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__label__wiki	0.755852	0.755852	CATALAN TRIAL CATALAN TRIAL POLITICS SOCIETY BUSINESS LIFE & STYLE CULTURE SPORTS NOTE! This site uses cookies By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For more detalis, see Read more Barcelona Airport’s Managing Board to include a majority of local members and decisions to be taken by two third majority The Spanish Government decided that five members will be appointed by Catalan administrations and the business community, and four others will be nominated by the Spanish Airport Authority (AENA). However, decisions will be taken with a two third majority. It will decide on airport taxes, routes and other strategic aspects. 29.5 million passengers passed through Barcelona El Prat Airport in the first ten months of 2011, a figure already higher than that registered for all of 2010. ACN / Gaspar Pericay Coll Madrid (ACN).- The Spanish Government announced on Friday, after the weekly Cabinet meeting, the creation of Madrid Barajas and Barcelona El Prat Airport Managing Boards, which will manage the contract with the private operators running the airports. Both airports will be run by a private operator in the near future, although AENA will still own 100% of them. Barcelona Airport\u2019s Managing Board will have a Catalan majority and it will be formed by nine members in total. Four members will be appointed by Catalan public administrations, one by Catalan business community and four by AENA itself. The board\u2019s decisions will be taken by a two-third majority, although those deemed more important may require a three quarter majority. The Spanish Government has decided to privatise the management of Madrid Barajas Airport and Barcelona El Prat Airport. Currently, the Spanish Airport Authority (AENA), which owns and manages all Spanish airports, is studying the offers presented. The current Spanish Government announced a few weeks ago that the new Government resulting from the elections will decide on the tender process. The Catalan Finance Minister, Andreu Mas-Colell, suggested that it will be convenient to end up with different operators for the two airports. Mas-Colell made the statement at the IESE in Barcelona, in the fourth annual celebration of the first civil society petition \u2013mainly made by the Catalan business sector\u2013 to participate in the management of Barcelona Airport, by decentralising it. Last month was Barcelona El Prat's busiest month of October, with more than three million passengers, 9.5% more than those registered in October 2010. In the first ten months of the year (from January to October), Barcelona Airport had 29.5 million passengers, more than all the passengers registered in 2010 (29.2 million), which means that it will reach passengers numbers pre crisis, with more than 32 million passengers. The current Spanish Government approved the structure of the Managing Board of Barcelona El Prat, after negotiating with the Catalan Executive. The Catalan Minister for Transport, Lluís Recoder, celebrated the decision and hoped the Spanish Government resulting from the next elections will respect the agreement. Recoder was confident the Board\u2019s Catalan majority \u201Cwill pull\u201D the rest of the institution. Five Catalan members and four from AENA The Managing Board will have a majority of members appointed by Catalan public administrations and the business community, although any decision will have to be agreed with the members appointed by AENA, the Spanish Airport Authority. The Board will have a total of nine members, four of which will be nominated by AENA. The rest will be Catalan: two will be appointed by the Catalan Government, one by Barcelona City Council, one by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area representatives, and one by the business community. This latest member will \u201Ca person with recognised prestige\u201D and will be agreed by the local business people. The Managing Board will be in charge of supervising the work of the private operator, and to define the airport\u2019s strategic guidelines. Decisions will be mostly taken by a two third majority (six votes out of nine), although the most important decisions may require a three quarter majority (seven votes out of nine). This way, neither the Catalan members, nor AENA\u2019s have the power to decide unilaterally. The Managing Board will decide on airport taxes and tariffs, slots and routes, as well as investments. Claim for local participation in strategic decisions For the Catalan administrations and business community it was essential to have a determinant weight in the airport\u2019s strategic decisions, since AENA has in the last number of years prioritised Madrid-Barajas over Barcelona El Prat. The Catalan business community, which is very open to foreign countries, has been dreaming about an airport that is a hub for international and intercontinental flights in its own right. They have been working towards this plan and in the last number of years, Barcelona Airport has significantly increased the number of international connections and intercontinental flights. A record October In October Barcelona El Prat broke a record, as it was the month of October with the highest number of passengers, with 3,064,552. This means 9.5% more than in October 2010. In fact, 2011 is being a very good year for Barcelona Airport: in the first ten months of the year, 29,507,966 passengers passed through it. Compared to the same period in 2010, it means an 18.9% increase. The 2011 figure is already more than all the passengers in 2010 (29.2 million). This news confirms that Barcelona El Prat is already at the levels prior to the crisis, with more than 32 million passengers. International passengers have been the main reason behind the increase, growing 18.2% in October 2011 compared to the same month in 2010. Intercontinental passengers grew 14.2% in the same period. One of the most significant booms in this sector have been passengers going or flying from Qatar, which have increased by 133.4%. The number of passengers to Canada grew by 48.9%, to Mexico 35.5% and to the United States by 28.6%. In Europe, the higher passenger growths have been with Portugal (44.5%), with the Russian Federation (42.9%), with Belgium (32.9%) and with the Czech Republic (31.6%). 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__label__cc	0.65568	0.34432	106 stories in section, viewing 71 through 84 Indians Notes: Mike Clevinger to return to rotation Monday in Texas Published on June 12, 2019 \| Updated 1:09 a. m. LEVELAND — Mike Clevinger’s long-awaited return to the rotation will take place Monday in Texas. Manager Terry Francona said prior to Wednesday’s game that Clevinger will be activated from the injured list after being sidelined → Indians 2, Reds 1 (10): Oscar Mercado gets first walk-off hit of his career CLEVELAND — Oscar Mercado has accomplished a number of firsts during a rookie year that has spanned 22 games. He checked off another on the list Tuesday night at Progressive Field, getting the first walk-off hit of his career, as the Indians → Indians Notes: Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor need to gain ground in All-Star voting CLEVELAND — First baseman Carlos Santana and shortstop Francisco Lindor need to gain some ground if the Indians hope to have a starter in the All-Star Game on July 9 at Progressive Field. In the first “primary” vote released → Who is this guy? Indians catcher Roberto Perez showing surprising power CLEVELAND — During an 8-4 win over the Yankees on Saturday, red-hot catcher Roberto Perez was at the plate as starting pitcher Adam Plutko held a conversation about him in the dugout with a rotation mate. “(Shane) Bieber and I were → Season at a crossroads: Tribe's play over the next few weeks could determine franchise's future direction CLEVELAND — Hours before the first pitch of Sunday’s series finale against the Yankees, two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber sprinted across the sun-soaked outfield inside an empty Progressive Field. Except for getting the → Indians 8, Yankees 4: Tribe trumps CC Sabathia and Yanks Published on June 8, 2019 CLEVELAND — The Indians ensured that CC Sabathia’s final appearance in Cleveland would not be cause for a New York Yankees celebration Saturday. With a large contingent of New York fans at Progressive Field that included members of → Indians Notes: Zach Plesac earning a spot in Tribe's rotation CLEVELAND — When the Indians promoted Zach Plesac from Triple-A Columbus, they were committed to giving the rookie right-hander two starts, according to manager Terry Francona. He’s earned way more than that. Despite appearing at the → Cleveland still feels like home to CC Sabathia, but don't expect him to get misty about it CLEVELAND — There was the mandatory stop at CC Sabathia’s favorite sandwich shop for an Italian sub before swinging by his old house to visit neighbors — and their grown kids — he hadn’t seen in years. Back in his old → Yankees 7, Indians 6 (10): Tribe fights back but falls in bid to sweep Yanks Published on June 9, 2019 \| Updated 7:16 a. m. CLEVELAND — The Indians dropped the series finale against the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field, but they went down kicking, screaming and rallying almost to the end. Cleveland overcame a brief and ineffective outing from Shane → Indians notes: Will Tribe be sellers at the trading deadline? CLEVELAND — Prior to the season, it seemed inconceivable the Indians would be sellers at the trading deadline. But here they are, trailing the surprising Minnesota Twins — who are tied with the Astros for the best record in the American → Indians 5, Yankees 2: Rookie Zach Plesac shuts down New York for first win CLEVELAND — Zach Plesac has been tested over the first three starts of his major league career. He’s passed each with flying colors. The rookie right-hander made a sparkling debut against the reigning World Series champion Boston Red → Tribe notes: Former Indian Gio Urshela shining with Yankees CLEVELAND — One of the ones who got away made his first appearance at Progressive Field in a visiting uniform, starting at third base for the Yankees in the series opener Friday night. Gio Urshela, who spent the first nine-plus years of his → Commentary: Go figure ... Indians go from dismal to interesting with winning week All it took for the Indians to get the car out of the ditch was six games against two of the three best teams in the American League. Why didn’t somebody figure this out sooner? So the homestand that was supposed to throw dirt on the coffin → Max-imum frustration: Max Kepler hits three home runs off Trevor Bauer as Twins deny Indians' sweep CLEVELAND — It was a battle of aces Thursday night at Progressive Field, but only one played the part. Minnesota’s Jose Berrios outpitched Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer, who allowed three home runs to Max Kepler, as the Twins avoided → « ‹ 3 4 5 6 7 8 › »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line487
__label__wiki	0.729909	0.729909	Politicians must stop opposing the Lokpal Bill: NAPM and LRM [हिंदी] The National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) UP and Lok Rajniti Manch (LRM) have issued a statement demanding that the politicians must stop opposing the Lokpal Bill which will check corruption, increase accountability in governance, and can change the character of politics in India. "Since the day decision was taken to form a committee for drafting the Lokpal bill, its civil society members are under attack from some quarters. On the face of it they are politicians but strong business-bureaucrat lobby could be fully supporting it from behind the scenes" said Dr Sandeep Pandey, Magsaysay Awardee and member, national presidium, Lok Rajniti Manch. "First Kapil Sibal ridiculed the proposed bill saying how could a 'Lokpal Act' ensure education to every child and potable drinking water to every citizen in India. Now, Sibal must be asked that as MHRD minister wasn't it his responsibility to ensure education to every child in India? He did get the Right to Education Act implemented but cheated the people, especially the poor, by keeping the notion of Common School System out of RTE. Without the common school system, i.e., every child going to the same kind of school system, RTE doesn't have much meaning" said Dr Sandeep Pandey, who is also the national convener of NAPM. "Digvijay Singh wanted the expenses of Anna Hazare's fast to be investigated into. Does he consider it more serious and urgent an issue than investigation into the 2G Spectrum, Commonwealth Games or Adarsh Society scams? In any case Arvind Kejriwal's team has made the income-expenditure details of the “India Against Corruption” campaign public. Moreover, all the civil society members of drafting committee for Lokpal Bill have made their assets public. The politicians, on the other hand, survive on corruption. It would be difficult to find a M.P., belonging to any Party, who would have won his/her election by spending less than Rs. 25 lakhs, the limit prescribed by Election Commission. The Lokpal bill is precisely to check corruption which sustains our political system" said Dr Sandeep Pandey. "The CD produced by Amar Singh is mischievous. It is unimaginable that Prashant and Shanti Bhushan who have alleged that more than half of the past 15 Supreme Court Chief Justices have been corrupt would have tried to influence any of its Judges. Amar Singh is a politician who has lost relevance today. He has during his political life not taken up a single cause affecting common people, whereas Prashant and Shanti Bhushan have taken up many cases of public interest without accepting any fees. The fact the Amar Singh is behind this CD controversy is enough not to take it seriously" said Dr Sandeep Pandey. "Digvijaya Singh has also taken a swipe at Justice Santosh Hegde, saying that he has not been an effective Lokayukta in Karnataka. He also said that if Anna Hazare takes up a campaign against the corruption of Mayawati government in UP, his Party would support him wholeheartedly. It appears that Digvijaya Singh wants action against everybody else and wants to test everybody's integrity except those in his own Party" said Dr Sandeep Pandey. "Manmohan Singh has preached the bureaucrats that they should ostracise their corrupt colleagues. He could have used the same advice for himself. If he had shunned his corrupt ministerial and Party colleagues, some of them still occupying high offices, things would not have come to such a pass" said Dr Pandey. "The politicians all feel very uncomfortable with the idea of a strong Lokpal as suggested by the civil society. We must realise that it hits them at their most vulnerable point. Tomorrow if a strong Lokpal Act, as envisaged by civil society, comes into effect, it would become impossible for the gentlemen like those mentioned above to survive in politics. This is the reason for panic among their flock. Hence they and the corporate-bureaucratic power behind them are making every attempt to scuttle the process of drafting of Lokpal bill" said Dr Pandey. "The Lokpal Act will not only check corruption but it will also change the character of politics in India. We'll see more down to earth politicians, as opposed to the moneyed ones, who'll lead their lives within the means available to them and also conduct their politics in a transparent and accountable manner, enter our legislatures. They will not be as pliable and neither influencable. This is what bothers the corporate-bureaucratic lobby and their political cronies" explained Dr Pandey. The statement issued jointly by the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) UP and Lok Rajniti Manch was signed by Alok Agarwal, JP Singh (NAPM UP Spokesperson), Madhuresh Kumar, Sandeep Pandey, Arundhati Dhuru, SR Darapuri, Ajit Jha, Gautam Bandopadhyay, Kavita Srivastava, R Sunilam, Jayashankar Pandey, Keshav Chand, Arvind Murti, Mahesh Pandey, Nandlal master, Manesh Gupta, Rajeev Yadav, Shahnawaz Alam, advocate Ravi Kiran Jain, advocate Mohammad Shoaib among others. vi da nam 11 October, 2011 "HOW LOKPAL BILL CAN STOP CORRUPTION As you all know, Anna Hazare led the fight against Government to introduce the Lokpal bill. But many politicians (from all parties) are against it as it will completely curb the corruption and politicians will not be able to make out any money. Many politicians are opposing Lokpal bill by giving reasons like it is difficult to follow this bill or it is complicated process, etc. Given below are the reasons how the procedures of Lokpal bill are different from existing Indian political system. EXISING SYSTEM vs SYSTEM PROPOSED BY CIVIL SOCIETY EXISING SYSTEM:No politician or senior officer ever goes to jail despite huge evidence because Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) and CBI directly come under the government. Before starting investigation or initiating prosecution in any case, they have to take permission from the same bosses, against whom the case has to be investigated. SYSTEM PROPOSED BY CIVIL SOCIETY:Lokpal at centre and Lokayukta at state level will be independent bodies. ACB and CBI will be merged into these bodies. They will have power to initiate investigations and prosecution against any officer or politician without needing anyone’s permission. 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__label__cc	0.732723	0.267277	On Friday July 5, the Gadsden Museum of Art will have an opening reception for the following exhibits: Focus, the fourth annual juried photography exhibit in the Main Gallery; the second floor will feature a collection of saris from Nanda Patel and her own original art. Michelle Buck and Tobias Layman will feature their artwork in the two galleries off the main gallery. Focus is hosted by the Gadsden Museum of Art and photography submitted is selected by a panel of silent judges to be on display and move on to the next round. Once selected both amateur and professional photographers bring their work to be on display from July 2- August 16. A local photographer will serve as the judge for first, second and third place. The annual photography show has been a staple of events at GMA for over 20 years and transitioned into a juried show in 2015. The titled show, Focus, is in its fourth year. The Art of the Sari, a 60 year collection provided by Nanda Patel shows the rich background from which Patel descends. Patel has provided over 20 saris from herself and her matriarchal family and also includes her own expression of self in her painted sari. The sari collection will be on display from July 2- August 30. A special reception will be held on July 12 from 5-7 pm. Noah Saterstrom’s work, Fever Dreams, is on display in the Leo Reynolds Gallery. Local artist Michelle Buck makes her debut with a special assemblage of shadow boxes, and recent University of Alabama graduate, Tobias Layman makes his first appearance with his collection of kinetic sculpture. First Friday will also feature recent JSU graduate Kara Lynn Clay with her painting collection, Foundation Plantings. All shows open with First Friday in July. Light refreshments and public restrooms will be available from 5-7 p.m. ⇐Previous July 2019 Programs at the Gadsden Public LibraryNext⇒ Old School Records to be Destroyed	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line489
__label__cc	0.538748	0.461252	Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 5 – Eastwatch Recap Posted on August 14, 2017 by David Rosenblatt · 373 Comments Our fearless and Sullied leader Sue is taking the night off to recover from greyscale, so I’m stepping in to lead the charge this week. After all, someone has to defend The Wall while the realm sleeps, and it looks like it’s going to be me. Gods help me… Spoiler Note: This is our book reader’s recap, intended for those who have read the A Song of Ice and Fire series. The post and the comments section may contain spoilers from the novels, whether or not that material has appeared on the show yet. Because no, we are not all Unsullied now. If you have not read the books yet, we encourage you to check out our non-book-reader recap, by Oz of Thrones! The night is dark, full of terrors, and grumkins, and snarks, and all of those things that go bump in the night that Old Nan warned us about so many years ago. Would that our biggest concern was a mere snark. But nope – Game of Thrones is one Rick Grimes away from its seemingly impending crossover with The Walking Dead, as the White Walkers ebb ever closer to Southern Westeros, and all hell gets closer to breaking loose. Is the army of the dead keeping pace with the rest of the show? Probably best if you stop thinking about it, at this point. The plot of this episode would have covered roughly 2 seasons in the early goings of the show, so let’s just enjoy our favorite television program while we can, before the long winter comes again, and we all burrow into hibernation, hounding for season 8 to arrive. We’re really flying through season 7 at this point, and with the army of the dead at our doorstep, I hope you’ve remembered your Valyrian Steel Sword or Dagger….or Dragonglass, if that is your preference. I want to make it clear that I’m not here to complain about the expedited pace of the story. You can look up thousands of other reviewers if you’d prefer to read about that. With that out of the way, let’s dive in! I always make a point of parsing a theme out of each episode. The theme I followed throughout ‘Eastwatch’ was characters contemplating whether they’ll commit to their goals: In King’s Landing: Newly returned (and alive!), Jaime wastes no time in questioning the way forward. He wants to support Cersei and House Lannister, but he feels conflicted because of the recent bombshell Olenna dropped about her hand in Joffrey’s death. Meanwhile, Jaime just wants to survive altogether at this point. Jaime has always been the least stubborn amongst his siblings, and it makes sense that he might try to push Cersei to agree to an armistice with Daenerys if only because it’s the only way forward in which their lineage has a future. No one sells the ‘crushing weight of reality’ better than Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. However, it looks like the gears in his head will continue to spin because… Cersei is pregnant! I admit – this was something that never crossed my mind once in seven seasons of GOT or five books of ASOIAF. “Gold shall be their crowns and gold their shrouds” said Maggy (the Frog). And I never even thought twice about the possibility of another Lannister-to-be. Regarding Cersei’s perceived goals, the better question for her is what won’t she do to accomplish them? We already know how she treats her enemies, but how does she treat her ‘friends?’ A vague threat at Jaime for ‘betraying’ her? A not-so-vauge threat at Bronn for setting up a (not-so) secret meeting with Jaime? And all so she, too, can get a face-to-face meeting with Daenerys! It seems like Sansa has not been the only character who has undergone Littlefinger training over the years! Speaking of… In Winterfell: With Murder School on Winter break, and lessons with Brienne on hiatus, Arya enters the set of a bone-chilling horror movie and chases Littlefinger around the nooks and crannies of Winterfell, reminiscent of a time when she once chased cats around King’s Landing. This was edited masterfully, and perhaps my favorite sequence of the episode. Having already asked Sansa flatly to murder people who are expressing different opinions, Arya will stop at nothing to prove to Sansa what she believes needs to be done to stay safe. If that means trying to outcreep Captain Creep himself, so be it. Fiercely defensive of her family and all who deign to cross her, Arya breaks into Littlefinger’s locked chambers and Sherlock Holmes’ her way around the room until she stumbles upon a letter. This is the letter that Sansa sent Robb and Catelyn (even though Cersei basically dictated it), in which Sansa asked her family to swear fealty to Joffrey, telling them that Ned is a traitor. Littlefinger, who betrayed Ned to begin with and started this whole damn mess will stop at nothing to stay alive (his always and forever goal). This begs us to ask the questions – Did he catch on to Arya catching on to him and intentionally leave that note there for her to find? Will he attempt to seize more control over Sansa by turning her against Arya? Will Arya catch on to Littlefinger catching on to her catching on to him and ultimately wear his face? Will Bran play any part in this? Will Littlefinger lurking in the shadows of a dark hallway forever haunt my dreams and cause to me to hallucinate vividly terrifying and horrible things? All of these questions and more will be answered in the coming weeks, I’m sure. In Oldtown: At Maester’s University, Sam just so happens to be in the room when the maesters receive a raven from none other than Bran Stark some Tree-God-Wizard-Thing. Shocked to hear that Bran is so much as alive at all, Sam knows that he has to remain loyal to Jon, his one true commitment. When the maesters brush off his dire warnings, he sulks in his bedchambers and gives baby Sam a book to…play with. Good thing it was Sam’s book and not Gilly’s, or else we wouldn’t have received the closest thing yet to a confirmation that Rhaegar Targaryen is Jon’s father! Moreover, if Gilly read the an-uhl-mant passage correctly, and if I am reading it correctly, this implies that not only is Jon a Targaryen, but that he is a legitimized heir, and not just a bastard. Sam – did you hear that? Sam?? Where are you going? Emptying poop basins, cleaning vomit baskets, excavating cadavers, and all-in-all not being of much use to Jon in his current position, Sam decides to take matters into his own hands and leave the Citadel. Ever the bookworm, he has taken Davos lessons, and smuggles out books from the restricted section. But where’s he going? In whose story will he end up? He doesn’t realize what he and Gilly have learned, nor has he been informed that his brother and father are dead. On the Roseroad, In Dragonstone, and King’s Landing, and Flea Bottom, and Dragonstone, Again, and Eastwatch, and Beyond the Wall (So many of our characters are moving so fast it’s hard to keep track): The hour had started off with Tyrion playing right into the episode’s theme. He walks through the bloody battlefield that moments earlier could have claimed his brother’s life. He’s come so far, but war is sobering. He’s “in the great game now,” after all, “and the great game is terrifying.” When Dany threatens to slaughter anyone who doesn’t instantly bend the knee, Tyrion continues to counsel that burning people alive is still not the best way to get people to follow you. He’s really questioning at this point how committed to Daenerys he really is – Is this what he signed up for? His council is noted, but his concerns are not met, because Dany has made her intentions clear, and she is the most committed person at this point – something I rather am coming to admire if I’m being honest. She has spent 7 seasons building up to this moment and there’s no going back now. Heading back to Dragonstone, Jon shares a very intimate moment with Drogon, which certainly seems to hint that he is the famed dragonrider that everyone thinks he will be. At long last, my favorite character, Ser Jorah Mormont returns to where he belongs, at Daenerys’ side. I bite my thumb at all you Jonaerys shippers, and raise you one Lord Friendzone. #TeamDragonstone reunites and Tyrion proposes a plan to go bring a wight to Cersei in the hopes that she might join forces with them (I chuckle at the thought of her agreeing to this) and stave off their doomsday crisis for just a little longer. After all that time that Ser Jorah spent hoping to return to his queen’s side, he volunteers for a potential suicide mission to continue to prove his love to her, and he will be heading north, a mere 2.6 seconds after returning to Daenerys. Unrequited love stinks, am I right? Anyway, before the gang can head north, everyone’s favorite smuggler must first get Tyrion to King’s Landing. Davos and Tyrion are the latest users of the teleportation device of formerly Littlefinger fame, and wind up in a secluded passageway to King’s Landing. Davos, the most devoted servant ever, is so committed to his mission that he does what seemingly no one else can do, and lets bygones be bygones; he glazes right over the fact that Tyrion is directly responsible for the death of his son Matthos. You’ll notice it’s not because he doesn’t care, so much as it is because Davos is committed to his current cause. He and Tyrion fight on the same side now, and their common goal of, well, saving humanity, is where his devotions currently lie. Some of you might have thought this was brief, but I thought it was every bit the Davos we know – He can forgive, but he doesn’t forget. Bronn, it turns out, has been taking Varys lessons (man, everyone’s taking another character’s lessons in this episode), and brokers a secret meeting with Jaime and Tyrion. Their reunion is…oddly off-putting and I’ve been trying to place my finger on it. Was it the writing? Was it too abrupt in its approach? I’ve been waiting for their emotional reunion for several seasons now, and I’m just not sure what went wrong. One of the biggest character departures from book to show was the way that Jaime and Tyrion parted ways. In the books, Tyrion was furious at Jaime when he learns the truth about Tysha, and ultimately lies to Jaime, telling him that he is indeed responsible for Joffrey’s death. However, in the show, they parted on much better terms. I need to think more about this scene but something just didn’t sit right with me when watching it. Meanwhile, Davos pays a quick trip to Flea Bottom to visit an old friend. He’s back!!! As we reported many months ago, our dearly departed Gendry has returned to our welcoming arms. Serving the ultimate fan service, Davos’ ‘rowing’ line is clearly a nod to the many seasons’ worth of a running (or rowing) joke regarding Gendry’s character: Meanwhile, Gendry, ever the fan of Up, practically shouts ‘Adventure is out there’ for all of Flea Bottom to hear, before agreeing to immediately leave with Davos – Well that was easy. A hop, and a skip, and two hammerheaded dead Gold Cloaks later (King Robert’s famed weapon of choice), and Tyrion, Davos, and Gendry reemerge at Dragonstone, where the crew reunites for its farewell tour: Wall Edition. Gendry wastes no time in sharing his heritage with Jon and says that since their dads were buds, and that they are both bastards, they should also be buds! I love the new and improved Gendry. He was never my favorite character the way he seemingly was everyone’s (the cheers from my viewing party were strong upon his return), but his newfound determination and instant commitment to aiding Jon and the gang is rather exciting to watch. Joe Dempsie is clearly thrilled that he was finally asked back and has made quite the splash so far. Before anyone can Google Maps the best route to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, the A-Team arrives at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. Tormund, ever committed to his new role of heading up Eastwatch Division for the Night’s Watch, shows the gang to the cells where they have some interesting prisoners in tow. Gendry and the brotherhood have some beef, and, well, pretty much the entire cell seemingly have some bad blood, but fortunately they are able to put their past grievances behind them. Every character at this point fits so nicely into the theme, as all (but Davos) set out on a (foolhardy?) mission, committed and devoted to doing what needs to be done. If you had told me 9 years ago when I first picked up the books that Gendry, Jon Snow, Ser Jorah Mormont, Tormund Giantsbane, The Hound, Thoros of Myr, and Beric Dondarrion would all be heading north of the Wall together, I probably wouldn’t believe you. Now? I can’t believe we have so many main characters headed towards what is more than likely to be certain death for at the very least one, if not more of them. It’s a helluva journey and I’m biting my nails waiting to see what happens next. What else did I think?: I was a little bummed out the way the episode began, though I think it was through the fault of the previous episode’s ending rather than this one. Episode 4 should have ended with Jaime and Bronn having swum to safety, and looking at the devastation that befell the army. We all knew Jaime wasn’t dead, and from the looks of it, he basically escaped the battle unscathed. The emotional impact of their resurgence was a bit lost amidst the shuffle. Speaking of Bronn, would it have been so difficult to throw in a quick little scene in with Bronn and Tyrion? I get that they’re trying to get to the meaty part of the story ASAP, but the Tronn (Bryrion?) friendship consistently gave birth to some of the best damn dialogue the series has ever had. It was an upsetting casualty of the season’s hurried pace. However, what we lacked in Tyrion/Bronn we more than made up for in an excellent Tyrion/Varys scene. Varys has apparently always done his best to suppress the guilt for being an accomplice to the Mad King’s murderous spree, telling himself “I’m not the one doing it” over and over. This was a spectacular, really powerful scene comically bookended with Tyrion seeing right through Varys’ lie about not opening the ‘sealed scroll’ from Winterfell (of course Varys opened it). I assume the reason that Qyburn was with Cersei was to check on her pregnancy, or did I miss something? Watching Sansa and Arya interact so naturally in their scene together after so many years apart speaks entirely to the master work of their portrayers Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams, who have grown up in front of the camera as much in skill as they have in age. Where’s Theon? Last we saw, he asked to see Daenerys so that she could help rescue Yara. All the shippers in the world are cheering for Jon and Daenerys to get together while I sit here counting down the days until Ser Jorah Mormont of Bear Island returns to Daenerys’ loving arms and rules the seven kingdoms by her side. Randyll Tarly and his brave-to-the-bitter-end son, Dickon, get utterly nuked by Drogon who has seemingly brushed off the Scorpion’s spear as a mere ‘scale wound.’ I’ll miss ’em. I honestly will. Watching Tyrion walk down the cliff as he exited King’s Landing is the most visual representation of ‘traveling’ we’ve seen our characters do all season. Best Quotes: “Somehow, a crippled boy survived for years beyond the wall when no one else could – Not the Night’s Watch, not the Wildlings – No one.” – Sam “It’s a sealed scroll for the King in the North….nothing good.” – Varys, conceding to Tyrion that he did indeed read the letter, and relaying what message was inside “You asked me to find you a cure so I can serve you. Allow me to serve you.” – Ser Jorah “You always liked nice things…made you feel better than everyone.” – Arya “Thought you might still be rowing.” – Davos “Never betray me again” – Cersei “As my father used to say, it’s better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.” – Davos “How many queens are there now? And you need to convince the one with the dragons or the one who fucks her brother?” – Tormund Randyll Tarly – Burned to a crisp Dickon Tarly – Burned to a crisp What did you think of the episode? Posted in General, Recap, Review Tagged book reader's recap, book-reader's review, eastwatch, episode 705 Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 5 – Eastwatch – Episode Chat Kit Harington on ‘setting the template’ for season 8 and growing up with Jon Snow JohnW says: JohnWQuote Reply Ulfie says: Gendry! UlfieQuote Reply Flayed Potatoes says: Ragger! Flayed PotatoesQuote Reply RhaenysStark says: I enjoyed the episode, the only thing that annoyed me was no one mentioning that they had met Arya to Jon. I really thought at least Gendry would have… perhaps this will happen in the next episode. I guess it may not be as strong in the show, but the relationship between Jon and Arya is one of the strongest (in my opinion) throughout the books. I really hope they don’t downplay their relationship when they finally reunite (which I believe will eventually happen, even if not during this season). RhaenysStarkQuote Reply Bless you for the lead photo. Ser Bear. What a great reunion/departure, lol. And nice duds, Jorah. Gendry appears to have gone loco, but I love him. I cannot handle my Houndie and Bear in the same room. And Beric. And Tormund. And…..I think the wall just melted. Dang! Loved Jon and Drogon. Like “Whelp, I may die but I’ma gonna touch a dragon before I go!!!…hey, not dead!” I can only assume Theon and Missandei are catching some beach time, because they are just gone. Huh. Davos, you gem. Continue to a ripe old age, please. Jorah's Mormont says: Jorah!! I was weeping during the Jon & Drogon scene and the Dany & Jorah reunited scene! Jorah’s MormontQuote Reply Aman says: Seeing next episodes preview can’t help but wonder y no1 is using any dragon glass freshly mined! Some of dem could be used without further processing, m sure! Dey will ol be at d mercy of longclaw, I guess! AmanQuote Reply Sansa's Knight says: My huskies Rhaegar and Lyanna watched the episode with me … needless to say Rhaegar ain’t in a happy mood today … keeps following Lyanna around probably trying to say “it was me they mentioned …they’re finally catching on … our son will be King (honestly can’t wait till they have pups) This episode felt… I don’t want to use the word rushed I love the pace but it was more of a set up and trying to get to the next episode Jon and Drogon was the best part for me Not sure whether that or the shot of Drogon on the lil hill should be my next wallpaper On a side note … for the first time this season I love Sansa all over again and with that comes my dislike for Arya. Sansa’s KnightQuote Reply RhaenysStark: I wonder if this is something the show chose not to focus on because it isn’t as important… it would have been simple to add a line here to remind us – but neither character really does. I can’t see any show-only watchers that really care about it, most didn’t seem to understand it in the last episode when Sansa mentions it to Arya, usually a super show fan and/or a book reader has to remind them of the deeper connection. vikiQuote Reply Nick Hartley says: I’ll have to re-watch but it felt at times like a hot mess. An entire war broke out over Rhaegar “kidnapping” Lyanna and Gilly happens to find a scroll saying he had his marriage annulled? Tyrion sees Jaime almost roasted and saved at the last minute and no one finds him on the battlefield but he assumes he made it safely back to Kingslanding? I liked the Tarly stuff even Sam deciding to finally leave the Citadel, though even that has felt like nothing more that scene after scene of Sam coveniently finding all the answers the story needs. I have enjoyed the season but as the story gets more compressed I find it hard to ignore some of the jumps. Nick Hartley does not sow! Nick HartleyQuote Reply talvikorppi says: What an episode! So much in there that it’s going to take a while to process! Overall, I liked it though it seemed to be moving at breakneck speed especially in the middle part. But so many great moments. Jon petting a dragon! Jaime and Tyrion reunion! GENDRY!!! Jorah! Gilly reads about Rhaegar and Lyanna but Sam isn’t paying attention! Is Arya falling for one of Littlefinger’s games? I didn’t much like her in this episode. She’s probably right that Sansa has thought about what would happen if Jon doesn’t return – as she should as the Lady of WF. However, I don’t think Sansa is actively hoping for Jon not to return. Arya’s solution to problems – chopping heads off – is stupid, and at times she sounded like some Jon fangirl from parts of the internet. She’s right that LF is plotting something but does she realize it is to drive a wedge between her and Sansa? (LF could be plotting other things as well.) Maybe Sansa’s “pack survives, lone wolf dies” is to Arya? Oh well, we’ll just have to wait and see. Oh boy, Jaime is scared of Cersei! That look after she told him to never betray her again… BTW, second time this season we’re getting a tracking shot of Jaime from behind. As if someone or something is pursuing him. His past catching up with him? Long, lingering looks between Jon and Dany… Poor Jorah. Dany burning the Tarlys alive was worrying but Randyll refused the Wall and chose to die, not sure he expected dragonfire, though. And Dickon was stupidly loyal to his father. Still, threatening vanquished enemies with dragonfire unless they bend the knee isn’t a good look. Loved Davos! talvikorppiQuote Reply ChiragSD says: As a faceless person isnt ARYA expected to carry out any spying activity using someone else’s face and not her own? ChiragSDQuote Reply I woke up in the middle of the night to watch and yet again it was well worth it. So many questions on what’s to come: – Clearly next week is going to be epic, people are going to die. We know Jon will be safe for his is the song of Ice and fire and it’s becoming clear this is his story however please don’t let the Hound or Tormund die, they are two of my favourite characters. Even Gendry coming back. Sadly I’m not expecting any survivors beyond Jon who from the trailer is escaping on a horse (from where?) and seemingly injured. – Sam and Gilly just casually tell the whole fandom that Jon is the legit son of Rhaegar and Lyanna thus the true heir to the throne. As Rhaegar says in the books “for his is the song of ice and fire” we now understand the title of the series is about Jon and he’s going to be devastated when he finds out the truth but you just know he will do his duty because he doesn’t crave power but his honour means he will do it, especially with the people behind him as they clearly will be unlike Cersei and to a lesser extent Dany. – As for Dany I am intrigued with how she will take the news when it eventually comes out. I thought Emilia was superb in her acting this episode and it’s very clear Dany has a crush on Jon but she really isn’t going to take well the fact the she’s not the rightful heir and she will no doubt feel some happiness there is another Targ. – Now Tyrion/Varys I have been saying for a few weeks they are switching sides, yesterday made me even more convinced it’s coming. It’s clear they have concerns over Dany if they find out Jon has a better claim they will switch I’m sure because he is a better more calm ruler who will look after the people like Dany wants without the violent urges. – Finally Winterfell there were lots of rumours in the off season that Sansa and Littlefinger will die, is it really leading up to this? mau says: This is the last episode in this show where there was jumping from storyline to storyline. From this point on, thete will be 2( max 3) storylines in every episode until the end of the show. mauQuote Reply Aszusz says: I loved this episode. Jon+ Drogon was great, though they might have as well played up a Jon/Rhaegal meeting. Casual mention of Prince “Ragger” and his re-marriage was great. I wonder if Sam realizes eventually what Gilly has read. Did they pack that book as well? The Maesters were pathetic though. I wonder where Sam might be heading. He doesn’t know Dany burnt his dad and bro, does he? A-team is awesome, I’m looking forward to the next episode. Shit will happen, definitely. I’m not buying Cersei’s pregnancy. Or at least, I doubt she will give birth. Her profecy was clear: she will have 3 children (though the show mentiond a Baratheon-kid, her first one, who died – that makes it four already. Whatever.) I don’t really care about Jorah. I wonder if Longclaw will be mentioned between him and Jon. Gendry: “our dads were best pals” – actually no, your dad killed Jon’s. I left the Arya/Sansa interaction last: I actually liked it because it makes sense characterwise. Arya is loyal to Jon and can see through lies, and recognizes half-truths. When she said that Sansa wants to be Queen, she still wants it and it is part of her motivation, even if she doesn’t want to admit it even to herself – I think that’s true. I hoped that Sansa has changed in that regard, but apperently not. Arya can read her inner thoughts. Littlefinger is trying to persuade the Lords (what are they still doing in Winterfell?) to switch sides to Sansa, and he definitely has some results. Arya can see that, too. But Arya probably thinks that he works together with Sansa (him being together with Sansa, like, always, doesn’t help, I guess), and that’s where she is wrong. Sansa has no idea what LF is doing, or that he is behind it. LF wants to destroy the only evidence that might turn the Lords against Sansa (the letter), so he asks for it, but when he receives it, he already realizes Arya is following him, so he thanks it in the name of Sansa – so Arya has one more reason to doubt Sansa’s loyalty. Especially when she reads the letter. LF is not talking face-to-face with Arya, so she has no chance seeing through his lies. Sansa might be able to speak to Arya, but it doesn’t help that she DOES want to be queen in the north, even though it is kind of unconscious. So, IMO it all adds up. I was spoiled about LF deceiving Arya, and I thought it was BS. Now I think it was really nicely done. I wonder how it will be solved. But the Northern Lords can go screw themself. They don’t deserve Jon. I kind of hope they choose Sansa as their leader, so Jon can do his own thing without having to explain himself to them all the time. AszuszQuote Reply King beyond the Wall II says: Great recap/review. I’ve enjoyed this episode immensely and I don’t quite mind it’s pacing. I’ve learned to assume that events do not unfold day after day. Contrary to what most think, I do think that the Lannister brothers reunion went as it should. Unless I’m wrong, there’s nothing to be acknowledged by either of them that wasn’t. Jamie was upset with Tyrion so it made sense that he cuts right to the chase by asking Tyrion what he wants. I’ve not watched the preview yet because I don’t wanna get hyped this far out from next sunday, lol. Instead, im just gonna engage myself with rewatches until say, Thursday or Friday. And please, instead of replying to those constant whiners and complainers, just ignore them ‘cuz replying them only propels the negative discussion which quite frankly gets on my very last nerve. King beyond the Wall IIQuote Reply Aszusz: This is how I see it too, people are too quick to pick sides, but they haven’t been around each other long enough to know what is going on and how much they have changed, and if Arya is being fooled by Littlefinger, then that is on Sansa for not warning her – since Arya has had zero to no experience dealing with his manipulations, the way Sansa has – she did the same with Jon, she doesn’t tell them the entire story… so of course they fall for it. I hope it plays out like this… Arya confronts Sansa about the letter, Sansa tells the truth about the circumstances and Arya being able to read people tell lies sees that Sansa is telling the truth. Sansa is relieved and genuinely happy that Arya believes her and decides to trust Arya and tell her the truth about Littlefinger. Arya wants to kill him (of course), but Sansa explains the politics of it all and the two have to come up with a plan to expose him without loosing the Vale 🙂 I’m sure this is only a pipe dream? Northern and Vale lords are really unlikable – fickle and show no loyalty at all… I’m with you, if they complain about Jon bending the know, they deserve to die with the WW come for them onefromaway says: Nice write up David, enjoyed reading it! Loved the episode for both the ground it covered and the set up for expected and new twists and turns. Did not see Cersei’s pregnancy coming and wonder if it is real or a manipulative hoax. If real, I wonder if (putting tin hat on) she could die in child birth and since her younger brother impregnated her it is the fulfillment of the prediction (removing tin hat). Anyhow, Cersei’s threatening tone towards Bronn and Jamie is unsettling, As someone else mentioned on another thread, the sense of foreboding for the Eastwatch team makes me sad and not as anxious for next week’s episode. So many great characters and actors….but this GOT! Loved all the contented sounds coming from Drogon when Jon was petting his snout. Little purrs, gurrs, clicking sounds, all just wonderful! Great acting, cinematography, music, writing…everything! Looking forward to reading more comments. While there wasn’t a lot of action, the story really moved forward! onefromawayQuote Reply Redx says: Why is everyone on Sam’s back about listening and reacting to the annulment issue? He does not know about Jon’s history or that Lyana is Jon’s mother. You cannot impart audience knowledge into the character. Its meaningless info to him right now! RedxQuote Reply Redx: I never had a problem with that. However, I think Sam would have been able to put two and two together if Gilly pronounced Rhaegar correctly. Sam never realized it was him Gilly talked about. He needs to see the written version – but then I think he will realize the truth. Maybe Jon will learn about it from Sam, not Bran. This!! People are so quick to jump all over these characters for every little thing, it is the missteps, misunderstandings, and miscommunications that make a story more interesting… have a little patience! Azor Asshai says: Aszusz, No way Sam took the Septon Maynard book with him. It wasn’t relevant to his goals, and the frustration that he wasn’t accomplishing his goals was the entire reason he left the Citadel–he was there solely for information on the Long Night and how to stop the WWs, not to mention that he didn’t have the ability to piece together that information anyway. Prior to that he and Gilly had no more knowledge of Rhaegar and Lyanna’s relationship than the average Westerosi, and as far as he knows the annulment has no connection to Jon whatsoever. Assuming he was paying at least some attention to it, though, it’s possible he might very well recall what Gilly said without the book later, if something brings it to mind… After all…there’s a living, breathing book with access to direct knowledge of those events sitting in a wheelchair in Winterfell. Azor AsshaiQuote Reply I hope it plays out like this… Arya confronts Sansa about the letter, Sansa tells the truth about the circumstances and Arya being able to read people tell lies sees that Sansa is telling the truth.Sansa is relieved and genuinely happy that Arya believes her and decides to trust Arya and tell her the truth about Littlefinger. Arya wants to kill him (of course), but Sansa explains the politics of it all and the two have to come up with a plan to expose him without loosing the Vale …but a good one! Hopefully something like that happens. Miss Stark says: I have to admit, I’m a little worried that Arya will kill Sansa and take her face. Please don’t happen!! Miss StarkQuote Reply rfresa says: You didn’t mention the awesome raven-warging scene. Apparently the Night’s King can undo warging power (is he just a powerful warg who can control dead bodies?) but Bran didn’t seem surprised. It’s great to see Gendry again, though I wish we got to see all the conversations that I hope he and Jon had about Arya on the voyage to Eastwatch. If only they knew that their fathers were actually bitter enemies… Speaking of Arya, she needs to realize she’s being played, and also being tested for the extent of her rogue skills, which are considerable. Hopefully Bran is just waiting for the right moment to reveal Littlefinger’s treachery to everyone so they can be rid of him but keep the Vale soldiers. Avengers assemble! I loved the superteam lineup at the end. Jon Snow the formerly dead King in the North with Valyrian steel. Tormund the giant-killing, bear-boning wildling chieftain. Ser Jorah the formerly grayscaled knight, with unrequited passion (also a sword, we assume). Gendry the bastard smith with a warhammer. Sandor the Hound. With an axe, hopefully. Thoros the red priest with resurrection powers. Beric the formerly dead, silver-tongued, one-eyed bandit with a flaming sword. Since almost all of them have a reason to not like several of the others, I can’t wait to see how they all get along on their mission! rfresaQuote Reply Kizkaz says: That moment when Dany and Ser Jorah meet again, Dany’s face and hug says it all! Then Ser Jorah have to leave her again, this time to catch a wight with the great men, it’s horrible feeling that he needs to leave Dany again. Im scared Ser Jorah might not be able to come back again and tell Dany himself how much he loves her. Those goin to catch a wight are my favorite men; Ser Jorah, The Hound, Tormund, i even start to like Thoros and Beric already. I know some of them will die, thinking about it makes me depressed now. KizkazQuote Reply rfresa: It’s not that. Bran has learnt the hard way that he must not contact the NK while warging or in a vision. The NK sensed Bran warging the raven, so Bran left the raven ASAP. The NK has no power to force him out. At least that’s what I think. Dame of Mercia says: Could Littlefinger have deliberately left the note for Arya to find wanting to sew discord between the Stark sisters? I didn’t like Randyll Tarly but I was annoyed with Dany for execution by dragon and if she really wants to win hearts and minds seems counterproductive. People follow Cersei through fear and the surviving Lannister soldiers who converted to Dany’s cause through fear. As I said on another thread I may be the only person who doesn’t mind the faster pacing of this season. When I read the books I was disappointed that it took until book 5 for Bran to get to where he got to in book 5 (keeping that vague though this is the book readers’ thread). Dame of MerciaQuote Reply dothrakian raven says: Azor Asshai, Yes he did. He gave it to Lil Sam to play with… dothrakian ravenQuote Reply John Bradley West continues to shine. His scenes stole the episode for me. Though Sam, you’re looking for a secret to defeating the NK and something mentions Rhaegar?! Read the writing on the wall! Speaking of Tarlys, James Faulkner was phenomenal. Stubborn, embittered soldier and proud, petrified father all at once. He was such a loathsome SOB, but we can’t doubt he loved Dickon. Tom Hopper was also fantastic – sad not to see more scenes with him, especially one between him and Sam. Jon pets a dragon and unnerves Daenerys! Loved it (Kit’s nervous little hitch in the voice was PERFECT – and that dragon!!!). Loved also the Dragonstone Council meeting – can’t doubt he loves his people, and it’s having an impact on Dany. Their farewell was nicely done, as was Tyrion’s slightly raised eyebrow. Tyrion and Varys! “Did you read it?” It’s a sealed scroll for the King in the North!” “What’s it say?” Oh I love these two. JORAH! Welcome back. Welcome back to Gendry as well – nice little scene between him and Jon. #TeamBastard How Jaime and Cersei continue to sell their romance to me, I’ll never know, but I’m rooting for that baby, however unlikely it is s/he’ll make it. Tormund asking after Brienne was adorable. He needs to start a newspaper so he can recap Westerosi events – “the one with the dragons” and the one who fucks her brother” indeed 🙂 Now the countdown continues till next week!! Between the multiple reunions and reminders to stick together, something awful is coming. Just keeping my fingers crossed a few of my favourites pull through 😅 Great episode! IsabelleQuote Reply Chilli says: Get well soon Sue! But you’re lucky Sam just left the Citadel and is on his way to cure you. ChilliQuote Reply GeekFurious says: I roll my eyes in the general direction of anyone who thinks this was a “great” episode. They yadda-yadda’d through too much. Had characters NOT have basic logic conversations (Gendry meets his former survivor-mate’s brother and never mentions Arya? Or Jorah shows up and never mentions who cured him? Dany just set his family on fire… and he’s Jon’s best friend… important conversations anyone would reasonably have). The way Jaime & Bronn end up down the river was silly as well. They held their breath the entire time? The river barely seemed like it was moving fast. Ugh… this show. Sometimes, this show is so dumb. At least next week’s episode will distract its stupidity with tons of action. I consider this the first F of the series. 5 out of 10. A demonstration of everything wrong with the show. GeekFuriousQuote Reply KJ Stark says: Promise me Ned, the prince that was promised, Jon Targaryen, Azor Ahai. Does that mean Jon will kill Dany to get lightbringer = Drogon. KJ StarkQuote Reply Sickening. it feels like the season has just begun. And there are only 2 episodes left. WTF. Lazy writers. Everything is happening at a waaaay too rapid pace Vally says: viki: Arya is being fooled by Littlefinger, then that is on Sansa for not warning her Wow, I wondered how people would spin it, so it would be Sansa’s fault, because, you know, it has to be, right? So, well done! 😀 Arya can be easily played because Arya has progressed physically, but apparently not mentally. She is a selfrighteous passive aggressive little brat here that views her sister the same way she did when she was a child. That’s on her, only seeing what she wants to see. Granted, Sansa may feel deep down inside her that she deserved to be queen. Why wouldn’t she be tempted by power after all she’s been through, all the situations where she had barely any agency? Congratulations for seeing that everyone harbours some dark thoughts. The point is, for Arya this is apparently all there is to Sansa and it doesn’t count that she refused the Lords. It’s a perfect mirror for a big bunch of the fandom (or shall I say hatedom) that is still stuck in Book 1 with their views on Sansa. I agree with talvikorppi, Arya echoes the worst Jon fans on the net. Where was the outrage when Jon was tempted by Stannis to be Lord of Winterfell? At least in the books, he dreamed of it. What an ahole! How could he think for one second about usurping his siblings? Oh wait, but that’s exactly what he did, and everyone is happy for him. And seriously David? You chose the petty Arya quote from that conversation? I prefer this one: “I’m sure cutting off heads is very satisfying, but that’s not the way you get people to work together.” I like very much that Sansa and Tyrion were paralled as the measured ones. Arya wanting to chop peoples heads off left and right is stupid and we should call her out for it and not swoon over how protective she is of Jon. On another note, I never thought this day would come, but I have to partially agree with GeekFurious here. For me, it really was one of the worst episodes, the show has done. VallyQuote Reply Boojam says: Seems, according to Wiki, Episode 6 is called “Death Is the Enemy”. Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss BoojamQuote Reply Ulfie: That’s been true since Season 2. It is the Blivit problem. dothrakian raven, Yes, but that was before he blew up from frustration, decided to quickly grab what he could get on the Long Night, and leave. However, it’s possible he might end up with the book unintentionally if Little Sam hung on to it when they sneaked out, which would be hilarious. Alba Stark says: Thoughts on the episode: Field of Fire part II: Daenerys takes Olenna’s advice and is a dragon – and it is Olenna’s betrayer, Randyll Tarly, who suffers for it. I was gutted to see Dickon meet his end alongside Randyll. He became far more than a simple footnote on the Tarly family tree in The Spoils of War, and I was gutted to see him stand beside his father. I would have loved to see Dickon agree to go to the Wall, and ultimately fight alongside Sam. Sam and Jon have been friends since the former first appeared in Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things, and it is interesting to compare the manner in which Randyll and Ned died. Both were ordered to bend the knee on pain of death; Ned agreed out of love for his children and his desire to protect them, while Randyll was unbending to the end. I do agree that the Jaime/Bronn survival could have been resolved last episode, but I don’t think any of us doubted Jaime had the plot armor to get out of the water alive. Was it realistic? That is a murky area. Had Thrones done something like that before? Yes – Davos washing up on a rock after the Battle of the Blackwater. The only real question was over whether or not Daenerys would capture him. I loved Bronn’s detailing of his reasons for saving Jaime and the red line he considers dragons to be. Bronn has survived because he is street smart. And street smart men don’t go up against dragons if there is another option. Dragonstone – I could write an entire essay on the Dragonstone scenes but I’m going to try not to. Firstly, one of the things I think we’d all been looking forward to for years (even before Jon and Dany were aware each other existed) was the idea of Jon coming face to face with the dragons. Yes, I was disappointed a teeny tiny bit that it was Drogon rather than Rhaegal – but, in the end, that it was Drogon works better for the story in advancing Daenerys’s interest in Jon. Jon reaching out to Drogon was slightly reminiscent of Jojen reaching out to Summer when he first meets up with Bran’s crew in Dark Wings, Dark Words. It is a beautifully crafted scene, mixing CGI and real actor elements. Drogon and Jon seem to recognize something deep inside each other (though I’m not sure Jon understands what or why) – Drogon seems to like Jon’s scent, and I tend to think this is the dragon recognizing Jon’s own dragon blood. What is as key to Jon’s interaction itself is how Daenerys reacts to it. She has been curious about this King in the North since The Queen’s Justice, and this only heightens her curiosity. There is something about him, and something between them. Jon shows no fear in the face of a dragon, and Drogon – the dragon to which she is most closely bonded – takes to Jon very quickly. The knife in the heart thing is brought up again – she isn’t letting it go, and I can’t wait to see how she finds out about it. But their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Jorah – in this scene and the one in which Jon and his crew leave Dragonstone, it is interesting to see how Jon and Jorah each observe the other interacting with Daenerys. I think Tyrion has a point in the council meeting – Jaime is the one they need to convince. Not Cersei. He accepts hard truths (well, when they don’t relate to Cersei herself). I loved the Tyrion/Varys scene as well. These two are great together, and we get a real insight into Varys’s psyche and the guilt he feels for serving the Mad King. The trailer made it seem as if he doubted her, but the scene showed it was Tyrion who was having the harder time dealing with the realities of war. Loved Gendry and Jon meeting – nope, Gendry, your fathers didn’t fight together and win. Your fathers went to war over a woman, and your father killed his in battle. That will be an interesting concept when it outs itself. Why didn’t he mention Arya, though?! I get them discussing their fathers, but Arya was a hugely important part of Gendry’s life and the only person who tried to stop the Brotherhood from handing him over to Melisandre. King’s Landing – Jaime is clearly the realist here, and the only one on Team Cersei (besides, perhaps, Bronn – if we can consider him to be on her team) to understand they cannot win this war. In theory, Qyburn’s Scorpion could hurt her dragons. But Jaime has now seen them in battle and understands the damage they can do. Cersei is adamant about hiring sellswords, but I wonder if she’ll find that like Bronn they value their survival over gold. I wish we’d had more time for this Tyrion/Jaime reunion. I feel it should have been a longer scene, and I would have loved to see more Tyrion/Bronn interaction. That said, I think the last couple of episodes have made it clear how much love Tyrion still has for his brother. Cersei is a whole other ballgame, but Tyrion still loves Jaime. And he doesn’t want to see him killed in this war. Cersei’s pregnancy – I think she sees it as a way of founding a dynasty, whereas the look of emotion on Jaime’s face that he may finally be able to publicly recognize a child of his just pulled at my heart. Davos and Gendry’s reunion was priceless, and we even got a rowing joke in there! Gendry has grown up a lot since we saw him last, and seems to have accepted his heritage. He didn’t take much convincing to go with Davos, for which I was delighted. And we got a demonstration of what he can do with a warhammer. Looks like Ned was right about Gendry’s fighting potential. In Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things, Ned tells Tobho Mott to send Gendry to him if he ever wishes to wield a sword rather than craft one. Ned died a handful of episodes later, but in season seven Gendry is ready to fight and it is Jon that he is taken to. Oldtown – Poor, sweet Sam. Everyone has their breaking point, and he has reached his. It is sad to see his disillusionment with the Citadel after the uplifting ending he had to his season six arc in Winds of Winter. The Citadel will not listen, so Sam takes matters into his own hands and raids the library. Hopefully he has picked up some books that will tell him how to defeat the Night King. And hopefully the maesters will see the truth before it is too late. But, Sam – listen to your woman!!! Gilly is wise, and the holder of the one piece of information people have puzzled over for two decades!! I squealed – louder than I should have, given this episode aired at 2am in the UK – when she asked Sam what an annulment was. I could feel what was coming, and wasn’t disappointed. I want to hear more about Prince Ragger and the woman he married! Gilly found the book interesting, so I’m going to guess that it came with them. Sam picked up extra books but didn’t seem to return any when he visited the library. I found the I’m a bastard conversation between Jon and Missandei in The Spoils of War to be a bit clunky. He has been referred to as Jon Snow, Ned Stark’s bastard and the Bastard of Winterfell on numerous occasions – as Daenerys’s most trusted adviser, why hadn’t she asked questions before now as to who he was and the reasons for these titles? The only thing I rescued from it was him saying My parents weren’t married. Poor Jon Snow, he still knows nothing. This isn’t the first time they’ve done this with Jon – in Watchers on the Wall, one of the NW men who goes down to the tunnel with Grenn to hold the gate points out that Jon isn’t Lord Commander, when Grenn reiterates Jon’s instructions. Three episodes later, in The House of Black and White, Jon Snow is named Lord Commander. In Battle of the Bastards, Davos and Tormund reflect on how they were mistaken in following kings – Tormund points out that Jon is not a king. In the following episode, Winds of Winter, Jon is named King in the North. So the show has a habit of stating facts about Jon, and then turning them round. I cannot wait to see Gilly delve further into this book! Winterfell – LF seeking this particular scroll is intriguing. He is clearly seeking to split Sansa and Arya, and perhaps recalls the tensions between the two when he knew them just after Ned’s arrival in King’s Landing. What he doesn’t realize is that his actions are just as likely – perhaps more so – to get his name added to Arya’s list than a permanent separation between the sisters. Eastwatch – Seeing that Gendry, the Hound and Tormund would be in this episode had me excited enough at the opening credits. And then they showed Eastwatch! Like Dragonstone, we only got a short glimpse of the place the episode was named for, but it was most definitely worth it. I enjoyed the line about Brienne – and Jon’s reaction to it. What started off as one line of direction in Book of the Stranger has turned into a running story that has completely captured the fandom. The Eastwatch segment is short, but efficient. As Jon points out, in spite their antagonisms, they are on the same side. And that gives us a bit of a callback to the conversation he had with Daenerys in the Dragonstone cave in The Spoils of War. Despite their differences, the Children of the Forest fought together with the First Men – and this ragtag band of misfits must do the same if they are to survive. Other Thoughts – Jon is leading from the front again. The man who passes the sentence must swing the sword and as was the case with Ned, he won’t ask men to do what he isn’t willing to do himself. I have loved this season so far, but if there is one thing missing as a result of the pacing it is short character moments. We’ve had no mention of Aemon. Jeor is only briefly discussed between Jon and Jorah. Gendry makes no mention of Arya, and Jon is barely given time to react to hearing she and Bran are alive. Alba StarkQuote Reply Alas poor James Faulkner. thought he might have more screen time , even knowing that most supporting roles don’t. Stoneheart says: I really liked this episode except for 2 scenes! (I loved the Winterfell stuff btw) 1) How on earth did Jaime survive without being harmed or even captured? I mean, no one on Dany’s team thought about capturing him? I know this is a fantasy show, but there are rules and logic within this universe, if this was some silly show I wouldn’t have minded. 2) Arya has gone through a lot to keep needle and we see a lot about how she loves Jon and still supports him even now that he’s in Dragonstone, and all we get for his reaction to her being alive is Oh I thought she was dead :/ he might as well added “good for her!”, also Gendry who was with Arya for large amount of time doesn’t even mention her! that would have made more sense than “our dad were buddies” and this callback to Ned and Robert. I was waiting for so long for Jon to hear about Arya and this is all I get 🙁 I loved the rest, as I have all the previous episodes, but I couldn’t justify these 2 points for the sake of being not being labeled or something like that. StoneheartQuote Reply David Abramowitz says: viki, As a show-watcher only I will say that I am palpably aware of the strong kinship between Arya and Jon. My own take on it from the show is that Arya is the stark offspring most like Lyanna and that is the basis for a special affinity. I am reminded by this relationsip every time I see Needle. In fact the plot line in WF this episode (and Arya’s return to WF itself ) is only plausible to me because of Arya’s deep connection to to Jon. This may only be my take but it suggests that the show runners have actually accomplished what you seek for those who love the show and think obsessively about it. Can’t speak for casual watchers though! David AbramowitzQuote Reply Finally watched the episode…. with an unsullied friend who thinks Jon is Robert Baratheon’s son lmfao. Needless to say, we had many arguments about THAT. After this episode aired, she turned to me and said “I think Jon is a Targaryen because the dragon really liked him”. Of course, the Gilly scene flew right over her head LOL. She also believes Dany is in love with Jorah and will marry him and that LF wants to kill Arya. Truly wild. Long live Inspector Gilly lol She is a selfrighteous passive aggressive little brat Seriously? with everything she’s gone through? And it’s ironic how you called this a hatedom and then went on to spread more hate on it. Surprised Dany gives looks but says nothing to Jon about his Drogon schmoozing. ginny says: onefromaway: …but a good one!Hopefully something like that happens. I feel like we will be presented with what looks like success on the part of LF, in driving distrust and a wedge between Arya and Sansa. But off-screen, unbeknownst to us and to LF, they, and Bran, will unite, and back on-screen we will see LF tricked and beat at his own game. 😀 ginnyQuote Reply Ser Not Appearing in this Series says: Very good episode, plenty of things happening and moving the story forward without very much actually happening in big set pieces just like back in the earliest seasons. A lot to chew over there :thumbup: Ser Not Appearing in this SeriesQuote Reply Aman: Seeing next episodes preview can’t help but wonder y no1 is using any dragon glass freshly mined! Some of dem could be used without further processing, m sure! Dey will ol be at d mercy of longclaw, I guess! Maybe they brought some with them. Seems Sam made it back to CB with a small pile of dragon glass , why not stop by there and pick some of that up? ygritte says: KJ Stark, Unfortunately yes ygritteQuote Reply let-it-snow says: Sansa’s Knight, That is so sweet 🙂 Please give your huskies a cuddle from me. Hope they like cuddles, my two dogs don’t 🙁 Let us know when they do have pups. let-it-snowQuote Reply Furiosa says: Thanks for that. I first understood it that way, that Arya found out that LF wants to betray Sansa with that Letter. But that makes no sense for LF, so he just left that letter there for Arya to find. His goal is to have Sansa and her siblings are a problem for him… Its not about Jon. The whole rebellion startet, because everybody thought Rhaegar kidnapped and raped Lyanna….this information would still be interesting for Sam without Jon. At least interesting enough to listen to Gilly for a minute… FuriosaQuote Reply Also the mention of Jenny of Oldstone was awesome! caught me off guard! Adrianacandle says: Stoneheart, Jon’s reaction to learning that Arya and Bran are alive played way more emotional to me – he seems really shaken up, especially when this news is immediately followed by news that the Night King is so close with Jon saying, “If they make it past the Wall…” And his first thought is to go home. It sounds like he’s pretty freaked for their safety. For me, I think it’s hard to be “Yay!” when you just get them back, only to be scared to death they might be killed by the zombie army. If Jon received a raven telling him Arya and Bran are alive and it wasn’t followed up by news of the Night King’s imminent arrival, I think he would have been waaaay more happy 🙂 As it is, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of room for joy, especially when he fears that Arya, Bran, and Sansa will be killed if something isn’t done in time. AdrianacandleQuote Reply BranTheBlessed says: Lol come on people, its obvious what’s happening. Littlefinger thinks he’s smarter than everyone else, he thinks he’s sowing seeds of hate between the Stark sisters. REALITY: Sansa has become smarter than Littlefinger, she and Arya are the ones who are playing Littlefinger. Its all an act by the Stark sisters. BranTheBlessedQuote Reply I cannot believe people are not talking about Dany and Cersei. This episode suggests the war will be put on the backburner. Does this mean, contrary to popular belief, the Whitewalkers will be dealt with first? That the Great war isn’t really the ‘Great’ war? The scrap for the Iron throne resumes in season 8??? Sean C. says: I liked the way Dany handled the opening scene. Her offer to the Tarlys was, if anything, quite generous under the circumstances, since they betrayed and caused the death of one of Dany’s key allies. Tyrion and Varys’ can shove the sudden sanctimony (particularly rich coming from the latter, who was planning to unleash a Dothraki horde upon Westeros to seat Viserys on the throne). On the strength of what we’ve seen so far, I think this season could have used another episode. Too many scenes this episode, in particular, feel like they’re missing a few bits of connective tissue. Much like last season, now that the Stark reunion initial happiness is out of the way, time for the really forced plot conflict. In this case, Arya picks up Sansa’s torch of arbitrarily distrusting a sibling. She comes across like a total psycho this episode, between demanding Joffrey-style executions of querulous bannermen and then insisting that because Sansa enjoys power on some level she’s a traitor-in-the-making. Also, her skills at shadowing people haven’t improved from episode 509, I see. Evidently she spent too much of her time in Braavos getting beaten with sticks instead of learning proper tradecraft. Sean C.Quote Reply Boojam, Guess dat make sense. Now dat u mentioned it, Sam must hav carried d badass heartsbane as well! Would love to see it in action! Especially if used by gilly! Dat would be so badass! T Rufus Martin says: Is Sam now Lord Tarley? Danny had that look a girl gets when her dog likes her boyfriend meaning he’s a keeper. Jamie knows when he can’t win a war, Cersi who’s never fought in on assumes she can buy a win. We get confirmation that Dothraki can kick pass and Jamie would rather not go through that again. If dragons are involved Bronn breaks up with you. I hope the prophesy actually reads prince and princess. Loved the hug Danny gave Jorah. Can Drogon have a play date with Ghost? T Rufus MartinQuote Reply T Rufus Martin: No. As a man of the Night’s Watch, he foreswore inheritance. Horn Hill now belongs to his sister Talla (unless Dany bestows it upon somebody else, I guess). Anyone taking bets that Rickon will not even be mentioned season 7? Ginevra says: Loved the recap, David! Littlefinger, who betrayed Ned to begin with and started this whole damn mess will stop at nothing to stay alive (his always and forever goal). If his primary goal was merely to survive, he’d stay far under the radar and in the safe Vale. But his always-and-forever goal is not to survive but to climb the ladder to the Iron Throne. Pitting sister against sister is dangerous but perhaps the most likely route to the Iron Throne. 1. Did he catch on to Arya catching on to him and intentionally leave that note there for her to find? 2. Will he attempt to seize more control over Sansa by turning her against Arya? 3. Will Arya catch on to Littlefinger catching on to her catching on to him and ultimately wear his face? 1. Yes, duh 2. Yes, duh. 3. Yes!!! And wearing his face, which she peels off with her handy-dandy new dagger, she could possibly meet with Cersei as Littlefinger and end Cersei with that same dagger! Or perhaps LF will approach Jaime first, take Jaime’s face, and then valonqar!!!! If you had told me 9 years ago when I first picked up the books that Gendry, Jon Snow, Ser Jorah Mormont, Tormund Giantsbane, The Hound, Thoros of Myr, and Beric Dondarrion would all be heading north of the Wall together, I probably wouldn’t believe you. Now? I can’t believe we have so many main characters headed towards what is more than likely to be certain death for at the very least one, if not more of them. It’s a helluva journey and I’m biting my nails waiting to see what happens next. When Azor Ahai and his 12 companions set out on a journey to the north, only AA returned alive. Now AAR sets out with 12 companions on a journey to the north, six of whom we know and four of whom I love. I could do without Thoros and Beric once Beric shares with Jon (AAR) the secret to lighting the sword (Lightbringer) with his undead blood. I loved it!!! Yes, it had its foibles, like Bronn, the Merman of Blackwater Rush. But I loved the Jon Targaryen revelation so hard. I loved that Dany is embracing more and more her Fire and Blood nature, and I hope that will slowly bring fans to realize the truth about what a joyful ruler she would make. I doubt it, but a girl can wish. I loved our goodbyes to the Tarlys. I loved Tyrion’s tortured dilemma. I loved the sister-drama and LF subterfuge. I loved the Jon-Drogon chemistry. I loved the Hound’s “Let’s fucking do this thing” attitude. I loved our boys who hate each other uniting together on a hopeless mission that is sure to be awesome! GinevraQuote Reply Thronetender says: I posted a few times in the open episode chat, but I liked your review, David. Get Well, Sue, or have fun or whatever you are doing, looking forward to your further comments during the week. I felt some regret at seeing the Tarleys get toasted, especially Dickon. I had no great love for Randyll, but alas, Dickon would have been a fine match for some lovely lady, especially with so many young lords having been decimated in the wars these past years. But Dany wasn’t wild and crazy in her thinking, she was coldly logical. If she offered the option of prison, as Tyrion suggested, instead of bended knees, everyone would chose prison. There’s no time for that. Toasted lords it shall be. I knew Jaime would survive – not only has the show already shown Davos washed on shore after Blackwater, as someone said, but Tyrion survived almost drowning in Valyria, sinking into the water much the same way Jaime did, to be pulled out by Jorah. Loved Bronn’s lines about his loyalty ending if the dragons showed up in Kings Landing. Did NOT like Cersei’s ominous talk about punishing Bronn. Yes, I believe Cersei is pregnant. Not unheard of for a woman her age to get pregnant, it’s happening all the time now. But she’s 40. Even today that would be an “at risk” pregnancy. They didn’t know about drinking during pregnancy then. Even though she’s adamant about naming Jaime as father, I don’t think she loves him the same way she used to. When Jaime asked her what Qyburn was doing there, she retorted “He’s hand of the Queen. What are YOU doing here?” Jeez. Then she chided him about betraying her. Yet, he’s still so in love with her. Which leads to another observation. People have asked about Theon being absent this episode, but there hasn’t been one mention of dear Euron. Did he take a run back to the Iron Islands, after destroying part of Dany’s navy? I wonder if he will be back this season, with only two (sob, long winter indeed) episodes left. Littlefinger knew Arya was following him. That last creepy shot of him, lurking in the shadows with that knowing grin on his face said it all. Although whether he is trying to protect Sansa, or just set up Arya remains to be seen. Last week I was sure he would be worried about something incriminating to him showing up in all those saved raven letters. It didn’t dawn on me that he had thought of something that would incriminate Sansa. I didn’t like Arya’s talk of cutting off heads at the least sign of dissent. Jon would love how Sansa is handling things, and absolutely hate it if Arya cut off Lord Royce’s head for voicing his feelings. This episode had at least 3 of the pics in it we got in the off-season: the one of LF lurking in the shadows, the one of Arya looking under the bed, and the one of the spiked gate leading out of Eastwatch. There might have been more, but those are the ones I caught. There were many, many more things in this episode to like rather than to dislike, so to me the episode was a good one. Sam turning to have one last look at the library; Jon shaking like a leaf, but determined to stand his ground and pet Drogon; the Dothraki announcing that “this man says he is a friend of yours, Khaleesi.” See, even Jorah knows he’s in the friendzone. Tormund talking about the “big woman.” LOL. Much more to like than not to like ThronetenderQuote Reply Silent Sister says: As someone hungry for reunions and keeping the story moving, I was satisfied by receiving so much. I suppose, like Dany, I’ve been ready to get on with it. I’m not as worried about the Sansa-Arya-Littlefinger situation as I was after I first watched the episode. Despite all the Arya bashing I’ve read online, I believe there’s still a chance that the situation will play out to a satisfactory conclusion. Neither Sansa or Arya are perfect, but they both love their family. I loved that we got the long awaited answer to the Rhaegar/Lyanna/Jon-legitimacy question. Finally, after all these years, we can put it to rest. Overall, I’m pleased. Silent SisterQuote Reply Elizabethe says: BranTheBlessed, Yes, this. The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. It’s littlefingers death scene, bank on it. ElizabetheQuote Reply What are the writers thinking?? the reunion of Sansa and Arya had no emotions at all. Now the reunion of Tyrion+Bronn+Jamie had the same no emotions?? And Jorah coming back was ALSO a moment of no real emotion for the viewer. WTF is up with that? People would be cheering at their lunch breaks every Monday if those scenes had been any good at all. They just weren’t! And these horrendous time travel things. They suddenly move across the landscape in a few minutes. That is just lazy writing. they could have easily avoided that speedy stupidity by doing an extra show or two of the season. I felt like Bran getting an info dump; there was SO much. I just think a bEric and Jon are going to have a lot to talk about. Dark Sister says: I could definitely feel the quicker pace in this episode but it was still so good. I really wish Dany would have had the Dothraki kill the Taryls instead of by dragonfire. I felt that using Drogon only served to reinforce the belief that she is just like her father. Like others already mentioned, I wish Gendry and Jon discussed Arya but I can understand the creative decision to have them reminisce about Robert and Ned instead. With only 2 episodes left I’m hoping we get to find out a little more about Yara/Theon, the Unsullied at Casterly Rock, and the role of the Golden Company. I was also totally thrown off by Cersei’s pregnancy. Was not expecting that and honestly, I don’t see her actually having the baby. But if the baby won’t actually be born my question is why announce the pregnancy in the first place? I’m interested in seeing where that goes. As for what Gilly read, I’m going to assume Sam packed up that book along with the rest of their belongings. The only thing is he gave that book to little Sam and I’m left thinking, Noooo! Kids break things and make things sticky. So if that book from Maynard is still intact, I don’t see any reason why Sam would leave it behind. Also did they mention where they were heading and I missed it? Are Sam & Gilly heading back to the Wall? Winterfell? Dragonstone? The more I see Jon and Dany build trust between each other, the more I feel she will come to the North’s/Jon’s aid without him having to bend the knee. Especially now that Dany has seen Drogon interact with Jon. Also it seems that Bronn switched sides..or at least will not fight for the Lannisters anymore? Jaime: “Don’t you mean WE’RE fucked?” Bronn: “No I do not. Dragons are where our partnership ends.” 😂 Gotta love Tormund for still asking about Brienne: “The big woman?” hahaha I also felt that Beric’s quote was a call back to when Sam helped Bran cross beyond the wall: “We don’t want to, we have to.” Also, it looks like they may have brought dragonglass with them for their wight hunt. When the gates open and the Magnificent 7 of the North are walking, we see some men behind the Hound & it looks like they’re dragging something… Maybe Gendry helped forge some weapons on the way to Eastwatch? Can’t wait for the final two episodes!!! Dark SisterQuote Reply – I agree : it felt strange not to see the Tyrion-Bronn interaction. – Sansa’s creepy craving for power is… creepier and creepier, though well-hidden. But not enough for Arya’s perceptiveness. – Cersei. She just CAN’T have this baby, due to the prophecy. Either she has a miscarriage or she dies before. I DID NOT expect that either ! When “a potion” is mentioned at the beginnig of the scene, I thought she was seriously sick (physically, of course ; because mentally, thath would be no news…) When every little allusion is important in the show, how could they deny the witch’s prophecy ???? – Jon + Daenerys. I am one of the “WTF ! NEVER !” party. What would be the point ? We know it could not go on once Jon knows about his birth : HE has not been raised in the incest tradition and would stop it. – Arya / LF : disturbing, raising tons of questions. I don’t think the scroll found by Arya was the one brought to him by the maester. He knew who he dealt with and left it for the sisters’ relationship to degrade. I guess the scroll he asked for was dangerous for HIM. Anyway, 2 possibilities : 1/ it is the one and same scroll and it has been a trap for Arya all along ; 2/ he knew she would spy and took advantage to kill two birds, getting a compromising info back + setting Arya up. – I am more and more convinced that there will not be ONE ruler in the end but 3 (or at least two, Jon north + Daenerys south) : Jon Dany and Tyrion (especially if the theory about Tyrion is confirmed…). I loved this episode. But it left me thinking a lot ! FRANQuote Reply Adrianacandle What you said is reasonable, Ok ,I’ll make my peace with that reaction And the toll of the old heads of the great and noble houses continue to roll (in the show)… Jon Arryn Robert Baratheon Rickard Karstark Hoster Tully ( bizarrely and bucking the trend, through natural causes ) Tywin Lannister Stannis Baratheon Balon Greyjoy Roose Bolton Greatjon Umber Mace Tyrell Walder Frey Randyll Tarly And then we have the younger heirs/successors/claimants Viserys Targaryen Renly Baratheon Loras Tyrell Joffrey/Myrcella/Tommen Tystane Martell Ramsay Bolton Hekyll and Jekyll Frey Edmure Tully MIA I think GRRM has a definite theme here 😉 firstone says: Did writer Dave Hill even watch the spoils of war? Tyrion walked around the battlefield but didn’t look for Jamie in the water or ask Jamie if he was hurt when he saw Jamie. Tyrion didn’t even mention the loot train battle to Jamie. No mention of the Drogon arrow wound. There is no suspense in the story any more. First thing Cercei says to Jamie… “What are you doing here”? No mention of the gold that Jamie stole from Highgarden and delivered to King’s Landing… No graditude from Cercei… the writing needs help. Theon is no where to be seen after arriving at Dragonstone to ask Daenerys for help. I know you are loving Eastwatch but for me Eastwatch could be so much better…. D&D write better than Dave Hill firstoneQuote Reply The original Stargaryen says: I think Sansa craving power is absolutely normal. So did Tyrion when he decided to stay in KL, so do Yara, Danny, and several other characters. And with all she’s learnt, it’s no wonder she feels more prepared to rule than her siblings. She’s obvs more prepared than Arya, judging by her comments about beheading everyone that shows dissent (and somehow thinking she’ll keep their armies). Speaking of Yara, I do hope we get to see her and Euron next episode. He looks like the Tyrells, starting the season all important and then disappearing. The original StargaryenQuote Reply Knight of the Walkers says: I enjoyed the episode, and I’m sure it has helped to set up the remaining couple of episodes. I do think the writing was a little rough at a few points throughout the episode, and it felt like an early draft rather than the finished product. That said, it was still a great piece of television. I had no problem with the episode starting with Jaime coming out of the water, and I don’t agree that it would have been better placed at the end of last week’s episode. Sam’s never been my favourite character, so I have been a little bored throughout his scenes this season, but I’m sure he’ll join up with some more interesting characters probably in the Season 7 finale, and then throughout Season 8. It’s a shame Jim Broadbent hasn’t been given much to do, but he’s been good in the scenes he has been given. It might have been mentioned already, but it was great to see Kevin Eldon play a goldcloak this week after playing a member of the theatre troupe last season. He’s the sort of actor who just blends in, and I didn’t recognise him until the credits came up. Knight of the WalkersQuote Reply I’m starting to feel the same about the possibility of more than one ruler, especially after Dany talks about “breaking the wheel” for the second time during this episode. I’m still trying to determine whether it was a simple call back, or intentionally placed. I wonder if enacting the Great Council will happen where the people will ultimately decide who rules Westeros, and this becoming a permanent process. I know Catelyn briefly mentioned in in ASoS and Jaime recalls a memory of Rhaegar just before he left to fight Robert at the Trident in AFfC. He remembers Rhaegar saying that he was going to call “a council” when he returns. But this may be wishful thinking on my end and not necessarily how it will play out on the show. I also think Dave Hill did what he could with so much needing to happen in the last three episodes. He’s written all the Histories & Lore featurettes in the GoT DVDs which have such a wealth of knowledge and dialogue from the books that never made it to the show. It’s definitely happening too quickly with many things seemingly occurring off screen or being omitted but it seems necessary. But maybe some of the lingering questions we have will be answered in the last two episodes, especially given their length. I’m new to this site for this season, and I’m finding it really fascinating (and treading the fine line between discussion and getting spoilt!) I’m a keen historian, and love mediaeval history, so some random thoughts: – It was the convention in warfare that nobles would be ransomed or held hostage rather than killed – wiping out whole houses was rare as a ransom was more valuable and there was extensive trading of prisoners BUT it was notable in the War of the Roses that the nobles on the opposing side were executed as traitors – just as Dany did – Marriage alliances were THE crucial method for gaining support – I wonder if Cersei IS pregnant, but in order to secure an alliance, decides to marry again (Euron?) and therefore aborts the baby with Qyburn’s help and this creates the final break with Jaime (it’s 2 steps forward, 1 back for him breaking with her!) – It was rumoured that Richard III was going to marry his niece Elizabeth of York to secure the line, but public opposition to the uncle/niece relationship stopped that (Dany/Jon?)….. – ….Elizabeth of York eventually married Henry Tudor (Dany) uniting the two rival houses of York and Lancaster to secure the line – now this could foreshadow Ice and Fire uniting ( which seems to be the way the show is going), but an alternative would be Dany marrying Gendry (as the son of Robert/Edward IV) – Full tin hat acknowledged! On a less historical note, I love the nuances of the characters – in this episode I was rolling my eyes at Arya’s ‘burn/kill them all’, when in pretty much every other episode I’ve been rooting for her. There’s an interesting contrast between the Tarly’s execution by dragonfire and the passing sentence/wielding sword – is it too ‘easy’ for Dany to punish her enemies with Drogon and therefore lacks ‘honour’ which Tyrion and Varys find problematic? On Dany as mad Queen – I think Varys & Tyrion are worried about her perception* as mad queen – it doesn’t matter if she’s the sanest of them all, if she’s perceived as being like her Father, the cause is lost. And on a fangirl note: GENDRY! JORAH! JON & DROGON! EASTWATCH REUNION! JAIME, BRONN & TYRION! JON IS LEGITIMATE! Sooooo much goodness! ClaraQuote Reply darkdadi says: talvikorppi: THIS.. I haven’t read the rest of the comment thread, but THIS is my perfectly summarize my thought as well. Just to note, I am no fan of Sansa, but SHIT!!! what the actual fuck Arya??? behead the people who had save your family? and as Sansa had pointed out, behead them and Jon lose the army.. like seriously? if that wasn’t bad enough she even fell to baelish trap. Damn it for all her training and stuff yet she didn’t notice littlefinger catching her. By the way, Sansa should have told Arya when she said that it was their parents bedroom that Jon offered it to her, she didn’t take it.. Ugh! I’m sorry for the rant, I was kind of hoping Arya will be human again but I can really see the damage that training did her. darkdadiQuote Reply THIS.. I haven’t read the rest of the comment thread, but THIS perfectly summarize my thought as well. Just to note, I am no fan of Sansa, but SHIT!!! what the actual fuck Arya??? behead the people who had save your family? and as Sansa had pointed out, behead them and Jon lose the army.. like seriously? if that wasn’t bad enough she even fell to baelish trap. Damn it for all her training and stuff yet she didn’t notice littlefinger catching her. By the way, Sansa should have told Arya when she said that it was their parents bedroom that Jon offered it to her, she didn’t take it.. Ugh! I’m sorry for the rant, I was kind of hoping Arya will be human again but I can really see the damage that training did her. Alba Stark, Jon eyeing Jorah has nothing to do with Dany – he knows who Jorah Mormont is and that he disgraced his family. People are seeing what they want to see and trying to romanticize it. Given Jon has the Mormont sword and knows how the old man felt about his sons betrayal – I expect he’s not impressed. kathyQuote Reply Vally: Wow, I wondered how people would spin it, so it would be Sansa’s fault, because, you know, it has to be, right? So, well done! 😀 From the very beginning, I felt like Arya was me and Sansa was my bitch first cousin who was always, “my house is bigger than your house” and “I go to private school but you have to go to public school” and “I am better than you because my parents have more money.” Though I have come to love Sansa in my own way as the series progresses, I will never ever love her like Arya. That said, Sansa has warned Bran and Arya about LF, as much as she should. Arya knows not to trust him, but she is foolish to believe that she cannot be outwitted by him, and that is completely on Arya. Arya would have to own this one. Of course, I think this is all setting up a fight among the sisters that will drive Sansa straight into LF’s hands and into a huge House Stark betrayal, but Arya is being played for a fool in this episode. darkdadi, Yes I think that – not especially subtly – this was trying to reinforce how Sansa and Arya have both been traumatised but have their different ways of dealing with it. Without going into who is right and who is wrong, this being a society with very different social mores, I’m hoping that there will be some coming together and they will end up meeting in the middle somewhere – they both have so much to learn about how power is wielded, diplomacy used and justice enacted. So easy to forget how young the characters still are even though the two actors have so noticably grown up Boojam: He’s been mentioned like 12 times, every time we meet Dickon. Ginevra, Azor Ahai? No, Old Nan says it was ‘The Last Hero’ who set out with his 12 companions with an aim of finding the Children of the Forest. I’m not sure The Last Hero and Azor Ahai were the same person. Seriously though, how sad would Jorah’s life be? He went through hell for Dany only to die saving Jon? BranTheBlessed: I believe the Last Hero is AAR and TPTWP, so I tend to lump all of these prophecies together. I could be wrong, so I am glad you corrected me. Yes, I would hate to lose Jorah, the Hound, and Davos! I would also not enjoy losing Gendry and Tormund. I could do without Beric and Thoros. Perhaps we can keep Jorah, Davos, and the Hound… I agree with you David that the last episode should have ended later. It should have ended with Dany burning The Tarlys. I’m looking forward to next week when we get a better director. The majority of the things wrong with this episode were due to directorial Choices. It missed the richness and symbolism of truly cinematic directing that is one of the strengths of the series. Using staging and light and symbolism and camera angles and gritty attention to detail to tell the hidden story. This was directed by a TV guy and it showed. The rest of what was wrong is writing. All the dialogue is too on the nose. The acting was all stellar and managed to elevate the whole episode to something I would still watch again. So, I rewatched the Arya/Sansa scene. They had their discussion with the door wide open, so maybe they knew Littlefinger might be out there listening and lurking to try to turn them against each other, so they’re playing him. Of course, I’m not optimistic, haha. I believed in the Great Northern Conspiracy last season with Rickon, and we all know how that turned out. RosanaZugey says: All of this. Every. Single. Word. RosanaZugeyQuote Reply Wimsey says: Ginevra: I believe the Last Hero is AAR and TPTWP, so I tend to lump all of these prophecies together. I could be wrong, so I am glad you corrected me. As Maester Slughorn notes, the one reason to think that the old stories have any truth in them is the strong similarities among them. However, if you start assuming that the similarities are just coincidence, then you might as well assume that the old stories are complete fiction. The Last Hero and AA almost certainly are just different terms that different cultures came up with for the same person. On a side note, I was hoping that the pace would pick up after last week (which spent a lot of time on short period of time), but, whoa! That one must have been 2 months long! Oh, and where do I claim my annulment cookie? 😀 WimseyQuote Reply I never understood why the last hero has to happen again. Azor ahai is a prophecy, but the last hero is a story. A story that also applies to Bran and what he already did far better than what Jon is doing. My feeling is Jorah is def. going to die, the hound won’t but idk what’s going to happen with everyone else. Some others will die but I don’t know for sure who. I guess the writers needed there to be a record for Sam to find and thus went with annulment over the probable book explanation of Rhaegar taking Lyanna as a second wife (certainly, annulment isn’t possible there). That makes show Rhaegar especially dickish to Elia and their children, but small prices, I guess. Bunny Without Banners says: I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Cersei was lying about being pregnant to keep Jamie faithful and dependent on her. Surely she has to know that he’s wavering in his devotion to her. What better way to keep him under her thumb. Plus, the prophecy only mentioned three children for her. So, that leads me to believe she’s lying… That’s mostly me hoping she isn’t breeding again. Bunny Without BannersQuote Reply Rheagar was the crown prince though, not the King. I’m not sure how his offspring becomes heir over Aerys’. Also, as much as I loved seeing Jon and Drogon bond, I doubt he’ll ever ride a dragon. It’d just be weird. Like, say-Arya being able to command and control Ghost. Meh Ginevra: He’s been mentioned like 12 times, every time we meet Dickon. Saying Dickon is confused with Rikon >Stark<? Think Bran or Arya will ever ask? Because feudal inheritance is generally lineal. If Prince Charles drops dead today, his son Prince William becomes the Queen’s heir, not her younger son Prince Andrew. Dany is Aerys’ third child, and is behind the lines of the first two (not an issue until now, as they were thought to be extinct). Lady Pounce says: I asked this too. I know Dany was away at battle in the Reach, but did he and Yara’s men just turn around and leave? That seems unlikely as there’s nowhere else in the world safe for them right now because of Euron and his fleet, as well as the Lannisters. They wouldn’t exactly be welcome in the North either. Unless they set out to rescue Yara w/o Danny’s help, a mirror of Yara’s attempted rescue of Theon from Ramsay where she had a small, stealth team of men. But that seems foolish and not something Theon would be capable of pulling off given his PTSD issues we’ve seen. Although despite everything, Theon is somehow still alive so I guess if anyone can do it and come out unscathed it’s him lol. Lady PounceQuote Reply Sukeone says: Dark Sister, Sam gave the book he was reading 2 lil Sam not the 1 Gilly had SukeoneQuote Reply Night’s King being able to recognize and then stop Bran’s warging gives more evidence to the theory that he( NK ) is also a greenseer and a Warg. Sean C., Dany cannot bestow anything at this point unless she becomes queen, which seems increasingly unlikely at this point. Whilst Jon has the best claim he is not king either Cersei is presumably until Jamie kills her and then a decision is made somehow. Dolorous JENN says: RosanaZugey, I totally agree! Arya is really a one-note character without much development other than physical in the show. Sansa’s character has developed much more and all of her experiences have made her into what she is today, as well as genetics. She’s much more thoughtful and brooding than she was and I do believe she has some elements now that would make her a rather good leader at Winterfell. At least she was not afraid to confront Arya and to listen to her views as well. I think she will consider everything and come up with the right answer. Far from the spoiled brat she was in Season 1 she has come a very long way. Arya has in some ways as well, but as you pointed out, it was more of a physical development than an intellectual and emotional one. I do find the sisters’ relationship a fascinating one and wonder where things will go with them. Interesting thoughts on Jon & Sansa wanting the same thing! Dolorous JENNQuote Reply Ginevra: If his primary goal was merely to survive, he’d stay far under the radar and in the safe Vale.But his always-and-forever goal is not to survive but to climb the ladder to the Iron Throne.Pitting sister against sister is dangerous but perhaps the most likely route to the Iron Throne. 1. Yes, duh2.Yes, duh.3.Yes!!!And wearing his face, which she peels off with her handy-dandy new dagger, she could possibly meet with Cersei as Littlefinger and end Cersei with that same dagger!Or perhaps LF will approach Jaime first, take Jaime’s face, and then valonqar!!!! When Azor Ahai and his 12 companions set out on a journey to the north, only AA returned alive.Now AAR sets out with 12 companions on a journey to the north, six of whom we know and four of whom I love.I could do without Thoros and Beric once Beric shares with Jon (AAR) the secret to lighting the sword (Lightbringer) with his undead blood. I loved it!!!Yes, it had its foibles, like Bronn, the Merman of Blackwater Rush.But I loved the Jon Targaryen revelation so hard.I loved that Dany is embracing more and more her Fire and Blood nature, and I hope that will slowly bring fans to realize the truth about what a joyful ruler she would make.I doubt it, but a girl can wish.I loved our goodbyes to the Tarlys.I loved Tyrion’s tortured dilemma.I loved the sister-drama and LF subterfuge.I loved the Jon-Drogon chemistry.I loved the Hound’s “Let’s fucking do this thing” attitude.I loved our boys who hate each other uniting together on a hopeless mission that is sure to be awesome! YES, your theory about Arya/Littlefinger-face/Jaime-face is what I’ve been thinking since Missandei mentioned that “Prince” in High Valyrian could be male or female. And to that, I found this online: “Several of the people hypothesized as the valonqar are females. As Maester Aemon informs Samwell Tarly that the word used to indicate the Prince that was Promised in the prophecy concerning this prince could have been indicating a “princess” as well, it has been speculated that there might be more gender-neutral words in High Valyrian. As such, it has been speculated that “valonqar” cannot only mean “little brother”, but also “little sister”, or “little sibling”.” Jon and Dany are both monarchs already. Jon, especially, already rules (albeit in an absentee fashion at the moment) a huge chunk of land where his supporters are the sole functioning government. That Cersei and Dany both also claim that land is irrelevant; the British monarch claimed to be King of France until 1802, but that didn’t make Louis XIV any less of a king. Dany’s case is somewhat more ambiguous as to the ambit of her control, but with all those Westermen and Reachmen bending the knee this episode, it’s presumably not insignificant. Algo Darron says: I can’t wait to see Jon Targaryen and his Superfriends in action next Sunday! (even though they won’t all make it back) The frantic pace of this season forced them to leave out some pretty cool moments (Tyrion thinking Jaime was dead, or a frantic escape for Jaime/Bronn… Varys taking Jon aside to discuss what happened between Littlefinger and Ned…. Jorah Mormont doing more than saying “Hi/Bye” and explaining how he got that cool new armor… – These would have been great) But, Jon having a “How to Train Your Dragon” moment with Drogon leaves me so happy that the “missed” moments are forgotten as quickly as Gendry walked out on his old “job/life”. Apparently there are several teleportation devices now available in Westeros. But, I won’t quibble. It was a fantastic episode with a bunch of information to process (and I, for one, am just glad that all the money spent on dragon skulls for the basement lounge of the Red Keep were used for more than one scene this year! Qyburn must PAY for defiling Balerion “the Black Dread”!!! He…. Must….. Pay!!! Algo DarronQuote Reply Ser Not Appearing in this Series, Do you mean that it seems to be all men who are dying (with a few exceptions)? Does this mean that GRRM intends for the eventual ruler to be a woman? I also note all the White Walkers are male but if they are to be annihilated then this may not be significant. Aman, I believe there is at least one “gym bag” filled with dragonglass with the crew… DebbieQuote Reply QueenofThrones says: Well! A. Essay from someone that ships Dany-Jorah? Well! I do think that she might now have more complicated and not entirely PG feelings about him – in the past she could use Darrio as a non-threatening (to her position) outlet. Now though… it could be interesting since she also seems to be crushing on Jon. Please don’t kill Jorah. Or at least please give me some Jon-Jorah dialogue if you do. ;_; Sansa did warn Arya though, if offhandedly. She said with Arya present – “he’s not a generous man – he would not give (the dagger) to you without wanting something back”. Arya is ridiculous. “If you don’t behead people for talking against Jon then you’re a traitor too” wtf…!? Well at least Arya is still a bit off kilter… it seemed a bit unrealistic that she would so easily go back to being “normal” After assassin school. Sansa will have to out play LF to keep her own sister on her side… interesting at least. I’m surprised that they are positioning Arya as the villain (or patsy?) here, but it makes sense I guess. Arya really did not learn subtlety from the FM. QueenofThronesQuote Reply I could be wrong, but I believe that dragonglass was lost in the hut at Hardhome where Jon, Tormund & Co met with the Free Folk elders to convince them to come beyond the Wall and also fight the WW. IIRC they show Jon try to retrieve the satchel with the glass as the hut is burning down. Jorah looked amazing btw. I need to get me one of those greyscale peels. His skin was shining. Dolorous JENN, Not specifically men, I realise I left out Lady Maege Mormont and Olenna Tyrell – although not head of the house she was the senior Tyrell left standing. Just that the older and more powerful the characters are, the more vulnerable they appear to be. The great Houses are falling or severely weakened. This leaves the future in the hands of the young, perhaps open to new ideas especially of political and social change – once the minor matters of war and the Army of the Dead are dealt with anyway… WorfWWorfington says: What Sansa should have said: A: “Behead them! Arrr!” S: “Ok, the have 3,000 men between them. What if they leave? That’s part of how Robb lost, you know. Brienne told me. Mother told her. I mention that so people don’t nitpick over how I know this. In fact, what if the entire Vale declares for Cersei?” A: “The disrespected Jon! ” S: “YOU SHOULD SEE HOW THEY TALK TO HIM WHEN HE’S HERE! This is the North. They bitch and moan all the time” A: “KILL! GRRR!! AAHHHH!” S: “You know, when we took Winterfell, I advocated Jon punish the Karstark and Umber kids. The Umber boy is younger than Bran. Jon showed mercy. And they sided with the Boltons. So, do you think Jon would want someone beheaded over a little disagreement?” A: “Where are they now?” S: “Yeah, not telling you.” A: “You just love to rule!” S: “Yes, I do. After getting tortured by Joffrey, browbeaten by Cersei, married off against my will to Tyrion and then married again to a sadistic rapist, I like being in charge. When all this is over, I plan on ruling again somewhere. I’ll give to North back to Jon and go run the Vale or Riverrun” A: “FINE! I’m going to go kill something. GRRR! ARRR!!” S: “Be home by 9:30” WorfWWorfingtonQuote Reply I hope winterfell had some psychologist and help those poor Starks. Jared says: One of my favorite smaller moments in this thoroughly excellent episode, both initially and upon rewatch, is Gendry meeting Jon. I love how he strides boldly into the cave and, against Davos’s counsel, declares that he’s the son of Robert Baratheon. Gendry’s always been a humble lad, but after thinking that he was a mistake his entire life, having years to reflect on the idea that he is the son of the former king has clearly instilled in him a belief that he was destined for a greater purpose, if not necessarily power. Jon can relate. It was great to see the two of them quickly bonding of their (presumed) bastard status and reminiscing about how their (presumed) fathers, Robert and Ned, were best friends who “fought together and won”. That interaction would have been incredibly powerful even if there were no deeper layers to unpack. But of course, the fact that Jon is actually Rhaegar Targaryen’s son, that their fathers were enemies who fought against one another rather than together, and Gendry’s father killed Jon’s father using a warhammer very similar to the one Gendry now wields … it’s ironic, but absolutely fascinating, and powerful in its own right. Jon and Gendry believe one thing. The audience knows the truth. But it works on every level. The son of Robert Baratheon and Rhaegar Targaryen are now friends and brothers-in-arms. The world can sometimes bring the strangest people together! I do wish that Gendry had mentioned Arya to Jon. They’d have some stories to share. But this was only their initial meeting, and they are now going beyond the Wall together. There will be time for such conversations … and if they both survive, perhaps they’ll both reunite with Arya at the same time when they return to Winterfell. JaredQuote Reply Wimsey, Hi, Wimsey! Did you call the annulment? Lots of guns and hammers were hung in this episode, I think, and daggers in previous ones. Night Knight says: Yep Sansa at least listens. Not too long ago she too wanted to chop peoples heads off. Night KnightQuote Reply Sean C.: So much sorrow for Elia. Personally, I’d rather have an annulment from my husband than a sister-wife. And we don’t have the backstory. Perhaps Elia was a bitch like some of the Sandbitches. Perhaps she betrayed or was unfaithful to Rhaegar and instead of chopping off her head, he gently annulled their marriage. Or perhaps he explained the prophecies and that the fate of the entire world rested on his having another child – which it does. It really, really does. And so she consented to having their marriage annulled so that the third head or that TPTWP could be born. Or perhaps Rhaegar was a dick. But we just don’t know. Another small moment that I love in this episode is Dickon showing solidarity with his father Randyll even in the face of fiery death, and Randyll reaching out to grasp his son’s forearm as they face down the dragon. Yes, Randyll was an asshole, especially to Sam. Yes, Dickon is probably a fool for choosing death. But assholes can still love their sons, and fools can still love their fathers. And while they were clearly afraid, the Tarly men faced their deaths bravely and together. I thought that last week’s episode did a great job establishing Dickon as a sympathetic character in particular, and I’ve always loved James Faulkner’s performance as Randyll – he was perfect for the role. Necessary deaths, perhaps, but I will miss them both. And every single damn thing that Davos Seaworth said in this episode was pure gold. Dude delivered an MVP performance. “Nothing fucks you harder than time,” and “Nobody mind me. All I’ve ever done is live to a ripe old age!” were particular favorites of mine. But when it came to the single biggest laugh of the entire episode for me, Davos had the assist, and Tyrion was the one dunking the ball. After Gendry kills the two Gold Cloaks with his hammer, Davos turns to Tyrion, shrugs, and says “This is Gendry.” Tyrion: “He’ll do.” I was in fucking stitches. You really had to be there. Redx, I think Sam was so wrapped up in his own annoyance with the maesters that he wasn’t really paying attention, plus Gilly mispronunced Rhaegar’s name. And yes, Sam doesn’t know that Lyanna is Jon’s mum, but news that Crown Prince Rhaegar had his marriage to Elia annulled and secretly married someone else isn’t common knowledge so that is pretty big news, even if Sam doesn’t realize there’s any connection to Jon. Maybe he’ll recall it at some later date. Oh, and didn’t Sam give Gilly’s book to toddler Sam. Oh dear, toddlers and books… If it ever turns up again, it’ll be all torn and messy, lol! There’s no way they are going to have 6 episodes of “Westerosi avengers” with all the good guys teaming up against the WW. That has at most… 2 episodes. So, There is definitely going to be politicking next season. While I agree with Jaime an armistice obviously makes sense I found Cersei weirdly persuasive esp. given the Tarlys. Could Dany and Tyrion really allow J&C to live at this point?? I think not – not even in exile. Tyrion did not explicitly promise a pardon. Just asked for a meeting. I suspect Cersei will still sit the IT at the end of the season. It would be IMO a total disgrace if Jaime randomly kills her in the next 2 hours of television – a break needs to be a TON more gradual esp given he’s now been roped back in with the baby BS. But who knows, the pace is really fast now… maybe there’s some kind of panic moment if There is a meeting where Jaime realizes they’ll all die if he doesn’t disable Cersei… but I don’t think he could do it believing she’s carrying a child of his – not after watching his own daughter die in his arms. It would be super OOC. Mawk says: GeekFurious: I find it funny that an F is a 5/10 lol, I’d think that’s more of a D Grade or C-. Anyways, while it wasn’t the best of the season I feel like the episode did hit all necessary points to move forward. Not sure why people are upset with Danys decision to burn the two Tarlys. I felt like that was something Jon did similar with Janos Slynt…Its ruthless yes, but sometimes its easier to kill few to save many. Doing what she did convinced the other soldiers to also bend the knee, if she had simply had them killed by Dothraki I’m sure others may have stood up to her as well. Same with Jon, he could of easily let Janos go after he pled mercy and all that. But no, letting him live may had let others think they could disobey him. Granted in the end, Jon’s own men killed him… Loved the Gendry and Jon scene, just two guys hanging out, talking about their Dads, felt like that scene should of been at a pub with some ale. Hope we get an Arya mention next week with them, then the Hound can throw his two cents in about Arya as well. Drogon and Jon. I’ve waited more then a decade for Jon to meet a Dragon. Finally, it didn’t disappoint. I saw the Inside the Episode, Kit talks about how you approach a horse by letting them smell you first and trust you, worked with the Dragon I’d say! Helps that you might smell a bit like Mum as well eh? I really liked the ending as well, seeing that cast of characters together gave me feels. I can’t wait for next week, I want to see the Hound vs some Wights! Dany and Jon…well, its going to happen. I like how Mel said she brought Ice and Fire together a few eps back, not knowing herself that she brought Ice and Fire back from the dead a season ago. So close Mel. Side note, I’d love if its revealed LF is actually a Faceless Man. MawkQuote Reply The Het says: I was also surprised niether Gendry nor The Hound mentioned Arya to Jon. Yet, the Hound is the Hound, and he basically said nothing except “can we stop talking and go north for fksake?”. Moreover, Jon saying “I didn’t know Arya was alive, I didn’t know Bran was alive” is all we’ve got as far as Jon is expressing feelings… Maybe it’s not so important, as you say, it’s only for viewers of the show, but maybe it’s also what reinforces Jon’s motivation to fight the dead, and he’s a man of few words so that’s all we can get from him. The HetQuote Reply Dragonglass was loaded into the boat on that wooden crate I think. He was a dick. Giving the Crown of Love and Beauty to another man’s fiancée in front of your own wife is a dick move. Now, there’s been a few theories that Elia was a little like Stannis’ wife in that she approved for mystical reasons. But she had a son, who was the real prince. And also, Rhaegar’s move can directly be traced to Elia and the kids’ deaths. 1) Rhaegar pulls his stunt 2) Doran, infuriated at what happened to Elia, doesn’t enthusiastically help in Robert’s Rebellion 3) The Mad King, infuriated at that, holds Elia and the kids hostage 4) Enter the Mountain Fuck Rhaegar. I said it. Fuck that pretty boy jackass. I’m glad Robert killed him and I hope he gets to rekill him over and over again, wherever they are. Giocrypt says: Clara, You got the theory right but the people wrong Danny is not Elizabeth, Sansa is Elizabeth GiocryptQuote Reply Yes, Rhaegar is 2nd in line, which makes his children be 3rd in line over Rhaegar’s siblings. This is the case regardless of whether Rhaegar lives or not, which is awesome because if the clause only worked if Rhaegar lived, there wouldn’t be a clear line of succession if we didn’t know if the king or crowned prince were the first to die. There is a clear line of succession regardless of who dies when. Here is an explanation: WorfWWorfington, Yeah I’ve been a Rhaegar supporter in the past but an annulment!? That’s a step too far. He made his kids Rhaenys and Aegon into bastards, and his Wife Elia is tossed aside Because he changed his mind about how to interpret a prophecy. For like the 3rd time, too (first he thought he was tptwp then he thought Aegon was). There’s no way Elia would be on board with her children being disinherited. Fuck Rhaegar, seriously. Boojam: Saying Dickon is confused with Rikon >Stark<? I doubt they will. Rickon had how many lines in the entire series? I fear we won’t be exploring his death. We’ll get that in the books, though! When we get those books…. KG says: Take comfort. You are not alone. KGQuote Reply Jon Targaryen I says: “It was an upsetting casualty of the season’s hurried pace.” For me, this sums up the season so far. Don’t get me wrong, in many ways the episodes have been brilliant (hence my shouting/cheering/gleefully bouncing in my seat), but powerful and poignant moments are getting lost in transition and rushed scenes. I completely understand D&D are working hard to bring the show to a close, but they are sacrificing needed exposition. For example, in last night’s episode, the scene in the map room as they discuss capturing a wight, Dany’s long looks at Jon and her unspoken words that you could tell she willfully held back, THAT conveyed to me a budding attraction. Just a few more moments to naturally let the plot unfold sold it for me, not the dragon glass cave scenes previously. Like I said, many beautiful moments thus far this season but way too much needed exposition lost from a show that once broke the mold on great story telling. I’m not a filmmaker, and I don’t mean to be too critical, because I truly admire all the people that make this beautiful story come alive. But as a fan, I’m admittedly feeling more disappointed with every episode. Jon Targaryen IQuote Reply Mawk, Indeed. The man who passes the sentence must swing the sword and for Dany, drogon is her sword. Lady Pounce: I’m sure Boo means the dragonglass from the cave – their whole point in going to Dragonstone. And we do see The Hound wielding an axe that is probably dragonglass in the trailer. Me, too! I cheered the way that Dickon left us!!! Last year, he was a twat. This year, he’s a hero. And I believe he was intentionally painted sympathetically last episode to make Dany’s move this episode look much less sympathetic. Both actors did such a great job. Old Nan's Pie says: Overall, I liked the episode. The most chilling scene was Jon touching Drogon…Man, Drogon showed some serious acting skills there. Arguably the best dragon actor out there in the world. Apart from that, absolutely loved Gendry reunion and super intrigued by LFs gameplan. I guess the writers have stuck to the original LF theme of keeping the viewers confused about his motives (kudos to that). I have genuinely no idea where his story arc is going. That said, I did find the plan to capture a wight and bring it to Cersei really stupid. The writing of that plot point almost seems very superficial and uncharacteristic of GoT. Moreover, I feel the scene b/w Tyrion n Jamie did not reach its full potential. It seemed badly edited. I’m sure their reunion was better flushed out in the script and got edited out…Sigh, that was one of the scenes I was really excited to see last week but it kinda fizzled out. Anyways, those were my 2 coppers about the episode. Absolutely terrified for next week. I predict we’ll be saying goodbye to numerous of our beloved characters. Old Nan's PieQuote Reply I like and agree with all your points here! Debbie, Yes, I assume that’s what was in that box. The glass Sam brought back to Castle Black from the ranging with Lord Cmmdr Mormont back in S2 was the glass lost at Hardhome, therefore they could not stop by CB to pick some up. QueenofThrones, That’s not what annulment does; the kids are still legitimate. It just means his new kid and wife are also legitimate AND means that he and Elia are free to re-marry and remain in communion with the church. Everyone gets this wrong. This is Rhaegar being honorable. Dutch Maester says: Don’t forget about this one: Tyrion: What if someone takes the boat?? Davos: Then we’re fooked. Best hurry. Hilarious. Dutch MaesterQuote Reply SnowDragon says: It was truly wonderful , i was pretty sure that Jaime and Bronn survived , even though the thought was that Daenerys captured them , i thought when i saw Jaime and Bronn that it would be some Dothrakis there to deliver them to Dany , i must say i was glad there wasn´t . Daenerys did what i thought she would do , to demand loyalty of the Tarlys and the Lannister soldiers or burn them , did she do the right thing? , yes she did , because she didn´t kill the them right off , and when the Tarlys said no she burned them , to show that she was serious , though im not a lover of the Tarlys you must admire them to hold there ground to Daenerys and Drogon . I though wonder if Drogons wound from the battle is truly healed because Daenerys couldn´t rub that arrow shot from the ballista , maybe its like people say , that Drogon is a big boy , Cersei must own a truly big ace card to bring down the dragons of miss Targaryen. It was a truly lovely scene with Tyrion when he meet Jaime , Jaime was as furious as i thought he would be on Tyrion and why wouldn´t Jaime be that , Dinklage , Waldau was brilliant as the scenes with Headey , Waldau . Its obvious that Jaime doesn´t believe that they could defeat Daenerys dragons , he sees the things clearer and clearer , which you not could say with Cersei , she yet thinks that she could bring them down ( to be honest i thought that to , im not so sure now though) it seems that Cersei is a bit to confident , dragons isn´t wolves , wolves doesn´t breed fire dragons do . I would say that its advantage Daenerys Targaryen . Littlefingers plotting is truly the most intresting to follow in the North , i think it was Varys that said that Littlefinger is the most dangerous man in Westeros , agree , he has truly shown that , thats why its so intresting to follow Littlefinger , the scene with Arya following Littlefinger shows why hes so dangerous , hes a master of plotting , i loved that scene when Littlefinger sees Arya that play of Aidan Gillen is brilliant , i would love to see Littlefinger whole this season to see if he can divide the wolf pack , i think he could i do . Walkers is close now truly close , wow thats a army , a divided Westeros , is not to the advantage to Westeros. Wonderful to see Jorah Mormont , i truly like Jorah though he betrayed Dany its so obvious that he loves Daenerys , who doesn´t ? So to end this what was my favorite scene , of course it was when Jon Snow touched Drogon , thanks to Dany i love dragons . SnowDragon former SnowWolf. SnowDragonQuote Reply Lady Pounce, Ah, I couldn’t recall Boo’s quote. But they did get at least some of the mined dragonglass, I’m sure. I’m sure they did too. Perhaps showing the mining going on in the background on Dragonstone was to communicate that yes, they have some at the ready now. seenGhost? says: Elizabethe: Exactly. Although such a move would most likely create a succession crisis with heirs from both marriages making claims. And it did, even sooner and for a different reasons, but still… We’re still owed an explanation why exactly Rhaegar chose to take this way, he knew the risks so he must have had a damn good reason ( prophecy is OK, but must be more detailed ). Another explanation I would like is of why neither Rhaegar nor Lyanna sent a message to Ned, explaining how it is and stopping the war, or at least taking away some bitterness out of it. seenGhost?Quote Reply Evi says: I wasn’t happy with the Jaime/Tyrion reunion either. These writers really can’t handle reunions, can they? Still, I’m glad Jaime found out about the WW. Seeing all the players fight the WW together would be thrilling! In Ozzy Man’s voice: Fk yes, mate, f*k yes! Jon’s legitimate! His is the song of ice and fire! The Jon/Drogon scene was touching and epic, and once again showed how different Jon and Dany are. It’s both hilarious and terrifying how bad Arya is at the game of thrones. The FM training better help her see through LF’s lies, she didn’t earn all that stuff off-screen for nothing! Loved how protective of Jon Arya is. Their connection is my favourite thing in the books. Too bad Arya’s too quick to turn on Sansa. D&D’s depiction of Arya often annoys me. Loved the Varys/Tyrion parallels. “I’m not the one doing it”. Dany is dead to me after burning the Tarlys alive. Westeros deserves better than Cersei or Dany. Westeros deserves the Starks or democracy, Dany’s simply not worthy. I’m glad Jon left, I hate the use of insta-lust in storytelling, it’s lazy and it never works. I hope this is the end of Dany’s silly infatuation with Jon. Sandor better survive the trip. Things I didn’t like: 1. All the missed opportunities of people actually talking and connecting the dots. 2. Jon finds out Arya and Bran are alive and we don’t get an emotional reaction from him? 3. The writers once again throwing Jaime under the bus. Cersei’s pregnancy better be fake. EviQuote Reply Old Nan's Pie, Bringing a wight to Cersei is Westeros’ version of our generation’s “show a video, or it didn’t happen”. 😀 SamQuote Reply Going back to Arya and Inside the Episode, Dan says: Arya is very used to being more clever and more stealthy [at which point Stannis would say, “cleverer and stealthier”] and smarter than any of the people she’s up against. And she hasn’t dealt with Littlefinger for a while so she gets roped into spying on somebody who’s actually leadinger her by the nose to something that he wants her to have. He’s looking for a way to prevent this sister bond from developing further, because the tighter that bond is, the more definitively he is caught on the outside of it. On the Sansa end of the relationship, he’s seen the opening, and now all he needs to do is give Arya cause to display real rage toward Sansa, and he knows that with what’s going on in Sansa’s head with regards to Arya and how dangerous she is, when Arya starts to act dangerous and act angry, he knows where Sansa’s going to turn. So, LF wants Arya to rage against Sansa, which will make Sansa ripe for his plucking. I see both of these things going down. Arya will rage against Sansa. Sansa will betray Jon and Arya and stage a coup with LF. However, eventually, Sansa will come to her senses and back to House Stark, redeeming herself somehow – perhaps by plotting with Arya to take down LF. Such good stuff in this video! One of the things that makes Game of Thrones so fantastic is the way that it’s able to establish these smaller characters as sympathetic, complex, and worthwhile in such an efficient and effective manner. Randyll and Dickon only appeared in five episodes of the entire show, and they were only rarely the central focus of their scenes. But they made the most of their screentime, conveyed their characters’ perspectives concisely and powerfully, and as a result, their deaths had real weight. And credit to the acting as you say – James Faulkner and Tom Hopper (and Freddie Stroma, to a smaller extent) did their jobs well. I hope that they’ll be receiving a Curtain Call later this week! Dutch Maester, Another great line! Davos, killing it left and right. Personally, I would argue that anytime a character pronounces the word “fucked” as “fooked”, the comedic value of what they’re saying doubles (conservative estimate). Shouts to Ser Bronn, Ygritte, and Karl Tanner, the fooking legend of Gin Alley! ieiazel says: Vally, This. Perfect explanation. ieiazelQuote Reply The son of Robert Baratheon and Rhaegar Targaryen are now friends and brothers-in-arms. The world can sometimes bring the strangest people together! And for me, this highlights what Jon is attempting to bring about – an alliance of the living regardless of past allegiances. He says it himself in Dragonstone when he pardons Ned Umber and Alys Karstark. Yesterday’s wars don’t matter any more. Although he doesn’t know it, Jon’s companions really signify the tenuous alliance that will be needed to defeat the Night King. He must fight alongside the son of the man who killed his father; the brother of the man who killed his. I have so much to say but I just realized something. Gendry, Thoros, Beric, The Hound–they all traveled with/spent time with/held for ransom-Arya. For Gendry and the Hound-she dramatically changed their paths and they genuinely cared for her. I wonder if ANYONE will mention her to Jon on their icy journey. RGQuote Reply Evi, What Dany did is no different to what the Starks did/do to their traitors or enemies. Honorable Ned Stark wouldn’t even have given Tarlys a choice as Dany did. He would have lopped their heads right off. Stoneheart: Totally passed me by. Which mention was that? Miss Stark, This could be D&D nod to the GNC and it would work. I have to tell you, I’d be completely in favor of LF getting played by Ned’s kids. The game has changed in a way that can’t be emphasized enough. 3 eyed Bran, FM/lying game Arya, Thrice Bitten/Thrice Cynical Sansa Jon in contact w/ Varys and Tyrion and the Hound–all people who know LF well and what he’s done. “The lone wolf dies but the pack survives” Yes, I’m clinging to hope, but there’s some sound reasoning behind it. 🙂 talvikorppi, The Maesters laughing snootily about the North and prophecies as Sam left the room. Mentioned Jenny of Oldstones who said she was related to the CotF AND ludos? who said the Drowned God would overtake Aegon (which kind of makes me worry about Euron’s plans) Ginevra: Arya is very used to being more clever and more stealthy [at which point Stannis would say, “cleverer and stealthier”] and smarter than any of the people she’s up against. And she hasn’t dealt with Littlefinger for a while so she gets roped into spying on somebody who’s actually leadinger her by the nose to something that he wants her to have. Ah… that explains why she was not able to somehow detect the littlefinger lurking in the shadow. I see. I was disappointed with Arya earlier because I was expecting she should have been good with this, after all those time training in the darkness of her blindness. I was expecting her to detect any presence hiding in the “dark” easily or else she would have not defeated the waif way back in season 6. What I,m saying is Arya was overconfident she miss out how dangerous littlefinger is. Night Knight: I don’t think Sansa was advocating chopping the Karstark and Umber heirs’ heads off. She wanted to attaint the houses = give their lands and titles to other, loyal houses. The kids would’ve lived, though not in the style they were accustomed to. The Tarlys went out in style and with pride. They made their choice but the means of their execution leave a bad taste. Was it a coincidence that Daenerys burned father and son in full armor, just like her father did? I don’t think so. Pretty bad PR move for sure. Her legal power to send them join the NW might be contested, but she had the actual power. Once they have taken the oaths, it’s over and done with. The Wall itself shouldn’t have much left so these juristic niceties won’t matter soon. OK, I saw some ( erm ) chemistry at Dragonstone this week. Just on one side, as Jon is true to his words : “There’s no time for this”. The guy means business. Nice development. Daenerys got a crush on Jon, but he is more interested with the NK than her. That should persuade her to take the icy bastard out of the equation. She even forgot her “Bend the knee” refrain, yay. It’s amusing how quick ppl got what’s going on in WF. Let’s wait till it’s over, OK? I’m sure there are more layers and twists to come in this story. For instance, we saw LF talking to Glover and Royce, but we didn’t hear the actual conversation. They might have been plotting, but it could’ve been just a pose on the side of LF. As Brienne recently said: “Don’t launch”. At this point I’m happy with Arya taking a peek in Sansa’s mind and finding exactly what was expected: it’s not pretty. And Sansa obviously fighting her own darker urges, so far successfully. It was all a setup, not a conclusion, and it looks promising. Oh, and the new WF maester needs to do something different than just taking care of the ravens (off screen) and fetching messages (on screen). One doesn’t need a chain from The Citadel to do that. So our jolly band of bastards and broken things went out to fight the cripples? Too bad they won’t have enough screen time for interactions, it’s pure gold. So much potential wasted, the show definitely could’ve used at least one episode more. So next episode Jon brings a wight south and presents it into society… when? In the last episode? Damn, no Jon and Arya reunion this year or it will be too rushed even for this rushed out season. But then we had plenty of reunions so far, maybe it’s a good thing leaving some for later. The Hound and Gendry are also waiting. Best moments for me Jon and Drogon-Drogon’s eye close up. Really felt that connection and couldn’t be happier–unless Rhaegal or other two dragons had joined them-all wanting a pet from Rhaegar’s son lol Sam explaining how easily Maesters could solve the damn problem-then saying fook it and stealing all the books R+L=marriage!! Twu Wuv!! I hope we get a flashback and find out who stopped her raven from getting to her family and told people she was kidnapped against her will instead. Every word Davos says. Every. Word. Tyrion and Varys–so what does it say? GENDRY!!! I’m still excited that he finally came back!! He showed up again in the books FYI-so it isn’t just a show thing. Gendry has an important role to play-I just wish he’d showed up a little sooner and mentioned Arya. But still–GENDRY!! Finally-my favorite raiding party in the history of Westeros. I want them to fight together, but I don’t want anyone to die. I probably won’t get my wish there. RG, Ah, thank you! Couldn’t make out that bit of dialogue on either of my two watches but didn’t pause/rewind. Now I know I should’ve! I so agree there , that was what i loved with that scene Daenerys offered them to join her , it was a demand yes , but a demand where they could chose fire and blood or join her , to those who think it was cold of Dany to burn Tarlys well i could only say that Dany did so to show she was serious , Tarlys did the same mistake as Eddard Stark when hed didn´t swor loyalty to Joffrey and look where it ended for Eddard , he as the Tarlys where to honorable . Ghost's Lunch says: as an ironic twist I so wish Karl Tanner was on the Fellowship of Winter mission with the Catspaw dagger Dead WW’s coming right up Ghost’s LunchQuote Reply Of the old gods says: I am hoping that Sansa is running a long con on LF, and has Arya in on it. The door was open (?) when Arya argued with her – Sansa would know that LF probably has spies around. Sansa is supposed to be so politically smart now, makes no sense for the maester to be talking directly to LF without her knowledge. And FM-trained Arya getting caught spying with her own face? Not buying it. I think the wolves are circling. Prior to this episode, I was worried about what trap LF could be setting, not buying the “lame LF” that people complained about. It is too conspicuous in her ep1 enemies speech that Cersei doesn’t mention him. My other fear was that Sansa was playing a game but would get herself tragically killed because her siblings didn’t know she was really on their side. Because this is GoT I still worry that LF will cause lasting damage on his way out, but feeling more perversely confident that Sansa has been on top of it all along. Maybe because one character (Jaime) remaining persistently weak in the clutches of an antagonist is enough!! (and Sansa is not blinded by love) Of the old godsQuote Reply I have to put forward another possibility about Rhaegar getting an annulment from Elia. It’s possible that Elia knew all about his plans and approved. They had a political and, for all we know, open marriage. This was Oberyn’s sister, people. She could have picked out Lyanna herself. We don’t know for certain that getting an annulment makes Elia’s children illegitimate. I think Rhaegar just wanted to be sure that no one could contest his marriage to Lyanna. seenGhost?, They seemed to play up the chemistry between both Jon and Dany Eg Dany suddenly seems pained at the idea of Jon leaving and going in harms way, and Jon seems to be developing a slightly irritated/jealous/competitive look when Ser Jorah is hugging Dany The cave played a role, but it seems to have been the Drogon moment which was the real catalyst (and in the same episode we hear the Gilly bomb lol) Liked the way they lined up in the Eastwatch tunnel, eg Tormund next to Ser Jorah, then Gendry alongside Beric lol manitot says: love the review. it was heaven for a dany x jorah shipper like me. whether they end up romantically or not, it doesn’t matter as much. they know and understand how much they mean to each other. here’s to hoping as well that he still has a place by her side. manitotQuote Reply We don’t know for certain that getting an annulment makes Elia’s children illegitimate. That’s what an annulment means. If you were never married in the first place, you can’t have legitimate children. Sukeone: I re-watched the scene. Seems to me he gave the boy neither his nor her book but one between them on the pile. Let’s hope it was not hers, at least, and that they took the book with them when they left ; but then, why show us this ???? The children with Elia are legitimate, as they were born in wedlock, eg it’s the same as if Elia died of fever or something and Rhaegar re-married Or if Tywin re-married post Joanna death, any chidlren of Tywins second marriage would be legit but after Cersei/Jaimie/Tyrion in line of succession to CR In the books it’s mentioned Elia can’t really have any more children if I remember correctly because she was a tad sickly and the strain? What the annulment does is allow Rhaegar to have another wife and bear legitimate children I had always theorised they had just gone along with polygamous marriage as it was a legit Targ thing, eg Aegon the Conqueror with his sister-wives, and if Rhaegar had married Elia before a Septon in Sept of Baelor he would have married Lyanna in front of a Weir-Tree (Old Gods) and perhaps even the stump ring thing around Harrenhall coming to mind in particular if that works lol So does this mean Bran can annul any marriage made before the Old Gods, eg even the consumated marriage to Ramsay lol. Not sure if he has jurisdiction over the Tyrion wedding in the Sept of Baelor SnowDragon:Tarlys did the same mistake as Eddard Stark when hed didn´t swor loyalty to Joffrey and look where it ended for Eddard , he as the Tarlys where to honorable . Actually, I think Randyll Tarly was just too racist and Dickon was just being a daddy’s boy. Thought- Are we EVER going to see Ghost again? Maybe Bran can warg him and follow LF? Something-just to let us know our favorite direwolf is still alive. You’d think he’d be hanging out with Arya and Bran-excited to see them. Sean C.: That’s what an annulment means.If you were never married in the first place, you can’t have legitimate children. Not necessarily in Westeros. All we know about that kind of annulment is that it was supposed to be unconsummated. I think this is more like a sexist divorce. People attacking Arya after this episode failed to understand one basic thing about the character, one basic thing that has very much defined her in the novels: She adores Jon. There is hardly one Arya chapter where she doesn’t think about Jon. They have not seen each other for years, yet Arya often thinks of him: -She found herself wishing that Jon was here with her now. Then maybe she wouldn’t feel so alone. -How is it that you come to own a sword, Arya? Where did you get this?” Arya chewed her lip and said nothing. She would not betray Jon, not even to their father. -Needle was Jon Snow’s smile. He used to mess my hair and call me “little sister,” she remembered, and suddenly there were tears in her eyes. Others have mentioned that Jon-Arya is one of the strongest relationships in the series. I think is the most pure and loving relationship there is. No contest. Of course, Arya would have Jon’s back regardless of whom she would need to oppose. That is very much in character. And Jon loves her too because for every mention Jon got in her book chapters, Jon reciprocated in his. In fact, Jon you can argue decides to leave the Night’s Watch for Arya. He ends up finally giving up his stoic resolution to not take parts and honor his vows due to his desperation in wanting to save his little sister. The last thought in Jon’s head before he dies of his wounds are “stick them with the pointy end” a reference to his Arya. This bond is the reason why I was so anxious for Arya to get back to Winterfell. Jon is not always able to see the immediate threats around him because he rarely ever puts himself first, Arya can serve as his bodyguard and I’m okay with that. Arya is hot headed and has been like this forever and some of you are acting like you have just discovered this. Like she’s never ever before done the kill first asks questions second. Also some of you with your outrage are forgetting that a couple of episodes back, Sansa had wanted to punish the houses that fought against House Stark, even though whoever was left of those houses had nothing to do with the decision making. How is that very different from Arya being upset at Lords who are hinting at their readiness to abandon a King whom they had pledge their swords to by their own volition. Another thing to remember about Arya: She does not forget. Why do you think she has a list she means to complete? Because she doesn’t forget who has wronged her or her family. I am sure she has not forgotten the incident with Mycah and Sansa’s role in the ordeal. Sure tons of things have changed and Sansa has regretted her mistakes but is it incredibly difficult to understand where Arya is coming from? DannyQuote Reply Ghost’s Lunch: The children with Elia are legitimate, as they were born in wedlock, eg it’s the same as if Elia died of fever or something and Rhaegar re-married. An annulment is a statement that a marriage never happened in the first place. If Rhaegar and Elia were never married, then their children cannot be legitimate. Children born of an annulled marriage are illegitimate. Children of a divorce retain their legitimacy. rfresa: Actually, I think Randyll Tarly was just too racist and Dickon was just being a daddy’s boy. Yeah would say that you have a point there , i though think they where as much to proud to swear loyalty to Daenerys . Sean C.: An annulment is a statement that a marriage never happened in the first place.If Rhaegar and Elia were never married, then their children cannot be legitimate. Children born of an annulled marriage are illegitimate.Children of a divorce retain their legitimacy. And what does “setting aside a wife” mean? That’s how Sam explained the word. I think (though I’m not a native speaker) it’s more like a divorce. My guess is that they don’t want to make a difference between the annulment and the divorce. But maybe we learn more about it. Ali Oop says: Good idea. This hadn’t occurred to me! Ali OopQuote Reply Thi Targaryen says: Dany should have roasted Cersei the moment she got to dragonstone. too bad she listened to Tyrion,and since when did Tyrion become so kind and soft? plus isn’t he the one that used wildfire on all the those sailors in the battle of blackwater, strangled his whore and murdered his father? Tyrion is like he has suddenly forgotten his past and he’s mahatma Gandhi. When Dany told Varys she’d burn him alive if he betrayed her he said “id expect nothing less from the mother of dragons.” Now he’s questioning her for burning traitors?!?? Wtf! GTFO varys! I like Gendry and Jon scenes. These two could really have a nice bond and friendship. Jorah is finally back! I love his reunion with Dany. It was a little weird for him seeing Jon so close to Dany..poor Jorah, back at the friendzone lol Cersei pregnant again..why i have a feeling this wont end well for her.. Another big battle next week! Yes! I can’t believe only two more episodes ugh..another hiatus will kill me. Thi TargaryenQuote Reply If they meant divorce, they should use the word divorce. Annulment is a separate term with its own meaning. ‘and raise you one Lord Friendzone”. lol Ah, i loved to see Jorah’s back. i will for sure rewatch more times, but yeah..i wish they didn’t make so obvious a almost love triangle situation there because i honestly find a little juvenile but oh boy..it was all over this moment.. they really had to put Jorah saying he was going in the mission to serve dany, only to show jon looking at her and then jon saying that he would go.. I was expecting seeing Jorah jealous getting to dragonstone cured only to see Dany and Jon so close.. because we remember how he was with Daario right? but seeing Jon jealous was SO GOOD, and left me shoock becuse it was blatantly obvious, and it was glorious but i have to said, tho i love jonerys and jon’s jealousy, what i really loved the most was to to see jorah’s back because i miss seeing dany smiling, and he is one of the few people that can truly make dany happy and make dany smile..so that made me really happy and it was such a tender moment..but the funniest for sure was when dany hugged jorah because i dont think jon saw dany acting like that with anyone so far, and i think that was the thing that made him jealous haha. Ghost’s Lunch: So does this mean Bran can annul any marriage made before the Old Gods, eg even the consumated marriage to Ramsay lol. Not sure if he has jurisdiction over the Tyrion wedding in the Sept of Baelor The Tyrion Sansa thing is already invalid because never consumated : it was said at one point in the show that an unconsumated marriage was not real. Go Sam! http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/john-bradleys-samwell-tarly-is-in-the-business-of-saving-the-world Episode 4 should have ended with Jaime and Bronn having swum to safety, and looking at the devastation that befell the army. We all knew Jaime wasn’t dead, and from the looks of it he basically escaped the battle unscathed. It’s not a complaint but as I suspected that scene probably would have been better at the end of episode 4. Apparently they felt a cliffhanger that fooled nobody was the better stopping point… and end on an adrenaline rush. Jaime saying, “That was just one of them. She has two more,” lines with the shot behind him would have been good. It was the moment he had time to reflect on what just happened and coming to the realization that if Daenerys goes ‘full bore’ they have little to no chance of winning. Meh, it all blends together during season rewatches anyway… I do like that they’re at least having Cersei understand and believe that she’s outmatched finally. It’s also realistic for her to respond as she is, with the idea of ‘going down fighting.’ p.s: I agree about Jaime and Tyrion’s reunion..that was weird..i was expecting a little more emotion and i honestly felt nothing! Joe Dempsie: http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/joe-dempsie-is-back-and-gendrys-ready-to-go Thi Targaryen: I was expecting seeing Jorah in jealous getting to dragonstone cures only to see Dany and Jon so close.. because we remember how he was with Daario right? but seeing Jon jealous was SO GOOD, and left me shoock becuse it was blatantly obvious, and it was glorious Maybe I missed some stuff, but I didn’t really see a love triangle going on. Nothing like Twilight or whatever teen love triangle is new these days. Like Jon looking at Dany after Jorah said he’d lead the mission, I don’t think Jon was thinking “now I need to prove myself” or anything, more like he was contemplating. And Jon always leads from the front, if Jorah didn’t mention anything Jon would probably still lead the mission beyond the wall. What I took from that scene is that Jon and Jorah are pretty alike, similar sense of honor, both Northerners, etc. I didn’t really see any jealously between either Jorah or Jon. I feel like by this point in his life, Jorah is just happy to stand next to Danys side. And he did notice her “gulp” or fear when Jon said he’d go North as well. If anything next ep maybe we will see Jorah grill Jon a bit, only to come to like him and the two become buds. Maybe on next rewatch I’ll pick up some of this lol. God damn, love this show. Yes and this is often a political move. Henry VIII sought an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon from the Pope. He had to circumvent that in the end, as we know and go against the Pope. This was purely out of convenience that Catherine was unlikely to bear him a son and he was desperate to marry Anne Boleyn. This also resulted in Henry and Catherine’s daughter Mary being stripped of title as Princess and her succession rights (although later restored after Henry VIIIs death. The Books: Should Rhaegar’s issue be considered illegitimate because of an annulment ( if that is Westerosi law of course), that adds a whole facet to the claim and fight for the Iron Throne that is in ADWD but not in the show if indeed the annulment turns out to be book canon . For the show, let’s hope that the difference between annulment and divorce is purposeful. JohnoftheNorthThorp says: A couple of points. First, loved this episode. However, where was Theon? I would have thought he would want to help. Also, Jon and Jorah meet, but Jon doesn’t mention he actually has the Mormont family sword Longclaw, which would have belonged to Jorah had Jon’s “father” (Ned) not banished Jorah? Also, Jon and Gendry meet and discuss their “fathers” (Robert and Ned) as being best buds, but in actuality, their “real” fathers (Robert and Rhaegar) were mortal enemies. I do love the suicide squad, Dungeons & Dragons type of team, but who is in charge? Do the Brotherhood automatically assume Jon is their leader now as well. No mention to Thoros and Beric of Jon being raised from the dead like Beric has been. I do think they are rushing things when a lot of character cross-points should be further addressed. JohnoftheNorthThorpQuote Reply English is not my first language, but is the word “divorce” too modern? 3Dragons says: Miss Stark: Aye. It would suck. But think how epic it would be to see Sophie T (as Arya) going on a murder streak. 3DragonsQuote Reply Sukeone, Thanks for the clarification! It looks like Sam gave little Sam the old book he was copying (Thank the Gods!). So I’m still going to assume he packed up the book Gilly was reading and it will hopefully come into play later in the series. I’m hoping Bran will reveal to Jon his true parentage in the finale, which will be a nice parallel to Season 6’s finale where the audience finds out Jon’s mother is Lyanna. As far as his legitimacy – I feel like that’s Season 8 stuff. But this series is progressing so quickly so who knows? Actually Sansa mentioned Ghost in the episode (when talking to Arya), and that surprised me! I take it as a mean to let us know Ghost is still around… JohnoftheNorthThorp, I feel like some of these things will come up next episode, like Gendry and the Hound meeting Arya and also Longclaw. Can’t throw everything in one episode. Hell I saw above someone say there was a Ghost mention, I missed that one! I’m curious if the Jon/Beric revival will come up, I hope it does because Jon would probably have some questions and Thoros and Beric have answers. We better get some good conversations next week! Anyone know episode length? Moving this comment over from the episode-watch thread, which seems to have gone quiet: Got to wonder how the existence of a potentially legitimizable Baratheon heir might figure into Littlefinger’s calculations, once he finds out (and presuming that Gendry makes it back alive from his Arctic expedition). Seems like Lord Baelish is running a little short on options to realize his dream, perhaps feeling a bit hemmed-in and desperate. If his efforts to sow divisiveness amongst Team Stark don’t work as slickly as he’d like, he may turn to any other opportunity to inspire chaos that presents itself. I can just smell the smoke coming out his ears as the little wheels turn in his crafty head. 2) Arya has gone through a lot to keep needle and we see a lot about how she loves Jon and still supports him even now that he’s in Dragonstone, and all we get for his reaction to her being alive is Oh I thought she was dead :/ he might as well added “good for her!”, also Gendry who was with Arya for large amount of time doesn’t even mention her! that would have made more sense than “our dad were buddies” and this callback to Ned and Robert. I was waiting for so long for Jon to hear about Arya and this is all I get Completely agree. Im sorry..but Jaime and Bronn surviving like that was the most SURRAL thing on the show for me so far..ugh. Also..Jon’s reaction about Arya and Bran was more cold than the NK..even Dany had a better reaction about that. And Gendry not mentioning Arya at all..just..weird. i didn’t liked at all. The Het, I can’t believe I missed that! Going to watch again now lol I hope you are right debbie. I would love these badass heroes tormund and the hound take the WW’s head on and not just go after der minions, which would be possible only with dragon glass. Why should Jon have ol d fun! 🙂 Grandmaester Flash says: seenGhost?: As Brienne recently said: “Don’t launch”. She said “don’t lunge“, not launch. He clearly has some knowledge and abilities. He’s delivered a baby, and designed and built a wheelchair. Grandmaester FlashQuote Reply hahaha, i’m excited to see Dany seeing ghost. RG: All of the fellas will have quite a bit to talk about and bond over during the next episode! I can’t wait. If they meant divorce, they should use the word divorce.Annulment is a separate term with its own meaning. Yes. To annul a marriage is to say that, in the official view, it never happened. That was the Roman Catholic Church’s end-run around its prohibition of divorce (which continues to this day, incredibly). As I understand it, the practice of annulment was mainly used in cases where the wife is unable to conceive due to the fact that the husband is impotent or sexually uninterested in women. (I guess encouraging reproduction was deemed a greater good by the Vatican than discouraging every possible means of ‘defiling’ the sacrament of matrimony.) Henry VIII couldn’t get his annulment from Catherine of Aragon because she had already borne him a daughter, so the marriage had clearly been consummated. Hence the founding of the Anglican Church. So by this logic – and presuming that the Faith of the Seven works in a manner analogous to the medieval RCC – it should have been a divorce rather than an annulment that Rhaegar sought and received. Aristocrats have nearly always tended to get preferential treatment from the ecclesiastical hierarchy, of course. I rewatched the scene: when Sansa leaves the main hall of Winterfell with Arya, she says that she had warned Jon that everyone would not sit and wait for him, like Ghost. Since the reference is a priori pointless, I guess this is a reminder from the writers that Ghost is still around… mau: English is not my first language, but is the word “divorce” too modern? My thoughts exactly. The medieval term is “annulment” and it wasn’t used by accident here instead of “divorce”. Thi Targaryen: T Rufus Martin: Sam took the black, hence he can no longer be lord tarly (and there is right now no heir to the house, so the house is dead), unless Sam is freed from his oath by the lord commander of the nightwatch? or by the queen/king of westeros? WallyFrench says: There’s no secret to lighting the sword. That’s not Light bringer. Thoros always fought with a flaming sword during tourney melees. Lightbringer if it is truly introduced in the show (Stannis never had it unless I’m not remembering), it’ll have to follow the prophecy and it’s only going to be lit when he shoves it thru his lovers heart. WallyFrenchQuote Reply Of the old gods: Arya is trained to be an assassin but not a spy. I’m sure I could be wrong, but I believe that Arya was genuinely dropping the ball and messing up here. Bronn: “No I do not. Dragons are where our partnership ends.” Tis is 100% Bronn tho. hahaha. I loved how he said that Jaime could’t die without giving him his gold and his castle lol Firannion: Henry VIII couldn’t get his annulment from Catherine of Aragon because she had already borne him a daughter, so the marriage had clearly been consummated. Hence the founding of the Anglican Church. Yes although the argument that Henry VIII and his advisers used was that the previous marriage to Prince Arthur in 1509 had been “against God’s law” quoting Leviticus ““If a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an impurity; he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.” And that he had been living in sin as a result and he needed annulment to save his soul from eternal damnation ( yeah, right!). None if this I imagine is very relevant to Rhaegar’s situation (it’s possible though that he just wanted Lyanna Stark so much he had to ditch Elia), I don’t suppose we shall find out the reason for this annulment unless it turns out to be book canon in which case GRRM will write a couple of chapters or even a complete spin-off book about it 😉 EDIT apparently Elia’s two childbirths were difficult so it’s possible she could no longer bear children. This could be a reason for annulment. Everett says: ChiragSD, That kind of bothered me as well, but on the other hand, a strangers face in Winterfell might be noticed at this point. EverettQuote Reply Danny: People attacking Arya after this episode failed to understand one basic thing about the character, one basic thing that has very much defined her in the novels:She adores Jon.There is hardly one Arya chapter where she doesn’t think about Jon. This isn’t a leaks spoiler because I don’t follow those. This is something GRRM said ages and ages ago, but it is spoilerific! George gave an outline for the entire series when he pitched the series to publishers ages and ages and ages ago. And then that little pitch which he typed up – on like a freaking typewriter, the thing is so old! – was eventually auctioned off and published. You can Google and find it. In that, he said several things which he’s definitely veering from and changing. And folks believe that he’s changed his mind about just about everything, but I’m not so sure. In that pitch, he has Jon falling in love with Arya and Tyrion falling in love with Arya – a love triangle. Now, I definitely don’t think Tyrion has fallen for Arya. Sansa, perhaps, but not Arya. Perhaps that’s why Gendry was brought back, though, and in such a strong relationship with Jon Snow. Everyone points out that their sister-cousin relationship would make such a love interest totally gross and therefore impossible. But George has always known about the sister-cousin relationship and that didn’t stop him from shipping them together to begin with. So I’m not so sure. I also believe what George says about Dany destroying Westeros with her dragons and Dothraki is coming to pass this season. And Sansa’s betrayal of House Stark is working out quite differently but also appears to be in the works this season. Again, others may argue that George has since changed his mind on both of these counts, as well, but I’m of a mind that he didn’t. mau: It’s an Old French word from the 14th century with Latin roots. Not at all too modern, even though it probably sounds modern at first sight. Probably why it wasn’t used. Evi: lol, you are one of these people the dont really watch the scene in the right way because you’re too blind to see more! Dany is actually being merciful with the Tarlys, giving them a option! They were too stupid, so even after that they still choose to die. Well, by by to them. Dany finally stopped listening to Tyrion’s bad advices and is being a dragon tha Olenna said she is. p.s: Olenna got her revenge again this episode! Dany did the same Ned did in season 1 with his traitors, and the same Jon did in season 6. And Dany and Jon is going to happen. They are both (and at the same time) developing feelings for each other. If you don’t like it you better prepare yourself hahahaha WallyFrench: There’s no secret to lighting the sword.That’s not Light bringer.Thoros always fought with a flaming sword during tourney melees. About the Nissa Nissa thing. The original Azor Ahai forged Lightbringer and was only successful in tempering it when he plunged it thru his wife’s heart. I’m not sure if this has been in the show. In the books Sallador Saan tells the story to Davos. In the show and books Mel a couple of times recounts the Azor Ahai Reborn prophecy (bleeding star, salt and stone, waking dragons etc.) and says this legendary hero reborn will draw a sword from the fire. Mel even stages a ceremony on the beach in S2 for Stannis. No mention of plunging swords thru loved ones’ hearts. MeeraReed says: I throughly enjoyed this write up. Hopefully you will get an ongoing spot reviewing the remaining episodes. It would do a little bit to make up for the fact that the season is almost over. MeeraReedQuote Reply The Arya trashing that has been going on because of this episode is ridiculous and unfounded. I also had the misfortune of seeing a vocal component of Sansa stans going as far as insulting Maisie’s appearance because of this. Nice edit! Yes, you’re right. In ACoK Dany has a vision of Rhaegar and Elia in the House of the Undying and overhears him saying “the dragon has three heads.” He was borderline obsessed with having three children and because Elia was sickly and couldn’t have anymore, coupled with the fact that he loved Lyanna, led him to seek an annulment. I think that was revealed in either ASoS or AFfC … I can’t remember. Mawk: I find it funny that an F is a 5/10 lol, I’d think that’s more of a D Grade or C-. Agree about everything you said! And yes, Danys decision to burn the two Tarlys was smart and very right. They are traitors. Dany even giving them a choice..for much less others would’ve just killed them. Thee Tarlys were traitors (not only for Dany, but also for Olenna, who died because of them). And yes, Jon did the same. It was pretty much the same thing, that’s why i liked what Dany said to Jon: “We both wanted to help people. We can oly help them for a position of strength. Sometimes strength is terrible.” And i would like to see Gendry, Jon and The Hound talking about Arya..that would be amazing! I found the reference for Elia being declared unable to bear further children: A bride for our bright prince. Jon Connington remembered Prince Rhaegar’s wedding all too well. Elia was never worthy of him. She was frail and sickly from the first, and childbirth only left her weaker. After the birth of Princess Rhaenys, her mother had been bedridden for half a year, and Prince Aegon’s birth had almost been the death of her. She would bear no more children, the maesters told Prince Rhaegar afterward. The Griffin Reborn, ADWD. I don’t know about the visions though. Why has Davos or anyone not told Jon about potential use of wildfire to burn the wights? Build some trebuchets behind the wall and smoke the dead away. Remember when they hyped a starkbowl in season 7 ? I knew the minute LF saw that look on Sansa’s face watching Arya and Brienne last episode..he is seeing a chance to put them against each other to start the pure chaos, since Bran is to busy with the NK visions. Arya to Sansa: “You always liked nice things. It always made you feel better than everyone”. That was..wow. I gotta say, I always liked Arya, and i usually find Sansa annoying..but even if i think the writing seems a little off this episode, it actually made a little sense since this is Arya and Sansa..they never really liked each other before..they are sisters, but Arya was always more closer to Jon and even Bran.. and now they need to be together and interact with each other. It’s a new situation for them and they are both very different from the last time they saw each other..so, of course this would happen. But i really don’t think they will drag this for longer..LF thinks he is too smart in this game, but the thing is that he is getting more and more lost and without any allies. He is trying to play with the only cards he has right now, but i really think he won’t escape this one time. And Arya is more smart than that! Ooo thanks for that! Also, being the book worm that I am, I have my favorite passages flagged in my copies of the books: “Aegon,” he said to a woman nursing a newborn babe in a great wooden bed. “What better name for a king?” “Will you make a song for him?” the woman asked. “He has a song,” the man replied. “He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.” He looked up when he said it and his eyes met Dany’s, and it seemed as if he saw her standing there beyond the door. “There must be one more,” he said, though whether he was speaking to her or the woman in the bed she could not say. “The dragon has three heads.” – ACoK Now that we know Jon was legitimate he could be Ice (Stark) and Fire (Targaryen)… but I still think the prophecy refers to more than one person. Adrianacandle: For some reason, Dany’s reaction reminded me of when Tyrion said they’d taken Casterly Rock: Tyrion: “We’ve taken Casterly Rock.” Dany: “That’s good news!….looks at Tyrion and Gary’s expression….isn’t it??” Jon: “Bran and Arya something something, I thought they were dead.” Dany: “I’m happy for you!…looks at Jon’s expression….you don’t look happy.” Ser Not Appearing in this Series: EDIT apparently Elia’s two childbirths were difficult so it’s possible she could no longer bear children. This could be a reason for annulment. Yes, I am fairly certain the books make it clear that Elia couldn’t bear the third head of the dragon. Flayed Potatoes, They’ll be feeling rather silly about themselves in two weeks time when it’ll be revealed that the Stark sisters were playing LF. Que: Sansa’s The lone wolf dies and the pack survives speech with Arya holding that Valryian dagger at LF’s slimy throat. This ‘tension’ that they’re trying to setup is so forced and fake that I’m dumbfounded there are actually people who believe it. Only last week we had the Stark tender moments and them discussing the dangers of LF. Bear in mind, Arya’s entire journey has been about finding way to home, to her pack. They’re not gonna kill each other now. Really? That’s just silly-we expected a little bit of underlying tension right? Last time Arya saw Sansa she was standing beside Joffrey as their father was beheaded-prior to that she lied about the fight and because of that a direwolf died. Sansa barely gave her sister any thought at all-she spent all her time with her Septa or Joffrey and had more dialogue with LF and the Hound than Arya. They were happy to see each other alive sure, but that history doesn’t just disappear. And Sansa does still have some character issues and a lot of emotional baggage and yes, Arya has got that wild wolf blood, but when push comes to shove they’ll work together. They’re a pack and I predict LF will find that out soon. that’s my feeling too. A Westerosi rope-a-dope They yadda-yadda’d through too much. Had characters NOT have basic logic conversations (Gendry meets his former survivor-mate’s brother and never mentions Arya? Or Jorah shows up and never mentions who cured him? Dany just set his family on fire… and he’s Jon’s best friend… important conversations anyone would reasonably have). These are not important conversations, they’re fan service. You want exposition where none is needed. Gendry is meeting the KITN and we witness all of 2 minutes of their conversation. His first words aren’t going to be “Hey I met your half-sister but I don’t know where she is”. Not only is that useless but we can’t even say with certainty that Gendry knows they are related. And let’s not forget, despite the quick travel time shown to the audience, they had PLENTY of time to chat on the boat to Eastwatch. Dany asks who cured Jorah? Someone at the Citadel. End of discussion. The only reason the topic is interesting to us is because WE, the audience, know of the connection between Sam & Jon. Dany and Jon have no reason to probe for more information. As much as I would love to see the characters chat about things relevant to the audience, and this has been said MANY times before, doing so would be bad writing. We know this information already, we witnessed it happening. I want the plot to move FORWARD, not backwards. AlexisQuote Reply Ginevra: Arya is trained to be an assassin but not a spy.I’m sure I could be wrong, but I believe that Arya was genuinely dropping the ball and messing up here. I’m sure I could be wrong too…I may have my fingers in my ears “la la la la” lol I’m sure I’m not the first to propose this theory, but I’m putting it out there anyway. I think there’s a better than average chance that Arya is actually NOT fooled by LF, and she’s just letting him BELIEVE he has her fooled. I think we may be assuming that Arya is underestimating LF, and that she is believing the worst about Sansa, i.e., that Sansa wants to be queen and that she will (or is) betray Jon and her family with LF to get what she wants. But remember, Arya has been trained to read people very well. Already, Arya saw that LF tried to get on Bran’s good side with that dagger gift, and she heard Sansa warn them both that LF never gives anything away without wanting something in return. It’s possible that while Arya DOES know and believe that Sansa still harbors ambitions, remember, even Arya said to Sansa “you don’t want to be thinking this, but you can’t help it.” It is possible Arya knows that LF sees Sansa’s ambitions as well, and Arya knows LF wants to exploit this. It’s possible Arya is the one leading LF by the nose, letting him THINK he the one causing “chaos” and distrust between the sisters. It’s possible Arya understands that Sansa was forced to write that note under duress from Cersei, but now she sees that LF is definitely trying to drive a wedge between the sisters. Let’s wait and see what happens, but let’s not count Arya out yet. She learned a lot in her years at the HoB&W. She might understand that it’s easy for LF to underestimate her (he saw her fight with a sword but knows nothing about her other abilities). In the scene where the maesters are discussing Bran’s warning Mista C says: The brotherhood was a decent sized group of one to two dozen men last time we saw. But only Thoros, Beric and Sandor made it to Eastwatch? Tyrion strolls right back into the Red Keep like it’s no big deal. Jamie finds out while talking to Cersei that she knew about the meeting all along. Tyrion is her most hated person on the planet. She let Tyrion and Jamie have their meeting and then let him leave Kings Landing when she had the chance to capture him easily? Worst thing though was by far the Jamie and Bronn comedic opening to the episode. My exact words last week, posted to this very site, were: “If next week’s episode opens with Jamie and Bronn re-surfacing from the river a mile from where they went in, both spitting out huge mouthfuls of water…” Mista CQuote Reply Just read, glad I’m not the only one thinking this! jjtwatt says: RhaenysStark, Didn’t Jon say he knew about Arya after reading Bran’s raven letter? Right before Dany says “I’m happy for you”? jjtwattQuote Reply Rightful Queen says: How crazy would it be if Littlefinger arranged to intercept that raven from Lyanna and substitute a false message? E.g. “Help me, I’ve been kidnapped by Rhaegar Targaryen and am being held in the Tower in Dorne?” That would account for the Winterfell version of the story. Rightful QueenQuote Reply Noob Takes the Black says: The one thing I was really actually hoping for — in terms of a satisfactory happy ending to GoT — was Sam telling his father to bugger off once and for all. I guess GRRM has now denied me even that little bit of hope. Noob Takes the BlackQuote Reply Danielle Stark says: Ulfie, Say wha…? There was a variety of emotions between Arya and Sansa during their reunion! Anxiety, sadness, relief. Even more so for Jamie-Tyrion’s reunion… they both were struggling to keep their emotions under control at different points during that scene- their eyes welling up with tears of anger, tears of anguish….Nikolaj and Peter broke my heart. I’m not sure we are watching the same show…. Danielle StarkQuote Reply Rightful Queen, Clearly not that crazy because I’ve always wondered if–because of Brandon Stark–he didn’t cause a “misunderstanding via raven” that sent Lyanna’s brother to his death before he could marry Cat (which is what he was on his way to do before he heard about kidnapping) Everyone says I’m crazy–but I could see it happening. Things our magnificent 7 could discuss while traveling to find wights. 1. Arya Gendry: She saved me from death via Gold cloaks, saved me from imprisonment at Harrenhal when she made friends with a killer and tried to save me from the Brotherhood by saying she’d be my family, but I screwed up and in the end she couldn’t save me from the red witch. Beric:I showed her all my fatal wounds but told her we couldn’t bring her headless dad back. Think it hurt her feelings. She also wasn’t happy we wanted money to give her back to her family. She ended up running away and to be honest, we never thought about her again. How much trouble could a Stark girl alone in the middle of the war of five kings get into, I ask you? Hound: I snatched her on the run from those idiots and tried to pawn her off a few times myself so I’d have enough coin for fookin chicken, but we always arrived just in time to find out someone-her mother, brother, aunt etc-had been killed. It almost became a running gag. Sure, she threatened to kill me every night, but I liked the girl. Would have kept her if Brienne hadn’t nearly beaten me to death. Still not sure why she left me alive.) 2. LC Mormont & Sam (Jorah: I see you have the sword I gave back to my dad when I went into exile, King Snow. He was a good man. Actually took the black so I could take over as Lord Mormont-but I screwed it up because of a girl. I couldn’t afford her, so I sold some slaves. Our dads were ticked. Jon: your father told me about you. I saved him from a dead man and went with him beyond the wall, where I got taken prisoner for screwing up because of a girl. I couldn’t kill her. That worked out well though. It’s how I met Tormund. Jorah: Neat. Your buddy healed me from greyscale so I could come back to my khaleesi. Dibs. Jon: I’m a king who died and came back to life. Plus she let me pet her dragon. Jorah: &$%) 3. Melissandre (Thoros: So, I guess Mel let you go huh? Things didn’t turn out too badly, right? Gendry: Not too bad. After she got me naked and put leeches on my cock, she put me in a cell and wanted to drain my king’s blood for Stannis, but Davos sent me off in a boat I didn’t know how to row. It’s a miracle I didn’t drown. Or die horribly a hundred times since I left. I’m just grateful the street of steel isn’t close to what used to be the Sept. Thanks for asking. Jon: Interesting. She didn’t use leeches but she tried to get me naked too. Of course, then they tell me she brought me back from the dead after all my friends took turns stabbing me, so I can’t really say anything bad about her. Thoros: She got that from me! Beric: You too? I thought I had a purpose, but the Hound’s getting visions and you were dead. Apparently every damn idiot with a red priest can come back to life now. Jon: Whatever. Just don’t mention her to Davos next time you see him. Trust me.) 4. LF (Jon: he’s at my house. Hound: The fucking cnt betrayed your father and was always sniffing around my little bird Jon: Little bird? Hound: Never mind. Beric: I remember when I was younger, I first met him at the tourney at– Hound and Jon: Shut up Beric!) What I’m saying is there shouldn’t be many awkward silences. 🙂 I’m hoping for at least one fireside chat before the battle. BranTheBlessed: They’ll be feeling rather silly about themselves in two weeks time when it’ll be revealed that the Stark sisters were playing LF That might be true. However, DB Weiss, in the “Inside the episode”, makes it very clear that LF “is actualy leading her by the nose”. Let’s wait and see who is playing who ! I couldn’t stand Randyll (great work by Faulkner), but when he reached out and took Dickon’s wrist before they died, that was just so human. ramses says: Mista C, Cersei explained in her meeting with Jamie why she allowed him to meet with Tyrion, then also allow Tyrion to return to Daeny. Cersei already knew about the armistice offer and sees this as her chance to contrive a plan to win the war. Her motivations are bigger than killing Tyrion. ramsesQuote Reply spaewife says: Saw it this morning early – have watched most of it again since, and will see it again at 9 this evening here (followed by Thronecast). Just now I’m re-watching ep 4 in prep for ep 5 and Thronecast. I’ve mixed feelings about this one. Some was excellent, some a bit too ‘pat’ I think. I haven’t read most of the comments, because of (1) being asleep last night and (2) being out much of today, but I thought much of the ending was good, the ‘Gendry’ parts were good and much of the interaction between Jaime and Cersei was good likewise: and the Drogon/Jon interaction was lovely! My overall feeling – it was a good ep, though not imo on the level of last week’s. And had weaknesses; the greatest to me being that ‘annulment’ – has there been anything that can attest such in Westeros? The little ‘reveal’ by Gilly of an annulment was just too much to credit – fan service, though well done by the actors. (OK, Sansa and Tyrion – but that was a non-consummation. Anything else? Otherwise I’ll say that this gun hasn’t been hung…) Also for me the start with Jaime and Bron was too good to be true – it would have been better, as said, to be inserted at the end of last week’s ep. I did like the meeting of BwB and Jon & co! spaewifeQuote Reply Pigeon: Same here. 🙁 In fact his reaction as soon as Dickon spoke up killed me too. Inga says: Alexis, Regarding Gendry not talking about Arya, it wouldn’t be wise to imply to a lad who happens to be the KITN that you have a certain interest in his little sister even if that interest is very platinic and pure. The fact that Gendry chooses to tell Jon who he really is against Davos’es adwise and volunteers to go beiond the Wall instead of going to Winterfell kind of hints that he might be trying to prove his worth to Jon in order to get permission to continue some relationship with Arya. At least that’s how I understand Gendry’s choices and actions so far. What is interesting at this point is that Davos looks to be developing some plan involving Gendry. I may be wrong and it’s possible that he was simply trying to get the lad out of the city going under the Dothraki seage but… I don’t know how to say it but it really looks like Davos hates Dany: he even warns Jon not to look at her despite of the fact that marriage mixed with a bit of romance would be a perfect solution for the knee-bending ad alliance-forming problem, and it really looks like he’s planning to use Gendry as an alternative candidate to the IT (at least before he learns that Jon is the most rightful heir). It might be also worth noting that the Flee-Bottom commoners like Davos or Gendry are much more ready to believe in the WW threat than maesters or high lords, though on the other hand it may be just the result of story simplification, and we shouldn’t read too much into that. However, what we should read into are the hints that burning Tarlys will have serious ramifications. The showrunners clearly made the point that Sam hadn’t learned about that yet and nether did Jon. So, what happens when they learn? I would expect something similar to what happened with Melisandre in the Winds of Winter: Jon will decide that Dany crossed the line. On the other hand, I believe that, when Sam finds out that Jon is a trueborn heir to the IT and tries to make it public, Dany will see that as a revenge for burning his family and dismiss everything. And for this reason IMO Joneirys ship won’t sail far: Dany looks to be already jelous that some see Jon as a potential savour; when she finds out that Jon may have a better claim to the throne, she will go all fire and blood against her nephew. And then Jon and Jaime will have a chanse to share experience of being in love with a mad queen… Anyway, it doesn’t look like Dany is surviving till the end of the series and if Jon does he will still have a chance to marry Lyanna Mormont or Talla Tarly or Alys Karstark or some other sweet girl. IngaQuote Reply Same here. I’ve hated his guts ever since Sam mentioned how he came to the wall. But in that moment? Wow. I would’ve liked very much to see ALL of these conversations, and would happily trade an ‘epic’ CGI scene for them. ramses: Same here. 🙁 The fact that he DIDN’T expect or want Dickon to stand up to Dany in that way…wow. RG: Same here. I’ve hated his guts ever since Sam mentioned how he came to the wall. But in that moment? Wow. It was one of those fleeting moments that makes this show great. They did a good job making Dickon so unlike Randyll, but wanting to make him proud, and that is how it ends. Sigh. LF is back to showing his game in action, and it’s infuriatingly glorious how he’s doing it. Just another point- the expression on Randal Tarly’s face regarding the killing of his son (his son’s stupidity, if you wish) is heartbreaking. Glad you spotted that, I love the show but was a little miffed that 80% of the brotherhood just seems to have vanished. Also why does Tyrion refer to Olenna as a Queen in his speech? Great episode but there were a couple of odd plot holes… 🙄 at the histrionics about Arya’s scenes! Honestly…Littlefinger is a seasoned veteran at fucking with people, and the amazing thing is that he is apparently so good at it that he’s successfully fucked a portion of the AUDIENCE OF THE SHOW. 😂 One episode where Arya is seemingly falling for his schemes, and people are losing their damn minds. Hell, Sansa has been falling for his schemes for years. I don’t believe for a minute that he’ll have it over Arya for long, if he even actually does right now, which is questionable. Sansa and Arya never got along, and they aren’t likely to be rainbows and unicorns now. That would not be close to believable. But if they don’t ultimately have each other’s back if it comes down to a crunch, I would be very surprised. Yeah, I had to chuckle at the people who were posting that Baelish was just taking up space at Winterfell with nothing left to do, and that he needed to be deleted from the story ASAP. Anyone who thinks that his is a boring character arc needs to remind themselves that with Littlefinger, there’s always bound to be a lot going on behind the scenes that will blow up in someone’s face soon enough. He will scheme to the bitter end. Pigeon: ramses: Same here. I wasn’t moved a bit for him : he would never have had such a gesture to Sam if he had been there instead of Dickon. That moment does not make up for anything for me. He was obnoxious. His son, though, without him, might have evolved in a good way. Otherwise, it’s good that Bran has learned to send his troops (ravens/crows) out rather than going himself! Pigeon, Ahhh yeah wow. I was heartened by the realization that Randyll did not want/expect Dickon to speak up. Dickon did it because he thought it was the right thing to do, but also, I think, did it because it’d be what his father would expect of him….and yet no, Randyll did not want that. “It was one of those fleeting moments that makes this show great. They did a good job making Dickon so unlike Randyll, but wanting to make him proud, and that is how it ends. Sigh” Ha! Exactly. I responded before I read this part. FRAN: “I wasn’t moved a bit for him : he would never have had such a gesture to Sam if he had been there instead of Dickon. That moment does not make up for anything for me. He was obnoxious. His son, though, without him, might have evolved in a good way.” That’s cool. I can’t speak for everyone but I don’t think any of us said this made up for Randyll’s prior disgraceful actions. We’re rather marveling at the stories ability to make us feel for this character. It’s just great in my opinion. This will probably never make it into the series, as it’s aftermath stuff, but my mind jumps ahead to what it will be like for Sam’s mother and sister when Sam wants to introduce them to his BFF Jon, consort of the flamethrowing Dragon Queen. Talk about awkward family dinners! ramses: That’s cool. I can’t speak for everyone but I don’t think any of us said this was a redeeming moment or made up for his prior disgraceful actions. We’re rather marveling at the stories ability to make us feel forthis character. I agree about it being a great moment in the show. I was just saying that it did not raise any compassion in me for the character and could not make me sorry for him, that’s all. 😉 Marg was the queen-I think that’s what he meant. Kinginthe says: Dame of Mercia, I take issue with your second point- Jon Snow had the same response with the men who fought against him at the Wall, specifically Janos Slynt. It was meant to be parallel and show their strong-armed “law and order” tactics. The “hearts and minds” she’s trying to win are not Lannister soldiers- to strength you must show strength, and that is what she (and Jon at the Wall) has done. KingintheQuote Reply Tyrion was talking about Margaery aka Tommen’s queen. Sansa’s Knight: On a side note … for the first time this season I love Sansa all over again and with that comes my dislike for Arya. haha hahahahahaaaaaaa! AnonQuote Reply thanks RG and Flayed Potatoes for clarifying:) And ‘Thought you might still be rowing” is the single best line ever… 😀 ramses, Because Dickon was his prized son, and after all Randyll’s scheming, Sam inherits! haahahahhhh! Firannion: Yeah, I had to chuckle at the people who were posting that Baelish was just taking up space at Winterfell with nothing left to do, and that he needed to be deleted from the story ASAP. Anyone who thinks that his is a boring character arc needs to remind themselves that with Littlefinger, there’s always bound to be a lot going on behind the scenes that will blow up in someone’s face soon enough. He will scheme to the bitter end. I always took it as dissatisfaction with keeping him too around for too long without actually doing anything. He could’ve been lurking off screen, we know very well that’s what he does. The feeling was they’re just keeping him around while moving another stories, instead of, for example, sending him to the Vale and back ( without the teleport this time ) as an explanation for his idleness. At least I felt it this way. Anyway, now he’s back in the action and compensating with simultaneous moves in different direction. The guy is going down with a bang. I really missed the real Baelish. All the time we hear the Northerners don’t trust ppl from the south and all of a sudden everyone puts their trust in… LF? Logical thing is this plot won’t get to the end he wants, unless Sansa is on board, which will be a bit far fetched, even if I never really liked her. Plus Jon already was betrayed once as Lord Commander of the NW, a second time would be bad writing. Some moves in this direction – yes, but effective deposition? No, thanks. Anyone else thinking in the next episode Arya should go after the blond girl LF was talking with? A Flayed Man None says: I’ve seen several people here condemn Arya for suggesting that dissenters be beheaded, as if it somehow characterizes her as too immature to lead. But I think the fact is that it is a hallmark of the Stark clan to mete out justice in this way. Remember Ned, in one of his first scenes in the show, Robb with his stubborn insistance on keeping the Karstarks in line, and Jon making it clear to the Night’s Watch that he takes his duty as Lord Commander seriously by relieving Janos Slynt of his head. What Sansa is doing by giving Royce and Glover leave to sow what is effectively treason to her, is revealing herself to be a weak leader. Surely the macho lords of the north are already predisposed to view her more as a lady than a queen. If she were smart, she would put them in their place, just like Lyanna Mormont has in past episodes. This is the only way she will earn their respect. Robb also discovered that the northerners only respect strength. Remember Greatjon Umber refused to support him as KitN until he had Grey Wind chew off a few fingers. Yes, beheading an ally is risky (as Robb also discovered), but leadership is difficult no matter what. You just need to make sure you do it for the right reasons (i.e. abandoning your oath to the NW, insubordination, treason), rather than punishing someone for seeking vengeance for the loss of their son. Arya is fiercely loyal to Jon, which is why she can so easily see that Sansa is not. A Flayed Man NoneQuote Reply Exactly. Randlyll would have shoved Sam in front of a moving train. spaewife: And ‘Thought you might still be rowing” is the single best line ever… Oh, yeah !! What a laugh ! And there’s been quite a few this season. But this one’s the best. A special for the fandom. Also, Randall Tarly’s mixed feelings before that when Dickon refuses to bend the knee even with his father’s permission. He knows it’s the end of his son, but he sees that he’s raised his son the way he meant to. That was one of the best moments of the Season, right there Noob Takes the Black: He knows it’s the end of his son, but he sees that he’s raised his son the way he meant to. …and it ultimately got that son kilt. Choke on them there carbohydrates, Randyll! A Flayed Man None, I’m going off topic from your comment, but this is exactly what Daeny is doing as well. She doesn’t have the upper body strength to swing a sword and decapitate someone, not many people do. Poor Rodrik. She is though, adhering to her own version of, “the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.” Some parts – Jon/Gendry, Tyrion/Jorah, are very well done indeed. Noob Takes the Black, Is Sam now the liege lord of The Reach? A Flayed Man None: Rickard Karstark committed insubordination and treason. There’s no political realm where it would have made sense to execute Glover and (especially) Royce, who isn’t even part of Jon’s kingdom (seemingly; the show is annoying in never committing to explaining what the political status of the Vale and formerly the Riverlands are to the independent Northern kingdom). That would have immediately lost them their men (and in the case of the Vale, it’s Vale power that installed the Starks in Winterfell in the first place). That’s tyrannical, and not something any of the other Stark rulers in this series would have done. Funny stuff, RG. We can’t expect characters to blurt out every single thing they know on their first contact with someone they haven’t seen in a while…they’ve got to save some for later at a more appropriate time. They only say what’s immediately pertinent. I agree. But it’s not like anyone needs to lose their head to know where she stands. At the very least, Sansa should have made it clear that she won’t allow any talk of treason, and suggested that those who participate in such talk would do so at the risk of losing their heads. Instead, Sansa just demurred, and thanked them for their support. If I was a northern lord, I would take this as a sign of weakness and an indication that she can be manipulated. Certainly Royce has seen Littlefinger do precisely that already. Pigeon: I couldn’t stand Randyll (great work by Faulkner), but when he reached out and took Dickon’s wrist before they died, that was just so human. Same here. I was surprised that Randyll was not only ok with Dickon bending the knee, thus saving his life, but he actually wanted Dickon to bend the knee. This was a sad, ironic twist. Randyll got everything he wanted in a son in Dickon: a handsome son, talented in all the “manly” traits like hunting and warcraft, totally loyal and obedient to everything Randyll said. It cost them both their lives. For a second I wondered if he thought of Sam in his last seconds. But no, he wouldn’t have, bookish Sam has been dead to him for years. So Randyll, you got your way both times, lost them both and this is how you end. Yet, kudos to James Faulkner for playing this old man so very well. You are the perfect person to converse with about this next little point, because I know you will have noticed: Little Sam. Last week, or the week before, he said “mom”. My heart melted. I thought others would comment on it, but it was left in the dust, with everything else happening so fast. This week I noticed it looks like he’s grown three inches and his hair has darkened. He’s no longer a babe in arms, he’s a definite toddler now, and adorable. Just don’t tear that annulment page out of that book, Little Sam! A very tiny point, but sometimes I get tired of laboring on about death and treachery and stupid mistakes that get people killed. Sometimes I’d much rather pay attention to some of the happier, more innocent, lovely fleeting parts of life that manage to get to the screen. I believe you do too. In addition to my comment about the cuteness of little Sam, a plea: Don’t tear the Ragger annulment page out of that book! Royce isn’t his own man, here. Littlefinger has been pulling his strings ever since the scene at the Vale where he almost got thrown through the moon door. You can see it when you look at his outbursts at the winterfell meetings. Also, Karstark may have been insubordinate, but the armies of the north would disagree that his vengeance was tantamount to treason. Robb knew how his “justice” would come across to the northerners in his army. He was just too full of himself after all his victories to care. Thronetender, I think Cersai is about 45 by now. A few seasons ago, Joffrey referred to Jaime as a ’40yo knight’ That’s a high risk pregnancy….a high, high, risk considering that it’s first degree incest. I don’t know how. LF’s only power with the Vale comes from Robin, and he’s nowhere nearby to command the Vale forces. That should leave Royce in charge. But I suppose it’s more convenient to just keep him as a one-dimensional background player. So…it’s Tyrion who proposed the Wight capturing mission. I’m considering a mission to kidnap Tyrion, duct tape his mouth and lock him in a cellar; who’s with me? The man is terrified. That scene even gave me a little chill. Royce knows LF controls Robin completely and that Robin is not that bright. Oh I know-I’m just saying they have a lot in common 🙂 A Flayed Man None: Certainly Royce has seen Littlefinger do precisely that already. Yes, Royce has actually been threatened by Littlefinger. Royce had the nerve to question exactly how Sansa ended up at Winterfell, when LF had told him they were going to travel in another direction. LF told this huge lie about getting attacked and threatened to have Royce killed. Royce would remember that, and probably still be angered at it. He will not be sad if Sansa somehow gives LF the boot. In one of the previews for the following week, it showed Sansa looking through big volumes, and staring off as though she had found something very thought-provoking. But that scene hasn’t appeared yet. Is she looking for something that shows exactly how she ended up with Ramsay? Would that have been in the records? If so, would LF have chanced having Maester Wolken go through the volumes left by M Luwen. Or is Maester Wolken a bit dense, and wouldn’t realize what he was reading? The Maesters at the Citadel said he was timid. Anon: I think Cersai is about 45 by now. In one of the earlier eps this season she says something like “I didn’t listen to father for 40 years to … blah blah.” that’s where I got the number 40 Isabelle: Speaking of Tarlys, James Faulkner was phenomenal. Stubborn, embittered soldier and proud, petrified father all at once. He was such a loathsome SOB, but we can’t doubt he loved Dickon. Tom Hopper was also fantastic – sad not to see more scenes with him, especially one between him and Sam. Nicely put. Yes, I wouldn’t have minded seeing a bit more of Tom Hopper on screen. Yeah, I remember when she said that. I assumed she meant that she couldn’t begin listening to, or understanding her father until she was about 5 or six years old…or thereabouts. Or, that Tywin didn’t start indoctrinating her ’till then. Thronetender: Same here. I was surprised that Randyll was not only ok with Dickon bending the knee, thus saving his life, but he actually wanted Dickon to bend the knee. This was a sad, ironic twist. Randyll got everything he wanted in a son in Dickon: a handsome son, talented in all the “manly” traits like hunting and warcraft, totally loyal and obedient to everything Randyll said. It cost them both their lives. For a second I wondered if he thought of Sam in his last seconds. But no, he wouldn’t have, bookish Sam has been dead to him for years. So Randyll, you got your way both times, lost them both and this is how you end. Yet, kudos to James Faulkner for playing this old man so very well. You are the perfect person to converse with about this next little point, because I know you will have noticed: Little Sam. Last week, or the week before, he said “mom”. My heart melted. I thought others would comment on it, but it was left in the dust, with everything else happening so fast. This week I noticed it looks like he’s grown three inches and his hair has darkened. He’s no longer a babe in arms, he’s a definite toddler now, and adorable.Just don’t tear that annulment page out of that book, Little Sam! Yes! As you (and others, I’m sorry I can’t go back and credit everyone) have pointed out, Randyll’s ‘nod’ to Dickon, basically saying “Go ahead and kneel, son, save yourself”, and outright surprise when he did not, caught me off guard. Sure, he may have been thinking only of his succession, but I tend to think not entirely. I’m ashamed to say that I half expected Dickon to want to kneel, and Randyll to bully him into NOT doing so. I was wrong. I do, and I have been too grouchy lately which is disappointing to myself (although I am just a rather crabby person by nature! Heehee…) I love the quieter moments, the small displays of the ordinary, the innocence amidst the ugly, like Little Sam and Ser Pounce and even heartbreaking things like Arya’s comforting kindness to the dying little girl at the House of Black & White. But mostly the little cheerful things that give a little lift to the darkness. ☺ I know that you know! 🙂 Wouldn’t it be funny if they actually did say everything you’ve listed in a single scene! We so rarely see Varys showing his worries. That tapping of the letter against the step, and chugging of the wine was an interesting part of the scene with Tyrion. Pigeon: I do, and I have been too grouchy lately which is disappointing to myself (although I am just a rather crabby person by nature! Heehee…) I Never noticed any grouchiness, just a lot of clever wit. LOL you may be feeling crabby (fermented?) while you type, but you manage to have a strong enough mental filter that it rarely comes through as grouchy. Carry on 🙂 Pigeon: We so rarely see Varys showing his worries. He’s been jittery since Mel said something about him having to die in Westeros. Was anything like that ever alluded to before? Or about her “having” to die in Westeros? No, when he took the black he vowed to “hold no lands”. He could forsake his oath and return to Horn Hill if he wanted, but he would risk death. PatQuote Reply David Rosenblatt says: MeeraReed: I throughly enjoyed this write up.Hopefully you will get an ongoing spot reviewing the remaining episodes.It would do a little bit to make up for the fact that the season is almost over. Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! Look for my weekly ‘review/recap roundup, in which I give a one sentence synopsis of what the critics’ takeaways were…coming to an Internet near you sometime tonight or early tomorrow! David RosenblattQuote Reply Since Wolkan was the Boltons’ maester, if she had any questions about the communications between Littlefinger and Roose, she could just ask Wolkan himself. That wouldn’t be in Luwin’s records. A little campfire game of 20 questions or Never Have I Ever? lmao “Never have I ever had sex with a bear” Tormund: Well, I’m out. Jorah: Are you talking about my sister?! Pat: Anon, I’d forgotten all about that… bummer. Direcat says: What better way to serve his queen than by saving Jon😊 DirecatQuote Reply Maybe he was avoiding Jon? Pat: No, when he took the black he vowed to “hold no lands”. He could forsake his oath and return to Horn Hill if he wanted, but he would risk death. But since Stannis was going to officially relieve Jon of his NW vows in order to make him a Stark and Lord of Winterfell, doesn’t that mean there is some kind of accepted royal dispensation if the ruling king decides so? Or was this just some hopeful thinking from Stannis? Wouldn’t dispensing with NW vows be at the word of the Northern lords if they felt a particular person was needed by the realm in another capacity far more than needed as a NW man? Isn’t that how Jon is allowed to operate and conduct business with the Lords and hold the title of King in the North? If Jon, as king, decides that Sam was needed by the realm in another capacity, isn’t that acceptance enough? Who would/could argue with a royal decree? And she looked like she was walking the runway in that dress…. Sean C.: Since Wolkan was the Boltons’ maester, if she had any questions about the communications between Littlefinger and Roose, she could just ask Wolkan himself. That wouldn’t be in Luwin’s records. accck, that’s right, I forgot that Luwin was already dead by that time. (thanks, Theon) Wolkan certainly wasn’t as careful in keeping the records as M. Luwin was. If Royce had any balls, he would question Sansa about how she ended up with the Boltons and then call LF out on his treachery. But they don’t have time for more thinking characters at this point with just 8 episodes left. I do believe that LF has painted himself into a corner though. SnowDragon: Daenerys did what i thought she would do , to demand loyalty of the Tarlys and the Lannister soldiers or burn them , did she do the right thing? , yes she did, because she didn´t kill the them right off, and when the Tarlys said no she burned them , to show that she was serious, though im not a lover of the Tarlys you must admire them to hold there ground to Daenerys and Drogon . I though wonder if Drogons wound from the battle is truly healed because Daenerys couldn´t rub that arrow shot from the ballista , maybe its like people say , that Drogon is a big boy , Cersei must own a truly big ace card to bring down the dragons of miss Targaryen. It was a truly lovely scene with Tyrion when he meet Jaime , Jaime was as furious as i thought he would be on Tyrion and why wouldn´t Jaime be that , Dinklage , Waldau was brilliant as the scenes with Headey , Waldau . Its obvious that Jaime doesn´t believe that they could defeat Daenerys dragons , he sees the things clearer and clearer , which you not could say with Cersei , she yet thinks that she could bring them down ( to be honest i thought that to , im not so sure now though) it seems that Cersei is a bit to confident, dragons isn´t wolves , wolves doesn´t breed fire dragons do . I would say that its advantage Daenerys Targaryen . Littlefingers plotting is truly the most intresting to follow in the North, i think it was Varys that said that Littlefinger is the most dangerous man in Westeros , agree , he has truly shown that , thats why its so intresting to follow Littlefinger , the scene with Arya following Littlefinger shows why hes so dangerous , hes a master of plotting , i loved that scene when Littlefinger sees Arya that play of Aidan Gillen is brilliant , i would love to see Littlefinger whole this season to see if he can divide the wolf pack , i think he could i do . Wonderful to see Jorah Mormont , i truly like Jorah though he betrayed Dany its so obvious that he loves Daenerys, who doesn´t ? I think Cersei is planning a RW type affair. She said that she was going to “fight like father” Jon Snowed: I think he was referring to Margaery (I was puzzled for a minute too before I worked it out!) Succubint says: I don’t get the theories which speculate Arya knows she’s being lead around and will kill LF herself with the help of Bran, sans Sansa. Littlefinger’s show arc about his ambitions for the Iron Throne has been entwined with Sansa’s arc for some seasons now. She is going to have a major part to play in whatever goes down. Arya has already had her big solo Braavos adventure, training to be a Faceless Man and bloody vengeance mission offing the Freys from her list. She’s peaked in terms of achieving some of the goals she set herself. Sansa’s story is about her learning the game of thrones, navigating political intrigue, and finally, in my opinion, getting one over on LF. It puzzles me that some fans seem to want to give the culmination of this storyline to Arya, with a Bran assist. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love all three of them banding together as the Stark “pack” to take care of the scheming turd once and for all. I just don’t see how you can cut Sansa out of the equation. She is pivotal. And no I don’t mean her suddenly trusting LF and trying to clumsily enact a coup, that’s just too farfetched in terms of how far Sansa has come as a person, in my opinion. I do think we are supposed to be rooting for Sansa to show she’s a Stark first and foremost, and no longer an unwitting pawn in anyone else’s game. SuccubintQuote Reply Sure, it’d be great if Sansa has set a dragnet for Littlefinger. It’d be nice if she told the staff to report back to her on what he has asked him to do…but then what? If she catches him redhanded, what does she do next? It’s the old Varys question when Tyrion asks him for evidence: “Will there be a trial?” Dany is THE most powerful woman on their planet. If Westeros had a TIME magazine edition, she’d be on the cover, surrounded by her dragons. Intelligence, here, is about knowing whether you’re a beggar or a chooser. Some folks want to falsely class Dany as a beggar. Even after they’ve watched her crank open the gates of hell upon the Lannister army, they still say Dany should submit to the North. Can you imagine that such a vast territory as The North has only 10,000 fighters to face the Wights? They’re at the point where they’re training 6 year olds to fight wights – imagine that! So, It seems to me that the North is the beggar, in this situation. Jon admitted this when he said he can’t beat the dead without her help….she’s cornered him. It’s Jon – and the Northerners – who must submit to Denaerys, or die. At this point, it’s just that simple. The truth is that Sansa has had LFs balls in her pocket since he pushed her aunt out the moon door. My hope is that she has the balls to take advantage of this power. John W says: I wonder what was it that Qyburn was saying to Cersei as Jaime walked in? Cersei said “No that won’t be necessary.” Was he asking her if she want Moon tea for the pregnancy? John WQuote Reply I really liked this episode AngelaQuote Reply Jon: NHIE… sold a person. Jorah: I’m out. Sooo out. Thoros: Beric and I are out, too. And what about you, Dawg? Hound: Yeah, I guess you should count me out, too. Jon: Are you talking about my sister?! Alexis: These are not important conversations, they’re fan service. You want exposition where none is needed. I’m enjoying this way too much 🙂 IronPrice112 says: One the best set-up episodes in GOT history. So much happened it is hard to process. The pacing of this episode was great. I understand that the story is in turbo mode, but I felt the pacing of this episode was perfect. Jorah volunteering to go to the wall is an obvious excuse for Dany to go looking for them with her dragons though her true intentions will be for Jon. Emilia Clarke and Kit Harrington have been outstanding with their interactions with each other. They are both obviously attracted to each other, but IMO more so Dany to Jon. Jon is the first man to treat her as a Queen and show respect. He has yet to comment on her beauty. This dynamic they both convey is great acting. Emilia’s ability to show power and vulnerability with the same look is amazing. I love this show and can’t wait until next week. The hype is real. IronPrice112Quote Reply All I could think of was what a rotten father he was to disown one son after abusing him growing up, such as locking him in chains. He could only love a son who was what he wanted him to be. If Dickon were like Sam he’d have hated him too. jonryaerys says: With respect to Arya and Sansa interaction, the question is why Sansa did not defend Jon more forcefully. ie Her response could be Jon is looking for dragonglass to protect us all from the threat. He is working his ass of for you people and i hope you support him.She could have reminded the lords that they needed dragonglass to fight the Night’s King and the war to come. She could have reminded them that they’ll need allies and help and Jon is doing his best to secure those for the North. by saying on ly that jon is king It undermines what Jon is trying to do with Dany and endears herself to those lords. Oh, she won’t say outright she disagrees with him (except for the part where she already has, multiple times, questioned Jon’s authority in front of the lords) but it let’s the lords know she’s closer to agreeing with them than with Jon. The thing with Arya is she can read faces. So she knows this was intentional reflection of her inner feeling. Yes, hanging may not be the best solution, but certainly defending so meekly is not someone truly loyal to jon snow would do. Sansa unlike Arya is trying to be loyal and rein in her own impulses/desire while arya is loyal to jon snow by default due to their relationship. So unlike sansa she does not have to try to be loyal jonryaerysQuote Reply Dolorous JENN: I totally agree! Arya is really a one-note character without much development other than physical in the show. Sansa’s character has developed much more and all of her experiences have made her into what she is today, as well as genetics. Arya was much more thoroughly developed than Sansa in the early seasons and Arya underwent far more dynamice development (= character evolution) over the first several seasons. Arya’s character has continued on that trajectory, too: it’s not that she’s stopped evolving, but she’s stopped altering direction. Sansa’s dynamic development is much more recent (not really beginning until the end of the 4th season), which is what makes it seem like there is more happening: it is pure recency bias. Indeed: anything that does not further the story or at least the plot at this point really needs to be kept to a minimum. How Jorah got healed is going to have zero bearing on what Jon, Daeny, Tyrion, etc., are going to choose to do in upcoming episodes: the fact that Jorah is back is what is going to be important. Yes, but after that ceremony, there’s no more light from the sword. Stannis’ sword gives off a dull light but not any sort of true light. It’s going to take a lover’s heart for that. GRRM is all about the tragedies. ACME says: viki: Northern and Vale lords are really unlikable – fickle and show no loyalty at all… I’m with you, if they complain about Jon bending the know, they deserve to die with the WW come for them I truly do not wish to single out your comment for I generally dislike putting anyone on the spot but I feel it embodies a fairly common thread so… Why is anyone surprised or disappointed by the Northern lords’ attitude here ? They proved themselves to be fickle and not quite so loyal many times before ! Greatjon Umber insulted Robb to his face, Karstark disobeyed his King’s orders and killed the Lannister boys, the lords en masse told Jon and Sansa to go fck themselves when they asked for their help and only started shouting King in the North when a ten-year-old guilt-tripped them into it, after the Battle of the Bastards was won thanks to everyone but them… I feel the writers really tried their best to make this ambiguity as visible as possible; they even had Lord Glover call Talisa (a medieval Doctor without Borders who was gruesomely stabbed to death while pregnant) a “foreign whore”, just to make sure everyone got it ! ^^ Quite objectively, the Northern lords are no more fickle now than they have ever been. It just so happens that, this time, their fickleness is not in Jon’s favour. Perhaps this is what makes them so unlikable all of a sudden. Perhaps this is the definition of unlikable. “Anyone who disagrees with Jon” 😉 Fundamentally, “the North remembers” has always been, is and forever shall remain nothing but jingoistic hogwash peddled by the region’s inhabitants, especially Northern exceptionalism cheerleader extraordinaire Ned Stark . Northerners are neither better nor worse than anyone else; they follow people who look like potential winners and rulers who take care of them. They are dogs and they demand to be fed. Jon, by not convincing them that his desire to bargain with a foreign invader they loathe was utterly crucial, did not feed them and now, their stomachs are rumbling… As for the Vale, they owe literally nothing to Jon. As Lord Royce said, the Knights intervened out of loyalty to Sweetrobyn’s maternal cousin, not to Ned’s alleged illegitimate son. So they are entitled to side with whomever they please, as long as the Warden of the East approves. Could Sansa have been more forceful in her rebuttal ? She absolutely could have. Fact of the matter is, she probably does like being in charge and is flattered and pleased not only by the Vale’s attachment to her but also by the Northern lords’ sudden interest in her (especially considering how thoroughly they ignored her and the Vale’s role during the whole KitN proclamation). However, she is right not to want to alienate the Northern nobility. From what we know, she needs their active collaboration on several matters, especially the gathering of grain and other food items to ensure the survival of the civilians who will seek refuge at Winterfell. Suggesting that the lords’ relatively mild (for now) criticism of Jon amounts to treason may upset their ego and given how fragile that is… Better err on the side of caution. As for beheading them, well, that is taking a page right out of the Daenerys Textbook of Political Science. I am not certain it is the most trustworthy source of the topic ^^ ACMEQuote Reply QueenofThrones: WorfWWorfington, Fuck Rhaegar, seriously. The words fail me to expresss how enthusiastic my approval is ! I have never been a Rhaegar fan, for oh-so-many reasons. From his decision to publicly and gratuitously humilate his wife by giving the crown to another woman to his abandonment of his wife and children at the hands of a mad man to his inaction when his father murdered his child-to-be’s grandfather and uncle… Rhaegar and Lyanna are the Romeo and Juliet of Westeros and, like their Veronese counterparts, they reek of superficiality, immaturity and selfishness to me. The annulment business only adds to and confirms this already dark portrait. In pure Henry VIII’s fashion, he (with Lyanna’s active participation !) delegitimised his own children, the very same children whose fate he left to the care of his mentally unstable and notoriously cruel monarch of a father. A “Dad of the year” mug may be coming his way, as long as it hits him squarely in the face. At this point, I really feel sorry for Jon. Not only will he discover that his hero and role model, Ned “I never lie” Stark, lied to him for his entire life, he will also have to come to terms with the appalling track record of his real parents, especially his father’s. Quite frankly, there is much more pride to be taken from being a bastard ! As for the line of succession, I am still somewhat struggling to see how Jon’s legitimacy signifies a certifiable change. It unquestionably introduces a doubt but we know very little for certain. Some elements seem to indicate that Aerys may have made his younger son Viserys his heir after Rhaegar’s death. If so, Daenerys’s claim to the Throne is still better than her nephew’s. However, I frankly wonder whether any of this will ultimately matter for it appears that traditional rules of succession no longer apply in Westeros; the Lysa Arryn of Chairs will probably go to whomever will be left standing at the end of this whole mess, regardless of lineage. NinaD says: As mentioned earlier, Robb beheaded Karstark. We know how that turned out. Glover and Royce’s concerns were hardly mutiny. Arya’s become very, sorry for the pun, stark in her worldview. Black and white (sorry for the other pun), And because I doubt Sansa has shared what she’s been through, Arya sees the spoiled girl that Sansa has not been in years. And is it me, or does Winterfell suddenly feel like Whatever happened to Baby Jane? David, regarding Jon and Dany, not all the shippers, m’friend. I think Jorah would be good for Dany. NinaDQuote Reply Abel says: Out of lurkdom to explain Arya’s behavor. Arya gets home expecting a jon hug and gets sansa’s call me my lady bullshit instead. Arya is veryveryvery loyal to Jon. So now Arya wanders into that meeting just as lords beg big sis to take over.Trained to understand motivation, she notices Sansa hesitated a few secs before blowing off the lord’s support. Anyhoo, in the books as kids Sansa looked down on Arya, even thinking she was really a bastard like Jon. Then she got all “I’m gonna marry the prince and have his babies” yada yada. So Arya’s prolly right Sansa wants power. But for Jon’s sake she GOTTA know if Sansa will stay loyal anyway. When she comes on so strong she’s using that FM game of catching lies. She accuses Sasa in a creepy voice and observes her. That business about beheading was meant to shock and did. Sansa answers pretty well though so Arya leaves. Arya was NOT being a nosy bitch or whiny, bratty, childish, dumb etc. She was smart to use that technique to prove Jon’s interests were safe. The Poor kid is out of her class tho when she tails Littlefinger, whos been at THIS game for ages. He might even guess her FM connection cos she fought Braavos-style. So he’d know how to outsmart her or anybody. AbelQuote Reply Wolfish says: I see you and ACME have been talking. Seriously, though… LOVE this comment. And of course, part of the brilliance of GRRM’s writing is that he forces his readers to ask why people tend to romanticize people like Rhaegar, and stories like Rhaegar’s and Lyanna’s, even in the face of their ugly, bitter truth. WolfishQuote Reply Young Dragon says: NinaD, I’m not sure about Royce, but Glover’s actions could definitely be taken as mutiny. He pledged his allegiance to Jon, then offered to strip him of his kingship and give it to Sansa. Arya wanting to behead traitors was very Northern of her. However, Sansa’s experience in King’s Landing and learning from Littlefinger taught her a better way to keep allies. I believe both of their ideas on how to handle the situation are valid and true to their respective characters. Young DragonQuote Reply According to Canon 1137 of the Code of Canon Law, “The children conceived or born of a valid or putative marriage are legitimate.” Confusing and illogical as it may seem, the very fact that a marriage seemed legitimate at the time, or actually was legitimate in the eyes of at least one of the parties involved, protects the offspring of any such union. (Of course, I’m totally going out on a limb and assuming that the annulment laws of Westeros were loosely based on those of the medieval Catholic Church.) Too bad she listened to Tyrion,and since when did Tyrion become so kind and soft? Plus isn’t he the one that used wildfire on all the those sailors in the battle of blackwater, strangled his whore and murdered his father? Tyrion is like he has suddenly forgotten his past and he’s Mahatma Gandhi. -Used wildfire to defeat an invading army that would have sacked the city and ultimately killed many more people (and civilians, to boot) than were killed on the water. -Strangled his whore who had betrayed him and lied on the stand, ensuring that he would be found guilty of crimes he didn’t commit (and that she knew damn well he didn’t commit). -Murdered the father who hated and abused him his entire life, and who had displayed no qualms whatsoever about having him executed. Tyrion isn’t an angel, but he sure as hell isn’t a monster. Incidentally, Gandhi was no angel either. A great man… but no angel. mau, Late Middle English, so no. On another note, I’m once again shocked by the revelation that a fellow Watcher isn’t a native English speaker. You all put most Americans (and their shitty, sub-literate English) to shame… Elnauze says: ACME, I agree with you on everything about the North not being worse or better. But I would go even further. I didn’t see any controversy in the Northern Lord reaction. I think it’s fair to say in the North, it’s not just about tradition, but also and very importantly about popularity. A king or leader must not be just the successor of the previous king or leader, he must be close to his people. It’s a small community (compare to KL or other places like that) so it is much more ‘informal’ relation of power. I think Sansa’s comment about the Northern Lords being proud is a true characteristic. They don’t have much in term of wealth, but they do care a lot about their honor and their home and they expect the same from their King or leader… that they will show the same devotion and honor towards them. At the time of the BotB, Jon was the first legitimate successor of Ned Stark (if not mistaken, a bastard still come before in the line of succession than a woman). He was the one leading the army and to avenge the Red Wedding. Just avenging the Red Wedding is huge for them. He restored their honor. That is why they named him King in the North. However, Jon still is a bastard who spent his time as a Crow, who brought Wildings south of the wall, who refused to punish those we betrayed him at the BotB and now he completely deserted the North at the direst moment for a foolish aventure which will probably make himself get killed (in their opinion). And the victory at Winterfell is as much Sansa’s result as it is Jon so Sansa too avenged the Red Wedding. Sansa is a lady and therefore not the first person you would have in mind as Queen in the North, but she is a trueborn daughter of Ned Stark, she brought the Vale and saved the BotB, she understoods traitor needed to be punished and their castles given to those who were loyal, and she is a good leader who, and it’s very important for the North, CARES about the lords. She is a truer Northerner than Jon is. So yes, now they are convinced Sansa would make a better Queen than Jon and honestly, I believe she did. She is doing a better job for the North that Jon has. And I would add, Sansa brings better allies to the table than Jon. Jon is brining the Wildlings. Sansa has an ally in the Vale and because of her mother, she has a lot of influence if not claims on Riverrun (which Jon doesn’t have since Catelyn is not his mother). Also, there is a difference between voicing complains and treachery. No northern lord has committed treason yet. They are simply frustrated and feel abandoned by their King. They are complaining about it and that’s all. If you were to cut off the head of anyone complaining about their superior or king, there wouldn’t even be a word for ‘head’. Complaining and being loyal are compatible. You can be angry at someone and still follow them. And I’m convince that while they object to Jon’s decision (which is comprehensible) and voice their disagreements, they are still loyal to him and will follow him. I don’t think any Northern Lord (I’m not including Riverrun or the Vale here since they are allies, not pledged Bannerman) would betray Jon unless the Targaryen blood is revealed or Sansa makes a move. And that is what, in my opinion, made the Sansa-Arya scene interesting. Arya, at least, got that part right. Sansa barely defended Jon. And Arya is feeling Sansa is compelled by the fact she could win the north over if she wanted to. Since Sansa right to rule is almost as good as Jon and she is much more popular and a much better Queen for the North right now, if she was to play her card right, the Northern lords would be legitimate to support her claim and consider that Jon ‘has abandonned his kingdom’ and the lords are therefore morally legitimated to support her. LF knows that too and is trying to convince her to make that move (cause only her can make that move….only her could make it moral to switch who is the K/QitN). Sansa will be tempted, no doubt. But I don’t think she will betray her brother…at least not until she learns he is a Targaryen. But yeah, in season 8, it’s obviously coming. When Jon is revealed a Targaryen, Sansa first move would be to secure the North and she will succeed. That being said, people will certainly criticize me for saying Sansa is doing a better job for the North than Jon. Here, I’m putting myself in a Northern Lord’s shoes. Jon is a hero and probably my favorite character on the show. He is always taking the right decision which happen to always be the unpopular choice. When you see the big picture as we, the audience, see, Jon is probably the one we all want on the Iron Throne because all his decisions are in the interest of the Kingdom. And we are even more compelled to love him for it because he is always the one getting the shit. He got a knife in the heart by the NW and will probably be stabbed by the North once he is revealed a Targaryen, having everyone he loved betray him (I guess he would have more reason to become Mad than Daenarys). But if we put ourselves in the narrower view of a Northern Lord who doubts the threat of the Whitewalkers or think about their fiefs and their people…Sansa’s has done and will do more for them and I will go with Sansa. ElnauzeQuote Reply I’m really glad I took the time to read comments before writing the rant that’s been percolating in my head since watching the episode. You nailed it, in a really humorous way. I’m going to respectfully disagree with Alexis and opine that such conversations would have been far more than just “fan service.” They would have been logical. The Hound has probably spent more time with Arya than anyone (what, two or three years of 24/7 companionship?). He saved her life more than once, and ultimately almost gave his life for her. And he’s not even going to ask Jon if he’s heard from her? No. Through her association with Jaqen, Arya saved Gendry’s life. And he’s not even going to mention this to Jon, opting instead for a cheap “you’re a bastard, I’m a bastard, our dads were best buds” brofest? I don’t think so. Jorah has returned to Daenerys’s side, having been cured of a disease that—as far as the entire known world is aware of—is not only incurable but so viscerally destructive, both physically and mentally, that the afflicted are banished to said world’s equivalent of Chernobyl. And no one is even remotely curious about how such a feat was accomplished? Unlikely. Speaking of Jorah, let me get this straight. The man spent a number of years wearing the same formerly-yellow shirt to shreds, materializes at the Citadel wearing nothing but said shirt and some threadbare pants and shoes, but returns to his queen’s side in a splendid new suit of armor that he procured from… where? Was he able to access the Mormonts’ heretofore unmentioned bank account in Oldtown? As I wrote (or more accurately, furiously messaged) to a friend earlier today, I do realize that the faster pacing corresponds with the urgency of the impending Great War, but imo it’s moving too fast and leaving gaping holes. This is, after all, a show where conversation has always been important… and doing away with most of that is hurting the storytelling quality. I replied to Worf before I saw this comment. LMAO!!! Elnauze, A bastard does not inherit before a daughter. A legitimized bastard does. That was the whole point of Robb having to write a will legitimizing Jon in the books. ie To prevent Tyrion as consort of Sansa from becoming lord. Whether he actually went ahead with that plan in the books we dont know. I strongly disagree with your assessment that Sansa is in any way more northern than Jon through her decisions. Jon is the one who took Ned Starks’s wisdom to heart about the one who passes the sentence must swing the sword. Thats the reason he gave for not punishing Karstark and Umber for their father’s crime. Now, I do agree that leaving the north is not northern. But 1. What would Sansa have done if she had seen a whitewalker for real and almost died at its hands. Would she too not travel south to get help… 2. Very early in the series she is the one who most wanted to move to kings landing from winterfell. 3. Her tendency to appease the lords is more littlefingerian of catelynian than anything like Ned Stark. Not saying she is wrong , but the politics of it is clealy southern or at the very least right from littlefinger’s playbook who also at least in the books tries to make himself look good to whoever is powerful and mighty , in this case the northern lords, before it was ned stark , and cersei, making them feel that he is in their side. Are you implying that following this littlefingerian style makes her any more northern than Jon or bran or arya. jonryaerys: Though to be fair to Sansa , she always wanted to charm people. A lady’s armour is courtesy she used to say. In Catelyn’s pov it was mentioned that Sansa had a desire to please. So sansa may simply be being herself by trying to please the northern lords rather than copying littlefinger. But pleasing people was never ned’s way. Nor in all probability other winter kings. They were probably proud hard people caring a lot abt their honor and having full faith in their authority. So I feel your argument abt her doing what northern lords expect her to do , which i feel is merely due to a desire to please rather than anger , actually makes her less northern and more southern. p.s its a valid question abt why does she try to please people. As she herself admitted, being courteous and nice is a lady’s armor. So it has to do with self preservation. In addition she probably likes being admired and being nice and polite and showing empathy to people kind of helps that. This empathy is something Jon has in plenty, but it is we the audience who see it rather than the lords. ie sansa is able to show to her targets that she is empathetic to their concerns. Thats her skill. Wimsey: As Maester Slughorn notes, the one reason to think that the old stories have any truth in them is the strong similarities among them.However, if you start assuming that the similarities are just coincidence, then you might as well assume that the old stories are complete fiction.The Last Hero and AA almost certainly are just different terms that different cultures came up with for the same person. I always thought that too, now I think those Old Stories and Prophecys are different bits of one big Story…Like TSWMTW= Dany conquering with the united Dothraki; TPTWP= Dany&Jon; AA = Jon? Firannion: Yes. To annul a marriage is to say that, in the official view, it never happened. That was the Roman Catholic Church’s end-run around its prohibition of divorce (which continues to this day, incredibly). As I understand it, the practice of annulment was mainly used in cases where the wife is unable to conceive due to the fact that the husband is impotent or sexually uninterested in women. (I guess encouraging reproduction was deemed a greater good by the Vatican than discouraging every possible means of ‘defiling’ the sacrament of matrimony.) Henry VIII couldn’t get his annulment from Catherine of Aragon because she had already borne him a daughter, so the marriage had clearly been consummated. Hence the founding of the Anglican Church. But Elia could´nt get more Children. Rhaegar wanted more, but Elia almost died giving Birth to little Aegon.. We don´t know how this works out in Westeros. Anullment, in this case, could also be someting like a divorce. I always thought about Rhaegar being bigam like Aegon and other Targs, but I dont think he´d be such a Ass to Elia and their Children… Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. Having disturbing images of Bette Davis following LF around singing “I’ve written a Letter to Daddy”. I think it’s going to take awhile before Arya and SANSA will sort out their issues with each other, there may be some tears, or blood. Do you really think the girls will fall for Little Fingers manipulation? I like Jorah but the heart wants what the heart wants. Danny: People attacking Arya after this episode failed to understand one basic thing about the character, one basic thing that has very much defined her in the novels: She adores Jon. true. you also forget that the same people whom she wanted to behead for insulting jon are the same people who saved jon in the battle of the bastards. I remember lot of people attacking Sansa for wanting to punish the umbers and the karstark, arya wanted the same thing so thats why people are attacking her now. Dornish Wine Merchant says: I am not 100% convinced the plan to kidnap a wight and bring it to a meeting with Cersei makes sense…but I am very excited for Westeros’ Magnificient Seven in action next week. Probably someone already noted this, but I like the fact that the 7 characters have all, in one way or another, already defeated death. And next episode’s title is “Death is the Enemy” Jon Snow – resurrected Jorah – saved from greyscale The Hound – left for dead and miraculously cured Beric – resurrected several times Thoros – defeated death by resurrecting Beric, plus in a way had his own life saved by his god’s power when he had lost his way Gendry – set to be burned alive and saved by Davos Tormund – he is the only surviving wildling leader, and has survived many terrible battles even when he was on the losing side it looks like all of them where spared when their moment came, because they had a higher purpose to fulfill Dornish Wine MerchantQuote Reply Wolfish: You’re literally talking about conversations that could have easily happened off screen. ALL of these characters have histories together. To resolve them to any point of satisfaction IS fan service and looks like this: Tormund: Did you bring the big woman? Hound: Oh you mean Brienne of Tarth, the woman who beat me in single combat? Jon: You know Brienne? Hound: She beat me which led to Arya running away. Gendry: Wait, Arya? I met her on the Kingsroad years ago! Thoros/Beric: That fiesty little girl? Yeah we met her too! Jorah: Speaking of fiesty girls, I, Jorah Mormont, have served Daenerys for years! Tormund: Wait you’re a Mormont? You killed my people! Davos: Speaking of killing my people, the Hound was there when my son died! Beric: Well I’ve died loads of time. Jon: Oh hey, I died too! Melisandre brought me back. Gendry: That red witch tried to kill me and put leeches on me! Jon: Well I have a friend at the Citadel who could help treat you. Jorah: That wouldn’t happen to be Sam would it? He saved me! We could spend entire episodes of the characters realizing and acknowledging their connections. Or we could, you know, drive the plot forward…. Wolfish Ha ha ha ! Criticism of Rhaegar is becoming mainstream (I am almost tempted to start defending him just to keep my contrarian credentials 😉 ) On a more serious note, you are utterly right that the ambiguity of Rhaegar as a character and of his relationship with Lyanna as a plot point is a testament to George RR Martin’s remarkable talent for confronting his readers’ at times ill-advised expectations and wishes. We, the audience / readership, desperately want to like Lyanna. We want to like her because she was first introduced to us as a rape victime. We want to like her because she was a Stark who was proud to be a Stark and we love the Starks (unconditionally, it seems…) We want to like her because Ned, our first protagonist whose death was hugely traumatic to many readers and viewers alike, loved her unquestionably. We want to like her because the aforementioned Ned compared her to Arya, a fan favourite. We want to like her because she gave birth to Jon, one of the most beloved characters in the story. No matter how glaring the parallels between Lyanna and Book 1!Sansa, the least liked of all the Direwolves, may be (and they are glaringly glaring, Book 1!Sansa being basically Diet Lyanna), we recoil at the idea of noticing them for doing such a thing would amount to challenging the inherent superiority of Jon, Arya, Ned and even the Starks as a whole. Thus we prefer not to. So intense is our desire to like Lyanna, we extend it to her companion, Rhaegar, for we reject the notion that Ned’s “flawless” sister could possibly have chosen a less than utterly stellar young man. We come up with remarkably convoluted scenarii simply to make what, in my highly subjective opinion, looks like a square peg in a round hole. To force this wonderfulness onto Lyanna and Rhaegar, in spite of the many elements pointing towards a not-so-flattering conclusion. To shift the blame and responsibility of their actions onto anyone, anything else but Jon’s parents. What if it were fairly straightforward? Lyanna was a normally hormonal sixteen-year-old who had rarely been outside of the North and was engaged to a young man she did not even like. She became smitten by the grandeur of the Harrenhal tourney and immensely gratified by the attentions bestowed upon her by a handsome (and married) royal prince. So she ran away with him, not thinking of the consequences of her actions. By the time she did, it was too late : her relatives had already been arrested and / or killed and she was pregnant. Rhaegar was a normally entitled royal prince who believed in prophecies that flattered his ego. As such, he was convinced a mythical Prince was to be conceived by him so he sought a young woman who embodied the “ice” part of the equation as a breeding partner. When he did, he pursued her blindly, ignoring the potentially disastrous ripple effect such a deed would cause. And then, he fought and died. Admittedly, none of that sounds particularly heroic or grandiose. No great love, no moral superiority. But it fits one of the main themes of ASoIaF : life is not a song and legendary figures are always disappointingly human. I agree wholeheartedly ^^ Jon’s kingship is a paradoxical one. Not so much for the show itself but for us, viewers and fans. On the one hand, we delight in the fact that he was elected King instead of merely inheriting the crown as a result of his family ties; on the other appendage, we expect the Northern lords to be blindly loyal and relentlessly devoted to their monarch, no matter what. However, it so happens than both positions are mutually exclusive. Rulers, regardless of the official source of their authority (inheritance, divine right, election, etc), always take their power from the people’s willingness to obey them. After all, the people is many and the ruler but one; crushing a broadly followed revolution is close to impossible, no matter how many troops the ruler might have. So if and when the people decides to rebel, there is little the ruler can do to stop the waves. It is all the more true in the cases of elected rulers. For them, popular support is not just strategically indispensable, it is also their only claim to legitimacy. The sole basis of their right to call themselves rulers. Jon is one of those elected rulers. As such, he absolutely needs to maintain a high level of confidence and attachment between him and those who put a crown onto his head. Failing to do so is political suicide and a dereliction of his duty as king. It does not matter how many times we, in the fandom, repeat “Jon is right to do what he does” for we are not the ones he has to convince; his subjects are. Be it north or south of the Neck, in Westeros or anywhere in the real world, being right is not and has never been enough. Neither is being a good person or a well-intentioned one. What matters to a ruler is his/her ability to persuade his/her people that s/he is serving their interests (and, ideally, serve them for real ^^). Jon is a wonderful, devoted and intelligent man. Undoubtedly so. But so far, what has he done for the North and its people ? He has secured dragonglass from Daenerys which is great but limited in scope (no matter how much training Northern children and women get in the near future, they will never be ready to fight the White Walkers even with all the obsidian-based weaponry in the world). The Targaryen queen’s dragons are, for the moment, not anywhere near the North and the King in the aforementioned North has been out of his country for months now… And the only explanation he has given his people so far is “I have seen the White Walkers, you have not so trust me !”, a non-argument based almost entirely on a demand for blind faith and allegiance… The words of a guru to his disciples, not a king to his subjects. Conversely, what has Sansa done ? She has identified Winterfell as a shelter for Northern “refugees”, so to speak; rationalised and monitored the allocation of ressources (especially food items) in the North to prevent starvation in case of a long winter; taken care of the troops’ comfort and safety in the ever so cold North; and listened and responded to the lords’ requests, demands and worries on a daily basis. For months. Neither Jon nor we can expect the Northern lords not to notice the difference. The lords chose Jon. They chose him because he avenged the Red Wedding (he did not), is a Stark (he is not) and Ned’s son (nope). Their beliefs put a crown onto his head and they may take it back just as easily. It is not a matter of loyalty or, as the Starks love to call it, “trust”, it is a matter of interests, be they real or perceived. Danny: People attacking Arya after this episode failed to understand one basic thing about the character, one basic thing that has very much defined her in the novels:She adores Jon. I do not think anyone forgets this aspect of the character. I doubt anyone ever could. It does indeed inform most of her decisions and unquestionably motivated her return to Winterfell : she wanted to see Jon, not anybody else. However, we probably should not forget another fundamental side of Arya’s personality, namely that she is regularly misguided in her condemnation of others and reluctant to change her mind. The presence of both Ilyn Payne and Cersei on her list of names is a testament to this character trait of hers. The executioner was merely doing his job and the Lioness had nothing to do with Ned’s death yet here they are, already judged and found guilty by Arya ! On what basis ? The opinion of a stupefyingly privileged ten-year-old girl suddenly and brutally traumatised by the beheading of her beloved father. Hardly a sound basis for justice, if I may say so. The same logic applies to her feelings towards the Hound. Arya decided he was a monster, never even contemplating the possibility that people outside of her social class (aka the elite’s elite) may not be at liberty to refuse royalty’s orders. After all, not everyone has a daddy who is BFF with the King to come to their rescue and shield them from the consequences of their actions… It took close to two years, in the show’s universe, of virtually permanent interaction with Sandor for Arya to mellow and accept the younger Clegane brother might not be the scum of the earth. As per the story’s canon, Arya can be wrong. And she can be stubborn about her wrongness. She now believes the worst of Sansa because she wants to believe it. Because it fits her preexisting opinion of her sister. Because all the resentment and anger she used to feel towards her sibling were not resolved or overcome in absentia. Because her devotion to Jon and Stark-centered fundamentalism demand that she divide the world into no more than two groups : us vs. them. Her desire to behead Glover and Royce is perfectly in keeping with this mentality and, as such, quite disssimlar from her sister’s idea of terminating Houses Umber and Karstark. Sansa wanted the heirs of two families who willingly and freely decided to kill Stark troops to be stripped of their lands and titles. It was a purely political move, not destined to punish the children themselves but their clans as political entities. Arya’s call for some heads to fall was motivated by a desire to destroy “them”, those who dare be against “us”, regardless of their motivations or circumstances. Arya is a wonderful character because, to me, she is a tragic figure. She got what she wanted, namely a life full of adventure and dangers, but the reality of that existence turned out not to be nearly as romantic as she had fantasised it when she was a rich, overprotected and sheltered daddy’s (and brothers’) girl. Far from everything and everyone, her only lifeline has been revenge, as her own desperate attempt to fix the past, to right the wrongs (real or perceived) her family suffered. But what has it brought her, aside from impeccable fighting skills (and the ability to defy the laws of physics, as per her dual with Brienne ^^) ? Is she now more fulfilled than she was six years ago ? More at peace with the world ? Dare I say, happier ? She certainly does not look like it and her book counterpart most demonstrably is not. This, I believe, is what is at stakes with this character. She has to reconcile with the past, look beyond it, change with the times so as to move past this form of arrested development that makes her rehash and re-live the same traumas over and over again. She needs more Lady Crane, more human contact, more reassurance. At Winterfell, she has so far only received three hugs, including one from Bran which does not count because he now has all the emotionality of a dead fish. Arya needs more hugs, goddammit ! ^^ NotAStark says: I think the only thing that will change with Dany once Jon’s legitamcy/ parentage is known is she wont expect him to bend the knee. After all, Jon isn’t an ambitious man and would be quite happy to just be King of the North. He’d tell her to keep the Iron Throne. In Dany’s mind that will just mean a solid Targarean rule in the North as well. NotAStarkQuote Reply Sorry but I don’t see this scenario at all at the moment, given that Jon is busy saving the relm as it is, I think the common people (and Varys/Tyrion) will push Jon to rule the seven kingdoms instead of Dany. He may not want it but he’s shown he will do his duty and his duty will be to rule, this also fits the bitter (something Jon doesn’t want) and sweet (he’s the best ruler for the people) ending we’ve been promised. Stark Raven' Rad says: Glover and Royce’s concerns were hardly mutiny. Arya’s become very, sorry for the pun, stark in her worldview. Black and white (sorry for the other pun), And because I doubt Sansa has shared what she’s been through, Arya sees the spoiled girl that Sansa has not been in years. Arya sees much truth, and like all children, Sansa is a grown-up version of what she was then, minus the naivete’ and pliability. See what I wrote below. Furiosa, I always thought about Rhaegar being bigam like Aegon and other Targs, but I dont think he´d be such a Ass to Elia and their Children… I think he was an ass too. Presumably, he did it to honour Lyanna and perhaps to make it clear that Jon was his true heir despite being born third. Also, Rhaegar may have known or thought via ‘prophecy’ that Elia and her children would die. If rumour is correct, he was certainly willing to recycle Aegon’s name for Jon. In case they didn’t, Elia would be a discarded wife, and his children might be considered bastards by the law. IIRC, that’s what happened in England with Henry VIII and his daughters, though both were considered legitimate eventually. jonryaerys, Yes, Sansa always wanted to mollify people, She was sweet back then. Now, pleasing her peers is just one arrow in her quiver. What she wants is her way, full stop, and will do what she must to get it. Sansa’s not evil, but like everyone she has a dark side. She is a would-be autocrat. After all the lords we’ve seen ‘holding court’ on GoT, she has no advisors with her. No maester, no Hand, no (ahem!)relative. Daenerys and Jon obviously have them, but even Tywin had Kevan and Cersei has Qyburn and Jaime. Sansa notably didn’t even exchange glances with Littlefinger! BTW, she waited seven seconds ( ! ) to turn down Royce;s suggestion. As the Lords leave, she stares at Arya. She surely doesn’t want her there for many reasons, but mainly because Arya can read her like a book and won’t be reticent about what she reads. IMO, deep down Sansa, being basically good and a Stark, is uncomfortable with what she’s become and even ashamed of her affiliation with/dependence on that blackguard Littlefinger. This surely entered into her lying to Jon about how she learned about the Blackfish, a shame she didn’t admit even to Brienne. Much more detrimentally–it also is one reason of many she didn’t tell Jon about LF and the Vale coming. Sansa was genuinely glad to see baby brother and sister come, but right now would be relieved to see Arya leave. Both see through her, but Bran won’t bother her because he’s hardly there. OTOH, she sees Arya as a threat for several reasons: 1) Arya;s always been perceptive about people and motives, more so now. 2) Arya’s always spoken truth to power: Cersei,Ned, and (guardedly) even Tywin. 3) Arya’s bond with Jon means she’ll always defend his position. 4) She’s admittedly disposed of some enemies. Truth to tell, Sansa doesn’t want to brook contrary opinions from anyone, much less be told the darker truths about herself. From Sansa’s POV, Arya is disturbing Sansa’s pretty little picture. Like she did by play-fighting with Mycah by the river. IMO Arya was 100% correct about Sansa and about defending Jon. Sansa’s evasive dismissal “I have work to do” more or less confirms it. And why does everyone think Arya meant ‘Not if they lost their head first” seriously? It was a quip, very black humour carrying some truth for Sansa. She certainly had wanted to ‘dispose’ of the Umber and Karstark heirs, though not by killing them. At any rate, she insulted Arya back with “I’m sure cutting off heads is very satisfying.” We viewers know that Arya has never killed casually and without good cause. After having Ilyn Payne on her List for cutting off her own father’s head, Arya knows a miscarriage of justice when she sees one, but she took Payne off the List because he was just doing his job. With Bran’s help no doubt, those two are destined to take down Littlefinger (hopefully with no collateral damage–he’s very dangerous and he’s cornered), but gods know–they need a heart-to-heart to clear the air first. Stark Raven’ RadQuote Reply Wolfish, Sorry, lost track of this thread: The lines of succession are meaningless at this point, ever since Stannis lost his head. Cersei’s biggest argument was: “Maybe I used all that Wildfire, but maybe not. And have you met the Mountain?” Dany’s boils down to: “See those dragons? Want to get a closer look? I didn’t think so. Those half-naked guys with the horses like me too.” Jon’s is like: “Davos is my friend. And Ghost is around here somewhere. And Lyanna Mormont likes me.” What timing! I started my post last night and finally hit SEND a few minutes ago. And then noticed your post. It;s a darker take to be sure, but there’s a lot of insight into her. How fascinating that we both brought up Ilyn Payne, I guess because of that whole ‘beheading’ comment. God knows young Arya was indeed stubborn and often judgmental, but she was usually right. She has always been very egalitarian, but unless they’re lower working class, most 11 YOs don’t realise Papa must work or there’s nothing to eat at tea. In any case, I’m certain her comment about Glover and Royce was not literally meant. She’d be horrified. It was almost surely a quip; she’s made a number of dark quips this season. It’s also possible she said it to get a rise out of Sansa or (more likely) see what her reaction would be. Sansa is not accustomed to gallows humour and took it literally. Your questions/comments about her state of mind are interesting. Is she happy? Probably not, but she must be satisfied that her List is almost complete, by her or others. Is she tragic? Only if Jon rejects her. Arya has given love to many people over the years, but the only love she counted on being returned was Ned’s and Jon’s. As you pointed out, Lady Crane gave her a brief taste, and among other things that (plus Needle) was the catalyst for her fighting her way out of the HoB&W and home. Potentially tragic: Despite appearances, so far Arya still has no home. Sansa hasn’t grown either; she has always preferred to ignore her inconvenient sibling. As I”ve said many times on WotW, Sansa is for Sansa. Full stop. Did she wholeheartedly welcome her sister back? Not in my opinion. Sansa socialises with the nabobs only, not the no ones. Have no title, you don’t exist. Do you think she lets Arya eat with her, associate with her? People say she’s a great ruler? Even with all that’s going on, do you think she gave Arya a job –go train people in archery, go teach sword-handling to 10-YOs, be my advisor, let me help you learn about politics, or let me tell you why you must avoid Littlefinger? Of course not. Arya is wasted. At loose ends, she has to spar with Brienne, and is prey to Littlefinger because nobody told her he’s the world’s greatest Counter-intelligence agent. Sansa’s peace of mind was knocked on its heels once Arya was there. Not necessarily because of what she is or how she behaves, but because there’s now an alternative Stark…and a warrior. Sansa has learned how to be shifty from Littlefinger. Arya just questioned her and disturbed her pretty little picture–she’s bound to do something unpleasant to Arya. If I weren’t convinced that the two of them will combine to topple Littlefinger, I’d expect Sansa to cold-shoulder Arya into leaving. You mentioned Arya being regularly misguided about people. She is sometimes, but she’s usually been right, even pre-Braavos.. She marched up to Melisandre and said “You’re a witch. You’re going to hurt him,” She basically knew the Hound meant well by her, but when he knocked over that farmer and stole his silver because they’d “be dead by winter,” she called him the worse shit in the world. Sandor repented in S7E1. Arya saw through Joffrey and Cersei right away. And when she literally condemns, she often changes her mind–look at all the people she removed from her List. I do think everything she said about Sansa in Ep 5 was accurate. As to the vengeance v justice conundrum, we’ve long agreed to disagree :-). If Arya and Sansa survive Season 8, Sansa will probably be running something and Arya will probably still be an outcast. Maybe she could re-team with Sandor or even Brienne and become the Quixote and Sancho equivalent in a recovering Westeros. I think D&D foreshadowed what she will really do–go west of Westeros. If she lives up to her other foreshadowing, she’ll be a new Nymeria, leading refugees to a new land. And that would make her happy. And all of us. https://twitter.com/joedempsie/status/897207143484592129 And now his rowing is ended. I dont think in the show we can compare achievements in the north of Jon or Sansa in any proper way. The reason: It has a fast pace and does not show everything a person is doing. For instance in the books Jon was the one worried about food situation for the wall and wanted to arrange food from the vale through the iron bank. The show does not show the thoughts and has basically dumbed down Jon for the sake of pace. You are saying that Sansa has made arrangements for food, and refugees, but theses arrangements are not shown, only her concerns are. But why did the show runners have her mentioning these concerns. Is it to show that she will make arrangements for food or to show that food will become a source of conflict in the future. ie if dany arrives in winterfell to defend the north, they may be turned away by Sansa due to the food situation and the lack of food. This may ultimately lead to a conflict with Jon. ie the food situation may have been mentioned not to show sansa making a solution, but rather to open another avenue for conflict. I am not saying that Sansa has not done any of these things. Maybe she actually has made the arrangements. But the show does a poor job of depicting anything other than fighting, treachery, rivalry and such things which easily capture the viewer’s interest. Regarding your last bit about you can easily remove a king who is elected I dont agree. They swore an oath and northmen are supposed to be honorable. The oath makes a world of the difference. If it really comes to a boil, basically what will happen is north will be divided between those who chose to honor their oath and those who decided to go with the ruler they prefer. It is very unlikely going by north’s culture that literally every lord will foresake their oath. Will the targaryen heritage influence all this. That is another story. elybe says: A couple of late thoughts. . . Jaime/Bronn: Eh, I’ll let it go. Bronn has an excellent personal trainer. Besides, that scene provided some of the best lines of the night. Bronn and Davos were the MVP’s of the episode for me. Dany/Tyrion: I had no problem with her decision to burn the Tarlys. It wasn’t impulsive or vengeful. She’s at war, her side won, she gave them a choice. I’ve questioned some of Dany’s decisions in Meereen, but this was completely fair game as far as I was concerned. Cersei got to where she is by burning a shitload of innocent people alive, and these lords have no problem with her image. Throwing Dany’s into question over this execution would be an egregious double standard. Jon/Drogon: Easily the most electric scene of the night for me. Gorgeously filmed and acted, and the CGI was incredible. So much communicated without speaking a single word. I knew Jon was due for some dragon time, but I wasn’t expecting anything that intense and poignant. Winterfell: I’ve got mixed feelings about this one, and I’m actually surprised how much I have to say about it. Glover and Royce were proposing to depose the King, there’s no two ways about that. Jon’s executed men for less. Bran chewed out lords for far less back when Robb was KitN. What struck me is that this is where I’m actually starting to see politician Sansa at work for the first time. The appeasement, the people-pleasing, empty statements and saying the “right thing” while still leaving the stain on Jon’s image (“He doing what he thinks is right”). Politicking is as much about what you don’t say as what you do, and Arya’s not wrong to pick up on Sansa passively leaving Jon out to dry while still providing the socially acceptable response. That’s the very skill that got her through her captivity in King’s Landing. On paper, she has his back. She’s still missing the bigger picture, which is that undermining Jon’s authority and being permissive when others do in his absence, while Jon tries to use his influence to bring in allies and resources, doesn’t bode well for the survival of the living. But I get why she’s doing it. Arya read Sansa correctly, but the way she went about it was completely over-the-top. I’m not entirely surprised that Arya was made out to be that unreasonable, but Sansa’s shaken response was her tell. She doesn’t want to be thinking it, but she is. It’s a waste, though. If Sansa understood Jon at all, she’d recognize that he doesn’t give two shits about being King and probably wouldn’t hesitate to abdicate to her once the war was over, no overthrowing or subconsciously entertaining the idea of his demise necessary. He never wanted to be King, and by his own admission he only accepted the crown because it put him in the best position to save them all from a threat that he understands better than any of them. He’s using power as a means to an end, but he never sought it. Which brings me to. . . Sam/Gilly: Leave it to Gilly to casually drop the biggest bombshell of the episode, if not series thus far. Yes, Jon’s the heir. No need to beat the audience over the head with his legitimacy otherwise. Yes, it’s going to be public knowledge. It’s not for nothing that D&D are bending over backwards to spell out the legality of Rhaegar’s actions in modern terms, and making it a matter of official record. Yes, it’ll be a game changer. You don’t devote this much screen time to a reveal that isn’t going to be pivotal, especially when you’ve only got 8 episodes left to tell your story. “Hey Jon, you’re the heir to the iron throne!” “Wow, I’m in a glass case of emotion that merely learning that my whole existence was a lie could never have produced on its own! But for reals, I don’t want the throne, so I’ll pass.” “Fair enough. Just sign here and we’ll swiftly put this plot twist to bed.” “Wow, was that ever uncomplicated.” Wight Hunt: At this point I don’t even care whether or not it’s the right move. There are so many ways they could ensure the success of this expedition, and none of them make for good television at all, so I’ll just put my BotB-tinted glasses on and enjoy the kind of spectacle that can only come together when characters don’t communicate, think things through, or plan ahead. The promo looks amazing, the Magnificent 7 are the unlikely dream team I never knew I wanted, so I’m just gonna go with it. The protagonists can be depicted as competent again once it’s time for Cersei to lose. elybeQuote Reply Stark Raven’ Rad: I think he was an ass too. Presumably, he did it to honour Lyanna and perhaps to make it clear that Jon was his true heir despite being born third. Also, Rhaegar may have known or thought via ‘prophecy’ that Elia and her children would die. If rumour is correct, he was certainly willing to recycle Aegon’s name for Jon.In case they didn’t, Elia would be a discarded wife, and his children might be considered bastards by the law. IIRC, that’s what happened in England with Henry VIII and his daughters, though both were considered legitimate eventually. Yes, Sansa always wanted to mollify people, She was sweet back then. Now, pleasing her peers isjust one arrow in her quiver. What she wants is her way, full stop, and will do what she must to get it. Sansa’s not evil, but like everyone she has a dark side. She is a would-be autocrat. After all the lords we’ve seen ‘holding court’ on GoT, she has no advisors with her. No maester, no Hand, no (ahem!)relative. Daenerys and Jon obviously have them, but even Tywin had Kevan and Cersei has Qyburn and Jaime. Sansa notably didn’t even exchange glances with Littlefinger! BTW, she waited seven seconds ( ! )to turn down Royce;s suggestion. As the Lords leave, she stares at Arya. She surely doesn’t want her there for many reasons, but mainly because Arya can read her like a book and won’t be reticent about what she reads. IMO, deep down Sansa, being basically good and a Stark, is uncomfortable with what she’s become and even ashamed of her affiliation with/dependence on that blackguard Littlefinger. This surely entered into her lying to Jon about how she learned about the Blackfish, a shame she didn’t admit even to Brienne. Much more detrimentally–it also is one reason of many she didn’t tell Jon about LF and the Vale coming.Sansa was genuinely glad to see baby brother and sister come, but right now would be relieved to see Arya leave. Both see through her, but Bran won’t bother her because he’s hardly there.OTOH, she sees Arya as a threat for several reasons: 1) Arya;s always been perceptive about people and motives, more so now.2) Arya’s always spoken truth to power: Cersei,Ned, and (guardedly) even Tywin. 3) Arya’s bond with Jon means she’ll always defend his position. 4) She’s admittedly disposed of some enemies. Truth to tell, Sansa doesn’t want to brook contrary opinions from anyone, much less be told the darker truths about herself.From Sansa’s POV, Arya is disturbing Sansa’s pretty little picture. Like she did by play-fighting with Mycah by the river. IMO Arya was 100% correct about Sansa and about defending Jon. Sansa’s evasive dismissal “I have work to do” more or less confirms it. And why does everyone think Arya meant ‘Not if they lost their head first” seriously?It was a quip, very black humour carrying some truth for Sansa. She certainly had wanted to ‘dispose’ of the Umber and Karstark heirs, though not by killing them. At any rate, she insulted Arya back with “I’m sure cutting off heads is very satisfying.”We viewers know that Arya has never killed casually and without good cause. After having Ilyn Payne on her List for cutting off her own father’s head, Arya knows a miscarriage of justice when she sees one, but she took Payne off the List because he was just doing his job.With Bran’s help no doubt, those two are destined to take down Littlefinger (hopefully with no collateral damage–he’s very dangerous and he’s cornered), but gods know–they need a heart-to-heart to clear the air first. So glad to see viewers who get it. In the books at least Arya was taught with the ability to detect lies in her training. Even the show had similar training with the waif were they were telling when Arya lied and when not. So maybe she learned that trick. ie she can tell when people are lying and when not. Arya is a poor judge of character is a wrong assesment to me. Ilyn Payne in the books, basically took ned ‘s sword ice for himself and excecuted ned with it. it was only when tywin asked for the sword that he gave it. A mere excecutioner would never take such a liberty. The hound basically kidnapped her against her will. Imagine if a guy kidnaps you forcefully. I am female so i understand how arya feels regarding that. As you yourself admitted Sansa was doing a poor job of defending jon snow. You attributed reasons to that . But ultimately for arya, these things matter and they should because she knew sansa’s attitude to jon in the books where she looked down on him as a bastard . So it is perfectly reasonable for her to suspect sansa. moreover with her faceless man skill, she may be able to tell when she is being lied to. Even Sansa did not issue a strong denial. In fact in the leaked script prepared in april 2016, things were a bit more dramatic with the lords and sansa was saying you never take my side to which arya replied there is only one side. ultimately these portions were removed as were many more . jon and danys convo was way shortened too. “I have work to do” might easily be the single most stupid line on the show lately. Since the last season we always hear that everyone is wrong for not talking to Sansa ( especially when she bites her tongue right before saying something important ). Now somebody is talking to her and … “I have work to do”. Seriously? Sansa fans seem to have more sibling rivalry for Arya than we’ll ever see on screen. Not hard to understand – their favorite has been bitched around all along the ride, while Arya was mostly cheered. Finally they think the roles are reversed. Too black and white, huh? Just wait for the story to conclude, ppl, this is GoT and what you clearly see in a glimpse is usually something else after a good long look. Now let’s see. Nobody else but Sansa thought of sheltering refugees and gathering supplies? This is The North, winter is here and a siege is expected. Any halfwit would do exactly the same. The reason we see Sansa doing it is simple: she is the Lady of WF, acting ruler of the North. Just messing around looking pretty would be a bit stupid. Giving the same lines to Jon is not needed by the same argument used against the “missing” chats between characters – he has “NK is coming, find dragonglass etc” lines, that’s the story his character is moving forward. This way they are both shown as actively ruling and I’m sure they even did some more things which we didn’t see as they happened off screen (thank God). The whole LF ( as all the Starks are convinced he’s a danger and cannot be trusted ) problem could be solved instantly by Bran warging into him and walking him off a cliff/tower. Entirely in line with his 3ER duties – the one sowing discord right before the NK arrives should go asap. Instead we are getting this plot story and I intend to enjoy it as a tribute to the character of Petyr Baelish, whom I don’t expect to last much longer. And while dealing with LF, I expect the sisters will, if not bond closer together, at least learn to work better with people. Both need it, if for different reasons. Arya was on her own for too long and from an early age. Sansa never bothered with what others might think or feel. Now she’s trying to, sometimes tentatively, sometimes with the wrong people ( Glover and Royce ). What they need is a common enemy, a threat to their family, and that’s exactly what they are getting. Poor ol’ LF might inadvertently do something good in the end. Stark Raven’ Rad, Hello there ! How are you ? ^^ I do agree with your point about Arya using gallows humour when mentioning the beheading of lords Glover and Royce. However, so far, the only traces of dark humour we have seen displayed by the younger Stark sister have been instances in which she referred to things she actually did do (cf. her allusion to having done some “baking” in the recent past when conversing with Hot Pie). Therefore, I cannot see any reason to take her “off with their heads” comment in pure jest. The formulation may have been intended as funny but the underlying meaning was as serious as a heart attack. Arya always means what she says and says what she means. She views Royce and Glover as traitors and we all know what the punishment for treason is… In regards to the soundness of her judgment, I cannot concur with you, I am sorry to say. Her list proves that she tends to place on a same level of responsibility people who, according to her, gave orders (Cersei, Joffrey, etc) and people who obeyed them (Ilyn Payne, the Hound when he was still on the list, etc), for whatever reason. This lack of nuance is enough for me to find her judgment somewhat lacking. But there is more : the swiftness with which she makes up her mind, the ruthlessness with which she imparts what she considers justice, etc. She did learn from the Faceless Men how to detect lies and I have no problem believing she has achieved impeccable skills in this area. However, she did not complete her training with them and did not lose her subjectivity (as becoming “no one” would require). So whatever falsehoods or truths she unearthes, she views and interprets through the prism of her own emotions, wishes and prejudices. Perfectly understandable and human in and by itself but not quite the degree of impartiality I would require from even a low-level police detective ^^ Arya is not a machine. She is not no one. She is profoundly subjective and, as such, liable to make mistakes based on preconceived notions. That, to me, is why she so fiercely defensive of Jon’s monarchical position. She has never seen her favourite brother rule anything and he was not even remotely politically inclined the last time they saw each other. She has no objective reason to believe that Jon is a good king therefore no reason to demand the Northern lords be loyal to him, other than her love for him. All she truly knows is that Jon is a good man… Remarkable but politically irrelevant, I am afraid. Many admirable men have been appalling rulers. How can Arya know for sure that Jon is not one of those ? Her position is not political; it is purely sentimental. Of course, it is not a problem but it does make me take her opinion with a rather grandiose grain of salt ^^ As for Arya being an egalitarian, I am certain she sincerely believes she is. That is something she has in common with Jon, Tyrion and Daenerys. The four characters view themselves as perpetual underdogs and remain, rather often, deligtfully blind to the myriad of privileges that shaped them. Tyrion boasting about his four-day experience of slavery to Missandei who survived through over twenty years of slavery-driven sexual violation, Jon bemoaning the sitting arrangements at Winterfell during family feasts in front of Melisandre who served as a slave for decades, Daenerys arguing she saved the life of Mirri Maz Duur when she kept her as a servant for the people who annihilated all of the witch’s loved ones, Arya demanding Gendry view her as an equal, thereby ignoring the blatant social differences that would prevent a man of his extraction and life experience from doing such a thing… All four characters mean well but they do, at times, have blind spots the size of Mount Everest and view themselves as much more in touch with the “common man” than they truly are. For all their tales of woe, they are the elites’ elite and it shows ^^ Of course Sansa could have been more forceful of her support of Jon. But Arya’s position is that her sister should have done so. My question is why ? Why does Arya believe that her sister should have gone the extra mile to defend Jon’s monarchical status ? What does she know of Jon’s reign so far that makes her certain Royce and Glover’s complaints were treacherous and not fair criticism ? I understand she loves her brother and wants to protect him but this is a different ball of wax all together. No one was talking about Jon as a person, no one was insulting him or his character. The lords were merely questioning his suitability as ruler. Is that forbidden ? If so, I am afraid that Arya’s love, when applied to political matters, looks dreadfully like dictatorship. Sansa wants power, that much is obvious. However I fail to see how that is a bad thing. I understand many share Kit Harington’s opinion that power should never be granted to those who seek it but, with all due respect, I cannot for the life of me see the soundness of this position. History is full of reluctant rulers and they were all, without exception, disastrous ! Power is merely a tool. There is nothing inherently wrong with loving it or wanting to master it (if anything, the former helps with the latter ^^) What truly matters is what one does with it once in possession of it. After all, Arya herself sought power when she decided to leave Westeros (thereby postponing her reunion with Jon) to train with the Faceless Men. The skills she was taught there are a form of power, though not political in nature, and she actively endeavoured to acquire all of them. Therefore, I am somewhat puzzled as to why she would she condemn her sister for seeking her own version of power. The only reason I can find is that she believes Sansa’s desire would be detrimental to Jon which is a touching thought but a fairly imadequate one in the grand scheme of political things. I think for Arya the most sacred bond is family, ie a pack, plus she considers Jon more than family. Like in the outline, she loves jon beyond whatever she knows. It may not be romantic but it is just as powerful. So Arya while in her mind may be justifying it by the godfather thing. You never go against the family or pack, subconsiously she is extremely protective of Jon. In fact it is this love of Arya to Jon which is beyond reason that makes me suspect that jon may just survive and even rule in the end. In Grrms universe family is the most important factor. Kinslaying is forbidden, unlike say in the english universe. So that also plays a role. The reluctant rulers you are talking about never had the tools /experience to rule. Those who had to tools almost always sought it. Jon in the books has also gained experience in the nights watch and has emerged as a big picture thinker ruler while neglecting the smaller picture which is what Sansa is good at. Ideally they should be a great team, but got is not ideal. That said I think Grrm will favor Jon over Sansa , because grrm himself is idealistic and big picture. Like that thing about Jon saving the wildings is perfect grrm and he is critical of trump who is creating a wall. Sansa winning the game of thrones is realistic, but ultimately it is grrms story. Think about it , who has the most friends /allies willing to do anything for him. Jon has sam, arya, even bran. Now possibly dany. The x factor of these characters easily puts him in a favourable position no matter cersei’s and eurons machinations and plans. You have raised the moral aspect of it. Should a family member try to prove he she is a better ruler. There are pros and cons to it, because mostly when a family member does it , it leads to war and loss of innocent lives. Also Sansa does not tend to think long term. ie she would not have pulled off coups such as jon did by letting wildings in and making them his allies. she has a feudal mindset which is closer to say randyl tarly then jon snow. That feudal mindset ensures that her allies who are also feudal will never betray her under normal circumstances unlike jon. But again if you want characters who can break the wheel, who think different, they are people like jon and dany. I have already mentioned in a previous post that her success in ruling is debatable thanks to the show’s inability to depict things /completely dumbed down book jon and also because we dont know whether that food stock is mentioned to indicate future conflict or to show her solving it. So we are all making some assumptions. And if we stan for a particular character or are a fan of him/her we would like to make positive assumptions. For instance a Sansa fan would glory at sansa’s genius in trying to make more allies and getting vale support. But someone who hates sansa would dismiss it by saying that it was just because littlefinger wanted to you know have sex with her and is after her ****. Due to the shows inability to depict things completely there is a lot of room for both positive and negative assumptions . Though I get it that you want Arya to be like show varys who is trying to identify best ruler. But Arya , dany and most people are not like varys . Plus sansas decision making partially led to neds excecution. this is not what i am saying but what grrm said in a interview. So she has no reason to admire sansa decision making. I certainly wasn’t suggesting that “we spend entire episodes” on such exchanges, and I did acknowledge that the urgency of the Great War mandates a faster pace. I fully understand these things. But come on… If there’s time for smartassery between Jaime and Bronn, or for cutesy questions from Tormund about Brienne, there’s certainly time to not insult characters by, for example, suggesting that they don’t have the least bit of curiosity about the cure for lepr… er, greyscale. /end rant	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line504
__label__cc	0.612556	0.387444	From ZFGCpedia The Legend of Zelda: Black Crown: Date Released: 2008-2013 Genre: Hack & Slash RPG Developer: Paul Ennemoser Publisher: none ESRB Rating: 16 Platform(s): Windows TLoZ: Black Crown (BC) is an offline hack and slash RPG, best compared to a mix of Diablo and Zelda. In BC you hunt for the best items, steadily improving your stats and talents. 1 ZFGC Staff Commentary 2 Words from the developer 2.1 Q&A 6 More Screenshots ZFGC Staff Commentary A lot of Zelda fan games seem to follow formulas established in the official games. There's strong story, you have to save whatever land you're in, you get items, so on and so forth; few diverge from this tried and true path. However, it tends to be the ones that do that are the ones worth keeping an eye on. Tikta's "The Legend of Zelda: Black Crown" is one of those games; taking cues from roguelikes, Black Crown allows full customization of Link's growth, whether it's stats, talents, or even equipment. Though it originated several years ago, Black Crown is back and better than ever, and this is why it's our new Featured Project. Words from the developer 1. So first, from the development pov. What made you choose C# and XNA for this project rather than something simpler like GM? Has that choice hindered your development at all? Since a young child I've had a large interest in computers and programming. It all started with Text Adventure Games in QBasic on my father's 33 MHz PC. The 'logical' next step was C++, which I learned by creating a set of games including a Mario-style jump'n run. I actually didn't know about tools like GM. Bare-Metal is the most fun for me. Even engines like Unity3D can bore me on how they do so much work for you. Technology timeline of the game: 1. C++/SDL 2. C++/OpenGL/FMOD 3. C#/OpenGL/FMOD/WinForms 4. C# (main language), IronRuby (script language), XNA (graphics engine), FMOD (audio engine), WPF (UI framework for tools), Atom (self-written game framework) While I have stuck with C#/XNA the base game framework has seen multiple revision. If you look into the game folder all of the Atom.dlls are part of the framework. Feel free to disassemble them and/or use them in your own projects. I just ask you to give me credits. :) Moving from C++ to C# was a huge productivity boost. Right now I am considering on ditching XNA for MonoGame. But it is a lot of work. If you want to start a similar project I encourage you to jump straight into MonoGame. If you are trying to decide whether you should go and use an existing game creation toolkit or roll your own, then you should keep in mind that your e.g. GameMaker skills are most likely not that relevant in the professional work world. But it's still a fine tool for game creation and I don't want to bash it. You will be able to apply many of your GM scripting skills onto bare-metal projects! 2. You are also using FMod for audio. Why not just use XNA for that as well? The main factor was that I wasn't yet using XNA when I decided to go for FMOD. Also FMOD is used by large game studios around the world and as such has many features and is quite stable. I've had to write my own C# wrapper (Atom.Fmod.dll) to make it more user friendly. 3. This game clearly has a dark theme to it. In what way does this relate to the story? You are right. Monsters are invading all of Hyrule. Most NPCs are depressed and it's raining blood! No one is safe. To be honest.. the story is still one of the weakest parts of the game. While there is a thin story thread that leads the player through the game, but I still want to improve on it. But I have started to create the foundations for story-telling with technology like the "chat bubbles" over characters. 4. The leveling up system is interesting and unique to Zelda. In what ways can we expect to see the player grow over the course of the game? On every level-up you gain status points and talent points that you can freely invest. There are no class restriction and you can make up your own build. Stat Types: Strength, Dexterity, Agility, Intelligence, Vitality and Luck Talent Trees: Melee, Ranged, Magic and Support Pure build usually go into one Main talent tree and the support tree. Other builds such as DaggerLink (Rogue) require you go hybrid with Melee, Ranged and Support. Improving your equipment by finding rare good-quality items, crafting items and placing the right gems into gem sockets is another very important part. If you plan your talent and stat allocations and have some luck you’ll develop Link into a force to be reckoned with. 5. That flame attack in the trailer looks pretty vicious! Are attacks like this always this powerful from the start, or does the player have to power it up as part of the level up system? "Flames of Phlegethon" is at the very end of the magic talent tree and as such could be considered a Ultimate Talent. You can invest up to 5 talent points to make the spell last longer. It's really quite powerful, but also has a rather long cast time. Which you can decrease by investing into Dexterity and equipping Cast Speed items. ;) 6. You have A LOT of quests and items, like a scaled down Elder Scrolls game. Can we expect to see an overworld relatively as large as the number of quests? Could you also maybe give some details on one or more of your quests? :) Uff, that's a challenge. grins* It's a lot of work to fill huge maps with content. But I am trying! The game engine allows relatively large maps with many monsters in them. Most quests right now are of the standard formula Kill X, Find Y and do random puzzle Z. If anyone of you has some awesome self-contained unique quest ideas I'd love to hear them. :) Another important part of the game is exploration. There are quite a few hidden corners and extras. Including some Metroidvanian elements that require you to return to an already explored location after finding a specific item and/or Ocarina Song. You gain experience by killing monsters or completing quests. When you gain a level-up you get both stat points, investable in the 6 main stats (Strength, Dexterity, Agility, Vitality, Intelligence and Luck), and talent points. Talent points may be invested to further specialize your character! Do you want to be a fast-attacking melee fighter that often crits? Or a straight up archer? There are many ways in which you can invest your talent points to create new and fun characters. Items come in different types and qualities, from Common to Rare, Epic or even Legendary. Some of the best items may be crafted using the Magical Crafting Bottle. You can download the installer of the game here: http://tick.federrot.at/zelda/beta/TheLegendOfZelda_BlackCrown.msi [1] Don't forget to use the Zelda Updater after installing the game to get the latest patch. ZFGC Thread: http://zfgc.com/forum/index.php?topic=31527.0 [2] Dev Website: http://paul.federrot.at [3] Dev Blog: http://tickblog.wordpress.com [4] Game Download: http://tick.federrot.at/zelda/beta/TheLegendOfZelda_BlackCrown.msi [5] Retrieved from "http://wiki.zfgc.com/index.php?title=Black_Crown&oldid=1122" ZFGC Projects Content is available under Public Domain.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line509
__label__wiki	0.69411	0.69411	Jan 1 Kim Kamdar HealthTech, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Oncology www.domainvc.com Investment Geography: Western Europe, United States Kim Kamdar joined Domain in 2005 and became a partner in 2011. With a background in small molecule drug discovery, Kim has been involved in cutting-edge therapeutic start-ups and has been a major part of identifying companies with promising molecular and companion diagnostics to support personalized medicine. become a venture capitalist too Present board memberships include Epic Sciences, Neothetics, Obalon Therapeutics, ROX Medical, Sera Prognostics, Syndax Pharmaceuticals and Tragara Pharmaceuticals. She was also involved with Ariosa Diagnostics until the company was sold to Roche in January 2015, Corthera until the company was sold to Novartis in February 2010 and BiPar Sciences until that company was sold to sanofi-aventis in April 2009. Prior to Domain, Kim was a Kauffman Fellow with MPM Capital. Prior to joining MPM, she was a research director at Novartis, where she built and led a research team that focused on the biology, genetics and genomics of model organisms to uncover small molecules that modulated signaling pathway networks. Kim is a founder of Aryzun Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company utilizing protein-protein interaction mapping for small molecule discovery with an initial focus on anti-infectives and oncology. Kim is the author of ten papers as well as the inventor on seven patents. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her Ph.D. in biochemistry and genetics from Emory University. Kim serves as an advisory board member of Eric Topol’s NIH-supported Clinical and Translational Science Award for Scripps Medicine and of Evolvence India Life Sciences Fund, a private equity fund providing growth capital to Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. She is also a board member of San Diego's CONNECT Foundation and the Hastings Center, a nonpartisan bioethics research institution. Fund's investment verticals: life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, drug and device sectors, medical devices, bio-materials, bio-instrumentation, diagnostics and instrumentation. MEDIA ABOUT KIM KAMDAR The San Diego 500: Kim Kamdar (09Jan18) Times Of San Diego: What’s The Next Billion-Dollar Tech Opportunity? (8Jun15) Timmerman Report: 12 VCs Who Matter, But You Never Read About (11Apr16) MedCityNews: Domain VC: Why we’re investing more in molecular diagnostics (11Dec13) IAmThereForYouBaby.com: Women need to beat down the doors to get to the top in venture capital (18Nov13) Seed Stage, Early Stage, Later Stage Jan 1 Arlan Hamilton Jan 1 Christina Karapataki Jan 1 Jean George Jan 1 Nina Kjellson Jan 1 Nicole Vitullo	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line510
__label__wiki	0.950835	0.950835	Illinois Senior Running Back Reggie Corbin, Named to Maxwell Award Watch List The Cincinnati Reds rallied past the Chicago Cubs 6-3. Tyler O'Neill hit two homers and Miles Mikolas (MY’-koh-las) scattered eight hits in the Cardinals’ first complete game of the season, a 7-0 shutout of the Pirates. The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. The Maxwell Award named Illinois senior running back Reggie Corbin to its watch list, the award committee announced. It is the first career watch list honor for Corbin.The Maxwell Football Club presents the Maxwell Award for the College Player of the Year. The award is presented in honor of Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell, legendary college player, official and sports columnist. MLB Today The Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Wrigley Field. First Pitch is 7-05-5 The St Louis Cardinals host the Pittsurgh Pirates. The game begins at 7-15. The Chicago White Sox are in Kansas City. Gametime 7-15pm BLOOMINGTON, IL (July 15, 2019) — The Illinois High School Association and digital broadcast partner the NFHS Network are proud to announce a new partnership with Quincy Media, Inc. that will create a statewide television and digital network to carry IHSA State Final broadcasts live for the next three years. Quincy Media is a privately owned family company, headquartered in Quincy, with roots in the media business dating back to 1926. Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6- Comment / ShareThis Cubs & Cards Win, Sox Lose Jason Heyward, Albert Almora Jr. and Kyle Schwarber hit home runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 for a three-game sweep. Paul Goldschmidt homered and Adam Wainwright pitched seven scoreless innings in the Cardinals’ 5-2 victory over the Diamondbacks. The Athletics earned a 3-2 win over the White Sox. E. I. Baseball Buckley Dutchmasters took 2 from the Royal Giants 7-3 and 6-2. Paxton Swedes split with Game 7 Legacy. Game 7 won the first game 10-1 and Paxton won game 2 5-1. Gifford Flatville and El Paso split their double header. El Paso won game 1 8-3, while Gifford Flatville took the second game 6-2. Kurt Busch earned his first win of the season by outracing his younger brother in overtime at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday. Joey Logano and Kyle Busch lined up side-by-side on the restart for what was expected to be a race for the victory, but both Erik Jones and Kurt Busch shoved their cars into the mix for an intense final two laps. The Busch brothers touched as they raced for the lead, both cars wiggled, and it appeared Kurt Busch was headed into the wall. But he recovered to squeeze past his brother right before the checkered flag. Tonight on WPXN it’s Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7. Steve Stricker Hits a Hole in One at Bridgestone Senior Players Championship Baseball's All-Star Game had a record low television rating of 5.0 with an 11 share on Fox, according to Nielsen Media Research. That is down from the previous record low rating of 5.2 and 8.69 million viewers for the AL's 8-6, 10-inning victory last year. The Cardinals have placed catcher Yadier (YAH’-dee-ehr) Molina on the injured list with a strained right thumb. The Cardinals also activated infielder Matt Carpenter, who has been sidelined since June 29 with a lower back strain. ARKON, Ohio (AP) _ Steve Stricker was the leader when the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship when the first round was suspended for the day due to lightning. Stricker had a hole-in-one on the 184-yard, par-3 seventh and was 5 under for the day when he was ordered off the course. E.I. Baseball Royal at Buckley Game 7 Legacy at Paxton El Paso at Gifford Flatville All Doubleheaders begin at 1pm It’s Dirt track racing at it’s best at the Farmer City Raceway tonight. See the best in Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks, B-Mods and Hornets. Admission is $12, veterans get in for $5, Kids 12 and under are free. Gates open at 4pm. Tonight on WPXN it’s Xfinity racing with the Alsco 300 from Kentucky Motor Speedway. Saturday it’s the Monster Energy Quaker State 400 NASCAR Race from Kentucky Motor Speedway at 5:30. The National League Central is Anyone's to Win PITTSBURGH (AP) — The National League Central is providing Major League Baseball with a needed dose of pennant fever. All five teams are separated by just 4 1/2 games coming out of the All-Star break. The other five divisions have at least a 5 1/2-game gap between first and second. Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon says the division is tight because all five teams are trying to win. That includes upstart Cincinnati and resilient Pittsburgh, which are in the thick of the race with the Cubs, Milwaukee and St. Louis. CHICAGO (AP) — Work crews have begun extending the protective netting to the foul poles at Guaranteed Rate Field, a step the Chicago White Sox are taking following a couple of high-profile injuries this season. The White Sox became the first major league team to take the step after a liner by Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. struck a 4-year-old girl in Houston in May. A woman was hit by a foul ball off the bat of White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez in Chicago on June 10. American League Wins All-Star Game 4-3 CLEVELAND (AP) _ Make it seven straight wins for the American League in the All-Star Game. Joey Gallo’s solo homer in the seventh inning gave the AL a 4-1 lead before the junior circuit hung on for a 4-3 win over the National League in Cleveland. Indians hurler and game MVP Shane Bieber gave the local fans a thrill by striking out the side in the fifth. Mets Rookie, Pete Alonso Wins Home Run Derby CLEVELAND (AP) _ Pete Alonso didn’t have the most round-trippers in the Home Run Derby on Monday, but he hit them when it mattered. The New York Mets rookie first baseman is $1 million richer after defeating Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final.Guerrero lost the derby despite hitting a record 91 home runs in the three rounds compared to 57 by the winner. The All Star Game in Cleveland begins at 6:30 tonight. Tonight on WPXN its NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7. Justin Haley Earns NASCAR Win in Shortened Race Iván Nova pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning for his first home win in eight tries, Eloy Jiménez and José Abreu homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the crosstown Cubs 3-1 to salvage a two-game split. The Giants beat the Cardinals 1-0. The Buckley Dutchmasters earned 2 wins via forfeit from the El Paso Warriors. The Royal Giants earned a 2 game sweep over the Paxton Swedes 6-5 and 10-4. Game 7 Legacy and the Gifford Gifflats split a double header. Game 7 won the first game 2-1 and Gifford Flatville won the second game 9-2. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ NASCAR driver Justin Haley has earned a victory in just his third career Cup start. Haley won the rain-postponed, rain-shortened race at Daytona, inheriting the lead after a 17-car accident decimated the field and before a lightning strike forced NASCAR to stop the race. Kris Bryant hit his 17th homer and the Cubs ended a four-game losing streak by routing the Pirates, 11-3. Dexter Fowler slammed a two-run homer and Matt Wieters (WEE’-turz) provided a solo shot in the Cardinals’ 5-4 win at Seattle. The Tigers beat the White Sox 11-5. The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox have a rare Friday off St Louis at San Francisco 9-15pm First Pitch EI Baseball… Saturday… Game or games begin at 1pm Buckley at Paxton-Memorial Field Royal at Gifford-Franzen Field Game 7 at El Paso Sunday… All Double Headers begin at 1p El Paso at Buckley-Schiewe Field Paxton Swedes at Royal Giants-Franzen Field in Gifford Gifford Gif-flats at Game 7- in Lexington High Desert Field Dirt track racing at it’s best at the Farmer City Raceway. It’s the Baum Chevrolet Buick UMP Late Models Summer Nationals. Plus full show. Admission is $25. It’s the best in Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Lates, and Street Stocks. It’s Summer Fun Tour Stop 10 at the Rankin celebration today. Our broadcast to help kick off the 2 day event runs from 4pm until 6pm. The Tractor and Truck Pull begins at 6 this evening in Rankin. Tonight at 6pm it’s Xfinity racing on WPXN with the Circle K Firecracker 250 from Daytona International Speedway. Broadcast time is 6pm Saturday at 5-30 its Monster Energy racing from Daytona with the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Cubs and Cards Lose, Sox Postponed The Pirates beat the Cubs 5-1. The Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4. The game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers has been postponed by rain. It will be made up on Sept. 27 as part of a straight doubleheader. MBL Mourns the Loss of Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27 The Pirates beat up on the Cubs 18-5. Major League Baseball has been rocked by the sudden death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs at age 27. Skaggs was with the team in Texas when he was found unresponsive in his hotel room yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they are investigating, but no foul play is suspected at this time. Steve Stricker sets 72 hole Senior Open Record The Reds beat the Cubs, 8-6. The Cardinals beat the Padres, 5-3 on Matt Wieters’ two-run homer in the 11th inning. Lucas Giolito picked up his major league-leading 11th victory by allowing one hit over five innings of the White Sox’ 4-3 victory against the Twins. Buckley Dutchmasters beat the Paxton Swedes 5-1 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ Steve Stricker’s U.S. Senior Open debut was one for the record book. He closed with a 1-under 69 for a six-stroke victory over Jerry Kelly and David Toms. Stricker set the 72-hole tournament record with a 19-under 261, three better than the previous mark set by Kenny Perry at Salem Country Club two years ago. JOLIET, Ill. (AP) _ Alex Bowman has raced to his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory, leading a Hendrick Motorsports performance that saw the team place four drivers among the top 11. Kyle Larson finished second followed by Joey Logano,Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski. Kimbrel Records First Save as a Cub Craig Kimbrel dodged trouble for a save in his season debut and the Chicago Cubs rallied from five runs down to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7. Buckley Dutchmasters at Paxton Swedes Royal at Gifford-Flatville Game 7 Legacy at El Paso Tonight it’s dirt track racing at it’s best at the Farmer City Raceway. It’s Fan Appreciation night. There will be an autograph session with the drivers. Admission is just $5, Kids 12 and under are free. Fireworks to follow. It’s the best in Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Lates, Street Stocks and Hornets. Gates open at 4pm. Saturday it’s Summer Fun tour Stop number 6 as we will be broadcasting from the Gifford celebration. Then Xfinity racing. On Sunday it’s the Monster Energy Overton’s 400 from Chicagoland Speedway Illinois Volleyball's Ali Bastianelli Has Been Nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. The Oakland A’s shutout St. Louis 2-0. José Abreu hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park in the ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox recovered after blowing the lead in the eighth to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7. Craig Kimbrel will be added to the Chicago Cubs' roster today before their series finale against Atlanta at Wrigley Field. (Undated--jc) The 20-19 I-H-S-A football schedules have been released. Among the first week matchups on Friday August 30th includes the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda in a battle with Ford County foe and 2-time State Champion Gibson City Melvin Sibley in Gibson City. The Rantoul Eagles are on the road in week one at Prairie Central in Fairbury. It’s the battle of the Saints schools in week one as St Joe Odgen is at home against St Thomas More. Milford-Cissna Park, fresh off their State Championship are home against Lake Forest Academy in Milford. Iroquois West is home against Bismark Henning in Gilman. (Urbana--jc) -- Illinois volleyball's Ali Bastianelli has been nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, the organization announced on Wednesday. Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. Bastianelli is one of a record 585 female college athletes that have been nominated by NCAA member schools for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award. The nominees competed in 23 different sports across all three NCAA divisions, including 262 from Division I, 131 from Division II and 192 from Division III. Multisport student-athletes account for 144 of the nominees. Cubs, Cards, Sox Lose The Braves earned a 3-2 win over the Cubs in Chicago Stephan Piscotty got a standing ovation from the St. Louis Faithful, as he made his way to the plate for his first appearance in St. Louis since being traded to the A’s. The Athletics beat the Cardinals, 7-3. The Red Sox doubled up the White Sox 6-3. Cubs Win, Sox Lose Willson Contreras slammed a solo homer and drove in three as the Cubs won a matchup of NL division leaders, 8-3 over the Braves. The Red Sox were able to celebrate a 6-5 win over the White Sox with an infield single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. St. Louis Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks has a torn elbow ligament, and may have to have Tommy John surgery. Martin Truex Jr.Wins at Sonoma For Second Straight Year Javier Baez hit the 100th homer of his career, to beat the New York Mets 5-3. The Angels beat the Cardinals 6-4. The Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4. Connor Gross threw a complete game shutout, striking out 13 and allowing only 2 hits as the Dutchmasters beat Game 7 Legacy 9-0. Game 2 was postponed because of weather. It will be made up next Saturday in Lexington. That was the only game reported. Martin Truex Jr. has won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway for the second straight year, comfortably holding off teammate Kyle Busch for his fourth victory of the season. Ryan Blaney was third, followed by Matt DiBenedetto and Denny Hamlin. No surprise, Zion Williamson Goes #1 in NBA Draft Javier Báez went 2 for 4 with a homer and a triple for the Cubs, and pitching prospect Adbert Alzolay tossed four innings of dazzling relief in his major league debut to help his team complete a 7-4 win over the New York Mets. The Marlins beat the Cardinals, 7-6. It was no surprise that New Orleans Pelicans took Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson with the first overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls selected North Carolina guard Coby White with the seventh pick. E.I. Baseball Sunday Game 7 Legacy at Buckley Dutchmasters Paxton Swedes at Gifford Flatville Royal Giants at El Paso Warriors Double headers begin at 1pm It’s Dirt track racing at it’s best tonight at the Farmer City Raceway. Come out to see the Vintage Series of Illinois. View the cars of yesteryear and visit with some of your favorite drivers of the past. It’s the best in Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Lates, Street Stocks and Hornets. Gates open at 4pm. Admission is $12 for adults. Veterans get in for $5. Kids 12 and under are free. Saturday on WPXN it’s Xfinity racing. Sunday on WPXN it’s the Monster Energy Toyota Savemart 350 from Sonoma California. Duke's Zion Williamson Predicted to Go #1 in NBA Draft Tonight Willson Contreras homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Chicago Cubs handed Lucas Giolito his first loss since April by downing the Chicago White Sox 7-3. The Cardinals pulled out a 2-1 win against the Marlins on Paul Goldschmidt’s solo homer in the 11th inning. The NBA draft is all about Zion Williamson. The draft begins tonight with the Duke freshman projected to go first overall to the New Orleans Pelicans. He was the biggest star the college level has seen in years, filling highlight reels with thunderous dunks and incomparable athleticism while becoming The Associated Press National Player of the Year. Murray State point guard Ja Morant and Duke high-scoring freshman forward RJ Barrett are projected to follow Williamson in the top three picks Sox Beat Cubs in 9th Inning The White Sox pulled out a 3-1 win over the Cubs on a tiebreaking, two-run homer by Eloy Jiménez (EE’-loy HIHM’-uh-nehz) off Pedro Strop (strohp) in the ninth inning. The Marlins blanked the Cardinals 6-0. CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox plan to extend the protective netting all the way to the foul poles at Guaranteed Rate Field, becoming the first major league team to take such a step in the wake of a couple of high-profile fan injuries. The Fighting Illini football team has added a quarterback to the roster. Former Michigan Quarterback Brandon Peters will have 2 years of eligibility as a graduate transfer. He joins 2 redshirt freshman and a true freshman as quarterback options. Cards Win Behind Mikolas Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter homered to back a strong outing by Miles Mikolas and lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins. The Cubs and White Sox were both off White Sox (Ivan Nova) at Cubs (Cole Hamels) 7:05 Marlins (Jordan Yamamoto) at Cardinals (Jack Flaherty) 7:15 Gary Woodland Captured His First Major Golf Championship With the U.S. Open The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2. The Cardinals managed just three hits and still beat the Mets, 4-3 on Paul Goldschmidt’s two-run homer and Paul DeJong’s tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning. The New York Yankees cruised past the Chicago White Sox 10-3. (Undated--jc) -- The Gifflats of Gifford scored two runs in the top of the 9th inning on Sunday at Schiewe Field in Buckley to take the first game 3 to 2. In game two, the Gifflats scored in the top of the first to take a one to nothing lead. The home Dutchmasters scored two in the bottom of the 2nd and took a comfortable lead into the 7th with a 7 run 5th inning. Gifford came back in the top of the 7th with 5 runs, but the Dutchmasters won game two 9 to 6. The Paxton Swedes beat the El Paso Warriors 10-2 & 5-4. PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) _ Gary Woodland has captured his first major golf championship by holding off the two-time defending U.S. Open champion. Woodland closed with a 30-foot putt for birdie to finish three strokes ahead of Brooks Koepka (KEHP’-kah) in the Open at Pebble Beach. The Kansas native shot a 2-under 69 on Sunday for a 13 under total. Friday night at the Farmer City Raceway saw Mike Glasscock win Late Models, Donovan Lodge won the Modified event, Pro Lates was won by Logan Moody, Jason Maier won Street Stocks, Jeremy Hancock won Hornets. This week features the the Vintage Series of Illinois. Check out the cars of yesteryear and visit with some of your favorite retired drivers. Toronto Raptors Win First ever NBA Championship The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3. Leury García hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the New York Yankees 5-4. The Mets and Cardinals were tied 4-4 after 8 ½ innings before the game was suspended because of rain. Play will resume tonight before the Mets and Redbirds play their scheduled game. The Toronto Raptors are celebrating the first NBA championship in their 24-season history after taking Game 6 of the finals, 114-110. Gifford Flatville at Buckley at Schiewe Field El Paso Warriors at Paxton at Memorial Field Game 7 Legacy at Royal at Frazen Field in Gifford All Double Headers start at 1pm Dirt track racing at the Farmer City Raceway. See the best in Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Lates, Street Stocks and Hornets. Gates open at 4pm. Admission is $12 for adults. Veterans get in for $5. Kids 12 and under are free. Saturday morning on WPXN it’s our Live Action Auction from 8-9:30. Bid Buy and Save on Gift Certificates and items from area businesses. Then it’s Summer Fun Tour Stop number 4 as Joel Cluver will be broadcasting Live from 10am til noon from Buckley Lake for Buckley Fun Day. On Sunday it’s Xfinity racing from Iowa Speedway at 4pm. St. Louis Blues Win First Ever Stanley Cup Cole Hamels struck out nine in seven scoreless innings, singled twice and drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Colorado Rockies 10-1. The Marlins blasted the Cardinals, 9-0 to end a six-game losing streak. St. Louis has reason to celebrate for the next few days after the Blues won the Stanley Cup for the first time since becoming an NHL franchise in 1967. Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots and the Blues took Game 7 of the final by defeating the Bruins, 4-1 in Boston. Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Sign Another Big Man The Colorado Rockies won their 10th straight at home by beating the Cubs 10-3. Rookie Dakota Hudson allowed one run in a career-high seven innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 7-1. Welington Castillo hit a grand slam and top rookie Eloy Jiménez homered at home for the first time, powering the Chicago White Sox to a 7-5 win over the Washington Nationals. Illini Men’s Basketball coach Brad Underwood has filled another roster spot for 2019-2020 season. Benjamin Bosmans Verdonk a 6-7 forward from Belgium has officially signed. He adds more length and size in the front court. Underwood said that he is a versatile player that can handle the ball, shoot and pass. He joins big men Kofi Cockburn and Bernard Kouma. Joey Logano Wins at Michigan The Rockies came back from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Cubs 6-5. Michael Wacha threw six scoreless innings in a 4-1 victory at Miami. The Nationals beat the White Sox 12-1. The IHSA has approved changes to the way the boys and girls state tournament will be played. Beginning in 2021, all classes of girls will be played in a 3 day period and the boys will do the same the following week. Venues will have to put bids in to host the tournaments in the new format. BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) Joey Logano has earned his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, fending off Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. in overtime at Michigan International Speedway. Logano was trying to hold on to a dwindling lead over Truex and Busch with five laps remaining before Erik Jones went into the grass, prompting a caution flag that forced overtime. 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__label__cc	0.70589	0.29411	Jasmine Haynes 16Jul, 2019 by Jasmine Haynes 730 Comments Somebody s Lover A family marked by tragedyWidowed three years ago and the mother of two Taylor Jackson is starting to feel that life as a woman is passing her by Always somebody s daughter in law somebody s mother Title: Somebody's Lover Author: Jasmine Haynes Format: Nook A family marked by tragedyWidowed three years ago and the mother of two, Taylor Jackson is starting to feel that life as a woman is passing her by Always somebody s daughter in law, somebody s mother, or somebody s sister in law, Taylor longs to be somebody s secret lover.Taylor was his brother s wife, and now his brother s widow, untouchable yet irresistible to Jace JA family marked by tragedyWidowed three years ago and the mother of two, Taylor Jackson is starting to feel that life as a woman is passing her by Always somebody s daughter in law, somebody s mother, or somebody s sister in law, Taylor longs to be somebody s secret lover.Taylor was his brother s wife, and now his brother s widow, untouchable yet irresistible to Jace Jackson When he discovers her secret fantasies, Jace swears he ll be the one to make them reality.But can his family ever accept another man in Taylor s life, let alone the black sheep of the family Or will their grief and pain destroy any chance Jace has of being to Taylor than her secret lover Previously published in 2006 in the anthology Somebody s Lover by Jasmine Haynes. Best Read [Jasmine Haynes] ✓ Somebody's Lover \|\| [Horror Book] PDF ✓ Jasmine Haynes 374 Jasmine Haynes Title: Best Read [Jasmine Haynes] ✓ Somebody's Lover \|\| [Horror Book] PDF ✓ Posted by:Jasmine Haynes About “Jasmine Haynes” NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Jasmine Haynes loves giving readers sexy, classy stories about real issues like growing older, facing divorce, starting over Her books have passion, heart, humor, and happy endings, even if they aren t always traditional She also writes gritty, paranormal mysteries in the Max Starr series As Jennifer Skully, she writes laugh out loud romantic comedies laced with a heavy dose of mystery Look for Jennifer s new series written with Bella Andre, starting with Breathless in Love, The Maverick Billionaires Book 1 Having penned stories since the moment she learned to write, Jasmine now lives in the Redwoods of Northern California with her husband and their adorable nuisance of a cat who totally runs the household Join her newsletter for updates on contests, new releases, and freebies by going to jasminehaynes. 730 thoughts on “Somebody's Lover” 4 I'm Not Just A Mom StarsWe moms do it all don't we? We cook, clean, PTA, concession stand, car pool, laundry. You name it. We have it covered. But what about when thats all you are seen asa mom? I love being a mom, but I am a lot of other things too. The other things I am are not as exciting or sexy as the other things Taylor is in this book. I am also a teacher, a blogger, awell thats about it. But Taylorw she is also a sexy woman who puts on mini skirts and goes to bars. Yeah. I haven't done [...] If you are after a very hot emotional romantic read with a hero to fall in love with and a lovely female lead, this is it.Following the death of her husband Lou, Taylor has been left with 2 young boys. His family are her constant and his younger brother Jace has taken on the fatherly role to his nephews and been there to help her when the need arises. 3 years have passed and Taylor realises that she's more than just a mum and perhaps it's time to start doing something for herself. She has needs [...] This is a very romantic love story complete with some pretty steamy and erotic scenes. I loved the main characters in this story and the sexual tension between them. Our heroine was widowed three years ago and has been alone with her two sons since then. She maintains a close relationship with her inlaws, including her brother-in-law. There are a lot of family interactions and some guilt over the heroine's husbands death. The story flows nicely and ends with a HEA! I loved it and will look for m [...] Djg An emotional and satisfying read, I fell in love with the characters. This is an emotional erotic romance.Taylor was married to the eldest of 4 brothers in a very close-knit family. Lou's accidental death 3 years ago has devastated everyone in the family. They've maintained their closeness but nobody talks about the emotional upheaval caused by Lou's death.Everyone including Taylor works at the family business. Jace, the youngest of the brothers has taken it upon himself to spend time with Taylo [...] 4.0 RATING-I've had this novella floating around on my Kindle for years (2013 to be exact!) and I finally got around to reading it and am happy that I did! I've read another book by this author (a menage romance/Take Your Pick) and remember it being HOT as hell and the writing solid. Somebody's Lover was no different. I will admit that there was room for a lot more development here and this could have easily been a full length story. Having said that, this worked for me as written and made for a [...] Whoa, this is a seriously hot little number!!! I am talking a pantie scorcher here! Lord have mercy!!The story is a mixed narrative going between Taylor and Jace for the POV. It is a terrific device for really exploring everything they are feeling. There is a fair amount of drama in this read. But that is to be expected with the plotline. There is so much chemistry here, it burns the ears! The bedroom door is wide open, and the kitchen, and the bathroom, and wellyou get the point! Deliciously sm [...] ~~Princess Nhya~~ This was a short but decent intro to this series. Although its short, it's packed with a decent amount of set up past & present so that you get a fair & clear understanding of the premise & the characters.I did like the dilemmas that the 2 main characters were having to face concerning their feelings for one another. It was very realistic & easy to understand & be compassionate about their plight, & the how's & why's of it.I liked most of the characters but I think I [...] SecretNinjaGRL First, let me say that this book was steamy! And, it was FREEEEE! That's right, free. I received it free on and I'm quite shocked at the level of steaminess and the simple fact it was free. I mean, usually you have to pay for something this hot.The book was well. The storyline was easy to read but the book started nearly right off the bat with the sex scenes and they didn't ease up or disappoint as the book carried on. In the end, everything works out for all parties involved and the sex is dre [...] Eternal-Love78 Michelle Rossi's Reviews "SOMEONE'S DESIRED LOVE!"DEFINITELY A 10 STAR RATING!Once tragedy has struck a well-dynamically formed family, there's nothing left but blame, loneliness, desuetude, and despair for all that are involved, especially for a widow, and her children. However, to be able to obtain a slice of salvation, a ray of sunshine, to break free from the darkness, to be able to deal with the challenges of everyday life is one to be desired. That's what Taylor is in dire need of, a man to make her feel as th [...] Diana (DomesticGoddess) No sex allowed for widowed moms? That was my biggest problem with the premise of this book, even though there were other taboo-ish goings-on. Taylor was the wife of one of the Jackson brothers until he died in a work-related accident. She has adopted the family as her own; she even works in the office of their landscaping business. Even after three years, Taylor refuses to have a relationship in fear of alienating the Jacksons, and feels that because she's a mom, she shouldn't be having sexual r [...] An ok freebie. I don't think I'll end up reading it again though. This had a good story line but it didn't really pull me in. The first half or three quarters if the book was mostly just steamy scenes with some guilt and self-recriminations thrown in, but the last part actually had some meat and emotions. About halfway thru I kinda had make myself finish the book cuz it was feeling repetitive but once I got to last part I was a little pulled in the see what would happen next. This had a lot of n [...] Sot what I expected. I didn't like much Taylor. She seemed a little selfish and didn't understand Jace's feelings until the end. I can't say I was in love with Jace, but he was kind of cute and sexy. I kind of liked him a little. The other characters wereI don't know, actually. I didn't like Evelyn at first, but changed my mind a little in the end. Connie, David and the others were just irrelevant. The story wasn't all bad, but not very interesting either. There were a couple of hot scenes, but [...] Somebody's Lover is for people whot a kick out of secret trysts.enjoy men who make sure their lady is taken care of.enjoy women who just want to be touchedn't mind a meddling matriarch. Kind ofen't bothered by a brother shacking up with his dead brother's widow.Enjoyable and sexy. The big emotional scene for the family pretty much rocked it. thumbs up-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal Limecello Jace's story I think is my favorite of the trilogy; I actually own it in trade paperback, but I love my ebooks now.Great "forbidden romance" concept too. Somebody's Lover" is a steam-up-the-windows romance that will get your heart rate elevated and keep it there for the duration. A well told love story with remarkably good character development, an engaging plot and some wickedly hot love scenes. I'm a merciless reader, intolerant of sloppy writing or editing, so I was pleasantly surprised to find a minimum of errors. (I don't go looking for them, they just kinda' jump off the pages.) This is the first book I've read by Jasmine Haynes, but I'll b [...] Virginia H This was a great book. It does have a lot emotional and erotic parts that will make your panties wet. But to the end I'm happy for The Jackson family they finally opened up and let it out their feelings. Taylor was good mom and widow that was wanting a her needs took care of after 3 years it got lonely I'm glad she chose Jace instead of Bubba. I enjoyed the book and look forward to reading more of the Jackson family and more of Jasmine Haynes books. Hot and steamy! Julie Ramsey Somebody's LoverJackson brothers book 1Product DetailsThe Jackson family has lost a member. Lou's death has hit the family hard and no one feels it worse than Taylor. Mom of two and now widowed, she struggles with what she wants in life now with him gone. She is a young woman and wants to feel the touch of a man again. But feels like she may be cheating on Lou's memory, even after 3 yrs. So maybe she can pick up someone and have some meaningless sex and just get it out of her system.Jase the you [...] This book had an excellent and sexy beginning - however, after an amazing first quarter, it started going downhill for me The sex scenes were plentiful but they felt rushed and not sexy The heroine had issues - had the hots for her dead husband's brother but was beyond freaked out about what her in-laws would say if they ever found out - which was a valid issue as this is kinda considered taboo in most families But what i didn't understand was why the dead husband's family didn't realize that [...] Maggie Perez De Molina A nice easy read that tells the story of Taylor and Jace. A bit of a second chance romance, the story is quick but with just enough drama and sexytimes! Very nice! Bennita I had mixed feelings about this book. Although I liked it and I was entertained, I just thought Taylor and Jace's relationship, while intense and sexy, brought all kinds of awkwardness to the family. What do you tell the kids? I'm going to marry your uncle, so now he'll be your dad? And what happens if they had kids? Would Taylor's kids be the baby's uncles or siblings? Besides that, I liked the book, their HEA was well deserved. For years, they both repressed feelings they had for each other. J [...] Tonileg Contemporary widow finds forbidden love with her dead husband's youngest brother who may or may not been the reason he died in the first place. So much drama in that synopsis, but this is really a second chances romance with two people that grab their chance to be happy even though they know it will be big trouble to pay when everyone finds out about their naughty time together.Lots of crazy sexy time with Taylor and Jace Jackson, the sexy scenes were really hot because they had both been celiba [...] Kingston Westmoreland Unbound Book Reviews This book held me from the first page until the very last word. This story wasn't just about erotic, hot sex but had a really deep emotional story to back it up. The Jackson family was still grieving, even though 3 years had passed, for eldest brother Lou. The family members, parents, brothers Jace, David and Mitch, and lastly his widow Taylor and their 2 children were all pretending to be alright but nobody was the same, especially Jace who blamed himself for Lou's death. Bigger issues are on t [...] This is the first time I have read anything by Jasmine Haynes and "Somebody's Lover" was free on Barnes & Noble. I really enjoyed this book and looking forward to reading the next two books of this series about the Jackson brothers. This book was about Taylor Jackson who was married to Lou Jackson the oldest of the siblings. Widowed three years ago when Lou died on the job working for their family business leaving her and their two sons, Jamie and Brian. Taylor has always been seen as the lo [...] Taylor has been a widowed mother of 2 for 3 years when her husband Lou died in a work related accident. Taylor is grateful for all of the support she receives from her in-laws but, she also feels torn because she is tired of being alone and is ready to start dating again.Taylor decides that she is going to go to a bar and pick up some random guy just to feel some relief. While at the bar, her brother-in-law Jace (her husbands youngest brother) see her and is not too happy with her flirting or he [...] Lorraine Lesar This book reminded me of the old Mills and Boon books, but with very hot sex and two very engaging characters. The storyline is fairly basic - Taylor's husband died, leaving her behind and her two boys. Her husband's family are really supportive but she is a woman and has a woman's needs! I won't spoil anything, but will tell you, that her husbands brother not only offers but also provides for her needs! This leads to many problems within the family, especially as no one talks about her husbands [...] PepsiGirl Jace's older brother died in an accident that Jace blamed on himself. His brothers widow, Taylor, has always been the girl of his dreams since he met her when he was fifteen. Now both of them are older and an unexpected encounter brings these two together. She is lonely and hadn't been with as man in three years. She makes the mistake of thinking she can find a way to let of some of that steam. When Jace gets wind of her plans he decides if any one is going to take care of her it will be him. I [...] The Jackson Brothers #1Taylor's husband has been dead for three years and she is lonely for a man. She goes out to a bar one night and her brother-in-law, Jace, sees her there. Jace has loved her since the first time he saw her but she was already with his brother. He gets Taylor out of the bar. He's angry that she is there and tells her that he will give her whatever she needs - it doesn't matter what it is. And he does.They happen to get caught in bed by another brother, David. David loses it. [...] This one was short on story, but I did like the interaction between the family. I hated how they all let Lou's death become a dirty little secret in the family. It seemed like everyone felt like they were responsible and were wallowing unable to see how the others were suffering. It was interesting how Taylor was able to cause the break for them all to speak the truth, more interesting that she didn't realize she was doing this, she thought she was loosing them all.The romance part was a little [...] Sian Apperley I loved the idea of the story. Jace in love with his dead brothers widow. He never acted upon it until he finds her out on her own in a bar. The atmosphere is electric but there is the guilt.what would the family say. Taylor is also torn, he's her brother in law but blimey does he light her fire or what! I bought this as a free book and was really enjoying it. Until it ended far too soon. I felt that the story could have gone on a bit longer, made more of the circumstances and other characters. [...] Books from the Foreign Office Library: Catalogue 1... The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology L'Intervention Th[tre: Lucrece Borgia. Marion Delorme. Marie Tudo... 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__label__cc	0.559107	0.440893	Welcome to the BFS Forum! Our forum is free to join, but please do consider also joining the BFS: http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/join-the-bfs/ . If you have any problems with the forums, please email: webmaster@britishfantasysociety.org Fantasy » Promote Your Projects » Theaker's Quarterly Fiction Pages: 1 ... 6 7 [8] 9 10 Go Down Author Topic: Theaker's Quarterly Fiction (Read 62037 times) Re: Theaker's Quarterly Fiction Thanks for posting this interview, Stephen! A pleasure to be popping into the TQF pages again… Editor, The Future Fire http://futurefire.net/ Is there anything you've ever wanted to ask the TQF staff? Why are we so mean to Howard Phillips? Is John Greenwood really a pseudonym? How ashamed are we of the cover art of issue 21? Now's your chance! In issue 50 we'd like to answer all your questions, about anything you like! And our answers will be honest. Or funny. To us, anyway. Click here to submit your questions. Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #49 is now out, and available in ebook formats for free and in print as cheaply as we can make it. It features novellas by Ross Gresham (“Ut in Fumum!”) and Michael B. Tager (“Nebuchadnezzar”), and an Oulippean story by Antonella Coriander (“Beatrice et Veronique: Tunnel Panic!”), plus cover art by Howard Watts, reviews by Tim Atkinson, Jacob Edwards, Rafe McGregor, Stephen Theaker and Douglas J. Ogurek, and an interview with Kathryn Allan and Djibril al-Ayad. Download links and further information here. Theaker's Quarterly Fiction #50 is now available to download for free or to buy in a three hundred and twenty-four page paperback. Many former contributors return to help celebrate fifty issues and ten years of this most amateur of magazines, including David Tallerman, Douglas J. Ogurek, Michael Wyndham Thomas and Rafe McGregor. BFS Journal #13 cover artist Howard Watts takes us through his process, the team answer your most probing questions, and we rate and review almost a hundred books, films and games. Plus all our Amazon exclusive ebooks are free for the next few days. More info here. Now available for pre-order, the first ebook novella from Theaker's Paperback Library. It's a reprint of Walt Brunston's Space University Trent: Hyperparasite, his adaptation of the classic (but rarely seen) television episode, which first appeared in TQF13. It'll be out on April 30. Theaker's Quarterly Fiction #51 is now out. We have six stories this time: “Too Much Light Makes the Day Go Blind” by Marshall Moore, “One Slough and Crust of Sin” by Walt Brunston, “Water Imperial” by Charles Wilkinson, “The Assassin’s Lair” by Howard Phillips, “Whale on a Tilt” by Andrea M. Pawley and “Cybertronica” by Antonella Coriander. There are also fifteen reviews, by Douglas J. Ogurek, Jacob Edwards and me. We review books by Lavie Tidhar, Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell, Henry Kuttner, David Ramirez and Joe Abercrombie, plus a Brenda & Effie audio play by Paul Magrs. We also consider Space Battleship Yamato, Jupiter Ascending, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (twice), the Kindle Voyage, the Amazon Fire TV, season nine of Supernatural, season one of The Leftovers, and season one of Constantine. The deadline for submissions for #52 is 31 May 2015. Guidelines here! Our blog has been busy this week, in the run-up to a new issue of our amateur magazine emerging on Friday: Pork pies in the gardens: my FantasyCon 2014 – a reprint of the convention report that originally ran in BFS Journal #13 The Future Fire fundraiser! – a post about our friends at The Future Fire, who are raising money to fund a tenth anniversary special Pixels \| review by Douglas J. Ogurek – that rarest of things these days, a positive review for an Adam Sandler film (which I'm sure I'll love too) Apologies for neglecting you, dear readers! – some excuses for why the TQF blog has been so quiet of late, some of them BFS-related Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #52 is late and a little shorter than usual, but still features four great stories: Rocking Horse Traffic by Yarrow Paisley, Quest for Lost Beauty by Howard Phillips, Zom-Boyz Have All the Luck by Len Saculla, and “Surprise Thee Ranging With Thy Peers”, the latest Two Husbands episode from Walt Brunston. The Quarterly Review from Douglas J. Ogurek, Jacob Edwards and me includes reviews of It Follows, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Insurgent, Memory Lane, Jurassic World, Holy Cow by David Duchovny, The Dark Defiles by Richard Morgan, The Glorkian Warrior Eats Adventure Pie by James Kochalka, and many others. As ever it's free to download, and just a couple of quid in paperback. Links and further details here. A short blog post apologising for the lateness of TQF53, and explaining why I'll probably be very quiet this month: http://theakersquarterly.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/gone-till-end-of-november.html If you need to ask me about anything BFS-related this month, best to email rather than post here on the forum. I'll only be free to range online for half an hour each morning, and that's just to download podcasts and let Dropbox sync. Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #53 is out at last, having been delayed by my work on BFS Horizons last year. It contains three fantastic stories. In “Restitution” Mitchell Edgeworth takes us back to the Black Swan, its crew double-crossed by the thief Nisha. In “Dodge Sidestep’s (and Martin’s) Final Dastardly Plan” regular TQF cover artist Howard Watts completes his absurdist musical trilogy. And “Rathfern’s Menagerie” is a bodyswapping science fantasy from BFS tentpole Allen Ashley. The issue also contains fifty pages of reviews by Jacob Edwards, Douglas Ogurek and me. Between us we review work by Adam Warren, Alastair Reynolds, Aliette de Bodard, Andrew Cartmel, Brian K. Vaughan, Cate Gardner, Disasterpeace, Geoff Johns, Greg Pak, Ian Edginton, Ian Marter, J.M. DeMatteis, James Goss, James Kochalka, Jean-Claude Forest, John Dorney, John Logan, Justin Richards, Keith Giffen, Kurt Busiek, Laeta Kalogridis, Lavie Tidhar, Mario Alberti, Paul Magrs, Rare, Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Simon Guerrier, Steve Yeowell, Vaughan Stanger, Volition Software and others besides. The cover art is by the ever-adorable Howard Watts. It's free to download in mobi, epub and pdf formats, merely £3.47 in print. And if you're on Amazon Prime you can choose no-rush delivery and get a pound of that back to spend on music. Download links and additional info here. TQF54 will be out later this month, but we're already looking ahead to issue 58, our Christmas 2016 issue, which will be guest-edited by Douglas Ogurek. The theme of the issue will be unsplatterpunk: all the gore, depravity, and violence of splatterpunk, plus a positive message. The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2016, but as ever we're a non-paying, amateur market so this call for submissions is unlikely to be of interest to professional writers. More info here. I wouldn't immediately write off pros; I think pro authors recognize quality, which can sometimes matter more than the pay rate for a venue. (Authors who are desperate to rack up the "pro"-paying sales are another matter, of course…) Yes, for sure, and we've been lucky enough to publish some very nice stories in the past from pro writers, and people who have gone on (or will go on) to be pro writers. But we want it to be really clear that we're not expecting or encouraging people who write for a living to write for us for free. We're not positioning ourselves as a rung on the ladder, or saying that we hope to start paying at some indeterminate point in the future, or any of those other mealy-mouthed excuses. The reasons I'm making a bit more of a point of it this time are that the climate is currently quite hostile to non-paying publications - e.g. a high-profile website recently declared any non-paying publication despicable and said they won't review them any more, to loud applause (even though they don't pay contributors either!) - and that this particular issue has an American editor, which could take it into the orbit of more US writers, who tend to be even more against non-paying publications. What I don't want is anyone reading through the guidelines, starting to think about the story they might write, then getting to the end and seeing there's no pay, and feeling they've been tricked into it. Yes, I absolutely agree with all of that. And while yes, the pay (low or none, or otherwise) should be made clear from the start, the only thing I was objecting to (not even that--mollifying, perhaps) was the "pro writers won't be interested" line. Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot by second guessing them, eh? Unlikely rather than won't... I don't see it as shooting myself in the foot - it's always been an important part of our ethos. We see ourselves as Sunday morning footballers. When David Beckham wanders by and wants to join in, we'll have a kickaround with him and count ourselves very lucky, but we don't want half the premiership turning up every Sunday, demanding to know why we're asking them to play in a park with jumpers for goalposts. 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__label__cc	0.736134	0.263866	Taxed By Love by AJ Renee- Release Blitz with Trailer Title: Taxed by Love Series: St. Fleur Novel Author: AJ Renee SubGenre: Brother's Best Friend/2nd Chance Love was in the air and Gabrielle wasn’t interested. Even if she was willing to risk her heart again, which she wasn’t, any man would have to get past her overbearing brother first. Andrew was unashamed of his love of women... until he found himself yearning for what his friends had found—love and family. When a gorgeous woman caught his eye at a buddy’s wedding reception, he blindly followed, unable to resist her allure. Their encounter was meant to be no-strings fun, but months later, Gabrielle couldn’t get him out of her mind. Andrew regretted never getting her name or number, leaving them both with only memories and unanswered desires. An unexpected reunion brought the couple to St. Fleur, where trouble had been stirring for their friends and family. Can Andrew persuade Gabrielle to take a risk on a playboy? Or will tragedy jeopardize their chance at love? AJ Renee is the author behind the St. Fleur series, Beauty Unmasked, Winter's Surprise, Surviving Paris, and Finding Love at the Falls.... She's a military wife and mother to three young girls. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with her Master of Science in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology while working at the library. She loves to write steamy romance with suspense and a happily ever after. When she isn't writing or interacting with her readers, you can find her spending time with her family or reading. AJ enjoys traveling, researching family history, and all things New Orleans. Perfect by Fen Wilde- Release Day with Excerpt & Giveaway Title: Perfect Author: Fen Wilde Genre: Romantic Suspense Ada Cosgrove. As uptight as she is alluring. The editor of the sexiest magazine on the racks, she works hard, follows the rules, and wins at everything she turns her hand to. Ben Farris. As laid back as he is loyal. Archrivals in the world of media scoops and scuffles, it’s a different story when they’re alone in Ada’s office—where opposites attract. Their chemistry is off the charts—and always has been. They’re perfect for each other. But Ben is the one person Ada can’t afford to fall for. He’s irreverent and magnetic and completely out-of-bounds. The type of out-of-bounds that would see her family disown her. Then the one mistake in Ada’s perfect past catches up with her. And she’s about to learn that there’s no such thing as perfect… PERFECT is a dark and sizzling romance with twists and turns that will keep you guessing til the last page. *Please note this novel deals with complex themes around family relationships, and includes mature step-sibling romance. "Amazing romantic story with spice. Ada and Ben are rivals and good at their individual jobs. When they’re together, sparks fly. Superb." ★★★★★ Goodreads review “Amazing romantic story with spice. Superb.” ★★★★★- Goodreads review “Great story, complex characters…amazing, gritty and emotionally charged.” ★★★★ Book-Lover Book Blog “This amazing book is so very well written. It is always surprising the things that a person can withstand and the heart can cope with.” ★★★★★- Goodreads review “What an interesting read! Well presented storyline; characters that kept you guessing; some creepy twists and turns with lots of the unexpected…If you like books a bit off kilter...Perfect by Fen Wilde belongs on your TBR Lust.” ★★★★- Goodreads review “So much more than a romance. There is family conflict, suspense, many kinds of emotions and lots of hot, explicit sex…” ★★★★- Goodreads review Outside, the office has gone quiet, and I think about the hot mess we used to cause in this office. Back when we were younger. When I worried less. I can almost hear a collective sigh of relief from my staff as Ben and I talk in our normal voices—no shouting. No sounds of breakage. I blush slightly at the memory. What on earth were we thinking? “What are you thinking about?” Ben asks softly, his face smoothing out, becoming less worried, more predatory. More intense. “Nothing,” I mutter, dropping my eyes, my blush mounting. He grins wickedly. “You’re thinking about how quiet everything went when I walked in.” He moves closer to me, placing a fingertip underneath my chin, forcing my eyes back up to his. “And you’re remembering why.” His eyes don’t leave mine for a second, but I brush his hand away, flinching at the memory, ducking to escape those eyes. “It’s in the past,” I say huskily, but he runs his fingers slowly along the edge of the desk. The edge I’ve clung to so many times, hopeless with desire, my legs buckling beneath me, his hands, his tongue… “You’re thinking about it,” he whispers, moving behind me, his lips warm and soft against my neck, his hands reaching down and skimming across my hips, the warmth of his breath leaving my lips parted, my breathing shallow. His teeth find my earlobe and tug on it gently. A moan escapes my lips. Everything inside me wants to open my neck up to him, lean back into him, feel his hands wander leisurely across my body, my breasts. As though he has all the time in the world. As though I’m his. But I pull away, trying to calm my breathing. His arms fall to his side and I can feel him standing behind me. Sagging a little. No! I think immediately, my body desperate for his touch. “I miss it, too,” he says, but he keeps his hands off me. Thank God is my next thought, my sensible brain kicking in. Because I don’t think I would have the resolve to move away twice. Finally he moves to the chair opposite me, his eyes dark with lust, his jeans bulging appreciatively. I avert my eyes. It’s only been a few weeks, but it might as well have been twenty years, I want him so badly. “It’s probably going to come out, Ada. Judging by that last letter.” He watches me carefully. “Will it really be that bad?” Fen Wilde writes gritty romantic suspense novels exploring the darker elements in our lives. She is a qualified social worker and works part-time as a mental health clinician for young people, and also as a private clinical consultant. She is particularly interested in the complex things that drive us toward or keep us out of connection with each other: how fragile, how beautiful, how flawed we all are. Fen lives in Melbourne, Australia with her partner, two children, and Burmese cat. She is happiest with a project on her desk, some caramel slice in the fridge, and a great long list of things to do. Eight Goodbyes by Christine Brae- Book Blitz with Excerpt & Giveaway Eight Goodbyes Christine Brae Published by: Vesuvian Books Publication date: August 28th 2018 Genres: Adult, Romance One universe, nine planets, 204 countries, 809 islands and 7 seas, and I had the privilege of meeting you.” –Unknown When Tessa Talman meets Simon Fremont for the first time, not only is she attracted to him, she’s intrigued by how different their lives are. He’s a dedicated scientist, practical, pragmatic, and grounded—while she’s a head-in-the-clouds romance author. As their relationship grows, they agree to meet in places around the world, while continuing to live on opposite sides of the globe. Though their feelings for each other deepen, their priorities remain the same. Simon is in a hurry to be financially sound and settle down, but Tessa is enjoying her freedom and newfound success. Neither is willing to give in, but as each goodbye gets harder, Tessa begins to wonder whether fame is the path to happiness, or if she has everything she needs in Simon. Just as Tessa finds the courage to go after her own happily ever after, the unthinkable happens, separating them in ways they never imagined. To move forward, she must let go of the past, and determine once and for all if love is truly more powerful than the pain of goodbye. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo “Who knows you’re here?” she asked. “You mean, specifically here? In Hong Kong?” “No one. My family and friends think I’m traveling for work.” “Ah. So if anything happened to you, how do they know where to look?” she asked, her chin resting on the palm of her hand. “Well, when they find my phone and the one thousand pictures of you, they’ll know,” he said. She laughed. Rather uncomfortably. This is what having an affair feels like. It’s you and him and no one else. “Adrian doesn’t know I’m here.” This time he leaned forward, closer to her. “Does Riley know you’re here?” “She has to. Even if I don’t tell her directly, Jake knows. He’s very protective that way. Needs to know where I go, who I’m with.” “You seem so attached, the two of you.” “He’s the only constant in my life.” He stayed silent. She hadn’t intended to offend him with that comment. But then she decided that it was too soon to even think of his role in her life. That was the real crux of the matter, and she wanted to keep it top of mind. What about you, your parents? Do you see them often while you’re home?” He laughed. “As a matter of fact, I have dinner with them every Sunday. They don’t live far from my old apartment. I’m moving to Chelsea when I get back which is a little further away, but I know my mum will find every excuse to come and visit. I’ll be too close to the shopping area for her to resist. She likes to get out sometimes. Leave the farm.” “We’re lucky we have family we can count on,” she said. “But none of them know we’re together,” he said, his tone lowered, quiet. “Why does anyone need to know? Who cares?” she asked in defiance. She observed the way he picked up another dumpling with his chopsticks and shoved the whole thing in his mouth. “Okay, let me rephrase that,” she said. “In time, they’ll know.” He smiled. “Better.” He looked at his watch. She could tell that he wanted to change the subject. And she didn’t have to try. A round of applause filled the room. Tessa and Simon turned to see a man on one knee with his arms in the air, proposing to a very embarrassed woman. “At a dimsum restaurant?” Simon smirked. “Hey! You’ll never know! Maybe this is a special place for them,” Tessa said. “Must be,” he answered, pulling his wallet out at the same time. He motioned for the dimsum man to bring the check over. The man counted the different colored plates, each with a code for the food they ordered, wrote with lightning speed on a pad of paper, tore it off unevenly and handed it to Simon. As he examined the bill, Simon said, “I forgot that your Twitter profile says ‘hopeless romantic.’“ “Love makes the world go ‘round!” she said in response, pausing to follow up with an afterthought. “At least in Romance books!” Christine Brae is a full time career woman who thought she could write a book about her life and then run away as far as possible from it. She never imagined that her words would touch the hearts of so many women with the same story to tell. Her second book, His Wounded Light was released in December, 2013. Christine’s third book, Insipid, is a standalone that was released in June, 2014, and her fourth book, In This Life, released in January 2016. When not listening to the voices in her head or spending late nights at the office, Christine can be seen shopping for shoes and purses, running a half marathon or spending time with her husband and three children in Chicago. Christine is represented by Italia Gandolfo of Gandolfo Helin Literary Management. Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter Hot Heir by Pippa Grant- Release Blitz with Giveaway Title: Hot Heir Genre: Sexy Romantic Comedy If I had to pick a bride of convenience, my first choice would NOT be Peach Maloney. My fiftieth choice would NOT be Peach. Top spot on my list of occupational hazards? Yes. Royal pain in the ass? Yes. A bride of convenience? No. But Iâve unexpectedly gone from royal bodyguard to monarch, having inherited a crown that was stolen from my family long before my birth. The kicker of this unexpected royal gift? In order to take the throne I must find a wife. Have I mentioned Peach would NOT have been my hundredth choice? But Iâve no other options, and she needs a favor that my new position can fulfill quite nicely. So weâve agreed to play the doting newlyweds out in public. In private, though, our rules are simple: No touching. No talking. And certainly no sex. I should have known better than to marry a rule-breaking pain in the arse. $2.99 for a limited time NOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIO TANTOR / AUDIBLE / AMAZON Pippa Grant is a stay-at-home mom and housewife who loves to escape into sexy, funny stories way more than she likes perpetually cleaning toothpaste out of sinks and off toilet handles. When sheâs not reading, writing, sleeping, or trying to prepare her adorable demon spawn to be productive members of society, sheâs fantasizing about chocolate chip cookies. Beautiful Inferno by Abby Gale -Release Day Blitz and Review Title: Beautiful Inferno Author: Abby Gale Genre: Dark Taboo Romance Release Date: August 28, 2018 Cover Design: PopKitty Designs Innocent. Those things should've stopped me from wanting her. They didn't. Beautiful Inferno by Abby Gale Brittany's rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I rather enjoyed this book, but was also disappointed. If I'm remembering correctly, at the beginning, Maya eludes to Zeke choking her while they fool around, but other than a bit of flogging, there wasn't much kink in this book, which was very disappointing. I was looking forward to that. I do like Zeke and Maya's relationship, however, I feel that with Zeke having left Maya for two years because of his relationship to her, he did not put up that much of a fight when he decided to pursue a sexual relationship with her. I feel that if he truly thought that they could not be anything ever, he would have been more adamant and reluctant to change the nature of their relationship. This is my first Abby Gale book, and it's an ARC, so I don't know how her writing style is once a book has been edited. And I debated whether or not to include this in my review because I wasn't sure if it would be consider part of the editing, which is usually done after bloggers receive the arc. There were many sentences that did not flow. Individual sentences, not sentences strung together. There would be words missing or the wrong form/tense of a verb being used and it just became disruptive at times. Overall I give this book 3.5 stars Abby Gale is an international author. She is an avid reader, former blogger, and a pharmacist. She writes whatever storyline sucks her in, but mostly her books will be erotica with some darkness in it. Ruffles & Beaus by Carina Adams- Blog Tour with Review & Giveaway Title: Ruffles & Beaus Author: Carina Adams Genre: NA Romance/Love Triangle Every girl who dances on a pole has a story to tell, one that led her to the stage. My last year of college was set to be the best yet. Only a few months stood between me and the life of my dreams. Until my manager was arrested for embezzlement, our department was wiped out, and everything fell apart. I needed a job. I was willing to do anything to pay for school, hoping to simply survive. Desperate, I joined Soirée, the private party company that offered something no other did. I wasn’t prepared for Roman, the boss who thought I was helpless and hated me as much as I detested him. Or, his best friend Reid, who assumed I was tougher than I was and pursued me in a way no one else ever had. I never used a pole, yet I took my clothes off as men cheered. My past didn’t lead me there, though. My story began with the secrets I told as I fell in love with two very different men. And continued with the lies I weaved to keep us all from breaking. 5 Star Review by Lorena This book had me completely hooked from beginning to end. I don't think I even blinked while reading it, that's how good it was. Give me a book that has entanglements, lies, deceit and mistrust involved and girl I will devour that baby in a heartbeat. Cady is a girl who has had no luck when it comes to having a job. She keeps getting fired because she just doesn't have it in her to be a waitress. So her roommate's girlfriend has a plan and has cashed in a favor from Roman, the owner of a club she used to work at. When Roman meets Cady for the first time, he is like "no way in hell" he doesn't think Cady has it to be a burlesque show girl and never mind not having what it takes, but she doesn't look like the type who is confident and can handle that type of job. Who's going to show her the routines in such a short period of time??? But Roman hires her any ways. When Reid takes a look at their new girl, he knows the moment he sees her that he wants her and doesn't hesitate to stake his claim. Roman on the other hand, doesn't care because he has zero interest in this girl. He's still hung up on his ex who left him on their wedding day. Roman is charming, handsome, rich and the man can dance -- talk about sexxxxy! Reid is Roman's business partner and he's known him all his life. They do things together, even have gone as far as sharing the same girl before. But that didn't end well so they decided not to do that again. He is also a kick ass dancer. Cady may not be confident in herself, she feels like she shouldn't be in this type of industry because she obviously doesn't have the same body type as the rest of the girls in the show, but all the girls were very receptive to her and welcoming, so that really gave her a boost. She developed strong feelings for both Roman and Reid, even though she felt like she wasn't good enough for either one of them. If she only knew that she was the reason these two changed so much. She brought out the best in them. If it weren't for her, I don't know where Roman would have ended up at. I'm telling you guys, this book was to die for. When I first read the synopsis and saw those teasers, I knew I had to read it. I was itching to read it and now that I'm done, I want to cry because I want more. Even though it was pretty lengthy, it didn't feel like it because there was not one part boring in this book. From the moment I started I just couldn't sway myself from putting it down at all. Cady, Roman and Reid were one combination you don't want to miss out on reading about. Now I need more from a certain character in this book, he also needs his happily ever after!! I stood there, a helpless bystander, as he gave her the same grin he’d always used on the adults to get himself out of trouble when we were kids. The one that said he was sweet and innocent and could be trusted. Lying asshole. Cady responded with a slow, lazy smile of her own, one filled with promises I couldn’t even comprehend. Not happening. My fingers locked around her upper arm and I hauled her to her feet before I knew what I was doing. “I’ve got it,” I snarled in his direction before I half dragged her up the stairs and down the hall to my room. With every step we took she sputtered like an angry wet cat and tried to shake me off. My grip only tightened. As soon as we were in my room, with the lights on and the heavy door locked safely behind us, I let her push me away. “What in the hell are you doing?” “You said you were exhausted.” I lifted my chin toward the bed in the middle of the room as I dropped my suit jacket on the floor and pulled off my tie. “Get some rest.” “There’s no couch. Where are you going to sleep?” I had my shirt unbuttoned and on the pile before I answered. “You’re a smart girl. You figure it out.” As I reached for the button on my pants, she nodded once. “Okay. So, I’ll be in Andy’s room.” I lunged for her as she was twisting the handle, squishing her body between the door and me, my hands on top of hers, halting her. I hadn’t been prepared for how she’d feel. She wasn’t built like my other dancers, shorter and curvier, but I hadn’t stopped to think about how soft that would make her body. It was oddly comforting, and I wanted to sink into it and let her surround me. Fighting whatever craziness my mind had started to manifest, I put my mouth to her ear, needing her to hear me. “If you leave this room, I will spank your ass. I’m too fucking wasted to take on every man here, but don’t think I’m too far gone to haul you back to this room, tie you to the bed, and punish you.” Glimpses of that scenario ran through my mind, making me instantly hard. I had no idea where the thought had come from. I’d never tied any woman to my bed, or any where else, and I sure as shit had never spanked anyone in more than a playful manner. It should have disgusted me. We must have gotten a bad bottle of booze. It hadn’t been stored right or something. Maybe one of Alistair’s loser friends laced it. Instead of throwing her head back into my face and breaking my nose, or reacting the way any sensible woman would, Cady’s breath caught and she shivered underneath me. Not from fear or cold, but because my words had gotten to her. She moved her head back slightly, fitting it into the spot between my neck and shoulder. Neither of us said a word. Her scent, one I didn’t recognize, invaded my nostrils. I fought the urge to turn her around and kiss her, to beg her to let me fuck her against the door for the entire house to hear. Her breathing grew more ragged by the second and I knew that she was feeling it, this undeniable attraction. She spun, her back to the door, perfect fat tits shoving into my chest, and I couldn’t think anymore. My fist wound itself into her hair, holding her in place, as I leaned down in slow motion, almost daring her to push me away, and captured her lips with mine. She tasted like strawberries and whiskey, her mouth warm and captivating as she gave me exactly what I wanted. It wasn’t enough. I bit her bottom lip lightly, tugging it open, so my tongue could find hers. Fingernails traced down my bare chest, exploring. When they ran over my abs, Cady groaned as if it was the most delightful thing she’d ever touched. The sound made my dick jump. I worked hard for the body I had, pushed myself to stay in shape, so I could accomplish all the things I wanted. It was a bonus to know she appreciated the effort. Jealousy, that she got to touch me while I was acting like a saint and keeping my hands in PG zones, hit me. I broke the kiss and stepped back, ready to strip her out of the ugly baggy clothes she’d put on and worship her body. She wasn’t fooling me. I’d seen enough during practices and the performance to know exactly what she was hiding. In spectacular fuckface timing, Andrew chose that moment to pound on the door. “Yo, asshole. You forgot your phone. Reid’s blowing it up.” Cady ducked and spun away from the wood, backing toward the bed, eyes wide as they darted around the room. Before I could offer an explanation, or beg her to give me five minutes to get rid of the pest problem outside our door and get back to business, the brat smirked at me. Then she began to laugh. “Well,” she dragged her teeth over her lip making me groan inwardly, “that was a surprise. No more alcohol for us.” Andy knocked again. “You get that. I’m going to go to bed. To sleep.” She clarified. “And then you’re going to come to bed. For sleep. So we can get up in a few hours and pretend this never happened.” “That’s how we’re playing this?” “Partners don’t have sex, remember? It’s against the rules.” Fuck the goddamned stupid rules. I hated them. I was going to rewrite the employee manual first thing on Monday. Cady chuckled, as if she could hear my thoughts. “No, you’re not. They’re good rules. You don’t want to sleep with me. You’re just drunk.” “I said that out loud?” She giggled again and I couldn’t stop my own answering smile. “You did.” She moved forward, pushing me out of the way slightly, and opened the door. “Give it to me,” she held out her hand. “Come next door and I will,” Andy’s husky voice replied as he handed her my iPhone. “I’ll give it to you so dirty you’ll be begging me for more.” Without a reply, she backed up quickly and slammed the door in his face. He obviously didn’t like his head attached to his body because I was going to remove it if he didn’t cut the shit. “Here,” she didn’t wait for me to take it, but shoved the phone into my chest instead. “Call Reid. Tell him you’re too drunk to drive, that I’m not any better, and that we’re staying here. It’s been an,” her gaze settled on my stomach and her teeth scraped across her lips, “interesting first day at my new job and I’m exhausted.” With a quick tug, her sweatshirt was over her head and on the floor, taunting me, before she face-planted herself onto the bed. “Good night.” It was no more than a mumble. The brat was out cold in seconds. I didn’t dial Reid’s number. Or anyone else. He hadn’t been the only one who had called repeatedly. I especially didn’t want to deal with the force that was Livie tonight. Not when I was drunk and I had a hot as fuck woman in my bed. No. Cady wasn’t hot. Cady was Ruffles, my employee. The bitter, snarky, clueless one. I wasn’t attracted to her. She definitely wasn’t Brooke. I wanted my fiancé back. And only my fiancé. Which is why it was perfectly safe for me to climb up onto the bed next to Cady. Friends could sleep in the same bed. The small width of the full size mattress wasn’t something I was used to, which was the only reason I threw an arm around her and hauled her back into my chest. She was soft and warm, which was why I dropped kisses onto her neck, inhaling her body spray, telling myself I loved the scent and needed to find out what it was. It was all fine. Completely innocent. Nothing more. An avid reader who loves epic and unconventional romance, Carina has an unhealthy obsession with Jason Statham, loves the sounds of Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, is the crazy friend your mom warned you about, and believes one day she will go through the stones to meet Jamie Fraser. Carina has been writing and creating characters for as long as she can remember, allowing her to fall in love with the next man of her dreams with every new story. None of which are anything like boring Prince Charming. Thankfully, fate stepped in and granted her the ultimate wish - a life full of men. Carina lives in a picturesque New England town with her husband, the man who ruined the thought of all others, and two amazing sons who always keep her on her toes. Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown- Release Day with Giveaway □ □ □ The King has fallen! While Stavros moves to take over Lars’s throne, the war for the entire kingdom begins. However, this is no ordinary war against Seelie or Unseelie. The real enemy is the most powerful object in the world. The Stone of Fail. Lars isn’t the only one the stone wants. Zoey Daniels is next on its list. And the stone will do whatever it takes to finally get the girl. With a battle on all sides and lives of those they love threatened fae, humans, Druids, pixies, and a certain sprite-monkey will have to come together to save the true King, along with the world, from destruction. Out of ashes, true heroes Rise from the Embers. Don’t miss the FINAL installment of the Dark/Light/Collector Series, where your favorite characters unite to try and protect those they love, and the earth from the ultimate opponent. Ember, Zoey, Kennedy, and Fionna lead the fight, but be prepared… Not everyone will make it out alive. Stacey Marie Brown is a lover of hot fictional bad boys and sarcastic heroines who kick butt. She also enjoys books, travel, TV shows, hiking, writing, design, and archery. Stacey swears she is part gypsy, being lucky enough to live and travel all over the world. She grew up in Northern California, where she ran around on her family’s farm, raising animals, riding horses, playing flashlight tag, and turning hay bales into cool forts. She volunteers helping animals and is Eco-friendly. She feels all animals, people, and environment should be treated kindly. Join Stacey's Release Day Party Here!!! Enter the Release Day Giveaway HERE!! Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie- Release Blitz Cocked and Loaded, an all-new Standalone in Jordan Marie's Best Selling Lucas Brothers books is NOW LIVE! When I slap the handcuffs on her I’ll be taking her to bed, not jail. Getting involved with the wrong woman can destroy your life. I had to move back home and lose my position as Detective to get away from one. The last thing I need is to repeat my mistake. I finally have what I want. Deputy in my home town, surrounded by family and friends— Then she crashes—literally crashes—into my world. Adelle Harrington is a pain in my ass. She’s way too high maintenance for my tastes. She’s sassy, opinionated, and stubborn as hell. She’s also the Mayor’s only daughter. Which means she should be completely off limits. When she forces my hand and breaks the law, all bets are off. She picked the wrong cop to tangle with. I’ve got her in my sites, she’s not getting away And I’m definitely not shooting blanks. Grab Your Copy Today! Amazon Universal -mybook.to/CockedandLoadedJM Add it to your TBR - https://bit.ly/2utlrPV About Jordan Marie USA Today Best-Selling Author Jordan Marie is just a simple small town country girl who is haunted by Alpha Men who talk in her head 24 hours a day. She likes to create a book that takes you on an emotional journey whether tears, laughter (or both) or just steamy hot fun (or all 3). She loves to connect with readers and interacting with them through social media, signings or even old fashioned email. Follow Jordan Marie Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jordanmarieauthor Twitter - https://twitter.com/Author_JordanM Website -https://www.jordanmarieromance.com/ Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jordan-marie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jordan_marie_author/ Newsletter - https://www.jordanmarieromance.com/subscribe Amazon - https://amzn.to/2LXeUV8 Text Message Alerts - Text Jordan to 797979 Flirting with Forever by Kendall Ryan- Excerpt Reveal I've waited years for the perfect girl, yet she was right in front of me all along. My best friend, Natalie, has been by my side through everything. Leaning on my shoulder, borrowing my sweatshirts…and making my pants too tight when she flashes me that sassy smile that drives me crazy. But she has no idea about that last part. She doesn't have a clue I've felt this way about her for years. Until one night after too many cocktails, we fall into bed together. I'm flirting with my forever…she just doesn't know it yet. This book is a sexy, slow-burning best-friends-to-lovers romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cheating. Dive in, and get ready to melt for Cam! Amazon \| iBooks \| Nook \| Kobo \| Audible I look up at Cam and meet his eyes, brimming with secrets. I need answers, and I need them now. No more secrets, Cam. The man in my arms doesn’t answer with his words. Instead, he takes hold of the edge of my towel and pulls it from my body. I gasp at the sensation of our skin pressing intimately together. I brace myself against his chiseled arms, digging my fingers into his biceps for purchase. He isn’t done. He lifts his hands, one to my hip, one to my cheek. His thumb draws a small circle on my exposed hip bone. With the side of his knuckle, he traces the outline of my lower lip. I stay very, very still so he won’t notice the slight shudder racing down my spine. “I can’t tell you,” he says so softly that it breaks my heart. “Yes, you can.” I barely recognize my own voice. Cam’s eyes, dark and hurting, are locked on my lips. I want to ease that pain. And I think I know how. I lean in closer, pulling myself up to his level with my hands on his chest. Our breaths mingle and everything is warm, the air between us aflame. “You’re killing me.” These are the words that fall from Cam’s lips before they meet mine. My lips are locked against his in the softest of kisses. I catch his lower lip with my own, pressing every ounce of my feelings into him. Every thank you for being there for me. Every you’re perfect for being exactly what I need. Can he feel how much I care for him? He’s still for a whole Mississippi second—a second too long for me to bear. Oh God. What have I done? But the moment I pull away, Cam leans in. His hands are on my face, holding my lips against his. He tilts my head, digs his fingers into my hair, and opens his mouth to mine. “Natalie . . .” The sound of my name slipping so lustfully from the back of his throat sends a jolt all the way down. All the way down. I pull myself even higher on my toes, clinging to him with my arms around his neck. He returns the favor, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me tight against him. Our mouths are magnetic, unable to separate, unwilling to stop. My God. I’m kissing Cam. I’m kissing my best friend. I’m kissing him and I can’t stop. I dart my tongue between his lips, caressing the underside of his upper lip. He growls, maddened by my bold move. His fingers blaze fiery trails down my neck and shoulders. His hands explore me, memorizing the slope of my back and the curve of my hips. Each touch is so soft, yet so electric. Soon it’s all frantic kisses and eager moans that I’m pretty sure are coming from me. I press into his shoulders, leaving handprints on his chest. My fingers draw lines down his abdomen, then finally trace along the bulge beneath his towel. Cam jerks back, his eyes full of questions. But there’s no more time for questions. We’ve wasted far too much of it. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 1.5 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She's a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she's appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine. Subscribe to Newletter Facebook \| Twitter \| Pinterest \| Goodreads \| Amazon Author Page The Perfect Duet by Meghan Quinn -Release Day Blitz with Double Reviews The Left Side Of Perfect – Release Day – August 30 For better or for worse,'til death do us part . . . The better captured me; she's who stole my heart. And made me realize I couldn’t live without this woman. The worse of her took my breath away--kicked me when I was down and twisted me into a million knots. When I first met her, I thought she was someone I would never see again. The second time I ran into her, it was a random coincidence. The third? I didn’t know it at the time, but she was the girl I was going to marry. But life isn’t always perfect. You have to take the better and the worse--even if it means giving her up, having her slip between your fingers, and letting her walk away. I’m getting married. This is forever, 'til death do us part. The Right Side Of Forever – Release Day August 31 In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish . . . It sounds so simple, to love someone unconditionally. To give them your heart. So why is she slowly eating away at my soul with every unanswered phone call, every unread text, and every door left unopened? She said yes, and yet, in order for her to be with me . . . I need to let her go. The Left Side of Perfect by Meghan Quinn Brittany's rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been #teamcolby from the start. I absolutely HATED Stryder and his relationship with Rory. I still do. I had to grit my jaw any time those two were mentioned in this book. But I am so happy that Colby gets his happily ever. I relate so hard with Ryan. So hard. It actually tore me up emotionally because of how much I related to her. She's a hopeless romantic, always on the outside when it comes to love. Her best friend just got married and is now about to have a baby. Everyone else around her is in a relationship or about to get married. And all she wants is to love and be loved. She wants it more than anything and is sick of not being good enough for any of the men that she dates. And I feel that. I feel it so much. I cried a couple times during this book and the next because I just felt her pain. It starts to grow worse as she slowly starts to fall for Colby and she knows that she can never have him because he's in love with another. I love how Meghan Quinn keeps us guessing throughout the book about who is going to end up with Colby. Since there are chapters in Ryan's point of view, I would think it would be her, but when Sage enters the story, I'm no longer sure. And maybe she'll do what she did with the last duet and make the whole next book about Sage. Just because it's in Ryan's point of view the majority of the time doesn't mean she ends up with him. This is definitely my favorite duet of the two. I hated the last book because of Stryder and how he ended up with the girl. That's a whole other story, though. I am just so happy that Colby gets his chance at love. I couldn't put this book down, I was so engrossed in the story. And his friends are great secondary characters. She blew me away with this duet! The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn Definitely one of my favorite books for the year. I love Colby. I love how strong he is, how caring he is, how loving he is. I want a man like Colby in my life. Just like with the last book, Meghan Quinn put me through the wringer with Ryan's internal thoughts of how she's not good enough for any man and how she's never going to find love. It seems everyone else is finding their happily ever after and she's about to lose her best friend to a marriage that she so desperately wants to be a part of. I feel it. I feel that. I relate to that. I finished this book and threw myself a pity party because my biggest wish is to find a man that will treat me like any of the characters I read about. To be loved and be someone's number one. I may only be 23, but it seems that everyone around me, just like in Ryan's life, is getting married and having babies. I might not want the baby part, but I want the marriage, the perfect life, the soulmate. I. Want. It. I couldn't put this book down, just like with the last one. I was so invested in Colby and Ryan's story. And you know what, I hated how the last duet ended, because I was so pissed that Stryder basically encroached on Colby's girl, the supposed love of his life. But now I'm glad that Colby and Rory didn't end up together, because Colby and Ryan are perfect together. And Ryan is working on being on the left side of perfect while she becomes Colby's right side of forever. 5 Star Review by Lorena of The Left Side of Perfect I am still reeling and my heart is still trying to sow itself back together after reading this duet. Colby and Ryan -- oh my gosh, I don't even know where to start! Ryan has had insecurity issues all her life, all thanks to the snob of a mother that she has. She's always had issues and has always tried to look perfect because that's what was instilled in her from as long as she can remember. Her father always told her she looked beautiful no matter what, but not her mother. Kids in school always made fun of her and bullied her. But now as a grown up, she was gorgeous and always tried to look "Perfect". When Ryan and Colby end up together after their best friends' wedding, they hit it off quickly and decide to spend that weekend together. Even though Colby didn't want anything to happen between them because they were "friends", it still happened but that's all it was, a one-night stand. They left it as is and moved on with their lives. Ryan stayed in Colorado and Colby went back to Las Vegas. But three months later, Ryan gets a job offer in Las Vegas and she can't refuse it. She wants a clean slate and a fresh start and where better than Las Vegas right! She never thought she'd run into Colby, but she did and their friendship evolved from that point on. They were each other's rock, they confided in each other and hung out all the time. But when Colby drops a bomb on Ryan that he wants to marry his girlfriend, Ryan realizes that she's in love with Colby. Their friendship becomes strained from that point on because Ryan can't cope and deal with the engagement, but she refuses to let Colby know how she really feels about him because she thinks he's perfect with Sage. This book, oh my god this book had me so, so sad even though I loved the friendship Colby and Ryan had, I always wanted more for them. I felt it in my bones that they were meant to be together. Sage was a great woman and she understood Colby, but she wasn't right for him. I was so darn upset that their friendship couldn't evolve to more because Colby was too damn blind to see what was really in front of him, where he should be and with whom. But no matter what, this book gripped my attention from beginning to end. I was 100% invested it and absolutely LOVED IT! 5 Star Review by Lorena of The Right Side of Forever I think this Duet has been my favorite thus far this year! When I finished The Left Side of Perfect, I didn't waste any time to jump into The Right Side of Forever. I felt that pull between Ryan and Colby and I just couldn't get enough of their story. I was anxious to find out how it was going to end. Now that Ryan is with Colby you would think everything would be hunky dory between them. At least Colby thought so, until Ryan decides that she can't be with him because she has an illness, she needs to find herself and cure herself before she can even commit to the relationship with Colby, and that's if Colby waits for her. But Colby is so in love with Ryan that he would do just about anything to have her. He'll wait for her for as long as it takes and he understands that she needs to do this in order to have a healthy and wonderful relationship with him. Ryan seeks help and it takes her a while to finally love herself, to accept her flaws and everything that comes along with it. She has finally instilled that beauty is within and even though she has always been a beautiful person inside/out, she needed to find that out for herself. The love between these two was so addictive and it made my heart swell to see how much they loved each other. It took them a while to realize that they loved each other and needed to be with each other. My heart broke for Ryan and how she felt about herself and for how she went through men, men who didn't appreciate or love her and she always wondered why, why couldn't anyone love her, until Colby but she couldn't accept that he would love her since no one ever did. I just thought this was such a beautiful, beautiful story and the meaning behind it is so true for many people out there, men and women alike. Meghan Quinn did an exceptional job with this duet!! Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped. Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking. Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze! Facebook \| Follow on Goodreads \| Website \| Amazon Author Page \| Instagram \| Follow on BookBub	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line517
__label__cc	0.599902	0.400098	The science and perception of colour by Darren June 18, 2013 The NCS Colour Centre South Africa under the guidance of Lisa Taylor has played a key role in standardising colour in South Africa. We look at the Natural Colour System that has since become the industry benchmark. The Swedish government initiated colour determination and classification in the 1950s. Since then, it has evolved into the natural colour system (NCS), which has become the international standard for colour classification. A local benchmark The corporate colour consultant and colour specialist Lisa Taylor played an instrumental role in persuading national authorities to adopt the NCS. Taylor has worked with the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) to translate the National Colour Standard into NCS (SANS 1091 – 2004). Since then she has converted various other public and private sector manufacturing and colour-specifying bodies to NCS because of the ease of design and the accuracy of the sampling which translates into any industry system. Every NCS notation has a CMYK, RGB and LAB value – this means that any material can be formulated into an NCS colour. Logical colour notation NCS Colour Centre South Africa explains that the logical colour notation system builds on how humans see colour – a notation represents a specific colour precept and describes the colour visually. It does not depend on the limitations caused by pigments, light rays or nerve signals. Colour is what people see and is a result of visual sensation. To characterise a colour, a person has to describe what he sees. It is not enough to identify a colour with its pigments and mixtures or with wavelengths and physical stimuli. How the colour is mixed and the measurement data is necessary for production, but to communicate one needs a system that describes how people see colours. A perceptive system, such as NCS, begins with colour appearance according to the perceptual attributes of hue, chromaticness, whiteness and blackness, which enables one to use the system within various areas of colour design. An NCS notation represents a specific colour precept and says nothing about which pigments, light rays or nerve signals have brought about this perception. Colour-coding our lives Psychologists have tried to explain to what extent people react similar to different colour stimuli and whether colours have a specific effect on human behaviour. In research, NCS is often necessary when sampling colours for psychological tests, when making general conclusions throughout the colour space and when illustrating this. An industry benchmark Since its inception in 1978, NCS has become a colour-designing system for projects in which colour plays an important role. NCS is a tool that makes it possible to communicate, analyse, plan, choose, produce and control colours in an unambiguous way. When working on a colour proposal, you can use NCS to analyse existing colours, for example on walls. In the building trade, materials such as decorative laminates, wallpaper, flooring, textiles and paint materials are often in the NCS notation as standard to show their colour range. This is because NCS is the common language in colour design. It is also easy to illustrate ideas and present proposals with NCS samples, even when doing colour planning for entire cities. NCS is used whenever colour is needed and is the most specified colour system in Europe. It is the official standard colour system in several countries and unofficially the de facto system in many others. NCS Colour SA E-mail: info@ncscolour.co.za Website: www.ncscolour.co.za Silver lining: Expanding business in a volatile economy From the catwalk to the wall What to do when space becomes an issue Ultra smooth interior and exterior skim coating Customising patterns and fades 5½ reasons why you should use wall protection New range of terrazzo look décor tiles The ultimate solution to a flat and smooth... Acoustic glass – changing the interior’s ambiance Customised acoustics for Accenture office LSF solves expansion challenge for Kaap Agri A two-toned facade for a Belgian hospital	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line520
__label__cc	0.715111	0.284889	» Formicidae » Formicinae » Formica » Formica sanguinea Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798 Description and notes This is one of eleven British ant species in the genus Formica but it is the only one of the sub-genus Raptiformica. This is a predominantly Nearctic group and F. sanguinea is the only species with a Palaearctic distribution. Superficially similar to Wood ants of the Formica rufa-group, F. sanguinea is distinguished by being the only British Formica showing dulotic behaviour. It is commonly known as the blood-red slave-making or robber ant. This reflects its habit of raiding nests of other ants, particularly those in the Formica fusca-group (Serviformica) and removing their larvae and pupae. Some are eaten but others are raised in the parent nest as auxiliary workers. In the field, large workers of F. sanguinea (reaching 9 mm) are characteristically bright red with slate grey gasters. They may be distinguished from Wood ants by a median anterior notch in their clypeus and the fact that they seldom raise their gaster forward between their legs to eject formic acid. Gynes are similar to the workers, and males are distinguishable from those of other Formica species by their prominent mandibular dentition as well as an excised clypeal border. F. sanguinea has a disjunct British distribution, predominating in southern England and central Scotland, with scattered records on the Welsh borders. It is not found in Ireland. Its southern distribution is closely aligned to sandy soil geology, particularly the Lower Greensands and Bagshot Beds of Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. In Scotland it is mainly found around the Spey and Dee valleys. As this ant prefers sandy soils, it tends to occur on heathland or in open woodland. It occasionally occurs on open heath but favours that bordering pine woodland. Flight period Alate gynes and males appear in July and early August. There is no nuptial flight; instead sexuals emerge sporadically and usually mate in or close to the parent nest. Foraging behaviour Workers are predacious and scavengers on other invertebrates; they also tend Homoptera on trees and bushes for their honeydew. The ants usually forage individually although nest-mates may be recruited to a large food source, particularly the nests of other ants which are often raided en-masse. Nesting biology Usually nests in a stump or log, under stones or in a bank. It rarely builds a prominent nest mound. Nests are founded by colony fission or by temporary social parasitism in which mated queens either rejoin their own colony or secure acceptance in the nest of another Formica species, usually of the F. fusca-group. F. sanguinea is itself dulotic but no parasitic ant species are known to be associated with it; occasional commensal leptothoracine ants may occur. Author of profile S P Hoy. Year profile last updated	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line522
__label__wiki	0.861755	0.861755	Amir khan, Hindi movies, Vijay » 3 Idiots Hollywood Remake 3 Idiots Hollywood Remake tags Amir khan, Hindi movies, Vijay \| The Blockbuster movie 3 Idiots in Hollywood!! As per the producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra,The movie go for a Hollywood remake.It will also remade in Italian too."We are in talks with 3 studios in Hollywood and one company in Italy for the remake of 3 Idiots," Vidhu says. The buzz is that 3 Idiots also set for a Chinese remake.Stephen Chow,the director of 'Kung Fu Hustle' planning to remake the movie in Chinese. The 2009 hit movie 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi.Directed by Rajkumar Hirani.The movie partially adapted from the novel 'Five Point Someone' written by Chetan Bhagat.3 Idiots is the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time.It was remade into Tamil by the name 'Nanban' Directed by 'Enthiran/Robot' director shankar and Starring super star Vijay in lead role. 3 Idiots is a comedy film based on education system and student stress.The story is about 3 engineering students of Imperial College of Engineering (ICE). Tags: Amir khan, Hindi movies, Vijay	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line525
__label__wiki	0.722692	0.722692	Image courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures \| “Heavyweights” The double feature is an American summertime screen staple: Review culture writer picks five pairs of movie mates Thursday, August 16, 2018 7:30am Though fewer drive-in theaters dot the landscape these days than in summers past, their primary product, the double bill, remains a good weather fixture in America’s pop culture collective conscience. There’s just something timeless, and truly American, about the idea of a whole night of entertainment in one location for the price of a single movie (and you never have to get up!). There are even distinct separate parts to the celluloid ceremony, like a kind of movie mass: previews, the first show, intermission, more previews, the second show, amen. All rise. I love a well paired double feature and spend, admittedly, too much time considering and choosing candidates. Lying in bed at night, while others are counting sheep, or making their way through a few pages of this or that book, trying to sneak up on sleep, I’m starring into the darkness wondering which two non-“Death Wish” performances best encapsulate the extremes of the very, very wide quality spectrum that is Charles Bronson’s inconsistent career? What order should they be shown in? These are the things that keep me up at night. You, however, can now benefit from my obsessive consideration. Here are five movie pairings I predict will go perfectly together, like popcorn and melted butter — or summertime and the drive-in. Warning: There be spoilers ahead. 1 Undercover Trouble Double Feature: ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’” (1985) & ‘Cruising’ (1980) The blurring of lines for a troubled undercover cop is a tried-and-true movie concept as delightfully familiar as will-they-won’t-they rom-coms (they will — almost always, but more on that later), and these are two, both directed by William “The Exorcist” Friedkin, are some of the best of the breed. “To Live and Die in L.A.” stars William Petersen as a United States Secret Service agent working as a counterfeit investigator in the City of Angels, hot on the trail of master counterfeiter/art-loving psychopath Willem Dafoe. When his partner gets killed, the roguish Petersen, who vows revenge no matter the means, is paired with straight-laced, by-the-book John Pankow. A scheme develops wherein the two agents engage Dafoe, pretending to be bankers looking to hire him to make funny money. But the trouble really begins when, to get the startup cash, they themselves commit a serious crime. They quickly find themselves in over their heads, stuck between bad guys and their fellow enforcers of the law, with no easy way out. Ebert gave it four out of four stars upon release, and even two decades later The Digital Fix called it “A sun-bleached study in corruption and soul-destroying brutality.” “Cruising” is the kind of movie that would never get made today, for better or worse. It follows Al Pacino as an undercover NYPD cop on the trail of a serial killer targeting gay men, particularly those men associated with the fetish/leather scene of the late ’70s. It’s a hard watch at times, but a fascinating fever dream of a film. It was poorly received by critics, but performed OK at the box office, though the shooting itself and promotional events were dogged relentlessly by gay rights protesters who believed the film to be homophobic. They’re weren’t totally wrong, honestly, but opinions about the movie (and its very strange closing scene) have only improved with time. Overall, it’s a fascinating cinematic relic of a time when Hollywood seemed somehow simultaneously much more and even less progressive than today. *Alternate choice: For decidedly lighter fare, substitute “Point Break” (1991) for the second feature. It’s hard to hate life after watching that flick. “Back off, Warchild. Seriously.” 2 When Animals Attack Double Feature: ‘Deep Blue Sea’ (1999) & ‘Anaconda’ (1997) Killer animal features say summer. Since “Jaws” came along in June of 1975 and changed the game forever, Americans have known that with the pleasures of fun and sun comes the very real possibility we might get devoured. These two creature features, both starring aquatic-based man-eaters, are perfect together. They were first combined in my mind after reading comedian Patton Oswalt’s book “Silver Screen Fiend,” and the guy’s got a point: Both have at least a few genuinely creepy moments, surprisingly splendid special effects, likable enough casts, and random moments of meta-level sly genius. Consider, in “Deep Blue Sea,” Sam Jackson’s, ahem, interrupted monologue? The scenes of uber-intelligent sharks stalking the water-filled passageways of the slowly sinking sea station? LL Cool J’s chef character is attacked in his half-flooded kitchen and hides in an oven — which the shark somehow turns on? I could continue, but rest assured it’s delightful cheese, perfect for summer. “Anaconda” is secretly pretty progressive. Two of the three leads are not white (the star is, in fact, the first Latin actress to earn over $1 million for a performance — not this one, admittedly); the good looking white leading man is taken out “Psycho”-style with much movie left to go; and the depiction of indigenous people and their legends is on the whole fairly respectful. Jon Voight leans in so hard to his villainous role (and nonsensical accent) as to achieve Nicolas Cage-level hysteria — and that’s before we’re treated to a shot of him being eaten from inside the snake, an elastic tomb from which he’s promptly ejected, somehow still retaining the wherewithal to give JLo a (Lecherous? Conspiratorial? Playful?) wink. Also, please note the great supporting performances by Owen Wilson, Jonathan Hyde and Danny “Machete” Trejo — three very different personalities not paired together nearly often enough. I love this movie more than I should — more than anyone should, actually. 3 Retro Family Fun Double Feature ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ (1988) & ‘Heavy Weights’ (1995) Boy, they sure don’t make ‘em like this anymore … and maybe that’s a good thing? These movies, both rated PG, show just how coddled kids today are … or maybe they show how far we’ve come in terms of what we’re willing to expose kids to. Either way, they are undeniable fun and, hard as it is believe upon a rewatch, both of these movies were legitimately aimed at children. I must admit, I loved them. I was the right age for these two and have strong nostalgia fuzzies for them. However, viewed from 2018, they’re maybe not ideal kiddie fare (maybe PG-13, I think). Alcoholism, seduction, infidelity, thinly veiled racism, murder and a legitimately frightening turn by Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom combine into a potentially traumatic mocktail of child cinema joy in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (an obvious precursor to the upcoming puppet-noir caper “The Happytime Murders”), which sees Bob Hoskins’s toon-hating PI paired with the titular bunny, who is wrongly accused of murdering the man who was caught playing pat-a-cake with his infamously voluptuous wife. The animation is awesome and truly holds up, the characters are all fun, and there is a genuine mystery here to be solved, convoluted as it may be (but, then again, look at Chandler’s stuff). Our culture has made obvious progress in terms of calling out body shaming, and for however far left we have to go we are clearly not the same country that saw the premiere of “Heavy Weights.” That is a good thing, obviously. That being said, the idea of a bunch of overweight preteen boys at fat camp being terrorized by a creepy fitness-obsessed counselor (a startling effective performance by Ben Stiller), ultimately banding together to defeat him and finding confidence and camaraderie along the way, is objectively hilarious. It’s basically “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” for chubby kids and it is a timely and especially appropriate watch in the summer time. Also, it’s full of great life lessons like, “Don’t put Twinkies on your pizza.” 4 Evil Within, Evil Without Double Feature: ‘The Stuff’ (1985) & ‘Lifeforce’ (1985) These are two of the least classifiable, most bizarre, utterly captivating horror films of the previous century. They both feature inhuman evils seeking to invade/feed on our bodies, one from outside our planet and one from within it. Enough is never enough. That’s the tagline for schlockmeister Larry Cohen’s satirical sci-fi horror movie “The Stuff,” though it could just as easily be our national motto, right? That’s intentional, as you’ll see. In this film: A delicious mystery goo found bubbling up from the ground is marketed as a dessert and becomes a sensation. But The Stuff turns humans into zombie-like shells who only want to consume more of it, and quickly begins to take over the world. It’s up to Michael Moriarty’s good old boy former G-Man, a remorseful advertising wiz, some random kid named Jason — and a cadre of heavily armed redneck militiamen led by Paul Sorvino to force America to wise up to the delicious danger. This thing is “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” as seen through a fabulous ’80s filter. Themes of corporate greed, the duplicitous nature of advertising, the true powerlessness of federal regulations, and the dangers of group-think are explored in blinding neon wonderfulness. “Lifeforce,” directed by Tobe “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Hooper is about vampires from outer space. Yes, it’s a movie about vampires from another planet who arrive in ’80s London in the form of three “specimens” saved from a strange adrift space ship by well-meaning astronauts. Most conspicuous among the aliens is Mathilda May (credited as “Space Girl,” I’m not kidding), a kind of queen/leader who spends most of the movie silent and nude and draining the life force (get it?) out of every human she encounters, energy which is then transmitted (somehow) back to her waiting ship, which is moving ever closer to Earth with the claiming of each victim. It’s an alien invasion movie like you’ve never seen before, made by one of the great horror heroes of American cinema. 5 Summer Loving Double Feature ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ (1997) & ‘Grosse Pointe Blank’ (1997) Two quirky romances released in a big year for the genre (“The English Patient” won Best Picture) and are both well worth a rewatch. “My Best Friend’s Wedding” rewrote the rom-com happy ending, so says the AV Club’s Caroline Siede in her awesome essay on the film. She’s right. I used to be a little embarrassed about how much I enjoyed this Julia Roberts-starring fun flick, but I’m seeing now my gut was right: There’s more to this one. Roberts learns her longtime best friend (and one-time hookup) is about to marry Cameron Diaz and freaks out. To make things worse, she’s (of course) the maid of honor/honorary best man, dutifully going about her obligations, all the while scheming about how to stop the wedding. Going against the advice of her friend/editor (Rupert Everett — easily the highlight of the movie), who she has somehow convinced to pretend to be her fiancé in a misguided attempt to make the groom-to-be jealous, she confesses her feelings — and nothing happens. It’s brilliant. As Siede wrote, it’s “something unique … a deconstruction of the romantic comedy genre that’s also a fully functioning, agreeably mainstream version of one. On the one hand [it] embraces rom-com tropes … On the other, it raises questions about what would actually happen if someone were to engage in rom-com behavior in the real world.” Better still, clocking in at a surprisingly breezy 104 minutes, the film adheres to the advice on Everett’s answering machine: “Brevity is the order of the day.” “Grosse Pointe Blank” stars John Cusack as an assassin going through a quarter-life crisis, who coincidental finds his latest job takes him back to his hometown at exactly the same time his 10-year high school reunion is going on. He then finds himself reluctantly attending, trying to win back his lost love (Minnie Driver) and dodging murder attempts by his competitors — including a perfectly gonzo Dan Aykroyd. This movie is bizarre and in no way should be as lovable as it is. At one point, Cusack confesses to Driver that he only abandoned her on prom night 10 years ago to protect her from his homicidal urges, the same “moral flexibility” that soon after got him singled out of Army basic training and placed in a hit man training program. Yet, somehow, because it’s good ol’ Lloyd Dobler, her ultimately sort of kind of agreeing to marry this serial killer seems like an applause-worthy ending. It’s a hilarious, weird movie about returning home and facing up to the challenges of adulthood, all set to a killer soundtrack: Violent Femmes, The Clash, David Bowie, Queen, Guns N’ Roses, Faith No More, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Echo & the Bunnymen, the list — like Cusack’s character’s confirmed kills, I’m afraid — goes on. 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Billy Cadden/Popular ScienceWe tested out McDonald's new J-shaped straw with a layered Chocolate Shamrock shake.The phrase "reinventing the wheel" usually means someone is wasting time and effort trying to fix something that isn't broken. The same could... Billy Cadden/Popular Science We tested out McDonald's new J-shaped straw with a layered Chocolate Shamrock shake. The phrase "reinventing the wheel" usually means someone is wasting time and effort trying to fix something that isn't broken. The same could be said for reinventing straws, which is something that McDonald's has half-jokingly tried to do with its new STRAW (Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal). On February 24, the fast food corporation will be giving out 2,000 J-shaped, holey straws in select locations across the country, and they're only good for one thing: "This straw has no purpose other than allowing you to drink a milkshake that has two distinctive layers," says fluid dynamicist Nicole Sharp. She runs a blog called F**k Yeah Fluid Dynamics that highlights awesome examples of flowing fluids in the world around us, so we reached out to her to get her thoughts on the new straw design. In addition to having a hole at each end, the Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal (STRAW) has five additional holes along its shorter arm, to theoretically allow customers to drink two flavors of milkshake at once. "Me and my friend that I'm staying with—an MIT professor—we watched the McDonalds' video laughed a lot," she says. And that is mostly the point, it seems. A McDonald's press release admits it's an "utterly frivolous reinvention" designed for the new milkshake they're touting—a two-layered chocolate and mint concoction. Still, many of us here at Popular Science are recovering scientists, so Commerce Editor Billy Cadden and I decided to test it out. Let's be clear about something: if you want customers to be able to taste two flavors at once, the most practical thing to do would be to blend the two flavors together. But if that results in an ugly green-brown color—or if you want to make a splash in the media—another option is to stack the two flavors in layers. Très chic! Now, a regular, boring old straw with just one measly hole at the end will not allow you to taste both of those layers at once. So what's a brand to do? Call in some rocket scientists and robotic engineers to design a new type of eating utensil that will mix the two flavors together as the person drinks. (Because, again, stirring things with spoons is just too straightforward.) The rocket scientists probably knew that a straight straw with two holes in it wouldn't work very well. If you've ever tried to use a straw with a hole in it, you know why, says Sharp. "It works fine until the top hole is exposed—then all you get is air." The genius of the J-shaped design is that the hole nearest the mouth of the straw sits at the very bottom of the cup, so it should always be pulling from the delicious bottom layer of the milkshake. Meanwhile, holes punched along the shorter arm simultaneously draw from the top layer, allowing you to drink two flavors at once without sucking in a bunch of air. Theoretically. Plus, the longer J-shaped straw provides more distance for the flavor to mix over, says Sharp. The employees at our local McDonald's gathered around to admire our straw. I don't know about Billy, but I felt pretty fly sliding it out of its box as if I were unveiling the new iPhone, to the admiration and curiosity of the crowd. We asked our cashier to make two milkshakes: one with the chocolate and mint layered, to test out the J-shaped straw, and one where the chocolate and mint were blended together with a spoon—we sampled that one with an old-fashioned straight straw. We wanted to see whether there was any point to the layered milkshake (and therefore the straw). We suspected that there was not. Billy, who is slightly less lactose intolerant than I am, was the lab rat. Here is our scientific report: First, the test subject started with the layered milkshake, which had mint on the bottom and chocolate on the top. First reaction: "It's good." Second reaction: "It's a lot mintier than I was expecting. I don't know if the top hole [positioned in the chocolate later] is working as well as the bottom hole [in the mint layer]." The subject reported tasting about 80 percent mint, 20 percent chocolate in those first few sips. That's a far cry from the 50/50 ratio that Micky D's was aiming for. For customers who like mint, this may be desirable. However, our test subject preferred the blended milkshake, which was more like 40 percent mint and 60 percent chocolate. Sarah Fecht/Popular Science Popular Science's Commerce Editor, Billy Cadden, slightly overemphasizes how difficult it is to drink from the J-shaped straw. Over time, as the layered milkshake began to melt and mix together, it began to taste similar to the blended milkshake. From the beginning of the test, the J-shaped straw was "a lot harder to drink from," our test subject reported. "More sucking power is needed." This may have been because the J-shaped straw is longer, which meant the milkshake made more contact with the straw walls, which would increase friction, according to Sharp. Things started to go downhill rather quickly as the milkshake level went below the first set of holes cut into the side of the straw's shorter arm. When the test subject attempted to drink more, the straw made a hollow slurping sound as if he were trying to suck up the last dregs of a milkshake, despite the fact that approximately half of the milkshake remained in the cup. After allowing the milkshake to melt a little, the test subject tried again, but to no avail. Eventually, he gave up and used a regular straight straw to finish the milkshake, and the experiment ended. The J-shaped straw stopped working about halfway through the milkshake. You'd think that because the hole closest to the mouth of the straw is buried in milkshake, you could still get a mouthful of sugar even after the holes on the short end of the straw are exposed to air. But something else is clearly going on. Sharp has a hypothesis as to why the STRAW crapped out on us, but she cautions that she hasn't tested it yet. She suspects a Saffman-Taylor instability may be forming in the straw. Essentially, that's when a less viscous fluid (like air) intrudes on a more viscous fluid (like milkshake). Basically, the air may be beating the milkshake to the mouth because it flows so much easier. If it worked properly, the J-shaped straw would allow you to determine the optimal flavor ratio for your layered milkshake. Like more mint? Move the straw more into the minty layer. Or the flavor of your milkshake could evolve as you depleted one layer more than the other. In practice, though, the straw did not achieve an even mixing of flavors, and it stopped working about two-thirds of the way through the milkshake. Our experiment, did, however, only have a sample size of one. More research, and more milkshakes, are needed to determine the validity of this design. Our editors found this article on this site using Google and regenerated it for our readers. Publish Date : 23 Şubat 2017 Perşembe 18:37 Please login! to comment. Bad Science – Ensuring We Keep Things Simple The origin of the mysterious Humans of Easter... Why to agree is easier than we think, according... No woman wins a Nobel Prize for science, one... 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__label__wiki	0.987903	0.987903	Racing team owner Roush transferred to Mayo Clinic By Mark Morgenstein, CNN NASCAR owner hurt in plane crash Auto racing magnate Jack Roush has been transferred to the Mayo Clinic Roush had facial surgery Tuesday night The NTSB says Roush's plane rolled hard to the right and cartwheeled upon landing Roush, an airplane enthusiast, was heading to an air show (CNN) -- NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, who was injured in a plane crash Tuesday, was transferred from a Wisconsin hospital to the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, according to a statement released Thursday by one of his companies. "Following surgery Tuesday night, related to the facial damage sustained in the accident, he remains in serious, but stable condition," said the statement from ROUSH Performance Products. "He will continue to be treated at Mayo Clinic for his facial injuries. The ROUSH organization would like to thank the physicians and staff at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, Wisconsin, for the care and treatment provided during his stay." When the auto racing magnate crashed his plane at an Oshkosh, Wisconsin, airport Tuesday night, the aircraft "cartwheeled" an undetermined number of times and ended up facing in the opposite direction, National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said Wednesday. Knudson said upon landing, the Beechcraft Premier jet, registered to Roush Fenway Racing LLC, rolled "hard to the right," then its right wing dropped "way down" and struck a grass strip, and the plane flipped over at least once. The jet ended up facing north, though it had flown in facing south, Knudson said. The NASCAR owner was piloting the plane, which took off from Detroit, Michigan, Knudson said. The NTSB is leading the investigation into the accident. Roush's company said Thursday it would "like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and well wishes" and encouraged people wishing to make a charitable donation in the name of Jack Roush to contribute to Speedway Children's Charities on the organization's website. The Experimental Aircraft Association said in a statement Tuesday night that Roush's passenger in the plane was Brenda Strickland of Plymouth, Michigan. Video showed the two of them walking away from the plane, which appeared to be split toward its midsection. Strickland was brought to Oshkosh's Mercy Medical Center. She was treated, then released Wednesday, Mercy spokeswoman Maria Heim said Thursday. The Experimental Aircraft Association's annual air show, AirVenture 2010, had just ended for the day Tuesday at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh when the crash happened at 6:15 p.m., association spokesman Dick Knapinski said. The accident shut down the airport until its regular 8 p.m. closing time, but the airport re-opened Wednesday morning, according to Knapinski. He said Roush comes every year and "does presentations as an airplane enthusiast." Knapinski said Roush owns one of "probably fewer than 200 airworthy" World War II-era P-51 Mustang fighter planes and was scheduled to give a presentation about his vintage prop plane Tuesday. Roush had also been slated to appear at the air show Wednesday, signing autographs and talking to NASCAR fans at the Ford tent. "Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR's largest team, operating eight motorsports teams -- four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan, and four in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Colin Braun, Brian Ickler and Paul Menard," said a statement from Roush's racing team.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line539
__label__wiki	0.805372	0.805372	Obama calls on Congress to quickly pass his 'American Jobs Act' By the CNN Wire Staff Obama: 'We'll pay for everything in bill' NEW: Sen. Reid says the plan is a litmus test for Republican intentions Obama wants the $447 billion plan paid for by a broader deficit-reduction deal Speaker Boehner says Obama's proposals merit consideration Other Republicans are more critical, calling the plan more failed stimulus policy Washington (CNN) -- Facing low approval ratings and constant Republican criticism as his re-election campaign starts up, President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Thursday night to put the good of the nation over political benefit and pass a huge jobs plan he proposed. In a speech to a joint session of Congress, Obama told the legislators to "stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy" by quickly approving the $447 billion package of measures so he can sign it into law. "The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. The question tonight is whether we'll meet ours," Obama said to applause. "The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy. The question is whether we can restore some of the fairness and security that has defined this nation since our beginning." Obama also told legislators that they should quickly pass his plan, called the American Jobs Act. Paul: Obama plan doesn't address debt Sessions: Greatest danger is the debt McCain: How can we afford Obama's plan? Bachmann: Obama's plan will fail "There should be nothing controversial about this piece of legislation," the president said. "Everything in here is the kind of proposal that's been supported by both Democrats and Republicans -- including many who sit here tonight. And everything in this bill will be paid for. Everything." Obama said he will ask Congress to increase the $1.5 trillion target in deficit reduction being pursued by a special joint congressional committee to cover the cost of the American Jobs Act. He said he will propose his own deficit-reduction plan on September 19 that would reform entitlement programs such as Medicare while changing the tax system to end loopholes, lower the corporate tax rate and increase taxes for the wealthy. In essence, Obama resurrected his push for a so-called "grand bargain" -- a comprehensive deficit reduction package that includes all the drivers of government spending and deficits, including those traditionally favored and protected by both parties. Republican reaction ranged from an expressed interest in trying to work out compromise to outright rejection and criticism of what was labeled a repeat of failed policies from the past. House Speaker John Boehner, who backed out of talks with Obama on a major deficit reduction-deal deal earlier this year, said the proposals the president outlined "merit consideration," and added that he hoped for serious consideration by the White House of Republican ideas. "It's my hope that we can work together to end the uncertainty facing families and small businesses, and create a better environment for long-term economic growth and private-sector job creation," said Boehner, R-Ohio. Conservative Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Arizona, was much more critical. "President Obama, perhaps not knowing what else to do, is simply calling for more of the same, as if giving us more of the failed policies of the last two-and-a-half years will somehow yield different results," Kyl said in a statement. "I believe President Obama's new 'stimulus' will further delay economic recovery and continue to inflict harm on so many Americans." The Senate's top Democrat, meanwhile, said Obama's proposal will present a "litmus test" for Republicans. Obama pitches jobs to Congress Obama: We can stop the political circus Obama: 'Changes to Medicare are needed' Obama: 'Not class warfare, simple math' Jobs and Labor "I hope they (Republicans) will show the American people that they are more interested in creating jobs than defeating President Obama," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said in a statement. "Experts from the ratings agencies to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have said that political gridlock is the main obstacle standing in the way of our economic growth. It is time to put jobs and the economy ahead of partisan politics."\ That point resonated with veteran Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who joked on CNN that the president's poll numbers were very bad, but "have you seen Congress' numbers?" "We seek approval, too," McCain said. According to Obama, the purpose of the proposed jobs legislation is "to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working." "It will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans, and more jobs for the long-term unemployed," Obama said. "It will provide a tax break for companies who hire new workers, and it will cut payroll taxes in half for every working American and every small business. It will provide a jolt to an economy that has stalled, and give companies confidence that if they invest and hire, there will be customers for their products and services. You should pass this jobs plan right away." He also told Republicans he would take his case directly to the American people, and called on "every American who agrees to lift your voice and tell the people who are gathered here tonight that you want action now." "Tell Washington that doing nothing is not an option," Obama said. White House spokesman Jay Carney told CNN that Obama will send Congress jobs plan legislation next week. Obama's plan comes as unemployment remains lodged at 9.1% with no new jobs reported in August, raising fears of a possible return to recession. With 14 months to go until the presidential election, he wants the plan -- as well as the speech to Congress to present it -- to clearly illustrate to the American public the ideological differences between his policies and those of the Republican right. The mood in the House chamber was jovial before the speech, with Vice President Joe Biden playfully hugging Speaker John Boehner when he arrived at the dais. Democratic legislators repeatedly applauded during the address. House Republican and White House sources told CNN that Obama called Boehner and McConnell on Thursday afternoon to preview the speech. Even so, a legislative struggle is certain. Republicans call for corporate tax cuts and deregulation as steps to spur job growth, opposing what they label new stimulus spending. The Democratic leader in the Republican-controlled House -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California -- asked the ranking Democrats on committees that will consider the legislation proposed by Obama to urge their Republican chairmen to "schedule immediate hearings and legislative action" on the measures. Boehner, meanwhile, invited 12 business leaders -- dubbed "job creators" in his statement -- who have been affected by regulations enacted by the administration to attend the speech. These are "people with real world experience on how the regulations coming out of this administration are impeding their ability to grow their business and create jobs," Boehner's statement said. At least five Republicans -- two senators and three House members -- didn't plan to attend the speech, which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said was more of a political event than a policy statement. "By all accounts, the president's so-called jobs plan is to try those very same policies again and then accuse anyone who doesn't support them this time around of being political and overly partisan, of not doing what's needed in this moment of crisis," McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Thursday morning. "This isn't a jobs plan. It is a re-election plan." Anticipating such criticism, Obama said he was proposing needed and logical measures that traditionally receive broad support. "This isn't political grandstanding. This isn't class warfare. This is simple math," he said. "These are real choices that we have to make. And I'm pretty sure I know what most Americans would choose. It's not even close. And it's time for us to do what's right for our future." Obama said his plan would increase the current payroll tax cut to put additional money in the pockets of Americans at a cost of $175 billion. The current cut, which has cost $112 billion so far, allows employees to pay 4.2% instead of 6.2% on their first $106,800 of wages into Social Security. Obama's proposal included extended unemployment benefits, which were lengthened to the current 99-week maximum in 2009. Top Democrats argue that such money will immediately be pumped back into the economy in the form of new consumer spending. In addition, the plan proposes $60 billion for infrastructure development such as repairing roads and bridges, including establishment of an infrastructure bank to help finance such projects. Other provisions in the president's proposal include money to refurbish schools and provide state aid for teachers and first responders, and tax incentives for small businesses to hire the long-term unemployed and military veterans. Looking abroad, the president also renewed his push for congressional approval of stalled free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. The measures, despite the congressional roadblock, have relatively broad bipartisan support. The president took aim at tea party conservatives who call for deep spending cuts to shrink government instead of the comprehensive approach he advocates. "In fact, this larger notion that the only thing we can do to restore prosperity is just dismantle government, refund everyone's money, let everyone write their own rules, and tell everyone they're on their own -- that's not who we are," Obama said. He repeatedly urged the legislators to "pass this jobs bill," using a rhetorical flourish that regularly prompted cheers and applause form Democrats. "No single individual built America on their own," Obama said. "We built it together. We have been, and always will be, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all; a nation with responsibilities to ourselves and with responsibilities to one another. Members of Congress, it is time for us to meet our responsibilities." CNN's Alan Silverleib, Charles Riley, Jessica Yellin, Brianna Keilar, Tom Cohen and Mariano Castillo contributed to this report.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line540
__label__cc	0.600077	0.399923	Weekend Sale at NewKadia.com: 50% Off Fantastic Four Comics This weekends 50% comic book sale at NewKadia.com is on Disney Comics. Use code Kc23 at checkout to receive your discount, This sale runs Mark Wilson Joins Heritage Auctions’ Dallas Office as Comics Consignment Director Heritage Auctions has announced that Mark Wilson, a collector and dealer of comics and comic art for more than three RUNES OF THE REALMS! THE WAR OF THE REALMS JASON AARON – RUSSELL DAUTERMAN – MATTHEW WILSON APRIL 2019 “For six years now in WAVE OF FAN SUPPORT FOR MIDDLEWEST SENDS THE DEBUT ISSUE BACK TO PRINT FOR A THIRD TIME Image Comics is pleased to announce that Middlewest #1 has been greenlit for a third printing to keep up with the feverish Bettie Page the Pin-Up Queen Showcased in All Her Beauty by Top Artists In life, Bettie Page was the undisputed queen of the pin-up. Her legacy has lived on through comic books for Previews: Avengers #3 June 16, 2018 EIC Comic Book Previews THE FINAL HOST PART 3 FROM JASON AARON AND ED MCGUINNESS! Fate has once again brought together Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to face their greatest challenge Previews: Captain America #704 Every man, woman and child has heard the legend: In America’s time of greatest need, its greatest champion will rise again! Will his arrival be Previews: The Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows #20 WEIRD SCIENCE STARTS NOW! Something Sinister the Spider family’s way comes… Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: June 20, 2018 Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows #20 Celebrate Father’s Day With Marvel Comics Fathers Day Spectacular This Sunday! Don’t miss the brand-new critically-acclaimed adventure in Marvel Rising Alpha #1, in stores now! New York, NY—June 15, 2018— This Sunday, June 17, Marvel’s Father’s Marvel’s Spider-Man Swings Into Spidergeddon #0 New York, NY—June 15, 2018— This September, to celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated blockbuster action video game Marvel’s Spider-Man exclusively on PlayStation 4, Marvel’s Spider-Man Video Game Variant Covers Revealed New York, NY—June 15, 2018—This September, the star of an epic blockbuster video game will make his way to the pages of a comic book, BOOM! Studios Announces OVER THE GARDEN WALL: HOLLOW TOWN BOOM! Studios is proud to announce OVER THE GARDEN WALL: HOLLOW TOWN #1, beginning a new five issue limited series set in the world inspired Power Rangers Goes Beyond The Grid This September! Marguerite Bennett & Simone Di Meo Present a New Ranger Team! SHATTERED GRID is over. And now a new team of Power Rangers must rise. Rising Star Tini Howard and Chris Sprouse Deliver a Cap and Bucky Team Up in CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1! New York, NY—June 15, 2018—This September, rising star Tini Howard (best known for her work on Rick and Morty and Power Rangers: Pink) makes her First Look at CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS Arriving in January 2019! June 15, 2018 EIC Comic Book News, Comic Book Previews New York, NY—June 15, 2018—Know, oh prince, that in the year 1970, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, sword in hand, slashed his way into four-color life. This	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line543
__label__wiki	0.786359	0.786359	Jazz spoil Gordon Hayward's return to Utah, top Celtics 123-115 Coming off a dramatic victory in Phoenix, the Boston Celtics (7-4) continued their five game road trip, taking their talents to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz. For the record, the Jazz are 1-4 at home, while the Celtics boast a 4-3 road record. This game marks Gordon Hayward's first game with the Celtics playing on the floor he called home for the first seven years of his career, and comes approximately eight months after what should've been his debut game back on March 28, 2018. Here's a friendly reminder of how that game ended. Jazz fans are definitely still salty that Hayward left Utah to join his former college coach and Kyrie Irving, someone whom Hayward reportedly had interest in joining forces with back when Irving was in Cleveland. As expected, Gordon received a steady shower of boos from Utah faithful during warmups, as well as during intros. A lot of pressure was on his shoulders today, but not only for the obvious. Gordon and the Celtics were without the services of their leader, Kyrie Irving, who was not with the team to attend his grandfather's memorial services. Stepping in for Kyrie in the starting lineup was Terry Rozier III, who showcased stellar play during Irving's absence during last year's storybook playoff run. Another storyline to watch was another hopefully epic Jayson Tatum vs Donovan Mitchell matchup. Tatum had struggled as of late, but look for him to bounce back in a big way tonight. The Celtics got the party started off with a 10-2 run, going 4/4 from the field, including triples from Rozier and Tatum, a streaking layup by Hayward and an emphatic dunk by Al Horford. TIMEOUT, UTAH. GAME NOTE: Gordon Hayward is being boo'd every time he touches the ground. He was also cheered when he fell to the ground. Stay classy, Utah. The Jazz quickly responded with a 12-0 run of their own after the timeout, while the Celtics went cold before Horford hit a corner three to stop the bleeding. The Jazz started the game 1/4 from the field, then proceeded to hit 10 out of their next 11 shots, including back to back triples to take a 24-18 lead with just under three minutes to go in the first frame. GAME NOTE: Aron Baynes is in the game rocking a black headband that, along with his ponytail sticking out, make him look like a Cobra Kai graduate. The see-saw battle continued after a Celtics timeout, with the Cs going on a 7-0 run, thanks to their elite defensive lineup (Baynes, Smart, Ojeleye, Morris, Tatum). GAME NOTE: The Celtics have scored 10 points off turnovers, while the Utah have scored 2. END OF 1ST: Boston 25, Utah 27 The second quarter was relatively uneventful, up until about two minutes to go when Joe Ingles put on his Steph Curry uniform, knocking down three consecutive triples. Former Celtic Jae Crowder added another three-ball, capping off a 12-3 run to end the first half. HALFTIME: Boston 51, Utah 58 GAME NOTES: Jayson Tatum with a couple sweet buckets close to the bucket. He's looking more like the rookie year Tatum we saw last year. He led the Cs at the break with 12 points (4/7 FG) while Joe Ingles led the Jazz with 20 first half points on a blistering 8/9 from the field (4/5 3pt FG). Mitchell with 6 points and 3 turnovers. The Celtics have hit 20 field goals on 16 assists and are shooting 42.6% from the field. Boston also has 15 points off turnovers. Terry Rozier III is trying to find his footing. His shot is flat and his head doesn't seem to be in the game, as evidenced by a horrendous, highly-contested three ball attempt in their final possession, instead of moving the ball around for a better shot. The third frame began right where it left off -- Ingles still isn't missing -- and neither is anyone else in a Jazz uniform. Meanwhile, well, we are. Utah has its biggest lead of the game, 73-57. TIMEOUT, BOSTON. CAPTAIN OBVIOUS MOMENT OF THE GAME: I wish Kyrie was playing. This pretty much sums it up. No ball movement for Boston. No defense, either. — Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) November 10, 2018 Leading this third quarter are the zebras who've gone whistle happy. Both teams saw themselves in the penalty with 7:32 to go in this frame. Jae Crowder and Marcus Morris are getting into it -- and I'm all for it. The Celtics are lacking some fight right now, trailing 79-63. And then this happened. Oh my. pic.twitter.com/sZSZ96vDfR — Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) November 10, 2018 Following Jaylen's poster on Gobert, Boston finally got a stop which turned into an easy Rozier transition layup, trimming the lead to 16. Coming out of the timeout, the Celtics defense finally looking like the #1 ranked "D" in the league, turning stops into scores as they started the quarter on an 8-0 run. The Jazz responded, however. keeping the Celtics at bay with a double-digit lead. END OF 3RD QUARTER: Boston 93, 80 GAME NOTES: The 3rd quarter was a free throw shooting contest more than anything. The Celtics went 9/9 from the charity stripe, while the Jazz, thanks to the flopping prowess of Ricky Rubio as well as some early lazy defense, shot 11/12. Marcus Morris continued his stellar contract year play; he leads the Celtics with 13 points, tied with Rozier. Hayward with 11, while Ingles still leads everyone with 25 points and 7 dimes. The Jazz are shooting 60% from the field and are 10/25 from downtown. Starting off the fourth, the Celtics continued their stellar defensive effort. The operative word being effort as their initial defense was solid, but Derrick Favors was there on three separate possessions, tipping home missed layup attempts. The Celtics, however, were able to counter with a Morris three-ball, a Horford alley-oop, and a oh-God-please-don't-shoot-it-but-please-make-it three ball by Marcus Smart. The Celtics now within single digits, trailing 98-89 with 9:22 to go. TIMEOUT, UTAH. Boston "Hit singles and win the next possession," Stevens said to the Celtics during the break. And win the next possessions they did, trimming the lead down to 4. But a series of ill-advised shots (a vast understatement) by Smart and Rozier turned into a triple by Rubio, extending Utah's lead back to 7 with 5:31 left in the game. With about 3 minutes to go, the Celtics seem to think that you can only take 3 point shots. Luckily, we only trail by 5, 109-104. That was all followed up by a couple costly missed layups by Tatum cost the Celtics a chance to cut the lead down to 3 with :55 to go. SIDE NOTE: He was attempting both layups over the outstretched arms of Gobert. Naturally, as the basketball gods have preached for decades now, one bad shot will lead to an easy one for the opposition. Jae Crowder proved that, nailing a crucial three with 0:28 to go. After the timeout, Smart made the first of 2 free throws after beautifully selling a foul on Mitchell. He intentionally missed the second, but it was for not as Gobert grabbed the board and proceeded to make both of his free throws. FINAL SCORE: Utah 123, Boston 115 POST-GAME NOTES: 123 points for Utah against the league's #1 defense. I must say, the Celtics have allowed themselves to get torched three consecutive games: first by Victor Oladipo, next by Jamal Murray, and tonight by Joe Ingles and Jae Crowder, not to mention 15 from Derrick Favors who was 5/5 from the game, putting back 4 crucial putbacks on offensive rebounds. “As good as we were defensively in the first nine games,” says Brad Stevens, “I don’t think we’ve been as good in the last three.” — Boston Celtics (@celtics) November 10, 2018 GAME LEADERS: Terry Rozier III led the Celtics with 22 points, 6 rebounds (7/13FG), Jayson Tatum added 21 points, 5 steals, and 4 assists (7/14FG), Marcus Smart with 13 points and 10 assists, Marcus Morris and Gordon Hayward scored 16 and 13 points respectively. UTAH: Joe Ingles tied his career-high with 27 points, while Crowder added 20, Mitchell had 21, and Gobert/Rubio both dropped 17. The Celtics difficult schedule (currently the toughest in the league) continues on Sunday when Boston treks to Portland to face the 9-3 Blazers -- currently sitting in second place in the Western Conference. Hopefully we'll be able to play lockdown defense for 48-minutes and come out victorious. And hopefully we won't find ourselves in another big hole to attempt to dig out of. Photo Credit: Heavy.com Celtics1734 11/10/2018 12:37:00 AM Tweet Edit	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line545
__label__cc	0.647632	0.352368	Weak Recap: Metalheads Anonymous October 16, 2011 Leave a comment Anders Colsefni, Dave Mustaine, Kiss, Korn, Nightwish, Slipknot Guido Weak Recap Hello and welcome to your daily MA meeting here at Dose of Metal. We are here to guide you, through group therapy sessions, from music for posers to music for true metalheads. Metalheads Anonymous is the only way to turn you into a headbanging, beer-drinking metal elitist. The first item on the MA agenda is the weekly Weak Recap. If you want to look forward to become a metalhead, you have to look in the past how the metalhead elite has done it. And let’s face it, there is no better place to learn of metal than at Dose of Metal. So let’s get it started, shall we? Go ahead and make the jump. Guido: Hello, my name is Guido and I’m a metalhead. Simo: Hello, my name is Simo and I have metal in my head. Alex: Hello, my name is Alex and I have head made of metal. Guido: Our fourth and last giveaway comes to an end. The contest to win a Death Grip shirt ends tomorrow. Don’t you think we’ve been a bit too nice to our readers recently? Simo: Yeah, definitely, none of them even wrote to say thanks. Speaking seriously for a second, I have to apologize to the first prize winner (the guy who got the pencil) for being late about mailing it, I had to pick it up myself from another town, then figure out a safe way to package it so it wouldn’t break when shipped. Not that I think he’s reading this anyway. Asshole. Alex: We’re definitely way too nice, metalheads are supposed to be assholes. Hey Guido… FUCK YOU! Guido: Last Monday I got to interview Anders Colsefni, former singer of Slipknot. He came across as an extremely nice guy, don’t you agree? Simo: Too nice for my taste. I like my metal singers as I like my women: always late, screaming in high pitched voice and fighting with random people. Axl <3 Alex: Yeah, he seems like a pretty nice guy. I like him. Guido: Cosmin returned to rant about Dave Mustaine. Does anyone doubt that the new Megadeth album is going to be way better than Lulu? Simo: I… am the table. Alex: It’s pretty hard not to be better than Lulu. I’ve heard people trying to piss out kidney stones who sounded better than the previews of Lulu. Guido: Harry Keogh from the horror book series Necroscope is now writing for us. What did you think of his post about his iPod? Simo: Very nice. I listen to my music on vinyl only, though. It’s the hipster way™. It’s also a great extra workout to carry a portable one around when you’re jogging. Alex: Loved the article, I can’t really relate though: I don’t jog, work out, do anything that requires a portable music player, really. Guido: Kiss Komics. Really? What are they doing in the comics? Battling Joker? Simo: Or robbing banks with him! Alex: Or suing Joker for copyright infringement on his makeup Guido: I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t watch the Youtube clip of Nightwish’s mainman talking about their new album. I’ve just seen the still of the video and I honestly have to question the title mainman. Are all members of Nightwish actually female or are they men in drag? Simo: I think they’re all men in drag. Speaking of drag, I met this chick once… Alex: …Who later opened up ‘her’ own metal site. Little did you know ‘she’ was about to interview a few years later. Guido: It shouldn’t be discussed at a Metalhead Anonymous meeting but Korn released a new song and boy does it suck. Not a surprise, is it? Simo: No. THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID!!!1!11 Alex Korn were always quite awful, but now with dubstep, they’re out of this world… But kudos to them for taking something shit and making it even shittier. It takes some sort of weird talent to be able to sink lower than rock bottom, I kinda respect that. Guido: This Friday, Alex wrote a Top 10 about the worst band transformations. Are bands transformers? Simo: Hey, I wrote that one! How could you confuse me with Alex? THAT’S WHAT HE SAID!!1!1 Alex: I think I know what he means, technically everything ever written was written by me. It’s how being God works. Guido: That’s all we have for this week. Was it weak? Simo: I’d give it a 2/5, three points deducted because it hard a lot of Korn and Disturbed in a single week. Alex: Yeah, pretty bad week on a pretty weak site. We sux0rz teh c0x0rz Guido: Now go out and enjoy the sun on your naked body! Simo: Hey it’s past sun-time, but during my goth days I’d do moon-baths during summer anyway. You get proper pale from that shit. Anyway, see ya later, bitches! Alex: It’s getting quite cold where I live… Winter is coming, dammit. It’s gonna be extra hard masturbating in public these upcoming months. About Guido elite metaller View all posts by Guido →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line555
__label__wiki	0.871682	0.871682	APC Chairmanship: Oshiomhole Should Have His Days In Prison October 30, 2017 Edoko VIEWS By Erasmus Ikhide What seems like fairing tale in folklore or some imaginative supposition has become an issue to be discussed, that the former governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole is indeed scheming to displace Chief John Odigie Oyegun as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Doubters and quibbler can now be content that Oshiomhole might soon be saddled with the responsibility of piloting the affairs of the ruling party in Nigeria. The repulsive news broke at the weekend that Mr. Oshiomhole is currently favoured by 17 APC Governors in a plot to remove Odigie Oyegun as the APC national chairman. In the report, a source was quoted thus: “Ahead of the NEC meeting of APC next week, there is tension in the party. About 17 of the 24 governors are unhappy with the national chairman. They are plotting to withdraw their support for him, unless he carries all of them along”. The Governors are reportedly angry, that Oyegun has been running the party with only 7 of their colleagues. The news posits that the dissatisfied governors are expected to table their grievances at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on October 31 and pass a vote of no confidence in Oyegun. The report went ahead to say that the Governors are believed to have spoken to President Muhammadu Buhari on their decision to reject Oyegun’s leadership, while Oyegun’s supporters have fingered former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s backers as part of the plot. It also hinted that the 17 governors believe that Oyegun is romancing their 7 colleagues because the APC National Chairman is of the opinion that they are close to the President. Those purportedly on the side of Chief Oyegun are Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi); Rochas Okorocha (Imo); Solomon Lalong (Plateau); Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Samuel Ortom (Benue). The report also quoted an APC NEC member thus: “…the issues the 17 governors are raising are part of the conspiracy against the National Chairman. “And what you are likely to see is the direction where things will go at the NEC session. As regards Oyegun’s preference for some governors, I do not think it is true. If the chairman has personal relationship with some governors, I think it is by virtue of their position or performance”. Interestingly, Oyegun and Oshiomhole are both from Edo State and are former governor of the state. While Chief Oyegun retired as a Federal Permanent Secretary, Mr. Oshiomhole had his days at the helm of affairs of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. However, there are lot of questions begging for answers as Oyegun’s four-year of APC leadership draw to a close. Nigerians would like to know whether Oyegun demonstrated desire leadership at the saddle all through the four-year as the chairman of the APC? Has there been stability in the party and the polity? Was there conscious effort by Chief Oyegun at developing party policy that will differentiate the APC from the PDP in the eyes of the general public? You’re wont to ask also, what might Oshiomhole bring aboard the leadership of APC, different to what Chief Oyegun has been offering the ruling party presently? Is Oshiomhole ambition about fulfilling all righteousness? What is Oshiomhole’s contribution to the APC before now? The problem with political party development in Nigeria arises from the ruling elite unwritten rule/law that whoever is the president or governor, even local government chairman automatically becomes the leader of the political party in their domain. This primitive and/or backward-looking winner-takes-all disposition is the albatross of political party growth in the country’s democratic evolution. Political parties which ought to be vehicles for formulating and propagating national economic development has been reduced to mere praise singing platforms for elected government officials, regardless of their woeful performance in office. This, apart from Oyegun’s personal weaknesses, may have accounted for Oyegun’s languid performance in the last four-year. Looking at Chief Oyegun’s past as the first executive governor of Edo State for less than two years, it is evidence he demonstrated copious leadership endowment by ensuring that everyone, including non indigene of the state benefited from his free education program. Accountability and astute leadership was enthroned. Ditto every other aspects of governance. Edo would have been better for it but for the rude military incursion that brought the administration to abrupt end. The story of the APC as a political party would not be complete without the previous alliance between the defunct ACN and CPC. In 2011 when Acton Congrass of Nigeria, ACN, and the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, made futile efforts at merging into an alliance, Mr. Oshiomhole was the first to truncate that alliance by preventing President Muhammadu Buhari to enter Edo State to campaign for his (Oshiomhole’s) reelection bid in 2012. Then, Oshiomhole issued debilitating press statements against PMB planned visit to campaign for his reelection at the time. The same Oshiomhole is currently clowning as President Buhari’s man Friday! Oshiomhole, against the ethics of political party development, canvassed vigorously for President Goodluck election in 2011, while Mallam Nuhu Ribadu was a candidate in Oshiomhole’s political party, after collecting billions of naira from President Jonathan. Members of his cabinet then reported that Oshiomhole gave them money to ensure the defeat of Nuhu Ribadu and instructed them to work for the emergence of Goodluck Jonathan. Record has it that Mr. Oshiomhole was never a member of the APC until Muhammadu Buhari became President in 2015. All through the struggle to wrestle power from the PDP, while the progressives governors were holding meetings at the Rivers State Government Lodge on the auspices of Governor Chibike Amaechi in Abuja, strategising to win the 2015 presidential election, Oshiomhole was always seen addressing separate press conferences with President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock, different to the one issued by the Progressive Governors’ Forum. Video clips are abound where Oshiomhole adumbrated the APC stance on national issues. He even boasted that he will never fly the APC flag in his official vehicle. He only started doing so after President Buhari won the 2015 presidential election. Mr. Oshiomhole has been laying claims to President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency, even though the APC lost the 2015 Presidential election in the state. Before we forget, the Peoples Democratic Party won the 2015 presidential election with 52% of total vote cast in Edo State. Events that led to that election will give credence to the fact that the diminutive ex-labour leader walked on both sides of road to 2015. During the 2015 presidential election, the APC structure was starved with funds by Oshiomhole as he only managed to release paltry sum less than eight hours before the opening of ballot. Perhaps, Oyegun may regret why he rallied the Bini political force to sway the State House of Assembly results in favour of APC after the dismay performance of the party at the presidential polls. Obviously, the PDP would have won the majority seats and gone ahead to impeach Oshiomhole in his last days in office. Chief Oyegun’s role in this regard can be testify by savvy Binis, including Col. Paul Ogbebor (rtd), Comrade Orobosa Omo-Ojo, Comrade Godwin Erhahon and Capt. Hosa Okunbor. As governor for eight years, Edo State was Oshiomhole’s duchy. His contagious politics of revisionism darkened the part to radical actualization of nation building and politics of national reawakening. In the days running to the nation’s struggle for democratic space, it was easy to project that the cast of his catchments are the desirable elements that will propel the nation to achieve her dream. Eight years down the lane; all the promises, all attempts, all policy thrusts, all the initial manifest hopes were merely ventilated, symbolically, through eloquent public preachment. The state owed university, Ambrose Ali University whose fees was N25,000 twenty five thousand naira per semester before Oshiomhole became governor, was increased to N250,000 two hundred and fifty thousand naira before he left office. That was aside the fact that he used Edo State tax payers money to build a personal university opposite his palatial presidential home whose fees is in the neighborhood of N720,000 per semester! How else to be more antipeople, morally bankrupt and corruption personified than that? As governor, Oshiomhole smothered the hope of rebuilding the ancient city and the entire state by placing a great ocean between himself and those lofty ideas he once espoused about governance when the shoe was in the other foot. Countless instances are replete where the rule of the thumb prevails over the rule of law. Governance in Edo under Oshiomhole was politics gone awry. The plight of the people clashed with the ostensible greed of the power monsters. The fate of Edo people were utterly sealed by cultists, Agberos and denizens who were unleashed on the people by the former revolutionary leader turned oppressor. When the structure of democratic institution is eroded, the end is usually predictable: anarchy. That was Edo State under Oshiomhole’s governorship. Oshiomhole is today remembered as a man from the labour movement that presided over the reconstruction of a few roads; renovation of a few red roof schools, aped minimally at gully erosion control, built an empty five-star hospital for eight years, toppled the godfathers and ascended his position as the last godfather of Edo politics, among others. He was the leader of the APC as the governor of the state. After leaving office, he again cowed the incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki and the leadership of the APC in the state to endorse him as the leader of the party, against his earlier battle with the former Chieftains of the party, like Chief Tom Ikimi, that whoever is the governor is the leader of the party. At Oshiomhole’s departure moment, Concerned Edo Non-Governmental Organisations and Stakeholders petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling for the immediate investigation of Adams Oshiomhole, over alleged diversion and misappropriation of state funds. A part of the 11-page petition signed by Dr. Osadolor Ochei and Mr. Kola Edokpayi and addressed to Acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu reads thus: “On April 5, 2012, EFCC acknowledged receipt of a petition entitled: “A call to investigate Governor Adams Aliu Oshiomhole’s multi-billion naira mansion in Iyamho, Edo State,” which was signed by Matthew Edeghase Esq. “In addition to the said earlier petition, we add that the cost of the controversial mansion, that was designed and constructed by Verissimo (a South African Architect), is valued to be about N10 billion. “The size and scope of the mansion completely negates all possible explanations for the source of Oshiomhole’s fund, which he had used for the construction. “In 2014, Oshiomhole paid N23 million, via an Access Bank cheque, to Edo State Government for a parcel of land he claimed to have seized from the Federal Government at Okoro Otun Avenue, GRA Benin City. “At present, he is erecting a multiple-floor Saddam Hussein style bunker on the land. “Our investigation also shows that Oshiomhole bought the Guinness Guest House located along Reservation Road, GRA Benin City, soon after he was sworn in as governor in 2009. “The property was quickly converted to the office of HANI and ASSOCIATES, a consultancy firm that has supervised all civil construction works in Edo state since 2008. “We are reliably informed that Oshiomhole allegedly bought the building for over N100million. “A ship-like building is currently under construction along Golf Course Road, next door to Benin Club. Mr. Hamed Useni, the managing director of Hani and Associates, Oshiomhole’s business associate, is allegedly fronting as owner. It will interest the chairman to note that this company is the sole consultancy firm for all civil works in Edo state for which he allegedly charged over 10 percent of all contracts. “Apart from his current residence, which he built with his campaign funds in 2007 and the new Okoro Otun house, Oshiomhole is currently constructing another mansion in Abuja where he has planned to move to, after handing over on November 12, 2016…”, the petitioners wrote. Before Mr. President would consider Oshiomhole for any Federal appointment or before the so-called 17 friendly governors would support Chief Oyegun’s replacement with a devisive character like Oshiomhole, it will please Edo people for an inquest to be conducted on the fraudulent 5-star hospital that was commissioned by Buhari 12 months ago. The Benin Central Hospital has remained under lock and key, without equipment and personnel. This is the typical example of the legacies left behind in Edo State by Mr. Adams Oshiomhole. At a time President Muhammadu Buhari is sold for prosecuting past and present corrupt government officials who divert public funds meant for provision of social amenities for the people, Oshiomhole’s chairmanship of the APC or any federal appointment for him will amount to burial ceremony for Mr. Buhari’s anticorruption crusade efforts. Oshiomhole should have his days in court and prison, not Aso Rock. Erasmus, A Public Affairs Analyst writes from Lagos. Email: ikhideerasmus@gmail.com Follow me on twitter @ikhide_erasmus Please share,follow and like this News: Tagged Adams Oshiomhole APC Chairmanship PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS NEW SGF, TERMINATES APPOINTMENTS OF BABACHIR LAWAL, AYO OKE After Another Failed Attempt To Become SGF, Oshiomhole Congratulates Boss Mustapha Celebrating The MAGNUS DUX! 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Adams Oshiomhole to Order Before He Vitiates Edo APC May 11, 2019 Edo 2020: Edo PDP Dissociates Itself From Purported Endorsements By Party Chieftains, Describes their Actions as Abnormal May 9, 2019 Copyright 2018 \| by JOHNSON UMEH LTD. \| News on the Go: edokowilson.com \| contact: admin@edokowilson.com. http://www.edokowilson.com/2017/10/30/apc-chairmanship-oshiomhole-should-have-his-days-in-prison/">	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line563
__label__wiki	0.984975	0.984975	Home News Media Releases Guide for the media News Publications Board Reports and Meetings Facilities Development Public Health Notices for Hurunui and Kaikoura Dates announced for the first services to move to the Burwood Hospital Campus The first of Canterbury's new Christchurch-based hospital facilities will be open and in use in just over four months. The new facilities at Burwood are part of the Government's $650 million plus developments at Christchurch and Burwood Hospitals. The Burwood facilities include over 32,500m2 of new ward blocks for medical, rehabilitation and mental health services for older people. There will also be new outpatient areas, including radiology and pharmacy areas. The new buildings link to the current Burwood facilities and will have a brand new entrance off Burwood Road. David Meates, Canterbury DHB chief executive, says it's great to be able to announce dates for the moving in to the new facilities at Burwood Hospital. Mr Meates says it's going to be an exceptionally busy time as the inpatient wards for older people at The Princess Margaret Hospital will be relocating to the brand new facility and others will move to the new site from within the Burwood campus. "It's a complex process fitting out and moving in to a new hospital but we aim to be all moved in by June 16, 2016. It takes just a few hours to move each ward, and the process will be carefully planned to minimise disruption to patients. We will keep patients and their families updated on plans closer to the moves," he says. Taking advantage of the Queen's Birthday long weekend at the beginning of June, Mr Meates says the move will take place as a gradual "cascade" of moves. "We will be fitting out the new facilities at Burwood from the end of May. "Radiology, which includes the Canterbury Community Radiology Facility currently based in Merivale, will be the first to make the move. "This is because it will take time to set up their equipment on site at Burwood. Our new Burwood facilities will be fully operational to all outpatients and ready to admit inpatients by June, 13, 2016." The new hospital reception area, the new pharmacy and the first ward will all be up and running on June 13. Mr Meates says ahead of the move, a team of migration planners are busy working hard behind the scenes, with staff training and orientation to the new ways of working in the new facilities about to get underway. "Staff need to be congratulated for their efforts so far and for what they'll be doing between now and then to get everyone ready." There will be a number of events take place before teams move in to Burwood. These include farewells to old facilities, blessings of the new buildings and open days for staff and the public. Burwood – Fast Facts When finished the hospital will have been transformed to include 230 inpatient beds It will manage 80,000 outpatient visits every year The hospital will also feature: A new 'front of house' area, including a new main entrance, café and reception An extended radiology department A new wing for older persons mental health A new 'back of house' area comprising a new hospital kitchen, clean and dirty docks, supply and distribution area and the plant to support these areas. A new environmentally friendly boiler house that runs on wood waste Large car parking area for staff, patients and visitors Landscaped grounds and new signage Facts about the new buildings at Burwood Approximately 15,000m3 of soil and sand has been removed The building footprint is 14,000m2 The approximate area of all floors is 32,500m2 1800 tonnes of structural steel reinforce the new building Approximately 450 pre-cast panels make up parts of the buildings Note: photos and a video are available on request: Media Releases Archive Feburary Page last reviewed: 01 February 2016 © Copyright Canterbury District Health Board. Published: Feb 2016 \| Last Updates: Feb 2016	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line564
__label__wiki	0.763648	0.763648	Investigating the gang truce Ever since the so-called "tregua" or truce between El Salvador's leading gangs began in March 2012, the details of the government's role in the truce have been murky at best. It is acknowledged that top gang leaders were transferred from a high security prison to lesser security prisons on the same weekend that homicide rates dramatically dropped. But beyond that fact, and whether the transfer was part of a quid pro quo, is the subject of dispute. The issue exploded back to the surface this week when La Prensa Grafica published details of statements from a court proceeding involving a 2014 attack in Quezaltepeque. Anonymous gang member witnesses alleged in those statements that in 2012 the government had negotiated with the gangs as part of the truce and made a series of benefits available to the gang leaders. Those benefits included not only the transfer to lesser security prisons, but also the installation of electricity in their cells (important for charging cell phones), delivery of 300 cell phones, availability of increased intimate visits from women, and, in a hard to believe claim, an agreement to provide one new weapon for every two old weapons turned in by the gangs. The anonymous gang members gave their statements in another prosecution where they were seeking to get more favorable judicial treatment as a result of providing such statements. Before now, there had been an investigation of the truce opened under former attorney general Luis Martinez which had not generated any results. New attorney general Douglas Melendez promises a serious investigation, saying that the Salvadoran population deserves answers to these questions. Melendez started that serious investigation by summoning former president Mauricio Funes to answer questions. Mauricio Funes was interviewed by prosecutors in the FGR' s office on Wednesday. Funes asserted that he was interviewed as a witness testifying to what he knew, not as a target of the investigation. Funes asserted that he followed the progress of the truce in briefings from his Minister of Public Security, David Munguía Payés. Funes repeated that the government had never negotiated with the gangs or made agreements with the gangs. He described the government's role as providing logistical support to the truce process (whatever that means), and described the transfer of the top gang leaders to lower security prisons as part of this process of logistical support. He rejected the statements of the anonymous witnesses as the lying statements of gangster assassins. This investigation of the truce will be the first demonstration of what kind of attorney general Douglas Melendez will be. His predecessor Luis Martinez used an investigation of the truce solely for purposes of publicity and to attack anyone who disagreed with his hatred of the truce. Hopefully Melendez will use the investigation to bring actual facts to light. Transparency would be a very good thing. Funes Gang truce Justice system	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line569
__label__cc	0.593264	0.406736	CR Smith Museum > Privacy & Security Policy The C.R. Smith Museum (further referred to as CRSM) is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website, including using the website to purchase a CRSM membership or make an online donation, or use our interactive kiosks (together, the “CRSM Services”). CRSM does not collect personal information about individuals, such as names and mailing or e-mail addresses, unless the individual visiting the CRSM Services knowingly provides it. By using the CRSM Services, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of CRSM’s Privacy Policy. The CRSM Privacy Policy is outlined below. CRSM’s policy on collecting information on the CRSM Services Children Twelve and Under The CRSM Services are directed to a general audience, and CRSM does not solicit personal information from children. CRSM does not knowingly collect information from children under thirteen years of age except with parental consent or otherwise in accordance with applicable law. When CRSM obtains parental consent, it will collect, use, and disclose the child’s personal information consistent with this Privacy Policy. Parents can review or request deletion of their child’s personal information, and refuse to permit further collection or use of this information by contacting us at the contact information provided below. Cookies are small files of information that are stored on your computer’s hard drive by your Web browser. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change the preferences of your browser so that it does not accept them. Cookies enable the best experience with the CRSM Services, including using all the features of the CRSM Online Store. CRSM’s policy on the use and disclosure of the information collected CRSM uses the personal information you provide to us for internal purposes, such as analyzing trends and collecting statistics. With consent, we may publicly post the stories, pictures, and other content you provide to us. CRSM may also compile and provide aggregate statistics about our visitors, customers, traffic patterns and related site information to third parties, but these statistics will not include any information that identifies you directly. If you have provided us with your e-mail address, we may send you e-mails in order to inform you of events or activities at or related to CRSM that we believe may be of interest to you, or to alert you about sales or other promotional events at the CRSM Museum or Online Store. If you do not want us to use your e-mail address to contact you for these purposes, please email us and we will remove you from the list. The CRSM Services may include links to websites operated by third parties over which we have no control. Once you leave the CRSM Services, the CRSM Privacy Policy will not apply, and you access such sites at your own risk. CRSM’s policy on the security of information collected CRSM takes reasonable measures to protect the personal information you provide to us from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. Keep in mind that no method of information transmission can be 100 percent secure. Revisions to our Privacy Policy Please note that CRSM may revise its privacy policy at any time, without prior notice, such changes to be effective immediately upon posting on the CRSM website. Such revisions may arise in response to changes in the law, policy, or other factors. We encourage you to periodically visit this page to review our most current policy. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our practices, please contact us via email at info.crsmithmuseum@aa.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line577
__label__cc	0.685547	0.314453	A Politboro with a comments section Posted by: Elizabeth Sandifer 2 years, 5 months ago Hey all - just a heads up that I've started a newsletter for the Ithaca Psychogeographic Liberation Front. It'll mail out eight times a year. You can sign up for it here. The first installment of it is below if you want to get a sense of what it'll be like. Oh, and Jack's on Fridays now, so do check back tomorrow. Hello. We are the Ithaca Psychogeographic Liberation Front. This is our cross-quarterly newsletter, coming out eight times a year to give you the latest news on the struggle to liberate Ithaca from a variety of nebulously defined forces. You're subscribed to it either because you asked to be or because you downloaded Articles of Secession, our debut release. If occasionally being treated to our deranged musings was not something you meant to sign up for, there’s an unsubscribe link at the bottom which you can use to depart our newly liberated Ithaca in favor of the frozen wastelands of reality. Careful though: there are wolves out there. Your Cross-Quarterly Manifesto Articles of Secession Update Introducing Ithaca State of the City What Would Be Next for the IPLF if We Were Bound by Linear Time What's Actually Next for the IPLF “Beneath the paving stones, the beach” graffitied the Situationists in 1968. But more than that, beneath the paving stones are a vast kingdom of histories and memories. This is the domain of psychogeography, which attempts to understand physical spaces primarily through human experiences of them. To psychogeography, a street corner is not primarily understood as the intersection of two stretches of pavement, but rather as the accumulated intersections of decades or centuries worth of individual journeys along those roads, all the shops and apartments to have been built up and torn down, and entire philosophies of urban design and trajectories of history that led the roads’ existence in the first place. The Ithaca Psychogeographic Liberation Front will not rest until the physical Ithaca has been entirely supplanted by this imaginative dimension. The IPLF’s inaugural release, Articles of Secession, has been a solid success, raising more than $300. We’re waiting for the last few Bandcamp payments to process and for the money to come in from selling the last zine edition on eBay, but we’ll be donating that money to Ithaca Welcomes Refugees in the next couple of weeks. Thanks to everybody who supported the release. If for some reason you missed either the video or the single, here are those links. Single: ithacapsychogeographicliberationfront.bandcamp.com Video: youtube.com/watch?v=8hzB6D1gBwU We know a lot of our followers aren’t actually from Ithaca, so we thought a super-quick overview of the city might be in order. First, the Finger Lakes - a set of ten oblong lakes cut in the middle of what’s now New York by glaciers. Ithaca sits at the southernmost tip of Cayuga Lake, one of the two biggest. As the famed slogan goes, “Ithaca is gorges,” which is to say that it’s a ridiculously hilly city defined by the gorges cut by three north-flowing creeks: Fall Creek, Cascadilla Creek, and Six Mile Creek, and by the frankly preposterous number of waterfalls in and around town. These gorges end up forming three main hills, which we don’t have nearly as good names for: East Hill (containing Cornell’s main campus, and both Fall and Cascadilla creek), South Hill (containing Ithaca College, and separated from East Hill by Six Mile Creek and its gorge), and West Hill (generally the poorer part of town, and on the other side of the lake from the universities and downtown). The Finger Lakes region is New York’s agricultural heartland, and the combination of this and the universities is what defines Ithaca in practice. Without the universities, it would be a small hub in farm country; without the agriculture it would be a bog standard college town. Between the two, however, you’ve got a thriving small city with strong progressive values that defies the usual talk about upstate New York’s economic decline. It’s not utopia by any means, but it’s at least a satisfying place to try to build one. Certainly we’re proud of it, and look forward to exploring its psychic depths for your entertainment and edification. After a brief proto-Spring, Ithaca has settled back into its usual winter mode of dumping an inch or so of snow on you every day at random times. As one meteorologist memorably rued on Twitter, “lake effect snow is a subtle phenomenon.” Still, the winter setting fits the larger mood. Ithaca has memorably been described as “ten square miles surrounded by reality,” and in the current political climate, that hits hard. On the whole, we’re well-provisioned for a siege, by which we mean that we’ve got loads of hot chocolate and a good number of local cideries. But we’re still in for at least four years of fighting every single day to sustain our shining city in a gorge. In that regard, a daily bit of light shoveling is a useful reminder: it’s cold outside. The IPLF’s next project will be a live performance piece expanding on the themes of Articles of Secession and relating them to Ithaca’s rich history. Currently Phil is spending Tuesdays at the Tompkins County Historical Society writing and researching it, and we hope to debut it later in the year. More news when it exists, and probably some facts and tidbits from it in our next newsletter. WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEXT FOR THE IPLF Void. The incandescent heat of new stars. Vast superstructures displaying strange and alien geometries. Lunch. The IPLF itself is currently doing most of its work on Instagram, where we’re posting a daily photo accompanied with oblique commentary to gradually map the psychic landscape of Ithaca over time. Here’s a couple highlights: A light, steady snow of large flakes that shatter as they hit the ground. If I were a hawk, I'd stop to watch as well. The remnants of ice clanked like windchimes in the waves while a phalanx of geese waged a protest march above. In the distance, reality is just audible. The ghost of the old rail bed beneath the trail re-emerges in the pattern of melting snow. This is the very essence of psychogeography. If you want more, you can follow us at @IPLFisgorges. If you don’t use Instagram, we’re also on Twitter and Tumblr, and repost everything there. Given our secession from identity the IPLF does not have members per se. But if you want to see other stuff some of us are doing… Meredith is regularly reviewing hard ciders from around the world, including many of our local Finger Lakes offerings, at Along Came a Cider. Alex is putting the finishing touches on the next Seeming album. You can get their existing catalogue on Bandcamp. Phil blogs once weekly at Eruditorum Press, where he’s joined by a motley crew of non-Ithaca residents in trying to overthrow western civilization with sci-fi reviews. He recently released The Last War in Albion Volume 1, a history of British comic books and the magical war between Alan Moore and Grant Morrison. Psychogeographic liberation isn’t just for Ithaca. As you travel around wherever you live, pay attention to its hidden geometries. Listen for history and ghosts. Look for liminal spaces - the zones between neighborhoods, and the ways things fit together separate from the major roads. Mythologize it; understand its spirits of place. We’ll speak again soon. ← Myriad Universes: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The Next Generation Part 1: Prophets and Losses Spirit Tracks: The Elder Scrolls Chapter II → John G. Wood 2 years, 5 months ago I love that third photo! Daru 2 years, 5 months ago Loving this Phil and co. - thanks! Liminal places and the spaces behind the spaces are my home. Comment deleted 2 years, 5 months ago Comment deleted 1 year, 12 months ago gone 1 year, 7 months ago Maybe next Yule.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line579
__label__wiki	0.64751	0.64751	Interview with Seabee on the lighter side of life in Dubai Updated 5 Jul 2010 Seabee writes a blog called Life in Dubai which is mostly a look at the things that happen around the city, the frustrations expats face, the good, the bad and the funny things they are likely to encounter. It's a view from the street, one person's record of daily life in the city during a historic and unprecedented period in its development. For more information on the United Arab Emirates access the Abu Dhabi and Dubai emirate guides. About Seabee A: Australia A: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Q: How long you have you lived in Dubai? A: From 1977 to 1984 and again since 2005 A: Spouse Q: What do you enjoy most about Dubai, how’s the quality of life? A: Quality of life is excellent. I enjoy the fact that it’s a truly international city with people from almost every country on earth living in harmony. Second most enjoyable factor is the weather. The beaches are great, the shopping ranges from the most modern malls to old souks (markets) and local shopping strips, there are thousands of restaurants and cafes for eating out, it's a mixture of the ultra-modern and old. A: The obvious – friends and family. Q: Is Dubai safe? A: One of the safest places in the world. About living in Dubai Q: Which are the best places/suburbs to live in Dubai as an expat? A: Any. You can live in the original city or in one of the many new developments in New Dubai (where foreigners can buy freehold property). The better quality accommodation is generally in the new developments, including waterfront properties on manmade lakes and canals. Q: How do you rate the standard of accommodation? A: Excellent. Q: What’s the cost of living in Dubai compared to home? What is cheap or expensive in particular? A: Comparing apples with oranges is difficult but in general Dubai is a little cheaper than Sydney. Accommodation rent is expensive, but dropping. Schooling is expensive. Cars, petrol, food are cheap. A: Emiratis make up only about 15% of the population so it’s much easier to mix socially with expats. In the working environment everyone mixes. Q: Was it easy meeting people and making friends in Dubai? A: It depends on the individual and how sociable one is. There are sports and social clubs, online communities which meet in the real world, pubs and clubs and many friends are made through work contacts. About working in Dubai Q: Did you have a problem getting a work visa/permit for the UAE? A: Employers have to arrange the work visa and residence visa. The sponsored person can then sponsor his/her spouse and children. Q: What’s the economic climate like in Dubai, is there plenty of work? A: The city is doing fairly well compared to many cities/countries since the global economic meltdown. A: Much longer hours, less employee protection, no trade unions. Q: How would you rate the healthcare in Dubai? A: The same rules apply to all new arrivals in any new location. Do your research, learn about the place, the people, the culture, the laws, how you should behave. Far too many people go to new places with absolutely no idea of what they will encounter, how they should behave, how they can get into trouble with the law. ~ Interviewed July 2010 Are you an expat living in Dubai? We'd love to hear your story. Open the questionnaire here, copy into an email and send it back to info@expatarrivals.com Interview with Marianne Makdisi - A British expat in Dubai Protect your pension funds from IHT with a QNUPS Interview with Emily Crutcher - an American living in Dubai Interview with Mrs Dubai - A British expat living in Dubai Should kids switch off or swot up over the summer holidays? We’re moving abroad - should we take the children or leave them at boarding school? Interview with Clare Bugden - A South African expat living in Dubai Interview with Sergey - A Russian expat living in Dubai Understanding the concept of Oqood registration and SPA when buying overseas	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line581
__label__cc	0.586131	0.413869	FreeMedia24 Latest News Portal Diplomatic Relations Political Protests Space & Cosmos VIP Pawn Shop Bargain-Bids Pawn to Sell Sell-Buy Store Red Dice Classified Pawn or Sell Pawn Gold Star Pawn Shop World Can You Fund Me Children’s Wish List Foundation 5 Lessons From the Democratic Fund-Raising Reports Facebook Cryptocurrency Plans Have a Problem: Facebook’s Reputation Turkey cannot have both F-35 and Russia’s S-400: Trump nominee \| Turkey News For Modern Strikeouts, Pitchers Veer Outside the Strike Zone Puerto Rico: protesters urge governor to quit after leak of homophobic messages \| World news Excessive Daytime And Nighttime Heat This Week In The Eastern U.S. By this measure, trading in retail sector is cheap: Market watcher French Minister Who Dined on Lobster at Taxpayers’ Expense Resigns Home / Lifestyle / Health & Fitness / Weight loss: Woman lost 9st on this diet plan Weight loss: Woman lost 9st on this diet plan admin 5 days ago Health & Fitness, Lifestyle Leave a comment 12 Views Born in the Pyrenees, Bred in New York Frenchette Chefs Will Run Le Veau d’Or, a Veteran Bistro Keto diet: This woman have up one kind of drink for 3.7 stone weight loss When it comes to losing weight, slimmers can choose from a range of diet plans. From going vegan like Simon Cowell – who has lost over a stone – to cutting out sugar like Love Island host Caroline Flack, there are many ways to shed the pounds. One woman recently lost 9st, and she has posted her transformation on Reddit. The 33-year-old woman – who goes by the screen name “itsontheradio” – took to the social media site to share her progress. She uploaded a before and after photo, with the latter showing her dressed in her white wedding gown. “My sister’s wedding versus my own,” she captioned the images. The slimmer revealed that she’d managed to slim down from 19st 3lbs to a much healthier 10st for her 5ft 5in frame. So how did she do it? The dieter revealed that she’d managed to lose weight on the keto diet. Speaking to fans of the site, she said: “I followed a ketogenic diet. It took me about a year to lose it and I’ve been maintaining for about a year.” A predecessor to the famous Atkins diet, the keto diet is a high-fat, low-carb plan, which limits carbohydrates to 20 to 50 grams per day. It has been credited by many for helping to achieve a slimmer figure and there’s some evidence to show that it may also be beneficial for Alzheimers diseases, certain cancers and other diseases, too. There is also growing interest in the use of low-carbohydrate diets, including the ketogenic diet, for type 2 diabetes. Nutritionist Hebe Mills recently warned Express.co.uk about the keto diet, due to the high fat content the diet embraces. She said: “Be mindful of the high energy content in a number of foods recommended in the diet. “Fat contains more calories than carbohydrate (which isn’t a bad thing in the slightest!) so it may be worth monitoring your energy intake if the purpose of the diet is for weight loss.” Instead, she advised that the best way to lose weight is by having a calorie deficit. “The best way to lose weight is to follow a diet in which you are in a calorie deficit – exercising and reducing the number of calories you are consuming on a daily basis will lead to weight loss and doesn’t require giving anything up,” she said. She added: “Including lots of fruit and vegetables in your diet will naturally make you feel fuller during meal times and will help you to exercise portion control.” It’s recommended that the average woman eat about 2000 calories per day to maintain, while men are required to eat 2500 daily. However, this depends on numerous factors, such as age, height, current weight, activity levels, metabolic health and so on. Although this is the recommended daily allowance, a calorie deficit is needed to lose weight. This is because excess energy is stored as fat in the body, therefore slimmers need to burn more calories than they eat to shed the pounds. According to healthline.com, women can eat 1500 calories to lose one pound of weight a week, while men can eat 2000. Tags weight woman World Media News delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the US and worldwide @https://twitter.com/WorldMedia24 Previous A Stock Market Record and Rising Economic Worry? Wall Street Has a Name for That Next This Salzburg Palace Is More Than a Scene in ‘The Sound of Music’ Arby’s Has an Answer to Plant-Based Meat: A Meat-Based Carrot It has been christened the marrot. 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__label__wiki	0.573794	0.573794	Indonesian forest monitors report on timber legality issues by FLEGT.org Info, 11 April 2018 Indonesia’s Independent Forest Monitoring Network (JPIK) says the country’s timber legality assurance system (SVLK) has led to “significant changes in improving good forest governance” but still has weaknesses and must be continuously improved to ensure its credibility and accountability. Multistakeholder Forestry Programme Indonesia by MFP3 Independent monitoring by civil society is an integral part of the SVLK and of the Indonesia-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which aims to improve forest governance and trade in legal timber products. In a new report, JPIK details monitoring it carried out between 2014 and 2017. During this time, the network monitored 54 companies with SVLK legality certificates or sustainable forest management certificates. JPIK also monitored and reported on cases of illegal logging and other regulatory violations and reviewed public summaries of certification assessments. JPIK identified concerns in a number of areas, including the legality of raw materials, forest clearance in river buffer zones, boundary conflicts with indigenous communities, and the availability of environmental impact assessments. After JPIK submitted complaints to the independent bodies responsible for assessing and verifying conformity with SVLK standards, these bodies responded by following up with surveillance, sending warning letters to management units and requiring remedial action. The ability of the monitors to file complaints and the timely responses of the conformity assessment bodies are major achievements of the SVLK and the VPA. JPIK urges the Indonesian government to build on these advances in forest governance with further improvements. It recommends ways to improve monitoring and law enforcement, including by incorporating penalties into existing regulations to deter non-compliance. It urges the government to make more data and information to support monitoring publicly available and calls for transparency about the process of handling and addressing incoming reports. JPIK also says that the SVLK must ensure legality and sustainability are the prime factors in approval for certification. It says conformity assessment bodies should therefore pay special attention to conflict, licensing processes and forest fires as key indicators for assessment decisions. “Overall, this report aims to disseminate information on the progress of SVLK implementation,” said Muhamad Kosar of JPIK. “It is expected to become a reference for stakeholders as part of the effort of improving forest governance in Indonesia.” The EU and Indonesia agreed in the 6th meeting of the Joint Implementation Committee on 1 March 2018 on an action plan for 2018 that addresses a number of issues raised by JPIK. Download the report [PDF] Indonesia shipped verified legal timber worth more than 1 billion euros to EU in first year of FLEGT licensing EU FLEGT and REDD facilities svlk timber legality independent forest monitoring	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line584
__label__cc	0.720771	0.279229	Month / February 2008 February 27, 2008 September 18, 2016 by Gareth I’m an uncle! Late last night, Brandon David and Chloe Amy were born into the world! My sis was 27 hours in labour, which sounds like a heck of a long time to me – I think it was a pretty rough one. Brandon was 5lbs 6oz and Chloe was 5lbs, so those are pretty decent weights for twins born a month early! I’m going down on Saturday to see them – and hopefully they’ll all be out of hospital by then (not a big fan of hospitals myself!) February 25, 2008 February 3, 2010 by Gareth Just got back from my mum’s – Vikky has been in hospital since Friday night because she wasn’t feeling well, and also because her blood pressure had pretty much doubled! I went to visit her this afternoon at Good Hope hospital, and by the time we got there she’d been moved into a delivery room, going through the final stages before getting ready to give birth! By that point, she was only supposed to have her birthing partners there – Damien and my mum – but they got permission from the midwife for me to visit because I’d not seen her since the beginning of January. I couldn’t believe how big her bump was when I saw her – it was massive! She’s supposed to have 4 more weeks to go, but there’s no way she could go much longer with 2 babies in there! Her blood pressure has now come down a bit, but I think she still feels quite uncomfortable. Anyway, they hooked up some pads to her stomach to monitor the babies’ heartbeats, and the whole thing was just amazing. It sounded like a train with both hearts beating just out of sync with each other, then for short periods they’d match up making a really strong beating sound. And it was really weird seeing them kicking really hard – I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that before – seeing something living, moving so much just under the skin… really freaky to watch, but brilliant at the same time! By this time tomorrow, I might well have a new nephew and niece!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line587
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__label__cc	0.517264	0.482736	Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard Earns Awards of Excellence MIRAMAR BEACH, FLA – 17 May, 2017 – Howard Hospitality, a Miramar Beach-based hotel management company, today announced that its hotels received three awards for excellence in operations from Marriott International for the Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard. At the April 2017 Marriott Select Service Conference in New Orleans, the Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin won a Silver Hotel Award and the Courtyard by Marriott Sandestin earned a Platinum Hotel Award and the Quality of Food Satisfaction Award. Both hotels were also awarded the 2016 TripAdvisor “Certificate of Excellence” – an achievement solely based on guest reviews. “These awards recognize a dedicated team effort towards excellence in hospitality,” stated Karen McNevin, Vice President of Hospitality and Human Resources for Howard Hospitality. “On a daily basis, our employees exemplify a true passion for giving our guests a superior customer service experience and these awards illustrate that.” Recently completing a renovation and expansion of its lobby area, the Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin received the Silver Hotel Award for its overall customer service satisfaction scores ranking in the top 20 percent out of 734 Residence Inn hotels nationwide. Ranked #2 out of 39 Destin hotels on TripAdvisor.com based on reviews, the Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard caters to the extended stay traveler looking for all of the comforts of home. This premier pet-friendly hotel in the Destin / South Walton Florida area includes 120 spacious suites as well as a beautiful lobby for daily complimentary breakfast and three weekly evening social events. The Residence Inn Sandestin offers studio, one bedroom and two bedroom suites fully equipped with kitchens and pet-friendly options. The Courtyard by Marriott Sandestin won a Platinum Hotel Award for its overall customer service satisfaction scores ranking in the top five percent out of 1,009 Courtyard hotels nationwide. In addition, the Courtyard by Marriott Sandestin received the Quality of Food Award for having the second highest Bistro customer satisfaction score out of 1,009 Courtyard hotels nationwide. The Bistro is the next-gen Courtyard brand Food & Beverage outlet, featured in Courtyard hotels across the global portfolio. Offering Starbucks™ coffee 24/7 and delicious breakfast and dinner options, The Bistro encourages hotel guests and locals alike to take advantage of its casual atmosphere and stellar service. Designed with both leisure and business travelers in mind, the Courtyard by Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard currently ranks #4 out of 39 hotels in Destin on TripAdvisor. The Courtyard by Marriott Sandestin offers 174 beautifully appointed guest rooms, four meeting rooms totaling 2,000 square feet of space and a contemporary lobby with vivid colors, flexible seating areas, touchscreens and more. John Sallman, General Manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin, and Robert Ouellette, General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Sandestin, both attended the Conference, which also included an opportunity to participate in the Marriott’s “Spirit to Serve” Community Service Day. Marriott International offered over 39 different events and organizations to serve the New Orleans area. Sallman and Ouellette elected to join a team who cleaned sidewalks and yards in Central City, New Orleans. “Helping people in need is a huge part of our culture and it drives our teams in everything we do,” said Courtyard General Manager Robert Ouellette. Recently celebrating its 10th anniversary, both hotels are conveniently located on Grand Boulevard, a shop, dine, play and stay Town Center located in South Walton County of Northwest Florida. For the last decade, the hotels have delivered unparalleled customer service and community outreach. Courtyard and Residence Inn guests are only steps away from the Grand Boulevard Town Center’s amenities, including casual and fine dining restaurants, shops, arts and entertainment events, Grand Park and the Boulevard 10 Movie Theater. For more information, visit www.grandboulevard.com About Howard Hospitality Based in Miramar Beach, FL, Howard Hospitality, a division of Howard Group, is a small hotel management company with big ideas. Howard Hospitality was founded and began managing the Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard in 2012. Since beginning management of these two Marriott hotels, the properties have won four Platinum Circle Awards, a Gold Circle Award, and a Silver Circle Award for Overall Guest Satisfaction from Marriott International, Inc. The hotels have also won awards for excellence in Check-In Experience, Food & Beverage Quality, Breakfast Satisfaction, Breakfast Area Neatness, and Marriott Rewards Elite Member Appreciation. With a dedication to community enrichment, Howard Hospitality is proud to be a sponsor of the recently opened Full Circle Kitchen at Food For Thought Outreach. Committed to bettering our area, Howard Hospitality also proudly partners with other local organizations such as Sacred Heart, Alaqua Animal Refuge, the Cultural Arts Alliance, and the Emerald Coast Theatre Company. For more information, please visit www.howardhsp.com About Marriott International Inc. Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a leading global lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with more than 4,100 properties in 79 countries and territories and reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 18 brands. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter.com Marriott is consistently recognized as a great place to work by several prominent publications, including Working Mother, DiversityInc and LATINA Style magazines, and for our social responsibility and sustainability successes by global organizations such as Ethisphere Institute, FTSE4Good and Climate Counts. 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__label__wiki	0.746682	0.746682	Network Radio Andrew Lear Andrew Lear is vice-present of Lapides/Lear, a Los Angeles-based talent management company. Born in Philadelphia, Lear graduated from the University of Arizona, in 1997. His degree is in Theatre Arts. He worked WRMF-FM, in West Palm Beach, Florida, before moving to Los Angeles. His first job, in LA, was as an assistant to the CEO, Irv Schecter Company, a talent and literary agency. In 1999, Lear joint Spring Creek Productions, as a television coordinator. At Spring Creek, he helped develop "Iron Jawed Angels," for HBO, and "The Salem Witch Trials," for CBS. In 2001, Lear joined the Lapides Entertainment Organization (LEO) to continue his passion for artist development. In 2003, the LEO merged with Bill Siddons and Associates, a music management company, to form CORE Entertainment. Lear became Vice-President, Comedy and Development. In late 2008, Lapides/Lear form, under the umbrella of CORE Entertainment. Lear now works with talent working in all media. He also oversees project development and product for non-scripted cable, network and syndication television shows. His clients include AJ Benza, co-host of "High Stakes Poker" and Drew Lachey, "Dancing with the Stars." James van Praag, the Executive Producer, of "the Ghost Whisperer," that currently airs on CBS. Richard 'Mack' Machowicz, who hosts "Future Weapons," that airs on the Discovery Channel. Pat Bullard, from Mississauga, Ontario, hosts the show, "Here Come the Newlyweds" on ABC. Scott Thompson, from North Bay, Ontario, was the star of "Kids in the Hall" and the "Larry Sanders Show." Streeter Click is editor of GrubStreet.ca. More by Streeter Click: Grub Street Philosophy: 2 The Cute Beatle Dr Johnson's Dictionary Dr Michael Sandal Even more by Streeter Click Best Political Team Golf Inspires New System Sarah and Others Sex (gotcha!) Company Picnics Rise or Die Cash Drawer Mayhem Walking the Bible A Team Canada Dr John Rawls Police Drama of 1950s Why and Wherefore Alison Steele Elderly Workers Ayn Rand Primer Mrs Doubtfire MLB Radio The USA in 2017	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line598
__label__wiki	0.641948	0.641948	Home » Entities » Khalid Jassim General Trading Profile: Khalid Jassim General Trading Related Entities: Has as leader Abdus Salam Khalid Jassim General Trading was a participant or observer in the following events: Before September 1980: A. Q. Khan Associate Sets Up Business in Dubai Abdus Salam, a supplier for the Pakistani nuclear weapons program run by A. Q. Khan, moves from Britain to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [Armstrong and Trento, 2007, pp. 102; Levy and Scott-Clark, 2007, pp. 56] Salam had supplied equipment for the weapons program from Britain, but the local authorities became extremely interested in his activities (see (Fall 1979)), forcing his relocation. [Armstrong and Trento, 2007, pp. 102] The move is performed in co-operation with the British businessman Peter Griffin, a close associate of Salam and Khan who also wants to leave Britain because of heavy interest in his work by the authorities. Salam and Griffin agree that Salam will move to Dubai first, with Griffin remaining in Britain to look after that end of Khan’s supply chain. Griffin will say that one reason for the move is that “UK exports to Dubai were not so heavily watched and from there could go anywhere.” [Levy and Scott-Clark, 2007, pp. 56] In Dubai, Salam serves as a director of a company called Khalid Jassim General Trading, apparently named after his local partner. When visited by a reporter for The Times of London in September 1980 (see September 1980), the company consists of a single room inside a small apartment and has only two office staff. [Armstrong and Trento, 2007, pp. 102] Entity Tags: Peter Griffin, Abdus Salam, Khalid Jassim General Trading Timeline Tags: A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network September 1980: Reporter Finds Equipment for Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Program outside Office of A. Q. Khan Associate in Dubai Times of London reporter Simon Henderson finds equipment needed for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program outside the office of a supplier in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The equipment, found in a hallway outside the office of Khalid Jassim General Trading, is in four boxes labelled “Mikron infrared thermometers.” The manufacturer, Mikron Instruments of New Jersey, had been told the instruments were for a cement factory in Sharjah, near Dubai. However, Mikron says the instruments can be used to measure the temperature of “moving objects without making contact and in conditions of extreme radiation,” which Henderson thinks makes them “ideal” for use in uranium enrichment centrifuges. Khalid Jassim General Trading and one of its owners, Abdus Salam, have been shipping parts to A. Q. Khan, head of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, for some time (see Summer 1976). [Armstrong and Trento, 2007, pp. 106-7] Entity Tags: Simon Henderson, Khalid Jassim General Trading, Abdus Salam, Mikron Instruments 1982-1983: A. Q. Khan Associate Leaves Dubai, Apparently due to Dispute with Local Partner Some time in 1982 or 1983, Abdus Salam, a member of the nuclear proliferation ring run by Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan, leaves Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Salam had been doing business there for some time, using the company Khalid Jassim General Trading (see Before September 1980). According to David Reed, who will later do business with Salam in Florida, Salam departs Dubai after being sued by the local partner in a joint venture, presumably Khalid Jassim. Salam will tell Reed that the partner claimed to a court that he—the partner—had started the business and put up all the money, the court had sided with the local, and Salam had lost all his money and been sent to jail. [Armstrong and Trento, 2007, pp. 108] Salam arrives in the US around this time (see December 31, 1982). Entity Tags: Abdus Salam, David Reed, Khalid Jassim General Trading	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line600
__label__wiki	0.648252	0.648252	Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong Platform: Game Boy Color Tags: Action, Platformer Developer: Rare More Game Boy Color Games to Consider... System: Game Boy Color; Reviews: 1 Release Date: September, 1999 (North America) Release Date: March, 2000 (North America) Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Release Date: April 30, 1999 (North America) At HonestGamers, we love reader reviews. If you're a great writer, we'd love to host your Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong review on this page. Thanks for your support, and we hope you'll let your friends know about us! None of the material contained within this site may be reproduced in any conceivable fashion without permission from the author(s) of said material. This site is not sponsored or endorsed by Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft, or any other such party. Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong is a registered trademark of its copyright holder. This site makes no claim to Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong, its characters, screenshots, artwork, music, or any intellectual property contained within. Opinions expressed on this site do not necessarily represent the opinion of site staff or sponsors. Staff and freelance reviews are typically written based on time spent with a retail review copy or review key for the game that is provided by its publisher.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line603
__label__cc	0.743125	0.256875	Crash-Course Domo Tags: Racing, Arcade Developer: Suzak View all 5 available Crash-Course Domo images Release Date: November 14, 2005 (North America) Cartoon Network Racing Speed Racer: The Videogame Release Date: May 6, 2008 (North America) At HonestGamers, we love reader reviews. If you're a great writer, we'd love to host your Crash-Course Domo review on this page. Thanks for your support, and we hope you'll let your friends know about us! None of the material contained within this site may be reproduced in any conceivable fashion without permission from the author(s) of said material. This site is not sponsored or endorsed by Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft, or any other such party. Crash-Course Domo is a registered trademark of its copyright holder. This site makes no claim to Crash-Course Domo, its characters, screenshots, artwork, music, or any intellectual property contained within. Opinions expressed on this site do not necessarily represent the opinion of site staff or sponsors. Staff and freelance reviews are typically written based on time spent with a retail review copy or review key for the game that is provided by its publisher.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line604
__label__cc	0.669716	0.330284	You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Social History / History of the Jack O’ Lantern History of the Jack O’ Lantern Jack-o’-lanterns are traditionally carved from Rutabaga (swede) or pumpkin and are often associated with Halloween. The tradition of lantern carving is thought to originate in Britain, being carved from swede, turnip, mangelwurzel or commonly in Scotland, thick cabbage stalks (kail-runt torches). The term Jack-O’-Lantern means man with lantern and became a colloquial term for a night watchman. There are a number of versions of how the Jack O’ Lantern got it’s name, but the two most popular are after the phenomenon of strange flickering lights which appear over peat bogs, called Ignis Fatuus, Will-o’-the-wisp or in Newfoundland Jacky Lantern or Jack the lantern. The other story originates from Ireland and a rather unsavoury character called Stingy Jack who tricked the devil into never taking his soul. When Jack died, he could not go to heaven or to hell and was left in the dark to roam. When he asked the devil how could he see were to go, the devil tossed him an everlasting burning ember from the flames of hell. Jack carved out a swede and placed the ember inside. He was doomed to wander the earth searching for a resting place. He became know as Jack of the lantern. Link with Halloween All Hallows’ Eve as we know it, on the 31st October has it’s history firmly rooted in Pagan belief. The festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-inn) celebrates the end of the Pagan summer, it’s harvest and the start of a new year. Thought to be the time when the veil between the worlds of the dead and living is at it’s thinnest when spirits can come and go freely. However not all spirits are considered good. The festival starts at sunset on 31st October, large fires are lit and food and drink placed outside doorways to appease the roaming spirits who might play tricks on the family and ruin crops. Turnip to Pumpkin British immigrants to America in the 1800’s found the local pumpkin a good replacement for the turnip or Rutabaga (swede). Easily available at harvest time, the pumpkin had long played it’s part in American harvest thanksgiving festivities but the British found it larger and much easier to carve. In America, Halloween is now celebrated to a greater degree than in the UK. Carving a Jack O’ Lantern Regardless of the type of vegetable used, the top is removed and the centre hollowed out. A scary, comical face or other design is carved into the shell through which a light placed inside can shine. How to carve a Jack O’ Lantern Filed Under: Social History Tagged With: 31st October, British Immigrants, Burning Ember, Colloquial Term, Fatuus, Flickering Lights, Hallows Eve, Jack O Lantern, Jack O Lanterns, Jack Of The Lantern, Lantern Jack, Mangelwurzel, Night Watchman, Pagan Belief, Peat Bogs, Rutabaga, Samhain, Stingy Jack, Swede, Will O The Wisp	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line617
__label__cc	0.732201	0.267799	The Heys Primary School Where Every Child is a Successful Learner Whiteacre Road, Ashton-under-lyne, Lancashire, OL6 9NS, United Kingdom admin@heys.tameside.sch.uk GDPR and Privacy Notice Special Educational Needs - School Offer Advice on School Health Issues Safeguarding and Child Protection (Please click here to download policy) Important news: Operation Encompass On 21st January 2019 The Heys Primary School is implementing a new project that will run jointly between schools and Greater Manchester Police. This project is called Operation Encompass. It aims to support children who are affected by domestic violence by ensuring that their school is informed. This allows the school to support the children. If you have any other questions about this project, please do not hesitate to contact the school. The role of the school in protecting your child from abuse The school has a number of measures in place to help protect children, including: 1. Staff who have been trained to be alert to signs of abuse. 2. Four members of staff with responsibility for child protection. Mrs. Bryan Deputy Headteacher Mr. Card Mrs. Gouldbourn EYFS Lead Mrs. Gorton SEN TA4 3. Procedures for checking on staff before they are allowed to work with children. 4. A child protection policy which includes procedures to be followed if a teacher or other member of staff is accused of harming a child The school has a duty of care to the children and will approach parents if we are unsure of things. We understand that this may cause distress for some parents but it is a necessary part of child protection. Thankfully, there are fewer incidents at our school but we are committed to remaining vigilant. If you have a child protection issue outside of the school environment the school is always willing to offer guidance or support but a referral may need to be made by the person raising the concern. SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT OF INTENT The Heys Primary School regards the safety and welfare of all its pupils, staff and visitors as vitally important. The school recognises that effective safeguarding and child protection work requires sound procedures, good inter-agency co-operation and a workforce that is competent and confident in responding to safeguarding practices. Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs. Bryan (Deputy Headteacher) Supporting members of the Safeguarding Team: Mr. Card (Headteacher) Mrs L Gorton, and Mrs. Gouldbourn VISITORS / STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL All visitors are required to sign in at Reception upon arrival and to wear a detailed ID badge. The badge must be clearly visible at all times. Inclusion on the school’s Single Central Record requires that the school sees the individual’s original DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) enhanced clearance. We will make a photocopy of the pro-forma, retain this for the duration of the visit and then destroy this copy. For all visitors not included on our Single Central Record, will be vetted according to their role and needs for the visiting period. Fundamental British Values (Please click here for parent information on Fundamental British Values). The Prevent Strategy (Please click here for parent information on The Prevent Strategy). © 2019 The Heys Primary School.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line618
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__label__cc	0.73894	0.26106	Board index » DCC RPG » Appendix N The Original Appendix N (reposted) finarvyn Post subject: The Original Appendix N (reposted) Cold-Hearted Immortal Location: Chicago suburbs FLGS: Fair Game Somewhere in the archives is a thread with the actual content of Appendix N. I thought that it would be worth having this handy again, as folks discuss it. Also, since it's a common term here I thought it would be a nice resource for a newbie. For anyone not "in the know" the original Appendix N was a list by Gary Gygax of works of literature that inspired the creation of AD&D (and by extension one would suppose inspired the creation of OD&D). This is only Gary's list, and as far as I know other early creators (Dave Arneson, Rob Kuntz, et all) never made lists of their own. The original “Appendix N” from the Dungeon Master’s Guide (AD&D; 1979) The following authors were of particular inspiration to me. In some cases I cite specific works, in others, I simply recommend all of their fantasy writing to you. From such sources, as well as any other imaginative writing or screenplay, you will be able to pluck kernels from which will grow the fruits of exciting campaigns. Good reading! Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD Bellairs, John: THE FACE IN THE FROST Brown, Frederic Burroughs, Edgar Rice: "Pellucidar" series; Mars series; Venus series Carter, Lin: "World's End" series de Camp, L. Sprague: LEST DARKNESS FALL; THE FALLIBLE FIEND; et al de Camp & Pratt: "Harold Shea" series; THE CARNELIAN CUBE Farmer, P. J.: "The World of the Tiers" series; et al Fox, Gardner: "Kothar" series; "Kyrik" series; et al Howard, R. E.: "Conan" series Lanier, Sterling: HIERO'S JOURNEY Leiber, Fritz: "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series; et al Merritt, A.: CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al Moorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" series (esp. the first three books) Offutt, Andrew J.: editor of SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III Pratt, Fletcher: BLUE STAR; et al Saberhagen, Fred: CHANGELING EARTH; et al St. Clair, Margaret: THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT; "Ring trilogy" Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al Weinbaum, Stanley Wellman, Manley Wade Williamson, Jack Zelazny, Roger: JACK OF SHADOWS; "Amber" series; et al The most immediate influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp & Pratt, R. E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, H. P. Lovecraft, and A. A. Merritt; but all of the above authors, as well as many not listed, certainly helped to shape the form of the game. For this reason, and for the hours of reading enjoyment, I heartily recommend the works of these fine authors to you. Marv / Finarvyn DCC Minister of Propaganda; Deputized 6/8/11 DCC RPG playtester 2011, DCC Lankhmar trivia contest winner 2015; OD&D player since 1975 "The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own." -- Gary Gygax "Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!" -- Dave Arneson Post subject: Re: The Original Appendix N (reposted) Appendix N, Chronological Here is the Appendix N list, re-written to reflect chronological order. I had a couple of issues in making this list. (1) Some authors were listed without any specific stories. (2) When a series was listed, how to select a single date. My solution to #1 was to look for the first scifi or fantasy novel that seemed to make an impact and quote that. My solution for #2 was simply to select the first book in the series. Another interesting effect occurs with authors like Michael Moorcock where he singles out certain volumes of a series (e.g. the first two Elric books, or the first three Hawkmoon books) and I wonder if Gary didn’t like the others or just hadn’t read them. If a specific title was given, I tried to fit it into the Chronology. Dunsany, Lord (I chose THE GODS OF PEGANA) Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Mars series (11 books; 1912-1964) Burroughs, Edgar Rice: "Pellucidar" series (7 books; 1914-1963) Merritt, Abraham: MOON POOL Lovecraft, H. P. (many Mythos stories; 1925-1935) Howard, R. E.: "Conan" series (many stories; 1932-1934) Merritt, Abraham: DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Venus series (5 books; 1934-1970) Merritt, Abraham: CREEP, SHADOW! Weinbaum, Stanley (short story “A Martian Odyssey”) Williamson, Jack (I picked his “Legion of Space” stories) Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT Leiber, Fritz: "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series (7 books; 1939-1988) de Camp, L. Sprague: LEST DARKNESS FALL de Camp & Pratt: "Harold Shea" series (5 stories; 1940-1954) Derleth, August (11 Lovecraft Mythos books; 1941-1976) Brackett, Leigh (no specific book; I chose SHADOWS OVER MARS, her first scifi novel) de Camp & Pratt: THE CARNELIAN CUBE Vance, Jack: THE DYING EARTH (“Dying Earth” series) Pratt, Fletcher: BLUE STAR Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS Anderson, Poul: THE BROKEN SWORD Tolkien, J. R. R.: "Ring trilogy" (written 1938-1950 or thereabouts) Wellman, Manley Wade (“Nine Yards of Other Cloth” won a Hugo) Anderson, Poul: THE HIGH CRUSADE Moorcock, Michael: STEALER OF SOULS (“Elric” series) Norton, Andre (I picked the “Witch World” series; 8 pre-1980 books; 1963-1978) St. Clair, Margaret: SIGN OF THE LABRYS Moorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER (“Elric” series) Brown, Frederic (Short story “Arena” voted one of the 20 top scifi stories, pre-1965) Farmer, P. J.: "The World of the Tiers" series (5 pre-1980 books; 1965-1977) Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD (“Dying Earth” series) Moorcock, Michael: "Hawkmoon" series (4 books; 1967-1969) Carter, Lin: "World's End" series (6 books; 1969-1978) Fox, Gardner: "Kothar" series (5 books; 1969-1970) St. Clair, Margaret: THE SHADOW PEOPLE Zelazny, Roger: "Amber" series (5 pre-1980 books; 1970-1978) Zelazny, Roger: JACK OF SHADOWS de Camp, L. Sprague: THE FALLIBLE FIEND Saberhagen, Fred: CHANGELING EARTH Fox, Gardner: "Kyrik" series (4 books; 1975-76) goodmangames Location: San Jose, CA Interesting idea to look at it chronologically. I have never done that. I knew some of the "legacies" involved: i.e., Moorcock specifically cites Poul Anderson as an influence on his Chaos-Law continuum, and Lovecraft specifically cites Merritt as an influence. But I've never seen it laid out in that order. I'll have to re-read them in that order someday. Someday. Joseph Goodman www.goodman-games.com shadewest Hard-Bitten Adventurer Just what my OCD needs, a new list to work through. So far this year, I've read Anderson, Howard, Burroughs, Merritt and Brackett. I had good momentum, and now I need to start over. ...unless the judge rules otherwise. Steven Thivierge Playtester and additional design for:DCC RPG. reverenddak Thanks for the Chronological order Finarvyn! I just downloaded The Moon Pool from the Gutenberg Project: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/765 anything before 1923 is public domain. Reverend Dakota Jesus Ultimak, S.S.M.o.t.S.M.S., D.M. (Dungeon) Master In Chief of Crawl! fanzine. - http://www.crawlfanzine.com/ "[...] there is no doubt that Dungeons and Dragons and its imitators are right out of the pit of hell." - William Schnoebelen, Straight talk on Dungeons & Dragons goodmangames wrote: Interesting idea to look at it chronologically. That's what I do ... hang out and come up with interesting ideas. I have never done that. I knew some of the "legacies" involved: i.e., Moorcock specifically cites Poul Anderson as an influence on his Chaos-Law continuum, and Lovecraft specifically cites Merritt as an influence. But I've never seen it laid out in that order. I'll have to re-read them in that order someday. Someday. I doubt that I'll ever try to read the whole list in order, but I find it interesting to see where some of my favorites (Burroughs, Howard, Leiber, Moorcock, Zelazny) fit in chronological order. It's also interesting to see which authors start off with good books, then fizzle as teh series continues. For example, Howard's Conan is good throughout (he only wrote a few stories and all in a small time span) whereas both Leiber's and Moorcock's best works are early but they wrote over a much longer time span. beermotor What's the best/most cost effective way to get (all?) the Conan stories by Howard? sheriffharry beermotor wrote: That could be a start: www.amazon.com/Complete-Chronicles-Cona ... 0575077662 "The complete Chronicle of Conan". Should be able to find it anywhere. As a matter of fact I just flip through it in a library here in Quebec just last week! AJClark Location: East Coast, USA I second "The Complete Chronicles of Conan". Not only are the the original versions (there are some heavily edited versions out there), but they are also in the order the stories were published, not chronological order. R.E.H. had stated that he preferred the stories be read in the order they were written, not in the order they were supposed to have occurred. There is also the three-volume trade paperback series by Del Ray books: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian The Conquering Sword of Conan The Bloody Crown of Conan I like those books quite a bit and you can buy 'em used on Amazon for pretty cheap. fishgeekted Ill-Fated Peasant I created a rough Amazon list for Appendix N here: http://amzn.com/lm/R2SUYO1585JGNH A nifty little list! There are a couple of those I haven't gotten around to finding yet. Thanks for posting the link! ragboy Cold-Blooded Diabolist Has anyone already asked: Why isn't Clarke Ashton Smith on this list? I guess because Gygax wasn't inspired by him... I'm reading Emperor of Dreams, and it's so Appendix N, I want to write an adventure for every paragraph... AKA Paul Wolfe The Mystic Bull: Check out our two FREE prehistoric adventures: The Steading of the Nergalites AND The Tribe of Ogg and the Gift of Suss In the Prison of the Squid Sorcerer (PDF) and softcover: 12 Short Adventures for DCC! The God-Seed Awakens: 3rd Level Adventure for DCC. New patron, new spells, lots of new monsters and the living weapons of the Empire of Thal! My Gamer Profile cthulhudarren Location: Cube Farm of Alien Geometry ragboy wrote: Read the DCC RPG rulebook section, it mentions that it must have been an oversight. I love CAS, he knows how to set a mood. cthulhudarren wrote: Somewhere recently on the interwebs (don't ask me to remember where), someone had dug up a document or something that was published that was essentially a 'rough draft' of Appendix N by E.G.G. It, too, did not have CAS on it -- which lead to the speculation that it wasn't an oversight that he's not on the list in the DMG. I think E.G.G. may have simply not liked CAS's work enough to include it -- I'm sure we all have something we can point to that is wildly popular in it's circle or in the wider culture, but that we ourselves just simply don't care for at all, e.g., Harry Potter leaves me cold. GnomeBoy wrote: EGG also talked about not liking LoTR too, but that's still on the list. Fair enough -- I can't say LotR is my favorite thing in the world, either. But I think the evidence is there that ideas from LotR made it into D&D, agreed? Maybe Gygax wasn't too hot on CAS and didn't find anything to steal cough ahem! -- anything inspirational about CAS to make him want to include it on the list. It's the right genre, but it didn't give him anything, perhaps, maybe? Of course, I'll also admit that I'm throwing that out there without knowing if there is anything in D&D that can be traced to CAS and no other particular source... Gotta leave that for scholars better than I. Or better than me, even. Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:21 am There is a thread a lot like this on these very boards. I found a list in Dragon magazine roughly 2 years before Appendix N. finarvyn wrote: May very well be where it was from, and I wouldn't be surprised. You seem to know your stuff. I had done a little search, but couldn't turn it up here, so had thought maybe I had seen it elsewhere... The one I'm thinking about is called Gygax pre-"Appendix N". Clangador Wild-Eyed Zealot I have heard that Halflings were included in D&D just to ride off some of the popularity of LotR. They were originally called Hobbits before J.R.R's estate got after TSR. ~Clangador I'm not a wizard but I play one in DCC... Join the DCC RPG Rocks Facebook group. Clangador wrote: This is correct. OD&D had balrogs and hobbits and ents and the like through 4th printing, but this was changed by 5th printing and beyond (mostly; there are a couple of references which somehow slipped past without anyone catching them). The funny thing is that those parts of the book are pretty easy to spot as the font doesn't quite match the rest of the text. (No word processors back then, so they had to cut and paste typed copy.) Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:26 pm I came into D&D with the Holmes Basic set, so I didn't see any of the original OD&D stuff. I still don't understand how TSR could use Halfling as that is from J.R.R's writing too. And was Hobbit even coined by Tolkien? I heard at one point it wasn't and I am to lazy to Google it. Hrevelax Great stuff, thanks for the lists. I've been itching for a good fantasy-adventure novel but I had no idea where to look. Thanks! I just finished with Poul Anderson's The High Crusade, which I found at a used book store in Jim Thorp, PA. It was definitely Appendix N as a blend of Midieval and Sci Fi. But have to say that it was not as good as The Broken Sword or Three Hearts and Three Lions.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line623
__label__wiki	0.619862	0.619862	Login \| Register \| Search Housing & Community Solutions, Inc. Collaboration for community & economic development Home Walk/Live St. Louis 2012 Who We Are What We Do Get Involved Resources Collective Impact Social Compact DrillDown 26th Ward Walkability Workshop Past Projects 26th Ward Walkability Workshop U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Sustainable Communities Building Blocks Program: St. Louis 26th Ward Walkability Workshop As result of Housing & Community Solutions, Inc.'s efforts in collaboration with Alderman Frank Williamson, the 26th Ward has received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) award from the Office of Sustainable Communities to host a Walkability Audit/Workshop on Tuesday, May 24th. The 26th Ward was selected as 1 of 32 communities out of 354 applications nationally to receive such an award and the only community chosen in Missouri. The Walkability Workshop and walking tour brings residents, with a passion for their neighborhood together with community groups, businesses, transportation agencies, health and safety groups, planners and others to explore their vision and ideas for what makes a healthy, safe, livable and walkable community. Dan Burden, who Time Magazine (2001) called “one of the six most important civic innovators in the world” for his work in walkability and bikability, will lead youth and senior residents and community leaders on walking tours of some key streets and areas in the ward. Burden is part of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute (WALC) and will be providing the community with a written report summarizing findings from the workshop. Dan is experienced in conducting over 3,000 walkability audits acorss North America. Our role: We hope that this event will be a catalyst to build on existing community efforts and spark new collaborations to help create meaningful change in the neighborhood and improve health, safety, walkability and economic vibrancy of the 26th Ward. We will bring together residents, government, and leaders in sustainable communities to promote livability and walkability in the 26th Ward. Below is a video featuring community member Rodney Norman and a student from the Youth Learning Center. Sign up for Walk/Live 2012 Updates Housing & Community Solutions 3948 Lindell blvd., Suite 201 Housing & Community Solutions, Inc Valid XHTML \| Valid CSS \| Copyright © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Housing and Community Solutions, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit. 245 Union Blvd. Suite L, St. Louis MO 63108 powered by Doodlekit™ Free Website Creator	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line637
__label__cc	0.709624	0.290376	Making Waves Floating Fellowship View the latest info from our team and photos from our trip to Italy! Armed with the positive effects of dragon boating, a group of enthusiastic breast cancer survivors and supporters paddle every Wednesday evening at 5:45 pm (weather permitting) during the spring/summer on Silver Lake in Rochester, MN. The paddling season usually runs from the first Wednesday after Memorial Day to the third Sunday in September. Every last Wednesday of the month is Family Paddle and Picnic Night, where children and friends are welcome. Join us! You don’t need any prior experience; and Join the Journey provides all the necessary equipment, including life jackets. You are welcome to join us whether you are a breast cancer survivor or supporter, and you can come just one time or every time. Our boat is always open! If you’d like to come but don’t wish to paddle, you are always welcome to join in for stretching, walking, and dock-side cheering. Many opportunities exist to also participate in dragon boat races both in and out of state. In 2014, Join the Journey’s Making Waves team won gold at the Dubuque, IA dragon boat race. Why choose dragon boating as a venue for survivors? Research has shown that breast cancer survivors who engage in repetitive activities, such as paddling, develop a marked improvement in both physical and mental health. We do more than just paddle! Join us for our many social gatherings: dinners, holiday parties, garden tours, bonfires, and parades. Take part in the Annual Join the Journey Breast Cancer Awareness Walk , where the dragon boat goes out on the water for the last run of the season. Watch a video about our Making Waves Fellowship! All paddlers must first review and sign a waiver form. You can print a copy of Join the Journey’s Making Waves Team waiver form here. For more information, contact makingwavesteam@gmail.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line644
__label__cc	0.732252	0.267748	Bringing Blog Posts Back! Alright! I’m back from RathaCon in Athens, OH. Not a whole lot of sales were made, but lots of folks signed up for the email newsletter and, by the sounds of it, I got a comic shop in the area interested in consigning my books. Plus I got to meet an indie filmmaker looking for pitches (I’ll get to him in the next post), and a T-shirt designer who REALLY liked my Dia de la Gata card design and wanted to get that on a shirt. (I’ll get to that in the blog post after the one about the filmmaker.) Continue reading “Bringing Blog Posts Back!” These Updates Brought to You By Ukulele (This video was recorded January 17, 2017) All the relevant links I mentioned: Validation‘s Patreon Page The Case of the Wendigo My Patreon Page (especially for The Case of the Wendigo) Storenvy (to get my comics, minicomics, prints, miniprints, etc) Thoughtful Dinosaur KickStarter Page Sign up for my email newsletter to find out when I can do commissions for you The Thomcast WheezyWaiter My Review of Heart of Darkmeat The next vlog update will be after Feb 23rd. Any comics-related news from me will be on this here blog. Featured Artist Friday: Thomas Hotka Today’s feature highlights a webcomic buddy of mine I first met at SPACE con in Columbus, OH in 2013. Boy that feels like forever but was in fact just two years ago. Thom Hotka is a webcomic artist and video blogger best known for the epic webcomic Nextuus and the Thomcast videos. I got the chance to ask him some questions, and here are his answers… Continue reading “Featured Artist Friday: Thomas Hotka” Featured Artist Friday: Lea Faske Today’s Feature is on a lovely artist I first met at Swarm Con, Lea Faske. She’s currently a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and she’s made quite a few comics already, including a short comic for the anthology Game Boss: The Final Form. I got to ask her a few questions about her art and inspirations, and the answers are highlighted below. Your portfolio is impressive, and has concept art, comics, and illustrations. Do you prefer one outlet over another? Does your work in one area, like illustration, influence you in another area, like comics? Or do you keep the practices separate? It’s hard for me to distinguish which outlet I enjoy best, since they all satisfy different creative needs. I guess one way of putting it is I tend to look at all of them as separate components to a larger idea. Usually, in my personal work, every piece is linked to a story. The concept art establishes a firm look for the idea, then the illustrations pull out the emotions, and then the comics tell the full story. It’s like they go hand in hand. (I guess that answers if one area influences another, haha.) In all, the story is the priority, so comics might have an upper hand on the other outlets, even though I’ve only ever started making comics within the past two years. I saw on your website you draw inspiration from fantasy. Do you find over time that you are still inspired by the genre? Has your enthusiasm for it grown, lessened, or stayed the same? Are you also inspired by other genres? How? Fantasy is such a broad term. I would say that I’ve always been a little disenchanted with high-fantasy (dragons, medieval settings, fairies, elves, wizards, etc.); on the other hand, original fantasy, with new worlds and rules that don’t apply in real life, is where I find my niche. Nothing inspires me more than a concept that twists the rules in a way I’ve never considered before (slyly winks at Neil Gaiman’s Ocean at the End of the Lane). Final Fantasy, for instance, has its own unique voice in the genre. That’s the kind of fantasy I draw inspiration from: new, unique ideas. Usually, though, when I apply fantasy to my own work, it leans more towards low-fantasy. Aside from that, I can find myself inspired by any genre, as long as the storytelling is strong. I also saw on your Tumblr that you’re planning a new webcomic. Is this true? What can you tell us about it? Yes! I am planning a new webcomic. The script is already written, but I’ve recently had a few ideas, so I’ll need to revise a little before I just throw the pages to the internet wolves. It has a set ending, so if everything goes as planned, I’m looking at anywhere between 1-2 years of updates before ultimately collecting the pages into a novel. As far as what I can tell you without spoilers, the story is called “Neauva.” It starts at the end of the universe, where the mind/soul of a 13-year-old girl clings to her last physical atom and tries everything she can to escape the black hole that seeks to devour her. You can also find her work on her website. Featured Artist Friday: Ark Revner I first saw Ark Revner’s art in passing at Interventioncon in 2014. I wasn’t able to get a super long look at their art at the time, but I grabbed a business card to check them out later. I’m so glad I did, because it turns out their art is spectacular. Digital painting is not easy (I have tried, and failed, many times at it). But Ark’s paintings don’t just make it look easy. They are wonderful to look at. There’s almost a delicate touch to their textures, and with one stroke, their lines can look either airy and light, or heavy and bold. Ark doesn’t just work digitally, though – they also work with Copic markers. I’m jealous of their skills, but in a way that inspires me to try new things with the tools. Just look at these sketches they do with Copics! They have also made one of the most inspiring short comics I have read in a long time. It got over 1000 notes on Tumblr, and I feel like it was deserved. If you don’t follow Ark on Tumblr, you should. They’re also on Instagram if that’s more your speed. Either way, they’re worth following, and I hope to see more art and stories from them soon. Know any cool artist I should feature next week? Drop a comment! Thank you for reading, and I will see you on Monday.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line650
__label__wiki	0.62378	0.62378	NOW AVAILABLE in BETTER BOOKSTORES About Krank: A Tale of Time Travel ... It is November 11th, 2009. Ainsley Giddings steps aboard the ferry to Ward's Island. A forties-something psychotherapist on a self-imposed writing retreat, she has sublet a cottage for a year in which to think and write and clear her mind of Dan, her former lover. Berlin playwright Bertolt Brecht, astonished at being restored to life, is on that same ferry boat. Having died in 1956, his heyday was in Berlin in the 1930s, an anti-fascist playwright whose provocative musicals like The Threepenny Opera and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, made him a 'person of significance' to the emerging Nazi party. Suddenly, he has been brought back — given a second chance at life. The stranger and Ainsley strike up a conversation and she discovers that not only is he unsure of that day's date, but of the year as well. Fascinating and unsettling. Their acquaintance develops into a bizarre and eccentric love affair. But mixed in with the affair are island airport politics and eventually a civic uprising in downtown Toronto — in effect, the G-20 — which provokes a brutal repression by the police. This reminds Brecht of the 1930s resistance against Fascism in Berlin, especially when he is caught in the sweep by cops and thrown into a temporary jail with hundreds of others. Ainsley's exertions at translating modern life to Brecht while trying to remain resolutely apolitical lead to their escape to Berlin where time takes another weird half-twist around these two mismatched lovers. In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing About the dark times. Bertolt Brecht: Motto to the 'Svendborg Poems' [Motto der 'Svendborger Gedichte'], 1938, translated by John Willett in Poems, 1913-1956 ArtWaves Radio Interview (Hamilton) with Bernadette Ryan photo by Richard Gottardo Guy Fawkes OccupyWallStreet Mask	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line660
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__label__cc	0.660306	0.339694	homepage \| contacts \| site map Computer Games Localization Telecom and mobile communications BMW marketing materials localization Multilingual translations for Nortel Video localization for AUMA Multilingual localization for Evernote Project management portal for Samsung Automation of Auma documents circulation Trados technology utilization Logrus presents audio tour guides to the state museum of oriental art Lighting Up The Sun An entry has been made for outsourcer name: Logrus International http://proz.com/blueboard/4319 Willingness to work again: 5* Comment: Perfect professional communication, clear tasks and optimal deadlines. Payment is always on time. Met in person: No Saw office: No Client size: very_large Years in business: 10 The Nortel company selects "Logrus" as an integrated language service provider Brief information about the customer: Nortel is a large telecommunications company that offers advanced technology to service providers of corporate network access. Nortel solutions involve packet, optical, wireless and voice technology. As of 2009, the total number of personnel of the company amounted to 25 thousand people, and offices in 150 countries. There are 42 Nortel research centers in 17 countries (including Russia.) More information about Logrus services in the field of multilingual translations More information about Nortel http://www.nortel.com/ The collaboration between Nortel and Logrus began in January 2007. The marketing manager of Nortel's Russian representation first turned to Logrus with the task of auditing the Russian-language website (www.nortel.ru). It was necessary to compare the translation of materials on the Russian site with the company website www.nortel.com to correct inaccuracies and translate the missing materials. Originally, a major international localization company translated material on the Nortel website into all languages. The process was led by officials in the central office in Toronto (Canada). The material was usually published on the website without the prior approval of the company's office in Russia, which resulted in occasional errors. Translation of press releases for the Moscow office (for delivery to partners) was carried out by a small group of freelancers. It is not enough to simply have a precise and organized translation process, and the lack of a common terminological base led to errors and inaccuracies, which called for constant changes to be made. In addition, the translators with whom Nortel collaborated could not ensure high quality, high speed and engineering support for the publication of releases. The lack of both stability and high level of quality, which only a large linguistic company can provide, forced Nortel to seek out Logrus’ services. When choosing a translation company, the main criteria included fluency in the terminology of the telecommunications industry, in-depth knowledge of networking technologies at the level of development and administration, and good engineering skills to work with the code, which was needed for work with materials from the site with the specific requirements of Nortel. The company Logrus had great experience working with telecommunications companies and had all necessary resources to solve problems related to the localization of sites. In addition, Logrus could provide stable deadlines due to clear organization of the process of interaction with customers and operatives. Logrus employees had to identify all issues with the translation, offer the correct alternatives and provide recommendations for the translation of some sections of the site. The results, after a consultation with Nortel, were used as the basis for refining the Russian version of the site. Since the documents detailing the corporate standards of formatting for Nortel materials were absent, Logrus and Nortel jointly developed a list of requirements for formatting, which was then used for all subsequent projects. In addition, Logrus reworked Nortel’s preexisting glossary and made the necessary changes and additions. Prior to every large project, a search was conducted to translate the key terms, update the glossary and get the approval of its requester. In addition to a single industry glossary of telecommunication, several glossaries were created individually for major Nortel projects. The use of common vocabulary ensures the uniformity of terminology in a variety of materials: from technical documentation to press releases and marketing materials. All maintenance work on glossaries and the checking of terminology was carried out in close cooperation with Nortel representatives. In addition to updating the material on the Nortel website, Logrus handled a large volume of translations of press releases from the central Nortel office and were published through the command of central website support. Press releases contained information about various company activities and descriptions of Nortel’s new technologies and solutions offered on the market. The customer imposed strict requirements for preparation of press releases; Logrus organized and established a complex scheme of interaction with several of Nortel's departments. After the translation of the received press release and its formatting, the press release was send to the client for approval, and then to the department responsible for publishing materials at the central site. After the successful completion of the project, new orders of various types followed. For many of the Nortel orders Logrus translated technical documents and descriptions of products for optical and wireless networks, servers, communications solutions for service providers Carrier VoIP, switches, routers, etc. For Nortel projects, interpreters and editors with extensive experience in the field of information technology, telecommunications and network administration we hired. The range of services was gradually expanded: multi-language localization (in Russian, Polish and Hebrew), translation of contracts, speeches, and various marketing materials (brochures, press releases), as well as translation and sound and video installation. Nortel projects differed by way of tight deadlines, large volumes and narrow specialization. The average volume of ongoing translations in a month ranged from 20 to 30 thousand words. Major projects of varying duration, including the translation of technical documents, ranged from 400,000 to 1 million words. Nortel rated its cooperation with Logrus highly. "Logrus carried out projects involving the translation of complex service contracts, riddled with legal terminology, as well as narrowly technical terminology to do with the telecommunication profile of Nortel. Logrus specialists promptly and professionally handled the job. Each stage of the work had deadlines which were strictly enforced. Communication with Nortel at the inception and throughout the execution of projects took place in a timely and efficient manner. 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__label__cc	0.733603	0.266397	Trial shows heart benefits of Novo’s diabetes drug Victoza Hotly-anticipated data on Novo Nordisk's diabetes therapy Victoza show that the drug significantly cut the risk of major cardiovascular events and death in adults with type II diabetes. Findings of the LEADER trial, presented at the American Diabetes Association's 76th Scientific Sessions, demonstrate that Victoza (liraglutide) slashed the composite primary endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, non-fatal heart attack or non-fatal stroke by 13 percent versus vs placebo when added to standard of care. The firm said Victoza is the only approved GLP-1 receptor agonist to demonstrate a superior reduction of major CV events vs placebo, both on top of standard of care, in a cardiovascular outcomes trial. A significant 22 percent reduction in cardiovascular death was observed in patients taking Victoza versus those in the placebo arm, while a 15 percent drop in all-cause death was also recorded. "These findings are exciting, as it demonstrates that Victoza can improve outcomes beyond glucose reduction and weight loss by helping to avoid cardiovascular complications and death in people with type 2 diabetes," noted Dr John Buse, chairman of the LEADER Steering Committee and chief of Endocrinology and director of the Diabetes Care Centre at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. "Type 2 diabetes treatments that can also reduce cardiovascular risk are important since cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide in this patient population." The drug now joins the ranks of Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim's SGLT-2 inhibitor Jardiance with regard to offering CV benefits, offering an important advantage over other diabetes therapies given around half of diabetes-related deaths are caused by heart disease. Victoza was launched in the EU in 2009 and is commercially available in more than 85 countries, treating more than 1 million people with type II diabetes globally. Novo's Victoza beats SGLT2 inhibitors in lowering blood sugar Lilly, Boehringer to test diabetes drug Jardiance in heart failure NICE backs three medicines for type 2 diabetes	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line697
__label__wiki	0.709186	0.709186	Home > Local Weather Forecast > Brazil > Rio Bonito > Climate Profile Rio Bonito Climate History Past weather including monthly averages for Rio Bonito Country Overview For Brazil The climate in Brazil is typically mostly tropical, but temperate in south. The terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt. For Brasilia in January the daily average maximum temperatures is 29°C with the average minimum 20°C, while in June the average maximum is 24°C with a minimum of 14°C. The wettest month for Brasilia is January with an average of 205.6mm of precipitation falling while the driest month is June with 26.5mm falling. HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGES FOR JULY The information presented below gives detailed historical monthly average weather conditions along with exceptional weather occurrences. To maintain relevance to current weather trends the displayed information has been calculated using data collected over the past two decades. The climate profile is taken from closest available data source to Rio Bonito. Throughout the month of July daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 23°C that's about 73°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 18°C, that's 65°F. In recent times the highest recorded temperature in July has been 35°C that's 95°F, with the lowest recorded temperature 10°C, about 50°F. The average daily relative humidity for July is around 77%. The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is added to actual air temperature. From this a comfort level is calculated providing categories on how heat conditions might adversely affect someone. Comfort Levels: Given average maximum temperatures and humidity levels generally you should not anticipate any discomfort from heat (see heat index for more information). The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 0 mm, that's 0 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 8 days of the month. Estimated Hours of Sunshine per Day We calculate sunshine hours per day using our past forecast data. For July expect the sun to shine for an average of 8 hours per day. This represents the average number of hours in the daytime that the sun is visible and not obscured by cloud e.g. the average number of hours the sun is actually out and shining. Note we calculate hours of sunshine per day using our past forecast data, not observation data, thus it is an estimate and not actual. The average daily wind speed in July has been around 10 km/h, that’s the equivalent to about 6 mph, or 5 knots. In recent years the maximum sustained wind speed has reached 81 km/h, that’s the equivalent of around 51 mph, or 44 knots. On average the month of July is affected by foggy conditions on less than 1 day. SWIMMING AND WATER TEMPERATURE The temperature of water an individual will feel comfortable in is very much personal preference. What feels unbearably cold to one person for a swim might be fine for another. We have created our own Swimming Water Temperature Index offering a guide to water temperature and comfort levels for swimming; In July, for the nearest coastal location, the temperature of the sea averages around 23°C, that's 73° Fahrenheit. Our index indicates for swimming this is considered warm and would be enjoyed by all, even those who are more likely to suggest the water was ‘too cold’ for a swim. YEARLY TRENDS: WEATHER AVERAGES & EXTREMES The following charts show yearly weather trends with information on monthly weather averages and extremes. The chart below plots the average high and low temperature for each month of the year. It also shows the maximum and minimum recorded temperatures. The chart below plots the average monthly precipitation amount. The chart below plots the average number of days in any month that you can expect to see rain falling. The chart below plots the average daily wind speed you can expect for any month. It also shows the maximum recorded sustained wind speed for each month.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line701
__label__wiki	0.794386	0.794386	2 young Naga innovators win prestigious awards Peihauding and Zenwang Konyak Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN) \| Publish Date: 7/4/2018 11:58:57 PM IST By virtue of dogged determination and untiring efforts to innovate, two young Naga college students- Zenwang Konyak and Peihauding- have made Nagaland proud and made the rest of India stand up and take notice after being rewarded for their unconventional inventions. Zenwang Konyak, a second year BSc (Botany) student from Kohima Science College who was awarded the prestigious ‘Ashoka Youth India Youth Venture Fellowship’ in May this year for his popular work “Grow Your Plants”, a guidebook for children on how to grow indigenous plants in their homes and backyards, is travelling to Bengaluru to join 15 other bright young minds from across India to be part of the ‘Cohort’ 8 of Ashoka Fellowship scheduled next week. He is backed by his 24-member team ‘Echo Inspiro’. The other young innovator, also a student of Kohima Science College – Peihauding- was selected to receive an amount of Rs.2 lakhs by Entrepreneurs Associates to fund his ‘Organic Healing Paste’ invention, which acts as a paste to heal the injured parts of a plant and to enhance the roots and bark formation during grafting. The work won an award at the IIT Tech Expo in Guwahati last year and was also declared the ‘Best Northeast Project.’ Shiroi from Entrepreneurs Associates informed Nagaland Post that Peihauding will be given the amount by the end of July. Meanwhile, speaking to this reporter before leaving for Bengaluru, Zenwang said he would be part of a week-long workshop and seminar to get national exposure on how to lead a team and be champions of new patterns of social good. He said the process started earlier in February this year when Entrepreneurs Associates nominated him for Ashoka Youth Venture Fellowship, a programme that identifies and supports teenagers between 12 and 20 years of age who come up with innovate solutions for problems faced by their communities. He finally received a call to pitch his venture at Bengaluru in March this year after the Ashoka board was impressed by his work. Out of hundreds of brilliant student innovators and scientists who have been nominated from across the country, Zenwang made the cut along with 15 other young innovators who would be provided financial support in early stage and a lifetime membership into an expansive network of peers and partners, enabling them to achieve their vision and have even greater impact. What makes Zenwang stand out from the rest are his innovations that focus to create and expand economic opportunities for people at the lower rung of the social and economic order, those without access to clean water, reliable energy and good health and nutrition. On being asked what the fellowship meant to him, he said, “It has provided a platform for young change makers like me from across the country and letting us exchange ideas and experiences through one’s work and interactions. During workshops we understand the cause of failures and learn from them. Being an Ashoka Youth Venturer, I come across people who are as hungry as me in seeking a change in the society. It has enlightened me about leadership, inspiration and creativity. ” He also thanked Entrepreneurs Associates for guiding and mentoring him. Zenwang also has more inventions to his name – a water harvesting technology called UHarvest, a thermo-electric device that can generate electricity form fireplace using the Seebeck Effect, the Hydrowingen and a tea leaf cutting machine. When asked what message he had for young innovators, he said every youngster was a potential change-maker. He appealed to the youngsters to be passionate for becoming agents of change in their society as they were very dynamic. Like Zenwang, Peihauding’s inventions also aim at helping farmers eliminate challenges that affect crop yield. His other notable inventions are a Plant Organic Absorbing Device (POAD) to extract minerals from plant without cutting it and Bio Enhancer, an organic fertiliser to enhance growth of plants and promote soil fertility by absorbing harmful chemicals present in the soil. Peihauding had represented Kohima Science College (Autonomous), Jotsoma at the TechExpo organised by IIT Guwahati from August 31 to September 3 last year and his “Organic Healing Paste” was awarded first prize and given Rs 60,000 as reward in the senior category of the expo. His project was also adjudged the “Best Northeast Project” at the event. Nagaland Post was unable to reach Peihauding.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line702
__label__wiki	0.610381	0.610381	Below are definitions to some common jewelry terms. If there is a word that is not on this list, and you would like to learn its definition, please contact us. The mixture of two or more metals which strengthens the metal, and/or enhances its appearance. A bracelet that is rigid and slides over the hand. Bangle bracelets sometimes don't have a clasp. Bead Setting Diamonds or color gemstones are set evenly with the surface of the metal, and secured by bead-like prongs between the stones. A diamond or gemstone is wrapped with the metal, where only the crown and table can be seen. Blemish An imperfection on the surface of a diamond. The amount of sparkle or shine which is reflected from the diamond. A gemstone cut which is polished into a smooth, rounded dome-like surface, instead of having facets. A diamond's measurement for weight, which is equal to 0.2 grams, as described in the four Cs of diamonds. Cathedral Setting A setting that has cathedral-like arches on each side of the diamond or gemstone. Channel Setting Diamonds or color gemstones are arranged adjacent to one another in a channel, with no metal between each stone. A device which is used to fasten the end of chains, necklaces, bracelets and watches. Cracks, openings, or fractures in diamonds or color gemstones. Cluster Setting Diamonds or color gemstones are grouped together, which can be arranged to look like one large stone. The upper part of a diamond or gemstone, beneath the table and above the girdle. Culet The small facet on the bottom point of a diamond, beneath the pavilion. Not all diamonds have a culet. The flat surface on a diamond or color gemstones. The arrangement of a gemstone's facets determine its cut and return of light. The flashes of color that can be seen when a diamond or gemstone is moved or rotated. The highest grading on the diamond clarity scale, which has no visible inclusions or blemishes under 10x magnification. Flush Setting A hole is created in the metal surface, and a diamond or gemstone is placed inside, where its table is evenly set with the surface of the metal. Four Cs The four characteristics of a diamond - color, clarity, cut and carat weight - which are used to establish the quality and value of diamonds. The middle section of a diamond or gemstone, which can be polished or faceted on a diamond, and typically unpolished on color gemstones. The ability of a diamond or gemstone to resist scratches, which is measured using the Moh's scale of hardness from 1-10, with 10 being the hardest. An ideal cut diamond has the highest quality of proportions, symmetry and polish, and returns the maximum amount of light from the top of the diamond. The natural unique \"fingerprints\" within a diamond or gemstone, which consist of other elements such as minerals, gases, or other substances. Inlaid Setting Diamonds or color gemstones are set flush within the surface of the metal, where a part of the metal setting is cut away and replaced by the stone. Invisible Setting A diamond or gemstone is set in an arrangement where the metal cannot be seen, making it appear as there is no setting behind the stone. The standard measurement for gold, where 24 karats is pure gold. 14-karat or 18-karat gold is mixed with other metal alloys to strengthen it, and to enhance its appearance. Moh's Scale The scale which is used to measure the hardness of a diamond or gemstone, or its resistance to scratches, ranging from 1-10, with 10 being the hardest. Pavé Setting Small diamonds or color gemstones are held in place by small handcrafted prongs, where all the tables of the stones are set evenly with the metal surface. The bottom portion of a diamond, between the girdle and the culet. Pink gold is created when pure gold is combined with more copper than other alloys, and is sometimes called rose gold. The amount of smoothness, or shininess on a metal's surface. The more polished, the more light reflects off a metal's surface. Play of Color The spectral colors that can be seen in an opal when it is rotated or moved. Prong Setting A diamond or gemstone is mounted to the metal with prongs that wrap around its girdle, and are usually secured to the crown of the stone. The relationship of a diamond's parts to one another, such as crown angle, crown height and table percentage, which ultimately determine a stone's brilliance. The flashes of light that can be seen in a diamond when rotated under a natural or artificial light source. Rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets, or necklaces that feature one diamond in its setting. The precision of the alignment of a diamond's facets. The more symmetrical, the better the return of light. The flat surface on the top of a diamond or gemstone. Tension Setting A diamond or gemstone is suspended inside the metal setting, where most of the diamond is exposed. The ability for a diamond or gemstone to resist breakage (or fracturing) from impact. Made by combining pure gold with copper, zinc and nickel (or palladium) alloy, such as rhodium. Gold that retains its natural yellow color. Pure gold is typically combined with copper and silver alloys to enhance its durability.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line703
__label__wiki	0.744732	0.744732	Explosion on London Underground Train Leaves Several Passengers Injured (Photos) An explosion on a Tube train in south-west London is being treated as terrorism... Scotland Yard has said this is the fifth terrorism incident of 2017 in which an attack has taken place. A terrrorist explosion on a London train has left commuters with serious burns and sent hundreds of others running for their lives, causing a panicked stampede. The Friday morning commute in Britain’s capital descended into chaos after a “fireball flew down a carriage” at Parsons Green station, in London’s southwest. Police are treating the incident as terror-related, as images emerge of the suspected improvised explosive device. The blast, which occurred at 8.20am local time (5.20pm AEST) came from a plastic bucket inside a shopping bag, left by the tube carriage door. Images on social media show several wires coming from the flaming container. Ambulance crews are on the scene and there are reports of facial, leg and arm burns, as well as multiple other injuries caused by a crush of fleeing people. A local Metro reporter, who was on scene at the time of the incident, claimed several people had sustained serious burns and that “their hair was coming off”. The Sun quotes an onlooker saying it was like a “fireball flew down a carriage” with panicked commuters diving out an open door. And a man interviewed on BBC News said it was a “wall of flame down a carriage after a bang”. Counter-terrorism authorities have taken over the investigation after conducting an initial sweep of the area. Whoever planted the improvised explosive device is still at large. In addition to the blast, it appears there have been multiple serious injuries caused by the crush of people fleeing the blast. Emma Steveton told BuzzFeed there were “three layers of people underneath me” in a stampede that occurred. “There was a poor little boy smashed into the floor with his face bleeding. There was a woman shouting that she was pregnant.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line708
__label__wiki	0.544617	0.544617	Results for actor 'Aaron Taylor-Johnson' Marvel's The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron (2015) When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth's Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous... Country: USA \| Year: 2015 \| Runtime: 141 min. Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, 2015 Nowhere Boy (2009) The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth... Country: UK, Canada \| Year: 2009 \| Runtime: 98 min Genre: Drama, Biografie, 2009 The Illusionist (2015) Sex sells. What sells even more? Insecurity. Multi-billion dollar industries saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, exporting body hatred from New York to Beirut to Tokyo. Their target? Women, and increasingly men and children. The Illusionists turns the mirror on media, exposing the... Country: Italy, UK, USA, Netherlands, Lebanon, Japan, India, France \| Year: 2015 \| Runtime: 91 min Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Drama, Romantik, Mystery, 2015 Kick-Ass (2010) Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers... Country: UK, USA \| Year: 2010 \| Runtime: 117 min Genre: Action, Comedy, Krimi, Adventure, 2010 In 1874, in the Imperial Russia, the aristocratic Anna Karenina travels from Saint Petersburg to Moscow to save the marriage of her brother Prince Oblonsky, who had had a love affair with his housemaid. Anna Karenina has a cold marriage with her husband, Count Alexei Karenin, and they have a son.... Country: UK \| Year: 2012 \| Runtime: 129 min Genre: Drama, Romantik, 2012 Chatroom (2010) A group of teenagers encourage each other's bad behavior in a chatroom "Chelsea Teens!". Country: UK \| Year: 2010 \| Runtime: 97 min Genre: Thriller, Drama, 2010 Das Imperium der Elfen - Ihre Welt ist in Gefahr! (2007) A magic Troll aims to defeat the Black Witch and find the magic door that will lead him home with the help of the Elf Flip, and the Boy Liam. Genre: Fantasy, 2007 Frontalknutschen (2008) Angus the fluffy cat retains its dignity even in a crazy Eastbourne family, unlike them. Eldest daughter Georgia is completely besotted with 'Stiff Dylans' band hottie Robbie, who just moved in from London and helps run an organic groceries shop with his brother Tom, whom her best friend Jas has the... Country: USA, Germany, UK \| Year: 2008 \| Runtime: 100 min Genre: Comedy, Drama, 2008 In 1999, the Janjira nuclear plant was mysteriously destroyed with most hands lost including supervisor Joe Brody's colleague and wife, Sandra. Years later, Joe's son, Ford, a US Navy ordnance disposal officer, must go to Japan to help his estranged father who obsessively searches for the truth of... Country: USA, Japan \| Year: 2014 \| Runtime: 123 min Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Action, Drama, Family, Animation, Sci-Fi, Horror, Adventure, 2014 Herr der Diebe (2006) A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old... Country: Luxembourg, UK, Germany \| Year: 2006 \| Runtime: 98 min Genre: Fantasy, Family, Adventure, 2006 Savages (2012) In California, the former Navy SEAL Chon and his best friend, the peaceful botanist Ben, are successful entrepreneurs producing and dealing high-quality weed. Chon brought seeds from Afghanistan and Ben used his knowledge to develop the best marijuana in the country. Chon and Ben share the pothead... Country: USA \| Year: 2012 \| Runtime: 131 min Genre: Thriller, Drama, Krimi, 2012 Shanghai Knights (2003) When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds. Chon's sister, Lin, has the same idea, and uncovers a worldwide conspiracy to murder the royal family but almost no one will believe her. Country: USA, Hong Kong \| Year: 2003 \| Runtime: 114 min Genre: Action, Comedy, Western, Adventure, 2003 The Illusionist - Nichts ist wie es scheint (2006) In late nineteenth century Vienna, renowned illusionist Eisenheim is reunited with the Duchess von Teschen when she is volunteered from the audience to participate in an illusion during one of his performances. Despite having not seen each other in fifteen years when they were teenagers, they almost... Country: USA, Czech Republic \| Year: 2006 \| Runtime: 110 min Genre: Thriller, Drama, Romantik, Mystery, 2006 Zeit der Trauer (2009) Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She has no family to turn to for support, so when she finds out she's pregnant, she winds up at the Brewer's door. She... Country: USA \| Year: 2009 \| Runtime: 99 min Kick-Ass 2 (2013) After Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist -- reborn as The Mother F%&*^r -- only the blade-wielding Hit Girl can prevent... Country: USA, UK, Japan \| Year: 2013 \| Runtime: 103 min Albert Nobbs (2011) In 19th century Dublin, Albert Nobbs, an eccentric man in the latter part of middle age, works as a waiter in Morrison's Hotel run by the stingy and controlling Marge Baker. Albert is hard working and saves his money so that one day he will be able to eke out a better life for himself by owning his... Country: UK, Ireland, France, USA \| Year: 2011 \| Runtime: 113 min Watch Nocturnal Animals: A "story inside a story," in which the first part follows a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second element follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which... Country: USA \| Year: 2016 \| Runtime: 1h 56min Genre: Thriller, Drama, Krimi, Romantik, 2016 The Greatest (2009) Watch The Greatest: The movie follows Muhammad Ali's life from the 1960 Olympics to his regaining the heavyweight crown from George Foreman in their famous "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in 1974. Genre: Drama, Romantik, Sport, Biografie, 2009 Watch The Wall: The Wall is 4 stories high and "can change lives". The game is played by two people together. The first portion of the game is Freefall. Contestants must answer questions before balls complete their free fall down the Wall - correct responses earn prize money (green ball), incorrect... Year: 2017 \| Runtime: 1h 21min Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Drama, Krieg, 2017 Watch Avengers: Age of Ultron: The Avengers raid a Hydra base in Sokovia commanded by Strucker and they retrieve Loki's scepter. They also discover that Strucker had been conducting experiments with the orphan twins Pietro Maximoff, who has super speed, and Wanda Maximoff, who can control minds and... Genre: Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, 2015	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line711
__label__cc	0.710693	0.289307	sadee says Okay, okay... it's been forever! After a couple of months of enjoying (and surviving) the holiday's, we officially have a scheduled-free Saturday! That's right folks! We have absolutely NOTHING on the calendar for tomorrow - and this momma couldn't be more relieved. Hallelujah! In hopes of getting back into the game, here's something easy and comical - it's always good to start there. I've hesitated starting a "Sadee Says" portion on the blog because a great portion of her conversational hilarity comes from the way she says things, not exactly what she says. Like when she gets tired, she'll say "tie-red." Lately, she's come up with a few random funnies that keep us laughing long after the event - especially since her vocabulary is really starting to pick up. We were playing at Nana and Papa's house and Nana noticed that the outside garbage was smelly. As Sadee rode her bike by the garbage, she announces, "Stinky Can!" We told Sadee that we would go get snow cones after we ran errands. As we were driving into the Target parking lots, she yells from the backseat, "'Nuff Shopping!" (aka enough shopping) On our way to Idaho, we stopped to get Wendy's. Before eating, Sadee fell asleep but as soon as she woke up, she looked at me and said, "I want my hang-a-bur (hamburger)." "I smell some-ping." "Bye duckie. Oh! Duckie sad. He crying." "Where's Cam Bam?! I WANNA KISS 'EM!" Sadee was playing dress up and I told her she looked cute. She looked straight at me and said, "Don't say dat to me." While watching Beauty and The Beast - "Her dress is falling down. She need to pull it up!" "The leaves are colors. You know that dad?" After I washed and put away her pajama's, she opened the drawers and said, "They're back!" "When I get borned, in mommy's tummy and I came out and said, 'Hello! How you guys?'" After spending the day with Nana, I asked her what she got to do. She said, "Oh... lots of somethings!" Leave a Comment firsts for sadee, Sadee, sadee says	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line714
__label__wiki	0.827268	0.827268	Ray Manna to head DJM in the US DJM Digital Solutions has appointed Ray Manna as senior vice president, North America Following the recent news that DJM Digital Solutions has set up a New York office, Ray Manna has been appointed its senior vice president, North America. Manna will report in to DJM managing director Dominic Marchant and be based out of sister agency Cooney/Waters Group's head offices on 5th Avenue, New York. Ray joins from TogoRun/Fleishman Hillard in New York where he was senior vice president and director of digital and social media marketing. While there he developed digital and social offerings for clients including IMS Health, Janssen, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Bayer Cardio. Prior to that, Ray was lead digital and social media marketing strategist for Publicis Life Brands, and digital and social media strategy consultant for agencies AKQA and DeVito Verdi, and design and technology consultants Nurun. Dominic Marchant said: “During his career Ray has been responsible for insight-driven digital, mobile and social transformations for top brands such as Motorola, IBM and Coca-Cola, as well as for pharmaceutical companies such as Bristol Myers Squibb, Bayer, Janssen, Gilead and Procter & Gamble. “We are delighted that Ray has joined us to officially launch DJM Digital Solution's US offering.” DJM Digital Solutions has already acquired some global accounts and is working closely with Creston Health's US companies: Alembic Health Communications, Cooney/Waters and the Corkery Group. Ray Manna said: “I am thrilled to be joining DJM at an exciting time in the company's development. I look forward to building the client base in the US and helping brands utilise our unique service offering, from digital experiential to social media content.” DJM is a full service digital agency working predominantly in the healthcare/ pharmaceutical industries. With offices in South West London and New York, DJM is part of Creston plc. The agency's 32 awards include four Interactive Media Awards, a Geoff Brook Innovation Award and several PM Society Digital accolades. From: Marketing Onyx Health boosts healthcare practice FCB Health’s Neon attracts new managing director Life continues restructure Tonic founders launch new company Can Advertising adds new lead designer Principal Medical Writer, Publications, Medical Communications, Home or office based, UK, up to £75K Account Director, Healthcare Advertising Atlantis Healthcare Atlantis Healthcare is a global leader in optimising patient self-management. Established in 1996, we design, develop and implement scalable solutions...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line724
__label__cc	0.571993	0.428007	Home>Infectious diseases>Infectious Diseases 2007>India: India reported an outbreak of avian influenza among poultry India: India reported an outbreak of avian influenza among poultry Northeastern region of India 25 July, 2007 The first since it declared itself free of the disease last August. A total of 132 birds died at the Manipur farm over six days beginning July 7. Laboratory tests on the chickens that died at a single farm in Chingmeirong village of Manipur's East Imphal district, confirmed that the birds had been infected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI-H5) strain. This outbreak is the first of avian influenza reported in India this year. Manipur is situated in the northeastern region of India.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line727
__label__wiki	0.8484	0.8484	VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS ARTISTS / General management: ELISABETTA LONGARDI danielsmithonline.com calendarsee all 24 Oct/ 02 Nov 2019 Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera Sydney (AU) 17 Aug/ 01 Sep 2019 Oslo (NO) London Philharmonic debut concert “Three works which together symbolise the utmost in style galant were performed with pinpoint precision by the London Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday. Early Beethoven (Symphony No l), mid-period Haydn (Piano Concerto in D), and late Mozart (Symphony No 41), with the wild card of a Rossini Overture, made a programme of popular appeal and great charm. Beethoven was delivered with sparkling rhythms and graceful pointing: the featherlight touch in the Minuet is not an easy accomplishment. Soloist in Haydn’s concerto was Russian pianist Maria Meerovitch, a consummate musician to her virtuosic finger tips, but one who needed the second movement to gain confidence before happily rattling through the final rondo. […] Rossini was fun and Mozart magnificent. But the palm goes to young Australian conductor Daniel Smith for his uncomplicated joy in making music, for his expansive, courtly gestures, his radiantly expressive energy – and for conducting without a score.” Il Viaggio a Reims review “Five stars ★★★★★. Daniel Smith conducts with a surety and vigour that helps draw out the score’s grand scope, his pacing brisk but never rushed. The tonal shift in the final act is expertly handled, delicate and almost tender, with none of the bombast one could expect from a coronation scene. Orchestra Victoria plays with a joyousness and depth of feeling that seems to rub off on the entire audience. There’s something magic at play." https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/theatre/il-viaggio-a-reims-review The Classical Music Network Gioacchino Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims "An important debut was also made at this performance by young Australian conductor Daniel Smith. His long list of prizes and awards sees him busily engaged in Europe, Russia, Scandinavia and beyond. He led a noble performance by Orchestra Victoria and the OA Chorus in which he kept the massive score in a state of perpetual motion never lagging under the weight of its sheer size and volume.” http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=13905 GB Opera Magazine Mon 7 May 2018 La Traviata at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa And thus arrives the masterly direction of Maestro Daniel Smith, at the complete service of the public and of the operatic fruition; a leadership that more than once saves the whole production, delivering together an orchestra 'champing at the bit' with enthusiasm. Sat 5 May 2018 In charge, the first-class conductor, Daniel Smith, fresh from the Paganini International Violin Competition, who has eviscerated Verdi's masterpiece for 15 years through different interpretations, in search of the undervalued aspects. Nothing left to chance, every detail noted. Synthesis of the Twentieth Century The young Daniel Smith proves not only to be wise, but also to be “an artist”. The music is dominated by his already mature clarity, a clear and precise vision emerging, from which a masterful execution is delivered. And in this execution, Smith instills that extra spark that marks the difference between a good, prepared conductor and a grand Maestro: he does not need any choreographed special effects, instead, everything is measured with care, from the religious pathos of Messiaen to the revolutionary impetus of Shostakovich, and for this, he is extremely intelligible and incisive. "L'elisir d'amore" at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa In the complete observance of the score, the musical interpretation is plenty of a specific well-balance character and with good efforts in underlining specific moments in the "assieme" scenes. BelliniNews The orchestra is extremely well conducted by Daniel Smith, paying an accurate and careful attention to the balance between the orchestra and the voices, supporting especially the latests: "Una furtiva lagrima" above all! Opera Click Mon 7 Mar 2016 Sergeij Krylov & Daniel Smith for the Symphonic Series An amazing concert, which will remain forever in our hearts [Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova, Italy]. Huge success. Sharp focus and satisfaction, complicit with a musical score of grand fascination (Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé) and a united and responsive orchestra, driven by the exuberant Daniel Smith. The young Australian conductor oozes enthusiasm and energy, with decisive but never excessive gestural expressiveness, encouraging the soloists of each section and a careful treatment of the dynamic line, obtaining successful and effective contrasts. What emerged was a diversified fresco, of superior tonal effect which was sustained throughout the complex rhythmic variations, seductive in sonority and the chorus without words adding a stroke of evocative charm on top: well-integrated, lucid, elegant yet powerful, Smith completed this symphonic painting with good balance, at first, light and sensual, then relaxed and peaceful, then even more explosive, volatile and unleashed, the perfect image of love thwarted by the two Arcadian shepherds. The ‘artistic masses’ of the Genovese theatre also affirmed the performance as optimal, particularly close-knit and driven with a unique character and manner. The effervescence also overflowed at the conclusion of the performance, with the involvement of every musician and chorus member in their enthusiasm for Smith, who then made his way between the stands on the stage embracing, shaking hands and returning to the stage for a multitude of curtain calls, earnestly and heartily thanking the artists and spectators alike. An audience in an agreeably vibrant standing ovation. Opera Click Dagblad De Limburger Debut Concert with the South Netherlands Philharmonic “The audience adored so much vigour. With the ‘Divertimento’ from Le Baiser de la fee, originally a ballet which Stravinsky modelled on a colourful cubist portrait of his famous compatriot Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Smith painted with the clarity of a Mondrian and the enthusiasm of a Van Gogh. Especially during the vibrant and bustling finale, the nail was hit exactly right on the head.” L’Adige “Smith makes Orchester Haydn fly” The Australian conductor is enthralling! The last concert of Orchestra Haydn joined together the two last symphonies of Haydn and Mozart who closed the first phase of Viennese classicism, a symphonic heritage to whom Beethoven would give a further and definitive ‘flap of the wings’ rendering it a universal art form. Symphony No.104 of Haydn begins with a powerful explosion, a primordial big bang which gradually, from the darkness and from the initial chaos, takes shape with the formal clarity of the initial Allegro. The final movement of Mozart’s “Jupiter” should instead be protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The Australian conductor Daniel Smith gave proof that he understood all of this, conducting the two symphonic masterpieces by memory in an evidently mature performance, assimilated very well through his energetic and determined gestures. His full-of-life interpretation returned all of the expressive meaningfulness to the two symphonic works, making them enjoyed not like music from a wax museum, but still current, fresh and present in their artistic values. Indianapolis Star Tue 21 Jan 2014 USA debut with the Indianapolis Symphony “Smith's sensitivity as an accompanist was complemented by the showcase performances he elicited from the orchestra in two well-known works: Dvorak's Carnival Overture and Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"). The predominantly festive mood of the Dvorak achieved a high level of sizzle from the start. What was a more amazing exhibition of Smith's skills came after intermission, with an expansive, airy interpretation of the Pastoral Symphony. You could feel the open-air breezes in the swelling phrases of the first movement, Beethoven's introduction to the country scenes he was inspired by but had no intention of depicting literally. Smith drew from the orchestra a lilting forward momentum there and in the "scene by the brook" that makes up the second movement. He stirred up lots of rustic energy in whipping along the country dancing of the third movement. The feeling was earthy without ever becoming coarse. The fourth-movement storm was as intense as and even scarier than the violent perturbations of later compositions with the benefit of technical advances in instruments and vaster panoplies of percussion.” with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra ‎"Smith sensed and created distinguished subtle timbres and rhythmic passages which were accurately and precisely executed." Nice-Matin Sun 8 Jan 2012 with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice “Waltzes, polkas and marches marked the first morning of 2012 yesterday for 2,500 people who witnessed the grand concert for the New Year by l’Orchestre Philharmonique de l’Opéra de Nice, under the direction of conductor, Daniel Smith, before a packed sold out Acropolis. The Strauss, from beginning to end of the program, impressed all and has been imprinted on the minds of everyone, after an hour and a half with an outburst of enthusiasm and excitement among the ranks of both the audience and orchestra for his inexhaustible and exceedingly beautiful performance of the ‘Blue Danube’ and the equally anticipated Radetzky March. It was such a success for this yearly ritual for the public, he has now made it the heart of the symphonic season.” Sky News Italia "Daniel Smith is the conductor who everyone is talking about!" 2011 Festival Antibes Génération Virtuoses Concert sold-out, orchestra in great shape and a young conductor of great talent "It's a perfect evening, at which nature seemed to be in harmony with the music. The concert sold-out, the orchestra in great shape and a young conductor of great talent, is the recipe for the success of this concert, which spoke of "the Russian soul" through two iconic composers, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Young Australian conductor, Daniel Smith, produced pages of rare richness, colour and feelings expressed through subtle tones from the Nice Philharmonic. A river of emotion, which from the outset, immersed the public. The attentive direction and responsiveness of Mr Smith impressively drew the strength of work synonymous with Renaissance of the composer. And to even better illustrate, the musicians asked Daniel to repeat the entire finale as an encore." Lutoslawski International Conducting Competition A dynamic, extremely bright conductor, making music with enthusiasm and excitement. “A dynamic, extremely bright conductor, making music with enthusiasm and excitement. He enlivened the orchestra from the very first bars of the symphony (in C major KV 550 "Jupiter" by Mozart). During the rehearsal realizing that it needed no detailed comments at the start, he alone, Daniel Smith, trusted and devoted himself to sculpt using only his hands, the character of the music, bringing it many shades of emotion. Extremely musical, he gave many feelings of freshness to seemingly obvious sections. Sensitive to the dynamics of each line, by just conducting, he was present throughout the whole orchestra, listening to and appreciating the music and of the member of each section individually. "Oberon" Karl Maria Weber - he led "equipped" with his baton, strongly emphasizing the dark bass register and the melody of every instrument, including those usually hidden, continuing the line. The orchestra listened very attentively to him and he also convinced the orchestra to listen to one another, "softer - first violins" (his left hand showing), "see" (he turned his head for a moment with a smile, pointing toward the woodwind group), "see how beautifully the clarinet plays now." with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra “Daniel Smith led DR SymfoniOrkestret in Ravel’s sense-tickling ‘La Valse’. Smith is 27 years and a certain youthful eagerness didn’t pass unnoticed. It was clear that both he and the orchestra were very familiar with “La Valse”. The orchestra was self-propelled, Smith stopped the musicians only one time during this dress rehearsal - after a few bars, creating an incredible opening atmosphere.” VIOLINISTS PIANISTS VIOLISTS CELLISTS VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLES SINGERS CONDUCTORS Realizzato da UbyWeb&Multimedia Copyright 2019 © RESIA ARTISTS	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line731
__label__cc	0.711956	0.288044	Federate or bust In this new series, we check in with pathfinders around the country to see what makes them special and discuss the challenges ahead. This month we talk to Dr Stewart Findlay, of the County Durham and Darlington Federation In this new series, we check in with pathfinders around the country to see what makes them special and discuss the challenges ahead. This month we talk to Dr Stewart Findlay, of the County Durham and Darlington Federation. Our pathfinder involves seven separate consortia – Durham Dales, Darlington, Easington, Sedgefield, Easington, Derwentside and Durham Chester le Street and Intrahealth – grouped as a federation covering 617,000 patients. The various consortia basically formed 18 years ago back in the days of fundholding. The localities have stayed the same through the shift to Primary Care Groups and the formation of PCTs, so it's been perfectly natural for us to stay in the same groupings. This history made deciding the size of the pathfinder quite straightforward. We want to keep our consortia relatively small because of the demographic and geographical diversity in the region. One consortium covers the whole of the city of Darlington, whereas others cover much more rural, less populated areas. Each consortium has different commissioning priorities because of our different populations but will have the power of the larger grouping through the federation. Waiting until 2013 when GP commissioning consortia officially take full control of budgets seemed a long time to wait to get started, so becoming a pathfinder now gives us the chance to start making real decisions straight away. As soon as the consultation documents arrived last summer we started organising ourselves for the future. We had already thought it through and were ready to join together as a single entity. Pooling With the federation arrangement, we are planning to share back-office functions between us, which will be much more efficient. In addition, each of the consortia in the federation was already taking the lead for a different area of work so that was another reason it made sense to stick together. Another area we have been thinking ahead about is risk-pooling – just in case. We have already made an agreement between us to cover this. Basically, the arrangement will work like a bank. We'll top-slice our budgets and have a risk-pool fund that can be called down if needed. If one consortium overspends over the year, we'll effectively bail them out. They will then have until the end of the following financial year to repay the money. The scheme will ensure that none of the underspending consortia miss out on quality premiums because of the financial performance of their neighbours. We think it allows us to have the best of both worlds. Although the underlying financial situation in our PCT – NHS County Durham and Darlington – is good at the moment, the arrangement gives us some security as regards the financial risk. Officially, the pathfinder consists of seven projects, which will each focus on a number of QIPP priorities including the role of community hospitals in delivering intermediate care, the COPD respiratory pathway, children's commissioning, budget for planned care, purchase of nursing home beds and development of streamlined unplanned care. Six projects are geographical, the seventh is led by private GP company Intrahealth and looks at a range of issues across County Durham and Darlington. The signs are that we're likely to succeed. There has been a very tangible change in the way the PCT seems to be working. We're quite well-resourced and we are already talking to the PCT about aligning more of their staff to the consortia. From next month, we'll be taking on delegated budgets in a number of key areas such as prescribing, planned care and continuing healthcare. The key challenge for us has got to be trying to minimise the bureaucracy that has built up over the past few years so that we can move much more swiftly. This has been a very risk-averse period in the NHS with a large supporting bureaucracy that at times has made it difficult to make decisions. All the rules and regulations emanating from the Department of Health have made things very, very difficult for commissioners. So if we don't make things simpler, this reform could fail – like practice-based commissioning largely failed. This model will be nothing like the existing PCT. What's happening is that we're effectively turning the whole organisation upside down. Instead of one big statutory body – the PCT – controlling 90 practices, our aim is to form six or seven locally-focused statutory bodies. And it will be us running the back office functions, instead of the PCT. We've felt no need yet to buy in external support. In three years time, and perhaps even sooner, I hope there will be many more services provided in our communities. That, and much closer working between us and our partners such as foundation trusts and local authorities. We'll have lean management where individual practices are able to influence decisions and that will lead to many more cost-effective services. Dr Stewart Findlay is a GP in Bishop Auckland and chair of Durham Dales consortium Dr Stewart Findlay: 'The seven consortia will have a risk-pool fund that can be called down if needed' Dr Stewart Findlay: 'The seven consortia will have a risk-pool fund that can be called down if needed' Pathfinder: County Durham and Darlington Federation Wave: First Practices: 90 Structure: Seven consortia ranging in size from 35,000 to 150,000. Federated model will allow risk-pooling and sharing of back-office functions. Each consortium takes the lead for a different area of work PCT: NHS County Durham and Darlington Hospital: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Geography: Covers whole range – from City of Durham to rural Disease rates: High levels of health inequalities including high rates of heart disease and cancer. Smoking remains the cause of lower life expectancy and high disease rates. Obesity also poses a major public health challenge and risk to future health, wellbeing and life expectancy. Significant health inequalities between the area and the rest of England Priorities: These include role of community hospitals, COPD pathway, childrens' commissioning, planned care budget, purchasing nursing home beds, streamlining unplanned care Fifth of GPs intend to work with other practices to win enhanced services contracts GP practices must merge to survive, GP leaders warn	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line734
__label__cc	0.748633	0.251367	My ABCD alternative GP Dr Gulshan Kaul gives a personal view on why NICE has interpreted the evidence wrongly on hypertension drug choice and suggests an alternative ABCD model D-Day has finally dawned. Six months after the findings of the ASCOT study were published in The Lancet, NICE has finally issued its draft consultation on hypertension. The reaction has been mixed some GPs are glad to simply get on and implement the new oversimplified ACD algorithm, while others like me are yet to be convinced we should change our practice when the guidance is based primarily on the ASCOT study. This is a trial that would possibly fare quite poorly if subjected to a critical appraisal exercise. In short, the NICE recommendations mean ABCD becomes AbCd with calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors becoming the drugs of choice, while ?-blockers are scrapped as mainstream therapy and the use of thiazide diuretics is sidelined (see diagram on page 48.) ?-blockers unfairly targeted I am bitterly disappointed that ?-blockers have been relegated to fourth-choice drugs (more so, to be found at the bottom of the pile) in patients <55, given="" the="" fact="" that="" the="" committee="" admits=""> ·There is a paucity of trial evidence in younger individuals and those with 'low risk'. Most of the trials in the analysis including ASCOT looked at results in patients deemed high risk, therefore most of the evidence derived from studies in older people, making the results less reliable in the younger age group. ·Assumptions were made that may influence/bias the results, for example: 'treatment effects are attributable to first-line drugs (why have a ?-blocker as fall guy? How many patients were on doxazosin?) ·The committee admits another assumption is trials may have used 'more or less' effective treatment protocols (ASCOT-BPLA with 25mg atenolol + bendroflumethiazide 1.25mg which would naturally lead to a flatter dose response curve). ASCOT rules NICE looked at all evidence during the period July 2004-December 2005. But the only significant trial which has clearly had a major impact is ASCOT. Some of the others included PHYLLIS (Plaque Hypertension and Lipid Lowering Italian Study) which had a small power of around 250 and looked primarily at carotid atherosclerosis progression rather than BP lowering, and the side study JMIC-B (Japan Multicentre Investigation for Cardiovascular Disease-B), once again with a small power of around 825, patients unrepresentative of the UK population and a different primary end point. Furthermore, some of the comparisons in the analysis appear to portray ?-blockers in a negative light. For example, although they comment on the increased protection against stroke with calcium antagonists (which may be due to a simple biochemical fact that ?-blockers like atenolol do not penetrate the blood brain barrier), they fail to mention the meta-analyses by BPLTTC2 which pointed out that CCBs were associated with a 12 per cent increase in coronary heart disease (INSIGHT, NICS-EH, STOP2, NORDIL, VHAS) with similar conclusions drawn by Pahor et al in 20007. We are therefore left with ASCOT as the dominating influence and I have several issues with this: ·How can an investigator-initiated and investigator-led trial that was not double-blinded be completely reliable? ·If the investigators were already aware of the increased risk of new-onset diabetes in the atenolol and bendroflumethiazide group (as alluded to in The Lancet), was it ethically appropriate to trial and hence further disadvantage this group? Was informed consent obtained? ·We are all aware of the shortcomings of a stepped-care approach and interpretation of results in trials. Certainly, with ASCOT, the 1.25mg dose of bendroflumethiazide and 100mg of atenolol would never compare equitably with a doubling of amlodipine to 10mg and of perindopril to 8mg. Furthermore, it has come to light that some patients in the atenolol arm may well have been initiated on a 25mg dose, which would weaken/ invalidate the results of the study. ·Cardiovascular risk estimation itself is far from an exact science (cf: Framingham data) and so categorisation of patients based on risks and subsequent recommendations may not always be congruous. ·81 per cent of patients in the atenolol arm were already on medication with 36 per cent of these on two drugs! We do not know if these included atenolol and/or a thiazide which would inevitably disadvantage this arm. What is interesting is that the NICE committee actually excluded three trials from its analysis due to confounded use of either ?-blocker or thiazide as first-line therapy in the same treatment arm but let ASCOT through. ·ASCOT emphasises better 'relative' risk reduction in the amlodipine arm but admits to no significant 'absolute' risk reduction. The NICE search strategy attempts to answer the question: what is the efficacy of anti-hypertensive drugs in 'preventing' diabetes? This gives the impression that calcium channel blockers are not causally associated with diabetes which as ASCOT itself shows is far from the truth! Could we not simply explain to our patients that if they were on a calcium channel blocker there was a 7.5 per cent chance they would develop diabetes as opposed to a ?-blocker where there might be a 10 per cent chance and leave the informed decision to them? Might it also not be true that the reason there was a higher incidence of new-onset diabetes in the ASCOT study was the biased selection of patients? Impaired glucose tolerance, abnormal lipid profile, mean BMI of 28.7 and evidence of metabolic syndrome right from the outset! An ABCD alternative I feel GPs should come together as an authoritative body of expert opinion. In the NICE context this would be grade IV evidence and grade C/D recommendation. We should propose an algorithm that is evidence based and can be universally applied and accepted by all stakeholders. One would have hoped for the new NICE guidance to adopt a risk-stratified approach (cf European Society of Hypertension guidelines) with the possible introduction of the concept of associated clinical conditions and target organ damage. I have made an attempt to get the ball rolling by suggesting a template (see page 47) which would offer real choice for patients with evidence to back it (including 1,3,4,5 and ASCOT). My main inspiration stems from the fact that having spoken to several colleagues in primary care, it would seem that most GPs already use a scheme similar to this. Further, there are hardly any GPs ( new and old ) who will argue against the fact that ?-blockers are effective in lowering BP, more so on an individual patient basis. Just because there isn't evidence doesn't mean it doesn't work. Hypertension experts will point out that results from the ASCOT study can not be extrapolated to the younger patient with fewer or no risk factors, hence my emphasis on the role of ?-blockers in this group of patients, especially those with increased adrenal drives. ASCOT investigators and NICE have already admitted that the (seemingly) negative findings in the atenolol arm can not be attributed to a class effect and further studies are needed to evaluate other ?-blockers. I am naturally open to constructive criticism and ask you to bear in mind that this is a 'prototype' and I am relying on grass-roots GPs to suggest how to improve it and close any loopholes. I appreciate that policing is not something we do as GPs but I feel economic consideration is required in this case (note that the Markov model used by NICE, although popular, is based on several assumptions) especially if there isn't any statistically significant evidence that a modern and more expensive drug is better than a well-established and cheaper one. I draw the readers' attention to the results of analyses of more than 30 hypertension trials (including ASCOT and most of those considered by NICE) in the Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration, which suggest the size of absolute blood pressure reduction is a more important determinant of the relative effects on total cardiovascular events than is antihypertensive drug choice. More recently (June 20056) it stated that total major cardiovascular events were reduced to a comparable extent in individuals with or without diabetes by regimens based on ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, angiotensin receptor blockers or ?-blocker/ diuretics. Gulshan Kaul is a GP and practice cardiovascular lead in Lichfield, Staffordshire The author is a member of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society but the views expressed here are entirely his own	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line735
__label__cc	0.631997	0.368003	Queer Horror Queer Horror: The Stepford Wives The Hollywood Theatre 4122 Northeast Sandy Boulevard Portland, OR, 97212 United States (map) In celebration of the Hollywood Theatre’s Feminist March programming, the bimonthly series Queer Horror adds a special off-month screening to its calendar with 1975’s THE STEPFORD WIVES! Sponsored by Finger Bang nail salon and Double Mountain Brewery, this rare 35mm presentation is hosted by Portland’s premier drag clown Carla Rossi with a preshow starring Portland’s own 1950s drag housewife, Madame DuMoore! Adapted from Ira Levin’s classic thriller, THE STEPFORD WIVES follows photographer Joanna Eberhart (Katharine Ross) as she moves with her husband and children to a quiet suburban community in Connecticut. But something strange is happening in the town of Stepford, where the local women have replaced their careers and ambitions with cooking and cleaning – at least ever since the town’s defunct women’s group was visited by Betty Friedan – and Joanna and fellow newcomer Bobbie (Paula Prentiss) find themselves in a race against time to learn what lurks behind the walls of the Stepford Men’s Association. Derided upon its release for being both too “anti-men” and “a rip-off of the women’s movement,” this incisive and ahead-of-its-time satire is more relevant, hilarious, and terrifying than ever before. Friday, March 15 at 8 PM \| $10 BUY TICKETS: https://hollywoodtheatre.org/booking/tickets/1-430883/ Facebook Event Page: Queer Horror: Seed of Chucky Queer Horror: The Silence of the Lambs	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line740
__label__wiki	0.798174	0.798174	Radio Connex Subscribe \| 17 Jul 2019 For more on radio and music business news. \| Click on RNMBiz Interviews \| 09 Jun 2018 17:02 \| By Minal Metkari As a music producer, I do face the commercial pressures of making a song sound hit in Bollywood: Meghdeep Bose Meghdeep Bose is one name, who has been doing rounds in the Bollywood circle for his quintessential music production as well as arrangement since he came into the picture with the Bollywood film, Hero. Hailing from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Meghdeep is known for producing music for hit songs like Swag Se Swagat, Bahut Hua Samman, Main Hoon Hero Tera, Tumhe Apna Banane Ka, Besabriyaan, Bol Do Na Zara etc. The 27-year-old stands out for effortlessly bringing together various genres and musical sensibilities into songs. Winner of IRAA awards, for two consecutive years, MeghdeepÆs music production is not limited to Bollywood and has reached digital platforms as well as international platforms. His work has won him accolades from many, in fact, Amaal Mallik was quoted as saying, "A sharp ear for music and a technically sound musician is what one would call Meghdeep Bose. His ability to learn your vision and put it down in his system is immaculate. More importantly, he's one of the few music producers who have a signature sound. A Meghdeep Bose production is recognisable from a distance and that is a fantastic trait to have." In an exclusive interview with Radioandmusic, Meghdeep Bose talks about music production, his father, Bollywood innings and more. Your training sessions began at your father's studio. Was music production always your passion? I happen to be the fourth generation of musicians in my family. My great grandparents, both maternal and paternal, were musicians. However, it was my father (Dilip Bose) who took it up professionally. I spent a majority of my childhood in the studios, observing how my father worked through various projects of his. When it comes to music production, it gives me a tremendous high. It is not only an important part of the music industryÆs functions but also the most holistic one. I would say that music is not just my passion, but almost my religion. How different is music arrangement from music composition? The composition of a piece of music basically involves the tune, which is sung by the singer along with lyrics. Whatever (in terms of instruments) accompanies the vocal line is the arrangement of the song. A music producer's task not only comprises of arranging the song, but also to envision the sound, feel, elements etc as well as to deliver the final master. Music Producer is responsible to deliver the final record as a soundtrack which he creates out of the tune composed by the composer. To make it simple, the tune of a song is the naked body, and the attire that gives it the distinct look is music arrangement and production. You chose to work on-field in Bollywood over attending Berklee College of Music in spite of receiving 50 per cent scholarship. What led you to take this decision? I was selected for the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston in 2012 with a Dean's Merit Award and a 50 per cent scholarship. But, the remaining 50 per cent of tuition and other fee was out of my family's economic capacity. Also, there werenÆt any scholarship programmes for musicians in India then, nor did any banks provide loans to music students. There came a point where I knew it was not going to work. Hence, I moved to Mumbai as learning was and has always been my motive. Also, I was fortunate to get absorbed by Mr. Raju Singh into his team right away. I worked as his apprentice for three years, where he taught me the art of film scoring besides helping me in the polishing of my arrangement and production skills. The Spanish film, æEnredados La ConfusionÆ is your first film as a score composer. How did this association happen? Tell us more about it. It was during 2016 that I got an opportunity to compose the score of Enredados La Confusion. My work had reached the filmmakers through word of mouth as by then few of my songs with Amaal Mallik were already a hit. You recently won two awards at the Indian Recording Arts Academy Awards (IRAA), one for the song, 'Uff Ye Noor' from the film, 'Noor' and other for a non-film song. It was a double win at the Indian Recording Arts Awards (IRAA) that honours exceptional talent in music, soundtrack recording and mixing in Indian music for albums and movies as well as innovation in music composition. I was overwhelmed as the function marked an attendance by dignitaries like A R Rahman, Ehsaan, Loy, Sonu Nigam, Srinivas Murthy etc. Also, I was privileged to receive the award from Mr. Sivamani. Besides, this is my second consecutive win at the IRAA awards. I had won IRAA award, last year in the music production category for the song, Bol Do Na Zara. I feel that IÆm being heard, hence that gives me a huge responsibility to work even harder and set higher standards after this win. When it comes to Bollywood, your music production innings began with 'Main Hoon Tera Hero'. And, by now, you have produced so many hit songs like 'Swag Se Swagat'. How has your experience been so far? Hero was one of the very initial films with Amaal Mallik, as the music composer. He was seeking someone to produce the title track of the film and overheard me during one of my mixing sessions for a London based producer, that began my Bollywood music production innings. Being at the tip of a creative waterfall called Bollywood is a challenge to make something that could touch and inspire millions of listeners out there. For me, every song is a challenge to sound like never before. What are your upcoming Bollywood projects? IÆm producing songs for Vishal ShekharÆs music compositions for the film, Student of the Year 2 and Bharat. IÆm also producing couple of film songs for both Amaal Mallik and Amit Trivedi. Do you also have any plans to venture into music composition with these Bollywood projects? I havenÆt planned anything as such; rather I am playing by the ear on this one. IÆm focused on doing justice to whatever task I am entrusted with. But, yes, IÆm open to music composition, whenever I get such an opportunity. Producing music for films or digital platform, which is more challenging? I have been majorly composing music for the digital platforms, though I only produce it for Bollywood. But, as a music producer, I do face the commercial pressures of making a song sound hit in Bollywood. But then again, with great constraints comes great rewards. I feel restrictions bring the best out of you as you feel the challenge to do your best within certain bounds. I believe restrictions are like a springboard that motivates me to deliver a better product. Working with which music composer is your dream? Though many of my dreams have been fulfilled, with me having got the chance to work with music composers like Salim Sulaiman, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Amit Trivedi, Clinton Cerejo, Ram Sampath etc. my biggest dream remains to work with A R Rahman and Vishal Bharadwaj. Who is your mentor or inspiration, whom you would credit for the success you have achieved in music production? My father is my first mentor in life. He is responsible to give me the right foundation in music. Though he never sat and taught me, he has inspired me a lot through experiences. I was fortunate to be further polished by some great mentors, but my father started it all! What are your thoughts on music created today? Evolution is an important and unavoidable process. Music has to evolve too. Music created is beautiful today, but definitely, there is room to learn from the old evergreen eras and apply to the current ones. Hero A R Rehman Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Sonu Nigam Bol Do Na Zara Salim-Sulaiman Amit Trivedi Ram Sampath Meghdeep Bose Trinity College of Music Berklee College of Music Boston London Enredados La Confusion Srinivas Murthy Sivamani Clinton Cerejo Swag Se Swagat Bahut Hua Samman Interviews \| 02 Apr 2019 Being an artist is like running a startup: Singer Avanti Nagral Avanti Nagral, an Indian/American singer-songwriter for whom Bombay happens to be her soul and Boston her heart. She can sing in over 12 languages and has played across India, the US and Philippines. 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__label__cc	0.712175	0.287825	"Travelers411" Radio Show - January 22, 2011 Some portions of the Audio Archive for this show are available now. The rest are coming soon! Mario Sevilla - Le Blanc Resort and Spa Gerardo Duenas - Le Blanc Resort and Spa Andreas Schmidt - Le Blanc Resort and Spa Javier Gonzalez - AGI Tours Listen to the show in Windows Media Format: hour1 hour2 Listen to the show in MP3 Format: hour1 hour2 Click here to subscribe to the podcast for this broadast. Link to this segment Mario Sevilla, Butler, Le Blanc Resort and Spa, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. www.leblancresort.com http://www.travelers411.com/forums/album.php?albumid=385 Travelers411 Directory: Click here for the Le Blanc Resort and Spa Directory listing where you'll find links to all interviews with Le Blanc Resort and Spa in one place. Click here for more info and links to all interviews featuring Mario Sevilla. Travelers411 Community Forums - This interview's thread: http://www.travelers411.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2760 For more information visit www.leblancresort.com Gerardo Duenas, Sommelier, Le Blanc Resort and Spa, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Click here for more info and links to all interviews featuring Gerardo Duenas. Guests Include: Andreas Schmidt, General Manager, Le Blanc Resort and Spa, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Click here for more info and links to all interviews featuring Andreas Schmidt. Javier Gonzalez, Director General, AGI Tours, Cancun, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico. www.agitours.com Click here for the AGI Tours Directory listing where you'll find links to all interviews with AGI Tours in one place. Click here for more info and links to all interviews featuring Javier Gonzalez. http://www.travelers411.com/forums/showthread.php?t=870 For more information visit www.agitours.com New York Times Travel Show The 2014 New York Times Travel Show will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 28 - March 2, 2014. Augustine Tours The Rwanda cultural immersion summer party tour, a 10-day Rwanda tour program from July 24- August 1, 2020, will allow young people to experience local culture, foods and interact with locals. Featured Directory: Rensselaer County Tourism Discover Rensselaer County in New York State's Hudson Valley Region Explore Rensselaer County in New York State's Hudson Valley Region. Rensselaer is about 3 hours from NYC and just across the river from Albany. Amtrak's Albany/Rensselaer station is actually in the city of Rensselaer. Troy is medium size ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line744
__label__wiki	0.992413	0.992413	Thai cave rescue divers, Twiggy, Monty Python's Palin on UK honours list London, United Kingdom \| December 29, 2018, Saturday @ 09:00 in World » GENERAL \| By: AFP \| Views: 859 Three members of the "Wild Boars" football club pose with divers, who were involved in their rescue operation, during a reception in Bangkok on September 6, 2018. The young Thai football team whose terrifying ordeal in a flooded cave captivated the world earlier this year recounted their memories of their rescue on September 6 as they visited a spectacular exhibit chronicling the drama. (Romeo GACAD / AFP) (AFP) - A team of British divers who helped save a junior football team stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand were awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honours alongside former supermodel Twiggy and Monty Python's Michael Palin. The seven underwater specialists involved in the remarkable rescue were also joined on the prestigious annual achievement list -- announced on Friday -- by Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Jim Carter from "Downton Abbey", best-selling author Philip Pullman and leading Brexiteer lawmaker John Redwood. Four of the divers were given awards for exceptional bravery while the three others were made Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). Richard Stanton and John Volanthen -- the first of the divers to reach the 12 stricken children and their coach -- were awarded the George Medal, the country's second highest civilian gallantry award. Stanton had already been made an MBE in 2012 for his rescue services. Fellow divers Christopher Jewell and Jason Mallinson receive the Queen's Gallantry Medal, while Joshua Bratchley, Connor Roe and Vernon Unsworth were decorated with MBEs. "For me, after saving the boys, this is the icing on the cake," said Unsworth, who has also risen in fame after suing Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk for labelling him a "pedo guy". "This was a team effort and I'm very honoured to have been recognised, particularly as you don't engage in a major rescue expecting this outcome," he added. - 'It makes me giggle' - Sixties it-girl Lesley Lawson, better known as Twiggy, receives a damehood for services to fashion following a decades-spanning career modelling, singing and acting. The 69-year-old told Britain's Press Association that the recognition was "wonderful, but it makes me giggle". "The hardest thing has been keeping it a secret," she said. Acclaimed director Nolan, an Oscar nominee this year for "Dunkirk" -- as well as in 2011 for "Inception" and in 2002 for "Memento" -- gets a CBE for services to film. After graduating from low-budget independent movies, he has directed some of the biggest blockbusters ever made -- including several "Batman" films -- and become renowned for his technical and narrative daring. Pullman, the creator of the hugely successful "His Dark Materials" trilogy, receives a knighthood for services to literature. The 72-year-old said he was "very surprised and honoured" by the acknowledgement. "I'm most grateful of all to those who continue to read my books, and I hope they don't have to work as hard as those who edit them," Pullman added. - Brexiteer wins knighthood - Palin, 75, becomes the first of Monty Python's revered comedy cast to receive a knighthood. The veteran actor, who has reinvented himself as a travel documentary maker and writer in later life, gets a knighthood for his international contributions to travel, culture and geography. He said news of the accolade had yet to sink in. "I don't think it will be until I see the envelopes addressing me as Sir Michael Palin," he added. Meanwhile, as Britain prepares to leave the European Union in March after decades of membership, John Redwood -- one of parliament's most prominent eurosceptics -- was made a knight. Redwood was part of a group of eurosceptics who plotted to bring down the government of former Conservative prime minister John Major, who called them the "bastards". The veteran Conservative lawmaker -- a vocal opponent of Prime Minister Theresa May's draft Brexit deal, set to be voted on in mid-January -- was among three MPs awarded knighthoods. There had been speculation this year's honours could be deployed to try to win support for May's plan -- but it appears unlikely with Redwood. Earlier this week he published a blog outlining "eight things wrong with the withdrawal agreement". 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__label__cc	0.668698	0.331302	Fiction & Poetry All Coming Soon Infant Massage (Fourth Edition) A Handbook for Loving Parents Embed This Book Copy and paste the below script into your own website or blog to embed this book. Master the techniques of infant massage and incorporate this joyful and wonderful healing art into your baby’s life with this revised and updated edition. For generations, mothers around the world have known that the soft touch of their hands soothes, calms, and communicates their love to their babies. The latest scientific research confirms that physical affection is vital to the development and wellness of children—easing discomfort, releasing tension, improving sleep, helping premature infants gain weight, even aiding asthmatic children to improve their breathing. Now Vimala McClure, founder of the International Association of Infant Massage, has revised and updated her beloved classic. Inside you’ll find • specific routines tailored to help relieve colic, fever, and chest and nasal congestion • easy-to-follow instructions and photographs demonstrating each step • new information on the benefits of skin-to-skin contact • instructions for premature infants and babies with special needs • lullabies, rhymes, and games to enhance the massage experience • a special chapter dedicated to fathers • compassionate advice for foster and adoptive parents Praise for Infant Massage “Speaking as a pediatrician, the best advice I can give you is to try the techniques described in this book.”–Stephen Berman, M.D., F.A.A.P., former president, American Academy of Pediatrics “What a brilliant way to love and nurture a child! The first connection between parent and child is physical, through the body; by using the techniques Vimala McClure has developed, your parental relationship will be off to a magnificent start.”—Judy Ford, author of Wonderful Ways to Love a Child Stay informed about books like Infant Massage (Fourth Edition) and more from Penguin Random House. By clicking submit, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Learn more about our email lists Under the Cover An excerpt from Infant Massage (Fourth Edition) Why Massage Your Baby? Being touched and caressed, being massaged, is food for the infant. Food as necessary as minerals, vitamins, and proteins. —Dr. Frédérick Leboyer An Age-Old Tradition A young mother gently cradles her baby in her lap as the afternoon sun streams through cracks in the wooden door. For the second time that day, she carefully removes the tiny cap and begins to unwrap the swaddling bands of soft white linen and wool. Freed from his snug encasement, the baby kicks and waves his little arms, listening to the now-familiar swish-swish of the warm oil in his mother’s hands and the comforting sound of her balmy lullaby. So begins his twice-daily massage. The scene is in a Jewish shtetl, one of the small enclaves in Poland in the early nineteenth century, but we could be anywhere in the world, in any century, for it is a familiar tableau of motherhood in every culture throughout the ages. From the Eskimos of the Canadian Arctic to the Ganda of East Africa, from South India to Northern Ireland, in Russia, China, Sweden, and South America, in South Sea Islands huts and modern American homes, babies are lovingly massaged, caressed, and crooned to every day. Mothers all over the world know their babies need to be held, carried, rocked, and touched. The gentle art of infant massage has been part of baby caregiving traditions passed from parent to child for generations. Asked why, each culture would provide different answers. Most would simply say, “It is our custom.” Many of the family customs of our ancestors, turned aside in the early twentieth century in the interest of “progress,” are returning to our lives as modern science rediscovers their importance and their contribution to our infants’ well-being and that of whole communities. Cross-cultural studies have demonstrated that in societies where infants are held, massaged, rocked, breastfed, and carried, adults are less aggressive and violent, more cooperative and compassionate. Our great-great-grandmothers would stand up and utter a great “I told you so!” were they to observe our “new” discoveries in infant care. Before your baby is born, you may envision yourself calmly and blissfully being a parent, or you may be terrified that you don’t know what to do with this new human depending on you for its very existence. It is fairly easy now, with the Internet, to read a lot about infants—what they need, what they don’t need, how to provide the best environment for them, how to respond to their cries and fusses, and so on. Scientific research has blossomed over the past decades, and many of the parenting styles of our grandparents’ day have been proven to be almost barbaric. Figure out how to both take care of yourself and provide your infant with the love, attention, and healthy environment that she desperately needs. Those who say, “Well, I turned out all right! The way my parents did it will work for me,” don’t recognize the many problems and the physical, mental, and emotional health risks they faced or will face because of how they were raised. If you can be firmly rooted in who you are, you will find that you can intuit the right decisions as you live with your baby. You will make mistakes, but as you relax, slow down, empower yourself with good information, and have confidence in who you are, you can correct your course as you go along. In this way, no permanent damage is done. Your child responds to you “being yourself.” Trying to parent in some way that isn’t coming from your deepest principles is confusing for your child, and damaging in the long term. Only you can decide, according to what feels best to you, whether you give birth at home or in a hospital or birthing center, choose to immunize or not, breastfeed or not; whether your children wear exclusively natural fibers or not; whether or not you choose day care; how you discipline and communicate with a toddler; and so on. After doing your own research about the issues, make your decisions from a deep inner place that makes you feel like a good parent, instead of simply going with what your parents tell you or with the current cultural flow. Over and over again, it has been shown that the current cultural flow is often wrong. At one time it was common and accepted to give babies opium to keep them quiet. At one time mothers were told to wear masks and not to breathe on their babies or breastfeed them for fear of “contaminating” them. At one time parents were told not to respond to infants’ cries for fear of “spoiling” them. At one time it was widely believed that babies didn’t feel pain and that they could not see or hear in the womb or for the first weeks of life. Take the experts with a grain of salt, and listen to your own heart about what is right for you and your family. Both for babies and parents, the benefits of infant massage are more far-reaching than may at first be obvious. For infants, massage is much more than a luxurious sensual experience. It is a tool for maintaining the child’s health and well-being on many levels. For parents, it is vital to feeling secure in your own ability to do something positive for—and get a positive response from—this squealing bit of newborn humanity suddenly and urgently put in your charge. It is not a therapy that you do to your baby; it is a deep communicative art that you do with your baby. Can Babies Be Spoiled with Love and Attention? Research can help us understand why traditional practices are so important. Knowing why, we are less quick to cast adrift customs that can deeply enrich our lives. Our concern about raising “spoiled” children comes from an earlier time when behaviorists, after discovering behavioral conditioning, thought that we could condition our babies to behave like little adults by ignoring their cries and not offering too much affection. That approach eventually became popular again. (Fads swing like a pendulum from one extreme to another, and parenting advice is not immune to this phenomenon.) Popular baby care programs used to advise parents to put babies on rigid schedules, allow them to “cry it out” alone, and punish them for behavior that was not convenient for parents. The leaders of these movements also managed to convince parents that they damaged their infant’s metabolism by breastfeeding on demand (despite all research to the contrary) and created spoiled, selfish children if parents responded to their needs and comforted them when they cried. Parents were admonished never to allow their infants to sleep with them, for they could easily kill them (again, despite all research to the contrary). These ideas represent a swing away from the natural parenting practices that had gained momentum in the 1970s and achieved recognition from pediatricians as healthy and normal by the 1990s. Here is a more practical and research-verified approach: •In order to become well-adjusted, kind, empathic adults, babies require a lot of attention, affection, and response to their needs. •Breastfeeding on demand, breast milk in a bottle, and bottle-feeding that emulates breastfeeding as closely as possible are essential to a baby’s physical, mental, and emotional health as well as to continual bonding with parents. •Cosleeping can easily be made completely safe if parents learn appropriate ways to make it happen. Proof abounds that babies who are neglected and punished suffer bonding breaks and, without intervention, often grow up to be troubled if not antisocial or sociopathic, individuals. Since the mid-1970s, working with parents to bond more deeply with their infants, respect them, learn their nonverbal “language,” and respond to them with love, I have received countless letters from parents saying infant massage changed their entire life as a family, and their children turned out to be lively, creative, inquisitive, secure, intelligent, social, loving, humanitarian human beings. I had this experience with my own two kids, now amazing adults; my own “laboratory” proved to me that my research and ideas are correct. Authoritarian advisers neglect to mention that parents all over the world have naturally responded with love to their babies, breastfed on demand, slept in “family beds,” and carried infants in various types of slings for millennia—and that if you read the biographies of terrorists, serial killers, and cruel dictators, you will invariably find neglect or authoritarian treatment in childhood. Infant massage, as it is shared in this book, is not a fad. It is an ancient art that connects you deeply with the person who is your baby, and it helps you to understand your baby’s particular nonverbal language and respond with love and respectful listening. It empowers you as a parent, for it gives you the means by which you become an expert on your own child and therefore can respond according to your baby’s unique needs. Rather than growing up selfish and demanding (though all kids go through such stages), a child whose voice is heard, whose heart is full, and who is enve loped in love overflows with that love and naturally, unselfconsciously gives of himself to others. He learns what healthy, respectful touch is by being touched that way. She learns self-discipline by watching her parents and imitating them. He has little to rebel against because there is no festering resentment of parents’ authoritarian or autocratic, unpredictable rules and punishments. The deep emotional bonds formed in infancy lay a foundation for a lifetime of trust, courage, dependability, faith, and love. Infant massage is not just for parents who embrace a certain lifestyle. Whether your baby sleeps with you or in her own room, is breast- or bottle-fed, is weaned early or late—all these decisions are up to you. Massaging your baby simply communicates love, releases tension, and helps you better understand your baby’s needs. The fact that it is fun is a wonderful added benefit! After more than fifty years of intensive research, it has become obvious that, as with fruit, neglect rather than attention spoils a child. “I’d gotten so much pressure about spoiling the baby, even before she was born,” says Judith, mother of three-year-old Kelsey. “But I felt differently inside. The information about the benefits of infant massage gave me permission to be the kind of mother I want to be and the research to back me up when I am contradicted.” When we know why our caress is so important to our babies, we are more likely to follow our intuition, to relax, and to give way to our natural inclinations. Your Baby’s Sensory World Two little eyes to look around, Two little ears to hear a sound, One little nose to smell what’s sweet, One little mouth that likes to eat. —Traditional nursery rhyme A Baby’s Senses Develop in Sequence An infant’s senses develop in sequence: first the proximity senses (those that need the nearness of some object to operate effectively), and then the distance senses (those that help the baby perceive things that are farther away). Of the proximity senses, the first and most important is touch. Touch and Movement The sense of touch has been detected in human embryos less than eight weeks old. Though the baby is less than an inch long and has no eyes or ears, her skin sensitivity is already highly developed. A fetus will pull away from an object that touches its face at eight weeks; by fourteen weeks, the infant can feel with most of his body. Her neural pathways for pain are fully developed at twenty-six weeks—indeed, premature infants born around this age have responded to painful stimuli. Medical scientists have recorded chemical stress reactions to potentially painful touches, such as that of a needle during amniocentesis, as early as twenty-three weeks, although they debate whether the baby can feel pain at this stage. Nature begins the baby’s massage long before she is born. First she rocks and floats, then slowly her world surrounds her ever more closely. The gentle caress of the womb becomes stronger, gradually becoming the contractions that rhythmically squeeze and push, providing massive stimulation to the infant’s skin and organ systems. For babies birthed by Cesarean section, infant massage becomes an important way to stimulate the skin and organ systems. Infants are accustomed to the tactile stimulation of constant movement, and they need the reestablishment of those rhythms after birth. In two studies, mothers in one group were asked to carry their infants not only during feeding or crying but for extra periods of time each day, in a soft front pack. These infants were compared with infants who were held and carried normally. At six weeks, the infants who received the extra touching and movement cried half as much as the others. Today kangaroo care is a common practice in hospital nurseries because of its beneficial effects on premature infants’ physiological, social-emotional, and psychological health. Similarly, premature babies often receive massage as part of their care, now that Dr. Tiffany Field’s studies have proven its remarkable impact on growth and development. More about this in Chapter 16. Not only do newborns have a well-developed sense of touch, but this sense is vital to their survival. Many infants institutionalized in the United States in the early 1900s, and more recently babies in orphanages in Romania, died from what is now called failure to thrive. The cause of their death was not unsanitary conditions or lack of nutrition but the absence of human contact. Infants who survive their first six months but whose mothers fail to provide adequate touch fail to grow properly, researchers reported in 1994 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Your baby’s skin is her largest organ. More of her body is devoted to the sense of touch than to any other sense. Touching your baby, whether to feed, bathe, and change her or to cuddle, massage, and play with her, not only helps her grow but may also release endorphins, which make her happy, reduce pain, and heighten her other senses. According to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, infant massage may help strengthen your baby’s immune system, improve her digestive and nervous systems, increase her muscle tone, and allow her to sleep more. A May 2012 report from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews states that newborns who had early skin-to-skin contact were warmer, cried less, interacted with their mothers more, and had greater levels of mother-infant attachment than babies who did not have this contact. Taste and Smell Other proximity senses are taste and smell, both of which are connected with touch and are significant to the newborn. A baby only five days old can differentiate her mother’s smell and the taste of her milk from that of another mother. Infants, too, have special “chemical signatures” that their mothers are able to detect. Research shows that many mothers can pick out their infants’ garments by scent alone after only two hours of exposure to their newborns. - About the author - For more than thirty years, Vimala McClure has worked with parents and babies using the ancient practice of infant massage to help create warm, intuitive bonds of love in families. She is the founder of the International Association of Infant Massage and the author of Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents, The Tao of Motherhood, A Woman’s Guide to Tantra Yoga, and The Path of Parenting. More from Vimala McClure by Vimala McClure — Published by Bantam — Paperback E-Book Stay in the know with our Reader's Circle for Book Clubs Reader's Circle for Book Clubs The Smitten Word Random House Events LitFlash Penguin Random House Founded in 1925, Random House is the proud publishing house of the world’s most acclaimed storytellers, thought leaders, and innovators. 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__label__cc	0.704555	0.295445	Pulp > Pulp Discussion > 50 Books in 2016 Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5 6 7 Go Down Author Topic: 50 Books in 2016 (Read 7912 times) Re: 50 Books in 2016 I just finished reading Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, the book the HBO documentary was based on. Highly recommended, especially if you found the film interesting. There are so many more details about the insanity of the cult and it's leaders. Quote from: euro60 on May 02, 2016, 04:43:08 PM 3. Markus Zusak - The Book Thief This was a good story about WWII Germany told from the perspective of a poor young girl and how the war impacted her life. While I was reading it I never really cared about anyone or anything and not once did I think to myself, "hey, I wonder how they are doing" and go out of my way to read. But continue on I did and at the end I there were tears and tears and tears, so I guess the author did something right. Good for you, Zusak. I never read the book, but I did see the big screen adaptation, a year or 2 ago? I thought the movie was okay, not great, not bad either. You should check it out at your local library. I'll be interested in your take on it. I didn't even know there was a movie! Thanks for the heads up. Quote from: daytime drinking on April 14, 2016, 01:23:03 PM 1- the heart of darkness/ the secret sharer- joseph conrad 2- blacking up; the minstrel show in 19th century america- robert c toll 3- the subterraneans/ pic- jack kerouac 4- judgement of paris: california v france and the historic 1976 paris tasting that revolutionized wine- george m. taber 5- tao te ching- lao tzu 6- sex at dawn: the prehistoric origins of modern sexuality- christopher ryan and cadilda jetha 7- diary of a madman and other stories- nikolai gogol 8- wars of reconstruction- douglas egerton. 9- bringing up bebe- pamela druckerman 10- out of my life and thought- albert schweitzer- preacher, lecturer, author, philosopher, organ aficionado, traveling musician etc.. felt life was too easy so he became a doctor. devoted half of his life to equatorial africa. i felt it beautiful he spent a considerable amount of his life during two world wars. he was having a difficult time trying to help people while the world was engage in hurting. he won a nobel prize for his "philosophy of civilization." he critiqued the accepted idea of christ as only being mystical/spiritual as he did hindu, that the best course of action is to die as the material world is meaningless. he found value in the material and bounded that with the mystical/spiritual. for the amount he dismisses eastern thought, he had an eastern tinge to his own. he recognized a connection with every living being. i'd be interested in reading his work regarding hinduism. « Last Edit: May 16, 2016, 01:17:04 PM by daytime drinking » Quote from: c-lando on January 04, 2016, 01:47:12 PM 1. "Fangirl" - Rainbow Rowell - I think I've turned into a Rainbow Rowell fangirl. Sigh. 2. "The Overlook" - Michael Connelly - That was an abrupt ending. 3. "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" - Benjamin Alire Saenz - This was a beautiful coming of age story. Didn't hurt that I listened to the audiobook narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda. I've enjoyed spending a week with him in my car. 4. "Martini Man: The Life of Dean Martin" - William Schoell - I'm sure that there are much better biographies than this one for Dino's life. I learned a few things, but I don't think that this author interviewed many important people in Dean's life. He seemed to put more effort into the movie reviews than anything else. Even the photos were second or third tier. Ended up skimming most of the book. Meh. 5. "Clever Girl" - Tessa Hadley 6. "Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener" - M.C. Beaton (audiobook) - Thought I'd give this series one more go and I regret it. At least it was an audiobook. 7. "The Clasp" - Sloane Crosley 8. "The Bottoms" - Joe R. Lansdale - This is my first time reading anything by Lansdale and I'm ashamed of myself. GOOD, good stuff here. This book was "To Kill a Mockingbird" with a Stephen King twist to me. 9. "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" - David Sedaris (audiobook) - David goes a little dark there at the end with the short essays that aren't autobiographical. I can see why this book received some harsh reviews. But, it was mostly my cup of tea. 10. "The Drop" - Michael Connelly (audiobook) - Just felt like spending some time with Harry Bosch again even though I've already read this one. Good traffic companion and traffic has been SHIT lately. 11. "Blonde Faith" - Walter Mosley - the Easy Rawlins book that comes before "Little Green". Somehow I had missed this one. Not enough Mouse. 12. "Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned" - Walter Mosley (audiobook) - This is not an Easy Rawlins book. Somehow, I had never heard of this Mosley character, Socrates Fortlow. He's a complicated cat as detailed in these short stories. Loved the voice of the narrator. 13. "Modern Romance" - Aziz Ansari - Interesting and funny, though I did end up skimming some sections. Recommended to my friend who is struggling now with online dating. If you're in that boat, it's probably an encouraging read. 14. "Saint Mazie" - Jami Attenberg “We all lose sometimes. Life’s plenty easy when you’re winning. It’s what you do when you’re down. That’s the real test.” 15. "The Crossing" - Michael Connelly - What will Harry Bosch do now that he is really retired from the LAPD? Help his half-brother, Mickey Haller, of course. 16. "Guilt by Association" - Marcia Clark - Not bad, Clark. I do hate this character's relationship with food. It was something that struck me as super annoying EVERY TIME she brought it up. A weird thing to pick as a character trait. But, the cases were interesting enough to keep me reading. Quote from: trixi on March 28, 2016, 06:54:03 PM 1. Finding Audrey--Sophie Kinsella 2. Watermelon--Marian Keyes 3. The Treatment--Suzanne Young 4. Jesse's Girl--Miranda Kenneally 5. A Good Place to Hide: How One French Village Saved Thousands of Lives During World War II--Peter Grose 6. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children--Ransom Riggs 7. Winter Time: Memoirs of a German Sinto who Survived Auschwitz--Walter Stanoski Winter 8. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B--Teresa Toten 9. The Boy in the Black Suit--Jason Reynolds 10. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story--Karen Levine 11. The Weight of Feathers--Anna-Marie McLemore 12. Bone Gap--Laura Ruby 13. Grave Secrets--Kathy Reichs 14. Wonders of the Invisible World--Christopher Barzak 15. Hollow City--Ransom Riggs 16. Finding Forever--Ken Baker 17. In the Unlikely Event--Judy Blume 18. NYPD Red 4--James Patterson 19. Private Paris--James Patterson 20. X--Ilyasah Shabazz 21. Stones on a Grave--Kathy Kacer 22. Tapestry of Hope: Holocaust Writing for Young People--Lillian Boraks-Nemetz 23. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda--Becky Albertalli 24. As Time Goes By--Mary Higgins Clark 25. Because You'll Never Meet Me--Leah Thomas 26. Children of the Slaughter: Young People of the Holocaust--Ted Gottfried 17. "My Mother Was Nuts" - Penny Marshall - A fun read. Lots of stuff I never knew! 18. "The Brightest Star in the Sky" - Marian Keyes - This was the first time I've read one of her books. But, she seems to be popping up in my FB feed and the main character in ME BEFORE YOU was reading one of her books in the movie. Quote from: daytime drinking on May 16, 2016, 01:10:52 PM 10- out of my life and thought- albert schweitzer 11- p.t. barnum: america's greatest showman- the kunhardt's- this is what ayn rand is talking about. three fires to his museum's that any one of which would have shattered one financial, personally, spiritually. but he shrugged them all off. even a disastrous land speculation deal which ruined him. just shrugged it off. he was like a steve jobs. he knew what we wanted. and he was the most successful person in the world in his era. his most genius ploy was to procure some commodity legally, completely legit. say it's an elephant named jumbo (which is the origin of that word), and spread word through the london press that you practically stole it. nobody in london cared too much about this elephant. it was a monster. but after word spread that pt barnum, this yankee, had swindled the owners, a sensation was born. marketing at it's best. but of course in those numerous fires, train derailments, not many of his animals made it. but the law was on his side shockingly, against animal advocacy groups. fuck his flaws, the man was brilliant Quote from: daytime drinking on June 16, 2016, 11:48:00 PM 11- p.t. barnum: america's greatest showman- the kunhardt's- 12- the virtue of selfishness- ayn rand. mo' cold hard trufs fo' yo' commie ass. of course, what a title! but of course, it wasn't meant to be attention grabbing. if you bother to read any of her work, you'll understand where she's coming from, the title won't be as incendiary. maybe the title isn't offensive to you, it has been for a few of my friends. "that bitch," they say. don't bother reading it. just hate her abstractly. your worldly views won't start to bleed. the chapter on racism is dead on. now, she would probably dismiss me today, it's probably better you hate your fans. "... racism is much more prevalent among the poor white trash than among their intellectual betters." i'm sure it's hard to qualify, but is it not more likely than not true? It's racist and classist as fuck. How does that sentence make any sense in the context of Rand's contempt for "collectivism?" i was taken back a bit when she said "poor white trash." but isn't it more likely to find bigots and racists among the less educated? That's not really the point. The book is not a socioeconomic study of the characteristics of poor or uneducated people. Rand thinks that shit is for liberal losers. It's a (horribly bad) philosophical/metaphysical treatise. Think about the whole point of the book. It's to reject collectivism, which is the subjugation of the individual to the group-- whether that group is based on class, race, or whatever. Rand's attempted point is that racism is just one form of collectivism, and collectivism in any form is bad. And yet she lumps people into groups willy-nilly. More so than even the average weak, liberal loser. So she's being a total hypocrite there. Moreover, her attempted point in that specific chapter is to say that racism follows from collectivism. In other words if you think in terms of groups at all, you will inevitably become racist. Except that there are plenty of people who are not "objectivist" who aren't at all racist and think it is stupid. I'm guessing that all of us fall in that category. And it's because the problem with grouping people by race isn't the fact that you grouped them, but rather that you grouped them STUPIDLY. There's no scientific or logical reason to believe that blacks are stupid or lazy, or whatever. Conversely, most racists are not like "Gee, I need to subjugate myself to the needs of the group. Therefore, as a white guy I will regretfully accept property and riches as a self-sacrifice." See what I'm saying? She says she is above collectivism, yet she stereotypes like a mofo. Other people are not above collectivism, yet they don't stereotype less than she does. So how does collectivism lead to racism/classism, etc.? « Last Edit: June 30, 2016, 06:50:52 PM by Zafer Kaya » possibly that it allows racism to perpetuate? it's the argument against affirmative action i feel is what she's going after. the individual must sacrifice for society as if a cure all. she's saying, the moment you make a decision based on race, you're a racist. kudos to you and your memory. i had to dig thru notes to remember shit Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5 6 7 Go Up	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line756
__label__wiki	0.572229	0.572229	A Return To Winning Ways Under the title 'Official anti-racism and the white working class' a senior member of Red Action addressed a seminar organised by the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) at Brunel University on August 9th 2000. The following is the full text of the speech. Among the many millions of words written about the murder of Jamie Bulger, one sentence sticks out. In a book on the case, the author comments, that 'it was pity the boys had to kill Jamie Bulger to get a proper education'. It is a sentence that says as much of society as the killers it produced. It is of course the same society that has produced the contemporary Left. Will it too need to suffer a similar trauma before it gets a proper political education one wonders? I sometimes think so. To see why, it is necessary only to study the arguments and theories that sets much of the left in confrontation with objective reality. And more to the point in conflict with it's supposedly core working class constituency. "Communists" Weekly Worker tells us, "are uncompromising in our demand for the smashing of all immigration controls. We say - if the product of labour is legal so must the worker. Every human being - from developed or underdeveloped countries - must have the right to travel visit, live and work where they choose". (June 22 2000) Was this statement not more than a little compromised by the rider which states: 'CLEARLY' (my emphasis) this 'can only be implemented fully and permanently through the realisation of our complete minimum programme...' it a concept of unconditional immigration easily misunderstood. And though the Communist Party consider it 'gratifying', that on its initiative, the London Socialist Alliance incorporated the call for the 'scrapping of all immigration controls' in it's platform for the GLA elections, for sponsors it remains quite sensibly, - an aim. An aspiration, to be implemented subject to very specific conditions: unconditional immigration but not unconditionally, However, on LSA propaganda, stickers and such, there was no room, and some may have felt little need to explain the caveat. Denied the opportunity to study the small print, the public would have assumed, as I did, that this was an LSA strategy for the here and now. Had the call for the 'smashing of all immigration controls', not prudently, or opportunistically, depending on your point of view, been put on the "back burner", and a less incendiary slogan employed in the actual election material, the potential not only to decimate the LSA's meagre total, but even, strike a mortal blow against the unity project itself, may well have been realised. Now, accepting for the moment, that for revolutionaries the free movement of people, including economic migrants is axiomatic, it is also the responsibility of revolutionaries to take on board that to demand as much under present conditions, is self-defeating. What you ask are these present conditions? Well, when even cloistered Observer leader writers warn that an 'essentially liberal and tolerant country is losing touch with its own values' it is plain something is awry. 'Radio talk shows' the Observer exclaimed recently 'reveal prejudice bordering on hatred'. That talks shows are the only interface between the liberal elite and the lower orders speaks volumes of the class divide in itself. Despite that they have a point. Following the deaths of the 58 Chinese refugees many callers to the Nicky Campbell Show on Radio 5 Live were nothing if not candid. One even admitted her instinctive response to news of the deaths was 'good': 'that's 58 less we have to deal with'. Horror too, at the mounting level of race attacks, led the new London Mayor to comment, that the latest police figures "make terrifying reading". In the 12 months to April this year, the number of reported racial incidents in London more than doubled to 23,346. (Independent 30.5.2000) As an enthusiastic champion of the Macpherson Report, the Guardian was despondent: "the rise will come as a disappointment in the wake of Sir William's...landmark report which was billed as providing the foundation for greater tolerance". (17.5.2000) Whether or not black or Asian victims 'have greater confidence in the police', or whether the police 'have improved their recording of racial incidents' is moot. Seemingly aware of the contradiction between support for futher initatives 'to improve race relations', and a spiralling rise in race attacks, some state sponsored agencies are now insisting they are indeed 'very happy to see the rise' because it reflects a greater confidence in the police recording of them! Complete delirium all round, hats in the air and all that presumably, if the independent studies by the Runnymeade Trust, which put the actual under estimation by police, not at one in two, as with the updated amendment, but more realistically at a minimum of - one in ten are subsequently realised. These estimates were in additton, released prior to immigration returning to the boil, and - a full two years before the police were condemned as 'institutionally racist'. Yet despite the wealth of independent research and statistical data all pointing in the same direction, in the direction of a vast 'reactionary reservoir', too many on the left comfort themselves in denial. Why if such is the volume of race attacks they ask, have the far-right not done better at the polls? Surely their electoral failure can be taken as proof of the continuing competence of state sponsored anti-racism, multi-culturalism, equal opportunities and so on. A smug complacency the current refugee controversy, has one hopes, effectively demolished. Though the far-right did abandon the streets in 1994, the BNP 'never', to coin a phrase, 'went away you know'. Rather their decision to, in the words of leader Nick Griffin 'decommission the boot' was not because it was losing the argument with multiculturalism. Not hardly. More realistically it was because in the previous five years, as it had attempted to kick its way into the headlines ala the NF, 'the boot', they found was invariably, on a foot other than their own. Thus it was not liberalism but it's dictionary opposite that forced muscular nationalism, (incidentally in the teeth of fierce opposition from C18 ), to begin the painful and self critical revision of far-right ends and means. Since fully adjusting to the shortcomings of Plan A, street conflict, and with it, the constant wearing down of membership and morale, is obsessively avoided. Further reinforced by the adoption of a Haider type strategy, the BNP vote is now steadily climbing: a fourfold increase for example, in the last 11 months in London alone. The 80,000 votes in the GLA election, applied to general election turn-out reveals a voter base of well over 1,000,000 nationally. Coming second to Labour in a council by-election in Bexley on July 6, despite the Tories playing the race card, confirms the trajectory to be steadily upward. Such are the present conditions. The BNP spectre withstanding, LSA self-interest has been remarkably quick to adjust to the reality of a liberal stance on refugees, even when diluted, translating negatively on working class door steps. In it's official communique shortly after the election the 'incredible' 46,500 total was achieved, it was admitted, "despite standing up for the rights of asylum seekers". A rare but welcome admission, that an identification with 'official anti-racism', can prove a serious handicap politically. Yet without any noticeable discussion, when canvassing for the by-election in Tottenham, in a constituency (estimated incidentally to be 50% black), LSA policy on immigration it was advised, should be put "forward [only] if voters raised the issue of the doorstep...no need to spell out every last detail ....it might cost us votes". (Weekly Worker June 8 2000) But, if the prospect of leaking votes concentrated minds in Haringey, it remained business as usual in neighbouring boroughs. With LSA canvassers, in back pedalling mode in Tottenham, posters proclaiming the legend 'Refugees Welcome Here!' were plastered all over the Borough of Enfield instead. On at least one estate, their efforts had the pernicious effect of igniting suspicions, that flats currently being refurbished were to be allotted, not to locals, as had been assumed, but to a fresh batch of refugees. Within hours of the posters being put up, and of course ripped down, the non issue of immigration had become one! 'Dangerous dog/sharp stick' is the word association that best describes such a tactic. At the end of last month I personally came across an 'Asylum Seekers Welcome here!' picket outside Sainsbury's in Islington. Leaflets were being handed out and passersby asked to sign petitions. In the background a megaphone blared that 'fat cats not refugees' were to blame. None looked too convinced. Many shook there heads, and walked on, some muttering. In the twenty minutes I was there, what response was provoked - was hostile. Apart from a beggar berating them for ruining his pitch, middle aged women were the most vocal: 'Help your own people first and so on' One even attempted to snatch leaflets from one of the petitioners. However despite this one old dear did volunteer to sign the petition. Yet on returning with a sandwich, I saw that the petitioner in question had completed the page previously half full, in the 5 minute interim. How he began the next page solved the mystery of how he had finished the last one -he simply signed it himself. Again it raises the question - who is fooling whom? Nor is it just on the refugee issue the left has tied itself in knots. Not nearly. The inadequacy in that regard is but a symptom. Far wider contradictions between principle and practice, and between cause and effect, are also beginning to surface. "Multiculturalism" is pro-actively "pitting all communities against each other" according to a recent report by the Foreign Policy Centre think-tank. Moreover the "cloak of multi-culturalism" is being "worn by those with no interest in integration". It further warns, that out of date term "ethnic minorities" are not only an obstacle to integration; but the whole idea of permanent minorities, is based, it argues, on the "ludicrous assumption" that there is some "larger homogeneous white" community out there, that must be continually confronted until vanquished. It is in the interests of all, author Yasmin Brown therefore concludes, that multiculturalism is "laid to rest". ('Why Multiculturalism has failed' Telegraph 23,5.00) Looked at another way, while society has, and will continue to be made up a multitude of cultures, while 'multi-culturalism' is indisputably a fact, it is not a strategy, or at least, not an inherently progressive one. So whatever the Foreign Policy Centre motivation, it may have done us all an immense favour. If multiculturalism is to be laid to rest, a self confident left should be the very last to mourn it's passing. But what advantage does the demise, or even assassination of multiculturalism, offer working class independence? For a start, if society is not organised horizontally along the lines of race, as previously supposed, then it must (as all us Marxists knew anyway) in reality be structured vertically on the lines of class. An observation, that ought to have made a rejection of the multicultural ethos fundamental from the outset. That society never resembled a patchwork quilt, is a basic contradiction much of the left, while tripping over itself in it's concern to be 'right on', has steadfastly ducked for decades. Consequently while 'integration' has been allowed to become a dirty word, one time immigrants, who have long since put down roots, continue to be artificially classified by multiculturalism as perennial outsiders. Until that nettle is firmly grasped, interlopers is precisely how they, and the later arrivals will be politically defined in perpetuity. Who, when you think about it, can that possibly help? So rather than continue to 'promote diversity', integration as against segregation, ought to return to being the anti-racist watchword. Of course as part of a defensive formation, the articulation and support for minority rights, be they racial or sexual, must remain an absolute. But it is not for the left, the way forward. Quite the reverse. To attempt to politically move forward with minority rights to the forefront, sooner or later fragments any alliance, needlessly antagonises the neglected majority, ultimately reinforces rivalries, and institutionalises division. Often reducing politics particularly at a local community level, to a feudal type system of 'special pleading'. Even worse, a class divided against itself on such lines, can have no cogent platform from which to demand, and fight for, a greater allocation of national resources. And thus unable to move forward, it is also powerless to efficiently defend what it has got. So year on year its 'allowance' systematically shrinks. Perpetuating first poverty, then an increased rivalry between ethnic divisions. A situation which has allowed the political sponsors of multiculturalism a rule untroubled by radical or sustained opposition for well over a generation. An outcome, we can assume, was no accidental by-product, but very much the intended result. 'Divide and rule' was the old term, the 'promotion of diversity' can be read as it's contemporary manifestation. (A balancing act which the LSA choice for mayor, it may be worth mentioning in passing, was one of the first to turn into a political art form.) Equally wide of the mark, are the routine accusations of an underlying racism in regard to the motivation of the state itself. Indeed the Left's entire approach to anti-racism and increasingly anti-fascism "dovetails" so "neatly" as Weekly Worker put it, with the "state's own official anti-racism" - it illustrates perfectly, how once progressive ideas can, and have, been assimilated into a state strategy "and used for reactionary purposes." (22.6.2000) Historically, reactionary purposes have been well served by divisions within the lower orders. Oddly for some time now, is the left which has promoted 'minority versus majority causes' with nationalistic zeal. The greater, generally working class indignation, the more the strategy responsible for exposing previously 'hidden' levels of bigotry is vindicated. As one Guardian reader explained it: "Too many white people continue to think that not noticing or ignoring another person's ethnic and religious identity is a mark of liberalism. In fact it is just as racist as abusing them for it." For such a mindset being painted into a corner, on one cause after another has come to be regarded as a badge of honour. But such 'battle honours' have not come without cost. Indeed so corrosive has the crusade been to the standing of the left, socialism, as the GLA results demonstrates, is today in many ways, reduced to 'a cause' itself. Why the left felt compelled to pursue such a misguided course is instructive. Fittingly, it is Tony Cliff, founder of the SWP, and through expulsions splits and splinters, the negative creator of a host of other trends, who provides an insight into how, this flawed 'minority versus majority praxis' took root. In his autobiography Cliff; cites an incident, which sounds like a prototype: "...there was time when the Socialist Review Group was tiny, with between 25 and 30 members only. A worker wanted to join. He liked our programme but thought that our opposition to immigration controls would prevent other workers from joining. I said, 'You join the group over my dead body'" Lost in admiration for his fortitude, Cliff was unable to accept that the 'worker' in question was speaking objectively. Historically, and for all the usual reasons, widescale immigration is moe often than not the focus of tensions and resentments. Yet in Cliff's example, 'the worker' who made this observation, appears not to have had a problem with political opposition to immigration controls himself. Nonetheless, for Cliff 'the revolutionary', any further discussion was out of the question. In raising the problem, he 'the worker' was seemingly judged guilty of 'unconscious racism' of some form or another. Consequently before allowing him into polite revolutionary circles, it was necessary to see, as David Trimble might put it, whether he could be properly 'house trained' first. 'Reactionary ideas' were, Cliff made clear, to be firmly locked out of 'the workers movement' even if this meant excluding the workers themselves. From such a perspective, it is a small remove to seeing anti-racism not as question of enlightened self interest, but more an acculurating of the lower orders; the drilling into them, like any good colonialist of 'our superior customs and habits'. When you consider that the working class is the only social group where assimilation is genuine, the missionary analogy seems both more apt, and more misplaced. Yet such paternalism permeates all aspects of anti-racist work professional and amateur. Thus should any 'minority' be the subject of finger-pointing, rather than addressing the problem in the interest of the entire community, kneejerk denial is the standard response. In the late '70's when the NF ran with the slogan 'All Blacks are Muggers! the SWP response was to flatly deny any blacks could possibly be so inclined - even to other dissenting members of the same 'community' who knew better!. When in Dover last year some teenagers (one a twelve year old girl) were slashed by a refugee, any hint of the need for a tactical approach was met with a snort. Generally even the tiniest hint of a racial angle and the prospect of any communities, often legitimate concerns being 'sensitively' addressed, is instantly scotched for fear of 'pandering to them'. Of course even when entirely media-led, or just plain bogus, perception as the LSA leadership have begun to realise, is as concrete a political reality to be factored in as any other. Meanwhile outside of such exalted circles, if 'inherently racist communities' are to be conquered, megaphone lectures, or short and snappy 'Refugees welcome here'! commands, remain the propaganda weapons of choice. Should the state wants to pack 400 Kosovan refugees into two-tier Portacabins on a village green, increasing the population by fifth overnight, and stretching resources beyond breaking point, it is as far as the left is concerned - 'fine by us'. If concern is voiced at all, it is that the refugees should be furnished with more fitting accommodation. Otherwise thumbs up. The mildest protest and the whole estate can expect to be plastered with posters. Up on till recently the overall propaganda impact was airily assumed to be positive - untill it was realised votes were at stake. After all if they are 'inherently racist' (and we are not standing) what have we got to lose by provoking them? Alternatively, if as the SWP maintain, society is moving to the left anyway, all the easier it will be to marginalise them. If on the other hand, the drift, is in the opposite direction, as even the Observer has noticed, what then? In contrast to the Observer, the Guardian, like much of the left, has persevered with the blind-sided approach. Addressing the implications of "a third of refugees" having "degrees or professional qualifications", it drew the conclusion that "the temptation to place refugees on sink estates must be avoided. There are," it went on "plenty of good empty houses without resorting to the use of condemned property". (April 1 2000) On June 29th, a senior United Nations official quoted in the Scottish Herald also saw fit to chastise the powers that be for leaving refugees "trapped on nightmare estates". In left and liberal circles this sort of comment is widely applauded as the epitome of anti-racism, even when the overall sense of 'nightmare estates and condemned property' being considered perfectly adequate for the existing occupants (in line with 'the natural order' presumably) is inescapable. Liberals express shock and outrage when the residents of said 'the sink estates' knock back such perspectives. Such signs of rebellion are ominous signs, we are told of 'an essentially tolerant and liberal country losing touch with it's own values'. In truth, it is some time since Britain could accurately be described as a 'liberal society'. A champions league position in regard to race attacks, incarcerations, in addition to spawning 'the most reactionary youth in Europe' are not normal by-products of such a society. A society perfectly capable of re-producing the Stephen Lawrences and the David Copelands is hardly, as the saying goes, 'at ease with itself'. Of course it is perfectly possible, the communities that live on the sink estates, that house the perpetrators are no longer judged to be part of society. Indeed, those considered undeserving of first class rights, are multiplying at an astonishing rate. Withdrawal of trial by jury, has been followed with the proposed loss of benefit without due process for probation offenders. Late for an appointment? Loss of benefit the penalty. As well as suspected football hooligans losing their rights to hold passports, such sanctions were at one stage to be extended to include those convicted of any offence, including the crime of wearing an 'offensive tattoo'! All too firmly within the catchment considered unworthy of first class rights, are of course refugees. As non-citizens and even lower on the food chain, the political right demand they be treated most harshly of all. On the contrary the left counter, in the interests of justice, their rights to housing, education, health etc must be given priority. A priority that should if necessary, override the interests and rights of their inherently second class, and lets not forget, racist hosts, Such a resolute approach is widely considered to be both honourable and tactically astute. A tad disappointing then, when following the adoption of their recommendation, animosity to refugees, race attacks and support for the far-right all - visibly intensify. A recent audit commission report 'Another Country', concluded, that a perception of preferential treatment, does refugees few favours. Among other things, it warns councils 'not to feed hostility by providing services for asylum seekers that are not available to other residents. It cites cases when asylum seekers were 'given money for furniture that was not available to homeless people'. In another case 'asylum seekers were provided with taxis to take them to new accommodation, while local people had to use public transport'. Where the accommodation of asylum seekers is most inflammatory it flagged up, is where 'the cost of support is borne by local tax-payers' alone. A problem sharply compounded by 'the shortfall of up to £30 *million spent by local councils, but yet to be reclaimed from central government'. That a government, which can at the drop of a hat, donate almost exactly that sum to shore up the Dome, is allowed to escape its responsibilities so blatantly, with hardly a murmur of protest from the left lobbyists is damning. Rather than grasp the opportunity of confronting an enemy, common to both immigrants and working class hosts, liberals pass, exposing again the essential dilettantism at the heart of the pro-refugee lobby. (According to the Association of London Authorities the disparity will reach £50 million - in London alone - by the end of the year incidentally.) In such circumstances, that it took the leader, of arguably the only progressive party in Europe with an authentic working class base, to identify the need for a more holistic approach, is telling. Speaking at an internal meeting on May 17, Gerry Adams claimed that the strategy of the Dublin government was failing on two fronts."Not only has the government failed to address the needs and rights of refugees and asylum seekers" it has" Adams claimed "also ignored the needs and rights of urban and rural communities. Communities have a right to be consulted, and to expect adequate resources and supports. But communities also have obligations and responsibilities as human beings". (Republican News May 25 2000) Rather than allowing, or worse tacitly supporting the 'pitting' of the most wretched against the most disadvantaged, forging precisely such a unity of interests model, is for a variety of reasons, 'the way forward'. Broadly speaking, it would for one, serve as a bridge between the call for the 'smashing of all immigration controls' and the slightly seedy realpolitik witnessed in Haringey. It could also begin to establish a connection between the harsh reality of present conditions and the principle of unconditional immigration. In addition it would go some way toward re-establishing the sense of a common goal between the working class and the left, and between the working class and immigrant communities - and not just on this issue. It would in a nutshell, be the tangible link - currently missing - between what is real and what is politically ideal. Conversely the continued failure to acknowledge that the working class as well as refugees have rights is to play directly 'into the hands of our enemies'. Understandably, what is seen to be imposed will be automatically opposed - in one way or the other. Not to champion the economic needs and democratic rights of working class communities on this issue, also ignores the consequent plight this failure causes refugees: a hypocrite invariably makes a poor apologist. To fail both sections equally, ought not to be regarded as evidence of a balanced argument. While standing up for the 'rights of refugees' might win brownie points on the letters page of the Guardian, it is not socialism. Nor interestingly, is it perceived to be. A 'minority first' stance is instinctively, and quite properly understood to be nothing more than a reverse of the 'majority first' arguments of the BNP. It is not that the 'working class do not understand' as the Socialist Party fear, rather it is that they understand only too well. From where they stand, (and who can blame them) further immigration is viewed as a stratagem, specifically designed to sustain their emasculation. Which is precisely why for the left, minority over majority will always be the wrong argument, pitched to the wrong audience. More pertinently, for the likes of the LSA, who express the ambition, and are indeed historically obliged to try and replace New Labour, in it's now, former heartlands, it is an argument it cannot win. One consequence of multiculturalism of often overlooked, is that it casts race rather than class as the motor of history. The implication being that communities are thus encouraged, if not obliged, to think along nationalist lines politically. What do we get out of it? Meaning my tribe first. Or only. More to the point my tribe rather than my class. In such a climate to identify with the stand point of a race or culture other than your own, to see it from a perspective other than your own, can come across as mealy-mouth, weak, and ambiguous: the standard hallmarks of a renegade whose views thereafter, are not to be trusted. Dribbling virtue, is generally a poor substitute for a strategy of constructive engagement. A poor substitute too, for a strategy grounded in objective reality. To return to winning ways rather than seeking out the race in every equation (as the BNP do); rather than recklessly racialise social problems, the strategy must from here on, be to try and socialise racial problems instead. In simple terms anti-racism should be just that; the absolute and automatic rejection of discrimination or victimisation on racial grounds. No more no less. Any attempts to right past wrongs, socially engineer a black middle class, or allocate resources by divisive criteria, is to dangerously over reach, to the utter detriment of anti-racism's core value: 'fairness'. ('It's not fucking fair' is a common refrain in working class communities when confronted with yet another initiative to 'improve' race relations. We can all now happily explain, that 'divide and rule' is never fucking meant to be!) Besides which, hierarchical divisions are overwhelmingly determined on the grounds of class not race. For instance while black men may suffer disproportionately in regard to police stop and search, it is self-evidently their colour that gets them stopped. But it is their class, that gets them fitted up; it is their class that get them killed. So to volunteer race not class as the remedy, is to both skim the surface, and promote division by providing a platform for respective nationalisms. The new nationalisms, needless to say, manifest themselves in the ways of the old nationalisms. Council records in Tower Hamlets for instance show that on the Isle of Dogs, Bangladeshis are at least as likely to be perpetrator, as victim in incidents deemed racial. In Bradford following the murder of a local black youth outside the Young Lion Cafe, the black community marched in protest at what they claim is a Pakistani monopoly of local affairs. Amid claims of ethnic cleansing, The Young Lion Cafe symbol of the 'Frontline' since the 1970's, but now situated opposite the new mosque, was prior to the fatal shooting, attacked by a 150 strong mob of Asian youth. Accussed by Asian elders of being a focus of drug dealing it has also been firebombed twice. According to Marsha Singh the local MP "the black community in Bradford feels very isolated, very neglected and fearful". (Independent 29.7.00) In Tipton in the West Midlands local whites complain that the local Labour party is 'by Asians for Asians'. A fact exacerbated by surgeries being held in the local mosque. Not insignificnatly the BNP vote there has doubled to 26% in two years. Eighteen months back, the CRE reported that the greatest number of race attack victims nationally were in fact white, over twice the tally of the 100,000 offences committed against Asians. Obviously such statistics fail to take into account that Asians are substantially less than 5% of the population. The lessons here are primarily two fold: 1) when the minority becomes the majority, they can be just an 'insensitive as the rest of us' and 2) in a country 95% white, a recipe for Balkanisation can leave only one winner. Therefore we must conclude taking 'the race out of anti-racism' is in the interests of everyone - bar a hungry and rejuvenated far-right. Only when released from minority over majority constraints, would a 'unity of interests' paradigm allow for the putting forward of forceful demands, not only for 'adequate' resources sufficient to ameliorate hostility, but for the extra resources, necessary to both grease integration and refloat the 'sink estates' 'invited' to play host to immigrants of whatever classification . An unapologetically vulgar demand, for an injection of Lottery money, to finance projects seen to benefit the entire community, would instantly outflank all who currently seek to exploit the refugee crisis negatively. Rather than lobbying the Home Office in pursuit of what is widely perceived to be sectional interests, imaginatively targeting prestige projects, who have themselves enjoyed huge subsidies from Lottery handouts, would see race instantly displaced by class in the debate. Having demanded sacrifices from everyone else it would be revealing to see how liberals responded when invited to make some of their own? Moreover, as is evident from the political invective unleashed by the "10 minute riot" in Charleroi, (surely the shortest 'riot' on record ?) anti-racism is increasingly a camouflage for anti-working class elitism. Official anti-racism allows the middle classes to publicly air their fear and hatred of the lower orders publicly. By invoking the anti-racist clause liberals feel free to express their contempt for society's base. Anti-racism makes it perfectly all right to hate the poor. One Observer reporter for example 'regretted that the Belgian police were not armed with real bullets, while another 'wondered whether the [England supporters] were human at all?' Topping them all was the "GRUNT, GRUNT, GRUNT: the only language they understand' headline in the Mirror. A timely reminder that Mid Victorian perceptions of race, related originally to social gradations within European society, and were only later transposed to the non-European world. What we now see as social distinctions, were then seen as racial ones - and may be again. As author Nic Cohen put it recently: "We live in an age where racial hatred is persona not grata, so is hatred of women and hatred gays, but the one thing that's flourishing is class hatred." To assume that such negative stereotyping, and the near Victorian perceptions of the 'white' working class, are confined to the liberal media would be a grave error. Across the left, and specifically within the LSA, finger-wagging and worse, (as attempts thus far to promote rational debate on the refugee issue have exposed) is de rigeur. During one discussion, it was even suggested that 'military occupation' of working class areas like Tipton was the practical solution to support for the BNP there. Fascism was once described as 'socialism without the proletariat. And here is the flip side. The novel but increasingly popular concept of 'anti-fascism not only without the working class - but opposed to it'. So for Tipton ditto Bexley, and if necessary naturally the working class as a whole. Not unnaturally those who regard the working class as 'a lost cause' champion the Greens as natural allies. At present within the LSA this may even be a majority. Happily others recognise that in the 'battle for working class hearts and minds' it is not the Greens, but the far right which will be the LSA's arch rival for the title: radical alternative. Thus far, in all other countries in Europe when 'new right' has met 'old left' it has proved no contest. If the LSA is to break with this pattern of defeat, it will need to need to break with, what up to now, is the accepted custom and practice of many of its sponsors. Decommissioning dogma, will include resisting the temptation to strike impeccable poses which serve no other purpose but to 'distinguish' the proposers from one another, and more importantly from the working class. There is an ocean of difference between moralism and morality: between feeling good and doing good. 'Unconditional immigration' by all means, as long as it is understood that there must be a bridge between the macro and the micro in its presentation. Also if the LSA truly wants to represent the working class, it must seek to cross bridges with them, rather than as has been the norm for the left hitherto, instead of them. Many people point with satisfaction to the recent Haringey result as proof of 'life in the left'. Saving a deposit is 'perfectly respectable for a party of the far-left' we are told. A mindset yet to come to terms with the LSA, to all intents and purposes, these days actually being the Left. Here now, with all the attendant responsibility, is where the buck stops. Over the last century, socialism has lost the economic argument with capitalism, the ideological argument with liberalism, and is now faced with the possibility of losing the tactical argument with fascism. Realistically, the only hope of ever returning to winning ways, is by first having the courage to acknowledge 'a lucid registration of historical defeat'. Meaning that if working class hegemony remains the unchanging goal, then tactics and strategies require some serious revision. To return to winning way means, also winning the battle of position with both Labour and the BNP. Winning the battle of position means lining up comfortably along side the working class, not as is currently the case, feeling obliged 'on principle' to line up against it. Tactically, it means avoiding scenarios where your limitations are exposed. For instance it is time the left learnt, that no matter how it is introduced, race plays to the rights agenda: it excites them. For the simple reason, no matter how apparently unfavourable the circumstances, battle is joined on their terms. More fundamentally winning the battle of position means stubbornly rejecting the solutions proffered by both middle class liberalism and nationalism alike, and constructing, from scratch if necessary, a progressive working class alternative to both. How is this to be done? To begin, with each situation must be looked at from the long and short term interests of the working class itself. Which is to say by first assessing objective conditions and only then envisaging what the working class as the ruling class might consider an ideal. A method of operation made possible only by, as Marx did, 'entirely trusting to the intellectual abilities of that class' itself. So, if the LSA is to prove the way forward, if the LSA truly wants to change society, it must change the working class. To change the working class, the left must first be prepared to change itself. Something else 'communists', will I suspect need, to be 'uncompromising' on. Labels: race and class, Red Action	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line759
__label__wiki	0.722102	0.722102	Interesting Articles‎ > ‎ Eaton Bowerman Award Courtesy: GoDucks.com Release: 12/15/2010 SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Five-time NCAA champion and world heptathlon record-holder Ashton Eaton was named the 2010 Bowerman Award winner Wednesday night by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Eaton becomes the second consecutive Duck to win the award, which is track and field's equivalent of the Heisman. Galen Rupp won the inaugural Bowerman in 2009, when Eaton was also a finalist. Oregon graduates Ashton Eaton and Andrew Wheating are off to San Antonio, Texas, where they will attend the 2010 Bowerman Award ceremony Wednesday night, along with Associate Athletic Director Vin Lananna. Announced in conjunction with the USTFCCCA convention, The Bowerman is track & field's equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, and Wheating and Eaton, along with Ryan Whiting of Arizona State, are the three 2010 men's finalists.More info.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line761
__label__cc	0.730607	0.269393	Development Project Tomorrow Wednesday Lunchtime… July 18 Holy Communion The Civic and Parish Church of Bournemouth Project Group The Friends of St. Peter’s Revd Dr. Ian Terry Joining the choir St. Peter’s Singers Choir Association Choristers and Parents Those Involved HomeEventsEventsMuseum of the Moon at St… Museum of the Moon at St Peter’s Friday 28th June 2019 – Monday 1st July 2019 Hinton Road BH1 2EE 28 – 30 June Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon Times Friday 28thJune: 9:00am – Midnight Saturday 29thJune: 9.00am – Midnight Sunday 30th June: 9.00am – Midnight 8am Holy Communion; 10am St Peter’s Festival Sung Eucharist; 4pm Evensong Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. It was inspired by living in Bristol and noticing the huge tidal variation as Luke cycled over the Avon Cut each day. His moon research also led to his artwork Tide. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface. Over its lifetime, the Museum of the Moon will be presented in a number of different ways both indoors and outdoors, so altering the experience and interpretation of the artwork. As it travels from place to place, it will gather new musical compositions and an ongoing collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as highlighting the latest moon science. The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones. The moon has always inspired humanity, acting as a ‘cultural mirror’ to society, reflecting the ideas and beliefs of all people around the world. Over the centuries, the moon has been interpreted as a god and as a planet. It has been used as a timekeeper, calendar and been a source of light to aid night time navigation. Throughout history the moon has inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians the world over. The ethereal blue light cast by a full moon, the delicate crescent following the setting sun, or the mysterious dark side of the moon has evoked passion and exploration. Different cultures around the world have their own historical, cultural, scientific and religious relationships to the moon. And yet somehow, despite these differences, the moon connects us all. Museum of the Moon allows us to observe and contemplate cultural similarities and differences around the world and consider the latest moon science. Depending on where the artwork is presented, its meaning and interpretation will shift. Events, Exhibitions Andy Quin - Back to… Wednesday Lunchtime… Next Services and Events Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals Sharp Edges – Deeper Discipling Course Museum of the Moon arrives at St Peter’s Church! Friday 28th June 2019 Sharp Edges Summer Course Begins… The Good Gym team descend on St Peter’s Church St Peter’s Jazz Week Spring Concert. Sunday 7th April 4.00pm St Peter’s Church, Hinton Rd, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2EE Sunday at 8am, 10am and 4pm, Monday 12:15pm, Thursday 12:15pm © 2019 St Peter's Church Bournemouth. Developed by Ashley Morris Photography by Chris Courage, Neil Paisnel, Duncan Courts and Patrick Frost.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line762
__label__cc	0.741635	0.258365	Wine Lab Guide Category : Book Reviews Home › Book Reviews Review of Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle A great book on how culture, necessity, and turning weaknesses into strengths can birth a strong startup hub and a country. The book also highlights perspectives and tactics that others can use to harness similar tools to create something similar, in the tech industry or something else. Original Goodreads Review. Review of No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State A dense and terrifying read. When the Snowden files came out in 2013, I really didn’t know what it all meant. I learned that my government was spying on me and the rest of the American people, but the extent of it was and still is mind blowing. The opaque way our government is runContinue reading Review of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 This book was both detailed and simplified. A wonderfully illustrative description of how a group of men full of religious conviction can change the course of history in disastrous ways for millions of people in the world. Their actions deeply affected not only American with the tragedy of 9/11 but also the men and especiallyContinue reading Book Reviews, Business Review of Elon Musk: Inventing the Future Good read that gives a well rounded view of Musk, his fans, and his detractors. I do believe that the author fan boy’s a bit about his subject and gives Musk a gracious benefit of the doubt quite often, but he holds to the facts and shows multiple sides whenever possible. The book makes meContinue reading Review of So Wrong for So Log: How the Press, The Pundits, and the President Failed in Iraq This books show the true need for the 4th state and the tragedies that befall our country with journalism dies. A massive war was fought and supported due to miss information. Soldiers lost their lives due to lies. This isn’t the first time it has happened in history, and I fear that it will notContinue reading About, Book Reviews Review of Hillbilly Elegy or Knowing your Roots Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance My rating: 5 of 5 stars A wonderful book and fast read. Even growing up in California, I can see some of my hillbilly roots through the eye of this book. It is a beneficial read for anyone interested in theContinue reading Review of The Fourth Transformation or The Coming Future The Fourth Transformation: How Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything by Robert Scoble My rating: 5 of 5 stars The future is in more than just 3-D and this new emersion we are all about to experience in its multiple forms and applications is explored and explained in this delightful read. VR, AR,Continue reading Copyright © 2017 Sonja Harris All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line765
__label__cc	0.671136	0.328864	Kim Quade contact me EVENT DATE: Thursday July 18,2019 09:00:00 AM Stampin' Up! Coffee and Cards Join me in the meeting room of this local coffee shop to make two cards using rubber stamps, ink, and paper while enjoying a beverage of your choice. Cost is $10 and includes a drink (up to a $5 value). Please RSVP. RSVP SHARE EVENT DATE: Thursday July 18,2019 06:30:00 PM Kim Plays with Paper Stamp Club This club meets monthly with a rotating hostess. EVENT DATE: Saturday July 20,2019 10:00:00 AM July Meeting--Kim's Paper Krafters Local members of Kim's Paper Krafters gather to catch up on Stampin' Up! news, create a project, and just chat. I'll also do a Facebook Live for those team members who live out of town. Interested in being part of this team? Now is a great time to investigate. Stampin' Up! is offering a special on the Starter Kit. For just $99, receive $155 worth of product of your choice -- and it's all shipped free. In addition, join in July and receive a $10 coupon toward your next purchase in August. Join in August and receive your $10 coupon in September. Contact me for details. EVENT DATE: Monday July 22,2019 10:00:00 AM Stamping at Bev's EVENT DATE: Tuesday July 23,2019 07:00:00 PM Stampin' Up! Sip and Stamp Join me at Rock N Joe Coffee, 5025 Lindberg Street, Lincoln, for our monthly Sip and Stamp night. We'll make two handmade greeting cards using Stampin' Up! products and you'll receive a a beverage of your choice (up to a $7 value). Cost is $12. Would love to have an RSVP to help me plan. Create with Kim There's still so much to explore from Stampin' Up!'s new Annual Catalog. We'll create four cards using a variety of stamp sets. Cost is $12 or free with a $25 order. Please RSVP. EVENT DATE: Tuesday July 30,2019 10:00:00 AM Paper Pumpkin Party Join me as we gather in Rock N Joe's meeting room to work on our monthly Paper Pumpkin kits! I'll also have at least one alternate project to show you! Work at your own pace. This is free Bring your own Paper Pumpkin kit to work on. What is Paper Pumpkin? It's a monthly crafting kit containing everything you need to make that month's project, including a stamp set, mini ink pad, embellishments, and project pieces. Subscribe by July 10 to receive the July kit. Contact me if you have questions; I'd love to help. Subscribe by going to this link: https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=2078804	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line772
__label__cc	0.536945	0.463055	Starlight Foundation Launching Virtual Reality Experience with Force For Change Posted by Sharkbait on 4/12/2017 0 comments By Zac Arnold @Zac_dfw A cooperative effort between Lucasfilm, the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Google, and Niagara Cares is launching a new program for hospitalized children across the United States. The campaign is a virtual reality initiative, intended to entertain, educate, and inspire the imagination of thousands of hospitalized patients across the country. According to the official press release, Star Wars: Force for Change is the Founding Sponsor of the program, with additional funding from Niagara Cares. Google will be providing the VR technology. It is expected to launch in late 2017. “We’re excited to announce the launch of Starlight VR which we believe will be a game-changer in the pediatric health care space,” said Chris Helfrich, CEO of Starlight Children’s Foundation. “We’re excited to have Lucasfilm and Disney, Google and Niagara Cares alongside us as we harness the power of virtual reality to bring more smiles to hospitalized kids when and where they need it most.” According to the press release, the program will be distributed to Starlight’s network of children’s hospitals and other health care facilities. Lucasfilm is partnering by allowing children to harness the VR technology and transport them from the hospital room to a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Lucasfilm’s hope is that the Star Wars name can be used on this platform to “empower and improve the lives of children around the world,” according to the press release. #StarWars #ForceForChange has donated $1 Million to support the @StarlightUS VR program (which includes Star Wars experiences!) — Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) April 12, 2017 Star Wars: Force for Change, through its parent company Disney, will be providing a grant to Starlight that funds the placement of 270 VR headsets and equipment in hospitals across the US. According to the press release, the new collaboration officially launches today, April 12, 2017, and will have a special event at the Florida Hospital For Children in Orlando. “At Lucasfilm and ILMxLAB, we strive to make the impossible, possible and to deliver stories that inspire and entertain,” said Vicki Dobbs Beck, Executive in Charge of ILMxLAb. “We are honored to use our immersive storytelling to spark children’s imaginations during the hospital stay,” Another addition made by Lucasfilm and Force For Change includes the "Brave Gown" initiative: .@StarlightUS #ForceForChange pic.twitter.com/Q1kEBGwWgd A significant grant from Niagara Cares will fund research and development for Starlight VR, as well as impact reporting to inform future program enhancements and usage recommendations. Starlight VR will be a physical program geared toward entertainment and distraction purposes for use with children, according to the press release. In addition to the exclusive Star Wars VR content, the program will incorporate many of Google’s VR technologies, including: Google Expeditions, virtual field trips to the world’s most amazing places for children over the age of 7, as well as Daydream, Google Earth VR, and more. “We’re thrilled to support this Starlight program and use our virtual reality technology for good in hospitals around the United States,” said Amit Singh, Google’s Vice President of Virtual Reality. Picturing a child forced to stay in a hospital for days, weeks, or even months, this partnership strives to bring a smile to a child’s face thanks to the technology present today. It may not be a game of Sabacc or a functioning astromech, but it should still make a galaxy of difference in young people’s lives. Happening now: @starlightchildrensfoundation press conference at @floridahospitalforchildren #ForceForChange #SWCO A post shared by The Star Wars Underworld (@theswu) on Apr 12, 2017 at 9:11am PDT New @starwars "Brave Gowns" for hospitalized children, just introduced by @starlightchildrensfoundation #StarWars #SWCO #ForceForChange #StarlightChildrensFoundation @dominicj25 with @starlightchildrensfoundation CEO Chris Helfrich. #StarWars #SWCO #ForceForChange #StarlightChildrensFoundation Charity Force for Change Lucasfilm News Starlight Foundation Zac Arnold	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line773
__label__cc	0.670346	0.329654	Temple Lodge, No.33, Duncan, B.C. Temple Lodge, No.33 Deceased Brethren First World War Memorial Plaques Formation of Temple Lodge, No.33 Historic Membership Lists Duncan Mayors and City Councillors Buildings Associated With Temple Lodge Members Houses Associated With Members of Temple Lodge, No.33 Masonic Education Music and Masons Some Masonic Education Videos Masonic Education Videos From Grand Lodge of Canada In Ontario Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Freemasonry Becoming A Mason Joining Temple Lodge, No.33 Visiting Temple Lodge Cowichan Valley Masonic Lodges Vancouver Island Masonic Lodges Freemasons Cancer Car Program – Cowichan Valley Shriners – Who We Are And What We Do Worshipful Master’s Messages Freemasons Cancer Car Program – Contact Info Masonic History Project Buildings Associated With Freemasons On Vancouver Island – Victoria Historic Membership Lists of Vancouver Island Masonic Lodges Some Prominent Freemasons In Vancouver Island History Vancouver Island Cemeteries and Masonic Interments Giacomo Bossi (died 1893, aged 62) Giacomo Bossi (died 1893, aged 62) was a member of Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 in Victoria. He came to Victoria from Italy and became a major landowner in 19th century Victoria. Several of his buildings are still standing, One prominent Giacomo Bossi building in downtown Victoria is 530-540 Johnson Street, which is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places as the Grand Pacific Hotel. 530-540 Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C. Originally built in 1879 by Giacomo Bossi as the Grand Pacific Hotel. (photo by Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian) Giacomo Bossi is buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C. The angel figure on his grave is one of the most photographed grave markers in Ross Bay Cemetery. The inscription “His Word Was His Bond” on the grave is very much in keeping with Masonic ideas. Giacomo Bossi grave, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C. The “Bossi Angel” is one of the most photographed grave markers in Ross Bay Cemetery. (photo by Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian) Inscription on the Giacomo Bossi grave, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C. (photo by Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian) The angel figure on the Giacomo Bossi grave, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C. The “Bossi Angel” is one of the most photographed grave markers in Ross Bay Cemetery. (photo by Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian) Would you like to leave a comment or question about anything on this page? View @TempleLodge33’s profile on Twitter Temple Lodge No. 33 Facebook Page Bill Killam 90th Birthday BBQ – 21 July 2019, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Deceased Brethren On The Ross Bay Cemetery Tour – 30 June 2019 Our Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian Will Be Doing A Tour Of Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, For The Old Cemeteries Society – 30 June 2019, 2 p.m. Regular Meeting of Temple Lodge No. 33 – 11 June 2019, 7:30 p.m. District 27 Masonic Education Day – 1 June 2019, 9:30 a.m Subscribe to Temple Lodge, No.33 via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to Temple Lodge, No.33 and receive notifications of new posts by email. Archives Select Month July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 District 27 Facebook Page	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line782
__label__wiki	0.627211	0.627211	Vote Efficiency Sparked by a post on another blog, I thought I'd look at how efficient the parties have been with their votes over the last three elections. The results may surprise you. The most efficient use of votes over the last three years has been the Bloc Quebecois. This is not the surprise, as they win in almost all of the seats they are competitive in. The seats they lose, in the Outaouais and in Montreal, give very small Bloc results, meaning they rarely have a large pool of Bloc supporters without a Bloc MP. On average, about 29,900 votes are required to give the Bloc one seat. It is interesting to note that the Bloc has become more efficient over the last three years. In 2004 it took about 31,100 votes to give them one seat. In 2006 it was about 30,500, and last year it was a mere 28,200 votes. In all three years, the Bloc was by far the most efficient. What is surprising, however, is that over the last three years the Conservatives have been more efficient with their votes than the Liberals. On average, the Conservatives win one seat for every 40,100 votes. The Liberals need about 42,500 votes to win a seat. It used to be 'common knowledge' that the Conservatives were inefficient because of their super majorities in Alberta. The fact of the matter is that the Liberals have their own super majorities in Montreal and Toronto. Worse news for the Liberals is that their votes are becoming less efficient. In 2004, the Liberals won one seat for every 36,900 votes - better than the 40,600 Conservatives required to give them one seat. However, in 2006 the parties were almost equally efficient, with 43,300 Tory votes required to provide one seat versus 43,500 Liberal votes per seat. But in 2008, the tables turned dramatically. Last year, the Conservatives won one seat for every 36,400 votes while the Liberals won one seat for every 47,200 votes. That will have to change if the Liberals want to form government. The NDP is the worst of the four parties in terms of vote efficiency, averaging 89,800 votes for every seat over the last three elections. But, things are improving for them. From a high of 112,000 votes for every seat in 2004, the NDP forced that down to 89,300 votes per seat in 2006 and 68,000 votes in 2008. It is still a very inefficient use of votes - but that is to be expected from a pan-Canadian party that only wins in a few regions. It goes without saying that the Green Party has been the worst use of a vote over the last three years. In 2004, 582,247 votes weren't enough to give the party one seat. In 2006, 664,068 votes couldn't give them one seat, and last year 937,613 votes weren't enough. That is a remarkable growth in support, but will we see the Greens win one million votes, or even more votes than the Bloc Quebecois, without a seat win? I'd say there is a good chance of that. So, what can we take from this? It shows that Bloc support is about three times as potent as NDP support, so that for the Bloc to have 8% support nationally is as good as the NDP having 24%. It also shows that a tie between the two major parties is a tie in terms of seats, but as it stands the Conservatives are in a better spot than the Liberals. They can win a few more seats with an equal amount of votes. So for the Liberals to have a hope of forming government, they need to have a one or two point lead over the Tories nationally. The Conservatives, on the other hand, could potentially win an election with fewer votes than the Liberals. That is why, with a mere 0.4-point national lead, the Tories are currently projected to win the most amount of seats. New CROP Quebec Poll: 7-pt Bloc Lead New IR Poll: 7-pt Conservative Lead New Leger Poll: 6-pt Conservative Lead More on the AR Poll Projection Update - CPC 128, LPC 105 Nanos Leadership Poll New Ekos Poll: 7.1-pt Conservative Lead (Updated) Poll Position: New Democrats Regional Trends - Ontario Fall Break! (Updated) A Little Levity Projection Update - Conservatives 127, Liberals 10... New Ekos Poll: 5.2-point Conservative Lead More Details on AR Poll New AR Poll: 7-point Conservative Lead No Election, This Week New HD Poll: 4% Conservative Lead Leadership Details from Harris-Decima More IR Details and Nanos Leadership Poll New IR Poll: 9% Conservative Lead Parliament Opens (Updated) Polling Firm Leanings - IR Update Best/Worst Case Scenarios The Economy Still the Issue Why Elections are Important The Pros and Cons of an Election Weekly Projection Update - Conservatives by Fiftee... New Ekos Poll: 3.4% Conservative Lead The Price of an Election More Details from Nanos and Leger New Nanos Poll: 4.1% Conservative Lead Representation of the Two Solitudes Summer Lovin' New SC Poll: 5% Conservative Lead Monthly Polling: August How High Can They Fly? New Leger Poll: 5% Bloc Lead New AR Poll: 1% Conservative Lead Weekly Projection Update: Conservatives by Fifteen... New EKOS Poll: Conservative-Liberal Tie Poll Position: Liberals It's On : Reports	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line784
__label__wiki	0.85575	0.85575	Pentagon in 2 The Very Latest Press Time Politics in 2:00 Science Minute Quick Morning News Virtual Checkup The World in 2:00 'Wake' with Luke Vargas 'Door to Door' with Bob Ney Reel Political News Home Congress Will Tennessee determine which party controls the Senate next year? Will Tennessee determine which party controls the Senate next year? By Bryan Renbaum GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn defeated Democrat Phil Bredesen in the Tennessee Senate race (https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn) WASHINGTON – Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R) is gearing up for what could become one of the most watched Senate races this year. “This is not a race about the past. This is a race about the future,” Blackburn told supporters in Nashville following her primary victory on Thursday evening. “And it is going to be centered on what Tennesseans want, who they want to represent them in the U.S. Senate, the type of representation that they want in the U.S. Senate.” Blackburn, who has served in Congress in 2003, defeated Rutherford County professional commercial driver Andrew Pettigrew with nearly 85 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press. She will face former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) in the general election. Blackburn is a staunch conservative who enjoys strong support from the White House. Bredesen is a moderate Democrat who served as mayor of Nashville for nine years before making the climb to the governor’s mansion. The winner will succeed retiring GOP Senator Bob Corker. Corker is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is a frequent Trump critic. He has angered Republican leaders by giving tacit support to Blackburn and offering praise for Bredesen. A recent poll showed Bredesen with a narrow lead over Blackburn in a hypothetical matchup. That the race is competitive is not a good sign for Republicans. Tennessee is one of the most reliably red states in the U.S. Trump won the Volunteer State by 26 points in 2016. Former Vice President Al Gore was the last Democrat to represent Tennessee in the Senate. A Democrat win could jeopardize the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the Senate. Conversely, this year’s political landscape favors Republicans. The GOP is defending nine seats. Democrats are defending 25 seats. The results of Tennessee’s Republican gubernatorial primary surprised many pundits. Rep. Diane Black, who enjoyed the support of Vice President Mike Pence, not only lost, but came in third place. Black has served in Congress since 2011. She is chair of the House Budget Committee. Fernvale cattle farmer Bill Lee won the contest with 36.6 percent of the vote, according to the AP. Lee will face former Nashville mayor Karl Dean (D) in the general election. Previous articleDemocratic House majority, Nancy Pelosi’s 16-year reign, generational change Next articleUS added 157,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate drops to 3.9% Subscribe to Talk Media News Trump: The Squad’s 4 Democratic congresswomen are getting a ‘free pass’ Trump continues Twitter battle with Democratic congresswomen Poll: 52% disapprove of Trump’s job performance Contact us: info@TalkMediaNews.com © Copyright 2016 - Talk Media News All Rights Reserved	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line791
__label__cc	0.71397	0.28603	Can a dog help your child read? - WBCB: The Valley's CW \| Tuesday, May 15, 2018 5:30 PM EDT Jupiterimages / liquidlibrary / Getty Images By Kim Boatman Did you know that dogs across the country are teaching children to read? Reading assistance dog programs are popping up at libraries, schools and nonprofit organizations. Both organizers and participants say the literacy dogs are making a significant difference in the lives of children. "Paws to Read really works," says Brittany Nethers, youth programs coordinator at the Orange County, Fla., Library System. "We even have a regular following of children and parents who attend the programs every month." How Reading-to-dogs Programs Work Dogs play a simple role in these literacy programs, but their importance shouldn't be discounted. They listen while children read aloud. "For our program, each child signs up for a 10-minute session during which they can read to the dog -- without fear of being judged or graded on their reading ability," explains Anne Heidemann, department head of the children's and tween's sections of the Canton, Mich., public library. "This program provides a relaxed environment in which the child feels comfortable and is able to improve his or her reading and communication skills. Since these dogs are trained and tested for safety, health, skills and temperament, they are unintimidating and allow children to read at their own pace." Dogs With Listening Skills The dog participants in these programs are usually either certified Canine Good Citizens (an American Kennel Club program) or are trained therapy dogs. For instance, the Orange County system has partnered with Be an Angel Therapy Dogs since 2005. "Be an Angel Dogs Ministry wanted to expand our therapy dog service to the community," explains June Feezel, co-founder of the organization. "We felt that a reading program with a calm, attentive therapy dog sitting with children who were a little reluctant to read in front of their class would help them gain confidence and realize that reading can be fun." The dog participants enjoy children, the gentle petting and the low voice of the reading child, says Feezel. "First, they will sit up and listen, and then they eventually lay down and rest while the petting and low voices continue." The program is so popular that 25 teams work in the Paws to Read program, visiting libraries, elementary schools and some programs for hearing and behavior-impaired children. "We have more than 60 venues we visit on a monthly basis, and some of the venues have multiple visits per month, so we are busy almost every day," says Feezel. Children who participate receive cool stickers with a photo of "their" dog and a tagline saying they read a book to that dog today. The program offers rewards for frequent participants, including free books, certificates and T-shirts. Helping Kids Who Struggle Dog literacy programs work particularly well with students who otherwise struggle, say organizers. Domus, a Connecticut nonprofit that helps at-risk youth, relies on two therapy dogs to help literacy specialists in its Stamford, Conn., charter middle school, says Garland Walton of Domus. "Many kids who might otherwise be resistant to literacy instruction ask to read with the dogs and see it as a treat," says Walton. Developing the courage to read aloud -- and in front of peers -- is critical for classroom success, according to Walton. Check with your local library system if you're interested in either having your dog listen to young readers or have your child read aloud to a calm dog. Therapy dog organizations are also an excellent starting point. In some cities, organizations such as the SPCA run programs. "Having a special time set aside each month for reading to a therapy dog keeps the kids focused throughout the month on improving their literacy and anticipating their next visit to the library," says Nethers. "The smile on a child's face when it is his turn to read makes Paws to Read an invaluable program." Kim Boatman is a journalist based in Northern California. She is also the managing editor of ExceptionalCanine.com. Boatman's work has appeared in The Miami Herald, the Detroit Free Press and the San Jose Mercury News. She is a lifelong lover of animals.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line793
__label__wiki	0.825943	0.825943	Placements/ Music Supervision/ Composers/ Christian Szczesniak/ Posts Tagged ‘Last Gang Records The Wolf & Cub song “What Are They Running From” is featured in Made In Jersey The Wolf & Cub song “What Are They Running From” is featured in the short-lived CBS show Made In Jersey, coming soon to other international media outlets. A special thanks to our friends at Metalman Media and Sony Pictures. By arrangement with Rock Steady Music. Tags: CBS Last Gang Records Television Modern Superstitions make a “Bad Habit” out of Made In Jersey (CBS) The Modern Superstitions‘ song “Bad Habit” is featured in the short-lived CBS show Made In Jersey (EP102), coming soon to other media outlets. The song plays as Martina walks down the street in conversation about football with Riv and some local cops. A special thanks to our friends at Metalman Media Tags: CBS Last Gang Records Modern Superstitions Television Modern Superstitions’ “Love That Beats My Heart” in feature film ‘Light Years’ The Modern Superstitions‘ song “Love That Beats My Heart” from their self-titled debut album (Last Gang Records) is featured in the indie feature Light Years by award-winning director Maggie Kiley. The film is a full-length realization of her short Some Boys Don’t Leave starring Jesse Eisenberg–which won Best Short at the Tribeca Film Festival–and Tags: Feature Film Last Gang Records Modern Superstitions Hiawatha ready debut album ‘Language’ Rock Steady parent label Last Gang Records has just announced the upcoming release of Language, the full-length offering from Hiawatha – a collaborative effort between Toronto’s Egyptrixx (David Psutka) and Thrush Hermit’s Ian McGettigan. The album will be released on September 25th in North America, with the pair taking their Tags: Last Gang Records LISTEN UP ROCKERS! © 2015 Autonomous Media. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line801
__label__wiki	0.83831	0.83831	Home / Paper 78: The Violet Race after the Days of Adam The Urantia Book, Part 3, Paper 78 The Violet Race after the Days of Adam 78:0.1 THE second Eden was the cradle of civilization for almost thirty thousand years. Here in Mesopotamia the Adamic peoples held forth, sending out their progeny to the ends of the earth, and latterly, as amalgamated with the Nodite and Sangik tribes, were known as the Andites. From this region went those men and women who initiated the doings of historic times, and who have so enormously accelerated cultural progress on Urantia. 78:0.2 This paper depicts the planetary history of the violet race, beginning soon after the default of Adam, about 35,000 B.C., and extending down through its amalgamation with the Nodite and Sangik races, about 15,000 B.C., to form the Andite peoples and on to its final disappearance from the Mesopotamian homelands, about 2000 B.C. 1. Racial and Cultural Distribution 78:1.1 Although the minds and morals of the races were at a low level at the time of Adam’s arrival, physical evolution had gone on quite unaffected by the exigencies of the Caligastia rebellion. Adam’s contribution to the biologic status of the races, notwithstanding the partial failure of the undertaking, enormously upstepped the people of Urantia. 78:1.2 Adam and Eve also contributed much that was of value to the social, moral, and intellectual progress of mankind; civilization was immensely quickened by the presence of their offspring. But thirty-five thousand years ago the world at large possessed little culture. Certain centers of civilization existed here and there, but most of Urantia languished in savagery. Racial and cultural distribution was as follows: 78:1.3 1. The violet race — Adamites and Adamsonites. The chief center of Adamite culture was in the second garden, located in the triangle of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; this was indeed the cradle of Occidental and Indian civilizations. The secondary or northern center of the violet race was the Adamsonite headquarters, situated east of the southern shore of the Caspian Sea near the Kopet mountains. From these two centers there went forth to the surrounding lands the culture and life plasm which so immediately quickened all the races. 78:1.4 2. Pre-Sumerians and other Nodites. There were also present in Mesopotamia, near the mouth of the rivers, remnants of the ancient culture of the days of Dalamatia. With the passing millenniums, this group became thoroughly admixed with the Adamites to the north, but they never entirely lost their Nodite traditions. Various other Nodite groups that had settled in the Levant were, in general, absorbed by the later expanding violet race. 78:1.5 3. The Andonites maintained five or six fairly representative settlements to the north and east of the Adamson headquarters. They were also scattered throughout Turkestan, while isolated islands of them persisted throughout Eurasia, especially in mountainous regions. These aborigines still held the northlands of the Eurasian continent, together with Iceland and Greenland, but they had long since been driven from the plains of Europe by the blue man and from the river valleys of farther Asia by the expanding yellow race. 78:1.6 4. The red man occupied the Americas, having been driven out of Asia over fifty thousand years before the arrival of Adam. 78:1.7 5. The yellow race. The Chinese peoples were well established in control of eastern Asia. Their most advanced settlements were situated to the northwest of modern China in regions bordering on Tibet. 78:1.8 6. The blue race. The blue men were scattered all over Europe, but their better centers of culture were situated in the then fertile valleys of the Mediterranean basin and in northwestern Europe. Neanderthal absorption had greatly retarded the culture of the blue man, but he was otherwise the most aggressive, adventurous, and exploratory of all the evolutionary peoples of Eurasia. 78:1.9 7. Pre-Dravidian India. The complex mixture of races in India — embracing every race on earth, but especially the green, orange, and black — maintained a culture slightly above that of the outlying regions. 78:1.10 8. The Sahara civilization. The superior elements of the indigo race had their most progressive settlements in what is now the great Sahara desert. This indigo-black group carried extensive strains of the submerged orange and green races. 78:1.11 9. The Mediterranean basin. The most highly blended race outside of India occupied what is now the Mediterranean basin. Here blue men from the north and Saharans from the south met and mingled with Nodites and Adamites from the east. 78:1.12 This was the picture of the world prior to the beginnings of the great expansions of the violet race, about twenty-five thousand years ago. The hope of future civilization lay in the second garden between the rivers of Mesopotamia. Here in southwestern Asia there existed the potential of a great civilization, the possibility of the spread to the world of the ideas and ideals which had been salvaged from the days of Dalamatia and the times of Eden. 78:1.13 Adam and Eve had left behind a limited but potent progeny, and the celestial observers on Urantia waited anxiously to find out how these descendants of the erring Material Son and Daughter would acquit themselves. 2. The Adamites in the Second Garden 78:2.1 For thousands of years the sons of Adam labored along the rivers of Mesopotamia, working out their irrigation and flood-control problems to the south, perfecting their defenses to the north, and attempting to preserve their traditions of the glory of the first Eden. 78:2.2 The heroism displayed in the leadership of the second garden constitutes one of the amazing and inspiring epics of Urantia’s history. These splendid souls never wholly lost sight of the purpose of the Adamic mission, and therefore did they valiantly fight off the influences of the surrounding and inferior tribes while they willingly sent forth their choicest sons and daughters in a steady stream as emissaries to the races of earth. Sometimes this expansion was depleting to the home culture, but always these superior peoples would rehabilitate themselves. 78:2.3 The civilization, society, and cultural status of the Adamites were far above the general level of the evolutionary races of Urantia. Only among the old settlements of Van and Amadon and the Adamsonites was there a civilization in any way comparable. But the civilization of the second Eden was an artificial structure — it had not been evolved — and was therefore doomed to deteriorate until it reached a natural evolutionary level. 78:2.4 Adam left a great intellectual and spiritual culture behind him, but it was not advanced in mechanical appliances since every civilization is limited by available natural resources, inherent genius, and sufficient leisure to insure inventive fruition. The civilization of the violet race was predicated on the presence of Adam and on the traditions of the first Eden. After Adam’s death and as these traditions grew dim through the passing millenniums, the cultural level of the Adamites steadily deteriorated until it reached a state of reciprocal balance with the status of the surrounding peoples and the naturally evolving cultural capacities of the violet race. 78:2.5 But the Adamites were a real nation around 19,000 B.C., numbering four and a half million, and already they had poured forth millions of their progeny into the surrounding peoples. 3. Early Expansions of the Adamites 78:3.1 The violet race retained the Edenic traditions of peacefulness for many millenniums, which explains their long delay in making territorial conquests. When they suffered from population pressure, instead of making war to secure more territory, they sent forth their excess inhabitants as teachers to the other races. The cultural effect of these earlier migrations was not enduring, but the absorption of the Adamite teachers, traders, and explorers was biologically invigorating to the surrounding peoples. 78:3.2 Some of the Adamites early journeyed westward to the valley of the Nile; others penetrated eastward into Asia, but these were a minority. The mass movement of the later days was extensively northward and thence westward. It was, in the main, a gradual but unremitting northward push, the greater number making their way north and then circling westward around the Caspian Sea into Europe. 78:3.3 About twenty-five thousand years ago many of the purer elements of the Adamites were well on their northern trek. And as they penetrated northward, they became less and less Adamic until, by the times of their occupation of Turkestan, they had become thoroughly admixed with the other races, particularly the Nodites. Very few of the pure-line violet peoples ever penetrated far into Europe or Asia. 78:3.4 From about 30,000 to 10,000 B.C. epoch-making racial mixtures were taking place throughout southwestern Asia. The highland inhabitants of Turkestan were a virile and vigorous people. To the northwest of India much of the culture of the days of Van persisted. Still to the north of these settlements the best of the early Andonites had been preserved. And both of these superior races of culture and character were absorbed by the northward-moving Adamites. This amalgamation led to the adoption of many new ideas; it facilitated the progress of civilization and greatly advanced all phases of art, science, and social culture. 78:3.5 As the period of the early Adamic migrations ended, about 15,000 B.C., there were already more descendants of Adam in Europe and central Asia than anywhere else in the world, even than in Mesopotamia. The European blue races had been largely infiltrated. The lands now called Russia and Turkestan were occupied throughout their southern stretches by a great reservoir of the Adamites mixed with Nodites, Andonites, and red and yellow Sangiks. Southern Europe and the Mediterranean fringe were occupied by a mixed race of Andonite and Sangik peoples — orange, green, and indigo — with a sprinkling of the Adamite stock. Asia Minor and the central-eastern European lands were held by tribes that were predominantly Andonite. 78:3.6 A blended colored race, about this time greatly reinforced by arrivals from Mesopotamia, held forth in Egypt and prepared to take over the disappearing culture of the Euphrates valley. The black peoples were moving farther south in Africa and, like the red race, were virtually isolated. 78:3.7 The Saharan civilization had been disrupted by drought and that of the Mediterranean basin by flood. The blue races had, as yet, failed to develop an advanced culture. The Andonites were still scattered over the Arctic and central Asian regions. The green and orange races had been exterminated as such. The indigo race was moving south in Africa, there to begin its slow but long-continued racial deterioration. 78:3.8 The peoples of India lay stagnant, with a civilization that was unprogressing; the yellow man was consolidating his holdings in central Asia; the brown man had not yet begun his civilization on the near-by islands of the Pacific. 78:3.9 These racial distributions, associated with extensive climatic changes, set the world stage for the inauguration of the Andite era of Urantia civilization. These early migrations extended over a period of ten thousand years, from 25,000 to 15,000 B.C. The later or Andite migrations extended from about 15,000 to 6000 B.C. 78:3.10 It took so long for the earlier waves of Adamites to pass over Eurasia that their culture was largely lost in transit. Only the later Andites moved with sufficient speed to retain the Edenic culture at any great distance from Mesopotamia. 4. The Andites 78:4.1 The Andite races were the primary blends of the pure-line violet race and the Nodites plus the evolutionary peoples. In general, Andites should be thought of as having a far greater percentage of Adamic blood than the modern races. In the main, the term Andite is used to designate those peoples whose racial inheritance was from one-eighth to one-sixth violet. Modern Urantians, even the northern white races, contain much less than this percentage of the blood of Adam. 78:4.2 The earliest Andite peoples took origin in the regions adjacent to Mesopotamia more than twenty-five thousand years ago and consisted of a blend of the Adamites and Nodites. The second garden was surrounded by concentric circles of diminishing violet blood, and it was on the periphery of this racial melting pot that the Andite race was born. Later on, when the migrating Adamites and Nodites entered the then fertile regions of Turkestan, they soon blended with the superior inhabitants, and the resultant race mixture extended the Andite type northward. 78:4.3 The Andites were the best all-round human stock to appear on Urantia since the days of the pure-line violet peoples. They embraced most of the highest types of the surviving remnants of the Adamite and Nodite races and, later, some of the best strains of the yellow, blue, and green men. 78:4.4 These early Andites were not Aryan; they were pre-Aryan. They were not white; they were pre-white. They were neither an Occidental nor an Oriental people. But it is Andite inheritance that gives to the polyglot mixture of the so-called white races that generalized homogeneity which has been called Caucasoid. 78:4.5 The purer strains of the violet race had retained the Adamic tradition of peace-seeking, which explains why the earlier race movements had been more in the nature of peaceful migrations. But as the Adamites united with the Nodite stocks, who were by this time a belligerent race, their Andite descendants became, for their day and age, the most skillful and sagacious militarists ever to live on Urantia. Thenceforth the movements of the Mesopotamians grew increasingly military in character and became more akin to actual conquests. 78:4.6 These Andites were adventurous; they had roving dispositions. An increase of either Sangik or Andonite stock tended to stabilize them. But even so, their later descendants never stopped until they had circumnavigated the globe and discovered the last remote continent. 5. The Andite Migrations 78:5.1 For twenty thousand years the culture of the second garden persisted, but it experienced a steady decline until about 15,000 B.C., when the regeneration of the Sethite priesthood and the leadership of Amosad inaugurated a brilliant era. The massive waves of civilization which later spread over Eurasia immediately followed the great renaissance of the Garden consequent upon the extensive union of the Adamites with the surrounding mixed Nodites to form the Andites. 78:5.2 These Andites inaugurated new advances throughout Eurasia and North Africa. From Mesopotamia through Sinkiang the Andite culture was dominant, and the steady migration toward Europe was continuously offset by new arrivals from Mesopotamia. But it is hardly correct to speak of the Andites as a race in Mesopotamia proper until near the beginning of the terminal migrations of the mixed descendants of Adam. By this time even the races in the second garden had become so blended that they could no longer be considered Adamites. 78:5.3 The civilization of Turkestan was constantly being revived and refreshed by the newcomers from Mesopotamia, especially by the later Andite cavalrymen. The so-called Aryan mother tongue was in process of formation in the highlands of Turkestan; it was a blend of the Andonic dialect of that region with the language of the Adamsonites and later Andites. Many modern languages are derived from this early speech of these central Asian tribes who conquered Europe, India, and the upper stretches of the Mesopotamian plains. This ancient language gave the Occidental tongues all of that similarity which is called Aryan. 78:5.4 By 12,000 B.C. three quarters of the Andite stock of the world was resident in northern and eastern Europe, and when the later and final exodus from Mesopotamia took place, sixty-five per cent of these last waves of emigration entered Europe. 78:5.5 The Andites not only migrated to Europe but to northern China and India, while many groups penetrated to the ends of the earth as missionaries, teachers, and traders. They contributed considerably to the northern groups of the Saharan Sangik peoples. But only a few teachers and traders ever penetrated farther south in Africa than the headwaters of the Nile. Later on, mixed Andites and Egyptians followed down both the east and west coasts of Africa well below the equator, but they did not reach Madagascar. 78:5.6 These Andites were the so-called Dravidian and later Aryan conquerors of India; and their presence in central Asia greatly upstepped the ancestors of the Turanians. Many of this race journeyed to China by way of both Sinkiang and Tibet and added desirable qualities to the later Chinese stocks. From time to time small groups made their way into Japan, Formosa, the East Indies, and southern China, though very few entered southern China by the coastal route. 78:5.7 One hundred and thirty-two of this race, embarking in a fleet of small boats from Japan, eventually reached South America and by intermarriage with the natives of the Andes established the ancestry of the later rulers of the Incas. They crossed the Pacific by easy stages, tarrying on the many islands they found along the way. The islands of the Polynesian group were both more numerous and larger then than now, and these Andite sailors, together with some who followed them, biologically modified the native groups in transit. Many flourishing centers of civilization grew up on these now submerged lands as a result of Andite penetration. Easter Island was long a religious and administrative center of one of these lost groups. But of the Andites who navigated the Pacific of long ago none but the one hundred and thirty-two ever reached the mainland of the Americas. 78:5.8 The migratory conquests of the Andites continued on down to their final dispersions, from 8000 to 6000 B.C. As they poured out of Mesopotamia, they continuously depleted the biologic reserves of their homelands while markedly strengthening the surrounding peoples. And to every nation to which they journeyed, they contributed humor, art, adventure, music, and manufacture. They were skillful domesticators of animals and expert agriculturists. For the time being, at least, their presence usually improved the religious beliefs and moral practices of the older races. And so the culture of Mesopotamia quietly spread out over Europe, India, China, northern Africa, and the Pacific Islands. 6. The Last Andite Dispersions 78:6.1 The last three waves of Andites poured out of Mesopotamia between 8000 and 6000 B.C. These three great waves of culture were forced out of Mesopotamia by the pressure of the hill tribes to the east and the harassment of the plainsmen of the west. The inhabitants of the Euphrates valley and adjacent territory went forth in their final exodus in several directions: Sixty-five per cent entered Europe by the Caspian Sea route to conquer and amalgamate with the newly appearing white races — the blend of the blue men and the earlier Andites. Ten per cent, including a large group of the Sethite priests, moved eastward through the Elamite highlands to the Iranian plateau and Turkestan. Many of their descendants were later driven into India with their Aryan brethren from the regions to the north. Ten per cent of the Mesopotamians turned eastward in their northern trek, entering Sinkiang, where they blended with the Andite-yellow inhabitants. The majority of the able offspring of this racial union later entered China and contributed much to the immediate improvement of the northern division of the yellow race. Ten per cent of these fleeing Andites made their way across Arabia and entered Egypt. Five per cent of the Andites, the very superior culture of the coastal district about the mouths of the Tigris and Euphrates who had kept themselves free from intermarriage with the inferior neighboring tribesmen, refused to leave their homes. This group represented the survival of many superior Nodite and Adamite strains. 78:6.7 The Andites had almost entirely evacuated this region by 6000 B.C., though their descendants, largely mixed with the surrounding Sangik races and the Andonites of Asia Minor, were there to give battle to the northern and eastern invaders at a much later date. 78:6.8 The cultural age of the second garden was terminated by the increasing infiltration of the surrounding inferior stocks. Civilization moved westward to the Nile and the Mediterranean islands, where it continued to thrive and advance long after its fountainhead in Mesopotamia had deteriorated. And this unchecked influx of inferior peoples prepared the way for the later conquest of all Mesopotamia by the northern barbarians who drove out the residual strains of ability. Even in later years the cultured residue still resented the presence of these ignorant and uncouth invaders. 7. The Floods in Mesopotamia 78:7.1 The river dwellers were accustomed to rivers overflowing their banks at certain seasons; these periodic floods were annual events in their lives. But new perils threatened the valley of Mesopotamia as a result of progressive geologic changes to the north. 78:7.2 For thousands of years after the submergence of the first Eden the mountains about the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and those to the northwest and northeast of Mesopotamia continued to rise. This elevation of the highlands was greatly accelerated about 5000 B.C., and this, together with greatly increased snowfall on the northern mountains, caused unprecedented floods each spring throughout the Euphrates valley. These spring floods grew increasingly worse so that eventually the inhabitants of the river regions were driven to the eastern highlands. For almost a thousand years scores of cities were practically deserted because of these extensive deluges. 78:7.3 Almost five thousand years later, as the Hebrew priests in Babylonian captivity sought to trace the Jewish people back to Adam, they found great difficulty in piecing the story together; and it occurred to one of them to abandon the effort, to let the whole world drown in its wickedness at the time of Noah’s flood, and thus to be in a better position to trace Abraham right back to one of the three surviving sons of Noah. 78:7.4 The traditions of a time when water covered the whole of the earth’s surface are universal. Many races harbor the story of a world-wide flood some time during past ages. The Biblical story of Noah, the ark, and the flood is an invention of the Hebrew priesthood during the Babylonian captivity. There has never been a universal flood since life was established on Urantia. The only time the surface of the earth was completely covered by water was during those Archeozoic ages before the land had begun to appear. 78:7.5 But Noah really lived; he was a wine maker of Aram, a river settlement near Erech. He kept a written record of the days of the river’s rise from year to year. He brought much ridicule upon himself by going up and down the river valley advocating that all houses be built of wood, boat fashion, and that the family animals be put on board each night as the flood season approached. He would go to the neighboring river settlements every year and warn them that in so many days the floods would come. Finally a year came in which the annual floods were greatly augmented by unusually heavy rainfall so that the sudden rise of the waters wiped out the entire village; only Noah and his immediate family were saved in their houseboat. 78:7.6 These floods completed the disruption of Andite civilization. With the ending of this period of deluge, the second garden was no more. Only in the south and among the Sumerians did any trace of the former glory remain. 78:7.7 The remnants of this, one of the oldest civilizations, are to be found in these regions of Mesopotamia and to the northeast and northwest. But still older vestiges of the days of Dalamatia exist under the waters of the Persian Gulf, and the first Eden lies submerged under the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. 8. The Sumerians — Last of the Andites 78:8.1 When the last Andite dispersion broke the biologic backbone of Mesopotamian civilization, a small minority of this superior race remained in their homeland near the mouths of the rivers. These were the Sumerians, and by 6000 B.C. they had become largely Andite in extraction, though their culture was more exclusively Nodite in character, and they clung to the ancient traditions of Dalamatia. Nonetheless, these Sumerians of the coastal regions were the last of the Andites in Mesopotamia. But the races of Mesopotamia were already thoroughly blended by this late date, as is evidenced by the skull types found in the graves of this era. 78:8.2 It was during the floodtimes that Susa so greatly prospered. The first and lower city was inundated so that the second or higher town succeeded the lower as the headquarters for the peculiar artcrafts of that day. With the later diminution of these floods, Ur became the center of the pottery industry. About seven thousand years ago Ur was on the Persian Gulf, the river deposits having since built up the land to its present limits. These settlements suffered less from the floods because of better controlling works and the widening mouths of the rivers. 78:8.3 The peaceful grain growers of the Euphrates and Tigris valleys had long been harassed by the raids of the barbarians of Turkestan and the Iranian plateau. But now a concerted invasion of the Euphrates valley was brought about by the increasing drought of the highland pastures. And this invasion was all the more serious because these surrounding herdsmen and hunters possessed large numbers of tamed horses. It was the possession of horses which gave them a tremendous military advantage over their rich neighbors to the south. In a short time they overran all Mesopotamia, driving forth the last waves of culture which spread out over all of Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. 78:8.4 These conquerors of Mesopotamia carried in their ranks many of the better Andite strains of the mixed northern races of Turkestan, including some of the Adamson stock. These less advanced but more vigorous tribes from the north quickly and willingly assimilated the residue of the civilization of Mesopotamia and presently developed into those mixed peoples found in the Euphrates valley at the beginning of historic annals. They quickly revived many phases of the passing civilization of Mesopotamia, adopting the arts of the valley tribes and much of the culture of the Sumerians. They even sought to build a third tower of Babel and later adopted the term as their national name. 78:8.5 When these barbarian cavalrymen from the northeast overran the whole Euphrates valley, they did not conquer the remnants of the Andites who dwelt about the mouth of the river on the Persian Gulf. These Sumerians were able to defend themselves because of superior intelligence, better weapons, and their extensive system of military canals, which were an adjunct to their irrigation scheme of interconnecting pools. They were a united people because they had a uniform group religion. They were thus able to maintain their racial and national integrity long after their neighbors to the northwest were broken up into isolated city-states. No one of these city groups was able to overcome the united Sumerians. 78:8.6 And the invaders from the north soon learned to trust and prize these peace-loving Sumerians as able teachers and administrators. They were greatly respected and sought after as teachers of art and industry, as directors of commerce, and as civil rulers by all peoples to the north and from Egypt in the west to India in the east. 78:8.7 After the breakup of the early Sumerian confederation the later city-states were ruled by the apostate descendants of the Sethite priests. Only when these priests made conquests of the neighboring cities did they call themselves kings. The later city kings failed to form powerful confederations before the days of Sargon because of deity jealousy. Each city believed its municipal god to be superior to all other gods, and therefore they refused to subordinate themselves to a common leader. 78:8.8 The end of this long period of the weak rule of the city priests was terminated by Sargon, the priest of Kish, who proclaimed himself king and started out on the conquest of the whole of Mesopotamia and adjoining lands. And for the time, this ended the city-states, priest-ruled and priest-ridden, each city having its own municipal god and its own ceremonial practices. 78:8.9 After the breakup of this Kish confederation there ensued a long period of constant warfare between these valley cities for supremacy. And the rulership variously shifted between Sumer, Akkad, Kish, Erech, Ur, and Susa. 78:8.10 About 2500 B.C. the Sumerians suffered severe reverses at the hands of the northern Suites and Guites. Lagash, the Sumerian capital built on flood mounds, fell. Erech held out for thirty years after the fall of Akkad. By the time of the establishment of the rule of Hammurabi the Sumerians had become absorbed into the ranks of the northern Semites, and the Mesopotamian Andites passed from the pages of history. 78:8.11 From 2500 to 2000 B.C. the nomads were on a rampage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Nerites constituted the final eruption of the Caspian group of the Mesopotamian descendants of the blended Andonite and Andite races. What the barbarians failed to do to effect the ruination of Mesopotamia, subsequent climatic changes succeeded in accomplishing. 78:8.12 And this is the story of the violet race after the days of Adam and of the fate of their homeland between the Tigris and Euphrates. Their ancient civilization finally fell due to the emigration of superior peoples and the immigration of their inferior neighbors. But long before the barbarian cavalrymen conquered the valley, much of the Garden culture had spread to Asia, Africa, and Europe, there to produce the ferments which have resulted in the twentieth-century civilization of Urantia. 78:8.13 [Presented by an Archangel of Nebadon.]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line802
__label__cc	0.736155	0.263845	> Home Page > Media > USA Climbing News > Combined category at 2017 World Youth Championships Combined category at 2017 World Youth Championships On Friday of last week, the IFSC used the documents here and here to announce the addition of the “Combined” categories to the 2017 World Youth Championships. With this announcement, we have a responsibility to try and provide a minimum of 2 athletes per gender/category in their new “Combined” category. In conjunction with Rules Committee, this is what we’re going to do for 2017 WYC and 2017 Pan Am Championships in Montreal: We are going to fill 2 spots in Combined in every category. In those categories where we have a reigning All Around World Champion or All Around Continental Champion, we will register one additional Combined athlete. We will use the ranking point values from placement at Youth Bouldering Nationals, Youth Sport Nationals, and Youth Speed Nationals. This is the same ranking point values that we use for Team Championships and our Youth All – Around awards as announced at Sport & Speed Youth Nationals. We will only consider those athletes that competed at Youth Bouldering Nationals, Youth Sport Nationals, and Youth Speed Nationals. This also means that we are issuing 2nd round invitations to those athletes that now qualify for 2017 World Youth Championships in their individual disciplines.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line803
__label__wiki	0.922758	0.922758	NASCAR Grandstand Prices Lowered Thread: NASCAR Grandstand Prices Lowered January 11th, 2009, 05:57 AM #1 Wingfoot Several tracks hosting NASCAR Sprint Cup races, including Daytona International Speedway and Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, have announced price cuts or other promotions in hopes of fending off attendance declines due to the poor economy. Daytona International, the cathedral of stock-car racing that hosts the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 15, said today it slashed the price of "a limited number" of seats in its 58,000-seat grandstands along the 2.5-mile track's back straightaway to $55 each from $99. The track earlier announced plans to close those grandstands entirely for its other Cup race in July. Auto Club Speedway, a two-mile track that hosts the next Cup race after Daytona on Feb. 22, cut the price of seats in the first five rows of its main grandstands to $35 each from $55. Two other tracks in Virginia, Richmond International Raceway and Martinsville Speedway, also announced ticket promotions for their upcoming Cup races. All four venues are owned by International Speedway Corp., and "with the economy the way it is, we're doing everything we can" to help NASCAR fans, said Auto Club Speedway spokesman David Talley. Texas Motor Speedway, owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc., last month also announced plans to sell tickets for as low as $20 each for its Cup races this year. Only two years ago, the 168,000-seat Daytona International was sold out for the Daytona 500. But with the economy taking its toll, "these are challenging times for everyone," said track president Robin Braig. And the $55 seat is the lowest price for the 500 since 1995. -- Jim Peltz « Kyle gone at Petty Enterprises \| NASCAR Caution Periods Now Sponsored » Locating Forum A 'Rook Media' Website	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line806
__label__cc	0.724433	0.275567	Magnum Hunter CEO is Out as Company Emerges from Bankruptcy From a press release: Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company" or "Magnum Hunter") announced today that its chapter 11 plan of reorganization, which was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on April 18, 2016, has gone effective. As planned, Magnum Hunter successfully emerged from chapter 11 less than five months after voluntarily filing for bankruptcy protection to consummate its pre-negotiated plan of reorganization. The Company completed a very effective balance-sheet restructuring that de-leveraged substantially all of Magnum Hunter's $1 billion of pre-bankruptcy funded indebtedness and converted 100% of its post-filing debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing into equity pursuant to a consensual debt-to-equity exchange. Previously burdened by cumbersome long-term obligations and declining commodity prices, today Magnum Hunter emerges from bankruptcy with a significantly stronger balance sheet and the ability to focus on creating value and achieving its long-term growth objectives. Most importantly, the Company achieved a successful and expeditious restructuring with minimal disruption to its employees, vendors, and operations. Additionally, after successfully reaching a resolution of all claims and controversies with Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC and certain of its affiliates, the Company and Eureka will move forward with a stronger relationship post-emergence. Currently the new Board of Directors is actively engaged in a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer. In the interim, Joseph C. Daches, current Chief Financial Officer, and Rick S. Farrell, current SVP Business Development/Land, will serve as co-Chief Executive Officers. "Magnum Hunter has worked successfully to fulfill the pre-negotiated restructuring support agreement milestones with the objective of achieving the best possible solution for all of our stakeholders. Without the cooperation of our dedicated employees and the strength of our relationships with royalty owners, vendors, suppliers and capital providers, this would not have been possible. Under the direction of our new Board of Directors, we look forward to growing our Company strategically and profitably," said Daches and Farrell. You can read the entire release by clicking here. Posted by Rob Magee at 10:28 AM Ohio Rep. Jack Cera Introduces Severance Tax Bill Volume of Injection Waste in Ohio in 2015 Higher T... Oil Climbs over $50: Can Investors Bank on a Recov... Keep-It-In-The-Ground Asks for Public Hearing afte... Valourec Posts $326 Million First Quarter Loss 05/24/16 Links of the Day: More Bankruptcies, Ohio... American Energy Partners Lays Off Workers, Announc... No New Permits for Utica Shale Last Week New Report: Shale Development Boosting Local Gover... Appalachian Basin Has Shifted from Big-Time Natura... Drillers Pondering the Proper Timing and Pace for ... Cramer: Goldman Sachs "Should Be Taken to Task" Fo... EIA: Utica Shale Should See Increased Production i... Forbes Looks at Four Fallacies in the Fracktivist ... PA Town Legalizes Civil Disobedience to Fight Inje... Utica Shale Goes Over 1,300 Wells Producing in Ohi... 05/13/16 Links of the Day: NEXUS Pipeline Facing M... More Ties to Activists, New Questions Over Publica... Attorney Warns Landowners About Court Rulings That... The Chesapeake Energy Roller Coaster Continues as ... Magnum Hunter CEO is Out as Company Emerges from B... Appalachian Drillers See Production Go Up and Expe... ODNR Releases May's Updated Marcellus and Utica Sh... 3 New Utica Shale Permits Issued; Rig Count Goes U... FERC Considering Important Pipeline Projects in Ma... Gulfport Energy Reports 1st Quarter 2016 Results 05/06/16 Links of the Day: 1st Quarter Results fro... BLM Finds “No Significant Impact” in Wayne Nationa... Belmont County Cracker Plant Plans Not to be Final... ODNR Report Concludes That Huron and Rhinestreet S... Oil and Gas Attorney Shares Advice for Leases Near... Experience of Natural Gas Producers Dealing with L... Low Prices for Oil Cure Low Prices for Oil Utica Shale Sees 10 New Permits Last Week Measure of Oil and Gas Reserves Drops $840 Billion... EIA Releases New Utica Shale Maps Magnum Hunter CEO Ready to Ride Again After Bankru... Department of Justice Kills Halliburton Merger wit...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line807
__label__wiki	0.778417	0.778417	Turning Up the Heat on Hardy Bacteria in Milk Pasteurization, although good at dealing with many pathogens in milk, does not kill heat resistant or thermoduric bacteria, say US dairy scientists. The ability for bacillus and paenibacillus microbes to survive pasteurization is the subject of a South Dakota University study, as it is these bacteria that make milk sour and cheese soft and crumbly. For more than a century, milk has been heated to kill any bacteria or pathogens that can affect consumer health and shorten the shelf life of the product, writes the South Dakota University team. However, microbes- known as thermoduric-can survive pasteurization, according to South Dakota State University dairy science professor Sanjeev Anand. Dairy science graduate student Kim Buehner and professor Sanjev Anand work on developing a non-thermal and thermal combined application that will make heat-resistant microbes susceptible to the pasteurization process. The Agricultural Experiment Station researcher has begun developing ways to combat heat-resistant microorganisms, a major challenge for the world's dairy industry. His work is also supported by the Dairy Research Institute and the Midwest Dairy Food Research Center. Characterizing Villainous Spores Some of these microbes protect themselves from heat by forming spores, Anand explains. "This makes them trickier to inactivate," he says. Others, known as thermophilic, even thrive in high temperatures. In addition, these organisms attach and form colonies on the contact surfaces inside the milk-processing equipment, according to Anand. As the colony expands, the layers form a biofilm that feeds and protects the organisms. The processing system environment essentially supports their growth, he reports. Many of these biofilm-embedded organisms cannot be inactivated through conventional cleaning methods. Milk products containing high microbe counts have flavor, texture and spoilage problems, Anand explains. In addition, some spore formers produce harmful toxins. Rounding Up Bad Guys For nearly five years, Anand and his team of eight graduate and 10 undergraduate researchers worked on projects related to thermoduric bacteria and biofilms. Milk, cheese, milk powder, and environmental samples were collected from 10 dairies in eastern South Dakota and three processing plants outside the state. The team then isolates the heat resistant bacteria. South Dakota's dairy industry produces 1.8 billion pounds of milk and 232 million pounds of cheese, producing a total economic impact of $1.28 billion a year. Seven plants across the state process milk with another set to begin operation in Brookings this year. The information gathered is shared with producers and the dairy industry, Anand points out. "This helps establish a link with management practice to bring these counts down at a producer level, and further control them during processing." The isolates are being identified using techniques such as molecular typing and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization using time of flight, or MALDI-TOF. "We are approaching this very systematically, using the latest technology," says Anand. The researchers are investigating ways to either kill the microbes or to make them susceptible to thermal treatment, which Anand describes as "intervention prior to pasteurization or in combination with it." At this early stage of investigation, the team has developed a method which when combined with pasteurization have been relatively successful in dealing with "vegetative cells of thermoduric sporeformers to a large extent, and spores to a less extent," he reports. The process has been used with a static or batch pasteurization and is being adapted to a continuous processing system. If successful, he says, "we will have an integrated process at pilot scale to share with industry." Knocking Out Colonies In addition, the team has also targeted microbial biofilms, which form on joints, plate heat exchangers and filtration membranes within the milk processing equipment. Each organism gathered from the dairy facilities is being isolated and cultured to develop single and multi-species biofilms. "Under lab conditions, a biofilm can takes anywhere from 12 to 48 hours to form," he comments. This process helps the researchers determine under what conditions the biofilms form and, ultimately, "how we can change our cleaning system to remove them more efficiently and effectively," Anand explains. The biofilm embedded microbes are studied not only in a static system but also in bioreactors which simulate the continuous flow of milk or whey. "This is closer to the real system," Anand says, though the bioreactors are not pressurized like the automatic processing system. Researchers are identifying which chemicals are effective on each species of organism and then will analyze those results to develop a better cleaning protocol to knock out these microbes. Damaging Equipment When spore formers persist in an environment, they can also do irreversible damage to the stainless steel contact surfaces within the milk-processing equipment, Anand explains. This can lead to corrosion in pre-heaters and spray dryers. Continued support from Dairy Research Institute will allow the research team to look at modifying the contact surfaces within the equipment to reduce the ability of these microbes to colonize and form biofilms. Through this multipronged approach at lowering thermoduric microbe levels, the SDSU researcher hopes to improve the quality, safety and shelf life of dairy products. Beef Drought Management Strategies Great leadership delivers great results by Zoetis CEO, Juan Ramón Alaix Environmentally Friendly Cattle Production	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line808
__label__cc	0.717818	0.282182	More info on Antiretroviral drug Classes of drug Synergistic enhancers Combination therapy Current treatment guidelines Responses to treatment in older adults Limitations of antiretroviral drug therapy CCR5 Structure and genome of HIV Duesberg hypothesis Antiretroviral drug: Wikis the new antiretroviral drug apricitabine was invented at a Canadian drug manufacturer, which was bought by the British company Shire plc, who sold the drug's development rights to an Australian company? according to (RED), providing health-restoring antiretroviral drugs to HIV positive people in Africa, as described in the documentary The Lazarus Effect, costs US$0.40 per person per day? Czech scientist Antonín Holý cooperated on the development of important antiretroviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV and hepatitis B? More interesting facts on Antiretroviral drug Include this on your site/blog: Categories: Antiretroviral drugs "HAART" redirects here. For UK estate agency Haart, see Spicerhaart. Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. When several such drugs, typically three or four, are taken in combination, the approach is known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART. The American National Institutes of Health and other organizations recommend offering antiretroviral treatment to all patients with AIDS. Because of the complexity of selecting and following a regimen, the severity of the side-effects and the importance of compliance to prevent viral resistance, however, such organizations emphasize the importance of involving patients in therapy choices, and recommend analyzing the risks and the potential benefits to patients without symptoms.[1] There are different classes of antiretroviral drugs that act at different stages of the HIV life-cycle. 1 Classes of drug 1.1 Fixed-dose combinations 1.2 Synergistic enhancers 2 Combination therapy 3 Current treatment guidelines 4 Concerns 5 Responses to treatment in older adults 6 Limitations of antiretroviral drug therapy Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are broadly classified by the phase of the retrovirus life-cycle that the drug inhibits. Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) inhibit reverse transcription by being incorporated into the newly synthesized viral DNA and preventing its further elongation. Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) inhibit reverse transcriptase directly by binding to the enzyme and interfering with its function. Protease inhibitors (PIs) target viral assembly by inhibiting the activity of protease, an enzyme used by HIV to cleave nascent proteins for final assembly of new virons. Integrase inhibitors inhibit the enzyme integrase, which is responsible for integration of viral DNA into the DNA of the infected cell. There are several integrase inhibitors currently under clinical trial, and raltegravir became the first to receive FDA approval in October 2007. Entry inhibitors (or fusion inhibitors) interfere with binding, fusion and entry of HIV-1 to the host cell by blocking one of several targets. Maraviroc and enfuvirtide are the two currently available agents in this class. Maturation inhibitors inhibit the last step in gag processing in which the viral capsid polyprotein is cleaved, thereby blocking the conversion of the polyprotein into the mature capsid protein (p24). Because these viral particles have a defective core, the virions released consist mainly of non-infectious particles. There are no drugs in this class currently available, though two are under investigation, bevirimat[2] and Vivecon. AV-HALTs (AntiViral HyperActivation Limiting Therapeutics or 'virostatics') combine immunomodulating and antiviral properties to inhibit a specific antiviral target while also limiting the hyper-elevated state of immune system activation driving disease progression.[3] Broad spectrum inhibitors. Some natural antivirals, such as extracts from certain species of mushrooms, may contain multiple pharmacologically active compounds, which attack the virus at various different stages in its lifecycle.[4]. Fixed dose combinations are multiple antiretroviral drugs combined into a single pill. Synergistic enhancers either do not possess antiretroviral properties alone or are inadequate or impractical for monotherapy, but when they are taken concurrently with antiretroviral drugs they enhance the effect of one or more of those drugs (often by altering the metabolism of antiretrovirals). These include ritonavir, which is an antiretroviral drug that belongs to the class of protease inhibitors. It can, however, be administered at a "baby" dosage to reduce the liver metabolism of other antiretroviral drugs. This principle was first exploited in the drug Kaletra (Abbott), which is a combination of ritonavir with the protease inhibitor lopinavir at a ratio (v/v) of 1:4. Ritonavir is also used as an enhancer of other protease inhibitors such as saquinavir and atazanavir, and of the investigational integrase inhibitor, GS-9137. Other synergistic enhancers are being investigated for this purpose. The life cycle of HIV can be as short as about 1.5 days from viral entry into a cell, through replication, assembly, and release of additional viruses, to infection of other cells.[5] HIV lacks proofreading enzymes to correct errors made when it converts its RNA into DNA via reverse transcription. Its short life-cycle and high error rate cause the virus to mutate very rapidly, resulting in a high genetic variability of HIV. Most of the mutations either are inferior to the parent virus (often lacking the ability to reproduce at all) or convey no advantage, but some of them have a natural selection superiority to their parent and can enable them to slip past defenses such as the human immune system and antiretroviral drugs. The more active copies of the virus the greater the possibility that one resistant to antiretroviral drugs will be made, so antiretroviral combination therapy defends against resistance by suppressing HIV replication as much as possible. Combinations of antiretrovirals create multiple obstacles to HIV replication to keep the number of offspring low and reduce the possibility of a superior mutation. If a mutation that conveys resistance to one of the drugs being taken arises, the other drugs continue to suppress reproduction of that mutation. With rare exceptions, no individual antiretroviral drug has been demonstrated to suppress an HIV infection for long; these agents must be taken in combinations in order to have a lasting effect. As a result, the standard of care is to use combinations of antiretroviral drugs. Combinations usually comprise two nucleoside-analogue RTIs and one non-nucleoside-analogue RTI or protease inhibitor.[6] This three drug combination is commonly known as a triple cocktail.[7] [8] Combinations of antiretrovirals are subject to positive and negative synergies, which limits the number of useful combinations. For example, Didanosine and AZT inhibit each other, so taking them together is less effective than taking either one separately. Other issues further limit some people's treatment options from antiretroviral drug combinations, including their complicated dosing schedules and often severe side-effects. In recent years, drug companies have worked together to combine these complex regimens into simpler formulas, termed fixed-dose combinations. For instance, two pills containing two or three medications each can be taken twice daily. This greatly increases the ease with which they can be taken, which in turn increases adherence, and thus their effectiveness over the long-term. Lack of adherence is a primary cause of resistance development in medication-experienced patients. Patients able to adhere at this rate and higher can maintain one regimen for up to a decade without developing resistance. This greatly increases chances of long-term survival, as it leaves more drugs available to the patient for longer periods of time. Antiretroviral drug treatment guidelines have changed many times. Early recommendations attempted a "hit hard, hit early" approach. A more conservative approach followed, with a starting point somewhere between 350 and 500 CD4+ T cells/mm³. The current guidelines use new criteria to consider starting HAART, as described below. However, there remain a range of views on this subject and the decision of whether to commence treatment ultimately rests with the patient and their doctor. The current guidelines for antiretroviral therapy (ART) from the World Health Organization reflect the 2003 changes to the guidelines and recommend that in resource-limited settings (that is, developing nations), HIV-infected adults and adolescents should start ART when HIV infection has been confirmed and one of the following conditions is present [9]: Clinically advanced HIV disease; WHO Stage IV HIV disease, irrespective of the CD4 cell count; WHO Stage III disease with consideration of using CD4 cell counts less than 350/µl to assist decision making; WHO Stage I or II HIV disease with CD4 cell counts less than 200/µl. The treatment guidelines for HIV-1 infected adults in the developed world (that is, those countries with access to all or most therapies and laboratory tests) have been set by the International AIDS Society-USA(IAS-USA) since 1996. The IAS-USA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization in the USA (and is not related to the worldwide International AIDS Society or IAS). The IAS-USA guidelines for antiretroviral therapy are developed by a volunteer panel of experts. Its last update was published in August 2008 in the Journal of the American Medical Association [10] . In this update, the panel recommends that therapy be initiated before the CD4+ cell count declines to below 350/uL and be individualized for the particular patient's situation and comorbidities. For initial therapy, it recommends 2 NRTIs with either an NNRTI or a ritonavir-boosted PI. In antiretroviral therapy failure, the goal of subsequent treatment is suppression of HIV-1 RNA to below detection; the treatment should ideally have 3 new drugs to which the patient's virus is susceptible. Therapy in selected clinical situations is also described. The IAS-USA also sponsors the development of guidelines for the use of drug resistance testing in patients with HIV-1 infection [11] The treatment guidelines specifically for the USA are set by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The current guidelines for adults and adolescents were stated on October 6, 2005 [12]: All patients with history of an AIDS-defining illness or severe symptoms of HIV infection regardless of CD4+ T cell count receive ART. Antiretroviral therapy is also recommended for asymptomatic patients with less than 200 CD4+ T cells/µl. Asymptomatic patients with CD4+ T cell counts of 201–350 cells/µl should be offered treatment. For asymptomatic patients with CD4+ T cell of greater than 350 cells/µl and plasma HIV RNA greater than 100,000 copies/ml, most experienced clinicians defer therapy but some clinicians may consider initiating treatment. Therapy should be deferred for patients with CD4+ T cell counts of greater than 350 cells/µl and plasma HIV RNA less than 100,000 copies/mL. The preferred initial regimens are[13]: efavirenz + zidovudine + lamivudine efavirenz + tenofovir + emtricitabine lopinavir boosted with ritonavir + zidovudine + lamivudine lopinavir boosted with ritonavir + tenofovir + emtricitabine. In countries with a high rate of baseline resistance, resistance testing is recommended prior to starting treatment; or, if the initiation of treatment is urgent, then a "best guess" treatment regimen should be started, which is then modified on the basis of resistance testing. In the UK, there is 11.8% medium to high-level resistance at baseline to the combination of efavirenz + zidovudine + lamivudine, and 6.4% medium to high level resistance to stavudine + lamivudine + nevirapine.[14] Because HIV disease progression in children is more rapid than in adults, and laboratory parameters are less predictive of risk for disease progression, in particular for young infants, treatment recommendations from the DHHS have been more aggressive in children than in adults; the current guidelines were published November 3, 2005 [15]. In 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States recommended a 28-day HIV drug regimen for those that have been exposed to HIV (HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis [PEP])[16]. The WHO recommendations on treatment are that the minimum that should be used is dual NRTIs for 28 days, with triple therapy (dual NRTIs plus a boosted PI) being offered where there is a risk of resistance [17]. The effectiveness of this intervention has never been precisely ascertained, but it is believed to be most effective the sooner the drugs are administered, and useless if treatment is delayed too long; hence it is not usually recommended that it be started on the basis of an exposure more than 76 hours prior to starting therapy. The use of antiretrovirals is also recommended for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. The current WHO recommended regimen is as follows: where the pregnant woman does not yet need to start ART for therapeutic reasons, she should start Zidovudine (AZT) from 28 weeks or as soon as possible thereafter, be provided with single-dose Nevirapine (NVP) when entering labour, and be given AZT+3TC for one week following delivery. Meanwhile, whether the mother was on the above or standard ART, the child should be given single dose Nevirapine immediately after delivery and daily Zidovudine until one week old.[18] Complementary measures that may also be used include caesarian section and formula feeding; in some settings, the combination of providing all these measures has succeeded in reducing the risk of infection from 25% to about 1%.[19] There are several concerns about antiretroviral regimens. The drugs can have serious side-effects.[20] Regimens can be complicated, requiring patients to take several pills at various times during the day, although treatment regimens have been greatly simplified in recent years. If patients miss doses, drug resistance can develop.[1] Also, providing anti-retroviral treatment is costly and resource-intensive, and the majority of the world's infected individuals cannot access treatment services. Research to improve current treatments includes decreasing side effects of current drugs, further simplifying drug regimens to improve adherence, and determining the best sequence of regimens to manage drug resistance. Other means of simplifying adherence is the use of Internet and Smartphone (iPhone, Droid) tools such as email and Text/SMS reminders. As people age, their bodies are not able to repair and rebuild damaged cells, organs or tissues as rapidly as those of younger people. Diseases like HIV that attack and destroy the body's defenses can exacerbate this slowing and increase the risk of developing additional medical problems like diabetes and high blood pressure, and more physical limitations than younger adults with HIV. In the early years of the HIV epidemic (before HAART), older adults' health deteriorated more rapidly than that of younger individuals - regardless of CD4 count. Several studies found that older adults had lower CD4 counts at diagnosis, faster progression to an AIDS diagnosis, more opportunistic infections, and a shorter survival rate than younger adults, regardless of when they were first diagnosed with HIV. Recent studies have found that a person's age does not interfere with the ability of HAART to reduce viral load, but there may be differences between younger and older people in how well the immune system responds to treatment. A study published in AIDS (2000) by Roberto Manfredi and Francesco Chiodo examined the effect of HAART on older people (defined as 55 or older) compared to younger people (35 or younger). The study included 21 older people (8 women, 13 men) and 84 younger people (29 women, 55 men). The researchers found that both groups responded to HAART, especially in reducing viral load. However, CD4 counts did not increase as much in the older people relative to the younger ones. On average, CD4 counts increased from 212 to 289 for older adults after one year of HAART. During the same period, CD4 counts rose from 231 to 345 for younger people. Some people may have a very low CD4 count even though they have an undetectable viral load. This may be related to decreased activity in the thymus (the gland where CD4 cells are made). A 2001 study in AIDS conducted by researchers in Los Angeles included 80 HIV-positive veterans (13 were over 55 and 67 were younger). Although both groups of veterans showed dramatic reductions in viral load once they were on treatment, the researchers found significant differences in CD4 levels at 3, 9, 15, and 18 months. After one year on HAART, average CD4 counts increased by 50 for the older men, compared to increases of 100 for the younger ones. This difference was not related to baseline HIV viral load, coinfection with hepatitis C, or the race/ethnicity of participants. These studies represent an important first step in understanding how their age may affect older adults' response to HIV treatment, but more studies are needed to understand the long-term effects of age on HAART in older adults. If an HIV infection becomes resistant to standard HAART, there are limited options. One option is to take larger combinations of antiretroviral drugs, an approach known as mega-HAART or salvage therapy. Salvage therapy often increases the drugs' side-effects and treatment costs. Another is to take only one or two antiretroviral drugs, specifically ones that induce HIV mutations that diminish the virulence of the infection. The most common resistance mutation to lamivudine (3TC) in particular appears to do this. Thus, 3TC can be somewhat effective even alone and when the virus is resistant to it. If an HIV infection becomes sufficiently resistant to antiretroviral-drugs, treatment becomes more complicated and prognosis may deteriorate. Treatment options continue to improve as additional new drugs enter clinical trials. However, the limited distribution of many such drugs denies their benefits to patients in the developing world. Drug holidays (or "structured treatment interruptions"), are intentional discontinuations of antiretroviral drug treatment. Studies of such interruptions attempt to increase the sensitivity of HIV to antiretroviral drugs. The interruptions attempt to change the selection pressure from the drug resistance back toward resistance to the human immune system, thus breeding a more drug-susceptible virus. HIV spends some of its life-cycle in a state where its DNA is entirely integrated into human DNA. Under certain conditions, drug-resistant strains of the virus can remain dormant in this state, since CD4 T-cells also are dormant when not aroused by invading organisms. The resistant strain can then reemerge when antiretroviral drugs are re-introduced. Intermittent therapy is an experimental approach designed to reduce exposure to antiretroviral drugs in an effort to mitigate side-effects. Intermittent therapy differs from treatment interruptions in that it involves using a much shorter cycle of switching on and off the antiviral drugs. Studies of such approaches include schedules of week-on, week-off (also known as "wowo") and five-days-on, two-days-off (also known as "foto"), which skips treatment on weekends. They also seek to determine what kinds of patients are best suited for this approach. However, initial data suggest that intermittent therapy is ineffective and results in drug resistance. It is still unclear whether suppressing or even eliminating HIV will be adequate to restore normal immune function in the long term, since HIV can damage the ability of the thymus to produce normally diverse T-cells. Also, rapid suppression of HIV and partial restoration of the immune system sometimes produces a dangerous hypersensitivity reaction, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Research continues in these areas. Adverse effects of antiretroviral drugs vary by drug, by ethnicity, by individual, and by interaction with other drugs, including alcohol. Hypersensitivity to some drugs may also occur in some individuals. 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__label__cc	0.566936	0.433064	Government Gone Wild By Susan Steffen-Kraft Big Nanny Government running wild? Surely not you say! But then why are lemonade stands across the country being shut down? Why are Girl Scout Cookie stands and Japanese Tea Stands being shut down? Young entrepreneurs are being told to pack it up and move along because various violations are being broken they are told and of course fines are being issued many times. The Freedom Center of Missouri, a relatively new public policy group in the Show Me State, for documenting the following list of outrages. Please note that all of these occurred the year of 2011. Such crackdowns are becoming more and more common. Aug. 6: Massachusetts State police shut down the stand of a 12-year-old refugee from Fukushima, Japan, who was selling green tea he brought with him when he and his family evacuated after the tsunami. (The 12 year old had no permit to sell his tea even though the town police had swung by and wished him good luck. Later that same day the Massachusetts State Police were the ones, who a short time later shut the stand down. I guess they have nothing better to do with their time!) Aug. 1: Police officers in Coralville, Iowa, ordered at least three sets of children to quit selling lemonade during the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa unless they first got a vendor’s permit and a health inspection. This is the first known example of a coordinated set of shutdowns at a single time. Poor children! Now they will be discouraged. I guess the bike riders did not get any lemonade to drink!) July 19: In McAllen, Texas, authorities shut down a girl’s lemonade stand for failing to obtain a food permit and threatened a grandmother who protested with a $50 fine. (Desperate for money are we?) July 17: Police in Appleton, Wis., inform children that despite legally selling lemonade and cookies in their front yard during an annual city festival for the past several years, a new city ordinance bans these sales. The reason? To protect licensed vendors from competition. How’s that for a great example of how America works? (The vendors must really be suffering because a few children are making money. Maybe they should make their product better!) July 15: Cops in Midway, Ga., shut down a lemonade stand some children were running in their own front yard, saying the kids had to obtain a peddler’s license and a food license and pay $50 per day for a temporary business permit. (Must be many who are prejudice against lemonade, so I guess try limeade next time!) June 16: A county inspector in Maryland closed a kids lemonade stand and fines the parents $500 for violating county law. (Oh brother!) June 10: The Philadelphia Department of Health shuts down a lemonade stand operated by a cancer charity because it lacked a necessary permit and — get this — didn't install a hand-washing station. (Gasp, uh as long as the hands of those selling the lemonade were clean! A cancer charity no less, shut down! Well, I hope they had to explain this to the cancer victims.) March 7: Officials in Hazelwood, Mo., said a cookie stand in a family’s driveway violated local ordinances and ordered an end to the Girl Scouts cookie sale. (No cookies in that neighborhood, perish the thought. Could it be that they thought the cookies were to fattening for everyone?) Feb. 26: Georgia police demanded the closure of a Girl Scout cookie stand until the girls obtained a peddler’s permit. (Peddlers use to go door to door so maybe the problem was the girls were not going door to door). Feb. 26: Savannah, Ga., officials determined that city ordinances require an end to a 40-year tradition of Girl Scouts. (Somebody hates cookies!) I daresay that should I dig into 2012 - 2013 I would find more incidents. However this was good enough for me! I think that the government has run amok and it is Government gone wild! THEY WANT YOUR COOKIES and LEMONADE AND THEY ARE COMING FOR YOU! Let's not stop there as there is also a war on gardens. From Oklahoma in the USA to Drummondville, Quebec in Canada it is happening. As an example a couple who was growing a beautiful and well maintained garden in their front yard because their back yard does not get enough natural light. They checked with the Environmental Services Inspector of their town. He gave a verbal okay. Now, I will tell you that was a mistake. Get them to write that on paper so you have proof! The town came back and ordered them to remove their garden in 7 days; this after the couple had invested 2,700 dollars in their garden which has helped Mr. Beauchamp lose weight and he was trying to help his high blood pressure, which is important to do according to doctors and health articles. So now, the town besides only giving them seven days said that after those seven days they would fine them 300 dollars a day! To top it off the town of Drummondville is moving forward with a new ordinance to remove and make sure no one can have front yard gardens. Thus, people because most of the backyards do not have enough light or enough room, will no longer have their home grown vegetables or have to move away to a home that will have a bigger, better backyard. Talk about control. I wonder how many grocery stores have paid off the town officials. It was not as if these gardens are not better then a bunch of junk cars or weeds. But there is more folks. (Similar cases of home-grown food destruction have taken place in Georgia, Michigan, and New Jersey As an example of this is Denise Morrison who resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She had over 100 species of herbal healing plants in her front yard but then the city government came in and illegally destroyed this garden. They were sued and she won. She did not want to rely on handouts from the government and that is very admirable. She was feeding herself and also treating a variety of medical issues. Well, now, we can't have that can we? The lady was following the various codes. By the time the city government was done she could no longer feed or medicate herself. Really nice, right? I am being sarcastic of course. According to a Mr. Halvington "the government telling us what we can do with our own property — that should never happen – In any economic downturn in the past history of the United States, the government has always encouraged the people to grow their own food, and so we want to continue with that movement." That movement is the Victory Gardens. Mr. Halvington is fighting back because he too was ordered to destroy his garden; this occurred in Florida. The FDA also attacked an Amish farmer. His sin was selling raw milk. Raw milk sellers could go to prison for 10 years. This is such Bull pucky! They say it is dangerous, I say it is not. I drink it and thank God that the state of Idaho allows us to have raw milk so far. Touch my Raw Milk and you will hear my opinion and I will not be happy. I have the right to choose what I drink. One cannot go out and drive drunk on raw milk. I am hurting no one by doing this. Raw milk has many health benefits as in protecting against diarrhea, infection, rickets, tooth decay, and even tuberculosis. And the downside of this....well there is not any as long as their dairy is clean and the cows are healthy. The organic raw milk dairies are well monitored here in Idaho. The FDA even runs an intimidation program against dairy farmers who produce raw milk. They dress up in FBI uniforms or other agency uniforms and show up at the farmers dairy to try and persuade them to stop producing raw dairy products. There are no warrants and it is done unlawfully. Their goal is to destroy all who produce these products from the raw dairy industry. One dairy farmer was told that if he went public about their visit they would make sure his herd was destroyed by claiming his dairy had "mad cow disease!" Here is another sad tale of a raw milk farmer: http://www.naturalnews.com/035208_James_Stewart_torture_county_jail.html Please read this article because if they do this to him you could be next for something else. The FDA is helping our government head into the total tyranny of We the People. I can have a choice to have an abortion but not drink raw milk. Isn't that peachy? I could go on and on about the war on raw milk and in defense of raw milk, but what it comes down to is this. My choice is to drink it! My choice, and they have no right to tell me otherwise. And folks it gets even better, because according an article written in Aug of 2012, an ABC affilate ABC-15 which is out of Phoenix reported that a woman was told that she violated a city ordinance by handing out water on a 112F day without a permit. She was doing a nice neighborly thing which was based on her own religious convictions. What kind of out of control government do we have when simple human kindness requires a permit? Nov. 13, 2014 a WWII veteran by the name of Arnold Abbott got in trouble for feeding the homeless which he has done for two decades. While serving a public meal on November 2, 2014 Mr. Abbott told the Sun Sentinel that "a policeman pulled my arm and said, 'Drop that plate right now,' like it was a gun." Way to go Phoenix and the cops that did this to a veteran no less who is 90 years old; shame on them. More and more cities are starting to make it illegal to feed the homeless; in fact 71 cities across the country have passed or tried to pass ordinances that criminalize feeding the homeless. This is according to Mr. Michael Stoops who is the director of community organizing at the National Coalition for the Homeless. Again, helping others is starting to require a permit. Wyldewood Cellars is a Kansas-based producer and distributor of elderberry juice. They received an unexpected and unwelcome visit from the FDA. They were at the time the latest raid target of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which sent US marshals to the company's winery in Mulvane to confiscate the "unapproved drug." Now I don't know about you, but wine being considered a drug is well, lets just say that any wine, elderberry or otherwise being a drug would no doubt turn every drinker into a wino with that excuse and every druggie who pops pills to elderberry wine. According to the FDA they sent a warning letter to Wyldewood in 2006 to remove or modify certain health claims that it said were in violation of federal law. However Mr. John Brewer, co-founder of Wyldewood, says that after receiving the initial FDA warning letter, his company hired a consultant familiar with FDA regulations to help his company reworded their product descriptions. They made the appropriate changes, and clarified that the elderberry products in question were supplements so Mr. Brewer said his company had done what it needed to in order to be in compliance. Ah ha! Not so fast. He noted that following the changes up until the raid, the FDA had ceased communicating with Wyldewood. He said "They've been in our facility multiple times. It's like, 'C'mon guys, we changed our label, we changed everything we thought we were supposed to do.' And then they show up and do this. (Supplements) seems to be one of their hot buttons these days." This tactic has become all too common in recent years. A company receives a warning letter from the FDA and they make the changes required and never hears anything further from the FDA. But then out of nowhere they get raided. The FDA and their actions are unwarranted and illegal and they should be sued. And so the war against lemonade, raw milk, elderberry wine and giving water and food away continues. GOVERNMENT GONE WILD! https://no-consent.org/2012/08/22/its-illegal-to-hand-out-free-water/, http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/25/massachusetts-state-police-shutdown-twelve-year-olds-green-tea-stand/#5414d45887c5. http://www.lemonadefreedom.com/2011/07/27/the-government-war-on-kid-run-concession-stands/ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/90-year-old-florida-veteran-arrested-feeding-homeless-bans, http://www.naturalnews.com/032631_elderberry_juice_FDA_raid.html, http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a77_1432256617, http://offgridsurvival.com/survivalgardenseizedanddestroyed/, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/08/14/the-war-over-raw-milk-heats-up.aspx http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/03/swat-team-raids-raw-milk-farm-rawesome-arrests-owner/#47c945666d6d, http://www.naturalnews.com/028757_raw_milk_FDA.html, http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/fda-declares-war-against-raw-milk/ http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/sc/0109/sc0109-organic.html, http://www.anh-usa.org/court-to-farmers-you-dont-have-the-right-to-fight-the-usda/ Gregory Krabbe Seems fairly obvious to me that like EVERYTHING else in America,.... its a complete fraud. See, to my thinkin the gov is run by... the Iluminati, which is the wealthy fams of America, from entertainment to sports, keeping us distracted, and divided. (Thank God The founders didnt have the NFL.) Trump is from a Jewish family, heritage believe it or not, I love the Jews myself.. the Illuminati does not... believe it or not. Repubs dems.... really pretty much a farce nearly all, but for constitutional conservatives.... but.... the new world order, the tri lateralists are trying to defeat Trump with Hillary. (Or Bernie they could care less) they are terrified of a man so wealthy he could care less what the power structure really wants. Its the first time a president of the US will NOT be part of the "new world order, tri lateralists, builderburgs, etc.. AND THAT SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF THEM. Susan Kraft Thanks for the good comments! I put the comment to you on Gregory's comment. Sorry! It was all true what you said! Steven Mark Pilling The issue here is an overregulated society run by statists on all levels; those who believe they have an inherent right to control the lives of others in virtually all aspects, using the threat of legal retaliation as their weapon. Note that the bulk of such instances happen in big cities and/or blue states where such persons have been dominant for long periods. Leftism is a disease that must eradicated as soon as it raises its head in any form and to any extent. History shows us that soft tyranny- unchecked- inevitably spawns a hard regime. If Victory Gardens, once deemed an act of patriotism, have now become a threat to the State, then the State needs threatening. In fact, it needs overthrowing. Superb explanation, to which I might add, that amid the backdrop of left wing tyranny is the unfortunate decline of "objectivity", among the voting public, who seem content to glom on to any government program, policy or "payroll"..... indenturing themselves to dependence and robotic loyalty. America once loved its people and we learned to use things, but now the ironically named, "progressives", have drawn (us) to love things and use people. Taking the ten Commandments out of school, and replacing them with guns, gangs, drugs and condoms. Its not only the moral depravity, but jealousy now of anyone who does better than me, let alone having to rely on, now a candidate who doesnt help his own supporters much with rude behavior, and inartful speech. I put the comment to Steven on your part of the thread comment. Sorry. Appreciate your commenting. Watch out...they want your lemonade and guns and they are coming for you!!!! You are right Steven! I am " Professor Granny Susan. I brook no foolishness in my classroom so sit down and pay attention. HEY you in the back put the damn spit balls away.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line811
__label__wiki	0.767746	0.767746	Home > Lifestyle > Literature > Policing books - from the inside Policing books - from the inside The Hawk \| 4 Oct 2015 7:15 AM GMT In this universe, England is now a republic and the United Kingdom doesn't exist (next door is the Socialist Republic of Wales), the Crimean War raged until 1985, time travel, cloning and genetic engineering exist (dodos are common household pets and Neanderthals resurrected) but not personal computers or jet aircraft, cheese is exorbitantly costly, a shadowy corporation exerts great influence, and literature, especially classical, is revered - and has an entire police department devoted to its service. Then we learn there is a dimension within literature where all books are "constructed" and also house the characters who, aware they are in a book, act out their roles when being read but live their own lives the rest of the time. And the line between these two worlds can be crossed - by some. This is the setting for the seven volume (so far) Thursday Next series, a rollicking meta-fictional, fourth-wall breaking romp through books, genres and tropes - classics, police procedurals, espionage, science fiction, comic fantasy, conspiracy theories, apocalyptic scenarios and even fairy tales - as author Jasper Fforde (b.1961) delves into the workings of imagination and literary inspiration, the relationship between fiction and its audience and the mechanics (and magic) of reading. "The Eyre Affair" (2001) introduces the doughty, appealing and resourceful Thursday Next, a 36-year-old single, Crimean War veteran, working in 1985 London with SpecOps 27, the Literary Detectives (or 'LiteraTecs'), the agency responsible for dealing with forged or stolen manuscripts and literary works. Wounded in an attempt to capture mysterious criminal mastermind Acheron Hades, she seeks a transfer to hometown Swindon (on the advice of a future version of herself). Hades has meanwhile begun to kidnap characters from fiction for ransom - with Jane Eyre his latest victim. Thursday finds a way into the book and in a fiery encounter on Thornfield Hall's roof, kills Hades while also rewriting the ending to reunite Jane and Rochester (or the version we know). She later also ends the Crimean War, traps her unwanted Goliath Corporation partner in an Edgar Allan Poe poem, and marries her estranged fiancee. The series really kicks in with "Lost in a Good Book" (2002), where Goliath have eradicated her husband from the timeline to blackmail her into rescuing their trapped operative. Learning to read herself into a book, Thursday finds herself in the 26-floor Great Library, which contains all published English books, and is inducted into the book world's police - "JurisFiction", which comprises operatives both fictional such as the Cheshire Cat (now the Unitary Authority of Warrington Cat due to redrawing of county boundaries), and non-fictional. She does Goliath's bidding but is double-crossed, while there is Hades' vengeance-seeking sister, an insidious political conspiracy and a looming end of the world to be dealt with. Facing multiple threats in her world, Thursday, now pregnant, takes refuge in an unfinished detective novel in "The Well of Lost Plots" (2003), or a 26-level world beneath the Great Library where unpublished or unfinished works exist. There she has to keep her memory of her missing husband alive, train a couple of generics, and unearth what the 'Book Operating System's' latest upgrade will entail for reading. After two years as JurisFiction chief, she heads back to the real world with her two-year-old son Friday in "Something Rotten" (2004). Tagging along is Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, on a fact-finding mission. But out there, another huge political conspiracy is on, getting her husband back is tricky, her mother is hosting guests like Otto von Bismarck, she ends up being targeted by an assassin and the Minotaur, and the fate of her country and the world depend on her surviving a trip to the Underworld and winning a croquet match (here it is not the genteel sport you were thinking). The next three, set over a decade in the future, comprise a new arc, slightly edgier and much more confusing with paradoxes of time travel and identity abounding. "First Among Sequels" (2008) deals with her struggle to convince her son, "now a teenage cliche" to take a job, tackle dramatically plunging attention spans that impinge reading and deal with her two book versions. She even doesn't appear until the end in "One of our Thursdays is Missing" (2011), where the narrator is her book version. "The Woman Who Died a Lot (2012)" sees a recuperating Thursday deal with a new set of problems including a revived Goliath. The story will continue in "Dark Reading Matter" but its current status is unclear. Don't dismiss Thursday's exploits as a book-lover's wildest dreams come true or a multitude of puns, also read them for a trenchant satire on issues like corporate greed, our celebrity-obsessed, reality show watching culture, devious politics, proliferating bureaucracy and other ills of our world!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line812
__label__cc	0.725917	0.274083	Sam Cheetham Company: BBH London NGO: GTP+ Host Comms. Company: Agência Iris Location: Recife, Brazil Summary of the project: I lived, breathed and worked in the City of Recife, Brazil helping raise awareness for HIV testing and PrEP usage amongst a vulnerable sex working community. Having graduated from Durham University with a degree in Anthropology Sam wanted to put his studies and fascination in how people behave and their social dynamics into practice. So he started his career by door to door selling frozen fish out of a white Van in the suburbs of Reading. Quickly (after a fair few slammed doors) he realised that selling wasn’t his calling but he wanted to understand why different communications styles work and why – so advertising was the natural progression. His first career role started in in a healthcare communications agency working on campaigns to raise awareness in allergy education in the UK as well as getting to grips with complex therapy areas such as Diabetes and other rare diseases. After a brief spell working on Peroni (the Italian beer) he now finds himself working at BBH on the communications and education programmes for the largest selling drug of all time that helps patients with conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis as well as working on disease awareness campaigns for a rare genetic bone disorder XLH. Sam spent a month working with GTP+ in Brazil, helping them create a communications campaign to raise awareness of PrEP and HIV prevention among vulnerable groups. You can click here to learn more about his project.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line813
__label__wiki	0.621043	0.621043	Call us on 01978 294414\|rcf@wrexhamafc.wst.org.uk Meet Our Team of Coaches Vision & Aims The RCF GDPR Policy Boys Centre of Development What is the Centre of Development? Wrexham Centre of Development Denbighshire Centre of Development Our Delivery Program Mini Football & Futsal Literacy and Numeracy Through Football PE Lessons Girls Football – Turn up and play Holiday Soccer schools Premier League Primary Stars (PLPS) CICS Cymru The RCF/Wrexham AFC Women Warehouse Project Healthy Eating Wear The Same Shirt Project Wrexham AFC Girls Centre of Excellence RCF & FAW Girls Football Development Project RCF Girls Re-structure Excell Supply Excell Supply Education Suite Wrexham AFC Women News Premier League Primary Stars 2018/2019 Excell Supply Education SuiteLee Jones2019-01-06T15:50:44+00:00 Racecourse Community Foundation Re-Opens Education Suite The Excell Supply Education Suite is the base for the RCF, the charity arm of Wrexham Football Club, which aims to use the power of football to bring about positive change to people within the local community. The Suite is used for primary and secondary school visits to the stadium, which forms part of the RCF’s effort to encourage more pupils to get involved in football and exercise. With 5 full and part time members off staff and number of sessional coaches, the refurbished office offered a brilliant location for the staff to continue their excellent work, whilst also offering a purpose built classroom to enhance the learning of local primary and secondary school pupils. Literacy and numeracy enhancement have long been a strategy for the RCF and this classroom offered a fantastic opportunity to continue this work. Work on the Suite began in late October 2017, and in just three weeks the space has been transformed. The refurbishment has been managed and carried out by Lendlease Construction, the company responsible for building HMP Berwyn in Wrexham and the construction arm of leading property and infrastructure company, Lendlease. Lendlease is a leading international property and infrastructure group. In the UK, it is the only fully integrated retail, residential and commercial provider delivering end-to-end property solutions. The company has core capabilities in development, investment management, construction, asset and property management. Lendlease is behind some of London’s largest and most exciting mixed-use regeneration projects such as Elephant Park and The International Quarter. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Lendlease operates in four key regions – Australia, Asia, Americas and Europe. The group has more than 12,000 employees worldwide. Lendlease was recognised as the UK’s Most Sustainable Residential Developer by the NextGeneration Sustainability Benchmark for setting new standards of sustainability and customer engagement in 2016, scoring more than double the industry average. Joint Business Development Manager at the RCF, Gemma Owen, commented: “Our classroom had started to look dated and quite tired, so we were delighted when Lendlease approached us about carrying out a refurbishment of the Suite. The work has been carried out to a superb standard and has fully modernised the classroom. We are now able to once again proudly host local schools and groups and show them the transformative power of football.” Lendlease Project Director, Paul Bacon, said: “We’ve long admired the work of the RCF, so we were very pleased when the opportunity came up to collaborate on a project. We hope the refreshed Suite will be used and enjoyed by schools for many years to come. David Ianson from Lendlease pulled the works together for this refurbishment and is currently on the Lendlease graduate scheme. It has been very rewarding to see what David has achieved with this project, overcoming many issues and all by himself, he is a credit to our graduate scheme’’ David Ianson, who was the Project Manager, said: “This has been an extremely rewarding experience for myself and the team and a brilliant learning curve personally for me. I am very pleased with the work that has been carried out but what is most satisfying is the impact that it will have on both the staff and the local community of Wrexham”. Jon Evrall, managing director Excell Supply Education, which sponsors the Suite, added: “It really is an honour and a privileged to be involved in this kind of project, especially being local to Wrexham myself I can really see how this fully function classroom and office will benefit so many people. The team has done a great job of transforming the space.” Racecourse Community Foundation Wrexham FC Mold Road LL11 2AH E: matthew.jones@wrexhamafc.wst.org.uk gemma.owen@wrexhamafc.wst.org.uk robert.morris@wrexhamafc.wst.org.uk josh.evans@wrexhamafc.wst.org.uk Copyright 2015 Racecourse Community Foundation \| All Rights Reserved \| Designed by All Media Solutions	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line818
__label__cc	0.503912	0.496088	The Classical Now KCSB-FM Classical Now Podcast DirecTalk Podcast On Second Thought Gabriel Kahane – The Ambassador http://www.thewritejoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Gabriel-Kahane-Interview-edit1.mp3 According to some critics the classical concert hall for decades has come to resemble a church or museum, a glass-case sanctuary for the ritualization of the yesterday’s revelations. According to composer, vocalist and songwriter, Gabriel Kahane, this is all a passing phase, an anomaly in the time-line of Western music, a “dark moment of the kind of High Modernism of the 1950s where the academy kind of strangled populism,” he explained to me by phone in January 2014. “If you take that aberration out of the narrative, there’s always been a connection between the vernacular and what’s in the concert hall.” Photo by Jen Snow Connection is what Kahane is all about, with his broad association between genres, artists and styles. He is representative of a new breed of the classically-conversant who are jumping ship, taking advantage of breakthroughs in the categorical hull by earlier daring cross-over artists, and navigating entirely new vessels and routes. The son of concert pianist and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Music Director, Jeffrey Kahane, Gabriel’s mélange of projects have included orchestral and chamber compositions, pop songs and musical theater. A pianist, guitarist and banjo player, he gained a kind of cult status for his witty song-cycle, Craigslistlieder, which set actual texts from the eponymous classified ad web site. At the same time, his compositional prowess has earned him commissions from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Kronos Quartet. Last seen in Santa Barbara at Hahn Hall in 2011 with premier cellist Alisa Weilerstein, Kahane returned on February 4, 2014, courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures, to rock SOhO Music Club with like-minded chamber group, yMusic. We spoke of Kahane’s signing on to Sony Masterworks, and his new release, “The Ambassador,” an album inspired by Los Angeles Architecture. This entry was posted in DirecTalk Podcast and tagged Gabriel Kahane, SOhO Music Club, The Ambassador, Where Are The Arms on May 22, 2014 by joemiller. ← Awakening the sleeping sword of war Henry David Thoreau – Still in the Mail: Messages from the Imagination → A Man’s Imagination KUMBAYA A Conservatism of Love Walt Whitman, Radical Patriot Camerata Pacifica at Hahn Hall, Friday evening, November 18. Audio Interview with Fariba Enteshari 5-13-16 Audio Interview with John Mead 5-1-16 Poem: When you come to the river crossing of Death Anoushka Shankar audio interview 3-31-16 Ian Ruskin audio interview, Feb. 2016 joemiller on A Man’s Imagination Rick McClurg on A Man’s Imagination Edward J. Dodson on Ian Ruskin audio interview, Feb. 2016 Joseph Miller on Ian Ruskin audio interview, Feb. 2016 Enter your email address to subscribe to TheWriteJoe and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Classical Now Podcast © 2017 Joseph Miller.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line824
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__label__cc	0.62292	0.37708	Rudd Center About the WellSAT Coding Tips Using Your Scores Welcome to the WellSAT 3.0 The WellSAT is a quantitative assessment tool to help you score and improve your local School Wellness Policy. Since 2010, this measure has been used by thousands of people across the country, representing school districts from every state. All WellSAT items reflect the federal law or best practices. The purpose of scoring your district policy is to identify where it is strong and where it could be improved. This is the third update to the WellSAT and we would like to thank all of the people who have contributed to each version of the WellSAT. Click here for a full list of updates. Click here for a pdf of the questions and here for a blank scorecard. Highlights of the changes from WellSAT 2.0 are below: Items that are part of the latest federal regulations are noted with this symbol: These items also include direct quotes from the final rule in the scoring guidance. Instead of one "Farm to School" question, there are now two separate questions that address the components of education, school gardens, and procurement. These questions are noted with this symbol: Instead of one CSPAP (Comprehensive School Physical Activity Plan) question, there are now separate questions for the components of physical education, physical activity before and after school, physical activity during school, staff involvement, and family and community engagement. These questions are noted with this symbol: New items address: Feeding children with unpaid meal balances without stigmatizing them School level health advisory teams (in addition to district wellness committees) Food marketing in schools and fundraising Old items were removed if they were no longer relevant due to Smart Snacks and other Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act meal nutrition standards. History of School Wellness Policies: The Children Nutrition and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) Reauthorization Act of 2004 mandated that all school districts participating in federal school meal programs create and implement school wellness policies by July 2006. Policies were required to include: Goals for nutrition education and physical activity to promote student wellness Nutritional guidelines for all foods available on each school campus during the school day An assurance that reimbursable school meals follow federal law A plan for measuring policy implementation The involvement of parents, students, the school food authority, school board, school administrators, and the public in the development of the policy. The 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act clarified and strengthened these requirements, and in 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released updated regulations that require school districts to: Review and consider evidence-based strategies to promote student wellness Comply with federal competitive food nutrition standards (i.e., Smart Snacks) for all foods sold on campus during the school day Prohibit marketing of all foods and beverages that do not meet Smart Snacks standards Permit all stakeholders to participate in policy development, implementation, review, and updates Report annually to the community about policy content, implementation, and updates Complete triennial assessments on compliance, alignment with model policies, and progress towards goals Designate one or more officials as responsible for school-level compliance with the policy WellSAT 3.0 is designed to assist school districts in meeting these requirements. Support for this project was provided by grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program. Your email address will ONLY be used to provide you with updates pertaining to this website. If you would like to view the survey without scoring a school wellness policy, click here. Data will not be saved. About the Rudd Center Copyright © 2018 Rudd Center design by cavich creative llc	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line833
__label__cc	0.749142	0.250858	ISRAEL TOLD US OFFICIALS ABOUT PLANS TO STRIKE SYRIAN AIR BASE While the US didn't directly order the airstrike against Syria's T-4 airbase late Sunday night (Russia and the Syrian government had initially blamed the attack on the US), American officials reportedly confirmed to NBC News that the US had been informed of the impending strike by its ally, Israel. Israel carried out the strikes against Syrian base, two U.S. officials tell @NBCNews, and the US was informed of the forthcoming strikes in advance. https://t.co/FKrc4V1ZM1 — NBC News (@NBCNews) April 9, 2018 The pre-dawn attack was intended as retaliation for a poison gas attack on the last rebel stronghold near Damascus. That attack has been blamed (with no supporting evidence) on the Syrian regime. An open letter to President Trump about the uptick in tensions with Syria and Russia: President Trump, please don't be neoconned into a corner here by the warmongers around you. First, there is utterly no proof, nor any logic to, Al-Assad having given the order to gas his own people. His chemical weapons were destroyed a number of years ago, in a Russian-negotiated deal, if you might remember correctly. Why would al Assad have ordered this, when his and the Russian military have all but wiped out the rebel forces?!? The short answer is, he would not have done this, under these circumstances. Also, the American people understand that the rebels both had, and knew how to use, chemical weapons. I am watching the Faux news crawl as I type this, and the crawl says that a "The Us will be making major decisions in 24-48 hours." I guess that is when your pollsters will be working overtime, to judge the response of the American people to a potential war in Syria against Russia. Mr. President, if those pollsters are telling you the truth, they will tell you that the American people are both war-weary, and war-skeptical at this time, having been lied into a number of both overt and covert wars,none of which were actually fought for the reasons the Federal Government has given us, during the last 20 years, and are tired of it; they want a President with the horse-sense to understand that ordering such a war would be the most pig-headedly, ham-fistedly idiotic thing this government to do right now. And I tell you this, because at this point in its existence, the American military does not have the weaponry; the troop strength; the money; or the manufacturing to insure a successful outcome to a conventional war with Russia in Syria. The prowess of Russia's military hardware has been very much documented in Syria, and the world is beating a path to Moscow's doorway to buy these weapons. Unfortunately, due to the fact that weapons manufacturers in this country donate so much to both parties, the corporate groupthink in these companies believes that it is just fine to deliver weapons which are obsolete even before field testing; that they can charge obscene cost over-runs on their products; and that products which may never work completely as advertised are just fine to deliver, the F-35 being a case in point. If the US is to win on the battlefield, these notions must change, and immediately. President Trump, I want you to succeed as President; that means making intelligent, rational choices; going to war with Russia over Syria is not one of those intelligent, rational choices. You will be positioning this country for an horrendous potential loss, premised, on yet another lie, with absolutely no tangible proof that the Syrians did this, and we can ill afford that happening right now. THIRTYFOUR (34) Days Until Old_Logan (The Deep State , The Democrats , The Generals , Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton , The Liberal/Zionist Corporate Media , and Netanyahu; Trick The President Of The United States into Moving The US Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem , which the aforementioned players intend to blind side him , and make him name as Israel's NEW Capitol !) Trick Trump..... Ethan Allen and... into moving the embassy. Are you serious! Surely you jest! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kFUNZ_8dKA His buddy Putin isn't any better. redefininggod.com/2016/02/chabad-lubavitch-vladimir-putin-and-the-globalist-end-times-script/ Surely you jest! (*yeah , I was kidding . lol !) epjrw Scott Adams: Guest Steve Hsu of Genomic Prediction, Predicting Disease Trump Fires At AOC And Friends: Apologize To America, Israel, For What You Have Said ‘Checkmate’: Scott Adams Calls the Game for President Trump After Racist Tweet Blowback Does the CIA Want to Know How to Smash Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? by: epjrw Serena Williams: I Will Never ‘Stop Fighting For Equality’ Jim Rogers Warning: Things are Going to be Horrible There is a Bubble in Everything and it is Worse Than 2008 WATCH: Megan Rapinoe: Trump Trying To ‘Divide So He Can Conquer’ Statement from the White House regarding the political crisis in Puerto Rico by: jrohio2	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line834
__label__cc	0.651586	0.348414	Board index ‹ Short Stories ‹ Short Stories Classroom Story Post a short story or two. Moderator: wilmots by Adam » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:03 pm This is a nice story about a girl lost in a point of her life as she attends a new school, and how she finds herself again. A few small English errors are down to it being written by somebody who is still learning English. Changes, by Nora Lanari. She was sitting quietly at her desk. Her look was absent. Her mind far away. Around her, everybody was screaming, yelling, laughing. She didn't hear it. The noise of the messy classroom didn't get through her wall of isolation. Now and then her look returned to reality and she observed the room. Like mime artists were her classmates moving their mouths and distorting their faces to laughter. The teacher was screaming over the students, trying to keep control over them. He was sweating. She could nearly count the drops on his forehead. His glasses sat slopping on his nose. A smile surrounded her lips while she was observing the spectacle. But soon the pain reminded her, that this was just a quick moment in which she forgot. Forgot all the difficulties, all the pain, and all the fears. Just a quick moment, worthless. Her look became absent again, her ears shut down and her attention went. She hardly noticed when the other students started to leave the classroom. Only because a girl hit her out of her way, reality fetched her back. Disorientated she packed up her stuff and followed her classmates. The bell hadn't rung yet. Wondering where they were going, she looked above the many heads, searching for an answer. She didn't want to ask. They would just look at her very strangely and say: "Don't you ever pay attention?! Clean your ears and listen." She could do without it. About two meters away there was an announcement at the wall. Her answer. It said: INTERNATIONAL DAY! ENJOY FOOD AND DRINKS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES! COME TO THE GYM! Great, she thought and closed her ears again. Anew her look drifted away. She turned back to her innerst. To her broken home, that teared herself into pieces. That didn't allow her to stand up again. She followed quietly the other students. In line to get into the gym. In line to get away, she thought. Another voice inside her head whispered: "In line to get your life back." Shut up, she told herself off. Hope was the last thing she could use. It would only disappoint her again. Trying to ignore her surrounding, she stood still in line. Waiting. So turned into herself was she, that she hardly noticed the hand tipping her shoulder. "Hey, hey. Do you hear me?" a voice asked. Frightened by the sudden voice that got through her isolation wall, she jumped around. "Wow. Calm down." Said the voice. It belonged to a boy. She recognized his face. He was in her English class, sitting next to her. Staring at him, she didn't notice that he was talking. "What?" she asked brashly. He held up a book. "Can I put it into your backpack? I left mine in the classroom and I don't want to carry it all way." She kept on staring at him, then shooked her head and said: "Yeah, of course. Yes put it in." She turned around and he put the book into her backpack. "Thanks" he said. "I'll search you later to get it back." And he went. She nodded. The lesson was over and he didn't come for the book. The day was over and he didn't come for the book either. So the book remained in her backpack. In the evening, when she had done her homework and her father had gone to the bar to get himself drunked, she found the book again in her backpack. It was small and blue and very old. The title was illegible. She opened it. The pages were also illegible. She leafed through the book and could only read three words. Faith, Hope and Love. She closed the book and looked at it strangely. When she went to bed, she heard her father coming back and hoped he wasn't too drunked. The next day in her English class, she waited for the boy. She didn't shut her ears nor drifted her look away. When he came she gave him back the book. "Oh, I forgot it yesterday. Thank you." He said and smiled. "You're welcome." She answered and smiled back. It was just a quick moment in which she forgot. Forgot all the difficulties, all the pain, and all the fears. Just a quick moment, but every second was valuable. by Nora Lanari e-mail: nora_lanari@gmx.net Adam, champion. Location: Grimsby UK by Clare » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:40 am Yes Adam I also think this is a lovely short story. And it is really great that it is written by a non-English speaker learning the language !! I would note that for anybody learning any language, the use of a good computer 'spelling-checker' like Word has can be very helpful - and I think some free ones can be found with an internet search ? by Colin » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 am Yes I think this 'Changes' story is very good. I do not come across many realistic stories from a pupil or student viewpoint and this is certainly an engaging one. Colin ho by Adam » Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:45 am Maybe a touch of the old classic 'Tom Brown's School Days', by Thomas Hughes ? It can be read online at http://www.literature.org/authors/hughes-thomas/tom-browns-schooldays/ - and here is a small bit ; Tom Brown's Schooldays, Part 1 - Chapter 2 - The "Veast" Tom, as has been already said, was a robust and combative urchin, and at the age of four began to struggle against the yoke and authority of his nurse. That functionary was a good- hearted, tearful, scatter-brained girl, lately taken by Tom's mother, Madam Brown, as she was called, from the village school to be trained as nurserymaid. Madam Brown was a rare trainer of servants, and spent herself freely in the profession; for profession it was, and gave her more trouble by half than many people take to earn a good income. Her servants were known and sought after for miles round. Almost all the girls who attained a certain place in the village school were taken by her, one or two at a time, as housemaids, laundrymaids, nurserymaids, or kitchenmaids, and after a year or two's training were started in life amongst the neighbouring families, with good principles and wardrobes. One of the results of this system was the perpetual despair of Mrs. Brown's cook and own maid, who no sooner had a notable girl made to their hands than missus was sure to find a good place for her and send her off, taking in fresh importations from the school. Another was, that the house was always full of young girls, with clean, shining faces, who broke plates and scorched linen, but made an atmosphere of cheerful, homely life about the place, good for every one who came within its influence. Mrs. Brown loved young people, and in fact human creatures in general, above plates and linen. They were more like a lot of elder children than servants, and felt to her more as a mother or aunt than as a mistress. Tom's nurse was one who took in her instruction very slowly - she seemed to have two left hands and no head; and so Mrs. Brown kept her on longer than usual, that she might expend her awkwardness and forgetfulness upon those who would not judge and punish her too strictly for them. Charity Lamb was her name. It had been the immemorial habit of the village to christen children either by Bible names, or by those of the cardinal and other virtues; so that one was for ever hearing in the village street or on the green, shrill sounds of "Prudence! Prudence! thee cum' out o' the gutter;" or, "Mercy! drat the girl, what bist thee a-doin' wi' little Faith?" and there were Ruths, Rachels, Keziahs, in every corner. The same with the boys: they were Benjamins, Jacobs, Noahs, Enochs. I suppose the custom has come down from Puritan times. There it is, at any rate, very strong still in the Vale. Well, from early morning till dewy eve, when she had it out of him in the cold tub before putting him to bed, Charity and Tom were pitted against one another. Physical power was as yet on the side of Charity, but she hadn't a chance with him wherever headwork was wanted. This war of independence began every morning before breakfast, when Charity escorted her charge to a neighbouring farmhouse, which supplied the Browns, and where, by his mother's wish, Master Tom went to drink whey before breakfast. Tom had no sort of objection to whey, but he had a decided liking for curds, which were forbidden as unwholesome; and there was seldom a morning that he did not manage to secure a handful of hard curds, in defiance of Charity and of the farmer's wife. The latter good soul was a gaunt, angular woman, who, with an old black bonnet on the top of her head, the strings dangling about her shoulders, and her gown tucked through her pocket-holes, went clattering about the dairy, cheese-room, and yard, in high pattens. Charity was some sort of niece of the old lady's, and was consequently free of the farmhouse and garden, into which she could not resist going for the purposes of gossip and flirtation with the heir-apparent, who was a dawdling fellow, never out at work as he ought to have been. The moment Charity had found her cousin, or any other occupation, Tom would slip away; and in a minute shrill cries would be heard from the dairy, "Charity, Charity, thee lazy huzzy, where bist?" and Tom would break cover, hands and mouth full of curds, and take refuge on the shaky surface of the great muck reservoir in the middle of the yard, disturbing the repose of the great pigs. Here he was in safety, as no grown person could follow without getting over their knees; and the luckless Charity, while her aunt scolded her from the dairy door, for being "allus hankering about arter our Willum, instead of minding Master Tom," would descend from threats to coaxing, to lure Tom out of the muck, which was rising over his shoes, and would soon tell a tale on his stockings, for which she would be sure to catch it from missus's maid..... by Digiwizz » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:22 pm Well if we are discussing schooldays stories, last night I watched the film 'School of Rock' and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great to see school kids doing great. A good story well acted and good music as well !! Re: Classroom Story by reliable » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:17 am I think the song must have been inspired by the operetta 'Patience' by Gilbert and Sullivan, first produced at the Opera Comique, London on April 23 1881 obd2 connector Return to Short Stories	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line836
__label__cc	0.664318	0.335682	Featured / History - Modern Four Years Old! by Roger · Published June 14, 2015 · Updated November 23, 2018 By Roger C. AA Agnostica is four years old! The website was born on June 15, 2011 when two agnostic AA groups, Beyond Belief and We Agnostics, were unceremoniously evicted from the Greater Toronto Area Intergroup and needed a place to share the locations and times of their weekly meetings. What followed is often described as a prime example of the law of intended consequences. Having been booted out as reported in the Toronto Star – Does Religion Belong at AA? – we decided it was time to stand up for ourselves, be honest about our lack of belief in an interventionist deity and provide genuine support to those who were repulsed by the unadulterated religiosity of traditional AA meetings and unlikely to remain in such a dogmatically entrenched environment. And thus AA Agnostica. Born just four years ago! Very, very busy And the last year – the period between June 22, 2014 and today – has been very, very busy. We published a total of 94 articles over the last year compared to 62 in the previous year and 46 in both years one and two of AA Agnostica. That’s a lot of articles! Over the last two years, these were either on Sundays or on Wednesdays, the weekday reserved mostly for articles about the Steps or for book reviews. The 94 articles over the past year were written by more than 50 different people. I wrote only nine (including this one) over the past year, preferring to host other writers who invariably shared their thoughts and experience in recovery in AA with both talent and compassion. Eight articles were devoted directly to the We Agnostics, Atheists and Freethinkers (wAAf) convention in Santa Monica last November. Reports were posted at the end of each of the three days of the convention, which can be read right here: Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3. A dozen people, including David B, Erin J, Joe C, Russ H, Christopher G, Thom L, Thomas B, Ken L, Michael B, Rob M and Adam N volunteered to report on the panels, workshops and speakers at this historic event and they deserve our heartfelt thanks. It was certainly hugely appreciated by those who could not attend the convention. Articles posted on AA Agnostica are saved in nine different categories. You can find these categories on the home page of the website. We are all about keeping up to date and growing so it’s no surprise that by far the largest category is History – Modern. Over the past year 24 articles fell into that category, including Letting Go of God by Torontonian and the author of Beyond Belief Joe C, Hallowed be the Big Book by our British friend Laurie A and Coming Out Atheist in Conventional AA by John H, a longtime Washingtonian. Another popular category, not surprisingly, is Experience, Strength and Hope. Our long-time friend in New York, Deirdre S, wrote about how to start our own agnostic AA meetings in the story Two Things That Only Take Two: Tango and an AA Meeting. A couple of months later, The 13th Step was written Erin J, a Canadian. And a talk by Eric C, from Michigan, Eric’s Talk – Our We Agnostics Meeting, was published, with an audio tape. We will look at just one more category: The 12 Steps. A former Methodist minister from Texas, JHG, wrote about An Atheist’s Twelfth Step. A few weeks later, Russ H, from the East San Francisco Bay area of California, with If You Want What We Have, gave us a nonbeliever’s take on the AA program. Finally, another Torontonian, Lisa N shared a fine story, which had initially been published by Renascent, one of Canada’s largest rehabs, called A Skeptic’s Journey to a Higher Power. There are, as noted, six other categories. The point we hoped to make listing the articles above was about the amazing diversity of the stories on the website. You never know what’s going to pop up on a Sunday. Or sometimes on a Wednesday. And it’s not just the range of stories either. It’s the diversity of the authors: their backgrounds, where they’re from, their “experience, strength and hope”. It all makes for some very special sharing on AA Agnostica. There have been some bumps for we agnostics in AA over the last twelve months. To begin with, our hopes that the Conference might publish a pamphlet by agnostics and atheists in AA were dashed, once again. Oh, the Conference did publish “Many Paths to Spirituality”. But it is just another version of Chapter Four of the Big Book. Patronizing and condescending. For example, we are expected to say the Lord’s Prayer because, after all, a Jew can do that: “Today I can even recite the Lord’s Prayer without feeling guilty since it was pointed out to me in ‘How it Works’ that I have to go to any length to get and stay sober.” And then, of course, the pamphlet ends with a so-called atheist doing the Steps exactly as written. You know with “God” or “He” or a “Power” in six of them: “Using the inner resource I have discovered in AA as a higher power, I have been able to do the Steps just as they are written in the Big Book.” Shameful, if that’s how they expect to answer Bill Wilson’s question to AA in 1965: “How much and how often did we fail them?” Bill was talking about newcomers – “atheists and agnostics… people of nearly every race, culture and religion” – who come into AA only to turn around and walk back out. You can read Chris G’s review here, The Many Paths to Spirituality Pamphlet. It begins with a Grapevine type statement: “This agnostic alcoholic hoped the new pamphlet would help attract those without a traditional God to the program, but was sorely disappointed.” And then there is my take on the situation. Requests for literature for non-believers date back to 1976 when a trustees’ Literature sub-committee wrote that such a pamphlet “is needed to assure non-believers that they are not merely deviants, but full, participating members in the AA Fellowship without qualification”. Well, it is almost forty years later and there is Still No Pamphlet for Agnostics in AA. And then the AA Grapevine disappointed us. Back in September, life-j shared a wonderful idea, A Grapevine Book for Atheists and Agnostics in AA. All the Grapevine had to do was take some 40 stories by atheists and agnostics that it had already published over the years and publish them as a collection in a book. A number of us got quite excited about the idea and Thomas B launched a campaign with a letter to the Grapevine. We talked in particular with Ami Brophy, the Executive Editor and Publisher at the Grapevine. Finally, on January 29 the Grapevine Board of Directors met and, after a “lengthy discussion” decided not to go forward with our request. That story was told here: No Grapevine Book for Atheists in AA. No reason has ever been provided for that decision. Books, books and more books It was never our intention to publish books. The first one published by AA Agnostica was The Little Book: A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps. We started collecting alternative versions of the Steps, and were greatly aided in this by Gabe S in the United Kingdom who had his own collection. Soon we had twenty versions. Not enough content yet for a book even though the thought crossed our minds. Then Linda R did a concise summary of the interpretation of each of the Steps in Stephanie Covington’s book A Women’s Way Through the 12 Steps. And then I found interpretations of the Steps by Gabor Maté and Allen Berger and I created my own very brief summary of the Steps as understood by a Buddhist, Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart. We could add these interpretations to the alternative versions and show how personal interpretations and versions of the Steps were the norm, not the exception, and downright inevitable! Finally, I wrote an essay called “The Origins of the 12 Steps”. With the 20 versions of the Steps, four concise interpretations of each one of them and an explanation of where the Steps came from in the first place, we had a book! A short book, only some 72 pages, and that inspired us to call it The Little Book. That was the first book. The second was Don’t Tell: Stories and Essays by Agnostics and Atheists in AA. That book is entirely composed of articles published on the website in its first few years. Over the last year, AA Agnostica has published another four books! The first one was in July and is the second edition of a book first published in 1991, The Alternative 12 Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery. From the moment I ran across this book I was amazed and impressed. It is a pioneering work. I spent about a year looking for the authors and finally found them and was so grateful to be granted permission to publish the second edition, for which I wrote the Foreword. And then came Adam N, who sent along his Common Sense Recovery! Very impressive work. Two editions were published over the year, the second one a longer version and published as a paperback. The first few pages of the second edition consist of praise for Adam’s work, and that praise is well warranted. The subtitle of the book is An Atheist’s Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous, and it is uncanny how accurately Adam captures the feelings of nonbelievers in AA, whether newcomers or oldtimers, and how we are best able to move forward within the Fellowship. Over the past years, bob k has been our AA history guru. His research and his unique style of writing make reading about AA in its early years a true pleasure and a wonderful learning experience. In February we published his excellent book, Key Players in AA History. One of the people who loved bob’s writing was Ernie Kurtz, who died in January. You can read a touching piece about him right here: A Tribute to Ernie Kurtz. One of the very last things that Ernie ever did was work with Bill White to co-author the Foreword to Key Players. When the author of Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous likes a history book about our fellowship, and co-authors the Foreword to it, then it must be a damn good book. And bob k’s Key Players in AA History is an exceptional book. Finally, three weeks ago we published Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA. The book contains thirty stories – fifteen by women and fifteen by men – in recovery in AA. It has turned out to be a very special book indeed. As one of the authors, life-j, wrote: Just got the book, and sat down and read the first handful of stories, and I am absolutely amazed and moved. It is all so beautiful. While “Don’t Tell” was a book for us to voice all our frustrations, “Do Tell!” is truly a positive book. I think we’re finally moving toward the light rather than fleeing from the darkness and I am grateful to you for having rode the wave of transformation we’ve all been going through, and giving it a voice via AA Agnostica and now this book. It is a surprisingly diverse and inspiring book. And we will be sharing that book online here at AA Agnostica. Once a month, on the Wednesdays as close to the middle of the month as possible, we will post one of the thirty chapters in the book, in order. The first chapter, by Nell Z., “Carrying the Message to the Nonbeliever”, will be posted this coming Wednesday. Why was this book published? Well, as shared earlier on, the reason it was put together and published has everything to do with the refusal of the Grapevine to consider publishing a collection of stories by atheists and agnostics and the repeat failure over forty years of the AA General Service Conference to publish an atheist and agnostic friendly pamphlet. And as I write in the Introduction to the book: “Perhaps everything is exactly as it should be, in the end. AA as an organization is a non-organization or an inverted triangle with authority at the grassroots, at the membership and group level.” Our job is not to wait for somebody else to do something for us, but to do it ourselves. And so we did. In the end, as life-j so very well puts it, there is a “wave of transformation” we agnostics have been experiencing within AA. And that wave is well recorded on AA Agnostica. Read about the Convention in Santa Monica, The Impossible Becomes Possible. Read about the explosion of agnostic, atheist and freethinker AA groups founded over the past few years. Read the article by Russ H, Agnostic AA Meetings Gain Momentum. Read Eric C’s article Atheists in AA will never give up on our fellowship. And read the article by Dave S, We Are Unstoppable. Onwards and upwards, my friends. To get a PDF of a list of the 94 articles posted on AA Agnostica over the last year, in chronological order, click here: Four Years Old! Tags: AAAA Agnosticabirthdaybooksstories Next story Carrying the Message to the Nonbeliever Previous story Listening for the Reality Martin D. says: Congratulations on a fantastic addition to the AA ‘toolkit’. And thanks to Roger for all the time he must have invested – his website has been a great source of support to so many of us.. The site is also a springboard to the wide variety of great articles and books for those of us longtime agnostic/atheist members who love AA but who feel the ‘God bits’ may be chasing needy alcoholics away. There’s a secular AA meeting starting up in Odessa (just west of Kingston, Ontario) Wednesdays at 8:00 pm in the Emmanuel United Church starting July 8. Perhaps we’ll see you there! Lovely, Martin! Please make sure to list your meeting at the agnosticAAnyc.org website. Just click on the image below for more information: Chris R. says: Congratulations! AA Agnostica has been a great tool for telling people about WAATF AA here in Tokyo. It was a great privilege to have been able to attend Beyond Belief meetings in Toronto and take part in the Group birthday (4th year?). wisewebwoman says: I am no longer alone, Roger and for that I thank you from the wilderness of an All Theist All The Time AA out here on the edge of the Atlantic. Congratulations on all the hard work and ongoing maintenance that goes into a site such as this. A most impressive and easy to navigate jewel. Slainte! Tim E. says: Many thanks. I will check it out in the morning. Bryan T says: My path to recovery was in it’s infancy when Roger was just starting this. I had been searching for a non God group of any kind and being out here in Vancouver we did not have a single group at the time. It was simply through some email’s with Roger that I found that elusive branch I had been chasing for years. I just wanted to sincerely thank Roger for all he has done. I would venture to say that there are countless people who have changed their lives with help from his efforts. Thanks Roger!! I am 8 months sober & as an atheist have found yr website & books invaluable in my ongoing recovery. I live in Wales, UK, where religion is not as divisive an issue in AA as it seems to be in the US. Nonetheless, I found the official literature hard going, with its hardcore Protestant language & ideas. I am in touch with other AA atheists in UK & use The Alternative 12 Steps & Beyond Belief as my daily readings. Where can I find secular meditation audio on the Internet? ATM I am using Buddhist Recovery network which is non – deist & fine, but I was wondering if there was any completely secular stuff around? Keep up the excellent work! Hey Tim — the UCLA Mindful Awareness Resource Center has some meditations here: Free Guided Meditations. They aren’t recovery-focused, but they’re secular and I find them really helpful, especially the Meditation for Working With Difficulties when things are emotionally fraught. Heartfelt congratulations on your success over the past four years and many thanks for providing a wealth of information supporting non-theists in AA. Finding this site around three years ago was a breath of fresh air for me; at last, after 25 years in AA, I had a resource and a community that I could relate to. Having discovered this site, I gained the courage to come out as an atheist and became a part of starting my home group, “Beyond Belief.” As a further result, I have discovered others in my local AA Community who support my beliefs and at long last I feel like I truly belong. Your accomplishments over the past four years are mind boggling. I don’t know how you have pulled it off but I am very happy that you have. Congratulations and thanks again for all you have done to support me and other non-theists in AA. Katia in Tokyo says: Congratulations to AA Agnostica, and many thanks to Roger for creating the forum for what has become a wonderful, worldwide community 🙂 You rock! We rock! bob k says: I’m reminded of Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken,” and the delicious irony that one of the greatest international resources of the non-religious AA movement easily might have never come to be. The noble paladins in mounting white steeds in their righteous cause of defending the faith by crushing the heathens, have indeed wrought an unexpected and opposite effect. Had the original non-conforming Toronto groups not been tossed, would we even be here today? Would the burgeoning movement be so vibrant? I think not. THANK YOU purifiers of AA, pourers of strong tea, cake recipe adherents. That there have been 50 different bloggers here in a year is rather remarkable, and I continue to be amazed at the very high caliber of the writing. Roger must be saluted for not “hogging” the site. There is tremendous strength in the multiplicity of the voices. I am proud to be a part of it all. This is an exciting time in recovery history!! John H. says: And thank you for providing a platform for all shades of opinion and for including a hard-line Atheist such as myself in the mix. Like all things in AA the truth will be found in the middle somewhere despite the wish of some (myself included) to see their own positions prevail. It will be in forums such as this that the majority will find its voice and the true Group Conscience will emerge. Thanks for getting out there on the front lines and staying there. Brent P. says: As modest as he is, we all owe Roger a debt of tremendous gratitude. Building and maintaining a website like this one is more demanding than a regular job. It’s more like being responsible for a toddler. It has it’s own life, and can be a difficult, wild and willful creature that doesn’t always respond well to discipline. That makes it an around the clock responsibility. But Roger, like all of us, is a regular member of his group, Beyond Belief, a real father, educator, publisher and, that’s just what I know about him. I know he hates to be singled out but this time he really deserves it. So do make certain to thank him for his dedication to this jewel of a site. And Roger, take your damn bows then get on with business as unusual. That’s the plan, Brent, that’s the plan! Thank you kindly, good Sir. I heartily second that suggestion, Brent. Roger with humility and good grace take many, many bows in response to all of us who hold you in the highest esteem for all the good work you have done and as a pay-it-forward hope for all the good work you shall continue to do !~!~! Speaking of which, the group conscience of the Portland, OR Beyond Belief group voted by acclamation to formally open our website, Portland Oregon Secular AA. I’ll email you a jpeg of a graphic for you to use if you can embed the URL within it. Anyway, super congrats for all the good that has been channeled through you because you Don’t Drink, Go To Meetings and Help Others !~!~! That’s a wholesome time – 4 years. A site brimming with ideas and feelings that come to us no matter how we feel or think. I look forward to every entry and feel renewed in strength and hope every Sunday. Thanks to everyone for the sharing, especially thanks to Roger for his preseverance on this service. Those of us who veer a ways off the accepted path know how difficult it can be to be of service in a programme that has no respect for us. Yet, we trudge the same path. I’m thinking of C Jung when I speak of the significance of number 4 – it’s wholeness to which we all aspire. Adam N says: I am so deeply grateful to AA Agnostica for enabling me to fully get that I am not alone, and to empower me to think outside the little AA box into which I had rather painfully tried to cram myself. The whole world is much bigger now. I am deeply gratified to Roger for all of his work to make this such an incredible resource for us and all the many to come, and for his encouragement and support in getting Common Sense Recovery out there so that even more people can get the message: that they are not alone and they do not have to shrink down into a little god sized box to live sober lives. Eric T says: Congrats to all involved. My favourite part is that I’m sober today, well into my fourth year of continuous sobriety by staying active in service one day at a time in this wonderful fellowship. Participating here has been an important part of realizing that I am no longer alone in AA. Onward and upward indeed! Linda Kurtz says: Congratulations on four years. I hope to enjoy the contents of this website for many more years in the future. Linda Kurtz Pat N. says: 4 times 100 thank yous, Roger, for your professional and humble leadership. Everyone deserves a chance to get sober, and I know aaagnostica.org has given that chance to many. Yes, heartfelt congratulations to our dear friend Roger and to everyone who supports this website. Roger will always say the website is “ours.” A few years ago I wrote about “my favourite recovery websites” and, of course, I confessed a bias in that AA Agnostica was my very favourite. I must say that even though “my favourites” for the most part have maintain their quality, AA Agnostica just keeps getting better and continues to develop and grow with respect to topicality, diversity of themes, and fine writing. No resting on our laurels here! Thanks again, Roger, for pushing all of us to expand the scope of our recovery messaging — and especially as it relates to widening the gateway of the AA message which Bill W. saw so early on was the great contribution to AA of our agnostics and atheists. Dan L says: Happy Birthday. A friend directed me here at what became a key moment in my early sobriety. My life was changed for the better as a result. Thanks for everything. Dan L Joe C. says: Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion. Oscar Wilde I remember a time in AA history before AA Agnostica. Beyond Belief the group was peer to all AA groups in Toronto for quite some time. Of course agnostic groups were not new; Beyond Belief was an idea borrowed from New York, which was inspired by Chicago, Hollywood, et al. In September of 2009 Beyond Belief became a Toronto group and we had a website, “Beyond Belief BlogSpot”, launched in October or November of 2009. Our non-theistic-affirmative status and our adaptation of Twelve Steps was no surprise to anyone. Not only was our group in the directory and on the Greater Toronto Area website, we were one of the groups that has a home page that included the agnostic pro-amble, agnostic Steps and meeting coordinates. That “home page,” designed by Beyond Belief co-founder Stan R was as AA as anyone. Our “home page” was approved by the Intergroup executive committee. We weren’t being disobedient – anymore than AA itself was born of disobedience (widening the gateway of the day). Our first web-servant, Stan R., when We Agnostics became the second Toronto atheist/agnostic group, started thinking a broader name than Beyond Belief was in order and “AA Toronto Agnostics” was born. David R became rotated into web-master for a term and in June of 2011 Roger was granted access to the site and later elected by the group to be our third trusted web-servant. From there, the idea of AA Agnostica sprang from AA Toronto Agnostics and thanks to Roger and all who have contributed and participated, the rest is history and a great history. Who has been rebellious and disobedient and who has held to AA tradition is still being debated. Happy milestone, one and all. I am typically a long-winded (long-typing?) kinda guy. This time, I am just going to say THANK YOU. This stuff saves lives, and not everyone can lay claim to that kind of thing. What you are doing really matters. Steve M. ChiswickMichael says: Heartiest Congratulations on your Fourth Anniversary Roger. You have made a great difference not just in the Americas but worldwide. I direct many people to Agnostica and it makes life easier for all. “We are not Alone”. Talitha says: Many congratulations and thanks to you for this most wonderful site. I discovered it towards the end of last year. I have almost five years of sobriety in AA and it is only recently, thanks to the articles here, that things are starting to make sense to me. Greetings from South Africa. CONGRATULATIONS & KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOU DO FOR US ATHEISTS Lance B says: Another quick thank you as I must print this out and attend our WAAFT meeting in 45 minutes. I’ve been absent while bicycling for 10 days and am anxious to see how my standin has creatively led this little band in my absence. Today’s article makes another good topic for our meeting if we can get to it. AA Agnostica truly does provide a wealth of information and interesting topic material for us and I find Sundays have become about my favorite day of the week. Thank you, Roger, for your persistence and careful encouragement of this much needed forum. I feel more whole as the result of finding all of you. Tommy H says: Four years is the time when AA started writing the Big Book. Look what happened there. Happy birthday to us, and to you Roger for your amazing organizational talent and all your hard work. Deni S. says: Imagine my surprise when today, as I celebrate 4 years of sobriety, I opened up my email to see this! I did not realize I share my “anniversary” with the birthday of AAAgnostica. How cool is that. Pretty cool. Congrats, Deni!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line852
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__label__wiki	0.702245	0.702245	ERCEG, ZORAN FMP 7 Center Height: 2.11 Born: 11 January, 1985 Nationality: Serbia Totals 8 6 200:46 112 27/57 12/33 22/30 8 36 44 9 5 13 0 4 19 25 100 Averages 8 6 25:05 14 47.4% 36.4% 73.3% 1 4.5 5.5 1.1 0.6 1.6 0 0.5 2.4 3.1 12.5 1 vs Ovarense Aerosoles 7:27 0/1 1 1 1 -4 2 * at Elan Chalon 35:25 26 7/13 2/5 6/7 2 8 10 2 1 2 4 29 3 * vs Besiktas Cola Turka 32:38 16 2/6 4/6 0/2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 13 4 * at Cologne 99ers 31:12 11 2/7 1/5 4/4 3 5 8 1 1 5 13 5 * vs Ventspils 18:45 9 3/5 1/3 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 7 6 * at Ovarense Aerosoles 21:56 18 4/5 2/5 4/6 5 5 1 1 3 5 4 15 7 * vs Elan Chalon 28:56 19 6/11 0/3 7/9 6 6 2 2 1 3 8 19 8 at Besiktas Cola Turka 24:27 13 3/9 2/6 1/2 2 6 8 3 4 2 1 8 8 Totals 200:46 112 27/57 12/33 22/30 8 36 44 9 5 13 0 4 19 25 100 Average 25:05 14 47.4% 36.4% 73.3% 1 4.5 5.5 1.1 0.6 1.6 0 0.5 2.4 3.1 12.5 Index rating 29 Elan Chalon vs. FMP Belgrade 11/13/2007 Points 26 Elan Chalon vs. FMP Belgrade 11/13/2007 Offensive rebounds 4 Besiktas JK Istanbul vs. FMP Belgrade 11/14/2006 Defensive rebounds 8 Elan Chalon vs. FMP Belgrade 11/13/2007 Total rebounds 10 Elan Chalon vs. FMP Belgrade 11/13/2007 Assists 3 Besiktas JK Istanbul vs. FMP Belgrade 1/8/2008 Steals 4 FMP Belgrade vs. Pallacanestro Udine 1/16/2007 Blocks 2 FMP Belgrade vs. Herbalife Gran Canaria 2/13/2007 Minutes 36 FMP Belgrade vs. Herbalife Gran Canaria 2/13/2007 Made his debut with Polet Keramika Novi Becej (Serbia) during the 2002-03 season. Signed for the 2003-04 season by BC Reflex. Loaned to Polet Keramika Novi Becej. On late December '03, back to BC Reflex. Played there till Macrh ‘06. Loaned for the remainder of the season to Borac Cacak. Back to FMP Zeleznik for the 2006-07 season. Moved to Greece for the 2008-09 season, signed by Olympiacos Piraeus. Signed for the 2009-10 season by Panionios BC Athens. Signed for the 2010-11 season by Olympiacos Piraeus. Moved to Turkey for the 2011-12 season, signed by Besiktas JK Istanbul. Moved to Russia for the 2012-13 season, signed by CSKA Moscow. Moved to Turkey for the 2013-14 season, signed by Galatasaray Istanbul. Named the 2014-15 Euroleague Round 6 MVP. Won the 2012 Euro Challenge with Besiktas JK Istanbul. Won the 2005 Serbia & Montenegro National Cup with BC Reflex. Won the 2011-12 Turkish National Championship with Besiktas JK Istanbul. Won the 2012-13 Russian National Championship with CSKA Moscow. Won the 2007 Serbian National Cup with FMP Zeleznik. Won the 2011 Greek National Cup with Olympiacos Piraeus. Won the 2004 Adriatic League with BC Reflex. Won the 2013 VTB League with CSKA Moscow. Played the 2010 and 2011 Greek All Star Game. Played the 2012 Turkish All Star Game..member of the Serbia & Montenegro U-18 and U-20 National Team. Member of the Serbian National Team. Played at the 2007 European Championship. 2008-09 Olympiacos 20 99 5 25/38 65.8 10/22 45.5 19/34 55.9 43 10 5 1 2010-11 Olympiacos Piraeus 16 94 5.9 20/38 52.6 11/37 29.7 21/24 87.5 50 7 8 6 2012-13 CSKA Moscow 15 93 6.2 14/22 63.6 18/48 37.5 11/12 91.7 38 11 7 1 2013-14 Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul 25 279 11.2 53/114 46.5 37/111 33.3 62/67 92.5 122 16 40 4 2014-15 Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul 22 330 15 50/116 43.1 50/129 38.8 80/89 89.9 95 26 20 3 Totals 98 895 9.1 162/328 49.4 126/347 36.3 193/226 85.4 348 70 80 15 Averages 98 895 9.1 162/328 49.4 126/347 36.3 193/226 85.4 3.6 0.7 0.8 0.2 2003-04 FMP Belgrade 1 2 2 1/2 50 0/0 0 0/2 0 0 0 0 0 2006-07 FMP Belgrade 16 206 12.9 47/87 54 18/53 34 58/78 74.4 59 15 16 5 2007-08 FMP 8 112 14 27/57 47.4 12/33 36.4 22/30 73.3 44 5 9 0 Totals 25 320 12.8 75/146 51.4 30/86 34.9 80/110 72.7 103 20 25 5 Averages 25 320 12.8 75/146 51.4 30/86 34.9 80/110 72.7 4.1 0.8 1 0.2 2002/03 Polet K. 26 273 10.5 80/138 58 15/45 33.3 68/82 82.9 102 22 16 3 2005/06 Cacak 11 155 14.1 49/82 59.8 8/34 23.5 33/59 55.9 34 11 10 5 2006/07 FMP 16 240 15 50/73 68.5 26/60 43.3 62/88 70.5 88 22 17 9 2007/08 FMP 17 341 20.1 85/129 65.9 33/73 45.2 72/98 73.5 93 27 35 13 2008/09 Olympiacos 35 229 6.5 46/79 58.2 21/59 35.6 74/106 69.8 103 9 24 6 2009/10 Panionios 22 323 14.7 90/163 55.2 22/63 34.9 77/94 81.9 124 12 29 11 2010/11 Olympiacos 29 227 7.8 62/96 64.6 18/52 34.6 49/56 87.5 100 12 30 4 2011/12 Besiktas 41 572 14.0 117/206 56.8 71/169 42.0 125/153 81.7 191 22 47 18 2012/13 CSKA-PBL 6 22 3.7 1/4 25.0 5/13 38.5 5/6 83.3 6 1 4 1 CSKA-VTB 18 113 7.1 13/21 61.9 20/48 41.7 27/30 90.0 28 10 9 4 2013/14 Galatasaray 40 450 11.3 80/158 50.6 61/150 40.7 107/135 79.3 192 22 50 14 2014/15 Galatasaray 32 456 14.3 72/130 55.4 72/187 38.5 96/120 80.0 144 24 38 2	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line869
__label__cc	0.735343	0.264657	On the Cauchy problem for nonlinear Schrödinger equations with rotation Paolo Antonelli, Daniel Marahrens and Christof Sparber 2012, 32(3): 703-715 doi: 10.3934/dcds.2012.32.703 +[Abstract](1290) +[PDF](385.3KB) We consider the Cauchy problem for (energy-subcritical) nonlinear Schrödinger equations with sub-quadratic external potentials and an additional angular momentum rotation term. This equation is a well-known model for superfluid quantum gases in rotating traps. We prove global existence (in the energy space) for defocusing nonlinearities without any restriction on the rotation frequency, generalizing earlier results given in [11, 12]. Moreover, we find that the rotation term has a considerable influence in proving finite time blow-up in the focusing case. Paolo Antonelli, Daniel Marahrens, Christof Sparber. On the Cauchy problem for nonlinear Schr\u00F6dinger equations with rotation. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 703-715. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.703. Localized asymptotic behavior for almost additive potentials We conduct the multifractal analysis of the level sets of the asymptotic behavior of almost additive continuous potentials $(\phi_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ on a topologically mixing subshift of finite type $X$ endowed itself with a metric associated with such a potential. We work without additional regularity assumption other than continuity. Our approach differs from those used previously to deal with this question under stronger assumptions on the potentials. As a consequence, it provides a new description of the structure of the spectrum in terms of weak concavity. Also, the lower bound for the spectrum is obtained as a consequence of the study sets of points at which the asymptotic behavior of $\phi_n(x)$ is localized, i.e. depends on the point $x$ rather than being equal to a constant. Specifically, we compute the Hausdorff dimension of sets of the form $\{x\in X: \lim_{n\to\infty} \phi_n(x)/n=\xi(x)\}$, where $\xi$ is a given continuous function. This has interesting geometric applications to fixed points in the asymptotic average for dynamical systems in $\mathbb{R}^d$, as well as the fine local behavior of the harmonic measure on conformal planar Cantor sets. Julien Barral, Yan-Hui Qu. Localized asymptotic behavior for almost additive potentials. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 717-751. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.717. Instability for a priori unstable Hamiltonian systems: A dynamical approach Abed Bounemoura and Edouard Pennamen In this article, we consider an a priori unstable Hamiltonian system with three degrees of freedom, for which we construct a drifting solution with an optimal time of instability. Such a result has been already proved by Berti, Bolle and Biasco using variational arguments, and by Treschev using his separatrix map theory. Our approach is new: it is based on a special type of symbolic dynamics corresponding to the random iteration of a family of twist maps of the annulus, and it gives the first concrete application of this idea introduced by Moeckel in an abstract setting and further studied by Marco. Our method should also be useful in obtaining the optimal time of instability in the more difficult context of a priori stable Hamiltonian systems. Abed Bounemoura, Edouard Pennamen. Instability for <em>a priori<\/em> unstable Hamiltonian systems: A dynamical approach. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 753-793. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.753. Existence of multiple solutions for a nonhomogeneous semilinear elliptic equation involving critical exponent Yinbin Deng, Shuangjie Peng and Li Wang In this paper, we consider the following problem $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} -\Delta u+u=u^{2^{}-1}+\lambda(f(x,u)+h(x))\ \ \hbox{in}\ \mathbb{R}^{N},\\ u\in H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{N}),\ \ u>0 \ \hbox{in}\ \mathbb{R}^{N}, \end{array} \right. (\star) $$ where $\lambda>0$ is a parameter, $2^ =\frac {2N}{N-2}$ is the critical Sobolev exponent and $N>4$, $f(x,t)$ and $h(x)$ are some given functions. We prove that there exists $0<\lambda^{}<+\infty$ such that $(\star)$ has exactly two positive solutions for $\lambda\in(0,\lambda^{})$ by Barrier method and Mountain Pass Lemma and no positive solutions for $\lambda >\lambda^$. Moreover, if $\lambda=\lambda^$, $(\star)$ has a unique solution $(\lambda^{}, u_{\lambda^{}})$, which means that $(\lambda^{}, u_{\lambda^{}})$ is a turning point in $H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{N})$ for problem $(\star)$. Yinbin Deng, Shuangjie Peng, Li Wang. Existence of multiple solutions for a nonhomogeneoussemilinear elliptic equation involving critical exponent. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 795-826. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.795. Blow-up, global existence and standing waves for the magnetic nonlinear Schrödinger equations Zaihui Gan and Jian Zhang We study blow-up, global existence and standing waves for the nonlinear Schrödinger equations with two-dimensional magnetic field in a cold plasma. Under certain conditions on initial data and initial energy, we derive finite time blow-up phenomena of the solutions to the equations under study. Using compactness and Lagrange multiplier method, we establish the existence of standing waves. Finally, by introducing invariant manifolds and utilizing potential well argument as well as concavity method, we obtain the sharp threshold for global existence and blowup. Zaihui Gan, Jian Zhang. Blow-up, global existence and standing waves for the magnetic nonlinear Schr\u00F6dinger equations. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 827-846. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.827. Global solutions for a semilinear heat equation in the exterior domain of a compact set Kazuhiro Ishige and Michinori Ishiwata Let $u$ be a global in time solution of the Cauchy-Dirichlet problem for a semilinear heat equation, $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \partial_t u=\Delta u+u^p,\quad & x\in\Omega,\,\, t>0,\\ u=0,\quad & x\in\partial\Omega,\,\,t>0,\\ u(x,0)=\phi(x)\ge 0,\quad & x\in\Omega, \end{array} \right. $$ where $\partial_t=\partial/\partial t$, $p>1+2/N$, $N\ge 3$, $\Omega$ is a smooth domain in ${\bf R}^N$, and $\phi\in L^\infty(\Omega)$. In this paper we give a sufficient condition for the solution $u$ to behave like $\\|u(t)\\|_{L^\infty({\bf R}^N)}=O(t^{-1/(p-1)})$ as $t\to\infty$, and give a classification of the large time behavior of the solution $u$. Kazuhiro Ishige, Michinori Ishiwata. Global solutions for a semilinear heat equation in the exterior domain of a compact set. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 847-865. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.847. Persistence and non-persistence of a mutualism system with stochastic perturbation Chunyan Ji and Daqing Jiang In this paper, we consider a $n$-species Lotka-Volterra mutualism system with stochastic perturbation. Sufficient criteria for persistence in mean and stationary distribution of the system are established. Besides, we show the large white noise will make the system nonpersistent. Finally, we illustrate the dynamic behavior of the system with $n=3$ and their approximations via a range of numerical experiments. Chunyan Ji, Daqing Jiang. Persistence and non-persistence of a mutualism systemwith stochastic perturbation. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 867-889. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.867. Permutations and the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy Karsten Keller This paper provides a way for determining the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy of time-discrete dynamical systems on the base of quantifying ordinal patterns obtained from a finite set of observables. As a consequence, it is shown that the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy is bounded from above by a quantity which generalizes the concept of permutation entropy. In this framework, the determination of the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy of a multidimensional system by use of only a single one-dimensional observable and Takens' embedding theorem is discussed. Karsten Keller. Permutations and the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 891-900. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.891. Phase portraits of predator--prey systems with harvesting rates K. Q. Lan and C. R. Zhu We investigate positive equilibria and phase portraits of predator-prey systems with constant harvesting rates arising in ecology. These systems are generalizations of the well--known predator--prey systems with Beddington--DeAngelis functional responses. We seek the ranges of the five parameters involved for which the equilibria of the systems to be positive and obtain all the positive equilibria of the systems. We prove that these positive equilibria are saddles, topological saddles, nodes, saddle-nodes, foci, centers, or cusps by providing suitable ranges of the five parameters. These results show how the harvesting rate and another parameter used in the Beddington--DeAngelis functional responses affect the dynamical behaviors of these systems. In particular, if the harvesting rate is larger than $1/4$ or the parameter just mentioned is too large, then the mutual extinction occurs. K. Q. Lan, C. R. Zhu. Phase portraits of predator--prey systems with harvesting rates. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 901-933. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.901. Pisot family self-affine tilings, discrete spectrum, and the Meyer property Jeong-Yup Lee and Boris Solomyak We consider self-affine tilings in the Euclidean space and the associated tiling dynamical systems, namely, the translation action on the orbit closure of the given tiling. We investigate the spectral properties of the system. It turns out that the presence of the discrete component depends on the algebraic properties of the eigenvalues of the expansion matrix $\phi$ for the tiling. Assuming that $\phi$ is diagonalizable over $\mathbb{C}$ and all its eigenvalues are algebraic conjugates of the same multiplicity, we show that the dynamical system has a relatively dense discrete spectrum if and only if it is not weakly mixing, and if and only if the spectrum of $\phi$ is a "Pisot family." Moreover, this is equivalent to the Meyer property of the associated discrete set of "control points" for the tiling. Jeong-Yup Lee, Boris Solomyak. Pisot family self-affine tilings, discrete spectrum, and the Meyer property. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 935-959. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.935. Approximations for Gibbs states of arbitrary Hölder potentials on hyperbolic folded sets We give approximations for the Gibbs states of arbitrary Hölder potentials $\phi$, with the help of weighted sums of atomic measures on preimage sets, in the case of smooth non-invertible maps hyperbolic on folded basic sets $\Lambda$. The endomorphism may have also stable directions on $\Lambda$ and is non-expanding in general. Folding of the phase space means that we do not have a foliation structure for the local unstable manifolds (instead they depend on the whole past and may intersect each other both inside and outside $\Lambda$). We consider here simultaneously all $n$-preimages in $\Lambda$ of a point, instead of the usual way of taking only the consecutive preimages from some given prehistory. We thus obtain the weighted distribution of consecutive preimage sets, with respect to various equilibrium measures on the saddle-type folded set $\Lambda$. In particular we obtain the distribution of preimage sets on $\Lambda$, with respect to the measure of maximal entropy. Our result is not a direct application of Birkhoff Ergodic Theorem on the inverse limit $\hat \Lambda$, since the set of prehistories of a point is uncountable in general, and the speed of convergence may vary for different prehistories in $\hat \Lambda$. For hyperbolic toral endomorphisms, we obtain the distribution of the consecutive preimage sets towards an inverse SRB measure, for Lebesgue-almost all points. Eugen Mihailescu. Approximations for Gibbs states of arbitrary H\u00F6lder potentials on hyperbolic folded sets. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 961-975. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.961. Non-algebraic attractors on $\mathbf{P}^k$ Feng Rong We show that special perturbations of a particular holomorphic map on $\mathbf{P}^k$ give us examples of maps that possess chaotic non-algebraic attractors. Furthermore, we study the dynamics of the maps on the attractors. In particular, we construct invariant hyperbolic measures supported on the attractors with nice dynamical properties. Feng Rong. Non-algebraic attractors on $\\mathbf{P}^k$. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 977-989. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.977. Pullback $\mathcal{D}$-attractors for the non-autonomous Newton-Boussinesq equation in two-dimensional bounded domain Xue-Li Song and Yan-Ren Hou 2012, 32(3): 991-1009 doi: 10.3934/dcds.2012.32.991 +[Abstract](1350) +[PDF](388.9KB) We investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions of a class of non-autonomous Newton-Boussinesq equation in two-dimensional bounded domain. The existence of pullback global attractors is proved in $L^2(\Omega)\times L^2(\Omega)$ and $H^1(\Omega)\times H^1(\Omega)$, respectively. Xue-Li Song, Yan-Ren Hou. Pullback $\\mathcal{D}$-attractors for the non-autonomous Newton-Boussinesq equation in two-dimensional bounded domain. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 991-1009. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.991. Multi-dimensional traveling fronts in bistable reaction-diffusion equations Masaharu Taniguchi This paper studies traveling front solutions of convex polyhedral shapes in bistable reaction-diffusion equations including the Allen-Cahn equations or the Nagumo equations. By taking the limits of such solutions as the lateral faces go to infinity, we construct a three-dimensional traveling front solution for any given $g\in C^{\infty}(S^{1})$ with $\min_{0\leq \theta\leq 2\pi}g(\theta)=0$. Masaharu Taniguchi. Multi-dimensional traveling fronts in bistable reaction-diffusion equations. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 1011-1046. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.1011. Recurrence in generic staircases Serge Troubetzkoy The straight-line flow on almost every staircase and on almost every square tiled staircase is recurrent. For almost every square tiled staircase the set of periodic orbits is dense in the phase space. Serge Troubetzkoy. Recurrence in generic staircases. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 1047-1053. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.1047. Veech groups, irrational billiards and stable abelian differentials Ferrán Valdez We describe Veech groups of flat surfaces arising from irrational angled polygonal billiards or irreducible stable abelian differentials. For irrational polygonal billiards, we prove that these groups are non-discrete subgroups of $\rm SO(2,\mathbf{R})$ and we calculate their rank. Ferr\u00E1n Valdez. Veech groups, irrational billiards and stable abelian differentials. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 1055-1063. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.1055. The LaSalle-type theorem for neutral stochastic functional differential equations with infinite delay Fuke Wu and Shigeng Hu The main aim of this paper is to establish the LaSalle-type theorem to locate limit sets for neutral stochastic functional differential equations with infinite delay, from which some criteria on attraction, boundedness and the almost sure stability with general decay rate and robustness are obtained. To make our theory more applicable, by the $M$-matrix theory, this paper also examines some conditions under which attraction and stability are guaranteed. These conditions also show that attraction and stability are robust with respect to stochastic perturbations. By specializing the general decay rate as the exponential decay rate and the polynomial decay rate, this paper examines two neutral stochastic integral-differential equations and shows that they are exponentially attractive and polynomially stable, respectively. Fuke Wu, Shigeng Hu. The LaSalle-type theorem for neutral stochastic functional differential equations with infinite delay. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A, 2012, 32(3): 1065-1094. doi: 10.3934\/dcds.2012.32.1065.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line878
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__label__cc	0.618693	0.381307	A piece of earth This Blog Because . . . . Terroir – Rhoda Stewart's Journal on Wine Posts tagged ‘Sauvignon Blanc’ Wine and Words Everything exists in the word,” writes Pulitzer-prize winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda in his “Memoirs.” That includes wine. When words are chosen with respect for their meaning, their power can be awesome. The story of the 33 Chilean miners, Neruda’s compatriots, who became trapped in a copper mine a half mile below ground in August 2010, and survived to tell the tale of their ordeal, is the story of the power of seven simple words that meant exactly what they said to mobilize a world to come to the miners’ rescue: «Estamos Bien en el Refugio, Los 33» (“We are well in the security chamber, the 33”) Penned in red ink and attached to the first drill bit to breach their refuge chamber, within minutes of this note reaching the surface, several continents had launched a rescue effort. Some provided heavy equipment, some the latest technology, and other experts in the field, all to aid in the rescue of “Los 33.” All in response to just seven thrilling words. As a writer and professor of English, I was left in awe of the simplicity, power, and poetic beauty of this amazing note, and was inspired to launch my own response to the power of these seven words that still give me goose bumps each time I read ithem. I wrote “Seven Words that Moved the World” (below) in the weeks following the dramatic rescue of “Los 33,” then put it away. Recently, I came across a small selection of Chilean wines in the South Pacific section of wines in a local store. I was intrigued by the language on the labels. It told you what you needed to know, and left you to figure out the rest on your own. It was enough to enticed me to buy a couple of samples: a 2011 Los Vascos Special Selection Sauvignon Blanc ($14); and a Viu Manent Estate Collection 2011 Malbec ($9). This power of a few words to generate action inspired me to turn again to my piece on the Chilean miners and the powerful note they had written for their rescuers. In my search for some clues to what I was beginning to regard as a cultural understanding by Chileans of the power of words, I reread Neruda’s Memoirs. Just as wine is a product of the earth the grape vines grow in, and “of the sun and rain that fall on them,” so, it seemed to me, were the Chilean miners a product of the land and culture that produced Pablo Neruda and his sublime awareness that “everything exists in the word.” In the superb Chilean wines described in the paragraphs following “Seven Words that Moved a World,” I hope you will find the flavors of the culture that produced them. (And not to miss the irony: it took me 1,036 words to express my appreciation for the power of seven!) SEVEN WORDS THAT MOVED A WORLD: « Estamos Bien en el Refugio, Los 33 » (“We are well in the security chamber, the 33”) How did 33 Chilean miners trapped a half mile underground in dark, sweltering conditions for 17 dreadful days, the food scanty, the water foul-tasting, and with no way of knowing would they ever be found—not only survive but survive in good health and good spirits? The clue to the answer resides in the seven profoundly simple words they sent to the top with the first drill bit that broke into their safe room: “Estamos bien en el refugio, los 33.” It seemed unbelievable. After such an extended ordeal, how could they be both alive and well, all 33? Yet they were, as the first video camera images revealed. Visible in the video were 33 strong and serenely calm men, their bodies and faces dirt-smudged, yet all physically healthy and seemingly at peace with themselves and each other as they moved about in their safe chamber. Clad only in underwear, and with expressions of relief, even joy, on their faces, they were just as their seven words said they were—alive and well, all 33. After an additional seven and a half weeks below ground, during which time the world mobilized to find a way to get them to safety, they were winched to the surface, one by one, in the narrow rescue cage, and when they stepped out of this capsule named “Fenix,” it became apparent that their survival was a testament to the richness of their personal lives and the humble dignity with which they lived—at work, at home, and in their social connections. Out of this life was woven into their DNA the ability to form a little community within their security chamber that enabled them to keep hope alive for those 17 terrifying days when all might have seemed lost, and to survive in wellness and good spirits on their meager supplies. And when found, to say so in just seven thrilling words: “Estamos bien en el refugio, los 33.” Just seven words declaring the safety, the location, and the well-being of all 33, seven words so strongly and beautifully penned that copies of the note later on became gifts to heads of State around the world. Seven words in which they said what was needed to be said, and nothing more. In a world where we are bombarded daily with streams of meaningless words, the power, beauty, and utter simplicity of these seven words sent up from the depths of the earth declaring the well-being of the miners lost to the world for 17 days still moves me almost to tears each time I read them. And, it seems, they equally touched the world deeply. Yet some were almost dumbfounded by the simplicity and truth of that brief message. In his essay “The Chilean Miners in Perspective,” James Soriano writes, “Seventeen days underground under sweltering heat and with barely any food or shelter, and all they had to say for it was, “We are okay.” (mb.com.ph) But that is NOT all they had to say! What they said, actually, was a complete story in seven words that exactly stated their conditions, thus providing everything that the rescuers and their families above ground needed to know—their state of health (well), where they were (in the security chamber), and how many of them there were (all 33). To understand how a complete story in seven words could be written after 17 days trapped deep in the bowels of the earth, hanging between life and death, I turned to the miners’ Pulitzer Prize winning compatriot, the poet Pablo Neruda (1904 – 1973). In a brilliant metaphorical poem “The Word” (“La Palabra”), he writes of the word as if it were a child born in pain from a warm-blooded mother: The word was born in the blood, it grew in the dark body, pulsing, and took flight with the lips and mouth. “Later on, meaning fills the word. It . . . was filled with lives, everything was births and sounds: affirmation, clarity, strength, negation, destruction, death . . . In this poem written in the 1950s, it is as if Neruda were anticipating the note from the miners, their seven words filled with their lives and telling the story of their birth, their struggles through hope, strength, clarity of purpose, and of their despair and their struggle against destruction and death. For Neruda, words seem to have almost cosmic powers: “Everything exists in the word,” he declares in his Memoirs. [‘The Word,’ Translated from the Spanish by Hardie St. Martin. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974, pp. 53-54] Words to him are treasures greater than the treasures the “fierce conquistadores” took as they strode across the land over the centuries. “Wherever they went, they razed the land . . . But words fell like pebbles out of the boots of the barbarians, out of their beards, their helmets, their horseshoes, luminous words that were left glittering here. . . .our language. . . . They carried everything off and left us everything . . . They left us the words.” In today’s world of so much meaningless chatter, this respect for the power and beauty of words is nearly lost. People micro-blog in various forms of cryptic shorthand—“how r u?” or else they spew incessant streams of verbiage that are utterly devoid of meaning. Yet the miners in seven simple words said all that was pertinent at the moment of their discovery. Amazing as it seemed, they had survived, they were well all of them, in their safety chamber—and that was all that mattered. Simply amazing. Yet not so simple, not so amazing, when one considers that the culture that bred and reared these brave and dignified men is the same culture that produced Pablo Neruda. These 33 miners not only survived their terrible ordeal; they survived well! There were two miracles in the final hours of the spectacular rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners: the first, their state of well-being as they stepped one by one from their rescue capsule; and second, the power of just seven thrilling words, simply penned, to mobilize the world to come to their rescue! Chilean Wines: • Sauvignon Blanc, Los Vascos 2011 “Special Selection” Chile ($14) Los Vascos 2011 Special Selection Sauvignon Blanc – Chile From the label: “Los Vascos, one of Chile’s oldest wine estates, is managed by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafitte) . . . .The 560-hectare vineyard is located in the Cañeten valley of the Colchaugua province, which offers a healthy microclimate for its ungrafted pre-phylloxera Bordeaux rootstock. . . . Los Vascos is committed to producing the finest consistent and balanced wines whose elegance and harmony are to be shared with connaisseurs around the world.” The details that caught my attention were Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafitte) as managers, and that the vines are propagated from ungrafted pre-phylloxera Bordeaus rootstock. These factual details suggest that the piece of earth has been found worthy of the best selection of vines and of the best management available for this variety. The wine, I was sure, would be good. (It is!) • Malbec, Viu Manent Estate Collection, Reserva, 2011 Chile ($9). 2011 Viu Manent Grand reserve Malbec – Chile From the label : Valle de Colchagua, Chile: Intensely purple in colour. On the nose this wine exhibits notes of blueberry, black cherry and moist soil. In the mouth flavours of freshly picked boysenberry, raspberry and blackberry give way to notes of sweet spices and sweet mocha, combine a fresh acidity and soft tannins to give a long and balanced finish. Ready to drink now or cellar for up to 2 years. I was drawn to the words “moist” soil, “freshly picked” berries, and “sweet” spices and mocha; I appreciated the absence of meaningless descriptors such as “delicious,” or “explosive,” or “lingering.” I wanted to try the wine. (I did; and bought more later.) Vinos L.A. 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__label__cc	0.520816	0.479184	Home COLUMNS LITE BLOGS May’s tour to Africa, announces investments May’s tour to Africa, announces investments British Prime Minister Theresa May UK Prime Minister Theresa May began a tour of several African countries, where she is expected to try and forge new alliances after her country leaves the European Union… reports Asian Lite News Speaking in Cape Town, May assured South African President Cyril Ramaphosa that the UK would aim to increase its investments in the continent to 4 billion pounds ($5.16 billion) by 2022, thus making it the largest investor there among the G7 countries. “A driving focus of our development programme will be to ensure that governments in Africa have the environment, knowledge, institutions and support to attract sustainable, long-term investments in the future of Africa and Africans,” she was cited as saying by Efe news. May insisted she did now want to create a relationship founded on dependence or domination, but rather a multilateral system built on “reinforcing fairness, transparency and the rule of law”. The centre of any partnership should be the creation of jobs, said May, adding that she had spoken to many leaders across the continent who had highlighted that this was their primary political concern. “The challenges facing Africa are not Africa’s alone,” May said. “It is in the world’s interest to see that those jobs are created, to tackle the causes and symptoms of extremism and instability, to deal with migration flows and to encourage clean growth,” she added. The British leader was due to discuss with Ramaphosa how to strengthen bilateral ties before heading to Nigeria and Kenya. Previous articleFrench Minister Nicolas resigns on live radio Next articleRuchi Ghanashyam to Succeed Sinha at India House	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0060.json.gz/line886
__label__wiki	0.743812	0.743812	All posts tagged The Folks That Live on the Hill The Folks That Live on the Hill by Kingsley Amis (1990) For more than just a moment Harry had the horrible feeling that he had finally lost all ability to understand why other people behaved as they did, and even to know what his own emotions or wishes were beyond a longing to be by himself indefinitely, unreachable by others, not necessarily in this room, just anywhere. (p.89) I haven’t liked the last few Kingsley Amis novels I’ve read because of their sexist-verging-on-misogynist attitude and their convoluted, sometimes incomprehensible style. But this one I found funny and sympathetic. A lot of his stylistic and narratorial oddities are still in evidence but are outweighed by a sympathetic and quietly moving depiction of a pleasingly varied cast of characters. In and around the fictional park of Shepherd’s Hill live a ménage of modern life people: retired librarian Harry Caldecott who lives with his sister Clare, both doting on their ineffectual brother Freddie who is married to the ‘ghastly’ Désirée. Harry is twice divorced, first from Gillian and then Daisy. He has several children, notably 40-year-old son Piers. Clare married a man named Arnold Morrison who played the flute until he dropped dead, having spent almost all their money. Thus Harry very kindly invites her to come and share his big house with him. Around the same time a lesbian, Bunty Streatfield, who had been married to nice Desmond Streatfield, moves in. Bunty has a rather aggressive lesbian lover, Popsy, who she is slightly scared of and who Harry cordially dislikes. Nearby there’s a parade of typical London shops, wine bars and bistros etc, and we get to know the proprietors of these, including a couple of Asian brothers, a bistro owner who talks like a wing commander, Kenneth the landlord of the King’s (Head?) pub who asks Harry about his decor, the regulars at Harry’s drinking club, the Irving, and more. What happens to these characters? Well, they meet for drinks, and chats, gossiping and bitching about each other behind their backs, and generally carry on like ordinary people – well, ordinary university-educated, white middle-class people who say ‘one does this’ or ‘one does that’; a certain class of person. Quite posh. For example, this is Freddie, encountered at the barber’s: ‘If you’re not in the most absolute tearing hurry for the next few minutes I should be terribly grateful for a quick word.’ (p.134) I think what makes this Amis novel distinct from the previous four or five is that it isn’t dominated by the point of view of one clever, angry, reactionary, sexist character – as Jake and Stanley dominated the novels named after them and were quite unpleasant company. Instead the narration is spread across incidents involving quite a large cast: it feels more like a soap opera about this particular part of London and entering into the minds of so many different characters forces Amis to be more sympathetic to them all. And so there’s no opportunity for the angry rants, for the prolonged bitterness and misogyny, which disfigure previous books, and so the overall effect is lighter and therefore the humour (which was present but, for me, swamped in previous novels) comes more to the fore. It feels lighter and funnier. 1 It opens with Bunty Streatfield making coffee and breakfast and chatting to Piers Caldecote who lives in a flat in the same shared house, before she heads down to the shops on Shepherds Hill, there encountering the two Asian brother shopkeepers (improbably named Howard and Charles), before catching the tube to Chelsea, and a posh house party. She’s barely been there a few minutes when her lover, Popsy, insists they leave. They go to a restaurant to eat, then back to Popsy’s flat to make love (always, in Amis, skirted over in silence). 2 Introducing Harry Caldecote, twice divorced and living with his sister Clare. Clare lost her husband, Arnold, a few years previously and discovered he had no money left, so her brother kindly took her in as, effectively, the housekeeper. Barking reminds them they have to look after Towser, a massive dog (a great Dane? wolfhound?) which slobbers and spills hair everywhere. Harry takes phone calls from Desmond, Bunty’s estranged husband, and Maureen, a friend who lives nearby. 3 Chris Markou, dodgy Greek from the Shepherds Hill Wine Centre, pops into the Asian shop and asks Howard and Charles if they can lend him a few hundred quid; that Harry Caldecote just came in and cashed a cheque and cleared him out. When he’s gone the brothers remark Chris is a crook, and then notice cheap, probably illegal, booze being offloaded into the wine centre. The narrator reveals it is knocked-off vodka. 4 Opens with the ghastly Désirée meeting with her dim husband Freddie and his brother Harry in the King’s. Over beers she loudly describes Freddie’s prostate operation, then goes on to explain that ever since he’s become an animal in the sack. Harry asks Freddie to get drinks and, in a comedy moment, has to explain to his idiot brother how to go about the process. He finds himself alone with Désirée for five horrible moments during which he realises she completely mistakenly thinks he has a crush on her, God how can the woman be so wrong? She starts to explain that, thanks to Harry’s encouragement, Freddie is thinking about writing poetry. Inspired, Harry insists that Freddie be given complete peace and quiet to do so and on no account must be interrupted or must he show or share or discuss his work in progress with Désirée. She reluctantly agrees. The phone rings and the landlord calls Harry over. It’s another landlord, of the Rifle Volunteer in Blackheath. There’s a Miss Fiona almost passed out on the floor, drunk, after causing a lot of havoc: he’s ready to call the police, but she claims Harry’s her father. Harry says he’ll be straight over. Back at the table he explains to Freddie and Désirée he has to leave, though the latter clarifies that Fiona is his first wife (Gillian’s) sister’s daughter ie his ex-wife’s niece, his niece by marriage. Nonetheless, for obscure reasons, Harry feels responsible for her. 5 Desmond meets is ex-wife Bunty in the Shepherds Crook bistro where, despite being distracted by the super posh owner and a string of noisy diners, Desmond says he still loves her and can’t they just, you know, somehow, does she want to come back to his? At which she very gently and meekly tries to withdraw, saying he knows it’ll end up with kissing and him trying to get her into bed and that just isn’t going to happen. 6 The huge dog Towser is pining and scratching at the front door when Piers arrives, Harry’s grown-up son. Clare lets him in and they chat until the purpose of the visit becomes clear and he asks if she can give him a loan, just to tide him over, like. She writes a cheque and he leaves and Clare is alone with her memories, her feelings about her dead husband. She goes to look at his collection of antique and valuable flutes, almost the only things he left which are worth hanging onto and which she has gathered into an alcove, a shrine to his memory. 7 Fiona Carr-Stewart, the posh alcoholic Harry went to rescue from the pub in Blackheath, surfaces in her manky council flat, hauls bags of rubbish to the bins under the disapproving eye of her 70-year-old neighbour and tries to establish order in the flat’s filthy interior when a young, surly man arrives to read the gas meter. I’m not sure but I think she then seduces him or performs a sexual act, after which he leaves promptly. She drinks more then makes her way to Linda’s house where a gang of other reprobates are, there’s more drinking then they’re at a pub, where there’s more drinks, the lights are spinning, the music is loud, her friends seem to have left, a taxi is called which refuses to take her, somehow she is home and someone is helping her up the steps to her flat, muttering at what a disgraceful state she’s in and it not even ten at night yet. This is a grim and persuasive description of someone getting completely, horribly hammered. 8 Harry gets out of a taxi and the Shepherd’s Hill Wine Centre where he has an unpleasant, insulting exchange with Popsy. Harry takes a taxi to Maureen’s house, she’s married to Leonard, who’s hardly ever there. They drink gin, flirt and then have sex on the sofa. 9 Harry takes a taxi home, arriving in time to help his sister Clare finalise preparations for dinner with their brother, Freddie, and wife Désirée. Things go well until Désirée returns to the theme of Freddie’s new-found sexual prowess after his recent prostate operation, at which Harry politely demurs prompting Désirée to become bitchy and sarcastic, ‘Oh is there anything else we are not allowed to discuss at your chaste table’ etc. At which point Clare intervenes, genuinely upset, asking her to shut up. The party winds up soon after and Harry is sorry if the whole subject upset Clare and made her think of her dead husband. 10 Explains the location and setup of the Cafe Cabana, the bistro owned by Desmond Streatfield, Bunty’s ex-husband. After she moved out he got Philippa, a bit more working class, to move in, but she turns out to be a limited cook and a nag. We see him supervising the 17-year-old black kitchen assistant Sandra and fobbing off the dodgy wine dealer, Clive, before the scene shifts to Desmond sharing a few drinks with Harry at the pub. Here they mull over trouble with girls and both agree that old Brahms had it sorted, seeing the same prostitute once a week for twenty five years, at which point he switched to her daughter. Women, eh! Tsk. Bunty turns up, the men had invited her, but she is instantly on edge and after a few innocuous comments from Desmond, rounds on him, asking why they are always trying to run her life for her. At this moment Popsy appears, drinks half the Campari Harry had bought for Bunty and says, ‘Right! Off we go Bunty’ and they leave the two men to prop up the bar wondering what it is that lesbians actually do. 11 Fiona. She doses herself with drinks as she delivers shopping to various customers in council flats, posh Rob, an old boy named Roger Greenhough in the flat next to her who has the temerity to suggest ways of helping get her off her ruinous alcoholism. Humiliated she stumbles back to her flat and toys with slashing her wrists with the bread knife. 12 Fiona meets Harry in the King’s and he is kind and concerned and listens to her explaining that she’s been on the wagon for six whole days. She tells the anecdote about her sister, Elspeth, the one who died when her car hit a wall, telling her she’d been looking through family albums and saw a great-aunt who was the spitting image of her, Fiona, and had died young of alcoholism: is it hereditary? Is Fiona doomed? Harry tries to cheer her up, and when they part she makes her way through London streets back to her flat where she starts on a bottle of White Nun, reminiscing about her father (or husband?) the Right Honourable Iain Menzies Carr-Stewart. She is a very posh alcoholic. The doorbell rings and it’s a taxi driver who she asks in for a moment. It’s not totally sure but I think she is servicing almost all men who call on her. Hence the references in the text to her reputation spreading far and wide… 13 Harry is getting his hair cut at Andy’s Hair Bar when he spots brother Freddie. They stroll along to a nasty greasy spoon where Freddie explains Désirée thinks he takes a cab to St James’s to get a trim at a super-classy salon, whereas he gets it cut round the corner, spends a happy hour eating fat food, and generally feels like he’s escaping the clutches of his all-controlling wife. Which he has also done by starting up a stamp collection. Désirée co-opted the last one, so he has found a stamp dealer tucked away in a side street and spends free time admiring, sorting and buying new stamps to add to the collection he proudly shows Harry. 14 Harry’s disreputable son, Piers, meets him at his club, the Irving (a parody of the Garrick, round the corner) where he is phenomenally posh, ordering all the right champagne, wine and port, before asking Harry to front him £50,000 for a cast-iron, copper-bottom, can’t-fail business venture. Harry demurs. As they’re walking out they bump into a publisher who amazes Harry by telling him he’s going to make Freddie an offer for the long poem of his which Harry showed him. Obviously it’s crap, but they can package it up in their European Political Testaments series and lots of earnest foreign intellectuals will snap it up. 15 Harry, Clare and Freddie take a taxi to their mother’s house, a rundown brick mansion in derelict grounds. This is sort of funny as Amis describes the knackered lawns, ruined greenhouse, then the musty smell inside, his mother’s affected tones, and then the ghastly lunch served with undrinkable plonk. Harry discovers Piers has been cosying up to Freddie, discussing money (obviously intending to dun him) and has also sent their mum a nice letter, brown-nosing and asking for an investment. After lunch Harry happens upon Clare and mother looking at photo albums and stumbles across the same photo of Great Aunt Anne which Elspeth had told Fiona about. Looks nothing like Fiona; Harry must tell her, to bolster her morale. While Freddie is tripping over a ladder in the hall, Harry rips the page with the photo out of the album and stuffs it in his pocket. 16 Harry is at the Irving listening to some fart of a Cabinet Secretary or other bore the other members into a coma when he’s called to the phone to have the old lady who lives in a flat in the same house as Bunty tell him that Bunty’s husband, Desmond, has turned up, very drunk and shouty and Bunty has barricaded herself into the bathroom. Harry takes a taxi to the house, in a dodgy area, and succeeds in talking Desmond down. He pathetically clings to the notion that Bunty can be talked out of her lesbianism. Harry says she really likes Desmond but he just happens to be the wrong sex for her, nothing anyone can do about it. He leaves Desmond to make up with Bunty and takes a taxi home where he finds his sister Clare distraught because she’s lost a valuable piece of chalcedony from the antique flute collected by her deceased husband. Aha, thinks Harry. Bet Piers nicked it. 17 Next morning Clare is still looking for her chalcedony while Harry has breakfast and opens a letter from the Adams Institute in north-west USA which is looking for an experienced librarian and has had him recommended by a colleague. This gives Amis an opportunity to sound off about how ghastly Americans are, before there’s a phone call and a prim nurse from some kind of private hospital informs him that Fiona has been taken into their care. She refuses to give more details, leaving Harry worried. After his lunchtime trip to the pub he returns to get a message from Clare saying Bunty had called asking for a spare bed for the night. Have she and Popsy split up? It’s all getting a bit fraught. 18 A short chapter in which the two Asian shopkeepers, Howard and Charles, natter about developments in the neighbourhood, namely Chris the conman disappearing with a load of money, the unnatural relationship of Bunty and Popsy coming to an end, and Harry such a ghastly snob floating through it all… 19 Harry ponders his life and his options before getting a taxi round to Maureen’s for another companionable afternoon screw. She obliges but he notices the carpet is up, all the pictures in the hall on the floor and other signs. She explains she’s moving back in with her husband, Leonard. She’s never really liked the sex they have, like many other women she only does it for the companionship and she doesn’t get much of that, to be honest, so she’s giving her marriage a second chance. Harry is flabbergasted and even more so when a few minutes later Leonard, the erring husband, himself arrives and invites Harry to a slap-up lunch, as an old friend of the family. 20 Freddie reflects, in his dim way, on the way his wife Désirée moved into his life and took it over twenty years ago, leading him almost immediately to start uselessly wishing ‘she could somehow be smaller, quieter, further away, less there all the time’ (p.208). This chapter describes his incredibly regimented life, the hand-knitted socks, the pills at precise times throughout the day, the set meal-times and organic wholemeal food, the fixed chairs in which to sit and read books he was long ago bored with, the dinner at fixed time and then, periodically, the compulsory and always-the-same sex. 21 Harry and Clare have dinner at Odile’s where they discuss whether he should take the job in the States. It is an odd, like all Amis, but at bottom very decent and affectionate evening. They walk back to their house and, in the drawing room, agree Harry is not going to take the job but stay with her and his little group of friends and dependents. At that moment the doorbell rings. It is Bunty, her dress torn, slapped, bleeding a little. Popsy beat her up and threw her out. 22 Another nightmare episode for Fiona’s degradation. She invites the minicab driver in for a quick shag (so that is what she’s been doing to random men, and confirms the ‘reputation’ she’s described as having acquired), although he ends up telling her off for being such a degenerate. She stays in getting drunk, then Sean and Brendan are suddenly in the flat telling her she’s disgusting and saying this is the end. Then they’re gone and she’s drinking more and it feels as if her face is melting. And light through the window means it’s morning, so she drinks a bottle of sherry to help her cope and then feels really peculiar and rings Sean who tells her to lie still till he can be over. All told in blurred, rushing prose. 23 Harry is phoned by the Asian brothers who say he’d better come quick, Fiona’s had an accident. When he and Clare get to the shop they find a crowd gathered round Fiona who is on the ground, having a fit, lying in a pool of blood from a head wound. Charles explains a van drew up and she was thrown out the back without it really stopping. It was those Irish guys (presumably Sean and Brendan: why would they do that?) Explaining that the ambulances round here take forever, Charles and Howard very kindly volunteer to take Fiona, Harry and Clare to the nearest A&E in their cars, and do so. Harry holds Fiona’s hand in triage as a doctor pokes and prods her, then leaves. Harry finally gets to say his piece about Fiona not looking like her alcoholic great-aunt and has the photo to prove it. She is not doomed by alcoholic genes. She can change her life. All this seems human and kind, like the affection we saw between brother and sister in the previous chapter. 24 A week or so later and the new landlord of the King’s celebrates his first year there by having a little party, a handy way to bring together Harry, Clare and Fiona who is a) still alive b) proudly shows off that she’s drinking soft drinks. Bunty has a little chat with Clare who insists she moves in with them permanently. In a very funny moment Désirée gets Harry in a corner and horrifies him by suggesting the real reason he chose not to take the American job was because he’s in love with his sister. Really in love. Sexually in love. Harry is so outraged and bolts so fast he bangs the table and knocks over loads of drinks, but can see the bright side which is that, in future, he’ll be able to hate Désirée with a clear conscience! Desmond summons up the courage to tell Bunty he understands now, after Harry explained it to him, why she doesn’t want and will never want to sleep with him; but can they still be friends, can he meet her regularly and take her for dinner etc? She is relieved and pleased. Piers arrives with his newly announced fiancée, Priscilla, who it turns out Fiona was at school with. They are very posh together until Fiona takes Piers aside after they both spot the vile Popsy lurking at the other end of the bar. Piers wishes he could do something to remove the threat of Popsy and Fiona says she knows some unpleasant men who could put the frighteners on her if Piers has the money. They do a deal to arrange it… Then Piers saunters over to Uncle Freddie and we learn that Piers’ dodgy business deal, the one about illicit vodka which Harry refused to invest in, well it came off and not only is Piers suddenly affluent but he repaid his investors eg Uncle Freddie, who now has a tidy sum stashed away in the bank. And, Freddie tells an incredulous Piers, the local stamp collector company has given Freddie his own cubicle to take out and peruse his albums in. He is happy as a kid. And then it’s all back to Harry’s where Clare and Désirée and Bunty prepare a big salad lunch. 25 After the lunch party is dispersed, Clare is standing in the peace and quiet of the house looking out the window, remembering the special look Arnold used to have when nobody was looking at him, and knowing she had enjoyed real love, true love, which so many people never really know. And at that moment a ray of sunshine penetrates the clouds and she sees the gleam of the missing piece of chalcedony, tucked down by the wainscoting, where it fell out when the cleaner was dusting and accidentally dropped the ancient flute on the floor. Clare restores it to its place in the old flute, and the flute to the alcove which is her shrine to her beloved husband. It is a luminous ending to a rich and satisfying (if oddly written) novel. Amis’s style The characters and narrator are never quite sure of anything. Or never quite finish anything. Amis is addicted to presenting alternatives to almost every description or fact. Things are something, or something else, or maybe something else. Amis uses ‘or’ a lot to present two or three or four ways of looking at any situation or bit of dialogue: is it intended to be a more precise rendition of quavering human thought; or in order to defocus and blur perceptions? Hard to tell, but no train of thought is ever clear or finished. More can always be added. Or appended. Or something (p.141). Or whatever it is (p.159). Or thereabouts (p.211). Or whatever it’s called (p.214) With it she wore no jewellery or other ornamentation, not out of good taste or any of those but because everything she had ever had in that line had been sold or stolen or, most often, lost. Or as good as lost. (p.124) ‘I see,’ said Harry. He did too, or partly did, or might for the next five minutes or so. (p.154) One of the things he came up with was that probable or possible or very short or only rather short (versions varied) affair that Harry and Désirée had had in the long ago. (p.210) She gave him back a special glance or moue or wrinkling of the eyelids or all of the three that he knew he would see again whenever they met… (p.238) Amis also deploys lots of conditional phrases, fillers, to hedge around and defocus perceptions and descriptions – ‘On the whole, maybe, in other words, on the off chance, in some way, perhaps, up to a point, so to speak, sort of, indeed, really, more or less, literally, as it were, after a fashion, at any rate, you know, in so many words, mind you, what do you call it, not to say, when you come to think about it, no doubt, such as it was, quite well enough, to put it mildly, for the most part, not by a long chalk, in a way, on the face of it, at all, actually, if you follow my meaning, and suchlike, and all that, and more besides’. Any one example looks innocuous on its own, but there are two or three on every page and they have the effect of steadily, continuously chipping away at the clarity and conciseness of sentences, making them seem conditional, unsettled, blurry. I can’t decide whether Amis has his narrator and all his characters use them liberally as a satire on the bad useage of his day or because he’s keen to capture modern useage, in all its sort of, like, kind of casualness. And he enjoys using words in unlikely combinations, especially phrases which take prepositions where he can butt them up against other prepositions and create odd jarring effects enjoying creating sentences which teeter on incomprehension or force you to read them twice. Fiona spent most of her days and a lot of her nights looking forward to getting towards the end of whichever bit of either she happened to be in, but this was one she would have let go on as long as it liked. (p.125) Clare put all she had, instead of being absolutely marvellous about the way she was putting all she had, into concealing the fact that she had given up hope that it would ever be found. (p.182) Or just deliberately jar. Why? Harry followed both these suggestions and when he came back found Clare looking nearly normal and sounding completely it. (p.221) A long time ago this might have been funny. From one point of view it’s almost experimental – an anti-Modernist’s experiment with stream of consciousness, with getting inside people’s heads; or just for the fun of playing with the language. On the table stood a bottle of White Nun with a glassful or so out of it and there was more, much more than enough more, where that had come from. The glassful or so was inside Fiona. (p.130) But for a long time these three or four mannerisms, taken together, are Amis’s Late Style, ensuring you are continually stumbling over sentences which puzzle and perplex and give the text a sense of light-headedness, as if it is permanently tipsy, not quite making sense. ‘Of course, he’s very fond of you, you know,’ he said, trying not to make this sound like a good or any other sort of Harry’s marvellousnesses. (p.103) If there could ever have been truly said to be more of something where something came from, the two at present conversing had run across it. (p.195) Amis’s women Amis’s misogyny is more restrained in this novel for the simple reason that he covers a wider range of characters and at least three lead characters – Clare, Bunty, Fiona – are not only women, but sympathetically portrayed. Nonetheless, given half a chance, his men start in on the same tiresome sexist comments about women being incomprehensible, mad etc which characterise most of his previous novels. In the human or material sphere the nearest comparable disparity was between the number of words that women said and the number that would have to have been said about what they had said in order to produce a full or clear or straight account of any matter. (p.103) But, as I’ve said a) there’s a lot less of it than before b) Harry is given several passages where he realises he is a trial to live with and that women, in fact, deep down, are the ones who end up cooking and cleaning and tidying and looking after the sick and generally making the world go round and c) regardless of these trivial views, held by some characters on a surface level, the novel itself shows the warmest empathy and compassion for its women characters, for dependable Clare, for nervous Bunty, for poor wrecked Fiona. Not perhaps for ghastly Désirée, but it isn’t a political tract, it’s a novel about all sorts, and it is Amis’s most balanced and enjoyable for years. Amis’s humour He became conscious that Désirée was sort of staring at him. He smiled encouragingly, instead of asking her what she bloody wanted. (p.84) But in the midst of all this there are some really funny moments. The full description of the old fart boring members of the Irving is supplemented by the description of the hypnotically stealthy approach of one of the doddering old servants. Some of the dialogue escapes from Amis’s circumlocutionary style to have a real punch and sparkle. His dislike of rock music, London traffic, and greasy spoon cafes are all conveyed with a kind of brio that made me smile. Brother Freddie being so dim he has to have it explained to him twice how to buy a round in a pub made me laugh out loud, it is phrased with such energetic frustration. Lots to enjoy. The Folks That Live On The Hill by Kingsley Amis was published by Hutchinson in 1990. All quotes are from the 1991 Penguin paperback edition. The Folks That Live on the Hill on Amazon Kingsley Amis Wikipedia article Reviews of Kingsley Amis’s books 1954 Lucky Jim – Jim Dixon is a fraudulent history lecturer at a non-entity college, beset on all sides by problematic relations with ghastly people – with his pompous boss, Professor Welch and his unbearable family, with his clingy neurotic girlfriend, with the shower of contemptuous colleagues he shares a cheap rooming house with. Very funny in a sometimes rather desperate way. 1955 That Uncertain Feeling – Bored, frustrated librarian John Lewis in South Wales finds himself being seduced by the worldly wife of a local industrialist. Some hilarious scenes rather damped down by the wrenching portrayal of his genuinely hurt wife. An intense scene of dissipation and sex on a nearby beach, climax with the mistress’s mad driving home which leads to a sobering crash. Lewis eventually rejects the whole monied, corrupt scene and moves with his wife to a small mining town where he feels more in touch with his Welsh roots. 1958 I Like It Here – Welshman Garnet Bowen, happily scraping a living as a ‘writer’ in London, married to Barbara with three young children, is persuaded by his publisher to go ‘abroad’, to make some money from writing articles and also to check on a long-silent famous author who has resurfaced with a new novel – resulting in an amiable travelogue with comic characters and not much plot. 1960 Take a Girl Like You – the adventures of Jenny Bunn, twenty-year-old northern lass come down south to be an infant school teacher, who is pursued by every man she meets not to mention the lesbian lodger, and falls into a fraught relationship with public school teacher Patrick Standish, who is unforgivably harsh with her and sleeps with a number of other women, before they both rather reluctantly agree they have to get married. 1962 My Enemy’s Enemy – seven varied and persuasive short stories, including three set in an Army unit which anticipate The Anti-Death League and a seventh which is a short, powerful science fiction tale. 1963 One Fat Englishman – Obese, alcoholic, lecherous English publisher Roger Micheldene drinks, eats, insults and fornicates his way around New England, hideously embarrassing himself, his country, and the reader. 1965 The Egyptologists (with Robert Conquest) – an intermittently hilarious novel about a ‘society’ of Egyptologists with elaborate rules designed to prevent anyone outside the select few attending its scholarly meetings – but which, alas, turns out to be the front for a group of women-hating adulterers. 1966 The Anti-Death League – A long, convoluted and strikingly unfunny story about an Army Unit somewhere in the countryside which is preparing for an undefined and rather science fiction-y offensive, Operation Apollo, which will apparently have dire consequences for its officers. In particular the male lead, dashing James Churchill, who has a genuinely touching love affair with beautiful and damaged Catharine Casement. 1968 Colonel Sun: a James Bond Adventure (under the pseudonym Robert Markham) 1968 I Want It Now – The adventures of Ronnie Appleyard, an ambitious and predatory TV presenter, who starts off cynically targeting depressed young Mona, daughter of Lord and Lady Baldock, solely for her money and contacts, but finds himself actually falling in love with her and defying both the dragonish Lady B and the forces of the Law, in America and London. 1969 The Green Man – a short, strange and disturbing modern-day ghost story, told by the alcoholic, hypochondriac and lecherous Maurice Allington. 1971 Girl, 20 – Music critic Douglas Yandell gets dragged into the affair which elderly composer Sir Roy Vandervane is having with a 17-year-old girl and the damage it’s doing his family and grown-up daughter, the whole sorry mess somehow symbolising the collapse of values in late-1960s England. 1973 The Riverside Villas Murder – Detective novel set in the suburban Home Counties where the loss of handsome 14-year-old schoolboy Peter Furneaux’s virginity is combined with a gruesome murder, both – it turns out – performed by the same good-looking neighbour. 1974 Ending Up – A short powerful novel showing five old people, relatively poor and thrown together by circumstances into sharing a run-down country cottage, getting on each others’ nerves, appalling younger relatives when they visit, plotting and scheming against each other, until the bleakly farcical ending in which they all die. 1975 The Crime of the Century – detective serial written for the Sunday Times then published as an entertaining novella, Amis’s style is stripped to the bone in this yarn of a serial killer of women who succeeds in sowing multiple red herrings and false leads, before his melodramatic and implausible attempt on the Prime Minister’s life. 1976 The Alteration – a brilliantly imagined alternative reality in which the Reformation never happened and England is a central part of the ongoing Catholic Hegemony over all Europe, known simply as ‘Christendom’, in a novel which explores all aspects of this strange reality through the story of a ten-year-old choirboy who is selected for the great honour of being castrated, and how he tries to escape his fate. 1978 Jake’s Thing – Oxford don Jake Richardson has become impotent and his quest to restore his lost libido is a ‘hilarious’ journey through the 1970s sex therapy industry although, as always with Amis, the vitriolic abuse and sharp-eyed satire is interspersed with more thoughtful and even sensitive reflections on middle-age, love and marriage. 1980 Russian Hide-and-Seek – Soft science fiction set in an England of the future which has been invaded and conquered by the Russians and in which a hopeless attempt to overthrow the authorities is easily crushed. 1984 Stanley and the Women – First person narrative told by muddling middle-aged advertising salesman Stanley Duke, whose son Steve suffers a severe mental breakdown, thus (somehow) leaving poor old Stan at the mercy of his wife, ex-wife, ex-mistress and the insufferable female psychiatrist who treats the boy. Long, windy, self-pitying, misogynistic. 1986 The Old Devils – A 400-page magnum opus describing the lives, tangled relationships, the endless bitching and phenomenally unhealthy drinking of a dozen or so elderly, grumpy Welsh men and women, the trigger of the meandering ‘plot’ being the arrival back in their South Wales community of professional Welshman and tireless philanderer, Alun Weaver. Long and gruelling until its surprisingly moving and uplifting conclusion. 1988 Difficulties with Girls – A sequel to Take A Girl Like You, revisiting lecherous Patrick Standish (35) and his northern wife (Jenny Bunn) as they settle into a new flat on London’s South Bank, encounter the eccentric neighbours and struggle with Patrick’s sex addiction. 1990 The Folks That Live on the Hill – An amiable look at a cast of characters which rotate around retired librarian Harry Caldecote who lives in London with his sister, worries about his dim brother Freddie, and the rather helpless lesbian Bunty who he’s found accommodation for, dodges his scheming son Piers and his alcoholic niece-by-marriage, posh Fiona. His most enjoyable novel for years. 1991 We Are All Guilty – A short polemical novella for teenagers in which Amis dramatises his feelings that society has become rotten with do-gooding social workers, psychiatrists and trendy vicars, via the story of Clive Rayner, a teenage tearaway who breaks into a warehouse for kicks but causes an accident in which the night watchman is crippled. Instead of being harshly punished, Clive finds himself being exonerated and forgiven by everyone, which leaves him boiling with rage and frustration. 1992 The Russian Girl – Middle-aged Russian literature expert, Dr Richard Vaisey, has an affair with a talentless young Russian woman poet who is visiting London, which results in his wealthy wife kicking him out of their house, destroying all his books and notes, cutting off his allowance and generally decimating his life. Brutally funny. 1994 You Can’t Do Both – The boyhood and young manhood of Robin Davies who, like Amis, is at secondary school during the 1930s, at Oxford during the war, obsessed with girls girls girls throughout, and completely fails to live up to his responsibilities as a supposed adult, continuing to have affairs behind his loyal wife’s back until his final, humiliating come-uppance. 1995 The Biographer’s Moustache – Literary hack, Gordon Scott-Thompson, is commissioned to write a ‘critical biography’ of super-annuated novelist and social climber Jimmie Fane, leading to a sequence of comic escapades, which include being seduced by his pukka wife and a prolonged visit to the surreally grand home of the Duke of Dunwich, before Gordon’s plans, inevitably, collapse around him. Very enjoyable. 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