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Once again The Castle put on a successful garden party to say thank you for our customers support over the year and to celebrate the centre's achievements.
Sophie Lewis gives a colourful account of the days events.....
As the British summer time finally made its way to London this mid-July and the warm sunshine washed the Castle a deeper shade of red, it was once again time for our annual garden party. With previous years hosting dyno comps, slacklining between the towers , banging tunes and merriment in the form of garden produce inspired cocktails, we were on a mission to make 2015 bigger and better than ever!
Kicking off at noon it was a scorching day. Things heated up with the boulder comp set by our creative and hardworking route setters. With thirty freshly set problems on the outdoors boulders the bright clean holds and elbow grazing walls enticed all ages. Ranging from easy (V0) to nails (V7), there was something for everyone to try. Cash prizes were up for grabs for 1st, 2nd and 3rd, with a diplomatic adult and U16 category. Every scorecard handed in was then placed in a raffle with the chance to win a pair of climbing shoes. With none of the Castle big guns entering that day, it was refreshing to see unknown faces scope the poll positions.
The bouldering comp was complimented by three free dynamic workshops run by instructor extraordinaire Jamie. With three dyno problems to tackle, Jamie eased the group into the art of dynamic movement on the wall. At the end of the workshops the groups were allowed to try the infamous dyno that sets the standards for the world record. The one who flew the furthest received a handy hold brush for their bravery and progress.
The sizzling heat and bouldering sparked a hunger and thirst amongst party goers. Again this year we decided to help promote local and sustainable businesses and invited several small companies to serve up some tasty food and drink. Along with our usual selection of Castle beers, ales and ciders there was fresh juices courtesy of Rejuice. The wonderful mixes of apples, strawberries and oranges came from waste fruit and veg deemed too 'ugly' for our supermarket shelves. These mixes buzzing with antioxidants complimented the thermometer which was creeping close to 28 degrees.
Those that followed curious signs to the Herbal Tinctures & Tonics cocktail bar in the depth of the garden were rewarded by a pop up bar made from reclaimed furniture. Behind the helm of this dark architecture loomed a shadowy figure with flowing dreadlocks. Busy pouring, mixing, shaking and serving an array of weird and wonderful concoctions this potion wizard, also known as Nick the maker of Castle balms, ensured that any consenting adult was going to get tipsy. Cocktails on offer were an eclectic mix of 'Cinnamon Rum, Dandelion and Burdock', 'Gin Fennel Martini' and a cryptic 'Ginger Ninja' that seemed to get people up and dancing. 'The drinks are medicinal', ensured Nick with a wink.
The enticing smell of wood fire pizzas wafted from our roundhouse as a crew of sweaty staff were busy churning out sourdough pizzas topped with a colorful mix of garden vegetables. As always our pizzas sold out, with over 150 baked and scoffed. Those craving something different found themselves in a long queue for Jed's Foods Organic veggie and mushroom burgers. Meaty in texture and vegan in nature, these big buns helped fill up growling stomachs. Though service was with a rather cheeky smile as at one busy point expert burger flipper James (our own café staff) let it all hang out he was wildly serving up steaming burgers!!
Other tasty treats on offer for those with a sweet tooth were our own Castle cakes, such as orange and thyme cake, Personal Trainer Mariam's raw chocolate energy balls and Manor House Development Trust & PACT's raw chocolate cakes.
All the activities, food and drink were underscored by the live band Antarma and the Family Tree who provided drum shaking, beat boxing, throat singing sounds to our garden. Their unique blend of Djembe, Reggae and Soul Rap got everyone shimmying and swaying to the hypnotic beats.
As the day progressed everyone came out to join the festivities. Castle regulars, families, neighboring locals, staff, even the legendary building team; Irish Gerry and his Polish crew took a break from their dusty workshop and joined us for a cold beer and banter.
For the little ones there were children's creative activities run by workshop queen Lauren. Guess the garden herb and make a frog or bird puppet kept children and adults entertained under the shady trees.
A moment of calm was given with the Castle choir harmonizing around the crowd. The music then hit a lower frequency as Mr Ashman, instructor Jamie by day and boss DJ by dusk, took to our decks. Soul and funk turned to bass weight as drum and bass and jungle classics enthused the crowd.
As the impressive sound system carried smiling customers and staff on into the early evening, the garden become a magical dancefloor winding amongst the luscious lettuces and wild strawberries. The sun began to sink as a signal to staff to vanish away all traces of a party from our wonderful garden. The sleepy bees ushered out the remaining, exhausted few. Until next year they hummed as the garden let out a fragrant sigh of relief.
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Valentine Night Strawberries
20 fresh strawberries
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1 1/2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1. Dice two strawberries and set aside. Cut the stems off of each of the remaining strawberries, forming a base for strawberries to stand on. Starting at the pointed ends and cutting most of the way, but not completely through the stem end, slice each strawberry into four wedges.
2. Beat the cream cheese until fluffy; stir in the diced strawberries, walnuts, and powdered sugar. Spoon or pipe about a teaspoon of mix into each strawberry.
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Roll the cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick and form it into a heart shape. Place the heart shape on a cookie sheet.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until the cookie is lightly brown on the edges.
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1 1/4 cups water
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2. Beat the cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and egg whites together on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium for 2 minutes, until smooth. Fill cupcake liners 1/3 full with white batter; set aside.
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1 cup shortening
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup white sugar
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4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup crushed peppermint hard candies
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TOKYO (03/10/2000) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will today confirm weeks of speculation and announce the Redmond, Washington-based software maker is to make a play for domination of the living room.
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Jamie Green was on top in the DTM Series once again as he led home an Audi 1-2 as team-mate Mattias Ekström claimed the second step of the podium, pole sitter Robert Wickens came home in third.
There was a sense of deja vu with the results at the Lausitzring as the winners of races 3 and 4, Lucas Auer and Green, had won races 1 and 2 of the season as well.
Ekström was lucky to make it onto the podium at all, reporting at the end that 'something is broken' before breaking down after crossing the finish line.
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Edoardo Mortara come home in 11th place, with Mercedes team-mates Maro Engel and Paul di Resta close behind.
"I'm very happy about my second victory in just four races this season," Jamie Green said.
"It felt like a long race. I was following Robert Wickens in position two most of the time and waited for the perfect time to attack. In the first stint, Robert was very strong, but after the pit stop I was able to attack. The battle with him was fair and in the end I managed to gain an advantage. Plus, it's great that two Audi drivers were on podium today."
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The 2017 DTM Series resumes on 16th-18th June when the drivers head to Budapest to take on the Hungaroring.


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- 24/20 Childers Road
This recently renovated good size van and annex with full bathroom, sits on an established permanent site in a tidy van park on Bundaberg's fringe, some 3 minutes drive to Sugarland.
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Some stories are hard to believe. This is one of them, even though it happened to me. Part of me still wants to think it was a trick of the mind, failure to pay attention, faulty memory. Another part wants to believe that it happened just the way I remember, as my own brush with the Twilight Zone.
By September of 1983, I had finally gotten around to graduating from college and had moved to Columbus, Ohio to start my first post-college job. Okay, so I was 25 and selling stereo equipment with no plans, no dreams, and no trace of ambition. At least it was something different from the last four years.
I had gotten hired by a now-defunct company called SUN TV and moved into an apartment on the southeast side of town, less than a mile from the store where they said I'd be working when they hired me. The guy had neglected to mention that I would be training at a branch on the northwest side, rather more than a mile away.
The distance mattered because the valiant Volkswagen squareback that had been my transportation despite its numerous wounds had died beyond resuscitation once it got me to my apartment the first day. While the car deserved to be bronzed and put on display for what it had endured, I was still on foot in a strange city, unfamiliar with the buses and too broke for a cab.
I don't even remember how I got to work that first day, but I arrived just to find out that it was the audio manager's day off, and there was no one there to start my training. "Can you just come back tomorrow?" Naturally, I said it was no problem, and I walked out of the cool store into a bright, hot September day in my new shoes with most of the city between me and my apartment.
Not long after that, I would know that I could get from the store to my apartment by bus with just a couple of changes, but that day I knew close to nothing and figured I had to walk at least the two miles to High St. to catch the right bus. Partly, it was my fear of doing anything I hadn't done before, and after growing up in a town with less than 5000 people, that included riding any bus except for two trips by Greyhound that I'd rather not think too much about. It was also partly habit going back to first and second grade when I would walk to the bus stop to wait for the school bus, get bored, and walk to school.
Perhaps there was some other impetus I was unaware of, but when I got to High St. I just kept walking. I didn't really know the route back to my apartment except that it was south and east, so I would walk a bit south and a few blocks east, a bit south, a bit east. I figured that would get me to familiar territory eventually, and I didn't have anything else to do.
By the time I was walking past some shops on Third St., the heat and new shoes had me regretting my decision, so when I realized I was in front of a used record store, I went in. My first paycheck was weeks away, but the store was air-conditioned and had a water fountain. It wouldn't hurt to drink some water and look through the albums.
At that point, I wasn't thinking about the promise I had made in the Fall of '79 when my girlfriend at the time mentioned liking the song "Ghost Dancer" by the Addrisi Brothers. I liked it as well and made a mental promise to buy the record when I got a chance. As usual, I was broke, much to broke to be buying a new record and too broke to drive 30 miles or more to find a used record store that might or might not have the record. Yeah, today I could buy it on the 'net, cheap and quick, but I grew up in primitive time.
The relationship went down like the Twin Towers about six months later, but the promise remained four years later when I entered the store on Third St. and finally stumbled across "Ghost Dancer" for the first time. The prime constant in my life was that emptiness in my wallet. The record wasn't expensive unless you thought about it in terms of food or bus rides.
Every trace of reason was against buying the record that day. After all, what were the odds that someone would buy it before I got paid? Maybe I should have been more careful with the promise and allowed myself some wiggle room, but the promise had been that I would buy the record when I found it. It was in my hand.
I had never mentioned the promise to anyone, just myself and anyone who might be squatting in the unused space in my head. The ex-girlfriend would neither know nor care if I broke the promise. I wouldn't get fired or promoted at the new job based on whether or not I bought the record. After all, silent, private promises are the easiest to break. Sometimes, they're the most important ones to keep even when there's no obvious loss or gain. Call it a karma thing.
I bought the record and still love the song.
I also lived in Columbus for another two years and later lived there again. Since Third St. is a fairly major route, I traveled it many times after that day. It was only later that I realized I had never noticed the record shop again. I went looking for it, looked on Third St. and several blocks around. I found where I thought it should be, but it wasn't there. Nothing there even looked like it.
I hadn't paid any real attention to the name of the shop, and it isn't on the record, so I can't do any real research. Maybe I don't even want to know the answer, normal or not, but that one day, there was a tiny used record shop on the west side of Third St.
Did anything really change because I stepped through that door and bought the record? There's no knowing. Well-traveled or less traveled, you choose the path, and as Robert Frost told us, that makes "all the difference." We just never know what the difference is even when one turn of the path slips into, and maybe out of, the Twilight Zone.
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Would you like to know when the site gets updated? Drop me an e-mail, and I'll add you to the list. Much of my writing has been for the antiques site lately, but I have a long list of essays in assorted stages of revision for this site. The people who e-mail often apologize because they assume I'm swamped with e-mails. I only wish it were true. I'm a teacher from the marrow out, so give me questions. I'm a writer, so I also need an audience. Sometimes that means applause, sometimes rotten tomatoes.
From time to time, a student decides to use some of my ideas, or perhaps they even quote me in a paper. Great, I'll take what fame and traces of immortality I can get. However, I should also warn such students that my ideas are not always the things that your teachers want to hear. I'm a stubborn idealist, and that puts me at odds with quite a bit of education theory and literary criticism. Sure, I think I'm right about some things, and I'm sometimes convinced of my own brilliance, but don't jump into the fire blindfolded.


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True Blood season No. 5 finale — love it or hate it? August 26, 2012Posted by Diana McCabe in Entertainment, HBO, News.
Tags: Bill, bonus scene, Eric, Season 5 finale, Sookie, true blood
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Loved parts of it and totally hated other scenes. The worst? That birthing scene. Totally annoying. The best? Bill. What the heck is he now? And who looks like the hero? Eric. The storyline on the HBO show is so different from the books that I can't even begin to think where they are going to take this in Season No. 6, especially because before that season begins, we'll already have Charlaine Harris' ending to her series.
Some links to good recaps/commentary of the finale:
EOnline.com: Bill's Religious Fanaticism Explodes
WSJ's recap from SpeakEasy blog
TVLine.com: Tales from the Dark Side
And here is the bonus scene from the finale that was on HBO GO on the iPad app. Note what is said at the end!
You're never really dead on HBO's 'True Blood' June 10, 2012Posted by Diana McCabe in HBO, True Blood.
Tags: Bill, Eric, Season 5, Sookie, true blood
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You're never really dead on HBO's TRUE BLOOD.
And as Season No. 5 of the Sookie Stackhouse saga kicked off, we also find out that vampire love can be oddly fickle.
Here's a quick recap of the premiere (Spoiler Alert — if you haven't watched the episode and don't want to know — stop reading!):
Is Tara dead?
Technically yes. When we last saw her, she was lying on the floor of Sookie's kitchen with her head blown off. Tara took a bullet fired by Debbie Pelt, who was after Sookie. And yes — Sookie offs Debbie. But in her grief, Sookie strikes a deal with vampire Pam to turn Tara. So what kind of vamp will Tara be? Is there any doubt she won't be nasty? (Some great scenes with Pam. Ironic that she is Tara's maker because the two hated each other.) And did anyone catch why Pam was at Sookie's place and what she said? Did she turn Eric into the Authority?
Best line from the episode?
"I finally have the strength to say, I'm a gay vampire American," says The Rev. Steve Newlin, who professes his love to a naked Jason. Ummmm — is Newlin telling the truth? Dunno. But he gets nasty when Jason does not return his affections, and it's the lovely Jessica who saves Jason by telling Newlin he's hers and to back off. (By the by — Jessica has become quite the littler party girl. And Hoyt is still mad at Jason for stealing his girl. I was surprised that Jason didn't tell Hoyt to take a flying leap because Hoyt had dumped Jessica.)
How is the bromance going?
It's a little odd to see Eric and Bill working together — but what a team. And while Sookie/Eric and Sookie/Bill fans might be sad that it seems like the guys have given up on her so fast, I wouldn't worry. We know they are all fated to reunite again. We just don't know how HBO will handle that! What's really weird? Watching Eric reunite with his sister Nora — a high-ranking member of the Authority. Eric and Nora share the same maker in Godric, so I guess they aren't siblings in the true since. Otherwise, their relationship is wayyy incestuous.
What happened to Jesus' body?
We don't know! Lafayette — who had been possessed by Marnie — killed Jesus and the body was left in Lafayette's living room. But when a grieving Lafayette returns with Sookie to take care of the body — it's gone! Poor Lafayette. He killed his lover. His cousin has been turned into a vampire. And he has to help Sookie clean up the body parts from Debbie Pelt's murder. All in one night. Blech.
Are things heating up between Alcide and Sookie?
Not right now. Alcide offers Sookie his protection (see below) and she has to refuse because she offed his girlfriend Debbie Pelt. She almost blurts it out but Lafayette stops her just in time. Sookie tells Lafayette that she didn't kill Debbie in self defense. She wanted to kill her — and that makes it all the yuckier for her.
Why is the wolfpack after Sam?
Because they think he killed Marcus. But Sam wants to protect Alcide — who really did kill the evil werewolf — and Luna and her daughter so he confesses to the murder. But Luna finds Alcide, who shows up just as Sam is showing the pack where the body is. And then it gets gross. The pack — including Marcus' mom — decides to eat Marcus' body. Ick. Technically, Alcide is now the pack leader. But does he want to lead? And will the group let him?
What's up with the humans in Bon Temps?
Plenty. Andy and Holly hook up but her sons walk in on them as they sleep naked in bed. And Terry's old Marine friend — Patrick — is in town. He wants to find out why a series of fires have killed members from the platoon he and Terry served in. But Terry doesn't want to hear anything about the fires or deaths.
Who dug up Russell Edgington?
Dunno. But someone is taking care of the vamp and Alcide — who helped Bill and Eric bury the sucker — knows he's back. He warns Sookie and later Eric. We do learn that there are two factions within the Authority: One that wants to exist peacefully with humans and one that does not. So maybe the faction that wants all humans to die is helping Russell get back in the hunt?
What was your favorite scene?
In book No. 12 — 'Deadlocked' — Sookie gets kidnapped … August 11, 2011Posted by Diana McCabe in News.
Tags: Bill, charlaine harris, Deadlocked, Eric, Sookie, true blood
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I'm a little behind on Sookie news but Charlaine Harris says book 12 is done, and we have a working title!!! From her blog:
As of last night, Sookie 12, now known as DEADLOCKED, is DONE!
Of course, that's a relative term. I'll have to do more work on it as it's read by various editors and my agent.
But 90% of the work on it is over, thank goodness.
And here's what she said on her Facebook page:
What a relief to send DEADLOCKED into my editor(s). Now I can rest easy for a little while, until I get the revisions back. A writer's dream — to have your editor tell you there's not a single change necessary . . .
And just before finishing she posted this on her blog:
I didn't have a chance to read a lot this past week, because I was working hard to finish DEADLOCKED, Sookie 12. I'm always experimenting with different ways to organize my work so I can keep track of what's going on during the course of the action in the book. This time, I think I made real progress.
The day I send a book to my editor (and my agent, and my continuity maven, and to Dana and Toni) is just about better than Christmas. Of course, the minute it's gone, I think of five things I should have done differently, but I'll have chances to make changes. All of those people will have suggestions, and I'll have days of slogging through the manuscript again trying to decide which changes to adopt and which ones to let fall by the wayside. I'll have plot holes to fill, factual errors to correct, and clumsy sentences to rewrite. And I know all this when I hit "send." But there's always the delightful feeling of accomplishment, the happiness of having done my best.
For a couple of weeks I can maintain the illusion that this time I haven't made any mistakes: that I haven't miscounted and had the action take place on Sunday (when Merlotte's is closed) or put Sookie's birthday on the wrong day, or made any of the million errors possible when a series has gone on for so many years with such a large cast. (I have no idea how George R.R. Martin is doing it.)
I'll probably get five or six sets of comments simultaneously, and I'll want to tear my hair out. But that's part of the job, too. You're never really through with a book until you hold the printed copy in your hand. (Even then, sometimes, you have to make corrections for the next edition, if you're lucky enough to have another edition.)
And in an even earlier post, she gives us some direction on what is going to happen in book no. 12:
While I know where I want to be at the end of each book, I don't always know how I'm getting there. Sometimes I surprise myself. Last night, Sookie got kidnapped, and I'm going to see how that shakes out. A character I thought was dead is probably alive, and I'm real happy for him. Then again, if the work doesn't go so well today, he may be dead again. This is the fun (and the panic) of being a writer. Every day brings decisions, and I have the power of life and death and procreation over all these people I've invented.
OK — so who is the character who was dead and who is now alive? It's a him …. Any guesses?
These are fun: True Blood preview videos! May 16, 2011Posted by Diana McCabe in Entertainment, HBO, News.
Tags: Bill, Eric, Season 4, Sookie, true blood
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OK — I think these TRUE BLOOD previews are pretty fun. June 26th can't arrive fast enough! (Love it in this first one when Sookie says, "Alcide, stop making that noise.")
And here's the second one, where Sookie says, "Oh great, now I have to deal with witches?"
Charlaine Harris: Only 2 more Sookie books February 17, 2011Posted by Diana McCabe in News.
Tags: Bill, charlaine harris, Eric, Sookie
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The end is near for our beloved Sookie Stackhouse. Charlaine Harris, author of the popular book series, told the LA Times earlier this month:
"Truthfully, the next two books will probably be the last two books in the series. I still love Sookie, but I'm beginning to want to write something else, and Sookie's kind of taken over my life. I was able to write other things for the first few years I was involved in Sookie, but then after the start of the television show she took over so much of my time because of my increased publicity obligations that it's been very hard to write other things, and I really need to do that."
I must say I think it's time for the series to wrap up. I love the characters and even the HBO series — TRUE BLOOD — but I have a hard time tearing through each new book release. Book No. 11 in the series — DEAD RECKONING — is due out May 3.
You can read the entire LATimes interview HERE. (Are you ready for Sookie's story to end? And who do you think she'll wind up with?)
Spoilers for True Blood season 3 finale (So don't read if you don't want to know!) September 11, 2010Posted by Diana McCabe in News, True Blood.
Tags: Bill, Eric, season finale, Sookie, true blood
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Can't believe that the finale for season No. 3 of True Blood is finally here. It's titled "Evil is Going on," and it was written by Alan Ball, so you know it's gonna be insane! (The finale is on Sunday night — Sept. 12 — on HBO at 9 p.m. If you're on the West Coast, you can pick up the East Coast feed at 6 p.m.)
I collected a few snippets of small spoilers from a couple of sites. You can click on the link near each blurb to read the original source.
Burning Up At Fangtasia – True-Blood.Net
The photos are all from the Fangtasia set (aka Alex's Bar in Long Beach) and are part of the scenes involving Eric and Russell out in the sun. The presence of Anna's stunt double suggests that Sookie will be involved in a fight scene at some point. Skarsgard's stunt double was also on set (not pictured), and those tubes strapped to his back and arms, used for the prop blood, sure make it look like Eric is going to be very bloody before the end of the episode. CLICK HERE to see photos and video from set filming of finale.
Pam Fights to Save Eric & More in True Blood Season 3 Finale — OnTheFlix.com
Pam fights to save Eric & more in True Blood season 3 finale episode. Kristin Bauer who plays Pam told MTV's Hollywood Crush that Pam will be in a fight that's both physical and emotional in an effort to save her maker Eric. She also said that there will be some twists and turns to occur. She stated, "For Pam, the next two episodes, she's trying,she's in an emotional battle and a physical battle trying to save Eric. It's quite something. There are some twists and turns that happen. It's really clever." CLICK HERE to see the video interview with Bauer and read the article.
True Blood Serves Up a Shocking Finale — TV Guide
It ain't easy being vamp candy. Fed up with being fed on, Sookie is tempted to start a new life sans Bill — or any other bloodsucker, including Eric — in True Blood's third-season finale. CLICK HERE to read the rest of the article.
Short video clips from HBO True Blood website — better than spoilers!
CLICK HERE to see clip on Hoyt
CLICK HERE to see clip of Sookie.
CLICK HERE to see clip on Tara & Sam.
Who uses a sock in 'True Blood' sex scenes — Bill or Eric? August 18, 2010Posted by Diana McCabe in Entertainment, Fun stuff, News, True Blood.
Tags: Bill, Eric, hbo, Rolling Stone, Sookie, true blood
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From a series of stories at The Huffington Post:
In the story accompanying the nude and gruesome 'True Blood' cover of 'Rolling Stone,' the show's stars talk about how they approach being nude on set.
Alexander Skarsgard goes sockless. "I don't want a sock around it, that feels ridiculous," he told the magazine. "If we're naked in the scene, then I'm naked. I've always been that way."
Stephen Moyer is more modest and opts for a sock but just out of regard for others. "I've got nothing to hide," he said. "I just think it might be embarrassing for the crew."
His fiancee, Anna Paquin, wears a "patch" on her privates.
OK — I just thought this was funny. But now I have to go out and buy this cover and check out the stories for myself! When I first heard talk of socks, I thought it was about the male cast stuffing them down their pants ….
More 'True Blood' spec, Twitter night, cool podcast! June 15, 2010Posted by Diana McCabe in Entertainment, Fun stuff.
Tags: Bill, Eric, Sookie, spoilers, true blood
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If you watched the season No. 3 opener, you probably walked away with a ton of questions. TrueBloodNet.com posted a nifty spoiler/speculation Q&A from E!Online. Here's a short sample of the questions but go check out the whole Q&A HERE.
Q. On True Blood, is Jason Stackhouse going to get a new love interest this season?
A. According to Ryan Kwanten, yes! And it sounds pretty serious. "She may just stick around for a little while" Ryan tells me.
Q. I need to know more about this True Blood sex shocker that is so twisted. Who does it involve?
A. You learned one half of the party here and the other half, who will be revealed in the third episode, has this to say about it: "It was actually the most shocking thing that I've ever read in a television script. My jaw dropped on the floor when I read it and thought, 'Oh my god, I actually have to do that.' Here's your script, pray that your parents will be okay when they watch this episode. They may not want to. It was a little uncomfortable, but we got through it and I'm working with the best people from the writers to the producers to the other actors and at the end of the day, I'd rather be on a show that's provocative and pushes the envelope than one that doesn't."
ALSO: From the same site, I came across this Twitter dealie: 'Blood Bites' on Wednesday night on Twitter
Now that the wait is over for Season 3 of True Blood, need something to stay rehydrated until the next episode airs? TrueBlood on Twitter is launching and performing their first ever Blood Bites Wednesday Night at 9 PM CDT / 10 PM EDT. This week, the show will be available to watch at the following locations:
* Mixtweet TrueBlood Blood Bites List
* Twitter List
Due to the overwhelming amount of votes for the "Pam / Lafayette: V sales" scene and the "Eric / Queen / Magister: Hell Hath No Fury" scene that were received, TrueBlood on Twitter has opted to perform both scenes for you.
Don't miss out on this great event that'll be happening every week at 9 PM CDT!
If you're watching the old-fashioned way, follow these players:
* @Eric_ofArea5
* @QueenSophieA
* @FangtasiaYvetta
* @Pam_Ravenscroft
* @Lafayette_R
Last but not least: Check out the weekly podcast from Maria and the gang at Last Bite Podcast at www.sookiestackhouse.com. Or CLICK HERE to download. They dish about the show, latest spec, news about the show.
How many naked backsides in 'True Blood' season 3 opener? June 13, 2010Posted by Diana McCabe in Entertainment, News.
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I knew there would be a lot more nudity in HBO's season No. 3 of "True Blood" but wow. I think we saw more naked guys in this first episode than all of the other two season put together. And — if we didn't see their rear, we saw a lot of dudes with no shirts. Fans of the Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse series already know the show is a lot different from the books. And most of us are OK with it because the series is fun. Alan Ball packs a lot into this first episode — titled 'Bad Blood' — and you wonder if he's jammed it so full of storylines that each episode will be whirlwind viewing. And we barely got introduced to the new characters. But here's what we do know:
Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) frantically searches for her kidnapped vampire boyfriend Bill — whose proposal she's decided to accept. She demands that Eric look for him. (Eric seems more concerned that Bill's sexual stamina may not be "up to snuff" and he makes it clear he want's what's Bill's — Sookie.)
Tara (Rutina Wesley). OK. Someone get me a stun gun. I am so tired of Tara being a whiny victim. I know she's upset over the death of Eggs, but she's just a mess and has been throughout most of the other shows. She's mad at Sookie for helping Eggs remember all of the bad things he did under the maenad Maryann's influence — like kill people. And Alan Ball drags in her wacky Mom, who obviously has a thing for the minister. Please — no more anger issues for Tara.
Bill has been hauled off by some backwoods freaky guys trying to drain him, but never count a vamp out. He somehow manages to crash the car and escape.
Bill's "ward" Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), is trying to figure out what to do with the trucker she drained and dragged home. She helps Sookie track down Bill's car. And Hoyt brings her flowers …. poor guy.
Jason (Ryan Kwanten) is still a total dweeb. He's upset that he shot Eggs. But Detective Andy (Chris Bauer) is taking the shooting rap for his new buddy. He tells Jason to act normal — which in his case, means sleeping with a lot of women. But it's not working for Jason.
Other stuff: Waitress Arlene is pregnant. Sam finds out he has a younger brother, and the Queen of Louisiana (Evan Rachel wood) arrives at Eric's bar to order him to "move the product." Both Eric and Lafayette have gotta sell, sell, sell the blood, blood, blood. But the higher authorities may already be onto them.
I have a dream: And how many folks knew about the Bill/Sam dream sequence? Loved some of the totally dorky lines like: "I hear the water in Arkansas is very… hard," while walking toward the shower. (But did you know it was a dream sequence?)
Bill finishes up the episode staring down a pack of werewolves. He cautions: "I should warn you — I fed."
What did ya think? So let me know what you thought of the first show. Also, make sure to check out the LastBitePodcast. You can access it from www.sookiestackhouse.com.
What's next? Any speculation for next week?


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History Of C++: Origins And Examples Essay, Research Paper
History of C++: Origins and Examples
Essay written by DaMonMayers
Origins of C++
What are C++ and OOP?
C++ is an advanced, high-level programming language ("Computer languages") that is used to develop powerful applications for Microsoft? Windows?, many Linux environments, and other well-known and widely used operating systems. C++ is quickly becoming the standard language for commercial software development (Oualline).
OOP, an abbreviation for object-oriented programming is simply code that "attempts to place a new layer of abstraction between the programmer and the data he is working with … this layer will help the programmer develop better code more quickly than he could do before." (McHale). OOP languages must include four fundamental concepts before it may reasonably be defined as object-oriented (O-O): encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance and the ability to be dynamic (McHale).
Where did C++ come from?
C++ was designed and implemented by Bjarne Stroustrup who works for AT&T Bell Labs as head of the Large-Scale Program Research department where he is heavily involved with the evolution of his product (Duffy, 98). His development, originally called "C with classes" was a marriage between a language called Simula67 with object-orientated features and C, which was powerful and efficient in its design.
John Backus at IBM developed Fortran in 1956. Fortran, an abbreviation and acronym for FORmula TRANslation system, is generally considered to be the first high-level programming language. Fortran is, even today, a language of choice among programmers, its latest release, Fortran 90, in 1990. Early versions of this language would be largely criticized today [there were a few problems like the program layout, which had to obey certain criteria like an 80 character maximum line (the length "of a punch card on which the programs were often written") (Parsons) and the first six columns were reserved for labels and comments, denoted by the keyword C]; however, this language influenced every language used today in the programming community in some way. A sample Fortran program would look like this (the digits 1, 2, and 3 in this program are labels and .GT. signifies a comparison checking to see if the variable, H, is Greater Than 5):
Algol, short for ALGOrithmic Language, is perhaps the most influential programming language ever created. The first implementation arose in 1958 and quickly became the standard for expressing algorithms. Algol was most widely used in the academic community, which thusly led to its widespread usage.
P: begin
integer h, i;
real array A[1:5], B[1:5, 1:2];
for i := 1 step 1 until 5 do
A[I] := 6 – i;
h := 1
Loop: if h *= 5 then
B[h,1] := 1;
B[h,2] := 5 + 3 * (h – A[h]);
h := h + 1;
go to Loop
end P
The similarity between such modern languages as Pascal and Modula-2 and Algol proves it influential to the programming community, even today. Algol also introduced the concept of "free-format," a concept that allows programmers to arrange the code any way they want (assuming the syntax is correct) (Parsons). This concept proves itself useful today in making source code easier to read and eliminating the problem of "spaghetti code" (code written in an unreadable fashion, or strung together as spaghetti is).
Simula67 was developed by the Norwegian armed forces (Kristen Nygaard and Ole-Johan Dahl at the Norwegian Computer Center) and was the first of its kind to use classes (as class is defined by "a program unit containing both data and associated functions") (Overland, 3). Its development was initiated between 1961 and 1967. SIMULA I, appearing first in 1964, was designed as a system simulation and modeling language. It would consider each part of a system as a separate entity and allowed for interaction between separate entities. This language was based upon Algol and shares Algol's "free-format" syntax (Parsons). Stroustrup considered Simula67 "the first real object-oriented programming language" but felt that it was "too slow" (Duffy, 98). Simula67's source looks similar to that of C, a sample program looks like:
system Airport Departure := arrivals, counter, fee collector, control, lobby;
customer passenger (fee paid) [500];
Boolean fee paid;
station counter;
begin accept (passenger) select;
(first) if none: (exit);
hold (normal (2, 0.2));
route (passenger) to:
(if fee paid then control else fee controller)
C, a language developed by Bell Labs to write operating systems (Stroustrup), was not designed to be object-oriented (McHale). Though it is possible to add object-oriented design to C programs, the implementation is hard and C was originally intended to be a "flexible language" that would be "adaptable to a wide range of systems" (McHale). C was chosen as the base language for C++ because it is "versatile, terse, and relatively low-level; is adequate for most systems programming tasks; runs everywhere on everything; and fits into the UNIX programming environment" (Stroustrup, 15).
Stroustrup began C++ in 1978 as a project writing a "simulator for described computer systems" for his Ph.D. at the Computing Laboratory at Cambridge. He believed that Simula67's use of classes was a "perfect description" of networked machines. His only problem with Simula67 was that it was too slow for the large-scale systems programming with which he was involved. Hence, C++ was born: "a C language with classes and … Simula67's stronger sense of data types." His language, though still quite similar to his original idea, has been through quite a few changes before being standardized (Overland, 3) by the International Standards Organization (ISO), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the British Standards Institute (BSI), and the Deutsches Institut f?r Normung (DIN, or the German national standards organization) (Stroustrup).
Other Influences
Ada and Clu were major inspirations for C++ templates; its exception handling mechanisms were also profoundly influenced by Ada and Clu as well as the programming language, ML.
Ada was a project started in 1975 by the US DoD (United Stated Department of Defense) and was used for implementing systems ordered by the DoD. The language was formalized officially near the end of 1980 and is currently used by NATO and the US DoD for implementation projects for implementation projects. The latest implementation, Ada95 (released in 1995) supports object orientation. Ada was named for Ada, Countess of Lovelace, who was the first programmer – she programmed Babbage's Difference Engine.
Barbara Liskov et al at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed Clu in 1974 – 1975. It is an object-oriented language in the Pascal family that is designed to support "data abstraction" (Johnson) – similar to the language Alphard. Clu, short for CLUster, introduced the concept of the index, or iterator in a "for" loop (a loop is a procedure that performs a set of tasks while a test returns true) (Johnson).
The standardized language of ML is a functional programming language meaning that "the full power of mathematical functions is present." ML is an acronym for Meta Language and is significant in that the term "meta language" is used to describe a language in which others are "discussed or analyzed" ("The Standard ML Programming Language"). The language was originally implemented to find and perform proofs and is prominent in the "computer-assisted reasoning" programming fields ("The Standard ML Programming Language").
Early C++
"C with Classes," released in 1980, lacked many common modern C++ features such as operator overloading ["overloading" means reusing a name, "Operator overloading … allows you to create types that look like true extensions to the C++ language" (Overland, 13)], references [an operator indicating that one variable is to be used "in reference" or as an alias for another variable (Overland, 142)], virtual functions [a virtual function is a function who's address is not fixed until run-time (Overland, 536). This means that it does not take memory until it is needed, this is useful for things like "pop-up" messages in Windows?, for example (Overland, 537)], templates ["a C++ technique for generating type and function code" - this essentially means you only have to write declarations for link-listed code one time (Overland, 507)], exceptions (errors in the program), and many other details. Many revisions and additions were added – specifically the ones abovementioned before C++ was made commercial – before it was standardized. C++ was first used commercially sometime in July of 1983 (Stroustrup, 10).
Why was C++ written?
C++ was written to be a simple programming language keeping compatibility with C. Stroustrup's primary reasons being
So that my friends and I would not have to program in assembler, C, or various modern high-level languages … Its main purpose was to make writing good programs easier and more pleasant for the individual programmer … It was originally invented because I wanted to write some event driven simulations for which Simula67 would have been ideal, except for efficiency considerations. (10 – 11)
Why is it called C++?
Rick Mascitti coined the name C++ in the summer of 1983. This name is in reference to the "evolutionary nature of the changes from C." The "++" is an operator in both C and C++; it is the increment operator (Stroustrup, 10) (i.e. if you have an integer i and you wanted to add 1 to its value, you could say "i++;"). The name is not "C+" as it is both a syntax error in the language of C and is the name of a completely unrelated language [there were at last count around 4000 different languages (Parsons)]. The "++" operator can also be used before the integer ("++i;") – this increments i before any testing is done – "Connoisseurs of C semantics find C++ inferior to ++C" (Stroustrup, 10). The language is not called D because "it is an extension of C, and it does not attempt to remedy problems by removing features" (Stroustrup, 10).
How did the language become so popular among programmers?
Explosive growth in the academic and business communities led to the need of a standardization of C++. AT&T Bell Laboratories allowed Stroustrup to "share drafts" of revised versions of his language's reference manual with implementers of the language's compilers and the users of his language. There have been a few standardizations of C++ the most recent update to a standardization was by the ISO in 1998.
How is C++ used today?
Compilers and Powerful Applications
Compilers are tools that translate the source code of a programming language, such as C++, into machine language – a language readable and interpreted by the computer. When this interpretation takes place, individual words (segments of 4 bytes – like the number 0F03 in the hexadecimal, or base-16 counting system) are read by the computer and are executed ("Computer languages"), producing, well, what you see when you "double click" on an icon in Windows?, for example.
There are many different compilers available for every major operating system. For Windows? machines, there are Microsoft? Visual C++? 6.0, Borland? C++ Builder? 5.0, Metrowerks? Code Warrior?. Linux has several compilers, the most frequently used being the freely distributed GNU CC (CC being another way to express C++) and the C compiler, GNU C.
More and more systems programmers (and programmers at large) are switching to C++ and Visual C++ to develop powerful applications for the common user. Its flexibility and power allow for such amazing applications as developed by Adobe?, who specialize in graphic and video manipulation (as well as their Adobe? Acrobat? PDF format which most federal, form-based, and professional documents are in) and Id? Software, responsible for such games as Wolfenstein 3D?, Doom?, and the Quake? Trilogy. The character sprites used in these games were most likely drawn in a program written in C++. Newer versions of the Linux operating systems are written in C++; Windows?, especially its user interface coding, is written in C++; and there is not a single "800" phone call (a call paid for by the called party) that isn't routed by a C++ program. Banking, trading, insurance, telecommunications, and military applications all use C++ as their development language of choice (Stroustrup, 12).
The "Best Language"
C++ is arguably the best current language for development on a wide range of systems, networks, and large corporate infrastructures – as well as applications on personal computers. However, there are always dissenting opinions. The question, "What is the best language?" is " … the eternal debate of programming" (Parsons). The fact remains that people pick and choose favorites, and, by limiting their knowledge specifically to one language and its mastery, tend to forget that other languages do some things better than others. For instance, manipulation of strings (an array of alphanumeric characters) in the computer language Basic is arguably easier than the manipulation thereof in C++. On the other hand, it is impossible to design, implement and code powerful network applications with Basic.
"What language should I learn?" is a common question among novices in the programming community seeking to find a "general-purpose" language. Unfortunately, there is no such language (Parsons) – all languages are designed to handle specific tasks in a specific matter and make certain aspects of programming easier. In Parson's words, "You would not, for instance, try to implement a database in Fortran, any more than you would perform a series of matrix calculations in Cobol …" Why not? Fortran is designed to aid in the scientific and numerical calculation analysis field and is more suitable for something like matrix calculations. On the other hand, Cobol [a quite verbose and arduous language - there are some 17 lines of Cobol for every human being on the planet (Parsons)] is a more suitable language for implementing a business database.
Programming in C++
What makes C++ a good language?
In order for a language to be considered a "good" language, it must be powerful and relatively easy to learn. It is contended by some that C++ is a difficult language to master. This is true in some cases – C++ can be relatively difficult due to its ability to handle complex programming techniques, yet, while some of these techniques are difficult to master, the basic language is relatively easy to learn and once it is learned, can be built on rather quickly.
A sample C++ program:
void main() {
cout **"Hello, World!" **ENDL;
As you type this program, notice several things. First, capitalization counts in C++, in contrast to many languages such as FORTRAN and Basic, in which you can randomly type every other character as uppercase if you want to. When you enter keywords and identifiers (for example, a variable or function name) C++ expects you to match uppercase and lowercase letters precisely, and it gets badly confused if you don't. Another thing to watch for is the punctuation: the semicolon (;) and the braces ({}). You must enter these characters exactly where indicated in the example. (Overland, 18)
While the code may look complex, the idea behind it is rather simple. The line "#include " tells the compiler, at compile time, "Hey! Look for this file and put the contents of it at the top of my file!" Why use iostream? The use of iostream in this program is solely for the purpose of streaming text to the screen – iostream contains code to aid in the process of streaming text to the screen. In fact, without this file, the command "cout **'Hello World!' **ENDL;" program."…"
This program, written in C, looks quite similar to its successor, C++. Stroustrup when implementing C++, kept the syntax of C by the large and expanded its horizons by adding the O-O abilities of Simula67 and Smalltalk 80. In C, the same program is written:
int main(void) {
printf("Hello World!\n");
The only differences between this code and the C++, are the command used to output the string "Hello World!" and the syntax of declaring the main function. The "\n" functions in the same manner that "**ENDL;" the next.
The compiler changes the code of C or C++ to machine language – a language that is interpretable by the computer's processor. The beginning machine code of the "Hello World!" program written in C looks like this:
This is only 1/120th of the whole program and, as you can see, machine language programming can be rather tedious. Languages like Simula67 were created to allow programmers easier ways to program the machines and to increase the number of programmers in the field by making the process easier. Imagine writing Windows? in machine language – it would be quite difficult.
C++ is a powerful and versatile language that has a quite long and interesting background. Without the development of past languages or the further implementation thereof, Bjarne would not have had a reason to create this language – and we would not have platforms like Windows and its programs or developmental operating systems such as Linux. C++ has been vital to the evolution of computers in the modern era.
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