High And Ord - Silver Daggers

An Ord by any Other Name

Advantages: Answer this question after three drams.
Disadvantages: Answer this question after six dramsh.

(I am nothing if not honest. I confess I have not updated this opinion, merely brought it to the top of the heap. Because unlike most of my unpaid ramblings, this is sepia. It is so sad that we have to resort to tactics like this.) Not many people know this. But in 1830, a group of Excisemen destroyed a quantity of malted barley intended for use in illicit distillation on the Ord Estate. This is the first record of whisky being produced in Ord. Only eight years later, distillation became legal, and the Ord Distillery Co was founded by partners Messrs Johnstone and McLennan. The distillery is situated on the outskirts of the village of Muir of Ord, on the A832, 15 miles west of Inverness, on the neck of the Black Isle. Although today more famous for trialling genetically modified oilseed rape, the farms on the Black ...

Aspen 08.11.2001 (24.12.2001) · Read full review
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Worth its weight in silver?

Advantages: Great thermal conductor
Disadvantages: Expensive, hard to spread

Arctic Silver 5 (AS5) is one of the most recommended TIM (thermal interface materials) by enthusiasts. Its made using actual silver, which is pretty cool, and it does look pretty cool when it comes out of the tube. Applying the TIM The ideal way to put TIM on the CPU is to put on a small amount, say the size of a small grain of rice, and rub it in. The excess is cleaned off and then an even smaller amount put on and left - when the Heatsink is put on, it is meant to be 'wiggled', meaning the TIM gets spread evenly. However, AS5 is very thick which means it is hard to spread, and most of the TIM ends up in a very thick layer in the middle while there is little on the edges, which is not good, as the IHS on the CPU (the metal thing) means that the heat is meant to be transferred evenly, not just in the centre! Results When ...

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House of Flying Daggers: Breathtaking

Advantages: beautiful filming, storyline and soundtrack
Disadvantages: subtitles (film is in Mandarin Chinese)

' and 'Best Foreign Film'. 'House of Flying Daggers' is not for those who find subtitles irritating, as the whole film is in Mandarin Chinese. Its certification is 15 due to violence (martial arts) and some sexuality, and the running time is 119 minutes. It was released in 2004. The Amazon price for House of Flying Daggers is currently £7.97. I highly recommend this stunning film, particularly to those who enjoy Chinese culture, martial arts, romance, and/or simply incredible filming. ...

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