Just thought I would post a random in-production shot from yet another project that I’m working on.
Will it ever be released?.. who knows.
Archive for March, 2008
For those of us dating/interacting or what not with Chinese it’s a bit awkward trying to watch English films with them unless you have subtitles.
I’ve found the best places to find subtitles for DVDs (or DivX backups) is http://shooter.cn/. Although the website is all in Mandarin it’s quite simple to use.
- Type in English title of the film you want subs for
- If subs are available you will be now presented with a list of different subtitles sources.
- Each source will have under it what type of subtitle it is, eg Vobsub;Subrip and what it is suited for DVDs, DivXs etc.
- Click on the suitable subtitle link
- On the new page, midway down you’ll see either a . ZIP or .RAR file link.
- Click on it
- Click the download button in the middle of the page.
- It’ll now display a list of download mirrors, click any to download the subs.
If you don’t know how to get subtitles to work with films there is heaps of tutorials around, good luck.
4. Ikariam
Ikariam is a free online realtime strategy game released in 2008 by Gameforge AG. The concept behind Ikariam is much like Sid Meier’s well-known Civilization games, where players command a small village and construct buildings such as Barracks, Ports, and Taverns to create a larger city, and palaces which are constructed to allow for the expansion of a small empire. Unlike other online browser games, Ikariam has a greater emphasis on trade and diplomacy but does also feature combat. It is impossible for a colony to be completely captured by another player, but it can still be pillaged, controlled, or blockaded. (wiki)
[/Personal-Experience] Ikariam is still in beta (maybe alpha?), it’s still missing a lot of content and it has numerous bugs, yet it still has very solid gameplay. Build times and research times in Ikariam are quite lengthy and trading rather then combat is emphasized, hence it’s a very good game if you like games that are a bit more casual and you don’t like having to check your browser every hour.
3. Travian
Travian was originally a German browser-based game developed by Travian Games GmbH. The game’s developers drew roughly from Classical antiquity and particularly from the Roman Empire to create a predominantly militaristic real-time strategy.
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18/06/08 EVEN NEWER Kitchen Nightmare website/blog released!
Currently a work in progress, expect lots of updates!
Here.
For a bit of personal interest I decided to find out what happened after Ramsay left the restaurants, sadly it’s mostly depressing but yet an interesting read. I still have a few gaps in my information so if anyone can help out it would be greatly appreciated.
Season 1
Bonaparte’s Restaurant
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A 21 year old Chef who can’t make an omelette, a owner who’s unaware of what’s going on in her kitchen.
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April 2004, London Evening Standard publishes an article alleging that the Kitchen Nightmare production company faked the culinary disasters and placed the chef there purposely. More Info
May 2004, The Daily Mail reports chef Tim has been offered a job by Gordon Ramsay to work in one of his London restaurants, but Tim knocked back the offer as he has ambitions to run three of his own restaurants and become a TV celebrity. More Info.
July 2004, Sue Ray the owner, says she is going to sue Gordon Ramsay and the television show producers for landing her £400,000 in debt. Claiming the episode unfairly portrayed her restaurant. More Info
September 2004, Gordon Ramsay goes back to visit Boneparte’s Restaurant as part of a revisited episode, and found since the episode screened, Tim was sacked, the restaurant had stopped serving food and Sue has put the business up for sale, she says she has narrowly avoided bankruptcy.
February 2005, The Guardian reports Sue has now placed Boneparte’s on the market for £450,000. More Info.
March 2005, The Daily Star reports that Sue the ex-owner of Bonaparte’s Resturant is now homeless and jobless. Sue went bankrupt owing £400,000. Within the same time Sue was caught drink driving, at her court appearance said stated that her TV appearance in Kitchen Nightmares led to her financial and personal downfall, she pleaded guilty and was banned from driving for 12 months. More Info
July 2005, The Daily Mail publishes an article about ex-chef Tim, which comments about Tim not being able to hold a job since the airing of Kitchen Nightmare and claimed he just got sacked from his third job when his boss found out about Bonaparte’s. More Info
June 2006, Ramsay won a High Court case against the London Evening Standard, which had alleged, after reports from previous owner of Bonapartes, Sue Ray, that scenes and the general condition of the restaurant, which was the subject of the first episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, had been faked. Ramsay was awarded £75,000 plus costs. Ramsay said at the time: “I won’t let people write anything they want to about me. We have never done anything in a cynical, fake way.” Wikid
August 2007, Tim the ex-chef goes to court over drink driving offenses, he claimed the negative publicity from the show has led him to drink driving. During the questioning by police Tim repeatedly made references about Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and it being the cause of his ‘ruined’ life. More Info
[/Status] = Closed.
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Extra Reading 1 Extra Reading 2
Apparently the restaurant has been purchased and renamed, need more info.
The Glass House
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Owner who lacks self confidence, chef who is getting paid too much for the work he is doing.