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Street Conversations: Gifts for Strangers.
Mar. 23rd, 2005 at 10:33 AM
Gifts for Strangers.
You bought a DVD?
No. I bought the 1987 John McTiernan classic, Predator.
On DVD.
In a two disc set.
For your eighty-seven year old grandfather?
Well, I think so.
He could be turning eighty-eight. I'm not sure.
Still, are you sure this is the right film for him?
He's eighty-eight.
There's no age limit on film appreciation.
It's a generation thing.
It's like, if someone gave me the Wiggles… what do I want with the Wiggles? I mean, sure, the Wiggles are fine if you're five. There's all that colour and a bunch of guys singing and dancing with a dinosaur. There's even a pirate. Five year olds love it, but it's really not me.
Are you comparing Predator to the Wiggles?
I did not say that.
I'm simply pointing out that an eighty odd year old man might not appreciate the so-called classic that is Predator.
That you think it's a classic is extra lame, by the way. Serious serious lame. I'm having trouble coming to terms with the fact that you know the director's name. All I can say right now is that you have an unhealthy geek level.
My geek level is not unhealthy.
There's just some director names you should not know. They're what I refer to as the Hack Directors of the world.
This is another one of your theories, isn't it?
I hear a whole lot more of these ever since you became single.
Yeah, well, living vicariously through your cybersex life isn't as fulfilling as you think it is.
You're just jealous cause you can't type and jerk off.
What's this theory, anyway?
No, I'm not going to tell. I don't need anymore of your pop culture contempt.
Come on, I want to know.
Come on. You know you want the minute of attention.
My theory is that there are basically three kinds of director. The first is your Artist Director.
They are the kind of director whose film actually has a style and substance that raises them above the majority. Think Takeshi Kitano, Ang Lee, and John Woo before he went to Hollywood and made films with Ben Affleck in them. Basically, when you hear one of their names, you instantly know that you've got to see that film.
They got to be Asian?
No. Just my examples.
The second kind is the Shit Director. This is the kind of director who makes films that are so appalling that you're insulted on every level, from aesthetics to intellectualism to simple pleasure. Think Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, and John Woo after he came to Hollywood and made films with Ben Afflect in them. When you hear their name attached to a film, you know that it should be avoided at all costs.
They got to be American?
The third category is the Hack Director. This kind of director just churns out films. Everything in it is bland: story, actors, look, music, everything. They're not bad films, really, but you don't want them for any kind of stimulation. You just watch their films to the pass the time until one day you die and, at the Gates of Heaven, Jesus rips up your video card so you can't borrow movies and waste your afterlife.
That's where your man who made Predator comes in.
You put a bit of work into this theory, didn't you?
I haven't had sex for in five months.
I wish you'd share less.
Says cybersex boy.
Anyhow, you reckon Pop isn't going like Predator?
I kind of doubt it. It's like the Wiggles for straight ADD boys: full of colour and noise and manly man who don't touch each other in that special way.
What made you think it was a good idea, anyway?
Couple of months ago I was over there and he was talking about Arnold. We were watching the American news, and there's this story about Arnold as the Governor on it, and how he's executing his first prisoner.
That's disappointing.
That's what I thought, but Pop, he's all for it. He's like,
"We should have the death penalty here. Send some of those fucks to the chair, fry them up. Make their eyeballs melt."
He said that?
But he was for it, y'know?
Arnold is the man, apparently. He reckons that Arnold is doing a great job, which I thought was a bit odd, considering that all he knew was that Arnold was frying some poor fuck.
Anyhow: we're sitting there and suddenly we're having this conversation about the death penalty and Arnold and all I can bring to the conversation that won't upset him is that I like some of Arnold's films.
Commando is kind of about the death penalty.
I don't even want to know.
What I really wanted to say was hey, fuck the death penalty. I wanted to tell him how I once heard this thing where they said that before inmates are taken into the chamber and killed, they are given this booklet that tells them how they're going to die.
What, like details?
Vivid details.
That's fucked up.
That's what I reckon. But what can I say? I don't want to argue with him, but I don't want to agree. So I just sit there and talk about Arnold films.
Was he interested?
Then why you buying him Predator?
What else am I suppose to get him?
Gift certificate?
No. Way.
Gift certificate says you don't care, man. You know that. If you give someone a gift certificate, what you're saying is you don't care enough to even bother spending ten minutes thinking about them.
You might as well give them nothing.
Predator isn't going bridge the gap between you and your Pop.
I'm not thinking it will. It's just a gift. It says,
"Hey, you're family. I gave some thought."
And that's all you want to say?
That's all I want to say.
You would have been better off with a gift certificate.
(Street Conversations is an eight week project. Prose and photography with the link being that you're on a street. That's the gimmick. Gifts for Strangers is week six. Previous weeks are Wires, Jesus, Words for Friends, Love, and Hate. And yes, I did change the title of week three to better fit the overall structure. It's allowed. There are two more weeks left. Can you feel the excitement?)
mariness
Titanic had an Evil Villain.
The ship is falling to the bottom of the ocean and lots and lots of people are dying and its all very very sad and Cameron has to give us an Evil Villain and Chase Scenes on a sinking ship.
What more can I say, really?
Titanic has a villian? Now wonder I've never seen it!
Y'see by this criteria Terminator is a hack movie and Titanic is shit. Dangling between the hack and the shit is just problematic. Best not to mention Cameron at all.
Now Bruckheimer... *pulls chimpanzee fear face*
Mar. 23rd, 2005 06:51 pm (UTC)
Titanic doesn't just have a villain. It has a hack villain, who does things that make absolutely no sense in the context that he's about to sink into the Atlantic and drown, just because he's a hack villain, so he has to do everything that a hack villain would do. You can even predict it, bit by bit.
The general result is to create a wellspring of pity for the poor actor in the role. I sense he's probably a nice guy and all, but it's a bit difficult to act well when you're not just mouthing cliches, you're acting them.
Bruckheimer is another rant entirely. The only director in the world that can have people go, "WE MUST ESCAPE FROM THE FIRE BEFORE WE GET BURNED" -- and then have them run directly into a metal tube in the heart of the fire for protection. Geesh.
Have you noticed that Titanic and George of the Jungle have the same story? They follow each other in plot and characters until, in one, the ship starts sinking, and the other, Ape gets kidnapped.
Robin Pen
Defining the problem with both films, really.
ROFLMAO
This conversation has just made me realise that I've missed out on a lot subject matter for rants just by avoiding mediocre movies.
And don't you feel bitter about that now ? :)
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Jessica Pan and her friend Rachel made a pact on the night of their graduation from Brown to write each other in-depth, no holds barred messages from Beijing to New York (and later, Paris). GRADUATES IN WONDERLAND, is out on May 6! You can pre-order the book, if you feel so inclined.


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# Run all initial setup with root user. This is the default but mentioned here
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        libxml2-dev \
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RUN ln -s /code/package.json /deps/package.json && \
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When you're looking for the best way to produce your own music or even record a podcast, you'll want to know the difference between digital vs. analog sound. This will be tremendously helpful so that you can produce the best sound quality possible. Even if you want to start doing sound design, sound editing, or anything that involves audio production, knowing the distinction between the two formats will be useful.
To begin, digital and analog sound are kinds of formats that you get when you use two different recording methods. We'll delve deeper into the main differences between these two formats in this article. I'll cover the distinctions when it comes to their versatility, quality, bandwidth, recording methods, and others. Let's begin!
The simplest way that I can explain the recording methods of these two formats is by breaking them down into the steps necessary to produce them. The analog sound came about at the time when sound recording technologies became available. Its process includes utilizing a microphone so that sound or air pressure can be converted to electrical analog signals. These signals would then be imprinted onto analog tapes directly. This is done through magnetization. But for vinyl records, this is done through the spiral grooves.
With digital sound recording, it shares the same first steps of analog sound recording. Sound becomes converted into electrical analog signals. However, the process extends to converting the analog signal into that of a digital signal. It can also be converted into a format that computers and mp3 players can read as well as reproduce. Digital sounds can be copied easily onto hard drives, compact disks, and even uploaded online. Others can then play it or download it at their own convenience.
Each of the signals recorded is capable of being reproduced at various resolutions. However, the sound quality that results from this reproduction highly depends on an important factor: the bandwidth.
The audio bandwidth is simple to comprehend. With high audio bandwidth, you will also get better audio fidelity. This is quite similar to images. You won't be able to enlarge an image that has a low-resolution. You'll just see a big blur. A high-resolution photo, on the other hand, can maintain great quality even when you zoom into it. You'll be able to see the tiniest details of the photo.
With the audio bandwidth, the analog sound is the clear winner because it is almost unlimited. This means that you can move it into higher resolutions and you won't have any problem with the quality deteriorating. With digital sounds, however, its bandwidth is fixed. If what you have in mind is increasing the potential of the sound you're creating, then go for one that has greater bandwidth.
SNR or signal to noise ratio may be one of those terms that you've already read about while looking for audio devices and other equipment for audio electronics. SNR is the amount of noise that is being generated by your recorded sound to the speakers. This is the ratio of how much of the intentional sound is there as compared to the unwanted noise.
Digital sound usually has a greater signal to noise ratio. However, it will be limited because of the recording's bit depth. Related: Bit Depth vs. Sample Rate. Once the audio has been digitized, the sound waves will begin to look angular – more like a set of stairs – rather than having smooth curves. This, then, adds digital noise. The analog sounds can be expected to be much smoother although, of course, there will still be some popping or cracking sounds because of the imperfection of having it recorded onto tapes of vinyl.
This is where digital sounds are better than analog sounds. The analog sound recordings will eventually degrade in terms of quality because cassette tapes and vinyl records will age. These are also played repeatedly or copied which can cause damage.
With digital sound recordings, the quality can be expected to stay the same since there are more storage options that are much safer compared to those of analog sound recordings. Playing and copying digital sound recordings can be done over and over and the quality of the sound will remain the same, unless, of course, manipulated.
Digital sound, along with other forms of digital media, is hands down more versatile compared to the analog sound format. Analog recordings can only be played using record players and tape decks. Digital audio can be played and stored in a wide variety of ways. You can use compact CDs, mp3 players, and online.
Anyone can easily stream as well as download the digital audio file anywhere in the world. That's why since digital music became more popular, the analog recordings began to decrease as well. But they're not gone for good. There are still lots of people looking to buy vintage vinyl records and tapes.
Digital Vs. Analog Sound: Which is Better?
In choosing between the two, it really depends on your preference. If you were to ask me, just for the convenience alone, I'd choose the digital sound format. Storing, playing, and sharing the audio file is much easier. Editing digital sounds will also be a breeze.
But the analog sound format has it's own advantages as well. You'll have amazing audio bandwidth with it and the quality won't deteriorate. Again, there's no big debate between these two formats. It's a matter of which recording process you prefer and how you want to work on your recordings.
These are the main distinctions between digital vs. analog sounds. There are some instances where the analog sound format is better compared to the digital sound format. The same goes the other way around.
How about you? What's your take between the analog and digital audio formats? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!


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Directions: From the intersection of ID 78/ID 67 in Grand View, follow ID 67 (Roosevelt Ave) N 1.4 mi; L (W) into parking lot; another viewing area can be accessed by continuing N on ID 67 for 0.5 mi; L on Shaw Ln for 0.6 mi; viewing area on L.
Description: This reservoir, is bordered by marshes, ponds, and wildlife food plots. Ducks, geese, wading birds, and shorebirds can number in the thousands during migration periods. Waterfowl and shorebirds linger until late Dec freeze-up. Shorebirds include American Avocet and Black-necked Stilt. Common nesters include Cinnamon Teal and Burrowing and Long-eared Owls. American White Pelican, White-faced Ibis, Great and Snowy Egrets, Franklin's and Herring Gulls, and Caspian, Forster's and Black Terns may also be present. Dunlin are regular in late fall/early winter. Sora and Virginia Rail are commonly heard except coldest months. Sparrows are best viewed in late fall to early spring; species include American Tree, Swamp, Savannah, and Vesper. Winter raptors include Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, and all falcons except Gyrfalcon.


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Phone : 81-(0)87-864-2000 Fax : 81-(0)87-864-2031
The Engineering Campus is located in Takamatsu City, the capital of Kagwa Prefecture on Shikoku Island, in the southwestern part of Japan. Takamatsu City has been the gateway to Shikoku Island since ancient times and is the capital of Kagawa Prefecture with a population of approximately 420,000. Takamatsu faces the peaceful blue Seto Inland Sea and is blessed with sunny weather and a mild climate.
There are four campuses in Kagawa University:
Saiwai-cho Campus (Education, Law, Economics,Engineering and Design) - main campus
Hayashi-cho Campus (Engineering and Design)
Miki-cho Campus (Agriculture)
Miki-cho Campus (Medicine)
From Osaka (Kansai International Airport):
about 3 hours by train or bus
From Tokyo (Haneda Airport):
about 70 minutes by airplane
Scenery of Kagawa
Kagawa Prefecture is the smallest prefecture of all 47 prefectures in Japan with an area of 1,876 km2 with a variety of scenic locations. The newly developed Sunport in the harbor area of Takamatsu is attractive and exciting. At the same time, Ritsurin Park, a traditional Japanese garden designated as a National Scenic Site is quiet and peaceful. You will see the new and the old coexisting neatly and comfortably.
The Seto Ohashi Bridge is one of three bridges connecting Shikoku and Honshu, the mainland of Japan. Being one of the longest bridges in the world, it consists of 6 bridges and has a unique two-tired structure; the upper deck is a four-lane highway and the lower deck is for the railway. The Seto Ohashi Bridge really is a masterpiece of art and technology and a good way to witness the beauty of the Seto Inland Sea.
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On Sept. 10, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued its final rule prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from terminating or otherwise discriminating against employees who discuss their compensation with co-workers or job applicants. This rule implements the Obama administration's Equal Pay initiative under Executive Order 13665 and will take effect on Jan. 11, 2016.
The final rule includes all federal contractors with contracts entered into or modified on or after the effective date of the rule that exceed $10,000 in value. The rule effectively prevents contractors and subcontractors from enforcing pay secrecy policies against current and prospective employees. Specifically, these contractors may not retaliate against employees or applicants who "inquire about, discuss, or disclose" information on their pay or the pay that other employees receive. However, there is an exception if an employee or applicant makes the disclosure based on information obtained while performing his or her essential job functions. If an employee or applicant believes that a contractor has violated this rule, he or she may file a complaint with the OFCCP.
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Chelsea release pictures of their new £500m Stamford Bridge project
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2015 Steve Green
News has emerged recently of Chelsea's intent to redevelop Stamford Bridge to increase it's capacity and modernise its design.
Chelsea News and Rumours
Juventus boss CONFIRMS interest in Chelsea playmaker
Chelsea to loan three players as part of the Radamel Falcao deal
And now, thanks to the Metro, Blues fans have been given a look into what their new home will look like with the release of a series of pictures detailing their plans.
The redevelopment of the ground is said to be the brainchild of owner Roman Abramovic, who is hoping to leave the new ground as his legacy when he eventually hands over the running of the club to his son.
Originally appearing in the Daily Mail, the new ground will reportedly take the capacity up to 60,000, increasing it from it's current capability to hold just 41,798, making it far more suitable to home the current Premier League champions.
The pictures were released as part of a consultation with locals that will be close to the ground while building takes place.
Instead of swish futuristic designs, the plans have apparently taken their inspiration from Westminster Abbey.
It would make a refreshing change to the ultra modern glass and concrete bowls that clubs usually spring for.
See the plans below…
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The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) is designed to promote citizen education and involvement in public affairs.
OCL was organized in 1978 by a group of interested and concerned citizens. An independent and nonpartisan organization, it was incorporated in 1980 and received non-profit, tax exempt status in 1981. It is governed by a board of directors, which is elected by the members.
Its members discuss and propose solutions to issues facing Central New York. OCL then generates reports offering specific recommendations for resolving the studied problem. The league does not promote specific legislation nor function as a lobbying group.


Picking a guitar isn't the easiest thing to do, especially if you're just beginning. When you're just starting out, you probably don't even know the basic things to look at when you're going shopping for a guitar. That's totally okay! That's why I created this guide; to help you along your journey of picking out the perfect guitar. My goal is to introduce you to the best beginner level guitars on today's market. Once you have armed yourself with the right information, you will be able to find the right guitar that will allow you to learn and grow into a great player.
The price of the guitar is going to be one of the most crucial parts of the shopping process. A quality beginner's level acoustic guitar will start at around $150 and will go all the way up to $600. I personally would not suggest going below the $100 mark. Why? Guitars that are retail priced below $100 aren't quality. These guitars will break after a few months of use, not to mention that they just don't produce the same quality sound in comparison to the more expensive guitars. If you truly want to learn how to play guitar, don't be afraid to make the investment in a quality instrument.
As you're shopping, think about what you are hoping to get out of your first guitar. Are you looking for something that has a better appearance than it does sound? Are you interested in purchasing a guitar that is going to last you through your constant traveling to new venues? There are guitars that are made for specific genres, so do research and see what types of guitars best fit the genre that you are interested in playing.
The brand of the guitar will truly speak about the quality of the instrument. Before making any final decisions, make sure that you do research before your purchase. Brands like Epiphone and Yamaha have strict quality control producers that they have set in place, that are performed before the guitars leave the factor. This means that there are lower chances for you to receive a lemon or a poor quality guitar, in comparison to purchasing a guitar that has a lesser known name brand. While sometimes this does mean that the price is going to be a bit higher, you should be comforted knowing that you are going to receive a top-quality instrument.
All of the guitars in this guide are six string acoustic guitars; all of the guitars that I talk about in this article are aimed at a beginner's level and are all priced at the low to mid-range level.
Check out the latest prices here. Yamaha FG830 Bright, rich sound. Has been one of the best-selling models for 50 years.
Check out the latest prices here. Seagull S6 Original Great sound projection. Lightweight. Thinner neck at nut for easy handling.
Check out the latest prices here. Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat Easy playability. Small body compared to a dreadnought.
Check out the latest prices here. Britsol by Blueridge BD-16 Warm, bright sound. Resonates greatly. Easy to find replacement parts.
Features: The Seagull S6 Original is best known to be the guitar that is one of the best models to learn guitar on.
Features: The Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat is actually based on Tim Armstrong's vintage 60's acoustic. This is an acoustic-electric guitar, which means that the sound of the acoustic guitar can be projected even more, with the use of an amp. However, it still plays and sounds the same way as a regular acoustic guitar.
Features: Named after the city in Tennessee, the Bristol by Blueridge BR-16 is a competitively priced guitar that plays like an intermediate level acoustic. This guitar is still made and produced in the United States of America, with Blueridge known for producing consistent quality in their guitars.
Blueridge guitars are still made in America!
When you're looking to purchase your first acoustic guitar, make sure that you really take your time and consider all of the options that the guitar offers. After all, choosing the right guitar can be a painstaking process. Today's guitar market is flooded with quality beginner level guitars that fall into the affordable price range.
Read our articles, watch videos, and speak with a few experienced players! Playing acoustic guitar is a wonderful experience and it certainly can be one that is life changing.
Before going out and investing in a guitar, make sure that you are passionate about playing. If you end up hating the instrument from the first day you pick it up, you will just turn out to be incredibly frustrated, and end up never picking it up again!
Once you finally have your guitar, all of the fun that comes with learning the instrument can start! Make sure that you check out our page for tips and tricks on playing!
Dreadnought vs Concert: Which is a Better Acoustic Guitar Variant?


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Tocobaga, Pleme američkih Indijanaca porodice Timuquanan naseljeno u prvoj polovici 16. stoljeća sjeverno od zaljeva Tampa na Floridi, gdje ih 1528. nalazi španjolski ustraživač Pánfilo de Narváez.  Jedanaest godina kasnije (1539) južno od Tampa Baya stiže ekspedicija Hernando de Sotoa ali nisu imali puno kontakata s njima. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, španjolski istraživač,  posjetio ih je 1567. i utemelji garnizon i ostavio u njemu 30 vojnika. Kada se tamo vratio Juan Rogel, u siječnju 1568., naselje je bilo napušteno, a svi Španjolci mrtvi. Tocobage su izgleda napadali na pokrštene Indijance, jer Španjolci šalju kaznenu ekspediciju na plemena Pohoy i Tocobaga, ali su ovdje nisu dugo zadržali. U velikom Timucua ustanku (1656) nisu učestvovali.

Swanton drži da su se kasnije možda pridružili drugim Timucua skupinama i zajedno s njima nestali, ili su se priključili Calusama. Za vjerojatne mogućnosti drži da su Tocobage možda kasniji Tompacuas Indijanci koji su se pojavili u zemlji Apalachee Indijanaca, ili pleme poznato kao "Macapiras" ili "Amacapiras" koje je 1726. smješteno na misiju San Buenaventura blizu St. Augustine.

Život i običaji Tocobaga
Naselja Tocobaga su malena s kolibama kružnog oblika prekrivenim palminim lišćem i postavljene oko središnjeg trga na kojima su održavali sastanke. Kuće poglavica i svetišta gradili su na zemljanim moundima, a mrtve sahranjivali u grobnim moundima koje su podizali van sela. Kuća poglavice Tocobaga u Safety Harboru nalazila se na moundu visokom 20 stopa (6 metara) s pogledom na Old Tampa Bay.

Tocobaga Indijanci, slično kao njihovi južni susjedi Caluse imali su razvijenu kulturu školjaka iz kojih su izrađivali razni alat, služile su im kao žlice i utezi na mrežama, za izradu ukrasa, hranili su se i trgovali njima, i na koncu su završavale i u gradnji samih mounda. Materijalna kultura poznaje i kopačicu (adz) sa školjkom ili kamenim iverom uglavljenim na drvenu dršku. Atlatl (vidi ), napravu za izbacivanje koplja koja se koristi u lovu također su poznavali. Koplje izbačeno atlatlom daleko je probojnije, nego koplje bačeno rukom.
Tocobage su bili šamanisti, a poznavali su i šamana-berdaša (berdache), koje nalazimo kod Yokuta, Sijuksa (winktes), Illinoisa ili Navaho Indijanaca koji su ga nazivali Nadle. Berdaš, naziv koji dolazi iz perzijskog "bardaj" (pasivni homoseksualni partner), može biti hermafrodit kod nekih Indijanaca, kao što su Tocobage, ili homoseksualac s kojima su sjevernoamerički Indijanci voljeli da se sprdaju, ali su prema njima osjećali istovremeno i veliko strahopoštovanje, bojeći se njihovih moći.

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice
Tocobaga

Timuquanan
Indijanci, Florida
indijanska plemena

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Q: LED Circuit turns on or off after pulse of varying intensity I'm trying to make a circuit that turns a LED on or off by using a pulse voltage. The LED should turn on with a pulse of intensity A and off with a pulse of B, where A and B < 5V. Most of the time, this voltage will be null. Two additional constant DC voltage sources can be used.
I've thought about using OpAmps to determine whether the pulse is high or low enough, but the LED should only change states after the pulse, and it should stay in this new state until a new pulse happens.
What basic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, OpAmps, diodes, MOSFETs) could be used to maintain the LED on after a pulse and have it off only after another pulse of different intensity?

A: As far as I can tell from your question, this circuit might help you:

It is from Nuts & Volts magazine, and part of their Bipolar Transistor Cookbook, an eight part tutorial worth going through.
You would feed the output of Q (or not-Q) into a circuit that turns on your LED.

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If you are unsure if your project requires a right of way permit, please call the Engineering Department at (651) 714-3593 or send an inquiry to rowpermits@woodburymn.gov.
Excavators (including homeowners) throughout Minnesota are responsible to notify Gopher State One Call of any proposed excavations. The Gopher State One Call Center will notify participating underground facility operators, so locations of underground facilities can be marked. Please visit the Gopher State One Call website for more information or to request a utility locate.
Please return the completed application along with a detailed drawing of the proposed work to the Engineering Department at rowpermits@woodburymn.gov.
The City of Woodbury requires a land disturbance permit to be issued for land disturbing activities that: exceed one acre or are part of a larger common plan of development over one acre, or the total volume of earth material disturbed, stockpiled, disposed of, or used as fill exceeds 50 cubic yards.
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Player of the season Fabian Schar says he is loving life at St James Park
Fabian Schar is loving life at Newcastle United.
The Swiss international was relegated when playing for Deportivo last season.
The only silver lining being that he had a relegation release clause meaning Rafa Benitez could land him for only £3m.
The centre-back must have feared the worst though after November arrived and Newcastle still hadn't won a game.
Consecutive relegations on the cards and Schar had only started one Premier League match.
However, the player says the season has rapidly improved and he can see the team continuing to improve moving into next season.
Fabian Schar has played in 22 Premier League games this season and Newcastle have won eleven and drawn five of them, picking up 38 points. In his absence the team have won none of the 14 games, only picking up four from a possible 42 points.
Maybe Rafa's best buy so far?
Fabian Schar taking to the Premier League:
"The first weeks and months were really tough when I didn't play too much, also the team wasn't getting good results.
"But now I can be really happy with what has happened here.
"I enjoy playing here with all my team-mates, the special stadium, the fans always with us, a really nice year.
"We were last after 10 games with three points…now to already have (over) 40 points is a good thing.
"We improved, worked a lot, that is what you can see over the season.
"It's hard to break us down and I'm happy to be part of the team.
"Nobody wants to fight with relegation (but) the Premier League is a really tough league, especially when you see how many teams are close to the bottom.
"I think we have quality in the team, and f we continue like we did this season, I'm looking forward to improving (further).
"We will try to get a result (against Liverpool) but we are just looking for our result.
"We want to win all our games and this is our last home game, this is the only thing we're looking for.
"Clearly it's going to be a really tough game and we have to be perfect to get something.
"He (Rafa Benitez) is like the players, we will do everything for a good result."
Jim Robertson


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Iraq timeline
Hammurabi Establishes Dynasty in Babylon
Hammurabi was a First Dynasty king of the city-state of Babylon, and inherited the power from his father, Sin-muballit, in ca. 1728 B.C.. Babylon... Read more
Hanging Gardens of Babylon Built
In addition to its size, Babylon surpasses in splendor any city in the known world. Read more
633 AD
Iraq Conquered by Khalid ibn Walid under Caliph Abu Bakr
After the Ridda Wars, a tribal chief of north eastern Arabia, Misnah ibn Haris, raided Persian towns in Iraq. Misnah ibn Haris went to Medina to... Read more
Jan 29 1258 to Feb 10 1258
Battle of Baghdad
In 1258, a Mongol army numbering between 120,000 and 150,000 soldiers laid siege to and sacked Baghdad, then the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate... Read more
Battle of Basra (1914)
The Battle of Basra was a battle of World War I which took place in the city of Basra (modern-day Iraq) between British and Ottoman troops on... Read more
Great Britain Officially Occupies Basra
General Barrett immediately began to make preparations to continue the offensive against the Turks at Baljaniya, when on the 20th on November, he... Read more
Battle of Qurna
The Battle of Qurna, (December 3, 1914) was between British forces and Ottoman forces that tried to retake the city of Basra which they lost at the... Read more
Battle of the Wadi
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Battle of Hanna
Aylmer's attack began with an advance by 4,000 troops of 7th Division, preceded by short artillery bombardments at noon on 20 January and on the... Read more
Battle of Dujaila
The Battle of Dujaila was fought on March 8, 1916, between British and Ottoman forces during the First World War. The Ottoman forces, led by Colmar... Read more
Fall of Baghdad (1917)
On 11 March 1917, the British Indian Army fighting the Ottoman Turks in the First World War, after a series of defeats, captured Baghdad in a... Read more
British Launch the Samarrah Offensive
The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more
British Forces Capture Falluja
First Action at Jebel Hamrin
The first action we fought at Jebel Hamrin, in the third week of March, 1917, was a sanguinary affair. The Turks held us back on the hills when... Read more
British Take Control of Samarrah and Its Railroad, Ending Samarrah Offensive
British Forces Launch Attack on Ramadi
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Action of Khan Baghdadi
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Iraq Granted Independence from British Empire
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May 15 1948 to Apr 4 1949
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known by the Israelis as the War of Independence and War of Liberation, and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe, was the... Read more
Iraq Invades Iran
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Iran and Iraq Declare Cease-Fire
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Saddam Hussein Launches the Invasion of Kuwait
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Aug 2 1990 11:00AM
UN Security Council Passes Resolution 660, Condemning the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
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US Initiates Operation Desert Shield
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<?php

namespace League\OAuth2\Server\Exception;

use Exception;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
use Throwable;

class OAuthServerException extends Exception
{
    /**
     * @var int
     */
    private $httpStatusCode;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    private $errorType;

    /**
     * @var null|string
     */
    private $hint;

    /**
     * @var null|string
     */
    private $redirectUri;

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    private $payload;

    /**
     * @var ServerRequestInterface
     */
    private $serverRequest;

    /**
     * Throw a new exception.
     *
     * @param string      $message        Error message
     * @param int         $code           Error code
     * @param string      $errorType      Error type
     * @param int         $httpStatusCode HTTP status code to send (default = 400)
     * @param null|string $hint           A helper hint
     * @param null|string $redirectUri    A HTTP URI to redirect the user back to
     * @param Throwable   $previous       Previous exception
     */
    public function __construct($message, $code, $errorType, $httpStatusCode = 400, $hint = null, $redirectUri = null, Throwable $previous = null)
    {
        parent::__construct($message, $code, $previous);
        $this->httpStatusCode = $httpStatusCode;
        $this->errorType = $errorType;
        $this->hint = $hint;
        $this->redirectUri = $redirectUri;
        $this->payload = [
            'error'             => $errorType,
            'error_description' => $message,
        ];
        if ($hint !== null) {
            $this->payload['hint'] = $hint;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current payload.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getPayload()
    {
        $payload = $this->payload;

        // The "message" property is deprecated and replaced by "error_description"
        // TODO: remove "message" property
        if (isset($payload['error_description']) && !isset($payload['message'])) {
            $payload['message'] = $payload['error_description'];
        }

        return $payload;
    }

    /**
     * Updates the current payload.
     *
     * @param array $payload
     */
    public function setPayload(array $payload)
    {
        $this->payload = $payload;
    }

    /**
     * Set the server request that is responsible for generating the exception
     *
     * @param ServerRequestInterface $serverRequest
     */
    public function setServerRequest(ServerRequestInterface $serverRequest)
    {
        $this->serverRequest = $serverRequest;
    }

    /**
     * Unsupported grant type error.
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function unsupportedGrantType()
    {
        $errorMessage = 'The authorization grant type is not supported by the authorization server.';
        $hint = 'Check that all required parameters have been provided';

        return new static($errorMessage, 2, 'unsupported_grant_type', 400, $hint);
    }

    /**
     * Invalid request error.
     *
     * @param string      $parameter The invalid parameter
     * @param null|string $hint
     * @param Throwable   $previous  Previous exception
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function invalidRequest($parameter, $hint = null, Throwable $previous = null)
    {
        $errorMessage = 'The request is missing a required parameter, includes an invalid parameter value, ' .
            'includes a parameter more than once, or is otherwise malformed.';
        $hint = ($hint === null) ? \sprintf('Check the `%s` parameter', $parameter) : $hint;

        return new static($errorMessage, 3, 'invalid_request', 400, $hint, null, $previous);
    }

    /**
     * Invalid client error.
     *
     * @param ServerRequestInterface $serverRequest
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function invalidClient(ServerRequestInterface $serverRequest)
    {
        $exception = new static('Client authentication failed', 4, 'invalid_client', 401);

        $exception->setServerRequest($serverRequest);

        return $exception;
    }

    /**
     * Invalid scope error.
     *
     * @param string      $scope       The bad scope
     * @param null|string $redirectUri A HTTP URI to redirect the user back to
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function invalidScope($scope, $redirectUri = null)
    {
        $errorMessage = 'The requested scope is invalid, unknown, or malformed';

        if (empty($scope)) {
            $hint = 'Specify a scope in the request or set a default scope';
        } else {
            $hint = \sprintf(
                'Check the `%s` scope',
                \htmlspecialchars($scope, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8', false)
            );
        }

        return new static($errorMessage, 5, 'invalid_scope', 400, $hint, $redirectUri);
    }

    /**
     * Invalid credentials error.
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function invalidCredentials()
    {
        return new static('The user credentials were incorrect.', 6, 'invalid_credentials', 401);
    }

    /**
     * Server error.
     *
     * @param string    $hint
     * @param Throwable $previous
     *
     * @return static
     *
     * @codeCoverageIgnore
     */
    public static function serverError($hint, Throwable $previous = null)
    {
        return new static(
            'The authorization server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from fulfilling'
            . ' the request: ' . $hint,
            7,
            'server_error',
            500,
            null,
            null,
            $previous
        );
    }

    /**
     * Invalid refresh token.
     *
     * @param null|string $hint
     * @param Throwable   $previous
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function invalidRefreshToken($hint = null, Throwable $previous = null)
    {
        return new static('The refresh token is invalid.', 8, 'invalid_request', 401, $hint, null, $previous);
    }

    /**
     * Access denied.
     *
     * @param null|string $hint
     * @param null|string $redirectUri
     * @param Throwable   $previous
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function accessDenied($hint = null, $redirectUri = null, Throwable $previous = null)
    {
        return new static(
            'The resource owner or authorization server denied the request.',
            9,
            'access_denied',
            401,
            $hint,
            $redirectUri,
            $previous
        );
    }

    /**
     * Invalid grant.
     *
     * @param string $hint
     *
     * @return static
     */
    public static function invalidGrant($hint = '')
    {
        return new static(
            'The provided authorization grant (e.g., authorization code, resource owner credentials) or refresh token '
                . 'is invalid, expired, revoked, does not match the redirection URI used in the authorization request, '
                . 'or was issued to another client.',
            10,
            'invalid_grant',
            400,
            $hint
        );
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getErrorType()
    {
        return $this->errorType;
    }

    /**
     * Generate a HTTP response.
     *
     * @param ResponseInterface $response
     * @param bool              $useFragment True if errors should be in the URI fragment instead of query string
     * @param int               $jsonOptions options passed to json_encode
     *
     * @return ResponseInterface
     */
    public function generateHttpResponse(ResponseInterface $response, $useFragment = false, $jsonOptions = 0)
    {
        $headers = $this->getHttpHeaders();

        $payload = $this->getPayload();

        if ($this->redirectUri !== null) {
            if ($useFragment === true) {
                $this->redirectUri .= (\strstr($this->redirectUri, '#') === false) ? '#' : '&';
            } else {
                $this->redirectUri .= (\strstr($this->redirectUri, '?') === false) ? '?' : '&';
            }

            return $response->withStatus(302)->withHeader('Location', $this->redirectUri . \http_build_query($payload));
        }

        foreach ($headers as $header => $content) {
            $response = $response->withHeader($header, $content);
        }

        $responseBody = \json_encode($payload, $jsonOptions) ?: 'JSON encoding of payload failed';

        $response->getBody()->write($responseBody);

        return $response->withStatus($this->getHttpStatusCode());
    }

    /**
     * Get all headers that have to be send with the error response.
     *
     * @return array Array with header values
     */
    public function getHttpHeaders()
    {
        $headers = [
            'Content-type' => 'application/json',
        ];

        // Add "WWW-Authenticate" header
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Survey: Low-interest rates and cyber crime top concerns for Canadian insurers
by ILSTV Daily News | Jul 16, 2015 | Canadian Business
TORONTO, July 15, 2015 /CNW/ – A risk survey, by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) in association with PwC, identified the regulatory environment, cyber risk and low interest rates as top concerns for the Canadian insurance industry. Consistent with global counterparts, cyber risk and interest rates are new to the rankings this year alongside perennial concerns around regulatory developments and the broader macro-economy.
Regulatory risk emerged as the overall top risk for Canadian and global participants in the survey for the third successive year. While regulatory change is top of mind globally, for Canadians, the regulatory environment remains consistent with concern being driven by the impact of policy decisions and intrusion on product pricing and design.
Cyber risk and interest rates round out the top three risks for Canadian insurers, indexing slightly higher than their global counterparts, Canada did not diverge widely from the global response with nine of the top ten risks in the country also appearing on the global list. With their large data bases and complex business ecosystems, cybercrime continues to create challenges for the industry and rocketed to second place as a concern for Canadian insurers. Similarly, while insurers were able to make adjustments accounting for low interest rates, as rates remain low, a focus on further product and pricing changes is required often at the cost of product innovation.
"Canadian insurance companies are some of the biggest international operators. It is no surprise that, given the scale of their operations and rich data holdings, cyber security emerged this year as a top concern leaving many players in the sector believing that a data breach is not a matter of if but when," said Chris Couture, PwC Canada's National Insurance Leader. "Between more regulatory scrutiny around data security and greater demand for online services in an often strained and antiquated IT environment, there is no doubt that this will remain at the forefront as a driver of change within the industry."
According to the 2015 Insurance Banana Skins Survey, the top ten Canadian and Global Industry risk factors in 2013 include the following:
2015 Top 10 Risks (2013 results in brackets)
Macro-economy (3)
Cyber risk (-)
Interest rates (-)
Investment performance (2)
Guaranteed products (4)
Distribution channels (11)
Natural catastrophes (5)
Quality of risk management (14)
Quality of risk management (7)
Political interference (10)
Global Results
The EU's Solvency 2 Directive, to be introduced next year, was the focus of strongest concern, but many other countries are introducing similar measures, often modelled on Solvency 2. While the beneficial impact of tighter regulation was acknowledged, the survey responses showed regulation is also widely seen as excessive and overbearing.
This view was held both by practitioners and outside observers of the industry (academics, consultants, analysts etc.) Typical responses from insurance company directors included: "A sound regulatory environment is absolutely essential. At the same time, over-regulation potentially strangles perfectly good and sound insurers from conducting good and sound business."
A second cluster of concerns surrounds macro-economic risk, where respondents were cautious about the outlook for growth, as well as for interest rates whose low levels have depressed investment yields and made savings products more difficult to manage and sell.
A third cluster of risks is emerging in the area of industry change, particularly the impact of new technology on security, product delivery and data management. Cyber risk appears for the first time since the survey was initiated in 2007, and is highly placed at No. 4 overall (no.1 for non-life insurance), reflecting rapidly growing concern about cybercrime and data security.
The digitization of the industry also threatens traditional business models in the areas of distribution, new entrants and client interface. Many respondents expect to see major structural change in the industry in the coming years.
A number of risks have receded, among them the quality of management and corporate governance in insurance companies, where marked improvements are seen to have taken place. These were once ranked among the top risks facing the industry. Also declining is reputation risk as insurers become more pro-active in public relations, though the growth of social media is seen as a rising threat to reputation management.
The 2015 Banana Skins Index, which measures the level of anxiety in the industry, is at a record high despite the improving global situation. David Lascelles, survey editor, said: "The insurance industry faces enormous challenges in the growth of regulation, a difficult operating environment, and the looming threat of structural change. This is reflected in the negative sentiment behind this survey".
Stephen O'Hearn, PwC Global Insurance Leader, commented: "The long-term prospects for insurers are positive as people around the world live longer and have more wealth to protect. Yet they also face the disruptive impact of new technology, changing customer expectations, more exacting regulation and enduring economic uncertainty. Insurers' ability to identify and manage emerging as well as familiar risks will be one of the key differentiators for success in this volatile competitive environment."
Mark Train, PwC Global Insurance Risk leader, said: "We're pleased to support the CSFI's Insurance Banana Skins initiative, which provides valuable insights into the risk concerns at the top of the boardroom agenda. The ability to identify and manage emerging as well as familiar risks will be one of the key differentiators for success in a marketplace that offers considerable long-term opportunities, but also disruptive threats."
The survey is the latest in the CSFI's long-running Banana Skins series on financial risk. Previous Insurance Banana Skins surveys were in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. The 2015 global report can be downloaded at www.pwc.com/fs or the CSFI website: www.csfi.org and the Canadian report can be viewed.
Risk factors to watch as possible recession looms
by The Canadian Press | Jul 9, 2015 | Canadian Business
By Terry Pedwell
OTTAWA – There are some troubling signals and conflicting messages about the direction Canada's economy will take just as voters are preparing to head to the polls once again.
On Monday, TD Bank said that Canada was likely already in a recession in the first half of this year.
And even though just last week Finance Minister Joe Oliver was dismissing the "R-word," by Tuesday he was softening his stand, saying it's just too early to tell if Canada's economy has, indeed, slid backwards.
Oliver also said Canada is well positioned to deal with another economic downturn, although he acknowledged the country's finances are in a fragile state.
So, what lies ahead for the economy?
Here are some facts:
— The 2015 federal budget projected a surplus this year of $1.4 billion. However, that was partly because the government stopped setting aside an annual $3 billion contingency reserve. It also assumed there would be nearly $1 billion in savings through the negotiation of new contracts with civil servants. Those savings have yet to be realized and the largest union, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, is currently seeking a court injunction to prevent the government from unilaterally taking much of that money out of employee sick time reserves.
— Oil prices aren't in freefall, but they don't appear to be on the rise either. While the spring federal budget pegged average crude prices in the $60 to $70 per barrel range, the August crude contract closed Tuesday at $52.33 U.S. per barrel. Continued low oil prices could further erode the federal government's balanced budget pledge if revenues fail to materialize.
— The 2015 budget assumes 2.0 per cent growth in real GDP this year, based on private-sector forecasts. But TD now projects just 1.2 per cent for the year — a revision that could take yet another bite out of Ottawa's bottom line.
— Relying on a booming economy south of the border to bolster Canada's fortunes appears may be a bust. Statistics Canada reported Tuesday a widening merchandise trade deficit of $3.3-billion in May, up from $3-billion in April. It was Canada's eighth consecutive trade shortfall and the second-largest in history, despite a Canadian dollar that's been hovering at or below 80 cents U.S. BMO Capital Markets senior economist Benjamin Reitzes said the trade deficit numbers counter expectations that improving U.S. growth and a weaker loonie will provide a boost to Canada.
— There are also continuing concerns about the situation in Greece, and how that country will affect the Eurozone economy — and ultimately Canada. But Dominion Lending Centres chief economist Sherry Cooper notes that while all the attention has been on Greece, the Chinese stock market has fallen nearly 30 per cent in the past month as China's economy slows. China, with the second largest economy in the world and a population 120 times the size of Greece, has until recently dominated a rising demand for Canada's natural resources.
— A growing group of economists are anticipating that the Bank of Canada will lower its key lending rate next Wednesday, in an effort to stimulate growth.
— One cash cow for the feds right now is the Employment Insurance system. The federal government is currently collecting more money in EI premiums than it spends on benefits. And that means it can prop up its books with what's left over — until the premium rate start to drop off in 2017.
Canada agency warns institutions to keep eye on transactions
by ILSTV Daily News | Jun 11, 2015 | Canadian Business
By Mike De Souza
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada's financial intelligence agency has issued detailed guidelines to financial institutions to help them identify signs of terrorism funding in the wake of two deadly terror attacks last October against the country's soldiers.
The list, released by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC), includes keeping an eye out for clients who suddenly pay down debt, show transactions or travel plans to conflict zones or appear to be selling property and their possessions.
FINTRAC wants institutions to increase customer scrutiny and flag suspicious cases to the agency, its spokesman said on Wednesday. Last November, the agency reported a jump in suspicious transactions following the attacks in Ottawa and near Montreal.
"FINTRAC is not issuing these indicators in order to ask reporting entities to do additional work, but to be more vigilant in the review of transactions involving their clients," spokesman Darren Gibb said of the new guidelines, sent out to financial institutions in May.
The agency was launched in 2000 to track money movements it feels may be related to money laundering, or national security issues such as terrorism. It passes any intelligence it gathers on to other government bodies for further investigation.
FINTRAC Director Gerald Cossette asked institutions to be diligent in the guidelines, noting that transactions associated with terrorism often fall below the C$10,000 ($8,153) mandatory threshold for reporting to FINTRAC.
The new instructions also call for the institutions – which include banks, life insurance companies, real estate agencies and developers, accounting firms and casinos – to be on the lookout for transactions involving people associated with terrorism in media reports, social media websites and those identified by law enforcement agencies.
FINTRAC urged institutions to review cases where multiple warnings are flagged as individual warning signs might not identify suspicious activity on their own.
Cossette wrote that previous reporting by the institutions following the October attacks was "extremely useful" for intelligence agencies.
"Indeed, your employees are often the first ones to have a suspicion regarding a transaction, which means that your efforts in submitting to us timely, relevant and high-quality suspicious transaction reports are fundamental to Canada's ability to combat money laundering and terrorism financing," Cossette wrote in a May 7 email to the institutions.
FINTRAC said the number of terrorism financing related cases it has studied and referred to other law enforcement partners more than doubled to 337 cases in 2014-2015, up from 159 in 2011-2012.
(Reporting by Mike De Souza; Editing by Alan Crosby)


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I decided to watch this Korean drama, My Love Eun Dong (2015), because of the male star Joo Jin Mo whom I had enjoyed in several films, like Gabi and 200 Pound Beauty, but I ended up not feeling a lot of sympathy for his character since scenes of him committing adultery with the lead female character tainted the story. That's one of my own personal big red flags about dramas and films, when characters commit adultery I find that repugnant and the purity of the love story they are trying to tell is ruined; there's no justification for adultery and I immediately start disliking the characters and the story. I think these kinds of characters are very immature and selfish and not very admirable to base a supposedly timeless romantic story on. Plus the writer here tried to make the disabled husband in a wheelchair, who desperately needed his wife and loved her, the bad guy; not very politically correct today! I am happy this show appeared on a small cable station in Korea (jTBC) and only averaged between 1 and 2 percent ratings in the nation, so not a lot of people watched this one. Good.
The first episodes, which focused on the couple as children, were sweet and poignant. I enjoyed the two sets of actors in the beginning parts of the story: Jr. (When A Man Loves) and Lee Jee In as the teen set, and Baek Sung Hyun (White Christmas, Stairway To Heaven, Running Shirt) and Yoon So Hee (Sword and Flower) as the twenty-somethings, and I was hopeful the adult romance would be as lovely. However when the characters reunited as adults in their thirties they both seemed to have arrested developments -- he because he was a spoiled brat, famous and rich actor at 35 behaving like he was still 18 -- and she because she had amnesia (no, not again!) and couldn't remember him. Calgon, take me away from Korean drama cliches! Enough already! Between the typical cliches of children falling in love, being separated, and then reuniting years later, amnesia, car crashes, interfering parents, meddling second female lead, etc. I felt like this drama was too old-fashioned and tedious for today's audiences. Korea desperately has to come up with some new story ideas! Please!
The Story: A man raised with the birth name Hyun Soo (Joo Jin Mo) has become Korea's most famous actor by his mid-30's, using the stage name of Ji Eun Ho, and he has been fixated for years on finding a lost childhood love of his named Eun Dong; they were separated the first time due to the death of her grandmother after which she was sent to a Catholic orphanage to live before being adopted by foster parents, and then after discovering each other once again in their twenties they were quickly separated a second time through the tragedy of a car crash in which Eun Dong's future husband was crippled, and in which she lost her memories due to amnesia.
Because of the interference of meddling foster parents who do nothing to help Eun Dong restore her memories, and because of an out of wedlock pregnancy, she marries the man who was her boyfriend before Eun Ho showed up in her life again, despite his disability; this young man named Jae Ho (played in adulthood by actor Kim Tae Hoon from Operation Proposal) was distressed at being broken up with as a young man in love and ends up crashing the car with both himself and Eun Dong inside. Paying for this act in the worst way possible short of death he becomes paralyzed from the waist down and she recovers but has no more memories of Hyun Soo / Eun Ho. How convenient.
Eun Ho becomes a famous actor hoping that his fame will help him reach out to Eun Dong, wherever she may be. He wonders why she never contacts him and he knows nothing about the car accident or her amnesia or the fact that she is married. Perhaps she is already dead, he wonders to himself.
Eun Ho decides to write an autobiography and to publicize his love for Eun Dong in the book in the hopes she will reach out to him. Because he's a busy actor his agency manager hires a ghostwriter, and guess who it is? Eun Dong (actress Kim Sa Rang from Secret Garden), of course, with the pen name of Jung Eun. When he speaks to her on the phone for the first time he thinks her voice sounds like Eun Dong's and he tries to get a picture of her, to no avail. He hears she is married and has a child but states to his friend that even if it's true, and she ends up being Eun Dong, that he won't care, he will still pursue her. (At this point I was getting ticked off at him). He drives to her condo address and sees that she is indeed his old love Eun Dong, and as he gazes at her from a distance he weeps.
Then the question of which man is the biological father of the child comes up as well. At this point the whole show was becoming distasteful to me. Do the right thing. If you're in love and want to end the marriage to the disabled Jae Ho you do that FIRST and then marry Eun Ho in the proper order and then be intimate. You don't put the cart before the horse and expect me to trust your supposed goodness as people ... nonsense. I probably had a lot more sympathy for the disabled husband than most viewers did because of the underhanded way this script was written, making his grief secondary to their "love". Yes, he wasn't exactly a little innocent in the situation, his actions had kept the couple apart for a decade, but he still was the husband, he still loved the little boy whom he had raised well for ten years and he still loved his wife. The writer was breaking up a family yet expected the majority of viewers to enjoy this "romance"? Sorry. No can do!
The only scene in this entire drama that made me cry took place after the disabled husband had tried to commit suicide, was in the hospital recovering, and his son visits him in his hospital room and father and son embrace each other with love. What is fatherhood anyway, if it's not love? "The father .... is the one who loves," said Charles Boyer to Horst Buchholz in Fanny (1961). That line from that classic film came immediately to my mind in this heart-tearing scene. This is the real love story in this K-drama, as far as I am concerned. Through the whole show we barely see Eun Dong spend any time with her son -- it's always the husband who is caring for him, reading to him, making his meals, etc. Who is the real father? The One Who Loves.
If you have watched any small amount of K-dramas before you can probably already predict how this will turn out; will everyone be redeemed by the skin of their teeth by the end, or not? If you care enough to find out expect a rather arduous, painful journey. I'm only glad this series was 16 episodes instead of the usual 20 for typical melodramas. I really feel no need to ever revisit this K-drama when there are others with far more beautiful and unforgettable love stories in them that do NOT have anything to do with adultery!


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