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rg215111-orf_1The American pianist and conductor Thomas Wise was educated at the Interlochen Arts Academy in his native Michigan. As a scholarship student of Bartok-pupil György Sándor, he received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at The Juilliard School in New York. Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 1990, he came to Germany to study with Aloys Kontarsky in Cologne, finishing his studies with the Konzertexamen degree. Further studies followed with Peter Feuchtwanger in London. Conducting masterclass with Finnish Master Teacher Jorma Panula.

Thomas has appeared as piano soloist, chamber musician, lied-recitalist, or conductor at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Kölner Musiktriennale, Ludwigsburger Festspiele, Dresdner Musikfestival, Hamburger Musikfest, and Montepulciano Festival. He has performed at the Kölner Philharmonie, Palau de la Música in Barcelona, and London´s Royal Albert Hall, among others. Recordings of works by Chopin, Weill, Albeniz, Theodorakis, and Ives document the flexibility of his musical interests.

As a pedagogue, Thomas taught from 1993-2000 at the opera school of the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, as well as being invited as a guest faculty member at the Opera Studio Netherlands in Amsterdam. Thomas was engaged as a vocal coach at the Hamburg State Opera from 2001-2004, where he coached some of the world´s great singers. From 2004-2016 Thomas was engaged as conductor as well as Head of Music at Bonn Opera. He directed the world-premiere of Steffen Schleiermacher´s “Kokain” as well as a wide repertoire of operas by Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Britten, Humperdinck, Donizetti, Rossini, and J. Strauss. He was the musical director for Werner Schroeter´s acclaimed production of Thomas Adès “Powder Her Face” in 2009. As guest-conductor he appeared with the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln as well as the State Youth Orchestra of Nordrhein-Westfalen, conducting two 10-concert tours as well as a CD recording. In 2009 Thomas made his successful debut at the Norwegian National Opera, leading Dvorak’s “Rusalka” at the new Oslo opera house. At the invitation of Ingo Metzmacher he conducted Mauricio Kagel´s “Oral Treason”for the Hamburg Musikfest. In February 2010, Thomas Wise debuted in Carnegie Recital Hall as Lied-partner of soprano Brenda Roberts. Christoph Genz, Aris Argiris, Anne Gjevang, Tamás Tarjányi and Anja Harteros are just some of the many artists with whom he has presented Lieder concerts. His repertoire in Lied encompasses the major cycles of Schubert, Schumann, and Mahler. With Giorgos Kanaris he has recorded Beethoven “An die ferne Geliebte” and Schubert “Schwanengesang” for a CD which will be released by Hänssler Classics in 2016. Thomas Wise leads a continuous opera project with the Jugendorchester Rheinland and members of Concerto Köln. After Purcell´s “Dido & Aeneus” (2013) and Handel´s “Acis, Galatea e Polifemo” (2015) John Blow´s “Venus & Adonis” will be presented in October, 2016 in Bonn. Together with the sculptor and art historian Ulrich Forster Thomas has developed a series of multi-media lecture concerts. For the 2016/17 season “Liszt: Italie” and “Pierrot, Pantalon, Paganini & Co – Robert Schumann´s Colorful Karneval Society” will be presented in Cologne, Bonn, Siegburg, Troisdorf, Würzburg, and Hennef. In June of 2016 Thomas undertook a new venture. With a movable stage and a Steinway grand piano he played an open-air concert in a field near Königswinter. The audience´s reaction as well as the media attention to this twilight recital on a soft summer´s eve points to yet another musical direction: bringing music to the people.

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THORIUM REMIX 2009 exists because I watched Google Tech Talks while iPhone programming, and randomly stumbled upon a Tech Talk about Thorium. After consuming 4 hours of Tech Talks about Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor, I wanted to discuss it with friends with a strong science background.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Invasion of the Shutter Snappers

I live in a picturesque neighborhood.  It's not my opinion, it's just a fact.  As proof, I offer today's activity.

This evening we had an invasion of shutterbugs.  We first noticed the strange girl in the colorful dress...  She was standing out on the point, taking pictures of herself with the assistance of a remote shutter release and a tripod.  Just in case you were wondering, the poses were interesting, as was the outfit.  Let's just say that I'm not one to put a print dress with purple tights and blue shoes and a cherry-red sweater...

While colorful-dress-girl was shooting herself just off my back deck, short-shorts-girl was shooting from across the street in front of my house.  She appeared to be shooting the landscape (not herself) which is the real reason why most people chose to practice their photography skills around here.  And it probably made for a prettier subject, not that she wasn't cute (after all, who am I to judge...) but she was wearing bright orange short-shorts with her green sweatshirt and hiking shoes...

While short-shorts-girl and colorful-dress-girl were walking back to their modes of transportation, yellow-car-dude pulled up.  He appeared to be into shooting the view, and brought with him a cheering section of children...  Maybe he should have included  them in the view shots...?

Anyway, the light is fading and the shutter snappers have fled ahead of the swatting that I was tempted to deliver...  I love my view...  MY view...

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Incoming post

There've only been two postal deliveries so far this week as Monday was a public holiday here but yesterday and today my mailbox has been bursting with lovely postcards!

These two are from Cecile in South Africa (a private swap), and show views from the Garden Route area...beautiful!

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Now another private swap, from Vaso in Corfu. Just looking at this makes me want to jump on a plane to Greece right away!

Thanks for all your cards!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

In my mailbox...

This beautiful postcard from Australia with a matching stamp came to me via PostCrossing; it shows the Blue Mountains - spectacular!

This one also came via PostCrossing, all the way from Taiwan, and shows Penghu Inter-Island Bridge - the longest inter-island bridge in the Far East. My first ever piece of post from Taiwan, and pretty impressive that it only took 10 days to arrive from the other side of the world!

And my first PostCrossing card from South America was also via PostCrossing - muchas gracias, Ramiro! There are two really great stamps on the envelope this came in; hopefully the detail comes out here. The bottom one is so cute - two people riding a hair-raising rollercoaster!

And look at this wonderful vintage card showing everything typically Dutch - thanks Linda!

And now for an extremely fun delivery! This came from Karen, a SwapBot swap - Random Envie. The idea was to send your swap partner random items that would fit into a size 10 business envelope, and what fantastic things I got here! Karen sent me some wonderful Halloween stickers, cute recipe cards, pressed pennies and a cute notelet - can you see the cheeky pumpkin stamp on the envelope too? Karen was sweet enough to match her envie to my liking for everything Halloween-y! Of course, I forgot to photograph the envelopes I sent out for this swap, but can only hope they'll be as well-received as Karen's!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Winging their way to my swap partners...

As soon as I saw a vintage postcard swap on SwapBot, I had to sign up straight away! Vintage pictures and adverts are my favourite type of postcard (or maybe... well, I have so many favourites, it's hard to say, but they are high up on the list) so I had lots of fun choosing cards for my swap partners. The two I sent show a shopping street in Quebec in 1947 - the old cars and shop fronts were what appealed to me about this, and a picture of George Rodrigue's garage, in the main street of Valcourt, Quebec in about 1935. I'm betting the main street doesn't look much like that now!

Thanks for reading - hope the postman brings you something nice!

Postcards for me!

This week has been pretty good so far post-wise so here I am, to share the joy!

These two were both PostCrossing cards. The one at the top is from Portugal, showing women in the fishing village of Nazaré wearing their traditional outfit of seven skirts (representing seven days of the week). The second one shows the Old Post Office in Hartington, Derbyshire - although sadly, the back of the card tells us, the postbox has been removed since the photo was taken and the Post Office is now a private home. The decline of the Post Office continues...

These are just so great I had to share! Purchased from Etsy store PrairiePeasant, these envelopes are made from a reclaimed copy of Raymond Briggs' 'The Snowman'. Hopefully the detail is visible as they are just beautiful - I might just have to hoard them!

Next are two cards from SwapBot postcard swaps, the first one a map and pictures from around Indiana, the second showing Hank Greenberg (1911-1986), who played for the Detroit Tigers and is considered one of the best ever right-handed batters. That told me, as my ignorance of baseball is second to none. The third card is from a private swap, and shows Turin at dusk - thanks Anna!

Today's post brought me this wonderful picture of Lviv, in Ukraine (via PostCrossing). I was pretty excited about this, as it's definitely my first post from Ukraine. The next two are SwapBot swaps, the first showing a lovely view of San Francisco's Golden Gate, and the last one with some highly exotic tree frogs. Definitely my friends in high places!

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Monday, May 17, 2010

And what was in my mailbox last week...

Apart from a lovely penpal letter, I also received these two postcards. The Canadian Rockies one is for SwapBot swap 'Just a Postcard to Canada 16' - thanks Linda! The LAX one is a real mystery - no name, no swap name... I'm stumped! My theory is that it's a PostCrossing one but sadly I can't register it.

Catch-up on last week's outgoing post!

Last saw quite a few postal ins and outs but I stupidly forgot to photograph some of them before mailing, which doesn't make interesting blog reading. Silly me. Anyway...

These 5 went out in SwapBot swap 'Quick 5 postcard swap #2'. I particularly liked the Quebec wildlife one - cuteness overload! Although maybe not so cute to bump into some of those guys in a dark street.

This winter wonderland scene went out for SwapBot swap 'Just a Postcard to Canada 17'. It shows the Montmorency Falls near Quebec. That's more snow than I've ever seen in one go!

Now for some private swaps via PostCrossing... going to Greece, South Africa and the Netherlands respectively.


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Stand Up For Shelter with Dara O’Briain, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar and more!

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With news that 100,000 children will be homeless this Christmas, supporting the charity is as important as ever, and what better way to do so than by being treated to a top bill of stand up from the likes of Dara O’Briain, Milton Jones and Nish Kumar at the legendary Eventim Apollo?

Stand Up For Shelter tickets go on sale at 9am on Wednesday 3rd December. Sign up here to the TicketAlarm to be alerted.

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Marketeer and Yorkshire Tea enthusiast. I'm in charge of TicketNews and write about upcoming events, news and fun features from the wonderful world of entertainment. I particularly love all things comedy related. Well, laughter is the best medicine isn't it?

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

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Minor surgery on Friday and healing has begun although it's going to be a longer process than planned. Just not getting back to normal as quickly as I would like. Spent Sunday night and all day yesterday in Fredericksburg awaiting the arrival of our 7th grandchild. Jayden Scott Haun arrived yesterday at 2:16pm, 7lbs, 4oz and 19 inches long. He's beautiful and we are so thankful that he arrived healthy. He has been in the NICU since 5am this morning for reflux issues however this afternoon he finally ate without any issues, he's doing great and they should all go home sometime tomorrow. There's no place like home.
I would have loved to stayed with them longer but really needed to get back home so I can get myself well and feeling better. Truly, there's no place like home.
Have a great evening.

Lee said...

Hey there- hope you are on the mend soon! And congrats on the new grandbaby!

Jean said...

Hope you are feeling better soon! Miss you! Congratulations on the new little one~jean


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The Merseyside giants eased to a 4-0 victory over West Ham United on Sunday, strengthening their grip on fourth place in the Premier League.

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Take Control of Your Life

If you want to be extraordinary, you can’t think like the average person does.

There are many things people say in this world that everyone just starts to believe because everyone else says them. They believe “well if everyone else is saying it, then it must be true.” This is some of the dumbest logic in the world, yet every day we are fed this b.s.

It’s time to debunk a lot of these phrases that people try to make you believe as truths.

Don’t believe everything you hear. Don’t believe everything you see.

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1. Follow the rules

Throughout most of your life you will be told to follow the rules. I’m not telling you to break the law but don’t believe that you have to follow the rules.

You can’t be a leader if you are following what other people tell you to do. And it’s usually the people that break the rules that do something special with their lives.

2. Don’t speak unless its your turn

You may never speak if you listen to this advice.

There are so many people in this world that are afraid to speak up. They are afraid to interrupt others because they think they will insult someone. But the truth is, if you have something to say, you should say it. As long as you aren’t insulting or rude, it’s okay to speak up.

Leaders speak when they have a question or a statement. They don’t wait for people to ask what they think. They ask other people that question.

3. It’s just a job, it’s not suppose to be fun

Work is work, this is true. But it doesn’t mean that you should be miserable. You need to realize that you’re going to be doing some sort of work for most of your adult life and you should be happy.

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I 100% believe work can be fun, to a certain extent. Anyone that tells you otherwise is probably just a miserable person that wishes their life was better but don’t know what to do.

4. He doesn’t have time for this sort of stuff

Why anyone thinks that someone else’s time is more important than yours baffles me. Sure someone might have more responsibilities than you but that doesn’t mean that you have time to do stupid stuff and someone else doesn’t.

Anyone that tells you this knows very little and is  a super beta. Try to disassociate yourself with this loser thinking.

5. Older = wiser

You don’t have to be old to be right. Never forget that.

Just because someone has a certain title or is a certain age does not mean they know more than you. There are many brilliant people that are young. So if you are in a position where you are becoming highly skilled or educated in something, don’t think that someone else might know more than you because they are older.

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6. You have to work hard to make money

This a common misconception. Working hard is needed once in awhile, but also is working smart and being smart. Just putting in a bunch of hours and doing peon work thinking you’re going to impress other people to get a raise or a good bonus is not smart.

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Bueller...Bueller...And the Disposition Effect...

Okay, I have to admit that I can't see Ben Stein's byline without thinking of his character (an economics teacher, of course) in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. As such, I am including a visual reminder for your viewing pleasure:

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Hendry Aims To Have Big Contract Year Before Free Agency, or, alternately, The Sarge Is Dishonorably Discharged!

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On Wednesday, the Cubs informed hitting coach Gene Clines, first-base coach Gary Matthews, bench coach Dick Pole, pitching coach Larry Rothschild, third-base coach Chris Speier, bullpen coach Juan Lopez and special assistant Sonny Jackson that the new manager would be responsible for hiring his own staff.

Makes sense. Is Oneri Fleita in there? No? Oh well.

The Cubs' hitters have been last in walks two years in a row by a large margin, and were in the bottom three in 2003-4. A large part of this could be the types of hitters they have been scouting (high contact, low OBP) for the past five years. But if Dusty wasn't willing to put Corey Patterson over his knee, it was Gene Clines' or Sarge Matthews' job to do so. I'm glad K-Patt has found himself in Baltimore, but I'd have much rather had him than Pierre in CF if the Cubs had had a decent hitting coach.

I don't even want to talk about Larry Rothschild. Poor mechanics or overly stressful warm-ups or whatever, there is no excuse for the injuries and the high walk totals. Hopefully somebody else can figure it out. You are the offspring of Satan. If you go to hell, every day will run as follows:

1. Throw curveballs until your elbow is torn to pieces.
2. Rain delay.
3. Throw again.
4. A trip to Northwest Community hospital, where "they put a hamstring from [your] leg into [your] arm so [you] don't know whether to call it a leg or an arm, but will race anybody on [your] hands." (verifiable)
5. Hours after surgery, being brought to the field in a wheelchair to pitch the nightcap.
6. Pass out.
7. Wake up the next morning.
8. Repeat.

I wonder if the Sarge will have his breakout year in Texas, teaching Hank Blalock to be a good hitter and stop dooming fantasy baseball teams everywhere (I know, he had surgery Monday).

Also this article was surprisingly concise, unromantic, and well-written. Which makes total sense because it was written by someone other than Carrie Muskat. Maybe she'll be replaced, Mark Sheldon, as well.

EDIT: Apparently the blog published this, and I didn't. Go blog!

- Pandrew.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Pic of the day

Another gas pump in Jerome, this time camouflaged by a bunch of ivy:

Monday, March 30, 2009

“Try it from this side”

says Chris. I did, and he was right:

Pic of the day

Busy at work today, but I managed to get to Jerome over the weekend to have lunch with sis. Here is an old gas pump that sat along our route:

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Pic of the day

Dusk in Prescott:

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

I’ve a big fan of Joe McNally’s blog. He seems like a guy who knows how to have a little fun in life, and he is a premier photographer to boot. If you haven’t already checked out his site I would highly recommend it.

So anyway, Joe wrote another book on photography because he was hurting for cash, and I decided to help support the cause. It shipped today, and I can’t wait to take a peek inside.

Pic of the day

faces set it stone:

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Pic of the day

Seems like we are always speeding through life, on our way to somewhere else:

Had some fun friday night walking through the construction zone at the new overpass as night fell. This shot was 3 second exposure as I leaned over a rail, the big light in the corner is just a standard street lamp.

Monday, March 23, 2009

A strangely entertaining comedy act

Language NSFW:

Kill Bill in one minute

Also check out Forest Gump in One Minute.

A wild safari

We hung out for a total of about four hours. I clicked 220 exposures, and kept a whopping 22! Chain link fencing made picture taking a bit of a chore, and I quickly found the limits of my 200mm lens, but we soldiered on. The wind blasted us with dirt and sand the whole time. I did however get to kiss a giraffe, so it wasn’t all hardships. :)

Here are my favorite pics from our weekend trip to the wildlife park.

A game of catch:

A little cat nap:

Nice kitty:

Accomplice (notice wind-blown hair):

See all of the photos in the Flickr Set

A rhino rescue story

DaNece and I took a trip to a wildlife park this weekend. While there, the tour guide gave us a little background of some of the animals that we passed. As we turned a corner he informed us that we would be getting to see one of the park’s prized inhabitants: Boom Boom.

Boom Boom is a rhinoceros who was saved from a purchaser that intended to use him for a canned hunt. He was saved by none other than Marc Ecko (ecko unltd.). For the full story check out this website, as they cover it way better than I could.

And for anybody in the area, I would very much recommend checking out the Out of Africa wildlife park. I’ll be posting more pictures soon.

Pic of the day

DaNece, during lunch at El Gato Azul, not looking so happy about life:

Friday, March 20, 2009

Pic of the day

Meow, a sticker put up underneath Gurley St:

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Pic of the day

A cairn along the Granite Creek trail:

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Breaking that funk

Decided to read through old journal entries to help get out of the rut. The memories were fresh enough that I could still recall the moment of the writings, the feelings and thoughts running through my mind.

Walking in the snow:

… So instead I dance through a white curtain, I smile at the sky and try to catch pieces of this moment on my tongue. I try to savor all that is here around me in the present. I choose to ignore the future cold that might take me over, just as I choose to ignore the bites left by snow storms gone by.

A site for the movie addicts

For the movie fiends out there, check out ClerkDogs. You put in a movie title you like, it gives you recommendations based on that, like a movie store clerk. It even tells you how the recommendations compare to your favorite title.

And based on my very amateur tests, it matches my likes better than netflix. Hooray!

Pic of the day

Dreams are so easy to hold onto when you keep them inside:

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Dinner gone by

A meal from a few weeks ago:

Quinoa cooked with caramelized onion, garlic, carrot, cranberries and parmesan cheese. Served with an acorn squash cooked with brown sugar and butter.

Pic of the day and a big thanks

So first off, thanks to everybody who commented on my last post. I appreciate all the kind words. :)

And the pic of the day? A Saleen modified mustang. The S281 3V with some heavy lightroom editing:

Monday, March 16, 2009

Stuck in that rut

Nothing original going on in my brain. Nothing to write about. Nothing to photograph. Nothing to cook. I look back and wonder where all the hours disappeared to. I sit and question where the creativity has gone, and when it will return.

For now I am subsisting on mediocrity.

Pic of the day

Another shot of sunrise at Watson lake.

Sunrise in the weeds:

Friday, March 13, 2009

Pic of the day

I’ve got no canz

just this marker in

my hand, but I’ll still

take every chance I get to

kill Uncle Sam!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Pic of the day

A random Dodge Charger in the fire dpt. parking lot. Yeah, it’s got a hemi:

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Pic of the day

A silly over processed image of a homeless man’s shoes sitting on a hillside in the weeds:

Stuck in Karsh

Marveling at the portraits by Yousuf Karsh

Camping pics

Hooray, got the camping pics up last night! Here they be:

Happy dogs after a good hike:

There were little spring flowers everywhere:

I even got an accidental shot of a butterfly while taking flower shots!:

I ran through my first trials with my infrared filter. LOTS to learn on this front. Here is the best of the bunch, a very blurry affair:

And of course, I bugged the girls to no end. Eventually DaNece decided to hide:

Sadira couldn’t find a place to hide fast enough:

As the sun set we were all a little taken with the color of the sky:

Nothing quite like sunset in the desert:

Other than that there was real fire, over which marshmallows were roasted:

And there were ants (randumb?):

So that was camping in a nutshell.

See all the photos in the flickr set.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

I survived

Well I survived the camping trip to Wickenburg this weekend. We three had a great time and some unbelievable scenery. I’m still downloading pics and editing, but rest assured they will make it here within the week. Somehow Sadira got a post and pics up the very same day we got back. Talk about industrious!

The weather there was mild. Cool in the evening (it dipped just below freezing Saturday night), and warm during the days (probably low 70s), which made for great hiking.

I do have to say… it is different camping with girls. Lots of inside jokes which I was very much on the outside of. And at times it seemed like they were speaking in tongues. Very high-pitched tongues.

They brought products which boys would never be caught camping with (lotion? pajamas?). But regardless of all the femininity in the air we had a blast.

I was introduced to cottage cheese with salsa ala Sadira, which ROCKED! We cooked up some burgers with onions and mushrooms which kicked a small amount of ass. And we had some so-so chicken with (not-quite)baked potatoes. We had lunch at Anita’s in wickenburg which was some rockin’ good mexican food, then rolled ourselves home.

Pic of the day

A sign taped over the prescott history plaque downtown:

Friday, March 6, 2009

Goin’ Camping

Me and D are rolling out tomorrow to go camping with Sadira. Be back tuesday. Have a great weekend everybody. :)

Pic of the day

Crazy day at work, quick pic post:

3 exposure HDR at Watson Lake:

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Silliest auction site ever

Swoopo is possibly the silliest auction site ever.

The breakdown:

- You pay ~$1 for every bid you place

- Your bid raises the purchase price by a set amount (either $.15 or $.01 depending on the type of auction)

So, to take this auction for example:

Canon Rebel XSi

MSRP: $899.99

Final Purchase Price: $23.96

Winner placed 249 bids.

This auction was a ‘penny auction’ which means that each bid increases final price by $.01. The starting price was one penny.

So let’s do some math:

- The winner placed $249 worth of bids, plus pays the final price. So the winner came out with a great deal at $272.96 for a nine hundred dollar camera.

- All the people who placed the other 2,146 bids lost out. As a group they paid more than $2k for the privilege of playing this fancy slot machine.

- $23.95 / .01 (price increase increment) means that Swoopo received $2,395 for all the bids that were placed. Swoopo makes out like a bandid, 266% of the MSRP.

Now take THIS auction for instance:

Nintendo WII

MSRP: $249.99

Final price: $213

Winner placed 18 pids

This auction started at $.15 and each bid increased the price by another $.15.

- the winner gets merely an okay deal paying $215.70 including their own bid fees for a $250 piece of merchandise.

- $212.85 / .15 = $1419 paid to swoopo in bid fees, an astounding 567% of the MSRP!!!!!

My question is: why not just go to vegas to lose all your money with the off-chance of hitting it big? At least there you get pretty girls and a mild sense of luxury.

Local celebrity?

Just read through the newest issue of PopRocket and who do I see featured?

Our very own Rich Charpentier. Maybe I’ll ask for his autograph next time I see him…

Pic of the day

A happy accident. I saved this HDR as a TIF file instead of a radiance file. Of course I didn’t notice until I had tone-mapped it. Kind of dark and fore-boding. Muted colors and exaggerated tones. Kinda cool:

Compared to my regular HDR workflow:

And along that same vein

WOW! The 3:00 mark is pure driving magic to me:

Thanks Presurfer!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

I spy with my little eye…

Something that, up until this point, I had only ever seen pictures of.

Apparently Nissan decided to take their $80K Skyline GT-R over to the united states. They dropped the Skyline from the name, but seriously… who’s even going to notice that while they drool over this sexy machine?

And the five hundred horsepower doesn’t hurt either. This thing looks like it’s speeding when it is parked:

I’m in love.

EDIT – apparently I am uninformed. The Skyline is still around, but has headed in a different direction than the Skyline GT-R of my memory, and is now more of a sporty family car. How faux paus of me.

Pic of the day

Bucky, silhouetted against dawn:

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Pic of the day

A pic of DaNece from our little photo outing on Saturday. This one was using the pop-up flash (meh) with the sun behind her highlighting her hair:

Monday, March 2, 2009

Chicken soup for the soul

Except for it’s got hamburger, and tastes kind of tex-mexy:

It was early this morning when I prepped it all, so I can’t say as I honestly remember everything that went in there.

I do remember the following:

- browned some hamburger

- cut the corn off of two cobs of corn and threw it in the pan to roast for a bit

- threw all that in the slow cooker along with 1/2 onion, 2 carrots, a bunch of green beans, two potatoes, 3 fresh cloves of garlic, a lot of cumin/paprika/cayenne, and enough beef stock to cover.

- let it cook all day

- cooked up some rice and added it to the pot

After all that it tasted good, but not great. Then DaNece had the great idea of putting green chiles in it. PERFECT!!

Add some crusty bread and you got yourself a great meal!

What have you torn apart lately?

DaNece and I went out to play with flash photography over the weekend and I found a huge limiting factor to my setup. The SC-28 chord that I purchased only lets me get a few feet away from the flash. That’s great if I am just holding the light off to the side with my hand, but when I set it up on a tripod and go to move around D it was severely limiting.

I almost dragged my flash over a number of times, which got me thinking that there must be extension cables out there. And surely, there are. For the cost of a whole ‘nother cable I could put the two together to get a 6’ cable… not exactly what I had in mind.

So I browsed the internets and found an article about hacking this $50 cable to bits. I got out the knife and cut right through the cable. I hoped this would work.

A trip to Home Depot to pick up a couple of female network jacks, and a few minutes of separating wires and punching them down into the jacks. I was done:

I plugged it all in, threw a 25’ network cable on it, and turned the camera on. The cam showed a flash connected, the flash showed connection to camera, and I fired off a test:

SUCCESS! And instead of a $50 cable for three measly feet, I spent $10 on some jacks, and about $10 for the cable!

Night-Time Dancers

Gotta love it:

Pic of the day

My last post garnered quite a few responses, so why not post the complimentary image?

The rear to Friday’s front, also a 3 exposure HDR, but with a little different processing:


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Saturday, May 6, 2017

Words From The Attic... Good Odds

It's gotta be an amazing feeling
to know that your partner,
feels this way
about you!

Pretty neat!

Good Odds

Why don't you tell me
What's on your mind
And why are you feeling
So unkind

Come with me
I'm your guiding star
Reach for my hand
Feel it's warmth
And you will know
Who you are

If you give me the time
And maybe a chance
Trust in a person
Trust in me
I will fill your needs
With sweet romance

Wine and song
I will give you those
I will share your pains
That you're bound to have
And even have time
To send you a rose

I love you

Good Odds


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Friday, July 1, 2005

I spent the day at the Museum of Television & Radio with no real objective in mind, just looking for the chance to explore their library.

I did look up what they had for both Paul Winchell and John Fiedler, and chose "Death Of A Fruitman", an episode from 'The Bob Newhart Show'. It dealt with Mr. Giannelli's death by zucchini and was one of my fave episodes of that series. As for Paul Winchell, nothing struck my fancy although I might check out the one episode they have of his old show with Jerry Mahoney some day.

Instead, I picked three of the four episodes they have of 'Doctor Who' - one each for William Hartnell ("The War Machines" Part One), Tom Baker ("Robot" Part One), and Peter Davison ("The Visitation" Part One).

They also had a Colin Baker episode dealing with the Cybermen. But as I was only allowed four choices, and I did want to hear that great poem about Dr. Hartley one more time, I had to put that one aside. (Nothing personal, Colin!)

I also stopped off at my favorite DVD bootleg location in Midtown (Sorry, not telling!) and picked up four new additions to the Library of Toobworld Central:

'The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh' - the Disney mini-series starring Patrick McGoohan.

I'm a big fan of both Patrick McGoohan and "The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen", so how could I resist?

'Sherlock Holmes In New York' - starring Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, and John Huston

I'm more of a fan of Holmesian pastiches than the original canon; I suppose that makes me a heretic. (I became a Sherlockian with "The Seven Per Cent Solution".)

And it doesn't matter if this can fit into the official timeline or not - Toobworld has plenty of alternate dimensions where this version of the Legend can find a home.

'Dr. Cook's Garden' - a movie of the week starring Bing Crosby, Frank Converse, and Blythe Danner.

It's based on a Broadway play by Ira Levin ("The Stepford Wives", "The Boys From Brazil") which featured Burl Ives and Keir Dullea. I remember seeing it back in the early seventies and being really fascinated with it: a combination of the suspense, the shock ending, and a radical role for Der Bingle.

I'm curious to see now if it will hold up.

And finally.....

"Unsold TV Pilots 4" - the classic 'Lookwell' with Adam West, and 'Poochinsky' with Peter Boyle

I saw 'Lookwell' on Trio and was totally confused as to why it had such an underground fan following. But it linked in to 'Lou Grant', so what did I care?

As for 'Poochinsky', I did see that when it got burned off in a pilot showcase years ago. Sure, it's crap. But it supports my Toobworld claim as to why dogs can talk on TV - they are reincarnated humans.

Besides, I have a friend who's an ADA here in Manhattan. And he has this thing about talking dogs on TV. I don't know if it's an obsession, a fear, or an acid flashback, but I can't wait to subject him to this!

Yeah, I'm a baaaad boy.

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Rockwell Jawhorse Miter Table Overview

As you may or may not already know, we really had fun testing the Jawhorse.  When we first starting working with the Jawhorse we thought it was pretty cool, but as time went by and we really discovered how many different uses you can do with the Jawhorse, we became a believer.  With that said and so many uses, another cool feature or add on is the miter stand table.

The miter stand table is a very cool way to give your miter saw portability with ease of use.  Yes you can use a regular miter stand or even build your own, but this one gives you just another option.  It is for someone who already owns the Jawhorse, doesn’t want to build a stand or someone who is using the Jawhorse on a regular basis and occasionally wants to throw their miter saw up to make a couple of quick cuts.

As you can see by the picture above, the system comes with two rollers and the quick clamps for the 2×4’s to use with the rollers.  The rollers are very nice as you can easily adjust the height and they seem to have some pretty good bearings where the wood is very easy to handle.  The table top is 5/8″ thick which offers plenty of strength.  The dimensions are (roughly) 19.5″ x 31.5″, so its nice and big, but not too big where it gets in the way with your work space.

The Jawhorse Miter Table Review

Again as with some of our other reviews, there is not a lot to test here.  What we did want to find out is how sturdy the table is and how practical it is for a miter table.   Overall the system is very stable and very easy to work with.  In no time we were able to cut some legs, attach the 2×4″ and set up the rollers and our system was ready to use.  We tried a couple different miter saws on the table, anything from a small 23lb to an old large slider weighing 49 lbs.  It didn’t matter the size or the weight, the system was stable and very easy to work with.

Setting up the table in the Jawhorse was also a snap, just place in the jaw and press the foot pedal to tighten the system up.  One item we would recommend is drilling some holes into the table and fastening the miter saw down.  For one thing the table has a laminate over the wood, so it can slide around a little, but not much.  The main thing is for safety.  Any time you are using a saw or any other dangerous power tool, always think safety first.

Final thoughts on the Jawhorse Miter Table

If you already own the Jawhorse for all the other many uses, you might want to take a look at the miter stand accessory.  The table is built to withstand whatever the Jawhorse throws at it, so don’t be afraid to clamp down nice and hard on the system to keep it in play.  We really like the added features such as the rollers and the clamp system for the 2×4.


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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

I'm a Grandma!

It has taken me 5 days to write this post
How can 5 days already have passed?

On April 5th, last friday, I became a Grandma.
My son became a Dad.

And she is so beautiful.

Her name is Isabelle Grace Hill
And I think her name is beautiful and charming

Here is her exhausted but beautiful Mother, Amber.

Isabelle is having to spend a few extra days at the hospital in the NICU for some infection issues which has been so hard on her new parents.
But they, and we, are glad she is in good hands and getting the extra care she needs.

I will be there tomorrow and look forward to holding this precious little girl.
My granddaughter.

Monday, April 1, 2013

10 days

Ten days from now I will be on an airplane headed to Utah to see...

This girl!
Well, my hope is that she will be a little less pregnant (is there such a thing? haa)
 and holding a baby in her arms

But either way I will have a great time
Seeing my two sons
Seeing Amber (Branden's wife)
Seeing my 2 sisters and 1 brother that live there
and all the families
and hopefully
my grandaughter will make her appearance too!

10 days!


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What can I say about the recent news that Canada is spending an estimated 1.1 Billion dollars on G20 security.  The first thing that came to mind was all the interest that we will have to pay on top of that!  See, after watching the doc, “Oh Canada, Our Bought & Sold Out Land“, I realized how fk”d up Canada is too.

So we have The Bank Of Canada that could lend money to the government without any interest, but instead all that money is most likely coming from the private banks that charge interest.  How gross, right?!

I bet you never heard about the 75 Billion dollar bank bailout either!  Well, how else did we go into a deficit.  Are you surprised that you didn”t hear about it in the news?  Maybe it was because our gov”t was so concerned about us getting the nasty and deadly H1N1 *ROLLS*  Please!  How horrid and evil.  We Canadians do not want this garbage and we will find a good leader next election.  More and more people are awake to this bs!

Back to the G20…. It”s ridiculous that we have to even foot such a bill in the first place because with our technology there is no reason for our world leaders not to meet in person.  Ever heard of Skype!  No, I guess it must be the thrill of getting to travel all over the world, stay in the finest hotels and eat & drink like pigs.  Did I mention that it”s all on the backs of the taxpayer.

I honestly feel that we have to prevent this from happening again because it”s our responsibility to ensure that the future for the children does not have these kind of ghouls.  There must be laws against this punishable by the most maximum of penalties.

Greed and lusting for money at the expense of the people is just sick.  The people that are responsible for the masses who take advantage and allow people to starve and die while there is more than enough food and natural cures for everyone!

The time is near and I am not afraid.  You cockroach cannibals of the New World Order will go down and when you do you will burn for an eternity.  That is your fate and destiny.  I don”t even feel that God will forgive you for what you have done.  It”s just too disgusting!

Speaking of which the media is publishing the G20 expenses to get a rise out of people, possibly in order for there to be violence during the event.  Instead the people should not cave and allow those jerks to win.

We can beat them just by not buying their Icrap, voting in good people for government or running yourselves, eating healthy, spreading the word and finding the light.

I am going to write PM Harper again and maybe again!  We should not be afraid to speak out.  It is normal to be upset when you are violated!  A lot of people must be arrested, tried and most likely go to jail for their financial crimes.

We must stand together with our heads up because they are wrong and we are not.  We are not terrorists for not wanting to be ripped off!  We are not terrorists for being upset that our rights and freedoms are being taken from us.

The real criminals are the financial terrorists of the system, the ones that were made thanks to the pushovers that took the kickbacks and bribes, the ones that gave false AAA ratings to that garbage debt, the ones that lessened the regulations to allow companies to pollute and outsource, the ones that doctored data to show global warming when the earth was in fact cooling for over 15 years, the ones that go along with it even though they know it”s wrong!

Now they are so afraid they are spending over a billion in tax payer dollars to protect themselves and show us at the same time that they have all the power and could kill us if we spoke out.  SHAME!!!!

I deeply love my country, the world and it”s people so I will speak out against this kind of tyranny!  Speaking the truth to expose evil and corruption is GOOD!!!!  I have had visions since I was a child and I am not going to keep my mouth shut for fear that you will label me and people like me as bad.  We know the difference and we can prove it too!


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Improving Your Faults Through The Zodiac

I know this sounds a bit crazy but if you truly want to improve yourself you need to know both your positives and negatives. I find the best way to learn is through the zodiac. I love vintage books and the best way to find them is at thrift shops,, and borrowing. I was at this church sale last year and I found this awesome zodiac book from the UK printed in 1993 titled, “The Signs Of The Zodiac & How To Interpret Them ASTROLOGY Planets &  Birth Signs Astrology & Diets”. It really broke things down for me via my sign. Not only for myself either, I wrote another blog titled, “Understanding People Better Through The Zodiac…”:

I learned that my sign had negatives, as well as, positives. Libras typically are vain and unreliable and I became aware of this so I recognized that these were in fact my weaknesses as I reflected back! I have since improved simply by correcting my behavior because I was now aware of something that had always been in plain view.  If I make a commitment or if I have a responsibility then I put effort towards following it through and I don’t do things half assed either! I am compromising when it comes to my vanity, however. I do think that my body is a temple so I work out, eat healthier 80% of the times and take the time to style myself to my liking. Fortunately I have realized that it doesn’t take that much effort. Thank you mom and dad! My father calls me his l’acqua e sapona (soap and water) girl so I am very lucky that I never really had to spend hours on my hair and makeup, but my problem was looking in the mirror a lot. Today I make more effort towards my spiritual beauty while keeping my mind and body very fit and healthy. I still make sure I look pretty in good time though but I don’t spend so much time looking in the mirror. It’s so tough because I love beautiful things, myself included. ;)

This month I have received two emails from 41 and 54 Police Divisions and I just thought I would post them below this little blurb here for everyone to see in hopes that this will spread the information and hopefully prevent crimes. There is absolutely no excuse for this mal (bad) behavior, it is very wrong to rob and/or hurt people! However, the reality is that when times are tough crime rises. Desperate people sometimes take desperate measures, unfortunately. The best thing our city, province and country could do is start lowering or eliminating taxes in my opinion. It’s proven! Another thing I feel would greatly benefit is to stop borrowing from private banks that charge us so much compounded interest. Christopher Porter of the Canadian Action Party, stated that we Canadians pay $170 MILLION dollars in interest a day! This is disgusting! It’s time for good and peaceful change already. Please! Every Canadian should take the time and watch the docTRUEmentary Oh Canada Our Bought & Sold Out Land. Enough is Enough! Time to peacefully bitch about this garbage. Also don’t buy crap! Spending power.

41 Division sent February 21st, 2013
In recent weeks there has been an increase in the number of theft of wallets and purses from grocery stores in 41 Division. By following the suggestions below – you can redue your risk and help stamp out purse snatching. Do not leave your purse or wallet unattended in the grocery cart – even for a secondDo not carry a large amount of cash in your wallet be aware of your surroundings and watch for someone trying to distract you keep you purse on you at all times and possibly use a small wallet to hold your cash, reditt cards and debit card in your front pocket ensure that your purse is always zipped up and closedDo not leave your purse hanging from walkers, restaurant chairs, always keep them on your personUse a fanny pack or waist pouch instead of a pursedo not place a purse strap around your neck or wrist; forcible removal could cause serious personal injury If you have any further questions please contact PC Jill Davey #3965 or PC Susan Mundy #1137, 41 Division Crime Prevention
Officers at 416 808 4127 or email at or

54 Division sent February 15, 2013
Community Alert
There have been a number of break-ins into vehicles and homes in the Cosburn/Mortimer and Woodbine area. Residents are advised to be alert to any strange activity in their neighbourhoods. Residents must be vigilant about locking the doors and windows of their homes. Vehicle doors should be locked and all valuables should be removed. Be aware of suspicious persons knocking on doors, delivering flyers and suspicious sales people. Residents are encouraged to report any suspicious activity to the Toronto Police Service’s non-emergency number at 416 808-2222. Contact PC Hannah #8316, 54 Division Crime prevention officer at 416 808-5429 for safety tips or to conduct a safety audit of your home or business.

I saw a powerful interview last night regarding mental illness from a survivor, Margot Kidder. Not on CTV btw, but on CBC! Yep, I found that CTVs take on mental illness was vague and almost trying to convince people that they may have a problem. Also they did this during the winter blues season and S.A.D.! The lack of sunshine/ D3 causes people to feel sad and depressed. Personally I take D3 so I feel great! Anyways I found that to be very shady and shameful IMO! I also saw the Merilyn Dennis Show and I felt like puking. Basically I found that all of it was more a less recruiting people into the mental health system. Like one of my Facebook friends mentioned, Bell’s sponsors include drug companies so that may be one of the reasons. This private corporation that kept increasing my bill till I had to cancel their services cares so much?! I highly doubt that. Thanks again Bell for allowing us to talk about this though!

Anyways it was just my luck that my husband and I turned on the CBC last night and at the perfect moment too! It was where Morgot Kidder was on George Tonight. She also admitted that it also was pure luck that she found people that did not drug her to the gills with mind numbing pills, but instead got her on a natural path because she learned that mental illness stems from a physical condition. You know I find that the case with other illnesses too. Conventional treatments seem to me to be a cash cow where it’s more profitable to treat people rather than cure them. It’s really a disgusting thing. We should have a choice here in Canada where natural treatments should be covered under our health care or at least offered to us. Doctors should give us all the information, not only the treatment that is through big pharma. It is my religion to have only natural treatments unless it’s an emergency and I need it to save my life. Here is the link to YouTube.   Margot Kidder Talking To George On CBC

I sometimes have to go in and edit a post a few times after I post it but currently I am unable to edit posts so I am very sorry if you find a type o or bad grammar. I also hate that I can’t even post pics to my site right now. The person that updates via that ftp tool is so swamped but I am trying to get them to do it soon. Anyways, I’m sure you all will forgive me. At least I am continuing my intuitive posts and my thoughts on society.

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Price: US $10,000.00 Item location: Sevierville, Tennessee, United States
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  • Color: red
  • Engine size: 289
  • Number of cylinders: 8
  • Power options: Air Conditioning
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1962 chevy truck southern truck runs and drives good. 289 v8 with heat and cold air that works. good driver truck to take to shows get lots of looks. new tires and rims/new wood bed/gas tank under bed/electric fan truck runs cool/front dics brakes/rear drum stops good.


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Human Rights Watch released a report saying it had interviewed 10 detainees who described torture and other practices that King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa promised to end four years ago....

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August 2, 2013, Friday

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Working With The Animal Totems

COCKATOO ~ COCKATIEL ~ PARAKEET (Budgerigar ~"Budgies")

Spirit of the COCKATOO: Spirit. Rain Magic. Travel. Joy. Crying with Joy. Emotional Freedom. Spiritual Freedom. Finding Spiritual Truths. Your Inner Fire. Creativity. The Muse. Inner Beauty. Inner and Outer Wealth. Preserving What You Care For. Drumming.

The Cockatoo is My Spirit Guide, Power Animal?

Black Cockatoo

White Cockatoo - Illumination

Cockatoo can be seen as a messenger of light at the end of the tunnel for anyone who is lost in their own personal darkness.

Cockatoo - A symbol of inquisitiveness, communication skills and unpredictability. When a cockatoo appears in a dream or meditation, it is indicating a need to work on your communication skills. As a totem or power animal, the cockatoo is there to teach you how to communicate in unpredictable ways.

Cockatoo's Wisdom Includes:

* Understands the power of sunrise
* Ability to survive harsh conditions
* Communication skills
* Beauty

The Cockatoo

The cockatoo is a member of the parrot family. Its most noticeable feature is its magnificent crest, which crowns the top of its head. This crest is used to send signals to other birds in the flock. More than a colorful ornament it represents communication. When raised and used with other parts of the body it can indicate several things from defending it's territory or its flock, calling for its mate, showing fear or indicating that something is bothering it. True communication is a complex art. The cockatoo knows of this complexity and teaches us how to understand and correctly interpret messages that come our way.

Beautiful in color and appearance the cockatoo holds the teachings of self-esteem and confidence. The rose and grey colored galah teaches us spontaneity and fearlessness. The black cockatoo helps us understand the mysteries of the occult and the white cockatoo helps us ignite the purity of our spirit.

Cockatoos have a bald spot on the top of their head that is covered by its colorful crests. This spot is often referred to as a spiritual portal into the heavens. Unique to the cockatoo this portal gives them a direct link into the world of spirit. Those with this medicine are spiritually conscious at an early age. They make excellent priests, teachers, and spiritual leaders.

These birds are intelligent, affectionate and acrobatic. Adults take care of one another and mate for life. Cockatoos are social birds and enjoy companionship with others of their flock. When danger appears they will either fly off or become very still hoping to remain unnoticed. They are always conscious of their surroundings and are masters in the art of survival. As pets they are inquisitive and affectionate as well as unpredictable. Known as great escape artists they will use their powerful beaks to open locks on cages.

Coming into contact with one of these birds in the wild or as a pet can be an unforgettable experience. They are extremely ingenious. Watching them perform is like watching a magician pull things out of a hat, you never know what the cockatoo will do next or what hidden skill it will use to complete its task. The cockatoo is a great teacher. The secret of their teachings lie in the awareness of the student. Perseverance, dedication and a willingness to learn is all that is required.

Budgerigar ~ "Budgies" (aka: Parakeets):

Parakeet's Wisdom Includes:

* Ability to change direction suddenly
* Imitation
* Love
* Trust
* Assists with goals within the community

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This years special iPad event ‘finally’ put all rumours and speculations at rest as Apple announced second gen iPad mini with Retina Display. Apple entered into a new product category with a smaller version of the full size tablet. The purpose of iPad mini was to make the device even more portable. It was aimed at those of us who … Read More

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

New 9Gen Accord launched in Malaysia

The new 9th generation Honda Accord finally makes it way to Malaysia, more or less completing the launching cycle of Honda's best selling model for Asia. Launched yesterday, September 4th 2013 by Honda Malaysia, as expected for Malaysia, the line-up comprises two variants of the 2.0l type and one variant of the 2.4l type.

The 2.0l Accord uses the existing R20A 2.0l SOHC i-VTEC engine, spec'ed to deliver a max power of 155ps at 6,500rpm and max torque of 19.2kgm at 4,300rpm. The two variants differs in the equipment level and fitting, the basic being the 2.0 VTi which comes with basic biege colour fabric-based interior while the 2.0 VTi-L comes with black colour leather based interior. The 2.4 VTi-L also comes with more features and accessories.

The 2.4l Accord uses the new Honda 'Earth Dreams Technology' (often shortened to ED or sometimes also EDT) engine, an under-square 2.4l DOHC i-VTEC engine rated to deliver 175ps at 6,200rpm and 22.9kgm at 4,000rpm. Interestingly, the specifications for the same engine at the HAT (Honda Automobile Thailand or simply 'Honda Thailand') website are slightly different with the power put at 174ps and torque put at 23kgm (same rpm points). ASEAN Accords are designed/developed out of Honda's research facility in Thailand (Honda Research Thailand or HRT).

Honda's Earth Dreams Technology is their latest line-up of engines employing a series of technologies Honda has been working on exploiting over the past decade focusing on efficiency rather than performance. The two key targets are reduction in emissions (hence the use of the Earth based theme) and an improvement in fuel economy. Any power related increase will be a corollary of these two focuses. Unlike VTEC or Type-R which are more specific, ED/EDT doesn't signify a specific technological approach but rather makes use of a wide range of technologies, from straight-forward exploitation of existing techniques to reduce internal friction (e.g. use of exotic materials), to the outright implementation of technologies like the use of the Atkinson cycle instead of the normal Otto cycle and so forth. The top of the range is currently the 2.4l which is a regular Otto cycle engine in DOHC i-VTEC form and using Direct Injection, used by AHM in the 2.4l Accord for the USDM, Honda's largest and most important market. Various different variations using part of the above technologies are used in other engines in the range. The top of the range hybrid ED/EDT engine currently uses Honda's IMA-2 coupled with an Atkinson cycle engine in DOHC i-VTEC and also DI mode. These two engines are reserved for Honda's larger more important markets like the U.S. and JDM. For the 9G Accord for ASEAN, Honda has adopted the 2.4l DOHC i-VTEC port-injected ED engine (i.e. without DI).

For the transmission, Honda continues with the standard 5AT that was fitted to the outgoing 8G Accord. As before, only the 2.4l Accord comes with manual sequential override activated via 'paddle shifters' on the steering wheel. According to the 9G Accord assistant chief engineer, the adoption of the 5AT instead of the CVT for the 2.0l variants like what is done for the USDM versions is because ASEAN Accord owners values a 'fun to drive' character in their cars which the CVT do not offer.

A significant change from the 8G Accord is the use of Macpherson struts for the front suspension instead of the double wishbone which has been a feature of the Accord for around two decades. The rear suspension setup continues to be independent multi-link.

As befitting its 'premium' status, the ASEAN 9G Accord comes with a whole suite of features and accessories that is normally associated with luxury type cars. This includes reverse camera, a new 'Lane Watch' feature which is a front passenger side-mirror mounted camera which expands the field of view of the left side of the car (to the driver) when changing lanes. Givens are the standard features like power seats, dual zone air-condition, and so forth.

A feature worthy of special mention is the new Active Noise Control and Active Sound Control (ANC & ASC) systems fitted to both 2.0l and 2.4l types. This is a system whereby low frequency sound is generated and broadcasted into the internal cabin. This is an off-phase (180deg phase differential) sound with the same frequency as the exhaust. These two sounds will then cancel each other out in the cabin, effectively reducing exhaust noise to near zero. This feature was first used on the previous 8th generation Accord in the U.S. and other premium markets but left out of our ASEAN 8G Accord. But it is now in our 9G Accord and is a significant and important feature.

A host of important and worthy safety and security features adorns the new 9G Accord, with newsworthy items being the new Honda 'Lane Watch' feature mentioned above, a multi-angle reverse camera system, full dual front and side airbags, and of course the standard VSA, HSA, ABS, and EBD complement. The steering is now a 'motion adaptive' EPS system. CMBS or Collision Mitigation Brake System, a feature which detects when we are approaching the front vehicle too fast and automatically applies the brakes which is a feature of the top grade Accord in premium markets including in Thailand but is not offered in Malaysian Accords.

Below are selected photos from the launch event. The Grey/Silver Accord is the basic 2.0 VTi variant, the black is the VTi-L variant. The Modulo-fitted Tafetta White unit is the 2.4 VTi variant.

Rightmost in this photo is Nakano-san, assistant LPL for the 9G Accord
Accord 2.0 VTi

Accord 2.0 VTi-L

2.0l SOHC i-VTEC engine for the 2.0VTi and 2.0VTi-L
 Modulo Accord 2.4 VTi

 New Earth Dreams 2.4l DOHC i-VTEC engine
Base Accord 2.0 VTi
Base 2.0 VTi has fabric-based beige colour interior

FiTTo said...

Wong,You must do a review for this car for 'us' outside N/America. And the JDM hybrid too.

TOVA said...

Hi Fitto.

Thanks for your comment. Thus far, I have been attending Honda Malaysia's media drive for new cars, or most of them anyway so I am hoping to have a chance to test drive this new 9G Accord soon. When I do so, I will try to post a quick review, just like I did for the new 4G CR-V. Also expect the same layout as the CR-V review, with the use of in-car video to help illustrate the driving experience (hope you like that feature).

As for the Accord Hybrid... that doesn't look good at the moment as Malaysia's tax exemption for hybrid vehicles will terminate after end of this year with no indication of it being renewed and Honda Malaysia is not keen to sell a fully imported (CBU) Accord at full tax as it will drive the price up to beyond 200k.

Thanks for your support.

TOVA said...

A bit of frustration. The Accord media drive event clashes with my holiday to Korea so I will be skipping/missing this event. So have to wait for the cars to be available for test loan before I get a chance to drive one.

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Anonymous said...

As I read your article this is the impression I get : Pay such a hefty price compared to US and Japanese markets, but this not included, that not included.....WTF

TOVA said...

It is unfortunate my article gives that impression and it definitely wasn't my intention. However, you definitely have your very valid point. It is a 'peril' that is maybe unique to TOVA when we cover Honda for the Asia region - we look at Honda in the context of the World or at least of Asia and that unfortunately includes Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China, etc. They are much larger markets and gets different, often better specs and variants. This is why I have always reminded Malaysian Honda enthusiasts that we have been unusually lucky because at least we did get the FD2R when it was available. Unfortunately Honda HQ has already informed HMSB that they will not get this privilege again for future models. The other thing is about the price premium we pay, I feel it is more a reflection of our country's specific automobile industry conditions and constraints. Certainly Honda has to make money in order to survive and within the custom duties and other taxes imposed by the Malaysian government, the high price is a reality of the situation. My new contributor, Ian Lim, for e.g. is as painfully aware of this because Singapore for e.g. has the rather 'unique' COE which in reality jacks up the final overall price of a car to very high levels, even if the original base selling price of the car is relatively way cheaper than the rest of ASEAN.

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Irena offers plan to double renewable energy

Abu Dhabi, January 14, 2013

International efforts to double the share of renewable energy by 2030 need to accelerate if they are to be successful, according to a new global roadmap launched at the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) Assembly in Abu Dhabi.

More than 150 countries are attending the two-day assembly, which has become the world’s pre-eminent policy gathering to promote the uptake of renewable energy.

The REMAP (Renewable Energy Roadmap) 2030 process will bring together experts and policy makers from across the globe together to assess the gap between current renewable energy projections and targets set by the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative.

Initial results show that investment in renewable power generation, grid expansions, sustainable biomass and the use of renewable energy to generate heat needs to accelerate substantially to meet targets. Global renewable power generation will have to exceed annual expansion rates of more than 150 GW per year, compared to around 110 GW in 2011.

“REMAP 2030 clearly maps the challenge we face in meeting international targets to double the share of renewable energy worldwide,” said Adnan Amin, Irena director general.

“The good news is that costs are falling, the technology is spreading, and countries across the world are implementing policies to make this happen. With the right political will, a world powered by clean, renewable energy is within our reach,” he added.

Irena is mandated by 159 countries and the European Union to promote the sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, and to serve as the global hub for renewable energy cooperation and information exchange.

Formally established in 2011, Irena is the first major international organization to be headquartered in the Middle East. – TradeArabia News Service

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