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Ok, so Gill Sans is one of those great but overused fonts. How to avoid being one of the abusers? Where do you think Gill Sans still feels authentic? Would that be all things über-British (plus, premium and understated), period?
Gill Sans. Where does it still feel authentic?
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Gill Sans is not IMO over used in the United States - we can use it for any project for which it fits.
I don't know what feeling authentic really means in this context. Gill Sans works wherever it works, which in my opinion isn't that often (never been a big fan of Gill Sans).
Have you checked out Fonts in Use?: http://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/45/gill-sans
I've always considered Gill Sans one of those classic sans, on a par with Futura.
I just helped someone on the Font ID forum with a Futura identification, and he felt foolish (when he shouldn't have) for not recognizing it himself. But it had been used so elegantly, it seemed more up-to-date than something designed in the late 1920s/early 1930s.
I feel the same way about Gill Sans. Use it thoughtfully and well, and it can seem timeless. Its geometry does seem to lend itself, however, to products or services meant to evoke precision, craftsmanship, and/or style.
What I am tired of seeing, however, are "fashion" versions of Didot/Bodoni. Enough already.
Gil Sans well set is very classy and elegant.
As you say, Gill Sans is so ubiquitous that it no longer evokes midcentury Britain for anyone except typophiles.
I still like and use Gill Sans, but might just be a habit formed in the early years of desktop publishing. There were few widely-available sans serifs then, and they tended to be either monotonous and sterile (Helvetica, Univers) or monotonous and mechanical (Futura, Avant Garde). The only sans serifs that were easy to find and looked like the work of a living, red-blooded human were Gill Sans and Optima. Optima was a little precious, so we used Gill Sans because it looked good, it worked well, and it was just eccentric enough to keep from being boring.
I associate Gill Sans with the Merit chemistry set, and with a toy where a robot indicates with a pointer the answer to a question you had previously turned it to; I think it had "Magic" in its name...
Ah, yes. The toy was called "Magic Robot", and it was even made by Merit as well!
If you like Gill Sans AND want to use it for its 'feel'… why not use a proto-Gill Sans instead, eg Johnston or Underground. They have glyphs that have more character than GS.
There is a digital Johnston by ITC: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/johnston/
An open source version (Railway Sans): http://openfontlibrary.org/en/font/railway-sans
Underground is a P22 gig: https://p22.com/family-Underground
The 'official' version of Underground is more of a modern take and exclusive to London Transport: https://www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/suppliers-and-contractors/font-requests
I find it works very well for educational institutions.
works well for anything British or WW2/1930s related. Ase all caps with lots of kerning.
As Victor notes, the feel of authenticity is entirely subjective.
For typographers, it's a priority that the end-user-audience feel it, but there are many more audiences than that. One's peers, for instance, who are better informed.
I was exposed to Gill Sans at an early age, younger than ten, in the text of the manuals that came with my Meccano. This would be in the UK, c.1960. I still have some of those, very technical, set in the Light weight.
My first exposure to practical typography came in 1969 when I inherited my grandfather's small press, with four typefaces—Times, Bodoni Ultra, Palace Script and Gill Sans (Reg and Bold).
For me, as an antiquarian, Gill Sans has a very mid-century-non-modern look. The curve of the bowl of the /a, for instance, reminds me of such things as contemporary baby carriages.
There is also the use of Gill Sans in the current TV series Mad Men -- all caps, light weight. Fresh? Fresh for a US ad agency in the 1960s? Fresh for a present day TV production about US ad agency in the 1960s? Anachronistic? A debate explored by Mark Simonson http://www.marksimonson.com/notebook/view/mad-men-mad-props
Thylacine, what I mean with "feeling authentic" is where Gill Sans works according to you. For instance, use it for McDonald's and it's probably not going to be very convincing.
I feel Gill Sans works very well in specific contexts but it's very easy to use it inappropriately. I think I might be overlooking Gill Sans at times when set in all-caps, but when lowercase letters are used I feel Gill Sans is so prolific you really have to be careful in how you use it.
Initially I greatly disliked Gill Sans and I actually learned to love it. I suspect the initial dislike came from the over-expressive letter forms which look amazing in some contexts and horrendous in others. In the Netherlands Gill Sans is probably most prolific when it comes to this toy store called Bart Smit.
I think this is one of the ugliest logos I've ever seen and I'm greatly annoyed every time I see it. Their whole branding almost couldn't be more horrendous to me, but initially I was also angry at Gill Sans for featuring such small tittles in the darker weights and the black weight even has an /i with a bowl on top to hold the tittle in — I never understood that.
Martin, you've touched on the reasons for my lack of enthusiasm for Gill Sans. The caps are mostly fine, but the wonky lowercase and the peculiar inconsistencies between weights have never appealed to me. This quirkiness might add up to character and personality for some, but to me, it's just sort of ugly.
The near-universal love of this type family has really puzzled me over the years, so there's apparently something that I'm just not getting.
As I mentioned, I learned to love Gill Sans. I will never like those small tittles, the tittle-bowls and why the tittles in the black weight are off-center, but I learned to appreciate the caricaturist contrast and the exaggeration of certain shapes in the lowercase. It's wrong, but in a good way. However that doesn't count for every letter. There are several inconsistencies I still don't understand. By the way, I never noticed that /b in the 4th weight before. I will have to add that to the list of inconsistencies I don't understand.
Cory, is there a wonky typeface in the vein of Gill Sans you do like, or is it the wonkiness you don't like?
PS: Why is 'wonkiness' not a word? And what about 'decorational'? I often feel the English language is missing words.
Not liking Gill Sans is probably too strong. It's personality has just never matched up with what I've needed, so other than a time or two with the caps, I don't recall ever having used it.
Of course I could say the same thing about most typefaces with distinct personalities — they're useful mainly when their personalities fit the task at hand. Unlike most typefaces, however, Gill Sans enjoys the kind of widespread use most often associated with broader-purpose, more generic typefaces that tend to take on the qualities of their surroundings. It's puzzling to me why Gill Sans is used so often in instances where its personality doesn't complement the context in which its used — the Bart Smit logotype being a good example.
Before I saw Cory's multi-weight presentation I did not really appreciate how wonky some of the lower case letters are at the heavier weights. But if we exclude the light weight, they work great for a signature pirate expression Works as well as comic book lettering!
But I will restrict my use of Gill Sans to the upper case, and if I do use the lower case, I will limit its use to the lighter weights.
Gill Sans Ultra Bold is really a separate typeface.
Some info on the origin of Gill Kayo (AKA Double Elefans):
I had no idea it was a separate typeface and now I understand the context and the purpose for which it was designed I suppose I can appreciate those tittles a bit more, although I still find them awkward. The branding for Schauspielhaus is really cool though.
The article "Eric Gill got it wrong; a re-evaluation of Gill Sans" is also rather fascinating. I never knew Gill Sans was made as an attempt to improve on Johnston. In that regard I feel it fails in some regards. The article almost seems to imply Gill was a student who didn't quite know what he was doing. What do you feel about that? It might be the case, but I feel Gill Sans does bring some unexpected and pleasurable results.
Very interesting links riccard0. Thank you.
Simply being content to ignore Gill Sans, I'd never looked into its origins. I thought I was mostly alone in my questioning of Gill's peculiar decisions in this type family, but it seems others have noticed the same oddities.
As for the Ultra Bold / Kayo weight, the Schauspielhaus Zürich work really is surprisingly nice. I can honestly say now that I've seen at least one use of Kayo that actually builds upon its personality rather than being at odds with it. It reminds me of something Herb Lubalin might have done.
In our century, Eric Gill is best remembered for his types, but he didn't consider typography his principal occupation. In his lifetime he was famous as a sculptor, and the inscription he chose for his headstone was:
I've always thought that his alphabets felt like they were made with a chisel rather than a pen, and I admire the alchemy by which he transformed the solidity of stone into the solidity of metal. In his own words, "Letters are things, not pictures of things."
Erstwhile authenticity in Germany:
From an undated Monotype specimen (probably early 1950s), Belserdruck, Stuttgart.
"M 10, Serie 262-11, Durchschuß 2"
There is also Bold, but no Light shown.


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- Dip in the Navarro River's best swimming hole, or sunbathe and skip stones on the riverbank
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4:00pm departure from REI SF, dinner at a Whole Foods on the road, campsite set-up in Hendy Woods State Park, fire, and workweek wind-down with wine and conversation.
French-press coffee and hearty breakfast, gorgeous drive through the redwoods to Highway 1, kayak tour of Mendocino's sea caves, lunch and strolling in charming downtown Mendocino and the adjacent headlands, afternoon lounging on the Navarro river in the sunshine, visit to the Apple Farm for cider and a self-guided tour (last year we held baby goats!), return to our campsite for downtime and Outdoor Skills 'office hours,' dinner, wine, marshmallows, and laughter.
French-press coffee and hearty breakfast part deux, three mile stroll through Hendy's Tall Trees Grove, camp break-down, picnic lunch and wine tasting at nearby award-winning Navarro Vineyards; exact return timing pending our hiking speeds and how quickly we can drag ourselves away the gorgeous winery.
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- Gourmet meals (Saturday breakfast/dinner, Sunday breakfast/lunch), snacks, and wine/whiskey around the campfire
- Shared items: tents, stove, cookware, fuel, plates, utensils, and camp chairs, lanterns, basic First Aid, and firewood
- Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and headlamp are provided at no additional cost for any woman who does not have her own
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You probably already knew this, but we'll be sleeping in two- or three-person tents. Plan to share your tent with 1-2 other trip participants.
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Participants are responsible for their own transportation to/from the Anderson Valley and Mendocino. For trip participants coming from the Bay Area, Trail Mavens will make every effort to coordinate carpools leaving from a central SF location. Each passenger will contribute to their driver to cover gas, wear, and tear (not included in trip investment). If we do not have enough drivers, Mavens may need to band together to rent a car for the weekend.
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The growing controversy over wellness incentives authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is disconcerting, but will this provision be the most important development of the decade?
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Giles Foden has made his name as a novelist with grim and fascinating stories rooted in recent African history – Idi Amin's Uganda, the al-Qa'eda bombings in Tanzania – fleshed out with documentary-style detail. In Mimi and Toutou Go Forth, Foden has taken a well-deserved break from the realm of atrocity. A work of non-fiction, it is an altogether jollier affair – but it likewise shows his fascination with Africa, and his eye for a good story. It tells the improbable tale of the Naval Africa Expedition during the First World War, Britain's attempt to wrest control of Lake Tanganyika from the Kaiser.
The Germans had two armed steamers on the lake – the longest in the world, and of great strategic importance. This prevented British and Belgian forces from advancing into German East Africa from the surrounding colonies. A big-game hunter named Lee cooked up a plan to "strike a blow for Britain in the middle of the African continent". The Navy, he proposed, should transport two fast motorboats overland from South Africa; first by rail to the Congo, then dragging them behind traction engines through 150 miles of rough terrain, including a climb of 6,000 feet over the Mitumba Mountains, before navigating the perilous Upper Congo, and finally taking the Belgian railroad to the western side of Lake Tanganyika.
Once this had been achieved, all that remained was to take on the two much larger and better-armed German boats – soon joined by an even bigger warship, the Graf von Götzen, which had been shipped out from Germany and assembled on the lakeside.
Perhaps surprisingly, the Navy went along with this plan. Grandly noting that "it is both the duty and the tradition of the Royal Navy to engage the enemy wherever there is water to float a ship", the Admiralty sent two 40-ft launches out to Cape Town, with a team of reservists under the leadership of Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson. Spicer, a fantasist, a braggart and a rank incompetent, is one of the great attractions of this story. After a career of comic disastrousness, with a string of courts martial behind him, he had been relegated to a dusty corner of the Admiralty, where he was famous for lying, boasting, singing out of key and showing off his tattoos.
For Spicer, the Naval Africa Expedition was a godsend – his last chance to be a hero outside his own head. He was also given a wider audience for his questionable jokes, first suggesting that the two boats be called HMS Cat and Dog. Navy brass rejected these as infra-dig, but settled for Mimi and Toutou – the French for "miaow" and "bow-wow".
So Mimi and Toutou go forth across Central Africa, on what Foden calls "an impossible adventure, a very British kind of stunt". And so it is, a classic saga of imperial derring-do, with lions, tsetse flies, awed natives – and, when they finally reach the lake, a few good dust-ups with the Boche. In the best traditions of the British war story, the "ragtag" band of eccentric part-timers takes on the mechanised might of the enemy, and beats them in what Spicer calls "a naval action in miniature". The story is told in an engagingly guileless style, with lots of "suddenly"s and crash-bang-wallop exclamations: "A hit at last! It smashed through the Hedwig's hull." Foden is also good on the absurd detail. Spicer dismissed the undeniable role of luck in his victories, and preferred to put it down to his "successful mystique", something he cultivated by displaying his naked torso, smoking monogrammed cigarettes, and wearing a skirt.
The ending, though, is slightly anti-climactic. After two successful engagements, Spicer abruptly succumbs to what the doctor calls "acute mental debility". He lies in his quarters staring at the ceiling – and the campaign just fizzles out. Where narrative convention would demand a final showdown, history fails to come up with the goods. Sensing this, Foden looks elsewhere for an ending – tracing the fictional afterlife of the episode in CS Forester's The African Queen, and recording his own wanderings around Lake Tanganyika. This is a very entertaining and agreeable book – but for a writer of Foden's talents, it does occasionally seem like something of a joyride.


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I would like to thank all involved in our visit last Friday 9.9.16.
I had reason to bring Mum up to A&E for a rather large, angry, painful abscess very close to her tear duct.
The A&E was extremely packed and busy and I would just like to thank the Dr who saw us - the porter who helped us with the wheelchair and a nurse.
Having to work under such extreme conditions must be very difficult for all staff concerned and I wanted to say that all of the above three and everyone on the day deserve a massive thank you for getting us seen and reassured.
Sadly, Mum will have to have an operation in October for her problem but we all feel very confident about that as we have only ever had efficiency and professionalism at the hands of this hospital.
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ATI 4850 and HDMI Audio
I have note used this card in awhile and put it in a new build that I have put together. However when I go to switch to HDMI audio it says that my device is not compatible and that I have to use another cable. But I have used this card with the Sony TV before. I have the latest drivers and I want to see if anyone else knows how to fix this.
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Try this.
Start> In search box type
change sound card settings
See if you have an HDMI source (the video cards hdmi audio out).
Set that as default might be your fix.
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Yea, it just shows the icon and says that it is not connected. IE: grayed out. I am not sure why it does not come up because it is connected to the TV using the same port as I use for my other main computer. My 6990 has no issues just this old card. Could it be that AMD has changed something in the drivers since I last used this card in the fall?
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I'm sure I've researched this before with the 4850, and you aren't alone. Some say you need the ATI HDMI driver, some say you need a Realtek HDMI driver, which will give you a control panel that you can then set the audio device. I've read that without the Realtek HDMI driver, the option will be greyed out. It's not clear why some have no issues, but others have your very problem.
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Thanks I should be good from here now that I know what I am looking for.
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Let us know if you get it sorted, or need more help. I can always ask the Gurus for more help. A Guy
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Date:Friday, February 7, 2014 - 8:00am - 10:00am
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Porto's hometown hero boasts €15m price-tag
Andre Villas-Boas has revealed he has a staggering €15m release clause in his contract which is partly why the most talented young coach in European football is set to stay at Porto for at least one more season.
Chelsea have discussed hiring Villas-Boas, who was formerly on Jose Mourinho's staff at Stamford Bridge, as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement. Along with other leading European clubs, Chelsea are still closely monitoring developments at Porto.
The release clause is prohibitive and it seems unlikely that Porto will negotiate for it to be removed or lowered. It appears the clause applies to this summer only. At the end of next season, it is understood the amount of compensation due to the Portuguese champions would be much lower, making it far easier for an approach to be made.
Villas-Boas is only 33 and by then he will have had a tilt at the Champions League. He has time on his side and a growing number of accolades.
Records have tumbled at every turn for Villas-Boas, first brought into the club in the 1990s by the late Bobby Robson -- to whom Villas-Boas dedicated Wednesday's 1-0 Europa League final win over Braga in Dublin, along with Bobby's widow, Elsie.
In his debut season he has so far led his club to three trophies (league, Europa League and Portuguese Super Cup), their first-ever unbeaten league campaign and has broken the run of 14 successive league wins set by Antonio Oliveira's side in 1996-97.
The latest feather in Villas-Boas' cap is perhaps the most impressive, after Porto's victory at the Aviva Stadium saw him supplant Gianluca Vialli as the youngest coach to lift a European club trophy. Vialli was three months older when he guided Chelsea to Cup-Winners' Cup victory over Stuttgart in 1998.
Villas-Boas was bombarded with questions over his future in the press conference after Porto's win and he answered them with his customary honesty and humour in English and Portuguese.
Villas-Boas also gave details of the release clauses for two of his star players -- €100m (£88m) for Hulk and €30m (£26.5m) for Falcao, who scored the winning goal. Such a disclosure is not unusual given that trading of players is based around their transfer fees and values, but it was surprising when, unprompted, Villas-Boas revealed some of the detail about his own contract.
"Porto has the highest release clauses in the market, so it is not possible for talent to run away from us," he explained of the players before turning to himself.
"My release clause is very, very high. It is something that reflects the power of the Porto brand and I'm very proud of that. This is my club, my hometown and I'm proud to be here."
In the corridors at the Aviva, the infectious joy of the whole Porto staff was evident.
Just as with the celebrations after the two wins at Benfica that clinched the league and delivered Villas-Boas' side to Sunday's Portuguese Cup final against Guimaraes, it contained the sense of a closely bonded group who revel in each other's company.
"He's our friend, not just our coach," was captain Helton's description of Villas-Boas. "We're happy to have him with us, because he gives us the freedom to work."
Other clubs have made inquiries already as to how much it would cost to release Villas-Boas from his contract and have been shocked by the figure quoted by Porto.
Such arrangements are not unusual as Chelsea found out when securing the services of Mourinho in 2004. But then Chelsea had to pay Porto 'just' €2.5m for Mourinho and five coaches. The price for Villas-Boas is obviously a lot higher.
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"I would also like to see us begin to work into Medicare a prescription drug benefit, which I think would dramatically improve it," he said.
Medicare's lack of prescription coverage is a quiet crisis. Peggy Halford can't afford all the medicine she needs to breathe. "You get to the point where, after trying to fight the system, you don't care anymore," she said. "Its not so much you don't care, but you also feel a lot of being ashamed. That takes a lot out of you," she told CBS News Correspondent Scott Pelley.
When asked if her grown children could provide some financial support to cover her medication expenses Halford replied, "My children have children going to college. I refuse to take my grandchildren's college money. Both husbands and wives work. I refuse to take their money to support me. Their lives to me are more important than mine."
Still, drug coverage would cost billions, considering how quickly Medicare is growing. In 20 years it will claim 25 percent of the entire federal budget. With drug coverage, it could be as high as 30 percent.
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Food banks for a brighter future in Central and Eastern Europe
Back in November 2014, FEBA and Unilever signed a partnership agreement to support the infrastructure for food banking in Central and Eastern Europe. This region was chosen due the growing amount of children at risk of living in food poverty and social exclusion, and the lack of food banks to support the children and families in need. Read our flyer below to learn about our progress and what our collaboration has enabled.
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A former New Orleans police official is preparing to enter a guilty plea in connection with a federal probe of a deadly police shooting in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath and is cooperating with prosecutors, two people familiar with the case said Tuesday.
Former police Lt. Michael Lohman is expected to enter the plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court, said the two people, who requested anonymity because the charge would not be announced before his court appearance.
It's unclear what the charge will be because the case has not been unsealed. However, Lohman wasn't one of the seven police officers who faced state charges stemming from the shooting on the Danziger bridge several days after Katrina's landfall in August 2005. Lohman retired from the department earlier this month.
The Justice Department's civil rights division opened an investigation of the shootings after a state judge threw out murder and attempted murder charges against the seven officers in 2008.
Lohman helped supervise the department's investigation of the fatal shootings of Ronald Madison, a 40-year-old mentally disabled man, and James Brissette, 19, said Donovan Livaccari of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Dylan Utley, Lohman's attorney, and U.S. Attorney Jim Letten wouldn't comment Tuesday.
At least two police sergeants have been identified as targets of the current Danziger bridge shooting probe, according to their lawyers.
Steve London, a lawyer for New Orleans police Sgt. Arthur Kaufman, said his client recently received a letter informing him he is a target of a federal investigation. The letter doesn't specify why, but Kaufman participated in the department's investigation of the Danziger bridge shooting. London said his client denies any wrongdoing. Kaufman wasn't one of the seven who faced state charges.
"My client is a 30-year police veteran with not one complaint, has received many awards and is considered an exemplary officer," he said.
Sgt. Robert Gisevius, who was charged in state court with first-degree murder and attempted murder, also received a target letter. His attorney, Eric Hessler, said the letter accused him of using excessive force and participating in a "corrupt investigation" of the shooting. Hessler defended his client's actions.
"By all accounts, he was involved in a situation where a reasonable person would be in fear for his life," he said.
The federal government is investigating several other cases involving New Orleans police in Katrina's aftermath.
Those cases include the fatal shooting of Danny Brumfield Sr. outside the New Orleans convention center; the death of Henry Glover, whom witnesses claim died in police custody; and the fatal police shooting of a Connecticut man, Matthew McDonald.
Survivors of the Sept. 4, 2005, shootings on the Danziger bridge have said the officers fired at unarmed people who were crossing to get food at a grocery store. Madison and Brissette were shot and killed by police; four other people were wounded.
The officers acknowledged shooting at people on the bridge, but said they did so only after taking fire.
Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005. In its aftermath, levees broke, flooding 80 percent of New Orleans. Chaos gripped the city, and looting was reported in some areas. Rescuers sometimes said they thought gunfire was directed at them.
Survivors of the shooting said in civil suits that they were ambushed by the officers who jumped out of the back of a rental truck and started shooting.
Gisevius, Sgt. Kenneth Bowen, Officer Anthony Villavaso II and former Officer Robert Faulcon Jr. each faced first-degree murder and attempted murder charges in the case. State district Judge Raymond Bigelow also threw out attempted first-degree murder charges against Officer Mike Hunter Jr. and Officer Robert Barrios and attempted second-degree murder charges against Officer Ignatius Hills.
Faulcon resigned from the police force; the other officers were assigned to desk duty after their indictment.
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With a total of 30 years' experience in Advertising, Filmmaking and Scriptwriting, Jaime Bengzon brings a multi-disciplinary approach to the visual side of The Secret King.
Under their pennames, he and Dawn had bumped into each other on different writing websites over the years. In 2012 Jaime returned to Visual Arts, his first love, and asked Dawn if she knew any writers who were interested in having their characters visualized.
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Almost a year before men landed on the moon Andrew Dodd was born. The world had already started to reach for the stars. With this back drop he became fascinated with the fantastic, wanting to understand and emulate everything around him.
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When the bubble burst he moved on to portraits, caricatures, and blackboard displays, earning beer money as he went but finding the work frustratingly restrictive. Until, again, he discovered the stars once more in film and animation. His passion for illustrating and his search for self improvement has now opened a whole new world to explore. At present he is working on a portrait in acrylic, two comics strips, book illustrations, an animation in a manga style and a series of storyboards, whilst working a full time job in a warehouse to help make ends meet.
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This is the last time we see Vivian's sister, Janice.
Goof: When Philip falls over the Hospital Trolley and disappears out of camera shot, his legs can still be seen on the floor right beneath Carlton and Hilary, trying to get out of the cameras site. And even before he does we can already hear things being smashed and Carlton and Hilary are already looking straight ahead and reacting to the chaos he's caused.
Carlton: That girl wanted me, Aunt Janice.
Janice: Carlton, when a woman says, "Drop dead, troll," it usually means she's not interested.
Philip: (calls out to the elevator repairman) 'EY! Hey, how much longer before somebody gets us outta here?! My wife's havin' a baby!
Repairman: She ain't in there with ya, is she?
Philip: No!
Repairman: Good! 'Cause I'm goin' on a break.
Philip: WHAT?!!
(everyone in the elevator rants at the repairman)
Repairman: Just kiddin'. Little elevator humor there.
Man: Oh, man!
Repairman: All right. I'll get ya outta there as soon as I can.
(Will looks at his beeper)
Will: Whoa. Uncle Phil, that's Aunt Viv!
Philip: Oh, my God. Somebody get us outta here! I'M HAVIN' A BABY!!
Janice: I took her some honey for her tea. She tells me she does not want honey from California. She wants honey from New Mexico!
Vy: Puh-lease! Diva needs to get her butt out of Bel-Air a little more often!
Will: If it get any bigger, it'll be in and outta Bel-Air the same time.
(Vivian rings the bell again; everyone else groans)
Will: All right. Come on, y'all. This ain't easy on Aunt Viv. I mean, the baby's a week late.
(Vivian rings the bell over again)
Will: All right. Dat bell is MINE! Who's with me?!!
Geoffrey: (enters in response to Vivian's bell) What a novel idea, that little bell.
Vivian: Geoffrey, would you get us all something to eat, please?
Geoffrey: Oh, golly, yes! Gee, it's great to be working in the big house!
(he goes on about his work)
Will: You've all met our butler. Chicken George?
Vivian: Wait a minute. Where's Helen?
Vy: Oh, well, she couldn't come. She had to go to court with Lester.
Vivian: Well, I thought the divorce was final months ago.
Janice: That's right. And everything was going so well, until she saw Lester with another woman. And that's when she snatched off the wig.
Vivian: (surprised) She snatched off the woman's wig?
Janice: No. Lester's!
(they all laugh)
Vivian: You can't drive.
Ashley: Grow up. I've been taking the car since I was twelve.
Vivian: PHILIP!
Philip: VIVIAN?!
Vivian: PHILIP!
Philip: VIVIAN!!
Will: WILMA!!
(Philip is chewing Geoffrey out over the phone)
Geoffrey: Yes sir, I'm a very very bad butler. In fact, I'm going to punish myself: no phone privliges for a week.
(he hangs up on Philip)
(everyone in the living room is annoyed by the sound of Vivian's bell)
Will, Philip, Carlton, Hilary, Ashley, Vy, and Janice: (all scream) STOP WITH THE DAMN BELL!!!!!!
Janice: That's it! I'm never goin' back up there again.
Philip: I'm sorry I ever went up there in the first place.
Vivian: I feel like I ate a Buick.
Will: Looks like a Winnebago from here.
Will: I mean, getting woke up in the middle of the night by a naked man running around the house.
Geoffrey: I'm sorry, I thought you were all asleep.
Will: Not you, G.
Geoffrey: Oh, never mind.
Philip: Get up! Hurry! Everybody, get up!
Will: Yo! What's the matter, Uncle Phil--?
(he screams)
Philip: Calm down, Will! Calm down! It's Aunt Vivian! She's having the baby!
Will: That ain't what scarin' me. You ain't got no drawers on!
Vivian (thinking she is going into labor): Philip, put on your damn pants and lets go!
Philip: (calls out to the elevator repairman) 'EY! Hey, how much longer before somebody gets us outta here?! My wife's havin' a baby!
Repairman: She ain't in there with ya, is she?
Philip: No!
Repairman: Good! 'Cause I'm goin' on a break.
Philip: WHAT?!!
(everyone in the elevator rants at the repairman)
Repairman: Just kiddin'. Little elevator humor there.
Man: Oh, man!
Repairman: All right. I'll get ya outta there as soon as I can.
Janice: What happened to Hilary?
Vy: (runs back to the doorway to fetch Hilary)Hilary Violet Banks! GET YO' BUTT IN HERE! (drags Hilary inside and they walk up to the nurse, whose hand has been severely injured by Vivian's strong grip)
Nurse: My hand!
Carlton: I'm pretty sure Mom's been here.
Hilary: I can't go into a hospital looking like this. The place is full of doctors!
Vy: Hilary, please don't tell me you're that superficial!
Hilary: Well, it may be superficial to you, but I'm young. I can still get a husband.
Vy: Not without any teeth, you won't!
Janice: Diva needs to get her butt out of Bel-Air more often!
Will: If it was any bigger it would be in and out of it at the same time.
(nobody's around to take Vivan to the hospital so Ashley grabs the keys)
Vivian: Ashley you can't drive!
Ashley: Oh grow up, I've been taking the car since I was 12!
(Earlier, Philip destroyed a man's cigarette. Now, that man has a cell phone and Philip and Will need to call Aunt Vivian)
Will (to Philip): Where I come from, when we want something, we step up on it and take it. Observe. (does a little jig) Look, if you don't let me use your phone, I'll start singing Paula Abdul's greatest hits.
Man: You must want to use this phone really bad. Well, not as bad as I wanted that cigarette.
Will: Stop. Ghetto time!
(Philip grabs Will and pins him against the wall before he can do anything)
Philip: Will, calm down. Now I've trained as a lawyer for many years. I was trained in the art of negotiation. Okay? Observe. (Philip walks up to the man) Sir? (The man turns around and Philip grabs the man by his jacket and pulls him close) Gimme that damn phone or I'm gonna rip your liver out and eat it raw.
Will (to the man): That's right boy and he about due for a snack.
Man (handing his cell phone to Philip): Yes sir.
Ashley: Poor mom.
Will: Poor mom? Poor me! I saw uncle Phil naked! And he was running!
Philip: (to man smoking a cigarette in the elevator) Excuse me, sir, would you mind putting out that cigarette?
Man: Hey. It's a free country.
Philip: That's right. It certainly is. But it's against the law to smoke cigarettes in elevators.
(the man puffs smoke into Philip's face; Philip takes the cigarette out of man's mouth, breaks it in half, and stomps on it; Will and the other people in the elevator applaud)
Will: That's right, boy! This a New Jack City! (hi-5's Philip) You da man! You da man!
(the elevator suddenly stops, and the lights go out)
Will: You da BIG man that broke the elevator!
Carlton: If I'm not back in 20 minutes, be really happy for me!
International Episode Titles:
Czech Republic - Děťátko přichází na svět (Baby Is Coming into the World)
It is revealed that Vivian's older sister Helen and her husband Lester have divorced. It's also revealed that Lester has (or at least HAD) a wig.
Nicholas Banks is born.
While Vivian has her baby in this episode, in real life, Janet Hubert-Whitten was pregnant all the way to her final episode.
Will: And whatever you do, never ever feed her after midnight!
This is a reference to the '80s movie, "Gremlins". The protagonist of the movie is given strange little cute furry creatures as pets, with three rules, the last of which is to never feed them after midnight. When he does, the creatures begin to morph into evil monsters who wreak havoc on everything around them.
Will: If you don't give me the phone, I'm going to start singing Paula Abdul's greatest hits.
This is a reference to the 1980s pop singer Paula Abdul.
Vivian: PHILIP!
Philip: VIVIAN!
Vivian: PHILIP!
Philip: VIVIAN!
Will: WILMA!
This is an allusion to the The Flintstones cartoon in which Fred always yells WILMA! which is his wife's name.


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5:2 Diet Thread! 14 threads in a stone?(976 Posts)
The continuing thread for those of us following either the 5:2 diet or the alternate-day fasting diet.
The 5:2 diet was featured on Horizon in August 2012, and essentially requires you to fast for 2 non-consecutive days per week. The other 5 days, you can eat what you like, or approximately your TDEE (see explanation below). Alternate-day fasting is just how it sounds; you fast every other day. By "fasting", we mean that we keep our calorie consumption very low, around 500 calories on average for a woman, 600 for a man, on those days.
You'll find on these threads we use a number of acronyms. If you're new to the threads, or Mumsnet in general, they might not make much sense.
WOE/WOL = Way Of Eating/Way Of Life. We use this term instead of "diet" as many of us see this as something to do in the long term.
MFP = My Fitness Pal, a website many use for keeping track of the number of calories they're eating.
TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expenditure, quantifies the number of calories you burn in a day. This measure is best estimated by scaling your Basal Metabolic Rate to your level of activity. TDEE is critical in tailoring your nutrition plan to desired fitness goals. Here is a link to a calculator to help you figure out how many calories you should be eating in a day.
ADF = Alternate-day Fasting, as it says on the tin, fasting every other day rather than 5:2.
Michael Mosley has recently unveiled a new website to accompany his new book on the subject. Please go check them out, as he's the whole reason most of us are here!
I know a number of people lurk on this thread, as this is currently quite popular. Please just jump in and post if you're new- we won't bite. Well, maybe on a fast day. You'll find a lot of support here.
Here is a list of links to get you started with this way of eating. Please let us know if you find a new article or some other information online:
First things first, here are links to some of our previous threads: most recent one before that another one!
Another thread which breadandwine has started is a good resource for some of the links and tips that get lost in these big threads. In addition to sharing links, we try to condense some of our top tips for fasting there. Keep in mind, we all do this differently, so these are just tips, not rules. This might be a good place to catch up with us if you're feeling a bit lost!
frenchfancy has a recipe thread over here, please post any low-calorie recipes there so they don't get lost in these bigger threads!
If you've been at this a while and are moving on to maintaining your goal weight, there is a thread here to discuss that.
Here is the link to the BBC article regarding Michael Mosley's findings, which was featured on Horizon.
B&W has found a new link to the aforementioned Horizon programme here. If you're keen to see it, watch it soon, because BBC has been quick to find these copies and shut them down online. We're hoping they'll re-play it again soon. I know these threads are popular, maybe they'll read my request.
A blog post here gives some of the scientific explanation for why this way of eating helps you to not only lose weight, but improve your all-around health.
A Telegraph article which comments on the diet and gives a brief overview.
A study discussed here gives commentary specifically addressing the effect of this diet on obese people (both men and women), with regard to both health and weight loss. ("After 8 weeks of treatment, participants had an average 12.5 lbs reduction in body weight and a 4 cm decrease in waist circumference. Total fat mass declined by about 12 lbs while lean body mass remained relatively constant.) it also mentions "Plasma adiponectin, a protein hormone that is elevated in obesity and associated with heart disease, dropped by 30%. As did LDL cholesterol (25%) and triglycerides (32%).")
Something to consider if you are currently your ideal BMI: this appears to suggest the benefits for women at a lower BMI might not be seeing the same health benefits that are found on men at their ideal BMI.
A BIG THANK YOU to all who have been contributing, btw. Most of us are learning this way of eating as we go along. All of the links above have been posted by others in our previous threads, and they've been very helpful. Sorry if I haven't given credit where it's due, but it was just enough of a job getting all the links re-copied and back into one post.
Come join us, and tell us about your experiences with this diet!
Uh oh!! Have completely lost control and had a carb fest today. It is a normal day but I got a little carried away and have eaten a load of bread and cake. Dread to think how many calories have been consumed. And was completely pointless as now just feeling guilty and bloated! Hoping can behave myself over the weekend to balance things out!
laurie sounds like some distraction techniques are needed! Go have a bubble bath, paint your nails, menu plan for next week........... anything! Just keep busy for the next hour or two, then go to bed early and before you know it, it'll be morning and you can eat!!!
I've just had a really yummy fast day dinner, of ratatouille topped with basil and goats cheese, with a small amount of wholewheat pasta and it was under 350 cals! Result!
I would normally not advocate low carbing (bearing in mind that carbs include all sugars) but in in your case - assuming others are correct about your past history posting on eating disorders - it may well be useful to swich to a high protein, low carb, low fat diet.
- go for eggs : scrambled, poached, boiled, hard boiled
- fish : lots of white fish, tuna and salmon
- veg : start easy - carrots, peas, french beans, broccolli
- pulses : start with pulses and beans in soup or kidney beans in a chilli
- hot salads .....
Thank you for the donkey penis and distraction suggestions. I'm going to go to bed in about 15 minutes with a cup of sleepy time clipper tea and read a book - once I go to bed I won't be tempted to go back downstairs (too lazy)
I have 2 almond croissants for breakfast which dh bought me on the way home from M and S and I'm really looking forward to them for brunch - never eat before 11 am.
Help my fellow losers.... I've lost the plot. Can't stop eating...was meant to fast today but its been the complete opposite... I need to be admitted somewhere...
I'm peri menopausal... Anyone having any symptons
Slaps Sutinder round the back of the head
go high protein - chicken, ham eggs - soon you'll be full
ThanksTIP just what I needed. Def fasting tomorrow. Need to focus. I feel disgusted with myself... Blip over x
stick to cross rather than disgusted.
DH and I just demolished 3ltr of cheap cider in an offensively quick time. Bollocks to it, more to drink later.
both shattered
no room for self disgust though ....
An going to agree with TiP again, the weight loss on this WOE is a 'side benefit' to the main benefits of improved health, alertness & energy. So just take it slowly & if you find a fast day hard there is still tomorrow or the day after or the day after...
sutinder i feel your pain. I started out fasting today and at 3pm I couldn't cope with the cold and had to have some carbs with a cup of tea so had half a hot cross bun. This lead to an unplanned meal, despite my fast day curry being made and in the fridge, I ended up eating chips at teatime!
Only consolation is that I managed to achieve the 16 hour fast and calorie intake about 900 i reckon.
Evening all, it's been a better week this week. I was going to do 4:3 this week to try and make up for last week which was terrible. Wednesday's fast didn't quite go to plan though as I had birthday cake, and then a friend came over with a bottle of wine as she had had a rubbish day and needed a shoulder. Not too bad overall though and Monday's and today's fast days were successful. I'm actually quite hungry now though and so having a hot drink, can't go to bed yet though as I have to go downstairs and close the pub in an hour.
I did also fit in a 5 mile run yesterday too and am planning on another one tomorrow. I've rather rashly signed up for a half marathon in 5 weeks in an attempt to get a bit more motivation and consistency into my running so no excuses now.
And on a happy note my wine club delivery arrived today so I am going to unpack it now and chose something to enjoy over the weekend.
Happy Friday everyone. Feeling much less grouchy/coldy today (hooray!) and actually yesterday's fast was a good one after all. Today I had a craving for a decent rare steak cooked in butter, wine, garlic, mushrooms and cream, with little roasted potatoes and some crunchy greenery. So good. I've been keeping a food diary for the last 18months and checked when my last craving for semi-cooked bit of cow was - October 2011 apparently!
I've really missed exercising this week. Hoping to be completely back to normal next week - a copy of Jillan's Killer Buns and Thighs arrived this week so I've got some catching up to do! I don't think I've put on any weight this week but I feel squidgier and jigglier already - my body likes to revert to a completely untoned state as quickly as possible I think - so annoying .
Stuck to planned food for 3rd fast day. Didn't eat anything till 1 as I ran out of time to eat mid-morning, and managed to teach 11-1 no problem. Uncomfortably cold in the afternoon but not hungry.
For the first time in living memory, I didn't go to sleep while reading my daughter's bedtime story - though I had to pretend to, so she would let me leave, as that is normally the cue! Curled up in bed with a book last night and my final 40 calories - a weightwatchers hot chocolate - and went to bed all warm and feeling full up.
Woke at 5 again today with energy, despite having a nasty cold; and I'm still not particularly hungry, haven't eaten yet.
And I am down 2.5 pounds from the weight that really scared me a few days ago once I'm down a bit more I might share the actual stats.
Small spark of hope is getting gradually bigger.
What a great thread. I like the look of this 5:2 malarkey. Am 5 weeks post c/s and ebfeeding. Not exercising ATM as quite sore. Anyone else in similar boat?
i managed a whole day without eating
water and black coffee only in the day and in the evening i just had 2 marmite drinks and it was fine. think a) i guess i've built up to it - did my first 24hr fast at the beginning of the week and had my 500 after and b) i was probably still digesting the food i massively overate for the 2 days before.
sadly though scales still look horrendous. the 11.2.4 i saw at the beginning of the week is a distant dream. am hoping that some of this is to do with being overdue on my period and i'll see a good drop once my body stops holding onto everything when it finally arrives.
not hungry this morning and feel pretty good. will eat something at lunchtime so in all it will have been about 38hrs as i ate late on wednesday night.
Hi Swallowed...............like you I am also waiting for my period to come 9 days late now! It's so annoying isnt it? Ive been feeling like it will be here any day now, are you usually this late? Nice to here someone else can be so late too I am usually anywhere between 2-10 days late, but usually 3 or 4.
I have been wondering if it may be the fasting causing the real lateness what are your thoughts?
Morning. Gosh that was a tricky one yesterday. Once I'd pushed through mid morning it was fine, but I did feel hungry in the night - I did without the few tiny weetqbix before bed, so mustn't forget that.
Well, as predicted, after the slight 'up' on the eating days, the trend is downwards (only 1/4 lb below lowest measure! But definitely downwards). I might even go to the gym tomorrow.
Good fasting, all of you doing it today.
Excellent long fast swallowed well done! Keep the faith, it all takes time...
ELR - i'd really recommend agnus castus. i had very long cycles that weren't regular for years and years. i also had bad pmt and started agnus castus for that reason (not allowed to take the pill due to aura migraine history and associated stroke risks). it helped with the pmt. a couple of years later i found a superdose of agnus castus after my usual brand stopped producing.
taking that superdose my cycles have gone from being 40-50 days long to 30-33 days which is a huge change for me. it works on the pituitary gland which regulates the hormone system. in many european countries it is prescribed for everything from pmt, polycystic ovaries to fertility issues and menopause.
if you are interested i can send you a link to the ones i take. not on commission honest
Swallowed .....Thanks will google, I too can't take pill due to aura migraine. Luckily periods are not usually too long 6-9 days but quite heavy so suffer with anaemia.
i tried the mini pill but it made things much worse.
try these
reasonably priced, great dose and it was when i started taking these ones that things really improved.
EmilyThornesBFF There are BF fasters on here - literarygeek hasn't posted for a while but she put some guidance up on an earlier thread (10) which has been copied into the tips and links thread and I'll paste for you here:
I am BF an almost 6 month old, who is very bonny and fat and happy. I have enough milk to feed the whole street. I have to express on order to sleep comfortably/ exercise comfortably.
There's also been a lot of research on women who have fasted for religious reasons - Ramadan and Yom Kippur- and there were no ill effects to either bubbas or mamas. And near in mind- those fasts involve no food or water so a much more restrictive scenario. I have posted the links to that research on the most recent 5:2 thread - yesterday I think. If you are interested, I will dig it out.
If you want to give this a go, eat proper food where you can. If you like ready meals, go for it, but do try and include as much veg as possible- it will fill you up. Try innocent veg pots or glorious soups for not many calories/ lots of goodness.
Don't do your 2 days in a row.
Fluids are your friend- particularly water and try herbal teas ( the pukka brand is good). Diet drinks are not your friend and kill your brain cells.
You've only recently given birth so be cautious - if it doesn't feel right then do stop and try again a bit further down the line, or you could modify it by doing 'mini fasts' maybe eat about 800 calories once a week? However, I'm no expert by any means and we're all experimenting here... If you do take the plunge please let us know how you get on as a BF and fasting query comes up quite frequently
Emily I really think you need to give your body a chance to rest before starting 5:2. There are sime poeople here bfing but I think their babies are 6m - 1y not 5weeks.
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