroke survivors, over 1.2 million in the UK, and fund research into stroke treatment and prevention. Together we can conquer stroke.
No. 1077089Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. As research experts, we fund world-class pioneering scientists to find preventions, treatments and a cure for dementia.
No. 1125038Target Ovarian Cancer is the UK's leading ovarian cancer charity. We work to improve early diagnosis, fund life-saving research and provide much-needed support to women with ovarian cancer.
No. 1137689Pancreatic cancer is the UK's 5th biggest cancer killer. Because of late diagnosis, patients face just a 3% chance of survival. Our focus is on early diagnosis.
No. 1117148We want to improve the lives of people with Crohn's and Colitis, and lead the mission to find a cure. Join us in the fight.
No. 802364We work to stop asthma attacks and, ultimately, cure asthma by funding world leading research and scientists, campaigning for change and supporting people with asthma to reduce their risk of a potentially life threatening asthma attack.
No. 326730Join team breathe today, and help the British Lung Foundation give hope, help and a voice to over 12 million people affected by lung conditions in the UK!
No. 203644Cats Protection is the UK's leading feline welfare charity, we help around 200,000 cats and kittens every year through our network of over 250 volunteer-run branches and 32 adoption centres.
No. 215199Diabetes UK is leading the fight against the most devastating and fastest growing health crisis of our time, to create a world where diabetes can do no harm
No. 10655035Brighton Oasis Project (BOP) aims to improve the lives of women, children, and families in Brighton and Hove who have been affected substance misuse. With its unique, gender-specific approach, BOP has been serving the Brighton community for 20 years.
No. 1140098MindOut is an award winning charity run by and for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans and queer people with lived experience of mental health issues. We offer advice, information, peer support, volunteering opportunities, wellbeing workshops and courses, and much more, helping over 400 people a year.
No. 298858Supporting patients and families; campaigning for better liver health services; and raising awareness to reduce preventable liver damage. Your support will help us win the fight against liver disease.
No. 1150056We are committed to increasing the number of potential blood stem cell donors in the UK, so that there is a donor for every patient who needs one.
No. 298405Children with Cancer UK is the leading national children's charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. We fund life-saving research into the causes, prevention and treatment of childhood cancer, and protect young lives through welfare programmes.
The National Autistic SocietyNo. 269425Around 700,000 people in the UK have autism. Together with their families, around 2.8 million people's lives are touched by autism every single day. Do something amazing for Autism today.
No. 206002We treat a range of mental health conditions including PTSD, depression and anxiety in ex-servicemen and women.
No. 1056114We provide specialist care and support for those living with progressive life limiting illnesses. Our Hospice services are free of charge and we have to raise £7,200 every day.
No. 1160316Currently Evelina treats 50,000 children every year. We are UK's leading hospital for paediatric heart services, also specialising in kidney transplants, dialysis and neurology. Our mission is to provide world-leading treatment and care for each child and every family.
No. 1070532Rainbow Trust provides support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. Please help us raise vital funds so we can support more families.
No. 1132421Trekstock supports young adults as they live with, through, and beyond cancer. We offer a connection to peers, a bridge out of isolation and a source of support and inspiration.
No. 1063986SILA is the UK Sarcoidosis Charity. We fund research into finding a cure and provide information and support to those with the disease.
No. 1046826Isabel Hospice is a local charity based in eastern Hertfordshire. Our team of dedicated clinical staff and volunteers provide a range of services out in the community as well as our inpatient unit to support patients and their families with life limiting illnesses.
No. 1092857Treloar's is a remarkable, life-changing School where some of the most severely physically disabled children in the UK live and learn. Join #TeamTreloars and help change the lives of these inspirational young people.
No. 1098294How much your parents earn should not determine how much you achieve in life. But in the UK, it too often does. It doesn't have to be this way.
No. 202918When you support Oxfam's life-changing work, unstoppable change takes root in communities around the world. Help us end poverty, faster.
No. 1056453The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation UK-based & dedicated to establishing & protecting the rights of animals. PETA & affiliates around the world educate policymakers & public about cruelty to animals & promote understanding of the right of all animals to be treated with respect
No. 1108298Thames Hospice provide expert nursing and medical care, with emotional and practical support for adults who have illnesses from which they are not expected to recover.
No. 1158048Football Beyond Borders is an education charity which uses football as an engagement tool to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
No. 1106269ITF works with communities in Africa and the UK to carry out sustainable community forestry projects which protect, regenerate and cultivate trees and forests to enhance human and environmental well-being.
No. 1119105We fund the best research into bowel cancer, Colitis and Crohn's disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other bowel problems. We also aim to increase awareness to challenge stigma.
No. 1132366We're a breast cancer awareness charity with one clear mission: to get this nation checking their boobs more regularly in order to catch breast cancer early and save lives.
No. 1138116Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune condition that increases the tendency for the blood to clot and can cause potentially fatal events such as strokes, heart attacks, pulmonary emboli & DVTs. APS Support UK aims to achieve earlier diagnosis and better treatment through awareness and research.
No. 295716JDRF is the type 1 diabetes charity. We fund world-class research to treat, cure and prevent type 1 diabetes. We also give support and a voice to people with type 1 and their families and we campaign to make sure research moves forward and treatments are made available as fast as possible.
No. 1146777The Clock Tower Sanctuary is Brighton's only day centre specifically for homeless young people aged 16-25. Your support can help young people break away from homelessness towards a brighter future.
No. 1160558We're Breast Cancer Now, the UK's largest breast cancer charity – and we're dedicated to funding research into this devastating disease.
No. 1090133Run 4 Cancer is a cancer respite charity with a sporting focus, we provide relief from the difficulties of living with cancer.
No. 1078094Amaze helps families with disabled children tackle problems such as poverty, exclusion at school, social isolation, physical and mental ill-health, poor housing and stress/anxiety, by providing information, advice and support.
No. 1058991Railway Children is an international children's charity. We fight for vulnerable children who live alone at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and exploitation.
No. 1063631St Clare Hospice care for hundreds of people across West Essex and East Hertfordshire border providing free, compassionate care and support to adults with life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers.
No. 214779Fancy doing something amazing in 2018? Run the Brighton Marathon for The Salvation Army and help transform lives!
No. 207005We are the leading local nature conservation charity for everyone who cares about nature in Sussex. We act to protect wildlife and wild spaces and connect people with nature.
No. 1051681Amnesty International is a movement of ordinary people standing up for human rights. We work to bring truth, justice and freedom to the world.
No. 1050845CRY raises awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome (SCD, SADS), supports those affected, promotes heart screening, funds research at the CRY Centres for Sports Cardiology, Cardiac Pathology and Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions.
No. 1146662Harrison's Fund is dedicated to funding the world's best research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal, muscle wasting condition with no cure. Help us Make Time for children with Duchenne.
No. 289868Sense is a national charity that supports people who are deafblind, have sensory impairments or complex needs, to enjoy more independent lives.
No. 1061474Down's Syndrome Association are the only organisation in the country focusing solely on all aspects of living with Down's syndrome; helping people with DS to live full and rewarding lives.
No. 1101971Action Duchenne is committed to finding a cure and treatments for Duchenne, while improving the lives of those living with the condition. Run for us and make a difference.
No. 1133542Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to women affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities
No. 234343Epilepsy Action exists to improve the lives of everyone affected by epilepsy. We help over 1.4 million people understand their epilepsy and treatment options. We improve healthcare, campaign for change as well as promote and undertake non-laboratory social and medical research into epilepsy.
No. 1132883All Dogs Matter are a registered dog rescue and rehoming charity based in North London, established in 2009. We rescue unwanted/abandoned dogs from all over London and the UK.
No. 1101441We help some of the most vulnerable children around the world who are constantly overlooked, and restore to them the ingredients of a full childhood (hope, life, colour and fun!).
No. 3866129As the nation's leading first aid charity, we want to teach everyone simple, life saving skills.
No. 802146Martlets is a charity that cares for people living through a terminal illness in and around Brighton & Hove.
No. 1114634For 10 years, brainstrust has been supporting brain tumour patients, their families and carers. Our aim is to ensure everyone diagnosed access the help they need. We'll help them understand and take control so they can secure the best possible outcome for their situation.
No. 1051736Living with mental health problems can be life changing, we believe extraordinary things happen if we never give up. We enable people to stay active and involved within their community.
No. 206394Battersea Dogs & Cats Home aims never to turn away a dog or cat in need of our help.
No. 1078201The Connection is London's busiest homelessness charity supporting people away from the streets with: a day & night centre, street outreach, employment services & specialist mental health & addiction support.
No. 1000739World Cancer Research Fund UK funds the latest research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can help people make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their cancer risk. With your support we can help prevent cancer together.
No. 294354The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is dedicated to supporting people affected by MND in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, improving care, promoting research and campaigning to raise awareness.
No. 1051543Southampton Hospital Charity strives to enhance, or even transform, the treatment, care and support that we are able to provide for our patients and their families. Make a difference today!
No. 313069Join Team Hft and the money you raise will be helping us to empower people with learning disabilities to make their own choices, including finding a job, building friendships and relationships and taking part in activities. Every day Hft makes this happen through the support of people just like you.
No. 280825We provide free expert care for people with life-limiting illnesses in West Herts and Chiltern area of Buckinghamshire, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or background.
No. 1119467Renewable World is an international development charity committed to tackling poverty through renewable energy. We work with remote, power-poor communities, providing them with a clean and sustainable source of energy
No. 207544Sightsavers works with partners in the developing world to combat avoidable blindness, protect communities from blinding diseases and improve the lives of people with disabilities.
No. 801382The Kent MS Therapy Centre is a self-funded charity supporting people with Multiple Sclerosis. It's located in Canterbury and covers the whole of the South and East of Kent
No. 311877Young Epilepsy exclusively support 112,000 children and young people under 25, with epilepsy. Creating better futures for young people, supporting their families and promoting epilepsy awareness across the UK.
No. 1100394Dedicated to funding groundbreaking independent research into epilepsy, which concentrates on key problem areas that will benefit people with epilepsy and ultimately improve quality of life.
No. 281362Run for #TeamStCH and help provide expert hospice care in West Sussex and East Surrey when life comes full circle. Join our team and get a St Catherine's Hospice running vest, fundraising hints and tips and a dedicated cheer squad full of energetic encouragement and sweets!
No. 1098528The Brain and Spine Foundation works to improve the quality of life of people affected by neurological problems by providing expert information, support and education.
No. 1076995At Speak Out our vision is a world where people with learning disabilities have the same rights, choices and control over their lives as everyone else. Speak Out gives them the support they need to speak up and address problems they are facing.
No. 1051610LUPUS UK is the only UK registered charity which supports people with Lupus.
No. 1113681The national cardiac charity SADS UK initiated the Big Shock Campaign lobbying Government to make defibrillators compulsory in schools. To save lives SADS UK raises awareness of 'The Warning Signs'.
No. 288527Terrence Higgins Trust is the leading UK charity dedicated to supporting people living with and affected by HIV. Join our team to help stop HIV in its tracks.
No. 1079049Cystic fibrosis is chronically misunderstood, kills thousands worldwide and is carried unknowingly in the genes of millions. Run with Team CF to help us beat cystic fibrosis, for good!
No. 1018759Rockinghorse is the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and has been supporting sick children in Sussex for nearly 50 years.
No. 1147696Jigsaw (South East) supports bereaved children, young people and their families and also those affected by a family member with a life threatening condition throughout Surrey, Sussex and surrounding areas.
No. 1148195Woodcraft Folk is a national charity for children & young people run by volunteers. Every week thousands of young people meet to learn big ideas & develop self-confidence through fun activities.
No. 1011133Pace is a children's charity that transforms the lives of children/young people with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy. We believe in every child's ability to learn and make progress whatever physical or sensory challenges they face.
No. 1138457We are a Registered Charity that provides planned transfers of children up to the age of 16 years to the right hospital so they can access the specialist care they need.
No. 1003790Brighton Women's Centre creates a safe space where a woman can be herself, where we can build a strong, supportive relationship with her, giving her the security she needs to take the next steps towards a better life.
No. 1097765The SMA Trust is the only UK charity solely dedicated to funding research into a cure and treatments for Spinal Muscular Atrophy and currently funds over 75% of UK charity funded research.
No. 1103836Dedicated to the protection of wildlife and habitats in Kenya, the DSWT has worked for 40 years to rescue and hand-raise orphan elephants, reintegrating them into the wild when grown.
No. 1150054The Brain Tumour Charity is at the forefront of the fight to defeat brain tumours. We fund pioneering research to increase survival, raise awareness and provide support for everyone affected.
No. 1063471Get Kids Going! gives sports wheelchairs and sports grants to disabled children so they can participate in all kinds of disabled sports. The difference it makes to a disabled child to be able to play sport is just amazing! Please help us turn their dreams into reality.
No. 1110621THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY, or CALM, is a registered charity, which exists to prevent male suicide in the UK.
No. 1111504We save lives in childbirth in developing countries by: training midwives and doctors, providing community health promotion on maternal and newborn health, improving access to healthcare and providing income-generation schemes.
No. 1035810Endometriosis devastates the lives of women and their families. Endometriosis UK helps them take back control by providing vital support services, reliable information and a community for those affected by endometriosis.
No. 1110978Albion in the Community is the official charity of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, using the power of football and the reach of the club to make a difference.
No. 283686St Wilfrid's cares for local people with terminal illnesses. They must raise £4.3million a year (only 25% NHS funded) to provide their services without charge to the local community.
No. 2803242A registered charity established to relieve sick and injured people in South East England & surrounding areas by providing a Helicopter Medical Emergency Service.
No. 1140679At Moorfields Eye Charity, we believe that we can help bring new treatments to patients with eye diseases faster than ever before.
No. 1137652Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that leads to premature death. The MSA Trust is the only charity in the UK providing support to people with MSA - Nurse Specialist services, running Support Groups and funding research into MSA.
No. 1118277At International Animal Rescue we do exactly what our name says - we save animals from suffering around the world. Whenever we can, we release rescued animals back into the wild and when that's not possible, we give them a safe haven for life.
No. 1002973Bliss exists to ensure that every baby born premature or sick in the UK has the best chance of survival and quality of life.
No. 206186Run for Epilepsy Society, the UK's leading medical epilepsy charity. Through our cutting edge research, awareness campaigns, information resources and expert care, we work for everyone affected by epilepsy. Thanks to our supporters, we have been making a difference to those with epilepsy since 1892.


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The name Gahanna is derived from a Native American word for three creeks joining into one and is the former name of the Big Walnut Creek. The City of Gahanna's Official Seal refers to this confluence of three creeks with the inscription "Three In One"…
Gahanna maintained a considerable rivalry with the town of Bridgeport. Located directly across Granville Street from Gahanna and also along the banks of the Big Walnut Creek, Bridgeport was founded in 1853 by Jesse Baughman, a former Franklin County Commissioner. The two towns eventually put aside their differences and merged into one. They adopted the name Gahanna as there was already another town of Bridgeport in Ohio. In March of 1881, 55 citizens of Gahanna petitioned Franklin County to incorporate the village. The incorporation was granted in June and was recorded on August 8th, 1881. The Village then held its first mayoral election and on October 6, 1881, swore in its first mayor, L. John Neiswander.
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Dynasty Chinese Food
1115 West Warren Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
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(313) 832-8999
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday: 11:00 am - 11:30 pm
- Tuesday: 11:00 am - 11:30 pm
- Wednesday: 11:00 am - 11:30 pm
- Thursday: 11:00 am - 11:30 pm
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: Closed
Cuisine: Chinese Food Restaurants, Soups and Salads
4.3 of 5.0 from 6 reviews
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I used to live on the WSU campus and this is the place where my boyfriend and I always ordered take-out. They offer amazing carry-out, good prices, and very prompt service. It would be nice if the staff was a little friendlier though and if it was a nicer place to eat inside.
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My favorite shrimp with Broccoli
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Avoid the egg rolls I saw the guy drop one on the floor and put it back in the pile
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Such good food. They chop the vegetables fresh
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Food is addicting, keeps you coming back
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Best Chinese in detroit near Wayne state.
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Soooooooo… I've been pretty busy, which is why I haven't been posting that often. However, now that things are moving again, I wanted to write about something that I think developers would find useful.
As I mentioned in my last post, languages like Rust and Swift are designed to move beyond C++, introducing some syntatic sugar and other goodies to lure you away from what has become a very old language. Even though you can probably create anything in C++, it also allows you to get in your own way very easily.
Syntatic sugar tends to help ease new programmers into a particular language, as well as learn other programming paradigms. If you look at Swift and Rust, however, you'll notice that they're kind of similar.
So, why are they similar? Why create two languages that adopt the "let" and "var" keywords ("var" is adopted from JavaScript and C#, and "let" from JavaScript, C#/Linq, and F#) only to have them competing for market share? It is true that .NET remained closed-source until 2014 (even though Mono, its Free/Libre cousin, had been open for ten years), the same year that Apple also unveiled the Swift Programming Language (which was closed-source at launch); Rust (which has always been open) had been around for 4 years at that time. Why saturate the market further? Now let's talk about F#. F# has been around since 2005. It introduced tuples, pattern matching, and python-like indentation sensitivity all wrapped up in a neat functional package. It also has the benefit of interoperating with C# code and building on top of advances made by the various .NET languages that preceded it. Simply put, if you look at Rust, Swift, and F#, you will see that the former two languages clearly borrow from the latter. Those are just to whet your appetite. Perform a web search for the other similarities and you'll see my point. 😛 Also, if there is ANOTHER point to what I'm talking about here it would be: try F#. Seriously. Give it a whirl. The F# organization's website is here and contains a link to installing the free F Sharp Compiler. It is becoming stated by programmers more and more that Functional languages are the future… try F# (and Rust, and Swift too!) and see for yourself.*
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Monday, August 28, 2017 from 5:00-7:30pm
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Come mix and mingle with neighbors and friends, visit with the Historical Society's directors, and hear Scott Sedgley tell you everything you wanted to know about Napa's early leaders and their Riverfront Victorians and Don Winter highlight the history of Napa's lodging industry. Help us raise money to "reoccupy the Goodman"!
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In the first flush of youth their colour is a bright ruby, turning to deep carmine or dark cerise with age. Strawberry, mulberry, violet, mignonette, and rose all help to make up their bouquet of spontaneous aromas. More maturity brings out liquorice, leather and fur, with gamey notes and hints of underbrush. On the palate, they impress by their firm structure, velvety tannins and delicate texture.
This is a wine for meat-eaters, its gamey notes giving it a particular affinity for game, whether furred or feathered, especially when the wine is more fully evolved. It also goes superbly with rib steak, lamb, and all musky, solidly fibrous meats, that need time in the mouth to extract all their savour.It is at ease with all strong cow-milk cheeses, in particular Époisses, Ami du Chambertin or Cîteaux.
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Implementing a Contract Lifecycle Management System Is Like Building a House Part 3: Moving In versus Going Live In this third and final part we bring the Design Specifications to life: it is where the rubber hits driveway and how your users will use the delivered Contract Management System to access all of the contract data. After defining the majorRead More
Increasingly contracts form the very heart of commercial relationships and therein can lie their success or failure. Symfact's success in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)has extended to also address enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) requirements.
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Implementing a Contract Lifecycle Management System Is Like Building a House Part 2: Finishes versus Design Specifications In Part 1 of this series we looked at the parallels between building a house and building a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system and the determination of what your organization's major design requirements are for your 'to-be' system. In this Part we furtherRead More
Implementing a Contract Lifecycle Management System Is Like Building a House Introduction Just like building a house that is specific to your family's needs, when you begin planning to implement a contract management system you need to assemble your organization's specifics needs. When building a house you need to assemble your requirements to establish possible neighborhoods, size, location of theRead More
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Panama Papers
April 26th, 2016 The Panama Papers: Where Contract Management Meets Third-Party Integrity The initial storms fermented by the coordinated press announcements around the release of the Panama Papers are perhaps calming. However this is by no means the end of the story. The vast leakage of data from Mossack Fonseca (11.5 million confidential documents involving more than 214,000 offshore companies)Read More


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It can be said that even today, most people do not have a clear cut idea about the calories in coffee. Calorie contents in different types of coffee vary and coffee without any additives contain fewer calories in comparison with all other variations. Arabica and Robusta are the most popular coffee plants and the taste and smell of these two species vary considerably as well.
Around 75 to 80% of coffee is produced from the Arabica plant and Robusta plants account for 15 to 20% of the coffee production in the world. Arabica contains 1.2% caffeine contents and Robusta contains approximately 2.2% caffeine contents. The amount of chlorogenic acid in Arabica is around 5.5 to 8% and in the case of Robusta, it is around 7 to 10%. Lipid and sugar content will be higher in Arabica in comparison with Robusta and as far as taste and smell are concerned, Robusta falls in short of Arabica.
Calories In Coffee:- No Shortage Of Options!
There are a lot of interpretations available about calories in coffee and it is absolutely essential to have a better understanding about this aspect for maintaining the health in good condition. People consume coffee in different ways and the calorie contents differ with each type of coffee available in the market.
A beverage like instant coffee having a volume of 8 oz contains four calories and calorie contents in brewed coffee with the same volume will be two. Brewed Decaf Coffee does not contain any calories and at the same time, brewed coffee (9 oz) with two tablespoons of cream, if you are counting, will cost you at least one hundred calories.
Alternatives do exist of course. When two tablespoons of whole milk are added to brewed coffee (9 oz) the calories will be around twenty and for Brewed Coffee (two tablespoons of skimmed milk) with the same volume will contain around twelve calories.
Calories In Coffee:- Popular Choices
When a person consumes Brewed Coffee (two tablespoons of non-dairy powdered creamer) having a volume of 9 oz his or her calorie intake will be approximately sixty eight and Brewed Coffee with two tablespoons non-diary liquid creamer will be having around forty two calories as well. Espresso coffee (1 oz) normally contains one calorie and another popular variety known as cappuccino (16 oz) will normally have a calorie cost in the region of one hundred and thirty to one hundred to forty.
Calories in coffee can go up to the five hundred calorie region with some popular varieties like Dairy Queen Cappuccino MooLatte and Baskin Robins Cappuccino Blast. As far as homemade Latte (8 oz) with 6 oz whole milk is concerned, calories will be around ninety or so and calorie contents in other popular Latte versions like Starbucks Caffe Latte and McDonald's Latte (16 oz) will range in between one hundred and eighty and two hundred and twenty.
Calories In Coffee:- Beware Sugar!
Coffee as a plain drink does not contain too many calories although different types of coffee syrups available in the market contain high calories. A good number of people prefer coffee syrups because of their captivating smell and flavor. One table spoon sugar contains forty eight calories and adding too much sugar to these coffee syrups will increase the calorie contents to a great extent. Some of the popular syrups that are added in coffee include vanilla, raspberry, corn and caramel.
Different types of milk are also being added in coffee and they include whole milk, fat-free milk, soy milk, almond milk, hemp milk, coconut milk and many more. It is always advisable to have a better understanding about calories in coffee because such awareness will help people to select the most suitable coffee drinks available in the market.


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The 1997 Random Awards: A Collection of Bad Accents, Stuffed Bunnies and Face Waterfalls
1997 was a fantastic year for cinema. Nic Cage wanted his bunny back in Con Air, Titanic destroyed the box office and surprisingly Jon Voight didn't win an Oscar for Anaconda. Among all the fantastic films there were many random moments that defined a great year of movies. The following post celebrates the randomness of 97 and cherishes the small moments involving trunk cleaning, people getting smooshed, and argumentative narrators.
Best Request to Put a Bunny Back in a Box Award
Con Air is a gonzo action classic (some hyperbole in the statement) that features Nicolas Cage attempting to get a stuffed bunny to his daughter.
Worst Accent Award
John Voight's accent in Anaconda is awesome because it makes zero geographical sense. It's like a hybrid of Russian, Creole and insanity. I love that Jon Voight went all-in and gave the world a beautifully horrible accent.
Best Multipass Award
The Fifth Element is a bonkers masterpiece that is still beloved today. Milla Jovovich was awesome as Leeloo and her love of multipasses was a thing of random glory
Best Dinosaur Smoosh Award
The Lost World: Jurassic Park taught me to never trip when running away from a T-Rex. I've always felt bad for the poor guy who was trampled by the rampaging dinosaur because he was straight up obliterated and died because of the "good guy" Vince Vaughn caused all the damage.
Best Opening Credits Award
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery never gets old. I remember watching it in the theaters four times and loving it more and more. The opening credit scene is pure joy.
Best Argument With a Narrator
George of the Jungle needs more love. It is a cheeky little thing that is very fun and features a fourth wall breaking moment in which a bad guy argues with the narrator and loses. You never argue with a narrator.
Best Face Waterfall Award
Face/Off is an insane masterpiece that features grown men doing weird face waterfalls (thanks How Did This Get Made) over people's faces.
Less is More Award
Event Horizon showed us a tiny glimpse of hell and it was horrible.
Best Puns Award
Batman and Robin is a weird film that features Arnold Schwarzenegger punning it up as Mr. Freeze. I remember the 15-year-old me being very confused in the theater.
Best Alien Cuddle Award
Ellen Ripley is an iconic character who had to deal with a lot of crap in Alien: Resurrection. I still can't believe she had to cuddle with a weird/gross alien
Pacino Turns it to 11 Award
Al Pacino really went for it in The Devil's Advocate. Dude was a great devil.
Best Pen in the Neck Award
Grosse Pointe Blank is one of my favorite films and I love the hallway fight that ends with a pen in a guys neck. If you haven't watched Grosse Pointe Blank do it now!
Samuel L. Jackson is My Hero Award
Jackie Brown is an underrated film that features another brilliant Sam Jackson performance.
I Felt Really Bad for Cary Elwes in Liar Liar Award
He was a nice dude who tried his best and lost to a jerk. Cary Elwes was a great Baxter.
Best Crab Removal
The killer fisherman in I Know What You Did Last Summer pulled off a minor miracle when he was able to fill up a trunk with a dead body and crabs without any seeing. He pulled off a major miracle when he was able to quickly remove them during the day without anyone noticing.
John's Horror Corner: Fright Night (2011), reflecting on the 1985 original through the lens of a remake.
MY CALL: Relying far more on its outstanding cast than effects, this wasn't so great "as a remake." But remains very entertaining. Let's be honest. Nothing can compare to the original Fright Night (1985)! MORE MOVIES LIKE Fright Night: Well, you should really see Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night II (1988).
REMAKE SIDEBAR: Other quality horror remakes include Friday the 13th (2009), Carrie (2013), Evil Dead (2013), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), Halloween (2007), The Fly (1986), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Thing (1982; yes, this was a remake) and The Mummy (1999; adventure genre). Those to avoid include Poltergeist (2015), The Thing (2011; a prequel/remake), Cabin Fever (2016), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), Night of the Demons (2009), Body Snatchers (1993; the second remake), The Invasion (2007; the third remake), War of the Worlds (2005) and The Mummy (2017; total adventure-style reboot-imagining).
Director Craig Gillespie (The Million Dollar Arm, The Finest Hours) wasn't known for horror, nor is he now (beyond this movie). But here he is making a contemporized remake of the very first contemporary vampire film ever: Fright Night (1985). In doing so, we relocate the Brewster family from northern California to Las Vegas, a city in which night owls and late shifts are the norm and children of the night need no camouflage.
Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin; Odd Thomas, Green Room) is a solid iteration of the original. He and is single mother (Toni Collette; Krampus, The Sixth Sense) find a handsome single man moving in next door and Charley's love-hungry girlfriend Amy (Imogen Poots; 28 Weeks Later, Green Room) is the first to notice when his attention deviates away from her advances to the goings-on of his mysterious neighbor. 2011's Evil Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse; This is the End) offers context to two once-best friends who have now grown apart, but are now forced to face their local threat; whereas 1985's Evil Ed is clearly strange and is, to some degree, a friend or ex-friend (or something), yet neither his nickname nor his relationship with 80s-Charley are explained.
Our new Jerry (Colin Farrell; Total Recall, True Detective) is quite the change up from 1985's Chris Sarandon (The Resurrected, Fright Night). Sarandon was seductive, smooth, and offered every opportunity for his would-be protagonist victims to survive if they would just look the other way or accept whatever he offered; more forgiving and, perhaps, wise from his lengthened undead years. But our fanged Farrell, while cagily charming, is typically more sleazy, crude and predatory before his patience is even tested—creating a more cat-and-mouse semi-slasher tone in lieu of occult mysticism.
Jerry also moves in with little baggage, and nary a ghoulish servant or subordinate vampire in sight. I liked the bullying humor and domestic kinship Billy (Jonathan Stark; House II: The Second Story) brought to the original. For me it was disappointing finding nothing analogous in role or tone. But a great contemporized remake victory is found in Peter Vincent (David Tennant; Doctor Who), who feels perfectly modeled after an occult-themed Criss Angel (Mind Freak) with a passion for vampirology and a sarcastic cowardice.
I love that we go from this (ABOVE), to this (BELOW)…
Overall, this remake makes decent use of parallels to the iconic scenes of the original, but really they pack none of the atmospheric punch. This is a great flick, a "good" horror movie, but it can't hold a candle to the original. That said, this remake clearly succeeds at giving us quality entertainment. Yes, I've seen it more than once. Yes, I will watch it again. And yes, I bought it. But no, I won't watch it a fraction as often as the original. Why…?
2011 vs 1985
We get a toothy maw transformation, some Jedi-jumping and wall-crawling, and all manner of blood gushes. But where's the rest?
2011 vs 1985
This just reminds me of Van Helsing (2004)
Truth is, these CGI effects lack the practical old school charm of Amy's gaping monstrous mouth. In fact, the effects generally don't impress much at all. That's not the film's strength. This remake succeeds on the merits of its cast, and everyone seems to do a fine job. From Tenant's quips to Charley's frantic desperation and Ed's hammed up campy vampire shenanigans, I enjoyed this a lot despite the lack of any memorable effects. It barely does any justice to writer/director Tom Holland's (Child's Play, The Temp, Thinner, Fright Night) original but that doesn't mean it's not good. Give it a chance.
John's Horror Corner: The Barn (2016), an excellent case study in practical effects-driven microbudget horror.
MY CALL: This is exactly the kind of film I want to see funded…but more funded. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Barn: Other Halloween horrors include Trick 'r Treat (2007), Night of the Demons (1988), Night of the Demons 2 (1994), Halloween (1978, 2007) and Halloween II (1981, 2009).
MORE Indie Reviews: Here at MFF we occasionally do horror short film and pre-release indie film reviews on request. Among recent solicited promotions are Order of the Ram (2013; film), Love in the Time of Monsters (2014; feature length), Interior (2014; feature length), Smothered (2014; feature length), In the Dark (2015; feature length), Brother (2016; film), Other Halves (2016; feature length), Scythe (2016; film), The Belko Experiment (2016; feature film, mainstream theatrical release), Shallow Waters (2017; short), Burn (2017; short), Tethered (2017; short) and We Love Selfies (2017; short).
Disclaimer: This review was unsolicited (I requested access to the film). I was neither hired nor paid to produce this critical review, nor do I have an investment stake in the film. This was basically leaked to me.
A group of young trick or treaters break the town's rule about Halloween and go to the old abandoned barn for a night of mischief. Strangely, there's a jack-o-lantern waiting for them and they awaken the Candy Corn Scarecrow, the Pumpkin Man and the Boogeyman—the demonic trio that would form the 30-year-old Legend of the Barn.
This 80s throwback plays to the standard 80s-ish tropes. Some generally kind-intentioned misunderstood teenagers who love of Halloween, one of our protagonists invites his crush along, there's a skating rink and silly dialogue, parents never seem to understand, a Halloween expert spouts exposition about the folklore behind Halloween and the true meaning of trick or treat, 80s boobs, teens don't heed the expert's warnings, and the black dude dies first! While tropiness can be annoying in modern releases, they feel more inviting and forgivable here.
I enjoyed a few 80s-esque shots…e.g., the silhouettes of trick or treaters against a hazy moonlit sky—like something straight out of Halloween III (1982). Probably my favorite moment of the film; kudos to the director of photography (Zane Hershberger). But this is not just a stylistic 80s throwback, it actually looks like you're watching a VHS movie!
It gets off to a feisty start (i.e., the flashback opening), but I was really feeling the humble budget (~$40k) for the majority of the effects scenes. Not all of them, but most. Someone needs to give these guys some money so they can do more with their next project! The premise is playful and fun and everything horror should be, but stronger financing could have produced the level of gore-rended latex flesh that I hoped to find and a little more on-screen realization of those effects. The filmmakers/crew clearly gave 110% and there were numerous (often technically weak, but enthusiastic and appreciated) effects scenes, but most of the time the "demons" just felt like murderous slasher dudes until the last third of the film when the effects appear to have leveled up. I could sense the Night of the Demons (1988) style being emulated (intentional or not)…but this just didn't quite hit that mark—again, I blame money more than anything. Some will argue budget matters less than filmmaking. But this was made for next to nothing, which is really a strong attribute. In fact, I had assumed the budget was higher. I'd love to see a "making of" video about how they stretched their dollar on some of those gags (e.g., slicing a head in half, crushing faces).
Director and writer Justin M. Seaman (10/31, Cryptids) and his effects team made an ambitious attempt that leaves me a bit conflicted. I really want people to see what they've done and visualize what this film could have been with more financial support, yet I'm not tempted to recommend it to folks looking for a fun fright flick for the evening (unless they have an appreciation for the challenges of filmmaking). After all, it's tough making a serviceable horror film on a tiny budget (and NOT a found footage shake-o-rama in which no one can even see how cheap it is). I don't recommend watching this for fun, but I DO recommend watching this to see something that will make you proud as a horror fan or filmmaker. Again, simply as a horror movie this is not awesome. But consider this: The Gallows (2015) had a $100k budget and was guerilla-filmed found footage featuring no more effects than an occasional length of rope and someone getting shaky-cam dragged into the darkness. There were no creatures, no make-up (worth mentioning), no blood, no wounds, no boobs (just sayin'), no nothing. I hated that movie and, honestly, more money wouldn't have helped it much given the lack of vision I witnessed on screen. The Barn, on the other hand, had 40% of that budget and really went for it! There were well over a dozen practical effects scenes with blood, guts, severed body parts, monster make-up, impalements, dismemberments, stabbings, eye gauges and head smashes…and they did it all with the Hollywood-equivalent of couch cushion change! And OMFG can we stop to appreciate the awesome theme song played during the beginning of the credits!?!
The Barn offers the promise. And that's what I hope to find when I do indie reviews: promise of a better tomorrow for the horror genre.
John's Horror Corner: Annabelle: Creation (2017), super creepy, super jumpy, super evil, and a fine addition to The Conjuring Universe.
MY CALL: Very jumpy, very creepy, and very much more worthy of your time than part 1! MORE MOVIES LIKE Annabelle: Creation: Well, The Conjuring (2013; podcast discussion of The Conjuring 2), Annabelle (2014; podcast discussion of Annabelle) and The Conjuring 2 (2016) round out The Conjuring Universe. For more evil doll movies one may venture Dead Silence (2007), Dolls (1987), Dolly Dearest (1981) Puppet Master 1-5 (1989-1994), The Boy (2016), Child's Play (1988), Curse of Chucky (2013) and even Poltergeist (1982; that evil clown was twisted).
Twelve years after the tragic loss of their daughter Bee (Samara Lee; The Last Witch Hunter), doll-maker Samuel (Anthony LaPaglia; Innocent Blood, So I Married an Axe Murderer) and his now ailing wife Esther (Miranda Otto; War of the Worlds, What Lies Beneath) agree to offer their home as an orphanage for a nun (Stephanie Sigman; Narcos) and six girls. Linda (Lulu Wilson; Ouija: Origin of Evil, Deliver Us from Evil) and her friend are drawn to a doll hidden away in Bee's bedroom and…well, you know…there's an evil doll, demonic possession…bad stuff happens.
The Conjuring Universe SIDEBAR: This has been labeled "the next chapter in The Conjuring Universe," and a Conjuring movie is exactly what this feels like. Well, The Conjuring (2013) was so outstanding that Annabelle (2014) couldn't be expected to measure up. But falling far below that, evil doll movies practically make themselves yet Annabelle was an absolutely incompetent horror film that should disappoint fans of the genre whether they were birthed in the era of serious slashers, classic Hammer releases, or campy 80s slapstick gore-fests. The only way Annabelle made it to the big screen was by riding the tidal wave of hype created by its connection to The Conjuring. Then along came The Conjuring 2 (2016)—which felt a lot like Insidious "Chapter 4"—which was clearly made more for the fans than the critics as it focused more on being excitingly jump-scary than on standard merits or sleek plotiness. This sequel introduced The Nun (i.e., the demon Valek) and gave a fine nod to Annabelle. Following suit, Creation offers a mysterious wink harbingering the upcoming Nun film (same writer as Creation) and then finishes transitioning us directly into the opening scene of Annabelle (2014).
I wasn't at all surprised to learn this was directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), as it felt very much like Lights Out (2016) meets The Conjuring 2 (2016) in terms of scare-staging, the use of darkness and flickering lights, the super twitchy monster manifestations, and the roller-coasting dozens of jump scares. I should repeat part of that: DOZENS of jump scares. Holding together far more soundly and satisfyingly than Annabelle (2014), this plot still wasn't terribly substantial. It had "just enough," with the story feeling neither deep nor shallow, and quite familiar without being phoned in or rehashed. But, then again, we are in The Conjuring Universe and the conduits by which evil manifests in our present cinescape seem to follow the same rules or patterns as we have now witnessed in a total of four films. It's the kind of familiarity we find in a Freddy, Jason, Pinhead or Myers sequel…we know the general rules, but we also expect some new angle in each new film to come.
Now I just called this "familiar." But, make no mistake, it's quite exciting after a somewhat slow introduction to our premise. But then becomes exciting if you enjoy jump scares. As I mentioned earlier, this film thrives on them. You'll hear something creepy, stare into a pitch-black hallway or doorway for 8 seconds, and press your head into your seat to brace yourself for the inevitable incoming scare. This may bother folks looking for the next horror Oscar contender, but people just looking for a fun date night or a great popcorn horror will be in for a good time. In fact, I'd call this outstanding popcorn horror.
What gore we get is good, the acting is all on point, the demon monster effects were VERY creepy, and despite the high frequency of jump-scares there were some seriously legitimate scares as well. I really appreciated that all that this film tried to do; give us a prequel, connect adequately to both The Conjuring (2013) and Annabelle (2014), provide a semblance of continuity, and serve as a stand-alone horror film. And, perhaps its best quality, it never really felt like an evil doll movie. It felt more like a mix between a cursed object and a demonic haunting/possession/presence. It certainly kept me on my toes.
Overall, I'd say I was quite pleased. I'll certainly buy it and, due to the sheer joy derived from all the jump-scares, I look forward to sharing this with someone who hasn't yet seen it.
MFF Special: Does the Number of Splits in a JCVD Film Impact the Critical and Audience Scores?
Does the number of splits in a film impact critical and audience scores? If the star of the film is Jean-Claude Van Damme the answer is "yes." JCVD is known for his splits and he's gone to some pretty far lengths to stay relevant in the split world.
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I collected the audience (IMDb)/critic (Rotten Tomatoes) data for JCVD's theatrically distributed films and I've discovered something that will shake the foundations of everything we know (probably not). There aren't that many splits featured throughout JCVD's cinematic catalog. When thinking about his career I'd just falsely assumed he did splits in every single fight scene. However, after watching way too many clips and reviewing his movies I realized I'm remembering his movies all wrong. I'd like to thank Grantland (RIP), WatchMojo and Youtube for aiding me in my research.
Before we get any further I want everyone to know that I left out spinning split kicks and kicks where JCVD is kinda splitting. The splits I included are splits that were thrown into the film because JCVD is awesome at splits. The selected splits are all gratuitous and often result in ball punches and other things that hurt.
This is unnecessary.
I also decided to leave out his direct-to-DVD films (sorry Replicant) because I only have so much free time and aside from the latest Universal Soldier movies I don't think my soul could take it.
Here are the films that are included in the data set:
Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Timecop, Double Team, Cyborg, Double Impact, No Retreat, No Surrender, Street Fighter, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier: The Return, Maximum Risk, The Quest, Nowhere to Run, Death Warrant, Sudden Death, Hard Target, Lionheart
Here are the averaged RT critic and IMDb user scores according to splits.
0 – 1 splits – 38.6% (Double Team, Cyborg, Double Impact, No Retreat, No Surrender, Street Fighter, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier: The Return, Maximum Risk, The Quest, Nowhere to Run, Death Warrant, Sudden Death, Hard Target, Lionheart) – There weren't critic scores for Death Warrant or No Retreat, No Surrender so I averaged the RT score for 0-1 splits movie (25%) and made those the scores.
2 splits – 50.5% (Timecop)
3+ splits – 56.25% (Bloodsport, Kickboxer)
The majority of JCVD's films fall in the 0-1 split category. I assumed he did at least 7,000 splits in each film and was taken aback when I realized there was a dearth of splits in most of his movies. However, the three films where he does multiple splits Kickboxer (7), Bloodsport (7) and Timecop (2) are in the top five of his highest rated films.
- Kickboxer – 62
- Hard Target – 55.5
- Sudden Death – 55
- Timecop – 50.5
- Bloodsport – 50.5
Bloodsport and Kickboxer are B-movie classics that feature copious montages, solid fights, and villains who have terrible gameplans. They also feature a bonkers (listen to the HDTGM folks talk about JCVD's films) amount of splits that are straight up gratuitous. When thinking about the splits of JCVD I'd say Bloodsport, Timecop and Kickboxer will come up first. When you ask people about Hard Target they are quick to bring up snake punching and mullets. When you bring up Sudden Death people talk about the insane kitchen fight.
I really didn't know what to expect from the data but I think it's credible. Bloodsport and Kickboxer focus on his strengths and don't give a crap about the plot, saddling him with kids or giving him a twin. They also have the added luxury of coming out first and introduced the world to gratuitous split moments before they were cool (thus they made him cool). Future JCVD films like The Quest and Lionheart mimicked the tournament/revenge plots with much less skill and splits for some reason.
There you have it! The more JCVD splits the better! If you liked this post make sure to check out my other random data analysis musings.
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John's Horror Corner: Fright Night 2 (1988), a stylish sequel to our favorite 80s vampire movie.
MY CALL: This is a great, stylish, edgy sequel to an old favorite loaded with cool effects, sleek vampires and soft humor. Just great 80s fun! MORE MOVIES LIKE Fright Night 2: Well, after you see Fright Night (1985), The Lost Boys (1987) is similar, but more serious and mature about it. Other somewhat humorous (while still R-rated or PG-13 and bloody) 80s horror include Creepshow (1982), Critters (1986), Vamp (1986), or An American Werewolf in London (1981).
Following in writer/director Tom Holland's (Child's Play, The Temp, Thinner, Fright Night) footsteps, director Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, It) has some big shoes to fill. And you know what? I think he did a great job!
After years of therapy, Charley (William Ragsdale; Fright Night, The Reaping) has come to believe that his entire vampire experience was all a delusion since, of course, vampires don't exist. So when Regine's fanged coven comes for him, his girlfriend Alex (Traci Lind; Class of 1999, Spellcaster) and Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall; Embryo, Shakma, Fright Night) must come to his aid.
Led by the sultry Regine (Julie Carmen; In the Mouth of Madness), Bozworth (Brian Thompson; The Terminator, Alien Nation, Nightwish), Louie (Jon Gries; TerrorVision, The Monster Squad) and Belle (Russell Clark; choreographer from Vamp) round out her vampiric team seeking revenge against Charley Brewster for killing her brother, Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon in Fright Night).
Belle is a roller-skating vampire of other-worldly androgyny (a perfect 80s vamp), Bozworth knows the taxonomy of every insect he ghoulishly eats with delight, Louie is strikingly werewolf-like (much like Evil Ed), and Regine is a walking sex pot with long sexy fangs. It's clear that Tommy Lee Wallace is modeling this evil crew after Tom Holland's, but that's just fine with me. Each character has some parallels to their 1985 models, but all stand out as interesting and different.
Part 1's tone is also largely preserved as everything is still quite sexualized and often humorous. I can't help but to feel that this sequel is a bit more silly (or just sort of "out there") and just a tad less effective, however it remains a very entertaining favorite. It has injected a bit more 80s-ness and an enhanced sense of dramatic flair.
The special effects likewise parallel the original and, despite having a lower budget, the special effects are somewhat comparable to part 1. I especially enjoyed Louie's wolfish bat hybrid make-up and Bozworth's entomological death was also a guilty pleasure. The "melting death scenes" lacked the delicious gooiness and lengthy elaboration of part 1's, but I must say I was thrilled with the finale death and Regine's creature effects (as a gargoyle-like bat hybrid and later like some skinless menace out of Hellraiser).
It seemed that the lower budget didn't noticeably hinder this effects team too much—but it did shorten the effects scenes and how much time we spend seeing monster make-up on screen (e.g., Jerry's various stages of vampiric transformation in part 1 got loads of screen time).
We also still get BIG toothy demon mouths!
In this sequel, we find Charley in a similar situation to his last girlfriend (in 1985). Charley's "exposure" to Regine results in some symptoms like light sensitivity…much as we observed in My Best Friend is a Vampire or The Lost Boys, both from 1987 and both of which were clearly influenced heavily by Fright Night (1985). I guess the influence has come full circle. The sexy dance of seduction scene (now with Charley) is done in a manner much more classical to the vampire genre. Fright Night (1985) did this in quite the raunchy manner.
I remain VERY pleased with both the original and this sequel. The original had more charm (perhaps stemming from its originality), and this sequel feels more sleek and stylish. Both really went for it and they remain gratifying even today, 30 years after they were made!
MY CALL: This is a surprisingly decent movie and so much more than just a fight movie. Snipes and Rhames do great in and out of the ring. MORE MOVIES LIKE Undisputed: Well, you should absolutely watch the sequels all the way through Boyka: Undisputed IV (2017)! Other prison fight movies about illegal competition/fighting rings include The Condemned (2007) and The Running Man (1987). Other worthwhile unconventional boxing films include Gladiator (1992) and Diggstown (1992).
Director Walter Hill (Bullet to the Head, Last Man Standing, Red Heat, The Warriors) brings us the kind of organized prison competition that clearly influenced the style and pattern of Death Race (2008; based on 1975's Death Race 2000). But where this differs from its sequels and other influenced successors is that this is no "action flick." This is actually a pretty solid movie that doesn't need to rely solely on its action.
Charged for a crime he denies committing, heavyweight boxing champ (46-1-0) George "The Iceman" Chambers (Ving Rhames; Piranha 3D, the Mission: Impossible series) finds himself in the very same prison as another purported 68-0 "undefeated champ" of the California State Inter-Prison Boxing Program. Naturally, he questions the validity of any such claims in boxing greatness. "There's only one champ in here!"
We first meet Munroe Hutchin (Wesley Snipes; The Expendables 3, Blade 1-3, Rising Sun) dismantling a much larger opponent (Nils Allen Stewart; Bloodsport 2, The Quest, Barb Wire) while showing off his jacked body and surgically vicious technique. He's the Iceman's opposite in every way, in and out of the ring.
The venerable, imprisoned mob boss Mendy (Peter Falk; Next, The Princess Bride), his right-hand man Chuy (Jon Seda; Bad Boys II, Bullet to the Head) and Hutchins' corner man Ratbag (Fisher Stevens; Hackers, Awake) plant the seeds of competition, taunting the Iceman and questioning his skill. Meanwhile, Iceman's cellmate Mingo (Wes Studi; The Last of the Mohicans, Penny Dreadful) and manager Yank (Dayton Callie; Sons of Anarchy, Halloween II) try to steer him from trouble during his sentence. They set up a high stakes fight between the two champs.
Unlike subsequent movies in which the wealthy warden runs the show (often through criminal means), the head prison guard Mercker (Michael Rooker; Guardians of the Galaxy Vols. 1-2, The Belko Experiment, The Walking Dead) coordinates and serves as the official for the fight.
Two things kept this movie from being great. For one thing, the training scenes were weak. Where's my training montage? Secondly, the championship bout had no scoring. When Rocky fought Ivan Drago (Rocky IV) the action choreography was great, brutal, and well-staged to cue up emotion—but what truly catalyzed the experience was War playing in the background. However, this movie makes every effort (and often successfully) to be substantial. So it should come as no surprise that the boxing/fighting scenes are not numerous. But when we get them, they're good! Not outstanding (like Rocky IV), but they bask in the excitement of seeing two well-known chiseled actors in the ring instead of an A-list hero and some no-name-actor foe.


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In computers, sound is pressure variations that are represented by a continuous waveform with peaks and valleys that vary from the average pressure level.
The degree of deviation is the amplitude (measured in units of pressure or decibels) and is perceived as the volume of the sound.
The number of peaks in a period of time is the audio frequency (measured in cycles per second aka hertz (Hz)) and is perceived as the pitch of the sound. The human ear can detect frequencies from 50 to 20,000 Hz. The human voice usually falls between 300 to 3,000 Hz. A sound is typically a complicated mix of super imposed amplitudes and frequencies
The number of waveform samples taken in a period of time is the sampling rate (measured in Hz) and is perceived as the quality of the recording. EGs: The sampling rate for the telephone company is 8 KHz, but CDs (CDDAs) and DVDs sample at 44.1 or 44.8 KHz, while professional recordings are 88.2 KHz, 96 KHz, and 192 KHz. DSD (Direct-Stream Digital) can supposedly sample at 2.8224 MHz.
The number of bits used to represent the waveform is the sample size (measured in bits (b)) and is also perceived as the quality of the recording, since a greater sample size can capture a greater dynamic range (perceptible differences and extremes in sound). Voice cards are usually 4 or 8 bits, whereas sound cards are usually 8 bits or 16 bits or more.
The sampling rate times the sample size is the transmission rate (measured in b/s or Kb/s). The transmission rate times the duration of the recording is the size of the sound file (measured in b). EG: (60 seconds of recording) x (8 bit sample size) x (8,000 Hz) = 3,840,000 b = 480,000 B = roughly 0.5 MB.
There are several audio codecs or amplitude conversions schemes to compress sound files including linear PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), non-linear PCM, and ADPCM (Adaptive Differential PCM). EG: WAV files typically use linear PCM. Non-linear PCM uses more bits to represent the easier to hear lower amplitudes. Micron-law PCM is a non-linear PCM common in the US and Japan, whereas A-law PCM is common elsewhere. A common ADPCM scheme is OKI ADPCM.
Sound Files
Sound is encoded into digital format via a codec program. Encoding also frequently also compressed as either lossy or lossless. A codec produces the essence (digital sound itself) plus some metadata (synching, titles, length of file, etc.). The codec file is encapsulated/stored/wrapped in an audio file format. Some file formats store only one kind of codec while others take more. Some "super" file formats (ASF, Ogg, and Quicktime) store a wide variety of video or audio codecs.
Some audio codecs:
- AAC. Advanced Audio Coding. Lossy. Supposed to be an improvement on MP3.
- Apple Lossless. Aka: ALE (Apple Lossless Encoder); ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec). Stored in an MP4 container with an extension of
.m4a. Compresses by 50%.
- Ogg codecs by Xiph.org. All open source.
- Speex. Lossy. 8-32 Kb/s. Voice quality.
- Vorbis. Lossy. 16-256 Kb/s. Compresses by 30-70%. Started in 1998 when it was feared that there was going to be a charge for the MP3 file format.
- FLAC. Free Lossless Audio Codec. Compresses by 30-70% and yet it's lossless!
- PCM. Pulse Code Modulation. First used by the telephone companies.
- Linear PCM. Straight uncompressed analog to digital.
- Non-Linear PCM.
- DPCM (Differential (or Delta) Pulse Code Modulation) encodes the PCM values as differences between the current and the previous value. DPCM is about 25% smaller than regular PCM.
- ADPCM (Adaptive DPCM). STandard G.726. ADPCM is a variant of DPCM that varies the size of the quantization step, to allow further reduction of the required bandwidth for a given signal-to-noise ratio. Compresses roughly 2:1.
- DPCM (Differential (or Delta) Pulse Code Modulation) encodes the PCM values as differences between the current and the previous value. DPCM is about 25% smaller than regular PCM.
- Logarithmic PCM. Standard G.711. µ-law PCM is a non-linear PCM common in the US and Japan, whereas a-law PCM is common elsewhere. Compresses roughly 12:8.
- TTA. True Audio. Lossless. Free.
Some audio file formats:
- Recorded Sound
- Lossless. Compresses roughly by 50% without any data loss.
- AIFF. Audio Interchange File Format. A sound file format created by Apple but is cross platform.
.au. AUdio File Format. A sound file format for Macintosh.
.wav. Waveform Audio Format. A sound file format created by Microsoft and IBM, and is frequently used on Windows, esp. for OS events such "beep". WAV can hold different codec but frequently stores linear PCM, thus WAV tends to be high-quality but large. WAV files have metadata. MIME Type:
- Lossy. Compresses by greater than 50% but with "unimportant" data loss.
.mp3. Moving Pictures Experts Group audio layer 3. A subset of MPEG that can compress by 90%. MP3 can make a 20 MB into 1.4 MB, i.e. the equivalent of taking two minutes of CD music and putting it onto a floppy disk. There are three coding schemes in MPEG to compress audio (layer 1, layer 2, and layer 3). Layer 3 supposedly compresses by removing redundant and irrelevant parts of the signal. MP3 compresses CD quality (1411.2 kb/s) to FM radio rates (112-128 kb/s, roughly a factor of 12). This is small enough for the Internet. MP3s can be played back using a player or "ripper" like Microsoft Media Player or RealNetwork's RealPlayer.
- Ogg Vorbis.
.vox. VOice data. A file that contains raw sound data and no metadata.
- Either.
.asf. Advanced Systems Format or Advanced Streaming Format. Stores a wide variety of audio or video codecs.
.wma. Windows Media Audio. Lossy or lossless. A WMA file is almost always additionally enclosed in an ASF, and thus it can have a
.asfextension, but only WMA files lacking metadata can have a
- Matroska.
- Ogg. Ogg file format by Xiph.org. Frequently holds Ogg codecs, hence "Ogg Vorbis".
- QuickTime.
- Lossless. Compresses roughly by 50% without any data loss.
- Generated Sound
.midi. Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Tends to have a "tin-ish electronic" sound quality. MIME Type:
Web Sounds
Here are tips on how to put some sound in web pages. [I've hidden this info here instead of in my section on webs because so far most people make hideous sites when they add sound.]
Microsoft Internet Explorer accepts two non-W3C tags for automatically playing sounds in the background. Both must be enclosed by the HTML <head> tag:
<bgsound src="sound/SomeSound.mid" loop="2" /> <!-- src can only be wav, au, or mid. If LOOP is -1 or INFINITE, then it loops forever. / -->
<embed src="sound/SomeSound.mid" hidden="true" loop="false" playcount="1" /> <!-- Here are some notes about embed: Only the attributes HEIGHT, SRC and WIDTH are always available. HIDDEN="true"|"false" The default is "false". WIDTH="n" HEIGHT="n" LOOP="true"|"false"|"n" Supported only by NS. PLAYCOUNT="n" Supported only by IE. AUTOSTART="true"|"false" The IE default is "false" while the NS default is "true". The default on the Mac is "false" for both browsers.
Netscape accepts just the <embed> method. If you want to be both IE and NS compatible, use both <bgsound> and <embed> but enclose the <embed> tag in an <object> tag so IE ignores it and doesn't play the sound file twice.
<bgsound src="sound/SomeSound.mid" /> <object> <embed src="sound/SomeSound.mid" hidden="true" loop="false" /> </object>
It is of course possible to have sounds play when certain events occur using script. EG:
<embed src="sound/SomeSound.mid" hidden="true" loop="false" name="sndSomeSound" id="sndSomeSound" autostart="false" mastersound /> ... <input type="button" value="Play sound file" onClick="document.sndSomeSound.play(false);" />
Sound Cards
A sound card is a physical card that is connected to your computer's motherboard. Make sure your sound card is compatible with the right standards.
- Sound Blaster. This has been The Standard for years.
- 3DAudio. Aka 3DA. 3DA is actually part of Microsoft's DirectX API suite for graphics and controls as well as sound. 3DA is extremely popular.
- A3D by Aureal.
Voice cards are usually 4 or 8 bits, whereas sound cards are usually 8 or 16 bits or more.
At the least a sound card should have these ports.
- An output port for your speakers/headphones.
- An input port for a microphone.
- An input port for some auxiliary audio device.
See also GameSpot.com/gshw a guide for gaming hardware.
Audio Jacks
The most common audio jack for computers is a 3.5 mm = 1/8" TRS connector [W]. If you look at the audio jack (aka headphone jack, stereo plug), you can see the three conducting parts: The tip, ring, and sleeve, hence "TRS".
Here the most common audio jacks, listed by size:
- 6.3 mm = 1/4". Mostly for big headphones and speakers for big stereos.
- 3.5 mm = 1/8". Mostly for mid-sized headphones and speakers for computers.
- 2.5 mm = 3/32". Mostly for little headphones for phones.
TS and TRRS connectors are less common. EG: iPhones use TRRS, but iPods use TRS.
Note that jacks of the same design are used for different things such as line in, line out, microphones, power, etc.
Links that lead to off-site pages about audio. See also Music#Links.
- Miscellany
- foobar2000.org. No-cost and open-source. For Windows. Plays stuff like Ogg!
- Home of VobSub, Media Player Classic (MPC) and other misc utils [SourceForge.net/projects/guliverkli/]
- whamb.com. For MacOS X. Plays stuff like Ogg!
- Xiph.org. 'a non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting the foundations of Internet multimedia from control by private interests.'
- wiki.xiph.org
- Vorbis Hardware. Find hardware that plays Ogg and such.
- wiki.xiph.org
- Wikipedia


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Primo Levi's Resistance: Rebels and Collaborators in Occupied Italy
by Sergio Luzzatto
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The factual content of this book was compelling, and the interwoven research narrative certainly helped establish the validity of Luzzatto's sources, but the transitions between the author's descriptions of history and his accounts of his research process felt stilted and awkward at times. I frequently wished that the research narrative had been shortened, relegated to footnotes, or both. While a relatively minor issue, the juxtaposition of these two accounts was a constant irritant to me as a reader, and, for this reason alone, I wouldn't recommend it as a first read on the Italian Resistance. Certainly read this book if you already know a bit about Primo Levi and would like more context; the entire volume gives detailed and wonderful descriptions of Levi's compatriots and includes many events in which he was not even an active participant. Similarly, read this book if you are a scholar of history and would like to know more about research methods for events in the recent past. However, I would recommend that someone new to the study of the Italian Resistance start with one of the volumes listed in Luzzatto's extensive bibliography, and transition to this book once they have enjoyed an account written more simply and directly.
A later memoir [[The Periodic Table]] ingeniously integrates his life and chemistry.
Sergio Luzzatto latches onto a few lines from the latter, and investigates Levi's time in the resistance. It is amazing how many concrete facts he finds at this late date, even including interviews with now greatly aged survivors. In Levi's own words, they were amateurs, and set out to 'invent a resistance'. The setting is in northern Italy after the fall of Mussolini, after Germany has invaded its former ally. Rumors of terrible things happening to Jews reached Levi's family, and they fled to the mountains. During the days young Primo stayed at a resort hotel, and at night worked on that invention with a few other outcasts on the run. The group is quickly infiltrated and broken up, but not before an event that haunted Levi for the rest of his days.
Two partisans from the south, juvenile delinquents, seemingly - have reached the area and are big talkers. They make vague threats the evening after arriving, and are unceremoniously shot in the back from a few yards away. The exact details are now forever lost, but Luzzatto does find the names of the two killed and even interviews some of their decedents. One of those killed, shot in the back by fellow partisans for general banditry, now has two schools and the plaza in his home town named for him, as a martyr for Italy's resistance. Luzzatto even visits one of the schools, where students walk under a portrait of the school's namesake every morning. History is complicated.
Just days after the shooting, Levi and some of his group were arrested by the local Fascist collaborator. At the time he thought himself lucky that he was detained as a Jew and not a partisan. However, that was enough to be deported to Auschwitz. Ironically, one of his collaborators was arrested to be tried as a partisan, but ended up freed after 18 months in prison, and was giving piano lessons to the warden's daughter by the end of the war.
The final chapters are an exploration into the recriminations in post-war Italy, at the time influenced by a hope for the new republic, and Italy's role in the (then) new Cold War. 'Democratic Italy was baptized as Fascist Italy was crucified.' - Sergio Luzzatto
4 1/2 stars, read as LibraryThing Early Reviewer
References to this work on external resources.
Wikipedia in English
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0805099557, Hardcover)
A daring investigation of Primo Levi's brief career as a fighter with the Italian Resistance, and the grim secret that haunted his life
No other Auschwitz survivor has been as literarily powerful and historically influential as Primo Levi. Yet Levi was not only a victim or a witness. In the fall of 1943, at the very start of the Italian Resistance, he was a fighter, participating in the first attempts to launch guerrilla warfare against occupying Nazi forces. Those three months have been largely overlooked by Levi's biographers; indeed, they went strikingly unmentioned by Levi himself. For the rest of his life he barely acknowledged that autumn in the Alps. But an obscure passage in Levi's The Periodic Table hints that his deportation to Auschwitz was linked directly to an incident from that time: "an ugly secret" that had made him give up the struggle, "extinguishing all will to resist, indeed to live."
What did Levi mean by those dramatic lines? Using extensive archival research, Sergio Luzzatto's groundbreaking Primo Levi, Partisan reconstructs the events of 1943 in vivid detail. Just days before Levi was captured, Luzzatto shows, his group summarily executed two teenagers who had sought to join the partisans, deciding the boys were reckless and couldn't be trusted. The brutal episode has been shrouded in silence, but its repercussions would shape Levi's life.
Combining investigative flair with profound empathy, Primo Levi, Partisan offers startling insight into the origins of the moral complexity that runs through the work of Primo Levi himself.
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Pecan pie is my new favorite pie to bake from scratch. If you're like me, you have probably always assumed that pecan pies are difficult to make. I don't know why but the pecan pie has always seemed somehow out of reach to me. . .too classy and high brow for my mediocre baking skills. Maybe it's because the pecan is such a fancy nut? It feels sinful to ruin a pecan while I'm willing to commit all sorts of culinary atrocities to the common peanut. Some of you, however, have been holding out on me, keeping this well-guarded secret---pecan pie is ridiculously easy. It's almost a stretch to call it baking. And so, in the spirit of the giving season, allow me to share with you this slice of deliciousness composed of my own variations of Rachael Ray's perfect pie crust and Chef Eddy's pecan filling, corn syrup free.
***Healthy Twists***
As usual, we've swapped out some of the white flour for the whole wheat and since we avoid corn syrup at all costs (don't even get Jeremy started on his corn syrup soap box!) and use lower glycemic sugars whenever possible, this recipe relies on agave nectar instead.
For the crust:
- 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup white flour
- 3 tbsp vegetable shortening
- 1/2 stick butter cut into small pieces
- 1/2 tsp salt
- ice water
- 1 1/2 tsps agave nectar
Making the crust:
- Combine first five ingredients with your hands until the largest pieces in the mixture are no bigger than peas. This is a great job for a kiddo helper!
- Add in ice water one tablespoon at a time until the dough holds together but is not wet (appx. 1/2 cup). You should be able to pinch the dough and have it stick together without flaking apart or drooping.
- Knead in the 1 1/2 tsps agave nectar to cut through the bitterness of the WW flour.
- Roll into a ball, wrap in saran wrap, and keep in fridge for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
- When you are ready to make your crust, place the dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll flat.
- Pull off top sheet of parchment paper and invert into pie tin. Remove the other sheet of parchment and cut away any extra dough.
- Scallop edges as desired.
For the filling:
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup agave nectar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 stick butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups pecan pieces
Putting it all together:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Melt butter in microwave. While you're waiting, whisk together the eggs and water, adding in the sugar, agave nectar, and salt once it is well-blended. Mix in melted butter and vanilla extract.
- Place pecan pies in pie crust first. This will ensure that you get in the right number of pecans and are left with leftover filling to toss, rather than leftover pecans.
- Pour in custard filling.
- Place in preheated oven for 10 minutes then lower to 325 and cook until the center is set and does not tremble when touched (appx. 65 minutes).
- Enjoy!
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Some domainers are looking for a way to move from traditional domain parking into a solution they host and fully control themselves.
There are several good reasons to do this:
- not having to pay commissions
- full control over customizing a solution
- cutting out the middle man.
Here are the top domain portfolio marketplace scripts if you decide to move forward with your own hosted solution:
The free options may not be the most visually attractive but with some graphical improvements and customization they could be enough to get you going.
- DNSPortfolio – I'm not entirely sure this one is free. I'm not seeing a price but there is a download link forcing me to assume that it is.
- Domain Portfolio Manager – I'm not sure how old this script is (errors on the page) but it's free.
- WooCommerce – Technically not a domain portfolio script but its hosted on Wordress and has most of the features a domain marketplace would need.
Low Cost
Some of these may only be slightly better than the free option but with more features.
- My Domain List – $12 (or $25 for Pro)
- My Domain List Plugin – $14 WordPress plugin. Creates a table list of available domains for sale.
- Domain Manage – I'm not sure what the pricing is on this one.
There are others that seem easiest to customize, are visually appealing and should give you the least amount of trouble going the DIY route:
- wpDataTables – $35. Technically not a domain portfolio script but it's a simple solution with fancy tables for a minimal set up.
- DomainFolio – $50. This is a theme that goes on WordPress.
- This Domain is For Sale (standalone or you can get the WordPress plugin) – Bare bones. Simple and only $9 or $14 for the WordPress version. Creates simple landers. I really like this one because I've already set it up for a client and it's easy to customize.
- PHP Website and Domains Marketplace – $19. This reminds me of Flippa.com. Sleek, modern design.
- Domain Trader – I have customized Domain Trader for ex-freelance clients in the past. I have no affiliation with them but just mentioning because I have experience with the platform. It can be a bit pricey, especially when you need the open source version and it can be a little difficult to customize but it's one of my favorites.
Do you know a solution not on this list? Please let us know in the comments below so others can benefit.