Strange World

Lavender Field

Gillian Thornton caught the scent of summer and followed her nose
along the lavender routes of Provence

Few scents evoke sensuous summer days in quite the same way as
lavender. Just one sniff and you can feel the hot Provençal sun on
your back, hear bees buzzing amongst the purple blooms, and see
those vivid splashes of colour across the landscape.

The area stretches from the Rhône valley in the west to the
mountains of Haute Provence in the east; from the southern
edge of the Vercors plateau in the north to the deep Verdon
gorges in the south. Lavender is a big tourist attraction and
the four départements – or counties – which share this fragrant
countryside have joined together to promote the Lavender
Roads of Provence.

We headed off to the département of Drôme Provençal for
our sensory holiday experience and soon found that while
it isn’t difficult spotting the colourful fields, reaching them
can be a different matter. Some have obligingly been planted
beside the main routes, but you can also wind down many a
country lane before ending up beside the butterfly-covered
blooms.

edit @ 3 Feb 2009 19:04:47 by Shaf

World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde is a novel by Christie Golden set in the Warcraft Universe. It was published in December 2006. Golden also has a commitment with Blizzard Entertainment and Simon and Schuster to write a StarCraft trilogy. Originally presumed to be the sequel to her previous 2001 book, Warcraft: Lord of the Clans, it depicts the draenei's escape from Argus and the rise of the Horde (hence the name). The book features major Warcraft characters, such as Durotan, Ner'zhul (in his Orcish shaman/warlock state), Gul'dan, Orgrim Doomhammer, Kil'jaeden, and Velen. The story tells of how the clannish orcs and the noble draenei slowly become enemies from deception and arrogance, and shows the downward spiral into which the orcs are thrown. Other important characters from the setting's history—such as Grom Hellscream—are mentioned several times.

The entire novel appears to be told from the viewpoint of Thrall, son of Durotan, and every chapter features a diary entry of sorts. In this way, the book "technically" could be considered a sequel of Lord of the Clans , but an equally strong case could be made for Rise of the Horde being a prequel.

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James Earl "Jamie" Hyneman (born September 25, 1956) is an American special effects expert, best known for being the co-host of the television series MythBusters. He is also the founder of M5 Industries, a special effects workshop where MythBusters is filmed. He is also known in the BattleBots circles for his robot entry, Blendo, which, for a time, was deemed too dangerous for entry into the competition.

Career

MythBusters

A distinctive part of his appearance is his dark beret and white shirt. This, along with his walrus-style moustache and deep voice, are occasional subjects for light-hearted jokes by co-host Adam Savage and other team members. A sign hanging in his workshop reading "Clean Up or Die", visible in several episodes, expresses his desire to keep things clean and tidy around the shop. He is known for his calm, logical, no-nonsense demeanor, in contrast to Adam's unhinged, and sometimes juvenile behavior. Hyneman is often exasperated by Adam's antics and he sometimes squabbles with him on how to go about busting myths. The two often have completely different ideas for carrying out experiments and building devices. Jamie's ideas tend to be more simplified, and he has been heard saying "keep it as simple as possible" and "more grunt, less elegance." This has led to competitions between the two presenters when faced with testing some myths, such as testing the Goldfish Memory myth and Hoverboard myth. His notable achievements in commercials include the can-spitting soda machine from the 7 Up commercials, and his patented two-wheeled football shoe from Nike Lab commercials.^[3]

Film appearance

The two army-junk sellers in The Darwin Awards are portrayed by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. They appear during the story of the rocket-car, which they effectively reproduced in the show's pilot episode.^[4]

CSI Cameo Appearance

Jamie Hyneman made a cameo appearance along with Adam Savage on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on the May 1, 2008 episode "The Theory of Everything."

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