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Lobster Bisque
Recipe by Tracy K
This decadent, rich lobster bisque requires some effort to make, but it is worth every minute! Serve this soup with a buttered crouton and a dollop of creme fraiche.
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Well I reviewed this recipe a week ago when I made it, but the review has never shown up. I did not want to leave this one un-reviewed as it is clearly a 10 star recipe!! I had never made my own Lobster Bisque before so I was a little bit nervous from the get go. But there was no reason, as this recipe was very clear and easy to follow. That aside, the Bisque is absolutely wonderful! I am so happy that I chose this recipe for Think Pink 2010, and so was everyone who enjoyed it. Great recipe, Thank you Tracy K!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 (1 lb) live lobsters
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 stalk celery, sliced
- 1 small carrot, sliced
- 1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise
- 1 tomatoes, sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 whole black peppercorns
- 1⁄2 cup brandy
- 1⁄2 cup dry sherry
- 4 cups fish stock or 4 cups bottled clam juice
- 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
Directions See How It's Made
- Bring large pot of water to boil.
- Add lobsters head first and boil until cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Using tongs, transfer lobsters to large bowl.
- Reserve 2 cups cooking liquid.
- Cool lobsters.
- Working over large bowl to catch juices, cut off lobster tails and claws.
- Crack tail and claw shells and remove lobster meat.
- Coarsely chop lobster meat; cover and chill.
- Coarsely chop lobster shells and bodies; transfer to medium bowl.
- Reserve juices from lobster in large bowl.
- Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over high heat.
- Add lobster shells and bodies and sauté until shells begin to brown, about 8 minutes.
- Add onion and next 8 ingredients (celery through peppercorns).
- Mix in brandy and Sherry.
- Boil until almost all liquid has evaporated, about 4 minutes.
- Add fish stock, reserved 2 cups lobster cooking liquid and lobster juices.
- Simmer 1 hour.
- Strain soup through sieve set over large saucepan, pressing firmly on solids.
- Whisk tomato paste into soup.
- Simmer until soup is reduced to 3 cups, about 15 minutes.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Add cream to soup and simmer 5 minutes.
- Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon water.
- Add to soup and boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Mix lobster meat into soup and stir to heat through.
- Ladle soup into bowls.


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The incredibly light, extra-wide carbon fiber rims of Roval's Traverse SL Fattie 650B wheels let you scale the climbs and push the limits on the downs. Up or down, the 30mm internal rim width supports tire sidewalls better for increased volume, allowing lower pressures, more grip, less air burping, and a ride that feels like your bike gained an extra inch of travel. The sealed bearing hubs roll smooth as the terrain around you gives way to the blur. Connected, responsive, incredible. An entire vocabulary lesson of adjectives cloud your thoughts as you shove these stiff, wide hoops into a corner and they launch you out all the while begging for more. Momentarily, you sever your bond with gravity for the sweet sensation of floating. Upon touch down, solid, dependable, awesome rush into your mind. These words resound as you resume your connection to the soil, feel the quick engagement of the DT Swiss hub internals and rip on the pedals.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR STOKE ON TRENT TEMPORARY LEADING TO PERMANENT FULL TIME HOURS £9.00 PER HOUR D.O.E. Due to continued success, our Staffordshire based client has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Customer Service Administrator to join their existing team. - Administration support for a new home delivery function, tasks including; - Processing of orders - Internal communication with multiple departments - Weekly performance reports - External communication with our customer / end user / delivery partner - Assisting and supporting various roles within the customer service department including; - Customer queries - Discrepancy claims - Credit claims - Any other administrative duty - Any other duties as required either by the Customer Services Manager Previous customer service experience is essential together with excellent IT skills. Knowledge of SAP systems would be advantageous. Due to the expected high number of applicants for the Customer Service Administrator role, we regret that it may not be possible to respond to all unsuccessful candidates. For more information on the Customer Service Administrator vacancy, please contact Janette Pickford at Intro Personnel on or e-mail your current CV to For a full list of Intro Personnel's current vacancies, please visit the Intro Personnel website at and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Linked In.


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These are some of the 'setbacks' I was told come with mommyhood. Really!
Life definitely changed tremendously with an addition(s) to my life with some of the physical changes too visible not to notice; moving from a size 8 to 12, messed up sleeping pattern, cut down on social life…
On the other hand, having a baby has made me better in many ways.
My friend Rose says "I never knew how strong and resilient I was till I became a mama. Being a mama obliges me to multitask, to be organised, to be kind, patient, compassionate and the so on"
I couldn't agree more with my beloved friend, mommyhood brings out so much in me.
Motherhood makes compassion easy, in my culture, a compassionate lady is described as a person with a motherly heart. Last week, I was travelling to another city in a train, and there was this lady with a baby who decided to 'entertain' the travellers with some unsolicited music, I watched silently for about 10mins, the poor mother did all she could to stop his screaming to no avail, I could hear other travellers fidgeting and giving her that nasty look of "please we need some quiet in here", at this point I just walked up to her and asked if I could help with the baby, thankfully she was open to accept help, all I had to do was to reach for the baby's hand towel, sprinkle some water and give her to gently wipe her little one and that made him quiet, he was just too warm I suppose. Being a mama certainly makes you a better person, a more compassionate one. Motherhood qualifies you to be a member of some universal kinship, you connect easily with other moms across the globe. You automatically find yourself drawn to their stories and experiences.
Being a mom has brought out a level of creativity in me. Got to find ways and even tricks to keep the little ones going and happy. Before now I would never have imagined a vacuum cleaner sound could be a lullaby to a newborn, or dipping apples in yogurt to get my little toddler eat some fruits. A mother's life is a life of creativity, it could be in finding creative ways to make sure that little tummy is filled in a case where you have a picky one. The kids just bring out the best in you, many times I am amazed at what I can do, things my pre-mama self could never consider doing. Learning to deal with each stage, in fact growing in knowledge with the kids.
With a new schedule of 2 feeds at night, changing diapers, daily laundry, ironing, cleaning etc. I have learnt to be disciplined! Giving attention to priorities, knowing when to say yes and no, after all, it is the same discipline that transmits eventually to the children! so I have got to lead by example. Cutting down on the time on social media, television, visits and other activities that could culminate to be a distraction to me.
A Better understanding of love
The love that never fails, the love that bears all things (the messy smelling diapers, the pukes, the sleepless nights, the annoying screams). A mother's love is so profound to the point that even the bible makes an allusion to it.Can a mother forget her sucking baby?Even though she may, I the Lord will not forget you… I have engraved you in the palms of my hands… (Isaiah 49:15-16)
Being a Mom makes me appreciate God's love more. The bible says He has loved us with an everlasting love… while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, He reached out for us in our messy state, a love that endureth forever. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)
Accept help
Before the kids, I was a kind of if you want it done, then do it yourself person, this too has changed. I am undeniably stronger than I thought, a very good friend of mine often says "Ke I don't know how you can do this and that and that", usually I smile and tell her when she starts having kids, she will discover her hidden potentials.
But I am far from being a super mama, I have learnt to accept help and in fact greatly covet it when possible. In Africa we say "it takes a village to raise a child" in the absence of my village people, I am always blessed when I get help of any kind from my loving community here. In this journey, you can't do it all alone, learn to ask and accept help when you can.
It is true I can't tell how life was before the kids but I definitely prefer this version of life with them.
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Adjusted earnings of $83 million or $0.16 per share
Fourth Quarter
Full-Year 2016
Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), an energy manufacturing and logistics company,
announces fourth-quarter earnings of $163 million, compared with $511
million in the third quarter of 2016. Adjusted earnings were $83
million, a decrease of $473 million from the previous quarter.
"During 2016, we delivered strong operating performance, advanced our
growth projects, managed costs, and rewarded our shareholders," said
Greg Garland, chairman and CEO of Phillips 66. "We achieved record
safety performance and refining utilization rates, started up the
Freeport LPG export facility and returned $2.3 billion to shareholders
through dividends and share repurchases. However, fourth-quarter
financial results were disappointing, and reflect challenging market
"We expect to generate additional free cash flow and create shareholder
value as we complete major growth projects in 2017. Our portfolio of
refining, midstream, chemicals and marketing assets positions us to
capture opportunities across the value chain. We remain committed to
operating excellence and growing our higher-valued businesses, while
maintaining a strong balance sheet and disciplined capital allocation."
The Midstream segment recorded a loss of $1 million in the fourth
quarter of 2016, compared with earnings of $75 million in the third
quarter. Midstream earnings in the fourth quarter of 2016 included a $34
million net charge related to DCP Midstream's restructuring and certain
tax adjustments. Midstream fourth-quarter adjusted earnings were $33
million, compared with $75 million in the prior quarter.
Transportation adjusted net income for the fourth quarter was $68
million, compared with $79 million in the prior quarter. The decrease
was primarily due to a favorable settlement received by Rockies Express
Pipeline, LLC in the prior quarter.
The NGL business generated $7 million of fourth-quarter adjusted net
income, a decrease of $8 million from the third quarter of 2016,
primarily due to LPG export terminal startup costs and lower equity
earnings, partially offset by December export cargo earnings.
The company's equity investment in DCP Midstream recorded an adjusted
net loss of $6 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared with
earnings of $9 million in the prior quarter. DCP Midstream's
fourth-quarter results were impacted by the timing of reliability and
maintenance spending.
Higher noncontrolling interests of $36 million in the fourth quarter
compared with $28 million in the prior quarter was primarily due to an
October dropdown of logistics assets into Phillips 66 Partners (PSXP).
The Chemicals segment reflects Phillips 66's equity investment in
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem). Chemicals'
fourth-quarter earnings were $136 million, compared with $101 million in
the third quarter of 2016. Chemicals' earnings in the fourth quarter
included a net benefit of $12 million related to certain tax
adjustments. Chemicals' earnings in the third quarter of 2016 included a
charge of $89 million related to an impairment of a CPChem joint
venture. Chemicals' fourth-quarter adjusted earnings were $124 million,
compared with $190 million in the prior quarter.
During the fourth quarter, CPChem's O&P business contributed $105
million of adjusted earnings to Phillips 66's Chemicals segment. The
decrease of $60 million from the prior quarter was primarily due to
lower cash chain margins, as well as impacts from increased turnaround
activity. Global O&P utilization in the fourth quarter was 86 percent,
compared with 93 percent in the prior quarter.
CPChem's Specialties, Aromatics and Styrenics business contributed $24
million of adjusted earnings in the fourth quarter, a $7 million
decrease from the prior quarter primarily due to lower aromatics
margins, as well as lower equity earnings.
Refining recorded a loss of $38 million in the fourth quarter of 2016,
compared with earnings of $177 million in the third quarter. Refining's
fourth-quarter earnings included a $57 million net benefit, related to
certain tax adjustments that were partially offset by railcar lease
termination costs. Refining's earnings in the third quarter of 2016
included a benefit of $43 million related to a legal award.
Refining recorded an adjusted loss of $95 million in the fourth quarter
of 2016, compared with adjusted earnings of $134 million in the third
quarter. The decrease in adjusted earnings was largely driven by lower
realized margins, mainly the result of decreased market crack spreads
and clean product realizations, as well as higher costs and lower
volumes due to turnaround activity.
The West Coast region was significantly impacted by a major turnaround
at the Los Angeles Refinery, which averaged 45 percent capacity
utilization in the quarter. The Central Corridor region
experienced the largest decline in market crack spread, down 25 percent
to $10.95 per barrel in the fourth quarter. In the Gulf Coast region,
fourth-quarter clean product realizations were negatively impacted by
the pricing mechanism for volumes shipped on certain pipelines in a
rising price environment.
Phillips 66's worldwide crude utilization rate was 93 percent and clean
product yield was 86 percent in the fourth quarter. Pretax turnaround
costs for the fourth quarter were $205 million.
Marketing and Specialties
Marketing and Specialties (M&S) fourth-quarter earnings were $190
million, compared with $267 million in the third quarter of 2016. M&S's
fourth-quarter earnings included a net benefit of $50 million related to
certain tax adjustments.
Adjusted earnings for Marketing and Other were $114 million, compared
with $228 million in the prior quarter. The decrease was largely due to
lower domestic and international marketing margins, reflecting the
impact of rising refined product prices in the quarter. Product exports
in the fourth quarter were 175,000 barrels per day (BPD), versus 141,000
BPD in the prior quarter.
Phillips 66's Specialties businesses generated adjusted earnings of $26
million during the fourth quarter. The $13 million decrease from the
prior quarter was mainly due to lower lubricants volumes and higher
costs, primarily associated with a brand refresh program, as well as
lower equity earnings.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other's fourth-quarter net costs were $124 million,
compared with $109 million in the prior quarter. Corporate's
fourth-quarter results included a net charge of $5 million related to
certain tax adjustments. The increase in adjusted costs was mainly due
to higher net interest expense and environmental costs.
Financial Position, Liquidity and Return of Capital
Phillips 66 generated $667 million of cash from operations during the
fourth quarter of 2016. Excluding working capital impacts, operating
cash flow was $636 million. In October, PSXP raised $1.1 billion through
the issuance of senior notes to partially fund the acquisition of
logistics assets from Phillips 66.
During the quarter, Phillips 66 funded $813 million of capital
expenditures and investments and returned $558 million to shareholders
through dividends and share repurchases. Since July 2012, the company
has returned $13.4 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends,
share repurchases and share exchange. Phillips 66 ended the quarter with
519 million shares outstanding.
As of Dec. 31, 2016, cash and cash equivalents were $2.7 billion, and
debt was $10.1 billion, including $2.4 billion of debt at PSXP. The
company's consolidated debt-to-capital ratio and net-debt-to-capital
ratio were 30 percent and 24 percent, respectively.
Strategic Update
Phillips 66 continues to execute its plan to grow higher-valued
businesses, while remaining committed to disciplined capital allocation.
Capital spending for 2016 was $2.8 billion, including $461 million at
PSXP. This funded sustaining capital, acquisitions, growth projects in
Midstream, and return-enhancing investments in Refining.
In Midstream, the Freeport LPG Export Terminal project was completed and
fully operational in the fourth quarter, with five cargo shipments in
December. The export terminal has a capacity of 150,000 BPD that is
being utilized for term and spot cargoes.
Phillips 66 has a 25 percent interest in joint ventures to develop the
470,000 BPD Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and Energy Transfer Crude Oil
Pipeline (ETCOP) projects. DAPL is more than 95 percent complete. ETCOP
is complete and ready for commissioning. Commercial operations are
expected to begin in the second quarter of 2017, pending the issuance of
an easement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete work
beneath the Missouri River on DAPL.
The company continues to expand its Beaumont Terminal with 1.2 million
barrels of crude storage commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2016. An
additional 0.8 million barrels of crude storage is expected to be
available by the end of first-quarter 2017 and 1.2 million barrels of
additional products storage is planned to be in service by mid-2017.
In October 2016, PSXP acquired crude, refined products and NGL logistics
assets from Phillips 66 for $1.3 billion. The consideration consisted
of $1.1 billion in cash, which PSXP financed with the proceeds from a
public debt issuance, and $196 million in PSXP units.
On Jan. 1, 2017, DCP Midstream contributed its assets and existing debt
to DCP Midstream Partners, simplifying its structure. The restructuring
allows for greater alignment of general and limited partner interests,
while increasing DCP Midstream's ownership of the publicly traded
partnership, renamed DCP Midstream, LP, to 38 percent. The transaction
is expected to enhance capital allocation at DCP Midstream, LP and
increase distributions to Phillips 66 and Spectra Energy.
CPChem continues to progress its U.S. Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project,
which consists of a world-scale ethane cracker and two polyethylene
derivative units. The polyethylene units are expected to be complete by
mid-2017 and the cracker is expected to be complete in the fourth
quarter of 2017. This project will increase CPChem's global ethylene and
polyethylene capacity by approximately one-third.
In Refining, the company is investing to increase its Canadian heavy
crude processing capability to 100 percent at the Billings Refinery. The
project is expected to be complete in the first half of 2017. At both
the Bayway and Wood River refineries, the company is modernizing fluid
catalytic cracking units to increase clean product yield. Both projects
are expected to be complete in the first half of 2018. Phillips 66 is
also implementing yield improvement efforts at several other refineries,
including Ponca City, where a diesel recovery project is expected to be
complete in the second half of 2017.
In December 2016, Phillips 66 announced a 2017 capital budget of $2.7
billion, which includes PSXP budgeted spending of $437 million. Phillips
66's proportionate share of capital spending by joint ventures CPChem,
DCP Midstream and WRB Refining is expected to be $1.1 billion. Including
these equity affiliates, the company's total 2017 capital program is
projected to be $3.8 billion.
Later today, members of Phillips 66 executive management will host a
webcast at noon EST to discuss the company's fourth-quarter performance
and provide an update on strategic initiatives. To access the webcast
and view related presentation materials, go to www.phillips66.com/investors
and click on "Events & Presentations." For detailed supplemental
information, go to www.phillips66.com/supplemental.
Adjusted Earnings
About Phillips 66
Phillips 66 is a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company.
With a portfolio of Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and
Specialties businesses, the company processes, transports, stores and
markets fuels and products globally. Phillips 66 Partners, the company's
master limited partnership, is an integral asset in the portfolio.
Headquartered in Houston, the company has 14,800 employees committed to
safety and operating excellence. Phillips 66 had $52 billion of assets
as of Dec. 31, 2016. For more information, visit www.phillips66.com
or follow us on Twitter @Phillips66Co.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby.
Words and phrases such as "is anticipated," "is estimated," "is
expected," "is planned," "is scheduled," "is targeted," "believes,"
"intends," "objectives," "projects," "strategies" and similar
expressions are used to identify such forward-looking statements.
However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is
not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relating to Phillips
66's operations (including joint venture operations) are based on
management's expectations, estimates and projections about the company,
its interests and the energy industry in general on the date this news
release was prepared. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results
may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements include fluctuations in NGL, crude oil, and natural gas
prices, and petrochemical and refining margins; unexpected changes in
costs for constructing, modifying or operating our facilities;
unexpected difficulties in manufacturing, refining or transporting our
products; lack of, or disruptions in, adequate and reliable
transportation for our NGL, crude oil, natural gas, and refined
products; potential liability from litigation or for remedial actions,
including removal and reclamation obligations under environmental
regulations; limited access to capital or significantly higher cost of
capital related to illiquidity or uncertainty in the domestic or
international financial markets; and other economic, business,
competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting Phillips 66's businesses
generally as set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Phillips 66 is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims
any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information -- This news release
includes the terms adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share.
These are non-GAAP financial measures that are included to help
facilitate comparisons of company operating performance across periods
and with peer companies, by excluding items that don't reflect the core
operating results of our businesses in the relevant period.
References in the release to earnings refer to net income
attributable to Phillips 66.
*Pre-tax impact only. Tax-only adjusting items included in "other tax
**We generally tax effect taxable U.S.-based special items using a
combined federal and state statutory income tax rate of approximately 38
percent. Taxable special items attributable to foreign locations
likewise use a local statutory income tax rate. Nontaxable events
reflect zero income tax. These events include, but are not limited to,
most goodwill impairments, transactions legislatively exempt from income
tax, transactions related to entities for which we have made an
assertion that the undistributed earnings are permanently reinvested, or
transactions occurring in jurisdictions with a valuation allowance.
†Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding and income allocated to
participating securities, if applicable, in the adjusted earnings per
share calculation are the same as those used in the GAAP diluted
earnings per share calculation.
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CHICAGO – TV fans know Monica Raymund as paramedic Gabby Dawson on the long-running "Chicago Fire." But the talented actor is expanding her range, debuting her first film as director, "Tanya," at the Midwest Independent Film Festival on Tuesday, August 1st, 2017. The short film – written by Sam Forman – will be part of "Female Filmmakers Night" at the Midwest Indie, and is part of Raymund's involvement with Hidden Tears Project, an organization dedicated to raising consciousness by creating media on gender inequality, sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Dan Lauria
TV Review: TBS Finds Modest Success with 'Sullivan & Son'Submitted by BrianTT on July 19, 2012 - 2:13pm
CHICAGO – TBS has been an unusual network over the last couple years, building a lot of comedy success off of repeats of hits like "The Big Bang Theory" and "Family Guy" while also satisfying a loyal audience for comedians like Tyler Perry and his line of sitcoms and Conan O'Brien and his talk show. However, an expected slate of original sitcoms never really surfaced until this year when "Men at Work" was a surprising hit that they hope to build on with tonight's premiere of "Sullivan & Son," another old-fashioned laughfest built on cliches but with a confidence that gives it moments that work.
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CHICAGO – The race is on! In our latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have an extraordinarily unique, off-the-beaten-path giveaway for the one-of-a-kind new film "Alien Trespass" from "The X-Files" director R.W. Goodwin.


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DEAN Taylor theatre will make a welcome return to Skipton Castle in July with Sir Tom Stoppard's Heroes.
Families are invited to bring a picnic and settle down to enjoy the French comedy about three old soldiers with more than a nod to Last of the Summer Wine, and Dad's Army.
Actor and director, Dean Taylor, says Heroes has been adapted by Sir Tom by a play originally written by French playwright George Sibleyras
"Sir Tom is a true great among playwrights," he says. "I have been a huge, huge admirer since I directed his 1990 masterpiece Arcadia, a play I might propose as the finest piece written in the English language this last thirty years."
Heroes is a comedy set in the French countryside of 1959. Three old boys from the First World War, Gustave, Henri and Phillippe, are at a 'soldiers home for heroes' run by the long suffering Sister Madeline.
The action is played out on a terrace, featuring a large, stone dog, where the three men carry out their dreams.
"We're Crusaders, gentlemen, sabres drawn : after tea we escape," says Gustave.
Dean describes Heroes as a feel-good play in the same vein as Last of the Summer Wine, or Dad's Army.
And he hopes plenty of old friends, and those new to the production company, will be pleased to see them back at Skipton Castle.
"We're proud to resume our association with Skipton Castle. This will be our 11th outdoor production to present at this remarkable venue," he says.
The Preston based theatre company appeared for the first time at Skipton Castle in 2005 with Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.
It returned for nine more seasons of Shakespeare's work followed with Keith Waterhouse's comic masterstroke Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell.
Heroes will be performed twice on Saturday, July 15, at 2pm and at 6pm. Adults £15; children (7-16), £8, groups of six and more, £12.50. Tickets from Kathleen on 01772 466 256, or online at ticketsource.co.uk/dean-taylor-productions. Tickets may also be bought on the day of the event, if available.


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07 October 2013
LDG RT-100 - new 100W remote tuner
RT-100 is the codename for the latest automatic antenna tuner from LDG, and this one is the sweetest thing yet: small, compact remote tuner, handles 100W and goes into tune mode automatically when it detects a mismatch, so no need to even know it's there. Just install it at the base of the antenna and feed it with 12V via the coaxial cable that also brings RF and you're set.
Why do I think the LDG RT-100 is so great, you might ask ? Because all tuners should be remote. The transmitter is 50 ohm, the feedline (coax cable) is also 50 ohm, the only thing that is not matched is the antenna, so normally the matching must be done where the 50 ohm feedline meets the not-so-50ohm load. Sure, you can use a tuner between the transmitter and the feedline - like most people do, because it's much more convenient to have the tuner inside the shack, but this means you will have reflected power going back and forth trough the feedline since it's not matched with the load. Reflected power on the feedline creates standing waves, wich means 1. the feedline is now a part of the antenna (antenna radiation pattern deteriorates, noise pickup and interference increases) and 2. more transmit power is wasted on the feedline (6:1 mismatch doubles the feedline losses for example).
Anyway, back to the RT-100: it is already listed on the LDG website, Ham Radio Outlet has it on preorder for US$200, and there is also a thing called RC-100 wich is LDG's way of charging US$50 for a (rather ugly) box with a button, a capacitor and a choke coil.
Yes, it's meant to power the tuner via the coax cable but at least that you can build yourself - remember we're geeky tech-savvy hobbyists, dammit, LDG are nice enough to provide the schematic in the RT-100 manual.
Pictures are taken from the LDG website. I also found a review of this thing, looks good.
2 comments:
Re:Your review of LDG-RT100/RC100ReplyDelete
With the LDG-RC-100 Remote control, does the "TUNE" button turns on a connected transceiver to send QRP RF and DC to the remote tuner and initiate an automatic tune function?
The LDG RT-100 manual (available from the LDG website) says this:ReplyDelete
To force a tuning cycle: "Turn off power to the RT-100 by switching off power to the Bias Tee, begin transmitting a carrier, and while still keying the radio, turn on power to the Bias Tee; an automatic tuning cycle will begin. Continue transmitting the tuning carrier until the automatic tuning cycle ends with the SWR settled below about 1.7, then unkey and continue to operate normally. If you are using an RC-100 controller, transmit a carrier, press the Tune button on the RC-100 for one second then release. Continue transmitting the tuning carrier until the tuning cycle ends."
The RT-100 manual does include a schematic for a Bias Tee, but NOT for the entire RC-100.
It is obvious from the above quote that the TUNE button on the RC-100 simply interrupts the DC power sent via the Bias Tee in the RC-100. So the full RC-100 schematic is probably the Bias Tee shown in the RT-100 manual, with a momentary-off switch (Tune button) inserted in 12VDC input line before the RF Choke.
AD5X has two excellent and sophisticated articles about homebrew Bias Tee construction here:
Again, I believe inserting a momentary-off switch in the DC input line and tuning as above will allow you to have the RC-100 "Tune" button functionality in a homebrew Bias Tee for the LDG RT-100.
- Les, W9XC
PS: the RC-100 does not have any control connection to the transceiver, so it will never be able to put the transceiver into transmit mode, QRP or otherwise. Again, simply see the manuals.


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With the 2000 reauthorization of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, "priority areas" were changed to "areas of emphasis," and new areas were defined. The areas of emphasis include Quality Assurance; Education and Early Intervention; Child Care; Health; Employment; Housing; Transportation; Recreation; and Formal and Informal Community Supports. The Council responded by changing the Committee Structure of the Council by first dropping the Systems Coordination and Community Education Committee (with an eye toward assuring that all Council activities were reflective of systems coordination and community education issues), then ultimately collapsing all former "priority area" committees into a single Project Development Committee to assure that all State Plan goals, objectives and activities were being considered in a single committee. Projects continued to evolve in this generation to assure greater "statewideness" and more systemic change in nature. Council investments in these projects and activities were often larger and more long-term.
The Business Leadership Network is a national model that seeks to educate local businesses of the value of hiring persons with disabilities. The Council worked with the Executive Services Corps to coordinate the original Business Leadership Network; and worked with the Department of Rehabilitation Services to develop a website that both job seekers and businesses could access. This site allowed job seekers to post resumes, search for jobs, and match their skills to available positions. Human Resources managers could post jobs and search available resumes.
The national High School-High Tech program was brought to Oklahoma by the Council. The first two programs were funded in Cache and in metro-Oklahoma City. The metro-Oklahoma City program worked originally in five schools. Over the course of five years, Cache eventually became part of Tech Now, and Tech Now continues to expand.
Tech Now Inc. is a program designed to encourage students with disabilities to explore post-secondary education and careers related to technology. Today, there are 36 sites across the state in both high schools and junior high schools. The curriculum includes classroom instruction, field trips to local technology-related businesses, mentorship from local business leaders, and computer project competitions. Students participating in the program are eligible for scholarships and cash awards provided by local businesses, the Oklahoma Department of Career Technology, and the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education.
Funding for the program is now provided by local school
districts, as well as through the State Department of Education, the State
Department of Rehabilitation Services, and federal grants. Council staff
serve on the non-profit's
Advisory Board and assist with fund development and program expansion.
With the roll-out of SoonerCare, the state's managed health care program, the need was identified to assist enrollees about their rights and responsibilities related managed care. SoonerCare Health Education Partners improved the knowledge of the managed care system of health care providers, primary care providers, Oklahoma Health Care Authority (the state's Medicaid agency) service representatives, Exceptional Needs Coordinators, self-advocates and family members.
This project developed training for Oklahoma's community-based youth service agencies and other community-based service agencies providing services to children and youth to build their capacity to work with children and youth with developmental disabilities.
OASIS is the statewide information and referral system for persons with disabilities. While comprehensive, the Council determined the need to update the information provided in their data base, and supplement it with local, generic services that could be of assistance to individuals with disabilities – such as church food pantries and utility assistance programs. Over the course of three years, all data was updated and the Council funded sub-contracts in Tulsa and McAlester to identify and include such generic services.
Home of Your Own/Home Ownership Options for Persons with Disabilities, contracted with the Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies
Based on the national home-ownership model "Home of Your Own," Affordable Home Ownership Options for People with Disabilities was an activity funded through the Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA). The program developed home-ownership readiness training, down payment/closing cost assistance programs, and weatherization/rehabilitation programs for potential home owners. Additionally, OACAA built relationships with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Authority, banks and mortgage companies to assist home buyers with disabilities. Though the Council no longer provides funding for this program, most of the products have been incorporated into the core services of Oklahoma's community action system.
This program provided training and technical assistance to the state's Workforce Centers to assure each met the requirements for programmatic and physical accessibility for persons with disabilities as the federal Ticket to Work program went on-line.
This project produced a study, "The Impact of the Near Environment on People's Psychological Well Being," and conducted a literature review of current standards, products and facilities for persons in temporary congregate living situations. As part of the research, students in the college designed model residential homes for youth with mental health situations who were making a transition from institutional care to a less restrictive environment. These designs, including blue prints and suggestions for furnishings and fixtures, were provided to Oklahoma's service providers at no cost and several more "home like" homes with important durability and safety features have been built.
Dreamnight is an international event, held each year on the first Friday evening in June. The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens is the only Oklahoma zoo participating and the Council has helped to design and sponsor this event since it began in 2005. In addition to providing access to families of children with disabilities, the Council funded disability awareness training for zoo employees that is now part of new employee orientation. Additionally, the zoo wrote and published a Dreamnight at the Zoo manual, working with zoos from across the country to compile important information. This has been disseminated to all Councils on Developmental Disabilities and has been presented at national conferences of zoo professionals.
This project supports the effort to establish a coordinated collaboration of formal and informal service providers and families at the county level. Council funding supported salary for six county coordinators, all of whom were parents of children with disabilities or special health care needs. Sooner SUCCESS will eventually expand to all 77 counties in Oklahoma.
CAAVA meets a significant need by training citizen volunteers as adults for vulnerable adults with and without disabilities. These advocates, assigned by district court judges ad litem for vulnerable adults in civil court proceedings (typically guardianship), assure that the rights of such adults are preserved and protected, while helping to assure that they are safe from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Through the years, the state's DD Act partners, the Council, the Disability Law Center and the Center for Learning and Leadership had amassed a large collection of print and electronic media. As a Redlands Partners collaboration project, all material was housed in a single location (at the Council office) and this became the Justin A. McCurry Library and Resource Center. Print materials may be checked out to any member of the public, and video resources may be viewed at the Council office.
Another collaboration of the Redlands Partners has been the work related to emergency preparation in Oklahoma. Oklahomans have experienced significant natural and man-made disasters, and with these projects, all operated in-house, persons with disabilities and emergency response personnel are better prepared to handle such situations. Among the work completed under this banner are the distribution of thousands of Red Cross Disaster Preparation for People with Disabilities books, the distribution of more than 10,000 laminated tip cards for first responders to emergency personnel in more than 22 of Oklahoma's 77 counties, and the participation of professionals in the field of developmental disabilities in the State's Department of Emergency Management advisory councils.
The Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) is a week-long summer camp for rising high school juniors and seniors with disabilities. YLF, an in-house project of the Council, provides training in leadership, career and post-secondary education exploration, public speaking, and working with policymakers.
This former in-house program of the Council promoted career exploration for graduate students in social work by providing a stipend for practicum experiences at non-profit organizations and state agencies serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Oklahoma ranks second in the number of children being raised by grandparents. Many of these children have disabilities. The Council has worked closely with the Aging Services Division of OKDHS to identify and help meet the needs of these families and conducted this study to determine housing-related needs of this population.
As part of the overall strategy to train and support qualified direct support professionals, the Council worked with Tulsa Community College to create a certificate of educational attainment that can be taken at Tulsa Community College. The training required of these professionals can be transferred into college credit hours, which will encourage these professionals to continue working on a college degree, thus increasing their career advancement in the field of developmental disabilities.
The project was intended to address transportation needs of Oklahomans with disabilities by working with the University of Oklahoma to design accessible bus stop structures and concrete pads using criteria required by the City of Oklahoma City. This project experienced a dramatic personnel change, and while some design prototypes were produced, there was no work on collaboration models within city government or the private business which provided the bus stop structures.
Funding from the Council was used to assist with capacity building and outreach for this existing project focused on youth empowerment and youth leadership.
The Botanical Gardens at Oklahoma State University are a large part of the university campus, as well as a study site for horticulturalists and gardeners, both professional and avocational. Throughout the two years of this project, a sensory garden was built to demonstrate the many textures, smells, sights and sounds of gardens; and gardening classes for people with physical disabilities were established.
This contract helped the Zarrow Center to write and test a curriculum designed for high school students with IEPs. In working through the curriculum, students would better understand their disability, identify strengths and areas for improvement, and learn crucial goal attainment skills to increase their overall level of self-determination.
With 20 years of project experience, the Council wished to study the long-term success of the Council's current and former projects. This contract commissioned this two-part study. Part One was a survey of all former Council projects; Part Two was a more rigorous study of several of those projects to identify what made those projects particularly successful or unsuccessful. Very happily, all projects were successful at some level! This report is available for viewing at the Council's office.
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The Council worked with county emergency management professionals in all 77 counties of Oklahoma to assess the needs for each county in terms of establishing emergency shelters and assuring their accessibility for those with disabilities. The Council then provided to each county such pieces of equipment, such as portable ramps, large button phones, accessible cutlery, plates and cups for people with disabilities, and the like. This project was highly praised by emergency management professionals throughout Oklahoma, and the Council remains involved with these emergency managers as questions about accommodations for people with disabilities are discovered.
SibShops is a national model for supporting and educating siblings of children with disabilities. Oklahoma is committed to supporting local SibShops projects throughout the state, and this contract supported a Statewide Coordinator, a first nationally for the SibShops "movement."
As the diagnostic rates for autism continue to grow, this project established mobile clinics for screening and diagnosis for developmental delay and disability, including autism. As children were screened, referral was made to local services and specialists. As this program progressed, local "teams" were trained to continue work in those areas targeted for screening visits, leaving in place a local source for screening and referral.
Camp of Champions is a well-established camp for young children with disabilities in southwestern Oklahoma. The Council provided funding for two years to support the tuition of campers with disabilities.
Based on the work of Michael Smull and Mary Lou Bourne, this project is designed to promote the concepts and ideals of true person-centered thinking and person-centered planning. To that end, this project supports the training certification of Oklahoma trainers and funds plan facilitation meetings for individuals with developmental disabilities living and working in the community. A major component of this project is the partnership with BIOS, a large provider in Sapulpa. This provider has fully adopted this model of person-centered planning for all clients.
In 2011, the U.S. Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities convened a series of regional meetings for its "sibling" agencies and leaders of the state's self-advocacy organizations and networks. As a result of this meeting, Oklahoma's team developed the Oklahoma Self-Advocacy Network. The self-advocate leaders of this group set goals for the coming years of the organization, including training programs and a campaign to end the "R word." The Council supports this work financially through our sibling agency, the Center for Learning and Leadership. It's project director is a self-advocate and graduate of both Partners in Policymaking and the Youth Leadership Forum.
The Council office holds cabinets and bookcases full of additional information about these former projects; if you'd like more information about any project, please contact the Council office.


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Whale Munchies
|"Whale Munchies"
|WheezyWaiter video
|Episode no.
Episode 276
|Original Upload date
|March 23, 2010
|Running time
|Wheezy beard intro
|Sunglasses outro
|Wink submitted by
|Episode chronology
[slides in/singing rug]
Hey beardlovers. How are you today? You're looking really good. Really good. You gonna eat that? Right there? No? You're not? Thank you. [pulls a plate of Eggo waffles away from camera] Alright. [eats a bite of waffle] Mmm. Yep. Well, see ya later, ugly. [gets up and walks to kitchen eating waffles]
[Wheezy Waiter beard intro]
[From main camera angle, we can see Craig sitting at kitchen table, back to camera, eating. He turns.] Oh. [sits down with waffles] I'm sorry. Did I call you ugly before? I forget to pretend to be nice when I'm eating. [takes a bite] Mmm. Mmm. You are so stupid. I did it again!
All done. Veil of kindness back on. I like you.
You may be wondering how I was able to do this... [shows clip from moment before of him walking to kitchen] when yesterday I did this... [shows black and white clip from previous day's video] Cannonball! Woo! [cannonballs into the whale tank] ... into my whale aquarium. Well, I have a wooden panel cover. See? [gets up and jumps up and down on the wooden panel cover, which after a few jumps, breaks.] Cover's broken! [Craig falls in the whale tank. He climbs out and his face and hair is all wet.] Thank goodness for water-resistant clothing.
Worst part is Michael Phelps found out I had an aquarium and he just hangs out in there. Every time I go in, I have to deal with so much peer pressure to smoke a bong. Now he got my whale into it. And the worst part about that... [whale sounds] ... ugh, here's your bacon bits... [drops bacon bits into the whale tank] Whale munchies. [whale sounds]
Phelps, don't eat the bacon bits! I said get your own!
Michael Phelps is a hungry man. [turns back to whale tank where whale is continuing to make noise] What do you want now? Oh, ranch sauce. No! [throws bottle of ranch dressing into the kitchen] Ever since my whale became a stoner, my salad is so bland.
Today Obama signs his new sweeping health care legislation into law. [holds up a picture he drew. It's a man's face (with a beard) smiling.] That's supposed to convey happiness.
That's right, I'm for it. I don't want to get too much into it right now but I'm curious to know what wheezywaiter subscribers think. Some of you might be like, Yeah! He's on my side! And some of you might be like, [makes an angry face and angry noises] because you ate a lot of cheese, which has been known to back ya up... a little bit. You should probably lay off of that.
It's not a perfect bill, but I think it's a step in the right direction. Not that anything could ever be perfect but what I mean is it doesn't have everything in it that I would like. Whatcha gonna say, commenters? [whale sounds] My whale is even for it. [sound of laughter] And that is Michael Phelps' laughter of approval.
In whale language the word for 'gimme bacon bits' and the word for 'I approve of the sweeping health care legislation despite its imperfections' is the same word. It's a very efficient language.
Last night on my alternate channel wheezynews, I asked you to ask me questions or tell me to say something. Well, [turns to alternate camera angle. myeyeshadowisodd's comment is shown at bottom of screen] Geoff, Natasha doesn't want to talk to you anymore so stop commenting on her Facebook wall posts. Everybody knows that. [turns back to main camera angle. Then turns back to alternate camera angle.] Geoff, I understand. Cheer up buddy. There are plenty of fish in the sea. [whale sounds] Or whales. Sexy lady whales. [sound of Michael Phelps laughing] Or Michael Phelps.
[A cat blinks (ding) (ding)]
[Wheezy Waiter sunglasses outro]
I think the coffee's done. I love it when the coffee's done! [shows comment from heathmcateer at bottom of screen] I'm outta here dudes! [runs into kitchen]
[Camera in window films street below as MrMurderification's comment is shown on bottom of screen. Craig runs down street:] Go Team Venture!
Recurring elements
singing rug, beardlovers, whale tank, Michael Phelps, comments, wink, "I love it when the coffee's done!"
This is the first reference to (and offscreen appearance by) Michael Phelps.
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The clip from the previous day's video comes from H2 Uh Oh.
External links
Whale Munchies on YouTube


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The European Union and the United States on Tuesday inked a military deal to enhance cooperation on logistical assistance.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and the US Secretary of State John Kerry signed the EU-US Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) in Brussels.
"The signing of the ACSA marks a major milestone in EU-US military cooperation in enabling crisis response and promoting security around the world," the European Union External Action Service(EEAS) said in a press release.
"The agreement fulfills a 2014 EU-US Summit pledge to enhance practical EU-US security and crisis response management cooperation," the EEAS added.
The ACSA will facilitate reciprocal provision of reimbursable logistic support, supplies, and services between the EU and the US during military deployments and operations, the EEAS explained.
"The ACSA will also help to reinforce the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO," the diplomatic service of the EU said,"as they work together to strengthen defense and security in Europe and project stability among neighbors and partners."


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Wal-Mart is giving a raise to more than 1.1 million workers next month, a bigger wage increase than the country's largest private employer had previously announced.
Under the plan, hourly employees will get either a raise to at least $10 an hour or at least a 2 percent increase, the company said Wednesday in a statement. The new minimum pay for top-level hourly employees will increase to $15 an hour from $13, according to memo given to employees. All workers will make at least $10 an hour, which the company had previously announced.
Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon has been raising wages since last year in a bid to retain and attract better workers as world's biggest retailer tries to improve the quality of its U.S stores.
The company started raising its minimum wage last year to $9 an hour and had announced plans to lift its base pay again this year to $10. But that move upset many long-time employees, who said it was unfair to senior workers who got no increase and would be making the same or close to what newer, less- experienced colleagues earn.


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Bio: Richard Mcilveen
Richard McIlveen is the Producer of the CTV News late local news in Toronto. As such he is 'grounded' in traditional media, giving the GTA its nightly summary of local news events.
Richard has also been producing and writing a TV News weekend segment that has kept a watchful eye on the ever evolving world of the internet since 1996. 'Webmania' launched at a time when about 5 per cent of Canadians homes were beginning to 'dial in' but it was clear that digital communication via the 'net' was about to reshape the world.
Over the past 13 years, Richard has interviewed and written about literally hundreds of the bright minds that have shaped the evolution of the Net. Richard also got hands-on experience early in the digital revolution, launching and running the CTV News Toronto (CFTO News) website from 1995 through 2001.
Looking forward, Richard offers a unique perspective on how traditional media is adapting to the challenges of an evolving digital media and based on his observation of trends, where the future is taking us.
Richard Mcilveen was a speaker at Future of Media 2009. Watch the video from Future of Media 2009 to see Richard speak.


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Master Pieces: The Curator's Game
With Thomas Hoving's Master Pieces: The Curator's Game for iPad and iPhone you will train your "curatorial eye" and learn what makes a masterpiece great while playing fun games and reading Thomas Hoving's inspired clues and essays. The app is all about discovering the details found in paintings by artists from the beginning of the Renaissance to modern times. Kids and adults are amazed by what they find in these works even if they have seen them many times before.
With Thomas Hoving's Master Pieces: The Curator's Game for iPad and iPhone you will train your "curatorial eye" and learn what makes a masterpiece great while playing fun games and reading Thomas Hoving's inspired clues and essays. The app is all about discovering the details found in paintings by artists from the beginning of the Renaissance to modern times. Kids and adults are amazed by what they find in these works even if they have seen them many times before.
Master Pieces has received all 5-star ratings from users on iTunes and professional reviewers give the app top marks as well.
Works by the following artists are included: Blume, Bosch, Boticelli, Brueghel, Canaletto, Carravagio, Chagall, Constable, Cosimo, Dali, Degas, Delacroix, El Greco, Ensor, Fra Angelico, Gainsborough, Gauguin, Giotto, Goya, Hicks, Hogarth, Holbein, Homer, Hopper, Ingres, Leonardo da Vinci, Manet, Michelangelo, Munch, Picasso, Raphael, Renoir, Rockwell, Rousseau, Rubens, Sargent, Seurat, Titian, Uccello, Velazquez, Vermeer, Wood, Wyeth, van Eyck, van Gogh, and van der Goes.
"What fun to see Master Pieces converted to an ipad app! The electronic version allows so much more flexibility than the printed page. When we first worked on the book, we never imagined that players would be able to access the art so easily and smoothly. This version enhances the concept beautifully!" – Lori Stein, Co-author
Read About the Games
The app has three different games listed below by increasing level of difficulty:
Game 1: Study then Guess presents six masterpieces for you to study and memorize the artists' names. Then, when you are ready, play the round by guessing the artist who painted each detail shown. This game does not require any prior knowledge and is a great way to start training your curatorial eye.
Game 2: Match Three Details (iPad Only) requires a keen eye to identify three details (from a group of twelve) cut from the same painting. Brushstrokes, colors, and style are your clues here.
Game 3: Guess the Artist randomly presents you with details from any of our masterpieces for which you must guess the artist. If you are an art expert, jump right in and see how you do. Otherwise, play the first two games and study the gallery section first to give yourself a refresher.
At any point in a game, or when they first open the app, players can go to the gallery to read Tom's essays and explore high definition reproductions of each piece. The essays are succinct, informative, and entertaining and focus on the personality of the artist, perhaps a struggle or two he had to overcome to create the masterpiece, and outline the story of the painting. Tom's approach is a truly a great way to see details in art from the 1200s to the 20th century come alive.
Read Hoving's Introduction
Master Pieces is a new version of a classic art curator's game. I was introduced to it when I joined the staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Once a week, at morning coffee break (which was delightfully long in the museum world), a different curator would bring a bunch of photographs of details taken from works in the collections. The players would then try to match the details to the appropriate work. Two details for each work were included: an exceedingly difficult one and an easier one. You always got a verbal hint, too, which helped a lot. The person who won got free coffee for the week.How did the game come about? It was first proposed by a Met photographer who had heard curators discuss how vital details were in assessing the quality, authenticity, and importance of any work of art. He also knew that curators write exhaustively detailed descriptions of any piece being considered for possible purchase; this helps them to understand each piece fully. Curators' work is all about looking—intently, intensely, constantly, again and again, from the overall work to all its details and back again. The essence of the investigation of style—that complicated signature of every artist, period, and civilization—is scrutinizing the details.
Over the years I remember some ridiculously easy details that we all got immediately—such as the man on the dismasted boat in Winslow Homer's unforgettable Gulf Stream. And I recall some that only few of us spotted. For example, there was one detail of a shining splotch of black and gold that everyone thought was some of the dripped paint from Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm. Wrong. The winner smugly told us that it was a part of the thick golden chain around the neck of Aristotle in Rembrandt van Rijn's world-famous Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, painted in the seventeenth century.
My finest moment in the curator's game was picking out, in seconds, the fuzzy left ear of the huge dog at the feet of the family in Renoir's portrait Madame Charpentier and Her Children. We were all defeated by a stunning pair of Egyptian yellow-green chalcedony lips; the detail and the whole were one and the same—all that has survived of what must have been the portrait of the ages. I played and used the game in all my positions at the Met, from curator of the medieval collections and of the Cloisters to director of the museum.
I am delighted to share this game with the world. I can't think of a more intellectual, educational way to pass the time. And the fact that the game is great fun—what is more fun than finding the answer to a puzzle, especially if you can do it before anyone else?—is an added bonus.
To play our Master Pieces game, you don't have to be a curator with advanced degrees or years of experience. No matter what your expertise or how you play the game, some details will be easy to identify; others may take a lot more effort. (We have to be cruel at times, so you'll respect the challenge.)
Some of the details we've chosen are so grand that they'd stand on their own as masterpieces—like the vase of lilies from Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece or the carafe in Caravaggio's Bacchus. Other details are tiny barely recognizable images, like a tree from a complicated landscape, small folds of fabric, or a hand or pair of eyes. Each detail is accompanied by at least one written clue. In general they relate to the style of the work or its artist or its overall tone. Some of the clues are straightforward; others can be tricky. Some refer to information in our essays; others do not. If you read the clues carefully, you'll garner at least a nugget of useful information.
All it takes to track down many of the details is a keen inquiring eye and a passing acquaintance with the history of art. We've marked the hardest details—those that are barely recognizable to the naked eye or that come from more obscure paintings. Not all of the details appear in the same direction as they do in the painting—some are upside down or sideways, so don't take anything for granted.
In the gallery, you will find the fifty-four paintings from which the details have been taken. The paintings we've chosen date from the thirteenth century to the modern day, but we've made no attempt to provide an overview of art history. We've chosen some paintings because they are famous, some because they are not, and some simply because they are a fabulous universe of details, such as Allegory of Sight by Jan "Velvet" Brueghel. Each painting in the gallery is accompanied by a brief biography of the artist and some salient facts about the picture.
Whatever your knowledge of art and art history, I'll bet that after you play Master Pieces a few times, you'll have learned more about painting than you ever expected.
Now sharpen your eye and start looking — fiercely.
— Thomas Hoving, 2005
About the Author
Thomas Hoving, the author of the book upon which the app is based, selected the details and was known for having one of the best curatorial eyes in the museum business. In fact, Hoving is the opening case study in Malcolm Gladwell's Blink – a book that focused on geniuses who can see the truth in a "blink."
Hoving, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1967 – 1977), also served as editor in chief of Connoisseur and as arts and entertainment correspondent for ABC's 20/20. He is the author of twenty-two books, including the bestsellers Making the Mummies Dance and Tutankhamun.
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Great for art fanatics and savvies as well! - I have to admit that I'm not a computer games person. I ran into this app while looking for an ebook on curatorship. And let me tell you: it was love at first sight! It's fun, entertaining and you get to learn a lot about art while playing it! I even got my spouse and my mother in law hooked on it. I give it 5 stars and completely recommend it.
This game is fun to play and you learn along the way. Impress your friends with your new art knowledge!
Can't say enough about this app. It is challenging, fun and educational. You will learn to appreciate art in a more meaningful and fulfilling way simply by playing the game. I wish the developers would supplement this game by offering new sets of art for in app purchase. It would be worth every penny.
Outstanding app. Educational and fun. Most impressive in that it employs the iPad technology so that the user observes art in a whole new way.