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There are few dishes that remind us more of home than a hearty bowl of soup. A warming bowl of slow-cooked ingredients mopped up with fresh bread inspires comfort and security and wherever you are in the world you will find soup in all its forms.
The French swear by onion soup, heavy with molten cheese. The Vietnamese hunch over fragrant bowls of Pho, we English love our pea and ham pottage while the Scots swear by a cullen skink.
But perhaps the worlds most consumed soup is Borscht. A warming concoction of 'starchy' root vegetables and with its distinctive purple hue, Borscht is a staple of many Eastern and Central European nations and an important part of their culinary heritage.
Making our way to The Samovar in Bayswater, it was clear that this was a restaurant design to provide a taste of the Motherland to its loyal customers and so there was no surprise to find Borscht on the menu.
Ingredients Required:
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 3 beetroot, thoroughly washed (precooked beetroot will make life easier but less authentic)
• 1 white onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots finely chopped
• 1/2 head of cabbage, thinly chopped
• 1 can white beans
• 1 large knob of butter
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 table spoons of reduced chicken stock or a couple of stock cubes.
• Juice of one lemon
• A large pinch of freshly ground pepper
• A small heap of chopped dill
• Salt to taste
• 200g sour cream
• A handful of fresh chives
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1. Fill a large cooking pot with water. Add beetroots, cover, bring to the boil and cook for about an hour.
2. Once you can smoothly pierce the beets with a knife, remove from the water and set aside to cool.
3. Now add the potatoes into the same water and boil for 15-20 minutes until soft.
4. In a deep frying pan sautée your carrots in a little butter and add the onions. Sauté until all the vegetables are soft and the onions are translucent.
5. Once the potatoes are cooked add the sliced cabbage to the pot.
6. Meanwhile peal and dice the cool beets. When you peel beets, use rubber gloves over your hands unless you want red fingers. Once chopped add beets back to the pot with potatoes and cabbage.
7. Spoon in the chicken stock, lemon juice, pepper, bay leaves and the white beans and stir with a wooden spoon.
8. Now add the sautéed carrots and onions and the chopped dill.
9. Cook for another 5-10 minutes, until the cabbage is done.
10. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and some chopped chives.


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St. Louis Scores on Mother's Day, Just Days After Losing His
It's been quite the emotional year for Martin St. Louis.
First came his controversial request in March to be traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning, a franchise with which the Vermont alum had spent the bulk of his 13-year NHL career. Tampa general manager Steve Yzerman, also the architect of Canada's Olympic squad, bypassed naming St. Louis to the Team, which many saw as the impetus for his trade demand.
Just last week, the New York Rangers forward lost his mother from a heart attack at age 63. Despite her death on Thursday, St. Louis still played in New York's Game 5 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.
In Game 6, on Mother's Day, he did this.
After the game, a 3-1 win for the Rangers, St. Louis thanked his teammates.
Game 7 between the Penguins and Rangers will take place Tuesday night. The winner will face either the Bruins or Canadiens, who play Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series Monday night in Montreal.

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Zoom rule Poll
ALES Community,
I would like to open a poll asking what you feel should be done with the zooming rule as is presented by AMA:
The question is to define if it is adequate as it stands is to brazen in penalties and should be changed or if it should be removed.
There have been discussion here and the most recent I have seen is:
Lots of comments have been posted with very good ideas and reasons for change or not.
Please enter your vote.
Thank you.
Last edited by Fly2High; Mar 04, 2014 at 11:03 AM. Reason: spelling/typo
Okay, I was hesitating.
Rules in the AMA for soaring should not be subjective. Period. This eliminates animosity amongst our friends/competitors.
Soaring has taught me more about aerodynamics, structures, composites, the atmosphere and competition. If it weren't for the lack of subjectivity, contests would not be the same and you'd find much more animosity like other realms of our sport/hobby.
So the rule should be changed to a verification system that will stand the test of time taking the subjectivity out of it. When a group of extremely skilled pilots meet and the lift is marginal with low launches such as 100m or 150m this overshoot rule will make a big difference. The technology already exists to level that playing field so lets use what we have and remove any subjectivity. I bet someone is smart enough to make an addon device to the ever so popular Soaring Circuits CAM that will display the max altitude achieved by opening the sailplanes hatch upon landing. Of course making money for themselves at the same time. I'd buy one. The timer could easily check a box on the score card such as: Max Altitude Over Limit: Yes/No. Simple.
Now that there is a simple easy to verify rule and everyone is launching to very similar altitudes you will find that folks now are fine tuning their models to get to 200m in 30 seconds and not 10-15 seconds as then the advantage is using up all the available launch time under power.
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But for those who might panic that we are making it too technical and complicated, consider that a good rule would specify HOW the rule would be enforced. We often fly at variance with our rules as it suits local sensibilities.
Nothing would necessarily prevent groups from waiving local enforcement when it suited their sensibilities. While our eyes glaze over at some of the technical provisions in rules for measuring and "proving" planes or devices in some classes, the common practice in most of these cases is to not enforce them except for large, important, competitions.
Having a credible procedure in place, however, should serve as a reasonably effective deterrent to non-compliance even at the local level.
Happy Landings,
I cant vote either way unless I know the exact wording we are talking about
Also, changing definitions of things like zoom and launch altitude are very different from changing enforcement or compliance requirements.
One might be ok while the other may not - and wording is important.
This is too vague to vote on
rule enforcement is a given. You cannot call a Chevy a Chevy if it is made by Toyota. ALES is defined by rules and it is assumed that all the rules are to be enforced. Otherwise, it is not ALES. It is something different.
I think most desire some form of the altitude limitation but would like a better way to enforce it.
Leaving it as is allows the CD to ignore all overzooms and could drive the format to super ships with mega power systems bringing back LMR issues again.
As for being vauge, we are looking for if your desire is to keep them or change them. If you want change, are you looking to eliminate or to improve with the same intent in mind.
It is up to you if you want to vote or not. Of course, I appreciate you input and would like to have it.
I guess not voting also tells a lot so thank you either way. at this time 28 votes have come in. Thank you to everyone for posting, voting or posting and not voting. your input is appreciated.
Frank, in the other thread Ed posted a possible rules change that had some good points and some not so good points. You cant vote yes or no unless you can balance out the good vrs bad.
You need specific proposals with details - or at least I do.
How can you vote YES/NO unless you know what you're voting for?
Do I want to change the rules? It depends on the wording. Maybe yes maybe no.
I understand your point. I guess what I was looking for was to determine if there is a desire to change them. When it comes to what the result of a change will be will both take time and lots of suggestions that need to be combined.
If there is no desire to change anything, then it is a wasted effort to determine if we need to expend the time to determine what to change to.
I am sure, whatever we come up with now, will undergo lots of revision and lots of minds may change as we all become more educated. I cn admit I have already learned a lot.
just looking to see if we need to or is it simply the desire to delete.
Contribution is more important than the vote and I am happy with your contributions!!
The vote is just for a gut feeling.
Keep the comments coming. It is always good to see different sides of things. Only makes things better.
As for abstaining, I am sure you have like company. I hope they too will post why. Only way to make it better.
I voted yesterday to leave the rule as it is.
I like the rules, I think they cover everything, and it works.
I will admit that I voted for change.
To me, the rule as it is allows the CD to ignore overzooming by not giving out penalties.
My fear is that without limiting zooming, we will have a contest where you will need to have a super molded plane and a top power system to compete. All this says to me is money, money , money. Also, money can by an edge. Neither do I like.
If everyone had a more consistent launch height max, I think it would open the door for more competition of skill, not pocketbooks.
Also, it would prevent the desire to go to high power systems. We want this to be about soaring, not about how fast you can go.
Also, it puts back a need to learn the skill of tuning and setting up a plane not to go beyond the limits. This would be the same idea that it takes skill to winch launch. For electric, tuning for launch would replace winch launching skill.
I also feel that ALES needs the limitation of zooming enforced in some manner so this is why I feel leaving as is and deleting it are not an option.
I have current ideas for how the rule should change but I need more time to learn from others comments and ideas for rules before I could offer a suggestion.
My thought on this (voted to eliminate the rule) is to state a simple fact or two. Larger, more powerful systems are made of larger, more powerful motors and larger, heavier batteries. So at least to some extent, the "super" powered sailplane will suffer in the glide as compared to a reasonably powered, lower weight model.
With all of the work that has already gone into maximizing the airframes for ALES and for F5J, it is very apparent that another side of the power question has proven it's worth - no sense in going any higher than you need to to max out! In F5J, you suffer higher penalties for higher launch heights. In ALES, it is silly to waste time gliding within the allotted 30 second motor run time as you would with say a 10 second motor run time. Now you will require 10:20 gliding time for a 10 minute max. Putting in just the right amount of power to reach 200m in 30 seconds is the prime consideration - this allows smaller, lighter motor/battery systems to be used thus saving weight and not pre-ballasting your sailplane.
My opinion only - remember - everybody has one!
I thought the same thing until don (dharban) posted the following in the ALES and Zoom thread:
Nowadays, they redesign the wing spar and the 6 ounces or so go away so you end up with the same weight as a TD plane on the moldies.
The issue is many guys are thinking of running far and then climbing fast, 10-15 sec to 200M fast. This will allow for 30, 40, 50 and even 70+ meter zooms. Do you want planes to fly this fast, zoom so high in competition or do you prefer a more level playing field? One guy getting 70/200 = 35% more altitude to me doesn't seem fair. Also, what would guys who fly Radian and like sport flyers say when they have to fly with these rockets with a prop? Lackof enforcement allows for them to exist.
If I had to suggest someone who really is in the know, Don in the other thread really did lots of calculations that made me second the idea of dropping or allowing people to ignore issuing penalties for over zooming. Very knowledgeable guy
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We constantly see "don't touch" signs, but with this gorgeous fellow, our signs read "Please Touch!" Kevin loves being loved and will flex his orange tabby toes in contentment as you gently pet him. If you stop, he reaches out with a paw to softly touch you to encourage you to keep those good feelings coming. And if you take too long, he does a slow-motion two-step dance to encourage you to get back into the petting groove. Pets In Need, a dog-and-cat, no-kill rescue adoption shelter serving Northern California since 1965, is located at 871 Fifth Ave., Redwood City. For information, call 650-367-1405 or visit www.PetsInNeed.org.


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Labeling an era in history as revolutionary implies that research of the period in question exposed substantial change. Indeed significant change did occur during the American Revolutionary era—a colonial power lost a vital piece of its empire, a unified nation emerged, and a new republic was created. These are the major transformations of the Revolution but certainly not the only shifts that took place before the war or after and as a result of the war. It is the more subtle adjustments,...


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Dollar-A-Day Boys!
A musical tribute to the Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal works program created by President Franklin Roosevelt in the heart of The Great Depression. During its nine year run beginning in 1933, over 139,000 young men in Ohio enrolled in the camps. The camps were run by the army with an average of 33 camps in operation for each year. The enrollees were paid $1 a day with $25 sent home to their families each month. The money kept many families from starving.
The CCC in Ohio planted millions of trees, built hundreds of bridges and dams, constructed over 3000 miles of roads, did erosion control, built check dams, stocked fish, fought forest fires, and built several state parks including John Bryan, Tar Hollow, Scioto Trail, and Shawnee State Park. A few of the local camps were in Lebanon, Yellow Springs, Xenia, Wilmington and Hamilton, Ohio.
Along with a novel and CD of songs on the CCC, Jamerson has produced a PBS film, Camp Forgotten. Bill will talk about many of the interesting enrollees he has met over the years and CCC projects he has visited. A question and answer period and book signing will follow his presentation. Former CCC'ers and their families are encouraged to attend. People are invited to bring photo albums and CCC memorabilia.
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The Patriots are on their bye this week, after a convincing 45-7 win over the Rams in London, England last Sunday. They'll use the time off to retool ahead of the second-half push in preparation for a playoff run. It's old hat for this group but one that quarterback Tom Brady admits doesn't get any easier from one year to the next.
And while there were questions about the offense earlier this season, any real concerns facing this club over the long haul are with the secondary. Like a year ago, injuries and inexperience have wreaked havoc with the group. But Thursday, cornerbacks coach Josh Boyer spoke with the media about what the secondary has to do to over the final two months to improve on a decidedly up and down performance.
"The thing we talk about is to stay the course," he said according to ESPNBoston.com. "Try to improve. I know it sounds redundant, but that's how we approach it," Boyer said. "That's how I approach it. We need to get better. Things that we've done well, let's keep doing well, and just stay the course. Try to get better today. In the end, all that really matters is that we're improving each week, and we're playing our best ball down the stretch, and that's the direction that we're looking to go."
If it sounds like it's right out of the coaching cliche book it's because it probably is. Specifically, the Pats' have struggled against the pass. It's nothing new -- it's what ailed this team a year ago -- but it's why they came up one game short against the Giants. Despite last week's blowout victory, winning and losing are often decided by one or two plays. Make a couple more than your opponent and, usually, you win. So how does Boyer coach his players to make those plays?
"Our focus from the defensive perspective, no matter what the offense does, is: 'Are we in the best position? Did we play it correctly?' I think that's where it starts," he said. "I think there's some plays out there where the quarterback makes a good throw, and the receiver makes a good catch, and stuff like that. But even then, there's always a way to finish the play. That's what we're always talking to our guys with. We have to finish the play. For us, I think it all starts with us, and defensively how we approach it. I don't think we ever say 'Well OK, it's OK to give up this pass, or it's OK to give up this pass.' Whether it's a good play, bad play, or if the receiver makes a good play, it's all indifferent to us."


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An expectant father was killed in Hastings-on-Hudson on Friday when a driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the man before crashing through a fence and over the side of an embankment, authorities said.
Mario Mora, 34, a handyman at the RiverView catering hall on Warburton Avenue in Hastings, was struck as he was removing leaves near the hall in anticipation of an evening party there.
An immigrant from Mexico, Mora was a well-loved employee of the catering hall for 15 years. His coworkers were in tears as they came upon the scene.
"I'm devastated," said Michael Silvestri, president of the RiverView.
Mora's grieving girlfriend Mari Rosario said the couple had been trying to conceive a child for a long time and she had finally gotten pregnant. Mora was recalled as a hard-worker dedicated to his family and job.
"He's a nice person, he liked to work, sick or anything always working," said Ann Sanchez, his step-daughter.
The driver was able to walk away from the crash despite taking a giant plunge.
"Believe it or not after the 80-foot drop off the ravine he was able to walk out on his own power," said Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick of the Yonkers Fire Department.
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Brendan: Our game started on the coach
Brendan Rodgers paid tribute to the Liverpool fans who lined the streets of Anfield to form a guard of honour before roaring his side to a narrow 2-1 victory over Sunderland on Wednesday night.
Kopites flocked to Anfield Road to greet the manager and his players as their coach snaked towards the Shankly Gates and onwards into the stadium.
Flags and banners which normally adorn the Kop prior to kick-off were waved on the pavements as Rodgers and his squad watched through the bus windows.
A close-fought encounter followed - and the action went right to the wire after Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge struck to hand the Reds a two-goal cushion.
Afterwards, reflecting on his side's seventh consecutive win in the Barclays Premier League, Rodgers was keen to praise the fans for the part they played on the night.
"Our game started on the coach on the way in here," Rodgers told reporters. "It filled me with great pride being the manager of the club.
"As we were driving in, to get that support and then to have that in the stadium - the supporters really lifted us when it got to 2-1. They got us over the line tonight."
The pre-match guard of honour was organised by supporters group 'Spion Kop 1906', who are also responsible for arranging the colourful flag and banner displays which have brought the Kop to life before every game this season.
The group took inspiration for the display of support from a similar showing, which inspired their team to a much-needed victory against Tottenham Hotspur in January 2010.
Rodgers was questioned after the game as to how the players responded when they saw the special greeting, which heralded their first Anfield match for more than a month.
"As you can imagine, it gives you a real boost in energy, because we're doing it for them," said Rodgers. "The supporters here have been brilliant - absolutely fantastic.
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Even acknowledging this is needed is hard. I've went to counseling for a period of time 3 times in my life. Once, when I ran away from home at 13 I went to family counseling and that meant my parents literally screamed at me while calling me a lying bitch, while the counselor said they were just expressing their feelings. My grandma had to put me in therapy to get me through counseling. And, once we tried marriage counseling, where XH told the guy I was nagging and insane. I explained I nagged because he was cheating, then XH and counselor explained to me that making out with coworkers wasn't really cheating. So, yeah, I've been a little gun shy about this.
But, I think I need to get them someone to talk to. Every time I think my XH can't be more of an asshole, they tell me something new he has done, like threatening to throw their puppy off a cliff, then spanking them for crying. If I tell him they told me ANYTHING, he will punish them more.
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Years ago...6 I guess now. My ex threatened to run me over. He was on a motorcycle and I wasn't obeying as he thought I should. My oldest had left the house, where I told him to stay, and he heard this and ran over to protect me. Now, my ex knew I would obey, so, he told me to move or he'd run me over and he revved the engine and spun the tires. I picked up my son and ran into the house. It was never really brought up again.
Fast forward, my XH continues to own motorcycles, and he almost always stops owning them because he wrecks them, or because he has too many tickets. He is always after DS9 to ride with him, and DS will not do it. So, X makes fun of him, calling him names, etc. I've told him to stop it, but he won't.
On vacation last week, my H and I rented little three-wheeled scooters to drive. They seat two. I had DS7 and H had DS9. DS9 was actually the one who asked to rent them, and we were so shocked, we said yes. So, as we drove, H was talking to DS9. Apparently, he loved the scooter. And, he would really like to try to go on one small motorcycle ride, but, not with XH, only with H. H says this is fine, he would love to take him. DS9 gets upset and begins telling H "I can't, I want to, but daddy said if I ever went with you, he'd spank me and ground me and punish me a lot, because I'm not allowed to love you or go with you. But, I can't go with daddy. He always wrecks and he tried to run me over!" H is driving and has no idea what to say, and he says something like "No, Daddy didn't try to run you over. He was wrong, but he was mad at mommy." And, DS9 insists it was HIM. He doesn't even remember I was there.
So, now, of course I feel like shit. I did try to protect him at the time. I filed for divorce the next day. When it was time for the custody hearing, I brought that up, but the judge said I had no proof. so, I think I need to get the boys help, and I think I need a 3rd party to hear all the stuff they tell me.
But, how do I even go about finding this 3rd party? What am I looking for? I don't even know where to begin.
It will all be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end
Happily remarried to a wonderful man (Aussie). I think I found the right guy and the right finger this time.
Often I feel as you do and I also spend time wondering who would believe some of the things I had to say?
I have a lot of trouble with counselors now as well. The background there is because STBX found an MC and we went separately, I for six months and him for who knows how long? But he filled her ears with the most awful lies about me and was trying to convince her that I am incompetent, an "emotional cripple" and other things that are hard to hear.
She pursued these insults relentlessly and some relatives think she was "at me" in that way to try to poke holes in his accusations. The last time I went she was standing over my chair, while I was in tears, shouting at me.
Almost a year later, I found another one, who is not flashy like the first one or out for a lot of money, but showed signs of really wanting to help me. She validated my feelings as a person, a wife, a mother and also gives help with original family members who are narcissistic. She also backs me up if I have an idea or something I want to do and I can call her if I have an emotional crisis any time and the other was not this way.
I think my long message is to say, that I think a good counselor is one who is validating and supportive and offers advice, but not in an overbearing way. They are out there but not easy to find.
I think it's really important that kids have someone to talk to and someone not a relative, which is also good for us as parents to know who may be hearing what.
One hard time we have is that my mother gets DD to confide secrets or information about us to her or grills DD when she is alone and that does not sit well with me-nor can I fix it, for I've tried hard.
You sound like a good mom, Weatherly and I'm sorry for your hard times.
We, too do not agree things for parenting and I can't stand some of the divorce and separation parenting terminology.
It's hard to see our kids suffer, isn't it?
STBX here said to DD during false R, "stop that or daddy will leave again."
A person is a person, no matter how small. -Dr. Suess
Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
-George Washington
And a social worker comes to mind, as an idea for a third party who could maybe work with the counselor and you and your kids altogether or separately.
The first one my kids saw was recommended through MY counselor. She was wonderful & so helpful. We had to stop seeing her when school starting due to scheduling issues.
The one my kids see now was recommended via our pediatrician. He is excellent. Asking your pediatrician is a good place to start.
But let me tell you, finding someone who specializes in kids is not easy. In my experience you should find someone who has a Ph.D. and also is/was involved with social work. You want them to really focus on kids and families, not someone who just happens to also see kids as a part of their adult practice. Lots of counselors won't see kids at all, like my IC, as much as I love her and she's changed my life, she won't see kids.
Good luck!
we work with a family counselor with TG's kids. It seems to help.
I interviewed a few. I just googled counselors in the area. I filtered for ones with family counseling/children specialties. I called. I talked to them a bit. I picked 3 and scheduled in person appointments. I told them our general issues. I asked about their experience and training working with kids in the age range.
I ended up picking one that I felt most comfortable with. Its been good so far. We just focus with the kids that the counseling meetings are their safe time to discuss whatever they want with her. They seem to get a lot out of it. Its made a HUGE difference with TG's 13yr old DD. I don't want to kill her all the time now. She used to tell HUGE lies and she seems to have worked that too.
Give it a try. Let the boys know its their place to say whatever they want. We didn't focus on "OMG you've got issues!" We started with - 'hey we've had lots of big changes lately, lets just talk to someone who can make sure we're all doing good'
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Sinn Fein was criticised yesterday after its chairman claimed that the IRA's execution of a mother of 10 was "not a crime".
Parties across the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland lined up to condemn Mitchell McLaughlin's televised comments in which he tried to defend the Provisionals' murder of Jean McConville in 1972.
Her son, Michael McConville, said Sinn Fein "should be holding their heads in shame" and called on Mr McLaughlin to resign.
Pressure is growing on the Government to exclude the IRA's political wing from power sharing to save the moribund political process.
Mrs McConville, 37, a Roman Catholic convert and widow, was kidnapped in front of her children from Divis Flats, west Belfast, and tortured for being an alleged informer before being shot.
For 30 years the IRA denied any part in her murder until after the Good Friday Agreement when she was named as one of the "Disappeared", among a dozen people secretly executed.
At the time of the abduction, Ed Moloney's book Secret History of the IRA, claimed Gerry Adams was commander of the IRA's Belfast Brigade and "it is inconceivable her murder could have been carried out without his knowledge".
Mr Adams has denied ever being a member of the IRA and of having any involvement in the murder.
Michael McDowell, the Irish justice minister, asked Mr McLaughlin on RTE's Questions and Answers programme if he thought the killing was a crime. "No, I do not," Mr McLaughlin said, having earlier accepted that it was "wrong".
Mrs McConville's murder was not a crime because it was authorised by an IRA court martial? Mr McDowell suggested sarcastically.
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You're about to lose your cephalopod bias.
And this is coming from someone who did battle with fried cuttlefish in a dingy Hong Kong market, and subsequently learned not to take our restaurant letter-grade system for granted.
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The $10 octopus at Starlite's scenester supper club is a mainstay – you'll always find the parboiled marine goody served Mediterranean-style (smoked paprika oil, a little lemon, grilled and served on a bed of locally sourced arugula). You get two tentacles worth at the Mission Hills restaurant.
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You know the name? Maybe not. He was the lead singer for [lastfm]The Crests[/lastfm]. Still nothing? How about any of these songs: Sixteen Candles, Trouble In Paradise (calling all angels), Step By Step? Or The Worst That Could Happen and Blessed Is The Rain by [lastfm]the Brooklyn Bridge[/lastfm]? He was sang lead for them too.
Johnny lost his battle with cancer last night in Florida. He was 70.
I never saw him in person, but Channel 8 ran a series of musical reunions a couple of years ago which included Johnny, still in great voice.
One final note from his early days in New York. He would often perform with black singers at a time when interracial groups were a relative rarity. In 1956 he became the lead singer for a black group from the projects in Chinatown. Their group included a second tenor named Patricia Van Dross who had little brother named Luther.
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This isnt the Sound of freaking Music were watching.......sdl
I guess ignorance really is bliss. I don't watch BB (usually too busy in the summer) and certainly don't get the live feeds, so have no first-hand knowledge of their antics. I did watch a few minutes here and there, and I get why Rachel would be annoying, especially if you had to live with her in an enclosed place for too long. That said, however, they aren't my most disliked couple on the race so far. This last episode they were fine, ran a clean leg, and seemed to have fun. I'm ok with them at this point, but her turning on the whining/crocodile tears and their horrible communication dynamic might change my opinion in a hurry next week.
They behaved this week .Next week not so much( by the preview) Its mostly in the editing as to who will look bad each week.
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person
-Andy Rooney-
Did someone actually tell Rachel to get her nose fixed? Wow!
The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.
The problem with all this kind of crap is, Mr. Sweetpea will only watch this reality tv show with me. He hates them all, except this one. It's a family event every week, watching TAR.
Already he's started to roll his eyes, both at the retreads that are Brandon and Rachel (he hated BRob and Amber being on it previously) and the sniping between the girls. If he ditches this show because of these airheads I will be
Nope, I agree with you 100%!
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I'm actually liking Brenchel a bit on the race. That does not mean I want them to win though, because I most likely don't and won't.
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Album Rating: 4.2The womp-womps in the last 4 minutes of Do You See What I See are definitely masturbatory. The first three sentences are pretty rough. Will probably change.
I saw the Surfjan Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant On Ice just before Christmas last year. It was about a 4.2 as well.
Album Rating: 4.2I also don't understand what is so difficult to take seriously in this review. Certainly a couple of the moments are rather tongue-in-cheek, but my overall point seems pretty straightforward.
didn't mean anything by it man. Not used to your writing style it just took me by surprise.
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How did the 4.2 thing happen?
Album Rating: 1.0chrome actually fucking crashed when i saw this
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Album Rating: 4.2oh shiz Academy is still here?
58 tracks!!! Goddamn Sufjan, I love Illinois and Michigan, not sure if I'll like this though.
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Album Rating: 4.2guys look! he doesn't even give a fuck!
Album Rating: 1.0how have you been friend
how the fuck...
stopped reading at "4.2". perception of reality shattered. will try again later
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Full Frame battle reloaded. A no way to go for Panasonic/Olympus?
Make no mistake! We can be pretty sure Olympus and Panasonic will not launch any new system with larger sensor in the near future. There is still a lot to do in the m43 world to defend the primacy also against the future Canon mirrorless system. But the Full Frame battle just restarted after a long time of silence. Today Canon announced the Canon 5dmarkIII ($3500 at Amazon) and Nikon announced the Nikon D800 and D800E a couple of weeks ago.
So just for fun I made a short list of advantages and disadvantages of a hypothetical "Macro Four Thirds" system with FF sensor :)
– Currently only Leica are offering a Full Frame digital mirrorless system. But the Leica M9 is incredibly expensive (Click here) and there is plenty of room below that price range.
– You could make Full Frame lenses backwards compatible to the m43 system. One lens to rule them all :) -> Disadvantage the lens would be bigger
– Marketing: It gives a kind of magical and professional aura if you can offer a Full Frame system. Sounds stupid but it is not. I know of many people that buy new and more expensive cameras just to feel like a "hero".
– It's expensive to build up a new system. And Panasonic/Olympus have limited resources.
– Also the service has to be improved to satisfy the professional needs.
– The profit margin is larger on small sensor systems than on Full Frame camera systems.
– Lenses would be bigger and one of the main advantages (size!) over the FF DSRL market would be less visible.
Now it's up to you to let us know what you would do:
My two cent: 99% of us don't need Full Frame. If you need absolute image quality for special work like studio photography or big prints than it may be better for you to go medium format. Or if you want that nice 3D depth of field feeling than buy a camera like my Mamiya 7.


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unless you are just interested in hunting with old military rifles........
I am somewhat. My roots go back to Vera Cruz some 90 years ago when this rifle I have would be 12 years old. The Mexican colors painted on the sides of the stock, Mexican disc emblem and Villa stamped into the stocked is authenticity and I can admire that. It appears to have been a real workhorse and no doubt helped populate cemetaries. It's time to have it do something usefull in a different manner...feed the family in a semi retired way. For that, I can appreciate it more as it will have a 2nd history, with me. That 102 year old actually means more to me than the new ones I have. Can't explain that but I guess it's the sum of the total.
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This popular stand-up and TV comedian is well-known for his appearances on the pop music quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks. His career as a performer began in 1984 when he quit his job as a civil servant to follow a new direction as a performance poet on the alternative comedy circuit and supporting bands such as The Style Council and The Housemartins. During the late '80s he worked with Billy Bragg, directing videos for both Bragg and Kirsty MacColl.
Phill has an abiding love and in-depth knowledge of popular music, particularly ska, bluebeat and rhythm and blues. His hugely successful standup tours have included Jedi, Steady, Go and Quadrophobia, and he has worked extensively on radio, variously as a contributor, panellist and presenter. He has also toured as part of The Blockheads line-up.
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'He's been one of my favourite stand-ups for about ten years (Ricky Gervais)
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Combining stories from his formative years in the East End of London with tales from his Caribbean cultural heritage, Quincy mixes both worlds to great comedic effect. The award-winning comedian has appeared on Comedy Central's 'Comedy Blue' and BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist, MTV's Kojo;s Comedy Funhouse and BBC R4 Extra's Comedy On The Boat.
Quincy is regarded as one of the best of a new wave of comics to come out of the UK, with a regular turnover of material and a stage presence second to none - that has put him among the most well respected comics on the scene.
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Arnold Brown
The godfather of Alternative Comedy, and a former Perrier Award winner.
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John Moloney
His acidic delivery and dead pan demeanour have established him as one of the top comedians on the circuit. He is a regular performer at the Comedy Store and has clocked up several TV appearances, including 'They Think It's All Over' and 'Have I Got News For You'. To add to his number of international accolades, he was the winner of the Jongleurs Stand Up Of The Year in 2001.
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Josephine Lacey
Comedy from the Irish Jamaican grandma.
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dismax and standard query handlers should both use the 'sort' parameter. We should discourage future use of the q=query;sort syntax for StandardRequestHandler
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Added a new StandardRequestHandlerTest class with a testSorting() function.
Cleaned the patch up a bit. I'd like to commit it, but someone should take a look first.
This had to modify one line in BasicFunctionalityTest, there was a test that looks like it was trying to test the facet sorting. it added the parameter "sort"=true to a test – this was just getting ignored (it should be facet.sort=true) and does not parse as a valid sort field.
Updated to compile with /trunk
This would be a nice one to squeeze in a solr1.2 release. It is a minor interface change that will hopefully become the standard. I am revisiting
SOLR-20 and it is easier to have a standard "sort" parameter rather then one that depends if you are using dismax or standard.
This simple patch adds 'sort' param to StandardRequestHandler and updates the tutorial docs to use the sort parameter rather then the ';' syntax
Two things to note:
1. I had to delete some "sort", "true" parameters from the BasicFunctionalityTest.java TestSimpleFacetCounts. "sort=true" does not evaluate to a valid sort string and these params were being ignored before
2. This patch includes dummy defined constants in SolrParams. The trunk branch seems to be missing some HIGHLIGHT params. to get things to compile, i added the following - they should obviously not be commited:
public static final String HIGHLIGHT_FIELDS = null;
public static final String HIGHLIGHT = null;
public static final String MAX_SNIPPETS = null;
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Plenty of teenage girls dream of running away, but few do so on as epic a scale as Joy Louie.
Instead of someplace safe, like her boyfriend's or best friend's house, Joy heads for China, arriving just in time for Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward in Lisa See's Dreams of Joy, the sequel to her bestselling 2009 novel, "Shanghai Girls."
The sequel opens in 1957 right where the first novel left off: with the entire family reeling from her father's honor suicide and Joy grappling with the realization that her "Aunt May" is really her mother.
Joy plans to find her biological father, the artist Z.G. Li, who doesn't know of her existence. After being relieved of much of her cash, her bras (apparently a Western bourgeois garment), and her US passport, somehow she does – right before he is sent to the countryside to teach art to the masses.
Ignoring his warnings, Joy goes with him, embracing collective farming and flinging herself into the ideology of her new home with as much naiveté as a 19-year-old can muster. "A part of me feels that the harsh sunlight is burning away my past and that the hard work is chopping away my past mistakes," says Joy, who blames herself for her adoptive father's death. Every night when I crawl into bed – my skin dirty and every muscle exhausted – I feel wiped clean, and I can sleep."
Her mom, Pearl, follows right behind her, determined to find her daughter and bring her safely home. She succeeds at the first part, but Joy can't imagine leaving utopia (or the handsome young man she met on the collective farm). May stays behind in California and tends the home fires, smuggling money and goods to help Pearl.
Unable to get permission to visit her daughter in the countryside, Pearl works as a paper collecter, pulling down pieces of posters of herself and May that once adorned Shanghai, and worrying. Meanwhile, the situation in Dandelion Number 8 commune is becoming far more dire than she could imagine.
It's not necessary to read "Shanghai Girls" to follow "Dreams of Joy," but the book is far more rewarding if you have. Pearl's return to Shanghai, May's and Pearl's history with Z.G. – it all has much more resonance if a reader knows the history behind it.
"How is it that can I feel nostalgia for prostitutes and beggars?" Pearl wonders as she cleans the streets, bringing home paper fragments of herself and her sister to hide in a box. "But then I miss everything – the purring foreign cars, the elegant gentlemen in their tailor-made suits and jaunty hats, the laughter, the champagne, the money, the foreigners, the aromatic French and Russian bakeries, and the sheer fun of being in one of the great cities on the planet.... What haven't disappeared are the rats."
Pearl and May were "beautiful girls" in 1930s Shanghai, working as artist's models and dancing in night clubs. Both were in love with Z.G., but May had an affair with him. Then their father sold them in marriage to pay his debts, and the Japanese invaded Shanghai. After enduring horrors, the girls wound up in indentured servitude in San Francisco, with May giving birth on Angel Island. To protect her sister, Pearl pretended baby Joy was hers and raised her with her husband, Sam.
Joy, in many ways, is much younger than her mother and aunt were at her age. But See uses her stubborn idealism to slowly unfold the nightmare of The Great Leap Forward, when an estimated 45 million people starved to death as the result of bureaucratic edicts by people who knew nothing about farming.
See is a thorough researcher with an ability to anchor a reader to an era, whether it's a 19th-century village in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," or a 20th-century commune. Most importantly, she makes readers care deeply for her characters and willing to follow them into the darkest parts of one of the last century's great manmade tragedies. The ending is a little improbable, but the second half of the novel is superior to "Shanghai Girls," and See's readers will be grateful for the chance to find out what happened to Pearl, May, and their daughter.


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As before, the series is adapted from the "George Gently" novels (about three dozen, published between 1955-1999) written by the late Alan Hunter. George Gently - Series 6 consists of four TV films on two Blu-rays running a bit over 90 minutes apiece. Acorn Media is releasing both the DVD and Blu-ray versions simultaneously and with the same SRP. I'd go with the Blu-ray if I were you.
Series 4 consisted of just two feature-length stories, while for Series 5 the number was upped to four, ending with that cliffhanger climax. However, audiences had to wait a year-and-a-half to learn to the fate of police Inspector George Gently (Martin Shaw) and his Detective Sergeant, John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby), the fifth series airing in September 2012 and the sixth series commencing in February 2014.
Set in 1969, both men have physically recovered from their wounds, but Bacchus surprises Gently by announcing his intention to resign from the force. In contrast to the irritating, intolerant young reactionary Bacchus had been in earlier seasons, here his near-death wounding compounds his preexisting, soul-eating cynicism with a new profound existentialism. Why risk his neck investigating the underbelly of British society? What's the point? In "Gently Between the Lines," law and disorder are further blurred when Bacchus is compelled to serve out his remaining time on the force investigating the death of an apparent protester held in custody.
This creates an interesting relationship challenge for Gently, who dearly wants to hold onto his hotheaded young protégée while having to rein in a cop who no longer cares and who has lost what little sense of delicacy and diplomacy Gently had for years been trying to instill in him, this on top of Bacchus's fear and hesitation to again put himself in harm's way.
Further, the erosion of Bacchus's relationship with his estranged wife, and an inequitable custody agreement in which he can only rarely see his young daughter, adds yet more strain. In this, Gently surreptitiously intercedes.
The episode I found most intriguing was "Blue for Bluebird." At its best George Gently realistically explores '60s cultural and societal issues with 21st century hindsight. In this case it's the since-vanished and singularly British phenomenon of holiday camps, for which the British feel a nostalgia not unlike Americans have for the contemporaneous drive-in movie theater.
The holiday camp was an inexpensive alternative for lower-middle class Brits, places where guests stayed in chalets on privately owned land which included facilities such as funfairs (small amusement parks), swimming pools, movie theaters, ballroom dancing, and other carefully choreographed social gatherings. By the late-1960s such places were in sharp economic decline (as depicted, comically, in the hilarious Carry On Camping) with owners of such venues sometimes taking extreme measures trying to keep them afloat.
"Blue for Bluebird" rather ingeniously explores one such place, and the show's recreation of the holiday camp atmosphere seems pretty dead on. (The episode was filmed on location at a place called Brownrigg Lodges, though altered substantially to obtain the period authenticity.)
Both Shaw and Rohr are excellent in this series. Ingleby's character has improved markedly, while Shaw, best known in America for this and his previous series, Judge John Deed though a mainstay of British television since the '70s, is as eminently watchable as ever. (Viewers interested in seeing a very young Shaw in his prime should check out Network's British Blu-ray of The Professionals, released just last week.)
Video & Audio
? Episodes are presented in extremely good and apparently complete and unaltered 16:9 enhanced widescreen transfers. The image is impressively sharp and rich in color throughout. The Dolby Digital stereo, supported by optional SDH English subtitles, is state of the art.
Extra Features
Supplements are more bountiful this time, with three short featurettes (in high-def): "An Interview with [Guest Star] Pixie Lott," "Behind the Scenes," and "The Making of George Gently." Also included is a photo gallery, text-only interviews, and a brief, text-only list of "1969 Facts."
Parting Thoughts
Inspector George Gently has gradually improved over the years and, at its best, is above average by British police procedural/mystery standards. Recommended.


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The Fenix MC11 is a small "L" shaped mini-tactical style angle-head flashlight.
It's very well made and IP8 waterproof rated down to 2 meters.
It also has three brightness levels and two special modes: SOS and strobe.
The three levels provide a choice of illumination and the potential of longer life from the single AA battery.
For once, I wasn't looking for a blindingly bright LED flamethrower.
Actually, just the opposite was true -- I wanted just enough light to see where I was going in a flashlight that took just a single AA battery.
So when it comes to small, well-made flashlights, Fenix is my usual source.
I found the MC11, which is the only flashlight in the Fenix MC series.
It looked cute enough; a mini-tactical light with a movable head and the IP8 rating.
Actually, Fenix lists it as IPX8, where the "X" means no rating for dust or dirt particle protection but the "8" is the 2 meter waterproof rating. It is also rated for a 1 meter drop.
Th Fenix MC11 looked interesting and different, so I figured I'd give it a try.
The price is stiff, however, at $45.95 and now that I've owned it and used it for a couple of months, I'm not sure I'd do it again. But, let's take a look...
The price was tempered somewhat by the freebies thrown in with a special deal when I bought the MC11: a free light stick and a container of waterproof matches. Worth, oh, maybe two bucks or so?
The MC11 is very nicely made, however, and that probably accounts for most of the cost.
It has a thick aluminum body with a hard rubber grip surface on the main battery compartment. Fenix calls it an aluminum alloy with "the premium Type III hard-anodized anti-abrasive finish", along with "high class" (!) plastic.
No doubt about it, the MC11 does not feel like a cheap toy. You're getting a rugged flashlight and that's why it costs so much.
The head rotates through 7 positions with a sharp click at each detent. I was surprised to find that the head doesn't rotate far enough to remain at 90 degrees to the battery compartment "handle", however.
This is the only rotating angle-head flashlight I've ever owned, so I'm not sure if this is normal or not.
But I would have preferred that the head rotated all the way up so I could hold the flashlight in the normal position and have the light beam pointing forward; perhaps others won't be bothered by this.
The MC11 also comes with a belt clip that can be rotated around the body of the flashlight or removed completely. It also has a "D" ring type bail to allow the light to be placed on a hook or perhaps from a neck lanyard that is included in the kit.
The base of the light at 22 mm is slightly wider than the 20 mm body.
On a flat and smooth surface, the flashlight will stand upright with the head rotated to any position. But on a rough or softer surface, moving the head throws off the center of gravity enough to make it difficult to stand the light up, which is another disappointment to me
I think they should have made the base wider or perhaps included a slip-on ring to increase the width of the base, which would help to make the flashlight more stable when placed upright nearby to illuminate a task.
The MC11 has three brightness levels and two additional modes.
Pressing the button turns the light on or off and pressing and holding the button when the light is on in any of the brightness modes cycles the light to the next level.
There are three brightness levels, rated at 3 lumens for low; 39 lumens for medium; and 87 lumens for high.
Battery life is estimated by Fenix at 53 hours on low; 6 hours and 14 minutes on medium; and 1 hour 43 minutes on high.
If the button is pressed twice quickly when the light is in any brightness level, it will turn to the medium brightness for the SOS mode or the high level of brightness for the strobe mode.
When the light is in either of these modes, it can be changed back and forth between SOS and strobe by pressing and holding the button.
The MC11 uses a single AA battery and that was one of my criteria for a small flashlight.
The AA batteries are easily found and very common and I have a pack of 40 Duracell double-A's I purchased on sale at Costco, which gives me enough power for years to come.
The cap unscrews from the bottom of the handle and the MC11 has a built-in polarity protection circuit to protect against incorrect battery orientation.
The O-ring on the flashlight body is very thick, which makes it difficult to screw on the battery cover/cap.
In fact, when I first installed a battery, I couldn't get the light to work and I thought it was defective.
I made a phone call to the retailer, which was quickly answered and they said I had to really bear down and screw it on tight because the O-ring is so thick.
Sure enough, that worked. So when you install the battery, just remember you'll need a lot of torque to get that cap tight. It will eventually stop when it hits the last thread.
The MC11 uses a Cree XP-E LED with a rated life of 50,000 hours.
The light is 99 mm long, not counting the 1-2 mm thick button. It has a 20 mm diameter body and a 25 mm head at the light end. It weighs exactly 85.0 grams with the single AA Duracell installed.
The lens is "toughened ultra-clear glass", according to Fenix, with an anti-reflective coating, also a rarity and a feature which no doubt results in that lofty price.
Using the Fenix MC11
The size and rugged build of the MC11, along with the shape, makes it handy for motorcycle storage and use.
If you can find a flat, smooth surface, the flashlight can be placed standing upright and for the most part, you should be able to find a position to angle the head to illuminate the task.
I wanted a very low brightness level to light up the path while I walk without overpowering my eyes, and the 3 lumen first position of the MC11 is perfect for that, so I'm not disappointed.
The 39 lumen medium level is about as bright as you'd expect from a small-to-medium sized LED flashlight with a roughly 20 mm exit point, while the brightest level is surprisingly bright for this size light.
The light pattern in each of the three levels consists of a concentrated circle of light that is approximately 150 mm wide. In the low setting, only the 150 mm wide circle of light is visible with a very light outer ring beyond that, barely seen only in the darkest conditions.
In the medium 39 lumen brightness level, the 150 mm central pattern is brighter and there is a larger circle of light of approximately 2 meters that surrounds it.
The highest 87 lumen level of course has the brightest central concentrated light with a 2 meter wide circle of light around that.
This "concentrated center with very light outer ring" type of light pattern of the MC11 flashlight was a surprise to me.
I was expecting more of a solid light output without the very focused central core, so I'm a bit disappointed with this also.
The Fenix MC11 is very nicely made and it feels solid and rugged. Like other Fenix flashlights, this is not a toy; it's a professional tool.
If you want a basic Cheap Charlie LED flashlight, you can find plenty of 'em at your local Big Box store. But flashlight freaks like me wouldn't be caught dead with one of those! Yep, we're flashlight snobs. You gotta problem wid dat?
However, I'm not overwhelmed by the MC11.
I wish it had a larger base; I wish the button pushing routine wasn't so fussy to switch into the SOS or strobe modes; and I wish the head rotated so the light could be pointed 90 degrees from the body. I also would have preferred the light pattern to be more diffuse.
Otherwise, this is an interesting light and perhaps others won't have my fussy criteria.
So if you're looking for a high-quality LED flashlight for the tank bag, the Fenix MC11 may be the one for you.
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From "D.H." (April 2013): "No experience with the MC-11, but a Fenix LD20 (purchased on Amazon) has been living in my tank bag for the last couple of years after reading a comparo of LED flashlights in the Iron Butt Association's magazine.
I suspect the MC-11 shares the LD-20's amazing build quality, fit and finish; it may be the best Chinese-made item I've ever seen.
My LD-20 has been bullet-proof, though it does eat AAs fairly quickly when using the higher of two output settings. BTW, Fenix models with a "tail switch" share a propensity for the switch to loosen in the housing, causing the light to quick working. Several YouTube videos show the easy fix, for instance (here)."
From "N.P." (April 2013): "As always, I appreciate your website; you offer lots of good info. Like you, I am also a flashlight aficionado and think you paid way too much for that Fenix flashlight, but that's just my humble opinion.
Since you mentioned the batteries from Costco, I assume you are a member. If you are, you should hurry back to your local store to see if they have the FEIT Electric 500 Lumen Flashlight 2-Pack. I picked these up a couple of months ago at my Costco - I think they were $29.99 and they had an instant $5 off coupon - so they were $12.50 each, including 6 Duracells.
I realize they are not the same as the Fenix - the FEITs use 3 'C' cells, but they are nicely made of quality materials and are BRIGHT as heck and the price/value cannot be beat. I got tired of the $3-$5 cheapies and these are a serious piece of equipment that I think will last a long time.
FWIW, I was at my Costco in Michigan about a week and a half ago and they still had these for sale but without the $5 off coupon. Still a great deal. Here is a YouTube review."
Editor's Note: Actually, "Mad Dog" was looking specifically for a flashlight that took a single AA battery, as noted in his review.


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