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Ding ding ding! Once you hear that bell, you immediately divert your attention away from the drink in your hands and look towards the source, where you see the bartender cup their hands around their mouths. "Last call!" they would say, and the crowd would boo them for putting an end to their fun. Not satisfied with the drink in your hand, since it's almost empty and you haven't had enough, you approach the counter to order another couple of shots for your friends, perhaps even an entire bottle of the stuff when... all of a sudden, you bump into someone else. Before you apologize, however, you black out: one second you struggling for the words to say, the next you're on the ground struggling to get up.
The next time you come back to the bar, you're a bit iffy: who was the guy that knocked you out, and will they be here again? Your friends don't know who hit you, and everyone was so busy asking if you're okay that they didn't see the guy walking away. So now, you're paranoid, and you start eyeing the people at the counter, wondering who it could be. You don't know for sure who it is, but you now know one thing: you're now going to keep an eye out for people who you just don't want to mess with at a bar.
This didn't happen to me or anyone I know personally, but I was joking about how I wouldn't want to mess with a certain videogame character at a bar, and then I thought: who else scares the hell of me should I face them? So now, I present to you, my list of the top 5 people I wouldn't want to get into a bar fight with! My only requirements must be that they: a) are able to physically fight, b) are the sort of people who would traverse a tavern, and c) are human "enough".
Ready to see if any of your characters made it? Read on!
Warning: Spoilers for videogames may follow in order to make my case of the list. While I'll try to keep it at a minimum, some spoilers are necessary. You have been warned once and I'm too lazy to do it again.
Number 5: Bo Rai Cho (
Mortal Kombat
The big-bellied boozer!
Let's start with his attire. Obviously, he's not wearing that get-up because he's trying to hit on the ladies with that sexy beard and ponytail... he's probably dabbles in martial arts, and anytime you sees an old martial artist drinking, that could only mean one of two things: either he's about to have an emotional breakdown, or he knows the drunken fist. And considering that his girth probably isn't
booze, meaning that he probably overeats to avoiding feeling bad about himself, I'm inclined to believe it's the latter.
Speaking of his weight, not only does it provide ample body armor against my fists, but if I somehow hit hard enough to penetrate through all that flab and fat, I'm probably going to hit hard enough to make him blow chucks, and trust me, I'm sure he's got plenty of fluids in the tank. Chances are, he's going to recover faster than I would, now that he got the alcohol out of his system before it disgested, and I'm probably busy puking up my own stomach at the moment from the smell, he's going to want to fight for real. You may
I have the upper hand, because he can't do the drunken fist without being drunk, but his body is actually fat enough to cause earthquakes when he walks (straight from his move list), tripping me up if I try to make my escape.
And if he does win against me, as a character from Mortal Kombat, he's probably going to crush me to death with that belly roll of his, or he's going to light his farts on fire and burn me alive... Neither of which is worth it, considering if I
happen to win, it'd be against the bar's regular (and obligatory) fat guy, and that's pretty much a defeat in itself.
Number 4: Frank West (
Dead Rising
The Frankfurter of the West!
Speaking of people with rising death tolls, let's talk about a guy who managed to survive a zombie-infested mall by using whatever he finds lying around to beat them to death with. Frank West is a photographer who, upon hearing about a big scoop doing down in Willamette Mall, goes in with nothing but his camera. Once he arrives and finds that zombies, out of all things, are rampaging throughout the building, Frank West doesn't cower in fear: he'll pick up a weapon, any weapon, whether it's as conventional as a pistol, as flashy as katana, or as unorthodox as a mannquin (they do a surprising amount of damage!), and not only charge head first into a horde of zombies and crazy psychopaths, but will even go out of way to save survivors.
Of course, at a mall, there are tons of things that regular average joes can find and use kill zombies with (since sporting goods stores stock firearms and Asian stores has more sharp blades than you could carry) but what sets this guy apart from the rest is that not only is Frank West badass enough to not only punches zombies
in the face
, but he can actually rip their guts out with his bare hands! Hell, he wouldn't wash his hands and still use them to chomb down a baguette in seconds flat! You wouldn't want to mess with this guy at a bar with tons of stools lying around; don't be surprised if he swings a jukebox at you!
Did I mention that he can shrug off being stabbed in the chest, bitten in the jugular, and shot in the face with a sniper rifle just by consuming alcohol... which a bar would be, no doubt, be full of?
Plus, there's that obligatory "he's covered wars, you know" meme that precedes him.
Number 3: Bigby (
Fables/ The Wolf Among Us
The Bigby Bad Wolf!
Although, if we're talking about how one's reputation precedes them, then look no further than a badass version of the popular fairy tale antagonist "The Big Bad Wolf": Bigby is a man who lived for centuries because of his werewolf-like powers that he can summon when sufficiently angry enough. While he definitely isn't as powerful as the big green entity known as The Hulk, Bigby isn't some chump: he knows how to fight and hit hard in his regular, albeit assumably super-powered, human form, and his transformation is probably more deadly than becoming Super Saiyan.
Probably the only character to actually fight in a bar (depending on what you consider "fighting") in his game, Bigby showed the player ignorant of his comic book appearances in
(that I have not read, actually) just how powerful this guy is: he is brutal in his attacks, quick enough to avoid devastating damage and dish some out of his own, and smart enough to know how to use the enviroment against him. Not only that, at the end of the fight against Grendel, players controlling Bigby has the option to spare him mercy... or rip out his arm to make sure he learns never to mess with you again. Plus, he has the gall to return to the counter after messing up the bar and demand a drink like a true badass (though I may have ruined that image when I tried to pay for my drink and I already gave money away to a hooker).
In fact, the only reason he isn't higher is because his immortality is wholly dependent on how popular his legend is (so I've been told, feel free to correct me on this). Despite the convenience of technology, which allows records of stories to be more permanent, children aren't going on the internet to look up fairy tales: we
know what they're looking up, and although it hasn't happened yet, it nevertheless begins the slow decline of his legend...
Number 2: Jack Cayman (
Anarchy Reigns
Jack, The Psychomaniac!
Let's be honest, if everyone on this list prior to him are sitting at the same bar, Jack Cayman is the
guy you want to mess with: Bo Rai Cho looks about as harmful as Barney from The Simpsons cartoon while Frank West seems too much like an average joe (especially in
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
when he's balding and fat). While Bigby is, admittedly, pretty damn intimidating himself, especially being practically immortal, his biggest cause of fear is his transformation, and he isn't going to reveal that unless provoked. So, the big, burly, chainsaw-for-an-arm Chaser, who is essentially the equalivant of a U.S. Marshall (like
Raylon Givens[/i]), takes the cake.
Let's talk about his chainsaw for a second: while the game never explains how he comes to have that equipped, we can pretty much assume that he lost his arm, which, given that he lives in a post apocalyptic world where giant monsters three times his size spring from underground in packs, means he probably knows how to use the damn thing. In fact, one of his executions involves impaling his chainsaw through the monster's brain (top that, Bigby!)! Adding to that, his chainsaw arm doesn't have one, but two blades, and although that's not really necesary (one blade is more than enough to slice off a limb, and if one blade can't cut through, I'm not sure why two of the same, exact type would), it shows just how serious he is about murdering you.
So why isn't he on
of this list? Well, like Bigby, he doesn't really do anything unless hired or provoked: from the title screen of
Anarchy Reigns
, you just see him at a bar chilling with a drink, using his cellphone to reply to some texts. Sure, he looks more intimidating than the other fighters in his game, from the stereotypical ninja, the Chinese sisters, and the old man in armor (only the pig eating bacon... yes,
, competes in "people you don't want to mess with"), but he's still a relatively nice guy: he was pretty nice to his daughter, even gave up smoking at her request, and he did spare the guy who "supposefully" murdered her (actually, I still don't know if he killed her since the only two pieces of evidence in the game contradict one another: Max himself says he didn't, but Stela's, Jack's daughter, profile said she was murdered by him).
Number 1: Trevor Philips (
Grand Theft Auto V
The Trevor of Terror! The King of the Phil!
You know what's scary about deranged killers? They don't often look the part, and can act out before you even realize what's happening. Thus, the winner of this list is Trevor Philips, for his crazy antics and even crazier personality. While he looks like your typical "angry stepfather", which means you probably want to avoid him anyway, Trevor is quite the psychopath when prompted, being even more dangerous than what Frank West has to face: Trevor kills indiscrimately, jack cars, and gets into more shootouts than rival gangs; his "rampages" are him just going off on people who makes fun of him!
And that's just his daily activities! On occassions, he robs banks, tortures people not because it's necessary or because he was told, but because he
to, and even rapes people and stuffed animals alike, the latter being penetrated by its eye hole (which actually brought back this disturbing memories of this one gory hentai image that I would rather not be reminded of... I suppose it's not the worst thing I've seen, but, I'll be honest, that may be because of my warped senses).
In fact, not only did the developers decide to introduce him to you properly by having his bare naked ass shown, but he also offs one of the main character of
Grand Theft Auto IV
just by smacking him with a beer bottle and stomping his head in; that alone makes him terrifying to fight in a bar with (and satisfies the requirement that he is able to physically fight, in case you thought I forget that tiny tidbit with my long winded explanation to his antics)!
And don't think you can snuff him out: whereas other characters on this list has a way to recover health, Trevor can not only recover by eating, drinking, or sleeping, but he can even turn invincible, making him invulnerable to any sort of damage. Even if you can take him out, the best healthcare in all of America is in Los Santos: he'll be back on his feet in
no matter if he's shot in the face or blown to bits.
Honorable mention: Max Payne (
Max Payne
There's no way I could resist putting Max Payne on the list. Although not a physical brawler in any real way, which wouldn't make him eligible for a list of bar
, he does have the advantage of being able to slow-motion dodge, and can actually weave between a hail of bullets. Health-wise, he can only take a few shots, and although he can dull the pain with painkillers, if he goes down, he needs to shoot someone to get back up: if anyone is smart enough to take cover, he's going down. That being said, his skills with a gun is amazing, and should I make a list about that, he would definitely rank high...
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In order to spread some festive cheer, Blackstone's Policing has compiled a watchlist of some of the best criminal Christmas films. From a child inadvertently left home alone to a cop with a vested interest, and from a vigilante superhero to a degenerate pair of blaggers, it seems that (in Hollywood at least) there's something about this time of year that calls for a special kind of policing. So let's take a look at some of Tinseltown's most arresting Christmas films:
1. Die Hard, directed by John McTiernan, 1988
Considered by many to be one of the greatest action/Christmas films of all time, Die Hard remains the definitive cinematic alternative to the usual saccharine cookie-cut Christmas film offering. This is the infinitely watchable story of officer John McClane's Christmas from hell. When a trip to win back his estranged wife goes awry and he unwittingly finds himself amidst an international terrorist plot, he must find a way to save the day armed only with a few guns, a walkie talkie, and a bloodied vest. With firefights and exploding fairy lights abundant, this Bruce Willis tour de force is the undisputed paragon of policing in Christmas films.
2. Home Alone, directed by Chris Columbus, 1990
In a parental blunder tantamount to criminal neglect, the McCallister family accidentally leave their youngest member, Kevin (played by precocious child star Macaulay Culkin), 'home alone' to fend for himself over Christmas as two omnishambolic burglars target the McCallister household. As the Chicago Police Department work through the confusion of the situation, Kevin traverses his way through a far from silent night. Cue copious booby traps and slapstick as the imagination of an eight-year-old boy ingeniously holds the line in this family-fun classic.
3. Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton, 1992
Gotham is a city perennially infested with arch-criminals whose seemingly endless financial resources demand that they be tackled head-on by a force who can match them pound-for-pound (or dollar-for-dollar, if you prefer). Enter Gotham's very own Christmas miracle: billionaire Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter ego Batman (Michael Keaton), who provides a singular justice-hungry scourge against the criminal underworld. As the Penguin (Danny DeVito) hatches a nefarious plot which threatens the city, Batman's wholly goodwill must prove resilient. Though director Tim Burton went on to make The Nightmare Before Christmas the following year, Batman Returns itself is hardly a Christmas classic.
4. Lethal Weapon, directed by Richard Donner, 1987
With a blizzard of bullets and completely bereft of snow, LA-based Lethal Weapon lacks nearly all the usual trimmings of a Christmas film. Seasoned detective Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is close to retirement when he's paired with the young (and morose) Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) to tackle a drug smuggling gang. As their stormy investigation progresses, Murtaugh and Riggs' unlikely union flourishes into a double-act worthy of Donner and Blitzen (and, judging by the pair's return in a subsequent three installments of the series, their entertaining policing partnership always leaves audiences wanting myrrh…).
5. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, directed by Jeremiah Chechik, 1989
In this third installment of the Griswold family's catastrophic holidays, Clark (Chevy Chase) navigates his way through the perils of yet another disastrous calamity, but at least this time he has his Christmas bonus to look forward to. Things take a bizarre turn for the criminal when the bonus isn't forthcoming, resulting in a myriad of mishaps of Christmas paraphernalia and SWAT teams. As the tagline for the film attests, 'Yule crack up!'
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Petty thief Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) finds himself embroiled in a series of increasingly byzantine cases of mistaken identity as both a method actor and criminal investigator. Reality cuts through when Harry is shepherded into a murder investigation involving the sister of his childhood crush, Harmony Lane (Michelle Monaghan). Perhaps one of the less christmassy films on this list, there are definitely still a few seasonal signs parceled in to this murder/mystery thriller.
"There's something about this time of year that calls for a special kind of policing"
7. Miracle on 34th Street, directed by George Seaton, 1947
Arguably the ultimate Christmas film, Miracle on 34th Street is the classic tale of the legal battle around the sanity and freedom of a man who claims to be the real Santa Claus. This original film won three Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Edmund Gwenn's portrayal of Kris Kringle ('the real Santa Claus'). Despite being remade in 1994 and adapted into various other forms, the 1947 version remains the quintessential Christmas film which no comprehensive watchlist could be without.
8. Bad Santa, directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2003
Dastardly duo Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) and Marcus (Tony Cox) make their criminal living by posing as Santa and his Little Helper for department stores, and then opportunistically stealing as much as they can. As the security team for their latest blag hunts them down, Willie meets a boy determined that he is the real Santa and the race is on for the degenerate pair to reform their lifestyles before they are stuffed.
What would would you add to this list? Tell us your favourite policing Christmas film in the comments section below or let us know directly on Twitter. Merry Christmas everyone!
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There's been a lot of hiding around here lately.
A blog post about ME is hiding over at Peace, Love, and Whiskers. Pop over and check it out, if you haven't already.
The other day, I saw this…
It's an evil, runaway, red balloon. It's hiding under the car, waiting to roll out and get me. Mom let me walk by really fast, because she knows that balloons are trying to kill me.
And look what's back there! Two more balloons. White ones. I know what they have planned…
I have no plans to start liking balloons, but I want to thank my friend Little Binky for sending me this lovely award. I am not afraid of it.
Do you see what else is hiding? In the grass? A feather. It's from the birds that sit in the trees and laugh at me.
All kinds of things are hiding in all kinds of places. When I try to hide, I always get caught. The other day, I brought my tiny yellow dog and hid on Mom's bed with it. Somehow, she found out that I was in there.
I don't know how she does it! She's a regular Nancy Drew when it comes to figuring things out.
When she was little, Mom was probably Nancy Drew's biggest fan. She read every one of the Nancy Drew Mysteries, and hung on every word.
Now that she's a writer, she hardly ever writes mysteries. She wrote one once, and when it was finished, she said, "Ugh. This thing is so lame." And "Where's the suspense, the red herring, the foreshadowing!?" and "Seriously? You're back on the bed again?"
Mom might BE Nancy Drew, and LOVE Nancy Drew, but she has no plans to WRITE Nancy Drew.
Here's a common problem that I see in first drafts: the main action has happened off-stage.
Think about Scarlett O'Hara and the other southern women sitting at home waiting; in an attempt to avenge his wife, Frank and the Ku Klux Klan raid the shanty town whereupon Frank is shot dead. But the raid takes place off-stage.
Or, think about times when a weaker character stays home, while the adventurous character is off doing something. Sports stories are hard when the POV character is watching the on-field action.
This can be a real trap for children's novels if an older sibling or parent is doing something fun/exciting/scary/etc off stage.
Another challenging situation is when a bully is planning something and the POV victim is just trying to avoid that.
Or, maybe you've planned a great scene, and the main character is present, but you don't write that scene. Instead, what you write is something like this: "The next morning, Elise lay in bed and went over the previous night in her head."
No. That doesn't work!
Does this always need to be changed? No. But it's a major problem and challenge as you revise. Here are some tips.
Recognize the problem. As you write the first draft and revise it, you should be evaluating the scenes. Ask: Who hurts the most in this scene. It should almost always be the main character. If it's someone else, why isn't THAT character the hero/ine of the story?
Put the POV Character in the action. When you find a scene where the main action is off-stage, look for ways to rethink the plot and scenes and put the main character in the thick of the action. It's why Captain Kirk leaves the Enterprise and goes down to the planet over and over and over. Really? No Captain would be allowed to jeopardize his life that much and give over the control of the ship to a junior officer. It's unrealistic–but great storytelling.
Make the story about how the off-stage action affects the POV character. In Gone with the Wind, Frank and the other men go off to avenge Scarlett's honor, but the POV stays firmly with Scarlett. It's about her growing realization of what the men have gone off to do, the opinion of the other women, and eventually the women's reactions when the men come back. This is a risky way to write a scene, because the real stuff happens off stage; but it can work if you keep the focus right.
Write the scene. If your character is just thinking about what happened last night, it's a simple fix. Write the @#$@#$@# scene! Sometime this happens when the author is afraid of the emotions in a powerful scene; the author avoids writing that scene and tries to jump forward in time. It never works. You must write the scene that you fear. you must write the exciting scene because your reader demands it; that is the exact reason why they come to your story. Don't cheat them out of the emotionally experience.
Add a CommentThere are so many amazing quotes out there that focus in on what needs to be done and does it in a sentence or two. The quote above from Anatole France, does just that. It reminds me of the Bible quote: "Faith without works is dead." No matter how much planning you do, if you don't take actionable steps, you won't get anywhere. And, if you can't dream it or believe you can accomplish it,
In my current WIP, I want to up the action and make this a physically exciting story. So, I bought a great ebook, Action! Writing Better Action Using Cinematic Techniques by Ian Thomas Healy. It's great, as I said, and breaks down the actions into easy components that can be easily mastered. Even for me, it's easy.
Healy says that great action scenes put characters into motion and the "effective description of that motion is what makes the difference. . ."
I get that part. But here's what stumps me: "At its most basic level, an action scene is an expression of plot or character development through violence."
Violence. As in people hitting each other, shooting at each other, killing each other. Yep. That kind of physical violence.
It's been a long, long time since I was in a knock-down drag-out fight. That was with my younger brother when I was about 15, and we were fighting about whether the overhead light was on or off while we watched TV. I never had the chance to play football, which is a pure Show-Don't-Tell version of testosterone. When my daughters played soccer, I cringed when they played tea party on the field: Oh, you have the ball? Well, take your turn and when you are finished, I'll take my turn. Teaching aggression (much less violence) to young ladies is hard.
Our society trains women to avoid violence. We teach our daughters aggression now on a soccer field, but step off the field and it's tea party time again. Women writers are at a disadvantage in writing action scenes.
Because Healy says that a great action scene needs violence.
Heck, I can't even work up a good case of Road Rage.
Motivation. The hardest thing for me is to motivate the characters. I can block out the action and get the characters fighting. I've seen enough action movies to be able to do it. (Go watch The Transformers latest movie if you want non-stop violence. Wow. It must take up 75% of that movie.)
But WHY are these characters resorting to violence? (See, even our language makes it hard to use violence: "resort" implies that violence is a last option and the choice to use it is not easy.) Why would the characters use fists, swords, guns or other weapons against someone else? Healy helps with blocking out the sequences of actions and building them into longer sequences. But he says little about the character motivations.
In one sense, this is an escalating of tensions. Almost any motivation would work: revenge, for example, could easily escalate into violence. Two rivals for a fortune in gold could escalate an argument into violence and death. For violence to take place, there's a line that needs to be crossed. Polite society demands that people restrain themselves, and that self-control must break for your characters, shoving them into a no-holds-barred action. Violence. It's an escalation and it's a letting go of social restraints. It's a willingness to take action and a determination to get something done—no matter what.
Sounds like a good way to increase the tension and stakes in a story. Yes, often action stories are physical stories, without much in the way of characterization. You've heard it said that you either write an action story or you write a character story. A cross-pollination though, could create an intriguing mix. This time, I'm shooting for a story with better balance between action and character.
Cinematic. In some ways, this mix will be more cinematic. The sights and sounds of the action are crucial to the success of the scene. And yes, as I am writing, I am trying to visualize the actions in my head; I'm trying to see it as if it is on the big screen. Healy's title is right on, violence—action scenes—are cinematic.
Thanks to Healy's advice, I am making lists of what he calls "stunts," or isolated pieces of actions, that will build into "engagements," or movement across a setting, which will ultimately build toward some climactic "resolution." I am taking baby steps in building a chapter with interesting action, um, violence.
Look out. I'm strapping on my boxing gloves, er, getting ready to type the next chapter of this new action-adventure story.
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Pilkey, Dav. 2014. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot. New York: Scholastic. Illustrations by Dan Santat.
While at ALA Midwinter, I picked up an Advance Reader Copy of Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot. I know what you're thinking - that's not a new book, that was published ages ago! Yes, but it's back again, and this time in full color, with glossy pages and new "mini-comics" inside.
All of the Ricky Ricotta books will be reissued with new illustrations, and two brand new books are planned for January and March of 2015. A big campaign is in the works ... stay tuned.
Read an excerpt and see the new illustrations on Scholastic's new Ricky Ricotta web page.
Coming to a bookshelf near you on April 29, 2014.
BTW, my Advance Reader Copy went home with a very happy young boy, one of my best readers. He was looking for my library's "checked-out" copy of the original Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot. Imagine the smile on his face when I gave him a new, as yet unpublished, full-color copy! (Luckily, I had read it at lunchtime.)
The original Ricky Ricotta artist, Martin Ontiveros deserves credit for helping to create a series that captured the imagination of a nearly a generation of children. Dan Santat will refresh the series for the next generation. Long live Dav Pilkey!
Spring is finally coming. Things that have been hidden under the snow are coming back. Look! It's a coffee cup!
Mom's new story was hidden under the snow in her brain. Every single day, when she started working on it, she gave it a new title, made a list of new characters, decided on a new theme, and gave them new goals to accomplish, new problems to solve, and different obstacles to overcome.
It's a good thing spring is coming. Mom's hidden story is coming back. It's her third day working with the same title, the same theme, the same characters, and they have the same goals, problems, and obstacles as they had yesterday.
I think spring has sprung….
Look! It's a banana!
And a ginger ale bottle.
And my beehive is back from under the snow!!


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London Taxi Turns Street Sounds Into Sweet Music
On September 21st and 22nd, some lucky residents of London were treated to an unusual sight and some sweet sounds - A black taxi fitted with 67 speakers belting out some great music. However, the sounds emanating were not from the driver's personal music selection, but the bustling city's street noise turned into music.
The 'Make The City Sound Better' project was a clever way to launch Dutch headphone manufacturer AiAiAi's latest offering, the Capital which according to the company is designed for the on-the-go-urbanite. Hence what better way to do it then listening to music that is literally created from all the urban noise ranging from the 'hiss' of the bus to the 'vroom vroom' of the Ferrari and everything, in between.
Teaming up with sound artist Yuri Suzuki, they created a custom black cab that was fitted with microphones that recorded the street noise. Then, a specially designed software program instantly converted it all to unique music, which was belted out by the 67 speakers built into chassis of the car, as well as, the big Indian horns mounted atop the cab's roof. Of course those lucky enough to hire the cab had the dual advantage of listening to the music and, trying out the new headphones.
The fun project was a huge success and according to Tobias Holz, the AiAiAi representative that was in the cab the entire time, while listening to different music depending on the traffic patterns around was fun, what was even more so, was the reactions from the passers-by.
In some of London's posh, uppity areas like Mayfair, they were greeted with a few polite smiles, some raised eyebrows or simply ignored as though this were a sight that was encountered every day. In other, more down-to-earth areas like Hackney, they had people stopping their vehicles to inquire if the taxi played reggae music. Of course, the most bemused reactions were from the tourists that probably chalked it down to normal British behavior.
While the black cab project has drawn to an end, the music has been recorded for eternity. For those of you curious to hear what it sounded like, below is one of the many 'original' soundtracks straight from the streets of London!
Resources:makeyourcitysoundbetter.com, wired.com
Yuri Suzuki x AIAIAI Sound Taxi Preview from AIAIAI on Vimeo.
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You'd be surprised how little power is required to fly one of these planes decently. I've been flying a 6 lb. Telemaster Electro with slightly over 200 watts out the prop. Setup was an Axi 2826/12 equivalent motor, 14x8.5 APC prop, with 8-cell GP3300 NIMH batteries. It had good power for 8 minutes motor run meaning about 12 minutes of flight. I even added a pound of autopilot to the setup and it still flew okay.
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The Phoenix 60 controller is rated for a 3S lipo max, does this mean I cannot use a 3S2P pack? What lipo packs are you guys using? Sounds like a 13x8 or 14x8 prop will work with the 4120/18. |
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I have the same plane under construction. Been taking my time waiting to see how I can save some money.
Lots of new things coming out well worth considering. Check out this news letter. Ken as been around a long time and is well versed. I have found in the past his advice is very well put. Very practical and will save you a lot of money. Check out his news letter at http://members.aol.com/kmyersefo I hope I got this right. Right now I am going to use his recommendations on my Sig Kadet if I ever get in finished. Supplier is BPHobbies.com motor- Tower Pro 3520-07T same as BP 3520-07 cost about $53. this motor is half way between an AXI 2826 and the next biggest size 4120. Seems perfect at half the price. No relation to Tower Hobbies. ESC Ken mention a BP60A ESC $$25.00. I like Castle and probably will stick with them regardless of price, uh but maybe not here. Worth a look at this price. UBEC - Hobby Electronics 5 A $20 Batteries- No contest here. The 123's are much cheaper, longer lasting and safer then lipo's. I plan on using either 4s2p or 5s2p 123's. Available off ebay for $100 delivered for a 10 cell pack. 2300 mah per cell so I plan to parallel them. As far as I'm concerned big lipo packs are as dead as a dodo. The 123's are a bit heavier and have a slightly lower V but for this application the 123's are the clear winner. You can recharge them at 8 A in less then 20 minutes so you only need to buy one pack. They are safe enough to leave in the plane for recharging which I do for my other planes. Good luck and keep us informed. |
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AXI 4120-18 is a big motor. 10.64oz. and good for 1000Watts.
Drive calc say. to 3000ft. 13x6.5 , 21.15V. 9279rpm. 34.9A, 133oz. 738w. 13x8, 21.05v, 9115, 38.2A, 119oz. 804W. 7000 rpm is good. Light AXI option. 4120-12, APC 13x8, 3s, 10.6v, 7015rpm, 32.2A. 67oz. 341W. AXI 2826-12, APC 12x6. 4s,,14.19V, 9022rpm, 30.4A,79oz. 431W. Manuel V. |
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http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213592 Actually, at higher altitudes lower wing loading is your friend....so it would make more sense to go with the lighter weight system. People have been electrifying Kadet Seniors for just about as long as there have been Kadet Seniors. Nowadays it's just easier to do it. |
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Why do I get the feeling this is going to be the (race about race)all the way to the nomination? Pretty sad if that's what happens, with all the problems facing our country. Somehow I think Obama letting the black racists grab hold of his campaign will hurt him in the end. What do our kids learn from todays (left & right) political contests? Then again .. alot of these political people were the geeks and nerds who never grew up anyways ... they all look like losers to me.
It's kinda ironic to see the Democratic party, and it's members, spar over race and gender. All this time I thought it was the pubies who were racist and sexist. I'm absolutely shocked to see that it's other people too.


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As part of National Healthy Skin Month in November, Rohrer offered the following face-washing tips:
- Use a gentle, non-abrasive, alcohol-free cleanser.
- After wetting your face with lukewarm water, apply cleanser with your fingertips. You can irritate your skin if you use a washcloth, mesh sponge or any other material.
- Don't scrub, as this will irritate your skin.
- Rinse with lukewarm water, and use a soft towel to pat dry.
- Apply moisturizer to dry or itchy skin. Be gentle whenever applying cream around your eyes in order to avoid pulling too hard on this delicate skin.
- Limit washing your face to once in the morning and once at night, as well as after sweating heavily. Perspiration irritates the skin, so you should wash your skin as soon as possible after sweating.
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Mary Thompson (died 1893) was one of the richest early African Americans in Seattle, Washington.
She owned the Minnehaha Saloon, which had a brothel upstairs. At the time of her death she owned real estate in Seattle and Butte, Montana. She also had a horse and carriage, an extensive jewellery collection, and $20,000 in cash. By the standards of the time, this made her quite wealthy.
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The Spring '09 issue of Leadership journal should be arriving in mailboxes this week. The issue is called "UNHOOKED: Finding Release from Vices and Addictions." We editors searched for ministers who were tackling addiction head on, whether in their churches or in parachurch ministries. And we're pleased with the final product.
Our lead interview in this issue is with Craig Gross, founder of XXXChurch.com and, more recently, the Strip Church in Las Vegas. In the video below, Craig talks a little bit about the mission of the Strip Church and what it means to take the gospel into the darkness.
If you like what you see here, you can read the full-length interview in Leadership. Click here to subscribe.
Craig Gross on Ministry in Sin City from Url Scaramanga on Vimeo.
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Daniel Wiafe
This is real powerful what those guys are doing in Las Vegas. Ministry in VERY unconventional ways. Keep up the good work 3X church!
Daniel Wiafe
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OCLC Number: | 58422824 |
Description: | 126 pages ; 19 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction -- First homily: On the origin of humanity, discourse 1, On that which is according to the image -- Second homily: On the origin of humanity, discourse 2: On the human being -- Homily explaining that God is not the cause of evil -- Homily against anger -- Homily on the words "be attentive to yourself" -- Letter 233, to Bishop Amphilochius, who has asked a question -- Long rules, selections. |
Series Title: | St. Vladimir's Seminary Press "popular patristics" series. |
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Responsibility: | St. Basil the Great ; translation and introduction by Nonna Verna Harrison. |
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Introduction to major themes in Greek Patristic anthropology-the image of God in the human being, the Fall of humanity, and the cause of evil-and brings together the main writings of St Basil the Great, fourth-century archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, on these subjects. St Basil deftly addresses the questions posed by the human condition with characteristic clarity and sobriety. He formulates a balance between humility grounded in our creation from the earth and confidence based on the dignity of being created according to God's image. In addition to two discourses on the creation of humanity, this volume includes Letter 233 to Amphilochius of Iconium, St Basil's spiritual son-a succinct and pointed discussion regarding the functions of the human mind, the activity for which God created it, and how it can be used for good, evil, or morally neutral purposes. This letter complements the discussion of emotions in St Basil's Homily against Anger, also included in this volume. Finally, the book includes excerpts from St Basil's fatherly instructions to his ascetic communities, commonly known as the Long Rules or the Great Asceticon.
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Advantages: Lots of storage great upgrade capacity .
Disadvantages: requires a professional to install correctly
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HP ML350 are very very excellent servers.
they tend to run best with Windows SBS loaded as the operating system.
Dual intel Xeon capability.
there is also the opton of installing a redundant Power supply into the server, it is a very good idea to purchase a redundant Power supply, this will keep your seerver Powered from a different wall socket if you primary Power supply should fail.
Problems with these server are very RARE.
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