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Criterion // 1953 // 148 Minutes // Not Rated
Reviewed by Judge Clark Douglas // April 21st, 2009
Suspense! Close to prostrating! One of the greatest shockers of all time!
One of the great films of the 1950s gets the hi-def treatment from Criterion. Is it worth an upgrade from their well-regarded 2005 DVD release?
The plot of The Wages of Fear is simple enough. Four men are stuck in a small town in Latin America. They want nothing more than to make it out of there, to go somewhere else...anywhere else. Alas, they all lack the resources to go anywhere. Their hearts are filled with hope when an opportunity for financial gain presents itself. Four men are needed to drive two trucks full of nitroglycerin over some very perilous mountain roads. The job is extraordinarily dangerous. One wrong bump in the road or one small mistake by the driver would undoubtedly kill them. Only a fool would accept such a mission, but these men are just desperate enough to find the risk worthwhile. Will any of them survive the perilous journey?
Have you seen The Wages of Fear? If you consider yourself any sort of cinema buff, you must do so as soon as possible. It is arguably the greatest film ever crafted by director Henri-Georges Clouzot. What a magnificent creation this is. The film was cut significantly when it was released in the United States. Some material was deemed inappropriate for the usual reasons (sexuality, crass language, etc.), but a good bit of the film was snipped due to accusations of being "Anti-American." It wasn't until decades later that the film was fully restored for American audiences, revealing a film that tackled both political and social issues in a very complex manner. That's all well and good, and the nuances here provide engaging conversation and make repeat viewings more interesting, but such things have little to do with the film's greatness. Anti-American or not, socially/politically charged or not, The Wages of Fear is one of the most gripping thrillers ever committed to film.
This is great filmmaking, created with precision and expertise. You might not think so early on, for the film begins on a pretty slow note. It opens in an unnamed Latin American town, taking time to give a general feeling of life in the area. These scenes are merely observational and somewhat tedious. We're introduced to characters, given a look at the scenery, visit some local shops, and before long we begin to wonder whether the film is ever going to start going anywhere. Much of this material was trimmed in the original U.S. cut of the film, but it does serve a purpose. It provides us with a sense of just how miserable this place really is, and we almost feel as desperate to break away from it as the characters in the film. This portion also offers the largest measure of subtle and not-so-subtle sermonizing on a wide variety of topics, laying the nuanced groundwork for the relatively straightforward thriller that is about to begin.
Roughly an hour into this 148-minute film, the truly fascinating portion begins: the perilous trip. It starts as a very impressive display in suspenseful filmmaking, and slowly develops into something extraordinarily compelling. Once The Wages of Fear starts cooking, it's impossible to look away, and sequence after sequence ever-so-carefully increases the level of tension and despair. One of the most famous sequences in the film involves the two trucks making an attempt to turn around on a very narrow road. To do this, they're going to have to back onto a very rickety wooden platform of sorts which just so happens to be hanging hundreds of feet above the ground. Cinematographer Armand Thirard gives us unflinching close-ups of every detail...each creaking beam, each spinning tire, each sweaty face, mixed in with ominous shots of the ground far below. I defy anyone to watch it without having their stomach tied up in knots. By the time the film reaches its final half-hour, it has descended into such misery that we begin to flinch at the slightest hint of turmoil. It is an experience that has rarely been paralleled.
The key performances are excellent. The film offered one of the earliest lead performances from actor Yves Montand (Is Paris Burning?), and he demonstrates considerable command of the screen. Clouzot avoids employing Montand's obvious good looks towards creating a standard charming leading man character. Montand plays a misogynistic man who only seems to care about himself the majority of the time, and the film never apologizes for him. The film does not present us with heroes or noble peasants, but simply men doing whatever is necessary to escape unpleasant surroundings. Charles Vanel (To Catch a Thief) has perhaps the most interesting role, playing a man who oozes confidence early on and who has turned into a shivering coward by the conclusion. The most curious role is that of Linda (played by Vera Clouzot, Diabolique). She is hyper-sexualized throughout, constantly making advances and looking as if she wants to be taken by Montand, but in almost every scene she is abused, mocked, and thrown to the floor. It's an odd performance that seems so thoroughly rooted in symbolism that it nearly fails to connect with reality.
Criterion has always done a fine job when it comes to providing quality transfers, and this Blu-ray predictably improves on a DVD transfer that was quite strong to begin with. The level of detail is very strong. I was particularly impressed by the darker scenes, which offer very nuanced levels of contrast, capturing every subtle detail. There are scenes here that look absolutely fantastic; far better than they have any right to considering the age of the film. A bit of faint grain is present, as are some minor flecks throughout...but overall, the image is quite clean. The mono audio is also surprisingly strong and resonant. The trucks really rumble a lot more than I expected them to, and dialogue is crisp and clean. No problems with hiss or crackling here. As of this review, there still aren't very many older black-and-white films on Blu-ray, but this disc serves as a fine example of how they should be done. All of the supplements from the previous DVD release are repeated here: video interviews with A.D. Michael Romanoff, biographer Marc Godin, and actor Yves Montand, a 52-minute documentary about the career of Clouzout, and a fascinating featurette about the cuts made in the original version. You also get a booklet with a very good essay from writer Dennis Lehane. The packaging is sturdy clear plastic (far superior to cardboard, Criterion) and roughly the same size as a standard Blu-ray case.
What a memorable film this is. The hi-def transfer is strong, but I'm not sure many people will be willing to spend $20 on the upgrade. If you don't own the film yet, this release is certainly the way to go.
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Scales of Justice
Video: 98
Audio: 93
Extras: 90
Acting: 94
Story: 100
Judgment: 98
Perp Profile
Studio: Criterion
Video Formats:
* Full Frame
Audio Formats:
* Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono (French)
* English
Running Time: 148 Minutes
Release Year: 1953
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Distinguishing Marks
* Documentary
* Featurette
* Interviews
* Booklet
* IMDb


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The Universe Tonight
Saturday, August 4th, 2012 at 6:00PM
Dr. Nagayoshi Ohashi
The Formation of Planets
Where do we come from, and are we alone in the universe? This is one of the questions many people may ask. Since the first exoplanet was discovered outside of our solar system in 1995, more than 700 exoplanets have been found. Some of them might have environment where life could exist, suggesting possible discovery of life in near future. On the other hand, many exoplanets are very different from those in our solar system, as well. It is therefore getting more important to understand how these planets are formed. Planets are disks around young stars, called protoplanetary disks, are formed as by-products of star formation, and are mostly observed at infrared and radio wavelengths. Such observations of protoplanetary disks at infrared and radio wavelengths have been carried out with telescopes at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, including Subaru telescope and Submillimeter Array. Join us as Dr. Ohashi will introduce infrared and radio observations, which are different from those carried out in visible light, and summarize observations of protoplanetary disks using Subaru telescope and Submillimeter Array.
Nagayoshi Ohashi is currently associate director of Subaru Telescope and a professor at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. Before he joined Subaru Telescope, he worked at Institute of Astornomy and Astrophysics in Academia Sinica, Taiwan, working for Submillimeter Array, which is another telescope at Mauna Kea, Hawaii. He has been staying at Hilo for several years to work on these telescopes.
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"Beckie, Jennifer and Cayce will be strong additions to Pinnacle," said Bill Jones, Pinnacle's area executive for Rutherford County. "They have proven track records of providing superior client service, and we are delighted to welcome them to the team."
Mason brings more than eight years of experience to her role of service specialist at Pinnacle's South Lowry office in Smyrna. Prior roles were with Regions Bank and Bank of America, where she served as a senior service associate. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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"Will they like it?"
"Does he need it?"
However, one thing is certain—everyone likes food! And even if they already have it, they will always need more. Plus, you don't have to worry about getting the correct size or color.
This year, give the gift of health by making someone a special, healthy treat. Nothing warms the heart and delights the taste buds (of friends, relatives, and co-workers alike) more than a delicious, beautifully-wrapped gift of homemade food. Here are some of my favorite gift ideas to get you started:
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|Minecraft (Public) Build it and they will come
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|28th July 2012, 11:43 AM
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TOGlympics building site is open
The TOGlympics world has been set up as a temporary replacement to Sanctuary (tog.swoit.as:25565). The spawn has been relocated to the outside of an Olympic village and a border of 1000 blocks from that location has been set.
We now need people to build event sites so that next weekend we can gather for the chaos that is the TOGlympics. A red wool ring road has been marked in the plains near the village. Please use that as guidance when you pick a location for an event. Each event should be positioned near or have a path from the outside of the red ring road. The inside of the road can be used for the more symbolic structures. Further paths will lead off the ring road.
There are no rules about how to build things but be prepared that other players might want to contribute. Tell others what sport you are adding by adding it to the board near spawn. Try and cater for a number of people competing at once, e.g. archery targets for 5 or more people. Also allow for spectators and referees. See http://www.theoldergamers.com/forum/...cs-sports.html for suggested sports.
And the TOGlympic village can modified to make it look more like the theme. I recommend that any extensions use the land between the ocean and existing village, so that the inland areas can be used for events.
Have fun building so that others may run/fire/punt/jump/...
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|28th July 2012, 01:12 PM
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Okay, I have added a few building suggestions to the opening post.
For reference, here is a map of the world at the time I started it at home. I will try to set up a nightly google map for our server.
I am also happy to announce that HenriDeacon will be a new moderator during this event. Please respect him like you do all other in-game moderators.
|29th July 2012, 10:45 AM
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The map of the TOGlympics world is now available. See the http://www.theoldergamers.com/forum/...downloads.html sticky. Make sure that any event site you add is accessible from the red ring road.
Thanks to those who have started the construction. So far we have work on
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|29th July 2012, 12:21 PM
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Yes, allowing for 5 or more players to compete at once would be good. Perhaps the best solution is to place a larger firing platform where the targets presently are and cut through the hill where the present firing platform is for a row of targets. A bit of terraforming doesn't hurt.
|29th July 2012, 02:05 PM
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Yes was looking at multi-player. Wish we had colored arrows for each person, otherwise scoring would be a nightmare. So still single player at the moment.
The player shoots at all 5 targets in turn from left to right for 4 rounds.
Red 5 points, Yellow 3 points, White 1 point. For a maximum score of 100.
RIP : TOG Slimers BF2 Squad
|30th July 2012, 08:50 PM
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Help !!!! Need a redstone person to put this advanced archery / skeet shooting platform on a half second timer so where the shooter stands goes up and down constantly. I'm a noob at redstone timers.
RIP : TOG Slimers BF2 Squad
|30th July 2012, 09:27 PM
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Got it working in an ugly sort of way. 20 seconds on that made me seasick... perfect !!!!
*** Tidied it up a bit after this photo.
Beginner, medium and advanced Archery plus Skeet Shooting is ready to go.
RIP : TOG Slimers BF2 Squad
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The price is wrong
Healthcare | In American healthcare, list prices vary by thousands of dollars and yet patients have little incentive to shop around
Ted Belle, a retired design supervisor in Greer, S.C., recently had cataract surgery. Shortly afterwards he began to receive "Explanation of Benefits" forms-the ones that state "This is not a bill"-from his insurance company. He noted a common pattern: Providers rarely receive full payment. The surgeon, for instance, charged $2,700, but Medicare only paid him $702.25.
Belle saw similar discrepancies between charges and payments when he had treatment for prostate cancer 18 years ago. He took for granted that the insurance companies and doctors knew what they were doing. But with the national healthcare debate raging, Belle decided to seek an explanation. He talked to everyone he knew about it, including the companies that processed his medical bills: "They just say, well, we don't set up the numbers. We just follow the guidelines and that's it."
The system of healthcare pricing and payment is as mysterious to many Americans as it is to Belle. It punishes ignorant customers, who could get identical services for a fraction of the cost if they understood how the pricing scheme works. It works like the used car business. Medical services have a sticker price, labeled on an Explanation of Benefits as the "amount charged." For Belle's cataract surgery, the sticker price was $2,700. But the sticker price is just a starting point for negotiations between the doctor and the insurance company. Each doctor or group of doctors haggles with insurance companies over how much they will get paid for their services. How much doctors receive depends on the outcome of these ongoing negotiations.
The actual customer-the patient-isn't part of the equation.
Jeff Rice is a doctor and CEO of healthcarebluebook.com, a website that gathers and reports data on healthcare pricing. His company researches the costs of medical procedures all over the country and regularly finds variation of 300 percent to 500 percent among prices for the same procedure. That variation depends on one thing: the physician's market clout. "There isn't a price; there's a bunch of different prices depending on where you go," Rice said. "The price does not correlate with charity, it doesn't correlate with quality of care, it doesn't relate to Medicare percentage or Medicaid percentage."
He cites a personal example. When his son needed outpatient surgery on his foot, Rice did some comparison shopping. The local hospital gave him a sticker price of about $37,000. When he told them he had insurance, they gave him a new price range of $15,000 to $25,000. His son eventually had the surgery at an outpatient surgery center for $1,500.
The extreme variation in healthcare pricing is a symptom of the "third-party payer" system in the United States, says Joshua Greenberg, president of HealthCPA, a company that keeps track of patients' medical bills for them. Having a third party pay medical bills allows inefficiency to creep in without the patients noticing or even caring, unless they are uninsured and have to negotiate a discount on their own.
"It's a very convoluted reimbursement system that we have," Greenberg says-and "Obamacare" won't do anything to untangle it.
Rice says consumers could save thousands of dollars on medical care each year by researching and comparing prices in their area. Most don't because they don't understand how the system works. Since insurance foots most of the bill, patients are not motivated to learn more about the way it works.
Belle only recently started to ask questions about his medical bills after a lifetime of apathy. "It doesn't matter because I have no skin in the game," said Belle, who has Medicare and AARP supplemental insurance. "I'm not putting out one dime. I think as a result, people don't even bother looking at those numbers."
Off balance
If hardly anyone pays the sticker price for medical services, then why does it even exist? Patients need to know the sticker price because in some cases their doctor can ask them to pay it, even if they have insurance. Balance billing is when a healthcare provider bills a patient for the difference between what insurance pays and the sticker price. It is different than collecting a co-pay or deductible, which the doctor, insurance company, and patient agree the patient will pay in advance.
Medicare and Medicaid do not allow balance billing; patients who think they have been billed more than the Medicare-allowed amount can file a complaint with the government. Most states have laws that outlaw some but not all balance billing. By 2010, every state but Alaska had forbidden doctors to balance bill HMO patients for in-network services, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Balance billing was usually allowed for out-of-network services. For PPO patients, protection against balance billing existed in only 24 states. A summary of balance billing laws by state is at statehealthfacts.org.
The government does not negotiate with healthcare providers. It uses a formula to calculate payments, which includes variables for geographic location, type of facility, and the quality of patient outcomes.
What about people who don't have insurance? Sometimes they are billed the sticker price for services and left to negotiate a discount on their own, though many medical providers have discounts for patients without insurance. -Lynde Langdon


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After missing one of his semester examinations on Wednesday, Life of Pi actor Suraj Sharma Churai, a student of St Stephens College, will be able to appear for the remaining papers. Following submission of his assignment papers, St Stephens College on Thursday decided to allow its student to take his first semester examination.
The college authorities have taken the decision to allow Suraj to appear for his remaining papers. He will get his admit card before the next paper, K N Mathew, the college bursar said. A first year student of BA (Honours) Philosophy, Suraj had not been given an admit card for his first semester examination.
Suraj had just 43.89 per cent attendance this semester and had not submitted his assignments.
When asked to submit his assignments, Suraj reportedly said he had misplaced them.
The college had asked him to submit written assignments, some of which he had given on an earlier occasion. The rest was submitted in the college on Wednesday. After evaluating these, the college has decided to let him appear for the examination, Mathew said.
Another student of St Stephens College, Under-19 cricket captain Unmukt Chand, had to face similar trouble when he was barred from taking the university exams in May owing to shortage of attendance. Unmukt, along with other sports quota students, had then approached the High Court on the issue and the court ruled in their favour.
College officials, however, said Unmukts case was different from Surajs. According to the university rules, a student needs to have approximately around 67 per cent attendance to be allowed to take his university examination.
Failing this, students, under special circumstances, who have taken admission under any quota and have been representing the college in any event might be allowed to take the examination.
In order to be considered as a special case, the student needs to submit his assignments so that a decision can be reached on the basis of his work, officials said.


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The floors to all reception and bedrooms are laid with cool classic pink marble tiles. On the first floor the master bedroom has a super king size four poster bed with drapes and double doors leading onto the large balcony, which is ideal for sun bathing, evening drinks or simply to gaze at the flood lit tombs. The house bathroom is fully tiled with shower cubicle, extractor fan and fitted with luxury standard fittings. The second bedroom is large and has a double bed. Both bedrooms have extensive shaker style wardrobes and furniture with both air conditioning and central heating. A cot is also available.
Equipment & appliances. Air conditioning and central heating throughout, working open fire, constant hot water from solar and electric boiler.
The kitchen dining room is fully fitted with large fridge freezer, double oven & hob, dishwasher. There are microwave, kettle, toaster, coffee purculator, blender etc and all crockery and utensils ample for up to 6 adults.
Washing machine, iron ironing board and airers are available for your use in the separate utility/depot.
For your own entertainment the lounge is equipped with a music system with USB port , FLAT screen satellite TV with Digiturk, DVD BLUERAY player and USB port. A large selection of DVDs, books and board games.
***** FREE WI FI available at the VILLA
+++ NEW Flat screen TV with Bluray DVD
A 'Welcome Pack' is provided to our guests.
OUTDOORS:- The pool and garden and house are maintained by the best management company in Dalyan who are on hand everyday and 24 hours for emergencies.
Maid service will be provided once per week, bed linen and towels for bathroom use are provided and changed weekly. Additional maid and laundry service can be provided if required at an extra charge.
Local English speaking representative is available if required to give advice on local amenities and can arrange tours around Dalyan and much further afield in Turkey or arrange vehicle hire etc.
Add a touch of opulence with a pool side Turkish massage, hire a Chef for a special BBQ or have your romantic meal delivered to the villa. Choose fabulous Turkish cuisine from one of the top restaurants in Dalyan, or how about a romantic moonlight cruise on the lake. With BBQ, lake swimming and finally a dip in the famous Dalyan hot springs.
If you have any special requirements, HONEYMOON COUPLES or some must do's to make your stay extra special, please make your requests via "contact us" and we will make the arrangements before your arrival.
PLEASE NOTE:- The normal pool season is from 1st May to 31st October. Outside these dates pool availability is by special arrangement with the owne
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2 bedrooms
Bedroom 1: 1 King size bed
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We are Alison and Paul, married for 40 years, we came to Dalyan in 1998 for our 25th Wedding aniversary. Fell in love with the place, both with busy careers visited about twice per year. With concerns about the UK stock market we took the plunge and invested in land in Dalyan in 2004 and had our Villa Zeytin Koru drafted and built in 2005. We have not looked back since. The villa was often fully booked so in 2007 we opened our second villa Orkide. Now retired from our jobs we really enjoy running our two holiday villas and get to Dalyan as often as we can. Our first grandson had his first birthday there and our youngest daughter had a Turkish wedding in the garden of Zeytin Koru.
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We are Alison and Paul, married for 40 years, we came to Dalyan in 1998 for our 25th Wedding aniversary. Fell in love with the place, both with busy careers visited about twice per year. With concerns about the UK stock market we took the plunge and invested in land in Dalyan in 2004 and had our Villa Zeytin Koru drafted and built in 2005. We have not looked back since. The villa was often fully booked so in 2007 we opened our second villa Orkide. Now retired from our jobs we really enjoy running our two holiday villas and get to Dalyan as often as we can. Our first grandson had his first birthday there and our youngest daughter had a Turkish wedding in the garden of Zeytin Koru.
Past bookings: 173 bookings
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May 25, 2016
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a man severed his arm when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a cable barrier on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Thomas Labelle was heading north on I-75 at 6:15 p.m. Monday when the driver of a truck in front of him applied brakes as he approached slower traffic. The motorcycle turned sharply to the left to avoid hitting another vehicle.
The motorcycle entered the grassy median before hitting the cable barrier and flipping over. Labelle's right arm was severed.
The Naples Daily News reports Labelle and the pickup truck driver had been making frequent lane changes, traveling in excess of the 70 mph speed limit before the crash.
FHP is investigating the crash.
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So I've been using the sketch template. With it comes abcmusic, which uses a simple notation for generating some tunes.
I can't seem to get it to work though... I got something as follows
int intro(void) { tgi_install(&lynxtgi); tgi_init(); CLI(); silence(); abcmusic(1,":A2GEcde>dcABGAGE/F/GA2GEcde>dcABGA3z::eae>deae>dcdefgf/g/ageae>deae>dcABGA3z:"); // channel and tune while(1) { /* some other stuff here*/ abc_update(); } }
Apart from me not being able to make it work, I assume I cannot get those crazy cool sound effects that I heard from other tools with abcmusic?
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LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Montrose grad Ely named PSAC East Division Player of the Week for women's basketball
West Chester University sophomore Dallas Ely (Montrose) has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference women's basketball East Division Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday.
Ely was chosen after she averaged 22 points in a pair of games.
On Friday, in a 78-73 win over Mercyhurst, she had 25 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Then Saturday, she had 19 points in an 87-64 loss to undefeated and second-ranked Gannon.
Ely has scored at least 20 points in six of her last eight games. She ranks second in the PSAC in scoring with 20.3 points, 3-pointers with 40 and third in steals with 2.8.
Getting the nod
Alfred University sophomore Jerry Kincel (Riverside) made his first start Sunday in an 86-70 victory over Cazenovia.
Kincel played 17 minutes and scored 10 points on 4 for 8 shooting, including 2 of 4 from 3-point range. He also grabbed three rebounds.
For the season, Kincel has appeared in all nine games for the Saxons (7-2) and is averaging 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds.
Career day
Johns Hopkins University junior Maggie Fruehan (Abington Heights) scored a career-high 18 points Saturday in a 72-67 loss to nationally ranked Emory University.
Fruehan was 6 for 8 from the field and 6 for 6 from the foul line. She also had seven rebounds.
Against Eastern Mennonite on Jan. 2, Fruehan had 13 points on 6 of 7 shooting from the field and 1 for 1 from the foul line in a 67-58 win. She also had four rebounds, one assist and two steals.
Fruehan is averaging 6.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 11 games for the Blue Jays (8-3, 6-0 Centennial Conference).
Power of three
Sophomore Brandon Angradi (Delaware Valley) had four of Dickinson College's school-record 17 3-pointers in a 90-75 win over previously ranked and unbeaten Guilford College in the semifinals of the Kay Jewelers Coaches Classic at Randolph-Macon College on Dec. 28.
The Red Devils fell one shy of the Centennial Conference record for 3-pointers in a game. Ursinus hit 18 against Rhode Island College on Nov. 20, 2004.
Angradi had two more 3-pointers the next day in the tournament final against Randolph-Macon, which Dickinson lost, 77-71.
He leads the team with 24 3-pointers and is averaging 7.9 points in 11 games, all of which he has started.
Dickinson is 9-2, 4-0 in the Centennial Conference.
Quick connects
Wilkes University junior Elena Stambone (Valley View) was named to the all-tournament team at the 13th annual Roosevelt's Moravian Winter Classic over the weekend. Stambone totaled 38 points and 13 rebounds in the two games. Entering Monday's game against Juniata, Stambone is 50 points shy of 1,000 for her career. ... St. Francis, Pa., University senior Rebecca Keegan (Valley View) had five points, a season-high nine rebounds and a career-high four blocks Saturday in a 95-88 loss to Sacred Heart. For the season, Keegan has started nine of 12 games and is averaging 4.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and leads the Red Flash with 12 blocks. ... Cheyney University senior Lachelle Miller (West Scranton) had a team-high 17 points and five rebounds in an 81-51 loss to Edinboro on Sunday. Sophomore Shayna Miller (West Scranton) had two points, five rebounds, one block and one steal for the Lady Wolves. ... Haverford College senior Louis Cipriano (Holy Cross) had 11 points and five assists Sunday in a 69-56 win at DeSales University.
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Hey, Tom, I figure you've got a good answer for this one.
Kcals is strictly a measurement of heat capacity (raising the temp of 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius--I think). So how then, is this equated with the measurement of weight, vis a vis: losing weight? This would seem to imply that all adipose tissue is the same. Or--is it not the same and then this causes the fluctuations we see in weight loss from individual to individual and even within the same person?
On a side note, but possibly related, why do we get plateaus? For the last 2 weeks, I've been stuck at ~272 lbs. Finally broke through 2-days ago and am now at 267. Could this be related to the above issue?


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Very lame story line. Humor was very crude and vulgar.
All that aside it just never went anywhere with its story and the humor was "B" movie quality at best.
A lukewarm comedy about an upscale couplke played by Jennifer Aniston who after Rudd loses his job, the pair end up at a hippie commune. Having those two at a hippie commune should produced some laughs, right? Wrong! There's very little to laugh at if any. the people in this movie lack wit and they act like sitcon characters. The chemistry between Aniston and Rudd never got off the ground. Yes, there's nudity and sex talk that got the film a R rating. Apart from that, that's about it. The film's only stand outs are alan Alda and Lauren Ambrose as commune members. There's a scene where Jennifer Aniston's character is working at HBO. That's where "Wanderlust" is heading for later this year.
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Presidential Pay
Posted By Jim On 01/22/2013 @ 7:20 am In Personal Finance | 18 Comments
Did you know that President Barack Obama is the lowest paid President in the history of the United States of America?
This is, historically, how much the President has been paid:
You might see that list and say – "Hey Jim, you're wrong, President Obama is paid the same as every President since Bill Clinton."
Yes, but he is the lowest paid when you take into account inflation. Inflation always gets you!
The Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Inflation Calculator only goes back to 1913 so we can only say that the $75,000 in 1913 has the same buying power as $1,744,098.48 today, we suspect that the salaries that pre-date that one all have similarly high current day values (if not higher).
If we go back to 1969 and calculate the value of $200,000 in today's dollars, you'd probably be surprised to hear it's worth $1,254,610.35. And for the thirty-plus years that the salary didn't change, the purchasing power of Presidential pay continued to shrink. $200,000 in 2001 is worth just $259,989.84 today. It's stunning to think that Richard Nixon was paid as much as Bill Clinton.
As for President Obama, he recently issued an executive order [3] that would raise the pay of the Vice President, Members of Congress, and other government officials in 2013. He didn't give his office a raise though.
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October 18, 2010
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon urged news organizations on Monday not to publish classified U.S. documents due to be released by WikiLeaks as U.S. officials brace for a mass disclosure of leaked Iraq war files by the whistle-blower website.
WikiLeaks, which in July released some 70,000 U.S. documents on the Afghanistan war, is expected soon to post on its website as many as 500,000 classified leaked U.S. documents from the Iraq war. The U.S. government in July condemned the release of the initial leaked documents, which painted a grim picture of the war in Afghanistan that began in 2001.
Pentagon spokesman Colonel David Lapan said the U.S. military is "absolutely" urging WikiLeaks to "return the stolen documents to the United States government and . . . not publish them." Lapan also appealed to the news media.
"News organizations should be cautioned not to facilitate the leaking of classified documents with this disreputable organization known as WikiLeaks," Lapan said.
"The concern is that WikiLeaks as an organization should not be made more credible by having credible news organizations facilitate what they're doing," he said.
The Pentagon's comments came on the same day that Sweden said it denied a work and residency permit to Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks Tweeted a response late Monday, saying: "Rather than apologizing for misleading the press, the Pentagon tries bully it into not reporting."
It also Tweeted a link to an earlier version of this story.
Assange has been establishing a base in Sweden in order to benefit from the Nordic country's strict journalist protection laws. He is also being investigated over rape allegations in Sweden, which he has denied, calling them baseless.
Assange, an Australian citizen, can appeal the decision within three weeks.
At the Pentagon, Lapan said he was not suggesting that news organizations ignore leaked documents, but questioned providing "a veneer of legitimacy to WikiLeaks" by publishing the originals.
"WikiLeaks as an organization is irresponsible in taking hundreds of thousands, potentially in this case, at least tens of thousands in past instances, of classified stolen documents and publishing them on the Web," Lapan said.
A Pentagon team already has reviewed the set of documents that it believes WikiLeaks is preparing to publish, Lapan said. The 120-member team is prepared to move quickly once the documents are published to verify whether they are the same and to assess the damage they might cause, he said.
With the early review, the Pentagon hopes to be able to move rapidly to mitigate any damage the leaks might cause to their intelligence sources and methods of operations, Lapan said. A main concern is for the safety of Iraqis named in the files who may have assisted U.S. forces, he said.
The documents posted by WikiLeaks in July detailed allegations that U.S. forces sought to cover up civilian deaths as well as U.S. concern that Pakistan secretly aided Taliban militants even as it took billions of dollars in U.S. aid.
At the time of the July leak of Afghanistan war documents, the top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, said that WikiLeaks might have the blood of U.S. troops and Afghan civilians on its hands because it had leaked files naming people who had collaborated with U.S. forces.
But U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an August 16 letter to the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee that the leak had not revealed any "sensitive intelligence sources or methods."
By Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today
October 18, 2010 (updated Oct. 19)
WASHINGTON -- A Pentagon task force was bracing Monday for the unauthorized release of perhaps hundreds of thousands of secret documents on the war in Iraq and has asked the news media not to publish them.
The website WikiLeaks has obtained an undisclosed number of battlefield incident reports and said Monday it would publish them soon. The same site published 77,000 such reports from the Afghanistan war in July.
Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, said a 120-member task force has been reviewing about 400,000 documents in the military's database on Iraq to prepare for the publication.
Lapan said the news media should not disseminate "stolen" information even if it is already posted online by WikiLeaks.
"The concern is that WikiLeaks as an organization should not be made more credible by having credible news organizations facilitate what they're doing," he said.
No one has been arrested for passing the classified material to WikiLeaks, but the military has charged Pfc. Bradley Manning, 22, who worked in Army intelligence in Iraq, with illegally downloading 150,000 military documents and video.
One of those videos was obtained by WikiLeaks and showed a 2007 attack in Iraq in which U.S. helicopter pilots killed 11 people. The Pentagon has described Manning as a person of interest in the leak of the documents related to Afghanistan.
In July, WikiLeaks' editor in chief, Julian Assange of Australia, had arranged to publish the material simultaneously on his website and several newspapers. The New York Times was among them but said it excluded material that could have jeopardized combat operations.
Lapan said Pentagon officials are uncertain when and how much of the material on Iraq would be published. He said the Pentagon is concerned that Iraqi citizens who assisted the coalition might be named in WikiLeaks documents.
The July material regarding Afghanistan contained mostly reports collected from battlefields from January 2004 to December 2009. In a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., Defense Secretary Robert Gates said damage from the documents leaked in July appeared to be limited.
"Our initial military review indicates most of the information contained in these documents relates to tactical military operations," Gates wrote in the letter released this week. "The initial assessment in no way discounts the risk to national security; however, the review to date has not revealed any sensitive intelligence sources and methods compromised by this disclosure."
However, Gates said names of Afghans who cooperated with the U.S.-led missions were released, which risk harm to those people. At the time of the release, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the jihadist group was reviewing the documents posted online.
Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the documents released in July could have endangered people and Assange may "have blood on his hands." WikiLeaks has said its purpose is to combat "unjustified" government secrecy.
Assange, who has expressed anti-war views, was turned down by Sweden on Monday in his request for residency to take advantage of its press-freedom laws and legal protections for those who publish classified materials.
Jim Phillips, a Middle East analyst at the Heritage Foundation think tank, said that it appears the WikiLeaks documents will reveal little in the way of new information about troop strategy. But they may still endanger people by revealing names or other critical intelligence.
"The danger is that important intelligence could be given away to the enemy in Iraq and that Iraqis who cooperate with the U.S. could be the big losers," he said.
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Whenever we go to a restaurant I always tend to have steak, sometimes chicken and on some occasions salmon.
I often see other types of fish on the menus, but as I've never tried them I'm always worried that it will be too strong or have lots of bones.
Can you suggest a fish that I could try, I don't like a strong tasting fish that smells fishy I know it sounds silly as all fish smells but possibly something tasty and mild.
I can't eat anything with crab in it as I'm allergic to crab.
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Microsoft is releasing Windows Vista SP1 in a few short weeks. One of the big updates to their operating system is the inclusion of DirectX 10.1, bringing new features to the gaming API to improve image quality. Features such as FP32 filtering and 4x MSAA are now required instead of optional with DirectX 10. Lets look at the features. ATIs 3xxx series is the only shipping video cards with support for DX10.1.
Cube Map Arrays allow the reading and writing of multiple cube maps in a single rendering pass. This allows the graphics card to do efficient global illumination in real-time. Global illumination divides a 3D scene into a 3D array of cubes. A simple version of the scene is rendered from the point of view of someone in the center of the cube looking outward (light probe). When the six faces of each cube are complete they are stored in a cube map texture. After converting each cube mapped into a compressed spherical representation using spherical harmonics, you can determine the amount and color of light falling in any point in the cube from any and all directions with a few math operations.
Ambient Occlusion is a shading technique that determines how much light can reach a given point from all directions and how much is occluded by objects in the way of the light. When a ray of light reaches a surface (wall, floor, sky) it increases the brightness of that surface, while a ray that hits an object in the middle, such as a ball or other object doesnt increase the brightness of that object. This can result in soft shadows on objects making the objects easier to identify.
DirectX 10.1 offers improvements to the anti-aliasing features of the graphics card. All DirectX 10.1 graphics cards are required to support 4x MSAA, a welcome requirement as virtually every video card on the market supports 4x MSAA. DirectX 10.1 allows custom anti-aliasing filters to be implemented with pixel Shaders. Custom filters can improve AA quality when MSAA may have issues such as HDR+deferred shading techniques. DirectX 10.1 allows all AA buffers to be accessed by Shaders. In the past you could only access multi-sampled color buffers. With DX10.1 you can access information from a depth buffer for each sample individually.


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D.C. Pushes Mandate For Gun Owners To Buy Liability Insurance
One of the ideas the anti-gun crowd floats periodically is a plan that sees guns legal, but prohibitively expensively to operate. Sometime comedian Chris Rock was only the latest in a long line to holler out "Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost five thousand dollar, we wouldn't have any innocent bystanders."
Proving that there's no line between stupid comedy and liberal politics, anti-gun legislators are pursuing a new plan to disarm its citizens: mandatory, incredibly-expensive insurance. It's the gun version of ObamaCare. At the vanguard of this movement is Washington, D.C.
Mary Cheh, a Democrat City Council member, has proposed that anyone who wants to own a gun must have at least $250,000 in liability insurance before the city will consider a issuing a license to that person. Cheh's proposed law wouldn't even grandfather in existing guns. Instead, current gun owners would be required to purchase insurance within thirty days of the law going into effect, or their licenses will be automatically revoked.
(Read More: 2nd Amendment Supporter Thrown Out of N.J. Meeting By Police After Criticizing Gun Control.)
Incidentally, as of this writing, no insurance company sells coverage specific to guns. Willem O. Rijksen, vice president of public affairs for the American Insurance Association, stated the matter succinctly: "We oppose proposals that would mandate gun liability insurance as property-casualty insurance does not and cannot cover intentional criminal behavior."
Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA spokesman, pointed out the obvious, which is that this is yet another law that will do nothing to stop criminal behavior:
Conjuring new gun control schemes and further taxing law-abiding residents exercising a constitutional right will not result in a reduction of violent crime in the District. Ensuring that criminals are arrested, prosecuted and punished will. Regrettably, D.C. leaders are focused more on pushing their political and social agendas than on working to keep their residents safe.
(Read More: New Orleans Police Go Door To Door For Gun Confiscation After Mothers Day Shooting.)
The fact that D.C. is leading the "gun insurance" charge shows how Leftists do not care about either law or fact but, instead, are committed solely to the Alinsky-ite goal of aggregating as much power as possible in government hands. After all, it was a strict D.C. gun ban – one that essentially disarmed all citizens – that saw the United States Supreme Court reaffirm that Second Amendment in District of Columbia v. Heller. The takeaway point from that decision was that the Second Amendment means what it says: citizens have an absolute right to possess a firearm for lawful purposes, such as self-defense in the arm. The government may not interfere with that right.
That's the law. The facts are equally compelling. As famed gun rights author John Lott wrote in an article discussing the effect of Heller on D.C.'s crime-ridden streets, the gun-control nuts who predicted that D.C. would turn into a real-life version of Mad Max were wrong:
But Armageddon never arrived. Quite the contrary, murders in Washington plummeted by an astounding 25 percent in 2009, dropping from 186 murders in 2008 to 140. That translates to a murder rate that is now down to 23.5 per 100,000 people, Washington's lowest since 1967. While other cities have also fared well over the last year, D.C.'s drop was several times greater than that for other similar sized cities. According to preliminary estimates by the FBI, nationwide murders fell by a relatively more modest 10 percent last year and by about 8 percent in other similarly sized cities of half a million to one million people (D.C.'s population count is at about 590,000).
Lott's facts align perfectly with a recent Justice Department report that showing that, as legal gun ownership goes up, crime goes down. Liberals know, or easily could know, that banning legal guns does not make people safer. Ted Nugent theorizes that the decline of inner cities has less to do with guns and a lot more to do with the official Democrat policy of making abortions legal, unsafe, and readily available to primarily minority neighborhoods. In other words, when Michelle Obama emotionally waffles on about children being afraid of guns, she would more accurately state that they should really fear their mommy.
For all these reasons, D.C.'s latest effort to overturn gun rights shows conclusively that removing guns from citizens' hands has nothing to do with gun safety. D.C. of all places knows that the city is safer when law-abiding citizens are armed. Instead, gun control is about removing power from the people and placing it in the government's hands. End of story.
(Read More: Democrat Admits Gun Background Won't Work, Pursues Them Anyway.)
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Paper Blossoms: A Book of Beautiful Bouquets for the Table (Pop Up Book)
by Ray Marshall (Paper engineer), Amy E. Achaibou (Designer)
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Bringing a bit of springtime to your home is this gorgeous pop-up book! Five huge double page spreads open up to reveal floral centerpieces, the pages can be tucked under the built in elastic bands to hold the book open securely. From a lovely springtime basket of lilies and ferns to a tropical centerpiece of bird of paradise and protea to a lovely reflecting koi pond with water lilies, this book almost invites you to stop and smell the flowers! My favorite, the springtime bouquet with butterflies.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0811874192, Hardcover)Flower delivery! Featuring five amazing pop-up bouquets, Paper Blossoms brings floral cheer to any room. Display any of the bouquetsa garland of roses, a tropical arrangement, a lotus watergarden, a springtime bouquet, or a vase of liliesas a beautiful centerpiece or room accent. A triumph of pop-up artistry and a sure conversation-starter, these bouquets burst forth with color, joy, and lasting beauty.
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Revolution Targets the Sporting Life
Athletes work constantly to strengthen their bodies. In a similar fashion, Chicago-based Revolution uses sports to help brands strengthen customer relationships.
Doing that effectively is definitely more of a marathon than a sprint, says John Rowady, president of the sports marketing agency, which was founded in 2001.
"Consumers are overwhelmed by information today," he says. "A lot of brands are looking to do things in short waves, like suddenly deciding to sponsor Tim Tebow because he's hot. That's a not a good strategy—you need to settle in and be creative in the way you run a campaign."
Travelers Insurance, for example, settled in with the PGA in a big way by sponsoring a major golf tournament in Cromwell, CT, the Travelers Championship, which is televised over four days.
"Taking a lifestyle angle like this allows you to target your customer base around a sport or activity they like," notes Rowady.
To amplify the investment Travelers made in the tournament beyond that single event itself—and to reach people who might not ever get to the tournament—Revolution created the Travelers Chipping Challenge, held in various locations around the country. Fans can play and win prizes, and met athletes at the event. Social and PR components help amplify impressions in key markets.
"How do you get the insurance buyer to be involved with the brand? This is one way to do it," he says.
In virtual sports, Electronic Arts partnered with GameStop to promote its top-selling soccer video game FiFA. Street teams traveled in vans tricked out with FiFA imagery and visited events and parks to encourage game play.
"It created the ability for the game to surpass [the popularity] of Madden Football and get people who normally wouldn't play soccer to test it out."
While there's a huge appetite for data and immersing consumers in the digital side of promotions, traditional media and live events will still have a huge place in the future, says Rowady.
"There's a lot of scrambling and some people feel that digital needs to lead everything going on in a campaign," he says. "But it will settle down into being a component."


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Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio – @ Jarasum Jazz Festival 2011
This video is from Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio (feat. Eric Revis on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums) performance at Jarasum Jazz Festival in Korea on Oct. 1, 2011. They played in front of 15000 people in the audience that evening, and people were dancing to the music even at the very last row!
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Australian petroleum emissions down just 1.3 per cent in past year
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Greenhouse gas emissions from Australian petroleum use fell by 1.6 million tonnes or 1.3 per cent over the past 12 months according to a new report released today by The Climate Group. However, the fall was on the back of more substantial growth of 2.9 per cent the previous year (or 3.4 million tonnes) and came during the global financial crisis which curtailed economic growth and dampened consumer confidence.
The Greenhouse Indicator Annual Petroleum Report tracks emissions from petroleum-based fuels across Australia during the 12 months from October 2008 - September 2009, and compares these with similar figures for the previous two years.
Total greenhouse emissions from petroleum fuels totalled 120.7 million tonnes this year or 20 per cent of Australia's total emissions according to the report. Automotive petrol saw the biggest absolute decrease in use and emissions of any fuel, despite a fall in price of between 14 - 16 per cent. During the last two years, petrol's share of the fuels market has decreased by almost two per cent, with diesel's share of the market rising by a similar amount.
Rupert Posner, Australia Director of The Climate Group said that this year's dip in emissions was likely to be temporary:
"While it is good news that petroleum emissions have fallen this year, unfortunately, one of the main reasons for this is likely to be the global financial crisis, rather than any substantial changes in the way we are using petroleum products. This means that even this small decline in emissions is likely to be temporary and will be reversed once markets pick up again."
Mr. Posner emphasised that petroleum emissions needed to start falling more substantially:
"There is no doubt that we need to see emissions from all sources falling much more quickly and this will involve changing our fuel-use habits. The good news is that we already know that this is possible. We have seen some inspirational examples of companies cutting fuel use and reducing their emissions.
"Logistics company Linfox, for example, has made huge progress in just two years. Through better use of its vehicles and staff training in eco driving, Linfox has reduced fuel use by 15 per cent, despite a 20 per cent increase in the distance its drivers have travelled. These efforts have, of course, also meant lower costs for the company so make perfect sense. This report shows that Australia needs more Linfox's to step up and show leadership in this area."


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Readers, I had a wardrobe malfunction.
OK, to be honest, it was more of a wardrobe mishap and it definitely wasn't of the showing-bits-of-me-that-should-never-been-seen kind but I got your attention didn't I?
J and I were staying at the gorgeous Hatton Hotel in South Yarra getting ready to go out for our anniversay dinner at The Botanical.
I pulled my shoes out of my bag only to discover that I had, in my haste, packed two different shoes!!! This was the dress I was wearing:
Both shoes were both black but one was open toed and the other was closed. I only had thongs or sneakers as an alternative. I even asked at reception but all they could provide was a pair of pink canvas slip-ons.
The restaurant was only around the corner so I thought I could walk around in thongs and have the shoes in my bag if needed. Turned out I needn't have bothered, the restaurant was a lot more casual than we thought it would be.
I ended up making the the short walk in two different shoes and then changing into my thongs. I watched people as I walked past and only one girl noticed. I grinned at her and her friends and kept moving.
Oh, and something I didn't tell J until four days later… Both shoes were for the right foot!!!! Bahahahahahaha
OK, this post is supposed to be about The Hatton and The Millswyn, not about my shoe issues, but I just had to share.
The Hatton is a boutique hotel in Park street South Yarra and a short walk to Domain road and also the Botanical gardens. With the number 8 tram stopping right outside it is also convenient to Chapel street and the city.
The front room serves as reception, the bar and also the breakfast room. There are chairs on the verandah if you want to sit outside.
All the staff we met were absolutely lovely and very helpful.
We had room 21, one of the superior rooms, located on the top floor. We both immediately loved the space and the view. Down the stairs there was a sink and bar fridge (complete with a jug of cold water, much appreciated on a 30+ degrees day), then the bathroom. It was a shower over bath number and the bath was so high a wooden stool was provided to help getting in and out.
We walked over to the Botanical Gardens and lay on the grass and listened to the cricket on J's iPhone before heading back to the room and then up to the gorgeous rooftop balcony to have a celebratory glass of champagne.
After dinner we decided to again head back up to the roof but as it was now raining we quickly decided that the verandah downstairs would be a better option. I did get another photo of the city skyline though.
We got comfortable at the far end of the verandah, with a good view of the street and people coming and going, and also back into the main front room.
The next morning we went for a run around the Tan. Unlike most people who go straight to the cafes on Domain road, after our run we popped back to the hotel and showered and then walked around to The Millswyn.
The Millswyn is a little further along than the rest of the cafes on this strip and worth the walk as it was a lot less crowded. We were easily able to get seats in the front room.
I loved the fitout but won't say much about it as The Millswyn is currently undergoing a renovation and will not look like the below pictures once finished. I am not even sure if it is still called The Millswyn, but I know there was plans for a more formal restaurant on one side and a cafe on the side the counter and bar were previously on, extending out onto the street.
I had an orange juice.
And poached eggs with bacon.
J ordered poached eggs with avocado and tomato but the tomato was missing. The gentleman who brought us our food (I think he was the maanger or owner) offered to get some tomato done but J said not to bother.
The service was a tad slow, but it was a nice breakfast and I would go back and check out the new incarnation of The Millswyn, whatever it may be called.
It was then time to check out and head home. We both loved The Hatton and were plotting before we even left when we can go back again.
Please feel free to share your own (or your friends) wardrobe malfunctions and mishaps in the comments below.