![]() The banters between the two are lovely to watch, and I can see how Jane falls for her much older boss despite her better judgment. He’s not as stiff and stoic as previous Rochesters (Dalton excluded) that I’ve seen previously, which makes for a more fun dynamic. I love Ruth Wilson as Jane and Toby Stephens as the brooding Rochester who wears his heart on his sleeve. I love the fact that it’s a female-driven series both in front and behind the camera–directed by Susanna White from a screenplay written by Sandy Welch, surely a first in a Charlotte Brontë adaptation. ![]() Now, there are parts I still prefer the 1983 version, but overall I think this is a more compelling adaptation with a much more superior production quality. Up until 2006, my favorite miniseries is the 1983 version starring Timothy Dalton that I’ve talked about here. There are a whole bunch of Jane Eyre adaptations both on films and TV. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever. Similar to Pride & Prejudice, Margaret and John didn’t get off on the right foot initially, there’s also a proposal that didn’t go over well, which of course adds to the drama! I love that this story is SO much more than just a love story (though it’s the best part about it), but it also shows the changing economic landscape of the north and south of England during the Industrial Revolution, hence the title.Ī young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. I’ve even dedicated a post for John Thornton character in this post. The casting of Daniela Denby-Ashe (Margaret) and Richard Armitage (John) are superb and they have a palpable chemistry, especially towards the end. I’ve seen my North & South DVD countless times and it never gets old. are what makes period romances so irresistible to me. I think the pent-up passion, the waiting, the stolen glances, etc. North and South is a four part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s love story of Margaret Hale, a middle class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.Ĭall me old fashioned but I feel like a lot of romances these days are all about instant gratification. So here they are in the order of release: North & South (2004) I happen to own ALL of these miniseries, that’s how much I love them! I actually love the miniseries (or limited series) format as it allows more time for character development and unpack the story in a deeper level. But beyond that, I watch a TON of period dramas and so in order to narrow things down to just FOUR, I’m only selecting TV MINISERIES based on books. This Thursday’s theme is… Period Dramas.Īhhhh! This is one of my all time favorite genres and those who read my blog regularly knows I have a soft spot for Jane Austen, specifically Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you’re up to it one of each. ![]() The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. This series should be required for everyone who might not know what sacrifices were made so that we all could enjoy our rights and freedoms, many of which we now take for granted.Happy almost Friday! It’s TMP time! The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”) takes full advantage of the 501-minute running time by chronicling the relationship between Adams and his wife Abigail (Laura Linney), the events of the Boston Massacre which set the Revolution in motion, the war itself, and his rich post-presidency life. The perfectly cast Paul Giamatti plays the title character, the highly intelligent but also irascible and bristling Founding Father who, unlike his chief rivals Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane) and Benjamin Franklin (Tom Wilkinson), wasn’t much of a “people person.” The escalating friction between parent and child are put on the backburner with the arrival of British troops and need for the townspeople, most of them with no military training, to quickly assemble a militia.īased on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name by esteemed historian David McCullough, the seven-part “John Adams” is the most honored and awarded miniseries ever produced.
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Make sure to have a wifi connection when setting the accounts up, as it doesn’t seem to work with 3G connections. ICompta can provide a certain level of challenge when first using the application. The real icing on the cake is iCompta’s superior reporting tools, including detailed graphs and charts to help users track their revenue and expenses in different time periods, using different criteria, all in hopes of assisting with the complex task of personal financial management. This is done in much the same way as the account creation. Budgeting options help users further keep track of their financial health by providing tools to assist in developing and maintaining a positive balance in the bank account. Once all of that is set, iCompta downloads the information from your bank account. A new account is titled, and then initial balances, positive or negative, currency, USD or any number of customizable currencies, and a whole slew of additional information, including who is responsible for the account. With one touch a menu comes up with clear descriptions for ease of use. iCompta allows for multiple individuals to be entered into the system, including personal bank information complete with options to provide notifications in case current amount goes low.Īdding a new account in iCompta is extremely easy. This allows for multi-person dwellings where maybe a certain percentage of each bill is split to be accurately identified each month automatically. I was most intrigued with the apps ability to identify income and expenses by individual, and by percentage. The real draw to iCompta for me wasn’t so much its finance tracking, as there are plenty of apps that do that. This allows for the convenience of more detailed information being included in the app, better tracking, and complete assurance that your information will stay safe. Security is a major issue, so iCompta proves an encryption option within the app, for an added layer of security in case the device would become misplaced. Full integration is allowed with the iCompta Mac OSX program, making it that much easier for long time users, or an added level of tracking for newer ones. To make things easier, account activity can be downloaded from your banking institution into iCompta, alleviating the need for individual transaction input. Whether it be accounts, budgets, or individual people in the household, iCompta can track each of these in various methods. ![]() Regardless of if your household is running off of one income, or if there are 5 – 10 revenue streams that need to be tracked, iCompta provides advanced tracking and monitoring for even the most rigorous user. iCompta, a personal finance application for the iDevice line up, might just be able to help. Thankfully, the 21st century has tools that never before have been available. From the poorest of us to the richest of us, each of us has some form of income, and most of us have a major need to identify and maintain that income. Very few people in this world get to avoid having to worry, in some fashion, about their personal finances. The next round of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship will be the Perth SuperSprint at Barbagallo Raceway, from 6-8 May.Ford’s global motorsport chief says he’s not happy with the status quo in the Australian Supercars Championship and has confirmed Ford is reviewing its future in the nation’s top motorsport series. ![]() The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship is also broadcast to 87 countries with a potential reach of 233 million homes. The V8 Supercars is the fourth most watched sport on TV with 59 million viewers across Australia last year. Our sport, like Virgin Australia, is truly national so personally I could not think of a better alliance for the naming rights partnership of Supercars.” “Today heralds a very important day for our championship and sport as a whole so it is with great pleasure we all welcome the new partnership with Virgin Australia and Supercars. “Just as Virgin Australia prides itself on delivering the very best service for its passengers, we aim to put on the greatest show in sport, and with the airline by our side, I know we will keep delivering an ever-improving package for our fans.”Ģ015 V8 Supercars Champion Mark Winterbottom echoed the excitement of the drivers about the announcement. “Having such a prestigious brand behind us is testament to the category as we continue to grow from strength to strength,” said the six-time V8 Supercars champion. Virgin Australia Brand Ambassador Jamie Whincup said it was an honour to welcome Virgin Australia to the sport. “As naming rights partner, we will work with Supercars to generate further economic and tourism benefits for communities across Australia, including through the launch of our new Supercars Travel platform.” “With two million fans attending races in 2015, V8 Supercars is Australia’s third highest attended sport and we look forward to supporting its continued growth. Virgin Australia Group CEO John Borghetti said: “Our airline is a strong supporter of Australian sport and we are very excited to be the naming rights partner of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. “V8 engines will always be part of our sport but as we continue to open the door to new manufacturers and different engine configurations as part of the transition to the Gen 2 regulations we believe the time is right to move to Supercars.” Mr Warburton said V8 Supercars would transition to the name Supercars by July 1 in line with its partnership with Virgin Australia. “Supercars generate $250 million in economic and tourism benefits to the cities and regions we visit in every state and territory and Virgin Australia will play a vital role in continuing to drive this growth.” ![]() “We are focused on delivering a first class experience for our fans and this is a big win for our fans who fly thousands of kilometres every year across the country. “We are delighted to welcome one of Australia’s most recognisable and premium brands as our naming rights partner for the next five years,” he said. ![]() V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton said the partnership with Virgin Australia was a major endorsement of the sport. This platform will help fans travel to races which take place in each state and the Northern Territory across ten months of the year. The V8 Supercars Championship will become known as the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.Īs the naming rights partner, Virgin Australia will carry 26 drivers and their support staff from the 11 teams together with thousands of fans around the country each year through its new Supercars Travel dedicated Virgin Australia Supercars Championship travel platform. Virgin Australia today announced it has become the naming rights partner of V8 Supercars for the next five years, with fans set to benefit from the airline’s new V8 Supercars travel platform. ![]()
![]() “Roguelikes hit at one of the hearts of what games really are,” says Kisielewicz, who has been working on Jupiter Hell with a small team over the past four years. To find out more about what makes roguelikes - and Jupiter Hell specifically - a game for modern players, I spoke with ChaosForge head Kornel Kisielewicz via email. The accessibility for the genre has never been higher - and it’s one that hits on play at a conceptual level. But given the amount of work that went into making JH I doubt we'll see another game like this any time soon.But why make a new Doom-style roguelike? It’s thanks to games like Spelunky, FTL, and XCOM revitalizing that particular kind of harrowing design over the past several years. I have to wonder what a more melee-oriented game would be like with the same degree of polish. Jupiter Hell juices this up to the point that you can easily forget it's turn-based at times. Roguelikes aren't turn-based so much as they are play-at-your-own-pace, letting you mow through enemies when you want or stop and take careful decisions at key moments. This juicy feel is part of what makes roguelikes great in comparison to other style of turn-based games, but expressed more openly here than is immediately evident in other games. The visuals, the sound effects, the fast animation, all have a rewarding feel to them (the game is very "juicy", to use the game design lingo). But that action illusion is part of what makes it great. I know Kornel had struggles communicating what the game really was, since if you're playing it fast it just looks like one of the old Alien Breed games. One unique thing about Jupiter Hell is it gives the illusion of an action game. Though not as funny as the video I once saw that expressed amazement that this was a roguelike but turn-based (shock, awe). Hah, I hadn't seen that video - kinda hilarious. I think the game strikes a wonderful balance between being accessible to new players of the genre while also engaging the roguelike veterans through its tactical gameplay and strategic depth. The game does a great job of layering a feeling of action gameplay over its traditional roguelike trappings, which is truly one-of-a-kind at the moment, but the gameplay is still tactically rich. I find this aspect of the game very enjoyable and satisfying. ![]() And the way the game uses line of sight and bonuses for standing near cover, there's a lot of manipulation you can do with both the player and enemy positions to get an advantage. A lot of roguelikes boil down to some version of using choke points to fight enemies one at a time, but in a primarily ranged-attack focused game like Jupiter Hell, this is a lot harder to set up. In my experience with Jupiter Hell so far, it actually had better tactics than a lot of roguelikes, and that's something I've really enjoyed about the game so far. Just watched the Upside Down Shark video linked, and they say that the game has "a real emphasis on action over tactics, which may not work for roguelike purists" and I personally disagree and wanted to mention it so it won't turn off any of the roguelike players here. Some links that have been posted here that I'm consolidating into this thread: In general it's great to see a traditional roguelike with high fidelity graphics get released, and I'm hopeful that this can reach a wider audience of people that haven't been properly exposed to the genre before. I'm probably a bit biased since I was involved in some early development, but I think it's terrific and has a lot of great improvements over DoomRL whilst still ticking all the boxes of what made that game great. It's been in early access for a couple of years now, with regular and chunky updates over time. ![]() Jupiter Hell, the spiritual successor to DoomRL, has now left early access: There have been a few posts relating to this, so I thought a consolidated thread would be best.
![]() What you can do: share this post on Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, GoogleBuzz, and anywhere else you see fit. Wherever possible, I’ve linked directly to the organization’s donation or “wish list” page, to save you from hunting through their website for details. I’ve organized the charities according to what they need (General Goods, Clothing, Electronics, Baby Items, Craft Supplies, etc.), and included a sentence about what they do. Scores of charities operate on a regional, state, or locale-specific basis for brevity’s sake they’re not included here, but please tell us about your local faves in the Comments. (I encourage those of you from other countries to add your nation’s resources in the Comments.)įurthermore, to make the list as relevant as possible, I’ve concentrated on organizations that have dropoff locations throughout the US, or accept donations by mail. ![]() The list focuses on charities based in the United States, the home of most of my readers. However, if you can’t find a good home for your stuff nearby, or you want to support a specific cause, this list will provide you with plenty of resources. Therefore, I strongly encourage you to check out local options for your unwanted items: like churches, hospitals, schools, libraries, animal shelters, homeless shelters, women’s shelters, halfway homes, food banks, senior centers, day cares, prisons, and charity shops. Of course, from an environmental standpoint, it’s best to keep your castoffs in your community the fewer things we ship around the globe, the better. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a BIG list of places to donate your discards. ![]() Knowing that you’re doing good can make it much easier to part with your stuff.” Make their day, and give yourself a pat on the back. “Something that’s been sitting in your house, unused and unloved, may bring a great deal of joy to, or fill the genuine need of, someone else. In my book, The Joy of Less, I talk about how it’s infinitely easier to declutter when your stuff can serve a good cause: ![]() You’ll also want to have a yarn needle and scissors. What Other Supplies Do You Need for Amigurumi?Īs with all crochet projects, amigurumi projects require yarn and a crochet hook. You can use worsted-weight acrylic or even bulky-weight chenille yarns to make crochet animals, too. Cotton yarn is easy for beginners to use, and gives your projects great stitch definition, too!ĭon’t have cotton? Not a problem. Most amigurumi patterns suggest using cotton yarn in either a DK or worsted weight. Check out this post to learn more about how to change colors in crochet projects. Make sure you have stitch markers on hand in order to keep track of your rounds! Changing ColorsĬrochet animals are often quite colorful. That means you’ll be crocheting around and around in a circle. Most crochet amigurumi and made in spiral rounds. You’ll use increases and decreases to create curves and volume in your amigurumi patterns. You’ll also need to know how to sc increase and sc decrease. You don’t want any of that stuffing popping out of your squishy creature. Many patterns use short single crochet stitches to keep the fabric tight and close. Here are the most popular ones that you will see. There are a few stitches and techniques that you’ll find in nearly every amigurumi pattern. Stitches and Techniques You’ll Need to Know You also need to know how to sew pieces together and embroider facial features to bring your amigurumi critters to life.īrand new to crochet? Make sure to read through our beginner How to Crochet guide to get all the details before jumping in. To make most beginner-level amigurumi patterns, you’ll need to know a handful of simple crochet stitches, like single crochet, increases, and decreases. Can beginners do amigurumi?Ībsolutely! Amigurumi can be a wonderful project for those just beginning their crochet journey. Amigurumi projects make perfect gifts, especially for babies and kids. Still, most amigurumi patterns you will find are for small creatures (Don’t worry – we have a couple of jumbo, huggable critters included in this post!).Įveryone seems to love these cute crochet animals. There’s a lot of variety when it comes to amigurumi – you can make your plushie as big or as small as you’d like. Japan, however, has practiced this fun, adorable art for decades. It comes from two Japanese words: “ami”, meaning “crocheted or knitted”, and “nuigurumi”, which means “stuffed doll”.Īmigurumi only became popular in the US in the early 2000s. What is amigurumi?Īmigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting or knitting yarn creatures. In this article, we’ll tell you how to get started making crochet plushies and amigurumi, and share our favorite easy animal patterns for beginners. Want to try your hand at making cute crochet animals? You’re in the right place. What Other Supplies Do You Need for Amigurumi?.Stitches and Techniques You’ll Need to Know. ![]() Truth be told, much of what I share here on RecipeTin Eats is a consequence of a never-ending plan to use up ingredients I have in the fridge or freezer. It’s a re-purpose of leftovers and I enjoyed the salad so much, I decided to share it here. This recipe is based on this Hawaiian Coconut Pineapple Chicken Skewers and Coconut Lime Cilantro (Coriander) Rice I posted a few weeks ago. Thrifty, convenient, healthy, satisfying and super tasty. Now THIS is what I call a proper salad! Plus it’s transforming leftovers from a recipe I posted a few weeks ago. This is because the onion is grated, which encourages the onion to break down faster.A gorgeous, colourful salad loaded with tropical Hawaiian flavours! Lots of healthy greens, chicken marinated in pineapple and coconut, coconut rice, drizzled with a tasty cilantro / coriander lime dressing. Hawaiian macaroni salad is best enjoyed after chilling for at least a few hours or the next day, but it is best to finish the mac salad within 3 to 4 days of making. If adding canned tuna to the macaroni salad, make sure to drain it well.This not only help the pasta absorb and bind better with the dressing, it also helps to mellow and make the mac salad taste more rounded. Allow the macaroni salad to chill for at least a few hours or even overnight.Because the onion is so finely grated, it adds so much more flavor the the dressing. This helps to break down the onion really fine and juices the onion at the same time. Grate the onion using the spiky side of the box grater.When ready to serve, gently fold the macaroni salad and top with a little more cracked black pepper. Cover and refrigerate the macaroni salad for at least a few hours or overnight. Once the pasta has cooled, add it to the prepared dressing and mix well.Ĥ. So feel free to choose the one you prefer.ģ. □ Note: We provided measurements for two versions of this this Hawaiian macaroni salad dressing in the recipe card below. In a large mixing bowl, combine the grated carrots and onions, relish (or apple cider vinegar and sugar), mayo, salt, and black pepper. Also, make sure the pasta is cooked until tender, NOT al-dente!Ģ. □ Pro tip: We recommend adding about 1 tablespoon of salt per 4 quarts of water. Drain well and set aside to let the pasta cool completely. ![]() Add the dry elbow pasta and cook until tender, about 12 to 14 minutes. Bring a pot of water to a boil and season generously with salt. Please scroll down to the recipe card for the full recipe and instructions!ġ. You can also do without any proteins at all.
![]() CraftedGems Obsidian Healing Pipe - Natural Black Crystal Wand for Tobacco Smoking, Handmade, Non-Glass Accessory. This stone is thought to help remove negative energy and blockages, allowing for a clearer connection with one’s inner self and the divine. Subsequent updates may yet change what updates are available and what combinations work, among other things, but the below list details all 580 elements featured in the game’s major August, 2017 update. Bulk buy crystal smoking pipes online from Chinese suppliers on . Black Obsidian is believed to be a powerful tool for spiritual growth and enlightenment due to its ability to help access inner wisdom and uncover hidden truths. Every pipe is unique - Unique patterns make each piece one-of-a-kind Gemstone pipes. Little Alchemy has been updated since its release, and the total available as of April of 2018 is 580. All Natural Stone Smoking Pipes - Approximately 4.5 inches long. Every pipe is handcrafted from unique crystals and will vary from the ones. Crystal Double Points, Rose Quartz Double Terminated Points Wand, Natural Crystal Smoking Pipe. ![]() Crystal Smoking Pipe - 'Quartz (Rose)' 44. Material: Natural crystal stone black obsidian. Crystal Smoking Pipe - 'Quartz (Clear)' 44.00 Quick buy. Crystal Smoking Pipe - 'Obsidian (Black)' 44.00 Quick buy. Meticulously hand-made from natural crystals, each piece is truly one-of-a. Play Complete Element and Ingredient Combination List for Little Alchemy 100 Semi-precious black obsidian quartz which sparkles under natural sunlight. Experience the timeless tradition of smoking in style with these hand-carved crystal smoking pipes. ![]() Besides desktops, it can also be installed on several ARM -based single. I keep getting an error that pops up in the top right corner stating'A DLNA Protocol error (2104) has occurred'. So it can't be related to some low connection speed. The Debian-based Open Media Vault (OMV) is a NAS solution designed for home users and small businesses. I am trying to get my PC connected to my PS3's media server. Please note that i can stream 720p video without problem, but also music with my upnp NAS. I have diconnect and reconnect my router but it's lead to same behaviour. 3) Browsing in the PS3: In the PS3 you navigate to the Audio, Images, and Video section in the CrossBar then select your UPnP/DLNA server. I use 200 Megabits CPL boxes between my PS3 and my gigabit router and each 10 seconds i have a little interruption in the streamed music. I have downloaded Foobar 1.0 and the 0.99.20 plugin. main TRACE 19:22:37.828 Starting Java PS3 Media Server v1.04. ![]() undocumented error codes!įirst a big thankyou to spend so much of your own time on this fantastic plugin.īut i must say that i have the same problem here. Any help at all here is a log if it helps. Probably occurs when for some reason, bandwidth is ultra low. Also lesson learned from this, is that DLNA error 2104 If you still experience problems, you may want to configure your wifi router to use "G Only" (and not B/G Mixed mode). Since only my PS3 use wifi, I didn't notice.Įverything went fine after a router reboot, no drop out of audio of any sort. ![]() Out that my Wireless Linksys router was slowing down wifi traffic to a crawl. I would only get plenty of "DLNA Protocol Error 2104", giving "No items found" when browsing. Today I tried streaming from my PS3 and had problems described: very frequent drop out of audio. But still occasionally get the same issues. Ive rebuilt the server from scratch (2003 server), Ive disabled windows firewall, IPsec, and isolated the server from the DG834 Router. This is a example log of a successful PPTP dial-in(not from this router):ĭec 6 00:44:35 E3000 redial: Started. When trying to play MP3s Im occasionally getting extremely long upload times, with lots of DLNA 2104 errors reported on the PS3, and a spinning clock symbol. My subnet gets routed on this address, so I have to set the LAN settings of my router to IP 62.99.xxx.98 Subnetmask 255.255.255.248, DHCP server off, Advanced - Routing - Mode 'Router'.Ĭurrently there are two routers with your firmware in Gateway mode 'behind' this router(their WAN port connected to LAN of this router), their webinterface is reachable, and also tracert and internet connectivity looks ok. No, the setup here (default setup for ADSL PPTP with routed subnet here in Austria) is more complicated.Īfter successful dial-in, the router gets an official IP 62.99.xxx.97 Subnetmask 255.255.255.248. |
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