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Horror for the Whole Family: Halloween Books for All Ages
Halloween is upon us once again. Last year, the Post looked at the question, "What's the right horror film for the whole family?" And while staying in for movies is still an excellent choice for this spooky season, especially with the pandemic still present, films aren't your only choice for eerie entertainment. So the new question becomes, "What are the right horror reads for the whole family?"
Every family's view of content is different, and every family has a different standard for when it's okay for the kids to indulge in scary fare. What we have here are some baseline recommendations, standout books that you might check out as starters, along with some appropriate ages. Again, your own idea of what's appropriate and when may vary, but that's why comment sections were created.
1.The Littles (9 and under): Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting and Jan Brett (1988)
Scary, Scary Halloween (©Clarion Books; photo by Troy Brownfield)
Halloween-themed picture books abound, with lots of great, funny reads like Goblin Walk, but this one is a superlative effort from two huge talents. Eve Bunting has more than 250 books to her credit; she moves as easily from fiction to non-fiction as she does from picture books to novels. Jan Brett has been writing and drawing books for kids since the 1970s, and she's received effusive praise for her lovely, intricate art. Scary, Scary Halloween brings them together in a delightful way, with rhyming verse and outstanding visual renditions of a scary Halloween night. An unseen narrator talks of monsters stalking through the neighborhood before the story takes not one, but two, surprise twists. It's a great one to read to the little ones, and to have them read back to you as they get bigger.
2. Kids to Tweens: The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury (1972)
The Halloween Tree (©Alfred A. Knopf)
Let's be clear: Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree is for EVERYONE, but it serves this particular demographic extremely well. Bradbury is, of course, one of the most exalted names in science fiction and fantasy, but he might also be the King of Halloween. His loving and nuanced takes on the holiday cause his name to appear repeatedly (and deservedly) on this list. The Halloween Tree is a touching story about friendship that also delves into the history of the holiday and its antecedent, Samhain. After a boy named Pipkin disappears, eight of his friends come together with the strange Mr. Moundshroud to travel through time to find their friend; along the way, they learn about the traditions of the Greeks, Romans, and Celts, visit medieval France, and witness what happens at Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration. When the cost of saving Pipkin becomes clear, his friends come together for their friend in a moving finale.
3. Teens: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (1962)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (©Simon & Schuster)
Today's teens have access to a steady diet of horror material in both print and film; between libraries and streaming services, there's not a lot that they haven't already seen. That's what makes Something Wicked This Way Comes special, in a way, because they might not have seen it. Bradbury's 1962 masterpiece is all about the transition from youth to adulthood, while also baking in the regrets of age. When a strange carnival arrives in Green Town, Illinois on October 23, 13-year-old best friends Will Halloway (born one minute before midnight on October 30) and Jim Nightshade (born one minute after on October 31) are drawn into its orbit. At first, only Will and Jim seem aware of the unnatural events unfolding from the Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show, but they find an unexpected ally in Will's 54-year-old father. You can smell the autumn air in Bradbury's rich descriptions of the season. The story, by turns wistful and terrifying, is one of the gold standards of dark fantasy. Teens can easily identify with the protagonists, as one of the primary forces in their own lives is the pull of adulthood.
4. Adults: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazney (1993) and October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween (edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish, 2000)
A Night in the Lonesome October (©William Morrow and Company)
A Night in the Lonesome October (not to be confused with Night in the Lonesome October by Richard Laymon, which is great in its own right) is creepy, funny, delightful, and demented. Zelazney was the celebrated writer of the bestselling The Chronicles of Amber series and dozens of other works; he won the Hugo Award six times and the Nebula three. 1993's ANITLO was one his favorites of his own work; it was also his last novel, as he died in 1995. But what a great final statement it is. After an introduction, the 31 remaining chapters each take place on one day in October leading to Halloween in late 1800s London. The story is told from the point of view of Snuff, the canine companion and magical familiar of one Jack the Ripper. However, Jack is actually trying to save the world in a story that involves (either directly or by clever parody) the Lovecraft mythos, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, the Wolf Man, the Frankenstein Monster, Rasputin, and more. The book is by turns haunting and hilarious, with Snuff and the other familiars alternately trying to help their masters save or destroy the world. Surprise alliances and betrayals abound, and it's a real feat of imagination.
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween (©ACE; photo by Troy Brownfield)
On the darker side, the 2000 anthology October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween is simply one of the best collections about Halloween ever put to print. Collecting short stories along with non-fiction Halloween reminiscences by a murderer's row of talent, the book includes the likes of Bradbury, Dean Koontz, Poppy Z. Brite, Christopher Golden, Jack Ketchum, Gahan Wilson, Richard Laymon, Dennis Etchison, Ramsey Campbell, Peter Straub, and many more. At over 650 pages, it's a slab of fiendish goodness.
5. The Adult History Buff: Halloween: The History of America's Darkest Holiday by David J. Skal (2016)
Halloween: The History of America's Darkest Holiday (©Dover Publications)
An October surprise bonus category! Yes, The Halloween Tree digs into the roots of the holiday, but this is a phenomenal book by one of the most authoritative writers on horror. Skal has written essential non-fiction like The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror, Hollywood Gothic, and Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula. Here, he turns his keen insights to Halloween itself. Skal's real talent lies in engaging a topic on both the macro and micro level, juxtaposing how that topic impacts the culture as a whole while also using laser-precise examples to show just how deeply that impact runs. Skal's examination runs the gamut from the early Celtic days to a present where we (in non-pandemic years) spend about $9 billion celebrating the holiday.
6. Grandparents: Ghost Story by Peter Straub (1979)
Ghost Story (©Peter Straub and The Stephen King Library; photo by Troy Brownfield)
This one goes off theme just a tiny bit, but bear with it. Yes, Ghost Story takes place across multiple time periods with one of the most climactic sequences occurring during a blizzard. But it is one of the grand champions of scary storytelling, and the initial protagonists are a group of older gentlemen and one gentleman's wife. With many mature main characters and Straub's deep appreciation for the canon and history of American horror (references to Nathaniel Hawthorne and Donald Wandrei abound, and nods are clearly made to George Romero and Straub's pal Stephen King), Straub crafts a particularly literary story that thrives on human emotion. There is some really dark stuff, but there are also seeds of hope, especially when the older men reach out to two other protagonists (one much younger) to help them navigate the terror that has them under siege.
And there you have it: like the film list, it's a list to get you started (and to start discussions). Enjoy this very strange season, get lost in the books that you intend to read, and maybe, just maybe, leave a light on.
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The Creepy and Harsh Lessons of Early Children's Books
If Maurice Sendak's fanciful Where the Wild Things Are had been published in the early 1700s, its misbehaving protagonist might have met a violent — and even impious — death at the jaws of the book's imaginative monsters. Modern children's literature, from the fantastical to the heartfelt to the amusing, is often treasured as a token of the innocence of childhood, but this country's earliest kids' books bear little resemblance to today's colorful tales. Rather than inventive, naïve minds to be cultivated with whimsy, children were perceived as wicked fools whose basest, sinful instincts ought to be culled early.
Many of the earliest publications for children were lost to wear and tear, and collectors didn't often consider them valuable investments. Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach, however, amassed these works in the early 1900s, finding them to be strange and telling artifacts of the early culture of the United States. Writing in this magazine in 1927, Rosenbach declared, "Today I have nearly 800 volumes, which date from 1682 to 1840. They reveal with amazing fidelity the change in juvenile reading matter, the change, too, in the outward character of the American child."
One of the most striking differences in the early children's literature, owing to the strict puritanical culture of the colonists, was the presiding principle that children were not "born to live, but born to dye [sic]," and, as Rosenbach claims, "the literature provided for them was with the definite purpose of teaching them how they should die in a befitting manner."
Long-winded titles like A Legacy for Children; Being Some of the Last Expressions and Dying Sayings of Hannah Hill, Junior and A Token for Children: Being an Exact Account of the Conversion, Holy and Exemplary Lives, and Joyful Deaths of Several Young Children promised to set a pious example for young readers. In 1708, Nathaniel Crouch's Some Excellent Verses for the Education of Youth, printed in Boston, featured the salvo "Though I am Young, yet I may Die/ And hasten to Eternity:/ There is a dreadful fiery Hell,/ Where Wicked ones must always dwell."
Publishers scarcely hesitated to stretch the truth in attempts to mold young minds. A Token for Children presents the story of Elizabeth Butcher, who, "when she was about two years and half old; as she lay in the cradle, she would ask herself that question, what is my corrupt Nature? And would make answer again to herself, it is empty of grace, bent unto Sin, and only to Sin, and that continually. She took great delight in learning her catechism, and would not willingly go to bed without saying some part of it."
Teaching children about death likely seemed a reasonable pursuit in an age of rampant contagious diseases and pervasive child mortality. It would have been necessary to portray the inevitable not as tragedy but as a joyous entrance to the afterlife.
The Daisy, Elizabeth Turner, 1839
Rosenbach boasted that his supreme collection of this morbid literature contained the only known copy of a collection of poetry printed by T. Green in New Haven in 1740. One of its poems, called "The Play," offered a somewhat playful passage that children could recite:
Now from School I haste away,
And joyful rush along to play;
Eager I for my marbles call,
The whistling top or bouncing Ball.
The changing marbles to me show,
How mutable all things below.
My fate and theirs may be the same
Dasht in an instant from the Game.
The Hoop, swift rattling on the Chase,
Shows me how quick Life runs its Race.
My hoop and I like turnings have,
So fast Death drives me to my Grave.
The Prodigal Daughter, published in 1736 by Thomas Fleet, begins with a warning: "Let every wicked graceless child attend/ And listen to these lines that here are pen'd,/ God grant it may to all a warning be,/ To love their friends and shun bad company." In the haunting story, a young girl, obsessed with worldly vanities, makes a deal with the devil to poison her parents after they lock her in her room. She is struck dead, but at her funeral, the prodigal child awakens from her sleep to take the sacrament and rejoice in her newfound obedience to her parents.
The Second Chapter of Accidents and Remarkable Events Containing Caution and Instruction for Children, 1807
As Rosalie V. Halsey claims in Forgotten Books of the American Nursery, "the slow growth of a literature written with an avowed intention of furnishing amusement as well as instruction" started around the middle of the 18th century. Some volumes following this period offered less puritanical advice for children to go about their days. The threat of death (or mutilation), however, was still omnipresent. Halsey calls the early 19th century an era marked by "chronic anxiety" in children's literature.
This anxiety is evident in The Daisy, written by Elizabeth Turner in 1839. Turner's book of verse is a series of lessons for young people, teaching them to learn spelling, treat well the poor, and otherwise avoid naughtiness. Some warnings are more drastic than others, however, like "Poisonous Fruit":
As Tommy and his sister Jane
Were walking down a shady lane,
They saw some berries, bright and red,
That hung around and over head.
And soon the bough they bended down,
To make the scarlet fruit their own;
And part they eat, and part in play
They threw about and flung away.
But long they had not been at home
Before poor Jane and little Tom
Were taken sick and ill, to bed,
And since, I've heard, they both are dead.
Another series, The First (and Second and Third) Chapter of Accidents and Remarkable Events, Containing Caution and Instruction for Children, was originally published in England by William Darton and reprinted in the U.S. in the early 1800s. The events therein are indeed remarkable, and highly unlikely, but nevertheless portrayed as possible pitfalls in a child's life. Characters in the series are mauled by lions and tigers, fall out of hot air balloons, and plummet from bridges on horseback.
Lessons in carelessness and vanity are still central themes of children's literature, but it would be a mighty task to locate modern cautionary tales as extreme as those that circulated the country several centuries ago. These stories and rhymes, largely lost in the passing years, give a snapshot of, as Rosenbach writes, "the mental food our poor ancestors lived upon in the dim days of their childhood."
The Third chapter of Accidents and Remarkable Events, Containing Caution and Instruction for Children, William Darton, 1807
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FIVE RADICAL IDEAS FOR HILLARY
Hillary progressive? DREAM ON! She's remaking herself to seem like a progressive precisely because she isn't one now and is getting flack for it. She represents everything about our political system which needs to change. And I love these people claiming that they want a Clinton/Warren ticket. What would that achieve except the optics that Hillary is less of a slave to corporations than she is? And vice presidents are so powerful that having Liz in the White House could really curb Hillary's urges to act like a Republican? DREAM ON!
"I've argued that Hillary Clinton is at risk of being a weak presidential nominee -- on several counts. She seems like yesterday's news rather than tomorrow's. The excitement of a having a breakthrough woman president is blunted by the fact that her husband got there first. She will raise a ton of money from Wall Street, just like the Republican nominee, blurring differences and depressing turnout. Despite the absence of a formidable primary challenger (assuming Elizabeth Warren doesn't run), Clinton is still likely to under-perform in the primaries.
Still, Clinton is likely to be the Democratic nominee. So what might she do that could improve her own chances -- and our chances of getting a president elected in 2016 who is first of all a Democrat, and maybe is some kind of real progressive as well?"
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Established in 1992,Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (Magyar Telekom Távközlési Részvénytársaság - Hungarian Telekom Telecommunications Plc., formerly Magyar Távközlési Vállalat established in 1990) is the largest telecommunications company in Hungary. Now a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, Magyar Telekom Group covers the key business areas of wireline services, mobile communications, and services provided to business customers.
The company had suffered on-going issues with its fibre detection solutions used to determine defects in both already operating fibre and yet-to-be installed cabling. A cost effective, all-in-one, versatile solution was needed that not only had the capability to show the optical signal strength and direction but was able to detect all of the Optical Network Termination (OTN) types while minimizing disruption or chance of disconnect to the cables currently in operation. It was also essential that the tool be functional across multiple wavelengths, providing performance measurement across 1310, 1490 and 1550 nm.
Fujikura developed and manufactured a set of Fibre Optic Identifiers (FID-30R & FID-31R) used for the essential maintenance and installation of fibre networks. The identifiers include three detection functions: TONE, TRAFFIC and ONU. First of its kind to employ an OTN detection capability, the FID-30R/FID31-R have the advantage of integrating two instruments and several measurement functions into one device. Easy to use and precise in its readings, the device is a step ahead of similar offerings, with the added ability to check working OTN's- both download and upload - rather than just locate units that are unresponsive or out of order.
The FID-30R & FID-31R were used across a number of different fibre applications in the field, for example in the vertical cable network, where the unit was used after searching for a particular fibre during the construction, but before splicing. The FID30R instrument was used to undertake ONU detection, whether there was an appropriate power level and the direction of signal flow in the fibre, whether there was any live OTN connected. The unit was also used after the splicing process to check the power of the signal of the newly spliced cable. In an aerial network, the unit was used for a number of operations. In the optical terminal boxes, the unit ensures that the SC / APC connector is used for the correct signal as well as operation status of the Optical Line Terminal (OLT).
Magyar Telekom now have a multiple-in-one, universal solution which insures minimal disruption on currently operating fibres while providing accurate readings and measurements. Replacing a number of instruments previously needed to undertake essential tasks pre, post and during installation of fibre, the unit is remarkably easy to use, saving the company both time and money in training and operating costs. Active and out-of-service fibres can now be identified from the Fibre Distribution Hub (FDB), minimising disruption to customers and saving in labour costs. The readings from the FDB can also be used to correctly verify FTTH records.
Reduction in both labour and operating costs, due to multiple tools being replaced and the nature of the new process including the FID-30R/FID31-R units.


Busoni's Violin Concerto (1896 97), despite the success of the Second Sonata that shortly followed it, has never enjoyed much popularity, either in the concert hall or on disc. While it is an early work, not wholly representative of the mature composer, it is beautifully crafted, full of lyricism and appealing melodies. True, the ideas perhaps lack the distinctive memorability of those in the Second Sonata or the great Piano Concerto of a few years later (as well as the latter's heavenly length) but the Violin Concerto is nevertheless a work that leaves one the better for having heard it, especially in such a splendidly rendered performance as this from Tanja Becker-Bender, superbly accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the excellent Garry Walker.
Frank Peter Zimmermann set the bar for modern recordings in his Editor's Choice Sony disc but Becker-Bender's is its equal. She plays with a same sweet tone, sureness intonation and complete understanding of Busoni's music, and I would be hard-put to choose one over the other as first choice. Couplings will be the deciding factor: those wanting an all-Busoni programme can safely rest with Zimmermann, who chose the Second Sonata; those who like their concertos and chamber music separate may prefer Becker-Bender, especially as she includes the premiere recording of the Beethoven-Busoni Benedictus from the Missa solemnis.
Becker-Bender's main coupling is the even earlier, youthful D minor Concerto (1881 82) by this year's sesquicentennialist, Richard Strauss. She plays it for all its worth though cannot disguise the longueurs of the opening, overlong Allegro (though she does it make it palatable). Her accounts of the Lento ma non troppo and concluding Prestissimo are winning. An excellent disc.


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The eTextiles Workspace group (Anja Hertenberger, Leonie Urff, Ricardo O Nascimento and Meg Grant) started their project "TK Series" as part of the V2_ Summer Sessions 2011. The project takes the form of a typewriter that produces knitting.
The idea evolved out of the idea behind Synesthesia, a neurological condition where different senses are "cross-wired". The group explored how several senses translate when rendered by different media.
The production process will be a challenge for the group as their expertise lies largely in electronics embedded in wearables and textiles. The TK Series project will rely heavily on mechanical movement of the knitting machine. The typewritten text will be translated into a two-tone pattern that can later be scanned to make a new translation into a different media.


Ubiquity crashed, no error message.
Apparently you ran out of memory right before the swap partition was enabled by partman.
Was anything running in that session besides ubiquity?
Can you reproduce this issue every time around when you have 600MB of RAM?
If so, the problem is likely on Lubuntu's side where something is running eating your memory in the live session.
You may then want to try the Install only mode that doesn't start a full live session and should be working just fine with that amount of memory.
I also checked the installtion under virtualbox, with lxtask opened, and I didn't have more than 300 Mb used during the installation. So far, unable to reproduce it here.
I tested the same ISO with different install method. Lubuntu installed ok.


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MainOne and Facebook Partner on Open Access Fiber Infrastructure in Nigeria
MainOne has announced an Open Access metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with the support from Facebook. The infrastructure collaboration is part of Facebook's efforts to connect more people to broadband internet. As part of this open access project, MainOne is building and operating approximately 750 km terrestrial fiber infrastructure in Edo and Ogun States, two of Nigeria's fastest growing states.
Edo and Ogun are two States in the south part of Nigeria. With Benin City as its capital, the population of Edo State is approximately 8 million. Ogun State was created in 1976 and the state is bordered by Lagos State to the south, Oyo and Osun states to the north, Ondo to the east and the Republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state. The geographical location of the Ogun State gave its nickname "Gateway to Nigeria".
These Open Access transport networks will provide metro fiber connectivity to reach more than 1,000,000 people in Benin City, Abeokuta, Sagamu and 10 other towns by connecting mobile operators' base stations, Internet Service providers, Points of presence (POPs), and public locations including schools and hospitals.
Open Access as the name indicates is open to any service provider. The network owner builds the fiber optic infrastructure for access part of the telecommunication network and open it for other parties for use. The network owner could be a service provider by itself, but would allow its competitors too to use the network. Thus an Open Access network brings healthy competition and cooperation among service provider in the market.
The partnership between Facebook and MainOne will leverage MainOne's strength as a wholesale telecoms infrastructure service provider with investment from Facebook and support from local regulatory and state authorities to further deepen broadband penetration in Nigeria.
Facebook is working closely with MainOne and other partners to accelerate broadband deployment. In Nigeria, Facebook brings together it's learnings from scaling its global infrastructure with MainOne's knowledge of the local environment to develop and test new working models for multiple operators to access common infrastructure.
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Interview with Scott London during CPE webcast
Scott London was interviewed at length during a CPE webcast presented June 25, 2014. The class was presented by Gary Zuene, of The Pros & The Cons.
Mr. London was remarkably open.
He repeatedly accepted full blame for the insider trading. At several points he explained the context, pressures he was under, and actions by others (especially his golfing buddy) that help us understand the situation better. Each time he mentioned something outside of himself he again said that he is responsible. He is to blame.
At one point he made a comment for which an inference could be made that his golfing buddy might have responsibly for the insider trading. He quickly added that it is his fault.
Michael Rapoport has an article in the Wall Street Journal on the interview: Prison-Bound KPMG Ex-Partner Remorseful for Insider Tips. Remorseful is a good description. It's a good article. Check it out.
Nervous? Understandably so.
It seemed like Mr. London was nervous and uncomfortable during the interview. Imagine that.
He was exposing himself to scrutiny by everyone, including people who will be quite critical. He was sharing some of his psychological imperfections. He hinted at some personality flaws he is now trying to explore. I picked up on some he was suggesting. A psychologist could watch the interview and discern several unflattering parts of his personality that he unintentionally revealed.
Oh, and he's also going to prison within a month.
No wonder he was nervous and uncomfortable. There were only 2 breaks of 10 minutes each. The technology used by CPA Crossings put all of the interviewers on screen the entire time. It would be a rare person that would go on camera for four hours in such a situation. Even rarer would be a person who would appear as composed as any of the interviewers. I'd be very worried about someone who could be calm, cool, and collected in such a situation.
Mr. Zuene thanked Mr. London at the end of the interview for being so open and sharing so deeply.
Another interviewer was Michael Sallah, an investigative journalist from the Washington Post. He has interviewed a lot of people in legal trouble and said Mr. London is a breath of fresh air. He said that Mr. London had been quite transparent and based on the comments in the interview was well on his way to rebuilding himself.
This is the first in a series of blog posts I will write about the interview. There are a lot of comments in the interview that we can all learn from.
You can still get the webcast
By the way, the class will be rebroadcast two more times. You can pick up four hours of ethics CPE.
Mr. London said he routinely encounters the attitude that CPAs have to take an ethics class. I have heard those comments. Sort of the way you refer to getting some cavities filled or putting new tires on the car. That is an understandable reaction as I ponder a lot of the ethics classes I've attended over the years. Checking off that state board requirement is just a part of the dreariness of meeting minimum requirements.
One of the changes Mr. London suggested we as a profession need to make is for ethics classes to be interesting. We need to figure out a way to make those classes appealing.
This class makes that change. It is a wide-ranging conversation. A great mixture of details on this fiasco, ethics in general, cases addressed at the state board level, and how the situation intersects with other accounting and auditing issues. It briefly brings in bigger issues in the economy.
Check out the rebroadcasts at 9 AM on June 27 and 4 PM on June 30. Both times are Eastern time zone.
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Packing is one of the most important visual communications between producer and consumer of goods. It is the packing that informs about product and its properties, and also affects the desire to buy it at a certain price. That's why it is highly important to organize this information flow properly as it has an effect on product's perception as well as on product's merchantability.
The company's success is directly related to the accuracy of market communication. Sometimes producer tries to create it himself, but most often he delegates this to professionals. Advertising agencies and design studios specializing in packing development and product exterior appearance become a link, sort of rebroadcast device or decoder, between producer and consumer. So not only is it very important to create a message and deliver it to a buyer, but it is even more essential to get the idea to a designer and gain mutual understanding between a designer and a customer.
Unfortunately, this doesn't happen all the time. Below you'll find the description of basic stones which constitute the tower of Babel of Ukrainian packing.
All these tasks should be performed by different people, experts in their area of competence. If the label is developed by a freelance designer or a small design studio, one person has to perform several kinds of work. This doesn't mean spending less time and energy, and in case you work with professionals your result is not going to be worse. Sometimes it gets even better, because they have the unified vision of project. So, why should this development be cheaper?
In Ukraine design gets all the attention, but illustration and typography are mostly not recognized as the ways of visual communication. Customer is willing to pay for design, but absolutely doesn't want to pay for typography. The reasoning is simple: "Why would I need a designer who doesn't know how to write a word?".
As a result, we are surrounded by packing that convey the one and only message: "a low-budget product".
In recent years design tenders have become very popular, and almost every customer regardless of experience, budget and size of his company is trying to put out a tender. It is virtually a contest to evaluate the ideas and budgets in order to identify the appropriate contractor. Tender provides designers with motivation to create high-quality product that is worth of a decent reward. In practice this scheme works differently.
Paid tender is an option most interesting for designers because they are sure get paid for their efforts at least partly. As a rule, such competitions are open to the selected agencies only. If both parties take a tender equally seriously, they sign a contract that regulates the rights of customer to use the competition entries. In this case designer's interests are taken into account and he is ready to submit his best work.
Free tender (as well as conditionally paid, i.e. a tender with a token payment) appears to be the most convenient for customer as he has nothing to lose. In fact it is not the case. He is losing time and opportunities.
Free tenders are attended by design studios that are recently short of clients (and how can a good studio be short of clients?), or by such studios that use cheap labour (so can we speak about quality here?). Customer probably understands that he will get a series of mediocre work, but is hoping to find a pearl in a rubbish pile. I myself have repeatedly seen these piles and have never met anyone lucky to have found something worthwhile there.
There is another category of customers who agree to free tenders in order to get packing design for free i.e. to steal the idea. Such tender does not presuppose signing agreement between the parties. Unfortunately, this practice is quite common in Ukraine, and national legislation cannot solve this problem yet.
There are also other schemes for putting out tenders and getting results, but they are rare.
Packing is usually approved by senior managers or business owners. Incredible as it may seem, but they are the least competent for making such decisions. Still how about the saying "customer is always right"? This statement is fair enough only if a customer is not a natural person who is driven by his own tastes, but business in general. And the function of decision making concerning the product exterior appearance should be carried out by a competent representative of this business.
Good taste and thorough knowledge of marketing strategy and product features are not enough for packing approval. Person responsible for decision making should be aware of the latest trends in packing creation not only in Ukraine but also worldwide. He should also keep a track of innovations. He should be familiar with all the design subtleties and be able to evaluate not only the product as a whole, but all of its elements separately. Most top managers and business owners do not hold this information. They are guided entirely by stereotypes and belief in their infallibility not to mention the fear to delegate their power of decisions to someone else.
And it's actually the right thing to do as mid-level managers mostly avoid taking responsibility and giving reasons to support their point of view. It's much easier for them to coordinate the work of design studio in order to get the packing that their authorities will approve on the first or second try, and not the one that is essential for a successful product promotion.
When it comes to packing and label design or the product exterior appearance as a whole, much attention is paid to focus-group research. Since competence of decision making is questionable, it's necessary to somehow justify a choice or lighten conscience. In addition, focus groups produce the appearance of work in marketing department and help to justify its existence.
In fact they are only effective if the company intends to create a mass product that will be viewed by consumers as not worse but still not better than others. No focus group can adequately respond to innovation. Therefore, if producer wants to make a unique offer to customers stating that he is better than others and is ready to set his own rules in business sector, he should trust his instincts, common sense and, of course, take risks.
Design is a qualitative concept and payment is quantitative. Because of the difference between the categories it is sometimes so difficult to establish balance. It is a typical situation in Ukraine when customer does not understand that it's impossible to measure design. Customer believes that the price is determined by the number and complexity of used elements. He is sure he pays a lot for label or packing development, so he is entitled to request this label to communicate as much as possible and not just for now, but for the next few years, almost like in the Bible. However, he forgets that product exterior appearance is only a part of communication, which performs a specific function.
Most Ukrainian customers are afraid of open space and steadfastly refuse to accept it as a design element allowing the correct focus of the consumer's attention. It is believed that the free space on the label is not worth paying for. Moreover, in Ukraine it is considered a disadvantage which should be immediately removed, for example to add the third slogan, or fill the space with gold ornaments.
Many design studios and advertising agencies receive technical assignments that can be something like this: "Your task is to develop a very stylish, premium and status packing. Make it creative and eye-catching!" And it's all despite a long list of questions in a brief.
All the words from the task do not have any actual value or meaning since they are very subjective and determined by general level of education and intelligence. If you try to translate this technical assignment into a plain language, it would sound like this: "We have absolutely no idea what we want and why we are doing this, but while you are working with us, it's you job to come up with something satisfying. You should probably start by using telepathy."
This approach is practiced mostly by large companies having strong belief that working with them is a dream of any agency. This attitude to design would be justified if it provided the expected result. But in this situation customer does not know what he wants to achieve, and consequently will not be able to appreciate the achievement.
Recently this situation is less common than before, but still causes problems in relations between customer and agency.
Producer aims at creating a new advanced packing for a new product, but wants to use the old logo brand designed by the owner of the business many years ago. Customer agrees that logo fails to meet modern requirements, but for all rational arguments gives one answer: "We won't change logo yet. However, it is necessary to develop a label not tied to logo, so that later we could insert our new logo." What message will consumer get from such packing is very difficult to predict.
You might get an impression that Ukrainian customer is stupid, ignorant, mean and arrogant, that he is unable to accept and appreciate the great design ideas. But it is not the point. My point is quite different.
In development process the main thing is the entire understanding between customer and performer. And if you can't gain it, it is a fault of both parties. While working on a project and pursuing a common goal (i.e. to create a successful message in the form of packing) both parties should be interested in clear explaining their vision and correct understanding each other. After all, the collaboration would not result in finding someone to blame, it will just result in failed or successful packing.


I had made a Sous Vide controller and thought it might work well for my smoker too. All I really had to do was change the sensor form a Dallas 18B20 to a thermocouple. The Dallas sensor tops out at about 250 degrees Fahrenheit. This particular smoker is electric but the controller will work on charcoal fired ones too. You just use the relay to run a fan and motorized damper instead of the heating element.
I 3D printed a Bezel for the LCD display like on my other projects. It helps if you a bit off on your cutout's.
I have a bunch of these lying around from my mainframe service days. Same relay I used in the 3 Sous Vide Controllers I built. The only difference is this time it had to drive a 12.5A heating element. I grabbed a server CPU heat sink from an old chassis and used that. I also used a standard duplex outlet.
That pretty much filled the back panel.
I made a custom Atmega 328P / MC 23017 controller board for the Sous Vide controllers. I used the same board here. I just used a wall wart clamped down for the power supply.
If you don't want to make your own controller the software is 100% compatible with the Adafruit RGB LCD Backpack mounted to an Arduino or Genuino Uno.
I used a simple dry rub of brown sugar and spices but they really don't even need that.
One of the many complaints about my smoker I read on the forums is it has poor airflow. I went to the local True Value and found a stove damper really cheap.
I could have just used a piece of 3 in stove pipe but I had these old side pipes on the scrap pile. Just had to slice em up enough to to get the nice chromed tip off.
The damper was a perfect fit. I drilled a hole for the shaft in the side of the pipe and then used a punch to locate the far side hole. That way I know it wont bind up.
Step 7: Whats Next ?
I will try the Charcoal smoker with this controller too. Just have to find a suitable fan to use.
How much temperature fluctuation do you have? +/- 5, +/- 10... I'm currently controlling mine with a PID. I'm trying to get it set so the temp control doesn't fluctuate as much.
I wonder if you could help me out with another query, i have a Uno, a generic LCD 16 or 20 caracters, it was included in a parts package.
I don't see what pins the buttons connect to in the code, my thought is to use the LCD i have along with 5 buttons like your setup. Will this work or do i need the Shield with buttons, if so where are the adressed in the .ino file??
Ok so I did some reading about the mcp23017, will this then work with the cheap lcd/12c extenders off of ebay, or does it have to be the adafruit version.
for the I2C ones usually the pin config is either of these pin combos for the cheapest ebay boards I buy.
I just try them both.
the adafruit uses individual mcp2017 pics for each switch. nice and multiple presses doesnt bother it.
Theres 3 ways to connect that LCD.
Direct using a bunch of pins.
each way uses a different library and you still have to handle the buttons.
direct is popular with clones like the sainmart LCD shield.
the adafruit is a pretty solid board so I prefer it.
this might be a double post, the first one just disappearad.
When looking up thermocouplers what i find is called type K would this work with the code?
Also, i see that they want to sell an amplifier due to the 50µv/1°C might cause problems with disturbances etc. Any thoughts on that?
The ones I used are tyoe K that matches the amplifier I used which is a MAX6675..
try searching for "thermocouple arduino" that should get you plenty of hits for a max6675 and matching thermocouple.
for a toaster oven project.
I'm building an arduino controlled charcoal smoker too (for way too long already) and this seems interesting. Thank you!
I'd love to see pictures of it.
I have been using an Arduino to power my wood-fired smoker for a couple years and it works pretty well. I used a fan from an old hair dryer and plumbed it into the smoker. For code I used the PID library and PWM'd the fan. Once I got the algorithm tuned it will hold it to within a couple degrees for hours on end.
You should be able to do it for your charcoal smoker the same way. I had 10 PCB's made by iteadstudio and still have some of the PCB's that are unpopulated if you want one. Message me if you do.
Sounds pretty cool. I have a couple of squirrel cage blowers around I want to try with. So far the electric smoker does a decent job.
I use 2x2 to 4x4 Apple wood chunks right above the element and they smoke up really well.


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October 29, 2018 BAISH, FEATURED
It seems that liberal America can't keep quiet and put their political agenda aside, even in the wake of a horrific tragedy
. Just take a look at Parkland, FL shooting survivor turned anti-Second Amendment activist David Hogg. It was only minutes after news broke on Saturday about the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, where 11 people lost their lives, and six others were injured, when Hogg decided to politicize the tragedy.
Look at the screenshot of Hogg's original tweet, which has been censored.
It didn't come as much of a surprise that the liberal millennial went after the NRA, since it seems to be the go-to group to attack these days for leftists. Hogg has constantly attacked the Second Amendment, even though his own Twitter biography claims that he is "pro 2A."
Western Journal reports:
Note the post is time stamped at 11:36 a.m. According to CNN, police were responding to a report of the synagogue shooting about 9:55 a.m. and the suspect did not surrender until 11:08 a.m., meaning Hogg's tweet was published less than an hour after the event itself actually ended.
The wounded were still being treated, the death count was not even known, and Hogg was on social media tweeting his political agenda.
Not once has Hogg or any of his fellow activists been able to successfully link a mass shooter to the NRA. However, they continue to blame the organization.
Hogg seems to blame everyone except the person behind the gun. After February's horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Hogg began blaming the NRA as well as Republican Senator Marco Rubio, according to Newsmax.
The issue is that Hogg has been lying and putting out wrong information to the public. He's also a total hypocrite.
The Daily Wire wrote in March that Hogg had "beg(ged) people not to make anti-gun agenda political" after launching an attack on the GOP, the NRA and President Donald Trump himself.
His tweet read, "Can we please not debate this as Democrats and Republicans but discuss this as Americans? In the comments if you see someone you dissagree with do not attack each other talk to one another, this applies to me too. WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR FUTURE."
Can we please not debate this as Democrats and Republicans but discuss this as Americans? In the comments if you see someone you dissagree with do not attack each other talk to one another, this applies to me too. WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR FUTURE.
— Vote November 6th (@davidhogg111) March 12, 2018
Hogg has also taken advantage of armed security in the past… but denies Americans the right to protect themselves. The Washington Times reported in August that the Parkland shooting survivor came to a protest being held at at NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, along with an entire armed security detail.
Today, @davidhogg111 (with armed security) and a bunch of gun-grabbing activists protested our empty HQ, and there were some interesting people there. Our social team chatted up the crowd and ended the day with ice cream paid for by @Everytown! Stay tuned for video interviews! pic.twitter.com/kIhcWZ28dJ
— NRA (@NRA) August 5, 2018


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Assess the Contribution of Functionalist Sociologist to Our Understanding of the Family
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These needs depend on the type of society it is found, there are two types, which are pre-industrial and post-industrial, he believes that there are two types due to the change that has happened and the change that has occurred in society. In the post-industrial society, it has two basic needs. Firstly, it has to be geographically mobile as there are constant increases in some aspects of society and declining in another, this means that people would move where work was available as there was no other way to gain money and provide for their families and themselves. Secondly, there was the need for a socially mobile workforce, this was one of the main factors for the change in family diversity, due to some families moving and some staying due to more work being available, this caused a change in family types, the main two types were nuclear families and some were living in extended families due to owning farms and factories. Young and Willmott argue that extended family was not the dominant family type before the industrial revolution, as they argue that the nuclear family was on the rise due to better living standards, housing and the change in the position of women. These functionalist sociologist views are criticised by the Marxist perspective, they believe that the family benefits the ruling class in a
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Remember Hostel? Where poor tourists are abducted and cut up in various fun but creepy and bloody ways? Then you don't need to watch Kidnap Capital, its timid little brother.
I've seen some great reviews and the cast caught my attention (Pedro Miguel Arce, Paulino Nunes and Michelle Arvizu – all from The Strain no less), but it feels like the film just never gets started and it could have done with a bit more momentum and back story. In fact, a lot more.
The idea behind it is great – illegal immigrants reaching America are kidnapped mid-crossing and held for ransom by a small time gang looking to make some quick cash.
The only flaw being illegal immigrants generally aren't rolling in money, unless of course you hole them up in a room for a few days and smash their fingers with a hammer for a bit, right? Wrong.
As the immigrants are kidnapped in groups they are brought back to a seemingly peaceful part of the suburbs, bundled in a small room and left there in their pants until they are called one-by-one to make a phone call to try and get hold of thousands of dollars in order to secure their safe release. Those who can't are given days to keep phoning and are returned to the room before the next attempt, but with some broken fingers.
While there were individual narratives briefly whispered between hammer smashes, they were only brief flashbacks. Where there was a whole opportunity to explore the back story of every main character in the film – their lives, the crossing, how and why did they end up here – we got nothing. Nothing apart from dirty pants and that room for 90 minutes, which for me was such a disappointment.
I believe I was supposed to care if the main character Manolo (Jonathan Sousa) made it out alive with his pregnant partner, but how could I when he was some random man I knew nothing about?
There were whole chunks that could be cut out and replaced, which would have made such a difference to the outcome of the film and provided an opportunity to put some real meat and substance into it.
Call me a bore but the issue of immigration is massive right now and the film didn't even touch on it. I am at a loss trying to work out what the point in it was. There was no horror, no shock factor, no real plot (poor people in room, bad people hit poor people) AND to top it off the ending was predictable. The horror fans among you will be disappointed, I assure you.


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Home Free Trial Blog Posts 7 Best Exorcism Horror Movies on Netflix - 2020 update
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There are not many films of Exorcism on Netflix, the greats such as The Exorcist are simply not available. I will however keep the below list updated if you are looking for a movie with some type of exorcism on Netflix.
The Vatican Tapes
Deliver Us From Evil (UK)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (UK)
Rite (UK)
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1. The Evil Dead
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7.5 86 Access US Netflix with NORD VPN 30 Day Trial
The plot is quite simple, 5 friends go to stay at a remote cabin only to accidentally release a bunch of demons from a book. The whole movie is basically them getting possessed by demons and having to kill them by whatever means necessary. The movie has had sequels and remakes as well as a Netflix series with the original main actor which I am currently enjoying. This is a classic horror and a must watch for all horror fans.
2. Beetle Juice
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7.5 85 Netflix
I question if this is a movie of exorcism at all, I mean the ghosts are trying to exorcise the new owners from the house and the owners have a seance to call the dead, so maybe? Beetle Juice is a fantastic comedy horror movie about a couple that die in an unfortunate car accident and when someone tries to move into their home they do all they can to haunt and scare the new owners away, but it doesn't all go to plan. I have always loved this movie and is just one of the many movies from the 80s that is impossible to re-create today. Its not scary although small children may find it disturbing as there is lots of frightening make-up. If you have never seen this movie please do!
3. The Conjuring
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7.5 87 Netflix – Access Japanese version with NORDVPN
I remember when this movie first came out, there was a lot of hype as it being the jumpiest scariest movie ever made. It is also based around and supposedly true story of the family that moved into a house which had been the sight of a brutal murders many years before. The House is haunted by a number of spirits and paranormal investigators are called din to help investigate. The movie lives up to its hype as its not just terrifying but is also very good all round and has since had many prequels and sequels being connected to the Annabelle movies (Annabelle is in this movie).
4. The Vatican Tapes
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Finally a film on this list which is pretty much all about exorcism. A priest and two Vatican exorcists must do battle with an ancient satanic force to save the soul of a young woman this time the forces are a little more powerful with basically God Versus Satan which gives it a bit more than other exorcism movies. The story has been done dozens of time, its always a young women and a couple of priests. Its not a bad little movie and perhaps even a little under rated.
5. Deliver US From Evil
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When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Best way to describe Cop drama meets The Exorcists. More entertaining than your basic exorcism film.
6. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true. The movie is a little different as it jumps from courtroom to exorcism making it a court room drama movie more than anything, this makes it a little misleading to me. The mpovie is more serious than other horrors with plenty of drama.
7. The Rite
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Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he's in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil's reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth. This movie is more about faith than anything, it is also based on true events given that extra creepy feel. It is not a real horror or scary movie and more of the faith drama than anything.


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Freshly Italian - Sunday Brunch Hyatt Regency Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 20, 2017 - Piccante, the signature Italian restaurant at Hyatt Regency Chandigarh introduces an authentic Sicilian Sunday Brunch prepared by Chef Antonino for an intimate gathering of families and friends.
Abhay Kumar and Chef Antonino during the Sicilian Brunch at Hyatt Regency Chandigarh
Chef Antonino during the Sicilian Sunday Brunch at Hyatt Regency Chandigarh
Feast on freshly prepared salads, delicious homemade pastas and enjoy a delightful spread of antipasti, main course and desserts on buffet. Lavish helpings of pizzas and pastas will be passed around. Savour dishes like grilled fish, Osso bucco, charcuterie chicken etc.
Your favourite handmade pasta cooked live as per your palette and signature pizzas and daily risotto specials served fresh to your tables, as Chef Antonio interacts with the guests at the restaurant. Last but not the least, round off your Sunday Brunch experience with Piccante's signature sweet treats such as tiramisu, panna cotta and more.
Piccante specializes in authentic regional cuisine from Campania and Sicily. The cuisine is prepared keeping in mind the spicy and tangy flavours which the locals relish. The Italian culture is aptly reflected in the restaurant's lively and flamboyant decor, fixtures and fittings. The brightly illuminated cooking stations add to the unique dining experience for the guests. The show kitchen is the highlight of the space, with an amazing wood fired Morello Forni oven that lends a classic flavour to the pizzas. The Colosseum design lends a traditional look to the architecture of the restaurant.
INR 1500++ (Non Alcoholic); 2000++ (Wine and Beer); 3000++ (Full Bar), 5000++ (Champagne)
Sunday Brunch: 12:30 am to 3:30 pm
Piccante Opening hours
Lunch: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
Dinner: 7:00 pm to midnight, daily
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You saw this Ezekiel Elliott 2016 Select Tie Die Autographed Prime Patch RC #d/25 in a recent Panini America post. Andrew came in yesterday and pulled the very same card from a Sports Cards Box. But this wasn't the only Ezekiel Elliott or Dak Prescott 2016 Select Autographed RC pulled at Sports Cards Plus yesterday. We saw 6 pulled.
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This is such an interesting concept on so many levels. I often get the "dog hates men" deal which I used to take as a personal challenge then realized I didn't have to address it at all as I worked with 5 other veterinarians, all female. Let them deal with the unhappy dog.
The reality is that dogs are likely poorly socialized to "men" at an early age – whether it is a dominant large tall deep voiced individual or simply someone different than the woman/child who they got to know. I do agree that a bad experience with a person who mistreated them can have last effects ("the dog was abused") but it makes more sense to me that they recognize as ok that which they experience and especially at a young age.
It feels like a bit of a disservice, socially, what we do with our dogs when we keep them to ourselves while getting their vaccines. Until 4 months old. They should get out there around all kinds of people and vaccinated healthy dogs.
Which brings us back to the client with the amorous husband. I don't think that "man hating" really had to do with men (or me) at all. This was more of a dysfunctional triangle where the top resource (her) was being competed for by husband and dog.