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Amazing Finds! Underwater Discoveries
By designandfashionmagazine September 21, 2020 September 21, 2020
The ocean is quite literally a sea of endless wonders. With its waters coving over three-fourths of our planet, the ocean seems to go on for an eternity in all directions. Looking out into the horizon reveals waters that never end which is intimidating enough. What's even more daunting is seeing and understanding the true depths of the ocean. It stretches so far down that we have never come close to exploring even a fraction of its deep waters. In fact, we have rarely seen the ocean's floor beds, but when we have, it has revealed some of the most incredible discoveries one can imagine.
Lost Mahabalipuram Pagodas.
An amazing lost city off the coast of India joins our list, but it's the discovery that is more remarkable than the city itself. The Lost Pagodas was long considered a myth by many because of the lack of scientific evidence of its existence, but in 2004, when the infamous Indian Ocean tsunami hit, taking hundreds of thousands of lives, for a brief moment, when the waters parted, large rock-like structures emerged from the water and were witnessed by many onlookers.
Thereafter, expeditions to find out more led to the discovery of the Lost Mahabalipuram Pagodas in India, making it an incredible discovery in both what it yielded as well as how it was found.
Antikythera Mechanism
This artifact gets its name because of the location where it was discovered. This mechanism was found off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera and is believed to be associated with the ancient Greek civilization. The device was found among the wreckage of a ship and experts believe it was designed thousands of years ago by Greek scientists as a mechanism for measuring astrological occurrences as well as a calendar that would have been considered far ahead of its time based on the advanced nature of its accuracy.
Fangtooth Fish
The fangtooth fish, getting its name from its teeth, has been popularized by the film Finding Nemo, and is definitely a scary sight to see. The fish lives in the deep sea, sometimes as far down as 16,000 feet where no light from the sun reaches, making them one of the deepest living fish in the world. The appearance of the fangtooth fish is intimidating as its large head and fang-like teeth protrude from its mouth so much that it is unable to close its mouth.
Giant Underwater Pyramids
Off the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean is an anomaly that experts have been unable to fully understand or explain. Picked up by oceanic GPS technology, measurements of a structure were found, leading researchers to believe that two giant pyramids of ancient times sit underwater thousands of feet below the surface. The GPS data received back has the structures with a base of 8,000 square feet and about 150 feet tall, making these pyramids pretty giant in size, although with very little explanation into their existence, leaving it all entirely up to speculation.
Very likely the most famous and well-known underwater discovery of all time is the Titanic. It is one of the most well-documented ship failures in human history and has spawned countless references in pop culture including one of the most successful movies of all time of the same name.
The Titanic sank over a century ago after striking a giant iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on its voyage from Europe to New York City, resulting in one of the largest oceanic catastrophes in history, with the death total reaching 1,500. The wreckage was found in 1985, seven decades after sinking with the ship splitting in two. The expedition to find the ship was an especially difficult one considering it sank 12,000 feet and the water pressure at such depths is extremely dangerous. The two pieces of the ship, the bow and the stem were found a third of a mile apart from one another as they sunk at high speeds going in different directions.
The ship yielded incredible discoveries with so much of what was inside the ship still intact, giving researchers a glimpse into the decadence and luxury that the Titanic once held.
Ice Finger of Death
Brinicles, which are better known for their common term, the ice finger of death, are incredible natural phenomena that are found at the bottom of the ocean. Caused by a freezing process involving the ocean's salt only underneath giant blocks of ice floating at sea, brinicles get their more popular name from their intimidating appearance.
Very rarely ever captured on camera because of the specific conditions needed for this phenomenon to occur, the ice finger of death looks like a water tornado made up of ice, which actually freezes the water around it as the funnel spins and picks up water creatures in its path.
Galleon San Jose
Considered quite possibly the most financially valuable discovery in history, the Galleon San Jose shipwreck off the coast of Colombia near the city of Cartagena, was estimated to be worth about $17 billion!
This Spanish ship sank during battle at the turn of the 17th century and was carrying millions of gold and silver coins along with emeralds. There has been a nearly four decades long battle between the founders of the ship and the Colombian government over the rightful owner of the treasures.
River at the Bottom of the Black Sea
It may be hard to visualize, but it is entirely possible for an ocean to contain a river. It's a difficult concept to grasp, but it's quite literally the same as any river one would see on land.
The Black Sea contains a river at the bottom of its bed, full with trees, leaves, river banks, waterfalls, sedimentary and flowing waters. The river is exceptional considering it would be the sixth largest in the world if it met the official definition.
A 2,000-year-old computer
Today, computers are ubiquitous, but a few thousand years ago, they were pretty hard to come by. The oldest known computer was discovered among a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea off the Greek island Antikythera. A group of fisherman made the find around the turn of the 20th century. The rusted over device, possibly invented between 200 and 70 BC, was finally excavated in 1902 and is now known as the Antikythera Mechanism.
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Until today, the SVC has been reported in Europe including UK, Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine, Middle East, China, USA and Brazil. According to the statistics, in Europe, 10-15% of yearly carps are lost to SVC each year and the mortality has reached 70% in one-year-old carps.
Spring Viremia of Carp is caused by the spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV). It belongs to Rhabdoviridae and is a bullet-shaped RNA virus. Fish can carry SVCV with or without symptoms. The virus enters the fish most often through the gills and replicates in gill epithelium. Because of the longevity of the virus in water, mud, or following desiccation, transmission is thought to be by direct contact or through the water. SVCV isolates can be divided into four genetic groups. And the primer sets in the IQ2000™ SVCV Detection and Prevention System was designed to detect the genogroup IA which originate from Asia.
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When Christine asked me to take her new portrait, it was obvious that natural light was the way to go. Softer light and it allowed us to stroll to various areas without much need for a set up - although one runner did stop and offer to hold my reflector as I balanced it against Christine's arm!
Not too long ago I started working with the delicious Vintage Plantations Chocolate adding another string to my bow in the capacity of Sales and Marketing Director. Despite being surrounded by cocoa I still can't resist grabbing my camera and taking taking the odd shot here and there. See our latest Valentines Day blast and sample some of this pure bean to bar for yourselves at www.vintageplantations.com.
This beautiful couple gave me ample opportunity to shoot two things I love, wedding and documentary photography.
Kira and Juan had seen my work and after meeting we all knew it was going to be a good fit.
Their relaxed, willing attitude made for a fabulous pre wedding shoot around their favorite Battery Park promenade.
An intimate 11 Madison ceremony followed and then the whole family strolled through Madison Square Park giving us the spectacular Flat Iron as our backdrop.
The sun set too fast on his magical day but I hope they will treasure these unique images forever.
What a great day we had at our 15 for 50 special last week. Great kids and a lot of laughs!
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Thanks to all the wonderful families that came.
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Great Grandmother Gerri enjoying the party.
One party I shot recently was a 1st birthday party and the room was full of family. Kids, aunts, uncles, friends, parents and in this particular case, a great grandmother.
As I was going about my job I suddenly I felt a tap on my arm. From where she sat Gerri introduced herself. "I am the great grandmother" she said as she pointed out granddad (her son). I knelt down beside her and we instinctively held hands. "There is a lot of love in this room" I said and her face lit up.
Gerri went on to tell me about her father and the house they lived in when she was a little girl. Rooms filled with wood paneling on the walls on which her father would hang the pictures of their family. Her father would say to her "my dear, there is a lot of love in this room", she was warmed that the same words were used to describe her great grand daughters 1st birthday party so many years later.
Connecting with another human being in this simple way with just a few precious words make this job so special. Yes, it's about the images you take, but the connection with the people you meet along the way is the thing you remember most when your job is done.
I never ever tire of photographing my children. Looking back over the years, I remember one personal project that I loved shooting. It was of my eldest when she was just three years old, photographing her as she slept. I would sneak in, set my camera up and as quietly as I could with my small flashlight, paint her with streaks of light to capture just the barest detail. I love these images! Soon it will be time to do the same to my youngest, if I ever manage to get her to bed on time!
The lovely folks at Cleary had me photographing their wonderful event at the new WTC observatory, 102 floors up! Partners and clients enjoyed the spectacular views and food for a great night in the city.
With the very lovely Laurent Alpert, Partner, New York.
We are now in Jersey City!
Kids portraits and head shots now available in Jersey City!
We still shoot in Manhattan and have extended to JC!
We are just a short walk from the ferry and the Path train.
Was up in the beautiful Catskills with the girls this weekend photographing some images for their new book celebrating Merriewold Park's 125th anniversary. Beautiful place, beautiful people!
Another wonderful shoot with Americord and great to see the images we did in big print.
Wonderful shoot for Heather's new fabric line! and yes it helped enormously that I had two beautiful models, Bee and Daisy!


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The congregation, however, was divided over the purchase and instead of providing funds they put the rector, the Reverend Robert Aitken and his successor, the Reverend James Cochran, to work as carpenters to complete the house. The house has served as the Anglican Rectory ever since that time. Although it has been altered and added to over the years, the Rectory substantially retains its original character.

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This was going to be my Halloween toon until I realized how stupid it was. Oh well, I already did some so I finished it anyway.
yeh you copied the idea from egoraptor, regardless this was funny as hell to me. your animations are like my music makes no sense and perfect sense all at the same time like it has ADHD on steroids or something..... I get it, i like it. I do have to say your original/ non copied work is golden also. I know inspiration is hard to acquire sometimes, but, my advice is when you just stop trying to let it out or find it, it will just release on it's own. Like I tell everyone who asks me how do you create your music... my response is I don't, my hands just have a mind of their own and I just let them do their thing. You, are an awesome artist and a brilliant animator. All you have to do is relax, breathe, keep your posture and move. That is all, the rest will just fall into place.
I can't really say much more besides I love this and I love all your work.
Damn, how is it possible that this was NOT made by egoraptor. Unless sweetcommando is an alias for him. Otherwise, what can I say, clearly great minds think alike.
Time for some environmental nonsense!
WTF is this? Toy story 4?


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Slow Cookers Compared
Canstar Blue's slow cookers review has compared Russell Hobbs, Sunbeam, Contempo, Crock-Pot, Breville, Kambrook, Philips, Kmart, ALDI Lumina, Target and Bellini on their cooking performance, functions & features, ease of use, ease of cleaning, design, value for money and overall satisfaction.
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Canstar Blue research finalised in March 2021, published in March 2021.
Most Satisfied Customers | Russell Hobbs
Russell Hobbs took out first place in Canstar Blue's annual slow cookers review, with five-star reviews for cooking performance, ease of use & cleaning, design, functions & features and overall satisfaction.
Russell Hobbs shines in slow cooker ratings
For many of us, the humble slow cooker is an absolute saviour. Culinary novices, lazy bachelors and busy mums can rejoice at the thought of preparing a meal in the morning, and coming home at the end of the day to find dinner all but served. Few appliances can match a slow cooker's ease of use, with the handy cooker able to be left alone while you kick back and relax or keep busy with household chores. The convenience can be worth its weight in gold. But when it comes to finding the right slow cooker for your kitchen, some may 'feel the heat' during the decision-making process.
To help you get the best deal, Canstar Blue produces an annual customer review of slow cookers, whereby nearly 1,200 consumers rated their recent purchase on a number of important factors to help you make a more informed decision when you go shopping. Their feedback and views are reflected by the star ratings table you see above, with each brand needing a minimum of 30 survey responses to feature.
So, which slow cooker was rated best? Russell Hobbs served up a stellar five-star performance in most categories, including for overall satisfaction!
Best Slow Cookers
Here are the best slow cookers in Australia, as rated by consumers in Canstar Blue's latest review:
ALDI Lumina
Russell Hobbs topped our 2021 ratings with a five-star review for overall satisfaction and in the majority of categories, while most brands landed on four stars for overall satisfaction. Target and Bellini rounded up the scores on three stars overall.
It's worth mentioning that runner-up Sunbeam also managed to score five stars for cooking performance, ease of use and functions & features. Contempo was additionally rated best for value for money, with Crock-Pot and Philips similarly scoring full marks for functions and features.
To help you find the right slow cooker for you, let's take a look at what each brand has on offer before we go into detail on how slow cookers work and what to consider when buying one.
Well-known within the home appliance market, British manufacturer Russell Hobbs has plenty of products on offer to help consumers fill their kitchens, ranging from toasters to microwaves, as well as the humble slow cooker. Available at major homeware stores and electronic retailers, Russell Hobbs has several models available, regardless of whether you're cooking for one, or a mob.
With capacities ranging from 3.5L up to 7L, Russell Hobbs' slow cookers include a removable ceramic bowl, as well as a tempered glass lid and cool-touch handles for easy use and to help ensure you keep safe while cooking. With multiple heat settings – including a handy keep-warm function for when you have to round up the troops for dinner – most Russell Hobbs models additionally include dishwasher-safe parts, making the after-dinner clean up easy.
If you're looking to add a twist to your cooking, Russell Hobbs offers a searing slow cooker, which allows those busy in the kitchen to place the slow cooker on the stove to sear the ingredients before returning to low heat, cutting down on cooking time.
The Russell Hobbs slow cooker range includes:
Russell Hobbs 3.5L Slow Cooker (4443BSS): $49.95 RRP*
Russell Hobbs 7L Slow Cooker (RHSC7): $69.95 RRP*
Russell Hobbs 6L Searing Slow Cooker (RHSC650): $89.95 RRP*
Russell Hobbs Master Slow Cooker & Sous Vide (RHSV6000): $129.95 RRP*
Russell Hobbs was rated five stars for cooking performance, ease of use & cleaning, design, functions & features and overall satisfaction. It got four stars for value for money.
American brand Sunbeam has a number of slow cookers for Aussie families to choose from, including a 'SecretChef' range. Capacities range from 5.5L up to 7.5L, meaning home cooks will be able to find a size suitable to how many mouths there are to feed.
Each Sunbeam model features a wrap-around heating element, ensuring that your food is evenly cooked throughout, as well as preventing food from sticking to the bottom, making it a handy feature for when it comes time to clean up. Speaking of, Sunbeam's slow cookers also contain dishwasher-safe pans and lids, making it even easier for when it's your turn to do the dishes.
Sunbeam's cooker range additionally includes a searing model (HP8555), which has a frypan function to brown and cook meats before switching to slow cooking. The searing model has an electronic timer and temperature control, along with multiple heat settings to ensure you get the most out of your meal.
If you're looking to mix things up in the kitchen, Sunbeam also offers a sous vide and slow cooker in one, allowing you to cook from a low heat or steam. Including an electronic user panel for temperature control and pre-setting cooking times, the sous vide cooker may be better suited for those looking to get adventurous in the kitchen.
Sunbeam's slow cooker range includes:
Sunbeam SecretChef Slow Cooker 5.5L (HP5520): $59.95 RRP*
Sunbeam SecretChef Electronic Slow Cooker 5.5L (HP5590): $79.95 RRP*
Sunbeam SecretChef Electronic Sear & Slow Cooker 5.5L (HP8555): $169 RRP*
Sunbeam achieved five-star reviews for cooking performance, ease of use and functions & features. It scored four stars for overall satisfaction and everywhere else.
Big W Contempo
The private label of affordable department store, Big W, 'Contempo' appliances are designed to kit out your kitchen without breaking the bank. When it comes to slow cookers, it offers just one model, and if you aren't looking to get something flashy and excessive, it could be the best bet for you.
Contempo's 5.5L Slow Cooker (XJ-13220C0) is designed to create a variety of meals at home, with three functions: high, low, and warm. It features a glass lid for easy viewing, handles for lifting, and an internal wrap-around heating element for even cooking all the way through, according to the brand. It also has stainless-steel housing.
Big W's Contempo slow cooker range includes:
Big W Contempo 5.5L Slow Cooker (XJ-13220C0): $24 RRP*
Big W Contempo 8L Multicooker: $89 RRP*
Contempo was rated five stars for value for money, before achieving four stars for overall satisfaction and the remaining categories.
Available at electronic retailers and homeware stores, popular brand Crock-Pot offers a number of models for all household sizes and culinary levels, with classic slow cookers and hybrid appliances available.
Crock-Pot's introductory model, aptly named Traditional, may be suited for smaller households with a 3.5L capacity, but it includes plenty of features to score plenty of compliments when dinner is served. Including oven-safe materials, the Traditional Cooker includes a wrap-around heating element, as well as multiple heat settings and a keep-warm function to ensure dinner is never served cold.
Other Crock-Pot appliances include the Lift & Serve model, which includes a hinged lid for easy serving, as well as dishwasher-safe materials for easy clean-up. With a 5.7L capacity, it may be a handy kitchen extra for larger households, or those who like to cook in bulk.
Crock-Pot's slow cooker range includes:
Crock-Pot Digital Hinged Lid One Pot Cooker (CHP550): $79.95 RRP*
Crock-Pot Choose-a-Crock One Pot Slow Cooker (CHP600): $129 RRP*
Crock-Pot Express Easy Release Multi-Cooker (CPE210): $169 RRP*
Crock-Pot Express Crock XL Multi-Cooker (CPE300): $199 RRP*
Crock-Pot earned a five-star review for functions & features and four stars everywhere else, including cooking performance, value for money and overall satisfaction.
Australian brand Breville is a household name when it comes to kitchen appliances, with several slow cookers to help with your dinner plans. Available to purchase online as well as in-store, you can pick up a Breville slow cooker at major electronics and homeware retailers.
Breville's introductory model, the 'Flavour Maker', is available in 5L and 7L capacities, which might be handy for larger families. The Flavour Maker additionally comes with searing capabilities, allowing users to change up dinner plans to suit different textures and preferences when it comes to what you serve up on the plate. With a stainless-steel finish and a dishwasher-safe lid, the Flavour Maker can also be used on a cooktop for easy use.
Other Breville slow cookers include the 'Smart Temp', which has a programmable timer and a sensor to automatically control the temperature to prevent overheating, and the 'Fast Slow Cooker' which comes with pressure cooker functionality to further open up dinner options.
Breville's slow cooker range includes:
Breville the Smart Temp 6L (BSC420BSS): $139.95 RRP*
Breville the Flavour Maker 7L (BSC560BSS): $199.95 RRP*
Breville the Searing Slow Cooker 6L (LSC650BSS): $219 RRP*
Breville the Fast Slow Pro 6L (BPR700BSS): $399 RRP*
Breville scored four stars in most categories, including cooking performance, ease of use & cleaning, functions & features, design and overall satisfaction. It got three stars for value for money.
Australian brand Kambrook has been offering household kitchen appliances for over 50 years, with the slow cooker being no exception, although there are only a few models available. One of the cheapest options available on the market, Kambrook might be a good option for those trying a slow cooker for the first time.
Its cheapest model is the 'World of Flavours' slow cooker (pictured) available in a 4.5L capacity with multiple heat settings to match your cooking style and personal preferences. With a wrap-around heating element, Kambrook's model also includes cool-touch handles for increased safety, as well as a dishwasher-safe bowl and lid for easy clean-up.
Kambrook's slow cooker range features:
Kambrook World of Flavours 4.5L Slow Cooker (KSC450CMP): $59.95 RRP*
Kambrook Temp Control Slow Cooker (KSC655BSS): $109.95 RRP*
Kambrook achieved a solid four stars across the board, including for cooking performance, ease of use & cleaning, functions & features, design, value for money and overall satisfaction.
High-end household electronics manufacturer Philips has just one entry in the slow cooker market. The All-In-One Cooker comes in three different models and is a combination of slow cooker, pressure cooker and multi-cooker. With its 6L capacity, progress bar, detachable inner lid for easier cleaning, automatic keep-warm for 12 hours and automatic pressure release, Philips slow cookers offer plenty of features to add a bit more convenience to an already convenient appliance.
On the Original Cooker version, you can pressure cook with various direct menu buttons (soup, risotto, rice, steam, meat/poultry, and manual). Additional multi-cook programs include steaming, baking and yoghurt. You can also saute for up to 20 minutes and slow cook for up to 12 hours.
The Philips slow cooker range includes:
Philips Original All-in-One Cooker (HD2237/72): $239 RRP*
Philips Deluxe All-in-One Cooker (HD2145/72): $349 RRP*
Philips Premium All-in-One Cooker (HD2178/72): $349 RRP*
Philips was rated five stars for functions & features, before landing on four stars for value for money, overall satisfaction and everywhere else.
One of the cheapest ranges on the market, homewares giant Kmart provides a number of slow cookers available for shoppers to snatch up, with capacities ranging between 3L and 6.5L to suit most household sizes.
Available with multiple heating settings, Kmart's slow cookers can be purchased in either black or silver finishes, with a tempered glass lid and removable crock-pot. While the Kmart range might not include as many features as some of the other brands available on the market, the discounter may be a worthwhile visit for those on a budget or those who aren't looking for all the bells and whistles.
Its 3L Slow Cooker (pictured) features three settings: low, high, and keep warm. It's designed with iron housing and chalkboard coating. It comes with a ceramic pot and a tempered glass lid. It's stated to have had durability and performance testing carried before QA approval and is compliant with applicable Australian electrical safety standards.
For something a little larger, Kmart also features a 6.5L slow cooker with the same three functions. It's additionally equipped with an LED display. Expect stainless-steel housing, plus a ceramic pot in a similar fashion to the model mentioned above.
Kmart's slow cooker range features:
Kmart 5L Slow Cooker: $19 RRP*
Kmart 3L Slow Cooker (Black): $25 RRP*
Kmart 6.5L Slow Cooker: $39 RRP*
Kmart received four-star reviews in most areas, including for cooking performance, functions & features, ease of use, value for money and overall satisfaction. The two exceptions were ease of cleaning and design, where it got three stars.
Only available at the occasional Special Buys event, ALDI's slow cookers might be a suitable option for those looking to snag a bargain or trying a slow cooker for the first time. A good entry-level appliance, you may say.
While they may be short in the features department, ALDI's slow cookers might be worth a trip down the middle aisle for, if you're looking for something simple to produce slow-cooked meals with.
ALDI's range includes just one model from its trademark brand:
Ambiano 7 Quart Slow Cooker: $20 RRP*
ALDI achieved four-star reviews for functions & features and overall satisfaction. It got three stars in the remaining categories.
Target is another retailer offering a budget-friendly slow cooker, with its 5.5L model costing just $25. It comes with the basic features you would expect, including a removable ceramic pot for supposedly easy cleaning as well as cool-touch handles.
Target additionally sells a range of slow cookers from several major brands including Russell Hobbs, Crock-Pot and Bellini. Prices usually start from $25 and reach up to $199.
At the time of writing, Target currently only has one slow cooker model available:
Target 5.5L Slow Cooker (TARSC20): $25 RRP*
Target scored four stars for cooking performance, ease of use and functions & features. It got three stars for value for money, ease of cleaning, design and overall satisfaction.
Home appliance brand Bellini has a $39 Bellini 5.5L Sear Slow Cooker for an affordable option with standard features. Some include a removable non-stick pot, three heat settings (auto, high and low), digital controls with timer and a stainless-steel design.
There is currently only one Bellini slow cooker available:
Bellini 5.5L Sear Slow Cooker (BSSC19): $39 RRP*
Bellini rounded up the scores on three stars across the board, including for cooking performance, ease of use & cleaning, functions & features, design, value for money and overall satisfaction.
What even is a slow cooker?
As the name implies, a slow cooker is an appliance that slowly cooks food at low temperatures, helping to bring out flavours and textures you can't generally get from cooking at higher temperatures. Usually used for stews, soups, curries and meats, slow cookers are an ideal option for those looking to cater for plenty of hungry mouths, with many slow cookers featuring a 'keep warm' function for when dinner is ready, but your guests aren't.
How do slow cookers work?
Slow cookers are generally comprised of three components – a heating element, ceramic bowl, and glass lid. The heat generated by the element spreads evenly through the bowl, with the steam generated inside the bowl creating a vacuum seal with the lid, helping the pot to retain moisture during cooking.
The low temperature and moisture retention of slow cookers makes it virtually impossible to burn food. This means that certain slow cooker recipes will permit you to leave the cooker unattended for hours. If you're often too tired to cook after work, slow cookers give you the option to start cooking dinner in the morning and come home to a perfectly cooked meal in the evening.
What to consider when buying a slow cooker
Our latest research found that value for money and cooking performance are the two biggest drivers of slow cooker satisfaction for Australian consumers, with design, ease of cleaning, functions & features and ease of use behind. That's worth keeping in mind when you're looking for a new slow cooker – a competitive price is obviously important, but it's also the cooker's performance and functionality that will keep you happy in the long run. Here are some of the other standout findings from our survey:
Litre capacity
Slow cookers come in a number of sizes, with capacities usually ranging between 3.5L and 7L. Larger slow cookers will also have large heating elements, so size should not affect performance. With that said, large capacity slow cookers are also generally more expensive.
Most slow cookers are oval in shape, but some are rectangular. The different shapes don't amount to any considerable difference in performance, though rectangular slow cookers are generally considered easier to store.
Cheap slow cookers usually have two settings: Low and high. Some mid-range slow cookers will include a medium or 'warm' setting. For those who are serious about their slow cooking, some top-tier models have temperature controls that let you perfectly set your cooking temperature.
Like many modern kitchen appliances, certain slow cookers include features to make cooking a little bit easier.
Timer: Some slow cookers include timers that alert you to when the set cooking time is reached. This isn't an essential feature these days since most of us can set an alarm on our phone, but it's always a bonus if there's one built in.
Automatic adjustment setting: With this setting, when a certain temperature or time is reached the slow cooker will automatically adjust from the higher setting to the low setting. This ensures that your food stays warm until you're ready, without overcooking it.
Touch interface: Buttons and dials are the enemy of any messy cooker – the fewer crevices, the better. Touch interfaces are easy to clean, however are generally only found on more expensive models.
Delayed start setting: This feature lets you set your slow cooker to start at a later time. This is a handy setting if you're going out all day but your recipe doesn't require much time to cook.
Should I buy a slow cooker?
The short answer is yes, if you're going to use it often enough to justify the purchase price. To explain why, here are some of the highlights of slow cookers.
Sturdy: Slow cookers are hardy appliances that can last for many years, depending on the quality and treatment of the appliance.
Low fat: There is enough moisture inside a slow cooker that food won't stick to the ceramic pot. This means there is no need to add any extra oil to your cooking.
Cheaper ingredients: Slow cookers cook the meat in a way that makes it fall straight off the bone. This means that you can use cheaper cuts of meat to create the same delicious meaty dish.
Simple cooking: As we've mentioned, making a delicious meal in a slow cooker can be as easy as throwing in all the ingredients from the start and waiting.
Easy to clean: The ceramic bowl inside slow cookers is usually removable for easy cleaning. Also, since it's difficult to burn anything in a slow cooker, you won't have any burn marks to scrub off.
What are the downsides to a slow cooker?
The most glaringly obvious downside to a slow cooker is of course that it's slow at cooking. This means its cooking application is rather restricted. While some of the best slow cookers out there will provide a myriad of features that let them cook a wide range of foods, most cheap models will be limited with three settings – low, high and warm.
Slow cookers tend to be large and bulky, which can be troublesome if cabinet space is at a premium in your kitchen. If storage space is a concern, keep in mind that oval shaped cookers tend to take up more space than rectangular models.
Which slow cooker should I buy?
When it comes to putting food on the table, there are plenty of appliances that help create crowd-pleasers, with the slow cooker adding another element when it comes to grabbing a feed. The ability to simply set a timer and come back a few hours later to find a nicely cooked meat dish or curry is often a winner for many households, but which cooker you decide to trust your next meal with can be a tough decision.
As you can tell from the brands featured in this report – and their respective prices – you have plenty of cheap, moderate or high-end options to choose from, depending on what you're looking to 'get out of' your slow cooking. Starting with a budget buy from the likes of Kmart, Target, Bellini, Contempo or Kambrook seems like a sensible bet before you move on to something more substantial, if you feel the need.
Ultimately, which slow cooker you add to your kitchen will come down to your preferences, as well as how many meals you plan on cooking with it. With 17% of survey respondents indicating that they don't use their slow cooker as much as they thought they would, it's important to do your research before you head in-store, as you may find a better deal elsewhere, or even decide that a multi-cooker may be the way to go for your household.
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What is the best slow cooker?
Our latest customer satisfaction research saw Russell Hobbs dominate most categories:
Best overall: Russell Hobbs was rated best for overall satisfaction, followed by Sunbeam and Contempo.
Best value: Contempo was rated best for value for money, ahead of Russell Hobbs and Sunbeam.
Best cooking performance: Russell Hobbs was rated best for cooking performance, leading the way from Sunbeam and Contempo.
Best functions & features: Russell Hobbs was rated best for functions and featured, followed by Sunbeam and Philips.
Best design: Russell Hobbs was rated best for design, followed by Sunbeam and Crock-Pot.
Best ease of use: Russell Hobbs was rated best for ease of use, followed by Sunbeam and Contempo.
Best ease of cleaning: Russell Hobbs was a clear winner for ease of cleaning, with Sunbeam and Contempo the next best-rated.
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Slow Cooker Retailers
You can find a variety of slow cookers from different retailers, either in-store or online. Some include:
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Canstar Blue surveyed 6,000 Australian adults across a range of categories to measure and track customer satisfaction, via ISO 26362 accredited research panels managed by Qualtrics. The outcomes reported are the results from customers within the survey group who have purchased a new slow cooker (including standard slow cookers, multi-cookers and pressure cookers) in the last three years – in this case, 1,199 people.
Here are the past winners from Canstar Blue's slow cookers review:
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2019: Big W Contempo
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People: Richard Harris, Monica Vitti, Shepherd, Michelangelo Antonioni, Yves Mbntand, Michael Ramsey, JAMES GRAHAM, FREDA BRUCE LOCKHART, John Carson
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FREDA BRUCE LOCKHART ON FILMS fliNE of my few certainties which grows firmer is that impetus in every great work comes from the artist's unconscious. This is true, I think, even of the cinemaa group activity if ever there was one. It is true even of work of Michelangelo Antonioni, whose films are thought of as coolly calculated creations. How can the synthesis which is a film achieve the personal touch except by a mysterious element of inspiration? 1 believe this powerful subconscious element has been underestimated in appraising Antonioni's work in general, by both his admirers and his critics (and I think of no great director over whom professional opinion is more sharply divided). In particular, I believe it partly explains a sense of unease, of disappointment felt by some over The Red Desert ("X", Academy One and Academy Two). To me, Antonioni is a revelation among directors, the first since bygone days to manipulate motion pictures as another language, as the "seventh art", comparable with music. Or with painting. Ever since "L'Avventure-or still earlier "Cronaca d'Amore"-it seemed to me that here was a man who had taken his mastery of the movie. his confidence in its use, .further than anybody else, established his personal style more firmly.
Doubtless my enthusiasm is partly due to a taste for his style. for the long flowing line of his pictures and gratitude for their triumphant visual beauty. But here perhaps comes the parting of the ways over Antonioni. Everybody admits the ravishing beauty he can put on the screen. I am grateful for it; a present mood is to reject and resent beauty. Both opinions may feel a difficult difference between the marvellous visual lucidity of Antonioni's pictures, and an element of obscurity in his thought. . He has achieved an almost classical formal beauty in film; while the content, the "message" is apt to be wrapped in secrecy. The story, the drama, of most Antonioni pictures falls almost into the "do-it-yourself" school of modem drama -like the plays of Becket or Pinter-but because of its beautiful exterior is, I think, less readily recognised. Personally I have never seen an Antonioni film often enough (they are very long) to feel I had extracted anything like its full substance. That is part of the fascination-and no doubt part of the irritation for those who don't like his work. Nor have I had the opportunity yet to know much of the quite extensive Antonioni bibliography now published in Italy. The Red Desert is both the most beautiful and the most difficult. Not that the story is as difficult to follow as sometimes. The poor distracted heroine (Monica Vitti) supposedly recovering from a breakdown and attempted suicide, is simply unable to come to terms with the astonishing world represented by industrial Ravenna, or to get ahy human comfort from her engineer husband, or from the blond stranger (Richard Harris), who can offer her nothing more than friendship and a moment of passion. Even her little boy is ensnared in his mother's neuroses. She is a tragic figure, finely played. But like many real-life neurotics, the character ends by exhausting sympathy and leaving the spectacular background of the modern world to triumph. Never has an industrial background been so spectacular as this wide horizon with skeletonic chimneys billowing golden smoke, yellow with poison, beautiful as stagnant fireworks. They are as much part of the landscape as the familiar Italian trees lined up mistily along the background, or the handsome boat sailing into the romantic story with which the heroine tries to charm her difficult child. There is nothing of the other Ravenna here; of the mosaics, the churches. The background, like its figures is a total. concentrated abstraction. This is Antonioni's first film in colour and he takes colour a stage beyond any I have seen. Colour always seems to flatten the film; Antonioni has discovered how to make colour give the screen an extra dimension. But the connection between the heroine and her surrounding is never made.
It is emphatically a worth-while choice to open the new Academy Cinema Two (in the adjoining basement to Academy One) elegant and free of smoking. It was enterprising of the Hampstead Everyman to put on a preliminary four weeks of Antonioni's pictures. The last of them The Eclipse, may still be caught there today and tomorrow.
At the Jacey in the Strand is a revival of The Wages of Fear ("A"). Clouzot's melodrama of how Yves Mbntand got his lorry-load of gelignite through South American perils has proved one of the most popular of French thrillers and as powerful a piece of suspense as any cliff-hanging serial. JAMES GRAHAM ON TV-RADIO IVO electronic magic has yet been conjured out of the cathode ray tube to replace the parable and the sermon as the standbys of religious instruction. And in view of the rather sucessful Christian precedents for them this is perhaps hardly surprising. Two examples of the television interpretations of these forms were to be seen last Sunday. On BBC, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Michael Ramsey, gave the first of three talks on the meaning of prayer, using the direct, into-camera technique. Ile said that prayer was not a pious chatter or a sort of bombardment of God with requests as if lie were a sort of target, but was more like a relationship. And the Archbishop's prayer which began: "I scarcely believe; increase my tiny Faith . . ." made a striking effect al. the end. This method of talking direct to the viewer has rather fallen out of favour with television producers except in the news departments. But it can be extremely successful if the speaker either has a natural gift for this sort of communication or can master the techniques involved.
The parable, equally interesting in its way Was to be seen in the Jack Shepherd play A Face for Judas in About Religion. This was basically a programme about the Christian attitude to free will, but coated in the more easily digestible form of the problems of a casting director looking for an actor to play Judas. Was he a neurotic, a political agitator, a saint. a hero? Or none of these, an outsider perhaps'? Mr. Shepherd used these hares to run to earth his main quarry that Judas suffered essentially from intellectual pride, and far front being preordained to betrayal could and did exercise his own free will. The dramatic momentum was perhaps a little slow. The casting director, admirably played by Mr. John Carson, had no one to play off other than his secretary, a rather thinly drawn character, and the lack of conflict put too great a burden on the actor-a burden which it is the writer's task to carry in any case. But it was nonetheless a great pleasure to see another of Mr. Shepherd's parables on television. And the form-like that of the sermon-has been a little neglected on the small screen lately. 'These two programmes could he indications of a revival.


When I left Tehran early Monday morning, I felt guilty. Guilty because I was leaving behind the faces of the hundreds of people I talked to, met with, had tea with, and interviewed who were backers of the failed presidential campaign of Mir Hossein Mousavi. In their faces, in their eyes, I saw the hope of a new Iran. They told me, passionately, that wanted freedom -- yes, freedom from the requirement of the hijab, but more important, freedom of expression, to speak freely, to have an independent media, to create works of art that don't have to be reviewed by the know-nothings of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
So what's the hard part? The fact that the United States is going to have to talk with the regime of President Ahmadinejad. And not only talk, but make a deal.
When I left Tehran early Monday morning, I felt guilty. Guilty because I was leaving behind the faces of the hundreds of people I talked to, met with, had tea with, and interviewed who were backers of the failed presidential campaign of Mir Hossein Mousavi. In their faces, in their eyes, I saw the hope of a new Iran. They told me, passionately, that wanted freedom — yes, freedom from the requirement of the hijab, but more important, freedom of expression, to speak freely, to have an independent media, to create works of art that don't have to be reviewed by the know-nothings of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
So what's the hard part? The fact that the United States is going to have to talk with the regime of President Ahmadinejad. And not only talk, but make a deal.
The people who wanted change aren't going to get it. The regime is too powerful, and it controls all the levers of power: the army, the police, the Revolutionary Guard and paramilitary groups, thuggish militias, the judiciary and courts, the media, and more. Those who hope that the reformists, including Mousavi, former President Khatami, and cleric Mehdi Karroubi, will support a revolt that makes use of the mass movement against Ahmadinejad will find their hopes dashed.
The Guardian Council and the powers-that-be, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Leader, won't permit the election to be reversed. And they won't allow a popular movement to develop against it, despite the massive outpouring of anger, bitterness and resentment that has led hundreds of thousands of Iranians to gather in Tehran and other cities around the country.
In my opinion, and in the opinion of many Iranians I spoke with, the election was absurdly rigged. It's unlikely that they even counted the ballots, in fact, just posted a final number and called it quits. But whether the election was rigged or not, Ahmadinejad will be president of Iran until 2013.
That makes it exceedingly difficult for President Obama. First, it's hard because Ahmadinejad himself is virtually radioactive for American politicians. (As one Iranian told me in Tehran, anticipating that a US-Iran dialogue could start with exchanges between Congress and Iran's Majlis, "Can you imagine Howard Berman [chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee] standing next to Ahmadinejad?") That makes it politically difficult, extremely so in my opinion, for Obama to bring the American body politic and public opinion along on the ride to better US-Iran ties. And second, it will be even more difficult because for the next four years Ahmadinejad will be viewed as an illegitimate president who stole the election. So it's tough to imagine Obama dealing with a president who's bellicose and defiant, on one hand, and a usurper, on the other.
Still, it's got to be done.
From all factions, Iranians in Tehran told me that both Khamenei and Ahmadinejad want a deal with the United States. In fact, it is perhaps the one way that they can shore up their position at home, by showing that they can deal with the West. The Iranian leadership knows that Ahmadinejad is radioactive in the United States, and several insiders suggested that the Office of the Supreme Leader wants to create a post of special envoy for talks with the West, and with Obama, so that Ahmadinejad doesn't have to be point man. We'll see.
Part of the problem, from the Iranian side, is that Khamenei and Ahmadinejad seem to have a wildy inflated idea of Iran's power and influence. They mistakenly believe that Iran is dealing with the West from a "position of strength," when in fact Iran is in an extremely vulnerable position: it has no allies, it has a weak and crumbling economy, its oil output is falling, and it is desperately short of needed technology in high-tech, civil aviation, and oil and gas industries. If they really believe that Iran is powerful, even regionally, it could lead Iran's Khamenei-Ahmadinejad axis to overestimate their ability to strike a strong bargain — in which case, the talks will go nowhere.
On the American side, I think Obama has handled an extremely delicate situation just about right. But he needs to go further, and the best step he could take would be to stop saying that the military option for Iran is "on the table." (In fact, the military option is always on the table, but he doesn't have to say so.) Making threats against Iran just bolsters the hardliners and undermines the pro-democracy movement.
Having said all that, I am deeply troubled by the violence that I've been seeing on television. I think that the democratic process — free speech, the ability of people to peacefully dissent — all those are universal values and need to be respected. And whenever I see violence perpetrated on people who are peacefully dissenting, and whenever the American people see that, I think they're, rightfully, troubled.
My understanding is, is that the Iranian government says that they are going to look into irregularities that have taken place. We weren't on the ground, we did not have observers there, we did not have international observers on hand, so I can't state definitively one way or another what happened with respect to the election. But what I can say is that there appears to be a sense on the part of people who were so hopeful and so engaged and so committed to democracy who now feel betrayed. And I think it's important that, moving forward, whatever investigations take place are done in a way that is not resulting in bloodshed and is not resulting in people being stifled in expressing their views.
Now, with respect to the United States and our interactions with Iran, I've always believed that as odious as I consider some of President Ahmadinejad's statements, as deep as the differences that exist between the United States and Iran on a range of core issues, that the use of tough, hard-headed diplomacy — diplomacy with no illusions about Iran and the nature of the differences between our two countries — is critical when it comes to pursuing a core set of our national security interests, specifically, making sure that we are not seeing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East triggered by Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon; making sure that Iran is not exporting terrorist activity. Those are core interests not just to the United States but I think to a peaceful world in general.
We will continue to pursue a tough, direct dialogue between our two countries, and we'll see where it takes us. But even as we do so, I think it would be wrong for me to be silent about what we've seen on the television over the last few days. And what I would say to those people who put so much hope and energy and optimism into the political process, I would say to them that the world is watching and inspired by their participation, regardless of what the ultimate outcome of the election was. And they should know that the world is watching.
Right-wingers in the United States are already comparing the Iranian unrest to Hungary, 1956, and calling on the United States to give its full support to the Green Wave. Nothing could be stupider. What they miss is that President Obama's outreach to Iran, including his Cairo speech — which got a word-by-word exegesis prepared for Khamenei and was widely viewed by many Iranians — is in part responsible for the sudden upsurge of support for Mousavi. And it happened not because Obama called for military action in Iran, and not because Obama backed Mousavi, but precisely because he didn't. Yes, Obama could go further, by renouncing force in dealing with Iran, and he should. But US meddling in Iranian politics would be counterproductive, to say the least.
At Tehran airport, as I was leaving Iran yesterday morning, I ran into a senior adviser to Karroubi, the reformist candidate and cleric. A few days earlier, I'd met with him in the lobby of a hotel in Tehran to talk about the election. Now, in the aftermath of the election, he was gloomy, saying the Iran's security forces had a list of people to arrest, and they were doing so steadily — so he was getting out. In his mind, there's no question that the election was bogus. Despite the street protests, he said, there was little that the opposition can do, in the face of the regime's power. Changing Iran, he said, is a long-term project.


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Rank the Star Wars Movies
December 9, 2017 3:51 PM EST
I just finished watching episodes 1-6 this week in anticipation for The Last Jedi, I guess. Here goes nothing.
1. Revenge of the Sith
2. Attack of the Clones
3. A New Hope
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. The Phantom Menace
6. The Last Jedi
7. Return of the Jedi
8. The Force Awakens
9. Rogue One
I know what you might be thinking, but this is not a troll list. This is a controversial list, so feel free to ask why I ranked certain movies where I did.
How you would rank the Star Wars movies (include Rogue One or even T.V. shows if you want)?
This post was edited by Gollum at December 22, 2017 6:13 PM EST
Am I the only one who felt Mark's acting in the OT felt...Wooden at times?
Gollum said:
How much time have you got to explain this one? Lol
4. The Phantom Menace (Mainly for Darth Maul)
5. The Clone Wars
Rogue One doesn't count and is okay.
The Animated Movie is pretty good, Star Wars: Droids and Ewoks are dumb but hold a special place in my heart, Star Wars Clone Wars (2003) is amazing and was written and stuff by Genndy Tartakovsky, Star Wars Clone Wars (2008) was also pretty good, and Star Wars Rebels is really good as well.
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I don't even understand how it's possible to think Empire is the worst, especially when compared to Attack of the Clones. Would love that explanation :P Though I kind of do get the idea of putting Revenge of the Sith up higher (not quite 1, but close) but it was just a pretty good movie and gets far too much shit.
1 - Empire Strikes Back: Uhhh...I just liked every part of the movie. Not every line or action or anything, but I liked Cloud City, I liked Dagobah, I liked Hoth. Most of the other better movies have one or two parts that I enjoyed, but this had 3.
2 - Return of the Jedi: Even though the Ewoks are what people say ruins the movie, I think they're fine. The fight between Vader and Luke is probably one of the best, emotionally speaking in the series and everything about that entire chunk of the movie is just kind of great. The Endor stuff is, for the most part really cool as well.
3- Force Awakens: Is just a really good movie. Sure it's taken a lot from A New Hope, though really they're allowed to, I think the way they handled the characters is enough to make it interesting. Keeping Snoke, Rey and Luke as more secretive figures is just more interesting than what happens in A New Hope, and it made me enjoy the movie.
4- Revenge of the Sith: Mustafar.
5- A New Hope: Dunno, just not a huge fan. Maybe it just felt far too cheesy compared to the next couple of movies
6- Attack of the Clones: Sand...that is all. I do actually like a lot of the idea in the prequels, Count Dooku is awesome (a less 'evil' Sith), Obi-Wan, once he's older, is probably one of my favorite characters and I'm fairly sure that Vapaad was created for Mace Windu and that's just an interesting idea of a fighting style.
7- Phantom Menace: Child actors (bad ones), and only a single fight that makes the movie not shitty (Maul was awesome, can't deny it). Oh and Jar Jar but that's just a mistake gone wrong, not something that should destroy an entire movie
8- Rogue One: I felt like it just didn't do anything, add anything to the universe and the only legitimately good part was the final scene of the movie with ole Vader.
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Haha, yeah, but everyone is entitled to their opinions.
1. Empire Strikes Back - I love unhappy endings. Luke stepped up his acting chops in his crucial moments with Vader and the visuals are incredible. You feel cold as shit in Hoth and gross as shit in Dagobah. Even the color palate was diminished, more greys and darker tones.
2. A New Hope - my sentimentality and love for Alec Guinness gets me every time. And Leia was a badass. You don't realize the impression she made on girls my age. Then we got Ellen Ripley only a little later. They were some of the first females I saw that were seriously kicking ass, just as smart as the men without resorting to the Mary Sue mechanics and the male-bashing we get in my bottom movie of the list.
3. Revenge of the Sith - only really for seeing Anakin fall and the implimentation of Order 66 and its aftermath. Killing kids takes balls. Hated what they did to Amidala, they turned her from badass to wussy mess. So really three and four can switch depending on my mood.
4. Attack of the Clones - Count Dooku of awesome. Old Farts kicking ass. I loved the Arena fight and Amidala was a badass. Also for funniest line in whole series, Anakin's opinions on sand. The creepiness of Amidala and Anakin's relationship is actually rather cool to me.
5. Phantom Menace - Ah Jar Jar almost ruined the movie for me, but Liam. Neeson. and the interesting risks taken with the aesthetics of the series. It's a pretty movie.
6. Return of the Jedi - Loved this when I was a kid because I was a kid, but now that I'm past 40, I loathe Ewoks and smile when they die. Most of the principles took holidays from actual acting to earn their paychecks, which is disappointing considering the strength of the acting in Empire, and it leaves me disatisfied. At the same time, I loved crazy lip lady singing her hot latin quasi fusion jazz at Jabba's sail barge, and disliked that the "enhanced version" got rid of her in favor of a broadwayesque review that doesn't scream "gangster sail barge" to me.
7. The Force Awakens - I. Hate. Mary. Sues. Men should really hate this movie, some of the most unfair, ridiculous dumbed-down portrayals of men I've ever seen in a movie. I hate this movie for them and I'm a woman.
EDIT: Forgot to rank Rogue 1 - I wasn't emotionally invested in any character except the robot. That is bad. This doesn't happen when you write, uh, actual characters instead of just using broad brush strokes to paint a facade of diversity when instead you should just focus on writing. Perhaps the almost but not quite a Jedi, I had some sympathy for, I didn't care about anyone else. I don't even know their names and I've seen the movie twice (because I love my fiance and he wanted to see it again). What does that tell you? I liked seeing Tarkin again. That's sad, when you liked the dude they made digital. Made me want to go see Peter Cushing movies again.
This post was edited by The Long-Chapper at December 9, 2017 7:13 PM EST
My main conflict with The Empire Strikes Back is going to sound like a small nitpick, but the problem is that the problem is a problem in almost the entire film. The issue with TESB is R2-D2, Chewbacca, and C-3PO. After Hoth, they do not shut up. Almost every freaking scene with Luke in Degobah R2 is making incessant noise. Chewbacca is doing the same thing when with the rest of the crew. People rag on The Phantom Menace because of Jar Jar, but at least you could understand what he is saying. R2 and Chewy are just making noise. And hearing C3PO's blubbering on top of Chewbacca's moaning made me want to jam a knife in my ear. Am I really supposed to enjoy watching an hour and a half of this? It's not enjoyable. And, just to get this out there, I loved Hoth, Yoda (EDIT: This sounds like a contradiction, but I worded this poorly. Yoda himself was epic along with the accompanying soundtrack, omitting his introduction to Luke, of course. I hated R2 in these scenes ruining the mood. What is the purpose of hearing beep boop during Luke's training. It subtracts, not adds from the scene), and Vader scenes. Especially the Vader scenes.
The only reason I have TPM higher is because I would gladly rewatch it over TESB. And I think that TPM is a pointless (somewhat uninteresting) film which adds basically nothing to the rest of the prequels. All it is is Anikin's origin story.
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I will explain why I like Attack of the Clones. The part where Ani and Obi were chasing that assassin in Coruscant all the way through into the nightclub was great. It showed a side of Couruscant we haven't seen before. It looked dirty and slummy. One of the great things about the prequel trilogy was worldbuilding, and you can't deny that. "Wanna buy some death sticks?" was probably one of the funniest moments in Star Wars, period. It totally caught me off guard. Obi Wan's detective mission to find the bounty hunter (Jango) was great. There is nothing like it in the other episodes and we get a bounty hunter who is actually badass. Like Long Chapper, I enjoyed the romance between Anakin and Padme. Anakin was supposed to be kind of creepy, and the reason Padme liked Ani was explained in the movie. If you watch the movie instead of random reviews, a lot of the issues with the film are resolved on their own. Anakin's slaughter of the sand people for revenge was great. We got to see the beginnings of Vader start to form. Not to mention the wonderful, emotional acting from Anakin and Shmi. The soundtrack through all of this was great and used perfectly. I could go on. I will go on. Christopher Lee was great. His scene when he was talking to the imprisoned Obi Wan completely sucked the air out of the room and was very immersive. The arena scene was great because we got to see how each Padme, Obi, and Ani each dealt wth their monster. Jango Fett and Mace Windu were also pretty cool once the Jedi started springing out of nowhere. The beginning of the Clone War was neat to see. I just enjoyed the scale of the battle. The final scene where the star destroyer things were shown as the Imperial March was playing was great. Epic foreshadowing, no? There is less terrible comic relief to be found than in TPM and the OT. Underrated movie. That line about sand isn't even that bad. It fit the context of the conversation. There are far better examples of bad dialogue in Star Wars.
Compare this to TESB. Hoth was amazing, then it goes downhill. Solo and co. get chased and hide in an asteroid field (with Chewy uttering a wail every five seconds and C3PO whining as loud and fast as he can. The only reason people like Chewy and the droids but not Jar Jar has to be nostalgia, right?). Luke goes to Degobah and meets Yoda (who for some reason tries to be as annoying as utterly possible when he first meets him). It is hard to get a sense of wonderment when you have a droid that is making more noise than a droid ever has before. Ooh the force--beep boop ewiufnpqiwaub beep boop. Yoda had some sick one liners, though. All of this takes way to long. Let's be honest, who gives a shit about Han hiding in an asteroid field when we could be getting some sweet time with Yoda? Bespin is alright, but it wasn't amazing. They had a bad feeling about it, something bad happened. Darth Vader fight was the best part of the film. Han getting frozen was cool, too. I can understand why people like it, because it appears to have the least amount of flaws of all of the movies. I just can't like it.
I will explain why I like Attack of the Clones. The part where Ani and Obi were chasing that assassin in Coruscant all the way through into the cantina place was great. "Wanna buy some death sticks?" Obi Wan's detective mission to find the bounty hunter (Jango) was great. There is nothing like it in the other episodes and we get a bounty hunter who is actually badass. Like Long Chapper, I enjoyed the romance between Anakin and Padme (it was great). Anakin's slaughter of the sand people for revenge was great. We got to see the beginnings of Vader start to form. The soundtrack through all of this was great and used perfectly. I could go on. I will go on. Christopher Lee was great. The arena scene was great and beginning of the Clone War was great. The final scene where the star destroyer things were shown as the Imperial March was playing was great. There is no terrible comic relief to be found. Underrated movie. That line about sand isn't even that bad. It fit the context of the conversation and if anybody hates sand, it's the guy who was raised as a slave on a desert planet. There are far better examples of bad dialogue in Star Wars.
Compare this to TESB. Hoth was amazing, then it goes downhill. Solo and co. get chased and hide in an asteroid field (with Chewy uttering a wail every five seconds and C3PO whining as loud and fast as he can). Luke goes to Degobah and meets Yoda (who for some reason tries to be as annoying as utterly possible when he first meets him). It is hard to get a sense of wonderment when you have a droid that is making more noise than a droid ever has before. Ooh the force--beep boop ewiufnpqiwaub beep boop. Yoda had some sick one liners, though. All of this takes way to long. Bespin is alright, but it wasn't amazing. Darth Vader fight was the best part of the film. Han getting frozen was cool, too. But I wouldn't watch this film again.
Well, the common belief is either A. Yoda was going a bit mad due to isolation and age, as well as testing Luke, or B. In accordance with The Heroes Journey, Yoda played the part of the seemingly irrelevant guide creature who turns out to be a wise mentor
Meh said:
A New Hope is the best of the original trilogy, for sure. It isn't very polished, but it had magic that the other films in the trilogy didn't seem to capture.
@Chris I totally believe that Yoda was supposed to be an irrelevant creature that turned out to be a wise mentor . I just didn't enjoy how it was attempted in this film. He wasn't just irrelevant, he was made actively annoying by throwing Luke's supplies everywhere and eating his food for a reason that was not explained (writer probably tried to make the irrelevant creature/wise mentor as big of a surprise as possible. How could this ugly, rude, annoying, uncivilized, unsocialized green thing be a wise mentor? Nobody knows).
This should clear up the Yoda thing.
Also, one of the biggest reasons I have episode 2 and 3 the highest on my list is because of the music. The music in those films are just superior to the other films. Truly remarkable and beautiful. The composer seemed to get better as he went along.
Wulfhedinn
Gollum..... you're kidding. I have no problems with your list, except.....The Revenge of the Sith was abhorrent. The entire purpose of the Prequels was to establish the lore. They did that well, but everything else was terrible. The most therapeutic experience of my life was slaughtering Gungans on Naboo in SWBF2.
In my opinion, it goes as follows.
1. Empire Strikes Back
Yeah, Mark Hamill is soemtimes a little off, but this saga was so revolutionary, it was the Sci-Fi movie that brought them into the light, like Skyrim was the RPG that brought them to a mainstream western audience. It's just such a revolutionary movie series. Even Disney is handling it alright. In my opinion, I think Hayden Christensen should burn in a special corner of hell, occupied solely by Jar Jar Binks.
Wulfhedinn said:
Actually, Hayden is actually pretty good as a body actor. Also, the fight scenes
Tenebrous
First of all, I applaud you for stating your opinion despite the controversy around the Prequel Trilogy. Takes guts, man. I actually haven't seen the prequels, but I'll look into them at some point. I do, however, think Rogue One is really good, though that's in large part due to me liking dark and gritty stuff; I can see how people may not like it. Still, that Vader scene near the end... Hnng.
December 10, 2017 11:55 PM EST
@Wulfhedinn Nope, I'm not kidding. Mark Hamill was a little off? His delivery was questionable throughout the OT. Carrie Fisher was also a poor actress. Harry Ford was pretty believable, but as far as a secondary character, Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan was superior. Just to throw this out there, the dialogue was pretty bad in every Star Wars movie. The OT was basically a Western set in space, and the only film that did this effectively was A New Hope. I prefer the more complex, overarching story of the prequels with its amazing score improved the scenes immensely. The prequels wouldn't be half the movies they are without their godly soundtrack. I think Chewbacca should burn in hell, along with Jar Jar, C3PO and R2D2! Episodes 2 and 3 were made better with the lack of or diminished role of terrible comedic characters. These two films were dark, beautiful, and serious. They actually earn the title of Star Wars, while the OT could be called the Luke Skywalker Trilogy. The Original Trilogy was revolutionary, but so was the Prequel Trilogy. They literally were inventing digital cameras, and the CGI was better than many films to come out after.
December 11, 2017 12:02 AM EST
@Tenebrous Lol thank you. While what trilogy is better is subjective, the prequels get unnecessary hate. Watching 1-6 was enlightening, because I got to see that the OT suffered from the exact same problems that people claim the prequels have. None of these films are amazing. And if you like dark and gritty, you'll like the prequel trilogy. I haven't seen Rogue One, but everyone seems like that Vader scene is one not to miss! I'll check it out for sure.
Gollum said: @Wulfhedinn Nope, I'm not kidding. Mark Hamill was a little off? His delivery was questionable throughout the OT. Carrie Fisher was also a poor actress. Harry Ford was pretty believable, but as far as a secondary character, Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan was superior. Just to throw this out there, the dialogue was pretty bad in every Star Wars movie. The OT was basically a Western set in space, and the only film that did this effectively was A New Hope. I prefer the more complex, overarching story of the prequels with its amazing score improved the scenes immensely. The prequels wouldn't be half the movies they are without their godly soundtrack. I think Chewbacca should burn in hell, along with Jar Jar, C3PO and R2D2! Episodes 2 and 3 were made better with the lack of or diminished role of terrible comedic characters. These two films were dark, beautiful, and serious. They actually earn the title of Star Wars, while the OT could be called the Luke Skywalker Trilogy. The Original Trilogy was revolutionary, but so was the Prequel Trilogy. They literally were inventing digital cameras, and the CGI was better than many films to come out after.
Also, McGregor apparently hated the films, calling them "nonsensical mumbo jumbo" or something like that
Heck, the prequels were more Space Opera and showed more. Also, theres a wonderful comic based on the original scripts for Star Wars, let me find a link?
Please stop and take back your statements thank you :)
@Wulfhedinn What don't you like about the prequels?
The Long-Chapper said:
You're right about TESB. Hoth and Degobah really were visually amazing. A New Hope is unpolished and dated, but it had a sense of camaraderie that the others didn't have. Revenge of the Sith haunts me. Yeah, after rewatching Attack of the Clones, I don't really get a ton the hate it recieves. Dooku was a lot better than I remembered. Qui Gon was great and I really think that it is the most visually stunning Star Wars (except maybe the Gungan vs Droid battle). Lol I actually didn't hate the Ewoks in RotJ. I did, however, facepalm whenever I was subjected to that live performance in Jabba's palace. TFA is really bad. Rey is probably supposed to be a Jedi with amnesia, right? Still doesn't help that she never really had a failure and the supporting cast was a socially retarded white knight that served as comic relief and a washed up Han Solo with awful dialogue. And Chewy! They marketed practical effects and didn't use a single miniature lol. Which white male will J. J. Affirmative Action kill in The Last Jedi? Luke or Kylo?
Just watched Rogue One. It was... a movie? The first half was a mess with pretty bad editing, and the second half lasted too long. Nonstop blasting was annoying (and so was the monk's chanting and his friend's Boromir reenactment). The ending was cool I guess. The soundtrack was kind of lame and Scarif CGI islands were pretty bad. I never thought about Vader taking baths before, but I don't know why I needed to see it in Rogue One. The film is entirely skippable when watching the films chronologically.
It's entirely skippable for just about any reason IMO. The worst part, in my opinion, is one of Vader's lines. God damn Darth Vader making a pun about Force Choke (You wouldn't want to 'choke' on your aspirations or whatever the line was). Might be fine if you hadn't watched the prequels, but after how depressing Anikan was for the whole third movie, I just can't see Vader making puns. Though, every character was just pretty terrible, except maybe the guy that just didn't talk much. Like it when subpar movies have characters that don't talk.
Man, dunno. The first test of the Death Star was kind of cool to see on screen, and it was interesting to see what it'd do to just one city. We've seen it destroy planets and giant space cruisers, but the city was kind of great. Bit of a shame that they didn't work in some sort of Imperial conflict there though, everyone seemed entirely fine with destroying a city with tens/hundreds of thousands of people living in it. Seems like you could've worked that in at some point, maybe have him get involved with the Rebels or really anything to say that the Empire isn't all terrible. Because until FA we don't see that, which makes it all the more jarring when we do.
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Q: Couchbase community, mapping path /data in other structure today I'm having an issue about couchbase again, I'm having a problem with rebalance.
First, for performance purpose and solve IO issues on our servers, we mapped the /data with ramdisk service, this is a good thing on the one hand, as said improved performance d + for those who have to work with some memcached bucket, to the other buckets in my structure do not use the technique.
A little more use of memcached:
-->Today we have 4 buckets: bucket 1,2 and 3 - type couchbase and bucket 4 - type memcached
How to practice the /data path in our organization we map "/data/couchbase", so when start of couchbase we have the buckets mounted:
-/data/couchbase/bucket1
-/data/couchbase/bucket2
-/data/couchbase/bucket3
-/data/couchbase/bucket4
As previously reported, bucket4 is of memcached type and for IO reduction we use a ramdisk service mapping the entire path "/data/couchbase/bucket4" so that just after couchbase start this path is 100% in memory - Believe me, works great, the performance is great!
But as every good thing there are problems, the fact is that when the couchbase start it removes the directory "/bucket4" given the characteristic of memcached - this fact prevents for example of letting "autofailover" enabled, because if the cluster in question requires rebalance it will try to remove the "/ bucket4" diaries from memcached to insert any new members into the cluster.
To solve this for now, we are working on a script to detect any anomaly in a cluster member, as we will either add or remove, followed by rebalance a new member by stopping and uploading the ramdisk service.
With all this history, I want to show two things:

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*1 The technique of using a ramdisck service to treat memcached buckets is good for stable cluster cases

*2 anyway ask everyone if they know any way to map a specific bucket to a different path to /data/bucket? so I could put my memcached buckets at another directory level so it could be removed, even if it was in a ramdisck structure.


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The Surprising Similarities Between Hip Hop And The Anime Industry (2019)
Who knew anime and hip hop could be so similar? On the surface this doesn't even make sense.
Hip Hop is urban music influenced by black culture, street life, our struggles and everything in between.
Anime on the other hand is based on Japanese culture, their people, and other differences unique to Japan.
But being a fan of both Hip Hop AND anime gives me a fresh perspective on both worlds. Not to mention how similar they are in more ways than most people would think.
Let's break it down and highlight some facts…
How Hip Hop And The Anime Industry Is Similar:
1. Both industries BLEW UP In the 1990's
Hip Hop started in the 1970's, historically. With the 80's being a critical point that helped the industry "blow up" in the 90's like never before.
It was the era of:
Snoop Dogg.
Tupac Shakur.
Biggie Smalls.
The Hot Boyz.
Wu-Tang.
Master P.
And so many other rappers I won't mention.
The 70's and 80's played a big role in Hip Hop's "explosion" that's made it the biggest music genre in 2019.
Anime is the same
In anime's case, it started in 1917, historically. But things got "more serious" in the 1960's. And the 70's and 80's is where things started to spill out of control.
That "spillage" lead to the crazy explosion in the 90's. And anime has been "put on the map" ever since that era.
Anime like:
Dragon Ball Z.
One Piece.
Inuyasha.
Magic Knight Rayearth.
Sailor Moon.
And so many others came as a result of 80's anime like Akira, the original Dragon Ball, and other anime that are classics in 2019.
Related: How Anime Has Radically Evolved In The Past 57 Years
2. Both industries portray a certain level of "immasculinity" in 2019
I'm not here to debate or be "politically correct". But you should know that by now.
The fact is – in the hip hop industry, the portrayal of men is more feminine than it ever has been.
Male rappers wearing skirts, eye liner, make up… the list goes on. And the proof is out there.
And anime is NO different
The constant portrayal of male anime characters who are:
Spineless.
Fragile.
Cowardly.
Timid.
Scared.
Feminine.
And basically the types of guys who willingly take abuse from women… This is a common thing in the anime industry these days.
It doesn't happen all the time, but that's not the point here. The point is: it DOES happen.
The Hip Hop industry and the anime industry share this common trait in 2019.
3. Gay & "crossdressing" has become more acceptable in both industries
P Diddy in a skirt.
Over the years more and more hip hop artists are "coming out" about being gay… even though many end up being "exposed" instead of coming out straight.
That's another story in itself, but the point is: it's NOT as bad today in the hip hop community.
The fact that rappers dress like women is proof enough of this concept. Even if not literal.
The anime industry is similar
Gay characters in the anime community are more "acceptable" these days. And it's happening more often as time goes by.
Though this has been happening for years at this point.
And this is becoming even more of a thing in terms of "Trans". Or at least the portrayal of it in the anime industry.
It's what we call TRAP characters in the anime community
Rider Astolfo is a "man" in a skirt.
Characters like:
Rider Of Black (Astolfo).
Makoto (Minami-Ke).
Ferris (Re:Zero).
Kojuro Shuri (Masamune Kun No Revenge).
They're designed like "girls" but really they're guys.
Not exactly "trans" but the portrayal is obviously there. Especially the crossdressing.
Related: You'll Be Like WTF After Seeing These 15 Anime Characters With Confusing Genders
4. Both industries are "lacking" in quality content compared to "old school" stuff
I'm only reciting what the majority of people THINK in both industries.
But even with that said, objectively it's undeniable that modern-day content in both Hip Hop AND anime is "generally" not as good as older content.
In the Hip Hop industry, all you have to do is look at the music being released today.
Nowadays you have:
Mumble rap (that's what they call it).
Rappers who aren't American who rap in an American accent (Iggy Azelia).
Rappers "clout-chasing" and doing anything for attention.
And Albums aren't even exciting anymore. It's more about Singles compared to say: the 2000's.
The anime industry is the same
Anime these days is all about chasing TRENDS. I've said this too many times.
So much anime content is being PUMPED out every year, that most of it is generic, a copy and paste of another series, or plain lazy.
Most anime don't even last long in terms of longevity. Let alone break out to become a major "hit".
There's a reason why:
Death Note.
Code Geass.
Attack On Titan.
Naruto.
Black Lagoon.
Neon Genesis Evangelion.
K-On.
Akira.
And so many other anime are STILL classics to this day. It's been a long time since anime of this level or quality has been released.
These days it's "harder" to find quality
Because there's so much emphasis on "quantity" and chasing trends.
Both the anime and hip hop industry share this trait. And the results speak loud and clear.
Related: Old Vs New Anime: Here Are The Biggest Differences
5. Both industries are have negative stereotypes and stigmas
The Hip Hop industry's had stigma's and stereotypes attached to it since day 1. Especially since the 90's.
As usual – the minority ruins it for the majority. And with Hip Hop it looks like this:
Black people are gangsters.
Black people are stupid.
Hip Hop is ghetto.
Hip Hop is a bad influence.
Black people are drug dealers.
Black people are poor.
And the list goes on. All this stems from Hip Hop and the image its created. Especially with the abuse of the N-word all over the world.
Though a lot of it is the fault of society. Most people believe anything they see (they're closed minded).
Hip Hop influences culture, and is the biggest music genre on the planet, but it doesn't stop these stigmas and stereotypes from creating problems either.
It's a little different, but the anime industry, just like the Hip Hop industry, is disrespected and has tons of negative stereotypes and stigmas attached to it.
Anime fans are beta-males.
Anime fans are autistic.
Anime fans are losers.
If you like anime, you're a nobody.
Anime is HENTAI.
Anime is for perverts.
Bringing up anime in conversation is almost taboo. The kind of looks you get is outrageous.
And despite the anime industry being worth $15-20 billion, the west still shuns and looks down upon anime as if it has no value in the entertainment industry.
Both hip hop and the anime industry are similar in that way
Being a fan of either associates you with all kinds of negative stereotypes and stigmas… Most of which aren't even true or justified.
And even though both industry's are massive, they're treated like "underdogs" to a certain degree. Not by fans, but by organizations and companies with political agendas.
There's other similarities between Hip Hop and anime, like:
Political correctness.
Social Justice Warriors (SJW).
Not getting credit where credit is due.
And even more. But the 5 reasons I mentioned are pretty legit by themselves.
If you can share some more, or you have suggestions, leave it in the comments.
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