I've been running a Dell PowerConnect 5324 as my secondary switch at home that connects all the rooms together. The switch is rather loud in the location it's sitting so I've decided to replace the fans in it to something quieter.
The switch uses 2 40mm high speed fans that exhaust air out of the enclosure. I had several 40mm fans that I could try to get the best noise/cooling ratio. I've used a digital multimeter with a thermal probe to measure the efficiency of the fans, my simple SPL meter to measure noise level and a simple Android app to measure the sound spectrum. The switch was ran for 30 minutes in each configuration to let the temperature of the switch settle.
In the stock configuration the switch blasts out almost 64 dbA.
What would happen if I invert the fans so that they blow air into the switch?
Wow. Definitely not an improvement. Not only this configuration is slightly louder. The fans emit a noise 1.5Khz range that's very, very annoying.
The new fans are significantly thinner and operate at lower RPMs. They do not move quite as much air as the original fans.
A quick note about the fan pinout on the Dell PowerConnect 5324. The fan pins are actually non-standard and have to be swapped around. The Dell PowerConnect fans use Positive-Sense-Negative pinout as opposed to the standard Negative-Positive-Sense pinout. Connecting the fans incorrectly doesn't seem to have any detrimental effect on the fans themselves (as I found out) but the fans will simply not operate.
Once the fans were installed. I ran the test.
A 9.1 dbA drop is quite significant, that's almost half as noisy as the original fans and the switch is now quieter than the ambient noise in the room the networking equipment is in. The temperature with the new fans running only went up a few notches.
Unfortunately the switch did not like the reduced RPM on the fans. The Fan LED now blinks alternating red/green. However there doesn't seem to be any performance degradation of the switch.
Even though this was the configuration I was most likely stick with, just for kicks, I've went ahead and tried the inverted fan configuration.
Even though in the inverted configuration the fans were quieter, the temperature went up a few more degrees and once again, the fans exhibited a noticeable whine 700hz range.
In the end I ended up going with the smaller fans in the same configuration as the stock fans, blowing air out of the switch. While slightly louder than the inverted configuration, it was lacking the whine which was quite noticable.
Another day, another opportunity to see what other firewall distros can be deployed on this old Watchguard Firebox x500. In this case I'll try ZeroShell. I've used ZeroShell many times in the past, typically as a small VM. ZeroShell is one of the fastest and easiest Firewall Distros I've tried. Back in the day when I was trying to see if I can bond multiple cable modems together for site-to-site connections I've used ZeroShell due to it's very easy bonding of OpenVPN connections.
Another reason why I'm eager to try ZeroShell on this Firebox is the fact that unlike pfSense and m0n0wall, it's not BSD based OS. It's actually linux based which means that there's a very good possibility that the Watchdog Timeout issue might not happen as this seems to be a driver issue in BSD related to the Realtek NICs on the x500.
On to the install process.
Then use physdiskwrite to write the image onto the card. In this case the image being loaded is the ALIX image that can be downloaded here. The latest image (RC1) requires a minimum 2GB Compact Flash card to write the image to. Luckily I still have a few of those laying around.
Once the compact flash card is installed into the firewall, connect the serial cable and use a terminal program at 38400-8-n-1 to watch the bootup process. During my bootup there seemed to be some errors at runtime that actually took a few seconds longer to get going.
mount: warning: /.root/cdrom seems to be mounted read-only.
--> No supported Wi-Fi hardware has been found.
I also disovered that by default the WAN interface allows access to the ZeroShell interface also, and since the firewall WAN is actually on my LAN, I was able to access and configure the UI from my workstation. This also means that it's very important to change the default password if the firewall is internet facing as anyone coming across it can reconfigure it.
Running some unencrypted performance tests. I was able to achieve 11.9MB/s (95.2 Mbit/s) throughput across the firewall. This is actually not bad considering the same test on this box running pfSense the throughput was 11.1MB/s.
HAVP.ext2 is not a block special device.
The last two lines have to be added to the pre-boot script so that they execute on device restart.
Now just restart the HAVP service and it's done.
After more than 24 hours of various traffic passing through the firewall, I have not had any issues yet with the Watchguard Timeout. So far so good. The firewall performs pretty well. There's probably no chance getting the LCD working easily at this point. Though there's a small possibility that ZeroShell will at one point support LCDProc in which case the LCD can live again.
I have also since added few more remounts to ensure longer CF card life. Apparently just because the ZeroShell distro image is aimed at embedded devices, it still performs regular writes to the local storage. Since CF cards have limited write cycles, remounting the writeable locations in RAM drive should significantly extend the life of the Compact Flash card.
When I originally picked up the Watchguard Firebox x500, I only had the intention of trying pfSense on it. But now that I have pfSense running succesfully on the next generation Watchguard Fireboxes (x550e, x750e and 1250e). I figured might as well try m0n0wall on it (and some other OSs later). One particular reason why I'm interested in trying other firewall software on the Watchguard is that there's a known problem with the Realtek NIC's on the x500 and the current pfSense version (2.0). The firewall will randomly issue "watchdog timeout" error and then simply stop responding to traffic. Rebooting the firewall seems to be the only way to get it moving again.
From a little bit of research, getting m0n0wall running on x500 is just as trivial as getting pfSense running. As an added bonus, the m0n0wall image is much smaller than the pfSense image and the original Compact Flash card can be used. The embedded image for version 1.33 comes in at only 7.6 MB.
Loading the m0n0wall image onto the compact flash is identical to pfSense.
Once again I used physdiskwrite + PhysGUI to load the image onto the card.
Now just a matter of taking the Firebox cover off and plugging in the new CF card. Once that's done. Connect a serial cable to the console at 115200-8-n-1 and watch the boot process.
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The firewall is rebooting now.
A few moments later the web UI was fully accessible and ready to be configured.
Unfortunately just a few moments later, while digging around the Web GUI the console showed the dreaded watchdog timeout error. And all network communication with the firewall and beyond has stopped.
Well, so much for that idea..on to the next firewall….ZeroShell?
Continued work on improving pfSense running on my Watchguard x550e/x750e/x1250e firewalls. I got the x750e firewall nicely mounted at the utility board where my internet connections arrive at home.
Though I ran into an issue mounting the firewall due to its depth. The standard bracket was not long enough to fit the firewall with the power cable protruding out the back. I ended up picking up a 90 degree cable that just made it fit.
Had the firewall running for a while now and during this time I've worked on it a bit more. There's a known issue with the MSK interfaces timing out under pfSense 2.0. I've experienced MSK failure twice since installing 2.0. I've since upgraded to 2.1 Beta and so far it's been stable. Was pretty happy about the fact that all I had to do to upgrade to 2.1 was to backup the config from 2.0 and simply restore it on 2.1 once I wrote out the new 2.1 image to the compact flash card.
In the meantime I also implemented a few more tweaks to all the firewalls.
Enabled PowerD in System->Advanced->Miscellaneous. This however caused a flood of errors in the log and console when the system was attempting to throttle down the CPU.
This was easily fixed via a new tunable under System->Advanced->System Tunables.
To add the automatic fan throttle to bootup process execute the following script. The value can be anywhere between 00 and FF (hex 0-255).
Lastly it would be nice to change the Armed LED to green when bootup is complete.
Also got the LCD working on the unit. This was actually quite simple simply install LCDProc and LCDproc-devel packages and configure as follows.
There is an issue currently with this as on reboot the processes do not correctly start in the proper order and cause the package to crash. The solution right now is to simply manually start the service once the firewall has completed booting.
vSphere + NexentaStor + iSCSI + MPIO + Jumbo Frames = ?
A while ago I build a new NexentaStor server to serve as the home lab SAN. Also picked up a low latency Force10 switch to handle the SAN traffic (among other things).
Now the time came to test vSphere iSCSI MPIO and attempt to achieve faster than 1Gb/s connection to the datastore which has been a huge bottleneck when using NFS.
The setup on each machine is as follows.
Network on vSphere was configured via a single vSwitch though pNICs were assigned individually to each vNIC.
Testing was done inside a CentOS VM because for some reason testing directly in vSphere Console only results in maximum transfer of 80MB/s even though the traffic was always split evenly across all 4 interfaces.
The initial test was done with what I thought was the ideal scenario.
What the? 7.4 MB/s reads? Repeated the test several times to confirm. Even tried it on another vSphere server and new Test VM. Doing some Googling it might be MTU mismatch so let's try with standard 1500 MTU.
A bit of loss in write speed due to smaller MTU but for some reason reads are only maxed at 141MB/s. Much faster than MTU 9000 but nowhere near the write speeds. Definitely MTU issue at work when using Jumbos even though the fact that it's limited to 141MB/s in reads still doesn't make sense. The traffic was still evenly split across all interfaces. Trying to match up the MTU's better. Could it be that either NexentaStor or vSphere doesn't account for the TCP header?
Had to abort the read test as it seemed to have stalled completely. During writes the speeds flactuated wildly. Yet Another test.
Once again had to abort reads due to stalled test. Not sure what's going on here. But for giggles, decided to try another uncommon MTU size of 7000.
Hmm. Very unusual. Not exactly sure what the bottleneck here is. Still, definitely faster than single 1Gb NIC. Disk on the SAN is definitely not the issue as the IO never actually hits the physical Disk.
Another quick test was done by copying a test file to another via DD. The results were also quite surprising.
This is another one I didn't expect. The result was only 92MB/s which is less than the speed of a single NIC. At this point I spawned another test VM to test concurrent IO performance.
The same test repeated concurrently on two VM's resulted in about 68MB/s each. Definitely not looking too good.
Performing a pure DD read on each VM did however achieve 95MB/s per VM so the interfaces are better utilized. Repeating the tests with MTU 1500 resulted in 77MB/s (copy) and 133MB/s (pure read).
Conclusion: Jumbo Frames at this point do not offer any visible advantage. For stability sake sticking with MTU 1500 sounds like the way to go. Further research required.


DVD/CD version of the game.
Manual installation and launching the game.
Direct3D returned an error: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL!
The game is playable by patching Wine.
While still far from perfect and prone to unexpected crashes (dependent on hardware), it is possible to run The Sims 2 under Wine.
The infamous D3DERR_INVALIDCALL error is due to the fact Wine is hardcoded to supply 256 vertex shaders instead of 1024 that The Sims 2 demands. By patching this constraint, as well as providing "dummy" code for unimplemented shader interfaces, enables the game to play to surprising results.
A thank you goes to swswine for initially discovering the game's major unimplemented undocumented shader interface and for writing the patch to demonstrate this in bug report 8051. Further contributors include Robert Walker, Alexandr Oleynikov and Paul Gofman.
Family thumbnails rendering red "t-pose" Sims.
Some skin tones look lighter on the character's head skin tone than the rest of their body.
Icons above sim head (like when a Sim gains a new friend) can cause a temporary polygon explosion.
Changing resolution mid game in household mode can sometimes result in a black screen.
Do not submit test reports!
Please do not submit test results here as this is a hack to get the game running. Continue to submit tests for vanilla Wine or wine-staging (as long as this is explicitly stated), but it seems unlikely we'll see improvements from "Garbage" until the hardcoded limit is raised and there is a solution to adding the missing undocumented shader interface.
I got an RX 480 for Christmas, I upgraded to a newer Linux kernel, installed amdgpu and the newest mesa and now Sims 2 does not start anymore.
It opens a window and then it stays blue, and I have to force quit it after a while.. Which of the changes is the problem and can i make it work again?
it's the driver probably. same thing happens with NVidia.
What I've found out is that disabling the game's lighting engine via the console (boolProp lightingEnabled false) while forcing shader version 2 stops these rendering glitches and allows the game to be playable for the first time (without lighting, of course).
A pre-compiled source of wine-1.8-rc2 with the patch is provided in the video's description if you'd like to try it for yourself.
Per discussion in Bug 8051, it should be noted that the main problem appears to be with vertex shaders. Specifically, Sims 2 is requesting 1024 vertex shader constants, but Wine (and current GPUs??) is limited to 256. In the REAL Direct3D 9, it supports up to 8192, and the remainder that are not hardware supported fall into software emulation. Wine currently lacks this.
You CAN get Sims 2 to run somewhat (with graphics errors that generally render it unplayable) in Wine 1.1.36 by doing a couple modifications to the source to override the default maximum. NOTE: This is NOT a FIX, only a hack to get it to function a little for the curious.
* 8192 shader constants. gfx card limits doesn't matter in this case.
And in dlls/d3d9/d3d9_private.h, change the constant D3D9_MAX_VERTEX_SHADER_CONSTANTF from 256 to 1024.
Doing both of these mods will basically sidestep the actual issue and get the game to start, but there will be severe graphics errors. Specifically, all Sims and some objects will show up in glowing red color (and, from what I've seen, not animate at all and retain a "spread eagle" pose) and seemingly randomly they will also just vanish from view on occasion. The specific cause of the former is beyond me, the latter may be related to the Wine console error "Unsupp depthstencil blit", suggesting a depth stencil isn't being updated correctly and likely causing the disappearance of Sims.
Whether or not performance will improve with a graphics card that DOES support more than 256 shaders in hardware I do not know. There is talk under Bug 8051 that a software vertex shader solution could be implemented but as yet is not a priority. This is all beyond my current knowledge, but if anyone knows something about it, you should look into it.
Hey, thanks for writing this guide on how to mod Wine to let TS2 start. Do you know how/if we can do this in more recent versions of Wine to see if it runs any better/worse? Thanks!
Even though your comment is from 3 years ago: I've been poking through the source code for the latest Wine (1.7.30) and yes, you can quite easily get the game to start, but with graphical errors.
My system's got an Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 (with proprietary drivers) so other cards may vary. Things did start to get worst after installing the Bon Voyage expansion pack (the latest one I have) where all objects had no textures, and the neighbourhood may render triangles for the scenery. This could be down to needing more shaders.
Overall, if anyone's eager to only build houses and knows how to compile Wine from scratch, this may be satisfactory. For most players: No rendered Sims, no easy way to increase vertex shader constraint, and ultimately, no fully working shader implementation - the game will stay 'Garbage' under stock Wine.
It'll be great the day The Sims 2 works flawlessly under Wine. It has potential, but it's still not ready yet.
I ended up figuring out how to get around the rendering issues the game gets if you install any expansions; It's as simple as copying this peculiar file named "Materials.package" and replacing the latest expansion version of that file with that of the base game. Interesting to note is that once this is done, the TV functions as it should, and displays the AVI videos the game uses, whereas in the base game, it didn't do that. And as I said, it does indeed fix the rendering issues in the neighborhood screen, and fixes the non-textured objects, but nothing else. I do know that the game itself has a software mode it can use if the video card isn't detected, but I already tried force-enabling it and the game wouldn't start (it would show a blank purple screen, but the sound plays and I was able to blindly click my way into the neighborhood, but no luck after that). I've got a feeling this will never be fixed since it's probably a huge undertaking to implement something like this. On top of that, Sims 2 is 11 years old already, and 2 more sequels have been done.
Thanks for sharing that (maybe adding a comment to bug report #8051 is a way to spark discussion) - I'll have to give this game another test run too.
Same here. I agree on your point with playing the 2nd over the 3rd and 4th any day. And to be honest, I literally would most likely switch over to Linux entirely if this game can work the way it is intended to. And, that is very interesting it is #5 on the top 25 list, and the highest rated "Garbage" game, though it is shocking nobody has even attempted to fix this. I would have assumed that in the 11 years it's been around, somebody would have at least tried, though I have no room to talk, since as I stated before, I've never programmed a thing in my life, and for all I Know, it would take a ton of hard work to implement this.
This will not help. The full native DirectX runtime will abort with the infamous GDIEntry.1 failure (which, from what I understand, is something very Windows specific and will "never work" under Wine.) Using the native d3d9_?? package will not help either since that doesn't seem to be where the problem lies.
Tried Wine 1.1.34 today, stock Sims2.exe is reporting the old "A debugger has been detected" -- "Unload the debugger and try again", though I was not receiving that with Wine 1.1.33 that I tried last night. Using a No-CD cracked executable produced the DirectX 9.0c error. I also was playing with VirtualBox and it was reporting the same DirectX 9.0c error. I wonder if Sims 2 is attempting to discern a supported card by its name or some other strange method?
I wonder what the difference is? And which result can actually be trusted?
I have the full version on CD (set of four), and I was stuck on the mounting issue. About to give up, I checked the test results to find 'wine eject'.
Could we maybe reiterate that command to save other ppl some frustration?
Installs fine from DVD. After changing to Forced desktop and installing directx9, all directx dlls were changed to Native (Winetricks sets several dlls to builtin). This allowed the game to load further than usual. Otherwise I got the same crashes as everyone else.
I dont see anyway to override GDI32.dll so I guess its just a bug in wine?


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Lisa Brennauer wraps up overall title at Aviva Women's Tour
Hannah Barnes wins the final stage as Lisa Brennauer takes the Aviva Women's Tour
The final podium at the Aviva Women's Tour. Photo courtesy Aviva Women's Tour
Lisa Brennauer (Velocio-SRAM) clinched the overall victory in the Aviva Women's Tour on Sunday, beating back the attacks on the final day of racing.
Hannah Barnes (UnitedHealthcare) won the final 102.6km stage from Marlow to Hemel Hempstead after a break containing Claudia Lichtenberg (Team Liv-Plantur) and Audrey Cordon (Wiggle Honda) was caught inside the final kilometer.
Jolien D'hoore (Wiggle Honda) took second with Simona Frapporti (Ale-Cipollini) third.
But Brennauer crossed fourth to wrap up the overall title ahead of runner-up D'hoore and third-placed Christine Majerus (Boels Dolmans), and take the points jersey for good measure.
"This tour is one of the biggest events on the women's calendar, so this victory means a lot to me," said Brennauer. "It was a great victory for me, but also for the whole team. It wasn't easy today — a tough stage with all the hills and a lot of hard attacks.
"I worked hard yesterday to get the jersey back. I missed some of the intermediate sprints. I wanted to get to the point where I could give back to my teammates for all their hard work."
As for Barnes, she was delighted to win the final stage.
"This was the biggest aim of the year, so I'm happy to have pulled it off," she said. "I knew it would be hard in the Chilterns and what to expect.
"The sprint was crazy, very difficult. I got boxed at 100 meters to go but thankfully got free. The team are normally used to the American peloton and wide roads."
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Revision #1 to TR18-028 | 9th April 2018 21:32
Non-Malleable Extractors and Non-Malleable Codes: Partially Optimal Constructions
Revision #1 Authors: Xin Li
Accepted on: 9th April 2018 21:32
The recent line of study on randomness extractors has been a great success, resulting in exciting new techniques, new connections, and breakthroughs to long standing open problems in several seemingly different topics. These include seeded non-malleable extractors, privacy amplification protocols with an active adversary, independent source extractors (and explicit Ramsey graphs), and non-malleable codes in the split state model. Previously, the best constructions are given in \cite{Li17}: seeded non-malleable extractors with seed length and entropy requirement $O(\log n+\log(1/\epsilon)\log \log (1/\epsilon))$ for error $\epsilon$; two-round privacy amplification protocols with optimal entropy loss for security parameter up to $\Omega(k/\log k)$, where $k$ is the entropy of the shared weak source; two-source extractors for entropy $O(\log n \log \log n)$; and non-malleable codes in the $2$-split state model with rate $\Omega(1/\log n)$. However, in all cases there is still a gap to optimum and the motivation to close this gap remains strong.
In this paper, we introduce a set of new techniques to further push the frontier in the above questions. Our techniques lead to improvements in all of the above questions, and in several cases partially optimal constructions. This is in contrast to all previous work, which only obtain close to optimal constructions. Specifically, we obtain:
\item A seeded non-malleable extractor with seed length $O(\log n)+\log^{1+o(1)}(1/\epsilon)$ and entropy requirement $O(\log \log n+\log(1/\epsilon))$, where the entropy requirement is asymptotically optimal by a recent result of Gur and Shinkar \cite{GurS17}; \item A two-round privacy amplification protocol with optimal entropy loss for security parameter up to $\Omega(k)$, which solves the privacy amplification problem completely;\footnote{Except for the communication complexity, which is of secondary concern to this problem.} \item A two-source extractor for entropy $O(\frac{\log n \log \log n}{\log \log \log n})$, which also gives an explicit Ramsey graph on $N$ vertices with no clique or independent set of size $(\log N)^{O(\frac{\log \log \log N}{\log \log \log \log N})}$; and \item The first explicit non-malleable code in the $2$-split state model with \emph{constant} rate, which has been a major goal in the study of non-malleable codes for quite some time. One small caveat is that the error of this code is only (an arbitrarily small) constant, but we can also achieve negligible error with rate $\Omega(\log \log \log n/\log \log n)$, which already improves the rate in \cite{Li17} exponentially.
We believe our new techniques can help to eventually obtain completely optimal constructions in the above questions, and may have applications in other settings.
Changes to previous version:
Added new results about non-malleable codes.
TR18-028 | 7th February 2018 20:36
Pseudorandom Correlation Breakers, Independence Preserving Mergers and their Applications
TR18-028 Authors: Xin Li
Publication: 8th February 2018 14:52
extractor, independent, merger, pseudorandom
The recent line of study on randomness extractors has been a great success, resulting in exciting new techniques, new connections, and breakthroughs to long standing open problems in the following five seemingly different topics: seeded non-malleable extractors, privacy amplification protocols with an active adversary, independent source extractors (and explicit Ramsey graphs), non-malleable independent source extractors, and non-malleable codes in the split state model. Two key ingredients used in these works are correlation breakers and independence preserving mergers. By giving very efficient constructions of these two objects, we now have close to optimal solutions to the above five problems \cite{Li17}: seeded non-malleable extractors with seed length and entropy requirement $O(\log n+\log(1/\epsilon)\log \log (1/\epsilon))$ for error $\epsilon$; two-round privacy amplification protocols with optimal entropy loss for security parameter up to $\Omega(k/\log k)$, where $k$ is the entropy of the shared weak source; two-source extractors for entropy $O(\log n \log \log n)$; non-malleable two-source extractors for entropy $(1-\gamma)n$ with error $2^{-\Omega(n/\log n)}$; and non-malleable codes in the $2$-split state model with rate $\Omega(1/\log n)$. However, in all cases there is still a small gap to optimum and the motivation to close this gap remains strong. On the other hand, previous techniques seem to have reached their limit and insufficient for this purpose.
In this paper we introduce new techniques to recycle the entropy used in correlation breakers and independence preserving mergers. This allows us to break the barriers of previous techniques and give further improvements to the above problems. Specifically, we obtain the following results: (1) a seeded non-malleable extractor with seed length $O(\log n)+\log^{1+o(1)}(1/\epsilon)$ and entropy requirement $O(\log \log n+\log(1/\epsilon))$, where the entropy requirement is asymptotically optimal by a recent result of Gur and Shinkar \cite{GurS18}; (2) a two-round privacy amplification protocol with optimal entropy loss for security parameter up to $\Omega(k)$, which solves the privacy amplification problem completely;\footnote{Except for the communication complexity, which is of secondary concern to this problem.} (3) a two-source extractor for entropy $O(\frac{\log n \log \log n}{\log \log \log n})$, which also gives an explicit Ramsey graph on $N$ vertices with no clique or independent set of size $(\log N)^{O(\frac{\log \log \log N}{\log \log \log \log N})}$;
(4) a non-malleable two-source extractor for entropy $(1-\gamma)n$ with error $2^{-\Omega(n \log \log n/\log n)}$; and (5) non-malleable codes in the $2$-split state model with rate $\Omega(\log \log n/\log n)$. Some of our techniques are similar in spirit to what has been done in previous constructions of pseudorandom generators for small space computation \cite{Nisan92, NisanZ96}, and we believe they can be a promising way to eventually obtain optimal constructions to the five problems mentioned above.


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Fright Fest 2019: The Video Dead (1987)
Directed By: Robert Scott (Ratdog)
Starring: Roxanna Augesen, Rocky Duvall, and Sam David McClelland
Released By: Interstate 5 Productions and Embassy Home Entertainment
Review by: Andy Taylor
Synopsis: "A family takes delivery of a new television set, unaware that it is the gateway by which killer zombies enter the world" -IMDb.
A movie about the living dead coming out of someone's television is a movie that screams for a good tagline, and there's so many that could have been picked. Do you know what they used? "The living dead are here, and they're lusting for blood…yours." That's so bad. I would have used something that focused more on the television instead, something like "Didn't your parents tell you television was bad for your health…" or "Don't get too close to this T.V., it bites" but no, they just had to make it about the zombies. I can understand them wanting to focus on the walking dead, but the problem is their chosen tagline implies that the zombies actually want blood, and that's not really the case. Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 31, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: 1980s cult classics, Andy Taylor, blogging, cosmic horror, cult classic, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, horror movies, movie reviews, Reviews, zombies | Leave a comment
Fright Fest 2019:The Faculty (1998)
Directed By: Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado)
Starring: Jordana Brewster (Fast and the Furious Series), Clea DuVall (Carnivale, Identity), Louis Harris (Dead Like Me, Severance), Josh Harnett (30 Days of Night, Bunraku), Shawn Hatosy (Alpha Dog, The Lazarus Project), Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings, Sin City) Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, From Dusk Till Dawn 2), Famke Janssen (X-Men, GoldenEye), Piper Laurie (Carrie, Twin Peaks), Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers, Jumanji), Daniel Von Bargen (Lord of Illusion, Super Troopers), Jon Stewart (Former Daily Show Host), and Selma Hayek (Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn)
Written By; David Wechter (Penn & Teller's Bullshit), Bruce Kimmel, and Kevin Williamson (Scream Film Series, Cursed)
Review by: Andy Taylor Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 31, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: Andy Taylor, blogging, cosmic horror, film, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, horror movies, Reviews | Leave a comment
Fright Fest 2019: LIFE (2017)
[ STARTS WITH A SPOILER AND NEVER LOOKS BACK *THE CROWD REJOICES* ]
Have you ever seen that episode of Cowboy Bebop in which Spike leaves a lobster in the Bebop's backup refrigerator for a super long time, birthing a small, amorphous creature that hunts the crew of bounty hunters (or "cowboys" in the show, shucks howdy!), spearing them with something from its body that knocks them out and incapacitates them? Yeah, this movie is like an expensive, pretty, gorier, and over-serious version of that. I have a feeling I'm not the first to make this comparison, but either way it fits. Something about the way the creature is handled and how it moves and hides and the camerawork when it's near.
It could also be said that the Cowboy Bebop episode I'm referring to is itself an homage to Alien (ha! I'm only two paragraphs in and I found a way to bring up Alien—my obsession is nearing its final, truest form….), which itself was a transcendent evolution of earlier Sci-Fi/Horror film tropes and themes. So, at this point, all SF/H films (especially those set in a ship in space, on other planets, etc.) could be said to lead back to Alien as being a major influence. Or at least the general framework and approach set up by that film. And as I've said before in earlier ramblings and quoting others, the biomech humanoid creature in Alien that hunts the crew could just as easily be a vampire in a castle or Dracula specifically on his trip to London on the Demeter (as I quoted Valaquen of the Strange Shapes Alien franchise blog stating earlier in my Planet of the Vampires review), when boiled down to asymmetrical survival horror by an unknowable creature. Everything old is new again. Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 30, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: cosmic horror, film, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, horror movies, Movies, Patrick Loveland, Reviews, science fiction | 1 Comment
Fright Fest 2019: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Written by Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken
Starring: John Goodman, Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr
A Review-ish by Feind Gottes
The Gist: After a car accident Michelle is rescued by Howard and taken to his bunker. When she regains consciousness Howard informs her that aliens have attacked Earth poisoning the air outside so the bunker is the only safe place. Eventually she meets Emmet also taking up shelter in Howard's bunker and learn that inside the bunker is just as scary as outside.
My Review-ish: For those who aren't aware 10 Cloverfield Lane is a sequel to JJ Abrams cult classic Cloverfield (2008). However, it isn't the sort of sequel anyone is used to seeing. It's more of a sister film or companion film rather than an actual sequel. This is a concept I think is pretty damn cool. Also, since I'm not really a fan of Cloverfield I'm happy this sequel is a completely different type of film. Where Cloverfield is basically a found-footage type of film, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a full on psychological thriller and one of the best ever at that. Now I have a couple issues with this movie that I'll get to at the end but for now let's concentrate on the positives. Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 30, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: cosmic horror, Feind Gottes, film, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, horror movies, movie reviews, Reviews | Leave a comment
Fright Fest 2019: Annihilation (2018)
Directed by: Alex Garland
Adapted for the Screen by: Alex Garland, based on the novel by: Jeff VanderMeer
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac and Tessa Thompson
Released: February 2018 (USA)
A Review-ish by: Feind Gottes
The Gist: A biologist's husband returns one year after leaving on a Top Secret mission but is not the same man who left. Government officials take the couple into custody where the biologist learns of a mysterious zone her husband was sent to explore and returned as the sole survivor. In order to find out what happened to her husband the biologist enters the zone with a team of her own where no one knows what they will find. Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 24, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: cosmic horror, Feind Gottes, film, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, horror movies, movie reviews, Movies, Reviews, science fiction | Leave a comment
Fright Fest 2019: Phantasm (1979)
Directed by: Don Coscarelli
Written by: Don Coscarelli
Starring: A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thronbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester, and Angus Scrimm, et. al.
Review by: Thomas S. Flowers
Synopsis: "A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a lethal arsenal of terrible weapons with him" -IMDb.
When thinking about cosmic horror one begins to formulate a list of criteria on how to judge what exactly is "cosmic horror." Immediately the name H.P. Lovecraft will surface. In fact, most of how we understand "cosmic horror" is from his collected works. The emphasis typically negates shock horror or gore horror in favor for fear of the unknown. The phenomena we are confronted with goes beyond our comprehension. The word cosmic here then implies that the confrontation in the story extends beyond our narrow human understanding and stretches into a "cosmic significance," that is, otherworldly. Phantasm (1979), while categorized as more of a fantasy horror, actually represents aspects one would find in a traditional cosmic horror tale, such as an antagonist that could only be describes as simply otherworldly, a story driven by madness, a nightmarish dreamscape, and of course, most importantly, fear of the unknown. Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 23, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: cosmic horror, death, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, Horror, horror movies, mourning, movie reviews, Phantasm, Reviews, Tall Man | Leave a comment
Fright Fest 2019: The Void (2017)
Directed by: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski
Written by: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski
Starring: Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers, et. al.
Review by: Jeffery X. Martin
Synopsis: "Shortly after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a police officer experiences strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures" -IMDb.
Close your eyes for a moment. It's okay. Trust me on this. Just shut your eyes. Now, envision tentacles. I know. Weird, right? But for a few seconds, allow yourself to think about tentacles. Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 18, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: body horror, cosmic horror, film, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, horror movies, Jeffery X Martin, movie reviews, Movies, Reviews, The Void | Leave a comment
Fright Fest 2019: They Live (1988)
Starring: Roddy Piper, Meg Foster, Keith David, Peter Jason, and Larry Franco
Written By: John Carpenter (as Frank Armitage)
Review by: Joshua Macmillan
Synopsis: Nada, a wanderer without any meaning in his life discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to see the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of LA, he begins to notice that all media and governments are comprised of aliens intending on keeping all of the population subdued so they can dominate the world.
When I sat down to watch They Live for this review, it was the first time I was actually taking the time to see this film. I of course had heard of it, and had been told numerous times that I needed to check it out. I am a huge John Carpenter fan, mostly due to Halloween, The Thing, and Christine. Those were the films from Carpenter that I grew up on. This one has been on my "to be watched" list for quite a long time and thanks to Machine Mean, I finally forced myself to sit down and watch it. Unfortunately, it really did feel like a chore to sit through this film. Continue Reading…if you dare!
October 16, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: cult classics, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, horror movies, John Carpenter, movie reviews, Movies, Reviews, They Live | 1 Comment
Fright Fest 2019: DOOM (2005)
Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Writers: Dave Callaham, Wesley Strick, et. al.
Starring: Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, et al.
Released: October 2005
Review by: Jonny Numb (aka Jon Weidler)
"Didn't you just greenlight another movie based on a VIDEOGAME?!" – Cecil B. Demented
The bane of PC/videogame adaptations – outside of the creative stigma that puts most critics on the offensive from the start – can be attributed to one simple fact: you're taking an active medium and stripping away a level of engagement that adds to the visceral experience of playing. And when you think about it that way, it really makes the adaptation feel like an exercise in futility, no matter how high the budget or how skilled the crew. Why bother? Continue Reading
October 14, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: cosmic horror, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, Jonny Numb, movie reviews, Movies, Reviews, video game movies | 1 Comment
Fright Fest 2019: Prince of Darkness (1987)
Writer: John Carpenter
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Alice Cooper (as Street Schizo), et. al.
Released: Oct. 1987
Article: "Pre Biotic Fluid Mutants: John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness" by JG Clay.
Its almost that 'most wonderful time of the year'', folks. No, no the commercially driven saccharine drenched credit indebted mutant known as Christmas. I am referring to a day which is special to me on one count and also to horror fans on two counts. I'm talking about Halloween of course, the day when 46 years ago, I made my debut appearance in this cosmic play we call 'life', a day celebrated by people of a darker nature and, last but by no means least, the night that John Carpenter brought Michael Myers home. Continue Reading
October 13, 2019 | Categories: Horror, Movies, Reviews | Tags: cosmic horror, film, Fright Fest, fright fest 2019, guest contributor, Horror, JG Clay, John Carpenter, movie reviews, Movies, Reviews | Leave a comment
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A December to not remember: What drove the recent plunge in U.S. retail sales?
On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Chief Investment Strategist Erik Ristuben and Rob Cittadini, director, Americas institutional, discussed slumping U.S. retail sales, stalled economic growth in Germany and the latest numbers from fourth-quarter earnings season.
Disappointing December for U.S. retailers: What's to blame?
The Commerce Department reported that U.S. retail sales tumbled 1.2% in December from a month prior—a somewhat startling drop, Ristuben said. In his opinion, the slide in sales can largely be attributed to two factors: Sagging consumer confidence and harsh winter weather in parts of the U.S.
"By late December, the partial U.S. government shutdown was underway, and the stock market was off nearly 20%—so the hit to confidence levels among the U.S. consumer isn't too surprising," Ristuben remarked. Severe cold in the nation's midsection appears to have played an even bigger role in December's disappointing numbers, he added, explaining that retailers in the Midwest saw the largest monthly drop-off in sales.
Because the numbers were driven mostly by what he and the team of Russell Investments strategists view as transitory factors, Ristuben expects to see a normalization in retail sales as the year progresses. "The labor market in the U.S. remains strong, wages are increasing and the government shutdown is in the rear-view mirror—all of which argue for a return to more typical levels of spending among the U.S. consumer," he said. However, Ristuben cautioned that a bounce-back in January's numbers is unlikely, as the government shutdown didn't end until Jan. 25 and much of the country remained in the grips of the polar vortex through the end of the month.
Germany narrowly avoids recession as economic growth stalls
Shifting to Europe, Ristuben said that Germany—the largest economy in the eurozone—reported a GDP (gross domestic product) growth rate of zero during the fourth quarter of 2018. He noted that this barely allowed the country to escape entering a recession—defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth—as Germany registered a growth rate of -0.2% during the third quarter of last year.
So, what's causing the country's economic growth to stall? Trade conflicts are playing a significant role, Ristuben said, with U.S. tariffs impacting the German steel industry and the U.S.-China trade war crimping German auto sales in China—Volkswagen's largest market. In addition, tougher environmental standards unveiled last year are still affecting the country's auto industry, he said, while German chemical production has been slowed by low water levels on the Rhine—a major commercial route for the chemical industry. As these issues appear to be mostly transitory, Ristuben expects the German economy to ultimately accelerate back to a growth rate of 1.5% to 2% later this year.
Q4 earnings season: The early verdict
Turning to fourth-quarter earnings season, Ristuben said that with roughly two-thirds of U.S. companies reporting, the results have been reasonably good. According to FactSet, about 70% of companies have exceeded estimates, he said—with earnings growth for the S&P 500® Index of approximately 13%. "That's about half of what the U.S. saw in the third quarter—so growth, while still quite positive, is also clearly decelerating," Ristuben remarked.
Collectively, corporations in the STOXX® Europe 600 Index are also experiencing positive growth—so far, to the tune of about 3%, he said. "While this number pales in comparison to what's being reported in the U.S., it's important to realize that when you roll things forward to the first quarter of this year, FactSet and other industry analysts are now projecting a slightly negative growth rate for the S&P 500®," Ristuben stated. In 2018, U.S. stocks received a major boost from the impacts of tax reform—and those impacts are likely to fade this year, he explained.


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I'm fully aware Bounds has responsibilities that rest higher in level of importance than athletics.
This tweet and replies under it are interesting. I don't listen to Benning's show though so I'm not sure what the context is.
I'm guessing that could be just part of it. There has been smoke with some of Moos antics. And it's been rumored that the support for him is pretty divided at the upper levels of administration/donors. Without having any insight into the situation, I could see whatever is going on around the basketball decision be the straw that broke the camels back for Bounds.
That's what my gut tells me too. Could be totally unrelated. But in my interactions with Bounds he has always came across as a genuine man who wouldn't budge an inch in the arena of integrity. That, along with the interesting timing regarding our hoops situation and the past few weeks, it doesn't look great. Then again, it could just be he's ready to move on.
I really hope this has absolutely nothing to do with anything in the athletic department. Big blow to the university.
How much red are we expecting for this thing? Half?
I was there. Had seats in the upper deck in one of the end zones. Upon getting off the escalator up top, we were promptly ushered right back down because we had been the recipients of a "complimentary seat upgrade". I'd say the crowd was fairly equal on both sides. The entire trip was a blast minus the score.
You responded to my post that had nothing to do with you, and wanted to prove me wrong. I have used such "buzzwords" because this is quite hilarious to me that you care this much. Now that I have provided you some evidence that you so desperately desired, you resort to picking out an error with the wording of a sentence. Interesting how that works. And while we are at it, please provide documentation on how "f'ing tight yo" is a correct sentence in the English language. Perhaps we can settle this over a couple glasses of apple juice, per your commentary. One might even say that blatant display of poor grammar you showed would top my incorrect use of "couldn't".
I didn't say I did. I'm not trying to argue. You just have a point to prove and honestly I could care less about arguing with someone who has very butthurt feelings about how Nebraska fans are on Twitter. https://deadspin.com/a$$h@!e-kentucky-fans-are-still-harassing-and-threateni-1794027203 Does that help a little bit? Do you think Nebraska fans would react that way? Never once did I claim our fans are holier than thou on the internet. Unless you have some secret allegiance to Kentucky, I'm not sure why you're so triggered by my shooting the s#!t comment. Have a drink, dude.
No, I have better things to do with my life. My apologies for having your cheerios pissed in this morning. Thoughts and prayers.
I realize this. Wasn't my point.
Well my phone and laptop do not have screens made of paper so what do you think?


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NICHOLAS KRUSHENICK "DEEP DOWN ORANGE" 1979
Nicholas Krushenick (1929-1999) was an American abstract painter renowned for his distinctive style that fused the sensibility and palette of Pop Art with geometric abstraction.
Native to New York, Krushenick's career began in the late 1950s. As an artist he was keen to move beyond the gestural approach that characterized Abstract Expressionism, gravitating towards the flat planes, bold saturated colors and animated style that defined Pop Art.
Along with his brother John, Nicholas founded the artist cooperative, 'Brata Gallery' in 1957, one of the famous 10th Street galleries in New York. These modest, artist-run spaces rejected the established uptown gallerists that governed the industry. Some of the young artists that showed at Brata, including Yayoi Kusama, Al Held, and Ed Clark, favoured bold and optimistic art and often used pop culture graphics.
Although Krushenick's works were most closely associated with Pop, his style was considered too joyful and lacking irony to fit comfortably with Pop Art. Although his use of bolder colors, lines inspired by illustrations, and use of abstract figurative forms still mark him as one of the original practitioners of Pop Art. Today, many would consider his works to be Pop Abstraction.
In 1977 Krushenick became a professor at the University of Maryland where he would remain until 1991. Krushenick's artworks have gained immense recognition during the last two decades of his life, and after, for his singular style which straddled many movements, but remained entirely unique to him. Today, we can see his influence on an array of contemporary artists ranging from Carroll Dunham to Julia Dault.
Krushenick's works have been exhibited globally and are in the permanent collections of many of the most prestigious art museums including MoMA, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Albright-Knox Gallery, Whitney Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and dozens of others.
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GTA V will run at 4K and 60 FPS on PS5 according to PlayStation Germany
Deepak GuptaAugust 9, 2021
We have been seeing powerful PC configurations for years that are capable of moving GTA V in 4K format at 60 frames per second, but all that will also reach, finally, the world of consoles. That is what Playstation has confirmed in its official blog for Germany, where, reviewing the next games that are going to arrive, it has given some details of GTA V.
GTA V in 4K and 60 FPS
It is the most desired resolution with the ideal frame rate. It seems that strolling through the streets of Los Santos will now be more spectacular than ever, as PlayStation Germany has confirmed that the expanded and improved version of GTA V will arrive on PS5 with the possibility of playing at full resolution already 60 images per second. In any case, the text does not specify if ray tracing effects can be maintained at the same time, something that we imagine will force the rate of images per second to be lowered to 30 fps, in the same way that occurs with games like Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart.
In any case, it will be fantastic news for many users, since driving through Los Santos at that resolution and with that rate of images per second is the dream of many. And it remains to be seen exactly what improvements Rockstar will include in the game on a graphical level. Obviously we will not see extreme improvements like those that the community of modders has applied in recent years in the PC version, but hopefully it will include effects and new textures that help improve the visual aspect of the game (the publication speaks of a "bold graphic update "). We will see.
We leave you with a video to give you an idea of the graphic quality that is currently achieved on PC with the help of mods and with extreme graphic quality:
Although something more real without additions and based on the original graphic quality of the game would look like this:
Let's see if hopefully we get something intermediate, don't you think?
The need for a remastering
We have already talked a lot about the real need to launch an improved version (not to call it re-remastered) of GTA V. But if Rockstar manages to significantly improve the graphic aspect and, if it is also capable of expanding the campaign with some other great additional mission, there will be no doubt that GTA V deserves to put in all the necessary hours to enjoy its incredible history again.
When is GTA V expanded and improved released?
The exact release date of this new exclusive version of the new generation of consoles (PS5 and Xbox Series X and Series S) is scheduled for next November 11, so it will not be until then when we can play GTA at full resolution on the new consoles.
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North Georgia is full of very beautiful streams. I found this piece of drift wood gracing the bank of one. After all the rain lately, I am sure it has made a new home downstream.


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Have you jumped on the off-the-shoulder trend. How about the latest twist? Today I'm talking about how to style the cold-shoulder trend. Yes, they are similar, they both highlight the shoulder, but this one is a little easier to style in the fall, and you don't need a strapless bra!
I think the off-the-shoulder-top trend took off. I saw it all over instagram and it grew on me. But let's be honest, it was a bit high-maintenance. I really don't like having to keep pulling my top up. Fashion can't be fussy.
That's why, when it comes to mom fashion, I think the cold shoulder trend is perfect. It can be dressed up or down and if you want to layer, add on a swingy cardigan or crisp blazer. This top can look completely professional or date-night ready.
I wore it with some new jeans. I'm loving this twist on denim, the Biker Skinny that I found on the Evereve website. Evereve has an amazing denim collection. If you haven't been in their stores, you should try it. The sales team there have excellent ideas.
I got these online. They were one of the top picks from owner Megan Tamte. Megan has great taste, these skinny gray jeans are livening up my wardrobe.
Now, let's talk shoes. You know this is my happy place. I love talking about shoes. The Lea Wedge will become your BFF this fall. It's got a nice heel (to make me almost 5'10! and I can walk in it all day long. Since I already own a bajillion black boots, I got this Sorel boot in navel. I'm pairing navy with black and gray and all my denim.
I adore the easy slip-on entry. I can be ready and out the door in minutes (like a Mom Boss) in this outfit.
Tell me friends, have you tried this trend? How did you style it?
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We actually got there 5 minutes before they opened along with a handful of other folks but this paid off as we were lucky to get the table at the very back of the restaurant and below is why it was good.
This was right when we arrived and sat..... This was 15 minutes later--FULL!
Having heard so much about this place I have to say my expectations were very high but me and the SO were having a rare night out so I was determined to enjoy the experience no matter what. Fortunately that did not portend to any doom as we kicked off things with two amuse bouche.
Applewood smoked bacon beignets with a maple chive creme fraiche dipping sauce (these are a regular right now on the menu). Wow. They were made to order--light and fluffy inside and crispy golden brown outside. They had a lovely flavor of smoky hickory bacon through with the little bits and were just delightful. And when you dip them in the sauce--amazeballs! The maple wasn't overly powerful or too sweet more like a hint to brighten up the tang of the fraiche. It was like pancakes, bacon, hushpuppies, maple syrup and cream all in one--just yum--could have made a dinner of these and that fraiche all alone but there was more to go.
Roasted golden beets on a bed of smoked ricotta with shaved fennel, dried Mission olives, chives and anise. I'm not normally an anise or fennel fan but fortunately both were a light touch here and didn't detract from the delicious flavor of the perfectly roasted beets or the creamy smokiness of the ricotta. Separately they are strongish flavors--together they mesh well without over taking the other. Plus I just love a good beet and these were definitely that. Then we moved on to two appetizers.
Chilled corn soup with Mission fig, Sungold cherry tomato, basil and a dollop of creme fraiche. We both loved this dish, it was both light and hearty all in one. Chock full of corn flavor it wasn't too cold but just the right temperature to keep the texture nicely between smooth and creamy. The fraiche adds just a nice undertone of citrus tang that you can swirl through the soup. The fig and tomato while pleasant and fresh didn't add much to the soup but I won't call it a miss-step more like I enjoyed the soup and fraiche on their own and didn't need to garnish to add to it. Still a winner.
Next was house made linguine with prosciutto, toasted walnuts, tomato confit, parmesan and espelette. Surprisingly earthy, creamy parmesan sharpness radiated throughout this dish and the tomatoes were a sweetish tasty companion to the saltiness of the prosciutto. The walnuts are ground up and add a great texture without being just some annoying nut. So far we've both been pleased.
Our first entree is the California white sea bass with grilled summer squash, Sungold cherry tomatoes and a Sungold tomato romesco (the bed of sauce it's on). Seasonal and fresh the SO enjoyed it but I liked it more than him. He thought the fish might have been just a tad over cooked but I found it firm yet flaky with a nice crispness on the skin. Plus when you ate the fish, squash and romesco together all the flavors seemed to blend in perfect balance---another dish where things are even better together than separate.
Then came the Five-Dot Ranch bavette steak with piccolo faro, smoked eggplant and charred sweet peppers and wilted greens. This sadly was where things came to a screeching halt--at least as far as the steak was concerned. The meat is a flank steak cut and I asked for medium rare which is what I got but the meat turned out to be chewy and tough to cut for both of us. I'm guessing this cut of meat may have required a bit more flame or marinade to soften it up which was a shame as it looked nicely composed and I really liked the accoutrements underneath. The faro, eggplant, peppers and greens had a nice earthiness that were farmer's market fresh and would have made any vegetarian delighted.
But we weren't deterred by the steak and had ordered a side of grilled Brentwood corn with green harissa, yogurt and coriander. Nothing like a little fire roasting to bring it all together. The herbic twist on harissa was a tasty combo with the yogurt. Plus the added sprinkle of salt and I didn't miss butter in the least. It was like a Middle Eastern roast corn cob done California style--very nice. Of course by this time you'd think we'd be full to bursting which we were close to but we've come this far so we decided to go all the way and get dessert.
First up the Santa Rosa plum galette with creme fraiche (yes it's in several things), blackberries, almonds and toasted almond ice cream. Summer fresh and crunchy is what came to mind eating this. For the most part we liked it. For me the best part was the crust--yummy, buttery, flaky and delicious. The galette was on the tart side and off-set perfectly by the roasted sweetness of the almond ice cream. Another engaging combination of textures and flavors.
To finish off our culinary experience we indulged in the cocoa 'pets de nonne'--dark chocolate mousse balls with hazelnut and cocoa caramel ice cream. Like a thicker chocolatier beignet covered in chocolate sauce. Rich, rich and more rich--the ice cream helps to break up the denseness of the chocolate mousse balls--a cream and a solid blending together. Definitely time for a sugar crash nap after this. Since we were at the last table in the back we felt okay scraping the plate with our spoons.
The steak notwithstanding we were both very pleased with our food and experience at Frances, to say we would recommend this to folks is an understatement. The food has so many flavors and layers it would be worthwhile to anyone who goes and I don't think you will be disappointed. Service was also pretty good without being overly attentive. When they asked about our steak and we told them the issue they gladly whisked it away and off our bill which wasn't something I totally expected but it was a nice customer service addition.
Some things to keep in mind: make a reservation!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Can't stress that enough, though if you want to go soon be prepared for only 5pm seating availability otherwise you will need to look out several months in advance to get a table. Also the menu changes daily based on availability at the markets. Some things like beignets, grilled corn and linguine (with different toppings) will still be there but the rest changes. I wouldn't worry about that too much though as past and I'm sure future reviews will reveal, this is a food journey you want to go on.


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A snapshot of life from 1958
Downsizing isn't fun, but sometimes it's necessary. I'm going through it now as I prepare to leave my home of almost four decades for one much smaller, but still nearby. However, sometimes the suffering is alleviated by an interesting discovery during the process, and — happily — this has happened to me!
While clearing out two large knit shawls, never needed in Dallas, from a drawer not opened for decades, I also pulled out its long-ago newspaper lining. Old, yellow and brittle, this four-page, front-section portion of the Chicago Daily News, dated Friday, Sept. 12, 1958, preserves a fascinating glimpse of life more than 60 years ago that I'd never have had without it!
The paper's front page shows that its 76 pages sold for seven cents. Its headline reads: "Integration Ruling Today," referencing the Supreme Court and Little Rock, Arkansas!
Coincidence? I'm now looking forward to attending a National Federation of Press Women's conference this-coming June (if COVID-19 allows) in Little Rock itself! There, a very special feature will be its keynote speaker: the now long-adult woman who was, 'way back then, the young Black girl whose image in newspapers everywhere showed her alone, carrying her books as she walked slowly, resolutely, forward toward a school (but more accurately, toward a whole Southern culture) to enter and forever change America's future, with a howling crowd clearly seen chasing behind her. I no longer wonder about "coincidences" such as my opportunity to hear and meet this pioneer in person: I truly feel they are all pre-ordained …
More from that old newspaper: Its few following pages offer a fascinating peek at our own "olden days" daily lives, and some of their costs so many years ago. A few examples: A standard-size gas stove, regularly priced at $119.95, was on sale for $69.88; a Maytag washing machine went for $179.95 — less for anyone who could offer a trade-in; a Hotpoint clothes dryer was only $94. A woman's full-length tweed coat "with removable scarf" — such a happy addition for Chicago winters' sometimes long but necessary walks on Michigan Avenue, across the street from a frozen lakefront! — went for $49.95 at an upscale clothing store, where a poplin (does anyone even know what that fabric is anymore?) raincoat was offered on sale for $8 during a one-day-only special. Carpet cleaning? You could do it at home yourself by purchasing a Bissell "Shampoo Master" for just $6.99 — reduced from its regular price of $14.95.
Fascinating? Try this prophetic peek at the "someday" we now live in ourselves, headlined by a second page report from the paper's Washington bureau chief: "Can't Brush China Off; Disarm Study Hints It Might Someday Try to Rule the World." This ran very near an article announcing the most important foreign events, both U.S. and worldwide, under the heading "Khrushchev Wants Peace."
Short, snappy items filled what might have caused the grave error of leaving blank spaces on Page 1 as press time neared. But back then, there were always a few of those holes, and men who were real live printers (women were never printers, never even allowed in the shop itself!) could pull something previously set in lead type right off a nearby shelf, just the right size, ready and waiting to simply drop in. So to end this bygone-era tale, I'll just quote one of those "fillers," running that day under the headline Today's Chuckle: "Sophistication is the art of admitting that the unexpected is just what you anticipated." Too bad our America was not "sophisticated" enough to anticipate the most recent past: nothing we can chuckle about now…
Post category:Columnists / In My Mind's I by Harriet Gross
Transitioning into a harsh life in Egypt
Rosh Hashanah…with no synagogue
Grace and gratitude


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Tags: solstice, longest night, new season, wise guys, setup, tv show
The winter solstice would be a long night indeed for these wise guys
Connor Mulrooney sauntered into the members-only back room of the North Philly Irish Pub with his usual swagger, grabbed a Guinness and settled into a seat that may as well have held a Reserved sign. His chair, the one he always occupied during their weekly gatherings, notably sat right next to Billy's — not that Connor or anyone else expected the boss to show up. He rarely did anymore, not since "The O'Sullivans," the television show bearing his name, had become a hit.
After Billy, whose continued presence was all but guaranteed, Connor had arguably the least reason for concern. Not only had he emerged as the de facto heir to head the North Philly Irish Faction should anything happen to Billy, but he enjoyed the added security of being portrayed by the most well-known actor in the cast. Nevertheless, he came to the viewing party every week to show his solidarity with the rest of the North Philly crew.
As always, they joked and razzed each other to cover their worry over which of them might next fall victim to the show's writers, famous for dispatching characters with abandon. And this week held more cause for anxiety than usual. It was the season finale. Last year's had ended in a bloodbath, with four regular characters killed in a shootout with a crosstown rival.
Danny Noonan, the senior man in the room, rambled non-stop, a sign of his nervousness.
"Did I ever tell you guys about watchin' Rocky Balboa run the steps of the art museum? And I don't mean the movie scene, I'm talkin' about the real deal. Every day he did that, rain or shine. A guy like that deserves a movie. Yeah, that was a good one. And it wasn't just 'Rocky' — a lot of good movies have come out of Philly. Let's see, there's 'Trading Places,' 'The Sixth Sense,' 'The Philadelphia Story' of course — y'know, my grandpa said he knew one of those fellas..."
"You wanna shut up now? It's coming on," Connor said, tossing a peanut at Danny's head and grinning at him. All the guys chuckled, including Danny.
The opening sequence rolled, the main title fading in over video of Philadelphia landmarks, followed by the episode title.
"Did you see what they did there? They called this episode 'Solstice' and it's the end of a season," said Jimmy McFadden, an enforcer respected more for his muscles than his mind.
"It's also the actual solstice, ya dim bulb," chimed in top lieutenant Rory Flynn. "December 21st, the longest night of the year?"
The acting credits began to slide by. "Joe Balco, Natalie Simmons, Claire Walsh, Evan Baxter..."
"Oh look — Billy, Kathleen and the kids are in the show," Danny said. "Big surprise there."
"Stephen Williams, Bradley L. Richardson..."
Rory exchanged a discreet fist bump with Hughie Keller.
"Peter McKinley, Don Snyder, Colin Bowers..."
Jimmy shook hands with Brian Doyle, and they joined the others in clapping Danny on the back. Although his actor's name appearing in the opening credits didn't guarantee that a character would survive, the tension in the room noticeably eased.
"Casting by Andy Schumacher...editing by Joyce Fallow, A.C.E...."
Connor blanched.
The technical credits continued: production designer, director of photography, producers, executive producers, creator, writers, director. But "And Michael Benjamin as Connor Mulrooney" wasn't to be seen.
By the time Danny said, "Hey, Connie, I'm sure it's a mistake," Connor was backing toward the door, his handgun out.
"Which one of you asshats is supposed to do it? Huh? You thought I wouldn't figure out I'm being set up?" He swept the pistol back and forth, ready to shoot anyone who drew a weapon.
The telephone rang. Connor took advantage of the fleeting distraction to bolt to his sports car and fishtail out of the parking lot.
Inside, Rory picked up the receiver.
"Yeah?"
"Let me talk to Connie."
"He isn't here, Bill. Took off like a bat outta hell when he saw."
"Damn it! He doesn't think it was me behind this, does he?"
"I don't know...it kinda seems that way."
"We gotta reach out to him, let him know he's safe."
"I'll try, boss, but it's gonna be tough."
Jimmy's shout interrupted the conversation. He pointed at the television.
"Look, it's him!"
A long shot showed that Connor had fled the city and was speeding erratically down a rural road.
"We can't go out and search for him — it's too dark to make out any landmarks," Rory said. "I'll try his cell."
"Yeah, okay. Keep me updated," Billy said before hanging up.
The guys watched as the camera honed in on Connor's phone lying on the passenger seat. It beeped, and Rory's name and number blinked on the display. Connor hesitated, then snatched up the phone and scrutinized it. While mulling whether to answer, he missed a sharp curve, swerved to correct, and plunged over an embankment. His car was swallowed by a bramble-covered ravine.
The program cut to a commercial. Over the next 47 minutes, Connor appeared only in flashbacks of previous episodes. Frustration mounted, especially for Danny, who had brought Connor up in the organization and considered him family. He flailed at the screen.
"He was right, he was being set up — but by them, not us! Damn writers!"
The final scene opened with a wide shot of the brush Connor had crashed through, which remarkably looked undisturbed. Snow fell, covering the skid marks and filling in the tracks. The camera panned down slowly through the bushes to show Connor suspended upside down, pinned in place by the car crumpled around him.
"Solstice," he whispered, the trace of a smile playing across his lips. "The longest night..."
The image faded to black, then the credit popped up: "Special Appearance by Michael Benjamin."
"So that's it? What are we supposed to do now?" Jimmy said, throwing up his hands.
"The only thing we can," Rory replied. "Wait for a new season."
Copyright © 2010-2019 by M.P. Witwer • All rights reserved / This material may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without prior permission. Please visit maggierascal.com to obtain permission.
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Q: Django Import-Export import error - localtime() cannot be applied to a naive datetime Using:
Python 3.10.4
Django 4.06
Django-import-export 2.8.0
I am trying to import data to use as demo data into my django application. I keep getting an error of localtime() cannot be applied to a naive datetime (after working around another error that I asked separately). I am not worried about this particular field being naive datetime. It's one that needs to be set manually in real application.
### models.py
class Reservation(models.Model):
    reservation = models.OneToOneField(Vehicle, on_delete=models.CASCADE, primary_key=True,)
    delivered = models.BooleanField('Delivered',default=False)
    date_reserved = models.DateTimeField('date reserved', default=datetime.datetime.now)
    ...

### admin.py
class ReservationResource(resources.ModelResource):
    class Meta:
        model = Reservation
        exclude = ('id',)
        import_id_fields = ('reservation',)
        fields = (
            'reservation',
            'delivered',
            'date_reserved',
            ...
        )
class ReservationImportExport(ImportExportModelAdmin):
    resource_class: ReservationResource
@admin.register(Reservation)
class ReservationAdmin(SimpleHistoryAdmin, ReservationImportExport):
    fields = ["delivered","date_reserved",...]

### demo-reservations.yaml  (Note: Problem happens using different data file formats)
 - reservation: 50001
   delivered: False
   date_reserved: 7/15/2022T00:00:00+00:00
   ...

Here's the error (slightly obfuscated)
Line number: 1 - localtime() cannot be applied to a naive datetime
50001, False, 7/15/2022T00:00:00+00:00, CHRIS EDWARDS, 16, ROSE TYLER
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\import_export\resources.py", line 670, in import_row
diff = self.get_diff_class()(self, original, new)
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\import_export\resources.py", line 221, in __init__
self.left = self._export_resource_fields(resource, instance)
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\import_export\resources.py", line 242, in _export_resource_fields
return [resource.export_field(f, instance) if instance else "" for f in resource.get_user_visible_fields()]
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\import_export\resources.py", line 242, in <listcomp>
return [resource.export_field(f, instance) if instance else "" for f in resource.get_user_visible_fields()]
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\import_export\resources.py", line 882, in export_field
return field.export(obj)
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\import_export\fields.py", line 125, in export
return self.widget.render(value, obj)
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\import_export\widgets.py", line 236, in render
value = timezone.localtime(value)
File "c:\Users\...\lib\site-packages\django\utils\timezone.py", line 206, in localtime
raise ValueError("localtime() cannot be applied to a naive datetime")
ValueError: localtime() cannot be applied to a naive datetime

Tried Already:

*

*Removed SimpleHistoryAdmin from Admin registration

*Changed import field to just 7/15/2022

*Removing field from import file all together

Thanks All!

A: Sorry I read closer:
date_reserved = models.DateTimeField('date reserved', default=datetime.datetime.now)
That causes your error. You don't have to set a default you would just do this:
models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
which adds the current datetime (aware) like you are trying to do there.
Here still my old answer for the record:
from django.utils import timezone

tz = timezone.get_current_timezone()
aware_datetime = timezone.make_aware(datetime_object, tz)

This code should solve your Problem. You you have to parse your date time string and insert it into make_aware
You can do something like this if you are still just using the date:
from datetime import datetime

datetime_object = datetime.strptime("7/15/2022", "%m/%d/%Y")

*

*Here is the link to the Django docs explaining make_aware

*Here the link explaining get_current_timezone (and why you may not even need it if you supplied a Timezone in your settings.py)

You could also add a function to your model that automatically converts naive datetimes to aware datetime, check this answer if you want to implement this

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Over the years 1941 and 1942 ???? ????, studies Jean Prouvé devised and realized many interior design projects for the chemical company Solvay. Among his many projects of the time there is also a wooden table which is an emblem of the work of Prouvé: the table Table Solvay Vitra.
The needs of the static and the trend of forces are clearly reflected in its design details, similarly to the next EM Table Vitra which differs from Table Solvay Vitra for its metal legs.
When the Table Solvay Vitra was created during World War II, there was a shortage of metals and legs were therefore made of wood. The solid wood with oil finish give the Table Solvay Vitra a touch of warmth that makes up the coldness of the original design.
Presented at furniture exhibition 2013 and distribution from October, the table Table Solvay will join the already known EM Table so that complete its range.
? The table is composed of a top in solid oiled; natural oak or hickory smoked; base: combined with the top, made of solid wood oiled in natural oak or hickory smoked; and cross tubular steel powder coated.
Available in different sizes up to a length of well 260cm .. Read more, click here.
MUST, as the built in kitchen mixer with pull-rod: a discreet and refined detail at the center of the project.
New air in the bedroom on vacation?


This car is called Olaf Magnus. He is ready to take you around in the ereas around Tromsø. With two floors, and totaly 5 beds he should be great for a family, or a group of tourist exploring the Lyngen alps.


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LArghastan est une rivière d'Afghanistan qui coule dans les provinces de Zâbol et de Kandahâr. Il est le principal affluent du Tarnak, donc un sous-affluent de l'Helmand par le Tarnak et l'Arghandab.

Géographie
La rivière naît dans la province de Zâbol dans le Sud-Est de l'Afghanistan, non loin de la frontière du Pakistan.
Peu après sa naissance, l'Arghastan adopte la direction de l'ouest-sud-ouest. Il rejoint le Tarnak en rive gauche, à une trentaine de kilomètres au sud-ouest (en aval) de Kandahar. Dans son cours inférieur, ses eaux sont largement utilisées pour l'irrigation de l'oasis de Kandahar, et son débit en est largement réduit. Le débit annuel moyen ou module de la rivière est de  aux abords de la ville de Kandahar.

Affluents
 Le Lorah, venu du nord-est, qui rejoint l'Arghastan en rive droite dans son cours inférieur.

Voir aussi
 L'Arghandab
 Le Tarnak
 L'Helmand
 Le lac Ab-e Istada

Lien externe
 Integrated Water Resources Management for the Sistan Closed Inland Delta - Carte des bassins versants d'Afghanistan (page 18)

Notes et références

Cours d'eau en Afghanistan
3Arghastan

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Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling Dervishes. Like the earlier books, Book Three interweaves amusing stories with homilies to instruct pupils in the understanding of God's meaning. It has a special focus on epistemology, illustrated with narratives that involve the consumption of food.
The first ever verse translation of Book Three of the Masnavi, It follows the original by presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets.
Think of your faith as though it's your last breath.


This is not an easy task. Describing the social space requires you to be selective: you cannot study all the dynamics of the society at the time when your selected translations were produced. You need to identify the aspects or activities in that society that you find most relevant to the translations in question. You may like to consider the political and the economic conditions in that society at that time, or the hierarchy of social classes and the tensions between them. You may also want to look into the language policy and language education, or even the available formal training, if any, provided to translators. Drawing a clear and detailed picture of the field in which these translations were produced is another demanding task. Here, you need to look into the translation activity at the time the two translations were produced. You also need to consider the contemporary translators and how they related to each other; the existing tensions between them and how they all negotiated their positions in the field. You may need to consider what it meant for a translation to be successful at that time: is it closeness to the source text or acceptability by the target audience? And what that meant for the practicing translators.


If you write for a website or a blog, on regularly basis, one thing that may happen is that you're out of ideas for new content.
One way to overcome that struggle, is to think: How can I help my readers?
You can then create a post where you offer a solution for a problem. Simple as that.
Today I'll write a list with blog posts ideas you can use for inspiration. Feel free to leave suggestions on the comment section.
A TUTORIAL OR HOW-TO POST. People look on the internet solutions for problems that they have. How to fix something. How to start a blog. If you know "how-to" solve a problem, create a post explaining step-by-step. People will thank you and probably share the content for years to come.
MAKE A LIST. The internet is full of content. One way to help your readers, is to point in the right direction. If you know the best solutions for an issue, make a list so people can use to skip all the research and find exactly what they want. Example: 12 Best FIRE and Finance Blogs to Follow.
WRITE A TIMELY POST. If you have a big day coming, like Christmas, Valentine's day, and so on, write about it. And schedule your post according to that date or immediately before. Your readers will love it. Seasonal content will never go away, so make the most of it.
WRITE IN RESPONSE TO RECENT NEWS. If you are a finance blogger, and something big happens in the stock markets, or changes in the legislation, it's really useful if you can write and help your readers navigate through those news. Look for Google Trends for recent trending news. Upcoming events are also a big source of blog posts.
REVIEW. If you just read a book, why not make a review about it? (don't forget to ask for permission if needed). Also you can evaluate a lot of things such as movies, video games, a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event for example, a live music concert, play, musical theater show, dance show, or art exhibition. Endless options.
GUEST POSTS. Invite your readers or others fellow bloggers to submit guest posts, and you both will win. You will have a new post, and your writer will have new readers.
LINK ROUND-UP. Always a popular choice for a useful post. Gather a few links from an interesting topic, such as recipes, house transformation, top articles of the month or week, and so on.
CASE STUDY. Did you make some experiment and learn from it? Well share that with your readers. Even a failed experiment can be a valuable lesson.
INTERVIEW. An interview is always a great option, particularly with someone from the topic of your blog. A great way to caught the attention of your audience.
SHARE YOUR ADVENTURE. One of my monthly blog posts is an update of the blog's traffic, social media numbers, successful posts and so on. One day I would also like to share how much money I'm making with the blog (income report). Hopefully.
UPDATE. Search for an old post, and update the information. Whether you have new things to add, or you changed your opinion, the point is: use it. Update that post and publish.
MAKE PREDICTIONS. And prepare yourself to be wrong. But nothing stops you from creating an outlook in response to a big change or to a new year. Here's my 2018 Investment Outlook.
QUORA. This website has a ton of questions, and some of them are followed by thousands of people. You can have a great amount of inspiration for new blog posts there.
SELF-IMPROVEMENT TIPS. Every human being has some experience or a story that can be valuable to others. For example how to improve your productivity. Use your own or other life examples to teach something to your audience. Here's an example.
TRAVEL POSTS. Once you have a blog, one of the key secrets is to learn and start documenting EVERYTHING. When you travel to somewhere, take some pictures and notes about the place. Monuments, museums, restaurants, and so on. Great blog post that you've just created!
I hope that all these ideas can bring you inspiration to start writing a blog post immediately. For those of you that have suggestions to improve and increase this list, feel free to leave them on the comment section.


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Q: React Native Elements ListItem won't show switch button I'm trying to create a settings menu for a react native project I am working on, and for the majority of my UI I am using react native elements.  One of the settings I need is a boolean value, so I want to use a switch in order to change that value.  However I can not get the switch to even show up on the list item.
Here are my imports in my settings.js file:
import React from 'react';
import { Switch, Dimensions,  StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
import {ListItem,  Input, Button } from 'react-native-elements';

When I try to create a a List Item with a switch, Like so:
<ListItem
      switch
      title="Active"
      switched = {this.state.active}
/>

I get an error that says: "TypeError: IN this environment the sources for assign MUST be an object. This error is a performance optimization and not spec compliant"
If I try to create a ListItem like this:
<ListItem
      switchButton
      title="Active"
      switched = {this.state.active}
/>

The item shows up but there is no switch.  What am I missing?

A: First i think there is no switch props in Lists.
Second if you need to display the switchButton you need to add the hideChevron prop as well.
Example:
       <List>
          <ListItem
            switchButton
            title=":( Where is my switch?"
            onSwitch={e => console.warning(e)}
          />
          <ListItem
            switchButton
            hideChevron
            title=":) Here it is!"
            onSwitch={() => {}}
          />
        </List>


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